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  <row Id="1" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:37:08.823" Score="81" ViewCount="82071" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming the world in the One Piece universe is round, then there is not really a beginning or an end of the Grand Line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Straw Hats started out from the first half and are now sailing across the second half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't it have been quicker to set sail in the opposite direction from where they started?     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T19:06:38.957" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T20:46:00.803" Title="The treasure in One Piece is at the end of the Grand Line. But isn't that the same as the beginning?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:39:40.780" Score="14" ViewCount="2052" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the middle of &lt;em&gt;The Dark Tournament&lt;/em&gt;, Yusuke Urameshi gets to fully inherit Genkai's power of the &lt;em&gt;Spirit Wave&lt;/em&gt; by absorbing a ball of energy from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this process turns into an excruciating trial for Yusuke, almost killing him, and keeping him doubled over in extreme pain for a long period of time, so much so that his Spirit Animal, Poo, is also in pain and flies to him to try to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why is it such a painful procedure to learn and absorb this power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-02-26T17:02:31.570" LastActivityDate="2013-06-20T03:31:39.187" Title="Why does absorbing the Spirit Wave from Genkai involve such a painful process?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="148" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:42:47.447" Score="12" ViewCount="4499" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sora no Otoshimono, Ikaros carries around a watermelon like a pet and likes watermelons and pretty much anything else round.  At one point she even has a watermelon garden and attacks all the bugs that get near the melons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the significance of the watermelon and why does she carry one around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2020-05-07T03:36:46.550" Title="What's the significance of the watermelon in Sora no Otoshimono?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:44:46.870" Score="11" ViewCount="20472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular software or software family specifically designed for making anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they drawing all the frames of motion scenes, or does a software automatically generate them? For example, consider a soccer player kicking a football. Let the duration of the scene be 0.5 seconds, and let the frame rate of the video be 24 fps; that makes 12 frames in that scene. Do they patiently draw all those 12 frames manually for that scene which takes only half a second?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T12:44:58.107" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T00:43:31.463" Title="What software is used for making anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="4" ClosedDate="2013-02-15T18:24:53.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:47:21.890" Score="25" ViewCount="7799" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several episodes of DB:Z and DB:GT, using SSJ3 form is shown to be &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; tiring for the user and burns up energy very quickly, compared to  SSJ1/2/enhanced/mystic/etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when DB:GT rolls around, SSJ4 form, while as tiring as all other enhanced forms, doesn't seem to put as much strain on the user, nor does it have a time limit, as with SSJ3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a distinct reason for this in terms of power drain, or how the body handles the transformation, or is this perhaps something overlooked when GT was created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T03:44:55.933" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:07:14.397" Title="Why is SSJ3 shown as tiring to maintain, but SSJ4 is not?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:47:29.397" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that the One Piece, being at the end of the Grand Line, simply refers to the fact that to get to the &quot;One Piece&quot;, the legendary treasure talked about by the last Pirate King, you will need to travel to the &quot;end&quot; of the seas. In this case, that means traveling through the most remote/dangerous places so that only the worthy can get to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T12:50:40.920" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T12:50:40.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:47:52.167" Score="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is a reason why they can't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/New_World&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;New World&lt;/a&gt; is beyond the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Line&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red Line&lt;/a&gt;, but you cannot &quot;walk&quot; on it, or cross it. It's a huge continent, very tall that you cannot go through. You can't cross the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Calm_Belt&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Calm Belt&lt;/a&gt; either, unless you have some form of locomotion such as the Navy or &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Boa_Hancock&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boa Hancock&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the only way is to start from one of the Four Seas, then to go the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse_Mountain&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reverse Mountain&lt;/a&gt; and follow the Grand Line until you reach &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Raftel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Raftel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which supposedly is where One Piece is located.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/69IZ0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-05-06T19:21:04.703" LastActivityDate="2013-05-06T19:21:04.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6467" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:51:17.307" Score="18" ViewCount="71296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edo Tensei is a technique to revive the dead, and bind their souls into living bodies. However, after releasing the technique, all of the dead should get back into being dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been ended? I am not sure if it was something that we needed to think about and figure out by ourselves or is it yet to be revealed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T18:09:17.177" LastActivityDate="2018-12-20T18:03:22.010" Title="How can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been ended?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:55:53.410" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't forget that GT is a filler, it wasn't created by the original creator, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Toriyama&quot;&gt;Akira Toriyama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very high probability that is was overlooked. Also if I remember correctly, SSJ3 wasn't shown as tiresome in Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T20:55:53.410" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:56:15.090" Score="14" ViewCount="21290" Body="&lt;p&gt;I originally thought that the only surviving members after the Uchiha massacre were Sasuke and Itachi, but more and more seem to be revealed.  Is there a canonical list of surviving members of the Uchiha clan after the massacre?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T21:42:46.997" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T18:38:49.033" Title="List of surviving Uchiha" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="658" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:56:41.787" Score="11" ViewCount="1802" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ran's birthday is usually seen as something important in the anime and manga and is talked about a lot. Yet, throughout the entire series of 660+ episodes and 70+ volumes, it has never actually happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Ran's birthday so important to the plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T13:34:03.663" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T13:36:03.083" Title="What is the significance of Ran's birthday?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:57:10.447" Score="47" ViewCount="18074" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both the Death Note manga and anime, it is stated multiple times by Ryuk that once you use the Death Note, a human can go to neither Heaven nor Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is hinted in an additional movie that encompasses part of the anime that Light was reincarnated as a Shinigami.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it then possible to say, that any humans that use the Death Note do not go to Heaven nor Hell because they go to the Shinigami Realm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26" LastEditorUserId="19294" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T20:56:14.707" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T20:56:14.707" Title="Do people who use the Death Note become Shinigami themselves?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10" CreationDate="2012-12-11T20:58:12.290" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understood, if you know the Edo Tensei technique yourself, and you're resurrected, you can &lt;em&gt;use it on yourself, after the technique was dismissed by the original caster&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So actually, what Madara Uchiha did was use Edo Tensei again, using the original sacrifice Kabuto gave him, so that he is now the new caster, and he revived himself.&#xA; Like Madara said on &lt;strong&gt;Chpater 591 page 17&lt;/strong&gt;, there is one risk to the technique.&#xA;&#xA; &lt;em&gt;If you know the seal, you can release the summoning contract itself.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA; Basically, freeing you from the caster's control. Madara's soul wasn't bound by Kabuto anymore, but by himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell them not to use forbidden jutsu so lightly next time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-02-14T14:11:15.153" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T14:11:15.153" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="524" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:00:30.097" Score="9" ViewCount="10624" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Eyeshield 21, Deimon wins the game against Oujou that gets them into the Christmas Bowl but they're never shown actually playing in the Christmas Bowl.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a manga that went with this anime that shows the time between beating Oujou and playing professional football or are we just to assume that they won?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T01:17:29.120" Title="Does Deimon win the Christmas bowl?" Tags="&lt;eyeshield-21&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:00:44.390" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy's dream is to be the Pirate King. By definition in One Piece itself, the Pirate King is someone who most freely wanders in the Grand Line. Surely, finding One Piece is a necessity to become the Pirate King, but is not an enough condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy loves adventure by nature. He doesn't want to find One Piece so easily. If he wanted so, he could ask Rayleigh its location in Sabaody Archipelago arc. When Usopp asked it, he shout with a great voice and made Usopp stop asking it. And he said, if he were to learn its location, or even learns if it existed or not, he would quit being a pirate at that moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy simply wants to follow steps of the former Pirate King Gol D. Roger. He want to experience a good adventure. He wants to fight strong opponents. He always chooses the hardest path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If finding One Piece was his only goal, he could have of course spent his time learning cliff climbing skills instead of wasting his time in the sea. Then he could finally climb that huge wall of Red Line and search for Raftel there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing to note is that the Location of Raftel is unknown. Even Shirohige didn't know it. Remember that, in a flash-back during the war in Marine Headquarters, Gol D. Roger asks Shirohine if he wants him to tell the location of Raftel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="65" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T05:09:56.850" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T05:09:56.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:01:35.350" Score="49" ViewCount="50538" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the last episode of Cowboy Bebop, Spike collapses.  It's not clear, but it looks as though he may be dead.  Is there a way to know whether he is alive or dead (something in the background, comments from the director, a continuation in the story in the manga, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="36" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T21:40:56.077" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T20:35:00.747" Title="Do we know what happens to Spike at the end of Cowboy Bebop?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:04:04.697" Score="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans who die don't go to Heaven or Hell (because neither exists).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Mu&quot;&gt;Mu&lt;/a&gt; (Which means, nothing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Death Note, Volume 12&lt;/strong&gt;, page &lt;em&gt;188&lt;/em&gt;, has these two rules in regards to&#xA;  &quot;Mu&quot;: &quot;All humans will, without exception, eventually die.&quot; Also,&#xA;  &quot;After they die, the place they go is MU (Nothingness).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, there's nothing after death. Shinigami are a different species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-05-06T19:37:27.560" LastActivityDate="2013-05-06T19:37:27.560" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:05:06.750" Score="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, in an interview, Watanabe stated, “I’ve never officially said that he died. At this point, I can tell you that I’m not sure if he’s alive or dead.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link to the source is &lt;a href=&quot;http://mrsspooky.net/bebop/TheDailyTexan.pdf&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Though it's very hard to look at it, unfortunately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T16:29:30.270" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T16:29:30.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:05:56.557" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Itachi&lt;/strong&gt; - Who performed the massacre. Was killed later by Sasuke (according to his plan), then reanimated, eventually to die again (permanently, this time).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt; - Who was spared by Itachi in hopes of making him strong. Still alive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's about it from the traditional ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt; - Who was dead during the massacre, was also later reanimated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Obito also survived the massacre, in fact, he helped Itachi execute it (as Tobi).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;And also&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sarada Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;, Sasuke's and Sakura's daughter, also counts for the purposes of this list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T22:22:02.660" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T22:22:02.660" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20707" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:06:36.670" Score="34" ViewCount="5075" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems as though a lot of anime go through a production cycle where they put out a series that seems fairly popular, but ends long before the manga's storyline does.  Obviously, a big reason for making anime is to get people to buy the original manga, but if the anime series itself were turning a profit it's tough to imagine (from my American viewpoint, anyway) that the producers would abandon it, when it could easily continue (given its proven popularity, voice actors lined up, storyline set, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an overarching reason?  Do many anime not turn a profit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:12:04.197" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T20:53:18.520" Title="Do anime usually lose money?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:07:39.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi Uchiha&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sasuke Uchiha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Madara Uchiha - he was alive during the obito flashback but not sure if he was still alive after the clan massacre.&#xA; Obito Uchiha - Tobi turned out to really be Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T21:20:08.687" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T21:20:08.687" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:09:37.480" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinichiro Watanabe has stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've never officially said that he died. At this point, I can tell you that I’m not sure if he’s alive or dead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He decided to leave it open-ended, so, even with the many hypothesis on the internet, I guess the real answer is to ask yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source is the same as in Rapptz's answer: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mrsspooky.net/bebop/TheDailyTexan.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mrsspooky.net/bebop/TheDailyTexan.pdf&lt;/a&gt; at the top of page 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T07:31:56.287" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T07:31:56.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="689" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:09:44.893" Score="12" ViewCount="16219" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few places in &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam Seed&lt;/em&gt; where Kira Yamato faces certain death, is presumed dead by all the other characters, then miraculously reappears in a later episode. I'm curious about one particular incident, for now: His duel with Athrun and the Aegis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Athrun sets the Aegis to self destruct, attaches it to Kira's suit, and bails out to avoid the explosion. Kira is apparently trapped in the deadly blast, though. Assuming he's not cloned or something like that (which the humans &amp;amp; Coordinators of Seed almost certainly have the technology to do), he somehow managed to survive and escape from that situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Kira survive when the Aegis self-destructed at point-blank range to his own mobile suit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="44" LastEditorUserId="44" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:42:19.257" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T04:35:14.617" Title="How does Kira Yamato survive the Aegis' self-destruct in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed?" Tags="&lt;mobile-suit-gundam-seed&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:10:15.923" Score="12" ViewCount="1236" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 25 of Valkyria Chronicles, Maximilian shoots (and it is strongly implied that he kills) Jaeger:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyj0L.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyj0Ll.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;What a shame, Jaeger.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet during the credits of the final episode (26), Jaeger is clearly seen walking in the background at the train station:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVEsm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVEsml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jaeger in background, circled&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the deal here? Did Jaeger not get shot? Or did he get shot but survived? And if so, how in the world did he escape from the rest of the crumbling fortress?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T02:51:47.907" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T16:39:59.630" Title="How is Jaeger still alive at the end of Valkyria Chronicles?" Tags="&lt;valkyria-chronicles&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:12:10.927" Score="5" ViewCount="2464" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say you want to extract texts from the visual novel for the purpose of looking up the word in the dictionary, or feeding them into a machine translator. How would one go about accomplishing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T20:54:32.587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T20:54:32.587" Title="How do you extract texts into a text format that you can copy and paste from visual novels?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2012-12-14T09:52:28.697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="70" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:15:32.163" Score="22" ViewCount="1649" Body="&lt;p&gt;To explain, I want to know whether it is more efficient to produce anime or manga, and why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Needs to be made frame by frame&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;need people to record voice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Needs lots of paper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;has to be printed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By more efficient, I mean which one has more profit and takes less time to make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user42" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T12:15:27.103" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:06:31.267" Title="Is anime production more efficient than manga production?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:19:01.717" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime is much bigger in Japan. There are lots of mangas that were given a shot at anime adaptation, but they didn't get a following and eventually got pulled. In my opinion, the manga has to be popular in Japan first before the network heads start to export the anime officially. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other reasons aside from profit. Take Gintama for example; I can't be sure if they were pulled off air because of profit (which I doubt) or because the network wasn't happy with the show's direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, the big reason why they get pulled off air is because the anime didn't make enough profit. It's a competitive market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T20:53:18.520" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T20:53:18.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:19:09.090" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some software, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://sites.google.com/site/agthook/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Games Text Hooker&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php/208860-Interactive-Text-Hooker-new-text-extraction-tool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Interactive Text Hooker&lt;/a&gt;, that are especially made for this purpose. Some people use them together with automated translation tools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php/59189-AGTH-TRANSLATOR-AGGREGATOR-ILLUSTRATED-GUIDE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An AGTH tutorial&lt;/a&gt;, and an example screenshot of how it looks in action:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3VC2T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;AGTH&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.craneanime.com/2011/01/tutorial-ith-interactive-text-hooker.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An ITH tutorial&lt;/a&gt;, and an example screenshot of how it looks in action:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZP2o2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ITH&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T22:02:39.810" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T22:02:39.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:22:12.437" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spirit Energy is a part of one's life energy, like an extension of one's soul.  When Genkai transfers her spirit energy into Yusuke to teach him the technique, it is incredibly painful for him to receive such an overwhelming amount of energy/soul at once because his body takes  time to adjust to the new levels of energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="52" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-20T03:31:39.187" LastActivityDate="2013-06-20T03:31:39.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="191" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:22:36.507" Score="7" ViewCount="5171" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm kind of a fan of time travel stories, so I got a little disappointed with &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel#Time_travel_in_fiction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Time travel themes in science fiction and the media can generally be grouped into three categories: immutable timeline; mutable timeline; and alternate histories, as in the interacting-many-worlds interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they explained timelines in the show, I got the idea of the timelines being alternate, but then we got all of this &quot;Alpha/Beta timeline&quot;, and that goes more with the immutable timelines, with some alternate-difficult-to-reach timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at the end, Okabe couldn't change the beta timeline, except if he cheated himself (which would make the timeline mutable)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, did the scriptwriters just cherry-picked things as they felt it could add more drama? (For example, I was telling myself all the time: if Kurisu dies in timeline beta, and Mayuri dies in timeline alpha... wouldn't the solution be going to timeline Gamma?!) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T16:49:28.680" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T16:52:39.897" Title="What time travel category applies on Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-12-13T17:41:59.997" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="142" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:23:45.537" Score="17" ViewCount="3692" Body="&lt;p&gt;As anyone who has seen Lucky Star will remember, most of the references to other anime and manga are censored. The most obvious examples of this are references to Gundam or Sgt. Frog (both of which are notably Sunrise shows). Presumably this is done to avoid KyoAni getting sued. This also explains why references to Haruhi and Full Metal Panic weren't censored (as far as I remember). Interestingly these instances of censorship probably could have been removed in the English release since it was licensed by Bandai, but I don't know if they actually were, so this question might only apply to the Japanese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are still a few cases of references which weren't censored despite no obvious connection between the Lucky Star team and the source. The one that immediately comes to mind is To Heart, which is referenced several times. To Heart is associated with VN studio Leaf as well as animation studios Oriental Light and Magic and AIC, neither of which have anything to do with Lucky Star (KyoAni and Kadokawa). I can't find any connections between them, but of course that could be oversight on my part, and I didn't check all of the individual staff members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some connection that I missed? Barring that, what sort of policy would a studio typically use for references like this? Would they try to obtain permission for all of the references, or just bleep the ones that seem risky to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T01:59:08.167" Title="Why are only some of the references censored in Lucky Star" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:26:07.177" Score="23" ViewCount="39758" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doujinshi seem to represent usually works of amateurs, but that is a subjective measure. What is the objective difference between both works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T13:41:21.423" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T13:41:21.423" Title="What is the difference between doujinshi and manga?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:29:39.617" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on a few different things, including the content, the style, and when it was made (i.e. did the technology exist to do it one way vs. another?) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/YibyPAsCCJE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's a GREAT example of multiple anime styles used in a single show --&lt;/a&gt; we go from &quot;high quality&quot; level animation for the transformations, to the more &quot;western&quot;, flash-friendly style the show is normally in, to a rather garish live-action explosion at the end. These all require different approaches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you pay attention, you can also spot where the characters aren't moving much in certain points in the video (like where Panty &amp;amp; Stocking are standing still under the &quot;disco&quot; lighting), so they can get away with only drawing the frame once even though the scene goes for much longer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &quot;tweening&quot; between keyframes (to produce moving animation like your soccer ball example), yes, those have to be hand-drawn -- or at least hand-checked, even if a computer is used to extrapolate between keyframes! Using certain animation software like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flash&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toonboom.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toon Boom&lt;/a&gt;, or 3D modeling software like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blender.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blender&lt;/a&gt; may take out some of the work, but none of that software can compensate for a bad animator, or replace an artist at the helm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's plenty of shortcuts animators use, but the computer never draws the cartoon for them -- they still have to do that part themselves!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="37396" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T00:43:31.463" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T00:43:31.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="335" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:31:19.987" Score="69" ViewCount="41566" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you've seen much anime, you're familiar with the male character getting a bloody nose when he gets sexually excited. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v7TF4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Master Roshi (Dragon Ball)&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tp8rTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Umino Iruka (Naruto)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Master Roshi (Dragon Ball) and Umino Iruka (Naruto)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when I mentioned this to a Japanese person (someone who was not a big anime viewer), she was confused, and adamant that a bloody nose would normally just mean that the person was excited in general, and it would not necessarily have anything to do with sexual excitement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could (and seems likely to be) true for Japanese day to day real life, but very different in anime, where the connection to libido seems very clear.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there someone that can explain this difference? Is the &quot;bloody nose&quot; in anime just used to signify excitement, and it just happens to often (always) be sexual excitement because of the plot? Or is it supposed to be just understood how a bloody nose is interpreted in anime is different from normal life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T07:01:52.127" LastActivityDate="2018-07-29T07:06:37.057" Title="Does the &quot;bloody nose&quot; trope necessarily imply a sexual situation?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:33:36.273" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if it's self published, it is called doujinshi.  If it's by a manga publisher, it's manga.  Note that this distinction makes no mention of relative quality...simply who is doing the publishing (and presumably paying for) the work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia highlights this in the first paragraph: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dōjinshi (同人誌?, often transliterated as doujinshi) is the Japanese&#xA;  term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels.&#xA;  Dōjinshi are often the work of amateurs, though some professional&#xA;  artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular&#xA;  industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, professional artists can produce doujinshi if they're self-publishing that particular product.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T21:33:36.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:33:42.773" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doujinshi just means you published it yourself, so the difference is that non-doujinshi manga is published by a company, while doujinshi manga is a self-published manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T13:40:49.427" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T13:40:49.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:34:35.687" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Facial_expressions&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Male characters will develop a bloody nose around their female love interests (typically to indicate arousal, which is a play on an old wives' tale).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a reference in the end of this sentence that leads &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umich.edu/~anime/info_emotions.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if these are reliable source, though...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T21:34:35.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:36:45.403" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In term of human resources as well as production costs, manga is thousands of times more efficient than anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The personnel involved in a manga production (the chain is very little):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mangaka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 or 5 assistants at best&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Graphic design staff (logos, covers, general branding of a series is often externalized)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Series editor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chief editor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Printing staff&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Distribution staff&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the materials needed is minimal, since the drawing stuff, while not cheap, is lots of times cheaper than all the needs to make an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime production the staff needed is lots of times that amount, since the editors (here named &quot;producers&quot;) and distribution staff are part of large committees, and the production staff (director, animation staff) is very large, too. So, only in staff and time the costs are way bigger, and the distribution and marketing expenses are significative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in the end, I think that manga is way more efficient than anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T16:06:31.267" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:06:31.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:40:46.080" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In SSJ3 form, the energy output is huge, in contrast to the SSJ4 form. The proof is written in this article from &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. The reason behind that is not known, as far as I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball GT, Goku's child form caused him to have trouble using&#xA;  Super Saiyan 3. His small body could not handle the energy output of&#xA;  the transformation, and he could only hold it for one minute. [...] It&#xA;  was after this fight that Goku discontinued the usage of Super Saiyan&#xA;  3, as it was heavily outclassed by the raw power and minimal setbacks&#xA;  of Super Saiyan 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-25T18:52:30.450" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T18:52:30.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:41:45.643" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doujinshi is closer to what we think of as &quot;indie/self-published&quot; comics compared to manga. &lt;strong&gt;Professionals can produce doujinshi as well as amateurs,&lt;/strong&gt; and many mangaka will produce doujinshi on the side when they're otherwise unable to produce a certain work for legal reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doujinshi are often, but not limited to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fanart of pre-existing intellectual properties&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ecchi material&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One-shots&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quality of any given doujinshi can vary as a result, since literally anyone can produce a doujinshi without any sort of editorial oversight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T21:41:45.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="48" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:44:49.020" Score="8" ViewCount="7773" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that one of them is actually the other. At first we are led to believe that Vincent is Ergo. But toward the end of the series, we discover something but I am not sure what it means: Ergo created Vincent to run away from himself. Also, in the beginning, when Vincent turns into Ergo, he loses control and doesn't remember any of it. Later on he starts to control Ergo, but at the same time he can talk with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, I don't understand which 'came first':&#xA;Is Vincent Law Ergo Proxy? Or is it the other way around? Or are they actually two different 'selves' that 'reside in the same body'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T00:33:13.780" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T04:42:54.897" Title="What is the relation between Ergo Proxy and Vincent Law?" Tags="&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="49" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:49:07.520" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bloody nose gag exaggerates the rise in blood pressure when people are aroused, to such a degree that blood shoots out of the aroused character's nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="44" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T14:14:31.247" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T14:14:31.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="50" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:49:29.547" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it comes from embarrassment more than arousal.  Note that it tends to not be perverts who get bloody noses (at least not when they're dealing with someone other than their primary love interest).  Instead, it is the semi innocent/honorable hero/supporting character, the one who is not actively trying to look at a female's chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When presented with this kind of situation, all of a sudden, they tend to become quite embarrassed.  This embarrassment normally leads to the face being filled with blood (blushing).  BUT, to show an extreme case of this embarrassment, their nose bleeds instead from the excessive blood pressure buildup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="46" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T16:09:31.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:09:31.653" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="51" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13263" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:49:34.630" Score="29" ViewCount="6503" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was said that when a Shinigami saves a human with his Death Note, that Shinigami dies, and his remaining life-span is transferred to the human he saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But imagine the following situation, a Shinigami has accumulated 500 years of lifespan by killing a lot of humans. That Shinigami then kills someone for a human, to save his life, and dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean the human would gain 500 years to his lifespan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2021-02-08T16:10:47.967" Title="What would happen if a Shinigami with exceedingly long life-span dies for a human?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="53" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:50:59.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LZpIY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ergo Proxy promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ergo Proxy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a sci-fi TV anime series with screenplay by Dai Satō, among others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergo_Proxy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ergo Proxy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:56:31.323" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:56:31.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="54" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:50:59.700" Score="0" Body="Ergo Proxy is a sci-fi TV anime series with screenplay by Dai Satou, among others. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:56:31.323" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:56:31.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="55" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="256" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:52:50.980" Score="130" ViewCount="970900" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched Anime in many years, but recently I've had time to get back into it. I've seen that one of my favorite series, Fullmetal Alchemist, has done a series reboot.  What I'm wondering is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does it present a lot of deep variations&lt;/strong&gt; (plot-wise, character-wise or otherwise)&lt;strong&gt;, or is it just the same series with updated art?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:29:06.353" LastActivityDate="2020-08-22T07:43:01.020" Title="What's the difference between the FMA and FMA Brotherhood series?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="56" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="138" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:56:12.620" Score="12" ViewCount="5094" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Anime Tenchou (who most notably appears in Lucky Star), ufotable animated a 10 minute crossover anime between Touhou and Anime Tenchou in 2010. ANN has a news release about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-24/touhou-project-anime-tenchou-get-anime-by-ufotable&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that this was shown at Animate Ichioshi Bishōjo Matsuri according to the news release, but I have not been able to find any information about a general release. Was this ever released in any format to the general public? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T03:46:55.560" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T21:11:46.703" Title="Was the ufotable Touhou anime ever released?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;&lt;anime-tenchou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="57" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:56:48.023" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to remember that &lt;strong&gt;it's far cheaper and easier to produce a manga&lt;/strong&gt; than it is to produce an anime -- it takes fewer people to produce a manga, which means less money is needed to pay for production, even if you pay everyone involved a huge salary (and you usually don't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More investment means more risk, so if an anime doesn't turn a big enough profit fast enough, it may not warrant further investment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can keep a crap manga going a lot longer than a crap anime, if only because the bar for financial security is that much lower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T21:56:48.023" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="58" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="55" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:57:12.873" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brotherhood is actually more faithful to the Manga. The first &lt;em&gt;'version'&lt;/em&gt; follows the Manga to some extent (about half the show) although it adds some details that do not follow the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The whole thing regarding the creation of Homunculus is completely different in the first series.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The whole Ishbal incident is also different.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The role Hohenheim plays in the first series is rather ridiculous comparing to his &lt;em&gt;'real'&lt;/em&gt; role.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And there is also no Father in the first series...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of these different aspects I really don't understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the number of episodes: the &lt;em&gt;'reboot'&lt;/em&gt; actually catches up to the first version rather fast (in about the first 4th) and then has &lt;em&gt;'new material'&lt;/em&gt; (comparing to the first one, but actually it is just going according to the manga) until the end of it. Brotherhood also has more episodes (64, compared to 51) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the animation in itself is rather different in Brotherhood (much better IMO).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the first series is, in my opinion, rather poor when compared to Brotherhood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T17:26:38.693" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T17:26:38.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="59" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="55" CreationDate="2012-12-11T21:59:02.940" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you've said, two animes were done: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While they both start the same way, the first one starts to develop following a whole different path than the Manga. This is because when it was being aired, the Manga was not done yet, so the plot as well as the end of the anime are invented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second was done after the Manga ended, so it respects the original Manga much more. I watched both because I didn't know of this distinction. But I can tell you quite objectively, that even if the first one is not so faithful, it was of very good quality, speaking of plot twists, unexpected changes in history and other similar devices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T10:07:11.723" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T10:07:11.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="60" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="55" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:00:23.697" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new Fullmetal Alchemist series is completely worth it since it adapts the original manga from beginning to end. The previous series, while being really good (in my opinion), diverges from the manga in the whole second half and ends in a way that was not supposed to be. The new series follows everything, retells in just a few chapters what we previously watched and then tells a completely new story with a completely new end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T00:45:23.513" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T00:45:23.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="61" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="66" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:10:41.397" Score="20" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Voice acting is one of the many things that can make an anime movie, OVA or TV series successful or not, and some &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;seiyuu&lt;/a&gt; gain their own followings or are treated like idols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happens if, say, a major character's seiyuu has an accident, dies or quits before the production is finished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has this ever happened, and if so, what were the consequences, measures taken, and reaction from fans to those measures?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T02:11:14.250" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T02:11:14.250" Title="What happens when a seiyuu cannot continue working on a production?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="63" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:12:56.637" Score="10" ViewCount="4413" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the series develops, it seems that Ergo Proxy has a growing number of philosophical references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The concept of Anamnesis in episode 11.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council/Collective figures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the events in episode 20.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every discussion Vincent has with Ergo about the 'self' (especially episode 11)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And numerous others that I don't recall at the moment...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which philosophical concepts/authors are referenced or portrayed in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T18:32:36.487" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T18:32:36.487" Title="What philosophical concepts and/or authors are referenced in the series?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="64" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="297" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:15:56.970" Score="18" ViewCount="13513" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiro Mashima, the author of Fairy Tail, has a really similar drawing style to Eiichiro Oda, One Piece mangaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that some well known mangakas had previously worked as assistants to others (like Hiroyuki Takei and Eiichiro Oda himself, both worked with Nobuhiro Watsuki), so I was wondering if Hiro Mashima has something in common with Eiichiro Oda, since they had very similar styles at the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T20:15:23.517" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T03:57:30.183" Title="Does Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) have something in common with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="65" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="51" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:21:12.493" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Essentially yes, they will become semi-immortal. They will have a long, long natural lives but they'll still be vulnerable to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T05:23:16.463" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T05:23:16.463" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="66" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="61" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:34:58.657" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;This happens occasionally. The most recent example that I can think of is when Kawaragi Shiho, the seiyuu of Nishizono Mio from Little Busters!, got pregnant. In fact, this is very recent, as she just &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-12-10/voice-actress-shiho-kawaragi-gives-birth-to-healthy-girl&quot;&gt;gave birth&lt;/a&gt; last Friday (December 7th). Of course Mio isn't the main character, but she's not a minor character either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, they just replaced her (with Tatsumi Yuiko). That's about the only real option they have most of the time. Unless the problem is only for a very short duration, the entire show is not going to be delayed for one seiyuu. If it happens well in advance and the character is pretty important, they can probably work around it. Gotou Yuuko (seiyuu for Hiro from Hidamari Sketch), who was on hiatus for a while this year for health reasons but is back now in Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb, is a good example of this. However, this is a pretty atypical situation, and the other shows she was in mostly got replacements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, unless the character is crucially important, it's very likely that they'll get a replacement, since it's pretty much the only realistic option. If something like this happens for a popular character in the off-season, it can also affect the possibility of sequels (e.g. most shows with Aya Hirano leads probably aren't in the sequel market). It usually doesn't hurt the seiyuu's career too much if it occurs for good reasons e.g. health, but some impact is inevitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T22:34:58.657" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="67" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:36:35.703" Score="7" ViewCount="363" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the &lt;em&gt;Princess Tutu&lt;/em&gt; anime uses a lot of music and performances from the ballets &lt;em&gt;Swan Lake&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Nutcracker&lt;/em&gt;. However, does the anime's main plotline -- of a princess who helps return the prince's heart to him, only to die upon confessing her love -- closely follow either story? If so, what are the major deviations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T21:07:18.900" Title="How closely does Princess Tutu follow Swan Lake and The Nutcracker?" Tags="&lt;princess-tutu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="68" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:38:54.803" Score="7" ViewCount="1921" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that &lt;em&gt;Saiunkoku Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; is based on a series of light novels. How closely does the anime (both seasons) follow the original series? What are its main points of deviation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-19T21:34:50.920" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T17:18:26.977" Title="How closely does the Saiunkoku Monogatari anime series follow the light novels?" Tags="&lt;saiunkoku-monogatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="69" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:39:03.647" Score="132" ViewCount="135364" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my region, people don't know the difference between anime and regular cartoons. When they see me watching anime, or they hear about it somehow, they say that I'm watching a regular cartoon and hence I'm being childish. Sometimes, they even display sarcastic attitudes, so that giving a serious long explanation wouldn't be possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What effectively explains how an anime is different from a regular cartoon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T04:08:00.183" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T03:01:16.753" Title="What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="31" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="70" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:43:42.713" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;A production is only as productive as the people that make it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga production happens at a much smaller scale compared to &lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;anime production&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For anime production, on top of publisher front costs, you have to get your staff, sponsors, script, character/set designers, broadcasting rights, and advertising ready before the production even starts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically only half the budget allocated to an anime is used by the studio in charge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga production can vary greatly. Some authors are interested in creative input from their assistants, while others only ask them to assist. Some artists like do to as much of the work themselves as possible, others have their assistants fill in most of the page while the artist only draws the &quot;name&quot; (a kind of storyboard for manga) and main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime are usually created and broadcast at a loss while profits are made from DVD/Blu-ray and merchandising sales. Most mangas are produced at a loss, their viability access by their rank in their parent magazine's reader survey polls and takubon (volume) sales. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, it takes around &lt;a href=&quot;http://d.hatena.ne.jp/makaronisan/20060719/1153219520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8,000,000 to 10,000,000 yen&lt;/a&gt; to make a &quot;30 minute&quot; episode anime, while it takes only about 2,000,000 yen to produce a weekly serialization, because it typically takes 2 months for a tankoubon can be compiled, at a 100-page monthly production rate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that you have to factor in rent for the studio, and payroll (pay + pensions) for that staff which typically is composed of 1 chief-assistant + 2 or 3 assistants + 1 background artist, typically a group of 4 to 5 people. Different authors/artist get different rates depending on the publisher and the experience/fame of the author/artist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most animators are &lt;a href=&quot;http://motoz5.cocolog-nifty.com/animator/2006/12/post_41df.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;contract employees to a production studio&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore they do not get benefits, pensions, or vacations. Because many productions employ so many animators for their tween animations it can be hard to keeps track of who's who and doing what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A well managed small anime production can sometimes be more efficient than a large high budget manga serialization, but the opposite can be true as well. It usually comes down to who is an change and how the work trickles down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T04:45:38.590" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T04:45:38.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="72" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:46:28.370" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal argument:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cartoons are &lt;em&gt;mainly&lt;/em&gt; produced for &lt;em&gt;kids&lt;/em&gt;, with topics about friendship, fun, exploration and similar things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime / manga and related media &lt;em&gt;mainly&lt;/em&gt; are produced for targets of &lt;em&gt;all ages&lt;/em&gt; (except for Hentai and Ecchi series, of course). They can of course contain the &quot;kids content&quot;, but there are much more serious ones out there, e.g. ones about love, death, conflicts, and wars. They're simply much deeper. The drawing and character art of cartoons is often vastly deformed / otherworldly to emphasize the disconnect from reality and the fun part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another difference is the way characters evolve. In most comics I've read, you have episodic experiences which are, at most, loosely connected, and so characters don't really evolve / grow up. I'm sure there are counter-examples out there, but I think we can agree that the characters are not the focus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For most anime and related media, the characters are &lt;em&gt;much&lt;/em&gt; deeper. Of course you also have the occasional counter-example here, but the characters get a much bigger focus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can think of anime / manga / visual novels / light novels as (Western) books / series / movies with regards to the content, except they're drawn (or have illustrative content) instead of being filmed / purely in written form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are examples of anime that look and feel just like Western cartoons (Panty &amp;amp; Stocking with Garterbelt, for the &quot;look&quot; aspect, at least) and the other way around (Avatar - The Last Airbender, Korra).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T07:55:17.620" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T07:55:17.620" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="73" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:48:55.477" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime and cartoon are both used to identified an animated production, the first made in Japan, the other ones in the rest of the world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we have to show more detailed difference I'd say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visual characteristics&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anime: Distinct facial expressions. Wide variation in physical characteristics. &#xA;Physical features of characters are, on the whole, closer to reality than cartoons.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Cartoon: Characters usually have features that are not relative to the rest of the body and therefore further from reality than anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topics/Themes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anime: concentrates mostly on life issues or things tied closer to human emotion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Cartoons: are generally made to make people laugh and so is more comical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition and Term:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anime: English dictionaries define the word as ‘Japanese style of motion picture animation’.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Cartoon: was used as a model or study for a painting but is now associated with caricatures for humor and satire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.diffen.com/difference/Anime_vs_Cartoon&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="77" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T22:48:55.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="74" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:49:07.073" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know Anime is &quot;Japanese-style cartoons&quot;, and this often makes people say they are both cartoons. Yes they are, but this doesn't mean &lt;em&gt;there aren't differences&lt;/em&gt;. Substantial differences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, the &lt;strong&gt;audience&lt;/strong&gt;. The main &lt;em&gt;objective&lt;/em&gt; difference is that Anime are not cartoons for kids, usually. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Anime get censored when dubbed in foreign countries and they are rendered as quite childish (and this is sometimes really annoying), while the original holds some adult references, scenes containing violence and so on. While this is not true for all Anime, as some are really aimed to children, some of them need a mature audience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the &lt;strong&gt;characters&lt;/strong&gt; are treated quite differently. There is more growth in Anime characters as it develops for a whole series. For example, &lt;em&gt;Zabuza&lt;/em&gt; in Naruto ends up being quite a likeable character because you go beyond him simply being an antagonist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Anime and cartoons treat &lt;strong&gt;themes&lt;/strong&gt; like &lt;em&gt;life, death, religion, love, betrayal, ethics, etc&lt;/em&gt;. But cartoons really treat such matters quite differently. Just think about Disney-style cartoons: do they share anything with Anime in terms of &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; they treat these topics?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-19T13:23:03.443" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T13:23:03.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="75" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:49:10.267" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty difficult question, but I may have some tips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;em&gt;cartoons&lt;/em&gt; are meant to be watched by &lt;em&gt;kids&lt;/em&gt;, anime is meant to be watched by &lt;em&gt;all ages&lt;/em&gt;:  there is a series for everyone, for every theme, for every age. From little kids, like Doraemon, for young kids like Pokemon, to teenagers like shonen series or teen-shojos, to more adult like seinens or even hentai. Everyone can enjoy something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T22:49:10.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="76" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3052" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:51:49.787" Score="13" ViewCount="6102" Body="&lt;p&gt;At his current state, how could Madara possibly be defeated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any physical attack/Taijutsu would be easily deflected by either:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Susano'o  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Gunbai (war fan, which proved to easily negate a Bijuudama)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinra Tensei (which wasn't seen yet, but we have to assume he's capable of it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And I'm not even starting to talk about the Rikudo mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any non-physical attack would be easily absorbed by the Preta Rinnegan path. There aren't &lt;s&gt;m&lt;/s&gt;any ultra-powerful genjutsu ninja who can hope to trap him in a genjutsu for more than 2 seconds. And in the offshoot that something does hurt him, he'd just regenerate. He's a zombie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What weakness does Madara have that could be exploited to harm him? They'd have to damage him badly to hope for a seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T13:53:25.823" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:31:28.820" Title="What are Madara Uchiha's weaknesses?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="77" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T22:52:03.777" Score="20" ViewCount="39075" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; is a notoriously long-running series -- it's been running for like fifteen years, and hundreds of cases have been solved. Conan has made friends, received upgraded technology over time (cell phones!), and has generally &quot;kept up&quot; with its audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, logically, time in-universe &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; have passed, and Shinichi's continued absence should be more notable than it is if he's been gone for more than a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much time has passed, currently, in the &lt;em&gt;Meitantei Conan&lt;/em&gt; universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2012-12-28T08:47:28.080" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T01:11:22.253" Title="How much time has passed in-universe in Detective Conan?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="79" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:00:30.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag indicates that the question is specifically on the anime of a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only use this tag when there is also a manga or movie(s) of the series and it really matters that the question of about the anime only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T15:30:39.670" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T15:30:39.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="80" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:00:30.883" Score="0" Body="This tag indicates that the question is specific to the anime version of a series." OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:24:26.960" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:24:26.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="81" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:00:37.730" Score="133" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter how you look at it, an anime is a cartoon. The main difference is that an anime is considered a Japanese style of cartoons in the West.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many English-language dictionaries &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anime&quot;&gt;define&lt;/a&gt; anime as &quot;a Japanese style of motion-picture animation&quot; or as &quot;a style of animation developed in Japan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Japan, the term &quot;anime&quot; does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style. Instead, it serves as a blanket term to refer to all forms of animation from around the world (both foreign and domestic). The word &quot;anime&quot; is loan word referring to &quot;animation&quot; or &quot;cartoons,&quot; adapted from the English word &quot;animation.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking this from another perspective, in Japan, Disney movies are referred to as &quot;Disney Anime&quot;, This refers to a certain style, not the genre as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese Wikipedia on &quot;anime&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1#anime&quot;&gt;specifically notes&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;アニメーションをアニメと略せる言語は日本語に限られるため、日本国外で「anime」という場合は日本製の表現様式のアニメに対して用いられる。日本国内では、製作国や作風に関わりなくアニメが使用される。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in Japanese, &quot;animation&quot; was abbreviated to &quot;anime,&quot; Outside of Japan, the word has been used only to refer to media considered &quot;Japanese animation.&quot; However in Japan, the country of origin and literary style (of the media) are not taken into account when applying &quot;anime&quot; to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Western cartoons and anime can both vary in drawing styles, based on the staff, budget, and character/set designs. Anime series are typically more detailed than your average western show as there is more of an abundance of technically skilled artists overseas than there are available in the West.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both can reach different age regardless of their initial target audience (&lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;My Little Pony&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Adventure Time&lt;/em&gt; are notable examples). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically western cartoons are more lighthearted when compared to Japanese anime. However, both can deal with more mature themes, in both a serious (like &lt;em&gt;Cyber 6&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mighty Max&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Dungeons and Dragons&lt;/em&gt;) and humorous light (like &lt;em&gt;Futurama&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;South Park&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Family Guy&lt;/em&gt;). There are western cartoons for mature adults just like there are 18+ anime in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ask the average person in your country and one in Japan, both will consider them to be childish. The difference between anime and cartoons is very subjective. It typically comes down to what you like and how you like it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T21:00:22.473" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T21:00:22.473" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="82" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:01:27.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag indicates that the question is specifically on the manga of a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only use this tag when there is also an anime or movie(s) of the series and it really matters that the question is about the manga only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:25:01.327" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:25:01.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="83" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:01:27.720" Score="0" Body="This tag indicates that the question is specific to the manga of a series that exists in both anime, manga or movie(s)." OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:24:56.477" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:24:56.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="84" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:02:40.570" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They mentioned in the latest chapter that Madara is vulnerable to Taijutsu.  Also, as grasshopper said, his overconfidence causes him to drop your guard when dealing with those he thinks are not able to harm him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T20:14:22.747" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T20:14:22.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="85" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:07:22.197" Score="13" ViewCount="3446" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the various &quot;superpower&quot; ninja traits are considered &quot;blood traits,&quot; how is it someone like Kakashi, who is in no way related to the Uchiha clan, can use the Sharingan Eye technique? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More fully: would transplanting work on &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; bloodline trait power? If someone had a bloodline trait that worked on arms, could they just transplant their arm onto another person and then there would be two people with that technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T13:27:22.213" Title="How is it that a Sharingan can work when it's been transplanted?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="86" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:11:08.920" Score="12" ViewCount="2911" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most ninjas probably don't live very long by the nature of their work. They die on missions, in wars, in raids, while being ambushed by other ninjas, during testing, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the handful of ninjas we have seen (e.g. The Third Hokage, as well as Tsunade and Jiraiya) who've lived past the usual lifespan seem to be of very advanced age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do ninjas have a longer natural lifespan that is simply cut short by the nature of their work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T08:59:38.163" LastActivityDate="2020-05-13T00:39:53.150" Title="Do ninjas have extended lifespans?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="87" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3209" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:11:11.837" Score="25" ViewCount="13755" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Full Metal Alchemist, who is the character (or the concept really) of &lt;strong&gt;Truth&lt;/strong&gt;? What does he symbolize? What is his purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I guess, he's some sort of your inner God, because he seems to know you better than you do yourself. He knows the best way to punish you, the way that would hurt you the most. He must be tied with alchemy and alchemical knowledge, but &lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2019-07-14T12:23:39.247" Title="Who the hell is Truth?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="88" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="85" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:12:05.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about other bloodline jutsu, but the Sharingan's power lies within the eye. So whoever controls a Sharingan eye gains its powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be possible to gain other bloodine jutsu, but to determine where the actual jutsu is located within their body or even the chakra system is still speculation. For now, we know that those jutsu that comes from eyes, Sharingan and Rinnegan are up for grabs, not sure about others though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T12:47:11.007" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T12:47:11.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="89" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:12:46.577" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically the story plays out in real time, but realistically it is at the whim of the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the cases appear in chronological order. You'll notice that none of the characters ever age or even graduate. There are many discrepancies the Eisuke/Kir Arc alone has some serious and problematic time discrepancies. It starts with the Nail and Snake Arc which took place a week or so after New Years and then continues to some cases later in the Clash of Red and Black arc which climaxing in a &lt;em&gt;certain&lt;/em&gt; person's death. Eisuke vanished around 18th to 19th of December... so chronologically speaking a year should have passed... but did it? Ask Gosho Aoyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T04:55:04.000" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T04:55:04.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="90" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:13:59.470" Score="4" ViewCount="1127" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime &lt;em&gt;Aim for the Top! Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;, Takaya Noriko and Amano Kazumi must travel at sub-FTL speeds (that is, at speeds slower than faster-than-light) to reach from the epicenter of battle to Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the ratio of their time dilation? That is, how long has it been for Noriko and Kazumi versus how long has it been on Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T00:20:33.663" Title="What is the time dilation ratio that Noriko and Kazumi experience?" Tags="&lt;gunbuster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="91" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="85" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:14:37.643" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's disregard the fact that eyes in Naruto are considered less difficult to work with than PnP displays. (Rin did it in a cave, without any medical supplies, in a couple of seconds, and it just &lt;em&gt;worked&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your eyes contain your DNA, so our (the Uchiha) eyes contain the already awakened Sharingan, it's written into the DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also has the genetic information allowing you to activate the techniques the eye holds (including Mangekyo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:14:37.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="92" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="85" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:15:41.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan being transplanted will work, as you've noticed with Kakashi. However it won't be as effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharingan original users, the Uchiha clan, can use the techniques with ease, but Kakashi needs to rest more often. This is due to the fact that since he's not an Uchiha member, these techniques will use up his chakra much faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi has it all covered, except in battles, because he cannot deactivate it and it would, like I said above, consume his chakra in vain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's not the only one that does a transplant. Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Danzo, Tobi transplants the Rinnegan and steals it and Sasuke receives new eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect the same would happen for other transplants but I have no examples off the top of my head. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:15:41.743" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="93" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:18:46.160" Score="7" ViewCount="3314" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt; is one of my favorite series, and I remember learning of a sequel series called &lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Gunbuster 2&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the relationship between the two shows? Does &lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;'s story relate to &lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;'s in some way? Do any characters cross over both shows? Does &lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt; refer to the events of &lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt; in any way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T02:11:25.170" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T11:37:39.600" Title="What is the relationship between the Gunbuster and Diebuster series?" Tags="&lt;gunbuster&gt;&lt;diebuster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="94" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="87" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:21:08.380" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is you and he is the Universe. He is everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Elric brothers train in the island, they realize the connection between the 'one' and the 'all'. They understand that everything is connected. I think that what they understand is &lt;strong&gt;Truth&lt;/strong&gt; itself. They understand something that is in them and around them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, I don't think that &lt;strong&gt;Truth&lt;/strong&gt; is a God (at least in the usual sense), but rather a sort of &lt;em&gt;law&lt;/em&gt; that runs everything. It is in you and everywhere around you. However, it materializes itself as a humanoid form in your subconscious or whatever place that is where the gates are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:21:08.380" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="95" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:22:17.443" Score="12" ViewCount="21956" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hikaru no Go&lt;/em&gt;, the main character (Hikaru) has a ghostly companion who tutors and trains him in the game of Go, a sort of Othello/chess hybrid game. However, about halfway through the series....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sai ends up disappearing and, from then on, Hikaru must train and succeed on his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happens to Sai? Why is he no longer present for the rest of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T02:41:20.737" Title="What happens to Sai?" Tags="&lt;hikaru-no-go&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="96" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="93" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:24:55.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gunbuster was originally released as a six episode OVA in 1988. It's sequel, Diebuster, was also originally released as a six episode OVA 18 years later. Typically sequels are released around the time of the original so it's fresh in the minds of people. Without giving too much away the stories are somewhat but not directly connected, since Diebuster happens ~12,000 years after Gunbuster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To take care of the time gap issue with Gunbuster, both series have been cut into two movies and presented as a double-feature. The references to each other are subtle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example if you didn't watch Gunbuster: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You wouldn't know that Nono appears in Gunbuster under a different name&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Diebuster ending only makes sense if you saw the ending of Gunbuster (takes place 12,000 years earlier)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You wouldn't understand the Solar System Defence System and why it was attacking&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You wouldn't understand why the drive was removed from Dix-Neuf&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T11:37:39.600" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T11:37:39.600" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="97" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="86" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:26:33.040" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know they all had lifespans that you'd judge as normal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Third Hokage, Sarutobi, was let's say around 30 when he was training Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya. He died at 68-69 years old, that's a reasonable lifespan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsunade uses a special Jutsu that preserves her in a younger state, but she is as old as Jiraya. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jiraya died younger than Sarutobi, around 54. His hair is not a proof of his age, since it was white even when he was a kid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Tobi/Madara I won't say anything, since it's a yet-to-be-fully-revealed character and wrong information might be given at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T07:20:48.527" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T07:20:48.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="98" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="86" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:28:32.973" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not really, no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oldest (probably) Shinobi alive was Madara Uchiha, and even that because he awakened the Rinnegan, summoned the Gedo Mazo, and leeched on it for life-force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without it, he would probably have died at 80-90, which is a reasonable lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T10:04:45.197" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T10:04:45.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="99" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="679" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:32:15.693" Score="16" ViewCount="1940" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;henshin&lt;/em&gt; (or, transformation) sequences in &lt;em&gt;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; are legendary for being &lt;em&gt;awesome&lt;/em&gt;, but do we ever see them change back into their civilian identities? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm requesting either video links, screencaptures, or panels from the manga for this one, because I'd like to see the scenes myself! Examples from &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; the anime and the manga would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T12:49:21.297" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T09:02:43.493" Title="Do we ever see the Senshi de-transform?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="100" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="711" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:32:16.013" Score="7" ViewCount="1886" Body="&lt;p&gt;For those who don't know, Aoi Bungaku is an adaptation of 6 classic Japanese novels, namely No Longer Human; Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita; Kokoro; Run, Melos!; The Spider's Thread, and Hell Screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of these, I've watched all of them, but I've only read No Longer Human. I'm interested in reading the original novels, but only if there are significant differences in terms of plot. Are there any major omissions or changes in the anime that would merit reading the novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending of No Longer Human has at least one such difference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the ending of the anime Yozo commits suicide. In the end of the book he gets sent to an asylum and then released to an isolated place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the other works have similar differences (preferably with as few spoilers as possible, though some spoilers are inevitable)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T20:58:57.407" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T09:26:43.350" Title="How accurately did Aoi Bungaku follow the original novels?" Tags="&lt;aoi-bungaku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:36:26.760" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is only subjective, depending on yours and your peers' perceptions. Keep in mind that MOST of the anime that is exported from Japan is actually aimed at children. (defining 'children' as extending through the teenage years)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When they see me watching anime, or they hear about it somehow, they say that I'm watching a cartoon and hence I'm being childish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Walt Disney didn't think &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_%28film%29&quot;&gt;Fantasia&lt;/a&gt; was for children either. Having watched the film several times, I'm inclined to agree. The point is that although they have tended in that direction (with a few notable exceptions) in the western world, there is no particular reason to limit cartoon themes to kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sometimes, they even display sarcastic attitudes, so that giving a serious long explanation wouldn't be possible.&lt;/strong&gt; What are the effective ways to explain that anime is different from cartoons in these kind of situations? Are there any clever sentences that will make an impact on people who don't know about anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize you only included this for context... but if someone is being sarcastic, it's not as if any real answer is applicable. This section of the question is also probably offtopic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The easiest method of convincing someone would probably be making them sit through a showing of Grave of the Fireflies... although that's not particularly quick or clever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="71" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T07:08:24.477" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T07:08:24.477" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:38:15.377" Score="8" ViewCount="9516" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of the &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; manga, Rukia stabs Ichigo in the heart with her &lt;em&gt;zanpakuto&lt;/em&gt; in order to give him her shinigami powers, which allows him to protect his family from the Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, Ichigo obtains a sealed zanpakuto that he uses (alongside Rukia in a &lt;em&gt;gigai&lt;/em&gt;) to fight Hollows around Karakura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Rukia returns to Seireitei and regains her shinigami powers, which robs Ichigo of his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that Ichigo had &lt;em&gt;borrowed&lt;/em&gt; his powers from Rukia for the run of the Karakura Arc. This is further supported when Ichigo gains his own zanpakuto, Zangetsu, and his sword is unsealed rather than remaining in its more benign state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Ichigo is borrowing Rukia's spirit powers, and because Zangetsu's form appears to be more volatile and less prone to remaining sealed, &lt;strong&gt;is the first zanpakuto that Ichigo carries Rukia's zanpakuto &lt;em&gt;Sode no Shiraiyuki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T03:37:41.030" LastActivityDate="2019-06-12T10:22:18.917" Title="Did Ichigo originally have Sode no Shiraiyuki?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:38:42.210" Score="10" ViewCount="5918" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said in some sites (including &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Gam%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) that based on some cross-references the Bakuman and Death Note, the author, Tsugumi Ohba, is actually a pen name, and his real name is Hiroshi Gamo, another 50-year-old mangaka that was some kind of one-hit-wonder in the 90's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any reliable source for verifying this, does someone know if this is true from some source (interviews, press...)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T21:55:22.677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T21:55:22.677" Title="Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;death-note&gt;&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="95" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:39:07.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understood, Sai had fulfilled his role in the world. He had trained someone with passion to continue his work alone, without his guidance. The path to the &quot;Divine Move&quot; is now cleared, and he's no longer needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His job was done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:39:07.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="106" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:39:22.333" Score="11" ViewCount="5943" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alchemy, in Full Metal Alchemist, is based on the concept of 'one needs to provide materials of equal value compared to the thing one want to create' (equivalent exchange).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, how does it exactly work.&#xA;Can this amount of required materials be calculated by the alchemist? If so, how? Are there some sort of lookup-tables?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does one need to guess and provides something of more value to be on the safe side? If so, can one become a more skilled alchemist by experience of successful guesses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, different alchemists might have different specialized skills. How does that work? For the guessing part, I can imagine that one have a preference for certain kinds of alchemy and thus gain experience with a specialized skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/106/51&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;'s answer suggests that there are always materials required. I was also wondering about the situation where this is not the case and the alchemist was successful none the less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In the end Edward trades his alchemy skill in exchange for returning Alphonse's body to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T21:57:22.290" Title="How does the equivalent exchange of alchemy work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="105" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:44:55.883" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alchemy has three stages: &lt;em&gt;Understanding&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Break down&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Rebuild&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different alchemists have different specializations because of the &lt;em&gt;Understanding&lt;/em&gt; part, learning chemistry in general isn't easy, and digging into a specific subject (For instance, the study of the atmosphere and oxygen in Roy Mustang's case), is even harder, hence specialization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matter of &quot;equal value&quot; means of equal &quot;type&quot; (Mineral to mineral, organism to organism, you can't turn stone into a flower), and of equal &lt;strong&gt;Mass&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This works well in accordance to the physical laws of matter and energy conservation. You cannot make matter &lt;em&gt;disappear&lt;/em&gt;, nor you can make it &lt;em&gt;appear out of nothing&lt;/em&gt;. You can't input more matter to be on the safe side, that matter won't be used for the alchemic transmutation (at best), or result in a rebound (at worse).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:44:55.883" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="105" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:45:46.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's why alchemists study so long, and National Alchemist even more. There are lots of books explaining how to do It properly, how to calculate the amounts, the type of materials, the decomjposition of things and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They aim to use exactly what they need, not more, not less, so they work to fine-tune, to &lt;em&gt;understand&lt;/em&gt; how things are made, how things work, and then replicate them as they wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:45:46.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="90" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:48:55.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The center of the galaxy is about 8,000 parsecs away from Earth. The Gunbuster was heavily damaged while completing its mission, but was able to escape the black hole. However, they had to have spent at least 33 days at sub-light speed trying to outrun the blast while also trying to long distance warp back to Earth after finding suitable ethereal space for warp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 12,000 Earth years have passed. For Noriko and Kazumi only 33 days and a few hours had passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:48:55.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:52:29.233" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is really usual, especially when you are an anime fan. In my situation, I don't want 'anime' to be called 'cartoons' because they are so different for me. The following are the differences I think they have: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anime targets a vast audience, from kids to adults, while cartoons&lt;br&gt;&#xA;mainly targets kids, with the exception of course of adults who&#xA;likes to watch cartoons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anime tackles themes for kids, teens and adults and have stories that&#xA;have depth, while cartoons       tackles more themes that are for&#xA;kids.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anime came from Japanese productions, and cartoons came from US&#xA;productions (or anywhere except Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can really tell if what you are watching is an anime or a&#xA;cartoons by it's visual graphics (if you're an anime fan then, you'll&#xA;know what I mean). You can notice that the characters from one&#xA;cartoon show is very different from how cartoon characters in another&#xA;cartoon show looks like. However in anime, you can notice some&#xA;similarities on how they look like.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the best way for you to explain is to let them watch a very good anime and have them watch some cartoons, then tell them, &quot;Saw the difference?&quot;. Or just let them think what they want. I experienced what you experience a lot from my parents but I just let them say what they want or think what they think. Respectfully ignore them. Just make sure that you don't disrespect them as you try to defend anime and that watching anime doesn't affect your attitude negatively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T23:52:29.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="102" CreationDate="2012-12-11T23:57:05.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo was stabbed again (Again, by Rukia) to give him his Shinigami powers after he lost them against Ginjo, he regained his own sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That makes it rather hard to believe that he originally had her Zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="23700" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T15:16:23.690" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T15:16:23.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:00:50.903" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are still just rumors and speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most notable are in Death Note and Bakuman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Death Note, the seminar Light goes to is called &quot;Gamo Seminar&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y5JXV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exhibit One&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Bakuman, there is reference to a series called Super Hero Legend. Not only is the concept similar, but even the drawings of this are very clear references to the art style of Hiroshi Gamo's 1993 work Tottemo! Luckyman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JtqBb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exhibit Two&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T00:00:50.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3420" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:02:55.240" Score="8" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Kingdom Hearts manga series release new volumes so far apart from each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game has been out for a long time, so the plot is pretty much predictable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, why have they stopped KH2 in the middle, and begin with KH358/2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T20:22:58.337" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T03:28:12.973" Title="Why weren't Kingdom Heart volumes released regularly?" Tags="&lt;kingdom-hearts&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="113" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:13:11.290" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T00:13:11.290" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T00:13:11.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="114" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:13:11.290" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T00:13:11.290" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T00:13:11.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="116" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2438" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:22:33.817" Score="51" ViewCount="233336" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the ending of Code Geass R2, the last scene showed someone whose face wasn't showed riding a horse-pulling-cart with CC. I believe that it is indeed Lelouch (who was previously stabbed by Suzaku wearing Zero's uniform as part of their Code Zero plan to free Elevens), and that he had gained immortality because of his frequent usage of his Geass. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch's Geass first leveled-up the episode when he accidentally ordered his sister Euphemia to kill all Elevens. Then, his father King Charles was beaten by him and I'm thinking that King Charles' immortality was transferred to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that person was really Lelouch, then, has he already gained immortality by that time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T05:22:39.440" LastActivityDate="2018-07-24T17:45:53.870" Title="Was Lelouch the person driving the cart in the last scene of Code Geass R2?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="135" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:26:39.337" Score="34" ViewCount="4836" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a follow up, but another subject, of my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/105/how-does-the-equivalent-exchange-of-alchemy-work&quot;&gt;question about equivalent exchange part of the alchemy laws&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do (most) alchemists require a transmutation circle? Does any circle suffice or does an alchemist require a specific type for each (type of) job? At least the size seems to matter...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T08:03:01.647" Title="Why does an alchemist need a transmutation circle?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6726" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:45:57.437" Score="6" ViewCount="1650" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching the &lt;em&gt;Hana Yori Dango&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Boys Over Flowers&lt;/em&gt;) anime, it seemed like there was a distinctly different art style for the final episode (#51). Not remarkably different, but noticeable enough that it made me wonder if something had changed for the last episode... different direction, artists, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was anything ever said about the production of the series that indicated that something happened near the end that could have caused some kind of shakeup?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-22T00:52:10.043" LastActivityDate="2020-12-22T00:52:12.100" Title="Did something change for the final episode of Hana Yori Dango?" Tags="&lt;boys-over-flowers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="117" CreationDate="2012-12-12T00:51:25.277" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those circles are, in fact, like &quot;spells&quot;, or more accurately &quot;mathematical formulas&quot;, so in order to make what they want, they have to write the correct formula.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those alchemists who don't do that, just a few, can bypass that formulas because they have them &quot;inside&quot;, but that's very rare, and as far as I know,  wasn't explained in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T06:52:53.367" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T06:52:53.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="102" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:12:07.997" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo doesn't have Sode no Shiraiyuki originally. He loses his powers originally because Byakuya severs his soul chain, which detaches him from being able to touch his powers. He regains the powers because of training with Urahara that also causes him to become &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;part Hollow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As quoted from bleach.wiki.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Urahara] explains that Byakuya destroyed the source of his power, leaving him without any Shinigami powers and that he must restore these in order to fight the Shinigami. He explains about Reiryoku, saying that the more one's reiryoku rises, the sharper the movements of their spiritual body becomes. He says that if Ichigo can manage to move even better with his spiritual body than he can with his mortal body, then we will have made a complete recovery of his reiryoku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More importantly, however, his unsealed zanpakuto is the same both before and after his fight with Renji/Byakuya. To have had Sode no Shiraiyuki previously, he would have needed to have an entirely different sword, which he didn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These aren't exactly manga scans, but here are pictures of the sword before and after Ichigo regains his powers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Before:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pZOMU.png&quot; alt=&quot;before&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FGDAX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;after&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T14:54:09.847" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T14:54:09.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:23:02.773" Score="22" ViewCount="42897" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Himura always end almost every sentence with gozaru in this show? Is this normal for people in that time period?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T19:02:43.743" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T04:54:18.787" Title="Why does Himura Kenshin say ～ござる (~gozaru) at end of every sentence?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="122" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="133" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:32:26.177" Score="18" ViewCount="3176" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show, &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; has 2 Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games in it, &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; (SAO) and &lt;em&gt;Alfheim Online&lt;/em&gt; (AFO). What are the player-vs-player rules in these 2 games? Sometimes the rules seem to either make no sense (being able to attack someone in a home town but not be attacked back) or seem contradictory (requiring a mutual duel sometimes and sometimes not). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I realize the rules from the 2 in-anime games are probably different. Where SAO seems to have free PvP in non-safezones, AFO requires duels (but only sometimes?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the light novels go into any details about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-09-02T17:59:12.000" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T17:59:12.000" Title="What are the PVP rules in the Sword Art Online MMORPGs?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:33:28.373" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;～ござる is commonly known as a more polite way of ending a sentence, but it's also common in historical dramas because it is a bit archaic-sounding. ANN has an entry on this in their lexicon &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. A more detailed analysis of Kenshin's speech patterns can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jessdoor.com/anime/seissha.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: It was pointed out in chat that there's a closely related question with a really good answer on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/653/if-i-wanted-to-sound-more-like-a-samurai-what-words-and-phrases-should-i-learn/673#673&quot;&gt;Japanese  Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T18:32:35.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="128" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:39:02.223" Score="33" ViewCount="3959" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both the anime and manga Naruto often ends his sentences with either &quot;dattebayo&quot; or &quot;believe it&quot; in the English translations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this a thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it meant to further his character or provide a bit of remembrance of his character to the reader or viewer, or even other characters of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26" LastEditorUserId="25" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T01:58:40.650" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T18:56:49.900" Title="Why does Naruto have a catch phrase?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="117" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:39:49.287" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Transmutation_Circle&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, transmutation circles have a symbolic and functional aspect. The symbolic meaning is in the cycle of energy and life, where Equivalent Exchange ensures that objects are never created nor destroyed, but changed into different forms. My interpretation is that this embodiment of a principle of Alchemy helps the transmutation take place, but it is unnecessary if the alchemist has been to The Gate, thus embodying the principle of Alchemy by himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for function, the transmutation circle harnesses the energy from the earth or substrate that the circle is drawn on (compare the energy sources of Amestris [SPOILER] and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alkahestry&quot;&gt;Xing&lt;/a&gt;). the geometric symbols (triangles, squares and other polygons) represent various elements (water/earth/fire/air), and other symbol-like runes which direct and manipulate the energies in more specific ways. So in the functional aspect, the diagrams and symbols in the transmutation circle serve as an &quot;energy manipulation chamber&quot; to harness for specific alchemical uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T01:39:49.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:48:16.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe a whole year has passed, there have been several plot holes in the midst of it though. A good example would be using Holidays as a way to track time. The &quot;first&quot; actual Valentine episode was actually TV-only (Episode 6), yet there is another Valentine case (Episode 266-268, Volume 33 files 3-6). The Holiday that comes after it is White Day, which takes place March 14th, one month after Valentine's Day, and they make references to the past Valentine's Day as an excuse to give back gifts to the women of the show. However, the episode/volume that takes place during White Day is episode 608-609 and volume 69 files 7-9. That's over 500 episodes and 36 volumes for one month to pass in their time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25" LastEditorUserId="25" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T04:51:04.630" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T04:51:04.630" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="124" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:52:30.600" Score="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 498 of the manga, it is mentioned that Naruto inherited this habit from his mother, Kushina, who would instead end her sentences with &quot;(Da)-ttebane&quot; ([だ]ってばね) when she got excited or angry. She also mentioned something along the lines of hoping that her son wouldn't inherit this habit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T01:52:30.600" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="122" CreationDate="2012-12-12T01:53:56.333" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on only the Anime (especially episodes 5-7), the rules for Sword Art Online are this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Players normally can't damage each other in inner-areas (such as towns). But they do suffer from knock-back (as shown in episode 11 when Asuna attacks one of the Liberation Front members).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The only way for players to damage each other in inner-areas is to have a duel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is possible to die in an inner-area duel. (It's the only way to die in an inner-area.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both players must consent to a duel. But &quot;consent&quot; is only getting the player to push a button.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What to get from this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a player is asleep, you can pickup the player's hand and push the button for them, thereby initiating a duel. Since the sleeping player is unprepared, you can kill the person. Hence a &quot;sleep-PK&quot; in an inner-area. (episode 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The entire arc of inner-area PKs were actually fake PKs using the &quot;durability&quot; of the clothing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Alfheim Online, the details are less clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In hometowns, natives can attack outsiders, but outsiders can't attack natives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There isn't much about duels. (At least I don't recall seeing anything about it.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T02:06:04.050" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T02:06:04.050" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="102" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:01:37.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.  When Ichigo was stabbed, the only thing transferred over was Rukia's Spirit Energy.  She lost the ability to call forth her sword and to use Kido effectively, both of which have some bearing on Spirit Energy.  However, Ichigo didn't pick up any of her abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T02:01:37.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="132" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="134" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:01:37.410" Score="7" ViewCount="77516" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, why did the Holy Grail materialize for Kiritsugu (Episode 24, 23:30) when Saber, Matou Kariya, Kotomine Kirei and Gilgamesh were still alive? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirei should still have been alive because he was merely unconscious and watching Kiritsugu's visions within the Grail. According to what Kirei explained to Gilgamesh in order to &quot;plead for his life&quot; (Episode 17, 23:30), all seven servants must be &quot;sacrificed&quot; before the Grail can be activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T03:35:02.823" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T03:35:02.823" Title="What happened at the end of Fate/Zero?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="122" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:02:57.207" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Warning, there are spoilers in this answer if you haven't watched SAO completely yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the SAO arc, outside of towns, you're constantly &quot;flagged&quot; for PvP. From the beginnings, when you're getting explained how the players are divided:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Inside the city, or the places mostly referred to as «Safe Areas», there was protection implemented by the system and players couldn't hurt each other. But it wasn't like that outside. The stragglers made teams with other stragglers and ambushed other players —which was in many ways much more profitable than hunting monsters— out on the fields or the labyrinth areas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Players that commit crimes are marked orange (i.e., their cursor turns orange). From when Kirito and Asuna encounter the troop from The Army in the forest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;More importantly, whenever a player committed a crime, their cursor would turn orange and wouldn't turn back to green for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that attacking an orange player doesn't change your cursor to orange. From when Asuna steps in to stop Kuradeel from killing Kirito:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kuradeel bounced back up as if he had springs and attempted to form an excuse with his nervous voice. But before he could finish, Asuna's right hand flashed and the tip of her sword tore Kuradeel's mouth. She didn't become a criminal since her opponent already had an orange cursor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inside of towns, you have the town protection in place, which doesn't allow open PvP, so many new players originally stayed in town to be safe. You can attack other people in towns, but it won't do anything except for some special shiny effects and knockback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If players engage in duels, there are several options:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First Strike Mode - from the duel against Kuradeel:&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I nodded in reply, then pressed Yes and chose the «First Strike Mode» from the options. This was a duel that could be won either by landing the first clean hit or by reducing the opponent's HP to half.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Complete Decisive Mode - from the Inner Area PK incident:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But unfortunately, there were still some loopholes around this rule. One of them is when the player's sleeping. There are times when players, with their energy exhausted through long durations of battle, are basically unconscious when they go into a deep sleep, and unable to wake up even with some stimulations. With that opportunity, one could raise a request to duel in «Complete Decisive Mode» and moved the sleeping opponent's finger to press on the OK button. All that was left was to literally make the opponent sleep like the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other options are not explained or mentioned as far as I can see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the ALO arc, there's PvP against other fairy races in your native race's (controlled) towns. From when Lyfa/Suguha shows Kirito around meeting Sigurd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Somehow, a circle of onlookers had already surrounded them, drawn by the signs of trouble. If this was a formal duel, or if he were an actual Spriggan spy, then fine. But it would be dishonorable if Sigurd instigated a fight with a tourist like Kirito, who can't even fight back in this area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in that same quote, it's mentioned that a &quot;formal duel&quot; is possible, but that's not further explained. Outside of towns, you can fight without restrictions. This can be seen by people just fighting about everywhere. Note that if a race's lord is killed by another race, the other race will gain control over that lord's territory. From when Lyfa explains why the Salamander want to stop the Sylphid-Cait Sith alliance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Also, if they kill the Lord, they will get some amazing bonuses. They will unconditionally receive 30% of the lord's funds stored in the mansion, and for ten days, the territory that the lord rules over would become occupied, then they are free to set taxes and take that money. That is a tremendous amount of money. The reason why Salamander became the largest force in the game was because in the past, they had set a trap for Sylph's first Lord and killed him. Normally lords don't venture into neutral territory. In the history of ALO, only one lord has ever been killed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastEditorUserId="20" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T10:00:31.947" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T10:00:31.947" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="132" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:22:36.397" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;At some point in the Fate/Stay Night game, it's revealed that the holy grail can be summoned without having sacrificed all of the necessary servants. The grail won't be all-powerful, but it should still be plenty powerful for most wishes. Because the grail was activated while some of the servants were still alive, it was not at full power, hence the destruction (the only wish it is able to grant in its current corrupted form) is less than what it could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers for F/SN game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fact that the grail wasn't all-powerful and yet still caused so much destruction is why Kotomine sets in motion the events of the 5th grail war. By keeping Gilgamesh and beating the newly summoned servants, Kotomine would be able to see the grail at full power. In fact, six servants would be sufficient for any wish &quot;within the limits of this world&quot; (whatever that means), but Kotomine wants to know what would happen with all seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also important for at least one F/SN route:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; On the UBW good end, the grail is summoned while both Saber and Archer are present. The fact that Archer is still alive is not known at the time, even to Gilgamesh. In this case, the grail was summoned into an impure vessel as well, because Gilgamesh believes that the more corrupt the vessel, the greater the destruction it can bring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T02:22:36.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="117" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:26:25.650" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;The transmutation circles contain the formulae and/or specific incantation needed to carry out a function.  There is always some part of the human mind that is involved in a transmutation (otherwise, Mustang's gloves would only be able to mess with the air in a very select pattern), but in general more complicated transmutations will require a more robust &quot;hard formula&quot;.  The &quot;soft formula&quot; comes from the mind of the alchemist.  This is the part that actually shapes what should happen, while the &quot;hard formula&quot; is used to gather the required energy/ handle the heavy lifting.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the subject of people who can transmute without circles, there are two different schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first follows the anime/manga rigidly, and interprets Izumi's words literally.  They see it as the 'reward' for losing part of yourself when you looked beyond the gate.  Looking beyond the gate exacts a toll from you, which is then used to &quot;pay&quot; for the privilege of seeing the base code of the universe.  Knowing this base code, alchemists are able to use the &quot;soft&quot; formula to a greater extent, and do not require the assistance of a &quot;hard&quot; formula in order to transmute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second possible explaination is more of an unintended side effect.  Remember how Barry the Chopper lost his body?  Well, his soul (in the armor) was able to sense his body's presence (and vice-versa).  If one assumes the figure at the gate (which takes peoples' body parts) is god (or at least, the source of alchemy), then him &quot;wearing&quot; an alchemists parts (pardon the term) is essentially giving that alchemist a very subtle, yet powerful connection on a mental level.  The alchemists are able to use their missing parts to bridge the gap separating them from this god-like being, and thus transmute seemingly at will.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alphonse, not having a physical body at all with which to form a bridge, is unable to skip the &quot;hard formula&quot; at first, but upon re-visiting the experience in his own mind, he forces himself to build this &quot;bridge&quot; and can transmute naturally from then on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="46" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T02:26:25.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="132" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:30:44.200" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's explained that the grail will materialize before it's fully &amp;quot;filled&amp;quot;, but it's only complete once all 7 heroic spirits are dead. From the Novel when Kariya hands over Irisviel to Kirei:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“To be precise, it is this homunculus. If one or two more Servants are finished, then it will probably show its true form… I will prepare the ritual to receive the Grail as it descends. Until that time, let this woman also be temporarily under my protection.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And later, while Kirei and Kiritsu duel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Directly above the big prop warehouse where the two men were, Irisviel’s already-cold corpse was placed upon the raised stage of the music hall. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Archer’s victory, this vessel had finally absorbed the soul of the fourth Servant. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The corpse of the beautiful homunculus was completely consumed by the heat in the blink of an eye, and was reduced to ashes. That was not all. The golden cup that had contacted the outside air charred the floor and the curtains, and roaring flames enveloped the completely empty stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the stage where the fire was raging ever wilder, the golden cup floated in the air as if it was upheld by a pair of invisible hands. The ceremony of the descent of the Holy Grail, which the Three Noble Families of the Beginning had desired so much, had begun silently even without the presence of a priest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T02:30:44.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-12-12T03:15:59.013" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is how I remember it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku leveled up to SSJ3 on the other dimension and never really planned to reveal it because he didn't want to show it on front of Vegeta. At this point he would have made up his mind if it comes to fighting Vegeta on the tournament he would resort to Mystic saiyan mode to deal with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turns out Vegeta ends up dead and Goku in desperation to buy time for Trunks decides to show case SSJ3 to Buu and I believe it's the difference between the dimensions; I mean, the time it takes to generate the same power in this dimension could be entirely different I presume and also on the aspect that Goku didn't spend time on that mode, because he could have been practicing extensively on the Mystic mode for the tournament and so it took quite a toll on his energy levels when he uses it first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he uses it on the second time with Kid Buu. He seems to have a grasp on the energy levels and fights for a longer time until the point he uses a Kamehameha way in desperation to finish off Kid Buu and also holding out so Vegeta can fight him causes him to suffer towards the end as well. Also the fight happens on the Kai's planet which becomes another different dimension compared to earth also I think that might have aided him a lot because thats where Gohan reaches ascension trained by Supreme Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it's the changes in the environment primarily taking a toll on Goku's body. As for SSJ4 I haven't seen Dragonball GT (primarily for the lack of Bruce Faulconer's theme :P) but as from the images I think the tail helps the body to handle the power levels differently because I somehow synonymize that to a controlled transformed Mode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T01:08:20.630" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T01:08:20.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="56" CreationDate="2012-12-12T03:17:09.120" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, it has been released &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%BA%97%E9%95%B7%C3%97%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;but in a theater&lt;/a&gt; or the like and no one was allowed to record it in any way thus no one else has seen it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アニメ店長×東方プロジェクトとは、アニメ店長誕生10周年を記念して行われたコラボレーション企画である。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アニメ店長誕生から10周年を記念し製作されたショートアニメーション（約10分）で、2010年11月20日に行われた”『アニメ店長』プレゼンツ!!アニメイト一押し美少女アニメまつり”にて初公開された。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;その後12月29日～31日にアニメイト一部店舗で単独イベント上映、2011年1月9日に全国アニメイト各店にて上映された。尚、DVD,BDの販売はなく（設定資料のみ販売）会場での上映限定での公開となった。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="103" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T21:11:46.703" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="150" CreationDate="2012-12-12T03:24:35.003" Score="12" ViewCount="6172" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost every character in the Naruto series, from minor character to boss level character, uses this jutsu (Kawarimi no Jutsu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever since I started watching the series, I wanted to know how this technique works. It may look like a Ninjutsu 101 technique in the early parts of the series, but in many of the serious fights later in the series, it seems to fool even the opponents who are well-versed in combat. Is this jutsu based on any real life technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T16:03:59.807" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T18:22:42.290" Title="How does the substitution jutsu work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="140" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="850" CreationDate="2012-12-12T03:27:24.287" Score="8" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ranma 1/2, it's made obvious that Saotome Ranma speaks in a very casual and informal way...but when I played a particular sound bite for some people who speak Japanese (but who were not familiar with the anime), both of them seemed to think that the sound bite was from someone playing a member of the Yakuza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Ranma really speak with such a provocative accent in general, or did I pick a sound bite that just could happen to sound like that?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's probably not critical to the question, but the bit I played, in case you're curious, was from the &quot;Lambada / Ranma da&quot; song off of one of the soundtracks where he says &quot;omee, kawaiku nee n da yo&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T04:09:51.500" Title="Does Saotome Ranma talk like a member of the Yakuza?" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35" CreationDate="2012-12-12T03:30:43.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A major concern might be whether they has consent from the references' company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example would be &lt;strong&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/strong&gt;, they show some vender's H-GAME cover in Kirino's H-Game pill, which have offended those companies and the production studio later apologized. (If I remember correctly)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Updated: 2013/12/26&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found something interested when investigating a recent news, I'm not sure it's relevant or not though)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1312/20/news095.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1312/20/news095.html&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A recent episode of &lt;strong&gt;Yuri Danshi&lt;/strong&gt; in Japan was said to infringe the copyright of some manga. (Hidamari Sketch, A Channel, Golden Mosaic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wWDBf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;I thought this should be in the range of fair use (just like quoting sentences from another book), after checking &quot;Fair use&quot; the Japanese Wikipedia, it turns out &quot;Fair use&quot; doesn't exists in Japan's copyright laws. You must have consent from the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="106" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T13:37:59.167" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T13:37:59.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35" CreationDate="2012-12-12T04:18:53.117" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if this is just a random connection or actually the reason, but here's the connection between Lucky Star and ToHeart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lucky Star's manga and anime are published by different branches of Kadokawa. The ToHeart manga was published by MediaWorks which was owned by, you guessed it, Kadokawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if every single branch of Kadokawa is allowed to mention a work in every other branch, but there is at least this connection. If someone bought Lucky Star DVDs and saw ToHeart mentioned and then decided to go buy the ToHeart manga, that's a double win for Kadokawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T04:18:53.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T04:38:03.680" Score="11" ViewCount="2271" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason why the Celestial Spirits work for their wizards (such as Lucy)? I understand that they have a contract, but why do they get into the contract at all? I could not think of anything they gain from the contract. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T05:58:36.200" Title="Why do the Celestial Spirits work for their wizard?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="476" CreationDate="2012-12-12T05:08:29.233" Score="11" ViewCount="2967" Body="&lt;p&gt;The in-game encyclopedia entry for Rider in Fate/Stay night lists her as chaotic good. This is true regardless of what route you are on and who is her master. However, at several points in the story she is noted as being evil, and it's said that the only reason she (along with a few other servants) could be summoned is because the holy grail was corrupted. These seem to pretty strongly contradict each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something subtle (maybe a translation issue, or maybe I'm misunderstanding alignment) or is this a mistake by TYPE-MOON and Rider should be listed as evil in the encyclopedia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T10:57:37.917" Title="In the Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel, why is Rider listed as Chaotic Good?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T05:11:13.490" Score="12" ViewCount="25454" Body="&lt;p&gt;In around chapter 592-596 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, Buggy the Clown mentioned that Silver Rayleigh is Luffy's uncle. This implies that Rayleigh's sister should be Dragon's wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is Monkey D Dragon's wife/Luffy's mother? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-11-02T16:32:15.927" LastActivityDate="2020-12-23T08:43:23.900" Title="Who is Monkey D Dragon's wife/Luffy's mother?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="146" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="257" CreationDate="2012-12-12T05:49:04.090" Score="10" ViewCount="3894" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 116 of the &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower (well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu, and Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when Ichigo tries to fight Byakuya, Yoruichi hits him in the stomach, and runs away carrying Ichigo. A little later, in chapter 120, when Ichigo complains about it, she says that he &quot;had no chance of surviving that fight&quot;, and that &quot;no one could have survived a fight against Byakuya&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I have no doubt that Ichigo in his condition was no match for Byakuya, that phrase still confuses me. I can understand why Yoruichi thinks she would not be able to do it, since she has been in cat form for a long time, and mentions that she had &quot;gone a lot weaker&quot;. However, Ukitake was on the bridge as well, and since we know he's a kind man, it is safe to assume that he would try to stop Byakuya from killing people (as he did for Ganjyu). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So did Yoruichi imply that Ukitake is also weaker than Byakuya, and had no chance of surviving a fight with him either? Wouldn't that be &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; debatable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T12:46:37.393" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T03:36:55.320" Title="Why does Yoruichi say, &quot;No one there could have survived a fight against Byakuya,&quot; in Bleach chapter 120?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="116" CreationDate="2012-12-12T05:55:36.733" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch is really the cart driver at the end of Code Geass R2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from &lt;a href=&quot;http://animeotaku.animeblogger.net/2008/09/code-geass-r2-25-so-is-lelouch-dead-or-not/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most obvious reason would be CC calling to Lelouch in the closing scene of the episode. As we can assume CC to be still sane, she must be talking to someone, and that someone would most probably be the driver of the cart: Lelouch would have to be alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, however, and this is where the others have thought things through, Lelouch is alive because he got his dad's code. He beckoned the World of C to lend him its powers, and he took Charles's code before Charles passed on. The reason why Lelouch still has his Geass is because he didn't take the Code from the same person who gave him his Geass: he took his Geass from CC, and he took his Code from Charles. Thus, he now possesses both immortality and a Geass. This is also a reason that the title is &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch&lt;/strong&gt; of the Rebellion&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To further corroborate this, however, remember that when Nunnally held Lelouch's hand he transferred his memories to her. CC also did it when Lelouch touched her accidentally back then, so it could be assumed that people with Codes are indeliberate telepaths. This leaves us with both immortals traversing the world for the rest of eternity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional evidences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charles grabbed Lelouch with his right hand, which had the Geass sigil.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lelouch needed the fully evolved Geass to transfer a code.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The code doesn't appear to activate until someone dies. Hence, why C.C. was wounded when she first inherited her code. Same happened with Charles in the World of C.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Lelouch touched Nunnally, Nunnally got a flash of his memories. This ONLY happens when a high potential Geass user touches someone with the fully evolved Geass.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The title of the series is &amp;quot;R2″, which is similar to how &amp;quot;C.C&amp;quot; is pronounced. So Lelouch would be &amp;quot;R.R.&amp;quot; which is Engrish (I presume) for L.L., Lelouch Lamprouge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When C.C. is talking on the wagon, she says &amp;quot;the power of Geass brings loneliness…that's not quite right is it, Lelouch?&amp;quot; and nods her head in the direction of the wagon driver.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Furthermore,] Orange knew of Lelouch's and Suzaku's plan and helped them out by ordering his men not to fire on Zero, he even smiled when Zero (Suzaku) jumped on his shoulder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now would Orange, a man who devoted himself entirely to Lelouche and threw away everything without a second thought be OK with a plan where the sole person he wants to protect in life is actually killed? The answer to that is NO, not even if Lelouch ordered him to accept the plan: he would not go along with it and would protect him with his life. There is only one way that Orange would be OK with a plan like that and that's if he knew about Lelouch's immortality, which I assume he did as he worked with V.V. in the Geass research base. Orange was OK with this plan as he knew Lelouch would come to no harm and would be able to start a new peaceful life with the woman he loves in a world which he himself had made peaceful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even at the end, we see Orange on his orange plantation, completely content with the way things have panned out, he definitely could not be that happy had Lelouch actually died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Lelouch and CC lived happily ever after, literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T19:50:46.027" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:26:09.120" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe there is no significance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is just a character trait that she really likes watermelons. Probably for their smooth and round shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T20:11:01.917" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T20:11:01.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="149" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="779" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:30:04.683" Score="35" ViewCount="30377" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Elfen Lied&quot; (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto) has a rather confusing plot and setting in the anime version alone; the bits of the setting which I glimpsed from discussions about it hint at the original manga being even more complex in the relationship department between the characters and organisations. It doesn't help that the manga wasn't finished by the time the anime was produced, which very likely leads to inconsistencies between the two with material which so heavily relies on uncovering secrets to drive its story forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the plot (as opposed to superficial details, like location or hair colour) differ between the anime and manga, then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T16:49:07.363" LastActivityDate="2019-03-14T18:56:20.717" Title="How does the plot of Elfen Lied anime differ from the manga?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:35:26.033" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Replacement_Technique&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, it is indeed based on a real-life technique:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique is based on a real-life ninja art, kawarimi. It was an&#xA;  ancient ninja art revolving around misdirection and the split-second&#xA;  timing of a switch between a 'body' and a location, or between two or&#xA;  more bodies: A technique utilized by ninja in ancient Japan, involving&#xA;  the ninja and anything that can be mistaken for them, (such as a dummy&#xA;  or a mannequin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mention, it is used by all levels of characters, because it is one of the basic techniques being taught in the Academy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for the &quot;it seems to fool even the opponents who are well versed in combat&quot; part. This is also similar to the real word. For example, all boxers use pretty much the same punches, yet some of them are much better than others, meaning they also use those punches better (stronger, faster, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why a technique performed by a stronger shinobi would also have a stronger effect, so if the opponents are close in power, they can still use this jutsu to distract each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T06:35:26.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="151" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:36:54.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYJKXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Detective Conan image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (名探偵コナン / &lt;em&gt;Meitantei Konan&lt;/em&gt;; localized as &lt;em&gt;Case Closed&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in the Japanese manga anthology &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Sunday&lt;/em&gt; since 1994. The anime series began in January 8th, 1996 by the animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha. It is directed by Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto. The series has spanned 900+ chapters and 740+ anime episodes. It has also spawned 18 movies, 12 OVAs, several video games, and a live action drama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Case Closed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1974&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Case Closed&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Case Closed&lt;/em&gt; (anime)&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:27:17.660" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:27:17.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="152" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:36:54.360" Score="0" Body="Detective Conan (&quot;Meitantei Conan&quot;; also &quot;Case Closed&quot; in some regions) is a Japanese detective anime and manga series by Gosho Aoyoma." OwnerUserId="25" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:27:17.660" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:27:17.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="161" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:47:21.053" Score="12" ViewCount="1945" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the demon-like entities shown at end of &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;, which Homura is now fighting instead of witches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what does Homura's explanation mean, regarding how these demons replaced witches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T02:55:32.830" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T02:55:32.830" Title="What are the demons at the end of Madoka Magica?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="174" CreationDate="2012-12-12T06:52:07.100" Score="0" ViewCount="5524" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first they stopped the production from 2000 until 2009, even though the manga is released every week and has already gained a lot of episodes and popularity.&#xA;Why would they not make more chapters of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T18:25:39.430" Title="Why Hajime no Ippo stop producing more episodes?" Tags="&lt;hajime-no-ippo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2013-09-23T10:55:52.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="173" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:00:50.660" Score="11" ViewCount="4705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a website or any kind of document that shows all currently airing series in Japan? Airing dates and times would be great too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T20:08:19.737" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T15:29:59.577" Title="Where do I find a table / listing of all currently airing anime series?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="168" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:14:57.083" Score="18" ViewCount="1476" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many people in SAO who committed crimes (such as doing PK), yet managed to survive until the end of the game. What happened to them after that? Did they go to trial and get sentenced to prison?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case, what about people (like Kirito) who killed others involuntarily in self-defense? Were they exempted from trial?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:59:22.987" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T06:59:22.987" Title="What happened to people who committed crimes (such as killing) in SAO?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="165" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:30:43.593" Score="11" ViewCount="12846" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original format for Full Metal Panic is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Full_Metal_Panic!_light_novels&quot;&gt;novels&lt;/a&gt;. But which novels have been translated to manga form, and what chapters/series does each manga correspond to? And of those, which do the Anime series map to? Or is there much correlation at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="118" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T07:38:05.703" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T09:09:47.620" Title="Which Full Metal Panic novels correlate to which Manga/Anime Series?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="153" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:32:16.903" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the conversation between Kyubey and Homura near the end of the final episode of the series, Homura mentions that although Madoka's wish prevented witches from being born, the curses from the human world still remained and continue to haunt humanity in the form of &quot;magical beasts&quot; (魔獣), which are demonic forces of unknown nature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new role of magical girls now is to defeat these demons, gather their curses in the forms of small cube fragments, and have Kyubey harvest them, in order to slow the effects of entropy on the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T02:10:49.800" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T02:10:49.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="162" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:33:17.257" Score="13" ViewCount="8395" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the 2nd episode, Kirito and Asuna met in the first month of SAO. Yet 2 years later, they meet again and it seems they are like complete strangers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to them in those 2 years? Do the light novels explain this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T17:53:57.193" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T00:09:52.663" Title="What happened between Kirito and Asuna in those 2 years?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:42:59.663" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a MAL Group that updates with the season, has airing dates for all the anime airing during that time and such. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=743&quot;&gt;It's right here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T07:42:59.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:50:09.753" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always use &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mahou.org&lt;/a&gt;, which not only tells you what is airing, but gives you up-to-the-minute information on precisely when it is airing. However, you'll need to cross-check the listed shows with some other site like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=main&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; (note the convenient links to the right of the table), or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN's Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt; if you want descriptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T08:01:32.873" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T08:01:32.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="160" CreationDate="2012-12-12T07:58:45.683" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each manga series is their own retelling of the light novels. Currently there are 6 manga series that each tell their own story. Currently, there is the original, Overload, Comic Mission, Surplus, Sigma, Another, and most recently, Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original, titled &lt;strong&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/strong&gt; is the first manga of the series, by Retsu Tateo. This covers the first season of the anime. It follows it pretty closely with the anime, but there are some subtle differences. The series ends after the Tuatha de Danaan hijacking is resolved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overload&lt;/strong&gt; does not follow any of the anime at all and was published as a type of side story that is not related to the anime or the light novels. &lt;strong&gt;Surplus&lt;/strong&gt; is basically the (1 volume) sequel to Overload. None of this is canon, it's essentially an officially-published doujinshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comic Mission&lt;/strong&gt; is more of a light-hearted side story (by the same artist as the original), like &lt;em&gt;Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt;, that deviates from the main mecha story. Each chapters is more or less a self contained short story. Certain stories like &quot;Cinderella Panic&quot; are from the light novel's side stories while other are original scenarios.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sigma&lt;/strong&gt; is a continuation of the anime, but illustrated by a different artist (Ueda Hiroshi). It begins around the same time as &lt;em&gt;The Second Raid&lt;/em&gt; (Volume 4: &lt;em&gt;Ending Day By Day&lt;/em&gt;). This manga parallels the light novels and picks up where TSR left off and deals with the events after it. This series is meant to be a continuation of the original manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another&lt;/strong&gt; is another story in the &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic&lt;/em&gt; universe, set 11 years after the events in the original FMP series with Sosuke and Kaname, with a new protagonist, new heroine. Lina (short for: Adelina Aleksandrovna Kerenskaya) is an AS pilot for the PMC, known as DOMS (Dana O'Shee Military Service), which seems to be have been created by Tessa and run by Mao. The male protagonist, who looks like Sousuke, is Tatsuya Ichinose, he is the son of a Power Slave (PS) mechanic. PSes are AS made for civilian use, like construction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/11/10/a-look-at-rideback-authors-take-on-full-metal-panic-manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zero&lt;/strong&gt; series&lt;/a&gt;, scheduled to be released January of 2013, is a retelling of the light novel by Tetsuro Kasahara, the author of Rideback.  This series starts, like the light novel and anime, just before Sousuke gets the mission to guard Kaname. The only thing new (so far) about this series is the art. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-26T07:01:41.347" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T07:01:41.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="642" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:06:40.063" Score="18" ViewCount="7653" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the Puella Magi seem to have magical powers related to the wishes that they made. Sayaka has regeneration abilities, and she wished to heal someone. Homura has time manipulation abilities, and she wished to go back in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But other magical girls, like Mami and Kyouko, don't appear to have powers related to their respective wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there a connection, or is it only a coincidence for Sayaka and Homura? If it's the former, how do Mami and Kouko's wishes relate to their powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T05:23:45.540" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T04:21:36.687" Title="In Madoka Magica, are the girls' powers related to their wishes?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="149" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:12:16.587" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is mostly the same up to about &lt;em&gt;half&lt;/em&gt; the manga. The end of the manga, when Lucy goes on the bridge and loses her horn while being shot is the same in the manga. I think the only thing from the latter parts that were included in the anime was the side-story OVA which featured some of Lucy's past and the reason why she didn't attack Director Kurama from the research containment facility where Lucy escaped. I could be misremembering, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T08:12:16.587" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="157" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:14:49.243" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the end of the ALO arc in the novel, where Kirito thinks about his school and the policy to avoid using in-game names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this special «school», the students were players who had been in middle or high school before the SAO incident. Those orange players with a serious history of murder were undergoing more than one year of counseling that included treatment and observation. People like me who attacked others for self-defense, were inquired without leaving a criminal record like theft or blackmail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T08:14:49.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:24:01.413" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;http://animecalendar.net&quot;&gt;AnimeCalendar&lt;/a&gt;, which, when you make an account and are logged in, lets you filter the series and also convert to your local timezone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T08:24:01.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:27:57.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fansubwiki.com/Who_Subs_What%3a_WINTER_2012&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fansub Wiki&lt;/a&gt; which separates out each season, includes the time/date/channel, is updated (at least regularly enough these days) to show which shows get picked up by which groups that aren't licensed by U.S. distributors. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Sentai pick up large handfuls of shows each season these days so the actual fansub groups are less relevant now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just noticed today that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime/upcoming/tv&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN has an upcoming anime list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-03-29T17:38:58.377" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T17:38:58.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:36:35.633" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I use &lt;a href=&quot;http://countdown.mandragon.info/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://countdown.mandragon.info/&lt;/a&gt; which shows the day and time of the next episode for currently airing shows and dates for shows that will be broadcast soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: This site is now down, so I'll recommend another one I use often: &lt;a href=&quot;http://anichart.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://anichart.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="127" LastEditorUserId="127" LastEditDate="2014-04-09T15:29:59.577" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T15:29:59.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="154" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:37:55.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably the anime wasn't profitable enough to mantain a stable series. Hajime no Ippo's manga sells well, but not overwhelming well despite it's lots of volumes (more than 100, selling way less than big blockbusters like Naruto or One Piece, which have half that amount), so while being popular it isn't a big hit like other series. The old-school graphic aspect may be another issue, that style don't sell well nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T08:37:55.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="184" CreationDate="2012-12-12T09:06:51.410" Score="14" ViewCount="14086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since episode 279, the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; anime doesn't have ending songs. Instead, it has long openings: almost 3 minutes, instead of the usual 1:30 openings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the reason for this change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:36:05.730" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T16:27:42.890" Title="Why did the anime stop having ending songs since episode 279?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T09:07:20.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://neregate.com/blog/anime-charts/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Neregate&lt;/a&gt; also has charts of all animes, OVAs/movies/whatever else will be airing the next season. (So you can check what was the &quot;next season&quot; of last season, i.e. this season.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that while the charts on Neregate are family-friendly, other elements of the website may contain NSFW content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="103" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T20:09:58.460" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T20:09:58.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="177" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T09:45:11.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajime_no_Ippo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hajime no Ippo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:25:34.283" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:25:34.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="178" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T09:45:11.807" Score="0" Body="Hajime no Ippo (or, &quot;Fighting Spirit&quot;) is a manga and anime series about boxing created by Jōji &quot;George&quot; Morikawa." OwnerUserId="113" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:25:34.283" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:25:34.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="179" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T09:47:58.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions related to the process of writing, animating, distributing, or otherwise creating &lt;strong&gt;anime&lt;/strong&gt;. This tag generally should &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have technical questions on how to produce Japanese-style animation yourself, consider asking on &lt;a href=&quot;https://video.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video Production&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sound.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound Design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graphic Design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://writing.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Writing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; instead (per this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6/are-questions-about-how-to-make-anime-and-manga-off-topic&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="245" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-29T08:01:19.947" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T08:01:19.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="180" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T09:47:58.153" Score="0" Body="Questions pertaining to the process of writing, animating, distributing, or otherwise creating anime. This tag generally should NOT be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns and certainly not for identification requests." OwnerUserId="113" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T07:56:18.213" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:56:18.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="225" CreationDate="2012-12-12T10:02:38.287" Score="8" ViewCount="7243" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the &quot;mini-arcs&quot; in Higurashi (When They Cry) all start with a sudden rollback. After some terrible events, the town looks normal again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Closer to the end of the anime we are being shown that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's Hanyū who is responsible for the rollbacks, and she helps Rika keep her memories of what happened before the &quot;rollback&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is about what those &quot;rollbacks&quot; really &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt;. The wiki article, for example, says that they are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; time travels, and what Hanyū does is reverses time to let Rika relive those days again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when I was watching the anime itself, I clearly remember Rika saying that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; what they did was traveling between &quot;worlds&quot;, trying to find a &quot;world&quot; where everything was right (i.e. no murders). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, if the first version is right, then &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; all the murders didn't actually happen, because the time was reversed each time. In the second case (changing &quot;worlds&quot;), however, all those murders would be for real in each particular world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was that possibly just a bad/false translation of the subtitles I was using? And which version is right, after all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:08:09.910" LastActivityDate="2021-05-12T14:33:51.877" Title="What exactly are the rollbacks in Higurashi?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="175" CreationDate="2012-12-12T10:06:40.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There could be lots of reasons they did that, the most logical being that it was a production decision, they'll rather pay royalties or have one song made than two, less time and money spent on one 3 min song than two shorter ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T10:06:40.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="146" CreationDate="2012-12-12T10:20:53.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bleach characters often tend to exaggerate about things to make them more dramatic (it's really a Kubo trait). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was referring that at that time, no one in the area would be able to fight off Byakuya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichigo wouldn't stand a chance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuroichi was weakened after a century of avoiding a battle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ukitake was sick, and weaker.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, no one could match Byakuya at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:14:09.603" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:14:09.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="175" CreationDate="2012-12-12T10:21:35.327" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think any official explanations were given (I tried to search but there are only speculations). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the most probable reason is the fact that when you're watching broadcasts on TV, as soon as the ending theme song pops up you change to another channel. Almost nobody watches the ending credits/openings and this is true also for other things. Think about when you go to the movies: when the credits starts rolling, is there someone that will stay sit there? Maybe, but that's quite rare. Same for movies on TV, you usually change it because... you really don't care, unless you need to look up some actor/character in those rare occasions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason, and I'm quite convinced this is the case, they cut the ending theme song, made the opening longer and put the credits there instead. More people are likely to watch it, not just those that like the song, but also once you get to the channel, you're less likely to change it &lt;em&gt;just because&lt;/em&gt; it hasn't started yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with the recap, this makes the &quot;opening part&quot; much longer, even cutting from the usual ~24 minutes of actual episode time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T10:21:35.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="193" CreationDate="2012-12-12T11:17:30.343" Score="11" ViewCount="7735" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I thought Killer Bee only used it as a rap gesture.  Later on it was shown as a way to compare and equalize forces between two people. Even later, Naruto was shown doing it with Kurama, to fuse their chakra together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the fist bump have any special meaning? I doubt it originated in Japanese culture or mythology, so where did it come from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="4331" LastEditDate="2014-03-30T19:34:33.750" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T22:10:33.083" Title="What does the fist bump mean in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="259" CreationDate="2012-12-12T11:19:01.690" Score="23" ViewCount="2375" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 2003-2005, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) produces some documents highlighting the importance of manga and anime to promote Japan culture and international/business relations overseas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The now unavailable online issue of Jetro Business Topics, &quot;Japan's Soft Power Moves into the Limelight&quot; (2 Sept 2004) by Tsutomu Sugiura, Marubeni Research Institute director at time, stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If, for instance, children overseas learn to love anime, they may continue to feel a fondness for things Japanese as they grow older. And it is possible that such friendly feelings will translate into business deals involving Japan after they become adults.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;directly citing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power&quot;&gt;Soft Power&lt;/a&gt; concept by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nye&quot;&gt;Joseph Nye&lt;/a&gt;. Similar concepts are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marubeni.com/dbps_data/_material_/maruco_en/data/research/pdf/0404_a.pdf&quot;&gt;expressed here&lt;/a&gt; by the same Tsutomu Sugiura, identifying the phenomena as &quot;third wave of Japonism&quot;, where animation and videogames are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;capturing the essence of Japanese character and lifestyle disseminates Japanese culture and Japanese soul to young people the world over&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A document produced by JETRO Economic Research Department on March 2005 titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/reports/market/pdf/2005_27_r.pdf&quot;&gt;Cool Japan's Economy Warms Up&lt;/a&gt;&quot; associate it with the &quot;Gross National Cool&quot; cultural index theorized by Douglas McGray, and soft power concept is cited again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After 7 years, are these concept actually implemented by the Japanese administration? Are there documents related to direct intervention by the Japanese government to spread or boost the anime and manga industry overseas aiming to these goals in international relations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T21:18:47.357" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T16:50:19.477" Title="Are anime and manga subsidized or actively used by Japanese government to promote Japanese culture/relations internationally?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-12-12T11:41:08.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia has listings of anime per year. For example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2012_anime_television_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Television Series of 2012&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T11:41:08.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="143" CreationDate="2012-12-12T11:50:28.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't manage to find any sources that answer this question exactly, but I'm going to speculate about it a little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that the spirits are &lt;em&gt;forced&lt;/em&gt; to appear once the wizard acquires the key. The key, as we know, is usually required to open the gate though which the spirit comes from the spirit world. When the gates are opened in the first time, the wizard and the spirit make an agreement (e.g. on which days should the spirit be summoned). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you look at how do the spirits react when Lucy calls them, you may notice some interesting things. For example, when she summons Aquarius, Aquarius is often disappointed with Lucy, and shortly returns to the spirit word, sometimes refusing to do what Lucy asks for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One might ask: &lt;em&gt;why in that case would the spirit even appear&lt;/em&gt;? If Aquarius is not in the mood, she could as well not appear at all, rather than be summoned and almost instantly go back (after a few insults towards Lucy, that is). That leads us to an assumption that the spirits can not actually refuse to be summoned, and possessing the key almost equals possessing the spirit's contract (they just have no other options).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some spirits, however, find benefits in working with the wizards, for example, Taurus enjoys being summoned because that way he can observe Lucy's body, which he admires. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, most of the spirits become very loyal to Lucy once she acquires their keys, so that is another argument for the assumption that possessing the key forces the spirit to make the contract and work for the wizard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T11:50:28.500" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34" CreationDate="2012-12-12T11:55:37.507" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; mainly works with mutable timelines with an infinite amount of world lines and borrows many time travel concepts, primarily the black hole theory, to mix into the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, the time travel theory consists of mutable timelines and alternate timelines. However, Okarin is the only one that is aware of the changes in the mutable timeline. For everyone else, their memories are only from the timeline that they're in. Also, there are some events that cannot be changed in the mutable timeline and are limited to the current timeline, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; such as Mayuri's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are alternate timelines, revealed as attractor fields. The main timeline changes to another alternate timeline when there is a major event, and yet Okarin is the only one that is aware when this happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are limits to changing the past in the current timeline and can only be changed with a major shift to one of the other alternate timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clear things up, the current timeline follows the rules of a mutable timeline. The past can be changed to some degree and people's memories change accordingly. If there are enough of major changes in the current timeline, it converges into an alternate timeline which has different limits to changing the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T16:52:39.897" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T16:52:39.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="187" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:12:06.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's mainly a character trait of Killer Bee, he uses it kind of as a symbol of frienship, greeting or mutual respect; however he also uses this gesture to sense other people's chakra and channel his chakra to the other person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; which can be seen when he trains naruto to control the tailed beast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T12:12:06.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="187" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:16:40.757" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there isn't a single meaning, and sometimes it might be a simple &lt;em&gt;brofist&lt;/em&gt;, showing respect to one another. But there's also to consider that Bee, in a way, uses fist bumps to read the other person's mind/heart/soul, to feel the other person; he does it with the Raikage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Naruto exchanges fist bump with Kurama (The Nine-tailed fox beast): &#xA; There happens that the two chakra meld/connect, as a sort of energy transfer. Perhaps it's also more than that, but that's basically to show that we don't simply have brofists in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I found the chapter but it's not flat-out stated. When Bee first exchanges fist bumps with Naruto, he says he won't train him to control his beast: first because he &quot;made a fool out of his rap&quot;, but also because when they exchange the fist bumps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bee feels the Dark Naruto inside Naruto himself, through them. So unless Naruto solves this problem, he won't be able to proceed to the next stage, i.e. the training with Bee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the first meeting with Bee (when Naruto uses the Erotic Jutsu), Motoi does ask him whether they exchanged fist bumps. I think this is a hint to that, because when Naruto confirms, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Motoi takes him and Yamato to the waterfalls. They ask whether that's the place but Motoi says that that's just the first step: Naruto needs to see the truth first, which is where the Dark Naruto is revealed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Naruto will help save Motoi from the Squid attack that happens then and Bee trusts Naruto can defeat the Dark one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T12:52:57.330" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T12:52:57.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="853" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:18:23.250" Score="15" ViewCount="3047" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, there are 19 cards featured, whereas in the anime this number has grown to be 52 (excluding the card created during the 2nd movie).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there ever been a reason given for this large expansion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="131" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:22:01.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:22:01.400" Title="Why did the anime have so many additional cards?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="258" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:34:13.107" Score="40" ViewCount="156509" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question that I really can't get my head around. I've asked many people but I still have not come to a good understanding of the ending of CLANNAD: After Story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end of the anime, Nagisa and Ushio both come back to life. It's not terribly clear on &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; this happens and what causes it. Is it just magic?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the ending very cryptic, so anyone could explain it well with relevant information and evidence of some sort, I'd be very glad!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-22T21:37:47.230" LastActivityDate="2021-01-26T09:15:34.737" Title="What happens at the end of CLANNAD: After Story?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="207" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:46:27.497" Score="20" ViewCount="9359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist, it is stated a number of times that a state alchemist's pocket watch increases their power, but there doesn't seem to be a clear mechanism for that. How does that work, and what does increasing the power of an alchemist mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T23:08:55.627" LastActivityDate="2019-04-05T19:30:09.697" Title="In Fullmetal Alchemist, what does a State Alchemist's pocket watch do?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="197" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="216" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:56:13.450" Score="5" ViewCount="389" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga of &lt;em&gt;Katekyo Hitman Reborn!&lt;/em&gt; (also commonly just &quot;Reborn!&quot; for obvious reasons) after the future and Shimon Arc ends, the Arcabaleno Arc begins and reveals that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bermuda, the arcobaleno of the eighth element of night, bargains with Reborn in Chapter 384-ish to take his life for future generations and use his life to kill Checker Face. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While reading it, I noticed Bermuda calls &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; characters &quot;-kun&quot;! Since it's obviously a term more for guys, and yet it was used on Chrome and weaker players like Lal Mirch etc., I thought it was a little strange. I don't think it's a translation error either - since 「―くん」is pretty obviously &quot;-kun&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation for this? Is it something to do with his personality? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:19:35.957" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:20:39.593" Title="Why does Bermuda always address characters as -kun?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="86" CreationDate="2012-12-12T12:58:41.537" Score="10" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Third Hokage, as well as Tsunade and Jiraiya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sarutobi Hiruzen was 69 old. When he died (following &lt;em&gt;NARUTO Hiden: Tō no Sho&lt;/em&gt;), Tsunade has a special jutsu (as already mentioned). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jiraiya died at age ~53, being 50 at his first appearance (plus the training-time with Naruto (1.5 years, if I'm not mistaken, plus some story, I think 53 would be right)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only one who had a very long life was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...Uchiha Madara who had the Rinnegan and attached himself to the Gedō Mazō, with which he had a longer lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Kakuzu had a long life, but just because he had the ability to swap hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, you could say, that with special jutsus, ninjas live longer, but other than that, they're normal people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T09:01:33.220" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T09:01:33.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="199" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:00:36.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8JSMa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto image&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use this tag for questions about the manga, the anime or any of the movies in the Naruto (including Shippuden) universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (ナルト) is a media franchise including a manga series and two anime series. The manga is written and illustrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Kishimoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Masashi Kishimoto&lt;/a&gt;. It tells the story of the young ninja Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The original one-shot comic published in 1997 in the magazine &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamaru_Jump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akamaru Jump&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto_manga_volumes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt;, started in 2000 and ran through 2014&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two anime series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (broadcast in Japan from 2002 to 2007) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (ナルト- 疾風伝) (started in 2007 and ended in 2017).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto#Films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;movies&lt;/a&gt; based on the first anime series: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_the_Movie:_Ninja_Clash_in_the_Land_of_Snow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_the_Movie_2:_Legend_of_the_Stone_of_Gelel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Legend of the Stone of Gelel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_the_Movie_3:_Guardians_of_the_Crescent_Moon_Kingdom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;7 more movies are based on &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto#Light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light novels&lt;/a&gt; by Masatoshi Kusakabe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto_video_games&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video games&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2020-11-02T08:04:33.327" LastActivityDate="2020-11-02T08:04:33.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="200" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:00:36.670" Score="0" Body="Naruto is a shounen manga/anime by Masashi Kishimoto about the young ninja Uzumaki Naruto who strives to become the &quot;Hokage&quot;, the leader of his village." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:16:29.530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:16:29.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="201" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:03:06.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VBoTEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Clannad After Story (Chinese?) promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a visual novel by Key and Visual Arts. It's about the lives of a girl named Nagisa, a boy named Tomoya, their high-school life, and the hardships they both face. It also was adapted as a light novel, manga and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clannad_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:47:53.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:47:53.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="202" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:03:06.780" Score="0" Body="Clannad is a 2004 visual novel by Key. " OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:47:53.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:47:53.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="203" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:06:29.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PhbYI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Katekyou Hitman Reborn! promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Katekyou Hitman Reborn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or just &lt;em&gt;Reborn!&lt;/em&gt;) is a comedy shounen manga, written and illustrated by Akira Amano. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot centers on the life of a young boy named Tsunayoshi Sawada, who finds out that he is next in line to become the boss of the most powerful Mafia organization: the &quot;Vongola&quot;.  The Vongola send their most powerful hitman—who turns out to be a gun-toting infant named Reborn—to tutor Tsuna on how to become a respectable mafia boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reborn!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reborn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Kateky%C5%8D_Hitman_Reborn!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reborn!&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:08:19.537" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:08:19.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="204" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:06:29.467" Score="0" Body="&quot;Katekyou Hitman Reborn!&quot; is a comedy shounen manga, written and illustrated by Akira Amano. " OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:08:19.537" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:08:19.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:31:04.523" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;They never explained it because it is a development of the first anime adaptation that was never expounded upon. The watches were merely forms of identification as state alchemists in Brotherhood, which follows the manga more closely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="133" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T13:31:04.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="279" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:40:11.743" Score="37" ViewCount="97821" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt;, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="134" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-03-10T05:34:28.237" LastActivityDate="2019-03-10T05:34:28.237" Title="How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2012-12-12T13:45:05.770" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/State_Alchemist&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...each State Alchemist is given a silver pocketwatch to&#xA;  hold as identification. This watch is engraved with the symbol of the&#xA;  State Alchemist program - the Amestrian Dragon circumscribed in a&#xA;  hexagram (though both anime series alter the hexagram to a nondescript&#xA;  polygram, presumably so as not to invoke Judaism). Although &lt;strong&gt;the manga&#xA;  does not describe the pocketwatch as anything more than official proof&#xA;  that the carrier is a State Alchemist&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;the 2003 anime suggests that&#xA;  each pocketwatch is an alchemical amplifier&lt;/strong&gt;. The 2003 anime also&#xA;  depicts the watch's silver chain as extendable, as in the instance&#xA;  when the Strong Arm Alchemist, Major Alex Louis Armstrong uses it to&#xA;  tie up a target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, according to the 2003 anime, the watch amplifies the alchemist's powers. However, both manga and &lt;em&gt;FMA:Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; shows that the watch is simply a form of identification, much like a police badge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that in the anime the watch is the indicator which people use to recognize Edward as a State Alchemist. I believe that unless the State Alchemist himself tells you who he is, the presence of the watch is the only other way to know it (they also get a certificate, but I doubt they carry it around).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T13:45:05.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="251" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:03:42.403" Score="12" ViewCount="40921" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the movie is a midquel that takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having seen both the movie and the anime, I don't recall any connection that made it essential for it to be viewed in this order. I don't recall anything that had happened in the anime to be vital for the movie, and I don't remember anything that happened in the movie to be vital for episodes 23 onwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something? Or does it fit between episodes 22 and 23 simply because the authors thought about it like that (maybe the authors thought about the timeline like that, although it may be irrelevant?)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:16:22.797" LastActivityDate="2018-06-12T07:14:27.573" Title="What is the connection between the Cowboy Bebop anime and the movie?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="209" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="211" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:04:14.340" Score="12" ViewCount="4605" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HsTiB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hidan is probably the most misunderstood character in Naruto. He has the ability to survive pretty much anything (including decapitation), and is able to remote-injure opponents whose blood he tasted, and while he's inside his cursed circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this power come from? What kind of technique is that? Every single technique used in Naruto so far has been explained to some degree, besides this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do anyone has some information to shed light on the technique? From the Data Book perhaps?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="9260" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T03:49:47.480" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T03:49:47.480" Title="What is Hidan's Source of Power?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="210" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="219" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:08:05.473" Score="15" ViewCount="8472" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that they generate energy and they're used like power plants but there's also a person or creature of some sort inside. What are the plants exactly and how is it that Vash can communicate with them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:27:09.480" Title="What are the plants in Trigun?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="209" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:15:11.907" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1355321724&amp;amp;sr=8-1&quot;&gt;the official character databook&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Way of Jashin uses bodies of believers in forbidden jutsu rituals. Hidan was the first successful test case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a reward for his many massacres, Hidan acquires an immortal body via the Way of Jashin. This only helps to affirm his love for the Way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It adds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thou shalt kill thy neighbor. This dogma is contradictory since it would allow devotees to kill each other. But to Hidan who is immortal, this is meaningless. That is why he is able to accept the doctrine and follow its teachings. Even if he ends up with just his head...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also adds, regarding his motivations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Way of Jashin is absolute for Hidan, the only thing worth believing in. He considers his supreme purpose to be to spread the Way of Jashin to nonbelievers throughout the world. It means to create a world that acknowledges mass killing. And Hidan feels that this is possible by being a part of the Akatsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is about it, regarding to info on Hidan on the databook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T14:15:11.907" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="337" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:20:00.543" Score="21" ViewCount="72171" Body="&lt;p&gt;For both the original Naruto series and Shippuuden, which episodes should I watch if I want to avoid the filler? I'm only interested in core plot and character developments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make this question a bit more concrete: Which episodes are directly based off the manga, and which were produced with unique content for &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; the anime? At what points did the anime &quot;catch up&quot; to the manga and require non-manga-related content to continue airing episodes while the manga produced new content?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="87" LastEditorUserId="87" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T14:39:43.093" LastActivityDate="2018-09-14T20:04:40.710" Title="Which episodes of the Naruto anime are core plot and which are filler?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="214" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="220" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:35:42.340" Score="10" ViewCount="1146" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Naruto character named Tobi who maintains his eyesight though his special ability &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; have caused a great amount of macular degeneration. The following includes extensive spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; By my math, Tobi possesses his Mangekyo for quite some years. It &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; his Mangekyo, he stated it himself. So in that case, how come he hadn't gone blind yet? Itachi went almost completely blind in under 10 years. Sasuke got half blind in less than 1 year (because he abused it freely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how come Tobi hasn't gone blind? As far as I can figure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He obviously replaced his other eye, but it was kept behind his one-eyed mask for a long period of time, he didn't use it for vision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorDisplayName="user74" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T15:41:07.590" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T09:04:21.957" Title="Why isn't Tobi blind yet?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="214" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:42:03.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tobi is not yet revealed to be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Obito Uchiha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;, it's shown that he's collecting Sharingan-Eyes. So it would be logical, that he took two of these eyes to not go blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Remeber: Tobi was actually angered when he saw that Danzo sealed the Sharingan of Shisui, because he couldn't use it anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T14:51:29.137" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T14:51:29.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="197" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:49:12.400" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case I believe Bermuda is looking down on all the characters as if they were his subordinates or just addressing in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/chan-and-kun-in-japanese&quot;&gt;endearing sense&lt;/a&gt; (he is &lt;em&gt;way&lt;/em&gt; older than them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In company or school situations in Japan &quot;-kun&quot; is by superiors when addressing subordinates of both genders. Alternatively &quot;-kun&quot; might also be used as a term of endearment towards the (younger) male characters (similar to &quot;-chan&quot; with females).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T14:49:12.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="210" CreationDate="2012-12-12T14:57:35.030" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun#Trasfondo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; in Spanish and I just translated it for the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the future, Earth has been overpopulated and natural resources and environment are in a state to disappear soon. In this situation they create the project &amp;quot;Seeds&amp;quot;, in which, to ensure the survival of the species they sent into space a fleet of spacecrafts in which a great number of people are contained in suspended animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ships used as feed system a technology called &amp;quot;Plants&amp;quot;, a power generator housed in an entity whose core is almost pure energy and serves as a source of power to the ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of these ships, a small crew is responsible for guiding and find a planet that can accommodate the human race. One day, an anomaly leads to the reactor to discover there that not only the Plant has given birth two newborns, but unlike the rest of their species, they look more human and can survive outside the reactor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:27:09.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="210" CreationDate="2012-12-12T15:02:19.080" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Trigun Universe, Plants are constructions, built by humans, to hold and house powerful beings that can create energy, food, and even water. Not much else is revealed about the beings themselves in either the manga or anime that gives away where they came from, how humans learned to harness their power, or what they truly are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Vash can communicate with them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Both Vash and Knives are &quot;products&quot; of the plant. It is unknown if they were born by the plant on the ship, or how they came to be, as it is said that they were found near the plant itself. Vash and Knives both show many characteristics like the plant, and also many dissimilarities. For example, both show increased control over their powers, including being able to generate guns at will, and both have a far longer life-span than humans, while aging to the mid-30's look faster. They are also able to communicate with the plants, as Vash demonstrates on a few occasions. However, unlike plants, they do not need to be contained in a special environment to survive, and they are male, where as every plant form that can be seen is female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T15:02:19.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="214" CreationDate="2012-12-12T15:32:41.180" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains lots of spoilers so I might as well make one block, edit if you will&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Madara rescued Obito from the collapsed cave he used Hashirama&#xA; Senju's living clone to heal Obito's crushed body. Not only did this&#xA; heal Obito's body but it also gave him access to Hashirama Senju's&#xA; abilities, the wood release ability, as seen when he defeated the&#xA; ninjas who wanted to steal Rin's body.&#xA; Now Hashirama Senju had unique medical ninjutsu which healed himself without forming any&#xA; seals whatsoever. So if Obito gained access to the wood release ninjutsu he may also gained &#xA; this medical ninjutsu, which in turn healed his eye throughout the years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T15:38:22.153" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T15:38:22.153" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T15:48:11.877" Score="10" ViewCount="2207" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakuzu, an Akatsuki member who works with Hidan as a pair, has a unique ability. His body is full of black strings that he can use to steal the organs of his opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He uses this ability in order to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;steal his enemies' hearts, which gives him two important advantages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; Provides a type of &amp;quot;immortality&amp;quot;. He can have a maximum of 4 hearts but this means he needs to be killed 4 times without him replacing the lost hearts in the mean time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; Allows him to use the chakra nature elements of the stolen hearts. For example, if he steals a heart from someone who possessed the wind chakra nature element, he'd be able to use that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it known what Kakuzu's own original chakra nature element was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T11:25:44.173" Title="What was Kakuzu's original chakra nature element?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="222" CreationDate="2012-12-12T15:53:04.590" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being originally from the Waterfall village plus using the only element without having an embodiment,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll have to take an educated guess and call &lt;strong&gt;Water&lt;/strong&gt; on Kakazu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T11:25:44.173" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T11:25:44.173" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="222" CreationDate="2012-12-12T15:56:16.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1421541254/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;amp;pf_rd_s=center-2&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=1M9XSVQKNS3HZPY3Z2R0&amp;amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;amp;pf_rd_p=317828027&amp;amp;pf_rd_i=468294&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official Character Data book&lt;/a&gt; provides &lt;strong&gt;no info&lt;/strong&gt; on this. I'd say that any answer other than this without any strong sources is mere speculation, or some educated guess (as MadaraUchiha's answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T15:56:16.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="181" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:08:47.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the correct answer lies between what you're saying and what Wiki is saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a definition of &quot;kakera&quot; (usually translated as &quot;fragments&quot;) from Umineko no Naku Koro ni (the installment of WTC after Higurashi) EP4's TIPS:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Worlds of different fates and circumstances are called kakera, and&#xA;  witches who are able to cross the ocean of endless kakera are called&#xA;  Voyagers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanyuu is taking Rika through different kakera, but she is also going back in time. If she just went to the same time in a different kakera, it might be too late for Rika to do anything. I believe towards the end of Higurashi, Hanyuu also states that her power is weakening and she can't go as far back in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're interested in knowing why/how Hanyuu has these powers, I'd definitely recommend playing the Umineko no Naku Koro ni sound novels or maybe even reading the manga. Don't watch the anime though... It doesn't cover that far into the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T16:08:47.920" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="226" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:15:51.037" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T16:15:51.037" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T16:15:51.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="227" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:15:51.037" Score="0" Body="A franchise of works by 07th Expansion, currently consisting of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Umineko no Naku Koro ni." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T16:18:11.383" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T16:18:11.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="228" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="421" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:31:29.423" Score="4" ViewCount="8676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a lot of the Full Moon wo Sagashite manga a few years ago and recently started watching the anime. It's been so long since I read the manga that I can't tell how much is different, but I remember my friend telling me a few years ago that they are very different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a lot of filler in the anime? Is the plot/story significantly different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please mark any spoilers as corresponding to either the manga or anime so those who have only seen one or the other don't get spoiled if they don't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If my friend was blatantly wrong and they are pretty darn close, I apologize and don't mind having the question closed.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T17:03:39.823" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T09:43:32.933" Title="What's the difference between the Full Moon wo Sagashite manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;full-moon-wo-sagashite&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="229" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:46:25.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DNovM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cowboy Bebop image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/strong&gt; is a 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of a bounty hunter (&quot;cowboy&quot;) crew travelling on the Bebop, their starship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used in questions concerning the Cowboy Bebop anime, manga or movie. The media in question should be specified in the title or question itself, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/136/how-to-correctly-specify-that-the-question-is-only-about-manga-or-anime-but-not&quot;&gt;this meta post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more on Cowboy Bebop see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cowboy Bebop wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:44:10.237" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:44:10.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="230" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:46:25.490" Score="0" Body="Cowboy Bebop is an anime by Shinichiro Watanabe. It's a sci-fi adventure comedy set in a futuristic world. The main characters are a bounty hunter crew (&quot;cowboys&quot;) who travel on their starship Bebop, hunt wanted criminals, eat scrap, philosophize and solve mysteries." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:44:10.237" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:44:10.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="231" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:53:41.373" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T16:53:41.373" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T16:53:41.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="232" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:53:41.373" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used when referring to a movie of a franchise that also has manga and/or anime." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:24:58.817" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:24:58.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2046" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:06:52.853" Score="12" ViewCount="2604" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the Gosick anime (possibly even just the last episode, I can't remember)... Victorique's hair suddenly changes from gold to silver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was speculation about whether this was an intended dye job to hide her identity or representative of her sadness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the original novels give a clear explanation or is it just as ambiguous?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-01-12T12:16:38.310" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:09:34.153" Title="Do the novels explain the sudden &quot;hair change&quot; near the end of Gosick?" Tags="&lt;gosick&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="234" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:07:43.167" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T17:07:43.167" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T17:07:43.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="235" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:07:43.167" Score="0" Body="Indicates that the question is specific to the light novel version of a series." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:24:29.567" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:24:29.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="240" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:16:44.450" Score="14" ViewCount="49576" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know he made ​​a contract with his own soul or something like that.  But if this Nen is so powerful, how come he is the only who used it in the series?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also watched the previous version(1999), and there was no one who did this type of contract besides him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T22:30:00.377" LastActivityDate="2020-09-17T10:48:39.077" Title="Why is Kurapika so powerful?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="242" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:18:09.110" Score="13" ViewCount="3146" Body="&lt;p&gt;How was it exactly that Nagato came upon his Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara states that it was his, and that he gave it to him: how did he do that? Did he transplant it into Nagato, or did he transfer it otherwise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I do not recall whether this was explained in the manga or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-22T03:20:10.477" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T03:20:10.477" Title="How did Nagato gain his Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:25:09.253" Score="8" ViewCount="4170" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;) the senshi have a unique &lt;em&gt;henshin&lt;/em&gt;, or transformation sequence. Especially later on, these are animated with the senshi receiving a manicure before the transformation sequence begins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Sailor Mercury (Mizuno Ami) starting her henshin sequence by raising her hand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h98CV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mercury-star-power&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then she gets her manicure and her star wand transformation pen activates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BDvg1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;star wand&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, her nails are clearly blue in the second screencapture. Yet, at the end of her henshin sequence, she's clearly sporting gloves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ikx1T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;henshin-complete&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So: &lt;strong&gt;Why do the Senshi receive a manicure before putting on gloves?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastActivityDate="2020-04-15T14:34:49.630" Title="Why do the senshi get a manicure before they get gloves?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:29:02.883" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like you said, it certainly was not mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The best &lt;em&gt;guess&lt;/em&gt; is that he used Zetsu to do it, since he was chained&#xA; to the Gedo Mazo.&#xA; &#xA; Apparently he knew he could use it in the distant future to revive&#xA; himself again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T17:33:18.023" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T17:33:18.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="236" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:30:25.933" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapika's scarlet eyes allow him to shift from becoming a Conjurer to a Specialist because of their unique nature. This ability, Emperor Time, allows him to utilize all the types of Nen to 100% efficiency. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurapika has a Nen blade chain wrapped around his heart. Kurapika imposed a limitation onto this chain, it can only be used to deal with members of the Phantom Troupe. If this condition is violated, Kurapika will die. This condition (a &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen#Vows_.26_Limitations&quot;&gt;Limitation&lt;/a&gt;, a Vow with a punishment) was needed in order to increase the strength of the ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T17:30:25.933" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:31:34.403" Score="8" ViewCount="6641" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kenshin is content and in his normal, day-to-day state, his eyes are purple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SDWZo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kenshin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, when he is incensed or when he must resume his Hitokiri Battousai persona, his eyes turn yellow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KqDKO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Battousai&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do Kenshin's eyes change color?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T20:16:47.893" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T05:57:45.037" Title="Why do Kenshin's eyes change color?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:31:41.673" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Black Zetsu, which is the embodiment of Madara's willpower and thought (Yin), stated that he had indeed &lt;em&gt;transplanted&lt;/em&gt; these eyes into him when he was a boy. When or how isn't stated, one can only speculate that Madara used White Zetsu or some other Zetsu for it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T10:06:21.247" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T10:06:21.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="243" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:35:06.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about Visual Novels, that were adapted as a manga/anime/light novel and vice versa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider asking the question on &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Arqade.SE&lt;/a&gt; if the question is about gaming only, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Game Development.SE&lt;/a&gt; if the question is about &lt;em&gt;making&lt;/em&gt; a visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://writers.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Writers.SE&lt;/a&gt; might be a good starting point if you want to ask a question about &lt;em&gt;writing&lt;/em&gt; a visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The visual novel database&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T03:43:22.527" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T03:43:22.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="244" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:35:06.273" Score="0" Body="Visual Novels are interactive story-telling games which often feature anime-style graphics." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-19T14:41:16.083" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T14:41:16.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="248" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:35:24.517" Score="19" ViewCount="2089" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a debate between fans as to the romanization of the name of the wolf-girl character in Spice and Wolf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some claim it should be romanized as Holo, whilst others say Horo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there official word on which is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="131" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T06:50:35.017" LastActivityDate="2020-06-01T05:01:23.913" Title="What is the proper romanization of the wolf-girl's name?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:36:02.117" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 606,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Obito's flashback, Madara mentions that he did indeed transplant it into Nagato without him (Nagato) realising it. How exactly he did it is not explained, though it is likely he used a Gedo Mazo/Senju cells based technique similar to the one he used to &quot;repair&quot; Obito's body (without Obito realising it as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T17:36:02.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="238" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:38:13.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't heard of any official response to that, so we can only assume that it's only to make the animation look cooler/more dramatic/more &lt;kbd&gt;insert praise word here&lt;/kbd&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="35679" LastEditDate="2020-04-15T14:34:49.630" LastActivityDate="2020-04-15T14:34:49.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="245" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:38:58.503" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Yen Press (the English publisher of the Spice and Wolf novels), they were instructed by the Japanese licensor to use &quot;Holo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://yenpress.com/2009/09/spice-and-wolf-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-8088&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This comment at Yenpress.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also a scene in the anime, season 2 episode 4, showing a hand-written letter that included &quot;Holo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kH8X9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of where it says Holo in the letter&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Poor writing, but I think it's obvious that it's an L not an R.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T04:45:42.023" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T04:45:42.023" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="245" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:39:26.407" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to one episode in 2nd season and official translation of light novels it is Holo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Horo has been used for so long, that it is hard to fans to accept the official romanization. Also, in many languages, the official japanese dubbing too sounds more like Horo than Holo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T17:39:26.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="241" CreationDate="2012-12-12T17:54:45.270" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Himura_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kenshin's eyes, too, are unusual, being a deep violet. In the anime series, when &lt;strong&gt;Kenshin's eyes change to reflect his psychological reversion to Hitokiri Battōsai&lt;/strong&gt;, their color shifts from violet to gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T18:29:33.697" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T18:29:33.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="208" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:11:28.367" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing that happens in the movie is essential to what happens in episodes 23 and 24. In fact, the movie came out over 2 years after the series was finished, so there wasn't really room to add more plot before the ending. Since the ending of Cowboy Bebop is &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19/do-we-know-what-happens-to-spike-at-the-end-of-cowboy-bebop&quot;&gt;deliberately ambiguous&lt;/a&gt;, there was no room for a movie after the events of episode 23 began, so putting it before episode 23 was necessary and the simplest choice is between 22 and 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would argue that the placement of the movie in the chronology isn't all that important, though. Cowboy Bebop is pretty episodic for most of its run, and the stories could be reordered without seriously affecting the feel of the show. Chronological order is mostly irrelevant for the series as a whole (with a few notable exceptions). Likewise, the placement of the movie doesn't make a big difference. There are a number of places it could be placed in the chronology consistently, but putting it before episode 23 was the simplest. In fact, a few people I know watched the movie after episode 24, which obviously doesn't work chronologically, but they didn't think they missed anything by viewing it in that order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T18:11:28.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="253" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:16:50.273" Score="21" ViewCount="41884" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well... the title says it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask this because, supposedly, Hyuuga and Uchiha are descendants of the Rikudou's eldest son (at least I am under that impression). In that way, does the Byakugan have any other special techniques that can be awakened (such as Tsukuyomi, Susano'o and Amaterasu in the Sharingan), and can it (ultimately) awaken the Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far we have not seen techniques that derive from the Byakugan itself, but rather techniques that are possible because of it: the whole Hyuuga fighting style comes from the use of Byakugan, but it is not related to it in the same way that every Mangekyou technique is related to the Sharingan. They were only able to develop/and use it properly due to them having the Byakugan, but (again) it does not relate to it in the same way the Mangekyou relates to the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Is it possible for a Byakugan user to awaken a Rinnegan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2021-05-11T03:44:43.483" Title="Is it possible for a Byakugan user to awaken the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:21:41.240" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is true that Kakashi originally said that the Uchiha clan (And the Sharingan) is a branch off the Hyuuga clan (and the Byakugan), &lt;s&gt;it was later revealed that it wasn't the case&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;And even though Kaguya Otsutsuki was said to have the Byakugan&lt;/strong&gt;, it is currently presumed that the two bloodlines are separate and there's no actual connection between the two eye techniques..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No Byakugan upgrades were ever discussed/revealed, like you said, the Hyuuga specific techniques are only the Byakugan's potential being utilized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;SPOILER!&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Moreover, it was revealed that the way to awaken the Rinnegan would be to combine Indra's and Ashura's chakra&lt;/strong&gt;, like Madara (who had Indra's chakra) implanted the flesh of Hashirama (who had Ashura's chakra), to bring out the Sage of Six Paths' chakra.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So theoretically, if Indra were to posses a Hyuuga clan member, and the identity of Ashura would be known, it may be possible. That, however, never happened and is not likely to happen in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T19:48:05.853" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T19:48:05.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:36:48.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that the Rinnegan is not a state/technique like Mangekyou or Amaterasu. It's a whole different eye. Same goes for the Byakugan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of there being a common heritage, the Byakugan is an innate skill like the Sharingan (the basic one). You have it because you were born in that clan. The Rinnegan is even rarer (being a supreme eye) but again, it's not a technique, it's an &quot;eye&quot; by itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, it's &lt;em&gt;highly unlikely&lt;/em&gt; that a Byakugan user can awake the Rinnegan. I'd say &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, but the Manga is not over yet and I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, but it wouldn't make sense because a Byakugan could develop a technique, at best, not an eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T18:36:48.333" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="55" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:37:45.790" Score="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a large number of differences between the two Fullmetal Alchemist anime, with far too many to list; therefore, I'll only cover the major ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To improve the flow of this answer, the following abbreviations will be used:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FMAM = Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;FMA03 = Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 (Anime)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;FMAB = Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (Anime)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for the difference is because FMA03 was created when FMAM was still in the early stages of its development. When an anime series is based on a manga that is still in development, the anime is eventually going to reach a point where it outpaces the manga, because anime episodes tend to be developed quicker than manga volumes. When this happens, either filler for the anime is created or changes to the anime's storyline and characters are made so that the anime can continue to be developed. The latter is what happened to FMA03. FMA03's storyline started to diverge from FMAM's storyline after around 10 episodes because, at that point, the anime was starting to outpace the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, FMAB was created when FMAM was nearing the end of its development. This allowed FMAB's storyline to be more faithful to FMAM's storyline because FMAB had a mostly-complete storyline to draw from FMAM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major differences between FMA03 and FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Storyline&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Although both stories follow Edward and Alphonse, the overarching story is considerably different between FMA03 and FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM. In FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM the main antagonist was a character referred to as &lt;strong&gt;Father&lt;/strong&gt;, a being of incredible power who is capable of performing transmutation at will, and without regard for equivalent exchange. His ultimate goal in FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM is to steal the power of what he refers to as &amp;quot;God&amp;quot; and become a being of infinite power and knowledge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; The main antagonist in FMA03 is Dante. Unlike Father, she is just a normal human being who created a Philosopher's Stone and has managed to live a long time by transferring her consciousness into the body of other human beings whenever she was nearing death. Dante's only motivation is to become immortal and live forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Homunculi&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In FMA03, the &lt;strong&gt;Homunculi&lt;/strong&gt; were the result of attempting to perform human transmutation and failing. They could only be killed by destroying their original body.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; In FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM, the Homunculi were created by Father, with each one representing a different aspect of his personality (&lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt;; the seven deadly sins). Each Homunculus is also powered by a Philosopher's Stone. Unlike FMA03's Homunculi, FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM's Homunculi do not have an &amp;quot;original&amp;quot; body that needs to be destroyed. Instead, either the Philosopher's Stone powering them needs to be destroyed or its power drained (normally through forcing them to regenerate  multiple times).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Another difference is the identify of the Homunculi themselves, with some Homunculi from FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM not appearing in FMA03 at all and others having their name changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt; have the same name and appearance in FMAB, FMAM, and FMA03.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM's &lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; (King Bradley) is called &lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; in FMA03.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM's &lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; (Selim Bradley) is not present in FMA03.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; FMA03's &lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; is unique to the series. He was the result of Izumi Curtis's attempt to revive her son.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM's &lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; is not present in FMA03.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; FMA03's &lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; is unique to the series. She was the result of Ed and Al's attempt to bring back their mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hohenheim&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In FMA03, &lt;strong&gt;Hohenheim&lt;/strong&gt; is just a normal human being who was originally Dante's lover; however, he eventually left her due to no longer sharing her desire to have immortality at any cost. Like Dante, he created a Philosopher's Stone and gained a long life by transferring his consciousness into another person's body. His role in the anime is very minor, and he becomes trapped on the other side of the Gate after a confrontation with Dante that ended in failure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; In FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM, Hohenheim was a human Philosopher's Stone with a seemingly infinite supply of power. Although he was originally a slave, he was granted his near-immortality by Father well before the events of the series took place. Hohenheim is more significant in FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM, facing off against Father at the end of the series. Unlike FMA03's Hohenheim, he dies at the end of FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM after finally exhausting the power of his Philosopher's Stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Gate&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The &lt;strong&gt;Gate&lt;/strong&gt; is the largest major change in the series. In FMAB &amp;amp; FMAM, the Gate is the source of all alchemy and also seems to be a source of infinite knowledge. The Gate is also guarded by a being commonly referred to as &lt;strong&gt;Truth&lt;/strong&gt;, and who is responsible for taking the required tolls from alchemists who perform human transmutation. Those who are capable of performing alchemy have their own gate, and if that gate should be removed (by sacrificing it to Truth), they will no longer be able to perform alchemy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; In FMA03, the Gate is still the source of alchemy, but it also serves as a portal between the world of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Earth&lt;/strong&gt;. Furthermore, the Gate derives its powers from the souls of those who have died on Earth and is what powers the transmutations performed by alchemists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="62" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-08-22T07:43:01.020" LastActivityDate="2020-08-22T07:43:01.020" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="146" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:50:48.197" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was likely a situational fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichigo had resolved the fight between him and Kenpachi, so he was physically weak.  He wouldn't have been capable of fighting Byakuya in that state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yoruichi hadn't been in battle in over a hundred years.  While she (somewhat) maintained her Flash Step, she couldn't have engaged him in a head-on battle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was &lt;em&gt;very unlikely&lt;/em&gt; for Ukitake to intervene in the fighting, him being a fellow Officer, and while Ukitake would have been interested in protecting his subordinate, he wouldn't have immediately sided with the outsiders against the growing threat to Soul Society.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T18:50:48.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2012-12-12T18:55:37.280" Score="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think this can be answered unambiguously even considering the visual novel, but it certainly explains things somewhat better than the anime in this case. In principle I can find quotes from the VN to support everything here, but that seems like a pretty arduous task given the size of the VN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, what follows constitute pretty major spoilers if you ever intend to read the VN regarding the illusionary world and the &quot;lights&quot;, though . Some of this is not discussed in any way in the anime, so I've spoiler tagged everything (but if you don't ever intend to read the VN, there's no reason not to spoil yourself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the visual novel, there are a number of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clannad.wikia.com/wiki/Light_orbs&quot;&gt;orbs of light&lt;/a&gt;&quot; which are also in the anime but not focused on as much. Yukine describes them to Tomoya at the end of her route, and I believe also at some point in the anime. They are capable of granting wishes, but are fairly limited in power. They are created when someone helps someone else achieve a goal which brings happiness. For unknown reasons, Tomoya is one of the few people who can see them now, although they were visible to everyone in the past. In the game, Tomoya gets one orb for each completed route (8 total), with a couple of exceptions, and 5 more are available in After-Story. All of these are needed to reach the true end where Nagisa and Ushio don't die. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;After Tomoya collects the orbs, they are transported to the illusionary world, where Ushio (the true identity of the girl who lives there) keeps them. Ushio created the illusionary world in order to save herself and Nagisa by collecting the fragments of happiness that Tomoya gathers in the form of orbs of light. She is capable of doing so because &quot;children are the culmination of their parents' hopes and dreams&quot; (a theme that is repeated many times in the series). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The only other people who are able to enter the illusionary world are those who willingly choose to do so, and Tomoya is the only person who falls into that category, so he is able to enter the body of a doll made out of garbage. Even when they made another doll, there were no more souls willing to enter the illusionary world, so it was lifeless. It isn't clear whether Ushio and Tomoya in the illusionary world have their real world memories, but Tomoya in the real world definitely doesn't remember the illusionary world, as evidenced by the fact that he thinks Nagisa's play is nostalgic but doesn't know why (Nagisa's play was about the illusionary world, although she probably also doesn't know this). It's also not clear how the chronologies of the two worlds works, but it's very likely that they are on completely different timelines. Judging by the fact that all of the illusionary world segments occur between days, he may be seeing it as a dream, but the research of the Ichinoses (Kotomi's parents, both of whom are theoretical physicists) indicates that the illusionary world is very much real and is connected to our world in many ways. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In order to save Nagisa and Ushio, Tomoya needs to do 3 things. First, he needs to gather a lot of happiness in the form of orbs of light, enough to make such a big wish. Second, he needs to clearly tell Ushio (who is holding the orbs via her alter-ego in the illusionary world) that he doesn't want her or Nagisa to die and that he wants them to live together as a family. And third, he needs to really mean what he is saying, as the orbs won't grant wishes that aren't what one truly desires. If all of those are completed, the orbs of light will grant his wish, returning time to the point when Ushio was born and saving both Nagisa and Ushio. It should be mentioned that in order to collect these orbs, Ushio sends Tomoya to many different timelines, each time returning him to around the same point when the anime begins and resetting his memories. This is touched upon briefly in the special episodes revolving around Kyou and Tomoyo in which we see orbs of light at the end, meaning it's likely they're canon and actually happened during one of the timelines Tomoya was sent to.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note also that this isn't the only time that the orbs of light grant wishes that would otherwise be impossible, although it's definitely the most powerful instance. When Nagisa is dying for the first time and Akio wishes to the tree that she doesn't die, that wish was also granted via the orbs. Also, when Misae declares her wish to Shima that she wants him to always be with her and love her, this is also granted, although unbeknownst to Misae, Shima was actually a cat and he returns to that form. In addition, depending on the order of routes that you choose in the VN, Tomoya may use an orb to pray for Fuko to get better, though if he does he'll be able to get it back in After Story. So this isn't as much of a deus ex machina as it might seem, but a legitimate plot point that mostly got swept under the rug in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-10T18:46:42.490" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T18:46:42.490" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="188" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:08:30.600" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has sponsored many programs that uses anime to promote culture and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/animemap/index.html&quot;&gt;tourism&lt;/a&gt;. Last year, they published an English-language &quot;Japan Anime Map&quot; that highlights the locales in the country with ties to anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The map provides info on the various real-life settings in animes such as Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, true tears, and Summer Wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also lists anime-related museums and theme parks such as Sanrio Puroland, Studio Ghibli Museum, and the Kyoto International Manga Museum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Info on anime-related shopping areas such as Tokyo's Akihabara, Nagoya's Osu Electric Town, and Osaka's Nipponbashi (aka Den Den Town). Also included are shopping suggestions for souvenirs to bring back such as Gundam plastic models, soft vinyl toys, and Nendoroid figures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturally it also provides insight on on otaku culture topics such as cosplay, figures, and games, and also anime-related events such as Comic Market and World Cosplay Summit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The JNTO had previously collaborated with the Hakone Tourist Association to produce the &quot;Evangelion Hakone Instrumentality Map: English Version,&quot; and the &quot;Cool Japan Poster: Hakone&quot; to cover the town of Hakone near Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the more noticeable ones is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://animemirai.jp/&quot;&gt;Young Animator Training Project&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2010, the Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan invested 214 million yen (over 2 million USD) in the so-called &quot;Young Animator Training Project&quot; and entrusted the execution of the project to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janica.jp/&quot;&gt;Japan Animation Creators Association&lt;/a&gt; (JaniCA). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following years JaniCA produced several original anime in cooperation with different production studios, continuing to receive money from the Japanese government. Each of the single episode anime was 23 minutes long. Young animators receive on-the-job-trainings under the supervision of professional anime creators as the works are shown on TV and/or at anime events. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons that the Agency for Cultural Affairs is supporting this initiative is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-06/japan-animator-labor-group-legally-incorporates&quot;&gt;concern&lt;/a&gt; that more of the Japanese animation process is being &lt;a href=&quot;http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/state-of-the-anime-industry-2009.html&quot;&gt;outsourced overseas&lt;/a&gt; -- thus leading to a decline in opportunities to teach animation techniques within Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those interested, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;v=ea_blBuJ_jw&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the trailer for the four shorts for Anime Mirai 2013 Young Animator Training Project, scheduled to premiere March 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T19:54:21.180" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T19:54:21.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="723" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:15:34.103" Score="13" ViewCount="14105" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there some hidden meaning/message in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have something to do with the scars left in the Japanese by the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? And ultimately...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is Akira the A-Bomb?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is there another deeper meaning than the one depicted in the movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T01:43:37.123" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T06:22:03.130" Title="Is there a meaning/message behind Akira?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="263" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:46:57.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/usdyd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akira promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (アキラ) is a manga series written and illustrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuhiro_Otomo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsuhiro Otomo&lt;/a&gt;, who also directed an epochal 1988 anime film adaptation of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt; is set in a Neo-Tokyo after the original Tokyo was destroyed by what was apparently a nuclear explosion. Tetsuo, a bike gang member, acquires psychic powers, which attracts the attention of Colonel Shikishima's government team. This team is the same team that experimented on Akira, who also has psychic powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt; (film)&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:16:33.127" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:16:33.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="264" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:46:57.800" Score="0" Body="Akira is a manga series by Katsuhiro Otomo, set in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo. Otomo directed a 1988 anime film adaptation of the manga." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:16:33.127" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:16:33.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="265" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:57:44.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PVjVJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Death Note&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese manga series, created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata, about a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, dropped on Earth by a shinigami (a god of death). The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they know, by writing the name in the notebook. It has had several adaptations (anime, anime movie, novel, live-action movie).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on the franchise, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:34:59.213" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:34:59.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="266" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:57:44.723" Score="0" Body="Death Note is a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, with various adaptations. The protagonist, Yagami Light, finds a notebook which can be used to kill anyone, and tries to use this to reform society as he sees fit." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:34:59.213" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:34:59.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="267" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:59:00.277" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T19:59:00.277" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T19:59:00.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="268" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T19:59:00.277" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used in question regarding variations between anime/manga, anime/movie, and other combinations between various media of the same franchise." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T22:01:35.350" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T22:01:35.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="269" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="271" CreationDate="2012-12-12T20:06:12.550" Score="8" ViewCount="1013" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tobi uses his selective teleportation power that causes objects to pass through him, does he have to think about it when he does it, or is it automatic?  I'm trying to find out if he is vulnerable to a sneak attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know he is able to teleport at will, but I'm wondering more about his &quot;ghost&quot; ability that causes objects to pass through him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T20:56:03.870" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T14:35:57.147" Title="Does Tobi control his teleportation consciously?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="927" CreationDate="2012-12-12T20:08:08.537" Score="8" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahou Sensei Negima!&lt;/em&gt; is a manga by Akamatsu Ken which has had an anime and live action adaptation of the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also another manga called &lt;em&gt;Negima!? Neo&lt;/em&gt; by Fujima Takuya which was made into an anime titled &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negima!?&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia article for Negima!? Neo&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says that Fujima is the author and Akamatsu merely provided guidance. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/597/Negima!_Neo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;MAL page for Negima!? Neo&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;, however, credits Akamatsu as a story author (along with Fujima).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official statement on Akamatsu's role in &lt;em&gt;Negima!? Neo&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mostly want to know if he played a major role in its creation or just basically made sure Fujima didn't completely ruin his series and/or its' reputation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:51:54.210" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:51:54.210" Title="What was Akamatsu Ken's role in creating Negima!? Neo?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;negima&gt;&lt;ken-akamatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-12-12T20:13:51.767" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking that it is voluntary, since he uses his Magekyou to do it, and it is the same technique as Kakashi's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also because he is able to quickly change between using (to dodge an attack) and not using it (to attack someone). Furthermore, Naruto headbutted him and he did not dodge it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Naruto hits him with a rasengan, breaking his mask and revealing his identity as Obito. Although he was 'trapped' (because of the Bijuu-dama) on the other dimension, if it were automatic, I'm guessing he wouldn't have been able to &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; dodge it, being fried by the Bijuu-dama 'back here'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Although I say voluntary, it may be seen as &lt;strong&gt;semi-automatic&lt;/strong&gt; (or even automatic, for that matter), in the sense that he does not actually &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; about it, but rather acts &lt;em&gt;instinctively&lt;/em&gt;. However, I think it is triggered by his will, and not entirely automatic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T12:10:52.657" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T12:10:52.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-12-12T20:31:08.427" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's somewhat semi-automatic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he wanted to touch Rin, he forgot to undo his jutsu, and went through her. This tells us he doesn't necessarily consciously control which parts of himself he is sending to the other dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can however activate and deactivate it on will, like a master switch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T12:11:32.003" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T12:11:32.003" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="274" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T21:25:26.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yvm92.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;FMA characters, from front to back: Edward Elric, Alexander Louis Armstrong, Alphonse Elric, Roy Mustang, Winry Rockbell, Riza Hawkeye, and Scar&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; manga, movies, light novels, and both anime series (&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;). In your question, specify which medium your question is about (per these meta posts: &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/136/how-to-correctly-specify-that-the-question-is-only-about-manga-or-anime-but-not&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/222/regarding-tag-sprawl&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For more info on the franchise as a whole, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For more info on the first anime series, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist#Fullmetal_Alchemist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, and also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of episodes&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For more info on the second anime series, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood#Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, and also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of episodes&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For more info on the manga, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, and also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of chapters&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For more info on the light novels, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist#Light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:20:09.757" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:20:09.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="275" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T21:25:26.143" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for all entries in the Fullmetal Alchemist (&quot;Hagane no Renkinjutsushi&quot;) franchise, including the manga by Hiromu Arakawa and both related anime series (Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2010))." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-05-17T06:49:13.340" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T06:49:13.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="276" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-12T21:32:22.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJNtQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/strong&gt; (also 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ, Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika) is an original anime from 2011 of the magical girl genre by animation studio SHAFT, directed by Shinbo Akiyuki and written by Urobuchi Gen. It is well known for its dark themes and references, unlike most traditional magical girl shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaname Madoka gets involved in a battle between witches, evil beings which bring despair to humanity, and magical girls who are tasked with defeating them. According to Kyuubey, the small companion of the magical girls, Madoka has the greatest potential of any magical girl. But not everything is as it seems...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag includes the original anime, the various film, manga, and game adaptations, and any other miscellaneous related things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://madokamagicausa.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official English language page&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:46:43.837" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:46:43.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="277" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-12T21:32:22.967" Score="0" Body="Puella Magi Madoka Magica (or Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) is a 2011 magical girl anime by the animation studio SHAFT. It has various adaptations and side-stories as well." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:46:43.837" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:46:43.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="278" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="627" CreationDate="2012-12-12T23:15:06.173" Score="52" ViewCount="138013" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spirited Away borrows a lot of its side characters from various Japanese legends, although many are also original. One of the most mysterious such characters is No Face, who is perhaps slightly antagonistic, and comes off as a spirit of greed or something to that effect. The concept for No Face is very unique with a collection of strange powers that I don't know of in any other mythological spirit, suggesting to me that he might be a unique creation of Miyazaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any comments by Miyazaki on the origin of No Face? Barring that, is there a clear origin in some Japanese mythology, or is he an original creation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-28T00:59:45.803" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T15:14:28.663" Title="Is No Face from Spirited Away based on any traditional Japanese legends?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2012-12-12T23:49:48.347" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; doesn't go into much detail about the mechanics of the afterlife environment it takes place in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if we assume that the series follows the basic concept of eternity, then a partial explanation can be given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I drew up this little image of the three different timelines that are present in the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZNBqJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Angel Beats! Timelines&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Key:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The green line is the (main) world timeline where the characters in the series lived their lives before they died.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The red line is the afterlife timeline where the characters went when they died and where most of the series takes place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The cyan line is the alternate world timeline where (I presume) the characters in the series went after they've resolved their issues and regrets in the afterlife and moved on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The white circles/ovals represent the time Kanade Tachibana spent on a timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The blue circles/ovals represent the time Yuzuru Otonashi spent on a timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The white lines represent Kanade's transition from one timeline to another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The blue lines represent Yuzuru's transition from one timeline to another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The ranges of the circles/ovals are rough estimates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The (Main) World Timeline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuzuru is born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade is born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuruzu gets in a train crash. Although he survives the initial crash, he eventually dies of thirst. Just before he dies, he signs an organ donor card. Because the rescuers arrived just barely too late, his organs could be harvested in time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade is in need of a heart transplant. She receives a donor heart. It is Yuzuru's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade dies. We don't know how long she lived after her heart transplant, but, it apparently saved her life, so I presume she lived a good while after it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Afterlife Timeline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade arrives in the afterlife. As per Yuri, Kanade was there before she arrived, but, we're never told for how long, so, the amount of time she spent there from her arrival to her departure is unknown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Events in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/19671/Angel_Beats!_Heavens_Door&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats! Heaven's Door&lt;/em&gt; manga&lt;/a&gt; take place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuzuru arrives in the afterlife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade and Yuzuru finally meet in person. She stabs him in the chest and notices that Yuzuru doesn't have a heart. She then realizes who Yuzuru is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Events in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6547/Angel_Beats!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; anime&lt;/a&gt; take place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade moves on from the afterlife after thanking Yuzuru for the heart he gave her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10067/Angel_Beats!:_Another_Epilogue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!: Another Epilogue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Yuzuru remains in the afterlife for an undisclosed amount of time helping others move on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Events in the &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; anime sequel (if ever released) could take place here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuzuru finally moves on from the afterlife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Alternate World Timeline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Like I said, the series never really explains the finer details of the afterlife and what exactly happens when someone moves on. This is the best explanation I can give you at the moment. Perhaps some more light will be shed on this matter in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="10888" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T16:25:02.647" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T16:25:02.647" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="296" CreationDate="2012-12-13T02:25:21.757" Score="11" ViewCount="4974" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Chunin exam,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Lee fights Gaara, Kakashi says that as you open more Gates, the risk of death rises.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Well, when Guy fights Kisame, Guy has already opened several Gates (up to 6) before the final attack, and they have been open for quite a lot of time (relatively) before the seventh Gate is opened.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And of course as he opens more Gates, with his stamina rate supposedly decreasing exponentially, I'm pretty sure he was supposed to be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;pretty exhausted&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; But still, when he opened the seventh Gate, he still had enough time to talk and stop Kisame from escaping.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouldn't this be too much for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T03:55:45.977" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T03:55:45.977" Title="How do Gai's Gates work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="281" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T02:36:47.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5qZ9Lm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni game promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt; (ひぐらしのなく頃に, lit. &quot;When The Cicadas Cry&quot; / &lt;em&gt;Higurashi - When They Cry&lt;/em&gt;) is the first game in the &quot;When They Cry&quot; murder mystery series by 07th Expansion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaptation was produced by Studio Deen in 2006 and released as a 26-episode season, with its story broken up into six arcs. It follows the lives of Keiichi Maebara and his five friends, Rena, Mion, Shion, Rika, and Satoko, as they set out to unravel the mysteries of their tiny rural town, Hinamizawa. Falling into the psychological thriller, horror, and mystery genres, Higurashi is well-known for the grisly murders, psychophysical tortures, mysterious disappearances, mental breakdowns, violent acts, and plot twists that take place in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of now, this tag encompasses the &lt;em&gt;Higurashi&lt;/em&gt; visual novels, the &lt;em&gt;Higurashi&lt;/em&gt; manga and all seasons of the &lt;em&gt;Higurashi&lt;/em&gt; anime: the first season (including the Cat-Killing Chapter), the second season (&lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt;), the third season (&lt;em&gt;Rei&lt;/em&gt;), and the OVA (&lt;em&gt;Kira&lt;/em&gt;). It does not encompass &lt;em&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt; and its adaptations (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/umineko-no-naku-koro-ni&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;umineko-no-naku-koro-ni&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;umineko-no-naku-koro-ni&lt;/a&gt;). Per &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/a/516/1908&quot;&gt;this meta discussion&lt;/a&gt;, these tags should be kept separate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_When_They_Cry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Higurashi When They Cry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/934/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1889/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Kai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3652/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Rei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10491/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Kira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:55:06.167" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:55:06.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="282" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T02:36:47.643" Score="0" Body="&quot;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&quot; is the first game in the &quot;When They Cry&quot; murder mystery series by 07th Expansion. Use this tag for all the &quot;Higurashi&quot; games and anime series. For the third game in the series, see [umineko-no-naku-koro-ni]. " OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:55:06.167" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:55:06.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="283" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:44:22.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fv1yAl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SAO image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/strong&gt; (also ソードアート・オンライン) is a light novel by Reki Kawahara, illustrated by Abec. The light novels began publication from 2009. A television anime series produced by A-1 Pictures aired in Japan between July and December 2012, and a second anime series, titled Sword Art Online II, will begin airing in July 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story tells Kirito, a gamer who's eager to jump back into action, having spent a great deal of time as a beta tester. But soon, Sword Art Online's 10,000 players discover that not only are they unable to log out, the only way they can return to their physical bodies is by beating the 100-level tower's final boss. But death in the game means death in the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11757/Sword_Art_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2250192/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swordart-onlineusa.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online US Official Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:45:32.787" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:45:32.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="284" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:44:22.000" Score="0" Body="Sword Art Online is a light novel and anime by Reki Kawahara and A-1 Pictures. It's a shounen fantasy about the a boy Kirito, who travels through various virtual-reality MMORPGs." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:45:32.787" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:45:32.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="285" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:45:54.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RdlQI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One Piece image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shounen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, about the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body gains the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil's Fruit; as well as his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world's ultimate treasure, known as One Piece, in order to become the next Pirate King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, its plot, or its characters, either in the manga or the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, see one of the following sites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia-entry for &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shonenjump.viz.com/one-piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Shonen-Jump Website for the manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/em&gt;'s encyclopedia entries about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the manga&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:18:42.630" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:18:42.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="286" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:45:54.620" Score="0" Body="One Piece is a shounen manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, about the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his diverse crew, the Straw Hat Pirates." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:22:18.083" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:22:18.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="287" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:49:42.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0fWI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gunbuster promotional art(?)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also &lt;em&gt;Top wo Nerae!&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Aim for the Top!&lt;/em&gt;) is a 6-episode OVA series created by Studio GAINAX in 1988, in which Noriko Takaya must persuade everyone - especially herself - that she can indeed fulfill her goal of becoming an accomplished pilot despite being just an ordinary girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This original series was directed by Hideaki Anno and written by Hiroyuki Yamaga, Toshio Okada, Hideaki Anno. For questions about the 2004 sequel, &lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;, use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/diebuster&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;diebuster&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;diebuster&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunbuster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=466&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:26:59.240" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:26:59.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="288" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:49:42.103" Score="0" Body="Gunbuster (or &quot;Top wo Nerae!&quot;) is a 6-episode OVA series created by Studio GAINAX in 1988. For the sequel, &quot;Diebuster&quot;, see [diebuster]. " OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:26:59.240" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:26:59.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="289" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:50:49.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uHi8t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fairy Tail Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard who joins the titular wizards' guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel. An anime adaptation started airing in October 2009 directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures. This tag should be used for questions concerning the &quot;Fairy Tail&quot; manga or anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;), written by Hiro Mashima, published in August 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; TV series), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, aired in October 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome to Fairy Hills!!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in April 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Academy - Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in June 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Memory Days&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in February 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; film), directed by Masaya Fujimori and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelite, released August 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairies' Training Camp&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Hiro Mashima and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in November 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:35:43.133" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:35:43.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="290" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:50:49.153" Score="0" Body="Fairy Tail is a manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, about a teenage wizard Lucy Heartfilia, who teams up with the titular wizards' guild and Natsu Dragneel in search of the dragon Igneel." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T10:05:09.193" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T10:05:09.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="291" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:53:54.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qj9EX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Moon image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon&lt;/strong&gt;, later retitled &lt;strong&gt;Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon&lt;/strong&gt; (美少女戦士セーラームーン Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn) is a shoujo fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. The story revolves around the reborn defenders of a kingdom that once spanned the Solar System, and around the evil forces that they battle. The major characters — the Sailor Senshi, teenage girls — can transform into heroines named for the Moon and planets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sailor Moon on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="245" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:28:30.807" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:28:30.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="292" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:53:54.547" Score="0" Body="Sailor Moon is a shoujo fantasy series by Naoko Takeuchi about teenage girls that transform into magical girls named after astronomical objects and battle evil." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:28:30.807" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:28:30.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="293" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:55:47.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NqlVwl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Steins;Gate promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2009 visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It has a 2011 anime adaptation by White Fox and several manga adaptations, as well as a number of other related media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of cause and effect is featured prominently in the game as the protagonist travels back in time numerous times to perform different actions in an attempt to alter what happened in the past and will happen in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the other games in the &quot;Science Adventure&quot; series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/chaos-head&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;chaos-head&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;chaos-head&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/robotics-notes&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;robotics-notes&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;robotics-notes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://steinsgate.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; (anime)&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T02:42:26.190" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T02:42:26.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="294" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T03:55:47.057" Score="0" Body="Steins;Gate is a 2009 visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, the second in the Science Adventure series. See also [chaos-head] and [robotics-notes]." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T02:42:26.190" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T02:42:26.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="280" CreationDate="2012-12-13T04:39:48.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, although opening the six and seventh gate is extremely dangerous, Guy Sensei has gone through extensive training as can be seen whenever he makes an appearance, he's almost always pushing himself to his limits which allows him to withstand the effects of the eight gates and use the technique with minor repercussions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T04:39:48.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="280" CreationDate="2012-12-13T05:30:49.220" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you're not &lt;em&gt;quite&lt;/em&gt; right about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are eight gates at total. Each gate is a special point in the body that limits the flow of chakra. This is done in order for the body to live longer (more chakra flowing = the body is expiring faster). Opening a gate lets chakra flow freely through it, giving the shinobi a boost in his powers, but as a price his body is suffering from that power greatly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each gate gives a boost in a special power, e.g. the first gate removes the restrains on the muscles, the second improves physical strength and re-energizes the body, and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, opening the gates is very dangerous by itself, and it's becoming more dangerous the more gates you open, that's right. The reason for that is that the body simply can't stand the chakra, and gets damaged by it. That's why it's hard to open the gates, and it requires a lot of training to use them. Guy has gone through a lot of training to learn to use that much gates though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the side effects, the seventh gate (which Guy used) causes the user's muscle fibres to be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  ripped to shreds, causing intense pain if anything or anyone touches them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and finally the last, 8th gate gives the user some tremendous power, but costs him his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to summarize: since Guy has gone through a lot of training to learn to open the gates and use their power, he can use them in the battle. Of course, there are side-effects, even for him, but they usually happen after the battle when he closes the gates once again. Nevertheless, opening the last gate would cost him (or anyone else, for that matter) his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia - Eight Gates&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: it's wrong to say that guy doesn't suffer from opening the gates, he &lt;strong&gt;does&lt;/strong&gt;, though not immediately, that's probably why you were confused. It happens in chapter 512 of the manga, after &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kisame uses water prison and kills himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a screenshot with Guy starting to suffer from the Gate opening (not sure if it's a spoiler, but I'll mark it as one just in case):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j6VIt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T04:51:38.023" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T04:51:38.023" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="64" CreationDate="2012-12-13T06:05:41.390" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that Oda and Mashima are good friends. However, not only has Mashima never been Oda's assistant, but he has never been an assistant to &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; mangaka. The resemblance of their artwork is due to something they share in common: Toriyama worship and obsession with &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;. More details on &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20110707081343/http://activeanime.com/delreyblog/?p=129&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T06:05:41.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="298" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T08:49:47.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xxl9f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xxl9fm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bleach image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (ブリーチ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tite_Kubo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tite Kubo&lt;/a&gt;. It focuses on the adventures of Kurosaki Ichigo, a teenager who has become a Soul Reaper: a protector of humans and guide to the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; follows the adventures of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichigo_Kurosaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurosaki Ichigo&lt;/a&gt;. From his childhood, Ichigo was able to see ghosts. His life suddenly changes when he meets &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rukia_Kuchiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuchiki Rukia&lt;/a&gt;, who introduces herself as a Shinigami (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soul_Reapers_in_Bleach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soul Reaper&lt;/a&gt;), and obtains Shinigami powers from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An ongoing &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_volumes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt; that started publication in 2001.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; that has been airing since 2004 in Japan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Four &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28manga%29#Films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;movies&lt;/a&gt; directed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noriyuki_Abe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noriyuki_Abe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A series of rock musicals.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_Trading_Card_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;trading card games&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Several &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_video_games&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video games&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(manga)#Light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light novels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:22:03.827" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:22:03.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="299" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T08:49:47.953" Score="0" Body="Bleach is a manga and anime by mangaka Tite Kubo about the adventures of Kurosaki Ichigo, a teenager who has become a Soul Reaper: a protector of humans and guide to the afterlife." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:22:03.827" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:22:03.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="300" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="312" CreationDate="2012-12-13T08:51:12.410" Score="6" ViewCount="3394" Body="&lt;p&gt;Were they built by traditional means (as they would've been in our world)? Were they created via some sort of ninjutsu that shaped the rocks that were there? Or was it erected by some sort of Doton jutsu (like some Doryuu Heki)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if there is some canonical answer to this, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T20:41:38.817" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T10:10:19.380" Title="How did the Hashirama and Madara statues at the Valley of the End come to be?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="301" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T08:52:57.807" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T08:52:57.807" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T08:52:57.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="302" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T08:52:57.807" Score="0" Body="A mangaka (漫画家) is a person who creates manga. Use this tag for questions pertaining to a specific mangaka or the job of being a mangaka. " OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T22:16:02.370" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T22:16:02.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="300" CreationDate="2012-12-13T09:09:19.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's nowhere stated, where the statues come from. However, after Naruto and Sasuke destroy some parts of the statues, they are restored, later. (Compare chapter 370) That could mean, that they are some special statues, formed or protected by a jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe, after the battle between Madara and Hashirama (where the valley was formed), Hashirama decided to create these statues to be a sign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T09:09:19.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="311" CreationDate="2012-12-13T09:34:29.940" Score="24" ViewCount="35090" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title says it all... but I'll elaborate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initially we see techniques derived from &lt;strong&gt;a single chakra element&lt;/strong&gt; (Katon, Doton, Suiton, Fuuton and Raiton). These are the most common, since usually a ninja can master only one chakra nature (since normally ninjas tend to have an affiliation with only one chakra nature)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Later we discover these can be combined in a number of ways, &lt;strong&gt;creating new elements&lt;/strong&gt; (Mokuton=Doton+Suiton, Ranton=Raiton+Suiton, Youton=Katon+Doton, among several others). From what I understand, these are usually transmitted as a Kekkei Genkai. But I believe they can also be created by the combinations of the elements, by ninja who didn't inherit it from other generations (correct me if I'm wrong). These are not uncommon, but less frequent than the ones above (there are ninja who can master and possess affiliation to more than one chakra nature: Sasuke comes to mind, since he can master both Katon and Raiton. Katon is his clan's natural affiliation, and he mastered Raiton too. However, I don't &lt;strong&gt;remember&lt;/strong&gt; if he has ever combined the both of them)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even later, we find about combinations of &lt;strong&gt;even more elements&lt;/strong&gt; by ninja who can master several elements, such as Muu (Nidaime Tsuchikage) and Oonoki (Sandaime Tsuchikage), who can combine Katon, Doton and Fuuton, to create Jinton. These are called Kekkei Touta. I don't know if they can also be transmitted through Kekkei Genkai, or if they can only be taught. They are even rarer than the ones above, since ninja can rarely master or be naturally affiliated to more than two chakra natures (Terumii Mei the Godaime Mizukage, can also master Doton, Katon and Suiton, but I don't think she ever combines more than two at each time). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are combinations of more than three chakra natures possible?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And the above question created a new one for me: &lt;strong&gt;Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?&lt;/strong&gt; (I think Kakashi does, but I am not quite sure about this)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T15:50:27.243" LastActivityDate="2021-05-20T04:57:23.853" Title="Is it possible to combine all five chakra elements?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="306" CreationDate="2012-12-13T09:49:20.207" Score="9" ViewCount="1976" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto there is a group of abilities called Kekkei Genkai (血継限界). They are told to be &quot;genetic&quot; abilities which are (usually) passed down genetically within specific clans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notably, the eye techniques (Dōjutsu, 瞳術), such as sharingan, are also a subset of those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did those abilities first appear? Did they appear naturally, or were they made on purpose as a result of experiments? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:11:24.547" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T03:42:12.157" Title="Where do Kekkei Genkai abilities (genetic abilities) originate from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="305" CreationDate="2012-12-13T10:02:52.957" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharingan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm guessing this would've appeared naturally, as with other Doujutsu (Byakugan and Rinnegan). Legend has it that these clans descended from the Rikudou's eldest son, who received his father's &quot;eyes&quot;: his powerful chakra and spiritual energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I think these were developed by ninja who possessed special abilities and chakra nature affiliations. They were, later on, passed down on the next generations. According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/kekkei.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leaf Ninja&lt;/a&gt;'s page, they are creations indeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Potential Bloodlines and Genetic Advantages:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are also Potential Bloodlines and Genetic Advantages, which also seem to be passable down onto the next generation, such as Suigetsu's and Mangetsu's body, which is unique to them and gives them a genetic advantage (I think these could've been the basis for the development of some Kekkei Genkai in the early stages of clans, though not in Suigetsu's and Mangetsu's case). I don't think they are considered Kekkei Genkai, but they could've been linked in early stages of development of a clan's special technique. I found out about these in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/potential-bloodlines.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Leaf Ninja's page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T10:02:52.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2012-12-13T10:05:49.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that combinations are Kekkei Genkai, only, as all combinations shown were Kekkai Genkais.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think that combinations of more than three are possible, because then, one nature would block the other (compare Suiton and Katon). Because there are five &quot;base natures&quot;, there can't be a combination with more than four natures without blocking one. A ninjutsu with all five would just... do nothing, I guess. As written in the comments (thanks to JNat), it's possible to combine up to 4 elements at a time, if you order them correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, they can. In NARUTO Hiden: Sha no Sho is stated, that shinobi can learn more than two and theoretically up to five natures. However, using them all at once in one attack could be... complicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T12:47:43.780" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T12:47:43.780" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2012-12-13T10:09:24.280" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think combinations of Chakra are generally possible only through Kekkei Genkai, even if some can be &quot;passed&quot; by transplantation (e.g. Kakashi and the Sharingan). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, there's the issue of Lord Tsuchikage that in the Manga claims his master passed on to him the ability to combine &lt;em&gt;Earth&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Wind&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fire&lt;/em&gt;. It's not revealed whether they share some blood relation so I'd treat this with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are combinations of more than three chakra natures possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;em&gt;Kekkei Tōta&lt;/em&gt; which is a combination of three elements (such as the Dust Release), and this is already classified as &lt;em&gt;advanced&lt;/em&gt;, so I guess that for now, they aren't revealed as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the above question created a new one for me: Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures? (I think Kakashi does, but I am not quite sure about this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kakashi masters four natures but one of them only according to the Anime, and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Douton&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Earth&lt;/em&gt;;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Suiton&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Water&lt;/em&gt;;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Raiton&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Lightning&lt;/em&gt;;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Katon&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Fire&lt;/em&gt; (only anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T10:16:33.173" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T10:16:33.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2012-12-13T10:11:06.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since it's very hard to answer if it's &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; to mix more than 3 chakra types (I doubt it was stated anywhere in the manga), I'll try to answer the two other parts of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets start from the easiest one: &lt;em&gt;Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This depends on what do you mean by &quot;master&quot;, but the generic answer, I believe, will be &quot;yes&quot;. Kakashi is shown to use 4 elements (earth, fire (only in anime), water and lightning). He didn't use any Wind techniques, but he was able to help Naruto in his training, so he at least knows something about them. Also note that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he has natural affinity to the Lightning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he has used Water techniques on the level that matched the level of Zabuza, who is a water specialist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can say that he is a &quot;master&quot; of at least two elements, and definitely can use another two (he uses fire only in the anime, though). Now, taking that into account, I think it's safe to assume that it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; possible to use all the elements. I've also seen opinions in the Internet (unconfirmed, though) that every shinobi can actually learn techniques of every element, but they just chose not to, and only use the element they have natural affinity to. This is a debatable, but interesting opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to the question &lt;em&gt;Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe, both. At least three techniques: Jinton, Yōton, and Jiton have more than one user with no apparent blood relations to each other. Also Ōnoki has stated that the secrets of Jinton were passed to him by Mū, so it implies (or at least suggests) that these abilities may not only be transmitted by Kekkei Genkai. So I would say that both of the ways are &lt;em&gt;plausible&lt;/em&gt;. However, given the information we have now, it's impossible to be absolutely sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dust_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Lava_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;three&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Magnet_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;four&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T11:27:52.617" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T11:27:52.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="305" CreationDate="2012-12-13T10:12:47.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the first Kekkei Genkai was the rinnegan of Rikudo Sennin. Because he was the first ninja, I don't think that the Kekkei Genkai was an experiment, he literally &quot;just had it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Kekkai Genkais like the Sharingan are mutations of Kekkei Genkais (compare JNat's answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe combinations (like Hakus Hyoton) are just mutations, suddenly appearing somewhere in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T10:12:47.417" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:34:02.607" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakra element combination is supposedly a born trait. A shinobi is &lt;em&gt;born&lt;/em&gt; with one chakra element, and can master a few more (secondary elements).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in some clans, such as the Senju, they were born with &lt;em&gt;two&lt;/em&gt; elements, (both Earth and Water), and they could naturally combine them to form the Wood element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we only thought that two element combinations were possible, and we discovered that three were indeed possible, I see no reason why there isn't a possibility for four or more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Based on the latest manga chapters, it seems as if at least 4 element combination is possible. Although it's an initial estimate and the Third &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; be wrong about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do have some examples for ninja mastering all five chakra elements, Kakuzu is a great example. He had all five chakra elements, Water, Earth, Fire, Lightning and Wind, in one body (though he did cheat and used 5 different hearts for it). So it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; possible. It is also said that those who awaken the Rinnegan can master all &lt;em&gt;six&lt;/em&gt; elements (Including the YinYang element).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;em&gt;mixing&lt;/em&gt; them together, since that hasn't happened yet, we can't be sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;EDIT!&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Six Paths Sage Chakra, which creates the Gudodama is called &lt;strong&gt;Kekkei-Mora&lt;/strong&gt; and was confirmed to be a combination of all 6 elements: Fire, water, earth, lightning, wind and YinYang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2021-05-20T04:57:23.853" LastActivityDate="2021-05-20T04:57:23.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="300" CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:37:42.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell, these statues are not protected or enchanted. After the Naruto vs. Sasuke battle at the Valley of the End, the status were damaged, and later repaired. I believe it was a reconstruction job, much like Leaf's faces on the mountain, or the Kage statues at the Sand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Words of Madara&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I honestly don't think Hashirama would give a damn enough to make statues, let alone self-repairing statues. He wasn't the sentimental type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T10:10:19.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="334" CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:42:11.597" Score="13" ViewCount="4573" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden fighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds, supposedly by harnessing some &quot;strange green power&quot; (see the opening wings and glow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate of Babylon is supposed to contain Gilgamesh's treasures of his time, so how did such a futuristic contraption come into his possession?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T17:06:29.873" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T04:55:03.130" Title="How does Gilgamesh have a futuristic fighter plane?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="316" CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:45:52.020" Score="8" ViewCount="2825" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; there is much ado about the Divergence Number of the current world line. But if I am remembering correctly, the meter Kyouma made/carries/is given shows the difference between the current world line and the &quot;previous&quot; one—which I understood to be the one Okabe was in immediately before his last time jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Divergence Number work relative to the last time jump–originating world line, or relative to the world line where it was constructed (the world line where SERN maintains a dystopia)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="44" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T12:01:11.210" Title="How are the Divergence Number and world line related?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="305" CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:47:58.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan itself originated from the Ten Tails, he had what I like to call a &quot;Sharinnegan&quot;, a Rinngean rippled eye, with Sharingan marks on each ripple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sage of Six Paths inherited that power when he became the Ten Tails' Jinchuuriki, which was then genetically passed to his eldest son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, Sharingan is considered the Yin, while the Senju vitality and life force is considered the Yang. They are two halfs of the same whole, which is why a combination of the two can achieve the ultimate power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that, &quot;normal&quot; elemental Kekkei Genkai is the result of a specific bloodline being born with &lt;em&gt;two&lt;/em&gt; (or more in some cases) elements. This results easy manipulation and fusion of both elements, into the new Kekkei Genkai. These were probably learned/created early in the bloodline, and then taught to new members when they came of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other Kekkei Genkai, like Kimimaro's bone jutsu, and Suigetsu liquefaction jutsu. These aren't explained in much detail, but they are probably some sort of genetic mutation which enabled their chakra to preform these techniques. Because it's a genetic mutation, only those bloodline members can use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were expirments in Kekkei Genkai transfer and the results were inconclousive. It was seen that the Sharingan and even the Rinnegan can be succesfully transplanted and operated in the new host quite easily. However, when Orochimaru attempted to transplant Hashirama's cells into newborns, only one out of fifty survived and accepted the cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T11:47:58.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="314" CreationDate="2012-12-13T12:01:11.210" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Steins;Gate there is an important thing called Attractor Field. An Attractor field is a number of world lines that may be slightly different from each other in small details, but provide the same end result. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each attractor field is &quot;made of&quot; a number of World lines, in some range. For example, the Alpha Attractor Field contains world lines with the divergence from 0% to 0.99%, the Beta Attractor has world lines from 1% to 1.99% and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the divergence meter is not showing some relative value, but rather an absolute value which is used to determine the Attractor field that the current World Line belongs to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field&quot;&gt;Source.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T12:01:11.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="300" CreationDate="2012-12-13T12:07:37.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Much like Madara already said, it's not mentioned anywhere that someone had built them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, I (Hashirama) &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; know to use Doton, and probably someone created them to make a statement of peace.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As for the repair. It's easy enough for a future Doton user to fix it, I don't think it's self-repairing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T12:07:37.263" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="318" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="319" CreationDate="2012-12-13T12:59:46.040" Score="4" ViewCount="1868" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll make a spoiler block of it all, since this can be a &lt;strong&gt;spoiler to anyone who hasn't seen/read the Pain and the Five Kage Summit arcs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Pain's attack on Konoha, Tsunade exhausted her power and Danzo was nominated as Rokudaime Hokage. This lasted for a very short period (Danzo died fighting Sasuke) and Tsunade soon recovered and was, once again, appointed as the Hokage. &lt;strong&gt;So next will/should come the Rokudaime again and Danzo should be ignored, or should we move on to the Shichidaime/Nanadaime (not sure about this) Hokage?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; I ask this because some people and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/kage.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sites&lt;/a&gt; consider Danzo only a temporary Hokage (in this logic we're still missing the 6th, so the next should be it). However, something similar has happened with the succession from 3rd (Hiruzen) to 4th (Minato) and back to 3rd (and later came Tsunade, the 5th). From this point of view, the next to succeed should be the seventh.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have any thoughts on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T03:53:19.387" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T03:53:19.387" Title="What number comes after the Godaime Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="318" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:27:23.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. This is exactly the same case with the Third and the Fourth. The Third retired, and the Fourth was nominated. After the Fourth died, the Third retook the position, until the Fifth arrived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Conclusion: The next Hokage would probably be the Seventh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A practical example would be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ariel Sharon&lt;/a&gt;, the Israeli prime minister who fell to coma. He was replaced with Ehud Olmert, who is now referred to as an &quot;ex-prime minister&quot;. He's also counted in the prime minister list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T08:20:51.133" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T08:20:51.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="321" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:28:09.133" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used in questions that regard any series' character's abilities." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T14:11:28.050" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T14:11:28.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="322" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:36:31.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dt36d.png&quot; alt=&quot;Studio Ghibli logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Studio Ghibli&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese animation film studio. Use this tag for questions about multiple Studio Ghibli productions, or about the operation of the studio itself. Much of Hayao Miyazaki's work was done at Ghibli; as such, you may wish to also consult &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/hayao-miyazaki&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;hayao-miyazaki&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;hayao-miyazaki&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studio Ghibli&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:08:59.040" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:08:59.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="324" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:42:11.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eg29Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi&lt;/em&gt;) is an Oscar-winning 2001 film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and produced by Studio Ghibli.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=377&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/199/Sen_to_Chihiro_no_Kamikakushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sen to Chihiro no Kamukakushi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:01:15.027" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:01:15.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="325" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:42:11.463" Score="0" Body="Spirited Away (&quot;Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi&quot;) is an Oscar-winning 2001 film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:01:15.027" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:01:15.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="328" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:45:53.627" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T13:45:53.627" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T13:45:53.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="329" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:45:53.627" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used in questions that concern themselves with the proper romanization of some Japanese word." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T14:09:46.867" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T14:09:46.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="330" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:49:39.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/98p53m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kenshin image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &quot;Samurai X&quot;) is a shounen manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story is about, Himura Kenshin, a samurai from the Bakumatsu period who becomes a wanderer to protect the people of Japan.&#xA;This tag should be used in question regarding the Rurouni Kenshin manga, anime, anime-movie, OVA or live-action movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, please see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia-article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The anime article at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1995&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The manga article at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:28:51.963" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:28:51.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="331" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:49:39.677" Score="0" Body="Rurouni Kenshin (or, &quot;Samurai X&quot;) is a shounen manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story is about Himura Kenshin, a samurai from the Bakumatsu period who becomes a wanderer to protect the people of Japan." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:28:51.963" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:28:51.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="332" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:54:24.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tag when the aim of the question is to clarify the intended (or not) meaning of a character, a setting, an action of a character, a plot point, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a complementary tag, it should be used in addition to some other tag that specifies the franchise in question (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/naruto&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'naruto'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;naruto&lt;/a&gt; for a question regarding the meaning of something that happens in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T05:20:53.117" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T05:20:53.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="333" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T13:54:24.957" Score="0" Body="This tag is for questions looking for meanings, either explicit or subject to interpretation, behind a character, a setting, an action of a character, a plot point." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="136" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T01:40:21.893" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T01:40:21.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="313" CreationDate="2012-12-13T15:35:34.160" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &quot;airplane&quot; is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimana&quot;&gt;Vimana&lt;/a&gt;. It is recorded in several epic Hindu texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In fact, in the original Sanskrit works, there is more than one vimana, but in any case it is a flying contraption that gods would ride. There is no record of them in Babylonian literature as far as I know, but of course Gilgamesh owns the prototypes for all of the technology that appeared in later cultures, which presumably includes this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T15:35:34.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2012-12-13T15:53:55.743" Score="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gilles Portras, author of &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1880656329&quot;&gt;The Anime Companion&lt;/a&gt;, wondered the same thing: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So I asked a few Japanese and got a variety of pseudoscientific, and occasionally embarassed, explanations about humidity and blood pressure. But the best response I got was from one fellow who simply recounted that when he was a child he was told by his mother that if he stared at a pretty woman he would get a bloody nose.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's basically superstition, like if you sneeze once someone is saying something good about you. If you sneeze twice they are saying something bad. If you sneeze three times, you have a cold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T15:53:55.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="336" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="339" CreationDate="2012-12-13T15:56:49.523" Score="14" ViewCount="20491" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most obvious answer everyone over the Internet is giving to this question is &quot;Because anime is produced much faster compared to manga, they need to put in fillers in order to slow down the anime series&quot;. However, that shouldn't be the only reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, consider One Piece. The show is going on for more than 500 episodes, and less than 10% are fillers. Comparing that to Naruto, the show has almost the same number of episodes (original and Shippuuden combined), but almost 50% of its episodes are fillers. Needless to say, the manga of Naruto is so far ahead that the anime won't be able to catch up even if they produce 100+ episodes without any fillers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T20:48:07.493" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T22:00:56.647" Title="Why are there so many fillers in long-running animes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="213" CreationDate="2012-12-13T16:00:12.923" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Naruto anime is broken up into two &quot;Series&quot;. The first is Naruto, which covers events up until the 3 year time jump in the manga. The second is Naruto: Shippūden, which starts after that jump and continues onwards. Both series have a fair share of anime exclusive plots, so here's the breakdown of Anime exclusive plots:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 26: &quot;Special Report: Live From the Forest of Death&quot; - Summary Episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 102 - 106: &quot;Land of Tea&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 136 - 219-ish (This is where they let the Manga truck along a lot)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 136 - 141: &quot;Land of Rice Fields&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 142 - 147: &quot;Mizuki Strikes Back&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 148 - 151: &quot;Search for the Bikōchū&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 152 - 157: &quot;Curry of Life&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 158: &quot;Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 159 &amp;amp; 160: &quot;Bounty Hunter&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 161: &quot;The Appearance of Strange Visitors&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 162 - 167: &quot;Land of Birds&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 168: &quot;Remembrance: The Lost Page&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 169 - 173: &quot;Land of Sea&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 174: &quot;Impossible! Celebrity Ninja Art: Money Style Jutsu!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 175 &amp;amp; 176: &quot;Imposter&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 177: &quot;Please, Mr. Postman!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 178 - 183: &quot;Hoshigakure&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 184: &quot;Kiba's Long Day&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 185: &quot;A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 186: &quot;Laughing Shino&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 187 - 191: &quot;Land of Vegetables&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 192: &quot;Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 193: &quot;Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth is All About Passion!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 194: &quot;The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 195 &amp;amp; 196: &quot;Third Giant Beast&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 197 - 201: &quot;Trap Master&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 202: &quot;The Top 5 Ninja Battles!&quot; &lt;em&gt;Recap Episode&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 203 - 207: &quot;Kurama Clan&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 208: &quot;The Supposed Sealed Ability&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 209 - 212: &quot;Shinobazu&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 213 - 215: &quot;Menma&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 216 - 219/20: &quot;Ultimate Weapon&quot; Arc - Note that 220 is part of this arc, but also includes some canon when&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto and Jiraiya leave the village for training, and others begin training as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto: Shippūden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 54 - 71: &quot;Twelve Guardians Ninja&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 90 - 112: &quot;Three Tails&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 144 - 151: &quot;Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 176 - 196: &quot;Konoha History&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 222 - 242: &quot;Adventures at Sea&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 290 - 295: &quot;Chikara&quot; Arc &lt;em&gt;500 Episodes (total) celebration&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 303 - 320: From the &quot;Shinobi World War&quot; Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 327: &quot;Nine-Tails&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 347-361: &quot;Shadow of the ANBU&quot; arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 376 - 377: &quot;Mecha Naruto&quot; arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 386: &quot;I'm Always Watching&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 388: &quot;My First Friend&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 389-390: &quot;Hanabi Flashback&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 394-423: &quot;Chunin Exam&quot; arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 416: &quot;The Formation of Team Minato&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 417: &quot;You’ll Be My Backup&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 419: &quot;Papa's Youth&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 422-423: &quot;Konohamaru's training&quot; arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also of note is the Kakashi backstory &quot;Kakashi Gaiden&quot; is shown in the Shippūden (Ep 119 - 120), which is out of order as to how it appeared in the Manga (Chp 239 - 244). In the manga, it was between what became the first and second series (the time jump).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, none of the movies are based on Manga plots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source for most of this information was &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Plot_of_Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;Shadow of ANBU&quot; info from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutohq.com/naruto-shippuden-fillers.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto HQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="40681" LastEditDate="2018-06-03T07:00:54.330" LastActivityDate="2018-06-03T07:00:54.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="336" CreationDate="2012-12-13T16:04:37.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is mainly because battle centered animes, like Naruto or Bleach have a lot of battle scenes. Battle scenes are much &lt;em&gt;much&lt;/em&gt; faster in Anime than it is in Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot centered animes, like One Piece or Death Note, can afford not to produce as many fillers, because they can leave the gap far enough apart, as plot events unfold not as much faster in Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Naruto specific answer, the upcoming saga is filled with battles, in order to compensate for the fast-pace anime, a sufficient gap needs to be opened. I don't have exact numbers or calculations, but I'd like to think that the anime producers do have some sort of plan, and that they would keep the upcoming battle saga intact. &lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Otherwise, guess who'll be delivering meteors to their houses&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T16:04:37.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="336" CreationDate="2012-12-13T16:09:18.270" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are lots of possible explanations to that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As you said, the anime catching up to the manga, so they have more time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Special events, as anniversaries, movie-related specials or so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, the narratives are different and that depends on the production team. In your example, Naruto (as Bleach did) commonly makes battles really fast-paced, so they tend to catch-up with the manga quickly. Whereas One Piece, while having lots of battle too, tends to make them less dynamic, so in the end, they are longer and don't catch up to manga as easily.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T13:31:01.633" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T13:31:01.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="336" CreationDate="2012-12-13T16:42:17.870" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;An anime is typically adapted from another source material. Usually it's either a manga, a light novel series (like Haruhi), or even visual novel/computer game (Little Busters!, the When They Cry series).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some parts maybe cut, changed, rearranges, and sometimes new content is added all together scenes completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some changes are welcomed by fans, most are not. One most unwelcome additions are the so called filler episodes. A filler episode can be as short as 1 episode, or as long as an entire season of the anime. These episodes were not a part of the original source content's story, and usually serve absolutely no purpose in furthering the main story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the two main reasons that we see fillers because they are meant to buy time for the anime when the content catches up to the pace the source material. This delay give the authors some time to adapt more material for the anime. After all, you can't really adapt something that doesn't exist yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other reason for fillers to exist is greed. Some productions like to milk an anime for more money by making a few episodes of filler in a season, to add to disc sales (so fan buy &lt;em&gt;n+1&lt;/em&gt; discs instead of &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;). Anime productions usually make the bulk of their money in disc sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, fans don't like fillers for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are pointless, and don't add to the plot of character development in any menaingful way. Sometimes it takes away from the action and go on bizarre tangets only to end up exactly where they began (it's was all a dream!).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They sometimes add plotholes or other contradictions to storyline and a considered non-canonical. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They (usually) aren't written by the same author as the original source material, so the quality and vision of the story might not be up to standards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T16:42:17.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-13T16:53:27.400" Score="10" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series &lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Yoroiden Samurai Troopers&lt;/em&gt;), the main character and red &lt;strike&gt;Power Ranger&lt;/strike&gt; armored team lead, Ryo, eventually gets an armor upgrade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In similar Sentai team shows like Sailor Moon, the supporting teammates also get &quot;power ups&quot; during the course of the show's run. Does this happen in any continuity of the Ronin Warriors franchise at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T12:08:59.170" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T12:08:59.170" Title="Do the other Ronin Warriors receive power upgrades?" Tags="&lt;ronin-warriors&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="343" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-13T16:57:26.517" Score="36" ViewCount="4949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can kind of handwave or fanwank the origin of things like the exasperated faceplant or the vein popping out when a character is comedic-angry, and even the trope of Japanese flag fans coming out when people want to cheer on their comrades, but how did the sweatdrop come to characterize the feeling of sort of embarrassed contrition? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2wu7k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;An image showing the sweatdrop in Fullmetal Alchemist&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't come up with anything logical just based on speculation. Is this an outgrowth of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;manzai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; tradition, with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms#tsukkomi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms#boke&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T19:30:56.243" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T01:01:09.370" Title="How did the sweatdrop originate?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="344" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:10:25.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ImB8U.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/strong&gt; (フェイト/ゼロ) is a light novel and a prequel to visual novel &lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/strong&gt; It has four volume released between 2006 and 2007. It has an anime adaptation by ufotable. The first season aired in 2011, and the second season aired in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Set 10 year prior to the events of Fate/Stay Night, Emiya Kiritsugu is one of 7 people chosen by the Holy Grail in Fuyuki to become participates known as Masters in a ritual known as the Holy Grail War. Kiritsugu acts as the representative Master for the Einzbern Family and with their aid is given the catalyst to summon the King of Knights as his Servant, Saber. assisting them are his loyal assistant Maiya Hisau and his wife Irisviel von Einzbern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the other Master and Kiritsugu's group are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kirei Kotomine, Master of Assassin and son of the War's Supervisor Risei Kotomine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tokiomi Tohsaka, Master of Archer and head of the Tohsaka Family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Master of Lancer and fifth-generation nobleman from the Magus Association&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Waver Velvet, Master of Rider and former student of Kayneth's who stole his catalyst to participate in the war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kariya Matou, Master of Berserker and uncle to Sakura Matou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ryuunosuke Uryuu, Master of Caster and psychotic killer who has very little knowledge of Magic or the Grail War&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As each of the other Masters have their own desire for winning the Holy Grail, Kiritsugu, while acting in the interests of the Einzbern Family to win, has his own desire for the omnipotent wish granting artifact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the parent series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-stay-night&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-stay-night&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-stay-night&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the TYPE-MOON wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12376&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero (TV)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T06:57:13.387" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T06:57:13.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="345" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:10:25.423" Score="0" Body="Fate/zero is a light novel by Gen Urobuchi, adapted into manga and anime. It is a prequel to visual novel &quot;Fate/stay night&quot;, covering the events of the fourth Holy Grail War. For the parent series, see [fate-stay-night]." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:03:42.520" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:03:42.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="346" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:13:46.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y9UMQ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Spice and Wolf image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Juu Ayakura. The story revolves around Kraft Lawrence, a 25-year-old traveling merchant who peddles various goods from town to town to make a living in a stylized historical setting with European influences. One night, he finds in his wagon a pagan wolf-deity girl named Holo who claims to be over 600 years old and the town's goddess of harvest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_and_Wolf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://spiceandwolf.wikia.com/wiki/Spice_%26_Wolf_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spice and Wolf wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:29:53.203" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:29:53.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="347" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:13:46.297" Score="0" Body="Spice and Wolf is a light novel written by Isuna Hasekura, illustrated by Juu Ayakura. Kraft Lawrence, a 25-year-old traveling merchant who peddles various goods from town to town to make a living. He travels with Holo, a wolf-deity girl." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:30:48.873" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:30:48.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="348" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:17:27.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/8144/Sora_no_Otoshimono&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sora no Otoshimono&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;Heaven's Lost Property&quot;) is a manga series by Suu Minazuki. It has  two anime adaptation and two movies. The story involve Tomoki Sakurai, a perverted teenage boy. He finds a winged female humanoid named Ikaros who declares herself to be Tomoki's servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4gwTU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sora no Otoshimono image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sakurai Tomoki has been having the same strange dream since he was a child and would wake up in tears. Sugata, an upperclassmen at his school, believes the dream to be of the new continent. Later that night, while waiting under the cherry trees for his friends, an angel comes flying down. After saving her life, she introduces herself as an angeloid named Ikaros, and becomes bound to him, claiming him as her master and fulfills his wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What results is a series of antics that gives Tomoki the power to fulfill his deepest wishes, ignorant of the dark forces that plot from above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Lost_Property&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5958/Sora_no_Otoshimono?q=heavens%20los&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T13:58:27.267" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T13:58:27.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="349" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:17:27.293" Score="0" Body="Sora no Otoshimono (or, &quot;Heaven's Lost Property&quot;) is a manga series by Suu Minazuki. It has  two anime adaptation and two movies. The story involve Tomoki Sakurai. He finds a winged female humanoid named Ikaros who declares herself to be Tomoki's servant." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T02:43:05.513" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T02:43:05.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="350" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:19:23.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Tutu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a magical girl anime series created by Ikuko Itoh in 2002 for animation studio Hal Film Maker. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It follows Ahiru, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Tutu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Tutu&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:42:05.723" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:42:05.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="351" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:19:23.267" Score="0" Body="Princess Tutu is a magical girl anime series created by Ikuko Itoh in 2002." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:42:05.723" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:42:05.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="353" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:45:18.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nChPZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lucky Star image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/strong&gt; (らき☆すた) is a manga by Kagami Yoshimizu, later adapted for video games, light novels and anime. The story is centered upon four Japanese girls attending a Japanese high school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is Konata Izumi, a lazy girl and an otaku. Each episode usually consists of a number of sketches portraying different aspects of the girls' lives, most of the time in a comedic manner. Each episode also has a lot of references to other anime and manga series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Star_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T09:29:40.803" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T09:29:40.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="354" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:45:18.277" Score="0" Body="Lucky Star is a slice-of-life comedy manga by Kagami Yoshimizu, later adapted into anime, light novels and video games. The story is centered upon four Japanese girls attending a Japanese high school. " OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T09:29:40.803" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T09:29:40.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="359" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:55:28.053" Score="5" ViewCount="17893" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season of &lt;em&gt;Darker than Black&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini&lt;/em&gt;), Hei mysteriously... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...loses his contractor powers somewhere in the middle of the season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the anime we can clearly see that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...Hei still has his contractor powers, since he uses them in a fight in episode 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in later episodes it is revealed by some of the characters that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...Hei's powers are completely lost, and he is but an ordinary human (well, a well-trained human, at least). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what was the reason for...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...Hei losing all of his contractor power out of sudden, and without being noticed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T03:15:34.553" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T03:16:41.840" Title="In &quot;Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini&quot;, what happens to Hei's powers?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-13T17:56:35.480" Score="11" ViewCount="7258" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though I haven't read the end of the manga very carefully, I did notice that a lot of the details were changed, or even omitted completely, in the end of the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why the end was changed in the anime. What is the reason behind the rather drastic differences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:12:44.593" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T06:12:44.593" Title="Why is the ending of Death Note in the anime so different from the manga?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="357" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T18:01:39.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nqebB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Darker than Black image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Darker than Black&lt;/strong&gt; is a supernatural action anime by Tensai Okamura. Ten years after a mysterious accident, first people known as &quot;contractors&quot; gained various inhuman powers, using which cost them a unique price. Various countries use them as spies and assassins. An organization called Syndicate sends Hei, a Chinese contractor, on a secret mission in Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used in questions about Darker than Black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darker_than_Black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2025/Darker_than_Black:_Kuro_no_Keiyakusha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My anime List page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:46:20.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:46:20.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="358" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T18:01:39.797" Score="0" Body="Darker than Black is a supernatural action anime by Tensai Okamura. Ten years after a mysterious accident, first people known as &quot;contractors&quot; gained various inhuman powers, using which cost them a unique price." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:46:20.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:46:20.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="355" CreationDate="2012-12-13T18:12:54.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you notice that at the beginning of &quot;Gemini of the Meteor&quot; season BK-201's star vanishes, and he loses his powers. At the end of the season, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; BK-201's star lighting up in the sky. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each &quot;False Star&quot; has a corresponding Contractor, and they resonate when their Contractor's power is being used. As such I think it's safe to conclude the he has his powers back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T18:12:54.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="343" CreationDate="2012-12-13T18:17:40.267" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any &quot;official&quot; announcement for that, but I think it's safe to say that since Manga and Anime make heavy use of symbols to re-create a concept or a situation, the sweatdrop functions the same way. In other words &lt;strong&gt;sweatdrop&lt;/strong&gt; (see image below) is a reference to the fact that when people feel uneasy or feel similar emotions, they usually get sweaty. You don't get &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; sweaty in real life, but again, they're symbols.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More symbols that might prove this point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;cruciform popping veins&lt;/strong&gt; are a clear reference to the veins that pop out and can be seen pulsating when you're &lt;em&gt;nervous&lt;/em&gt; or you're about to lose it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1MMlZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Anirage-alternate.svg/200px-Anirage-alternate.svg.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;red cheeks&lt;/strong&gt; when you're embarrassed (blood flowing), the &lt;strong&gt;red nose&lt;/strong&gt; when you're drunk (yes, nose has that tendency sometimes when you get drunk).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;saliva drop&lt;/strong&gt; when you're hungry. Your mouth does get watery in that situation, because it anticipates the food you're about to eat. Mastication is the first stage of digestion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The eyes shaped like &lt;strong&gt;&gt;.&amp;lt;&lt;/strong&gt; that indicate nervousness or excitement. (I bet everybody can picture this face expression).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so on. There is more (as a start) on the Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Iconography&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T18:17:40.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="361" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="365" CreationDate="2012-12-13T20:07:42.303" Score="11" ViewCount="28257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always had this doubt about whether Dragon Ball GT was an official, canonical sequel of Dragon Ball Z or not. I know that Akira Toriyama helped in the development, but did he write any of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T05:55:14.690" LastActivityDate="2018-06-05T17:33:28.247" Title="How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="361" CreationDate="2012-12-13T20:16:46.737" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball GT was produced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toei Animation&lt;/a&gt;, one of the anime companies used to produce Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akira Toriyama did not write any of the episodes though, that's true. They're all fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="104" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T20:20:56.403" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T20:20:56.403" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="361" CreationDate="2012-12-13T20:17:17.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball GT was produced by the same companies as Dragon Ball Z, so technically it can be considered a sequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is one 'but': this is more of an OVA than an adaption of the manga; in fact, Dragon Ball GT was never a manga. So in anime terms: yes, Dragon Ball GT is the official sequel, but not in manga terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="134" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T20:17:17.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="361" CreationDate="2012-12-13T20:18:38.717" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragonball GT was not made by fans. It was made by Toei Animation with involvement from Akira Toriyama. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; wiki, his involvement is outlined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akira Toriyama is credited as author in the ending credits of Dragon&#xA;  Ball GT; he oversaw the series' production, this was the same process&#xA;  that was used during the production of the anime series Dragon Ball&#xA;  and Dragon Ball Z. He drew a rough design for the GT logo, he designed&#xA;  the GT appearance of the series main cast, and he designed the&#xA;  appearances of Giru and the GT spaceship used in the Black Star Dragon&#xA;  Ball Saga. He also drew at least three color pictures of Goku, Pan,&#xA;  and Trunks adventuring on various planets (Monmaasu, Rudeeze, and an&#xA;  area in Hell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toriyama seems to have positive feelings towards his works'&#xA;  continuation, as he drew his own version of Super Saiyan 4 Goku (which&#xA;  was originally designed by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru) exclusively for the&#xA;  Dragon Box GT. Characters and events from GT have also been included&#xA;  in more recent Dragon Ball video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T20:18:38.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="369" CreationDate="2012-12-13T20:42:48.240" Score="13" ViewCount="4562" Body="&lt;p&gt;What actually happened in the last episode of the &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; TV series? It is episode 26, entitled &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Episode:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Take care of yourself&quot;&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read different wikis about the plot of the episode, but I still don't understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T05:25:20.893" LastActivityDate="2018-11-27T13:41:16.840" Title="What happened in the final episode of the Evangelion TV series, titled &quot;Take care of yourself&quot;?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="367" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="852" CreationDate="2012-12-13T20:55:33.650" Score="2" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the manga and I know that the Baskervilles are the supporters of Glen Baskerville,  but what is their real job? Is it to protect the abyss or to make the abyss come to the earth and destroy it so they can find the core of the abyss?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T05:09:55.933" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T05:09:55.933" Title="What's the job or purpose of the family of The BaskerVilles in Pandora Hearts?" Tags="&lt;pandora-hearts&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="402" CreationDate="2012-12-13T21:01:51.670" Score="2" ViewCount="33605" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen the second season so let's start from there. That's when it gets complicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episode came before which, and when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there is a OVA called &lt;em&gt;xxxHolic Shunmuki&lt;/em&gt; but it didn't interest me in particular. I also saw that there is a season called &lt;em&gt;xxxHolic ROU&lt;/em&gt; but I did not understand what episodes it has (at the moment) or how many seasons are there in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T16:10:48.960" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T16:10:48.960" Title="What is the chronological order of the episodes of xxxHolic?" Tags="&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="366" CreationDate="2012-12-13T21:41:11.457" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a little disguised, but the overall meaning is not too complicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Thought the whole series, Shinji was struggling, because he has made a&#xA; shell to cover himself, not to expose his feelings and fears. Shinji&#xA; had (as we all do, probably) a lot of things that were bothering him&#xA; inside: the relationship with his father, the desire to find a place&#xA; in this world, and so on and so forth, questions like &quot;who am I?&quot;,&#xA; &quot;what am I supposed to be?&quot;, &quot;what do I want to become?&quot;, &quot;how other&#xA; people see me?&quot;. &#xA; Finally, Shinji views the world, and himself, in thge comedic high&#xA; school setting with other characters talking to him, trying to help&#xA; him answer all those questions. It's something like a visit to a psychotherapist, where the role of the psychotherapist is taken by all the people he knew. Finally, they help him to destroy his&#xA; shell. He realizes his self-worth. He realizes that he &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; live the&#xA; life without Eva, and make it worth living. He manages to acquire the&#xA; will to live, which he was lacking before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T21:41:11.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="371" CreationDate="2012-12-13T21:44:29.967" Score="33" ViewCount="16822" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya on DVD, the episodes were shown out of order. It was somewhat funny, since in the previews, Haruhi and Kyon argue about which episode number comes next, but other than that, I didn't see the point of it. It didn't have interwoven plot threads, or any in-universe reason to be shown out of order. It looks like in other releases, the episodes were arranged in chronological order, so it must not have been essential to the viewing of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Put simply: &lt;strong&gt;Why did The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya have a version that was not in chronological order?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:08:49.620" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T08:26:01.317" Title="Why was The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya broadcast out of sequence?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="370" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:05:40.350" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell (and admittedly this is a bit speculative), the reason was to spread out the plot to avoid having the second half be entirely episodic. The creators knew that the main plot (episodes 1-6 in chronological order) would not take a full season (14 episodes), but the next major storyline was not for a while, so they had to insert some episodic content. However, these 6 episodes don't leave much room for breaks, and equally importantly they would rather use canon content from the light novels than make up their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the creators used content from future light novels. This let them intersperse the plot with the episodic material. The 6 plot-related episodes are all in order among themselves, and the others are placed in whatever order the director thought was best (e.g. in terms of character development).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for something official to confirm this, but I've had no luck so far. Barring that, this seems to be at least the prevailing opinion of most people on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:05:40.350" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="373" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:12:20.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kzvbF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image of the Evangelion Pilots&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) is a Japanese media franchise created and owned by Gainax. Most of the franchise features an apocalyptic Organic lifeforms action story, which revolves around the efforts by the paramilitary organization NERV to fight hostile beings called Angels, using giant humanoids called Evangelions that are piloted by select teenagers (of whom Shinji Ikari is the primary protagonist). Other works deviate from this theme to varying degrees, focusing more on romantic interactions between the characters, side stories which did not appear in the original works, and/or reimaginings of the conflicts from the original works. Most recently, a new series of 4 movies are being made by Studio Khara (often times referred to as &quot;Rebuild&quot; in English) that retells the story of the original anime TV Series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used in questions that regard any of the media from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Special attention should be payed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebuild_of_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Rebuild&lt;/em&gt; series&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelion:_Death_and_Rebirth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death &amp;amp; Rebirth&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The End of Evangelion&lt;/a&gt;, where &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/308/should-multiple-continuities-have-individual-tags&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/84/should-minimalistic-tags-and-synomoms-be-used-for-anime-with-different-series&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/222/regarding-tag-sprawl&quot;&gt;this meta posts&lt;/a&gt; should be consulted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Evangelion Franchise Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime's Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime News Network's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Encyclopedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eva Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:23:54.453" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:23:54.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="374" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:12:20.027" Score="0" Body="Neon Genesis Evangelion (also Evangelion or EVA), is a sci-fi mecha anime by studio Gainax written and directed by Hideaki Anno. The world will end if Eva pilots can't stop the Angels from reaching Lilith, protected by NERV corporation on Tokyo-3 - the last stronghold of mankind." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:23:54.453" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:23:54.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="375" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:14:10.180" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:14:10.180" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:14:10.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="376" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:14:10.180" Score="0" Body="Neon Genesis Evangelion, commonly referred to as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese science-fiction animation series created by the anime studio Gainax and both directed and written by Hideaki Anno. It is an apocalyptic anime in the mecha genre." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:29:46.213" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:29:46.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="377" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:21:08.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JPhSQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Trigun image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trigun&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It is known for its Space Western theme, and about a man named &quot;Vash the Stampede&quot; and the two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees who follow him around in order to minimize the damages inevitably caused by his appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions about the Trigun manga, the anime and the film. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Trigun, visit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; entry about the manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; entry about the anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; entry about the film&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:33:53.120" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:33:53.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="378" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:21:08.520" Score="0" Body="Trigun is a sci-fi action comedy manga by Yasuhiro Nightow and anime by Madhouse. Bounty hunters of all sorts roam the deserts in search of Vash &quot;the Stampede&quot;, who has a bounty of $$60 billion on his head for destroying the City of July." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:33:53.120" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:33:53.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="379" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:25:33.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5tAZl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bakuman image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakuman.&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese shōnen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The series follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who wish to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the artist and Takagi as the writer respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bakuman on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:41:53.327" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:41:53.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="380" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:25:33.007" Score="0" Body="Bakuman. is a shounen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. A talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who wish to become manga artists." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:32:01.007" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:32:01.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="381" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:28:01.770" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:28:01.770" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:28:01.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="382" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:28:01.770" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used in questions that concern the origin of some feature or character (or others) in any manga/anime franchise. It should also be used in questions that concern the origin of any feature or convention in the manga/anime universe." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:30:03.137" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:30:03.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="383" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:56:16.453" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:56:16.453" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:56:16.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="384" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:56:16.453" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T22:56:16.453" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T22:56:16.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="385" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:00:57.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cEaCD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Full Metal Panic! image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime spanned 3 seasons, including a comedy centric &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt; and a 3rd season &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid&lt;/em&gt;. The first season was produced by Gonzo, while the latter two were produced by Kyoto Animation (and, in fact, &lt;em&gt;FMP? Fumoffu!&lt;/em&gt; was the first anime for which Kyoto Animation served as the lead production studio). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fullmetalpanic.wikia.com/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic!_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:02:53.340" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:02:53.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="386" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:00:57.737" Score="0" Body="Full Metal Panic! is a military mecha comedy series of light novels by Shoji Gatoh, with several anime adaptations. Military maniac Sagara Sousuke is protecting Chidori Kaname by orders of anti-terrorist organization Mithril." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:02:53.340" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:02:53.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="370" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:04:35.887" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20080107085851/http://asosbrigade.com/oplet01/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;asosbrigade.com&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-25/bandai-entertainment-updates-haruhi-suzumiya-site&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ASOS Brigade site run&lt;/a&gt; by Bandai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Regular Edition DVDs contain the exact same episode order as released in Japan on the R2 DVDs. [...] Due to pre-existing contractual obligations, the regular edition MUST contain the R2 DVD ordering of episodes. This was set in stone,  there were no exceptions. [...] After deeply intense negotiations to try and please the existing fan-base, we are able to release a Special Bonus DVD in the TV Broadcast order as an extra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya/dvd-1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVD 1 review&lt;/a&gt; by ANN (May 31st, 2007):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another oddity came in the fourth broadcast episode, which originally jumped ahead to episode 7.  This DVD release does not do this, however, instead opting to release the episodes in chronological rather than the scrambled broadcast order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430&amp;amp;page=25&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episodes list on ANN&lt;/a&gt;, the broadcast order against chronological order is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Broadcast       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14&#xA;Chronological  11  1  2  7  3  9  8 10 14  4 13 12  5  6&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This order is reported in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episodes list on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; as well, with DVD release following the chronological order with the only exception being the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;asosbrigade.com reports the chronological order (C) as Haruhi's order, and the broadcast, &quot;scrambled&quot; order as Kyon's order (B). The Regular Edition DVD order is Haruhi's order, with the exception of the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regular edition was and &lt;em&gt;ever&lt;/em&gt; was in the right order because of &quot;contractual obligation&quot;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Region 2&lt;/a&gt; DVD (Japan) must apparently have the same content of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Region 1&lt;/a&gt; DVD (USA). Bandai was pressured by fans to release the &quot;scrambled&quot; version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they have to, back in 2006-2007? From here on, speculations: because fanbase watched the fansubbed version from the broadcast (2006-04-02 ~ 2006-07-02) and ask for that order. I cannot find evidence of requests by fans to do so, so we have to trust Bandai's words in the meanwhile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T05:16:40.760" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T05:16:40.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="388" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:04:46.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X1P6Tl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Code Geass image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, often referred to as just Code Geass, is a Japanese anime series directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi (with many adaptations). Set in an alternate future, the series focuses on how the former prince Lelouch Lamperouge obtains a power known as Geass and decides to use it to obliterate the Holy Britannian Empire, an imperial monarchy and a superpower that has been conquering various countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used in questions regarding Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, including both seasons of the anime and the various adaptations. It also includes the various other versions of the story including Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack, Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Code Geass Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:59:34.817" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:59:34.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="389" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:04:46.707" Score="0" Body="Code Geass is an anime directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. In an alternate future, Lelouch Lamperouge obtains a power known as Geass and uses it to obliterate the Holy Britannian Empire. It has several side-stories and adaptations." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:33:16.950" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:33:16.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="390" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:09:27.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RjYMH.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hunter x Hunter image&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/strong&gt; is a shounen manga by by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has several derivative works including two anime adaptations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father's path, he could one day reunite with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapika, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See also:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter x Hunter on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:50:06.143" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:50:06.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="391" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:09:27.427" Score="0" Body="Hunter x Hunter is a shounen manga by Yoshihiro Togashi about Gon, a hunter, which is a privileged person." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:50:06.143" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:50:06.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="396" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:38:25.877" Score="7" ViewCount="2431" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title really says it all. The basset hound is almost always there in Oshii's signature long musical interludes (Ghost in the Shell I &amp;amp; II, Patlabor II ... etc). Does the basset hound have a special meaning to Oshii?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T01:54:33.430" Title="Why does Mamoru Oshii include a basset hound in his movies?" Tags="&lt;mamoru-oshii&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="393" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2531" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:47:03.630" Score="9" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of &lt;em&gt;Nadia of the Blue Water&lt;/em&gt;, Captain Nemo reveals to Gargoyle that there are no more Atlanteans, and that he (Nemo) is the last one. But Nemo has a daughter; Nadia, and he may or may not have made Electra pregnant. So how can he be the last of the Atlanteans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T17:44:39.357" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T22:25:15.507" Title="Why does Nemo call himself the last of the Atlanteans?" Tags="&lt;nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="394" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T00:55:20.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Bungaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aoi Bungaku&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:07:33.970" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:07:33.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="395" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T00:55:20.910" Score="0" Body="Aoi Bungaku is an anime featuring adaptations of six classic Japanese novels: No Longer Human; Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita; Kokoro; Run, Melos!; The Spider's Thread; and Hell Screen." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:07:33.970" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:07:33.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="392" CreationDate="2012-12-14T01:54:33.430" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animeuknews.net/news/832/jonathan-ross-tv-interview-with-mamoru-oshii&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Japanorama&quot; interview with Jonathan Ross&lt;/a&gt; he mentions that he thinks that he's a reincarnated basset hound. He's got an affinity for that particular breed of dog so he uses it a lot in his movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T01:54:33.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="397" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T02:19:03.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DEAX9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;F/SN image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2004 visual novel by TYPE-MOON and written by Kinoko Nasu, in which modern-day mages summon heroic spirits from the past to do battle in order to win the holy grail. It has since been adapted into a manga and anime TV series, including a feature length anime film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;visual novel&lt;/em&gt;), by TYPE-MOON, January 2004&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 24 episodes), directed by Yuji Yamaguchi and produced by Studio DEEN, January 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;, 20 volumes), by TYPE-MOON, February 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay Night the Movie: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;movie&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Yuji Yamaguchi and produced by Studio DEEN, January 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Seiji Kishi and produced by Studio Lerche, December 2011 &lt;br&gt;This is a digest version of the original&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014)&lt;/strong&gt; (anime, 26 episodes), by studio ufotable&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For another question on fate series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A prequel to visual novel and light novel and anime &lt;strong&gt;Fate/zero&lt;/strong&gt;, see: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-zero&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-zero&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2010 RPG created by Type-Moon &lt;strong&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/strong&gt;, see: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-extra&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-extra&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-extra&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A spinoff for &lt;strong&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&lt;/strong&gt;, see: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-kaleid-liner&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-kaleid-liner&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-kaleid-liner&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/stay_night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5394&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN's Encyclopedia entry&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/stay_night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TYPE-MOON wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:57:43.243" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:57:43.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="398" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T02:19:03.950" Score="0" Body="Fate/Stay Night is a 2004 visual novel by TYPE-MOON and written by Kinoko Nasu, in which modern-day mages summon heroic spirits from the past to do battle in order to win the holy grail. It has since been adapted into a number of manga and anime series." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:57:43.243" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:57:43.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="399" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="408" CreationDate="2012-12-14T03:09:30.127" Score="11" ViewCount="851" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the question says it all.  I'm really interested in the idea of cross-overs in anime. I want to know which particular company or manga group artists started the idea of cross-overs and what particular anime(s) showed cross-overs (in anime history) and the characters involved in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I have searched from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A fictional crossover (short: crossover) is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders, unauthorized efforts by fans, or even amid common corporate ownership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that defines cross-overs in anime as well 'cause anime and manga stories are mostly fictional, hence, may work the same way in the anime industry. Correct me if I'm wrong but the general idea I have about it is that they can only do cross-overs if they (anime characters and anime) are in the same company or copyright (e.g. Clamp). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, most of Clamp animes did cross-overs like the cross-over of the characters of Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Clamp School Detectives (same names and faces but with different roles) to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Another is the popular cross-over of characters and even story of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, XXXHolic, Kobato and several Clamp-made animes (that I might have forgot to mention). Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle focuses in the cross-over ideas since they travel different worlds and meet the same people they met from the previous world they've been yet with different attitude and roles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example I know is the cross-over of Lupin III (along Fujiko and others) in a Detective Conan movie, Lupin III VS Detective Conan. And Conan Edogawa's appearance in an episode of Yakitate! Japan (I'm not sure which episode it is). I don't know if Detective Conan, Lupin III and Yakitate! Japan are animes from the same company or copyright. Are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. I hope this question won't be closed since this will really be educational for anime fans out there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T07:48:43.587" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T07:48:43.587" Title="What particular anime first showcased crossovers?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;crossovers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="401" CreationDate="2012-12-14T03:54:21.057" Score="11" ViewCount="1031" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; series of films (3 of which have been released here in the USA) are a sort of reboot/retelling of the &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; story.  As films, they have less time to tell the story and a higher budget, so the style of storytelling is decidedly different from the original TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; has been discussed and analyzed in the many years since its release, and I'm curious whether the new films shed any new light on the original work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have the &lt;em&gt;Rebuild&lt;/em&gt; films revealed new things about the original &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user96" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:18:37.897" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T06:18:37.897" Title="Have the Rebuild of Evangelion films revealed anything new about the original Evangelion TV series?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="400" CreationDate="2012-12-14T04:21:39.517" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 3rd movie is so radically different than the original series that there's probably nothing from it that can be applied to the original series. There are a lot of in-world mechanics that seemed to have changed, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angels all explode into blood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Souls of the pilot's mothers in their Evas (Eva-05, Eva-02)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Impact mechanics are different, the (near) 3rd Impact being generated by Eva-01 and Rei&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - 4th Impact initiated by 2 spears and a double Eva-13&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - There's a new set of Angels called the &quot;Nemesis series&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, aside from Misato and Shinji's backstories which seem to be similar enough to the TV series, it's either unclear or outright different (Asuka) for the histories of the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There could be small arguments made that can be applied to the original TV series. For example, Bardiel is clearly inside the entry plug in the 2nd movie, so one can argue that this can be applied to Bardiel in the TV series which leaves things more vague. Or in the new movies it's revealed that the S-DAT player once belonged to Gendo and Shinji values it because it was his father's. But for the most part, I don't think there's going to be that many new things revealed about the original series thanks to the new movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T04:21:39.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="368" CreationDate="2012-12-14T04:29:45.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1st Season, 24 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2nd Season (Kei), 13 episodes&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movie &quot;A Midsummer Night's Dream&quot;, This probably takes place somewhere during the 2nd season (60 minutes, essentially a long episode)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA Shunmuki, 2 episodes, also crossover with Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA Ro, 2 episodes, occurs a significant amount of time after Shunmuki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T04:29:45.837" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="639" CreationDate="2012-12-14T06:25:43.390" Score="10" ViewCount="36866" Body="&lt;p&gt;With regards to the rest of the anime series, when does Badlands Rumble take place? Does it happen before the show? After? In the middle some time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T07:12:15.343" Title="When does Badlands Rumble take place?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2012-12-14T06:48:00.197" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably in the middle somewhere, because in the anime Vash doesn't meet Wolfwood for the first time until episode 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T06:48:00.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2012-12-14T07:32:09.317" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to get too subjective here, but there are some key aspects that I discuss with others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Art style; there is a distinct difference in how characters in an Anime series are drawn as opposed to Western style series.  (Occasionally, you'll get a shout-out to the Anime style, too.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Target audience; there are a wide variety of audiences and an even more diverse demographic of consumers of anime than there are of traditional Western cartoons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theming; as much of a culture shock as it may be (which I'll get to in a moment), many Anime have themes that wouldn't make much sense in the Western world, such as 108 for the Buddist number of temptations man will case, 4 for death, white for death, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Culture differences; there are &lt;em&gt;quite a few series&lt;/em&gt; that are tolerated, if not acceptable, in Japan, whereas in the Western world, they'd be censored in some way or not permitted at all, or merit whomever is a fan of it some very dirty looks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the things that would cause controversy or be seen as &quot;unacceptable&quot; in Western animation would be homosexual relationships (yaoi/yuri), large age gap relationships, lolicon/shotacon (which is strangely &lt;em&gt;legal&lt;/em&gt; but heavily frowned upon), and incest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Western animation wouldn't touch &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; with a one-hundred foot pole.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T07:32:09.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="407" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="436" CreationDate="2012-12-14T08:52:39.817" Score="5" ViewCount="1153" Body="&lt;p&gt;My all time favorite anime is without doubt &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rahxephon&lt;/a&gt;. I've watched both the series and the movie. As I recall correctly the movie can be considered a summary of the series except for the end. I had a &lt;strong&gt;lot&lt;/strong&gt; of trouble understanding the end of the original series, but on the other hand the movie's ending seemed to be 'dumbed' down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an incorrect impression of me, due to the summarizing? Or are there indeed differences between both story lines? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="123" LastEditorUserId="2663" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T12:12:50.563" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T12:12:50.563" Title="Are there really differences between the story lines of the Rahxephon movie and series?" Tags="&lt;rahxephon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="399" CreationDate="2012-12-14T08:52:57.307" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably as early as those old Go Nagai shows. There's a couple of movies where several of his franchises were together. To name a few:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman (1973)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo (1975)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G (1975)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grendizer - Getter Robo G - Great Mazinger Kessen! Daikaijuu (1976)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;UFO Robo Grendizer tai Great Mazinger (1976)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crossovers consisting of Devilman, Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Getter Robo, Getter Robo G, Grendizer, and UFO Robo Grendizer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Lupin III is by Monkey Punch and Detective Conan is by Gosho Aoyama. It was a planned collaboration. Both shows are produced by Tokyo Movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T08:52:57.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="410" CreationDate="2012-12-14T09:36:42.937" Score="8" ViewCount="2020" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; Episode 2 tells us about a girl named Kamichika. Near the end of the episode, after...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...Celty brings her to the roof to meet Izaya, he lets Kamichika to the roof edge. He tells her that a lot of people have jumped there, trying to persuade her that she's not a special case. After that he leaves, and Kimichika, after some hesitation, decides to jump. However, Celty saves her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izaya's motivations here are a little confusing. Even if we forget that he has...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...ordered the kidnapping and rescue of a girl just for the fun of it,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he is being somewhat inconsistent by telling her about all the people who jumped from the roof. At first, it seems like he's helping Kimichika by showing her that her case is neither special nor too bad, and it is not worth jumping. It even seems to work at first, when the girl hesitates. However, when Izaya leaves, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she still decides to jump off the roof!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Izaya sees Celty helping her, he doesn't act surprised at all, much as if he were expecting this scenario. However, he could neither be sure that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kimichika would jump nor that Celty would save her (I think he didn't even know that Celty hadn't left). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does this portray him as a person who &lt;em&gt;knew&lt;/em&gt; that Celty would save her, and because of that the girl would once again understand that life's worth living? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because otherwise he's portrayed as a man who encourages another person to commit suicide just for the fun of observing it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:00:25.900" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T19:13:07.213" Title="What's the meaning and motivation of Izaya's behavior in Episode 2: &quot;Highly Unpredictable&quot;?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="409" CreationDate="2012-12-14T10:26:01.587" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're over-thinking this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izaya, for lack of a better word, is a troll. Period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or&#xA;  message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and&#xA;  argument.&#xA;  (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for real-life personal interaction instead of on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, he is an amazing troll - as evidenced by his ability to read people's minds and predict their actions. Which in turn gives him a great ability to &quot;toy&quot; with people how ever he pleases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For pretty much the entire show his actions are always to provoke responses in other people without regard to their well-being (or rather to intentionally hurt them in specific ways).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he is being somewhat inconsistent when telling her about all the people who jumped from the roof. At first, it seems that his actions are directed toward helping Kimichika by showing her that her case is neither special nor too bad, and it is not worth to jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he admits to trying with people to see their responses, this type of inconsistency could very well be intentional to provoke a reaction from Kamichika.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Izaya sees Celty helping the girl, he doesn't act surprised at&#xA;  all, much as if he was expecting this scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's most likely because he knows Celty pretty well and it's common for her stick around and save people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kimichika will jump nor that Celty will save her (I think he didn't&#xA;  even know that Celty didn't leave)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a troll, it probably doesn't matter to him. But it's very possible that he knew Celty will save her and he wanted to see Kimichika's reaction after thinking she would die only to be saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T10:32:41.140" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T10:32:41.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="417" CreationDate="2012-12-14T10:33:27.843" Score="5" ViewCount="9861" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Afro Samurai, who is Ninja Ninja?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People in the series sometimes refer to him as &quot;Afro's imaginary friend&quot;, however, I remember times where people other than Afro could see him! (Via a scoped rifle, or binoculars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are times where he can interact with physical objects in the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who is he? Is he really imaginary? What is the explanation for his seemingly &quot;real&quot; behavior?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T09:11:13.553" Title="Who is Ninja Ninja?" Tags="&lt;afro-samurai&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="418" CreationDate="2012-12-14T10:37:24.960" Score="28" ViewCount="19550" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pokémon, we have two main characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Red, who is the main protagonist on the manga and the first Pokémon games (Red, Blue and Yellow)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ash, who is the main protagonist on the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the differences between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2018-08-07T23:49:43.767" Title="What are the differences between Ash and Red?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="415" CreationDate="2012-12-14T10:39:32.310" Score="14" ViewCount="5659" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Philosopher's Stone is said to be an alchemical amplifier, allowing an alchemist to perform perfect transmutations, bypassing the laws of equivalent exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does that work? Isn't the point of alchemy that you can only get as much as you give?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T16:40:00.220" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:17:04.977" Title="How does a Philosopher's Stone work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="413" CreationDate="2012-12-14T10:42:47.773" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Isn't the point of alchemy is that you can only get as much as you give?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is. The law of Equivalent Exchange states something like: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;In order to obtain or create something, something of equal value must be lost or destroyed.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FMA wiki&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In standard practice, Equivalent Exchange is separated into two parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Law of Conservation of Mass&lt;/strong&gt;, which states that energy and matter can neither be created from nothing nor destroyed to the point of elemental nonexistence. In other words, to create an object weighing one kilogram, at least one kilogram of material is necessary and destroying an object weighing one kilogram would reduce it to a set of parts, the sum of which would weigh one kilogram. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Law of Natural Providence&lt;/strong&gt;, which states that an object or material made of a particular substance or element can only be transmuted into another object with the same basic makeup and properties of that initial material. In other words, an object or material made mostly of water can only be transmuted into another object with the attributes of water.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Equivalent_Exchange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source - Alchemy - Equivalent_Exchange  &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be better understood when  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ed repairs Al. Al has a huge hole and Ed cannot create 'new armor', so he has to stretch the 'available' armor in order to cover the hole. However, as it stretches, it becomes thinner, since he cannot create new material. He also uses some pieces they were able to retrieve, and those he can fuse together into the armor again, using the same mass. However, as explained above, missing pieces cannot be created out of nothing, thus the need of the stretching part.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I am not quite sure about the last paragraph (concerning the Law of Natural Providence), for it makes me think about how the philosopher's stone really works...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How does that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Philosopher%27s_Stone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;philosopher's stone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is a concentration of human souls. Thus, it uses those human souls as the 'giving' part, so it appears that you are 'getting' something without having to pay for it. However, it was already payed for. So it creates the illusion that you are bypassing the Law of Equivalent Exchange.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; It should be taken in consideration that this means the philosopher's stone is not unlimited, since the human souls contained in it will eventually be consumed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;s&gt;However, I have some doubts as to how it works exactly, considering the Law of Natural Providence explained above, because you may use human souls to transmute... just about anything.&lt;/s&gt; As discussed with Madara in the chat, the human soul is so invaluable that it actually makes it possible for this 'trans-material' transmutation, that somewhat defies the Law of Natural Providence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T05:17:04.977" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:17:04.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="413" CreationDate="2012-12-14T10:49:26.810" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing you need to understand is that the stone does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; let you bypass the law of equivalent exchange, it is only an illusion. The stone itself simply acts as an amplifier. Note that when the stone is used, it eventually shrinks and loses his power. If it was able to bypass the equivalent exchange law, why would it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What really happens when one uses the stone? As we know, the stone &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is made of living souls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each time the stone is used, it lets the user to perform better than he/she normally would. Doing so, however, uses the power of the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; souls that were used to create the stone. Basically, each time you use it, you use a soul (well, maybe it's not exactly 1 usage-1 soul relationship, but you get the idea). When all the souls are used, the stone ceases to exist. Note that since one needs &lt;strong&gt;a lot&lt;/strong&gt; of souls to create the stone, it usually lasts long enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T08:53:15.730" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T08:53:15.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="355" CreationDate="2012-12-14T11:42:23.593" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111015120036AAoyI2T&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt;, Hei lost his powers because of the trap that ensnared Hei in episode two. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Darker_than_Black_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hei and Suō are caught in a trap after Hei seemingly kills August 7 by electrocuting the British Contractor. Later on, Misaki Kirihara is shown looking through a telescope which is directed towards the star of BK-201. The star fades away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T03:16:41.840" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T03:16:41.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="411" CreationDate="2012-12-14T11:54:24.050" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ninja Ninja is the result of conscience and the subconscious of AFRO.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When other people saw him together with AFRO it does not necessarily mean that they actually saw &lt;strong&gt;him&lt;/strong&gt; and it was not only AFRO (and you) have seen it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And of course there is Justice, When he mentioned his imaginary friend they met in Chapter 5.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My best guess is that he had just supernatural powers...(let's not forget that).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Proof of this can be seen in Chapter 5, while it is cut is not bleeding to death like a normal human being, but he dissipated, and at the same time the last of the weakness of his mercy towards his old friend/anyone else &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Alright dog, you on your own from here&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that's my opinion of course, But I think that it is uncertain for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T11:54:24.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="412" CreationDate="2012-12-14T12:14:53.510" Score="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;lots&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mv6SW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For starters, Red is character who just starred in manga/games, and manga created only after a TV series aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, they decided to release two types of manga, one based on the show and one based on the games:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga based on games R/B/G/Y, called Pokémon Adventures, which continues the story until the third generation stages.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And manga based on the series, called Pokémon The Electric Of Pikachu!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T19:34:26.450" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T19:34:26.450" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2012-12-14T12:20:05.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No actual proof here, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suspect that the anime writers just use bloody noses when they think it is funny, not taking actual Japanese beliefs or day-to-day customs into account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is way more funny when heroes get bloody noses when they get an accidental look than when perverts get a look (all the time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand it is also funny when a pervert gets a bloody nose all the time (in extremes). As already mentioned, Jiraiya is an example of this. Sanji is even a better example as his bloody nose becomes &lt;em&gt;life threatening&lt;/em&gt; at a certain point!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T13:58:19.727" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T13:58:19.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="228" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:06:46.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are the differences, there might be some spoilers. (If you know the story and you think something is a spoiler, please let me know in a comment so I can fix it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anime: Mitsuki claims to be called FullMoon during the audition.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Manga: This happens in another moment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;, Meroko's past is revealed: When alive her name was Moe and she was Mitsuki's grandma's best friend. She killed herself believing her friend had accepted the marriage proposal by the guy she was in love with.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In the &lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt;, nothing is revealed except something about her Shinigami past, next to Izumi whom she loved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;, also Izumi Rio's past is revealed: When alive his name was Lio. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was still very young, while his mother went crazy for the suffering and started to mistreat him, despising him and accusing him to be the reason why her new man left her. For this reason, in order to see his mother smile again, he kills himself being run over by a train.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Farther in the Manga, we discover that Izumi's vision of his past is slightly wrong...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manga: Fullmoon single is &quot;Angel&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anime: It's &quot;Myself&quot; by Myco (singer and Fullmoon's voice).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fullmoon's second song Eternal Snow (always sung by Myco in the Anime only). The history of the carillon, that contains the song's melody, written by Aoi for Mitsuki and that the girl finds in a closet outside of the house (where her grandma locks her for punishment), is told by Takuto when he regains his memory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt;: Another difference about Eternal Snow, appeared in the anime only, is the challenge with Madoka who, after a snitch, decides to make her debut too using the same song. Mitsuki feels sad about this since the song was written by her father and so it belonged to the Route L. But Takasu-san, the producer, refuses to produce it and worse, decides to produce Madoka in its place. So Ooshige and Fullmoon end up being without a producer. Ooshige is however a Route L's fan and so he askes Wakaouji to produce this song. He initially refuses, because he swore to stop having any relation with music. In the Anime Mitsuki runs away but she comes back after a day.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;: Something similar happens in the manga, where a song, written by Mitsuki is then found and sung by Madoka because of Izumi. The song's name is &quot;Princess Marmeid&quot;. Furthermore, Wakaouji is not contacted by Ooshige, rather he spontaneously proposes himself as Mitsuki's producer, since he was searching her that ran away from her house. In the manga she doesn't come back until almost the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;: Takuto Kira, the Shinigami, &quot;dies&quot; jumping from the hospital's roof, seeing by Wakaouji. Takuto Kira received a surgery to his vocal chors, because of a cancer. They are removed and since he lost his voice and cannot sing anymore, this brings him to kill himself.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt;: When the throats problem is found out, Takuto rides a bike as fast as possible, deciding not to turn at a bend he encounters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;: When Takuto was alive, he had a girlfriend named Hikari, a beautiful model, that will meet Mitsuki too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt;: Meroko is promoted from Shinigami to Angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another big difference is about Eichi-kun (&lt;strong&gt;huge spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He was Mitsuki's first love.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt;: He dies two months after he arrived to America. Mitsuki knows nothing about his death and will find out during her trip to America, when she decides to visit him along with Ooshige, Wakaouji, Takuto and Meroko.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;: She knows about his death but she refuses it, so she talks as if he was still alive. This reactions sprouts from her feeling guilty because of the lack of reaction when he confessed his love for her, after kissing her.&#xA; In the manga, this guilty feeling is much stronger and dramatic than the anime's, this is because she runs away after they kiss, the day before he went to America, while in the anime the kiss is not shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are more differences in the Wikipedia page. If you want I can include them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T14:06:46.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="431" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:11:30.580" Score="33" ViewCount="29309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most Saiyan (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, etc.) who evolved into Super Saiyan had trouble fulfilling one of the requirements to evolve: Their rage or other emotions had to be extreme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are two exceptions: Goten and Trunks (not the Trunks from the future). How did they achieve it? They hadn't seen or done anything that could drive them to such a level of rage/intense emotion to allow them to turn into Super Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:10:12.823" LastActivityDate="2018-09-24T20:15:20.787" Title="How did Goten and Trunks become Super Saiyan so easily?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="423" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:14:35.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CvJ63.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pokémon image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pokémon&lt;/strong&gt; is originally a japanese video game, made by GAME FREAK Inc.. Pokémon trainers capture and force creatures called pokémon to do battle against those of other trainers.. Because of the popularity, soon there was an anime and multiple manga-series published.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions regarding Pokémon, especially the manga and the anime. Questions about the story of the game are allowed, but for gameplay-specific questions please ask at &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Arqade.SE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokemon.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official site (US)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia Pokémon Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:31:22.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:31:22.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="424" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:14:35.933" Score="0" Body="Pokémon (short for &quot;pocket monsters&quot;) is a video game with many anime and manga adaptations. Pokémon trainers capture and force animals called pokémon to do battle against those of other trainers." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:31:22.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:31:22.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="425" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:15:48.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag is for use on questions about the production of anime and manga. Questions about the anime and manga industries themselves are also included.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that technical questions about the methods used in production are often off-topic, though they may be on-topic on &lt;a href=&quot;http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Graphic Design&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T23:25:39.560" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T23:25:39.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="426" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:15:48.367" Score="0" Body="Questions about making/producing manga or anime, as well as the industries involved." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T23:25:32.323" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T23:25:32.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="427" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:20:08.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Black Cat&lt;/strong&gt; is a sci-fi shounen manga and anime by Kentaro Yabuki. It follows Train &quot;Black Cat&quot; Heartnet, a former killer working for the mafia-organization &quot;Chronos&quot; as the 13th &quot;Chronos Number&quot;. He's now working as a &quot;Sweeper&quot;, a licensed bounty hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:18:27.460" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:18:27.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="428" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:20:08.317" Score="0" Body="Black Cat is a sci-fi shounen manga and anime by Kentaro Yabuki. It follows Train &quot;Black Cat&quot; Heartnet, a former assassin turned bounty-hunter." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:46:27.157" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:46:27.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="422" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:32:30.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be an official reference, but I suppose there are three possible explanations (well, except the &quot;the author wanted it this way&quot; one):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heritage&lt;/strong&gt;: When they had them, their fathers already had managed to reach the SSJ stage. So they sort of passed the ability on and made it easier. This is true for Goku &gt; Gohan &gt; Goten and also for Vegeta &gt; Trunks. This might mean that the base power level of their sons is higher than their.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generations&lt;/strong&gt;: The more you go on, the stronger they are. Gohan is stronger than Goku and Vegeta. He gets weak only because he doesn't train enough. Goten and Trunks are even stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blood purity&lt;/strong&gt;: It is unclear, but it seems that hybrids are stronger than pure-blood Saiyans. Apparently, hybrids lack the will of combat these have, though. And indeed, Gohan doesn't train as much in peace time. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T14:32:30.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="432" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:36:49.387" Score="6" ViewCount="5834" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the story arc with Raditz they make it out as though it's the first time Piccolo and Goku team up.  With Goku dying in the Raditz fight and not showing up again until Vegeta, it couldn't have happened after that fight.  Where does it fit into the storyline before the Raditz fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T03:25:52.050" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T03:25:52.050" Title="When does the Deadzone movie take place in the DBZ storyline?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="422" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:39:05.280" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080108185420AA1OhiQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because by the time they were born Goku and Vegeta had already been Super Saiyan and with the higher power level thus when trunks and goten where born their levels were also higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it this way Vegeta (Fut Trunks timeline) was weaker at SSj Level so Future Trunks took longer to become ssj (i think he was 13) while Vegeta (regular DBz timeline) had trained harder by knowing the androids arrival 3 yrs prior to chibi trunks being born thus more powerful ssj1 vegeta. And Goten being born around some time near end of the Cell Games saga Goku had became already full power ssj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus as children their power levels were already exponentially higher than the latter of gohan who was born back when goku was weaker in power level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically Chi-Chi gave birth to a Demigod.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T14:40:39.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="430" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:45:39.313" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z%3a_Dead_Zone&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; explains it pretty well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dead Zone is the only film that takes place after the end of Dragon Ball and before the beginning of Dragon Ball Z. The events of this movie can be placed into the series timeline between episodes &quot;The End, The Beginning&quot; of the Piccolo Jr. Saga and &quot;The New Threat&quot; of the Vegeta Saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T14:45:39.313" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="430" CreationDate="2012-12-14T14:54:56.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the Dragon ball Z films Were fillers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Except these movies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bardock: The Father of Goku&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The History of Trunks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wrath of the dragon (Very questionable)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: In most cases it does not really matter, because the information is not synchronized with the series itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T19:31:47.967" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T19:31:47.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="434" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="437" CreationDate="2012-12-14T15:07:25.467" Score="10" ViewCount="1645" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Pokémon Special manga series, the &quot;main&quot; Pokémon manga adaptation, has about 40 volumes and take place along all the Pokémon &quot;generations&quot; but how are they related to each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, the main characters in each saga changes, so I don't understand how or if they are related to each other or are some kind of &quot;different series&quot; under the same title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T12:30:07.693" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T12:30:07.693" Title="Are there any relations between the different &quot;sagas&quot; in Pokémon Special/Pokémon Adventures manga?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-14T15:12:41.577" Score="8" ViewCount="1064" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really loved the live-action version of &lt;em&gt;Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi na Henge!&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Perfect Girl Evolution!&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;The Wallflower&lt;/em&gt;) and I'm considering picking up the manga or anime because of how much I liked it. However, I'm curious: &lt;strong&gt;what are the major changes that the live-action made?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know one of these changes is aging up the characters; the cast is about college-aged in the live-action, but they're in high school (they attend a &lt;em&gt;gakuen&lt;/em&gt;) in the manga. I also know that the landlady's son is a live-action only character. Are there other big differences between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user74" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:28:47.070" LastActivityDate="2021-03-29T09:03:10.450" Title="What are the major differences between the anime/manga and the live action version of Perfect Girl Evolution?" Tags="&lt;the-wallflower&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="407" CreationDate="2012-12-14T15:28:28.407" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The storylines are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenoki.com/nko/about.html&quot;&gt;Nirai Kanai Online&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenoki.com/nko/faq3.html#37&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the movie is an alternate re-telling of the story. ... In other words, the movie and TV series are not in the same timeline, each one tells its own different version of the story. ... It is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; a good idea to use the movie to find answeres &lt;em&gt;(sic)&lt;/em&gt; raised in the TV series. They're two different universes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a concrete example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In 1998 the twins Ayato and Itsuki were born, they were brought together by Quon's and Shirow's DNA --in essence, Ayato is Maya's nephew. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(in the anime; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenoki.com/nko/maya.html&quot;&gt;NKO's page on Maya&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in the movie Ayato was her (Maya's) real son&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenoki.com/nko/faq3.html#36&quot;&gt;the FAQ&lt;/a&gt; again)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A note about the source: The site is by far the most exhaustive reference for RahXephon I've found, but it doesn't cite any sources. It could, theoretically, be nothing more than an elaborate fan wank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user153" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T15:50:47.970" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T15:50:47.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="434" CreationDate="2012-12-14T15:42:47.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're set in the same universe. Stories sometimes span chapters (Bulbapedia's name for &quot;sagas&quot;), and main characters from earlier chapters make appearances in later ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user153" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T15:42:47.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="438" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T16:32:11.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Moon wo Sagashite&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shoujo manga by Arina Tanemura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about Mitsuki, a 12-year-old, who loves to sing and wants to become a singer. However, she has a tumor on her throat, which might only be cured at the cost of her voice. Her time is running out because she has only one year before the cancer kills her. In order to realize her dream to become a singer, she is transformed into a 16-year old girl with the help of two Shinigami and takes a singing audition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Moon_o_Sagashite&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Moon o Sagashite&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:35:45.187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:35:45.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="439" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T16:32:11.257" Score="0" Body="&quot;Full Moon wo Sagashite&quot; is a shoujo manga by Arina Tanemura." OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:35:45.187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:35:45.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="448" CreationDate="2012-12-14T17:57:08.237" Score="8" ViewCount="103324" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen almost all of the &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; anime (at least what's been released dubbed), and I'm now interested in reading the manga. However, when the manga closely follows the anime I've already seen, I tend to get bored quickly. Thus, I'd want to pick up the manga at a point right before the anime began to diverge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At what point in the manga is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-21T07:14:42.863" LastActivityDate="2020-07-21T21:00:00.423" Title="Where and how does the Bleach anime diverge from the manga?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="441" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T19:04:46.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tag for questions related to anime or manga that are likely to require some knowledge of the Japanese language to answer. Note that generic questions about the Japanese language are off-topic here. The &lt;em&gt;primary&lt;/em&gt; focus of questions with this tag must be anime or manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions about the Japanese language that aren't related to anime or manga &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be on-topic at &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanese.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japanese Language Stack Exchange&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="19294" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T16:57:32.293" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T16:57:32.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="442" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T19:04:46.100" Score="0" Body="For questions which are likely to require knowledge of the Japanese language to answer. Note that generic questions about the Japanese language are off-topic here. Questions with this tag must still be primarily about anime or manga." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T17:09:16.043" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T17:09:16.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="440" CreationDate="2012-12-14T19:06:11.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only watched the anime, but I know it stopped in March 2012, when they caught up with the manga. It was the 'Lost Agent arc'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I suppose you best bet is to start reading the manga that was written from around that time. Volume 49 of the manga is also called 'The Lost Agent', so that seems where they left off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again, I did not read the manga, so this is only a guess. I also cannot tell you how much the anime diverged from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T19:06:11.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="446" CreationDate="2012-12-14T20:13:10.250" Score="8" ViewCount="10082" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I have not watched the &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; TV series, I have watched the &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; series and the &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; movie. At the end of the movie I found out that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Archer is actually Shirō. Even before the ending, Archer told him he has already experienced what Shirō goes through. So I did not know if he is actually Shirō from the future or if he is a completely different character than the one in the TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T02:14:32.007" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T02:14:32.007" Title="Who exactly is Archer from the Unlimited Blade Works movie?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="445" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="447" CreationDate="2012-12-14T20:29:34.610" Score="7" ViewCount="2122" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometimes watch this anime called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayon_Shin-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/a&gt; in Portuguese (in which it is simply called Shin-chan). Flirty as he is, Shinnosuke (its main character) is often inconveniently messing around with women. Sometimes he walks up to them and, as if to break the ice, asks them &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Do you like peppers?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. After this either the women get very embarrassed or his mother knocks him in the head (or both).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, in one opening theme he sings that &quot;pepper tastes so bad&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this something specific to the Portuguese version of the anime?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Is its only significance related to his childishness (him being a five-year-old child)?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it supposed to mean anything other than that (and makes more sense in Japanese)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:14:45.123" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:14:45.123" Title="Why does Shinnosuke ask people if they like peppers?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;crayon-shin-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="444" CreationDate="2012-12-14T20:30:47.147" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Archer-class Servant in the fifth Fuyuki Grail War is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shirou Emiya from an alternate timeline than that of the &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; timeline. The Shirou from the alternate timeline made a contract with &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gaia#Alaya&quot;&gt;the world&lt;/a&gt; and became the Heroic Spirit EMIYA. &lt;/p&gt; &#xA; He is not a proper &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Heroic_Spirit&quot;&gt;Heroic Spirit&lt;/a&gt; in the sense of other heroes (e.g. Saber, Lancer, Berserker). He acts as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Counter_Guardian#Counter_Guardian&quot;&gt;Counter Guardian&lt;/a&gt; for the world as payment for the contract. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA; He is summoned because he still has the jewel pendant that Rin used to save his life after Lancer stabbed his heart. The jewel he owns is the actual catalyst used for his summoning rather than the one that Rin still has at the time of his summoning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T04:23:21.420" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T04:23:21.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="445" CreationDate="2012-12-14T20:54:00.133" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The progression of the phrase goes like this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ピーマン好き (Do you like [green] peppers)？ ニンジン食べれる (Do you like to eat carrots)？ 納豆にはネギ入れる方？ (&lt;s&gt;The method of sticking negi [spring onion] into natto [fermented soybeans]&lt;/s&gt; &quot;Are you the type who puts spring onions in their natto?&quot;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This phrase doesn't translate very well, but it's an equivalent to South Park &quot;fish sticks&quot; gag: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you like to put fish sticks in your mouth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T15:40:10.983" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T15:40:10.983" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="440" CreationDate="2012-12-14T21:15:00.320" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bleach anime ended in March 2012, with the episode 366. It ends after (spoiler if you haven't finished the anime yet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ginjo dies in his battle vs Ichigo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In manga, that arc ends with chapter 479, &lt;em&gt;&quot;Goodbye to our Xcution!!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. The anime is not airing now, but the manga goes on, with the new arc starting with chapter 480 called &lt;em&gt;&quot;Final Arc - The Thousand Year Blood War&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T21:15:00.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="449" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-14T22:20:38.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/paWxA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crayon Shin-chan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayon_Shin-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/966/Crayon_Shin-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shin Chan&lt;/em&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:37:34.020" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:37:34.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="450" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-14T22:20:38.297" Score="0" Body="Crayon Shin-chan (sometimes just &quot;Shin Chan&quot;) is a manga series by Yoshito Usui." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:37:34.020" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:37:34.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="463" CreationDate="2012-12-14T23:20:05.230" Score="1" ViewCount="733" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the title probably needs to be changed, but I wasn't sure how to put it spoiler-free.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The question follows as a block, for its 'spoilery' nature for anyone who hasn't seen Naruto Shippuden up to episode 290.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In this episode Kabuto summons several shinobi using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/ninjutsu-03.php#Edo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt;. For this jutsu we know that a living body to act as receptacle and a piece of DNA from the one being revived are needed. The summoner will then use a tag to control the summoned soul's personality.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Kabuto explains to Naruto and Sakura that the water in the &quot;Hole&quot; is so rich that he was able to create life with those weird snakes embedded with Orochimaru's chakra. I assume this means that the body that comes out of the water is the living body that serves as sacrifice. I assume this because Hidan's eyes look like those of the ones summoned by Edo Tensei. And afterwards Kabuto inserts a tag in this Hidan, to control his personality.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Considering that Hidan was really summoned by Edo Tensei, however, there is the fact that his body does not look 'complete'. But then again, I don't think we've ever seen a naked Edo Tensei summoned body, so we cannot be sure if this is normal or not.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So basically:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Is this some weird jutsu that really &lt;em&gt;looks like&lt;/em&gt; Edo Tensei?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Or should we assume that Hidan as died and this was &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; Edo Tensei?&lt;/strong&gt; (It &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; possible that Hidan is dead, if you take into consideration what is explained in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/209/what-is-hidans-source-of-power/211#211&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T15:52:18.407" Title="Is that jutsu really the Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="451" CreationDate="2012-12-14T23:42:53.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode you cite is the first one of a saga filler, which means it's original material, present in the Anime only. So there's no Manga canon to answer it, because it doesn't come from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T00:35:32.520" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T00:35:32.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="457" CreationDate="2012-12-15T04:13:37.330" Score="33" ViewCount="20450" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Human Instrumentality Project is one of the main plotlines in the Neon Genesis Evangelion original series. However, other than a few speculative mentions, there isn't concrete information as to what purpose it serves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What purpose does the Human Instrumentality Project serve, why is it necessary, and what part does it plays against the Angels (if any)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T04:19:35.723" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T10:26:54.160" Title="What is the purpose of the Human Instrumentality Project?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="460" CreationDate="2012-12-15T04:49:22.270" Score="6" ViewCount="9255" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, a number of different styles are shown among the different characters. Some fight using their Zanpakutō, others use Kidō. Do all of these derived from a similar source? Are there other fighting styles? Can they be combine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2020-04-01T17:14:43.983" Title="What are the techniques/fighting styles displayed in Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5861" CreationDate="2012-12-15T04:52:46.960" Score="19" ViewCount="46588" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that people have &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/wHAeF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tried&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ctq6u.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;every&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/r5NSP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;way&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ctq6u.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;possible&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/mnZXo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/mnZXo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;try&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/3070256_700b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;it&lt;/a&gt;, but still he remained alive and kicking.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hellsing Ultimate: Episode 2&lt;/em&gt;, when Luke Valentine says he will prove that Alucard's immortality is a myth, Alucard &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xEoRh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;replies&lt;/a&gt; that there is no such thing as immortality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not really understand whether there are any limits to his so-called immortality, or maybe nobody knew whether there were any? Is there a way to permanently 'kill' Alucard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:12:27.783" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T14:59:48.620" Title="Is there any way to kill Alucard?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="454" CreationDate="2012-12-15T04:54:22.460" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ultimate goal is to unite all the individual souls of mankind into one singular being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would create an existence where nobody existed individually, but as part of a whole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This way, the flaws in every living being would be complemented by the strengths in others, thus erasing the insecurities in people's hearts. Creating the ultimate, god-like being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To achieve Instrumentality, the merging of Adam and Lilith, resulting in the Third Impact, is required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Seele.27s_version&quot;&gt;Seele&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Gendo_Ikari.27s_version&quot;&gt;Gendo&lt;/a&gt; had their own idea of instrumentality. Neither was &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Actual_Third_Impact&quot;&gt;realized&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T04:54:22.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="458" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="459" CreationDate="2012-12-15T04:58:26.657" Score="18" ViewCount="38862" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Soul Society represents this sort of Heaven where souls are sent by Shinigamis (mostly from Earth?). However, once in Soul Society, is a soul immortal? Can they die? And if so, what happens? Is one sent to... &lt;em&gt;Hueco Mundo&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T21:06:07.093" Title="What happens if one dies in Soul Society?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2012-12-15T05:06:25.033" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Society&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Human World and Soul Society are parallel to each other and are two sides of the same coin. Families separated by death are rarely reunited in the Soul Society unless they arrive in Soul Society together. People live nestled together like a family of strangers. One never gets hungry (if she or he doesn't have spiritual powers) and aging is slowed to a great extent, with lifespans of 2000 or more years not being unheard of, though such ages are limited to Shinigami or other Soul Society dwellers with high spiritual power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and to answer your question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A soul that dies in Soul Society is reincarnated on Earth as a new Human with no past memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: However, given the huge difference in lifespan, Soul Society should accumulate souls and the Human World should run out of souls...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;souls can &quot;escape&quot; this cycle by turning into hollows and entering Hueco Mundo (or god knows which new worlds Bleach will come up with). Souls can be exterminated permanently by &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Quincy&quot;&gt;Quincy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quincy completely extinguish Hollows. Thus the souls that come to the Human World do not return to Soul Society and therefore the souls would increase only on the side of the Human World. Meaning, the Human World becomes heavy in souls causing Soul Society to spill over into it; mixing life and death. The ultimate result would be the end of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="97" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T07:49:37.543" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T07:49:37.543" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="455" CreationDate="2012-12-15T05:07:48.437" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are four fighting styles a Shinigami uses are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanjutsu&quot;&gt;Zanjutsu&lt;/a&gt; (Weapon arts) --&#xA;The art of using their weapon to it's full potential.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hakuda&quot;&gt;Hakuda&lt;/a&gt; (Martial arts) --&#xA;The art of physical power and melee fighting skills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hoh%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Hohou&lt;/a&gt; (Movement arts) --&#xA;The art of moving, dodging, and countering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kid%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Kidou&lt;/a&gt; (Magic arts) --&#xA;The art of using spells and magic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are often used in combination with one another in battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T05:07:48.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="370" CreationDate="2012-12-15T06:23:06.293" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, the broadcast was released in that order to improve the flow of the season's episodes, best establish the relationship between Haruhi and Kyon, and to best appeal to Haruhi's existing fanbase. This ties in with Logan M's entirely correct point about spreading out the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The broadcast begins with &lt;em&gt;The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina&lt;/em&gt;, which I believe was a fan-favorite storyline, to both satisfy fans and establish the weirdness of the Haruhi universe. The broadcast then leaps backwards in time to begin the story proper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the episodes build the relationship between Haruhi and Kyon, culminating in Kyon's realization about Haruhi's first act of selflessness, just after the school festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="172" LastEditorUserId="172" LastEditDate="2018-04-02T15:21:09.650" LastActivityDate="2018-04-02T15:21:09.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="451" CreationDate="2012-12-15T07:48:50.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it's Edo Tensei. I have yet to have seen a coffin, even in later episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, Hidan never died. He's was still buried (in pieces) in the hole Shikamaru put him in. Kabuto took those pieces, and using the water and his snakes, he managed to revive him completely. Somewhat like a clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (Much like he did with Dark Naruto in the following episodes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T15:26:04.923" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T15:26:04.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="466" CreationDate="2012-12-15T08:13:58.937" Score="23" ViewCount="7932" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone had seen it before you'd think it would have been eaten. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I also thought I remember a segment about no one knowing their fruit before they ate it. (I think it was with the CP9 arc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="173" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T15:42:44.333" LastActivityDate="2019-01-29T01:23:43.517" Title="If there's only one of each fruit, how could Blackbeard recognize the &quot;Dark Dark&quot; fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="456" CreationDate="2012-12-15T09:16:48.173" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Alucard#Powers_and_abilities&quot;&gt;This wiki &lt;/a&gt;has the following note about Alucard's immortality (may contain some spoilers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Immortality: This ability is rather ambiguous, as Alucard, himself has stated that immortality is a myth. However, what it most likely refers to is the human souls inside Alucard; it has been speculated that, when damaged by blow that would have killed or incapacitated him such as exceedingly holy weapons, the damage is instead directed to his reservoir of souls. Because this ability does not really grant him true immortality, it can be considered as pseudo-immortality. However, after &quot;Monster of God&quot; Anderson destroyed the rest of Level 0, Alucard was still able to regenerate on par with him. (This was on par with Alucard before releasing Level 0).  However, the &quot;soul count&quot; theory is just a fan theory, and has never been definitively proven. It was also specualted by Anderson that this was the reason for him not being able to kill Alucard. Alucard may have kept at least a few souls in his body to use for regeneration after releasing level 0. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is no official answer to this, I would describe ALucard, as the wikipedia page does: Alucard is the closest thing to immortal. This is a perfect description that suits him well, until it is revealed is he really immortal, or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T09:16:48.173" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="464" CreationDate="2012-12-15T09:19:06.407" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't recall exactly when this was said during the series, but as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;WIKI&lt;/a&gt; says here, when the user dies, the fruit he ate simply regenerates inside the closest appropriate fruit the same place where the user died and their ability is reborn into another fruit of the same kind instead of growing from a plant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's only my assumption but maybe CP9 did not know what the capabilities of their new fruit were because they were not so rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Blackbeard followed the progress of the user of Dark Fruit, so he knew when and where it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T04:43:14.643" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T04:43:14.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="467" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-15T09:59:19.990" Score="9" ViewCount="1535" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sky Island is a myth or a legend to many people including the pirates form Jaya, who laugh at Luffy because he thinks that Sky Island exists.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the World Government know about Sky Island or is it just a myth to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T13:32:58.070" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T16:11:27.390" Title="Is the World Government aware of the existence of the Sky Island?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="472" CreationDate="2012-12-15T10:04:10.523" Score="25" ViewCount="49732" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title states, why can't Pan go to Super Saiyan Mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see in the last episode of Pan's grandson turning Super Saiyan while he fights a descendant of Vegeta.  Are female Saiyans not able to turn Super Saiyan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditorDisplayName="user153" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:10:34.323" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:10:34.323" Title="Why can't Pan go Super Saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-15T10:15:50.007" Score="0" ViewCount="620" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why were many stages and levels skipped in Sword Art Online.  You see that they start at level one in the first episode but then later they skip to higher levels.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the makers skip levels?  Was it because it would take too long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:16:03.767" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:16:03.767" Title="Boss Battles in Sword Art Online" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-12-15T18:39:42.277" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="548" CreationDate="2012-12-15T10:20:38.433" Score="15" ViewCount="92186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asuna died near the end of Sword Art Online. However, judging by the rules, why didn't she die in real life? Did Kayaba Akihiko lie about dying in the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T07:11:40.213" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:25:54.783" Title="Why didn't Asuna die in real life when she died in the game?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2012-12-15T10:39:52.473" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pan#Trivia&quot;&gt;Pan's trivia section&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;in-real-world reason&lt;/strong&gt; seems to be that Akira Toriyama couldn't figure out how to draw a female SSJ. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the possible reasons, &lt;strong&gt;in the DB universe&lt;/strong&gt;, is that Pan never really trained to become a more powerful warrior. The other kids, through the generations, managed to reach that level quite quickly yes, but they trained a lot too. Pan simply didn't feel that need that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The female SSJ appear in the videogames only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for completeness, I discovered that according to an italian collection on the DB franchise, one of the fundamental requirements to become SSJ is to be a male. That would explain why Goku Jr and Vegeta Jr can still become SSJ regardless of the blood being diluted. This has been said across the internet, but there's nothing official about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T10:39:52.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2012-12-15T10:40:02.240" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Why_can%27t_pan_go_super_saiyan&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;pan never did have to go super saiyan mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] basically it's because the creator of Dragonball, Akira Toriyama claims that Pan never had a reason or situation to turn super saiyan. Her debut is at the end of dragonball z, as a little kid, and since Dragonball GT is not based off actual manga, Toriyama only envisioned Pan as a little girl in a time of peace, so there would be no reason for her to become super saiyan. Toriyama has also said that he doesnt exactly know how he would draw a female super-saiyan [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="65" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T20:39:14.237" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T20:39:14.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="467" CreationDate="2012-12-15T10:46:32.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; It's just my assumption but Enel pursued by the government and he came to this island after it was thrown out to the sky.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;His bounty was at that time &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3DMUQ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;beli&quot;&gt;500,000,000 and of course before that,&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Gol D. Roger was there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So it seems like too many coincidences have occurred there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently the government (the HQ at least) knew of the existence of this island.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;s&gt;But they do not want to reveal it to the public because it is so difficult and dangerous to get there, so&lt;/s&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I guess they just chose to deny its existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T16:11:27.390" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T16:11:27.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="477" CreationDate="2012-12-15T12:28:35.607" Score="11" ViewCount="1866" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rich background of Holo: being a minor deity of harvest, her forms, shapeshifting, powers and limitations, likes and dislikes, traits character etc - how is it grounded in Japanese beliefs, myths, traditions, and legends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is her lore entirely made-up for the needs of the show; did the authors take strong artistic license on some more or less common legends; or is she shaped closely after a character well known in Japanese culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's one of the latter, could you give some sources or summaries of the original upon which she is based?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T07:03:49.200" LastActivityDate="2020-01-09T17:57:02.280" Title="What are Holo's roots in Japanese tradition?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="470" CreationDate="2012-12-15T13:17:15.867" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not quite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's an issue of timing.  She died &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the game was cleared, but her death timer didn't expire beforehand.  So, she was eligible to be logged out of the game, much like Kazuto would be.  Her mind was taken to a compatible server in ALFOnline, which is where she's trapped for that arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:  The source for this is Episode 14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Both Kirito and Asuna have died, but neither of their death timers have expired.  It stands to reason that, if Kirito is eligible to be logged out despite having died, then so would Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T05:10:07.130" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T05:10:07.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2012-12-15T13:53:37.737" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fundamentally, Rider doesn't seem to shy away from evil deeds - most notably her actions at the school. She doesn't perform them with glee, but unlike, say, Saber, she doesn't resist her Master's commands when they lead her in that direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to obtain a full transcript of the game to analyze every time she is mentioned as &quot;evil&quot;; however I couldn't find any. The following is from my memory: Most narration is made from the standpoint of another character, usually Emiya Shirou. And you can't blame him, or his compatriots, for labeling Rider as evil; however, most of this is more due to her Master's orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Heaven's Feel, Rider's true goal is revealed - and it is, in fact, a noble one. All of the previous events are implied to have been because of her loyalty to Sakura - disobeying Zouken or Shinji would have had direct repercussions on her. In fact, Rider is significantly more powerful in Heaven's Feel than in any other path - this is most likely due to a reluctance and half-heartedness when obeying Shinji; in other words, she was faking it and not giving her all in hopes of being defeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="180" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T13:53:37.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="474" CreationDate="2012-12-15T13:54:03.873" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wasn't able to find any references that state that &lt;em&gt;the exact&lt;/em&gt; background that Horo has originates from some &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; legend or myth. However, it is definitely not entirely made-up. Animals play a significant role in Japanese folktales. Two of them are also widely known to be able to transform into humans, and other objects: &lt;em&gt;kitsune&lt;/em&gt; (狐) - fox, and &lt;em&gt;tanuki&lt;/em&gt; (狸) - raccoon dog. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Wikipedia article &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_folklore#Folktales&quot;&gt;&quot;Japanese folklore&quot;&lt;/a&gt; has this interesting fact:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marriages between humans and non-humans (&lt;em&gt;irui konin tan&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%95%B0%E9%A1%9E%E5%A9%9A%E5%A7%BB%E8%AD%9A&quot;&gt;異類婚姻譚&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&quot;tales of heterotype marriages&quot;&lt;/em&gt;)) comprise a major category or motif in Japanese folklore. Japanese heterotype examples such as the crane story describes a sustained period of married life between the interspecies couple, in contrast to Western examples like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frog_Prince_%28story%29&quot;&gt;Frog Prince&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_%28mythology%29&quot;&gt;Leda&lt;/a&gt; myth where the supernatural encounter is brief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe we can say that all these definitely have some resemblance with Horo's background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T07:22:57.893" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T07:22:57.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="478" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-15T14:20:32.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hoazk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hoazk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bulma is a girl in search of the mystical Dragonballs that when brought together grant any wish. In her search she bumps into the owner of one of these balls, a strange boy named Goku. The two then set off together, Bulma in search of the Dragonballs and Goku on a quest to become stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/strong&gt; follows the adventures of Son Goku who, along with his companions, defends the earth against an assortment of villains ranging from intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and near-indestructible magical creatures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions that concern only the Dragon Ball anime (The first 153 episodes of the Dragon Ball series) and the corresponding part of the manga. If the question concerns Dragon Ball Z, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/dragon-ball-z&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;dragon-ball-z&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;dragon-ball-z&lt;/a&gt; tag should be used since it was released as a different season or if it concerns Dragonball GT, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/dragonball-gt&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;dragonball-gt&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;dragonball-gt&lt;/a&gt; should be used since it is anime-original content not and from the Dragon Ball manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Dragon Ball, please read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia Entry about Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia:- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of all Dragon Ball Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T05:51:10.673" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T05:51:10.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="479" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-15T14:20:32.803" Score="0" Body="Dragon Ball is a shounen manga and anime about the adventures of Son Goku and his companions, who use martial arts to defend Earth against all kinds of villains: intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and near-indestructible magical creatures." OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T04:32:33.590" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:32:33.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="469" CreationDate="2012-12-15T15:19:23.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has many reasons. First, in the original novels they are a little more explained, but not much, so even in that original script it was skipped. Perhaps in first place all that happens in-between was less interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, starting this year Reki Kawahara (the novel's author) has begun to write the spin-off: &lt;strong&gt;Sword Art Online: Progressive&lt;/strong&gt;, that explains precisely all that happens in-between during the Aincrad storyarc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T15:19:23.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="526" CreationDate="2012-12-15T15:25:49.657" Score="3" ViewCount="648" Body="&lt;p&gt;I still don't understand why Harry killed Brandon. He was Harry's best friend and the most loyal member he had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because he was jealous of him because he was Maria's boyfriend, or was it for another reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T21:43:15.383" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T21:43:15.383" Title="Why did Harry want to kill Brandon?" Tags="&lt;gungrave&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="469" CreationDate="2012-12-15T15:44:20.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;SAO first started as story for writing competition. But it was too long, so author didn't enter the competition and instead published it on the web. After that, it gained lot of popularity so author continued. This implies he never planned to write more. Also, it is said he was quite young and it was his first work. It was later on turned into light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It began with SAO part with first chapter being introduction and how they got stuck in game. Then next chapter skips 2 year forward and how Kirito clears the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next chapters are side stories, that happen chronologically somewhere in those 2 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that comes ALO and the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is obvious there wont be any continuity, because author never wanted to write such a story. And like Ikzer said, he is rewriting/retconing the story with SAO:Progressive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T15:44:20.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2697" CreationDate="2012-12-15T15:49:50.353" Score="13" ViewCount="25414" Body="&lt;p&gt;When revived by Orochimaru, the First and Second were sent to fight the Third, however, we know today that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The First beat one of the most powerful ninjas in history (me), could heal himself without activating any special jutsu, could summon a freaking chakra sucking tree dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Second had known (invented!!) Edo Tensei (meaning he could have broken free of Orochimaru's control), he also knew space-time ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With those abilities, plus immortality, they couldn't have &lt;em&gt;possibly&lt;/em&gt; lost against the Third at their full power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in that case, why didn't they use their full power against the Third? Their emotions should have been completely erased, and made into a strict killing machine, and nothing more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-10T16:39:16.590" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T17:06:25.370" Title="Why didn't the First and Second Hokage's fight with full power against the Third?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="490" CreationDate="2012-12-15T15:55:26.293" Score="7" ViewCount="8328" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, the Naruto &quot;Table of the elements&quot; consists of more than just the basic 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to all of the combination elements, (Wood, Ice, etc), we also have the three rather bizarre Yin, Yang, and YinYang elements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are they? What can they do? Tobi explained that mastery over these elements allows one to basically become God, completely erasing the boundary between dream and reality. However, is that all there is to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Second Mizukage states that genjutsu is basically Yin element, what does that make the Yang element?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what is the YinYang element? Is &quot;God&quot; the only jutsu there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about elementless jutsus like Shadow Clone, do they constitute as either of the three?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:18:00.830" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:18:00.830" Title="What constitutes as an Yin/Yang/Yinyang element technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2012-12-15T15:59:02.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they didn't fight at their full powers because Orochimaru controlled them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Other than Kabuto, who lets the ninjas fight themselves (more or less).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he really controls them, they can't fight better than Orochimaru allowed them to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="13539" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T09:52:31.233" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T09:52:31.233" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:06:57.767" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Revived or not, they're still not the real deal. The Third was not fighting against the real Shodai and Nidaime. That would have been perhaps a completely different fight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, the fact that Orochimaru's Edo Tensei might not have been that perfect and powerful (perhaps less perfect than Kabuto's), makes me (and not just me) think he used it for the sentimental effect it would have had on the Third, i.e. fighting against your predecessors, rather than actual relying on their (weakened) power only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T16:06:57.767" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="496" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:29:51.143" Score="4" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was said that a Hollow killed with a Zanpakuto is cleansed of all of his post-mortem sins, and is sent to soul society (unless he had committed sins in his lifetime, then he goes to Hell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would then when a Menos, which easily contains hundreds if not thousands of souls, is killed with a Zanpakuto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would all of the souls be released? Or perhaps the souls fused into one? If so, does that mean that Ulqiorra is somewhere in Soul Society right now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is such a thing explained anywhere? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T16:58:22.980" Title="What would happen to a Menos or an Arrancar killed with a Zanpakuto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="492" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:41:20.247" Score="13" ViewCount="19863" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question actually originated from the games, but it applies to the anime/manga as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Water is strong against fire because water can extinguish fire. Electricity is weak against Grass because grass is grounded, which nullifies electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reasoning for Bug to be effective against Dark type?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And I've already heard about the Malaria in Africa joke, it's not funny!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2019-10-04T09:24:05.843" Title="Why are Bug type attacks effective against Dark type Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="485" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:46:37.753" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This will only partly answer your question, but according to naruto wikia &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1oEFg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yin relates to one's spiritual energy and Yang relates to one's&#xA;  physical energy and it's necessary to utilise both of these in order&#xA;  to mould chakra for ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thing that the phrase &quot;become God&quot; is used as a metaphor. According to the same wiki, the Sage of the Six Paths had absolute control over Yin and Yang, and was able to &quot;make his fantasies come to life&quot;. This is described as &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The process he used is explained to have initially involved the&#xA;  administration of imagination, and the spiritual energy which forms&#xA;  the basis of Yin chakra to create shape and form from nothingness.&#xA;  Then, through the application of vitality, and the physical energy&#xA;  which forms the basis of Yang chakra, he would breathe life into the&#xA;  prior form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Second Mizukage states that genjutsu is basically Yin element, what does that make the Yang element?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, genjitsu is basically a subset of Yin release (&lt;em&gt;Inton&lt;/em&gt;, 陰遁). Based on the fact that Yin relates to spirit energy, and Yang relates to physical energy, that makes perfect sense, because genjitsu techniques are basically illusions. According to the wiki again, the Yang release (&lt;em&gt;Yōton&lt;/em&gt;, 陽遁) is &quot;based on the physical energy that governs vitality&quot; and  &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;can be used to breathe life into form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also the Yang part of the Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra that was sealed within Naruto. This causes the Yang chakra to have impact on other techniques when Naruto is in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode - namely, the Wood Release technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also implied that the elemental-less techniques, have their source in Yin and Yang (this is from chapter 316):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1oEFg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1oEFg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yin-Yang Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Creation of All Things&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yang Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T16:53:56.703" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T16:53:56.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="504" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:49:37.667" Score="10" ViewCount="14733" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the names of the main Four Families that live in Soul Society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information on how they came to be? Or how they became such? And do each of these clans commonly exceeds at a particular area (like the &lt;em&gt;Shihōin&lt;/em&gt; clan were usually the heads of the Correction Corps, and experts at Kidō and Shunpo)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T18:11:16.937" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T17:23:46.873" Title="What are the Four Noble Families of Soul Society?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="489" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:53:03.480" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I had to guess, it was because of game balance more than logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only two types that are super-effective against Dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fighting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bug&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither of which make much logical sense. But it would be fairly safe to say that Dark would be overpowered if it only had one or no weaknesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another argument to support the game-balance motivation is that bug types would otherwise be considered weak since they are super-effective against few other types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, they probably needed to keep Dark in check and make Bug more competitive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sort of balancing isn't particularly new. Psychic is a good example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first generation of games, Psychic had only one weakness - Bug. Despite ghost also being super-effective against Psychic, there weren't any &quot;real&quot; ghost attacks in generation 1 (and only a couple of bug attacks).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So generation 2 added Dark types to keep Psychics in check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T16:53:03.480" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="493" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="494" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:53:11.360" Score="2" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi has displayed the ability to be able to accurately locate and teleport to any other character (He displayed it with Naruto, Sasuke, the sealed Gold and Silver brothers, and more).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does that work? I don't recall the Sharingan having such a wide range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T10:12:20.703" Title="What is the secret behind Tobi's GPS-like technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:53:11.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That ability is explained in later episodes, so it will be enclosed in spoiler tags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Obito crashed onto Madara's cave, he saved him by attaching a white Zetsu (who is a clone saturated with Hashirama Senju's cells). There are many white Zetsu clones spread across the land, and they can communicate with each other via the roots of trees in the earth. (&lt;em&gt;Avatar: the Last airbender&lt;/em&gt; style). The Zetsu attached to Obito is no different. That way he can get immediate intelligence from practically anywhere, including the location of other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The teleportation is made using his normal space-time techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T10:12:20.703" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T10:12:20.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="485" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:54:45.767" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yin is spiritual energy and Yang is physical energy. You need to manipulate both spiritual and physical energy to mold jutsus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kirrq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page 11 of chapter 510&lt;/a&gt;, Tobi explains that by administering imagination, and the spiritual energy which forms the basis of 'yin' power... he would create shape and form from nothingness. By administering vitality, and the physical energy which forms the basis of 'yang' power... he would breathe life into that form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you are probably aware, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra#Normal_Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ninja's chakra&lt;/a&gt; is composed of a balanced mix of his spiritual and physical energy. These two components are Yin and Yang, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Jutsus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Yin and Yang nature seem to be the basis for most jutsus that do use nature alteration, but are non-elemental (e.g. genjitsu). It seems that Chakra is formed when &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TkI1g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;combining&lt;/a&gt; spiritual and physical energy. Some people are more suited with one over the other, which might determine whether their balance of Yin and Yang naturally leans towards either side. Therefore not all jutsus require an &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; balance of these two Yin and Yang. Instead varied proportions of the combined forces by different means based on the intent of the user determine the jitsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inton (Yin Release)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jutsu like genjutsu and the Yamanaka Clan's psychic jutsu are spiritual and which focus on the mind. So they must use Yin and Yang nature alteration, emphasizing the Yin. These all seem to be jutsu which focus on extending your own chakra to your opponent and connecting your mind (e.g., implanting an illusion) to theirs. Whether it’s to implant an illusion, read their mind, or project thoughts etc. This basically uses spiritual chakra as a manifestation of your mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Youton (Yang Release)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jutsu like Shadow Clones, medical jutsu, and the Akimichi Clan's size jutsu are physical. They focus on manipulating physical substances or creating them from chakra. They must use Yin and Yang nature alteration, emphasizing the Yang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yoton (Yang Release) creates life force. Inton (Yin Release) materializes imagination. Onmyoton/In'youton (Yin-Yang Release) is a combination of both Yinton and Yangton (you could say the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_of_the_Six_Paths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage of the Six Path&lt;/a&gt;'s unique application of this is a bloodline ability). It allows one to imagine something and materialize it without giving up anything but chakra. In other words, giving form to one's imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin + Yang = Chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin = Spiritual Energy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yang = Physical Energy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin Release = Uses spiritual energy extending the mind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yang Release = Uses physical energy extend the body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin-Yang Release = Yin Release + Yang Release&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-24T06:12:33.930" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T06:12:33.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="488" CreationDate="2012-12-15T16:58:22.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is mentioned anywhere, but what I think would be logical (but does not happen in the anime/manga) is that the myriad of hollows suppressed within a Menos are released (since the dominant personality has been destroyed) while those that were damaged in the process of the attack (e.g. those that constitute the wounded flesh) would be purified. So a large-scale attack that can obliterate a Menos might purify all of the souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T16:58:22.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="485" CreationDate="2012-12-15T17:19:11.817" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yin element&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The yin element techniques, the basis of imagination and spiritual energy, can be used to create form out of nothingness.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;During the Kyuubi attack on Konoha Minato used the Shiki Fuujin to seal the Yin half of the Kyuubi's chakra within the Shinigami.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is, as you (and the Second Mizukage) say, the basis of genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yang element:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The yang element techniques, the basis of vitality and physical energy, can be used to breathe life into form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;During the Kyuubi attack on Konoha Minato sealed the Yang half of the Kyuubi's chakra within Naruto.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Whenever Naruto is in &lt;em&gt;Kyuubi chakra mode&lt;/em&gt;, nearby Mokuton technique created trees react to the Yang element's live-giving properties and develop into full-grown mature trees in an instant.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Yin-Yang element:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;These are a combination of the use of both elements described above. As Yin is related to the user's spiritual energy and Yang to the user's physical energy, it is necessary to use both of them in order to mold chakra to create Ninjutsu.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Yamato explains in chapter 316 (page 9) that the manipulation of Yin and Yang is the source of non-elemental techniques such as the Kagemane no Jutsu, Baika no Jutsu, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Rikudou Sennin had such a mastery over these that he could use Yin to make his dreams take form and Yang to make his fantasies real. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi explained that mastery over these elements allows one to basically become God, completely erasing the boundary between dream and reality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rikudou Sennin's possessed an ability called Banbutsu Souzou (Creation of All Things), with which he created the nine Bijuu, out of the Juubi's chakra. Quoting from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The process he used is explained to have initially involved the administration of imagination, and the spiritual energy which forms the basis of Yin chakra to create shape and form from nothingness. Then, through the application of vitality, and the physical energy which forms the basis of Yang chakra, he would breathe life into the prior form. Thus the Sage used this to split the Ten-Tails into nine separate beings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jutsu Izanagi is also derived from this ability.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Madara has implied that Yin–Yang element was involved in the creation of White Zetsu and his clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, by mastering these one can become God, since he will be able to put anything that he imagines into life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to answer your question regarding Kagebunshin no Jutsu and the like, I'd say that they do come from the mastery of the Yin-Yang element, since they are not produced by any of the basic chakra elements, and they are indeed a product of your imagination come to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Unlike SingerOfTheFall, I do not think that the &quot;become God&quot; phrase is just a metaphor. As far as we know, the world they live in may be the creation of someone who mastered Yin-Yang elements, thus being able to put the world they have imagined into life (somewhat like what Tobi wants to do with is Tsuki no Me plan (although I believe he needs to do his plan like so because he does not fully master Yin-Yang elements)). I believe that is the kind of power Tobi speaks of when he says &quot;become God&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;References:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation#Yin_and_Yang&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Elements&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release#cite_note-c510-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yin-Yang&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Banbutsu Souzou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T17:06:14.557" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T17:06:14.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="499" CreationDate="2012-12-15T17:43:36.740" Score="12" ViewCount="3056" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any clear description as to how Aang survived for 100 years inside of the iceberg?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Avatars do that? If they can, then why didn't the other Avatars stay alive for long time periods? And whatever was the case, how did Aapa stay alive too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T17:53:16.623" LastActivityDate="2020-09-02T12:09:23.610" Title="How could Aang stay alive for 100 years?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="498" CreationDate="2012-12-15T17:52:41.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Aang&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Avatar Wiki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, Aang later discovered that he would be sent to the Eastern Air Temple in order to complete his airbending training far away from Monk Gyatso, whom the other monks thought was too soft on him. Afraid and confused, the young airbender ran away with his flying bison, Appa, though they became caught in a storm shortly after, which caused them to crash into the water. Aang saved himself and Appa from drowning by semi-consciously entering the Avatar State and freezing them both in a sphere of ice through a combination of airbending and waterbending. The Avatar State kept him alive, albeit not fully conscious, in the iceberg for about a hundred years while the war raged on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T18:27:39.840" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T18:27:39.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="491" CreationDate="2012-12-15T17:54:08.053" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses&quot;&gt;this wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Noble Houses of Soul Society have an unclear role in the culture, social and governmental aspects of that dimensions existence. The Four Noble Families carry the most weight and appear to have some influence over the governmental institutions (i.e. Central 46 Chambers) and even institutions outside of the government (i.e. Shin'ō Academy). The military (i.e. Gotei 13, Kidō Corps &amp;amp; Onmitsukidō) have no authority to act against a noble family without evidence that their actions are treasonous to Soul Society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only two clans were revealed thus fur:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Shihōin Clan&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By tradition, the head of the Shihōin family leads the Onmitsukidō.&#xA;  Also known as the Tenshiheisōban (天賜兵装番, House of Godly Gears),&#xA;  they are the Caretakers of the Hōgu (宝具, lit. &quot;Treasure Tool&quot;) and&#xA;  Bugu (武具, lit. &quot;War Tool&quot;) said to have been bestowed on them by the&#xA;  gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Kuchiki Clan&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is reason to believe that the captaincy of the 6th Division runs&#xA;  in the Kuchiki family, as at least two members, both of them were&#xA;  family heads, have held the title captain and two other known members&#xA;  have been lieutenant and 3rd seat respectively. Members of the Kuchiki&#xA;  family have been known to wear Kenseikan (牽星箝, lit. &quot;Star-Pulling&#xA;  Insert&quot;) in their hair, which symbolizes their nobility as one of Four&#xA;  Noble Families. The Kuchiki family also has a white scarf made by the&#xA;  master weaver, Tsujishirō Kuroemon III. The scarf is made from the&#xA;  Ginpaku Kazahana no Uzuginu (銀白風花の紗, Silks of the Silverwhite&#xA;  Wildflower), a silver-white, windflower light silk, and is a family&#xA;  heirloom that is handed down from generation to generation and is&#xA;  given to each Kuchiki family head. The scarf alone is worth enough to&#xA;  buy ten mansions in the Seireitei. By tradition, the family has&#xA;  been charged with compiling and protecting the history of Soul&#xA;  Society. The family resides in the Kuchiki Family Manor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T18:07:02.457" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T18:07:02.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="502" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:06:45.450" Score="58" ViewCount="80197" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may be because I'm Jewish (yes, Madara is Jewish), but I couldn't help but noticing the similarities between Fullmetal Alchemist to the German Nazi regime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;German names (Edward, Alphonse, Olivier, Bradley)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Fuhrer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Dogs of the Army&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Very militarized&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blond hair and blue eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Extermination (Ishvals)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;War on multiple fronts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Human experimentation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An obsession with the occult among high ranking officials&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just me? Or is there a connection? Is there some written reference to that? Has the mangaka said anything about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="52167" LastEditDate="2020-03-05T06:59:37.740" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T18:02:22.173" Title="Is Fullmetal Alchemist based on Nazi Germany?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="501" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:25:06.120" Score="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_%28franchise%29#Production&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;FMA Wiki&lt;/a&gt; states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When creating the fictional world of Fullmetal Alchemist, Arakawa was inspired after reading about Europe during the Industrial Revolution period; she was amazed by how different the people from different countries were, in terms of their culture, architecture and clothes. She was especially interested in England during this period and &quot;added to it her own original flavor to turn it into a fantasy world&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_the_Movie:_Conqueror_of_Shamballa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa&quot;&lt;/a&gt; — the movie that follows the first anime series — is set in 1923 Germany, and depicts the beginning of the Nazi Party within German politics, being only an extremist group at that point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, I know of no such inspirations. But it may well be that Arakawa has said something more concrete about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T11:25:44.017" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T11:25:44.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="506" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:26:27.080" Score="17" ViewCount="136995" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, Haku is a rogue Ninja that fights along Zabuza. He has a sad history of death and mistreatment that I won't treat here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the Haku's peculiarity is that although he looks/behaves/dresses like a woman, he is a man. But not all sources agree with this, so... Is Haku a man or a woman? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for the first part in my spoiler? Or is it just a plot device?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your answer contains something that appears or is explained after the Bridge battle with Team 7 (as far as Haku is concerned), please use a spoiler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="65" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T01:39:17.997" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:31:12.690" Title="Is Haku a man or a woman?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="491" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:30:05.297" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a compiled list of the noble families compiled from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are currently 4 greater noble families, but only 2 have been revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shih%C5%8Din_Clan&quot;&gt;Shihouin&lt;/a&gt; Clan are tasked with taking care of various treasures and weapons. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yoruichi_Shih%C5%8Din&quot;&gt;Yoruichi&lt;/a&gt; was formerly the head of this family. The head of this family typically served as the head of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Onmitsukid%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Onmitsukidou&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kuchiki_Clan&quot;&gt;Kuchiki&lt;/a&gt; Clan are charged with protecting the history of the Soul Society. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Byakuya_Kuchiki&quot;&gt;Byakuya Kuchiki&lt;/a&gt;, Captain of the 6th Division is the head of this family. The Shihouin Shield is used by Juushiro Ukitake (13th Division Captain) and Shunsui Kyouraku (8th Division Captain) to destroy the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/S%C5%8Dkyoku&quot;&gt;Soukyoku&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There used to be a fifth, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shiba_Clan&quot;&gt;Shiba Clan&lt;/a&gt;, equaling in prestige to the two know greater noble families, but after the death of its most prominent member, the former lieutenant of the 13th Division, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kaien_Shiba&quot;&gt;Kaien Shiba&lt;/a&gt;, the family's prestige seems to have fallen. They seemed to have specialized in fireworks. In Chapter 529, it is revealed that Ichigo's father, Isshin, is from a branch family of the Shiba Clan and former 10th Division Captain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%8Ddoji_Family&quot;&gt;Ryoudoji&lt;/a&gt; were also once a noble family, but they were exiled over 1000 years ago from the current series timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also various &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses#Lower_Noble_Houses&quot;&gt;lesser noble families&lt;/a&gt; that serve the greater noble families, here are the known ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Feng Clan, served as assassins and executioners for the Shihouin Clan. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Su%C3%AC-F%C4%93ng&quot;&gt;Sui Feng&lt;/a&gt;, Captain of the 2nd Division &amp;amp; General Administrator Commander of the Onmitsukido Special Forces, is the head of this Clan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyouraku Clan, not much is know about this family but the fact the it is quite old and prestigious. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shunsui_Ky%C5%8Draku&quot;&gt;Shunsui Kyouraku&lt;/a&gt;, the captain of the 8th Division is the second son from this family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ukitake Family, is another lower noble family. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%ABshir%C5%8D_Ukitake&quot;&gt;Juushirou Ukitake&lt;/a&gt;, the captain of the 13th Division is the eldest son of this family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oumaeda Family is a family in service of the Shihou Clan and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Onmitsukid%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Onmitsukidou&lt;/a&gt; special forces. The current Lieutenant of the 2nd Division and Corps Commander of the Patrol Corps of the Onmitsukidou, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Marechiyo_%C5%8Cmaeda&quot;&gt;Marechiyo Oumaeda&lt;/a&gt; is the eldest son of this Family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kira Family is another lesser noble family, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Izuru_Kira&quot;&gt;Izuru Kira&lt;/a&gt;, Lieutenant of the 3rd Division, the a member of this family. His status within the family has not been mentioned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kasumi%C5%8Dji_Clan&quot;&gt;Kasumioji&lt;/a&gt; Family, they are famous weapon-smiths in Soul society. The members are predominately female. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kannogi Family, the appear in to be connected to the Kasumiouji in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T16:59:29.567" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T16:59:29.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:35:38.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Haku is actually a woman.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, she tells Naruto she is a man (I think in chapter 21).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whichever may be the case, &lt;em&gt;I believe&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;she does not care&lt;/strong&gt;. What she &lt;strong&gt;cares most about&lt;/strong&gt; is being able to serve Zabuza (if she can serve him, she is wanted in this world). For this, she sees herself as a tool, her only purpose being to see that Zabuza accomplishes his objectives (I believe it is in chapter 29 that she explains this to Naruto). She also tells Naruto that if she fails Zabuza she'd rather be dead, because she's lost her purpose.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up, I believe that whichever may be the case, it is ultimately irrelevant to her/him, since:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Tools do not have genders.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As such, Haku does not have a gender.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T17:52:50.523" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T17:52:50.523" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:46:24.060" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think that Haku was considered as a woman is considered a spoiler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all, they discover that only 1 episode after Team 7 met him. I can guarantee for sure that Haku is a man. Despite what other sources probably say, there are plenty of men in real life who look like women (Justin Bieber is good example). What I cannot tell you is what was the perspective of Zabuza for him (if he was just a Friend or something &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Else&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say this only because the one who told Naruto that significant detail was Haku himself, so there isn't a lot of room for mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T17:54:57.247" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T17:54:57.247" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="507" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="520" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:20:46.617" Score="6" ViewCount="6614" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a pretty expansive work - a main visual novel, the Kagetsu Tohya supplement, and the Melty Blood games. The last bit, Melty Blood, is especially jarring to a Type-Moon fan who is late to the party - there are many versions, and the format itself is very different from what is normal for Nasu works: a fighting game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the different versions, and how do they differ? What should be played and what skipped, and in what order, if one is playing for the story aspect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="180" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T21:33:58.257" LastActivityDate="2018-11-18T03:43:05.597" Title="Which Melty Blood games are relevant, plotwise?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;&lt;melty-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="508" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:29:11.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VwB4j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dragon Ball GT image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/strong&gt; is the final anime series in the Dragon Ball franchise and a sequel show to the Dragon Ball Z anime series. Unlike the first two series, it is not based on the Dragon Ball manga series written by Akira Toriyama. However, the same characters are used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used in questions regarding the Dragon Ball GT anime. Use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/dragon-ball&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;dragon-ball&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;dragon-ball&lt;/a&gt; for any other works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_GT_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/225/Dragon_Ball_GT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=616&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball GT Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:53:06.150" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:53:06.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="509" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:29:11.207" Score="0" Body="Dragon Ball GT is the final anime series in the Dragon Ball franchise and a sequel show to the Dragon Ball Z anime series. Unlike the first two series, it is not based on the manga series written by Akira Toriyama. However, the same characters are used." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T17:24:55.540" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T17:24:55.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="510" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:30:32.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gungrave&lt;/em&gt; is an anime based on the video game of the same name, created by Yasuhiro Nightow. The series follows Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell as they rise through the ranks of the Millennion crime syndicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gungrave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gungrave&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:39:24.690" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:39:24.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="511" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:30:32.733" Score="0" Body="Gungrave is an anime based on the video game of the same name, created by Yasuhiro Nightow. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:39:24.690" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:39:24.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="512" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:32:52.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jiCbFl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Afro Samurai&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afro Samurai is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi Okazaki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1292/Afro_Samurai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:13:10.597" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:13:10.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="513" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:32:52.730" Score="0" Body="Afro Samurai is a manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Okazaki." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:13:10.597" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:13:10.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="514" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:34:19.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2002 mecha anime series produced by Bones. It is about 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and strange machines fighting back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RahXephon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:09:49.873" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:09:49.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="515" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-15T19:34:19.997" Score="0" Body="RahXephon is a 2002 mecha anime series produced by Bones. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:09:49.873" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:09:49.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="518" CreationDate="2012-12-15T20:02:56.490" Score="3" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 2003, there was an anime called Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto. In 2008, there another anime called Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only saw the 2008 one, so I don't really know much about the 2003 one. They both seem to be about young girls who are learning magic, but is there any actual relation between the two series? For example, are there any subtle hints indicating that the 2008 series takes place X years after the original series? Or are there any characters that appear in both series? Or is the only relation that they have similar stories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I had to use the English title for the tags since the Japanese title is too long...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T20:22:31.303" Title="Is there any relation between the two Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto series?" Tags="&lt;somedays-dreamers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-15T20:03:27.737" Score="11" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam SEED&lt;/em&gt;, Orb is shown to be hiding the Gundam development program. They are also later shown to be developing the mass production model's OS and training the first pilots for the frame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is a neutral nation producing the Federation's main weapon and only trump card in the war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="180" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T21:11:45.270" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T21:32:11.807" Title="Why did Orb, a neutral nation, develop the Gundams?" Tags="&lt;gundam-seed&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="516" CreationDate="2012-12-15T20:22:31.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies&lt;/em&gt; is basically the second season of Someday's dreamers made by another studio (Hal Film Maker) with a different staff. All it shares with the original is the fictional Tokyo backdrop, as as all characters and most of the setting have changed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't need to watch the first one in order to enjoy the second one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T20:22:31.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2012-12-15T22:02:53.353" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haku is a boy. It's stated in the First Databook, page 91.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T22:02:53.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="507" CreationDate="2012-12-15T23:53:45.783" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/strong&gt; is the original game. The story supposedly follows &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Satsuki_Yumizuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Satsuki's&lt;/a&gt; route, which was never released with any of TM's games, which takes place one year after &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;. The story and plot doesn't change with the subsequent expansion, but a lot of side stories are added (more Neco Arcs!). In the original Melty Blood, only six of 14 characters were available to be played, the other 8 had to be unlocked through playing Story Mode. This was later changed in an update for the game (aka the &quot;Nero&quot; patch), which unlocked all the characters from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sion_Eltnam_Atlasia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sion&lt;/a&gt; is the main character of Melty Blood. She originally came to Shiki's town in order to find the cure for vampireism and defeat the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Night_of_Wallachia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Night of Walachia&lt;/a&gt; once and for all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Actress Again, she is responsible for the reenactment of Walachia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is supposedly Satsuki's route...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She never appears. She is only mentioned a total of three times in the full story, until ReACT. However, if you read into the game's story, her appearance could might as well been a fake created by Wallachia or White Len... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Melty Blood ReACT&lt;/strong&gt; is an expansion for the original game (like Burning Crusade was to World of Warcraft). This expansion added 2 playable characters and 4 non-playable ones. I believe ReACT also adds an Arcade mode, which is a continuation of sorts of what happens in the Story Mode played out in fighting game style instead of visual novel style. Start with this game if you are just starting out with Melty Blood series and want the whole story (original Story Mode + Arcade Mode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Melty Blood Act Cadenza&lt;/strong&gt; is a further expansion of ReACT. This added 4 additional playable characters and various graphical and gameplay changes. Note that this version does NOT have a Story Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Melty Blood Actress Again&lt;/strong&gt; is a sequel to the previous game. It features many drasticly new mechanics, two new characters, and 3 different fighting styles for all known characters. Several secondary characters have had their storylines expanded upon to include what happened to them after the main storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T19:10:39.897" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T19:10:39.897" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="521" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="522" CreationDate="2012-12-16T00:01:58.727" Score="11" ViewCount="11186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every one of Kakashi's ninja dogs has a symbol on its back that looks like a face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XPpIq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pakkun and the symbol on his back&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is this symbol and what is its meaning?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T20:31:41.123" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T00:22:22.433" Title="What is the symbol on Kakashi's ninja dogs' backs?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="521" CreationDate="2012-12-16T00:14:19.950" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a pretty interesting explanation... In this wiki for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninken&quot;&gt;Ninken&lt;/a&gt; (Ninja dogs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They all have a face-shaped design on their backs called &lt;strong&gt;Henohenomoheji&lt;/strong&gt; (へのへのもへじ) — which is the sound made when all the characters in the face are put together. Appropriately enough, children use this design as the face for their scarecrows, which is &lt;em&gt;&quot;kakashi&quot;&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, if you consider the picture you included:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;eyebrows&lt;/strong&gt; are the Hiragana へ (he);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;eyes&lt;/strong&gt; are the Hiragana の (no);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;nose&lt;/strong&gt; is the Hiragana も (mo);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;mouth&lt;/strong&gt; is another へ (he);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;head shape&lt;/strong&gt; (kind of distorted) is the Hiragana じ (ji).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, へのへのもへじ (henohenomoheji). The first &quot;heno&quot; is repeated because you have a pair of eyes and eyebrows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T10:35:52.443" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T10:35:52.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-16T00:27:42.230" Score="10" ViewCount="6489" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 22 of Naruto, when Lee fights Sasuke, we have seen Lee open the first Gate, after which he claims to have supreme speed to launch his attack.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But (not far away) in episode 66, Sasuke obtains that speed, within only a month of training, while it took Lee many years of extremely hard work.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although he had Sharingan, it doesn't mean that he can copy the speed of his opponent. How was it possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T20:30:53.033" LastActivityDate="2020-07-20T11:33:56.960" Title="How could Sasuke match Lee's speed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16" CreationDate="2012-12-16T00:31:19.773" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is in fact an Eyeshield 21 manga, which continues the story further than the anime. The anime ends on chapter 239 of the manga, while the manga continues to chapter 333. The manga doesn't go as far as professional football, but the last chapter does end with a similar scenario at the college level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="183" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T00:31:19.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="523" CreationDate="2012-12-16T00:40:25.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasuke:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;is a &quot;genius&quot; (possesses innate talent).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;is a Uchiha (somewhat the reason why he is a &quot;genius&quot;).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;is a hard worker (his main motivation being to surpass Neji, the &quot;genius&quot; in his team).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Lee has no innate talent to ninjutsu or genjutsu. Thus he had to master taijutsu in order to surpass the &quot;geniuses&quot;, and become a great ninja. This is a process that takes a lot of time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sasuke on the other hand does not need to work so hard in order to accomplish what Lee needs to work on for several years. Remember that he was able to master the Goukakyuu no Jutsu at a very early age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T00:40:25.800" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="481" CreationDate="2012-12-16T02:29:25.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Harry wanted to take leadership of the syndicate, and the only way to do that was to assassinate Big Daddy, a way that Brandon does not approve with as he was still very loyal to Millennion's founder and leader. Brandon even left Maria when her dad, Big Daddy, disagreed with their relationship. So Harry betrayed both Brandon and Big Daddy, killing them both, in order to take control of Millennion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="218" LastEditDate="2013-03-31T11:21:01.737" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T11:21:01.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="501" CreationDate="2012-12-16T03:09:46.957" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;People on the internet have noticed the same thing you have, and have come to the same conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But beyond that, there's little to go on (at least for the manga):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga/2009 anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JNat's &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/502/153&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; says Amestris was inspired by England, pointing to the FMA wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a more nuanced explanation on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Amestris#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another page&lt;/a&gt; of the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Arakawa has stated she didn't use any specific countries or cultures to create Amestris, but rather a combination of several European countries from several different periods between the 17th and 19th centuries and, more specifically, the changes that occurred in the Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution (with a greater inspiration in England). According to her, however, there's no implied relation or comparison to any specific country, time, or government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do note that the wiki cites no source for either of these quotes from Arakawa (this one and the one cited by JNat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2003 anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this continuity, the Elrics' world is an alternate history of our own world (Christianity is mentioned as a dead religion), so regions of our world correspond with regions of theirs -- and here, Amestris &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; the parallel-world counterpart of Germany. We know this because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt;, we see that the parallel-world counterparts of several characters (Edward, Alphonse, King Bradley, Lust, Scar, Hughes and his wife) are residents of Germany. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extra Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Amestris is roughly the correct shape to be the Weimar Republic, the rest of the continent is out of shape. Drachma, which seems to be basically Russia, is along the wrong part of the border with Amestris to be Russia. Also, there is no massive desert east of Germany. Additionally, Xing, the country past the desert, has the culture of feudal Japan but is closer to the size of China. So no, the geography (at least politically) doesn't match up. Furthermore, Conqueror of Shamballa isn't cannon to the manga, and it's the manga that counts when it comes to what is or is not part of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user153" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2020-03-05T18:02:22.173" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T18:02:22.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="523" CreationDate="2012-12-16T09:23:50.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is much like the situation Lee had with Neji, really. Neji is a true genius, the process of learning and training is fast and easy for him. Remember Neji's thoughts about geniuses and that they are unreachable bu people without talent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lee is a perfect example of hard-worker. He had absolutely no talent neither for ninjutsu nor for genjutsu. He trained extremely hard for &lt;em&gt;years&lt;/em&gt;, and his willpower and stubbornness (and Guy-sensei) helped him to finally become what he was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke, much like many others inUchiha clan, was a genius too. While in their first encounter his speed wasn't enough to match Lee's, in the second one, he was already able to reach the same speed. Of course, the Sharingan also helped. No, it can not &quot;copy the speed&quot;, I think it's portrayed nicely in the anime (though I dont remember the episode), when Sasuke can see Lee's movements with Sharingan, but cannot react fast enough with his body. However, Sharingan also helps in practicing Taijutsu, because it lets it's owner learn techniques faster. Of course, it helps in battle as well, allowing to see enemy movements absolutely clear and precise, and possible copying them (Sasuke showed that in the first part on exam, when he used Sharingan to copy the answers to the test from the guy in front of him by copying his arm movements).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T09:23:50.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="529" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-16T10:04:00.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cGdJt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hellsing image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hellsing&lt;/strong&gt; is a vampire action manga by Kouta Hirano with two anime adaptations (one a TV series, the other an OVA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hellsing Organisation, also known as Holy Order of Protestant Knights, is led by Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing. The story centers around the organization's mission of destroying the undead and supernatural forces that threaten the country. One of the main characters of the series is Alucard - the most powerful Vampire that swore loyalty to the Hellsing Family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga, written by Kouta Hirano, was published between 1997 and 2009 and spanned 10 volumes. A second manga series called &quot;Hellsing: The Dawn&quot; started publication in 2001 and is also written by Hirano. An anime TV series adaptation was made in October 2001, directed by Umanosuke Iida and produced by Studio Gonzo, it had a short 13 episode run. Another adaptation was made as an anime OVA in February 2006 until December 2012 that spanned 10 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellsing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Hellsing_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hellsing wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:43:53.013" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:43:53.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="530" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-16T10:04:00.300" Score="0" Body="Hellsing is a vampire action manga by Kouta Hirano with two anime adaptations. Commanded by Sir Integra, the Hellsing anti-vampire organization defend England against unholy monsters. Integra's ultimate weapon, the original vampire Alucard is the key in this battle." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:43:53.013" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:43:53.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="532" CreationDate="2012-12-16T11:29:31.683" Score="14" ViewCount="17616" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing the &lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;movie&lt;/a&gt; (directed by Otomo Katsuhiro) I later found out about the existence of the manga series on which it had been based.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the movie adaptation faithful to the manga, with only minor variations? Or will I get a lot more detail from the story by reading the manga (and if so, just how much more)?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, &lt;strong&gt;how different are the manga and movie versions of &lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:01:40.540" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T01:16:27.650" Title="How different are the manga and movie versions of Akira?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="531" CreationDate="2012-12-16T12:23:51.993" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is totally more extensive. The movie is generally based on the manga, and follows the same characters and themes, but severely shortens it (the end of the manga has &quot;suffered&quot; most). The film's makers didn't have much choice though: the manga is over 2000 pages long, so of course the movie lost some background. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a discussion on this matter on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=4829&quot;&gt;myanimelist&lt;/a&gt;. It is mentioned there that the movie covers the beginning and the very end of the manga, leaving behind some background and side-stories. The manga has a vaster range of characters, side-plots, and covers a larger timespan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T12:23:51.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="547" CreationDate="2012-12-16T13:08:49.240" Score="11" ViewCount="829" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, the &lt;em&gt;modular delayed action virus&lt;/em&gt; is mentioned quite often. Is there any explanation for what it actually is or does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="186" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T18:35:20.843" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T02:13:33.933" Title="What is a modular delayed action virus?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="534" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-16T13:26:55.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/88ofSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GITS:SAC image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/strong&gt; (or GITS:SAC) is a cyberpunk police anime taking place in the near future, where cyborg implants and prosthetic bodies are common. Public security unit &quot;Section 9&quot; solves various cybercrimes. This is an alternate version of Ghost in the Shell movie, and tells about The Laughing Man and Individual Eleven incidents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about the two seasons of &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex&lt;/em&gt;. For questions about the manga, the film or the upcoming anime-series, please use the tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/ghost-in-the-shell&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;ghost-in-the-shell&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ghost-in-the-shell&lt;/a&gt; instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Wikipedia-article&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The tag for the main-series (including the two movies and the anime): &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/ghost-in-the-shell&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;ghost-in-the-shell&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ghost-in-the-shell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="186" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:08:03.313" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:08:03.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="535" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-16T13:26:55.020" Score="0" Body="Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (or GITS:SAC) is a cyberpunk police anime taking place in the near future, where cyborg implants and prosthetic bodies are common. Public security unit &quot;Section 9&quot; solves various cybercrimes. This is an alternate version of Ghost in the Shell movie, and tells about The Laughing Man and Individual Eleven incidents." OwnerUserId="186" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:08:03.313" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:08:03.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-16T14:55:17.630" Score="3" ViewCount="1482" Body="&lt;p&gt;Caution, contains spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In episode 108 when Kurama fought Shigure, he decided to remain human even though his powers are far more limited. He said he does not want his friends and mother to treat him differently. But when Yomi asked him at the end of the fight if he decided to abandon the form of Yoko for eternity, he said he never abandons anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this mean that he decided to never to transform into Yoko? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And if so, why does he have conflicting identities in the first place?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yoko is Kurama's original form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he deny his past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is a bit of a complex question, but if possible, I want clarifications on everything I asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T02:25:33.017" LastActivityDate="2019-01-18T21:12:04.180" Title="Why did Kurama choose to remain Human?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="542" CreationDate="2012-12-16T15:36:22.933" Score="14" ViewCount="2803" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed from time to time, references to psychology and psychoanalysis, for example the ironic &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog%27s_dilemma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hedgehog's Dilemma&lt;/a&gt;, as well as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/454/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-human-instrumentality-project&quot;&gt;Human Instrumentality Project&lt;/a&gt;, which seems just a solution to a fundamental psychological human flaw. Even the last two episodes are a complete psychological de-construction of the main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What another references, maybe even implied ones, exist in the Series? Why the focus, especially on psychoanalysis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-06-16T20:46:08.697" Title="What references to psychology exist in Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="536" CreationDate="2012-12-16T15:54:10.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very simple, he didn't want his friends/family to be affected by his change, but he wanted to still be able to tap into that power when he needed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like a super-hero's need to disguise himself so that people won't recognize him, they'd treat Peter Parker differently if everyone knew he was Spiderman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T15:54:10.533" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="546" CreationDate="2012-12-16T16:23:58.480" Score="12" ViewCount="12699" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between Tachikoma and Fuchikoma? The Tachikoma's design was inspired by the Fuchikoma (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell#Think_tanks&quot;&gt;stated here&lt;/a&gt;), but what are the differences between them? How is a Tachikoma different from a Fuchikoma?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="186" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T18:09:56.427" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T18:09:56.427" Title="What is the difference between Tachikoma and Fuchikoma?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="540" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11591" CreationDate="2012-12-16T16:46:07.870" Score="8" ViewCount="5677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of &lt;em&gt;Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing&lt;/em&gt;, we see our former protagonist Claus...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...in a wheelchair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official explanation as to why?  He's never featured in &lt;em&gt;Fam the Silver Wing&lt;/em&gt;, so we don't know how this happened from that series alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="281" LastEditDate="2012-12-27T14:22:12.767" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T17:05:35.280" Title="What happened to Claus in Last Exile?" Tags="&lt;last-exile&gt;&lt;fam-the-silver-wing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="541" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="543" CreationDate="2012-12-16T17:08:16.833" Score="22" ViewCount="2005" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been told that Kenshin, at least partially, is based on a real life assassin. Who was he based on, and what pieces of his story are inspired by this person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T22:18:19.370" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T14:53:53.600" Title="Who is Kenshin based on?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="537" CreationDate="2012-12-16T17:43:35.700" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What another references, maybe even implied ones, exist in the Series?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_%28anime%29#Psychoanalysis&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's page on the series&lt;/a&gt; covers this pretty well. It states that its references range from episodes' titles (&quot;Mother Is the First Other&quot;, as a reference to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_complex&quot;&gt;Oedipus complex&lt;/a&gt;) to the characters' deep psychological traumas towards their parents (see the Wikipedia page for details on each character's traumas).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It also states that the ultimate goal of the Human Instrumentality Project and the connection between the Evas and their pilots strongly resemble &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud&quot;&gt;Freud&lt;/a&gt;'s theories on internal conflict and interpersonal communication.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The subtitle in episode 4 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog%27s_dilemma&quot;&gt;the hedgehog's dilemma&lt;/a&gt;, as you referenced) is a concept described by philosopher &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer&quot;&gt;Arthur Schopenhauer&lt;/a&gt; and is mentioned in that episode by Misato as descriptive of her relationship with Shinji.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Wikipedia goes on to say that besides the references to Freudian Psychoanalysis there are also some minor references to the theories behind &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_therapy&quot;&gt;Gestalt therapy&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 15 there is a reference to Gestalt's theory of change (...). Episode 19 is entitled 'Introjection', a psychoanalytical term used by many Gestalt Therapists to indicate a neurotic mechanism used for the mental processing of experiences.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why the focus, especially on psychoanalysis?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The series has been said to be a deeply personal expression of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Anno#Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&quot;&gt;Hideaki Anno&lt;/a&gt; (the author)'s personal struggles, since it followed a four-year period of depression, which may have been the main source for many of the psychological elements of the series, as well as its characters.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Wikipedia states that the author became disappointed with the Japanese otaku lifestyle during the show's production. For this reason (among others), despite the fact that it was broadcast in the children's timeslot, the series' plot gets darker and more psychological as it progresses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anno felt that people should be exposed to the realities of life at as young an age as possible, and by the end of the series all attempts at traditional narrative logic were abandoned, with the final two episodes taking place within the main character's mind.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Hideaki_Anno&quot;&gt;the author's page on Neon Genesis Evangelion Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, there is also this quote:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I tried to include everything of myself in Neon Genesis Evangelion—myself, a broken man who could do nothing for four years.  A man who ran away for four years, one who was simply not dead. Then one thought. &quot;You can't run away,&quot; came to me, and I restarted this production. It is a production where my only thought was to burn my feelings into film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-16T20:46:08.697" LastActivityDate="2013-06-16T20:46:08.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="541" CreationDate="2012-12-16T17:59:52.900" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himura_Kenshin#Creation_and_conception&quot;&gt;According to the author&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, he is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawakami_Gensai&quot;&gt;Kawakami Gensai&lt;/a&gt;, a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who was executed by the Meiji Government.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not having seen the series nor being familiarized with the Gensai's story, I cannot tell you how much of it is based on samurai's story and how much of it is fiction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: *Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2003). &quot;The Secret Life of Characters (1) Himura Kenshin&quot;. &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 1&lt;/em&gt;. Viz Media. p. 56. ISBN 1-59116-220-3.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T14:53:53.600" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T14:53:53.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="544" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-16T18:00:32.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FtrJe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DRR image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/strong&gt; (デュラララ!!?), often romanized as DRRR!! in Japan, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda, that has also been adapted into a Japanese anime series. The author has stated that the title is meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Durarara!! tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet-based anonymous gang called The Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of August 2011, ten volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Akiyo Satorigi started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy on April 18, 2009. An anime adaptation began airing in Japan in January 2010, and a second season begain January 2015. A game based on the series for the PlayStation Portable was released on September 22, 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durarara!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara!! Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara!! Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6746/Durarara!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara!! in MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1584000/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara!! IMDb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="186" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:56:27.627" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:56:27.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="545" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-16T18:00:32.260" Score="0" Body="Durarara!! (デュラララ!!? or DRRR!!) is a supernatural light novel by Ryohgo Narita, illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda, adapted into anime and manga. A mysterious gang called &quot;the Dollars&quot; appears in Ikebukuro, in addition to the headless &quot;Black Rider&quot; and &quot;the Slasher&quot;." OwnerUserId="186" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:56:27.627" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:56:27.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="539" CreationDate="2012-12-16T18:09:25.820" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the Tachikoma was introduced because of license-issues - the Fuchikoma couldn't be used in the SAC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main difference is the design: While the Fuchikomas had only one lense, the Tachikomas have 4 independent &quot;eyes&quot;. Also, the Tachikomas are a little bit taller than the Fuchikomas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EmdJg.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Tachikoma&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cGkbb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fuchikoma&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the AI is a little bit improved, which leads to the fact, that Tachikomas are more human-like and also defend their human partners more. In SAC, it can be seen, that the Tachikomas don't mind risk and are happy most of the time, while the Fuchikomas were more serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T18:09:25.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="533" CreationDate="2012-12-16T18:22:08.857" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;modular delayed action virus&lt;/em&gt; is nothing particular. It's a virus, that is uploaded and takes action later, with a modular design, which means, that it's kind of generic, so it can be modified easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term is used quite often, because different characters use such viruses very often - So there's nothing someone could say about &quot;what it does&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T18:22:08.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="470" CreationDate="2012-12-16T18:59:38.867" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the light novel, after the battle teleported them to another place just to have a talk with them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I firmly closed my eyes and allowed my tears to flow before asking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...What about those who died? Both of us are already dead, yet we continue to exist here. Doesn't that mean you can return the other four thousand dead to the original world as well?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kayaba's expression didn't change. He closed the window, put his hands into his pockets, and then said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Life can't be recovered so easily. Their consciousness will never return. The dead will disappear— this fact remains true in every world. I created this place only because I wanted to talk with you two— one last time.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So everyone who died remains dead. Kirito and Asuna didn't die, simply because Kayaba intentionally teleported them somewhere else instead of letting them die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:25:54.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="549" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-16T19:01:40.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/agW6x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru_no_Go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hikaru no Go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:48:31.977" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:48:31.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="550" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-16T19:01:40.847" Score="0" Body="&quot;Hikaru no Go&quot; is a manga series by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata about the board-game &quot;Go&quot;." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:54:13.673" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:54:13.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="551" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-16T19:04:23.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5yO1u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GitS image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/strong&gt; (abbreviated &quot;GitS&quot;) is a futuristic seinen cyberpunk manga by Masamune Shirow adapted into several movies and anime series. Public security Section 9's Motoko Kusanagi and her crew investigate cybercrimes. The original story and first movie tell about the &quot;Puppet Master incident&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about the Ghost in the Shell original manga and the films. Please use the tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/ghost-in-the-shell-sac&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&lt;/a&gt;, if the question is about the &lt;em&gt;Stand Alone Complex&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAC: 2nd GIG&lt;/em&gt; tv series, and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/ghost-in-the-shell-arise&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&lt;/a&gt; for questions about the &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt; prequel series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about Ghost in the shell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell (summary article)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell (film)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (film)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (tv series)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_S.A.C._2nd_GIG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd GIG (tv series)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex:_Solid_State_Society&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex − Solid State Society (film)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia − Ghost in the Shell: Arise (tv series)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:50:48.063" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:50:48.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="552" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-16T19:04:23.773" Score="0" Body="Ghost in the Shell is a seinen cyberpunk manga by Masamune Shirow adapted into several movies and anime series. Public security Section 9's Motoko Kusanagi and her crew investigate cybercrimes." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:50:48.063" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:50:48.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="553" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2024" CreationDate="2012-12-16T19:30:20.937" Score="14" ViewCount="1153" Body="&lt;h3&gt;This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga viewers.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Nagato was revived with Edo Tensei, he had Madara's eyes. When Madara was revived, he had his original eyes too (Rinnegan, much like Nagato).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this exploitable? Can I repeat this cycle of transplant and revive to duplicate strong eyes? How does that work really?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T16:21:13.807" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T15:27:08.407" Title="Is it possible to duplicate eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="569" CreationDate="2012-12-16T19:36:27.517" Score="11" ViewCount="4020" Body="&lt;h3&gt;This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga readers.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We've seen Nagato use his Rinnegan to the fullest, using the Rikudo technique (to control 6 bodies)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As well as by fighting alone, as a reincarnated zombie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He utilized all 6 paths of the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So why don't Obito and Madara? Madara only used the Preta Path, to absorb incoming ninjutsu. Obito only &lt;em&gt;tried&lt;/em&gt; to use the Human Path, to try and kill Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't they use any other realms? Their Rinnegan is supposedly perfect. I can't imagine they're holding back on purpose, the Rinnegan has some pretty scary abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T12:17:24.110" Title="Why don't people utilize the Rinnegan to its fullest?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="554" CreationDate="2012-12-16T20:49:12.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, There is no sure way to answer this question.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At this moment, The manga in chapter 613 and they still did not revealed enough information exposed to enough information to establish the claim that shown in any way that you and Obito can not use these Abilities, So we can only guess.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We can assume that they did not have need to use them, Because they are (Obviously) still at advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T20:55:48.153" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T20:55:48.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="559" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-16T21:44:23.547" Score="6" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Meroko and Takuto first appear to Mitsuki, they're extremely surprised that Mitsuki can see them since humans aren't supposed to be able to see Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained why Mitsuki can see them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T07:13:56.020" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T07:13:56.020" Title="Why can Mitsuki see Shinigami?" Tags="&lt;full-moon-wo-sagashite&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="559" CreationDate="2012-12-16T21:51:43.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The soul of Eichi has been watching over her since he died. When Sheldan tries to take Mitsuki's soul, it's explained why Eichi is the reason why Mitsuki can see Shinigami. This is what saved Mitsuki and Takuto after they get pierced by the Mystere's scythe at the end of the series. At the end of the manga it's revealed that Eichi refused to allow Takuto to take his soul (this was Takuto's first assignment as a Shinigami) because he wanted to meet Mitsuki again (because of the promise they made to meet again when they achieved their dreams) and stays with her for 6 years until the end of the series, when he see that she is now happy and wants to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T23:44:08.450" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T23:44:08.450" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-16T22:42:04.337" Score="11" ViewCount="138523" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every villager in Konoha is aware that Naruto has the Kyuubi sealed inside of him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is anyone in the village or elsewhere (other than Kakashi and Jiraiya, that I remember knew) aware that he is the son of Minato and Kushina?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My main doubt being: &lt;strong&gt;do they know that he is the son of the Fourth Hokage&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T23:45:01.143" LastActivityDate="2019-10-22T19:13:53.140" Title="Are people aware of who Naruto's parents are?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="562" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="591" CreationDate="2012-12-16T22:43:42.170" Score="3" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;Caution: contains spoilers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 23, when Black☆Star approach to Eruka he was under an illusion. When it comes to the sixth sense (soul wavelengths), Black☆Star admitted he immune to the effects of the Madness. So why when he use the Enchanted Sword he was affected by the madness illusions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:29:06.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:29:06.553" Title="How Black Star was influenced by the Kishin's hallucinations?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="561" CreationDate="2012-12-16T22:54:38.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You forgot the third Hokage (and some other Anbu's).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO they aren't.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;After all you can see how everyone who knew that info treated him entirely different from the rest.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; As Madara said,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It really was TABOO not to talk about it in the village (About the demon inside Naruto etc).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Nevertheless, I do not think it was so complicated inform those who need to know that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T23:08:51.100" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T23:08:51.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="561" CreationDate="2012-12-16T22:56:54.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. After their names were revealed, it seems as if &quot;suddenly&quot; everyone knew about it. Even Gai, and even the Raikage mentioned his parents without them being mentioned earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That leads me to believe that people knew, and it was part of the taboo not to speak of it (or Kishimoto still hadn't thought about it then :D)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T22:56:54.183" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="566" CreationDate="2012-12-16T23:18:46.667" Score="19" ViewCount="5256" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, there is some strange rune writing that is used a lot. I've heard that it references Goethe's Faust, at least in the first few episodes, and it's used in displaying the names of the witches as well. Is there any comprehensive guide for what each symbol means, or a list of quotes together with translations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T09:00:21.440" Title="What do the Runes say in Madoka?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="565" CreationDate="2012-12-16T23:21:46.903" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deciphering the runes was by no means a simple task. And as such there was quite a bit of history behind it as different people attempted various ways to decrypt it. In the end, the runes were found to be a substitution cipher for German.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A full guide to deciphering the runes in Madoka as well as a complete translated list of all their appearances throughout the Puella Magi series can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Deciphering_the_runes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to take a shot at decrypting them yourself, use the chart below. This will transliterate the runes into German - after that you're on your own. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PDTS3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka Runic Alphabet Reference Key&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="1450" LastEditDate="2013-02-11T09:00:21.440" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T09:00:21.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="567" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-16T23:31:29.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kWQDH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Soul Eater image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/strong&gt; (ソウルイーター) is a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo. A 51-episode anime adaptation by Bones aired between April 2008 to March 2009. A spin-off &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater Not!&lt;/em&gt; began serialization on January 2011. An anime television series adaptation by Bones aired between April and July 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag can also be used for questions about a spin-off of the main series &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater Not!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Eater_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4713&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Eater_Not!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soul Eater Not!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:34:52.100" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:34:52.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="568" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-16T23:31:29.637" Score="0" Body="Soul Eater is a supernatural comedy manga by Atsushi Ookubo and anime by studio Bones. It is set at Death Weapon Meister Academy and follows the adventures of its students. Also use this tag for questions about the spin-off &quot;Soul Eater Not!&quot;." OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:34:52.100" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:34:52.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="554" CreationDate="2012-12-17T07:19:39.580" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can be fairly certain Madara is just too strong without using the Rinnegan &lt;em&gt;at all&lt;/em&gt;. Although Madara's strength has never been explicitly discussed, we can infer it indirectly through other plot points. Madara fought on par with the Senju Hashirama, who used to have the 9 bijuu as his &quot;pets&quot;. Other badass characters have had a lot of trouble dealing with just one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is heavily implied that the battle happened &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; Madara activated his Rinnegan. During the fourth ninja world war, Madara effortlessly mopped the floor with the five Kages. If Madara did use the Rinnegan, Kishimoto-sensei may have chosen to skip it to retain suspense over its powers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Obito has only implanted the Rinnegan (and not &quot;earned&quot; it, like Madara). Maybe overusing Rinnegan drains his chakra rapidly (just like overusing Sharingan does to Kakashi), and hence he chose to not use it fully. Alternately, Kishimoto-sensei wants to save it for the climax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagato being able to use it could be because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Being from the Uzumaki clan, he naturally has a huge amount of chakra. Madara likely chose him to receive the Rinnegan for that reason. Madara's plan involved getting himself revived through Rinne Tensei. He had to pick someone who could reliably use the Outer Path without passing out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another key difference between the three:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nagato received his Rinnegan when he was a child, and must have learnt to use the full powers of Rinnegan through years of practice. Madara awakened the Rinnegan shortly before he died, and Obito has had it for only a few weeks at most. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T09:23:34.763" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T09:23:34.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="570" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T08:12:42.773" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T08:12:42.773" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T08:12:42.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="571" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T08:12:42.773" Score="0" Body="A crossover, as defined by wikipedia, is the placement of otherwise discrete characters, settings, events, or universes into one story. " OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T14:20:19.827" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T14:20:19.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="572" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T08:25:58.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VVw00.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SSS Brigade members (and Naoi)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/strong&gt; (エンジェルビーツ!) is a 13-episode anime directed by Seiji Kishi, which aired in mid-2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is set in a high school that acts as a limbo for those who have died. However, the people in this &quot;afterlife school&quot; can still feel pain, as if it was real, and even &quot;die&quot; again - however, only to awake with no injuries a few minutes later. The story follows Otonashi - a young man who suddenly found himself in the afterlife, having lost all memories of his past life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various related media, including several manga series and a visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Beats!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Beats! Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Beats_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Beats! Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1639109/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Beats! IMDb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T14:31:49.310" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T14:31:49.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="573" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T08:25:58.447" Score="0" Body="Angel Beats! is a supernatural drama anime by P.A. Works. The protagonist wakes up to find out that he was dead. While he is figuring out what is going on, an armed schoolgirl introduces him to the unusual school life of this &quot;limbo&quot; world." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:51:06.637" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:51:06.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="561" CreationDate="2012-12-17T08:47:01.290" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of them didn't know. It was a secret to protect Naruto. Just a few people knew it. I found proof on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki#cite_note-10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suddenly orphaned, Naruto was left to grow up knowing nothing of his parents, receiving only his mother's last name because the Third Hokage thought that it was best that nobody knew that he was related to the Fourth Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They found it here: Naruto chapter 440, page 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T23:54:22.563" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T23:54:22.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="575" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:02:51.330" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T09:02:51.330" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T09:02:51.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="576" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:02:51.330" Score="0" Body="Questions regarding the history of anime and not for identification requests." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T07:56:45.237" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:56:45.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="577" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:11:26.787" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T09:11:26.787" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T09:11:26.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="578" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:11:26.787" Score="0" Body="Questions regarding characters in a manga/anime, their connections and everything concerning them." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T14:20:12.823" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T14:20:12.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="579" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:12:15.523" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T09:12:15.523" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T09:12:15.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="580" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:12:15.523" Score="0" Body="Questions which ask for explaining the story (&quot;plot&quot;) of a manga/anime." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T14:21:11.463" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T14:21:11.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="581" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:16:55.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about technology that is used in the process of consuming anime, manga, visual novels, and related media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not yet a consensus as to whether these questions should be on-topic on this site; in the meantime, your question may be acceptable at &lt;a href=&quot;http://superuser.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Super User&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (another site in the Stack Exchange network).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:10:43.550" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:10:43.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="582" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:16:55.210" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for questions about technology used in the process of consuming anime/manga/etc. You can also try asking at Super User. " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:10:43.550" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:10:43.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="583" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:21:10.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N26lh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yu Yu Hakusho image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho Ghost Files&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga by Yoshihiro Togashi about Yusuke Urameshi, a highschool delinquent who,  An anime TV series adaptation was made in 1992 that spanned 112 episodes as well as several OVAs and anime movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=311&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN Encyclopedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:36:53.270" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:36:53.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="584" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:21:10.793" Score="0" Body="Yu Yu Hakusho Ghost Files is a fantasy shounen manga by Yoshihiro Togashi, with an anime adaptation. Highschool delinquent Yusuke Urameshi sacrifices his life to save a child. He is given a second chance by working as an &quot;Underworld Detective&quot;, investigating cases involving demons and apparitions." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:36:53.270" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:36:53.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="585" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:28:54.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For other questions about the Gundam universe, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/gundam&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;gundam&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;gundam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam SEED&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:16:17.780" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:16:17.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="586" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:28:54.190" Score="0" Body="Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is a 2002-03 anime by Sunrise, taking place in a parallel timeline in the Gundam universe. It's about Kira Yamato, a young boy involved in a war." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:16:17.780" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:16:17.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="587" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T10:00:26.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nrnav.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haruhi anime promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the name for a series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The first was &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist of the series is Kyon - a skeptical and somewhat cynical high school student. The story centers on the events happening around Haruhi Suzumiya - an eccentric girl fond of the supernatural, including aliens, espers, and time travellers - who Kyon meets at the beginning of high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels have been adopted into anime series, four manga series, an animated film, two original net animation series, and a number of video games. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haruhi wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:17:30.060" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:17:30.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="588" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T10:00:26.157" Score="0" Body="Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a supernatural light novel series by Nagaru Tanigawa with several anime adaptations by Kyoto Animation." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:38:42.830" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:38:42.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="589" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T10:08:01.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doujinshi&lt;/strong&gt; are usually distributed mainly through regular conventions, such as Comiket; however, there are some magazines that specialize in doujinshi. It's also worth mentioning that doujinshi works are most popular among Japanese fans, but are not as popular (or even known) among Western fans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Dōjinshi&quot; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:09:34.650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:09:34.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="590" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T10:08:01.857" Score="0" Body="&quot;Doujinshi&quot; is a Japanese term for self-published works, mostly used to refer to works by amateurs. Use this tag for questions about &quot;doujinshi&quot; as a concept. Use a more specific tag for questions about particular doujinshi." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:09:34.650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:09:34.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="562" CreationDate="2012-12-17T11:05:03.090" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, it took me some time to find it. You are referring to this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YkbiC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing what kind of person Black☆Star is, I wouldn't take his statement neither too seriously nor too literally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is known that it is possible to overcome madness if one has bravity and a strong heart. Black☆Star definitely has those. In fact, it is shown in the &lt;em&gt;Baba Yaga's Castle&lt;/em&gt; mini-arc (if you excuse me for calling it a &quot;mini-arc&quot;), that Black☆Start indeed is capable of overcoming Madness, at least to some point. Note that in that mini-arc, after Black☆Star encourages the other characters, they are able to overcome Madness as well after hardening their minds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that later Black☆Star&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; gets the ability to use Madness Release (Hakkyou, 発狂) changing his Wavelength to one of Madness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%86Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; that you referenced, even he has a possibility of slipping into Madness if he uses this ability for too long. It is also stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Madness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that the stronger the Madness Wavelength, the harder it is to overcome Madness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the above, another important note is that in Baba Yaga's Castle mini-arc, Black☆Star was rather far away from the source of Madness, while in the episode you mention he was &lt;em&gt;right near&lt;/em&gt; it; more than that, the source was kishin himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think that while Black☆Star indeed has some sort of resistance to Madness, his statement in that episode was partly bragging, partly overestimating himself and underestimating the enemy, which eventually let him susceptible to the (quite powerfull themselves) illusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T12:44:02.090" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T12:44:02.090" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="617" CreationDate="2012-12-17T12:02:13.447" Score="9" ViewCount="2862" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Champloo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/a&gt;, there is a character called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Samurai_Champloo_characters#Jin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jin&lt;/a&gt; who is defined in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://champloo.wikia.com/wiki/Jin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samurai Champloo Wiki&lt;/a&gt; as:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(..) a spectacled man with messy black hair tied in a loose ponytail with two strands that frame his face. His attire consists of a simple blue kimono adorned with &lt;strong&gt;multiple symbols that are four squares in a diamond formation&lt;/strong&gt; on the right pec, sleeves, and back of his kimono. Also wears a brown beaded bracelet on his right wrist.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These symbols are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_%28crest%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mon&lt;/a&gt;, and his looks like this  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7HDiy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jin&amp;#39;s picture, with his diamond shaped mon on the left sleeve.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's page on the character says that this mon resembles that of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Takeda clan&lt;/a&gt;, and provides a link to the story of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zenstoriesofthesamurai.com/Characters/Shingen%20Takeda.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takeda Shingen&lt;/a&gt;, as well as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scottshaw.com/daitoryu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;broken link&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this really the Takeda mon?&lt;/strong&gt; (has the author every stated this, or is there any official reference)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Or is it all just speculation and the pointing out of similarities?&lt;/strong&gt; (which may just have been inspirations)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or could it be some other less-known clan's mon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:29:49.030" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:29:49.030" Title="What is the mon in Jin's kimono?" Tags="&lt;samurai-champloo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="593" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T12:09:55.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lihGv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Samurai Champloo album art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese anime series produced by Manglobe, with Shinichirou Watanabe serving as director, and with music by Nujabes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Champloo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://champloo.wikia.com/wiki/Samurai_Champloo_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:57:35.417" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:57:35.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="594" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T12:09:55.517" Score="0" Body="Samurai Champloo is a 2005 anime series directed by Shinichirou Watanabe, with music by Nujabes." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:57:35.417" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:57:35.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="598" CreationDate="2012-12-17T12:45:56.503" Score="4" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 594, Tobi says, &quot;There lies truth in a single consciousness that has abandoned all individuality.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the context of this statement? Is there something specific he is referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T01:50:40.713" LastActivityDate="2012-12-25T01:50:40.713" Title="What does Tobi mean by &quot;There lies truth in a single consciousness that has abandoned all individuality&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="596" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T13:23:34.940" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T13:23:34.940" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T13:23:34.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="597" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T13:23:34.940" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T13:23:34.940" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T13:23:34.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="595" CreationDate="2012-12-17T13:32:18.463" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he is referring to the Eye of The Moon Plan to unite the world under Infinite Tsukuyomi, thus being able to control every living creature, and to cease conflicts by removing any free will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So looks like that with this line he is just supporting/justifying his idea again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T13:32:18.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="624" CreationDate="2012-12-17T13:59:57.110" Score="8" ViewCount="1257" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the intro chapter 000-1 of Soul Eater, it's stated that Maka has fed 99 human souls to Soul (the character), that's why they have gone after Blair (a seems-to-be witch) to collect the final soul for Soul (the character). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 1 on page 20, they were forced to take extra lessons with Black☆Star because both of them didn't collect a single soul. Additionally, you can see Blair from the intro in the first few pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, why are Soul and Maka punished for not collecting a soul, when in the intro it's stated that they have collected all their 99 souls already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T12:48:49.120" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:42:51.917" Title="Why have Soul and Maka got 0 souls in chapter 001a?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="599" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:14:25.213" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The goal is &quot;exactly 99 human and a last witch soul&quot;. After soul ate Blair's soul,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; which was a cat's soul, because Blair's a cat, not a Witch,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they lost all human souls and needed to restart from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Blair makes notes that when Maka and Soul defeated her, Soul only ate one of her souls (in the anime, she mentions she has nine). This likely to be a reference to the saying of cats having 'nine lives.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T21:24:05.200" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:24:05.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="601" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:23:36.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be used for only opening and closing theme songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other songs should use &lt;strong&gt;music&lt;/strong&gt; tag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T14:38:15.670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T14:38:15.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="602" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:23:36.987" Score="0" Body="Questions regarding theme songs of anime shows." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="136" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T15:24:01.047" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T15:24:01.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="603" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:25:35.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Touhou Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (東方Project; often just &lt;em&gt;Touhou&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese shoot-'em-up-game series. The player controls Hakurei Reimu, a shrine maiden, or Kirisame Marisa, a magician, and investigates strange occurrences in Gensokyo, a fictional land filled with humans, youkai (supernatural creatures), fairies, vampires, ghosts, aliens, and even gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touhou has many adaptations, both official and fan works. In recent years it has been by far the most popular topic for stalls at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Comiket&lt;/a&gt;. The original games are almost exclusively produced by one man known as ZUN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions about gameplay of the games should be asked at &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arqade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touhou_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Touhou Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://touhouwiki.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Touhou Wiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Touhou_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Touhou Project Wiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a wikia)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:08:11.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:08:11.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="604" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:25:35.317" Score="0" Body="Touhou Project is a series of bullet hell games featuring lots of cute girls. " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:08:11.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:08:11.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="605" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:30:42.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TqCtV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsukihime image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (月姫, Tsukihime, Moon Princess) is a Japanese visual novel created by TYPE-MOON which was originally released in December 2000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Shiki Tohno who suffered a life-threatening injury as a child. As a result, Shiki can see &quot;death lines&quot; which by tracing with an object (knife, ruler, etc.) can destroy the object or person the lines belong to. Shiki is able to block out these line by using a special pair of glasses given to him by a sorceress who he calls &quot;Teacher&quot; (Aoko Aozaki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game's plot begins years after the injury, when, after being banished from the Tohno Household, is called back by his sister Akiha who is now the head of the Tohno Family following the recent death of their father. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is split into five routes with the romantic interest of each route focusing on one of the five heroines of the story, Arcueid Brunestud, Ciel, Akiha Tohno, Hisui and Kohaku. A sixth route that had been planned to focus on Satsuki Yumizuka however was not included and is often used as a butt of jokes in spin-offs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukihime has seen a number of adaptations and spin-offs including an anime titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lunar Legend, Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (真月譚 月姫, &lt;em&gt;Shingetsutan Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;) which adapts the Arcueid Route and its Normal End and a manga which also adapts the Arcueid Route but expands on the story with elements from other routes and other canonical material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Side Story called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alliance of Illusionary Eyes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (幻視同盟, &lt;em&gt;Genshi Doumei&lt;/em&gt;) was released with the first four chapters of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/kara-no-kyoukai&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;kara-no-kyoukai&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;kara-no-kyoukai&lt;/a&gt; which focused on Akira Seo, an underclassman of Akiha Tohno. Alliance of Illusionary Eyes saw Tohno Shiki's first visual appearance. Characters of the series cross with characters from the &lt;em&gt;Fate/ Series&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A true sequel was released in the form of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (歌月十夜, &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt;) which once again follows Tohno Shiki but also further develops the character Len, a Familiar who makes a brief mention by Arcueid in Tsukihime. TYPE-MOON announced in June 2008 a remake to Tsukihime which would include enhanced artwork and sound, changes to the storyline, and the originally discarded route for Satsuki Yumizuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukihime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukihime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/a&gt; on Visual Novel Database&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2938&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lunar Legend Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T05:37:22.843" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T05:37:22.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="606" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:30:42.613" Score="0" Body="Tsukihime is a Japanese visual novel created by TYPE-MOON. It was originally released in December 2000." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T05:37:22.843" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T05:37:22.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="607" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:32:23.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gGQzS.jpg&quot; height=&quot;350&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (戦場のヴァルキュリア - Gallian Chronicles, &lt;em&gt;Senjō no Varukyuria - Gallian Chronicles&lt;/em&gt; lit. Battlefield Valkyria: Gallian Chronicles) is a tactical RPG originally released for PS3 in 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is set in a fiction version of 1935 Europe called Europa. A cease fire between the Autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance (AKA The Empire) and the Atlantic Federation formed at the end of the First Europan War (EW1) is torn up when the scarcity of Ragnite, a multi-purpose mineral used for fuel and medicine, prompts The Empire in declaring war on the Federation sparking the Second Europan War (EW2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Empire sets it's sights on the previously neutral Principality of Gallia which had been keeping out of the war, the reason for the Empire's attack on Gallia being it's rich resource of Ragnite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Valkyria Chronicles has seen 2 Squeals made for PSP both being set during the Gallian Invasion, the 3rd game receiving a Remake however due to disappointing sales of Valkyria Chronicles 2 in the west, neither version was released, however a unofficial Translation Patch was released on the 25 December, 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 Anime Adaptations were released, the first released in 2009 was a loose adaptation of the original game while a 2 episode OVA called &lt;strong&gt;*Valkyria Chronicles 3: The Wound Taken for Someone's Sake&lt;/strong&gt; (戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - &lt;em&gt;Senjou no Valkyria 3: Ta Ga Tame no Juusou&lt;/em&gt;) was released in summer 2011 and was based off the 3rd game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyria_Chronicles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Valkyria_Chronicles_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt; episodes&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://valkyria.wikia.com/wiki/Valkyria_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10416&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T04:46:49.363" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T04:46:49.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="608" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:32:23.440" Score="0" Body="Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical RPG series first released on PlayStation 3. The first game received an anime adaptation in 2009 while the third game received an OVA adaptation in 2011." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T04:46:49.363" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T04:46:49.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="609" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:35:16.607" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T14:35:16.607" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T14:35:16.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="610" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:35:16.607" Score="0" Body="Questions regarding the voice acting and voice actors of anime productions." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T15:24:08.940" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T15:24:08.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="553" CreationDate="2012-12-17T14:45:20.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found some information on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site why Madara got his eyes and his young body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to the manner of his revival and the experiments done by Kabuto, Madara retained access to abilities he obtained late in life (like his Wood Release and Rinnegan), while at the same time retaining the youthful body of his prime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he hasn't been revived &quot;normally&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Nagato never lost his eyes he's revived with them too. So Madara actually did duplicate his eyes with the help of Kabuto. Since we don't know what would have happened if he would have been revived &quot;normally&quot; (at least not yet) we can't say whether it is that easy to duplicate the eyes or it was a coincidence that the eyes are now duplicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer short: &#xA;It is possible to duplicate the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T15:26:27.923" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T15:26:27.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="615" CreationDate="2012-12-17T15:13:45.507" Score="8" ViewCount="1151" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is easy: At which age are people, when they are revived using Edo-Tensei? Are they exactly of that age they died? Or can the user of Edo-Tensei decide, how old the ninjas are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T10:24:38.283" Title="At which age are ninjas revived with Edo-Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="612" CreationDate="2012-12-17T15:26:09.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know there haven't been cases of the revived being younger or older. They're just the age they were at the moment of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Asuma (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FAjVO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see here&lt;/a&gt;) is revived by Kabuto, he looks exactly the same as when he died. It might even be they still wear the same clothes, but I haven't checked for every revived. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T15:26:09.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="612" CreationDate="2012-12-17T15:33:26.380" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally they were revived at the age of their dead. But the summoner can modify this part. As found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kabuto can also modify his summoned fighters, as he did with Madara Uchiha. While the technique usually reincarnates the deceased at the exact state they were in at the time of their deaths, Kabuto noted that he brought Madara back in a state that was &quot;beyond his prime&quot; and was reincarnated much younger than when he died an old man as well as instilling him with abilities he had acquired in his old age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="47" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T15:38:35.667" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T15:38:35.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="612" CreationDate="2012-12-17T15:33:44.217" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Naruto Wiki page on Edo Tensei, when &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Summoning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;summoning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical limitations they received during their lifetime.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this means that normally they would be resurrected with the age they had upon their time of death, as well as physical conditions.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as we know, and the page describes in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Enhancements&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enhancements&lt;/a&gt; part, (quote follows, as is on the site) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kabuto can also modify his summoned fighters, as he did with Madara Uchiha. While the technique usually reincarnates the deceased at the exact state they were in at the time of their deaths, Kabuto noted that he brought Madara back in a state that was &quot;beyond his prime&quot;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; and was reincarnated much younger than when he died an old man as well as instilling him with abilities he had acquired in his old age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, I think that the user may perfect the Jutsu in order to obtain the results he wants, provided that he has enough skill and knowledge on the Jutsu to do it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Or maybe only Kabuto can do it like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This piece of data is stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Summoning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, but I do not recall if it was referenced in any manga chapter, so bear that in mind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; chapter 560, page 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T10:24:38.283" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T10:24:38.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="592" CreationDate="2012-12-17T16:37:00.153" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no way to know for sure, as it is not explicitly mentioned. While several other clans did use this design, the Takeda are by far the most well known. The four diamonds in this &lt;em&gt;mon&lt;/em&gt; is said to stand for Takeda Shingen's famous, inspirational motto: &quot;Swift as the wind. Silent as the forest. Fierce as the fire. Steadfast as the mountain,&quot; which was drawn from the writings of the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu (of &quot;The Art of War&quot; fame).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Yukimura bears the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_clan&quot;&gt;Houjou&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;mon&lt;/em&gt; (looks like a Triforce),  who were neighbors of the Takeda and over time have been both allies and adversaries to them. Perhaps Jin and Yukimura's relationship in the show is a symbolic microcosm of the parallels between the real-life families?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T16:37:00.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="619" CreationDate="2012-12-17T17:45:11.353" Score="14" ViewCount="767" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't understand the scenario where Yagami Light relinquishes ownership of his Death Note for the first time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He trusted Rem to give it to such a person who would have traits like that of Kyosuke Higuchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if that plan had not worked? Didn't the entire plan hinge on Rem's choice of the person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:35:48.253" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:35:48.253" Title="Did Yagami Light take a risk while handing over the Death Note to Rem?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="618" CreationDate="2012-12-17T17:58:55.143" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;People are predictable. Especially if you know one's personality in advance, you can almost accurately predict what one might do with great power, such as the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light is far from stupid, he knew exactly what would happen. He knew he'd use the Death Note to achieve a higher status, and that his and L's team would come and investigate. All a part of clearing their own name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Light knew exactly what he was doing. Very little was left to chance in his plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T17:58:55.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="625" CreationDate="2012-12-17T17:59:17.480" Score="6" ViewCount="1268" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_music_video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime music videos&lt;/a&gt; have public screenings in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animemusicvideos.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;several conventions&lt;/a&gt;, especially in the USA. How do they solve the problem of copyright? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some contests &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anotheranimecon.com/?page_id=99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;forbid the use of dubbed (localized) anime&lt;/a&gt; in competitions because of copyright issues. Are there different rules for content in Japanese (usually ripped from airing)? Is there an explicit or implicit agreement between organizers and copyright holders of Japanese works, or it is permitted by the copyright laws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T04:25:38.433" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T07:14:13.650" Title="Why are anime music videos admitted in anime conventions?" Tags="&lt;amv&gt;&lt;copyright&gt;&lt;conventions&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-12-17T22:52:27.070" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="622" CreationDate="2012-12-17T17:59:44.307" Score="15" ViewCount="27391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained why Jiraiya wasn't brought back via Edo Tensei when just about every other powerful ninja in history was?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, the summoner only needs a good bit of genetic material to bring someone back and Jiraiya's body was intact when he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T19:11:59.153" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T19:11:59.153" Title="Why wasn't Jiraiya brought back with Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="621" CreationDate="2012-12-17T18:08:52.003" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is quite simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In order to perform Edo Tensei you need a sample of DNA of the deceased. If you remember how Jiraiya died, he's been in the depth of the water and it's not feasible to recover him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed in this Wiki on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kabuto wanted to reincarnate him, but his &lt;em&gt;&quot;body lies at the bottom of the ocean where the water pressure is too great to reach. However, he claimed that the bloodstains on the Six Paths of Pain's weapons may provide enough DNA.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; He wanted to reincarnate Shisui Uchiha too, but he &lt;em&gt;&quot;could not find his body, though he suggested that Shisui's crushed eye, which is in Tobi's possession, may be sufficient. Later, after learning that Shisui's other eye was on the battlefield, he seemed excited at the prospect of obtaining it. However, Itachi incinerated it.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're reading the Manga, the fact about Jiraiya is stated in the Volume 55, Chapter 520, page 14, so you can read if you got there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  Kabuto: Unfortunately, I had no luck finding Uchiha Shisui's corpse, and Jiraiya's body rests deep in the ocean, below unfathomable depths.  Though Danzou's right eye and the Six Paths of Pain's weapons should still carry their DNA...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, that's a pretty simple but fundamental requirement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T18:35:56.987" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T18:35:56.987" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="620" CreationDate="2012-12-17T18:32:40.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That depends on the country, the convention and the concrete copyright holders, I believe. For example, in USA (and some other countries), there is so-called &quot;fair use&quot;. It takes different form from country to country, but in USA, as an example, it works like this (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C. § 106 and 17&#xA;  U.S.C. § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use&#xA;  by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means&#xA;  specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment,&#xA;  news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom&#xA;  use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in some cases one may actually use copyrighted work without causing an infringement (I think AMVs may fall under &quot;scolarship or research&quot; in some cases, though I'm not a lawyer). I would like to note again, that in different countries this works in different ways. For example in Russia, where I live, such usage of copyrighted material would most likely be forbidden. Also sometimes the organizers of a convention (or contest) may take care of the copyrighted issues for their contestants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another important thing is the reaction of those who hold the rights. Some publishers may be strict about the copyrights, and may take some actions to forbid you using copyrighted material. Other are more loyal and will allow you to use the material as long as you are not trying to make profit of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good example for this are youtube videos. Some of them get deleted, some are blocked in particular countries, and some stay there, but have adverts placed on them. I think it is a good example of how different companies take different actions when the material on which they hold rights, is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T18:32:40.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="599" CreationDate="2012-12-17T18:41:22.690" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are quite certain conditions that need to be met in order for a weapon to become the Death Scythe. As looper mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/600/1587&quot;&gt;his answer&lt;/a&gt;, they need to collect exactly 99 souls + one witch soul. However, &quot;human souls&quot; is not a quite correct definition for those 99 souls. They are, of course, never encouraged to take innocent humans' souls, but rather 99 souls &quot;&lt;em&gt;that are on Shinigami-sama's list&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (in manga), or 99 souls that are &quot;&lt;em&gt;on the way to becoming the Kishin&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (in anime). So basically, those have to be &quot;bad&quot; souls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, just one soul of a witch is needed to complete the transformation. Usually the witch's soul is collected last, but if it's collected before the 99 other souls, it's kept within Shibusen until the 99 souls are gathered, and then gets taken out and consumed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; other soul &lt;em&gt;other than a witch's soul&lt;/em&gt; is eaten last, then &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; the souls that were eaten before it are &lt;strong&gt;lost&lt;/strong&gt;, and the quests starts over again. In this case it doesn't matter at all that Blair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; was a cat, or anything else. The only thing that matters is that she was &lt;em&gt;not a witch&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why the 99 souls are reset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Scythe_%28Weapon%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Scythe (Weapon)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:42:51.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="620" CreationDate="2012-12-17T19:03:10.033" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is actually a legal gray area. Typically, since nobody's making money of of them, the copyright holders don't usually pursue the claim. But it is ultimately at the whim of the copyright holder. The conventions typically get permission from their sponsors to do AMV screenings, the content show is usually owned by at least one of the sponsors. As they see it, it's free publicity for them at the convention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically AMVs don't qualify as fair use. Though it is highly debated, you will most likely risk getting into legal trouble with copyright infringement if you attempt to use a fair-use defense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fair use allows someone to use copyrighted material for certain purposes where its use cannot practically be avoided. For example, if you review a movie, including a few very brief clips of the movie can generally be fair use, because it's difficult to review something without giving the readers a frame of reference. Here the copyrighted material is used to illustrate a concept or idea. This concept can also be applied to content used for educational purposes such as a supplement to lessons being taught in a class. Additionally, protected forms of free speech might unavoidably use or make reference to copyrighted materials, as when a political action group wants to make a point about an undesirable candidate and prepares a parody of his own campaign commercials. Note that most parodies recreate material and don't copy it wholesale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately the decision is up to the copyright holders according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digital Millennial Copyright Act&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Funimation take on this, from their copyright specialist &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/chicks-on-anime/2009-05-05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Evan Flournay&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;For elements of media that are owned by more than one party, such as the underlying animation, enforcement usually falls upon the party with rights for that territory where such use takes place. Regarding AMV's and fan videos, we don't mind most fan videos, including AMVs. The main reasons for this are that they can often serve a promotional purpose, and legally, they can sometimes constitute Fair Use. The basic thinking going into fan videos is thus: if it whets the audience's appetite, we'll leave it alone. But if it sates the audience's appetite, it needs to come down. Does that make sense?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evan Flournay's personal belief is that AMVs should be considered fair use, but that's his legal opinion; and if he decides that a video that includes his intellectual property is not worth taking down, it's within his legal right as the content owner to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each copyright holder might have their own right view of their legal right, some might turn the other way, others may encourage it (because they are), while some just &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenz_v._Universal_Music_Corp.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;don't like it at all&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T07:14:13.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T07:14:13.650" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="620" CreationDate="2012-12-17T19:54:12.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter what license standing of a copyrighted work, all copyright violations are persecuted only on demand of the affected entity (or entity acting on their behalf and request, e.g. BSA acting on behalf of software manufacturers.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means: no complaint = no lawsuit. The copyright holders are fully within their right to sue the fans for statutory damage. But (unlike with trademarks) they are completely free to ignore the violation, acknowledge it or even express approval without issuing actual license - they may choose not to sue, and they usually do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many reasons, not the least of them being suing your own fan base is a really terrible marketing move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides that, these videos are not damaging for the brand (so no way to find proportional damages as none happened) and are not released for profit (so no royalties to sue for.) They can be only sued for statutory damages and even if that provides actual profit outweighing the hassle, the damages to reputation for alienating the fan base will be far worse than the financial profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the end, these videos are frequently a free marketing of their franchise. They actually bring profit by attracting new fans, new customers. So why fight something profitable? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In essence, &lt;strong&gt;the authors and studios &lt;em&gt;choose&lt;/em&gt; to let the fans get away with the copyright violations&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case is somewhat different in case of trademarks. A trademark that is not actively defended is at risk of being lost. Studios sometimes &quot;regretfully&quot; send Cease&amp;amp;Desist letters to fans who, say, produce games that feature trademarked titles. Studios with more competent lawyers choose a different avenue, issuing a limited license allowing these fans to proceed with an official blessing. They can't afford to let the issue &quot;pass under the radar&quot; as is the standard in case of copyright. They must act one way or another, permit or decline, they can't ignore it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T19:54:12.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="278" CreationDate="2012-12-17T19:59:06.507" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;This interview was originally in the French movie magazine &amp;quot;POSITIF&amp;quot; (April 2002 volume). It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://cyberbloom.seesaa.net/article/104250571.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;translated into Japanese by a Japanese blogger&lt;/a&gt;, and I've translated relevant parts into English. Some things may have been lost in the double translation, but hopefully the main points are the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interviewer: By the way, where did Kaonashi, the creature who swallows everything, come from? Also, I noticed in this movie that Kaonashi, Boh, and Chihiro's parents are all obsessed with overeating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki Hayao: That's true. These characters' personalities are full of faults. I made this movie for my friend's two daughters. Like Chihiro, they are also 10 years old. I didn't want to show them something like &amp;quot;the struggle between good and evil.&amp;quot; I wanted to show them the truth about the world. If young girls don't really see &amp;quot;good and evil&amp;quot; as something as simple as dualism, then it's something they must discover for themselves in the world. Regarding the overeating, in the past I saw &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babette%27s_Feast&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Babette's Feast&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;. It's a very beautiful and enjoyable movie. In that movie, the characters also eat a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when directly asked, he didn't give a very specific answer it seems. Though I suppose Babette's Feast was an important inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kaonashi is inside of everyone.&amp;quot; Those are Miyazaki Hayao's own words. Kaonashi can't buy people's attention with money. In addition, he doesn't know how to hold on to people's hearts. Kaonashi is irritated by Chihiro's lack of desires and tells her to want. This is also a necessity of capitalism. There is a contrast those who swarm around Kaonashi when he gives out money and Chihiro's enlightened lack of desire for gold or food. Her resolution in this is so strong that it can even seem cold. There was no reasoning behind saving Haku. He clearly says to Kaonashi, &amp;quot;I won't give you what I want.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T21:22:27.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="620" CreationDate="2012-12-17T20:16:14.900" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As unpopular as this is likely to be... AMVs at US-based anime conventions are fairly flagrant copyright violations. They are clearly derivative works, using the artwork of an anime to either summarize the story or create a different story from the original work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The American copyright law &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;summarizes&lt;/a&gt; this fairly clearly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A “derivative work” is a work based upon one or more preexisting&#xA;  works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization,&#xA;  fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art&#xA;  reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a&#xA;  work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of&#xA;  editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications&#xA;  which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a&#xA;  “derivative work”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(On a side note... yes... this is the reason fansubs are violations as well)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike what several people here have said, copyright is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; limited to civil law (the type of law where the copyright holder is the one who has to bring a case against the offender). Both the Copyright Act and the DMCA have established criminal penalties for cases of 'willful copyright infringement'. This does mean that it is possible for law enforcement to investigate, arrest and prosecute copyright violators without the involvement of the copyright owners. From a practical perspective, this would be very difficult, since law enforcement needs to know if some type of permission has been given. (and this type of investigation is usually limited to mass importers of bootleg DVDs/CDs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realistically speaking, however, anime music videos are fantastic advertising for the copyright owners property. We are unlikely to see any type of hostile action against them at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A more realistic problem is the other media being flagrantly infringed upon in an AMV. Unlike the anime, which is typically sliced into small &quot;beat-sized&quot; fragments and rearranged at the whims of the creator, the MUSIC part of the AMV is typically a straight copy of a recording. This violates the musicians song copyright, the recording company's media copyright, AND the public production copyright (owned by who-knows).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, if the song is from the anime, any prosecution is unlikely. For popular American pop songs, however, anime conventions would be well advised to look into obtaining blanket licenses from the major clearing houses. (the same operations that sell permission to bars/nightclubs for 'public performance')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="71" LastEditorUserId="71" LastEditDate="2012-12-19T21:21:07.283" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T21:21:07.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="655" CreationDate="2012-12-17T21:10:18.983" Score="5" ViewCount="970" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Inuyasha, there seems to be a higher class of Yokai, where Inuyasha's father belonged, called &quot;Dai-Yokai&quot; (or &quot;Great Yokai&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What qualifies you (the average Yokai) to be a Dai-Yokai? Are you born like it? Do you earn the status somehow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T10:48:12.017" Title="What qualifies one as a Dai-Yokai?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="633" CreationDate="2012-12-17T21:49:01.723" Score="14" ViewCount="39207" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragonball Z, when Gohan changed into an Ozoro, Piccolo found an appropriate solution, destroy the moon. Easy-peasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real question is, when Goku used his Genki Dama (on two occasions, by the way), it never resulted in anything more than a relatively small crater. With all the power stored inside that sphere (easy above a &lt;em&gt;billion&lt;/em&gt;, and over 9000), shouldn't it have caused a &lt;em&gt;bit&lt;/em&gt; more damage? Piccolo managed to &lt;em&gt;destroy the moon&lt;/em&gt;, easily, with power level of less than 1000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:59:42.163" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:59:42.163" Title="How could Piccolo blow up the moon, while Goku barely managed to leave a small crater?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="630" CreationDate="2012-12-17T21:55:47.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there is no physical evidence to that,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But Namek was approximately the size of Earth and the Moon probably was much more smaller.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;so basically it was easier for Piccolo to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T22:17:42.723" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T22:17:42.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="630" CreationDate="2012-12-17T21:55:57.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Genki Dama&lt;/strong&gt; (元気玉, &lt;em&gt;Spiritual Energy Sphere&lt;/em&gt;) cannot be created by someone with an impure heart and mind. This implies that you use it against evil. It's positive energy that you use to get rid of the evil that is poisoning your world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, this does not mean the Genki Dama is not powerful enough to destroy a planet. After all, King Kai says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] If you can draw so much destructive power from a ball made on this small planet... ...Imagine what you can do with a Spirit Ball formed on Earth! If you can also learn to tap into the astounding powers of the Sun... Well. Just be careful. Or you may destroy the very planet you're trying to protect!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I suppose this means that Goku gets &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; the energy necessary to kill Frieza (or whoever was there) and not the planet itself. He's Goku after all, he supposedly can control his energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Piccolo doesn't have such a limit. He intentionally destroys the Moon with pure, mindless power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T22:03:58.573" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T22:03:58.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="630" CreationDate="2012-12-17T23:28:49.640" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Piccolo isn't the only character to blow up the moon in Dragon Ball. Master Roshi (disguised as Jackie Chun) destroys the moon at the end of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/MAX_Power_Kamehameha&quot;&gt;MAX Power Kamehameha&lt;/a&gt;, which takes considerably more effort than for Piccolo. In the meantime, Kami recreated the moon, so this isn't a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's a good question as to why the moon is so easy to destroy, while the earth is so much harder. Part of this can be explained since the moon is much less massive, but even then the numbers don't quite add up if we assume the Earth and Moon are the same as ours. Let's assume that physics in the DB universe is at least somewhat similar to our own, modulo spirit attacks and whatever else. Of course, this assumption might be wrong, but if you start changing how physics works, there's no reason why the moon can't be filled with TNT so that it explodes whenever anyone so much as looks at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've made some approximations in the following calculations. I calculated the gravitational binding energy of the moon to be 1.2 * 10^29 J. That's the minimum amount of energy to blow up the moon so that it won't reform by its own gravity, so we can assume that the characters were using at least that much energy. That amount would be enough to knock 3.4 * 10^20 kg of matter off of the surface of the earth, which is roughly 0.006% of the mass of the earth. That doesn't seem like a lot, but if we assume a uniform density of the earth, that's about 1.6 * 10^7 cubic miles of matter, which corresponds to a cube where each side has length 250 miles. That's a pretty huge crater. So just saying that the moon is easier to blow up than the earth isn't going to cut it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 ways to resolve this. First, the earth and moon in the DB universe could be very different from what they are here. Specifically, the moon could be larger and less massive, and the earth smaller and more massive than in real life. However, it takes quite a bit of stretching to get believable values, and that's ignoring the vast power difference between DBZ Goku and DB Roshi. If you push things that far, I wouldn't expect it to be consistent with everything else in the series. The second possibility is that the moon is somehow more vulnerable than the Earth to attacks. This is roughly what Alenanno's answer says. It's entirely possible, but as far as I can tell there's little indication of this in the series apart from the Genki Dama, so I don't know why other attacks directed at planets would not destroy them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves the third possibility, which is my personal choice: the producers weren't really thinking about it when they did this, and were more concerned with making things dramatic than making them consistent. As such, I'd call this a plot hole, but it's a pretty minor one in the grand scheme of things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T23:28:49.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="636" CreationDate="2012-12-17T23:48:13.607" Score="9" ViewCount="8441" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about the notebook seen in the episode 21 of Amagami SS. She said it contained something that could make her leave the school (maybe being expelled?). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's that serious, could it be a crime? Did I miss an important plot detail that explains it? Do the contents even get explained in another adaptation of Amagami like the manga or the VN, or are they completely unknown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="190" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T00:11:06.103" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T00:11:06.103" Title="What's written in Ayatsuji Tsukasa's notebook?" Tags="&lt;amagami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="618" CreationDate="2012-12-17T23:53:18.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. He did take a risk. But he knew his plan will all work, and it did. He knew how people will react and what he'll do next just basing with a person's personality because he is genius and smart (but he used it for bad acts, though). Think about it, he even knew what he'll do himself if he loses all of his memories about the Death Note and I guess knowing oneself is the most difficult thing to do, so judging and knowing what other people will do in a particular situation would be easier for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T23:53:18.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="634" CreationDate="2012-12-18T00:10:10.363" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of the exact contents of the notebook in the original VN or the anime. There are a couple of short sequel games which I have not gone through, so in principle there could be some explanation there, but given how important this is I doubt they'd want to relegate it to a side-game. Hence, the authors have definitely and deliberately hidden what is in her notebook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are some good theories. The most common viewpoint is that she was using the notebook as a diary to vent her frustration with everyone else, particularly her sister. Despite the fact that Tsukasa is harder-working, her sister always seems to be more popular. Of course, she has more to vent about than that, and it's pretty safe to guess that the diary contained all sorts of things about everyone. That's why, if it ever went public, she wouldn't be able to go to school any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=3385022&amp;amp;postcount=39&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This forum post&lt;/a&gt; provides a pretty complete and fairly consistent picture of Ayatsuji from a psychological standpoint. The segment about her notebook is quoted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Birth and the Function of her Diary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We believe that [having someone/something to listen to her] was the function of her diary, which she so desperately guarded. Here, the Inner Tsukasa was writing down her life, her frustrations, and her thoughts which she couldn't share with anybody. In a way, it was her way to deal with whatever gave her a hard time. Some kind of offline-blog, talking to herself. It also explains why the contents would be damaging enough that she &amp;quot;couldn't come to school anymore&amp;quot; if they'd ever come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could see in episode 3 how much she was annoyed at the laziness and pettiness of the three bitches. Her Facade would have never allowed to show her anger - instead, it rather demanded that she would go through a humiliating insincere teary apology, sacrificing her (absolutely justified) anger and pride for the sake of ultimate success. In the past, she probably would have made an entry in the diary - this time, she did it in person, with disastrous results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how Junichi uncovered the &amp;quot;Inner&amp;quot; Tsukasa - when he picked up the diary. Tsukasa believed that he had actually read it, and that there was no need to maintain the Facade towards him anymore. It also proves that Ayatsuji has no split or bipolar personality: The Inner Tsukasa is always in control - she was able to drop the Facade in a second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T00:10:10.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="637" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-18T00:41:12.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amagami&lt;/em&gt; is a visual novel/dating sim by Kadokawa Shoten &amp;amp; Enterbrain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis: Tachibana Junichi has had bad luck with girls, but he'll need to get over that and confess to the girl he loves in time for Christmas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amagami&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:23:59.310" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:23:59.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="638" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-18T00:41:12.323" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for all media in the Amagami franchise (games, anime, manga). " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:23:59.310" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:23:59.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2012-12-18T00:58:05.887" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/trigun/badlands-rumble-dub&quot;&gt;this Anime News Network review&lt;/a&gt;, Badlands Rumble is canon and occurs &quot;between episodes 9 and 11 (after Vash has met Wolfwood, but before Legato closes in)&quot;. See the second paragraph of the &quot;Review&quot; section. However, as they point out, the movie's style doesn't quite match that of the anime at that time, given the higher budget, so it may be better not to worry about when it occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: as atlantiza points out below, the author of this review doesn't cite a source. Until I can find a better source, you should take that with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T01:13:04.363" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T01:13:04.363" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="640" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-18T01:01:09.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AKXp0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A girl is born from a cocoon, remembering nothing from her past, but vague fragments from a dream where she was falling. She then meets strange, humanoid beings with ashen gray wings and levitating halos, called the Haibane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From those details of her dream, she is given the name the name &quot;Rakka&quot; meaning &quot;falling&quot; in the language of the Haibane language. Soon, she grows her own a pair of wings and receives her own halo. Thus, she was accepted into the companionship of the Haibane. They live in an old building called &quot;Old Home,&quot; that lies on top of a small hill in the outskirts of a town. The nearby area is a valley that is surrounded by the Great Wall, which the Haibane are forbidden to approach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Rakka slowly gets used to the life as a Haibane, she gains friends, learns more about the town, it's rules, the Haibane Renmei (Charcoal Feathers federation), and the secret behind her existence and that of her fellow Haibane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T07:48:16.967" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T07:48:16.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="641" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-18T01:01:09.620" Score="0" Body="A 13-episode anime series based on the work of Yoshitoshi ABe based on this doujinshi comic series, &quot;The Haibanes of Old Home.&quot; " OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T02:27:03.920" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T02:27:03.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="166" CreationDate="2012-12-18T01:34:36.917" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an interview in the July 2011 issue of Megami, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Megami_Magazine_2011-07#Mami.27s_Wish&quot;&gt;as translated on the Puella Magi Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There's a few place in the script that I'd like to touch on, first about Mami and Kyoko. How is their &quot;wish&quot; connected to their powers when they became magical girls?&#xA;  In Mami's case, her wish &quot;to connect to life&quot; [editor's note: she wanted to live] gave her the power to &quot;tie&quot; and &quot;combine&quot; things together. That's why her power comes from the ribbon. By using the ribbon as a weapon, she can use that to produce guns that are useful in a battle. In ep3, Homura is stopped in her tracks by being tied up. That is her true magical power. She has the most experience so has a lot of different magical powers beyond those of her original powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for Kyouko (same source, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Megami_Magazine_2011-07#Kyoko.27s_Power&quot;&gt;different section&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Regarding Kyoko, it [her magic power] is really very special. Because she got her wish of &quot;getting people to listen&quot; while in fact it was something like charming or hallucination, she got the magic power related to those things. However, because she lost her family, she totally negated those power with her subconscious mind. As a result, she fought only with the magic power she learnt later. This is the &quot;hidden setting&quot; (ura-settei) for her, although we never got to tell it in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These answers were given by Urobuchi Gen, the writer for Madoka. Since he is explaining the relationship between Mami and Kyouko's wishes and their powers, I'd say it's safe to take this as official confirmation there is indeed an intentional relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T01:34:36.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="644" CreationDate="2012-12-18T02:34:36.153" Score="3" ViewCount="802" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that Clow Reed and Fei Wong Reed have the same surnames and that they both have magical powers, how are they related? It was not clearly stated on the anime series and the manga on how they are related (Or I just overlooked it?). Are they brothers or relatives? Or they just coincidentally have the same surnames? (Though, Yuko said that there is no such things as coincidence, there is only inevitability.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll appreciate any details. Thanks a lot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T01:45:47.723" Title="How is Clow Reed and Fei Wong Reed related in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle?" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="643" CreationDate="2012-12-18T03:36:22.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsubasa Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fei Wong Reed also mentions Clow quite frequently, and he's also a descendant of Clow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown in chapter 64, which appears in Volume 9 of the manga. He is described as somewhat of a distant relative of Clow Reed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Information for this can be found on: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Fei_Wang_Reed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fei Wang Reed's Wikia page&lt;/a&gt; and Fei Wang Reed's section on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tsubasa:_Reservoir_Chronicle_characters#Fei-Wang_Reed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. The citing is provided on the Wikipedia page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2016-12-21T01:45:47.723" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T01:45:47.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-18T04:22:47.713" Score="17" ViewCount="736" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Saiyajin can multiply his power if he takes great damage or is near death and is able to heal himself afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that ability alone, they could rinse and repeat countless times before the first encounter with the Androids (you can't be too safe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku and Vegeta have their pride and all, I get that. But Trunks and Gohan are much more rational (especially Future Trunks). So why didn't they do what Vegeta did on Namek with Dende for example?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:16:13.147" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:48:09.460" Title="Why didn't the Saiyajins raise up their power energy?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="647" CreationDate="2012-12-18T04:47:32.350" Score="6" ViewCount="1566" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 420, Kakashi summoned the wall of dogs (Doton: Doryūheki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xw0kV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks just like an ordinary earth element wall, except that it has bulldog sculptures on it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's already known that Kakashi was familiar with the earth element very well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did he summon this wall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T14:20:02.990" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T14:20:02.990" Title="What is the difference between a regular wall and the wall Kakashi summoned?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="646" CreationDate="2012-12-18T05:37:33.933" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's see what was Kakashi trying to do. First of all, he summoned the wall &lt;em&gt;behind&lt;/em&gt; Pain. So his intention was not to make a barrier to protect himself, but rather to limit Pain's movement, probably to make it harder for him to evade Kakashi's attacks. Right after that he tries to hit Pain with Raikiri, but because of Rinnegan he misses and hits the wall instead. Note that Pain is already pushed to the wall, so he can not evade backwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically he has just two ways to move to left: forward, from where Kakashi is attacking, or upward, trying to jump over the wall. Considering this, I would assume that the dog heads are there to prevent the enemy from doing so, and possible catch and hold him at the wall if he is reckless enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it is not the only technique which combines Earth element and Kakashi's dogs. He also uses Kuchiyose: Doton: Tsuiga no Jutsu (literally &quot;Summoning: Earth Release: Tracking Fang&quot;) in his battle against Zabuza. In this technique, tha dogs travel underground, track their target and then assault it with their fangs &lt;em&gt;to hold it still and let Kakashi hit it with Raikiri&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, I think the wall had roughly the same purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T05:37:33.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="645" CreationDate="2012-12-18T07:53:06.043" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are multiple things against this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It needs a close death experience to gain power and they need to be healed afterwards, as Dende wasn't on earth at this time and they surely don't want to eat all the beans. It would take a lot of time to regain their full strength and they could die trying of course.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta and Goku would never use something like that to gain power because of their pride. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They might have underestimated the cyborgs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future Trunks was not in this timeline on that time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gohan was a kid at this time and he &quot;had to study&quot;. His mother would have never allowed him to be beaten half dead and recovered just to increase power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 6. Future Trunks might not be aware of this fact, since when he lived Goku and Vegeta were already dead and Gohan might never told him that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Exception from 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Vegeta did this on Namek cause he hated Frieza, he destroyed the planet Vegeta and killed nearly all the Sajyans. (As exception of 2.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are the reasons against, it in my opinion. There might be more, and some might not be right, but I hope you can use this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="222" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T15:57:42.757" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T15:57:42.757" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="650" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-18T08:07:16.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uRvkB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;InuYasha image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;InuYasha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Rumiko Takahashi about Kagome Higurashi, who is transported to the Sengoku period and meets the half-demon InuYasha there. The story is about the adventures of Kagome and InuYasha as they quest to recover fragments of a magical jewel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was adapted into two anime series: the first, 167-episode one, which aired from 2000 to 2004, and the second one, &lt;em&gt;InuYasha: The Final Act&lt;/em&gt;, which aired in 2009 and 2010. Other media includes four feature films, an OVA, a light novel, and numerous video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InuYasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;InuYasha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:30:35.610" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:30:35.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="651" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-18T08:07:16.433" Score="0" Body="InuYasha is a manga series by Rumiko Takahashi about a girl named Kagome Higurashi, who is transported to the Sengoku period and meets the half-demon InuYasha there." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:30:35.610" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:30:35.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="652" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-18T08:14:36.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; is a Square Enix/Disney video game series, of which a number of manga adaptations have been produced. It is a crossover of various settings set up in a universe made specifically for the series. Among other media, a &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; manga series was released. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/396/Kingdom_Hearts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The manga&lt;/a&gt;, made by Shiro Amano, follows the events that were featured in the video games. Two series have already been released, while the third series, &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts II&lt;/em&gt;, is currently on hold, and the fourth version is being serialized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have also been light novel adaptations of the game by Shiro Amano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:16:36.553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:16:36.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="653" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-18T08:14:36.943" Score="0" Body="Kingdom Hearts is a Square Enix/Disney video game series, of which a number of manga adaptations have been produced. " OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:16:36.553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:16:36.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="629" CreationDate="2012-12-18T10:48:12.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inuyasha.wikia.com/wiki/Daiy%C5%8Dkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inuyasha wiki&lt;/a&gt; says the following about daiyōkai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most daiyōkai have long lifespans, possibly even longer than those of&#xA;  normal yōkai. They tend to remain calm in battle even if the situation&#xA;  is dire or their life is threatened. Daiyōkai vary in shape and size,&#xA;  just like normal yōkai. Some have, or are able to transform into,&#xA;  human-like forms, such as the Inu no Taishō and Sesshōmaru. Others,&#xA;  like Ryūkotsusei, are very large in size and don't at all resemble&#xA;  humans. Though it is not clear whether this applies to all Daiyōkai,&#xA;  it seems that some became feudal rulers over vast territories,&#xA;  commanding lesser demons. They sometimes wage war against other yōkai&#xA;  and humans alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About what qualifies one as such, is more controversial. It may be possible that it's both possible to be born like one, and to &lt;em&gt;become&lt;/em&gt; one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example,  Inu no Taishō's son from an unnamed demoness, Sesshōmaru, is a daiyōkai, and even Inuyasha, while being half-human, possesses power beyond those of an ordinary yōkai, so &quot;being born with it&quot; is plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T10:48:12.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="656" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-18T11:22:22.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;AMV&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;Anime Music Video&quot;; also &quot;MAD&quot;, for &quot;Music Anime Douga&quot;) is a video that uses short clips from one or more anime series and montages them to a soundtrack. Usually, this term is used to refer to unofficial (and often amateur) fan-made videos. For example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ1DlJxsUg8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Animegraphy 2013&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about AMVs that you've seen. Questions about how to make AMVs are not on-topic here, but may be on-topic at &lt;a href=&quot;http://video.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video Production&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_music_video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime music video&lt;/a&gt; at Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:52:57.210" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:52:57.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="657" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-18T11:22:22.937" Score="0" Body="AMV stands for &quot;Anime Music Video&quot;. Use this tag for questions you have about AMVs you've seen. Do not use this tag for questions about how to create AMVs." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:52:57.210" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:52:57.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13" CreationDate="2012-12-18T14:57:03.690" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Officially, neither the birthday is revealed, nor has it really played a role in the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Aoyama said in an interview, that there is an &amp;quot;obstacle&amp;quot; preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interview, quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/346-birthdays/?do=findComment&amp;amp;comment=288267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Detective Conan World's forum&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;蘭の誕生日教えて！→差し支えあるので今は言えない。でもまだ誕生日来ていないので蘭は現在16歳。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell me about Ran's birthday! → Since there's an obstacle, I can't tell it for now. But since the birthday hasn't passed, Ran is 16 right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that a future volume will be about her birthday, so everything else would be wild speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T13:36:03.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="659" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-18T17:57:55.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nl4ht.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Avatar image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an American animated series, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It ran for 61 episodes on Nickelodeon, and won a number of awards for its high-quality production. The show combined the styles of anime and American cartoons. Due to this style, the series regularly enters the conversation regarding its consideration as an anime work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist, Aang, is a 12-year-old monk who is the Avatar, the only person in the world capable of manipulating, or &quot;bending&quot;, all four elements. Together with his comrades, they explore the various nations of the world and fight the evil Fire Lord Ozai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the show, there was an awful movie adaptation by M. Night Shymalan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Airbender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), a non-awful sequel (&lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;), and several video games and comics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;James Cameron's &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which is unrelated), head on over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://movies.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Movies &amp;amp; TV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - they have an &lt;a href=&quot;http://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/avatar&quot;&gt;[avatar]&lt;/a&gt; tag for that film. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:46:04.160" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:46:04.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="660" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-18T17:57:55.963" Score="0" Body="Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated series, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It is about Aang, a 12-year-old monk who is the Avatar - the only person capable of &quot;bending&quot; all four elements." OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:46:04.160" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:46:04.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="662" CreationDate="2012-12-18T18:26:44.827" Score="15" ViewCount="34987" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Nagato used the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path%3a_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot;&gt;Outer Path&lt;/a&gt; technique to revive the citizens of Konoha killed in the attack, why wasn't Jiraiya revived as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was revealed that the original plan was for Madara to be revived with the technique, so it's not like there was a time limit or anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T20:25:28.037" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T14:14:04.527" Title="Why wasn't Jiraiya brought back by Nagato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="661" CreationDate="2012-12-18T18:39:29.403" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jiraiya's body is buried beneath the ocean depth, so even if he would be revived there, well... it wouldn't really help him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outer Path probably is limited by either distance or time which has passed since death. Otherwise, the technique would have revived people from the whole world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the wiki says that &quot;the individual souls are then able to leave even the crossroad between life and the afterlife&quot;. Jiraiya should probably be in the afterlife already.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; On the contrary, Kakashi was still in the path between life and afterlife when the technique brought him back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki also says that it happens because &quot;their rejuvenated bodies [are] acting as an anchor&quot;, so looks like the body &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T19:00:47.127" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T19:00:47.127" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="661" CreationDate="2012-12-18T19:53:29.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's because Gedo: Rinne Tensei requires a body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rinne Tensei is practically a Yang-element technique. It breathes life, into a dead body, healing any damage or injury done to it. However, it is not Yin. It cannot create form. You need an actual body for it to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Jiraiya died and his body sank to the bottom of the ocean, he wasn't anywhere near the village when Nagato used Rinne Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; That is also the same reason why Kabuto couldn't revive him. Even though only DNA is enough, Kabuto couldn't get any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T19:53:29.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="666" CreationDate="2012-12-18T20:39:49.277" Score="55" ViewCount="3460" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi is his mind or his spirit inside the Kyuubi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happens while he is running? Does he have something like an autopilot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-06T09:18:32.650" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T17:23:06.693" Title="What happens when Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="665" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="673" CreationDate="2012-12-18T20:41:01.003" Score="22" ViewCount="232005" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/356/why-are-there-ending-of-the-series-death-note-so-different-in-manga-and-anime&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; was closed, it was actually through it that I came to realize that the anime and manga versions of Death Note are different, having only seen the anime version.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just how different are the two versions?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does the anime simply omit some details, shortening the story?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or do they take completely different directions at some point? (much like the FMA manga and its first anime series) If this is the case, at which point do they part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2019-05-12T08:09:35.443" Title="How different are the anime and manga versions of Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="664" CreationDate="2012-12-18T20:46:46.783" Score="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's like thinking while running, or making a phone call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His mind is there, but he's also aware of his surroundings, he's not gazing into space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it's very likely that these interactions happen much faster than we see them (in the real world), just like thoughts and dreams are experienced by the brain in a flash, while to us it &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; as if it took minutes (in reality it took less then a second).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T20:46:46.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="675" CreationDate="2012-12-18T20:54:19.200" Score="8" ViewCount="801" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why/how is Yoruichi Shihōin able to transform into a cat? Was she always able to or did she learn it somehow? Does she have some object that allows here to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember she seems the only one to be able to transform (into an animal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T09:10:52.637" Title="Why is Yoruichi able to transform?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="668" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="674" CreationDate="2012-12-18T21:03:32.870" Score="6" ViewCount="2789" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo (obviously) has them, like his father. But it does not seem something that someone just inherits from their parent(s)? One of Ichigos his sisters has little and the other none.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does one need to (accidentally) come into contact in order to obtain spiritual powers? Although Ichigo always seem to have had them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it just (dumb) 'luck' and one has them or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T11:48:23.243" Title="How does someone obtain spiritual powers?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="678" CreationDate="2012-12-18T21:09:02.430" Score="4" ViewCount="755" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched &lt;em&gt;Lupin III: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;A Woman Named Mine Fujiko&quot;) and some scattered episodes of the original &lt;em&gt;Lupin III&lt;/em&gt; TV series. One thing that isn't clear to me is how the two series are related. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on who I ask, some say that the new series is a prequel which describes how Lupin's gang got together, while others say that it is a reboot with a different continuity. I haven't seen enough of the original series to judge this either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any authoritative source which confirms the relationship between the two series, one way or the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T02:37:28.540" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T02:37:28.540" Title="Is Lupin III: A Woman Named Mine Fujiko a prequel or a reboot of the Lupin series?" Tags="&lt;lupin-the-third&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="67" CreationDate="2012-12-18T21:18:52.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story is loosely based on this, but it actually revolves more around bending the inevitable fate thrown to Ahiru (Tutu) by third side of the story. The storyteller, if you prefer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending of the anime is not same either, even though it uses the same kind of theme. IMHO the ending is most closely following the original story, if you look the big picture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="204" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T02:20:42.070" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T02:20:42.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="99" CreationDate="2012-12-18T21:23:48.597" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, there was a scene or two where the senshi were forced to transform back by draining power or similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actual detransformation was done by &quot;ripping&quot; the transformation off (though not as visible as in some other series), which'd suggest normal transformation would be something different, which I remember not be shown at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looks like there was (at least one) back-transformation in anime too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="204" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T09:02:43.493" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T09:02:43.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="668" CreationDate="2012-12-18T22:03:59.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it seems to be a born trait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that on the flashbacks from Rukia, about their time in Rukungai. When they somehow gotten hungry, while other souls did not. That means they had innate potential from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that through training, one can achieve higher spiritual power. But I think the seed is a born trait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T22:03:59.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="665" CreationDate="2012-12-18T22:11:15.847" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some minor differences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when L loses his life in the Anime, he doesn't say anything. But in the Manga he says something like &quot;I knew I was right&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the main difference is the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yagami Light, Near, Matsuda and all the squad are in a sort of warehouse. When Light tries to get the piece of paper of his Death Note from the watch, he gets shot by Matsuda in non-fatal points, both times. While the other guy kills himself, Light runs away, and ends up in another building of what looks like an industrial area. Ryuk is on top of a chimney and speaking to himself, he &quot;reminds&quot; Light about his first promise, i.e. that he would be the one to write Light's name on the Death Note. And that's what he does. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  Light is still in the warehouse and he sees Ryuk (Near sees him too since he has the Note as well) and he begs the Shinigami to write their names. Ryuk says &quot;Ok Light, I'll write...&quot; and while everybody tries to shoot him, he adds &quot;...your name, Light.&quot; Light doens't want to believe it but when Ryuk shows the Note, his name is written there. Light sees his entire life and remembers the same sentence Ryuk told him when they met (i.e. that he would be the one to write Light's name on the Death Note). Ryuk adds &quot;it would be hard to see you in prison and your life is over anyways&quot; or something similar. After 40 seconds, Light dies in front of the two detective teams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="30386" LastEditDate="2019-05-12T08:09:35.443" LastActivityDate="2019-05-12T08:09:35.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="668" CreationDate="2012-12-18T22:19:31.107" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everybody has Reiyoku, or spiritual energy. According to bleach.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every spiritual being and every Human has a certain amount of Reiryoku. If this amount is higher than a certain degree, it grants the person superhuman abilities. Those with such an above-average level of Spiritual Energy are very rare among living humans. It seems to be that the most basic ability that humans with a higher level of Reiryoku have is the ability to see ghosts: Pluses, Shinigami and Hollow alike. Shinigami are essentially departed souls in Soul Society with very high levels of Reiryoku who receive special training to utilize their powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the Quincies, it appears to be hereditary, as shown by the fact that both Uryu and his father have strong powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Yasutora Sado (Chad) according to bleach.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originally it was thought that by encountering the spiritual form of Ichigo Kurosaki constantly, Sado's natural spiritual powers were pulled from the depths of his soul. This power is actually a product of Fullbring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Fullbringers according to bleach.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;they each have a parent who survived a Hollow attack before they were born. As a result, traces of the Hollows’ power remained in their mothers’ bodies, which were then passed onto them at the moment of their birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For other characters, it sometimes isn't completely clear or explained why they have their abilities, other than that they intrinsically have a high level of Reiyoku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, there are a number of different ways that humans become able to see ghosts and Hollows and interact with them (as Chad, Orihime, etc. do).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T22:19:31.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="667" CreationDate="2012-12-18T22:25:32.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yoruichi_Shih%C5%8Din#Powers_.26_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki's page on the character&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yoruichi possess the unique ability to shape-shift into a black cat at will. How she alone, out of all Shinigami, is capable of this is currently unknown. She has possessed the ability for well over 100 years, and it's known to others she knew from that time. She apparently has no set time limit on the transformation, as she had been in this form for over 100 years.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T09:10:52.637" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T09:10:52.637" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="684" CreationDate="2012-12-18T22:36:19.030" Score="27" ViewCount="167976" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wiki says that Hashirama died shortly after the creation of Konohagakure.  Do we know how he died?  I mean, he was powerful enough to stand up to Madara, so I feels like it would be no small thing that could kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:39:49.027" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:39:49.027" Title="Do we know how Senju Hashirama died?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="669" CreationDate="2012-12-18T23:12:24.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think as far as the timeline goes, it's obviously &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the events of all 3 Lupin III TV series. Because of the lack of overall plot, it's hard to say whether or not events from &quot;A woman named Fujiko Mine&quot; match up with all the events in the TV series without any ret-conning, maybe with the exception that Fujiko has memory loss. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's never been any official announcement as it being a prequel and it's not consistent with the source material where the first meeting(s) between Lupin and Fujiko in the manga differ from this series (not that there's much consistency between the manga and any of the TV series to begin with). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, because of inconsistencies within the TV series itself (different characterizations of Lupin between the red and green jackets, different characterizations of his sidekicks and Fujiko) you could say the Fujiko series was a reboot just as likely as Lupin III, part 2 and part 3, the manga, were all reboots. But if you want to consider them all within the same continuity, I don't see any reason not to include Fujiko's series as a prequel, even if there would need to be some ret-conning (can easily just say Fujiko lost her memory &lt;em&gt;again&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T23:29:57.533" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T23:29:57.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="99" CreationDate="2012-12-19T02:52:04.020" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 45 of the dub, Sailor Moon is forcibly de-transformed at ~11:44. When it does, she &quot;ribbons&quot; back to her civilian clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 108 of the dub, we see Sailor Uranus de-transforms (at ~21:12), willingly, by going nude briefly before she appears in her civilian clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga. it looks like they use the transformation pen to &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sl0Zj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;de-transform&lt;/a&gt; a la ribbons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems they typically get surrounded by ribbons again and revert back to their civilian clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T02:58:07.357" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T02:58:07.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="680" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-19T03:19:04.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2NMnJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lupin III manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_III&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lupin III&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/438/Lupin_III&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lupin III&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1632&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lupin III&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lupin.wikia.com/wiki/Lupin_III_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lupin III&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:30:57.840" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:30:57.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="681" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-19T03:19:04.510" Score="0" Body="Lupin the Third (&quot;Lupin III&quot;; or, &quot;Lupin Sansei&quot;) is a classic manga by Monkey Punch commonly about Arsène Lupin III, a master thief." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:30:57.840" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:30:57.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="682" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-19T03:22:28.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gosick&lt;/em&gt; is a mystery light novel series by Kazuki Sakuraba about the adventures of Kujō Kazuya and Victorique de Blois set in 1924 in the fictional European country Sauville.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gosick&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:29:14.707" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:29:14.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="683" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-19T03:22:28.493" Score="0" Body="Gosick is a mystery light novel series by Kazuki Sakuraba." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:29:14.707" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:29:14.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="676" CreationDate="2012-12-19T05:46:35.803" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's unknown exactly how did he die, but here's what we can find. His wiki page says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hashirama died shortly after the founding of Konoha in one of the many&#xA; wars that were raging during this revolutionary era, but not before&#xA; passing on the title of Hokage to Tobirama.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if we head to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure&quot;&gt;Konohagakure&lt;/a&gt; wiki page, we will find a more specific note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hashirama died during the First Shinobi World War, necessitating his&#xA; brother Tobirama Senju replace him as Second Hokage.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Tobirama would&#xA; also die during the war, appointing his pupil Hiruzen Sarutobi as his&#xA; successor before sacrificing himself to ensure his pupils' escape from&#xA; Kumogakure's ninja.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, here's what we know about the First Shinobi War (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The First Shinobi War was the first of the great wars that involved the majority of &#xA; shinobi villages and countries. The war started not long after the system of one shinobi &#xA; village per country was established by the founding of Konohagakure. To try and&#xA; maintain a balance of power, &lt;strong&gt;the First Hokage divided the tailed beasts among the &#xA; other five villages&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; when he began his peace talks with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it indeed looks like he died in the First Shinobi War, which is not too surprising, considering that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his brother - the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju - died in the same war&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, in which other Kages and Tailed Beasts were involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Character Databook 1, page 116 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; chapter 481 pages 4-10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; chapter 404 page 14&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-19T08:41:13.337" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T08:41:13.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="688" CreationDate="2012-12-19T08:04:52.460" Score="9" ViewCount="9664" Body="&lt;p&gt;This contains spoilers up to chapter 112 (not much of a spoiler, but still).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; White Ichigo (a.k.a. Hollow Ichigo) appeared in the Hollowfication process, when Urahara had cruelly thrown Ichigo into a pit, and he is the Hollow part of Ichigo's soul (and power). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, take a look at this (this is from chapter 112, right after &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;White Ichigo first appears and gets beaten by Ichigo):&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuRf7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shows not only that Zangetsu is acquainted with White Ichigo, but also is in apparently well relations with him (&quot;sorry to have bothered you&quot;), and is also apparently able to summon and unsummon him (&quot;send me back already&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How and &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; is Zangetsu (a Zanpakutō!) able to summon the Hollow inside of Ichigo? Shouldn't a Zanpakutō spirit and a Hollow Spirit be natural enemies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="65" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T06:37:33.960" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T03:34:00.277" Title="What's the connection between Zangetsu and White Ichigo?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="694" CreationDate="2012-12-19T08:22:40.943" Score="6" ViewCount="1351" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to his bankai, Byakuya is observed using three techniques:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gokei&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I think it was in battle with Hitsugaya's Reigai, though I'm not sure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Senkei&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; while fighting Ichigo at Rukia's execution&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shūkei&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in the same fight as above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only is this the largest number of Zanpakutō abilities that we have seen in one sword (I think), but each one of them seems more powerful than the last (and more powerful than his bankai!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly are those three techniques? Why is Byakuya the only one in &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; to have so many different techniques contained in his Zanpakutō?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T00:35:19.437" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T00:35:19.437" Title="What are Byakuya's Gokei, Senkei and Shuukei?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="140" CreationDate="2012-12-19T08:26:47.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The part you heard is Ranma’s catchphrase, which is something like “You are not cute at all!” used as argument/conclusion with those endless fights with Akane, and not related to be ”yakuza-speak” at all if you ask me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my experience, there isn’t specific accent Yakuza people uses, atleast different anime that features Yakuza. The words like aniki are much used to bring some feeling to the speak. I’d say it’s more of way of speaking than different accent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="204" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T08:26:47.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2012-12-19T08:36:43.900" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both White Ichigo and Zangetsu are a part of Ichigo's being or soul. Hence, they can freely communicate with each other. The most important thing about &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; power-ups is that they follow the basic principle of &quot;know thyself&quot; and thus, Ichigo himself is unaware of their true capabilities until he pays attention to them by training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="32" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T10:11:15.943" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T10:11:15.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26" CreationDate="2012-12-19T08:41:22.780" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This incident is analogous to a similar situation in ZZ Gundam. An important character dies in a situation where their later reappearance seems impossible, everyone angsts, they return and Tomino doesn't bother explaining anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, a short review of the battle. Spoilered, because it is not vital to understanding the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At dawn, as it passes by an island cluster, the Archangel is attacked by the three surviving Gundam frames. Soon, the flight system is damaged, and a hard landing is made on one of the islands. Meanwhile, Kira has destroyed Duel's leg, forcing Yzak into the water and out of the fight. La Fraga shoots down Buster, and the frame crashes near the Archangel, immobilized and pinned down by one of the ship's turrets; Dearka surrenders. Kira, fighting Athrun away from the ship, receives backup from Tolle, who is promptly shot down. Witnessing his friend's death, Kira enters SEED mode; and so does Athrun. Finally, a severely damaged Aegis clings to the Strike; as the machine powers down, unable to deliver the finishing blow with its cannon, Athrun starts a self destruct sequence, and jetpacks away. The Archangel, detecting a second attacking squad, is forced off the island without the time to start a rescue operation; they send Orb a request to perform the search, and leave as soon as their engines are repaired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Timeframes have all been taken from the show, side materials may provide more accuracy. Anyway, a review of the facts: This battle takes place around a day after the Archangel leaves Orb (the first attack is right after they leave the neutral territory; the second, on dawn of the next day). The Reverend is shown to live nearby, most likely on the same island. The Aegis' self destruct timer is ten seconds. The Strike's cockpit is open due to damage from the battle: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pUear.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory? Kira escaped as well. He likely acted quickly: from his seat, he could not only see Athrun flying away; he could also see his cockpit opening beforehand. This is the last scene we see where Kira is present, and at this point, he has had two to four seconds to figure things out - he probably fled immediately after (we see him with a look of realization shortly before; he is also in SEED mode, presumably more aware than normal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The power of the explosion is significant - Athrun, found by Orb either later on the same day, was flung by the blast, incapacitated before landing or due to it, and lightly wounded - and that was even though he employed the best way to escape, starting at the earliest possible moment and with a jetpack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kira's wounds are more severe - the next time he is shown, he is lying in bed in one of the colonies. I have no idea how long it would take to transport him there; but unless the Reverend used his priestly powers, it probably took at least a week. His awakening in Lacus' presence is implied to be his first one since he was found - yeah, in comparison to that, Athrun walked away with just a few scratches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But where did he escape? If he had a jetpack, the answer is clear. Even if he didn't, there's yet one place he could have fled - behind the Strike. You see, when the Aegis latches on Kira's machine, we are shown a shot of both; the Strike is standing. Later, during the rescue operation, the Strike is shown mostly intact - the outside layer of armor is partially melted, as well as the exposed cockpit, but the machine itself is fine. The blast has toppled it over - it is only a question of whether Kira was lucky to be hiding in a place where he would be crushed or not. In any case, the torso and the power pack of the Strike form a neat bomb shelter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/agNn3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he have a jetpack then? Probably - Federation pilot suits seem to come equipped with a retractable unit, just like ZAFT-issued ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xltZ2.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="180" LastEditorUserId="180" LastEditDate="2013-01-04T05:55:06.857" LastActivityDate="2013-01-04T05:55:06.857" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="690" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="691" CreationDate="2012-12-19T09:06:58.133" Score="13" ViewCount="910" Body="&lt;p&gt;Censorship is usually seen as an act against the author's will. Talking with an editor in my country (Italy) working for a publishing house in the erotic manga market, he tells me that censorship for erotic manga is done in two verses: removing &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censor_bars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;censor bars&lt;/a&gt; and obfuscation necessary in Japan (decensorship) and removing elements not suited to Western audience or in a gray legal area, e.g. child nudity. Both of those censorship and decensorship are done with the author consent, becoming a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-censorship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;self-censorship&lt;/a&gt; and generating a new derivative work featuring important changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly: is censorship of manga &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; done with author consent both in erotic and mainstream publications during localization? Is there a common practice around the world on this topic about manga localization? Are there any cases of censorship of manga publications done without author consent in Western countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T09:32:17.557" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T09:32:17.557" Title="Is manga censorship in Western countries always done with author consent?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="690" CreationDate="2012-12-19T09:20:24.320" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are over-thinking it. I guess we only talk about official localizations here, since in non-official ones, anything can be done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When an official localization is made, some kind of contract is being signed between the possessor of rights for the manga (the author, a publishing house, doesn't matter), and the company that is going to make the localization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this contract is an legal document, it covers, among other things, the limitations (if any) that will be set for the localizer. Obviously, since different countries have different laws regarding nudity in press (as in your example), the contract should probably have clauses that regulate such possible changes (censorship or decensorship). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not the author &lt;em&gt;himself&lt;/em&gt; is aware of this, depends. Sometimes the holder of the rights will inform him, sometimes it will not. For example, when official localization of Spice and Wolf into Russian was being made, the author himself didn't know about it, since it was the publishing house who was holding the rights on the manga, hence it was regulating all the localization aspects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after all, if the laws of some country forbid, for example, nudity in press, then there is &lt;em&gt;no choice&lt;/em&gt;. You either change the manga to meet the laws, or it is not going to be published. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T09:20:24.320" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="697" CreationDate="2012-12-19T12:22:17.867" Score="-2" ViewCount="755" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kabuto summoned Deidara during the fourth world war, but only used him to keep the Tsuchikage busy while he (Kabuto) kidnapped Yamato. He then unsummoned Deidara and has never summoned him since then. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edo Tensei makes Deidara immortal, which allows Deidara to use the C0, a giant explosion that covers an area of 10 km diameter, several times. Kabuto could have used this to eliminate the enemy units more effectively, but why did he not do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T18:07:26.520" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T18:07:26.520" Title="Why didn't Kabuto use Deidara more effectively?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;retag&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-12-20T12:12:27.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="695" CreationDate="2012-12-19T13:07:09.440" Score="11" ViewCount="5891" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fate universe, is there a reason why the Servants summoned in each Holy Grail War belong to different classes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using relics and additional incantations during the summoning ritual, Masters have some degree of control over the Class (e.g. Matou Kariya's additional incantations to choose the Berserker Class) and exact identity of the Servant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen if two Masters both tried the same Class using an incantation (e.g., Berserker), or even used (part of) the same relic to summon the same Servant? For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; What would happen if Waver Velvet had only stolen part of Rider's (Iskandar) cloak, unbeknownst to Kayneth Archibald, and both Masters tried to summon Rider?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-19T15:19:31.377" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T23:16:13.243" Title="Why do the summoned Servants all belong to different classes?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="686" CreationDate="2012-12-19T13:17:16.177" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are various forms of his bankai, achieved by arranging the blades in different patterns. His bankai is versatile by nature (being composed of countless tiny blade fragments), and affords him several forms, with varying combination of attack and defense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether a bankai can have multiple forms depends on its nature. Hitsugaya Toshiro and Abarai Renji &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; also achieve multiple bankai forms with practice/training. The former could mold Hyorinmaru's ice into various forms (like &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fairy-tail&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'fairy-tail'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fairy-tail&lt;/a&gt;'s Gray), while the latter could rearrange Zabimaru's segments. Shinigami such as Komamura, Tousen, or Soifon would likely not have multiple bankai forms due to the nature of their bankai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, Byakuya is no longer the only known shinigami with multiple bankai forms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; as Yamamoto Shigekuni's bankai has been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Byakuya's sister, Rukia, has &lt;em&gt;shikai&lt;/em&gt; with multiple forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tsukishiro, Hakuren, Shirafune, and Juhaku &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T07:25:49.650" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T07:25:49.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="693" CreationDate="2012-12-19T13:48:21.413" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you answered this yourself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Using relics and additional incantations during the summoning ritual,&#xA;  Masters have some degree of control over the Class&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The keyword here is &quot;some&quot;. The Servants are summoned by the Grail, even though the Masters have some sort of control of what they are trying to summon. &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Classification&quot;&gt;This wiki&lt;/a&gt; states (it has a reference too, but the reference is in Japanese):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Three Knight classes are the only Servants who will definitely be&#xA;  summoned according to the framework of the Holy Grail War, allowing&#xA;  for variation in the rest of the classes. More than one version of the&#xA;  same class cannot be summoned, even if all the Masters were to use the&#xA;  variation in the summoning chant to get a Berserker-class Servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So apparently in this case, the Grail will summon a Servant based on it's compatibility with the concrete Master, much as it has happened with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Caster's master Ryuunosuke Uryuu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T13:48:21.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="698" CreationDate="2012-12-19T13:58:13.120" Score="9" ViewCount="5719" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that the mangaka made footnotes at the end of each volume explaining what inspired each story. I've only seen the anime so I would like to know which mythologies or folktales, if any, inspired the stories in Mushishi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T23:06:42.450" Title="Which mythologies or folktales inspired the stories in Mushishi?" Tags="&lt;mushishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="692" CreationDate="2012-12-19T14:13:04.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You got your facts a bit wrong actually:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He was actually summoned later, as a part of the Special Ops Batallion (or whatever the name may be), along with Sasori and Shin. They fought against Kankurou and Sai.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In that battle, he was sealed (along with Sasori) inside Kankurou's Kuroari. This, along with the fact that Kabuto was still testing the summoned ninja (since he still allowed them to retain their personalities and fighting style), is probably the reason why he was not used more effectively.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Deidara#Shinobi_World_War_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T14:13:04.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="696" CreationDate="2012-12-19T14:57:27.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The author, Yuki Urushibara, does include authors notes at the end of each volume of the manga, explaining what inspired each story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &quot;Heaven's Thread&quot; she wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This is a story I thought of when reflecting on old folk tales my grandmother told me.Tales about how missing people were left upon a huge rock. There are similar folk tales all over, but most of them involve finding people in trees or on rooftops. They were usually blamed on Tengu or other spirits who abduct people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &quot;A Banquet in the Farthest Field&quot; she wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I lived in an apartment which looked out over an older brewery, and that became the model for this story. It had a nice atmosphere, but I had to move away, so now whenever I taste sake that's been strained through cloth, I get a very nostalgic feeling.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was believed that in past times, it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/blessyou.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;common belief&lt;/a&gt; that spirits or demons caused sickness. This is even still true Western civilization, they say &quot;bless you,&quot; because it was believed that in the a sneeze meant something evil was invading your body, so they would give a blessing to ward them off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the stories in Mushishi are based on old folklore, myths, and legends that the author heard growing up. Others, like the second story, were based on places she's seen or just a thought she had at the time and not really based on anything in particular. An example of this is the concept Second Eyelid the that appears throughout the story. I recommend purchasing the manga volumes when you have the chance, to enjoy these little snippets from the author and other stories not covered by the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=5d0Q9fdinQUC&amp;amp;lpg=PA341&amp;amp;ots=owt50F3IzN&amp;amp;dq=The%20Space%20between%20Worlds%3A%20Mushishi%20and%20Japanese%20Folklore&amp;amp;pg=PA341#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;essay&lt;/a&gt; provides a very good overview of concepts and themes of Shinto myths that inspired the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Shinto myth, the mysterious beings Blacker refers to are known as kami. Like mushi, they can be hard to define. Some people, quite specifically, believe kami to be beings from the other realm, while others, more generally, use the term to refer to anything beyond the ordinary...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T23:06:42.450" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T23:06:42.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="692" CreationDate="2012-12-19T16:53:47.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; use him effectively. He just got captured very early into the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T16:53:47.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2012-12-19T22:19:54.490" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Zanpakutō is born with a shinigami and is a part of its soul. That's why a zanpakutō's personality and abilities differ among shinigamis as they are reflections of their inner being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the hollow, white ichigo, is not a natural part of ichigo or any shinigami, although it becomes a part of its soul, the hollowfication process is not a natural occurrence like the zanpakutō.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their is a constant battle between these forces, as they each try to get the upper hand especially white ichigo who wants to control his body. You can see that the inner world of ichigo changes when one or the other has dominance, for example when the hollow has dominance zangetsu has a white kimono and the inner world also changes accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When zangetsu is in control he is able to summon white ichigo to some extent, however in this specific case white ichigo is also willingly helpful because the inner battle happens at a crucial moment where ichigo is in a life and death battle with kenpachi, and neither of them can afford that ichigo dies as they are a part of him, hence white ichigo saying; &quot;it would be problematic if he didn't win.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastActivityDate="2012-12-19T22:19:54.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="704" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:30:27.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Yuki Urushibara. The story is centered on creatures called &quot;Mushi&quot;, which are described to be beings that are close to the essence of life, far more basic than any other living things. Due to their nature, only a few people are capable of seeing them. One of them - a &quot;Mushi Master&quot; named Ginko - is the main character of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushishi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:17:12.597" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:17:12.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="705" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:30:27.843" Score="0" Body="Mushishi is a manga series by Yuki Urushibara." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:17:12.597" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:17:12.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="706" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:36:52.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q2e8t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Elfen Lied image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Lynn Okamoto, published from 2002 to 2005. It also has an anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It revolves around the interactions between human beings and the Diclonii, a mutant species similar to humans in build but distinguishable by two horns on their heads and &quot;vectors&quot;, transparent telekinetically controlled arms that have the power to manipulate and cut objects within their reach. The series is centered on the teenage Diclonius girl &quot;Lucy&quot; who was rejected by human beings and wants revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series involves themes like social alienation, identity and the value of humanity. It is also known to include graphical violence and profanity, and is sometimes criticized as being &quot;overly blatant&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfen_Lied&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:44:17.073" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:44:17.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="707" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:36:52.053" Score="0" Body="Elfen Lied is a manga series by Lynn Okamoto about the Diclonii - a race similar to humans, but far more dangerous. It has an anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:44:17.073" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:44:17.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="708" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:43:14.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A trope, in the general sense used here, is a feature that is found in many creative works (anime, manga, or any other media), for example a plot point, a character type, a setting, a narration style, etc. It is expected that at least some readers or viewers will recognize the trope. Some tropes have a well-identified source that other works have imitated, departed from or alluded to; others are so old that their origin has long been lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The website &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt; collects tropes (in all media, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, despite the name). If you're looking for a list of works using a certain trope, TV Tropes is the place to look. You'll also find lists of tropes seen in a particular work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="240" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T01:38:36.047" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T01:38:36.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="709" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:43:14.027" Score="0" Body="A recurring element across anime, manga or works in other media. Tropes cover clichés, genre conventions and other recurring plot points, character types, narration styles, …" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="240" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T01:40:57.197" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T01:40:57.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4272" CreationDate="2012-12-20T08:28:31.497" Score="5" ViewCount="1945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madhouse's recent OVA, &quot;Arata Naru Sekai&quot; is a one-shot 30 minute OVA without much background. I can gather that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;time-travel is prevalent in this world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the 4 girls seemed to have traveled far into the future&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there was perhaps some kind of imminent disaster in the past&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the disaster perhaps happened very soon after their jump into the future&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the past that they lived in was already starting to fall apart&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happened after the cell phone was destroyed? Was it all a dream? Or did it transport them back to the past or some alternate reality?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I found the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14373/Arata_naru_Sekai%3a_Mirai-hen&quot;&gt;synopsis at MAL&lt;/a&gt; which sort of confirms some of the premise (though I don't really see any evidence for some of the claims in the MAL synopsis), but it doesn't shed any light on the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T03:36:58.887" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:46:22.067" Title="Arata Naru Sekai OVA, premise and explanation of the ending?" Tags="&lt;arata-naru-sekai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="100" CreationDate="2012-12-20T08:39:38.110" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aoi Bungaku is an ambitious anime and follows each novel closely. Madhouse took each novel and made adaptations to fit a whole novel into just a few episodes, leaving out some plot elements and changing some parts entirely while retaining the authors message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kokoro is actually a three part novel, however the anime only focuses on the third part, &quot;Sensei and His Testament&quot;. Unlike the novel they took away the narrator and told the story from the perspective of the sensei, which follows the original novel more closely, and also included a whole new story as told from K's point of view. There are also scenes that weren't in the novel such as those which focused on the relationship between K and Ojo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In The Spider's Thread the criminal's violent deeds is depicted in more detail and exaggerated a bit to show exactly how evil he was, however the main plot of the sort story retains its meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Run Melos was also changed as they included a new story of the author himself, and told parallel stories which complimented each other, the story about Melos and a story about the author's own life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hell screen they change the setting, the original novel focused on a painter committing brutal acts in order to depict an image of hell, while in the anime he is a rebel that defies his lord's wishes to paint a beautiful albeit false image of his kingdom and instead paints the ugly truth.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T09:26:43.350" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T09:26:43.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="715" CreationDate="2012-12-20T09:19:24.890" Score="12" ViewCount="7588" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, Sasori has &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; turned his body into a puppet, with a small &quot;core of living flesh&quot; being the only living part of it: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGW3J.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/612/at-which-age-are-ninjas-revived-with-edo-tensei&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; also states that when summoned by Edo Tensei, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical&#xA;  limitations they received during their lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, Sasori would fall under someone who had suffered some physical...limitations. We know that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after being brought back by Edo Tensei, Sasori eventually was released, and vanished like any other summoned shinobi (of flesh and bones), so it clearly wasn't another puppet: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mDxT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how was Kabuto able to summon Sasori? If the reincarnation retains body damage, wouldn't he only be able to reincarnate Sasori's &quot;Living Core&quot;? I doubt that the process of &quot;enchanting&quot;, which Kabuto can perform, involves re-making the whole body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T09:38:40.757" Title="How was it possible to summon Sasori with Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="712" CreationDate="2012-12-20T09:32:02.403" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find good answers but it is possible that Sasori infused his chakra into his puppet body, and continuous usage of the body as his own, coupled with his own memories of the human body, might have imprinted this body into his consciousness. Well this is &quot;mystical speculation&quot; but it's better than a certain funny answer I found: &quot;Plot no Jutsu&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T09:32:02.403" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="712" CreationDate="2012-12-20T09:35:22.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto only needs small parts of a person's body to perform this jutsu, just enough DNA to transfer the soul to a new body. You can see that Sasori's core has some blood veins which will give kabuto the chance to obtain his DNA and perform the jutsu. More info from the wiki on the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To perform this technique, the user must first acquire some of the DNA&#xA;  of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this&#xA;  basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs&#xA;  salvaged after the target's death also work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think that that wiki reference is incorrect as I haven't seen proof of any of the resurrected ninjas displaying any of their injuries which they had while they were alive. However this can also be because when they are under this jutsu they are essentially immortal, regenerate quickly, have near-unlimited chakra and regrow limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="28" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T09:44:02.043" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T09:44:02.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="712" CreationDate="2012-12-20T09:36:06.710" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the Wiki does says that  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical limitations they received during their lifetime&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it also says that  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kabuto can also &lt;strong&gt;modify his summoned fighters&lt;/strong&gt; (...). While the technique usually reincarnates the deceased at the exact state they were in at the time of their deaths, Kabuto noted that he brought Madara back in a state that was &quot;beyond his prime&quot; and was &lt;strong&gt;reincarnated much younger than when he died&lt;/strong&gt; an old man as well as &lt;strong&gt;instilling him with abilities he had acquired in his old age&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best explanation (I can come up with) for this is that he was reincarnated into an earlier body, maintaining the abilities and memories acquired until the time of his death, much like Madara's reincarnation &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;. Although I don't think he needs to re-make the bodies of the summoned, if it meant that, it was already proven that he could do it (it was made with Madara), so it would also be possible to make it with Sasori.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This piece of data is stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, but I do not recall if it was referenced in any manga chapter, so bear that in mind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; chapter 560, page 3. Kabuto explains Madara that he brought him &lt;em&gt;beyond his prime&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T10:21:57.363" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T10:21:57.363" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="686" CreationDate="2012-12-20T09:42:11.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Byakuya is not the only one with multiple techniques for his Zanpakutō. All main characters seem to have multiple techniques and probably the others as well but we have not seen it (yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose this is due to (heavy) training, as goes with everything: When you train a lot you gain more experience, increase your skills and gain more insight how to you your skills. This all results in new ideas how to use a weapon and thus in multiple techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Characters climb in class rank when they show enough skill (and there is a 'free spot'), so when looking at the other way around: the high(er) ranked characters are likely to have a high(er) skill set and thus multiple techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T09:42:11.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="717" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-20T12:10:22.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qboxk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Negima! Magister Negi Magi&lt;/strong&gt; (also: &quot;Mahou Sensei Negima&quot; or &quot;Magical Teacher Negima&quot;) is a fantasy romantic comedy manga, anime, and set of OVAs by Ken Akamatsu. Wizard-in-training Negi Springfield becomes an English teacher of an all-girls school on his way to Master Wizard title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about the Negima manga, the anime (including the OVAs), and any other works in the franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, please see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negima!_Magister_Negi_Magi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia-article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2891&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; article about the manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/157/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;My Anime List&lt;/em&gt; article about the series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T14:17:21.880" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T14:17:21.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="718" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-20T12:10:22.383" Score="0" Body="&quot;Negima! Magister Negi Magi&quot; (also: &quot;Mahou Sensei Negima&quot; or &quot;Magical Teacher Negima&quot;) is a fantasy romantic comedy manga, anime, and set of OVAs by Ken Akamatsu. Wizard-in-training Negi Springfield becomes an English teacher of an all-girls school on his way to Master Wizard title." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:16:54.083" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:16:54.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="719" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:16:38.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFNEKl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eyeshield 21&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins the American football club. Initially, Sena joins the club as secretary, but after being coerced by Hiruma, the team's quarterback, turns out to play wearing an eyeshield to hide his identity and the number 21, under the name of &quot;Eyeshield 21&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga, released in July 2002, spanned 37 volumes and the anime TV series adaptation started airing in April 2005. The anime was directed by Masayoshi Nishida and produced by Studio Gallop. Additionally, 2 OVA episodes were also produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyeshield_21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eyeshield 21&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4778&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eyeshield 21&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://eyeshield21.wikia.com/wiki/Eyeshield_21_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eyeshield 21&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T13:05:42.537" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T13:05:42.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="720" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:16:38.177" Score="0" Body="&quot;Eyeshield 21&quot; is an American-football manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata." OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:31:52.803" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:31:52.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="722" CreationDate="2012-12-20T21:41:48.730" Score="8" ViewCount="3095" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was there ever a reason given for the name change? I thought at first that it was possibly a mistranslation in the initial episodes. However, in LogueTown Luffy visits a bar named &quot;Gold Roger&quot; and considering the owner knew Gold Roger you'd think they'd get the name right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="173" LastEditorUserId="255" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T20:50:45.847" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:34:52.833" Title="Change from Gold Roger to Gol D. Roger" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="721" CreationDate="2012-12-20T21:59:10.437" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There hasn't been any change, I think. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real and first name is ゴール・D・ ロジャー (Gōru D. Rojā, &lt;em&gt;Gol D. Roger&lt;/em&gt;), but he is also known by the name of Gold Roger. I think it's just an in-universe thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, his real name carries the D. which in the story is being described as &quot;more than a simple initial&quot;, often mentioned when talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Will of the D&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the series, few characters have the middle initial &quot;D.&quot;. This mysterious middle initial has been called &quot;the Will of D&quot; (Dの意志 - &lt;em&gt;D no Ishi&lt;/em&gt;) or &quot;D's will&quot; by several characters in One Piece. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/725/15&quot;&gt; meaning for the D. has not been revealed yet&lt;/a&gt;, but it certainly holds great importance and is likely to be a major point in the development of the One Piece story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T20:50:52.060" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="261" CreationDate="2012-12-20T22:27:17.757" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is far more informative than the movie. The movie seemed to adapt the first two and the last volumes for its content, without really bothering to explain anything about who characters were and where they came from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://akira.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_%28Manga%29&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, begins with a nuclear blast that destroy Tokyo and triggers World War III.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It turns out that it wasn't a bomb, but Akira that caused the blast. Much of the plot of the first half of the manga concerns attempts by the military-industrial complex to contain the power of Akira. The central plot device involved an experiment to create weaponized &quot;psychic&quot; children through neuro-surgery and pharmaceutical regimens. Akira was an experiment gone dangerously awry and the child is now kept deep underground (under Neo-Tokyo's Olympic Stadium) within a sort of giant high-tech freezer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that there is a taboo on overtly discussing the bomb that speaks to a mediation between repression and remembrance. The memory of a nuclear attack on one's own nation is a bit too vivid of a tragedy for many to face directly. The author makes very good use of  allegories to present a nuclear holocaust through a &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; type of juvenile and imaginative storytelling. This way, a Japanese reader might be able to be drawn into a subject that would otherwise provoke repulsion, or at least unease and anxiety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T04:22:08.347" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T04:22:08.347" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="725" CreationDate="2012-12-20T22:28:38.463" Score="52" ViewCount="61512" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of characters with the middle initial &quot;D&quot;.  Is this an indication of something, or do they really all just have middle initials of the letter D?  If they are initials, do we know what they stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Monkey D. Luffy&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Monkey D. Dragon&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Portgas D. Ace&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Monkey D. Garp&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gol D. Roger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="173" LastEditDate="2012-12-24T14:31:47.097" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T13:02:28.233" Title="What does the 'D' stand for in all the names?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="724" CreationDate="2012-12-20T22:34:20.127" Score="40" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Update&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We start to see the meaning behind the D. In the episode 703 of the Anime...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...Corazon talks to Trafalgar D. Law, telling him how young kids in Marie Jois are instructed to see D. as a sort of boogeyman:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;em&gt;&quot;Badly behaving children will be eaten by the D.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; He continues saying that in some parts of the world, the Family of D. is known as 神の天敵 (kami no ten teki), translated &quot;God's natural enemy&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; He also states that &quot;God&quot; in this instance is used to refer to the Celestial Dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It hasn't been revealed yet I think. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The initial was first pointed out in Oda's &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS&quot;&gt;SBS&lt;/a&gt; questions and answers corner, he was also asked what the D in Luffy's name stood for. Oda just replied to read it as a D for now and that he would reveal the truth behind it in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.&quot;&gt;Will of the D.&lt;/a&gt; wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T13:02:28.233" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T13:02:28.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="726" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="729" CreationDate="2012-12-21T03:30:57.267" Score="7" ViewCount="1571" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the actual characters who are the homunculi differ between the FMA manga and original anime. For instance, Sloth is a different person between the manga and the anime. However, do they differ in how they are created? If so, how do they differ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:57:00.973" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:57:00.973" Title="How do the Homunculi differ between the FMA manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="162" CreationDate="2012-12-21T06:09:22.260" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; happens to Kirito through those two years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He distances himself from other players after clearing the first floor's boss, due to him being identified as a &quot;Beater&quot; (beta tester/cheater).  When he does run into people he knows from the real world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...he reluctantly agrees to join a guild with them, then they go on a raid and it winds up costing all of his friends their lives.  He shoulders that grief for the next two years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He tells Asuna to go ahead and join a guild if she sees an opportunity, due to her strength.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He never really got to &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; her in the short period of time they interacted when clearing that boss, except for the fact that this was her first MMO, and that she was surprisingly talented.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two years later, they reunite - recognizing each other from the boss raid they did way back when.  That's about all they could recognize each other from, anyway.  In that time, they've both become very strong SAO players, and are fighting on the front lines, determined to clear the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T06:09:22.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-21T06:15:43.013" Score="7" ViewCount="3183" Body="&lt;p&gt;Juuni Kokuki / The Twelve Kingdoms is based on a series of light novels by Ono Fuyumi. Considering the rather abrupt end to the anime, I'm wondering how complete it is when compared to the novels. Also, if it isn't in keeping with them, why was it axed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T09:33:03.283" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T16:50:52.253" Title="How complete is Juuni Kokuki?" Tags="&lt;the-twelve-kingdoms&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="726" CreationDate="2012-12-21T06:31:39.113" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following contains &lt;strong&gt;heavy spoilers&lt;/strong&gt; for both anime watchers (up to roughly episode ~48 in the 2003 anime, and roughly episode ~40 in 2009 anime) and manga readers (up to chapter ~75), telling about who, how and when created the Homunculi. I mean it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In manga and 2009 anime, the Homunculi are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; spawned by Father, who himself was the earliest Homunculus that is known. After he consumed half of population of Xerxes, he became some sort of a philosopher stone, and was able to create his so-called &quot;children&quot;. He made each of them from one of his vices, and named accordingly. Each Homulculus is powered by a Philosopher's stone, which gives them the energy to live. &lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original anime (2003), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Homunculi have different origin. They appear each time an alchemist performs Human Transmutation. Usually, the result of Human Transmutation will be a failure - a monstrous corrupted agonizing creature that dies soon after it was created. However, if a Homunulus is able to contact with a Red Stone, they can consume it's power to reshape their bodies. &lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference of Sloth in manga/2009 anime and 2003 anime is caused exactly by the reasons above, because in 2003 anime &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sloth was created as a result of a failed attempt to revive Trisha - Ed's and Al's mother. She was fed Red Stones by Dante until she regained her original form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt; chapters 31, chapters 74-75&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt; 2003 anime, episodes ~45-48&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T06:31:39.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="730" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-21T07:40:44.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Fushigi no Umi no Nadia&lt;/em&gt;) is a 1990-91 TV anime series, later adapted as an anime film, produced by Gainax. It's about Nadia and her friends, who try to stop the Neo-Atlanteans with the help of Captain Nemo and his Nautilus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original anime TV series aired in April 1990 and consisted of 39 episodes. It was directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. The anime film adaptation was directed by Sho Aono and was released in June 1991. Both were licensed and distributed by ADV Films in North America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about &lt;em&gt;Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia%3a_The_Secret_of_Blue_Water&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV)&lt;/em&gt; at the Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096591/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water&lt;/em&gt; at IMDb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:43:30.903" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:43:30.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="731" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-21T07:40:44.540" Score="0" Body="Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (or, &quot;Fushigi no Umi no Nadia&quot;) is a 1990-91 anime produced by Gainax. " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:43:30.903" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:43:30.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="732" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-21T07:41:34.197" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T07:41:34.197" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T07:41:34.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="733" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-21T07:41:34.197" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used for questions about the names of characters/etc." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T15:59:42.550" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T15:59:42.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="737" CreationDate="2012-12-21T08:28:41.347" Score="48" ViewCount="121790" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many transliterations of the currency: Berry, Beli, Berri.  Which one is the official one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Navy just give large bounties for pirates, Buggy has a 15 million bounty and Luffy has a 30 million.  Would Luffy's bounty be an equivalent to 30 million Yen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would be the real world value of the currency used in One Piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-23T05:39:13.663" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T15:18:42.427" Title="How much is One Piece's currency worth?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="162" CreationDate="2012-12-21T08:39:28.787" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the two years, players teamed up to clear the floors.  However Kirito decided to solo the game (heavily influenced by Sachi's death ep. 3).  This made contact between other players uncommon.  Even though Kirito was a solo player, he participated in Boss Battles.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the boss battles he talked with other players for strategy. Asuna being one of the leaders, and Kirito being one of the strongest of players, would talk to each other or at least be in the same area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was referenced during the time of Gleam Eyes (Boss of the 74th Floor) when Klein found Kirito in a party with Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="7597" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T18:03:04.650" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T18:03:04.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="721" CreationDate="2012-12-21T08:46:36.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One reason of the change of Gol. D. Roger's name to Gold Roger was due to slang.  People would rather just connect the name making it Gold Roger than having to say more syllables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason would be that the treasure One Piece is thought (One Piece isn't confirmed to exist) to contain gold.  Since his name's spelling is close to gold, people then just start saying Gold Roger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, his name change would be due to the laziness of the later generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T16:34:52.833" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:34:52.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="734" CreationDate="2012-12-21T08:55:32.193" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original, it's called &lt;em&gt;Beli&lt;/em&gt; in English. However, if the Japanese word is translated correctly, it's &lt;em&gt;Beri&lt;/em&gt; - it's a feature of the Japanese language (look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/740/51&quot;&gt;SingerOfTheFalls answer&lt;/a&gt;). However, it differs in different languages: for example in Germany, it's Berry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To compare the prices:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One cabbage loaf: 150 Beli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Bon Chari: 500 Beli for renting, 10,000 Beli for buying&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Doskoi Panda brand shirt: 10,000 Beli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nami's Jacket: 28,800 Beli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Luffy's bounty would be an equivalent to 30 million Yen,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 30 million Beli on Luffy's head is a little bit old; his current bounty is 400 million Beli.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Fourth Bounty: Defeating yet another Shichibukai (Gekko Moriah), attacking a World Noble, causing an unprecedented breakout from Impel Down, participating in the Whitebeard War, and by intruding Marine Headquarters a second time and ringing the Ox Bell 16 times (which was taken as a declaration of war), Luffy's bounty has gone up 100,000,000 more to make a total of &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFA.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Beli symbol&quot;&gt; 400,000,000 making it the third highest active bounty known. The public revelation of his relation to Monkey D. Dragon may also have influenced it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T04:21:09.080" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T04:21:09.080" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="738" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-21T09:07:12.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_Hearts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pandora Hearts&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8886&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pandora Hearts&lt;/em&gt; (manga) at the Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:00:24.043" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:00:24.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="739" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-21T09:07:12.083" Score="0" Body="Pandora Hearts is a manga by Jun Mochizuki about the 15-year-old boy Oz. " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:00:24.043" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:00:24.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="734" CreationDate="2012-12-21T09:16:18.557" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, the currency is called &lt;strong&gt;ベリ&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ベ&lt;/strong&gt; Is kana for &quot;be&quot;, no mistake can be made here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;リ&lt;/strong&gt; Is kana for &quot;ri&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Japanese, there is no &quot;real&quot; 'l' or 'r' sounds, so it would sound like something between 'r' in 'rock' and 'l' in 'lock'. Native speakers can pronounce it in different ways, with 'l', with 'r' or with a mix of both, it still stays the same kana. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty much the same as with &quot;Horo&quot;/&quot;Holo&quot;. So the correct romanization would be either &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Beri&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Beli&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. &quot;Berry&quot; probably appeared because &quot;beri&quot; sounds similar to &quot;berry&quot;, and &quot;berry&quot; is an actual English world, or maybe there was another reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the prices, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/737/222&quot;&gt;looper's answer&lt;/a&gt; already mentions some of them .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To compare the prices:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One cabbage loaf: 150 Beli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A Bon Chari: 500 Beli for renting, 10,000 Beli for buying&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A Doskoi Panda brand shirt: 10,000 Beli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Namis Jacket: 28,800 Beli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T11:39:06.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="728" CreationDate="2012-12-21T09:20:31.130" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm wondering how complete it is when compared to the novels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Youko Nakajima is the main character in the anime, while in the manga she is only one of many main characters and her story is focused upon in only two novels.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Most of the main characters are the same, although some were added as supporting characters, their role being to externalize some of Youko's problems that were internal in the novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Several events and existing characters in the series were expanded in the anime series, though the series general maintains the overall plot and themes introduced in the novels. Notably, the anime introduces the events of the fourth novel, The Twelve Kingdoms: Skies of Dawn, before the third novel, The Twelve Kingdoms: The Vast Spread of the Seas.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, if it isn't in keeping with them, why was it axed?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The original scope of the series included adapting the sixth novel, Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora (featuring Youko leading the Twelve Kingdoms to find Taiki); elements of the sixth novel had already been alluded to throughout the second arc of the series. However, the series was cancelled after the completion of the arc featuring Shoryu and Enki's past.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not state the reason for the cancellation though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://12kingdoms.wikia.com/wiki/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Twelve Kingdoms Wiki page on the anime&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T16:50:52.253" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T16:50:52.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="743" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-21T09:38:01.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Twelve Kingdoms&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Juuni Kokuki&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel series by Fuyumi Ono, with illustrations by Akihiro Yamada. It tells several stories from the world of the Twelve Kingdoms, located on several islands accessible through magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Kingdoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Twelve Kingdoms&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:48:23.743" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:48:23.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="744" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-21T09:38:01.050" Score="0" Body="The Twelve Kingdoms (&quot;Juuni Kokuki&quot;) is a light novel series by Fuyumi Ono, with illustrations by Akihiro Yamada. It tells several stories from the world of the Twelve Kingdoms, located on several islands accessible through magic." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:48:23.743" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:48:23.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27" CreationDate="2012-12-21T12:22:35.913" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess it's kind of a cameo. It really looks like Jaegar was killed and no source can be found that he survived. Because of that, all we can do is speculate - And I think, that it was just a cameo like &quot;Hey, it's over, let us show him again!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T12:22:35.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="721" CreationDate="2012-12-21T12:53:52.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a flash back around the time of the Whitebeard war where Gol. D. Roger is talking to either Whitebeard of the villain form the strong world film. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Gol remarks that people have begun calling him gold instead of Gol. D. and laughs about it asking the other person if he wants to know why the &quot;D&quot; is important. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scene is set 10 years in the past so the name change began around then and slowly spread around the world the way words do. The purpose for the name change appears to be a sign that knowledge of the will of &quot;D&quot; is fading form the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="250" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T18:42:54.843" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T18:42:54.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="748" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="795" CreationDate="2012-12-21T13:35:13.090" Score="22" ViewCount="30176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the nine-tails exists in many anime series (The notables are Naruto and Pokemon), as well as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; His name, Kurama, relating to fox demons across different animes, such as Yu Yu Hakusho.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also know that the two-tails is adapted from Japanese mythology (The Nekomata, a cat with a split tail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this convention apply to all/most other Bijuu? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:39:29.240" Title="How are the bijuu adapted from real mythology?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-21T14:04:28.163" Score="5" ViewCount="607" Body="&lt;p&gt;How popular are Korean &lt;em&gt;manhwa&lt;/em&gt; and Chinese &lt;em&gt;manhua&lt;/em&gt; in Japan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a market for them as localized manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T01:46:40.617" LastActivityDate="2012-12-25T01:46:40.617" Title="How are manhwa and manhua received in Japan?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-12-27T20:48:23.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="748" CreationDate="2012-12-21T14:04:51.257" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one-tail is based on a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki&quot;&gt;Tanuki&lt;/a&gt; - However, I don't know anything about a background in mythology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said, the two-tails is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekomata&quot;&gt;Nekomata&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three-tails is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isonade&quot;&gt;Isonade&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The four-tails is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong&quot;&gt;Sun Wukong&lt;/a&gt;... and maybe a little bit on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dragonballencyclopedia.com/qdb/Great_Ape&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; ;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kishimoto said that &lt;em&gt;the five-tails&lt;/em&gt; s appeareance is based on a horse and a dolphin... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The six-tails is based on Saiken... That's a chinese Yokai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seven-tails - don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eight-tails is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushi-oni&quot;&gt;Ushi-Oni.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The nine-tails is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune&quot;&gt;Kitsune&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jūbi (ten-tails) is another name for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daidarabotchi&quot;&gt;Daidarabotchi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source is the German Narutopedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T14:10:42.113" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T14:10:42.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="748" CreationDate="2012-12-21T14:07:52.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only other one I know of is that the Four-Tails' name is Son Goku, coming from the Chinese classical novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/a&gt;.  The same name is used in Dragonball and its sequel series for the main protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The One-Tail may also have some connection, as tanuki (raccoon) are common is Japanese culture/mythology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T14:07:52.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="754" CreationDate="2012-12-21T17:15:18.853" Score="29" ViewCount="3247" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has the &quot;It's over 9000!&quot; meme from DBZ spread back into Japan? Is it referenced in other manga or anime? If it is, do they use &lt;em&gt;9000&lt;/em&gt; (which is, depending on who you ask, a translation error or an intentional mistranslation) or &lt;em&gt;8000&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:11:18.103" LastActivityDate="2019-04-29T07:32:51.330" Title="Has the &quot;It's over 9000!&quot; meme spread back to Japan?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;meme&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="758" CreationDate="2012-12-21T17:46:06.290" Score="4" ViewCount="2242" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Kakaroto (Goku) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/King_Kai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaiō-sama&lt;/a&gt; (King Kai) the only people that know how to use the Kaio-Ken? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Kaiō-sama teach his technique for others beside Goku? For example, while training Krillin and the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T18:21:41.297" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:46:38.183" Title="Who are the people that know how to use Kaio-Ken?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="752" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:12:12.030" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, it hasn't really spread back very much. However, my method of checking is a bit strange, so it's likely that a native Japanese speaker could answer this better. As you pointed out, the original version has 8000 rather than 9000. What Vegeta says in Japanese is &quot;八千以上だ&quot; which literally translates to &quot;It's over 8000.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp&quot;&gt;nico nico&lt;/a&gt; for any videos with &quot;八千以上だ,&quot; but I didn't get any results. Removing &quot;だ&quot; gives some results, but none of them are related to DBZ as far as I can tell. I then tried all variations I could think of, like using &quot;8千,&quot; &quot;8000,&quot; writing 以上 in hiragana, etc. Still no DBZ videos. Using different versions of 9000 also doesn't get many results. A couple of videos that came up made some references to &quot;9000千以上だ&quot; in the description in such a way that they could be referencing the meme, but the number of these cases was pretty small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do get a reasonable number of results by searching &quot;over 9000&quot; on nico. All of these seem to be referencing the English version directly, i.e. they say &quot;It's over 9000&quot; rather than the Japanese version. So it does seem that there is some back-propagation of the meme, but they prefer to keep it in English. Also judging by the number of videos and the number of views on the videos, it seems it never became as popular as it did overseas. That probably shouldn't be surprising, given that DBZ ran from 1989-1996 in Japan and the meme only started in 2006, and mostly spread on English-language websites like 4chan and YTMND.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T18:12:12.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="645" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:21:22.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;First things first&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku use in the spaceship, while going to Namek. (Seeds)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta ask Dende to help him with it in Namek. (Heal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gohan get power up thanks to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Old_Kai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Old Kai&lt;/a&gt;. (Without getting damage, only releasing the hidden power)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trunks and Goten never needed the power up (they used only the SSJ 3 form to do this)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Androids appearance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Three years have passed since the visit by the mysterious Future&#xA;  Trunks. Goku, Piccolo and Gohan leave to go and face their destiny&#xA;  against enemies they have only heard about, but not seen. They are as&#xA;  prepared as they could be, though Piccolo wishes they had more time to&#xA;  become stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Androids_Appear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Androids Appear - Summary (1st Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point that need to be considerate here is: &lt;strong&gt;You need to train your technique not only your power (check out how boxers or others professional fighters train before a fight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T05:48:09.460" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:48:09.460" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="756" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="763" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:33:52.747" Score="5" ViewCount="2202" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, every ninja needs to sign a contract to summon an animal. However, Sasuke suddenly summoned a hawk, after summoning snakes all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can someone change the animal he summons? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I know that with &lt;em&gt;Keiyaku Fūin&lt;/em&gt;, the contract can be broken, but I guess that works a little bit different, not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T22:13:31.557" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T09:15:07.840" Title="How to summon a different animal using Kuchiyose?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="753" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:42:06.637" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;King Kai himself was not able to use that technique, and he said that Goku was the first one who ever mastered that technique. However, King Kai tries to teach the technique to everyone who visits his planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T18:42:06.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="761" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:42:30.667" Score="9" ViewCount="537" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen it being used in the episodes where Konoha was invaded by Orochimaru when Hinata's father engages the enemy stating that. Now I see that being used in the current ninja war when Neji remarks to Naruto about that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any basis for the origin of this phrase in the manga or anime anywhere regarding the strength of Hyuga clan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:43:31.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:43:31.043" Title="Origin of the phrase &quot;Hyuga are Konoha's strongest&quot;" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="762" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:58:15.053" Score="3" ViewCount="25062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I just finished watching One Outs and I was interested on picking up the manga, but I would like to know if the adaptation is faithful to the manga and from which volume the anime itself ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="206" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T18:41:38.850" LastActivityDate="2019-04-27T13:56:23.487" Title="Where does the One Outs anime diverge from the manga?" Tags="&lt;one-outs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="759" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:59:11.190" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was seen first in the Chūnin exam, when Kakashi said this during the battle between Hinata and Neji. That path was followed in the fight between Naruto and Neji. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is, that the members of the Hyūga can manipulate the chakra of their enemies and thus can win against most ninjas. And since the massacre of the Uchiha-clan, who could be better than the Hyūgas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T18:59:11.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="760" CreationDate="2012-12-21T19:36:38.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime adapts chapter 1–chapter 82 (volume 10) of the manga. While I have not read the manga yet, I've been led to believe that it is reasonably similar to the anime in terms of plot. There should be no problems in starting off from chapter 83.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T19:36:38.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="756" CreationDate="2012-12-21T21:10:47.480" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuchiyose is a highly controversial jutsu, cloaked in mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the series, Naruto is presented with the frog contract scroll. In which he signs with blood, thereby validating the contract. From that point onward, he can summon frogs. The same happens with Jiraiya (who's name is earlier on the list).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru has a tattoo on his right arm, on which he smears the blood required for the summon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara Uchiha was seen summoning the Kyuubi after taking control of it, and using it in battle against Hashirama, seemingly without a contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi was seen using the same technique after he unsealed him from Kushina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Rinnegan's Animal Path, it's very likely to assume that the summoned animals are some sort of zombies as well (much like the Rikudo no Jutsu's bodies), as they have the Rinnegan and the Piercing (and doesn't talk at all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that a general contract with the species, or control over the specific creature is enough. If there's a contract, both sides can freely summon each other (As seen by Shima's reverse summoning). If there isn't one, it probably takes the &quot;consent&quot; of both sides for the technique to work (Or, the forced consent, in the case of the Kyuubi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technique is very unclear in nature. It's a space-time ninjutsu, which on itself is a mystery, and very little is known about it. We don't have much more detail than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2012-12-22T09:15:07.840" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T09:15:07.840" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="768" CreationDate="2012-12-21T22:16:39.297" Score="1" ViewCount="738" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that during his initial training with Urahara something occurred that gave him (or awoke in him) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; hollow powers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but hardly anything is said on the matter. And how come nothing like this never happened before, to the point of Urahara trying to make it &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hollowfication&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;possible&lt;/a&gt;. For Ichigo just happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how does this play into&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Aizen's initial plan. Did he influence this event too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:44:27.870" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:43:19.040" Title="What happened to Ichigo in Urahara's training area after meeting Byakuya (for the first time)?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-21T22:45:12.143" Score="8" ViewCount="292" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;, a teacher says &quot;You won't make a fool of me again this semester&quot;, which indicates that Utena is not new to the school.  I'm rewatching the show, and my memories of the show assumed she was a transfer student. This made me wonder why she didn't get involved in the mechanizations of the student council sooner. She received the signet ring when she was young, and had been going to that school already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there something special about that semester that triggered Utena's interest in the Rose Bride and the duels?  Is there any information on what happened with regards to the council prior to the start of the show?  Was this the first time Saionji won the duel, and the other council members aren't so abusive towards the Rose Bride, so they didn't attract Utena's attention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user96" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T03:36:14.983" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T10:37:45.300" Title="Why didn't Utena get involved in the council's duels sooner?" Tags="&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="764" CreationDate="2012-12-21T23:08:52.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's pretty simple. When Urahara starts training him, in the end of &lt;em&gt;chapter 60&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tessai breaks Ichigo's Chain of Fate. Urahara explains that the corruption of the chain has already begun, and when it reaches Ichigo's chest, he will become a hollow. The only way to stop that would be to regain his Shinigami powers. Then they throw Ichigo into the hole, and seal him with bakudou 99. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end of &lt;em&gt;chapter 62&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the chain corruption gets to Ichigo's chest, and he starts transforming into a Hollow - you can clearly see his mask appearing (though Urahara comments that the mask forming before body indicates that Ichigo is resisting the transformation). However, Zangetsu helps Ichigo to stop the transformation in the middle and regain his Shinigami powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, the reason is simply that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he was already half-transformed into a Hollow when he gained his Shinigami powers back and stopped the transformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T23:08:52.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2189" CreationDate="2012-12-21T23:17:24.117" Score="6" ViewCount="5783" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Chariot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chariot event&lt;/a&gt;, Gajeel becomes motion sick without understanding the reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BnwG6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His case of motion sickness does not develop until the second day of the Grand Magic Games. So does this have anything to do with Pantherlily becoming his &quot;cat&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T01:42:40.090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T10:28:12.100" Title="Does Gajeel's motion sickness have anything to do with Pantherlily becoming his cat?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="764" CreationDate="2012-12-22T00:05:06.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/766&quot;&gt;SingerOfTheFall's answer&lt;/a&gt; seems correct, it isn't.  When you find out about Xcution (organization of Fullbringers) you learn that they have been in an incident with a Hollow as a child.  As in, a Hollow killed their parents when they were young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Ichigo's case, his mother was attacked by a Hollow, thereby giving Ichigo Hollow powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Fullbringer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; on how Fullbringers are made,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, they differ in that they each have a parent who survived a Hollow attack before they were born. As a result, traces of the Hollows’ power remained in their mothers’ bodies, which were then passed onto them at the moment of their birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it probably didn't awaken until he was pushed to the edge by &quot;training&quot; with Urahara due to the Shinigami powers overwhelming the Hollow powers.  His situation is similar to what happened in the manga recently (major spoiler):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo got Quincy powers by releasing a massive amount of spiritual energy.   He got Quincy powers because his mother was a Quincy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:43:19.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="767" CreationDate="2012-12-22T00:08:20.000" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is speculation but many wizards don't need to use transportation for their missions, they can just walk like Laxus.  So the recent episodes say that all Dragon Slayers have motion sickness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wendy is probably an exception due to her healing abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T00:08:20.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="770" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-22T05:05:43.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Outs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a baseball manga by Shinobu Kaitani. It follows Tokuchi Tōa - a gambler-turned-professional-pitcher with a very unique contract - and the rest of the Saitama Lycaons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Outs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Outs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:20:40.267" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:20:40.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="771" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-22T05:05:43.063" Score="0" Body="One Outs is a baseball manga by Shinobu Kaitani. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:20:40.267" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:20:40.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="772" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-22T05:30:10.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MYXuw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cardcaptor Sakura image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/strong&gt; is a magical-girl manga by CLAMP, adapted into anime in '98-2000. The anime was released in some countries in a heavily modified form as &quot;Cardcaptors&quot;. Kinoshita Sakura accidentally activates a set of magical Clow Cards, that can transform into various creatures. She must recapture them as a magical girl.&#xA;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:47:46.030" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:47:46.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="773" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-22T05:30:10.983" Score="0" Body="Cardcaptor Sakura is a magical-girl manga by CLAMP, adapted into anime in 1998-2000. Kinomoto Sakura accidentally activates a set of magical Clow Cards, that can transform into various creatures. She must recapture them as a magical girl." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:35:40.833" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:35:40.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="774" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-22T05:40:01.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZKnSg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ranma ½ promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ranma ½&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T23:25:23.393" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T23:25:23.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="775" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-22T05:40:01.643" Score="0" Body="&quot;Ranma ½&quot; is a manga series by Takahashi Rumiko about Ranma, a martial artist who turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:45:00.233" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:45:00.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="464" CreationDate="2012-12-22T20:55:28.543" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Hashirama Senju said, Devil Fruits regenerate when its user dies (it's shown for the first time during the Punk Hazard arc), so more than one person can have the same Devil Fruit ability (not at the same time, of course). In the One Piece world there are some books that give details into some Devil Fruits, so that's how Blackbeard knew just by looking at it that the fruit Thatch found was the Dark-Dark fruit, and also about its powers; that's why he wanted it so much. During the Thriller Bark arc, Sanji also mentions reading in a book about the Suke-Suke (Clear-Clear) fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the CP9 didn't know what the fruits Kaku and Kalifa ate were, that's because even though some fruits are known from previous users, not all of them are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="246" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T20:55:28.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-22T21:03:30.900" Score="11" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;Elfen Lied's manga's ending has many ambiguous points, but at least it is possible to make up a satisfying explanation for most of them. One I couldn't make anything up for, however, was this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an agent spy from a different research facility whose name I forgot. He helped the assistant escape during the Diclonius outbreak in the manga by holding the elevator brakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was cornered, and it is suggested that he was killed. Until the end of the manga, of course, where apparently he survives and has no idea how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no idea what saved him. What was it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a moment I considered that an earthquake just made a bigger hole that killed the opponents, but as far as I can remember, there were no more earthquakes at that specific moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:46:18.010" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:46:18.010" Title="How was the agent of the other research facility saved?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="778" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-22T23:44:40.633" Score="15" ViewCount="34314" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Naruto Wiki page on Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;, he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;left Konoha so he could follow Orochimaru's movements, as well as those of &quot;Akatsuki&quot;, an organization which Orochimaru had eventually joined.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru was at Konoha during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABnin_Exam_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chuunin Exam Arc&lt;/a&gt;, making his first appearance (as far as I remember) during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABnin_Exam_Arc#Second_Phase&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second phase&lt;/a&gt; (in the Forest of Death).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Jiraiya made his first appearance between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABnin_Exam_Arc#Preliminaries&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;preliminaries&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABnin_Exam_Arc#Finals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;finals&lt;/a&gt; (in chapter 90).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is a fairly short period of time between these two appearances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We quickly see that Jiraiya knows who Naruto is, as he is trying to control his chakra to walk on water (in chapter 91). He first notices something when he sees Naruto trying to walk on water:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5WbwE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5WbwEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 91, page 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We then have a full confirmation that he knows who he is:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSRKq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSRKqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 91, page 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In this chapter he also notices that there is some weird overlaying of seals, which he deduces was Orochimaru's work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my question is:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Did Naruto and Jiraiya meet by chance, as Jiraiya was tracking down Orochimaru's movements?&lt;/strong&gt; (in which case Jiraiya only knew who Naruto was after seeing the seal in his stomach)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Or did he know who Naruto was before having seen him trying to walk on water, and tracked him down?&lt;/strong&gt; (possibly to protect him from Orochimaru, and in which case he would've been watching over Naruto since his parents died)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:47:03.663" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:47:03.663" Title="Did Jiraiya meet Naruto by chance?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="149" CreationDate="2012-12-22T23:59:46.973" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clearly, the anime does not cover the whole story. One of the major plot points in the whole series is the execution of the plan to eliminate homo-sapiens by the research facility, which involves spreading the virus through a large population by using a missile. We could say that this is half of the whole story and the anime only covered the first half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relationship between Lucy and Kouta is very similar in both the anime and the manga. The major difference is the fact that Kouta is a bit more agressive regarding avenging his father and his sister, but in both cases he still tries to protect Lucy (not forgiving her though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bridge incident (the ending of the anime) also differs slightly. Mariko does forgive her father and engages Lucy in a battle. She uses the explosives within her to attempt to kill Lucy (thus, her father actually survives and is not killed). She fails and Lucy merely loses her horns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There obviously are a bunch of characters not introduced in the anime. Most of them are not critical for the storyline, though, which might explain their exclusion at first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the biggest discussions regarding the anime is whether Lucy died or not at the ending. Technically, from the point of view of the manga, the answer is no - she actually survived the bridge incident. She loses her horns, which disables the &quot;evil&quot; Lucy and keeps her as Nyuu. The horns grow back, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, it doesn't seem like the anime is capable of continuing, since they killed Mariko's father (whose name I forgot), who plays rather important roles through the rest of the manga. This is fixable though, they just need to do a few tweaks and make a new scene where he somehow survives the bridge explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes: the main difference is the fact that the anime only covers half of the story, and kills some people who shouldn't have died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T23:59:46.973" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="778" CreationDate="2012-12-23T07:02:37.123" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It probably depends on how far you are with the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jiraya knew who Naruto was from the beginning, Minato talked with Jiraya and made him his godfather, he also told Jiraya they are going to name him Naruto. So he knew about Naruto and watched over him from birth and started training him later on.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They didn't meet by chance, he already knew about Naruto and the seal, he knew about the 4th's seal, that's how he knew it had been tampered with by Orochimaru.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think this is the case, Jiraya said he was getting research for his book, but I think Jiraya, being his godfather, tracked him down to begin his training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-12T11:29:03.600" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T11:29:03.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="784" CreationDate="2012-12-23T12:25:56.413" Score="7" ViewCount="14696" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the correct pronunciation of his name? Luffy or Rufi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;At the One Piece wikia&lt;/a&gt;, it says &quot;Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー･D･ルフィ Monkī D. Rufi)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:47:38.853" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T00:59:56.803" Title="What's the correct pronunciation for Luffy or Rufi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="782" CreationDate="2012-12-23T12:49:12.730" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer needs a premise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see, Japanese don't distinguish between the L and R sounds. The L doesn't really exist and the R is not pronounced like in English. It's more similar to the Italian/Spanish R but it's not rolled. Also, FI doesn't belong to the standard Kana — ha, hi, hu (fu), he, ho — but it's constructed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, you could say both (and probably for Japanese there really isn't a difference like for us). But apparently Oda meant the name to be &lt;strong&gt;Luffy&lt;/strong&gt; (can't find a source yet), and since the Japanese language cannot faithfully represent this name it became &lt;em&gt;Rufi&lt;/em&gt;, being the closest match to the actual name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2012-12-23T14:21:35.633" LastActivityDate="2012-12-23T14:21:35.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="785" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-23T15:25:40.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about the manga Assassination Classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about Assassination Classroom:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wsjalpha.wikia.com/wiki/Assassination_Classroom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Wiki&lt;/em&gt; article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-24T14:32:49.700" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T14:32:49.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="786" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-23T15:25:40.383" Score="0" Body="Assassination Classroom is a Shounen Manga by Matsui Yuusei about a class which has the mission to kill their teacher within a year, before he destroys the earth." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-24T14:31:14.427" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T14:31:14.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="787" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-23T15:30:13.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arata-naru Sekai&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;The World of Arata&quot; or &quot;The New World&quot; - it's a pun) is a mixed-media project set in three different times: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/44587/Arata_naru_Sekai%3a_Kako-hen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a manga&lt;/a&gt; by Hitoma Iruma and Kendi Oiwa (the past), &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/44589/Arata_naru_Sekai%3a_Gendai-hen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a novel&lt;/a&gt; also by Iruma (the present), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14373/Arata_naru_Sekai%3a_Mirai-hen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an anime OVA&lt;/a&gt; (the future). It's about four highschool girls who are sent to the future to evade human extinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arata-naru_Sekai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arata-naru Sekai&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:11:14.260" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:11:14.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="788" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-23T15:30:13.870" Score="0" Body="Arata-naru Sekai is a mixed-media project (manga, novel, and anime). " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:11:14.260" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:11:14.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="789" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-23T15:41:11.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boys Over Flowers&lt;/em&gt; is a shoujo manga by Yoko Kamio. It was adapted as an anime and various films.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Over_Flowers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boys Over Flowers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boys Over Flowers&lt;/em&gt; at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T01:05:03.740" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T01:05:03.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="790" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-23T15:41:11.587" Score="0" Body="Boys Over Flowers, or Hana Yori Dango, is a manga by Yoko Kamio. " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T01:05:03.740" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T01:05:03.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="930" CreationDate="2012-12-23T22:50:08.437" Score="4" ViewCount="601" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!, Suguru is an otaku with an anime character on his shirt underneath his uniform:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/51yOI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like this character is familiar, but all attempts to identify her have failed, so I'm now leaning towards the belief that she's just a made-up character drawn in a typical moe style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real character from some other source, or is it just a generic-looking moe character? Note that in the anime version, the character on his shirt looks &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYYIK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;slightly different&lt;/a&gt;, so in case they are actually different, this question is asking about the visual novel appearance above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-26T22:32:46.800" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:45:59.560" Title="Who is the character on Suguru's shirt?" Tags="&lt;majikoi&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="792" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-24T00:18:55.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X9KmFl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Majikoi promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (commonly abbreviated &lt;em&gt;Majikoi&lt;/em&gt; and localized as &lt;em&gt;Oh! Samurai Girls&lt;/em&gt;) is a comedy, action, and romance genre visual novel by Minatosoft. It follows a close-knit group of friends at Kawakami Highchool, who also just so happen to be among the most powerful fighters in the world. An anime adaptation was aired in October 2011, directed by Keitaro Motonaga and produced by Studio Lerche. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maji_de_Watashi_ni_Koi_Shinasai!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oh! Samurai Girls&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!&lt;/em&gt; at VNDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:41:30.307" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:41:30.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="793" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-24T00:18:55.703" Score="0" Body="Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (abbreviated &quot;Majikoi&quot;; also, &quot;Oh! Samurai Girls&quot;) is a comedy/action/romance visual novel by Minatosoft. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:41:30.307" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:41:30.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="791" CreationDate="2012-12-24T04:02:43.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's possible that it may be Yume Kuonji, the pink haired girl from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de&lt;/a&gt;, the other visual novel from MinatoSoft, the maker of Majikoi. There's a lot of various character designs and the character on the T-Shirt could just be a stylized version of Yume. It's hard to tell from the screenshot above, but you can see in the other screen shot the ahoge, single strand of pink hair that's part of Yume's design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T04:02:43.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="748" CreationDate="2012-12-24T04:18:36.303" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=57918&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nine Bijuu&lt;/a&gt; is based off Japanese mythology, although there are some parallels Kishimoto does not follow though completely with the myths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like Kishimoto is purposely using names with different kanji, but the same pronunciation, such as Kokuou in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; is 穆王 (majestic/respectful king), while Kokuou from &lt;em&gt;Hokuto no Ken&lt;/em&gt; is 黒王 (black king). For Kurama, the Nine-tails, in Naruto it is 九喇嘛 (9 lamas/high priests), the real life Mount &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurama&lt;/a&gt; is 鞍馬 (saddle horse), and in &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt; 蔵馬 (hiding/ownership/storehouse horse). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Bijuu (尾獣)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Juubi&lt;/strong&gt;, the Ten-tails, is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%9B%AE%E4%B8%80%E7%AE%87%E7%A5%9E&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ame-no-hitotsu-no-kami&lt;/a&gt;, the Shinto god of iron-working and blacksmiths, &lt;a href=&quot;http://eirikrjs.tumblr.com/post/118250389962/whats-the-deal-with-ippon-datara-in-japanese&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Datara&lt;/a&gt;, and/or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daidarabotchi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daidarabotchi&lt;/a&gt;. The former for it's ability to forge living thing out of metal and the latter for giant size.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PCqlL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bijus in child form&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kyuubi&lt;/strong&gt;: 九喇嘛 (クラマ; Kurama), the Nine-tails, is a reference to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;kitsune&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese mythology. The name Kurama probably named after the mountain in Japan. It is said to be home of the Tengu God Sojobo and, more importantly, the location where the technique Reiki was first learned. Reiki is the art of using chakra (universal energy) to heal other people. This ties into Naruto's life-giving energy ability he gains after tapping into the nine-tails chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the Wikipedia breakdown of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Reiki is commonly written as 霊気 in shinjitai kanji or as レイキ in katakana syllabary. It compounds the words rei (霊: &quot;spirit, miraculous, divine&quot;) and ki (気 &quot;gas, vital energy, breath of life, consciousness&quot;). The ki (better known as Chinese qi or ch'i) in reiki is understood as meaning &quot;spiritual energy; vital energy; life force; energy of life&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hachibi&lt;/strong&gt;: 牛鬼 (ぎゆうき; Gyuuki), the Eight-tails, is based off the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushi-oni&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ushi-Oni&lt;/a&gt;, a sea creature commonly seen with an ox head and the body of another multi-limbed creature. The name Gyuuki (cow demon) is another pronunciation of Ushi-Oni. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nanabi/Shichibi&lt;/strong&gt;: 重明 (ちようめい; Choumei), the Seven-tails, is probably based off the rhinoceros beetle which are said to be amongst the strongest creatures on the planet in relation to their own size. The name most likely is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamo_no_Ch%C5%8Dmei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamo no Choumei&lt;/a&gt;, a 12th century poet who secluded himself on society, took Buddhist vows, and became a hermit living outside the capital. Choumei is most famous for his writings that were mostly about nature and natural events. If you recall from the manga, two of the previously unseen captured Jinchuuriki's were outcasts that were abandoned by their village when Akatsuki came to capture them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rokubi&lt;/strong&gt;: 犀犬 (さいけん; Saiken), the Six-tails, Saiken is based off the turban-shell snail demon, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-oni&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sazae Oni&lt;/a&gt;. The name comes from a compilation of Chinese legends called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_the_Supernatural&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;In Search of the Supernatural&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. The Saiken (犀犬) in one of the stories (地中犀犬) is a type of dog-like creature with closed eyes, the size of small dogs, that like underground in pairs (male and female).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gobi&lt;/strong&gt;: 穆王 (こくおう; Kokuou), the Five-tails, is a reference to the the hanging horse head demon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yokai.com/sagari/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sagari&lt;/a&gt;, and the ghost whale demon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yokai.com/bakekujira/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bakekujira&lt;/a&gt;. Typically Kokuou translates to &quot;king&quot; (国王) in Japanese, referring to a &quot;lesser king,&quot; one below the emperor. The name probably is a reference to the Chinese legend of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Mu_of_Zhou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;King Mu of Zhou&lt;/a&gt; (周穆王).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yonbi&lt;/strong&gt;: 孫悟空 (そんごくう; Son Gokuu), the Four-tails, is a reference to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satori_(folklore)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Satori&lt;/a&gt;, an ape-like creature that can read minds. The name Son Gokuu is obviously a reference to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monkey King&lt;/a&gt; in Journey to the West.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sanbi&lt;/strong&gt;: 磯撫 (いそぶ; Isobu), the Three tails, is probably based of a combination of the spirit of eaten-turtles that haunt those that harmed it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/11/24/suppon-no-yurei-the-turtle-ghost/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suppon no Yurei&lt;/a&gt; and/or the amorphous sea monster, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umib%C5%8Dzu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umibozu&lt;/a&gt;. Isopu is probably a reference to the shark-like demon sea monster with a barbed tail fin, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yokai.com/isonade/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isonade&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nibi&lt;/strong&gt;: 又旅 (またたび; Matatabi), the Two-tails, is a referenced to the forked cat demon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yokai.com/nekomata/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netomata&lt;/a&gt;. Matatabi is named after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_polygama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Silver Vine or Cat Powder&lt;/a&gt; a plant herb similar to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://landscaping.about.com/od/vineplants1/p/kiwis.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hardy kiwi vine&lt;/a&gt;. Used as a healing herb for cats and affects them in a similar way as catnip. When ground up, it is used in herbal teas and bath salts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ichibi&lt;/strong&gt;: 守鶴 (しゆかく; Shukaku), the One-tail, is a reference to the shapeshifting racoon demon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yokai.com/tanuki/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanuki&lt;/a&gt;. The Naruto One-tail bijuu shares several tanuki archetypes. One is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunbuku_Chagama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bunbuku Chagama&lt;/a&gt; tale, where a tanuki transforms into a tea kettle. In the series, the One-tail is said to have been sealed within one. Other versions of the taunki tale tell of the shrine priest being a tanuki in disguise, which ties into how the One-tail was supposedly corrupted a Hidden Sand priest. The name &quot;Shukaku&quot; probably refers to the priest of this tale.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T05:50:16.603" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T05:50:16.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="798" CreationDate="2012-12-24T09:59:28.413" Score="10" ViewCount="8166" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the manga and anime, as well reading their description on Fairy Tail wiki, Fairy Law and Fairy Glitter seem very similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Law&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When activated, a bright light envelops the area and inflicts massive damage on whoever the caster perceives from their heart as an enemy, leaving friends and bystanders completely unharmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Glitter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Glitter&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is a Magic that rivals Fairy Law and is a radiance of merciless light that denies the existence of nearby foes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the exact difference between these two magic spells?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-25T03:51:08.583" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T03:51:13.190" Title="What is the exact difference between Fairy Law and Fairy Glitter?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="797" CreationDate="2012-12-24T11:03:28.500" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111128183415/fairytail/images/7/75/FL.gif&quot;&gt;Fairy Law&lt;/a&gt; seems to only works on people who are your enemy and is an area of effect type of spell. This spell seems to draw from the user's internal power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120114183855/fairytail/images/b/b2/Fairy_Glitter_Summon.gif&quot;&gt;Fairy Glitter&lt;/a&gt; seems to be a single target type of spell. This spell seems to draws power from external sources (sun, stars, moon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T05:57:31.167" LastActivityDate="2012-12-25T05:57:31.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-24T17:18:44.483" Score="9" ViewCount="2952" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Inuyasha used a Shikon Jewel Shard he became a full demon and was dangerous to all of those who were close to him (probably because of the hatred and anger of his corrupted shard) but Kagome stopped him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Inuyasha has become a full demon in the past even without the help of a Shikon Jewel Shard.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: If Koga (or anyone else who is a full demon) can control his emotions and his temper, even when regularly using the Shikon Jewel Shards, why can't Inuyasha do the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-01-08T19:42:14.180" LastActivityDate="2018-04-23T02:17:46.363" Title="Why is Koga so different from Inuyasha?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="801" CreationDate="2012-12-24T20:16:48.023" Score="6" ViewCount="1657" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, it is stated that the size of Shinigami's zanpakuto (sword) is based on their spiritual ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, many strong Shinigami have smaller swords. Sui-Feng, for example, has a zanpakuto that resembles a wakizashi, which is a relatively small sword. Why does this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T01:36:42.673" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:25:44.180" Title="Why do certain captain-level Shinigami wield small zanpakuto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="800" CreationDate="2012-12-24T21:21:36.103" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because a shinigami's sword isn't based on their spiritual ability &lt;em&gt;alone&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also depends on the amount of control they have over their power. Ichigo's sword was larger, but it was also brittle, out of focus if you may.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo's father &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eIAEe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stated&lt;/a&gt; that a huge zanpakuto means nothing, and that if they had no control, all captains would have skyscraper sized zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-24T21:55:40.237" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T21:55:40.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="804" CreationDate="2012-12-24T22:49:49.143" Score="5" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; What kept Celty from getting her head back? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of everything in this particular anime, this is the only thing I still don't grasp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone shed some light on this for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="83" LastEditorUserId="83" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T04:12:37.703" LastActivityDate="2012-12-25T04:12:37.703" Title="Why couldn't Celty find what she was looking for?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="803" CreationDate="2012-12-24T23:48:32.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Celty_Sturluson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Durarara Wikia page for Celty&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As Celty reflects on her life since coming to Japan, she realizes that she doesn't mind things staying the way they are with or without her head. She has friends who accept her, a stable job as a courier and a lover waiting for her at home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember how overt this was in the anime but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When it's revealed that Mika Harima doesn't actually have Celty's head, Celty never really has a chance to search for it. It's left completely unresolved at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T23:48:32.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="800" CreationDate="2012-12-25T02:46:02.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Captains have immense spiritual power, their zanpakuto also have potentially huge size and power. As mentioned in another answer, their ability to control their power results in a small sealed zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, their Shikai (initial release) and Bankai (final release) can cause their zanpakuto size to increase, because they are no longer concealing its power. See, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Large Shikai (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shunsui_Ky%C5%8Draku#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kyouraku Shunsui&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gin_Ichimaru#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ichimaru Gin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Byakuya_Kuchiki#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuchiki Byakuya&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unohana Retsu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Large creatures as Bankai (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Mayuri_Kurotsuchi#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kurotsuchi Mayuri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Sajin_Komamura#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Komamura Sajin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Renji_Abarai#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abarai Renji&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other Bankai with great volume (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Byakuya_Kuchiki#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuchiki Byakuya&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kaname_T%C5%8Dsen#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tousen Kaname&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Su%C3%AC-F%C4%93ng#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suì-Fēng&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At greater stages of release, the form of the zanpakuto depends greatly on its specific abilities, but there is a potential for huge size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2012-12-25T02:46:02.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="806" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-25T10:54:41.810" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-25T10:54:41.810" LastActivityDate="2012-12-25T10:54:41.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="807" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-25T10:54:41.810" Score="0" Body="The Wallflower (Perfect Girl Evolution in jap.) is a Shoujo manga by Tomoko Hayakawa. It's about the girl Sunako, who was called ugly by the first and only person to whom she confessed her love." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2012-12-26T00:17:17.247" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T00:17:17.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="676" CreationDate="2012-12-26T02:56:00.810" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, the First Hokage is meant to be a more mystical aspect throughout the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They start off at a very early point in the original Naruto series explaining how powerful he was, and they reference that continuously more and more throughout the series. The same can be said for the Sharingan. Orochimaru is obsessed with research concerning both if them, and we see plot developments all throughout the series with both of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that Hashirama was killed off in order for these plot developments to occur. Unfortunately we don't have much information on this, but I think that the reason why it's so gray in that area is to allow for future plot developments to happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously the First Hokage was incredibly powerful. Madara even goes so far as to say that even with his Rinnegan/Eternal Mangekyo/Mokuton jutsu, he still wouldn't be a match for Senju Hashirama. It's kind of hard to believe that he died in a random shinobi battle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets not forget that Hashirama's Mokuton-infused cells granted Madara an enhanced life span, but they also grant insane chakra-reinforced strength and chakra-enhanced abilities. With Mokuton cells, Danzo was able to use Shisui's Kotoamatsukami once every four days, rather than   once every 10 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that he is dead during to Orochi and the Third's battle. So maybe he was killed by a random group of vague assassins that never get mentioned again in the series. If that's the case then that is one big gray splotch on an otherwise colorful canvas. Because if there is one thing I've come to respect out of Naruto, it's the writers attention to detail and the complexities of the series... Not some half-assed plot tie up where the most powerful ninja in the known world gets vaguely killed in the first shinobi world war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="268" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-26T09:26:17.927" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T09:26:17.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="810" CreationDate="2012-12-26T19:18:57.077" Score="8" ViewCount="1927" Body="&lt;p&gt;My son is looking for an anime. He says its main character is a little red-haired girl who pilots a racing pod. The pod has two large guns on each side. She uses this pod in a race of some kind. The organizer of the race fools the girl into thinking there is a prize but there isn't one. He also thinks the girls has something that looks like 2 band-aides on each side of her mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this seems vague, but any help is much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:06:32.797" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:06:32.797" Title="Anime with a little red haired character who pilots a racing pod" Tags="&lt;oban-star-racers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:15:50.647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="809" CreationDate="2012-12-26T19:25:58.083" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would wager that he's looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cban_Star-Racers&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ōban Star-Racers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It's a series, but was based on a short movie called &lt;em&gt;Molly Star Racer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic story starts as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the year 2082, Earth has been invited to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, an intergalactic race whose winner can be granted any wish in the world — even bringing back a loved one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the marks on the main character's face (a female) resemble band-aids (though one's a star):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gIml3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T19:25:58.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="811" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="812" CreationDate="2012-12-26T19:46:44.567" Score="15" ViewCount="5537" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Dwarf in the Flask, of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, is seen trapped within a flask during his first appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point in the series, The Dwarf states that his greatest wish is to leave the flask (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Father#Pre-Amestris&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FMA Wikia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Being a homunculus with no form, the Dwarf in the Flask was unable to perform any alchemy of his own. Furthermore, though &lt;strong&gt;the flask was the only thing that keeps him alive&lt;/strong&gt;, [The Dwarf] desired to exist outside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, due to the emboldened part above, it appears the flask is somehow keeping him alive (though he is only corked inside it). How does it do this, and how would he die if he left?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:56:30.830" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:56:30.830" Title="Why can't The Dwarf leave the flask?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="811" CreationDate="2012-12-26T20:36:04.360" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he had no form on his own. He's basically an essence of God, created from Hoenheim's blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If his flask would somehow break, his being would dissipate into the space, and lose his form and living consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of it as a soul with no body. Stuffed inside of a container, if that container would break, the soul wouldn't have anywhere to reside, and leave the world. (Al is a slightly different case, his soul is &lt;em&gt;bound&lt;/em&gt; to the seal on the back of his neck).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T20:36:04.360" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="811" CreationDate="2012-12-26T20:36:42.333" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the question is answered in the same section you've quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Being a homunculus with no form, the Dwarf in the Flask was unable to perform any alchemy of his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also seeing as he is also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; While it is never fully explored, the being that would later call itself Father was originally a part of the existence within the Gate. Using the blood of his slave Number 23, the Alchemist to the King of Xerxes managed to contain a small portion of the knowledge and life of the Gate within a flask, capable of existing in the physical realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems simply that both being a part of the gate and lacking any form, implies that without a container, the homunculus would simply &quot;evaporate&quot;. But:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; later, the homunculus &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; able to leave the flask because it gained a form: &quot;Homunculus used this power to open the Gate of Truth and created himself and Hohenheim new immortal bodies, living embodiments of the Philosopher's Stone with the hundreds of thousands of souls of Xerxes split between them as their power.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T20:36:42.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-26T20:53:50.743" Score="4" ViewCount="5737" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the risk of going into anime physics, how does GunBuster become Dix-Neuf?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding of the series is that GunBuster, the first Buster Machine ever created, was used in the final battle of GunBuster to drop off its Degeneracy Generator. It then limped back to Earth and appeared 15,000 years later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in DieBuster timeline you eventually figure out that Dix-Neuf, a Buster Machine with a number in the teens, has been slowly upgraded and rebuilt over a long period of time and is missing its own Degeneracy Generator. Because of that I assumed that Dix-Neuf and GunBuster are the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, how did GunBuster become Dix-Neuf if GunBuster is still floating in space? What's the connection between the two machines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T01:59:50.010" Title="How does GunBuster become Dix-Neuf?" Tags="&lt;gunbuster&gt;&lt;diebuster&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="814" CreationDate="2012-12-26T21:07:41.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the short answer is that this is a red herring. Dix-Neuf isn't the original Gunbuster, and the reveal is after the time-skip when the original finally gets back to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An un-sourced explanation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/75795774/#75797313&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an /a/ thread&lt;/a&gt; says this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the old Buster Machines including Dix-Neuf were built with degeneracy generator, but the former humanity removed it to bury the technology as they branded it to be too powerful. Future generation replaced them with Topless cockpits (Topless being the power-source instead of the generator) and new production of Buster Machines aren't made for the said generators, so only the old generation ones can use them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2012-12-26T21:16:39.533" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T21:16:39.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="814" CreationDate="2012-12-26T22:12:33.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a breakdown of the Buster Machines in Gunbuster:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buster Machine No. 1 = Noriko's Buster Machine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buster Machine No. 2 = Kazumi's Buster Machine &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buster Machine No. 1 + 2 = Gunbuster&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buster Machine No. 3 = Blackhole Bomb (&quot;Jupiter-in-a-can&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buster Machine No. 4, 5 and 6 = Sizzler Black, White, Silver (mass-produced prototypes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buster Machine No. 7 = &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nono!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you compare the original Gunbuster to Dix-Neuf, the &quot;new&quot; buster machines are fairly weak compared to the old ones and considerably smaller than the original Gunbuster as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take note that the original machine had a full-height hatch in the side of its hand. Nono appears to be roughly as tall as Dix-Neuf's hand is wide. If Dix-Neuf and the original Gunbuster are built on similar proportions, the original would be at least two to three times the size of Dix-Neuf, not to mention considerably more powerful since it could dispatch a large number of space monsters similar to the &quot;variable gravity well.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's never referenced how old Dix-Neuf is, but it has an original Buster Machine cockpit, a set of the Top uniform, and is Degeneration Reactor compatible. The greatest difference between the traditional Buster Machines and the TOPLESS Buster Machines are their power sources (to bend the laws of physics). Traditional Buster Machines have a Degeneration Reactor, each with an output greater than the Sun. TOPLESS Buster Machines are powered by their TOPLESS. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; By grabbing a Degenerating Reactor from a Buster Corp unit, Dix-Neuf becomes Buster Machine No. 19, so it never was the original Gunbuster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-26T22:19:49.330" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T22:19:49.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3478" CreationDate="2012-12-27T00:33:20.987" Score="10" ViewCount="804" Body="&lt;p&gt;The world of The Twelve Kingdoms seems quite rich, with a complicated history of the kingdoms, and a backstory of major world events and people.  What I'm wondering is, &lt;strong&gt;are the Twelve Kingdoms based on historical kingdoms, or just created from whole cloth?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T08:14:41.510" Title="Do the various kingdoms in The Twelve Kingdoms have historical basis?" Tags="&lt;the-twelve-kingdoms&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-27T03:37:02.363" Score="40" ViewCount="14116" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason/motivation for the prevalence of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tentacle_erotica&quot;&gt;tentacles&lt;/a&gt; (possibly NSFW Wikipedia link) in anime (esp. hentai)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the anime subculture lead to it or does it stem from various aspects (possibly obscure) of Japanese art/culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user277" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T06:51:45.963" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T13:22:26.697" Title="Why are tentacles prevalent in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="818" CreationDate="2012-12-27T04:07:38.970" Score="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toshio Maeda, the manga artist who did Urotsukidoji, one of the first shows to use tentacles, said in an interview that he &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2012-08-22/interview-toshio-maeda&quot;&gt;used tentacles to circumvent the Japanese censorship laws which prohibit the depiction of male genitalia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why tentacles? For some reason there were some issues about censorship about the sex scenes. When I was drawing sex scenes, sensual scenes in bed, editors always asked me not to be so extreme. Of course we couldn't depict genitals, and if you can't see their genitals, it's not so good. And why they are so fussy about that was because they were the ones who would get arrested. We are not, always we have the freedom to express ourselves – freedom of speech, I think you really respect that in America (laughs). So actually we mangaka didn't give a shit about that, but the editors, they really cared about that, so they always said, “Please, not extreme.” But when we toned ourselves down, they said, “Come on, you should do more.” So that's why I did the tentacle thing. Because tentacles are not genitals. They are parts of the body, and some creatures have more than one. Because they are not genitals, they are like hands and legs or like uh, just body parts, so it's ok to go there. And attacking ladies with tentacles is not just part of a sex scene, you can see that. It's just outdoor things. So it was kind of a flimsy excuse for drawing that. (laughs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, it caught on and is memetic in anime. It's phallic and can be used to imply something sexual, cue something &quot;naughty&quot;, or even as fan service to poke fun at the culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T04:07:38.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="829" CreationDate="2012-12-27T06:11:58.327" Score="16" ViewCount="26676" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bankais are the zanpakutōs' &lt;em&gt;ultimate&lt;/em&gt; form. They have their own name and usually a special ability. Apparently, not everyone has a zanpakutō with this form. And it looks like bankais are exclusive to captains, since Ichigo can use this form as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are the zanpakutō with bankai form that have already appeared in the anime/manga (along with their names and abilities if possible)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2012-12-29T05:45:49.880" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:29:35.280" Title="What Bankais exist within Soul Society?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="820" CreationDate="2012-12-27T06:34:10.343" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, captains are not the only ones that are able to us bankai. Do not mix the reason and the consequence: it's not like they have bankai because they are captains, but rather they are captains because the have bankai, achieving which is one of the requirements to become a captain through showing one's proficiency. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for the current and former captains,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Abarai Renji and Madarame Ikkaku &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are known to have achieved bankai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another characters include (more spoilers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shūsuke Amagai (anime-only) and Chōjirō Sasakibe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, of course, Ichigo. Note that being able to use bankai shows one's exceptional skill and proficiency. In chapter 162, Byakuya stated that &quot;&lt;em&gt;even the four noble families, whose members are always exceptionally talented, have only a member capable of bankai every few generations&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2012-12-27T11:15:24.707" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T11:15:24.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="820" CreationDate="2012-12-27T06:40:02.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanpakut%C5%8D#Types&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach wikia page&lt;/a&gt; has a listing of all the types of Bankai and which ones have been achieved. There are bankai's that have been achieved by non-captains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who possesses each Bankai, and what are their abilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Taken from the list from the above link)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichigo Kurosaki : &lt;em&gt;Tensa Zangetsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Renji Abarai : &lt;em&gt;Hihio Zabimaru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ikkaku Madarame : &lt;em&gt;Ryumon Hozukimaru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sajin Komamura : &lt;em&gt;Kokujo Tengen Myo'o&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaname Tosen : &lt;em&gt;Suzumushi Tsuishiki: Enma Korogi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mayuri Kurotsuchi : &lt;em&gt;Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto : &lt;em&gt;Zanka no Tachi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shusuke Amagai : &lt;em&gt;Raika Goen Kaku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toshiro Hitsugaya : &lt;em&gt;Daiguren Hyorinmaru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kensei Muguruma : &lt;em&gt;Tekken Tachikaze&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chojiro Sasakibe : &lt;em&gt;Koko Gonryo Rikyu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakuya Kuchiki : &lt;em&gt;Senbonzakura Kageyoshi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sui-Feng : &lt;em&gt;Jakuuho Raikoben&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gin Ichimaru : &lt;em&gt;Korose Kamishini no Yari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T14:18:35.870" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T14:18:35.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="834" CreationDate="2012-12-27T12:04:16.487" Score="15" ViewCount="4784" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several hidden villages, which are supposed to be hidden (it is all in the name..!) But, everyone (at least everyone who matters) seem to know where these hidden villages are. Or, are at least able to easily find out where they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why are they called hidden villages? Is it more a 'title' or 'status' for these villages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-27T15:21:28.137" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T12:52:55.063" Title="Why are hidden villages called such?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="825" CreationDate="2012-12-27T12:21:30.253" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not &lt;em&gt;literally&lt;/em&gt; hidden. The villages are there to serve their country and it's landlord, to protect them from enemies and to perform various missions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ninjas are not seen standing on every corner, yet they are a considerable force that can defend the country, or act as spies. It's somewhat like an Intelligence agency in real life. You know they exist, you know where their headquarters are, but they perform some &quot;hidden&quot; activity which can't be easily spotted by common people, yet is very important for the country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T12:21:30.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="825" CreationDate="2012-12-27T15:12:50.910" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The villages are all independent and each has its own secrets, hidden techniques, et cetera, which they guard from other villages. The locations of each village although not completely a secret are obscured, preventing them plans or other sensitive information from leaking out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The villages were probably truly hidden when they were established, but over time became more well known (the are the centers of economy for each country). Villages need commissions to stay afloat. They probably can't get many commissions if they are hard to find. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calling them &quot;hidden&quot; is most likely a reference to real life ninjas that lives in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hidden_village&quot;&gt;hidden villages&lt;/a&gt;, remote settlements for ninja in Japan during its Feudal period. It also gives the villages a certain mystique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T15:12:50.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="830" CreationDate="2012-12-27T20:52:54.357" Score="7" ViewCount="5901" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final act of &lt;em&gt;Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the titular character gets trampled by the Ohmu stampede and lies motionless. The Ohmu then stop their attack, pick her body up, and do &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; which wakes her up again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seem to remember Miyazaki stating that he disliked that people found Messianic overtones in the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Did Nausicaa die, and get resurrected by the Ohmu? Or was she simply badly hurt and the Ohum healed her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2012-12-28T07:12:25.990" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T18:57:38.937" Title="What happened to Nausicaa at the end of the movie?" Tags="&lt;nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="820" CreationDate="2012-12-27T20:59:05.427" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/821/222&quot;&gt;SingerOfTheFall pointed in his answer&lt;/a&gt; Captain Byakuya stated that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even the four noble families, whose members are always exceptionally&#xA;  talented, have only a member capable of bankai every few generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At wikipedia states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only 4 non Captains in the Gotei 13 to have achieved Bankai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;First Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (山本元柳斎 重國 Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryūjin Jakka's bankai &quot;Zanka no Tachi&quot; (残火の太刀?, lit. &quot;Long Sword of&#xA;  the Remnant Flame&quot;) upon release causes all of the flames produced by&#xA;  Yamamoto to disappear into the blade. The bankai is comprised of four&#xA;  abilities based on the cardinal points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Zanka no Tachi - Higashi (East): Kyokujitsujin&quot; (残火の太刀･東　旭日刃) in which all the flames are concentrated on the edge of the blade,&#xA;  incinerating everything it touches&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Zanka no Tachi - Nishi (West): Zanjitsu Gokui&quot; (残火の太刀･西　残日獄衣) where Yamamoto envelops his whole body in flames, reaching up to&#xA;  15,000,000 degrees&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Zanka no Tachi - Minami (South): Kakajuuman' Okushi Daisoujin&quot; (残火の太刀･南　火火十万億死大葬陣) - this techique resurrects the burned and&#xA;  incinerated dead which were struck down by the blade using its burning&#xA;  state, it is roughly translated to &quot;great army of the 10 trillion&#xA;  buried by flames&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Zanka no Tachi - Kita (North): Tenchi Kaijin&quot; (残火の太刀・北 天地灰燼) - a powerful slash attack, incinerating everything in one fell swoop.&#xA;  Translated as &quot;heaven and earth are burned to ashes&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chōjirō Sasakibe (雀部 長次郎 Sasakibe Chōjirō)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His bankai is &quot;Kōkō Gonryō Rikyū&quot; (黄煌厳霊離宮, lit. &quot;Yellow-Glittering&#xA;  Royal Villa of the Stern Spirit&quot;) can produce a bolt of lightning from&#xA;  the blade which extends and transforms into a dome of lightning,&#xA;  stationed far above the users head and fastened to the ground by a&#xA;  large number of lightning pillars. These pillars can be controlled at&#xA;  will to shock the opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shunsui Sōzōsuke Jirō Kyōraku (京楽 次郎 総蔵佐 春水 Kyōraku no Jirō Sōzōsuke Shunsui)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike other Soul Reapers, Shunsui possesses paired zanpakutō called&#xA;  Katen Kyōkotsu (花天狂骨?, lit. &quot;Bones of Heavenly Blooming Madness&quot;).&#xA;  While the blades are normally two daisho swords, their Shikai state&#xA;  resemble dao or falchions. When released with the command &quot;Flower Wind&#xA;  Rage and Flower God Roar, Heavenly Wind Rage and Heavenly Demon Sneer&quot;&#xA;  (花風紊れて花神啼き 天風紊れて天魔嗤う Hana Kaze Midarete Kashin Naki, Tenpū Midarete&#xA;  Tenma Warau), Katen Kyōkotsu gains the ability to &quot;turn children's&#xA;  games into reality.&quot; One such game, Bushō Goma (不精独楽?, Lazy Spinning&#xA;  Top), involves spinning around wind like a top. Another, Takaoni (嶄鬼,&#xA;  Mountain Demon), declares that whoever is the highest is the winner. A&#xA;  third technique, Kageoni (影鬼, Shadow Demon), forces the players to&#xA;  alter their own shadows; whoever steps on a shadow, even their own, is&#xA;  declared the loser. The fourth game is known as Iro-Oni (艶鬼, Colored&#xA;  Demon) where players call out color and then slice the enemy where&#xA;  that color is displayed. However, if the color is not on the body of&#xA;  the person who called it out then the damage given is minimal; the&#xA;  more that the declared color is prevalent on the declarer's body, the&#xA;  more damage the attack will commit. A fifth game is called Daruma-san&#xA;  ga Koronda (だぁるまさん が こぁろんだ, The Dharma Doll Fell Down), a game&#xA;  similar to &quot;Red Light Green Light&quot;. The sixth and final game is called&#xA;  Kageokuri (影送り, Silhouette Sending) which is a game where if a person&#xA;  is staring hard enough at another person's shadow, then their opponent&#xA;  creates after images of themselves. Katen Kyōkotsu's bankai is called&#xA;  Katen Kyōkotsu: Karamatsu Shinjū (花天狂骨枯松心中, &quot;Heavenly Bloom Madness&#xA;  Bone: Withered Pine Lovers' Suicide&quot;), which he uses only when his&#xA;  allies are at a safe distance from himself. When released,&#xA;  Shunsui's bankai covers a large area around Shunsui in an aura. This&#xA;  aura changes others' perception of the surrounding environment, making&#xA;  them perceive it as darkened, bleak and gloomy, and causes others to&#xA;  feel varying levels of melancholy and despair. While it maintains&#xA;  its shikai form, its bankai allows Shunsui to manifest various&#xA;  stories, which can kill opponent easily. It also manifests the spirit&#xA;  of Shunsui's zanpakutō, a Feudal-Japan-style mistress referred to as&#xA;  &quot;Sakuranosuke&quot; who created a silent kunoichi bodyguard from her being&#xA;  to hold Shinken Hakkyōken until Nanao eventually asks for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Second Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soi Fon (砕蜂（ソイフォン） Soi Fon, pinyin: Suì Fēng), born Fon Shaolin (蜂 梢綾（フォン シャオリン） Fon Shaorin, pinyin: Fēng Shaolíng)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soi Fon's Zanpakutō is Suzumebachi (雀蜂?, literally translated as&#xA;  &quot;Hornet&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suzumebachi's Bankai, Jakuhō Raikōben (雀蜂雷公鞭, lit. &quot;Hornet Whip of the&#xA;  Thunder Immortal&quot;) composes of a greatly enlarged version of the&#xA;  shikai form that encases the entirety of Soi Fon's arm, which she&#xA;  mentions as being bulky and incapable of concealing, and thus unsuited&#xA;  for use in missions requiring stealth. In this form, Suzumebachi&#xA;  becomes a long-range weapon and looks like a large rocket launcher;&#xA;  its main offensive capability allowing Soi Fon to launch a high-speed&#xA;  projectile that resembles a large missile. The thunderous recoil&#xA;  produced by the weapon requires Soi Fon to be anchored to a nearby&#xA;  stationary object via an enhanced cloth-like material (which doubles&#xA;  as armor) called Ginjōtan (銀条反, lit. &quot;Stripe of Inverted Silver&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Third Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gin Ichimaru (市丸 ギン Ichimaru Gin)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gin's Bankai is &quot;Kamishini no Yari&quot; (神殺鎗 which means &quot;God Kill Spear.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By adopting a stance where he firmly grips Kamishini no Yari with both&#xA;  hands and places the Zanpakutō's hilt squarely on the center of his&#xA;  chest, Gin is able to utilize the tremendous extension and contraction&#xA;  properties of his Bankai to an even more terrifying extent than its&#xA;  normal state. This occurs in the form of a piercing maneuver where the&#xA;  extension and contraction of the blade becomes almost completely&#xA;  unseen to even the most diligent of observers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shūsuke Amagai (天貝 繍助 Amagai Shūsuke)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Amagai's Zanpakutō is Raika (雷火, roughly &quot;Flash of Lightning&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Raika's Bankai, Raika Gōen Kaku (雷火豪炎殻, literally &quot;Lightning Flash&#xA;  Flame Shell&quot;), enlarges the blade and creates a giant conch-shaped&#xA;  guard worn across Amagai's arm, with the handle of the blade hidden&#xA;  inside it. This form gives him greater control of his fire attacks,&#xA;  his most powerful technique creating giant dragons of fire to encircle&#xA;  and crush his foe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Fourth Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yachiru &quot;Retsu&quot; Unohana (卯ノ花 烈 Unohana Retsu)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unohana's Zanpakutō is Minazuki (肉雫唼, roughly &quot;purify the flesh&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her bankai is Minazuki (皆尽?, &quot;All Things' End&quot;). When activated it&#xA;  releases a thick, oily substance from the blade. Its powers have yet&#xA;  to be revealed. Minazuki appears as freed Zanpakutō spirit in the&#xA;  Zanpakutō Unknown Tales anime arc with Minazuki's form being a mute&#xA;  figure of unknown gender in a hooded robe, pretending it was&#xA;  imprisoning Yamamoto. Unohana has a scar on her collarbone inflicted&#xA;  by Zaraki Kenpachi when they fought prior joining the Gotei 13. She is&#xA;  also a skilled swordsman and have mastered all kind of swordsmanship&#xA;  techniques. In a new release of the manga, she is still shown fighting&#xA;  Zaraki Kenpachi. She then calls forth her Bankai, saying &quot;Minazuki&quot;&#xA;  and it appears that her blade is releasing blood as she slashes&#xA;  Captain Zaraki. It also appears that in an illusion, their flesh is&#xA;  peeling away from their bodies, and they are still fighting but as&#xA;  skeletons. It is still difficult and to early to truly understand what&#xA;  her Bankai actually does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sixth Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Byakuya Kuchiki (朽木 白哉 Kuchiki Byakuya)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His Bankai is Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (千本桜景厳, &quot;Vibrant Display Of One&#xA;  Thousand Cherry Blossoms&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When released, his blade disappears, and a thousand blades, resembling&#xA;  sakura petals, come upon his opponent and slash them multiple times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Renji Abarai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hihiō Zabimaru turns his sword into a skeletal giant-snake like sword that&#xA;  has a head. It can dissemble and reform at Renji's will and can shoot&#xA;  focused reiatsu at the head.&#xA;  &lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Renji_Souou_Zabimaru.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sōō Zabimaru&lt;/a&gt; is compacted into form predomately worn by Renji&#xA;  with the snake skull smaller and affixed over Renji's right hand as a&#xA;  combination blade gauntlet and shield while a skeletal simian arm&#xA;  hovers just slightly above Renji's right arm. Sōō Zabimaru's signature&#xA;  technique Zaga Teppō is a close range attack where Renji uses his&#xA;  spiritual pressure to conjure a large snake skull that incinerates&#xA;  whatever it bites down on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renji_Abarai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source about Renji's bankai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Seventh Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sajin Komamura (狛村 左陣 Komamura Sajin)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Komamura's Zanpakutō is Tengen (天譴, literally &quot;divine punishment&quot;,&#xA;  translated in the English manga as &quot;sword of heavenly retribution&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tengen's bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (黒縄天譴明王, roughly &quot;vidyarāja of&#xA;  black-roped divine punishment&quot;, translated in the English manga as&#xA;  &quot;divine retribution, black ropes of ruination&quot;) brings forth the&#xA;  entire giant, which also copies Komamura's movements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Eighth Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shunsui Kyōraku (京楽 春水 Kyōraku Shunsui)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His bankai is unknown, but when asked by the Espada Coyote Starrk to&#xA;  show it to him, Ukitake warns him not to reveal it where so many&#xA;  people could witness it. Katen Kyōkotsu (花天狂骨) appears as a free Zanpakutō&#xA;  spirit in the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales anime arc as two separate female&#xA;  beings: a Feudal-Japan mistress and her silent ninja bodyguard,&#xA;  wielding Shunsui's swords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ninth Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kensei Muguruma (六車 拳西 Muguruma Kensei)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kensei's bankai is named Tekken Tachikaze (鐡拳・断地風, lit. Iron Fist&#xA;  Earth-Severing Wind). The combat knife transforms into two bladed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaname Tōsen (東仙 要 Tōsen Kaname)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Zanpakutō Tōsen uses originally belonged to his now-deceased&#xA;  friend and is called Suzumushi (清虫, literally &quot;pure insects&quot;, but read&#xA;  as &quot;cricket&quot;; translated in the English manga as &quot;bell bug&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suzumushi's bankai, named Suzumushi Tsuishiki: Enma Kōrogi (清虫終式紅閻魔蟋蟀,&#xA;  literally &quot;Suzumushi, final style: Enma cricket&quot;) creates a large,&#xA;  black dome centered at Tōsen's location and anchored to the ground&#xA;  with ten rings. Anyone within the dome loses four of their five&#xA;  senses, retaining only the sensation of touch. The weakness of this&#xA;  technique is that whoever is touching Suzumushi's hilt is immune to&#xA;  the dome's effects, so anyone able to grab Suzumushi recovers their&#xA;  senses for as long as they remain in contact with the hilt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Eleventh Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ikkaku Madarame (斑目 一角 Madarame Ikkaku)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ikkaku's Zanpakutō is Hōzukimaru (鬼灯丸, referring to the Japanese name&#xA;  for the winter cherry, meaning &quot;demon light&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hōzukimaru's bankai, named Ryūmon Hōzukimaru (龍紋鬼灯丸, literally&#xA;  &quot;dragon-crest demon light&quot;), takes the form of three oversized weapons&#xA;  connected by a thick chain: two blades in each of his hands and a&#xA;  fan-shaped blade, adorned with a carving of a Chinese dragon, which&#xA;  floats behind him. Aside from the increase in power, his Bankai offers&#xA;  no special abilities, and is noted to be unusual for a bankai in this&#xA;  aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Twelfth Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mayuri Kurotsuchi (涅 マユリ Kurotsuchi Mayuri)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Zanpakutō is Ashisogi Jizō (疋殺地蔵, roughly&#xA;  &quot;leg-cutting Buddha&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ashisogi Jizō's bankai, named Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō (金色疋殺地蔵,&#xA;  literally &quot;golden leg-cutting Buddha&quot;, translated in the English manga&#xA;  as &quot;divine leg-cutting Buddha&quot;), takes the form of a giant caterpillar&#xA;  with a baby's head and a silver halo. The creature breathes a&#xA;  poisonous derivative of Mayuri's blood which is lethal to anyone who&#xA;  breathes it, aside from himself and Nemu.[45] It can also run through&#xA;  and skewer opponents with the multiple blades that erupt from its&#xA;  chest. Mayuri has physically modified his bankai so that it will&#xA;  self-destruct and return to its sealed state if it attacks him. It is&#xA;  also shown that Mayuri changes the poison he uses every time he shows&#xA;  his bankai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Thirteenth Division&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rukia Kuchiki (朽木 ルキア Kuchiki Rukia)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:569_Hakka_no_Togame.PNG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hakka no Togame&lt;/a&gt; increases the area of influence of Rukia's&#xA;  ability to reach the temperature of absolute zero. Upon release, a&#xA;  pillar of cold mist rises up into the air from where Rukia is and&#xA;  covers a wide area in her vicinity. Anything within the area of&#xA;  influence of the mist is frozen. Once frozen solid, victims crumble&#xA;  away within seconds. Physical contact with Rukia herself causes other&#xA;  people to begin freezing solid because of how cold she is. While it is&#xA;  a powerful Bankai, it is also a difficult one, as the slightest&#xA;  mistake could kill Rukia. Because Rukia is physically affected along&#xA;  with everything else in her vicinity, the amount of time she can use&#xA;  her Bankai appears severely limited, as prolonged use can potentially&#xA;  cause her damage, so she is required to melt slowly when leaving this&#xA;  state, otherwise she would risk damaging herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Rukia_Kuchiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source about Rukia's bankai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soul_Reapers_in_Bleach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;General's Sources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extras&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.badrobotninja.com/bleach-bankai-characters-and-captains/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Some images&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As SingerOfTheFall pointed out in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/821/222&quot;&gt;his answer&lt;/a&gt; about the one that appeared only in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shūsuke Amagai (天貝 繍助, Amagai Shūsuke)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Raika Gōen Kaku (雷火 豪炎殻, Lightning Flash Flame Shell): Amagai holds&#xA;  out his Zanpakutō in front of him as fire swells around him. Raika&#xA;  becomes a large and more detailed version of its former self. Raika&#xA;  Gōen Kaku takes the form of an enlarged sword, and turns the edge of&#xA;  the blade a crimson red color, with a hook at the end. The inner side&#xA;  of the hook-blade sports several jagged edges. A large white shell&#xA;  with a light-purple trim covers the hilt. A massive hollow&#xA;  pauldron/shield with the handle is hidden behind it. The sword is&#xA;  about as tall as Amagai in this form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:29:35.280" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="828" CreationDate="2012-12-27T20:59:36.443" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, there is no way to know, as the creators have not said one way or another. However, we're led to believe the following (excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29#Plot&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The herd, however, calms down, and the Ohmus use their golden tentacles to heal Nausicaä's wounded body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the use of the words &quot;heal&quot; and &quot;wounded&quot;, it seems she never &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there is this bit from &lt;a href=&quot;http://nausicaa.wikia.com/wiki/Nausicaa_Of_The_Valley_Of_The_Wind_Wiki&quot;&gt;the Nausicaä Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nausicaä was badly injured trying to save her people from an attack by the Omhus. She stood before the rush of angry creatures, almost costing her her life. The Omhus, however, revived Nausicaä and she was brought back to conciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, it's not cited to any specific source, but it seems to be the general concensus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T20:59:36.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="777" CreationDate="2012-12-28T07:11:19.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a good question, I like it. &#xA;Spoilers up to the last chapter of the manga below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what the Agent says in the last chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BKPUp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yuTVK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose what really saved her was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Vector Attack Craft, the same one that save Arakawa on the shore. The Vector Attack Craft was developed in Saseba - a research project of the government, basically ruled by the same people that were the Agent's bosses. So the guys in the Vector Attack Craft had some kind of motivation to save the Agent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T07:11:19.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="833" CreationDate="2012-12-28T11:51:03.373" Score="12" ViewCount="2927" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Mugiwara crew reached the Sabaody Archipelago, they decided to take a &quot;break&quot; for 2 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, before this break, how many month or years did it take for them to reach the Archipelago? How long was it after Luffy was released from the barrel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T00:35:58.230" LastActivityDate="2021-02-03T00:41:20.497" Title="How long did it take the Mugiwara crew to reach Sabaody Archipelago?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="832" CreationDate="2012-12-28T12:39:38.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline&quot;&gt;World Timeline&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikkii.net/wiki/World_Timeline&quot;&gt;this other one&lt;/a&gt;, in total we're between the 2 and 3 years. In the first chapter, Luffy was 17, now he's 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The break took 2 years, but before that we have some months of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Morgan&quot;&gt;Morgan&lt;/a&gt; (first antagonist) then &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuro&quot;&gt;Captain Kuro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Krieg&quot;&gt;Don Krieg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong&quot;&gt;Arlong&lt;/a&gt;, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T12:39:38.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="825" CreationDate="2012-12-28T12:52:55.063" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The literal translation for Konohagakure no Sato is &quot;Village hidden in the leaves&quot; (not hidden leaf village). Here hidden is used in the sense of &quot;surrounded by&quot; or &quot;enclosed by&quot;. It does not mean those places are literally hidden from the world. It is similar for other villages, such as Amegakure no Sato (village hidden in the rain), Sunagakure no Sato (village hidden in the sand), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T12:52:55.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="835" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="842" CreationDate="2012-12-28T19:20:57.453" Score="59" ViewCount="63955" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that many anime and manga aired or printed in Japanese, before they are dubbed or localized, contain English text or lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tagged a couple of examples here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is from &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;, wherein there are a couple English lines within the otherwise Japanese title sequence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4T42A.png&quot; alt=&quot;Digimon: Tamers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another example from &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, where the text on the monitors is printed in English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YORVK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Neon Genesis Evangelion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are countless other examples (one I couldn't find was another scene from &lt;em&gt;Tamers&lt;/em&gt; in which a beer can reads &quot;BEER&quot;); so, my question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do these English words make their way into otherwise entirely Japanese productions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2012-12-28T19:48:22.933" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T06:15:38.273" Title="Why do some anime in Japanese contain English?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="836" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2150" CreationDate="2012-12-28T20:37:31.610" Score="104" ViewCount="41788" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, certain species of Pokemon are mentioned or depicted to be edible (by people or other Pokemon), like Magikarp and Farfetch'd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/232qC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Magikarp Sashimi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do people actually eat Pokemon? If so, what other species have been mentioned or depicted as edible, in either the anime or the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:50:09.707" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T18:07:45.330" Title="Do people in the anime or manga actually eat Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="838" CreationDate="2012-12-28T20:58:40.370" Score="3" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the start of the series, Watanuki is tormented by them. Is there a reason why they &quot;like&quot; him so much? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's his smell?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some related parent (blood relationship)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlucky?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:42:35.297" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T15:18:54.850" Title="Why is Kimihiro Watanuki plagued by youkai and ayakashi?" Tags="&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="837" CreationDate="2012-12-28T21:31:45.630" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2yrqq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first chapter&lt;/a&gt; of the manga, Yuko tells him that spirits are attracted to his blood, eluding of his innate powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jgEyi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 89&lt;/a&gt;, the Spider Queen mentions that several factions were fighting over his right eye, because if they make it their's (by eating it) it could multiply their spiritual power several dozen times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem that Watanuki is so powerful everyone wants a piece of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-09T07:45:56.160" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T07:45:56.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2012-12-28T21:35:01.937" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, this &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a children's series. So I doubt actual Pokemon eating would ever occur in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, it was shown once that Ash (even Pikachu) were eating meat once. Of what? Use your imagination :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T21:35:01.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="835" CreationDate="2012-12-28T23:47:36.663" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japan was and is very influenced by Western culture, and Japanese song composers sometimes add in English lyrics into their songs as some sort of &quot;special effect&quot;, even though it may not grammatically perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Japanese appearing in anime, the producers may be trying to invoke a &quot;foreign&quot; feel to the scene or objects (like the &quot;BEER&quot;). Science-ish elements of an anime (especially computers and monitor text) are most frequently represented in English, using all kinds of technical English nouns and adjectives (as well lots of numbers and symbols), because it invokes the stereotype that Science is this &quot;cool and complex process that cannot be understood&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T23:47:36.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="791" CreationDate="2012-12-29T00:00:21.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess is Komoe Tsukuyomi from Toaru Majutsu no Index (an extremely popular anime in Japan) with a maid outfit. Although Komoe never wore a maid outfit, it could be a friendly gesture from one studio to the other. Zooming extremely closely on the picture you provided you see some residue purple/pink which resembles Komoe's eye color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DZSuk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Taken from MyAnimeList&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="64" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T16:45:59.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:45:59.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="835" CreationDate="2012-12-29T00:25:01.957" Score="60" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two different ways that one can use English words in Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is through loanwords. The Japanese language was more-or-less standardized during the Meiji Restoration, in the late 19th century. Before that, Japan was a very isolated culture for a very long time, so a lot of concepts simply didn't exist in the language. As a result, it was decided that rather than creating new words for all of these concepts, they would just borrow the words from other languages. Most of the words came from English, though there are also some from other western languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the words are written in katakana (カタカナ). There are a very large number of loanwords, but it's fairly standardized what is a loanword and what is not. Also, some of the words are pronounced differently in Japanese than English (e.g. energy becomes エネルギ &lt;em&gt;(enerugi)&lt;/em&gt; with a hard g sound). In case it's ambiguous how to pronounce English words in Japanese, these are also usually standardized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That doesn't really represent a use of English, though. The loanwords are borrowed from English, but both the meanings and pronunciations can be radically different from the English words. They're better described as Japanese words which are based off English words. The examples you've given don't really fall into the above category, but there are many examples like this so it's worth mentioning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other way they can use English is just by writing/speaking in English. The examples you've given seem to fall in this category. This is done to sound/look cool, because most people in Japan only hear and see Japanese for most of their day, so it stands out. Since most Japanese people have at least a passable knowledge of English vocabulary (it's part of the standard curriculum), it's a way to make a statement, sort of like how stylized fonts would be used in English except a bit stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that we've made that distinction, we can answer the question. The answer to your question &quot;Why do these English words make their way into otherwise entirely Japanese productions?&quot; is that English is fairly common in Japan, not just in anime/manga. This isn't solely a phenomenon about anime/manga, nor am I convinced that it's particularly common in anime and manga. For instance, you can probably spot several instances of English in this picture of advertising in Tokyo (I found 3, with another 2 cases of the Roman alphabet being used to write non-English words, and quite a few katakana loanwords as well):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9epZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in summary, it's because English is common in Japanese culture. But that's not a very satisfying answer by itself. Rather than answering the broad question of why modern Japanese culture often uses English (which I think might be better posed at &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Japanese.SE&lt;/a&gt; with some modifications) I'll address the particular cases you have mentioned, in part because a full answer to the former question is probably impossible and in part because it's off-topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using English is very common in music, where whole lines may be written in (oftentimes broken) English. This is not solely a Japanese phenomenon, as Korean and Chinese pop artists also often use English (Indian pop artists do so very frequently as well, but English is a fairly common language in India). As far as I can tell, it isn't particularly common in anime songs, though of course I don't have any statistics to back that up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, it's done in music to sound cool, for the reasons I listed above. It also somewhat expands their audience, since people around the world speak English. I don't know if there's an analogy that would be familiar to people who only speak English, but the closest I could come up with is that Latin is occasionally used in English-language music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, English use in Japanese music predates J-Pop itself (which is the genre that most anime music falls in). Japanese rock musicians in the 1960s and '70s were mostly inspired by their western counterparts, most notably the Beatles. For a time, Japanese rock singers believed that the Japanese language was too restrictive to be able to sing rock-style, so most of them sung in English (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-pop#Eleki_Boom_and_Group_Sounds&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). The first really successful band to sing in English was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_End_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Happy End&lt;/a&gt;, but even after that, people continued using English at least occasionally. It's possible to write long academic papers on the use of English in Japanese music, but I'll stop here for brevity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Digimon Tamers, and indeed many series, the title is displayed in English. In fact, most series now have both an English and a Japanese title, which do not always mean the same thing. In the case of Digimon, the word 'Digimon' comes from two English words, 'Digital' and 'Monster'. Tamers is also an English word. The title could be written 「デジモンテイマーズ」, but it's more authentic-looking to use the English title. As for why the title was chosen in English to begin with, again, this is best explained via the rule-of-cool, since English sounds different and interesting. Of course, not all shows do this, and it's mostly a stylistic decision, so it's probably impossible to give a better explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Eva, most computer systems, even in Japan, are based on English. Most programming languages are also based on English. As a result, it seems more authentic (or at least, it did at the time) to have computers and technology things entirely or mostly in English. I don't know if this is changing, now that there are Japanese-language programming languages, operating systems, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;BEER&quot;, it is not uncommon in Japan to advertise beer in English. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nagisa.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This example&lt;/a&gt; is a fairly small company which I found from reading Moyashimon, but it's certainly not uncommon for beer to be written in English. I don't really know why. My suspicion is that this is because beer originated as a western drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could probably go on for a while, but I think this answer is already too long and there's no point to continuing to list examples, so I'll end it here. As I said above, this might make a good question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Japanese.SE&lt;/a&gt; if you phrase it appropriately. It could also make a good question on the proposed &lt;a href=&quot;http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/34330/culture-of-japan&quot;&gt;Japanese Culture&lt;/a&gt; site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2012-12-29T00:25:01.957" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2012-12-29T22:16:13.110" Score="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some do, some do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned by a developer once, that the Pokémon-world is better developed than our and most people are vegetarian. However, it can be seen, that some people eat meat, so I think you can say, that they eat Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The following did not happen in the anime, but in the Pokémon-world&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second generation of the Pokémon-Games (Gold, Silver, Crystal), Team Rocket sells tails of Slowpokes, which are a delicacy - That means that they're eaten, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to compare: In the anime, it's never shown, that Pokémon are killed, too - I think that's just because it's made for children ;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-12-29T22:16:13.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="844" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-30T02:25:10.417" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-12-30T02:25:10.417" LastActivityDate="2012-12-30T02:25:10.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="845" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-30T02:25:10.417" Score="0" Body="Questions about anime and manga in the broader context of Japanese culture. Includes both questions about cultural origins for anime/manga references and questions about the cultural impact of a particular series." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-12-30T17:54:24.490" LastActivityDate="2012-12-30T17:54:24.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="846" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="848" CreationDate="2012-12-30T12:15:15.970" Score="30" ViewCount="140731" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi, Sasuke, Madara's Sharingan and Danzo's &quot;Sharingan&quot; eyes have the &quot;standard&quot; Mangekyou abilities of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo, Izanagi and Izanami. (Granted not all of them have used all the abilities.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Shisui and Obito's sharingan have unique Mangekyou abilities (Komoamatsukami and Kamui respectively). Why do some Sharingan eyes come with unique abilities? Do they get these abilities in lieu of the standard abilities or in addition to them?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito has always used Kamui and never been shown using the standard abilities, with &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; Sharingan (he once used Izanagi with a transplanted Sharingan), which makes me wonder if the special abilities are in lieu of the standard ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:51:31.770" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:45:32.483" Title="Why do some Sharingan eyes have unique Mangekyou abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2012-12-30T18:45:09.303" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen Ash and Brock eat meat but I doubt its pokemon. I think the meat eating thing is to make it more relatable to real life but doesn't actually mean anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="290" LastActivityDate="2012-12-30T18:45:09.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2012-12-30T20:11:20.847" Score="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each Mangekyo is given a different eye pattern, and a different ability. &lt;em&gt;Mangekyo&lt;/em&gt; literally translates to &lt;em&gt;kaleidoscope&lt;/em&gt;, where each time you look you see a different, symmetric shape. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi had access to Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke used Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi, which allowed him to shape and control his Amaterasu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito has Kamui. Obito also uses &quot;throw-away&quot; Sharingan eyes for Izanagi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shisui has a different one, the Kotoamatsukami.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madara's ,Izuna's, and Indra's eye techniques were not revealed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi has Kamui as well, since it's technically Obito's eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danzo can use Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, since he has his eye. It's unknown if he can also any other Mangekyo Sharingan abilities with it (like Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Also&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Susano'o is achieved once you control both of the techniques in your eyes, regardless of what they are. That's the reason Kakashi (And Obito) for instance cannot ever achieve a Susano'o individually, but could when &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Obito's spirit possessed Kakashi and gave him both Mangekyo Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which technique you gain isn't &quot;predetermined&quot;. You cannot discern it before you gain the Mangekyo and it seems to be random, however it may be linked to an individual's personality and skill set - Itachi was incredibly skilled with Genjutsu, and gained the Tsukuyomi. Sasuke was shown to be very skilled with Fire Release jutsu and for much of the anime had a burning hatred inside of him, which may be why he gained incredible control over his Amaterasu. This is pure speculation however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people have been speculating that Madara had to have the Tsukuyomi due to his use of Genjutsu on Oonoki, however all Sharingan users, whether or not they have the Mangekyo, can cast Genjutsu simply via eye-contact. The strength of this varies with the strength of the user, but with how powerful Madara is, his Genjutsu: Sharingan approaching Tsukuyomi levels of strength would not be unreasonable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Izanagi and Izanami are both jutsu that can be used by simple Sharingan users, without need of a Mangekyo or Senju DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="22449" LastEditDate="2016-08-01T18:10:26.263" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T18:10:26.263" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3226" CreationDate="2012-12-30T23:20:24.003" Score="8" ViewCount="885" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 71, Saga wears his Gemini Golden Cloth when he was fully naked. But in episode 73, when his cloth shatters, we see that he is wearing a pair of pants. When did he put on those pants? Where did they come from? Were they hidden inside the Golden Cloth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v6vHm.png&quot; alt=&quot;his body is entirely naked&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Just before he wears his cloth. (Episode 71)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pNpPd.png&quot; alt=&quot;now he wears a pair of pants&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fkUbx.png&quot; alt=&quot;he even wears a pair of shoes&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;When his cloth shatters. (Episode 73)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T23:17:59.257" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T23:17:59.257" Title="Where do Saga's pants come from?" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="140" CreationDate="2012-12-31T04:09:51.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was hoping a native Japanese speaker would answer this question, but it doesn't seem like we have any at the moment so here's my best attempt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ranma speaks a bit like a yakuza, but that's not how it's supposed to be interpreted. He does speak very rudely at times, but he's much closer to an average delinquent's (ヤンキー or &lt;em&gt;yankee&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese) speech pattern than a yakuza's. The two manners of speaking are somewhat similar, because both of them are rude and disrespectful towards authority, and also somewhat cocky, and indeed Ranma is supposed to come off as rude, cocky, and disrespectful to authority. However, there are definite differences. I'd probably call yakuza-speak a sub-dialect of yankee-speak, but it has a lot of specific properties which Ranma's speech doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather than describing both dialects here, it'll be easier to link to places that have already done so. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://thedailyyoji.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post_27.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;blog post&lt;/a&gt; describes some basics of yankee speech. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jingai.com/yakuza/introduction.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; are a few lessons on yakuza-speak. As you can see, there are similarities, but yakuza-speak goes a whole lot farther in a lot of ways and has its own vocabulary. For instance, yakuza-speak usually has rolled Rs and slurred vowels (rare in yankee-speak), while both have some vowel changes. The difference is actually pretty similar to English. In English, if someone swears a lot and insults everyone all the time, you wouldn't assume they were a gang member, but you'd probably expect gangsters to talk that way, and you probably also would find that person a bit unpleasant even if you didn't think of them as a gangster. In all cases I looked at, Ranma seems to be squarely in the delinquent category, but not really in the yakuza category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, there's somewhat of a spectrum of delinquents in Japanese culture, with some speaking very similar to yakuza, and others not really fitting into the yankee archetype at all. For instance, the delinquents in Beelzebub often do roll their Rs and slur their vowels, but don't use most of the yakuza vocabulary. Ranma's speech is definitely less aggressive and offensive than that, but still less respectful than how a normal person is expected to speak. On the other end, Clannad's Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent, but mostly speaks like a normal guy, and doesn't fall into the yankee archetype at all. However, it would be wrong to construe any of these characters as yakuza members unless there's evidence elsewhere. In some cases the more thugish of the delinquents may even be in gangs, but yakuza is different from just ordinary gangs (a better analogy would be the mafia).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the show is over 20 years old, and the yankee archetype, which was very popular in the 1980s and early 1990s during a period when action and martial arts shows were very popular, is much less common now. Ordinary Japanese people may not be as accustomed to it as they were at that time, so there's somewhat more room for confusion now. Speech patterns have also evolved quite a bit in that time separating the two dialects more and pushing Ranma further on the delinquent spectrum. Also, when Ranma transforms to a girl, she still speaks the same way, even though women are expected to speak more respectfully in Japanese society, which could lead to further confusion. And finally, the two dialects are definitely close, so some confusion is possible even without all the other factors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, the misunderstanding is understandable, but if a person watched the show from the beginning, they would definitely not get the impression that Ranma is somehow related to the yakuza. Someone listening to the particular clips from the song you showed could easily make that mistake, since Ranma is speaking in an especially angry tone (especially in his female form) at that time and also because there isn't very much dialogue in the first place to make the distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the only source I have for this other than the above links and number of years of studying Japanese is a 5-minute conversation with one of my Japanese professors about this subject, so it's entirely possible that I'm wrong about some of the above assertions. However, I do think that I'm correct that you aren't supposed to interpret Ranma as speaking like a member of the yakuza, just a particularly rude and cocky teenager.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting somewhere that the average Japanese person's perception of how yakuza speak is pretty different from how they actually speak. Most Japanese people only know the yakuza through yakuza movies, which use a fairly limited subset of yakuza-speech to be easily understandable while still sounding authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T04:09:51.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="835" CreationDate="2012-12-31T04:53:22.257" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that this doesn't just happen in anime. If you were to go to Asian countries where they use Chinese characters (China, Japan, etc.), you will see English text on things such as food products or T-shirts. Sometimes the text is gibberish and makes absolutely no sense at all. They do this in order to make the product more appealing, to have variety. There is not as much variety for Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana in fonts, e.g, in English, we have fonts such as Times New Roman or Impact. On the other hand, Kanji characters and the like can get confusing if it follows a certain font. It would be easier to read standard Kanji as opposed to reading Kanji in, say, Courier New (if that's even possible). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in order to make the characters bigger, to have more impact on their viewers, they use English instead of their own language. You can make the curve on &quot;D&quot; on &quot;Digimon&quot; bigger and you'd still be able to read it as &quot;D&quot; or you can change it to a certain style to fit the anime's genre, but you can't change any part of the character &quot;デ&quot; without it retaining its meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T20:40:24.223" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T20:40:24.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="367" CreationDate="2012-12-31T05:04:20.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Baskervilles hold chains and one of the doors to the Abyss. According to the Pandora Hearts wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is implied that the Abyss surrounds the world, as if the chains holding the world together are destroyed, the world will fall into the Abyss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chains can leave the Abyss by contracting with humans and Baskervilles&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Levi] continued to explain that among the Baskervilles' many duties to maintain a harmony within the Abyss, was protecting the Chains to prevent their destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T05:04:20.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="194" CreationDate="2012-12-31T18:25:44.107" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, there has never been an explanation given for this change. However, there is one major difference between the manga and the anime that may have led to this. In the anime, Meiling Li comes to help Syaoran Li collect the Clow Cards. This may have caused a need for more episodes to deal with her getting in the way of Sakura collecting Clow Cards, which required more Clow Cards to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the major difference between the manga and the anime in terms of the collecting Clow Cards arc,  but this is only speculation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are six &quot;leader&quot; cards (The Dark, The Earthy, The Firey, The Windy, The Light, and The Watery) and all remaining cards, whether part of the original 19 or part of other 33, fall under the leadership of one of those six. While the creators of the anime made 33 more cards, they did not make any more leader cards, implying that these cards are filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about the Clow Cards can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Cards&quot;&gt;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T18:25:44.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="855" CreationDate="2013-01-01T07:30:56.053" Score="14" ViewCount="1903" Body="&lt;p&gt;We're all aware of Public Security Section 9, its operatives and scope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is: are there other known sections, and if so, what are their scopes/mandates?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="60" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T04:38:20.610" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T04:38:20.610" Title="Are there other known public security sections other than Section 9?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="854" CreationDate="2013-01-01T17:27:07.817" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are other sections, first mentioned in the first movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Section 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also known as the &lt;em&gt;Special Service Squad&lt;/em&gt;, it acts like a special police unit (compare: SWAT)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Section 2&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Section 2 is under the control of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in charge of conducting law enforcement matters regarding unauthorized experiments and patents take place without the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Section 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Enforces the anti-drug operations in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Section 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A special unit in the &lt;em&gt;Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces&lt;/em&gt;, also known as &quot;The Rangers&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Section 6&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Section 6 is an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance unit under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs known as the Treaty Council. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qoutes are from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Organizations&quot;&gt;Ghost In The Shell-Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-01T17:27:07.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="857" CreationDate="2013-01-01T20:35:20.293" Score="12" ViewCount="3678" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Wikipedia there are two lists about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_box_office_bombs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;box office bombs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;highest-grossing films&lt;/a&gt;. On nearly every movie page on Wikipedia, there are two values: &lt;em&gt;budget&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;box office&lt;/em&gt;, showing how much a film costs and how much it yields.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something like this for anime, considering home videos, worldwide licenses and/or merchandising?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T13:11:37.663" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T13:11:37.663" Title="Are anime budget and worldwide gross data publicly available?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="856" CreationDate="2013-01-01T22:20:22.537" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt that the budgets are available for every series. Studios rarely have any incentive to release these numbers, and it could make fans angry if they think the studio isn't giving their favorite series a big enough budget. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to find some information. A single episode of anime generally costs around 10 million yen (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/30-1/how-much-does-one-episode-of-anime-cost-to-make&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kajisoku-f-2.com/dd/img2-03/img1156_w02.jpg&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, roughly $115,000 USD), though the exact number varies depending on production quality, voice actors, licensing fees, and other factors. The best I've been able to find is &lt;a href=&quot;http://alfalfa.livedoor.biz/archives/50621035.html&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, which really only has a few anime series from 2005 and earlier, and also includes a lot of western animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note, sales figues, unlike production figures, are widely reported. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=111958&quot;&gt;This forum thread&lt;/a&gt; has a lot of data related to that. This gives a sort of upper bound on the production costs, but it's not usually very accurate. For instance, the first season of Fate/Zero sold 52,133 bluray boxes at 39,900 yen each (roughly $496 USD), so the total revenue is about 2 billion yen, which for a 13 episode show corresponds to 160 million yen per episode. That's certainly way more than they actually spent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-01T22:20:22.537" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="856" CreationDate="2013-01-02T00:48:11.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logan M's answer covers most of the points. But you're unlikely to find numbers like this easily available because studios &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; like to keep these things under wraps and in-house. A recent article on ANN about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-06-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;licensing anime&lt;/a&gt; mentions how even in these contracts, costs are entirely covered in non-disclosure, so not even U.S. licensors are allowed to talk about how much they spent on a particular title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are cases where a gross or profit margins are published, or even production costs. But it seems mostly with titles that are screened in theatres (e.g. movies) where box office stats are tracked by multiple sources, and less likely with a TV series or OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-02T00:48:11.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="861" CreationDate="2013-01-02T09:43:54.360" Score="12" ViewCount="13841" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This question contains spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi introduced himself as Madara to Nagato and Konan. Zetsu knows his &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; identity. He showed his real face to Kisame. Itachi at least knows that Tobi is not a goofball (if not his real identity). Why did he have to put up a goofball facade for Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu and Hidan? There were reasons to keep his real identity hidden, but why did he not introduce himself as Madara to the whole group? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T17:09:42.930" Title="Why does Tobi put up a goofball facade initially?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="859" CreationDate="2013-01-02T12:42:59.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara told Obito/Tobi to use his identity until he is revived. Since he used Madara's identity, he had to wear a mask, otherwise some may had revealed that he isn't Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Wiki&lt;/a&gt; on chapter &quot;Moving the Plan Forward&quot; and from Chapter 606 in the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-01-02T12:42:59.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="859" CreationDate="2013-01-03T11:31:34.317" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi acted like a goofball to hide his true nature. Pein was the leader of Akatsuki, but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tobi was the one pulling the strings behind everything so he had to mask his true identity and seem unworthy of investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi made himself look weak and useless, which is perfect for his disguise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PaBaP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-01-03T11:31:34.317" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="863" CreationDate="2013-01-04T06:39:36.527" Score="19" ViewCount="3319" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that anime adapted from a manga &lt;em&gt;heavily&lt;/em&gt; tone down the level of violence and &quot;fanservice&quot; (sometimes skipping them entirely). Why is the censorship level different between manga and anime? I assume they are bound by the same censorship laws, or is this not true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-04T08:51:42.553" LastActivityDate="2019-10-14T10:09:08.747" Title="Why does censorship level differ between manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="862" CreationDate="2013-01-04T09:15:44.907" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/san-diego-comic-con/21&quot;&gt;Manga Censorship panel&lt;/a&gt; at Comic con that talks a bit about habits in Manga, of note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fujimoto also pointed out the particular demographic stratification of manga into shonen, shojo, seinen and josei (boys, girls, men and women) genres, resulting in a product range that spans all ages. Each of the various manga magazines published in Japan is targeted to one of these specific demographics, resulting in about a 50-50 split between manga aimed at those under 18 and manga aimed at adults. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, where money made from manga is primarily sales as opposed to something like an anime TV series where there's both a considerable investment from the studio, sponsors, and in most cases licensing for products (like figures, T-shirts, etc.), the panel also noted that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kanemitsu opened by saying that, despite the most idealistic wishes of progressive thinkers, Japanese publishers may not necessarily be fighting at full force against censorship. Other disconnects also exist between the definitions of obscenity and child pornography in Japan versus the United States, and also how the different cultures conduct business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime, sponsorship and how much a TV studio has to play in anime productions is a much greater influence than the stores that sell manga has over mangaka and editors. Cowboy Bebop was originally taken off the air mid-way when it first aired because TV Tokyo said it was too violent. There were purportedly studio and sponsorship pressure on GAINAX during the original run of Evangelion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then you have late-night and satellite TV anime series which show nudity and violence, or OVAs which, as long as properly labeled, can be borderline pornography. The former has lax studio pressure and the sponsors already know their demographic. The later is not much different from how manga is sold and distributed, at a store where titles that would normally be censored are labeled appropriately or are in their own sections. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As quoted above, because of the way manga is distributed, there's a 50/50 split between manga produced for under 18 and those for adults. So you have a lot more content that's risque or violent in manga because of the split. A few decades ago when most of the distribution of anime were straight to video, a lot more shows contained nudity and violence, even ones that weren't necessarily aimed at adults. But because of the distribution method, the animation studios themselves had a lot more control over what they could write and animate. Around the mid-to-late 90's, TV studios started airing more and more shows, and they had their own guidelines on what they would and wouldn't air so even the incidental nudity and blood were taken completely out if animation studios wanted to produce a TV show that aired on a national station during the day. Note that when a show that aired on TV, that needed to be censored so the stations would air them, makes it onto physical media like DVD's and Bluray's, those white/black washes, glares, steam, etc. are all removed and are uncensored. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-04T09:15:44.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="865" CreationDate="2013-01-04T23:39:11.530" Score="8" ViewCount="6537" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hyūga clan&lt;/a&gt; is divided into two houses: the main house and the branch house.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The main house members brand the branch house members with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_Main_Family%27s_Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Juinjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Cursed mark), which has the objective of sealing away the Byakugan upon the death of the one branded. It also has the function of controlling the branch house members through the destruction of the wearer's brain cells, which can be activated by a hand seal only known by the main house members.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seal looks like this:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MMqUL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hyuuga clan seal&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the Hyūga Main Family's Juinjutsu was &lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/naruto/images/e/e8/Cursed_Seal_Hy%C5%ABga_%28Anime%29.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;altered in the anime&lt;/a&gt; for its resemblance with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;swastika&lt;/a&gt; (and the connotation with the Nazi regime), the manga version maintains its original design.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting directly from Wikipedia:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word &quot;swastika&quot; comes from the Sanskrit swastika - &quot;su&quot; meaning &quot;good,&quot; &quot;asti&quot; meaning &quot;to be,&quot; and &quot;ka&quot; as a suffix. The swastika literally means &lt;strong&gt;&quot;to be good&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Or another translation can be made: &quot;swa&quot; is &quot;higher self&quot;, &quot;asti&quot; meaning &quot;being&quot;, and &quot;ka&quot; as a suffix, so the translation can be interpreted as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;being with higher self&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both these translations would fit (at least according to my interpretation) the secondary purpose of the Juinjutsu:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;To be good&lt;/strong&gt;: the secondary function of the Juinjutsu is to control the branch house members, which is to 'make them good' (at least to make them submit themselves to the main house members' will).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Being with higher self&lt;/strong&gt;: the Juinjutsu links the branch house members ('lower self') with the main house members ('higher self').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any canon sources that state:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;If this resemblance is purely coincidental? Or if the seal is &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; a swastika?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:54:08.263" LastActivityDate="2018-12-23T15:27:15.380" Title="Is the Hyuuga main family's juinjutsu a Swastika?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="864" CreationDate="2013-01-05T00:22:15.443" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is probably intentionally a swastika, though it is definitely not referring to Naziism. I don't know anything about Naruto canon, so I have no official source, but swastikas are often highly stylized and this certainly fits the bill. Googling for &quot;Hindu swastika&quot; or &quot;Buddhist swastika&quot; will yield plenty of images, some of which are pretty distorted (more than the image you've posted), so it's very likely not a coincidence. For instance, this Hindu swastika is very common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zEaRo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swastikas are common in Buddhism, Hinduism, and many other eastern religions (Buddhism being the most common in Japan), and are well-known in both the East and West, though with different interpretations. In particular, in Buddhism, the swastika is usually counter-clockwise (Nazi swastikas were clockwise, and the seal you have posted is counter-clockwise as one would expect of a Buddhist swastika). It doesn't have quite the same meaning as you've described in Buddhism; most Buddhists think of the Swastika as a symbol for eternity, protection, and good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, this Buddhist symbol is called &lt;em&gt;manji&lt;/em&gt; or 卍字 and is used as a sort-of official symbol for Buddhism similar to how crosses represent Christianity. Maps usually indicate Buddhist temples with these manji. While Japanese people (as well as most other Eastern cultures) would recognize the Nazi swastika by it's design, they would not associate all swastikas with Naziism as many would in the West. In short, I'd be extremely surprised if anyone coincidentally drew one in a manga without intending some symbolism, and it's a common enough symbol that there may not be any official mention of it. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; has a lot of information on the subject, so it's worth a read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note, swastikas are used in a number of other manga, including Yu Yu Hakusho and Blade of the Immortal (the latter retained the swastikas in the English versions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-05T00:37:27.160" LastActivityDate="2013-01-05T00:37:27.160" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="871" CreationDate="2013-01-05T20:03:21.680" Score="5" ViewCount="1718" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though he is initially shown as a normal human, it is later revealed that he once had Shinigami powers, and later he is the only one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Who knows about Ichigo's true powers, and who tells Ichigo how to train for the last battle against Aizen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the The Lost Substitute Shinigami arc where &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo fights Ginjo, it's revealed that Ginjo was the first Substitute Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is Ichigo's father and why does he know what he knows? Also, why he doesn't seem to have any Shinigami powers, while he knows so much about them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-11T13:21:15.313" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T13:21:15.313" Title="Who is Ichigo's Father, Isshin?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="870" CreationDate="2013-01-05T21:00:47.963" Score="12" ViewCount="42049" Body="&lt;p&gt;Other shinigami are always in normal mode, and then when needed, transform into Shikai or Bankai modes. But as soon as Ichigo leaned Bankai mode he never went back to normal mode. Or maybe he is always in normal mode and he always skips Shikai and goes straight into Bankai mode? Why is he different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T13:56:45.663" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T16:05:07.720" Title="Why is Ichigo always in Shikai mode?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2013-01-05T21:03:29.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo is always in his Shikai released state. He has been ever since he learned Zangetsu's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear and was never explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting that Zangetsu doesn't have a command for awakening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-05T21:03:29.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2013-01-05T21:32:02.093" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;two&lt;/em&gt; characters with constantly released shikai are Ichigo and Zaraki. Both have trait of excessive energy and Zaraki says so openly as explanation for released state of his sword. Which doesn't necessarily mean he is correct about it - he is not into technical side of things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since both  of them are quite unconventional characters in setting and their abilities are not fully explored, there was no conclusive reason given for it so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="307" LastActivityDate="2013-01-05T21:32:02.093" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2013-01-06T02:15:30.310" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Ichigo_Kurosaki#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yoruichi Shihōin has stated that his Zanpakutō is a full-time released form type because of Ichigo's vast but uncontrollable spiritual energy upon generation of it, implying that it is simply a type of Zanpakutō that, without proper control of his spiritual energy, once in Shikai form, remains in said state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-01-06T02:15:30.310" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="866" CreationDate="2013-01-06T03:50:56.743" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Isshin Kurosaki used to be a Shinigami of an unknown division and rank. According to bleach.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;About twenty years ago, he ceased being a Shinigami, losing most of his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He still has a shikai, which he uses during the Fake Karakura arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ichigo also has Quincy powers that have been implied to be related to his mother. If Ichigo's mother was a Quincy, Isshin may have known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-01-11T03:47:14.520" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T03:47:14.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="874" CreationDate="2013-01-06T16:20:51.530" Score="4" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some time, it is discovered that Takumi Usui is member of the Walker Family. The family connection, however, is unclear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the Takumi's position in the Walker Family? How can he become the Walker Family heir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-01-07T11:22:34.150" LastActivityDate="2013-01-07T11:22:34.150" Title="What is Takumi's position in the Walker Family?" Tags="&lt;maid-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="873" CreationDate="2013-01-07T01:00:24.547" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usui is the son of a woman from the Walker Family, Patricia Walker, and her butler, Yuu Hirose. According to maid-sama.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usui's family has started to worry as Gerard is supposed to be the next inheritor of their wealth. So they began to search for Usui to put him under their control (they asked him to transfer to Miyabigaoka) so that they would have another inheritor in case something happens to Gerard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-01-07T01:00:24.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="467" CreationDate="2013-01-07T18:40:47.110" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the world government does not know of the Sky Islands, because when the Straw Hats land in Navarone, the officials do not believe Zoro, Luffy, or any of them when they say they came from the sky.  Considering Navarone was a huge Marine Base, if the World government knew of the Sky Island, they would have let them know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="313" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-01-07T22:23:53.553" LastActivityDate="2013-01-07T22:23:53.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="726" CreationDate="2013-01-07T18:59:26.777" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, and Greed are the same in both. The only differences are Wrath and Sloth:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the Manga, Bradley is Wrath. However in the Anime, Izumi Curtis' son is Wrath. In the Manga, Sloth is the huge and ugly guy, whereas in the Anime it is the beautiful lady (sorry, I haven't finished the anime so I can't give more details).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="313" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-07T19:35:58.180" LastActivityDate="2013-01-07T19:35:58.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-08T19:38:45.597" Score="8" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sequels to Hidamari Sketch all have &quot;taglines&quot; of one sort or the other. They are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch x 365&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch x SP&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do &lt;em&gt;365&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;hoshimittsu&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;SP&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;honeycomb&lt;/em&gt; signify and/or why were they chosen in particular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-09T07:37:34.257" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T16:49:13.993" Title="What do the Hidamari Sketch &quot;taglines&quot; signify?" Tags="&lt;hidamari-sketch&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="878" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="881" CreationDate="2013-01-09T01:50:54.083" Score="4" ViewCount="556" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the chapter 136, it shows Cassano saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OEsuv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cassano appears!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Cassano referred to as the &quot;Devil of the Right Arm&quot; and not Horyang? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They both have the same &quot;devil&quot; inside them, but Horyang has it on his right side:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4IoOC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Devil appears!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-09T17:56:48.487" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T00:10:10.703" Title="Why is Cassano called the &quot;Devil of the Right Arm&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tower-of-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="879" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-09T10:03:17.357" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-09T10:03:17.357" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T10:03:17.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="880" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-09T10:03:17.357" Score="0" Body="[This tag is deprecated. Do not use!] Anime Episodes that deviate from the Manga and are used to fill the gap between manga production and anime production." OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T20:49:42.430" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T20:49:42.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="878" CreationDate="2013-01-09T13:34:46.093" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though Horyang made a name for himself as the &quot;devil of the right arm&quot;, he stopped climbing the tower after reaching the 20th floor (as he explains in chapter 122, page 28). Cassano, who appeared later, rode on Horyang's fame and borrowed his fearsome &quot;title&quot;. People mistook Cassano for the real &quot;devil of the right arm&quot;; some people, including Koon's party, are searching for this newly appeared &quot;devil of the right arm&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T00:10:10.703" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T00:10:10.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2013-01-09T14:24:06.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's mainly because it's those hatred and anger feelings which drive him into his full demon state in the first place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This theme of transformation over anger is visible in many animes: Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is because he's already angry/hateful, and the extra &quot;evilness&quot; the transformation gives him make him lose control entirely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T14:24:06.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="877" CreationDate="2013-01-09T16:37:34.330" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is purely speculation so if somebody else posts an answer that has an official source, please feel free to accept that answer instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;365 (Season 2): Some of these events take place before, during, and after season 1 if I remember correctly. So basically they're saying something like &quot;we're going back to then and showing you all 365 days of their year!&quot; (except they aren't literally showing you all 365, just more of what you saw in season 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hoshimittsu/☆☆☆ (Season 3): Three stars for season three&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Honeycomb (Season 4): There are six sides on a typical honeycomb, and there are six girls living at Hidamarisou. If this is the reasoning, they could've used this title for season 3 as well though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Logan M said in the comments, SP just stands for &quot;special&quot; (as opposed to a TV series). I don't think there is any significant meaning beyond that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-01-09T16:49:13.993" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T16:49:13.993" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="884" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-09T23:48:56.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A series of manga, novel, and anime by CLAMP featuring two main characters, &lt;em&gt;Kimihiro Watanuki&lt;/em&gt;, a high school student plagued by spirits, and &lt;em&gt;Yūko Ichihara&lt;/em&gt;, a woman who runs a shop that grants wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://xxxholic.wikia.com/wiki/Holic_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHolic wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-10T19:17:09.073" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T19:17:09.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="885" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-09T23:48:56.217" Score="0" Body="A series of manga, novel, and anime by CLAMP featuring two main characters, Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student plagued by spirits, and Yūko Ichihara, a woman who runs a shop that grants wishes.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-10T19:17:27.997" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T19:17:27.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="886" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-09T23:53:47.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hIs1Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Top wo Nerae 2! DVD cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also &lt;em&gt;Top wo Nerae 2!&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Aim for the Top 2!&lt;/em&gt;) is a 6-episode mecha OVA series created by studio GAINAX. The protagonist of the series is Nono, a clumsy girl who wants to become a mecha pilot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt; is the sequel to &lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;. For questions about &lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;, use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/gunbuster&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;gunbuster&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;gunbuster&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diebuster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:27:15.667" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:27:15.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="887" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-09T23:53:47.453" Score="0" Body="Diebuster (&quot;Top wo Nerae 2!&quot;) is a 6-episode mecha OVA series created by studio GAINAX in 2004. For Gunbuster, see [gunbuster]. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:27:15.667" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:27:15.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="888" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-09T23:59:34.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt; is an anime and manga series by Studio Gonzo set in a fictional world called &quot;Prester&quot; where aerial flying machines are prevalent. The first series featured protagonists Claus Valca and Lavie Head, a pilot and navigator, who fly a &quot;vanship&quot; doing deliveries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second series, titled &lt;em&gt;Ginyoku no Fam&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;Fam, the Silver Wing&quot;) featured the protagonist &lt;em&gt;Fam Fan Fan&lt;/em&gt;, a vanship pilot. For questions about that series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fam-the-silver-wing&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fam-the-silver-wing&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fam-the-silver-wing&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Last_Exile_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Exile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:19:18.603" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:19:18.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="889" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-09T23:59:34.900" Score="0" Body="Last Exile is an anime directed by Koichi Chigira and produced by Gonzo. For questions about &quot;Ginyoku no Fam&quot; (&quot;Fam, the Silver Wing&quot;), use [fam-the-silver-wing]. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:19:18.603" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:19:18.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="893" CreationDate="2013-01-10T02:13:13.430" Score="7" ViewCount="867" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Negima! Magister Negi Magi&lt;/em&gt;, we note that Asuna has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;heterochromia&lt;/a&gt;, with one green and one blue eye.  Here's a shot taken from official artwork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QanIz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Official artwork of Asuna&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt;, we note that she doesn't have it at all.  Here's a shot taken from the third (I think) episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9zOkt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot from third episode of Negima!?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance, if there is any, of Asuna's heterochromia?  Why wasn't it present in the second season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T18:13:14.667" Title="What is the significance of Asuna's heterochromia?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="892" CreationDate="2013-01-10T02:49:17.683" Score="15" ViewCount="3159" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a given that One Piece is immensely popular in Japan, but is there any statistical data indicating the scale of its popular it is (historically, with respect to other popular series) in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; asking &quot;What makes One Piece so popular (in Japan)?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-10T12:47:58.750" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T12:47:58.750" Title="How popular is One Piece in Japan?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="891" CreationDate="2013-01-10T05:19:10.667" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wikipedia article about One Piece has some interesting statistics. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece#cite_note-comipress2008-1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;it&lt;/a&gt;, in 2008 Once Piece became the highest-circulated manga series (whatever that means), achieving a circulation of 5,956,540, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;. To compare: Naruto, which had the second place, had a circulation of 4,261,054. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2010 it was announced that 260 millions of manga volumes had been sold, and Volume 61 set a record as the highest initial print run of any book in Japan in history, with 3.8 million copies. If you think about it, it's &lt;em&gt;huge&lt;/em&gt;. It even beats Harry Potter's sale rates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned that One Piece is the best-selling series of all time in manga history, exceeding &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;270 million volumes&lt;/a&gt; sold as of &lt;a href=&quot;http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2012/pdf/boys.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;February 2012&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6p1rQ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;The Big Picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to compare (although it may not be an exact analogy), &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books#List_of_best-selling_book_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the list of the most selling book series in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find some more infomation and numbers in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece#Manga_2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &quot;reception&quot; part&lt;/a&gt; of the article. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-10T06:07:06.450" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T06:07:06.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="890" CreationDate="2013-01-10T06:50:32.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;h1&gt;There is no significance&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Asuna_Kagurazaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asuna Vesperina Theotanasia Entheofushia, a.ka. Asuna Kagurazaka&lt;/a&gt;, has one green eye, and one blue eye, as depicted in every canon appearance except in &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt; There is no real known significance as to why she has heterochromia, though it may have something to do with the fact she is of royal descent. She is seen as having heterochromia before she looses her memory, so that isn't the cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as why &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt; is different, it is because it is a different studio who worked on this project, and they did &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Negima!%3f#Characters_Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;redesigns for many of the characters&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt; actually has a number of differences from the original manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;That we know of...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mahou Sensei Negima (the manga) was canceled, so there were many stories that went unexplored. There is a possibility that this is something that the author was unable to reveal because it involved bigger plans around Asuna. Sadly, without speaking with the author himself, there isn't any way to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T18:13:14.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="918" CreationDate="2013-01-10T14:36:37.353" Score="62" ViewCount="87649" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've now watched quite a few anime and I'm still at a loss as to what the term &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; represents. Is there an agreed upon definition for it? If a character is &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt;, what does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T08:29:58.520" Title="What does 'moe' mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="894" CreationDate="2013-01-10T15:50:23.593" Score="18" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Coined in Japan in the late '90s, &quot;Moe&quot; (萌え, pronounced as &quot;Mo-Eh&quot;, derived from a Japanese word that means &quot;budding, to sprout/bloom&quot;)  is an ill-defined otaku term that means, amongst other things, &quot;cute&quot;, &quot;huggable&quot;, or &quot;endearing&quot;. While it's sometimes used to describe a series, it's more about a specific ideal or kind of character, similar to Kawaisa. When used as an interjection, figuratively, it's used to convey that &quot;something blooms inside your heart&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more at tvtropes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Moe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Moe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T06:13:13.080" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T06:13:13.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="894" CreationDate="2013-01-10T15:53:18.110" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a desctiption from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=77&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moe is a Japanese term used in connection with manga or anime to&#xA;  describe something precious, usually (but not always) the ideal of&#xA;  youthful and innocent femininity. Written with the kanji for &quot;to bud&#xA;  or sprout&quot; (萌), the concept covers a range of ideal behaviour for&#xA;  youthful female characters in manga or anime. To be moe, a character&#xA;  can be eager or perky, not overly independent, and call forth a desire&#xA;  in the viewer to protect them and nurture them. The term is also used&#xA;  to describe any preciously cute item; there is an animal mascot&#xA;  character store in Tokyo called Moe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a lot of debate over the crossover between moe fandom and&#xA;  lolicon. While the crossover exists among fans and products the two&#xA;  genres are not synonymous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's a good enough definition, but just for you to be able to consider, here are a few others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.about.com/od/glossary/g/moe.htm&quot;&gt;on manga.about.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animevice.com/moe/22-7/&quot;&gt;on animevice.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, all of those define moe in the same way, but with different words or phrases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T15:53:18.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="897" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="914" CreationDate="2013-01-10T16:13:24.607" Score="5" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 19 of Fate Zero, Natalia is in the baggage compartment when the ghoul (bees) take over the cabin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does she manage to safely get into the cockpit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RHR69.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, there is no way to get directly into the cockpit without going through the cabin. Thus it would be next to impossible for her to get into the cockpit without being overwhelmed by the bees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ol9ni.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Manga shed any light on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-02-03T00:07:33.583" LastActivityDate="2013-02-03T00:07:33.583" Title="How does Natalia get from the baggage compartment to the cockpit?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2013-01-10T19:02:54.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The plane that they were in is an Airbus A300-B2 which has a seal-tight cockpit door, it should have been able to keep the bees out but didn't, which could mean that it was open during the incident. It still doesn't explain how she managed to dodge the bees through the cabin, which she would have had to traverse in order to reach the cockpit. It's possible that, unlike real bees, these magic ghoul ones are slow and you can easily dodge them if you knew where they were. Or maybe, she's just got crazy skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga doesn't shed any light on how she got through the cabin, though the original light novels may.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T19:02:54.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="899" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="901" CreationDate="2013-01-10T22:07:12.063" Score="2" ViewCount="6425" Body="&lt;p&gt;In xxxHolic, Watanuki is stated as being Tsubasa (Syaoran) Li's alternate existence. What does that mean? How does that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T05:33:42.270" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T15:09:32.127" Title="Who is Kimihiro Watanuki?" Tags="&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="900" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2372" CreationDate="2013-01-10T22:22:53.440" Score="2" ViewCount="1988" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Princess Sakura (also referred to as Princess Tsubasa) is cloned and replaced. What happens to Princess Sakura and what happens immediately after the switch for both Princess Sakura and her clone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T01:34:31.447" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T03:20:04.737" Title="What happens to Princess Tsubasa after she is cloned?" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="899" CreationDate="2013-01-10T23:21:36.830" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Kimihiro_Watanuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He [Watanuki] was born when Syaoran made his wish of rewinding time, in order to fill his void left to his parents.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Thus he became Syaoran and Sakura's son, but they made a wish for him to be different to &quot;Syaoran Li&quot; otherwise he would cease to exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Syaoran_Li&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, it was confirmed by a fortune teller in xxxHolic.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Tsubasa_Li&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Watanuki is created to 'replace' Syaoran as the son of Sakura and Syaoran Li.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it also states that he&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was &quot;born&quot; to replace the void in the relationships Syaoran had made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://xxxholic.wikia.com/wiki/Kimihiro_Watanuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this other page&lt;/a&gt; says that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Watanuki was in fact created out of a space time distortion to replace Tsubasa Syaoran as the son of the reincarnated clones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, lastly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://xxxholic.wikia.com/wiki/Syaoran_%28Tsubasa%3a_Reservoir_Chronicle%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this other page&lt;/a&gt; states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The connection between Syaoran and Watanuki is finally revealed in the Clow's future arc. Syaoran explains to the party what happened when he met Sakura (the real Princess of Clow). After he had made a wish to turn back time in order to grab Sakura's hand and save her from dying, Watanuki was born to take his place in his world. Fei Wong explains to him that &quot;he's not a brother, he is you&quot;. And since he was a being not originally meant to be, he continues to tell him that his existence would cause only pain to those around him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this answers your question, but I am not sure, since I do not see either shows or mangas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa:Reservoir Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;, Chapter 201&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;xxxHolic&lt;/em&gt;, Chapter 170&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T23:21:36.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="917" CreationDate="2013-01-10T23:47:35.340" Score="7" ViewCount="2690" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were several news articles during the airing of Kokoro Connect regarding some sort of a controversy during the production of the anime. This lead to a pretty substantial boycott effort. I didn't watch the show and didn't follow the news pieces, so I don't really know the specifics, and it's hard to tell what actually happened and in what order now since the articles I could find don't describe the whole event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone provide a relatively complete chronological account of the major events that happened in the controversy, with appropriate sources?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T03:30:11.393" Title="What was the controversy with Kokoro Connect?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;kokoro-connect&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-11T02:34:38.410" Score="2" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Trinity Blood, Abel Nightroad's hair sticks up when he is in vampire form. Is there any reason given either in-canon or by one of the creators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:43:06.607" Title="Why does Abel Nightroad's hair stick up?" Tags="&lt;trinity-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="905" CreationDate="2013-01-11T03:32:18.193" Score="9" ViewCount="2674" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto can apparently have only 5 shadow clones gathering natural energy to enable his sage mode. Why not use the following approach?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Create 4 shadow clones for storing energy and one shadow clone doing nothing (at present)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When one shadow clone is released, have the idle shadow clone create another one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repeat as long as required&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This way there will always be 4 shadow clones gathering natural energy and there will be no limit of times Naruto can go into sage mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please bear in mind that I've not read the manga and have seen the anime episodes till 264.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T16:32:18.920" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T16:40:59.387" Title="Can Naruto go into Sage Mode repeatedly by using idle shadow clones?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="904" CreationDate="2013-01-11T05:19:45.317" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every time shadow clones are created, the user's chakra is divided equally among the clones. If a clone creates further shadow clones, &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; clone's chakra would be evenly distributed among the newly created clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to what Frog Sage Fukusaku explained to Naruto, to enter into sage mode, the user needs to gather natural energy while balancing it with one's chakra. It is difficult to maintain that balance with lower chakra. The user turns into a frog if the natural energy overwhelms the user's chakra. Moreover, if any of the shadow clones turns into a frog, the original user too turns into a frog. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, repeatedly making shadow clones to go into sage mode increases the risk of turning into a frog, and hence, Naruto cannot use this trick practically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T16:40:59.387" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T16:40:59.387" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="910" CreationDate="2013-01-11T05:31:17.913" Score="17" ViewCount="1934" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy accidentally ate the Gomu-Gomu (Rubber-Rubber) fruit, but was interrupted by Shanks after a few bites. It was too late and Luffy got the Devil's Fruit powers anyway. If he had instead eaten the whole of it, would he have got even more power from the fruit? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2019-05-18T01:08:00.567" Title="Does Devil's Fruit power gained depend on how much of it is eaten?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="909" CreationDate="2013-01-11T08:54:14.707" Score="51" ViewCount="4471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I wrote that I will be killed by a UFO falling from space in the year 2315 while I am lifting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the Note increase my lifespan? In other words, will I still be alive by then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="323" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T17:09:26.003" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T16:46:16.780" Title="Can I increase my lifespan by killing myself using the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2013-01-11T09:05:56.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haku is a man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lot of manga that have in-common like that. One good example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Zoldyck_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Zoldyck Family&lt;/a&gt; in Hunter X Hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of Killua's siblings are boys. Yet you can see them wearing Kimono's with make up and long hair. Attractable beauty but stated as boys. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="323" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T05:31:12.690" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:31:12.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="907" CreationDate="2013-01-11T09:59:48.640" Score="61" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. There are some rules that prevent this. From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot;&gt;Rules of the Death Note wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;23-days rule&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;How to use: XXVII&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you write, “die of disease” for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. &lt;strong&gt;But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23-day rule.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Situation/cause of death is impossible &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;How to Use: LIV&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...] &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. &lt;strong&gt;If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While an UFO falling on your head is technically unlikely, but not impossible, the fact that you'll be naturally alive by 2315 is impossible. You'll just shorten your life, not make it longer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Setting death after original lifespan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;How to Use: LVII&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T16:46:16.780" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T16:46:16.780" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="906" CreationDate="2013-01-11T10:14:08.200" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One Piece wiki, it's stated, that it doesn't matter, how much someone eats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit. Swallowing the fruit whole, as Buggy did, has the same effect,[8] as well as peeling off the skin and eating it piece by piece also works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that is never stated in the manga/anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T10:14:08.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2013-01-11T13:08:36.713" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My speculation, but recall how in Episode 15, Tohsaka Tokiomi could conjure a shield that killed Matou Kariya's bugs upon contact. Since Natalia can also use magecraft (as seen from the magic circle she drew to kill Odd Vorak on the plane), she may have conjured a similar shield to force her way through the cabin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-11T14:18:14.700" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T14:18:14.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="907" CreationDate="2013-01-11T13:11:49.823" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. There is a rule specifically against that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, you'll die of a natural (or whatever your end-of-lifespan-death would be) death before what's written in the Death Note would take effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T13:11:49.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="904" CreationDate="2013-01-11T13:17:14.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every time a Shadow Clone is dismissed, all of the knowledge/chakra/experience he has goes back to &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of the other clones (as demonstrated when he asked for Asuma's advice about the wind element).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that eventually, the &quot;spare&quot; clone would also enter Sage Mode (and his Sage chakra would supposedly increase more and more), eventually, that clone won't be able to maintain balance (due to the overflow of Sage chakra, and the division of his own chakra), and turn into a frog. Once the clones turns into a frog, the original does too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T13:17:14.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2013-01-11T22:54:47.080" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To supplement Jon Li's answer, the light novels do not answer the question either. The relevant section is the interlude at the beginning of volume 4. In the novel, they show almost no details of the event. They describe briefly the assassination and afterwards the bees taking over the cabin, but there is basically no description of what Natalia does between killing Volsack and radioing Kiritsugu from the cockpit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it did take quite a long time for her to get to the cockpit--over 2 hours, and it's implied that it was a difficult fight, so she may have battled her way through the cabin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T22:54:47.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="915" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2125" CreationDate="2013-01-12T00:22:03.663" Score="4" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning! This question contains spoilers; most are tagged, but the question's very substance is itself a spoiler.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the final scenes of &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;, the entire cast is seen together:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The kids are standing around the portal between the Real World and Digital World, and their Digimon--as well as Calumon and Impmon--are sucked into the portal to return to the Digital World. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Following this, after some time had passed, Takato returned to Guilmon's hole under the &quot;house&quot; in the park, where he found a portal to the Digital World, which we are to assume works just fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(A more expansive explanation can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Such_Sweet_Sorrow#Synopsis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in the last two paragraphs of this synopsis&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, how can the Real-Digital barrier—which Henry's dad says has &quot;stabilized&quot;—regress the Digimon? A barrier, by definition, should act as a split between the worlds, rather than a &quot;vacuum&quot;. And second, if the barrier is so stable, why is Takato able to see it open again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T14:54:53.990" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T14:54:53.990" Title="What happened to the barrier at the end of Digimon Tamers?" Tags="&lt;digimon-tamers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="902" CreationDate="2013-01-12T03:30:11.393" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;All dates listed are in 2012. I have merely summarized the events and more detailed information can be found via the source links.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;June 24: Advanced Screening Event&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some time before this date, Mitsuhiro Ichiki auditioned for an original character for the TV series. He was invited to the screening event as &quot;a surprise voice cast member&quot;. However, at the event, he was informed that he was actually appointed &quot;Head of Public Relations&quot; for the series. The original character does not actually exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-04/kokoro-connect-staff-issues-statements-on-performer-treatment&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;September 2: Twitter&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opening theme's composer, Hajime Kikuchi, sent rude tweets to well known voice actor and singer Momoi Halko. He decided to step away from the music group (eufonius), but it's unclear whether this was truly his own action or something &quot;forced&quot; upon him by the label.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-08/composer-hajime-kikuchi-steps-away-from-band-eufonius&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=498753&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result (well, according to the animation studio, due to &quot;production issues&quot;), the opening theme was changed on the BD/DVD release of the series and for some of the episodes during the TV airing. This was probably the cause of the BD/DVD release getting delayed by a month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Two ANN articles: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-10/all-kokoro-connect-bds/dvds-delayed-1-month&quot;&gt;One&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-01/kokoro-connect-bds/dvds-to-use-different-opening-theme&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linked ANN article for the screening event also mentions that Hajime Kikuchi may have made some tweets about that incident, but it does not mention whether they were apologetic or negative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T03:30:11.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="894" CreationDate="2013-01-12T08:59:45.037" Score="40" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/2009/Galbraith.html&quot;&gt;academic paper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; with an analysis of the concept of moe, including its history and origin, relationship to the socio-economics of Japan, previous academic studies of moe, otaku and fujoshi psychology, and a very in-depth analysis of &lt;em&gt;what moe actually is&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A short table of contents of the topics covered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese critical discourse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emergence of the &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; form&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otaku&lt;/em&gt; discussions of &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moe&lt;/em&gt; desire and sexuality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moe&lt;/em&gt; in relation to 'reality'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The female approach to &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; exposing virtual potential in reality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote from its conclusion,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Both &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; describe &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; fantasy as 'pure,' or set apart from reality, and it precisely because it is pure that it can give birth to such perverse and polymorphous possibilities. The &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; character is a 'body without organs' and it engenders virtual possibilities without limits or control. Stated another way, &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; describes affect, or an unstructured intensity in response to the virtual possibilities of fantasy characters. Whether it is the girl-child popular among men or the homosexual boys popular among women, these young characters are not part of the 'real' world and do not demand their partners be socially mature and responsible adults; with &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; characters, men can experience love outside the confines of manhood (defined by work) and women love outside the confines of womanhood (defined by childbirth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &quot;Moe: Exploring Virtual Potential in Post-Millennial Japan&quot;, by Patrick W. Galbraith. Published in the Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, article 5 of 2009; first published on 31 October 2009. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T06:10:20.213" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T06:10:20.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="919" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="921" CreationDate="2013-01-12T12:51:14.850" Score="7" ViewCount="9966" Body="&lt;p&gt;I spent 8 years in Japan, one of the things that always amazed me was that of those people who watched anime, 99% of them had never heard of &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt;. In all my time there, there was only 1 person who knew of it and they didn't watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps I'm biased, but I find it incredible that this great anime has been largely overlooked in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; relatively unpopular in Japan compared to abroad (to the point of almost being unheard of)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T16:59:01.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T16:59:01.303" Title="Why is &quot;Cowboy Bebop&quot; almost unheard of in Japan?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-01-12T21:24:55.550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="919" CreationDate="2013-01-12T17:33:43.313" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cowboy Bebop aired 1998-1999. It came out the same time as Trigun and Outlaw star. All of them were wildly popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Cowboy Bebop is still very popular, even in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that a cartoon that aired for 2 years, the last year of which was in 1999, is bound to not be too popular among people who were younger than 12 years old at the time, or younger than 26 today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this Wikipedia quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 2006, the Japanese MiniTokyo review claimed, &quot;To say nothing more, it is a masterpiece, a genre defining series that has a right to be held in such high confidence. Not many series can do even one of the elements as well as Cowboy Bebop does, and even fewer can actually get every single solitary aspect of themselves to such a high degree of excellence. Everything in this anime falls into place with such perfection that makes it all organic and real and following to the extent that they do. From the full gamut of emotions to the roughs and roughnecks of the Bebop, to the masterful soundtrack that gives life to many of the episodes themselves, to the art that so perfectly conveys the mood and atmosphere of the entire work. Cowboy Bebop is not an anime to be missed, and not to be forgotten.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last movie aired in 2001, which was still 12 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're dealing with time. Ask a kid today if he knows what &quot;Goof Troop&quot; is. I don't think any of them would be able to tell you who &quot;Bullwinkle&quot; is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="258" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T17:33:43.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="919" CreationDate="2013-01-12T17:43:20.577" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop#Reception&quot;&gt;Cowboy Bebop's wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bebop received universal critical acclaim and won the renowned Seiun Award in 2000, a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction work published during the preceding year, as determined by the Japan Science Fiction Convention. It was named Best Media of the Year by the Science Fiction Convention. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  In 2006, the Japanese MiniTokyo review claimed, &quot;To say nothing more, it is a masterpiece, a genre defining series that has a right to be held in such high confidence. Not many series can do even one of the elements as well as Cowboy Bebop does, and even fewer can actually get every single solitary aspect of themselves to such a high degree of excellence. Everything in this anime falls into place with such perfection that makes it all organic and real and following to the extent that they do. From the full gamut of emotions to the roughs and roughnecks of the Bebop, to the masterful soundtrack that gives life to many of the episodes themselves, to the art that so perfectly conveys the mood and atmosphere of the entire work. Cowboy Bebop is not an anime to be missed, and not to be forgotten.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; well received, but unlike other franchises that continue to have new TV series, manga, novels, merchandise, or even doujin, Bebop is a one shot 26 episode series with a movie shortly after the airing and that's about it. It aired during a time when you didn't have massive blocks of anime on every channel, so most people probably didn't think that much about it. There's still a prevalent conception that anime is most stuff for kids eventhough that's not the case anymore, and being labeled an otaku of any kind is a social stigma. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people probably wouldn't know of a show that aired over 10 years ago, that only aired half of the show, and didn't have many more re-airings (except maybe on Friday Road Show, I'm not sure where to find this information). Most people probably would never had heard of &quot;Macross&quot; or &quot;Gundam&quot; if it wasn't for the franchise churning out products, and thus, having advertisements placed all over the place. Most people probably never heard of shows like &quot;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&quot; for similar reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T17:43:20.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="923" CreationDate="2013-01-12T19:36:19.947" Score="5" ViewCount="12495" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the two OVAs of &quot;The Lost Canvas&quot; (26 episodes at total). But the story didn't end. Is there a sequel of this OVA series? If yes, can you please name them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T12:56:20.600" LastActivityDate="2021-03-05T01:25:05.857" Title="Does &quot;The Lost Canvas&quot; OVA have a sequel?" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="922" CreationDate="2013-01-12T20:54:35.303" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9130/Saint_Seiya:_The_Lost_Canvas_-_Meiou_Shinwa_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;, the sequel to the Lost Canvas OVAs is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1254/Saint_Seiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saint Seiya's TV series&lt;/a&gt;. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i2sEV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this image of the timeline&lt;/a&gt; seems to back up that claim, though I don't know who created the image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T20:54:35.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="925" CreationDate="2013-01-12T21:06:06.563" Score="2" ViewCount="1314" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Saint Seiya Omega starts, there is an evil character named Mars, which seems to be defeated by saints before. But I have never seen him in the previous series. Some of the plot is built on past events about which we are assumed to have a priori knowledge. It is strongly like this series have a prequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have watched these TV series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter OVA - Sanctuary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter OVA - Inferno&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter OVA - Elision&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still I can't tie up any of them with the currently ongoing Saint Seiya Omega series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;Saint Seiya Omega&quot; have a prequel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T22:33:38.257" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T18:41:02.687" Title="Does &quot;Saint Seiya Omega&quot; series have a prequel?" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;&lt;saint-seiya-omega&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="924" CreationDate="2013-01-12T21:58:24.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only thing which comes between Elision and Omega is the movie&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1259/Saint_Seiya%3a_The_Heaven_Chapter_-_Overture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saint Seiya: The Heaven Chapter - Overture&lt;/a&gt;. The Lost Canvas is a prequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya_Omega&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it is an anime-original story separate from the original continuity, and you aren't assumed to have watched all the previous series. As far as I know, Mars only appears in Omega, so there are definitely some unexplained points which might get answered in flashbacks or might remain forever unexplained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T21:58:24.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="778" CreationDate="2013-01-13T05:23:00.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya knew Naruto's parents, well actually he knew the whole backstory. So, he would have definitely known that Naruto is the 'nine tails' from start. He didn't come forward because Naruto was not ready. As we see, the first time they meet, Jiraiya was acting like he didn't care about Naruto, but right after commits to train him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="331" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-13T10:54:54.293" LastActivityDate="2013-01-13T10:54:54.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="270" CreationDate="2013-01-13T15:53:13.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say that the info on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/597/Negima!_Neo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL's page&lt;/a&gt; would be the accurate one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You can see in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Negima-Neo-Magister-Negi-Magi/dp/0345509986/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1358091160&amp;amp;sr=1-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon's page for the first volume of Negima!? Neo&lt;/a&gt;, that both the information on the authors (right under the title) and the cover state that &lt;strong&gt;the story is by Akamatsu Ken&lt;/strong&gt; and that &lt;strong&gt;Fujima Takuya is the illustrator&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p1Y1Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Negima!? Neo&amp;#39;s first volume cover&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AE%E3%81%BE-1~%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E5%B7%BB-%E8%AC%9B%E8%AB%87%E7%A4%BE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3-%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%88/dp/B002DEL212/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1358091801&amp;amp;sr=8-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon.co.jp's page on Negima!?Neo&lt;/a&gt; too states &lt;strong&gt;Akamatsu Ken as the author&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Akamatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;赤松 健&lt;/a&gt; appears under the title followed by the kanji &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%91%97#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;著, which means author&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-01-13T15:53:13.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="928" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-13T16:59:06.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AwQF0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (sometimes, &lt;em&gt;Knights of the Zodiac&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series written and illustrated by Msami Kurumada, as well as a number of anime series based on the manga. It follows five mystical warriors called the &quot;Saints&quot;, who fight wearing sacred armors named &quot;Cloths&quot;. These armors have designs which derive from the various constellations the characters have adopted as their guardian symbols, and are empowered by a mystical energy called &quot;Cosmo&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions about the 2012-14 anime &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya Omega&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/saint-seiya-omega&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;saint-seiya-omega&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;saint-seiya-omega&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T13:15:59.617" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T13:15:59.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="929" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-13T16:59:06.113" Score="0" Body="Saint Seiya is a manga series by Masami Kurumada. For the 2012-14 anime series, see [saint-seiya-omega]. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:59:39.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:59:39.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="791" CreationDate="2013-01-14T03:04:23.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is a placeholder unless and until someone finds new information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After looking through several sites, both in English and Japanese, I could not find any information on this. It is very likely that Minato Soft hasn't officially said anything regarding who the character is based on the sites I checked. We'd need either a statement from them directly or for the character to be easily identifiable, and neither seems to be the case here. Hence, the question very likely isn't answerable based on public information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the character is based on a character from another series, either the picture on Suguru's shirt is stylized enough that they are not easily recognizable, or it's a character who is not well known. For instance, if it is Yume from Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, as Jon Lin's answer suggests, then the hair styles don't perfectly match, as Yume has flat bangs rather than spiky ones and locks over each shoulder, which the character on Suguru's shirt doesn't seem to have. That isn't enough reason to reject the idea that it is based on her, but we'd need further evidence, which doesn't seem to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T03:04:23.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="932" CreationDate="2013-01-14T05:31:59.327" Score="19" ViewCount="19998" Body="&lt;p&gt;Provided, Chopper eats the Devil Fruit along with the other deers, will they all have the Devil Fruit ability, given that acquiring the ability only requires a single bite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="323" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T06:28:28.937" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T14:33:08.807" Title="Can multiple people/animal eat a single Devil Fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="931" CreationDate="2013-01-14T05:42:45.853" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would say that the answer is no. Only one person/animal gets the ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:47:51.817" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:47:51.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="933" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1946" CreationDate="2013-01-14T06:49:38.807" Score="3" ViewCount="312" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/664/what-happens-when-naruto-is-talking-to-the-kyuubi&quot;&gt;What happens when Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the scene, Jiraiya pushed Naruto off the cliff! or Naruto in tailed beast form when got stuck in Pain's Chibaku-tensai. They seem to have long time conversation among themselves isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much time does it take to fall from a cliff to hit the ground… But Naruto and jinchuriki take their own time to come to an understanding.&#xA;Same thing goes while Naruto has conversation with Kyubi, Kushina and Minato for long time! it takes several minutes but in reality it wouldn't be more than few seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is the time managed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:56:26.790" Title="How could time seem to be slowed down when a Host speaks with his Tailed Beast?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2013-01-14T22:42:43.033" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1956" CreationDate="2013-01-14T08:01:16.723" Score="5" ViewCount="1996" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among the five basic elements of chakra (earth, water, wind, lightning and fire), what type of chakra does the Aburame clan possess to control insects at their will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T05:30:41.787" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T10:35:57.393" Title="What type of chakra element does the Aburame clan possess?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="933" CreationDate="2013-01-14T08:13:51.050" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TalkingIsAFreeAction&quot;&gt;Flexible time&lt;/a&gt; is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtisticLicense&quot;&gt;Artistic License&lt;/a&gt; taken by the creators, and is generally considered acceptable since it serves to narrate the story better, and this is quite common. Quoting TVTropes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Creators are allowed to be inaccurate if the inaccuracy serves the&#xA;  story better than accuracy would.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This feels unusual for anime adapted from the manga. In the manga, the panels are not proportional to real life time. You can use more panels to describe some events in more detail compared to others, even though they may occupy the same amount of time. In the anime, however, the frame duration is proportional to real life time, but the narration should follow the manga, which leads to this anomaly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the examples you mentioned, if the anime creators had to keep the times realistic, they would not be able to convey the same detail that Kishimoto-sensei included in the manga, which would make for a poorer viewing experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate on that point, there is another example near the start of the series, when Naruto and Sasuke team up to rescue Kakashi from Zabuza's Water Prison. Naruto then spends about 5 minutes explaining what his plan was, while Kakashi and Zabuza wait! That is entirely impossible in a real battle, but without it, the viewers would have no way of knowing what happened, and it would not be interesting to watch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T08:13:51.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1944" CreationDate="2013-01-14T08:35:40.647" Score="1" ViewCount="2285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing Zetsu is one of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Madara Uchiha's successful projects (created from First Hokage's DNA)! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that makes me believe that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Obito and Zetsu must be knowing each other!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the contrary! When Tobi was searching Sasori's ring (after his fight with Chiyo and Sakura), if you observe Black Zetsu and White Zetsu's comments on Tobi, one would think that they weren't aware of Tobi's serious part of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T13:15:18.567" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T13:15:18.567" Title="Did Zetsu know about Tobi's truth/identity all the time?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1930" CreationDate="2013-01-14T08:41:11.557" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it matters. The insects live under their skins in symbiosis with their host. The shinobi and the insects both benefit from this: the insects feed on their host's chakra (and I don't think they care about its type), and the host can use ninjutsu involving the insects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that ninjutsu must not necessarily be bound to a specific element. For example, Shadow Clone Technique is a ninjutsu which can be used by a lot of shinobi with different chakra types. Therefore, I think that Aburame clan members can have any chakra type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T05:32:23.593" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T05:32:23.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2013-01-14T08:45:58.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he did. It is shown in chapter 603 (on the very first page) that Zetsu was given the opportunity to look after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Obito while he was recovering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T08:45:58.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1930" CreationDate="2013-01-14T09:10:15.230" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakra is based on In (Yin) and Yo (Yang). If both come together, Seishitsuhenka can be applied to the chakra. Some techniques (like Kagebunshin no jutsu) only work with manipulating In and Yo (only if both are combined 1:1, the &quot;normal&quot; chakra(like used in Rasengan) is created). Because Kikaichū no Jutsu and the other Jutsus needs no signs, no chakra is manipulated. They are only simple techniques to be used with the knowledge of insects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, it's never shown that members of the Aburame-clan don't use Seishitsuhenka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T09:10:15.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1941" CreationDate="2013-01-14T09:35:20.710" Score="1" ViewCount="7111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thinking back about Tobi's battle with Konan, he used Izanagi to escape from Konan's ultimate technique!&#xA;I searched through blogs and Narutopedia but couldn't get the source of his left eye, that he used to overcome Konan's ultimate technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T10:18:03.007" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T10:57:58.917" Title="Where did Tobi get his left eye from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1945" CreationDate="2013-01-14T09:42:09.677" Score="5" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;While battling with Tobi, I have seen ninjas getting teleported to a place, which is kind of a dark room, having floor made up of blocks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a real place like a cave somewhere far? Or is it Tobi's subconscious mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Justification is required when considering a fighting scene between Tobi and Kakashi-Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kakashi is teleported into that place, Kakashi counter attacks with Kamui making Tobi bleed (cough blood). And Kakashi manages to return back to battle field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:10:04.030" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:10:04.030" Title="Where is Tobi's teleportation space location?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1937" CreationDate="2013-01-14T09:53:57.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's another dimension. With his Mangekyo, he can teleport objects into a different dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kakashi did this with Deidara's arm and his explosion, but released it somewhere else because of chakra-usage. Tobi seems to have the ability to keep objects in other dimensions as long as he wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T13:20:16.123" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T13:20:16.123" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2013-01-14T10:36:25.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree that there are few characters in Naruto/Shippuden who look male in the manga but female in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Katsuyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katsuyu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Haku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haku&lt;/a&gt; is a guy in both the anime and the manga. No doubt about it. Though just based on looks, Naruto (and even viewers) mistake him for a girl, he clarifies he is a guy! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T05:01:18.027" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T05:01:18.027" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1943" CreationDate="2013-01-14T10:43:31.823" Score="13" ViewCount="31974" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Tailed Beast's power seems to be greater the more tails it has. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Power of 3-Tailed Beast = Power of 2-Tails + 1-Tails.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Power of 9-Tailed Beast = Power of 8-Tails + 7-Tails + ... + 1-Tails.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is clear. But is it possible to compare the power level of the 1-Tails and 2-Tails with this equation? Does the power of the 2-Tailed Beast = the power of the 1-Tailed one? Or is it greater?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of them have shared the same idea in &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/62931-8-Tailed-vs-9-Tailed-beast-Chakra-lvl-%28or-Kuubi-vs-hachibi%29-at-current-state&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Badranious's answer in &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=187065&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T04:34:47.547" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T02:42:10.777" Title="Can the Tailed Beasts' relative power levels be compared?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1936" CreationDate="2013-01-14T10:52:12.613" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is not explicitly stated as such, he supposedly gathered several Sharingans during the Uchiha incident. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &quot;cupboard&quot; in the room where he operated on Sasuke is probably where he preserves his &quot;collection&quot;. He has been showed standing next to it on one or two other occasions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kJ2V3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi with his &amp;quot;collection&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T10:57:58.917" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T10:57:58.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1940" CreationDate="2013-01-14T11:30:41.270" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, in chapter 567, page 10, the Hachibi tells the Kyuubi that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Strength isn't determined by the number of tails one has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/fdRq8.jpg&quot; width=&quot;728&quot; height=&quot;747&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(this is a part of page 10)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the Kyuubi does think that the number of tails equals power, which is a reason for the friction between te Bijuu (this is also stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beasts#History&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Naruto Wiki page on Bijuu&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, this was the only time when this was said. If the number of tails really does not determine the power one Bijuu has, there has been no other explanation for the relation between the power of the Bijuus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T11:30:41.270" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1940" CreationDate="2013-01-14T12:35:35.787" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, it's never explicitly said that &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; Bijuu is stronger than &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of the Bijuu with lesser tail number &lt;strong&gt;combined&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The practical power probably &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; determined by tail number (even though the Eight Tails told the Nine Tails that it isn't, much like 'friendship' is more valued than 'power').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; stated that the Nine Tails is stronger than all of the rest combined, because Itachi said that if it were to be sealed anytime but last, the Gedo Mazo won't be able to withstand the imbalance, and will break apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't a clear power distribution and balance, nothing is explicitly stated, so most of what you'll hear is speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the specific question, I'd say that the Two Tails is &quot;just stronger&quot; than the One Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T12:35:35.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2013-01-14T12:37:46.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zetsu &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; know Tobi from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tobi has interacted with the White Zetsu the moment he arrived to Madara's cave. Black Zetsu was created by Madara in Obito's presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for Zetsu supposedly not knowing Tobi could be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wanted to keep it hidden from the other Akatsuki members.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kishimoto haven't thought about it at the time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T12:37:46.877" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1937" CreationDate="2013-01-14T13:11:44.280" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's explained in more detail in the manga. Anime viewers wouldn't know exactly what Tobi's power is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That location is an alternate dimension, unique to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Actually, since Tobi has the same eye as Kakashi, their dimension is shared. Tobi can freely insert and extract objects to/from his dimension. Kakashi can apparently insert things from a distance, and extract them directly from his eye.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Kakshi's counter attack happened because Tobi used his Kamui to teleport a part of him (that was going to get hit in the 'real' world), to the alternate dimension. Kakshi was waiting in that alternate dimension and hit him from there (in the stomach, causing him to spew blood). Kakshi later returned to the real world with his own Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T13:19:35.657" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T13:19:35.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="933" CreationDate="2013-01-14T13:13:33.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather than dismissing this as &quot;artistic license&quot;, I'd rather see it as time passing differently in different dimensions, where &quot;talking with the Kyuubi&quot; takes place in a special dimension inside the Junchuuriki. For instance, in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt; technique, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi's prowess with the technique has allowed him to alter the perception of time with ease within the genjutsu to make a few seconds seem like many days as a means to torture the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T13:13:33.153" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1948" CreationDate="2013-01-14T13:47:32.443" Score="4" ViewCount="525" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto's Sage Technique is just a free form energy with which he manipulates the wind-natured chakra in Rasengan to create Rasenshuriken. However, it used to be the case that he only managed to create maximum of 2 Rasenshurikens by adding his wind chakra before his Sage Mode came to an end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If he is&lt;/strong&gt; granted unlimited chakra from Kyuubi, can he create unlimited number of Rasenshuriken?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T16:26:47.577" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T16:26:47.577" Title="Can Naruto create unlimited Rasenshurikens anytime in future?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1947" CreationDate="2013-01-14T13:54:39.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, I don't think so. I believe that Kyuubi's chakra isn't unlimited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; First, Kyuubi cares, that Naruto wastes it's chakra. Second, Hachibi's fight against Sandaime Raikage suggests, that the chakra of a beast isn't unlimited, because Hachibi was knocked out because of exhaustion. Because the beasts are pure chakra, I think that would mean, that it has too less chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T13:54:39.993" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1953" CreationDate="2013-01-14T14:03:57.483" Score="4" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the primary principle of controlling Jinchuuriki? I can think of two possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Control on hatred/negative thoughts;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will and wish of tailed beast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killer Bee could easily get in a good relationship with Hachibi. We can recall the Falls of Truth incident of Bee, where he could easily pass it in a second, because he didn't have any hatred about anyone around him in his heart. So is it because he had suppressed negative thoughts, hence he got his tailed beast under control? Or is it because Hachibi himself is a really good guy, who is broadminded enough to lend his chakra to Bee?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:41:06.893" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T02:41:06.893" Title="What is the primary principle of controlling Jinchuuriki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1950" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2147" CreationDate="2013-01-14T14:07:18.033" Score="15" ViewCount="40502" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated that Gaara has his dark circles around his eyes because Shukaku won't let him sleep because Gaara will lose control if he does. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the extraction of Shukaku, Gaara still has these circles around his eyes. Why? Is it only &lt;em&gt;style&lt;/em&gt; or does he still suffer from insomnia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2491" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T03:36:58.293" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T19:04:02.537" Title="Why does Gaara still have dark circles around his eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2013-01-14T15:19:46.757" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;That doesn't really make sense to me. As we know, one of Gaara's trademark techniques is Armor of Sand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LTxI5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His whole body is covered by a layer of sand that protects him. That, of course, means we can't really see his skin under that sand. So I would personally think it's doubtful that those marks were because of a lack of sleep in the first place, but whatever. &#xA;It's also not only Gaara who has marks around his eyes, with notable examples being Kankurō:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QYDT9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Baki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2XNzW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my opinion would be that it's rather an element of style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T15:19:46.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5529" CreationDate="2013-01-14T15:48:35.823" Score="4" ViewCount="645" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song that Rina sings in the opening/ending -- is it an existing pop song in Japan or a song created just for the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1337" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:14:36.490" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:14:36.490" Title="What is the song played in Operation 11: Fallen Angel Rina?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;cool-devices&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1949" CreationDate="2013-01-14T17:44:49.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bijuu control can be achieved in 2 ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My (Madara Uchiha's) way, by force.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By earning the respect of the Tailed Beast in question.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past, when Madara battled Hashirama at the Valley of the End, he summoned and controlled the Nine Tails with the power of genjutsu, using the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto and Killerbee however, earned their respective Tailed Beast trust. The Tailed Beasts are ancient beings, very bitter about constantly being sealed and used by humans. They developed a deep resentment to humans. Naruto and Killerbee, by not succumbing with those powerful negative emotions, and showing their desire to work with, not against their Tailed Beast, have earned their respect, and achieved a whole new level of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second method is by far stronger than the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T17:44:49.957" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1947" CreationDate="2013-01-14T19:38:35.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kyuubi's chakra definitely is not unlimited.  And there's a limit to how much Naruto can use it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kyuubi tells Naruto on more than one occassion that he's being reckless with his chakra.  The Kyuubi also looks older when Naruto first takes his chakra.  Finally, if Naruto uses too much of the Kyuubi's chakra the Kyuubi's chakra take over Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no way to get unlimited rasen-shuirken at this present time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T19:38:35.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2013-01-14T19:42:41.787" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's also very possible that Gaara's circles around his eyes can be remnents of when he had Shukaku.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's lived as an insomniac for the vast majority of his life.  It's only very recent that he's been living without Shukaku.  Also, Gaara still isn't the most friendly guy.  He's learning how to build bonds.  Just because a man is free doesn't mean he knows &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;be&lt;/em&gt; free.  It takes time to learn and for the affects to wear off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T19:42:41.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1930" CreationDate="2013-01-14T19:48:38.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It very well could be a Kekkai Genkai, a ninja ability that is genetic or passed down by nature genetically, i.e. Bakugan, or Shadow Weaving (the Nara Clan).  The make up of these abilities is not known and is really a family secret only known to those within the clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T19:48:38.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1958" CreationDate="2013-01-14T20:45:32.160" Score="6" ViewCount="7256" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Cowboy Bebop manga was written and produced by someone other than Shinichiro Watanabe (although the English credits say: &lt;em&gt;Cooperation: Shinichiro Watanabe / Sunrise&lt;/em&gt;); the manga &lt;strong&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/strong&gt;, shortly after the TV series ended, and that for all intents and purposes, they are the same canon as the TV series and movie; and the manga &lt;strong&gt;Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star&lt;/strong&gt;, which was written alongside the original TV series airing. The chapters themselves are pretty similar to an episode of the TV series, so are there specific time frames, or episodes that these chapters are reported to take place? Or is it ambiguous and can safely sit somewhere in the middle of the series (after all the cast have been introduced and are together, before the cast start separating)? Is &lt;em&gt;&quot;Shooting Star&quot;&lt;/em&gt; on a completely different timeline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T22:29:08.543" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T06:53:14.487" Title="When does the Cowboy Bebop Manga take place within the Anime?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1957" CreationDate="2013-01-14T21:59:45.673" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are actually two mangas for Cowboy Bebop:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This one is supposed to be an alternative telling of the anime series' story. This one has elements of the story as told in the anime and some entirely new elements.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Being 'a new take' on the anime, I guess this one is supposed to replace its timeline.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source 1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_chapters#Cowboy_Bebop:_Shooting_Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This one features side-stories, which are supposed to be separate from the anime story.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to &lt;em&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/em&gt;, this one is supposed to take place before the ending of the series (but they do not cite any references). It could fit &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/208/cowboy-bebop-connection-between-anime-and-movie&quot;&gt;somewhat like the movie does&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1555&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T22:08:28.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1963" CreationDate="2013-01-14T23:41:32.090" Score="8" ViewCount="13102" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hayate no Gotoku (Hayate the Combat Butler) anime has 3 television seasons (a fourth one was announced for later this year), a movie, and an OVA. However, the different seasons don't match up very well and there is a lot of filler content. For instance, the ending of the first season seems to take place after all of the events of the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone shed some light on what is canon and what are filler, and what order they occur in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T11:12:13.683" Title="What is the timeline of the Hayate anime?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1960" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1970" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:24:18.130" Score="7" ViewCount="791" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, when Kinkaku and Ginkaku are reincarnated, they have their ninja tools. It is also the case with the reincarnated Seven Ninja Swordsmen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is so, suppose someone else had acquired one of the ninja tools, would there be two copies of the tool?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T16:04:41.610" Title="Does Summoning: Impure World Resurrection automatically equip the reincarnated shinobi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1961" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:37:57.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be used for any music-related questions, including OSTs and insert songs, except opening and ending theme songs. Those questions should use the tag &quot;theme-song&quot;. If the question is about a theme song but is particularly musically focused, both tags may be used together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions looking to identify music, the question must add a series name otherwise it will be closed as &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/identification-request&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;identification-request&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;identification-request&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T02:43:39.270" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T02:43:39.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1962" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:37:57.900" Score="0" Body="To be used for any music-related questions, including OSTs and insert songs, except opening and ending theme songs. Those questions should use the tag &quot;theme-song&quot;. If the question is about a theme song but is particularly musically focused, both tags may be used together." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T17:14:55.053" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T17:14:55.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1959" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:39:08.210" Score="6" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatenogotoku.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_no_Gotoku!_Season_1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: having 52 episodes, follows the manga from volume 1 (chapter 1) to volume 4 (chapter 51).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatenogotoku.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_no_Gotoku!!_2nd_Season&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: having 26 episodes (the &lt;strong&gt;OVA being episode 00&lt;/strong&gt;), follows the manga from volume 5 (chapter 52) to volume 14 (chapters 147-148).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatenogotoku.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_no_Gotoku!_CAN%27T_TAKE_MY_EYES_OFF_YOU&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: having 12 episodes, features a new story written in part by the original creator and is mostly based on his original ideas that never made it to the manga.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatenogotoku.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_no_Gotoku!_Heaven_is_a_Place_on_Earth&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The movie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: I really could not understand whether it was an adaptation or new material/filler content.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you compare the length of the first and second series with the number of chapters each covers, you can see that the second one follows the manga much closer than the first one, the latter mixing up the storyline from the manga with new content. Plus, from what I gathered from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-555805/hayate-no-gotoku-episode-filler&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;episodes 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29 (the end), 30, 31, 32 (first part), 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 48, 50 and 51 of Season 1 are fillers, and only the last episode of Season 2 is a filler&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The third season is not based in any manga.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And the movie, I really do not know.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the timeline, from what I gather, it goes &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayate_the_Combat_Butler#Anime&quot;&gt;something like this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Season 2 (of which the OVA is episode 00)&lt;/strong&gt; retcons the events from &lt;strong&gt;Season 1&lt;/strong&gt;, being set a month (or three, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10662&quot;&gt;according to this source&lt;/a&gt;) after Hayate's become Nagi's butler (not a year, like the first season states. Thus, it follows more closely the manga). &lt;strong&gt;The film&lt;/strong&gt;'s events take place towards the end of the summer holidays, 2 weeks after Comiket. &lt;strong&gt;Season 3&lt;/strong&gt;'s events take place one month after &lt;strong&gt;the movie&lt;/strong&gt;'s (which is nine months after the beginning of the &lt;strong&gt;Season 1&lt;/strong&gt; and 6 months after &lt;strong&gt;Season 2&lt;/strong&gt;).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that &lt;strong&gt;Season 1 and 2&lt;/strong&gt; intertwine (because of the original/filler content present in Season 1), &lt;strong&gt;the movie&lt;/strong&gt; takes place 5 months after &lt;strong&gt;Season 2&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Season 3&lt;/strong&gt; takes place one month after &lt;strong&gt;the movie&lt;/strong&gt; (and the OVA is part of season 2, being its episode 00).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T11:12:13.683" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T11:12:13.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1964" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:43:28.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DdROo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaichou wa Maid-sama! manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaichou wa Maid-sama!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Maid Sama!&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series by Hiro Fujiwara with an anime adaptation. It focuses on Misaki Ayuzawa, the female student council president of a predominantly male school who secretly works on the side at a maid cafe to support her family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Kaichou wa Maid-sama!&lt;/em&gt; franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A manga series that began in 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Maid_Sama!_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; that ran from April to September 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A drama CD&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid-sama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maid Sama!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:33:08.953" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:33:08.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1965" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:43:28.083" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kaichou wa Maid-sama!&quot; is a shoujo manga by Hiro Fujiwara. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:33:08.953" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:33:08.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1966" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:53:48.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bj6Rb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hayate no Gotoku image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/strong&gt; (also known as &quot;&lt;em&gt;Hayate the Combat Butler&lt;/em&gt;&quot;) is a romantic comedy and parody anime following Ayasaki Hayate a 16-year-old who is forced to become the butler of the incredibly wealthy 13-year-old Sanzenin Nagi. His life drastically changes after that, as he has to deal with Nagi's everyday needs, his new-found hoard of female admirers, and even Nagi's intelligent pet white tiger Tama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions about this manga or anime should use this tag. The manga, written by Kenjiro Hata started publication in October 2004. Later, several seasons of anime TV series adaptation aired starting from April 2007. The first season is directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi and produced by Synergy SP, spanning 52 episodes. A 25 episode second season aired in April 2009 titled, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/em&gt;!!&quot;, and was directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and produced by J.C. Staff. The third season only had 12 episodes and aired October 2012, was directed by Masashi Kudo and titled &quot;&lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku: Can't Take My Eyes Off You&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. Additionally, there's a light novel adaptation and an anime film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayate_the_Combat_Butler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:54:05.233" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:54:05.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1967" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T00:53:48.857" Score="0" Body="Hayate no Gotoku (also known as Hayate the Combat Butler) is a romantic comedy and parody anime following Ayasaki Hayate a 16-year-old who is forced to become the butler of the incredibly wealthy 13-year-old Sanzenin Nagi. His life drastically changes after that, as he has to deal with Nagi's everyday needs, his new-found hoard of female admirers, and even Nagi's intelligent pet white tiger Tama." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:54:05.233" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:54:05.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1968" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T01:01:32.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cool Devices&lt;/em&gt; is an 11-episode hentai series from 1995 by Studio Green Bunny and creator Utatane Hiroyuki. The episodes are a collection of unrelated stories with similar themes and presentation. It is well-known for being particularly graphic, with a focus on BDSM content; and for having high production values for its time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that discussion of hentai is allowed, but it must conform to &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21/is-dicussing-hentai-allowed&quot;&gt;this meta post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Devices&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cool Devices&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:30:10.493" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:30:10.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1969" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T01:01:32.193" Score="0" Body="Cool Devices is a 1995 hentai anime created by Utatane Hiroyuki." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:30:10.493" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:30:10.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1960" CreationDate="2013-01-15T02:48:08.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There can be only one copy of the tool at a time. The resurrected shinobi get their tools if they have not been acquired by others in the real world.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Seven legendary swordsmen were summoned, initially only Zabuza had his Kubikiribōchō. Although Suigetsu had acquired it, it was taken away from him when he was arrested at the five Kage meeting. Thus, it seems the Edo Tensei transferred it to Zabuza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F2qTL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Suigetsu looking for his sword&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Mangetsu summons 4 other swords from his scroll. He had presumably sealed them in his scroll before he died, which is probably why they were not acquired by others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only swords missing are the Samehada and Hiramekarei, which were in possession of Bee and Chojuro respectively. Similarly, Sasori did not get his puppets, because Kankuro had taken their possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T07:37:38.317" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T07:37:38.317" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1972" CreationDate="2013-01-15T03:08:54.640" Score="18" ViewCount="11433" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've been able to follow, the seasons of anime shows have been tied to thirteen week blocks, directly correlating with the actual season in Japan (for instance, this is the Winter 2013 season).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are instances in which shows with more than 13 episodes are considered to have only run for one season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is the correct definition - are seasons 23-26 episodes, or are they 11-13 episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T22:33:11.283" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T22:33:11.283" Title="What defines one &quot;season&quot; of anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1971" CreationDate="2013-01-15T03:50:26.317" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 13 week &quot;season&quot; that refers to a time of year or when a show starts airing is sometimes referred to as an &quot;airing&quot; season or a &quot;television&quot; season. This is like &quot;Winter 2013 season&quot;. But since shows sometime span different television seasons, even if it's 13 episodes long, this run of a series can also be referred to as a &quot;season&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes shows get cut off, go on hiatus, or for whatever reasons (e.g. financial) have a significant break between certain episodes such that the TV series runs through multiple &quot;television seasons&quot; (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Girls Und Panzer&lt;/em&gt;) yet the show itself is still referred to as the &quot;first &lt;em&gt;season&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, and this is sometimes referred to as a &quot;cour&quot; or &quot;series&quot;. The usage of &quot;season&quot; comes down to semantics. Multiple &quot;seasons&quot; of a TV series can also be called &quot;series&quot;, like &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/em&gt; and it's multiple (different lengths) &quot;&lt;em&gt;seasons&lt;/em&gt;&quot; are sometimes called &quot;series 1&quot;, &quot;series 2&quot;, etc. &quot;Cours&quot; however, usually refer to a 12 or 13 stretch of episodes. So a 26 episode series can be referred to as &quot;2 cours&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as far as the length of an anime &quot;season&quot;, a 12 episode series run can be referred to as a &quot;season&quot;, yet sometimes a 26, or 36, or 201 (Gintama) episode run is called a &quot;season&quot;. It's technically not tied to a specific length, which is why some people prefer to use &quot;cours&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T03:50:26.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1973" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T10:09:43.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3RYkn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Someday&amp;#39;s Dreamers manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a magic/slice-of-life anime and manga series about a little girl, Yume Kikuchi, who goes to Tokyo to become an apprentice mage. There have been several TV and manga series produced since 2002:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Norie Yamada, May 2002&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers&lt;/em&gt; anime, directed by Masami Shimoda and produced by J.C. Staff, January 2003&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Norie Yamada, December 2003&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Norie Yamada, February 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies&lt;/em&gt; anime, directed by Osamu Kobayashi and producved by Hal Film Maker, July 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday%27s_Dreamers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someday's Dreamers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:36:24.547" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:36:24.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1974" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T10:09:43.313" Score="0" Body="&quot;Someday's Dreamers&quot; (or, &quot;Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto&quot;) is a manga series about a little girl, Yume Kikuchi, who goes to Tokyo to be an apprentice mage." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:36:24.547" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:36:24.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1975" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T10:21:34.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MOonF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Revolutionary Girl Utena art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shoujo manga written by Chiho Saito. It was later adapted into a TV anime series and a movie by Yoji Enokido and Kunihiko Ikuhara. The main protagonist, Utena Tenjou, faces multiple challenges as she defends her title as the owner of the &quot;Rose Bride&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Chiho Saito, 1996&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt; anime, written by Yoji Enokido and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, produced by J.C. Staff, April 1997&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Adolescence of Utena&lt;/em&gt; movie, written by Yoji Enokido and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, produced by J.C. Staff, 1999&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Girl_Utena&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:06:00.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:06:00.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1976" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T10:21:34.757" Score="0" Body="&quot;Revolutionary Girl Utena&quot; (or, &quot;Shoujo Kakumei Utena&quot;) is a manga written by Chiho Saito. It was later adapted into both a TV anime series and a film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T02:12:22.800" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T02:12:22.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1977" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T10:58:01.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FMoOV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga set in the Meiji era in Japan about a former assassin named Himura Kenshin. The series also has anime, movie, OVA and novel adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Nobuhiro Watsuki, April 1994&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; anime TV series, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen and Studio Gallop, January 1996&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: Voyage to the Moon World&lt;/em&gt; novel series, written by Kaoru Shizuka, October 1996&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture&lt;/em&gt;, directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and produced by Studio Gallop, December 1997&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen, 1999&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen, December 2001&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto-Hen Zenpen Homura no Ori&lt;/em&gt; movies part 1 and 2, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen, December 2011 and June 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin Restoration&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Nobuhiro Watsuki, May 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rurouni Kenshin wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T10:45:55.117" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T10:45:55.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1978" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T10:58:01.800" Score="0" Body="&quot;Rurouni Kenshin&quot; is a manga set in the Meiji era in Japan about a former assassin named Himura Kenshin. The series also has anime, movie, OVA and novel adaptations." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T11:49:49.627" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T11:49:49.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1979" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:03:17.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lffAd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nausicaä promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga written by Hayao Miyazaki from 1982-1994 about a princess, Nausicaä, of a small kingdom on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Miyazaki also directed a 1984 film adaptation of the manga. The film was produced by Top Craft. The heavily-edited Disney release of the film in North America was titled &lt;em&gt;Warriors of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:54:06.157" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:54:06.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1980" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:03:17.020" Score="0" Body="&quot;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind&quot; (or, &quot;Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä&quot;) is a 1984 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki based on his manga of the same name. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:55:45.840" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:55:45.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1981" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:08:21.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Anime Tenchou&quot; (&quot;Animation Store Manager&quot;) is the title of Anizawa Meito, a commercial character for the anime/manga/game/toy retailer in Japan called Animate. The original commercial aired in 2002 and lasted about 2 minutes. The character is a part of Japanese popular culture and can be seen in parodies such as the &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt; TV series (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/lucky-star&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;lucky-star&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;lucky-star&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3080/Anime_Tenchou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anime Tenchou&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:01:13.673" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:01:13.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1982" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:08:21.363" Score="0" Body="&quot;Anime Tenchou&quot; (&quot;Animation Store Manager&quot;) is a commercial character for the retailer Animate. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:01:13.673" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:01:13.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1983" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:16:03.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0bCmTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing- promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing&lt;/em&gt; is the second season of the &quot;Last Exile&quot; anime TV series, taking place after the events of the original series and follows the vanship pilot, &quot;Fan Fan, Fam&quot;, and her navigator &quot;Giselle Collette&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions about &lt;a href=&quot;http://Last%20Exile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the original series&lt;/a&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/last-exile&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;last-exile&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;last-exile&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Last_Exile_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Last Exile wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10336/Last_Exile:_Ginyoku_no_Fam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:17:18.473" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:17:18.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1984" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:16:03.110" Score="0" Body="&quot;Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing&quot; (or, &quot;Ginyoku no Fam&quot;) is a followup to the &quot;Last Exile&quot; TV series. For the original series, use [last-exile]. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:17:18.473" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:17:18.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1985" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:26:08.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JJdDMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kokoro Connect promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kokoro Connect&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel series written by Sadanatsu Anda. The light novel began publication in January 2010, and was adapted into a manga, anime, and a game. The story features 5 high-school friends who belong to the school &quot;culture club&quot; and begin to encounter a bizarre phenomenon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoro_Connect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kokoro Connect&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kokoroconnect.wikia.com/wiki/Kokoro_Connect_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kokoro Connect&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:04:34.443" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:04:34.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1986" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:26:08.737" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kokoro Connect&quot; is a light novel series written by Sadanatsu Anda, in which people swap bodies." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:04:34.443" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:04:34.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1987" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:44:16.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B5BHEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hidamari Sketch image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ひだまりスケッチ) is a 4-panel slice-of-life manga written by Ume Aoki. It has been adapted into several anime series and specials as well as a light novel. The story revolves around the daily lives of the girls who attend the Yamabuki Art High School and live in the Hidamari apartments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunshine Sketch&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Ume Aoki, April 2004&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt; anime (and specials), directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Ryouki Kamitsubo and produced by Shaft, January 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt; light novel, written by Chabō Higurashi, March 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch x 365&lt;/em&gt; anime (and specials), directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Shaft, July 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu&lt;/em&gt; anime (and specials), directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Shaft, January 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch × SP&lt;/em&gt; anime, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Shaft, October 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb&lt;/em&gt; anime, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Shaft, October 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:38:18.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:38:18.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1988" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:44:16.843" Score="0" Body="&quot;Hidamari Sketch&quot; is a 4-panel slice-of-life manga written by Ume Aoki about girls who attend the Yamabuki Art High School and live in the Hidamari apartments." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:38:18.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:38:18.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1989" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:58:20.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UyTr7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsubasa image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga by CLAMP featuring Sakura, a princess of the Kingdom of Clow who lost all her memories, and Syaoran, who seeks to find Sakura's memories. The manga has been adapted into an anime TV series, OVAs and a movie. The story takes place in the same fictional universe as other CLAMP stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by CLAMP, May 2003&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Chronicle&lt;/em&gt; anime, directed by Kōichi Mashimo and Hiroshi Morioka and produced by Bee Train, April 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom&lt;/em&gt; movie, directed by Itsuro Kawasaki and produced by Production I.G., August 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Shunsuke Tada and produced by Production I.G., November 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsubasa: Spring Thunder&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Shunsuke Tada and produced by Production I.G., March 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Tsubasa_RESERVoir_CHRoNiCLE_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsubasa Chronicle wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:30:28.587" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:30:28.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1990" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:58:20.217" Score="0" Body="Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is a romantic fantasy manga by artist group Clamp, with anime adaptations. Syaoran sets out on an epic quest across time and space, to recover fragments of his fated love's memories, Princess Sakura of Clow Kingdom." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:30:28.587" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:30:28.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1991" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:11:56.680" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T12:11:56.680" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T12:11:56.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1992" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:11:56.680" Score="0" Body="Questions related to the censorship of anime and manga." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T19:54:34.590" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T19:54:34.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1993" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:20:07.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a series of light novels written by Sunao Yoshida that has been adapted into:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a manga by Kiyo Kyujyo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;an anime TV series directed by Tomohiro Hirata and produced by Gonzo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story depicts the ongoing war between humans and vampires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Blood&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4874&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Blood&lt;/em&gt; at the Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:00:36.117" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:00:36.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1994" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:20:07.817" Score="0" Body="&quot;Trinity Blood&quot; is light novel series by Sunao Yoshida about an ongoing war between humans and vampires." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:00:36.117" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:00:36.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1995" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:31:30.400" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T12:31:30.400" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T12:31:30.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1996" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:31:30.400" Score="0" Body="Akamatsu Ken (赤松 健) is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo. He is best known for &quot;Negima!: Magister Negi Magi&quot;, &quot;Love Hina&quot; and &quot;A.I. Love You&quot;." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T02:21:01.140" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T02:21:01.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1997" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:31:40.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Yoroiden Samurai Trooper&lt;/em&gt;) is a sentai action anime TV series directed by Masashi Ikeda and Mamoru Hamatsu and produced by Sunrise. The series, which spawned a manga adaptation as well as several OVAs, revolves around the five Ronin Warriors protecting the world against Talpa, the demon lord of the Netherworld.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/em&gt; anime, directed by Masashi Ikeda and Mamoru Hamatsu and produced by Sunrise, April 1988&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/em&gt; manga, written by Hajime Yatate, 1988&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors: Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Mamoru Hamatsu and produced by Sunrise, April 1989&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors: Kikōtei Densetsu&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Mamoru Hamatsu and produced by Sunrise, October 1989&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors: Messēji&lt;/em&gt; OVA, directed by Mamoru Hamatsu and produced by Sunrise, March 1991&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronin_Warriors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/em&gt; at Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/em&gt; (TV) at the Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:52:42.137" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:52:42.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1998" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:31:40.930" Score="0" Body="&quot;Ronin Warriors&quot; (or, &quot;Yoroiden Samurai Trooper&quot;) is a sentai action anime series produced by Sunrise. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:52:42.137" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:52:42.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1999" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T13:40:53.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Saiunkoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Story of Saiunkoku&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:00:48.713" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:00:48.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2000" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T13:40:53.957" Score="0" Body="&quot;Saiunkoku Monogatari&quot; (or, &quot;The Story of Saiunkoku&quot;) is a fantasy/romance light novel series written by Sai Yukino." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:00:48.713" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:00:48.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2001" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-15T15:07:07.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;This tag is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;blacklisted&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and will be removed as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2805/what-wed-like-to-do-about-those-gosh-darn-identification-requests-questions&quot;&gt;this meta post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Identification questions&lt;/strong&gt; are off-topic, because they tend to attract low-quality and low-effort posts. The community has decided to no longer support these questions. Please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2805/what-wed-like-to-do-about-those-gosh-darn-identification-requests-questions&quot;&gt;this meta post&lt;/a&gt; for additional details.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions which ask for help in identifying an anime, manga, or characters by means of a description or other specific elements (like a character or song).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; ask identification questions about multiple different anime/manga/etc. at once. These questions are too broad and &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/348/&quot;&gt;are not permitted on Anime.SE&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; ask identification questions where the only information you have is a screenshot or other image. Instead, see this post: &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/&quot;&gt;Where is this picture from? How do I use Reverse Image Search to find the source of an anime/manga image?&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be used for questions involving the identification of a piece of music within a specific series. Use the tag for the series in question instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Identification request should not be used with any series tag.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T18:51:41.817" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T18:51:41.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2002" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-15T15:07:07.547" Score="0" Body="IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS ARE NOW OFF-TOPIC, AND THIS TAG HAS BEEN BLACKLISTED. For questions which ask about the identification of an anime/manga series or what series a particular character from one, using a description of specific elements (like a characters or a song). " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T10:18:38.623" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T10:18:38.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2004" CreationDate="2013-01-15T21:39:27.717" Score="6" ViewCount="9702" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the War of the Best, when Whitebeard died and there was no hope for the pirate side, Shanks enters the area and everything ends on his command. So I'm wondering if Shanks is really that strong (that three admirals together couldn't defeat him) or do they just honor the saga of Whitebeard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T14:46:38.463" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T22:48:16.080" Title="Is Shanks that strong?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2003" CreationDate="2013-01-15T22:07:02.247" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shanks is very strong, though that isn't the only reason why the navy stopped. Being one of the four yonko means that his crew is one of the most dangerous in all of the Grand Line. Of course, Whitebeard was at least as strong, if not stronger, but Shanks is no weakling either. He has been able to hold his own against a number of powerful opponents, including at different times and in different situations, Mihawk, Kaido, and Whitebeard. The Marines only came prepared for one Yonko at a time. Facing both the Whitebeard pirates and the Redhair pirates would have been a lot more than they could chew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shanks is also not a terribly dangerous pirate in the eyes of the world government, though he is very powerful. They view him as a threat, but acknowledge that he probably wouldn't be the one to start a major conflict on his own. He is respected by a number of people in the navy, including Sengoku, who would rather avoid a conflict with the Red-hair pirates. The navy probably would have been able to win against the Red-hair pirates at that point, but they would have sustained heavy losses in the process which were simply not worth it. He is also rather charismatic, so that probably helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, Sengoku decided to end the battle out of respect for Shanks, not necessarily because they could not have beaten him, but he is definitely still one of the most powerful people in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2019-12-21T22:38:09.373" LastActivityDate="2019-12-21T22:38:09.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2005" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T05:34:22.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAdVN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;xxxHolic image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;×××Holic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2003-2011 manga series by Clamp. It features two main characters: Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student plagued by spirits; and Yūko Ichihara, a woman who runs a shop that grants wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XxxHolic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;XxxHolic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://xxxholic.wikia.com/wiki/Holic_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;xxxHOLiC&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:32:22.023" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:32:22.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2006" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T05:34:22.957" Score="0" Body="×××Holic is a 2003-2011 supernatural manga by Clamp. Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student plagued by spirits, meets Yūko Ichihara, a woman who runs a shop that grants wishes." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:44:39.833" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:44:39.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1952" CreationDate="2013-01-16T09:29:40.457" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The opening and ending. It looks like it's the theme song&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Opening song, written by Reiji Kitazato, is called &quot;Girls and horny sluts&quot;, it's probably most definitely not an existing pop song in Japan. While Reiji Kitazato does music for other (non-hentai) series, like Gankutsuou, this is probably written specifically for this show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T09:29:40.457" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2017" CreationDate="2013-01-16T13:19:13.603" Score="5" ViewCount="2431" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question contains spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As we know, Rikudo Sennin sealed the Jubi inside him and before he died, he banned its body with Chibaku Tensei and created the moon. We also know, that when the body was freed by Madara, it served him as Gedo Mazo. But how did Madara free the Gedo Mazo? Is there any reference in the manga/anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T22:10:45.553" Title="How was the Gedo Mazo summoned?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2009" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:00:21.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about the third season of Digimon, &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;. For questions about Digimon in general, please use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/digimon&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;digimon&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;digimon&lt;/a&gt; instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Tamers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Tamers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt; at the Digimon Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:57:09.497" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:57:09.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2010" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:00:21.393" Score="0" Body="Digimon Tamers is the third season of Digimon, and takes place in a different universe than the previous seasons of Digimon. For other questions about Digimon, use [digimon]." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:57:09.497" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:57:09.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2011" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:16:02.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should only be used for questions about the Pokémon manga series &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Special&lt;/em&gt;. For the anime and other manga adaptations, use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/pokemon&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;pokemon&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;pokemon&lt;/a&gt;. For questions about the Pokémon games, head over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arqade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon Adventures&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:30:35.297" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:30:35.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2012" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:16:02.463" Score="0" Body="&quot;Pokémon Special&quot; (also, &quot;Pokémon Adventures&quot;) is one of the manga interpretations of the Pokémon series. For other questions about Pokémon, see [pokemon]." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:30:35.297" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:30:35.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2013" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:16:39.577" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T14:16:39.577" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T14:16:39.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2014" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:16:39.577" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used for questions about prequels of series." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T18:36:33.593" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T18:36:33.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1971" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:23:45.740" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &quot;season&quot; is pretty much whatever the producer defines as &quot;season&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The traditional size of a season in a periodic TV show is 24-26 episodes, but this is not written in stone. Frequently a &quot;test run&quot; will be 12 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another reason called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_syndication&quot;&gt;Broadcast Syndication&lt;/a&gt;&quot; - a bundle of either between 88 and 100, or exactly 65 episodes is sold to a TV network. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, season sizes are often adjusted to these: two seasons of 26 and one of 13 episodes will create a bundle of 65. Three seasons of 25 and one of 13 will create 88. Four seasons of 25 will create 100.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course there are exceptions: two-episode stories, extras, OVA and so on which may or may not be included in the number. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T14:23:45.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:34:10.743" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note it doesn't need to produce losses: it just needs to produce less than alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Studios have limited resources: they often can produce maybe two series in parallel, sometimes not even that. Expanding on that is costly, and may well bring serious losses if all &quot;pipelines&quot; aren't filled with profit-generating products.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if the managers notice a new, promising series - obtained a sure-fire scenario, and a different one is nearing end of season 2, with dwindling audience, they must decide what to produce: season 3 of the old thing, which will almost certainly produce less cash than season 2, following the dwindling trend, or maybe the new and revolutionary thing for which TV networks have already lined up, and earn much more. Or, potentially, hope that hiring a bunch of animators and getting them a new studio with equipment will cost less than combined profits of the two shows. Which it rather won't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T14:34:10.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2008" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:41:46.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As was explained in chapter 606, pages 13 and 14:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Those who have both Uchiha and Senju DNA (which allows you to awaken the Rinnegan) can summon the Gedo Mazo.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Only four people have been able to do such: The Sage of Six Paths, Uchiha Madara (Second Rikudo), Nagato (Third Rikudo) and Uchiha Obito.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; All four of them possessed both DNAs and the Rinnegan:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - &lt;strong&gt;The Sage of Six Paths&lt;/strong&gt; is the person from whom both lineages descend, possessing both DNAs, as well as the Rinnegan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - &lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Madara&lt;/strong&gt; possesses Uchiha DNA naturally, and transplanted Senju Hashirama's cells into his wounds, awakening the Rinnegan when he was at the verge of death.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - &lt;strong&gt;Nagato&lt;/strong&gt; is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, who are related to the Senju clan, thus possessing Senju DNA. Madara transplanted his Rinnegan to him when he was very young. With this, not only did he gain the Rinnegan, but he also had Uchiha DNA implanted into him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - &lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Obito&lt;/strong&gt; naturally possesses Uchiha DNA, and had Senju DNA implanted in him when Madara fused a Zetsu clone with his body to save him. However, he did not awaken the Rinnegan, but rather had Nagato's (which was actually Madara's) Rinnegan implanted.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; According to Madara, he unlocked the seal to summon the Gedo Mazo upon the time of his Rinnegan's awakening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T22:10:45.553" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T22:10:45.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2032" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:43:55.857" Score="2" ViewCount="2809" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.smithmicro.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Studio&lt;/a&gt; used by any popular Anime studios for actual, commercial Anime production?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's fairly common with amateurs and quite a few Western Animation professionals, but has it ever been used to produce a full season of an &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; series that was aired in Japanese TV, or some Anime of comparable scale? Or is just a marketing twist, and only ever Western animation of professional quality has been made in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T18:32:25.327" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T18:32:25.327" Title="Is &quot;Anime Studio&quot; animation software used professionally in making anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2013-01-17T15:13:07.903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8936" CreationDate="2013-01-16T14:54:49.967" Score="3" ViewCount="1251" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the franchise of &quot;Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature&quot; consist only of this one movie or is there anything more to it? Any sequels, series, mangas, visual novels, &quot;spiritual sequels&quot; (entirely different movie but taking strong inspiration in it) or any other paraphernalia related to Bagi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:28:46.050" LastActivityDate="2021-04-03T15:30:44.410" Title="Is there any more of &quot;Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature&quot;?" Tags="&lt;bagi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2019" CreationDate="2013-01-16T15:02:49.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can find, it only is the movie and does not have any other series as sequel/prequel/etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T15:02:49.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2025" CreationDate="2013-01-16T15:06:40.100" Score="12" ViewCount="832" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are at least &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot;&gt;130 rules&lt;/a&gt; of use of the Death Note. Do they all fit on the one last page of the notebook (how?) or do they come from some other source? Was it ever addressed in the manga or the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T06:51:52.810" Title="Fitting rules of Death Note" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2021" CreationDate="2013-01-16T15:34:17.770" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ryuk didn't write all rules in the deathnote, only the most important ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The human whose name is written in this note shall die.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the subject's name, it will happen.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;If the cause of death is not specified, the subject will simply die of a heart attack.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds (400 seconds).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other rules exist, but Ryuk never wrote them into Sidoh's book and only explains them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T15:34:17.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="305" CreationDate="2013-01-16T17:07:20.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they just appear.  The reason why I say that is because of Kimimaro.  Kimimaro came from a clan where no one had his kekkai genkai.  (It was so vicious that his own tribe was afraid of him.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His kekkai genkai just appeared.  It's probably how most kekkai genkai appeared.  I can't imagine someone &quot;came up&quot; with the Byakkugan or the Rinnegan.  They're just genetic, like being really tall or really smart.  They just are genetic combinations that run in bloodlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T17:07:20.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="553" CreationDate="2013-01-16T18:01:08.420" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although never explicitly stated (till now), it seems Kabuto's upgraded Edo Tensei allows him to revive a shinobi with a mix of attributes from different portions of their lifetime. Shortly after showing the last coffin to Tobi, Kabuto exclaims that he had surpassed the Second Hokage and Orochimaru. It is very likely this is what he was referring to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible to have multiple copies, and this has already been exploited with Itachi's Sharingan and Madara's Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Itachi and Sasuke had Itachi's Sharingan at the same time. The revived Nagato &lt;strong&gt;and Tobi&lt;/strong&gt; both have Madara's Rinnegan. If Itachi had not sealed Nagato, there would indeed be &lt;em&gt;three&lt;/em&gt; copies of Madara's Rinnegan active at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Madara's Rinnegan case shows how it could be exploited multiple times. If Obito dies and is revived, while his Rinnegan is transplanted to someone else, you could then have &lt;em&gt;four&lt;/em&gt; Rinnegan, which are all really Madara's Rinnegan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T15:25:51.447" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T15:25:51.447" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2021" CreationDate="2013-01-16T18:21:59.233" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Death Notes originally do not have any rules written on them. Ryuk dropped a Death Note in the human world because he was &quot;bored&quot;, so he only wrote enough rules to get a human interested in it (and he wrote them in English, the most common language). During the course of the plot, Light infers several rules &lt;em&gt;not written in the book&lt;/em&gt; through his experiments. (Even Ryuk admitted once he did not know of one such rule.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-17T06:51:52.810" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T06:51:52.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2026" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:52:01.097" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T21:52:01.097" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T21:52:01.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2027" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:52:01.097" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T21:52:01.097" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T21:52:01.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2028" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:57:19.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/terminology&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'terminology'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;terminology&lt;/a&gt; tag should be used for questions about anime/manga-related jargon like &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/894/1908&quot;&gt;&quot;moe&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4926/1908&quot;&gt;&quot;visual novel&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3916/1908&quot;&gt;&quot;AMV&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Avoid using this tag for questions about words that only have meaning in the context of a particular work or franchise. For example, you should not use this tag for a question about the word &quot;Hokage&quot;, because that word only means something in the Naruto universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T01:02:33.903" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T01:02:33.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2029" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:57:19.463" Score="0" Body="For questions about anime/manga-related jargon like &quot;moe&quot;, &quot;visual novel&quot;, and &quot;AMV&quot;. Avoid using this tag for questions about words that only have meaning in the context of a particular work. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T01:02:33.903" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T01:02:33.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2030" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-16T22:01:09.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mamoru Oshii&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. He has directed a number of popular anime, including &lt;em&gt;Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Patlabor 2&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of Oshii's works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/ghost-in-the-shell&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;ghost-in-the-shell&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ghost-in-the-shell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Oshii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mamoru Oshii on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:53:27.567" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:53:27.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2031" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-16T22:01:09.653" Score="0" Body="Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Use this tag for questions about Oshii's oeuvre as a whole, or for questions about multiple works of his." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:53:27.567" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:53:27.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2018" CreationDate="2013-01-16T22:40:03.013" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Japanese anime studios do use this software, you'd think &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.smithmicro.com/user-stories.html&quot;&gt;their user stories&lt;/a&gt; would consist of at least someone from Japan or someone who's done work with a Japanese studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The software itself seems more geared towards a small team (or one person) production which doesn't seem to fit in a large scale production involving dozens of animators, in-betweeners, story-boarders, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Makoto Shinkai (Voices of a Distant Star, 5cm/s) uses &lt;em&gt;Celtx&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;After Effects&lt;/em&gt; and stuff like &lt;em&gt;Photoshop&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Illustrator&lt;/em&gt;. He's done one person projects. I also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comic-works.com/&quot;&gt;Comic Works&lt;/a&gt; mentioned a lot on Japanese blogs. But it seems most large productions use software called &quot;RETAS&quot;. I can't provide any sources to substantiate this claim but it's probably unlikely Japanese studios would use this software that looks like it's geared for smaller productions and use it for commercial anime production, it's more likely that they use a lot of different types of software to facilitate the process of writing-&gt;story-boarding-&gt;key-frames-&gt;inbetweens on a much larger scale. &lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot;&gt;This blog post about AIC's animation process&lt;/a&gt; makes it out to be pretty complex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T22:45:26.507" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T22:45:26.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2224" CreationDate="2013-01-17T00:18:50.240" Score="6" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This question contains spoilers! For early manga readers and anime viewers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I wonder if Zetsu would be affected by the treasured tools of the Sage of the Six Paths. One idea is that White Zetsu and Black Zetsu have different word souls. However, would each White Zetsu clone have a different word soul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-17T11:32:26.053" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T11:57:38.190" Title="Does Zetsu have a word soul?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2034" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2045" CreationDate="2013-01-17T03:33:46.813" Score="4" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the question states, is it ever revealed who the pilot was? Since Byakushiki contains Core number 001 which is the same one that powered the white knight, can we assume that the pilot was Shinonono Tabane?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T10:19:06.857" Title="Who was piloting the White Knight Infinite Stratos?" Tags="&lt;infinite-stratos&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-17T06:41:51.470" Score="5" ViewCount="1661" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This question contains spoilers for early manga readers and anime viewers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Konan mentions during her fight with Tobi that Tobi's dematerialization technique can last for only 5 minutes. This can be confirmed as true since Tobi resorts to Izanagi to escape her ultimate technique, Kami no Shisha no Jutsu. It is later revealed that Tobi's dematerialization technique is actually just teleporting himself into his alternate dimension with Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, earlier during the Five Kage meeting arc, he had teleported Sasuke and Karin and kept them in the alternate dimension for quite a long time. He also kept Fu and Torune in the alternate dimension for several days. This shows that he does not face any significant side-effects, like draining chakra, by keeping people in the other dimension. Also, staying in the alternate dimension did not seem to have any adverse effect, on at least Sasuke and Karin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can Tobi not keep himself in the alternate dimension for more than 5 minutes? In particular, why could he not just escape Konan's ultimate technique by staying in his alternate dimension for 10 minutes, rather than use Izanagi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T13:45:16.250" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T17:17:37.483" Title="Why is there a time limit on Tobi's dematerialization technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2033" CreationDate="2013-01-17T07:56:36.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is pure speculation, but I think that each clone has the same soul. White and black Zetsu have their own soul, but the clones possibly have the same soul like their originals.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I think so, because Hashirama Senju was cloned by Madara, but it&#xA; doesn't have its own soul (the soul was sealed by Hokage Sarutobi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-01-17T11:30:59.657" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T11:30:59.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2037" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2038" CreationDate="2013-01-14T15:47:25.817" Score="14" ViewCount="1730" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (精霊の守り人), when the Star Diviners are speaking and do not wish for the contents of their conversation to be heard, they say something like &quot;There is no-one else in this room.&quot; or &quot;This room has only empty vessels.&quot; (depending on the translation, I guess). Then, these other guys in the room (generally people who only light candles and the like) pull a piece of cloth that hangs backwards from their 'hat', and cover their faces. This piece of cloth has a symbol, that I guess is a Kanji (I do not know many kanji, so it is only a guess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/VFtWi.png&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;281&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Kanji is this, and what is its meaning?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" OwnerDisplayName="JNat" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T12:34:14.393" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T12:34:14.393" Title="What kanji is this, and what's its meaning?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;seirei-no-moribito&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2037" CreationDate="2013-01-14T18:24:12.217" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;It isn't kanji.  The character you see here, and others, were invented for this particular TV series.  They're called &lt;a href=&quot;http://cn5.jugem.jp/?cid=6&quot;&gt;ヨゴ文字&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;yogo moji&quot;), and this character in particular is a substitute for the kana &lt;code&gt;む&lt;/code&gt; (&quot;mu&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the following charts for details: &lt;a href=&quot;http://cn5.img.jugem.jp/20080403_332244.png&quot;&gt;kana&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://cn5.img.jugem.jp/20070806_151252.jpg&quot;&gt;numbers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what it means, given the context in your question, I would guess the &lt;code&gt;む&lt;/code&gt; on his mask is &lt;code&gt;無&lt;/code&gt; (&quot;nothing&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As an aside, these characters remind me of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangut_script&quot;&gt;Tangut script&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user225" LastEditorDisplayName="user225" LastEditDate="2013-01-17T12:39:43.903" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T12:39:43.903" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2035" CreationDate="2013-01-17T08:51:29.407" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no definite answer yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technique is about sending parts of yourself to the other dimension, to avoid being hit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two reasons I can think of are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/269/does-tobi-control-his-teleportation-consciously/272#272&quot;&gt;it's an activated mode type technique&lt;/a&gt;, it constantly drains his chakra. Five minutes are his limit. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He cannot keep parts of his body separated for so long, because there could be some sort of biological limitation of transferring oxygen and blood to the organs in the alternate dimension. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first sounds more feasible to me, but since it isn't explicitly specified, we can't give you a definite answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T22:57:34.840" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2041" CreationDate="2013-01-17T08:56:44.430" Score="8" ViewCount="6443" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kisame was known as tailed beast without tails. This is because he had an incredible amount of chakra, so much that Samehada had an affection toward him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A's father, the Third Raikage, could even combat the Hachibi all alone!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is the source of such an amount of chakra? Is it hereditary? Or won by practice? Or just by birth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Might Guy, the Green Beast of Konoha, opened the 8 Gates to surpass Kisame, but doing this takes a risk on his life. So it is certainly not the manipulation of chakra points, since neither the Third Raikage nor Kisame seem to be risking their lives to get such an amount of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T12:10:17.090" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T09:10:31.620" Title="How can one achieve incredible chakra such as that of the Third Raikage or Kisame?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2040" CreationDate="2013-01-17T09:12:08.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are times where a genius is born. It doesn't have to be in raw chakra, but in skill, brains, willpower, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi for example is considered a genius, a fast learner, combat analyst and very powerful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Madara is a genius. Awakening the Mangekyo, having power many shinobi feared.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A's father can also be considered a genius. Steel skin and iron blood, along with the incredible chakra and durability to match that of the Eight Tails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kisame is a slightly different case. He's definitely fearsome strong, but his gigantic chakra reservoirs actually came from his sword, Samehade, which has the ability to consume the chakra of the victims it hits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T07:08:40.060" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T07:08:40.060" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2042" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2054" CreationDate="2013-01-17T09:18:00.253" Score="7" ViewCount="1779" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chobits, the protagonist finds Chi discarded with trash behind some house. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; One would think a product of a secret project like that, containing some extremely important secrets, would be at the very last disposed of in a responsible manner, and not just thrown out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I wasn't an attentive watcher but I never spotted any backstory as to how she ended up there. Does the show explain it? If not, are there any viable theories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:24:38.207" Title="How did Chi end up in the trash?" Tags="&lt;chobits&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2040" CreationDate="2013-01-17T09:29:19.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All people are different, and all sihnobi are different. We know that some people are talented in poetry, and some in math. Some have good memory, some are stronger than others. How do they &quot;achieve&quot; this? Well, they usually don't. They just have it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same thing applies to shinobi too. Some are naturally better in genjitsu, some in ninjitsu. Some have Kekkei Genkai, some have more chakra than others. Of course, when one trains, he further increases his ability, and even if someone is not really good with genjitsu, he can work hard to improve, much like anyone can, for example, attend a music class and learn to play an instrument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, if you don't count any &quot;special stuff&quot; such as Kisame's sword, I would say that it's something they have from birth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T09:29:19.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2013-01-17T10:19:06.857" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The White Knight's pilot was Chifuyu Orimura, as confirmed in the light novels, and heavily implied during the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://infinite-stratos.wikia.com/wiki/White_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://infinite-stratos.wikia.com/wiki/White_Knight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T10:19:06.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="233" CreationDate="2013-01-17T10:23:20.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was neither stated in the manga or in the anime, nor the author revealed the reason in an interview/etc, but the most common explanation is the Marie-Antoinette-Syndrome. It's also written in the Wikipedia-article as a fact, but actually, it was never officially said, why the hair changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T10:23:20.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2047" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-17T10:27:32.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oqieQl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS_(Infinite_Stratos)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;IS &amp;lt;Infinite Stratos&amp;gt;&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T13:06:32.657" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T13:06:32.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2048" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-17T10:27:32.693" Score="0" Body="IS &lt;Infinite Stratos&gt; is a light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations by Okiura and CHOCO." OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T05:11:33.587" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T05:11:33.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2033" CreationDate="2013-01-17T12:00:54.623" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think neither of them even has a soul, not to mention a soul word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; White Zetsu is a clone made by cells from Hashirama. Black Zetsu is a manifestation of Madara's willpower. Neither of them, I believe, have a soul of their own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For that reason, I don't think that they have a soul word, because it relies on the word to be recorded from the victim's soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="321" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T05:42:58.500" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T05:42:58.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2050" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-17T12:11:14.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WHC2L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seirei no Moribito promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seirei no Moribito&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit&lt;/em&gt;) is the first in the twelve-volume &lt;em&gt;Moribito&lt;/em&gt; series of Japanese fantasy novels by Nahoko Uehashi. It has been adapted into numerous media, including manga and anime adaptations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Balsa, a spear wielder and bodyguard, as she is hired to protect the Second Prince, Chagum, who is endangered because he is possessed by a being despised by his father, the Emperor, who ordered his assassination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moribito:_Guardian_of_the_Spirit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moribito_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moribito&lt;/em&gt; series on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:10:50.593" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:10:50.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2051" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-17T12:11:14.537" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for the entire &quot;Moribito&quot; franchise, including &quot;Seirei no Moribito&quot; (&quot;Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit&quot;), the first novel in a series by Nahoko Uehashi, based on which a 2007 anime series was produced." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:10:50.593" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:10:50.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="68" CreationDate="2013-01-17T14:08:27.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attention! Spoilers!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;Are there differences between the novels and the anime?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt;In a word, yes. I try to note these in the summaries. In the first season, the differences are relatively minor. Some minor subplots have been eliminated, or switched around, and some scenes added or subtracted. In the second season, although the major events and plotlines remain the same, some of the foreshadowing for later events has been cut. For this reason, I advise you to read the summaries from volume 9-10 on, if you are interested in understanding the post anime events. I have also tried to do translations of scenes that were altered or entirely cut from the anime which change our understanding of the characters and political situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://saiun.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/frequently-asked-questions-about-saiunkoku/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://saiun.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/frequently-asked-questions-about-saiunkoku/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T17:18:26.977" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T17:18:26.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2042" CreationDate="2013-01-17T18:33:29.403" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Chitose Hibiya mentions that she hoped someone would find Chii and give her all the things she was missing (e.g. Love). Chii's memory was wiped because she was sad, so this was an attempt to start over from scratch without any of her painful memories. And this also means not knowing anything about Chitose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Chitose put Chii in the trash so that Hideki would find her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T09:24:38.207" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:24:38.207" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2055" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2071" CreationDate="2013-01-17T23:38:46.830" Score="10" ViewCount="28291" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walter tells Victoria that he was brainwashed and forcefully turned into Millenium's minion, but then says that he attacks what remains of Hellsing by his own free will. Bad characters usually mess with good ones, so it's not clear how it really happened to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24805/did-walter-become-milleniums-servant-by-choice&quot;&gt;Did Walter become Millennium's servant by choice? @ SciFi &amp;amp; Fantasy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:40.137" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T04:49:57.783" Title="Did Walter become Millennium's servant by choice?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2060" CreationDate="2013-01-18T01:15:13.513" Score="9" ViewCount="2284" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the anime starts and until episode 8, they attached a cell-phone to the phone-microwave and sent a message to that specific phone to trigger sending D-Mails. But in episode 8 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ruka sent a D-Mail to her mother pager&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then in episode 9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Faris sent a D-Mail to (probably) herself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm wondering if there is a plot whole somewhere in the story, or did they figure out a way to send D-Mails from any phone to any phone? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side question previously it was mentioned that how they can set D-Mail's time of Arrival:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; each second on Phone-Microwave meant an hour going back, so I'm wondering how did they manage to set microwave time to 87600 (10 years)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastActivityDate="2018-07-31T02:26:15.810" Title="How did they start sending messages to other's phone?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-18T01:43:16.203" Score="11" ViewCount="98458" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've not read the manga series, so the question may be quite basic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an earlier discussion, it was said that the number of tails determines the power of the tailed beast. Since half the Nine-tail's chakra was sealed by the Fourth Hokage, does it mean that the Eight-tails now has more chakra than the Nine-tails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T13:46:14.987" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T15:27:48.387" Title="Is the Nine Tails still stronger than the Eight Tails even though half of him was sealed away?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2056" CreationDate="2013-01-18T05:37:25.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the anime starts and until episode 8, they attached a cell-phone&#xA;  to the phone-microwave and sent a message to that specific phone to&#xA;  trigger sending D-Mails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are misunderstanding it. The microwave is required to &lt;em&gt;send&lt;/em&gt; the d-mail, not to &lt;em&gt;receive&lt;/em&gt; it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the d-mail functions exactly as a normal text message that you would send to someone. The only difference (apart from the size limit) is that when you send a normal message, it will arrive in some time &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; being sent. The d-mail, on the contrary, will arrive in some time &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; being sent. It can be sent to any phone (or a pager), the only requirement is obviously that you need to know the phone number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your side question, I didn't understand what exactly is confusing you, can you elaborate please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T07:28:57.590" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T07:28:57.590" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2013-01-18T07:13:45.767" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not specified explicitly, but I think not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi told Kisame that the nine-tails had to be sealed last, &lt;strong&gt;because if it doesn't, the Gedo Mazo would be thrown out of balance, and break down&lt;/strong&gt;. Akatsuki definitely knew about how the Kyuubi was sealed, because Tobi was there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the manga, Naruto together with the Nine Tails managed to fire a bijuudama of equal scale to that of the Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven tails combined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From those I conclude that even after half of him was sealed away, the Nine Tails &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; has more power than the rest of the tailed beasts, if not combined!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T07:13:45.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2056" CreationDate="2013-01-18T07:50:29.173" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You just send the message from one phone/pager to another one. All you need is the microwave running and a running CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), plus the phone number of the receiver. You configure the microwave, turn it on and wait for the message to be sent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the story, they needed to connect the phone with the microwave, to determine, which message should be affected by time-travel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, Daru wrote a program, with which you could set the number and various different things, so it was possible to send these D-Mails without the need of connecting the phone to the microwave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your time-question: Daru applied many modifications to the microwave, so you could set any running-time. The microwave won't run the whole 24 hours, it just needs to be set to that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T10:06:18.987" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T10:06:18.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2061" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-18T12:14:33.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chobits&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga by Clamp. It was adapted as a 26-episode-long anime television series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chobits&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:44:12.060" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:44:12.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2062" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-18T12:14:33.203" Score="0" Body="Chobits is a manga by Clamp about a guy who finds a robot girl named &quot;Chi&quot;." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:44:12.060" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:44:12.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2063" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-18T14:17:16.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagi,_the_Monster_of_Mighty_Nature&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:26:20.153" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:26:20.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2064" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-18T14:17:16.970" Score="0" Body="&quot;Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature&quot;, or &quot;Daishizen no Majuu Bagi&quot;, is a movie directed by Osamu Tezuka." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:19:13.210" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:19:13.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2065" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-18T15:04:35.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya Omega&lt;/em&gt; only. For questions about the rest of the &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt; series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/saint-seiya&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;saint-seiya&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;saint-seiya&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya_Omega&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya Omega&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14016&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya Omega&lt;/em&gt; (TV) at the Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:57:06.757" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:57:06.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2066" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-18T15:04:35.457" Score="0" Body="Saint Seiya Omega is a 2012-14 anime series by Toei Animation, and takes place 25 years after the original Saint Seiya. For the original series, use the [saint-seiya] tag." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2019-12-30T04:10:55.180" LastActivityDate="2019-12-30T04:10:55.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2072" CreationDate="2013-01-18T17:55:42.973" Score="5" ViewCount="5897" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our world, a &quot;genius&quot; is someone who is extremely smart, analytic or a fast learner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there are similarities between our and the Naruto universe definition of &quot;Genius&quot;, I still feel that it's not the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is considered a &quot;Genius&quot; in the Naruto world? Is Naruto a genius? Is Sasuke a genius? Itachi? Nagato? I don't see it as strictly being smart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T12:06:15.927" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:04:47.033" Title="In Naruto, what makes a person a genius?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2067" CreationDate="2013-01-18T19:02:15.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genius can be defined as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genius&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude&lt;/a&gt;.  Characters are called geniuses because they don't need to work as hard others to become good at something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&#xA;Compare Sasuke and Rock Lee.  Sasuke is considered by a lot of the cast to be a genius.  He learns techniques easily, and has been shown to improvise in combat better than others.  On the other hand, Rock Lee has to train very hard to keep up with his peers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastEditorUserId="1354" LastEditDate="2013-01-19T16:33:03.797" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T16:33:03.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2067" CreationDate="2013-01-18T19:46:01.193" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke is a genius, he's gifted, comes from a gifted clan (one of the most gifted in the Shinobi world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is not a genius. He doesn't excel in his first years: while Sasuke did everything easily and without making mistakes, becoming the most popular kid in the Academy, Naruto, in plain terms, sucked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he was asked to do the clone he completely failed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BBEq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto clone fail&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think however that being a genius is necessarily a matter of being born in a powerful clan. Naruto's father was powerful, yet Naruto sucked. Hinata is weaker than Neji yet she comes from the main family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that genius, after such considerations, is a union of, at least, &lt;strong&gt;clan&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;environment&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T19:46:01.193" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2067" CreationDate="2013-01-18T23:02:52.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume that in Naruto terms it's much more to the &lt;strong&gt;perceptiveness&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;analytical&lt;/strong&gt; nature a character shows in adapting to a tougher battle scenario, which rules out characters like Naruto and Rock Lee. I can make a point with respect to Kakashi's quotes about Naruto because Kakashi always remarks to him that he can surpass 4th Hokage but never really compliments him on being a genius. Kakashi is sure that Naruto can surpass him through sheer hardwork and training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly the characters who I really think standout for genius terms are &lt;em&gt;Sasuke&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shikamaru&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Itachi&lt;/em&gt;. As for Shikamaru, there are plenty of scenarios all over the manga, most notably the one where he first assumes task as squad leader to retrieve Sasuke where he formulates the best formation to go after the Sound Four with the squad which was put up as quickly as possible and his attention to detail outlines that. Also in the very first fight he is shown on the anime in the chunnin exams against the sound girl, he deceives her with the landscape easily and he claims that ninja should be very perceptive to their surroundings and where they fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke always has been shown to be a battle genius in all his fights. The most notable to re-iterate my point would be his fight with Deidara where he quickly nullifies all strategies of Deidara (who himself was shown to be a very good tactician the way in which he approached his fights with Gaara and Naruto and Kakashi  prior to that as well) and beats him with a technique to spare as well. (Although Sasuke after Mangekyou started spamming Susanoo greatly he is still shown having a great battle prowess.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi even though we never get to see him in so many fights throughout the series, he is shown as the guy who sets very high standards for Sasuke to follow when he was a kid. The most notable thing I can think of is how he gets out of the Edo Tensei from Kabuto very easily. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these characters can fight harder as much as everyone else but most importantly they fight smarter. They look for the loop holes in the enemy's weakness rather than attack the enemy head on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:04:47.033" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:04:47.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2055" CreationDate="2013-01-19T00:02:42.223" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Walter_C._Dornez#As_Millennium.27s_secret_weapon&quot;&gt;Hellsing Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is also currently unknown whether or not Walter's brainwashing by Millennium was consensual, or if he was brainwashed against his will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, on the same page, it is also stated that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In chapter 75 of the Hellsing manga, Sir Hugh Irons, the acting leader&#xA;  of the Convention of Twelve, comes to the conclusion that &lt;strong&gt;Walter had&#xA;  in fact been betraying his superiors for quite some time, even before&#xA;  the second coming of Millennium and possibly even since the days of&#xA;  the World War II.&lt;/strong&gt; He mentions that he foresaw Richard Hellsing's&#xA;  attempted coup of the Hellsing Organization and also Richard's&#xA;  assassination attempt on Integra, and had quite specifically warned&#xA;  Walter of it, charging him with protecting her; and yet, despite his&#xA;  warning, &lt;strong&gt;Walter was nowhere to be found on that day&lt;/strong&gt;. Therefore it is&#xA;  suggested that Alucard's awakening was also orchestrated by Walter;&#xA;  his convenient absence left Integra with no other choice but to&#xA;  release Alucard, whom Arthur Hellsing (Integra's father) had&#xA;  purposefully sealed away, thinking him to be too dangerous to use as a&#xA;  weapon. Other bits of evidence suggesting that Walter is a traitor&#xA;  include the &lt;strong&gt;Valentine brothers' mysterious knowledge of the location&#xA;  of the Hellsing mansion&lt;/strong&gt;, Walter's suspicious memory lapse when&#xA;  Millennium resurfaces (he does not seem to remember storming and&#xA;  destroying Millennium's base in World War II, but claims that he does&#xA;  after Alucard prods him), and the strange omission of the fight scene&#xA;  between Walter and his apparent rival, the Captain. It may be that,&#xA;  after seeing Alucard's abilities during World War II, Walter wished to&#xA;  destroy him to prove himself and thus allowed Alucard to awaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's still shrouded in mystery, however, I think he wanted to battle against Alucard in a fair fight, more than &quot;betray&quot; Integra or Hellsing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He may have been brainwashed and he may have not, but it was very clear that he wanted to beat Alucard in battle, and that the deal he made with Millennium was made to achieve that goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T00:02:42.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2067" CreationDate="2013-01-19T01:52:01.057" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd define &quot;genius&quot; by breaking down and analyzing the concept of &quot;proficiency&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I like to think that for any skill, people are born with varying levels of ease in picking up the skill and/or developing it (&lt;em&gt;nature&lt;/em&gt;). Extreme examples include people who feel like &quot;I've done this before&quot;, which have some parallels with the awakening of Kekkei Genkai in the Naruto universe. From &quot;baseline&quot; level of ability, people can work to raise or lower their proficiency in proportion to how much effort they spend (&lt;em&gt;nurture&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that a &quot;genius&quot; is someone who was born with an extremely high level of baseline proficiency. Hence, with regards to your question, does a genius have to be &lt;strong&gt;smart&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;analytical&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;a fast learner&lt;/strong&gt;? These three qualities differ slightly in character:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concerning the skill of &lt;em&gt;intelligence&lt;/em&gt;, people who are born &lt;strong&gt;smart&lt;/strong&gt; are geniuses, but people who became smart after studying/practicing very hard need not be.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concerning the skill of &lt;em&gt;analyzing the battle situation&lt;/em&gt;, people who are born &lt;strong&gt;analytical&lt;/strong&gt; are geniuses, but people who became analytical with decades of battle experience need not be.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fast learners&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;develop their skill abnormally quickly&quot; so they can be all considered geniuses (&lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; fast learners, that is).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my definition, Jinchuuriki and lineages of powerful Kekkei Genkai (such as the Sharingan or Rinnegan) automatically qualify as geniuses. Interestingly, in the real world we don't have that much of &quot;inherited genius&quot; to be unleashed, so this is unique to the Naruto universe. Thus, to answer your question, Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi and Nagato are indeed geniuses; from Morpheus's answer, Shikamaru is one too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is important to define the scope of one's genius; different types of genius cannot be compared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shikamaru is a genius when it comes to &quot;being smart&quot; or &quot;analyzing the battle situation&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakugan users are sensor-type geniuses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rock Lee is a proficient Taijustu user but is not a genius; he simply worked extremely hard to attain that level of skill.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto and other Jinchuuriki are geniuses in chakra-intensive (and thus powerful) techniques.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto is also a sage mode genius (being able to perfectly balance natural energy with his own chakra).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regarding JNat's comment to the question, Naruto's proficiency in many other skills (&lt;em&gt;walking on trees&lt;/em&gt; comes to mind) came from extensive training due to his spirit of &quot;never giving up&quot;, but he cannot be considered a genius for those.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, Naruto may be a genius at learning and picking up most skills quickly; coupled with his determination, that is a potent self-improvement skill in itself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T01:52:01.057" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2073" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2075" CreationDate="2013-01-19T02:27:34.983" Score="4" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers for FMP The Second Raid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Leonard a Whispered like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his twin sister Tessa? If so, do we know his specialty? If not, how did he become the leader of the opposition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-26T05:45:46.137" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T06:15:21.297" Title="Is Leonard a Whispered?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2080" CreationDate="2013-01-19T02:38:37.447" Score="3" ViewCount="7307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Viewers of the second movie are familiar with the gigantic mecha Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, the most powerful mecha that Team Dai-Gurren uses in the whole franchise. It bears a strong resemblance to Kamina, except with Simon's glasses and with no face. A number of sites note the resemblance, including the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Tengen_Toppa_Gurren_Lagann&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gurren Lagann Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSkf6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some places it's claimed that Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is a reincarnation of Kamina, but none of them are very official, so this may just be fan speculation. Is there any evidence that Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is actually a reincarnation of Kamina, or do they just resemble each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T23:03:30.840" Title="Is Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann actually Kamina?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2073" CreationDate="2013-01-19T02:57:45.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think some of this is not revealed in TSR, so I've spoilered it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yes, he is a Whispered. Not only that, he exceeds his sister's abilities both physically and mentally, and he used his knowledge to produce Arm Slaves for Amalgam. I don't think we know for sure how/why he became the leader of the opposition, though it's implied at some point that primarily he wanted more freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fullmetalpanic.wikia.com/wiki/Leonard_Testarossa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T02:57:45.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-19T06:05:01.370" Score="10" ViewCount="1228" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime and manga of &lt;strong&gt;Highschool of the Dead&lt;/strong&gt;, the world is going through a pandemic of a lethal disease which kills a person, makes them rise from the dead, and seek to eat their own kind - infecting the persons the devour with the disease.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the first episode,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Hisashi is bitten by one of 'them', he has a wound for a long time. It takes more than 2 hours for him to finally die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the first 9 minutes of episode 3 or 4, there are annotations on the bottom of the screen stating the time of the events that occurred. When we see the scene with Takashi, Hisashi and Rei are running through the school trying to make it through to the roof - you can easily see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the wound on Hisashi's arm - which is a bite mark that made him infected, and death inescapable. He coughs and splutters blood, and it takes him from around 1:00 PM to 3:05PM to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, later in the series, you can see that those bitten can also become 'them' instantaneously. For instance,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in episode 6 or 7, we see a swarm of 'them' trying to attack the police at the first bridge. A live woman is amongst the crowd pleading to be saved and protected, with her daughter 'alive' in her arms. But the daughter rises as one of 'them' and bites her Mother. For a brief second, you see the Mother in shock - and then only seconds later she turns into one of 'them'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any real way to tell how long it takes for a live person to turn into 'them'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T10:30:00.457" Title="In Highschool of the Dead, how long does it take for a person to become one of 'them' (a zombie)?" Tags="&lt;highschool-of-the-dead&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2076" CreationDate="2013-01-19T06:33:46.117" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's most reasonable to suspect the severity of the bite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Hisashi was attacked, he had a layer of clothing protecting him. So it's safe to say that the bite didn't get very deep penetration. Hence why he was able to last the entire episode (several hours)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T6sRg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh the other hand, Tejima-sensei from earlier in the first episode took a large bite directly on his naked arm. He was zombified almost instantly (under 1 minute).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OlGwn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T06:33:46.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-19T06:45:44.790" Score="7" ViewCount="942" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime and manga, Hyouge Mono, is set in the Sengoku era and follows tea related items. I can see that in general the events of the era seem to be more or less accurate, and all the wacky outfits probably aren't accurate (or are they?), but I'm wondering about the tea related aspect of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the warlords of the time (especially Oda Nobunaga) have tea masters and treasure master crafted tea-ware in any way like they're portrayed in Hyouge Mono? Are any of the crafted items, at least the ones with proper names, real items from the period?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T22:33:48.267" Title="Is Hyouge Mono historically accurate?" Tags="&lt;hyouge-mono&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2081" CreationDate="2013-01-19T08:00:37.213" Score="4" ViewCount="2551" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished the Hueco Mundo arc, up to episode 190, and I have a question about Orihime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Orihime can reject all things, why didn't she reject Aizen's creation of the Espadas? She can just say &quot;I reject&quot; and then cast at the Espada. POOF, gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="239" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-07-09T02:53:56.147" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T02:53:56.147" Title="Why didn't Orihime use her powers to reject the creation of the Espada?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2074" CreationDate="2013-01-19T08:12:54.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is any official source on this, but I would guess STTGL was made with image of Kamina in mind. Kamina was spiritual leader of Dai Gurren Dan and he was most influential person on all main characters, including Simon, Yoko, Viral and other. As that, they all see him as representation of power, freedom and determination. Fitting image for STTGL.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note, that at end of TTGL, it is said resurrection of dead people is (at least) morally wrong. So resurrecting Kamina, albeit temporarily, would go against believes of main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T08:12:54.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2079" CreationDate="2013-01-19T09:51:10.303" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because her power is limited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rejecting the Espada's creation would mean &lt;em&gt;changing very powerful things&lt;/em&gt;, beings with extreme spiritual power would vanish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;She doesn't (yet) have this kind of power&lt;/em&gt;. She can't reject events of that magnitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She can reject &lt;strong&gt;an injury&lt;/strong&gt; (and even that to some degree, as shown with Ichigo's cero-inflicted wound by Ulquiorra, she couldn't reject such a powerful event), and she can &lt;strong&gt;reject incoming attacks&lt;/strong&gt; (again, to some degree. Yami in his weak form was able to break it with his finger).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T09:51:10.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="197" CreationDate="2013-01-19T14:11:07.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is usually misunderstood by a beginner in Japanese language. It is generally taught that &lt;em&gt;-kun&lt;/em&gt; is used with men while &lt;em&gt;-chan&lt;/em&gt; with girls. But, in real usage, this is not always the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Japanese suffix are not used according to genders but personal relationships. &lt;em&gt;-kun&lt;/em&gt; is used with a junior person to show endearment. For &lt;em&gt;-chan&lt;/em&gt;, it is to show intimacy but there are nuances that I cannot explain in words as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1357" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:20:39.593" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:20:39.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2076" CreationDate="2013-01-19T16:22:46.840" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like any other disease, the length of the incubation period is dependent on several facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The localization. A bite in the neck may kill you faster than a bite in your foot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The severity. As @Mysticial pointed out, Hisashi was protected by clothes, while Tejima was bitten directly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The time the zombie is infected. If the zombie is only infected 2 seconds, there might be less viruses transferred with one bite, than by a zombie who is infected since several days.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The immune system. Like with any other disease, an ill person will pass the incubation period faster. If you're absolute healthy, you may have more time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T10:30:00.457" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T10:30:00.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-20T01:32:20.780" Score="3" ViewCount="279" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gakuen Alice, Yuka Azumi stole Narumi's Alice when she was running away. Consequently, he lost all ability to love her or anyone else. How does this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T01:19:18.417" Title="How does Yuka stealing Narumi's Alice take away his ability to love?" Tags="&lt;gakuen-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-20T02:35:20.823" Score="4" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gakuen Alice, the Elementary School Principal is involved with a lot of things that seem to be illegal, including&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the death of Mikan's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever said in the manga how he can get away with that? Why doesn't anyone (including the government) stop him or at least try to prosecute him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T10:30:03.070" Title="How does the Elementary School Principal get away with so much?" Tags="&lt;gakuen-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-20T03:09:54.140" Score="13" ViewCount="1099" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why was Akira naked in the beginning of Eden of the East?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposedly it was revealed later on in the series. However, I wasn't able to pick it up despite having watched it through in depth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone provide a summary?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T23:27:14.143" Title="Why was Akira naked in the first episode of Eden of the East?" Tags="&lt;eden-of-the-east&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2090" CreationDate="2013-01-20T06:23:00.550" Score="9" ViewCount="8375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really liked the Gantz anime. It was crazy, a mind trip, and overall an enjoyable (if somewhat graphic) show. But I've been told the manga is better, and goes in a wildly different direction. What episodes in Gantz are based off the manga plot, and where does the plot truly start to branch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, I'm not looking for minor differences, though bonus points for noting those. I'm really looking for when the major branching in plot occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T00:11:02.930" Title="Where does the Gantz anime branch off?" Tags="&lt;gantz&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2100" CreationDate="2013-01-20T06:41:23.300" Score="7" ViewCount="2852" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi once stated that he (referring to Madara) was born with an especially strong chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the only time we ever hear about the &quot;power&quot; of chakra! We know that one can have a lot of chakra, and we know he can learn to utilize his chakra efficiently. But what does &quot;strong&quot; chakra mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it make his techniques more powerful than other, less power chakra users? Does it mean that his YinYang balance is naturally stronger? Does it make him live longer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T07:10:06.757" Title="What does it mean to have &quot;powerful&quot; chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2095" CreationDate="2013-01-20T06:49:54.673" Score="9" ViewCount="28239" Body="&lt;p&gt;Between Muyo, Universe, GXP, and Ryo-ohki, I'm thoroughly confused. Sometimes Tenchi series seem to be related (Ryo-ohki and Universe) and sometimes not (GXP). What are all the Tenchi series, are they related, and if they are, how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T15:02:34.140" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T06:52:44.870" Title="How are the Tenchi timelines related?" Tags="&lt;tenchi-multiverse&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2087" CreationDate="2013-01-20T07:15:35.010" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga and the anime diverge during the anime's last battle. The last battle in the anime never occurred in the manga. Gonzo needed a way to end the series and created a weird introspective fight yourself battle. The manga went on with more battles and more characters, ongoing for a long time, and I guess Gonzo didn't want the series to just suddenly stop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember all of the minor differences, there were some during the battles, especially the one during the statues, but those still followed the manga more or less faithfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-20T07:15:35.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2013-01-20T16:07:34.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have any evidence, but I always thought that each Tailed Beast was exponentially stronger than the previous.  Something like 10x 1-tails = 1x 2-tail.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone has evidence of this, edit it in the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the questipon &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/1940/tailed-beast-power-equation&quot;&gt;provided by JNat&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The equation could be like this:   (x)t = beast w/ # of tails&#xA;(Addition)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1t + 1t = 2t&#xA;&#xA;1t+ 2(1t) = 3t&#xA;&#xA;1t + 3(1t) + = 4t&#xA;&#xA;...&#xA;&#xA;1t + 8(1t) = 8t&#xA;&#xA;1t + 9(1t) = 9t&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9t/2 &amp;lt; 8t&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which case the 1/2 of Nine Tails wouldn't be stronger than the 8 tails.&#xA;If it were like this, then the equation could be more like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;8! (8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1) = 8 tails&#xA;&#xA;9! (9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1) = 9 tails&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9t/2 &gt; 8t&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or it can be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;8t = 7t + 6t + 5t ...&#xA;&#xA;9t = 8t^x&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9t/2 &gt; 8t&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;x being the number of times stronger in which each tailed beast is stronger than the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This all depends on whether the tailed beasts are exponentially stronger than another or additionally strong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-01-20T16:56:53.403" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2092" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2103" CreationDate="2013-01-20T16:14:31.307" Score="4" ViewCount="3261" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who or what is Shounen Bat?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Does Shounen Bat exist in the mind?  Or does he exists in reality to relieve the pain of the people who are cornered by reality?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It became unclear to me who or what Shounen Bat was after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the copycat died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T03:01:11.910" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T18:50:53.977" Title="What is Shounen Bat?" Tags="&lt;paranoia-agent&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2097" CreationDate="2013-01-20T16:19:20.590" Score="10" ViewCount="28675" Body="&lt;p&gt;As shown in the Manga and the Anime, Enel survived along with the Ark.  He then Embarks to Fairy Verth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga it shows his adventures on the Moon.  But what happened?  I didn't understand the situation that happened.  What exactly happened on the Moon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T00:26:41.370" LastActivityDate="2018-06-11T13:40:11.650" Title="What did Enel do after being defeated?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2094" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2102" CreationDate="2013-01-20T20:13:48.323" Score="9" ViewCount="1786" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shinigami use Hell Butterflies for communication while they are on missions and need to communicate with HQ (or vice versa). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Hell Butterflies living creatures or are somehow artificially created (like miniature robots) by the Shinigami?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:01:56.697" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T23:04:55.140" Title="Are Hell Butterflies living creatures?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2089" CreationDate="2013-01-20T23:07:39.347" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit complicated. The links are to MAL, but I've found that different databases index these very differently. Sources are mostly in the links, but I had to reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tenchi.wikia.com/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo_Wiki&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo Wiki&lt;/a&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/539/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki&lt;/a&gt; is the original OVA series, which was brought to the US simply as Tenchi Muyo (I don't know about other countries). This was adapted into a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/855/Tenchi_Muyo!&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt;. Simultaneously the OVA series got a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1146/Tenchi_Muyo!_The_Night_Before_the_Carnival&quot;&gt;special OVA&lt;/a&gt; and then &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/540/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki_2&quot;&gt;another season&lt;/a&gt;. After that there's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10351/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki_2_Special&quot;&gt;special&lt;/a&gt; for the second season of the OVA. There's a further &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/541/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki_3&quot;&gt;third season&lt;/a&gt;, which ends the story, and there's a sort of alternate ending special &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1147/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki_3_Plus_1&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki 3 Plus 1&lt;/a&gt; as well. There's also a sequel manga series which covers some more events, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/4479/Shin_Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki&quot;&gt;Shin Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki&lt;/a&gt;. Between both manga series, they mostly cover the first two OVA series, and are technically non-canon, though the changes are mostly minor changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition there are many things in this timeline which are not related to the main story. There's a spinoff manga series about Sasami, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/253/Tenchi_Muyo!_Sasami_Stories&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Sasami Stories&lt;/a&gt;.  There's also a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2725/Tenchi_Muyo!_Bangaihen%3a_Galaxy_Police_Mihoshis_Space_Adventure&quot;&gt;special&lt;/a&gt; for Mihoshi's back-story in this continuity. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1133/Tenchi_Muyo!_GXP&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! GXP&lt;/a&gt; also falls in this continuity, 1 year after the ending of the OVA series. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5781/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari&quot;&gt;Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari&lt;/a&gt; anime takes place 15 years after GXP, and has both a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/24800/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/24834/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari&quot;&gt;light novel&lt;/a&gt; version. There's also a radio drama (hence no MAL link), Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki Manatsu no Carnival, which presumably falls in this continuity, but I have not listened to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second Tenchi movie, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1101/Tenchi_Muyo!_Manatsu_no_Eve&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Manatsu no Eve&lt;/a&gt; is sort of separate from everything else. It's technically not placed in the Ryo-Ohki continuity, but a separate, closely-related continuity. Sites disagree on this, but Tenchi Muyo Wiki has the most convincing argument, namely that Kiyone doesn't appear in the Ryo-Ohki continuity, but does in the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/696/Tenchi_Universe&quot;&gt;Tenchi Universe&lt;/a&gt; is on a separate timeline, but is loosely based on the original season of the OVAs. This is a 26-episode TV series. The first film &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1006/Tenchi_Muyo!_in_Love&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! in Love&lt;/a&gt; is a sequel to this series. The third film, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1144/Tenchi_Muyo!_in_Love_2%3a_Haruka_Naru_Omoi&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! in Love 2&lt;/a&gt; is a sequel to the first film. This film has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/25316/Tenchi_Muyo!_in_Love_2%3a_Eternal_Memory&quot;&gt;manga adaptation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/538/Tenchi_in_Tokyo&quot;&gt;Tenchi in Tokyo&lt;/a&gt; is a 26-episode anime series with its own continuity. The only other things in this continuity are the related &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8767/Tenchi_in_Tokyo_Specials&quot;&gt;specials&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a bunch of other spin-offs, mostly with their own continuities. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/992/Dual_Parallel!_Trouble_Adventures&quot;&gt;Dual Parallel! Trouble&lt;/a&gt; is an alternate continuity, except with mostly different characters. It has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/993/Dual_Parallel!_Trouble_Adventures_Special&quot;&gt;sequel&lt;/a&gt; of short episodes. There's also the Pretty Sammy series, which have Sasami as a magical girl and are independent of everything else. There's a 3-episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1918/Mahou_Shoujo_Pretty_Sammy&quot;&gt;OVA&lt;/a&gt; for Pretty Sammy. There's also a 26-episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1502/Mahou_Shoujo_Pretty_Sammy_%281996%29&quot;&gt;TV series&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1503/Mahou_Shoujo_Pretty_Sammy_Specials&quot;&gt;short specials&lt;/a&gt;, which in English is known as Magical Project S. This is a different continuity from the original Pretty Sammy OVA series. A third Pretty Sammy series is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1881/Sasami%3a_Mahou_Shoujo_Club&quot;&gt;Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club&lt;/a&gt;, but this is now following Iwakura Sasami, a new character, yet again in an alternate continuity, and it's very much removed from the original Tenchi series. It also has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1882/Sasami%3a_Mahou_Shoujo_Club_2&quot;&gt;sequel&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/579/Battle_Programmer_Shirase&quot;&gt;Battle Programmer Shirase&lt;/a&gt; shares the character of Misao Amano with Pretty Sammy (where she has the alter-ego Pixy Misa), who also makes a cameo in Dual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, there's an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!_Game_Hen&quot;&gt;RPG video game&lt;/a&gt;, which is sort-of based on the Ryo-Ohki continuity. There's also an English-language RPG based on the Ryo-Ohki continuity published by Guardians of Order. I have not played either so I don't know how closely they are related to the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, that's everything major that's been released to date. If I've missed anything I'll be happy to add it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T02:01:24.707" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T02:01:24.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2089" CreationDate="2013-01-20T23:25:44.340" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rAkcv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenchi Muyo Series Timeline Guide&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A breakdown&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 major timelines in &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo!&lt;/em&gt;. There is the OVA/Ryo-ohki timeline, the Universe timeline, and the Tokyo timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVA/Ryo-ohki timeline is the original timeline released, and is considered the primary canon story. It contains 3 OVAs and 2 OVA specials (which make up 26 episodes of &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo!&lt;/em&gt;, the one that aired in America). Also in this timeline is &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo! GXP&lt;/em&gt;, and the newer series, &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Universe timeline consists mainly of &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Universe&lt;/em&gt; which began as a story based off of the first 6 episodes (the first OVA) of the Ryo-ohki timeline. However,  it branched into it's own story, and got two movies, &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi in Love&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi in Love 2&lt;/em&gt;, also known as &lt;em&gt;Tenchi Forever!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final major timeline is the Tokyo timeline, which is where the series &lt;em&gt;Tenchi in Tokyo!&lt;/em&gt; fits in. It is really on it's own there, but was originally planned to be an extension on the Universe timeline&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tenchi.wikia.com/wiki/Tenchi_in_Tokyo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From there, there are a few spin off timelines. The first and still sort of canon one is the Pretty Sasami timeline, which has many ties to original characters from the series. Note that each of the series in the Pretty Sasami timeline is very related, but in its own continuity. And then there are non-canon ones like &lt;em&gt;Sasami: Magical Girls Club&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, this is a series that has a lot of conflicting &lt;em&gt;canon&lt;/em&gt; without really having anything set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-01-20T23:40:33.803" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2093" CreationDate="2013-01-21T00:24:46.847" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_Great_Space_Operations&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; which describes the mini-series. I've copied the summary below for completeness, but you might prefer to read it there since it has relevant links to other articles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While exploring the moon, Enel finds a small robot in a crater and attacks it. The electricity, instead of harming it, recharges it (much to Enel's disappointment). The robot, identified as First Lieutenant Spacey, finds its fallen comrades - Macro, Galaxy and Cosmo - and weeps over them while Enel watches on, impassive. While the Lieutenant is mourning, a fox-like Space Pirate attacks it from behind with an electrocuting spear.&#xA;  The Space Pirate, then attempts to attack Enel, who nonchalantly phases through the spear, attacks, and defeats it in retaliation. Enel, then sees a huge explosion in the distance, and is angered by what appears to have destroyed his ark, Maxim. Meanwhile, over at the area of the explosion, three more Space Pirates are converging, planning to excavate the moon for its treasures. Enel soon appears at the excavation site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the meantime, the shocked, but still alive Lieutenant Spacey reminisces about why he and his comrades came to the moon in the first place. An old man named Professor Tsukimi made them on Machine Island, and one day, while watching the moon and eating snacks, a huge explosion happened on it, much like the one that destroyed Enel's ark. The professor, shocked, swallowed his dumpling without chewing, resulting in him suffocating to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After burying the professor, the four Spaceys traveled to the moon (each one with a balloon) to take revenge on the one who caused the explosion that resulted in the accidental death of the professor by suffocation. Upon reaching the moon, they find the same space pirates that destroyed Maxim, and despite overwhelming odds, they fought the captain of the Space Pirates. In the end, however, all four of them were defeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In present time, Enel attacks the Space Pirates and destroys the entire excavation site with his lightning powers. This uncovers a canal that he intends to explore. Before he can do so, however, Lieutenant Spacey (towing his comrades' bodies behind him on a sled) rushes up to him and thanks him for avenging him and his comrades' &quot;father&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enel shocks the Lieutenant, and all of his comrades out of sheer annoyance, and goes on to explore the dried-up canal, coming upon a cave. Inside the cave is a huge Mayan-esque city, which he decides to electrocute as well. The resulting surge of electricity awakens not only the city, but a horde of ancient-looking Spaceys as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The entire city, having been activated, all of the ancient Spaceys, as well as the four &quot;new&quot; ones that Enel had just met, rush to thank him, much to his confusion. Enel, then studies a wall painting, and realizes that the original Birkans, his ancestors, one of which is Professor Tsukimi, came from the moon. Looking around, Enel sees endless followers, and an enormous amount of &quot;vearth&quot;, and decides that the &quot;Fairy Vearth&quot; was everything that he had wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T00:24:46.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2101" CreationDate="2013-01-21T03:26:29.923" Score="6" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;To make Ichigo a Shinigami in episode 1 of Bleach, Rukia has Ichigo stab himself in the chest with her Zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any in-canon reason given for it being the chest that has to be stabbed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T17:41:31.800" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T17:41:31.800" Title="Does Shinigami powers transfer occur only with stabbing through the chest?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2554" CreationDate="2013-01-21T03:30:44.187" Score="10" ViewCount="518" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Rukia transfers her Shinigami powers to Ichigo by having him stab himself in the chest with her zanpakuto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person is stabbed in the chest by a zanpakuto, can they absorb half of the Shinigami's powers, or does it have to be intentional? If it does have to be intention, is there any reason given for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-02-21T22:28:51.680" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T11:33:07.883" Title="Is it possible to transfer Shinigami powers accidentally?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2088" CreationDate="2013-01-21T07:10:06.757" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's much like &quot;The Force is strong with this one&quot; :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;, we can learn that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Normal chakra is a form of energy all living individuals naturally&#xA;  produce to some degree. Contained in the &quot;chakra coils&quot; that mainly&#xA;  surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the energy&#xA;  circulates throughout the body in a network called the &quot;chakra&#xA;  circulatory system&quot; (similar to the cardiovascular system).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, later in the same article, it is stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakra is the resulting form of energy when two other forms of energy&#xA;  are mixed together. The two energies are referred to as &quot;physical&#xA;  energy&quot; and &quot;spiritual energy&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;Physical energy is collected from the&#xA;  body's cells&lt;/strong&gt; and can be increased through training, stimulants, and&#xA;  exercise. Spiritual energy is derived from the mind's consciousness&#xA;  (i.e. the soul) and can be increased through studying, meditation, and&#xA;  experience. &lt;strong&gt;Having these two energies become more powerful will&#xA;  in-turn make the created chakra more powerful. Therefore, practising a&#xA;  technique repeatedly will build-up experience, building up one's&#xA;  spiritual energy, and thus allowing more chakra to be created. As a&#xA;  result, the ninja is able to do that same technique with more power.&#xA;  This same cycle applies for physical energy&lt;/strong&gt;, except this time, instead&#xA;  of doing things like meditation, the ninja could, say, do push-ups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I think that saying that someone is born with &quot;strong chakra&quot; means that the physical part of that person's chakra (the one that he has from birth) is better... developed (or maybe advanced), comparing to other people. Whether this individual will further develop this natural...boon, depends on him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This estimation of chakra strength can also be different depending on who to compare with. For example, one can be compared with other members of the same clan, or shinobi of the same village, or maybe all shinobi in general. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T07:10:06.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2098" CreationDate="2013-01-21T07:22:44.720" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There may be two reasons for this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is less directed to the plot, so I'll start with it first. Obviously, the chest is the best part to do it for two reasons. First, it's easier not to miss (hehe :P). Second, it looks cooler. Imagine Rukia piercing Ichigo's head to five him the power. Or his left elbow. Or his knee. That wouldn't look too good, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for the second reason, which is more important. As you can see in the very end of the anime (spoiler up to the very last episodes), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; To give him his powers back, Rukia pierces Ichigo's chest in exactly the same way as the first time: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hz59R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, usually, this is also the place where the hollows have their holes. Why there? Because it is the place where one's Chain of Fate is connected to the body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although shinigami do not have the Chain, that place is as much important for them too. This place is known as Saketsu, and acts as a boost in spiritual power, the source of which is another spot, called Hakusui. If those points are pierced, one loses his Shinigami powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can recall that from the episode where Byakuya first appears, and defeats Ichigo with his favorite move called Senka, which is basically a quick shunpo to move to the opponent's back and strike his Saketsu and Hakusui. So, if those points can be pierced to block one's spiritual powers, it is safe to assume that this can work the other way too, and this is the reason why Rukia pierces Ichigo's chest exactly there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T07:22:44.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2094" CreationDate="2013-01-21T07:37:58.213" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The true nature of the butterflies was never revealed in the manga. Take a look at this page from chapter 59:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CEV0y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you can see Rikichi having troubles catching a butterfly that was trying to fly away, also trying to lure it with a female butterfly. That suggests us that the butterflies are at least living creatures (as far as you can describe an inhabitant of Soul Society as &quot;living&quot;), and not &quot;robots&quot;, because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's useless to try to lure a robot with a female robot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A robot could behave better, and there should be no problems with handling it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume they are real butterflies that are being bred up in Soul Society and somehow trained to perform their duties. Maybe they are somehow different from normal butterflies (for example they could have been modified by the 12th division), but since it wasn't stated anywhere, it's just a speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T07:37:58.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2092" CreationDate="2013-01-21T08:49:34.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no explicit explanation on who or what he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Shounen Bat exist in the mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not so much in the imagination, as other people can obviously see Lil' Slugger. It's possible that he could exist &lt;em&gt;in the minds of everyone&lt;/em&gt;. Whether or not he exists in reality is a matter of debate; when he attacks people, is it physical or are his victims simply manifesting the injury?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it seems he's been manifested by Tsukiko, the character designer and first &quot;victim&quot;. Except she reveals she was never attacked by Lil' Slugger and that Lil' Slugger was her manifestation when she was a child to take the blame of all the bad things that she did, like letting her dog die. She eventually believed the delusion and somehow the delusion manifested into either reality or within the minds of everyone, growing in strength from people believing in his existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T08:49:34.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2385" CreationDate="2013-01-21T09:22:01.950" Score="13" ViewCount="1383" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 4th season of Hidamari Sketch, Honeycomb, there's scenes where there's a bunch of numbers (and an &lt;strong&gt;HK&lt;/strong&gt; with a &quot;honeycomb&quot; symbol) in the background. Do these numbers have any significance? Are they related to production cuts (sometimes shown in &quot;flash card&quot; style during Bakemonogatari, another Studio Shaft production)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 1:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m231c.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Bottom right corner: &lt;code&gt;HK 01105&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 5:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IvrQU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Bottom right corner: &lt;code&gt;HK 05274&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 6:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4bLKj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Bottom right corner: &lt;code&gt;HK 06333&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 10:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VNQBq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Bottom right corner: &lt;code&gt;HK 10133&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 12:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N6fOr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Bottom right corner: &lt;code&gt;HK 12074&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure if I missed any, but it looks like a 2 digit episode number and 3 digits of something else. Also, not sure if previous seasons of Hidamari Sketch has these, been a while since I've seen them. What do the other strings of numbers, that don't seem to change, mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T10:07:20.830" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T05:25:22.217" Title="What are the numbers in the background in Sae's room?" Tags="&lt;hidamari-sketch&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21522" CreationDate="2013-01-21T18:51:42.720" Score="6" ViewCount="2971" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kimimaro Kaguya has two dots on his forehead. In South Asia, it is called a &lt;em&gt;bindi&lt;/em&gt;. Is it an identification mark, or does it have any significance like a curse mark? Is there any canon reason given for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across a source which said that it represents his clan, but the Kaguya clan doesn't have significant history in Naruto/Shippuden anime or manga. Is there any source for this claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ScVif.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T13:03:57.237" LastActivityDate="2019-10-20T21:35:04.457" Title="Does the mark on Kimimaro's forehead have any significance?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2105" CreationDate="2013-01-21T20:23:30.447" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sign can be seen on all seen clan-members (okay; there's only Kimimaro and some guy in the anime), so I think that it's a clan-symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T20:23:30.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2108" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2177" CreationDate="2013-01-22T02:14:55.620" Score="2" ViewCount="3563" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shikotsumyaku (屍骨脈; Literally meaning &quot;Dead Bone Pulse&quot;, Meaning (Viz) &quot;Corpse Bone Chain&quot;) is the kekkei genkai of the extinct Kaguya clan, which gave them the ability to  manipulate their own skeletal structure (their osteoblasts and osteoclasts). By infusing their calcium with chakra, they could manipulate the growth and properties of  their bones to their liking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, surely that means that they're working with the base amount of calcium (and other minerals) in their body. The fact that they're able to grow their own bones seems to indicate that they are able to get the calcium (and other minerals) out of their nearby surrounding in some manner. Is this corroborated in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last part is just my own speculation. Please do correct me if an alternate explanation exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="321" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T06:23:57.880" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:33:20.180" Title="How does Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2109" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2111" CreationDate="2013-01-22T03:26:00.917" Score="5" ViewCount="4400" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Hollows (and Espadas) have holes in their chest. However, the holes do not bleed and seem to have no harmful effects on the body. For human-shaped Hollows and Espada, do the organs rearrange themselves around the holes or just cease to exist where the holes are? Also, how do the holes not bleed? Does skin grow around inside the holes or are the cauterized? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:29:14.283" Title="How does the hole in a Hollow's chest work?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2109" CreationDate="2013-01-22T05:38:12.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are actually souls... rather they are dark souls! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A soul has a something called a &quot;chain of fate&quot;, the link to its physical body. It is the soul that couldn't make it to Soul Society yet. Because to make it to Soul Society, a soul-reaper needs to help. When a soul loses its chain of fate, there forms a hole in its chest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hole signifies the emptiness, the hunger to fulfill something which is endless. So it might be just a representation. I would like to list below some possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It might be just a representation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the chest has a heart which signifies something good, its absence signifies bad. So we can think that hollows don't have heart.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why they don't bleed?&lt;/em&gt; It is the structure of their body. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the second point is right!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:29:14.283" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:29:14.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2109" CreationDate="2013-01-22T05:41:05.620" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hollows are not like normal living creatures. Don't forget that they are born from human &lt;em&gt;souls&lt;/em&gt;, not from flesh and bones. In &lt;strong&gt;chapter 433&lt;/strong&gt; it is explained that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hollows lose their hearts from the pain of not being saved by shinigami. That forms the hole. Their lost hearts form their masks. Also, the hollows' unique appearance and their unique traits and powers are formed from their lost hearts as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, don't forget what happens when they are killed. Their bodies simply vanish, leaving no corpse, no anything. So, taking that into account, we can say that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; since they can live with their heart lost, their bodies (even if we forget that Hollows are spirit creatures) definitely don't work the same way as human (or shinigami) bodies do, so they somehow are able to live with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I guess that since they are spirit creatures they don't care about such things anyway ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T05:41:05.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2885" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:04:47.910" Score="4" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;strong&gt;Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited - Hyoubu Kyousuke&lt;/strong&gt;, Andy Hinomiya is an esper who negates the power of all other espers. Yuugiri cannot read his mind, Kyousuke can't hypnotize him, telekinetic attacks are ineffectual against him. So how is it possible for Kyousuke to teleport him in episode 3? They're walking away and he snaps his fingers and the entire group teleports away. Is it that Andy really isn't completely immune to ESP? Or is the teleportation a side-effect of an ESP power so it isn't negated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify the side-effect thing, You Fujiura's ESP can effect sound waves, though the ESP itself can be negated by Andy, the actual sound that the ESP creates (or deadens) can be heard by Andy (episode 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T19:57:12.563" Title="How is Kyousuke able to teleport Andy?" Tags="&lt;zettai-karen-children&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2113" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:12:51.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zettai Karen Children&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shounen manga that has anime, light novel, and game adaptations. It revolves around E.S.P. users called &quot;espers&quot; and a Japanese organization called B.A.B.E.L. that monitors them. The manga and anime series both follow three 10-year old girls who work for B.A.B.E.L., as well as their sometimes-enemy, an organization called &quot;P.A.N.D.R.A.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from light novel and game adaptations, there's also a completely original spin-off TV anime series called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which follows the esper &quot;Kyousuke Hyoubu&quot;, who was one of the antagonists from the original anime TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettai_Karen_Children&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zettai Karen Children&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:40:51.297" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:40:51.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2114" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:12:51.043" Score="0" Body="&quot;Zettai Karen Children&quot; is a shounen manga by Takashi Shiina It's about espers and a Japanese organization called B.A.B.E.L. that monitors them." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:40:51.297" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:40:51.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2115" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:18:39.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d42MYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Paranoia Agent promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paranoia Agent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 13-episode anime TV series, directed by Satoshi Kon, that features a mysterious boy with a golden bat on inline rollerskates. There is also a novel version written by Satoshi Kon and Yuichi Umezu. The original TV anime run was from February to May 2004, at which point the novel was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows detectives Keiichi Ikari and Mitsuhiro Maniwa as they investigate the mysterious boy with the golden bat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:08:53.857" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:08:53.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2116" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:18:39.240" Score="0" Body="Paranoia Agent (&quot;Mousou Dairinin&quot;) is a 13-episode anime series that features a mysterious boy with a golden bat on inline rollerskates, directed by Satoshi Kon. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:08:53.857" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:08:53.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2117" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:22:29.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqYLE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gantz manga art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gantz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shounen manga written by Hiroya Oku about a &quot;game&quot; that is played by people who have died. There is also a TV anime adaptation produced by Studio Gonzo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was serialized from July 2000 to August 2013. The TV series consisted of two 13 episode seasons that spanned April to June of 2004. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gantz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:07:25.890" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:07:25.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2118" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:22:29.683" Score="0" Body="&quot;Gantz&quot; is a shounen manga by Hiroya Oku about a &quot;game&quot; that is played by people who have died. There is also a TV anime adaptation produced by Studio Gonzo." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:07:25.890" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:07:25.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2119" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:26:52.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GAFbjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eden of the East image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eden of the East&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Higashi no Eden&lt;/em&gt;) is an original TV anime series directed by Kenji Kamiyama that aired in spring 2009. A compilation film was released as well as 2 sequel films that follow the events at the end of the TV series. Kenji Kamiyama later published two novel adaptations of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series follows the two protagonists Akira Takizawa and Saki Morimi as they try to figure out what happened to Akira and his lost memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://edenoftheeast.wikia.com/wiki/Eden_Of_The_East_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eden of the East&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_of_the_East&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eden of the East&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:09:27.300" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:09:27.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2120" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:26:52.763" Score="0" Body="&quot;Eden of the East&quot; (&quot;Higashi no Eden&quot;) is an original TV anime series directed by Kenji Kamiyama that aired in spring 2009. It also has two film sequels." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:09:27.300" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:09:27.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2121" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:34:07.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gVZnL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyouge Mono&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series written by Yoshihiro Yamada that takes place in the Sengoku period of Japan, and is about tea-related items and other treasures. The manga's first release was in 2005. In April 2011, it was adapted into a 39 episode anime TV series directed by Koichi Mashimo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main protagonist of the series is Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of Oda Nobunaga, who holds a deep appreciation for teapots, kettles, glazed cups, bowls, and jars. The series follows him as he encounters many of these treasures through a war-torn Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyouge_Mono&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyouge Mono&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:44:00.810" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:44:00.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2122" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:34:07.833" Score="0" Body="&quot;Hyouge Mono&quot; is a manga series by Yoshihiro Yamada about tea." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:44:00.810" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:44:00.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2123" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:42:12.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lxq5O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gurren Lagann image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann&lt;/strong&gt; is a 27 episode anime TV series directed by  Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Studio GAINAX. In addition, it has an ongoing manga adaptation, a light novel, a spin-off manga, a game, and 2 anime films that retell the story from the original anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show takes place in a fictional future where the Earth is ruled by the &quot;Spiral King&quot; and all humans must live below the ground. Protagonists Simon and Kamina break through into the surface and fight the king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Tengen_Toppa_Gurren_Lagann_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gurren Lagann wiki&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurren_Lagann&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:45:11.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:45:11.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2124" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T07:42:12.420" Score="0" Body="Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is a mecha comedy anime by Hiroyuki Imaishi and studio Gainax. In an underground city, a group of kids find a strange glowing object during excavation. They form the Gurren Brigade to break through the cave's ceiling in an attempt to reach the surface world." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:45:11.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:45:11.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="915" CreationDate="2013-01-22T14:50:53.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In terms of the Digimon regressing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It seems to have to do with their initial bio-emerging being undone. And, since Digimon in the real world are synthesized false proteins, it would make sense that, without the Digital World being properly connected, their physical form would not be able to remain, so they reverted their evolution and returned to the Digital World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the portal appearing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shortly before we see it, we see Takato running through the park, when a &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/DigiGnome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Digignome&lt;/a&gt; flies overhead. Since they are known to be able to grant wishes, in both the Digital and Real Worlds, it would make sense that it granted Takato's implied wish to see Guilmon again, opening the portal for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T14:50:53.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2126" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:33:07.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakuen Alice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shoujo manga written by Tachibana Higuchi, in publication from February 2003 to June 2013. There was a TV anime adaptation directed by Takahiro Omori, as well as several game spinoffs. The TV series began airing in October 2004 and was produced by Group TAC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story centers on Mikan Sakura, an orphaned 10-year old, who lives in a small town in the remote countryside. She runs away to Tokyo to meet her best friend, Hotaru, and finds that she attends a school called Alice Academy, for children with special powers called &quot;Alices&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gakuen_Alice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakuen Alice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakuen Alice&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:57:58.533" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:57:58.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2127" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:33:07.467" Score="0" Body="&quot;Gakuen Alice&quot; is a shoujo manga written by Tachibana Higuchi. There is also a 2004 TV anime." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:57:58.533" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:57:58.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2128" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:38:29.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JCp8M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Highschool of the Dead promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Highschool of the Dead&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a zombie apocalypse manga written by Daisuke Satou that started publication in September 2006. In July 2010, an anime TV series was adapted from the manga that was directed by Tetsurou Araki and produced by Madhouse. Later in 2011, an OVA side-story was bundled with the 7th volume of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is set in modern day Japan. It follows a group of high-school students, the school nurse, and a young girl as they try to survive an epidemic that turns everyone into zombies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://highschool-of-the-dead.wikia.com/wiki/Highschool_of_the_Dead_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Highschool of the Dead&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highschool_of_the_dead&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Highschool of the Dead&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:33:50.770" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:33:50.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2129" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:38:29.660" Score="0" Body="&quot;Highschool of the Dead&quot; is a zombie apocalypse manga written by Daisuke Satou that features hypersonic breasts." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T05:28:32.123" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:28:32.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2130" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:41:17.067" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T18:41:17.067" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T18:41:17.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2131" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:41:17.067" Score="0" Body="&quot;The Lost Canvas&quot; is a manga series and part of the &quot;Saint Seiya&quot; franchise written by Shiori Teshirogi. It was adapted into an anime OVA in June 2009." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T19:18:17.630" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T19:18:17.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2132" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:41:56.423" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T18:41:56.423" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T18:41:56.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2133" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:41:56.423" Score="0" Body="Questions pertaining to sound effects in anime." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T19:30:41.653" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T19:30:41.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2134" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-22T19:49:55.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crossovers are anime/manga series or specials in which characters (or occasionally concepts) from different universes meet and interact. As such, they are non-canon. Questions about crossovers in general, or about specific plot elements of a particular crossover, should be tagged with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is different from two unrelated series in the same universe (e.g. Baccano! and Durarara!!). It's also different from cameo appearances of characters outside their original universe, and from references to characters from a different universe. For a particular series to be a crossover, each universe should have an impact on what occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3898/Mazinger_Z_vs._Devilman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6115/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lupin III vs. Detective Conan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=25146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece x Toriko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/20548/Fate/Stay_Night_x_Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/Stay Night x Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T10:09:12.397" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T10:09:12.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2135" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-22T19:49:55.020" Score="0" Body="Crossovers are anime/manga series or specials in which characters from different universes meet and interact. As such, they are non-canon. Questions about crossovers in general, or about specific plot elements of a particular crossover, should be tagged with this." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T10:09:03.260" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T10:09:03.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2084" CreationDate="2013-01-23T12:00:32.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Narumi used his pheromones to make her love him. That made her lose control of her Alice, which had the result that not only Narumi's Alice was stolen, but his love-feelings, too. It seems that the Pheromone-Alice is connected to the emotions, and an out-of-control-stealing-Alice steals more than it's supposed to. If Yuka had retained control, Narumi would still have his ability to love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T01:19:18.417" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T01:19:18.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2108" CreationDate="2013-01-23T16:26:37.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kimimoro's Kekkai Genkai isn't like Gaara's sand.  Gaara's sand can go underground, smash the rocks, and use the hardened minerals from the local rocks and incorporate them into his sand.  Kimimoro doesn't seem to do this at all, but rather his bones and chakra system is all internal.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is evidenced not by what he does but by what he doesn't do. In his battle with Gaara which is clearly his most pressing battle (since he dies in it) he transforms multiple times, he uses his spine whip, and does a number of other jitsu but never absorbs from his exterior surrounds while Gaara clearly does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-01-23T16:26:37.683" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2141" CreationDate="2013-01-23T19:50:08.233" Score="13" ViewCount="870" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw that Spirited Away, Ponyo and Arrietty, all written by Hayao Miyazaki, seem to have some common traits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hero is a girl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Moreover, she is a girl who is special in some way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She develops a friendship with a boy that is an &quot;insider&quot; and they help each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She seems to take a spiritual maturity journey while also building that friendship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some mystical connection to these themes or it is a mere coincidence? Can someone shed some light on this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-01T22:24:55.640" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T22:24:55.640" Title="Why do Spirited Away, Ponyo, and Arrietty have so much in common?" Tags="&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2139" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-23T20:28:03.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of Hayao Miyazaki's works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/nausicaa&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;nausicaa&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;nausicaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/my-neighbor-totoro&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;my-neighbor-totoro&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;my-neighbor-totoro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/kikis-delivery-service&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;kikis-delivery-service&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;kikis-delivery-service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/porco-rosso&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;porco-rosso&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;porco-rosso&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/spirited-away&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;spirited-away&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;spirited-away&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/howls-moving-castle&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;howls-moving-castle&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;howls-moving-castle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/ponyo&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;ponyo&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ponyo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/the-wind-rises&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;the-wind-rises&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;the-wind-rises&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hayao Miyazaki&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:37:10.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:37:10.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2140" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-23T20:28:03.923" Score="0" Body="Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, animator, manga artist and screenwriter, and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. Use this tag for questions about Miyazaki's oeuvre as a whole, for questions about multiple works of his, or for questions about Miyazaki himself." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:37:10.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:37:10.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2138" CreationDate="2013-01-23T20:38:42.407" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki is often identified as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styles_and_themes_of_Hayao_Miyazaki#Feminism&quot;&gt;feminist&lt;/a&gt;. Almost all of his films have strong female protagonists, usually fairly young girls, and challenge traditional gender roles in anime. This presumably explains the first point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the other three, I don't think these are particularly uncommon or difficult to explain. The protagonist in anime is usually somehow special, because a story about someone totally normal isn't usually going to be very interesting. Likewise, for the third point, most anime have some form of (possibly implied) romance, even in short movies. However, there's not a lot of room in movies to introduce extraneous characters, so the love interest has to be at least somewhat related to the plot. As for the final point, that's just another way of saying that it's a coming-of-age story, which is very common, especially with younger protagonists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So other than the first point, I think these are just common anime tropes that you'd frequently see elsewhere, especially in other movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T04:37:26.607" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T04:37:26.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-24T08:02:25.497" Score="4" ViewCount="671" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question could contain spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 187, it was stated that after the Millennium Earl was killed, the remaining twelve Noahs repopulated the world - That means that there were only 13 Noahs. However, Nea Walker is referred to as &quot;The 14th Noah&quot;. Where did he came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T19:29:30.137" Title="Why is there a 14th Noah?" Tags="&lt;d-gray-man&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2143" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-24T09:01:01.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;D.Gray-man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Katsura Hoshino. It's about the exorcist Allen and the &quot;Black Order&quot; who fight against the Noah and their army of &quot;Akuma&quot;. It was also adapted as an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.Gray-man&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;D.Gray-man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dgrayman.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;D.Gray-man&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:19:37.300" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:19:37.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2144" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-24T09:01:01.713" Score="0" Body="D.Gray-man is a manga series by Katsura Hoshino about &quot;Exorcists&quot; who fight &quot;Akuma&quot;." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:19:37.300" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:19:37.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2146" CreationDate="2013-01-24T12:13:40.157" Score="18" ViewCount="38698" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu seems to be taught, the Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is sealed, so nobody can learn the jutsu. Does that mean that there's a difference between these jutsus, aside from the number of Kage Bunshin created? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, why was the Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu sealed away?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If there's no other difference, everybody could use this without reading the sealed scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:04:11.493" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T10:56:56.330" Title="What's the difference between Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2145" CreationDate="2013-01-24T12:34:02.753" Score="16" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu seems to be taught, the Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is sealed, so nobody can learn the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weeeeellll... not quite! The Naruto Wikia seems to be a bit off on this bit, since the technique that was sealed away was actually the &quot;regular&quot; Kage Bunshin no Jutsu — the technique that's taught is actually the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or why was the Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu sealed away?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/a&gt; is a forbidden jutsu, and that was why it was sealed. Since its &quot;massive version,&quot; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Multiple_Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/a&gt;, is just a variation of the same technique, it was also sealed away.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is forbidden because of the danger it present to its user, since it distributes an equal amount of chakra between all the clones that comes directly from him. This could easily drain the total amount of chakra from a user who has less control over it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does that mean that there's a difference between these jutsus, aside from the number of Kage Bunshin created?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If there's no other difference, everybody could use this without reading the sealed scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for differences between it and the normal technique, I'd say that the amount of chakra necessary would be its main difference in terms of execution — the more chakra you have, the more clones you can generate.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, most people won't use the &quot;massive version&quot; of the jutsu simply because of the danger mentioned in the above section — not many shinobi can use such high amounts of chakra and safely maintain the technique steady.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Adding &quot;Tajuu&quot; in front of it is just something that Naruto does every once in a while (note that he sometimes generates huge amounts of clones even without saying &quot;Tajuu&quot;) when he intends to generate a massive amount of clones instead of a &quot;regular&quot; one. You can double check this in the very first chapter, where Naruto reads the scroll and never makes mention of the &quot;massive version&quot; of the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T10:56:56.330" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T10:56:56.330" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2013-01-24T14:42:14.203" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm more inclined to agree with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/1951/49&quot;&gt;SingerOfTheFall's answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Upon Gaara's birth (&lt;em&gt;Shipuuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 297 and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; chapter 547, page 4), he already had his dark rings around the eyes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/3Wdfu8E.jpg&quot; width=&quot;428&quot; height=&quot;408&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know he already had the Shukaku sealed inside him, but I find it a bit odd that he was born suffering from insomnia.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Plus, the translation I read of chapter 135 does not refer to the dark rings, but rather to the 'bags under his eyes' (although this could be a problem with the translation...):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/yKcxreo.jpg&quot; width=&quot;304&quot; height=&quot;466&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, as SingerOfTheFall said, there are several other Suna shinobi that have dark rings around their eyes, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Kazekage#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gaara's father when he uses his Gold Dust&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/9i6G1oO.jpg&quot; width=&quot;382&quot; height=&quot;216&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, I think it can also be the influence of the tanuki (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/795/49&quot;&gt;the 'inspiration' for the Shukaku&lt;/a&gt;) in the character conception, since the tanuki too has dark rings around his eyes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ihJX349.jpg&quot; width=&quot;408&quot; height=&quot;272&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this trait could be somewhat similar to the whiskers Naruto has from the Kyuubi. He had these whiskers even prior to being the Kyuubi's host:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/f4dOcIE.png&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;304&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could mean that the dark circles are a character trait (conceived upon character design) that were a result of the Ichibi being sealed in Gaara even before his birth, thus being present even after the Bijuu's extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T20:36:33.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2148" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-24T15:33:57.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; be used for questions about &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; in conjunction with &lt;strong&gt;disney&lt;/strong&gt;. Questions about the animation-movies belong to &lt;a href=&quot;http://movies.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Movies.SE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia-article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The official website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T16:00:11.803" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T16:00:11.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2149" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-24T15:33:57.267" Score="0" Body="The Walt Disney Company, or Disney, is a mass-media cooperation founded by Walt and Roy Disney in 1923" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T16:00:15.407" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T16:00:15.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2013-01-24T16:15:34.693" Score="49" Body="&lt;p&gt;In November 2012, Game Informer got the chance to ask a long-time Gamefreak producer what the deal is with eating in the Pokemon world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is everyone in the world of Pokémon a vegetarian? Do people eat Pokémon? When they are eating steak are they eating a Tauros?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masuda&lt;/strong&gt;: There’s a lot of fruits and vegetables in the world of Pokémon. There is also a variety of snacks and various candies and whatnot that come from the different regions. The Pokémon world is much more technologically advanced than the world of our own, so perhaps there is probably a lot of different food that we can’t even think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/23/pok-233-mon-39-s-burning-questions.aspx&quot;&gt;Pokémon's Burning Questions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T16:15:34.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2151" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-24T21:56:25.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tenchi Universe is a 26-episode TV series loosely based on the original Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA. It follows Tenchi Masaki and his ever-expanding group of female love-interests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for all questions within the Tenchi Universe canon. For an explanation of the different timelines in the Tenchi multiverse, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/how-are-the-tenchi-timelines-related&quot;&gt;How are the Tenchi timelines related?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Tenchi Universe, see it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:44.967" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:44.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2152" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-24T21:56:25.877" Score="0" Body="Tenchi Universe is a 26-episode TV series loosely based on the original Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA. It follows Tenchi Masaki and his ever-expanding group of female love-interests." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:47.883" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:47.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2153" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-24T22:01:15.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tenchi Muyo! GXP is a 2002 TV series which continues the Tenchi Muyo! story with mostly new characters. It follows Seina Yamada, who joins the Galaxy Space Police after they confuse him with Tenchi Masaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for all questions about GXP specifically. Although GXP is technically part of the Ryo-Ohki timeline, it is mostly unrelated, and thus should be tagged separately. For how the Tenchi timelines are related, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/how-are-the-tenchi-timelines-related&quot;&gt;How are the Tenchi timelines related?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Tenchi Muyo! GXP, see it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_GXP&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:37.167" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:37.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2154" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-24T22:01:15.723" Score="0" Body="Tenchi Muyo! GXP is a 2002 TV series which continues the Tenchi Muyo! story with mostly new characters. It follows Seina Yamada, who joins the Galaxy Space Police after they confuse him with Tenchi Masaki." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:40.583" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:40.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2155" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-24T22:05:22.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki is the original OVA series following Tenchi Masaki and his ever-expanding group of love interests. Tenchi becomes involved in battles of cosmic importance, with the fate of the universe at stake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for all questions about Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki specifically. For how the Tenchi timelines are related, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/how-are-the-tenchi-timelines-related&quot;&gt;How are the Tenchi timelines related?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki, see it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:29.837" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:29.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2156" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-24T22:05:22.047" Score="0" Body="Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki is the original OVA series following Tenchi Masaki and his ever-expanding group of love interests. Tenchi becomes involved in battles of cosmic importance, with the fate of the universe at stake." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:56.060" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:56.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2157" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-24T22:09:26.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tags should be used for questions about the Tenchi Muyo! multiverse, which includes a large number of series, many following Tenchi Masaki. For questions about individual Tenchi series, use the corresponding tag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an explanation of how the different series are related, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/how-are-the-tenchi-timelines-related&quot;&gt;How are the Tenchi timelines related?&lt;/a&gt; For more information about the Tenchi multiverse, see its &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:53.000" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:53.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2158" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-24T22:09:26.237" Score="0" Body="This tags should be used for questions about the Tenchi Muyo! multiverse, which includes a large number of anime series, manga series, light novels, and movies, most of which follow Tenchi Masaki. For questions about individual Tenchi series, use the corresponding tag." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T05:09:59.087" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T05:09:59.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2160" CreationDate="2013-01-25T06:01:21.923" Score="7" ViewCount="1140" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have always seen Naruto using this technique - &lt;em&gt;Taju Kage Bushin no Jutsu&lt;/em&gt;. I agree that Naruto's stamina is 5/5, but.. he uses the technique for an unbelievable number of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, let's say he has a chakra level of 100%, and he creates 3 clones, which means each clone will have 25% chakra of the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If 3 clones get destroyed by an opponent, &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto undoes the jutsu &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases, Naruto learns the information the clones have gathered. Do they also return their chakra back to Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally, they should return in case 2! However, I am not sure about case 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they don't, then Naruto's chakra level should go down exponentially, as long as he creates new clones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since Naruto has mastered Senjutsu (which of course has a time limit), he can create 2 clones in the battlefield itself with the help of natural energy. Also with Nine Tails chakra, he can create unlimited number of clones, because Tailed Beasts possess unlimited (compared to human limits) amount of chakra. But how about his battles prior to his Senjutsu or Nine-Tails form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T17:53:51.690" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T17:53:51.690" Title="Does (Taju) Kage Bushin no Justu return the user his Chakra after he undoes this jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2159" CreationDate="2013-01-25T07:58:44.027" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto uses that technique to gain the Sen-chakra in the fight against Pain, so yes, the chakra is transferred to the user, when the clone is destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T07:58:44.027" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2161" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-25T08:11:10.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about seasons of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/1971/what-defines-one-season-of-anime&quot;&gt;What defines one &amp;quot;season&amp;quot; of anime?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T10:49:15.990" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T10:49:15.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2162" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-25T08:11:10.840" Score="0" Body="A season is the time an anime-series is aired." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T10:49:12.900" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T10:49:12.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2163" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-25T08:12:08.533" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T08:12:08.533" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T08:12:08.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2164" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-25T08:12:08.533" Score="0" Body="For questions related to mistakes in anime-series." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T10:49:19.547" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T10:49:19.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2165" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-25T09:11:49.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakra is essential to even the most basic technique; it is the moulding of the physical energy (shintai enerugī) present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy (seishin enerugī) gained from exercise and experience. Once moulded, it can be channelled through the chakra circulatory system, which is to chakra as the regular circulatory system is to blood, to any of the 361 chakra points (called tenketsu) in the body. Through various methods, the most common of which is hand seals, the chakra can then be manipulated to create an effect that would not be possible otherwise, such as walking on water, exhaling fire or creating illusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T12:05:38.170" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T12:05:38.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2166" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-25T09:11:49.747" Score="0" Body="Chakra is actually an energy which all living individuals naturally produce to some degree. Contained in the &quot;chakra coils&quot; that mainly surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the &quot;chakra circulatory system&quot; (similar to the cardiovascular system). It is defined, described and used in Naruto Anime/Manga." OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T12:05:31.977" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T12:05:31.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2159" CreationDate="2013-01-25T09:17:02.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This part of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_clone&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; provides some additional details on this particular usage of the technique:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;characteristic that is unique to the Shadow Clone Technique is that any experience the clones gain during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed. This makes the technique ideal for spying, since the user can simply send a clone to spy on a target, then have the clone disperse itself without returning to pass the information back to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also useful for training purposes, since the total amount of experience the user gains is multiplied by the total number of clones being used to train. For example, if a user creates one shadow clone and trains together with this clone for one hour, then dispels the clone, the user gains two hours of training in one hour by adding the hours of clone and the user together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; [...] Naruto also uses shadow clones in order to counter the limit of Sage Mode, the need to stay still on a battlefield to gather more senjutsu chakra, as well as the inability of the Two Great Sage Toads to merge with him due to the presence of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside him. By infusing his shadow clones with senjutsu chakra and leaving them at Mount Myōboku, Naruto can recall them to him on the battlefield and dispel the technique causing the chakra they have stored up to return to the original body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T09:17:02.443" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2085" CreationDate="2013-01-25T09:47:22.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything I found is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is known to cause countless chaos to the academy without leaving enough proof for his actions, which explains why he has never been punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/wiki/Kuonji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/wiki/Kuonji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T09:47:22.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2169" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-25T12:09:09.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tower of God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:26:44.213" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:26:44.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2170" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-25T12:09:09.530" Score="0" Body="Tower of God is a web manhwa by Lee Jong-hui. " OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:26:44.213" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:26:44.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2171" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-25T12:14:35.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about internet-memes, concerning manga and anime. Memes which are not closely related to anime and/or manga are off topic on this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Internet meme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Knowyourmeme.com, a site where you can look up memes.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T20:29:28.993" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T20:29:28.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2172" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-25T12:14:35.903" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used for questions about internet memes, concerning manga and anime. Memes which are not closely related to anime and/or manga are off topic on this site." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T20:29:28.993" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T20:29:28.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-25T13:04:01.253" Score="9" ViewCount="7375" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Land of Waves arc, Kekkei Genkai is defined as techniques which are unique to a clan and passed down through the bloodline. After timeskip, it is touched upon again, and is now defined as a technique which combines two elements. Looking back at the Land of Waves arc, Haku's Ice Release satisfies this definition as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Sharingan and Byakugan are also called Kekkei Genkai, although they do not combine any elements. Later, Terumi Mei is showed to use Lava release and Boil release, and they are both considered Kekkei genkai, although it appears that this is something unique she achieved, not passed down through bloodline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the term kekkei genkai seems to be used in various contexts to mean either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bloodline techniques passed down through generations, but not involving combining basic elements (Sharingan, Byakugan users)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Techniques combining basic elements, but not passed down through bloodline. (Terumi Mei, and a few others)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Combining basic elements &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; passed down through bloodline (Haku)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly does it mean?&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt; It looks like people have not understood the question. Let me try again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does kekkei genkai mean:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A. techniques passed down through blood.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;B. techniques which combine basic elements.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;C. Both A and B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answers as well the commenter below seem to have assumed &quot;A&quot;. To make it even easier, here's a related follow-up question: &quot;If Naruto learns Lightning Release, and then combines with his Wind Release, would that be kekkei genkai or not?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-01-28T00:11:54.720" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T09:12:51.617" Title="How is a technique categorized as a Kekkei Genkai?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2173" CreationDate="2013-01-25T13:30:10.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know, it would be translated as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a technique limited to inheritance by blood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the &lt;em&gt;Dust Release&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;Lava Release&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Magnet Release&lt;/em&gt; have users without relation to each other. I think they are transferred via transplantation, like Kakashi gained the Sharingan or Yamato the Wood-Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T13:30:10.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2073" CreationDate="2013-01-26T06:15:21.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Leonard Testarossa is indeed a Whispered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; His specialty is Arm Slave design. He is the one who designed the miniature AS Alastor units and his own personal AS, Belial. Though not explicitly stated it's very likely he designed the Codarl (aka Venom), Behemoth, and Eligor as well. His ultimate goal is to change history to create his own ideal world, a world without pain and suffering. In this ideal world, the Whispered would not exist. Whispered children like him would not be captured and tortured as the Black Technology would not exist, wars would not exist, all the people that would have died would now be alive. He believes all the suffering he causes to get there does not matter, since it would not exist in the world he wants to create.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amalgam's main goal is to consolidate the power of the Whispered. The power hierarchy structure of Amalgam is akin to that of a web, making it impossible to topple, but easy to subvert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Leonard is ultimately a traitor to the goal of the organization and use their resources to further his goal. He goes about doing this by taking out the higher ranking members of Amalgam, so that all the resources will come to be under his control. He's able to use charisma to win many people over to his side (like Kalinin). Among his goals, he wants a list of all the people involved in Amalgam, the ones who allowed it to turn into a malicious organization that it is now, so that they could be taken care of in the creation of the ideal world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T06:15:21.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2173" CreationDate="2013-01-26T08:41:04.843" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kekkei Genkai is an ability that is passed down genetically, usually amongst the members of a specific clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are several possibilities to acquire it. The first one would be transplantation. If Kekkei Genkai is isolated in a specific organ (e.g. in an eye), that organ can be transplanted to another individual, which will then be able to use the Kekkei Genkai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible variant is genetic modifications. This is what Orochimaru has done with Yamato. Obviously, if Kekkei Genkai is passed down genetically, genetic engineering can be used to &quot;produce&quot; it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are indeed some Kekkei Genkai abilities that are used by people with no apparent relations. It's  not yet known how is this possible, but I can speculate a little:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe it developed individually in different unrelated people. While statistically unlikely, it is still possible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe the users have some kind of blood relation to each other, perhaps they share ancestors, or something like that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe there are other reasons that will be later explained in the manga. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T08:41:04.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2108" CreationDate="2013-01-26T13:06:47.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what is said &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikotsumyaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, those who posses the Shikotsumyaku are able to create bones by manipulating &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;their own skeletal structure (their &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoblast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;osteoblasts&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoclast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;osteoclasts&lt;/a&gt;). By infusing their calcium with chakra, they could manipulate the growth and properties of their bones to their liking.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can gather (given that I am not an orthopedist, and have no knowledge in this field) osteoclasts and osteoblasts are instrumental in controlling the amount of bone tissue: osteoblasts form bone, osteoclasts &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_resorption&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;resorb bone&lt;/a&gt; (meaning they break down bone and release their minerals, which results in a transfer of calcium from bone fluid to the blood).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this part would explain how he is able to create bones in itself.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, after reading the first comment you left in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2108/49&quot;&gt;Curtis Sumpter's answer&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2108/how-does-kimimaros-kekkei-genkai-work#comment1291_2137&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fair enough. But the human body just doesn't have enough calcium for his jutsus.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), I've tried to understand how calcium is regulated in the human body. I came to the conclusion that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parathyroid_hormone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;parathyroid hormone&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcitonin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;calcitonin&lt;/a&gt; are the hormones that regulate the calcium levels in the body, the former acting to increase the concentration of calcium in the blood and the latter to decrease it. Perhaps he had some type of deficiency in the way he &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_metabolism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;metabolised calcium&lt;/a&gt;, which could have lead to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercalcemia#Signs_and_symptoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hypercalcaemia&lt;/a&gt;. Some of the symptoms seem to match Kimimaro's, namely fatigue, abnormal heart rate, vomiting (he coughed blood, I'm not sure if it counts in the same way...) and he ended up dying of cardiac arrest. If this were the case, the fact that he is able to manipulate osteoclasts and osteoblasts may be a result of his abnormally high levels of calcium in the first place. This could also be the reason for it to be such a rare Kekkei Genkai, even among members of the Kaguya clan. It could be something like a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/306/49&quot;&gt;Potential Bloodline or a Genetic Advantage&lt;/a&gt; (or disadvantage, since he ended up dying of it, if this speculation is correct).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As far as real-world actual explanations go, with my limited level of knowledge, this is as far as I can go (and still, an orthopedist may look at my explanation and find it a lot of humbug).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the explanation provided in the Wiki also says that, aside from manipulating the osteoclasts and osteoblasts, they infuse their calcium with chakra. So this completely ruins real-world actual explanations, since it introduces a completely different (and actually nonexistent, AFAIK) circulatory system. This means two things: &lt;em&gt;firstly&lt;/em&gt;, it introduces a new variable, that potentially renders all of my above possibilities moot; &lt;em&gt;and secondly&lt;/em&gt;, that the infusion of chakra into calcium could actually modify its properties somehow (this is actually contained in the first thing, but nevermind...). This last paragraph could actually mean something like: don't overthink it, it's just a cartoon... :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:33:20.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2178" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2184" CreationDate="2013-01-26T15:43:36.813" Score="24" ViewCount="23630" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece's&lt;/em&gt; Luffy, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto's&lt;/em&gt; Naruto, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail's&lt;/em&gt; Natsu, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reborn's&lt;/em&gt; Tsuna, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball's&lt;/em&gt; Goku &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the above are shown to be simple-minded and foolish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it so common to depict the lead protagonist to be so stupid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T14:30:06.040" LastActivityDate="2020-01-07T00:43:39.763" Title="Why are the shounen lead protagonists usually shown to be stupid?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2179" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-26T17:47:40.677" Score="1" ViewCount="1313" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe I may have missed something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, Lelouch... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; died at the hands of his childhood friend, Suzaku, who was masquerading as Zero. But when did Lelouch order Suzaku, as Zero, to kill him (Lelouch)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1375" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T04:23:22.563" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T12:58:17.787" Title="What happened at the end of Code Geass R2?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2183" CreationDate="2013-01-26T19:03:08.980" Score="10" ViewCount="2551" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Reborn&lt;/em&gt;, and possibly many others, there are timeskips. Why are these so prevalent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T01:10:42.453" LastActivityDate="2021-03-29T18:08:37.767" Title="Why do so many anime and manga have timeskips?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2178" CreationDate="2013-01-26T19:08:37.643" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be a general feeling of creators for shounen, that characters should be straightforward and stupid. A lot of them also seem to have been based off of Dragonball&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When creating Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto incorporated into the character a number of traits he felt made an ideal hero: a straightforward way of thinking, a mischievous side, and many of the attributes possessed by Son Gokū from the Dragon Ball franchise. He also made sure to keep Naruto &quot;simple and stupid,&quot; since he does not like smart characters. Naruto himself is not modelled after anyone in particular, being conceived as childlike, with something of a dark side as a result of his harsh past. Despite this, he is always positive, making him unique in Kishimoto's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy#Creation_and_conception&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt; (it is worded slightly differently now, but this is where I originally got it from):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When drawing One Piece, Eiichiro Oda was heavily influenced by the manga Dragon Ball, and had the series in mind when designing his characters. Oda has said that when he was creating Luffy, he was thinking about &quot;manliness&quot;, because Dragon Ball had already done all the things that a child could possibly be happy about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball#Production&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt; (also now worded slightly differently):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Dragon Ball universe began as a loose adaptation of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, with Goku starting off as more or less a parody of Sun Wukong the Monkey King. Similarities between the two include Goku's prone for mischief as a child (due to his innocence), possession of Nyoibo (Sun Wukong's staff that can fill the entire universe), and Flying Nimbus (the magical cloud the Great Sage rode on in Journey to the West). As the Dragon Ball manga continued its run, he was able to develop differently, eventually turning out to have similar origins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T21:40:32.780" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T21:40:32.780" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2181" CreationDate="2013-01-26T19:46:24.440" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;There can be many reasons, but I personally think that the most important one is to give an opportunity for the characters and the story to develop to a new phase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is a perfect example for it. What did we have in the first part? We learned about the main characters of the series, got acquainted with them, got familiar with their personal stories. We also learned about who were the true antogonists of the series. With that knowledge, we came to the time-skip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what was the situation before the time skip? All of the main characters were too weak to really be able to compete with the antogonists. What if Pain (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; came to destroy Konoha in the end of the first season? What would happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime would probably have ended just there, that's what. By including a time leap, the characters are given the opportunity to change, gain new abilities and powers. A lot of background events might have happened. After the time skip the series are almost reborn: while the readers/watchers already know the personalities of the main characters well, they once again have no idea of their abilities and powers, no idea about the current situation in the world. It opens a lot of opportunities for the story developing. It's also so easy to use, and to correct mistakes with. If you see there's a mismatch somewhere in the story, you can always explain it by the events that happened during the time leap! Very convenient, isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T19:46:24.440" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2178" CreationDate="2013-01-26T22:54:56.867" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdiotHero&quot;&gt;common archetype&lt;/a&gt; in many forms of fiction, not just shounen anime and manga. for instance, many seinen romance series have protagonists who are usually at or below average intelligence, e.g. Clannad, Chobits, though seinen also has some intelligent protagonists like those from Death Note or Ghost in the Shell. Shoujo series also sometimes use this archetype. However, I suspect it is especially common in shounen series and other series targeted at children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reason for this is that if the protagonist frequently spends a lot of time deeply considering things, and comes up with complicated logical thinking to justify his actions, it can easily confuse some of the viewers, particularly younger children. In a mystery series, this might be acceptable, because the viewer is expecting to have to think critically to follow what's going on, but in an action series, it detracts from what most people are watching for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that for the protagonist to be a good hero (or arguably even a good antihero), they need to be identifiable to the average viewer. It's easy to identify with people who aren't as smart as you are, because at some point in your life you were like that. Since some of the viewers will be fairly young, to make this work you need to make the character at or below their intellectual level, which makes them appear really dumb considering their age. It's much harder to identify with someone who is far smarter than you. Extremely intelligent characters are supposed to be impressive rather than identifiable (e.g. Light and L from Death Note, who are identifiable in other ways, but not in terms of their  intelligence). Of course, it's also possible to just make the character average intelligence and not put any emphasis on that direction (and lots of series do this), but shounen protagonists tend to be more like caricatures than real people, i.e. they have exaggerated features and characteristics, and intelligence is often one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting that most shounen action shows were, at least originally, marketed to young boys. Most young boys are far more interested in being strong than in being smart. By making the character below-average intelligence, but unbelievably strong, it makes the character simultaneously identifiable and admirable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the comedy aspect. Almost all of these series involve comedy. For whatever reason, many people find people doing stupid things to be funny. A lot of these series exploit this by making the protagonist almost useless outside of battle. In the traditional &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai&quot;&gt;Manzai&lt;/a&gt; style of comedy, they play the boke role, which is usually the more interesting role (hence fitting of the protagonist). That isn't to say that intelligent characters can't be comical, but it isn't as easily exploitable with little-to-no effort as it is if the protagonist is unintelligent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the protagonists in most of these series are idealists. Intelligence, by and large, correlates with pragmatism, at least in anime. Pragmatic characters make good generals, but typically not interesting ones. To put it a different way, pragmatism wins wars, but idealism leads to epic battles, and in an action series that's what counts. Dragon Ball wouldn't be nearly as interesting if Goku resorted to some form of guerrilla tactics to win each battle, even though it might make things easier. The protagonist usually has some more level-headed allies who will pull out if they really are in a losing battle (e.g. Nami, Piccolo), but these characters aren't the ones you're supposed to identify with. Also, idealism is often portrayed as admirable in these series, which further adds to the character's good qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the aspect of tradition, as kuwaly's answer points out. So I think there are a lot of reasons why it works well to have an idiot hero in shounen action series, so it's understandable why they are common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T22:54:56.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2186" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-27T03:34:17.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A 2011 romance- and fantasy-genre Visual Novel by Key. It follows Tennouji Kotarou, a high school student who, unbeknownst to himself, happens to be at the center of a millenia-old war to determine the fate of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also included are the fandisk &lt;em&gt;Rewrite Harvest festa!&lt;/em&gt;, several manga/light novel adaptations, and other miscellaneous related materials. For more information, see its &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewrite_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T10:08:52.713" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T10:08:52.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2187" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-27T03:34:17.217" Score="0" Body="A 2011 romance- and fantasy-genre Visual Novel by Key. It follows Tennouji Kotarou, a high school student who, unbeknownst to himself, happens to be at the center of a millenia-old war to determine the fate of the world." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T10:08:56.503" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T10:08:56.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2179" CreationDate="2013-01-27T12:30:35.257" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was all part or Lelouch's &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Requiem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zero Requiem&lt;/a&gt; plan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The plan involved focusing all of the world's hatred onto the tyrannical Emperor of the world (Lelouch) and killing him, as part of their plan for world peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suzaku agreed to ally with Lelouch after the Tokyo Settlement incident with the F.L.E.I.J.A., specifically after his one-sided conversation with Jeremiah Gottwald.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The only Geass order Lelouch gave Suzaku was the order to &quot;live&quot; on. (During the event on Shikinejima Island where he is ordered to kill Lelouch, who was Zero at the time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T12:58:17.787" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T12:58:17.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="767" CreationDate="2013-01-27T18:49:57.347" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very same chapter when Gajeel still didn't understand why did he get motion sickness, Sting said to Gajeel (in Chapter 276, page 11) that &quot;Well then... You finally got accustomed for it, huh... To being a &lt;em&gt;real dragon slayer&lt;/em&gt;. Congratulations. Newbie.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that dragon slayer magic can more or less change the user's body itself. So I assume that if a dragon slayer gets strong enough then they will get motion sickness on vehicles. (Not as if it would be important or anything, it's probably just funny.) Wendy doesn't have motion sickness only because she is too weak of a dragon slayer yet. Just as was the case with Gajeel before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Laxus doesn't have an Exceed partner as far as we know and he has motion sickness too (Chapter 276, page 12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T19:07:02.103" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T19:07:02.103" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2191" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2192" CreationDate="2013-01-28T06:31:55.493" Score="7" ViewCount="1561" Body="&lt;p&gt;I still can't seem to grasp his abilities and character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have more information regarding Schrödinger? He's everywhere and nowhere, but how does that work in case his head is blown off? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone try and shed some light? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T07:03:24.060" Title="Who is first lieutenant Schrödinger?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2191" CreationDate="2013-01-28T07:03:24.060" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger&quot;&gt;Schrödinger page at the Hellsing Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, his abilities are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abilities: Can spontaneously appear and disappear at will. Unable to be killed as long as he wills it. Invulnerability. Immortality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not clearly explained what it means for him to &quot;will&quot; it. I guess his head can't be blown off if he doesn't wish it to be or if it happens, he can still will his head back. But I guess like his name and appearance (cat), he's supposed to be a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat&quot;&gt;Schrödinger's cat&lt;/a&gt;, a paradox, being simultaneously alive and dead. Other tidbits from the article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is confirmed by the Major that Schrödinger only exists for as long as he is aware of himself. He was able to appear in Hellsing's conference room without difficulty, despite the high security of the building at the time. He also appeared inside Zorin Blitz's illusions while Blitz was attempting to attack Seras Victoria's mind, indicating that he can appear in mental realms as well.&lt;br&gt;...&lt;br&gt;Even if Schrödinger is fatally wounded, if he believes that he is alive and unscathed, then he would be. This can be seen when Alucard drinks the blood of Rip Van Winkle. He is sitting on the ship with the hand television, while in next scene we can see him standing on the right side of the Major.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that sort of explains the immortality part. Except at the end of the OVA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.. now that he [Schrödinger] is consumed by Alucard and is mixed with millions of other minds, he can no longer recognize himself, and by extension neither can Alucard, the one who has absorbed him. Whilst neither are technically dead, they do not exist in one place because they cannot recognize themselves, and have thus become &quot;No more than a set of imaginary numbers.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T07:03:24.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2206" CreationDate="2013-01-28T08:51:07.140" Score="6" ViewCount="5299" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the technique can be extremely beneficial, attempting to use multiple clones for training purposes can be mentally harmful to the user, as not only is all the experience collected by the user, but so is all the mental stress from training each clone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, when a clone is destroyed, there must be some mental stress involved. So does Naruto (or anyone else) feel anything when their shadow clones are dispersed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing has been shown to indicate this (at least in the anime). I was wondering why this would not be applicable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:05:33.167" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:05:33.167" Title="Does the original jutsu user feel anything when a shadow clone is dispersed forcefully?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2193" CreationDate="2013-01-28T09:53:30.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he does feel something. It was shown in the episodes when Naruto was training with Kakashi and Yamato (I don't remember exact eisodes, but it was about when Kakashi gave Naruto the paper to test his chakra affinity). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi Told Naruto that when he could increase the learning speed by using clones, because when the clone is destroyed, all the new knowledge it acquired is immediately transfered to the technique user. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto said that he had never known about it, and Kakashi asked him to make a clone and to order the clone to follow him. They moved rather far away from Naruto, and Kakashi told the clone something, I think it was a joke, but I don't remember well. Then, after they got back and Naruto released the technique, he immideately had the knowledge of what Kakashi had said to the clone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T09:53:30.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2193" CreationDate="2013-01-28T10:26:36.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You basically answered your own question. It is indeed stated that Naruto receives the experience, mental stress and chakra of the clone. When a clone is destroyed, it, of course, had mental stress (as it just got attacked and killed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the times you do not see this, either because Naruto is used to this and has an immense capacity to endure this, or because the technique would become meaningless if he could not use it due to all the stress. (I suspect the latter)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, during the training where he uses his clones to decrease the training duration, it became clear that is was very hard on him due to the mental stress he received of his clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="321" LastEditDate="2013-01-28T12:48:31.287" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T12:48:31.287" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2197" CreationDate="2013-01-28T10:33:27.423" Score="6" ViewCount="3100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a great anime movie on TV when I was young, but I don't remember its title. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it is an anime movie from the early 80s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movie opens with a space battle with a lot of fighters and a spaceship whose crew consisted of only girls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think one of them is called Ruby. When the battle ends, an alien life form enters the spaceship. In an attempt to kill this intruder, one of the girls dies and the rest of the crew eject her body into outer space. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, for some reason, the spaceship starts to become unstable and everyone must evacuate the spaceship using a smaller emergency ship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The controls for the release mechanism for the emergency ship does not work. One of the girls, who is revealed to be a robot, sacrifices herself in order to release the ship. The spaceship then explodes. All the survivors then land on a nearby planet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the passengers on the ship is a baby which has the ability to grow supernaturally fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a while, the alien enemy locates the planet and starts the attack. The movie concludes, when the baby, now a fully grown woman, does something in the ship that causes all the aliens to die in a huge wave explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1381" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:26:00.783" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:26:00.783" Title="Looking for the name of an 80s anime movie involving a spaceship of girls fighting aliens" Tags="&lt;gall-force&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:15:54.083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2196" CreationDate="2013-01-28T14:25:09.193" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://avclub.com/articles/ask-the-av-club-march-7-2008,2197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link from AVClub&lt;/a&gt;, I think it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_Force#First_Story_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gall Force: Eternal Story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-23T17:17:39.140" LastActivityDate="2013-02-23T17:17:39.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2193" CreationDate="2013-01-28T17:05:45.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The clones definitely feel something, as they were seen to have facial expressions, as well as groaning to indicate they feel pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That feeling does not seem to go through back to the original. Even though knowledge, experience and even exaughstion seems to go back, there probably is a protection against physical injury and pain (otherwise, it wouldn't make the technique so useful).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, he does &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; when his clones are destroyed (because their knowledge is reflected back at him), but he doesn't feel their pain when they are hit by shuriken or receive fatal injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-28T17:21:50.860" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T17:21:50.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-28T22:11:24.307" Score="6" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gakuen Alice, if two people exchange Alice stones that they created, it can act as the equivalent of an engagement or promise. Is this based on any specific Japanese tradition? If not, what is it based off of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T15:58:12.020" Title="What is the idea for exchanging Alice stones for engagement based on?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;gakuen-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="48" CreationDate="2013-01-28T22:36:48.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to wikipedia under &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ergo_Proxy_characters#Proxies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Other Characters - Proxies&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ergo Proxy is a &quot;clone&quot; of Proxy One, Romdo's creator and guardian, who was created to help bring about the destruction of the human race because of Proxy One's anger at humanity's treatment of and plans for the Proxies, specifically Monad Proxy. Ergo Proxy often wears a white mask with elements of both The Phantom of the Opera and a harlequin jester to differentiate from Proxy One. Vincent initially has no control over his transformations, changing into Ergo Proxy whenever another Proxy reveals itself, but is implied to be in control of his abilities by the end of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Proxy One:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The main antagonist of the series, he is Ergo Proxy's original and true self, and calls Vincent his shadow. He was first alluded to in episode 15 and is the one behind the events of the entire series, having created Vincent and then sent him back to Romdo from Mosk to start his revenge plan. Near the end of the series, Proxy One is revealed to be the one who fired the thermonuclear missile Rapture, destroyed Amnesia to hide Vincent's memories, and killed Donov Mayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, Vincent Law transforms into Ergo Proxy. Ergo Proxy is the proxy form of Vincent Law. He appoints Romdeau, his domed city, with a human regent and then gives himself amnesia, leaving himself in his human form (as Vincent). Ergo Proxy comes first, though he is a clone of Proxy One.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T03:46:37.863" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T03:46:37.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="922" CreationDate="2013-01-29T05:24:19.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest you to read Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas in Manga version because it has much more details about the sequel. There are 25 volume of manga version and The end of the last volume also talk about 243 Years Later that continue to Saint Seiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1386" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T05:24:19.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2099" CreationDate="2013-01-29T05:49:51.657" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo is a special case. I do not want to spoil the story, so, I recommend not to read anything below this line &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There is a reason why the shinigami power were transferred to him. You see, he does not have ordinary parents. one of his parents is a former shinigami which caused him to have the capability of transferring shinigami powers to him. He was the only male in the family, and probably being the male he had a different gene than his sisters. makes sense ha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T05:57:41.453" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T05:57:41.453" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2099" CreationDate="2013-01-29T06:03:24.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The transfer was initiated by Rukia, but since Ichigo has such a powerful and dominant reiatsu (spiritual power), he ended up taking all of her death god powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It normally shouldn't happen, but Ichigo is a bit of a special case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T06:03:24.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2205" CreationDate="2013-01-29T06:34:46.733" Score="5" ViewCount="1414" Body="&lt;p&gt;The One Piece's &quot;Episode of Nami&quot; is not an anime episode because of its length. What is that episode categorized as?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T07:46:41.420" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T07:52:11.753" Title="What is the One Piece's &quot;Episode of Nami&quot; categorized as?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2204" CreationDate="2013-01-29T07:41:19.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends is a &lt;strong&gt;TV Special&lt;/strong&gt; of the One Piece anime. It aired after Episode 560. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(From the One Piece wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_of_Nami&quot;&gt;Episode of Nami&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the 5th TV special to be aired. The list of TV specials so far:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Special_1&quot;&gt;Adventure in the Ocean's Navel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Special_2&quot;&gt;Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Special_3&quot;&gt;&quot;Protect! The Last Great Performance&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Special_4&quot;&gt;The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_of_Nami&quot;&gt;Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_of_Luffy&quot;&gt;Episode of Luffy: Adventure on Hand Island&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T07:52:11.753" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T07:52:11.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2193" CreationDate="2013-01-29T08:11:52.073" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, actually the mental stress involved when a clone is forcefully destroyed being transferred to the original &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; been showed on a number of occasions in the anime, including once &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Invasion of Konoha arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Naruto fights Gaara, Gaara goes into the Ichibi Shukaku mode, and Naruto attacks Gaara/Shukaku using 1000 clones with the Naruto Niisen Rendan (Naruto Two Thousand Combo). He then attempts the Naruto Yonsen Rendan (Naruto Four Thousand Combo), but Shukaku fights back and destroys nearly all the clones. As Naruto is forced back, he exclaims, &quot;That hurt a lot&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later after the timeskip, when Kakashi tells Naruto that the pain experienced by the clone is transferred to the user, Naruto says in a dejected/annoyed tone, &quot;I knew that already.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T08:21:07.497" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T08:21:07.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2210" CreationDate="2013-01-29T08:16:01.487" Score="10" ViewCount="2783" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of times, Zoro uses his swords to cut down far away objects without any physical contact. How does that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T12:33:54.127" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T12:33:54.127" Title="How does Zoro's sword technique work?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2211" CreationDate="2013-01-29T08:45:50.377" Score="4" ViewCount="3325" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Dracula was defeated in the past (some 100 years before the series begun). That's when his name was changed to Alucard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's obvious that he lived before that. How long did he live? Do we have an estimated timeline of events? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2019-01-06T08:02:00.747" Title="How old is Alucard?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2208" CreationDate="2013-01-29T09:41:29.880" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Alucard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hellsing-wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;568 (1999), 599 (time skip) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T09:41:29.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2207" CreationDate="2013-01-29T11:16:01.483" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find screenshots but whenever you see blue things travelling from Zoro's swords, those are shockwaves that can cut anything, even buildings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what he does, he sends a sort of shockwave. We obviously know that a human can't pull a sword (or another object) to create such a strong shockwave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you think about it, if you move a wooden stick but towards the ground (as when you hit the ball in golf), you'll cause the air to move following that movement (adding various turbulences) that will affect whatever small is on the ground (e.g. sand).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro's attacks are something similar to that but only much stronger. It's not realistic, but then, almost nothing on One Piece is realistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T11:16:01.483" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2208" CreationDate="2013-01-29T12:32:27.017" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Alucard#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hellsing Wikia&lt;/a&gt; he was born in 1431. That makes him 582 years old today. But it also states that he was 568 years old in 1999, and 599 after a time skip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]Born in 1431, [...] He is arguably the first vampire that ever existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;568 (1999),599 (time skip)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T21:16:13.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2199" CreationDate="2013-01-29T15:58:12.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this is exchange is a mix of different marriage traditions, the oathing stone and the traditions of engagement rings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part about the stones is probably based on an old Scottish tradition with Celtic roots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Oathing Stone is an old Scottish tradition where the bride and groom place their hands upon a stone while saying their wedding vows. This ritual tradition is thought to be the best way to express your solemn promise in physical form. The idea is derived from the ancient Celtic custom of setting an oath in stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Scottish believe that an oath given near stone or water, being strong natural elements, make the vows much more binding. Traditionally during the reading of the bride and groom's wedding vows, they hold an oathing stone in their hands, believing that holding the stone during the reading of the vows casts them into the stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar to the more modern version of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_candle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;unity candle&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/sand-ceremony.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sand ceremony&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exchange is very similar to the exchange of rings that is prevalent is modern culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Nordic traditions, the bride-to-be and groom-to-be exchange and were &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement_ring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;engagement rings&lt;/a&gt;. The Victorians &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regards_ring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;exchanged &quot;regards&quot;&lt;/a&gt; with their rings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Together this exchange probably symbolizes a literal exchange of vows.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T15:58:12.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2214" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2225" CreationDate="2013-01-29T17:46:06.983" Score="9" ViewCount="1261" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in the anime, Lily Enstomach grew herself into the size of a giant inside Luffy thus giving Luffy immense power.  He was strong with a weakness of becoming slower.  However, when he went into 2nd gear, the sheer power of turning into 2nd gear caused everything around him to be thrown back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does the size determine the amount of initial power the person has?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-The reason why I said initial was because power really matters on the training rather than the power of the devil fruit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy, when he got bigger, the effect of 2nd Gear was stronger.&#xA;Let's say that Buggy's devil fruit (section-section) gives Buggy the ability to split and fly a range 25 meters around his feet.  If Buggy was the size of a giant or the size of Whitebeard, would the range increase?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not about how much the devil fruit is eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:09:31.863" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:09:31.863" Title="Does the size of a person matter when Devil Fruit powers are involved?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2217" CreationDate="2013-01-29T17:49:53.563" Score="17" ViewCount="31726" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear that he is very powerful due to his fights with Gol. D Roger. He is also very experienced in fighting and has the confidence to defeat Admiral Akainu (magma).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why hasn't he been promoted to Admiral? Did he deny the promotion when the option was given to him? Or was it because he lacked a Devil Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:  All of the Admirals has a Devil Fruit. Golden Buddha, Magma, Ice, Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T04:23:05.197" LastActivityDate="2019-10-03T17:44:59.400" Title="Why is Garp only a Vice Admiral?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2215" CreationDate="2013-01-29T18:11:41.980" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;He refused to be promoted to Admiral several times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 0 (Strong World), he said that he had the freedom to do what he wants that he needed as a Vice Admiral (being the third highest rank in the Marines) and felt being promoted would just require him to do extra things that he had no interest in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbMy4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbMy4l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Strong World&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T04:24:45.543" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T04:24:45.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2273" CreationDate="2013-01-29T23:47:03.437" Score="10" ViewCount="2821" Body="&lt;p&gt;When showing his power, Alucard tends to exhibit multiple extra eyes.  I'm wondering if this signifies something.  I've seen this trope in other Anime before when somebody or something is being shown as being powerful and creepy.  I want to know if there's some sort of deeper meaning than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UefjU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Alucard promo shot with some extra eyes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="47" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T12:09:58.780" LastActivityDate="2020-09-23T12:18:14.287" Title="Why does Alucard have so many eyes?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2221" CreationDate="2013-01-30T00:11:58.837" Score="6" ViewCount="563" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just listing things Suzuha explained in episode 14:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. There is divergence meter which numerically explains the current world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. To make big changes you need to go beyond the 1% divergence to a beta world. &lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. Divergence meter shows values between 0%..100%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;putting all these together we might assume there are only 100 possible distinct worlds, aka. only 100 possible futures. Is this assumption right or am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastEditorUserId="19" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T00:39:24.943" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T00:56:07.160" Title="Are there only 100 possible futures?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2220" CreationDate="2013-01-30T00:41:44.807" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's worth remembering that Suzuha comes from the future, but she only knows what is known by people in the future α world line. In fact, some of that turns out not to be entirely correct, or at least it's misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, it depends on what you mean by &quot;future&quot;. Two different futures can have the same, or very close, divergence numbers. This is evidenced by the fact that Mayuri died in many different ways, yet the divergence number didn't change (at least not appreciably). While these are different futures in the near term, they all converge to the same end result, at least as long as they are still on a world line close to the α (alpha) world line. This is what is meant by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field&quot;&gt;Attractor Field&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The divergence number measures how much the world line has deviated from a particular value. To reach the β (beta) world line, they need to get to a divergence number between 1% and 1.99%, and again there's an attractor field so that any world lines in this range converge to the same eventual future. There are also γ, δ, and ω world lines in the visual novel and drama CDs, and of course the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Steins Gate world line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the particular values for divergence number, many are present. The divergence meter has been shown to change by as little as 0.000001%, which would allow for at least 100,000,000 world lines, and for all we know these numbers were just approximate anyway so there could be infinitely many (since they are only quoted to that many significant digits). We can't really say for sure either way, but most of those world lines end up being very close to each other in the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above link, the known values are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;α:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;0.571046 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.571024 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.571015 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.523307 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.523299 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.456914 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.456903 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.409431 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.409420 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.334581 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  0.337187&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;β:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.130238 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130205 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.129848 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130212 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130211 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130209 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130208 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130206 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.130205&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;γ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.615074&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divergence numbers are unknown for the δ world line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ω&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.275349 (said to be negative, so maybe it's actually -.275349)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the spoilery one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Steins Gate &lt;br&gt;&#xA;1.048596&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, depending on how you look at it, there are lots of possible futures (maybe infinitely many), but eventually all of them converge to one of these 6 (as far as we know). There could be more that are revealed later, but based on what is known right now, these are the only 6 possible long-term futures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T00:56:07.160" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T00:56:07.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2222" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2223" CreationDate="2013-01-30T02:19:26.617" Score="4" ViewCount="924" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Full Metal Panic series is known to reference various real life location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example the fictional Jindai (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SebxL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;陣代&lt;/a&gt;) High School is based on the real life Jindai (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g0tO4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;神代&lt;/a&gt;) High School in Choufu, Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest station to the real life Jindai High School is the Senkawa station, changed from &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TQAN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;仙川&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9eGk6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;泉川&lt;/a&gt; (Izumikawa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lHniW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yamsk 11&lt;/a&gt; based on a real life location? If so where is the real like location of Yamsk 11, the secret city where the Omni-Sphere known as TAROS resides?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:18:20.537" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:18:20.537" Title="Is Yamsk 11 based on a real life location?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2222" CreationDate="2013-01-30T03:26:01.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Russian &lt;a href=&quot;http://mithril.msk.su/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Full Metal Panic wiki's Yamsk-11 article&lt;/a&gt; (Янск-11, see reference), it says that Yamsk-11 is here: &lt;strong&gt;60° 8' 10.66&quot; N 153° 54' 20.60&quot; E&lt;/strong&gt; (East Siberia). &quot;&lt;em&gt;Yamsk-11&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is not the name of the city, but a postal code for mail delivery. There is a city, &lt;em&gt;Yamsk&lt;/em&gt;, 63 km to the south of &quot;&lt;em&gt;Yamsk-11&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. It was common practice in USSR to give a postal code name with a number for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_city&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;closed towns&lt;/a&gt;. Apparently, there was a town at those coordinates that's been closed. For another example of this, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarov&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's page for Arzamas-16&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozyorsk,_Chelyabinsk_Oblast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chelyabinsk-65/40&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So looks like there is a real location but not sure if it has anything in common with the fictional &quot;Yamsk 11&quot; in FMP (but who knows), and the name &quot;Yamsk 11&quot; is a postal code from the USSR days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T03:36:53.440" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T03:36:53.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2033" CreationDate="2013-01-30T13:02:37.393" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the light of Chapter 618, each Zetsu has his own soul, and thus, it is reasonable to expect that they have their own soul word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Chapter 618, Orochimaru uses Edo Tensei to summon the previous four Hokage using four Zetsu's as sacrifice. Kabuto had previously explained that resurrecting the soul of a dead person with Edo Tensei requires sacrificing the soul of a living person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T13:27:35.630" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T13:27:35.630" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2214" CreationDate="2013-01-30T18:03:40.510" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not about devil fruits, it's just that bigger things have bigger impact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say that a normal giant, without any devil fruit powers, can crush a warship into pieces. However a normal sized person would need some powers (haki, devil fruit, whatever else) no matter how strong he is otherwise, only because his body is smaller and his fist wouldn't make such an impact. He could break through the ship but the damage would remain local. A small hole on the ship, and that's it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the special case of devil fruit's powers the only information we have (while seeing numerous occasions of bigger attacks being more powerful, like Luffy's Gear 3rd and Ace's Supernova) what Crocodile said in the desert while fighting Luffy: a devil fruit power can be stronger based on how the user trains and uses it. That implies that indeed, size matters for devil fruit powers too, if the user trains himself and uses it that way. Not because of any devil fruit specific reasons, just because of the facts mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastEditorUserId="1377" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T18:09:34.453" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T18:09:34.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2226" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2228" CreationDate="2013-01-30T19:03:47.970" Score="28" ViewCount="75789" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name &quot;Bleach&quot; seems to be having no relevance to the plot unlike most other series. Was it just chosen at Kubo-sensei's whim or does it have some significance? Maybe some cultural significance associated with shinigami, etc. that I am now aware of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T19:50:59.277" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T23:16:56.957" Title="What is the significance of the name Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39551" CreationDate="2013-01-30T19:05:10.350" Score="5" ViewCount="749" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last time the Cervello appear in the manga is when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;they give Byakuran the Mare Rings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, they're not shown or mentioned again.  While their true purpose could be inferred from the events in the final arc, I'd like to know if there's any official word on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastEditorUserId="1354" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T20:52:51.230" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T03:35:31.523" Title="What is the true nature of the Cervello?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2226" CreationDate="2013-01-30T19:31:51.197" Score="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kubo himself has commented on this. Below I've taken the quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Why_is_the_story_called_%22Bleach%22&quot;&gt;Bleach Answers Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The title wasn't Bleach when Tite Kubo decided to draw a story about Shinigami. This was before he drew the one-shot manga that appeared in Akamaru Jump. The weapon wasn't a sword, but a scythe. Only Rukia had a scythe and the other characters used guns. At that point, the title was Snipe (as in &quot;Sniper&quot;). Right before he started drawing, he began to think that a sword would be better and realized he couldn't use Snipe as a title anymore. He began looking for a title that grasped the bigger picture. Shinigami are associated with the color black, but it would have been boring to use &quot;black&quot;. &quot;White&quot;, on the other hand, can suggest black as a complementary color. So Tite Kubo chose &quot;Bleach&quot; to evoke the impression of the color white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also heard other theories, which aren't as well supported by interviews with Kubo but still seem to have some evidence supporting them. One is that shinigami &quot;cleanse&quot; souls, similar to what bleach does (Kubo himself mentioned this in an interview, but it's not clear whether he noticed this before or after deciding on the name). Another is that Kubo is a fan of the band Nirvana, and their first album is &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;. So there might be more than one reason, but the quoted one above is the one he usually gives when asked about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T19:31:51.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2355" CreationDate="2013-01-30T23:11:33.593" Score="5" ViewCount="749" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various factions that exist on both the Magic and Science side, but what are the most prominent ones and who are their most well-known members?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T02:49:55.853" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T02:49:55.853" Title="What are the major factions and players on the Magic and the Science side?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T02:49:17.707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2230" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2251" CreationDate="2013-01-30T23:19:05.020" Score="3" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;What those petite animals that Ami and Mami find in the Puchimasu spinoff series? Why do they resemble the main cast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gN9Cn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What are these things?!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:38:15.573" Title="What are those petite animals that resemble the main cast?" Tags="&lt;the-idolmaster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2309" CreationDate="2013-01-30T23:19:46.463" Score="6" ViewCount="3409" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime adaptation for Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai had two endings, which branched off after episode 11 (the &quot;good end&quot; vs the &quot;true end&quot;). Of course, these couldn't both have happened in the light novels because they aren't consistent with each other. Which one of these follows the light novels closer, i.e. in the novels,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; does Kirino go to America or stay in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose there's also the possibility that these are both anime-original content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T06:31:09.580" Title="Which of the OreImo endings followed the light novels?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2244" CreationDate="2013-01-30T23:35:34.843" Score="4" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga, Phryne and Nessa have purple hair.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the Anime, Phryne has brown hair and Nessa has red hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for this inconsistency?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PrKAa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GZWXS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T10:33:25.630" Title="Why is Phryne's hair purple in the Manga, but brown in the Anime?" Tags="&lt;fractale&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2242" CreationDate="2013-01-30T23:38:24.667" Score="3" ViewCount="540" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, it was mentioned that Shikizaki Kiki created the 12 Deviant Swords with the purpose of perfecting one final sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this final sword? How was it completed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T00:10:56.167" Title="What is Shikizaki Kiki's final completed Deviant Sword?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T00:03:10.990" Score="5" ViewCount="2553" Body="&lt;p&gt;Samurai Champloo is supposed to take place at a fictional version of Japan in the Edo period. However, some settings/characters/events seem to be based in real events (the case of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara_Rebellion&quot;&gt;Shimabara Rebellion&lt;/a&gt; is one of them).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the settings/characters/events portrayed in Samurai Champloo that are based in real-world events? And how historically accurate are they?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T02:30:22.380" Title="What settings/characters/events portrayed in Samurai Champloo are based in real events?" Tags="&lt;samurai-champloo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8320" CreationDate="2013-01-31T00:13:20.233" Score="54" ViewCount="14022" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of Railgun, Misaka's railgun up-ends a good chunk of what appears to be an olympic-sized swimming pool. Later in the same episode, it is revealed that her railgun travels at a velocity of &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1030 m/s&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pifXO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;However, the numbers don't add up.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose Misaka uses 10 gram coins. At &lt;strong&gt;1030 m/s&lt;/strong&gt;, that coin has this much energy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Energy = 1/2 m v^2&#xA;       = 1/2 (0.01 kg) (1030 m/s)^2 = 5304.5 kg (m/s)^2&#xA;       = 5304.5 Joules&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An olympic-sized swimming pool has 2,500,000 kg of water. Based on the image above, that cone probably travels a good 100 meters into the air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's say for benefit of the doubt, that only 10% of the water is lifted 100 meters into the air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Energy = m g h&#xA;       = (0.01 * 2500000 kg) (9.8 m/s^2) (100 m) = 2.45 * 10^8 kg (m/s)^2&#xA;       = 2.45 * 10^8 Joules&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The coin needs &lt;code&gt;2.45 * 10^8&lt;/code&gt; Joules of energy to uplift the swimming pool as shown above. But her coin can only provide &lt;code&gt;5304.5 Joules&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is a difference of about 4 orders of magnitude.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay... Before anyone dismisses this as just another case of Anime physics, let's look at what else could produce so much energy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The spin of the coin is not captured in the net velocity of 1030 m/s. But given the moment of inertia of a little coin, it would need a tremendous (relativistic?) amount of spin to carry &lt;code&gt;10^8&lt;/code&gt; Joules.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The charge of the coin is unspecified in the Anime. Perhaps Misaka somehow polarizes the charge in the coin and somehow makes it release upon contact with the target.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mass-energy (&lt;code&gt;E = mc^2&lt;/code&gt;) of the coin is &lt;code&gt;9 * 10^14&lt;/code&gt; Joules. Is this what she did?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is: Is there any official explanation for where the coin gets so much energy? Or are we left to dismiss this as another case of Anime physics?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-08-28T05:42:38.297" Title="How is Misaka's railgun so destructive?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2373" CreationDate="2013-01-31T00:32:03.093" Score="6" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the Parappa the Rapper anime several years ago, given that it was one of my favorite video games. However, I quickly discovered a fatal flaw: there was no actual rapping!! The producers instead decided to make it a children's show. How do you make an anime about a rapping dog with no actual rapping?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only watched a few episodes before I dropped it. But if there actually is some rapping somewhere in the show, it would at least be worth my time to watch that. Does Parappa (or anyone else) rap at any point in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T12:07:52.750" Title="Does the Parappa the Rapper anime actually have any rapping?" Tags="&lt;parappa-the-rapper&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2919" CreationDate="2013-01-31T00:42:34.870" Score="6" ViewCount="547" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergo_Proxy#Plot&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's page on Ergo Proxy&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story begins in a futuristic domed city called Romdeau, built to protect its citizens after a global ecological disaster thousands of years prior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the &quot;thousands of years&quot; part leads to a page on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_century&quot;&gt;23rd century&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, I don't remember any specific year ever having been stated in the anime.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I actually don't think it was ever explicitly said whether it takes place in our world or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was it ever stated&lt;/strong&gt; (in-universe or by the authors) &lt;strong&gt;if it takes place in our world?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If so, is a specific time-slot/date ever given?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is the Wikipedia's link to the 23rd century page complete humbug?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-31T00:51:30.670" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T15:25:45.970" Title="Is it known if Ergo Proxy is really set in our world?" Tags="&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3109" CreationDate="2013-01-31T01:04:28.060" Score="5" ViewCount="1455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is the &lt;em&gt;Plan-1055 Belial&lt;/em&gt; considered a 4th generation Arm Slave while the &lt;em&gt;Plan-1056 Codarl&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Plan-1058 Codarl-i&lt;/em&gt; Arm Slaves, which were developed from it, considered 3rd generation Arm Slaves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KKapT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T20:56:54.677" Title="Why is the Belial considered a 4th-generation Arm Slave?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T01:09:37.553" Score="13" ViewCount="39500" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm embarrassed to admit to watching this show. But this question has been bothering me for some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lala is pretty much &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; main character in the series. She is the typical &quot;primary&quot; female in this genre of harem Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lala was the main character for the first two seasons: &quot;To LOVE-Ru&quot; and &quot;Motto To LOVE-Ru&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in season 3 (To LOVE-Ru Darkness) Lala suddenly disappears from the stage and is no longer the main character. Instead Momo (Lala's sister) becomes the primary female character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? What influenced the author to pull Lala from center stage and replace her with Momo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T13:24:34.590" Title="What happened to Lala in To LOVE-Ru Darkness?" Tags="&lt;to-love-ru&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3914" CreationDate="2013-01-31T01:21:07.650" Score="5" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the &lt;em&gt;Thanatos Report&lt;/em&gt; OVA (set after the events of the &lt;em&gt;.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni&lt;/em&gt; movie) after Tanaka picks up a certain chip, a symbol appears in his eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this symbol? What does it mean for Tanaka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hROXU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The eyes have it&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T07:48:53.887" Title="What is the significance of the symbol in Tanaka's eyes?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T03:45:31.920" Score="6" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of Allison &amp;amp; Lillia, Treize lets go of the ladder to deal with &quot;prisoner #42&quot; just as the train runs off a cliff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0g6xC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He comes back in the final scene to greet Lillia. But how in the world does he survive the fall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-02-03T00:08:01.773" LastActivityDate="2013-02-03T00:08:01.773" Title="How does Treize survive the train wreck at the end of Allison &amp; Lillia?" Tags="&lt;allison-and-lillia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2233" CreationDate="2013-01-31T05:48:38.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11, Kiki Shikizaki said that the final purpose of the 12 Deviant Swords was to help Yasuri Shichika perfect the Kyotoryu fighting style in order to forge &lt;strong&gt;himself&lt;/strong&gt; as the ultimate completed Deviant Sword (虚刀「鑢」; Empty Sword &quot;File&quot;). So Shichika himself is the final sword and forged through the Kyotoryu fighting style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other purpose of the creation of the swords is to prevent Japan from being destroyed by foreigners. Something that one of his ancestors told him would happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-05T00:10:56.167" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T00:10:56.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2013-01-31T10:08:24.880" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I argue that it is a case of Anime Physics by refuting the alternative possibilities you suggested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're right - carrying such an amount of energy as moment of inertia is impossible. Even Misaka's superpowers are a world away from relativistic speeds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The energy cannot be stored as charge in the coin, as it would keep dissipating as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_gap&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;lightning&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The energy couldn't have come from mass energy. Besides the resulting lethal radiation, to release mass energy without using antimatter would mean releasing nuclear energy. Nuclear energy can only be released under extreme pressure (nuclear reactions in bombs are initiated by compressing Uranium with the blast of a smaller bomb). If someone could find an example of Misaka finding her coin after she shot it, that will clearly refute the mass energy argument.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the Mythbusters proved in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHxvMLoKRWg&amp;amp;feature=g-vrec&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; that a coin travelling at 3 times the speed of sound (around the speed of a bullet) merely dents concrete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T06:48:44.513" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T06:48:44.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2232" CreationDate="2013-01-31T10:33:25.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No real sources or references for this, but it's almost certainly the work of Masako Tashiro, the anime's character designer. As you can see in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/fractale-background-and-review/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;design comparison image on this page&lt;/a&gt;, the detail and color changes between Hidari's and Tashiro's designs. When you have to animate characters, it's up to the character designer to not only create fitting and unique designs that match each character, but make them simple enough so that the animators can animate them in a reasonable amount of time. This is why you rarely see anime TV series with characters of the same gender that have the exact same hair color. Without all of the detail that can be afforded to still frames in a manga, there's often a reliance on colors to easily differentiate between characters that share the screen a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T10:33:25.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2239" CreationDate="2013-01-31T10:57:56.453" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Note: this answer may contain minor spoilers.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Instead Momo (Lala's sister) becomes the primary female character.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  What influenced the author to pull Lala from center stage and replace her with Momo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how far along the anime is, but that's not entirely correct. Momo becomes a more important character than she was in previous TLR instances, but I think that's mainly for amusement / The Harem Plan™. And Lala isn't entirely dead yet. Why she isn't as prominent anymore? I have no real answer to that, but my guess is that her specific story is over and maybe the author just got tired of her. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, let's look at the name of the anime (and manga): To LOVE-Ru &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Darkness&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And whose name contains &quot;Darkness&quot; again? Right, Konjiki no Yami, aka &lt;em&gt;Golden Darkness&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It becomes apparent pretty fast that she's the new main heroine, as the story revolves around her origin, her purpose, and friends / foes she has out in the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A particular example would be Mea,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; who is an artificial &quot;transforming weapon&quot; just like Yami,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and her mysterious master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also finally get to know Yami's mother. It's hard to see where exactly TLR:D is going yet, but it's not your average ecchi fanservice manga / anime anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T10:57:56.453" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2329" CreationDate="2013-01-31T14:10:40.950" Score="3" ViewCount="914" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the series progresses,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muroi allies with Sunako and her &quot;family&quot;. In the final scenes, we see him get on a car with a briefcase containing Sunako.  Did he become one of the &quot;Daywalker&quot; Shiki, or did he just remain a human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-01-31T14:13:03.823" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T19:52:25.793" Title="What happened to Muroi in Shiki?" Tags="&lt;shiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2265" CreationDate="2013-01-31T17:06:35.277" Score="5" ViewCount="248" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;common knowledge&quot; that each Pretty Cure series takes place in its own continuity.  From my limited experience with the franchise I've already seen two contradictions with that idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kenta Hoshino, a supporting character in Splash Star, made an appearance in the previous series, Max Heart.  He was even slightly younger in it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In both Splash Star and Heartcatch, Cures have been shown to be a long-standing order of warriors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the official stance on continuity?  Is this &quot;common knowledge&quot; based on official statements?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-01-31T17:14:24.550" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T23:12:38.347" Title="Continuity between Pretty Cure series" Tags="&lt;pretty-cure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2252" CreationDate="2013-01-31T17:12:26.280" Score="6" ViewCount="4048" Body="&lt;p&gt;The instruments in K-On have labels with real music companies. For instance, here's Ritsu's yellow drum set (I'm not quite sure where this picture is from, or even if it's just fanart, but the drums are clearly the same as those in the anime):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QRbsA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's a very clear Yamaha logo. Either Yamaha sponsored it, in which case they'd want a real product to be used, or the artist chose to use that particular model, but either way it's very likely a real-world instrument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What models are their instruments? As a note, I think a couple of them might have multiple instruments, since I've seen Ritsu with a different drum set also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2020-05-24T18:41:13.080" Title="What instruments do the members of Houkago Tea Time use?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13468" CreationDate="2013-01-31T17:20:15.423" Score="11" ViewCount="1738" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episodes of &lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; (all 3 seasons + specials) were not broadcasted in the same order as in the manga (both &lt;em&gt;Aqua&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt;, which were chronologically-ordered). Instead they were broadcasted in an order to make each season have certain overarching themes. This makes it difficult to compare the individual stories from the anime and manga, and also to determine which episodes are anime-original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which anime stories correspond to which manga chapters; which are anime-original; and which chapters of the manga were not adapted in the anime? Ideally I'd like the answer to be formatted in such a way so that I could watch the anime in the original manga order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T00:23:50.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T00:23:50.727" Title="Which anime episodes of Aria correspond to which manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;aria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2250" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2263" CreationDate="2013-01-31T17:32:39.600" Score="6" ViewCount="1093" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of Nanoha's attacks consist of emitting some beam or ball of energy through her body or Raising Heart and firing it at the enemy. For instance, here's Divine Buster:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xfa49.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably she just uses her own magical energy for this. But Starlight Breaker is an exception to that. The energy seems to gather up and fire at the energy from thin air. Different versions depict it differently, but it always seems like the energy isn't coming from Nanoha directly (except the little bit that she uses to initiate the attack). Here's the movie version, it's especially apparent in the upper left corner:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxcLO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just a visual quirk of the attack, or does it actually work differently from her other ones? And if so, where is all that energy coming from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:11:58.403" LastActivityDate="2020-10-01T10:06:08.863" Title="How does Starlight Breaker work?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2230" CreationDate="2013-01-31T17:56:16.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Translated from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://puchimas.com/introduction/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Puchimas anime website&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Puchidols&lt;/strong&gt; are mysterious cute little living creatures that reside at 765 Productions. They're the kind of organism that shoots beams, warps around (I think this means like teleportation), digs holes, and heals others, but they are still quite mysterious. But don't you get the feeling that they resemble the idols of 765 Productions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's the official explanation, but I don't think it actually answers your question. It even reiterates your question of &quot;why do they look like the idols&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T09:38:15.573" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:38:15.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2248" CreationDate="2013-01-31T18:05:15.770" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-on&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, which cites specific episodes as references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui: Heritage Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mio: Left-handed, 3-Color Sunburst Fender Jazz Bass with a tortoiseshell pickguard with  D'Addario EXL160M medium bass strings; in the first volume of the manga, Fender Precision Bass&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mugi: Korg Triton Extreme 76-key keyboard; in the first season's ending animation, Korg RK-100 keytar; in the second season's ending animation, Hammond organ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ritsu: Yellow Rick Marotta Signature Yamaha Hipgig drum kit with a cymbal set from Avedis Zildjian; in the ending animation, white Yamaha Absolute Series drumkit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Azusa: Fender Mustang electric guitar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T18:05:15.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2253" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-31T18:30:17.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y4pKq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Idolmaster 2 album cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Idolmaster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (commonly stylized as &lt;em&gt;THE iDOLM@STER&lt;/em&gt; and abbreviated as &lt;em&gt;iM@S&lt;/em&gt;) began as an arcade game in 2005, and since has spawned numerous other games, manga, anime, CDs (both drama and music), and other adaptations. The player controls the Producer, who is tasked with producing a female idol unit, and must make decisions regarding their activities and raise them in order to make them successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the size of the franchise, many different stories exist, sometimes with radically different plots from the original, but in most cases the Producer works for the company &quot;765 Pro&quot;, which employs 13 idols (as of &lt;em&gt;THE iDOLM@STER 2&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Included in this tag are (links to Project iM@S-Wiki): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/THE_iDOLM@STER_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The iDOLM@STER anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/THE_iDOLM@STER_Xenoglossia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia anime&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/Puchimasu!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/Official_List_of_Mangas_and_Novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many manga series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Numerous other games, drama CDs, albums, and miscellaneous things. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions about the stories of the &lt;em&gt;Idolmaster&lt;/em&gt; games are welcome here. For gameplay questions, ask at &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arqade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idolmaster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Idolmaster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;iM@S-wiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (for more detailed information)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:07:03.127" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:07:03.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2254" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-31T18:30:17.107" Score="0" Body="The Idolmaster (stylized as &quot;THE iDOLM@STER&quot; or &quot;iM@S&quot;) is a franchise that began as an arcade game in 2005, and since has spawned numerous other media. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:07:03.127" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:07:03.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2255" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-31T18:46:59.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/marHG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nanoha StrikerS image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha is a magical-girl anime series which began as a spinoff of the visual novel Triangle Heart 3. It follows Takamachi Nanoha, a 9-year-old (at the start of the series) who is forced to become a mage to try to retrieve Jewel Seeds, dangerous artifacts which were accidentally spread around the world. Later series introduce a number of new characters and plot lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series has 3 anime seasons, namely &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/76/Mahou_Shoujo_Lyrical_Nanoha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/77/Mahou_Shoujo_Lyrical_Nanoha_As&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1915/Mahou_Shoujo_Lyrical_Nanoha_StrikerS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS&lt;/a&gt;, as well as movies &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4985/Mahou_Shoujo_Lyrical_Nanoha:_The_Movie_1st&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10153/Mahou_Shoujo_Lyrical_Nanoha:_The_Movie_2nd_As&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's&lt;/a&gt;. There are manga adaptations of all of these, as well as several more manga series in the franchise  such as &lt;em&gt;ViVid&lt;/em&gt; which has seen an anime adaption and &lt;em&gt;Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A New series titled &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha INNOCENT&lt;/em&gt; set is an alternate continuity focuses on a motion based simulation card game. the players of this game are the original series characters like Nanoha and Fate but also characters from the PSP games like the Florian Family and the Material Girls. INNOCENT includes a number of separate Manga series and a web based card game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_%28series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.julynet.jp/?NanohaWiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Wiki&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T10:41:30.507" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T10:41:30.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2256" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-31T18:46:59.940" Score="0" Body="Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha is a magical-girl anime, which started as a spinoff of the visual novel &quot;Triangle Heart 3&quot;. Under pressure of circumstances, 9 year old Takamachi Nanoha became a magic girl in order to retrieve Jewel Seeds, dangerous artifacts which were accidentally spread around the world. It has a number of anime and manga sequels." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:25:57.813" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:25:57.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T20:43:15.270" Score="8" ViewCount="1890" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series Sora no Woto was based in a post-apocalyptic world that significantly reduced the technological capability of mankind. (Takemikazuchi spider tanks -&gt; mundane tanks)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then entire show focuses on events after the apocalypse, with only a glimpse of flash-backs to earlier events during the apocalypse. But for the most part, the apocalypse itself is largely shrouded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rUDc0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any details about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What the apocalypse was?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did it happen?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What did the pre-apocalyptic world look like?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T13:34:19.753" Title="What was the apocalypse that preceeded Sora no Woto?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-woto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2258" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:06:49.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H4mLl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aria the Origination DVD1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; is a science fiction and slice-of-life manga by Kozue Amano. It is set in Neo-Venezia (a copy of Venice) on Aqua (a terraformed Mars) in the 24th century. It follows three young gondoliers as they explore the world around them, all the while training to be promoted to Undine rank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use this tag for both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/124/Aqua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aqua&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/81/Aria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; manga series, as well as all of the anime series: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/477/Aria_the_Animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria the Animation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/962/Aria_the_Natural&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria the Natural&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2563/Aria_the_OVA:_Arietta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria the OVA: Arietta&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3297/Aria_the_Origination&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria the Origination&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/29893/Aria_the_Avvenire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria the Avvenire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aria_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T14:42:21.077" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T14:42:21.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2259" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:06:49.333" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for the Aqua and Aria manga series, as well as all the Aria anime series." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:21:57.167" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:21:57.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2264" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:40:04.860" Score="21" ViewCount="4118" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edward's automail breaks many times during animation, but every time even if Alphonse didn't take any damage they go after Winrey to fix Edward's automail. Now I'm wondering if Alphonse can easily repair a radio or any other mechanical device, why can't he fix Edward's automail? Also, why does neither Edward nor Alphonse try enhancing automail using alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T13:29:20.757" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T13:29:20.757" Title="Why can't Alphonse repair Edward's automail using alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2261" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:52:26.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/przEF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OreImo image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/strong&gt; (usually abbreviated &quot;OreImo&quot;) is a comedy-genre light novel series by Fushimi Tsukasa. It follows Kousaka Kyousuke, a typical 17-year-old boy, who discovers that his little sister, Kousaka Kirino, has a secret life as a closet otaku. Despite a shaky relationship, he does his best to help her overcome the difficulties her hobbies bring her, including confronting their parents and making new friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Included are the original light novels, the 4-volume manga adaptation, both seasons of the anime (the second season is scheduled to begin April 2013), and both visual novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore_no_Im%C5%8Dto_ga_Konna_ni_Kawaii_Wake_ga_Nai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:01:39.263" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:01:39.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2262" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:52:26.743" Score="0" Body="Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (OreImo) is a comedy light novel by Fushimi Tsukasa. Kousaka Kyousuke, a 17-year-old boy, discovers that his younger sister, Kousaka Kirino, has a secret life as an otaku. He does his best to help her overcome the difficulties her hobbies bring her." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:01:39.263" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:01:39.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2250" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:54:35.297" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The starlight breaker actually gathers energy from the surrounding area - either left behind by Nanoha herself, or by other mages/combatants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it basically works like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gather energy from the surrounding environment into a ball.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xGtuS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nanoha hits the ball, which fires it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ktZvi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically in a battle, all the mages will leave behind excess energy as a result of using their spells. So the starlight breaker is most powerful near the end of a long battle when a lot of energy has accumulated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, Nanoha is not the only one who can use the Starlight Breaker. Reinforce does it near the end of Nanoha A's - mainly because she gains the abilities of those who's linker cores she has captured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T22:54:35.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2260" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:57:38.077" Score="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first step of alchemy is &lt;em&gt;understanding&lt;/em&gt;. That means, understanding the raw materials you are going to use, and how to break them down. It also means to understand the resulting item. You can't make something you don't know anything about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A radio is a very simple device. It contains little to none electronics, and is rather easy to &lt;em&gt;understand&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An automail on the other hand, is a very complicated piece of engineering. It contains engines, circuit boards etc. Which make it hard for a &quot;simple&quot; alchemist to construct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Winry for example were to be an alchemist, she would probably be able to fix automail using alchemy, but even that would only be emergency fixes, and not a full repair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T12:02:07.003" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T12:02:07.003" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2247" CreationDate="2013-01-31T23:12:38.347" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are currently ten anime television series in the franchise, two of which are direct sequels to their previous series. Each series of Pretty Cure has its own story and motifs. Each of the series also feature manga adaptations, which are illustrated by Futago Kamikita and published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to prettycure.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Splash Star] is the first spinoff or &quot;sequel&quot; from the original Futari wa Pretty Cure, with a continuity reboot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the direct sequels follow continuity but that there is only overlap between the non-direct-sequels, rather than complete continuity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T23:12:38.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T23:14:31.777" Score="5" ViewCount="10795" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Vampire Knight, the familial relationship between Yuuki and Kaname is relatively confusing. Can someone explain it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2020-12-26T04:45:13.037" Title="What is Yuuki's relation to Kaname?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2267" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3117" CreationDate="2013-01-31T23:16:36.787" Score="3" ViewCount="389" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Nanoha StrikerS (season 3), several of the high-end mages had &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Limiter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;limiters&lt;/a&gt; imposed on them to limit their power output thereby reducing their mage rank levels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nanoha Takamachi&lt;/a&gt; - S+ reduced to AA.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Fate_Testarossa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate Testarossa&lt;/a&gt; - S+ reduced to AA.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_Yagami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hayate Yagami&lt;/a&gt; - SS reduced to A.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Lutecia_Alpine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lutecia Alphine&lt;/a&gt; - S reduced to D?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of the limiters was to limit the damage that could be caused to a small area and possibly to protect the mages themselves from overexerting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, limiters can only be removed by a high-ranked official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the exception of Lutecia (who was a captured antagonist), why were the mages not trusted to remove their own limiters if their purpose was to prevent &lt;strong&gt;accidental&lt;/strong&gt; collateral damage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-30T18:51:34.690" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T18:51:34.690" Title="Why aren't mages trusted to remove their own limiters?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2741" CreationDate="2013-02-01T00:37:12.807" Score="7" ViewCount="1145" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the 3rd season of Gintama, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gintoki was suspiciously missing and was replaced by a blonde haired version of himself named &lt;em&gt;Kintoki&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the series it was explained why Kintoki was created and what had transpired after that which arrived to the point of the beginning of the 3rd season, but what happened to Kintoki after that? Does he just disappear or is there more information in the Gintama manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2018-12-07T22:50:42.127" Title="What happened to Kintoki Sakata?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2269" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2692" CreationDate="2013-02-01T01:07:31.037" Score="16" ViewCount="3033" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &quot;John Titor&quot; in Episode 2, even if you go back in time and kill your own grandfather, you would continue to exist, because the you that killed your grandfather comes from a world line where your grandfather wasn't murdered.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the last episode, after they save Kurisu, Suzuha is returned to the future, because in the Steins Gate timeline the time machine is never created, so she can't come to the past. But doesn't this violate her explanation of the Grandfather Paradox? Since according to her explanation, she'd remain in the present, instead of returning to the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T01:24:56.123" Title="Do the events in the last episode violate John Titor's explaination of the Grandfather Paradox?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2271" CreationDate="2013-02-01T04:05:18.470" Score="4" ViewCount="3266" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Katekyo Hitman Reborn&lt;/em&gt;, whenever Tsuna enters &quot;Dying Will Mode&quot;, his clothes tear in half (though he seems to have no shortage of replacements), with the exception of his underpants. This is briefly mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Dying_Will_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reborn&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Dying Will Bullet also has the unusual side-effect of destroying all of the person's clothing except their undergarments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm not far into the series and really have no idea why this happens (it bugs me every episode). His muscles don't really expand or anything, the clothes just seem to rip and fly off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone shed some light on this, or is this a case of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule of Funny&lt;/a&gt;&quot; as a running gag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T22:54:55.293" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T22:54:55.293" Title="Why does Tsuna lose his clothes when infused with the Dying Will?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2270" CreationDate="2013-02-01T06:46:21.513" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime often ignore real world's Physics laws. The losing of clothes on being infused with the Dying Will is used to dramatize the effect it has on Tsuna. It is to make you feel as if Tsuna's body &quot;grows&quot; when he receives the Dying Will, causing his clothes to rip apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in a number of cases, receiving the Dying Will causes Tsuna to move from a lying down position to an upright position. This motion may also cause the clothes to rip, since they cannot &quot;keep up&quot; with the Dying Will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another explanation is that receiving the Dying Will is so intense that it tears or burns things in his immediate vicinity (which happen to be his clothes). I think this is a case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule of Cool&lt;/a&gt; in addition to Rule of Funny, and Fanservice could also be another reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The underwear remaining intact is for censorship reasons only. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicPants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magic Pants&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-01T06:54:28.803" LastActivityDate="2013-02-01T06:54:28.803" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3958" CreationDate="2013-02-01T06:55:40.963" Score="8" ViewCount="666" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=954&quot;&gt;Norio Wakamoto&lt;/a&gt; is a veteran Japanese voice actor with a long portfolio of characters that he's voiced. His craft is such that he often times gets pigeon-holed into a certain character archetype that fits a particular acting style of his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This acting style is so prominent that you often have people try to imitate his voice, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHn7G9Wgs0&quot;&gt;other voice actors/actresses that try to imitate him for fun&lt;/a&gt;, and even competitions at conventions (like at Moe Culture Festival 2012) for imitating him. These characters are usually evil (but not necessarily an antagonist), funny, maybe a little crazy. Characters like Onsokomaru (2x2 Shinobuden), Victoreem (Gash Bell), Garuda (Magical Quiz Academy), Katakuriko Matsudaira (Gintama), Amagumo (Desert Punk), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any characters (whether they fit this archetype or not) that were designed specifically for Wakamoto to play? I know there's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/14532/Commander_Wakamoto&quot;&gt;Commander Wakamoto&lt;/a&gt; from Virgin Fleet, which I didn't find really matching the archetype, but it's hard to imagine that the names were just coincidence. Was Commander Wakamoto designed to be played by Norio Wakamoto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T01:57:23.703" Title="Are there any characters designed specifically for Norio Wakamoto?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2219" CreationDate="2013-02-01T07:47:40.667" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alucard has so called &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Alucard#Release_States&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;release states&lt;/a&gt; those make him less weak. In the manga (Chapter 9 Page 23), when he uses them the first time, you can clearly see that a lot of eyes open on his whole body. The eyes that you see on the picture are most likely the same ones. The reason why he has them is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be that all those eyes belonged to other humans that he consumed during his lifetime. However, this is just an assumption. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T02:01:06.517" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T02:01:06.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2013-02-01T08:20:03.153" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;While subjective, it was my strong impression from the start that projectile component is indirect (and possibly borderline irrelevant) to her ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can produce &lt;strong&gt;a lot&lt;/strong&gt; of energy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The energy goes where projectile goes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, it is not established that the projectile &lt;em&gt;carries&lt;/em&gt; the energy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The projectile might be just a beacon or focus type of component, possibly purely psychological one (with technique being opposite of just randomly shooting out bursts of uncontrolled electricity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember her shooting large projectile in later episodes, however, the speculation above might still apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="307" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T06:44:53.543" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T06:44:53.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2276" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2277" CreationDate="2013-02-01T13:21:51.163" Score="49" ViewCount="9348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep hearing the terms &lt;strong&gt;Type A viewers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Type B viewers&lt;/strong&gt; in discussions and chat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do they mean? What is a Type A viewer and what is a Type B?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T06:04:52.440" Title="What are Type A and Type B viewers?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2276" CreationDate="2013-02-01T14:00:59.323" Score="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;These terms are used a bit inconsistently, but what I'm answering here should be fairly uniform across a lot of the English-speaking community. I can't tell where the terms originated, but it might be an analogy to blood types, which &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_types_in_Japanese_culture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;are important in Japanese culture&lt;/a&gt;. It could also be a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_A_and_Type_B_personality_theory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type A and B personality theory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Type A fans are mostly interested in story. They choose anime because they think the story is interesting and the environment is immersive. The characters exist to drive the story, but their own characteristics are less important than the story. Many don't like the trend towards moe anime over the past decade (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/894/what-does-moe-mean&quot;&gt;What does &amp;#39;moe&amp;#39; mean?&lt;/a&gt;). They tend to be fans of genres like action, mystery, and drama. They often watch longer or older shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shows that might appeal to Type A fans include Monster, Serial Experiments Lain, Eden of the East, and Fullmetal Alchemist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Type B fans are mostly interested in the characters. They view the story as a way to explore the lives of the characters, rather than interesting in-and-of itself, and it can become a distraction if it is too complicated. Moe anime are primarily targeted at this group of viewers. They tend to be fans of genres like comedy and slice-of-life, and tend to watch shorter and more recent shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shows that might appeal to Type B fans include K-On, Highschool of the Dead, Strike Witches, and A Certain Magical Index.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some major omissions from this categorization, and it's hard to say that anyone is actually one or the other type. Even most people who self-identify as one or the other type will still watch and enjoy a good show that doesn't match their type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting that some people like to add the criterion of fanservice, and say that Type B fans like shows with more fanservice. I am not doing so here because this is often disputed by type B fans themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T04:38:33.043" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3" CreationDate="2013-02-01T19:16:03.963" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand of the anime, she likes being patted on her head by her master. Since patting something round reminds her of the times her master pats her, she may simply be reliving that memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1407" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2014-01-15T21:01:55.043" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T21:01:55.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-01T21:07:12.540" Score="12" ViewCount="705" Body="&lt;p&gt;This concept is used in &lt;em&gt;Windaria&lt;/em&gt; and an early episode of &lt;em&gt;Pokémon&lt;/em&gt; (Episode 20: &quot;The Ghost of Maiden's Peak&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did it come from a Japanese legend I'm not familiar with, did it come from the &lt;em&gt;Windaria&lt;/em&gt; novel, or is it just a Kunihiko Yuyama thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1408" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-01T22:10:21.757" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T07:18:49.250" Title="Is turning into stone as a result of waiting for someone for a long time derived from Japanese legend?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;windaria&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2282" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-01T21:30:59.327" Score="6" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4068&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;, Mamoru Hosada is credited for around thirty productions under various roles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alice SOS&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ashita no Nadja&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Coo: Tooi Umi Kara Kita Coo&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crying Freeman&lt;/em&gt; (OAV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure: Born of Koromon&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon: The Movie&lt;/em&gt; (U.S.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Movie 4: The Path to Power&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Broly - Second Coming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Movie 8: The Legendary Super Saiyan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;(The) Girl Who Leapt Through Time&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Occult Academy&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ojamajo Doremi DOKKAAN!&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima&lt;/em&gt; (movie 6)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Sailor Stars&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon SuperS Movie: Black Dream Hole&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman Tamashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk: Shōhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spiral&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Summer Wars&lt;/em&gt; (manga, movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Superflat Monogram&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Voogie's Angel&lt;/em&gt; (OAV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wolf Children&lt;/em&gt; (movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho The Movie: Poltergeist Report&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I know he directed a few episodes of &lt;em&gt;Gegege no Kitaro&lt;/em&gt; in the mid '90s and the CG short &lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grandprix&lt;/em&gt;. Which &lt;em&gt;Kitaro&lt;/em&gt; episodes did he direct, and is there anything else he directed that ANN hasn't credited him for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1408" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-31T23:23:13.143" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T23:23:13.143" Title="What has Mamoru Hosoda directed at Toei that he isn't credited for?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;mamoru-hosoda&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2324" CreationDate="2013-02-01T21:54:05.887" Score="20" ViewCount="13452" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Black Lagoon, Hänsel and Gretel are deranged children suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EWSb0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each of them have distinct personalities, but from time to time, they switch places with each other - clothing, weapons, voice, personality, and everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 15, both of them are killed. Hänsel (the boy) dies in front of Balalaika after being shot by a sniper. Gretel (the girl) dies at the end of the episode when a hitman headshots her from behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But do we know if they were themselves when they were killed? Did Hänsel really die first?&lt;br&gt;Or were they switched? Are there any clues anywhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T15:46:50.643" Title="Who died first? Hänsel or Gretel?" Tags="&lt;black-lagoon&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2284" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:32:38.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/strong&gt;, originally a series of light novels by Kazuma Kamachi, adapted into an anime TV series that spanned two seasons and a feature film. The world of Index is set in a technologically advanced Tokyo where there are Espers, Magicians, and &quot;Grimoires&quot;. The main protagonist, Kamijou Touma, who has the ability to negate any power, meets a young girl named Index who is being chased by a powerful magic organization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10044&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Certain Magical Index page on ANN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Certain_Magical_Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Toaru Majutsu no Index wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;See also, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/railgun&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'railgun'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;railgun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T10:41:44.680" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T10:41:44.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2285" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:32:38.870" Score="0" Body="&quot;A Certain Magical Index&quot;, originally a series of light novels by Kazuma Kamachi, adapted into an anime TV series that spanned two seasons and a feature film. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-01T22:42:19.273" LastActivityDate="2013-02-01T22:42:19.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2286" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:44:00.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qfGcHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vampire Knight image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/strong&gt; is a shoujo romance manga written by Matsuri Hino which features Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, who is a guardian of the vampire race. It has been adapted into 2 anime TV series directed by Kiyoko Sayama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime News Networks links: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6873&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9009&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vampire Knight Guilty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vampireknight.wikia.com/wiki/Vampire_Knight_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Vampire Knight wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:31:38.040" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:31:38.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2287" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:44:00.800" Score="0" Body="Vampire Knight is a shoujo manga by Matsuri Hino and anime by Kiyoko Sayama, features Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, who is a guardian of the vampire race." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:48:39.717" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:48:39.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2288" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:50:02.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6rwf2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Windaria DVD box&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Windaria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Douwa Meita Senshi Windaira&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Once Upon a Time&lt;/em&gt;), is a feature-length anime film from 1986 that depicts a world in which two kingdoms, Paro and Itha, fight for possession of fresh water. The movie was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Keisuke Fujikawa (also the script writer for the film).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2606&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Once Upon a Time&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Windaria&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092218/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dôwa meita senshi Windaria&lt;/em&gt; at IMDb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1130/Windaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Windaria&lt;/em&gt; at MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:20:58.083" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:20:58.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2289" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:50:02.363" Score="0" Body="&quot;Windaria&quot; (or &quot;Douwa Meita Senshi Windaria&quot; or &quot;Once Upon a Time&quot;), is a feature-length film from 1986 that depicts a world in which two kingdoms fight for possession of fresh water." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:20:58.083" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:20:58.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2290" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-01T23:23:07.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sAQWy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a harem comedy manga, written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, about a high school student Yuuki Rito and a mysterious girl who appears before him named Lala. The manga has been adapted into several seasons of TV anime and OVAs as well as a spin-off manga (and its anime adaptations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru -Trouble-&lt;/em&gt; (Manga) by Saki Hasemi, April 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt; (Anime) directed by Takao Kato and produced by Studio Xebec, April 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt; (OVA), side story directed by Takao Kato and produced by Studio Xebec, April 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Motto To Love Ru&lt;/em&gt; (Anime) directed by Atsushi Ootsuki and produced by Studio Xebec, October 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness&lt;/em&gt; (Manga) by Saki Hasemi, October 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness&lt;/em&gt; (OVA), side story directed by Atsushi Ootsuki and produced by Studio Xebec, August 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness&lt;/em&gt; (Anime) directed by Atsushi Ootsuki and produced by Studio Xebec, October 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional Information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love-Ru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime News Network: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=7949&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11725&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Motto To Love-Ru&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11976&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness (Manga)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://to-loveru.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;To Love-Ru wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3455/To_LOVE-Ru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:08:48.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:08:48.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2291" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-01T23:23:07.850" Score="0" Body="&quot;To Love-Ru&quot; is a harem comedy manga by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki about a guy who always runs into other people's breasts." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:08:48.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:08:48.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2292" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-01T23:38:18.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8cWImm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gintama Benizakura-hen promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a comedy/parody manga written by Hideaki Sorachi, with TV anime and movie adaptations. The story takes place in Edo, in a time where aliens have conquered Japan who have put a ban on carrying swords, and focuses on an eccentric samurai named Gintoki Sakata. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Tama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gin Tama&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Gintama_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4733&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:55:36.613" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:55:36.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2293" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-01T23:38:18.177" Score="0" Body="Gintama is a drama-comedy manga by Hideaki Sorachi, featuring a good-for-nothing silver-haired samurai who was once feared as the White Demon. It is set in an alternative Edo during which instead of westerners, alien came and conquered Japan. It is has lots of dirty jokes and parodies of other anime and manga." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="25814" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T01:55:09.083" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T01:55:09.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2294" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T00:01:24.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d6nUv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;.hack image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.hack&lt;/strong&gt; is a popular franchise of video games and mange, anime, and light novel adaptations. The stories all place inside a MMORPG published and maintained by the CyberConnect Corporation called &quot;The World&quot;. There are various stories which are mostly only tangentially related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional Information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;List of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack_%28video_game_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack video games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;List of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12725&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack anime and manga&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Publications:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//AI_buster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//AI buster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a novel released under &lt;em&gt;Project .hack&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//AI_buster_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//AI buster 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a collection of stories released under &lt;em&gt;Project .hack&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//Zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a novel series released under &lt;em&gt;Project .hack&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Another_Birth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//Another Birth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, series of novelizations released under &lt;em&gt;Project .hack&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Legend_of_the_Twilight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//Legend of the Twilight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a manga series released under &lt;em&gt;Project .hack&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Epitaph_of_Twilight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//Epitaph of Twilight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a novel series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Cell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//Cell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a novel released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//GnU&lt;/em&gt;, a humorous manga series released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//Alcor&lt;/em&gt;, a manga series released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U.+&lt;/em&gt;, a manga adaptation of the three &lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U.&lt;/em&gt; video games released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U.&lt;/em&gt;, a novel Adaptation of the three &lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U.&lt;/em&gt; video games released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//4_Koma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//4 Koma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a 4-koma manga series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Link&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a manga released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//XXXX&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//XXXX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a manga series released under the &lt;em&gt;.hack Conglomerate&lt;/em&gt; project. The manga adapts the four original &lt;em&gt;.hack&lt;/em&gt; video games.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//Bullet&lt;/em&gt;, a web novel that follows Flugel after the events of &lt;em&gt;.hack//Link&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/.hack//Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:58:14.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:58:14.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2295" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T00:01:24.620" Score="0" Body="&quot;.hack&quot; is a popular franchise of video games and mange, anime, and light novels. The story takes place inside a MMORPG published and maintained by the CyberConnect Corporation called &quot;The World&quot;. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:58:14.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:58:14.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2296" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:10:36.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SpIBN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fractale promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fractale&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an anime TV series directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. In the leadup to the TV series, a manga was written by Hiroki Azuma, Mari Okada, and Yutaka Yamamoto. A serial novel was written by Hiroki Azuma shortly thereafter. The story follows Clain Necran and Phryne in a futuristic world ruled by the &quot;Fractale System&quot; that ensures mankind's stability and prosperity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime News Network: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12377&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11796&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fractale's Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fractale.wikia.com/wiki/Fractale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fractale wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:26:48.113" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:26:48.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2297" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:10:36.313" Score="0" Body="&quot;Fractale&quot; is an anime directed by Yutaka Yamamoto." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:26:48.113" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:26:48.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2298" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:24:41.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9b6Jy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Black Lagoon promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an action/adventure manga written by Rei Hiroe about a team of mercenaries called the &quot;Lagoon Company&quot;, who smuggle goods around the Southeast Pacific. It has been adapted into 2 seasons of TV anime and a spin-off OVA directed by Sunao Katabuchi, as well as a light novel by Gen Urobuchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/a&gt; (Manga), December 2002&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/a&gt; (Anime), produced by Madhouse Studios, April 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6832&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage&lt;/a&gt; (Anime), produced by Madhouse Studios, October 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail&lt;/a&gt; (OVA), produced by Madhouse Studios, July 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lagoon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://lagooncompany.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Lagoon_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:20:03.983" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:20:03.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2299" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:24:41.393" Score="0" Body="&quot;Black Lagoon&quot; is an action/adventure manga written by Rei Hiroe about a team of mercenaries called the &quot;Lagoon Company&quot;. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:20:03.983" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:20:03.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2300" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3915" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:33:07.383" Score="5" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the original series (&lt;em&gt;Psalm of the Planets Eureka Seven&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nirvash left with some Scub Coral to prevent the &lt;a href=&quot;http://eurekaseven.wikia.com/wiki/Limit_of_Questions&quot;&gt;Limit of Questions&lt;/a&gt;, so there shouldn't even be a Nirvash. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the sequel, &lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven Astral Ocean&lt;/em&gt;, both Renton and Eureka have one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T08:02:49.140" Title="How can there be a one Nirvash, not to mention two?" Tags="&lt;eureka-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2301" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:40:32.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dULbO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shiki art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a serialized horror novel written by Fuyumi Ono. It started publication in 1998 and has been serialized into a manga, also by Fuyumi Ono, and was later adapted into a TV anime series directed by Tetsurō Amino. The story revolves around the small Japanese village called Sotoba and a series of mysterious murders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Light Novel, 1998 – 2002&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manga, December 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime, produced by Studio Daume, July 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiki_%28novel_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:51:09.857" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:51:09.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2302" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T02:40:32.780" Score="0" Body="Shiki is a serialized horror novel by Fuyumi Ono. The story revolves around the small Japanese village called Sotoba and a series of mysterious murders." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T13:37:43.577" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T13:37:43.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2303" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T03:04:19.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WChqb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sora no Woto&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Sound of the Sky&lt;/em&gt;) is a 12-episode TV anime series directed by Mamoru Kanbe and produced by A-1 Pictures, and also a short manga written by Paradores that was released shortly before the first episode of the anime aired. The story follows trumpeter Kanata Sorami, who joined the military after witnessing a moving rendition of &quot;Amazing Grace&quot;. There was also a game adaptation as well as a &quot;13th episode&quot; OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_of_the_Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sora no Woto&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11023&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sound of the Sky&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://soranowoto.wikia.com/wiki/So_Ra_No_Wo_To_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sora no Woto&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:43:58.593" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:43:58.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2304" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T03:04:19.770" Score="0" Body="Sora no Woto (or, &quot;Sound of the Sky&quot;) is a sci-fi military slice-of-life anime by Mamoru Kanbe, adapted into manga and visual novel. It follows trumpeter Kanata Sorami, who joins the military after witnessing a moving rendition of &quot;Amazing Grace&quot;." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:07:54.013" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:07:54.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2305" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:03:50.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;A Certain Scientific Railgun&quot; (sometimes referred to simply as &quot;Railgun&quot;) is a manga written by Kazuma Kamachi that was adapted into anime TV series, OVAs and a PSP game. The story takes place in a technologically advanced Tokyo where there are Espers and Magicians and follows Misaka Mikoto, one of the top level espers in town, and is nicknamed &quot;The Railgun&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/em&gt; (Manga), written by Kazuma Kamachi, April 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/em&gt; (Anime), directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and produced by J.C.Staff, October 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/em&gt; (OVA), directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and produced by J.C.Staff, October 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun S&lt;/em&gt; (Anime), directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and produced by J.C.Staff, April 2013&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For additional information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Certain_Magical_Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Index/Railgun wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, ANN's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10706&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;encyclopedia page&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Railgun wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/a-certain-magical-index&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'a-certain-magical-index'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;a-certain-magical-index&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T08:52:30.950" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T08:52:30.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2306" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:03:50.140" Score="0" Body="&quot;A Certain Scientific Railgun&quot; (sometimes referred to simply as &quot;Railgun&quot;) is a manga written by Kazuma Kamachi that was adapted into anime TV series, OVAs and a PSP game. The story takes place in a technologically advanced Tokyo where there are Espers and Magicians and follows Misaka Mikoto, one of the top level espers in town." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T08:52:00.233" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T08:52:00.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2307" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:14:06.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z4fVy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a magical girl franchise produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Toei Animation. The &quot;Pretty Cures&quot; are girls who can transform into magical girls with several different origins depending on the series. The franchise spans several anime TV series and OVAs, movies, and video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Futari wa Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia (&lt;em&gt;Futari wa Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt; was the first in the series, and has links to all the other PreCure animated series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Pretty_Cure_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:48:14.627" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:48:14.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2308" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:14:06.097" Score="0" Body="&quot;Pretty Cure&quot; (or, &quot;PreCure&quot;) is a magical girl franchise produced by Toei Animation. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:48:14.627" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:48:14.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2231" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:31:09.580" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;true end&quot; of OreImo anime follows the novel (and quite closely at that). This short excerpt from Volume 5 Chapter 4 answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; But the mail I got from my little sister betrayed my expectations.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Please throw away my entire collection that I’ve entrusted to you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; That was the only sentence written. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T06:31:09.580" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2310" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:38:38.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EObkB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Katanagatari image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Katanagatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (刀語, &lt;em&gt;Sword Story&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin first published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint in January 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Yasuri Shichika, the seventh head of the Kyotōryū school sword martial arts, who fights without a sword. Raise on an isolated island with his younger sister Nanami, Shichika is recruited by Togame, a self-titled strategist working for the Yanari Shogunate, in order to collect the 12 Deviant Swords. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the 2 travel they encounter the current masters of the sword and the Maniwa Ninja Corps who had previously been hired to collect the swords by Togame but have since betrayed her and now seek the swords for their own gain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series has since been adapted into a 12 episode anime series directed by Keitaro Motonaga and produced by Studio White Fox, originally airing between January and December 2010. Nippon Ichi Software America (NISA) licensed the Anime series for BluRay and DVD release in the United States in April 2011 and released Volume 2 in August that year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katanagatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katanagatari&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10765&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katanagatari&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Katanagatari_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katanagatari wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:58:36.433" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:58:36.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2311" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T06:38:38.310" Score="0" Body="&quot;Katanagatari&quot;, or &quot;Sword Story&quot;, is a light novel by Nisio Isin and anime by Keitaro Motonaga and Studio White Fox. A &quot;swordless swordsman&quot;, Yasuri Shichika, travels and fights to collect the 12 Deviant Swords." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:51:48.337" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:51:48.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2312" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:28:59.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HnQ9Wl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;K-On promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 4-panel manga written by Kakifly about the Sakuragaoka Girl's High School's light music club. It has several anime and game adapatations including 2 seasons of anime TV series, 2 OVAs, and a film directed by Naoko Yamada and produced by Kyoto Animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10543&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On!&lt;/a&gt; (Manga), February 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10562&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On!&lt;/a&gt; (Anime), April 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11262&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On!!&lt;/a&gt; (Anime), April 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11963&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On! The Movie&lt;/a&gt;, December 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=14832&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On! college&lt;/a&gt;, October 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=14833&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On! highschool&lt;/a&gt;, October 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-On!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10562&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt; (anime)&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-on.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:22:28.883" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:22:28.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2313" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:28:59.657" Score="0" Body="&quot;K-On!&quot; is a 4-panel manga by Kakifly about cute girls playing cute music. An anime adaptation was produced by Kyoto Animation." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:22:28.883" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:22:28.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2314" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:44:29.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/urxtY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Eureka Seven promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or &quot;&lt;em&gt;Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, is a 50-episode mecha anime series directed by Tomoki Kyoda, written by Dai Satou, and produced by Bones. The anime spawned several game and manga series, as well as a light novel and a film. The series focuses on Renton Thurston and the renegade group Gekkostate, led by his idol, Holland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eureka Seven (Anime), April 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven&lt;/a&gt; (Manga), July 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=7719&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys &amp;amp; Lifting Girl&lt;/a&gt; (Manga), November 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers&lt;/a&gt; (Movie), April 2004&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean&lt;/a&gt; (Anime), April 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven: AO - The Flowers of Jungfrau&lt;/a&gt; (OVA), September 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://eurekaseven.wikia.com/wiki/Eureka_Seven_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Seven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ANN's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven&lt;/em&gt; encyclopedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:18:48.250" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:18:48.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2315" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:44:29.563" Score="0" Body="Eureka Seven (or &quot;Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN&quot;, or &quot;Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven&quot;) is a mecha anime series directed by Tomoki Kyoda. Use this tag for the 2005-06 anime as well as the 2012 sequel &quot;Astral Ocean&quot;." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:18:48.250" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:18:48.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2316" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:48:44.580" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T07:48:44.580" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T07:48:44.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2317" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:48:44.580" Score="0" Body="Questions related to mistranslations in anime or manga from the Japanese language." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T10:42:35.600" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T10:42:35.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2318" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:50:40.987" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T07:50:40.987" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T07:50:40.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2319" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T07:50:40.987" Score="0" Body="Questions related to anime or manga copyrights and copyright laws." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T10:41:34.913" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T10:41:34.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2320" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-02T08:03:53.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q1UjMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allison &amp;amp; Lillia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 26 episode anime TV series based on the light novel series &lt;em&gt;Allison&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Lillia and Treize&lt;/em&gt; written by Keiichi Sigsawa. The story is set in a world where the main continent is divided into two with two different cultures that have been at war for over a century. It follows the pilot Allison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For additional information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_%26_Lillia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allison &amp;amp; Lillia&lt;/em&gt; wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its article in the ANN encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:20:33.843" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:20:33.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2321" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-02T08:03:53.083" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for the TV series &quot;Allison &amp; Lillia&quot;, as well as the light novels &quot;Allison&quot; and &quot;Lillia and Treize&quot;." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:20:33.843" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:20:33.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2322" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2326" CreationDate="2013-02-02T10:18:10.130" Score="2" ViewCount="862" Body="&lt;p&gt;Merihim (whom Shana calls &quot;Shiro&quot;) played a major role in training Shana prior to her contracting with Alastor and becoming a Flame Haze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nlOoS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After making the contract, he challenges Shana to one final duel in which she wins. Shortly after, Tendōkyū (the floating landmass where Shana grew up and was trained) crumbles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the fate of Merihim? Did Shana actually kill him? Did he die when Tendōkyū crumbles?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I wasn't able to figure this out after re-watching the episode (ep16) a few times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MAL only lists him as &quot;disappeared&quot;. But are there any sources that actually confirm his death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T17:58:40.703" Title="What happens to Merihim/Shiro after Shana becomes Flame Haze?" Tags="&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2325" CreationDate="2013-02-02T10:38:30.287" Score="6" ViewCount="2043" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of season 1 (episode 24), Shana is forced to use her (supposedly suicidal) Tenpa Josai to absorb all the Power of Existence that had been released in the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tenpa Josai normally kills the Flame Haze, but for reasons explained in the subsequent dialog with Alastor, Shana survives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But she's naked. Why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an actual plot reason to it? Or is it just another case of forced fan-service?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AKebl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shana naked under a blanket&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore... where did that towel come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T05:32:53.680" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T05:32:53.680" Title="Why was Shana naked after using Tenpa Josai?" Tags="&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2283" CreationDate="2013-02-02T10:39:40.447" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Gretel is on the boat talking to Rock, she says that it's OK that Hansel is dead because they are always together. She takes off her wig and her voice changes into the lower Hansel voice, then puts the wig back on and is back to Gretel's voice. So they are indistinguishable from their appearance and voices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only hint we get is right before Rock leaves the cabin Gretel is in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8tzDe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gretel takes off her underwear and lifts up her skirt giving Rock a &quot;view&quot; as a &quot;gift&quot;. Rock is shocked and leaves the room disgusted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is really &quot;Hansel&quot; and Rock is shocked because Gretel is actually a boy. &lt;em&gt;Gretel died first&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is really &quot;Gretel&quot; and Rock is shocked because he's being flashed by a little girl. &lt;em&gt;Hansel died first&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rock isn't shocked by whether she's a boy or girl but that she/he thinks flashing him is supposed to be a &quot;gift&quot;. &lt;em&gt;Inconclusive&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other &lt;em&gt;inconclusive&lt;/em&gt; possibilities could be that her genitalia was mutilated from all the snuff films, or even she is a hermaphrodite. But it's most likely that we never know who was killed first. They are always interchanging/swapping, it's likely neither of them knows whether they are Hansel or Gretel anymore, so that facet of their character would be undermined if we were to know who was who.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T10:39:40.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2323" CreationDate="2013-02-02T17:16:39.713" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of Alastor's titles is the &quot;Flame of Heaven.&quot; In the Shakugan no Shana movie, we see his true, summoned form as a massive creature completely covered in flames, with the form of a minotaur with large webbed-like wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRil6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;天罰神 アラストール&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Tenpa Jousai uses the body of the Flame Haze as a vessel to contain the existence of the Crimson God naturally anything surrounding the container would be consumed by the intenses flames. Yuji was holding Shana's hand when she activated the summoning and came out slightly charred, but survived with the help of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Azure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Azure&lt;/a&gt; sustained by the his own Power of Existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the towel/blanket, it could be something extracted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Yogasa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yogasa&lt;/a&gt;, the black cloak/cape that Shana uses to store things, which is said to be an extension of Alastor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T17:16:39.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2322" CreationDate="2013-02-02T17:58:40.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained in more detail the prequel, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Shakugan_no_Shana_X%3a_Eternal_Song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shakugan no Shana X: Eternal_Song&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before their final battle with one another, Merihim and Mathilde gambled that winner may request of the loser, which Merihim enthusiastically favored (since he was in love with her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, Merihim defeated by Mathilde's hand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before using Tenpa Jousai (which will ultimately result in her death), Mathilde made him promise three things: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He shall not consume humans again &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He shall not wreak havoc on Earth again &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He shall train the next successor of &quot;Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter&quot; title after her death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he could no longer replenish his Power of Existence by consuming humans, he took the form of Shiro to conserve it. During the final battle at the Tendoukyuu, Merihim used up almost all of his existence to regain his appearance as the Rainbow Swordman and defeat Orgon in one stroke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He used the last of his existence to give one final test to Shana, to see if she could properly become the wielder of the title &quot;Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter,&quot; thus fulfilling his promise to Mathilde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T17:58:40.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2418" CreationDate="2013-02-02T18:56:57.467" Score="7" ViewCount="1265" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kami-nomi, Kanon (the idol girl) becomes &quot;transparent&quot; several times throughout her Arc. (eps 5 - 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDX6s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the significance of this?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does it mean?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does it symbolize something?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-02-09T20:10:54.483" Title="What's the significance of Kanon becoming &quot;invisible&quot;?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2341" CreationDate="2013-02-02T19:43:09.027" Score="15" ViewCount="46621" Body="&lt;p&gt;The terms &quot;shoujo&quot;, &quot;shounen&quot;, &quot;seinen&quot;, and &quot;josei&quot; are used to classify anime/manga. I know that the general meanings are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shoujou: for girls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shounen: for boys&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seinen: for men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Josei: for women&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the more technical definitions of those terms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T22:06:54.537" LastActivityDate="2018-09-05T03:03:18.210" Title="What are the differences between types of anime?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2246" CreationDate="2013-02-02T19:52:25.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the series, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he's bitten by Sunako, then becomes the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shiki.wikia.com/wiki/Jinrou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;only surviving day-walker&lt;/a&gt;, and then is seen smuggling Sunako away. Presumably, he'll accompany Sunako either in hiding or to find another village to turn into a Shiki village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T19:52:25.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2330" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2013-02-02T20:29:24.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;$SiteShortName is a Q&amp;amp;A site for enthusiastic anime and manga fans. This includes questions about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plot, character, or setting explanations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Historical or societal context of an anime or manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identification-request&quot;&gt;Anime and manga identification&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franchise/series reading or viewing order&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/anime-production&quot;&gt;Anime&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tropes, terminology and other general anime and manga related information.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What about other questions regarding anime and manga?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all questions have a home on Anime and Manga. Please note the following types of questions are off-topic here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Questions about the Japanese language, should be on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanese.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Japanese Language and Usage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Questions about the game-play of anime and manga games, should be on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Arqade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Questions calling for &lt;strong&gt;out-of-universe&lt;/strong&gt; lists: &lt;em&gt;What are all the anime that feature X? What are all the manga by Y?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/348/what-is-the-status-of-list-questions-on-this-site&quot;&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Good List vs. Bad List&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/587/how-should-we-deal-with-out-of-universe-questions-in-general&quot;&gt;(&lt;em&gt;How do we deal with out-of-universe questions?&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reading or viewing recommendations: &lt;em&gt;I liked X, what should I watch next?&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;(You can use our &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/7576/recommendations-and-reviews&quot;&gt;recommendations and reviews chat room&lt;/a&gt; for that)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Questions requesting illegal or copyrighted information: &lt;em&gt;Where can I watch anime X online?&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Where can I download chapters of manga Y?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-25T20:49:40.923" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T20:49:40.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2331" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2013-02-02T21:36:09.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plot, character, or setting explanations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The historical or societal context of an anime or manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franchise/series reading or viewing order&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/anime-production&quot;&gt;Anime&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tropes, terminology and other general anime- and manga-related information.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you find that the tag for the particular series you want to ask about does not exist, simply &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/ask?tags=retag&quot;&gt;ask your question with the &quot;retag&quot; tag&lt;/a&gt; and another user with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/create-tags&quot;&gt;appropriate privilege&lt;/a&gt; will retag your question accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T04:36:24.607" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T04:36:24.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2332" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2013-02-02T21:45:27.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2805/what-wed-like-to-do-about-those-gosh-darn-identification-requests-questions&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Identification questions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;I can't remember the name of this anime/manga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;– &lt;em&gt;You're welcome to use our &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;main chat room&lt;/a&gt; to ask identification questions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything &lt;strong&gt;not directly related&lt;/strong&gt; to anime and manga: &lt;em&gt;What's up with that weird emblem on Japanese mailboxes?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/587/&quot;&gt;Questions calling for &lt;strong&gt;out-of-universe&lt;/strong&gt; lists&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;What are all the anime that feature X? What are all the manga by Y?&lt;/em&gt; See also: &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/348/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Good List vs. Bad List&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reading or watching recommendations&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;I'm looking for an anime/manga like Z.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt;– &lt;em&gt;You're welcome to use our &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;main chat room&lt;/a&gt; to ask about/for recommendations.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Questions &lt;strong&gt;requesting illegal or copyrighted information&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Where can I watch anime X online?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Where can I download chapters of manga Y?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6/&quot;&gt;Questions on &lt;strong&gt;making your own anime or manga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which require specific expertise outside the scope of this community.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27/&quot;&gt;Questions about &lt;strong&gt;unannounced/speculative future events&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; regarding anime or manga production: &lt;em&gt;Will manga X get an anime adaptation? Are they going to make another season of anime Y?&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T06:21:29.670" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T06:21:29.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2333" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2013-02-02T21:48:10.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime and Manga&lt;/strong&gt; is a question and answer site for enthusiastic anime and manga fans. It's built and run &lt;em&gt;by you&lt;/em&gt; as part of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://stackexchange.com&quot;&gt;Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt; network of Q&amp;amp;A sites. With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T21:48:10.523" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T21:48:10.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2328" CreationDate="2013-02-02T23:22:34.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer isn't really more technical than that. It's just the target demographic. The difference between a shonen manga and a seinen manga, for example, is often just a matter of which magazine it's published in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1408" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T23:22:34.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2335" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2370" CreationDate="2013-02-03T01:14:28.537" Score="4" ViewCount="2938" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final episode of Star Driver is somewhat confusing to me. While it's clear what events took place, I don't understand why some of the characters did what they did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, why does Takuto decide to break Wako's seal to unleash the cybodies into the normal world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xsZxj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the entire series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Glittering Crux Brigade seeks to break the seal of all 4 maidens to achieve the 5th phase.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takuto was pretty much fighting against them for the entire series to stop this process.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why, in the final episode, does he &quot;change his mind&quot; and break Wako's seal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that is it implied that Wako actually allows Takuto to break her seal.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T00:22:29.837" Title="Why does Takuto break Wako's seal at the end of Star Driver?" Tags="&lt;star-driver&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2336" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2338" CreationDate="2013-02-03T02:57:26.733" Score="15" ViewCount="668" Body="&lt;p&gt;At one point, Ed, Al, and Ling end up in a battle involving Gluttony. Then,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ed, Ling, and Envy are swallowed by Gluttony, which lands them in another dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also stated more than once that alchemists use the energy from the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust (though this is not entirely accurate, the inaccuracy is irrelevant for the purpose of this question). This energy would not be present on another planet, much less in another dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In order to escape from this alternate dimension, Ed performs human transmutation. He uses Envy's philosopher's stone to do so, meaning that he would not require this energy. However, prior to finding Envy, Ed uses alchemy to fashion a cooking pot (evidenced by the transmutation marks on the pot). He also uses it to turn the iron from the blood into a weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should not be possible; there should be no energy for the use of alchemy in that dimension. Is this an oversight by the writer(s), or is there some explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:55:48.083" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:55:48.083" Title="How can alchemy be used in another dimension?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="117" CreationDate="2013-02-03T03:27:04.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the idea from Merlin (with Sam Neill) helps here: there there are different types of Magic (== Alchemy == Sufficiently-Advanced Technology): hand-magic, word-magic, and thought-magic. The gestures or words are used to induce the necessary thought-form which actually performs the action of the magic. Note that the ability to read silently is a relatively recent acquisition. Historically, St. Augustine is the first human to have done this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a description of the concept of &lt;em&gt;logos&lt;/em&gt; in talismanic magic in &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/oFJxeg5jDmw?t=35m20s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magical Egypt&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1340" LastEditorUserId="1340" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T09:23:16.450" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T09:23:16.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2336" CreationDate="2013-02-03T04:04:57.863" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is later revealed that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The energy source for Amestrian alchemy is human souls, just like how philosopher's stones are made and used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gluttony was meant to host a philosopher's stone in his body formed from the red water and humans he consumed, so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I would say that there is vast alchemical fuel in his &quot;stomach&quot;, or whatever you call that alternate dimension that consumed objects are transported to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, alchemy should be possible in that dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-02-03T04:04:57.863" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2342" CreationDate="2013-02-03T06:25:44.250" Score="7" ViewCount="1421" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does this pose of raising your sword with your right hand have any significance? For example, is this a famous pose used by a real life legendary swordsman? Both Zoro of One Piece and Erza of Fairy Tail have used this pose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rlLUE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Zoro&amp;#39;s pose&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RBJB4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Erza&amp;#39;s pose&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-04T18:46:52.637" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T18:46:52.637" Title="Does this swordsman pose have any significance?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2339" CreationDate="2013-02-03T07:51:05.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is a hidden meaning behind this. In my opinion, it is just a pose that shows determination. It could be also used a salute. For example, a &quot;classical&quot; sword salute looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZkCJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Olympic Flame is also carried this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UcQvi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would say that this pose means just that, no special hidden meaning involved. And yeah, it also looks cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorDisplayName="user42" LastEditDate="2013-02-03T17:08:27.670" LastActivityDate="2013-02-03T17:08:27.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2328" CreationDate="2013-02-03T08:09:26.643" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't much to add to your concise classification, really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shōjo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word itself (&lt;strong&gt;少女&lt;/strong&gt;) is used to refer to a young woman, approximately 8-17 years old. Right as you might think, Shōjo manga and anime have them as target audience. Shōjo isn't limited to any particular style or styles, it's only defined by the target demographic. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shōnen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kanji (&lt;strong&gt;少年&lt;/strong&gt;) is used to refer to boys from elementary school to grade school age. Shōnen manga and anime are obviously designed for them as target audience. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seinen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seinen manga and anime are designed for male audience too, but this subset of manga and anime is made for people of older age, usually from 18 to 30, but the real audience can be even older than this with some manga. Such manga and amine usually emphasise the story and the character's personalities instead of action. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Josei &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Josei manga and anime are for women aged between ~15 and ~45. They tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also sub-types of anime/manga, which tend to be more specific, for example, mahō shōjo is a sub-type of shōjo that focuses on young girl heroes with supernatural abilities (magic girls, right...). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: various wiki articles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-03T21:00:48.713" LastActivityDate="2013-02-03T21:00:48.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2339" CreationDate="2013-02-03T12:25:42.470" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is reference to anything specific since it's overly common whenever swords are (and sometimes when they aren't) involved in media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it looks cool &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;it's usually a show of triumph by combining display of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;dominance (as other poses that make body &quot;unwrap&quot;) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;combat impracticality (no one is doing this in the middle of it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tvtropes call it &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StabTheSky&quot;&gt;StabTheSky&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="307" LastActivityDate="2013-02-03T12:25:42.470" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2343" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-04T08:51:23.217" Score="7" ViewCount="1040" Body="&lt;p&gt;Within the accelerated world, when someone gets damaged or injured (even severely), they fully recover after leaving and re-entering the accelerated realm. (If you are killed you also come back normally.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taku cuts off Haruyuki's arm. (ep 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Niko's left arm is ripped off when Yellow Radio's minions tear apart her fortress. (ep 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ybQj2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Taku cuts off Haruyuki&amp;#39;s arm. (ep 5, 4:05)&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UuP4W.png&quot; alt=&quot;Niko&amp;#39;s left arm is detached when Yellow Radio&amp;#39;s minions tear apart per fortress. (ep 11, 15:45)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these injuries (a loss of an entire limb) are serious injuries that can't be recovered in battle.* However, when they leave and re-enter the accelerated world, they are fully recovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*Barring Chiyuri's time-reversal ability.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are at least two instances of when damage is not reversed upon re-entering the accelerated world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuroyukihime amputates Fuuko's legs - hence the wheelchair. (described in ep 16)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noumi steals Haruyuki's wings. (ep 15)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PiNEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fuuko is in a wheelchair because she no longer has legs.&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3YMqA.png&quot; alt=&quot;Noumi steals Haruyuki&amp;#39;s wings.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what determines whether damage is healed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, how does Chiyuri's time-reversal ability play into this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T18:37:44.357" Title="When is damage &quot;permanent&quot; in Accel World?" Tags="&lt;accel-world&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2344" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-04T09:52:12.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/089Dtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Accel World promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by HiMA. It has been adapted into two manga series, both published in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine. A 24-episode anime adaptation by Sunrise aired in Japan between April and September 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accel_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11759/Accel_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:48:34.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:48:34.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2345" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-04T09:52:12.287" Score="0" Body="Accel World is a light novel series by Reki Kawahara about a guy who is literally shaped like a pig." OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:48:34.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:48:34.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2343" CreationDate="2013-02-04T09:52:49.587" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems not to be some kind of &quot;rule&quot;, but aspect of specific stronger abilities/avatars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it was explicitly said that Black Lotus avatar inflicts permanent damage with her blades&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;steal&quot; ability wouldn't be much of a steal without permanent aspect to it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it was explored (in anime at least) if there are ways to purposely achieve it (from leveling up would be logical) or as other aspects of avatars some people just happen to have it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="307" LastEditorUserId="307" LastEditDate="2013-02-04T10:00:25.223" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T10:00:25.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2339" CreationDate="2013-02-04T12:30:34.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add on to Rarst's answer, the pyramid-shaped stance naturally channels the viewer's gaze to the sword, especially to its tip. This places focus on the &quot;warrior spirit&quot;, typical of a declaration of victory. The &quot;warrior spirit&quot; is raised to a high position by the stance, which further befits the idea of &quot;dominance&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T12:30:34.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2327" CreationDate="2013-02-04T15:49:38.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before Kanon became an idol, she was &quot;socially invisible&quot; - after the Citron broke up, she feared to be alone in front of a large group of people. The effect of being &quot;transparent&quot; expresses her shyness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T15:49:38.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2353" CreationDate="2013-02-04T22:21:22.707" Score="32" ViewCount="12679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got into a debate with a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/85/hashirama-senju&quot;&gt;friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; about whether or not it's possible for an anime to come out before its manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He claimed that there were several instances where the anime actually preceded the manga. Is this the case? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: I know that there are several anime &lt;em&gt;without&lt;/em&gt; a manga. I also know that there are manga created from games. That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking whether or not there is a series where the &lt;strong&gt;anime&lt;/strong&gt; came before the &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1420" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T06:50:15.877" Title="Has an anime ever come out before the manga was published?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2266" CreationDate="2013-02-04T22:23:06.680" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaname is the founder of the Kuran family, and he was reawakened by Rido Kuran. After being reawakened, he was raised as the son of Haruka and Juri, who are Yuuki's parents. To summarize, Kaname is Yuuki's ancestor, though he was raised (after being reawakened) as her brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuuki was also born to be Kaname's wife, following the Kuran tradition of pureblood siblings intermarrying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cited from the Wikipedia article, which cites manga chapters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T22:23:06.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2351" CreationDate="2013-02-04T22:35:24.760" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are exceptions to the &quot;rule&quot; that an anime must be inspired by a manga. There are indeed some anime that do not have a manga corresponding, and other such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, there are also anime series which inspired one or more manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following list are some of the (arbitrarily selected as recognizable) names from a more complete list featured on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeFirst&quot;&gt;TVTropes article &quot;Anime First&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Fusion#Xros_Wars_.282010-2011.29&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Xros Wars&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (as the article says, a weird example; the manga was created &lt;em&gt;for the purpose of guiding the anime film&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf%27s_Rain&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T22:35:24.760" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2351" CreationDate="2013-02-04T22:35:31.953" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is possible. And it is actually quite common. A couple of recent examples would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6802/So_Ra_No_Wo_To&quot;&gt;Sora no Woto (Sound of the Sky)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9756/Mahou_Shoujo_Madoka%E2%98%85Magica&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in both examples here, there is some overlap between the release dates of the Anime and the Manga. But the key point is that the Anime was started first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often times an Anime would be done as an original work. Then if the Anime turns out to be extremely popular, then the producers will go ahead and do a Manga as well. (To milk the cash cow.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T22:35:31.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2229" CreationDate="2013-02-04T23:00:38.510" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a generalized list of the people and faction in both the anime and manga continuity (including a bit from the light novels).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Magic Side&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roman Catholic Church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Matthai_Reese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Matthai Reese&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pope&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Biagio_Busoni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Biagio Busoni&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bishop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Lidvia_Lorenzetti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ridovia Lorenzetti&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mardi Gras&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;# God's Right Seat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Fiamma_of_the_Right&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiamma of the Right&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Acqua_of_the_Back&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Acqua of the Back&lt;/a&gt;/William Orwell, &lt;em&gt;Flere210&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Saint&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saint&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Vento_of_the_Front&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vento of the Front&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Terra_of_the_Left&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Terra of the Left&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Russian Orthodox Church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Nikolai_Tolstoy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikolai Tolstoy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Archbishop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;# Annihilatus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Vasilisa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vasilisa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Head of Annihilatus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Sasha_Kreutzev&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sasha Kreutzev&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anglican Church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Laura_Stuart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Laura Stewart&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Archbishop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Orsola_Aquinas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Orsola Aquinas&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;# The Church of Necessary Evil (Necessarius)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kanzaki_Kaori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaori Kanzaki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Salvare000&lt;/em&gt; (Saint)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Stiyl_Magnus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Stiyl Magnus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fortis931&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Index Librorum Prohibitorum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dedicatus545&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Tsuchimikado_Motoharu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsuchimikado Motoharu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fallere825&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Sherry_Cromwell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sherry Cromwell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Intimus115&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;# (Roman Catholic, London Branch) Agnese Forces&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Agnese_Sanctis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Agnese Sanctis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Leader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Angelene&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Angelene&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Lucia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lucia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;# Amakusa-Style Remix of Church&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaori Kanzaki, &lt;em&gt;Pontiff/Priestess&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Tatemiya_Saiji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tatemiya Saiji&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Substitute Supreme Pontiff&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Itsuwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Itsuwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Uragami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uragami&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knights of England&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Knight_Leader&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Knight Leader&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Leader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;British Royal Family&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Elizard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Elizard&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Queen of England&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Rim%C3%A9a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riméa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Princess of England&lt;/em&gt; (Oldest)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Carissa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Carissa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Princess of England&lt;/em&gt; (Second-Oldest)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Villian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Villian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Princess of England&lt;/em&gt; (Youngest)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Silvia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Silvia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Head Maid of the Royal Family&lt;/em&gt; (Saint)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mercenarys&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Oriana_Thomson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oriana Thomson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Basis104&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Science Side&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Board of Directors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Aleister_Crowley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aleister Crowley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;General Superintendent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kaizumi_Tsugutoshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaizumi Tsugutoshi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Chairman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Oyafune_Monaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oyafune Monaka&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Chairwoman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Shiokishi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shiokishi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Chairman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_Platinaburg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Thomas Platinaburg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Chairman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kumokawa_Seria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kumokawa Seria&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Advisor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hound Dog&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kihara_Amata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kihara Amata&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Commander&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Misaka Network&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Misaka_10032&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Misaka Imouto&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Subject No. 10032&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Last_Order&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Last Order&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Subject No. 20001&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Certain Magical High School&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kamijou_Touma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamijou Touma&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Imagine Breaker&lt;/em&gt; (Level 0)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Himegami_Aisa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Himegami Aisa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Deep Blood&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Gemstone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gemstone&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsuchimikado Motoharu, &lt;em&gt;Auto-Rebirth&lt;/em&gt; (Level 0)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Aogami_Pierce&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aogami Pierce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi_Komoe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi Komoe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Chemistry Teacher&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Oyafune_Suama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oyafune Suama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Math Teacher&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Yomikawa_Aiho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yomikawa Aiho&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;P.E. Teacher&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokiwadai Middle School&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Misaka_Mikoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Misaka Mikoto&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Electromaster&lt;/em&gt; (Level 5 Esper, No. 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Shirai_Kuroko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirai Kuroko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Teleporter&lt;/em&gt; (Level 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Shokuhou_Misaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shokuhou Misaki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Queen of Tokiwadai&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mental Out&lt;/em&gt; (Level 5 Esper, No. 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kongou_Mitsuko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kongou Mitsuko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Aero Hand&lt;/em&gt; (Level 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Wannai_Kinuho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wannai Kinuho&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hydro Hand&lt;/em&gt; (Level 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Awatsuki_Maaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Awatsuki Maaya&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Float Dial&lt;/em&gt; (Level 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakugawa Middle School&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Uiharu_Kazari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uiharu Kazari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Thermal Hand&lt;/em&gt; (Level 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Saten_Ruiko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saten Ruiko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Aero Hand&lt;/em&gt; (Level 0)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SCHOOL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kakine_Teitoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kakine Teitoku&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dark Matter&lt;/em&gt; (Level 5 Esper, No. 2) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Awakening&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Awakened&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Girl_in_dress&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Girl in the Dress&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Measure Heart&lt;/em&gt; (Level ?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Boy_with_goggles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Boy with Goggles&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GROUP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Accelerator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Accelerator&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Vector Change&lt;/em&gt; (Level 5 Esper, No. 1) (Awakened)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsuchimikado Motoharu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Awaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Musujime Awaki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Move Point&lt;/em&gt; (Level 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Etzali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Etzali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ITEM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Mugino_Shizuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mugino Shizuri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Meltdowner&lt;/em&gt; (Level 5 Esper, No. 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Takitsubo_Rikou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takitsubo Rikou&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;AIM Stalker&lt;/em&gt; (Level 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kinuhata_Saiai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kinuhata Saiai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Offense Armor&lt;/em&gt; (Level 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Hamazura_Shiage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hamazura Shiage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Grunt, Chaffeur, and Informant&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MEMBER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Professor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Professor&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Leader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Yoshio_Baba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baba Yoshio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Xochitl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Xochitl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Saraku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saraku&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kill Point&lt;/em&gt; (Level ?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOCK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Saku_Tatsuhiko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saku Tatsuhiko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Leader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Teshio_Megumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Teshio Megumi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judgement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Konori_Mii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konori Mii&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;177th Branch Office Chief&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Clairvoyance&lt;/em&gt; (Level 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shirai Kuroko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uiharu Kazari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skill Out&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Hattori_Hanzou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hattori Hanzou&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Leader (Temporary)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;# Big Spider&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kurozuma_Wataru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kurozuma Wataru&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Founder, Former Leader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Hebitani_Tsuguo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hebitani Tsuguo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Second Leader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anti-Skill&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yomikawa Aiho, &lt;em&gt;Lieutenant, Branch 73&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Tessou_Tsuzuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tessou Tsuzuri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Saigou_Ryouta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saigou Ryouta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kihara Family&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kihara_Gensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kihara Gensei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Therestina_Kihara_Lifeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Therestina Kihara Lifeline&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;(Former) Captain of MAR&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kihara Amata, &lt;em&gt;Leader of Hound Dog&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imaginary Number District&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kazakiri_Hyouka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kazakiri Hyouka&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Counter Stop&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unaffiliated&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Sogiita_Gunha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sogiita Gunha&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Attack Crash&lt;/em&gt; (Level 5 Esper, No. 7) (Gemstone)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Other Side&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Archangel_Gabriel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gabriel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Archangel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Aiwass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aiwass&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;DRAGON&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-04T23:59:03.477" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T23:59:03.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2356" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2366" CreationDate="2013-02-05T01:21:49.537" Score="16" ViewCount="4089" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a large number of anime shows that portrays Christianity. Neon Genesis Evangelion shows a lot of Christian symbolism, such as crosses. Shows such as Trinity Cross and Chronos Crusade have nuns/people from the Church. Is the percentage of shows containing strongly Christian elements representative of the percentage of Christians in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not expecting exact percentages, but more of a general ballpark idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T06:58:43.957" Title="Is the amount of Christianity portrayed in anime representative of Japan?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2359" CreationDate="2013-02-05T01:31:24.993" Score="9" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of shows/manga where characters have names that are English words. In Vampire Knight, a character is named Zero. Tokyo Mew Mew has characters with names like Lettuce, Mint, and Berry. Is there a tradition behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T06:30:56.463" Title="Is there a tradition behind giving people names from English words?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2358" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2529" CreationDate="2013-02-05T03:10:37.203" Score="22" ViewCount="8984" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stopped following the Pokemon anime a while ago, but I know the series has had Ash go through many regions, including retreading at least one of them.  When Ash was about to get his eight badge, Misty mentioned that they'd been on the road for a year at that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw some recent episodes, and Ash looks nearly identical to when he first started as a trainer.  Normally I'd attribute that to cartoon sitcom logic, where the characters never age; but in a series with continuity and references to earlier seasons, this makes no sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the official word on a timeline for the Pokemon anime?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T19:36:33.497" Title="How is the passage of time handled in Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2357" CreationDate="2013-02-05T06:30:56.463" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There can be numerous reasons justifying the usage of English names. I would divide them into two categories: plot reasons, and non-plot reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot reasons are rather obvious, and include (but not limited to, of course)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some characters were born in non-Japanese-speaking countries, disregarding where the story itself is happening. Note that those are not necessary English-born characters or English names. For example, most names in Code Geass, Hugh Anthony Disward from The Mystic Archives of Dantalian, Victoria Seras from Hellsing, and so on and so forth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes the setting is a future world/alternative history/another planet/imaginary fantasy world. This can also justify such names, because the characters were born in a completely different culture that has nothing to do with Japan. For example, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Spice and Wolf, FMA characters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The non-plot reasons would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The name looking/sounding cool or pretentious, for example, Zero. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The name meaning or symbolizing something, like Riza Hawkeye, who is a sniper, which her name suggests. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some other special cases. For example in Detective Conan the names were changed in the English version to make it more attractive to the audience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T06:30:56.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T06:54:23.700" Score="11" ViewCount="3737" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the donor of the Sharingan eye have to die so that it could be used by another user, or could they just exchange their eyes so that they do not go blind over obtaining the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="323" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-05T07:16:48.720" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T05:29:29.860" Title="Can users exchange their Sharingan eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2360" CreationDate="2013-02-05T09:00:48.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, when Obito gave Kakashi his Sharingan eye, he was not dead. So I'd say that this would be possible. Also according to the wiki,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apparently, if a living Uchiha gives away their Sharingan, they will&#xA;  still have a link to the detached eye, and will be able to &quot;see&quot; what&#xA;  the eye sees in some instances, though this seems to be limited to a&#xA;  certain range&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-02-05T09:34:36.113" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T09:34:36.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2360" CreationDate="2013-02-05T12:50:44.580" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence to suggest that the eye &quot;donor&quot; has to die to donate his eyes for awakening the recipient's eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. While it seems to be theoretically possible to exchange eyes, it just so happens that in both the known instances of activating the eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, the donor died shortly before or after the transplant. Hence, the idea was left unexplored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izuna gave his eyes to Madara when he (Izuna) suffered a life-threatening wound, but it seems that he could have given his eyes to Madara earlier if he wanted to. However, since Madara loved his brother, they probably did not even think about that option. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi's eyes were transplanted to Sasuke after Itachi's death, but again, he perhaps could have given his eyes to Sasuke without dying. He could not do it as he was pursuing other plans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan can only be obtained by receiving eyes from close relatives. It is relatively rare for one person to achieve the Mangekyo Sharigan, much less for two people from the same family. Moreover, the Uchiha clan massacre eliminated whatever little possibility of that happening, so the idea of exchanging eyes has been left unexplored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also possible that the author did not think too deeply about exchanging eyes and other possibilities, given that there are only two known instances of awakening of the eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; This answer is based on events covered up to Chapter 624.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T09:06:02.170" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T09:06:02.170" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2013-02-05T15:16:05.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. There are only around 1% Christians in Japan, so it's very minor. Christmas isn't even an official holiday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T08:10:52.677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T08:10:52.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T15:16:10.380" Score="5" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first season, people had to be evacuated when the Dark Zone attacked, and civilians even interacted with the villains in some episodes. However, at some point, people started to fall unconscious, or even disappear until the fighting was over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &lt;em&gt;Max Heart&lt;/em&gt;, I don't think a single civilian became aware that strange stuff was going on. This even included&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Honoka's grandmother, who was magical enough to stand up to Poisony in the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've seen, future series ditched this and civilians are increasingly aware of the existence of Cures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason people started vanishing and falling unconscious during the earlier days of the franchise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T13:29:08.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T13:29:08.400" Title="Why did people start falling unconscious in &quot;Futari wa Pretty Cure&quot;?" Tags="&lt;pretty-cure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2701" CreationDate="2013-02-05T15:24:40.753" Score="5" ViewCount="171" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Reborn manga, being hit with a Dying Will bullet kills you, and you are &quot;reborn&quot; from inside your own body, leaving a carcass behind.  You can see multiple times in the manga that it's not just the clothes that are left behind, but the person's &quot;shed skin&quot; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember, nobody ever acknowledged this through the entire run of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are the bodies left when a person is hit by the Dying Will bullet ever explained?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastEditorUserId="1354" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T13:19:48.100" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T19:40:28.457" Title="What happens to the discarded body of a person hit by the Dying Will bullet?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2013-02-05T15:39:19.993" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, not at all. As looper mentioned, the amount of Christianity in Japan is around 1% which is a really small percentage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evangelion assistant director mentioned that they originally used Christian symbolism only to give the project a unique edge against other giant robot shows, and that it had no particular meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our&#xA;  story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because&#xA;  Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be&#xA;  mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There&#xA;  is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual&#xA;  symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get&#xA;  distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.&quot; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20031012001357/http://www.akadot.com/article/article-tsurumaki2.html&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the case in a lot of other anime series which have religious symbols: they are placed there to give the show a distinct look and feel, or to add a thin coat of mysticism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the &quot;we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool&quot; part of the above quote. I think (I may be wrong though, this is my personal opinion) that most of religious symbols in anime are there for that reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T15:39:19.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2367" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-05T18:30:40.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TmfQi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;PaRappa the Rapper promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PaRappa the Rapper&lt;/em&gt; is a 1996 game featuring PaRappa, a rapping dog. It was adapted in various forms, including a children's anime in 2001.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The games are in a cartoonish style, with songs originally in English, and they have little to do with anime. For the most part, everything other than the anime should be considered off-topic on this site, though the games would be on topic on &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaming.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Arqade&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaRappa_the_Rapper_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article for the anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaRappa_the_Rapper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article for the franchise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:23:02.450" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:23:02.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2368" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-05T18:30:40.127" Score="0" Body="PaRappa the Rapper is a 2001 children's anime based on a 1996 game featuring PaRappa, a rapping dog. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:23:02.450" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:23:02.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2369" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T22:54:09.717" Score="11" ViewCount="1357" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-19/love-live-school-idol-project-gets-anime-series-in-2013&quot;&gt;ANN article announcing Love Live's TV series&lt;/a&gt;, they report the following: (emphasis is my own)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime studio Sunrise, the music label Lantis, and ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G Magazine developed Love Live! School idol project as a self-described &quot;ultimate user-participation project&quot; which lets its fans vote on the future of the fictional idol characters. &lt;strong&gt;Online mobile phone polls have determined different aspects of the idols&lt;/strong&gt;, such as hairstyles and costumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously the article says &quot;hairstyles and costumes&quot; but I assume that's just two of the things voted on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A perfect answer would contain screenshots of all of the polls, but if all you can find is the winning results (character X should wear twintails, character Y should be shy, character Z should be the main character, etc.) then that would be much appreciated too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T13:22:10.010" Title="What are all the aspects of the Love Live TV series that were voted on by fans?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2335" CreationDate="2013-02-06T00:22:29.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was because he wanted to save Sugata&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugata wanted to seal Samekh with him forever, meaning he wanted to sacrifice himself. And Takuto wanted to save him, that's why he broke Wako's seal. Takuto's only chance of saving him was to break Wako's seal to unseal the Zero Time. Wako wanted to save Sugata as well that's why she allowed Takuto to break her seal, agreeing both without a single word (which was just amazing for me!). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I answered your question clear. This is purely based on my understanding of the ending. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T00:22:29.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4461" CreationDate="2013-02-06T00:42:31.770" Score="18" ViewCount="9723" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Nekomonogatari-Black anime, yōtō &quot;Kokoro-Watari&quot; (妖刀「心渡」, sometimes translated as demon sword &quot;Heartspan&quot;) is shown with different lengths, but it always appears to be bigger than Araragi. The size changing isn't very noticeable unless you are actively checking, so it could just be due to animator laziness, but the fact that it is longer than Araragi is seems deliberate as it is drawn that way consistently in every scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is one screenshot of the sword, compared to Araragi. Both red lines are the same length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/unxPo.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if he is leaning over in the picture, it's pretty clear that the sword is bigger than he is. It's also clear when he gets cut in half:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8m2LQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, despite the fact that the sword is taller than he is, it fits into his body. It even fits in Shinobu's body, though of course that could just be one of her abilities. But to the best of my knowledge Araragi should not have any such ability. In addition, the sword is stuck in the ground after his legs disintegrate, which also should not be possible if it was inside of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could very well just be SHAFT following their usual style with the Monogatari novel adaptations, where the visuals aren't meant to be taken literally. Or it could be an indication of another ability of the sword. Is there any evidence that yōtō &quot;Kokoro-Watari&quot; has some ability that would allow it to fit inside Araragi's body (e.g. changing size)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:49:32.143" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T11:43:35.863" Title="How did Araragi hide yoto &quot;Kokoro-Watari&quot; inside his body?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2013-02-06T01:08:26.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The original Sakura was taken as prisoner by Fei Wang.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He took the original Sakura and made the clone to avoid the risk of having Sakura dead during the journey of retrieving her feathers, to have the upper hand that if ever the clone fails (dies during the journey), he'll still have the original and can create another clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The clone was the Sakura who journey with Syaoran and the others.&lt;/strong&gt; At their journey at Tokyo, where the real Syaoran showed up and thus revealed that the Syaoran with them was a clone, Sakura gained another feather that made her aware of her real existence as a clone. That was why Sakura was acting coldly towards the original Syaoran (knowing she was just a clone). Later on, Syaoran Clone (who has no heart now and was just following orders to get all Sakura's feather) learned that the original Syaoran has a feather with him and thus the two Syaorans started a fight. And because of that fight, the Clone accidentally stabbed through Sakura as she tried to protect the original Syaoran from being stabbed, making the Clone shocked as well. Then before perishing, she told Syaoran that she was just a clone and that her Sakura was not her. Apparently, the clone Sakura loves the clone Syaoran. And then she perished into a cherry blossom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, along with clone Syaoran, the clone Sakura were resurrected by Yuko because she was feeling guilty because she was the sole reason for why everything happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S., I edited my answer to answer your edited question. Contains a lot of spoiler but don't blame me, your question's scope wasn't that narrow so I answered in general. Hope this helped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Li&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsubasa%3a_Reservoir_Chronicle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; are my sources for that answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T03:20:04.737" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T03:20:04.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2236" CreationDate="2013-02-06T12:07:52.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is about Parappa, not about rapping. So there's no really rapping, if I remember correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T12:07:52.750" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2377" CreationDate="2013-02-07T01:30:38.363" Score="2" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pretear, Leafe is what makes living things be alive. However, when demons leach it from things, the leaching spreads over not only living things but also inanimate objects like bicycles. How does that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T06:45:43.777" Title="If Leafe is only in living beings, why does the drain of it spread over inanimate objects?" Tags="&lt;pretear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2375" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-07T01:35:37.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prétear&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also, &lt;em&gt;Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White&lt;/em&gt;; or, &lt;em&gt;Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series written by Junichi Sato, as well as a 2001 anime based on the manga. It follows Himeno Awayuki and the Leafe Knights as they fight the Princess of Darkness and her demons who drain the Leafe (life force) out of living beings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9tear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prétear&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:37:52.630" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:37:52.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2376" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-07T01:35:37.247" Score="0" Body="Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White (or, &quot;Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear&quot;) is a manga series written by Junichi Sato. A 2000 manga and 2001 anime that follows Himeno Awayuki and the Leafe Knights as they fight the Princess of Darkness and her demons who drain the Leafe (life force) out of living beings. " OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:37:52.630" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:37:52.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2374" CreationDate="2013-02-07T06:45:43.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been far too long since I watched this series, but if you don't mind breaking the first law of anime (&quot;real world physics don't apply to anime&quot;), then this might be a decent explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bacteria are tiny lifeforms too small to see with the naked eye, and they're &lt;em&gt;everywhere:&lt;/em&gt; floating through the air, on every surface you touch, all over your body, all &lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt; your body. Anywhere life can exist, bacteria are there. That's probably what the Leafe was flowing through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1430" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T06:45:43.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2371" CreationDate="2013-02-07T07:45:34.467" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just an on-the-spot theory since I haven't read the novels, but 刃渡り means the length of a blade. Notice it shares 刃 with 忍 and 渡 with 心渡, while 心渡  and 忍 share 心, completing the trifecta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus I think it's safe to assume that the length of the 心渡 is a crucial part of its design. (perhaps &quot;heart-length&quot; would be the most appropriate translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this you could derive any number of theories and many of them would be appropriate. The simplest would be that it changes length depending on the will, emotions, or state of mind of the user (all three have close ties to 心).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Shinobu is heart-under-blade, the sword's true usage might be heart over blade, i.e. mind over matter, controlling it with your will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone who's actually read Kizumonogatari might be able to give a definite answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1430" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T07:45:34.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2496" CreationDate="2013-02-07T07:59:46.053" Score="5" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an anime that involved a side-story where a certain young girl (she was probably a grade-schooler and the guy was a high-schooler) liked the male main protagonist of the story. I remember that the girl confessed to the main protagonist and was dumped because (of course) of being too young and the male protagonist liked the female protagonist. I'm not sure if the girl was relatively younger than the main protagonist, but she probably was (based on my vague memory). There was a boy who was younger than the girl who had a crush on her (not really sure) and she was a bit cold to that boy, saying that she might end up just like what happened to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the end, when they grew up, the girl and the younger boy ended up together. I quite remember the scene where the younger boy was waiting on the couch and was saying something like &quot;oneesan, hurry up&quot;. And then it revealed that it was the girl the boy (who was then a teenager) was referring to and that they were a couple. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry for being vague but I really can't remember. As far as I can remember, the graphics are like in Special A and I guess the story was too (those kind of stories where there is a club and everything revolves around the club members liking each other etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:47:25.567" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:47:25.567" Title="Title of an anime with a certain side-story" Tags="&lt;myself-yourself&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:34.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2381" CreationDate="2013-02-07T13:29:01.607" Score="3" ViewCount="198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever Hiruma wants somebody to do something for him, he pulls out his little black book full of black mail material which has information on seemingly everybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know he started the book to get approval to start the American Football club but is it ever explained how or where he gets all this information?  He seems to have dirt on pretty much everybody in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T13:42:52.127" Title="How does Hiruma get all the information in his black book?" Tags="&lt;eyeshield-21&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2380" CreationDate="2013-02-07T13:42:52.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The information were gathered using hacked cameras, mostly in cellphones. The hacked network was that great, that he could get information of nearly anything in Tokyo, and he never stopped that network.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funfact:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In one of Q&amp;amp;A column, it is revealed that the book was actually blank- All the information lies within Hiruma's brain, and the book only serves as a threat tool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://eyeshield21.wikia.com/wiki/Book_of_Threats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eyeshield 21 Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T13:42:52.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2383" CreationDate="2013-02-07T16:56:25.563" Score="13" ViewCount="37585" Body="&lt;p&gt;The corpses that Nagato uses for the Six Paths technique also possess Rinnegan eyes! How did he get so many Rinnegan eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it that the corpse used for one of the six paths has a Rinnegan activated by default? Or is it a convention that Kishi has maintained just to picturize and show us the connectivity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, they aren't true eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Even when Tobi possessed Rinnegan, his puppets (corpse he used) had both sharingan and Rinnegan! Now, from where did he bring 6 Sharingan eyes and 6 Rinnegans? Definitely they aren't real ones, What kind of Jutsu is that, that makes corpse possess eye technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:16:56.843" LastActivityDate="2020-10-15T03:35:36.803" Title="How does Nagato create and use so many Rinnegan eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2382" CreationDate="2013-02-07T17:41:08.423" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rinnegan occurs so rarely that the Sage of Six Paths was considered a myth, so those multiple Rinnegan's are surely not distinct ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagato's bodies seemingly having their own Rinnegan is an ability provided by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Six_Paths_of_Pain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Six Paths of Pain&lt;/a&gt; technique. According to Narutopedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Six Paths of Pain (ペイン六道, Pein Rikudō) is an Outer Path technique&#xA;  devised by Nagato after being crippled by Hanzō and rendered emaciated&#xA;  from the numerous chakra receivers embedded in his back by the Demonic&#xA;  Statue of the Outer Path. By piercing corpses with chakra receivers, &lt;strong&gt;a&#xA;  wielder of the Rinnegan can manipulate the bodies as though they are&#xA;  their own.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article further says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of the fact that he was crippled, Nagato channelled the&#xA;  abilities of the Six Paths into six different bodies (one ability per&#xA;  body). &lt;strong&gt;The only common features shared by these bodies were the&#xA;  Rinnegan they gained from this technique&lt;/strong&gt;, the chakra receivers each&#xA;  were pierced with and their bright orange hair, which had been dyed to&#xA;  match the Deva Path's natural hair colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the multiple Rinnegan's are like &quot;projections&quot; or copies of Nagato's own Rinnegan, transmitted through the chakra rods. This theory can be further confirmed based on the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Tobi's version of the Six Paths of Pain technique, his six bodies received a Rinnegan and a Sharingan, and he had a Rinnegan and a Sharigan at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T17:24:12.947" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T17:24:12.947" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2086" CreationDate="2013-02-07T22:02:20.310" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A couple of theories on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was trying to remove anything that could be used to identify him, which is why he erased his memories as well. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was going to be in front of the white house holding a gun and not knowing who he is, the nakedness was to add on to making himself look insane.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1435" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T23:27:14.143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T23:27:14.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2104" CreationDate="2013-02-08T04:56:53.480" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the &quot;cut number.&quot; Just like in film, any time the perspective shifts is considered a new &quot;cut&quot; which equates to a numbered frame on the storyboard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the first episode example, the first time the number is shown it reads 091B (cuts that have some obvious close connection might be grouped together as A and B of the same number, though I'm not sure why this particular cut is a B):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;091B&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cR6gZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;091B&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are my guesses for the numbers of the following cuts. Only someone with access to the storyboard could say for sure, but this is probably close enough:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;092&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gyLAz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;092&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;093&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PKqdG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;093&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;094&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n0En6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;094&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;094B&lt;/strong&gt; Since it's just a close up of the last cut they probably wouldn't bother drawing it again (storyboard drawings would be rough anyway) so they'd just leave a note next to cut 094 to zoom in and add detail, hence cut 094B.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EgAPa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;094B&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;095&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cxROz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;095&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;096&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YmAcN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;096&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;097&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uioRC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;097&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;098&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KH1rz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;098&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;099&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EnRaM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;099&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H8LEU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;100&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;101&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aMFvC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;101&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;102&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ijh0W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;102&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;103&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIKVT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;103&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;104&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqoYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;104&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;105&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MF98R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;105&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, 14 cuts later we see the board again, and it has incremented exactly as expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I think I may have misinterpreted the question. Not sure about the unchanging numbers, but there seems to be at least one theory that the numbers before the X are an encrypted &quot;hidamarisketch&quot; with two digits per letter. If you can break the encryption you might be able to figure out the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full thing for reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;963958208&lt;br&gt;&#xA;975195648&lt;br&gt;&#xA;926748230&lt;br&gt;&#xA;8X☆☆☆9428&lt;br&gt;&#xA;947295039&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1430" LastEditorUserId="1430" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T05:25:22.217" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T05:25:22.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2386" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:09:13.713" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T07:09:13.713" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T07:09:13.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2387" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:09:13.713" Score="0" Body="Please DO NOT use this tag. It is in the process of being removed from all questions. See http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/808/ for reasons why." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T07:58:55.117" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T07:58:55.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2388" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:10:42.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions related to the process of illustrating, processing, publishing, editing, or otherwise creating &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt;. This tag generally should &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have technical questions on how to produce Japanese-style comics yourself, consider asking on &lt;a href=&quot;https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graphic Design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://writing.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Writing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; instead (per this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6/are-questions-about-how-to-make-anime-and-manga-off-topic&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-29T08:01:27.037" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T08:01:27.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2389" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:10:42.900" Score="0" Body="Questions pertaining to the process of illustrating, processing, publishing, editing, or otherwise creating manga. This tag generally should NOT be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns and certainly not for identification requests" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T07:54:53.570" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:54:53.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2390" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:21:05.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4F0PVl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shakugan no Shana promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi. It has been adapted to several TV anime series, movies, and OVAs, as well as a manga series and a game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place in Misaki City and follows Shana, a Flame Haze, and a high-school student, Yuji Sakai, who is thrown into the middle of the conflict between Flame Hazes and the Denizens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Entries in the franchise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt; (Light Novel, 26 volumes), written by Yashichiro Takahashi, November 2002&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt; (Manga, 10 volumes), written Yashichiro Takahashi, April 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt; (Anime, 24 episodes), directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by J.C.Staff, October 2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana SP&lt;/em&gt; (OVA), directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by J.C.Staff, December 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt; (Movie), directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by J.C.Staff, April 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana X Eternal song: Harukanaru Uta&lt;/em&gt; (Manga, 5 volumes), written by Yashichiro Takahashi, September 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana Second&lt;/em&gt; (Anime, 24 episodes), directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by J.C.Staff, October 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana S&lt;/em&gt; (OVA, 4 episodes), directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by J.C.Staff, October 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana Final&lt;/em&gt; (Anime, 24 episodes), directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by J.C.Staff, October 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakugan_no_Shana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5943&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan on Shana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Shakugan_no_Shana_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T05:55:39.963" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:55:39.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2391" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:21:05.187" Score="0" Body="&quot;Shakugan no Shana&quot; is a light novel series by Yashichiro Takahashi about Shana and Yuji - a Flame Haze and an Archetypal Male Lead." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T05:55:39.963" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:55:39.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2392" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:41:30.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hB1vz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; is a series of light novels written by Nisio Isin about highschool student Koyomi Araragi and his supernatural encounters. The series has been adapted by Studio SHAFT into several anime TV series, and OVAs, as well as a PSP game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;light novel&lt;/em&gt;), written by Nisio Isin, November 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 12 episodes), directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Studio SHAFT, July 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;, 3 episodes),  directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Studio SHAFT, November 2009&lt;br&gt;(Continuation of TV series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 11 episodes), directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Studio SHAFT, January 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nekomonogatari (Kuro)&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 4 episodes), directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Tomoyuki Itamura and produced by Studio SHAFT, December 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monogatari Series Second Season&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 26 episodes), July 2013&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime film&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakemonogatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Bakemonogatari_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bakemonogatari wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T05:33:17.197" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T05:33:17.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2393" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:41:30.373" Score="0" Body="&quot;Bakemonogatari&quot; is a series of light novels written by Nisio Isin about highschool student Koyomi Araragi and his supernatural encounters. The series has been adapted by Studio SHAFT into several anime TV series and OVAs, as well as a PSP game." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T07:47:49.307" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T07:47:49.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2394" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:43:04.097" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T07:43:04.097" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T07:43:04.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2395" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T07:43:04.097" Score="0" Body="Questions involving an anime that's currently airing." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T10:46:04.657" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T10:46:04.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2396" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:01:59.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Il9cC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;TWGOK image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series written by Tamiki Wakaki about a highschool student, Keima Katsuragi, who is an avid bishoujo game player. A spirit hunter Elsie contacts him for his help in catching evil spirits called &quot;&lt;em&gt;loose souls&lt;/em&gt;&quot; by conquering the hearts of his female classmates. There has been an original spin-off light novel as well as several anime adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;), by Tamiki Wakaki, April 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows - God and the Devil and an Angel&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;light novel&lt;/em&gt;), by Mamizu Arisawa, May 2009&lt;br&gt;Completely original story separate from the series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows 2 Prayer and Curse and Miracle&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;light novel&lt;/em&gt;), by Mamizu Arisawa, May 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Shigehito Takayanagi and produced by Manglobe, September 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 12 episodes), directed by Shigehito Takayanagi and produced by Manglobe, October 2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows II&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 12 episodes), directed by Shigehito Takayanagi and produced by Manglobe, April 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows: 4 Girls and an Idol&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Shigehito Takayanagi and produced by Manglobe, September 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;, 2 episodes),  directed by Shigehito Takayanagi and produced by Manglobe, October 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 12 episodes), directed by Satoshi Ousedo and produced by Manglobe, July 2013&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_God_Only_Knows&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaminomi.wikia.com/wiki/The_World_God_Only_Knows_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;World God Only Knows wiki&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11571&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:42:54.587" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:42:54.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2397" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:01:59.630" Score="0" Body="The World God Only Knows (or Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai) is a manga by Tamiki Wakaki, several anime adaptations and a light novel spin-off. It is a supernatural harem comedy about an avid bishoujo gamer Keima Katsuragi. A spirit hunter Elsie contacts him to ask for help in catching evil spirits called &quot;loose souls&quot; by conquering the hearts of his female classmates." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:47:15.763" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:47:15.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2398" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:09:58.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NuSyQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Star Driver promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (literally: &quot;Takuto of The Radiance&quot;) is a 25-episode mecha anime series directed by Takuya Igarashi, written by Yoji Enokido, and produced by Bones. The series, which began in October 2010, follows Takuto, who washes up on the shores of Southern Cross Isle, where most of the story takes place. There was also an anime film released in February 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Driver:_Kagayaki_no_Takuto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Driver&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11607&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Driver&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://stardriver.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Driver_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Driver&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8934/Star_Driver:_Kagayaki_no_Takuto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:59:43.727" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:59:43.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2399" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:09:58.053" Score="0" Body="&quot;Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto&quot; is a 25-episode mecha anime series directed by Takuya Igarashi. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:59:43.727" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:59:43.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2410" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:28:27.237" Score="8" ViewCount="1655" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/strong&gt;, the manga and anime follow pretty much the same story, but I've read that the light novel, written by Mamizu Arisawa is a completely original story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the major differences between the two story lines? Are there different characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T14:50:20.310" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T17:11:29.783" Title="What are the differences between the original and the light novels' story of The World God Only Knows?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2401" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:57:02.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUxFbm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Love Live! promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Live! School Idol Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a multimedia project co-developed by Dengeki G's Magazine, Lantis (a music label) and Studio Sunrise. The comedy- and music-oriented series started as a manga released in January 2012 in Dengeki G's Magazine, which was followed by an anime TV series produced by Sunrise in January 2013. The story follows Honoka Kosaka who decides to create a &quot;school idol&quot; group in order to save the school from being shut down because of a lack of students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is written by Sakurako Kimino and the TV series is directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku and written by Jukki Hanada, with music by Yoshimasa Fujisawa (soundtrack published by Lantis).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For additional information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Live! School idol project&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Live!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:09:41.170" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:09:41.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2402" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:57:02.887" Score="0" Body="&quot;Love Live! School Idol Project&quot; is a multimedia project co-developed by Dengeki G's Magazine, Lantis, and Sunrise. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:09:41.170" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:09:41.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2403" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2406" CreationDate="2013-02-08T10:08:09.043" Score="8" ViewCount="2522" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Hokage the third took his arms, Orochimaru needed a new body for himself. Later, shortly before Sasuke killed him, this body was rejecting him, so he wanted to take Sasukes body as his new host.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In his fight against Sasuke, he abandons his body and appears as a huge snake. And here's the question: Does Orochimaru need a host at all, and why? Or can he stay as a snake for longer time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T08:20:12.360" Title="Does Orochimaru need a host?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2404" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T10:22:23.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mamoru Hosoda&lt;/strong&gt; is known for his work on the first two &lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/em&gt; films and the sixth &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; movie. He worked for Toei Animation and shortly for Studio Ghibli. As of 2014, he works for Madhouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of his works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/summer-wars&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;summer-wars&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;summer-wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/toki-wo-kakeru-shoujo&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;toki-wo-kakeru-shoujo&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;toki-wo-kakeru-shoujo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/wolf-children&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;wolf-children&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;wolf-children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Hosoda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mamoru Hosoda on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:50:13.610" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:50:13.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2405" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T10:22:23.477" Score="0" Body="Mamoru Hosoda is a director of anime. Use this tag for questions about Hosoda's oeuvre as a whole, or for questions about multiple works of his." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:50:13.610" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:50:13.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2403" CreationDate="2013-02-08T10:53:30.870" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you remember when Orochimaru had been discovered by the Third Hokage while he was experimenting on people&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;? That's what he was researching: a technique for immortality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Living_Corpse_Reincarnation&quot;&gt;不屍転生 (Fushi Tensei)&lt;/a&gt; or literally &lt;em&gt;Living Corpse Reincarnation&lt;/em&gt; and allows Orochimaru to transfer his soul into his  prey's body and take possession of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He researches this because as he says, he wants to learn all the existing techniques, but since that is impossible for a person with a normal lifespan, he develops this technique in order to have more time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with this technique is that each host lasts around 3 years, so he needs to find another one after that. If he could find a perfect container he could stay in it for a full lifetime, but he would need to find another one again anyways after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Chapter 122 in Naruto, Volume 14&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T10:53:30.870" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-08T16:11:11.277" Score="10" ViewCount="1796" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently learned that Fujisawa had written an interquel to GTO called &quot;Shonan 14 Days&quot; where, as can be ascertained from the title, Onizuka Eikichi stays for 14 days in his hometown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could somebody give a rough description of how the series ended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1437" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T16:26:59.227" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T12:27:15.913" Title="How did GTO: Shonan 14 Days end?" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-08T16:20:51.307" Score="7" ViewCount="324" Body="&lt;p&gt;File 23 of the first season of You're Under Arrest (Taiho Shichauzo) featured the wedding of Daimaru (Ken's father) and Sena. I have found that the song used there that caught my interest has the same title as the episode; that is, &quot;Virgin Road Ni Hana Ga Saku&quot; (ヴァージンロードに花が咲く).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have tried searching among the various soundtrack albums released for You're Under Arrest, but it seems the version of &quot;Virgin Road&quot; in those albums is the version sung by Kakijima Shinji, instead of the version heard in the episode (which featured a chorus of voices, among other things).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, my question: which album has the &lt;strong&gt;full version&lt;/strong&gt; of &quot;Virgin Road&quot; that was sung by the same guys who sung the version in the episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1437" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T16:30:13.330" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T04:48:46.487" Title="In which soundtrack album can I find &quot;Virgin Road Ni Hana Ga Saku&quot;?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;music&gt;&lt;youre-under-arrest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2351" CreationDate="2013-02-08T16:36:32.353" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two more examples of series where the anime came before the manga that I am familiar with are &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/180/Vandread&quot;&gt;Vandread&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/561/Sakura_Taisen&quot;&gt;Sakura Taisen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;Sakura Wars&lt;/em&gt;); though to be fair, that latter series was a video game franchise first, before being adapted to anime, and then adapted to manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1437" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T16:36:32.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2400" CreationDate="2013-02-08T17:11:29.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is mostly from memory, so apologies if there are any errors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime and manga both follow the same story line. The novel is in the same setting as the manga; that is to say, Elsie and Keima are still engaging on their usual activities of making girls fall in love with Keima to capture the Runaway Spirits (駆け魂, Kaketama). However, the targets are all new characters, and the stories are original. A few of the new characters were background characters in the anime, but you wouldn't have noticed them if you were not looking out for them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The novel also assumes that you are familiar with the characters from the original, as some in-universe concepts aren't explained. There really aren't any major changes in the in-universe mechanics, at least none that were memorable enough for me to notice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's reasonable to think of the stories in the light novel as additional non-canon additional arcs of the manga. There may be issues as to where exactly the arcs fit in the story, but that's why it's non-canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T17:11:29.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2417" CreationDate="2013-02-08T22:10:46.383" Score="3" ViewCount="734" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Bleach, Ichigo stabs himself in the chest with Rukia's sword to transfer her Shinigami abilities to him. Why does this not hurt him, while people can be hurt by hollows and while he is hurt by zanpakuto later in the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2018-11-26T17:43:39.537" Title="Why doesn't stabbing himself in the chest with Rukia's sword hurt Ichigo?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2413" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T22:54:49.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w2Hpt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;You&amp;#39;re Under Arrest! promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a police comedy/drama anime and manga series created by Kousuke Fujishima. It revolves around a police station in Tokyo and its officers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;, 7 volumes), written by Kosuke Fujishima, 1987&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;, 4 episodes), directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen, September 1994&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 51 episodes), directed by Hiroshi Watanabe and Junji Nishimura and produced by Studio Deen, October 1996&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest Specials&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;, 21 episodes), directed by Junji Nishimura and produced by Sudio Deen, March 1999&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest: The Movie&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;movie&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Junji Nishimura and produced by Studio Deen, April 1999&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest: Fast &amp;amp; Furious&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 26 episodes), directed by Shogo Kawamoto and produced by Studio Deen, April 2001&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest: No Mercy&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;OVA&lt;/em&gt;), directed by Shogo Kawamoto and produced by Studio Deen, April 2002&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, 24 episodes), directed by Koichi Ohata and produced by Studio Deen, October 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_Under_Arrest!_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=1577&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're Under Arrest!&lt;/em&gt; at MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:36:17.777" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:36:17.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2414" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T22:54:49.237" Score="0" Body="&quot;You're Under Arrest!&quot; (or, &quot;Taiho Shichau zo&quot;) is a police comedy/drama manga series by Kousuke Fujishima. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:36:17.777" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:36:17.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2415" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-08T23:05:29.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WcoBRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Great Teacher Onizuka manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Great Teacher Onizuka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;GTO&lt;/em&gt;) is a comedy shounen manga written by Tooru Fujisawa about an ex-gang member, Eikichi Onizuka, who decides to take up teaching because he is impressed with the influence they have on young girls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has since been adapted into a TV anime series and several live-action films and dramas. The TV anime series aired in June 1999 and spanned 43 episodes, and was directed by Naoyasu Hanyu and Noriyuki Abe and produced by Studio Pierrot. Later, there was a second manga serialization called &lt;em&gt;GTO - Shonan 14 Days&lt;/em&gt; which started publication in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Teacher_Onizuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Great Teacher Onizuka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Great Teacher Onizuka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:46:03.130" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:46:03.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2416" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-08T23:05:29.670" Score="0" Body="&quot;Great Teacher Onizuka&quot; (or &quot;GTO&quot;) is a comedy shounen manga written by Tooru Fujisawa about an ex-gang member, Eikichi Onizuka, who takes up teaching." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:46:03.130" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:46:03.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2412" CreationDate="2013-02-09T03:23:33.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A zanpakuto is born out of a Shinigami's soul, and it obeys its master's will. When Rukia stabbed Ichigo with her zanpakuto, it was her will to transfer her powers to Ichigo, and hence Ichigo did not get hurt. If she had instead attacked Ichigo as an enemy, it would have hurt him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is not canonical, during the zanpakuto rebellion filler arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo did get hurt when Sode no Shirayuki attacked him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-09T03:23:33.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2327" CreationDate="2013-02-09T19:28:36.473" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;looper's answer is correct but not quite complete. This answer will be based on the manga, mostly because I don't immediately have access to the anime, but also because I'm not sure how much of this is explained in the anime. Kanon's arc is flags (aka chapters) 7-10 in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the other answer points out, Kanon's idol career made her fear failure, which in idol terms is not being seen by enough people to be successful. That is to say, she is afraid of social invisibility. Her fears manifested themselves physically, making her actually invisible, or at least transparent. That's why she disappears primarily when someone isn't paying attention to her, and reappears once someone acknowledges her. However, at the end of her arc, she doesn't stop being transparent until her self-confidence returns, which is the only way she could successfully perform at a large concert without being afraid of failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TMFli.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What that answer misses is how she becomes invisible, or at least transparent, since clearly it isn't something a normal person can do. The answer to this is implied in the arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/virHm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an ability of especially powerful katetama (駆け魂, above translated as &quot;runaway spirit&quot;). It isn't really symbolism; rather, it's a very real illustration of in-universe mechanics that don't get a full explanation until much later. We get a better understanding of how this works in two future arcs (flags 81-89 and 90-101; feel free to point out if I missed any earlier arcs where something similar occurs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are Yui and Hinoki's arcs. In each of the arcs, the kaketama uses its abilities to widen the gap in their hearts. Yui's arc isn't the best parallel, but we do confirm that sufficiently powerful runaway spirits have the ability to somewhat affect their host's physical condition, in this case switching her body with Keima's. In Hinoki's arc, it's also confirmed that the kaketama generally use this power to widen the gap in their host's hearts (in Yui's arc this was a bit ambiguous). In her case, her problem was that the world was too small, and the kaketama worsened this problem by making her body larger, so that the world would seem even smaller to her. That is very similar to Kanon's invisibility problem, except much more powerful because Hinoki's kaketama was rather powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, a sufficiently powerful runaway spirit, whose host is saddled with some sort of issue, generally has some abilities related to that issue, which can affect things even beyond the host's mental state. These abilities are used to make things worse, widening the gap in their heart. It's a sort of self-preservation mechanism for kaketama. Of course, we already knew from the beginning that the kaketama could affect the host's mental state, but these arcs confirm that they can also have physical effects that would otherwise be impossible without some sort of magic. This is very likely what happened in Kanon's case. It's the only thing that is hinted at in her arc, and no other in-universe mechanic as of flag 200 or so could really explain this in any other way as far as I can tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people might point out an issue with this theory based on the events of flag 114 (within the &quot;Goddess&quot; arc). However, later events (flag 142) can at least somewhat explain this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In flag 114 it's revealed that Kanon is actually the host of the goddess Apollo, in the same way that Tenri hosts Diana. Based on Diana's initial conversation with Katsuragi, while the other goddesses should also have hosted kaketama, these were essentially a way of disguising themselves. So one would expect that Kanon's kaketama was rather weak, not strong enough to have effects like this. However, Yui is also hosting a goddess (Mars), and her kaketama was undeniably strong, even stronger than Kanon's, so it seems that Diana may have been at least somewhat wrong about that. Both Mars and Apollo were dormant during each of their hosts' arcs, which might explain why the kaketama were able to become more powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1430" LastEditDate="2013-02-09T20:10:54.483" LastActivityDate="2013-02-09T20:10:54.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2364" CreationDate="2013-02-09T20:46:10.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talking about the very first season of &lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt;, Nagisa and Honoka had to face Zakenna, black monsters that come out in form of shadows possessing objects and creatures. When those monsters appear, people fall unconscious while the sky become dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, since Zakenna appears only in season one and season two (Max Heart), the behavior you're asking for seems to be related to Zakenna particularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T13:26:02.557" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T13:26:02.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2499" CreationDate="2013-02-10T00:37:28.177" Score="7" ViewCount="1581" Body="&lt;p&gt;In shoujo anime and manga such as Vampire Knight, Special A, and Kaichou wa Maid-sama, the male love interests (or Zero in the case of Vampire Knight) are shown to be top scorers in the class. Is there a known reason for this to be so common?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T13:03:17.467" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T13:03:17.467" Title="Why are the male love-interests of shoujo often portrayed to be top scorers?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-10T01:07:44.177" Score="8" ViewCount="609" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Vampire Knight, some Level Ds, vampires who were turned by other vampires, are unable to metabolize blood created from blood tablets (synthetic blood created by the Night Class). That is said clearly in the story, but is it ever explained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T23:37:20.093" Title="Why can't all Level Ds drink blood from blood capsules?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2423" CreationDate="2013-02-10T07:29:20.527" Score="30" ViewCount="51084" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are Angels attacking the earth? What's with &quot;Adam&quot; in the basement? And why are the three computers named after the Three Wise Men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I love the story for the characters and the mecha-battles, but all the symbolism goes over my head. What's it all about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1340" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T00:54:13.987" Title="In Neon Genesis Evangelion, why are Angels attacking?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2422" CreationDate="2013-02-10T08:40:37.237" Score="29" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why are Angels attacking the earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be a cover story that they're attacking Earth, but in reality, they were &quot;born&quot; on Earth from Adam. Both &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information#Adam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adam&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information#The_Second_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lilith&lt;/a&gt; were &quot;Progenitors of life&quot; that ended up on the same planet (Earth). The original race that created them had intended that they all land on different planets but Lilith landing on Earth was a mistake (the Classified Information document says that Lilith &quot;crashed&quot;, and thus created the Moon). Adam spawned the Angels, while Lilith spawned all the life that exists on Earth, including humanity. The reason the Angels didn't inhabit the planet was because the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information#The_Spear_of_Longinus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lance of Longinus&lt;/a&gt;, some type of failsafe device, disabled Adam, and that's how Adam was found in Antarctica:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/89mOj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From the Full-OP, and from the episode 23 overlays&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact reason that they are attacking Tokyo-3, or in the case of Gaghiel the Pacific Fleet and Unit-02 (or possibly the embryonic Adam), seems to be for a number of different reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the theories thrown around within the show itself is that they're trying to re-unite with Adam, but Adam doesn't arrive in Tokyo-3 until episode 8 in an embryonic form, so the first few attacking Angels were apparently either mistaken that Adam was there or mistook Lilith for Adam (as Kaworu later did in episode 24). There aren't any official explanations on what the Angels were after, and the closest thing is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information#Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Classified Information's &lt;em&gt;Angel&lt;/em&gt; section&lt;/a&gt; which says: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Some of them were trying to access Lilith and reset all life, some of them had nothing in mind, and some were trying to recover their progenitor Adam.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's with &quot;Adam&quot; in the basement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are originally told that &quot;Adam&quot; is in Terminal Dogma, deep underneath Nerv HQ. This is what Kaji told Misato in episode 15, along with the tidbit that any Adam derived life that came in contact with the white giant would cause third impact. Later, we find out that the white giant on the cross is actually Lilith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that &quot;Lilith&quot; was actually written into the series well after the series was in production, and that it could really have originally have been Adam (like what the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Proposal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;original Proposal for the series would suggest&lt;/a&gt;). But regardless, if that was the case or not, it's revealed that Adam was discovered in Antarctica, frozen, and when the Katsuragi Expedition started to mess with it, the experiment went out of control causing second impact. During all of this, Adam is seen as a &quot;Giant of Light&quot; in episode 21:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Zx2M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which looks very much like an Evangelion, which are derived (or cloned, for lack of a better word) from Adam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So retroactively, it's possibly that Kaji was either lying to Misato to protect her from the truth, or he himself had been misinformed of what the white giant on the cross was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Kaworu goes, in the &quot;Director's Cut&quot; episode of 24, he was told by Seele where Adam's body was (in Gendo's hand) yet Kaworu still went down to Terminal Dogma, and was somehow expecting to see Adam down there, then was surprised to find Lilith. Not sure why, it doesn't make any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time of the End of Evangelion movie, it's revealed that Rei Ayanami had the soul of Lilith, and during the movie she and Lilith's body reunited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure if all of this really answers your question though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And why are the three computers named after the Three Wise Men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is simply pedantic by the creators. From an interview with &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Kazuya_Tsurumaki:_Q.26A_from_.22Amusing_Himself_to_Death.22&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazuya Tsurumaki&lt;/a&gt; he says, about the Judeo-Christian themes: &quot;&lt;em&gt;There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the reason if probably that it looked/sounded cool, and that it would fit with the general theme of the rest of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T08:40:37.237" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3120" CreationDate="2013-02-10T09:14:59.867" Score="10" ViewCount="3865" Body="&lt;p&gt;Were there any differences between the original &lt;em&gt;Space Battleship Yamato&lt;/em&gt; and the U.S. Syndicated &lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt; other than the westernized names of the characters? Specifically, were there plot elements that were altered, or re-arranged? Were there any scenes that were removed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Syndicated had modified some of their other properties (like Gatchaman) but I can't remember if this was the case with Star Blazers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T00:00:20.790" Title="Was there any difference between &quot;Star Blazers&quot; and &quot;Space Battleship Yamato&quot;?" Tags="&lt;space-battleship-yamato&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2425" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-10T17:53:08.950" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-10T17:53:08.950" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T17:53:08.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2426" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-10T17:53:08.950" Score="0" Body="This is a temporary tag for users (who do not have enough reputation) to request a tag of an unlisted anime series." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-10T17:53:08.950" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T17:53:08.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2427" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-10T17:53:35.363" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-10T17:53:35.363" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T17:53:35.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2428" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-10T17:53:35.363" Score="0" Body="This is a temporary tag for users, who do not have enough reputation, to request a tag of an unlisted manga series." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-10T17:53:35.363" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T17:53:35.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2447" CreationDate="2013-02-10T18:22:18.423" Score="5" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;(In case there is an confusion, I'm talking about the 2011 series, not Xenoglossia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I heard that Ryuuguu Komachi was formed in THE iDOLM@STER 2, but are there any other key events that are from the game(s), or is the TV series mostly original?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T05:50:24.177" Title="How much of THE iDOLM@STER was based on the games?" Tags="&lt;the-idolmaster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-10T19:49:01.493" Score="12" ViewCount="24491" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend told me that they crammed two whole volumes of the manga into the final episode of Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) which, obviously, forced some things to be skipped over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were some of the main things that were skipped? I don't need every detail, just a concise list is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T12:55:50.953" Title="What was omitted/skipped from the end of Sakamichi no Apollon?" Tags="&lt;sakamichi-no-apollon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2013-02-10T20:50:34.547" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chaotic Good basically means you´ll do whatever it takes to complete a noble goal. Gilgamesh´s Chaotic Good is what he was for the most of his life, where he was at first a massive jerk and a tyrant, but after befriending Enkidu he became a fair king with a habit of using force against anything hostile with a pulse, hence the Chaotic bit. But due to the depression from Enkidu´s death and the craziness he got from the Grail (he wasn´t corrupted by it, but it did, according to Nasu, make him alot less sane), He´s more akin to Lawful Evil in Zero (pre-grail bath) and Chaotic Evil in Stay/Night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Rider means well but is willing to do things that could be considered evil for her goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="1446" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T00:43:28.660" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T00:43:28.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2382" CreationDate="2013-02-10T20:53:40.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;By being under his control, the Rikudo Pain and Animal Path´s summons have fake, but still potent Rinnegan. As we see in the Shinobi World War, when he uses the Rinnegan himself, he does it many times better than the bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T20:53:40.080" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="693" CreationDate="2013-02-10T21:04:24.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whoever summoned a class first will get it for certain. If two Masters tried to get Saber, whoever summoned it first would get it and the other would get the hero their catalyst would summon in another role. To give an in-universe example: Gilles de Rail (Caster) was summoned as his weakest possible class in his weakest state: after the death of Jeanne D´arc where he was a deranged serial killer who delved into magic. Had Ryounosuke summoned Gilles earlier, he would´ve most likely gotten him as a Saber or Rider, the two classes he belongs to the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There´s never really a reason given as to why classes exist. The best answer I can give you is variety in combatants. If all 7 masters summoned a Hassan Sabbah (Assassin), the show would honestly suck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:23:24.293" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:23:24.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2079" CreationDate="2013-02-10T21:07:48.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply put, Orihime has the single most gamebreaking power in the story by being able to reject reality. The thing is, she´s also a pacifist medic, intentionally made so by Kubo to make it so there´s actually a plot. Why would you even write a story if a secondary character could kill every character in 1 second? You wouldn´t right? If she had the will and bloodlust to hurt others she could just go around deleting villains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T21:07:48.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2435" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-11T00:09:55.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6SjHu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakamichi no Apollon promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sakamichi no Apollon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (official English title: &lt;em&gt;Kids on the Slope&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series by Yuki Kodama, with an anime adaptation directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. Set in 1966 in Sasebo, it follows Nishimi Kaoru, Kawabuchi Sentarō, and Mukae Ritsuko, three high school students who struggle with ordinary life problems and learn to cope through jazz music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga won the 57th &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan_Manga_Award&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shogakukan Manga Award&lt;/a&gt; for general manga in 2011. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamichi_no_Apollon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kids on the Slope&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:02:25.960" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:02:25.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2436" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-11T00:09:55.660" Score="0" Body="Sakamichi no Apollon (or, &quot;Kids on the Slope&quot;) is a manga series by Yuki Kodama, with an anime adaptation directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:02:25.960" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:02:25.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2013-02-11T03:30:08.830" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not. Christians only make up about 1% of Japan. The main reason for this is because it is foreign to most Japanese, giving it a different feel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about most American movies. Whenever they want to have some supernatural force, it will almost always be because of some Buddhist or other East Asian philosophy/religion. To us Americans, it seems foreign, exotic and even cool. However, the vast majority of the time, it is not anything like what it actually is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1449" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T03:30:08.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="116" CreationDate="2013-02-11T06:12:29.717" Score="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be a religious issue, judging by the amount of arguing I found while I was searching for the information contained in this answer. At the very least, xjshiya's answer is not universally accepted, and there are a lot of people who flat out reject that theory. In my opinion the evidence against the other theory is more compelling. I'm going to try to present said evidence as impartially as I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, no official source has ever claimed that Lelouch survives at the end of R2. That alone doesn't answer the question, because it could be deliberately ambiguous. Of course, Lelouch would need to be alive to be driving the cart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, several official sources list Lelouch as dead at the end of R2. &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/group.php?do=discuss&amp;amp;gmid=38473&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an interview with writer Ichiro Okouchi, taken from the Japanese magazine Continue (vol 42, Oct 2008, translated into English (I have not yet found the original so I can not confirm the accuracy of the translation). I've copied the relevant part below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; -----Still, isn't it possible that defeating the wise ruler Schneizel, the person who was supposed to have brought order to the world, might lead to some [viewers] interpreting it as a Bad End?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okouchi&lt;/strong&gt;: That's true. There are probably a lot of people who think of it as a Bad End, a tragedy, considering the protagonist's, Lelouch's end as well. However, Lelouch says in the first episode: &amp;quot;Only those prepared to be shot are allowed to pull the trigger themselves.&amp;quot; If you were to think of that as his pride, then I think his getting shot (killed) in the end was a logical end. Of course, I understand that not all of the viewers will accept this ending. There were people who wanted a happier ending, after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-----Was there a dispute among the staff members regarding the ending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okouchi&lt;/strong&gt;: No. It was decided fairly naturally. During the &amp;quot;Code Geass&amp;quot; script meetings, there are many cases in which there were a number of disputes, but there were barely any when it came to the scripts for (the previous series's) episode 25 and the final episode. I think everyone felt the same when it came to the end of the character that is Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-----Why were you so bold as to choose this ending when the viewers might see it as a Bad End?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okouchi&lt;/strong&gt;: Bold... yes, we were so bold as to chose this ending. Perhaps the show that is &amp;quot;Code Geass&amp;quot; ending up this way was decided the moment Director Taniguchi and I teamed up. I suppose you can call it our sense of aesthetics, or perhaps a part of our psychological makeup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;------I see. So Lelouch's decision was also your, Mr. Okouchi's, and Director Taniguchi's decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okouchi&lt;/strong&gt;: Which is why I think of both our and Lelouch's decision as Happy Ends. I believe that there will be better things in the tomorrow awaiting Nunnally, Kallen and the rest who have been left behind. And surely Lelouch, who was able to make this into a reality, can only be happy [about this].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-----Some unresolved mysteries still remain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okouchi&lt;/strong&gt;: From the very beginning, [I/we] never planned on explaining everything. In fact, if you ask me, I think we might have overdone the explanations. While it's undeniable that Lelouch's story has ended with a full stop, the other characters' stories are still on-going, and it's not like the world [of Code Geass] itself has come to an end either. [I/we] didn't want to end it by closing it up for good.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That seems to pretty strongly confirm that at least Okouchi believes Lelouch dies in the end. Of course, Okouchi, being a writer, doesn't have the final say. The director is the one whose word we should ultimately be looking for, but director Gorō Taniguchi has not said anything definitive either way. He did say something ambiguous, to the effect that he &amp;quot;prefers to see the end as a happy one,&amp;quot; but Okouchi also claims it's a happy ending despite Lelouch dying. Okouchi also didn't seem to have any difficulty speaking for the whole team, and no one came out to correct him, so this seems reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link above has a couple other relevant quotes which I will not repeat here. I believe that this establishes that there's a pretty strong opinion that Lelouch is, in some form or another, dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a further confirmation of this. This image lists people who died in R2. I've boxed the relevant entry for Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N9MkX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above was taken from the same issue of the magazine. This is an official image. I don't think this really adds anything to the above except removing some ambiguity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's some further evidence &lt;a href=&quot;http://animeotaku.animeblogger.net/2008/10/code-geass-r2-another-nail-in-lelouchs-coffin/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (I haven't really checked this translation but by a cursory skim it seems to be accurate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C.’s profile has also been updated, and the final part of it now says: “Knowing that Lelouch does not hate her for giving him the Geass, she is now able to show her true feelings. With the realization of “Zero Requiem”, her time with Lelouch, who was able to forgive and accept her, came to an end, but the memories created with him has, without doubt, saved her from eternal loneliness.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the &amp;quot;Lelouch = Cart Driver&amp;quot; theory requires that Lelouch and C.C. aren't separated at the end, this piece of information just doesn't make sense unless we reject that theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we've confirmed that Lelouch is pretty dead at the end of R2, and that the fan theory that he is the cart driver really isn't supported by the official statements. There are a couple of ways to get around all of these facts. I don't really regard them as anything but conspiracy theories and other ways fans are trying to deal with the ending that isn't quite as happy as they were hoping for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lelouch has at least two identities. Perhaps Lelouch vi Britannia died, but Lelouch Lamperouge lived on? Or maybe Lelouch abandoned his name, but he's still alive, and the sources list him as dead because his identity as Lelouch vi Britannia is dead? I can't really argue against the &lt;em&gt;possibility&lt;/em&gt; of this, but there is no evidence supporting it at all. It doesn't really make sense in light of the C.C. bio either.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While several people have confirmed that they believe Lelouch dies, director Taniguchi has been notably silent. Perhaps there was some disagreement among those in charge, and Taniguchi actually thinks Lelouch is alive? We can't ever know for certain what happened when they were writing the ending, but it seems reasonable to expect that if there were disagreements, Okouchi wouldn't have claimed that there were none, and if the disagreements were major someone else probably would have spoken up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I regard those as little more than conspiracy theories by disgruntled fans who think the ending is somehow &amp;quot;unfair&amp;quot;. There is no evidence supporting either of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the theories proposed in the other answer are good speculation, they just don't fit with facts released later. The consensus of the production team is that Lelouch is dead and not driving a cart at the end of Code Geass R2. The cart driver is probably just some random guy. If this seems unfair to you, then it's worth remembering that many other characters with far fewer crimes died in the series, so in some sense it's poetic justice for Lelouch to also die. And the interviews with everyone including the director do confirm that in dying, he was successful at his goal of starting the world down a better path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, this seems to be something people view religiously. I'm not claiming that the speculations that Lelouch survives are bad in-universe, but there's simply no evidence for them either from the producers and a lot of evidence to the contrary, so the better answer in this case is that &lt;strong&gt;Lelouch is dead.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T06:32:19.323" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2439" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-11T08:56:06.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DEX99.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;some major characters from Index&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt;, とある魔術の​禁書目録【インデックス】) is a sci-fi light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. It has also been adapted into a manga, two seasons of anime, and a movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the spinoff series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/toaru-kagaku-no-railgun&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;toaru-kagaku-no-railgun&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;toaru-kagaku-no-railgun&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Certain_Magical_Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Anime List page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/12854/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light novel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4654/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime News Network page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light novel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10044&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:22:12.227" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:22:12.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2440" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-11T08:56:06.260" Score="0" Body="A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index) is a sci-fi light novel written by Kazuma Kamachi, with anime and manga adaptations. For the spinoff series Railgun, use [toaru-kagaku-no-railgun]" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:22:12.227" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:22:12.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2441" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-11T09:00:06.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TnZ2h.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;main characters of Railgun. From left to right - MISAKA Mikoto, SHIRAI Kuroko, UIHARU Kazari, and SATEN Ruiko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun&lt;/em&gt;, とある科学の​超電磁砲【レールガン】) is a manga written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa that focuses on Mikoto Misaka, the third strongest esper in Academy City. The manga is a spinoff of the light-novel series &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt;, and has been adapted into two seasons of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the parent series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/toaru-majutsu-no-index&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;toaru-majutsu-no-index&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;toaru-majutsu-no-index&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Certain_Scientific_Railgun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Certain_Scientific_Railgun_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of &lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/em&gt; episodes&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MyAnimeList page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/7776/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/6213/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime News Network page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10043&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10706&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-13T06:42:25.987" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T06:42:25.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2442" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-11T09:00:06.647" Score="0" Body="A Certain Scientific Railgun (or Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) is a manga written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa that focuses on Mikoto Misaka, the third strongest esper in Academy City. The manga is a spinoff of the light-novel series &quot;A Certain Magical Index&quot;." OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-13T06:42:30.250" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T06:42:30.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2472" CreationDate="2013-02-11T13:07:48.993" Score="7" ViewCount="5440" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Samurai Champloo, how in the world did Sara realize her son was dead while talking to the pinwheel guy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="1354" LastEditDate="2013-02-11T16:10:30.477" LastActivityDate="2021-05-20T03:46:50.390" Title="How did Sara from Samurai Champloo know about her son?" Tags="&lt;samurai-champloo&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2445" CreationDate="2013-02-11T22:36:05.467" Score="15" ViewCount="6788" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember seeing any reasoning behind why Major Armstrong sparkles (although I've only ever seen the first anime series; I haven't read the manga nor seen the Brotherhood anime series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, when we meet other members of his family, they also sparkle, if I remember correctly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And later on Breda even lampshades the sparkles, when he's cosplaying as Major Armstrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was there any in-universe explanation ever given for Major Armstrong's sparkles?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GAYeP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sparkles&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T17:28:32.933" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T17:28:32.933" Title="Why does Major Armstrong sparkle?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2444" CreationDate="2013-02-11T23:02:29.150" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no in-universe reason for it, in the 2003 anime, the 2009 anime, or the manga. None of them give a reason for it, nor does any &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod&quot;&gt;Word of God&lt;/a&gt;. In fact, Sig Curtis in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; sparkles a couple times as well, in addition to the rest of the family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth noting that there is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Trope&quot;&gt;trope&lt;/a&gt; called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BishieSparkle&quot;&gt;Bishie (bishōnen) Sparkle&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. I doubt many people would classify Armstrong as bishōnen, but that article does mention that it does represent the personality of the one who sparkles (as a bit of a cutesy &quot;he's beautiful inside&quot; fluff). Here's an excerpt from that very article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, THE ART OF SPARKLING BEAUTY HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN IN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS! And it &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; has, although Major Armstrong is more 'manly' than pretty.&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It's not just Major Alex Louis Armstrong who has this trait, but THE ENTIRE ARMSTRONG FAMILY THROUGH THE GENERATIONS.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Not just the entire family: the sparkle is possessed by a &lt;em&gt;flower woman&lt;/em&gt; whose family has SERVED THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS. And one of her hairs has the Armstrong curl, too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sig Curtis also develops a sparkle when he's doing manly things with Armstrong. Curiously enough, his sparkle isn't pink, but brown-ish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;May's Inner-Mind Theatre version of Edward and later Alphonse have this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Roy Mustang gets some sparkles in the 13th episode of the 2003 anime adaptation during his duel with Edward.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;As does Envy in the Chibi Wrap Party OVA, to hilarious effect.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Lampshaded by Breda when he's impersonating Armstrong to prank his colleagues: He's got small pink paper cutouts that look like Armstrong's sparkle, suspended on wires.&#xA;  Armstrong also sculpted a statue of himself in The Movie from the 2003 anime series; it had a small four-pointed piece of stone for a sparkle suspended by a strip of metal coming from the body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;, the Fan Film produced by the English vocal cast, has Real Life Armstrong complete with sparkles, quite possibly the film's Crowning Moment of Funny.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, inarguably, it's funny. And the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny&quot;&gt;Rule of Funny&lt;/a&gt; applies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T23:02:29.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2281" CreationDate="2013-02-12T04:03:27.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stone legends can be found in various cultures, not just Japan.  For example, Australia has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/thingstodo/threesisters/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Three Sisters&lt;/a&gt;, Puerto Rico has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/unusual-osj-sights/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Stone Dog&lt;/a&gt; and you can even find this trope in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheShepherdandtheDaughteroftheSun-Inca.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inca&lt;/a&gt; culture.  Someone's love remaining eternal through petrifaction is just a common (and effective) storytelling trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T04:03:27.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2429" CreationDate="2013-02-12T04:50:30.610" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The plot in the games does not lend itself to being directly adapted into an anime since it hinges on developing a group of three of the idols at once. As far as the game is concerned, the other idols don't really exist. They pop up on occasion when you have the opportunity to invite others to encores and 5-person songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The core concepts and themes for each idol are derived from the games but the precise events are entirely new. Furthermore, the anime is filled with fanbase Easter eggs and references to interactions that the seiyuu have with each other. In fact, many traits of the idols are based on their seiyuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1455" LastEditorUserId="1455" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T05:50:24.177" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T05:50:24.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2453" CreationDate="2013-02-12T06:01:36.100" Score="9" ViewCount="4141" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ending of Mawaru Penguindrum had a lot of ambiguous symbolism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first impression was that the writer had no idea how to resolve the fundamental questions of the plot, and thus had to throw out completely unresolvable symbolism in order to fake an ending.&#xA;A few of my driving questions throughout the series were as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A recurring motif of the show is that the main character would get possessed by a penguin hat, and pull one or two characters into a kind of alternate reality where they were handcuffed.  To what degree was this a hallucination?  Likewise, Penguins 1, 2, and 3, plus the additional penguin, were important characters who were not visible to most people in the show.  To what degree were they hallucinations, and to what degree were they paranormal?  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were there any forces in the story that were godlike, in that they were both powerful and capable of passing judgement on mortals?  In particular, at the end of the show, it seems that two boys sacrificed their mortal lives for the sake of two girls.  Was this a sacrifice made to a god or other cosmic power?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1456" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T14:01:56.713" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T14:01:56.713" Title="Was the ending of Mawaru Penguindrum completely incoherent?" Tags="&lt;mawaru-penguindrum&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2450" CreationDate="2013-02-12T08:27:30.220" Score="3" ViewCount="245" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Komamura the only shinigami who has an animal-like appearance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1454" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T08:52:28.057" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T09:09:47.567" Title="Is Komamura the only shinigami who has an animal-like appearance?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2449" CreationDate="2013-02-12T09:09:47.567" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Shinigami&quot;&gt;List of Shinigami&lt;/a&gt;, Komamura Sajin with his wolf/dog-like appearance is the only one, although:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yoroichi comes close, with her cat-form, that she &quot;prefers&quot; to be in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T09:09:47.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2451" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-12T10:52:36.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/usA0v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of the Volume 1 of Penguindrum DVD &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mawaru Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or simply &lt;em&gt;Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;) is an original TV anime series directed and written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and produced by Brain's Base about Himari Takakura - a terminally ill girl who was saved by a mysterious penguin hat - and her two brothers, Kanba and Shouma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime consists of 24 episodes, and started airing on July 8, 2011 and ran until December 23, 2011. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguindrum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://penguindrum.wikia.com/wiki/Mawaru_Penguindrum_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mawaru Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:37:06.523" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:37:06.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2452" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-12T10:52:36.697" Score="0" Body="&quot;Mawaru Penguindrum&quot; (or just &quot;Penguindrum&quot;) is a 2011 original TV anime series directed and written by Kunihiko Ikuhara." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:37:06.523" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:37:06.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2448" CreationDate="2013-02-12T11:41:08.120" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The place that Himari goes to (with her two brothers) is called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://penguindrum.wikia.com/wiki/Crystal_World&quot;&gt;Crystal World&lt;/a&gt;. It's a fantasy world that they get transported to by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://penguindrum.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_of_the_Crystal&quot;&gt;Princess of Crystal&lt;/a&gt;, the entity that possesses Himari through the hat. Not sure if it can be considered a hallucination (if it is, it's definitely shared between its occupants), but it's probably not in the physical world, perhaps in a &quot;dream&quot; world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://penguindrum.wikia.com/wiki/Penguin_Trio&quot;&gt;three penguins&lt;/a&gt; were assigned by the Princess of the Crystal to Himari, Shoma and Kanba to help find the Penguindrum. They're not hallucinations since they physically interact with the real world. The reason why only the 3 who were assigned penguins could see them isn't explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;, I don't think you can look at any of this as &quot;godlike&quot; or &quot;cosmic power&quot;. This is purely fantasy so it doesn't make sense to apply the series in a real-world like setting. These powers are fantastic beyond explanation and the entire series is heavily laden with symbolism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Princess of the Crystal wants the Penguindrum and in return, Himari can be saved. At the end of the series, it's revealed that the Penguindrum was actually the apple that Kanba and Shoma shared while in cages when they were little (the &quot;fruit of fate&quot;). So the two boys give up their &quot;fate&quot; to the Princess of the Crystal, thus giving up their entire existence, resulting in a Himari that is alive and well in a world where the two boys never existed. The sacrifice was giving up their fate to the Princess of the Crystal, who isn't a god or cosmic power, but turns out is part of Momoka Oginome's soul, Ringo's older sister and the original owner of the diary (she died from that terrorist attack). Her soul was split into two and became the two penguin hats, one of them being the one that Himari was given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T11:41:08.120" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2474" CreationDate="2013-02-12T12:24:53.230" Score="6" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naoki Urasawa's Monster, there were &quot;recitals&quot; held with children at the Red Rose Mansion. Did they ever explain what these &quot;recitals&quot; really were? Were the children reenacting the events of some of the picture books? I have watched the whole series and I never quite understood what a &quot;recital&quot; actually was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T12:54:44.880" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T23:35:53.363" Title="What are the &quot;recitals&quot; in Monster?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2458" CreationDate="2013-02-12T13:15:02.907" Score="13" ViewCount="5107" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people transform in Sailor Moon, they look physically identical to their human forms.  Even fellow magical beings are unable to tell a person's identity unless they witness the transformation happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an in-universe explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastActivityDate="2018-06-04T17:00:11.850" Title="Why can't people distinguish Sailor Soldiers from their real selves?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2456" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-12T13:23:08.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXExb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monster image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monster&lt;/strong&gt; is a seinen manga written by Naoki Urasawa. It is followed by a sequel novel called &quot;&lt;em&gt;Another Monster&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and an anime TV series adaptation directed by Masayuki Kojima and produced by Studio Madhouse. The story follows Kenzo Tenma, a surgeon, and two children who were admitted to the hospital, one catatonic and the other shot in the head, who Tenma saves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started serialization in December 1994 and 18 volumes were published. The TV series spanned 74 episodes and started airing in April 2004. For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monster Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, the ANN encyclopedia for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1511&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://obluda.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monster wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:42:16.230" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:42:16.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2457" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-12T13:23:08.713" Score="0" Body="Monster is a psychological thriller manga by Naoki Urasawa. It was adapted into anime by Masayuki Kojima and studio Madhouse. The story follows Kenzo Tenma, a surgeon, and two children who were admitted to the hospital, one catatonic and the other shot in the head, who Tenma saves." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:42:16.230" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:42:16.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2455" CreationDate="2013-02-12T13:35:45.520" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClarkKenting&quot;&gt;common trope&lt;/a&gt; in a lot of super hero fiction. It's just one of those things that creators ask audiences to suspend disbelief for. Though it's not really meant as an explanation, many characters do poke fun at various scouts' &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaperThinDisguise&quot;&gt;paper-thin disguises&lt;/a&gt; in universe, saying things to the effect of &quot;She can't be Sailor Moon; Sailor Moon is too pretty to be that meatball head.&quot; (It must be the tiara.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1430" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T13:35:45.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2403" CreationDate="2013-02-12T15:46:57.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If understand it correctly Orochimaru can stay in his snake form for a longer time. But staying in that form has lots of disadvantages, since he cannot use any of his jutsu (no hands). Since his goal is to master all jutsu in this world, it is very inconvenient for him to remain in that state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T08:20:12.360" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T08:20:12.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2461" CreationDate="2013-02-12T18:37:03.383" Score="8" ViewCount="19020" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not read the manga for Bleach (aside for the Thousand Year War arc) and have only watched the anime. I wanted to know if they dive into Gin and Matsumoto's relationship deeper in the manga. It seems that they were &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; good friends, but I'm curious to know if they were also in love. So my question is, what is the context of their relationship in the manga, assuming more about them is explained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T13:58:59.730" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T18:30:40.430" Title="What is Gin and Matsumoto's relationship in Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2460" CreationDate="2013-02-12T19:29:16.060" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;With regards to Gin and Rangiku's relationship, the anime does not significantly deviate from the manga. I do not recall all the details of every chapter, but the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com&quot;&gt;Bleach wiki&lt;/a&gt; pages for &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gin_Ichimaru&quot;&gt;Gin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Rangiku_Matsumoto&quot;&gt;Rangiku&lt;/a&gt; does not mention anything different from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Given how Gin spent &lt;em&gt;100 years&lt;/em&gt; and even betrayed Soul Society to get revenge just for making Rangiku cry, it is very unlikely this was &quot;just friends&quot;. Likewise, Rangiku seemed to be having feelings for Gin, though there is less evidence of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T19:29:16.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2463" CreationDate="2013-02-12T21:36:27.903" Score="12" ViewCount="1048" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tosen fights Kenpachi in the &lt;em&gt;Rescue Rukia&lt;/em&gt; arc, Tosen uses his bankai to combat Kenpachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A while later, Kenpachi figures out how to defeat Tosen's bankai and smiles. Tosen somehow knew that he smiled (Because we heard his thoughts: &quot;He's smiling?&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;strong&gt;Tosen is blind&lt;/strong&gt;. How could he have known?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T23:49:17.343" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T19:54:14.127" Title="How could Tosen know that Kenpachi was smiling?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2462" CreationDate="2013-02-12T23:42:15.620" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tōsen attacks with Enma Kōrogi, He is not affected by it as anyone else (he can still smell and hear).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So when he asked why Kenpachi laughs it was because he could &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GviJk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hear&lt;/a&gt; him laughing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T19:54:14.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T19:54:14.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2465" CreationDate="2013-02-12T23:44:42.560" Score="2" ViewCount="2371" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt;, the aircraft known as vanships do not rely on wings to generate lift. So, has the technology that the vanships use to fly been described in any detail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T01:04:35.193" Title="How do vanships stay aloft?" Tags="&lt;last-exile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2464" CreationDate="2013-02-13T01:04:35.193" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The floating ships in &lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt; use something called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Claudia_Unit&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Claudia Unit&lt;/a&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jrZMS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;picture&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These units use a mixture of &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Claudia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Claudia&lt;/a&gt;, the glowing blue ore, and water/alcohol as fuel. The Claudia Units themselves are fairly complicated devices and are provided solely by &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Guild&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Guild&lt;/a&gt; on loan to engineers of the different factions/countries. When warships become damaged, their Claudia Units detach and can fly its way back to the Guild, which usually leads to the demise of the ship. Additionally, the Guild can remotely recall Claudia Units. The exception being the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Silvius&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Silvius&lt;/a&gt; which has a stolen unit that the Guild cannot recall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The smaller &lt;em&gt;Vanships&lt;/em&gt; also use Claudia fueled engines (called &quot;Claudia Engines&quot; to differentiate between ones that are used by the larger ships) that are much smaller and simpler than the units that the Guild controls. Some of these engines are so stripped down, they require external electricity to &quot;start&quot; the engine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this picture of the Silvana and Claus and Lavie's Vanship, you can see details of the Claudia Unit and Engine.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQMIH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Concept art of The Silvana and Claus and Lavie&amp;#39;s Vanship&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Anthony_Kostabi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anthony Kostabi&lt;/a&gt; mentions that the burning of Claudia inside the engines/units create a some kind of field (I think he uses the term &quot;magnetic field&quot;) directed downwards to produce lift. In Episode 13, we learn that Vanship engines work by circulating near-vaporized Claudia at very high pressures through pipes at the rear of Vanships. You can see the pair of pipes in the rear of Tatiana's Vanship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xesT4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Details of Tatiana&amp;#39;s Vanship&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Vespas&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;Last Exile - Fam, The Silver Wing&lt;/strong&gt; are smaller than Vanships but still use Claudia engines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AH0dz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Claudia Engine on Fam&amp;#39;s Vespa&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T01:04:35.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2462" CreationDate="2013-02-13T06:32:08.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kaname_T%C5%8Dsen&quot;&gt;his page&lt;/a&gt; on the Bleach wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tōsen boasts a great amount of spiritual energy. His skill in the use of his spiritual power is evident, as he uses his spiritual sense to &quot;see&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He uses his reiatsu (spiritual power) to sense things around him, for example, to know where his opponents are during a battle. He should also be able to sense what the others are doing in the same way. It would not be otherwise possible for him to be a Captain-class shinigami. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The heightened sense of what people inside his bankai space are doing could also be one of the powers he gets from the bankai, because he has complete command over that space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T06:32:08.820" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2270" CreationDate="2013-02-13T12:05:52.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that in the manga he does not only lose his cloths but die's then revive's into a new body. To make the anime more child frendly they just made him fall down and lose his cloths in the process to note the difference from before ( except for the flame on his head). Loseing his cloths also adds to more funny scene's giving some comedian value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T12:05:52.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2469" CreationDate="2013-02-13T12:59:30.110" Score="9" ViewCount="4656" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Pandemonium contest at the Grand Magic Games,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Erza challenges all the 100 monsters at once, but she could have won the full 10 points by challenging and beating &quot;only&quot; 51. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did she do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T16:09:41.290" Title="Why did Erza challenge that many monsters at the Pandemonium?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2468" CreationDate="2013-02-13T12:59:30.110" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Phantom Lord arc, Erza herself mentioned that Fairy Tail is not concerned about competition with other guilds. As Natsu told Sting during the Chariot competition, they entered the Grand Magic Games for their comrades, and to prove that Fairy Tail will keep going forward. They wanted to win the Games to regain their guild's lost respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As such, the Pandemonium contest was more than just winning 10 points for Erza. If she had only challenged 51 monsters, it was possible that she would get to battle mostly the weaker monsters, and someone else might beat the S-rank and A-rank monsters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would not earn them any respect, but people would just consider that she was lucky. Erza did not want to take that chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Fairy Tail from 7 years ago was known for going overboard and doing things rashly. Doing it differently now would not convince people that Fairy Tail is back, but only create a perception that they have become weaker and are lacking in confidence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T12:59:30.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2471" CreationDate="2013-02-13T15:35:32.793" Score="19" ViewCount="79638" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I have been hearing loads of theories about Sword Art Online and Accel World being related due to the fact that they refer to NerveGear and such in Accel World. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also been hearing that the plot of Accel World was made by Kirito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some sort of confirmation of this? Or trustworthy speculation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:06:16.103" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T21:14:50.327" Title="Are Sword Art Online and Accel World related?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;accel-world&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2470" CreationDate="2013-02-13T16:28:02.723" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are in the same universe.  Sword Art Online's Nerve Gear was elaborated in Accel World as a precursor to the implants seen in Accel World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything further than that is likely speculation, until either light novel reveals more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T16:28:02.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2443" CreationDate="2013-02-13T19:14:10.960" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;She had some sort of extrasensory perception, which is proven by the fact that she was blind, but still proficient in fighting. Also, she tells Fuu that she is able to sense things she cannot see, and she can sense Momo hidden in her clothes. When she fights Muugen, she tells him she can sense his anger, meaning she could somehow feel what other people feel and their states of mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the above, and the fact that she realizes that her son is dead when a pinwheel stops, I can only conclude that the stopping of the pinwheel made her realize some state of mind/feeling coming from the pinwheel merchant (something she was not aware of before), which in turn made her realize her son was dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is speculation, it is the only thing that seems plausible to me. However, the stopping of the pinwheel may have some deeper meaning that I am not aware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T20:05:04.883" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T20:05:04.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2736" CreationDate="2013-02-13T21:17:55.083" Score="14" ViewCount="4097" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Kotoamatsukami rendered Itachi free of Kabuto's control over his will. But he was still bound to the Edo Tensei, since he was released when the technique was cancelled.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;So, couldn't Kabuto simply have un-summoned Itachi?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have, in other situations (namely in chapter 514, with Deidara), seen that Kabuto can un-summon shinobi at will, an empty coffin appearing and 'reclaiming' the summoned. Were these other situations somewhat different from the situations with Itachi? Or did Kabuto have to completely undo the technique, even if he just wanted to un-summon a single shinobi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T21:12:03.640" Title="Couldn't Kabuto have un-summoned Itachi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2454" CreationDate="2013-02-13T21:58:29.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;So after speaking with a friend...&#xA;The &quot;recitals&quot; were merely sessions by Bonaparte in which his picture books were read to the children in order to brainwash them. This was all part of his experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_%28manga%29#Other_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bonaparta is held responsible for the eugenics experiment leading to the birth of the Liebert twins, and author of the storybooks used to indoctrinate the children of Rose Mansion (notably The Nameless Monster, from which Johan took his name and his mode of operation). Other books include The Big Eyed Man and the Big Mouthed Man, The God of Peace and The Quiet Village. His stories are full of metaphor and symbolism, often with monsters as important characters. Most also promote the idea that human nature contains the ability to become good or evil, although his works tend to denounce humanity rather than uplift it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T23:35:53.363" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T23:35:53.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2475" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2476" CreationDate="2013-02-14T05:05:32.247" Score="2" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Max Heart season of Pretty Cure, the characters are hunting down the 12 Heartiels.  These little fairies represent the virtues of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Queen of Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some of them are named after their virtue (Seekun seeks knowledge, Harmonin = Harmony), others have names that have nothing to do with a virtue (Horpun).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could someone explain what their virtues are?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1354" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:07:02.797" Title="Which virtue did each Heartiel stand for?" Tags="&lt;pretty-cure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2475" CreationDate="2013-02-14T09:08:06.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Heartiels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Precure wikia&lt;/a&gt;, the list of Heartiels and Virtues are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔══════════════════╦══════════════╦════════════════╗&#xA;║       Name       ║    Virtue    ║     Symbol     ║&#xA;╠══════════════════╬══════════════╬════════════════╣&#xA;║ Eternalun        ║ Eternal      ║ Pocket Watch   ║&#xA;║ Lovelun (rabrun) ║ Love         ║ Ring           ║&#xA;║ Prosen           ║ Prosperity   ║ Pear           ║&#xA;║ Pyuan            ║ Purity       ║ Snowflake      ║&#xA;║ Inteligen        ║ Intelligence ║ Book           ║&#xA;║ Wishun           ║ Wish         ║ Mirror         ║&#xA;║ Braven           ║ Bravery      ║ Crown          ║&#xA;║ Harmonin         ║ Harmony      ║ Treasure Chest ║&#xA;║ Hapinen          ║ Happiness    ║ Bell           ║&#xA;║ Horpun           ║ Positivity   ║ Key            ║&#xA;║ Pation           ║ Passion      ║ Torch          ║&#xA;║ Seekun           ║ Seek         ║ Telescope      ║&#xA;╚══════════════════╩══════════════╩════════════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T08:07:02.797" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:07:02.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10" CreationDate="2013-02-14T13:40:16.563" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Edo Tensei ends, the summoned soul is freed from the Edo Tensei's control, and then the soul ascends to the pure world (afterlife). However, there is a small &quot;grace period&quot; between the two. During this grace period, the soul can act freely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; During that grace period, Dan used the Reika no Jutsu to go meet his girlfriend. Itachi shared his memories and feeling with Sasuke (though granted he had been freed from the Edo Tensei's control long back). Most other shinobi stood around doing nothing significant.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; However, during that grace period, Madara released the Edo Tensei's summoning contract itself. As such, his soul is no longer bound to &quot;ascend to the pure world&quot; and can continue to stay in the impure world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He could have done the same thing even before the Edo Tensei was released, if Kabuto had let him, and the effect would be the same. Also, if others knew the seals and chose to use them, they would be able to stick around too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-14T13:45:35.657" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T13:45:35.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2473" CreationDate="2013-02-14T14:35:38.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds very likely that when Kotoamatsukami freed Itachi from Kabuto's control, he could no longer unsummon Itachi. If he could, he would do it and then &lt;em&gt;resummon&lt;/em&gt; him (which he has done previously with others), and this time, Itachi could not free himself from Kabuto's control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, when Itachi forced Kabuto to release the Edo Tensei, he presumably &quot;reattached&quot; himself to it somehow, because as per his/Shisui's principles, he didn't want to stick around and be hailed as a hero. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T14:35:38.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2013-02-14T14:53:46.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Currently the only combatants I could see do lasting damage to Madara would be the recently resurrected Hokages. Currently Madara has the following: full control of Hashirama´s cells, Rinnegan, an invulnerable body and an infinite supply of chakra (courtesy of the Edo Tensei), the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the most powerful Katon of all time. Kishimoto has outright said that he has no real weakness. The closest thing to a weakness he may have is Taijutsu, but since it does no lasting damage it´s frankly as useless as everything else one could use against him. Only an intervention from the 1st-4th Hokage could possibly defeat him right now, as he is a cocktail of the 3rd strongest person of all time and all the overpowered abilities in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:31:28.820" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:31:28.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2142" CreationDate="2013-02-14T15:15:09.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unanswered in the manga as of now, but it is entirely possible that there are 14 Noah and the Earl only mentions 13 (including himself) because the 14th apparently dislikes the Earl, as he wants to dethrone him and take his place. Chapter 218 hints that a &quot;Mana D. Campbell&quot; may be responsible for the existence of the 14th, although i can´t really call the Earl in his current state of mind a reliable source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T15:15:09.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2563" CreationDate="2013-02-14T15:23:46.857" Score="8" ViewCount="24039" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Cage of Eden&lt;/em&gt;, near the end, instead of plane crash in the beginning, we learn that the students &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; did not crash on an uninhabited island but went into the future. It isn't clear how they actually get to this &lt;em&gt;future&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if I just missed the part where they explained a bit how they got there or if it is just not properly explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did the events at the end of &lt;em&gt;Cage of Eden&lt;/em&gt; occur?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-01T09:00:04.923" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T09:00:16.980" Title="How did the events at the end of Cage of Eden occur?" Tags="&lt;cage-of-eden&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2222" CreationDate="2013-02-14T16:48:54.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's definitely a soviet-era &quot;postal code&quot; for a remote location near the city of Yamsk, but whether a military installation actually existed at that location is unknown. Obviously, google maps shows nothing but taiga at the alleged coordinates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the author certainly did his homework coming up with a believeable and realistic location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very likely &quot;Yamsk-11&quot; was inspired by a real-life, spectacular and highly mysterious cold-war era installation called Duga-3, a huge OTH Radar system (google for &quot;Russian Woodpecker&quot;) - there were persistent theories this massive installation, with its absurdly powerful output able to disrupt radio signals throughout Europe, was used for experimentation on mind control. Very much in line with the spirit of FMP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line, a real location, but with heavy embellishement (though inspired by real life cold-war mysteries).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1469" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T16:48:54.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2485" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-14T17:50:20.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rkqek.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cage of Eden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (エデンの檻 / &lt;em&gt;Eden no Ori&lt;/em&gt;) is an action manga written and illustrated by Yoshinobu Yamada. It follows Akira Sengoku, a middle-school student, who gets stranded on a strange island with the rest of his class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2008 to 2012. The manga had a total of 21 volumes by Kodansha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cage_of_Eden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cage of Eden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-06-28T07:02:21.650" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T07:02:21.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2486" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-14T17:50:20.793" Score="0" Body="Cage of Eden (&quot;Eden no Ori&quot;) is an action manga series by Yoshinobu Yamada. " OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:41:17.480" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:41:17.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2487" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2490" CreationDate="2013-02-14T18:25:16.510" Score="8" ViewCount="3415" Body="&lt;p&gt;The High School DxD anime explains the devil ranking system pretty superficially. On the one hand, we know that to revive humans as devils and control them, one needs evil pieces. The precise number and type depends on the individual, but that isn't really important for this question. On the other hand, we know that devils don't keep the same rank forever. Low ranking devils also sometimes get promoted to higher ranks, and eventually they could control their own servants and presumably stop working for that master at that point. Of course, low-ranking devils can also die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these situations, it would seem like a pretty substantial blow to the original master if they can't control any more devils. Their army's strength would be permanently reduced. Does that master receive new evil pieces to compensate in these cases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:19:09.747" LastActivityDate="2018-11-15T00:29:29.430" Title="Does a Devil ever get more Evil Pieces?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2487" CreationDate="2013-02-14T18:49:00.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_DxD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki states:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a Devil were to divert away from his/her master (then on known as a &quot;Stray Devil&quot; (はぐれ悪魔 Hagure Akuma)), they have to be captured or killed before they go out of control&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I think that if a demon stops following his master  the master will not get the piece back till the person is either captured or dead. Although nowhere is it really stated that this is the case, I can not solidly prove this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if I recall correctly, somewhere in the beginning of the series, Rias Gremory states that using a piece is risky. If you use the wrong piece you lose it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T06:25:51.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T06:25:51.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2281" CreationDate="2013-02-14T19:53:19.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stone legends are indeed pretty common just as TurkeyFried stated. Most of these are based on &lt;em&gt;loyalty&lt;/em&gt; towards a person (most common in anime is waiting for a loved one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that the petrifaction version originates from Vietnam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hòn Vọng Phu (Statue of Husband Waiting)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But nowadays in TV shows and such they give their own meaning to it and reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can &lt;a href=&quot;https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IWillWaitForYou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;check this out&lt;/a&gt; for some more examples of this phenomena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="50617" LastEditDate="2020-08-19T07:18:49.250" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T07:18:49.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2487" CreationDate="2013-02-14T21:00:03.113" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, even in the light novels that cover about 5x the material the anime did, It doesn´t seem to be possible to receive more Evil Pieces than the ones you were revived with initially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T21:00:03.113" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2491" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-14T22:56:22.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11617/High_School_DxD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;High School DxD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel series by Ichiei Ishibumi with illustrations by Miyama-Zero. It has been adapted into anime (3 seasons to date, the latter two with subtitles &quot;New&quot; and &quot;Born&quot;) and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPV11l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;High School DxD promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_DxD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/25409/High_School_DxD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:46:34.137" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:46:34.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2492" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-14T22:56:22.110" Score="0" Body="High School DxD is a light novel series by Ichiei Ishibumi with illustrations by Miyama-Zero. It has manga and anime adaptations." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T05:32:13.127" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T05:32:13.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-15T00:48:25.057" Score="10" ViewCount="1556" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the manga has ended already, and several years after the 2 seasons of anime which didn't have a definitive ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The second season ended with the attempt to send them back to Japan after all of the spell fragments were collected, but both failed and the fragments were scattered again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there a definitive ending in the manga? Or more specifically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Did they get sent back to Japan or was the final attempt the last possible one? Or is it like the ending of the anime where they just have to continue to do it all over and over again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T14:54:47.977" Title="Does &quot;Those Who Hunt Elves&quot; have a definitive ending?" Tags="&lt;those-who-hunt-elves&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2494" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-15T00:54:05.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Hfrx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Those Who Hunt Elves art (not sure what kind?)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those Who Hunt Elves&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Elf wo Karu mono-tachi&lt;/em&gt;) is a comedy action/adventure manga written by Yu Yagami. It was adapted into 2 seasons of TV anime directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama and produced by Group TAC. The story follows 4 elf hunters (and a teddy-bear-like transdimensional being capable of dispensing toilet paper) who need to find 5 spell fragments in order to be transported back to their home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started publication in 1994 and spanned 21 volumes. Both seasons of the anime consisted of 12 episodes; the first started airing in October 1996, and the second started airing in 1997.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Who_Hunt_Elves&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those Who Hunt Elves&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=233&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those Who Hunt Elves&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:14:06.403" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:14:06.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2495" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-15T00:54:05.667" Score="0" Body="Those Who Hunt Elves is a manga series by Yu Yagami. The story follows 4 elf hunters who need to find 5 spell fragments in order to be transported back to their home." OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:14:06.403" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:14:06.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2379" CreationDate="2013-02-15T06:14:17.593" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finally! I remembered what it was! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title of the anime I was searching for was &lt;strong&gt;Myself; Yourself&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The young girl was &lt;strong&gt;Hinako Mochida&lt;/strong&gt;. The guy he liked was &lt;strong&gt;Shusuke Wakatsuki&lt;/strong&gt;, who was one of Sana's (male protagonist) childhood friend. And she ended up with Asami's cousin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hinako is ten years old at first but becomes eleven in the course of&#xA;  the story. She is in love with Shusuke from when he saved her from&#xA;  three bullies who took her bag and would not give it back. She seems&#xA;  to want to learn how to be the girl he will like and asks Sana and Aoi&#xA;  for help. Hinako has a personality comparable to Aoi's, however being&#xA;  only in the fifth grade, she is childish as a result of her age. In&#xA;  the last anime episode, it is shown that she is the girlfriend of&#xA;  Asami's cousin, who is five years younger than her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myself_;_Yourself&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is where I checked if what a friend of mine suggested (that the anime I was looking for was Myself; Yourself) was right, and he is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T06:14:17.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2498" CreationDate="2013-02-15T10:28:42.417" Score="5" ViewCount="5402" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto movie 4, during the ending scene&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The priestess says that she needs to give her powers to the next priestess. And asks Naruto's help with this matter. But what did she mean by that? Did she mean it in the context &quot;Make a new priestess with me?&quot; or more in the context &quot;Once the time comes can you help me transfer my powers?&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCA-5fm0DI0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video of the scene I'm referring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-15T10:57:03.533" LastActivityDate="2020-12-07T22:36:58.240" Title="Will Naruto have a Kid?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2497" CreationDate="2013-02-15T13:52:30.190" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah, I shouldn't comment so fast :D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then she asked Naruto if he would help &lt;strong&gt;(indirectly asking if he will father her child)&lt;/strong&gt; to everyone's shock, which a misunderstanding Naruto, happily agreed to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Narutopedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it never happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T13:52:30.190" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2420" CreationDate="2013-02-15T15:37:40.387" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In stories—regardless of the medium—the main characters invariably have at least one stellar or likeable quality. They might be really smart (id est, top scorers), highly talented, very popular, really funny, or simply very hard-working. If a protagonist does not have such a quality, s/he will develop it as the story goes along. This is simply the way &lt;em&gt;feel-good story structures&lt;/em&gt; work and shoujo and shounen are all about feeling good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shoujo's target audience is girls and therefore the male protagonists are often one or more of rich, good-looking, &lt;em&gt;successful&lt;/em&gt;, talented, funny, etc., etc.; all qualities that girls typically like in boys. They are not always top-scorers: for e.g., in &lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/em&gt;, it is Sadako who is specifically shown to be really smart while Kazehaya is more of the popular nice guy, or IOW, he is based off a different archetype. You won't normally find the female lead falling for a loser male in shoujo; that is more likely to happen only in josei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asian cultures do tend to place more importance on academics than Western cultures. I expect that the fact that there is also no real equivalent to anime and manga which are set in schools is also a factor on why traits such as academic excellence don't register as much. That said, novels such as Lucy Maud Montgomery's &lt;em&gt;Anne of Green Gables&lt;/em&gt; do use academic performance as a character attribute or plot point. It is no surprise that Montgomery's book has been adapted into an anime, &lt;em&gt;Akage no Anne&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-02-17T20:00:48.773" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T20:00:48.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2500" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:07:48.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tag to request a tag for your anime or manga series, if the tag doesn't exist yet and you don't have permission to create it. Please make sure it is clear from your question what series you are asking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Please do not remove this tag from &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4/what-software-is-used-for-making-anime&quot;&gt;What software is used for making anime?&lt;/a&gt; even though that question does not need retagging. This tag needs to remain on at least one question or else it will be removed on a daily basis, which would make it impossible for new users to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T22:28:40.847" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T22:28:40.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2501" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:07:48.647" Score="0" Body="Use this tag to request a tag for your anime or manga series, if the tag doesn't exist yet and you don't have permission to create it. Please make sure it is clear from your question what series you are asking about." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T22:28:27.647" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T22:28:27.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2502" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:08:36.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your manga series does not currently have a tag, use this tag to request a tag for that series. Please make sure it is clear from your question what series you are asking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Please do not remove this tag from &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4/what-software-is-used-for-making-anime&quot;&gt;What software is used for making anime?&lt;/a&gt; even though that question does not need retagging. This tag needs to remain on at least one question or else it will be removed on a daily basis, which would make it impossible for new users to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T05:06:22.377" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T05:06:22.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2503" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:08:36.400" Score="0" Body="If your manga series does not currently have a tag, use this tag to request a tag for that series. Please make sure it is clear from your question what series you are asking about." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T05:06:00.053" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T05:06:00.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2504" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2786" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:20:18.170" Score="7" ViewCount="3107" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of Tatami Galaxy, when the protagonist escapes from Shimogamo Yuusuisou, a giant swarm of moths is also let out. That same swarm distracts the crowd that was pursuing Ozu at Kamo-oohashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J4CZa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist himself says (in his role as narrator) that the viewer probably knows what the swarm is, but I could not figure it out. What is the swarm of moths, and why did they protect Ozu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-15T16:27:27.830" LastActivityDate="2019-04-28T03:23:00.060" Title="What was the swarm of moths in the final episode of The Tatami Galaxy?" Tags="&lt;the-tatami-galaxy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2628" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:26:46.767" Score="15" ViewCount="3180" Body="&lt;p&gt;With any given series, there's a lot of names and titles being thrown around in the opening and closing credits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the typical key roles (E.g., art director, color-setters (iro shitei), producer, director, series coordinator) and their primary responsibilities? Are there also any roles or departments exclusive or work differently in anime production than in traditional or western animation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:19:57.563" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:29:23.310" Title="What are the responsibilities of key staff members in an anime production?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2517" CreationDate="2013-02-15T16:46:02.080" Score="15" ViewCount="1330" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a few ideas on how an animations are produced documentaries of western animation, but I was curious of how the process works in Japanese animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the typical order and steps undertaken by a studio or committee in producing an anime? Do any prominent studios do things differently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T17:13:33.533" Title="What are the steps involved in producing an anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2507" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2524" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:02:15.133" Score="3" ViewCount="393" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, &lt;em&gt;Bartender&lt;/em&gt;, there have been a couple of oblique references to Sasakura Ryu's father being well known. Who is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:43:08.593" Title="Who is Sasakura's father?" Tags="&lt;bartender&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:35:06.710" Score="3" ViewCount="93782" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who was Rin's servant Archer in Fate Stay Night?  In the anime, it shows no reference to who he is or how he became a heroic spirit.  But in the Manga, it only shows how he became a heroic spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Grail takes the soul or spirit from people of legends and myths.  So who was Archer in Fate Stay Night?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only answer from Fate Stay Night, anime or manga.  It would get confusing if somebody gives an answer that is true from a different universe or timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="175" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T12:33:05.020" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T12:33:05.020" Title="Who was Archer?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-02-15T22:25:34.277" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2520" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:38:20.243" Score="16" ViewCount="10012" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the Navy mainly determines power through bounty.  They seem strong but Whitebeard was able to fight all three admirals at one.  Also the Commanders of Whitebeard were on par with the Admirals. So how strong are the Admirals?  How much bounty would they get if they got one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-15T22:34:53.190" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:29:05.343" Title="How strong are the Marine Admirals?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:40:45.253" Score="7" ViewCount="1601" Body="&lt;p&gt;What determines the nature of remuneration in Darker than Black?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it something ironic?  Similar to one of the contractors smoking even though he hates the thought of smoking.  Or is it some other way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:21:59.613" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:21:59.613" Title="What determines Remuneration in Darker than Black?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2518" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:42:49.690" Score="7" ViewCount="2560" Body="&lt;p&gt;How are Contractors made in Darker than Black?  Do you have to be born with the powers?  Or do you have to make contact with a spirit and make a contract with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T20:42:48.947" Title="How does one become a Contractor?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2512" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2544" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:55:35.483" Score="3" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;What determines the abilities of a Contractor?  In the anime two contractors have the same ability.  Both dealing having the powers of electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does this mean that there can many contractors with the same ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:36:31.183" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:36:31.183" Title="What determines the Abilities of a Contractor?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2513" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:57:28.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W83Ktl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bartender&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bartender&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a slice-of-life manga written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo, spanning 21 volumes. It was later adapted into a 11-episode anime TV series and a live action TV drama. The story follows a bartending prodigy, Ryu Sasakura, at the &quot;Eden Hall&quot;, a bar in Tokyo's Ginza district. People of all kinds end up at the bar with their unusual troubles and partake of Ryu's drinks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started serialization in December 2004. The anime was directed by Masaki Watanabe and produced by Palm Studio. It aired from October through December of 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartender_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bartender&lt;/em&gt; Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:42:55.847" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:42:55.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2514" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:57:28.467" Score="0" Body="Bartender is a manga by Araki Joh and Kenji Nagatomo." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:42:55.847" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:42:55.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2538" CreationDate="2013-02-15T18:03:37.450" Score="11" ViewCount="32278" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do souls age in Soul Society?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; People cannot die of old age resulting in the Captain Commander keeping his position for a thousand years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some souls who look like kids and some who are adults.  In the manga, the makers flashbacked into the past of the Captian Commander showing that he had black hair instead of looking like what he was then.  Also, when Ichigo left the Precipice World he aged what looked like a couple years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how do souls age in Bleach?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T00:04:45.607" LastActivityDate="2019-12-04T17:47:15.753" Title="How do souls age in Soul Society?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2468" CreationDate="2013-02-15T18:09:41.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add on your anwser Deidara, she did it to show the power of Fairy Tail.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; During the 7 years, Fairy Tail was weakened due to the loss of their most powerful wizards in their holy land. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So during Pandemonium, Erza decided to show their return as well as the strength of Fairy Tail.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that the power of D-ranked monsters were and how shocked the audience as well as other contestants were.  So defeating all of the monsters just shows how strong the guild is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T18:09:41.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2506" CreationDate="2013-02-15T19:24:50.317" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a really excellent blog post on Washi's blog titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Production - Detailed Guide to How Anime is Made and the Talent Behind it!&lt;/a&gt;&quot; that covers pretty much the entire process that includes references from Studios like I.G., AIC, and Sunrise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a flowchart from the link that describes the process:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qeRzT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have the pre-production and planning phase, which can happen either from an original author or a production company:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This process depends on who’s pushing for an idea and who is backing it up, it can be animation studios themselves along with sponsors, but many anime are adaptations of manga or light novels, in which case, publishers front costs (including the costs of having it shown on TV stations). The production company (e.g Aniplex) gathers staff, sponsors, and looks at advertisement and merchandise. While many people describe studios as being cheap, only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio, with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies. The broadcast costs are surprisingly high – according to blogger, ghostlightning – at about 50 million yen for a late-night timeslot across 5-7 stations for a 52 episode series. You can see why anime can be an expensive business. For example, Full Metal Alchemist, which had a 6pm Saturday slot had a total budget of 500 million yen (before additional costs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part of the processes then becomes mostly planning, designs, and putting together the staff. When it's time to create the first episode, then the prodcution phase starts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first step is to write the episode scripts. Following the episodes synopsis/plans, the full scripts are written, by either one person for the whole series or by several different writers based on the outlines from the overall script supervisor (staff credit: series composition). The scripts are reviewed by the director, producers, and potentially the author of the original work before being finalised (after 3 or 4 drafts, often). The episode director, supervised by the overall director then takes this backbone of the episode and must plan out how it will actually look on screen. While the director has the final say and is involved at production meetings, the episode director has the most hands-on involvement in developing the episode. This stage is expressed as a storyboard (a visual script), and the storyboard marks the beginning of actual animation production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Storyboarding:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Often the storyboard is created by the director, this means an episode is truly the vision of that director. But usually, mainly in TV-anime, separate storyboarders are used to actually draw them. This is because storyboards usually take around 3 weeks to do for a normal length TV-anime episode. Art meetings and production meetings are held with the episode director, series director and other staff about the episode should look. Storyboards are drawn on A-4 paper (generally) and contain most of the vital building blocks of an anime – the cut numbers, actor movements, camera movements such as zooming or panning, the dialogue (taken from the screenplay) and the length of each shot (or cut) in terms of seconds and frames (which we’ll explain later). Because the number of drawings available for an episode is often fixed for the sake of budget management, the number of frames is also carefully considered in the storyboards. The storyboards are roughly-drawn and are really the core stage of deciding how an anime will play out. Cuts refer to a single shot of the camera and an average TV-anime episode will usually contain around 300 cuts. More cuts don’t necessarily imply a better quality episode, but it will generally mean more work for the director/storyboarder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The post then covers the layout and the animation process, then finally, the composition and filming:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is commonplace for the frames to be completed on a computer. After they are drawn and checked, they are digitized. Once they are on the computer, they are painted with a specified color palette by painting staff (generally a low paid job). They use the shading lines drawn by the key animators to do the shading colours. This digital equivalent of the ‘ink &amp;amp; paint’ stage of production, which used to be done by hand, has allowed some more interesting visual styles to come through in the colouring, such as the use of gradient shading or even textures. These would have been too difficult to do back in the day. It has also saved considerable time and money in the process. These become the final “cels” that go into the animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once all the frames are coloured and finished, they can be processed as animation using a specialized software package. “RETAS! PRO” is used for approximately 90% of anime currently aired in Japan (for drawing sometimes too)! Before the use of digital ‘cels’ (digicels), drawings (printed onto cels) were actually filmed over backgrounds. Now, cuts are completed digitally, and the background art can be added on the computer. Initially, when digicel was first being picked up by studios (around about 2000), it had real problems matching the fineness of detail in hand-drawn and painted cels. But nowadays, anime studios have really perfected the digital cel, giving us anime with just as much detail and more vibrant colouring. The digicel age has now streamlined the production process such that repeated cels and clip/recap episodes are basically a thing of the past. Some still prefer the rougher look of pre-2000, but I’ve certainly moved on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After compositing is completed for all the cuts, they have to be to the timing required for broadcast, so that the episode doesn’t lag overtime. With the completion of the editing step, the episode moves out of production and into post-production. I won’t go into much detail on this, but it essentially encompasses adding sound (dubbing), both the music and the voice recordings, and final editing (cutting the episode with space for advertisements). Visual effects may also be added at this late stage too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T19:24:50.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2511" CreationDate="2013-02-15T19:35:43.610" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Category%3aContractors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the process to become a contractor was never revealed, only that there is a link between contractors and the appearance of the Gate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shion Pavlichenko was born as contractor, and Suou became one after she absorbed Hei's powers, and, in the Darker than Black: Shikkoku No Hana manga, a character named Harvest has the ability to make people Contractors, but all other Contractors, such as Tanya, have become what they are via unknown means. In Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden it is revealed that Contractors are defects that emerge when humans are unable to become Dolls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it looks like there's any number of ways to become a contractor. Some are born with the powers, and it's also possible to obtain the power via someone like &lt;em&gt;Harvest&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-15T20:42:48.947" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T20:42:48.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2508" CreationDate="2013-02-15T19:48:35.767" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike the other herioc spirits (Aurthur, Alexander the Great, etc), Archer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  Shirou Emiya of an alternate future timeline who made a contract with &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gaia&quot;&gt;Gaia&lt;/a&gt; and became the Heroic Spirit &lt;em&gt;Emiya&lt;/em&gt;, acting as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Counter_Guardian#Counter_Guardians&quot;&gt;Counter Guardian&lt;/a&gt; of the world to fulfill his contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were hints about this when Archer sees Shirou for the first time because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He purposely wanted to be summoned into an era where the young Shirou Emiya would be around for the Grail war so that killing the younger version of himself may cause a paradox that would break his contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the simple answer to your question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Archer is the future version of Shirou Emiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T19:48:35.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2509" CreationDate="2013-02-15T21:02:55.820" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Navy actually doesn't determine bounty based entirely on power, they also base it on how badly they want the particular guy caught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering how DonFlamingo's bounty was 340 million beli, and he was a pretty big deal,  It appears that the marines start leveling out the bounties around the 300-400 million range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That taken into account, If the admirals were pirates, their bounties would likely be in the 300 million range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as power goes (and power is not that quantifiable in one piece), they're all in the top league, and so far, the only character who was formally introduced who can be said to have a very clear advantage over the admirals is Whitebeard, and he's dead.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Other Yonko are very likely to be stronger than any particular admiral, but that's not necessarily a concrete rule, and we yet to have a good measure of their power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-02-15T22:24:43.733" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T22:24:43.733" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2508" CreationDate="2013-02-15T21:31:22.623" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, it should be mentioned that Archer is a Counter Guardian and not a Heroic Spirit. He is an agent of Gaia (the will of Earth) and is not stored in the Throne of Heroes like the other participants of the Holy Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer´s true identity is that of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Emiya Shirou from an alternative timeline of the Fate route (Saber route), where he went into despair after Illyasviel passes away 1 year after the war. He tried to become a hero by saving the majority by killing the minority (like his father, Emiya Kiritsugu). Eventually the people he saved turned on him and shunned him, throwing him further into despair, culminating in him sacrificing his life by making a pact with Gaia to become a Counter Guardian in exchange for a few hundred people´s life. He is summoned into the war with the pendant he always carried on him that Rin used to save him as the catalyst, since Rin had no catalyst herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want a more indepth answer, play the visual novel, as the second route, Unlimited Blade Works, revolves mainly around him and Shirou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T21:31:22.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2507" CreationDate="2013-02-15T23:53:28.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a flashback that starts in Glass 113, &quot;The Past&quot;, it is revealed that his father is named &quot;Sasakura Genichi&quot; who was a former Diet member. His nickname was &quot;The Monster of Nagata.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:43:08.593" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:43:08.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2525" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-16T00:00:36.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mHky4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, 四畳半神話大系 / &lt;em&gt;Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei&lt;/em&gt;) is a novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, published in 2004. An 11-episode anime adaptation, directed by Masaaki Yuasa, was relased in 2010. The novel follows a 3rd-year university student in Kyoto who thinks he's been wasting his time in different clubs, whereupon he meets Ozu - another student - who constantly encourages him to participate in dubious &quot;missions&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tatami_Galaxy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:30:41.753" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:30:41.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2526" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-16T00:00:36.683" Score="0" Body="The Tatami Galaxy (or, &quot;Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei&quot;) is a psychological romance mystery novel by Tomihiko Morimi and anime by studio Madhouse. It's about a university student in Kyoto and variations of his life experience." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T20:58:31.327" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T20:58:31.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2215" CreationDate="2013-02-16T00:58:12.897" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Garp feels that the perks of being a Vice Admiral (mainly the high level of freedom) is worth more than being an Admiral, who are often used to guard the Tenryuubito (who I could imagine Garp would despise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's probably stronger than the current Admirals though. Remember in Marineford when Sengoku personally had to restrain him? That basically says he was scared of what Garp would do to Akainu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T04:25:39.317" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T04:25:39.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2509" CreationDate="2013-02-16T01:11:15.740" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the Admirals are likely 1 step below the Four Emperors. I think it would be realistic to say that if Akainu was a pirate, he´d probably be around the 500-700 million range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aokiji is the least hostile and probably the weakest too, though it´s hard to say how they compare against each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akainu is the most hostile and potentially the strongest of them. Lava is one of the most ridiculous powers imaginable, being both heavy enough to choke out fire and gas/air and still liquid, oh and it´s at least 1000 degrees Celsius as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to say though is that I think Kizaru is the strongest of the Admirals. Think about this for a moment. You can counter ice with fire and other heat-related things or things that can´t be frozen. How the hell do you counter light? Light moves at 300 thousand kilometers a second (and therefore hits with that force too, making Kizaru potentially the physically strongest character in the One Piece world), is intangible, can bounce off of things, can cut and pierce things in the form of a laser. That´s probably the most overpowered possibly Devil Fruit power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put it shortly, while they aren´t the most powerful characters in the series, the Straw Hats probably still don´t stand a chance against one and they are pretty close to the top.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:29:05.343" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:29:05.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2358" CreationDate="2013-02-16T04:15:19.837" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both of the comments by looper and Krazer are correct, and they tell pretty much the whole story. As of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW001&quot;&gt;episode 658&lt;/a&gt;, Ash (Satoshi) is 10 years old, the same age he was when he began his journey. However, based on reasonable assumptions for how often the Pokemon leagues meet, he should have aged at least 5 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strongest indication that time has passed is probably the short from the 3rd movie, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PK07&quot;&gt;Pikachu and Pichu&lt;/a&gt;. What Ash says implies very strongly that they've been together for at  least a year: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't you know what today is, Pikachu? This is the day we first met. The day we first became friends. I think that's pretty special, don't you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few other instances where the passage of time is referenced in the anime. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP063&quot;&gt;Episode 063&lt;/a&gt;, Ash says in the dub that it's been a year since they last visited Viridian City. In the original, Satoshi just said that it's been a long time. Also, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP003&quot;&gt;Episode 469&lt;/a&gt;, Team Rocket says they've been chasing Pikachu as long as Dawn's been alive, which would be 10 years. That's probably better interpreted as breaking the 4th wall, since the anime had been running for 10 years at that point. There may be other instances, but the fact that a lot of time has passed since the first episode is indisputable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the most glaring plot-holes in the anime, though it's understandable why the writers don't want Ash to age. Presumably it could send problematic messages if Ash were 20 years old when he first started travelling with 10-year-old Dawn (or Iris, though I don't know her age), though it's honestly still problematic if he's 10 years old. Of course, Pokemon is marketed to children, so having a 10-year-old protagonist is also better than having someone at least 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there isn't any official explanation for this. The writers have never answered why Ash and the other characters aren't aging even as time passes. In my opinion it's best just to regard this as a plot hole and ignore it as much as possible. There are some &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Aging_in_the_anime&quot;&gt;fan theories&lt;/a&gt; for why Ash wouldn't age even as time passes, but honestly they're a little bit Farfetch'd, if you know what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T04:15:19.837" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3870" CreationDate="2013-02-16T04:58:39.037" Score="4" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 12 of the &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; anime series, Zero encounters Shizuku Hio, the woman who turned him into a vampire. Even before she tries to compel him, he is shown as experiencing a strong physical reaction to her voice. It is clear that he already knew that she was there, so he shouldn't have been surprised to hear her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does he have that reaction? Does her voice have a compulsion before she tries to actively compel him? Is it due to some sort of bond he has with her? Or is there another reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T18:04:17.563" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T18:04:17.563" Title="Why does Zero have such a strong reaction to Shizuka Hio's voice?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="393" CreationDate="2013-02-16T05:29:20.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell, you are correct in saying that Nemo is technically not the last of the Atlantians. The most logical reason that I can think of for him saying it is that he was the last person to grow up and experience the Atlantian traditions and society. Because Nadia grew up as an orphan who didn't know her background, she didn't have experience with that society. The society was gone, so Nemo was the last person who would experience that society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T05:29:20.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-16T14:28:37.320" Score="13" ViewCount="68678" Body="&lt;p&gt;He clearly is powerful. Makarov even said that Jura's (One of the 10 Wizard Saints) power was close to Gildarts, which means that Gildarts is more powerful than Jura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why isn't he a wizard saint?  Does he have to do something magnificent?  Or is he just not popular enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T04:37:51.773" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T08:31:26.347" Title="Why isn't Gildarts one of the Ten Wizard Saints?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="12" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-02-16T15:39:36.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably not because he &lt;strong&gt;can't&lt;/strong&gt; be a wizard saint. He just doesn't &lt;strong&gt;want to&lt;/strong&gt; be one. Gildarts does not like positions of influence (he also rejected Guild master title) And as more often said on the internet &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He's too lazy to get off his ass and fill in an application form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Probably doesn't want it, like he didn't want the guild master title. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the title currently does not add up to anything but a famous name. He might not even be able to see the profit of having it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is just a title, as far as we know, it doesn't offer anything else other than respect from the masses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2413" LastEditDate="2013-09-20T14:38:33.487" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T14:38:33.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-02-16T15:40:21.500" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Chairman of the Magic Council appoints the wizards to the Ten Wizard Saints. The Magic Council's decisions are not always objectively taken, and sometimes blatantly politically motivated. Many of the Magic Council members have a strong dislike for the Fairy Tail guild. It is likely they did not appoint Gildarts because they did not want two Fairy Tail wizards to hold that title. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that Gildarts travels a lot going on long missions, and rarely stays at his own guild for long, while the Magic Council probably did not want such a &quot;nomadic&quot; member on that elite group. Moreover, even if the Magic Council made him that offer, Gildarts himself may have turned it down, seeing how he returned the Fairy Tail guild Master's title saying that he is not suited for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-16T15:45:22.540" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T15:45:22.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-02-16T17:54:47.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just a speculation, but I think that no sane Magic Council member would make somebody a Wizard Saint who just goes around places destroying everything he touches just because he doesn't pay attention and his magic is still active. (Note that Magnolia has Gildarts-shift for the very same reason.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T17:54:47.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48572" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:00:34.503" Score="6" ViewCount="1545" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/em&gt;, fire, earth, and air spirit users are clearly seen using their abilities. Ayano is a fire-user, Kazuma is an air-user, and the Tsuwabuki family are earth users. Water users are never even shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they ever mentioned as existing, and is there any reason given, even in-universe or by an author, for them to never be shown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-27T14:32:01.047" LastActivityDate="2018-08-27T14:32:01.047" Title="Are water spirit users ever seen?" Tags="&lt;kaze-no-stigma&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:08:23.747" Score="6" ViewCount="4542" Body="&lt;p&gt;A contractor is someone who makes a deal with a Spirit Lord and gains a large amount of strength from it. Kazuma became a contractor with the Kaze no Seirei-Ō. Is it ever shown how he becomes the contractor, and is the way that a wind-user becomes a contractor the same as the way that another spirit user becomes a contractor? If there are manga images that explain it, that would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T11:15:43.933" Title="How does someone become a contractor in Kaze no Stigma?" Tags="&lt;kaze-no-stigma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2515" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:21:29.017" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only explanation I can find is on bleach.wikia.com, which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One never gets hungry (if she or he doesn't have spiritual powers) and aging is slowed to a great extent, with lifespans of 2000 or more years not being unheard of, though such ages are limited to Shinigami or other Soul Society dwellers with high spiritual power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also an explanation on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/BleachSoulSociety&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/BleachSoulSociety&lt;/a&gt; that essentially says that it is really inconsistent within the show and that there are a number of different theories, including that characters age inversely proportional to the amount of spiritual power that they use and that at some point aging just stops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, there doesn't seem to be a clear explanation in-universe, but the aging is slower than usual, with much longer life-spans than regular humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T21:21:29.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2539" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:38:26.070" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uWod8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaze no Stigma promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Stigma of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;) is a supernatural light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato. It was adapted into a short manga series and a TV anime series. The story follows the heir to the house of Kannagi, Ayano, whose members are all fire users, and her cousin Kazuma, who is a wind user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novel series, published in January 2003, spanned 12 volumes. The short 2-volume manga series was published in April 2007 and was written by Takahiro Yamato. In the same month, a 24-episode anime TV series started airing, directed by Junichi Sakata and produced by Studio Gonzo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigma_of_the_Wind&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:00:48.060" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:00:48.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2540" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:38:26.070" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kaze no Stigma&quot; (or &quot;Stigma of the Wind&quot;) is a supernatural light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:00:48.060" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:00:48.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2536" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:45:10.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the writer is dead, the story won't continue on from the point where it prematurely ended, but I think it's very likely that the arcs that would've followed (chasing down Rhodes and Lapis/Tsui-Ling) the ending would feature Water mages sooner or later, otherwise mentioning it to begin with would've been pointless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T02:21:59.003" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T02:21:59.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:47:25.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The council hates Fairy Tail and are responsible for picking the Wizard Saints. There is no reason they would ever pick someone from the guild they hate so much.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gildarts is lazy as hell and dissapears for years at a time to do 100-Year Quests.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His power is far too destructive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T21:47:25.663" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2537" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:49:52.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never explained how Kazuma became a Contractor, and the process would´ve likely been covered had the writer not died. The best guess I can give is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He had incredible magical potential, just not when it comes to fire.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was in desperate need for the power and made an earnest wish to the Wind Spirit King, catching his interest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T11:15:43.933" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T11:15:43.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2512" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:52:25.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be randomized as to what kind of power you get. If you could &quot;pick&quot; your power, every Contractor would logically choose things like shooting giant laser beams. Same with the remuneration, although it sometimes seems to be things that the Contractor hates, like the woman who hates smoking who had to eat cigarretes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T21:52:25.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2545" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-17T02:28:38.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Battleship Yamato&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Uchuu Senkan Yamato&lt;/em&gt;; also &lt;em&gt;Space Cruiser Yamato&lt;/em&gt;) is a classic 1974 anime, directed by Leiji Matsumoto. It has a many remakes, adaptations and sequels. The series is often credited with starting a trend towards more serious anime. It was brought to the English-speaking community dubbed as &lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt; with some significant modifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The inhabitants of earth, in order to combat the hostile alien &quot;Gamilas&quot;, build a giant space battleship and venture into space. Once in space, they encounter other hostile aliens, and must continue fighting with the fate of the Earth and humanity at stake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was the first anime to with the Seiun Award for best media of the year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Battleship Yamato&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:59:43.003" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:59:43.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2546" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-17T02:28:38.027" Score="0" Body="Space Battleship Yamato (&quot;Uchuu Senkan Yamato&quot;) is a classic 1974 anime, directed by Leiji Matsumoto." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:59:43.003" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:59:43.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2468" CreationDate="2013-02-17T06:36:20.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Erza chose to challenge all 100 monsters because she was 1st.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she wins, that's 10 points for the entire match. If she couldn't do it, she'd just have to wait in the line up, until it was her turn again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She wanted to test herself, and also ensure maximum points in that competition. It was not about purposely action brash to fit spectators old perception or something like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail 7 years ago was wild because its members are wild. They were constantly in trouble because people like Natsu destroy a lot to complete a mission. It's in no way a purposeful things to show their &quot;style&quot;. They just break shi+.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So again, Erza took a gamble because it would ensure the 10 point win and help her stretch her limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T06:36:20.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-02-17T09:55:14.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gildarts, Laxus, Mystogan.&#xA;Essentially, you need to have your visible and invisible guild members. Gildarts is invisible, or covert. The idea is not to have him in the spotlight, so that he is not targeted, and remains like an Ace up one's sleeve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though this anime shows signs of the &quot;never aging&quot; effect, if it were geared more towards progressing over time, we can already tell by how the characters are scripted that Gildarts mode of protecting the guild - or his role in protecting the guild, is by not being in the forefront. That's what Laxus was for. Fairy Tail already has several S-Class wizards also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's likely Gildarts was never nominated for or applied for Wizard Saint. It's also likely that there is an exam/test involved just like the Grand Magic games. More importantly, while Gildarts feigns laziness, it's just a masque for him to be able to handle the more underground obligations of keeping Fairy Tail safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice how he was shown ???name??? that Laxus father was looking for, but Laxus was not. All part of the progression and the plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T09:55:14.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2550" CreationDate="2013-02-17T09:57:32.270" Score="7" ViewCount="5088" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, shinobi battles last a very long time consuming lots of chakra.  Even though Naruto has a lot of chakra, he ignored the basics and started learning high level techniques with Jiraiya.  Even though this wasn't a bad thing, he just kept learning higher levels of techniques without using the basics, causing him to waste more chakra for high level jutsus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why hasn't Naruto learned how the use the bare minimum the start his jutsus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Know that if he did that, he wouldn't have had to rely on the Kyuubi's power and would probably be able the do rasen shuriken one more time, or at least have some chakra left over for retreating or finishing off the opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:41:07.197" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T10:47:18.753" Title="Why didn't Naruto learn the basics of chakra control?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2549" CreationDate="2013-02-17T10:18:36.933" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that Naruto is a slow learner and the possibility of Kyuubi's interference, Jiraiya realised it would take him a long time to learn the chakra control, and decided that the benefit gained from it is not worth the time spent. Since Naruto has abundant chakra reserves, Jiraiya decided that learning how to tap it is of higher priority than chakra control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, many of the times when Naruto learned a new technique (Frog Summoning, Rasengan, Rasenshuriken, Sage Mode, Kyuubi chakra mode), he had to do it within some time limit, so he could not take his own sweet time learning chakra control, and hence, sticked to his original learning method. It is possible that Jiraiya did teach Naruto some chakra control during the time they travelled together, but there is not enough evidence of this happening. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that when Naruto began training with Ebisu during the one month training break before the Chunin exam finals, Ebisu did tell him to learn to use his chakra more efficiently. However, after Jiraiya took over his training, he asked Naruto to focus on power rather than control, since he felt that style suited Naruto better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 90&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uC33S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ebisu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 92&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PPCqx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jiraiya&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-17T10:56:27.737" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T10:56:27.737" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2553" CreationDate="2013-02-17T12:04:39.233" Score="55" ViewCount="17402" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do they call him &quot;Whitebeard&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't even have a beard!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yfoeG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Whitebeard&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T10:31:31.783" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T00:35:21.153" Title="Why is Edward Newgate called Whitebeard?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2551" CreationDate="2013-02-17T13:09:47.727" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Blackbeard called Blackbeard when he only has perma-stubble? Whitebeard´s flawless mustache is manlier than a thousand normal beards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin, upper lip,&#xA;  cheeks and neck of human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A mustache is also a beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-17T17:06:56.090" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T17:06:56.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2551" CreationDate="2013-02-17T13:42:27.617" Score="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edward Newgate's nickname in Japanese is Shirohige (shiro = white, hige = facial hair). Japanese does not distinguish between beard and moustache&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. However, a literal translation &lt;em&gt;White Facial Hair&lt;/em&gt; sounds a pretty poor nickname for one of the World's strongest pirates, and even sounds comedic. Whitemoustache isn't much better either. Whitebeard has a nice ring to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fairy-tail&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'fairy-tail'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fairy-tail&lt;/a&gt;'s Lucy's nickname for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Celestial_Spirit_King&quot;&gt;Celestial Spirit King&lt;/a&gt; is &quot;hige-oyaji&quot; (translated as moustache-man, in context), and he has only a moustache, which suggests that &quot;hige&quot; is used to refer to both moustache and beard in Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Google Translate says that &quot;Beard&quot; is &quot;Agohige&quot;, and &quot;Moustache&quot; is &quot;Kuchihige&quot;. However, they did not call him &quot;Shirokuchihige&quot; in the original, so the distinction seems to be not widely used.&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2013-02-19T11:07:35.983" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T11:07:35.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2099" CreationDate="2013-02-17T17:47:38.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The transfer of powers has to be intentional because otherwise the shinigami won't be able to stab anybody without losing their powers. Ichigo was stabbed by Kenpachi later in the Soul Society arc, and that did not give him the latter's powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T05:52:40.907" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T05:52:40.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2555" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2556" CreationDate="2013-02-17T22:47:49.970" Score="44" ViewCount="32008" Body="&lt;p&gt;This theory got some attention on the internet a few years back, but I haven't found a definitive source on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Ditto and Mew are genderless pokemon, with similar color schemes for both their normal and shiny sprites (images from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serebii.net&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Serebii.net&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3GNCl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ditto normal sprites are somewhat more purple than the Mew sprites, but earlier generation Ditto sprites were a bit pinker, and the shiny sprites are almost exactly the same color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, both Ditto and Mew weigh 8.8 lbs (4 kg). They both learn Transform naturally at level 0. There are a bunch of places where Ditto can be caught in the original generation I games, but in Yellow the only two places are the Pokemon mansion (where Mewtwo was cloned from Mew) and Cerulean Cave (where Mewtwo lives). Mewtwo is also called the only &quot;successful&quot; clone of Mew, so there's reason to believe that there were failed attempts, which could be Ditto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, everything above is just fan speculation, but it's gotten a fair bit of attention and I'd imagine someone from the Pokemon Company has commented on it. What's the official word on this theory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T12:49:08.613" Title="Is Ditto a Failed Mew Clone?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2555" CreationDate="2013-02-18T00:35:43.890" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to an GameInformer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/23/pok-233-mon-39-s-burning-questions.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; with the art director and the producer (Junichi Masuda) from Gamefreak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is a rumor that in the original Pokémon games, versions Red and Blue, that the Pokémon Ditto was a failed attempt at cloning a Mew. I was wondering if you could speak to this, to whether or not it’s true.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masuda:&lt;/strong&gt; That’s the first time I have ever hear that rumor actually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is that your only answer?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masuda:&lt;/strong&gt; In terms of how Pokémon are designed, they are each their own unique living being. The unique thing about Ditto is that it’s a Pokémon that can change forms, but each Pokémon we create with its own unique element, so we just make sure that they are all individual life forms of their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it seems that his response denies this theory (or rather skirts around it), but since he was probably not directly involved in the development of the game, it's still possible that Ditto was originally meant to be a failed Mew, but scraped somewhere during in the development cycle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-02-18T00:35:43.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2559" CreationDate="2013-02-18T05:20:26.497" Score="3" ViewCount="3732" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass R2, on episode 49, when Lelouch went to Nunnally &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;who was the holding F.L.E.I.J.A. switch, to confront her and to give to him the switch, it was revealed that she has now regained her sight which she lost because of his father, Charles Vi Britannia's geass. The only existing geass who can possibly cancel out that geass was the Geass Canceller. And Jeremiah Gottwald has that geass. On the previous episode, Nunally has fallen from her wheelchair and someone helped her. So it can be assumed (though it was not really stated or shown) that Jeremiah was the one who helped her then and canceled out the geass Charles used on her, thus having her regain her sight again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why would Jeremiah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;use his geass on Nunnally? (Assuming that he really was the reason why Nunnally regained her sight again.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it out of pity? Since he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;has vowed his loyalty to Lelouch, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;did he feel the need to help Lelouch's sister, knowing that she is very important to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or was it included in Lelouch's plan? If it is, what will it gain him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or Lelouch purposely asked Jeremiah to do it for him, again, for his sister's sake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it was just a random act for Jeremiah just for the purpose of having his geass used? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just need some clarifications on this part. Maybe I overlooked something or misunderstood something, but any clarifications would do. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-02-18T06:29:49.513" LastActivityDate="2021-01-21T06:05:41.957" Title="Why did Jeremiah Gottwald use his Geass on Nunnally?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2557" CreationDate="2013-02-18T07:33:10.673" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He didn´t use Geass Canceller on her because they have never even met. regardless of that, how would he cancel her if she had no eyesight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either she overcame the Geass by her own or all Charles´s Geass are canceled upon his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="1446" LastEditDate="2013-02-18T07:55:54.427" LastActivityDate="2013-02-18T07:55:54.427" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2555" CreationDate="2013-02-18T08:52:21.463" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Krazers answer is correct, but I want to add something:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the first movie, the process of cloning Mew can be seen, from start (where they find the DNA) to end (where Mewtwo flees). Nowhere a Ditto is seen, but Mewtwo is the only &lt;em&gt;successful&lt;/em&gt; clone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that the reason why Mew learns Transform, is because Mew holds all the genes of all Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-04-06T18:25:59.677" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T18:25:59.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-18T20:16:34.007" Score="9" ViewCount="381" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaker_%28manhwa%29&quot;&gt;The Breaker&lt;/a&gt;, how long was Shi-woon under the tutelage of Goomoonryong? I was under the impression that it was only for a few weeks most of which were spent improving his stamina. As far as I can remember, he was only taught some basic techniques. Yet, he keeps pulling new &lt;em&gt;Murim&lt;/em&gt; tricks out of the bag on a regular basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T16:50:35.297" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T11:28:59.290" Title="How long was Shi-woon trained by Goomoonryong?" Tags="&lt;the-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2562" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2568" CreationDate="2013-02-18T20:26:32.450" Score="9" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from taking away someone's bending, as seen against Firelord Ozai, is there anything more to the energybending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know any details on the technique other than what was told in the series itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T14:19:40.643" Title="What can energybending do?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2483" CreationDate="2013-02-18T21:05:24.073" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never explained in the manga how they get &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; to the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they describe the incident, it looks like a wormhole that caused a big disruption in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In physics, an Einstein-Rosen Bridge (or wormhole) is a hypothetical topological feature of spacetime that would be, fundamentally, a &quot;shortcut&quot; through spacetime.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ref]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-01T09:00:08.123" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T09:00:08.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2562" CreationDate="2013-02-18T21:43:26.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing has been mentioned outside the official series episodes so there are few details to work with. The only other resources to look toward would be other series and how each used life force controlling powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1435" LastActivityDate="2013-02-18T21:43:26.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2565" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-18T23:31:16.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Breaker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an action and martial-arts manhwa written by Jeon Geuk-Jin with illustrations by Park Jin-Hwan. The original series ran from 2007 to 2010 and spanned 10 volumes. The sequel, &lt;em&gt;The Breaker: New Waves&lt;/em&gt;, has been ongoing since 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shi-Woon Yi, the protagonist, is a bullying victim, but after witnessing Chun-Woo Han, the new English teacher, in an unexpected fight, he gets thrown into a new and dangerous world of martial arts called &quot;Murim&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaker_%28manhwa%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Breaker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebreaker.wikia.com/wiki/The_Breaker_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Breaker&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:13:07.443" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:13:07.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2566" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-18T23:31:16.150" Score="0" Body="The Breaker is a martial arts manhwa by Jeon Geuk-Jin and Park Jin-Hwan. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:13:07.443" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:13:07.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2562" CreationDate="2013-02-19T03:31:57.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;EnergyBending skills&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transferring knowledge : We see this when the giant turtle transfers the knowledge of this bending to Aang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Removing Bending Power : For when Aang seals the powers of Firelord Ozai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Restoring Bending Power : In The Legend of Korra, Korra goes into Avatar State and Aang restores the power of the people that were affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The lion turtle told him that in the era before the Avatar existed, the benders did not bend the elements, but the energy within themselves. In order to bend another's life energy, their own spirit must be unbendable, or they would be corrupted and destroyed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only information being able to found, maybe in the next books of Legend of Korra we would get new information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-02-19T09:03:00.807" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T09:03:00.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2562" CreationDate="2013-02-19T08:11:40.273" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not much is known about Energybending. Before the four elements and the avatar were created, Energybending was the only bending-art in the world. Out of this, the four bending-arts were created (Airbending, Waterbending, Earthbending and Firebending), so these are &lt;em&gt;based&lt;/em&gt; on Energybending. Energybending is the &lt;em&gt;base&lt;/em&gt; of all arts. While the for bending-arts are based on the &lt;em&gt;Chi&lt;/em&gt;, Energybending works a little bit different: It bends the energy in general and not the Chi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that, Energybending can be used to take and restore bending-power and knowledge (nothing more is shown, but I guess that much more is possible):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avatar Aang uses the ability to take bending-power from Ozai in the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;. This is a dangerous technique, as the soul of the user must be completely &lt;em&gt;clean&lt;/em&gt;; otherwise, it can happen that the victim takes over the user.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both the lion turtle (in &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;) and Aangs Spirit (in &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;) use Energybending to transfer knowledge to other people. I guess it's possible to take memories, too, but that's nowhere proven.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Korra uses the ability to restore bending-powers to help some victims of Amon. The spirit of Aang uses that ability to restore Korras powers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Energybending is the only bending-power that can be used by a spirit without a medium (as shown when Aangs spirit teaches Energybending to Korra).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-02-19T09:31:31.593" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T09:31:31.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3545" CreationDate="2013-02-19T09:51:10.167" Score="9" ViewCount="15730" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Unohana Retsu's Bankai do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not so clear in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1454" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-19T17:44:32.310" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T01:36:05.090" Title="What does Unohana Retsu's Bankai do?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="13" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2571" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2572" CreationDate="2013-02-19T13:32:44.427" Score="6" ViewCount="1131" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the series, it is assumed that the Yoma have always existed and the Claymores were created to fight them but it's never mentioned where they come from. Later on, it's revealed the Yoma were created by the Organization to fight a species of dragon descendants.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it that the Organization creates these Yoma?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:40:55.063" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:40:55.063" Title="How does the Organization create Yoma?" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2571" CreationDate="2013-02-19T14:25:12.357" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From chapter 126, it's revealed that the Organization &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;creates a parasite from combining flesh from a Dragon's Kin with flesh from a captured Dragon. This parasite will infect the brains of humans and turns them into Yoma. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/viprT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spoiler image&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miria had previously speculated that the there was a war raging outside of the land where the Claymores were and that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the two sides were the people who run the Organization and the descendants of Dragons and suspects that Yoma were created by the Organization. In chapter 126, she learns from Rimuto, an Organization member, that the Yoma were created by the Organization as a cover for them to develop Claymore. The Organization's goal was to create a weapon to fight the Dragons and Dragon Kin that could awaken but then revert back to human form. Previously, awakened warriors couldn't revert and they just left them in battle to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T14:25:12.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2573" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-19T14:32:42.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ifBgz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Claymore manga art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Claymore&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a fantasy/action manga series written by Norihiro Yagi that was later adapted to an anime TV series and a Nintendo DS game. The story is set on a medieval island where powerful humanoid creatures known as &quot;Yoma&quot; masquerade as part of the population, feeding on humans. In order to fight these creatures, a mysterious organization develops female warriors, known to the public as &quot;Claymores&quot; due to the large swords they carry, with speed and power beyond that of the Yoma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga began serialization in May 2001 and is published in North America by Viz Media. The 26 episode anime TV series, directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka and produced by Studio Madhouse, started airing in April 2007 and ended in September 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymore_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Claymore&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://claymore.wikia.com/wiki/Claymore_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Claymore&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:52:59.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:52:59.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2574" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-19T14:32:42.907" Score="0" Body="&quot;Claymore&quot; is a fantasy/action manga series by Norihiro Yagi." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:52:59.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:52:59.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2576" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-19T18:46:14.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7hCRQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/strong&gt; (or &quot;&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;&quot;) is a manga written by Hajime Isayama with an anime TV series and film adaptation in 2013. The setting of the story is in a fantasy world where humans live inside cities with huge walls to protect them against giants called &quot;&lt;em&gt;Titans&lt;/em&gt;&quot; who hunt humans, to the point of near extinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions about this manga or anime should use this tag. The manga began serialization in 2009, while the anime TV series will be directed by Tetsuro Araki and produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Shingeki_no_Kyojin_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T12:29:05.660" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T12:29:05.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2577" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-19T18:46:14.670" Score="0" Body="&quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&quot; (or &quot;Attack on Titan&quot;) is a manga written by Hajime Isayama with an anime TV series and film adaptation in 2013. The setting of the story is in a fantasy world where humans live inside cities with huge walls to protect them against giants called &quot;Titans&quot; who hunt humans, to the point of near extinction." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-19T20:30:54.770" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T20:30:54.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2579" CreationDate="2013-02-19T20:35:41.453" Score="8" ViewCount="4775" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Chopper wants to spy into a room, he hides the wrong way, so that he is exposed totally. Why does he do that? It can be seen multiple times through the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1vqo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chopper Hiding&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T10:29:58.527" Title="Why does Chopper hide himself the wrong way?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2578" CreationDate="2013-02-20T05:33:51.450" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_gag&quot;&gt;Running Gag&lt;/a&gt;, which along with his other peculiar actions&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, is used for comic relief and to bring out his childish and naive personality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chopper as a child was treated very harshly due to his blue nose and isolated from the rest of his herd. This became even worse after he ate the Devil's fruit. I think the gags, besides offering comic relief, also subtly reinforce that Chopper hasn't grown out of childhood mentally due to those experiences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another explanation is that although his instinct tells him to hide, he subconsciously sees this as isolating himself, and wants to avoid going out of people's sight, ending up in that comical hiding pose. (This is the most convincing &quot;serious&quot; reason I could think of, don't know if Oda-sensei thought so seriously about it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Believing Usopp's lies, getting excited about beams, and the cursing dance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T10:29:58.527" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T10:29:58.527" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2581" CreationDate="2013-02-20T08:28:02.160" Score="6" ViewCount="6062" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Kushina gave birth to Naruto, Tobi came in and used her weakness to extract the Kyuubi. That was the first shown event, where a Jinchuriki survived the extraction of the tailed beast. How could Kushina survive that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T12:16:21.570" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T19:11:00.547" Title="How did Kushina survive the extraction of the Kyuubi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2580" CreationDate="2013-02-20T08:44:14.860" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kushina survived the bijuu extraction due to the Uzumaki clan's incredibly strong life force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Chapter 501)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PBMO5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler Block:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (Chapter 579)&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jXhIf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kabuto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-03-01T10:13:21.953" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T10:13:21.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-20T18:04:54.560" Score="3" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there isn't any story in the series, but they do sometimes get into details about the setting (Merkur Era 48,650-48,794). Was there any reason given for the ongoing (very long) war with humanity that is constantly raging outside the manor? Or anything that can be gleaned from interviews with writer/director Wataru Arakawa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:41:31.113" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:41:31.113" Title="Why is there a war in &quot;Fireball&quot; and &quot;Fireball Charming&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fireball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2583" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-20T18:10:55.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nOVdL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fireball promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fireball&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an original series of animated shorts written and directed by Wataru Arakawa and produced by Jinni's Animation Studios in conjunction with Disney. Each episode follows the daily lives of the gynoid duchess &quot;Drossel von Flügel&quot;, with the personality of a 14-year-old, and her giant arachnoid butler, &quot;Gedächtnis&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series was made entirely in 3D, and the first 13-episode series originally aired in April 2008. A second animated series called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fireball Charming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; with another 13 episodes aired in April 2011. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:22:14.940" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:22:14.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2584" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-20T18:10:55.060" Score="0" Body="&quot;Fireball&quot; is an original series of animated shorts written and directed by Wataru Arakawa and produced in part by Disney." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:22:14.940" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:22:14.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2585" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2592" CreationDate="2013-02-20T18:51:22.483" Score="18" ViewCount="1637" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any anime created for colorblind people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general anime productions have a strong use of colors to increase the dramatic effect, but colorblind people miss it and sometimes lose track of important parts of the history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image example (not exactly from an anime, but...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wall321.com/thumbnails/detail/20130124/redheads%20ice%20cream%20long%20hair%20komatsu%20pink%20hair%20maburaho%20anime%20strawberries%20anime%20girls%20children%201_www.wall321.com_33.jpg&quot;&gt;here is the original image&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.php&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; you can simulate how it looks to a colorblind... just select the previous link, and paste it there&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(and just a clarification: it's not exactly to me :) ... it's for a small one who we just found that can't correctly see some colors. And, also, in the site I mentioned above, I found a &quot;daltonize&quot; algorithm that changes colors so that colorblind people have a bit more contrast on the colors they miss, so it improves the image to them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="132" LastEditorUserId="132" LastEditDate="2013-02-21T13:57:55.310" LastActivityDate="2013-11-30T06:47:05.793" Title="Anime for colorblind people?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2586" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-20T22:07:49.723" Score="8" ViewCount="1997" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuragehime has my favorite eyecatch of all the anime I've seen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu63VCPfye4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuragehime Eyecatch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very amusing, but the &quot;tequila&quot; is pretty irrelevant to the show. Tequila isn't in any way relevant to the plot. It seems to be just a random word that they chose to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation for why they say &quot;tequila&quot; in the eyecatch, or is it just a random non sequitur for comedic effect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T03:53:00.110" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T03:53:00.110" Title="Is there any explanation for &quot;Tequila&quot; in the Kuragehime eyecatch?" Tags="&lt;princess-jellyfish&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2588" CreationDate="2013-02-21T02:47:57.043" Score="28" ViewCount="129245" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any logical and canonical reason to why Naruto used his mother's family name, Uzumaki, instead of his father's family name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1454" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T03:03:18.643" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T17:15:36.317" Title="Why does Naruto use his mother's family name?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2013-02-21T03:41:41.643" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suddenly orphaned, Naruto was left to grow up knowing nothing of his parents, receiving only his mother's last name as Hiruzen believed it was best that nobody knew that he was related to the Fourth Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-21T04:42:37.313" LastActivityDate="2013-02-21T04:42:37.313" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2590" CreationDate="2013-02-21T10:15:58.090" Score="25" ViewCount="11061" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Land of the Waves&lt;/em&gt; arc, it can be seen that Haku performs handseals with only one hand. That must be something special, because a.) even Kakashi was surprised to see that, and b.) that's never seen again somewhere (except I forgot it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is that possible? Is that a special technique? Was it ever explained in the manga/anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T17:33:14.647" Title="How can Haku perform hand seals with only one hand?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2589" CreationDate="2013-02-21T10:43:22.260" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ebisu explains (in Chapter 90) that to perform a ninjutsu or genjutsu, a shinobi needs to go through 2 steps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Build up the necessary amount of chakra for that jutsu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Control the chakra for that jutsu using various hand seals.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haku's ability to do hand seals with one hand shows his exceptional skill in the chakra control (at step 2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other ways in which a shinobi's prowess with hand seals has been demonstrated. Senju Tobirama could use the Water Dragon Bullet Technique with just one hand seal, while it normally requires 44. Uchiha Sasuke has been able to use Chidori without any hand seals, and Fire Techniques with just one hand seal. (He needed more seals for both the jutsu when he started.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other shinobi shown to be capable of one-handed seals is Guren from the Three Tails filler arc. (Source: Narutopedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-21T10:43:22.260" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2589" CreationDate="2013-02-21T11:30:03.263" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hand seals are there to control chakra, but if you already have amazing chakra control, you can use your techniques without them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara was able to use Shattered Heaven (the giant meteors he used on the Tsuchikage) with only 3 hand seals despite it being an extremely taxing technique powerful enough to lay waste to an entire battalion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="1446" LastEditDate="2013-02-21T14:53:43.907" LastActivityDate="2013-02-21T14:53:43.907" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2585" CreationDate="2013-02-21T14:54:14.497" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, lets take a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.colblindor.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;simulated look&lt;/a&gt; of how the following image is viewed by different people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Normal Color Vision&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HSzOt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Normal&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red Blind (Protanopia)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h1gG1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Red-Blind&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Green-Blind (Deuteranopia)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UgNGG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Green-Blind&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blue-Blind (Tritanopia)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l2Dx6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blue-Blind&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red-Weak (Protanomaly)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5V0LT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Red-Weak&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Green-Weak (Deuteranomaly)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nMZIS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Green-Weak&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blue-Weak (Tritanomaly)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WW3W8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blue-Weak&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjSfz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monochromacy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blue Cone (Monochromacy)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yma8x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blue Cone&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Protanopia and Deuteranopia are the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;most common types&lt;/a&gt; of colorblindness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, the experiences of these color-blind viewers are not inhibited by their condition. Though a particular image or scene might not have as much of an impact on a normal user, they are still able to enjoy the other aspects of anime such as the writing and dialog, voice-acting, most importantly the animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might not necessarily be anime for blind people, because anime is intended to be marketed to a wider audience, usually for recreational purposes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically anime productions don't factor accessibility concerns of color blind viewers in the budget due to the extra costs required, since most of the profit from an anime production is from disc sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Color blind people usually rely on the settings on their computer (using a specific color profiles, &quot;color blind&quot; modes in games) or television (color adjustments on the TV) to adjust their visual experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rarely does color play a major plot and history of an anime series, but if it does, the change is usually significant (e.g. Victorique's hair in &lt;em&gt;Gosick&lt;/em&gt;), noticeable, and/or emphasized by the story and dialogue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The color setting is only a small piece of the anime puzzle. Even without it, you might be missing small details, you'll still be able to get the big picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-02-21T14:54:14.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3836" CreationDate="2013-02-21T23:31:40.077" Score="10" ViewCount="1227" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dog Days, when &quot;normal&quot; inhabitants get knocked out, they turn into &quot;balls&quot; that look like a cats with large heads and short limbs. (similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Furby toy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rIbl2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zdGJM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0VZ4w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On other hand, when the main characters get knocked out, they look pretty normal (by Anime standards).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RP9on.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aek2v.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*Put aside the fact that a main character that is knocked out is usually striped of his/her clothes for no apparent reason other than fan-service.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's the proper name for these &quot;furby-balls&quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How are these &quot;normal&quot; inhabitants different from the main characters?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they &quot;recover&quot; back into human-like inhabitants?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T22:18:39.283" Title="What exactly are those &quot;furby-balls&quot; in Dog Days?" Tags="&lt;dog-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T00:06:22.593" Score="3" ViewCount="912" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, there are Four Noble Families of the Soul Society. I know that people can have children in the Soul Society. However, is whether you are a part of the Noble family based on whether you were born into that family in the real world or in the Soul Society? For example, if you are from the original line of the Kuchiki family (in the real world) and you died, would you become part of the Noble Family? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T06:27:44.480" Title="How do the Noble Families work in Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2595" CreationDate="2013-02-22T01:41:02.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think they went deeper into the noble houses, so I believe there is no current information available about &quot;How to become a noble&quot;. All the currently available information on the 4 noble houses can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There they also state:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Noble Houses of Soul Society have an unclear role in the culture, social and governmental aspects of that dimensions existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some speculation from my side: I think that they were either appointed by the Soul King or the Central 46. And I also believe the divisions are involved in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is reason to believe that the captaincy of the 6th Division runs in the Kuchiki family, as at least two members, both of them were family heads, have held the title captain and two other known members have been lieutenant and 3rd seat respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part is just speculation though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T06:27:44.480" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T06:27:44.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2597" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2598" CreationDate="2013-02-22T03:44:14.860" Score="61" ViewCount="40158" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've started to notice lately that the vast majority of anime (that I can find, anyway) seems to have opening (OP) and ending (ED) sequences which are 1 minute and 30 seconds long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples (though I'm sure there are lots that I haven't covered):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;: There are 5 OPs and 5 EDs, all of which are 1:30 long.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;: Both OP and ED are 1:30.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;GaoGaiGar&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;: The OPs are 1:30 long, though the EDs are only 1:00 in duration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/em&gt;: The OPs are 1:30, did not check the ED durations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There do seem to be some exceptions (again, far from an exhaustive list):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;: Though some episodes fit this pattern, others have 3-minute OPs and no EDs. (The combined duration is still the same, though.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akagi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kaiji&lt;/em&gt;: OP is shorter than 1 minute.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ga-rei: Zero&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt;: During the OP or ED music (which is 1:30 long), things unrelated to the OP/ED sequence happen (like actual parts of the episodes).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These lists are just examples of each&lt;/strong&gt;, and don't really show that the vast majority of anime (I would wager &lt;strong&gt;90%&lt;/strong&gt; or higher) seem to follow the 1:30 OP/ED &quot;rule&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth noting that most American series have openings which are 30 seconds or 1 minute in length; &lt;em&gt;Family Guy&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Sonic the Hedgehog&lt;/em&gt; cartoon are examples of this, though there are far more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did the 1 minute 30 second duration of OPs and EDs start to come into popularity, and is there a particular reason why they did so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T23:45:01.553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T02:14:19.913" Title="When and why did the trend of 1:30-long openings and endings begin?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2597" CreationDate="2013-02-22T04:15:49.643" Score="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/blog/2007/08/07/ask-john-why-are-anime-opening-sequences-so-long/&quot;&gt;This article here&lt;/a&gt; explains very well why Anime OPs are so long in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize a few of the points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cost&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spread out commercial breaks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Advertisement for record companies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each episode is a total 25 min. which leaves 5 min. for commercials in a 30 min. time-slot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Furthermore, OPs and EDs are typically reused for most of the episodes in a series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OPs and EDs only need to be animated once.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the longer you make them, the less work you need to fill up the rest of the time. Therefore, long OPs and EDs cut down on production cost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spread out commercial breaks:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote the article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Typical anime television episodes broadcast on network Japanese&#xA;  television have commercial breaks after the opening animation, in the&#xA;  middle of the episode, and just before the ending credits. With this&#xA;  broadcast pattern, a 90 second opening puts more content between&#xA;  commercial breaks than a 30 or 60 second opening, which may be less&#xA;  annoying for viewers to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is more of a reason with flow and pacing of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advertisement for record companies:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again from the article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Opening animation sequences serve as record company advertisements. A&#xA;  popular opening animation sequence like that of the Suzumiya Haruhi no&#xA;  Yuutsu or Lucky Star television series can make their series opening&#xA;  theme songs turn into overnight smash hits. A longer opening animation&#xA;  sequence provides time for the theme song to get exposure and gain&#xA;  popularity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting back to the point of why 90 seconds. That seems somewhat of an arbitrary number possibly the result of a bit of trial and error from the industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the article mentions, they used to be 60 seconds back in the 1970s. Then they were increased to 90 seconds for the reasons above. It's possible that some studios experimented with even longer OPs/EDs, but later on found that 90 seconds was a sweet spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T04:15:49.643" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T04:50:18.100" Score="8" ViewCount="434" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Crystal Triangle&lt;/strong&gt;, there's an ancient relic in the shape of a cube that's got writing all over it and is referred to as &quot;God's Message&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azcWK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first glance, it looks like it's based on Aramaic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4YgI2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then when we get a really good look at it, it doesn't look Aramaic at all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Cffh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this based on any kind of real world language/alphabet (similar to how the writing at the end of the Evangelion opening sequence is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.omniglot.com/writing/angelic.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angelic Script&lt;/a&gt;)? Or is it completely made up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T07:22:52.957" Title="What language is on the &quot;God's Message&quot; Cube?" Tags="&lt;crystal-triangle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2601" CreationDate="2013-02-22T04:59:04.640" Score="11" ViewCount="4439" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episodes 4 and 5 of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, some of the characters are seen playing a board game, one of which is at a large tournament-style event. It's played on a board composed of blue and yellow squares, and seems to have to do with cards and flipping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some images of gameplay (sorry about the giant &quot;play&quot; icons):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x2ZdS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WzJVz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbAIB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this game called, and are its rules really defined? Does this game exist in the real world, is it based on one, or is it completely made-up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T05:09:40.230" Title="What board game is being played in the early episodes of Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2600" CreationDate="2013-02-22T05:09:40.230" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The game is called &quot;Rai-Net Access Battlers&quot; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://jantakukaigi.g.hatena.ne.jp/jantaku24/20101013/1286961904&quot;&gt;here's a detailed description of the game and rules&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese). It's a made up game but it's loosely based off of the German game &lt;a href=&quot;http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2290/ghosts&quot;&gt;Ghosts!&lt;/a&gt; from the 80's. The gameplay is similar. As for it existing in the real world, there seems to be an official version of this game in the real world, it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://ow.ly/i/fc2H&quot;&gt;sold at Comiket&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Rai-Net_Access_Battlers&quot;&gt;Stein's Gate wiki&lt;/a&gt;. There's a short description of the gameplay in the wiki that's been translated from the above Japanese link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each player receives 4 Link cards and 4 Virus cards and arranges them as he/she wishes in their setup zone. Those Online cards (Link cards and Virus cards) all look the same from the face, so only you know and can see the alignment of your own Online cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;[A's Stack Area]&#xA;A A A S S A A A (B escapes from A's S)&#xA;. . . A A . . .&#xA;. . . . . . . .&#xA;. . . . . . . .&#xA;. . . B B . . .&#xA;B B B S S B B B (A escapes from B's S)&#xA;[B's Stack Area]&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(S stands for Server Port)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No card is placed in Server Ports or the Stack Area in the setup phase.&#xA;  Both players have 4 Terminal cards in their hand at the beginning of the game. Terminal cards from Basic set include LINE BOOST, FIRE WALL, VIRUS CHECKER and 404NOT FOUND.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before starting the game, players, the referee, and the audience are encouraged to shout &quot;DUEL ACCESS!&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alternate turns. On your turn, you must move exactly one of your Online cards 1 space forward/backward/sideways (never diagonally). If you land on an opposing Online card, you capture it, reveal its Link/Virus alignment and move it to your Stack Area. An Online card in one of the opponent's Server Ports can use its move to escape the board. Escaped cards are stacked to your Stack Area. If an unrevealed Online card escapes, it stays unrevealed in the Stack Area until the end of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You can use a Terminal card instead of moving an Online card. In other words, you have to consume 1 turn to use a Terminal card. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You win by either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You stack 4 Link cards in your Stack Area, regardless of whether they are your cards or the opponent's cards. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your opponent stacks 4 Virus cards in their Stack Area, regardless of whether they are your cards or the opponent's cards. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T05:09:40.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2617" CreationDate="2013-02-22T12:47:45.417" Score="19" ViewCount="84845" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand where Johan went after he &quot;mysteriously&quot; got out of the hospital.  Dr. Tenma seems to be finally OK and I don't understand how after all this, Yohan still lived.  He was the one who caused all this evil in the first place!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fantastic anime, but a confusing one at the end. Can someone explain what happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1488" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T23:37:52.270" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T23:37:52.270" Title="What happened in the hospital at the end of the anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2605" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2606" CreationDate="2013-02-22T13:18:07.043" Score="10" ViewCount="3508" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine is looking for an anime with a wolf/man or dog/man as main character. He described him as a demon with a red cloak and a big sword. He has long white hair and protects a female girl with black hair. The story takes place in old days from Japan, but I think the girl came from modern times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know which anime he means, but I can't remember its name. I hope some of you can help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:57:02.727" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:57:02.727" Title="Anime with a wolf/man demon as main character" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:37.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2605" CreationDate="2013-02-22T13:29:49.017" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that you're searching for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inu_Yasha&quot;&gt;InuYasha&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T16:39:30.053" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T16:39:30.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2607" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2612" CreationDate="2013-02-22T14:06:34.003" Score="6" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The Breaker-New Waves after his master broke his ki center he is still able to fight. In fights his level of regeneration is off the charts. He can keep fighting even if he has broken bones. Why is this happening? Is it because of training? Is it because of a medical condition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T16:31:32.747" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T17:02:51.420" Title="How does Shi-Woon regenerate his wounds so fast?" Tags="&lt;the-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2608" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T14:20:02.427" Score="4" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Vampire Knight, if a vampire hunter family gives birth to twins, one will be weak and the other will be strong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://vampireknight.wikia.com/wiki/Vampire_Hunter#Vampire_Hunter_Curse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vampireknight.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For the pair to become powerful hunters, the stronger one has to devour the other and become one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much of the weaker twin does the stronger twin devour? Does the stronger one drink the blood of the weaker one or actually eat their flesh. Is this ever explained in canon or by the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-23T03:28:56.743" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T13:40:54.587" Title="How much of their twin does the other twin need to eat?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T14:45:10.597" Score="4" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Vampire Knight (the first season) Yuuki shares a room with Yuri. During Vampire Knight Guilty, though, when they are all out for break, Yuuki's room only has one bed in it. Why isn't she staying in the dorm anymore? Where is she staying instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T05:56:12.193" Title="Why does Yuuki's room change?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T17:00:29.580" Score="5" ViewCount="1099" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contains spoilers for early manga readers or anime viewers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Phantom Lord arc, two mages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Juvia Lockser and Gajeel Redfox&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who were the S-rank members of their previous guild who had joined Fairy Tail. Why did they not retain their S-rank status?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T09:02:58.057" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T09:02:58.057" Title="Why didn't the two mages who joined Fairy Tail retain their S-rank status?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2610" CreationDate="2013-02-22T17:00:29.580" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each guild follows its own criteria to promote its members as S-rank mages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail's criteria for being promoted to S-rank mage are more stringent that those of Phantom Lord. Master Makarov mentioned that he selected the participants for the S-rank exam by watching their strength, heart and soul. From Master Jose's personality and his obsession with making Phantom Lord as the strongest guild, we can be certain he uses only fighting strength as the criteria, and doesn't care about things like heart and soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, although the S-rank mages were the strongest Phantom Lord's mages, one could not be certain where they stand in comparison to Fairy Tail's members. To determine that, they too would need to go through the S-rank exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it is a Fairy Tail tradition to conduct an S-rank exam every year. It could also be part of the tradition that the only way to get promoted to S-rank is to pass the exam, and there are no direct appointments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T17:00:29.580" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2607" CreationDate="2013-02-22T17:02:51.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;His regeneration and stamina have been greatly enhanced thanks to the extremely rare and expensive pill that Lee Shi-Ho (whose clan specialises in such matters) gives him. The pill, &lt;em&gt;Illwallsidan&lt;/em&gt;, triggers a tremendous release of &lt;em&gt;ki&lt;/em&gt; which most people cannot handle (and often die). But thanks to Chun-Woo's timely assistance, Shi-Woon somehow manages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much of &lt;em&gt;New Waves&lt;/em&gt; tackles how Shi-Woon goes about restoring his broken &lt;em&gt;ki&lt;/em&gt; centre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T17:02:51.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2613" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2614" CreationDate="2013-02-22T17:13:31.120" Score="5" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto was always discriminated against by the people of the Leaf Village because he had the Kyuubi inside. However, he is the son of the 4th Hokage and he was the one who sealed it inside him. Why, then, did they discriminate against him if it was in order to save the village?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T17:15:56.703" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:26:42.053" Title="Why didn't people of the Leaf Village want to get closer to Naruto if he is the son of the 4th Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2613" CreationDate="2013-02-22T17:27:41.883" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The details of how Minato sealed the Kyuubi inside Naruto, and the fact that Naruto is Minato's son was kept hidden from the villagers. The villagers believed that Naruto is the reincarnation of the Kyuubi, who killed their beloved Hokage. Having experienced the Kyuubi's attack on Konoha, they were also frightened about going near Naruto. Even the people who knew that the Kyuubi was sealed inside Naruto were worried about their own safety, and wanted to stay away from Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T17:27:41.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2616" CreationDate="2013-02-22T18:12:22.420" Score="7" ViewCount="669" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gurren Lagann, when they are about to start the fight with the Anti-Spirals, they mention that the Spirals have tried to attack them before but lost. Then, in the episode when the fight is about to begin, you can see many destroyed battleships. Does this mean that the Earth was destroyed and rebuilt before? Or was humanity not completely wiped out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T18:30:32.520" LastActivityDate="2019-10-01T00:43:38.830" Title="Was the Earth in the Gurren Lagann universe destroyed before?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2615" CreationDate="2013-02-22T18:25:22.320" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's important to note that Anti-Spirals were originally Spiral lifeforms. However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The Anti-Spirals realized the truth about the event called &amp;quot;Spiral Nemesis&amp;quot;, an event in which the entire universe would be destroyed by an excess of Spiral power. Because of this, they purged themselves of Spiral power and became a collective consciousness (the black creature known as the Anti-Spiral).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Anti-Spirals then made it their mission to ensure that no Spirals could contribute to this cataclysmic event; this included attacking Earth, where the Spiral lifeforms continued to live. However, they were unsuccessful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Anti-Spirals found heavy resistance on Earth, since this was the home of the native Spiral warriors. The Spiral warriors held off the Anti-Spirals, driving them back into space, before pushing further into Anti-Spiral territory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;   -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-Spirals#First_Anti-Spiral_War&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anti-Spirals at the Gurren Lagann Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lordgenome, a powerful warrior, was the one who led the resistance against the Anti-Spirals and ultimately protected the Earth from destruction. However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Utterly immersed in the despair the Anti-Spiral had instilled within him, Lordgenome activated his most powerful weapon, the Cathedral Lazengann, and pushed humanity back to Planet Earth, determined to preserve the remaining spiral population by conceding to any demands the Anti-Spiral had. He constructed an imposing castle fortress called Teppelin, and created the Beastmen as enforcers to slaughter human beings living on the planet surface, driving them underground in hope their fear would keep them there along with burying the Lagann in the depths of the Earth's crust.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;    -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Lordgenome#First_Anti_Spiral_War&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lordgenome at the Gurren Lagann Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no, the Earth itself was never destroyed. The Anti-Spirals &lt;em&gt;tried&lt;/em&gt; to obliterate the Spiral lifeforms, but they were not destroyed; they were only suppressed by Lordgenome in an effort to further the Anti-Spirals' protection of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T18:25:22.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2604" CreationDate="2013-02-22T19:14:57.677" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously, this entire post is going to be spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's left as an open issue at the end of the series. Johan was operated on and saved yet again by Tenma and when he went to visit Johan at the police hospital, who was in a coma originally, Johan sat up and was talking to Tenma. But later we see the same room with an empty hospital bed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The conversation at the end was about which child Johan's mother wanted to keep, him or Anna/Nina. So there may be a clue in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1. He died after waking up from the coma and talking to Tenma (Or Alternatively, the talking to Tenma bit could have been a daydream, but he died anyways)&lt;br&gt;2. He was released and he's alive and well&lt;br&gt;3. He escaped from the police hospital just like the beginning of the show and continues his ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the focus should be on the mother and her choice on which twin to give up and which to &quot;save&quot; and the title of the last episode, &quot;The Real Monster&quot;. There's always been confusion as to which was which because previously we were told from conflicting memories. Some people think that the title of &quot;The Real Monster&quot; is the mother, some people think it's referring to everyone and the world, how the world can make anyone a monster, or, Johan is the real monster afterall. Each of these sort of correlates to one of the possibilities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If the mother was the real monster for choosing one twin and unwanted the other, Johan dies and Nina lives. If everyone's really a monster, Johan was absolved (for the most part, maybe not criminally) of all of his crimes because the world and the people in it are the real monsters. If Johan is the true monster here, then he escaped from the police hospital and continues to play the role of the &quot;real monster&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's up to your interpretation. Who do &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; think the real monster is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T19:22:22.060" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T19:22:22.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43918" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:12:02.433" Score="6" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/strong&gt;, it seems Mint and her family all have these droopy rabbit ears above their real ears. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BuQFP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that she likes cosplay so are these fake? In all of the anime seasons I don't see her without the rabbit ears and she seems to be able to move them as if they're real. I've read that the BROCCOLI game has some insight into the ears but I've never seen the game or could find any info about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T14:31:05.067" Title="Why does Mint have rabbit ears?" Tags="&lt;galaxy-angel&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2619" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:23:04.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CqYTa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Galaxy Angel promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a bishoujo dating sim created by BROCCOLI and later adapted as an anime TV series directed by Morio Asaka, Yoshimitsu Ōhashi (first 2 seasons) and Shigehito Takayanagi (last 2 seasons), and produced by Studio Madhouse. The show follows 5 girls (the &quot;Angel Brigade&quot;, an elite branch of the military) who search for pieces of Lost Technology, ancient mysterious items with unknown powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first season of the anime, containing 24 episode plus 2 extras, aired in April 2001, shortly followed by an 8 volume manga series written by BROCCOLI. An 18 episode plus 1 extra second season called &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel Z&lt;/em&gt; aired in February 2002. A 3rd season, split into 3 sections called &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel A&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel AA&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel S&lt;/em&gt; started airing in November 2002 and contained a total of 53 episodes plus one extra episode. Finally, a 26 episode &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel X&lt;/em&gt; aired in July 2004. Most of these episodes were roughly 13 minutes in length, and thus were broadcast in pairs in order to fill up a half hour time-slot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyangel.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Galaxy Angel wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:37:05.777" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:37:05.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2620" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:23:04.293" Score="0" Body="&quot;Galaxy Angel&quot; is a dating sim created by BROCCOLI and later adapted as an anime TV series." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:37:05.777" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:37:05.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2621" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:28:26.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8UDP2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crystal Triangle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crystal Triangle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 86 minute long OVA released in September 1987, directed by Seiji Okuda and produced by Studio Live. The story follows an archaeologist in search of the message of God, which ends up being sought by all the powerful countries in the world because it is believed to have great powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=563&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crystal Triangle&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Triangle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crystal Triangle&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:44:01.953" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:44:01.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2622" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:28:26.107" Score="0" Body="&quot;Crystal Triangle&quot; is an 86-minute-long OVA released in September 1987, directed by Seiji Okuda." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:44:01.953" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:44:01.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2623" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:45:55.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9eJOQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dog Days promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dog Days&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a fantasy anime directed by Keizo Kusakawa and produced by Seven Arcs Studio. It was later adapted into a novel and a manga, and a second season for the anime was also produced. The story follows Izumi Shinku, a middle-school boy from Japan, who gets summoned by Princess Millhiore from the fantasy land of Flonyard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original anime aired in April 2011, with the manga, written by Masaki Tsuzuki, shortly following in May 2011. A second season of the anime titled &lt;em&gt;Dog Days'&lt;/em&gt; (note the apostrophe) aired in July 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Days_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="22475" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T02:05:34.173" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T02:05:34.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2624" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:45:55.267" Score="0" Body="&quot;Dog Days&quot; is a fantasy anime directed by Keizo Kusakawa and produced by Seven Arcs Studio.&#xD;&#xA; This anime is about Shinke Izumi's summoning to the Kingdom of Flonyard as one if its &quot;Hero&quot;. He is summoned by the dog-like Princess of the Biscotti Republic, Princess Millhoire." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="22475" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T02:05:41.050" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T02:05:41.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2618" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:56:53.493" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is unknown officially whether they're real or fake. As you mentioned, Mint's father, Darno, has these ears as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SLO0s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons why Darno has these do not appear to be stated, nor are they very elaborate for Mint. It is believed that they are fake due to her losing them later in the series. From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyangel.wikia.com/wiki/Mint_Blancmanche#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Galaxy Angel Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is notable for having a pair of rabbit ears above her human ears, a trait shared by her entire family and the family pet. They can move depending on her emotions and can flap rapidly for flight. Although generally considered real, they were shown to most likely be fake in the third season, after an ordeal with a duck helmet completely removed her hair and rabbit ears, while leaving her real ears attached.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while they are considered to be fake for the reason stated above, it has never been officially revealed one way or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T20:56:53.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2626" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:04:23.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q9EuEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Myself;Yourself promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;_Myself; Yourself&lt;/strong&gt; is a visual novel developed by Yeti for the PlayStation 2, as well as a 6-chapter light novel series written by Takumi Nakazawa. A 13 episode TV anime series was also created which aired in October 2007. The TV series was directed by Yasuhiro Kuroda and produced by Studio Dogakobo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Sana Hidaka and her friends in the fictional town of Sakuranomori. Sana, born in Sakuranomori, has recently returned to the town at the start of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myself_;_Yourself&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Myself ; Yourself&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8507&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Myself; Yourself&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:40:40.107" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:40:40.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2627" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:04:23.963" Score="0" Body="&quot;Myself; Yourself&quot; is a visual novel developed by Yeti for the PlayStation 2." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:40:40.107" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:40:40.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2505" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:09:44.377" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a pretty good summary of a lot of the positions &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janscottfrazier.com/content/articles/jobs/index.htm&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Original Creator&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Director&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enshutsu (Animation Technical Director)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Character Designer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Animation Supervisor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Key Animators&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inbetweeners &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Art Director (Art Model and Background)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Color Coordinator&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finisher&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special Effect / CG Artist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just a few highlights:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Creator (gensaku)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  The original creator is the person who came up with the concept for&#xA;  the story originally. This may be the original manga creator, a&#xA;  novelist, game developer, playwright, author, oracle, prophet, or&#xA;  whoever can come up with an original idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enshutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  Often translated as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;animation director&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;technical director&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Enshutsu&#xA;  is one of the most difficult and most important jobs in the Japanese&#xA;  animation industry. The enshutsu is between the director (kantoku) and&#xA;  the production staff. He is responsible for checking and supervising&#xA;  the show through the production, from initial story to the final&#xA;  released product, and in many cases, has almost total control over it.&#xA;  He checks the animation drawings as they are being done, sets up the&#xA;  scenes before they go to camera and supervises the sound and voice&#xA;  recordings and all the editing amongst many other jobs. The exact job&#xA;  and responsibilities vary from company to company, and from show to&#xA;  show as well. Sometimes the enshutsu ends up as the whipping boy for&#xA;  the director; sometimes he or she carries the show and the director&#xA;  sits back and watches. On larger productions there is sometimes more&#xA;  than one enshutsu and usually quite a few assistants. It is important&#xA;  to have a good knowledge of animation production as well as artistic&#xA;  talent to do the job and it usually takes four or more years in the&#xA;  industry before someone can do the job right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inbetweening (douga)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;inbetweeners&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; use the key drawings as reference points and produce drawings that fit between the&#xA;  positions on the keys. This smoothes out the movement and makes the&#xA;  animation look better. (The more inbetweens there are, the more fluid&#xA;  the movement becomes and the more expensive the animation becomes.)&#xA;  Inbetweening is a relatively non-creative job. It is more tracing than&#xA;  anything else. The hours are long and the key animators are sometimes&#xA;  very hard to work with. The cruelest part of being an inbetweener is&#xA;  that they rarely get to work on anything they are fans of and what&#xA;  they do get to work on they burn out on quickly. (I know some&#xA;  animators and an enshutsu that you can send into convulsions by&#xA;  whispering &quot;Ranma&quot; in their ears.) After 2 or 3 years of grueling&#xA;  inbetweening, animators who can handle it are usually promoted to&#xA;  keys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a position that is present in anime production but not as common in western or traditional animation, I could could only find one position that might fit the bill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Color Coordination (Iroshitei)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  The Color Coordinator decides all the colors for everything that will&#xA;  be painted/colored by the shiage department in the show and creates an&#xA;  iroshitei hyou (color model pack) that the staff can refer to when&#xA;  painting. This job requires not only good color sense but a good&#xA;  memory, as the CC should be able to keep an idea of what the colors&#xA;  for the whole show look like in her head so that when questions come&#xA;  up about small details and things not in the iroshitei hyou she&#xA;  doesn't need to pull all the models and think about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  The CC makes&#xA;  color models of each of the characters and the props, mecha etc. in&#xA;  the computer paint system. The painters use these models when coloring&#xA;  the various scenes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  In the old days of liquid paint, there were 327&#xA;  commonly used Taiyou Shikisai (Taiyo Paint Company) cel paints but&#xA;  they had over 1,000 in their catalog. Each color had a code number&#xA;  which originally was its equivalent to the DIC (Dai Nippon Ink&#xA;  Company) code. Color code numbers were usually a letter followed by&#xA;  numbers like GY-40 and RP-99. (Some companies used another paint&#xA;  company - Stack - but their paint was more expensive (and higher&#xA;  quality) and the paint codes were different.)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  A good way of telling&#xA;  that you had done this job too long is when you lookout a train window&#xA;  at a sunset or forest and find yourself determining what paint colors&#xA;  they it is composed of. Computers have made life a lot easier with&#xA;  16.7 million colors ending the need for weird paint codes but now you look at that sunset and wonder what dpi you would have to scan it in&#xA;  to get good output quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure other types of animations have color coordinators but this one is somewhat specific to anime since it deals with a specific Asian company and their limited paint color selection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full page is worth a read as it has a lot of the Japanese names of positions in addition to their translated names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-03-11T20:42:10.407" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T20:42:10.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2629" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:13:13.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rdooUl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kuragehime promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Jellyfish&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Kuragehime&lt;/em&gt;) is a comedy slice-of-life manga series written by Akiko Higashimura with an anime TV adaptation directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base. The story centers around Amamizukan, an apartment complex in Tokyo occupied by a group of otaku women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started serialization in November 2008 and the short 11 episode animated TV series started airing in October 2010. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America and by Kaze in the U.K.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Jellyfish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Jellyfish&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuragehime&lt;/em&gt; (manga) at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:40:12.743" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:40:12.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2630" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:13:13.483" Score="0" Body="Princess Jellyfish (or, &quot;Kuragehime&quot;) is a comedy slice-of-life manga series by Akiko Higashimura." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:40:12.743" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:40:12.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2631" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:36:51.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TmAXK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gall Force: Eternal Story promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gall Force&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an adventure/sci-fi anime franchise consisting of several OVAs and films. The original story starts during a war between the Solenoids and the Paranoids. Seven Solenoids set their course to the planet &quot;Chaos&quot;, their new homeworld, but a malfunction takes them off-course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gall Force: Eternal Story&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, July 1986&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gall Force: Destruction&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film, sometimes referred to as &quot;&lt;em&gt;Gall Force 2&lt;/em&gt;&quot;), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, November 1987&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ten Little Gall Force&lt;/strong&gt; (OVA, 1 episode SD parody), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, July 1988&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gall Force: Stardust War&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film, sometimes referred to as &quot;&lt;em&gt;Gall Force 3&lt;/em&gt;&quot;), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, November 1988&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rhea Gall Force&lt;/strong&gt; (OVA, 1 episode), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, March 1989&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gall Force: Earth Chapter&lt;/strong&gt; (OVA, 3 episodes), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, December 1989&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gall Force: New Era&lt;/strong&gt; (OVA, 2 episodes), directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, December 1991&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gall Force: Revolution&lt;/strong&gt; (OVA, 4 episode series remake), directed by    Hiroshi Fukishima and produced by AIC and ARTMIC, March 1996&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_Force&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gall Force&lt;/em&gt;'s Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=867&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:39:45.617" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:39:45.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2632" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:36:51.850" Score="0" Body="&quot;Gall Force&quot; is an anime franchise consisting of several OVAs and films. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:39:45.617" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:39:45.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2634" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:28:52.127" Score="8" ViewCount="11473" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Deadman Wonderland is a brutal prison for convicted criminals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at various points in the show, it is revealed how each of the main characters ended up there. (what crime they were convicted of)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how did Shiro get there? Is it ever revealed what Shiro did to end up in that prison?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZoxcO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sS0ns.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Shiro was Ganta's childhood friend. So that means that she started off outside in the normal world. But are there any clues to what brought her into Deadman Wonderland?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T06:06:36.890" Title="How does Shiro get into the Deadman Wonderland?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2633" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:36:29.387" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though Shiro and Ganta were childhood friends, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shiro was used in experiments by the director (Hagire Rinichiro) and Ganta's mother. This was all before Deadman Wonderland was created, and when the director founded it, he created a special room for Shiro. Shiro wasn't imprisoned there, but lived there so that the experiments to create the &quot;Wretched Egg&quot; (Shiro's other personality) can continue, thus she was brought there by the director when Deadman Wonderland was created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was mentioned briefly in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Shiro#History&quot;&gt;Deadman Wonderland wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-02-24T19:27:37.637" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T19:27:37.637" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2633" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:45:55.857" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deadman Wonderland was originally the medical center in the flashbacks, but when it was destroyed by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Tokyo_Earthquake&quot;&gt;Great Tokyo Earthquake&lt;/a&gt;, the prison was built over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Deadman Wonderland was built specifically to contain Shiro's second, more sinister personality, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Wretched_Egg&quot;&gt;Wretched Egg&lt;/a&gt;, aka the original Deadman, the Red Man. At the heart of the facility is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Mother_Goose_System&quot;&gt;Mother Goose System&lt;/a&gt; which was designed to transmit a lullaby that suppresses the Wretched Egg. This way you could say the heart of the facility exists to contain her, and that's why she's there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:45:55.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T23:00:21.943" Score="4" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of episode 7, we know the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rei is somehow connected to the Alones that are attacking the city.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The (unnamed) black bird is able to inflict extreme pain on Rei through those feathers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Every time Rei fires an arrow at an Alone, she consumes one feather.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mNIh6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything else that has been revealed? Do these feathers symbolize anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T18:15:49.337" Title="What are the feathers on Rei's neck?" Tags="&lt;vividred-operation&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2637" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-22T23:18:19.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SqFwy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Deadman Wonderland manga art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deadman Wonderland&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series written by Jinsei Kataoka with an anime adaptation directed by Kōichirō Hatsumi and produced by Manglobe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story, set after a massive earthquake has destroyed most of Tokyo, focuses on Ganta Igarashi, a middle school student. Ganta survives a mysterious attack on his class, only to be framed for the carnage and sentenced to be locked away in the most twisted prison ever built—Deadman Wonderland—where prison meets death-match entertainment. Ganta soon finds out that he has to risk his life in the ensuing death matches in order to find the one responsible for the mysterious attack that led to his incarceration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started publication in 2007 and the 12 episode anime TV series originally aired in spring 2011. A single episode side-story OVA called &lt;em&gt;Red Knife Wielder&lt;/em&gt; was released in October 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deadman Wonderland&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deadman Wonderland&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:12:37.850" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:12:37.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2638" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-22T23:18:19.913" Score="0" Body="&quot;Deadman Wonderland&quot; is a manga and anime by Jinsei Kataoka. Middle-schooler Ganta Igarashi is framed for brutally murdering his whole class and locked away in the title prison, Deadman Wonderland, an attraction island where prisoners entertain visitors in cruel games." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:56:35.533" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:56:35.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2636" CreationDate="2013-02-22T23:41:43.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of Episode 7, it's been revealed that it indicates how many Empowering Arrows she can fire and that she only has twelve of these arrows available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-02T18:15:49.337" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T18:15:49.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2586" CreationDate="2013-02-23T00:04:27.173" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it can't really be confirmed ( or has not been confirmed yet ) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's a reference to a song from the 70's, which was mostly instrumental but contained one single lyric repeated throughout: &quot;tequila.&quot; I guess the style was similar enough to the miniature music bit in that eyecatch to make the reference clear to everybody old enough to get it.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=279954&quot;&gt;source1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure which tequilla song they reffer to as there are about 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-02-23T00:04:27.173" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3122" CreationDate="2013-02-23T00:12:34.503" Score="5" ViewCount="716" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 of &lt;strong&gt;Chihayafuru 2&lt;/strong&gt;, Chihaya mentions that she didn't know what &quot;Frenzied&quot; means and Kanade says to herself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We're in the second season and she still doesn't know what the title means?!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MJhht.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that &quot;chihayaburu&quot; is impassionate, but is this a play on words somehow? Or is this an instance of Kanade breaking the fourth wall? It would be the first instance of this happening as far as I know, seemed really awkward and out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T22:31:15.483" Title="Did Kanade Oe break the &quot;4th wall&quot;?" Tags="&lt;chihayafuru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2649" CreationDate="2013-02-23T06:17:52.370" Score="11" ViewCount="15367" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've heard, the anime version of Soul Eater was fairly faithful to the manga up to a certain point (excluding a few fillers). However, the ending of the anime was nothing like the manga (which is still ongoing), and in my view the end of the anime was its weakest point. I want to start reading the manga at the point where the two diverged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the last manga chapter that was adapted in the anime, and what episode does that correspond to? Also, are there any chapters before that which I would have missed from the anime (especially those which have important plot points)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T23:28:49.867" Title="When did the Soul Eater anime and manga diverge?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2647" CreationDate="2013-02-23T15:05:34.187" Score="12" ViewCount="15407" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many anime do not follow the manga history and are made shorter. However there are a few that do follow it or try to finish the history with the manga like the big three (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece), Death Note, and FMA Brotherhood. But others finish the anime without the real ending like FMA, Ouran High School, Pandora Hearts, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Why is this so? Is it because of the high cost? Or the lack of popularity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-02-24T17:20:27.560" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T05:02:46.037" Title="Why do many anime not follow the manga? Why are they usually made shorter?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2643" CreationDate="2013-02-23T15:23:17.793" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally with cases like Soul Eater, Ouran, Kaichou wa Maid-Sama and Ao no Exorcist is that they've run out of source material or that the manga simply hasn't reached far enough past that point to continue the anime. The first Fullmetal Alchemist anime came out when the manga wasn't anywhere near done, and therefore branched off completely after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hughes was killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-23T15:58:47.633" LastActivityDate="2013-02-23T15:58:47.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2648" CreationDate="2013-02-23T16:00:41.080" Score="15" ViewCount="17898" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've all seen it many times... When someone gets angry or annoyed, the angry symbol (shown below) shows up one or more times in and around the person's head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jDfXy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where did it come from?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did it get popularized?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there a proper term for it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2020-04-29T22:25:46.903" Title="How did the angry symbol originate?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2643" CreationDate="2013-02-23T16:04:43.513" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The television broadcaster allots a specific number of seasons for the anime, depending on commercial considerations, such as popularity of the source material (manga), target audience, timeslots available, etc. If the manga would not conclude by the time their allotted season ends, they usually create an alternate ending, so that the audience does not feel like they abandoned the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more popular series such as Naruto or One Piece can reasonably expect that they would get several seasons, till the manga ends and hence can follow the manga closely. However, such anime could also end somewhat abruptly, if the broadcaster decides to not allot them any more seasons at some point, as it happened with Bleach after the Fullbring arc, for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, when the anime production company works closely with the mangaka, they can keep their ending consistent with the manga, even though the manga has not been published, but this is rare. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-23T16:04:43.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2646" CreationDate="2013-02-23T16:22:22.103" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt; calls it the &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossPoppingVeins&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cross-Popping Veins&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography#Head_and_face&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; as well as other blogs and sources seem to be comfortable backing up that term. Other terms include &amp;quot;Bulging Vein&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;# Mark&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As their name suggests, they were inspired by a physiological effect many people have; when they become excessively angry or tense, their blood pressure rises and muscle tension builds, forcing veins to the surface.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angry characters may exhibit a &amp;quot;vein&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stress mark&amp;quot; effect, where lines representing bulging veins will appear on their forehead. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Facial_expressions&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real life, bulging veins are usually a sign of physiological changes, such as aging or diseases. Strong emotion pumps blood faster, thus making it more protrudent. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossPoppingVeins&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, the cross- or Y-shaped markings are oversimplified and cartoon-like versions of these veins, but are still representative of this reaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first use of this icon does not seem to be recorded, nor why it seems to have become popular enough as a symbol of anime that even anime knockoffs will use it. The tropes article I mentioned has a documented list of where it's appeared over the years; however, it does remain possible that even the most dated entry in that list is not the original usage of the icon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-02-23T16:27:41.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2642" CreationDate="2013-02-24T18:10:47.380" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it would be the safest bet to start reading once they introduced the Spider Witch. It's when their paths started to separate more and more. That is on &lt;strong&gt;chapter 23th, Daily Life&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will notice quite a lot similarities from the anime, but that's where they start to go different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1407" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T18:10:47.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2654" CreationDate="2013-02-24T18:56:15.427" Score="7" ViewCount="129256" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much just as the title states: What is the proper order to watch &lt;em&gt;Hakuouki&lt;/em&gt; in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently I watched &lt;em&gt;Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan&lt;/em&gt;, and it really felt as if I jumped in half-way through a series. Then, I found out there are about 10 different &lt;em&gt;Hakuouki&lt;/em&gt; and I'm wondering, in which order I should watch them to properly follow the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T16:16:44.047" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T23:16:49.857" Title="What is the proper order to watch Hakuouki in?" Tags="&lt;hakuouki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2651" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-24T18:59:32.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hakuōki&lt;/em&gt; (薄桜鬼 〜新選組奇譚〜 / &lt;em&gt;Hakuōki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~&lt;/em&gt;) is a video game series for several consoles that has been adapted into multiple anime series animated by Studio DEEN. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haku%C5%8Dki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hakuōki&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:28:04.613" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:28:04.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2652" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-24T18:59:32.437" Score="0" Body="Hakuouki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~ is a video game series that has been adapted into multiple anime series by Studio DEEN." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:28:04.613" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:28:04.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2586" CreationDate="2013-02-24T19:34:01.830" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any sort of official reason given for &quot;Tequila&quot; being in the eyecatch. I looked on every page I could find on their official website (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kuragehime.noitamina.tv&quot;&gt;http://kuragehime.noitamina.tv&lt;/a&gt;) and could not find an explanation. You'll have to translate the website into English to check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best explanation I can find is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/Kuragehime&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/Kuragehime&lt;/a&gt;, which says that &quot;Tequila&quot; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InherentlyFunnyWords&quot;&gt;Inherently Funny Word&lt;/a&gt;. According to the page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fact: Whether by pronunciation, spelling, or use, some words are just plain funny to certain characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of websites that speculate about the reasoning but most seem to conclude that there is no reason but that it's funny. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-evo.net/2011/01/01/kuragehime-review/&quot;&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T19:34:01.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2650" CreationDate="2013-02-24T19:48:46.307" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hakuouki was released in this order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan (or just Hakuouki), Hakuouki Hakketsuroku, Hakuouki Sekkaroku OVA, and Hakuouki Reimeiroku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan is the original series. Hakuouki Hakkesturoku is the sequel to the original series. The &quot;episode zero&quot; of Hakuouki Hakkesturoku (Memories in Kyoto) is a recap of the first series. The OVA series was released between the second series and Reimeiroku. Reimeiroku was the third full series released and acts as a prequel to the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude, if you want to watch in chronological order of the show (as opposed to release order), the correct viewing order would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuouki Reimeiroku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuouki Sekkaroku OVA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuouki Hakkesturoku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: First, I actually made a mistake originally. The OVA is actually set in between  episodes 8 and 9 of the first season of Hakuōki Shinsengumi Kitan, so chronologically it would really be before Hakkesturoku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to the movies, their roles are a bit more confusing. According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two new films are scheduled for 2013–2014. Film 1 was released in August 2013 and is released on DVDs February 2014. The film is supposed to be a retelling of both seasons in greater detail and with a slightly different ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-26/hakuoki-games-get-new-ova-3rd-tv-series-2-films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt; states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Production on a two-part Hakuōki film project that will open [2013] has been green-lit. The film will tell an all-new story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having not seen either of the films, I cannot say for certain where they fall in the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuouki#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T09:07:30.263" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T09:07:30.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2656" CreationDate="2013-02-25T03:00:56.297" Score="7" ViewCount="562" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to remember the title of an anime I watched a while back. I watched this anime sometime in 2007. Judging by what little I remember of the art style the anime was probably made sometime between 2000 and 2005. The episodes were 10-15 minutes each and there were about 10 of them. The show had a lot of nudity and was pretty explicit, but I'm sure it wasn't hentai. I somehow remember the plot very vividly despite forgetting the name. It wasn't a very good show, but I'd still like to know what it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was about producing some sort of hero/sentai television show. In that fictional television show there were several girls (probably 5) who were able to transform into different outfits and gain different abilities depending on their outfit. The main character is a high school boy who is the camera man for the show who is secretly also the writer of the show. He's also pretty perverted, and a lot of the show is just him falling into erotic delusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actresses playing the characters in the sentai show realize that he is actually the writer, though they keep this a secret from him. Somehow they all go to his school (I think), even though I'm pretty sure some of them were elementary- or middle-schoolers. In order to try to increase their screen-time, they all start trying to seduce him by getting into compromising situations, like &quot;accidentally&quot; running into him naked or showing him their underwear. The first half (maybe more) of the series is just random fanservice in that vein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, he figures out that they know that he is the writer and that they've been seducing him, and decides to punish them by putting them into even more embarrassing situations, causing wardrobe malfunctions on-stage and doing all sorts of other abuses of power. The series takes a sort of darker turn at this point, though there's still plenty of fanservice. However, the plan backfires on him. Some sort of controversy causes him to be taken off the project, and I think the show was even cancelled. Yet somehow there was a happy ending where all the actresses were still friendly with him and the show gets restarted, and he might end up in a relationship with one of the girls. The only thing I remember about the ending is that it was rather implausible, so I don't know how that happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have any idea what this anime could be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:32:32.320" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:32:32.320" Title="Anime about the cameraman from a television show" Tags="&lt;love-love&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:41.100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2655" CreationDate="2013-02-25T06:06:15.420" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for the show &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Love%3F&quot;&gt;LOVE♥LOVE?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naoto Ohizumi is the screenwriter for the all-female Super Sentai TV show, The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers (&quot;Cosplayers&quot;), although this is only known by the show's producer. Naoto has a crush on one of the show's stars, Natsumi Yagami. As the show proceeds so does their relationship, with many twists and turns along the way. Many of the other actresses are also in love with Naoto, creating various situations throughout the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-02-25T19:01:18.120" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T19:01:18.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2659" CreationDate="2013-02-25T14:34:02.947" Score="10" ViewCount="2845" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the name of a certain anime I saw when I was younger. It was about a guy who was fleeing into the mountains for some reason. In these mountains he found a woman. After kissing her he found out that he became immortal and lived for thousands of years. I also remember that the moment they kissed he would feel inhuman pain for 3 consecutive days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;I can't properly remember the art style or the music used. I am sure it was a series around 12 episodes. I watched it subbed and don't believe there was any dubbed version (I don't really watch those so didn't pay attention to that). I believe it was a Madhouse production but I can't tell that for sure. The moment I started watching it had just about ended and I believe the end was a bit of a vampire-like story or at least hinted at a vampire-like plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remembered a bit more about the plot: it was set in medieval times between 1200 and 1400, I think. But halfway through the plot, he loses consciousness and stays so for 1000 years and ends up in a post-apocalyptic Japan where he starts to search for his beloved (the one who kissed and made him immortal). Also it was not 2007 when I watched it but the end of 2008. I read the manga in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T21:00:19.383" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T21:00:19.383" Title="Guy becomes immortal after kissing a girl" Tags="&lt;kurozuka&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:44.240" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2657" CreationDate="2013-02-25T16:52:38.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Resurrection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Princess Resurrection&lt;/a&gt; (怪物王女 Kaibutsu Ōjo?, lit. Monster Princess) is a Japanese horror comedy manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hiro Hiyorimi is a boy who has just moved to the Sasanaki City to meet his sister. While walking down the sidewalk, he is suddenly hit by a car (crushed by construction beams in the anime). On the verge of death, he is seen by a young woman clad in gothic clothes. &lt;strong&gt;She then resurrects him, leaving him alive in the hospital morgue.&lt;/strong&gt; He wakes up confused over what happened, only to encounter the woman again as she eliminates some wolf creatures. She addresses Hiro as &quot;her servant&quot; and introduces herself as &quot;Hime&quot; (Japanese for Princess) and explains that she is a member of the royal family of the Monster Realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No mountains apparently. But the rest of the plot appears to share the same ballpark. The time-frame is also a fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is still ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T16:52:38.207" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2657" CreationDate="2013-02-25T16:59:37.070" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds somewhat similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurozuka&quot;&gt;Kurozuka&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series begins in 12th century Japan and centers on Kuro, a character based loosely on the legendary Japanese swordsman Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Kuro and his servant, Benkei, meet a beautiful and mysterious woman named Kuromitsu while on the run from Kuro's elder brother, who seeks his life. Kuromitsu and Kuro fall in love, but he soon discovers that she harbors a terrible secret: she is a vampiric immortal. Following an attack by his pursuers, Kuro is badly injured and must imbibe Kuromitsu's blood to save his own life. Kuro is then betrayed and attacked by Benkei, who has been subverted by a shadowy organization called the Red Army, and Kuro's head is severed, which interferes with his transformation into a fully immortal being. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kuro loses consciousness and wakes up centuries later in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian Japan. The surviving citizens have fallen under constant oppression by the Red Army, and Kuro is quickly found and recruited by an underground revolutionary movement called Haniwa. The remaining episodes follow Kuro's fight with the Red Army and its host of elite warriors, who have been enhanced by samples of Kuromitsu's blood, and his quest to find his inexplicably lost love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is also by Madhouse from 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-02-25T17:05:36.890" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T17:05:36.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2660" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-25T17:06:58.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kurozuka&lt;/em&gt; (黒塚) is a novel/manga series writen by Baku Yumemakura and illustrated by Takashi Noguchi. The manga was serialized in the seinen magazine Super Jump in 2003 by Shueisha and ended in 2006. The anime adaption was made by Madhouse and aired on Animax from May 2008 to December 2008 with a total of 12 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurozuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kurozuka&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:30:16.107" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:30:16.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2661" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-25T17:06:58.173" Score="0" Body="Kurozuka is a novel/manga series by Baku Yumemakura and Takashi Noguchi. " OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:30:16.107" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:30:16.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2662" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2663" CreationDate="2013-02-25T18:33:57.567" Score="19" ViewCount="38291" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are manga read right to left? Has it always been so? Are there any exceptions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Flipped mangas are excused from this question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T03:30:43.217" Title="Why are manga read from right to left? Has it always been so?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2662" CreationDate="2013-02-25T18:45:30.910" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;The traditional Japanese written language goes from right to left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Books in Japan tend to start from the &amp;quot;right-most&amp;quot; side.  It's only natural that manga publications follow the same format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, Japanese is written in a format called tategaki (縦書き?),&#xA;which copies the traditional Chinese system. In this format, the&#xA;characters are written in columns going from top to bottom, with&#xA;columns ordered from right to left. After reaching the bottom of each&#xA;column, the reader continues at the top of the column to the left of&#xA;the current one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modern Japanese also uses another writing format, called yokogaki&#xA;(横書き?). This writing format is horizontal and reads from left to&#xA;right, just like English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A book printed in tategaki opens from what a Westerner would call the&#xA;back, while a book printed in yokogaki opens from what traditionally&#xA;in Japan would have been considered the back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T16:20:02.500" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2665" CreationDate="2013-02-25T23:36:55.060" Score="7" ViewCount="740" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original TV series, Yawara was supposed to compete in Barcelona Olympic Games. The special &quot;&lt;em&gt;Zutto Kimi no Koto ga&lt;/em&gt;&quot; goes on where the TV series ends. In that special, the location changes to &quot;Atlanta Olympics&quot; without any explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for this unexplained sudden change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T10:40:36.173" Title="Why did the location change to &quot;Atlanta&quot; from &quot;Barcelona&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yawara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2664" CreationDate="2013-02-26T00:02:39.733" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Yawara!&lt;/em&gt; manga was written starting in 1986 and lasted until 1993. In the manga, Yawara is actually meant to compete in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1988 Seoul Olympics&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dYd7z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when it was adapted into an anime, which aired from 1989 (after the Seoul Olympics) until 1992, they kept the media contemporary (instead of dating it), they adjusted this to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1992 Barcelona Olympics&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;(Side note: This worked out well for them, as a competitor much like Yawara won in real life in Barcelona that year and received the nickname &quot;Yawara-chan&quot;. The more you know!)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zutto Kimi no Koto ga&lt;/em&gt;, however, was not released until 1996, two weeks before the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1996 Atlanta Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, hence it was adjusted for this set of Olympic games instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that, in each instance, the producers wanted to play somewhat on the publicity of the Olympic games, and by 1996 they were good enough to air their special only weeks ahead of the real thing. There is no in-universe reason for the change here, simply that she was competing at the &quot;upcoming Olympics&quot; in two different time periods (pre- and post-1992).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-26T02:03:08.487" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T02:03:08.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2666" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2740" CreationDate="2013-02-26T07:31:36.253" Score="14" ViewCount="24953" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 290 of Naruto Shippuden, Kabuto creates Hidan from thousands of tiny snakes. But by looking at the eyes of manifested Hidan, it seems like an Edo-Tensei. And Kabuto mentions it himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hidan isn't dead! Then how can he be reincarnated? What Jutsu is that?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga of course there is no confusion..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for that episode I am trying to find the logic. Do you have any thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:15:26.697" LastActivityDate="2020-12-25T01:47:15.337" Title="How Kabuto could reincarnate or manifest Hidan (in an anime filler)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2668" CreationDate="2013-02-26T09:25:47.797" Score="5" ViewCount="1108" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember an anime about a girl from Japan who came to the United States (where everyone speaks Japanese, apparently) to join a famous high-tech sort of circus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I can't remember is the name of that anime. Could anyone give me a lead? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:35:45.623" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:35:45.623" Title="Anime featuring a circus" Tags="&lt;kaleido-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:47.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2667" CreationDate="2013-02-26T12:03:53.520" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the limited information provided, my best guess is that you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleido_Star&quot;&gt;Kaleido Star&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sora Naegino, a &lt;strong&gt;young Japanese girl&lt;/strong&gt; with a great talent for acrobatics, comes to the &lt;strong&gt;United States&lt;/strong&gt; in hopes of auditioning for the Kaleido Stage, a world famous &lt;strong&gt;circus&lt;/strong&gt; which has mesmerized her since childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T12:03:53.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2671" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2672" CreationDate="2013-02-26T21:26:40.997" Score="4" ViewCount="573" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this manga like 2 years ago. It is about a high school guy who receives a calling card of a cyborg, and then when he answers his phone, he is teleported to another dimension where everything is devastated and he starts to fight with monsters. He has a female friend with gray hair and glasses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T22:03:18.893" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T22:03:18.893" Title="What is this series featuring a boy that gets a calling card and ends up fighting in another dimension?" Tags="&lt;psyren&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:53.647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2671" CreationDate="2013-02-26T21:32:09.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like it might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Psyren&lt;/a&gt;, though I don't remember any cyborgs in that manga. Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/3438/Psyren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yoshina Ageha is a high school student who offers to help people with their problems for 10,000 yen. He'll take care of your stalkers, find your lost animal, whatever you want. One day when he's heading home, a nearby pay phone rings, and he picks it up. The only thing he hears however is his own voice echoing. After finding a mysterious card with the word 'Psyren' printed on it, his life suddenly changes as he is drawn into a crazy new world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T21:32:09.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2674" CreationDate="2013-02-26T21:55:03.370" Score="8" ViewCount="12474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last chapters of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Tobi finally admits he is Obito and starts to remember what happened after the rock hit him, he meets Madara. How is this possible? Hundreds of years must have passed; how was he able to survive so long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-02-26T21:56:38.750" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T20:49:16.337" Title="How did Madara Uchiha survive such a long time?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2673" CreationDate="2013-02-26T22:01:36.317" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara, when he was close to death, awakened the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan allowed him to break the seal placed by the Sage of the Six Paths, and summon the Juubi's shell (The Gedo Mazo) from the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using it as a catalyst, Madara used Hashirama's cells in order to extend his own lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once disconnected from the Mazo, Madara died instantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T22:01:36.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2675" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3055" CreationDate="2013-02-26T22:36:54.210" Score="25" ViewCount="87332" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to MAL, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4654/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index&quot;&gt;former&lt;/a&gt; is the parent story of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6213/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun&quot;&gt;latter&lt;/a&gt;, that appears described as a side story. However, I find no reference to these questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do both stories take place in the same universe?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Are they somewhat dependent on each other?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If so, in which order should the series be watched?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2018-09-07T23:58:05.873" Title="How are &quot;A Certain Magical Index&quot; and &quot;A Certain Scientific Railgun&quot; connected?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2676" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-26T22:50:50.897" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-02-26T22:50:50.897" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T22:50:50.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2677" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-26T22:50:50.897" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used in questions regarding the history of manga itself and not for identification requests." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T07:55:47.400" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:55:47.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2675" CreationDate="2013-02-26T23:25:24.173" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Railgun is a non-canon spinoff using the characters and setting of Index.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by that definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I guess they take place in alternate universes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are indepedent besides setting and characters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watching both seasons of Index before Railgun is in my opinion for the better.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T23:25:24.173" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2680" CreationDate="2013-02-26T23:42:30.483" Score="28" ViewCount="142104" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokemon game, specifically in the older version Red and Green, there are some news (or rumors) that the tone used in the Lavender Town caused a syndrome (called Lavender Town Syndrome) where kids who played it and heard the tone get sick and worst, eventually committed suicide. Coincidentally (or maybe not), you can find the Pokemon Tower in the Lavender Town, where you can hunt ghost Pokemon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How true is this and does it have any relevance to the anime Pokemon or was it ever mentioned in the anime itself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T08:13:45.467" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T08:13:45.467" Title="How true is the Lavender Town Syndrome?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;game-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2679" CreationDate="2013-02-27T00:46:20.790" Score="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, Lavender Town Syndrome (LTS) is not real&lt;/strong&gt;. It is an urban legend. Unfortunately, the internet &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lavender-town-syndrome-creepypasta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;loves itself a good urban legend&lt;/a&gt;, and determining truth from fiction (especially for an event from 1996) can be very difficult. This phenomenon was never mentioned on the anime itself, and did not really become well known until sometime around 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What really happened?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original Lavender Town theme music was a MIDI that was run on two channels (this is called a &lt;strong&gt;binaural&lt;/strong&gt; effect), so that children wearing headphones would hear one thing out of one ear, and one out of the other. The two would theoretically combine in the brain to form a unique sound. The way the theme's multiple channels ran together, many children in the range 7-12 received &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;migraine headaches&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there were not mass suicides over this. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; does not cite any unusual suicides in the 1990s (except an increase in adults due to economic recession).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real consequences of the music are not well recorded. One source I found states that many children suffered seizures, and two were hospitalized. Another said there were four deaths from children falling or getting chest pain from the intensity of the headaches. But there is no evidence nor reports of a massive surge in child suicide as a result of this event, nor is there any substantial proof for these other reports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 1997, an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon#Reception_and_controversy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode of the Pokémon anime&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=CTdJHysJpZI#t=70s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;) caused many seizures, which fueled the fire, but these two events are not to be confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the American version, the MIDI was changed to single tone (I believe using &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfeed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;crossfeed&lt;/a&gt;, or perhaps dithering), and the sound was tamed slightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The MIDI Frequency&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A myth (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=MXDtXlEZxvY#t=104s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=MK2iLnTR9V8#t=531s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://thevendy.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/laven.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(3)&lt;/a&gt;) was started that there was an Easter Egg in the MIDI file such that the frequency track is in the shape of a ghost as well as Unowns spelling the words &amp;quot;Leave Now&amp;quot;. However, the Unown was not seen until 1999. I also pulled the original Shion Town (Japanese name) theme song, which is only 6:22 long, and confirmed that there is no strange ghost anomaly in the frequency graph:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gDujK.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gDujKl.png&quot; alt=&quot;The frequency graph for &amp;quot;Shion Town&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Summary&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To summarize&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ds.about.com/od/glossary/g/Lavender-Town-Syndrome.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lavender Town Syndrome was not a real thing&lt;/a&gt;, and did not lead to mass suicides. It is true, however, that the binaural headphone effect of the original music (before it was changed for the EU and NA versions) could cause headaches and potentially other issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T19:32:28.843" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2682" CreationDate="2013-02-27T01:36:59.360" Score="16" ViewCount="48881" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuri and Shoujo-ai are anime themes which are related to girl-to-girl relationship, while yaoi and shounen-ai are related to boy-to-boy relationships. But what are their distinct difference? When can you call a specific girl-to-girl anime a yuri or shoujo-ai? When can you call a specific boy-to-boy anime a yaoi or shounen-ai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, what is the distinct difference of ecchi and hentai anime? I just know that they are both &lt;em&gt;for adults only-theme&lt;/em&gt; anime. When can you call a specific anime an ecchi or hentai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2019-08-20T00:10:46.230" Title="What is the difference between yuri and shoujo-ai, yaoi and shounen-ai and ecchi and hentai anime genre?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2681" CreationDate="2013-02-27T01:52:08.800" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Yuri vs. Shoujo-ai, according to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuri focuses on the sexual or the emotional aspects of the relationship, or both, the latter of which sometimes being called shōjo-ai by western fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In North America, yuri has initially been used to denote only the most explicit end of the spectrum, deemed primarily as a variety of hentai. Following the pattern of shōnen-ai, a term already in use in North America to describe content involving non-sexual relationships between men, western fans coined the term shōjo-ai to describe yuri without explicit sex. In Japan the term shōjo-ai (少女愛?, lit. girl love) is not used with this meaning, and instead tends to denote pedophilia (actual or perceived), with a similar meaning to the term lolicon (Lolita complex). The western use of yuri has broadened in the 2000s, picking up connotations from the Japanese use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, the way it is used depends on who you ask. In North America, shoujo-ai is generally less explicit/sexual, while in Japan it generally denotes pedophilia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yaoi vs. Shounun-ai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The terms yaoi and shōnen-ai are sometimes used by Western fans to differentiate between the contents of the genre. In this case, yaoi is used to describe titles that contain largely sex scenes and other sexually explicit themes and shōnen-ai is used to describe titles that focus more on romance and do not include explicit sexual content, although they may include implicit sexual content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shōnen-ai originally connoted ephebophilia or pederasty in Japan, but from the early 1970s to the late 1980s, was used to describe a new genre of shōjo manga, primarily by the Year 24 Group, about beautiful boys in love. Characteristics of shōnen-ai include that they were exotic, often taking place in Europe, and idealistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The yaoi vs shounen-ai distinction is similar to the yuri vs shoujo-ai one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For ecchi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word is not only common in Japan, it is also used worldwide inside the fandom of Japanese media to describe sexual themes or undertones. While the word ecchi could mean anything from mild to insulting in Japanese language, it is used in Western culture to divide between pornography (hentai) and playful usage of sexualized imagery (ecchi). Works considered as ecchi do not show any sexual intercourse or primary sexual characteristics. Instead, it is up to the imagination of the viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For hentai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Hentai] is a Japanese word that, in the West, describes sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation—especially those of Japanese origin, such as anime, manga, and eroge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English use of hentai is more similar to the way the Japanese use the slang term エッチ (H or ecchi), which refers to any sexually explicit content or behaviour. The Japanese seldom use the term hentai to refer to pornography in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adult anime, or hentai anime, is anime that relies primarily on sex. Adult manga, or hentai manga, is manga designed for purely pornographic purposes. Plot is still used to develop character and setting, but most of the time, the ultimate goal is to show scenes of sexuality with few exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For ecchi vs. hentai, the difference seems to be also mostly dependent on who you ask. In America, hentai and ecchi are generally synonymous, while in Japan, hentai is sexually explicit while ecchi is generally not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T01:52:08.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2683" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2685" CreationDate="2013-02-27T06:43:36.003" Score="4" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime film &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin%3a_Photon_Sailer_Starlight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was released in Japan with a running time of 139 minutes, but Central Park Media's U.S. release of the movie is only 93 minutes long. This results in a whopping &lt;em&gt;45 minutes&lt;/em&gt; of footage edited out. I realize there was no real ending to the movie since it was originally planned to be a trilogy, and that the film itself is kind of slow to begin with. But what did the U.S. release edit out? Was there a specific chunk(s) of the story that was removed? Or did they somehow remove all of the panning, random action, and borderline long still shots throughout the movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-02-27T14:03:10.790" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T14:03:10.790" Title="What was removed between the Japanese and English releases of &quot;Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight&quot;?" Tags="&lt;odin-starlight-mutiny&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2684" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4293" CreationDate="2013-02-27T13:37:28.910" Score="5" ViewCount="2029" Body="&lt;p&gt;Long back I started reading a manga, where in the first chapter, a guy is showed to have a crush on a girl. Then the girl starts eating an ice-cream cone, but for some reason, the guy then gets to eat the same ice-cream. He then thinks that by eating the same ice-cream, he has shared an indirect kiss with the girl. (Maybe the guy ate the ice-cream first, I don't remember exactly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know any more details because I never got back to reading it after finishing half of the first chapter. I want to resume it, and see if it is any good. Does anyone know what manga this is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:39:08.530" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:39:08.530" Title="Manga involving indirect kiss through icecream" Tags="&lt;anedoki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:17:56.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2683" CreationDate="2013-02-27T13:40:40.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing_of_anime_in_American_distribution#Length&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many earlier anime theatrical films had slow deliberate pacing resulting in running times that were over two hours. Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight, whose original runtime was two hours 15 minutes had a pre-credits sequence, numerous surrealistic special effects scenes, lengthy dialogue scenes, silent moments, as well as a musical ending (special appearance by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Loudness&lt;/a&gt;, the band who performed some of the music numbers), all of which were cut resulting in a 90 minute English dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer appears to be &quot;All of the above&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I've not seen the movie yet.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T13:40:40.750" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2689" CreationDate="2013-02-27T13:47:22.623" Score="13" ViewCount="32075" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ano Hana, if I understood correctly, Menma's wish was to help Jinta's dying mother fulfill her wish, and that was to make Jinta cry. If it was, then why did Menma start to vanish on the last episode when Jinta cried again for the first time after Menma appeared before him in the episode when he joked that he remembered something (a movie perhaps) to hide the real reason he was crying from Menma? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the wish just take effect if Menma clearly remembered what it is? Or &lt;em&gt;making Jinta cry&lt;/em&gt; was just put in that way by his mother for the young Menma to understand and what it really meant was for Jinta to generally open himself up again to different emotions like enjoying himself with his friends, to laugh when he's happy, to get angry when he is, to cry when he's lonely, etc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the day Menma died, Menma called for the Super Peace Buster to fulfill that wish but unfortunately, due to Yukiatsu and Anaru's plan to tell everyone what Jinta feels about Menma, (which apparently Menma and Tsuruko knew about) it failed and led to Menma's death. How did she plan to fulfill that promise that day? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it explained or not? Or is it overlooking on my part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T09:22:33.067" LastActivityDate="2018-03-08T07:27:38.380" Title="How did Menma fulfill her wish?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2734" CreationDate="2013-02-27T13:48:13.207" Score="11" ViewCount="19948" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that some changes were made to Sailor Moon when it was translated into English, like that Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are changed from lovers to cousins. What other changes were made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking about name changes, only plot and character changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-02-27T14:04:04.550" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T21:05:52.247" Title="How does the English version of Sailor Moon differ from the original?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2684" CreationDate="2013-02-27T13:58:19.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that this happens in Shugo Chara! in episode 33.  Here's a link to a picture of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c6RGp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-02-27T14:42:28.273" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T14:42:28.273" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2686" CreationDate="2013-02-27T21:08:16.960" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it was explained in the series but one of the things most people assume is that Menma returns because she wants her wish fulfilled. This, in turn, could mean that once her wish is fulfilled, she leaves. So the assumption is that she disappears because her wish was fulfilled, but what if her return didn't have anything to do with her wish (or specifically here, the &quot;&lt;em&gt;make Jinta cry since his mother thinks he shouldn’t hold back anymore&lt;/em&gt;&quot;). So it's possible either she has returned for some reason unrelated to her wish or she lied about what her wish actually was. Note that these two things are not mutually exclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the scenarios here are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Menma lied about her wish, and she returned to have her wish fulfilled and at the end, it was fulfilled and she disappeared. All this time, the audience (and the rest of the cast) doesn't know what the wish is and thus don't know why she returned and why she disappeared.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Menma's wish was actually to make Jintan cry, but that's not why she returned. Thus perhaps even fulfilling the Jintan-cry-wish, she doesn't disappear because the reason for her return is something else, which was completed at the end of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Menma's lied about her wish, but her return was irrelevant to that wish to begin with, leaving her disappearance a mystery. It's possible in this scenario, that the wish facilitated whatever it was that allowed her to leave.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what the wish was and why she left, it's probably all speculation. There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://keikakudoori.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/ano-hana-alternatives-interpretations-and-theories/&quot;&gt;blogpost&lt;/a&gt; that speculates about the possibilities of Menma's wish and her reasons for returning. Note that this was written before the ending of the series, but if we are to assume that the final wish (or the reason she came back) isn't what she claims, then a lot of it is still applicable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's completely reasonable to assume that the extension of her wish was meant for &quot;Jintan to generally open himself up again to different emotions like enjoying himself with his friends, to laugh when he's happy, to get angry when he is, to cry when he's lonely&quot;, and the entire journey of finding what it was the Menma had originally wished for accomplished this. And that sort of mean her original wish &lt;em&gt;wasn't&lt;/em&gt; what brought her back and not why she left at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how she planned on accomplishing her original wish if she had not died, I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T21:08:16.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2690" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2691" CreationDate="2013-02-27T22:26:10.793" Score="14" ViewCount="2196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is the image of Totoro (from &quot;My Neighbor Totoro&quot;) so common? Even outside anime, background drawings can include Totoro dolls or posters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just a question of marketing or is there something special about the figure or character? I wonder if Totoro (as a toy or image) is even better known than the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1507" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T01:41:03.133" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T01:41:03.133" Title="Ubiquity of Totoro" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;&lt;studio-ghibli&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2690" CreationDate="2013-02-28T01:06:26.040" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;For one thing, the image of Totoro is part of Studio Ghibli's (one of the most famous and critically acclaimed animation studios) logo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tfzjT.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second thing is that the movie appeals highly to both children and adults. In a paper by Rieko Okuhara titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/ojs/index.php/tlg/article/view/104/100&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Walking Along With Nature: A Psychological Interpretation of My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, she starts with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why did My Neighbor Totoro capture the hearts of the Japanese people, including my mother, so strongly? So popular in Japan is My Neighbor Totoro that people say every Japanese family owns a copy and that every Japanese child knows Totoro. On the surface, the story is quite simple and easy to follow. The cute cuddly characters seem universally appealing. Adults may be reliving cherished childhood memories, for the film takes place in a village in Japan and portrays the post-World War II countryside in detail. But is its adult appeal just nostalgia for the forgotten days of long ago?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lovable features of the characters are a major reason for the popularity of the film. Totoro and his friends are furry and look like stuffed animals. Totoro, or Big Totoro (Oh Totoro), is the main advertising icon for Studio Ghibli, and products featuring Totoro are popular among both children and adults. Medium Totoro (Chu Totoro), Little Totoro (Chibi Totoro), Catbus (Neko Basu), and Mei are also favorite characters of My Neighbor Totoro fans. Catbus is not really &quot;cute&quot; per se; he strongly recalls the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland with his big grin. Tanaka compares Catbus with a Japanese cat monster (bake neko) because of his big eyes that see through the dark and his big mouth that lets out a horrifying noise. Yet fans find Catbus adorable and enjoy the humor in the way he runs on narrow electric cables and jumps over trees. The fantasy world where Totoro and his friends belong appears almost dream-like, and Mei and Satsuki wonder several times if Totoro and his friends live in their dream world. The creatures' amiable woolly features make the children wonder even more if all the spirits are characters from their dreams. In one scene, the sisters describe the night they spend with the spirits as &quot;a dream, but not a dream&quot;, which is exactly how they experience their time with the spirits of nature. It is easy to understand how the adorable features and comic actions of these animal-like spirits make them everyone's favorites, but this does not explain why Mei is considered a favorite character. Mei seems to have something special that appeals to adults and children, which is not clear at first glance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last year, Biglobe reported that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biglobe.co.jp/pressroom/info/2012/08/120807-3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Totoro&quot; was the most used word on Japanese Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro#Critical_reception&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; mentions some reasons for Totoro's ubiquity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My Neighbor Totoro helped bring Japanese animation into the global spotlight, and set its writer-director Hayao Miyazaki on the road to success. The film's central character, Totoro, is as famous among Japanese children as Winnie-the-Pooh is among British ones. The Independent recognized Totoro as one of the greatest cartoon characters, describing the creature, &quot;At once innocent and awe-inspiring, King Totoro captures the innocence and magic of childhood more than any of Miyazaki's other magical creations.&quot; The Financial Times recognized the character's appeal, &quot;[Totoro] is more genuinely loved than Mickey Mouse could hope to be in his wildest—not nearly so beautifully illustrated—fantasies.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The environmental journal Ambio described the influence of My Neighbor Totoro, &quot;[It] has served as a powerful force to focus the positive feelings that the Japanese people have for satoyama and traditional village life.&quot; The film's central character Totoro was used as a mascot by the Japanese &quot;Totoro Hometown Fund Campaign&quot; to preserve areas of satoyama in the Saitama Prefecture. The fund, started in 1990 after the film's release, held an auction in August 2008 at Pixar Animation Studios to sell over 210 original paintings, illustrations, and sculptures inspired by My Neighbor Totoro.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A main-belt asteroid was named 10160 Totoro after the film's central character Totoro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ubiquity of Totoro seems less about marketing and more about how great the movie and its characters are perceived, especially in Japan, and by both children and adults. In Roger Ebert's review of the movie said the movie was &quot;based on experience, situation and exploration—not on conflict and threat&quot;. So the imagery of Totoro is both iconic and positive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know where the Okuhara paper gets the source that &quot;every Japanese family owns a copy [of the movie] and that every Japanese child knows Totoro&quot;, but it would seem that the movie itself is better known than simply Totoro toys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T01:06:26.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2269" CreationDate="2013-02-28T01:38:35.727" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is how John Titor sums up the Grandfather Paradox and its effects in the &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; universe (from the episode 2 English dub):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Someone else:&lt;/strong&gt; Aren't you worried that by being here you're creating some kind of a paradox?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;John Titor:&lt;/strong&gt; Ah, the so-called &amp;quot;Grandfather Paradox&amp;quot;? It doesn't exist. It's possible to meet your past self. You'll simply change world lines if you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime doesn't really touch on it; the details of the time machines that John Titor uses are not really revealed. They're touched upon by the mechanics of the show, but never detailed in dialog, which could lead us to assume that this is a plot hole. As someone else put it, &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;The wrong explanation ... probably makes more sense on the surface than what the truth is.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=546501#msg19611329&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; visual novel goes a bit more in-depth. Firstly, Titor explains that these events make perfect sense:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;Cause and effect will be reconfigured. The me sitting here will disappear, since I'd probably be living peacefully in 2036.&amp;quot; – Suzuha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Okarin determines a bit more about the mechanics of the time travel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; By the way, about what will happen if I meet the &amp;quot;me&amp;quot; that already returned once-- in other words, the me that stabbed Kurisu to death, I already asked Suzuha beforehand.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; The conclusion is that &amp;quot;we won't meet.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; The world line where I already killed Kurisu is minutely different from where we're time traveling to.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Meaning time travel slightly changes the world line divergence ratio.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Though of course, that value is still within the error range of the attractor field, so it can't make any concrete changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, this explanation is a bit wishy-washy, but it's canon; essentially, he's saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Using the time machine creates a &lt;em&gt;slightly&lt;/em&gt; different world line, so there will not be conflicts in repeated time travel attempts. (It &amp;quot;overwrites&amp;quot; the previous attempt.) But then, the two world lines merge within the attractor field again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In essence, we can more-or-less explain the events (using one last spoiler tag) in the following way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Suzuha disappeared because, even though she existed on a slightly separated world line, when she traveled back to the future, the two lines would again merge and her existence would be overwritten by the Steins Gate world line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would conclude, then, that the events that took place in the last episode do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; violate the Grandfather Paradox. There is sufficient evidence to show that the world line's future has been altered in such a way as to justify the events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T01:24:56.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2694" CreationDate="2013-02-28T01:52:37.567" Score="10" ViewCount="91292" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, when does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan? Because as far as I know, he and Tobi both awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan when Kakashi saw Rin and Obito get killed, but he never uses it in the series until Shippuden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:10:03.793" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T20:54:26.873" Title="When does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2693" CreationDate="2013-02-28T01:58:38.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He needed more chakra control and his stamina is sub-par. That timeskip made everyone get better so that's most likely the reason. Plus, he is a non-Uchiha and that's why he can barely handle it. Maybe he first used his Mangekyou Sharingan during his fight with Deidara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:12:00.067" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T13:12:00.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2580" CreationDate="2013-02-28T02:09:05.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One trait of the clan is that they have immense amounts of chakra in their reserves and are unrivaled when it comes to sealing techniques; as shown by Minato Namikaze who was taught by Kushina Uzumaki, his wife. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;They also were known for their extremely long lives and will to do what they need to do.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; such that they can even survived after the extraction on which gaara wasnt able to do when the shukaku was extracted from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The members of this clan possess incredible longevity and vitality seemingly inherited from their Senju ancestry. One notable case is that of Mito Uzumaki, who lived from before the founding of Konoha, to well into the term of the Third Hokage's reign. This vitality was the reason Kushina survived the extraction of her tailed beast, though she was greatly weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T19:11:00.547" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T19:11:00.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-28T02:26:53.333" Score="9" ViewCount="3496" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why was the Third Hokage not revived at his prime? He could be much stronger because it was believed that he already surpassed the previous Kage of Konoha. At that point, he knew all the techniques in Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:47:12.243" LastActivityDate="2019-10-10T19:30:37.427" Title="Why was the Third Hokage not revived at his prime?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2013-02-28T02:32:52.680" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the later part of the manga, the Second Hokage (Nidaime) thanked Orochimaru for making his jutsu &lt;strong&gt;more perfect&lt;/strong&gt; because they were revived at their peak powers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;During the first time, Orochimaru's Edo Tensei was not perfect, due to which Sarutobi was able to seal them inside the Shinigami's belly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:39:15.633" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:39:15.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2696" CreationDate="2013-02-28T03:25:13.227" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see, all the revived character in naruto was revived in the form before they died. The third hokage died at an old age that's why he was not revived at his prime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T03:25:13.227" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2693" CreationDate="2013-02-28T04:54:19.203" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi's first known use of the Mangekyo Sharigan was against Deidara. However, I think your question really is why did he not use it earlier. There could be a number of reasons why he did not use it or was not shown using it earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan when Rin was killed. He thus failed to keep his promise to Obito. Hence, this was a emotionally painful moment for him, tied to both Rin and Obito. Maybe he did not want to use it since to avoid revisiting those emotions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in lexter's answer, another reason is that being a non-Uchiha, he simply did not have enough stamina to use it effectively in battle. Even after timeskip, he could only use it twice in a day, and had to take rest for a week or so after he used it. Before timeskip, he was in charge of genin-level students, and he couldn't risk getting knocked out and put his students in danger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, before the timeskip, he simply did not get to fight villains against whom he was forced to use it. He only fought Zabuza and Haku during the Land of Waves arc, and unnamed shinobi from Sand Village and Sound Village during the Invasion of Konoha arc. If Orochimaru were to fight him, Kakashi would probably be pushed to using it, but Orochimaru fought with the Third Hokage instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Losing to Uchiha Itachi easily may have compelled Kakashi to consider using it, due to the usual shounen/Naruto logic of &quot;If I want to protect my nakama, I have to get stronger.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There could also be a couple of author issues why Kakashi couldn't be shown using it earlier. Sasuke was a protagonist at the time, and his main aim in life was to kill Itachi. Therefore, it was necessary to introduce Itachi as a superpowerful villian. Ensuring that Mangekyo Sharingan is first mentioned when Itachi is introduced would maximize the audience's perception of how strong and evil Itachi is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other reason is it was not in the author's plan that Kakashi had already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan when the series started, and planned to offer an alternate explanation for how he awakened it during the timeskip period. However, as he started addressing the hanging threads while winding up the story, he decided to shoehorn it into Obito's backstory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T04:54:19.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2708" CreationDate="2013-02-28T05:40:03.720" Score="5" ViewCount="1578" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have started watching Beelzebub anime. The anime is very funny, and I feel there is a plot in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this anime have a real plot or is it just a comedy like Gintama? &#xA;By a real plot, I mean that the story is more important than the comedy (One Piece for example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it leaning towards One Piece or Gintama in terms of plot? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:05:42.507" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T13:05:42.507" Title="Is Beelzebub's main focus on comedy or storyline?" Tags="&lt;beelzebub&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2365" CreationDate="2013-02-28T05:51:14.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no explanation about it anywhere. And I do not think there will be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author of the story have left this issue open, to make us think more about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, the Dying Will bullet shows your inner character (also known as your anima in psychology terms) which reveals his true deeds and his real-self, that is why when Tsuna takes this bullet multiple times, we see him, stronger, more serious, and leader-like figure. Which is his true personality that is hidden underneath his masked personality (the personality that he shows to people when he is not hit by the bullet). Anyway, if you need to go deeper, you might want to read more about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Carl Jung&lt;/a&gt; and his theories because I think the author of Reborn was influenced by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastEditorUserId="1388" LastEditDate="2013-03-02T19:40:28.457" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T19:40:28.457" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2702" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T08:27:35.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vkwUu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Psyren manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psyren&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (stylized &quot;PSYЯEN&quot;) is a shounen manga written by Toshiaki Iwashiro that follows Ageha Yoshina (a high school student) who is chosen to participate in games which take place in the world of &quot;Psyren&quot;, a wasteland filled with monsters called the Taboo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started serialization in December 2007 and continued for 16 volumes until November 2010. It was published in North America by Viz Media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psyren&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://psyren.wikia.com/wiki/Psyren_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psyren&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:50:29.703" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:50:29.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2703" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T08:27:35.077" Score="0" Body="Psyren is a shounen manga by Toshiaki Iwashiro." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:50:29.703" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:50:29.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2704" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T08:56:53.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EVzTO.png&quot; alt=&quot;Vividred Operation promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vividred Operation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 12-episode TV anime series directed by Kazuhiro Takamura and produced by A-1 Pictures. The story is set in a future world where Akane Isshiki and her family live an idyllic life on the island of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izu_%C5%8Cshima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izu Ooshima&lt;/a&gt;, when - the world is attacked by aliens known as the &quot;Alone&quot;. Akane is given a special key which grants her powers through the &quot;Vividred System&quot;, allowing her to fight the alien invaders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime started airing in January 2013. There is also a 4-koma manga that's written by Kotamaru called &lt;em&gt;Vividred Operation: The 4-koma Viviop&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vividred_Operation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vividred Operation&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14723&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vividred Operation&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:12:08.300" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:12:08.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2705" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T08:56:53.620" Score="0" Body="&quot;Vividred Operation&quot; is a 12-episode anime series produced by A-1 Pictures. The story is set in a future world where girls' school uniforms incorporate hotpants. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:12:08.300" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:12:08.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2706" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T09:22:20.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FdOTL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yawara art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;YAWARA!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl&lt;/em&gt;) is a seinen manga written by Naoki Urasawa. The story is about Yawara Inokuma, a young girl who is talented at judo and is forced to keep practicing by her grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, who hopes that she will win a gold medal at the Olympics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga series spanned 29 volumes from 1986 to 1993. A 124-episode TV anime adaptation began airing in October 1989; it was directed by Hiroko Tokita and produced by Madhouse and Kitty Films. Additionally, 2 OVAs were later made called &lt;em&gt;Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kizzu&lt;/em&gt; (August 1992), directed by Hiroko Tokita, and &lt;em&gt;Yawara! Special - Zutto Kimi no Koto ga&lt;/em&gt; (July 1996), directed by Morio Asaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawara!_A_Fashionable_Judo_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:33:17.860" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:33:17.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2707" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T09:22:20.790" Score="0" Body="&quot;Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl&quot; is a seinen manga written by Naoki Urasawa. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:33:17.860" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:33:17.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2700" CreationDate="2013-02-28T09:40:15.807" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's plot is given quite early, but is often overlooked. The plot it that Oga is supposed to raise Beelzebub into the new Demon King. Simple as that. This includes everything from Oga and Beelzebub growing stronger, to gaining minions and so forth. The anime and manga are quite easy going, but slowly and with no rush, it's moving further against the goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may ask yourself what Oga feels about having his &quot;son&quot; to become a powerful and merciless Demon King, however thoughs regarding this hasn't been mentioned more then a couple of times with no further talk about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I prefer to read the manga due to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120325121047AAaZ8fc&quot;&gt;anime being cancelled&lt;/a&gt;. I've yet to get tired of the manga due to all the awesome and funny things occuring in it. I gave up on the anime once I knew it wouldn't continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To answer your question;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Beelzebub is a comedy &lt;em&gt;with&lt;/em&gt; a (slim) story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1407" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T09:40:15.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2709" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T09:49:01.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v56nA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaleido Star promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaleido Star&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a slice-of-life TV anime series directed by Junichi Sato and Yoshimasa Hiraike and produced by Studio Gonzo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime started airing in April 2003 and lasted 2 seasons (a total of 51 episodes). The TV series was followed by several OVAs also directed and produced by the same people as the TV Series, &lt;em&gt;Kaleido Star: New Wings Extra Stage&lt;/em&gt; in September 2004, &lt;em&gt;Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~&lt;/em&gt; in December 2005, and &lt;em&gt;Good da yo! Goood!!&lt;/em&gt; in September 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleido_Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaleido Star&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaleidostar.wikia.com/wiki/Kaleido_Star_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaleido Star&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:00:28.010" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:00:28.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2710" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T09:49:01.580" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kaleido Star&quot; is a 2003-04 slice-of-life anime series, created by Junichi Sato. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:00:28.010" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:00:28.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2711" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:09:14.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vI4dR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Odin Photon Sailer Starlight DVD cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Odin: Starlight Mutiny&lt;/em&gt;) is a 1985 anime film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, Takeshi Shirato, Toshio Masuda, and Yoshinobu Nishioka and produced by Toei Animation. Set in the future where space travel is done on ships that sail on lasers, the story follows the crew of the &quot;Starlight&quot; on their first interstellar test voyage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin:_Photon_Sailer_Starlight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:45:10.927" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:45:10.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2712" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:09:14.830" Score="0" Body="&quot;Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight&quot; (or &quot;Odin: Starlight Mutiny&quot;) is a 1985 anime film produced by Toei Animation." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:45:10.927" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:45:10.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2713" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:28:05.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqxUc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anohana promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。 / &lt;em&gt;Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.&lt;/em&gt;; abbr. &lt;em&gt;Ano Hana&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2011 anime series written by Mari Okada and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai. The story follows a group of childhood friends who have drifted apart over the years after an incident in which their friend, Meiko &quot;Menma&quot; Honma, died in an accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 11-episode anime TV series, produced by A-1 Pictures, aired in spring 2011. The manga written by Mari Okada started serialization in May 2012. A movie debuted in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anohana:_The_Flower_We_Saw_That_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:12:31.640" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:12:31.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2714" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:28:05.740" Score="0" Body="&quot;Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day&quot; (or, &quot;Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai&quot;) is 2011 anime series, written by Mari Okada. It also has a manga serialization and a movie." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:12:31.640" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:12:31.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2715" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:38:10.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rSyv9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chihayafuru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chihayafuru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a sports/romance manga written by Yuki Suetsugu and published starting in 2007. It was adapted into an anime TV Series that spanned 2 seasons and 50 episodes. The story follows Chihaya Ayase, who decides to become the best player of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;karuta&lt;/a&gt; (a Japanese card game) in Japan after meeting a talented karuta player named Arata Wataya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime TV series is directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Madhouse. The first season aired from October 2011 to March 2012, and the second season aired from January to June 2013. For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihayafuru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://chihayafuru.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chihayafuru wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:27:42.127" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:27:42.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2716" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:38:10.750" Score="0" Body="Chihayafuru is a manga written by Yuki Suetsugu." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:27:42.127" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:27:42.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2717" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:45:34.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ps4CV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GetBackers manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shounen manga written by Shin Kibayashi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine about a group called the &quot;GetBackers&quot; that retrieve anything that is lost. The story focuses on Ban Mido and Ginji Amana, two members of the GetBackers. The manga started publication in 1999 and spanned 39 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A TV anime adaptation was made that aired in October 2002 and spanned 49 episodes. It was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Keitaro Motonaga and produced by Studio DEEN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GetBackers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://getbackers.wikia.com/wiki/Get_Backers_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:38:26.307" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:38:26.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2718" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:45:34.560" Score="0" Body="&quot;GetBackers&quot; is a shounen manga written by Shin Kibayashi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine about a group called the &quot;GetBackers&quot; that retrieve anything that is lost. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:38:26.307" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:38:26.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2719" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:54:40.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQjYK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Beelzebub art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beelzebub&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (べるぜバブ, &lt;em&gt;Beruzebabu&lt;/em&gt;) is a shounen manga series written by Ryuuhei Tamura, starting in February 2009. An OVA and an anime TV series were adapted from the manga. The story follows first-year student, Tatsumi Oga, who attends a school for juvenile delinquents called Ishiyama High, and finds a baby floating down a stream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The single episode OVA was directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto and produced by Studio Pierrot+ was released in October 2010. The TV anime series followed in January 2011 and spanned 60 episodes, by the same director and studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebub_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beelzebub&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://beelzebub.wikia.com/wiki/Beelzebub_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beelzebub&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:34:38.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:34:38.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2720" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T10:54:40.740" Score="0" Body="Beelzebub is a shounen manga series by Ryuuhei Tamura." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:34:38.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:34:38.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38762" CreationDate="2013-02-28T12:30:58.630" Score="10" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like it may have been hinted at in one of the flashbacks (there were a few of them in the last episode) and it always seemed like it had something to do with that tree that Binchou-tan's always looking at (and writes a letter at the end).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did her grandmother die at the tree? Did she die of old age or was it sudden (like getting attacked by a wolf)? It seems weird that she'd abandon Binchou-tan in the middle of the woods if she knew she was dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T08:10:26.577" Title="How did Binchou-tan's grandmother die?" Tags="&lt;binchou-tan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2725" CreationDate="2013-02-28T12:55:04.723" Score="16" ViewCount="14396" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout &lt;strong&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/strong&gt;, there's a picture (not animated) of a bald man's face that appears randomly (often as a censor). Who is he and what is his relation to the show (or their creators)? Does he randomly appear in other Studio SHAFT shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nt54j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r32po.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T14:22:48.330" Title="Who is this man whose face appears randomly?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2722" CreationDate="2013-02-28T13:15:19.443" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is the mangaka's assistant, Maeda-kun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the TVTropes page &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei&quot;&gt;Manga: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fan Disservice: Some fanservice scenes can be a little awkward when they're censored by the face of Maeda-kun, Koji Kumeta's assistant, who sometimes is even facepalming disapprovingly. Shame on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T13:15:19.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6357" CreationDate="2013-02-28T13:17:36.367" Score="5" ViewCount="6362" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;strong&gt;Mahoromatic&lt;/strong&gt; (second season), what happened to Suguru? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Mahoro dies, the final episode reveals that Suguru was so distraught over Mahoro's death that he becomes a cyber bounty hunter who hates robots now. So he was wounded after being betrayed by his partner and then he sees Mahoro again. We know she died, but not in a way one normally would. We find that she has become the &quot;Id&quot; (I may be remembering incorrectly these terms) of humanity, so she's sort of still around. Does Suguru die and he's just hallucinating Mahoror or is he somehow metaphysically reunited with Mahoro?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T22:58:56.033" Title="What happened to Suguru at the end?" Tags="&lt;mahoromatic&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2722" CreationDate="2013-02-28T13:57:32.927" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E7%94%B0%E5%90%9B&quot;&gt;Kosaku Maeda&lt;/a&gt;, and his nickname  is MAEDAX, he was the voice actor for several minor parts in the show (including playing himself, credited as MAEDAX) and also worked on the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=67112&quot;&gt;Here is his picture on Anime news network&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1504" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T14:22:48.330" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T14:22:48.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2726" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:37:13.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e7Bqf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SZS image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/strong&gt; is a satire manga written by Kōji Kumeta. It has several anime TV series and OVAs directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Studio SHAFT. The main character is a teacher, Nozomu Itoshiki, who sees everything from the most pessimistic point of view possible. He teaches a class of 32 students with widely varying personalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original manga was published starting in April 2005 and spanned 30 volumes. There were 4 seasons of an anime TV adaptation and several OVAs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/em&gt;, 12 episodes, July 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/em&gt;, 13 episodes, January 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Goku: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/em&gt;, 3 episode OVA, October 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zan: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/em&gt;, 13 episodes, July 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zan: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Bangaichi&lt;/em&gt;, 3 episode OVA, November 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayonara,_Zetsubou-Sensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sayonarazetsubousensei.wikia.com/wiki/Sayonara_Zetsubou_Sensei_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SZS Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:42:02.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:42:02.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2727" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:37:13.863" Score="0" Body="&quot;Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&quot; is a satire manga written by Kōji Kumeta. It has several anime TV series and OVAs directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Studio SHAFT. The main character is a teacher, Nozomu Itoshiki, who sees everything from the most pessimistic point of view possible. He teaches a class of 32 students with widely varying personalities." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:42:02.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:42:02.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2728" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:43:47.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YcBOY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mahoromatic promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a seinen manga and anime series about a former female android soldier who decides to spend the rest of her days working for the son of her late commander as a maid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was written by Bunjūrō Nakayama and was published from 1998 to 2004 spanning 8 volumes. Two seasons of TV anime were made, directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga and produced by Studio GAINAX and Studio SHAFT. The first season, &lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden&lt;/em&gt;, had 12 episodes and started airing in September 2001, and the second season, &lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful&lt;/em&gt;, had 14 episodes and started airing in September 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoromatic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=428&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=786&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:27:50.657" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:27:50.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2729" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:43:47.407" Score="0" Body="&quot;Mahoromatic&quot; is a seinen manga series by Bunjuurou Nakayama." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:27:50.657" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:27:50.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2730" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:54:21.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NrkQW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Binchou-tan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Binchou-tan&lt;/em&gt; is a manga and anime series created by Takahito Ekusa about a young girl who lives alone in the woods with a piece of charcoal (called &quot;binchōtan&quot;) strapped to her head, and the life she leads with her friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Binchou-tan&quot; character was originally created as a mascot character. A short 4-volume manga was created by Takahito Ekusa and published in November 2003, and a 12-episode anime TV series directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen aired in February 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the manga's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binch%C5%8D-tan_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5314&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:54:11.600" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:54:11.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2731" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:54:21.010" Score="0" Body="&quot;Binchou-tan&quot; is a manga and anime series created by Takahito Ekusa." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:54:11.600" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:54:11.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2733" CreationDate="2013-02-28T18:26:05.850" Score="6" ViewCount="11056" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touhou Project has a lot of characters, but the vast majority of them are female. Even though Gensokyo has plenty of men, for whatever reason they are very rarely relevant to the story. To the best of my knowledge, none of the men have appeared in the games (excluding non-humanoid characters like Unzan), but they do appear in manga side-stories and other canon works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone provide a list of the major (named characters, characters with significant impact on the plot, etc.) canon male characters in Touhou Project? I'm mostly interested in human or humanoid characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T23:31:17.853" Title="What male characters are in Touhou?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2732" CreationDate="2013-02-28T18:43:18.910" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Rinnosuke_Morichika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rinnosuke Morichika&lt;/a&gt; is the only male character that is significant to the plot. He's the main character of the Curiosities of Lotus Asia (official) story compilation, which focuses on his life as the proprietor of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Kourindou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kourindou&lt;/a&gt;, a store that sells antiquities from the Outside World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Youmu Konpaku, Remilia Scarlet, Yukari Yakumo, Sakuya Izayoi and many other Touhou characters are mentioned in those stories, which is why I'd say it's relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also count &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Youki_Konpaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youki Konpaku&lt;/a&gt; (Youmu's predecessor at Hakugyokurou) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Marisa%27s_unnamed_father&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marisa's father&lt;/a&gt; as other important male characters, but I don't recall those characters ever being developed. They were mentioned in order to develop Youmu and Marisa's characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: If you want an extensive list of male gods/human/humanoid characters and you don't care whether they're relevant or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Bishamonten&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bishamonten&lt;/a&gt;: an actual god in Buddhist mythology, worshipped by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Byakuren_Hijiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Byakuren Hijiri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Gateguards_of_the_Lunar_Capital#Gateguards_of_the_Lunar_Capital&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Two Gateguards of the Lunar Capital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Iwakasa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iwakasa&lt;/a&gt;: one of the guys who was told to dispose of the Hourai Elixir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Lord_Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lord Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;: founder of the Lunar Capital&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Mizue_no_Uranoshimako&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mizue no Uranoshimako&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Myouren_Hijiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Myouren Hijiri&lt;/a&gt;: Byakuren's brother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Shirou_Sendai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirou Sendai&lt;/a&gt;: a man who brought good fortune to every business he would visit, mentioned in Wild and Horned Hermit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Taisui_Xingjun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taisui Xingjun&lt;/a&gt;: tried to cause a disaster to Gensokyo in a dream Hong Meiling had&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Tenma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tenma&lt;/a&gt;: chief of the Tengu at Youkai Mountain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Unshou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unshou&lt;/a&gt;: a mysterious fisherman who appears in Wild and Horned Hermit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="190" LastEditorUserId="190" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T23:31:17.853" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T23:31:17.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2687" CreationDate="2013-02-28T20:43:34.660" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the points you made yourself... I do not believe &quot;some&quot; is a word I would use. I actually watched Sailor Moon with Dutch dubs (based on the English version so I got double the misery) and saw the Japanese version after that and got so confused about it. The Japanese and the English version have the same name but that is about the only thing these two have in common. So no, to me &quot;some&quot; does not even come close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each episode was different from the original Japanese version: any form of violence, nudity, death, swearing and gay relationships or gay behaviour was taken out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the main theme of love was not as highly present in the English as in the Japanese. The English theme song is a superhero song:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm sorry I'm not straightforward,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I can say it in my dreams&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  My thoughts are about to short circuit,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I want to see you right now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;versus...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fighting evil by moonlight,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Winning love by daylight,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Never running from a real fight,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  She is the one named Sailor Moon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People actually die in the Japanese version. Something that surprised me even more since I was still used to it being a naive censored version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are not the first to ask this and there is a website dedicated to the differences called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smuncensored.com/season.php?season=1&quot;&gt;smuncensored&lt;/a&gt;. It has an episode-by-episode color-coded review of all the differences. Looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smuncensored.com/comparison.php?episodeid=1&quot;&gt;episode 1&lt;/a&gt; I stopped counting at 50 differences in plot and story line. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smuncensored.com/comparison.php?episodeid=2&quot;&gt;Episode 2&lt;/a&gt; was skipped completely... and at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smuncensored.com/comparison.php?episodeid=46&quot;&gt;episode 46&lt;/a&gt; you can see that a total of 6 episodes got skipped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1514" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:39:32.940" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:39:32.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2013-02-28T20:56:53.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can think of two (2) theories about that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They could've kept some &quot;free will&quot; to avoid using full force against a friendly, even though they were being controlled into. Perhaps their strength was enough to counter Orochimaru's control somewhat (but not enough to properly &quot;release&quot; themselves from his control). You see that, when summoned, one of the first things they did was &quot;ask for forgiveness&quot; from Sarutobi, because they had to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It might be linked to the &quot;sacrificial bodies&quot; Orochimaru used to summon them: By law of conservation, the &quot;package&quot; cannot be forced to contain something that goes beyond their capacity, and thus limited the strength of First and Second. It was not a hard limit (the ninjas used were &lt;em&gt;far inferior&lt;/em&gt;), but Orochimaru might be using THEIR full strength (but still be constraining First and Second's strength altogether).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suspension of Disbelief aside, it might be the reason &quot;why&quot; they fought below their grade. That, or Sarutobi could manage both of them at once, but that's even more farfetched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="327" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T21:07:29.590" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T21:07:29.590" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2473" CreationDate="2013-02-28T21:12:03.640" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most plausible explanation is that the un-summoning with the empty coffin popping-up is only possible when the summoned is under the caster's control. Itachi broke free of Kabuto's control with the Kotoamatsukami, but he never broke free of the Edo Tensei itself (unlike what &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2479/49&quot;&gt;Deidara's answer&lt;/a&gt; suggests). This is why he could not be un-summoned (with the coffin), but was freed when the jutsu was undone.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Still, Kabuto could've undone the technique altogether, at the cost of un-summoning every shinobi he had summoned. However, this could mean a complete turnaround in the war. Anyway, Kabuto, most likely, did not think a complete release of the jutsu was needed, since was arrogant and confident that he could beat Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T21:12:03.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3034" CreationDate="2013-03-01T01:05:22.993" Score="14" ViewCount="946" Body="&lt;p&gt;In K-ON!, Ritsu found a doll (belonging to Mio) of an old man who's almost bald with a huge nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken, it was shown when they were cleaning their club room. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mnU5C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;(season 2, episode 2, 4:54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is that old man doll? Was that doll based from a real person or from another anime or just a random creation from K-ON! itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-25T20:22:21.817" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T17:00:16.903" Title="What character is Mio's doll from?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2739" CreationDate="2013-03-01T03:49:34.023" Score="12" ViewCount="2349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is Domo-kun? Is he an anime character or a manga character? I often see him in anime stores so I wonder if Domo-kun is an anime character or a manga character? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bgofa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T04:15:03.217" Title="Who is Domo-kun?" Tags="&lt;domo-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2738" CreationDate="2013-03-01T04:15:03.217" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dōmo-kun is the official character or mascot for the Japanese broadcasting channel &lt;em&gt;Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai&lt;/em&gt; (NHK). According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domo_%28NHK%29&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, he was created in 1998 and named after a pun on &quot;Hello there!&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Domo-kun first appeared in short stop-motion sketches on 22 December 1998 to mark the 10th anniversary of NHK's satellite broadcasting. The name &quot;Domo&quot; was acquired during the second episode of his show, in which a TV announcer said &quot;dōmo, konnichiwa&quot; (どうも、こんにちは?), which is a greeting that can be translated as &quot;Well, hello there!&quot;, but which can also be interpreted as &quot;Hello, Domo&quot;, and thus is a convenient pun (dajare).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His concept was created by Tsuneo Gōda to be a mascot. He appeared only in stop-motion animation originally, so it's hard to classify him as either &quot;anime&quot; or &quot;manga&quot;. However, there was a (reportedly terrible) English-only manga of the character, called &lt;em&gt;Domo: The Manga&lt;/em&gt;, published in the USA and Canada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a final note, and as you may or may not know, there has been a whole world of memes created from Dōmo-kun (including the &lt;a href=&quot;http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Grue&quot;&gt;Grues on Uncyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;). You can read more at &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/domo&quot;&gt;Know Your Meme&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Warning: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_safe_for_work&quot;&gt;NSFW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T04:15:03.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2666" CreationDate="2013-03-01T05:45:16.577" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hidan in that filler is not necessarily the real Hidan. You said it by yourself &quot;Kabuto creates Hidan from thousands of tiny snakes&quot; which proves my point here. In Naruto we see many things created from snakes, in this case, It is Hidan. &#xA;The directer of this filler tried to make his story interesting but he failed miserably as you can see. This filler overlaps with the real story making the answer for your question not very logical. This is as far as you can get with this event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T05:45:16.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2268" CreationDate="2013-03-01T06:05:22.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Anime Gintama has a lot of side stories. Kintoki Skata is one of those characters in those side stories. The reason why the main focus was on him was because he looks like Gintoki and he also carries the same name except that his name starts with K not G. There is no more information about him yet in the manga. However, there is a possibility that he might return in the future releases of the mange. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in Kintoki, then you can read more about him in &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Sakata_Kintoki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T06:05:22.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2743" CreationDate="2013-03-01T06:12:34.837" Score="9" ViewCount="3406" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kobato (Kodaka's sister) appears to have &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heterochromia iridum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her right eye is red and her left eye is blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pHhIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in episode 5 of the first season, both her eyes are blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DJARl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What gives?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is she wearing contacts? I wasn't able to find an explanation for this from the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2021-02-09T16:00:55.333" Title="Why are Kobato's eyes inconsistent in color between episodes?" Tags="&lt;boku-wa-tomodachi-ga-sukunai&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2742" CreationDate="2013-03-01T08:48:37.523" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not heterochromia. The manga does explain it better and ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;her normal eye color is blue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;she is wearing a contact lens. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a mention of her mother being English and having red eye color. So wearing a contact might be a fashion statement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1514" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T08:48:37.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3050" CreationDate="2013-03-01T14:55:46.543" Score="18" ViewCount="8452" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA, alchemists draw transmutation circles that are made up of perfect circles and regular polygons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2FAeF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Transmutation circle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever show how they make perfect circles and entirely equal angles? I know that it is difficult to free-hand draw things like that. Is anybody ever shown using rulers/compasses, or is it just understood that they are all able to free-hand circles/polygons without them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T16:28:56.183" Title="How do alchemists draw transmutation circles?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2745" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2748" CreationDate="2013-03-01T15:27:52.133" Score="8" ViewCount="1510" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very similar image in both Ouran High School Host Club and Fullmetal Alchemist. Both the hair part and the eyes look essentially the same. Are there any known connections/has anybody official said anything about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L6DPk.png&quot; alt=&quot;FMA&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D2KFa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-01T17:08:53.070" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T17:19:13.930" Title="Is there any relation between the images in Ouran High School Host Club and Fullmetal Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2746" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2747" CreationDate="2013-03-01T16:38:18.913" Score="21" ViewCount="15534" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone familiar with dating sims and romance visual novels will recognize the term &quot;flag&quot; in that context. In these games, when you are presented with choices which affect how the other characters view you and potentially change which route you go on, it's called a flag. &quot;Raising a character's flags&quot; essentially means that you make choices that improve your standing with that character and which are more likely to put you on his/her route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This terminology is quite common even outside of visual novels in anime. For instance, the manga The World God Only Knows (a parody of the dating sim genre of games) uses the term frequently, and the manga chapters are numbered as flags (e.g &quot;flag 53&quot;). I've seen it in many other anime and manga as well, both in Japanese and translated into English. I was not able to find any reference for the term used in this way in either English or Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;flag&quot; doesn't seem particularly romantic or descriptive in this context. There are other terms, like &quot;affection points&quot; (a slightly different system) which are easy to understand, but &quot;flags&quot; is at least as common as any of those. What is the reasoning behind the terminology &quot;flag&quot; in this context and where does it originate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T06:32:04.477" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T19:14:34.927" Title="Why are romantic events sometimes called &quot;flags&quot;?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2746" CreationDate="2013-03-01T17:01:54.327" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The terminology probably comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_word&quot;&gt;programming&lt;/a&gt;. With most visual novel games the terminology &quot;flag&quot; and &quot;counter&quot; go hand-in-hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the background of a game, there are various variables, the most notable ones are the &quot;global&quot; and &quot;local&quot; variables. These variables usually what counters and flags consists of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Local variables are usually a point counter that resets every time you start a new game. So let's say you have this character, Y. If you give Y a present, Y's  &quot;affection&quot; counter will increase with 2 points. By the end of the game, if this counter totals 12 points or more point, you will get that character's &quot;good&quot; end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Global variable are typically flags created by the game to remember certain things. So if in a game if you chose to leave your house without checking the stove, you active the &quot;unchecked stove&quot; flag. Later in the game, the flag is checked and if has been activated, if will trigger the event where your house has burns down and you have to move in with a friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A global variable flags are persistent, so when you start a new game they are not reset like local variables. They typically are used as bookmarks to mark progress and be used as save points, so you don't have to replay though everything again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say that there is this other character named Z. If you get one of Y's good end, you'll active the Y's good end global variable flag. During your next playthrough at some point dring the game, the game checks for this flag has been activated and if has, you get a new choice that allows you to access Z's route. This is typically done to control player progress in the game as Z's route might spoil story elements in Y's route. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-01T17:07:39.857" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T17:07:39.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2745" CreationDate="2013-03-01T17:19:13.930" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both shows were animated by the studio called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BONES&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not uncommon for series animated by the same studio to contain jokes or references to other series. It can provide a great joke for those who have seen the referenced series (causing them to call out &quot;I know what that's from!&quot; just like you have), but for heavier references it might be a bit of an advertisement as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image below is a scene from Lucky Star referencing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Both series were animated by the same studio (Kyoto Animation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T8el0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lucky Star screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, below, Joshiraku (animated by JC Staff) shows off some 2D cosplayers cosplaying as characters from Zero no Tsukaima, Milky Holmes, Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel, A Certain Magical Index, A Certain Scientific Railgun, and Kill Me Baby. Guess who animated all of those? JC Staff. (Sorry, the only one I don't know is the old man. Please feel free to comment/edit if you know what he's from.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KKgJi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Joshiraku screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T17:19:13.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2746" CreationDate="2013-03-01T18:21:33.507" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is purely conjecture.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that flags are effectively the same as &lt;em&gt;booleans&lt;/em&gt; in computer programming which can have values of either &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;false&lt;/em&gt;. In vexillological terminology, flags would either be &lt;em&gt;raised&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;lowered&lt;/em&gt;. This makes things easier to understand and visualise when used in dating sim software. Furthermore, the existence of a number of dating sim &lt;em&gt;software engines&lt;/em&gt; which abstract a lot of the code into a more accessible format also probably helped make such terminology mainstream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can imagine that walkthroughs and the like which were created by people in the business regularly used phrases such as &lt;em&gt;trigger the flag&lt;/em&gt; which hastened matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excellent question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T18:21:33.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2744" CreationDate="2013-03-01T19:16:44.653" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a while, but I don't remember seeing any of them measuring their circles, and it doesn't seem to be particularly important to the plot whether they free-hand them or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now some of the combat alchemists, like Roy for instance, already have small pre-made transmutation circles on-hand(I know Roy had some on his gloves) that they used, so they don't have to draw them every time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T19:16:44.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2744" CreationDate="2013-03-01T21:49:19.547" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they do sometimes show them drawing the circles.  Mostly it seems when they are kids though... Check out chapter 23 of the manga when Edward fixes the farm building and when they try human transmutation.  Both times he uses a stick or pointy ended object to draw the lines. With the farm building it shows him walking around the building using the stick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases you can see that the lines aren't perfectly equidistant and have a bit of a squiggly edge to them, showing their hand drawn style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example would be the small transmutation circle that Edward draws on the suite of armor to attach Alphonse, though relatively small you see him draw that one too.  It too is in no way clean/sharp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's just the anime that has sharp and clean transmutation circles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1433" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T21:49:19.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-01T23:13:30.637" Score="11" ViewCount="1491" Body="&lt;p&gt;The background color of a manga paper when scanned online is changed by the scanlators to white (#FFFFFF).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is not the background color in an actual manga book. the color in the manga book looks little grayer in the paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I am trying to do, is to publish a manga online with the same real background color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the best estimation of that white-gray color?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the manga papers made of? They are not the same as a normal white printer paper. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1388" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-02T19:46:28.387" LastActivityDate="2021-05-19T22:28:39.807" Title="What is the color of a manga paper?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2755" CreationDate="2013-03-02T09:34:07.000" Score="17" ViewCount="32411" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 19, Natsu, Gray, Happy and Lucie should have been punished because they &quot;stole&quot; an S-Rank quest. However, the master wasn't there, so they wanted to take another quest. When they read the quest content, it swapped their bodies/minds. The master then entered and tried to help them, and the episode ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 20 starts in a forest where Natsu and Happy are fishing, so the &quot;ending&quot; of Episode 19 is missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I watch a wrong &quot;source&quot; or is this part really missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1493" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T11:01:40.427" LastActivityDate="2019-09-25T14:03:20.323" Title="What happened to the punishment for stealing an S-Rank Quest?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2754" CreationDate="2013-03-02T12:27:02.833" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 19 (filler episode) and episode 20 (omake episode) are non-canonical from a continuity perspective. In the manga, when they return to Magnolia, Erza reminds them about &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; punishment (just like in the anime), but then they see their guild building destroyed. This begins the next Phantom Lord arc, and thus the punishment matter gets dropped naturally. Since the punishment was never shown in canon, they probably decided to skip it in the anime too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In any case, &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; punishment is most likely something silly, such as the one in episode 75 later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T12:27:02.833" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2752" CreationDate="2013-03-02T19:58:01.283" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The color varies &lt;em&gt;widely&lt;/em&gt; based on multiple factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lighting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Paper type (I'll get there in a minute)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scanner type and quality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I can't 100% give you a color estimate (it could be anything from very light yellowish-gray to very dark gray).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for paper types. There are also several types of paper that could be used for printing manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Newspaper-like paper, which is thin and has a slight gray shade.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recycled paper, which is yellowish in composure and often has little &quot;grains&quot; in it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are probably a whole lot more, but that's the prominent two I know of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T03:17:51.177" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T03:17:51.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-03T00:27:50.567" Score="9" ViewCount="4956" Body="&lt;p&gt;After defeating Cell, they revived all his victims using Shenron. But Shenron could not revive Goku, as he already revived once. Then, Goku contacted them using King Kai's telepathy and asked them not to revive him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, would it have been possible to revive him somehow (at that point of the story) if he were not against it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1520" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T20:31:40.560" LastActivityDate="2020-09-04T06:50:40.930" Title="Could Goku have been revived if he really wanted, after dying fighting Cell?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2757" CreationDate="2013-03-03T01:59:49.243" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike the Dragon Balls on Earth, the Dragon Balls of Namek are not restricted to reviving someone once. During the fight with Kid Buu, Goku and all the people Buu killed on Earth as well as the planet itself were revived by having the Namekians collect the Dragon Balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Goku could and was revived again by the Namekian Dragon Balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1446" LastActivityDate="2013-03-03T01:59:49.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2759" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-03T04:38:59.820" Score="11" ViewCount="579" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you've seen CosPrayers, you probably remember it as one of the worst anime you've watched. The story made no sense, with many important story elements being cut out entirely. The characters had no personality, terrible acting, and their actions didn't make sense. There was pretty much no explanation for what was happening either. The camera angles were strange. The random fanservice also kills any attempt at a serious tone, but the show seems to be trying to take itself seriously. It's just all-around a bad show. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmopolitan_Prayers&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; even claims that the show spawned a minor meme &quot;Worse than CosPrayers&quot; to describe incredibly terrible shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that were all, then we could just write off the show as one of anime's great failures, but the abomination continued with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_o_Nerae!&quot;&gt;Smash Hit!&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Hit wo Nerae!&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Love?&quot;&gt;LOVE♥LOVE?&lt;/a&gt;. These series were aired in sequence immediately after CosPrayers and produced by the same people. In them, CosPrayers is a live-action television show, and both shows are about the production of CosPrayers. It is plagued with numerous problems, including poor management, lack of experience of the producers, unsuitable content, and even actresses seducing the screenwriter to try to get more screentime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a real show was plagued with so many problems, I imagine the result would be pretty bad. So it's almost understandable why CosPrayers was so bad, especially if it was intended to add to the story of the other two series. However, if that was their goal, I'd imagine that airing CosPrayers last, rather than first of the three, would be the better approach. It's also rather unbelievable that a studio would create a bad show deliberately, since I can't imagine they'd expect to make money off of it. Still, the show seems almost too bad to be true, and some forum posts online claim that it was deliberately made that way to match the other two series better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence suggesting that CosPrayers was made to be a bad show, and the problems plaguing it were deliberate? Or is this just &quot;fan&quot; speculation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T15:32:53.280" Title="Was CosPrayers deliberately bad?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;love-love&gt;&lt;cosprayers&gt;&lt;smash-hit&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2766" CreationDate="2013-03-03T15:43:05.597" Score="11" ViewCount="596" Body="&lt;p&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai both say &quot;Welcome to Hinamizawa...&quot; and &quot;WHEN THEY CRY...&quot; on the cover. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro Ni says &quot;Welcome to Rokkenjima&quot; and &quot;WHEN THEY CRY 3&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought Umineko was the follow-up to Higurashi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where's &quot;WHEN THEY CRY 2&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1524" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:37:08.217" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:37:08.217" Title="Am I missing an entry in the Higurashi series?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;&lt;umineko-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-03T17:06:43.373" Score="12" ViewCount="8715" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contains spoilers for fans who have not reached the timeskip.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes a seven year timeskip at the end of the Tenrou Island arc. Members who went to the Tenrou Island to participate in the S-rank exam go missing. With the 8 exam participants and their respective partners, the 3 examiners, Master Makarov, and Laxus, that would be &lt;strong&gt;21&lt;/strong&gt; members. Is this calculation correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T20:03:48.160" Title="How many Fairy Tail members went missing from the guild during the timeskip?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2762" CreationDate="2013-03-03T17:06:43.373" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Tenrou Island arc,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Acnologia sinks the Tenrou Island along with all the people on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mest Gryder, one of the eight exam participants, is actually a Magic Council member, and he left the island earlier anyway.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gray's partner, Loke/Leo, returned to the spirit world earlier.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wendy and Gajeel took their Exceed partners, Carla and Pantherlily respectively, to the Tenrou Island. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Laxus was not a member at this time, since he had been expelled and Makarov refused to readmit him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking all the above into account, altogether &lt;strong&gt;20&lt;/strong&gt; Fairy Tail members (and Laxus) were missing from the guild during the timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;List of members (clockwise in the human circle they formed, starting from Lucy and excluding Laxus):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lucy Heartfilia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Natsu Dragneel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Erza Scarlet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cana Alberona&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gildarts Clive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Levy McGarden&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gajeel Redfox&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wendy Marvel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Carla&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Happy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pantherlily&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makarov&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bickslow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freed Justine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Evergreen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elfman Strauss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mirajane Strauss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lisanna Strauss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Juvia Lockser&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gray Fullbuster&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PdzXv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fairy Tail human circle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-03-03T17:06:43.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2757" CreationDate="2013-03-03T17:56:54.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku brought Dende to earth before he died in the fight against Cell, so they got two wishes. So, they could have used the second wish to go to Namek, then use one wish there to revive Goku and Kaito and use another to go back to earth. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku could have communicated with the Namekians to ask them to revive him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dende could have changed the Dragon Balls to make such wishes come true. Note that the Namekians made Porunga (Namekian Dragon) more powerful, so that he can revive multiple persons with one wish. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They could use the stupid-looking idea from Krillin and just turn back time multiple days so that Goku could train more and could even beat Cell, then he wouldn't die in the first place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, there would have been multiple ways to revive Goku at this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:03:17.647" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T13:03:17.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2013-03-04T04:23:52.910" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it's not said anywhere officially, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai is widely considered to be When They Cry 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to Jon Lin's answer, &quot;When They Cry&quot; is not purely an English licensing name. It may be used for the licensing name, but it is actually relevant to the original creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The creator of the original sound novels, Ryuukishi07, uses this name and numbers to distinguish/count the works in the &quot;When They Cry&quot; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VVw2V.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - When They Cry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - When They Cry 2* (the title in question, see further below)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ffg2C.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni - When They Cry 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVf2b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru - When They Cry 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These titles can be seen on the official cover art as proof. I've linked pictures of these covers to the related titles above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, interestingly enough, &quot;When They Cry 2&quot; is quite odd. It does not appear on the cover of the sound novels, manga, PS2 version, DS version, novels, or drama CDs. The (original/Japanese release) anime DVD cases and boxes don't even mention &quot;When They Cry&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, despite this lack of &quot;When They Cry 2&quot;, even the Japanese somehow know that 2 = Higurashi Kai, as seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1435012409&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Yahoo Chiebukuro question&lt;/a&gt; where both answerers reply that 2 = Higurashi Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://umineco.info/?%E3%82%88%E3%81%8F%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E8%B3%AA%E5%95%8F&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a fanmade Japanese Umineko wiki site's FAQ page&lt;/a&gt; mentions the following definitions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei - When They Cry 2+&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa - When They Cry 4+&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that Higurashi Kai was not defined as 2 anywhere officially, but it has been accepted as such by both Japanese and Western fans due to either Umineko being called 3 or the Higurashi Kai anime being dubbed as 2. Who knows where Ryuukishi07 got the idea from. If I stumble upon an official Kai work using When They Cry 2 somewhere, I'll be sure to update this post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T16:23:35.330" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T16:23:35.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2768" CreationDate="2013-03-04T04:43:53.163" Score="10" ViewCount="1665" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OP sequences for ef - a tale of melodies have a lot of German text in the background. The text seems to be the same for all of the different versions. This version is from episode 6, and features the instrumental version of the song (Ebullient Future) and the characters are not present, so it's the easiest to read the text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRp0Adtwadc&amp;amp;hd=1&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRp0Adtwadc&amp;amp;hd=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's pretty safe to assume this isn't totally random German text. What does it say (in English), and what is it referencing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T15:10:12.473" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T15:10:12.473" Title="What does the German say in the opening of ef - a tale of melodies?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;ef-a-fairy-tale-of-the-two&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2767" CreationDate="2013-03-04T06:40:15.253" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like the entire OP has been translated &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20120716191313/http://www.aquastar-anime.net/?page=articles/article20081211&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in this article&lt;/a&gt;. It says that the lines are from 2 different EF related songs, &quot;Eternal Feather&quot; from the ending theme of the last episode of &quot;ef - a tale of memories&quot; and &quot;Emotional Flutter&quot; from the opening of the game &quot;ef - a latter tale&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article has all of the text, side-by-side, with the English translation and (in red) the song that the line came from. There's also a note at the end about some names of other EF related songs on-screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Holding the reviving memories [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;To my chest [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;There was a distant sky on the other side of the window [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I was watching the unreachable clouds [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;The smile left behind on the road home, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Will never find the voice it looks for [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The darkness engraved in my memories [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Even now, won't end [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Even now, won't end [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Swooping down from the sky, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;There was a distant sky on the other side of the window [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I was watching the unreachable clouds [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;My breaking heart has been healed [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I heard a tender voice [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Pieces of a dream spill and fall into my palms [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;To search for the lost answer, I start running [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Overcoming the time when we came across each other [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Our hands join together [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Holding the reviving memories [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;To my chest [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I search for your back that I have forgotten about [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Making the loneliness end [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I believe you, but I feel uneasy [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;And I dreamed of your voice [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I fear getting hurt [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;and make my face smile, [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I'll start weaving a breakable courage, if we're together [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;When I change even the pain frozen onto me into warmth [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;The sound of the bell echoes [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Into the endless future [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Soar up high into the sky [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Even if you don't have feathers [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I believe you, but I feel uneasy [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;And I dreamed of your voice [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;The smile left behind on the road home [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Will never find the voice it looks for [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The darkness engraved in my memories even now, won't end [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Even now, won't end [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Swooping down from the sky, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The white wings swayed [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Running with my outstretched hand, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;I chased after your shadow [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;If the falling white snow were to pile up, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;It would cover up these sad colors [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The love sleeping deep within my heart [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Please remember it [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Soar high up in the sky [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;And spread your wings [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Inside the gentle rays of the sun [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;You showed me your dreams [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Fluttering down from the high sky, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Wear your white wings [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Our joined hands [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Won't let go of the future [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The love sleeping deep within my heart [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Please remember it [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The smile left behind on the road home [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Will never find the voice it looks for [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The darkness engraved in my memories even now, won't end [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Even now, won't end [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;There was a distant sky on the other side of the window [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I was watching the unreachable clouds [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;My breaking heart has been healed [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;I heard a tender voice [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Swooping down from the sky, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;The white wings swayed [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;Pieces of a dream spill and fall into my palms [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;To search for the lost answer, I start running [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Overcoming the time when we came across each other [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Our hands join together [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Holding the reviving memories [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;To my chest [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Running with my outstretched hand, [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;I chased after your shadow [Emotional Flutter]&lt;br&gt;I search for your back that I have forgotten about [Eternal Feather]&lt;br&gt;Making the loneliness end [Eternal Feather]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T11:32:43.220" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T11:32:43.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2770" CreationDate="2013-03-04T09:19:57.423" Score="16" ViewCount="53422" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4th Hokage: He was nominated and chosen when 3rd Hokage was still alive and was capable of fighting (courtesy: 9-tails attack on Konoha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5th Hokage: after the Third Hokage deceased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4th Raikage: After the Third Raikage deceased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought the next Kage would only be chosen after the previous Kage's death. But that wasn't the case for 4th Hokage! Was he strong enough to be believed to take over Third? Was it because the Third believed he was too old ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Btw, the Third continued to be Hokage after 4th was deceased!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never come across an info that notified the 4th Hokage's nomination..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T19:53:54.417" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T21:57:26.857" Title="Why was 4th Hokage chosen when the 3rd was still alive and capable?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2769" CreationDate="2013-03-04T09:47:39.570" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruzen_Sarutobi&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; stands the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After serving as Hokage for many years, Hiruzen started looking for a successor to the title. While he hoped to be able to give the position to Orochimaru, he saw that he only was interested for the power it offered. Though he turned to Jiraiya, Hiruzen instead named Jiraiya's student Minato Namikaze as his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found no information about why he wanted to retire, but it seems that he just wanted to retire. Additionally shortly before he died, he spoke about retirement too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Second Hokage chose the third before he died according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hashirama_Senju&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He chose to sacrifice himself after he selected his prized student Hiruzen for the position of Third Hokage. Homura and Koharu would later become Hiruzen's advisers. After giving the title of Hokage to Hiruzen, Tobirama went off to fight the enemies where he died a noble death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T09:47:39.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2773" CreationDate="2013-03-04T10:15:11.227" Score="11" ViewCount="5941" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been observed that the nature of the chakra a person possesses is determined by the village they are from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, people from Iwagakure (Village Hidden in the Rocks) use earth release techniques, while people from Kirigakure (Village Hidden in the Mist) possess water-type chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seem to be exceptions, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, let's consider Konoha : Naruto possesses wind-type chakra while Kakashi and Sasuke possess lightning. Sasuke also possesses fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it hereditary, or is there something else that determines it? Or is it random?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 5th Mizukage possesses 3 types of chakra elements: Earth, Fire and Water. If my supposition is correct, how she could achieve this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T20:23:35.650" LastActivityDate="2020-12-06T02:07:24.420" Title="Is the nature of chakra hereditary?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2771" CreationDate="2013-03-04T11:07:30.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That much is unexplained, however, one can assume that it is to some degree hereditary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People from all villages (with the exception of Konoha, which is a unison of multiple multicultural clans), often use element specific techniques to their village (Mist uses water, Cloud uses lightning, etc).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kekkei Genkai (genetic techniques) are often meant to be specific elements, which require specific elemental combinations (of two or sometimes more).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was said that every shinobi has a primary chakra type (Wind for Naruto, lightning for Kakshi, etc), and that they can expand their chakra mastery to further elements (Kakashi knows lightning (primary), earth and water (there's also anime-specific fire)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin and Yang elements seem to be an exception to that rule. It looks like it depends on the shinobi's innate chakra system (Hashirama could use healing techniques, which were implied to be Yang element, but also use Wood, which is a fusion between Earth and Water).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T11:07:30.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2771" CreationDate="2013-03-04T11:08:16.497" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakra Nature affinities are hereditary. That is why, as you referred, people from the same village or clan generally possess affinity toward the same nature (Uchiha's have a natural affiliation with the Fire Nature). This means that genetically, the affinity is passed from generation to generation, being the one that you are &lt;em&gt;naturally&lt;/em&gt; connected to. Despite this, it may be possible for shinobi to have affinities that are different from the ones possessed by their parents, although I cannot remember any examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, shinobi are not limited to the nature toward which they have a natural affinity. So one can also master other Chakra Natures &lt;em&gt;through practice&lt;/em&gt;. Generally, shinobi at Jounin level have mastered more than one Chakra Nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, given the amount of time and practice taken for one to master a Chakra Nature, it is practically impossible to master all five Natures (unless you possess the Rinnegan, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Bash%C5%8Dsen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bashousen&lt;/a&gt;, or do it the way Kakuzu did). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/304/49&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, that though not exactly the same, may answer some doubts you may have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the examples you provide:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke has a natural affinity toward Fire Nature (as all Uchiha), and trained in order to master Lightning Nature. However, given how well he masters Lightning Nature, I'd say he may well have had a natural affinity toward it to start with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi's natural affinity is toward Lightning Nature, and he masters other Natures through practice, presumably with the help of the Sharingan (in copying and understanding other shinobi's jutsu).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whether Naruto's affinity toward Wind Nature is hereditary or not is unknown, since we do not know what affinities Minato and Kushina were born with (both were proficient in Wind Nature transformation, but also in other Natures: Kushina in Water Nature, and Minato in Fire and Lightning Natures). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for the variety of Konoha's shinobi's affinities, check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/222/whats-kakuzu-original-chakra-nature-element?rq=1#comment302_223&quot;&gt;this comment from Madara&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for the case of Mei Terumi, I do not think it is known whether her affinities and Kekkei Genkai were obtained &lt;em&gt;naturally&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;through practice&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-10-19T07:13:46.557" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T07:13:46.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2778" CreationDate="2013-03-04T12:35:36.307" Score="22" ViewCount="8056" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Goku fought Frieza and the planet blew up, everybody on earth thought Goku was dead. So they used the dragon balls to wish to bring Goku back to life, but the dragon then told them that Goku was still alive. They then asked the dragon to teleport Goku back to Earth. The dragon then said no, because Goku did not want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why would the dragon listen to Goku, who was not making the wish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1526" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:11:58.697" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T20:25:18.803" Title="Why could the dragon not bring back Goku after he fought Frieza?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2774" CreationDate="2013-03-04T12:51:31.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure about this, but I have two theories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku is much stronger than Shenron and Shenron was simply too weak to teleport Goku against his will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shenron is generally not able to grant wishes which are against one specific will.&#xA;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pojo.biz/board/archive/index.php/t-715728.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is another discussion about this topic. I did not read everything so I don't know if they got a real answer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Sorry that I don't comment your question, but I don't have enought reputation. So I &amp;quot;answered&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1493" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T13:22:29.747" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2776" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2777" CreationDate="2013-03-04T13:58:24.070" Score="6" ViewCount="2615" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to find an anime where there are so many android which have superpower. The main lead have power of speed (In one instance he achieve more speed then light and everything appears to him as still objects). Others have power like shape shift etc. I think the main lead is a member of a group and every member have different power such as shape shifting etc. At one instance they meet a group of androids which thinks they are god and they really have similar power resembles of god. I think Greek gods but not sure. There are some half animal half human look like android too with god androids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched it on an Indian entertainment Chanel approx 8/9 years before. Its full action pack but sometimes contain silly jokes too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:14:10.500" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:14:10.500" Title="Anime where androids have super powers" Tags="&lt;cyborg-009&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:00.053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2776" CreationDate="2013-03-04T14:28:54.083" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're most likely looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_009&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/a&gt; which is about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C83bC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nine regular humans are kidnapped by the evil Black Ghost organization to undergo human experiments which resulted in nine cyborgs with each one having super human powers. The nine cyborgs band together to fight for their freedom and to stop Black Ghost. The evil organization's goal is to start the next world war by supplying rich buyers with countless weapons of mass destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2012, Production I.G., in association with other studios, produced a reboot of the series, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://009.re-cyb.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;009 RE:Cyborg&lt;/a&gt;, consisting of a 3DCG movie (written and directed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Kamiyama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kenji Kamiyama&lt;/a&gt;) and a manga series by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=60997&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gatou Asou&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T14:28:54.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2774" CreationDate="2013-03-04T15:03:28.910" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;Porunga is not able to relocate someone against their will as stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Porunga&quot;&gt;Porunga Wikia&lt;/a&gt;. Its his limitation. As Shenron has his own limitation like granting only one wish, not able to resurrect the same person more then one time. Porunga has his own limitation of not relocating someone without his own will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T16:25:31.950" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T16:25:31.950" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2780" CreationDate="2013-03-04T15:18:09.380" Score="15" ViewCount="10361" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan casts the mind-control genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, but it activates only once in a decade. Why are people so eager to grab his eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T15:07:21.863" Title="Why are people so eager to grab Shisui's eyes even though it activates rarely?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2779" CreationDate="2013-03-04T15:18:09.380" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Several big spoilers ahead.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three people have been showed to be eager to grab Shisui's eye, namely Danzo, Tobi and Kabuto. Besides that, they have one other thing in common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; They all have access to Senju Hashirama's cells, which significantly reduces the reactivation time of Shisui's eye. Hence, these people could put it to practical use without the undesirable restriction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Danzo&lt;/strong&gt;'s case actually shows this reduction of the reactivation time. He had stolen Shisui's right eye shortly before the Uchiha incident, and had Orochimaru implant Hashirama's cells into his body. He was able to activate Shisui's eye twice in a day, first during the five Kage meeting and later towards the end of his battle with Sasuke.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Tobi&lt;/strong&gt; is later revealed to be Uchiha Obito. The right half of his body, destroyed during the Kannabi bridge battle, was repaired/replaced by Madara with Hashirama's cells.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Kabuto&lt;/strong&gt; had access to Hashirama's cells due to both working under Orochimaru previously and through Yamato whom he had captured during the fourth shinobi world war. Shisui's left eye emerges during the war from Naruto's mouth due to Itachi's setup. Kabuto also hears Itachi talk about the use of Hashirama's cells to reduce Kotoamatsukami's reactivation time. He hoped to grab it for his own use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T15:18:09.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2783" CreationDate="2013-03-04T16:26:02.880" Score="17" ViewCount="2915" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, the term is &quot;reiatsu&quot;. In Naruto, it is &quot;chakra&quot;. However, all I ever really heard in DBZ is &quot;power level&quot;. Is there a more formal descriptive term for the source of their powers or the energy they give off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:12:49.330" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:12:49.330" Title="What is the formal term for energy in Dragon Ball Z?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2782" CreationDate="2013-03-04T16:34:24.480" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original Japanese term is &lt;em&gt;ki&lt;/em&gt; (pronounced the same as &quot;key&quot;, written as 気). It can also be spelled &lt;em&gt;chi&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;qi&lt;/em&gt;. The same term is used for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi&quot;&gt;concept in martial arts&lt;/a&gt;, though naturally Dragon Ball's version is quite a bit different from this. In the English dubs, this term is never used, and &quot;energy&quot; is used throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Toriyama, there are 3 components of ki, namely Genki (元気, roughly meaning Energy), Yūki (勇気, Courage), and Shōki (正気, Mind). Ki also can be positive or negative. The various charge up and transformation sequences are all done in order to increase one's ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt; has more information on ki in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T16:39:46.253" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T16:39:46.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2013-03-04T17:59:14.397" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;To perform Izanagi and Izanami, only a regular Sharingan is required (although Izanagi is further perfected when used in combination with Senjuu cells or genes).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Susano'o is &quot;the strength of the tempestuous force that resides only within those of have mastered&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amaterasu, &quot;representing the light of the material world&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukuyomi, &quot;the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that any shinobi known to have used Susano'o, must have have mastered both Amaterasu (with his right eye) and Tsukuyomi (with his left eye) beforehand. Given this, unlike what &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/848/49&quot;&gt;Madara's answer&lt;/a&gt; suggests, the latter two techniques are not unique to Itachi and Sasuke, since Uchiha Madara has been seen to use the Susano'o. This means that, although it remains yet to be seen, he &lt;em&gt;must have&lt;/em&gt; mastered Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the origin of the more &quot;particular&quot; Mangekyou abilities, there seems to be no reliable source from which one can take conclusions. However, one can speculate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can be some sort of mutations. Shisui's Kotoamatsukami seems to be &lt;em&gt;unique to him&lt;/em&gt;, not rare, which could mean that he had some particularity that allowed him to develop this technique.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito's Kamui may have developped due to the fact that the eyes were &quot;separated&quot; (one with him and the other with Kakashi). As the series develops, we see that the jutsu is the same, but has some particularities depending on which eye uses it. This could mean that each of the users (Obito and Kakashi) may have somehow adapted the technique, or that Kakashi's technique is much weaker and has more downsides due to the fact that he is not an Uchiha.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Still regarding Kamui, the databook states that &quot;with proficiency, it becomes a frightening jutsu that can suck a person whole into another world.&quot; My interpretation of this (especially the &quot;with proficiency&quot; part) is that with enough proficiency, &lt;strong&gt;Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt; can master this frightening technique. However, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki page on Kamui&lt;/a&gt; seems to interpret this as: with enough proficiency, &lt;strong&gt;any Mangekyou Sharingan user&lt;/strong&gt; can master this frightening technique.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for whether these &quot;special&quot; techniques are presented as a plus or as a substitute to the &quot;basic Mangekyou techniques&quot;, there is also no information. But, given the fact that we never saw either Kakashi or Obito using any of the &quot;basic techniques&quot;, I think it is relatively safe to assume that they are present &lt;em&gt;in lieu&lt;/em&gt; of them. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1362417911&amp;amp;sr=8-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto: The Official Character Databook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T11:30:38.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-04T20:41:58.497" Score="14" ViewCount="603" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that manga publishers such as Weekly Shonen Jump hold character popularity contests for mangas such as Naruto and Bleach. Where did this originate and why is it done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T03:34:44.933" Title="Where did character popularity polls originate?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2504" CreationDate="2013-03-04T21:35:35.193" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems we're led to believe that the moths represent Watashi, the protagonist, in a metaphorical sense. Unfortunately, this is never officially explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to &lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt;, reviewers and analyzers seem to pull out the fact that moths are meant to symbolize humans. One reviewer&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://guriguriblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/yojo-han-shinwa-taikei-letting-your-inner-moths-out-of-tatami-galaxy/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; called them pitiful (due to the fact that they are nocturnal, yet rely on light to survive). Another blogger&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeotaku.animeblogger.net/2010/07/questions-and-answers-from-the-tatami-galaxy-yojo-han-shinwa-taikei/#comment-110721&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; pointed out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/images/departments/environmental/gmcycle.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;metamorphosis cycle of a moth&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases, these were drawn to parallels with human beings and, in particular, Watashi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People too can be pitiful sometimes. When life gets tough and one starts losing his rose-tinted visions of life, he blinds himself from the truth and begins to see what he only wants to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After all, moths undergo complete metamorphosis. Something Watashi goes through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This helps us somewhat to determine the origin of the moths. Every tatami mat room contained a moth (which usually frightened Atashi); upon Watashi's escape from Shimogamo Yuusuisou, the moths escape as well, linking them somewhat to Watashi and representing his escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[T]he protagonist's jailbreak out of his endlessly continuing cell of individual rooms is accompanied by a mysterious swarm of moths that overwhelm the city of Kyoto. Officially unexplained, this massive swarm of moths is the simultaneous outpouring of Individual moths from the infinite number of 4.5 tatami mat rooms, each of which contained a single moth.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rceOMD_1hNkJ:www.academia.edu/2093366/_Condensing_the_Media_Mix_Tatami_Galaxys_Multiple_Possible_Worlds_in_Canadian_Journal_of_Film_Studies_21_2_Fall_2012_+&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the moths help Ozu? Hard to say for sure; again, officially unexplained. One viewer I mentioned&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeotaku.animeblogger.net/2010/07/questions-and-answers-from-the-tatami-galaxy-yojo-han-shinwa-taikei/#comment-110721&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; suggested them as a spirit animal, though:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then at the end, the moths come down in force as a benevolent instrument to make him possibly the only thing that could stand out more than Ozu. Why are the moths benevolent, and is there some reason why they are chosen? Is it because moths, like him undergo a complete metamorphosis and as such are sort of like his spirit animal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that in general, &lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt; likes to leave some things for the viewer to consider upon finishing the series. There likely is not one single, genuine answer to the question you've posed, but the symbolism of the moth seems to be a good explanation for how and why they appear in the swarm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Sorry that reference #3 is a cached version. Its source is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.academia.edu/2093366/_Condensing_the_Media_Mix_Tatami_Galaxys_Multiple_Possible_Worlds_in_Canadian_Journal_of_Film_Studies_21_2_Fall_2012_&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; but it's not fully searchable in the &amp;quot;normal&amp;quot; format.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T21:35:35.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-04T22:10:38.057" Score="5" ViewCount="4541" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems plausible that &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; could be set in Japan, but I'm wondering if there is any more specific or concrete than that given either in canon or by one of the authors. If it is set on earth, where are the vampires from, because most of them are blond and blue-eyed, which would imply that they aren't from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence of whether Vampire Knight is set in Japan, or even on Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-09T13:04:47.367" LastActivityDate="2020-06-17T01:09:12.660" Title="Where is Vampire Knight set?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="356" CreationDate="2013-03-04T22:12:44.617" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a few people said in the comments, it appears to be artistic license.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll mention first that, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/99/deidara-senpai&quot;&gt;@Deidara-senpai&lt;/a&gt; pointed out, there are some &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2643/274&quot;&gt;general reasons&lt;/a&gt; why an anime can differ from the manga. However, in the case of &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, there appear to be some unique specifics to their changes as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime director of &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; partook in an interview in November 2007 for an issue of &lt;em&gt;Newtype USA&lt;/em&gt;. (I don't have a link to an online version of this, I'm afraid.) He speaks a bit on why he made the creative decisions he did. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note#Anime_adaptation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;From Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tetsuro Araki, the director, said that he wished to convey aspects that &quot;made the series interesting&quot; instead of simply &quot;focusing on morals or the concept of justice.&quot; Toshiki Inoue, the series organizer, agreed with Araki and added that, in anime adaptations, there is a lot of importance in highlighting the aspects that are &quot;interesting in the original.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They go on to speak about a few specifics, such as Light's presence in the anime versus in the manga, but in general they also speak about the logistics of converting the manga into an anime, which is a challenge itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Inoue noted that, to best incorporate the manga's plot into the anime, he &quot;tweak[ed] the chronology a bit&quot; and incorporated flashbacks that appear after the openings of the episodes; he said this revealed the desired tensions. Araki said that, because in an anime the viewer cannot &quot;turn back pages&quot; in the manner that a manga reader can, the anime staff ensured that the show clarified details. Inoue added that the staff did not want to get involved with every single detail, so the staff selected elements to emphasize. Due to the complexity of the original manga, he described the process as &quot;definitely delicate and a great challenge.&quot; Inoue admitted that he placed more instructions and notes in the script than usual. Araki added that because of the importance of otherwise trivial details, the notes became crucial to the development of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the director and organizer of the series seemed to agree that a slightly different feel was needed in the anime, so artistic license was taken. Unfortunately, they don't go into huge detail over the specific changes (except for Light's own characteristics), and particularly not over the ending. I can only surmise that it was altered to achieve the feel they were generally looking for in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T22:12:44.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5033" CreationDate="2013-03-05T00:08:17.333" Score="8" ViewCount="1397" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; timeline is kind of confusing and a lot of the backstory is told in relatively fragmented pieces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-06T13:29:45.943" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T13:29:45.943" Title="What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2790" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2791" CreationDate="2013-03-05T03:43:50.197" Score="17" ViewCount="1945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who was considered as the first cosplayer ever? Or, who popularized cosplaying anime? Was cosplaying started in Japan as well or it started elsewhere? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T02:56:54.670" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T02:56:54.670" Title="Who was the first cosplayer?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2790" CreationDate="2013-03-05T04:02:03.360" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20071223014709/http://pages.towson.edu/flynn/costume1.htm&quot;&gt;Costume Fandom: All Dressed Up with Some Place to Go!&lt;/a&gt; written by By Dr. John L. Flynn says that it goes as far back as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the First World Science Fiction Con­vention in &lt;strong&gt;New York in 1939&lt;/strong&gt;, a 22-year-old Forrest J Ackerman and his friend Myrtle R. Jones appeared in the first SF costumes among the 185 attendees. The future editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland was dressed as a rugged looking star pilot, and his female companion was adorned in a gown recreated from the classic 1933 film Things to Come. Both of them created quite a stir among the somber gathering of writers, artists and fen plural of fan), and injected a fanciful, im­aginary quality into the convention's overly serious nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay&quot;&gt;the Cosplay wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term was coined by &lt;strong&gt;Nobuyuki Takahashi&lt;/strong&gt; of the Japanese studio &lt;em&gt;Studio Hard&lt;/em&gt; while attending the 1984 Los Angeles Science Fiction Worldcon. He was impressed by the hall and the costumed fans and reported on both in Japanese science fiction magazines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the act of &quot;cosplaying&quot; was around &lt;a href=&quot;http://matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/outofhand/index.php&quot;&gt;before the term was coined&lt;/a&gt; by Nov Takahashi: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is said that the first cos-play ever performed at a fan event in Japan was that of a young woman portraying Tezuka Osamu's character Umi no Toriton (Triton of the Sea) back in 1978. But contrary to popular belief this performance seems to have taken place not at the Comic Market but at the &quot;Ashicon&quot; science fiction convention, and was performed by none other than the then 20-year-old &lt;strong&gt;Kotani Mari&lt;/strong&gt;, now renowned as a critic and author of science fiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfwj.or.jp/member/KOTANI-MARI.html&quot;&gt;this as an additional source&lt;/a&gt;(Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T04:02:03.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2792" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2793" CreationDate="2013-03-05T05:52:53.150" Score="6" ViewCount="559" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of live actions that are based from anime. To name a few: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Kiss_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_ni_Todoke#Live_action&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovely_Complex#Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lovely Complex&lt;/a&gt;. Has there ever been a live action film that was purely based on manga, meaning without the manga becoming an anime? Or is it not possible to base a live action film purely on manga (since a manga that has its anime version defines its popularity)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T08:57:41.253" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T08:57:41.253" Title="Live action version based purely on manga" Tags="&lt;live-action-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2792" CreationDate="2013-03-05T05:59:16.170" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of cases of this. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flunk_Punk_Rumble&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yankee-kun to Megane-chan&lt;/a&gt; (for some strange reason it was localized as Flunk Punk Rumble in English) is one such example of a manga which never had an anime. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jin&lt;/a&gt; is another example which actually had both Japanese and Korean live action versions, and again no anime version. Neither of those are technically films, but there are plenty of film cases as well, including Nana to Kaoru (no Wikipedia article) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_Game%3a_The_Final_Stage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Liar Game - The Final Stage&lt;/a&gt;. I know of at least 5 other cases of this (and I'm no drama expert), but I'll spare you the list because it's not terribly relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's really no reason that this should be an uncommon thing. Both dramas and anime are expensive to produce, but that isn't really a reason to produce an anime first. Very successful manga often have both drama and anime adaptations (for instance, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Teacher_Onizuka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GTO&lt;/a&gt;). The only reason why you see fewer dramas based on manga than anime is because the physical constraints for a live-action series are fairly limiting compared to anime. When there aren't any such issues it's pretty common for manga to be adapted only as a drama and not as an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you head on over to some site which indexes J-dramas and K-dramas, you'll find plenty more examples. One such site is &lt;a href=&quot;http://mydramalist.info/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mydramalist.info&lt;/a&gt;. Another one is &lt;a href=&quot;http://mydramalist.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mydramalist.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're only interested in J-dramas, then Wikipedia has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category%3aJapanese_television_dramas_based_on_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a category&lt;/a&gt; for dramas adapted  from manga. Many of those don't have anime adaptations (easily a majority). For films, it seems that more of them also have anime series, but it's still roughly an even split. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This list&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia is the corresponding list for films, though it does include anime films as well so you'll want to only count the &quot;live-action&quot; ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T06:45:39.937" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T06:45:39.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2796" CreationDate="2013-03-05T08:10:38.177" Score="13" ViewCount="1352" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did some research to see if there exists an anime that was based on western stories and I have found &lt;a href=&quot;http://letsanime.blogspot.com/2009/09/under-western-influence.html&quot;&gt;some here&lt;/a&gt; (including the only one I can remember, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Monogatari&quot;&gt;Cinderella Monogatari&lt;/a&gt;). I have noticed that all anime there were old, thus, making me wonder if Japan totally stopped creating anime that are based on western stories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T11:50:02.137" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T11:50:02.137" Title="Has Japan stopped producing anime based on western stories?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2794" CreationDate="2013-03-05T08:51:05.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least, there's the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Masterpiece_Theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;World Masterpiece Theater&lt;/a&gt;. Between 1969 and 1997, and 2007-2009, they produced anime based on a classic book or story, also western. I can't find anything that tells me whether it's over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides from that, I don't know any anime based on western stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T08:51:05.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2794" CreationDate="2013-03-05T09:23:46.817" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;. There are a number of recent Japanese anime based on Western stories. Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gankutsuou%3a_The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo&quot;&gt;Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo&lt;/a&gt; based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, aired in 2004-5.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_x_Juliet&quot;&gt;Romeo × Juliet&lt;/a&gt; loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, Romeo and Juliet, along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays aired in 2007.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyuki-chan_in_Wonderland&quot;&gt;Miyuki-chan in Wonderland&lt;/a&gt; is an erotic, lesbian rendition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, aired in 1995.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerpuff_girls_z&quot;&gt;Powerpuff Girls Z&lt;/a&gt; is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, aired in 2006-7.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;Deltora Quest&lt;/a&gt; based on the series of children's books of the same name, written by Australian author Emily Rodda, aired in 2007-8.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T09:23:46.817" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2819" CreationDate="2013-03-05T22:26:03.457" Score="3" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Lupin seem to be both skillful with women but also devoid of seriousness and is infantile towards women? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the source and purpose of this equivocated attitude towards women? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Lupin is by no means the only male character to do this. This theme seems to run like a red thread through most of the anime where male character seem to have the main role. But compared to other male characters Lupin is an adult making &quot;faces&quot;. Is there a Japanese culture influence in this  funny-faces making or this is just a manga/anime original contribution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T08:14:40.637" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T16:28:45.143" Title="Why does Lupin have both prowess and infantile behavior when it comes to women?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;lupin-the-third&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2816" CreationDate="2013-03-05T22:36:14.037" Score="7" ViewCount="29188" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has any anime been produced that continues the 6 episodes of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;Golden Boy (Kintaro)&lt;/a&gt; or is otherwise inspired by it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T06:11:58.730" LastActivityDate="2019-07-13T18:10:47.830" Title="Is there any anime continuing or inspired by Golden Boy (Kintaro)?" Tags="&lt;golden-boy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2812" CreationDate="2013-03-06T00:38:02.420" Score="13" ViewCount="4387" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon-ball there are numerous dog-people, one of which is the king of the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IISyp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were other dog-people in the anime episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Plight_of_the_Children&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Plight of the children&lt;/a&gt;.  One of the orphans was a dog person, and one of the police was a dog person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did they all come from?  Did someone, one day, breed with a dog, thus spawning this race of Dog-people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T05:22:25.137" Title="Where did the Dog-people come from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2801" CreationDate="2013-03-06T07:39:16.880" Score="8" ViewCount="671" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of western movies that are based from anime, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonball_Evolution&quot;&gt;Dragonball Evolution&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekken_%282010_film%29&quot;&gt;Tekken&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%3a_The_Last_Vampire_%282009_film%29&quot;&gt;Blood the Last Vampire&lt;/a&gt; (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood+&quot;&gt;Blood+&lt;/a&gt;), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_%28film%29&quot;&gt;Street Fighter&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix&quot;&gt;The Matrix&lt;/a&gt; movie is also strongly influenced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28film%29&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/a&gt; and the action scenes were drew upon their admiration for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Scroll&quot;&gt;Ninja Scroll&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29&quot;&gt;Akira&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, was there an anime produced based on a western movie or series (not on western literature or novel, so movies that are based on novel are excluded) ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2020-09-10T14:37:40.570" Title="Anime that is based from a western movie" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2800" CreationDate="2013-03-06T08:55:55.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Off the top of my head, there's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5552&quot;&gt;Highlander: The Search for Vengeance&lt;/a&gt;. It was produced by Madhouse and written by David Abramowitz, who worked on the Highlander TV series. Obviously, it's based on the Highlander movie and TV series in the west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T08:55:55.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2802" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:08:07.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uzaud.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Golden Boy promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Golden Boy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an adult comedy manga written by Tatsuya Egawa and adapted into a 6 episode OVA. The story follows Kintaro, an underemployed/freelance worker, who ends up pitted against beautiful women. Both the manga series and OVA involve ecchi elements, with the manga being borderline pornographic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was published in 1992 in Super Jump and spanned 10 volumes. The OVA, released in October 1995, was directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo and produced by Production I.G. A short second manga series was published in 2010 that was more outright-pornographic than the first series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Golden Boy&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:27:34.497" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:27:34.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2803" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:08:07.170" Score="0" Body="&quot;Golden Boy&quot; is an adult comedy manga written by Tatsuya Egawa." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:27:34.497" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:27:34.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2804" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:23:12.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yi1iJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/strong&gt; is a science fiction manga written by Shotaro Ishinomori. It has been adapted into several anime film and TV series. The story follows 9 humans who were turned into cyborgs with super-human powers via experiments conducted by the evil Black Ghost organization who band together to fight for their freedom and to prevent the evil organization from starting a world war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2598&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (manga, 36 volumes), written by Shotaro Ishinomori, published between 1964 – 1981&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film), directed by Yugo Serikawa and produced by Toei Animation, released in July 1966&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2881&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film), directed by Yugo Serikawa and produced by Toei Animation, released in March 1967&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1287&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (26 episode anime TV series), directed by Yugo Serikawa and produced by Toei Animation, released in April 1968&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (50 episode anime TV series), directed by Masayuki Akebi and produced by Toei Animation and Sunrise, released in March 1979&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film), directed by Masayuki Akebi and produced by Toei Animation, released in December 1980&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (52 episode anime TV series), directed by    Jun Kawagoe and produced by Avex Entertainment, released in October 2001&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13645&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;009 Re:Cyborg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (anime film), directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G., released in October 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_009&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://cyborg009.wikia.com/wiki/Cyborg_009_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009 wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T11:06:35.207" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T11:06:35.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2805" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:23:12.597" Score="0" Body="&quot;Cyborg 009&quot; is a science fiction manga written by Shotaro Ishinomori. It has been adapted into several anime film and TV series. The story follows 9 humans who were turned into cyborgs with super-human powers via experiments conducted by the evil Black Ghost organization who band together to fight for their freedom and to prevent the evil organization from starting a world war." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T11:06:41.633" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T11:06:41.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2806" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:45:43.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWeU7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;ef - a fairy tale of the two&amp;quot; promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ef&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2-part adult visual novel developed by Minori and has been adapted into a manga, visual novels, and 2 seasons of anime. It is set in the town of Otowa and the stories of many of its (female) residents are intertwined and linked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The visual novel was released as &lt;em&gt;Ef - The First Tale&lt;/em&gt;, released in December 2006, and &lt;em&gt;Ef: The Latter Tale&lt;/em&gt;, released in May 2008. Before the release of the first VN, a manga adaptated from the overall story, written by Mikage and Yuu Kagami, was published in April 2005, followed by a light novel called &lt;em&gt;Ef - A Fairy Tale of the Two Another Tale&lt;/em&gt; in July 2006. Two 12-episode seasons of anime were produced by Studio SHAFT and directed by Shin Onuma. The first, titled &lt;em&gt;Ef - A Tale of Memories&lt;/em&gt;, aired in October 2007, and the second, titled &lt;em&gt;Ef - A Tale of Melodies&lt;/em&gt;, aired in October 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ef:_A_Fairy_Tale_of_the_Two.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:14:56.083" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:14:56.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2807" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:45:43.113" Score="0" Body="&quot;Ef&quot; is a visual novel developed by Minori. It was adapted into two anime series: &quot;Ef: A Tale of Memories&quot; and &quot;Ef: A Tale of Melodies&quot;." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:14:56.083" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:14:56.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2808" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:54:50.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u9f2Ul.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ouran promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ouran High School Host Club&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Ouran Koukou Host Club&lt;/em&gt;) is a romantic comedy manga written by Bisco Hatori with an anime adaptation directed by Takuya Igarashi and produced by Bones. The main character, Haruhi Fujioka, a student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, joins the Ouran Academy Host Club, a group of male students who entertain female &quot;clients&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was released in September 2002 and spanned 18 volumes. A 26-episode anime TV series aired in April 2006 and is licensed by Funimation in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australia. The series has also been adapted into a live-action TV series and film. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouran_High_School_Host_Club&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ouran High School Host Club&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ouran.wikia.com/wiki/Ouran_High_School_Host_Club_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ouran&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:59:09.797" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:59:09.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2809" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-06T10:54:50.260" Score="0" Body="&quot;Ouran High School Host Club&quot; (or &quot;Ouran Koukou Host Club&quot;) is a romantic comedy manga written by Bisco Hatori. It has a 2006 anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:59:09.797" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:59:09.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2810" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-06T11:32:02.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n0b0J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends&lt;/em&gt;) is a comedy/harem light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka with manga and anime adaptations. The story follows a transfer student, Kodaka Hasegawa, who meets a solitary female, Yozora Mikazuki, and starts a club called &quot;the Neighbor's Club&quot; in order to make friends and improve their social skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original light novel was published in August 2009 by Media Factory. The first manga series &lt;em&gt;Haganai: I Have No Friends&lt;/em&gt;, written by Yomi Hirasaka, started publication in 2010 and the second manga series &lt;em&gt;Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+&lt;/em&gt;, written by Misaki Harukawa, was also published in 2010 and spans 2 volumes. The first season of an anime TV series adaptation was directed by Hisashi Saito and produced by AIC Build, and started airing in October 2011 with 12 episodes. A prequel single episode OVA was released in September 2012 and a 12 episode second season started airing in January 2013. The second season &lt;em&gt;Haganai NEXT&lt;/em&gt;, also produced by AIC Build, was directed by Toru Kitahata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boku_wa_Tomodachi_ga_Sukunai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Haganai&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://haganai.wikia.com/wiki/Boku_wa_Tomodachi_ga_Sukunai_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haganai Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:24:30.340" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:24:30.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2811" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-06T11:32:02.210" Score="0" Body="&quot;Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai&quot; (or &quot;Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends&quot;) is a light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:24:30.340" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:24:30.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2799" CreationDate="2013-03-06T11:36:15.337" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball universe Animals are different form our earth animals. Some of then can talk and even walk on two legs.Take Puar and Oolong as an example. Its never explained that why some dogs on Dragon Ball universe act like normal dog and some act as human. Not only for the case of dog, there are other animals too which behave in the same way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Animal&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a link for the different species of animal appears in Dragon Ball Universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its my own assumption that they can be alien on Dragon Ball universe from different planet. But there is no official words. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it may be a plot hole that some animals talk and some can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T11:49:06.583" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T11:49:06.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2813" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-06T11:36:37.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bgofa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Domo-kun&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domo-kun&lt;/strong&gt; is the official mascot of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NHK&lt;/a&gt; (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), first appearing in December 1998 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the NHK's satellite broadcasting. He was created by Tsuneo Gōda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2739/91&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domo_%28NHK%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:03:55.637" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:03:55.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2814" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-06T11:36:37.540" Score="0" Body="&quot;Domo-kun&quot; is the official mascot of the NHK." OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:03:55.637" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:03:55.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-06T12:07:01.287" Score="15" ViewCount="42740" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past three Naruto manga chapters (chapters 621~623), the story goes like this: child days of both Hashirama and Madara, and he (Hashirama) is just like every others in Naruto: a normal human being. But when Orochimaru revived all four Hokage in front of Sasuke, Hashirama raises his chakra level to threaten Tobirama, as it would crack all the walls nearby or maybe the entire basement (chapter 620). How could have Hashirama acquired this kind of power (chakra)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1537" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T18:48:22.690" LastActivityDate="2021-05-17T12:46:19.500" Title="Why does Hashirama Senju possess such huge and terrifying chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2798" CreationDate="2013-03-06T12:11:46.060" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Golden Boy&lt;/strong&gt; OVA is only 6 episodes. There hasn't been any more adapted from the manga (which is a lot racier than the anime). The closest thing to a continuation is the recent &quot;Golden Boy 2&quot; manga which is outright pornography.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to say if there's anything that's &lt;em&gt;inspired&lt;/em&gt; by Golden Boy. Tatsuya Egawa, Golden Boy's creator, produced lots of other manga and various degrees of pornographic films which you could say &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; be inspired by his other creations. Kousuke Fujishima, the creator of &quot;Oh My Goddess&quot;, used to work for him as an assistant but I don't know of any interviews or sources indicating that he was inspired by Golden Boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T12:11:46.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2818" CreationDate="2013-03-06T12:49:38.120" Score="13" ViewCount="4613" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 621 Hashirama summoned a Buddha statue. While doing that, he has some markings on his face similar to the ones Naruto has when in Sage Mode. Does Hashirama have some sort of Sage Mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1537" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T03:14:58.630" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T03:14:58.630" Title="Was Hashirama in Sage Mode while he summoned the huge wooden buddha with few thousand hands?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2817" CreationDate="2013-03-06T13:20:06.840" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is Sage Mode, since Senpou means Sage Art. The technique is Senpou Mokuton: Shinsuusenju (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art:_Wood_Release:_True_Several_Thousand_Hands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ei8I9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Senpou Mokuton&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4wfeJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shinsuusenju&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T13:30:27.500" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T13:30:27.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2797" CreationDate="2013-03-06T16:28:45.143" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lupin is a globe-trotting thief which makes it rather difficult to build meaningful relationships with women. You can perhaps relate his situation to that of another philandering gallivanter in James Bond. Bond is another who is skilled when it comes to women (no doubt through years of experience) and flits from one to the next at the drop of a hat. When Bond did try to create a stable relationship with a woman, it ended in disaster. The same sentiment could well apply to Lupin who is happy to have dalliance after dalliance, but never commits to a relationship. The only notable exception is his, well, sadomasochistic &lt;em&gt;affection&lt;/em&gt; for the well-apportioned Mine Fujiko who is part of the same world as he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goofy character is just something that makes the anime entertaining. FWIW, neither is he all that goofy in the manga nor is he particularly chivalrous. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin_III&quot;&gt;His WP page&lt;/a&gt; elaborates thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Monkey Punch's original manga, Lupin is cocky, quite crude, and for the most part remorseless. He is very much the ladies' man, often using them for his own gains, but &lt;strong&gt;is not beyond forcing himself upon women&lt;/strong&gt; who resist him. This is in &lt;strong&gt;stark contrast to his better-known anime self&lt;/strong&gt; (excluding the fourth series), who despite being a skilled thief, comes off as a goofball that will go to great lengths to right injustice, who also shows a chivalrous streak that compels him to help those less fortunate than he.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goofy, lecherous persona is also a very 70s/80s thing and can also be seen in some of &lt;em&gt;Lupin Sansei's&lt;/em&gt; contemporaries such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hunter&quot;&gt;City Hunter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T16:28:45.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2821" CreationDate="2013-03-06T17:21:26.567" Score="8" ViewCount="3952" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, when the medical team starts to heal wounds, they use their chakra. Does this only heal and restore chakra, or does it also help regenerate the skin cut by kunais?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T18:04:53.600" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T20:14:06.707" Title="How does the healing jutsu work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2820" CreationDate="2013-03-06T17:37:30.270" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Medical ninjutsu can be used to heal wounds, such as those cause by kunai. It is used for a number of purposes, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Healing: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Healing_Chakra_Transmission&quot;&gt;Healing Chakra Transmission&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Healing_Resuscitation_Regeneration_Technique&quot;&gt;Healing Resuscitation Regeneration Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treating internal and external injuries: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mystical_Palm_Technique&quot;&gt;Mystical Palm Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treating poisons: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Delicate_Illness_Extraction_Technique&quot;&gt;Delicate Illness Extraction Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Performing autopsy or surgery: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Scalpel&quot;&gt;Chakra Scalpel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Healing oneself: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_Rebirth&quot;&gt;Creation Rebirth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Strength_of_a_Hundred_Technique&quot;&gt;Strength of a Hundred Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Offensively in several ways: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Pathway_Derangement&quot;&gt;Body&#xA;Pathway&#xA;Derangement&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Poison_Mist_Needle_Shot&quot;&gt;Poison Mist Needle&#xA;Shot&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T17:59:40.353" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T17:59:40.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2820" CreationDate="2013-03-06T17:39:40.947" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does the healing jutsu work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It works by channeling the healer's chakra into the patient's body, in order to help the regeneration of skin, cells, chakra flow, etc. The medical-nin can also use medical ninjutsu in himself. This type of technique requires great chakra control, because excessive infusion of chakra may cause unwanted problems. Healing jutsu have a wide range of uses, such has physical injury healing, poison healing, or even offensive uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does it also help regenerate the skin cut by kunais?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mystical_Palm_Technique&quot;&gt;Mystical Palm Technique&lt;/a&gt; helps in the regeneration of injuries, both internal and external. This technique requires great chakra control, for excess of chakra infused can drive the patient into a comatose state. For this same reason, this technique can also be used as an offensive technique (as seen in chapter 103, pages 9-10, when Kabuto used it against Kiba). This technique's usage has been seen (among others) in chapter 296, pages 12-13, when Kabuto (who can use this technique effectively at a distance) healed Sakura's wounds (caused by Naruto in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki%27s_Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Version_2&quot;&gt;Four-tailed form&lt;/a&gt;). Also, in chapter 297, Sakura heals Naruto's skin after it had been damaged by the Kyuubi cloak.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, Tsunade's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_Rebirth&quot;&gt;Mitotic Regeneration&lt;/a&gt; is able to regenerate physical injuries, at the cost of reducing her lifespan. We've seen her heal herself after she was trespassed by Orochimaru, using the Kusanagi sword, in chapter 169. After having been inflicted these wounds that would otherwise have been fatal, she regenerated herself fully, eliminating every cut in her body.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are also &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Healing_Resuscitation_Regeneration_Technique&quot;&gt;techniques that can resuscitate&lt;/a&gt;, healing the injured body parts in the process. This was the technique used when reviving and healing Neji (chapter 235, page 9), after his fight with Kidomaru. In this fight, Neji was trespassed by an arrow (with considerable diameter), that brought about his collapse. With regular healing techniques, such as the Mystical Palm Technique, the healing of such wounds would've been impossible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T20:14:06.707" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T20:14:06.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2824" CreationDate="2013-03-07T03:09:28.523" Score="25" ViewCount="16229" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; has a Japanese name which can be transliterated as &quot;Mobile Armored Riot Police&quot;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell&quot;&gt;from Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (攻殻機動隊 &lt;em&gt;Kōkaku Kidōtai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;?&lt;/sup&gt;, literally &quot;Mobile Armored Riot Police&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's clear to me that the English name of &quot;Ghost in the Shell&quot; is far, well, cooler than &quot;Mobile Armored Riot Police&quot;. But why was this particular name chosen? What are its origins, and what significance does it have in the series (if any)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2019-12-17T07:13:44.917" Title="What is the origin of the title &quot;Ghost in the Shell&quot;?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2823" CreationDate="2013-03-07T03:56:21.627" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;Within the show, the word  &quot;Ghost&quot; is used to refer to someone's consciousness while a &quot;shell&quot; is the cybernetic body, much like the situation with Major Kusanagi. The Wikipedia page &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell&quot;&gt;Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell&lt;/a&gt; has a lot of insightful concepts to add to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to the &lt;em&gt;Laughing Man&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Puppet Master&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yet, as those criminals are revealed to have more depth than was at first apparent, the various protagonists are left with disturbing questions: &quot;What exactly is the definition of 'human' in a society where a mind can be copied and the body replaced with a synthetic form?&quot;, &quot;What exactly is the '&lt;strong&gt;ghost&lt;/strong&gt;' —the essence— in the cybernetic '&lt;strong&gt;shell&lt;/strong&gt;'?&quot;, &quot;Where is the boundary between human and machine when the differences between the two become more philosophical than physical?&quot;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More specifically with the original film, there's &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.rit.edu/display/05052130220101/Explicit+meaning+in+Ghost+in+the+Shell&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The director has the main character state “Who am I?” The Major, the Main character, wonders if she is a real person or a program. &quot;Major Motoko Kusanagi barely exist in her original human form, retaining only a small portion of organic grey matter inside an almost totally robotic, titanium body or&quot;shell.&quot; (Dan Dinello, page 276, Anime and philosophy) The title of the anime supports this, “&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/strong&gt;” likely refers to the phrase “&lt;strong&gt;A shadow of your former self&lt;/strong&gt;.” The main character has a cybernetic mind and body, which leads her to question her existence, whether or not she is still alive. If one states that the difference between a human and a machine is that the human has a soul, what then, is a cyborg, such as the Major? “&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of these concepts and themes are tackled within the manga/anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Ghosts_%26_Shells&quot;&gt;in universe origins of the terms &quot;Ghost&quot; and &quot;Shell&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. I don't know if these terms were invented by Masamune Shirow or if he borrowed them from SF tropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-07T14:51:50.590" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T14:51:50.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2827" CreationDate="2013-03-07T14:38:52.903" Score="32" ViewCount="8927" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always wondered how the Japanese got the idea of making animated productions including underage girls and the obsession with them. When did it start? Did the idea originate in Japan? Was it welcomed by the actual anime public?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T15:17:23.800" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T15:17:23.800" Title="How did the lolicon genre begin in anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2826" CreationDate="2013-03-07T14:56:08.477" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Appears to have started in the 1970's, but over time the definition got a little cloudy and changed from being pedophilia to more of an obsession. There was also controversy similar to violence in video games linked to violence in real life, where one party suggested that lolicon could fuel sex crimes toward children, while the other party maintained that if anything it decreased the chances by letting people live out their fantasies through manga/anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of referenced material &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lolicon (ロリコン?), also romanised as lolikon or rorikon,is a Japanese portmanteau of the phrase &quot;Lolita complex&quot;. In Japan, the term describes an attraction to underage girls (whether prepubescent, pubescent, or post-pubescent)or an individual with such an attraction. It is also commonly used when referring to lolicon manga or lolicon anime, a genre of manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are often depicted in an &quot;erotic-cute&quot; manner (also known as ero kawaii), in an art style reminiscent of the shōjo manga (girls' comics) style. Outside Japan, &quot;lolicon&quot; is in less common usage and usually refers to the genre.&#xA;  The phrase is a reference to Vladimir Nabokov's book Lolita, in which a middle-aged man becomes sexually obsessed with a twelve-year-old girl. It was first used in Japan in the 1970s and quickly became used to describe erotic dojinshi (amateur comics) portrayals of young girls.&#xA;  Laws have been enacted in various countries, including in Japan, which regulate explicit content featuring children or childlike characters. Parent and citizens groups in Japan have organized to work toward stronger controls and stricter laws governing lolicon manga and other similar media. Critics say that the lolicon genre contributes to actual sexual abuse of children, while others say that there is no evidence for this claim. Studies of lolicon fans state that lolicon fans are attracted to an aesthetic of cuteness rather than the age of the characters, and that collecting lolicon represents a disconnect from society&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1542" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T14:56:08.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2830" CreationDate="2013-03-07T18:39:33.000" Score="5" ViewCount="23126" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, whilst watching the final fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow I noticed that Grimmjow's body did not vanish when he was defeated as the other espadas did &lt;em&gt;(in the aftermath when Nnoitra appeared)&lt;/em&gt;. There is no mention of Grimmjow after this. Confused I turned to the manga, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/94-740-18/bleach/chapter-286.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;286&lt;/a&gt; I could not tell either. I was still confused so I turned to the wiki. In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Grimmjow_Jaegerjaquez#cite_note-53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it vaguely says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;..but Ichigo steps in and protects Grimmjow as he lies on the ground, severely wounded. However, he survives the attack...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quick google search and I found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110821082915AA0Cngh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;yahoo answers&lt;/a&gt; post about this but both posts are vague and unhelpful. Is there some credible source that can verify if he is alive or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:56:40.633" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T20:11:50.033" Title="Is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez alive?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2829" CreationDate="2013-03-07T23:39:07.133" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, I found the omake that mentions Grimmjow: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GChXp.gif&quot; alt=&quot;omake&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the bottom-right corner, it reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: Will there be characters that appear in the role of a friend? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kubo: Ulquiorra has already turned to ash. &lt;strong&gt;Grimmjow might become a friend...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Grimmjow is alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T19:55:26.310" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T19:55:26.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2831" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3441" CreationDate="2013-03-08T00:19:13.247" Score="10" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo), you'll notice that during the present timeline a person disappears once they are sent to hell, however in the past, the body is left behind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A minor example of this is Episode 13: Purgatory Girl, where it is mentioned that 2 people died. We later find out they were sent to hell. What's weird is that normally people disappear, so their whereabouts are unknown, let alone whether or not they died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major example is from Season 2 Episode 19: Steamy Hell. In the last few scenes of the flash back, we see the scorched body of someone who was sent to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why were the bodies left behind in the past, whereas in the present, the person vanishes completely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-08T00:19:45.467" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T07:34:36.593" Title="Why were bodies left behind in the past?" Tags="&lt;jigoku-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2835" CreationDate="2013-03-08T05:40:57.820" Score="6" ViewCount="10034" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto chapter 618, all the souls that are bound inside the shinigami of the shiki fuujin were pulled out by Orochimaru. It includes the souls of the four previous Hokages. Now, before his death, Minato was able to seal half of the nine tails chakra into his own. Does it mean that he is much stronger than he when was alive? Does he have any chance on using the kyuubi's chakra for himself just like what Naruto did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-03-08T08:46:31.313" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T15:19:34.170" Title="Is the reanimated Minato much stronger than when he was alive?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2848" CreationDate="2013-03-08T06:37:06.397" Score="2" ViewCount="2815" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kobato Episode 20: &quot;...The Travellers&quot;, Kobato met Syaoran, Fye, Kurogane and Mokona (all of them looked more mature for me and I think Kurogane and Fye both grew hair). Since Sakura wasn't with them, is it safe to assume that this episode is somehow a sneak peek of the continuation of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle ending in the manga showing their continuous journey? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the epilogue ends with Syaoran deciding to go on a journey in order to try and find a way for the soul of clone Syaoran (who is his own father) to be restored to a body, Sakura has revealed that she had a dream which has given her a vision of the future so she can not go on the journey. Apparently in order to escape from the final prison of Fei Wong Reed, Syaoran gave up something. Syaoran gave up being able to settle down in one place so now he's traveling endlessly with Kurogane and Fye (who both decided to go with him) and of course Mokona (their transportation medium).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T20:11:43.877" Title="Was the continuation of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle ending in manga shown in Kobato?" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;&lt;kobato&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2832" CreationDate="2013-03-08T07:53:57.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The Shiki Fuujin seals the souls. That means that the chakra of the Kyuubi is sealed independently from the soul of Minato. If you revive a soul, you only revive the own soul, but not anything that was sealed inside his &lt;em&gt;body&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-03-08T07:53:57.327" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2832" CreationDate="2013-03-08T08:21:55.857" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The resurrected Minato &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; stronger than when he was alive, but that is due to the properties of Edo Tensei (unlimited chakra, near-unlimited stamina, and automatic regeneration of any damage taken).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;Minato does not have Kurama's chakra inside him. The Yin-component of Kurama's chakra, sealed by Minato, is still inside the Shinigami's stomach. Shiki Fuujin does not seal the target's soul into the summoner's soul. They are both sealed together, but independently, in the Shinigami's stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be confirmed since Orochimaru first recovered the soul of his arms and then the four previous Kage at once. If the Shiki Fuujin sealed the target's soul into the summoner's soul, he would have to first recover Hiruzen's soul, and then the souls of Hashirama, Tobirama and his arms from Hiruzen's soul.&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; seem to have Kurama's Yin part inside of him. As proven by the recent chapters. Which undoubtedly proves that he's much stronger compared to the way he was before his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: This answer is based on events seen till Chapter 623. The answer may become obsolete after subsequent chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-06-15T21:05:35.070" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T21:05:35.070" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2837" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-08T12:48:38.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jigoku Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Hell Girl&lt;/em&gt;) is an anime series consisting of three seasons, produced by Studio DEEN. The story of the anime (and in fact the whole series) has recurring themes of injustice, hatred, suffering, and revenge. Elements like violence, harsh language, trickery, blackmail, animal cruelty, torture, insanity, twisted and complex human emotions, and such are found from time to time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hell Girl&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:53:59.210" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:53:59.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2838" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-08T12:48:38.673" Score="0" Body="Jigoku Shoujo (or, &quot;Hell Girl&quot;) is an anime series consisting of three seasons, produced by Studio DEEN. " OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:53:59.210" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:53:59.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2845" CreationDate="2013-03-08T14:55:28.963" Score="13" ViewCount="3074" Body="&lt;p&gt;In DBZ, Goku has teleported several times to the &quot;Other World&quot; &lt;em&gt;(a place presumably inhabited by souls)&lt;/em&gt;, his most significant trip there being when he brought Cell in his second form there to prevent him from blowing up the earth and one another occasion Piccolo was summoned there too before being summoned to Namek. King Kai's planet is at the end of Snake Way and Snake Way is in the &quot;Other World&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This brings about the question of where exactly is it located and wouldn't that mean that a 'dead' Goku could have easily teleported back to earth just the same as if he were alive?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T01:50:51.587" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T01:50:51.587" Title="How was Goku able to teleport to the &quot;Other World&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2843" CreationDate="2013-03-08T15:01:15.580" Score="5" ViewCount="1354" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, a number of &quot;ninja clans&quot; are referenced. Those include Uchiha and Hyuga. Those two both have kekkai genkais. It seems as though ninja clans are just families with kekkai genkais, but I'm wondering if that is every explained or specified anywhere. Also, what are the known ninja clans (if that won't be too long a list)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T22:43:28.423" Title="What are the ninja clans?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2842" CreationDate="2013-03-08T16:19:06.423" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clans&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki page on clans&lt;/a&gt; has a good explanation of what a clan is, plus a list of all the known clans. To sum up, it goes something like this:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it is important to notice that the kanji used is 一族 (read &lt;em&gt;Ichizoku&lt;/em&gt;), which literally means family. So, clans are families or groups of shinobi that constitute a basic unit of a village. The Senju and Uchiha clans were the first known clans to form an alliance to create a village, which was an example followed by many clans. &#xA;As you referred, belonging to a clan is usually defined by genetics/blood, which is of the utmost importance in the usage of kekkei genkai. Also, clans pass down from generation to generation said kekkei genkai or other jutsu which are a specialty to the clan, which shinobi unaffiliated to any clan do not seem to do with their regular jutsu. Some clans are extensive and composed of several families, while others are just composed of a nuclear family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;List of known clans:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Aburame_Clan&quot;&gt;Aburame clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Akimichi_Clan&quot;&gt;Akimichi clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amagiri_Clan&quot;&gt;Amagiri clan&lt;/a&gt; - Yumegakure (&lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%ABma_Clan&quot;&gt;Fuuma clan&lt;/a&gt; - Amegakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Another &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%ABma_Clan_%28Land_of_Sound%29&quot;&gt;Fuuma clan&lt;/a&gt; - Otogakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_Clan&quot;&gt;Hagoromo clan&lt;/a&gt; - No village (pre-village era)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hirasaka_Clan&quot;&gt;Hirasaka clan&lt;/a&gt; - Yumegakure (&lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/H%C5%8Dzuki_Clan&quot;&gt;Hōzuki clan&lt;/a&gt; - Kirigakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_Clan&quot;&gt;Hyūga clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Inuzuka_Clan&quot;&gt;Inuzuka clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%ABgo%27s_Clan&quot;&gt;Jūgo's clan&lt;/a&gt; - Unknown village/no affiliation (Jūgo is the only known member)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_Clan&quot;&gt;Kaguya clan&lt;/a&gt; - Unknown village/no affiliation&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamizuru_Clan&quot;&gt;Kamizuru clan&lt;/a&gt; - Iwagakure (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ked%C5%8Din_Clan&quot;&gt;Kedōin clan&lt;/a&gt; - Unknown village/no affiliation (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kohaku_Clan&quot;&gt;Kohaku clan&lt;/a&gt; - Had their own village in the Fire Country, associated with Konohagakure (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kubisaki_Clan&quot;&gt;Kubisaku clan&lt;/a&gt; - Unknown village, located in the Land of Neck (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama_Clan&quot;&gt;Kurama clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nara_Clan&quot;&gt;Nara clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinha_Clan&quot;&gt;Rinha clan&lt;/a&gt; - Unknown village/no affiliation (&lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden 3D: The New Era&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%AB_Clan&quot;&gt;Ryū clan&lt;/a&gt; - No village (pre-village era, &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarutobi_Clan&quot;&gt;Sarutobi clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senju_Clan&quot;&gt;Senju clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shiin_Clan&quot;&gt;Shiin clan&lt;/a&gt; - Otogakure (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shirogane_Clan&quot;&gt;Shirogane clan&lt;/a&gt; - Sunagakure (&lt;em&gt;Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tenro_Clan&quot;&gt;Tenro clan&lt;/a&gt; - Yumegakure (&lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsuchigumo_Clan&quot;&gt;Tsuchigumo clan&lt;/a&gt; - Tsuchigumo Village (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_Clan&quot;&gt;Uchiha clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan&quot;&gt;Uzumaki clan&lt;/a&gt; - Uzushiogakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wagarashi_Family&quot;&gt;Wagarashi family&lt;/a&gt; - Land of Tea (anime and &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2&lt;/em&gt; game only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wasabi_Family&quot;&gt;Wasabi family&lt;/a&gt; - Land of Tea (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Watari_Ninja&quot;&gt;Watari ninja&lt;/a&gt; - Unknown village/no affiliation (anime only)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamanaka_Clan&quot;&gt;Yamanaka clan&lt;/a&gt; - Konohagakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yotsuki_Clan&quot;&gt;Yotsuki clan&lt;/a&gt; - Kumogakure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yuki_Clan&quot;&gt;Yuki clan&lt;/a&gt; - No village, Land of Water&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-08T16:44:06.640" LastActivityDate="2013-03-08T16:44:06.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2844" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2949" CreationDate="2013-03-08T16:30:32.007" Score="11" ViewCount="4078" Body="&lt;p&gt;The premise of Paca Plus is rather amusing: the protagonist's girlfriend Yukari gets transformed into an alpaca. Having played the trial, it was pretty well-done, but the trial ends right when Yukari turns into an alpaca so it's difficult to judge the game based on that. I'm now at the point where I have to decide whether or not to buy the full game, with not quite enough information to make the decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Yukari never changes back, and the whole game is just romance with alpaca Yukari, that wouldn't really be my cup of tea. To use a quote from the game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/33EDz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if Yukari occasionally changes back to her human form, I could live with her being an alpaca most of the time. That seems like something that could be played up for great comedic value, and it wouldn't totally kill the romance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, &lt;strong&gt;does Yukari stay an alpaca forever, or does she switch back to being a human?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-26T22:32:26.250" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T03:56:08.277" Title="Does Yukari ever change back from being an alpaca in Paca Plus?" Tags="&lt;paca-plus&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2013-03-08T22:20:35.470" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;He could (And he sometimes did), but it's &quot;forbidden&quot;, and Goku doesn't like breaking rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's actually a different world in the same &quot;dimension&quot; as the normal world, so yes, Goku can freely teleport between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-03-08T22:20:35.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2013-03-08T22:20:55.327" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're right in a technical sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goku can even shift through realms, having no problem teleporting from Earth to King Kai's planet, and from there to New Namek. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's a matter of wanting to do it or not. Goku wants Gohan to grow up and reach his full potential, Goku believes his son can and will follow his steps as earth's protector. This can only happen if Gohan shakes away all his fears, and you can see how that happens as he destroys Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1548" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-03-09T00:10:54.820" LastActivityDate="2013-03-09T00:10:54.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2744" CreationDate="2013-03-08T22:23:03.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Practice makes perfect, they probably didn't draw perfect figures, though drawing such shapes constantly would most certainly help them do a pretty neat job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1548" LastActivityDate="2013-03-08T22:23:03.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2833" CreationDate="2013-03-09T00:19:05.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 20 of Kobato, when Kobato mentions that Syaoran and his companions have been traveling for a long time and Syaoran says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;but it's a not journey with a destination. I guess you could say our destination is to continue travelling.&quot; When Kobato asks if it's undecided where they are going, he replies, &quot;It would be difficult to decide. For one thing, we don't know how long we can stay in one place. But, I have someone waiting for me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's definitely &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the end of the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle epilogue published in October 2009, (Episode 20 of Kobato aired in March 2010):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Syaoran is on his journey and they've been doing this for some considerable amount of time.  Where Syaoran went to look for a world where the clones can live, Sakura stayed in Clow because of her dream that she'd only cause sadness if she went with Syaoran, thus she is the one &quot;waiting for me&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the October 7th epilogue was the last of the story, as a way to sort of tie up the loose ends. Kobato's crossover generated a lot of speculation about maybe getting more Tsubasa out of CLAMP, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-17/clamp-to-end-tsubasa-reservoir-chronicle-on-october-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;they announced in 2009 that the epilogue will be the end&lt;/a&gt;. There hasn't been any official news about the manga or continuing the story since. Though it wouldn't be surprising to see more crossovers with Syaoran, Fye, and Kurogane continuing their journey in future CLAMP productions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-09T00:19:05.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2850" CreationDate="2013-03-09T02:23:44.237" Score="6" ViewCount="1087" Body="&lt;p&gt;While adding GIFs to our awesome &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/7780/thrills-and-spills&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thrills and Spills&lt;/em&gt; chatroom&lt;/a&gt;, I came across an image of two Pikachus and a Togepi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LFsc9.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I thought it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ashachu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ashachu&lt;/a&gt;, but it's not—just a Pikachu with bedhead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episode/canon is this shot from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-03-09T02:30:16.147" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T06:29:46.800" Title="In which episode were there two Pikachus?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2849" CreationDate="2013-03-09T02:29:18.143" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sparky&quot;&gt;Sparky&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ritchie&quot;&gt;Ritchie&lt;/a&gt;'s Pikachu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His first appearance was &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP078&quot;&gt;episode 78&lt;/a&gt; of the original anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-03-09T02:29:18.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2854" CreationDate="2013-03-09T09:53:38.210" Score="3" ViewCount="6657" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any popular, well-known anime series that share characteristics with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir#Identifying_characteristics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;film noir&lt;/a&gt; or neo-noir style or setting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1550" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-09T22:09:50.623" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T12:23:22.343" Title="What are some of the more popular and well-known film noir style anime series?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-05-29T20:41:08.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-09T13:27:52.153" Score="35" ViewCount="35107" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have a very popular Manga Club at our library.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kids are interested in lots of different Asian cultures so we include cultural topics in our club such as Korean Word of the Day, Japanese Word of the Day and Chinese snacks like &lt;em&gt;shumai&lt;/em&gt; and black sesame cookies. Other activities include a blog, dramatic reading and watching videos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What other kinds of activities can be found on manga/anime themed clubs? In Asia, China, Europe, and/or America? This is for high school students. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1552" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T08:28:55.030" LastActivityDate="2018-12-10T19:07:16.110" Title="What kinds of activities can be found in a Manga/Anime Club?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2851" CreationDate="2013-03-09T16:25:36.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are there any anime that would be consider either Noir or neo Noir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dictionary definition of film noir would be: a film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stereotypical elements are: murder, a detective who drinks whisky late at night in a shabby bar, and a femme fatale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime that I have seen and that more or less match above description are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/272/Noir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Noir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/13203/Lupin_the_Third%3a_Mine_Fujiko_to_Iu_Onna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Woman Called Fujiko Mine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastEditorUserId="21" LastEditDate="2013-05-25T12:23:22.343" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T12:23:22.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2851" CreationDate="2013-03-09T23:34:16.250" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Film noir&lt;/em&gt; was originally a term used by French critics to describe Hollywood movies of the post-war 1940’s era (up through the 1950s) that portray a darker perspective upon life than was standard in classical Hollywood films and concentrate upon human depravity, failure, and despair. After 1960, films of similar nature that actively try to emulate the classic noir style (for better or worse) are deemed &lt;em&gt;neo-noir&lt;/em&gt;. Both terms typicall imply use of a cinematic style with a particular way of lighting, positioning and moving the camera, and using retrospective voice-over narration &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are no anime series that can be considered truly film noir in genre as they typically use the style but not the motifs and cinematography, identified by the genre.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the following series most closely resemble the noir/neo-noir-style style, story, and/or setting (some not completely) the following would probably fit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_O&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big O&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; have characters being plagued by events in their past and fatalistically having to accept them. Big O uses the style of film noir a lot more and uses its premise as the basis of entangled plot. Cowboy Bebop, on the other hand, simply sticks to the premise and borrows its style from elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccano!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baccano!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is like a blend of film noir and pulp fiction, where a bunch of seemingly unconnected stories slowly become connect into one overarching storyline, which is very typical of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_noir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pulp noir&lt;/a&gt; genre.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in a Shell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2%3a_Innocence&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sequel&lt;/a&gt; are considered a marriage of noir visual, sci-fi, and animation, and sometimes included under the subgenre of noir called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_noir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tech-noir&lt;/a&gt;, which includes movies such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brazil&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blade Runner&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Detective_Story&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Detective Story&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animatrix&lt;/a&gt; is considered to be another example of the above mentioned tech-noir genre.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Perfect Blue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has the mystery setting, murder cases with no apparent suspect and a main character is being hunted, keeping the story on the edge. It also deals with amnesia, flashbacks, uncertainties of one's own memories. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_Yojimbo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bodyguard of the Wind&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Though not as well -known, has all the motifs of a classic noir detective story. It opens with the disappearance of a train carrying a shipment gold along with its guards, but the story really starts with the son of one of those guards coming to the city where the train vanished to investigate. There he is met with the residents many of hiding their own secrets and mysteries, forcing him to slowly progress from one clue to the next, like a noir detective would do, to get to the bottom of everything.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These don't really fit the noir-style completely for one reason or another, but are heavily influenced by the noir genre:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Man&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Skullman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has a noir-ish atmosphere is given by the mystery which shrouds the strange murders in that alternate history of the end of WWII.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Grapher&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speed Grapher&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has the noir atmosphere and art, but the story and characters aren't what you typically expect of the genre&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texhnolyze&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Texhnolyze&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has plenty of elements from &quot;noir&quot; movies: dark lighting, flashbacks that disrupt the normal flow of the story, a corrupted society, a sort of &quot;femme fatale&quot; and a main character that seems to not fit the rest of the world. However, this is more of a sci-fi/cyberpunk anime with a dystopian setting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nij%C5%AB_Mens%C5%8D_no_Musume&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daughter of Twenty Faces&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is more of an action comedy that uses Edogwawa Rampo (a well-known Japanese noir writer) characters and the noir-style of mystery behind it's plot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-09T23:40:26.670" LastActivityDate="2013-03-09T23:40:26.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2852" CreationDate="2013-03-09T23:53:33.583" Score="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ran a college anime club for a couple of months with around 200 members (I was not the president, but our president was new so he had me handle most of the operations), and I was the treasurer for over 2 years. Over the course of any given year, we had around a couple dozen events, as well as weekly anime showings. I'm no longer a member of the club since I've changed schools, so they might be doing things differently now. Our club has been around at least since the 1980s, and probably earlier, and it's changed a lot and expanded quite a bit in that time. For instance, until anime was easily available in English, they had live translations for all of their showings by students studying Japanese (which, I can attest to, is very difficult).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are most of the various activities we held fairly regularly. To be honest, most of this is probably not applicable for you, but it could be for others interested in starting their own clubs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weekly showings: Our weekly showings lasted about 3 hours, roughly 8pm-11pm. These happened every week  of the semester except finals week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the beginning of the semester, we voted on either one show of ~26 episodes or two of around 13 each. At the beginning of each meeting we would watch 2 episodes of that show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each meeting also had a genre (e.g. mecha), and we accepted nominations for anime in that genre and voted on one of them in one of the past weeks. We would watch 4 episodes of that anime for the main showing. We tried to make genres as relevant as possible, e.g. the week of Halloween would be Horror, and Valentine's day would be romance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whenever possible, we got permission from the relevant licensing organization for our showings ahead of time. In most cases this can be done via their website.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was also a break between the two, where we allowed random members to show videos, sold pizza for a small profit, and handled any voting and announcements.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the meeting, some of the members would gather in the student union and  play video games or board games or just chat. This usually continued at least until 1 a.m., but sometimes as late as 6 a.m.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During the summer, when fewer people were present (less than 20), we typically had the same meeting style but it was more open. There was no preshowing, and people were free to bring in their own collections for showings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fighting game tournaments: Our club made a lot of money by hosting tournaments of various fighting games like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._%28series%29&quot;&gt;Super Smash Bros&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter&quot;&gt;Street Fighter&lt;/a&gt;, sometimes together with local gaming groups. I wasn't really a part of this, so I don't know any of the specifics other than that we had a dozen or so CRT TVs in our club's storage for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Premier events: We often held parties when large premiers occurred in Japan, usually for big game releases. We had one for the release of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Black_and_White&quot;&gt;Pokemon Black and White&lt;/a&gt;, and another for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy XIII&lt;/a&gt;. The president or one of the other members would give a presentation about the history of the game series, and if any existed we'd watch a few episodes of the relevant anime. We'd also have game consoles hooked up available to play any older games in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Random presentations: Occasionally our president would decide that they wanted to do something like a premier event except that there wasn't any premier going on. So we'd have a presentation about some aspect of Japanese otaku culture, e.g. visual novels, and watch some anime or a bit of a visual novel or something like that, and usually have some food.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anime Conventions: We had a lot of people interested in anime conventions; in fact one officer's job was almost solely announcing and coordinating conventions. In order to save money we bought rooms in bulk and organized rides.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marathons: Once a month or so, on a weekend, we'd meet for 6-12 hours and watch an entire show (13-26 episodes) in one sitting. This obviously had lower attendance, but we typically had at least a dozen or so people at these. We'd usually aim for shows that people had not watched before but were still good. Occasionally we'd also host marathons of western animation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holiday Parties:  On various holidays or near them, we'd host parties with that theme. Halloween was by far the biggest, and we typically had at least 50 people at the Halloween parties. Many of us stayed in town during Spring break (Easter) or Thanksgiving break, or even winter break (Christmas) so we'd have parties for those two. These were not as well planned out as the Halloween party and had lower attendance. Oftentimes we'd just end up marathoning a short show with that theme. We also had parties at the end of finals week where we spent the rest of our money for the semester on food or whatever and had karaoke and video games and anime and board games and pretty much anything else people wanted to bring. All of the parties were alcohol-free and we never had any trouble enforcing that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In conjunction with the Japanese language club, we attempted to do showings of unsubtitled (raw) Japanese anime, and we'd pause every few lines to discuss what was said. I'm not sure these were unqualified successes, since only a few members from the anime club went, but it was fun for those of us who did go.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Promotional events: My school had club fairs and cultural fairs regularly, and we'd have a table at all of them showing off our various anime memorabilia and whatnot. This was the primary way we brought in new members. We also rented out tables in the student union for the same purpose. These required quite a bit of preparation, as we needed to make sure in advance that someone trustworthy would be present at all times to make sure nothing got stolen (typically we had 3 or 4 people including at least one officer at the table at any time). We also needed to make sure we had enough business cards and people who were knowledgeable about a fairly wide range of anime to talk to anyone interested.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;RPG groups: Our club was large enough that it spawned several (I know of at least 3) groups of people playing D&amp;amp;D and other paper and pencil RPGs. There are some anime-themed RPGs, like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maidrpg.com/&quot;&gt;Maid RPG&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mahjong: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong&quot;&gt;Japanese mahjong&lt;/a&gt; is really nothing like the game on your computer called &quot;mahjong&quot;. After showing either &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;Saki&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akagi_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;Akagi&lt;/a&gt; (I forget which) there was enough interest in the game to start up a weekly mahjong group. We had around 10 people who played regularly, and probably a few more who knew the rules.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cosplay: We had a dedicated group of cosplayers who would meet roughly once a month to hold workshops and other things. I never went to one so I don't know how many people were in that group, but I'm guessing it was at least 10. We usually had a group of cosplayers at Japan night, an annual event put on by all of the Japanese-themed clubs on campus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collaborating with local business: One of our members started an anime store in town, and she would occasionally make announcements about new products and things. We also had membership discounts at several local stores which sold anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other stuff: We were generally very flexible and open to members' suggestions and ideas. If someone had a cool idea and wanted to promote it, we'd let them make an announcement at the meetings. More than half of our events were initiated by non-officers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Managing a club of that size is not easy, and we had over 10 officers with various roles. My guess is that you aren't aiming on expanding to a group of that size, so I'd suggest taking a few of the ideas above and adapting them to your needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My feeling is that for a high-school club, you should focus more on Japanese culture and less on anime specifically. Traditional Japanese culture events were mostly handled by the other Japanese culture clubs on campus (of which there were at least 3). They did things at their events like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony&quot;&gt;tea ceremonies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_arranging&quot;&gt;flower arrangement&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuta&quot;&gt;Karuta&lt;/a&gt;, and Japanese language practice. If the people know some Japanese, you could also try &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calligraphy&quot;&gt;Calligraphy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_poetry&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;. You could also read some short Japanese novels. Japanese literature tends to be much shorter than western literature and is traditionally a lot darker.  It can be appealing to high school students. Some examples are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoro&quot;&gt;Kokoro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_a_cat&quot;&gt;I am a Cat&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Longer_Human&quot;&gt;No Longer Human&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't discount anime entirely, though. There are some very good anime which explore different aspects of Japanese culture. I suspect a lot of them will be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josei&quot;&gt;Josei genre&lt;/a&gt;. Some examples might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihayafuru&quot;&gt;Chihayafuru&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_and_Clover&quot;&gt;Honey and Clover&lt;/a&gt;. If you're willing to include some slightly questionable series morally (PG-13 rating or so) then &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Bungaku&quot;&gt;Aoi Bungaku&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akagi_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;Akagi&lt;/a&gt;, and some other &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinen_manga&quot;&gt;seinen&lt;/a&gt; works might also be a good fit. I'd also include the works of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki&quot;&gt;Miyazaki&lt;/a&gt; as culturally significant on their own, especially some of the more symbolic ones like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29&quot;&gt;Nausicaä&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro&quot;&gt;Totoro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, our website isn't very useful for anyone other than our members. However, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/&quot;&gt;MIT anime club&lt;/a&gt; has a very good website for those interested in starting/expanding their own anime clubs. I know a couple of their members and I've often used suggestions on their page or from them. They know what they're talking about. Of particular interest are their &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/resources/&quot;&gt;resources page&lt;/a&gt; and their page about &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/resources/start.php&quot;&gt;starting&lt;/a&gt; clubs (which has a section dedicated to high school clubs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T12:49:46.083" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T12:49:46.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2857" CreationDate="2013-03-10T16:42:29.120" Score="11" ViewCount="6161" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several mangaka have assistants to help them with producing their manga. Do these assistants perform a standard set of well-defined tasks (similar to a movie's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_director&quot;&gt;assistant director&lt;/a&gt;), or does each mangaka decide what their assistant does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T16:42:29.120" Title="What is the role of mangaka assistants?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2856" CreationDate="2013-03-10T16:42:29.120" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mangaka often use assistants to help them complete drawing the manga within schedule. The mangaka decides the number of assistants and their roles in the manga production. The assistants may help the mangaka in a number of ways, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Filling up the artwork details (such as screentones, hair, clothing, special effects) after the mangaka has drawn the basics.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drawing the time-consuming elements, such as scene backgrounds and crowds, allowing the mangaka to focus more on the plot and character development.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drawing specific things. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Nagai&quot;&gt;Go Nagai&lt;/a&gt; mangaka employed an assistant to draw helicopters and military vehicles.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cleaning up any artwork that goes out of the panels. Mikio Ikemoto helps Masashi Kishimoto with this, among other things, in producing Naruto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being the mangaka's sounding board for ideas, but the assistants almost never help with the plot itself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some mangaka do not employ any assistants at all choosing to do everything themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Mangaka&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mangaka&lt;/em&gt; on Virtual Japan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaka#Assistants&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mangaka Assistants&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Assistants&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Assistants&lt;/em&gt; on Bakuman Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/intro.php&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who creates Naruto?&lt;/em&gt; on LeafNinja.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T16:42:29.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2858" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2861" CreationDate="2013-03-10T21:35:16.157" Score="12" ViewCount="8393" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shinsekai Yori (From the New World), humans with Cantus powers are prevented from attacking each other by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mental Restraints:&lt;/strong&gt; It prevents humans from intentionally attacking other humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Death Feedback:&lt;/strong&gt; If a human kills another human, the attacker dies as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what keeps humans with Cantus powers from destroying each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3e37el.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akkis (translated as: fiends (UTW subs), ogres (Crunchyroll)) are mentally unstable and are able to break the mental restraints. So they have no problem attacking other humans. But what about the death feedback?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are they immune to death feedback? What makes them different from normal humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T15:46:42.070" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T15:46:42.070" Title="How are Akkis (fiends/ogres) immune to death-feedback?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2858" CreationDate="2013-03-10T22:21:56.177" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Death Feedback is part genetic and part conditioned. From episode 4, they mention that the human genome was modified and that the Death Feedback works by the subconscious becoming aware of an attempt to harm another human and it uses their power to stop liver functions and parathyroid glands. This is further reinforced by education, conditioning and hypnosis. I think in episode 12 Tomiko speculates that it could be possible to circumvent the Death Feedback if the user was on some kind of stimulants or somehow didn't recognize their targets as human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is possibly why the monster rats can raise a human child as one of their own species, and the child will grow up not recognizing humans as his/her own species so the child would be able to kill humans (but not the rats). It's also mentioned that the ogres are genetic mutations, possibly without the Death Feedback genome, but that wouldn't account for the rats stealing human infants since there's no guarantee that the infants have the mutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T22:21:56.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2858" CreationDate="2013-03-11T08:43:47.923" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;悪鬼&lt;/strong&gt; (Akki, lit. &quot;evil spirit&quot;, translated as &quot;fiend&quot; or &quot;ogre&quot;) and &lt;strong&gt;業魔&lt;/strong&gt; (Gouma, lit. &quot;karma demon&quot;). The former, a.k.a. &lt;strong&gt;Raman-Klogius Syndrome&lt;/strong&gt;, or the &quot;fox-in-a-henhouse syndrome,&quot; is genetic. They are PK users with mental instability caused by stress, seeing the world as the source of their problems, becoming one that kills with no sense of guilt or remorse, like a serial killer. The latter, a.k.a. &lt;strong&gt;Hashimoto-Appelbaum Syndrome&lt;/strong&gt;, are PK users who subconsciously lose control of their powers due to stress and distorts everything around them, due to a genetic defect, like depression. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, those who kill with Cantus purposefully, are called &quot;evil spirits&quot; (translated as &quot;fiends&quot; or &quot;ogres&quot;) and those who corrupt with Cantus subconsciously, are called &quot;karma demons.&quot; The former externalize their stress &amp;amp; blame the world for their problems &amp;amp; actively turning their Canti against the world (like having homicidal tendencies). The latter internalize their stress, making them apart of themselves and try to cope or adapt and function in spite of it. They focus so much on the stress that they slowly lose track of other things (like depression), resulting in the leaking of their Cantus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The minds of both are broken by stress, but how they deal with it ultimately determine what they become.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Evil spirits&quot; rid themselves of the morals and duties of society, don't see humans are human, but rather problems that need to be fixed (&quot;Screw everyone!&quot;). Kinda like a car being used to run over animals on the road, because the driver think it's fun or they hate animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Karma demons&quot; still hold on to the morals and duties of society, and see human as humans, but cause unintentional harm to them as they try to cope with their internal issues (&quot;I cause problems for everyone&quot;). Kinda like a car emitting poisonous fumes or leaking oil (and causing fires), due to some mechanical problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shun does not hurt people because he wants to, so he becomes a &quot;karma demon,&quot; but the &quot;Messiah&quot; freely wills to harm people, thus becoming a &quot;evil spirit.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All humans have the disposition to become either, but how they handle the stress ultimately determines what they become. Saki is able to balance the internal and external conflicts with stress and use it for the good of the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T14:10:48.683" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T14:10:48.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2864" CreationDate="2013-03-11T11:29:30.777" Score="4" ViewCount="2067" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two ways to enter mount Myōboku:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A secret path from Konohagakure&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reverse summoning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no way (as known so far) that you are traveling somewhere and by mistake end up landing on mount Myōboku. Neither is it shown on any map in any episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assumed that it's a different space or world. (Than the shinobi's)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-11T12:45:25.473" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T13:15:38.447" Title="Mount Myoboku: a different space/dimension?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2862" CreationDate="2013-03-11T11:52:43.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For a human to get to Mount Myōboku, it either takes a month long travel on secret paths from Konohagakure or, if they have a summoning contract, they can let a toad use the Reverse Summoning Technique. According to Fukasaku, Mount Myōboku is impossible to find by foot for those who don't know the secret route. (Chapter 409)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But whether or not it is in another dimension is nowhere stated. Additionally it is not shown on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/File%3aNaruto_World_Map.svg&quot;&gt;World map&lt;/a&gt; of Naruto. So it could be on an unknown place on this world (as on an island not yet discovered by the shin-obis or as you said in another dimension or even on another planet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T11:52:43.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2862" CreationDate="2013-03-11T13:15:38.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So there is no way (as known so far) that you are traveling somewhere and by mistake end up landing on mount Myōboku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1363006529&amp;amp;sr=1-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official Character Databook&lt;/a&gt; that is not the case, as the book states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...) it is said that once in a while, a traveler who has lost his way inadvertently gets on the secret path.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, even this neither proves nor disproves that it is located in our world. One could get lost and get in some secret path that leads to a region in this world, but getting lost may, just as well, lead you to some secret path that transports you to another dimension.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, I think it is located in our world, because &quot;Secluded Region&quot; appears written in the page that has info on Mount Myōboku. This piece of info leads me to think that Mount Myōboku is just located in some region that is very well hidden from the outside world. However, it may just as well mean that the &quot;Secluded Region&quot; is some other dimension.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/lffgARt.png&quot; width=&quot;442&quot; height=&quot;708&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, it is unknown whether it is located in our world or in another, at least as of now (chapter 623).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Page 204, &lt;em&gt;Naruto: The Official Character Data Book&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T13:15:38.447" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2759" CreationDate="2013-03-11T15:32:53.280" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having checked &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosprayers&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/CosPrayers&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20070220172341/http://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/pc-moe/cosprayers/&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt; (via Wayback Machine), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3460&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;, there was no information on this. Even if the show was deliberately made to be bad, it's likely that the production company wouldn't reveal that fact, so we'd have no way of knowing. Hence, there's probably no definitive answer to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the sorts of problems in the show aren't the sorts which one would deliberately create if the show was deliberately made to be bad. The show primarily suffers from an incoherent plot, as well as bland characters. But it doesn't seem to be deliberately incoherent; rather, they had no room to fit any plot in the short time that was allotted. This is evidenced by the fact that there are flashbacks to scenes which never took place on camera. Probably there was initially some attempt at a plot, but crucial pieces were cut during production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also notable that the show, while terrible, isn't anywhere near the worst anime ever. If the production team was deliberately trying to make a bad anime, they could have done even worse, e.g. by using worse artwork or adding more plot holes. There's nothing good about Cosprayers, but there's plenty that could still be worse. As Jon Lin noted in the comments, M.O.E. (the studio responsible for Cosprayers) has done plenty of mediocre anime, and Cosprayers could easily just be somewhere on the low tail end of the distribution without being deliberately made to be bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, as I noted in the question, it doesn't make any sense why Cosprayers would be aired before Smash Hit! and LOVE♥LOVE? if they were making it deliberately bad. The better strategy from a production point-of-view would be to air it the last of the three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth noting that at least one guy on the internet agrees with me. &lt;a href=&quot;http://the-sun-is-up.dreamwidth.org/65427.html&quot;&gt;This review&lt;/a&gt; of Cosprayers discusses whether the show is intentionally bad or not in the final paragraph:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But back to that question of the parody retcon: According to Wikipedia, Smash Hit premiered only a week after CosPrayers ended, so it does seem possible that the producers had planned all along for CosPrayers to be crappy. But if that's the case, they're &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; complete blockheads. First of all, where's the sense in airing the intentionally sucky show-within-a-show &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; airing the making-of show that gives it context? Your audience will get bored and/or annoyed and go off to watch something else long before you have a chance to reveal the whole &quot;it was supposed to be crap all along!&quot; twist. And secondly, &lt;strong&gt;a crappy work does not automatically get any less crappy just because you made it crappy on purpose.&lt;/strong&gt; If you sing a song horrendously off-key, it doesn't matter whether you did it because you're tone-deaf or because you're doing it intentionally to make some point — either way, it's still going to make my ears bleed. Being sucky on purpose isn't enough by itself — you have be &lt;em&gt;entertainingly&lt;/em&gt; sucky, and preferably also include some satire on the sucky thing that you're imitating. Plus, I don't think CosPrayers is outlandish enough in its suckiness to qualify for the &quot;haha sucky on purpose&quot; crowd. Simply put, it's not bad enough. Despite that &quot;worse than CosPrayers&quot; meme, it's not the worst anime out there, nor is it even the worst I've seen. It's just kind of mediocre and incoherent. It fails even at being legendarily awful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some sources which make the opposite claim, but neither side has any direct evidence. With that in mind, I'm of the opinion that while we can't know for certain, based on the above evidence it's very likely that the show was not intentionally bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T15:32:53.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2866" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-11T15:52:44.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/niioX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Love Love? promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;LOVE♥LOVE?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a short original anime from 2004 produced by studios Studio Live, m.o.e. and IMAGIN. It details the production of the hero show &quot;The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers&quot; from the perspective of the cameraman and secret screenwriter Ohizumi Naoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fictional hero show in the anime was also made into an anime, &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/cosprayers&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;cosprayers&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;cosprayers&lt;/a&gt;). A third related anime is &lt;em&gt;Smash Hit!&lt;/em&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/smash-hit&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;smash-hit&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;smash-hit&lt;/a&gt;), which also details the production of &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt;, from the perspective of Ikita Mitsuki, the producer. &lt;em&gt;LOVE♥LOVE?&lt;/em&gt; was the last of the three to air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOVE%E2%99%A5LOVE%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Love?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3798&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Love?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:11:38.843" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:11:38.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2867" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-11T15:52:44.480" Score="0" Body="&quot;LOVE♥LOVE?&quot; is a short original anime from 2004 produced by studios Studio Live, m.o.e. and IMAGIN, about the production of &quot;The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers&quot; from the perspective of the cameraman Ohizumi Naoto." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:11:38.843" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:11:38.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2868" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-11T16:50:26.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bfFdS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;CosPrayers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Cosmopolitan Prayers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also &lt;em&gt;Chō Henshin Kosu∞Pureiyaa&lt;/em&gt;, often shortened to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) is a short original anime from 2004 produced by studios m.o.e. and IMAGIN. It follows a group of seven girls with superpowers granted via transforming. After being thrown into a world without any other people, they need to use their powers to seal the dark towers and reawaken the sun goddess Amaterasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CosPrayers is related to Smash Hit! (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/smash-hit&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;smash-hit&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;smash-hit&lt;/a&gt;) and LOVE♥LOVE? (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/love-love&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;love-love&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;love-love&lt;/a&gt;). In both of those series, &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt; is a television show, and various aspects of its production are described. &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt; was the first of the three series to air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosprayers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:33:58.490" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:33:58.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2869" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-11T16:50:26.833" Score="0" Body="CosPrayers (or &quot;The Cosmopolitan Prayers&quot;, or &quot;Chō Henshin Kosu∞Pureiyaa&quot;) is a 2004 anime series." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:33:58.490" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:33:58.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2870" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-11T17:01:10.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zANs8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hit wo Nerae! promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Smash Hit!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also &lt;em&gt;Hit wo Nerae!&lt;/em&gt;) is a short (8 episodes, 13 minutes each) original anime from 2004 produced by studios Studio Live, m.o.e., and IMAGIN, and directed by Takeo Takahashi. It details the production of the hero show &quot;The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers&quot; from the perspective of the producer Ikita Mitsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fictional hero show in the anime was also made into an anime, &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/cosprayers&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;cosprayers&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;cosprayers&lt;/a&gt;). A third related anime is &lt;em&gt;LOVE♥LOVE?&lt;/em&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/love-love&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;love-love&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;love-love&lt;/a&gt;), which also details the production of &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt;, from the perspective of Ohizumi Naoto, the cameraman and secret screenwriter of the show. &lt;em&gt;Smash Hit!&lt;/em&gt; aired after &lt;em&gt;CosPrayers&lt;/em&gt; and before &lt;em&gt;LOVE♥LOVE?&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_wo_Nerae!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hit o Nerae!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hit o Nerae!&lt;/em&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:33:00.287" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:33:00.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2871" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-11T17:01:10.780" Score="0" Body="Smash Hit! (or, &quot;Hit wo Nerae!&quot;) is a short, original anime from 2004 directed by Takeo Takahashi about the production of the hero show &quot;The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers&quot;." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:33:00.287" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:33:00.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-11T19:28:55.530" Score="39" ViewCount="48405" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's fairly common that anime characters tend to have &quot;wilder&quot; hair than most people we see in real life. This can be seen as far back as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_(anime)&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (though somewhat mild) from the 90s (though some older anime, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(film)&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, do not have this characteristic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;wilder&quot; hairstyles tend to have &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xkTubO9nehY/T_29QvnXstI/AAAAAAAAATQ/cWs2zw7eVdg/s1600/Sailor+Moon+characters.jpg&quot;&gt;interesting colors&lt;/a&gt; from throughout the rainbow (pink, blue, green, etc.) that are only seen in real life with dyes or highlights. They also tend to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/gurennlagann/images/1/17/Kamina_with_sword.jpg&quot;&gt;spikier&lt;/a&gt;, another trait not seen in real life (probably because gelling one's hair that way &lt;em&gt;every day&lt;/em&gt; is quite tedious).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k6pF9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do anime and manga characters tend to have this spiky, colorful hairstyle? What is the cultural origin of such a style? (And did the growing trend of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hairstyles123.com/hairstylepics/japanese/japanese_hairstyle_36.jpg&quot;&gt;Japanese teenagers spiking their hair in a similar style&lt;/a&gt; originate from this?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-11T20:35:26.690" LastActivityDate="2021-01-17T15:00:06.577" Title="Why do many characters tend to have crazy hair colors and styles?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2874" CreationDate="2013-03-12T00:21:57.913" Score="16" ViewCount="19248" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was browsing for different anime in different genre, I came across with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29&quot;&gt;Yuri genre&lt;/a&gt; and then found a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29#Yuri_series&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt; where anime that contain yuri genre. I was shocked to see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura&quot;&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/a&gt; on the list as anime with yuri as an additional element. I have watched Cardcaptor Sakura a lot of times but I haven't read it's manga. The only thing that comes on mind that &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be the yuri element was Sakura and Tomoyo's relationship as best friends (and their mothers'). If I'm not mistaken, since I've watched Cardcaptor Sakura a lot of times when I was still a kid, there were no solid implications that Tomoyo had romantic feelings towards Sakura, meaning you can only sense friendship in their relationship (or it was something I overlooked or I didn't give deep meaning to it). Though, I'm not really sure in the manga since I've never read it. So, is there any truth to this and if it has (in anime or manga), please show reference to justify it (in any episode or chapter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2021-03-01T03:28:44.780" Title="Was Tomoyo in love with Sakura?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2873" CreationDate="2013-03-12T02:23:35.247" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the TV Tropes page, Tomoyo is listed as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TokenYuriGirls&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Token Yuri Girl&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tomoyo Daidouji in Card Captor Sakura, though it was toned down a bit in the anime. The manga actually had her telling Sakura that she loves her in that way, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ObliviousToLove&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;though it went right over the heroine's head&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that it's toned down in the anime (I didn't seem like anything other than best friends and maybe borderline infatuation in the anime), but blatant in the manga. Also noted &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Tomoyo_Daid%C5%8Dji&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the CSS wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While Tomoyo is in love with Sakura, she notes that she is happy to be able to be with Sakura and does not require Sakura to love her back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tomoyo.c-minor.org/5/a/i&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post (contains lots of other instances)&lt;/a&gt;, it happened in Volume 2, Chapter 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cO23x.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T02:23:35.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2013-03-12T06:42:14.597" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely it happens because it looks cool and unique. Here's what tvtropes say about anime hair:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usually, the most important characters of the story will have wild&#xA;  spikes or a cool-looking hairdo in order to stand out among the crowd.&#xA;  It may be one or more different colors that don't appear naturally in&#xA;  real humans (blue is a popular choice). Sometimes the hair appears&#xA;  semi-transparent, with the character's eyes visible through it,&#xA;  although this presumably represents hair fine enough that it isn't&#xA;  completely obscuring, rather than anything outré. Anime Hair is very&#xA;  common among protagonists of anime/manga for the Shonen (Demographic),&#xA;  although the trend seems to be headed to more plausible styles:&#xA;  compare Son Goku's hair to Ichigo's. If there's a White-Haired Pretty&#xA;  Boy in the cast, there's a good chance that white hair will also be&#xA;  Anime Hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, compare this Vash picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6zfIs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qSLMh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and ask yourself, which hairstyle is more bad-ass? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the characters need to stand out among the crowd, and weird hairstyle/hair-color is a very easy way to achieve that (weird clothes are popular too). Also, it's not uncommon for the hairstyle to somehow reflect the character's personality, e.g. spiky hair for characters that need to look wild/cool, adding ahoge for some more naive/funny characters, and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hair colors can also be somehow used in the plot, e.g. Ichigo being bullied because of his uncommon hair color. Sometimes, the color is also used to indicate some of the character's personality, &lt;a href=&quot;http://annesanimeblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/anime-hair-colors-what-do-they-mean-an-all-in-one-personality-guide/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here's&lt;/a&gt; an interesting link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, as @Tacroy mentioned in his comment, the same face may be used for different characters, and changing the hair is the easiest way to make them look different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T11:11:09.753" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T11:11:09.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2876" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2880" CreationDate="2013-03-12T13:30:50.013" Score="5" ViewCount="501" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5671/Saki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; (see Producers section), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10302&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/saki/more&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;CrunchyRoll&lt;/a&gt;, and a number of less reputable sites, an organization called &quot;Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club&quot; took part in the production of the Saki anime. For anyone not familiar with Saki, it follows the Mahjong club from Kiyosumi high school as they compete to be the best in the nation. The websites listed all included &quot;Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club&quot; under production, which is unusual for in-universe organizations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, can anyone confirm that this is legitimate and not just an elaborate trolling attempt (e.g. by screencapping the credits)? And if so, what does the organization do? Is it a real high school mahjong club which was used as inspiration for Saki, or were they involved in some aspect of the production process, or were they just thrown in as a sort of shout-out, or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T22:37:42.923" Title="Is &quot;Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club&quot; from Saki a real-life organization?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;saki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2877" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-12T13:59:20.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U48RZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Paca Plus promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paca Plus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: パカプラス) is a 2011 comedy/parody dating sim/visual novel by doujin group Paco Project. The protagonist, Saeki Kazuma, and his girlfriend Izumi Yukari go on a date to the alpaca kingdom. After awaking from a nap on the bus ride home, he finds that Yukari has magically turned into an alpaca! Thus begins their strange new romance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It spawned a prequel, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v9672&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paca Plus Minus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (パカプラスマイナス) in 2012 and a sequel &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v12017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paca Plus Plus!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (パカプラスぷらす！) in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v7795&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paca Plus&lt;/em&gt; on VNDB&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:58:45.420" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:58:45.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2878" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-12T13:59:20.177" Score="0" Body="Paca Plus is a comedy/parody dating sim by doujin group Paco Project, in which the protagonist's girlfriend turns into an alpaca!" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:58:45.420" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:58:45.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2876" CreationDate="2013-03-12T14:10:16.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club&quot; is the name on the production committee (製作, seisaku) for the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BmSpR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T14:10:16.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2876" CreationDate="2013-03-12T16:51:53.700" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not too uncommon for anime production committees to be named after something in the show. In Saki's case, it is named after the high school where the show takes place. This does not mean that a real life group from the school (if it even is a real school or club at said school) has anything to do with the creation of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, the production committee is the rightholder to the series rather than a person or group who had a hand in creating the series (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jetro.org/trends/market_info_anime.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a JETRO pdf about the anime industry&lt;/a&gt;, specifically page 4). It can consist of all the companies involved in an anime - the animation studio, TV channel, merchandise creators - who want to see the show succeed because it will benefit them (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an ANN feature about the anime industry&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather than list all of these companies, it is easier to give them one name, and arguably more entertaining to the viewers if it references something in the series. When the production committee isn't named after something in the series, it is usually just called &quot;Series Name Production Committee&quot; - in your case, it would've been called &quot;Saki Production Committee&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are examples from a few other shows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rsJsF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Seitokai Yakuindomo credit screenshot&quot;&gt;&#xA;Seitokai Yakuindomo: Ousai Academy Student Council Room&lt;br&gt;(the show is about Ousai Academy's student council)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s19wU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Steins;Gate credit screenshot&quot;&gt;&#xA;Steins;Gate: Future Gadget Lab&lt;br&gt;(the show is about a some eccentrics and scientists who are part of a group called Future Gadget Lab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ovjdf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tamako Market credit screenshot&quot;&gt;&#xA;Tamako Market: Usagiyama Shopping District&lt;br&gt;(the show is about the people working and living in Usagiyama Shopping District)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-03-12T22:37:42.923" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T22:37:42.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2884" CreationDate="2013-03-13T01:01:41.500" Score="16" ViewCount="2114" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Pokeball be used for things other than storing pokemon? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Capsule&quot;&gt;Hoi-Poi Capsules&lt;/a&gt;&quot; from Dragon Ball or even to imprison humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T04:32:10.267" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T00:59:48.913" Title="Are there any other uses for a Pokeball besides capturing and storing Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2883" CreationDate="2013-03-13T01:26:48.807" Score="13" ViewCount="23047" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where Cell (in his 2nd form) was trying to blow himself up along with the others, Goku teleported him to King Kai's planet to prevent him from destroying Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Cell get back to Earth after self-destructing, while Goku and King Kai were killed? Not only that, how he was he able to stay alive in his 3rd or perfect form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1557" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T20:26:49.130" LastActivityDate="2018-07-19T00:35:38.250" Title="How did Cell survive and teleport back after blowing himself up?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2882" CreationDate="2013-03-13T01:36:27.710" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Along with Piccolo's regeneration, he has Frieza's ability to survive in space; after Cell achieves his Super Perfect Form due to his brush with death when he self-destructs, he explains in the original English dub of the anime that this is &lt;em&gt;because each individual cell in his body has a life-force of their own.&lt;/em&gt; When he self-destruct along with Goku in King Kai planet, he stated that there were remaining cells that were not destroyed and had stored the state of his final form. The same cells merged with Goku's cells, thus enabling him to learn the Instant Transmission technique and initiate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T17:00:43.970" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T17:00:43.970" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2881" CreationDate="2013-03-13T08:58:19.897" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were made for storing pokémon, only. It can be seen, that some trainers play with them (at least in the games, there are jugglers and some psychics who make the balls float in the air). It can happen, that there are different things than a Pokémon in it, like when Ash found a riceball (?) in his Pokéball after the tries to catch a Mankey, which throws the riceball at the Pokéball, but besides from that, Pokéballs aren't used for anything else than catching and storing Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it was also shown that a Pokéball can't catch trainers, the beam that would transform the Pokémon to energy (to store it in the ball) just doesn't have any effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the games, however, items which can be found in the world are shown as a red Pokéball. Whether it's for the sake of simplicity or whether they are really stored in Pokéballs is unclear (but you don't get a Pokéball with every item you find).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T09:06:38.797" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T09:06:38.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2112" CreationDate="2013-03-13T17:33:56.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Andy's wearing the limiter he got in episode 2.  As long as it is active, esp powers can be used around him, such as when he was teleported right after he got it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1566" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T17:33:56.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2886" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-13T19:04:56.583" Score="77" ViewCount="40649" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that in a lot of anime (&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Gurren Lagann&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt; are four that come to mind), characters or creatures who perform an attack tend to shout its name, almost as if necessary to perform such an attack. This seems very counterintuitive—telling your opponent that you're about to use a fireball would open you up to being blocked very easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ieg38.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do anime characters tend to shout the names of their attacks? (Bonus points: Has this spread into Western animation?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T16:01:47.970" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:47:10.640" Title="What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-13T19:27:55.757" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 1st anime I saw this in was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayers&quot;&gt;Slayers&lt;/a&gt; and it was always cool to see what happens next.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why do anime characters tend to shout the names of their attacks? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most logical answer: &quot;words grant power&quot;. It is also used when there is sorcery to be casted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes them focus on the attack making the attack work (or work more efficient). The general idea is that such an attack is unavoidable. The attack is of such power that the opponent, even informed about the incoming attack, is never going to be able to stop it. Of course if they do stop it it also means that character is bound to find a new better, improved attack that does overpower the opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Bonus points: Has this spread into Western animation?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, some examples where I saw it happen... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Huntik.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Legion Of Super Heroes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Inspector Gadget.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ben 10 Alien Force.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1514" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T19:27:55.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-13T20:07:38.333" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The major reason they do it for the benefit of the audience.  It helps the audience know what the character is doing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's more dramatic if the viewer knows that the character is using the &quot;gumgum superduper pistol&quot;, than if Luffy just punches someone.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:37:55.490" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:37:55.490" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2891" CreationDate="2013-03-14T00:56:06.557" Score="5" ViewCount="6082" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the difference between these two &lt;em&gt;shikai&lt;/em&gt;; Rangiku's &lt;strong&gt;Haineko&lt;/strong&gt; and Byakuya's &lt;strong&gt;Senbonzakura&lt;/strong&gt;? They both seem to have the same abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1557" LastEditorUserId="1557" LastEditDate="2013-03-14T02:06:59.307" LastActivityDate="2019-11-10T03:34:15.527" Title="What's the difference between Haineko and Senbonzakura?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35952" CreationDate="2013-03-14T01:06:18.393" Score="5" ViewCount="1746" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I remember, no character in Pokemon is shown going to any sort of religious house of worship, and there doesn't seem to be much if any mention of religion/religious beliefs until Sinnoh, where there is lore following Arceus's creation of the world. Are there any organized religions in the world, worshiping either Arceus or some other deity/pantheon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T02:07:00.153" Title="Are there any religions in Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2889" CreationDate="2013-03-14T01:12:07.107" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Matsumoto Rangiku's shikai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When released with the command &quot;growl&quot; (唸れ unare?), the blade dissolves into ash. In combat, Matsumoto can control the movement of the ash, and cut anything it lands on by moving the hilt. The ash is also solid enough to be used as a shield to block enemy attacks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Kuchiki Byakuya's shikai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Senbonzakura's blade separates into thousands of slender, petal-like blades.... While the blades are too small to be seen by the naked eye, they reflect light in such a way as to appear as cherry blossom petals. Byakuya can control the blades at will thereby allowing him to shred opponents at a distance and break through almost any defense. While Byakuya can control the blades with his mind alone, using his hands allows him to do so more effectively, making the blades move twice as fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seem to be a few main differences, though they are very similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakuya can control the blades of his with his mind, while Matsumoto needs to move the hilt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ash can be used as a shield while Senbonzakura cannot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T01:12:07.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T01:18:22.117" Score="1" ViewCount="3070" Body="&lt;p&gt;His &lt;em&gt;shikai&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Tachikaze&lt;/strong&gt;, is a wind-based zanpakutou that can launch long-range, string-like, blades that slices enemies. But what special abilities does &lt;strong&gt;Tekken Tachikaze&lt;/strong&gt;, Kensei Muguruma's &lt;em&gt;bankai&lt;/em&gt;, possess? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1557" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T17:48:50.030" Title="What does Kensei Muguruma's bankai do?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2892" CreationDate="2013-03-14T01:25:01.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kensei's bankai is named Tekken Tachikaze (鐡拳・断地風?, lit. Iron Fist Earth-Severing Wind). The combat knife transforms into two bladed, bronze knuckle-like weapons known as tiger claws in each hand that are connected by a long fabric-like material that wraps around and up his arms like bandages and form a small arc above his head. Its abilities are unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T01:25:01.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2895" CreationDate="2013-03-14T02:48:06.323" Score="2" ViewCount="20649" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto series, there are what we called ninja ranks: genin, chuunin, and jounin. To be promoted to a higher ninja rank, you need to passed at least an exam, like in the academy, if you were able to graduate from the academy, you'll be promoted to genin, to be a chuunin ninja, you need to pass the chuunin exam. How about being promoted to Jounin, is there a Jounin exam too? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T21:01:09.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T21:01:09.523" Title="Is there a Jounin Exams for ninjas?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2894" CreationDate="2013-03-14T09:11:51.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this link might help&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here it is said that it is yet unclear if there is an exam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is a mention of a Jounin Exam in Kurama Clan Arc (episodes 203 to 207),&lt;br&gt;&#xA;and that they are apointed.&#xA;This info only counts for Naruto anime btw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1395" LastEditorUserId="1395" LastEditDate="2013-03-14T13:05:27.117" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T13:05:27.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2890" CreationDate="2013-03-14T09:37:10.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither in the Anime, nor in the Games or the Manga is ever mentioned something about religions. Religious aspects can be seen sometimes (like your example of Arceus, but also the wise men in the Sprout Tower or the Slowpoke-temple in the anime), but they aren't a real topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either in the anime or in one of the games, it's mentioned that most of the people at least in Lavender Town are religious. But besides of that, nothing was mentioned in the anime/manga/games. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T09:37:10.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2897" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2909" CreationDate="2013-03-14T11:19:53.247" Score="3" ViewCount="2670" Body="&lt;p&gt;What were they fighting over about?  Was it land or power?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't the feudal lords decide who becomes leader, instead of fighting to the brink of death? Since, the feudal lords chooses who becomes the Hokage, why can't they decide on an overall leader?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T07:30:23.880" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T20:52:36.877" Title="What was the significance of all the shinobi wars?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2894" CreationDate="2013-03-14T11:33:13.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not clear yet. Maybe there are exams or maybe they are promoted because of their abilities. Sometimes, there are &quot;special-Jounins&quot;, which have some special abilities like Anko, Ibiki or Ebisu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T11:33:13.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2899" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T11:35:22.320" Score="2" ViewCount="2208" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can somebody explain the timeline of Naruto?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently everything started off with the Sage of the Six Paths creating jutsus (with no info on society before it), and then a couple generations later Konoha is founded. Then about two generations later Naruto becomes this savior of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from this, people forgot even though the span of their history could only be about 1000 years.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say the Six Paths was 1000 years ago and the Konoha as well as the other major hidden villages were founded around 300 years ago.  What happened in those 700 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did the people forget their own history, in such a short time?  Did &lt;strong&gt;everybody&lt;/strong&gt; just forget to tell their children stories about the strong people of their time?  Was there no form of writing or stories passed down generation to generation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm not saying that the history was only 1000 years, it might have been longer or even shorter.  There was no evidence to it so I estimated it by generation.  Each new generation every 60-80 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T21:03:45.133" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:27:41.327" Title="How did the people in the Naruto Universe forget about their history?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T11:38:04.877" Score="2" ViewCount="1022" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 409, it's said that they were people who failed Sage Mode training and were turned into toads and eventually into stone. But there don't seem to be many people that signed the summoning contract, so they can't all be from people who failed Sage Mode training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are there so many toad statues? So where did they all come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:35:18.940" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T09:17:27.010" Title="What is the significance of the toad statues in Mount Myouboku?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T11:39:59.990" Score="5" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did the summoning begin in Naruto? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summoning was a jutsu that not only required lots of jutsus, but also required a blood contract (probably from a village of animals since all of the summoning animals are sentient).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was this accomplished when the animals were far away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-14T13:24:32.100" LastActivityDate="2020-01-06T01:36:11.717" Title="How was summoning jutsu created?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T14:24:39.097" Score="4" ViewCount="3483" Body="&lt;p&gt;The locations that have been mentioned where one can learn sage mode are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mount Myoboku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%ABchi_Cave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryuuchi Cave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikkotsu_Forest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shikkotsu Forest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am interested to know if any other places exist that are on-par with these places, such as a place where a legendary event has occurred. (Example: A place of hawk, summoned by Sasuke while fighting against Danzo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:37:57.797" LastActivityDate="2018-05-31T14:38:57.590" Title="What other sacred/legendary places exist that are like Mount Myoboku, Ryuuchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2904" CreationDate="2013-03-14T14:44:23.207" Score="2" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 196 of Beelzebub, after beating Nasubi, Oga buried Nasubi's doppelgangers into the ceiling, as shown in the image below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a meaning in the position of the bodies (with the reference of &quot;super DAH&quot;)? Or is it just meant to be random?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zbdkK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dah&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:15:04.863" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:15:04.863" Title="What is meant by &quot;finished with a super 'DAH'&quot;?" Tags="&lt;beelzebub&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2903" CreationDate="2013-03-14T14:48:39.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The corpses form the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana#Table_of_katakana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katakana&lt;/a&gt; character &quot;ダ&quot;, which is pronounced as &quot;Da&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T14:48:39.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2897" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:11:30.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did the First World War, and Second World War take place on Earth? (I mean our real Earth... not the shinobi world) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't we fight now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess you know the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to the shinobi world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a hunger for power and wealth OR just difference in opinion. It took lots of time for people to understand the consequences and impact of war on civilization. They came to a good understanding. Though there are still misconceptions and differences in opinion between two random villages leading to minor fights, they aren't extreme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could see that when the allied shinobi force was formed and till Gaara addressed them all, most of the shinobis from different villages weren't happy to be with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hashirama in recent manga chapters has been explaining 'what is a village' and 'what are the shinobis', including the history of Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Controversial Statement:&lt;/strong&gt; :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Even if feudal lords existed at that time, they would have been like the League of Nations or the UN, who might or might not have been able to stop them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:37:22.310" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:37:22.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2899" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:27:48.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto/Naruto Shippuden is mainly focused on the tale of the gutsy, unpredictable, strong willed protagonist ninja Naruto. Everything that relates to him is shown in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the sage of Six Paths taught people the Jutsu. An art of fighting to protect themselves or the weak to retain humanity on earth. The human race were then able to use Justsu to at least fight against beasts/animals (for example, the ten-tails which attacked)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People later started to misuse Jutsu, stemming from their hunger for power and wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The history prior to Rikudō Sennin is not important to Naruto's story so it is not mentioned anywhere. That doesn't mean that the people have forgotten everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T04:40:26.877" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T04:40:26.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2900" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:41:17.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are many statues of the frog ancestors and of people who tried to learn senjutsu, but failed and became toad statues&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Copied from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, so statues are not just of people but also frogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But there doesn't seem to be many people that signed the summoning contract...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's not true. In the anime/manga they have shown only Naruto and Jiraiya's story. But it is assumed that like Naruto and Jiraiya there might be many other people from other centuries that tried it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:34:42.760" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:34:42.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2013-03-14T16:57:19.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more of an art question. The reason why character tend to have crazy hair colors and styles is to make them different from the rest of the characters.  Not just in that particular anime or manga, but in the real world too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take a silhouette of Goku, you can tell its Goku due to his hair style. Some characters have different colors such as Piccolo and Nail.  This is to prevent the main or major characters looking like the background characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main characters are suppose the be distinguished from background and unimportant characters, so the character design is an important factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About trends, I can't answer that.  Perhaps it was because the way they drew the hair made it look like it was spiky and since most Japanese people have straight hair.  Drawing it would have made it spiky.(or have a pointy end)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="175" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T16:57:19.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2897" CreationDate="2013-03-14T16:58:35.283" Score="7" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What drove the fighting back during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Era_of_the_Warring_States&quot;&gt;Era of the Waring States&lt;/a&gt; was basically the 'cycle of hatred', as they usually refer to in the Naruto universe: the killing of some loved one or someone from the clan could not go unpunished, and so war and death were always around. This cycle was started, according to the Wiki page, as each nation &quot;crusaded for more rights and land&quot;. Back then, the nations' shinobi were not yet organized into villages, so any existing Feudal Lord (which I am not sure existed) would not have power over any clan, so he could not force them to make a truce. Clans responded to Feudal Lords as long as they got paid, meaning that there wasn't even any particular affiliation to the nation itself. Money, lands and rights initially spawned the conflicts, and then the 'cycle of hatred' settled in.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The ending of this Era is marked by the founding of Konoha by the Uchiha and Senju clans. The heads of each of these clans shared the vision that peace was possible, as long as one could reach out to the other. The example of Konoha was followed in other countries, thus creating the Five Great Shinobi Countries.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As a means to help settle the peace between these five new-born villages, Hashirama Senju (then First Hokage), who was able to control Bijuu with his Wood Release techniques, distributed said beasts between the other countries. This was done with the intention of distributing the power equally between the countries. However, at least according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/First_Shinobi_World_War&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, this may have actually have increased hostilities. This may have been due to the First Hokage's death, which made Bijuu control harder, and which in turn lead to the 'storing' of Bijuu inside people (Jinchuuriki).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The above seems to be the reason for the start of the First Shinobi War, meaning that the fighting was due to rights (meaning some states/villages were displeased with the power distribution) or to the already said 'cycle of hatred' (meaning villagers and Kage were displeased by the fact that their people had been lost, possibly because of Bijuu going berserk or having to be stored inside loved ones). This war was settled with a peace treaty, but not before all five countries had suffered serious damage. During this war the Second Hokage (Tobirama Senju) died, but appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as Third Hokage first.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After about twenty years after the peace treaty, the economic disparity between countries was a serious problem, and the countries started to use their military forces to expand their territories under the pretext of expending fair rights. This lead to the start of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Shinobi_World_War&quot;&gt;Second Shinobi War&lt;/a&gt;, which took place mostly in smaller countries like Amegakure, leaving the main countries mostly unarmed. This was the war in which Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru fought. This was also the war that marked the foundation of Akatsuki, since it left Nagato, Yahiko and Konan orphans, and most of the bloodshed took place in their own country. Although the exact events that led to the start of the war are uncertain, Nagato said that the war was started by Konoha.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; What settled this war is not stated.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Shinobi_World_War&quot;&gt;Third Shinobi War&lt;/a&gt; was caused by a decline in the power of the Five Great Nations. This led to continuous fights along the borders with smaller nations, which in turn led to a war that ended up involving all Five Great Nations. This was the hardest of the first three wars, since all five nations were faced with war shortage. This was began to turn in Konoha's favour after the incident in Kannabi Bridge (shown in the Kakashi Gaiden). In this war Sasori gained reputation and made a name for himself, Minato Namikaze fought with the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, and it was the war in which Kakashi and Obito fought. This was also the war that lead to the dying of Yahiko, leading to a change in the direction of Akatsuki. How this war was settled is not stated.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War&quot;&gt;Fourth Shinobi War&lt;/a&gt; was caused by the Five Kage's refusal to surrender the Bijuu that remained to be captured (Hachibi and Kyuubi) over to the Akatsuki, leading to a declaration of war from Tobi's part. Tobi's need for the Bijuu rests in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eye_of_the_Moon_Plan&quot;&gt;Eye of the Moon plan&lt;/a&gt;, which intends to cast the whole world into a genjutsu, thus bringing the illusion of peace. As the Five Kage refused to give in to this plan, a declaration of war was made. Faced with this, the Five Kage and Land of Iron's Samurai leader Mifune agreed to fight side by side, thus creating the first ever Shinobi Alliance. This war is still ongoing.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, it is important to notice that despite whatever reasons spawned these wars, the 'cycle of hatred' is always the main factor for these wars. Peace always tends to be temporary, until some country or someone 'snaps' and brings about a new war. However they try to settle things and bring about peace, many people are never satisfied with this, since loved ones and comrades were lost to other nations. This always brings about tensions, and as time goes by and peace 'wears out' the smallest things can spawn new wars.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Regarding why Feudal Lords do not choose an overall leader, besides and adding to all that was stated above: they'd have to gather (the Five of them) and come to a conclusion as to who to choose. However, they'd then need the approval of all the Jounin from all the villages. Given the 'cycle of hatred' (that I've stressed a lot here) it would be very hard to have an overall Kage, similarly to the choosing of the First Hokage: this lead to displeasing from Madara's part, as he did not like it that a Senju was chosen for the position. However, never fear for Naruto intends to break the cycle. :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Naruto, chapter 445, page 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-14T17:08:58.047" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T17:08:58.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2926" CreationDate="2013-03-14T22:32:34.950" Score="6" ViewCount="2004" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Gantz&lt;/em&gt;, after you die, you're teleported to a special room where a black ball orders you to do some missions in order to continue your life. You can win special prizes with the danger of possibly dying again and only get revived by the exchange of points. How is this possible? How does this machine have power over life and death, and even the power of resurrection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-14T22:34:40.570" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T01:28:55.680" Title="How could the machine in Gantz manipulate life and death?" Tags="&lt;gantz&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2913" CreationDate="2013-03-15T10:56:16.743" Score="34" ViewCount="160315" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since his childhood as depicted in manga/anime, Kakashi always wore a cloth mask covering his face, making only eye(s) and a portion of forehead visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T07:47:33.873" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T01:35:43.263" Title="Why does Kakashi Hatake always wear a mask?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2912" CreationDate="2013-03-15T10:56:16.743" Score="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have collected a few reasons, which are actually assumptions..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because he was an ANBU. All the members of ANBU wear masks for various reasons. (hiding their identity, their feelings, expression, and so on, making them merely fighting robots) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since his childhood days, he always was looked down on by the villagers because his father sacrificed a mission in order to save his comrades. This resulted in a huge loss to the village (maybe in terms of reputation and economy). He wanted to hide himself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, people could easily mistake him for his father since they look similar (one example: Lady Chio attacking Kakashi Hatake because she mistook him for his father Sakumo).  He tried to hide himself with his mask, though people vaguely remember it since a generation has been passed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though all the above reasons aren't really valid now (in both the anime and manga), Kakashi still wears mask, for which the reason is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just an idea Kishi had. And here is a piece of information from a blog:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In an interview the question, &quot;Why does Kakashi wear a mask?&quot; was asked. Kishimoto's reply was that he saw ninjas as being &quot;mysterious&quot; or something, so in his character design he made Kakashi wear a mask, but he didn't do that with other characters because it's too difficult to get their expressions down when you can't see their entire face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blog link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/archive/index.php/t-16983.html&quot;&gt;[click here]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-12-12T04:43:12.183" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T04:43:12.183" CommentCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2914" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2916" CreationDate="2013-03-15T13:08:24.917" Score="44" ViewCount="10183" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a number of shows, &quot;I won't forgive you&quot; or some variation is used as a threat. Rukia uses it when she is trying to keep Ichigo to follow her into the Soul Society, saying, &quot;If you follow me, I will never forgive you.&quot; It is used similarly in other shows. In Vampire Knight, Kaien Cross says to Kaname that, if he makes Yuuki cry, he will never forgive him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't seem to be used in Western television, or at least not to the same amount as it is in anime. Is this a part of Japanese culture or is this something that originated in anime/manga? If it did originate in anime/manga, where did it first appear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2567" LastEditDate="2013-12-15T20:09:39.883" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T15:37:42.663" Title="Why is &quot;I won't forgive you&quot; a commonly used threat?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2901" CreationDate="2013-03-15T13:18:59.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to naruto.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, it was shown that if a user attempts to summon an animal without first signing a contract, the user will be teleported to the home of the animal they have a natural affinity for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though there doesn't seem to be an explanation as to where it actually originated from/how it began, it would make sense that someone at some point decided that they wanted to summon an animal and attempted it. They were teleported to the home of the animal, where they then made a blood contract with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-15T13:18:59.953" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2914" CreationDate="2013-03-15T15:20:28.747" Score="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a culture thing, and it's kinda like a fixed phrase, which is not translated accurately into English. If you can understand a little Chinese, its true meaning is 我饶不了你, in which 我(means &lt;em&gt;I&lt;/em&gt;) 饶不了(means &lt;em&gt;won't forgive&lt;/em&gt;) 你(means &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt;), and the meaning is perfectly translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its true meaning in English is more like this: &lt;em&gt;I will not absolve you from guilt&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;I will not remit your punishment&lt;/em&gt;! (but these are too strong)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your better understanding, this phrase suggests that &lt;em&gt;if you do anything unpleasant to me, I will remember that one and find a way to make you pay.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Even so it's supposed to be a threat, but this phrase is used between &quot;&lt;em&gt;frienemies&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in many cases. For a instance, &lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt; doesn't want his partner-like rival &lt;em&gt;B&lt;/em&gt; risks his(&lt;em&gt;B&lt;/em&gt;'s) life to save him(&lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt;), then &lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt; may say &lt;em&gt;I will never forgive you if you risk your own life to save mine&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T15:37:42.663" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T15:37:42.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2918" CreationDate="2013-03-15T15:53:39.930" Score="5" ViewCount="1471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Majin Buu has a beam where he can turn people into chocolate or assortments of candy. In one episode he turns an old man into a &lt;em&gt;carton&lt;/em&gt; of milk. In another he turns a village of people into a white clay? like substance to make a house. Does this mean he is able to turn people into physically anything, say for example.. a gun or money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OiEVp.png&quot; alt=&quot;Buu on his house&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T20:23:20.760" Title="Was Majin Buu able to turn people into physically anything?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2917" CreationDate="2013-03-15T16:30:58.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not clearly explained in neither manga nor anime, but my understanding of this ability is that he can turn anything (remember he turning rocks into candies?) into lifeless stuff, so turning people into monkeys might be too much for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mistook monkey for money. Since gun and money are lifeless stuff, I would say yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. People turned into lifeless stuff may still be conscious depending on how strong they are, for example, the fusion of Goku and Vegeta was turned into a candy yet still can fight, and Uub was turned into a chocolate by his own beam yet still can turn himself back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="1539" LastEditDate="2013-03-16T01:34:50.423" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T01:34:50.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2237" CreationDate="2013-03-16T01:56:36.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ergoproxy.wikia.com/wiki/Ergo_Proxy_Wiki#The_Settings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ergoproxy.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt; (note that the second paragraph contains spoilers for anyone who hasn't watched the whole series):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future of Earth, focusing on the aftermath of a global ecological disaster. The apparent cause of this travesty was rapid climate change due to a string of explosions in methane hydrate reserves. Occuring during the second half of the 21st century, the impromptu detonations succeeded in wiping out 85% of the planet's Human population.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to survive, the remaining Humans made 300 Proxies in an event known as the Proxy Project and charged them with the creation of another Human race; they were to be nurtured within Dome Cities of the Proxies' establishment. These sealed off communities contained a birthing system called the WombSys as well as AutoReivs, two factors intended to aid and propagate the fledgling species. Once the Proxies were sent forth, the original Humans left Earth for another planet, biding their time until they were certain that Earth was safe for both Human races to settle. Their purpose completed, the then obsolete Proxies would have their immortal Amrita Cells destroyed by the emerging sun's deadly rays, unable to live under blue skies and therefore stamped out as relics of the past.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize, it does take place on earth/in our world following a post-apocalyptic event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T15:25:45.970" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T15:25:45.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-16T10:51:42.970" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The shouting seems to be related to what in Martial Arts is called &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kiai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (shout). Here an excerpt from martialarts SE about what &lt;em&gt;kiai&lt;/em&gt; is for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The expulsion of intent. Kiai acts as a declaration of your fighting spirit, your internal desire to prevail in those circumstances. This can be for intimidation, self-reassurance, rallying (the war cry was essentially a form of kiai), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/a/364&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TvTropes &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Kiai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list some relevant kiai in anime and manga&lt;/a&gt; and relate its relevance in the West to the martial arts movie sub-genre. All the titles asked by the OP are present in this list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I cannot find any academical study about the &lt;em&gt;kiai&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese pop culture, for what I can see this can be more generally be interpreted as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_act&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;speech act&lt;/a&gt; and particularly an explicit &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;performative utterance&lt;/a&gt;, where:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The uttering of a performative is, or is part of, the doing of a certain kind of action&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance#Examples_.28mainly_of_explicit_performative_utterances.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Examples&lt;/a&gt; are vows, war declarations, verbal agreements, promises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, using a basic philosophy of language knowledge and what we had know about &lt;em&gt;kiai&lt;/em&gt;, the shouting is as important as the physical action of the character. In manga and anime it doesn't simply describe the act itself but it's a part of it. We identify instantly its importance because we are used to know performative utterances in our social life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:44.047" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T10:51:42.970" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-16T12:00:12.320" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Otherwise you (being an audience) will never know what's on their mind..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take an example: Naruto, except few jutsus like Rasengan, Multi-shadow-clone which are very familiar, we may not understand the jutsu moves and their names, unless we have them by-hat.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we are used to it and it sounds good to &lt;strong&gt;roar&lt;/strong&gt; the name of jutsu :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T12:00:12.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2927" CreationDate="2013-03-16T16:41:38.393" Score="115" ViewCount="1102888" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; series is comprised of several movies and animated TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_S.A.C._2nd_GIG&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(film)&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex#OVA&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – The Laughing Man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024214/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex:_Solid_State_Society&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex − Solid State Society&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_The_New_Movie&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For someone completely new to the series, what order should these be watched in? (Are the movies even important to the animated series?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="13126" LastEditDate="2015-11-13T02:13:26.693" LastActivityDate="2020-07-16T19:06:04.927" Title="In what order should I watch the Ghost in the Shell series?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2013-03-16T17:03:11.277" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chronological order in this case is perfect. Ghost in the Shell (movie, 1995) will introduce you to the Masamune Shirow's cyberpunk world and to the director Mamoru Oshii. Innocence (2004) will actualize the 1995 contents with the same director and then SAC (2005) will develop single relevant social and political aspects (e.g. the episode Automated Capitalism) deeply, describing a vivid world you can only partially understand without seeing previous works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T17:03:11.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2914" CreationDate="2013-03-16T17:12:40.600" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really comes down to awkward translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;許さない (&lt;em&gt;yurusanai&lt;/em&gt;) is the word being used. This is the negative form of the Japanese verb for &quot;to forgive&quot;, which also has other nuances and can mean to permit or accept something. Despite it seeming odd this is a natural enough expression in Japanese; however, it presents a bit of a dilemma for translators. Some will try and translate literally despite the awkwardness, while others might try and come up with a more natural phrase for the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other possible translation styles could be things like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I won't stand for...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...is unacceptable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This time it's personal! (a bit of a stretch but in the context of a prelude to a fight it pretty much serves the same function)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1576" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T14:40:41.367" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T14:40:41.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2925" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4130" CreationDate="2013-03-16T22:10:57.877" Score="12" ViewCount="6821" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shinsekai Yori (From the New World), children who show the potential to become either Akkis (fiends/ogres) or Gouma (karma demons) are killed off and removed from society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Katayama Manabu - He cheats in the ball tournament and is disposed of near the end of episode 2.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Aonuma Shun - He becomes a karma demon and dies after episode 10.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Kutegawa Izumi - She becomes a karma demon and is told to commit suicide in Tomiko's dialogue in episode 12.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But what about Amano Reiko?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She &quot;disappears&quot; at the end of episode 1. But what did she do wrong?&lt;br&gt; It was apparent that she wasn't skilled with her juryoku (psychic power or Cantus). But is that reason enough to kill her off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LTlQr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I vaguely remember this...&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T07:51:02.183" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T07:51:02.183" Title="Why was Reiko &quot;disposed of&quot;?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2910" CreationDate="2013-03-17T01:28:55.680" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to gantz.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The black spheres known as Gantz, are objects with seemingly impossible abilities, mass produced in a factory in Germany, using alien military technology. This technology was sent to Earth by a species to help them fight off another alien species that had previously tried to invade them. Each Gantz sphere has a person inside, which the Room of Truth reveals was just a random person duplicated about to provide an interface. The alien broadcast only contained military technology, the point system and other aspects created by humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When [the people in the Room of Truth are] asked about souls, they were told the soul is just data, stored somewhere when they died, and would be reincarnated as someone else later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems the Gantz clones/duplicates a physical body and then uses the &amp;quot;data&amp;quot; of a soul from the original human to put them in the new body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T01:28:55.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2013-03-17T04:14:11.403" Score="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's the order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; (set in 2029) from 1995 or its 2008 remake &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2.0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/em&gt; (set in 2030)&#xA;- &lt;em&gt;The Laughing Man&lt;/em&gt;, a feature-length OVA summary of S.A.C.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG&lt;/em&gt; (set in 2032)&#xA;- &lt;em&gt;Individual Eleven&lt;/em&gt;, a feature-length OVA which retells the events of S.A.C. 2nd GIG, altered to focus on both the Individual Eleven investigation and the relationship between Hideo Kuze and Motoko Kusanagi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence&lt;/em&gt; (set in 2032)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex − Solid State Society&lt;/em&gt; (set in 2034) from 2006 or 2011 in 3D&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt; OVA series (set in 2027). It's a prequel telling the origin story of Section 9&#xA;- &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture&lt;/em&gt; is a recompilation for television of &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie&lt;/em&gt; is a movie set after &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt; that is a continuation of the plot of the &lt;em&gt;Pyrophoric Cult&lt;/em&gt; episode. The original movie's plot follows directly after this movie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045&lt;/em&gt; is the next and latest anime and follows all the other seirse for this anime series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only unclear part is about where S.A.C. 2nd GIG and Innocence go in relation to each other, because they are both set in 2032. 2nd GIG is the second season of S.A.C. and should probably be watched directly after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The GitS movies, SAC-series and Arise OVA are all different interpretations of the source material/manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghost in the Shell/2.0 and Innocence are set in the same universe, and I would recommend to watch them first as they have the strongest story and production values.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The SAC-series has it's own separate universe and is more of a crime series where the movies are more philosophical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arise OVA-series is also completely separate from both the movies and series, but somewhat serve as a spiritual prequel to both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-07-16T19:06:04.927" LastActivityDate="2020-07-16T19:06:04.927" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-17T17:13:27.070" Score="56" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.court-records.net/viewtopic.php?p=214285#p214285&quot;&gt;this forum post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's a tradition where it was intended for young audiences to yell the attack names with the character. The tradition began with Mazinger Z, which is considered the first Super Robot anime. The producers of the show felt that if the main character, Kouji Kabuto, shouted out the attack names each time the mecha did them, then it would give the target viewers, who were aged around 3 to 10 at the time, the ability to literally join along in the fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The logic behind this is if the kids were to directly interact with a show they already liked, then they'd like it even more and would stick with the show in the long run. Needless to say, the strategy worked, and literally all other mecha anime in the 70's (sans First Gundam in late, late '79) copied the trend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus, the tradition was born and still anime shows, regardless of whether they are mecha themed or not, use it, regardless of their target audience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, It seems that it was also done to make the shows feel more intense. Something about the characters yelling their attacks just makes the action better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it's hinted at that the characters are only calling out the attacks in order to channel energy (much like how the characters in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harry Potter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; have to say the incantation for a spell in order to cast it), because if the attack names are removed then it will just be a bunch of grunts.. which seems pretty boring. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T23:25:18.363" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T23:25:18.363" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-17T18:06:51.560" Score="1" ViewCount="358" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hyuuga family has a curse mark that allows the head family to destroy the brains of members of the branch family. Orochimaru has a curse mark that he puts on Sasuke, as well as other people, that makes the person whose body it is on be much stronger. Is there any connection between these two curse marks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T08:29:26.503" Title="Is there a connection between the Hyuuga curse mark and Orochimaru's?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-17T19:18:03.200" Score="9" ViewCount="3040" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people in Naruto begin using high levels of chakra--such as when Naruto's Kyuubi chakra comes out, rocks or other pieces of the terrain begin levitating, as shown in this picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6hQ7s.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the rocks are circled to make them clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T22:55:19.263" LastActivityDate="2020-11-03T17:47:21.367" Title="Why do rocks start flying when high levels of chakra are being used?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2941" CreationDate="2013-03-17T19:42:10.723" Score="7" ViewCount="644" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakra sometimes appears physically, as opposed to just being used as the power source for jutsus. Some examples of this are when the Hyuugas are using the Gentle Fist technique or when Naruto is using the Kyuubi chakra. In the first example, the chakra is sometimes used to block things, such as in Neji's Rotation jutsu, while Naruto's chakra has the appearance of fire and has at least once actually burned Sakura. Is there any set rule to how chakra acts physically or what it can or cannot do when not being used as the energy source for a specific jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T05:37:12.397" Title="What does chakra physically act like?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2934" CreationDate="2013-03-17T20:47:16.973" Score="10" ViewCount="967" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently learned of the series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trigun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and, though I haven't started watching it yet, it seems quite interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm curious about its title. &quot;Tri-&quot; seems to indicate &quot;three&quot;, so I'd say the title meant either &quot;three guns&quot;, or &quot;gun with three parts&quot; (like three barrels). However, I've only managed to find images of the main character &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HMDZrZhBJY8/UDBP336DbEI/AAAAAAAABjk/a3S7i_P5qZ4/s1600/Trigun.jpg&quot;&gt;holding one gun&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://loadpaper.com/large/Trigun_wallpapers_155.jpg&quot;&gt;occasionally two&lt;/a&gt;, and nothing sticks out about them having three of anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without spoiling too much of the plot's sensitive points, can someone explain why the series is called &lt;em&gt;Trigun&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T22:51:12.390" Title="Why is the series &quot;Trigun&quot; titled as such?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-17T22:00:55.380" Score="9" ViewCount="2144" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning: Answers may contain (hopefully hidden) spoilers from the end of the series.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiroumaru is a leader of the bakenezumi (monster rats or queerats) but he looks a lot different from all the other ones in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0cWeD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Yakomaru and Kiroumaru next to each other&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the left is Yakomaru, who looks like pretty much every other bakenezumi in the show. On the right is Kiroumaru who is quite different from Yakomaru. In a few of the episodes, I think I heard characters refer to Kiroumaru as a bakenezumi, and nobody questioned why he looks so different. Is he really a bakenezumi, or is he some other species that joined a bakenezumi tribe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-04-21T17:39:14.690" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T17:39:14.690" Title="Is Kiroumaru really a bakenezumi?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2013-03-17T22:51:12.390" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not related to the number of barrels of a gun, but the number of guns Vash has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st: Is the silver 45 named &lt;strong&gt;45 LONG COLT AGL FACTORY&lt;/strong&gt;. This is the one we all see him carry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the hidden gun inside his arm that we see in Episode 12 &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ox1Oa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;This hidden gun also gets upgraded into a machine gun in episode 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3rd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the transformation of his arm into the &lt;strong&gt;Angel Arm&lt;/strong&gt; that we see in Episode 16 &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ILIbV.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T22:51:12.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2943" CreationDate="2013-03-18T00:34:20.260" Score="3" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, during the training at the Academy in Konoha before a person becomes a genin, the work shown seems to be basic and focusing on nonspecializing skills like throwing a kunai. When they become genin, however, people seem to already know specialized skills such as Kiba or Shikamaru's abilities. When does training for this occur?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T17:50:54.143" Title="When does specialization in training begin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2930" CreationDate="2013-03-18T04:32:06.043" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though I don't recommend to &lt;em&gt;reason&lt;/em&gt; such things since most of them are just pseudo-science, in this case of levitating rocks, I think it's because the strong streams of chakra sent out from the character caused strong twists of wind, which crack the floor, then the chakra flows upwards (positive energy in anime all tend to flow upwards), drawing the air and rocks up with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the &lt;em&gt;reasoning&lt;/em&gt; I made, I tend to believe it's just a kind of visual effect that commomly used in animes to make a better visual impact and emphasize on how strong the power of this character/technique is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="1539" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T08:23:20.850" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T08:23:20.850" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2929" CreationDate="2013-03-18T05:02:19.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as now, the only connection is that they are all juinjutsu. But their functions are totally different. The curse mark of Hyuuga family is literally a curse (I don't see how much stronger the branch family of Hyuuga is with the curse seal), but the curse seal of Orochimaru has some blessing, and it's created by infusing senjutsu into enzymes extracted from Jugo's body, which grants the seal-bearer the ability of transforming parts of their body (except the fact that they may look uglier), and the bearer's power is indeed stronger when the seal is released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="1539" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T08:29:26.503" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T08:29:26.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2931" CreationDate="2013-03-18T05:37:12.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normaly ninja's should only be able to use their chakra to cast jutsu, there is practicly no limit to what they can do with this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Normal chakra is a form of energy all living individuals naturally produce to some degree. Contained in the &quot;chakra coils&quot; that mainly surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the &quot;chakra circulatory system&quot; (similar to the cardiovascular system)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems only highly trained people can use chakra so that it is visible .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Certain groups, such as ninja, have learned to generate more chakra and release it outside their bodies through their &quot;chakra points&quot; (tenketsu) in order to perform special techniques (jutsu). Chakra is not normally visible to the human eye, though chakra can be seen in situations where a person releases as much of their chakra as possible. This is rarely seen due to the restrictions of certain chakra points (Eight Gates), limiting the amount of chakra an individual can release at a single given time. Chakra can also be visible when doing specific techniques (such as the Rasengan) which take a high degree of chakra control to perform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a pretty detaild explaination about chakra you can check the naruto wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;right here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T05:37:12.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2942" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2944" CreationDate="2013-03-18T08:15:16.103" Score="17" ViewCount="11074" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought only kind people who have great achievements could keep their body in hell or heaven so that they can continue to improve; Kami said that when Goku died the first time. But why did people like Cell, Frieza, Dr. Gero (and this one can't even fight!) keep their bodies? What's more, Baby didn't show up in hell. Why did all of this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why did Chi Chi keep her body when she died? She was sent to heaven in a flower ground with some other people when Goku was fighting Majin Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:16:40.047" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:16:40.047" Title="Why did Cell and Frieza keep their bodies after they died?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2935" CreationDate="2013-03-18T11:56:28.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;On their cases, each clan specializes their own techniques, and teaches those to their young. The training for those actually occurs after they are genin (usually). There are, of course, some exceptions. Such as Sasuke learning the Fireball technique when he was very young.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto didn't learn any specialized technique before the Rasengan (sure, he had the shadow clones he learned from a forbidden scroll, but that's hardly specialized).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it happens after they graduate from the academy, sometimes slightly before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T17:50:54.143" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T17:50:54.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2942" CreationDate="2013-03-18T15:03:26.427" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was also the case for Raditz and the Ginyu Force. It puzzles me too and there was never a definitive reason given. I think it's because they are strong fighters when compared to the other 'normal' people who go to the Other World. For example, when Raditz died, King Yama told Goku that Raditz was unruly and he had to subdue him. He also said that he was going to send Cell down below, but he would have liked that so he gave the stamp of approval to stay above. I don't think there is a definitive answer for this, though it is likely due to the fact that they are all strong fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T16:18:54.697" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T16:18:54.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2942" CreationDate="2013-03-18T16:27:00.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it was ever really explained, not in the anime at least. At first I thought it was just all hell-goers kept their bodies, but you'd think there'd be a lot more down there. It's gotta be something along the lines of what iKlsR suggested: skilled and well-trained fighters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Baby, that's in GT and it's probably better to not consider him when figuring it out simply because you can't determine if it's 100% canon or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1581" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T16:27:00.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2930" CreationDate="2013-03-18T17:50:06.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Using basic real world physics and a force I would assume.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basing this answer on comments above, if you notice power usually surges upwards or in strong bursts be it controlled &lt;em&gt;(calm)&lt;/em&gt; or wildy &lt;em&gt;(in rage etc)&lt;/em&gt;, be it in the form of chakra, reiatsu or &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2782/what-is-the-formal-term-for-energy-in-dragonball-z&quot;&gt;ki&lt;/a&gt;. It is more than likely that the ground is not as stable or firm as harder ground or not able to handle the force of the energy &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; there are loose bits around, thus it breaks up and goes upward &lt;em&gt;(or flying madly away)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drifting a bit from anime, on several occasions when &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=-DaPBBOHfsA#t=85s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Superman was about to fly&lt;/a&gt;, as he crouches on the ground, you can see the energy being exerted from him as small rocks slowly begin to rise and streams of air being pushed away, so it doesn't just apply to anime or Naruto and Dragon Ball Z as you said you saw it in Astro Boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:41:15.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2930" CreationDate="2013-03-18T18:42:46.927" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The nerd in me says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, in the case Naruto, the anime goes out of their way to explain the chakras of the body.  They even go as far to explain the flow of energy through the chakras.  As such, as they draw energy into their chakras (both from inside and outside their body), debris (rocks in this particular case) also have that &quot;draw&quot; motion upwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, since the movement of energy creates heat (evident in what happens later in the series when Naruto generates too much energy and he burns himself - trying not to spoil here), it stands to reason that the air around him would also heat up - so debris again would already with the added chakra pull + the hot air above it + color air below it, would help to lift it off the ground.  Similar to a hot air balloon (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/hot-air-balloon-physics.html&quot;&gt;hot air balloons explained&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The adult in me says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dramatic visual effects.  There is no rationale behind it, just a common theme you see in animes.  But it's fun to make up reasons why!    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1582" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T09:07:08.897" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T09:07:08.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5666" CreationDate="2013-03-18T22:46:25.513" Score="4" ViewCount="8039" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second anime of &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji II&lt;/em&gt;, featured brand new characters including main characters Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus. The main characters of the original series, Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis, are still involved in the main plot, but the show isn't exactly focused on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alois and Claude don't seem to appear in the &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official discussion of why the second season of the anime created completely new main characters and a completely new plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-24T13:30:02.343" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T13:30:02.343" Title="Why did Kuroshitsuji II use new characters and plot?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2844" CreationDate="2013-03-18T23:00:46.533" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, Yukari does change back from an alpaca to a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The &quot;curse of the alpaca&quot; which was placed on Yukari is reversed by Kazuma accepting her and kissing her as an alpaca. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Chv3v.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IVesW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T23:00:46.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2950" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-18T23:01:07.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QmD6v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shinsekai Yori image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the New World&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai Yori&lt;/em&gt;) is a novel written by Yusuke Kishi. It was also adapted into a manga and an anime. The anime adaptation was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Masashi Ishihama. The story is set a millennium in the future, in a time where humans have a telekinetic power called &lt;em&gt;juryoku&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The novel was published in January 2008, and the manga (also written by Yusuke Kishi and with art by Tooru Oikawa) began serialization in May 2012. The 25 episode anime adaptation aired from September 2012 to March 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_New_World_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Shin_Sekai_Yori_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinsekai Yori fan wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:04:43.167" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:04:43.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2951" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-18T23:01:07.900" Score="0" Body="From the New World (or, &quot;Shinsekai Yori&quot;) is a novel by Yusuke Kishi. It was adapted into an anime by A-1 Pictures starting in 2012. It's a sci-fi drama about a futuristic world ruled by people who have telekinetic powers. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:04:43.167" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:04:43.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-18T23:12:08.873" Score="5" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ponta visited the unsmiling cat statue at the beginning of the series, he offered his dakimakura (body pillow) named Barbara-san as a symbol of his worldly desires. Consequently, the statue took them his desires from him, and he turned to a life of helping the poor starving children of Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ability of the unsmiling cat statue is to &quot;take something you don't want and shove it on someone else.&quot; And, it just so happens that Yokodera ends up with Barbara-san, the symbol of Ponta's worldly desires. So we might expect that Yokodera ended up with Ponta's desires as well, especially based on how the cat statue seems to work in later chapters. On the other hand, it doesn't seem like Yokodera's desires change drastically, at least not until he himself makes an offering at the statue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this confirmed anywhere in the original light novels or any other official source that Yokodera does also gain Ponta's desires when he receives Barbara-san?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-20T03:06:36.917" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T03:06:36.917" Title="Did Yokodera receive all of Ponta's worldly desires?" Tags="&lt;hentai-ouji-to-warawanai-neko&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-18T23:42:10.457" Score="1" ViewCount="1299" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku#In_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Otaku&lt;/a&gt; in Japan are somehow equivalent to being geek, meaning they are tend to be bullied or looked down upon. That's why some don't admit that they are otaku because of shame. And there are certain cases of otaku becoming a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hikikomori&lt;/a&gt;, (an example of this is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Welcome to the NHK&lt;/a&gt; where the male protagonist is a hikikomori) wherein they isolate themselves or withdraw themselves from society and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEET#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;NEET&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Not in Education, Employment or Training&lt;/em&gt;), where they remain jobless. How true are these cases and is it true that most of hikikomori and NEET are otakus (like Misaki Nakahara in Welcome to the NHK)? Or hikikomori and NEET people tend to become otaku (just like Tatsuhiro Sato in Welcome to the NHK)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T23:33:15.177" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T23:33:15.177" Title="Do otaku tend to be bullied?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-03-19T15:40:30.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-01T13:28:18.060" Score="10" ViewCount="13535" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 596 came out today, and I am having a hard time placing this in the manga's time-line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around which chapter would the anime be right now? And would watching the anime spoil the manga for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1584" OwnerDisplayName="Ricardo Valeriano" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T22:18:01.800" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T08:20:11.990" Title="How far along is the anime compared with the manga?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2013-05-22T03:07:30.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2013-03-19T15:01:53.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I agree with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/505/1528&quot;&gt;JNat's answer&lt;/a&gt; based on the premise that I thought that Haku was a girl from day one.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, Haku portrays the physical and emotional traits of a female even though she tries hard to be a male &lt;em&gt;(Zabuza's tool)&lt;/em&gt;. Secondly, Naruto called her sir, keep in mind that they also call Tsunade &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;sir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; so that does not really indicate gender. My third reason is that as JNat also says, she does not care, when Zabuza found her, she was weak, being referred to as a boy or behaving like one no doubt made her seem stronger in his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T13:58:09.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2954" CreationDate="2013-03-19T15:02:53.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece Anime is quite far behind the manga right now (about 50-75 chapters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is now in the Wano Arc, while the previous Punk Hazard arc just started in the anime (as of this answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="219" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T17:25:46.987" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T17:25:46.987" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-19T18:09:23.150" Score="5" ViewCount="582" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kanon is featured in a manga and OVA anime spinoff titled &lt;em&gt;Magical Star Kanon 100%&lt;/em&gt; in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine where she becomes a magical girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this series considered canon or another continuity (like &lt;em&gt;Neigma?! Neo&lt;/em&gt;)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is canon, where does it fit in the timeline of &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xZXYc.png&quot; alt=&quot;マジカル☆スター かのん100%&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T07:53:11.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T07:53:11.043" Title="Does the Magical Star Kanon 100% spinoff fit canonically within the main series?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-19T21:09:33.403" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It goes back to into Japanese culture. They're very heavily influenced by bushidō, various martial arts, even their religions (Shintō). The names of things are very important, im assuming it's just the way of the Japanese. &lt;em&gt;Also it is common knowledge that shouting intimidates one's opponent.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's known as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiai&quot;&gt;Kiai&lt;/a&gt; (a battle cry), it's to channel your energy at the enemy through your attack in Japansese martial arts. You'll see this a lot in anime, from the naming and personification of swords to mechs to spirit energy, internal strength (spirit energy) is channelled through these weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallingYourAttacks&quot;&gt;Here is an article&lt;/a&gt; on it (Calling your attacks).. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you can do something more impressive than just throw a punch, your&#xA;  attack(s) must have an equally impressive name. More than that, you&#xA;  have to call it out as you launch the attack. It doesn't matter if&#xA;  it's a martial arts move, a magical spell or your secret superweapon,&#xA;  if you can't say its name, it just isn't nearly as cool or effective.&#xA;  Also, expect plenty of echoing to come with it, and (if a fighter is&#xA;  feeling particulary bombastic) dramatic... &lt;em&gt;pauses&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  ...WITHAYELLATTHEEND! A standard feature of practically every Magical&#xA;  Girl, high fantasy, or martial arts anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article also links to Western culture films that also use this or at least variants of it.. &lt;em&gt;(not sure about animation).&lt;/em&gt; Who wants to see a silent fight after all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ps. BANKAI!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T21:14:37.567" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T21:14:37.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2960" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3345" CreationDate="2013-03-20T03:25:29.883" Score="3" ViewCount="2863" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching GetBackers and after the fight against Makubex in Infinity Fortress i only find fillers and story with no plot-related history. Which ones are the fillers and which correspond to the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:02:53.840" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:02:53.840" Title="Which GetBackers episodes are filler?" Tags="&lt;getbackers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2961" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2962" CreationDate="2013-03-20T03:33:49.947" Score="13" ViewCount="10476" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponyo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ponyo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the backgrounds (the clouds, pictured below) are not done in a typical anime style. Instead, they are much more lifelike and 3D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JcMvW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the technique used to do this? Is this used in other films or series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T13:39:55.753" Title="What technique is used to draw the lifelike backgrounds in the movie Ponyo?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;ponyo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2961" CreationDate="2013-03-20T06:25:55.747" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are good old hand-drawn backgrounds. Here's a part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghibliworld.com/suzuki_toshio_interview.html&quot;&gt;an interview&lt;/a&gt; with Suzuki Toshio, executive producer and former president of Studio Ghibli (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During this decade CG &lt;em&gt;[computer graphics, - singerofthefall]&lt;/em&gt; came up and we realized that it enables us to&#xA;  make expressions richer when using it as supplement of regular cel &lt;em&gt;[sic!]&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  animation. On the other hand a new problem appeared. The progress of&#xA;  computing tech is so fast that it isn't easy to catch up. If a movie&#xA;  at one point is made by the highest tech, it will become outdated&#xA;  soon. There is one more point. We tried CG on Howl’s. For example, the&#xA;  legs of the castle were made by CG. However, it didn't seem very&#xA;  natural to me and I told Miyazaki that his skill was better than that&#xA;  of a computer. He accepted it and quit using CG after that. Hence the&#xA;  latter half of Howl’s doesn't include any CG. We now know CG has both&#xA;  its plus and minus sides. So the theme of this movie is as the story:&#xA;  simple. The visual effects are simple as well, while on the other hand&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;it needs very hard working because of the drawing all it by hand.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/aug/14/us-film-hayao-miyazaki-081409/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Miyazaki, whose films include &quot;Princess Mononoke,&quot; &quot;Howl's Moving&#xA;  Castle&quot; and &quot;My Neighbor Totoro,&quot; has used computer animation to&#xA;  embellish hand-drawn images. But before &quot;Ponyo&quot; went into production,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;he shut down the computer-graphics department at his Studio Ghibli,&#xA;  opting to work solely in hand-drawn images.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6911264/Hayao-Miyazaki-drawn-to-perfection.html&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He insisted he still uses a pencil to draw his animated characters and&#xA;  backgrounds: “Currently computer graphics are used a great deal,” he&#xA;  noted, “but it can be excessive. I think [animation] needs the pencil,&#xA;  needs man’s hands drawing.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend you to check some of Makoto Shinkai's works (if you haven't seen them before) the quality of the animation and backgrounds there is stunning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;There is an artbook called &quot;The Art of Ponyo&quot;, which contains sketches hand-drawn by Miyazaki. I don't own it, but you can take a look at it's reviews &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-art-of-ponyo-cliff-sea&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://cdn.halcyonrealms.com/animation/the-art-of-ponyo-part-i-storyboards/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://cdn.halcyonrealms.com/anime/the-art-of-ponyo-part-ii-concept-and-background-art/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The book includes both pencil and watercolor drawings, including characters, backgrounds, etc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usually I use poster paint to create the backgrounds; then I color the&#xA;  base in a pale color, adding subtle hues and shading on top of it.&#xA;  This time, with Ponyo, I added things like tints or detailed&#xA;  expressions with colored pencil on top of what I drew with poster&#xA;  paint...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T13:39:55.753" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T13:39:55.753" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2510" CreationDate="2013-03-20T07:04:20.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What determines the nature of remuneration in Darker than Black?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it's unclear how exactly does one become a contractor, it's also unclear how is his payment determined. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it something ironic? Similar to one of the contractors smoking even though he hates the though of smoking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, not necessarily. &lt;a href=&quot;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Obeisance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wiki says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remunerations are typically difficult for the Contractor and range in severity from irritating to painful. However, there have been a few contractors who enjoy their remuneration and at least one who uses it in conjunction with his or her own ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Bai's (Hei's sister) obeisance was sleeping, which is neither painful, nor shameful/irritating/etc. Another example is April, whos obeisance is alcohol drinking, which she actually enjoys. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in general it looks like that obeisance is more likely to be unpleasant to the contractor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T07:04:20.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2965" CreationDate="2013-03-20T10:40:31.717" Score="5" ViewCount="65593" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Itachi didn't kill Shisui, how did he really awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1508" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-20T13:51:22.230" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T11:45:31.713" Title="How did Itachi awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2964" CreationDate="2013-03-20T11:32:08.460" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Mangekyou Sharingan is activated once its user experiences great loss, especially of someone close to him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This means that Itachi did not have to kill Shisui in order for the Mangekyou to activate. What is most important for the activation is that the user &lt;em&gt;feels&lt;/em&gt; the loss, which causes their brain to release a special kind of chakra that affects their optic nerves (chapter 619), thus awakening the Sharingan, and the Mangekyou, depending on what 'level' you were before, and on how much loss you have experienced. The more loss you experience, the more powerful the Sharingan gets.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably, just witnessing Shisui's death to protect the village was traumatic enough for Itachi to awaken his Mangekyou.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, if you remember, Sasuke's Mangekyou activated when Itachi &lt;em&gt;died&lt;/em&gt;. He did not kill him either, but witnessing his death, even though he hated him, was traumatic enough to activate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T11:32:08.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2975" CreationDate="2013-03-20T13:56:49.820" Score="13" ViewCount="1429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has the increasing availability of streaming anime on the web from providers like YouTube, CrunchyRoll, and NicoNico Douga affected how big label anime studios and publishers, both domestic and foreign, market and distribute content (e.g., how publishers can gauge which series to pick up or renew, find new original content, test the waters)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd be curious to know about both the impacts from both official and unofficial streaming sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-20T15:19:23.323" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T01:07:14.483" Title="Has the popularization of streaming anime changed the anime industry?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2969" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3228" CreationDate="2013-03-20T15:34:00.420" Score="3" ViewCount="1040" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the anime &quot;Magi&quot;, one of the main characters Aladdin didn't know he was a Magi until one of the Djinn users told him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However Judal knew since he was born that he is a Magi and what is the job he has to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-20T15:37:51.043" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T02:37:02.527" Title="Why was Aladdin not aware that he is a Magi?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2970" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2972" CreationDate="2013-03-20T16:50:34.757" Score="4" ViewCount="6257" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shaoran meets Yukito, he starts to feel embarrassed and blushed at his presence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always though he liked Sakura, but when these scenes happened I was kinda confused. Was Syaoran attracted to Yukito? If not, what caused him to feel this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-20T18:54:49.837" LastActivityDate="2020-09-25T20:30:03.847" Title="Why does it seem like Syaoran likes Yukito?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2967" CreationDate="2013-03-20T20:27:17.283" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I won't pretend to quote statistics or claim I'm anything other than a viewer of anime... but I will say this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all forms of media (books, software, music, movies, etc.) you can historically see (and again, it's anecdotal) an upward trend of popularity as things shift from fringe-trend to main-trend.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need evidence, look at music.  Every hipster will tell you that as soon as mainstream gets a hold of that hidden gem band, it's as though it grew a tumor and they want nothing to do with it anymore.  However, the masses will consume it as quick as they can get it - why?  Because it's the 'now thing'.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Growing up, (now about to enter my 30's /sigh/) getting anime was hard!  I had a handful of amazing 'modern animes' that I cycled through (Akira, Ronin Warriors, a few Studio Ghibli, , Ghost in the Shell, and Ninja Scroll - my mom didn't know what she got me until it was too late ha!).  Growing up in the 80's it was hard to find anime as a kid!  Ronin Warriors was only on in the EARLY mornings (like 5-6AM) and the other stuff I had to get on gold ol' VHS.  As soon as stations started to realize that the drawing styles of our Eastern friends was popular among youth (1990's) we saw an EXPLOSION of anime in the US (and since Western media has a pretty decent influence in the World, we can also say we witnessed global change).  With shows like Pokemon (yes, that's an anime by MOST standards, not all!), and Digimon, and DragonballZ, etc. stations like Cartoon Network started to beam this once hidden cartoon style into the heads of children around the world.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To go even further with this... as an owner and operator of a website you generally don't want to build and maintain something that people don't want to visit/watch.  As such, someone mentioned &quot;do you mean legal or illegal?&quot;  Hell!  They go hand-in-hand... Sure there was always an illicit 'underground' to the anime world - buying bootleg will always be there.  But the sheer growth of websites (both illegal and legal) that stream content is directly positively correlated to the fan-base growth we've seen over the last 20 or so years.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As ANY market grows, so do the players, and the resources available to those players.  If no one want's bananas, then banana farmers go away.  If no one wants to watch anime, you'll see a decline in illegal and legal websites go down.  Since anime is on the rise, everyone wants to be part of the &quot;gold rush&quot;.  Don't believe me?  Do a quick review of the number of animes produced each decade &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_in_the_United_States&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  Look at the 1960's, vs 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's, and 2010's... it's crazy!  The turnover rate is insane.  It seems labels pick up manga randomly off the shelf, make a season of it, then if they don't become billionaires they drop it and move on to the next one.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes.  You change how the masses get their anime and the studios would be crazy not to change their approaches to meet the demands of their market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;affected how big label anime studios and publishers, both domestic and&#xA;  foreign, market and distribute content&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They may be losing money from the networks that would have picked them up (or the US studios, like Disney, that might have picked them up [talking about Disney/Studio Ghibli relationship here, certainly not VampireHunderD and Disney! ha!]).  But what they lose to the bootleg/underground they gain in merchandise/royalty sales.  My best guess is that the idea is to get people into the series, collect royalties off reruns/networks/merchandise and just rinse and repeat this process.  Otherwise, you end up a slave to your fan base like Dragonball, Naruto, or Bleach where they have &quot;Fantom&quot; screenings of movies where they don't make a lot of money.  For those anime's, the fan base isn't growing proportionally to the cost of development/deployment (I'm assuming here!!).  Whereas, those series with 12 episodes have a fan base that's probably significantly smaller, but still buy merchandise for years to come.  It's turned into a factory ~ spoken like a true hipster, right?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q.E.D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1582" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T20:27:17.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2970" CreationDate="2013-03-20T23:30:10.260" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was because Syaoran was attracted by Yukito's magical power.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was revealed that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Syaoran was magically attracted to the magical energies of the moon, which were residing within Yukito, as Syaoran drew his magical power from the moon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..that was why he often blushed and feel embarrassed at Yukito's presence. It was not because he was romantically attracted to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T23:30:10.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2973" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3094" CreationDate="2013-03-20T23:57:02.987" Score="8" ViewCount="4151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that, in Naruto, Kages (such as the Hokage) run the hidden villages (such as Konoha). There are, however, also other people in the world with political powers, such as feudal lords. What political power does a Kage have as opposed to one of the other political leaders in the world? To further that question, where in the hierarchy of all of the political people in the world do they fall? To clarify, do they answer to anybody or command any other political leaders, and if so, in what regards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T13:50:19.007" Title="What political power does a Kage have?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2974" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2998" CreationDate="2013-03-21T01:06:40.157" Score="8" ViewCount="33015" Body="&lt;p&gt;i watched the dubbed version of Yu-Gi-Oh GX when it was on TV, and the last episode they showed was when Jaden defeated Yubel and was told that he was some prince from another world who was sent away because of some darkness. He then enters a portal with Yubel to confront it, leaving his friends behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that the end of the series, or does it continue off somewhere (like maybe linking to a season of 5D's another Yu-Gi-Oh Series)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T05:47:58.810" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T03:25:52.553" Title="Did Yu-Gi-Oh GX end after Yubel was defeated?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2967" CreationDate="2013-03-21T01:07:14.483" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a really interesting article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-09&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; that's part of a 3 part feature about the anime economy written in March 2012. There's some interesting notes about streaming in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a drop-off in DVD/BD sales because in most places outside of Japan, buying the physical media is the only way to watch something &lt;em&gt;for the first time&lt;/em&gt;, since the majority of these shows don't air on TV like they do in Japan. Most people who buy physical media usually don't re-watch shows, so once on-demand options started popping up (in the U.S. ADV's Anime Network, which still runs as &quot;The Anime Network&quot;). Fewer people were buying physical media, even in Japan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The people buying anime DVDs are now mostly the ones looking to buy a specific show. Now that the logjam of liquidated stuff from 2007 has cleared and several shows from the past have gone out of print, fans are reminded that there's value in having a permanent copy of your own. Publishers are finding ways to boost this collector's value, with books and nice packaging, and ever so slightly bump their prices up. Most people watch the show for free, but the few thousand people who love it enough to collect make the whole venture profitable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the trend is leaning away from DVDs and BDs. It's something that's helped by services which provide streaming and on-demand access to anime. As far as the industry changes to make this happen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it came to the actual logistics of delivering the final product, things worked pretty much the same way in 2006 as it did in 1986: the lab assembled the final show onto a broadcast quality videotape. That went to the TV network, and then the lab cut out all the commercial breaks and sent it the duplication plant for home video. And then, when all that was done, the licensor made up some presentation materials and a crappy looking VHS screener copy for overseas publishers to peruse. If they wanted it, the licensor negotiated a deal with them, signed a contract, and then called up the lab again. The lab made a copy of the masters and FedEx-ed them to the publisher. The end. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This system was reliable, but extremely expensive and slow -- two things that online streaming, with its razor thin margins and gotta-have-it-now delivery schedule, make completely unacceptable. With episodes sometimes being finished only hours before they air, the only way to do a simulcast is to send the finished video to the streaming service digitally, as a file. But adjusting to a new, all-digital way of doing things has been a steep learning curve for licensors... and an expensive one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these shows are being licensed and streamed with ads. The ad money wasn't enough for the licensors so they demaneded a &quot;minimum guarantee&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And so, licensors have asked those companies to put their money where their mouth is. Now, each anime costs a licensing fee (or &quot;Minimum Guarantee&quot;) of $1-2,000 per episode for simulcast internet streaming rights. Which is still not much, but at least it's enough to ensure that the whole endeavor will contribute SOMETHING to the show's profitability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some licensors are still not convinced simulcasting is worth it. Some don't want to split up ownership of rights -- they don't want to have to deal with Crunchyroll AND Section23 AND Hulu, they want a single company to act as custodian for every line of business for a show, and if that means they miss their chance to simulcast, well, it's clearly not that big of a loss. Other licensors just aren't prepared for the mountain of approvals and other work that suddenly has to be done WHILE the show airs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In comes subscriptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The $6 or $7 per month that sites like Crunchyroll charge each user every month is way, way more than any viewer can earn for the site by sitting through ads. TV Tokyo recently announced that Crunchyroll had nearly 70,000 paid subscribers. If that number is accurate, that means, at $6.95 per user, that comes to $486,500 in revenue a month -- more than enough to keep the lights on and pay for the less popular shows. Clearly they're not getting rich on that kind of revenue, but if that's truly the sort of numbers they're doing (they wouldn't confirm for us), they're doing OK.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Crunchyroll isn't alone in going this route. Hulu is trying to push more of their user base towards their $7-per-month Hulu Plus service, which adds access to shows on game consoles, networked Blu-ray players and smartphones. In Europe, France's Kaze Anime has slowly been developing their subscription service. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as how publishers gauge which shows to pick up, it's a little different than before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are a few big problems yet to be sorted out. The first is with discovery: how do you get the non-obsessive fans, the ones who aren't up on each new anime season, to watch these shows? With a dedicated anime-only site like Crunchyroll or Funimation.com, it's pretty hard. The only people going to those sites are the ones who already know what anime is, and are actively seeking it out. Hulu and Netflix are great storefronts to entice new fans, but they're still not ideal marketing tools.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Actually, it's almost impossible to do any sort of marketing for a simulcast at all. Since the agreements to simulcast a show aren't hammered out until the week the show starts -- or later -- how does a company start to generate hype for their new product? Unless an anime fan is REALLY engaged -- the sort of fan that reads ANN every day and stays on top of every new release -- a show can slip by completely undetected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old way of licensing, there's a time to see how well a show does in Japan, the ratings, some demographic information, and even more recently, a publisher can look at hype within its market about a show that's currently airing in Japan. But when it comes to simulcasting and streaming, you don't have that luxury, so it's a lot harder to pick properties to attempt to license. Different U.S. publishers treat this differently, between Crunchyroll, Sentai, Funimation, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll doesn't have means to distribute and produce physical media like Funimation does, while Funimation often relies on other streaming services to handle it's licenses for streaming. The major change here is that it's harder to gauge which shows to license because it's done before the show even airs in Japan. The upside is that the Japanese property holders don't have the ratings to hold over the heads of potential licenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing that article notes is that this is all a work in progress and it's still a very new paradigm for the Japanese studios and rights holders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T01:07:14.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2976" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2977" CreationDate="2013-03-21T01:19:01.360" Score="0" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are anime which I have already watched that narrates based on the male protagonist's point-of-view (not an oranyan). For example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anohana%3a_The_Flower_We_Saw_That_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ano Hana&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clannad_After_Story#Anime_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Clannad&lt;/a&gt;, etc. And a lot more anime with main tsundere female protagonist's point-of-view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for another example of anime (plot more inclined in romance) where the narration is inclined with a main &lt;strong&gt;oranyan (&quot;male tsundere&quot;) male protagonist's point-of-view&lt;/strong&gt; (since I think they are rare, or I just haven't watched that much anime series), not with the point-of-view of the female character who's in love with an oranyan male protagonist. Is there another example of this kind of anime (well, aside from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_no_Manimani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sora no Manimani&lt;/a&gt; if I'm correct that Saku was kind of oranyan)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T13:47:16.897" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T13:47:16.897" Title="Are there any anime that play out from a oranyan protagonist's point-of-view?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-03-18T16:53:05.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2976" CreationDate="2013-03-21T01:33:29.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Off the top of my head, there's &lt;strong&gt;Nodame Cantabile&lt;/strong&gt;'s Chiaki is the main character and central POV character of the series. He narrates and often has the &quot;internal&quot; voice when he interacts with other people. He starts by being cold to Nodame then turns warm to her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it's not from his POV, Li Syaoran from &lt;strong&gt;Card Captor Sakura&lt;/strong&gt; (not the Syaoran from &lt;strong&gt;Tsubasa Chronicles&lt;/strong&gt;) can be considered oranyan, by his treatment of Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, and Naoki Irie from &lt;strong&gt;Itazura na Kiss&lt;/strong&gt;, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T13:45:20.733" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T13:45:20.733" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3011" CreationDate="2013-03-21T02:44:43.003" Score="2" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;Skip Beat in manga and anime are closely identical, (meaning, what was shown in the manga was shown in the anime during the first part) until such time when Kanae met Hiou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime first before I read the manga so I was shocked at Hiou's appearance (since he was just shown in the ending of the anime). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was covered in the anime was covered in the manga, except for Hiou and Kanae's meeting. In the anime, after Kyoko successfully finished her PV with Shou (Stage 19: The Last Ritual), the next episode (Stage 20: Invitation to the Moon) is where she was scouted for an upcoming drama. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in the manga, Kanae and Hiou's meeting happened between those said anime episodes. Why was that part skipped or omitted in the anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular reason for this or did the production decided to not to include it in the anime since Kanae and Hiou's meeting isn't that significant to the main plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-23T17:07:09.487" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T06:08:40.707" Title="Why was Hiou and Kanae's meeting omitted in Skip Beat anime?" Tags="&lt;skip-beat&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-21T03:40:50.430" Score="18" ViewCount="29913" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 702, we see Ace's Devil Fruit 'Mera Mera no Mi' being showcased as the prize of the event held in the Colosseum. The announcer of the event mentions that the &quot;fruit is reborn.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean every Devil Fruit has that ability to be reborn once the user dies, or is it an artificial Devil Fruit made by Doflamingo's factory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="185" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T02:16:05.357" LastActivityDate="2020-03-04T02:38:06.647" Title="In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2980" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-21T07:32:50.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IPSesm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ponyo poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ponyo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Gake no Ue no Ponyo&lt;/em&gt;) is a fantasy anime movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The story follows a young boy, Sousuke, who finds a strange fish that he names &quot;Ponyo&quot;. Unfortunately, Ponyo decides to stay with Sousuke, giving up her underwater life, which causes an ancient magic spell to be broken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movie was released in theatres in July 2008 and won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponyo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ponyo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:34:05.903" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:34:05.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2981" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-21T07:32:50.287" Score="0" Body="Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (or, &quot;Gake no Ue no Ponyo&quot;) is a 2008 movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki about a young boy, Sousuke, who finds a strange fish that he names &quot;Ponyo&quot;. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:34:05.903" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:34:05.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2982" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-21T08:09:13.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Ds5pl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Skip Beat!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shoujo rom-com manga written by Yoshiki Nakamura about a girl named Kyoko Mogami who gives up everything to help her boyfriend, Shotaro, pursue a career in music, only to be betrayed. Vowing revenge, she pursues her own music career in order to surpass Shotaro. A 25-episode anime adaptation was made in October 2008, directed by Kiyoko Sayama and produced by Hal Film Maker. The manga began publication in February 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_Beat!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Skip Beat!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:27:51.253" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:27:51.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2983" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-21T08:09:13.647" Score="0" Body="&quot;Skip Beat!&quot; is a rom-com shoujo manga series by Yoshiki Nakamura about a girl named Kyoko Mogami who gives up everything to help her boyfriend pursue a career in music, only to be betrayed. " OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:27:51.253" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:27:51.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-21T08:16:22.377" Score="14" ViewCount="48558" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was not directly stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/a&gt; that Haruhi has feelings for Kyon but it can be assumed that she had because of her attitude towards him (like trying to fix her hair in pony-tail since Kyon told her before that it suits her, or having Kyon the only person with her when she subconsciously wanted to change the world). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it wasn't also directly stated that Kyon had feelings for Haruhi. More frequently, Kyon is shown to have feelings for Asahina instead. Though, there are times that it can be seen that Kyon cared for Haruhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, was Kyon in love with (or did he developed some affectionate feelings for) Haruhi? If so, is it possible that &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; feeling was caused by Haruhi's power and not Kyon's real feelings (since Haruhi can just think of having an esper, time traveler and alien would be great, and it will exist)? If he is not really in love with Haruhi or if he is in love with Asahina, then, why isn't he affected of Haruhi's power (assuming that Haruhi thought that having Kyon in love with her would be great)? Or is it that Haruhi didn't think of something like that (this seems to be impossible since she even dragged Kyon when she was about to change the world) or she's not really in love with Kyon (seems not the case as well)? Or Haruhi's power doesn't affect people's feelings? If Kyon is really in love with her (from the bottom of his heart and not from Haruhi's powers), then how can it be? Was Kyon the exception to Haruhi's rule or Kyon can somehow nullify Haruhi's power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T07:54:38.370" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T07:54:38.370" Title="Was Kyon in love with Haruhi?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2013-03-21T10:37:12.190" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; Wiki on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot;&gt;Devil Fruits&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a Devil Fruit user dies, their ability is reborn into another fruit of the same kind. Instead of growing from a plant, the ability simply regenerates inside the closest appropriate fruit, as seen when Smiley &quot;died&quot; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sara_Sara_no_Mi,_Model%3a_Axolotl&quot;&gt;Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl&lt;/a&gt; transplanted itself into a nearby apple. Another characteristic of a Devil Fruit's growth is that the stem becomes noticably curlier than it was when the fruit was not endowed with the ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in other words, the Devil Fruit &quot;respawns&quot; when the user that had it dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T13:39:19.857" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T13:39:19.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2942" CreationDate="2013-03-21T12:30:45.247" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's an inconsistency introduced by the anime. They introduced them in fillers, to be able to make more chapters from the manga. As with other fillers, that was inconsistent with the more coherent manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, only a few warriors are allowed to have their bodies in the alterlife. Other souls were shown as little clouds. Specifically, evil souls were punished, purified and removed of any memory before reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T12:30:45.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2992" CreationDate="2013-03-21T12:42:57.843" Score="9" ViewCount="9154" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x2p7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I learnt this concept from the Naruto series, &lt;strong&gt;it really makes sense&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you blow (wind), fire will increase... so fire &gt; wind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you throw water on fire, it diminishes... so water &gt; fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you smash water against it, it will have no effect on solid (earth)... so earth &gt; water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And so on...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following this logic, why can't waterbenders beat firebenders in Avatar (The Last Airbender)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also noticed that Aang himself, who is an airbender, could defend against firebending with his airbending skills. (note that I am referring to those earlier episodes when he was just an airbender (season: 1, episode: 1-5))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does it work in Avatar? Which elements dominate over each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Info:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;few assumptions work in (Naruto) ninja world, that I didn't consider to include in the question because the question is actually focused on AVATAR not NARUTO&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Element user's chakra flow matters in chakra domination. Example: Naruto vs  Third Raikage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Combination of chakra elements. example: Water+Wind &gt; Fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T17:37:45.170" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T19:03:46.673" Title="How does element dominance work in Avatar?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2996" CreationDate="2013-03-21T15:14:01.530" Score="4" ViewCount="21689" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, the main characters have the same name and look like as the characters of Card Captor Sakura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was this why is that? Are they allowed to use to use other characters of other anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T15:47:06.390" LastActivityDate="2014-03-15T07:27:40.453" Title="Why does Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle use the same characters as Card Captor Sakura?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2988" CreationDate="2013-03-21T15:16:55.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it available to use other characters of other animes into your own without having copyright issues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course. As long as you didn't sign over copyright as part of a distribution deal, you OWN the copyright, and can do whatever you want with the characters. Copyright can be deconstructed as &quot;the right to copy&quot;, as in... &quot;I have the right to copy these... you don't&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why does Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle ha[ve] the same characters [as] Sakura Card Captor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CLAMP is very fond of re-using characters. The boys from Clamp Campus Detectives show up in X/1999. The main characters from Tokyo Babylon show up there as well. xxxHolic and Tsubasa Chronicles characters cameo'd in each other's series. These are just the obvious ones I've seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Admittedly, I don't know of any other case where they simply &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universe_%28fiction%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AUd&lt;/a&gt; the main characters of one series into another one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="71" LastEditorUserId="71" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T20:59:08.937" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T20:59:08.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-03-21T15:37:00.667" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find any official sources for how this started, but at this point, shouting your attack name is expected of battle manga/anime which is probably why it continues to be a popular practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ssjsean.stormpages.com/ati.htm&quot;&gt;According to an interview with Toriyama Akira&lt;/a&gt; (creator of Dragon Ball), his editor insisted that he include attack names even though Toriyama himself finds them rather silly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I don't really like giving names to attacks,&quot; Toriyama says. &quot;I don't think the characters would be yelling out the names of their attacks in life-or-death situations. You'd get killed while yelling the name of your attack,&quot; he laughs. &quot;But my editor said I'm better off giving attacks names.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an earlier part of the interview, Toriyama also mentions that his editor advised him that having a quiet main character was having a negative effect on the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Torishima told me one time: 'your main character is too quiet. That's why it's not so popular.' I wanted to win readers with the story this time around, and I had even made the effort to come up with a normally dressed main character, so I was peeved, and I told him, 'I'll do some 'crowd-pleaser material, then.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &quot;crowd-pleaser material&quot; that Toriyama mentions ended up being a tournament - probably one of the easiest ways to pack in as many attack names as possible. And Toriyama says that the series' popularity did greatly increase because of this tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T15:37:00.667" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3051" CreationDate="2013-03-21T17:44:53.200" Score="10" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Ageha presses Miroku to go a different way to making a society of Psi users,&#xA; we are shown an airstrike that flies in and demolishes a huge portion of the forest.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; WE actually see Ageha and his friends escape, but there is no mention of Miroku and his&#xA; companions.  In the last chapter, it is mentioned that the world &quot;believes&quot; they are dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we to assume that they die? Or is it that they go off into hiding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T20:41:05.953" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T21:41:49.640" Title="What happens to the members of W.I.S.E. near the end of the Psyren?" Tags="&lt;psyren&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2987" CreationDate="2013-03-21T20:30:35.600" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It works a bit differently in Avatar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firebenders draw they power from great sources of fire. The sun is usually the strongest one around (with the exception of Sozin's comet, when it arrives every 100 years). Water benders draw their power from the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, at night, the water bender will usually win, while at day the fire bender will usually win. Since the fire benders were on the offense, they get to decide when to attack (during daylight).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there seem to have been a lot more fire benders than there were water benders (also, the water benders were separated into two very faraway clans). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, in Avatar, the relationship between the elements doesn't seem to be that of dominance over one another, but rather, Earth and Air are opposites, while Fire and Water are opposites. It's not that one is stronger than the other, but rather two sides of the same coin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T20:30:35.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2993" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-21T23:06:39.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VzzMgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The &quot;Hentai&quot; Prince and the Stony Cat.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (変態王子と笑わない猫。  / &lt;em&gt;Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.&lt;/em&gt;, commonly abbreviated 変猫 &lt;em&gt;HenNeko&lt;/em&gt;) is a romantic-comedy light novel series written by Sagara Sou and illustrated by Kantoku, beginning in October 2010. A manga adaptation began in 2011 and an anime adaptation aired in 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series follows Yokodera Youto, a male high school student who is a secret pervert. Whenever he engages in indecent conduct, he is always misunderstood and praised for his actions. This is so upsetting to Yokodera that he asks the Stony Cat statue to take away his facade so that people will understand him better. That's when his real problems began.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%22Hentai%22_Prince_and_the_Stony_Cat.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The &quot;Hentai&quot; Prince and the Stony Cat.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:13:54.840" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:13:54.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2994" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-21T23:06:39.283" Score="0" Body="&quot;Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.&quot; (abbr. &quot;Henneko&quot;; or, &quot;The 'Hentai' Prince and the Stony Cat&quot;) is a light novel series by Sagara Sou." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:13:54.840" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:13:54.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2995" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3003" CreationDate="2013-03-21T23:34:29.943" Score="25" ViewCount="10149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this expression probably a dozen times in anime and manga. There are many variants, but they all have the character's tongue sticking up out of the side of their mouth. Their eyes are also typically big and sometimes in the shape of a backwards の character, or sometimes winking. Here are a few examples, though there are many more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakemonogatari:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J26P4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clannad:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FHs0L.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tonari no Kashiwagi-san:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c50O6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of these expressions? Are they referring to a particular art style or character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-17T11:47:05.693" Title="What is the origin of this facial expression with one's tongue sticking out?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2988" CreationDate="2013-03-22T00:25:17.697" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle are actually part of the same &quot;multiverse&quot;, as well as xxxHolic. Clow Reed is a major character in both Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa, and other characters such as Yukito show up in more than one of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other crossovers between the different worlds, such as this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsubasa Li is the son of Syaoran Li and Sakura Li. Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura gave her Star Wand to Sakura Li as the price to Yūko for Tsubasa to go to Clow Country. It is also stated that Tsubasa does not give Yūko his true name, (a counterpoint to Watanuki who gives both name and birthday), instead he uses his father's name, Syaoran Li&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to ccs.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since part of CLAMP's stated intention of xxxHolic was to unite their body of work into a single universe/multiverse, it seems quite likely that Yūko has a more than passing awareness of the events of Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Babylon, and X/1999, and that while she may not have visited Cephiro herself, she is almost certainly aware of its existence. In a special novel released in Japan about the origins of the two Mokonas, it was mentioned that Clow Reed and herself met the original Mokona of Cephiro (Magic Knight Rayearth) thus making it the model for building the two smaller Mokonas. One is black and one is white. The white one has a red gem and black one has blue gem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clamp is known for using crossover characters for all of their different mangas. Tsubasa and xxxHolic are the most closely tied, but there are major crossovers--such as Clow Reed--between Tsubasa and Cardcaptor Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T00:25:17.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2997" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2999" CreationDate="2013-03-22T01:55:23.557" Score="5" ViewCount="2728" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching an anime series with a friend, he pointed out that &quot;all anime play their theme song during the final fight.&quot; Now, I doubt it's &quot;all&quot;, but sure enough, the main theme song of &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt; and the (first) OP of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; play during the final epic clash in their respective series. (And I'm sure there are many other examples.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do most anime do this? Is there a reason for it (as opposed to just playing a new epic piece)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T04:25:47.673" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T08:18:12.907" Title="Do many anime play the main theme during the final battle?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2974" CreationDate="2013-03-22T05:44:54.440" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Yu-gi-oh! GX dub by 4Kids ends after the defeat of Yubel, which is in episode 155. This is the 3rd main arc in the anime, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_GX_episodes_%28season_3%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dimension World Arc&lt;/a&gt; (Note that 156, while still belonging to this arc, was never dubbed). However, there is one more arc of the anime which was never dubbed in English, which is just called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_GX_episodes_%28season_4%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 4&lt;/a&gt;. The conclusion of season 4 (episode 180) is the end of the Yu-gi-oh! GX anime, and the story isn't directly continued in any of the other series, apart from the special &quot;Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time&quot; which features the main characters of the main series, GX, and 5D's. So to answer your question, &lt;strong&gt;yes, the GX anime continues for another 25 episodes after that point.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_GX#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, which is very different from the anime. It's more like a continuation of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! TV series and manga, and a lot of things are changed in the plot. It's also worth noting that the anime actually predates the manga in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I've linked to Wikipedia articles above, you can find the same information at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_GX&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki entry for GX&lt;/a&gt;, as well as a lot more information which is not on Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T05:52:23.217" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T05:52:23.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2997" CreationDate="2013-03-22T08:18:12.907" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tvtropes call that a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LastEpisodeThemeReprise&quot;&gt;Last Episode Theme Reprise&lt;/a&gt;, and mentions that it is used in video games as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since it's standard practice to make a Theme Song as awesome as&#xA;  possible, said theme likes to find its way into a privileged position&#xA;  in the final battle. At The Climax of the series, when things are at&#xA;  their most epic, the theme gets played over the show itself. Typically&#xA;  we'll get to hear the verses not played in the opening, and sometimes&#xA;  the whole song is strung together for once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The opening or closing theme can be used. Often this serves as an&#xA;  ultimate Theme Music Power-Up. Often it serves in this capacity for&#xA;  the show itself. The creators seem to be claiming their own Crowning&#xA;  Moment of Awesome with this music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is also common in Video Games, the most common being a reprisal&#xA;  or orchestral version of the main theme over the final dungeon or&#xA;  ending sequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that it is at least not uncommon, since the page has an extensive list of titles that use this trope, to name a few:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragonball GT&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;FMA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eureka Seven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Witchblade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many others. As for &lt;em&gt;Is there a reason for it (as opposed to just playing a new epic piece)&lt;/em&gt;, usually there isn't. If it is significant, however, it rather seems to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TitleThemeDrop&quot;&gt;Title Theme Drop&lt;/a&gt; trope;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T08:18:12.907" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3001" CreationDate="2013-03-22T14:48:55.170" Score="12" ViewCount="10850" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sound Four wear a purple-colored type of &lt;em&gt;belt&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;wrap&lt;/em&gt; around their waists:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CPHFi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru, their master, also wore one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hTWYc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being some of the few ninja I have seen wearing one, does it have a formal name? What does it signify and does it relate or exist in real world fighting..? &lt;em&gt;It feels almost sumo-ish, I think.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T15:07:30.913" LastActivityDate="2019-06-23T01:09:15.747" Title="What does the 'belt' Orochimaru and the Sound Four wear signify?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3000" CreationDate="2013-03-22T15:36:51.703" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The belt they are wearing is generally referred to as an &quot;obi.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The belt braided in the style of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimenawa&quot;&gt;Shimenawa&lt;/a&gt; ropes, sacred Shinto ropes made by twisting together straws. It is hung horizontally to indicate a sacred Shintoism place such as praying hall or torii. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article (linked above) notes that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A variation of the shimenawa is used in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo_wrestling&quot;&gt;sumo wrestling&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokozuna_%28sumo%29&quot;&gt;yokozuna&lt;/a&gt; (grand champions) during their entrance ceremonies to denote their rank. This is because the yokozuna is seen as a living yorishiro (formally &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shintai&quot;&gt;shintai&lt;/a&gt;), and as such is inhabited by a spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T15:36:51.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-22T16:20:54.440" Score="19" ViewCount="3542" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ED, we see each character (that appears in the show) is connected by (the proximity of) a hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right as the ED of Carnival Phantasm ends, we see Saber &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ofR4M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;extending her hand to someone&lt;/a&gt;, but we never see who that person is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the identity of this hand ever revealed? If so, who is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ofR4M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ofR4M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who&amp;#39;s that hand?!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T05:41:16.803" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T11:00:11.683" Title="Who is Saber extending her hand to in the ED of Carnival Phantasm?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;tsukihime&gt;&lt;carnival-phantasm&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2995" CreationDate="2013-03-22T16:46:19.260" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of these faces are direct parodies of Fujiya's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fujiya-peko.co.jp/pekoworld/profile/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;forever 6 year old&lt;/a&gt; mascot, Peko-chan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V62ew.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s Peko-chan!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peko-chan was created in the 1950s is probably the most recognized character in the Japanese confectionery world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, showing one's tongue can be used to express one's feeling embarrassed at making a mistake. It's often times meant to be childish and regarded as cute. There are no solid references connecting the behavior to Fujiya's mascot, but some believe the behavior is popularized by children imitating Peko-chan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eCpz8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nyaru References&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T16:46:19.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2987" CreationDate="2013-03-22T19:03:46.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no obvious elemental dominance in the show. I depends more on the bender's ability than what they bend. There are a few things that could change their ability, such as the presence of the sun and moon for firebenders and waterbenders respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1449" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T19:03:46.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2013-03-23T00:11:17.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to haruhi.wikia.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon believes Haruhi to be an annoying and reckless girl, although he believes she can be a kind, talented person if she learns to calm down and help others instead of demanding things. Throughout the series, Kyon develops a love/hate relationship with Haruhi; he always complains about Haruhi's unreasonable demands, yet he still helps to accomplish most of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the other three Brigade members, Kyon sees Haruhi more like a human than a mysterious factor, and treats her like one, which leads to several risks of her destroying the world. Despite this he firmly maintains that one of these days she would &amp;quot;have to learn her lesson&amp;quot; and frequently complains about needing to help control closed space (which is why he must submit to Haruhi's demands).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon was the only person to address Haruhi by her first name (without honorifics). Kyon wishes that Haruhi would return to a normal life, and as he says in &amp;quot;Charmed at First Sight LOVER&amp;quot;, he wishes she would get a boyfriend so that he would not have to go through so much work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to his relationships with other people,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing the human version of Yuki in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya leaves a strong effect on him where in fact it was so strong that he believes that Yuki actions to alter the world is because of 'love', and he tries to keep up with her emotional development. He becomes jealous when Nakagawa believes he loves her in &amp;quot;Charmed at First Sight LOVER&amp;quot;, and Kyon admits he has feelings for Yuki (romantically, friendship-wise, or familial-wise) in the same chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Asahina:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon has an interest in Mikuru, which is somewhat flirtatious given that he keeps files of her pictures. In fact, Kyon was attracted to Mikuru more than any other female members of SOS Brigade because of her beauty and timid appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon's defensive actions has let Mikuru to have feelings towards him. He also declares in Charmed at First Sight LOVER that if she ever gets a boyfriend, he'll &amp;quot;stalk him all day&amp;quot;. However, at one point Koizumi pointed out that the character of Mikuru may be just an acting to seduce Kyon as her beauty was also an important fact for why she is chosen among the time-travelers because getting close to Kyon can help her investigation on Haruhi (or even convince Kyon to let Haruhi alter the world as what she wants)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, Kyon doesn't seem to be in love with Haruhi. Instead, he more likely has feelings for Yuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-23T00:11:17.543" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-23T02:29:59.780" Score="3" ViewCount="1517" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that all of the villages now hold their Chunin exams together and have since the Third Ninja World War. The only two in-canon Chunin exam that have been seen, however, were held in Konoha. Are all Chunin exams held in Konoha? If not, how is it decided where they are held?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-03-23T03:58:55.067" LastActivityDate="2013-03-23T04:29:46.007" Title="Are the Chunin exams always held in Konoha?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3006" CreationDate="2013-03-23T03:42:13.410" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDITED:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naruto2.com/Information/Naruto-ChuuninExam.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.naruto2.com&lt;/a&gt;, no. It can be held in different ninja villages as well. And because of convenience purposes, the village with the most participating ninjas will host the Chuunin Exams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1557" LastEditorUserId="1557" LastEditDate="2013-03-23T04:29:46.007" LastActivityDate="2013-03-23T04:29:46.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3008" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-23T07:58:17.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DSRGN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yu-Gi-Oh image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a franchise that is mostly about a card game called Duel Monsters. It began as a manga and inspired two anime series, a trading card game, and other media. This tag encompasses all Yu-Gi-Oh!-related media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After young gaming enthusiast Yugi Mutou solves an ancient puzzle, his body becomes used by the spirit of a gambler, which protects Yugi and his friends from darkness by challenging his enemies to &quot;Shadow Games&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:45:22.547" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:45:22.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3009" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-23T07:58:17.530" Score="0" Body="Yu-Gi-Oh! is a franchise that is mostly about a card game called &quot;Duel Monsters&quot;, often featuring Brooklyn Rage." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:45:22.547" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:45:22.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3015" CreationDate="2013-03-23T15:39:58.167" Score="32" ViewCount="608829" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read that &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai&lt;/em&gt; is an HD remaster and recut of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;. However, &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_Kai_episodes&quot;&gt;98 episodes&lt;/a&gt; while &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes&quot;&gt;153&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Z&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_episodes&quot;&gt;almost 300&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I watch only &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai&lt;/em&gt;, do I miss anything I would get by watching the other two series? And is anything censored in &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt; that is not censored in the others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T20:17:59.283" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T02:50:24.103" Title="Will I miss anything by watching Dragon Ball Z Kai instead of the other series?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2978" CreationDate="2013-03-23T16:46:12.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of things that are in the manga aren't shown in the anime, so they must have thought it wasn't important enough later on.&#xA;Usually the reason for this is that there isn't enough time for it in the stated amount of episodes given to the director. Or you could say that there isn't enough budget.&#xA;The Skip Beat anime series was also ended and not continued, probably because of lack of popularity or budget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=438975&quot;&gt;myanimelist.net&lt;/a&gt;, a user asked the original director of the anime series if it would be continued. The director would like to but states that there has to be a big amount of popularity for the series to continue. This makes me conclude that apparently the anime wasn't popular enough, which is strange because the manga has a huge amount of followers. But usually a manga series has more readers than the anime has watchers, due to more chances for manga to be published than for anime.&#xA;Also on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime&quot;&gt;wikipedia page for anime&lt;/a&gt; it says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;anime became more accepted in the mainstream in Japan&#xA;  (although less than manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also a reason why some manga series are continued while their anime counterpart is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1597" LastActivityDate="2013-03-23T16:46:12.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3014" CreationDate="2013-03-23T18:59:53.480" Score="4" ViewCount="38189" Body="&lt;p&gt;On both Naruto and Yu-Yu Hakusho, Kurama is the name of a powerful demon fox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this have some meaning in Japanese mythology or folklore? Or did Yu-Yu Hakusho's author made it up, and Naruto's author &quot;inspired&quot; from it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-03-24T16:01:52.343" Title="Where did the name &quot;Kurama&quot; originate?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3013" CreationDate="2013-03-23T20:14:36.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a mountain, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mount Kurama&lt;/a&gt;, which has a fair bit of spiritual significance (mostly due to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healing-touch.co.uk/kurama2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kurama Temple&lt;/a&gt;). As Wikipedia says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The philosopher Hayashi Razan lists one of the three greatest of the daitengu as Sōjōbō of Mount Kurama. The demons of Kurama and Atago are among the most famous tengu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt; mentions this as a possible source of the name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Kurama&quot; (九喇嘛) literally means 'nine lama'. Kishimoto was mainly inspired to create Kurama based on the character with the same name from the manga series Yū Yū Hakusho. The name may also reference Mount Kurama (鞍馬山), the sacred mountain said to be the home of the Tengu Sōjōbō who taught people ninjutsu and other Japanese martial arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other one listed there, of course, is Kurama from &lt;em&gt;Yū Yū Hakusho&lt;/em&gt;. This does appear to be cited, but the citation is to a book called the Second Artbook (&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1421514079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, I think, pages 74-81), which I haven't been able to find online anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How it appears is that &lt;em&gt;Yū Yū Hakusho&lt;/em&gt; chose this name in the early 1990s (probably from the name of the aforementioned mountain), then &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; used this as inspiration for a similar character of their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this choice from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;'s mangaka, it seems likely that he also chose a similar character to use that name for. Kurama in &lt;em&gt;Yū Yū&lt;/em&gt; was a &lt;em&gt;yōko&lt;/em&gt;, it makes sense to reuse that name for a &lt;em&gt;kitsune&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the original usage of the name Kurama in &lt;em&gt;Yū Yū&lt;/em&gt;, one plausible explanation is that because of the name Kurama's connotation to the martial arts master Sōjōbō mentioned above, who possessed great wisdom and taught magic to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshitsune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Minamoto no Yoshitsune&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stories depict [the kitsune] as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Foremost among these is the ability to assume human form. &lt;em&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this does not appeared to be cited to any specific source, so it is also highly plausible that there is no direct connection between the use of the name Kurama and the fox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-24T16:01:52.343" LastActivityDate="2013-03-24T16:01:52.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3010" CreationDate="2013-03-23T23:45:27.370" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai&lt;/em&gt; doesn't include anything from &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, which is the story of Goku as a child. Secondly, the main difference is that &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt; lacks the filler content of the original &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, and stops at the end of the Cell saga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By filler I mean content not originally in the manga. Some (like myself) enjoyed the filler, while others thought it to be extra fluff. &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt; is more faithful to the manga than the original anime was. In some cases though, this could affect how some see the development of characters. For example: In the original &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt;, one of the most intriguing, and perhaps touching, moments is Gohan surviving alone in the wilderness. The challenges and events he faces, as well as the people he meets, all influence the person he becomes later on. Much of this was cut in Kai, and so, unless you've already seen &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt;, it might seem a little choppy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By ending at the Cell saga, it ends in the place where the original author Akira Toriyama wanted it to. In doing so, you miss the two-three seasons that came afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The are also other small differences between the two, including different music in some cases, and new scenes added/redone in &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for censorship, some scenes where updated to fit the new standards of Japanese Television. In American productions of the anime (namely dubs), there could have been further censoring. I can't remember the name of the company at the moment, but one went so far as to make the character Mr. Popo blue, to lessen claims of racism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVlIn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Scene edited to remove blood&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VBWu9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mr. Popo&amp;#39;s skin is normally pitch black.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the facts, you can make up your mind as to which you will watch, but in my humble opinion I would go with the originals first, and later on, if you want, you can look into &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt; as an abridgment. As someone who has personally watched both, I must say that I only enjoyed &lt;em&gt;Kai&lt;/em&gt; because I was able to fill in the details myself. If I had never seen &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt; I doubt I would have felt this comfortable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I helped! :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T02:50:24.103" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T02:50:24.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3017" CreationDate="2013-03-24T02:52:54.223" Score="5" ViewCount="1745" Body="&lt;p&gt;This manga had a kind of small elf, and he had multiple swords that he could make out of his hair, and the bad guys were looking for him. The manga starts out with him being knocked out and a little girl/boy feeds him and he wakes up. Please help identify it, I really want to finish reading it! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1601" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:06:23.607" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:06:23.607" Title="What is that manga about an elf who made swords out of his hair?" Tags="&lt;ubel-blatt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:03.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3016" CreationDate="2013-03-24T04:56:36.047" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbel_Blatt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Übel Blatt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story of Übel Blatt takes place in a medieval, fantasy-like landscape. It follows the steps of Koinzell, who appears to be nothing more than a mere half human child most distinguishable for the scar over his left eye. He is on a quest of revenge against those who betrayed and killed him and now call themselves the seven heroes of the land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beginning some twenty years prior to the start of the manga, the story narrates on how Koinzell, then named Ascheriit, was a young, prodigious swordsman whose skill granted him the fabled title of Blatt Meister (literally Blade Master). His deeds made him one of the fourteen chosen by the ruling emperor of the Empire of Szaalenden to venture into a dangerous quest to defeat a powerful enemy invader known as the evil nation of Wischtech, of whom the many powerful engines of destruction and dark sorceries made a dangerous foe. Each armed with a lance blessed by the Emperor himself, and thus known as the Fourteen Lances, the chosen traveled far into the enemy's wasted landscape, losing three of their ranks to the perils of the land, until they arrived into a forest where seven of the eleven remaining decided to forfeit their mission, fearing for their lives. Nevertheless, Ascheriit and three of those still bent on following the Emperor's will continued, and incredibly succeeded in their deed, returning victorious. It was then that the seven who were left behind ambushed their comrades and massacred them. Back home, they told the Emperor that the four they killed turned traitors against them, and after dispatching them the seven completed the task. Thus, they were hailed as heroes and dubbed the Seven Heroes, while the four who were killed became symbols of treachery and received the spregiative moniker of Lances of Betrayal.&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Thus, the story tells of the voyage of Ascheriit, who indeed survived the slaughter and vowed to take the head of his traitorous companions, now powerful nobles and warlords hailed as saviors by the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bu6XW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Nice Übel Blatt Pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1601" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-25T20:32:07.900" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T20:32:07.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3019" CreationDate="2013-03-24T05:22:04.523" Score="54" ViewCount="1088104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch Bleach, but the anime has a lot of filler content not in the manga. I'd rather not watch the filler content and only watch the episodes which are directly related to the plot. To be clear, I'm defining a filler episode as one which is not based on any story in the manga or based on extra manga chapters which have nothing to do with the overarching story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episodes are filler?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T12:27:12.277" Title="Which episodes of Bleach are filler?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3018" CreationDate="2013-03-24T05:22:04.523" Score="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following episodes are anime-original content which you should skip if you aren't interested in filler. Some of the other episodes include original elements or reference events from filler episodes, but these do not impact the story in the long run so you can safely ignore them. The ones based on manga omake are noted as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compactly, the fillers are: &lt;strong&gt;33, 50, 64-109, 128-137, 147-149, 168-189, 204-205, 213-214, 227-266, 287, 298-299, 303-305, 311-342, 355&lt;/strong&gt;. In more detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 33&lt;/strong&gt; Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero (奇跡！謎の新ヒーロー) (based on &quot;Karakura Heros&quot; Omake 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 50&lt;/strong&gt; The Reviving Lion (よみがえる獅子) (based on &quot;Karakura Heros&quot; Omake 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 64-109&lt;/strong&gt; Bount Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 128-137&lt;/strong&gt; Stolen Hogyoku arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 147-149&lt;/strong&gt; Forest of Menos Subarc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 168-189&lt;/strong&gt; Captain Shuusuke Amagai Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 204&lt;/strong&gt; Ichigo's Stomach-cutting Persuasion Strategy (一護の切腹説得大作戦☆)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 205&lt;/strong&gt; Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows (ドキ！虚だらけの蹴鞠大会)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 213-214&lt;/strong&gt; Karakuraizer Mini-arc (based on sketches from volume 29)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 227&lt;/strong&gt; Wonderful Error (ワンダフル・エラー) (based on Omake 0.8 &quot;A Wonderful Error&quot;, 0.side-A &quot;The Sand&quot;, and 0.side-B &quot;The Rotator&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 228&lt;/strong&gt; Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!! (夏だ！海だ！水着祭!!) (based on Omake BLEACH on the BEACH!!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 229&lt;/strong&gt; Cry of the Soul? The Rug Shinigami is Born! (魂の叫び？ヅラ死神誕生！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 230-265&lt;/strong&gt; Zanpakutou Unknown Tales arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 266&lt;/strong&gt; Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra, Resume (一護ＶＳウルキオラ、再開!) (recap episode)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 287&lt;/strong&gt; Side Story...Ichigo and the Magic Lamp (外伝！一護と魔法のランプ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 298&lt;/strong&gt; Film! Festival! Shinigami Film Festival! (映画だ！祭りだ！死神映画祭！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 299&lt;/strong&gt; Theatre Opening Commemoration! The Hell Verse: Prologue (劇場公開記念！地獄編・序章) (adapts &quot;Imaginary Number 01: The Unforgivens&quot; Omake)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 303&lt;/strong&gt; Real World and Shinigami! The New Year Special! (現世も死神も！お正月スペシャル！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 304&lt;/strong&gt; Another Side Story! This Time's Enemy Is a Monster!? (外伝再び！今度の敵はモンスター！？)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 305&lt;/strong&gt; Delusion Roars! Hisagi, Towards the Hot Springs Inn! (妄想爆走！檜佐木、温泉旅館へ！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 311-316&lt;/strong&gt; Miscellaneous Fillers (none of these are based on manga chapters so I've grouped them together)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 317-342&lt;/strong&gt; Gotei 13 Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 355&lt;/strong&gt; Shinigami at War! New Year in Seireitei Special! (死神参戦！瀞霊廷もお正月ＳＰ！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series ends with episode 366, at which point you can pick up from manga chapter 480 if you so choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sources for this are scattered across a number of sites, but of particular note are &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Bleach_Wiki&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_episodes#Episode_list&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's list of Bleach episodes&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=266473&quot;&gt;this MAL forum post&lt;/a&gt;. However, all had at least some errors so I've had to check on various other websites as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-15T04:56:06.010" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T04:56:06.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-24T06:06:49.490" Score="14" ViewCount="1761" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinsekai Yori (From the New World) has just concluded with the season finale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often is the case for thought-provoking shows, there are unanswered questions that bug me...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As part of Yakomaru's (Squealer) grand plan, he has his followers kidnap human babies with the intention of raising them to be Akkis* (fiends/ogres) so they can be used to wipe out the human race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b8IQK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Empty baby cribs following the raid by Yakomaru&amp;#39;s troops.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show ends 10 years after the war. &lt;strong&gt;What happened to all those kidnapped babies?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, the Anime doesn't appear to offer any explanation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Are there any clues to this? Does the novel reveal anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*As revealed in the final episode, they wouldn't actually become Akkis. Being raised by the rats, they believe they are rats themselves and thus the Attack Inhibition + Death Feedback will apply to rats instead humans - thus allowing them to freely kill humans.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T07:55:59.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T07:55:59.117" Title="What happened to the kidnapped human babies at the end of Shinsekai Yori?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3057" CreationDate="2013-03-24T21:04:00.847" Score="6" ViewCount="7448" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of Naruto, the Kazekage wears blue clothing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XZPEX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Third Kazekage&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gaara becomes Kazekage, the color changes to green:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h5yMS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gaara&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this ever explained, either by the show or by one of the creators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T00:41:47.743" Title="Why does the color of the Kazekage's garb change?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3114" CreationDate="2013-03-24T21:20:44.967" Score="10" ViewCount="4614" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a lot of shows, a character's eyes (pupil and iris) will begin to shake when they are surprised or shocked? What is the basis of this, and where was it first used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T21:56:22.787" Title="What is the origin of shaking eyes meaning surprise or fear?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-24T21:35:49.923" Score="2" ViewCount="840" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, there seem to be villages that are &quot;Hidden Villages&quot; such as Konohagakure no Sato and villages that are not &quot;Hidden Villages&quot; such as Tsuchigumo Village or Tonika Village. What makes a village a &quot;Hidden Village&quot;? Is it that they are run by a Kage, or is there some other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T05:37:15.440" Title="What makes a village a &quot;Hidden Village&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="99" CreationDate="2013-03-24T23:55:01.103" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I've found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose&lt;/em&gt; - Sailor Moon is forcibly detransformed by Fiore, twice. Both times are during the later half on the movie, on the asteroid. The first one is the asteroid-flower scene with Sailor Moon tied-up in vines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon SuperS&lt;/em&gt; - I believe it's also in the later half on the movie, on the ship. The Inner and Outer senshi/soldiers have their power drained, having them detransformed. However, they only appear as their colored-barbie forms, likely because it showed them frontally &quot;nude&quot; for around 12 seconds. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_s74tAFSKQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube reference&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1603" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T08:59:37.163" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T08:59:37.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3046" CreationDate="2013-03-25T05:44:36.900" Score="3" ViewCount="544" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass R2 episode 49: &quot;The Grip of Damocles&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lelouch confronts Nunnally, who reveals she has regained her sight by overcoming the power of geass that was cast by her father King Charles..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;through will power&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of &lt;em&gt;will power&lt;/em&gt; would it take for her to overcome her father's geass? Did she has to take intensive training or such to do so? How can one overcome the power of geass that was cast on him/her without the usage of Jeremiah Gottwald's geass canceller? Or the geass would automatically be cancelled upon the caster's death? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T01:55:38.207" Title="How can one overcome the power of Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-25T06:38:25.987" Score="15" ViewCount="15466" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 591, we see &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha free himself from the influence of Kabuto's Impure World Resurrection/Reincarnation technique (Edo Tensei)&lt;/a&gt;, saying that he was able to do this because &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;he knew about the technique's seals&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kB7A1.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Chapter 620, we see the inventor of the Impure World Resurrection technique, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7IOa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, wanting to be free of the technique&lt;/a&gt;, but was stopped by Orochimaru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7IOa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UIf70.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How was it that &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7IOa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tobirama was not able to free himself from the Impure World Resurrection technique&lt;/a&gt;, despite being its inventor and knowing all about the technique and its seals, but Madara can?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Credits: Linked images are from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangastream.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangastream&lt;/a&gt;'s scanlations.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="310" LastEditorUserId="310" LastEditDate="2013-04-09T06:02:28.533" LastActivityDate="2021-05-19T12:20:02.967" Title="How could Madara free himself from the Impure World Resurrection technique, while Tobirama can't?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3090" CreationDate="2013-03-25T06:45:00.040" Score="7" ViewCount="8664" Body="&lt;p&gt;In various episodes, Rin receives mysterious letters attached to Lennon (レノン), a white kitten, offering to reveal the &quot;secret&quot; of this world, in return for completing certain tasks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is sending these letters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the &quot;secret&quot; these letters are referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fg5wl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What is this &amp;quot;secret?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-26T23:07:55.733" LastActivityDate="2013-10-20T01:30:52.487" Title="What is the &quot;secret of this world&quot; that the mysterious letters to Rin refer to?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3030" CreationDate="2013-03-25T06:59:53.037" Score="14" ViewCount="65793" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ychk8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A disadvantage of gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan is that it leads to blindness over time.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ychk8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ychk8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Source: Chapter 385, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangashare.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangashare/Binktopia scanlation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We have seen Madara, Itachi and Sasuke, all wielders of the Mangekyo Sharingan, use Susanoo. All three have gone blind or have worsened eyesight at some point*. Itachi and Sasuke have also been shown using Amaterasu which makes the eyes bleed afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo Shimura, Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake, also wielders of the Mangekyo Sharingan, on the other hand, have never used any of the above techniques and have never shown any sign of blindness*. &lt;strong&gt;Why didn't they go blind or have worsened eyesight?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What causes the blindness effect of the Mangekyo Sharingan? How does the Mangekyo Sharingan eventually blind its wielder?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*Please correct me (or suggest an edit) if I'm wrong.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Also, please feel free to suggest edits adding what chapters the events mentioned above happened, so question answerers can review it.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="310" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-25T13:56:37.683" LastActivityDate="2019-11-04T21:06:26.977" Title="How does the Mangekyo Sharingan blind its wielder, and why are some wielders not blinded?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3029" CreationDate="2013-03-25T07:37:45.230" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;An original Mangekyo Sharingan puts a strain on the eye. The ocular muscles are placed under a constant strain due to the unique chakra the Mangekyo consumes. That strain causes the user to gradually go blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another person's eye doesn't (for some reason) produce the same strain. So the user's vision is intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's review the list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Itachi&lt;/strong&gt; - Awakened his Mangekyo on his own, going blind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt; - Awakened his Mangekyo on his own, gone almost completely blind, then took Itachi's eyes, and got his vision back.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt; - Same as Sasuke.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt; - Remember that the eye didn't originally belong to him. His Mangekyo is more similar to an Eternal than a normal one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obito&lt;/strong&gt; - Presumably, it's because Obito has a high concentration of Hashirama Senju's cells. These constantly heal the eye, preventing it from going blind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danzo&lt;/strong&gt; - Same as Kakashi, the eye didn't belong to him. Although using Sishui's eye did put a huge stress on his chakra and body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T01:16:51.167" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T01:16:51.167" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3027" CreationDate="2013-03-25T07:40:19.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara was released from Edo Tensei and he used it then again on himself. He couldn't free himself, Kabuto just let them go very loose. It is impossible to break the &quot;chain&quot; from the summoner and so, when the summoner restricts the movement, the summoned can't do anything against it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information on how Madara is still there after he was released please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10/how-can-someone-still-stick-around-even-after-the-edo-tensei-had-been-ended&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T07:40:19.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3027" CreationDate="2013-03-25T07:40:41.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's because you seemingly need to know &lt;em&gt;and perform&lt;/em&gt; the technique itself, on yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru blocked Tobirama's movements, not allowing him to perform the hand-seals necessary to activate the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T07:40:41.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3035" CreationDate="2013-03-25T17:38:22.357" Score="8" ViewCount="819" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember it having a girl who everybody wants to kill, as well as her guardians. It took place in what felt like a middle-ages universe, but it ended up being post-tech after some sort of apocalypse happened. One of the recurring characters was an AI.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:03:52.563" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:03:52.563" Title="What's the anime with the girl that everybody wants to kill?" Tags="&lt;scrapped-princess&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:06.380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2737" CreationDate="2013-03-25T18:46:03.193" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yuaayua.blog112.fc2.com/blog-entry-246.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; Japanese blog says it's a plush of &quot;ウゴウゴルーガ&quot; (Ugo Ugo Ru-ga). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm personally not familiar with the show, but the it strongly resembles おやじむし (Oyajimushi), which I think is an &quot;insect father&quot;? Whatever that means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching further, &lt;a href=&quot;http://cyobin.blog10.fc2.com/blog-entry-1552.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; blog and &lt;a href=&quot;http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/shirakawakaido/diary/201003220000/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogc.fujitv.co.jp/simg/blogimg/9aab7/90025/52663_pcl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s a picture of a plush doll that looks virtually identical, except for the nose being quite a bit longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;q=%E3%81%8A%E3%82%84%E3%81%98%E3%82%80%E3%81%97%20%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B4%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;'s a Google search with multiple images for &quot;おやじむし ウゴウゴルーガ&quot; (Oyajimushi Ugo Ugo Ru-ga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the images, there is one image from Amazon showing the manga where this character originates from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEAW2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%84%E3%81%98%E3%82%80%E3%81%97%E3%81%AE%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F-%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%84%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E3%82%8D%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B4%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC-%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%AD-%E7%A7%80%E5%B9%B8/dp/4938704315&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;おやじむしの人生 (人生いろいろウゴウゴ・ルーガ)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1603" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T17:00:16.903" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T17:00:16.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3033" CreationDate="2013-03-25T18:57:48.630" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapped_Princess&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scrapped Princess&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r7GKo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where the girl that everyone wants to kill is named &quot;Pacifica Casull&quot;, the &quot;Scrapped Pricess&quot;, and her 2 guardians (a brother and sister). The story looks like a fantasy world but it's actually set in the future. When Pacifica reaches 16 years of age, she's supposed to cause the world's destruction so everyone is out to kill her. In the show, there are these things which are A.I. weapons systems, called &quot;Dragoons&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T18:57:48.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3036" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3037" CreationDate="2013-03-25T20:15:37.187" Score="2" ViewCount="1313" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before a mission starts, the players are typically issued get a gun, a rifle, and a black suit, but later on, you see that some of the player wielding a blade. What other weapons, suits, or vehicles are made available to the players (including the ones unlocked by the 100-point menu)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-25T20:23:14.947" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T23:04:41.533" Title="What equipment are made available to the players by Gantz?" Tags="&lt;gantz&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3036" CreationDate="2013-03-25T20:31:08.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you said, at the beginning, the players find the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gantz Suit&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Provides the wearer with incredible strength, speed, endurance, and the ability to jump very high, as well as land without problems&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Provides the hunter with an almost impenetrable protection to his/her body, including the head&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Controller&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Used to track the targets, displaying the targets as well as fellow team mates on its screen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X-Gun&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fires until it hits something, then explodes inside the target after a delay&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X-Shotgun&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meant for longer range, has higher accuracy, and a sniper scope&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Y-Gun&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has the same lock-on capabilities of the X-Gun, but rather than fire out an explosive payload, it instead launches three &quot;laser anchors&quot; connected by ropes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other non-100-point items are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gantz Sword&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seen scattered amongst the floor in the same room as the Monobikes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has an incredibly sharp blade that extends from the hilt without loss of durability&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gantz Bike&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made its first appearance before the start of the Dinosaur mission&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A type of monowheel, with a seat for a driver and a rider, its own radar, and the ability to go into stealth mode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;100-point items are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Z-Gun&lt;/strong&gt; (sometimes referred to by fans as H-Gun)&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Applies severe gravitational force in a circular area and forces everything within range of the shot to slam into the ground or be flattened&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hard suit&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is far stronger and much more resistant than the normal Gantz suit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has a built in X-ray scanner, a beam weapon that fires out of its palms, and sharp swords protruding out from the back of the elbows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Completely conceals the body of the wearer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flying Gantz Bike&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Similar to a Gantz Bike with an added flying ring&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gantz Mech&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A building-sized robot controlled by a hunter on a modified flying Gantz bike&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-03-25T23:04:41.533" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T23:04:41.533" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3038" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3233" CreationDate="2013-03-25T20:57:33.083" Score="10" ViewCount="620" Body="&lt;p&gt;CLAMP writes for more than one demographic of manga--&lt;em&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/em&gt; is shoujo while &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle&lt;/em&gt; is shounen and &lt;em&gt;xxxHolic&lt;/em&gt; is seinen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto, the author of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, however, has only written for &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt;, implying that he has only written shounen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it common for writers/writing groups to do what CLAMP does and write for more than one demographic or is it more common for them to do what Masashi Kishimoto does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T01:30:01.360" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T01:30:06.470" Title="Is it common for a writer to write for more than one demographic?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3039" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3047" CreationDate="2013-03-25T23:20:16.157" Score="5" ViewCount="5788" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kekkei genkai are considered abilities passed on through bloodlines, from this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2173/how-is-a-technique-categorized-as-a-kekkei-genkai&quot;&gt;How is a technique characterized as a kekkei genkai?&lt;/a&gt; When discussing kekkei genkai, however, people never seem to include clan abilities such as the Nara shadow possession or the Inuzuka collaborative jutsu with their dog partners. Would these (or similar) abilities count as kekkei genkai, and if not, why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T02:32:46.263" Title="Would the Inuzuka or Nara technique count as a kekkei genkai?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3043" CreationDate="2013-03-25T23:33:35.317" Score="6" ViewCount="63768" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seem to be a number of different types of jutsus that exist in Naruto. These include ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. What are all of the types of jutsus and what do they do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2020-11-23T23:45:06.077" Title="What are the types of jutsus that exist in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2013-03-26T00:14:58.653" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's not going to be a definitive answer to this question, and that's probably intentional on the part of the franchise creator.  That said, there is one school of thought that says that it is Kyon in fact who subconsciously controls the world, and that Haruhi's powers and the strange visitors and Kyon's involvement with them are all actually to satisfy Kyon's suppressed desire for a more interesting life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider that things generally go Kyon's way and that it is Kyon, not Haruhi, who gets to enjoy the fruits of being surrounded by aliens, time travelers, and espers.  And of course Kyon gets to show affection for, and for the most part have it returned by, all of the female characters, and Koizumi does not compete with him at all in that department.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ultimately, does the world really exist to satisfy Haruhi, or to satisfy Kyon?  And if everyone is who they are simply because Kyon wills it to be so, can he really love any of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1606" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-03-26T06:21:01.410" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T06:21:01.410" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3040" CreationDate="2013-03-26T01:51:39.833" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three main types of &lt;em&gt;jutsu&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the ability to do things one otherwise could not. (Usage of weapons, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;genjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, an ability requiring chakra and hand seals, used to perform an illusion on an enemy in order to trick them or disrupt their senses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Taijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;taijutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, abilities governed by learnable techniques such as martial arts and using the physical and mental energy of the body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also several more &quot;sub-&lt;em&gt;jutsu&lt;/em&gt;&quot; that are basically subsets or subcategories of the three above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Barrier_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;barrier &lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the use of barriers for protection, trapping an enemy, and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Bukijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;bukijutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the use of handheld weapons in combat, such as (but not limited to) shuriken.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Absorption_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;chakra&lt;/em&gt; absorption techniques&lt;/a&gt;, the ability to absorb another's (usually an opponent's) chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Flow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;chakra&lt;/em&gt; flow&lt;/a&gt;, the use of chakra flow through objects such as weapons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;clone techniques&lt;/a&gt;, the use of clones (either of the user or of weapons/objects he may have), generally for purposes of distraction.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Collaboration_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;collaboration techniques&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the use of two or more techniques (usually by multiple users) to combine chakra into a greater power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%ABinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, techniques used to either seal or unseal objects, opponents, chakra, and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;hiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, techniques which are not of a specific type but rather are those passed secretly between generations in specific regions or clans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;juinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the use of cursed seals to take over another's body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kenjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kenjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the use of swords. (Often combined with other &lt;em&gt;jutsu&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, banned techniques.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Medical_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;medical &lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, techniques used to heal one's own, or another's, body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nintaijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;nintaijutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the combination of &lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;taijutsu&lt;/em&gt; used by the third and fourth &lt;em&gt;Raikage&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reincarnation_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reincarnation &lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, techniques used to transfer life force between subjects. (Similar, but not the same as, &lt;em&gt;kinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;senjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the use of the energy in nature with one's own chakra for much greater (and varied) effect.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shurikenjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;shurikenjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the throwing of bladed hand-held weapons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;space–time &lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, techniques which warp space–time; this allows, for example, teleportation between locations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast_Skill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tailed beast skill&lt;/a&gt;, any technique used by a tailed beast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a fairly extensive list, but you can take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the reference list&lt;/a&gt; which also lists something called &quot;blood limit types&quot;, which are inherited rather than learned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T16:08:22.683" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T16:08:22.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3040" CreationDate="2013-03-26T01:54:30.283" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCLAIMER: I've never seen or read anything Naruto.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This questions seems rather simple to me, so perhaps you're looking for a specific angle? There is a good ammount of info on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jutsu on Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;. Here I will try to quote that article in brief summaries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is Jutsu?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jutsu ... are the mystical arts a ninja will utilise in battle. To use a technique, the ninja will need to use their chakra. To perform a technique, the ninja will bring out and release the two energies of chakra. By forming hand seals, the ninja is able to manifest the desired technique. Because of the extensive number of hand seals and different combinations, there are thousands of potential techniques to be discovered.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  -- &lt;em&gt;Jutsu, Narutopedia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What are the different types of Jutsu?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three principal types of jutsu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...a term referring to almost any technique which allows the user to do something that they otherwise would be incapable of doing, including the usage of weapons.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  More info: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ninjutsu, Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;are techniques that are employed in the same fashion as ninjutsu... However, the primary difference between the two is that the effects of genjutsu are illusory; instead of attacking the victim's body, like taijutsu or ninjutsu, genjutsu techniques manipulate the flow of chakra in the victim's brain, thus causing a disruption in their senses.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  More info: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genjutsu, Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taijutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;a basic form of techniques ... refers to any techniques involving the martial arts or the optimisation of natural human abilities. Taijutsu is executed by directly accessing the user's physical and mental energies, relying on the stamina and strength gained through training. It typically does not require chakra, though chakra may be used to enhance its techniques. Taijutsu generally requires no hand seals to perform, occasionally making use of certain stances or poses, and are much quicker to use than ninjutsu or genjutsu. Taijutsu is simply put: hand-to-hand combat.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  More info: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Taijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taijutsu, Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- &lt;em&gt;Jutsu, Narutopedia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several sub-types including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Barrier Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;em&gt;...the incorporation of barriers into techniques.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukijutsu&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;em&gt;...techniques that entail the use of any handheld weapons in combat, whether the users be shinobi or samurai.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra Absorption Techniques&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques that allow the user to absorb another individual's chakra.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra Flow&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...the flowing of chakra through an object as well as any technique that increases the potency of a weapon by flowing chakra through it.&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clone Techniques&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques that create a copy of the user or objects used by them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Collaboration Techniques&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques which entails powerful techniques that are actually comprised of at least two or more pre-existing techniques.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...a type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiden&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques are passed down orally from generation to generation in certain regions or clans.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Juinjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques used to bring someone under the control of the user.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kenjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques that entail the use of swords, whether the users be shinobi or samurai.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kinjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques that have been banned from being taught or used.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Medical Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...a branch of ninjutsu associated with healing...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nintaijutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...a combination of ninjutsu and taijutsu, the Raikage uses nintaijutsu by first surrounding himself with his Lightning Release Armour.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reincarnation Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;em&gt;...techniques that usually require or accomplish the transfer of life force between people.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Senjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...a specialised field of techniques that allows the user to sense and then gather the natural energy ... around a person.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shurikenjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques that entail the throwing of shuriken, kunai, senbon or any other of a number of bladed, hand-held weapons.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Space–Time Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;...techniques that allow the users to manipulate the space–time continuum.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tailed Beast Skill&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;a unique ability or trait used by tailed beasts.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- &lt;em&gt;Jutsu, Narutopedia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hoped this helped! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T15:54:18.373" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T15:54:18.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3038" CreationDate="2013-03-26T02:16:24.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming the mangaka is still licensed when their last work is finished, they would want to stay with the same magazine. If this magazine has a specific demographic (i.e, &lt;em&gt;Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;LaLa&lt;/em&gt;), then their work would stay the same demographic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, more often than not, they stay the same demographic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1607" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T01:30:06.470" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T01:30:06.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2785" CreationDate="2013-03-26T03:34:44.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is such a common marketing strategy that I doubt it has an origin, but as for why it is done, it is to cater to the audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bakuman&lt;/a&gt;, a popularity poll placed a side character named Kazuya Hiramaru in fourth place, immediately afterwards several chapters were devoted to him, which were very popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that this practice is equally beneficial, and probably smiled upon by both readers and editors alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1607" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T03:34:44.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3026" CreationDate="2013-03-26T05:55:00.147" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Geass&quot;&gt;this wiki page&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is only one instance of a person overcoming the effects of Geass, which is the case of Nunnally - &lt;strong&gt;Lelouch attributes this to a very strong degree of will power, which may have been helped along by Charles being dead by then, though there is no mention of her recovering the lost memories of her mother's death, which was Charles' &quot;primary&quot; ability.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also said that (emphasis mine, again)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Charles' Geass in the anime allowed him to freely alter an individual's memories at will, and also seal the Geass of others, as well as physical abilities such as eyesight, &lt;strong&gt;though there are ways to break these seals, such as contact with an Immortal or sheer willpower, though the latter may have only been possible thanks to his death&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it isn't explicitly stated, but as @Kreiri has mentioned in his comment, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicWillpower&quot;&gt;heroic willpower&lt;/a&gt; trope also has it's place here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T05:55:00.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3039" CreationDate="2013-03-26T06:32:24.137" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope, they are not. The abilities that you mentioned are just hiden (秘伝, not to be confused with &quot;hidden&quot;) techniques, exclusive to a specific clan. There is a difference between them and kekkei genkai abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kekkei Genkai is passed down genetically, so every member of a clan has an aptitude for it. &#xA;The hiden techniques, on the contrary, are not passed down genetically, but rather &quot;taught&quot;, so in fact anyone could learn them if they were not kept in secret. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, take Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique, which is exclusive to Aburame clan. However, it's not a genetically-passed ability, it's rather that only Aburame clan knows what needs to be done in order to place the insects into one's body and to learn how to live in symbiosis with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more on the subject &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T06:32:24.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2744" CreationDate="2013-03-26T20:37:57.940" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, there is no official word on this. None of the Hiromu Arakawa (the original writer) interviews go into depth as to what the transmutation circles even &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt;, much less how they are created. Neither of the &lt;em&gt;FMA Perfect Guide&lt;/em&gt; books mention transmutation circles to any strenuous degree, though it is mentioned that Alphonse has more practice drawing them than Edward (for reasons obvious to those who have seen the series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Transmutation-Circle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tutorials&lt;/a&gt; online that show methods to draw these circles; however, most if not all that I found used rulers, compasses, or other tools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some alchemists use circles that are likely made by tools:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major Armstrong's circles are inscribed in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ginnodangan.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/fma54-42.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;metal plates on his hands&lt;/a&gt;. These would require tools to make, and so may have been made perfectly circular by tools as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The same applies to other circles we see; Roy's are on &lt;a href=&quot;http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/4479/331630-fma_roy_mustang_red_75.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his gloves&lt;/a&gt;, Basque Grand's are on &lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/fma/images/f/ff/Basque03circle1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his gauntlets&lt;/a&gt;, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, alchemists are shown drawing the circles many times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In a flashback during episode 2&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;FMA:B&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt; (and others), Ed is shown to draw a transmutation circle (the blood seal) on Alphonse's armor just using his finger, and he's still a child.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Around episode 23&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;FMA:B&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;, May Chang is shown to draw a &quot;perfect&quot; circle and pentagram using only her foot. She then proceeds to throw ten &lt;em&gt;kunai&lt;/em&gt; into two perfect pentagons, which are used as transmutation circles.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 57&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;FMA:B&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;, the Gold-Toothed Doctor uses chalk to draw a rather large transmutation circle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 63&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;FMA:B&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;, Edward Elric draws a large transmutation circle by only dragging a pipe across the ground.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In chapter 1&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;, Al is seen drawing a circle using chalk and no tools (pictured below). This shot appears in similar fashion in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/74iz6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al using chalk to draw a transmutation circle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In none of the above circumstances are tools shown to be used to draw the circles. Furthermore, Scar's brother's tattoo likely could &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; have been drawn with tools as the human skin is not a uniform or Euclidean surface. And also, the Elric brothers are shown, prior to their mother's death, to draw effective transmutation circles without tools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all these bits of information together, it's &lt;em&gt;at the very least&lt;/em&gt; hard to believe that there are tools used to draw the circles, or even to learn to draw them. No one is ever seen using them; I suspect we are just supposed to believe that freehanding it becomes a skill as alchemists get better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T20:37:57.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2991" CreationDate="2013-03-26T21:22:04.963" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at chapter 145 (page 4) in the manga, you can see this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ubMR1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 145&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yoshina asks No. 7 about Ouroboros, and she says that it has disappeared into space again in exchange for her brother's and Grana's lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if we take the words of No. 7 seriously, yes, they died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-03-28T21:41:49.640" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T21:41:49.640" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2013-03-26T21:37:43.453" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not seem like any of Madara's new abilities have a counter to sound genjutsu, especially when boosted by Senjutsu / Sage mode.  While sound genjutsu and Senjutsu are both very rare, the manga has shown two examples of different techniques of that type being effective against techniques that Madara has recently gained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two Sage Toads' sound genjutsu is effective against the Rinnegan.  When Jiraiya had them use it in his battle with Pain, it was able to easily overcome 3 paths of Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Kabuto in Snake Sage mode used Tayuya's flute sound genjutsu, he was able to immobilize both Sasuke and more notably, a Susanoo-wielding Edo Tensei Itachi.  The pair were only able to escape by using Sharingan genjutsu on each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1434" LastEditorUserId="1434" LastEditDate="2013-03-26T22:41:40.360" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T22:41:40.360" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3053" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3054" CreationDate="2013-03-26T22:20:54.877" Score="8" ViewCount="17373" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; anime, there are about 20 Angels. There's some in Sadamoto's &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; manga as well, then some different ones in &lt;em&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, and there are others in the other official media (light novels, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are all the Angels and their names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2020-06-02T21:59:08.137" Title="What are the names of all the Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3053" CreationDate="2013-03-26T22:20:54.877" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some Angels which appear in multiple canons, and some which appear only in just one, or even none. To be clear, the various canons are listed at the bottom in a reference list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Main Angels&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Angels appear only in the primary canons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Adam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Arael&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arael&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Armisael&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armisael&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Bardiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bardiel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Gaghiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gaghiel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Ireul&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ireul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Israfel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Israfel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Leliel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leliel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Lilin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lilin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Lilith&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lilith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Matarael&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matarael&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Ramiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ramiel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Sachiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sachiel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Sahaquiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahaquiel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Sandalphon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sandalphon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Seventh_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seventh Angel&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;RB&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Shamshel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shamshel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Tabris&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tabris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;] Not known as &amp;quot;Tabris&amp;quot; in &lt;em&gt;Rebuild&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Third Angel&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;RB&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Twelfth_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twelfth Angel&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;RB&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Zeruel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zeruel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NGE, RB, M&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Secondary Angels&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Angels are not part of the main continuities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Barakijal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barakijal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NWP&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Iblis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iblis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;NWP&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Insubstantial_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Insubstantial Angel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;2I&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Unnamed_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An unnamed Angel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;em&gt;2I&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Shateiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shateiel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[C]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Turel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Turel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[C]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Diemay_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Diemay Angel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt; Fan-made for a Gainax contest&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Canon list&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;NGE&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; (anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;RB&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; (movie series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;M&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;2I&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Second_Impression&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Second Impression&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (video game)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;NWP&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_RPG:_The_NERV_White_Paper&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;RPG: The NERV White Paper&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (trading card game)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;C - No canon, concept only&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Further reading&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Angel#List_of_Angels&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angels - &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Angels#List_of_Angels&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Angels - EvaGeeks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T22:20:54.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2675" CreationDate="2013-03-26T23:00:35.640" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chronologically, &lt;em&gt;Railgun&lt;/em&gt; comes first. Then near the middle of &lt;em&gt;Railgun&lt;/em&gt; (the Level Upper Arc), the events and timeline start to converge with &lt;em&gt;Index&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example, in episode 17 of the &lt;em&gt;Railgun&lt;/em&gt; anime, Komoe-sensei mentions how she likes all her students, even the ones that blow up her roof, which is probably a reference to when Index used Dragon's Breath (episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Index&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga gives a better frame of reference, since it gives a exact date (July 16th). &#xA;So the events in &lt;em&gt;Railgun&lt;/em&gt; begin 4 days before the Index novel (July 20th), where Touma first meets Index. Touma &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index%3aVolume1_Prologue&quot;&gt;meets&lt;/a&gt; Mikoto on the eve of July 19th. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun?from=Manga.ToAruKagakuNoRailgun&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime, however, violates this by adapting events from Volume 8 of the novels into the anime's first episode. As it stands, Chapters 18 to 39 occur around the time of Volume 3 in the novels, Chapter 40 is around volume 5, Chapters 41-42 and around volume 8 and Chapters 43-current take place around volume 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-26T23:06:38.137" LastActivityDate="2013-03-26T23:06:38.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3021" CreationDate="2013-03-27T02:14:50.757" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of episode 305 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, this does not appear to have any official word, either by the creators or in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that, for some reason, the garb was initially portrayed as blue in the anime. However, the official cover of volume 49 of the manga portrays it as green (the &lt;em&gt;Kazekage&lt;/em&gt; is in the top left here, of course):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvJY2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the &lt;em&gt;Mizukage&lt;/em&gt; should be the one who has the blue garb; this appears to be an error in the anime. However, as you noticed, it was corrected in &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 199 and forward.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kazekage?oldid=750780#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; Wiki]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T02:14:50.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3023" CreationDate="2013-03-27T05:37:15.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_geography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hidden Villages are parts of countries in which the country's ninja reside. Their leaders stand equally with the landlords ruling the countries they are a part of. A Hidden Village maintains its economy by training its citizens to be ninja from a young age and using them as manpower in various missions others would be willing to pay for, from weeding a garden for a single payment to receiving a constant budget from the country it resides in for being soldiers in case the country is involved in a war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the same page lists Tsuchigumo Village and Tonika Village in the list of &quot;hidden villages&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would speculate that the largest ninja village in the country, the one directly responsible for it's defense, would be called a &quot;hidden village&quot; (i.e. have &quot;village hidden in the &quot; in the name), and the other smaller ones would probably be just &quot;villages&quot;, even if they belong to a ninja clan or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T05:37:15.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="95" CreationDate="2013-03-27T08:58:16.713" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the plot of the serie, Sai realized his role was not to achieve the Divine move (also called &quot;hand of god&quot;) but that he was just there to transmit all his knowledge of the game to Hikaru. Having no more regrets, he can leave the world. So Madara Uchiha's answer is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in a public interview Yumi Hotta (scenarist of the &quot;Hikaru No Go&quot;) gave during European Go Congress 2011 (in Bordeaux, France), someone asked her &quot;Why did Sai disappear?&quot;. She answered that Sai had a role similar to a father to Hikaru, and that you cannot live your whole life with your parents following you. At some point, you have to grow up and become an adult. So, the fact that Sai disappeared is a symbolic way of saying that Hikaru is (on his way to) becoming an adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hikaru &quot;finds&quot; Sai later when playing go. This has the same meaning as saying that even if you leave your parents, you will always have in you what they told you, what they taught you, and the values they transmitted to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, in fact, by the end of the series Hikaru looks a lot more mature than when he was with Sai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Yumi Hotta, &quot;Sai had to disappear&quot;, otherwise he would be blocking Hikaru from becoming an adult, in the same way a mother or a father would if he or she was always protective about his/her child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1609" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:48:35.160" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T18:48:35.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3060" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3063" CreationDate="2013-03-27T10:01:37.993" Score="6" ViewCount="13363" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Howl's moving castle&lt;/strong&gt;, there's a fire demon named &lt;em&gt;Calcifer&lt;/em&gt; who heats the wizard Howl's hearth. He tells Sophie that he has a contract with Howl which binds him to the hearth. He also says that he'd help Sophie if she broke the contract between him and Howl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the contract between Calcifer and Howl? What's the source of this contract?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T13:07:08.023" Title="What is the contract between Calcifer and Howl?" Tags="&lt;howls-moving-castle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2013-03-27T10:04:36.047" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapters 622 and 623 hint at a possible weakness of Madara Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 622, it has been shown that Madara has issues with &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wjgyn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;being too aware of his surroundings, and being easily distracted or have an inability to focus properly&lt;/a&gt;. He also has &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwcJz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;issues with pride&lt;/a&gt;, that he carried on until his adulthood.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbIuP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbIuPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwcJz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwcJzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 623, the same possible weaknesses has been shown. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GuxX0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;He even claimed that he didn't have any weaknesses&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GuxX0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6hhrB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQCsy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQCsym.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Credits: All images are from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangastream.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangastream&lt;/a&gt;'s scanlations.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="310" LastEditorUserId="310" LastEditDate="2015-01-13T01:40:16.690" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T01:40:16.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3062" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3067" CreationDate="2013-03-27T10:38:05.957" Score="5" ViewCount="282" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/strong&gt; anime, the goal of all the wolves is to reach a vague, nebulous goal called &quot;Paradise&quot;. While there's a bunch of descriptions about what it looks like or where it is, what exactly is &quot;Paradise&quot;? Did they reach it at the end of the series? Was it just a pre-programmed, innate goal that's implanted that doesn't really exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T17:29:03.457" Title="What exactly is &quot;Paradise&quot;?" Tags="&lt;wolfs-rain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3060" CreationDate="2013-03-27T13:07:08.023" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated on his &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/6752/Calcifer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calcifer is a fallen star who was caught by Howl. He didn't want to&#xA;die, so he struck a deal with the wizard. Calcifer got Howl's heart&#xA;and a prolonged life, and Howl received full access to all of&#xA;Calcifer's considerable powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it turns out, neither of them liked it after a while, but it&#xA;couldn't be broken by people who were part of the contract. When&#xA;Sophie Hatter comes to Howl's moving castle, Calcifer recognizes that&#xA;she is under a curse thanks to the Witch of Waste and that Sophie has&#xA;considerable powers of her own of which she is unaware. To break his&#xA;own curse, Calcifer offers to lift the curse placed on Sophie once she&#xA;manages to break Calcifer's contract with Howl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clacifer is also bound to the hearth, and cannot leave it because of the contract. He also can not explicitly talk about the contract, so he instead gives Sophie hints about it when she agrees to help him break the contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dq66j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T13:07:08.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-27T13:29:38.890" Score="6" ViewCount="7748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been meaning to start watching/reading this series for some time now. However, I am unsure as to what media to choose.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there many filler material in the anime?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does the plot get better explained in the manga?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are they absolutely the same?&lt;/strong&gt; (meaning watching the anime or reading the manga will always leave me with the whole story)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are differences, provided that they do not compose an extensive list, please enumerate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T18:43:57.253" Title="How different are the manga and anime versions of Bakuman?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3065" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3066" CreationDate="2013-03-27T13:32:30.337" Score="5" ViewCount="590" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime TV series of Dragonball Z, what happens to Tien after the attack he does on Nappa? He hasn't been shown after that. Does he die in his attempt to give all his energy into that attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T13:45:32.240" Title="What happens to Tien after the episode - &quot;Tien goes all out&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3065" CreationDate="2013-03-27T13:38:19.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tien_Shinhan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just above the &quot;Biography&quot; part. There is also a more descriptive part about it in the &quot;Biography&quot; part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During Dragon Ball Z, he is seen striving to become a powerful warrior, and still hopes to surpass Goku one day. He valiantly fights and defeats a Saibaman when the Saiyans arrive, and does battle with Nappa, during which Chiaotzu sacrifices himself in vain, causing Tien to put all his effort into one final attack, which fails. Tien dies a hero's death, but is revived later by Porunga. When the conflict with the Androids comes into full swing, Tien puts his life on the line numerous times when assisting his friends against the mechanical demons, most notably when using his life-force to hold Semi-Perfect Cell at bay, nearly sacrificing his own life to allow Android 16 and Android 18 to escape, thus saving the Earth from certain destruction. After the defeat of Cell, Tien goes off to continue his training. When Super Buu threatens Earth's existence seven years later, he arrives just in time to save Gohan from certain death. However, he is knocked out when Buu's severed legs reanimate and kick him, and later perishes when the Earth is destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="1588" LastEditDate="2013-03-27T13:45:32.240" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T13:45:32.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3062" CreationDate="2013-03-27T17:29:03.457" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Paradise seems to be largely related to many religions' interpretation of Paradise, &lt;em&gt;a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Wikipedia]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wolves' Paradise is a place which, to them, is a final goal they wish to reach, and appears to be very closely linked to them. As one prophecy reads, &lt;em&gt;&quot;When the world ends, Paradise will open, but only the wolves know how to find it.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wolfsrain.wikia.com/wiki/Paradise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt; Wiki]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; However, it is speculated that Paradise is a place which cannot be found, but must be built.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The goal of opening Paradise is achieved at the end of the series. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;em&gt;Cheza is the one who will lead the wolves to paradise, but in the final episode her death opens it, as the seeds that created her spill out and sprout when rain falls. In the same episode, Paradise is seen as a beautiful meadow filled with Lunar Flowers. However, after a short time, Lord Darcia's cursed wolf eye poisons Paradise, seen as a dark fluid leaking out of the eye and the white centre of the flowers darkening. The wolves never enter this paradise, instead being seen as true humans at a modern city. What can be concluded is that Paradise cannot be found, but it can be built.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wolfsrain.wikia.com/wiki/Paradise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt; Wiki]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dxxRc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T17:29:03.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3068" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3074" CreationDate="2013-03-27T22:34:30.903" Score="2" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;strong&gt;Wolf Children&lt;/strong&gt;, Yuki is one of the two wolf children who's very temperamental and kind of a tomboy. When they move out to the rural village Hana, the mother, makes her kids promise not to change into a wolf in front of other people. But shortly after there is a scene when there were guests from the village over and Yuki keeps changing between a little girl and a dog in front of the guests:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sAFE2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lpPpj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened right in front of the two guests but they didn't say anything. Did the townspeople already know that Yuki and Ami were wolves but didn't say anything to be nice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Souhei from school was able to figure it out. Saying that she smelled of an animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T14:45:53.143" Title="Did all the townsfolk know that Yuki is a wolf?" Tags="&lt;wolf-children&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-28T01:45:07.113" Score="3" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;In D.N.Angel, Satoshi can copy any art that he sees but not create art of his own. Is this because he was not raised by his family (the Hikari family)? Is some other reason given, either by the manga or by the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-03-28T02:24:06.333" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T03:20:22.943" Title="Is it explained why Satoshi cannot create art?" Tags="&lt;d.n.angel&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3070" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3203" CreationDate="2013-03-28T03:17:49.023" Score="9" ViewCount="3526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that some songs in anime openings or endings come from popular J-Pop singers/albums (such as the Bleach opening Rolling Star by Yui). However, some opening songs seem to show up during the show, such as themes appearing during final battles. Are opening or ending themes generally written specifically for the show or are they taken from popular Japanese songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T09:07:13.920" Title="Are songs written for anime openings or endings?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-02-02T20:39:48.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4492" CreationDate="2013-03-28T03:49:07.217" Score="9" ViewCount="2199" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doraemon is afraid of mice, because of the trauma robomice caused by eating his ears, but why is Dorami so afraid of cockroaches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dv22f.png&quot; alt=&quot;Get away!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-28T04:02:30.360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T00:35:21.580" Title="Why is Dorami afraid of cockroaches?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3073" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4353" CreationDate="2013-03-28T14:23:09.670" Score="3" ViewCount="440" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mary knows that she lives in a weird painting world and that outside of this world, there is another one where she might find her &quot;father.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However she is not aware of the fact that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she is not a real person and a painting. Specifically Guertena's final work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she reads the art book, something messes with &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UXNmw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her entry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;making it &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kd3uW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unreadable&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, that entry gets swapped with the one for &quot;Marvelous Night,&quot; if Ib, Garry, and Mary read it when they are together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However when Garry reads the entry and find out that she is not human, the &quot;Strained Ear&quot; hears Garry read her entry, and the &quot;Tattletale&quot; then &quot;tells&quot; Mary the secret... However she momentarily &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uf83K.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;goes crazy&lt;/a&gt;, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4EAS8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;returns&lt;/a&gt; to her old self soon afterwards, without the knowledge of what she had just heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the endings...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;A Painting's Demise,&quot; where she leave Ib and Garry behind and just tries to leave the Fabricated World... something stops her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some unknown third pulling the strings? If so, who is it and why are they doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EeDs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mary&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-28T20:36:16.677" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T09:42:40.050" Title="Is something preventing Mary from finding out who she really is?" Tags="&lt;ib&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3068" CreationDate="2013-03-28T14:45:53.143" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing in the movie tells us that the people knew but decided to say nothing. If this was the case, I think there would be more details in the movie telling it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, if you imagine normal people, thinking that someone can transform into a wolf is not the first idea you will get. So even if you see a dog with some cloth just after seeing a little girl with similar clothes, you are not going to think &quot;hey, the girl transformed into a dog/wolf !&quot; or if you think/say it, it's only to make a joke, because you cannot imagine it to be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goal of this scene is to give the spectator this feeling of &quot;it was so close, the townsfolk nearly discovered the truth&quot; which makes it a funny scene. Also, it explains that being the mother of such children is no easy, because there are probably many times when someone was nearly about to discover the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1609" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T14:45:53.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3078" CreationDate="2013-03-28T15:19:59.277" Score="12" ViewCount="9046" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per this &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; page :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Super Saiyan transformation comes in response to a need, not a desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does it mean that even if a Saiyan might reach the energy level that a super Saiyan might have, he'll still not get converted to a super Saiyan unless there is a need? Energy level doesn't determine the ability to become a Super Saiyan, but a need to become one does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, as per the discussion on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/422/how-did-goten-and-trunks-become-super-sayajin-without-any-trouble&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt;, it seems energy level is indeed an important factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T22:33:57.323" Title="When does one become a Super Saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3075" CreationDate="2013-03-28T16:14:04.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two are intrinsically linked. Every creature supposedly has a threshold that they &quot;can't surpass.&quot; Super Saiyan allows the Saiyan to break the threshold completely and become something more than they ever could have been without it. It pretty much only happens when a truly desperate circumstance has forced it out of them, but not just any Saiyan can become a Super Saiyan either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1616" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T16:14:04.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3075" CreationDate="2013-03-28T16:16:41.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga they said, that they need to have a &quot;pure&quot; heart. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;At Goku it was pure good and at Vegeta it was pure evil. And than they additionally need a catalyst. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;For Goku it was the anger about his killed friends and for Vegeta it was for not becoming a Super Sayan. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;In the Manga is not mentioned that they need a minimum or maximum power level. &#xA;So I think in normal form they might be much stronger than a Super Sayan and can't transform to super Sayan until they have this pure heart or catalyst. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;If you continue reading your wiki source you will notice that there written that there are no more known conditions to become a Super Sayan. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1493" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T16:16:41.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3075" CreationDate="2013-03-28T16:18:01.640" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really is confusing, and there is conflict as to what is really happens. I think our best guide is the story itself. For this answer I will be using the anime as a guide. Lastly, please note that this discussion pertains only to Super Saiyan itself, and not Ascended Saiyan, or SS3/4. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Goku himself says, when training Gohan, that it does indeed come from a &lt;em&gt;need&lt;/em&gt;, and if needed you can create that &lt;em&gt;need&lt;/em&gt;. Though, I'll have to check with the original Japanese, because perhaps this wasn't the best word to use in translation? Considering that he also notes that &lt;em&gt;the pain of loss&lt;/em&gt; as an important factor, this leads me to believe that perhaps it is more of an &lt;em&gt;emotional thrust&lt;/em&gt; than a direct &lt;em&gt;need&lt;/em&gt; per se. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way, in my humble opinion you need a mixture of the two (&lt;em&gt;need&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;power-level&lt;/em&gt;.) If I'm not mistaken, no one is shown doing it without both factors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Examples:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spent much time training in 100x gravity, which undoubtedly boosted his power-level way up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was pushed over the edge by an emotional trust. (&lt;em&gt;The ruthless death of his friend.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vegeta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Out of pride he spends his time in training trying to become a Super Saiyan, just like Goku, including some time in 450x gravity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Out of anger, jealousy, and pride he is pushed over the edge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gohan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spent much time training with his father in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is pushed over the edge by the distraught he feels at the idea of failing his friends.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this is only valid in the act of &lt;em&gt;becoming&lt;/em&gt; a Super Saiyan. Later on, once a Saiyan has learned how to control it better, the emotional thrust is lessened (if not removed altogether.) In addition, when higher forms of Super Saiyan are considered, the emotional barrier is lessened even more so, and the emphasis is placed more on &lt;em&gt;power-level&lt;/em&gt;, and perhaps skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for other Super Saiyans whose original transformations are not explicitly shown, I leave that up to pure speculation. At least we have three good cases to base our claims on; perhaps the rest just belongs in the imagination. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-03-28T19:23:50.423" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T19:23:50.423" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2744" CreationDate="2013-03-28T16:28:56.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one thing that the alchemists do get before even being able to apply to join state is a LOT of practice. I think this is the part that's glossed over because it's not important. No one wants to see Al and Ed go through the learning process on that part of it because it's boring. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears that this is why so many of the Alchemists specialize in one type of alchemy. They get particularly adept at specific symbols to go with the basic circles and other geometric shapes. Practice and dedication is necessary, as is the will to make it do more than look like a pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They show the dedication in Al and Ed when they are young in some flashbacks. It's almost obsession for them. After enough hours of practice, you become very good at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1616" LastActivityDate="2013-03-28T16:28:56.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3075" CreationDate="2013-03-28T16:40:32.897" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both the factors are equally important. Without one the other is incomplete.. A saiyan needs both a great amount of energy and an emotional turmoil as the catalyst.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;Goku achieves the form out of anger over the murder of his best-friend Krillin &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;Bardock achieves the form out of anger after Chilled attacked a Plant child called Berry,&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt; while Vegeta achieves the form through sheer frustration at his original inability to achieve it, especially over Goku.&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt; While training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku tells Gohan that becoming a Super Saiyan is powered by rage and told him to imagine Cell and then Frieza when Gohan said he had never seen Cell, killing all his friends to transform into a Super Saiyan.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that everyone required a catalyst to turn to the super saiyan mode.. It was just made easier that Goku had a high power level which was inherited by both Gohan and Gotan in case of Goku; and Trunks in case of Vegeta.. It is not shown how and when they learnt t transform, so its difficult to define the conditions for the same. But it was easier for them since they possessed a very high level of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As further stated on the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt; The power increases of subsequent Super Saiyan forms are so high that by the Buu Saga, the original transformation has been literally reduced to that of a &quot;child's play thing&quot; (as stated by Vegeta; as both Goten and Trunks can transform and harness the power adeptly at such a young age).&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was mainly done to undermine the first level of Super Saiyan level so that the greater levels could be defined to be more powerful and special in comparison to the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="1579" LastEditDate="2013-03-29T06:39:45.583" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T06:39:45.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3082" CreationDate="2013-03-28T17:50:25.690" Score="35" ViewCount="55576" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the movie &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Heroes&lt;/em&gt;, a girl comes up, gives Ash a piece of art, and kisses Ash. Now, given the context of said movie, it is either Latias taking the form of Bianca, or Bianca herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official, or at least general consensus about this scene? Is there any evidence to support either possibility?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AAaDf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-03-28T18:25:43.837" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T02:38:15.107" Title="Who kissed Ash at the the end of Pokémon Heroes?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3081" CreationDate="2013-03-28T17:51:12.550" Score="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is best to start looking for the answer on the metaphysical level. &#xA;The writers' purpose made this scene ambiguous as to leave uncertainty in the viewers' mind, and spark their imaginations. This distinction is even brought up explicitly by the characters themselves as they reflect on the scene as they are leaving. It seems that the writers were successful in accomplishing exactly what they wanted to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, all of that said, one could examine the entire context and find some evidence for both claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Evidence that it was Latias&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The girl did not say anything, and of course Latias can't speak. Now, of course Bianca could have simply decided to stay silent, but it seems awkward that if she were to make such an emotional and romantic advance that she'd say nothing. Consider these small phrases that would be appropriate (and seem awkward without): &lt;em&gt;Thank you.&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;I'll never forget you.&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;I love you.&lt;/em&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She says absolutely nothing, most likely because she can't.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the movie, Latias is the one who shows an interest in Ash. In fact there is no signs of any chemistry at all between Ash and Bianca. If it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; Bianca that kisses him, then perhaps she does so because she secretly likes Ash, but is to scared to show it, but doesn't want him to leave without a sign of affection to remember her by? Even that is pushing it. Considering the absurdity of it being Bianca, we must logically say it was Latias.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ash mainly saved Latias who was in the greatest distress, and not really Bianca. Therefore Latias has good reason to want to thank Ash, at least more so than Bianca.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Evidence that it was Bianca&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The piece of art was Bianca's. If it had been Latias that gave it to Ash, she basically would have had to have stolen&lt;sup&gt;†&lt;/sup&gt; it from Bianca, which might have made her mad; this seems out of character for Latias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;† Of course Latias &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; have gotten explicit permission from Bianca, but this wasn't shown, so to support this theory we must enter the realm of pure speculation.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of who owns the piece of art, we must consider who &lt;em&gt;made&lt;/em&gt; it. Bianca is the artist, since Latias can't paint. Why did she make a portrait of Ash in the first place? While she could have done it just for Latias, this seems awkward. Most likely this drawing was motivated through Bianca's own good will; though out of romantic, or perhaps just friendly interest remains to be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bianca's hat, which throughout the film was the only visible characteristic available to distinguish the two, is seem at home, implying that since she isn't using it, she must not be out, and thus the girl we see is Bianca. Of course we can't say this for sure since the girl doesn't grab it on her way out either. Again, this was probably done on purpose by the writers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This isn't really directly perceptible evidence, but many find it odd that there could be a romantic scene between a human and a Pokemon. This relationship, of course, is not meant to be developed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other Theories&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was Bianca trying to make them think she was Latias&lt;/strong&gt; - Some speculate that Bianca purposely didn't wear her hat, nor speak, to make Ash think she was Latias. There is little reason to support this, other than perhaps Bianca was embarrassed to let him know how &lt;em&gt;she&lt;/em&gt; felt, or the she wanted to thank him, but thought it would be more appropriate if they thought it was Latias expressing the gratitude. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is there an official statement?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official authorities have never clarified this up, and the only info Bulbapedia can offer is a restatement of what we already know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;...The conclusion of the film briefly sees her finishing a drawing. The drawing, which is of Ash and Pikachu, is given to Ash by either Bianca, who had left her hat on her easel, or Latias in the form of Bianca: which is the case is the subject of debate. When Ash received the sketch, the girl kissed him. Bianca is seen again in the credits drawing another sketch by the harbor.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Bianca_%28movie%29&quot;&gt;Bianca (movie), Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is there a general consensus?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel that in general most consider it to be Latias, simply because she showed interest in Ash throughout the film. A few polls have been conducted on a some forums, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=100651&quot;&gt;Was it Bianca or Latias that kissed Ash in the 5th movie? - The PokéCommunity Forums &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;80.7% say Latias&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;19.3% say Bianca&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?447712-Who-Kissed-Ash-Bianca-or-Latias&quot;&gt;Who Kissed Ash: Bianca or Latias? - Serebii.net Forums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;81.82% say Latias&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;18.18% say Bianca&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither poll is truly scientific, but both give a good idea of the general gist of the matter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, there is evidence to support either case, and in following with what the writers wanted we are able to make up our own mind. Sometimes the imagination is able to put something in a way that no story ever could.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-11-28T22:18:53.890" LastActivityDate="2013-11-28T22:18:53.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3083" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3104" CreationDate="2013-03-28T18:43:00.357" Score="5" ViewCount="3441" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru takes on host bodies to maintain eternal youth. At least one of the bodies that he has taken on looks similar to him. The eyes, in particular, are very similar to his, as well as the skin tone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the host bodies change to be more similar to his body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original body:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OnrEIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Original body&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Host body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LkPDHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Girl Orochimaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T01:00:00.927" LastActivityDate="2019-07-12T17:27:19.853" Title="Do the bodies Orochimaru inhabits change to look like him?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3085" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3239" CreationDate="2013-03-28T19:34:45.453" Score="8" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the world of Hokuto no Ken, as far as I can see, there is no industry left. There is nowhere to produce parts for vehicles or repair the current ones. Also I don't see any industry for finding oil and distributing it to towns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are a lot of vehicles running in the series. Where do they find so much oil? What is the explanation of why there are so many fuel engines able to run?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:37:19.227" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T20:44:56.043" Title="Why are there so many vehicles in the world of Hokuto no Ken?" Tags="&lt;hokuto-no-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3086" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-03-28T21:08:12.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ib&lt;/em&gt; (pronounced &quot;Eeb,&quot; similar to &quot;Eve&quot;) is a freeware horror adventure game by &lt;a href=&quot;http://kouri.kuchinawa.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kouri&lt;/a&gt; made in RPG Maker 2000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is about a young girl named Ib, who visits an art gallery with her parents. While observing the many exhibits, she suddenly realizes she is alone. And in her search for others, she finds things awry in the gallery...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is focused on exploration and puzzle-solving. There are no battles and it does not demand quick reflexes. It's designed to be accessible to all types of players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ibgame.wikia.com/wiki/Ib_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ib&lt;/em&gt; Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:47:45.933" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:47:45.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3087" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-03-28T21:08:12.563" Score="0" Body="Ib is a freeware horror adventure game by kouri, made in RPG Maker 2000." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:47:45.933" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:47:45.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3526" CreationDate="2013-03-28T23:02:08.227" Score="9" ViewCount="898" Body="&lt;p&gt;In final arc of the second season of &lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt;, in Episode 20 &quot;The Succession&quot;, when Ginji swears his loyalty to Yukio, heir to the Washimine group, he says, &quot;although I'm unworthy, I am Matsuzaki Ginji, acting boss of Washimine group. Please allow me to protect you with all seven of my incarnations.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does he mean by &quot;all seven of my incarnations?&quot; Is it a religious reference or something else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does this phrase originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0kDY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seven&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T18:30:40.683" LastActivityDate="2019-05-05T07:09:49.973" Title="What is the meaning behind Ginji's vow to Yukio?" Tags="&lt;black-lagoon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3028" CreationDate="2013-03-29T05:38:27.933" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't played the visual novel for a long time (8-10 months) but I'll try to answer as precisely as I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &quot;secret of the world&quot; is the key of the anime/visual novel as you may already have noticed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning, spoilers below&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The secret of the world is revealed during Refrain in the visual novel, which is unlocked once you have completed all the other routes (including Rin2, which is basically Rin's route with a choice you can only choose when all the others routes (excluding Refrain of course) are completed, i.e {Komari, Kud, Kurugaya, Haruka, Mio, Rin1} in whatever order, then Rin2, and finally Refrain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In refrain, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; you play as Riki who tries to gather Little Busters! &quot;core&quot; members (Rin, Masato, Kengo, Kyousuke) as when they were children to discover finally what the &quot;secret of the world&quot; you've heard of is about. In the last scene of Refrain, Kyousuke reveals that during the class trip, the car in which the Little Busters! members were fell from a cliff and as Riki and Rin were not ready to continue their life alone (they were protected by Kengo and Masato), the other members created an &quot;artificial world&quot; that is basically the first semester repeating again and again, freezing the &quot;real world&quot; in which they are all severely injured. Once Riki and Rin are strong enough to continue their life, the world that was created will disappear, with all the members disappearing one by one until they are the only ones left (you can search &quot;Refrain last scene&quot; on Youtube to see what it looks like). Of course it's Key so you'll get a happy end where Riki and Rin will do a good job and save all of them later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your second question, although I think you've already guessed it if you read the spoiler above, the culprit is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kyousuke ; Riki will see him attaching a letter to Lennon's tail, but I'm not sure when exactly, it was during Rin2 or Refrain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that'll answer your questions :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1619" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T05:38:27.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3091" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3267" CreationDate="2013-03-29T07:57:58.037" Score="11" ViewCount="9690" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the world of &lt;strong&gt;Girls Und Panzer&lt;/strong&gt;, tankery (Sensha-do) is a school activity, and during practice and competitions, they appear to be using live ammunition. Has anyone ever gotten hurt (or killed) doing Sensha-do in the manga? It seems really dangerous:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There's even a flashback scene where a tank driven over mud next to a river falls into the river, and the girls inside almost drowned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it just that in this world, tanks and large shells simply aren't that dangerous?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2020-06-22T22:40:49.237" Title="Has anyone ever gotten hurt in Girls Und Panzer?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2112" CreationDate="2013-03-29T09:25:06.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's because Andy's limiter was on when Hyoubu teleported him in episode 3. When his limiter is on, Andy's power is limited. Look here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MVPK5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Andy's power could negate teleportation power too. As we saw in episode 5, Magi asked Andy to turn his limiter on, so he could teleport him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, here is the position of Andy's limiter when it's on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QCLPP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1622" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T19:57:12.563" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T19:57:12.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3027" CreationDate="2013-03-29T13:28:57.870" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Madara frees himself of the Edo Tensei, he performs the seal. But in the case of Tobirama, you can see that in the first attempt he only tries to crush the wall. Also in the next page you can read this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hashirama: You increased the restraining power using my cells.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tobirama: Now that I sense better, his body is almost made of my brother's cells.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Madara was able to free himself because no one restrained him before he performed the seal; in the case of Tobirama, he tried to destroy the wall first and Orochimaru was able to restrain him with the increased restraining power he has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T14:19:11.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2973" CreationDate="2013-03-29T13:43:52.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;Kage&quot; is not used to just refer to any leader of any village it's only for the leaders of the Five Great Shinobi Countries. Their responsibilities include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To oversee the ninja activity in the village.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To prepare and send ninjas to the active missions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Organize the ninja promotion exams (chuunin exam).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manage the rewards of the mission and distribute it as a payment for the ninjas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A village is ruled by 2 political and 1 military power. You have the Feudal Lords, the Elders and the Kage. The Kage, before taking any big decisions that will involve the entire village (activities not only ninja-related), for example safety issues (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What to do with Naruto&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;), have to discuss it with the Feudal Lords and the Elders. In other words, the Kage is the biggest title a ninja can get, but regarding the administration of the village, it has to be discussed with the &lt;strong&gt;Elders&lt;/strong&gt; and of course the owners of the land and possibly of the economy: the &lt;strong&gt;Feudal Lords&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-29T13:50:19.007" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T13:50:19.007" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3095" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3096" CreationDate="2013-03-29T15:51:12.040" Score="8" ViewCount="25569" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Maria and Mamoru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; escaped the village and erased their tracks, making it impossible for even their own friends to locate them. The Bakenezumi (I do not know the canon transliteration) even assisted their escape by preparing fake remains for the villagers to find, so as to convince them of Maria and Mamoru's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Bakenezumi are later shown to have possession of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; their daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this possible? Could it be that Maria and Mamoru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; were captured by Squealer and forced to have a child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the ethics committee later commented that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the remains they found matched entirely to the DNA records of the village. Does that mean that the remains really belonged to Maria and Mamoru, and they were killed after they were deemed to be of no use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the novel explain this? I apologize if i jump to paranoid conclusions, but this possibility sounds too scary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T16:44:33.017" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T07:24:20.967" Title="What happened to Maria and Mamoru?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3095" CreationDate="2013-03-29T15:56:34.187" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it was not explicitly stated in the Anime. The following sequence of events was strongly implied and was part of Squealer's master plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Squealer helps Maria and Mamoru escape. Furthermore, he lets them stay and live with the colony.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Squealer waits for (or sweet-talks) Maria and Mamoru into having a child.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Once the child is born, Squealer (and/or his fellow rats) kills Maria and Mamoru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They take the child and raise him/her. (&quot;him&quot; in the Novel, &quot;her&quot; in the Anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Squealer then takes the bones of Maria and Mamoru and gives them to the ethics committee.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Squealer says that he will prepare fake remains for the villagers to find and that it will &quot;take some time&quot;. He really means the &lt;em&gt;actual&lt;/em&gt; remains of Maria and Mamoru and that it will &quot;take some time&quot; for them to have a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sole purpose of this was to get a human child that could be raised into an Akki* and used against humans in Squealer's pursuit of world domination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*I use Akki for short. But they really aren't. In reality, the children raised by the rats will believe themselves to be rats, thus attack inhibition and death-feedback will apply to rats instead of humans.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-03-29T16:05:36.930" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T16:05:36.930" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3097" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3098" CreationDate="2013-03-29T15:58:52.403" Score="7" ViewCount="1724" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fiends&quot; have tremendous killing potential, because they actively try to kill humans who cannot retaliate due to psychological and genetic safeguards against violence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have not seen anything that indicates that they have a particularly powerful Cantus. Is their ability not the same as that of a regular human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am raising this doubt, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Maria and Mamoru's daughter could defeat the strongest Cantus user in the village at such a young age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I perhaps miss some information that indicates that Fiends are much stronger for some reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T02:19:39.770" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T02:19:39.770" Title="Where do &quot;fiends&quot; get their abnormal strength?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3097" CreationDate="2013-03-29T16:26:10.283" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's actually two parts to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do Akkis (fiends/ogres) have abnormal strength?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a bit of a disconnect here. Maria and Mamoru's child is not actually an Akki as mentioned in the last episode. The akki &quot;K&quot; in the flashback is actually a grown up teenager. So he could very well be that strong in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the real question is: &quot;Why is Maria and Mamoru's child so strong?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This assertion does seem to be true since the kid is able to do precision kills while normal children of the same age have trouble levitating a ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A speculative answer would be to go back to the fact that Cantus is a power of the imagination. It's possible that Maria and Mamoru's child, having grown up outside the village and influence of humans, has a completely different mindset and thus different imaginative potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why was Maria and Mamoru's child able to defeat Shisei Kaburagi (the strongest Cantus user) at such a young age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is simply because Shisei, a normal human Cantus user, is restricted by attack inhibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So regardless of how powerful he is, he cannot hurt the child. On the other hand, the child can freely attack Shisei. Note Shisei does attempt to defend himself since he manages to protect himself against the rocks that the child threw at him. But once the child used his/her Cantus directly on Shisei, Shisei was as good as dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In other words, if you tied a 200 pound wrestler against a wall and let a 10-year-old kick him in the balls repeatedly, eventually the kid is gonna win.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T02:18:57.217" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T02:18:57.217" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3064" CreationDate="2013-03-29T18:41:52.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only seen the first season of the anime, but based on that I can point out that the manga didn't flesh out Mashiro &amp;amp; Moritaka's works. When they created a new manga the anime would usually show you most of its story, whereas the manga generally only went for a vague overview. I'm not sure how that worked out after they became serialized though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1576" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-03-29T18:43:57.253" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T18:43:57.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3100" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3101" CreationDate="2013-03-29T20:24:55.887" Score="14" ViewCount="20244" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, many characters have what appear to be bandages wrapped around their arms or legs. Is there a basis for this in any martial arts or military fighting styles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/blyS2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke Uchiha&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AVFHQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Choji&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T03:44:42.853" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T06:38:44.367" Title="Is there a basis for the arm and leg wraps?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3100" CreationDate="2013-03-29T20:49:31.650" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;These originate from a similar practice in the real world, where &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_wraps&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;they&lt;/a&gt; are used in boxing, combat sports, and martial arts (largely muay thai, one of the more brutal sports). They are mostly seen on the wrists, but can be used on the legs too for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shenmartialarts.com/displayitem.asp?catalogid=356&amp;amp;id=5&amp;amp;origcat=5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the same reasons&lt;/a&gt;. (Legs are &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.ca/books?id=XhJYfcWlhMcC&amp;amp;pg=PA249&amp;amp;lpg=PA249&amp;amp;dq=martial+arts+leg+wraps&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=SvHv9bC3aB&amp;amp;sig=S7xgvhv5h9lC2ZyUBxu5dpvvgr8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=9_tVUfD7Ka33igLRkYDoCA&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=martial%20arts%20leg%20wraps&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sometimes wrapped around the hips and thighs&lt;/a&gt;, but can be wrapped lower down as well.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different types of wraps: cloth/elastic, gauze, or a type of cast material which is much firmer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cloth wraps help protect from superficial cuts and other scrapes; you may have seen (or been in) situations where, after a punch, your knuckles can get worn down or bloodied up as the skin dries/breaks from the impact. Having a cover over them would obviously protect them from doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gauze and stronger cast materials (and even cloth, to a lesser extent) are for protecting the wrist and hand from damage sustained while punching. They help by holding the hand in its proper shape by wrapping around the fingers and the thumb and keeping the structure intact when an impact is sustained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p8prx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KICKBOX008cropped.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is more than likely that &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; adopted this to have their characters appear as (semi-)realistic, prepared martial artists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-29T20:49:31.650" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-29T20:54:47.423" Score="3" ViewCount="4254" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fruits Basket, a number of the Sohmas have a &quot;curse&quot; on them that makes them transform into whatever zodiac animal they represent. The current generation was not the first generation, so there must have been some beginning generation and some reason for it to begin. Where/when/why in-canon did this curse begin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T17:15:45.023" Title="What is the origin of the curse?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-29T20:57:00.790" Score="3" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fruits Basket, different characters represent different zodiac symbols that they then turn into when they are hugged by someone of the opposite gender. What determines what zodiac a person represents? Is it the year they are born in? If so, what determines who becomes the cat? Additionally, does that mean that every cursed Sohma is born in a different year (discounting Akito)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T14:29:52.480" Title="What determines what zodiac a person represents?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3083" CreationDate="2013-03-30T00:17:07.883" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After researching in some wikis in spanish &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://es.naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Orochimaru, Spanish Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that Orochimaru changes the host body to look similar to his original body. However he can't change the height of the new host. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T00:17:07.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3002" CreationDate="2013-03-30T00:46:06.557" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That arm could be the arm of Kiritsugu Emiya. In the picture the characters are connected to thier masters. The masters of Saber would be Shirou Emiya and Kiritsugu Emiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could also be the arm of Irisviel van Einzbern, who wasn't the real master of Saber but some sort of stand-in, while Kiritsugu was doing his dirty work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Zero#Characters&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Zero#Characters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1624" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T00:46:06.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3118" CreationDate="2013-03-30T01:37:02.850" Score="3" ViewCount="1145" Body="&lt;p&gt;During &lt;em&gt;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen&lt;/em&gt; (the second movie), the protagonists encounter Granzeboma at about 01:32:30 into the movie, and a battle begins. (A clip of the scene can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/94509321@N06/8602139976/in/photostream&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;; the music begins about 10 seconds in.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d9Arh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First encounter with Granzeboma&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've listened to as many of the songs in the OST as I can find, and none match this noble, battle-laden theme. What music is it that plays during this scene? Is it even available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-21T17:31:57.097" LastActivityDate="2020-06-23T23:47:11.143" Title="What song is playing during the first encounter with Granzeboma?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="903" CreationDate="2013-03-30T02:16:55.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the Sunao Yoshida's novels and there is no information regarding why he gets the spiky hair. Looking in the internet I have found no interviews of Sunao Yoshida talking about it, so the only thing I can say it is just something stylish to the electric discharges he is able to do when he transforms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:43:06.607" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:43:06.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-30T02:29:02.180" Score="8" ViewCount="2703" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;TK&quot; is a mysterious character who tends to speaks in nonsensical English phrases depending on the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever revealed what is his actual name? Also, why do the other SSS members call him &quot;TK&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RnBsw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;TK!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2018-08-04T10:40:50.510" Title="What is TK's actual name?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2238" CreationDate="2013-03-30T02:30:12.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jindai-high.com/characters/machinery/plan-1055-belial/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this entry&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The suit is considered a fourth generation suit, making it more powerful that the Arbalest, even with its Lambda Driver installed. Despite all these advantages the suit has no visible weapons, leaving only its bare hands and the Lambda Driver to destroy its opponents. However, the use of the Lambda Driver is pivotally its greatest strength and its greatest weakness. The reliance that the suit has on the Lambda Driver, and not on normal weapons, is a dangerous flaw in its design. The suit needs the Lambda Driver if it is to fly like it does and if anything happens to the device or the wings then that ability is gone. The other weakness is Leonard’s own arrogant attitude towards Sousuke. Leonard never expected Sousuke to acquire a suit to match the strength of Belial until the ARX-8 makes its debut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Plan 1056 had an overheating problem that was fixed in the Arm Slave Plan 1058, when they installed an improved heat sink on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes the Plan 1055 a 4th Gen suit is that the Lambda Driver that it uses and the capacity to fly, this means that the Lambda Driver and the features added to this model are far beyond updated than the versions Plan 1056 and Plan 1058.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://srtmush.wikia.com/wiki/Plan_1058_Codarl-i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Plan 1058&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://srtmush.wikia.com/wiki/Plan_1056_Codarl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Plan 1056&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jindai-high.com/characters/machinery/plan-1055-belial/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Plan 1055&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T18:50:37.840" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T18:50:37.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2234" CreationDate="2013-03-30T02:30:22.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://champloo.wikia.com/wiki/Samurai_Champloo/Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The show relies on factual events of Edo-era Japan, such as the Shimabara Rebellion (&quot;Unholy Union;&quot; &quot;Evanescent Encounter, Part I&quot;), Dutch exclusivity in an era in which an edict restricted Japanese foreign relations (&quot;Stranger Searching&quot;), Ukiyo-e paintings (&quot;Artistic Anarchy&quot;), and fictionalized versions of real-life Edo personalities like Mariya Enshirou and Miyamoto Musashi (&quot;Elegy of Entrapment, Verse 2&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are a number of things within the show that are not historically accurate, such as &quot;bandits behaving like 'gangstas'&quot;. There is also a large amount of hip hop culture within the show, which is not contemporary to the period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The exact placement within world history is questionable, however, and is likely somewhat distorted by artistic license. For instance, the appearance of a six shooter in the episode of Misguided Miscreants Part I suggests that the story takes place after 1814, which is when that style of weapon was first invented, yet in the episode Stranger Searching it is explicitly stated that trade relations between Japan and the Dutch East India Company exist, the latter of which went defunct in 1798.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Six shooter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WyiA1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Six shooter&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In show:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oultt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In show&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T02:30:22.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3108" CreationDate="2013-03-30T04:40:04.810" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/TK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His real identity and his name are still unknown even to the SSS, so they identify him as &quot;TK&quot;, a nickname he gave himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T04:40:04.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6359" CreationDate="2013-03-30T15:56:28.860" Score="7" ViewCount="8614" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; movie, &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu&lt;/em&gt;, is set to come out in Japan on April 20&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; this year. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate%3a_Fuka_Ry%C5%8Diki_no_D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says it is &quot;based on the video game and anime series&quot;, but does not say whether it replaces the series, or if it's before, concurrent, or after the existing series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When will this new movie take place in the &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; timeline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:46:58.477" Title="At what point in the timeline does the Steins;Gate movie take place?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3022" CreationDate="2013-03-30T16:04:27.630" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it might be universal as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3022/what-is-the-origin-of-shaking-eyes-meaning-surprise-or-fear/3114#comment2301_3022&quot;&gt;Mysticial mentioned&lt;/a&gt; in the comments above, your eyes waver or tremor when you express emotions such as fear, sadness, elation etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The eyes are the window to the soul&amp;hellip;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I don't think it has a set origin, just one of those things that anime inherits from real life&lt;/strong&gt;. Showing emotions in anime can be hard but not as much with some of those &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1v_1_hhWp84/SzmUe8hY3dI/AAAAAAAACgA/5DiefDnmt00/s400/huge_anime_eyes.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;big&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wallsave.com/wallpapers/1440x900/yu-gi-oh/160216/yu-gi-oh-sad-eyes-widescreen-anime-160216.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;doleful&lt;/a&gt; eyes with multiple &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_light&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;catch lights&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeyourway.blogspot.com/2011/09/eyes-have-it.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And a bit more..&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eyes are an absolutely fantastic way for having your character convey&#xA;  emotions without actually saying a word. Sometimes a scene can be much&#xA;  more powerful when no words are spoken, but a character's eyes do the&#xA;  talking. This definitely happens in anime quite a lot. While most&#xA;  people think of big, bright eyes in anime, there's actually a lot more&#xA;  to it than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GMAQp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T03:57:40.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3113" CreationDate="2013-03-30T16:34:57.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the translated story description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Okabe Rintarou—a self-proclaimed &quot;insane mad scientist&quot; and chuunibyou college student. With a coincidence, he created the &quot;D-mail&quot; with his friends, a mail that can be sent to the past. This led him to a cruel future resulting in the death of his friends, despite how many times the past was being changed (the shift of worldline)... Then a daylight appeared before the despaired Okabe, a future that no one will die, the worldline called &quot;Steins Gate&quot;. After crossing timelines and solving all the mysteries, Okabe had finally arrived at the &quot;Steins Gate&quot;. But being crossed so many worldlines, Okabe's mind has begun to severely &quot;overload&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DoUTD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://i.imgur.com/8G6nL3g.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1624" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:46:58.477" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:46:58.477" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3113" CreationDate="2013-03-30T17:24:12.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The movie, featuring an original storyline taking place after the events of the series, is titled Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu (劇場版 シュタインズ・ゲート 負荷領域のデジャヴ Gekijōban Shutainzu Gēto Fuka Ryōiki no Dejabu?, lit. Steins;Gate the Movie: Loading Area of Déjà vu) and is scheduled to premiere in Japanese theatres on April 20, 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That Wikipedia page cites &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-01/steins-gate-film-slated-for-april-20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sequel to the 2011 Steins;Gate television anime series will open in at least 30 theaters across Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, the movie takes place after the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T17:24:12.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2267" CreationDate="2013-03-30T18:50:44.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This limiter is in place because high-end mages' powers become &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; powerful that they can present a danger simply by being unrestrained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a group of mages are in close proximity, or are working together, they &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; be limited. Because of their high amount of power, this much energy (mana) in one area would endanger the fabric of time-space (the series's equivalent of &lt;em&gt;space–time&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Limiter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; Wiki]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; So consider, if mages were to be allowed to remove these limiters without consent of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/TSAB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TSAB&lt;/a&gt;, they may do it unscrupulously, which could lead to unpredictable damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is compared to a parallel in real life, where incredibly powerful weapons are sealed away for emergency; not every soldier on the battlefield has a rocket launcher because that would just lead to destruction (and high costs!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is similar to how a normal organization is restricted from carrying excessive weaponry during normal missions, only using such equipment in times of emergency.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asnano.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/nanoha-strikers-dvd-3-booklet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[DVD Booklet translation]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes calls this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AwesomenessIsVolatile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Awesomeness Is Volatile&lt;/a&gt;, stating that &quot;&lt;em&gt;they'd run the risk of having their sheer combined power potentially warping the fabric of reality&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;em&gt;[Hayate, Nanoha, and Fate] alone pretty much constitute an army&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T18:50:44.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3106" CreationDate="2013-03-30T19:09:03.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is from the second OST, track 6, titled &lt;strong&gt;BafBaf! そんなに燃えるのが…好きかい&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;&quot;BafBaf! Sonna ni Moeru no ga...Suki Kai?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&quot;BafBaf! Being Fired Up Like This... Don't You Like It?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene in the question starts playing from around 02:28 into the track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song was also featured in &lt;em&gt;Gurren Lagann Parallel Works&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gurren_Lagann_episodes#Gurren_Lagann_Parallel_Works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;music video #2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T13:45:59.227" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T13:45:59.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-30T20:22:36.807" Score="32" ViewCount="80484" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Psycho-Pass&lt;/em&gt;, not only Makishima Shogo but Shinya Kogami were reading certain pieces of literature, but this pieces of literature shaped the series in a sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far what I could see in the series that they were reading is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1984&lt;/em&gt; - George Orwell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began&lt;/em&gt; - Yasumi Iwakura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Swann's Way&lt;/em&gt; - Marcel Proust&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Holy Bible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know they have other references and books shown in the series, I have read some of these but I'm curious about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are other books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1625" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T12:06:27.170" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T14:32:56.753" Title="What are the books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen in Psycho-Pass?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2424" CreationDate="2013-03-30T21:35:10.603" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there were changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The changes made were not as drastic as in some expurgated shows (even back in the 1970s, things were being removed for censorship purposes). Wikipedia mentions that another 1970s anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle of the Planets&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, was made with far more revisions to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Ninja_Team_Gatchaman&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;its original series&lt;/a&gt;. It also notes that, unlike some series, &lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt; retained &amp;quot;practically all of its uniquely Japanese characteristics in terms of content, plot, character development, and philosophy.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's section on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers#Production_and_release&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt; production&lt;/a&gt; covers this pretty well (&lt;em&gt;boldface and []-comments are mine&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Principal changes in the change-over to &lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt; included &lt;strong&gt;westernization of character names, reduction of personal violence, toning down of offensive language and alcohol use&lt;/strong&gt; (references to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sake&lt;/a&gt; were changed to &amp;quot;spring water,&amp;quot; and the Doctor's perpetually drunken state was portrayed as merely good humor), &lt;strong&gt;removal of sexual &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_service&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fan service&lt;/a&gt;, and reduction of references to World War II&lt;/strong&gt;, although the sunken battleship ruins were still identified as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battleship Yamato&lt;/a&gt; in dialogue. The most significant reference removed—and the longest single edit in the series—was a section from episode two depicting the Battleship &lt;em&gt;Yamato&lt;/em&gt;'s final battle during World War II, including imagery of the captain tied to the helm as he went down with his ship. (This section WAS NOT in the bonus content on the &lt;em&gt;Voyager Entertainment Series 1, Part II&lt;/em&gt; English-language DVD release.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most significant change made by Griffin-Bacal [the company responsible for dubbing/editing] was purely narrative: In the original series the &lt;em&gt;Yamato&lt;/em&gt; and its crew were regarded as a single entity, the narrator each week urging &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Yamato&lt;/em&gt;, hurry to Iscandar!&amp;quot; In English, the significance of the name &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_people&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yamato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; as a word the viewers can identify with, signifying the land, people, and spirit of Japan is lost, so &lt;strong&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt; the crew were named the &lt;em&gt;Star Force&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and became the focus of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;    — &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Star_Blazers&amp;amp;oldid=546901996&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Blazers&lt;/em&gt;, Wikipedia, March 30, 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems two of the three references (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=180&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.desslok.com/INFO/didntsee.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;) for this section were lost by dead links (though they may be put back up in the future). However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.starblazers.com/images/jun09/images/Starlogpages.PDF&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this reference&lt;/a&gt; is still available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T21:35:10.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="903" CreationDate="2013-03-30T22:08:30.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, like everyone mentioned above. This is more of a visual effect to give the viewer the sense of change in the character during that specific sequence. =)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1625" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T22:08:30.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2641" CreationDate="2013-03-30T22:22:56.553" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though it's not explicitly stated either way (imagine in a series, if they were to mention that they broke the fourth-wall; that's some serious meta fourth-wall-breaking), the general consensus in the fan kingdom is that this is an instance of the 4th wall being broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned, &lt;em&gt;chihayaburu&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%83%E6%97%A9%E6%8C%AF%E3%82%8B&quot;&gt;千早振る&lt;/a&gt;) a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makurakotoba&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;makurakotoba&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; meaning &quot;wild&quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fudoan.cdx.jp/english/bugei_e/fudoan_dojo/chihaya.htm&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;1&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; or &quot;vigorous power&quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vetus.wordpress.com/astrape/&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;2&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, which can be synonymous with &quot;impassioned&quot; or &quot;frenzied&quot;. So, in English, it's not unlikely that the word &quot;frenzied&quot; could be (loosely) considered the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned, though, there are several unofficial sources (some fans, some not) mentioning this (sudden) break in the fourth wall.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lostinanime.com/2013/02/chihayafuru-2-07.html&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;3&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.limitofquestions.com/2013/02/chihayafuru-2-7.html&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;4&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=562147#msg20186017&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;5&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar-machine.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=467&amp;amp;pid=88938#pid88938&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;6&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; So, based on the closeness of the words, and the fan/community reaction to it, this seems to be a &quot;breaking the fourth wall&quot; scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-03-30T22:31:15.483" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T22:31:15.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-31T00:56:33.380" Score="3" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto is fighting Gaara in the invasion of Konoha, Gaara takes on the Perfect Possession form of Shukaku. When Naruto punches Gaara in the face, it wakes him up, breaking the Possum Jutsu and making Shukaku no longer be released. When Naruto headbutts Gaara, however, Shukaku disintegrates. What causes this difference in effect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T18:07:18.377" Title="Why did headbutting Gaara make Shukaku disintegrate?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2742" CreationDate="2013-03-31T06:53:38.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her eye is not those kind of special eye or Heterochromia type , she is wearing eye contact to match with the anime character she's cosplaying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1627" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T06:53:38.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3123" CreationDate="2013-03-31T14:03:12.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gaara used the &quot;Feigning Sleep Technique&quot; which allows the Shukaku to fully control his body and unleash its own power. However, Naruto woke Gaara up with the headbutt, which broke Shukaku's control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T14:03:12.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13642" CreationDate="2013-03-31T16:35:28.623" Score="7" ViewCount="764" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime episode Kiba's Long Day (Season 4, Episode 184) there's a premise that a outsider had infiltrated the Village Hidden in the Leaves and used an infectious agent before committing suicide.  Naruto has heard about Kiba &quot;and the others&quot; having dealt with this previous incident (and seems petulant about missing out).  From the subtitles of the open:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto:&lt;/strong&gt; What do you mean by monitoring Akimaru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsunade:&lt;/strong&gt; You know about the incident where someone from outside&#xA;  infiltrated the village, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto:&lt;/strong&gt; Yeah, I know about that. But I heard Kiba and the others&#xA;  resolved that incident without any trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsunade:&lt;/strong&gt; That's right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto:&lt;/strong&gt; Damn! That Kiba! I want a mission where I totally kick an&#xA;  enemy's butt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsunade:&lt;/strong&gt; To be exact, that's wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto:&lt;/strong&gt; What?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsunade:&lt;/strong&gt; Before Kiba and the others had the intruder in custody, he&#xA;  swallowed a pellet and killed himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this previous incident that Tsunade and Naruto refer to something that is portrayed earlier in the anime series?  We'd seen some episodes where outsiders disguised themselves and entered the Village (and infiltration is a theme of later episodes as well). But &quot;taking a pellet&quot; to suicide doesn't match with anything I remember in the series to that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1630" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T09:54:12.103" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T09:54:12.103" Title="Did the incident mentioned in &quot;Kiba's Long Day&quot; really occur in the anime?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3127" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3357" CreationDate="2013-03-31T17:17:29.453" Score="42" ViewCount="1434161" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Naruto movies are outside the timeline in the sense that they don't affect whatever happens after them. However, they must fall somewhere in the Naruto timeline — based on who are in the movies and how the characters look like, etc. For example, if Sasuke isn't in the movie, it should take place after he left. For each of the movies, approximately what timeframe (between episodes/arcs) are they set?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Legend of the Stone of Gelel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Shippuden the Movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bonds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Will of Fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Lost Tower&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood Prison&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Road to Ninja&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Last - Naruto the Movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boruto: Naruto The Movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T17:12:30.853" LastActivityDate="2018-07-16T02:05:27.500" Title="Where do the Naruto movies fall in the timeline?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3123" CreationDate="2013-03-31T18:07:18.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Gaara just lose control over the chakra flow when Naruto headbutted him. With that, he couldn't keep the jutsu which showed the body of Shukaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T18:07:18.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3119" CreationDate="2013-03-31T19:26:58.683" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;I might be missing a few referenced, but from what I can recall from skimming through the series again (in no particular order):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Plus_One&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Midnight Plus One&lt;/a&gt; by Gavin Lyall&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men&lt;/a&gt; by Jean-Jacques Rousseau &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=6U4naz5DfsgC&amp;amp;dq=Toward+a+Philosophy+of+History+by+Jos%C3%A9+Ortega+y+Gasset&amp;amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toward a Philosophy of History&lt;/a&gt; by José Ortega y Gasset &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_and_Society&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Economy and Society&lt;/a&gt; by Max Weber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Various works by William Shakespeare, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twelfth Night&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Macbeth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Andronicus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Titus Andronicus&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamlet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Carmilla&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Glass_Darkly&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In a Glass Darkly&lt;/a&gt; by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heart of Darkness&lt;/a&gt; by Joseph Conrad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep&lt;/a&gt; by Philip K. Dick&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver&amp;#39;s_Travels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gulliver's Travels&lt;/a&gt; by Jonathan Swift&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Various &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;William Gibson&lt;/a&gt; works, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Johnny Mnemonic&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprawl_trilogy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Sprawl Trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Difference Engine&lt;/a&gt; by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pens%C3%A9es&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pensées (Thoughts)&lt;/a&gt; by Blaise Pascal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Most Dangerous Game&lt;/a&gt; by Richard Connell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.econlib.org/library/Bentham/bnthPML.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation&lt;/a&gt; by Jeremy Bentham&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republic_(Plato)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Republic&lt;/a&gt; by Plato&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beyond Good and Evil&lt;/a&gt; by Friedrich Nietzsche&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books/about/Violence.html?id=CIuNmAEACAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Violence: A New Approach&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Wieviorka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Michel Wieviorka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Conquest_of_Happiness.html?id=--lefVQ_MYYC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Conquest of Happiness&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bertrand Russell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Red and the Black&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stendhal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books/about/Oathbreakers.html?id=IM17Mj4zDd8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oathbreakers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey_bibliography#Vows_and_Honor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;by&lt;/a&gt; Mercedes Lackey (in reference to the subtitle of Ep. 16)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe&amp;#39;s_Faust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Faust&lt;/a&gt; by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_Philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Principles of Philosophy&lt;/a&gt; by René Descartes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books/about/Crossroads.html?id=avU5AQAAIAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson&lt;/a&gt; by Tom Graves (in reference to the subtitle for Ep. 12)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are references to works of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Itoh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Project Itoh&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocidal_Organ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genocidal Organ&lt;/a&gt;?) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kierkegaard&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sickness_Unto_Death&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Sickness Unto Death&lt;/a&gt;?), but no works are specifically named.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned before by others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nineteen Eighty-Four&lt;/a&gt; by George Orwell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books/about/%E3%81%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%8B%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E8%A3%8F%E5%88%87%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E9%9D%A9%E5%91%BD.html?id=pbkfNwAACAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began&lt;/a&gt; (あらかじめ裏切られた革命) by Iwakami Yasumi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Lost_Time#Volume_One:_Swann.27s_Way&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Swann's Way&lt;/a&gt; by Marcel Proust&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Bible&lt;/a&gt; (New and Old Testament; e.g., Matthew 13:24-30, Book of Genesis)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipline_and_Punish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison&lt;/a&gt; by Michel Foucault&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_(Sade)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Justine&lt;/a&gt; by Marquis de Sade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain movies are referenced as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_o_Nusunda_Otoko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Man Who Stole the Sun&lt;/a&gt; (in Ep. 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deer_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Deer Hunter&lt;/a&gt; (in Ep. 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shuuji Terayama's theater drama play &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theaterguide.co.jp/search_result/paid/detail.php?id=31190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saraba, eiga yo&lt;/a&gt; (さらば、映画よ).&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Psycho-Pass: The Movie&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peau_noire,_masques_blancs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Peau noire, masques blancs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Damn%C3%A9s_de_la_Terre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wretched of the Earth&lt;/a&gt; both by Frantz Fanon  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T12:06:29.490" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T12:06:29.490" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3130" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3389" CreationDate="2013-04-01T00:56:24.147" Score="17" ViewCount="4785" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many anime, when characters are surprised or seen to do something stupid, the other characters will sometimes fall or keel over on their faces in some comical positions with their legs in the air. Where did this originate and is it used in any other case and or culture where stupidity or shock is &lt;em&gt;(or)&lt;/em&gt; not implied?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9Uaq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://tropes.wikia.com/wiki/Face_Fault&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link offers some information&lt;/a&gt; on it but it &lt;strong&gt;doesn't verify or explicitly state&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Face%20Fault&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;its&lt;/a&gt; origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When shocked or surprised, often by an absurdity or non sequitur, the&#xA;  listener may fall over onto his face, his limbs in a twisted mass&#xA;  above him. In its typical form, the character in question has just&#xA;  heard someone else say something so incredibly stupid that it, quite&#xA;  literally, floors them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2ZUy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T01:31:02.100" LastActivityDate="2020-09-10T19:17:38.667" Title="What is the origin of the face fault?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T05:52:52.197" Score="8" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;What causes only males to turn into blood-wing angels and only females into immortals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been occurrences of both happening to some people. Was that ever explained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3jMf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Time Fruit&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T14:42:44.423" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T14:42:44.423" Title="What causes people who come in contact with the &quot;Time Fruit&quot; to change?" Tags="&lt;mnemosyne&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3191" CreationDate="2013-04-01T05:55:01.687" Score="11" ViewCount="8438" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title of &quot;Fruits Basket&quot; seems to imply that there is some basket with fruits in it which is somehow relevant to the story. However, I imagine that a story about a literal basket of fruits would not be very interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of the title? Is it referencing a literal basket of fruits or is it symbolizing something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-04T00:42:27.923" LastActivityDate="2020-05-12T20:38:37.250" Title="What is the meaning of the title of Fruits Basket?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T05:56:09.897" Score="11" ViewCount="3174" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that if a Devil Fruit user dies, their fruit reappears (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2979/24&quot;&gt;In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?&lt;/a&gt;). However, this doesn't answer the question of what happens when the fruit gets destroyed without being eaten. I don't know if that's even possible, but I imagine so with sufficient effort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a devil fruit is destroyed, would the fruit reincarnate in a nearby fruit (the same as when the user dies), or would it be destroyed for good? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T07:56:08.717" Title="What happens if a Devil Fruit is destroyed?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T05:57:24.043" Score="9" ViewCount="7187" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/toradora/orenji.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; has Toradora's second ending theme, Orange (オレンジ), together with lyrics both in Japanese and translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it's worth noting that the word Orange is ambiguous in English, referring both to a color and a fruit, and it is used to this effect in the song. At one point in the song it talks about a fruit which is turning orange, and at another it talks about an orange. I don't know if we can conclude that these are the same fruit, so if you want to claim that they are actually different fruits feel free to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this fruit, and the story told in the song in general, in the context of the anime? It seems to be symbolic somehow, but I don't know what it's referring to when the singer is talking about an &quot;orange ...[which] was sour, ... [but they] ate it all anyway.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone decode the meaning of this song, and what the orange is symbolizing, in the context of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:48:25.587" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T11:35:38.677" Title="Why is Toradora's ED about oranges?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3332" CreationDate="2013-04-01T06:30:48.643" Score="8" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;The use of strawberry pantsu can be seen in many anime series, most notably from &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a4GVJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ichigo 100%&lt;/a&gt;, and, more recently, Infinite Stratos (particularly Charlotte's) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8PzEB.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;To-Love-ru&lt;/a&gt;, but at also to older series such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://drslump.wikia.com/wiki/The_Great_Strawberry_Panties_Caper:_Part_1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Slump&lt;/a&gt;. Gintoki from &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; can also be seen with strawberry boxers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oEL7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where/when was the strawberry panties trope first popularized?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:50:10.750" LastActivityDate="2013-04-11T09:39:17.933" Title="Where did the strawberry pantsu trope originate?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13599" CreationDate="2013-04-01T06:54:22.063" Score="8" ViewCount="1104" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, it's mentioned that as a condition of her powers, Nana has to eat a banana with the peel on every day, plus an extra one for every time she uses her power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they ever explain the reasoning behind why she had to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYyD1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:53:24.827" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T22:29:23.430" Title="Why does Nana have to eat bananas with their skins on as a condition to use her powers?" Tags="&lt;banana-no-nana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4640" CreationDate="2013-04-01T06:56:26.043" Score="11" ViewCount="13054" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having played a fair bit of -LE FRUIT DE LA GRISAIA- (&lt;em&gt;Grisaia no Kajitsu&lt;/em&gt;, literally &quot;The Fruit of Grisaia&quot;), I have to admit that the title has confused me more than anything else. It seems to have very little to do with the plot of the VN, at least so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the meaning of the title? Is it titled after an actual fruit, and if so what is the fruit? Also, what significance does it have to the plot?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:53:35.810" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T09:46:03.400" Title="Is the Fruit of Grisaia an actual fruit?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3140" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3142" CreationDate="2013-04-01T07:03:41.223" Score="5" ViewCount="2342" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show, we always see Kyoko with some sort of food, but we never see where or how she obtains these foodstuffs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does she get those bags of apples from? Is it related to her powers some how (e.g. did she create them with her powers or use her powers to steal them)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/78wph.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Where does she get them?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aiC9p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mmm apples!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:53:56.077" LastActivityDate="2018-11-10T13:16:06.953" Title="Where does Kyoko get those delicious looking apples?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3143" CreationDate="2013-04-01T07:06:30.060" Score="4" ViewCount="726" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a picture of some fruits from an anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mqiDL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;yum, delicious fruity foodstuffs&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone identify what anime this is, and what episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:15:16.397" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:15:16.397" Title="What anime are all of these fruits from?" Tags="&lt;koi-to-senkyo-to-chocolate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:36:53.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3140" CreationDate="2013-04-01T07:34:31.603" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The conversation between Kyoko and Sayaka in the church strongly implies that Kyoko does in fact steal the apples and that she knows that it's wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dead give-away for this is towards the end of the conversation. (ep 7, roughly 13:45 including OP)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sayaka asks Kyoko where she got the apples. Where she got the money from.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoko looks down at the apple and flinches. She does not answer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoko then lashes out at Sayaka in apparent defense of her actions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's exactly the kind of reaction someone would get when they are caught doing something &#xA;illegal/criminal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, episode 7 paints a dark picture of Kyoko and her past. She's basically in &quot;survival mode&quot;. So even though she knows that stealing is wrong, she still needs to eat. Without money or any other support, her only option is to steal and make the most of what she has. This is also why she gets angry at Sayaka when Sayaka throws the apple on the ground calling it a &quot;waste&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="3387" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T13:02:48.623" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T13:02:48.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3141" CreationDate="2013-04-01T07:52:40.783" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This appears in episode 4 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/12175/Koi_to_Senkyo_to_Chocolate&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, about 5:40 seconds in, during a sequence when &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/63477/Nozomi_Edagawa&quot;&gt;Nozomi Edagawa&lt;/a&gt; is talking about food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T07:52:40.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3148" CreationDate="2013-04-01T08:06:49.723" Score="13" ViewCount="5874" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard a lot of people jokingly spell &quot;anime and manga&quot; as &quot;animus and mangos&quot;. I don't really know what an animu is, but I know that a mango* is a pretty delicious fruit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tmImU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While those do look delicious, I don't see much connection to manga. It's probably just a silly misspelling that someone thought was amusing, and it caught on the same as any other meme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did this &quot;misspelling&quot; originate, and is it actually a misspelling or is there some deeper reason behind why &quot;manga&quot; are sometimes spelled like this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Technically, the correct plural for mango should be &quot;mangoes&quot; but I'm willing to chalk that up to bad spelling on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:49:56.423" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T18:49:53.330" Title="When did people start calling &quot;manga&quot; as &quot;mangos&quot;?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T08:46:44.503" Score="10" ViewCount="16790" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Bakuman manga, the authors show that the manga artists create a manga without using any technology like computers. Is that how the mangas are drawn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="185" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T08:48:36.673" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T22:34:02.470" Title="Do manga artists draw their comics by hand or use computers?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3145" CreationDate="2013-04-01T08:52:34.877" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every artist has different drawing techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some fully use the computer (using a drawing tablet and photoshop)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some fully draw by hand (using pencil, then pen, then erasing the pencil, the making the pen lined bolder)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some use a combination of the two (Draw by hand, scan to computer, complete with photoshop).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's really up to the artist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T08:52:34.877" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3147" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T09:07:36.340" Score="4" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 3rd ED to Cardcaptor Sakura is &quot;Fruits Candy&quot;. There seem to be multiple versions of the song, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/232/Cardcaptor_Sakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; only lists the one sung by Megumi Kojima. However, I've heard at least one other version (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uNALWuWJao&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uNALWuWJao&lt;/a&gt;), and it wouldn't surprise me if there were more. Can anyone confirm what other versions of this song exist and who sings each of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:48:04.057" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T15:51:38.897" Title="What are the different versions of Fruits Candy?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3144" CreationDate="2013-04-01T09:10:26.127" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has nothing to do with the fruit. They are derogatory versions of their associated words to make fun of the way they are mispronounced in English (with the &quot;a&quot; vs &quot;ah&quot; sound). Unfortunately, I don't have any references. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki//a/&quot;&gt;Lurkmoar&lt;/a&gt; has a page dedicated to the anime/manga board on 4chan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Just to clarify, I think people started using the &quot;animu&quot; and &quot;mango&quot; terms on /a/&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T18:42:35.470" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T18:42:35.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3144" CreationDate="2013-04-01T09:12:27.220" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mango&lt;/a&gt; is a native fruit from the Philippines and is called &lt;strong&gt;Mangga&lt;/strong&gt; in their language, which also has the same pronunciation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga&lt;/a&gt; (the Japanese comic book). So I think Filipinos started to call Manga as &lt;em&gt;mangos&lt;/em&gt; (real plural spelling is &lt;em&gt;mangoes&lt;/em&gt;), being it the plural of Mangga and it started to be viral in memes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T09:12:27.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3135" CreationDate="2013-04-01T09:39:48.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the orange personifies the characters of the Toradora, mostly the girls (Taiga, Ami &amp;amp; Minori).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyrics says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ORENJI iro ni   hayaku naritai kajitsu  kimi no hikari wo abite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which translates to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fruit wants to hurry up  And turn orange-colored Basking in your light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means that the girls want to be more matured, like a still unripe orange that wants to be ripe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ORENJI  kyou mo&#xA;  tabete mita kedo&#xA;  mada suppakute  naita watashi mitai de nokosenai kara&#xA;  zenbu tabeta &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I tried to eat&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  An orange today, too &#xA;  But it was still sour, and I cried &#xA;  Because it's unlike me to leave any behind &#xA;  I ate it all  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or (this is just my translation of the line &lt;code&gt;watashi mitai de nokosenai kara&lt;/code&gt; which could be wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I tried to eat&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  An orange today, too &#xA;  But it was still sour, and I cried&#xA;  It's like me so I can't leave it behind and so I ate it all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and can be pertained that the singer is comparing herself to that particular orange, which is still sour (not matured enough), like her, so she ate it all up. Can also be assumed that she can't leave herself behind or she pity the orange because it was like her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ORENJI  itsuka&#xA;  amaku naru kana&#xA;  sore to mo shibonjau no?&#xA;  watashi no mirai shiritakunakute&#xA;  zenbu tabeta &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I wondered if &#xA;  The oranges would turn sweet someday &#xA;  Or would they wither? &#xA;  I didn't want to learn of my future &#xA;  So I ate it all  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First she wondered if the oranges will someday turn sweet or wither, then she stated that she didn't want to learn &lt;em&gt;her&lt;/em&gt; future, which solidifies that the singer was personifying herself in that orange fruit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toradora involves the story of the girls and their thinking development towards love. If you have watched Toradora yourself, you would know that this song really relates to them (Taiga, Minori &amp;amp; Ami).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T00:27:38.243" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T00:27:38.243" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3158" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-01T14:37:18.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In commemoration of the first day of April, 2013 CE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fruits are delicious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LyAWZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Just look at it!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T15:02:04.910" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T15:02:04.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3159" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-01T14:37:18.053" Score="0" Body="Fruits are serious business." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T15:02:04.910" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T15:02:04.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3134" CreationDate="2013-04-01T14:59:27.047" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think you can separate destroyed and &lt;em&gt;being eaten&lt;/em&gt;, eating a devil fruit in One Piece pretty much &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/932/1528&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;destroys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; it. So destruction by power, physical force and or being eaten could be considered as being the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I would think the same thing would happen in any instance of it being &lt;em&gt;'destroyed'&lt;/em&gt;, it will &lt;em&gt;'respawn'&lt;/em&gt; and take on the form of it's closest &lt;em&gt;'relative'&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T15:51:55.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3174" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:36:33.417" Score="14" ViewCount="51214" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original video for Bad Apple!! is one of the most well-known Touhou videos. Here's the original, together with English subtitles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEUeWnV73U&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEUeWnV73U&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the song called Bad Apple? There is an apple in the video but I don't imagine that's why. It matches the lyrics decently, but it still seems like a strange name for a song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, all of the characters in the video are black and white silhouettes. Which characters are represented and in what order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:51:07.677" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T01:59:00.557" Title="What is the meaning of the title &quot;Bad Apple&quot;, and which characters appear?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3163" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:36:53.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VpJMa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mnemosyne promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~&lt;/em&gt; is a six-episode TV anime series produced by Xebec and Genco, featuring grotesque and erotic visuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mnemosyne&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T00:40:26.310" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T00:40:26.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3164" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:36:53.263" Score="0" Body="RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ is a 2008 anime produced by Xebec and Genco." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:23:40.977" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:23:40.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3165" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:43:50.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Game history as it pertains to anime, entail the origins of games and or anime. Games derived from anime and vice versa or specific information about either but being related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T15:44:27.860" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T15:44:27.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3166" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:43:50.453" Score="0" Body="Game history as it pertains to anime, including the origins of games and related media (such as anime)." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T16:10:10.820" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T16:10:10.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3167" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:46:03.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9Y8zm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fruits Basket R1 DVD cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fruits Basket&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (sometimes abbreviated &quot;Furuba&quot;) is a shoujo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine &lt;em&gt;Hana to Yume&lt;/em&gt;, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. A 26-episode anime adaptation aired in 2001.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruits_Basket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fruits Basket&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:45:12.087" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:45:12.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3168" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:46:03.493" Score="0" Body="Fruits Basket (abbr. &quot;Furuba&quot;) is a shoujo manga series by Natsuki Takaya, with a 26 episode TV anime adaptation. " OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:45:12.087" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:45:12.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3169" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:47:13.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h3zUs.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Doraemon image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ドラえもん) is a manga series by Fujiko Fujio, with several long-running anime adaptations. It tells the tale of a robotic cat from the 22nd century called Doraemon, who was sent back in time by his owner Sewashi, to help his ancestor Nobita Nobi get ahead in life, so he can have a bigger allowance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doraemon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:06:49.420" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:06:49.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3170" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-01T15:47:13.890" Score="0" Body="Doraemon is a fantasy shounen manga by Fujiko Fujio about the exploits of a robot cat from the 22nd century. It has several long-running anime adaptations." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:06:49.420" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:06:49.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T16:57:26.730" Score="4" ViewCount="1179" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show, the box and apple motifs reoccur throughout Mawaru Penguindrum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the significance the two? Does it tie into the plot in any way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nWtM6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Apples&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T21:04:12.957" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T10:47:02.520" Title="What is the significance behind the apples and boxes?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;mawaru-penguindrum&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3162" CreationDate="2013-04-01T17:14:42.453" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song &quot;Bad Apple&quot; was originally the stage 3 theme from Touhou 5 Lotus Land Story. The popular version by Alstroemeria Records is a lyrical remix of that. Because Elly was the boss for stage 3, she makes an appearance towards the end of the video despite being a minor character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't any real explanation in the game as to why the song would be called &quot;Bad Apple&quot;. Many original Touhou music pieces have names that don't really match the plot in any way, and as far as I know ZUN has never specifically explained this title. However, it is true that the popularity of the remix may be in part because it casts the series in a somewhat darker and more serious tone than the ordinary moe artwork, as the name would suggest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the characters, I'll list them in order of appearance. The times correspond to when they first appear, and the names link to the relevant articles on Touhou Wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:00 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hakurei Reimu&lt;/strong&gt; (博麗 霊夢)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cGKER.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:15 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Marisa_Kirisame&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirisame Marisa&lt;/strong&gt; (霧雨　魔理沙)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ghX8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:28 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Patchouli_Knowledge&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patchouli Knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; (パチュリー・ノーレッジ)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UNBJP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:36 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Remilia_Scarlet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remilia Scarlet&lt;/strong&gt; (レミリア・スカーレット)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5PfIy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:45 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Sakuya_Izayoi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Izayoi Sakuya&lt;/strong&gt; (十六夜 咲夜)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vKY8i.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:50 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Flandre_Scarlet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flandre Scarlet&lt;/strong&gt; (フランドール・スカーレット)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wcJta.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0:58 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Youmu_Kompaku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Konpaku Youmu&lt;/strong&gt; (魂魄　妖夢)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZztOw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:03 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yuyuko_Saigyouji&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saigyouji Yuyuko&lt;/strong&gt; (西行寺　幽々子)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bu7FR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:11 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Komachi_Onoduka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Onozuka Komachi&lt;/strong&gt; (小野塚　小町)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQ27j.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:18 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Shikieiki_Yamaxanadu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shiki Eiki Yamazanadu&lt;/strong&gt; (四季映姫・ヤマザナドゥ)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fm2kb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:25 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Mokou_Fujiwara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fujiwara no Mokou&lt;/strong&gt; (藤原　妹紅)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mSchF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:32 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Keine_Kamishirasawa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kamishirasawa Keine&lt;/strong&gt; (上白沢　慧音)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JoSXq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:39 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Eirin_Yagokoro&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yagokoro Eirin&lt;/strong&gt; (八意　永琳)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/okBwN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:45 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Kaguya_Houraisan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houraisan Kaguya&lt;/strong&gt; (蓬莱山　輝夜)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/97I9i.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:51 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Prismriver_Sisters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prismriver Sisters&lt;/strong&gt; (プリズムリバー三姉妹), from left to right, Lyrica, Merlin, and Lunasa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oFO4N.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:59 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Chen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chen&lt;/strong&gt; (橙)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aZvrS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:00 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Ran_Yakumo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yakumo Ran&lt;/strong&gt; (八雲　藍)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k7bO2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:01 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Tewi_Inaba&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inaba Tewi&lt;/strong&gt; (因幡　てゐ)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZwEh6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:02 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reisen_Inaba&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reisen Udongein Inaba&lt;/strong&gt; (鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FzGsn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:05 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Momiji_Inubashiri&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inubashiri Momiji&lt;/strong&gt; (犬走　椛)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SdyWF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:07 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Sanae_Kochiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kochiya Sanae&lt;/strong&gt; (東風谷　早苗)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4z0R0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:11 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Hina_Kagiyama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kagiyama Hina&lt;/strong&gt; (鍵山　雛)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZwmp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:12 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Kanako_Yasaka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yasaka Kanako&lt;/strong&gt; (八坂　神奈子)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dhhKo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:15 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Suwako_Moriya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moriya Suwako&lt;/strong&gt; (洩矢　諏訪子)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WuMbh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:22 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yakumo Yukari&lt;/strong&gt; (八雲　紫)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ehgTV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:27 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Tenshi_Hinanawi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hinanawi Tenshi&lt;/strong&gt; (比那名居　天子)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGqWL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:36 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Aya_Shameimaru&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shameimaru Aya&lt;/strong&gt; (射命丸　文)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zcwyl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:41 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Suika_Ibuki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibuki Suika&lt;/strong&gt; (伊吹 萃香)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CaMei.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:48 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Alice_Margatroid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alice Margatroid&lt;/strong&gt; (アリス・マーガトロイド)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ffz7z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:54 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Nitori_Kawashiro&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kawashiro Nitori&lt;/strong&gt; (河城 にとり)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMtT0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:02 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yuuka_Kazami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kazami Yuuka&lt;/strong&gt; (風見　幽香)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w6es3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:09 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Elly&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elly&lt;/strong&gt; (エリー)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUqU8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:20 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hakurei Reimu&lt;/strong&gt;, PC-98 appearance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sMPN6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:24 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Marisa_Kirisame&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirisame Marisa&lt;/strong&gt;, PC-98 appearance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ALCOc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T17:14:42.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3178" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-01T17:51:50.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳 Hokuto no Ken) is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war, the story centers around a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art style known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversaries from within through the use of the human body's secret vital points, often resulting in an exceptionally violent and gory death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T18:00:12.807" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T18:00:12.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3179" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-01T17:51:50.033" Score="0" Body="A Japanese manga series set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war and centers around a warrior named Kenshiro." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T17:59:41.837" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T17:59:41.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3144" CreationDate="2013-04-01T20:05:30.380" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The joke is to make fun of Americans saying 'animes and mangas' seeing as there are no pluralization for these words, other fans joke that they are saying animus and mangos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is what an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;animu&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animus#Latin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;animus&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noun:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;animus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1607" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T20:05:30.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3182" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3253" CreationDate="2013-04-01T20:09:32.050" Score="5" ViewCount="846" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many episodes where Trisha (the boys’ mother) is seen, she is carrying, tending to, or harvesting tomatoes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8sNJb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;Trisha in her tomato field; she is carrying tomatoes in her apron.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does she have these tomatoes? Does she home-grow all of their food, or is this just a hobby of hers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:54:27.000" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:54:27.000" Title="Why does Trisha Elric have tomatoes?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-01T21:15:37.687" Score="11" ViewCount="9956" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you've seen or read Spice and Wolf, you probably remember that they had apples pickled in honey and spiced with ginger. That sounds delicious. In fact, &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakuhealth.tumblr.com/post/36907790639/spice-and-wolf-honey-spiced-apples-how-to&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this tumblr blog&lt;/a&gt; claims to recreated the recipe, and the results do look tasty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NxgAv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those apples look delicious too, though I have to admit I'm not sure if they're the kind I'm talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spice and Wolf is also culturally based on Europe, though exactly when or where isn't revealed and the setting doesn't seem to exactly be Europe. It's probably based on some times in the medieval period but we can't really be sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence of this sort of technique being used in Europe in the correct time period for the preparation of apples? If not, is it inspired by any other techniques for preparation and preservation of fruits (perhaps from some other location and time period)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:51:56.877" LastActivityDate="2020-05-13T06:34:00.527" Title="Are the honey-pickled apples from Spice and Wolf historically accurate?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3612" CreationDate="2013-04-01T22:43:24.250" Score="8" ViewCount="685" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pokémon, there's an island named &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Tangelo_Island&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tangelo Island&lt;/a&gt;. However, it's Japanese name translates to Bontan Island. There is another fruit called Pomelo, which in Japanese is said Buntan. Is this some pun on the name of the fruit? Also, Tangelo and Pomelo are quite different fruits:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/fBTEzqt.jpg&quot; width=&quot;366&quot; height=&quot;249&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Tangelo ^&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/PdaLHEh.jpg&quot; width=&quot;332&quot; height=&quot;249&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Pomelo ^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one of these, if any, is grown there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:47:36.287" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T16:47:30.487" Title="Why is Tangelo Island named as such?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3186" CreationDate="2013-04-01T22:50:02.207" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=xQkRMGf-l0YC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;dq=apples&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ei=UJLmTI-2C4vQnAeMgZHyDA&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;ct=book-thumbnail&amp;amp;resnum=1&amp;amp;ved=0CC8Q6wEwAA#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=honey%20apples&amp;amp;f=false&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Joy of Pickling&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (see page 75 &quot;Pickled Apples&quot;), there is a recipe for Pickled Apples, which originates from the area around Russia; this recipe involves the whole apple, unlike most recipes that require the apples to be sliced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pickled Apples&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Another Russian specialty, brined apples retain their&#xA;  crispness but acquire a flavor like that of sparkling&#xA;  wine.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3    quarts water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1/4  honey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;8    teaspoons pickling salt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 or 3 handfulls of sour cherry leaves&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 to 6 sprigs of tarragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 pounds of small tart apples, such as Graventeins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a non reactive pot, bring to a boil water, honey,&#xA;  and salt, stirring to dissolve the salt. Let the brine&#xA;  cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Spread some cherry leaves and 1 or 2 tarragon sprigs on the bottom of a 1-gallon jar, Add a layer of apples on their sides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3 should just fit. Layer more leaves, tarragon, and apples, and then repeat for a&#xA;  third layer. Top with the rest of the leaves and tarragon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pour enough brine  over the apples to cover them  well. Push a freezerbag into the mouth of the jar and pour the remaining brine in to the bag. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seal the bag. Let stand at room temperature for 5 or 6 days, until fermentation slows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remove the brine bag, cap the lid tightly and set in a dark place where the tempreature dosent rise above 50 degrees (use a fridge produces good results) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let the jar stand for 30 to 40 days befre eating the apples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After you open the jar, the apples will keep for at least a week in the fridge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Ukranian &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ukrainianclassickitchen.ca/index.php?topic=1560.0&quot;&gt;recipe&lt;/a&gt; details fermented apples to be a regional specialty of central Ukraine and are typically used as a relish or an accompaniment to roasts, poultry, and game.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are somewhat similar to apples cured in sauerkraut but of a more delicate flavor  although they are considered a delicacy by the old country gourmets, one has to be accustomed to them to enjoy their piquant taste. Ukrainian Canadian homemakers seldom, if ever, make the, but the recipe is worth preserving.  When trying this recipe, select undamaged apples of a good quality and tart in flavor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 lb apples (select ripe, undamaged apples with a tart flavor.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 qts water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 cups rye flour&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 tbsp sugar or honey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 tsp salt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wash the apples thoroughly and remove the blossom ends.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Place the apples in a crock. If cherry or currant leaves are available, arrange the apples and leaves in alternate layers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bring the water to a boil. Pour half of the water over the flour and stir briskly until smooth.  Add the remaining water and strain the mixture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stir in the salt and sugar.  Cool to lukewarm.  Pour over the apples, allowing enough liquid to rise several inches above the apples.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cover with a plate and weight down with a suitable weight to keep the apples completely submerged.  Keep at room temperature for 1 week and then store them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It will take 5 to 8 weeks for the apples to ferment, depending on the variety used.  During the process of fermentation, a scum will form on the surface.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It should be removed and the plate washed as often as necessary. Store in a cold place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T23:05:41.693" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T23:05:41.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3133" CreationDate="2013-04-01T23:13:21.993" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fruits basket is metaphorical, not literal. It represents how Tohru feels like an outsider in her family, at school and with the Sohmas, in the same way that an onigiri doesn't belong in a fruits basket. In the manga, she is often represented as an onigiri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1524" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T23:13:21.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3103" CreationDate="2013-04-01T23:33:29.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never explained what makes some Sohma born with the curse and some not and what animal they represent. The only rules seem to be that only one person can have an animal's the curse at a time and they must be part of the Sohma clan. The current condition where all animals are represented at the same time is rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although some of the years do potentially match up (Ex. Shigure can be year of the dog 1982 and Tohru can be year of the dog as well in 1994, Ox is a year younger than the Rat, the Snake and the Dragon are close together), the year of birth isn't the single determining factor, since the ages don't match for all the zodiac members. (Ex. Momiji is the same age as Hatsuharu and slightly older than Kisa.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1524" LastEditorUserId="1724" LastEditDate="2013-05-03T14:29:52.480" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T14:29:52.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3133" CreationDate="2013-04-01T23:45:51.643" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Fruits Basket is a game where a player is assigned to one fruit (any fruit as long as it is a fruit). Tohru was assigned by her friends to be the onigiri (rice ball, which obviously isn't a fruit), so she was left sitting alone because onigiri won't be called since onigiri isn't a fruit. It is also a metaphor on how Tohru can't belong to the Souma family as an onigiri won't belong to a Fruits Basket. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Basket_Turnover#References_to_the_game&quot;&gt;Reference here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T23:45:51.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3102" CreationDate="2013-04-01T23:46:03.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never explained why only the Sohma clan has this curse. The only reference we have to how the curse may have begun is the zodiac story told in the later part of the manga, though it is not very clear how it relates to the Sohma or the current state of the curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1524" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T23:46:03.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3199" CreationDate="2013-04-02T00:40:00.817" Score="39" ViewCount="18239" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is often seen in Death Note that Ryuk loves apple. Why is that? Do all Shinigami &lt;em&gt;(Death Gods)&lt;/em&gt; love apples, is it the only food for Death Gods or does &lt;em&gt;he&lt;/em&gt; just love apples? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also.. Is it to signify the apple as the forbidden fruit? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGZ1t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T02:48:15.023" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T06:58:37.520" Title="Why does Ryuk love apples?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3147" CreationDate="2013-04-02T00:51:03.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Fruits_Candy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, there is another version of the song sung by Sakura Tange, Junko Iwao and Aya Hisakawa, the voices of Sakura Kinomoto, Tomoyo Daidouji and Cerberus, respectively. So there are two versions in total.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T15:51:38.897" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T15:51:38.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3135" CreationDate="2013-04-02T00:56:36.963" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song, being sung by the 3 main heroines, was especially made for the anime. The song uses the metaphor of an orange, likening the girls to an unripen, not yet matured, orange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20100901080252/http://thetruemelody.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/new-toradora-op-and-ed/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;blog entry&lt;/a&gt; offers a much in-depth look into the meaning behind the song. Though the translations may differ between people, the general meaning stays intact. The blog article mostly compares the CoalGuys and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://atashi.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/toradora-2nd-ending-theme-orenji/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;{Words of Songs}&lt;/a&gt; fansubs, with the author trusting the {Words of Songs} version over the CoalGuys fansub (though he admits he likes the fansub lyrics better).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can assume one of two things from the lyrics: the first being that it's Taiga who is the main voice narrating the lyrics, or the second, that everybody is narrating these lyrics. The following explanations will try to look at the lyrics from both perspectives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“It’s just that I don’t know/My true self.”&lt;/em&gt; This line can easily be seen to be Taiga, or any of the characters. I think Toradora is special in the fact that all the characters can fit into this. It implies how all the characters have a hidden side to themselves that even they may not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Into the broad earth, a single seed/Extended its roots/And bore fruit that was still unripe.”&lt;/em&gt; The fruit, first of all, probably symbolizes the narrator(s). This “unripe fruit” thing, I’m guessing, is a lack of maturity for the fruit and the person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The fruit that wants to turn orange as soon as possible.”&lt;/em&gt; An unripe orange is usually green, while a ripe one is... well, orange (big surprise, huh).  Basically, the person(s) want(s) to mature. This may be because if they mature, they may learn more about themselves in the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“by basking in your light.”&lt;/em&gt; I think that this light is the object of the narrator’s affection. It’s easier to see that when looking at the next reference to light: “I didn’t want to get hurt/So I fled/When I did that, not even light/Would shine upon me.” Because love is known to be painful, the narrator tries to flee from it, but realizes she cannot grow as a person without love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I tried to eat/An orange today, too/But it was still sour and I cried/It reminded me of myself, so I couldn’t throw away the rest.”&lt;/em&gt; We can see how the person and the fruit are symbols of each other, and their immaturity is also accented. If we look at the fansub version we see that eating the immature/unripe fruit shows that the person is also not mature yet, while it’s a lot harder to use the {Words of Songs} one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T15:19:08.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3195" CreationDate="2013-04-02T00:56:38.950" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, Ryuuk said that apples in his world were dry and awful, but in human world they were &quot;Juicy.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is most likely the reason why he enjoys apples. There's also probably some hidden meaning to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1642" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T11:28:10.873" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T11:28:10.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3075" CreationDate="2013-04-02T00:59:34.963" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It basically happens when the Saiyan is strong enough, and there is a surge of strong emotions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;For example:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta achieved because he was frustrated with himself. He had just given up and decided that he would never catch up to Goku. He was also in a life threatening situation. Combine those two and you have SSJ Vegeta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goku goes SSJ after Krillin, his most precious friend, is murdered in front of him. Goku's anger explodes and he goes SSJ.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gohan goes SSJ when training with Goku, but then uses anger to ascend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goten goes SSJ when Chi-Chi slaps him. I suppose he was angered and that triggered the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1642" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T02:13:23.457" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T02:13:23.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3195" CreationDate="2013-04-02T01:30:46.620" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Apples&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apples are Ryuk's favorite food and probably the only thing he eats.&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;He likes apples from the human world because they are &quot;so juicy&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Ryuk&#xA;  stated that apples are an addiction for him, like alcohol or&#xA;  cigarettes for humans. Ryuk exhibits symptoms of withdrawal if he goes&#xA;  without eating apples for a while. These symptoms include contorting&#xA;  his body into uncomfortable positions and desperation to the point&#xA;  that he will take orders for one (i.e. looking for hidden cameras in&#xA;  Light's room).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T01:30:46.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3268" CreationDate="2013-04-02T01:49:08.437" Score="6" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;Listed below are all the episode titles from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imouto-okan.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official site&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese). The title for the limited time episode on NicoNico is taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://imoutookan.seesaa.net/article/311387586.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official (?) blog&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 1: ある朝、大阪おかんの妹ができまして。 (Aru Asa, Oosaka Okan no Imouto ga Dekimashite)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 2: 妹が大阪おかんなんですけど！ (Imouto ga Oosaka Okan Nandesu Kedo!)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 3: 俺の妹がこんなに大阪おかんなわけがない (Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Oosaka Okan na Wake ga Nai)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 4: 大阪おかんだけど愛さえあれば関係ないよねっ (Oosaka Okan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 5: 大阪おかんホーム (Oosaka Okan Home)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 6: 最近、妹のようすがちょっと大阪おかんなんだが。 (Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Oosaka Okan Nandaga.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 7: この中に１人、大阪おかんがいる！ (Kono Naka ni Hitori, Oosaka Okan ga Iru!)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 8: あるいは現在進行形の大阪おかん (Arui wa Genzaishinkoukei no Oosaka Okan)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 9: 大阪おかんな妹と受難な俺 (Oosaka Okan na Imouto to Ju'nan na Ore)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 10: 妹は大阪おかんの女神ちゃん (Imouto wa Oosaka Okan no Megami-chan)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 11: 最近の大阪おかんブームはどうやら俺のおかげらしいですよ (Saikin no Oosaka Okan Boom wa Douyara Ore no Okage Rashii Desuyo)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Episode 12: 浪花はん＠がんばらない (Namika-han@Ganbaranai)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 1.5: 配信限定大阪おかん (Haishin Gentei Oosaka Okan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some episode titles can be easily recognized as a parody of the names of several light novel/manga series. It is interesting that the original series usually have something to do with brother-sister relation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreimo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない (Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ==&gt; Episode 3: 俺の妹がこんなに大阪おかんなわけがない (Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Oosaka Okan na Wake ga Nai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oniai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;お兄ちゃんだけど愛さえあれば関係ないよねっ (Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne!)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ==&gt; Episode 4: 大阪おかんだけど愛さえあれば関係ないよねっ (Oosaka Okan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imocho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。 (Saikin, Imouto no Yousuga Chotto Okashiindaga.)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AV3PY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ==&gt; Episode 6: 最近、妹のようすがちょっと大阪おかんなんだが。 (Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Oosaka Okan Nandaga.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakaimo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;この中に１人、妹がいる！ (Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ==&gt; Episode 7: この中に１人、大阪おかんがいる！ (Kono Naka ni Hitori, Oosaka Okan ga Iru!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasami-san@Ganbaranai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ささみさん@がんばらない (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ==&gt; Episode 12: 浪花はん＠がんばらない (Namika-han@Ganbaranai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe most or all of the titles must be a parody of some existing series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the rest of the titles parody of?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; I have identified all of the main episodes' titles. However, I cannot find any work that resembles Episode 1.5: 配信限定大阪おかん.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T22:19:52.167" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T22:13:04.200" Title="What are the episode titles of Boku no Imouto wa &quot;Oosaka Okan&quot; parodying?" Tags="&lt;boku-no-imouto-wa-osaka-okan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3070" CreationDate="2013-04-02T09:07:13.920" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In most cases, yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A popular example of this is the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-On!&quot;&gt;K-On!&lt;/a&gt;. All the openings, endings and insert songs are written for the anime itself. They use the anime to advertise it and to sell more. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_K-On!_albums&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt; of the anime's albums which if you observe, are really dedicated for the anime itself. It even had two live concerts, &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-on.wikia.com/wiki/K-ON!_Live_Concert%3a_Let%27s_Go!&quot;&gt;Let's Go!&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-on.wikia.com/wiki/K-ON!!_Live_Concert%3a_Come_With_Me!!&quot;&gt;Come With Me&lt;/a&gt; where the seiyuu of each character actually played their character's instrument. Well K-On! has a plot that revolves around band members so it would be just appropriate to focus more on creating songs specifically for the anime's plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To prove that most anime theme songs (opening, ending, insert songs) are written for the anime itself is the existence of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImageSong&quot;&gt;Image Song&lt;/a&gt; or&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_song&quot;&gt;Character Song&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album (often called an image album or character album) for an anime, game, dorama, manga, or commercial product that is usually sung by the voice actor or actor of a character, &lt;em&gt;in character&lt;/em&gt;. It is meant to give a sense of the personality of the character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it would be more appropriate to write character song depending on the anime character's personalities and his/her situation on the anime he/she belongs to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeThemeSong&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; explains further about it and it also sites more detailed examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T09:07:13.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3206" CreationDate="2013-04-02T14:02:29.147" Score="1" ViewCount="936" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero, Irisviel and Iliasviel were used to summon the grail. What would happen, if the Einzberns hadn't created Irisviel in the first place? Could the grail still appear? Would another family need to create a homunculus? Would that even be possible, due to the fact that the grail was first summoned with the use of Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T15:03:28.600" Title="What happens, if the Einzberns don't have a homunculus?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3205" CreationDate="2013-04-02T15:03:28.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Up until the end of the third Grail War, the vessel for the sought-after Grail, known as the Lesser Grail, was a literally a cup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail#Container&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type Moon&lt;/a&gt; Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during the events of the third War, it was damaged in battle and the ceremony was interrupted; for that reason, it had to be made as something that could manage itself and take care of itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Fourth War, Irisviel von Einzbern was a homunculus forged by the Einzbern family to be the physical embodiment of the Lesser Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words a Einzbern homunculus has to exist in order to serve as a vessel to connecto the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Grail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Great Grail&lt;/a&gt;, it stores the souls of the heroic spirits after they're killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everything goes according to plan, the Lesser Grail will be able to summon the Great Grail and use the power of the heroic spirits and the Third Magic to create a gateway to the Root. Afterwards, the Grail can technically grant wishes, due to all the leftover prana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T15:03:28.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3207" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-02T16:01:49.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UtIIe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Toradora image&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, which later spawned a manga and an anime series. It tells the story of two high-school students that help each other gain the attention of their love interests, but become closer in doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original light novels of &lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt; were written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illsutrated by Yasu. Published by &lt;em&gt;ASCII Media Works&lt;/em&gt;, they ran for exactly 3 years, from March 10, 2006 to March 10 2009. Altogether, there were 10 volumes released.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A spin off light novel aptly titled &lt;em&gt;Toradora Spin-off!&lt;/em&gt; began publication on May 10, 2007 and ran until April 10, 2010. Having the same author, illustrator and publisher as the original, this series had 3 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt; manga is still written by Yuyuko Tekemiya and published by &lt;em&gt;ASCII Media Works&lt;/em&gt;, but features illustrations from Zekkyou. Beginning serialization in September 2007, it is still currently ongoing, with the latest 7&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; volume being released April 21, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An anime titled &lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt; directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, written by Mari Okada and produced by &lt;em&gt;J.C. Staff&lt;/em&gt; began October 2 2008. Running until March 26, 2009, it contained 25 episodes, with an OVA being released separately on December 21, 2011.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A visual novel style videogame for the PlayStation Portable was released on April 30, 2009 by &lt;em&gt;Namco Bandai Games&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An internet radio show used for promotional purposes titled &lt;em&gt;ToradoRadio!&lt;/em&gt; aired from September 4, 2008 until May 28, 2009, with 38 episodes altogether. It was hosted by Junji Majima and Eri Kitamura, the anime voice actors of Ryuji Takasu and Ami Kawashima respectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toradora!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://tora-dora.wikia.com/wiki/Toradora!_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T11:54:29.687" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T11:54:29.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3208" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-02T16:01:49.207" Score="0" Body="&quot;Toradora!&quot; is a light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya. It tells the story of two high-school students that help each other gain the attention of their love interests, but become closer in doing so." OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:38:35.737" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:38:35.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="87" CreationDate="2013-04-02T16:46:01.833" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;Truth himself (itself?) states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who am I? One name you might have for me is the world, or you might call me the universe, or perhaps God, or perhaps the Truth. I am All, and I am One. So, of course, this also means that I am you. I am the truth of your despair, the inescapable price of your boastfulness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth is a being which has no physical form, and a being which regulates all alchemical exchanges that take place. He essentially exists in order to prevent humans from &amp;quot;playing God&amp;quot; with alchemy; when human transmutation is performed, for example, Truth intervenes as it is seen as an unfair (inequivalent) exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these ways, Truth is somewhat symbolic of God. It has also been compared to gods in other mythos, such as Hera, a Greek goddess who was known to vengefully challenge heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hera was known for her jealous and vengeful nature, most notably against Zeus's lovers and offspring, but also against mortals who crossed her, such as Pelias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hera, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is important to realize that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Truth&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Truth&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Eye_of_God&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. While it is certain that they are linked in some way, God is the entity which lies within the domain of the Gate (the eye and mass of black hands that restrain his &amp;quot;victims&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t7fir.png&quot; alt=&quot;Truth, the Gate, and God&quot; /&gt; &lt;br/&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The Gate, Truth sitting in front, and God within it. Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/File:Gate.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When an alchemist pays the toll and is forced through the Gate by Truth (and by God), they are shown all knowledge about alchemy. Their minds can only absorb so much, but enough is clear that they are able to perform their alchemy without requiring a transmutation circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; is Truth? He is a vengeful, godlike being, who is linked to God, and governs all alchemical exchanges performed by alchemists. He has no physical form, and exists only metaphysically within the mind of each alchemist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T16:46:01.833" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3215" CreationDate="2013-04-02T20:02:32.897" Score="18" ViewCount="19156" Body="&lt;p&gt;The words &quot;anime&quot; and &quot;manga&quot; both originate from Japanese, and have no English roots (though &quot;anime&quot; comes from French). To me, it doesn't make sense for an &quot;s&quot; to be attached (&quot;animes&quot; and &quot;mangas&quot;). However, I still see people do this quite frequently, so it's hard to tell for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the correct way to pluralize the words &quot;anime&quot; and &quot;manga&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T22:11:21.373" Title="What is the proper pluralization of &quot;anime&quot; and &quot;manga&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3212" CreationDate="2013-04-02T20:58:37.933" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;They would probably be &quot;anime&quot; and &quot;manga,&quot; just like the plural of Pokémon is Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most nouns in Japanese have no plual form, so you use the same word whether you're using a singular noun or a plural noun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are rare exceptions when a noun does have a plural form, but usually the plural form simply repeats the word using a &quot;repeater&quot; sound for the first consonant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. &lt;em&gt;hito&lt;/em&gt; (人 [ひと], person) becomes &lt;em&gt;hitobito&lt;/em&gt; (人々 [ひとびと], people) and &lt;em&gt;kami&lt;/em&gt; (神 [かみ], god) would be &lt;em&gt;kamigami&lt;/em&gt; (神々 [かみがみ], gods).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T20:58:37.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3212" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:04:16.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to go based off of Japanese, then the plural would just be &amp;quot;anime&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;manga&amp;quot;. There is no normal way to pluralize these words in Japanese; rather, you would say something similar to &amp;quot;anime shows&amp;quot; instead of specifically multiple anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My #1 favorite anime is Pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My two favorite anime are Pokemon and Digimon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to go based off of English, then the plural would be &amp;quot;animes&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;mangas&amp;quot;. This is how most pluralization occurs in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My #1 favorite anime is Pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My two favorite animes are Boku no Pico and Digimon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though they are Japanese words, if you are using them in English sentences, it's not all that weird to pluralize them like an English word. Café comes from the Romance languages, but would you be all that irked if someone said &amp;quot;There are two cafés on that street&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's really a preference. Your message will probably be properly conveyed either way. Whichever one you pick, &lt;em&gt;someone&lt;/em&gt; will think it's wrong, so you might as well go with the one you prefer. I've seen both pluralization methods used quite often, so I wouldn't be greatly shocked by either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T21:04:16.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3212" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:12:33.340" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as the &quot;English&quot; language is concerned, from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anime&quot;&gt;Wiktionary entry about &quot;anime&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noun: &lt;strong&gt;anime&lt;/strong&gt; (countable and uncountable; plural &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; or (proscribed) &lt;em&gt;animes&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I can draw an anime version of you, if you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(countable) An animated work originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2005, Peter J. Katzenstein, A World of Regions, page 165,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After three months of successful sales in manga form, it was made into an anime for television.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2005, Joan D. Vinge, in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection, page cix,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usually the manga comes first, though it may be an offshoot of a novel, and an anime may be inspired by a video game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2006, Thomas LaMarre, in Japan After Japan (Tomiko Yoda &amp;amp; Harry D. Harootunian, eds.), page 363,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These anime prepared the way for Otaku no video, a two-part Original Video Animation (OVA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(rare, countable, chiefly proscribed) An animated work in anime style, regardless of the country of origin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/manga&quot;&gt;Wiktionary entry about &quot;manga&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, it's handled a bit differently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noun: &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt; (countable and uncountable; plural &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;mangas&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(countable) A comic originating in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(rare, countable, chiefly proscribed by fandom slang) A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lately I've been reading a Brazilian manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note that 2 of the examples from the countable plural of &quot;anime&quot; also apply to &quot;manga&quot;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the case of anime, the non-proscribed (or exclusionary) plural is unchanged, but the rarer proscribed plural can be used with an &quot;s&quot;. The case with manga seems to be either way as far as Wiktionary is concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/manga&quot;&gt;Collins Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yourdictionary.com/manga&quot;&gt;New World Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;, &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/manga&quot;&gt;Oxford Dictionary&lt;/a&gt; all say that &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt; is also the plural form. Horever, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/manga&quot;&gt;Macmillan Dictionary&lt;/a&gt; says that &lt;strong&gt;mangas&lt;/strong&gt; is the plural form (need to click on &quot;&lt;em&gt;Word Forms&lt;/em&gt;&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're using it as a Japanese borrowed word (either &quot;manga&quot; or &quot;anime&quot;), it isn't incorrect to use the same form as singular and plural, like the Japanese words themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T21:12:33.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3356" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:20:32.580" Score="9" ViewCount="744" Body="&lt;p&gt;Harmony Gold infamously dubbed Macross as the first part of the Robotech saga. Character names, music, and some story elements were changed or removed completely. This has long been a matter of contention between the fans of both series, as well as having a lot of legal ramifications. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But has the creator of Macross, Shoji Kawamori, ever commented on the existence of Robotech?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T23:59:26.190" Title="Has Shoji Kawamori ever commented on Robotech?" Tags="&lt;macross&gt;&lt;robotech&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3217" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:45:45.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Macross&lt;/em&gt; is a Japanese mecha franchise that was created by Shoji Kawamori and Studio Nue in 1982. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first series centers around humanity rebuilding a crashed alien ship into its main flag ship: the SDF‑1 Macross. In the process of studying the crashed ship, humanity learns of the existence of a race of gigantic humanoids called the Zentradi. In anticipation of a coming conflict with the Zentradi, mankind develops several weapons, including the Valkyrie fighter, which transforms into a humanoid form for close-quarters combat. The arrival of a Zentradi fleet triggers a dormant boobytrap in the Macross which made it automatically fire on the incoming fleet, starting the Space War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Macross&lt;/em&gt; franchise includes a number of titles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Dimensional Fortress Macross (TV 1982)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (Movie 1984)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Flashback 2012 (OAV 1987)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macross II (OAV 1992 - Considered non canon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macross Plus (OAV 1994)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macross 7 (TV 1994)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macross Zero (OAV 2002 - Prequel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macross Frontier (TV 2007)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the English-language series produced in part by liberally editing &lt;em&gt;Macross&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/robotech&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;robotech&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;robotech&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Macross&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:17:18.923" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:17:18.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3218" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:45:45.400" Score="0" Body="Macross is a Japanese mecha franchise created by Shoji Kawamori and Studio Nue. " OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:17:18.923" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:17:18.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:49:15.420" Score="6" ViewCount="1924" Body="&lt;p&gt;About halfway through the series, I thought Shun had killed himself in order to prevent any further damage to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the last few episodes, Saki hears his voice as he gives her some very important advice. In the second to last episode, she even seems to see Shun in front of her. However, he seems to disappear in an instant, and she sees Kiroumaru instead. She later hears his voice once more as he tells her the solution to get rid of Maria and Mamoru's child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were these just hallucinations, or was there some supernatural force going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T16:44:09.353" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T14:43:10.767" Title="How did Saki meet Shun near the end of the show?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3220" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:58:07.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robotech&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an American franchise created by Carl Macek and Harmony Gold USA in 1985. The first series in the franchise was created by combining three unrelated anime series, &lt;em&gt;Super Dimensional Fortress Macross&lt;/em&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/macross&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'macross'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;macross&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;em&gt;Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Genesis Climber MOSPEADA&lt;/em&gt;, and dubbing them into one single continuity. This entailed changing names and story elements, as well as replacing the musical score.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, more sequels and spinoffs were created or repurposed to continue the storyline. These include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robotech the Movie (1986)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robotech II (1987)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robotech&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:08:55.370" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:08:55.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3221" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:58:07.613" Score="0" Body="Robotech is an American franchise created by Carl Macek and Harmony Gold USA in 1985. See also [macross] for the original work." OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:08:55.370" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:08:55.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3219" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:59:04.890" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she's hallucinating. The evidence for it at the start of episode 24 is irrefutable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FBvK3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KJUja.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why would she be hallucinating?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It safe to say that given what Saki has gone through, she isn't in the best state of mind. With all the death and destruction she's witnessed and experienced, she's probably in some form of denial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where does the advice from Shun come from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Herself actually. Her own subconscious mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you're in such a hypnotic effect, things from deep in the back of your mind can come forward at unusual times. This is the same reason why hypnosis is sometimes used to bring back memories for criminal investigations and why artists can do their greatest works under times of extreme stress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T22:19:45.557" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T22:19:45.557" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3223" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4067" CreationDate="2013-04-02T22:10:07.560" Score="10" ViewCount="662" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original Transformers TV series was created by the American company Hasbro, and was adapted into Japanese as well. At some point, the Japanese franchise split off into its own continuity, launching its own set of sequels and spin offs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The questions is: What part of the American franchise is considered canon by the Japanese one? Minor details such as name changes are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to be taken into consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:01:43.990" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:01:43.990" Title="Where do the American and Japanese Transformers franchises meet?" Tags="&lt;transformers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-02T22:16:33.930" Score="14" ViewCount="1646" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that much, but by no means all, of the anime that I've seen has had lyrics onscreen during either its OPs, EDs, or both. Why is this so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know karaoke is fairly popular in Japan, so do people actually sing along while they wait for their shows to start? Perhaps it is done to promote the songs licensed for the openings/endings? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of what I'm talking about include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shirokuma Cafe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5MJFm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pokémon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RnwbS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragonball Kai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SOv9S.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doraemon&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uN5Ju.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Emphasis mine in all of these images.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a bonus if you could include some information on these side issues, that'd be great:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this exclusive to anime, or does it appear in other forms of Japanese media (e.g. music videos? OPs of live action dramas? etc.) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why are they almost never included in licensed English versions?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What was the first anime to include them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps this is a slightly broad question, but I assume there must be some general consensus on the matter. Does anyone have an explanation for this phenomenon? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T22:59:14.833" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T13:37:58.683" Title="Why do many anime OPs and EDs have onscreen lyrics?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3224" CreationDate="2013-04-02T22:21:21.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you hit it on the nail with the Karaoke connection. Karaoke is extremely popular in Japan, so offering song subtitles is something of a no brainer. Also, OPs and EDs are an integral part of an anime franchise, both as an identity and as a source of sales. Putting the lyrics in plain view makes singing along with the songs a lot easier, which in turn makes them &lt;em&gt;stick&lt;/em&gt; to a listener's brain. This could lead to increased loyalty for the title and increased sales for its merchandise, especially musical ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T22:21:21.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="849" CreationDate="2013-04-02T22:36:24.837" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After rewatching this a couple times, I believe this is just a case of censoring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Cloth is put on to begin with, there is really no way there could be a single, contiguous (cyan) fabric encased within it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kIucX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kIucX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the Cloth itself is made up of multiple pieces, so it's more than likely the pants did not come from the Cloth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we discount the option of him, somehow, off-camera, removing the armor and placing the pants beneath, the only option is that it was added as a censor; as @user301 noted in a comment above, the lighting when the Cloth shattered did not permit a shadow in Saga's groin area (nor did the subsequent shots allow blocking it); so, in order to not have to do a black box or pixelation, the production staff opted to use a concept similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicPants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magic Pants&lt;/a&gt;, permitting Saga to have a pair of pants remaining after the Cloth itself shattered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T22:36:24.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3224" CreationDate="2013-04-03T00:22:46.247" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is only common among shows aimed at children. All of the examples you gave were shows which are, at least partly, aimed at children. Having karaoke for the song helps the younger viewers sing along, and also has some educational benefits in terms of learning more advanced characters. If you watch anime targeted at older viewers, they rarely have karaoke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also notable that those anime aimed at younger children are using only very common kanji that even children would probably know, and is giving furigana. Those aimed at older children tend to have more complex kanji and sometimes omit the furigana as well. This isn't apparent from just the exam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T00:22:46.247" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2969" CreationDate="2013-04-03T02:37:02.527" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of chapter 175, little is known of this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; known that Aladdin does not have the memories of his early childhood. Thus, he would not remember his rank as a Magi until he was reminded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much is known about Aladdin's past, but he has found out who he is and where he came from thanks to Solomon and Solomon's Wisdom. The first memories he has are being in the Room of Fortitude with Ugo, where he was taught everything he knows by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://magi.wikia.com/wiki/Aladdin#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aladdin, &lt;em&gt;Magi&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, there are some speculations as to why this may be the case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; - Because he is likely a descendant of Solomon, or some reincarnation of him, the memories may have been hidden to prevent some potential goal. &lt;br&gt; - It may also be the case that Aladdin is not &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; a Magi, but something else that appears as a Magi. Thus, he may never have known his purpose prior to losing his memories, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, none of these are confirmed nor backed by substantial proof, so take them with a few (read: several) grains of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T02:37:02.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-03T11:21:08.400" Score="4" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shortly after Tomiko defended Saki in court, Tomiko escorted Saki to the pier where she would set off. Tomiko mentioned that after Saki's return, she would be given a &quot;new exercise&quot; for her Cantus, which allegedly would be more interesting than routine classroom exercises. What was that exercise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T11:21:08.400" Title="Tomiko's &quot;new exercise&quot; for Saki" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-03T14:14:47.083" Score="6" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Saki was younger, Tomiko (Head of the Ethics Committee while Saki is growing up) told her that she should become the new Head of the Ethics Committee since she is the most fit for the position in the village. Saki was even already learning the basics of Tomiko's technique to extend her life by studying how to piece together a broken vase with only her juryoku (Cantus or psychic power).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at the very end of the series, I wasn't quite sure of Saki's position/job. When she visited the bakenezumi (queerat or monster rat) museum to kill Yakomaru/Squealer, she mentioned that she had already prepared an excuse since such an action was unfit for someone in the Ethics Committee, However I think she also said earlier that the Department of Exospecies Control (or Mutant Management) had been merged with the Ethics Committee. Because/since she had already been working with that department before the attack on the village, it's possible that she is continuing her job related to exospecies while working under the Ethics Committee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, did Saki replace Tomiko as the Head of the Ethics Committee? Your answer could either be from the novel or something I missed from the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T14:13:17.430" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T14:13:17.430" Title="Did Saki become Head of the Ethics Committee?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3102" CreationDate="2013-04-03T17:15:45.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The curse appears to be the result of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/The_Chinese_Zodiac&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zodiac Legend&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chinavoc.com/zodiac/stories.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the real Zodiac legend&lt;/a&gt;, but a more detailed &amp;quot;true&amp;quot; version is outlined in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/Zodiac_Legend:_Volume_22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 22&lt;/a&gt;. It's quite long, but I'll post an abridged version here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long ago, God found a stray cat, and the two became friends. God was then inspired to send out invitations to other animals, to a banquet, so that he could meet more of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Twelve animals showed up (the twelve animals of the Zodiac), as well as the cat. The banquet was fantastic, until the cat collapsed on the floor, his life having finally run out. Not wanting to let go of his friendship with the cat, God forced the cat to drink an elixir of life, giving him immortality. He then had all the other twelve animals drink it as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the cat came to, he told God that he did not want immortality. Everyone was shocked at the cat's rejection of immortality and his acceptance to let his life end. This allowed him to die, but the other animals didn't care, as they felt betrayed and alienated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, the other animals were able to die as well, and God was once again left alone. As God's time to live came to an end, he accepted it, because he knew that he would see the other animals again on &amp;quot;the other side&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like a pretty happy ending, but the way the volume tells goes on a bit after this. In particular, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That first... &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;... promise. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;At what point... &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;... did it become a curse? &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;When did it change... &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;... into a burden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This event appears to be the origin of the Sohma Curse, as each cursed Sohma represents one of the twelve animals (and Kyo is the cat) that met at the banquet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T17:15:45.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3251" CreationDate="2013-04-03T18:15:51.690" Score="11" ViewCount="7136" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Androids/Cell Saga, when Trunks traveled back in time, he changed history and created a parallel universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Cell also traveled back in time, and apparently arrived before Trunks was and responsible for changes in history, too.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One would think that Trunks would arrive in a parallel universe without a future Cell (in essence, one that was exactly the same as his, up until the point where he arrived.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Trunks arrive in the same parallel universe as Cell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T11:01:54.200" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T11:01:54.200" Title="Why are there only 2 (known) parallel universes in Dragon Ball Z?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3038" CreationDate="2013-04-03T18:28:48.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is common for an author to experiment with different genres, art, and media. But at the same time, it's also common that the same author uses different names for different demographics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should distinguish between the writer and the pen name he/she uses, and between individual authors and groups. CLAMP is a collective and they're changing its components periodically. On the other hand, Masashi Kishimoto is an individual author (that it doesn't mean that he hasn't any assistant).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pseudonyms are common in this industry where we can have an individual author &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumomo_Yumeka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sumomo Yumeka&lt;/a&gt; writing yaoi with this name, seinen manga using the pseudonym Mizu Sahara, and writing shoujo manga as Sahara Keita. Any pen name is clearly associated with a single demographic in this case, but the author herself actually write for different demographics. It is the same with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Akamatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ken Akamatsu&lt;/a&gt; (shounen) aka Awa Mizuno (hentai doujinshi), so it seems that where publishing constraints are very different, authors can use a pen name to differentiate their works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collectives and circles like CLAMP seems to explore different genres/demographics more freely with the same name, probably because the authority is shared among the members and the collective nature of the name is clear to readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T01:30:04.627" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T01:30:04.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3173" CreationDate="2013-04-03T19:39:55.627" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen it myself, but apples can often symbolize sexuality, temptation (&quot;forbidden fruit&quot;) , fertility (&quot;bearing fruit&quot; as in your screenshot). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Connections can also be made to the stories of Adam &amp;amp; Eve and Sleeping Beauty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The circular shape of an apple can also be a depiction of loops, or eternity - which is what it appears to be in Penguindrum:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is revealed in the finale that the apple is a metaphor for the Penguindrum, which seems to be Kanba's life, shared between the three siblings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MawaruPenguindrum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snippettee.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/afterthoughts-on-mawaru-penguindrum-apples-and-its-symbolisms/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;External Link&quot;&gt;This article is more indepth about the apples in Penguindrum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T10:47:02.520" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T10:47:02.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3261" CreationDate="2013-04-03T20:31:13.840" Score="2" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading that Sugimoto only had a bit part in the Twelve Kingdoms books, and Asano didn't even exist.  Is there any explanation as to why they were added to the anime?  Sugimoto has a pretty big role in the anime, but Asano felt pretty pointless.  Were they just added to give Youko somebody to talk to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T03:54:48.570" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T03:54:48.570" Title="Why were Youko's friends added to the anime?" Tags="&lt;the-twelve-kingdoms&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3238" CreationDate="2013-04-03T20:33:39.647" Score="8" ViewCount="586" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the translated version of the first chapter of Sakamoto Desu Ga?, Sakamoto agrees to write a report, provided he can write it &quot;in cursive&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A7s3R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the manga is set in Japan, I assume the report will be in Japanese. However, I'm not exactly sure what is meant by cursive Japanese. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursive#Cursive_Chinese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, cursive (sōsho, 草書) is rare in Japanese, though it's more common in Chinese. Of course, cursive is a particular style of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calligraphy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;calligraphy&lt;/a&gt;, but calligraphy includes more than just cursive, and clerical script (reisho, 隸書) would seem more appropriate for a report like this (though perhaps less awesome).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original Japanese text, was Sakamoto really saying that he was going to write in Japanese cursive, or just with handwritten calligraphy (or maybe even English cursive)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T21:30:54.813" Title="Did Sakamoto really write in cursive?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;sakamoto-desu-ga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3237" CreationDate="2013-04-03T21:30:54.813" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, he says &quot;筆記体&quot; which literally means &quot;note-taking style,&quot; which is typically used to describe &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AD%86%E8%A8%98%E4%BD%93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cursive writing&lt;/a&gt;... in English. So he's implying that the report will be in cursive English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ksTrt.png&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s cursive!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T21:30:54.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3085" CreationDate="2013-04-03T21:37:38.090" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hokutou no Ken was created in 1983. A lot of inspiration for the post-apocalyptic world in the manga came from the movies &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mad Max&lt;/a&gt; (1979) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mad Max 2&lt;/a&gt; (1981).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these movies (especially in Mad Max 2), oil is very important. Gangs of marauders fight for oil. They have the same kind of vehicles as we can see in Hokuto no Ken. In fact, in Mad Max 2, Max, the hero, protects a group of people around an oil refinery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ken and Max have a lot in common as characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is oil so important in the movie Mad Max in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 1973 the world endured what was later called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the first oil crisis&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. 1979 was the time for the second oil crisis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the 1970s were years when people were talking about oil a lot. It was THE topic of the decade (maybe the second topic, just after disco music). In a way, it is logical to imagine that a movie made at that time would give such importance to finding oil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have oil, you have power. In a post-apocalyptic world oil would be more important than money. In fact, money doesn't exist anymore, there is only barrels of oil to trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the manga, the world is very similar than the world of Mad Max 2, but the topic of fighting for oil is not the main theme. Ken fighting for revenge, seeking his brothers, martial art, ... are the main themes. The problematic of oil/energy is not really explained, since it would be a little bit off-topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The enemy organizations are just bad guys and the don't really need a reason to attack the normal citizens. They attack normal people because they are bad guys. This is a reason good enough for Ken to fight them. There was no need to add some stuff about fighting for oil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really need an answer, we can probably say that the bad guys are fighting for the control of oil. The gangs probably gather around an oil refinery, or a storage of oil barrels. This explains why the bad guys have vehicles, while normal people just live where they can. However, this problematic was not considered important to the scenarist and he just omitted it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1609" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-04-04T06:44:59.823" LastActivityDate="2013-04-04T06:44:59.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3240" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-04T01:57:20.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.N.Angel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;D.N.Angel&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-07-15T08:04:18.277" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T08:04:18.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3241" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-04T01:57:20.620" Score="0" Body="D.N.Angel is a manga series by Yukiru Sugisaki." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:47:55.223" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:47:55.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3242" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:33:14.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Live action&lt;/strong&gt; series include films and television series adapted from an existing manga or anime material. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-15T01:29:57.840" LastActivityDate="2013-04-15T01:29:57.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3243" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:33:14.750" Score="0" Body="Live action series include films and television series adapted from an existing manga or anime material. " OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-15T06:39:12.007" LastActivityDate="2013-04-15T06:39:12.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3244" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3300" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:42:37.993" Score="13" ViewCount="19107" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the third part of the Chūnin exams when Naruto was fighting Neji, Hinata begins coughing up blood. Kabuto, who was masquerading as a member of ANBU, heals her and then, after she has been taken care of, he knocks Kiba out instead of killing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there any shown reason for this or was it ever explained? If so, what is the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-04T16:29:01.430" LastActivityDate="2020-12-30T21:34:18.683" Title="Why did Kabuto heal Hinata?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3245" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:48:51.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boku-no-imoutowa%22Osaka-okan%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boku-no-imoutowa &quot;Osaka-okan&quot;&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T01:00:49.520" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T01:00:49.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3246" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:48:51.563" Score="0" Body="Boku-no-imoutowa &quot;Osaka-okan&quot; is a 2012-13 anime series produced by Charaction." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:19:56.313" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:19:56.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3247" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:52:40.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kobato.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Clamp which follows a cutesy young girl, Kobato, who must heal the hearts of people to fulfill a contract, without falling in love with any of those healed. She is accompanied by a spirit named Ioryogi, who aids her cause in order to complete his own goals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobato.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kobato.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:01:47.567" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:01:47.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3248" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:52:40.300" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kobato.&quot; is a manga series by Clamp which follows a cutesy young girl, Kobato, who must heal the hearts of people to fulfill a contract." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:01:47.567" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:01:47.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3249" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:56:12.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GD37Hm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Black Butler manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Butler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (黒執事; English title: &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;) is an ongoing manga series and completed anime by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yana_Toboso&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yana Toboso&lt;/a&gt;. It's about Ciel Phantomhive, who is a twelve-year-old earl, and his demon butler Sebastian Michaelis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Black Butler franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An ongoing &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt; started in 2006 that is published in Monthly GFantasy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; that ran from 2008 to 2011 containing 36 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7 OVAs&lt;/a&gt; that aired in 2010 and 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A musical adaptation that ran in Sunshine Theater from May 28 to June 7, 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A video game&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A number of book&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A live-action film to be released in 2014&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:22:03.820" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:22:03.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3250" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-04T02:56:12.567" Score="0" Body="Kuroshitsuji (&quot;Black Butler&quot;) is a manga series by Yana Toboso about the twelve-year-old Earl of Phantomhive and his demon butler Sebastian Michaelis. It has several adaptations in anime and other media." OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:22:03.820" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:22:03.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3232" CreationDate="2013-04-04T03:05:48.917" Score="21" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Alternate Timelines are not strict branches&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parallel universes can often mess with your mind if you're not careful. You need to pay careful attention to both where you are, what are the possibilities, and what has occurred to affect change. DBZ uses the alternate timeline version of time travel, so this means that many universes can exist, shown or not. A diagram will be easiest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Timeline&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x49OF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Timeline for Cell/Trunks in DBZ&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are actually 4 different timelines involved in the Cell/Trunks/Android Saga (excluding ones created/changed by time travel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Cell to DBZ&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;first timeline&lt;/em&gt; is one in which the Androids have ravaged the earth, and cause chaos. All of the main heroes have died, and Trunks (I'm calling him Trunks &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot;) is left to fend for himself. He travels back in time to &lt;em&gt;an alternate DBZ timeline&lt;/em&gt; (one we don't see or know much about, but there is only 1 version of Cell in this timeline) to give Goku the medicine. Presumably, he defeats the androids and/or give Goku the medicine, then travels back to his own timeline. At this point, he (Trunks &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot;) is killed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cell&lt;/a&gt; (who is the main Cell in the series), and Cell (main) steals his time machine to travel back in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Trunks to DBZ&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cell (main), travels to the &lt;em&gt;known DBZ timeline from the show&lt;/em&gt;. He shows up and that process starts. Trunks (the one called Future Trunks often, the one in the show and in History of Trunks) meanwhile, in &lt;em&gt;his own, future timeline&lt;/em&gt; (likely related, see below), also travels back in time, also to the current DBZ known timeline, to warn about the Androids. When he arrives, there are 2 Cells in this timeline, the main one, and one that already existed. The one that is native to this timeline (called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Present_Cell&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Present Cell&lt;/a&gt; often), is destroyed with the destruction of the lab by Future Trunks, and Krillin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Loose Ends&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blah, blah, blah. Cell saga continues until Cell (main) is destroyed. At this point, Future Trunks, travels back to his own timeline, and there, already knows about, and destroys the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Future_Cell&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cell in that timeline (Future Cell)&lt;/a&gt;. In total, there were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 Cells (the forth is never mentioned, but likely grew into a full Cell later in the alternate DBZ timeline; fifth is assuming Future Trunks' timeline is derivative, see below)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 timelines&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Trunks from the Future&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Trunks from the present&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 time machines&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The question: Why?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did Trunks arrive in the same Universe as Cell? Well, that's easy. He did, and he didn't. He arrived in the timeline we were shown (the main DBZ continuity), but the previous Trunks arrived in one in which the Future Cell had not arrived yet. The theory of alternate timelines often involves time travel on a single thread. That is, Future Trunks' universe likely existed from a timeline branch in which Cell (main) had already arrived. When Future Trunks traveled back in time, he was traveling to his past, which included Cell (main) being there, but none of the events that had been set into motion to lead to his timeline. His presence then altered the timeline to include the events we saw, and to not include the ones that lead to his time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, if Trunks didn't go back in time, things &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; have happened in a way which lead to Trunks going back in time, which caused the series of events in which we saw. Simple, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What happened to Cell (main) in Future Trunks' timeline?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know. Likely something. But we don't have anything to state what might have happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-04T03:10:52.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-04T08:40:56.497" Score="14" ViewCount="99711" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto and few episodes of Naruto Shippuuden are dubbed in English. Then it suddenly stopped. And also, few episodes used to be broadcasted in Cartoon Network, and that also stopped. Why has this happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1561" LastEditorUserId="1612" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T21:59:50.243" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T10:45:37.977" Title="Why did the English dub of Naruto stop?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3182" CreationDate="2013-04-04T14:04:40.480" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Village of Resembool is a sheep-farming town in Amestris and is well known because of this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Resembool&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Village of Resembool&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have watched the anime when Ed and Al go back home there are a lot of farms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BrZhP.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my guess is that she harvested her own vegetables for their food and maybe for trading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastActivityDate="2013-04-04T14:04:40.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3254" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-04T16:25:30.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetalia%3a_Axis_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hetalia: Axis Powers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:34:31.063" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:34:31.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3255" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-04T16:25:30.210" Score="0" Body="Hetalia: Axis Powers (or, &quot;Axis Powers Hetalia&quot;) is a Japanese webcomic by Hidekaz Himaruya that was later adapted as a manga and an anime series. " OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:34:31.063" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:34:31.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3256" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3257" CreationDate="2013-04-04T23:36:09.037" Score="15" ViewCount="109233" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Naruto have whisker marks on his face? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i2PMy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have anything to do with the kyuubi inside him? Is it to signify that he is the host of the kyuubi or is it just a plain birthmark? Was it ever explained in the anime or manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-04T23:52:09.307" LastActivityDate="2020-08-25T00:24:35.013" Title="Why does Naruto have whisker marks?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3256" CreationDate="2013-04-04T23:50:11.083" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're not &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; whiskers. They're &lt;em&gt;whisker marks&lt;/em&gt;, just marks on his face that resemble whiskers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, this has to do with the kyuubi. When Naruto was influenced by Kurama prior to birth, he gained the whisker marks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's most prominent physical characteristics, however, are the whisker marks on his face that he gained from Kurama's influence on him while he was in Kushina's womb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Naruto's mother did not have them is because these are as a result of prolonged exposure (being in the womb) rather than the beast simply being sealed within the host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Both of Naruto's kids, Bolt and Himawari, have two whisker marks on each cheek, neither of them is a Jinchuuriki but both are the children of Kurama's Jinchuuriki, which implies that this is an inherited trait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T19:28:10.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3260" CreationDate="2013-04-05T01:02:14.477" Score="20" ViewCount="4820" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know male characters are often voiced by women. Naruto for example, is voiced by Junko Takeuchi, Luffy is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka, and Hitsugaya Toshiro is voiced by Romi Park, all of whom are women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How common is it for men to voice women? Is there any precedent to it? If not, are there any examples? I'm asking specifically about voicing in the original Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T01:35:35.950" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T06:52:50.347" Title="How common is it for men to voice women?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3259" CreationDate="2013-04-05T01:43:46.350" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossDressingVoices&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes, an animated character is better suited for being voiced by&#xA;  a voice actor of the opposite sex. Maybe a higher voice is needed for&#xA;  a male, or a lower voice for a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A common variant for this is for young boys, usually 12 and under, to&#xA;  be voiced by an adult woman. This is because real little boys' voices&#xA;  deepen when they go through puberty. Not to mention that it's easier&#xA;  to find experienced actresses than experienced prepubescent male&#xA;  actors. The producers don't have to deal with child labor laws that&#xA;  limit the amount of time a child can spend in a studio, either. Women&#xA;  are often able to maintain the role longer, as well, since their&#xA;  voices don't change like a growing boy's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are exceptions, of course — sometimes an adult man or an actual&#xA;  child will voice a little boy. In films, this is the rule rather than&#xA;  the exception, as voice recording for a film generally takes much less&#xA;  time than for a TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And on a related note, sometimes, for comedy purposes, a deep-voiced&#xA;  woman will be played by a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, female seiyuu voice acting as a male character is much more common than male seiyuu voice acting as a female character probably because it is easier for a woman to lower her voice's pitch than a man to make his voice's pitch higher like that of a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I don't know of any male seiyuu who voice acted a female character, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Fukuyama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jun Fukuyama&lt;/a&gt; voiced &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Grell_Sutcliff&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grell Sutcliff&lt;/a&gt; who acted as gay. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the TVTropes link I have provided, here are some examples (some examples are from Japanese animated films or games):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Spy D is voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TesshoGenda&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tessho Genda&lt;/a&gt;, who is a well-known Japanese live-action actor renowned for his &quot;tough guy&quot; roles. In fact, Spy D's personality and physical appearance were based on Tessho Genda. It is reported that he had no idea the character was female until he saw the finished movie. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Akihiro Miwa, a male actor and cabaret singer, has played female roles in two Miyazaki films: The Witch of the Waste in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/HowlsMovingCastle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Howl's Moving Castle&lt;/a&gt; and Moro in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/PrincessMononoke&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Princess Mononoke&lt;/a&gt;, who is a giant wolf for which a deep growling voice is actually quite appropriate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A rather interesting (and literal) twist in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MobileSuitGundam00&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam 00&lt;/a&gt;: In one of the drama CDs, Tieria poses as a female student to infiltrate the high school that Louise and Saji attend. While disguised, his voice is provided by...his normal voice actor, Hiroshi Kamiya, who can apparently pull off a rather convincing female voice. Who knew?&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;This is repeated in the second season, where Tieria dresses as a woman (with Gag Boobs, hence the Fan Nickname &quot;Titeria&quot;) to infiltrate a party the bad guys are throwing. Considering Tieira was a major source of Viewer Gender Confusion before the show aired... &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/ICE?from=Main.ICE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ICE&lt;/a&gt;, Julia is played by a man in both Japanese and English. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/IxionSagaDT&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ixion Saga DT&lt;/a&gt;, Jun Fukuyama voices Mariandale, the princesses' maid. Turns out he's just cross dressing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T06:52:50.347" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T06:52:50.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3235" CreationDate="2013-04-05T02:50:53.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's important to know that in something like manga, even though thoughts are able to be shown, there is still a very heavy visual element for the reader. In a novel, like &lt;em&gt;The Twelve Kingdoms&lt;/em&gt;, it is conveyed entirely through text and we are at the mercy of the characters' inner thoughts much of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asano was added largely as a confidant (and a childhood friend) of Youko; he is someone who could externalize the struggles that Youko has internally in the novel. Sugimoto, like Asano and even Yuka, fills a very similar purpose. Her role is described as a foil* for Youko, helping her to externalize issues that the viewer would not see (but would be able to read in the novel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asano also adds some serious depth to the story (some serious spoiler material here):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The gradual loss of his mind and his inevitable death are very powerful, mostly because they follow his desperate want to find a purpose in his life. And where better for him to die than in Shoukei's arms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;* In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T02:50:53.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3262" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3692" CreationDate="2013-04-05T06:47:44.320" Score="11" ViewCount="19507" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first half of the first episode of Hataraku Maou-sama, we can hear conversation between Satan and Alsiel in &quot;Underworld&quot; language. Is the &quot;Underworld&quot; language based on a real language, or is it just plain gibberish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T07:50:14.200" Title="In the first episode of Hataraku Maou-sama, what is the &quot;Underworld&quot; language based on?" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-05T17:22:41.273" Score="10" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 28 of Fairy Tail, Mystogun is eating two apples. That's normally nothing special (obviously) but he is eating them through his &quot;scarf&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does he do it? I Googled for it, but the best answer is &quot;It's magic&quot;. I can't believe that it is that easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know how he is doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1493" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T17:50:23.327" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T08:28:36.957" Title="How is Mystogun able to eat apples through his scarf?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3195" CreationDate="2013-04-05T19:51:22.563" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3199/51&quot;&gt;Kai already mentioned&lt;/a&gt;: Ryuuk said that apples are dry and awful in his Shinigami Realm, and that the ones in the human world are juicy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I also remembered correctly, he let Misa have a bite of one of these apples from the Shinigami Realm and she mentioned that it tasted like sand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the second part of your question: It is Ryuuk who loves apples. Another Shinigami, called Sidoh, does love chocolate instead of apples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T19:12:21.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3263" CreationDate="2013-04-05T20:48:43.687" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mystogan is pretty wary about revealing his face to anyone in any situation. His first appearance was at the beginning of the the arc, where he put all of the guild members to sleep, before he took a mission and left, leaving the guild quite mysteriously. If he goes as far as to do this, its safe to assume that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Either he freezes time so that he can remove the scarf, have a bite and then unfreeze time. (Quite unlikely)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He wears a glamour charm that allows a mask like covering over his face which is just an illusion, through which he may be able to eat at will&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T23:54:43.033" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T23:54:43.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2608" CreationDate="2013-04-06T00:13:27.740" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The particular issue of quantity consumed is never addressed, in-universe or out. The twin does literally devour the flesh (and, consequently, much of the blood) of the &amp;quot;victim&amp;quot;. However, since this happens during the pregnancy, the fetus is likely autonomous (for the most part), and thus would consume it in its entirety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This phenomenon is known in real life as &amp;quot;vanishing twin syndrome&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_twin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;warning: graphic medical images&lt;/strong&gt;). There are cases of both partial and complete consumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, because of the real-life nature of this issue, it has been seen throughout history. Most primitive cultures believed that twins meant something spiritually, even in terms of magic and righteousness.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/801409&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ref 1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Some thought fraternal twins were the sign of adultery, and identical twins were the sign of divine paternity.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/22324/0000769.pdf;jsessionid=87F1C301E9196741B7A767AC25CA38E2?sequence=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ref 2, pg.1, paragraph 3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Often, in older societies with high infant mortality, only one twin would even survive the birth. To explain this to the surviving twin, explanations of magic and myth were often used.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/22324/0000769.pdf;jsessionid=87F1C301E9196741B7A767AC25CA38E2?sequence=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ref 2, pg. 2, paragraph 2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why this is important&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know what you're thinking: &amp;quot;Does this relate to the question?&amp;quot; It does, because it somewhat shows the roots of this concept in &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt;. Twins were often lost before they were born, and so legends came to be about why and how this happened. One such legend is that two identical twins are, in fact, one being which has separated. In order to regain their full strength, they must be reunited—one must be absorbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Summary&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;em&gt;how much&lt;/em&gt; does the strong twin have to eat to become whole? According to the legends, it only has to be enough to kill the weaker twin, so that the life force can be absorbed. Let's say it took a small bite from the arm of its victim—that would likely not kill it, and would do nothing overall. But eating, say, the head or heart (or the entire body), would be sufficient for the victim to die. Assuming these legends are the roots of the concept in &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt;, the same logic would apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T13:40:54.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3091" CreationDate="2013-04-06T00:46:18.953" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe there has ever been a death of a character due to a tank-related incident. However, this is largely due to safety precautions taken by the officials in charge of the tank activities. (And also, a bit of anime physics.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=523527&amp;amp;show=100#msg18657603&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(fan-)translated &lt;em&gt;Rules of Panzerkraft&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-02 Supplemental Equipment&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;   Furthermore, for the safety of the participants, the crew compartments are required to be fitted with League-approved armored mantles as an added safety measure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-03 Usable Cannons&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;   All rounds are to be League-sanctioned live ammunition; production of your own warheads or charges is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5 Prohibited Actions&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;   a) Using unregulated equipment or parts &lt;br/&gt;   c) Firing directly on humans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the usage of controlled armor, rounds, and a rule that you may not fire at a human. So, it does appear that the tank warfare is dangerous to people, but the safety measures in place are enough that the direct warfare does not cause any fatalities or serious injuries. (I think there's an incident where one girl has her glasses broken, but that's it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T00:46:18.953" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3202" CreationDate="2013-04-06T05:01:48.193" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some googling, it turns out that all of the episode titles are parodies of the names of light novel series that have a big brother ― younger sister theme:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dash.shueisha.co.jp/bookDetail/index/978-4-08-630652-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ある朝、ヒーローの妹ができまして。&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4086306522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1M6e.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 1: ある朝、大阪おかんの妹ができまして。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A6%B9%E3%81%8C%E3%82%BE%E3%83%B3%E3%83%93%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99%E3%81%91%E3%81%A9!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;妹がゾンビなんですけど！&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.php.co.jp/smash/books/2012/03/post-7.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[スマッシュ文庫]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4569676472/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TxAu9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 2: 妹が大阪おかんなんですけど！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-870881-4/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;妹ホーム（マイホーム）&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048708813&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eQgbl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 5: 大阪おかんホーム&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E3%81%AF%E7%8F%BE%E5%9C%A8%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C%E5%BD%A2%E3%81%AE%E9%BB%92%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;あるいは現在進行形の黒歴史&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ga.sbcr.jp/novel/kurorekishi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[GA文庫]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4797361476&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5zrox.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 8: あるいは現在進行形の大阪おかん&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%83%A2%E3%83%86%E3%81%AA%E5%A6%B9%E3%81%A8%E5%8F%97%E9%9B%A3%E3%81%AA%E4%BF%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;女子モテな妹と受難な俺&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/volumes/_id_26208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ガガガ文庫]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4094512411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kVQqv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 9: 大阪おかんな妹と受難な俺&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.php.co.jp/smash/books/2012/08/post-24.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;妹はラノベの女神ちゃん&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4569678289/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yAOU5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 10: 妹は大阪おかんの女神ちゃん&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://data.ichijinsha.co.jp/book/booksearch/booksearch_detail.php?i=75804326&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;最近の妹ブームはどうやら俺のおかげらしいですよ&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4758043264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Amazon]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TPeQD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Screenshot]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ⇒ Episode 11: 最近の大阪おかんブームはどうやら俺のおかげらしいですよ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I still don't know whether the special episode (episode 1.5) is parody of any existing work or not.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T22:12:13.180" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T22:12:13.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-06T05:28:38.127" Score="24" ViewCount="45537" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2006 film &quot;The Girl Who Leapt Through Time&quot; by Hosoda Mamoru, the protagonist Makoto accidentally uses up all of the time-leaps her friend Chiaki, who is actually a time traveler from the future. He used his remaining time leap to prevent an accident, and thus was unable to return to the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this seems to have a key plot hole. If he still had one time leap remaining, he could have gone to the future. It's implied that in the future it's not terribly difficult to get such a time travel device or to recharge one. Once he had a sufficient number of time leaps, he could return to the past and prevent the accident. In fact, there wasn't really anything stopping him from doing so immediately after losing the device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That may not be feasible, for one reason or another, depending on the time travel paradigm used in the movie. However, with my naive and incomplete understanding of how time travel is supposed to work, it seems like it would solve all the problems. It could also just be that Chiaki never thought of that, but that's a rather boring answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation for why Chiaki couldn't just go to the future, get another time travel device, and give himself more time leaps?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2019-08-06T01:19:29.217" Title="Why couldn't Chiaki go to the future to get more time leaps?" Tags="&lt;the-girl-who-leapt-through-time&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-06T05:58:34.380" Score="3" ViewCount="835" Body="&lt;p&gt;The status of the manga series &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/17529/Shinigami-sama_ni_Saigo_no_Onegai_wo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Onegai wo&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is completed. I understand that the author has left the 18 chapters as clues to solve the overarching mystery of the story. However, the ending of the story, which features&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The kidnapping of Shizuka Aida by Minamida&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;strongly suggests that the story has not ended. The use of &quot;Shizuka Aida&quot; as a &quot;piece&quot; should appear in a continuation, but is there such a continuation planned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T05:14:51.023" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T05:14:51.023" Title="Will &quot;Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Onegai wo&quot; be continued?" Tags="&lt;shinigami-sama-ni-saigo-no-onegai-o&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-01-11T17:22:47.160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-06T12:10:02.057" Score="11" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose Kabuto was trapped in a barrier created by the Sound Four. Could he make the coffins for Edo Tensei appear outside the barrier?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T08:08:33.787" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T08:08:33.787" Title="Can jutsu be cast across a barrier?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3276" CreationDate="2013-04-06T14:22:10.913" Score="4" ViewCount="578" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima&lt;/em&gt;, when Louise's older sister, Éléonore, is first seen, she shouts, &quot;Louise! Chibi-Louise!&quot; She calls Louise this many times, as pictured below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MBjO8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this expression mean, and why does Éléonore use it when the rest of Louise's family does not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-07T02:48:53.150" LastActivityDate="2013-04-07T02:48:53.150" Title="Why does Éléonore call Louise &quot;Chibi-Louise&quot;?" Tags="&lt;the-familiar-of-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3274" CreationDate="2013-04-06T14:43:30.277" Score="21" ViewCount="3690" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga Death Note, when Misa meets L for the first time, she has the shinigami eyes, so she must be seeing L's lifespan at the moment. L dies a few volumes later, so couldn't Misa have alerted Kira that L was about to die, and it wasn't worth much trouble?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a flaw in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might also be the case that since L was killed by a shinigami itself, the lifespan Misa saw with her shinigami eyes didn't account for that death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of these possibilities is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1654" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-07T00:40:55.870" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T01:49:42.410" Title="Couldn't Misa have told Kira L's life span?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3273" CreationDate="2013-04-06T16:25:51.283" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;L was killed by a Death Note (Rem's). When someone is killed by a Shinigami's Death Note, the remaining life span is added to the Shinigami's life. This means the life span seen using the Shinigami eyes doesn't account for deaths caused by the Death Note (since that difference is added to their life). The important part of what the Shinigami eyes does for Misa is that she can see L's real name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T16:25:51.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3285" CreationDate="2013-04-07T02:21:37.533" Score="26" ViewCount="24282" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of Anime shows will reveal the blood type of one or more of the main characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UOuVn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's the significance of it? What purpose does it serve?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where did it come from?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T00:01:08.353" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T00:01:08.353" Title="What's the significance of revealing a character's blood type?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3272" CreationDate="2013-04-07T02:43:49.707" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Chibi&quot; (ちび or チビ), means &quot;short person&quot; or a &quot;small child&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Louise is the vertically challenged youngest sister in the family. So it makes perfect sense for her older sisters to poke fun at her with the name &quot;Chibi-Louise&quot;. (or &quot;short Louise&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-04-07T02:43:49.707" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3277" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-07T02:44:19.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CwkEHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zero no Tsukaima screencap(?)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima&lt;/em&gt;) is a fantasy and comedy series which started as a light novel (by Noboru Yamaguchi) and was adapted into a manga and anime. It takes place in a far-off land and follows a young but seemingly-incompetent magician, Louise de La Vallière, and Hiraga Saito, her summoned familiar, a young boy from Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Familiar_of_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1195/Zero_no_Tsukaima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:15:05.317" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:15:05.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3278" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-07T02:44:19.880" Score="0" Body="The Familiar of Zero (&quot;Zero no Tsukaima&quot;) is a light novel series by Noboru Yamaguchi about an incorrigible tsundere." OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:15:05.317" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:15:05.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3275" CreationDate="2013-04-07T02:50:13.193" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blood type in Japan is associated with temperance or personality. On Facebook in Japan, as well as Wikipedia and matchmaking sites, blood type can be listed. Many horoscopes and matchmaking services also use blood type to match people together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_types_in_Japanese_culture&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is common among anime and manga authors to mention their character's blood types, and to give their characters corresponding blood types to match their personalities. Some video game characters also have known blood types. In addition, it is common for video game series to allow for blood type as an option in their creation modes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The associated personality traits (from the chart &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_types_in_Japanese_culture&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Better traits: Earnest, creative, sensible, reserved, patient, responsible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Worse traits: Fastidious, overearnest, stubborn, tense&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Better traits: Wild, active, doer, creative, passionate, strong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Worse traits: Selfish, irresponsible, unforgiving, erratic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;AB&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Better traits: Cool, controlled, rational, sociable, adaptable&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Worse traits: Critical, indecisive, forgetful, irresponsible, &quot;split personality&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;O&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Better traits: Confident, self-determined, optimistic, strong-willed, intuitive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Worse traits: Self-centered, cold, doubtful, unpredictable, &quot;workaholic&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T02:42:26.807" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T02:42:26.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3280" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-07T12:15:30.913" Score="5" ViewCount="809" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never fully explained how, despite him being a great water bender and blood bender, how was Amon able to remove someone's bending? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That ability was reserved, up until then, to energy bending, which only Avatar Aang could use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of technique did Amon use? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1579" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T06:04:12.237" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T06:04:12.237" Title="How is Amon able to revoke someone's bending?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3291" CreationDate="2013-04-08T00:28:41.153" Score="17" ViewCount="88123" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the battle between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams, (on the rooftop where the Sound Four sealed them in a barrier) Orochimaru summoned the two previous Kages. He also tried summoning another coffin but Hiruzen successfully stopped it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was inside that third coffin? It can't be the Fourth Hokage right? Because that time, he was still under the Shiki Fuujin Seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1557" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T08:06:26.010" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:17:04.997" Title="Who's inside the third coffin that Orochimaru tried to summon?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3282" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3513" CreationDate="2013-04-08T02:04:40.130" Score="10" ViewCount="57443" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the Kimi ni Todoke manga is still running, and the anime ended in 2011, it's safe to assume that the anime didn't adapt everything. However, I know that a lot of it was adapted reasonably faithfully, and I'd rather avoid rereading things which were part of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What manga chapter corresponds to the end of the second season of the anime? Also, are there any story arcs which were omitted from the anime up to that point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T03:12:24.890" Title="How far into the manga did the Kimi ni Todoke anime reach?" Tags="&lt;kimi-ni-todoke&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3283" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-08T02:06:19.577" Score="6" ViewCount="1042" Body="&lt;p&gt;At many points in the story, Yokodera references Oscar Wilde with a sense of admiration and quotes him fairly frequently. This is done for a variety of reasons, from justifying his own actions to advising others, but in all cases it seems that Yokodera takes Wilde as a sort of role model.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Iqql.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained why he is so influenced by Wilde, to the exclusion of pretty much anyone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T07:36:20.350" Title="Why does Yokodera idolize Oscar Wilde?" Tags="&lt;hentai-ouji-to-warawanai-neko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3288" CreationDate="2013-04-08T02:07:25.657" Score="2" ViewCount="1618" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the superpowers in the series seem to be related to two concepts, namely Elements and Maken. There are exceptions to this, like Himegami's Shikigami, but Elements and Maken are both referenced frequently, and they seem to be how most of the characters fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, neither one was really explained, at least in the anime. It isn't really clear to me what either term means, and how they're related. It is clear that every character has a Maken, which is basically a unique ability or power, but there's a lot that's still confusing. For instance, for some characters, their Maken seems to be an item that they use in combat, while for others it's a power inside them. Haruko's Maken is said to be contained in a different dimension, and it opens a gate to the real world, and seems to almost be a living thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are Maken, and how do they work? Also, what is the relationship between Elements and Maken?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T15:13:10.010" Title="What are Elements and Maken?" Tags="&lt;maken-ki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3275" CreationDate="2013-04-08T02:37:22.913" Score="21" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Overview&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blood type carries a significant weight in Japanese culture, so much so that Japanese are often surprised when people of other origins are not familiar with their blood type. In their culture, they associate every blood type with a certain personality and demeanor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_types_in_Japanese_culture#History&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;interesting history&lt;/a&gt; behind blood types; in 1900, A, B, and O were initially pinned down; more than twenty years later, in multiple reports over a number of years, there were links made between specific racial traits and blood type (such as the rebelliousness of the Taiwanese, who have a majority of O-type). As a result, and ever since, the blood type of people has been indicative of other traits as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Relationships&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even now-a-days, blood types are uesd in Japanese culture. This can go to such an extent that it's common for young women to select husbands based on it. There are even compatibility suggestions, which I've put in a chart below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/89Lxu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;Compiled from JapanToday's article&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/the-importance-of-blood-type-in-japanese-culture&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Traits&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The personality traits that are determined by a blood type are usually consistent between negative and positive blood type. (I focused mostly on the positive traits; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/93/kuwaly&quot;&gt;@kuwaly&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3279/274&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt;, some more negative ones.) Some of the more dominant traits are&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/the-importance-of-blood-type-in-japanese-culture&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;Type A&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cautious&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Empathetic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Good host&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quiet (to prevent arguments)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Honor student material&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Big on cleanliness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hard working&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;Type B&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Independent&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Agressive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Optimistic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friendly and open&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Humble&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Afraid of being alone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flexible thinker&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like to play&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;Type AB&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dream chasers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't desire success as much&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strong spiritually&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Calm and rational&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sensitive and easily hurt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Private life is important&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pursue a variety of interests&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have unique ideas and are creative&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;Type O&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Realistic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vigorous at earning a living&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strong in face of adversity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Romanticists&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ambitious&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Very cautious&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't care about small things&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Devoted&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/the-importance-of-blood-type-in-japanese-culture&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article I've been sourcing&lt;/a&gt; has even more on this, including recommended diets and exercises for the various blood types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why assign one to a character?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the original question: Why assign a blood type to a character? Well, you can almost think of it like assigning an astrological sign or even a body build; these characteristics tend to define a character as much as the blood type does (in Japanese media). Not only does it become part of that character's identity, but it helps to define them both to the creators and to the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T02:37:22.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3286" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3287" CreationDate="2013-04-08T03:32:58.230" Score="8" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an article I read recently, entitled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/05/images-that-do-not-make-any-sense-if-you-are-not-a-fan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Images That Do Not Make Any Sense If You Are Not A Fan&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, about a &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/search?q=%23%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E4%BB%A5%E5%A4%96%E3%81%8C%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%9F%E3%82%89%E6%84%8F%E5%91%B3%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%8E%E3%81%AA%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F%E8%BC%89%E3%81%9B%E3%82%8B&amp;amp;src=hash&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twitter hash&lt;/a&gt; that is currently trending, there was an image of a bunch of color-coordinated plastic bins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U39fB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article seems to suggest that this image is somehow related to &lt;em&gt;Tiger &amp;amp; Bunny&lt;/em&gt;. What part of the anime are these bins referencing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T04:02:40.140" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T04:21:09.737" Title="What part of Tiger &amp; Bunny do purple, white, and green plastic bins refer to?" Tags="&lt;tiger-and-bunny&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3286" CreationDate="2013-04-08T04:14:08.913" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's related to the color-coordination of each superhero's costume. Each characters has a color they identify with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YRsxN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The colors, dude&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Barnaby Brooks Jr., a.k.a. &quot;Bunny&quot; is White (with Red).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZYFRE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bunny&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, a.k.a. &quot;Wild Tiger&quot; is Yellow (with White and Green).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PXHE9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wild Tiger&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Antonio Lopez, a.k.a. &quot;Rock Bison&quot; is Green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuri Petrov, a villain known as &quot;Lunatic,&quot; is Black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: the fried rice is a reference to how Bunny finally learns how to make fried rice (Kotetsu's favorite food).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T04:21:09.737" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T04:21:09.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3284" CreationDate="2013-04-08T05:42:53.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maken-ki!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the article on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he learns that the school is for students who possess &lt;em&gt;magical and spiritual energies&lt;/em&gt; called &lt;strong&gt;Elements&lt;/strong&gt; and who wield &lt;em&gt;crafted weapons&lt;/em&gt; known as &lt;strong&gt;Makens&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elements&lt;/strong&gt; are: magical and spiritual energies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makens&lt;/strong&gt; are: crafted weapons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/MakenKi?from=Main.Maken-ki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..... where the only students admitted are those who are able to &lt;strong&gt;control a source of energy found in all living things called &amp;quot;Element&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Manipulating those &amp;quot;elements&amp;quot;, they are capable to perform common psychic ability like psychokinesis..., to enhance their physical abilities and to be able to use &lt;strong&gt;magical artifacts called Maken&lt;/strong&gt;. These Maken give the users specific and varied abilities, like superstrength, turning one's body into steel, manipulating water...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of Maken, external and internal. External Makens look like normal weapons and add-ons, while internal maken are embedded inside the user's body. Since they are powerful artifacts used by ancient gods, students normally do not have true (i.e. original) Makens, but only use imitated Makens that are forged by resident Maken-smith Gen Tagayashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;Makens&lt;/strong&gt; are the way to use the energy within the so-called &lt;strong&gt;Elements&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T15:13:10.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3280" CreationDate="2013-04-08T05:51:38.300" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per this &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodbending&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; Bloodbending has a lot of potential to be used in specific ways. One of the effects is Bending severing :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bending severing&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bloodbending can be used to completely cut off a bender from his or her bending abilities, achieving the same effect as &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Energybending&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;energybending&lt;/a&gt;. This technique has only been demonstrated by Amon and requires direct physical contact between the user's hand and the victim's forehead. The effects of this technique are long-standing, and, unlike &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Chi_blocking&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;chi blocking&lt;/a&gt;, it cannot be easily undone. According to Katara, the technique &amp;quot;severs&amp;quot; an individual from his or her bending, making it impervious to all methods of healing. Even so, only active chi pathways can be severed; Korra was able to use airbending because it was still dormant when her other bending abilities were removed. However, the severed bending can be restored through the use of energybending, as shown by Aang and Korra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T05:51:38.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2013-04-08T07:03:12.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru tried to summon the Fourth Hokage. The coffin did not open, because (as you already said) the Fourth Hokage was already sealed. Orochimaru tried to summon him anyway, and failed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T06:17:04.997" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:17:04.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2013-04-08T08:53:51.123" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;As can be seen on this image, it was indeed the 4th Hokage that Orochimaru tried to summon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/49VSn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kanji that appears in that coffin is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9B#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;四&lt;/a&gt;, which is the kanji for 4.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unlike you said in your question, &lt;strong&gt;Hiruzen did not stop&lt;/strong&gt; this coffin. It was the fact that the 4th Hokage was sealed with the &lt;strong&gt;Shiki Fuujin that prevented that summoning&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T05:45:36.190" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T05:45:36.190" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3292" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19423" CreationDate="2013-04-08T15:39:40.597" Score="4" ViewCount="1468" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently watching Mushrambo/Shinzo (the Japanese version), and the series starts at episode 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English version of the anime has a different beginning. Why is that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1657" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2020-05-14T06:58:40.547" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T06:58:40.547" Title="Why does the Japanese version of Mushrambo/Shinzo start at episode 2?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;mushrambo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2696" CreationDate="2013-04-08T20:58:20.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of possible reasons for this, though as far as I know, it hasn't been explained in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first possible reason is that Sasuke hadn't mastered it well enough to bring him back at his full power. As is stated on page 10 of chapter 620, if the summoner doesn't have full mastery of the summoning, the reincarnated individual might not be brought back with the full power they had in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a downside, the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical limitations they received during their lifetime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could include aging. The First and Second Hokage also seem to appear the same way as they did whenever they were shown in flashbacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T20:58:20.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-04-08T21:02:16.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When shinobi are reincarnated using the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation, they have unlimited chakra, as is stated on page 17 of chapter 591. It seems to be that instead of the character himself having incredible chakra from when he was alive, he instead had incredible chakra because he was reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T21:02:16.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2900" CreationDate="2013-04-08T22:03:33.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a sacred fountain on Mount Myōboku which produces a special oil which allows people to more easily feel the natural energy around them, but if the person is not perfectly still, becoming one with nature, he or she starts becoming a toad and eventually turns into stone. This oil can only exist in the atmosphere of the mountain, and will evaporate if taken outside. There are many statues of the frog ancestors and of people who tried to learn senjutsu, but failed and became toad statues. The statues are treated with much respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People live at Mount Myōboku, and some can use senjutsu, so it stands to reason that there would have been a number who failed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To address the other part of your question, Minato (the Fourth Hokage) is also known to have been able to summon toads, which shows that it isn't just Naruto and Jiraiya who can summon them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T22:03:33.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3297" CreationDate="2013-04-09T01:51:02.727" Score="4" ViewCount="8477" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fight after the Chunin exam, the Third Hokage has the Shinigami cut out part of his soul, &quot;taking away his jutsu&quot; by making him lose the use of his arms. How does that work? Why does it specifically make his arms not work? Logically, it would pull from the part was the farthest from the chest where it was being pulled from, which would be the feet. Why is that not what happens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T03:59:12.190" Title="Why does cutting out part of Orochimaru’s soul cause him to lose the use of his arms?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3296" CreationDate="2013-04-09T03:36:37.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just re-watched the scene in the anime where that happened, and it looked to me like the death god was clearly pulling on the part of Orochimaru's spirit that controls his arms(you can see hands at the end).  That just happens to be where the death god was pulling on, and it happens to only have been pulled out to his elbows or so.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the 3rd drew the arms out on purpose because he deemed that to be the easiest or most effective thing to pull out first in-case he only had to partially do the job.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's really not much more to it than that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="260" LastEditDate="2013-04-26T20:03:24.813" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T20:03:24.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3298" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-09T03:43:46.600" Score="4" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mangirl is about a group of girls who start up their own manga magazine called Earth Star Entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I was looking up some info about the show, I noticed that the original manga was serialized in &quot;Earth Star Entertainment's &lt;em&gt;Comic Earth Star&lt;/em&gt; magazine&quot; (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangirl!#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;). This seems to be a real company with &lt;a href=&quot;http://earthstar.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a real website&lt;/a&gt; that even shares its logo with the fictional company's logo in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aplHM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot from Mangirl anime showing a character&amp;#39;s badge with the fictional company name and logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is any of Mangirl based on anything from the real life Earth Star Entertainment? For example, were the creators of the real life company all females or all amateurs, similar to the characters in the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-05-11T22:23:04.173" Title="Is Mangirl based off a real story to some degree?" Tags="&lt;mangirl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3303" CreationDate="2013-04-09T06:15:01.313" Score="11" ViewCount="10068" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember Dragon Ball used to have lots of talking, humanoid foxes and the like. Then suddenly, in Dragon Ball Z, the only talking animals I remember are Oolong and Puar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation for this or is it just a case of author discontinuing an idea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T05:04:27.047" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T06:34:37.413" Title="What happened to all the talking animals in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3244" CreationDate="2013-04-09T06:53:49.930" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this was never fully explained. But if you think about it, it kind of makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, if we look at the plot, healing Hinata is one of the best way for Kabuto to fulfill his mission. Hinata starts coughing, nearly vomiting blood. Let's say Kabuto had not interfere, her condition might have gone really bad. At some point this would have made a fuss in the spectators (imagine Kiba calling out loud &quot;Hey, Hinata is dying !&quot; and so on). This might interrupt the Chunin exam, which is something Kabuto doesn't want. His mission is to wait until Gaara fights Sasuke and then start the attack on the village. Healing Hinata at that moment is a good way to keep the exam going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killing Kiba would not help at all. What to do with the body? Furthermore, some ninjas can sense killing intent. So it's in no way a good idea to kill a worthless kid at that moment. Just knocking him is enough. If somebody finds the 2 kids (Hinata and Kiba) laying down but alive, nothing happens. While if you find dead bodies, this might alarm everyone and Kabuto's mission would be a failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also coherent with the role he is playing (a member of ANBU would have done something, right?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, why did the scenarist include such a scene? It is more difficult to answer to that and what follows is only my own speculation. In my opinion, this is a way to indicate to the reader that Kabuto made it to the arena and is ready for the next part of his mission (last time we saw Kabuto, he was still far away from the arena, just after killing the ANBU agent he replaced).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also a way of raising the tension. The reader has more and more indications that something is going to happen soon (other ninjas talking about &quot;the mission&quot;, ...). When Kabuto knocks Kiba, this indicates to the reader &quot;uh oh, it's coming soon...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1609" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T06:53:49.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3301" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3302" CreationDate="2013-04-09T08:24:04.010" Score="4" ViewCount="34398" Body="&lt;p&gt;So at the end of &lt;strong&gt;Wasurenagumo&lt;/strong&gt;, we have Mizuki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; With the spider girl and Shu. Spider girl makes Mizuki fall into the giant spider, Shu doesn't seem to care, then we're back in the city and the spider girl is with Shu and she looks like Mizuki now (or other way around?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So did,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mizuki die (and Shu didn't care)? Was there an ulterior motive for killing Mizuki, who seems to have simply been at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T01:49:12.970" Title="What happened at the end of Wasurenagumo?" Tags="&lt;wasurenagumo&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3301" CreationDate="2013-04-09T09:21:02.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The shopkeeper said it was over if he got caught in the web, which happened. You could see the blue glare under the guy's eyes, which means he wasn't himself anymore. He snapped out of it before because the girl got hurt, but after he got caught in the web again he was being controlled(?) again.So maybe the spider-girl is now manipulating Suzuri and he's thinking she is Mizuki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="1579" LastEditDate="2013-04-09T09:42:39.343" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T09:42:39.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3299" CreationDate="2013-04-09T16:42:34.563" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are still talking animals in Dragon Ball Z, in the episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Plight_of_the_Children&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Plight of the children&lt;/a&gt;, the police officer is an animal, and some of the children are too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, near the end of the Cell Saga, you had a cut to the King of the Earth (a dog), commenting on how much adult Goku, looked like the child Goku who killed King Piccolo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the number of talking animals did indeed get reduced.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It kinda goes with the direction Dragon Ball was taking.  It was moving away from being a fanciful, light-hearted comedy to a more serious fighting shonen, and the talking animals fit less and less to the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T10:54:56.480" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T10:54:56.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4091" CreationDate="2013-04-09T18:42:29.033" Score="14" ViewCount="5380" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Cell-games saga, Mr. Satan was supposed to be the World Martial Arts champion and he was held in high regard by most common people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By contrast the Z-fighters, most of whom just happened to be high profile fighters from the 21st through the 23rd World Martial Arts tournaments, were perceived to be nobodies by the general populace.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they were all the top contestants of the previous Martial arts tournament, which can't be too much more than 15 years before the Cell games.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They were the highest profile Martial artists of the previous decade.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we compared this to modern boxing, it would be analogous to praising Wladimir Klitschko, but completely dismissing Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfiled.(although Klitschko is younger).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand why they didn't recognize Goku, but Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin should have been immediately recognizable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why were they dismissed so much?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T20:25:51.293" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T18:24:05.023" Title="Why didn't anybody recognize the Z fighters at the Cell games?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3315" CreationDate="2013-04-09T19:08:20.107" Score="4" ViewCount="487" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_Guaranteed_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Satisfaction Guaranteed&lt;/a&gt; by Ryo Saenagi. I came across this manga quite a few years ago, and really loved it!  I bought the first 7 volumes in English, which are distributed by Tokyopop. When I was finished reading them I tried to find volume 8 on Amazon, but didn't have any luck.  I searched and found that, in Japanese, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5299&amp;amp;page=28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nine volumes&lt;/a&gt; were released to complete the series.  But I couldn't find them in English anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I come back to this problem every couple of years and do a search in hope that something has changed, but I still can never find volumes 8 or 9.  Does anyone have any idea what happened to this manga?  If it really was never released in English beyond volume 7, as seems to be the case, then it seems the best I could hope for is to buy the volumes in Japanese and find a translation somewhere on the internet. If anyone knows where I can find such a thing, I'd greatly appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1661" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:22:37.577" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:22:37.577" Title="Was anything past volume 7 ever released in English?" Tags="&lt;satisfaction-guaranteed&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3304" CreationDate="2013-04-09T20:11:48.603" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that the previous martial arts tournament took place in another, or more specifically the previous, series, DragonBall. They are all grown up or older in DBZ. Goku and Gohan appeared there as SSJ. No one recognized Gohan when he was SSJ (when he met Videl for example). &lt;em&gt;As for Tien, Piccolo and the others, it can only be assumed that they were simply 'nobodies' as you said, no one would know them&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were major characters in DB but not as much in DBZ. Piccolo has appeared several times after that to people and on the occasion where he was trying to persuade the humans to give their energy to Goku, people ran from him and called him a monster. Only a few of the more important characters recognized them, the army general and an elderly couple recognized Goku and years later Videl remembered Gohan. Also remember that the Cell Games were being broadcasted for roughly about 1/5 of the entire length of the full fight as the video camera was destroyed and also keep in mind that the camera was mainly focused on Goku for the short period the event was being aired, it merely skimmed over the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So I will conclude by saying that there is no definitive answer to this, but the fact that they weren't perceived generally as major &lt;em&gt;major&lt;/em&gt; characters in the plot and as such would not be recognized by anyone in the general human populace.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:51:28.717" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:51:28.717" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3311" CreationDate="2013-04-09T22:29:10.220" Score="15" ViewCount="59405" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Rock Lee unable to use ninjutsu or genjutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1646" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T21:39:51.510" Title="Why can't Rock Lee use ninjutsu or genjutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3309" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-09T22:51:04.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Satisfaction Guaranteed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series written and illustrated by Ryo Saenagi. It follows Shima Yoshitsune and Suruga Kaori, who are &quot;Anything Inc.&quot;, an all-purpose person company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_Guaranteed_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Satisfaction Guaranteed (manga)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_guaranteed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Puffery on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1661" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:05:40.423" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:05:40.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3310" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-09T22:51:04.040" Score="0" Body="Satisfaction Guaranteed (or, &quot;Yorozuya Toukaidou Honpo&quot;) is a manga series by Ryo Saenagi." OwnerUserId="1661" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:05:40.423" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:05:40.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3308" CreationDate="2013-04-09T22:52:33.453" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;He simply has &lt;strong&gt;no talent whatsoever for it&lt;/strong&gt;. However, since he decided to be a great ninja nonetheless, he had to excel at Taijutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taijutsu - it was the only bright spot for Lee who was told unequivocally that he had no talent for being a shinobi. &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ordinarily, the &lt;strong&gt;inability to perform both Ninjutsu and Genjutsu would mean that life as a ninja would be impossible&lt;/strong&gt;. But in Lee's case, his closeness to Gai as his Sensei, made him somewhat 'inherit' his hard-working resolve as well as his training habits, which combined (also with Gai interest in Lee) have allowed him to fulfill his dream.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lee's case is similar to Naruto's, in that they both achieve greatness through hard-work, rather than natural talent.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some people are naturally gifted toward some types of technique, like Neji or Sasuke, while others may never have any talent and thus not be fit to become a ninja. Lee's case is the latter, but his &lt;strong&gt;determination was what drove him to not give up&lt;/strong&gt;, becoming an excellent ninja at Taijutsu.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He differs from a regular person, most likely, in sheer will, since (as I've said before) &lt;strong&gt;not every person is fit to be a ninja&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1365547882&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=naruto+official&quot;&gt;Naruto: The Official Character Data Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-04-09T23:04:01.323" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T23:04:01.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3069" CreationDate="2013-04-10T00:21:36.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it wasn't mentioned either in the anime or manga. But having him raised by his adoptive father Kei Hiwatari instead by the Hikari family themselves probably was the main reason. He probably lacked training from his ancestors so he can only create a copy of an artwork, and cannot create an artwork of his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T00:21:36.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3318" CreationDate="2013-04-10T00:29:27.167" Score="1" ViewCount="793" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've stopped watching Naruto Shippuuden in the episodes where they were sealing Matatabi, the nibi (two-tailed beast). I want to continue watching but I'm not sure what episode to watch. So, what is the episode where the main topic is about the nibi and they are starting the mission to seal it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-10T08:46:28.620" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T07:57:52.173" Title="What episode in Naruto Shippuuden did they start the mission to seal the nibi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3320" CreationDate="2013-04-10T01:04:49.490" Score="8" ViewCount="30294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, Kurama (the Nine-tailed bijuu) appears as chakra, as does Killer B's bijuu, Gyuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F7Q0Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Initial form&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YRky7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Killer B&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other bijuu, however, don't appear that way. What is different between them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j3buy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gaara&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BrobX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Isobu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-04-15T10:09:43.413" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:10:07.657" Title="Why do Kurama and Gyuki appear as chakra while other bijuu don't?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3306" CreationDate="2013-04-10T01:35:03.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/krazer&quot;&gt;@Krazer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3306/satisfaction-guaranteed-was-anything-past-volume-7-ever-released-in-english#comment2533_3306&quot;&gt;mentioned above&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Satisfaction Guaranteed&lt;/em&gt; was one of the projects that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyopop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokyopop&lt;/a&gt; was publishing. However, in 2011, the company was shut down, and the publishing of the project went along with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_Guaranteed_(manga)#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; cites volume 7 as being the last (English) release as of July 31, 2010. According to AnimeNewsNetwork, there is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/releases.php?id=11625&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;theoretical volume 8&lt;/a&gt; in English; however, that information was posted prior to the suggested release date of the volume, and it appears to have never come to fruition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it does seem that volume 7 is the last official English version. You'll probably have better luck looking for a Chinese or Japanese version (even English fan translations past volume 3 appear to be scarce*).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;* Unfortunately, we &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/389/274&quot;&gt;cannot link&lt;/a&gt; to scanlations or online readers for legal reasons.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T02:06:08.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3319" CreationDate="2013-04-10T06:41:44.043" Score="17" ViewCount="2850" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uzumaki Naruto (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt;) has a catch phrase &quot;dattebayo&quot;. Ika Musume (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Squid Girl&lt;/a&gt;) has a catch phrase &quot;de geso&quot;. Himura Kenshin (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_x&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/a&gt;) has a catch phrase &quot;gozaru&quot;. And a lot more examples &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CatchPhrase/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of anime characters' catch phrases? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T17:38:52.180" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T23:24:43.627" Title="What is the significance of anime characters' catch phrases?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3313" CreationDate="2013-04-10T08:21:27.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The nibi was sealed in episode 81 of Naruto Shippuuden, &lt;em&gt;Sad News&lt;/em&gt;. The whole mission starts in episode 71, &lt;em&gt;My Friend&lt;/em&gt;, when Akatsuki starts chasing the nibi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-10T09:09:37.080" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T09:09:37.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3317" CreationDate="2013-04-10T08:21:54.737" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually they're puns or just included for character. I think the aim behind it is to make characters more memorable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of these pay off quite nicely for the series - Squid Girl's de-geso~ is instantly recognizable for fans even outside the show. The usage of it online or in popular media makes for good promotion for the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'de-geso', is a pun on Geso(tentacles) and De-gesu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In end of Edo era and beggining of Meiji era, “De-gesu” is used by males of the lower class as transformational word of “Desu”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Geso” means tentacles of squid. Its article is mainly based on viewpoint of cooking. If your intention is to refer to Scientific aspects of squid, you would have to choose “Shokusyu” means just tentacle(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;De-geso is the word combined De-gesu with geso. In the beginning of movie, Ika-chan spoke formally (but rudely) as the invader. So it is natural that she says manlike and old-fashioned terms like De-gesu. Of course, present Japanese don’t use such a word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, characterizing by making original suffix like De-geso was common technique in Anime. This is regarded as too facile nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/7130-desu-vs-de-geso&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;De-geso~&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.minitokyo.net/t14324&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Datebayo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Catchphrases could be used in order to emphasize a particular aspect of the character - Naruto's &amp;quot;Believe it!&amp;quot; (the frequent English translation) builds on his lively boisterous character, or in Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei &amp;quot;I'm in despair&amp;quot;, puts focus on the lead's suicidal &amp;amp; depressional tendancies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=wnkr993wsj4uz3wm7350nyri&amp;amp;page=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;I'm in Despair!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T11:53:54.173" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2013-04-10T09:53:33.673" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is that those are different stages of transformation, or different Jinchuuriki forms.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As you probably have seen, Killer B can also do a partial transformation, similar to the one shown on your image of Gaara:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Um6xD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Um6xDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Killer Bee uses Tails&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto, however, has not been able to do a partial or full transformation yet. He has been able to do a Tailed Beast Transformation, but in that one Kurama still appears as chakra:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KNeQj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KNeQjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto transforms into Kurama&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the case of Isobu, he generally appears in that form because he was not sealed (at that moment) inside anyone. Thus, he appears in his full transformation form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, from what I've been able to gather, the different levels of transformation are as follows (I will use Naruto as my example):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Initial form&lt;/strong&gt;: in which the Jinchuuriki is simply enveloped in Bijuu chakra. Naruto's transformations shown in the first anime series generally fit into this stage.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Version 1 of transformation&lt;/strong&gt;: in which (in Naruto's case) up to three tails are are shown, in addition to the initial form's chakra cloak.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Version 2 of transformation&lt;/strong&gt;: the one shown in Naruto's fight against Pain, in which the Kyuubi's skeleton and up to (I think) 8 tails were shown.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Partial Transformation&lt;/strong&gt;: Naruto's partial transformation happened when Pain tried to seal him with Chibaku Tensei. However, in Naruto's case, he had no control whatsoever over the Bijuu. Different examples of this stage are Killer B's case (the image above) and Gaara's (the image on your question).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Full Bijuu Form&lt;/strong&gt;: Which Naruto has not been able to perform yet. Killer B however, has been seen to do this frequently and without much effort.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also the two most powerful transformations that Naruto was able to do (&lt;strong&gt;Kyuubi Chakra Mode&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Bijuu Mode&lt;/strong&gt;), but I do not know where those fit in the above 'scale' of transformations.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Plus, Version 1 and 2 are (as explained above) specific to Naruto's case. However, there is an intermediate stage between the initial form and the partial transformation stages for any Jinchuuriki, in which, proportionally to how powerful the form is, a certain (growing) number of tails appears.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When in initial form, the Jinchuuriki only accesses some of the Bijuu's chakra, but still needs little control over it. In Versions 1, 2 and in the Partial Transformation, if the Jinchuuriki does not have a good control over the Bijuu, he will lose control and consciousness, giving in to the Bijuu's will (which is precisely what happened with Naruto when fighting Pain).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To be able to do Partial or Full Transformations, the Jinchuuriki needs to have 'tamed the beast', and also to have very good control of chakra, in order to balance his (Jinchuuriki's) and the Bijuu's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, Naruto Wiki puts Killer B's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Killer_B%27s_Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Tailed_Beast_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Full Transformation Mode&lt;/a&gt; alongside Naruto's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki%27s_Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Tailed_Beast_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bijuu Mode&lt;/a&gt;, giving them both the same name (Bijuu Mode). However, I am unsure as to why this is, because it seems weird that Naruto's Full Mode would look so different from all the other Jinchuuriki's.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Plus, his page there is the only one where both terms (Full [Bijuu number] Mode and Bijuu Form) appear. In Jinchuuriki 1 through 7, only the term Full [Bijuu number] Mode appears, in Killer B's case only Bijuu Mode (Tailed Beast Mode) appears, and in Naruto's case both terms appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-11-27T23:39:46.983" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T23:39:46.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3321" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3507" CreationDate="2013-04-10T14:02:56.220" Score="10" ViewCount="5104" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times in &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, the various soldiers mention something called &quot;three-dimensional maneuvering&quot;, which appears to be an effective strategy for the battles with the Titans. At the end of chapter 3, there is a &quot;rough explanation&quot; about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F3YCc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it doesn't really explain what three-dimensional maneuvering &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;, and the manga doesn't seem to show very well what the soldiers are doing when they perform these maneuvers. Logic would dictate that a three-dimensional maneuver can be any maneuver since movement in the real world is in three dimensions. However, this term seems to mean something specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is a &quot;three-dimensional maneuver&quot;, and how is it special or effective against the Titans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T17:42:36.433" Title="What is a &quot;Three-Dimensional Maneuver&quot;?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3321" CreationDate="2013-04-10T18:45:08.033" Score="11" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Forward-backward is 1 dimension (line)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Left-right is 2 dimensions (square)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Up-down is 3 dimensions (cube)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember in the 1st episode of the anime (I have not read the manga, sorry): several soldiers jumped from their horses into the trees using cables. That would be 3 dimensions. Since staying on the horse would have been 2 dimensional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About effectiveness: it might be a bit early to answer but throwing in a few cents... I would guess that since Titans are so large they probably are tough but not quick. So Titans can easily destroy walls, houses, or trees as seen in episode 1 and the soldiers would need to run around these, making attacking less effective (and more dangerous) since most of the time they would be avoiding rubble and falling objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So getting into the air might be a lot more effective. I imagine they would use those cables to try and pin a Titan down and make it fall down. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1514" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:56:04.110" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:56:04.110" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3504" CreationDate="2013-04-10T18:52:20.307" Score="7" ViewCount="1621" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a while from watching &lt;em&gt;GITS: S.A.C. 2nd GIG&lt;/em&gt; and according to the Stand Alone Complex as defined under &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard#Simulacra_and_Simulation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;different terms&lt;/a&gt; by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard in the idea of the Stand Alone Complex is a copy of an original copy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Simulation, Baudrillard claims, is the current stage of the simulacrum: all is composed of references with no referents, a hyperreality. Progressing historically from the Renaissance, in which the dominant simulacrum was in the form of the counterfeit—mostly people or objects appearing to stand for a real referent (for instance, royalty, nobility, holiness, etc.) that does not exist, in other words, in the spirit of pretense, in dissimulating others that a person or a thing does not really &quot;have it&quot;—to the Industrial Revolution, in which the dominant simulacrum is the product, the series, which can be propagated on an endless production line; and finally to current times, in which the dominant simulacrum is the model, which by its nature already stands for endless reproducibility, and is itself already reproduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this not make the concept of the Stand Alone Complex its own copy of a previous work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T11:43:11.093" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T11:43:48.297" Title="Truth behind the Stand Alone Complex—a copy of a copy?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3325" CreationDate="2013-04-10T21:52:27.153" Score="13" ViewCount="11825" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist, when an alchemist performs human transmutation, they lose a part of their body. What determines the body part an alchemist loses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1646" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:53:28.267" LastActivityDate="2020-09-23T14:15:51.233" Title="Why did Colonel Mustang lose his sense of sight and not his arm or body?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3324" CreationDate="2013-04-10T22:07:26.403" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/87/274&quot;&gt;The Truth is a cruel, cruel thing&lt;/a&gt;. It takes away the part of the body that &amp;quot;fits&amp;quot; the person best, to provide the cruelest irony.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Father is speaking to the sacrifices, he says why each one (less Hohenheim) lost what they did. Edward lost his ability to stand on his own; Alphonse lost his only way to feel warmth; Izumi could no longer bear children after trying to bring back her own. (Edward's also fits nicely with the phrase, &amp;quot;I would give an arm and a leg to ...&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the others, Mustang is somewhat more metaphorical. Mustang had his sights set on being Führer, and so he lost his ability to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uOkqN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the quote in full:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Truth can be such a cruel thing. The two brothers who wanted to feel their mother's warmth once more: Their attempt to bring the dead back to life cost one of them the leg on which he stood, as well as the only family he had left. The other lost his entire body to have it replaced by a suit of armor that could feel nothing. The woman who sought to bring back her only baby was given a body that would never again bear children. And then, the man who looked to change his nation had his eyesight taken from him, and now he can no longer see his future. Humans who would dare to play God must pay a steep price for their arrogance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — Father, &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; Episode 59, 15:47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T23:47:53.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-11T01:39:15.887" Score="12" ViewCount="77599" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohamaru_Sarutobi&quot;&gt;Konohamaru&lt;/a&gt; is the grandson of the Third Hokage. Asuma is shown to be one of the Third Hokage's sons, but he is clearly named as Konohamaru's uncle. Are Konohamaru's parents ever shown and is their lack of appearance ever explained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="9260" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T04:24:04.547" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T17:50:48.320" Title="What happened to Konohamaru's parents?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3331" CreationDate="2013-04-11T01:45:48.723" Score="8" ViewCount="3244" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the back of this screenshot from Naruto episode 80 (during the Third Hokage's funeral), circled, is a man with his face entirely covered by bandages. Is it known how he can see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sHJFX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Funeral&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-11T02:08:37.800" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T15:23:01.023" Title="How can the man in the back see?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3329" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3353" CreationDate="2013-04-11T01:45:51.353" Score="5" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mage girl seemed to have three personalities - one was collected/intellectual, one was rash/violent, and one was cutesy. When the rash/violent personality was the active one, even her eyes turned red. I didn't notice if the cutesy personality had different eyes, but you could definitely hear the distinction between all three of the voices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a plot-related explanation for this, or is it just part of her character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T07:22:19.073" Title="Why did the mage have multiple personalities?" Tags="&lt;maoyuu-maou-yuusha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3327" CreationDate="2013-04-11T06:29:00.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Konohamaru's parents were never mentioned, neither in the anime, nor in the manga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Maybe his parents died on a mission, or they were still alive and simply never mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T06:19:58.887" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T06:19:58.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3328" CreationDate="2013-04-11T07:29:51.930" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;That ninja was shown, earlier, in the Chunin-exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TGZYn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Staff&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he takes care that nobody cheats in the exam, he must have an ability to sense things without using his eyes. It's most likely a special jutsu or Kekkai Genkai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="104" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T15:33:49.070" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T15:33:49.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3136" CreationDate="2013-04-11T09:39:17.933" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find an inital series/time, but I did find something of interest when I was researching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Strawberries are often associated with cakes, whipped cream and other niceties.&#xA;They're usually a symbol for being cute or sweet, so you'll more often see strawberry panties than boxers like Gintoki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenfo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11350&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt; a Forum Discussion on the topic of Strawberries&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some research and came up with a couple of things, Until 2000 strawberries were considered a delicacy in Japan which at that time they imported about 30,000 tonnes mostly for use in jam. After 2000 inports went up dramatically as Japanese chefs and wives started to expirement with strawberries in various dishes like deserts and salads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the technical reason. I think the reason you see it in so many animes is that they look at the strawberry the way we look at the cherry especially when it comes to sex. Ichigo the girl in the strawberry panties. I bought 2 pair when I saw that. Strawberry Panic, a story of innocent girls in a boarding school filled with sweetness and light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for dates, 1980-1985 (the times when Dr. Slump was published) was perhaps a time where it was seldom used and as a symbol of rare delicacy, but from 2000 onwards, it may have become more prevalent in media, changing its image to one of cuteness and perhaps becaming more of a trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-11T09:39:17.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-11T20:12:21.780" Score="5" ViewCount="1861" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, a number of characters don't have surnames, though many do. For example, Naruto is Uzumaki Naruto, while Gaara is just Gaara or Gaara of the Sand. Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T04:57:23.273" Title="Why do some characters not have surnames?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3334" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3351" CreationDate="2013-04-11T20:49:59.600" Score="13" ViewCount="49327" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the short one-shot &lt;strong&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/strong&gt;, the old man says something to the bartender at the end when they choose which elevator to get into (presumably, one goes to hell and the other to heaven). What did the old man say? He smirked at the end so it seemed like he got something that he wanted or had somehow tricked the younger man. The bartender wouldn't say what it was. Am I missing something or is this just completely wide-open-ended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T07:43:29.860" Title="What did the old man say to the bartender at the end?" Tags="&lt;death-billiards&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3335" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-11T20:58:02.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sQIbK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Girls und Panzer screencap&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girls und Panzer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an action anime directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, with a companion manga series illustrated by Ryūichi Saitaniya. It follows the story of a group of girls who are learning the art of Panzerfahren (i.e. tank fighting) through practice and competitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_und_Panzer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girls und Panzer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14334&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girls und Panzer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14131/Girls_und_Panzer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girls und Panzer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:57:10.310" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:57:10.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3336" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-11T20:58:02.650" Score="0" Body="Girls und Panzer is a 2012 action anime series about high school girls who engage in the storied art of Panzerfahren (i.e. tank fighting). " OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:57:10.310" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:57:10.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-11T21:07:34.323" Score="5" ViewCount="2406" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching Bakuman anime (seasons 1 thru 3) and really enjoyed the series. Right after finishing the anime, I found out that they skipped a portion of the manga in season 3 (around episode 16) and would like to read more about it the potion that they skipped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What part(s) of the manga did the anime not cover (were entire chapters or arcs skipped?) and where would they have fit into the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1610" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-11T22:34:19.140" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T06:18:46.677" Title="Were there any parts of the manga that were skipped in the anime?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-11T21:22:49.280" Score="4" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if I'm just misremembering what I saw in the anime, or if there really was no good explanation ever given, but I am unclear on the real reason why the original men and women in the space colony in Vandread split up into two separate colonies in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;do we ever get a real explanation as to why they split by gender, or is it just something we're supposed to take for granted?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T22:58:00.683" Title="Why did the men and women in Vandread split up to begin with?" Tags="&lt;vandread&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3339" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-11T21:23:36.097" Score="3" ViewCount="533" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there was a lot of backlash when Tokyo Mew Mew was bought and released by 4Kids in America because it was changed dramatically. I haven't seen the English version of it, however. What was changed when it was brought to America?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T19:58:54.307" Title="What was changed when Tokyo Mew Mew was translated to English?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-mew-mew&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3340" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-11T21:38:20.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JySFZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tokyo Mew Mew manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_mew_mew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Mew Mew&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an anime and manga series written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiko_Yoshida&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reiko Yoshida&lt;/a&gt; and illustrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Ikumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mia Ikumi&lt;/a&gt;, about magical girls known as &quot;Mew Mews&quot; who contain the DNA of rare animals. Originally, it was published in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodansha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tokyo Mew Mew franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tokyo_Mew_Mew_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt; that ran from 2000-2003&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tokyo_Mew_Mew_chapters#Tokyo_Mew_Mew_a_la_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode&lt;/a&gt;, a manga series that ran from 2003-2004&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tokyo_Mew_Mew_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; than ran from 2002-2003&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two video games&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamepane Tōkyō Myū Myū, a puzzle adventure game from the Gameboy Advance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tōkyō Mew Mew – Toujou Shin Mew Mew! – Minna Issho ni Gohoushi Suru Nyan, an RPG for PlayStation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:24:25.557" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:24:25.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3341" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-11T21:38:20.903" Score="0" Body="Tokyo Mew Mew is a manga series about magical girls with animal DNA, written by Reiko Yoshida and illustraed by Mia Ikumi." OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:24:25.557" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:24:25.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3298" CreationDate="2013-04-11T21:57:33.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's pretty difficult to find information about Earth Star Entertainment, but from what I can tell, I don't see any similarities. According to its &lt;a href=&quot;http://earthstar.jp/company.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, it was established in 2006 and its current director is Masashi Kikuta and the president is K. Makuuchi. Masashi is a man's name, so presumably, Masashi Kikuta is a man. The major affiliated talent for the anime is a woman, but there doesn't seem to be any specific link to anything that you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-11T21:57:33.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3343" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-11T22:57:37.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vandread&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a set of anime and OVA series created by Gonzo and Media Factory. It is a futuristic sci-fi series in which men and women live on completely separate planets and battle each other, until a common enemy unites them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandread&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vandread&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:40:35.607" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:40:35.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3344" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-11T22:57:37.307" Score="0" Body="Vandread is a set of anime and OVA series created by Gonzo. " OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:40:35.607" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:40:35.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2960" CreationDate="2013-04-11T23:20:48.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the point you mentioned the content is basically entirely filler starting with episode 26 (the beginning of season 2 of the anime). Other than the final arc (episodes 43-49) which provides some conclusion to the anime, it is episodic content. The final arc is anime-original and quite a bit different from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few of the episodes of the anime are based on interlude manga chapters, but they're still episodic and don't forward the plot. These episodes were expanded quite a bit from the manga chapters which were comedic interludes that did not forward the story significantly. Episodes 26, 38, 39, and 40 are the only examples of this I know of, though it's been a while since I've read the manga or watched the anime so I might have missed one. These episodes still have a lot of anime-original content, so if you don't like the filler at all you probably won't enjoy these regardless of whether they're based on the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, if you want the continuation of the GetBackers story, the only real option is to read the manga. The anime episode 25 corresponds roughly to chapter 83, the end of the &quot;Return to Infinity Fortress&quot; arc. The anime does have a bit of manga content after that point, but I doubt it would be worth watching if all you want is the story and you don't enjoy the filler episodes at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-11T23:20:48.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3355" CreationDate="2013-04-11T23:42:00.777" Score="4" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_Days&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Midori Days&lt;/a&gt;, Seiji woke up one morning to find his right hand to be Midori. Why is this so? Is it some kind of a curse? Was it explained in the manga or anime why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T08:14:12.550" Title="Why did Midori become Seiji's right hand?" Tags="&lt;midori-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3347" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-12T00:06:43.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RhDcz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Carnival Phantasm&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (カーニバル・ファンタズム) is an OVA series based on the manga series &lt;em&gt;Take-Moon&lt;/em&gt; by Type-Moon which focuses on humorous situations involving Type-Moon characters. Most of the characters are from the &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; franchises (see also: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-stay-night&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-stay-night&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-stay-night&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/tsukihime&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;tsukihime&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;tsukihime&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An anime series, &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;, containing 16 episodes that ran from 2011-2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A manga series, &lt;em&gt;Take-Moon&lt;/em&gt;, containing 2 volumes that ran from 2004-2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Phantasm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:14:41.560" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:14:41.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3348" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-12T00:06:43.080" Score="0" Body="Carnival Phantasm is an OVA series based on the manga series &quot;Take-Moon&quot;, which features Type-Moon characters in humorous situations." OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:14:41.560" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:14:41.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3349" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3350" CreationDate="2013-04-12T01:00:54.440" Score="6" ViewCount="1158" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has anyone noticed how certain anime regarding murder and death that there is usually a reference to Haagen Dazs in there somewhere? Strawberry Haagen Dazs to be specific. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In certain anime, such as &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyokai&lt;/em&gt; episode 5 where the main character tends to eat nothing but strawberry Haagen Dazs. In &lt;em&gt;Kite&lt;/em&gt;, there is one of them there is a subtle reference in a background scene. Then it &lt;em&gt;Kite Liberator&lt;/em&gt;, the main character kept a fridge full of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can someone tell me where this reference comes from or where it started or if they are connection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T01:26:17.880" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T02:05:40.803" Title="Strawberry Haagen Dazs: The favored flavor of anime murderers?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;&lt;kite&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3349" CreationDate="2013-04-12T01:53:34.763" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kite&lt;/em&gt;, it's merely a parody reference, with the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NkLmE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Häagen Kazs&lt;/a&gt;&quot; name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kite Liberator&lt;/em&gt;, it's also a parody, with the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=b6X40p1LkqY#t=3s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hëegen-Gezs&lt;/a&gt;&quot; name (Vanilla flavor in this case). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ice cream is prominently stated to be Häagen-Dazs in both the &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt; movies and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter01_01#haag&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;original novel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiki and her fridge can also be seen with several &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nE4Ce.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;bottles&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/plXMu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volvic water&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These internationally well-known brands are probably so viewers could better identify with them (as they've probably had them in the past). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ice cream is most likely being used as a foil to the the main character, highlighting them to be naive, childish (small, like the containers), and cold at the same time. The water, too, might be a foil of how Shiki has changed (melted slightly), but still remains cold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T02:05:40.803" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T02:05:40.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3334" CreationDate="2013-04-12T06:31:54.743" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the white-haired bartender said, &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;秘密です,&amp;quot; (himitsu desu, it's a secret).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With such an open-ended ending, there's no way to know for sure (much like the &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/116/63&quot;&gt;Cart Driver Dilemma&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; in Code Geass).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story implies that the younger guy went to heaven while the older dude went to hell, with the masks above their respective elevators with a white face and a demon face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, who is to say any of them went to heaven or hell? Or that things are exactly as they are described by the white-haired bartender?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the intention of such an open-ended ending is to get viewers to form their version of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some points to consider are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the bartender was lying (or at least telling a half-truth and leaving out key details) from the beginning makes you question all of his explanations. Which parts are red herring? Which parts are true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; If you look closely, the so-implied &amp;quot;corpses&amp;quot; the bartender shows the young man are actually marionette parts (look closely at the legs hanging towards the middle right). The bartender mentions that when they arrived, they were of equal footing, perhaps referring to the fact that none of them had their original memories... and with each ball pocketed by the opposing side they got a bit of their memory back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the game (and its outcome) was predetermined&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; and the old man was supposed to win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the old man arrives after the young man&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; (even though the bartender mentions that those that die at the &lt;em&gt;same time&lt;/em&gt; are invited there). If they died at the same time, wouldn't they arrive at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that they leave in the same elevator they came from (at least the old man does)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the old man bites his lip before the white-haired bartender hugs the young man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the old man's flashback happens in reverse order compared to the young man's and also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; how the old man's death is never shown, nor is the first memory of his last moment truly his. It was actually the old man's wife's and his memorial portrait is shown, with offerings meaning that he probably was already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And most importantly, the jellyfish. The jellyfish are a recurring symbol throughout the series, from the chandeliers to the aquarium, and the stained glass pattern behind the counter and the same design on the bathroom tiles. According to shamanism the &lt;a href=&quot;http://healing.about.com/od/animaltotems/ss/oceanic-totems.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jellyfish totem&lt;/a&gt; is supposed to represent &amp;quot;inner strength, vulnerability, transparency, and truth.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, we can imply that although there is a game of life and death going on, it is not as the bartender describes...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The bartender mentions that he is the &amp;quot;さいてい者&amp;quot; which can be implied to be the &amp;quot;arbiter&amp;quot;, the person who decides if someone goes to &amp;quot;heaven&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;hell&amp;quot;... however, who is being judged is never directly stated. The setting could be a place in limbo and it could be just the young man that is being judged, not for whether he goes to heaven or hell, but if he deserves a second chance (さいてい can also mean &amp;quot;second chance&amp;quot;), whether to be reincarnated or getting a second chance in his current life. The presence of the old man might be there to play a devil's advocate type of role to prevent this from happening. The old man might be a person that was condemned to hell and given a second chance to be able to be reincarnated if he can reveal the bad side of darkness and sink him into despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the old man asks the bartender near the end could be something like &amp;quot;Is the game over (can I move on)?&amp;quot; and the bartender's reply could be, &amp;quot;not yet.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; This could be why the old man bites his lip. Because he knows he's lost. His smile as the elevator door closes could be because he knows that he'll be back for another shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the plot and ending is so open-ended, a lot of other things can be implied... much like the ending to &lt;em&gt;Inception.&lt;/em&gt; You're meant to infer the ending that you want, rather than be told what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hostess seems to be a bit out of place. The piano player is a marionette moved by wires, and it is demonstrated that the wires can move things around. There seems to be no need for a hostess, as she does not serve a particular function (the bartender makes the drinks, she is only seen receiving the empty glass of water). Most of her other actions after the game starts are imitating the bartender's...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; What if she was a person that lost the game and is stuck in this limbo until she discovers the true meaning of life and herself like the young man did. As the credits roll, the hostess first asks the bartender what the old man said to him, he immediately says that it's &amp;quot;a secret,&amp;quot; but when she asks who went to what place, instead of telling her that it's a secret, he asks what she thinks, perhaps asking her if she's learned anything, she replies she's asking because she doesn't know, he replies that it's a secret... perhaps implying that she is not yet ready to know... her own fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, though the gg Fansub translate the name of the place as &amp;quot;Queen Decim,&amp;quot; I personally believe the place to be called &amp;quot;Quindecim(e)&amp;quot;, the latin word for &amp;quot;15&amp;quot; (十五, じゅうご, &amp;quot;jyuugo&amp;quot;), perhaps implying the Ten Epithets of Buddha (十号, also &amp;quot;jyuugou&amp;quot;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nichiren-shu.org/LasVegas2/Page/sutra/terms_chapter7LS.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Ten Epithets of the Buddha 仏十号(butsujyuugou)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tathagata/如来(nyorai), one who has come from the world of truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;応供(gu), one who deserves oblations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;正偏知(shouhenchi), one who knows everything perfectly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;明行足(myougyou-soku), one who sees the truth and walks the way satisfactorily&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;善逝(zenzei), one who is gone to the world of enlightenment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;世間解(sekenge), one who understands the world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;無上士(mujouji), one who is unsurpassed by anyone else&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;調御丈夫(jougo-joubu), one who controls men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;天人師 (tenninshi), who teaches gods and men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;仏世尊(Butsu-seson), the enlightened one who is honored by the people of the world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T07:43:29.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3333" CreationDate="2013-04-12T07:21:15.073" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of speculations regarding this like on &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.naruto.viz.com/archive/index.php/t-52607.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Naruto forum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They only need a first name for story purposes, the last name doesn't matter so often.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either they don't belong to a known clan (or just don't have one) - making it unnecessary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe its just the way Kishimoto planned it to be or to keep us in the dark or they weren't necessary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They don't have real names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kishimoto just can't came up with last names to use.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these are speculations and opinions so there is really no definite answer for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general for anime, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoNameGiven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A major character is never referred to by their actual or full name,&#xA;  instead being addressed by a title, nickname, or Only One Name.&#xA;  Reasons for this vary, but it often serves the function of making a&#xA;  character seem more mysterious or eccentric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In older (pre-1900 in North America; pre-1970 in the UK) fiction, a&#xA;  narrator may refer to a character (especially an older or more&#xA;  socially prominent character) by his or her surname. This is because&#xA;  at that time first names were much less commonly used socially than&#xA;  they are now; a young character may not even know the first name of an&#xA;  older character he or she is not related to. It was also common in&#xA;  that time to blank out the names of real people to avoid lawsuits and&#xA;  the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A common joke is to do The Un Reveal on the full name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This trope can be somewhat justified, however, due to Nominal&#xA;  Importance: It's difficult enough for the writers to come up with good&#xA;  names for the main protagonists; it would be incredibly painstaking to&#xA;  come up with equally good names for a cast of characters who exist&#xA;  solely as part of the setting and serve no further purpose to the&#xA;  narrative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another common variation is for a series where a child is the main&#xA;  character to have parents only referred to as Mom and Dad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes, a main protagonist will have no name to add to their&#xA;  mystique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link also provides more examples of anime characters who don't have names/surnames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T04:57:23.273" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T04:57:23.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3329" CreationDate="2013-04-12T07:22:19.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Female Mage was an &quot;artificial&quot; hero created by a sect of the Holy Church, called the Magic Association. She as taken in a a young age and isolated from the world... trained and such by the Association as she was to be a substitute for the Hero, in case he was defeated (in which cae the Association would have much to gain in terms of political influence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Silver&quot; 銀 (ぎん, Gin) is the childish, sleepy personality is the primary personality, she is the resulting &quot;masterpiece&quot; of all the so-called &quot;training.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Gaiden/Side-story まどろみの女魔法使い (Madoromi no Onna Mahoutsukai, the Sleepy Female Mage) she briefly describes her other &quot;sisters,&quot; as she calls them: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;White&quot; 白 (しろ, Shiro) is the intelligent (and kind) one, one of the surviving failed works and &quot;Indigo&quot; 藍 (あお, Indigo) who is the rough (yet also kind) one, another one of the surviving failed works. She recalls that there is another &quot;sister,&quot; but mentions that she has since disappeared (died).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current Female Mage that is an ally of the Hero, is considered a disgrace to the Association and has been marked for termination. Perhaps by the Association's newest artificial hero plan masterpiece, the magic-absorbing &quot;Red (赤)&quot; battlemage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T07:22:19.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3338" CreationDate="2013-04-12T07:23:56.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once upon a time, in the future (roughly two thousand years from now), a colonist ship departed Earth, heading for the stars on it's journey to discover a new world to populate for the human race. This journey proved successful with the discovery of not one but two neighbouring planets suitable of colonisation. However, the colonists grew into conflict with each other - A conflict that divided the crew by gender! The men settled on one planet, which was dubbed Taraaku while the woman settled for the neighbouring planet, Mejarru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find much to support this but it sounds like something that fits the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/spike558/teach.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1610" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T07:23:56.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3346" CreationDate="2013-04-12T08:14:12.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if it's explained in the manga but it's sort of like a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_%28mythology%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pygmalion&lt;/a&gt; type of story. Seiji can't get a girlfriend because he's got a reputation as a tough guy and most girls are afraid of him, eventhough he's sort of got a noble quality about it all. So he wishes that he had a girlfriend and it just so happened that a Midori from another school likes him. So like Aphrodite did in the Pygmalion myth, his wish is granted through some divine/magical/freak-of-nature event where Midori's consciousness and likeness was transfered to Seiji's right hand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's extra meaning here because, being someone who (according to himself) will never find a girlfriend, the only &quot;girlfriend&quot; he'll have is &quot;his right hand&quot;, a euphemism turned to reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Three years high school, and the rest of my life for that matter are gonna end with no girlfriend but my right hand! I can’t take it anymore!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, he has a reputation for having a &quot;Demon right hand&quot; through his fighting prowess, and in probably the greatest possible contrast, his &quot;Demon right hand&quot; is turned into Midori (美鳥 &lt;em&gt;beautiful bird&lt;/em&gt;). This essentially takes away his ability to punch with his right hand and forces him to change as a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T08:14:12.550" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3216" CreationDate="2013-04-12T09:45:53.257" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Series writer/actor Greg Snegoff said in an interview on the now-defunct Shadow Chronicles News fansite that, &quot;afterward, we received compliments from the Japanese who thought our dialogue and stories were better than the original&quot;. However, Animag magazine (issue 11) and Animerica magazine (issue 9, volume 4) reports that the staff of Macross at Studio Nue and Artland, such as the original story creator and mecha designer &lt;strong&gt;Shoji Kawamori&lt;/strong&gt; and chief director &lt;strong&gt;Noboru Ishiguro&lt;/strong&gt;, expressed their concern over the &lt;strong&gt;Robotech&lt;/strong&gt; adaptation, and surprise at its differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that he raised concerns about the same, and acknowledged the presence of &lt;strong&gt;Robotech&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further can be noticed in the interview clip &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awopodcast.com/?bloggerURL=/008/05/bonus-interview-with-noboru-ishiguro.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T09:45:53.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3127" CreationDate="2013-04-12T11:17:54.297" Score="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_the_Movie:_Ninja_Clash_in_the_Land_of_Snow&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; between episodes 101-106&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura's hair is short in the movie. She cut it during the chunin exams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The limited opportunity team 7 has to go on a mission together between the chunin exams and Sasuke's defection would be between episodes 101-106&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_the_Movie_2:_Legend_of_the_Stone_of_Gelel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legend of the Stone of Gelel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The movie takes place after episode 160&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_the_Movie_3:_Guardians_of_the_Crescent_Moon_Kingdom&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The movie takes place after episode 196, during the anime's post-Sasuke era&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto:_Shipp%C5%ABden_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Shippuden the Movie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Shippuden episode 53, when Naruto, Sakura, Sai and Yamato returned to the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Shipp%C5%ABden_the_Movie:_The_Will_of_Fire&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inheritors of the Will of Fire&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Shippuden episode 89, due to the large influence of the Hidan and Kakuzu Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Shipp%C5%ABden_the_Movie:_Bonds&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bonds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Shippuden episode 111, since Orochimaru was sick, which happened around when Sasuke was about to kill Orochimaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Shipp%C5%ABden_the_Movie:_The_Lost_Tower&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Lost Tower&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After episode 152-154, after Jiraiya's death and before Pain attacked the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_5:_Blood_Prison&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blood Prison&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No accurate timing, due to plot inconsistencies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto knew Sage Mode and remembered when he met his father, despite the fact that the invasion of Pain had not occurred. A, the Fourth Raikage, still had his left hand, despite having lost it during the Five Kage Summit. Naruto knew Killer B, but Naruto did not meet him until their training at the Island Turtle. Anyway, if I had to put it somewhere, I'd probably put it after episode 196.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_6:_Road_to_Ninja&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Road to Ninja&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After episode 251, because Naruto must have already met his mother, and I don't think it would take place in the middle of a war. However, the fact that Konoha shinobi were fighting against Pain and the Akatsuki at the beginning would place this before the 150s and undermines the plotline of Naruto's understanding of his parents, which means that it just doesn't fit perfectly. Later in the movie, it was showed that the Akatsuki members were white Zetsu's, not the real ones (which is why they were defeated so easily and could go through the ground).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Last:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Last&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say this movie happens after episode 493, but I would watch it after ep 500 because some stuff the happens in the end of the movie &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that hints to the episode 500.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_Naruto_Became_Hokage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boruto: Naruto The Movie - The Day Naruto Became Hokage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens before 'Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' so watch it after Episode 500. It's a special episode, so it's about 10 minutes. The title of the short &quot;film&quot; says it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boruto: Naruto The Movie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This movie happens after the 'Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' have started. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Probably around the The Chūnin Exams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-07-16T02:05:27.500" LastActivityDate="2018-07-16T02:05:27.500" CommentCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-05-10T14:06:44.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3358" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3554" CreationDate="2013-04-12T13:24:13.883" Score="12" ViewCount="19192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is known as &quot;the copy cat ninja&quot;. The Ninjas from the other countries call Kakashi the Copy Cat Ninja because of his Sharingan and how he uses it for his advantage (Copying moves). But he does not use his power to copy very often (or at least not anymore). It is only shown around 3-4 times that he actually copies and uses it against somebody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does he not use this power more often?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T15:51:51.790" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T23:35:53.017" Title="Why doesn't Kakashi use his copy ability that often?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3358" CreationDate="2013-04-12T19:31:37.097" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the comments are correct but the truth is that his body isn't built for Sharingan.  He uses it because it was implanted as a gift from a dying friend but there's more to Kekkai Genkai than just the gift.  It's sort of like the Hyuga clan with the Byukaggan.  If you notice there's a network of veins that support their eyes.  If their eyes were stolen it's likely this network of veins wouldn't exist in the new user and therefore might strain the user's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same way Kakashi's body isn't built for extended Sharingan use.  Sure, he can use it more than someone who had it newly implanted but he's not an Uchiha.  Where Sasuke can use it for very extended periods of time and even strain it Kakashi can not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T19:31:37.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-13T02:39:59.347" Score="4" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;In recent chapters (as of Chapter 168) of &lt;em&gt;Gakuen Alice&lt;/em&gt;, Mikan's memories of her time at the school are due to be erased because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she loses her abilities saving Natsume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, people outside Gakuen Alice are stated to know about Alices. For example, some people (such as Hotaru) have obtained contracts from companies related to her Alice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why, then, do Mikan's memories of the school need to be erased?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T22:37:34.633" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T01:08:13.287" Title="Why is Mikan's memory going to be erased?" Tags="&lt;gakuen-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-13T02:52:10.097" Score="3" ViewCount="685" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is relatively common for series (especially shoujo) for the/a love interest to be blond. This appears in &lt;a href=&quot;http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110902130942/ouran/images/8/80/Tamaki-suoh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ouran High School Host Club&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/kaichouwamaidsama/images/6/61/Takumi-Usui.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaichou wa Maid-Sama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100217122721/tokyomewmewpower/images/1/1c/Blue_Knight.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Mew Mew&lt;/a&gt;, and a number of others. Why is this common in Japan, where the population is 98.5% ethnically Japanese--and as such naturally dark-haired--and most of the rest of the population is either Chinese or Korean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2021-02-28T15:13:04.953" Title="Why are light-haired male love interests common?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3364" CreationDate="2013-04-13T11:16:14.950" Score="13" ViewCount="2336" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a game that appeared in a few episodes of &lt;strong&gt;Nichijou&lt;/strong&gt; (not familiar with the original manga) where there was a bunch of circular (wooden?) discs stacked and a small hammer was used to try to strike one out, and I assume the object is to do so without toppling the stack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7UIci.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this a made up game for the series or is it a real game? What is it called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2019-02-09T20:10:57.850" Title="What is the game where you strike a stack of discs to knock one out?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-13T17:14:10.680" Score="7" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toward the end of &lt;em&gt;.hack//Beyond The World&lt;/em&gt; (like the last two minutes), it's announced that THE WORLD would come back online and Sora is asked if she was going to play again. However, at the very end of the movie we see Aura sitting in her garden, silent as ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE WORLD goes on, but what happens to Kite? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-27T00:58:50.953" LastActivityDate="2013-12-28T01:40:26.093" Title="Did Sora / Kite ever return to the world?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3362" CreationDate="2013-04-13T20:21:10.117" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The game is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruma_doll#Children.27s_games&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daruma Otoshi&lt;sup&gt;en.wikipedia&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8B%E3%81%BE#.E3.81.A0.E3.82.8B.E3.81.BE.E8.90.BD.E3.81.A8.E3.81.97&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;だるま落とし&lt;sup&gt;ja.wikipedia&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote Japanese Wikipedia, since the text on English Wikipedia might be inaccurate at the time of writing of this post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;弾丸の先端に形状が似ただるまの下に、薄い円柱を数段重ね、それを横から1段ずつ木槌で叩いて抜き、倒れないようにうまく一番上のだるまを落とすという玩具・遊びである。胴を素早くたたくのがコツである。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation (I'd appreciate it if someone can edit it with a better translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Skipped text) Under the daruma head are several thin cylinder pieces stacked on top of each other. The game involves hitting the thin cylinder pieces from the side with a mallet one by one, bringing down the daruma head without the rest toppling over. The trick is to hit the body quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image retrieved from Wikipedia at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Darumaotoshi.JPG&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;File:Darumaotoshi.JPG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eBbOC.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-04-13T20:21:10.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3365" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-13T23:34:10.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_desu_ga%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sakamoto desu ga?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:38:54.407" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:38:54.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3366" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-13T23:34:10.257" Score="0" Body="&quot;Sakamoto desu ga?&quot; is a gag manga authored by Nami Sano about the coolest high school student ever." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:38:54.407" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:38:54.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3367" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-14T00:50:39.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/poFsh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Scrapped Princess&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scrapped Princess (スクラップド・プリンセス) is a light novel series by Ichiro Sakaki and an anime series produced by Bones. It tells the story of Princess Pacifica Casull. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Scrapped Princess franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A light novel series written by Ichiro Sakaki from 1999-2005&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A manga series written by Ichiro Sakaki from 2002-2004&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scrapped_Princess_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An anime series&lt;/a&gt; written by Reiko Yoshido from April-October 2003&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T02:47:52.683" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T02:47:52.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3368" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-14T00:50:39.850" Score="0" Body="Scrapped Princess (スクラップド・プリンセス) is a light novel series and manga series by Ichiro Sakakata and an anime produced by Bones. It tells the story of Princess Pacifica Casull. " OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T02:47:47.700" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T02:47:47.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3369" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-14T00:55:56.777" Score="3" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;Princess Sakura of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle has her memories scattered to many dimensions in the form of feathers. These feathers are incredibly powerful, able to do things such protect buildings and water underneath from acid rain. Why do the feathers have this power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T23:42:39.990" Title="Why are Sakura's feathers so powerful?" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3392" CreationDate="2013-04-14T09:28:45.370" Score="9" ViewCount="2297" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Frieza transformed the first time, he said his fighting power in that transformed state was one million. But when Piccolo comes to fight Frieza, after a little while, Frieza undergoes his second transformation. What was the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was Frieza bluffing when he said his fighting power in that transformed state was one million?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did Piccolo become really very strong after his fusion with Neil that his fighting power reached to a level comparable to Frieza?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was Frieza afraid of losing, as a result of which he thought transforming would be a good option?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then, after a few episodes, Frieza undergoes another transformation after seeing the amount of power Gohan had. So did Frieza start to panic out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T05:05:24.193" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T17:53:06.993" Title="Why did Frieza need the second transformation?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="676" CreationDate="2013-04-14T16:33:16.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says that he died sometime before or at the early stages of the first shinobi war, Tobirama also died during that war and Hiruzen became Hokage then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1675" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T17:12:33.530" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T17:12:33.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3373" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-14T17:38:05.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Btxqr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nichijou image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichijou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nichijou&lt;/a&gt; (日常) is a comedy and slice of life manga series by Keiichi Arawi that focuses on a group of high school students and their school. Nichijou is serialized in Shounen Ace and Comptiq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Nichijou franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A manga series that began serialization in 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nichijou_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; that ran from April to September 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An OVA released in 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A game (Nichijou: Uchuujin) that was released in 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:40:31.430" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:40:31.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3374" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-14T17:38:05.487" Score="0" Body="Nichijou (日常) is a comedy manga series by Keiichi Arawi that focuses on a group of high school students and their school. It has an anime adaptation and a game as well." OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:40:31.430" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:40:31.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3360" CreationDate="2013-04-14T20:18:38.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is one of Alice Gakuen's school rules that any student who leaves without graduating from Alice Academy will have their memories erased. Furthermore, because Mikan's case is, according to Narumi, a special one, that she knows so much about the secret organizations regarding the academy, it is best for her memories to be erased instead of being held captive by those organizations. It is the best way to protect her from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1676" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T01:08:13.287" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T01:08:13.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3370" CreationDate="2013-04-14T21:40:42.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Piccolo had powered up considerably under King Kai's training, and yes, fusing with Nail did power him up a whole lot.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Piccolo/Nail was fighting on more or less equal ground with Frieza, but that was too close for Frieza, so Frieza transformed again.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="260" LastEditDate="2013-04-16T00:00:05.833" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T00:00:05.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3377" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3388" CreationDate="2013-04-14T23:35:00.767" Score="24" ViewCount="62734" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Gai-sensei and Rock Lee look almost exactly the same? Are they from the same clan or are they blood-related? Hinata and Neiji look the same and they're cousins, same with Sasori and Gaara, Sasuke and Itachi, so they're probably blood-related, or they're not? Are there any explanation regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T23:58:07.993" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T16:20:06.720" Title="Why does Gai look like Rock Lee?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3369" CreationDate="2013-04-14T23:42:39.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Feathers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Tsubasa%3a_Reservoir_Chronicle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sakura is revealed to have strange powers when she has a vision of a&#xA;  mysterious symbol and places she has never seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since these feathers represent Sakura's soul, these hold an enormous&#xA;  amount of magical power. Each of them affect their surroundings&#xA;  differently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last arc we learn that the true power of those feathers are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; to cross dimensions and time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T23:42:39.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3361" CreationDate="2013-04-14T23:57:37.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might have something to do with the representation of the blonde-color. According &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes.HairColorInJapan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blonde hair on a male character may imply that he is a trickster.&#xA;  Alternately, it may symbolize that this character is a focus of chaos,&#xA;  and trouble follows him wherever he goes, such as Vash the Stampede&#xA;  from Trigun, or Soichiro Nagi from Tenjou Tenge; a live-action example&#xA;  is the movie version of Battle Royale's Kazuo Kiriyama. It is also not&#xA;  uncommon for anime males with long blonde hair to be portrayed as&#xA;  Casanova-types. (Examples: Kurz from Full Metal Panic, Allen Schezar&#xA;  from Vision of Escaflowne, Kyle from Suikoden V among others...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T23:57:37.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3380" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T00:34:37.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Midori Days&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Midori no Hibi&lt;/em&gt;) is a fantasy manga that follows the story of anti-bullying high school student Seiji Sawamura after his right hand is replaced by a miniature version of Midori Kasugano, a girl who loves him from afar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_Days&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Midori Days&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:02:26.887" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:02:26.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3381" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T00:34:37.083" Score="0" Body="Midori Days (or, &quot;Midori no Hibi&quot;) is a fantasy manga by Kazurou Inoue. " OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:02:26.887" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:02:26.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3382" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T00:39:42.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Girl Who Leapt Through Time&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2006 sci-fi romance film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, adapted from a 1967 novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka. It tells the story of Makoto Konno, a girl who avoids dying in a train accident thanks to her ability to leap backward through time. After the initial charm of the ability wears off, Makoto begins to learn that time travel has some serious consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Leapt_Through_Time_%282006_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Girl Who Leapt Through Time&lt;/em&gt; (2006 film) on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Leapt_Through_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Girl Who Leapt Through Time&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (the original novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:48:34.830" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:48:34.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3383" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T00:39:42.433" Score="0" Body="The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) is a sci-fi romance film directed by Mamoru Hosoda. A teenage girl Makoto Konno gains an odd ability to leap back through time, and tries to fix small problems with it." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T21:27:34.550" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T21:27:34.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3384" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T00:46:09.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You&lt;/em&gt; is an award-winning manga by Karuho Shiina which has also been published as an anime, light novel, live-action movie, among other media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It follows a young girl, Sawako Kuronuma, who so greatly resembles Sadako from the film &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Ring&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that she is feared by her classmates. When the popular student Kazehaya begins to take an interest in her, however, her life slowly begins to change for the better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_ni_Todoke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:12:28.333" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:12:28.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3385" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T00:46:09.697" Score="0" Body="Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You is an award-winning manga by Karuho Shiina. " OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:12:28.333" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:12:28.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3386" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T05:12:46.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf%27s_Rain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:24:02.927" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:24:02.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3387" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T05:12:46.083" Score="0" Body="Wolf's Rain is an anime series directed by Tensai Okamura and produced by Bones Studio. " OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:24:02.927" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:24:02.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3377" CreationDate="2013-04-15T05:29:24.430" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they are not blood-related. When Lee wasn't in Guy-sensei's team yet, he was often mocked and bullied because of his inability to use any techniques other than Taijutsu. Guy-sensei was the first one to really believe in Lee's abilities, and thus he became Lee's idol. From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Lee&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When first joining Team Guy Lee's appearance changed drastically. He had shorter hair than before that curved upwards in the back. He still maintained the Chinese appearance, since he wore a robe and a martial arts belt around his waist. After joining Might Guy's team, his appearance changed considerably to emulate his idol and sensei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an image of how Lee used to look:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QpSUG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as you can see, he just changed his appearance to look more like Guy whom he idolizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T15:17:03.867" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T15:17:03.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3130" CreationDate="2013-04-15T06:52:34.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FaceFault&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When shocked or surprised, often by an absurdity or non sequitur, the&#xA;  listener may fall over onto his face, his limbs in a twisted mass&#xA;  above him. In its typical form, the character in question has just&#xA;  heard someone else say something so incredibly stupid that it, quite&#xA;  literally, floors them. A device usually limited to humorous anime,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;this may have been imported from a similar trope in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lileks.com/comics/jerry/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;early American comic strips called the 'flip-take'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. A variation used mainly in films&#xA;  (as falling on one's own face in real life tends to be dangerous) has&#xA;  the characters briefly faint backwards, as opposed to forwards. Often&#xA;  includes, and is confused with, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_takes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wild Takes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-15T06:52:34.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3390" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T07:35:03.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Howl's Moving Castle&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Howl no Ugoku Shiro&lt;/em&gt;) is a Studio Ghibli film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on a novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones. It is about a young girl who is cursed to become an old woman, and the interesting characters she meets along the way as she comes to terms with herself and her curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Howl's Moving Castle (film)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:41:59.877" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:41:59.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3391" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T07:35:03.707" Score="0" Body="Howl's Moving Castle (or, &quot;Howl no Ugoku Shiro&quot;) is a Studio Ghibli film based on a novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones " OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:41:59.877" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:41:59.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3370" CreationDate="2013-04-15T13:11:53.150" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Piccolo's power level was higher than his, as stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza_Saga&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thanks to his fusion with Nail, his power is slightly higher than that&#xA;  of Frieza's.Through much of the battle, Piccolo has the upper hand, but Frieza transforms again into his third stage, earning yet another power increase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T14:34:03.063" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T14:34:03.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-15T22:41:16.993" Score="7" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like a familiar trope to have a powerful being in human form take a human as their indestructible guardian.  3x3 Eyes has that relationship between Pai and Yakumo. I'm wondering if it's more than just another expression of this general trope; if it's an adaptation of an actual legend or traditional story.  There's something compelling about an immortal and her companion both wanting to just be human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;is 3x3 Eyes based on a real legend or traditional story, or just made up?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:03:25.343" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:03:25.343" Title="Is 3x3 Eyes based on any real legends?" Tags="&lt;3x3-eyes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3394" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3403" CreationDate="2013-04-15T22:57:56.433" Score="12" ViewCount="3305" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think FLCL was a lot of fun, but I also found it really hard to follow sometimes.  For instance, what's up with the huge iron?  It's big, and it ejects steam at least once in the series, and it probably comes from aliens.  But why is it there?  What is it for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/95rGV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A huge freaking iron&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T04:31:25.503" Title="What's up with the huge iron in FLCL?" Tags="&lt;flcl&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3395" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T23:00:47.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;FLCL&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;Fooly Cooly&quot;) is a 6-episode OVA series, produced in 2000-01 by Gainax. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insofar as &lt;em&gt;FLCL&lt;/em&gt; is about anything at all, it's about Naota Nandaba, a 12-year-old boy, who has to endure many blows to the head as he tried to understand girls, adolescence, and why giant robots are trying to escape from his forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLCL&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;FLCL&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:04:53.963" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:04:53.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3396" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T23:00:47.930" Score="0" Body="FLCL (&quot;Fooly Cooly&quot;) is a 6-episode OVA series, produced in 2000-01 by Gainax and Production I.G. It's a surreal sci-fi comedy about a normal young boy Naota and his interactions with Haruko Haruhara, a pink-haired girl from space." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T11:46:15.237" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T11:46:15.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3397" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-15T23:02:30.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;3×3 Eyes&lt;/em&gt; is a 40-volume manga series by Takada Yuzo, beginning in 1987 and ending in 2002. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis: Pai, a powerful but unstable immortal, makes Yakumo into her immortal servant in order to save his life.  But neither of them want to stay immortal, as they start to get to know each other better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%C3%973_Eyes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;3×3 Eyes&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T22:57:45.690" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T22:57:45.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3398" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-15T23:02:30.250" Score="0" Body="3×3 Eyes, or Sazan Eyes, is a manga series by Takada Yuzo." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:14:39.230" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:14:39.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3394" CreationDate="2013-04-16T00:16:52.540" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The primary idea of the iron is that it smooths out wrinkles. Toward the end of the series it is revealed the Medical Mechanica is responsible to smoothing out entire worlds, thus rendering them for all intents and reasons Unable to think for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Medical Mechanica is an evil corporation in the anime series FLCL. They mass produce &quot;medical&quot; robots, which tend to be very violent. Their buildings are shaped like irons, and release steam at certain parts of the day. There are no entrances or exits to these buildings, so how people get in and out is a mystery. One character describes the strange steam as them &quot;Ironing out the wrinkles in your brain so you can't think.&quot; Medical Mechanica also captures an intergalactic space pirate &quot;Atomsk&quot;, who one of the main characters has been searching for. Though it is never really explained how, or why. Little is known about Medical Mechanica, and it is implied that they are somehow connected to the government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above quote can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Medical_Mechanica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Medical Mechanica Villains Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-04-16T04:31:25.503" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T04:31:25.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-16T02:23:45.457" Score="5" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;In xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Yuuko says that there are certain things that she can do within her sphere of allowable interference such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;sending the original Syaoran to where the clone and the rest of them are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to only be related to the battle between Fei Wang and the main characters. Who set this sphere of allowable interference? What are its rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-16T02:24:54.330" LastActivityDate="2013-09-04T06:14:21.690" Title="Who set Yuuko's sphere of allowable interference?" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-04-16T03:04:22.963" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to Lunar Guy's explanation, my theory would be that, even though Yuzuru died first, the rate of their transition is different, it probably took Yuzuru a long time to transition between two timelines than what it took Kanade.  That's why Kanade arrived first, rather than Yuzuru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To support this, Kanade's regret was that she could not thank the person who gave her his heart, so I'd assume that some form of higher system craftily planned for Kanade to arrive first rather than Yuzuru, so that she could fulfill her regret and move on.  Otherwise if Yuzuru arrived first, there would be a risk that he would move on first, making Kanade's regret unfulfilled, leaving her stuck in the Afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1681" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-04-16T04:26:13.683" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T04:26:13.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3402" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3585" CreationDate="2013-04-16T03:25:11.057" Score="11" ViewCount="795" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Little Busters&lt;/em&gt;, Dorj (ドルジ) is a very fat cat with tiny paws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RcJ12.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RcJ12l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rin and Dorj&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there seems to be some discrepancy about how large Dorj really is. Some sources place him at around half Rin's size (as seen above), but sometimes he's much larger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Dorj have an official size? If not, at what size does most official material (figures, promotions, etc.) place him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-24T19:07:18.067" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T04:10:23.553" Title="How large is Dorj the cat?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3394" CreationDate="2013-04-16T04:25:36.040" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The iron is the Medical Mechanica plant. They plop their factories down on every planet that they come across. Their reason for landing on a planet is to conquer it by &quot;smoothing out the wrinkles.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is debated in episode 6 exactly what &quot;smoothing&quot; means... Kitsurubami analogizes it to the smoothing of the wrinkles in the brain. It's later revealed that Medical Mechanica smooths out an entire planet so that everyone is the homogenous -- meaning there would be no unique personalities, like Haruko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T04:25:36.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3446" CreationDate="2013-04-16T07:18:41.943" Score="2" ViewCount="418" Body="&lt;p&gt;In UN-GO Inga turns into a older female and people must answer her question. Is there a specific reason for the transformation? Or is there a deeper reason for the transformation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Inga has the mysterious ability to transform into an adult woman. When he has changed into this form, she can use her power that, when a question is asked, the victim has no choice to answer it with the truth. This ability has proven very useful in cracking cases, but difficulty is in asking which question so that the culprit will indeed be revealed.&#xA;  Inga's power&#xA;  BereisgreatAdded by Bereisgreat&#xA;  When she uses her powers, she takes the head of the subject in her hands and asks her question. The light in the room start to flicker and Inga's eyes start glowing with pink lights. She somehow transforms again, this time into, what seems like, a corpse. Her eyes and mouth are wide open and are glowing with the same pink light. The corpse then falls apart in pink butterflies and those butterflies enter the mouth of the victim, after which he or she has no choice but to answer the question Inga asked, with the truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-17T00:57:58.953" LastActivityDate="2013-04-19T19:08:49.603" Title="Why does Inga turn into a woman?" Tags="&lt;un-go&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3405" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-16T07:21:57.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Un-Go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2011 anime television series, produced by Bones, based on the novel &quot;Meiji Kaika Ango Torimono-chou&quot; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ango_Sakaguchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ango Sakaguchi&lt;/a&gt;, noted Japanese intellectual and novelist. The series, which aired from October 14 to December 23, 2011, was directed by Seiji Mizushima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un-Go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Un-Go&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:03:15.993" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:03:15.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3406" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-16T07:21:57.037" Score="0" Body="Un-Go is a 2011 anime series, based on the novel &quot;Meiji Kaika Ango Torimono-chou&quot; by Ango Sakaguchi, and produced by Bones." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:03:15.993" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:03:15.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3409" CreationDate="2013-04-16T23:37:05.477" Score="47" ViewCount="137396" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the first anime ever produced in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what is the first anime film and first anime series produced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that it was Astro Boy, is that true? And what is the first ever manga produced in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T11:25:29.160" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T07:40:14.633" Title="What is the first ever produced anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3408" CreationDate="2013-04-17T00:31:18.547" Score="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is thought to be the first anime was a 3 second clip that is 50 frames long, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsudo Shashin&lt;/a&gt;. In it, a boy writes 活動写真, which means &quot;moving pictures&quot; on a board. Its creator and date of creation are unknown, but it is thought to be from circa 1907.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an anime short from June 1917 named  なまくら刀 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namakura_Gatana&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Obtuse Sword&lt;/a&gt;) that is 2 minutes long and a 1918 film adaptation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urashima_Tar%C5%8D_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urashima Taro&lt;/a&gt;, or 浦島太郎 that are thought to be the first films. The Kyoto International Manga Museum cites &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imokawa_Mukuzo_Genkanban_no_Maki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki&lt;/a&gt; from April 1917 as the first Japanese produced animation, though the Wikipedia article implies that there were previous works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first color anime feature film, which is sometimes considered to be the first anime by modern standards, is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_White_Serpent&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hakujaden&lt;/a&gt;, which was created in 1958.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;おとぎマンガカレンダー, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otogi_Manga_Calendar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otogi Manga Calendar&lt;/a&gt;, was the first anime series to be produced and the first to be televised. It ran from 1961-1964. Astro Boy first aired in 1963, making it one of the older anime series, but not the oldest. However, Astro Boy was the first 30 minute anime series as well as the first anime series that aired weekly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IcN8R.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chart&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga is a little bit more complicated because comics existed and it's hard to draw the line between where something stops being a comic and begins being a manga. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt; was a comic strip published from 1946-1974 that has the longest ever anime series based off of it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/a&gt; is more generally referred to as a manga, and it began in 1951. There doesn't seem to be one specific manga cited as the first manga, though it seems to often be consider to have begun after WWII, as explained in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: To add to this, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotaro%27s_Divine_Sea_Warriors&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Momotaro: Umi no Shinpei&lt;/a&gt; (桃太郎 海の神兵) was the first feature-length anime, which means that, at 74 minutes, it passed the 40 minute mark to be considered feature-length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 2: Some new information has been added based on information in the Kyoto International Manga Museum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-09-25T07:40:14.633" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T07:40:14.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3411" CreationDate="2013-04-17T02:59:14.493" Score="20" ViewCount="4559" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the term is widely used in America as a term for someone who has a love and anime and all things related to it. So in the US it's a term of endearment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in Japan the term is known more or less to be used to describe a shut-in / loner. But it actually originated from a few variations. One being the name of a stalker / murderer another just meaning someone with a love for Japanese culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is the term really bad, good or more or less up to the individual to find a meaning?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:07:38.203" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T13:01:14.233" Title="Is the term Otaku derogatory?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3410" CreationDate="2013-04-17T03:51:36.397" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is somehow related to my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2953/do-otaku-tend-to-be-bullied&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; which has been closed (and I wonder why but I respect the administrator's decision). As far as I know, in Japan, the term &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; isn't positive at all. It means the same as being a &lt;em&gt;geek&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;nerd&lt;/em&gt; or someone who's &lt;em&gt;obsessed&lt;/em&gt; with something. And according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Otaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Otaku come in many flavors, but one thing can be said for each and&#xA;  every one of them. They've each staked out their own favorite thing,&#xA;  and they obsess over it relentlessly. Regardless of other&#xA;  intelligence, an otaku will have an obsessive, unhealthy, and almost&#xA;  encyclopedic knowledge of their chosen topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are almost as many flavors of this type of character as there&#xA;  are things under the sun, but a few of the major ones are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Anime or Manga Otaku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Cosplay Otaku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Gaming Otaku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Idol Otaku (wota)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Military Otaku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Technology Otaku &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Essentially, someone could be an otaku about just about anything:&#xA;  politics, sports, history, etc. When otaku is used by itself by a&#xA;  Westerner, 99% of the time it will mean &quot;anime/manga otaku&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neither geek nor nerd is an adequate translation. However, in modern&#xA;  use, both words may carry a shadow of the right connotations of&#xA;  obsessive interest and/or social ineptitude. Think of the older, more pejorative senses of geek&#xA;  and you're on the right track - the British term anorak is also a&#xA;  close translation. &lt;strong&gt;In Japan, the term Otaku does not carry a positive&#xA;  meaning, at all.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A semi-related term is hikikomori, which refers to a teenager or young&#xA;  adult who withdraws completely from society for an extended period,&#xA;  typically isolating themselves within their parents' house and become&#xA;  psychologically fixated to particular hobbies; hikikomori in media are&#xA;  usually otaku of some sort. Hikikomori are also critically viewed as&#xA;  lazy and outright creepy, which doesn't help the perception of otaku&#xA;  much. Especially after 1989, when serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki was&#xA;  shown to be both an otaku and hikikomori, leading to a moral panic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think the term &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; and being &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; yourself connotes something negative in Japan. Though, there are a lot of anime nowadays that features otaku characters. A major example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Star_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/a&gt; so I think they are somehow removing that negative connotations about being an otaku, though not generally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T06:05:09.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2013-04-17T04:43:01.843" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are actually two completely different continuities that aren't strictly compatible with each other, considering what happens with the Major.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Innocence&lt;/em&gt; are in a separate continuity. Watch these two first if you like movies better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;SAC&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAC 2nd Gig&lt;/em&gt; are basically season 1 and 2 of the TV series. Watch these two first if you like TV shows better. &lt;em&gt;Solid State Society&lt;/em&gt; is a movie in the same continuity as the TV series set after both seasons. &lt;em&gt;Laughing Man&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Individual Eleven&lt;/em&gt; are actually just compilations of the &quot;complex&quot; episodes of &lt;em&gt;SAC&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAC 2nd Gig&lt;/em&gt;, respectively. You don't need to watch it if you watch the entire seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt; is a prequel story to all of the above. It doesn't quite fit either existing continuity. It's a similar set of themes, but told in more of a miniseries approach that doesn't maintain a status quo between episodes. Watch this first if you like binge-ready streaming shows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1686" LastEditorUserId="1686" LastEditDate="2019-09-06T20:46:20.713" LastActivityDate="2019-09-06T20:46:20.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2995" CreationDate="2013-04-17T11:47:05.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For me, the Clannad and the Tonari no Kashiwagi-san pictures at least shows more an attitude of &quot;tasty!&quot; / &quot;it's good!&quot; expression: the tongue sticking out is just one licking its lips to get all the remaining gravy / taste, and this is enhanced by the hand gesture showing appreciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are quite universal body expressions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1688" LastActivityDate="2013-04-17T11:47:05.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3424" CreationDate="2013-04-17T14:43:30.357" Score="7" ViewCount="7156" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the early Meiji era, after participating in the Bakumatsu war as the assassin &quot;Hitokiri Battousai&quot;, Himura Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the story Kenshin is said to revert to the murderer Hitokiri Battousai he once used to be. Why would killing revert his full personality back in to that of a murderer permanently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE:&#xA;He did sometimes temporarily revert to his murderous self but soon after gets pulled out of it by people such as Kamiya Kaoru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-17T16:20:01.730" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T04:19:13.170" Title="Why would Himura Kenshin turn back into Hitokiri Battousai?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3537" CreationDate="2013-04-17T20:34:53.130" Score="9" ViewCount="2211" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;, the character &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/54475/Ringo-chan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ringo-chan&lt;/a&gt; is the Student Council president of the rival all-girls high school. For some reason, though, her cheeks are always red (as pictured below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/annvR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ringo-chan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I thought they were temporary (situational blushing), but it seems these red marks are always on her cheeks. What are these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-17T20:53:14.017" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T02:20:26.480" Title="Why are Ringo-chan's cheeks always red?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;daily-lives-of-high-school-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3416" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-17T20:40:17.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KNflV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Daily Lives of High School Boys image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Daily Lives of High School Boys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;; sometimes referred to on the internet as &quot;Nichibros&quot;) is a comedy manga series by Yasunobu Yamauchi about the daily lives of several high school boys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Lives_of_High_School_Boys&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Daily Lives of High School Boys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:13:52.717" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:13:52.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3417" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-17T20:40:17.280" Score="0" Body="Daily Lives of High School Boys (&quot;Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou&quot;) is a comedy manga by Yasunobu Yamauchi about the daily lives of several high school boys. It's funnier than it sounds." OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:13:52.717" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:13:52.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3421" CreationDate="2013-04-18T01:18:58.833" Score="15" ViewCount="4242" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Suisei no Gargantia, Led (and his civilization) speak a different language from the one spoken on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on the point-of-view, one side speaks Japanese, and the other side speaks the foreign language. Occasionally they switch when the point-of-view shifts to the other side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Led is talking to Chamber, they speak in Japanese. Dialog coming from everyone else is in the foreign language.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Pinion confronts Led in the hanger, he and Amy speak Japanese, while Led speak the foreign language.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xUE1u.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLHio.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;UTW-Vivid subtitles these as symbols that don't look like any real language.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, they don't &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; switch languages. It's only done to emphasize a language barrier that the characters experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in any case, what is this foreign language that they are speaking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a real language, or just something made up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-04-18T01:26:54.720" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T05:30:57.590" Title="What is the &quot;foreign&quot; language that is used in Suisei no Gargantia?" Tags="&lt;suisei-no-gargantia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3422" CreationDate="2013-04-18T01:42:42.960" Score="5" ViewCount="3830" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Railgun season 2, Erii Haruue gets kidnapped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30wNJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why? What did they want with Erii?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have something do to with the level 6 experiment from the first season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T02:52:19.593" Title="What was the motive for kidnapping Eri in the 1st episode of Railgun season 2?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="112" CreationDate="2013-04-18T01:54:29.153" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the English &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Chain of Memories&lt;/em&gt; were on a release cycle around 90 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TpHFz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TpHFz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that changed in 2008, when TOKYOPOP, the English publisher, underwent a major corporate restructuring. Many of their projects, including &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; translations, were delayed following the first &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts II&lt;/em&gt; release. This effectively slowed the English releases of &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts II&lt;/em&gt; to a halt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, Shiro Amano (the artist) went on hiatus from &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts II&lt;/em&gt; after volume 2 in favor of &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days&lt;/em&gt;, so Japanese versions stopped after volume 2 as well. (I don't believe Amano or the producers had any comment on &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; he did this.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days&lt;/em&gt; has been completed with 5 volumes, but shortly after Tokyopop's reorganization was finished, they lost the majority of their licenses and effectively shut down, which halted the English &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; series. Thus, those English volumes never saw the light of day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note: Recently, &lt;a href=&quot;http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/04/02/sakuracon-hatsune-miku-kingdom-hearts/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press announced that they had purchased the rights to the &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/em&gt; series&lt;/a&gt;. They will be &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_series_(manga)#Licensing_Issues&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;re-releasing some of the old volumes&lt;/a&gt; first, then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yen will kick things off with the first volume of the fourth series, &quot;Kingdom Hearts 365/2&lt;i&gt;[sic]&lt;/i&gt; days&quot; in November, and it will release the four-volume &quot;Kingdom Hearts&quot; series as two omnibus volumes (dubbed &quot;Kingdom Hearts Final Mix&quot;) in May 2013 and the two-volume &quot;Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories&quot; as a single omnibus in June 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOvYy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Vol. 5 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-18T03:28:12.973" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T03:28:12.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3418" CreationDate="2013-04-18T02:36:52.223" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/05/05/languages-of-the-devil-is-a-part-timer-and-gargantia-deciphered&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, the spoken language in Gargantia is basically jumbled German, created by the writer Gen Urobuchi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7TCLo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exhibit 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WELg5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exhibit 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8OFBr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exhibit 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MOJYt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exhibit 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to collaborators on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2247958424?pid=31045455671&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;in Chinese&quot;&gt;this forum&lt;/a&gt;, this is a substitution cipher based on a Roman alphabet, though whether it is based on one language or another is yet to be seen, as there are occurrences of German and English. (Images: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bl3zu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;typeset substitution key&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/owcng.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;handwritten substitution key&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example in this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MefIY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;IGHL&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It say &quot;IGHL,&quot; probably for &quot;Inter-Galactic Human League&quot; or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look closely at the part where they show a wireframe of the mech on the 3D console, you can make out ciphered text like &quot;equilibrium&quot; and &quot;leg&quot; based on the key above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see &quot;wormhole&quot; and &quot;enemy&quot; along with some other words on the map display (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WMWQL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text on the side of the mech's head (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lYZoG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;) is a bit different. It seem to be scrambled German.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In cleartext it says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;chtsivor&#xA;enles esi hervor buchhand&#xA;das enffnero esesdi umsmigre&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which probably comes out to something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Vorsicht&#xA;Lesen sie hervor handbuch&#xA;das oeffnen dieses gremiums&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is probably not correct grammar, since the usage of &quot;hervor&quot; is incorrect. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2247958424?pid=31045455671&amp;amp;see_lz=1#31045455671&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a poster&lt;/a&gt; in the forums should actually be something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;lesen sie das handbuch vor dem oeffnen dieses gremiums&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially it's saying: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Caution&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Read manual before&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  opening this panel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text on the front of the mech has also been translated (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/omd5S.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, the spoken language seems to be English (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vjmXE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The written and spoken Gargantian language, on the other hand, seems to be romanized Japanese (see images: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CU8oH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;translated messages&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ATLAB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;alphabet chart&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DIpq8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an alleyway&lt;/a&gt;; and see below). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kau7W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;New Exhibit 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://notredrevie.ws/2013/04/29/suisei-no-gargantia-04-notes-and-the-like/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The brown books are the Cosmic Atlas. The green one’s title is Totonyan, which is the name of a Japanese art company who are contracted to draw the backgrounds in Gargantia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The cyan one is Satsumakenshi Hayato (in romanized form, in Japanese it’s written as 薩摩剣士隼人), a drama series set in Kagoshima. Yep, someone on staff definitely must be from Kagoshima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The magenta one reads Shouyu Tottekure (しょうゆとってくれ, “please give me the soy sauce”), which is apparently a standard example sentence in junior high English textbooks in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The red one says Suiyou Dou Deshou (水曜どうでしょう, “Do you like Wednesday?”), a Japanese &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_do_you_like_Wednesday?&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;variety show&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The blue one reads Red Dwarf, which is likely a reference to the BBC &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dwarf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sci-fi franchise&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The last one is Ryokucha (緑茶, green tea).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T05:30:57.590" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T05:30:57.590" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3419" CreationDate="2013-04-18T02:52:19.593" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;They just needed to keep Anti-Skill at bay until they could make their escape. The two thugs original intended purpose was to break the pyrokinetic esper out of custody as he was about to be transfered to an Anti-Skill hospital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSFrX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Don&amp;#39;t come any closer!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They clearly didn't need her as they tossed her from the helicopter in order to lose Mikoto who was using her powers to pin the helicopter to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T02:52:19.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-18T09:24:45.033" Score="6" ViewCount="420" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am reading the manga Vagabond. After the death of Yoshioka Denshichirou, someone named Ueda Ryouhei is appointed as the head of the family. Ryouhei then makes a decision that the school should fight Musashi near Ichijou-ji Temple outside Kyoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://history.stackexchange.com/a/8395/739&quot;&gt;an answer on History Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt;, it was the 12-year-old son of Seijuurou's, Yoshioka Matashichiro, doing this. Is Ueda Ryuhei a fictional character that has replaced Yoshioka Matashichiro? If so, why did the author not show Yoshioka Matashichiro in his comic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="185" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:47:53.800" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:08:13.267" Title="Why was Ueda Ryouhei appointed the head of the Yoshioka clan and not Seijuurou's son?" Tags="&lt;vagabond&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3414" CreationDate="2013-04-18T16:14:56.093" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the OAV series &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal&lt;/em&gt;, we get to learn more about Kenshin and his trip from being a simple orphan to Japan's most feared assassin Hittokiri Battousai, and then to the peaceful Ruroni. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Hittokiri Battousai, he wasn't exactly evil. He had good intentions, and saw assassination as the only way he could help the weak and the downtrodden. Through his interactions with Tomoe, and her final fate, Kenshin begins to realize that he had been doing it all wrong. Helping people by spilling blood was not the way to go. That's when he dons the character of pacifist Ruroni Kenshin, who refuses to kill no matter the provocation or how &lt;em&gt;evil&lt;/em&gt; the other person is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that conviction is a very hard one to keep, especially for a trained assassin such as Kenshin. He knows that if he slips just once, and kills as a means to an end, he would fall back in to the endless cycle of blood letting that dominated his life as Hitokiri Battousai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T16:14:56.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3423" CreationDate="2013-04-18T16:54:48.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vagabond&lt;/em&gt; is a fictionalized interpretation of Musashi's life adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's &lt;em&gt;Musashi&lt;/em&gt;. The novel is a dramatization and not really historically accurate, even though many people have started to take Yoshikawa's book as historical due to it's popularity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why was there no mention of Matashichiro, the youngest of the Yoshioka brothers? It's better (commercially) to not to mention the fact that Musashi killed a 12 year old boy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-04-18T17:06:17.643" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T17:06:17.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3428" CreationDate="2013-04-18T20:07:44.583" Score="45" ViewCount="16343" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard the terms OVA and OAV used interchangeably with one another, but is there a distinct difference between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the definitions differ in Japan versus overseas? Where did the two acronyms originate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="31618" LastEditDate="2017-10-14T04:43:03.590" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T04:43:03.590" Title="What is the difference between an OVA and an OAV?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3427" CreationDate="2013-04-18T20:23:17.567" Score="40" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OVA and OAV are synonymous.&lt;/strong&gt; The reason for having two acronyms is historical; currently, both Japan and English-speaking countries use &quot;OVA&quot; as the official designation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVA&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (rough translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the early days, &quot;OAV&quot; (short for &quot;original animation video&quot;) was often used as well, but &quot;AV&quot; and &quot;Adult Video&quot; were easily confused, and could be easily mistaken for &quot;Audio/Visual&quot;, so it gradually became less common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_video_animation&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; sums this up slightly more succinctly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Original video animation, abbreviated as OVA media (and sometimes as OAV, original animated video, by English-speakers, though it was mistaken for &quot;Original Adult Video&quot;), are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the media was initially dubbed &quot;OAV&quot; for &quot;&lt;b&gt;o&lt;/b&gt;riginal &lt;b&gt;a&lt;/b&gt;nimated &lt;b&gt;v&lt;/b&gt;ideo&quot;. However, because of the term &quot;adult video&quot; (which implies pornography or mature material), and the ability to be easily confused with the common film/animation term &quot;audio/visual&quot;, the last two letters were switched to form OVA (&lt;b&gt;o&lt;/b&gt;riginal &lt;b&gt;v&lt;/b&gt;ideo &lt;b&gt;a&lt;/b&gt;nimation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T20:23:17.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3430" CreationDate="2013-04-18T21:45:18.790" Score="9" ViewCount="1305" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Bulbapedia, there is an article about &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/2003_Wendy%27s_promotional_Pok%C3%A9mon_toys&quot;&gt;2003 Wendy's promotional &lt;em&gt;Pokémon&lt;/em&gt; toys&lt;/a&gt;. It currently says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 2003 Wendy's promotional Pokémon toys were a set of five toys distributed with Kids Meals at Wendy's in May of 2003. Each toy also came with one of fifteen cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also links to a missing video by a user (TheMasterGamerify) who is no longer on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How long did this campaign run? What were these toys, and what were the fifteen cards available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2019-02-16T19:45:48.660" Title="What are the 2003 Wendy's Promotional Pokémon Toys?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3429" CreationDate="2013-04-18T22:01:15.017" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/pastnews0503.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; seems to document all the toys and cards. There were 5 toys. These were a Pikachu keychain, Pikachu Clock, Charizard Treasure Box, Kecleon Keychain, and a Celebi compass (though the image has Torchic). Here's images of all five:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HcDYh.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Pika&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXuMS.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Other Pika&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztdQ6.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Red winged lizard box&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tMW3L.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Chameleon keychain&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OslDy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;The coolest toy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://pkmn.net/?action=news&amp;amp;page=viewnews&amp;amp;id=252&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;, the promotion began May 19th 2003, and very likely lasted 5 weeks. I haven't been able to find a more definitive confirmation of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the promotional image used at the time to advertise the event (from the same link with the dates):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q5wgM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;yay Wendy&amp;#39;s&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the compass is called a Celebi compass, it really did have a Celebi design. The back of the case had a Celebi on it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B3ceP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Proof it&amp;#39;s a Celebi!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-POKEMON-LUGIA-TOY-5-OF-15-WENDYS-KIDS-MEAL-/121078921340?nma=true&amp;amp;si=8QDzPI3iSUu0v0ySFKPMsrC9M9g%253D&amp;amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;amp;rt=nc&amp;amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Ebay auction&lt;/a&gt;. Thanks to Krazer for finding it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that you could put the Lugia, Torchic, and Kecleon trading cards from the promotion into it, and perhaps others. The above image has the back of the Lugia card. Here's a different version with the front of the Lugia card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gLUEn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;now lets zoom out!&quot;&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://slothyshroom.weebly.com/lugia-collection.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Lugia collection&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pikachu clock could hold a card as well, though I don't think it really did anything with it the same way the compass worked with those cards, and the cards fit inside the Charizard box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myuutsuudestiny150.tripod.com/wendys.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; lists all the cards, with images for the front and back. They are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 Pikachu &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WSNQy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pika Pika&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0nKJC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pikachu!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Charizard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8zFUl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Char!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z8aQN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chaaaaaarizard!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 Mewtwo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZAIJE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;He know what you&amp;#39;re thinking!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lRzAE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Because he&amp;#39;s psychic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 Tyranitar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8dGSt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tyrani!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Fjug.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tyranitaaaaar!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 Lugia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fb1HW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lugia is Psychic, too&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bFHvE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lugia also know what you are thinking!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;6 Feraligatr&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Y7uH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ferali&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vAxzP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;-gatr!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;7 Gyarados&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rdOb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gyara-gyara&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M45pZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Doooos!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;8 Kyogre&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xZC6b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Not all legendaries can speak&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MGNfU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I wonder why....&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;9 Latios &amp;amp; Latias&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pD3fI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hey look!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Eo4K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Twins!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10 Torchic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gWZPV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Man this little one evolves&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lpo77.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;it&amp;#39;s so OP!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;11 Groudon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ff0il.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This legendary can&amp;#39;t speak either&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zy2Sz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;12 Mudkip&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSvsB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;So I heard...&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGfRe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;that you like Mudkips&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;13 Duskull&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MXZCn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s sure dark...&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UWAqn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;...at dusk&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;14 Treecko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aAieP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who&amp;#39;s that Pokemon?!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/St3kB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s Treecko!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;15 Kecleon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0UUbG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kek-kek-kek&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/njb52.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kecleon!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-18T23:13:35.053" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T23:13:35.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3433" CreationDate="2013-04-18T22:28:49.733" Score="5" ViewCount="920" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Suisei no Gargantia's second episode, Gargantians, out of the blue, start referring to Chamber as either &quot;Yunboroid&quot; or &quot;Yunboro&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did they get this name from? Was it some type of 'model' name or something that Led told them? Or is it something they came up with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way, what exactly does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-18T22:33:57.103" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T22:49:20.263" Title="Why do Gargantians call Chamber &quot;Yunboroid&quot; or &quot;Yunboro&quot;?" Tags="&lt;suisei-no-gargantia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3432" CreationDate="2013-04-18T22:49:20.263" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The correct romanization is probably &quot;Yumboroid.&quot; The word is probably a portmanteau of &quot;yumbo&quot; and &quot;droid.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yumbo was a French trademark name of excavators, now &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;used in Japanese&lt;/a&gt; to refer to excavators in general (much like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dumpsters&lt;/a&gt; in America, which was the trademark name for a mobile garbage bin). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T22:49:20.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3434" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-18T23:41:56.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions about anime/manga merchandise. This includes, but is not limited to, figures, models, posters, toys, and clothing/apparel. Questions about music should use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/music&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'music'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;music&lt;/a&gt;, not this tag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that shopping discussion questions (e.g. &quot;Should I buy X or Y?&quot; or &quot;Where is the best place to buy X?&quot;) are considered off-topic. Also, please limit questions to officially licensed and produced merchandise (including well-known third parties).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T11:22:46.567" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:22:46.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3435" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-18T23:41:56.533" Score="0" Body="For questions about anime/manga merchandise. Note that shopping discussions (e.g. &quot;Should I buy X or Y?&quot; or &quot;Where is the best place to buy X?&quot;) are considered off-topic." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T11:22:46.567" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:22:46.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3438" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3442" CreationDate="2013-04-19T06:33:17.567" Score="5" ViewCount="1088" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is the anime version of Pikachu so much stronger than the game version of Pikachu? It's disappointing when you try to simulate the anime in the game by constructing your team as Ash does his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1646" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T17:39:22.607" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T17:39:22.607" Title="Why is anime version of Pikachu so much stronger than game version of Pikachu?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3438" CreationDate="2013-04-19T07:26:01.300" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episodes, Pikachu wasn't &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; strong. The first fight against Rocko, wasn't a good fight, as Pikachu fainted quickly. The problem is, that the fights in the anime often have some factors that aren't covered in the games, like the spinklers of the first arena (you know, water and electricity. However, Ash never won that fight :D). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, the anime-Pikachu isn't very strong. It's more like the enemies aren't very good (who are his enemies? Team Rocket? Ha.). Ash also never won one of the conferences(? why must they have different names? D:).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main-reason why the anime-Pikachu may be &lt;em&gt;a little&lt;/em&gt; stronger is, that it must be at least at level 100 now, after 5 regions (plus the orange-islands).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-04-19T07:26:01.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2831" CreationDate="2013-04-19T08:48:06.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it wasn't explained in the anime (though I'm not that sure since I haven't finished Mitsuganae and I haven't read the manga). But I think, it works like this.. (this is purely from my own deductions since I haven't found anything clear on any sites I searched).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person send someone to hell by pulling off the red string from the straw doll Enma provided, that someone will immediately be ferried to hell, thus completely disappearing along with the person's body. After that, the sender will gain a mark on his/her chest signifying that his/her soul will go to hell after he/she dies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if a person is sent to hell, that person will disappear, along with his/her body, leaving nothing at all in earth. If a person was a sender, once he/she dies, his/her soul will go to hell, but his/her body will be left on earth. A sender will only completely disappear if he/she was sent by someone else to hell before he/she dies. That, I think, is how it works, in most episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 13 Purgatory Girl, the two persons you mentioned who died were Fukumoto's wife who committed suicide and Okochi, Fukumoto's friend whom he sent to hell. Fukumoto's wife wasn't sent to hell, she committed suicide. Okochi however was sent to hell. The man (I forgot the name) who was retelling their story indeed said &quot;Okochi died.&quot; in the english subtitles but what he said in japanese was &lt;em&gt;&quot;Okochi-kun ga nakunatta..&quot;&lt;/em&gt; literally translating it means &lt;em&gt;Okochi-kun disappeared&lt;/em&gt;. The man narrating the story didn't mention anything about Okochi's body being found or something like that. And it was shown that Fukumoto who sent Okochi to hell died and his body was left in front of his final artwork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Season 2 Episode 19: Steamy Hell seems to be an exception. It indeed showed the burnt body of a person who was sent to hell instead of having him completely disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know why it was like that in Steamy Hell (probably a plot hole or something) and there is no definite explanation or answer to your question. It can be just assumed that what I've explained above is the general rule and Steamy Hell is the exception to that rule. Or, there is just no rule whatsoever for that. It probably depends on Enma or her boss (the spider) on whether they will leave the person's body on earth or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T07:34:36.593" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T07:34:36.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3438" CreationDate="2013-04-19T08:59:15.267" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was probably because in the anime, Ash &amp;amp; Pikachu are the protagonists of the story. So it is only natural to have Pikachu very strong to defeat the antagonists. In the game however, it's up to the player's strategy on how to make Pikachu stronger. Furthermore, in the game, the player can choose any other Pokemon to train to be stronger, other than Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T15:15:37.713" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T15:15:37.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3445" CreationDate="2013-04-19T10:28:35.117" Score="20" ViewCount="9237" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 63 of the Pokémon anime, it can be seen that Gary has ten badges, seven of them unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Noc5k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The known badges are &lt;em&gt;Boulder Badge&lt;/em&gt; (top left), the &lt;em&gt;Cascade Badge&lt;/em&gt; (bottom left), and the &lt;em&gt;Rainbow Badge&lt;/em&gt; (next to the boulder badge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are the other seven from? And why are there ten of them? Every conference needs eight badges, all of them from the same region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-19T15:50:32.620" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T12:31:43.657" Title="Where did Gary get these badges from?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3444" CreationDate="2013-04-19T13:06:14.477" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides all the official gyms, there are also unofficial gyms. After beating those, you will also receive a badge. Therefore, I think that those badges were obtained in one or more of the unofficial gyms. The one just right from the top left looks somewhat like the Coal Badge from Sinnoh though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unofficial Gyms in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A.J.'s Gym&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fighting Spirit Gym&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaz Gym&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym&quot;&gt;many more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were 15 gyms in the Kanto region, that is one gym for every type, minus Dark and Steel types. This means they were not featured in the anime/game to prevent confusion, but still are considered official gym's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anyways it would make sense that Ash only went for eight badges compared to a possible 15. Most of his badges in the first season were given to him without even finishing his gym leader battles plus the games only featured eight gyms so then changing it to a higher number in the anime might have been confusing for fans. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokecommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-237132.html&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-05T03:03:44.113" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T03:03:44.113" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3404" CreationDate="2013-04-19T19:08:49.603" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch the Inga-ron OVA, they show that Inga is actually inhabiting the body of a woman who died to save Shinjurou when they first met. His body transforms back into hers when he uses his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="249" LastActivityDate="2013-04-19T19:08:49.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3252" CreationDate="2013-04-19T22:07:23.553" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto aired on Cartoon Network and Naruto Shippuden aired on Disney XD. Apparently, Disney XD has dropped Shippuden from it's lineup but the Anime continues and episodes can be viewed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Crunchy Roll&quot;&gt;CrunchyRoll&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vizanime.com/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Viz Anime&quot;&gt;Viz Anime&lt;/a&gt;, though the episodes are subtitled not dubbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looks like, for those wanting Dubbed Naruto Shippuden, getting the DVDs/Blu-Rays is currently the only option. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; Stream the latest &lt;strong&gt;English dubbed versions&lt;/strong&gt; (legally) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B003BIVRTQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon Instant Video&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1612" LastEditorUserId="1612" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T23:26:55.477" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T23:26:55.477" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3448" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-19T23:38:40.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vagabond&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an ongoing manga by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of Miyamoto Musashi's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagabond_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vagabond&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:06:24.577" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:06:24.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3449" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-19T23:38:40.803" Score="0" Body="Vagabond is a manga series by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of Miyamoto Musashi's life." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:06:24.577" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:06:24.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3450" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-19T23:44:25.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; (デスビリヤード, &lt;em&gt;Desu Biriādo&lt;/em&gt;) is a 25-minute original OVA which was one of four entries in Anime Mirai 2013, part of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Animator_Training_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Young Animator Training Project&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After an elderly man is escorted into a mysterious bar, he meets a young man, and the pair find out that they will be participating in a game of billiards, and that they should play the game with &quot;[their] lives on the line.&quot; The two explore the deep psychology of their pasts and presents in this film, which is packed with symbolism and enigmatic twists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Other links:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Billiards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14353/Death_Billiards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14941&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:51:47.550" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:51:47.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3451" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-19T23:44:25.263" Score="0" Body="Death Billiards is an OVA from the 2012 Young Animator Training Project. " OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:51:47.550" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:51:47.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3773" CreationDate="2013-04-20T03:15:14.817" Score="5" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;From chapter 7 we know that Tonnura and Duke are brothers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/095U8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next chapter, though, implies that Duke may not be Tonnura's only sibling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Vu8R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has it been revealed how many other siblings Tonnura has? And do we know anything about them (in particular, are they all large talking cats like Tonnura)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T09:24:10.440" Title="How many siblings does Tonnura have?" Tags="&lt;tonnura-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-20T03:16:18.133" Score="4" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;The premise of Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki is that it's about a cat who is completely round.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2MAH1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the series ever reveal why Poyo is so unusually shaped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T05:10:18.107" Title="Why is Poyo completely round?" Tags="&lt;poyopoyo-kansatsu-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3456" CreationDate="2013-04-20T04:10:51.397" Score="8" ViewCount="900" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a clip of &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; that I saw, Sakamoto the cat is seen being able to talk, and appears to be quite intelligent. (His lips never move, but he does speak.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5PXfM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sakamoto playing with an eraser&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is Sakamoto able to do this? Are other cats able to as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-20T04:26:18.300" Title="How can Sakamoto talk?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-20T04:18:17.347" Score="10" ViewCount="9908" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end of the first episode, Airi is shown saying &quot;Whose eyes are those eyes?&quot; - a key phrase from Chaos;Head, another visual novel and anime from the same creators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've read, Robotics;Notes does have some ties to Chaos;Head that were seemingly cut from the anime completely (possibly copyright issues?). But it doesn't make sense to me that she would say this line when Chaos;Head is not referenced at all at any other point in the anime series, if I remember correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss the meaning of the line within the anime series? Or does anyone have an explanation from the Robotics;Notes visual novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T11:59:49.097" Title="Why did Airi say &quot;Whose eyes are those eyes&quot; at the end of the first episode?" Tags="&lt;robotics-notes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3454" CreationDate="2013-04-20T04:26:18.300" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The red scarf that Sakamoto wears allows him to talk. The scarf was &quot;invented&quot; by another character in the series - Hakase (which means Professor).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUjRn.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of Hakase announcing her scarf invention&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another episode, a crow is wearing the scarf and can also talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WguFd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of Crow talking thanks to the scarf&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-04-20T04:26:18.300" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3463" CreationDate="2013-04-20T04:55:13.527" Score="8" ViewCount="1855" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost all of the strange creature in Donyatsu all seem to be a hybrid of some confection and some animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Ocd7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ronya, Donyatsu, Bagel&quot;&gt;&#xA;(From left to right) Ronya, Donyatsu, Bagel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fo9mf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kumacaroon, Bamucougar, Morudonyatsu, Sakuwabuta&quot;&gt;&#xA;(From left to right) Kumacaroon, Bamucougar, Morudonyatsu, Sakuwabuta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fvybO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Menchiwawa, Korokkenn&quot;&gt;&#xA;(From left to right) Menchiwawa, Korokkenn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What combination of animals and confections are each of the characters listed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T15:50:13.633" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T15:50:13.633" Title="What animals and confections are each of the characters?" Tags="&lt;donyatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3459" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3461" CreationDate="2013-04-20T05:19:29.850" Score="9" ViewCount="5326" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nyanko-sensei is supposedly a very &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tiSsP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;powerful youkai&lt;/a&gt; named &quot;Madara,&quot; but he takes the form of a round, chubby cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this form? Did he purposely choose this appearance? Why/Why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Takashi call Madara by the name &quot;Nyanko-sensei?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NTTTK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:10:15.830" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:10:15.830" Title="Why is Nyanko-sensei a round, chubby cat?" Tags="&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3455" CreationDate="2013-04-20T06:02:14.403" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is indeed a meta-reference, that spans across the three games in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reference starts in &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt; with Takuto, he spreads the phrase and is surprise how it catches on and becomes a meme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JOEnDm.png&quot; alt=&quot;その目だれの目?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2BVj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chaos;Head Epi. 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons is a serial killer that leaves behind this message at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRhkd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;scene of their crime&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe that there's an actual reference in &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, but there is a reference to in the non-canonical 8-bit version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HEwn6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;その目だれの目?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Robotics;Notes&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Airi&quot; is an &quot;automated data collection engine,&quot; so it would makes sense that she would pick up a meme such as that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKQL0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;その目だれの目?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T00:41:43.257" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T00:41:43.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3459" CreationDate="2013-04-20T08:44:43.150" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the significance of this form?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's not simply a round, chubby cat, it's a Maneki-neko (lit. beckoning cat). Maneki-neko is a common figurine in Japan. Shops have it displayed to beckons customers and wish bringing more fortune in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did he purposely choose this appearance?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yes and No.&#xA;&#xA; Nyankon-sensei was sealed in Maneki-neko for a long time before Takashi release it by accident, it ordinary takes on the shape and just be that way.&#xA;&#xA; Ordinary people can see it when it is in the Maneki-neko form but not in the original Madara form. Still, we don't know if Nyankon-sensei like its form so much or on other purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why does Takashi call Madara by the name &quot;Nyanko-sensei?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nyankon-sensei requests Takashi to call him sensei and as an exchange, it becomes his bodyguard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia actually has a well-written &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume%27s_Book_of_Friends&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; about the anime &amp;amp; manga including characters background, in case you want more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1694" LastEditorUserId="1694" LastEditDate="2013-04-24T08:16:49.790" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T08:16:49.790" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3488" CreationDate="2013-04-20T12:09:39.540" Score="6" ViewCount="1111" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 (Misaka Mikoto) Misaka 10032 finds a black cat. Touma tells her to choose a name for the cat, since she was the one who found it. She says that the cat will be called &lt;em&gt;dog&lt;/em&gt;, which Touma dismisses, proposing that she chooses a &quot;more majestic&quot; name. So she says &lt;em&gt;Tokugawa Ieyasu&lt;/em&gt;, which Touma dismisses as &quot;too majestic&quot;. She than chooses &lt;em&gt;Schrödinger&lt;/em&gt;, which, once again, Touma dismisses as being &quot;a taboo for cats&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/UwFMBle.jpg&quot; width=&quot;683&quot; height=&quot;384&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not clear to me which became the definitive name for the cat, although I have only seen up to episode 14.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it ever said, either in the anime or in the novels, which name ended up being chosen? Or did she end up not naming it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-20T14:14:03.680" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T11:28:19.867" Title="What is the name of Misaka 10032's cat?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3457" CreationDate="2013-04-20T13:46:21.230" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of them seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portmanteau&lt;/a&gt; which combines the name of some kind of food (reflected in the shape/features of their bodies) and the name or sound made by some animal (reflected in the shape/features of their heads).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ローニャ (ro-nya): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ロールケーキ&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_roll&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Swiss roll&lt;/a&gt; + ニャ/にゃ (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Onomatopoeia&lt;/a&gt; for cat)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;どーにゃつ (do-nyatsu): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ドーナツ&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Donut&lt;/a&gt; + ニャ/にゃ (Onomatopoeia for cat)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The name is written in Hiragana. For comparison purpose, ドーナツ in Hiragana is どーなつ.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ベーガル (be-garu): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ベーグル&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bagel&lt;/a&gt; + &lt;strong&gt;(Unknown)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;クマカロン (kumacaron): クマ（熊）/Bear + &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;マカロン&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Macaron&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Not to be confused with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Macaroon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;バームクーガー (ba-muku-ga-): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A0%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;バウムクーヘン&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumkuchen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baumkuchen&lt;/a&gt; + &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ピューマ（クーガー&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;）&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cougar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC_%28%E6%9B%96%E6%98%A7%E3%81%95%E5%9B%9E%E9%81%BF%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;disambiguation page&lt;/a&gt;, クーガー is a different name for ピューマ; ピューマ (Puma) seems to be more commonly used in Japanese.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;もるどーにゃつ (morudo-nyatsu): Mold/モルド&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; + ドーナツ/Donut + ニャ/にゃ (Onomatopoeia for cat)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; モルド is more of a transcription of the English word &quot;Mold&quot;, rather than a loan word.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ちくわぶた (chikuwabuta): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%A1%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8F%E3%81%B6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ちくわぶ（竹輪麩）&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikuwabu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chikuwabu&lt;/a&gt; + ぶた（豚）/Pig&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; Not to be confused with &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%B9%E8%BC%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ちくわ（竹輪）&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikuwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chikuwa&lt;/a&gt;. Quoting from Wikipedia page of Chikuwabu: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Chikuwabu&lt;/em&gt; is often confused with the fish-based &lt;em&gt;chikuwa&lt;/em&gt;, as they are similar in shape and name and are both common ingredients in &lt;em&gt;oden&lt;/em&gt;. However, unlike &lt;em&gt;chikuwa&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;chikuwabu&lt;/em&gt; is rarely eaten on its own.&quot;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;メンチワワ (menchiwawa): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%82%AB%E3%83%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;メンチカツ&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menchi-katsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Menchi-katsu&lt;/a&gt; + &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;チワワ&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_%28dog%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chihuahua&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; I linked to Menchi-katsu (ground meat cutlet), since it resembles the illustration best. メンチ (menchi) is a phonetically modified version of the word &quot;mince&quot; in English.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;コロッケン (korokken): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;コロッケ&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korokke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Korokke&lt;/a&gt; + ケン（犬）/Dog&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt; Not to be confused with &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;クロケット&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquette&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Croquette&lt;/a&gt;, although コロッケ/Korokke is a dish originates from クロケット/Croquette.&lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although not in the pictures in the question, there is also マチュマロ (machumaro), translated as marshmallow mouse, which made an appearance in chapter 3. However, the mice seem to be the only characters in the manga whose bodies don't resemble some kind of food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;マチュマロ (machumaro): マシュマロ/Marshmallow + チュウ (Onomatopoeia for mouse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mq7g1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;マチュマロ&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://donyatsu.jp/wp-content/themes/donyatsu/characters/img/characterimg12.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://donyatsu.jp/wp-content/themes/donyatsu/characters/img/characterimg12.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the story progresses, more characters are introduced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ウシフォン (ushifon): ウシ（牛）/Cow + &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;シフォン&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiffon_cake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chiffon cake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qit3N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ウシフォン&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/donyatsu/img/character12.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/donyatsu/img/character12.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;まっちゃん (macchan): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8A%B9%E8%8C%B6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;まっちゃ（抹茶）&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matcha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matcha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the official website, it seems to be a Matcha Donut Cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UjUsf.gif&quot; alt=&quot;まっちゃん&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://donyatsu.jp/wp-content/themes/donyatsu/characters/img/characterimg8.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://donyatsu.jp/wp-content/themes/donyatsu/characters/img/characterimg8.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;マルモチーター (marumochi-ta-): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A4%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;まるもち（丸餅）&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marumochi &lt;em&gt;(lit. Round Mochi)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; + &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;チーター&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cheetah&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HawqB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;マルモチーター&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/donyatsu/img/character16.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/donyatsu/img/character16.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marumochi is grilled before consumption, as seen in the picture below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l33C7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Grilled Marumochi&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ic-net.or.jp/home/ds-chizu/graphic/marumochimein2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ic-net.or.jp/home/ds-chizu/graphic/marumochimein2.jpg&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This explains the square pattern on its body.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T15:38:25.033" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T15:38:25.033" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3464" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-20T13:54:56.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Donyatsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light-hearted manga by Yuusuke Kozaki, about a cat with a donut-shaped body and his companions in a post-apocalyptic world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=33915&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Donyatsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:28:40.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:28:40.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3465" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-20T13:54:56.857" Score="0" Body="Donyatsu is a light-hearted manga by Yuusuke Kozaki, about a cat with a donut-shaped body." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:28:40.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:28:40.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3469" CreationDate="2013-04-20T14:07:09.653" Score="7" ViewCount="7583" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, there are two cats, Luna and Artemis, who I believe act as advisers for Sailor Moon's mother, the queen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6bTOF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been a while since I've seen the anime, but were there any other sentient cats in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;? Or were these two the only ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T21:28:11.930" Title="Were Luna and Artemis the only (sentient) cats in Sailor Moon?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3482" CreationDate="2013-04-20T20:30:31.607" Score="8" ViewCount="234" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main character of Black Cat, Train Heartnet, is called Black Cat. Where did that name come from? Is it a reference to him being an assassin and, as such, being &quot;bad luck&quot; for people whose paths he crosses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T05:15:19.207" Title="Why is Train Heartnet called Black Cat?" Tags="&lt;black-cat&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3466" CreationDate="2013-04-20T20:39:47.097" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is also Diana, who was born on Earth. She first appears in episode 126 or 133 (English and Japanese dub respectively) of the anime and is revealed to be the daughter of Artemis and Luna. In the manga, she first appears in Act 18. She comes from the future and so when Luma first sees her (in the anime) she is confused because Diana refers to Artemis as Daddy. She is the advisor to Chibiusa, as Artemis and Luna are Usagi's advisors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-20T20:39:47.097" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3500" CreationDate="2013-04-20T21:52:02.533" Score="13" ViewCount="2608" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several similarities between the two characters and also the characters they interact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are both extremely &lt;strong&gt;skilled swordsmen&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their names/titles are slightly similar and hint at being swordsmen. I'm not entirely sure about Roronoa but Kenshin's name was derived from some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rurouni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;samurai novel&lt;/a&gt;. Also, &lt;em&gt;vaguely&lt;/em&gt; note how execution is a main topic &lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt; and is constantly mentioned in One Piece &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; the character Kenshin was based on a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/541/who-is-kenshin-based-on&quot;&gt;samurai who was executed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kenshin was released in &lt;strong&gt;1996&lt;/strong&gt; and One Piece came later in &lt;strong&gt;1999&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From ANN's plot summary of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition.&#xA;  Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an &lt;strong&gt;assassin&#xA;  of utmost skill&lt;/strong&gt; in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point&#xA;  of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the&#xA;  11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master,&#xA;  a former &lt;strong&gt;thief&lt;/strong&gt;, a &lt;strong&gt;brawler&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;a doctor&lt;/strong&gt; all with their own&#xA;  secrets. &lt;strong&gt;Together they fight off the enemies&lt;/strong&gt; surfacing from the dark&#xA;  past that Kenshin cannot escape. &lt;em&gt;(Seems familiar with a certain&#xA;  character's merry band of men?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From One Piece plot summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Along his ways, with luck and determination, &lt;strong&gt;he finds himself many&#xA;  members who are devoted but to different causes.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Sounds familiar with a certain wanderer?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would like to ask, is there any source that confirms whether the character Roronoa Zoro from One Piece is related in any way to Kenshin, or whether One Piece is somewhat influenced by Kenshin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T17:21:03.843" Title="Is Roronoa Zoro based on Rurouni Kenshin?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3471" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-20T22:15:51.583" Score="4" ViewCount="1192" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Mashiroiro Symphony, Pannya is a cute cat-like creature. However, at least in the anime (unless I missed it), her actual species is not named. The anime also has plenty of ordinary cats, so it doesn't seem like Pannya is just a chibified version of a cat. Furthermore, there seem to be other animals of the same species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HaOGz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: Pannya is the one on the left)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Pannya's species ever given a name? I'm fairly sure that it isn't named in the anime, so I'm mostly looking for confirmation from the manga and/or visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T04:49:15.890" Title="What species is Pannya?" Tags="&lt;mashiroiro-symphony&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-20T22:39:34.543" Score="6" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first half of episode 9 of Tamayura: Hitotose is a short fable-like story, &quot;The Melancholy of Momoneko-sama&quot; (&lt;em&gt;&quot;Momoneko-sama no Yūutsu, na no de&quot;&lt;/em&gt;). It follows Momoneko, the strange pink cat in the series, and his battle with a boar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGVkv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many anime fables are based on real Japanese legends. Is there any such basis for this one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-20T22:39:34.543" Title="Is &quot;The Melancholy of Momoneko-sama&quot; based on any legends?" Tags="&lt;tamayura&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3481" CreationDate="2013-04-20T23:03:27.910" Score="4" ViewCount="741" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Azumanga Daioh, Osaka sometimes dreams about Chiyo's father. In her dreams, he's a strange being voiced by Wakamoto Norio, capable of levitation and speaking in English, yet he claims to be a cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WVuZe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Chiyo's real father ever shown, or is this strange &quot;cat&quot; the only reference to him in the series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T00:25:39.703" Title="Was Chiyo's real father ever shown?" Tags="&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3475" CreationDate="2013-04-20T23:47:20.830" Score="17" ViewCount="93379" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; episode 14 has a fairly famous tongue-twister in it, which Black Hanekawa recites with her cat voice. It was translated as: &amp;quot;Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?&amp;quot;. The scene is here (potentially NSFW):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on6v8hpjDr0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bakemonogatari - Neko Hanekawa Tongue Twister | HD |&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translating tongue-twisters is notoriously hard, so I suspect this is done fairly liberally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the original Japanese text which is being spoken? Also, what does it literally mean (not worrying about making it a tongue-twister)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-12-28T08:58:04.937" LastActivityDate="2020-12-28T08:58:04.937" Title="What is the original text of Black Hanekawa's tongue twister?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3474" CreationDate="2013-04-21T00:47:57.890" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, &lt;em&gt;huge&lt;/em&gt; liberties were taken with this phrase. The English phrase roughly corresponds to: &amp;quot;Can you think up a group of caged animals who are dreaming of handling fictional caged animals?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese one, however, is more or less the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;斜め七十七度の並びで泣く泣く嘶くナナハン七台難なく並べて長眺め&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naname nanajyuunana-do no narabi de nakunaku inanaku nanahan nanadai nannaku narabete naganagame.&lt;/em&gt; (And of course, you can insert &lt;em&gt;nya&lt;/em&gt; in place of &lt;em&gt;na&lt;/em&gt; for the kitty effect.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; roughly, this translates into English as something like...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been watching these seven 750cc motorcycles (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W7XeH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;nanahan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) which are noisy like horses, and are placed beautifully at an angle of 77°.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very clear the English and Japanese tongue-twisters are nowhere close in meaning. What I &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; say about why they were chosen is that the English one plays off the sound &lt;em&gt;mee&lt;/em&gt; as &lt;em&gt;mew&lt;/em&gt;, the sound of a kitten meowing; the Japanese one plays off &lt;em&gt;na&lt;/em&gt; as &lt;em&gt;nya&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;nyan&lt;/em&gt;, a common way of making onomatopoeia for a cat's meow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T01:49:16.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3471" CreationDate="2013-04-21T04:49:15.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I strongly believe that Pannya is not a real species. It is likely a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RidiculouslyCuteCritter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RidiculouslyCuteCritter&lt;/a&gt; added as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeriesMascot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeriesMascot&lt;/a&gt;, possibly for the purpose of making the series more recognizable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take note at how Pannya always appears hanging on the characters in the title of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wFvoF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Look forward to next week&amp;#39;s broadcast&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0snlX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T04:49:15.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3483" CreationDate="2013-04-21T04:51:50.363" Score="10" ViewCount="25496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that every anime (and manga) has a different drawing style depending on who drew it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4jCNxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9O3am.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Special A&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly these aren't drawn by the same person. However, are there any set or common differences in drawing or animation styles between those targeting different demographics (shoujo, shonen, seinen, josei)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T05:16:02.423" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T08:28:33.543" Title="Is there a difference in drawing style between different anime for different demographics?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="817" CreationDate="2013-04-21T05:48:46.163" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Twelve kingdoms&lt;/em&gt; possibly derives some loose inspiration from the Wei, Shu, and Wu Chinese kingdoms of the 3rd century CE which are popularly referred to as the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three Kingdoms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Three Kingdoms (AD 220–280) were Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳). The Three Kingdoms period, part of the Six Dynasties period, followed the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty emperors. In a strict academic sense, it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 AD and the conquest of the state of Wu by the Jin Dynasty in 280.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of the three kingdoms was romanticised and immortalised in the 14th century by Luo Guanzhong as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Romance of the Three Kingdoms&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Romance of the Three Kingdoms is acclaimed as one of the &lt;strong&gt;Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature&lt;/strong&gt;; it has a total of 800,000 words and nearly a thousand dramatic characters (mostly historical) in 120 chapters. The novel is among the &lt;strong&gt;most beloved works of literature in East Asia&lt;/strong&gt;, and its literary influence in the region has been compared to that of the works of Shakespeare on English literature. It is arguably the most widely read historical novel in late imperial and modern China.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The novel is well known throughout China, Korea, and Japan. I am unfamiliar with the story to comment on any similarities in plot or structure. But as a guess, I'd say that beyond the fact that the societies in Twelve Kingdoms are similar to feudal Japan/China, there are no major similarities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are, however, some obvious Buddhist influences. For example, the very geography of the Twelve Kingdoms is shaped like a lotus with a harmonious, magical centre (the yellow &quot;sea&quot;) which has huge mountain ranges. There are also eight petals for the eight inner kingdoms with their eight kings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NNBCT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NNBCTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lotus in Buddhism (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_%28attribute%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;and other religions out of India&lt;/a&gt;) is representative of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eight Fold Path&lt;/a&gt;, and various other interpretations involving the number eight (directions, etc.). Buddha sits in the centre and holds things together. There's also a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mount Meru&lt;/a&gt; in the centre which serves as the world's axis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yDqvu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure how the four outer kingdoms fit in, going by the above image, there probably is some exotic symbolism for the corners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Eastern animal symbolism which has crept into Buddhism is also present in Juuni Kokuki. For example, all life is hatched from &lt;em&gt;ranka&lt;/em&gt;, eggs which grow on trees. Compare this with the following image of Buddha being hatched from a &quot;cosmic egg&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rC2En.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FWIW, Korean history has its own &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three Kingdoms&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T08:14:41.510" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T08:14:41.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2933" CreationDate="2013-04-21T09:05:48.047" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think of Queerats as humans (WINK WINK). A person can be Asian, Caucasian, etc. So, there are many different types of Queerats too; some of them have horns, some have smaller teeth and (in this case) some of them are tall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HOWEVER. There IS a speculation regarding Kiroumaru's height that involves the origin of the Queerats. It's a last ep spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Since Queerats are from non-PK humans, Kiroumaru's height might come from this. It might mean that he or his race didn't &quot;evolve&quot; properly into Queerats. Or, Kiroumaru's race might be tall in the first place. That is, when they were still humans, they were tall. So, when they turned into Queerats, they're tall too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps you :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1697" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-21T16:06:50.177" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T16:06:50.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3473" CreationDate="2013-04-21T11:35:17.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her father was never really shown. However, they are at least alive, as Chiyo talks to them when she comes home once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T11:35:17.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3468" CreationDate="2013-04-21T11:41:16.627" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He called himself Black Cat because he brings misfortune. He also said to his victims &lt;em&gt;I have come to deliver some bad luck&lt;/em&gt; before he kills them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The motive of the bad luck also is shown in his number (13) and his birthday (13.4.; 13 =&gt; number of bad luck in western countries, while the four is the number for bad luck in Japan). Also his name has 13 characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T11:41:16.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3477" CreationDate="2013-04-21T11:50:13.357" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @nhahtdh said, this is very broad, but I'll try give an overview. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shoujo&lt;/strong&gt; contains a lot of flowery imagery and tends to emphasise the figures of genders - broad, manly shoulders for guys; short,slim, long-legged girls.&#xA;Many of the female characters have huge eyes with eyelashes that stand out. Usually, colors used in shoujo are lighter. Many times, colors like pink, light brown, yellow and light blue are used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7EvkKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Typical shoujo scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shounen&lt;/strong&gt; art is usually sharper and more defined than shoujo art. Obviously, there will be more action sequences with many dynamic angles and poses. Shounen tends to use more darker colors such as black and dark blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/av827m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bleach promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Josei&lt;/strong&gt; characters are more realistically proportioned than the exaggerated shoujo artwork. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWaJbl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Josei example&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seinen&lt;/strong&gt; manga is a similar contrast from shounen, being more realistically proportioned. As seinen caters for the older males, a lot of seinen targeted material is ecchi or H, so this can vary quite a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BDeSim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sprite (manga)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within genres, styles can change also. &lt;strong&gt;4koma&lt;/strong&gt; manga consists of 4 panels and is usually comedy-oriented. Because of the lack of space, usually the artists prefer to use simpler-designed characters. This is similar to many comedy-based shows that concentrate on the jokes rather than detailed, deep characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rTQmNl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nyoro~n&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, the manga is &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; much artist-dependent, but I hope this gives a rough outline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's worth noting that sometimes shows can parody the art styles of other genres - like this scene from &lt;em&gt;Kore wa zombie desu ka?&lt;/em&gt; with a stereotypical shoujo scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5cNGHl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.wuxiaedge.com/art-of-anime-looking-at-shonen-and-shojo-drawing-styles/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference - Shounen Vs Shoujo Art Styles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T05:14:04.663" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T05:14:04.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3484" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-21T16:20:19.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3Vqz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Azumanga Daioh&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese comedy manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized by MediaWorks in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh from 1999 to 2002 and collected in four bound volumes. It is about everyday lives of six schoolgirls with unusual personalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:10:32.153" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:10:32.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3485" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-21T16:20:19.120" Score="0" Body="Azumanga Daioh is a slice of life comedy manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It has been adapted into an anime. It is about everyday lives of six schoolgirls with unusual personalities." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:10:32.153" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:10:32.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3486" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-21T16:21:53.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UlRpKl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tamayura promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tamayura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a four-episode OVA series about a young girl named Fu Sawatari who moves to Takehara at the beginning of high school. Also use this tag for &lt;em&gt;Tamayura ~Hitotose~&lt;/em&gt; (a 12-episode series based on the OVAs) and &lt;em&gt;Tamayura: More Aggressive&lt;/em&gt; (a 12-episode sequel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamayura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tamayura&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:09:52.217" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:09:52.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3487" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-21T16:21:53.373" Score="0" Body="Tamayura is a four-episode OVA series about a young girl named Fu Sawatari who moves to Takehara at the beginning of high school. Also use this tag for &quot;Tamayura ~Hitotose~&quot; and &quot;Tamayura: More Aggressive&quot;." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:09:52.217" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:09:52.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3462" CreationDate="2013-04-21T18:53:55.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not appear as though the viewer (or reader) is ever told the true name of Misaka 10032's cat in either the anime or the novels (though I didn't check the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a translation of the novel (volume 3):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;That's right! A name! This is your cat, so take responsibility and give it a name!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Some irrelevant stuff omitted)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Dog.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hah?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Misaka is naming this black cat Dog. ...Dog even though it is a cat. Heh heh.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Some irrelevant stuff omitted)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...No, um...Please give it a more serious and dignified name that fits the type of animal it is.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Then Tokugawa Ieyasu, says Misaka after reconsidering.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;That's too dignified! Wait, are you the kind of character that pretends to think about things but doesn't think at all!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Then what about Schrödinger?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hell no! Even if it was just an example, some professor who would happily come up with a story about sticking a cat in a box and spraying poison gas inside couldn't have liked cats!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, they decided to name the cat later. However, Kamijou had a bad feeling that they would be unable to agree on a name later either and she would end up literally nicknaming the cat &amp;quot;Later&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not appear to be mentioned later whether or not they did agree to name the cat, and it is always referred to as &amp;quot;black cat&amp;quot; or simply &amp;quot;the cat&amp;quot;. From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Misaka_10032%27s_cat&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Index&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not known if Misaka 10032 has decided on a name for the cat. Furthermore, since all the tentative names given by Misaka 10032 can be used on males, it can be assumed that the cat is also male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T18:53:55.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3490" CreationDate="2013-04-21T18:58:55.363" Score="4" ViewCount="4138" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Asking as a person who knows very little about drawing but has some experience and is interested in drawing manga.&lt;/em&gt; Is natural artistic talent necessary if someone wants to become a good anime and manga artist or has anyone done it based on raw effort and or determination?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along that same note, have there been any current or past manga artists that have derived success based on only what they taught themselves without any formal training?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, &lt;strong&gt;I'm basically asking how important nature versus nurture is to art in general&lt;/strong&gt; as it pertains to manga and looking for examples of such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1525" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:11:54.873" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:11:54.873" Title="Have any successful manga artists picked up their skill without schooling?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2013-04-22T05:34:53.830" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3489" CreationDate="2013-04-21T20:50:22.897" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I could find...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Tite_Kubo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tite Kubo&lt;/a&gt;, creator of Bleach only went to high school and he only started to take art seriously around &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tite_Kubo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;age 17&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Mashima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiro Mashima&lt;/a&gt;, creator of Fairy Tail also didn't have any formal art training.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobuhiro Watsuki&lt;/a&gt;, creator of Kenshin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;, creator of Astro Boy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eiichiro Oda&lt;/a&gt;, creator of One Piece &lt;em&gt;(who was also a college dropout)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;others&lt;/a&gt; but if you &lt;a href=&quot;http://omu.kuiki.net/faculty.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;check&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myanimediary.com/#!about1/c6fl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;around&lt;/a&gt; you can see that anyone doing anything in anime today was largely self taught. Most people only &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_education_and_training_is_required_to_become_a_mangaka_artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;go&lt;/a&gt; to school to learn the theory and get a degree or certification. Having a degree makes you more likely to get a job in certain industries. &lt;em&gt;(I suppose)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth be told, most of them went to art school but before you jump to assumptions, have you ever heard the term in college, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'you read for your degree'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. If you haven't it means that simply going to school isn't enough, you have to go the extra mile and do the work. Artists like Akira Toriyama and Kishimoto were drawing years before that. Granted that might make you feel dismayed when starting but with determination anyone can do it. Like all skills, natural or not, they have to be nurtured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_education_and_training_is_required_to_become_a_mangaka_artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;..You have to be confident to draw..&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it relates to everything, not just art and anime, we as humans like to base what we want to do on the success of others but that can only get you so far when starting out. Just try something for yourself, its nice to have influences but If you plan to take it seriously you will have to be original amongst other things. I leave you with this &lt;a href=&quot;http://zenpencils.com/comic/90-ira-glass-advice-for-beginners/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;comic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q9rML.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-04-22T10:51:59.277" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T10:51:59.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3492" CreationDate="2013-04-21T22:45:29.337" Score="8" ViewCount="49931" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished watching the second season of &lt;em&gt;Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor&lt;/em&gt;, and seeing how it ended it seems like there may be a continuation since there are some questions left unanswered at the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1) Amber seemed to have wanted Hei to know the prophecy so did she wanted Hei to seal Hell's Gate in Season 1 solely to prevent it&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2) Yin says for Hei to &quot;Take her Life&quot;, since Hei's Powers are actually Pi's because she fused with him (her power being able to manipulate matter at the atomic level apparently) and Hei was only seen with his hand outreach at the end so is Yin now fused with Hei like Pi&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3) Those 2 Doll Twins had the same kind of Specter that Yin had where instead of a blob they had a human from and they said they was going to a 3rd gate that has just appeared so what is the 3rd gate and why has it appeared after the first 2&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4) There's the unknown being that would be born which is probably that child that came out of the coffin but also there's a huge black monolith extending out of Hell's Gate so does it has a connection to the kid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if there is a continuation and what form it is in (anime or manga). Since most anime are adaptations of manga, does a manga continuation already exists? And if so, are there any plans to adapt it into an anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:12:20.900" LastActivityDate="2018-11-07T22:16:58.507" Title="Is there a continuation of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3491" CreationDate="2013-04-21T23:41:13.883" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to both &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darker_than_Black&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6573/Darker_than_Black%3a_Ryuusei_no_Gemini&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;, there has not been any sequel produced to Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini. There is a 4 episode OVA prequel, produced after Gemini, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/7338/Darker_than_Black%3a_Kuro_no_Keiyakusha_Gaiden&quot;&gt;Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden&lt;/a&gt;, which fills in the gap between the first and second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also no continuation in any other form. Darker than Black was originally produced as an anime. There was a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1016/Darker_than_Black&quot;&gt;short manga adaptation&lt;/a&gt;, but it really only adapted the first season of the anime. There was, however, an &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/14975/Darker_than_Black%3a_Shikkoku_no_Hana&quot;&gt;original manga&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;continuation of that manga series, titled Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana. It is not an adaptation of Ryuusei no Gemini, but replaces Gemini completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, there have not been any further announcements of other continuations of the franchise, and the most recent activity was over 2 years ago. It's certainly still possible that they intend to produce another series, but there is no news confirming any such intentions so it seems unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-21T23:41:13.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3493" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-22T00:10:42.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXUMQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Little Busters image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese visual novel created by the Key company. And adult version of the game has also been released under the name Little Busters! Ecstasy. In addition, there are a number of manga adaptations, a 2-season anime, and several derivative works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;little Busters! story revolves around the main protagonist Riki Naoe, a young male high school student. When Riki was a child, his parents died, leaving him hopeless and depressed. He was saved by a group—three boys and a girl, all his age—who referred to themselves as the Little Busters, a group dedicated to fighting evil and preserving justice. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Busters!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:23:53.570" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:23:53.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3494" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-22T00:10:42.530" Score="0" Body="Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel created by the Key company. It has several manga adaptations and an anime." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:23:53.570" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:23:53.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3473" CreationDate="2013-04-22T00:25:39.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Chiyo-chichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The whereabouts and identity of Chiyo's real father, (and mother for that matter) are unknown. (It shown in the anime that they are alive, and in the manga Chiyo is seen waking her parents up at her house, but they are never seen or heard) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T00:25:39.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2369" CreationDate="2013-04-22T02:50:32.633" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The polls seem to decide quite a bit of the series, sans plot. Unfortunately, not all of them were broadcast well (at least, in English or otherwise easily found). As you mentioned, characters' hairstyles, costumes, and appearance were voted upon. I was unable to find these specific polls and their results. In particular, it does not appear that the actual poll pages are available anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the character attributes, though, names of the group and the mini units were decided through polls, and there are frequent (and still ongoing) popularity polls. Some polls are used to determine character order in media such as music videos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengeki_G%27s_Magazine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dengeki G's&lt;/em&gt; magazine&lt;/a&gt; is the medium through which (most of) the polls are hosted. They, and their results, were printed in the various issues of the magazine, and conducted through their mobile site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: All magazines are published two months in the future. Here, I've used the actual month of publication, rather than the &amp;quot;issue date&amp;quot;.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first through fourth popularity polls ran as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First popularity poll: Announced July 2010, ran from 15th-31st August.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second popularity poll: Announced December 2010 (could not find poll run dates).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Third popularity poll: Announced July 2011, ran from 24th August to sometime in September.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fourth popularity poll: Announced January 2012, ran from 15th February to 10th March. The results (#1 Kotori Minami, #2 Niko Yazawa, #3 Maki Nishikino) were published shortly after.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The naming polls were early in the publications, following the first popularity vote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First idol group name vote: Ran from September to October 2010. After its success, five of the best names were chosen to be voted upon again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second idol group name vote: Ran from 31st October 2010 until January. The winning name, &amp;quot;μ's&amp;quot; (muse), is announced.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Three Units vote: Announced January 2011 (could not find poll run dates). The running unit names (Printemps, BiBi, and Lily White) were announced in February.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The popularity votes (or &amp;quot;general elections&amp;quot;) were polls done for all the heroines of the show and were done by mobile phone site via &lt;a href=&quot;http://gs.dengeki.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dengeki G's&lt;/em&gt; mobile site&lt;/a&gt;. I could not find the issue date for the 5th popularity vote, but it is ongoing at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/sp_election.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt;'s official website&lt;/a&gt;, and will decide the central character of the 6th single music video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is small publication of one of the results:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hrnoa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hrnoal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the rest of the polls' results, most of them can be found on the Japanese Wikipedia for &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%27s#%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E6%8A%95%E7%A5%A8%E4%BC%81%E7%94%BB&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;μ's&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqours#%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E6%8A%95%E7%A5%A8%E4%BC%81%E7%94%BB&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aquors&lt;/a&gt; (screenshot &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7t1qH.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;; they do not appear to be readily available anywhere in English).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T13:22:10.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3468" CreationDate="2013-04-22T05:15:19.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackcat.wikia.com/wiki/Train_Heartnet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Train's underground name is &quot;Black Cat&quot; because of the misfortune that lies in his wake.&lt;/strong&gt; He always says to his target &quot;I have come to deliver some bad luck&quot; before killing them and he always completes a mission with 100% accuracy, without remorse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T05:15:19.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3498" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-22T05:30:22.173" Score="7" ViewCount="1971" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Fushigi Yugi, it was shown that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tamahome was able to get out of the book of The Universe of the Four Gods and was able to go to Miaka's world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was he able to do that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T11:34:23.627" Title="How was Tamahome able to get out of the book The Universe of the Four Gods?" Tags="&lt;fushigi-yugi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2013-04-22T05:54:13.047" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallingYourAttacks&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, here are major purpose of characters shouting their attacks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Words are powerful&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The idea that words can grant power is a cross cultural phenomenon that shows up frequently in the earliest tales of swords and sorcery. Members of the Sinitic ethnolinguistic family in particular tend to ascribe special importance to the power of written characters, and the belief that special words can invoke control over supernatural power permeates their folklore (just ask your local Shinto, Buddhist, or Taoist practitioner if they've donated to a shrine or temple to have a talisman written lately). The magic power of spoken and written words was also a key concept in Ancient Egyptian religion and Ritual Magic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Helps with building up chi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In terms of realism, this has some ground as traditional and even some current practitioners of martial arts hold the belief that accompanying statements and/or vocal noises alongside execution build up their chi, thereby increasing the power and efficacy of their moves and techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ensures proper breathing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Put less spiritually, saying a phrase at the right time during an attack ensures proper breathing. A call used for this reason is known as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Kiai&quot;&gt;kiai&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secret societies &amp;amp; passing down of techniques&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The naming of attacks also served a more practical purpose as many martial arts schools, Chinese ones in particular, used to be secret societies. The passing down of techniques was done orally and giving them esoteric names often facilitated this transmission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Startle the opponent&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kiai has the potential to startle the opponent and give you an opening. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spellcaster's invocation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is also often combined with a spellcaster's Invocation, with the final part of the incantation being the name of the spell, cried out just as the spell is triggered (Spirit of Fire, gather into my hand and incinerate my enemies! FIREBALL!). A character who grows in power will eventually graduate to being able to do the initial incantation mentally, turning the final trigger into this trope completely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the commentator&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A variant has a Combat Commentator recognizing the attacks being used (usually with a line like &quot;That's the legendary such-and-such-and-something-or-other technique!&quot;) and explaining them to any other characters watching (and the audience, of course). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When there's no voice acting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another variant, primarily found in video games, displays the attack name on screen as it is being executed, without a vocal &quot;call&quot;. This typically happens in games where there is no voice acting; the call is implied. In fact, flamboyant attack/technique names are pretty much a trope in and of themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Effective narrative device&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There isn't really a simpler way to let the audience know that Captain Kirk's next phaser blast isn't supposed to kill the alien, or that Judge Dredd's next bullet is supposed to go &quot;boom&quot;. Especially in manga, it's particularly difficult to let the reader know what special attacks are used without either motion or color, so having the characters say it is probably the most practical solution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T05:54:13.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3470" CreationDate="2013-04-22T07:23:24.780" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is never really stated they are &amp;quot;based on each other&amp;quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Straw_Hat_Pirates/Miscellaneous#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobuhiro Watsuki helped in the making of One Piece&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga series &amp;quot;Rurouni Kenshin&amp;quot;, the Straw Hats' flag design was used on a bomb to start a vengeance hit on one of the main characters of the series. Before writing &amp;quot;One Piece&amp;quot;, Oda worked as an assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator of &amp;quot;Rurouni Kenshin&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Nobuhiro Watsuki usually creates his characters &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki#Real-world_inspirations&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;based on historical figures, or figures from other anime/manga&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watsuki bases many of his characters on historical figures, characters from other manga/anime, and video games series. For example, Himura Kenshin was based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawakami_Gensai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kawakami Gensai&lt;/a&gt;, one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Hitokiri_of_the_Bakumatsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki#Notable_assistants&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Watsuki also mentored  Eiichiro Oda&lt;/a&gt;, the creator of One Piece. So Oda's creations might have been a bit influenced by Watsuki, making Zoro somewhat resembling Kenshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobuhiro Watsuki is known for mentoring several manga artists who eventually got serialized.  For a while there was a time when the most popular Jump manga authors were all his assistants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eiichiro Oda - creator of One Piece&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobuhiro Watsuki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eiichiro Oda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T16:24:28.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3503" CreationDate="2013-04-22T09:33:17.290" Score="24" ViewCount="6264" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final round of the Chuunin Exams, when the match between Neji and Naruto starts, Neji is surprised when Naruto uses Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. He had seen Naruto use the same technique in the match against Kiba in the preliminaries. So he should have known that they were solid clones that can fight unlike the clones created by the Bunshin no Jutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Neji surprised when he saw Naruto's shadow clones? &#xA;Was Neji unaware of the Kage Bunshin Jutsu, which is a very popular jutsu used by the shinobi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="185" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T15:12:34.807" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:06:45.673" Title="Why was Neji Hyuuga surprised to see Naruto's Kage Bunshin no Jutsu in the Chuunin Exams?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3501" CreationDate="2013-04-22T10:32:06.273" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm &lt;strong&gt;not sure if Neji was exactly surprised, or if it was more of a realisation&lt;/strong&gt; of the how the technique worked and of its potential. &#xA;But anyway, my take is that this is something like a &quot;minor plot hole&quot;. I say this because although, as you said, Naruto performed this jutsu in his fight against Kiba, no one seemed to give any attention to it. &lt;strong&gt;In that fight&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Naruto's accomplishment&lt;/strong&gt; (somewhat) was the fact the he mastered &lt;strong&gt;the Henge no Jutsu&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the fight, Kiba remembers watching Naruto at the academy trying to perform Henge no Jutsu and completely failing it. Then, during the fight, Naruto is able to transform into Akamaru, and that seems to be the main focus of the battle. This flashback and transformation are shown in chapter 75, called &quot;Naruto's Growth&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;In this chapter&lt;/strong&gt;, although everyone sees the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, &lt;strong&gt;only Shikamaru seems to notice that it is Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/strong&gt;. He is the only one that makes a remark about the combination of this jutsu and the Henge no Jutsu. Plus, in this scene, &lt;strong&gt;Neji does not have his Byakugan activated&lt;/strong&gt;, a relevant piece of information for the point I'm about to make.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's fight with Neji begins in chapter 100. In this chapter, Naruto begins by realising he cannot get near Neji to attack him, so he'll have to attack from a distance, and thus he creates some clones with &lt;strong&gt;Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/strong&gt;. Here, this technique &lt;strong&gt;plays a central part in the actions about to occur&lt;/strong&gt;, which is accentuated by the fact that &lt;strong&gt;shinobi in the audience&lt;/strong&gt; (unlike what happened in Naruto's fight against Kiba) &lt;strong&gt;take notice of the fact that Naruto is able to use a Jounin level jutsu&lt;/strong&gt;. Plus, here &lt;strong&gt;Neji has his Byakugan activated&lt;/strong&gt;, which means he can &lt;strong&gt;see chakra flow and tenketsu&lt;/strong&gt; and all that. Possibly, this was the &lt;strong&gt;first time he laid eyes upon such a technique&lt;/strong&gt; with his Byakugan. I say this because, unlike what you say in your question, the &lt;strong&gt;Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is not such a popular technique&lt;/strong&gt;, taking into account that &lt;strong&gt;it is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2145/whats-the-difference-between-kage-bunshin-no-jutsu-and-taj-kage-bunshin-no-jut?rq=1&quot;&gt;forbidden jutsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. It may be used often in the battlefield, but back then, Neji would probably never have seen it in action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neji's realisation that it is Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is used to &lt;strong&gt;make the reader understand&lt;/strong&gt; (or to remind him, since I cannot recall if it was explained before) &lt;strong&gt;the difference between this jutsu and the Bunshin no Jutsu in terms of chakra flow&lt;/strong&gt; and its physical properties. Also, &lt;strong&gt;strategically&lt;/strong&gt;, the fact that Neji understands this is essential, which leads him to, after being surprised, state that &lt;strong&gt;&quot;In the end, there's only one true body&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T18:34:59.713" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3323" CreationDate="2013-04-22T15:17:03.230" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it was stated that the Stand Alone Complex is the spawning of copies without an original. The concept was borrowed from Baudrillard and you can in fact argue that the popularity of &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; is overshadowing his work, and this would be an example of second-order simulacra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1702" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T11:43:48.297" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T11:43:48.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3506" CreationDate="2013-04-22T23:06:07.007" Score="57" ViewCount="4246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that Pikachu evolved a little over time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I wonder why he changed his form so much, so &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGF8P.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;I'm a bit worried about Pikachu&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xB6XY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-04-23T02:13:28.410" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T06:49:21.570" Title="Is Pikachu on a diet?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3505" CreationDate="2013-04-23T01:52:44.377" Score="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's most likely a matter of different character designers over the different generations of the franchise. The original design was created by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu#Concept_and_design&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Game Freak's (original game's designers) character development team and finalized by artist Ken Sugimori&lt;/a&gt;. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_sprites,_art_evolve_over_the_years&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;games themselves had changes in Pikachu's designs&lt;/a&gt;, which were in turn mirrored by the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ewpra.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Green and Red&quot;, 1996&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZvZIJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Blue&quot;, 1996&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRCPR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Yellow&quot;, 1998&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lzH8U.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Gold&quot;, 1999&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kmNwQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Ruby and Sapphire&quot;, 2002&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5MYq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Diamond and Pearl&quot;, 2006&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Juuwz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;Platinum&quot;, 2008&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zHl1U.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &quot;HeartGold and SoulSilver&quot;, 2009&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ken Sugimori is also one of the character designers for the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=270&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV series from 1997&lt;/a&gt;. In 2002, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1873&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokemon Advance&lt;/a&gt; had Sayuri Ichiishi as the character designer. And in 2006, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6836&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pocket Monsters&lt;/a&gt; and 2010's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11685&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black and White&lt;/a&gt; has Toshiya Yamada in charge of character designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYots.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; from the &quot;Advance&quot; generation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-04-23T01:52:44.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3321" CreationDate="2013-04-23T09:49:34.323" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what is shown in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 3&lt;/strong&gt;, Three-Dimensional Maneuvering is indeed being able to move in all three axes. We, normally, are able to move two-dimensionally, meaning that we move along a horizontal plane. The gear introduces a vertical axis, making it possible for humans to move to a desired height as well.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/V0S7xy8.jpg&quot; width=&quot;950&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the advantages it might provide in fighting Titans, besides the ones &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3321/what-is-a-three-dimensional-maneuver/3322#3322&quot;&gt;Rinzwind says in his answer&lt;/a&gt; (avoid falling rubble and the like; and also, to make people move a lot faster), I guess the most evident one would be the fact that people do not need to fight at a height that only reaches a Titan's feet or legs and being able to rise enough to be able to attack them where it might do some actual damage. From the &lt;strong&gt;Attacks on Titan&lt;/strong&gt; episodes I've seen so far (3 episodes), humans always go for the neck, meaning that this gear allows them to strike on more (presumably) vulnerable spots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T17:42:36.433" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T17:42:36.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3512" CreationDate="2013-04-23T11:48:25.827" Score="18" ViewCount="21819" Body="&lt;p&gt;The terms &quot;tsundere&quot;, &quot;yandere&quot; and &quot;kuudere&quot; are most often used when describing female characters. However, all the definitions of them start with &lt;em&gt;&quot;a person, who...&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, which kind of suggests that these terms should be applicable to male characters as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, can they be used to describe a male character, and if they can't, are there any other equivalent terms that can be used instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-04-23T12:23:04.910" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T23:09:00.527" Title="Are tsundere/yandere/kuudere unisexual terms?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3510" CreationDate="2013-04-23T12:32:22.200" Score="11" ViewCount="517" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto's battle against Pain,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto transports his sage mode chakra through shadow clones that he got back in frog town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this also mean that if Naruto makes his clone cast a jutsu, then dispell it, the jutsu would also return to the owner? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-23T14:30:40.080" LastActivityDate="2013-04-23T14:30:40.080" Title="Could Naruto's shadow clones transport jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3509" CreationDate="2013-04-23T12:39:54.100" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chakra is equally divided between all the shadow clones, so when one dies or disappears, the original will get the chakra they had left back (with all their memories). It's another thing with jutsus, when he generates a Rasengan, for instance, it is used, it is there. When the shadow clone then disappears, the jutsu is released and it will disappear to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-04-23T12:39:54.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3508" CreationDate="2013-04-23T12:45:01.450" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I could find, all 3 of the terms are unisex. These terms are rarely used for males and mostly used for female characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsundere&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing &lt;strong&gt;his or her&lt;/strong&gt; warm side over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yandere&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yandere&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; A common term in otaku fandom, a yandere is a person &lt;strong&gt;(usually female)&lt;/strong&gt; romantically obsessed with someone to the point of using violent means to get them in their arms. Often seen with a sharp weapon and a psychotic grin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuudere#K&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuudere&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;A character type, mostly of a female character, who is normally cold and unassuming but later reveals a softer and kinder side. See Tsundere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T02:19:57.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3508" CreationDate="2013-04-23T13:00:38.407" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;dere&lt;/em&gt; family along with &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; (unapproachable outside, sweet inside), yandere (sweet outside, crazy inside) &lt;em&gt;kuudere&lt;/em&gt; (cold outside, sweet inside), and &lt;em&gt;dandere&lt;/em&gt; (asocial outside, sweet inside).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these terms are used to describe traits, rather than the characters themselves, so they are used asexually. However, because the terms (most prominently with tsundere, since it is the most popular trope of the family) are attributed mostly to female characters, people usually attribute the terms as female traits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1578" LastEditDate="2013-04-24T08:21:36.880" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T08:21:36.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3282" CreationDate="2013-04-23T21:14:13.150" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/em&gt; anime starts at Chapter 1 and covers up to (Vol. 7) Chapter 27 or the first season. The second season technically ends at (Vol. 11) Chapter 43 of the manga, since Chapter 44 is a recap from Kazehaya's point of view. Their first date takes place in Chapter 46, but it's a bit different compared to final scene of Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime stays pretty faithful to the manga so nothing major was left out. I believe they ended it here, because there wasn't enough material to adapt to another season. So if you wanted to continue where the 2nd Season left off, you should start with Chapter 44/45.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-24T03:12:24.890" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T03:12:24.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3519" CreationDate="2013-04-24T06:22:06.893" Score="10" ViewCount="2542" Body="&lt;p&gt;How are ditzy/airhead characters classified in anime/manga? For example, while Lucky Star's Kagami is a &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;, her airhead sister, Tsukasa, is a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;_&lt;/em&gt;__&lt;em&gt;_&lt;/em&gt;____&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-04-24T08:50:21.093" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T23:16:09.117" Title="How are ditzy characters classified?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3516" CreationDate="2013-04-24T06:24:48.293" Score="12" ViewCount="2743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every now and then, Konata calls Kagami &lt;strong&gt;Kagamin&lt;/strong&gt;. Why? Does this change the meaning of the name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T08:37:25.197" Title="Why does Konata call Kagami Kagamin?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3515" CreationDate="2013-04-24T08:37:25.197" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just a suffix that makes the name a little more cute, it's roughly the same as having a friend called, I don't know, Sam, and calling him &quot;Sammy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also similar to adding &quot;-chan&quot; to the name. I guess Konata does that partly to annoy Kagami a little. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you're wondering, the name Kagami means &quot;mirror&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T08:37:25.197" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3514" CreationDate="2013-04-24T08:56:18.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Tsukasa Hiiragi falls under &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDitz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Ditz&lt;/a&gt; character classification since she's not too fool to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fool&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ditz is a character whose defining characteristic is profound&#xA;  stupidity. Female ditzes tend to be sweet and naive, while male ditzes&#xA;  tend to be oafish but lovable. The Ditz is written to appear&#xA;  unintentionally funny. In drama series, he or she provides comic&#xA;  relief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Tsukasa's character doesn't fall into any of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bishoujoproject.com/classifying-heroine-types-dere-dere-tsundere-yandere-kudere/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;deredere classifications&lt;/a&gt; because first of all, &lt;code&gt;deredere&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;lovestruck&lt;/code&gt; and she doesn't have any love interest in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T08:56:18.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3514" CreationDate="2013-04-24T16:20:55.637" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are probably looking for the term &lt;strong&gt;dojikko&lt;/strong&gt; for Tsukasa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dojikko is Japanese for clumsy with the feminine suffix &quot;-ko&quot;&#xA;  added on the end. The attraction is not limited to Japan, the concept&#xA;  of a Cute Clumsy Girl has worldwide appeal, mainly because her&#xA;  clumsiness makes her more approachable. The main difference is that in&#xA;  the West a Cute Clumsy Girl is probably supposed to make the audience&#xA;  chuckle, while Dojikkos tend towards making them say, &quot;Awwww! She's so&#xA;  cute!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Dojikko&quot;&gt;TVTropes article on dojikko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Kagami is not really a tsundere, unless you think she is in love with Konata, which some fans really do seem to support. She should probably be classified as the &lt;strong&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/strong&gt; (straight man) in &lt;strong&gt;manzai&lt;/strong&gt;, where Konata is usually the &lt;strong&gt;boke&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Called manzai in Japanese, this is a kind of Straight Man and Wise Guy&#xA;  duo, but it's also the interaction between two characters who&#xA;  constantly play off each other. A boke's job is to set up the gag by&#xA;  telling a story or explaining a fact which is obviously false (making&#xA;  him an idiot) or flawed (making him sneaky). The tsukkomi is, roughly,&#xA;  the Straight Man who has to correct him, often physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine&quot;&gt;TVTropes article on manzai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Since dojikko didn't seem to be a proper answer, I looked up more character types on Japanese websites and think I found exactly what you're looking for. It actually fits in really well with my explanation of manzai above. My new answer is that Tsukasa is a &lt;strong&gt;tennen boke&lt;/strong&gt; (natural boke, also translated as natural airhead):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A tennen boke is an eccentric person who has exceptional talent in&#xA;  being a natural boke. Even though a person can be called a tennen&#xA;  boke, there is no such term as tennen tsukkomi. In manzai, the boke&#xA;  deliberately entices both the tsukkomi and the audience's laughter by&#xA;  executing a calculated line. However, the tennen boke describes&#xA;  someone who naturally (without any preparation or purpose) says&#xA;  boke-like things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It can also be called simply &quot;tennen&quot; or &quot;tennen kyara&quot; (tennen&#xA;  character).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Translated from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%84%B6%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B1&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article on tennen boke&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, a boke is someone who says dumb things on purpose in order to anger the tsukkomi and make other people laugh. However, a tennen boke says the same dumb things without realizing they are actually dumb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T23:16:09.117" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T23:16:09.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3520" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3632" CreationDate="2013-04-24T18:57:11.540" Score="20" ViewCount="31252" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &quot;trap character&quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trap&amp;amp;defid=2584134&quot;&gt;(UrbanDictionary entry, may be &lt;strong&gt;NSFW&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; is a character who appears to be a girl until you get in close enough (plot-wise) to discover they are, in fact, a boy. The inverse trope exists as well; a &quot;reverse trap&quot; character is a girl who appears to be a boy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: The word &lt;em&gt;trap&lt;/em&gt; here is not intended to be offensive, or a slur; it is only used to refer to fictional characters of this type.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples are &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Ruka_Urushibara&quot;&gt;Ruka Urushibara&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; and Sora Kamomeya of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v454&quot;&gt;Tsui☆Teru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (pictured below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qfYJJ.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qfYJJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Profile image of Sora Kamomeya&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was the first trap character in anime and/or manga, and what media did the trope originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T22:04:14.120" LastActivityDate="2018-10-21T23:51:55.897" Title="Who was the first &quot;trap character&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3521" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3522" CreationDate="2013-04-24T19:45:39.663" Score="14" ViewCount="1371" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime of &lt;em&gt;Welcome To the NHK&lt;/em&gt;, the show that is constantly played nextdoor is &lt;em&gt;Puru Puru Pururin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EKD7I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Purupuru Pururin~&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know this character is not from a real show &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20160923135640/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/hikky/plrin/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(although it has a website alluding to this)&lt;/a&gt;, so it's not an external influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, an &lt;em&gt;Ojya the witch&lt;/em&gt; is mentioned, along with lyrics from the relevant show:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give me the courage in my heart to help me fold away this carpet of sadness and discover the me inside,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh yes, the delicate heart of a lady,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just look in my eyes and tell me you love me,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like a fairy tail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know if this is an actual show? If so, is it of any relevance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light novel, the show that is played constantly is &lt;em&gt;Ojamajo Doremi&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Magical DoReMi&lt;/em&gt; in English) and a life-size figurine is introduced from &lt;em&gt;Martian Successor Nadesico&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Yamizaki declares that the figurine is God and tries to convince Satou to worship it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RA7r6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Magical DoReMi&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PXtd8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Martian Successor Nadesico&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the choice of these shows have any significance?  Are there any (rough) similarities in plot to Welcome to the NHK?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR - Do we know the show that was in the manga, Do the shows in the light novel have any meaning or were they just chosen arbitrarily?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T19:51:45.220" Title="Are the chosen anime within Welcome To The N.H.K. of any significance?" Tags="&lt;welcome-to-the-nhk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3521" CreationDate="2013-04-24T20:19:17.913" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It always reminded me of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Gi_Charat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Di Gi Charat&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;Dejiko&quot;) but I don't have any evidence that this was intentional. Visually they're pretty similar, and both are sort of used as mascots (Di Gi Charat being the mascot for the Broccoli gaming company). They also both append random words to the end of their sentences (e.g. &quot;purin&quot;). Additionally, according to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An animated Dejiko and her sidekick Gema first appeared on in a television advertisement for Gamers, set to the store's theme song, &lt;strong&gt;Welcome!&lt;/strong&gt; by Hiroko Kato&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TSatN.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again, don't know any official source that says one way or another about the similarity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-04-24T21:00:58.323" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T21:00:58.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3528" CreationDate="2013-04-24T20:42:58.907" Score="15" ViewCount="13374" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, different languages are used by or to represent different groups. For example, the Bount spells are all in German. Many of the terms referring to/for Hollows are Spanish (e.g. Hueco Mundo, Las Noches). &quot;Pluses&quot; (整 (プラス)) is also an English word, or based on one. Is there any symbolism behind the languages used? For example, &quot;pluses&quot; are benign spirits in the human world while both Hollows and Bounts are bad. Does this have a historical or cultural coincidence or were these just randomly chosen languages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T09:09:15.287" Title="Is there symbolism behind the language choices in Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3933" CreationDate="2013-04-25T00:45:48.490" Score="7" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki&lt;/em&gt;, several stray kittens suddenly turn up at Moe's house, and her family nurses them until they can find a foster home. They also decide to give names to the kittens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Moe suggests they name the kittens after flowers. Hide, her brother, replies that he thinks death comes sooner to those who have a flower's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NR5gi.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hide: &amp;quot;But don&amp;#39;t they say that you die earlier if you have a flower&amp;#39;s name?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never heard this legend before; even Moe seems surprised (replying, &quot;Do they?&quot;). Is this based on a real legend (Japanese or otherwise), or is Hide misinformed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-27T02:43:01.287" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T04:55:21.653" Title="Does the &quot;flower's name&quot; myth have a real-world basis?" Tags="&lt;poyopoyo-kansatsu-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3088" CreationDate="2013-04-25T01:50:08.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Lagoon is set in Thailand, where the primary religion is Buddhism. About 95% of the people in Thailand are Buddhist. Incarnation is a primary tenant of Buddhism, so that is likely where the incarnation part came from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seven part is a little bit more vague. Assuming it is a reference to Buddhism, the most likely idea is is follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Sotāpanna will be safe from falling into the states of misery (they will not be born as an animal, ghost, or hell being). Their lust, hatred and delusion will not be strong enough to cause rebirth in the lower realms. A Sotāpanna will have to be reborn at most only seven more times in the human or heavenly worlds before attaining nibbana. It is not necessary for a Sotāpanna to be reborn seven more times before attaining nibbana, as an ardent practitioner may progress to the higher stages in the same life in which he/she reaches the Sotāpanna level by making an aspiration and persistent effort to reach the final goal of nibbāna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There aren't any other religious references to seven incarnations, but there are other secular references. There is a text RPG called &quot;Coast of Seven Incarnations&quot;, as well as a reference to the seven incarnations of the earth (Saturn, Sun, Moon, Earth, Jupiter, Venus, Vulcan) and the seven incarnations of human society in the book &quot;The East in the Light of the West and Children of Lucifer&quot; by Rudolf Steiner. Neither of these are, in all likelihood, related to the phrase, but there are some of the only other references to seven incarnations that I can find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likely, it is either referencing the aforementioned Buddhist idea (or another Buddhist idea) or is not based on a religious idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-25T20:21:00.430" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T20:21:00.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3088" CreationDate="2013-04-25T02:01:10.063" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few distinct mentions of cases of the &lt;em&gt;Seven Incarnations&lt;/em&gt;, which are each plausible in their own rite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notable mentions of incarnations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Incarnations of Immortality&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnations_of_Immortality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Incarnations of Immortality&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a series in which seven books each focus on a single &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnations_of_Immortality#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;incarnation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a mortal which becomes the personification of Death, Time, Fate, War, Nature, Evil, or Good. Most people feel the effects caused by one or more of these incarnations. So, &lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt; may be referring to how Ginji is affected or composed of each of these seven things; he could be more or less saying, &amp;quot;Please allow me to protect you with my entire being.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vishnu's incarnations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The second possibility is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Purana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vishnu Purana&lt;/a&gt;, a religious Hindu text. According to legend, Vishnu created incarnations of himself to eradicate evil and balance the world. Vishnu Purana states that there are seven such incarnations&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vishnu Purana says that there were seven incarnations of Vishnu including Yajna, Ajit, Satya, Hari, Manas, Vaikuntha, and Vamana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;em&gt;Mythology of Vishnu and His Incarnations&lt;/em&gt;, pp. 44–45&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These incarnations allow him to become Supreme God&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;. Thus, Ginji may be stating that he will use any power (the incarnations) available to him to protect Yukio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, based on how Ginji phrases this in the manga, these two possibilities seem unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxOq4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxOq4l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;[I request] to protect you for the entirety of [my] life.&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Black Lagoon, chapter 27, pp. 17)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Buddhist incarnations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Buddhism&lt;/a&gt;'s more significant points is their concept of reincarnation, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebirth_(Buddhism)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rebirth&lt;/a&gt;. In Buddhism, as you are born and reborn, you fulfill a cycle known as the &amp;quot;Cycle of Life&amp;quot;. However, you must be born seven times (in any form) to achieve &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;moksha&lt;/a&gt;, a liberation from this cycle (which eventually leads to the ultimate peace: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nirvana&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calm and unmoved the Pilgrim glideth up the stream that to Nirvâna leads. He knoweth that the more his feet will bleed, the whiter will himself be washed. He knoweth well that after seven short and fleeting births Nirvâna will be his....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;em&gt;The Voice of the Silence&lt;/em&gt;, pp. 69&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can can conclude, this cycle involves going through seven incarnations, each of the births that you endure, before achieving nirvana. In some forms of Buddhism, these components are believed to be partial aggregates of your consciousness, thus could be considered a large portion of your &amp;quot;whole&amp;quot; being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes this the most plausible explanation is that Ginji is a member of the Yakuza. Many Yakuza are focused around the ways of the samurai and their teachings. In Japanese history, samurai were largely centered around &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zen&lt;/a&gt;, a form of Buddhism&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting this Zen relationship in context with the manga, which states that Ginji will &amp;quot;protect [her] for the entirety of his life&amp;quot;, we can conclude that Ginji intends to spend all seven of his rebirths protecting Yukio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Footnotes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Wikipedia has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar#Avatars_of_Vishnu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an extensive list&lt;/a&gt;, but according to the Vishnu Purana, only seven of these avatars truly exist.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;  Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu#Vaishnava_canon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vishnu, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Religion-of-the-Samurai-free-ebook.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Religion of the Samurai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T18:53:45.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3532" CreationDate="2013-04-25T05:12:46.137" Score="15" ViewCount="5911" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Lucky Star, Konata calls Shiraishi, one of her classmates (and co-host of &lt;em&gt;Lucky Channellu&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;em&gt;Sebastian&lt;/em&gt;, apparently because he looks like a stereotypical butler. This is presumably an anime/manga reference. Any idea where this reference comes from? Are butlers in a number of anime called &lt;em&gt;Sebastian&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-25T21:33:46.707" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T18:06:55.387" Title="Are a lot of butlers named &quot;Sebastian&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3523" CreationDate="2013-04-25T05:44:31.627" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why the author uses the different languages with different groups is because he feels that will attach uniqueness to that group. In one of his interviews I have read, he stresses that for him, characters are very important and he draws the characters first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his interview in Germany, when he was asked the same question he replied as below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;As for the Arrancar, I think that Spanish sounds very passionate and&#xA;  a little erotic, so it matches their wild lifestyle. German sounds&#xA;  cold, harsh and methodic, something that matches the straight-forward&#xA;  methods of the Quincys. I would also like to use French at some point,&#xA;  because it sounds very elegant. But I can't figure out a good way to&#xA;  include it into the story.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I believe, as I said before, that it is to associate some sort of uniqueness to the characters belonging to a particular group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="185" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:53:18.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T07:53:18.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3527" CreationDate="2013-04-25T06:41:19.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Konata probably called Shiraishi as Sebastian (reasoning that he looked like a sterotypical butler) because a lot of anime butlers are named as Sebastian. So the name Sebastian is probably connoted to the word butler for an otaku. And she is probably referring to the following butlers named Sebastian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Butler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Butler&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_characters#Sebastian_Michaelis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sebastian Michaelis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tekken's &lt;a href=&quot;http://tekken.wikia.com/wiki/Sebastian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sebastian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-penguin-musume-heart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Penguin Musume Heart&lt;/a&gt;'s Sebastian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-inukami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inukami!&lt;/a&gt;'s Sebastian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-phi-brain-kami-no-puzzle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Phi Brain Kami no Puzzle&lt;/a&gt;'s Sebastian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-ixion-saga-dimension-transfer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer&lt;/a&gt;'s Sebastian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-dokidoki-pretty-cure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dokidoki Pretty Cure&lt;/a&gt;'s Sebastian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-25T07:30:18.143" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T07:30:18.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2013-04-25T08:42:08.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nosebleed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, in anime, nosebleed mostly happens to a character being sexually aroused. It is an exaggeration of having high blood pressure when a real person is sexually aroused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japanese media, healthy young men that have no other sexual outlet&#xA;  will often suffer nosebleeds upon seeing the naked female body, or&#xA;  even just a pair of well-filled panties. It's probably a side effect&#xA;  of High Pressure Blood in a body that's Overdrawn at the Blood Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is somehow a metaphor to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The nosebleed is, of course, a visual shorthand/euphemism for sexual&#xA;  arousal. It is commonly interpreted that way for males and females,&#xA;  with little trickles of blood indicating mild arousal, and gushing&#xA;  fountains of blood indicating erection/extreme arousal in both sexes.&#xA;  It can also be interpreted as shorthand strictly for erections in&#xA;  males. In that case, when blood shoots from the nose explosively, and&#xA;  in ridiculous quantity, the implication would be an ejaculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-25T23:29:39.797" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T23:29:39.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3535" CreationDate="2013-04-25T09:42:59.590" Score="16" ViewCount="5887" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see a lot of fan art that depict this move (even though nothing of the sort happens from the show/series where the characters came from) and even in Nichijou we have the school principal giving a deer a tiger suplex:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YvJrv.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su38Cn-Ict4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shuichi drops a suplex in Gravitation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRmEQ1c_ro#t=0m20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;GTO dishes one out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 87 of Gintama is: &quot;Perform a German Suplex On a Woman Who Asks If She or the Job Is More Important&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Lagrange, the mechas do one:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ni8gz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And all the endless fanart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bzQFB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YJcfU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Vk9T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiX2o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this so popular? Is this because wrestling is popular in Japan? But why this specific move?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:13:51.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:13:51.523" Title="Why is the Tiger/German Suplex wrestling move so popular among anime culture?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3527" CreationDate="2013-04-25T09:59:52.320" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seemingly that particular scene is referring to &lt;code&gt;Mara Mite&lt;/code&gt;, or &lt;code&gt;Maria-sama ga Miteru&lt;/code&gt; as Konata was parodying one of the main characters - Sachiko Ogasawara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=lbmwdhnajlffm6hvwgcl1ya5&amp;amp;page=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in general, Sebastian is a stereotypical name for a butler in anime, and this fact is often used in comedic scenes involving them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;code&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/code&gt; Fukka insists on calling the Itoshiki families' butler Sebastian, even though that's not his name. Similar scenes occur in &lt;code&gt;Junjou Romantica&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Mayoi Neko Overrun&lt;/code&gt; where butlers have the name forced upon them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It occurs in western media too, although Jeeves tends to be the name of choice, and appears in media over here in a similar sense. This first occurred in P.G. Woodhouses' short stories and novels and inspired similar characters. Presumably the anime trope surfaced in a similar fashion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In P.G. Woodhouses' stories, there is also a butler called Sebastian Beach, this could be just a coincidence though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was looking information up on this, Black Butler and its Sebastian Michaelis kept cropping up, the name Sebastian here serves two purposes - the stereotypical butler and also sharing the name with a historic figure &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Michaeli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Michaeli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T18:06:55.387" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T18:06:55.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3534" CreationDate="2013-04-25T17:32:11.087" Score="23" ViewCount="9684" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fighting the Elric brothers in an early episode of the &lt;em&gt;FMA: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; anime, Greed eventually hardens his entire body, making him impervious to damage aside from directly transmuting his armored skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the show, Greed has multiple fights against foes that do not use alchemy, and thus he should have an enormous advantage over them. However, he never again hardens his entire body—he almost always armors his limbs, but his chest, neck and head always remain vulnerable—and these weak spots always end up exploited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see him use his full power again in episode 58 in a battle against some nameless mooks, right after a near-total defeat in an important duel where he only protected his arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Greed never armor himself fully when it actually matters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="180" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:53:06.680" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T16:45:31.657" Title="Why doesn't Greed harden fully?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3533" CreationDate="2013-04-25T17:50:56.827" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a few things in play here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Recall that in the latter half of the series, Greed shares his body with Ling, his &amp;quot;host&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greed is often forced to share control of his body as a result; his host is a far superior fighter against certain opponents later in the series. However, his host has no control over the hardening of the shield. So, Greed puts the shield on, then lets his host take over (since he is a superior warrior). Likely the reason Greed doesn't fully cover his host is that it will reduce his speed and agility. (When fighting the &amp;quot;nameless mooks&amp;quot;, the advanced combat abilities are not needed, so Greed maintains full control.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related to the above point, later in the series, the shield may symbolize how much of the body Greed is actually controlling. Since Greed's host is usually in control in a fight, his face being composed of skin may represent this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worthy of note that parts of the body not covered by the shield are able to heal themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the last point is one of personality; Greed is cocky and vain, and likes people to see him as he is. Since his shield turns his face into something more robotic and toothed, he prefers not to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry to let you down, but I've been holding back. [The complete Ultimate Shield] obscures my handsome face, so I try not to wear it that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — Greed, &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; episode 13, 18:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ooXz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T17:50:56.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3531" CreationDate="2013-04-25T20:24:43.097" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's very likely because of the popularity of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puroresu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;puroresu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (wrestling) in Japan. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Inoki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Antonio Inoki&lt;/a&gt; is credited with making wrestling popular in the country and he himself was impressed with and inspired by the amateur wrestling style of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gotch&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karl Gotch&lt;/a&gt; (nicknamed &lt;em&gt;Kami-sama&lt;/em&gt;) who had become famous in Japan. The German suplex was Gotch's signature finishing move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NP9vB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZqKEVTGZPc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;compilation of Gotch's moves&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T20:24:43.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3564" CreationDate="2013-04-25T22:05:40.803" Score="12" ViewCount="3239" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, when the academy classes are shown in the beginning, there are characters who appear who do not appear as genin later, as far as I can tell. The two characters in the second row on the right don't seem to show up later. What happens to these characters? Naruto is presented as one of the only characters to repeatedly fail, so are these characters who passed and then just never showed up again, or do they drop out of becoming ninjas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fw7fj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Academy class&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T05:25:34.877" Title="What happened to the rest of the Academy class?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3415" CreationDate="2013-04-25T22:44:05.950" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlushSticker&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Blush Sticker trope&lt;/a&gt; is usually used to express childish cheerfulness and/or naivety. In Japan, children are typically depicted with round rosy cheeks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ringo is a bit of an airhead, or rather naive, like a child... The Sanada North High Student Council gave her the &quot;childish&quot; nickname &quot;Ringo-chan&quot; for a reason.~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kfwGil.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fried dumplings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trope most likely originated from manga where often times it would be easier (and less time consuming) to draw ovals indicating &quot;blushes&quot;, rather than shading them in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qpllm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Smile~&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2kX0i.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ed&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1CI3T.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Happy!&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/irYHt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-26T16:31:33.193" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T16:31:33.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-26T01:23:31.520" Score="14" ViewCount="66359" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the manga ended, I remember reading somewhere that part of the things that should be revealed by the end was Scar's name, but I don't recall ever finding it out. What's Scar's name, was it ever revealed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1498" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:52:35.823" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T09:31:23.813" Title="What's Scar's name?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-26T01:30:05.657" Score="5" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;In flashbacks of when a star fell while Shion and his father was camping, in the reflection of his eye there's an apparition like Yin's possessed specter, was this Izanagi or was Shion born as Izanagi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: From an answer, it's clear the apparition was not Izanagi. However, I did type the description wrong, as I'm asking about the apparition Shion saw after the star struck him and his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:14:31.240" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:14:31.240" Title="Was the apparition Shion saw in his flashbacks Izanagi?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3539" CreationDate="2013-04-26T01:34:13.207" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name was never revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Scar&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the first anime, Scar died without his name ever being revealed. However, the author planned to reveal Scar's name before the manga finishes (in the &quot;extras&quot; at the end of volume 15, Arakawa states she has a name for Scar, but it's a secret). In chapter 102, when Wrath asks Scar what his name is, Scar replies he has no name and abandoned it long ago. As of Chapter 108, Scar officially has no name, stating that after dying twice, he no longer exists. It is unknown if his name will ever be revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T01:34:13.207" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-26T01:34:25.563" Score="4" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first flashback, we see a meteor shower; since Shion was a contractor since he was born, this would mean that the false sky was already in place. To my knowledge, there are only two events that had a lot of contractors die (thus showing a lot of stars falling): One was Heaven's War, and the other is the events at the end of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Shion's flashbacks occurred, was it during Heaven's War, or the end of the first season (which I like to refer to as Hell's War)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-26T01:42:09.693" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T20:09:01.903" Title="When was Shion's flashback of him and his father camping set at?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3296" CreationDate="2013-04-26T02:03:05.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you believe in how a soul works, then it's linked to all bodily functions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were to lose the use of your legs, as long as your soul isn't damaged you can one day use your legs regardless. In Orochimaru's case, because Saratobi (the Third Hokage) was nearing death and was losing strength to even hold Orochimaru's soul, and that by even using the jutsu Saratobi had ended his own life; so, all Orochimaru needed to do was get free from his grasp to be the victor. Thus, he aimed for Orochimaru's arms as a means to stop him from ever using jutsu again, which would be a death sentence for him because it would mean that he could perform whatever jutsu he uses to change bodies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thing is, Kabuto must have came up with something to allow Orochimaru to switch bodies and repair the damage to his soul, because even if there was another way for Orochimaru to jump bodies, the damage to his soul would have prevented him using his arms. I'm quite sure when he fights Naruto, and Naruto uses the Nine-Tails' Cloak, he's using his arms (though I could be mistaken, it's been a few months since I watched it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how cutting a blob removes the use of his arms, Saratobi must have been able to &quot;feel out&quot; Orochimaru's arms and pull them out. In some anime and games, the soul has the same shape as the physical body with it being anchored to the head and feet so when you pull from the chest it kinda looks like you're pulling on a bow string. This could be similar; I just passed that part off as a Kage just being awesome to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-26T02:47:39.493" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T02:47:39.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3415" CreationDate="2013-04-26T03:45:46.487" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Further to Krazer's answer, &lt;em&gt;ringo&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese means &lt;em&gt;apple&lt;/em&gt;. I found out recently that the rosy parts of the cheeks are called the &lt;a href=&quot;https://english.stackexchange.com/q/87864/23608&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;apples&lt;/strong&gt; of the cheeks&lt;/a&gt;. Ringo-chan's nickname might have come about for similar reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:38:45.803" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T03:45:46.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2569" CreationDate="2013-04-26T15:26:09.897" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for all the information that is currently available&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she finally enables her Bankai! Blood spills from the skies, as though it was rain, she enables it caller her Minazuki Bankai out! Zaraki notices all the blood that’s dropping! Unohana’s sword is straightened and changes into a sword with never-ending blood oozing from it. She mentions that the play is over!&#xA;  Both of them go crazy and quickly go on their attacks! They keep on clashing, Zaraki can feel that the sword Unohana currently has melts her, it starts to degrade his face from skin to flesh and to bone! He mentions that it’s fun! He notices his hands and cloths degrade away from his bony hands. He asks himself what that is, he mentions that everything seems to be different, at the same time, he sees Unohana with no face except bones!&#xA;  Zaraki mentions that everything is so different, he’s been asleep, he’s  just been dreaming about their contacts over and over again, he calls this exchange to have no name, but thanks to her, she now realizes that this can be called, Fighting! They keep on clashing swords and spilling blood! Unohana mentions that she likes fighting! Zaraki likes it so much that he can’t help it, Zaraki is back to seeing flesh and blood again. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyanimeart.com/2013/02/13/unohanas-minazuki-bankai-zaraki-kills-unohana-bleach-526/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like a weird kind of bankai to me very &lt;em&gt;Illusive&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T15:26:09.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-26T20:11:21.593" Score="22" ViewCount="2033" Body="&lt;p&gt;Charmander is a small lizard-like Pokémon. It is a fire-type Pokémon, and is capable of breathing fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ye1ED.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Charmander burning an Exeggutor&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do Charmander and its evolved forms do this? Is there any biological basis for it, and is it ever explained in canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T22:55:38.530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T17:38:00.740" Title="How does Charmander breathe fire?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3551" CreationDate="2013-04-26T20:37:57.707" Score="18" ViewCount="1673" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a number of series, magic is eye-based, where the eyes either fuel the magic or are the conduit for it. Examples of this are Fai in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and the Uchihas and Hyuugas in Naruto, as well as a few other families in Naruto. Is this based on a specific tradition or have a specific cultural history. If not, where was the first time this appeared in anime/manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-04-27T02:40:47.627" LastActivityDate="2018-04-18T04:37:54.717" Title="What is the tradition behind having magic come from eyes?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39818" CreationDate="2013-04-26T22:17:22.820" Score="11" ViewCount="771" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, it's hinted that something in the cafe &lt;em&gt;Time of Eve&lt;/em&gt; causes the robots to develop or realize human-like sentience, even outside of the cafe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it's implied that they always had sentience, but was suppressed, as seen in the THX story arc. What caused their sentience to manifest and overcome such suppression? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it something that they've always had and something in the cafe &quot;triggered&quot; it (like removing a limiter), or was something added to their programming? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6UrLN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tell me that I look pretty~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2019-03-31T02:45:16.573" LastActivityDate="2019-03-31T02:45:16.573" Title="What causes the androids to realize their sentience?" Tags="&lt;time-of-eve&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3549" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-26T22:37:43.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time of EVE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (イヴの時間, &lt;em&gt;Eve no Jikan&lt;/em&gt;) is a six-episode ONA series (later made into a feature film) created by Yasuhiro Yoshiura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is set in a not-too-distant future, where robots are commonplace - and not only do they look like us, they speak like us, and even move like us. However, they are not considered or treated as human, because they were just designed in our image, as tools to carry out our tasks; tools that function according to the commands of their masters and have no emotion. Furthermore, the government has decreed that robots cannot and never will be members of human society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As time passes, such arbitrary paradigms will inevitably weaken. One day, a high school boy named Rikuo stumbles upon a strange cafe called &quot;Time of Eve&quot; with a single rule of conduct for its visitors: &quot;Within its walls, there must be no discrimination between humans and robots.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_Eve&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time of Eve&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://timeofeve.com/e/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time of EVE&lt;/em&gt; official website&lt;/a&gt; (in English)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:44:19.520" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:44:19.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3550" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-26T22:37:43.560" Score="0" Body="Time of Eve (Eve no Jikan) is a sci-fi ONA series and a feature film by Yasuhiro Yoshiura. People and androids meet at the cafe &quot;Time of Eve&quot;. Together they talk about their differences and similarities." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T21:23:41.697" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T21:23:41.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3547" CreationDate="2013-04-27T00:00:43.710" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;where was the first time this appeared in anime/manga?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I believe that would be Basilisk, which is based on a novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls wrote in 1958.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I could not find a definite source saying were it came from, all I say here will mainly be speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eye powers are mainly based on Myths. On the Internet there are loads and loads of myths regarding special eye powers such as  &lt;a href=&quot;http://thefearmythos.wikia.com/wiki/The_Eye&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The eye Myth&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://thefearmythos.wikia.com/wiki/Black-Eyed_Kids&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black eye myth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There also is a statement &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The eyes are windows to the soul&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;A lot of anime eye powers are based on a soul or other form of power. One example would be Naruto:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakra is essential to even the most basic technique; it is the moulding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another statement that's a bit more from the scientific corner is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The eyes and mind are still one big mystery&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in science, it is one big mystery what your brain is exactly used for (at least some spots of the brain). As the eyes are directly connected to the brain, the scientists believe the eyes could be influenced by these unactivated parts of the brain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 10% of brain myth is the widely perpetuated urban legend that most or all humans only make use of 20%, 10% or some other small percentage of their brains. It has been misattributed to people including Albert Einstein. By association, it is suggested that a person may harness this unused potential and increase intelligence.&#xA;  Though factors of intelligence can increase with training, the popular notion that large parts of the brain remain unused, and could subsequently be &quot;activated&quot;, rests more in popular folklore than scientific theory. Though mysteries regarding brain function remain—e.g. memory, consciousness — the physiology of brain mapping suggests that most if not all areas of the brain have a function.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One possible origin is the reserve energy theories by Harvard psychologists William James and Boris Sidis in the 1890s who tested the theory in the accelerated raising of child prodigy William Sidis to effect an adulthood IQ of 250–300; thus William James told audiences that people only meet a fraction of their full mental potential, which is a plausible claim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also a reason why it could be used in anime/manga. As a lot of manga/anime contain fantasy objects fague theories like this provide for perfect creative potentials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eyes are also a good placement for special abilities. Eyes are almost always in the screen as most of an anime expressions will be shown through their facial responses (big eyes over exaggerating smiles etc etc). As a viewer, your main attention will also be placed on these body parts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said this is mainly my own point of view, and will be looking forward to more answers/information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-04-29T06:23:22.593" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T06:23:22.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-27T00:08:27.640" Score="10" ViewCount="5663" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question speaks for itself. I have always wondered how many of these amazing plots just unwind so naturally. Is it done as they go along or do they have separate &lt;em&gt;set&lt;/em&gt; sessions for developing ideas, writing etc. &lt;em&gt;Not to answer my question but one would have to assume the latter, I'm just asking how far ahead is said planning usually done.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when Naruto initially started was there ever a plan to have the Akatsuki and Pain or have Jiraiya die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T03:33:09.513" Title="How far ahead is planning done before a manga is released?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-27T01:06:58.690" Score="7" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Ichigo's mother Masaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was a quincy and was living with Uryuu's father, Ryuken Ishida as a teenager.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was the last of the Kurosaki line. What happened to her family? How did they die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:26:09.337" Title="What happened to Masaki's family?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3358" CreationDate="2013-04-27T01:59:16.280" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;What everyone was saying was partially correct. The Sharingan is a kekkei-genkai made for the Uchiha Clan. Since Kakashi isn't native to this clan, he's only able to use his Sharingan after once in awhile. As said before, he used it in the beginning of the series and was out for about a week or two from using too much chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consumption of all of your chakra will cause you to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now with his Mangekyo Sharingan, he cannot use it much. The example that comes quickly to my head is when Kakashi and Naruto were chasing Deidara during the Gaara Retrieval arc. Kakashi specifically quoted that, &quot;We have to end this soon. I can only activate the Mangekyo probably one more time.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the current manga, he can only keep up with using his Mangekyo Sharingan with the help from the Kyuubi's aura/chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;It consumes way too much chakra for him&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1710" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T09:22:08.513" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T09:22:08.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3555" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3558" CreationDate="2013-04-27T02:57:39.873" Score="7" ViewCount="1523" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10572/Ro-Kyu-Bu!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, high school student Subaru begins teaching an elementary school girls' basketball team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bLXQu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I can't seem to find any relationship between the syllables &lt;em&gt;ro&lt;/em&gt; (ろ), &lt;em&gt;kyu&lt;/em&gt; (きゅ), and &lt;em&gt;bu&lt;/em&gt; (ぶ) with anything basketball- or coaching-related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of the name &lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu&lt;/em&gt;, and what does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T03:37:04.527" Title="What is the significance of the title &quot;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;ro-kyu-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-27T02:57:51.213" Score="3" ViewCount="1428" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aura seems to be missing in all if not the majority of the //G.U. anime and games, //Quantum, but makes some appearances in the &lt;em&gt;//Beyond the World&lt;/em&gt; movie? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to her between this period of time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4jNct.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What happened to her?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T02:16:38.887" Title="What happened to Aura between the events of G.U. and the movie?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3613" CreationDate="2013-04-27T03:11:43.710" Score="8" ViewCount="1886" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of all the cats that have names, which cat is given which name (provide a picture or a description of its features)? How did Rin come up with these names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3dkR2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Which cat is which?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:15:18.653" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T18:04:48.340" Title="What are all of Rin's cats that have names?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3555" CreationDate="2013-04-27T03:37:04.527" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Translated from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%81%8D%E3%82%85%E3%83%BC%E3%81%B6!#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article for Ro-Kyu-Bu&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The title comes from &quot;roukyuu&quot; (籠球, the Japanese name for basketball)&#xA;  combined with &quot;kyuubu&quot; (休部, Japanese for a club whose activities have&#xA;  been suspended).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article cites a &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/139/139129/&quot;&gt;Dengeki interview with Aoyama Sag&lt;/a&gt;, the original light novel's author. I've translated the relevant question below, with explanation in parentheses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dengeki&lt;/strong&gt;: I wanted to ask about the title. Shigusawa-sensei (author of&#xA;  Kino no Tabi) wrote in a review, &quot;Is it OK to just combine roukyuu and&#xA;  kyuubu?&quot; But is this even a correct interpretation (of the title)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoyama-sensei:&lt;/strong&gt; It's just as Shigusawa-sensei said. He is 100% correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T03:37:04.527" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9744" CreationDate="2013-04-27T03:52:32.930" Score="12" ViewCount="10932" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a lot of exclusive content in the anime of &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt;, such as Sanae Dekomori, Kumin Tsuyuri, and Touka Takanashi (Rikka's older sister) all being exclusive to the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What major differences (how differently do the events in the anime play out in the light novels) are then in the light novel compared to the anime? Why did the production make such changes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WCcZs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DESSU!!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-09T23:47:32.827" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T19:31:47.150" Title="How much does the Chuunibyou anime differ from the light novels?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3560" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-27T03:59:56.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/91F8S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chuunibyou image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions&quot;), is a light novel written by Torako. It has an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Chunibyo_%26_Other_Delusions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:08:40.760" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:08:40.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3561" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-27T03:59:56.820" Score="0" Body="&quot;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&quot; (&quot;Love, Chunibyo &amp; Other Delusions&quot;), is a light novel written by Torako. It has an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:08:40.760" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:08:40.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-27T04:19:03.977" Score="9" ViewCount="2912" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is the boy in the coffin that wakes up in the last episode of the second season, &lt;em&gt;Gemini of the Meteor&lt;/em&gt;? What significance does he play? Why does he look like Yin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AGQW1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who? Who? Who?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-27T13:20:24.747" LastActivityDate="2018-08-26T06:11:59.327" Title="Who is the boy in the coffin in the last episode (of the Gemini of the Meteor)?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-27T05:24:41.487" Score="8" ViewCount="1338" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 23, Densuke is &quot;lost&quot; (mobbed my illegals) when he was protecting Yuuko (Okonogi) from illegals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the last episode, Yuuko and Kyouko both are able to see Densuke without their Dennou Eyeglasses. How is this possible (since Densuke only exists in the virtual space)? Does this mean he was reborn or is the meaning purely figurative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T06JC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Is... he there?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T06:54:31.447" Title="What is the fate of Densuke at the end of the last episode?" Tags="&lt;dennou-coil&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3536" CreationDate="2013-04-27T05:25:34.877" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Students graduating from the academy are given an additional test by their Jonin sensei. Kakashi mentioned during the bell test that only about 33% students pass this test, and those who fail are sent back to the Academy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HECJR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kakashi&amp;#39;s bell test&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the other students in Naruto's class, some may have taken up a different profession after failing the Jonin test a few times, while others may have passed the test and taken up work as genins. Konoha does get a lot of genin mission requests, not just the plot relevant ones involving main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T05:25:34.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3763" CreationDate="2013-04-27T05:35:24.470" Score="8" ViewCount="1438" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the original intended function of Haro (both in-universe and in real life)? What did it end up becoming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2haP4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What.. does it do?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-12T16:48:11.780" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T17:20:31.153" Title="What is the intended purpose of Haro?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3566" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3568" CreationDate="2013-04-27T05:53:31.970" Score="7" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of the anime, Sakaki apologizes to it for trying to pet it all the time without taking its feelings into account. After that dialogue, it walks up to Sakaki and seemingly allows her to move her hand toward its head as though to pet it, but suddenly then bites her without any warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also gathered a small horde of cats in order to attack Sakaki and Chiyo, but that ploy was foiled by &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MtoJY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maya&lt;/a&gt;, Sakaki's pet Iriomote Mountain Cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Kamineko really a jerk and a bully, or is there some deeper reason behind its biting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3gAA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A biting jerk?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T00:05:02.540" Title="Is Kamineko a jerk?" Tags="&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3597" CreationDate="2013-04-27T06:04:45.890" Score="5" ViewCount="1549" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chiyo-chichi (Chiyo-Dad, or &quot;Father Cat&quot; in the dub) is a strange creature that appears in  Osaka and Sakaki's dreams. He says he's not a real cat before he tells Sakaki to &quot;find a real cat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of creature is he? Where did the author get the idea of creating him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's the strange creature in the middle -- he doesn't like tomatoes because they are red :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyJYR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;He hates red things&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-27T21:09:56.490" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T22:17:26.643" Title="What kind of creature is Chiyo-chichi?" Tags="&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3566" CreationDate="2013-04-27T07:34:10.717" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kamineko, 「噛み猫」 translates roughly as &quot;Biting Cat&quot;, or &quot;Evil Cat&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, the only real role for Kamineko is the running gag, so I'm pretty sure he's just a jerk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps he can sense Sakaki's allegies to cats and that's somehow a trigger, seeing as he seems to single her out from the other girls to bite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T07:34:10.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3548" CreationDate="2013-04-27T10:26:23.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe they are sentient right from the beginning. You cannot have non-sentient android do daily work, because it would be highly inefficient at it. The thing is their freedom is severely limited by rules imposed on them by humans and how humans behave towards them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cafe simply removes these limitations, allowing them to behave naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T10:26:23.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3570" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-27T12:49:58.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFp7Gl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mobile Suit Gundam image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gundam Series&lt;/strong&gt; (ガンダムシリーズ Gandamu Shirīzu) is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots (or &quot;mecha&quot;) called &quot;Mobile Suits&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag is intended to cover the U.C. Gundam series as well as any meta-questions about the series. For other continuities, separate tags should be created and used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:54:05.543" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:54:05.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3571" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-27T12:49:58.937" Score="0" Body="Gundam Series (ガンダムシリーズ Gandamu Shirīzu) is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots (or &quot;mecha&quot;) called &quot;Mobile Suits&quot;. This tag includes U.C. Gundam series and meta-questions about the series." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:54:05.543" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:54:05.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3572" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-27T13:18:58.947" Score="10" ViewCount="741" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the crime coefficient of an individual rises high enough, the Dominators are set to kill them when possible, seemingly by exploding them from inside. This causes some problems:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The police lose their chance to question their suspect, possibly hampering ongoing investigations (including information on Makishima).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is ethically questionable to destroy someone's body; Japanese culture would probably want an intact body for a proper mourning and funeral.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, maybe the Lethal Eliminator just looks cool enough, but are there better explanations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="97" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T05:19:22.870" Title="Why kill instead of question?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3552" CreationDate="2013-04-27T16:15:38.637" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer began as a comment, but quickly grew to large.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm purely speculating here, but generally most writers would probably have  &lt;em&gt;chief&lt;/em&gt; events &lt;em&gt;planned&lt;/em&gt; from the start, and fill in the gaps as they go. By &lt;em&gt;chief&lt;/em&gt; I mean turning points that are essential to the story overall. When I say &lt;em&gt;planned&lt;/em&gt; I mean they already know &lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; they want to happen, and how to achieve it, or at least have a general idea, and perhaps are leaving the implementation details up for later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a case example, from the beginning Eiichiro Oda already had the ending of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; planned out. To this day he hasn't changed this plan, but out of enjoyment of writing the series he continues to fill the gap from commencement to terminus. (See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece#Production&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece#Production - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, nothing would stop a mangaka from totally changing his/her plans and writing something altogether new &lt;em&gt;at any moment&lt;/em&gt;. If I remember correctly, Akira Toriyama had no plans for Vegeta to have any more appearances in the manga &lt;em&gt;Dragonball Z&lt;/em&gt; after his defeat on Earth. But when he saw the great positive reaction from fans he kept him in for the rest of the series. Toriyama's original plan is not exactly known, but in the least it had to be modified greatly to accommodate the new character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another factor would probably be the publishing agencies themselves. Obviously they want to capitalize, and so most often, &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; is more. If a manga series is doing very well, they'll probably want to extend it, and so many writers are pushed to write beyond there original plans. Continuing with the &lt;em&gt;Dragonball Z&lt;/em&gt; example, we can see just that. Toriyama planned to end his work at the defeat of Cell, but was urged on by publishers to continue, which lead to the true climax, Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, censorship could play a part in some cases. If something written by an author goes against the standards of either society or the publisher, it would have to be modified, and even a small change can have great consequences later on. This of course must take into account creative control, which is an author-by-author process depending on the details of any given contract.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, all of this is nothing more than pure speculation that uses nothing but perceivable events as evidence. As I find more resources and evidence I'll add it. Perhaps to try to formalize this as it stands, I'd just agree with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/93/kuwaly&quot;&gt;kuwaly&lt;/a&gt;, and say that it's all up in the air. Writers, publishers, public reaction, political correctness and just about anything else could alter the course of any writer's storyline at any point. I doubt any manga ever turns out exactly like the first draft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T20:42:34.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3574" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-27T18:37:15.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4wX8n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Psycho-Pass image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Psycho-Pass&lt;/strong&gt; is a sci-fi police action anime by Urobuchi Gen and Production I.G., adapted into manga and light novel. In the future, &quot;Psycho-Pass&quot; technology allows to calculate how likely a person is to commit crime. Inspectors are in charge of deciding what to do with non-criminals whose &quot;Crime Coefficient&quot; is dangerously high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Pass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psycho-Pass&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:33:52.570" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:33:52.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3575" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-27T18:37:15.053" Score="0" Body="Psycho-Pass is a sci-fi police action anime by Urobuchi Gen and Production I.G., adapted into manga and light novel. In the future, &quot;Psycho-Pass&quot; technology allows to calculate how likely a person is to commit crime. Inspectors are in charge of deciding what to do with non-criminals whose &quot;Crime Coefficient&quot; is dangerously high." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T13:31:47.313" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T13:31:47.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3581" CreationDate="2013-04-27T22:48:21.760" Score="12" ViewCount="6826" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the first anime series to use digital production? How many years passed between the first use and the complete conversion to digital? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/video/300/&quot;&gt;this interview to Toshihiko Arisako by ANN&lt;/a&gt; [04:42] Toei first used digital animation in 1998 for the fourth &lt;em&gt;GeGeGe no Kikaro&lt;/em&gt; series, and &quot;2000 was the year that most of our productions were produced digitally&quot;. Is this time frame valid for other studios or Toei was a precursor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2019-05-31T01:38:18.680" Title="What was the first anime series to use digital production?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4039" CreationDate="2013-04-27T23:32:54.823" Score="9" ViewCount="1316" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back in the 2010, TV Tokyo's anime department and Aniplex began a project called &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_no_Chikara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime no Chikara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. After producing three anime with original stories, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_of_the_Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sora no Woto&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senkou_no_Night_Raid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Senkou no Night Raid&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult_Academy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Occult Academy&lt;/a&gt;, the project was put on break and never resumed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The president of Aniplex &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2012-12-19/aniplex-koichiro-natsume/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koichiro Natsume said in 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;unfortunately I cannot say that this was a success&quot;, but he didn't say exactly what was wrong with the project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any sources or data explaining why &lt;em&gt;Anime no Chikara&lt;/em&gt; was aborted? Is this suspension related to &lt;em&gt;Senkou no Night Raid&lt;/em&gt; controversies regarding the interpretation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukden_Incident&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manchurian incident&lt;/a&gt;, causing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=207499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 7 to be released online only&lt;/a&gt; or there are more practical reasons behind this decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T14:12:29.890" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T16:59:56.607" Title="Why was the &quot;Anime no Chikara&quot; project interrupted?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-no-chikara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3592" CreationDate="2013-04-28T01:32:07.367" Score="7" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/em&gt;, Subaru is trying to build teamwork by playing cards with the team members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first shot shown is of cards sequentially placed on the floor. There are some hearts missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d3TsC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d3TsCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Missing the 5 of hearts, and 8+ of hearts...&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, each player goes around in the circle (they all have one card left except one). In this case, they each passed on their turn, until a fight broke out, and one player was holding two cards: the 5 and 8 of hearts, and was accused of &quot;holding up&quot; the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lb3Td.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lb3Tdm.png&quot; alt=&quot;There&amp;#39;s the missing hearts!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this game they're playing (and is it American, Japanese, or otherwise)? And, how was the player with the 5 and 8 of hearts holding it up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T12:10:09.713" Title="What game is Subaru playing with the girls?" Tags="&lt;ro-kyu-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3579" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4653" CreationDate="2013-04-28T02:08:36.413" Score="6" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of each episode of &lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/em&gt;, and sometimes during the episode content, the girls are seen talking to each other or to the audience in chibi form. Usually there is 8-bit music in the background, and the characters appear to be sprites (without animations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7e4tC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7e4tCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gRA5T.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gRA5Tm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a game they're playing? Or, is it something more meta (like a representation of them talking by phone)? If it's a game, does it have a name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T16:20:45.197" Title="What is the chibi-esque gathering at the end of each episode?" Tags="&lt;ro-kyu-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-28T02:20:31.327" Score="10" ViewCount="1324" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Squid Girl), the protagonist is a strange creature called Ika Musume who looks almost like a young girl, but has a number of strange squid-related abilities, such as spitting ink and using her hair as tentacles. She is also intent on invading humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any similar squid-like humanoids in the series, or is she the only one of her kind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNmjE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:59:53.963" Title="Is Ika Musume the only humanoid squid creature?" Tags="&lt;squid-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3576" CreationDate="2013-04-28T02:50:40.090" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Production&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the 1990s, the Japanese began incorporating computers into the animation process. Some works such as Ghost in the Shell and Princess Mononoke mixed cel animation with computer-generated images. Towards the late 1990s, companies had began shifting towards drawing cels digitally instead of with paint. Fuji Films to boldly announce the halt of cel production for the animation industry prompting a mass scramble to import foreign cels and transfer more of the production line to digital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Princess Mononoke&lt;/a&gt; was released in 1997, though animation production began in 1995. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/a&gt; was released in 1995. Based on that, digital production as a part of the general production began in or before 1995. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://plus.google.com/u/0/115837430604346486194/posts/DHSUPpK3E8n&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, which may or may not be correct (I don't know how reliable the source is), Tobira o Akete was an early anime short to feature digital production, as was Bit Cupid (an anime series rather than a short), both of which were from 1995. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Production I.G., known for their world-famous Ghost in the Shell film and other prestige features (Patlabor 2, Jin Roh) produced the first two digital anime series that most anime fans can recognize by name: Love Hina (with Xebec) and FLCL (with Gainax)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy%3a_The_Spirits_Within&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within&lt;/a&gt;, released in 2001, was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%3a_The_Last_Vampire#Production&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blood: The Last Vampire&lt;/a&gt;, which was from 2000, was fully digital, and, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=81Y1TVYQSrEC&amp;amp;pg=PA345&amp;amp;lpg=PA345&amp;amp;dq=first%20fully%20digital%20anime&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=MkUQ3MMbtc&amp;amp;sig=t3TbAxb9NsD0OXsOZUN_Q-TiOLI&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=eI18UcveCcSQ0QHGxIHADQ&amp;amp;ved=0CEUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=first%20fully%20digital%20anime&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, the first fully digital feature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first fully digital anime series was Bit the Cupid, which was created in 1995 by Satelight Inc. A description is on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%83%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, but it is in Japanese. From what I can tell from the translation, Bit the Cupid was the first continuous CG animation in the world. It was made to look like it was modeled in 3D. Also, after being colored, the contour lines were taken off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, it's kind of difficult to determine exactly when things began, but from what I can find, digital production began in 1995 and the first fully digital feature was released 2000. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-05-11T19:39:57.563" LastActivityDate="2013-05-11T19:39:57.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3848" CreationDate="2013-04-28T03:21:19.313" Score="6" ViewCount="1253" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kodomo no Jikan has a 3-episode OVA released from 2007 to 2011. The episodes are side-stories which are not directly related to the plot, but I think they are still based on the manga chapters. As such, they should fall somewhere in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relative to the anime, where do these 3 episodes fall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T22:33:14.087" Title="When do the Kodomo no Jikan OVA side stories take place?" Tags="&lt;kodomo-no-jikan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3583" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3616" CreationDate="2013-04-28T03:44:24.817" Score="14" ViewCount="1796" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that original animes weren't based on light novels or mangas (see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-produced-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;). However, I think there are some early shows that are based on mangas (Astro Boy for example, I think). What was the first anime based on a manga? Also, what was the first anime based on a light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T19:06:33.570" Title="What were the first anime based on manga and light novels?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16925" CreationDate="2013-04-28T03:54:27.267" Score="6" ViewCount="163" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Moetan, Nijihara Ink gains the ability to transform into a magical girl called Pastel Ink through the powers of Arcs, a magician turned into a duck. She uses this ability so that she can help Nao (who she has a crush on) learn English without getting embarrassed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Nao ever realize that Pastel Ink is just Ink? In the first episode it's implied that he might have already realized, as he asks Ink to translate something to the effect of &quot;Magical girls look the same after they transform&quot; but that very well could have just been them breaking the fourth wall for comedic purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:46:50.717" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:46:50.717" Title="Does Nao ever realize that Pastel Ink is Ink?" Tags="&lt;moetan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3402" CreationDate="2013-04-28T04:10:23.553" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangable.com/files/images/little_busters_the_4_koma/23/2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page, Dorj is as large as a seal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrY5W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8iXhd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this picture&lt;/a&gt;, he appears to be about twice the size of the children. &lt;a href=&quot;http://s02.mpcdn.net/manga/p/7003/290490/2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; also describes him as being like a seal, as does &lt;a href=&quot;http://s02.mpcdn.net/manga/p/7003/290490/5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Various images of him show him in varying sizes, so there doesn't seem to be one set size, though he is always described as large. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fvw3K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ex. 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ukv5FRC91runzxko1_500.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ex. 2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/3285/02-023.0/compressed/ilolitannia_little_busters_4koma_ch23.03.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ex. 3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are action figures of of the characters giving one version of the relative size:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Renho.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the picture, Dorj is about half the size of Rin's body, but her head is disproportionately large and this may not be canon in terms of proportions, so it is difficult to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a whole, half the size of Rin seems to be a reasonable estimate, but there doesn't seem to be an official size beyond &quot;large&quot; and, sometimes, &quot;large as a seal&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T04:10:23.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3586" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-28T04:57:19.357" Score="3" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kami Sen, Konoha is a god of poverty (though she denies this). She seems to have a number of special powers, but it's hard to tell exactly how they work. In some cases, she seems to be deliberately controlling them, while other times it seems to be subconscious. It's also implied that having more followers makes her more powerful, as does being in love. In some cases her powers seem to actually help the main characters while in others she brings misfortune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How, exactly, do her powers work? What determines how powerful they are, and whether she can control them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T04:57:19.357" Title="How do Konoha's powers work?" Tags="&lt;kami-sen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3548" CreationDate="2013-04-28T05:09:53.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, it is never revealed how the androids in &lt;em&gt;Eve no Jikan&lt;/em&gt; become, as it were, sentient. The show incorporates Asimov's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;laws of robotics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and a number of sub-plots revolve around how androids are able to circumvent them via loopholes. Extending this to also assume that the androids are in the same universe as Asimov's robots, then they are fitted with highly advanced &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positronic_brain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;positronic brains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; which &lt;strong&gt;in some unspecified way&lt;/strong&gt;, provide them with a form of consciousness recognizable to humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T05:09:53.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3588" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3838" CreationDate="2013-04-28T05:34:25.700" Score="7" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Lotte no Omocha, Astarotte Ygvar is a 10-year-old succubus. We know that she must create a harem before she matures, she will need to create a harem so that she can have a steady supply of &quot;sáðfryma&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do succubi mature at the same speed as humans (finishing puberty sometime between the ages of 15 and 17) or does puberty come earlier or later for succubi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g4B0A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T22:46:52.570" Title="When do succubi mature?" Tags="&lt;lotte-no-omocha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3593" CreationDate="2013-04-28T05:52:56.307" Score="13" ViewCount="2957" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ichigo Mashimaro, Ana is embarrassed by her surname &quot;Coppola&quot;. It's implied that it has some meaning (or perhaps sounds like something) in Japanese, but I couldn't figure out what. What does Ana's name sound like, and why is it embarrassing to her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gpLEr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T23:18:01.783" Title="Why is Ana embarrassed by her surname?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;strawberry-marshmallow&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-28T06:10:43.837" Score="7" ViewCount="830" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kud Wafter is a spinoff of the original Little Busters! visual novel in which Kud is the main heroine. When, in the timeline, does it occur? Is it after Kud's route, or an alternative to Kud's route (i.e. after the common route) or in some other place in the story (e.g. after Refrain)? Of course, the name is a pun on &quot;Wafu&quot; (which Kud says frequently) and &quot;After&quot;, but that alone doesn't seem to answer the question of how it fits into the main story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Y3DF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-26T22:32:09.780" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T06:07:21.720" Title="When does Kud Wafter fit into the story?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-28T06:22:59.620" Score="10" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;The parents of the Takanashi siblings die in a plane crash. Sora and Miu are told about this immediately, but as far as I remember in the anime, Hina was never told this. When she asks when her parents are coming back in one of the earlier episodes, the other characters don't explain this to her directly, and she doesn't understand the meaning of the funeral that they go to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever properly explained to her why her parents aren't coming back (perhaps in one of the later light novels)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:40:29.087" LastActivityDate="2020-01-26T05:02:58.523" Title="When does Hina learn that her parents died?" Tags="&lt;listen-to-me-girls-i-am-your-father&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3578" CreationDate="2013-04-28T12:10:09.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The card game is &lt;code&gt;Sevens&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevens_(card_game)&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevens_(card_game)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the object of the game is to get rid of all your cards.&#xA;You can get rid of a card by putting it above a lower valued card of the same suit, or above a higher valued card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start, a seven must be played. The next person can then play another seven (creating a new row) or place an eight or a six on the existing seven. You must pass if you cannot do anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Holding up a game&quot; that they're blaming one of the characters for, is when you decide to not play certain card(s) because you know you can block someone else off. For example, if he doesn't play the 5 or 8 of hearts, noone can play a four or lower, or a 9 or higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common tactic is holding the lowest/highest of a suit that you have, because you don't need to put down any cards below/above that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElFBo2IW6rI&quot;&gt;This video might be better for explaining&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've played it myself with relatives at home in Ireland, but I'm not sure where it originates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T12:10:09.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3589" CreationDate="2013-04-28T17:11:41.707" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8B%BA%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8D#.E4.B8.BB.E8.A6.81.E3.82.AD.E3.83.A3.E3.83.A9.E3.82.AF.E3.82.BF.E3.83.BC&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article for the series&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because she has almost completely forgotten how to speak English, she has a complex about her last name &quot;Coppola&quot;. When she changed schools, she hid her last name &quot;Coppola&quot; along with the fact that she&#xA;  couldn't speak English and could speak Japanese. However, she was&#xA;  quickly exposed by Itou and her friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems like she's embarrassed because she has a foreign last name but can't speak English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, on an English blog, someone asked the same question, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkmirage.com/2005/11/21/ichigo-mashimaro-coppola/#comments&quot;&gt;a Japanese viewer provided their insight via comments&lt;/a&gt; (comment #15, don't think there's a way to permalink it):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kappore was a joke show in the Japanese feudal age. Coppola has a&#xA;  similar pronunciation to Kappore (especially in japanese’sound). now&#xA;  almost Japanese don’t know the meaning of Kappore, but we feel funny&#xA;  when we listen the word like kappore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There don't seem to be many English resources on kappore, but you can also search on Youtube for some modern examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the same blog's comments, another Japanese viewer comments (comment #17):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reason why koppora sounds weird to the Japanese has something to&#xA;  do with the accents of the 19th century peasants in northeastern&#xA;  Japan. They used to pronounce “kon-na koto” as “koddara godo”,&#xA;  “chotto” as “chokkura”, “bikkuri” as “beggura” and so on, which is not&#xA;  considered very elegant among the white-collar class. And, the family&#xA;  name Coppola doesn’t sound like British but reminds us of Italian&#xA;  immigrants, which further highlights the awkwardness of Ana’s phony&#xA;  “British Style.” That’s probably why Miu always mentions “koppora”&#xA;  whenever Ana gets a bout of British chauvinism (as in drama CD’s) or&#xA;  her facade is wearing off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are three different theories for you. Seems like even the Japanese aren't 100% why it sounds so funny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-04-28T23:18:01.783" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T23:18:01.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3953" CreationDate="2013-04-28T21:25:37.637" Score="14" ViewCount="11571" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sajin Komamura is described as being an anthropomorphic wolf in the Wikipedia article, but everyone in the Soul Society is either someone who died or the descendant of someone who died.  There are (as far as I know) no anthropomorphic wolves in the living world, so where did he come from? Was he born that way, created, or is there some other explanation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GSnI5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T10:06:21.693" Title="How is Sajin Komamura a wolf?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-28T21:33:14.247" Score="9" ViewCount="882" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Soul King is shown in the Thousand Year Blood War arc, though only briefly. Not much is explained about him, so things like what he can do and what his job is are a bit vague. Is he a Shinigami? If not, what is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2019-05-03T14:06:54.183" Title="Is the Soul King a Shinigami?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3589" CreationDate="2013-04-28T22:08:46.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a really no deeper meaning behind the name, beside that it sounds silly when you say it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is given the &quot;nickname&quot; 穴骨洞（あなこっほら, Anakohora, using the kanji for &quot;hole&quot; and &quot;bone cave&quot;) by Miu, partially because it suits her proper Japanese personality (reflected by her polite and feminine use of Japanese). There's no deeper meaning behind this aside from the irony and that it just sounds funny when you say it in Japanese and associate it with kanji. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just like if there was someone named Will Power, Anita Man, or Joy Ryder in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T22:08:46.740" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3567" CreationDate="2013-04-28T23:41:48.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Chiyo-chichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Azumanga Daioh wiki&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Chiyo-chichi?oldid=5400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;revision permalink&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chiyo-chichi (&quot;Chiyo-Dad&quot; 「ちよ父」&quot;Chiyo-chichi&quot;), is a strange yellow cat like creature...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Azumanga_Daioh_characters#Chiyo-Father&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Azumanga_Daioh_characters&amp;amp;oldid=611997598&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;revision permalink&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Chiyo-Father&quot; (「ちよ父」 &quot;Chiyo-chichi&quot;) is a strange-looking and even stranger-acting cat-like creature...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/AzumangaDaioh?from=Main.AzumangaDaioh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;, Chiyo's father is one example of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MegaNeko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mega Neko&lt;/a&gt; or is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MindScrew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mind Screw&lt;/a&gt; element that was added to the anime by the author to keep the audience guessing. About who or what he really is, only &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyohiko_Azuma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Azuma&lt;/a&gt; knows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T22:17:26.643" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T22:17:26.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3557" CreationDate="2013-04-28T23:44:08.270" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following list is mostly from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/LittleBusters?from=Main.LittleBusters&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;, with a couple of extras added in. Note that all of them are named after famous people in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lennon, Dorj, Hitler, Audrey, Kobain, Tezuka, Gates, Einstein, Fedor, Aristotle, Hokusai, Jackie Chan, and Matsuda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is well-known that Lennon is the white cat which is often on her shoulder, and Dorj is the particularly fat cat which is occasionally confused for a seal. However, most of these are going to be difficult to identify. They may not be described anywhere individually. Because of that, a complete answer is likely to be very difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Rin seems to get more cats every time the series is adapted, so a complete answer may be very difficult. The above list only includes ones which are present in the visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T23:44:08.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3614" CreationDate="2013-04-29T00:50:15.807" Score="8" ViewCount="6892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious, does Naruto Shippuuden retain its original seiyuu from Naruto (voice actors)? Or there are certain changes with the voice actors? If there are changes, what are they and what were the reasons for changing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-29T01:56:53.863" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T14:08:27.130" Title="Does Naruto Shippuuden retain the original seiyuu from Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3547" CreationDate="2013-04-29T03:58:09.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magic coming the eyes are part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicEye?from=Main.EvilEye&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magic Eye Trope&lt;/a&gt; which can be linked to the origin of having &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicPowers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Psychic Powers&lt;/a&gt; which already started in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1870&lt;/a&gt;, which I think is also the origin of characters having source of power or magic from their eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A character's eye has great supernatural power. Usually, the eye&#xA;  grants the user power over perception, either the target's (illusion,&#xA;  mind control) or the user's (telepathy, premonitions, clairvoyance,&#xA;  etc). In most cases, direct eye contact or at the very least&#xA;  line-of-sight is required. Other restrictions may apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-04-29T07:28:03.217" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T07:28:03.217" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3582" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:12:07.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kodomo no Jikan has 7 OVA episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Jikan: Rin no Gakkyuu Nisshi&lt;/strong&gt; is a summery episode of the&#xA;TV series. This OVA episode was released in 2008.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Jikan: Yasumi Jikan - Anata ga Watashi ni Kureta Mono&lt;/strong&gt; is&#xA;a side story of the TV series. This episode was released 2007 during&#xA;the original TV series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Jikan: Ni Gakki&lt;/strong&gt; are 3 episodes and are kind of a sequel,&#xA;because they play after the TV series. This OVA series were released&#xA;in 2009.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Jikan: Kuro-chan to Shiro-chan&lt;/strong&gt; is kind of a side story of&#xA;'Kodomo no Jikan: Ni Gakki'. This OVA episode was released in 2009.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Jikan: Kodomo no Natsu Jikan&lt;/strong&gt; is one episode and is kind&#xA;of a sequel of 'Kodomo no Jikan: Ni Gakki'. This OVA episode was&#xA;released in 2011.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1717" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T09:12:07.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3602" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:12:38.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play&lt;/em&gt; is a manga series by Yuu Watase. It has been adapted into a 52-episode anime series by Studio Pierrot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fushigi_Y%C3%BBgi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fushigi Yûgi&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:33:34.197" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:33:34.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3603" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:12:38.397" Score="0" Body="Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play is a manga series by Yuu Watase. " OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:33:34.197" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:33:34.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3604" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:15:26.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/53pSxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Squid Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, known in Japan as &lt;em&gt;Shinryaku! Ika Musume&lt;/em&gt; (侵略!イカ娘?, lit. Invade! Squid Girl) with the subtitle &lt;em&gt;&quot;The invader comes from the bottom of the sea!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, is a Japanese manga series by Masahiro Anbe. The story features the eponymous Squid Girl, who emerges from the sea with a love of shrimp and a dream of conquering the entire world. She meets her match at the first hurdle however, and begins working for the 2 Aizawa sisters, Eiko and Chizuru, at their beach-side café, the Lemon Beach House.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga series of &lt;em&gt;Squid Girl&lt;/em&gt; is written by Masahiro Anbe and published by Akita Shoten for the magazine &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shounen Champion&lt;/em&gt;. Beginning in July 2007, it is currently ongoing with 19 volumes at present.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Squid Girl&lt;/em&gt; anime is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Michiko Yokote, and produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Diomédia&lt;/em&gt;. The first season ran from October 4, 2010 until December 20, 2010, with 12 episodes. The second series ran from September 26, 2011 until December 26, 2011, also with 12 episodes. Additionally, 3 OVA episodes have been released between August 8, 2012 and September 8, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Squid Girl&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinryakuikamusume.wikia.com/wiki/Shinryaku!_Ika_Musume_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Squid Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T13:33:46.387" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T13:33:46.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3605" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:15:26.477" Score="0" Body="&quot;Squid Girl&quot; (or, &quot;Shinryaku! Ika Musume&quot;) is a manga series by Masahiro Anbe about a squid-girl who emerges from the sea to invade Japan. She doesn't succeed." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:56:53.047" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:56:53.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3606" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:18:42.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Welcome to the N.H.K.&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:17:50.403" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:17:50.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3607" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:18:42.160" Score="0" Body="&quot;Welcome to the N.H.K.&quot; (or, &quot;N.H.K. ni Youkoso&quot;) is a psychological romantic comedy drama novel and anime by Tatsuhiko Takimoto. It's about a 22-year-old shut-in who fears a vast conspiracy to otaku-ify people, led by the NHK." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T21:28:41.197" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T21:28:41.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3599" CreationDate="2013-04-29T10:36:55.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto has a lot of different voice actors, but mainly for other languages. In Japanese, Naruto has only had 2 voice actors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/15/Junko_Takeuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takeuchi, Junko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/727/Ema_Kogure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kogure, Ema&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kogure Ema has only voiced Naruto in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; (before the time skip). &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ema_Kogure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I believe she even only did 1 technique which would be Naruto's &quot;Sexy Technique&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. Takeuchi Junko is Naruto's main voice actor; she has voiced Naruto in all movies  and specials, also through out &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to scare you all a bit too, Naruto's voice actor also voices &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/4799/Akamaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akamaru&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/23569/Guruko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Guruko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/34115/Hina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hina&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/74930/Menma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Menma&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the casting for the Japanese version of the animated adaptations, the staff sought a male voice actor for Naruto. Junko Takeuchi, a female actress, was instead chosen following a large number of auditions that involved male actors. Before recording the first episode, Takeuchi noticed several lines from the script that ended with exclamations points which helped her define Naruto's voice. She noted difficulties in transitioning from the naruto which is young to the eledest of three in the animated adaptation of Part II, as she had to record the first episode after the time skip only one week after voicing the character from before the time skip. This concerned the character's growth as Naruto started acting more mature in contrast to his attitude of a child. It was difficult for Takeuchi to voice Naruto in his Nine-Tailed Demon Fox form and during the fight against Sasuke, due to the suffering Naruto was going through. Nine years after first voicing the character, while still finding it tough to voice Naruto, Takeuchi's opinion regarding him changed to &quot;a very reliable young man&quot;. She admires his ability to prioritize and calmly make important decisions, and believes these traits will inspire viewers worldwide. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-04-29T17:09:17.757" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T17:09:17.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3562" CreationDate="2013-04-29T12:54:30.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it's sticking vaguely close to the manga it's Kagutsuchi (the being unknown) who is created when Izanami (Yin) and Izanagi (Hei or Shion) bond as predicted in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Mikata_Documents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mikata Documents&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Izanagi gazes upon the false sea bottom, waiting for Izanami. Izanami&#xA;  will cross the sea bottom and eventually the two will meet. When they&#xA;  do, heaven and earth will split in two, and there the Gate of Hell&#xA;  will open. From the Gate will come forth one, a being unknown. And&#xA;  strife will continue for eternity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T13:09:45.400" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T13:09:45.400" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3610" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-29T13:40:19.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r95dtl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Attack on Titan image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/strong&gt; (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin, lit. &quot;Advancing Giants&quot;) is a manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009. An anime adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan on MBS between April and September 2013. There have since been a number of other adaptations and side-stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story tells Eren Yeager, his adoptive sister Mikasa, and their friend Armin, all of whom live within a country surrounded by three enormous concentric walls as a defense against Titans. They lived in peace for one hundred years, but everything changed when a Colossus Titan appeared and breached the outer wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more informations, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Shingeki_no_Kyojin_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorDisplayName="user42" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T05:13:52.840" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T05:13:52.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3611" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-29T13:40:19.040" Score="0" Body="Attack on Titan (or, &quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&quot;) is a manga by Hajime Isayama and an anime by Production I.G and Wit Studio. It's a dystopian fantasy about people under attack by &quot;Titans&quot;, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans for no apparent reason." OwnerUserId="2035" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:02:10.160" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:02:10.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3187" CreationDate="2013-04-29T16:47:30.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tangelo Island is situated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Orange_Archipelago&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orange Archipelago&lt;/a&gt;, a series of islands in the Pokémon world, located south of the Kanto region. Each of these islands is tropical and generally warm, and many of them are named after fruits&amp;mdash;particularly oranges (its namesake) and other citrus fruits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Valencia Island (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia_orange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Valencia oranges&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tangelo Island (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangelo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tangelo&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikan Island (the Japanese name for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_unshiu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;satsuma oranges&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunburst Island (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbanharvest.org/advice/fruitgardening/fruitvarieties/tangerinemandarinsatsuma.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunburst tangerines&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mandarin Island, North and South (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_orange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mandarin oranges&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kinnow Island (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinnow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kinnow&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Navel Island (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel_orange#Navel_oranges&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;navel oranges&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seven Grapefruit Islands (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;grapefruit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Golden Islands (possibly the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonan_Gold&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shonan Gold&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Murcott Island (a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;type of tangor&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trovita Island (a type of navel orange)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fairchild Island (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_(mango)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairchild mango&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shamouti Island (another name for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa_orange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jaffa orange&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ascorbia Island (named after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ascorbic acid&lt;/a&gt;, a common acid in citrus fruits)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Butwal Island (the Butwal lemon&lt;sup&gt;(unable to find a link on this)&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kumquat Island (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumquat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kumquat&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rind Island (another name for a fruit &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_(fruit)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;peel&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pummelo Island (alternate spelling of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomelo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pomelo&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tarroco Island (a misspelling of &quot;tarocco&quot;, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarocco#Tarocco&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;variation&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarocco&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blood orange&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamlin Island (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultimatecitrus.com/Story/varieties/hamlin.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamlin orange&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: All of the above islands also have Japanese names, such as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Tangelo_Island&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bontan Island&lt;/a&gt;&quot; that you pointed out, which are also largely related to citrus and citrus fruits. Additionally, there are a handful of unnamed islands, and a few named after the basic elements as well.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pinkan_Island&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pinkan Island&lt;/a&gt; is another island in this area, whose name is derived from the Japanese word for &quot;citrus&quot; (柑 &lt;em&gt;kan&lt;/em&gt;), and which grows berries by the name of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pinkan_Berry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pinkan Berries&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5jqc3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5jqc3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Some images of Pokémon and berries on Pinkan Island&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, aside from Pinkan Island, none of the others appear to grow fruits that are related to their name. It does not appear as if Tangelo grows tangelos and Navel Island grows navel oranges, for example. There may be fruits growing on these islands, like the Pinkan Berry, but there is not a trend for each of the islands that has determined the names of the islands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, like you pointed out, the Japanese and English names often diverge quite significantly; the reason they are able to do this is that each island is not specifically named after what grows there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T16:47:30.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3557" CreationDate="2013-04-29T16:56:03.567" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rin names her cats after famous people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the ones I know of (collected from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/LittleBusters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://littlebusters.wikia.com/wiki/Rin_Natsume&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Little_Busters!_characters#Original_members&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, and other sources):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dorj (a nickname of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asashōryū Akinori&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BtbVc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BtbVcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A yellow-brown cat, very fat and large.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gates (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bill Gates&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fabre (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Henri_Fabre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jean-Henri Fabre&lt;/a&gt;): A rather chubby cat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Einstein (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Albert Einstein&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lennon (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;John Lennon&lt;/a&gt;), on the right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/84NZH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/84NZHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, white-furred kitten&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tezuka (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;): A shiny, blue (female) cat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Schumacher (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Michael Schumacher&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitler (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adolf Hitler&lt;/a&gt;): A spotted cat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Audrey (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Audrey Hepburn&lt;/a&gt;, I think): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jackie (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aristotle (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;no first name&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isoroku (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isoroku Yamamoto&lt;/a&gt;): A small, grey kitten.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cobain (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurt Cobain&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fedor (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Emelianenko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fedor Emelianenko&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hokusai (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsushika Hokusai&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yusaku, or Matsuda (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusaku_Matsuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yusaku Matsuda&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Unknown appearance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you will notice how many are labelled &quot;unknown&quot; above; these are ones whose appearance I'm unsure of. These appear to be all of the cats she's named, but as she does not always name them directly or identify which one is which, determining their actual appearance is not always possible*.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;* If I discover more appearances, I will add them upon discovery.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T18:04:48.340" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T18:04:48.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3599" CreationDate="2013-04-29T19:33:50.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is: sort of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of characters who have multiple voice actors, but those don't (as far as I can tell) change as the show goes on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kakashi&lt;/a&gt; is a character who has a second seiyuu in Shippuden, but it is one who voices him as a child. Normally, and through both Naruto and Shippuden, he is voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiko_Inoue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kazuhiko Inoue&lt;/a&gt;, but as a child, he is voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutsumi_Tamura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mutsumi Tamura&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru has had four seiyuu: one for his &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;normal body&lt;/a&gt;, one for his body as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko_Yamaguchi_%28voice_actor%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Grass ninja&lt;/a&gt;, one for him in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachiko_Kojima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;female body&lt;/a&gt;, and one for him as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayumi_Yamaguchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;child&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deidara's voice actor in the English dub is different between his episode 135 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinton_Flynn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cameo&lt;/a&gt; and his &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Craig_Smith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;role in Shippuden&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasori has three seiyuu: one for as an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiro_Sakurai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;adult&lt;/a&gt;, one for as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiko_Yajima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;child&lt;/a&gt;, and one for as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Aoyama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;puppet body&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi has three seiyuu: one for when he is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wataru_Takagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tobi&lt;/a&gt;, one for when he is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoya_Uchida&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and one for when he is a child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shikamaru has a different seiyuu for episode 141. Normally, he's voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtaro_Morikubo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Showtaro Morikubo&lt;/a&gt;, but in that episode, he was voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobutoshi_Canna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nobutoshi Canna&lt;/a&gt;. I can't find why that switch happened, except that Nobutoshi Canna was the stand-in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Konohamaru has a similar situation: he is usually voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikue_%C5%8Ctani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ikue Otani&lt;/a&gt; but &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiko_Koike&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akiko Koike&lt;/a&gt; acted as a stand-in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, there is nobody who specifically changes seiyuu between Naruto and Shippuden, but these are characters who have multiple seiyuu for various reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T00:55:48.087" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T00:55:48.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3546" CreationDate="2013-04-29T20:18:58.123" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think our known biology can be applied to Pokemon. Blastoise has cannons, for instance, and Pikachu can shoot electricity (is not the same be able to create electricity to shock predators that attack you and actually shooting it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, we could make theories about how they can do all those things, but the designers just didn't think about it. It would be an interesting pastime, but pretty pointless, because they would be just that, theories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1719" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T17:38:00.740" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T17:38:00.740" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3583" CreationDate="2013-04-30T01:12:33.477" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;While not the most scientific method, one could generate a list of anime entries over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;, sort it by order and see what is the earliest entry in their database that fits the criterion we're looking for. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime-list.php?showdate=1&amp;amp;limit_to=&amp;amp;showT=1&amp;amp;showO=1&amp;amp;licensed=&amp;amp;sort=date&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here would be an example of such a list.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously the service's database is most likely incomplete, but regardless, it is still an authoritative source for anime information, and given the size, and time range of the database, it can be trusted as a good estimation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First anime based off of manga&lt;/strong&gt;: &#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=422&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astro Boy, 1963&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First anime based off light novels&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1786&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OAV) 1988&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=657&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Slayers (1995)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastEditorUserId="1600" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T19:20:31.820" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T19:20:31.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3617" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3618" CreationDate="2013-04-30T02:51:23.800" Score="8" ViewCount="3692" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently saw this image of an approximately high-school-aged boy with a young girl under his arm, pointing up at the stars with the text &quot;lolicons are diseased!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kpkBS.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Lolicons are diseased!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Note: No offense intended from the image.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the characters found in this image from an actual anime or manga, or are they just made up for this bit of art? If it's the former, what series are they from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:05:14.277" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:05:14.277" Title="From what series is this odd lolicon poster?" Tags="&lt;cross-channel&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T08:49:16.510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3617" CreationDate="2013-04-30T02:52:21.637" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the eroge/visual novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Channel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cross†Channel&lt;/a&gt;. The characters in the image are Taichi, the protagonist, and Yusa, a young girl who lives next door to the protagonist. Taichi, who has certain mental conditions including being a sexual deviant, is in this scene avowing his intent to do nothing inappropriate to Yusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Wikipedia's synopsis of the plot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After a failed summer vacation with other members of the school's broadcasting club, Taichi Kurosu and some of the other club members return to the city, only to find that all living creatures within it except for the club members have completely vanished. In order to confirm the status of the outside world, Taichi decides to gather other club members to help Misato Miyasumi, the president of the broadcasting club, set up a broadcasting antenna to contact any possible survivors. However, Taichi soon discovers that the world is actually repeating the same week and thus all their actions are reset, with no loss or gain, no matter what actions are taken. Seeking himself and the restoration of broken bonds, Taichi must discover meaning to exist in this strange and lonely but, for Taichi, comforting world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8wvjr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cross Channel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T02:52:55.013" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T02:52:55.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3022" CreationDate="2013-04-30T07:59:58.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree that this is something anime inherited from real life. It is said that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once in a while, TV shows (including anime) does something that actually happens in real life (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TruthInTelevision&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I think that this trope originated from this quote,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The eyes are the window of the soul.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who was said by a lot of famous people in the history such as Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Hiram Powers and a lot &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090415105300AAKIBsY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;more&lt;/a&gt;. Through the eyes, a person's emotions can be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In manga/anime, this can be linked back to the &quot;Godfather of Anime&quot;, the &quot;Father of Manga&quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. According &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Eye_styles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many anime and manga characters feature large eyes. Osamu Tezuka, who&#xA;  is believed to have been the first to use this technique, was inspired&#xA;  by the exaggerated features of American cartoon characters such as&#xA;  Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and Disney's Bambi.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Eye_styles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;[33] Tezuka found that&#xA;  large eyes style allowed his characters to show emotions distinctly. When Tezuka began drawing Ribbon no Kishi, the first manga specifically targeted at young girls, Tezuka further exaggerated the size of the characters' eyes. Indeed, through Ribbon no Kishi, Tezuka set a stylistic template that later shōjo artists tended to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably what anime productions followed (since most of the anime were based from manga). They used the eyes to show or exaggerate emotions to fully relay to the audience what the character is feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T07:59:58.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3621" CreationDate="2013-04-30T09:16:58.707" Score="3" ViewCount="346" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Ruriko get angry whenever Shun calls her as &quot;Rurippe&quot; when according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Keepers#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Rurippe' holds no real meaning except that Shun relates it to her&#xA;  childhood appearance as a sniveler (or one who always has a runny&#xA;  nose).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Shun relate this nickname to Ruriko as a sniveler? Is it because of how it is written in kanji or how the nickname is pronounced? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:04:16.557" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:04:16.557" Title="Why does Ruriko get angry when she's called as &quot;Rurippe&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;gate-keepers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3620" CreationDate="2013-04-30T15:07:06.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese wikipedia article for the series&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, Shun called her &quot;the sniffling Rurippe&quot; (鼻たれのルリっぺ) during their&#xA;  childhood which has become a sort of trauma for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I don't think it's about the name Rurippe itself (which is written in all kana by the way, no kanji) but how Shun used it in the past. In the past, he called her &quot;the sniffling Rurippe&quot; so now whenever he just calls her &quot;Rurippe&quot; it reminds her of the original full name which included &quot;sniffling&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T15:07:06.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3954" CreationDate="2013-04-30T16:05:20.173" Score="11" ViewCount="873" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really loved Paprika, but I ended up sort of confused by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the course of the film,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the dreams break through into reality.&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fludT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, &lt;strong&gt;was it just a mass hallucination, or was it real?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-10T05:15:57.713" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T12:58:47.737" Title="How real were the dreams in Paprika?" Tags="&lt;paprika&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3623" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-04-30T16:06:38.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprika_%282006_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paprika&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:05:18.847" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:05:18.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3624" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-04-30T16:06:38.757" Score="0" Body="Paprika is a 2006 film about the nature of dreams and reality as seen through the eyes of a dream therapist, directed by Satoshi Kon." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:05:18.847" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:05:18.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3879" CreationDate="2013-04-30T18:08:41.813" Score="9" ViewCount="5487" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the 4th season (Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties), Nagi is shown living in the apartment building with all of her friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHNdf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of Nagi in her room at the apartments&quot;&gt;&#xA;(You can't really tell this is the apartments from the screenshot, but note the rather plain looking Japanese-style room compared to her Western-style room in her mansion which definitely had a fancy bed rather than a futon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did she move out of her mansion and into the apartments in the anime? I don't remember this happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is there a reason she moved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: In the following episodes, she is shown back in her mansion sometimes as well. This would imply that the current anime season is not fully following the manga which is why I have not accepted the answers giving manga-based answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qS5k2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot from episode 6 of Nagi in her mansion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T22:08:49.093" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T17:50:07.437" Title="When/Why did Nagi move out of her mansion and into the apartments in the anime?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3572" CreationDate="2013-04-30T20:04:23.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The idea behind a Dominator is two fold:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the most common reason for the kill state is that the person is no longer capable of rehabilitation.  Their psycho-pass is so far gone that rehabilitation is a waste of time and means and Sibyl sees it as pointless, thus elimination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Sibyl has an agenda.  Sibyl can seek to silence a specific person for it's own sake or for another reason.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the flip side of the coin Sibyl can also choose to keep someone alive that it knows is evil for it's own purposes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is usually the first case as the number of people Sibyl truly has interest in is very small but Sibyl is by no means objective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T20:04:23.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3625" CreationDate="2013-04-30T20:05:08.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a section in the Hayate wiki entry on Nagi that explains &lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatenogotoku.wikia.com/wiki/Nagi_Sanzenin#Moving_out_of_the_Sanzenin_Mansion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;why they had to move out of the mansion&lt;/a&gt; right after the Golden Week Arc, which occurs between chapters 211 and 266. The second season followed the manga up to chapter 148 and the 3rd season didn't follow the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After coming back from golden week trip, Nagi was forced to leave her mansion due to her forfeiting her inheritance after she destroyed the King's Jewel. She orders Hayate to find a new house with 20 million yen. Later Nagi, Hayate, and Maria stayed at the Violet Mansion and started new life. Nagi prepared a plan to get money first with rent from the Violet Mansion (with butler service), she got a first tenant (Chiharu) because her house was burned by her parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of this seems to ave been explained in the anime since the last episode from the &quot;Can't Take My Eyes Off You&quot; season, they were still in the mansion. The synopsis for the first episode of &quot;Cuties&quot; seem to imply that it's a flashback, so perhaps the previous season was &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; this season and they had moved back into the mansion, or the effect of the Golden Week Arc at least gets explained later in the season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T20:11:34.323" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T20:11:34.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3625" CreationDate="2013-04-30T20:17:33.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the events leading to Nagi moving out to the Violet Mansion (the apartment building) happens during the Golden Week arc, which is not (yet?) animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 220, on the trip during the Golden Week, Aika delivers a mail from Mikado to Hayate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mikado sets a new condition of inheritance, which is to defeat Hayate and either retrieve or destroy the King's Jewel that he is currently carrying. This King's Jewel was given to Hayate by Mikado in chapter 14, during his first visit to the main mansion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 244 to 248&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hayate and Athena meets again. Athena is possessed by King Midas, and King Midas wants the King's Jewel that Hayate carries to re-enter the Garden Palace and obtain god's power. To save Athena, they must break the &quot;agreement&quot; between Athena and King Midas which allows King Midas to possess her, and the only (safe) way to do it is to destroy Hayate's King's Jewel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the last day on the trip to Mykonos during Golden Week. In chapter 252:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hayate was troubled over whether to destroy the King's Jewel he has to save Athena, or to keep it to protect Nagi's inheritance. Nagi, seeing Hayate troubled face, decided to break the King's Jewel herself, henceforth loses her rights to the inheritance. She decides to abandon the money that has protected her so far and entrust herself to Hayate to protect her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 268 to 270 (after Golden Week arc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; They are now back from the trip to Mykonos. Having lost the rights to the Sanzen'in family's inheritance, Nagi has to move out of the mansion in a week. After a series of events, Klaus shows Hayate the apartment building called Violet Mansion, which was given to him by Nagi's mother due to a misunderstanding. Klaus decides it is time to return it to Nagi. Nagi later moves into the apartment building starting from chapter 277.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T09:39:24.740" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T09:39:24.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3630" CreationDate="2013-04-30T22:09:51.837" Score="20" ViewCount="2350" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering where mecha genre in Japan originated. It doesn't seem the same as something like the idea of a doll having a soul, which is from Japanese folk beliefs, but it could be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some historical basis for giant fighting robots (or similar things) in Japan? If not, where did they originate from, and what was the first series that showed them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T23:05:34.790" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T15:28:24.197" Title="Where did the mecha genre originate from in Japan?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3629" CreationDate="2013-04-30T22:35:01.473" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no deep origin of the super robot trope in Japanese folklore, at least as it pertains to anime and manga. While some Japanese legends and history (such as the &lt;em&gt;samurai&lt;/em&gt;) may have influence the design and characteristics of the mechas, there is little direct inspirational influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first anime adaptation of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsujin_28-go&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; manga, in 1963, is widely credited as the origin of the mecha genre with an early design of a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;super robot&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. This series, in conjunction with the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Robo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Giant Robo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, were the first to feature these designs. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuteru_Yokoyama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mitsuteru Yokoyama&lt;/a&gt;*, as the creator of both these manga, is considered the father of the genre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yokoyama was largely influenced by the wartime of his days; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Kobe_in_World_War_II&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;bombing of Kobe&lt;/a&gt; is one such case. He was also influenced by the monster concept from &lt;em&gt;Frankenstein&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a 1952 manga series, has also had great influence over the design of the robots seen in the mecha genre&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theyokocritic.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/the-evolution-of-mecha-design/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;1&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ooyjm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ooyjmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s4wTF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s4wTFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Left: &lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-go&lt;/em&gt; manga cover; Right: &lt;em&gt;Giant Robo&lt;/em&gt; manga cover)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bit more history: Notable mecha series that followed Yokoyama's creations were &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mazinger&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (one of the first to feature piloting) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; series&lt;/a&gt;. In the 90s, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; moved forward from the clunky, overly mechanized (and often blocky) mechas from the prior series, and introduced sleeker, faster designs&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&amp;amp;oldid=549838327#Legacy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;2&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. Later series, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurren_Lagann&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gurren Lagann&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RahXephon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; mimicked this design, while few shows like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Braves_GaoGaiGar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GaoGaiGar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; did not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;* - Yokoyama also made significant other contributions to Japanese comic culture; these can be found in the linked WIkipedia article.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-09-15T19:17:51.033" LastActivityDate="2013-09-15T19:17:51.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3629" CreationDate="2013-05-01T05:06:47.267" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;While this is conjecture, I'd say that mecha in manga and anime rose as a result of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokusatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tokusatsu&lt;/a&gt; (special effects) wave of the 50s beginning with 1954's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gojira&lt;/a&gt; (Godzilla), a character created due to nuclear radiation. This huge &lt;em&gt;kaiju&lt;/em&gt; was partly based on King Kong (1933):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The special-effects artist Eiji Tsuburaya and the director Ishirō Honda became the driving forces behind 1954's Godzilla. Tsuburaya, inspired by the American film King Kong, formulated many of the techniques that would become staples of the genre, such as so-called suitmation—the use of a human actor in a costume to play a giant monster—combined with the use of miniatures and scaled-down city sets. Godzilla forever changed the landscape of Japanese science fiction, fantasy, and cinema by creating a uniquely Japanese vision in a genre typically dominated by American cinema.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These huge rampaging monsters were initially countered by puny humans, then by powerful pint-sized humans, powerful pint-sized robots/androids and then by huge robotic superheroes controlled from the outside and then from the inside. Tezuka's 1952 manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/a&gt;, featured one such pint-sized robot superhero who was himself based on the character of &lt;em&gt;Michi&lt;/em&gt; in his 1949 manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Metropolis&lt;/a&gt; (in turn based on the 1927 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fritz Lang masterpiece&lt;/a&gt;). Michi is an artificially &quot;synthesised&quot; boy who, later in the story, goes around toppling skyscrapers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As noted &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3630/247&quot;&gt;by Eric&lt;/a&gt;, 1956's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsujin_28-go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gigantor&lt;/a&gt; featured a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Robot&lt;/a&gt; controlled by a kid on the outside while the 1972 manga, Mazinger Z, was apparently the first to feature the controller on the inside:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The idea of a robot controlled by a young hero was first used in 1956 with Iron Man 28 or Tetsujin 28-go (dubbed and released in the US as Gigantor), by manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which featured a giant robot piloted by remote-control by a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who used it to fight against evil. However, the first anime to use the phrase Super Robot and the one that set the standards for the genre was Mazinger Z, created by Go Nagai and making its debut in manga publications and TV in 1972. The main difference between Mazinger Z and previous robots was that the hero, Koji Kabuto, would pilot the robot from the inside in the same manner as one would drive a car. This anime show was hugely popular and spanned numerous sequels and imitations during the 1970s, and revival shows later during the 80s and 90s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/Gigantor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes notes&lt;/a&gt; that Gigantor might be the &quot;Ur example&quot; of &quot;The Kid with the Remote Control&quot; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MazingerZ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mazinger Z&lt;/a&gt; &quot;THE granddaddy of the Super Robot Genre&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T05:06:47.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3520" CreationDate="2013-05-01T06:01:10.197" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tezuka's 1949 manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Metropolis&lt;/a&gt;, features Michi, a synthesised human with a &lt;em&gt;gender switch&lt;/em&gt; which can turn it from a boy into a girl and vice versa which is used as a plot device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOxZ6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOxZ6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tezuka's 1953 manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ribbon no Kishi&lt;/a&gt; (Princess Knight) features a reverse trap with a girl pretending to be a guy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking place in a medieval European-like fairy-tale setting, Princess Knight is the story of young Princess Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne (as women are not eligible to do so). This deception begins as soon as she is born, as her father the King announces his baby is a boy instead of a girl. The reason for this is that the next-in-line to the throne, Duke Duralumon, is an evil man who would repress the people if he were to become king, and because of this the King will go to any length to prevent him from taking over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_Versailles&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/a&gt; (1972) is another that has a girl,  pretending to be a guy, Oscar François de Jarjayes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a &amp;quot;straight&amp;quot; trap, 1973's &lt;em&gt;Ara Waga Tono!&lt;/em&gt; appears to be the first to fit the bill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQjWEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a slapstick romance, where girls and boys clash in a ‘modern’ co-ed high school. There is a lot of romantic intrigue, quite a bit of gender-bending and some teenage angst when adults Just Don’t Understand. (source: goldbird)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there's 1974's &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oira_Sukeban&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oira Sukeban&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oira Sukeban (おいら女蛮?), sometimes called Sukeban Boy, is a Japanese manga created by Go Nagai in 1974. It is a comedy with several erotic touches, where the protagonist Banji Suke (or Sukeban) has to disguise himself as a girl in order to be able to attend an all-female school. As Suke Ban is a rebellious boy, this situation creates several comedic troubles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was adapted to an OVA in 1992 and was released by ADV Films in the US under the name Delinquent in Drag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PFRQs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my guess is that the trope really took off only after the publication and airing of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ranma ½&lt;/a&gt; in the late 80s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, while hot water changes him back into a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ranma ½ had a comedic formula and a sex changing main character, who often willfully changes into a girl to advance his goals. The series also contains many other characters, whose intricate relationships with each other, unusual characteristics and eccentric personalities drive most of the stories. Although the characters and their relationships are complicated, they rarely change once the characters are firmly introduced and settled into the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T08:11:10.420" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8606" CreationDate="2013-05-01T22:02:53.603" Score="9" ViewCount="2924" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think they ever explain in the anime how Hermes (the motorcycle) and Riku (the dog) can talk.  There are plenty of talking robots, but they're clearly mechanical entities, while Hermes acts more like a person.  Also, electronic speech does not explain Riku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained how Hermes and Riku have the power of speech, in the light novels or any other medium?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2020-05-25T00:30:11.537" Title="How can Hermes and Riku talk?" Tags="&lt;kinos-journey&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3634" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-01T22:04:29.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kino's Journey&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kino no Tabi&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa about Kino and her talking motorcycle Hermes. They travel around the world exploring various countries, but only stay in each one for at most three days and two nights. All of the countries have problems, but they all also have some sort of intrinsic beauty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime TV series adaptation of 14 episodes was made in 2003. There is also a set of films.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino%27s_Journey&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kino's Journey&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1504" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:05:14.420" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:05:14.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3635" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-01T22:04:29.770" Score="0" Body="Kino's Journey (&quot;Kino no Tabi&quot;) is a light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa. It has anime TV and film adaptations." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:05:14.420" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:05:14.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3636" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3638" CreationDate="2013-05-01T23:55:39.247" Score="1" ViewCount="288" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime basketball such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Slam Dunk&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Boys#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dear Boys&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroko_no_basket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuroko's Basketball&lt;/a&gt;, most of the characters with eyeglasses, play basketball without having their eyeglasses fall or broken during the game. How can this happen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T18:23:41.230" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T18:23:41.230" Title="How can eyeglasses not fall in basketball?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2013-05-02T13:28:00.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3580" CreationDate="2013-05-02T01:10:07.770" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, she's the only squid-like humanoid shown in the series. Though there is a miniatured version of her that appeared on people's dream, mostly Sanae's (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). In the last episode of Squid Girl, she met a girl named &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl#Kozue_Tanabe&quot;&gt;Kozue Tanabe&lt;/a&gt; which is implied that she also comes from the sea, as she has a hat similar to Squid Girl's and makes statements that indicate she isn't human. The first syllables of her name spell out 'tako' (たこ?), meaning octopus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T01:10:07.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3636" CreationDate="2013-05-02T02:52:24.980" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In real life, people that wear glasses often wear &quot;sports bands&quot; when they are concerned about their glasses flying away during athletic events. However, well fit glasses don't need any additional enhancements as long as the athlete isn't performing many rolls. Simple jumps are not enough to cause well fitting glasses to fall or fly away in this case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that, some glasses have highly curved end pieces to help secure glasses on the wearer. These end pieces wrap further around the ears than simple straight pieces, and this helps keep the glasses secure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1578" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T02:52:24.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3641" CreationDate="2013-05-02T12:29:01.030" Score="9" ViewCount="3347" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt;, they often sing a song that ends on &quot;my fair lady,&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQv8Mq_H55s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounded really familiar to a song that I've heard before in several other languages, but I can't find the name or the origin of this song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:13:37.220" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:11:22.050" Title="What is the song that Drocell sings?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3262" CreationDate="2013-05-02T12:29:54.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=580793&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thread from MAL&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that it &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; gibberish. They just jumbled a lot of languages together  (English, French and German to name a few).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some quotes from the thread &lt;em&gt;(I am still not sure if they can be counted on as being 'facts'):&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way they threw random words of other actual languages into their made up language was&#xA;very funny, especially if you understand Japanese (how foreign words are&#xA;transliterated/pronounced in a syllabary language). - Usuzumiiro &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=580793#WAHLukAMEgLREzwl.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kept trying to figure out what language they were speaking only to learn it was made up &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rabuko.me/maouspeak/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;maouspeak&lt;/a&gt;... sneaky anime. - AOMINE &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=580793&amp;amp;show=20#57cRtit5kYgQbCec.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tracked these down by just going to page 1 of that thread then searching for the word &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. It seems the general consensus is it is gibberish and that it is a mixture of words. Still looking for the actual source for them all to say that though. &lt;em&gt;(I am thinking it is on 4chan)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1731" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-06T18:39:45.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3639" CreationDate="2013-05-02T12:52:23.870" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song is the nursery rhyme &quot;London Bridge is Falling Down,&quot; or simply &quot;My Fair Lady.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version that is sung seems to be a variation on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_Is_Falling_Down#Lyrics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the one quoted&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona_Opie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iona and Peter Opie&lt;/a&gt; in 1951.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;London ba shi o chi ru, o chi ru, o chi ru&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  London ba shi o chi ru, My Fair Lady&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (London Bridge is falling down / Falling down, Falling down. / London Bridge is falling down / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tetsu to hagane de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tetsu to hagane de tsukure, My Fair Lady&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Build it up with iron and steel, / Iron and steel, iron and steel, / Build it up with iron and steel, / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tetsu to hagane ja magaru, magaru, magaru.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tetsu to hagane ja magaru, My Fair Lady&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Iron and steel will bend and bow, / Bend and bow, bend and bow, / Iron and steel will bend and bow, / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kin to gin de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kin to gin de tsukure, My Fair Lady&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Build it up with silver and gold, / Silver and gold, silver and gold, / Build it up with silver and gold, / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kin to gin ja nusumareru, nusumareru, nusumareru.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kin to gin ja nusumareru, My Fair Lady&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Silver and gold will be stolen away, / Stolen away, stolen away, / Silver and gold will be stolen away, / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rou to ishi de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Rou to ishi de tsukure, My Fair Lady.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Build it up with bricks and mortar, / Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, / Build it up with bricks and mortar, / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rou to ishi ja kuchihateru, kuchihateru, kuchihateru.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Rou to ishi ja kuchihateru, My Fair Lady.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Bricks and mortar will not stay, / Will not stay, will not stay, / Bricks and mortar will not stay, / My fair lady.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T08:11:22.050" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:11:22.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3498" CreationDate="2013-05-02T13:04:25.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to the last episode of the anime (i.e. episode 52):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Miaka uses up her three wishes, Suzaku grants her wish that she and Tamahome are together forever. But, this wish cannot be completely granted because it goes against the rule that characters in &lt;em&gt;The Universe of the Four Gods&lt;/em&gt; cannot be together with people from the real world. Suzaku brings Tamahome into the real world as a separate being named Taka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is further expanded on and fully resolved in the OVA (and manga):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Taka doesn't have his memories as Tamahome because Suzaku sealed them in a duplicate figure called 'Tamahome' in &lt;em&gt;The Universe of the Four Gods&lt;/em&gt;. At the end of the OVA, Taka and the 'Tamahome' from inside the book merge into the final 'Taka', who now has all of the memories from the original Fushigi Yugi Series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's how Tamahome comes out of &lt;em&gt;The Universe of the Four Gods&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastEditorUserId="1724" LastEditDate="2013-05-03T11:34:23.627" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T11:34:23.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2238" CreationDate="2013-05-02T20:56:54.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that quite often, prototypes will be far more powerful than later-developed versions.  some examples from anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gundam:&#xA;Pretty much any time a mass-produced suit is made based off of a gundam, it is FAR less powerful, because the proceeding gundam was much more expensive.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super Robot Wars:&#xA;The original Huckbein was much more powerful than the following Huckbein Mk. II, and the Mk. II 009.  But the original was also inherently more dangerous due to it's black hole engine, and too expensive for full production.  (also, the Huckbein Mk. II M version (mass produced) was less powerful than either the Mk. II or the Mk. II 009).  It wasn't until the Huckbein Mk. III that the line began to overtake the original.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, the &quot;titular&quot; suit, the SR-X, is too expensive, and thus it was never mass-produced.  The component mechs were too expensive as well, so instead of mass-producing the R1, they developed the R-blade (a watered down version of the R1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="46" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T20:56:54.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3645" CreationDate="2013-05-03T01:03:39.930" Score="3" ViewCount="682" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3B3We.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this character way back on the internet and based a character in my story on his physical appearance. A friend of mine told me that she saw that character from an anime but wasn't sure from where. So, is this character from an anime series or just a fanart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:18:37.723" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:18:37.723" Title="Is this character from an anime series?" Tags="&lt;angels-feather&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T08:28:19.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3644" CreationDate="2013-05-03T01:19:20.380" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this is Christopher &quot;Kurisu&quot; Ousaka from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel&amp;#39;s_Feather&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel's Feather&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/beU58.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His full name is Christopher. Kurisu is Shou and Kai's cousin, to the fact that his father's brother was the father of Kai and Shou. He is the Crown Prince of Winfield Kingdom. In episode 1, Chris is seen as a roommate with Kai, although it seems that there's more to their relationship. Like his cousins, Chris is white-winged, and later escapes with Sena and Shion from Winfield Kingdom. His birthday is on October 12. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel&amp;#39;s_Feather#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Wikipedia]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T01:19:20.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14489" CreationDate="2013-05-03T01:45:34.433" Score="4" ViewCount="2003" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of very clear parallels between Tokyo Mew Mew and Sailor Moon, beyond the fact that they're both magical girl animes. At 7:35 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4D-c2LrlV8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, the scene is incredibly similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynzTghJmTjw&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; at 00:53:10. There are other very striking similarities, like the personalities of the characters. Have the creators of either series commented on the similarities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T04:58:42.443" Title="Have the creators of Tokyo Mew Mew or Sailor Moon commented on the similarities?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;&lt;tokyo-mew-mew&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3650" CreationDate="2013-05-03T01:57:04.420" Score="19" ViewCount="8805" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime and manga, there are versions of characters' drawings that are called &quot;chibi&quot; or &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_deformed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;super deformed&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Drfv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Different characters&amp;#39; chibi drawing version&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the history behind this, and when did drawing chibi versions of characters start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-03T02:02:52.017" LastActivityDate="2021-04-18T17:20:56.393" Title="What is the origin of chibi versions of characters?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-03T03:43:50.930" Score="4" ViewCount="1815" Body="&lt;p&gt;Across all &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; universes, there is always at least one character based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Char_Aznable&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Char Aznable&lt;/a&gt; from the original Gundam series. (I say &quot;at least one&quot; because sometimes there is a softer character that is less obviously based on Char.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Gundam Wing&lt;/em&gt;, the obvious Char knockoff would be Zechs Marquise; the tell-tale characteristic is the mask. He was the sister of Releena and the child of the Peacecraft family. This an obvious nod to the fact that Char was really Casval Rem Deikun, son of Zeon Dum Deikun. His sister was Artesia Rem Deikun, who took the alias Sayla and was an active member aboard White Base.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quatra is the less obvious Char clone, who shares Char's blonde hair and is named after the number 4. (Char in multiple Indian languages means four and his alias in Zeta Gundam was Lt. Quatro.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the most recent &lt;em&gt;Gundam Unicorn&lt;/em&gt;, Full Frontal is obviously the main Char character (many in the show itself believing him to be the famed Red Comet) while Ensign Ridhe is the softer Char character (indicated by his blonde hair, his family's ancestry, and rivalry with the main character).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Char character usually has some kind of &quot;cool&quot; nickname; Char's is Red Comet, and Zechs has the name Lightning Count. Additionally, their mobile suit is usually colored red or white. Would this make Athuran Zala also a Char character, with his signature Red mobile suits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, what I'm wondering is: &lt;strong&gt;Is there a defined set of characteristics like the above mentions and their occurrences across all &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; series (whether they be Universal Century or not)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1734" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-03T04:13:21.430" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T15:34:58.607" Title="What are the characteristics and themes present in Gundam characters based on Char Aznable?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3647" CreationDate="2013-05-03T09:17:33.560" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The use of chibis was supposedly started due to &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term Chibi was popularized by the anime Sailor Moon in the character Chibiusa/Chibi-Moon, who is the daughter of Sailor Moon/Usagi (&quot;Chibi-Usa&quot; as in &quot;Chibi Usagi&quot;). An even tinier character in the same anime was named Chibi Chibi (approximately 3 years old). (Modified 23 September 2009; sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.anime-wiki.org/wiki/Chibi&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_%28term%29&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also use chibi characters to show smaller children as the actual meaning of the word is &quot;short person&quot; or &quot;small child.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason for chibi drawings could also be for truer expression of the subject's characteristics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They sometimes express the true nature of the character. The person may lie, but a chibi may say the truth within the individual's mind. A chibi could also express a nature, like massive anger hiding under a cool, calm exterior. For example; the character Hiei, from the popular anime/manga YuYu Hakusho, is often quite calm, hiding his true bloodlust and love of fighting which show themselves only through his chibi form, as seen in the 7th book of the manga. This is also used in the popular anime Naruto with Sakura's true form. It is an easy way to show sides of a characters personality that might come across as awkward or overly serious without this use of comedy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chibi is not always used for these reasons though; think of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=katekyo%20hitman%20reborn&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=643&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Katekyo Hitman Reborn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;There, the chibis are used as a curse. This still gives a lot of comedic value and helps with the storyline. However, it's not really used to express the characters' nature or for small children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-04T00:02:53.887" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T00:02:53.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3651" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14342" CreationDate="2013-05-03T09:35:02.340" Score="9" ViewCount="2604" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akagi (An) is in the attendance list in one of the first manga chapters, but it is later revealed that Kafuka Fuura was not actually there in person.  Therefore, she couldn't have been in the class as herself during the attendance check; instead she had to have been possessing one of the girls at the time.  So was the listed person (Akagi An) not really Kafuka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-02T21:17:21.273" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T12:00:19.763" Title="Is Kafuka Fuura even in the class?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3653" CreationDate="2013-05-03T12:13:06.353" Score="9" ViewCount="2714" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many anime, characters that are supposed to be foreign (particularly English or American), it's clear that the seiyuu are Japanese because of the heavy accents. For example, Chris from &lt;em&gt;Itazura na Kiss&lt;/em&gt; is supposed to be English, but her English has a thick accent and comes about as naturally as Naoki's (who is a native Japanese character). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sometimes the English appears to be natural, such as in the opening scene for &lt;em&gt;Eden of the East&lt;/em&gt;, where both the security guards outside the White House and the policy officer who questions Akira, seem to have no accent at all. Unfortunately, I was not able to find out if these were voiced by actual English speakers or just very skilled Japanese seiyuu because they were very small roles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do anime production teams hire native English (or other languages) speakers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-05T12:26:11.563" LastActivityDate="2017-08-05T12:26:11.563" Title="Are there any foreign seiyuu that have been credited for anime work?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3652" CreationDate="2013-05-03T12:40:10.780" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime production teams tend to hire native speakers of other languages to voice non-Japanese characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To use your example of &lt;em&gt;Eden of the East&lt;/em&gt;. there are a number of English-language voice actors who are used for when it is set in America. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10474&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;David Whitaker&lt;/a&gt; played the black man in the apartment in episode 1. Policeman A was played by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404231/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gregory Pekar&lt;/a&gt;, who has actually appeared in other Japanese movies/shows such as &lt;em&gt;Hana Yori Dango&lt;/em&gt;, as well as American movies such as &lt;em&gt;Lost in Translation&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These seem to generally appear in small roles and/or roles where they only speak English, such as the policeman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-05-03T21:22:12.810" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T21:22:12.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3660" CreationDate="2013-05-03T20:52:11.677" Score="9" ViewCount="2167" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, a number of ninjas have become jonin, such as Neji and Kakashi. Does every ninja who becomes a chunin by definition become a jonin if they live long enough, or do some remain a chunin forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-05-03T21:22:04.450" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T01:19:44.757" Title="Does every ninja become a jonin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3654" CreationDate="2013-05-03T21:32:30.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some become Chunin, some become Jonin. No one knows how they become Jonin, but in the Anime both appointments and exams are mentioned as a way to become Jonin. Only power- and skillful ninja will become Jonin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T21:32:30.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3656" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3664" CreationDate="2013-05-03T23:08:22.040" Score="5" ViewCount="7051" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some characters oddly remind me of certain stories I remember reading as a child. While the similarities can be considered purely coincidental, &lt;em&gt;three&lt;/em&gt; times in one group raises some suspicion. So I ask, Is there any credible source that can state if any One Piece characters are derived or based on western ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the more closely related ones, the &lt;em&gt;Straw Hat Pirates&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/naKVG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chopper - Rudolph&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Chopper - Rudolph&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Similarities:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Reindeer, odd colored noses, shunned by their pack etc&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5eGIP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Usopp - Pinocchio&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Usopp - Pinocchio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Similarities:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Liars, Long noses&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2AHTy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Franky - Popeye&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Franky - Popeye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Similarities:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Large forearms, relies on food for energy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-05-04T13:46:43.017" LastActivityDate="2019-02-28T11:18:30.823" Title="Are these One Piece characters based on western children's story characters?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4077" CreationDate="2013-05-04T00:10:12.200" Score="4" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;During episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/em&gt;, Subaru hides in a gymnastic vault in order to watch the basketball game, since Natsuhi is his substitute coach. Not wanting to be caught, he is unable to escape as the vault is moved into a storage room. Before he leaves, however, the girls come in and start to change, but then notice &quot;something white&quot; in the vault, and go to look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3BKq4.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Look, there&amp;#39;s something white in that vault.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the episode ends here, and episode 7 picks up in a completely different place and makes no mention of this. Was Subaru ever caught? What exactly happened here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T08:55:39.347" Title="Is Subaru ever caught in the vault?" Tags="&lt;ro-kyu-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3658" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3858" CreationDate="2013-05-04T00:13:06.237" Score="5" ViewCount="689" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Basquash!&lt;/em&gt;, there is a sport called Big Foot Basketball (BFB), and one called Basquash, both of which seem to be derivatives of basketball played using mechas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0zB5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mecha basketball!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any difference between BFB and Basquash, or are they simply two names for the same thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-20T04:20:27.453" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T09:57:05.877" Title="Is there a difference between BFB and Basquash?" Tags="&lt;basquash&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-04T00:15:13.987" Score="6" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Daihasei Sports Festival (or &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Daihaseisai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Daihaseisai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), schools from Academy City compete in various competitions such as ball-tossing and bread-eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2gUjn.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ceremonies at the Daihaseisai~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that the final ranking is determined based on which teams win the most events. What are the prizes for the winning schools/teams?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-09-04T03:34:16.537" Title="What prizes are awarded during the Daihasei Festival?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3654" CreationDate="2013-05-04T00:27:20.143" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;No not everyone will become a Jonin. As you may have noticed, some ninja like Naruto don't even become Chuunin. Naruto is a rare example however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to become a jonin, a ninja must be extremely skilled. Jōnin are generally able to use at least two types of elemental chakra, some genjutsu, and above average taijutsu skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are usually also appointed to A and/or S ranked missions alone while those under the Jonin rank usually go with a team, or not at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1641" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T00:27:20.143" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3595" CreationDate="2013-05-04T00:32:46.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Madara mentioned, it's really impossible to say at this point. From what I remember from that brief moment in the manga, the silhouette of the Soul King kind of looked like Aizen's pre-butterfly state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen also called &quot;it&quot; a &quot;thing,&quot; so it might not be a Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1642" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T00:32:46.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3662" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-04T00:34:39.053" Score="6" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Outs (at least in the anime version), most of the members of the Lycaons other than Toua were rather minor characters, and some didn't get named as far as I can remember. In fact, I remember more people from most of the opposing teams than I do from the Lycaons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the names of the Lycaons team members, and what positions do they play?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cP802.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="151" LastEditDate="2013-05-04T14:57:33.623" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T14:57:33.623" Title="Who are the members of the Lycaons?" Tags="&lt;one-outs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3663" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20577" CreationDate="2013-05-04T01:31:42.363" Score="10" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;Riichi mahjong has a number of different variants in terms of rules, scoring, allowed hands, etc., even at the pro level in real life. Most of these rarely come into play, but when they do they can have a big impact on the game. In the Saki anime, the rules they are playing with are sometimes referenced (for instance, no multiple &lt;em&gt;yakuman&lt;/em&gt;, robbing a closed &lt;em&gt;kan&lt;/em&gt; for &lt;em&gt;kokushi musou&lt;/em&gt; is allowed, and &lt;em&gt;pao&lt;/em&gt; is applied for &lt;em&gt;rinshan kaihou&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a lot of the other, more mundane rules aren't shown in the anime (e.g. whether a player may call for a redeal if they start with a lot of terminals and honors, the validity of open &lt;em&gt;tanyao&lt;/em&gt; hands, whether &lt;em&gt;renhou&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;shiisanpuutā/shiisuupuutā&lt;/em&gt; are allowed, etc.). Is there any official word on what ruleset is being used for these tournaments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5LgCG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-04T03:18:20.733" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T22:03:40.687" Title="What ruleset is used for the Prefecture and National tournaments?" Tags="&lt;saki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3656" CreationDate="2013-05-04T01:53:44.693" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usopp's name is derived from the Japanese word &quot;Uso&quot; which means lie or falsehood (&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Usopp&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;). The elongated nose is an allusion to Pinocchio. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Franky was actually created with seiyu Kazuki Yao in mind after Eiichiro Oda (the mangaka) heard the voice actor's performance as Jango and Bon Clay, however it is likely that Franky is based on Pop-eye. In addition to the enlarged forearms, both characters are 34 and both rely on food for energy and powers (Popeye uses spinach and Franky uses cola) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Franky/Misc.&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous clues that Chopper is an allusion to Rudolph (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Tony_Chopper/Misc.&quot;&gt;this Wikia article&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chopper is a reindeer with an odd colored nose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His official birthday is Christmas eve&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Chopper the Blue-nosed Reindeer&quot; was produced and sung by the cast&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dr. Kureha is described coming down the mountain with Chopper's silhouette pulling a sleigh and then enters some homes via chimney&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastEditorUserId="1724" LastEditDate="2013-05-04T01:59:36.730" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T01:59:36.730" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-04T02:04:54.860" Score="11" ViewCount="94221" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime for Slam Dunk ran for 101 episodes and made it through about two thirds of the manga. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it also had good ratings and sold reasonably well. The anime and manga have both ranked as one of the top series of all time according to multiple sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems strange, then, that the anime would abruptly end right before the climax of the manga story. I could see this happening if the series wasn't making money, but normally they'd cancel such a series long before 101 episodes, and it's hard to imagine that it was losing money given the commercial and critical success. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any stated or likely reason why the anime ended at 101 episodes without concluding the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T09:42:55.923" Title="Why did the Slam Dunk anime stop without animating the Interhigh tournament?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;slam-dunk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2013-05-04T03:04:29.507" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;My first theory is, in order to make sense of the Detective Conan universe, the stories must overlap! So the only thing that's in order is the first episode. From there, we have probably 5 cases going on at a time, and when he solves one he goes on to another.  Every day he has a case to solve, whether it's one from weeks before or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second theory is that even if we say each episode represented a day, which it doesn't, at least a year would have passed based on the number of episodes, and Ayumi and the rest shouldn't be in grade 1 anymore.  As a result, the only logical explanation is time overlaps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1735" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-05-04T05:36:50.243" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T05:36:50.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3679" CreationDate="2013-05-04T05:28:45.170" Score="5" ViewCount="285" Body="&lt;p&gt;Faye is perpetually losing all of her money gambling.  We know she's addicted to gambling in general, but is there anything in specific that we know she tends to love playing (but always loses) at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DaNPi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-05-05T05:16:17.617" LastActivityDate="2013-05-06T04:16:24.030" Title="What games does Faye play when she loses all of her money?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3662" CreationDate="2013-05-04T06:11:29.950" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Really surprised there isn't already a list of this somewhere. I don't have the manga so I don't know which names are revealed there as opposed to the anime. I went through the scripts for the 25 episode series and could only glean the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Satoshi Ideguchi&lt;/strong&gt;: Catcher&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toua Tokuchi&lt;/strong&gt;: Pitcher (sometimes 1st base)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kojima Hiromichi&lt;/strong&gt;: Clean-up hitter/?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hideo Arai&lt;/strong&gt;: ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tomioka&lt;/strong&gt;: Right Field&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fujita&lt;/strong&gt;: Left Field/3rd Base&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imai&lt;/strong&gt;: 3rd Base/Shortstop&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nakane&lt;/strong&gt;: Pitcher&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nishimura&lt;/strong&gt;: 1st Base&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ishiyama&lt;/strong&gt;: Pitcher&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nishioka&lt;/strong&gt;: Pitcher&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mitsui&lt;/strong&gt;: Pitcher&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kondoh&lt;/strong&gt;: ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whoever wears #19&lt;/em&gt;: Center Field&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuuzaburou Mihara&lt;/strong&gt;: Manager&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kinosaki&lt;/strong&gt;: Trainer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 14, when they do the 9 person infield move, you can see a lot of the numbers that some of the players wear, but ti's not clear enough to see any names. Center field and the 2nd basemen weren't explicitly mentioned in the anime. As for Kojima, he's usually not on the field when his team isn't on offense, instead, standing next to the manager in the dugout explaining to the manager what's going on. I'm not sure what position he plays if he was on the field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T06:11:29.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3678" CreationDate="2013-05-04T11:57:58.330" Score="6" ViewCount="732" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Cowboy Bebop, there are three men that are seen recurrently: António, Carlos and Jobim.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They are most often found playing cards.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/eYDV0o8.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;333&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What game are they playing? I don't remember it ever being stated in the anime. Was it ever stated elsewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T15:02:37.177" Title="What game are António, Carlos and Jobim playing?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-04T20:49:01.693" Score="5" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the show, it was implied that…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; …the world was pretty much destroyed and recreated, with only a few select people remembering the changes and what happened. The currency of Japan also shifted from the Japanese Yen to the US Dollar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What could possibly cause the shift in currency? Was anything revealed about the motives of Masakaki and/or the Midas bank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems doubtful that the two had the best interests of the human economy in mind... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there some higher power (or deeper conspiracy) at play masterminding almost everything surrounding the Financial Districts, and simply playing along with the decisions made by the Entres?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGF4A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Is there something deeper?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:51:50.240" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:51:50.240" Title="What caused the shift in the world after the climax of the show?" Tags="&lt;c-control&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3671" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-04T20:56:49.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;[C]: Control - The Money of Soul and Possibility&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;C for Control&lt;/em&gt;, or just &lt;em&gt;C&lt;/em&gt;) is an anime series directed by Kenji Nakamura and produced by Tatsunoko Production. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is set in a financially bankrupt Japan where players wage their futures against one another on an alternate plane called the Financial District in &quot;Deals&quot; in hopes of accumulating wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:42:21.663" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:42:21.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3672" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-04T20:56:49.040" Score="0" Body="&quot;[C]: Control - The Money of Soul and Possibility&quot; (or, &quot;C for Control&quot;) is an anime series directed by Kenji Nakamura. " OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:42:21.663" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:42:21.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4779" CreationDate="2013-05-04T21:10:38.473" Score="4" ViewCount="852" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Depth of Field specials (included with the BD/DVDs) depict Dekomori and Rika going at it against each other in giant, magically-powered CG mechs. What's the story behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they roleplaying (while playing some game?) something or is this set in an alternate universe? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hdDmZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Look at the pretty glyphs!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T21:40:06.897" Title="What is happening in the &quot;Depth of Field&quot; specials?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3674" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4138" CreationDate="2013-05-04T23:36:16.563" Score="5" ViewCount="987" Body="&lt;p&gt;In G-Senjou no Maou, Kanon is a world-class figure skater. However, at different points in the story, when asked if she enjoys figure skating, she speaks ambiguously or dodges the question. It's implied at times that she is only doing it because her mother wants her to, but at other times she seems to like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are Kanon's real feelings about figure skating? Is she continuing to pursue it for herself or for the interests of others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DK0nml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-06-16T22:15:00.207" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T03:05:27.717" Title="Does Kanon enjoy figure skating?" Tags="&lt;g-senjou-no-maou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3675" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3676" CreationDate="2013-05-05T01:38:05.497" Score="10" ViewCount="2549" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the story, the characters often play the card game with each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What type of game or games are they plays? What are the rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jILPW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What game is this?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-05T01:54:14.097" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T02:16:02.703" Title="What is the card game the characters play?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3675" CreationDate="2013-05-05T02:02:01.030" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are playing Daifugo, a Japanese card game (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daifug%C5%8D&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;). The game is known as &quot;Rich Man, Poor Man&quot; in the English version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules are outlined in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daifug%C5%8D#Basic_rules&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, but to put it succinctly: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are five special titles for players during the game, ranging from &quot;the grand millionaire&quot; down to &quot;the extreme needy&quot;, based on how each player performed in the previous round. For the first round, everyone starts at the middle rank, &quot;the commoner&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone sits according to their title. The &quot;grand millionaire&quot; always shuffles and deals the cards (52) to the players. After the cards have been dealt, there is a period of &quot;taxation&quot; where the &quot;poor&quot; players hand over their strongest cards to the &quot;rich&quot; players and the rich players pass their bad cards back to the poor players. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daifugo uses tricks, like in Spades or Bridges during play. When players run out of cards, they are out of play for the round. The player with the strongest or the most cards at the end of the round becomes the new &quot;grand millionaire&quot;, with the rest of the titles following based on number of cards or remaining cards in hand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The winner is usually the player who is &quot;the grand millionaire&quot; at the end of the game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastEditorUserId="1724" LastEditDate="2013-05-05T02:16:02.703" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T02:16:02.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-05T03:39:17.940" Score="6" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it was episode 47 when Judau battles Hammon Karn's Qubeley. Hammon manages to get hold of the Gundam Double Zeta. In order to break free, Judau separates his Gundam (it has three components, each with its own cockpit). Then there is some nonsense about the two leaving their mobile suits, Hammon with a gun and Judau with some metal rod. When Judau returns to his Gundam, he is able to use his Newtype powers to take control of the parts of his Gundam and reassemble them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in other instances where Newtype powers resonate with the pilot's mobile suit and result in some kind of physical action, it is attributed to the Psycommu. However, this is introduced to Federation and Aeug suits until the 2nd Neo Zeon War (this was the first) and double Zeta Gundam definitely did not have a Psycommu system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two other instances I found where similar occurrences happened. One was when Amuro prevented Axis from crashing into Earth in what was to become known as the Axis shock. The other was when Banagher was able to link the Garencieres with the Nahel Argama. However, these two instances involve Gundams with Psycommu systems installed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What explanation for Judau's abilities are there? Does this supersede the realm of science fiction? Would this be a deus ex machina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: I believe my initial assumptions when asking my questions were a bit incorrect. The Psycommu system was around since the 1 year war, present in several mobile armors including but not limited to Lalah's Elmeth and Char's Zeong. In Char's Deleted Affair, it is incorporated greatly into the mobile suit designs on Axis and eventually led to the creation of the Qubeley. The Psycho frame on the other hand wasn't introduced until the 2nd Neo Zeon War. I had the two systems confused. It was the Psycho frame which allowed the Axis shock to occur and allowed Banagher to get the Garencieres into space. However, the question still stands, How did Judau manage to reassemble his Gundam which lacked the psycho frame and psycommu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1734" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T08:55:03.140" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:50:05.017" Title="In Mobile suit Gundam ZZ, how was Judau able to control the separated parts of his Gundam?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3669" CreationDate="2013-05-05T15:02:37.177" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never revealed in the anime and it isn't said on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Three_Old_Men&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; or anywhere &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_characters#Antonio.2C_Carlos.2C_and_Jobim&quot;&gt;else&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://pierceshane.awardspace.biz/threeoldmen.html&quot;&gt;relevance&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They seem on speaking terms with many supporting characters, and&#xA;  though they run into the main characters often there is not much&#xA;  attention paid to them (or even mention that the main characters have&#xA;  seen them before).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the closest I have ever seen their &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/CowboyBebopSession3HonkyTonkWoman&quot;&gt;mention to a card game&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Spike&#xA;  and Jet have arrived and ready to hit the tables, with Jet having a&#xA;  good feeling after having a dream involving Charlie Parker. The two&#xA;  split off with Jet playing the slots while Spike mills around the&#xA;  tables, gaining some chips after helping three old men win a card&#xA;  game. Eventually he settles on a Blackjack table where Alice is&#xA;  dealing ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are all the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rfblues.net/Omake/Notice/#acj&quot;&gt;episodes&lt;/a&gt; they have been featured in and it isn't said or shown in any. So it was never stated and in general they mainly acted as comic relief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T15:02:37.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3667" CreationDate="2013-05-05T15:19:56.727" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never explicitly stated in the anime, but in her first appearance, she was playing Blackjack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure how credible &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/art2/bluprint/anime/cowboy_bebop/faye.htm&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; is but it does backup what card terms follow her..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Faye is really good at gambling, especially where poker or blackjack is involved because she cheats ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also her &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Faye_Valentine&quot;&gt;aliases&lt;/a&gt; are &lt;strong&gt;Poker Alice&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Queen Of Hearts&lt;/strong&gt;. It can probably be deduced from that with any words she &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; have used in any games she played in the anime. So its possibly Poker and or Blackjack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T15:19:56.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3654" CreationDate="2013-05-05T15:31:30.227" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you think about this from a real world military viewpoint, it is like asking if every recruit becomes a commanding officer. The answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. Also as related, keep in mind that not all &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3536/what-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-academy-class&quot;&gt;academy students become Chūnin&lt;/a&gt;, so that might apply here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is as of yet unknown what one has to undergo to become one. It is&#xA;  mentioned that jōnin are appointed, however there was mention of a&#xA;  Jōnin Exam in the anime's Kurama Clan Arc. When a ninja becomes a&#xA;  jōnin, they may be assigned a three-man genin team to supervise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then there is also this guy.. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kosuke_Maruboshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kosuke Maruboshi&lt;/a&gt; who &lt;em&gt;even though by choice&lt;/em&gt;, has been a genin for over 50 years. This could also apply to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T22:34:22.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3681" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-05T21:04:43.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:28:54.437" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:28:54.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3682" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-05T21:04:43.300" Score="0" Body="Slam Dunk is a manga series by Takehiko Inoue about Hanamichi Sakuragi, a teenager who decides to join his school's basketball team." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:28:54.437" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:28:54.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3683" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-05T21:07:43.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Basquash!&lt;/em&gt; is an anime created by Thomas Romain and Shoji Kawamori. The story is set in an alternate future where humanity is split between two factions: the lunar society, Mooneyes, and the denizens of the alternate Earth's surface, Earthdash. The show is titled for a &quot;street&quot; version of a popular sport called BFB (Big Foot Basketball), in which players play basketball while riding car-like giant robots called Big Foots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basquash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Basquash!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14883" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-07T18:00:03.627" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T18:00:03.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3684" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-05T21:07:43.063" Score="0" Body="Basquash! is a 2009 anime series created by Shoji Kawamori." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:46:29.697" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:46:29.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-05T22:42:22.723" Score="8" ViewCount="25059" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, how come Alphonse can sometimes perform alchemy, and at other times it seems he can't? Also, early on the show, wasn't it said that he lost his ability when he lost his body? And if he can do alchemy, why isn't he a state alchemist too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1744" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:51:19.627" LastActivityDate="2019-11-24T12:27:25.520" Title="How come Alphonse can do alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3685" CreationDate="2013-05-05T22:51:07.220" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Alphonse who is not a State Alchemist, since he did not actually apply to be an State Alchemist. It's a kind of job where you have to get certified, by apply and pass some tests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="204" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-05T22:53:30.960" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T22:53:30.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3646" CreationDate="2013-05-05T22:58:53.247" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This does not actually answer the question, but here’s why I think they’re not ”that alike”:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many mahou shoujo (magical girl) series have similar elements, especially those of same decade or genre, like both of those series are shoujo series (targeting for teenage girls or so), so finding element or two similar or same in both series is nothing strange. It’s kind of finding same kind of jokes in two different comedy series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As plot wise, I think their plot is pretty different in nuances and narration, even if the theme is much alike. They are, after all, two series of same genre, for same audience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="204" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T22:58:53.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3685" CreationDate="2013-05-05T23:18:09.000" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alphonse can always do alchemy, throughout the whole show. The only times he cannot perform alchemy are the same times that Edward cannot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Homunculus uses his ability to seal off alchemy temporarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in the beginning of the show, he does not perform alchemy often because he needs to draw transmutation circles to be able to. Drawing transmutation circles takes time, and is not often practical in fights or other scenarios that need quickness, especially if he does not know the proper circle (they can perform more basic transmutation simply, and both Al and Ed are geniuses, but they are still shown studying often). He is however, shown transmuting items throughout the show, both before and after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; gaining the ability to transmute without a circle, like Ed does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Alphonse has a particular ability (at least in the Anime) that no other alchemist is shown to have. He can transmute without physically touching the transmutation circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TUkoD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Transmutation without touching the circle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T23:18:09.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3685" CreationDate="2013-05-06T00:04:03.557" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first part of the question has been answered so I will concentrate on the State Alchemist portion. Alphonse wanted to be a State Alchemist along with his brother but Ed talked him out of it. The main reason was that being a State Alchemist is equivalent to joining the army. It means you have a commanding officer, you follow orders, and you go fight when and where you are told. As Ed told Al, &quot;only one of us has to carry that burden&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus there is the issue of a health screening, and seeing as how Al is just a hollow suit of armor, their secret would be immediately blown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1702" LastActivityDate="2013-05-06T00:04:03.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3665" CreationDate="2013-05-06T14:25:42.377" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quora.com/Anime/Why-did-the-Slam-Dunk-anime-stop-before-the-Inter-High-tournament&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;(not sure how credible the source is but it makes sense)&lt;/em&gt;. So echoing back your thoughts..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This series, as some anime are known to do, was cancelled after the&#xA;  initial 100 episodes. Most of the time this happens because the&#xA;  ratings are not that good, or the manga has not been finished at the&#xA;  time. I believe the reason for Slam Dunk not to continue had to do&#xA;  with money issues with its developers ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the answer also makes mention of the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Concerning the manga storyline it goes along the lines of the anime.&#xA;  And yes, the manga continues into the Inter High tournament, right&#xA;  until it is finished. It has a open ended finale, but in my opinion&#xA;  its one of the best anime endings I have seen. If you enjoyed the&#xA;  anime, reading the manga is a must.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following up this answer, it seems to be a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;thing&lt;/a&gt;. Unfortunately I can't seem to find any ratings, viewership numbers or official source to back this, but for the majority it coincides with what you presumed in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T09:42:55.923" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T09:42:55.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3262" CreationDate="2013-05-06T17:47:24.650" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://purisoku.com/archives/6496740.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; (which cites from a 2ch thread), the language is is pretty simple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Entean language is basically letter substituted English, with vowel keeping their original position, while the consonants are reversed, so B=Z, C=Y, D=X, ... and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;   ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ&#xA;-&amp;gt; AZYXEWVTISRLPNOMQKJHUGFDCB&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;人間 human → tupan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;世界 world → foklx&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;魔王（芦屋による呼称） majesty → pasejhc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They say it with such enthusiasm, too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwnNy6MRa8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwnNy6MRa8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T07:50:14.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3693" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-06T22:35:53.613" Score="10" ViewCount="1095" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this manga a very long time ago....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the story goes like this: There's a demon, or vampire or something (can't remember it well) who overpowers all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's the strongest, and up until the current state nobody can kill him, because he is somewhat an immortal, because of his healing powers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's also cruel. Then this girl came; an acolyte girl that was ordered cast a spell (or prayer) to him, and then to kill herself. She was ordered by the &quot;highest rank priest&quot; (somewhat similar from the position of the paladin in &lt;em&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/em&gt;). The spell was actually to connect her life to the demon, so whatever happen to the girl or to the demon will also happen to the other... I can't remember it so well, but I think the girl is scared to kill herself. She also wants to know why the priest ordered her to do such a thing (why did the priests want her to die?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, it ends up that they tag along with each other from then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was all that I can remember. And that was just the 1st chapter... I remember that during the time I'm reading it online it was turned to be already licensed so I think the manga was dropped, but I still want to know the title of this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this manga is? Thanks in advance. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, NO. It's not zenki. It doesn't have an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1748" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:57:01.807" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:57:01.807" Title="What is this manga about a demon or vampire linked to an acolyte?" Tags="&lt;kai-pilgrim&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:09.600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3654" CreationDate="2013-05-06T23:05:07.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's like a ranking. You have to undergo an exam or a test to be one ranking higher...&#xA;I don't know if this sequence is correct: genin, chuunin, jonin...&#xA;In the 1st episode of naruto shippuuden, it is known that naruto is the only one that's still a genin, others were chuunin and jonin.&#xA;There are other ninjas that maybe are still on the same level or ranking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1748" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-05-07T01:19:44.757" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T01:19:44.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3696" CreationDate="2013-05-07T00:07:21.700" Score="8" ViewCount="978" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;strong&gt;Law of Ueki&lt;/strong&gt;, Ueki has the power to &quot;turn trash into trees&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h0gj2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ueki&amp;#39;s Tree-making skill&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of tree(s) does he turn trash into? Can he control what tree he creates?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1557" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:44:18.390" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:44:18.390" Title="What type of trees can Ueki make?" Tags="&lt;the-law-of-ueki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3695" CreationDate="2013-05-07T00:54:44.770" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lou.wikia.com/wiki/K%C5%8Dsuke_Ueki&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the power to turn trash into trees may seem weak, Ueki can be&#xA;  creative with it, making wood darts, wood clubs and wood vines. He is&#xA;  able to win most battle which may seem impossible, beating someone&#xA;  with 299 talents when he only had 11. He can even make trees strong&#xA;  enough to travel directly through cars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Its seen that he can make any tree he wants&lt;/strong&gt;, making a chestnut tree to&#xA;  counter Taira's fire attacks with the chestnuts flying out of the tree&#xA;  and shooting at the opponent(but really wanted to make them hot enough&#xA;  to eat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T00:54:44.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3697" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-07T01:04:23.777" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-05-07T01:04:23.777" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T01:04:23.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3698" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-07T01:04:23.777" Score="0" Body="The Law of Ueki (うえきの法則) is a manga series created by by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It takes place on earth and is centered around Kousuke Ueki, a boy who attends the Hinokuni Junior High School and also has the power to turn trash into trees." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-05-07T01:19:31.863" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T01:19:31.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3699" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-07T01:32:25.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PTI7Dl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This is a subliminal message. Primary school girls are great.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/strong&gt; (ロウきゅーぶ!) is a light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama. It has a 2-season anime adaptation and a manga adaptation as well as several video games. It is centered around Hasegawa Subaru, a high school student who coaches an elementary school girl's basketball team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro-Kyu-Bu!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10572/Ro-Kyu-Bu!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu!&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:39:42.810" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:39:42.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3700" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-07T01:32:25.313" Score="0" Body="Ro-Kyu-Bu! (ロウきゅーぶ!) is a light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama. It is centered around Hasegawa Subaru, a high school student who coaches an elementary school girl's basketball team." OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:39:42.810" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:39:42.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3701" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3707" CreationDate="2013-05-07T02:25:33.463" Score="24" ViewCount="26742" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, during Goku's fight with Frieza, Frieza decides to destroy the planet Namek. However he fails to do so, but he claims that the planet will blow up in 5 minutes, at the most, but several episodes later, the two are still seen fighting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exactly how much broadcast time (real time) elapsed before the planet actually blew up? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the total &lt;strong&gt;broadcast time&lt;/strong&gt; (NOT the time passed in-universe) it took for planet Namek to explode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Excluding&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OP and ED theme time &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Commercials&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Events happening concurrently with the Frieza battle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;including&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fillers (the concurrent event rule applies here as well)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starting&lt;/strong&gt; from: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Frieza says that it will take five minutes &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ending&lt;/strong&gt; when: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The planet actually blows up&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1734" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:12:10.873" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:12:10.873" Title="How much broadcast time did it take for Planet Namek to blow up?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="143" CreationDate="2013-05-07T09:17:20.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where the Spirit King appeared because Lucy exclaimed that she would change the rules of the spirit world, he said that the spirits and humans had an agreement together. That &quot;agreement&quot; can mean the contract between the spirit and the wizard, or it can mean that something happened between the humans (probably wizards) and the spirits which made the spirits be indebted to the humans, therefore, they pay it with their services to the human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1750" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T09:17:20.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3705" CreationDate="2013-05-07T10:45:41.193" Score="11" ViewCount="2763" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this anime on TV as a child, dubbed in Arabic (so I couldn't tell you what the character names are). This was during the early 80s and I don't recall much of the detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist is a boy, always dressed in a red kimono and long black hair tied up and armed with a katana. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a ninja he was able to transform to different animals (I recall a very large fish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wish I had more details, but it was long ago and in a language I did not understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:59:21.077" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:59:21.077" Title="What is this ninja anime from the late 70s early 80s?" Tags="&lt;manga-sarutobi-sasuke&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:12.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3704" CreationDate="2013-05-07T13:34:58.273" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are looking for the series &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Sarutobi_Sasuke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Sarutobi Sasuke&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Ninja, The Wonder Boy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show tells the story of Sasuke, a Koga ninja boy living in 17th century Japan, doing battle with the Iga ninja clan lead by the evil Hanzo.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maxtoons.com/Sasuki.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UW6ZH.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nin nin!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP/ED: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7vnd8rhoY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7vnd8rhoY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T13:34:58.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3701" CreationDate="2013-05-07T20:16:54.823" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interestingly enough, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TalkingIsAFreeAction&quot;&gt;TVTropes link&lt;/a&gt; I linked in the comments had the answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taken to insanity during Goku's fight with Freeza. Freeza destroys the&#xA;  core and gives the planet five minutes until implosion. Ten episodes&#xA;  (approximately three hours of screentime for each of the scenes that&#xA;  are playing out simultaneously) and over three hundred lines of dialog&#xA;  for the two fighters later the planet finally collapses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there you go.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 hours (roughly)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100 lines of dialog&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;although, apparently it was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lampshaded snarkily in the dub. With ten episodes to go, Frieza has a&#xA;  line to the effect that the planet is &quot;a tough one... it'll probably&#xA;  last another two minutes.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T20:16:54.823" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4351" CreationDate="2013-05-07T22:10:41.153" Score="5" ViewCount="682" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Season 2 there's a scene where Izie (I think) is explaining how the last Digidestined gave up their crests to restore the world. However, I don't ever remember seeing that. The only time I remember seeing them lose their crests was when the Tags and Crests were destroyed in the last episode of the first season, and they realize that the real Crests had always been inside them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if there was an OVA or something that takes place between the first and second seasons where the digital world is brought to ruin and the Digidestined have to give up their crests to restore it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T22:49:43.187" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:49:43.187" Title="Are there any episodes of Digimon that weren't dubbed to English?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4352" CreationDate="2013-05-07T22:14:34.870" Score="4" ViewCount="3928" Body="&lt;p&gt;When DNA Digivolve is discovered in Season 2, Izie says that they had seen the evolution happening once before, with Wargraymon and Metalgarurumon DNA Digivolve into Omnimon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, he doesn't make any appearance in the first season and only appears in the first movie.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm wondering if Izie is referring to this or if I missed any other Omnimon appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-07T22:28:43.450" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T09:25:12.147" Title="Is the Omnimon reference in Season 2 relating to the first Movie?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3717" CreationDate="2013-05-08T00:33:52.953" Score="11" ViewCount="1673" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is King Deviluke in his chibi form when Lala, Zastin, Nana and Momo (his offsprings) are on their normal forms? I thought it was because he was on Deviluke planet, but even when he came to earth, he was still on his chibi form. Was it ever explain in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29pzZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T01:01:43.697" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T13:22:15.550" Title="Why is King Deviluke in his chibi form?" Tags="&lt;to-love-ru&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3711" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4580" CreationDate="2013-05-08T00:49:36.550" Score="8" ViewCount="466" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lala's inventions in To-Love-Ru are always defective, mostly the cause of problems in every episodes. But why are Lala's inventions defective when Peke once explained (Motto To-Love-Ru Episode 6 &quot;Night Tutor&quot; to be exact) about how universally genius Lala is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T17:50:49.480" LastActivityDate="2019-02-27T19:24:12.257" Title="Why do Lala's inventions always turn out to be defective?" Tags="&lt;to-love-ru&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3772" CreationDate="2013-05-08T09:14:01.610" Score="10" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5955/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_Specials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index specials&lt;/a&gt;, Index-tan is shown to have some marks on her left eye. However, she did not have any on the 'main anime'.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvAgz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of these marks?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If it was not explained anywhere, are there any speculations as to what it might mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T22:50:56.280" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T22:50:56.280" Title="What are the marks on Index-tan's left eye?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3713" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3714" CreationDate="2013-05-08T10:11:55.867" Score="14" ViewCount="14670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did they ever release a Pokemon game dealing with the Orange Island League? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was thinking and I remembered that each Pokemon anime series followed the same route as the games as far as getting the badges, but I wanted to know if they ever released a Pokemon game that dealt with Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they did what is the name of the game? If they didn't, why not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1758" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T16:48:54.450" LastActivityDate="2019-09-25T23:21:40.243" Title="Was there ever a Pokemon game based off the Orange Islands?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3713" CreationDate="2013-05-08T12:02:43.857" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no game located in the Orange Islands. Perhaps the closest game would be Fire Red/Leaf Green where the player could explore Sevii Islands. There are arguments that this was inspired by the Orange Islands, but I haven't found any proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been player modded games fitting in with the Orange Islands - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=225147&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt;, but no official release. &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Orange_Islands&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100525190130AANMhtE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to this answer on another site&lt;/a&gt;, the Orange Island plot was half-hearted and this probably meant that there was no real push for a related game on that end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T14:55:47.547" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T14:55:47.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3716" CreationDate="2013-05-08T13:51:46.050" Score="5" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there is a manga and OVA called Petit Eva: Evangelion@School that has some relation to Neon Genesis Evangelion. I haven't seen it, though, and I was wondering if it is one of the alternate ending/retellings of the story of it is something else. If it isn't a retelling or alternate ending, what is it and how is it related to the main story of Neon Genesis Evangelion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T18:24:23.400" Title="How is Petit Eva: Evangelion@School related to Neon Genesis Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3715" CreationDate="2013-05-08T14:33:41.333" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a parody, not related at all to the original story. It just uses the characters and very, very basic personalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it involves chibi (super-deformed) versions of each of the characters attending a school, including Unit-01, Shinji, Rei, Asuka, and others, with Misato as their teacher and Gendo as the principal. (Sachiel and Kaworu make appearances occasionally as well.) There is little to no voice acting (sans a few laughs and screams and whatnot), and it tells silly short stories about the students' antics. (For example, I believe the first episode involves Shinji sharing his sushi lunch with Eva Unit-01, who then shares a battery with Shinji, who eats it in order to not be rude.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDzKa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hay everybody~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Petit Eva&lt;/em&gt; has a manga as well as a 3D OVA (the first episode of which I talked about above). More information can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Petit_Eva:_Evangelion@School&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Evangelion Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T18:24:23.400" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T18:24:23.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3710" CreationDate="2013-05-08T21:17:10.200" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://to-loveru.wikia.com/wiki/Gid_Lucione_Deviluke&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lala states his current appearance is due to him using too much power&#xA;during the &amp;quot;Galaxy Unification Wars&amp;quot;, which desized his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly, It &lt;strong&gt;was&lt;/strong&gt; mentioned on the anime by Lala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T21:17:10.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-09T00:01:21.597" Score="18" ViewCount="110474" Body="&lt;p&gt;The transmutation circles in &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; always looked familiar to me, but I could never place my finger on why. What, if anything, are they based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dmAaD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dmAaDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Human Transmutation Circle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1760" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T00:20:07.020" LastActivityDate="2020-07-20T04:42:19.443" Title="What are the transmutation circles in Fullmetal Alchemist based on, if anything?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3719" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3720" CreationDate="2013-05-09T01:06:36.800" Score="29" ViewCount="35945" Body="&lt;p&gt;The alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist is based on a real &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy&quot;&gt;alchemy&lt;/a&gt;. How similar is the alchemy in the anime to the alchemy in real life history? When and how do they diverge? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T02:20:54.550" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T02:14:19.777" Title="How similar is alchemy in FMA to the real alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3719" CreationDate="2013-05-09T02:14:41.043" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;In their concept, they are very much alike. In their implementation, they are starkly different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Similarities&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it is very important to say that there is hardly a single definition of alchemy. Some of its first mentions are from texts hundreds of years old, but most highlight three things: Transmutation of base metals (usually to gold), creating a universal cure, and creating a universal solvent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using FMA alchemy, it is possible to transmute base metals into gold (as Ed did in Yoki's village), and through proper use of alchemy, healing and medicinal applications are possible. Other elemental transmutations, which were less sought by real-life alchemy but still present in research, are also done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W4Yx4.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W4Yx4m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Real-world alchemy was often done in the pursuit of the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance which was believed to provide everlasting life (as it did in &lt;em&gt;Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone&lt;/em&gt;); the stone in FMA did this, more or less, as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Differences&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This philosopher's stone was originally believed to be produced through the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_opus_(alchemy)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;magnum opus&lt;/a&gt;. This is never seen (nor even mentioned) in FMA; instead, all alchemy is done through a transmutation circle (with a few exceptions), including creation of the stone. Transmutation circles are not strictly based on any tradition of alchemy (though they use alchemical symbols and other similar glyphs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The philosopher's stone ingredients differ also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In real life, the origin of the stone was that it was possessed by Adam, who had received it from God, and its ingredients were never discovered. In FMA, the stone is made of human life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8plEd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8plEdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar to the circles, there is no real mention of using hands to physically guide energy in alchemy. There were not dreams of making weapons out of the floor or using the techniques for war. Alchemy was done mostly in a lab, using techniques like the magnum opus to create chemicals and other such processes. It's no surprise, then, that the believed art of alchemy was for science and advancement of oneself, so much so that it founded today's chemistry (and through Paracelsus—mentioned below—chemical medicine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sources of energy for the transmutations are also different; in FMA, they use tectonic energy and the &amp;quot;Dragon's Pulse&amp;quot; for Alkahestry. In real life, the energy comes from chemical bonds and thermal energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Alkahestry&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The universal solvent I mentioned above is called Alkahest, which is the base of the name Alkahestry (used in the English dub).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, Alkahestry is much closer to what we think of as alchemy from the real world. Its purpose—medicinal usage—is much closer to the medical and chemical applications that real-world alchemy sought. In the alchemical notes that they delve into later into the series, there is a drug, &amp;quot;rasayana&amp;quot; (based on the Indian term &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasayana&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;rasayana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), which is used for longevity and which is stated to &amp;quot;transform all metals to gold and restore youth to the elderly&amp;quot;; in that way, this substance appears to be much like the philosopher's stone concept seen in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Alkahestry (like normal FMA alchemy) uses hand gestures and circles instead of actual chemicals; also, as mentioned above, its source of energy (the &amp;quot;Dragon's Pulse&amp;quot;) is something that is not found in ancient real-world alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Overall&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FMA's alchemy and real-life alchemy share some things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The overall concept of transmuting elements, as well as transmuting to gold&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The creation of a philosopher's stone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ability to cure through alchemy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The pursuit of everlasting life&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also have quite a few differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The process of creating the philosopher's stone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The philosopher's stone ingredients&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The transmutation circles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The process of doing alchemy at all (using the body rather than a lab)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The source of energy (tectonic energy or the &amp;quot;Dragon's Pulse&amp;quot; rather than chemical energy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their purpose (real-life alchemy pursued a goal more like Alkahestry)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T19:40:09.703" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3718" CreationDate="2013-05-09T02:19:11.110" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Circles are a relatively major thing in alchemy. Ouroboros symbols were sigils in alchemy dating back to Cleopatra, and they depict a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jD0w7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ouroboros&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The symbols in the circle are mostly alchemic symbols. The one on the the bottom left on the outside looks like the symbol for iron ore or the symbol for male. Going clockwise from that is what looks like either copper ore or female, a symbol I can't identify, one of the symbols for regulus, another symbol I can't identify, and sal-ammoniac. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F700.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Renaissance alchemic images have circles with words in them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DY3pc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Raimundus Lullus&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Squaring the circle was another major part of Renaissance alchemic ideas. It was believed that this symbol plus a man and a woman in the circle was all that was needed to create a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;philosopher's stone&lt;/a&gt;. A full explanation can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://alchemicalpsychology.com/new/5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Sx81.png&quot; alt=&quot;Squaring the Circle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Seal of Solomon is another similar image. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_solomon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In alchemy, the combination of the fire and water symbols (up and down triangles) is known as the Seal of Solomon. The symbol is representative of the combination of opposites and transmutation. By combining the alchemical symbols for fire (upwards triangle) and water (downwards triangle), the alchemical symbols for earth and air are also created. The downwards facing triangle is divided along the center by the base line of the opposite triangle. This is the alchemical symbol for earth. Conversely, the upwards triangle divided by the base line of the downwards triangle is the alchemical symbol for air. The Seal of Solomon is all that is unified in perfect balance; the Spirit Wheel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cZ8Pa.png&quot; alt=&quot;Seal of Solomon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's seems to be pretty much a compilation of different alchemic elements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T13:45:35.397" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T13:45:35.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3723" CreationDate="2013-05-09T02:22:23.917" Score="18" ViewCount="2294" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim in FMA is based on a real person also named &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus&quot;&gt;Hohenheim&lt;/a&gt;. How similar are the character from anime and the real person, and how do they diverge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T08:36:15.233" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T02:09:04.480" Title="How similar is Hohenheim (FMA) to the real Hohenheim?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3722" CreationDate="2013-05-09T02:27:38.313" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim is named after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Paracelsus&lt;/a&gt;, a man whose name's last portion (at birth) was &quot;von Hohenheim&quot;. Paracelsus practiced medicine, alchemy, and other sciences, much like Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the vein of alchemy, Paracelsus also had a significant similarity to Hohenheim. He claimed to have made a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus#Alchemy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;homunculus&lt;/a&gt; out of bodily fluids, as described in &lt;em&gt;De homunculis&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let the semen of a man putrefy by itself in a sealed cucurbite with the highest putrefaction of the venter equinus [horse manure] for forty days, or until it begins at last to live, move, and be agitated, which can easily be seen…If now, after this, it be everyday nourished and fed cautiously and prudently with [an] arcanum of human blood…it becomes, thenceforth, a true and living infant, having all the members of a child that is born from a woman, but much smaller.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madscientistblog.ca/mad-scientist-5-paracelsus-pt-2-paracelsus-homunculus/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Hohenheim himself did not make a homunculus, he did contribute the blood that created &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; Homunculus, Dwarf in the Flask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There appears to be little beyond these similarities. Paracelsus's personality was polar opposite to Hohenheim's, being stubborn and arrogant to say the least. (This was bad enough to earn him anger and distaste from others in his field.) Paracelsus was never a slave, nor did he challenge a great villain, nor did he have kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P5ucy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P5ucym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g1fDx.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g1fDxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it's clear that Hohenheim's skills, name, and contributions to alchemy are closely linked with Paracelsus, it's safe to say that little more than that connects him to Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-15T03:31:50.943" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T03:31:50.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3710" CreationDate="2013-05-09T02:38:54.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is mentioned in chapter 127 of the manga&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, where Lala reminisced about the time she got lost when she was small, and her father (King Deviluke) found her. At that time, King Deviluke carried her back to the castle, since he was still at his normal size. Only later in the Galaxy Unification War that he used up too much of his power and ended up shrinking to the size of a small child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is during the journey to planet Mistletoe to find a cure for Celine. Lala was under effect of pollen and was drained of all her physical power. The reminiscence happens when she was carried by Rito on the back.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This trait of the Deviluke is again shown in chapter 44 of To LOVE-Ru Darkness where Lala herself turns into small child's body after exhausting all her power to protect Rito from Golden Darkness's rampage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T13:22:15.550" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T13:22:15.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3726" CreationDate="2013-05-09T03:05:37.663" Score="7" ViewCount="5828" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ano Hana's opening theme &quot;Aoi Shiori&quot;, the word &lt;strong&gt;misanga&lt;/strong&gt; was mentioned a few times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ichipeeji mekuru tenohira   kuchibiru de musunda &lt;strong&gt;misanga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nee kyou mo kawaranai kyou de   ame fureba denwa mo dekiru yo &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sou yatte ima wa kimi no hou e (itsu no ma ni ka kireta &lt;strong&gt;misanga&lt;/strong&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oshitsukeru boku no yasashisa wo (demo nazeka ienai mama da yo) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hontou douka shiteru mitai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My hand that turns to the next page, and the &lt;strong&gt;misanga&lt;/strong&gt; I fastened with my lips... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hey, today is today, and that won't change; if it rains, we can still talk on the phone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In that way, I now push (Before I knew it, the &lt;strong&gt;misanga&lt;/strong&gt; came off,) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My kindness in your direction. (But for some reason, I can't say it.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There really must be something wrong with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation didn't give the exact meaning of the word &quot;misanga&quot; so I was wondering what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T21:57:43.770" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T21:57:43.770" Title="Ano Hana's opening mentions &quot;misanga&quot;. What exactly is that?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;music&gt;&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3725" CreationDate="2013-05-09T03:44:59.533" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;A misanga is a type of handicraft good luck charm, similar in concept to friendship bracelets, they are typically made from knotted embroidery floss, thread, gimp, or similar material. Like friendship bracelets, they are tied together by simple knots. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that if you make a wish when you tie the ends together, your wish will come true when the bracelet falls off from wear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The etymology of the name seems to come from the Portuguese word for &quot;beads&quot; (miçanga). They were &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first popularized&lt;/a&gt; in 1993 during the beginning of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;J-League&lt;/a&gt;, the Japan Professional Football League. Ramos Ruy and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa of the Tokyo Verde football club wore these to wish for the victory of their team. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea behind it may have changed but it's intended to be a symbol of good luck and friendship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G9EF9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Make a wish&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T21:56:25.233" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T21:56:25.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3728" CreationDate="2013-05-09T04:11:20.460" Score="5" ViewCount="2887" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've was checking out on Anime News Network to see if &lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt; has been released outside Japan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13001&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the page above, Madman should have it. But, when I search for it, I only get 2 episodes from their screening room. When I search eBay, I only get Japanese imports and nothing from the United States or the UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has &lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt; been released at all on DVD, or is it only available through streaming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-13T15:15:42.290" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T15:15:42.290" Title="Is Guilty Crown on DVD in the USA, UK, or Australia?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3727" CreationDate="2013-05-09T05:17:43.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been released in the U.S., but I don't think there's any information available regarding the other two countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the US, the show was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/01/funimation-announces-guilty-crown-and-hackquantum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;licensed by Funimation&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Crown#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; claims that the anime was planned to be released in 2012, but I'm fairly certain this did not happen. The release seems to have actually happened in August 2013. It's currently listed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/shows/guilty-crown/products/dvd-blu-ray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation's store&lt;/a&gt; in two DVD+Bluray combo packs. Other online stores including &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00CU6WC8K&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; also carry it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the UK, the series was licensed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-27/manga-entertainment-announcements-at-london-mcm-expo-including-wolf-children&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;. It was listed as &quot;planned for release in April [2013]&quot;, but their website still doesn't list the series in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.manga.com/titles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;their list of titles&lt;/a&gt;. As such, it's pretty safe to conclude that no release has been made yet. Their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-07/manga-entertainment-q2-release-schedule&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Q2 release schedule&lt;/a&gt; also doesn't mention Guilty crown, so it may be delayed or cancelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Australia, as you said the licensing organization is Madman Entertainment. I've looked through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/actions/channel.do?method=view&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;their website&lt;/a&gt;, but a search for &quot;Guilty Crown&quot; only brings up streams of the first 2 episodes. It is not listed on their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=schedule&amp;amp;webChannelId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;release schedule&lt;/a&gt; nor on their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=browse&amp;amp;webChannelId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;full catalog&lt;/a&gt;. Also, the only news I could find regarding this was an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-05/madman-begins-streaming-guilty-crown-and-waiting-in-the-summer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;announcement that the series would be streamed&lt;/a&gt;, but no announcements of plans for a home release. This suggests that they don't have any plans to do so, and likely have not bought the rights for a home release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as of now, there is only a home video release in the U.S.. It's still quite possible that the UK will have releases of the series in the fairly near future. Australia is less likely to get a release anytime soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T07:19:24.460" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T07:19:24.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3718" CreationDate="2013-05-09T05:57:43.060" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;This site has a note about &lt;a href=&quot;http://alchemicalpsychology.com/new/5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Squaring the circle&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, describing a utilization of circles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nhsxr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Maier&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Michael Maier&lt;/a&gt;, a German alchemist from the 17th century. That gives you the generalized &quot;simple&quot; transmutation circle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HAFzX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The symbols used in some of the more complex circles are old alchemic symbols or variations of them. I don't know of a complete list of them but some of them can be seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alchemywebsite.com/symbols_barlet.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annibal Barlet's works&lt;/a&gt; or other symbols from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alchemywebsite.com/val_symb.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;17th century&lt;/a&gt;. The inscriptions themselves seem to mostly come from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.levity.com/alchemy/ripgates.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;George Ripley's 12 Gates&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T05:57:43.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3730" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3896" CreationDate="2013-05-09T13:57:50.037" Score="7" ViewCount="6470" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are two Bleach light novels (&lt;em&gt;BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody&lt;/em&gt;). Do they follow the Bleach manga plot lines or do they diverge? If they follow the manga, what chapters do they cover? If not, what happens in them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T14:10:02.443" Title="Do the Bleach light novels follow the manga plot?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-09T14:34:20.607" Score="16" ViewCount="53461" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/48621/Koe_no_Katachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koe no Katachi (OOIMA Yoshitoki)&lt;/a&gt; (one-shot version), at the end of the story,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the boy, Ishida Shouya, finally met up again with the deaf girl he bullied in the past, Nishimiya, Shouko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about the exchange in sign language between them in the last 3 pages of the story. What do the signs mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Why did the boy blush and reply &quot;That's so embarrassing! How can you even say that?!&quot; in page second to last? And in the last page, when the girl grabbed his hand, why did he say  &quot;That's not what I meant!&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relevant 4 pages. (negative page number, since I am counting from last)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page -5&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wNkhB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wNkhB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page -5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page -3&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ka5Xj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ka5Xj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page -3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page -2&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F6Ejp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F6Ejp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page -2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page -1&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXyvW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXyvW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page -1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T05:50:32.223" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T05:50:32.223" Title="Can anyone explain the ending of &quot;Koe no Katachi&quot; one-shot?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;sign-language&gt;&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2609" CreationDate="2013-05-09T22:24:58.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of guest rooms that Kaien has for guests; I'm quite sure Zero uses one of them himself, and you see one used when Hanabusa stays behind when the Night Class goes off for their break. I'm also quite sure Maria stays in another one after the end of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The room Yuuki is in, I think is a &quot;special&quot; room saved just for her by Kaien (if his mentality is anything to go by). Keep in mind that Yuri might have left the campus to visit family, so it's quite possible that Yuuki only stayed in the same room with Yuri because she was there, and that the room in which she is seen in &lt;em&gt;Guilty&lt;/em&gt; is probably her original room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, the reason why she's in there may be related to Kaname. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Even Shizuka's death was a part of Kaname's plans to draw out the Senate, have them release Rido, and then have Rido killed using Zero. Kaname knew that while he wasn't around, and Yuuki's memories were still repressed, she could become a target since Rido was always targeting her. Remember that Ichiru did try to get Yuuki to drink a vial of blood while she was sleeping, but Hanabusa stopped him; hell, knowing Kaname, he probably knew what Akatsuki said to Hanabusa and knew the exact reason why he stayed and knew that Hanabusa would protect Yuuki for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-10T05:56:12.193" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T05:56:12.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3735" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-10T08:53:44.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel%27s_Feather&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel's Feather&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:32:10.437" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:32:10.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3736" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-10T08:53:44.667" Score="0" Body="Angel's Feather is a visual novel by BlueImpact." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:32:10.437" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:32:10.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3737" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-10T09:00:04.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gate Keepers&lt;/em&gt; is primarily a role-playing video game for the PlayStation and was then adapted into a manga series written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi, drawn by Keiji Gotoh, and an anime series produced by Gonzo. The plot revolves around the members of a secret organization named A.E.G.I.S. who are protecting earth from attacks from &quot;Invaders&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Keepers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gate Keepers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:20:28.403" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:20:28.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3738" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-10T09:00:04.810" Score="0" Body="Gate Keepers is a 6-episode OVA series based on an RPG for the playstation. " OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:20:28.403" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:20:28.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3739" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3740" CreationDate="2013-05-10T09:34:39.447" Score="11" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all I can remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an anime series with some SF or future theme. The government has the ability to close off a very large city-block with walls that can move and destroy buildings. Behind these walls, they have defenses which can kill anyone who tries to leave the quarantined area. As far as I know, there was some form of virus, but the surviving children were not contaminated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it's about a high-schooler who has to survive in this quarantine and has to form a society to survive. At first, the leader wanted to be more democratic, but then his girlfriend gets killed which turns him into become a hard-line dictator. In the end (I think, not sure), they build enough resources to make an attempt to escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know the title of this series. For some reason, the new Valvrave anime reminds me of this series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I've given you enough information to find the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1765" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:59:44.937" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:59:44.937" Title="Title of an anime with children quarantined in a city block?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:15.880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3739" CreationDate="2013-05-10T09:52:51.257" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SA4xw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T09:52:51.257" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3410" CreationDate="2013-05-10T13:53:58.207" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English term &quot;trainspotter&quot; gives some idea of how otaku are viewed in Japan; a trainspotter is essentially a &quot;train otaku&quot;. That is, weird, antisocial, and not really &quot;like the rest of us&quot;. Phrases like &quot;gun nut&quot; carry a similar flavour of being obsessed with something in a not-entirely-healthy way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the Japanese culture values conformity, being &quot;weird&quot; is something more of a social stigma than it is in most Western countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, in the Japanese culture, being described as an otaku is almost universally negative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1766" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T13:53:58.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3739" CreationDate="2013-05-10T17:45:12.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Betterman&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Anime News Network:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A deadly virus known as &quot;Algernon&quot; has attacked humanity with vicious meaning. At the forefront of the battle is the mystifying Akamatsu Industries – disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this undercover organization uses neural enhanced weapons known as NeuroNoids to battle Algernon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T17:45:12.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3743" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3748" CreationDate="2013-05-11T01:41:27.517" Score="25" ViewCount="5735" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jigglypuff's song is seen to be extremely effective in putting people and Pokemon to sleep, but how does it not fall asleep from its own singing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouldn't it at least fall asleep after it's done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gmCPg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Let&amp;#39;s get Jiggly with it~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-05-11T14:25:27.200" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T02:21:43.740" Title="How does Jigglypuff not fall asleep from its own song?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3869" CreationDate="2013-05-11T01:57:02.283" Score="23" ViewCount="12165" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music created specifically for the series they represent, or are they just picked by the producers/production committee based on how well they would fit their series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What typically happens? What exceptions are there? How much have things changed now compared to the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-05-23T01:27:40.220" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T00:10:44.757" Title="How are the themes and songs picked for a particular series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-11T03:06:13.547" Score="4" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;The visual novel Hatsuyuki Sakura has 3 opening themes, namely &quot;freak of nature: start&quot; by I've, &quot;Presto&quot; by Kotoko, and &quot;Hesitation Snow&quot; by fripSide. The latter two have lyrics and a lot of images, so it's pretty easy to tell roughly what they're supposed to mean (basically, they're standard VN OP sequences). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the first is just vocalized, with very few character images (mostly just scenery), and thus it's hard to interpret exactly what it's supposed to mean. It plays very early in the novel (i.e. after 3 days, which is just the beginning of the prologue), and at that point the story really hasn't been established at all yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_R8jJE2b84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_R8jJE2b84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What symbolic connection does this song have to the novel? Is it supposed to mean anything, or just set a certain mood? Also, what is the significance of the title &quot;freak of nature: start&quot; to the novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-11T03:06:13.547" Title="Is there any meaning to the first Hatsuyuki Sakura OP &quot;freak of nature: start&quot;?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;hatsuyuki-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-11T03:47:59.973" Score="7" ViewCount="984" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chiaki is a talented violinist and pianist, and also an aspiring conductor. In the classical music industry, it's fairly common for people who are that talented at multiple instruments to know at least a few more. Is Chiaki known to play any other instruments besides violin and piano?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oBfZk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T19:17:42.310" Title="Can Chiaki play any instruments besides violin and piano?" Tags="&lt;nodame-cantabile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3327" CreationDate="2013-05-11T08:35:35.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They weren't mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is that they were alive and well, but just weren't important enough to be mentioned. Much like how Jiraiya's parents weren't mentioned (though Jiraiya did make a remark about them being alive, while Orochimaru's weren't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they had been dead, we can assume it would have affected Konohamaru's personality in the same way it affected Naruto and Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T06:19:29.130" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T06:19:29.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3743" CreationDate="2013-05-11T09:27:10.680" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first: As kuwaly mentioned, normally no one falls asleep while singing a lullaby. That's most likely the reason, but there are other possible points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like in the game, Pokémon using Sing aren't affected by the attack. This was most likely done to make this move usable, and was copied in the anime so the viewers aren't confused.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some of the Pokédex-entries suggest, that you need to look in the eyes of Jigglypuff to be affected. As a Jigglypuff can't look itself in the eyes, it can't fall asleep. You can read the entries &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jigglypuff_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Pok.C3.A9dex_entries_2&quot;&gt;on Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think I remember other Jigglypuffs falling asleep, too, but I'm not sure. That would mean, that Jigglypuffs aren't immune to the singing, but just aren't affected by their own attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T11:52:09.630" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T11:52:09.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-11T22:08:31.850" Score="4" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;The example of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatbelts_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seatbelts&lt;/a&gt;, led by Yoko Kanno comes to mind. All of Cowboy Bebop's soundtrack was composed and performed by them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Looking at their discography, their albums are all from the Cowboy Bebop franchise, except their live DVD. However, I am unsure as to whether they were created for this purpose, or if they were just a perfect fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any bands that dedicate themselves specifically to composing and performing for anime? Or that may be created specifically for a certain series/franchise? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-11T22:15:35.917" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T00:23:10.267" Title="Are there bands specifically dedicated to anime?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3751" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3757" CreationDate="2013-05-11T22:43:06.790" Score="5" ViewCount="5102" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's fairly well-known among Beck fans that Chiba, the lead vocalist of Beck, is based on Zack De La Rocha from Rage Against the Machine. However, the other characters don't seem to be obviously based on anyone famous to me. Are the other band members also based on or inspired by any famous musicians?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rHxpZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T04:03:06.110" Title="Are the members of Beck based on real life musicians?" Tags="&lt;beck&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3756" CreationDate="2013-05-11T23:04:45.540" Score="5" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 21 of THE iDOLM@STER, Chihaya sings Nemurihime solo at a concert. Thanks to President Kuroi's interference, the technicians won't start the music, so Chihaya decides to sing a cappella (i.e. with no accompaniment). They do start the accompaniment at the first chorus, so it doesn't stay a capella the whole way through, and furthermore the song is cut (the full duration is 5).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The video from the anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKIZ2RbMlOk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Note that this video contains &lt;strong&gt;major spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;; in fact, this scene is basically the climax of the anime. In case you want to avoid any spoilers, the full version of the song from one of the CDs (with accompaniment throughout) is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf7ktJ3yYUg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was a full a cappella version ever released on any of the CDs, or in any other form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oeaNn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-12T00:06:06.433" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T02:55:23.803" Title="Was there ever an a cappella version of Nemurihime released?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;the-idolmaster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3820" CreationDate="2013-05-12T01:11:32.667" Score="7" ViewCount="919" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mai Minase first notices this in &lt;em&gt;.hack//Liminality&lt;/em&gt; when she and Tomonari Kasumi are attacked by the First Phase, Skeith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;A in C major&quot; tone (ハ長調ラ音) seems to recur whenever some strange event happened &quot;The World&quot; and it's subsequent iterations, like in &quot;The World R:2,&quot; like when &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SYkGvB7RI#t=86s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Azure Kite appeared&lt;/a&gt;, the appearance of one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Category%3aPhases&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Phases&lt;/a&gt;, or activation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_%28Phases%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an Avatar&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does this tone play during these events in both the anime series and the games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN987vxtiuQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN987vxtiuQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-15T07:18:35.440" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T16:38:14.523" Title="Why does the &quot;A in C major&quot; tone play whenever a strange event occurs in The World?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3884" CreationDate="2013-05-12T01:34:29.347" Score="3" ViewCount="12189" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack of &lt;em&gt;G-senjou no Maou&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;The Devil on G-string&quot;) is mostly comprised of adaptations of classical music pieces. However, the tracklists I have found do not acknowledge the original source compositions, only the track names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of the tracks are based on classical compositions, and what are the names of the original pieces of music?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XJG0q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T18:03:43.920" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T18:03:43.920" Title="What classical pieces of music were adapted for the soundtrack of G-senjou no Maou?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;g-senjou-no-maou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-12T01:36:43.227" Score="6" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after Ayato, Quon and Reika/RahXephon re-tune the world and made it so the events involving the Mulian never happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haruka seems to have memories of the events that occurred before the tuning. Does everyone retain their memories or is it just her because she was with Ayato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T00:48:07.517" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T03:31:18.013" Title="In the end of the last episode of RahXephon, does everyone retain their old memories?" Tags="&lt;rahxephon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3752" CreationDate="2013-05-12T02:55:23.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An a capella version of this song has not been released yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;VGMdb&lt;/a&gt;* and &lt;a href=&quot;http://imas-db.jp/song/detail/141.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;imas DB&lt;/a&gt;, Nemurihime was only ever released on two CDs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -FIRST SEASON- 05 Chihaya Kisaragi&lt;/strong&gt;: This was the original release of the song and therefore is not a special version.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 07&lt;/strong&gt;: This is one of the many soundtracks for the anime series, but it is still the original version and is not a capella.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Neither referenced site has an official relationship with the iM@S series, but they are both reliable fan-made databases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the airing of the anime, Nemurihime was also released on DVD/Blu-Ray of live performances on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;THE IDOLM@STER 7th ANNIVERSARY&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;THE IDOLM@STER 6th ANNIVERSARY&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I looked up the videos of these performances and they were both the original version. I think it's safe to say that any performances of Nemurihime before the anime are also the original version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt; Since VGMdb does not have permalink search feature, these are the parameters I used:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;trackname -- 眠り姫&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  game -- idolm@ster&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T02:55:23.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3751" CreationDate="2013-05-12T04:03:06.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides Chiba, I'm only aware of the bassist, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_%28manga%29#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taira&lt;/a&gt;, resembling RCHP's bassist, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_%28musician%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flea&lt;/a&gt;. They both often play shirtless on stage and share the bleached-blonde look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beck's bassist, Taira is the second member recruited by Ryusuke. Although he can sometimes seem uncaring or apathetic, he is actually the most mature of the band members and often offers helpful advice. He usually performs shirtless, &lt;strong&gt;much like the real-life person he is based on: Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.&lt;/strong&gt; His main live bass is a white Music Man Stingray (a 1993-1996 model as identified from the type of bridge) with 3-band EQ and a trans bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Flea is also known to use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Man_StingRay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Music Man Stingray&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lg4an.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEjF0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mangaka, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Sakuishi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Harold Sakuishi&lt;/a&gt;, is an RHCP fan and, according to WP, has claimed that Beck is partly inspired by the band. I don't know if this extends to other members of the band.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Harold Sakuishi himself has admitted that the &lt;strong&gt;band is inspired in part by the Red Hot Chili Peppers&lt;/strong&gt;. Sakuishi admits that they are his favorite band; their music, specifically the song &quot;Under the Bridge&quot;, helped him through a difficult time in his life. &lt;strong&gt;A one-shot manga also called Under the Bridge was written by Sakuishi and narrates his first meeting with the band.&lt;/strong&gt; This influence is widely seen in Beck, not only in the band's musical style, but also in the fact that &lt;strong&gt;Taira heavily resembles a younger version of Flea, the Chili Peppers' own bassist&lt;/strong&gt;, both in looks (he is mostly seen playing shirtless and has his hair bleached blonde, as Flea used to have his own) and in playing style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T04:03:06.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3794" CreationDate="2013-05-12T11:25:57.440" Score="14" ViewCount="5033" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBUC1ZF6dE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;opening theme&lt;/a&gt; is sung by Miku Hatsune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other anime soundtracks that incorporate a vocaloid singer (or a similar synthesized voice program) such as Miku?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vkC6D.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vkC6Dm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T23:13:21.187" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T22:12:30.283" Title="Is Black Rock Shooter the only anime soundtrack that features vocaloid singers?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;black-rock-shooter&gt;&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-12T12:46:13.237" Score="9" ViewCount="1500" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that the most powerful Ninja seemed to be from older generations.&#xA;First came Rikudo Senin, then Hashirama and Madara, then successive Hokages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But shouldn't skills and techniques improve over time?&#xA;I mean to say shouldn't there be at least one person more powerful than Rikudo Senin in the current generation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1773" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:00:05.250" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:00:05.250" Title="Why did the shinobi become weaker with every generation?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3565" CreationDate="2013-05-12T17:45:30.420" Score="6" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Out-of-universe&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haro was included in &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/em&gt; for the purpose of showing Amuro's talent for building machines. However, it fulfills another purpose; that of being a mascot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Okawara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kunio Okawara&lt;/a&gt; initially designed Haro for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_Steel_Man_Daitarn_3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and named him after HAL (the computer from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;2001: A Space Odyssey&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Bqg5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. It was (likely) intended to be a mascot of the series, before the concept was discarded. However, Okawara was later approached prior to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and persuaded to include it, allowing it to somewhat serve as a mascot of the series. Since then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haro has since become a mascot for the Sunrise studio as a whole, often appearing in their recent idents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haro_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haro, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it its popularity and its rank as mascot of the series, Haro has also received a substantial following and quite a collection of merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Bqg5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haro merchandise&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;In-universe&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The in-universe explanation is actually far simpler. Haro was created by Amuro, the main character, as part of his hobby building machines. Amuro generally had few social interactions with others, so he created Haro as a companion to himself, with its speech function and brain-wave analysis functions making it quite a good substitute for a close friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;References&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haro_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haro (character) at Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AD_(%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA)#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haro at the Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeriesMascot&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Series Mascot at TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T17:20:31.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3771" CreationDate="2013-05-12T19:01:36.913" Score="6" ViewCount="516" Body="&lt;p&gt;When did Sakamoto obtain his three chips? (It may be that I just didn't pay enough attention.) I do know Tairo collected most of the chips of the dead bodies, but I never really saw Sakamoto collect any or kill any of the players. How did he obtain them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-12T19:20:55.987" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T06:48:17.313" Title="When did Sakamoto get his three chips?" Tags="&lt;btooom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3766" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-12T19:06:10.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rARNS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;BTOOOM!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Jun'ya Inoue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main story is about a 22-year-old unemployed guy that regularly plays a video game called &quot;BTOOOM!&quot;, where he is one of the world's top-ranked players. But one day, he wakes up on a tropical island with no knowledge of how he got there. From then on he has to play the BTOOOM! game in real life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btooom!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Btooom!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:19:03.113" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:19:03.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3767" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-12T19:06:10.777" Score="0" Body="BTOOOM! is a manga series by Jun'ya Inoue. " OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:39:37.387" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:39:37.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3770" CreationDate="2013-05-12T19:26:29.803" Score="15" ViewCount="4830" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it so hard in many animes to draw people running?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean even if the whole anime drawing is good, somehow when someone is running it feels so awkward. Their body movements don't look realistic. Sometimes people seem to be leaping or scrolling. Sometimes their steps seem to be longer than a normal human could walk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are exception of course, but they are so rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T03:41:34.187" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:36:14.933" Title="Why is it hard to draw people running in animes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3761" CreationDate="2013-05-12T19:40:26.670" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;One reason that can explain this is the &lt;strong&gt;need for 'power' or 'skills' decreased over time&lt;/strong&gt;. Whenever there was raging destruction and war, powerful shinobi emerged to sustain the survival of their respective clans. After Hashirama and Madara established the leaf village, peace and prosperity spread everywhere, as more peaceful villages emerged. This was explained in one of the recent manga chapters : people took the &lt;em&gt;truce between the most powerful clans&lt;/em&gt; as an example and decided to take a break from war. With no raging battles or major wars, the need for highly skilled shinobi declined and people started exploring other professions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is that Rikudo Senin was born with certain special skills and trained unimaginably hard in his generation to overcome the terror of the ten tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also explains why Naruto and Sasuke have trained so extensively on the way to become the most powerful of their generation. The experiments of Orichimaru in reviving the dead, the Akatsuki's goals and conflicting views of Naruto and Sasuke were indicators of a potential major war coming up!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1773" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-12T19:42:40.150" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T19:42:40.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3768" CreationDate="2013-05-13T05:43:27.527" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;The walk cycle is considered to be one of the most basic aspects of animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;American animators and animation enthusiasts often times scorn the Japanese styles and methods of animation as lazy, while Japanese anime enthusiasts deride the American style as clunky or too comical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that you ask? The answer lies in how these countries distribute their budget and time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While American animation often times may seem lacking in it's attention to detail, it makes up for it the quality of their animation. American animation often times meticulous and original in how they animate motion, though sometimes content is reused cyclically, the animation is painstakingly frame by frame. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, Japanese anime uses a lot of shortcuts (to save budget and meet deadlines). Typically long scenes feature only the mouth of a character (and maybe other minor features like a waving hair or glittering eyes) moving during delivery of key information/dialog, or the short burst of motion of some character in some an action pose against an animated, cyclic, and stylized background (I'm looking at you transformation scenes). Often times these uses of dramatic still-shots are done against patterned (or static illustrated) backgrounds, sometimes a few moving emotive icons (sweat drops, question marks, small chibi animated heads) will accompany a some sort of monologue. Admittedly both styles of animation reuse shots and sequences, but it's more noticeable in Japanese anime for various reason (e.g., not enough budget and/or manpower). This is why Japanese anime is typically labeled as &quot;lazy&quot; by American animators and enthusiasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A typical walk cycle in animation consists of 8 keyframes typically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TRmJ3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;22-keyframe animation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The smoothness of an animation is typically determined by the framerate and amount of key frames in the animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In American animation, the animation is captured by shooting two frames of film per drawing at a rate of 24 frames per second (fps) to achieve the smooth motion of American animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese anime, while it also runs at an average 24 fps, typically captures their animation at a rate of three or four frames per drawing in order to save money and manpower. Though it varies depending on the studio and tools used (e.g 3DCG) with main objects in the foreground (typically characters) are animated at 8 to 12 fps, while background objects can be animated at as low as 6 to 8 fps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets compare the difference between one walk cycle that is 8 frame to one that is 16 frames, both at 60 fps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C9Ggm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;8 frames per second&quot;&gt; &amp;lt;-- 8 frames     &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ikz0y.gif&quot; alt=&quot;16 frames per second&quot;&gt; &amp;lt;-- 16 frames&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice the 16 frame one is smoother, but slower while the 8 frame is faster, but choppier. This is because it takes the 16 frame animation twice as long, covering more frames, to go through one cycle than the 8 frame one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The varying of frame rates can also be be used to depict the expansion and compression of time (think bullet time from &lt;em&gt;The Matrix&lt;/em&gt;). However generally choppy animation is the result of not enough keyframes in your animation. More frames mean more and manpower and/or time, which ultimately means more money is required. Japanese anime production &lt;a href=&quot;http://wildgrounds.com/ask/15/anime-series-whats-the-average-budget&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;don't typically have as big of a budget&lt;/a&gt; compared to American productions (but there are exceptions), so they must make do with what they have and cut corners where they can (like Shaft did with the certain &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; TV episodes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-26T16:19:50.243" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T16:19:50.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3765" CreationDate="2013-05-13T06:48:17.313" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakamoto has 3 chips, plus his own (for a total of four), after he kills Masashi Miyamoto (knife guy) and Souichi Natsume (attorney guy with glasses). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Miyamoto gets killed (while he has Himiko hostage, after Natsume is killed by the Cracker BIM), he mentions he's already killed a guy and taken his IC chip and BIM. Miyamoto wrongly assumes that Sakamoto has three chips (two plus his own) since he has 3 types of BIMs, and that Himiko has Mitsuo Akechi's (fat guy) IC chip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wp2J5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Total IC chips according to Miyamoto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T06:48:17.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3712" CreationDate="2013-05-13T08:20:41.193" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/kakuretajigen/status/15725106697342976&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://yaplog.jp/sanka_kiroku/archive/385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;attendees&lt;/a&gt; at an&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-index.net/tv/news/hp0001/index00320000.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Index II x Oreimo talk session in December 2010&lt;/a&gt;, someone from the Index&#xA;staff said there that it was intended to look like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Ohtsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kenji Ohtsuki&lt;/a&gt;'s face&#xA;paint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8E0Tq.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Kinniku Shōjo Tai&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is simply the result of a play on words without any significance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Japan, とある魔術の&lt;strong&gt;禁書&lt;/strong&gt;目録 (&lt;em&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt;) is&#xA;often referred to as &lt;strong&gt;禁書&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;kinsho&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) in short.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ohtsuki is the vocalist/lyricist for the Japanese band&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;筋&lt;/strong&gt;肉&lt;strong&gt;少&lt;/strong&gt;女帯 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinniku_Sh%C5%8Djo_Tai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kinniku Shōjo Tai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;),&#xA;which is often shortened as &lt;strong&gt;筋少&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;kinshō&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="151" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T08:20:41.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3452" CreationDate="2013-05-13T09:15:22.340" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/snQ5X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tonnura is one of 7 siblings, but only 4 have been revealed as of volume 7 of the manga. They are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tonnura, the titular character (and elderest brother)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9fnEk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Duke, the younger brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F4OrZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;this one&amp;#39;s pretty epic!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charmy, the youngest sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/enzMy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;how charming&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Donsuke, the youngest brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UFgcz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;he&amp;#39;s a big one&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T09:24:10.440" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T09:24:10.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3851" CreationDate="2013-05-13T20:39:48.770" Score="11" ViewCount="63585" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Blood-C was produced in-part by Studio Production I.G, the creators of Blood+, and it has a lot of similarities to Blood+, such as the appearance and name of the characters and the name of the manga/anime/film. Are they set in the same world or in some sort of parallel universe, or is Blood-C something like a reboot of Blood+?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ysJMr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blood-C&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blood C&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/woGmF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blood+&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blood+&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T06:14:06.480" Title="Is Blood-C set in the same world as Blood+?" Tags="&lt;blood+&gt;&lt;blood-c&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3778" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-13T20:54:36.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z1gtr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blood+ DVD cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood+&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an anime and manga series about an amnesiac named Saya who learns she is the only one who can defeat Chiropterans, which are bat-like monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions about the semi-related series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood-C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/blood-c&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;blood-c&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;blood-c&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Blood+&lt;/em&gt; franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood+&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt; series that ran weekly from 2005-2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blood+_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blood+&lt;/a&gt;, a manga that ran from 2005-2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood+: Adagio, a manga released from April-December 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood+: Kowloon Nights, a manga released in April 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blood+_light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blood+&lt;/a&gt;, a four-volume light novel released from 2006-2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood+: Russian Rose (BLOOD+ ロシアン・ローズ), a two-volume light novel released in May and September 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two PS2 games: Blood+: One Night Kiss and Blood+: Sōyoku no Battle Rondo (BLOOD+ 〜双翼のバトル輪舞曲(ロンド)〜)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A PSP game: Blood+: Final Piece (BLOOD+ 〜ファイナルピース〜) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%2B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood+&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:29:42.413" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:29:42.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3779" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-13T20:54:36.623" Score="0" Body="Blood+ is a series produced by Production I.G and Aniplex about a girl with amnesia who learns she is the only one who can defeat monsters known as Chiropterans. See also [blood-c]. " OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:29:42.413" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:29:42.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3781" CreationDate="2013-05-13T21:16:23.110" Score="14" ViewCount="34839" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of hand seals in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; that are used to perform jutsus. I know that the seals themselves have different &lt;a href=&quot;http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b31434c0f3f8d552c0503888ed0ecd7/tumblr_mk7vx9Mb3L1rb51s7o1_500.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;zodiac signs&lt;/a&gt;. Is there any lore or historical basis for these seals, or was it invented by the creators of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8vR4F.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Hand seals&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-15T02:06:37.070" LastActivityDate="2019-05-28T18:00:23.073" Title="What are the Naruto hand seals based on?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3780" CreationDate="2013-05-13T22:14:35.580" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The hand seals in Naruto are based in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudr%C4%81&quot;&gt;Mudra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which are symbolic/ritual gestures associated to Hinduism and Buddhism. Mudra are used in everyday life, from religious practices to dances, going through martial arts as well. The most well-known Mudra is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%B1jali_Mudr%C4%81&quot;&gt;Añjali Mudrā&lt;/a&gt;, which often accompanies the greeting &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste&quot;&gt;Namaste&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudr%C4%81#Dans_la_fiction&quot;&gt;French version of the Mudra Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, they do indeed link directly to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers_de_Naruto#Signes_incantatoires&quot;&gt;Naruto's hand seals page&lt;/a&gt;, unlike what happens in the English page. However, they don't add much info other than the fact that they are called Mudra, and that they're based on the Chinese Zodiac.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia's page on Mudra, on its use on Martial Arts (highlight by me):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the more curious things that I encountered in my martial arts training was the use of mudra in combative arts. Mudra (Japanese: in), for those who aren't familiar with them, are these weird hand gestures that are derived from esoteric Buddhism (mikkyo), particularly the Tendai and Shingon sects. &lt;strong&gt;These gestures are supposed to generate spiritual focus and power which then are manifested in some way externally.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as far as I know (and also according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freewebs.com/narutovsreallife/&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;strong&gt;the use of Mudra in Ninjutsu is made up by Kishimoto&lt;/strong&gt; (once again, highlights by me):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the use of hand seals in ninjutsu is entirely made up by Kishimoto, &lt;strong&gt;seals are used as ways to focus energy during Buddhist meditation&lt;/strong&gt;. Also, special hand signs, called mudras, are &lt;strong&gt;used to convey a certain concept into the user&lt;/strong&gt;. For example, a right hand raised with palm facing outwards means “no fear”, and &lt;strong&gt;grants the user that concept’s blessing through their meditation&lt;/strong&gt;. The seals in Naruto are from the oriental zodiac, the 12 animals which name the years (I was born in the year of the snake, for instance), the properties of each seal representing what that animal’s qualities are - Eg, Tora/Tiger seal is fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, in real life hand seals are used in meditative practice, and are supposed to help the user get into a certain state of mind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the Naruto universe, Kishimoto decided to use these ancient signs in a different way (associated to Ninjutsu), but their purpose is basically the same. The user performs hand seals in order to gather/mold chakra, which means that he is entering a certain state of mind when he does so. Also, when a user masters a jutsu he &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hand_Seals&quot;&gt;needs to perform less/no signs before he can do it&lt;/a&gt;, which means that the meditation phase before the use of the jutsu can be skipped/sped up. Similarly, the more one meditates, the easier it gets for him to get into a state of meditation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;So they are basically based in an existing concept, but used in a different context&lt;/strong&gt; (in Ninjutsu)&lt;strong&gt;, with basically the same function.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info in Mudra, also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/mudra-japan.shtml&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T22:21:42.710" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T22:21:42.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3783" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3784" CreationDate="2013-05-14T00:20:29.727" Score="6" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;Specialties of all other katanas are stated clearly in the show, but the specialty of &lt;strong&gt;Nokogiri&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;seen in the picture below&lt;/em&gt;) wasn't explained clearly and in detail. What is the unique specialty of the katana Nokogiri which was under the possession of &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Zanki_Kiguchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zanki Kiguchi&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NKttC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T01:00:54.083" Title="What is the specialty of Nokogiri?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3783" CreationDate="2013-05-14T01:00:54.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Deviant_Blades#Nokogiri&quot;&gt;Katanagatari wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the Nokogiri doesn't have any poison but has the ability to cure the effects of the poison from the other swords:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A wooden sword that sharply contrasts its title as &quot;King of Swords&quot;, it is in the possession of Zanki Kiguchi. Unlike the other Deviant Blades, it doesn't have any of the poison found in Kiki's blades. It is the purest blade with the ability to cure the effects of the poison the other swords have on their owners. A small floral mark and yellowish streak on the sword identifies it as Nokogiri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T01:00:54.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3785" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-14T01:26:04.327" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T01:26:04.327" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T01:26:04.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3786" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-14T01:26:04.327" Score="0" Body="Hotaru no Haka (火垂るの墓) or Grave of the Fireflies is a drama movie, produced by Toru Hara and directed by Isao Takahata. The story is about struggling of two orphan siblings, 14-year-old Seita and his 4-year-old sister Setsuko, during the World War II." OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T01:36:18.337" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T01:36:18.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="162" CreationDate="2013-05-14T04:28:01.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They both meet at a guild, trying to beat the first level, and they formed a group. Kirito becomes a solo player, then plays in a guild called “The Moonlit Black Cats”. They then meet again, and sort of like each other. Asuna wants to quit the “Knights of the Blood Oath” but Heathcliff stops them. Kirito challenges him, and the leader turns out to be Akahiko Kayaba (the creator of SAO). As a result, Kirito try’s to stab him, but Heathcliff prevents himself from dying with an immortal shield. Kirito then has a fight with Heathcliff. Then, Kirito gets almost killed before Asuna comes to save him and dies instead. Kirito says he wants to be here for sleeping today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1781" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-09-20T00:09:52.663" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T00:09:52.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3789" CreationDate="2013-05-14T06:52:15.380" Score="11" ViewCount="41095" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail episode, when Master Makarov take Gildarts to appoint him as new Master, he show something to Gildarts, and I'm so interested in it. Anybody have information about that 'thing'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T11:27:13.687" Title="What is the 'thing' that is located under the Fairy Tail basement?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3788" CreationDate="2013-05-14T06:59:15.630" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zg2If.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The room underground&quot;&gt;&#xA;Lumen Histoire is located in a secret underground room in Fairy Tail's &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/First_Fairy_Tail_Building&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original building&lt;/a&gt;. This secret is only known by Fairy Tail's Guild Master and is passed on to the new Master successively. Purehito showed it to Makarov when he became Master. Years later, Makarov showed it to Gildarts Clive when he told him that he wanted him to be next Master of Fairy Tail. According to Ivan Dreyar, Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's darkness, while according to Mavis Vermilion, it is Fairy Tail's light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lumen_Histoire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T06:59:15.630" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3790" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4100" CreationDate="2013-05-14T09:55:51.880" Score="9" ViewCount="38367" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Kenpachi can't hear his Zanpakuto's sound at all in the beginning. But when he's battling with Captain Unohana (previous Kenpachi, I heard), he began to hear his Zanpakuto's speaking. Does anyone know the Zanpakuto's name or its abilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T13:49:53.140" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:49:53.140" Title="Name of Zaraki Kenpachi's Zanpakuto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-14T21:51:36.863" Score="5" ViewCount="1947" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NmwMP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the fight between &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Emonzaemon_S%C5%8Dda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Souda Emonzaemon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Pengin_Maniwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maniwa Pengin&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=270971&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 11&lt;/a&gt;, Emonzaemon starts firing random directions with &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Ent%C5%8D_J%C5%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Entou Juu&lt;/a&gt;, and somehow a bullet reaches Pengin's body to kill him. I don't understand how this happened. Even when Emonzaemon fired directly towards Pengin, none of the bullets reached him because of his extremely high luck. Then, how was Emonzaemon able to shoot him by firing random directions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T07:22:32.737" Title="How does Pengin die in the fight with Emonzaemon?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3792" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3793" CreationDate="2013-05-15T10:14:14.957" Score="13" ViewCount="18655" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the eye techniques in Naruto (Byakugan, Sharingan, Rinnegan) based on true events? Or are they just myth or a fiction created by Masashi-Sensei? Anyone has any references or a story behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-15T14:20:47.883" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T21:01:40.983" Title="Are eye techniques in Naruto based on anything real?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3792" CreationDate="2013-05-15T12:07:47.560" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Naruto wiki page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/D%C5%8Djutsu&quot;&gt;dōjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, there are two potential points of inspiration for the dōjutsu techniques (rinnegan/sharigan/byuakugan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The concept of dōjutsu may have been inspired by Futaro Yamada's 1959&#xA;  novel, The Kōga Ninja Scrolls (甲賀忍法帖, Kōga Ninpōchō), which featured&#xA;  two warring clans of ninja that had developed mutations and abilities&#xA;  through selective breeding, with the young heirs to each clan&#xA;  possessing mysterious dōjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or alternately, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another possible inspiration for dōjutsu in the series may also be&#xA;  found in the Journey to the West classic's titular character, the&#xA;  Monkey God-King, Sun Wukong: After having eaten all of the 'peaches of&#xA;  immortality', the 'pills of longevity' and drunk all of the 'wine of&#xA;  immortality', and then was captured after a long rebellion against&#xA;  Heaven, the Monkey God-King, Sun Wukong, was then sealed into Lao&#xA;  Tzu's Eight Trigram furnace to be burned to ash in order for Lao Tzu&#xA;  to reclaim his pills of longevity. But after 49 days, Sun Wukong broke&#xA;  out--stronger than ever--his body having been refined by the flames&#xA;  instead of being reduced to ash, His eyes had also become a fiery red&#xA;  and golden colour, becoming known as his &quot;Fiery-eyes golden-gaze&quot;&#xA;  (火眼金睛, Huǒyǎn-Jīnjīng); an eye condition that allowed Sun Wukong to&#xA;  now see what's really there just by looking and the ability to see and&#xA;  recognise the real form of evil despite whatever form that it took on&#xA;  — but, likewise, it also gave him a weakness to smoke, fogging his&#xA;  vision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T12:07:47.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3760" CreationDate="2013-05-15T17:04:17.617" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably going to be pretty rare for anime soundtracks to be featured with a Vocaloid singer, since the talent tie-ins and money for making anime want to promote their in-house talent so they want to use their own (live) singers. You can see a lot of famous vocaloid producers get hired for their music but instead of the vocaloid voice track, they use in-house talent for the voice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;ryo(supercell)&lt;/em&gt; gets hired by Sony Music to make &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSaZQyUi3ME&quot;&gt;Bakemonogatari's ED, &quot;Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, but sung by Yanagi Nagi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;kz(livetunes)&lt;/em&gt; gets hired by Sony Music to produce the song &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaP1Xk0A44&quot;&gt;&quot;Irony&quot; for Oreimo&lt;/a&gt;, but sung by ClariS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toku-P&lt;/em&gt; had one of his existing Vocaloid songs &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Is9Y4N184&quot;&gt;&quot;Color&quot; used for the Freezing OP&lt;/a&gt;, but sung by MARiA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;40mP&lt;/em&gt; also had one of his Vocaloid songs &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs0zed2Fhzw&quot;&gt;&quot;Evidence&quot; used for one of the Fairy Tail OPs&lt;/a&gt;, but sung by DaisyxDaisy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mylifemyword.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/vocaloid-producers-who-produced-songs-for-anime/&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T17:04:17.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3760" CreationDate="2013-05-15T18:53:17.370" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jon Lin's answer is good, so I don't think I have anything to add in that direction. As he says, using Vocaloid singers for songs of full-length anime (rather than animated music videos) is rather uncommon. It sometimes happens that a Vocaloid singer will be used in early stages of production, but by the time they are ready to release the song it's usually done by a live singer, which is generally more profitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only know of two instances of Vocaloids being used other than in the Black Rock Shooter shows (which you mentioned). Both of these were atypical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijeATxC406Y&quot;&gt;The ending of episode 13 of Akikan!&lt;/a&gt; (the final episode) used Miku (as Mikkuchu Juuchu). However, each episode of Akikan! had the same song (Koisora Recycling) sung in a different arrangement by Nomiko, sometimes with guest artists, so Miku wasn't really the focus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meguriau Sekai, a 15-minute low-budget independent anime, has an insert song by Miku called Wish: Kutsuhimo o Musunde. I was not able to find this song anywhere, though if you can find the anime it plays from 12:00 until the end. This was very likely done to keep costs low. The anime only has one voice actor, and licensing a professional musician would probably have been beyond their budget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched for any other anime with Vocaloid songs, but I was not able to find any for the top 10 or so most popular Vocaloids. If there are any others, they are low-budget independent productions like Meguriau Sekai, since a high budget show using Vocaloid songs would probably be notable enough that it would be documented in many places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T18:53:17.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3750" CreationDate="2013-05-16T00:23:10.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though they are not actually an actual and active band in Japan but &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-on.wikia.com/wiki/Ho-Kago_Tea_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Houkagou Tea Time (HTT)&lt;/a&gt; (composing of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-On!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;K-On!&lt;/a&gt;'s characters' voice actresses) were created for the anime's purpose itself. Toyosaki Aki (Hirasawa Yui), Kotobuki Minako (Kotobuki Tsumugi), Hikasa Yoko (Akiyama Mio), Satomi Sato (Tainaka Ritsu) and Taketatsu Ayana (Nakano Azusa) actually performed (sung while playing their character's respective instruments) some of K-On!'s OST live during two of their live concerts, &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-on.wikia.com/wiki/K-ON!_Live_Concert%3a_Let%27s_Go!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Let's Go&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-on.wikia.com/wiki/K-ON!!_Live_Concert%3a_Come_With_Me!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come With Me&lt;/a&gt;. The voice actresses were taught how to play their characters' instruments for the live concert so I think HTT was specifically created in dedication for the anime K-On!. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T00:23:10.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3693" CreationDate="2013-05-16T10:30:13.780" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just realized it or rather found it out when it updated yesterday. The title of the work is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kai Pilgrim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1788" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-16T14:06:23.560" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T14:06:23.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3746" CreationDate="2013-05-16T19:17:42.310" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Looper mentioned, Chiaki only plays the violin and the piano. The lack of additional instruments can be attributed to his dedication in becoming a world-class conductor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T19:17:42.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3802" CreationDate="2013-05-17T02:18:58.150" Score="4" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Buso Renkin&lt;/em&gt;, the medallions each have a Roman numeral inscribed on them. Tokiko's is numbered XLIV (44), and Kazuki's is numbered LXX (70).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1euR3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these numbers mean and why do these characters have these specific numbers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T17:34:57.787" Title="What is the meaning of the number on the Buso Renkin medallion?" Tags="&lt;buso-renkin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3801" CreationDate="2013-05-17T02:33:14.567" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The roman numeral represents the kakugane's serial number. There are only 100 Kakugane, from I (one) to C (one hundred). There are 29 known kakugane that are used (in Japan) in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazuki's &quot;LXX&quot; kakugane is... special.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-17T04:10:31.150" LastActivityDate="2013-05-17T04:10:31.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3804" CreationDate="2013-05-17T15:25:46.293" Score="30" ViewCount="12597" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qeuoj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When watching anime, sometimes at the beginning of the show, I come across the warning message&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;テレビアニメを見るときは部屋を明るくして、テレビからはなれて見てください！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which can be translated as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When watching anime, light up the room, and leave some distance between the TV and yourself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that not staying too close to TV is important for eye health. But why is it so important to light up the room? What is the purpose of this message, and why do some shows display this warning message while the others don't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-17T20:40:23.933" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T03:50:11.197" Title="Why do I have to light up the room before watching anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3803" CreationDate="2013-05-17T15:29:56.763" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is less to do with eye health as it does with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosensitive_epilepsy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;photosensitive epilepsy&lt;/a&gt; (PSE):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Television has traditionally been the most common source of seizures in PSE. For patients with PSE, it is especially hazardous to view television in a dark room, at close range, or when the television is out of adjustment and is showing a rapidly flickering image (as when the horizontal hold is incorrectly adjusted). Modern digital television sets that cannot be maladjusted in this way and refresh the image on the screen at very high speed present less of a risk than older television sets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some PSE patients, especially children, may exhibit an uncontrollable fascination with television images that trigger seizures, to such an extent that it may be necessary to physically keep them away from television sets. Some patients (particularly those with cognitive impairments, although most PSE patients have no such impairments) self-induce seizures by waving their fingers in front of their eyes in front of bright light or by other means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since many anime contain rapidly flickering images (think flashing lights), the broadcasters ask to turn the lights on as it is especially hazardous in a dark room, for those susceptible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is happening even recently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, specific television programs featuring certain types of visual stimuli have provoked seizures in a small minority of television viewers, including some viewers with no prior history of seizures of any kind. The &amp;quot;Dennō Senshi Porygon&amp;quot; episode of Pokémon is the most frequently cited example ... broadcast of the program in Japan, which includes strong flickering scenes, produced seizures in a surprising number of viewers, even though the proportion of viewers affected was extremely low&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Photosensitive_epilepsy&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;section=10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Public Responsibility&lt;/a&gt; section of the page for more examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-17T15:39:01.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3803" CreationDate="2013-05-17T15:58:23.220" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oded's answer is correct. The most important reason to remain far away from the screen is to avoid the risk of epileptic seizures. As a practice in anime, this was started after the infamous Pokemon episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon&quot;&gt;Electric Soldier Porygon&lt;/a&gt; aired, which resulted in 685 viewers being hospitalized for seizures. The Pokemon anime was put on hiatus for 4 months after the episode was broadcast, and the episode has never been reaired in Japan or anywhere else. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Electric_Soldier_Porygon&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt; has some more information on the episode as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That episode, which contained fast flashing scenes with a lot of red in the images (particularly bad for epileptic people), resulted in stricter guidelines for flashing images in anime. Broadcast studios also elected to begin showing these sorts of warnings, especially on children's programs, though there is no official rule that they must do so. This is mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia Article&lt;/a&gt; about the incident (called &quot;Pokemon Shock&quot;; see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF#.E6.B3.A8.E6.84.8F.E3.82.92.E4.BF.83.E3.81.99.E3.83.86.E3.83.AD.E3.83.83.E3.83.97.E3.81.AE.E8.A1.A8.E8.A8.98&quot;&gt;注意を促すテロップの表記 section&lt;/a&gt;), but not in any English sources I was able to find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a similar incident with the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAT_Anshin!_Uch%C5%AB_Ryok%C5%8D#Controversy&quot;&gt;YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō&lt;/a&gt; earlier in the same year, but it was not as large scale. The Pokemon incident is the one which spurred action from both the government and broadcast companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-17T20:06:22.400" LastActivityDate="2013-05-17T20:06:22.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3807" CreationDate="2013-05-17T16:02:46.670" Score="8" ViewCount="2033" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bastard!!&lt;/em&gt; (1992) is a series of 8 OVAs, but only 6 were produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga currently has 27 Volumes and is one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's best-selling manga series selling more than 30 million copies.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard%E2%80%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ref.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the manga was so popular, how come the final two OVAs never got animated!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vM1qB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover Art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-17T17:34:39.397" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T00:59:27.113" Title="What happened to the last two Bastard!! OVAs?" Tags="&lt;bastard&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3806" CreationDate="2013-05-17T19:04:09.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that &lt;em&gt;Bastard!!&lt;/em&gt; was discontinued due to issues with someone in charge of the series, and there was not enough interest or commitment to reviving it later on. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=519&amp;amp;page=22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bastard!! was suppose &lt;em&gt;[sic]&lt;/em&gt; to be eight episodes, but the creator was arrested during the making of the seventh episodes &lt;em&gt;[sic]&lt;/em&gt; and was never continued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this statement mirrored by some fan reviewers and forum threads, but unfortunately it does not seem that there are many reputable sources confirming it. This is partly because I was not able to track down who they referred to as the creator (since they are not referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazushi_Hagiwara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kazushi Hagiwara&lt;/a&gt;, the manga's creator), and partly because the internet doesn't always have particularly good information on lesser-known events from the early 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I did find out that screenplay writer Hiroshi Yamaguchi&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E5%8F%A3%E5%AE%8F_(%E8%84%9A%E6%9C%AC%E5%AE%B6)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[ja.wikipedia]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt; retired some of his roles, including his role on the production committee, in 1992 (the year the &lt;em&gt;Bastard!!&lt;/em&gt; OVAs were produced) and went to work with a smaller group before going independent in 2001. This may have contributed to the cancellation as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, based on reviews and threads talking about the OVAs, it seems they are not as in-depth and were never as popular as the manga. This may have been a contributing factor to the decision not to resume it with a more willing crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T07:48:32.627" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T07:48:32.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6453" CreationDate="2013-05-17T20:40:26.843" Score="7" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the device which the white shirted (unnamed) man was working on in his garden in episode 1?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, it may be something for communicating with his wife, since they are not able to come close to each other. But I can't make sure of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AUIj4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hKBl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T06:46:49.893" Title="What is the device in the garden in the first episode?" Tags="&lt;kinos-journey&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3859" CreationDate="2013-05-17T22:39:43.160" Score="7" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hataraku Maou-sama!&lt;/em&gt;, there is a magazine that appears in the Dark Lord's apartment on more than one occasion. It seems to read something like &quot;yoride-FF&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/G6SleWz.jpg&quot; width=&quot;700&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/62O8gTC.jpg&quot; width=&quot;700&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this any existing magazine, or a reference to some existing magazine, with a distorted name (like MgRonald)? If so, what is its genre/target audience/content?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it a completely non-existing magazine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-17T22:46:26.490" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T11:42:42.707" Title="What is the magazine the Dark Lord reads?" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-17T23:26:41.710" Score="5" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tsubasa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/a&gt; (I don't know if this is the most well-known name, since I knew it as &quot;Campeões: Oliver e Benji&quot;, its Portuguese dub name), most of the characters' names were changed when the series was dubbed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instances, in the Portuguese dub, these are some of the names that were changed:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Ozora&lt;/strong&gt; Tsubasa - &lt;strong&gt;Oliver&lt;/strong&gt; Tsubasa&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Genzo Wakabayashi&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;Benji Price&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Ryo&lt;/strong&gt; Ishizaki - &lt;strong&gt;Bruce&lt;/strong&gt; Ishizaki&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Taro&lt;/strong&gt; Misaki - &lt;strong&gt;Toby&lt;/strong&gt; Misaki (or &lt;strong&gt;Tobi&lt;/strong&gt; Misaki)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Kojirou Hyuga&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;Mark Landers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Jun Misugi&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;Julian Ross&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Hikaru&lt;/strong&gt; Matsuyama - &lt;strong&gt;Philip&lt;/strong&gt; Matsuyama&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Shingo &lt;strong&gt;Aoi&lt;/strong&gt; - Shingo &lt;strong&gt;Au&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Nakazawa&lt;/strong&gt; Sanae - &lt;strong&gt;Patrícia&lt;/strong&gt; Sanae (usually called Patty)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I know, almost every dub (if not every single one) changed some names when the series was dubbed. I also know that some of the changes were different from dub to dub.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were these changes something that happened because every dub 'team' decided to change the names?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or was it something that happened in the first dub, and that all the other dubs decided to follow (possibly because they were dubbed from the dub, instead of the original), unaware of the changed names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, provided that the list is not too extensive, what names were changed in what dubs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-17T23:34:34.500" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T10:47:14.780" Title="Why were most of the characters' names changed in the dubs?" Tags="&lt;captain-tsubasa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3811" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3823" CreationDate="2013-05-17T23:45:23.987" Score="8" ViewCount="987" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard this term used in a few places, notably on one of the Flavor Day nominations. A quick Google search shows me that it started in 1985 but there doesn't seem to be anything extensively documented (mostly because there's a lot of noise in the search results). What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-05-18T22:33:50.217" Title="What is the OVA boom?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-17T23:53:14.610" Score="27" ViewCount="242757" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hunter × Hunter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is quite a large series which has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_(1999_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an anime starting in 1999&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_(2011)_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one starting in 2011&lt;/a&gt;. The latter is longer (currently at 80 episodes versus 62 from the original), and is said to follow the manga more faithfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PcJ1i.png&quot; alt=&quot;A few of the Hunter x Hunter characters~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not read the manga, nor seen either series. What are the major differences* in these two adaptations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;* - Minor differences need not be stated, only ones which affect plot or character development significantly.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T19:55:31.977" Title="What are the notable differences between Hunter x Hunter in 1999 vs 2011?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-17T23:57:59.017" Score="17" ViewCount="63351" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt;, there is a massive power release; then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tetsuo manages to gain full control over his powers, and these abilities end up creating a new Big Bang in another dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this event, Tetsuo says the following: &quot;I am Tetsuo.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/05ISR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/05ISRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he say this? What meaning does it have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T16:10:51.750" Title="Why does Tetsuo say &quot;I am Tetsuo&quot; at the end of Akira?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3835" CreationDate="2013-05-17T23:59:15.477" Score="21" ViewCount="43052" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20110917031942/http://www.aolnews.com:80/2010/05/06/the-art-of-akira-a-tattooed-freaks-obsession-with-doing-thin/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; recently that states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Akira&quot; rewrote every rule for animation. It was filmed at 24 frames per second, in full Cinemascope aspect, using 312 colors in the palette (the richest palette for any hand-done animation ever).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this article, it seems &lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt; was the first anime (or perhaps animation) to be filmed at 24fps. Is it the only anime to do so, or did others do this later on as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="32551" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T16:27:59.863" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T01:22:27.020" Title="Is Akira the only anime produced in 24fps?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3960" CreationDate="2013-05-18T03:14:26.187" Score="9" ViewCount="3265" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading an interesting post on the &quot;anti-midian&quot; meaning of Seras' battle rifle/cannon thing, I would like to know what the motif of Vladimir Harkonnen from the &quot;Dune&quot; series has to do with her cannon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give you an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alucard's awesome pistol &quot;The Jackal&quot; symbolizes Walter's future betrayal of Alucard because, in the Fred Forsyth book &quot;The Day of The Jackal&quot;, the character The Jackal kills everyone who helped him make his forged documents and weapon as a way of covering his tracks as he tries to kill Charles De Gaulle. In the dream sequence where this motif is introduced, The Jackal comments, &quot;Never trust the man who makes your own weapon,&quot; which foreshadows Walter's betrayal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So since Seras has two huge cannons that bear the Vladimir Harkonnen name and she even talks to Harkonnen in a trippy dream sequence, what kind of symbolism or motif does Harkonnen have in relation to the &lt;em&gt;Hellsing&lt;/em&gt; universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1796" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-18T03:52:45.867" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T08:57:06.843" Title="Why is the name &quot;Harkonnen&quot; used on Seras' cannon in Hellsing?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4226" CreationDate="2013-05-18T15:26:19.050" Score="8" ViewCount="1389" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, in &lt;em&gt;Lupin III: Green Vs. Red&lt;/em&gt;, Zenigata is seen with a file that states Lupin's place of birth as unknown. However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://lupin.wikia.com/wiki/Arsene_Lupin_III#Origins&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, this particular work is not considered canon.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lupin often refers to himself as French, Zenigata often says he's Japanese and on one occasion Lupin himself stated he's half-French, half-Japanese.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We know both his grandfather and father were French, but we know nothing about his mother (at least I think not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any source that states where he was born, what his mother's nationality is, or anything else that might suggest his nationality?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T15:02:59.200" Title="What is Lupin III's nationality?" Tags="&lt;lupin-the-third&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3826" CreationDate="2013-05-18T15:52:15.607" Score="16" ViewCount="14328" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle Angel Alita&lt;/em&gt; is known as &lt;em&gt;Gunnm&lt;/em&gt; in Japan, and Alita as Gally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-18T16:21:56.940" LastActivityDate="2019-07-28T00:17:22.103" Title="Why is Gally's name localized as Alita?" Tags="&lt;battle-angel-alita&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4892" CreationDate="2013-05-18T17:40:35.720" Score="10" ViewCount="1222" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga and anime &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; talks about two middle school boys wanting to be published on a Shonen magazine. The anime clearly set a goal and create antagonists for narration purposes but the story explain rather accurately expectations, procedures and workloads of a real magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Bakuman deliberately made and published on Shonen Jump to attract new artists in the industry? If so, are there any documented effect of this type of promotion nowadays, i.e. about more young people trying to join the industry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-05-18T17:55:56.147" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T23:06:30.357" Title="Was Bakuman deliberately made to attract new manga artists in the industry?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3819" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4154" CreationDate="2013-05-18T18:30:51.227" Score="5" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the second OVA series (Patlabor: New Files), in the episode titled &quot;Snow Rondo&quot; (episode 14). At the end, Asuma Shinohara says it's not a dream and there are hints that it wasn't a dream, but also bits to indicate that didn't happen either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain what exactly happened? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K99ny.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Was it a dream?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T08:14:30.993" Title="Was &quot;Snow Rondo&quot; all a dream or was there something more to it?" Tags="&lt;patlabor&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3753" CreationDate="2013-05-18T18:42:44.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few things that point to why the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvlamJN3nM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A in C minor tone&lt;/a&gt; was chosen for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Bell&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is in a subset of the lyrics from &lt;em&gt;In the Land of Twilight Under the Moon&lt;/em&gt;. This part of the lyrics seems to reference A in C minor in that this tone, which is unique enough to be commonly used for tuning instruments (via tuning fork), is sometimes known for its similar sound to a bell (as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN987vxtiuQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video you linked&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;High and loud, the sound of your bell of the&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Twilight... ringing...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;All alone, it rings and echoes in twilight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/SIGN_Original_Soundtrack_2#In_The_Land_of_Twilight_Under_The_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SIGN Original Soundtrack 2, &lt;em&gt;.hack&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Liminality&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is somewhat more convincing; the sound may be considered a manifestation of Liminality. The game can, of course, make contact with the human mind, and the tone itself is subliminal. This means it was probably programmed in by Harald, being key to this mental contact, much like hypnosis (which uses specific types of lights for maximum effect).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality, there is nothing special about the properties of A in C minor (with the exception of its ability to be easily differentiated from other notes); it is heard at approximately 440Hz, though its range extends as low as 435Hz. However, in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Liminality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//Liminality&lt;/em&gt; OVA&lt;/a&gt;, it is (incorrectly) stated that the tone is the highest note a human can hear. In the &lt;em&gt;.hack&lt;/em&gt; universe, most people are unable to hear this tone, but Mai can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Overall&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the note itself was chosen for its uniqueness (especially in that it is easy for the human ear to hear), as well as its faux property of being the highest note humans can hear. The A in C minor tone itself is not exceptionally notable outside of the &lt;em&gt;.hack&lt;/em&gt; universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The note itself is also the first letter in the musical scale and its use is somewhat akin to &lt;a href=&quot;http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;déjà vu in &lt;em&gt;The Matrix&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, though these are not as likely to be related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-18T18:42:44.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2013-05-18T20:39:49.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They actually showed this in one episode when Ed got his watched repaired, that it contained red rocks in the back of it and that was how they amplified their alchemic powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1798" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T10:58:45.523" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T10:58:45.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3825" CreationDate="2013-05-18T21:34:30.163" Score="13" ViewCount="2191" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime boom of the 1980s is considered, by many, the beginning of the &quot;golden age&quot; of anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What factors contributed to this boom? Where did it all start? Who were the major players?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What led to the end of this boom? How did we get to the so-called &quot;moe-boom&quot; we have today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d647Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;some Gundams&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-09T21:12:48.430" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T21:12:48.430" Title="What factors contributed to the &quot;golden age&quot; of anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3811" CreationDate="2013-05-18T22:33:50.217" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OVA boom describes the exploding popularity of direct to video anime during the 1980s and 1990s that started when some of the very first OVAs became commercially successful in the 1980s. Specifically the OVA &quot;Megazone 23&quot; became one of the first  popular OVAs of the 1980s and sparked a chain reaction of studios making OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back in the day the only serious way studios thought to make money off their anime was to either broadcast on television or make it into a movie. (Dragon Ball, Grave of Fireflies) Well, the introduction of the first successful &quot;direct to video&quot; animes showed studios that it was possible to make a lot of money off of sending anime straight to VHS or DVD for people to buy. This served as a milestone in the anime industry as the first time OVAs became a credible marketing model for anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This OVA boom in the 1980s did a number of things. First, it gave the anime studios a lot of wiggle room as to what they could turn into anime. When making anime for TV or movies the only choices are to make a long running plot or an incredibly short plot. With the OVAs an anime series could be of varying lengths and run times as long as they told the story. This gave anime writers more freedom as to what the plots of their anime could be since they didn't just have to write for TV or movies. Writers were no longer bound by the format of anime, they could write what they wanted and turn it into a 13 episode series for OVA release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OVA popularity also meant that anime studios could spend more money making better quality anime since they could put more money into making 13 episodes as opposed to having to save up money to animate a long running TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVA boom basically is the rise of the OVA in the 1980s as a result of studios seeing OVA as a credible way to make money off of their anime. If I got a couple of details wrong, I'm sorry about that but I hope this answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1796" LastActivityDate="2013-05-18T22:33:50.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3824" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-18T22:51:10.080" Score="5" ViewCount="991" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the alternate world (which almost the entirety of the show takes place in) of &lt;strong&gt;Super Dimension Century Orguss&lt;/strong&gt;, everyone has 2 &quot;tentacles&quot; that come out of their heads. Aside from the occasional using them to move objects or press buttons, what's their purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OYmwA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T19:05:10.270" Title="What are the &quot;tentacles&quot; coming out of people's heads?" Tags="&lt;orguss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3822" CreationDate="2013-05-19T02:35:53.773" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The golden age of anime began in the 1980s with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Space Battleship Yamato&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Anime#The_Golden_Age_of_Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), the first Real Robot anime, was also initially unsuccessful but was revived as a theatrical film in 1982. The success of the theatrical versions of Yamato and Gundam are seen as the beginning of the anime boom of the 1980s, which many consider the beginning of the &amp;quot;golden age of anime&amp;quot;. This anime boom also marked the beginning of &amp;quot;Japanese Cinema's Second Golden Age&amp;quot;, which would last until around the beginning of the 2000s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mecha animes and space operas began becoming popular after Star Wars was released in 1977. The major players were Mobile Suit Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato in the beginning. Hayao Miyazaki released &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/a&gt;, which is considered one of the most influential anime of all time, during that time. His company became Studio Ghibli.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The introduction of the martial arts genre also happened in this time with the release of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt; in 1984. The anime fandom, filled with people known as otaku, began forming at this time, concentration on magazines such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animage&lt;/a&gt;, which published Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtype_%28magazine%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Newtype&lt;/a&gt;. The sports genre also began in the 1980s with the release of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tsubasa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning of OVA (Origial Video Animation) also happened in the 1980s, bringing anime to the home video market; the first OVA released was Moon Base Dallos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fall of the 1980s anime boom had a few causes. The first is that the success of Nausicaä led to an increase in experimental and high budget anime films. Many of these were relatively unsuccessful, not making up the exorbitant amount of money spent to create them. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Space_Force:_The_Wings_of_Honneamise&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise&lt;/a&gt; had a budget of ¥800 million and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira&lt;/a&gt; had a budget of $11 million (which, if that is the 1988 budget, was approximately ¥1.408 billion). Neither of these films, along with many other experimental anime films, were box office successes in Japan, though Akira did bring in fans from the West. Because of these failures, many anime production companies began closing. Studio Ghibli was one of the only successful anime production companies at the end of the 1980s with the film &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiki's Delivery Service&lt;/a&gt;. These failures, along with the bursting of the economic bubble and the death of Osamu Tezuka, a main player in the experimental anime field, lead to the fall of the 1980s era of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the moe boom, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another theory asserts that its usage stems from 2channel in the 1990s when the word was used to refer to female characters who were “hybrids of the Lolicon (lolita complex) and bishoujo (beautiful girls) genres,” Hotaru Tomoe from Sailor Moon being an early example of a moekko character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an article written by Patrick W. Galbraith of Tokyo University, Galibraith explores the origins and meanings behind the term “moe”. He states that the term originated from 2channel in the 1990s in the discussion of young, cute, and innocent girls and their burning passion for them. This term likely picked up because moeru (nominalized as moe) while meaning ‘to bud or sprout,’, is homophonous with the verb ‘to burn.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sexualization of underage (or underage-looking) characters in manga goes back to the late ’70s, when underground and adult manga artists such as Disappearance Diary creator Hideo Azuma began to work around censorship laws by drawing characters without pubic hair. This was the beginning of the lolicon (Lolita Complex) trend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T02:35:53.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3817" CreationDate="2013-05-19T02:49:34.520" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Viz Media was responsible for localizing the Battle Angel Alita manga, and the reason apparently makes no sense, (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://everything2.com/title/Gunnm&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gally's name is changed to Alita. Why this was done is unknown, but the person who decided on the change tried to &quot;validate&quot; it, explaining that coincidentally Alita comes from Russian and has something to do with Mars (which is where Gally is from, incidentally). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a dream sequence where in the original Japanese version, Gally's dream self is named &quot;Alita&quot;. The Viz version has the two reversed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Back in 1993, as Kishiro-sensei was quickly bringing things to a close with the Gunnm manga, he came across a plot point which he could use to take a jab at Viz. Early on, Kishiro learned that Viz decided to change, for reasons that truly make no sense, Gally's name to Alita. Towards the end of the series, Dr. Nova traps Gally in the Oruboros machine, in an attempt to crush her spirit. At one point, Nova is talking with Ido and suggests her name to be (in the japanese version) &quot;Alita,&quot; the cat's name is &quot;Gally.&quot; (Gally and the cats' names are important). Unfortunately, Viz decides to play along word for word, and Nova names her &quot;Gally&quot; and the cat is &quot;Alita.&quot; So much for that potshot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Viz changed a bunch of names of a city, facility, and the computer (via &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Angel_Alita&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, with emphasis):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Besides renaming Gally to Alita, the North American version of the manga also changed the city of &lt;strong&gt;Salem&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;Tiphares&lt;/strong&gt;, after &lt;em&gt;Tiferet&lt;/em&gt;. Since Kishiro also used the name Jeru for the facility atop Salem, &lt;strong&gt;Jeru&lt;/strong&gt; was renamed &lt;strong&gt;Ketheres&lt;/strong&gt; in the translation, after &lt;em&gt;Keter&lt;/em&gt;. To further develop the &lt;strong&gt;Biblical theme&lt;/strong&gt; in the original series, Salem's main computer was named &lt;strong&gt;Melchizedek&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;the king of Salem&quot; and &quot;priest to the Most High God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although &quot;Alita&quot; isn't a bible reference (western religion), a number of these names were changed, and Alita is a western name (moreso than &quot;Gally&quot;), so that it's more accessible to western audiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I found the quote, from AN's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/blog/2000/01/10/ask-john-why-is-battle-angel-called-gally-on-the-dvd/&quot;&gt;&quot;Ask John&quot; column&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the October 1993 issue of Animerica, Fred Burke, co-translator for the Viz Comics Battle Angel Alita manga explains that, “For a Viz Comic to work, it’s got to appeal to more than just the hard-core manga and anime crowd;” therefore there were several alterations made in the translation of the manga. Yukito Kishiro’s title Gunnm, a compound of Gun Dream, was re-named Battle Angel Alita. Gally, the protagonist, had her name changed to Alita, a name, Burke explains, means “noble:” a name that he discovered while searching through a book of baby names. Burke also explains that, for no reason given, the floating city Zalem was re-named Tiphares: a name meaning “beauty,” taken from the Qabalah and the mystical Tree of Life. Furthermore, Yugo’s name was given a cosmetic change to Hugo for American readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-05-19T02:54:51.713" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T02:54:51.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3827" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3993" CreationDate="2013-05-19T03:25:42.187" Score="12" ViewCount="4889" Body="&lt;p&gt;What/who causes Lain's &quot;older sister&quot; Mika to go insane? What happened to her (physically and mentally)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7gHA.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hello... You&amp;#39;re speaking to Mika&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2019-04-05T12:25:02.703" Title="Why does Mika go insane?" Tags="&lt;serial-experiments-lain&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3860" CreationDate="2013-05-19T03:56:38.770" Score="11" ViewCount="2058" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shows like Getter Robo or Zambot feature vehicles that (slightly transform) combine to form a giant super robot. What was the first anime or manga to use the combining tactic and was there an inspiration for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T17:01:09.533" Title="What was the first mecha anime/manga to feature combining to form a super robot?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3832" CreationDate="2013-05-19T04:04:10.803" Score="7" ViewCount="937" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Future Boy Conan&lt;/strong&gt; is a 26 episode TV series and a hour or so long movie. Where does the movie fit into the TV series? Is the movie a retelling of the series? Is it a side-story or a sequel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T05:05:28.853" Title="Where does the Future Boy Conan movie fit in?" Tags="&lt;future-boy-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3833" CreationDate="2013-05-19T04:19:54.473" Score="6" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the TV series &lt;strong&gt;Future Boy Conan&lt;/strong&gt;, a massive war left the Earth in shambles and humans tried to flee the planet on space ships, except they all failed except for one that managed to crash on an island that somehow survived the destruction. All of the survivors eventually died except for Conan, who was born after the space ship crashed, and his grandfather. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then a girl named Lana washes up on shore and talks about this entire country of people. If the Earth was destroyed and all the other space ships didn't make it, where did these people come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T05:15:58.430" Title="Where did the other survivors come from?" Tags="&lt;future-boy-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3831" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5135" CreationDate="2013-05-19T04:46:50.067" Score="4" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ZL23.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As confusing a show is as &lt;strong&gt;Garzey's Wing&lt;/strong&gt;, and with stuff coming from nowhere and never seem to get explained, how did Chris' mental self in the alternate fantasy world gain the ability of Garzey's Wing and how the Chris in the real world suddenly acquire the same magical power (in the real world)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-05-19T18:11:44.183" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T00:48:12.143" Title="How did Chris gain the power of Garzey's Wing?" Tags="&lt;garzeys-wing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3829" CreationDate="2013-05-19T05:05:28.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 1979 movie is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/work/conan_movie.html&quot;&gt;re-edited summary&lt;/a&gt; of the 26-episode 1978 TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google translation of the above link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;World 20 years after the world war broke out in 2008, the earth had undergone a transformation. On the island of strained island-living the grandfather and wild boy Conan, girl Lana strange day was washed ashore. Rana helped two people become friends with Conan, but it would have been taken away from the work-employee Montsouris we aim to dispatch in the world to show off the civilization of the old era of &quot;Industria&quot;. Conan you lose your grandfather in the fight at that time, and after the island is left to follow the Rana. It is a grandson of Dr. Rao to hold the secrets of solar energy, Rana found myself being chased by administrative director Repka attempt to dominate the solar energy of the &quot;Indus Rear&quot;. Adventure of Conan stood up to save Lana began. &lt;strong&gt;Movie re-edit the TV series.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T05:05:28.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3830" CreationDate="2013-05-19T05:15:58.430" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The war involved WMDs which destabilised the earth's magnetic core leading to massive earthquakes and tsunamis which led to the sinking of most major land masses and general planetary destruction. Some small islands (islets) did survive and survivors flocked to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two belligerents of the war were the Peace Union and the West with the former being the aggressive warmongers who used said WMDs and the latter the more peaceful bunch. Industria and High Harbour are the respective post-apocalyptic remnants of these two powers which retain their ideologies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Key&quot;&gt;Alexander Key&lt;/a&gt;'s 1970 novel, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Tide&quot;&gt;The Incredible Tide&lt;/a&gt;. The linked wiki page has a decent synopsis of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T05:15:58.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3834" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-19T05:28:22.450" Score="10" ViewCount="586" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an old anime which I watched when I was young, during the 90s. As far as I can remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The earth is flat in the story&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The storyline is about this protagonist trying to save the world by killing monsters by transforming into different mecha? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist transform by inserting a disk (?) into a device on his hand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end of the first arc, the world isn't restored, and the protagonist had to return all the disks he collected to their original place&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each time a disk is returned, one of the bad dudes will turn back to normal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To make things clearer, it is the protagonist himself transforming&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1800" LastEditorUserId="1800" LastEditDate="2013-05-19T12:23:23.570" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T01:50:39.363" Title="Protagonist saves the world by killing monsters by transforming into different mecha using disks" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:19.020" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3814" CreationDate="2013-05-19T18:43:06.087" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Practically all hand-drawn animation is designed to be played at 24 FPS. Actually hand-drawing 24 unique frames per second (&quot;1's&quot;) is costly. Even in big budget films usually hand-draw animation shooting on &quot;2's&quot; (one hand-drawn frame is shown twice, so only 12 unique frames per second)[6] and some animation is even drawn on &quot;4's&quot; (one hand-drawn frame is shown four times, so only six unique frames per second).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other sources (of varying degrees of reliability) say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Japanimation runs at an average of 24 frames per second, with main objects animated at 8 to 12 fps and background objects as low as 6 to 8 fps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071111114612AA52dSO&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Decent/high quality animation in general is done at the 24 frames/second rate (this also includes animation in other mediums, such as claymation and CG'd work). Now, depending on the 'look' and 'feel' they are aiming for--all of those 24 frames may be slightly different (in succession) than each other, to give 'movement' to the object on the screen (as in, none of the frames look exactly alike. There are slight variations between all frames), or only 12 of them may be different from each other--every other frame (in succession with each other) being varied, with an exact copy of the last frame before it acting as the ‘filler’ frame. So it's like 12 pairs of different frames--the first frame in each set varied from the last and its copy behind it to lengthen the time the image is on the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=201462&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A general consensus, from the little that I can find, is that most anime now seem to have a frame rate of 24, but they often are 2s, which means that every frame is doubled so there are 12 unique frames per second. For example, a torrent site for Claymore lists the frame rate as 23.9, which is really 24 fps. So to conclude, Akira is not the only anime to be produced at 24fps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T18:43:06.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2594" CreationDate="2013-05-19T20:32:44.167" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to get a satisfying answer for myself for this question, but it has proven to be very hard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your &lt;strong&gt;first question&lt;/strong&gt; there is no real name for them as far as I can see. I have looked at the episode (episode 2 around 4:00 minute mark) to see how the different subbers named them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6d69C.png&quot; alt=&quot;I don&amp;#39;t know the subber&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M09cY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ruri subs&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see one of them names it &quot;animal furballs&quot; and the other names it &quot;pet balls&quot;. What info I can give you on it else is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people from Biscotti turn into &quot;Dog looking balls&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people from Gallete turn into &quot;Cat looking balls&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people from Pastillage (season 2) turn into &quot;Squirrel looking balls&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the normal inhabitants can turn into the animal balls the following ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When they have been hit hard with a weapon (KO/unconscious)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When they get touched on the back or head&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your &lt;strong&gt;second question&lt;/strong&gt; I have tried to look up information, but not much is said about it in the anime or is found on the web about it. The only thing I have been able to find about it is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It may be part of the protection magic. High-ranking fighters lose&#xA;  their clothes. Everyone else turns into a furball. A pretty blatant&#xA;  example of this happens in episode 9 of the first season. Vert Far&#xA;  Breton shoots a magical arrow which hits Ricotta while she's flying&#xA;  above them. Ricotta loses all of her clothes except her panties, and&#xA;  then a magical spear hurled at Vert's troops knocks them all out, but&#xA;  only strips her armor/clothing off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/DogDays&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; under &quot;Clothing Damage&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;third question&lt;/strong&gt; is by far the easiest to answer. If you watch the second episode about at the same time mark I mentioned in the first question you will see them saying something in the lines of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will be rendered powerless for a limited time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this time that they are in their &quot;ball form&quot; the medics of the teams will &quot;collect&quot; them and bring them to the base camp of their team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T08:18:08.067" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T08:18:08.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3841" CreationDate="2013-05-19T22:26:41.533" Score="5" ViewCount="1422" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13310&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt; anime&lt;/a&gt; this weekend; I decided to watch it now because I got the PSP game. However, the description of the game says that the world it's set in has only 3 girls left after aliens wiped out humanity, Black and White Rock Shooter being 2 of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime, however, seems to have no connection to this, so I'm wondering: Are the two linked in any way, or is the only connection between the anime and game the fact that Black Rock Shooter appears in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-19T22:31:36.687" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T00:17:06.833" Title="What connection is there between the Black Rock Shooter anime and PSP game?" Tags="&lt;black-rock-shooter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3588" CreationDate="2013-05-19T22:46:52.570" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is a panel from chapter 2 of the manga. It states that Astarotte will become an adult in the next 3 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jlvxy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that she's 10 at the start of the story, it seems that she'll be matured to the level of needing a harem by the age of 13. That would correspond to roughly the middle of puberty in human girls, so it seems likely that succubi mature at roughly the same rate as humans, though perhaps slightly faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-19T22:46:52.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3839" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3842" CreationDate="2013-05-20T00:00:54.357" Score="28" ViewCount="16295" Body="&lt;p&gt;An automail must be a masterpiece, as the user seems to be able to use it as a fully working arm/leg/... It seems however, that it's no regular artificial limb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's so special about an automail? How does it work? Are there any drawbacks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:40:53.143" Title="How does the automail work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3839" CreationDate="2013-05-20T00:16:28.350" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a pretty good description &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Automail&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize it, automail is a prosthetic limb that connects directly to the nervous system and requires no external power because it uses the electrical signals from the brain as its power. They were originally created to be weapons but then became sophisticated enough to use as a prosthetic limb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few major drawbacks to automail. The first is that it is incredibly painful to install, as shown when Edward's automail is being installed. The reason for that is that it is being connected directly to the nerves, which send pain signals to the brain. The second is that they break. Edward's has shown to break. They can be transmuted by the wearer, which is an advantage because they can be changed into weapons and then back when needed, but theoretically, they could also be transmuted by an enemy who could get their hands on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another drawback is that they are reliant on the person who is constructing them. As shown by the time when Winry forgot a screw, if the person who builds/installs it screws up, the automail can break or fall apart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They can also conduct heat, being made of metal, so when it's very hot out, they will irritate the skin because they'll become hot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Automail can also be incredibly expensive. The God's Model automail (shown below) has a price tag of 10,000,000 of whatever money they use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IQghW.png&quot; alt=&quot;God&amp;#39;s Model Automail&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-07-13T02:08:00.500" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T02:08:00.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3837" CreationDate="2013-05-20T00:17:06.833" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything in the Black★Rock Shooter franchise is based on the original concept art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Huke&quot;&gt;Huke&lt;/a&gt; on Pixiv. These were fairly popular, but it really only took off after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Supercell&quot;&gt;supercell&lt;/a&gt; song &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLzOrik5YJ8&quot;&gt;Black★Rock Shooter&lt;/a&gt;, which quickly became one of the most popular vocaloid songs to date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that point, the franchise essentially split, and all of the following productions are different canons. There has been an &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_%28OVA%29&quot;&gt;OVA&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;TV anime&lt;/a&gt;, which have similar characters but the plot is rather different. Both of these were criticized by some fans for including lots of content and knew characters which weren't really closely related to the original concept. &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_THE_GAME&quot;&gt;The game&lt;/a&gt; took a more conservative approach by sticking to the action-themed post-apocalyptic mood of the original and only introducing a few new characters. In general, it's safe to say that based on how different the plots of these are, they all take place in different universes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to those, there have been several other releases, which also generally take place in their own universes. &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock-chan&quot;&gt;Black-rock chan&lt;/a&gt; is a 4-koma manga based on the original concept art. &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_~Innocent_Soul~&quot;&gt;Black★Rock Shooter ~Innocent Soul~&lt;/a&gt; is a manga, again based on the original and in a different universe. There was also a &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_THE_GAME_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_THE_GAME_%28yonkoma%29&quot;&gt;4-koma&lt;/a&gt; related to the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to summarize, &lt;strong&gt;there is no direct connection between the anime and game, but they are both based on the same original work.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T00:17:06.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3839" CreationDate="2013-05-20T00:28:35.117" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/93/kuwaly&quot;&gt;@kuwaly&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3840/274&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; covered most of it, but here's a bit more information as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's so special about an automail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's basically a prosthetic limb which has been optimized for fighting. Its name comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/auto-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;auto-&lt;/a&gt; (as in &quot;automotive&quot;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_(armour)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;-mail&lt;/a&gt; (related to armor). They were originally designed to give more freedom of motion to uses of prosthetics, but were soon fitted to combatants who had lost limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing extraordinarily special about these limbs except their versatility and wide variety of uses. Additionally, this type of technology did not exist in the real world during the time &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; is set (early 1900s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How does it work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are dozens of little parts to it, but it is largely composed of motors, tubing, and the external metal covering. Here's a couple images of its components (click to enlarge):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SsSyg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SsSygm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shattered automail (2003 anime)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zqiTy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zqiTym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shell-less automail (2009 anime)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has no internal power source; it draws its power directly from the impulses of the nervous system to run the intricate motors and other mechanics inside it (and of course, to control which ones activate when). So, when the synapses are sent, each part contracts with its motors, giving free, versatile movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are there any drawbacks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course&amp;mdash;otherwise, why wouldn't people just cut off their limbs? ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kuwaly mentioned three major drawbacks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5407/274&quot;&gt;It is painful to have installed&lt;/a&gt; (nerve connections are painful&amp;mdash;in real life, too).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is prone to breaking (just like a bone or limb).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It creates a reliance on an automail mechanic for tuneups and fixes, and mechanics can make mistakes!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two drawbacks that weren't mentioned, though. One is that it is quite painful during pressure changes; recall that when Ed went to the field with Pinako to dig in the rain (2009 anime), he was actually forced into vomiting due to the aching pain of the pressure system. The second is that the material can work against you; iron and steel can cause issues like frostbite when in cold areas, and are also quite heavy. (Some alloys alleviate this issue, though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T14:13:43.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3843" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3853" CreationDate="2013-05-20T04:56:37.723" Score="13" ViewCount="1713" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha, the 4th Hokage sealed half of the Kyuubi's chakra using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and half within Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Orochimaru sliced the stomach of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal &quot;Reaper&quot;/Shinigami (Chapter 618), all things that was sealed in it was freed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happened to the half of the Kyuubi's chakra that was sealed? Why didn't it return? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-20T06:15:45.040" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T14:40:00.203" Title="What happened to the Kyuubi's chakra after Orochimaru releases the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3843" CreationDate="2013-05-20T17:34:54.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't know what happened to it. It might be possible that it was released, and it might also be possible that it's sealed within Minato (if you remember, he sealed it within himself before he died).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing that it won't go unnoticed, but I'm guessing we'll just have to wait and see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T17:34:54.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4092" CreationDate="2013-05-20T19:45:07.323" Score="8" ViewCount="3750" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure whether anyone around has watched and followed Inazuma Eleven enough to be able to answer this... but here goes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A brief description: Hissatsu techniques are special techniques in the anime which enables the users to do some powerful moves, including goal keeper techniques, defense, offense and shoots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I noticed that there are some hissatsu techniques which aren't used again, especially those used in the movies of the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Maximum_Fire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maximum fire&lt;/a&gt; used by &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Gouenji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gouenji Shuuya&lt;/a&gt; in the movie &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Inazuma_Eleven_the_Movie:_The_Invasion_of_the_Strongest_Army_Ogre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gekijyouban Inazuma Eleven Saikyou Gundan Ogre&lt;/a&gt; hasn't been used anywhere else in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Omega_The_Hand&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Omega the Hand&lt;/a&gt; used by &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Endou_Mamoru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Endou Mamoru&lt;/a&gt; in the same movie never appeared again. Ironically enough, the episodes immediately following it have Endou looking for a stronger hissatsu technique than his current strongest at that point in time (I hope this make sense ^^)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Joker_Rains&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Joker Rains&lt;/a&gt; used in the next movie, &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Inazuma_Eleven_GO_the_Movie:_The_Ultimate_Bonds_Gryphon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Gryphon&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Shindou_Takuto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shindou Takuto&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Tsurugi_Kyousuke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsurugi Kyousuke&lt;/a&gt; is similar and isn't used again. Well, that one could be explained if they say they didn't want to use it again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it just me or are the movies like... completely separate from the anime series? Why are hissatsu techniques exclusively used in movies never used again?&lt;/strong&gt; If so, then there's something even stranger:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Matsukaze_Tenma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Matsukaze Tenma&lt;/a&gt; met &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/Shuu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shuu&lt;/a&gt; the first and only time in the second movie, but knows him when he sees him again in episode 8 of Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All those who went to &lt;a href=&quot;http://inazuma-eleven.wikia.com/wiki/God_Eden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God Eden&lt;/a&gt; in the movie also know about this place back in the series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's about the things I managed to notice, there might be more I didn't. The only thing I can think about is that the first movie alone is like a side/parallel storyline, or an alternative ending to the series, while the second movie is more like an actual event that happened but not much spoken of in the series, which I find really strange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1772" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T10:50:14.017" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T10:57:40.653" Title="Why are some hissatsu techniques in Inazuma Eleven never used again?" Tags="&lt;inazuma-eleven&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3846" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3856" CreationDate="2013-05-20T22:01:17.043" Score="14" ViewCount="3308" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do Claymores advance in ranks within the Organization? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see many kills during the whole TV show, but Claire never advances in rank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1801" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-21T16:12:43.633" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T11:35:20.587" Title="How does a Claymore move up in rank within the Organization?" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3849" CreationDate="2013-05-20T22:13:24.707" Score="5" ViewCount="3972" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not be the best place to ask this question. However, I've only ever seen anime ones. I got an email from JList advertising &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; and I got a couple with a &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/em&gt; Vol. 1 Limited Edition box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, pencil boards just look like plastic cards which, when flipped around (so everything is opposite), could be stuck to windows and allow light to shine though, but I doubt that's what they are for. What exactly are these pencil boards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-20T22:35:14.457" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T22:36:06.103" Title="What exactly is a Pencil Board?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3582" CreationDate="2013-05-20T22:33:14.087" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kodomo_no_Jikan_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; lists the 3 OVA episodes in question as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yasumi Jikan '~Anata ga Watashi ni Kureta Mono~'&lt;/strong&gt; is between the 4th and 5th episodes of the 1st season.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuro-chan to Shiro-chan&lt;/strong&gt; occurs between the 1st and 2nd episodes of the 2nd season (which is a 3-episode OVA season)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Natsu Jikan&lt;/strong&gt; takes place after the end of the second season.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T22:33:14.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3847" CreationDate="2013-05-20T22:36:06.103" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pencil boards (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=88&quot;&gt;Shitajiki&lt;/a&gt;), are used to place under a sheet of paper (or a pad) such that writing on the paper won't indent the sheets underneath. The wiki page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitajiki&quot;&gt;Shitajiki&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Merchandised shitajiki are very common, featuring images of everything from tourist attractions to celebrities to anime and manga characters. Most shitajiki designs only go through one print run, making them very collectible and often difficult to acquire. Collecting shitajiki is a hobby for many anime and manga enthusiasts. As collectibles, shitajiki are also often used for decorating or other ornamental purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T22:36:06.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-20T23:46:07.343" Score="7" ViewCount="845" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Space Adventure Cobra&lt;/strong&gt;, a campy space opera series, and in its more recent sequels, Cobra, the adventurous main character, has a cybernetic gun embedded in his left forearm that uses mental energy. We know he wasn't born with it, so how did he acquire the psycho-gun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OBHff.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cobra and his cybernetic gun-arm&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:46:22.873" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T09:12:28.657" Title="Where did Cobra get his psycho-gun?" Tags="&lt;cobra&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3777" CreationDate="2013-05-21T04:01:27.923" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As given on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bloodc.wikia.com/wiki/Saya_Kisaragi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saya Kisaragi has long hair that are similar to that of original Saya Otonashi, respectively of Blood+ in 1863 early version of Saya and 1972 Vietnam War in scenes only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite major dissimilarities other than that they are different personalities, between the two Saya's of Blood+ and Blood-C, such as their backstory and traits for the character; they share the similar plot differently. For Example Saya Kirasagi sings when walking around town and the Other Saya Otonashi plays the cello but badly judging from the reactions of other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somehow Saya Kirasagi remains in mystery where she come from despite of her origins, unlike Blood+ Saya Otonashi comes from a chiropteran mummy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saya never calls a sword in the series except in the opening when she mind controls her cover of the sword even as Tadayoshi Kirasagi gives the sword , before battles like Blood+ Saya from Haji and The Last Vampire from David.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be of a parallel or a totally different world because of the various differences shown in spite of the similarities introduced to make it of a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T08:44:57.700" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2954" CreationDate="2013-05-21T04:30:15.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is really far behind. Probably in term of year, it could take more than a year (approx. 52 eps) for the anime to catch up with the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition anime have &lt;strong&gt;filler&lt;/strong&gt; episode sometimes between an arc, so it could be left more behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1806" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T04:30:15.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3843" CreationDate="2013-05-21T05:52:08.060" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of the current chapter (630), it is still not known if the Kyuubi's chakra was released from the Shinigami's stomach. It is possible that it is the &lt;strong&gt;gift&lt;/strong&gt; that Minato is referring to when the kages and Sasuke's group are about to go to the battlefield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/CsEJTqd.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;From chapter 627, page 16&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-21T12:04:55.083" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T12:04:55.083" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3865" CreationDate="2013-05-21T05:58:59.013" Score="15" ViewCount="2574" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know a couple of characters whose souls are bound to armor suits, e.g. Alphonse or Barry the Chopper. It was explicitly shown that the armor suits have nothing inside - which means they are just pieces of metal with an rune that binds the soul to the armor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bjSn7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how are they able to move at all, not to mention that they have significant physical strength and agility?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-05-21T06:16:57.773" LastActivityDate="2013-07-03T04:04:27.060" Title="How does binding a soul to an armor suit allow the suit to move?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2954" CreationDate="2013-05-21T07:25:51.857" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to start reading the manga from where the anime is right now, the last thing you see in the anime is Luffy grabbing Caesar (episode 597), which corresponds to Chapter 670, page 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qu1lr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy grabbing Caesar&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last manga chapter right now is Chapter 709 (710 will be coming out either today or tomorrow), so the anime is about 40 chapters behind the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you translate it into arcs, the anime right now is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Punk_Hazard_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Punk Hazard Arc&lt;/a&gt; and the manga is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dressrosa_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dressrosa Arc&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T08:20:11.990" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T08:20:11.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3846" CreationDate="2013-05-21T09:24:43.563" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is worth bearing in mind that the TV show only covers the first 7/8 books, and it might be addressed later on in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I could find however, the ranking system seems to be done by generation rather than reallocating ranks when someone dies.&#xA;You can see claymore occasionally contest someone's position in the manga, but it doesn't seem to be an official thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Claymore_characters#Current_generation&quot;&gt;Ranks by Generation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Claymore warriors No. 1 through 47 are ranked on their baseline Yoki potential, strength, agility, intelligence, sensing and leadership. A warrior's rank rises and falls according to the warrior's strength in relation to other warriors.&#xA;  Claymores are known to belong in different eras/generations, marking the time they joined the Organization, but not all Claymores who are active at the same time belong to the same generation. This is because Claymores never age beyond their physical prime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's unclear as to when a generation changes, as some claymore survive more than one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see on the linked site that one generation's order has changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old generation (旧世代) (Teresa era テレサ時代).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 1        - Teresa  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 1 and 2  - Rosemary  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 2  - Priscilla &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 2 and 3 - Ilena &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 3 and 4 - Sophia    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 4 and 5 - Noel &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. 5 and 6 - Elda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recalling Priscilla who was a newly created claymore who shot up through the ranks to become number 2, I would imagine that in exceptional cases such as these, the organization would alter the ranks, but mostly it would be left as is until the next generation comes around and new claymores are assessed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T09:24:43.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3857" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3919" CreationDate="2013-05-21T09:48:37.547" Score="5" ViewCount="2744" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of some of the chapters of &lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt;, some characters from Ai Yazawa's other manga &lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; show up at 'Junko's Place' (the bonus section) and chat with some of the &lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt; cast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a similar section in &lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt;? Are there any further overlaps between the two series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-15T06:48:45.327" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T06:48:47.457" Title="Overlaps between Paradise Kiss &amp; Nana?" Tags="&lt;nana&gt;&lt;paradise-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3658" CreationDate="2013-05-21T09:57:05.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;BFB seems to be the professional mecha-basketball sport, where as Basquash is a 'street' version of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basquash is the unofficial name for  Big Foot Streetball and comes from 'baka' and 'sukasu', explained below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basquash!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Big Foot Basketball (BFB)&#xA;  A popular professional sports league on Earthdash. As its name suggests, it involves playing basketball with Big Foots. Its popularity dwindled however when Dunk Mask hijacked a game, resulting in the destruction of the Rollingtown stadium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basquash &amp;amp; Open City Basketball (OCB)&#xA;  Open City Basketball, unofficially named Basquash by Dan and known earlier in the series as Big Foot Streetball. It is a new sport that involves playing streetball in a wide cityscape using Big Foots. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prior to becoming an official sports league, Big Foot Streetball was outlawed due to the destruction it caused. Many of Dunk Mask's ardent fans prefer the name &quot;Basquash&quot; over the official name of the sport. Basquash is actually not the combination of the terms basketball and squash, but rather a pun in Japanese from the terms &quot;baka&quot; meaning &quot;idiotic&quot; and &quot;sukasu&quot; meaning &quot;unintentional acts&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dan uses the phrase against the The Worst leader, then in a flash of brilliance while chanting &quot;baka&quot; and &quot;suka&quot;, starts saying &quot;bakasuka&quot;. &quot;bakasuka&quot; is a word that means many, tons, or barrage of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically Dan is jumping from word to word, punning his way, until he screams &quot;Basquash&quot; when he does the final squash serve-like attack, Basquash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the sports are very similar, they're just slightly different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T09:57:05.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3809" CreationDate="2013-05-21T11:42:42.707" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the textual factors, the magazine shown is very likely a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E5%88%8A%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;月刊サンデージェネックス&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Sunday_Gene-X&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Sunday Gene-X&lt;/a&gt;), which is also known as 月刊サンデーGX.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us have a closer look at the magazine in the picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/meCZy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cropped&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;月刊&quot; printed at the top, and &quot;Monthly Yonday&quot; printed vertically at the side of the spine of the magazine tell us that it is a monthly magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The text at the bottom of the spine reads &quot;Kougakukan&quot;, which is most likely a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shougakukan&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E9%A4%A8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;小学館&lt;/a&gt;), which is the publisher of the actual magazine 月刊サンデーGX.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The logo of the magazine (月刊ヨンデーFF) has close resemblance to the logo of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sundaygx.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;月刊サンデーGX&lt;/a&gt;. There is also the fact that there is only a difference of 1 Katakana, and how 2 English alphabet is used at the end of the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlPEF.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Logo is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sundaygx.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sundaygx.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the logo as seen from the spine of 月刊サンデーGX magazine doesn't perfectly match up with the image from Hataraku Maou-sama. The screenshot below show how the spine of the magazine in 2006/2007 looks like (can't find a more recent image). The word 月刊 is separated from サ in the actual magazine, compared to the fictional magazine in Hataraku Maou-sama, where 月刊 is placed on top of ヨ. There might be a second reference here that I do not know of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRwGG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog-imgs-27-origin.fc2.com/n/a/0/na005/20070204-1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://blog-imgs-27-origin.fc2.com/n/a/0/na005/20070204-1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T11:42:42.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3828" CreationDate="2013-05-21T17:01:09.533" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most likelihood it was Getter Robo which first appeared in 1974. The story goes that Go Nagai came up with the novel idea of machines combining together to make a single giant robot. He communicated this idea to his friend and fellow mangaka Ken Ishikawa, who went on to create the Getter Robo series (which is why Nagai is often credited as a co-creator, if not &lt;em&gt;sole&lt;/em&gt; creator).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (the first Super Sentai show) aired in 1975 and didn't have any giant robots, combining or otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T17:01:09.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3813" CreationDate="2013-05-21T17:10:51.207" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Testuo (probably like Akira before him) finally gains full control of his powers, and uses it to initiate the creation of a new universe. In effect he is now the creator god of this new universe, and he proclaims this at the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I am Tetsuo&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This&lt;/em&gt; is the real Tetsuo, he is saying. His essence without the limiting shell of his mortal body. The pure energy of his being distilled into a pocket universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T17:10:51.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50074" CreationDate="2013-05-21T22:07:45.953" Score="9" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;'s Kohaku route, Shiki falls asleep and has a &quot;dream&quot; after the welcoming party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In it, he (or SHIKI) encounters another serial killer. They drink coffee bought from a vending machine together and have a conversation. Afterwards, the other killer decides to leave the city, believing that there would be trouble if the city had two serial killers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering who this other person was, and if they, too, were sent by the same person who sent Nrvnqsr Chaos to kill Arcueid Brunestud. (I remember reading about it the other day, but I can't remember who; I know for sure it wasn't Roa.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-10T04:53:41.187" LastActivityDate="2018-12-12T22:30:50.757" Title="Whom is Shiki talking to in the dream where he meets a serial killer (in the Kohaku route)?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3863" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3868" CreationDate="2013-05-22T01:17:49.587" Score="7" ViewCount="109134" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 80 of the 2011 anime, they showed Gyro's back story then a clawed up chair.  Was he killed or was he eaten?  It wasn't clear what happened to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1810" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T04:03:01.320" LastActivityDate="2020-07-31T00:17:15.217" Title="What happened to Gyro?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3854" CreationDate="2013-05-22T02:30:28.780" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's the soul that enables the suit to move, and thus the armor gets the soul's owner's ability and techniques.  Due to the binding process they no longer feel fatigue or pain, and they also no longer feel the need to sleep or rest, which explains why Alphonse never gets tired or feels physical pain when fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-03T04:04:27.060" LastActivityDate="2013-07-03T04:04:27.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3854" CreationDate="2013-05-22T03:18:30.673" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;In each case of a bonded soul, the blood is directly placed against the armor, allowing the iron in the hemoglobin to physically interact with the metal (and presumably any other material it would be bonded with)&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Blood_Rune&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;1&amp;#93;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. This means, basically, that the alchemic procedure allows the soul to interact with the metal as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a blood seal is made, it is connected to a being, and must remain with only that being, as well as it must be connected. That means that if Al loses his arm, he cannot move it; however, if he picks up an iron pipe, he cannot move that at free will either, as it was not bonded to him initially. (Even at one point, he transmutes part of his body and can no longer manipulate it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fQcwv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Barry sees Alphonse&amp;#39;s empty armor&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Note: Alphonse has no eyes lit up in his helmet because the helmet is separated.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; universe, souls are that which contain a being's personality, thoughts, and memories, which is seen later in the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; For example: Kimblee's soul is able to connect with Pride from within; Hohenheim's many souls are spread around the land and are able to think and act with their energy; and Hohenheim was able to speak and interact with the emotions and arguments of every soul within him from the memories that soul kept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we can connect the dots: Alphonse's soul is connected to the armor through the blood seal, and is able to act with his full set of memories; thus, Alphonse can use his memories and thoughts to move the armor at will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The physical strength and agility comes from their ability to not be restrained by inner forces. (Imagine how much faster you could run if your body worked the same, but without bones and muscles weighing you down!) However, all the fighting skill and ability comes from things that soul has learned (both before getting that body, and after).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T03:18:30.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3867" CreationDate="2013-05-22T03:24:38.137" Score="10" ViewCount="7301" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga and anime famously originate from Japan, and the vast majority of the big names in manga and anime are Japanese; Hayao Miyazaki, Hideaki Anno, Hiromu Arakawa, and Masashi Kishimoto come to mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of Japan, I can really only think of one creator who had their work become an anime/manga: The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_%28series%29&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deltora Quest&lt;/em&gt; series&lt;/a&gt; was adapted into an anime and manga and was created by an Australian writer, Emily Rodda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from Rodda, however, are there any* international creators, particularly from the Western world, that have successfully published manga (or anime) in Japan, &lt;em&gt;manhua&lt;/em&gt; in China, or &lt;em&gt;manhwa&lt;/em&gt; in Korea? Have any Western studios created and produced** anime (or rather, anime-influenced) series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;* - An exhaustive list is not necessary; a few examples from various countries and maybe some stats versus Japan, if possible.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;** - Not as a result of outsourcing.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T03:53:00.070" LastActivityDate="2021-03-26T00:34:09.953" Title="Are there any non-Japanese manga/anime authors or studios?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3866" CreationDate="2013-05-22T03:59:26.617" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't know of a non-Japanese studio that produces &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; anime, but the series &lt;strong&gt;Oban Star Racers&lt;/strong&gt; was produced by a French studio, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sav!_The_World_Productions&quot;&gt;Sav! The World Productions&lt;/a&gt;&quot; along-side Bandai and Disney.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Studio 4C production &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10231&quot;&gt;First Squad&lt;/a&gt;&quot; has writing credits to Russian studio &lt;strong&gt;Molot Entertainment Film&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as mangaka, there's a lot of Korean manwha artists/writers that get published in Japanese serials. I don't think that necessarily makes them &quot;mangaka&quot;. The series &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_of_the_Phantom_Master&quot;&gt;Blade of the Phantom Master&lt;/a&gt;&quot; by &lt;strong&gt;Youn In-wan&lt;/strong&gt; was serialized in &quot;Monthly Sunday Gene-X&quot; in Japan (published by Shogakukan). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=5047&quot;&gt;Shin Yong-Gwan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; also had his first couple of works published in &quot;Young Champ&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the western world &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Boilet&quot;&gt;Frederic Boilet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is probably the most well known, born in France but draws comics in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T03:59:26.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3863" CreationDate="2013-05-22T04:09:29.580" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gyro is killed and eaten after the Chimera Ants invade NGL. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; but he is later reborn as a Chimera Ant... and the first to keep all of his human memories and break free of the Chimera Ant Queen's control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Chimera Ant King, Mereum, cannot be Gyro, because Gyro was shown leaving the hive at the same time that Gon was training to defeat Knuckle, in Chapter 204, before Mereum was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T16:10:02.220" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T16:10:02.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3744" CreationDate="2013-05-22T06:36:56.820" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are the opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music created specifically for the series they represent, or are they just picked by the producers/production committee based on how well they would fit their series? What typically happens?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In most cases, opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music are created specifically for the series they represent.&lt;/strong&gt; Though, it can also be picked based on it's popularity. After all, the main objective is to promote both the series and the theme songs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What exceptions are there?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About exceptions, which I think can only be applicable when picking a song depends on the deal between the companies (anime production/company and music company) whether they will allow a song to be used as an anime theme song. Well, anime can be a good promoter of a theme song and vice versa so it's a win-win deal for the companies, so exceptions I guess will be all inside their agreement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How much have things changed now compared to the past?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the only thing that has changed pertaining anime theme songs are the popularity. Anime are more popular now than before globally so there is more opportunity of a theme song to have a different versions of languages (which involves purposely creating theme songs for the anime itself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My basis is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeThemeSong&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The theme music for most anime tends to be catchy songs deliberately written for release to the pop/rock music market, if they aren't&#xA;  already actual pop/rock songs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One reason is simply that anime&#xA;  provides an easy way for both hit and entry J-pop/J-rock artists to&#xA;  get more exposure and good lateral promotion. Platinum J-rock bands&#xA;  like L'Arc~en~Ciel and Orange Range frequently release their new songs&#xA;  along as themes in anime that are on the air at the same period as&#xA;  their respective singles or albums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another reason this is done is because many anime voice actors are&#xA;  also singers, often the more successful ones. (At least one such&#xA;  performer, Megumi Hayashibara, is both a formidable presence on&#xA;  Japanese pop charts and an internationally-known talent, as well as&#xA;  the recipient of more star and featured anime roles than any one&#xA;  person ought to have.) It's not unknown for production companies to&#xA;  organize some of their principal cast members into groups for&#xA;  recording CDs — the &quot;Goddess Family Club&quot; (Ah! My Goddess), DoCo&#xA;  (Ranma 1/2), the Maho-Dou (Ojamajo Doremi) and the Spirit Singers&#xA;  (Digimon Frontier) all come to mind. Either way, it's usually to a&#xA;  voice actor's advantage — they perform theme songs (as well as&#xA;  additional &quot;character&quot; songs), receiving a double benefit from&#xA;  exposure in two different markets (and the additional profit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A third reason is that TV theme songs are the pinnacle of Japanese&#xA;  musical success. If a Japanese artist/group makes a hit album, the&#xA;  studio takes almost all of the profits. If the same group makes an&#xA;  album as a TV tie-in, the musicians themselves receive a much larger&#xA;  cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T06:15:47.737" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T06:15:47.737" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2530" CreationDate="2013-05-22T06:52:41.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess it was what you said, a bond that was made due to Shizuka biting and turning Zero into a vampire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During one episode (I'm not sure what episode), Zero has figured out that she must be Shizuka. Maria taunts Zero to pull the trigger, but he discovers he is unable to due to the bond between them. And it is said that once a human was bitten by a vampire, that vampire becomes his/her master and that human can be controlled by his/her master (like when Shizuka froze him when she was about to drink Yuki's blood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T06:52:41.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3812" CreationDate="2013-05-22T07:00:06.090" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the quality of the graphics, you've already said it, the 2011 version is more faithful in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T11:56:04.863" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T11:56:04.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3876" CreationDate="2013-05-22T07:59:34.077" Score="14" ViewCount="40334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't really understand what a vocaloid is so, what is a vocaloid? Is it an anime? If not, how is it related to anime? Is it a singer? If so, is it a real person (because someone told me that some are but mostly are just machine-created voices)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T18:57:34.727" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T23:13:55.760" Title="What is a vocaloid?" Tags="&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3877" CreationDate="2013-05-22T08:14:05.993" Score="11" ViewCount="5779" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do anime characters have official birthdays? Why do they decide for the anime characters to have birthdays? Does this have a historical basis? And when exactly is a character's birthday decided? Is it when a character's physical appearance is drafted? What is the birthday's significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T05:07:30.537" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T05:07:30.537" Title="Why do anime characters have official birthdays?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3872" CreationDate="2013-05-22T08:19:00.207" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vocaloid&lt;/a&gt; is a program that produces singing voice, it is not an anime. As to how it is related to anime, there are a few anime which have vocaloid singers. You can also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3794/1772&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; for a bit more explanation on that aspect, which I think are well detailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The significance of Vocaloids in the anime industry is probably similar to how significant robotics is used in assembly lines, in the sense that depending on how you use them, you can be making more savings. But you first need to know how to effectively use them, and this often comes with an initial significant investment. Once this is overcome however, things should be easier onwards, as long as you can continue innovating the outputs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T11:52:01.607" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3872" CreationDate="2013-05-22T08:21:49.073" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vocaloid&lt;/a&gt; is a singing voice synthesizer. In other words, a piece of software that enables users to synthesize singing by typing in lyrics and melody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the better known vocaloids is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hatsune Miku&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the moment there is no anime with vocaloids. There is only a manga called: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku:_Unofficial_Hatsune_Mix&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hatsune Mix&lt;/a&gt;. The only relation I can futher find for vocaliods with anime is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hatsune Miku performed her first &quot;live&quot; concert like a virtual idol on a projection screen during &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animelo_Summer_Live&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animelo Summer Live&lt;/a&gt; at the Saitama Super Arena on August 22, 2009. At the &quot;MikuFes '09 (Summer)&quot; event on August 31, 2009, her image was screened by rear projection on a mostly-transparent screen. Miku also performed her first overseas live concert on November 21, 2009, during &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Festival_Asia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Festival Asia&lt;/a&gt; (AFA) in Singapore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:28:39.640" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:28:39.640" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3872" CreationDate="2013-05-22T08:57:45.373" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vocaloid is a piece of software used to model a human singing voice. Users can create music with the software by putting in a backing track and giving the Vocaloid program a set of lyrics to sing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IckWy.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WOVrY.png&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While many Vocaloid (And similar software) mascots are anime-styled, there are no actual animes that include them as a main role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been some fan-based mangas however - &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangag.com/comics/chibimiku/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chibi Miku-san&lt;/a&gt; (A 4-Panel manga) and the previously mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Maker_Hik%C5%8Dshiki_Hatsune_Mix&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hatsune Mix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4M0Iw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hatsune Mix&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vocaloid Merchandise also overlaps a bit with typical anime merchandise, including figurines, plushies, bags, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RzYwS.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vocaloid songs are all created by the software, although sometimes they may star some actual singers too, but the term Vocaloid is referring to the software.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;More Info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vocaloid was a significant breakthrough in music technology, the software now offers a cheaper alternative to professional singers and the versatility of getting harmonics and etc exactly perfect to the way the composer envisaged it (rather than adapting it to suit a singer's voice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also was a significant breakthrough for hobbyist musicians, making a lot more songs feasible without leaving the home. This was especially important for the ones who can't sing :p&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T13:18:17.187" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T13:18:17.187" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3873" CreationDate="2013-05-22T09:33:16.900" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why shouldn't anime characters have official birthdays? It would be strange if they didn't have them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over in the west animated characters are given birthdays also. Spongebob's date of birth is July 14th, 1986.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4MwjG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spongebob&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably the addition of birthdays is just to make characters a bit more realistic. &#xA;And occasionally it helps with character, For example in Kodocha, Akito was given his name as he was born in autumn. Sana was named so because she was born on 7th march.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eKq33.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes an author will release a 'databook' with information about the different characters including dates of birth, blood types etc. The example below is an excerpt from a Bleach databook. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Birthdays of course can be shown to in the actual show's content, in which case the day the episode was first aired is taken to be their birthday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the most common case is to take birthdays from a character profile&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MwGgB.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for historical significance, authors have been giving fictional characters from day one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sherlock Holmes's birthdate is  6 January, 1854&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;TL;DR&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:  Fictional characters are treated as non-fictional characters to bestow a sense of realism on them, so why shouldn't they have birthdays, blood types and everything else we have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T09:33:16.900" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3843" CreationDate="2013-05-22T10:49:08.797" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The latest chapter (631) shows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/77N6j.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minato cloaked in the Kyuubi chakra&lt;/a&gt;, in the same manner that Naruto is when using it.&#xA; This suggests that the half he has sealed away in himself is still there, in him and he has full use of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T12:13:24.760" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T12:13:24.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3625" CreationDate="2013-05-22T18:55:38.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagi did not completely leave her mansion. Rather, she seems to own both her mansion and the apartments. She goes between both the apartments and the mansion throughout the season (at least this is true for as far as I've seen, up to episode 6).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, Hayate mentions that Nagi was staying at the apartments because it's easier for her to get work done in the apartments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MbA88.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5RqY4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the information in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3888/list-of-manga-chapters-animated-in-hayate-no-gotoku-cuties/3889#3889&quot;&gt;List of manga chapters animated in Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties&lt;/a&gt;, it seems like this season is adapting various manga chapters but not chronologically. It's possible that they altered the housing situation from what was in the manga so that this anime season appears to have more continuity - it would be odd if Nagi said she had no mansion in the beginning of an episode (adapted from a later chapter) and then was shown in her mansion during the next part (adapted from an earlier chapter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T15:40:00.363" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3880" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-22T19:17:13.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vocaloids&lt;/a&gt; (the most famous of which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hatsune Miku&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please keep these questions on-topic. Questions about using Vocaloid software don't belong on Anime.SE, though they &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be welcome on other Stack Exchange sites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sound.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound Design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://superuser.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Super User&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/133/24&quot;&gt;this meta post&lt;/a&gt; (and note that this issue may not yet be completely settled).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T21:25:33.580" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T21:25:33.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3881" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-22T19:17:13.617" Score="0" Body="For questions about Vocaloids (the most famous of which is Hatsune Miku). Please keep these questions on-topic. Questions about software don't belong here, though they may be welcome on other Stack Exchange sites like Sound Design." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T21:25:33.580" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T21:25:33.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3846" CreationDate="2013-05-22T20:50:42.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Claymore are ranked based on their combat ability.  Their ability is taken from a number of factors such as strength, Yoki, and intelligence to name a few.  Claymores typically only change rank by challenging and defeating a higher ranked Claymore or when a Claymore dies or awakens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, just because a Claymore dies, it doesn't mean others will go up in rank.  It is entirely possible that the newly created Claymore takes the exact rank of the one that died or awakened.  The reason that Claire never advances in rank is because she is only one quarter Youma since she was created with Teresa's remains and it is said that she'll never achieve the potential of a regular Claymore that is one half Youma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T20:50:42.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3812" CreationDate="2013-05-22T21:13:38.277" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are only minor differences between the old Hunter × Hunter and the new Hunter × Hunter.  The main reason they decided to do a remake was because of the viewer group. Almost no one would decide to pick up Hunter × Hunter if it were to start right in the middle after more than a 10-year break.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1814" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T22:08:46.723" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T22:08:46.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3754" CreationDate="2013-05-23T00:09:52.037" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I managed to get a hold of a copy of the tracklist from the OST. The soundtrack has 76 songs on it. This includes the 67 songs which appear in &quot;Sound Mode&quot; in the visual novel as well as several others. I have made no attempt to distinguish which of these are present in the visual novel and which were added. The OST track titles are in romaji, but the original inspiration pieces are listed in English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few of the pieces are original, namely Answer, Sayounara, Close Your Eyes, and Yuki no Hane Toki no Kaze. There are a few more pieces based on these, but everything else is based on some preexisting piece. A couple of the tracks would be better characterized as arrangements rather than adaptations. Valkyrie no Kikou, Wa ga Haha no Oshietamaishi Uta, and the various versions of G-Senjou no Aria fall into this category, but I have made no attempt to locate all such cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disc 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #1 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aizou no Nare no Hate [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Katakiri Rekka – Answer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uraraka [E. Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1/Morning Mood]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asa no Aisatsu [J. Pachelbel - Canon in D]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hiru no Asobi [L. Beethoven - Symphony No. 9/Ode to Joy]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ima, Saikou ka [J. Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sora no Seki [E. Satie - First Gymnopedie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakuya [C. Debussy - Suite Bergamesque/Clair de lune]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakuya no Mae [C. Debussy - Suite Bergamesque/Clair de lune]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hansuberi [A. Khachaturian - Gayane/Sabre Dance]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giwaku [F. Chopin - The Revolutionary Etude]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ginen [F. Chopin - The Revolutionary Etude]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gimon [F. Chopin - The Revolutionary Etude]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinjitsu [F. Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto/1st Movement]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinjitsu no Ato [F. Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto/1st Movement]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Houyou [G. Handel - Rinaldo/Lascia ch'io pianga]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tousou [M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Promenade]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tousou no Tsudzuki [M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Promenade]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Satori [M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Promenade]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ai [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 Pathetique/2nd Movement]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sayounara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saikai no Hi [A. Dvorak - Humoresque No.7]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yasuragi no Yoru [J. Brahms - Violin Concerto in D/3rd Movement]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taiketsu [R. Wagner - The Valkyrie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otoko no Hanamichi [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aishita Onna [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Michi ha Hyouga Nari [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #2 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disc 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wa ga Haha no Oshietamaishi Uta [A. Dvorak - Songs My Mother Taught Me]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitomi wo Tojite #1 [Ayane - Close Your Eyes]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayane - Close Your Eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #3 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuki #1 [J. Newton - Amazing Grace]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuki #2 [J. Newton - Amazing Grace]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuki #3 [J. Newton - Amazing Grace]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoukou [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kachiku no Mure [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinigami [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kage no Sasoi [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yami no Tsukai [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fushoku [C. Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals/Aquarium]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rakujitsu [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nigeba Nashi [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 Appassionata/3rd Movement]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Devil [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Devil #2 [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wa ga Haha ha Kakukatarishi [J. Pachelbel - Canon in D]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitomi wo Tojite #2 [Ayane - Close Your Eyes]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitomi wo Tojite #3 [Ayane - Close Your Eyes]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #4 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disc 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #5 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoushuu [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata/3rd Movement] &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kousaku [J.S. Bach - Little Fugue in G Minor BWV 578]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deochi [P. Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker/Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitoyasumi [S. Joplin - The Entertainer]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsuikyuu [C. Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals/Those With Long Ears]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shundou [E. Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1/In the Hall of the Mountain King]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinsou [C. Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals/Hens and Roosters]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asai Gonzou [P. Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chijou ni Arawareshi Jigoku [C. Orff - Carmina Burana/O Fortuna]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jigoku no Tsudzuki [C. Orff - Carmina Burana/O Fortuna]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yamiyo Kouro [C. Orff - Carmina Burana/O Fortuna]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shiyuu [L. Beethoven - Fur Elise]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kecchaku [L. Beethoven - Fur Elise]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Valkyrie no Kikou [R. Wagner - The Valkyrie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Picaresque [G. Bizet - The Girl From Arles]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #6 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Barbarian on the Groove feat. Chata - Yuki no Hane Toki no Kaze&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoufu [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dark [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maou 3 [F. Schubert - The Erlking]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ko-Fugue [J.S. Bach - Little Fugue in G Minor BWV 578]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gnossienne [E. Satie - Gnossiene No.1]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gekkou #1 ~3rd Movement [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata/3rd Movement] &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gekkou #2 ~3rd Movement [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata/3rd Movement] &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-Senjou no Aria #7 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-23T00:22:04.157" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T00:22:04.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3552" CreationDate="2013-05-23T03:33:09.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just for additional information, usually in the case of release and drawing (not the storyline), they plan 3-4 chapters ahead, i.e:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1 is supposed to released lets say this week&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 2 is supposed to be printed, shipped etc for the next Week &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 3 is supposed to be editing, liberation, etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 4 is supposed to be Final Editing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then Chapter 5 is supposed to be the one the mangaka to work on on the week of release of chapter 1.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is 3-4 weeks or chapter ahead is what usually called by 'print schedule'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is all changes depending on the circumstances of mangaka (hiatus, new year, holiday, golden week, etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1806" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T03:33:09.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3890" CreationDate="2013-05-23T09:25:56.650" Score="4" ViewCount="17304" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Sasuke fights Danzo, on chapter 477 page 9, he uses summoning technique and a hawk appears.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How and when did he sign a contract with hawks, and thanks to whom did he get it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-23T09:31:02.020" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T03:16:05.967" Title="How did Sasuke get his hawk summoning technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-23T09:32:41.573" Score="7" ViewCount="1709" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have been following the manga, you would notice that &lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku! - Cuties&lt;/em&gt; (season 4 of the series) has been using material from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Filler&quot; manga chapters (where plot stalls for character development) for most part of the episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma style manga from &lt;em&gt;Colorful Hayate no Gotoku!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; from the flaps of the dust-jacket of the tankōbon for the &lt;em&gt;CM Connecting Theater&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;CM Matagi Gekijou&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone provide a list of manga chapters that is animated per episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T06:08:26.687" Title="List of manga chapters animated in Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3888" CreationDate="2013-05-23T09:32:41.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The titles of the chapters are arrange in order of appearance in the anime. The anime also added some original content to create smooth transition between unrelated chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order not to confuse viewer (?), even though the anime draws material from various arcs in the manga, they are modified (sometimes heavily) to fit the pretext that all characters have known each other, and with all the details involving the plot (from where the chapter comes from) removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chapter titles are taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hayate_the_Combat_Butler_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - List of Hayate the Combat Butler chapters&lt;/a&gt;. Title of 4-koma manga are taken from scanslation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hayate&lt;/strong&gt; episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 303: &quot;An Ordinary Life That KyoAni Wouldn't Turn Into an Anime&quot; (京アニがアニメ化とかしない方の日常?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 352: &quot;Illness begins in the mind. That means you will get sick if you neglect your mind.&quot; (病は気から。気を抜くと病気になると言う意味)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma ??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Colorful Chapter 24: Hermione and The Secret Clothes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 353: &quot;He Caught A Cold Because He is No Longer An Idiot&quot; (バカじゃなくなったからカゼをひく)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagi&lt;/strong&gt; episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 197: &quot;If You Feel Like You Have Become a Little Greater When You Wake Up Early in the Morning... Then You Are Imagining Things&quot; (朝早く起きるとちょっと自分がエラくなったような気がする…という気のせい)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 174: &quot;Even if the Law Says You Can't, You Still Want to See it&quot; (法律でダメって言われても、観たい気持ちは消えない)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Colorful Chapter 16: Sanzenin Nagi's Less Than Beneficial Information&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Colorful Chapter 5: The Wild Kingdom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 339: &quot;A Single Yen Can Make One Laugh or Cry&quot; (１円に泣いたり笑ったり)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A-tan&lt;/strong&gt; (as Alice) episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 306: &quot;It's an Option That Comes Default on Little Blonde Girls&quot; (金髪幼女にはデフォルトでついてるオプションです)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 316: &quot;Don't Move Another Step&quot; (もうお前一歩も動くな)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 317: &quot;If it's Important, Keep it with you&quot; (大事なら持っとけ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma ??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma ??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 318: &quot;Sign&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 346: &quot;And The Butler Made Them&quot; (そして執事はそれを作ったとさ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isumi&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Sakuya&lt;/strong&gt; episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 341: &quot;A Maid Will Not Be Found For Isumu-San Until 23rd Century&quot; (伊澄さんのメイドさんは２３世紀まで見つからない)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Volume 29 (Front): Hi-tech Isumi-san ~Eps. Smartphone~&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Volume 29 (Back): Hi-tech Isumi-san ~Eps. App~&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 175: &quot;You Bump Into Everyone You Need in Life&quot; (人生に必要な人とはだいたい出会うようにできている)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 309: &quot;The Honorific &quot;Onee-san&quot; is Filled With Romance&quot; (敬語お姉さんが恋愛で満たされて)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hinagiku&lt;/strong&gt; episode. The anime didn't follow chapter 340 too closely (only around 50% of manga stays the same in the anime), but it makes the story better. For chapter 220 to 223, which occurs during the Golden Week in the manga, all the inheritance related stuffs are excluded in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Up to just before the end of) Chapter 340: &quot;Hinagiku-San's Wish Does Not Seem As If It Will Be Granted Even If She Uses The Holy Grail&quot; (ヒナギクさんの願いは聖杯を使っても叶いそうにない)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Start from near the end of) Chapter 220: &quot;The Time to Forget Your Troubles Has Come. The Memory Mechanism Is Still Scientifically Unclear&quot; (トラブルは忘れた頃にやってくる)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 221: &quot;Because You Go to the Beach, There's Something You Have to Do&quot; (ビーチに来たからにはやる事がある)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Volumn 12 (Front): Into the Dream, Into the Dream&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Volumn 12 (Back): Don't you want to go?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 222: &quot;Love Makes People Run in Odd Directions And Then They Want to Die&quot; (恋は人をおかしな方向に走らせる。後で死にたくなる)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 223: &quot;Winning And Happiness Are Equal But Not Linked&quot; (勝つことと幸せはイコールで結ばれない)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(The rest of chapter 340)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Izumi, Miki, Risa&lt;/strong&gt; (Idiot Trio) episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 356: &quot;Even with Three Heads, 'Hmm...I Dunno' is all the Three can Come up with&quot; ( 三人寄ってもう～ん…どうなんやろ…って三人で悩むだけ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 373: Pros Are Amazing In My Field&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Volume 28 (Front): If you can't concentrate, you can't do anything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma Volume 28 (Back): With the ability to concentrate, you can do anything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 308: &quot;Carelessness Means Acting Carelessly in Careless Moments&quot; (うっかりは、うっかりしている時にうっかりする)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Plus the first page of chapter 309, which is animated after the ED sequence).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruka&lt;/strong&gt; episode. There are quite a number of differences between anime and manga in the second part. In the manga, chapter 292 to 299 covers the first meeting between Hayate and Ruka, and the first meeting between Nagi and Ruka. These chapter also involves &lt;em&gt;Housen Yozora&lt;/em&gt; (法仙 夜空) chasing after Hayate to destroy a fragment of photo that Hayate is holding on to. In the anime, which animates content of chapter 298 and first half of chapter 299, the story has been modified under the pretext that Ruka has known everyone else in the apartment, and &lt;em&gt;Housen Yozora&lt;/em&gt; is replaced by &lt;em&gt;Gilbert Kent&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 357: &quot;Cycling Yahoo!&quot; (サイクリング ヤッホー)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 358: &quot;To be Blunt, I am an S at the Core. Also, Never do what I do!!&quot; (ぶっちゃけ根はどSなのです。あと絶対マネしちゃダメ！！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma ??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4-koma ??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 298: &quot;Idol Master&quot; (アイドルマスター?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(First half of) Chapter 299: &quot;Don't Stop! Dreamer on the Road!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T06:08:26.687" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T06:08:26.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3887" CreationDate="2013-05-23T09:32:59.730" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To symbolise his ascension from snakes (i.e. Orochimaru's power) he&#xA;  changed his team's name from Hebi (snake) to Taka (hawk). It is&#xA;  revealed that his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot;&gt;animal-oriented techniques&lt;/a&gt; have also changed from&#xA;  snakes to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hawks&quot;&gt;hawks&lt;/a&gt; as shown from him summoning a hawk that he used to fly&#xA;  around on during his fight with Danzō, evade his assaults and in the&#xA;  anime perform coordinated attacks with Sasuke. It is currently unknown&#xA;  when he made a contract with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; under &quot;Summoning Technique&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T09:32:59.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3791" CreationDate="2013-05-23T10:15:33.200" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He ricochets the bullets off of his other ninpo, the blue ball he sent bouncing around the room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1818" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T10:15:33.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3895" CreationDate="2013-05-23T21:04:09.260" Score="2" ViewCount="4265" Body="&lt;p&gt;Team 7 (Naruto's team) existed for at least while before they took the chunin exam, and they took on a number of missions before taking the chunin exams. I can't remember, however, how long they exactly existed as a team before the exam. How long were they genin before the exam? Is that the normal length? Is there some sort of mission requirement where they have to complete a number of missions before they can take the exam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T08:54:53.947" Title="How long are people genin before they take the chunin exam?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3892" CreationDate="2013-05-23T23:00:14.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no definitve answer to this as no set age or timeframe is given in the manga, anime or on the wiki. Keep in mind ninjas like Itachi who became a chunin at age 10 and kakashi at age 6. &lt;em&gt;(special cases yes but they did become chunin).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So if I were to give an answer, it would be until &lt;em&gt;when&lt;/em&gt; they decide to take the exams&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chunin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To become a chūnin, a genin participates in a large examination, known&#xA;  as the &quot;Chūnin Exams&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Again,&lt;/em&gt; also as related, keep in mind that not all academy students become &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3536/what-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-academy-class&quot;&gt;Chūnin&lt;/a&gt;, so that might apply here too.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/does-every-ninja-become-a-jonin/3680#3680&quot;&gt;*&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; No doubt they would have to try again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then &lt;em&gt;again&lt;/em&gt; there is also this guy.. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kosuke_Maruboshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kosuke Maruboshi&lt;/a&gt; who even though by choice, has been a genin for over 50 years. This could also apply to your question.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/does-every-ninja-become-a-jonin/3680#3680&quot;&gt;*&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T23:22:06.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3899" CreationDate="2013-05-24T01:34:44.200" Score="7" ViewCount="730" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobirama Senju stated that hatred births the Sharingan and strengthens it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sI3Zr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hatred and the Sharingan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can an Uchiha remain powerful without hatred? If not, does this imply that Itachi was full of hatred?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1646" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T02:15:29.003" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T16:37:09.610" Title="Can an Uchiha remain powerful without embracing hatred?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3892" CreationDate="2013-05-24T06:01:08.583" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exams happen twice a year. The genins that participate are chosen by their group leaders. So if the group leader is of the opinion, that they are ready at age 6, he sends the genin to the exams, if he's of the opinion that they are not ready yet, he lets them wait. There is no special requirement to take the exams (at least nothing was mentioned), it's just the group leader who decides. This can be seen in chapter 35, when Kakashi, Kurenai and Asuma suggest their team for the exams. Although Iruka protests, he can't do anything against it. That does not mean, that the genin can't decide against it, though. A ninja can't be forced by his group leader to do the exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T08:54:53.947" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T08:54:53.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3730" CreationDate="2013-05-24T11:48:50.527" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found two other light novels that you hadn't mentioned also - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangashare.com/forums/threads/74858-Bleach-Ligh-Novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I know that there are two Bleach light novels (BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody). Do they follow the Bleach manga plot lines or do they diverge? If they follow the manga, what chapters do they cover? If not, what happens in them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels seem to be short stories that the manga/anime doesn't cover, but run concurrently with the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry&lt;/em&gt; was released November 15, 2006 and &lt;em&gt;Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody&lt;/em&gt; on October 31, 2008. So before volumes 25 &amp;amp; 36 respectively (not sure if this helps, don't read bleach myself)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mKExv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;letters from the other side&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dUeB7.jpg&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Bleach:_Letters_From_The_Other_Side&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; mentions that letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry was a novelization of some of the earlier chapters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Bleach:_The_Honey_Dish_Rhapsody&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Again Wikia&lt;/a&gt; tells us that Honey Dish Rhapsody is set during the week Ichigo and his friends spent in Soul Society following the betrayal of Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/brbzL.jpg&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Spirits Are Forever With You' was released June 4th 2012 and covers the 17 month timeskip between volume 48 and 49. There are two volumes, these novels were written by a separate author from the other 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/77050-NOVEL-Spirits-Are-Forever-With-You&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forum discussion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/383362-New-Bleach-novels-covering-the-17-months-timeskip.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another Discussion.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KmfKg.png&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'The Death Save The Strawberry' focuses on the same time period, but has a focus on Rukia and is written by the author of the first two books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?122-The-Death-Save-The-Strawberry-Novel-Discussion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yet another Forum Discussion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's arguable if the light novels are canon or not, seeing as they were not written by bleach's mangaka, but there is no evidence to suggest that they are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T11:54:36.280" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T11:54:36.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2033" CreationDate="2013-05-24T11:57:38.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shadow clones are unavailable for the sacrificial process, dude. They will simply dissapear the second they feel pain in the process. However this White Zetsus are special clones that will not dissapear no matter what damage they took, zetsus are special clones, as kisame said during his encounter with Killer Bee, Naruto, and Yamato. So basically the sacrifice needed in the ritual is a &lt;strong&gt;living and useable body, the one that exist and constant&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Zetsus and their clones might or might not have a soul, I'm not sure about this one. They have their own mind, they talk very much, and they have a free will, yet they can be cultivated freely with Hashirama Living Clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1821" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T11:57:38.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3894" CreationDate="2013-05-24T14:40:40.723" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think hatred is the only feeling that makes an Uchiha powerful, since many strong feelings (e.g. pain) can strengthen him, and this is just a quicker way to gain more power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If an Uchiha sees their close friend or relative die, they gain Mangekyou Sharingan, but the feeling of hatred is not a necessity (Itachi hated no one when he saw Shisui commiting suicide).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, I believe the feeling of hatred CAN make an Uchiha powerful, but it's not the power source. In short, a strong feeling is just a trigger, and once you awaken the Mangekyou Sahringan with it, you remain powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T16:37:09.610" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T16:37:09.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3894" CreationDate="2013-05-24T15:03:09.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi didn't seem like that hateful of a person, and he was very powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T15:03:09.550" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3900" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3903" CreationDate="2013-05-24T15:31:47.293" Score="5" ViewCount="1482" Body="&lt;p&gt;Accelerator can control vectors with his ability &quot;Vector Change&quot; (sometimes also known as &quot;Accelerator&quot;). Is it possible for someone with a space-time ability to hurt him (e.g. by teleporting an object inside his body or moving his body parts to different places)? If not, why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is there any other effective way of dealing damage to Accelerator (excluding magic things or Touma's imagine breaker or Kihara's way of fighting)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T18:08:19.510" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T00:18:59.553" Title="Can Accelerator be harmed by space-time abilities (such as teleportation)?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3901" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3975" CreationDate="2013-05-24T21:17:13.203" Score="7" ViewCount="2753" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga magazines are usually targeted to a specific age and gender of readers. Usually shounen manga are written by males even if there are notable examples of female artists working on shounen series (e.g. Rumiko Takahashi, CLAMP).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any case of a female mangaka pretending to be a male using a pen name to adapt to a specific gender or just to challenge her readers and later reveal herself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T17:17:34.800" Title="Are there any female mangaka pretending to be a male?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3925" CreationDate="2013-05-24T23:41:28.097" Score="6" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gurren Lagann, Episode 12, The group take a break on the beach as the Dai-Gurren has to undergo some changes so that it can become sea-worthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JimFZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the picture we can see that it's been given a kayak-like paddle, but the ship never seems to use it throughout the episode. Presumably it's just for fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What actual improvements did the ship go under that set them back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the paddle actually used (perhaps in the manga)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T18:04:10.420" LastActivityDate="2019-10-02T22:46:58.890" Title="How was the Dai-Gurren improved in episode 12?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3900" CreationDate="2013-05-25T00:18:59.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for teleportation, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Accelerator&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Railgun wiki says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As of Volume 20, he is currently in Russia, where he has a brief encounter with some Russian mages, and some of Academy city's new streamlined, high-speed power suits. It is also during this encounter where we learn that his ability not only works on magic (although incompletely, as the magic is dissipated instead of redirected) but also on teleportation as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposedly, Accelerator's reflect shield works in all 11 dimensions, so as long as the teleportation is using one of those (as &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Shirai_Kuroko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuroko's does&lt;/a&gt;), he'll be able to reflect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T00:18:59.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3906" CreationDate="2013-05-25T04:15:22.733" Score="5" ViewCount="2011" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo&lt;/em&gt; beach vacation OVA, the girls are told to perform an offering ritual to the Spirit of Water, using a watermelon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/1z07oDP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/1z07oDPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Henrietta misses&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Bd7SQJP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Bd7SQJPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirche kisses (the ground)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;ritual&quot; later turns out to be some sort of game set up by Saito and the other boys. However, why did they choose a watermelon for it? Does it symbolize something specific?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="98" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T21:23:59.803" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T15:29:13.923" Title="What is the purpose of the watermelon in the ritual at the beach?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;the-familiar-of-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3924" CreationDate="2013-05-25T04:23:50.887" Score="13" ViewCount="1187" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, there is a hole which appears in the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nmmAb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nmmAbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this hole here? Is it known what created it? And, are there other holes like it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:32:06.973" Title="Why are there holes in the ocean?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3904" CreationDate="2013-05-25T05:05:04.010" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a game of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suikawari&quot;&gt;watermelon splitting&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB%E5%89%B2%E3%82%8A&quot;&gt;スイカ割り&lt;/a&gt;). In anime and manga, it is common activity portrayed in the beach chapters. Generally, the game is also played at the beach in real life, but it may also be played in nursery/kindergarten/playground or at event venue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules of the game is quite similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1ata&quot;&gt;piñata&lt;/a&gt;: the watermelon is laid out, and the participants will try to smash it open while blindfolded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The 2 paragraph above are summarized from Wikipedia page, both English and Japanese version.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no significant symbolization here. It is just a game in Japan introduced by Saito to the denizen of Halkeginia. By using the reason &quot;for the sake of the Spirits of Water&quot;, the principal (+ Saito) fools the girls to change into bikini from one-piece swimsuit. And since the game is played blindfolded, the boys can ogle at the girls body all they want without triggering the girls self-consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-05-25T09:40:39.460" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T09:40:39.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-05-25T10:16:21.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Impure World Reincarnation gives them an unlimited chakra, but at the same pool they had before. If that's the case, then we'd have a bunch of undead Hashirama leveled clones all over the place.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, again, the display from Hashirama is his actual chakra level before he died (considered his prime). Now being able to use his chakra at top form because of the Impure World Reincarnation is ridiculous. It's like a constant recharge to 100%.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Impure Madara and Impure Hashirama went at it, most likely a never ending fight would occur, but we now have different variables. The unknown power of the Juubi with Madara and Tobi vs the Kages, Kyuubi Mode Naruto and now Sasuke thrown in the mix. There's too much play given at the moment since we still don't know the true extent of the power of the chakra from Juubi, Rinegan Madara, Hasirama, Sasuke and Kyuubi Mode Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1823" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-25T10:23:38.497" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T10:23:38.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-25T17:35:44.727" Score="8" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yukari Morita visits the Solomon Islands in an attempt to find out what happened to her father, who disappeared 17 years ago while her parents were on their honeymoon. There, she meets a native girl named Matsuri and after a series of events in episode 2, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TcBj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;finds his father&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the reason to why Yukari's father just wandered off explained in the anime or light novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tBRG5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nice tan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T01:16:49.383" Title="Why did Yukari's father wander off on his honeymoon?" Tags="&lt;rocket-girls&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3911" CreationDate="2013-05-25T18:05:54.223" Score="12" ViewCount="4414" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a meme created from the &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; manga which details a character yelling at Matsuda and instructing him to swim. (A similar meme was created as a GIF from the anime.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2WoAB.gif&quot; alt=&quot;The swimming GIF from the anime&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(And a link to the manga version, since it's quite large: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/489xt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clicky&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't imagine this is the actual dialog for this scene, just based on what's going on. What are they actually saying, and what chapter/episode is this event from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-12-26T22:52:32.807" LastActivityDate="2018-12-26T22:52:32.807" Title="What is the actual dialog for this Death Note swimming meme?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3731" CreationDate="2013-05-25T18:45:28.960" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says &quot;you-me-friend&quot; in JSL. The pronouns appear to be the same as ASL, (finger pointing at the relevant person stands in for you/me/he/she/it) and clasped hands by context appears to mean friend. In ASL, it would be hooked index fingers &amp;amp; clasped hands means &quot;to congratulate&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't see any other panels with likely sign in them.  On an unrelated side note, JSL is distinctive for it's usage of air-writing, where some signs like place names are the Kanji written in the air with your finger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1767" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T18:45:28.960" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3909" CreationDate="2013-05-25T19:54:45.000" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a rather famous scene from episode 37 of Death Note. Parodies of the scene have become fairly common, including a &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/matsuda-you-idiot&quot;&gt;Know Your Meme page&lt;/a&gt;. For an example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2iwsIvwU_Q&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; has clips from the scene set to &quot;Native Faith&quot;, the extra boss theme from Touhou 10. Misheard or altogether wrong lines from this scene are also common, as is the case in this particular GIF. Here's the original video; as a warning, it contains &lt;strong&gt;major spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXJgfR4FWs&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXJgfR4FWs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what's going on in the scene, again, it's very spoilery, but here's a description. It does not involve swimming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yagami Light has just been found out as Kira, the serial murderer, who possesses a Death Note, a notebook with which he can kill anyone by writing their name in the book. Matsuda, a police officer, had a friendly relationship with Light (as well as looking up to Light's father the police chief), so discovering that Light was the criminal they were searching for all-along, and was responsible for his own father's death (as well as many others), was fairly shocking. Light, on the other hand, at this point has succumbed completely to his insane delusions of grandeur, and as he has no more tricks up his sleeve, he attempts to persuade the officers who have caught him to join forces with him, but comes off just looking even more insane. As a result of all of this, the scene is rather dramatic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T19:54:45.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-25T20:15:20.273" Score="10" ViewCount="1039" Body="&lt;p&gt;Azuki Azusa is brought to the Tsutsukakushi residence from Okinawa after Yokodera accidentally makes a wish to the large cat statue in the storeroom. A little bit later, he learns that with this statue wishes can be taken back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason why he didn't take back his wish and send Azuki Azusa back to Okinawa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ORkKd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T03:07:15.983" Title="Why didn't Yokodera send Azuki Azusa back to Okinawa?" Tags="&lt;hentai-ouji-to-warawanai-neko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3930" CreationDate="2013-05-26T04:12:16.923" Score="8" ViewCount="4873" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did it get so popular in otaku subculture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the proper name for name tag that's commonly found on female school swimwear? Sometimes it just says the name, sometimes just the class number, and other times both. What significance does it play both in-universe and in real life? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qPGL1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qPGL1l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ah so?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T16:17:03.153" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T10:27:28.760" Title="Why are school swimsuits with name tags such a popular item in otaku subculture?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2240" CreationDate="2013-05-26T07:48:53.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a &quot;doubleware&quot; crest, meaning that aside from Tokio (from &lt;em&gt;//Link&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;//Versus&lt;/em&gt;) Tanaka is the only other doubleware revealed up until now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doubleware humans can withstand &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Real_Digitalize&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Real Digitize&lt;/a&gt; themselves within the virtual world without worrying about &quot;Outer Dependency Syndrome,&quot; the gradual erosion of their mind and digital body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T07:48:53.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2300" CreationDate="2013-05-26T08:02:49.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven AO&lt;/em&gt; that this Nirvash (RA272, Mark I) was originally created by Renton (as a homage to the original Nirvash from &lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven,&lt;/em&gt; &quot;typeZERO.&quot;) for Eureka in the far future, and was named &quot;Nirvash Neo.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This new Nirvash does not initially have an &lt;a href=&quot;http://eurekaseven.wikia.com/wiki/Archetype&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Archetype&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T08:02:49.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3916" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3917" CreationDate="2013-05-26T08:05:48.353" Score="18" ViewCount="39497" Body="&lt;p&gt;On youtube and elsewhere it's frequent to find &quot;MAD&quot; video, a sort of Anime Music Video (AMV) composed by anime sequences on a music track. Are MAD and AMV synonyms? If not, how these differ from each other and what MAD means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="98" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T21:56:03.533" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T08:44:30.753" Title="Are MAD and AMV synonyms for Anime Music Video?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;amv&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3916" CreationDate="2013-05-26T08:55:33.473" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;MAD are probably refer to a broader classification of AMV from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/mad&quot;&gt;Nico Nico Pedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MAD refers to video and/or audio created by editing and rearranging existing video or audio, to give it new meaning. Basically, they are derivative, fan creations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/mad&quot;&gt;probably derived&lt;/a&gt; from &quot;MAD Tapes&quot; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20050212172315/web.ics.purdue.edu/~milliken/anime/mad.html&quot;&gt;the 80s-90s&lt;/a&gt; which was the fad in which people uses cassette tapes and mess around with the audio. The acronym for MAD predates the popular usage of the term &quot;anime.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MAD can be used to describe the the Japanese underground media community. However, MADs can be mush-ups of anything from audio clips, edited pictures, to wholly originally created content (e.g. custom animation). While not all MADs are associated anime or manga, most of the more popular ones typically are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AMVs on the other hand typically describe the American media subculture of editing bits of anime with music, though similar in content the scope tends to differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets compare this AMV: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dHD1JvUXo&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dHD1JvUXo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to this MAD: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRHItX-zQCo&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRHItX-zQCo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The MAD mashes up a lot more custom together compared to the clips in the AMV. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-05-26T09:00:37.757" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T09:00:37.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19" CreationDate="2013-05-26T18:23:47.080" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/Y4Z1uvexzrQ?t=7m15s&quot;&gt;this more recent interview&lt;/a&gt; to Shinichiro Watanabe by Red Carpet News TV on MCM London Comic Con 2013, around minute 8 he says:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've never actually said whether he is alive or dead in that final scene. That's up to the person watching to decide. I think that people who watch that and think that Spike is asleep are probably right. Just sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although he still leaves the matter up to the viewer's interpretation, he seems to suggest that he is more likely to be alive.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Later on on the interview he also states that Spike is his favourite character, but then again, that does not mean he can't die at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T16:52:05.247" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T16:52:05.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3857" CreationDate="2013-05-26T19:18:28.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; is actually set in the same universe as &lt;em&gt;Gokinjo Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;, another work by Ai Yazawa. There are bonus sections in &lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt;, but from what I can tell (at least from the first bonus section on chapter 10), it shares characters from &lt;em&gt;Gokinjo Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; instead. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://parakiss.wikia.com/wiki/Paradise_Kiss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; is actually the sequel to &lt;em&gt;Gokinjo Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt; were published by different companies, so it is likely that they are not allowed to have much cross-over between the two. As far as I can tell, there is no other cross-over between &lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt;. The only example I can find of a possible cross-over (other than in the bonus sections), is from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/manga/a-small-connection-between-nana-and-paradise-kiss/t.46784187/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;random forum&lt;/a&gt; where a person mentions that a dress donated in &lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; is bought in &lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt;, but that hasn't been substantiated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-15T06:48:47.457" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T06:48:47.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3913" CreationDate="2013-05-26T20:00:58.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a bit difficult to find the name, though using the word from the Japanese Wikipedia page, it seems to be this: 名札.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%93%E6%93%8D%E7%9D%80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page on gym clothes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like there are two reasons to have these name tags. The first reason is for identification for emergency response. If a student is injured while exercising or, in this case, has a problem while swimming, they can be quickly and easily identified. Also, it allows for identification both to help people keep their clothing straight and to be identifiable to the teachers/other students in the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is corroborated as well in the German Wikipedia page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Mizugi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mizugi&lt;/a&gt;, or Japanese swim-wear, where it states that the name-tags help teachers identify their students because identification is otherwise difficult due to the swim-caps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for it being so popular with otaku subculture is likely just that swimsuits in general are popular, and this is just one aspect of it. Additionally, they are used in schools primarily, so they likely show an aspect of innocence that is also popular.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T16:48:15.137" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T16:48:15.137" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3921" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-26T22:41:44.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions about production of visual novels (VN). Visual Novels are interactive story-telling games which often feature anime-style graphics. Other closely related genres, including eroge, galge, and dating sims are also included.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the same rules which apply for &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/anime-production&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'anime-production'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;anime-production&lt;/a&gt; are still in effect here; in particular, questions about making your own VN are off-topic, and overly technical questions which are more relevant to producers than to fans are likely to be closed. Questions should be about how anime-style VNs are produced in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the question is about &lt;em&gt;making&lt;/em&gt; a visual novel, it may be on-topic on &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Game Development.SE&lt;/a&gt;. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://writers.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Writers.SE&lt;/a&gt; might be a good starting point if you want to ask a question about &lt;em&gt;writing&lt;/em&gt; a visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other relevant links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The visual novel database&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-26T22:41:44.220" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T22:41:44.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3922" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-26T22:41:44.220" Score="0" Body="Questions about production of Japanese Visual Novels (and related genres such as eroge, galge, dating sims, etc.). Visual Novels are interactive story-telling games which often feature anime-style graphics." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-26T22:41:44.220" LastActivityDate="2013-05-26T22:41:44.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3905" CreationDate="2013-05-27T09:25:35.630" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hole in the ocean from your image is from the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Special_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece special&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason why it was there, this is what I could find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She opens it only to find just a skull inside. Usopp reads the back of&#xA;  the skull, which engraves about a treasure that can make anyone's&#xA;  dream come true. It lies deep in the ocean's naval. Then a large hole&#xA;  begins to form near the crater they crashed into, so Usopp, Nami, and&#xA;  Sanji prepare themselves in a diving barrel to explore the cavity in&#xA;  the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far we have seen two other &quot;holes&quot; in the anime.&#xA;The first of them being the whirlpool that is formed by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Knock_Up_Stream&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Knock Up Stream&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one is seen in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Maubeugemour_Sea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maubeugemour Sea&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 575&lt;/a&gt; (this is a filler for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film_Z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Film Z&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hyF5t.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hole in Ocean&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:32:06.973" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:32:06.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3902" CreationDate="2013-05-27T13:32:23.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pre-episode 12 Dai-Gurren: &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kuJQF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pre-ep 12 DG&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the paddle, the Dai-Gurren was equipped with flippers on its &quot;feet&quot; which can be seen in the original image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference Link &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Adiane attacks with the Dai-Gunkai, Kittan tries to fight back and dives into the water, but realizes that his Gunman isn't suited for underwater combat, as the cockpit starts letting water in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the machines are similar, there must have been some adjustments made to the Dai-Gurren's hull to make sure that it wouldn't let in water. Perhaps it drew from the regenerative abilities of Gurren Lagann, allowing it to seal itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="30687" LastEditDate="2019-10-02T22:46:58.890" LastActivityDate="2019-10-02T22:46:58.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3928" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3929" CreationDate="2013-05-27T14:58:07.153" Score="5" ViewCount="1096" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 2 of Kino no Tabi, Kino hunts a rabbit for the three starving men. The men are so hungry that they say they would like to eat it raw rather than waiting for it to be cooked. Then Kino replies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I cannot allow that. It would be terrible if you were infected by &lt;strong&gt;Tsurarekia&lt;/strong&gt; or something.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ダメです。&lt;b&gt;ツラレキア&lt;/b&gt;にでもかかったら、 とんでもないことになる。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched for it in Google, but there were no results.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, what is this &quot;tsurarekia&quot; thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T764F.png&quot; alt=&quot;scene were &amp;quot;tsurarekia&amp;quot; appears&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T16:33:44.677" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T16:33:44.677" Title="What is the disease called &quot;Tsurarekia (ツラレキア)&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kinos-journey&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3928" CreationDate="2013-05-27T16:05:14.010" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is an error in subtitles or if they slightly altered the real disease's name, but either way I think they are referring to Tularemia, which is pronounced as tsuraremia (ツラレミア) in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tularemia&quot;&gt;the English Wikipedia article for Tularemia&lt;/a&gt;, bold emphasis is my own:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tularemia (also known as Pahvant Valley plague, &lt;strong&gt;rabbit fever&lt;/strong&gt;, deer fly&#xA;  fever, and Ohara's fever) is a serious infectious disease caused by&#xA;  the bacterium Francisella tularensis. A Gram-negative, nonmotile&#xA;  coccobacillus, the bacterium has several subspecies with varying&#xA;  degrees of virulence. The most important of those is F. tularensis&#xA;  tularensis (Type A), which is &lt;strong&gt;found in lagomorphs (rabbits and similar&#xA;  animals)&lt;/strong&gt; in North America, and it is &lt;strong&gt;highly virulent in humans and&#xA;  domestic rabbits&lt;/strong&gt;. F. tularensis palaearctica (Type B) occurs mainly in&#xA;  aquatic rodents (beavers, muskrats) in North America and in &lt;strong&gt;hares and&#xA;  small rodents&lt;/strong&gt; in northern Eurasia. It is less virulent for humans and&#xA;  rabbits. The primary vectors are ticks and deer flies, but the disease&#xA;  can also be spread through other arthropods. The disease is named&#xA;  after Tulare County, California.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8E%E5%85%8E%E7%97%85&quot;&gt;the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, to show the Japanese pronunciation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州トゥーレアリ郡（w:Tulare County, California）で発見されたことからツラレミア&#xA;  (tularemia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which translates to...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ツラレミア (tsuraremia, Tularemia) comes from the fact that it was&#xA;  discovered in Tulare County, California.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T16:05:14.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3913" CreationDate="2013-05-27T19:04:04.673" Score="5" Body="&lt;h1&gt;What is it called?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be a separate name for that kind of school swimsuit, but the the part with name and class written on it can be called either ゼッケン (zekken, literally meaning cloth) or 名札 (nafuda, literally meaning name tag).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Why is it popular?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's a definitive or objective way to answer why school swimsuits are so popular in anime, but here are translations of some of the possibilities mentioned in various answers to &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1189881196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a very similar Yahoo Chiebukuro question&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's easier to draw everyone in school swimsuits than to make up a swimsuit design for each character&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They make the character seem younger, inferior, and/or weaker&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They expose some skin and show off a character's body while still seeming immature&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's moe (see related question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/894/what-does-moe-mean&quot;&gt;What does &amp;#39;moe&amp;#39; mean?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have a simple design which is appealing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lolicons prefer school swimsuits, and it's easier to please all of lolicons with school swimsuits than to attempt to please all the other groups with widely varying preferences&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What is its purpose?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%93%E6%93%8D%E7%9D%80#.E3.82.BC.E3.83.83.E3.82.B1.E3.83.B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article for gym uniforms&lt;/a&gt;, which typically also include the same patch with a student's name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to manage students and in the event of an accident while&#xA;  exercising, the student's name, class, attendance number (similar to&#xA;  an ID number), etc. are filled out on a white cloth name tag that is&#xA;  sewn or embroidered onto the clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was no relevant information in the article specifically for school swimsuits which is why I used the article for gym uniforms in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T19:04:04.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3932" CreationDate="2013-05-27T19:44:14.623" Score="9" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itou Makoto (伊藤 誠) is a main character from 2005 0verflow's eroge School Days that later (2007) got an anime adaptation. However, the protagonist name appears as an actual staff member in the credits of the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=97202&quot;&gt;as of Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;, credited in other more recent works too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who really is Itou Makoto? Was the character named after a real person or the name of the character used as a pen/collective name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="98" LastEditDate="2013-05-27T19:49:55.667" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T15:16:43.897" Title="Who is Itou Makoto (producer) and how is he related to the character with the same name?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;school-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3931" CreationDate="2013-05-27T21:55:19.983" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, this is just a coincidence. This producer wasn't part of the original School Days visual novel production team, and he worked on anime before the School Days anime or VN (the earliest apparently being Meine Liebe (2004)). The School Days VN came out in 2005, which seems to rule out it being a pen name chosen because of the character. He made a brief joke on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2816191&quot;&gt;39th episode of the radio show &quot;Radio School Days&quot;&lt;/a&gt; regarding their names which seems to confirm that they aren't related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://schooldays.wikia.com/wiki/Makoto_It%C5%8D&quot;&gt;School Days Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the basis for (the fictional character) Makoto's name is actually from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%C5%8D_Hirobumi&quot;&gt;Itou Hirobumi&lt;/a&gt;, who was prime minister of the Japanese empire for four terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note, Itou Makoto (written as 伊藤 誠) isn't an uncommon name. Itou is the 6th most common surname, and Makoto is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanorama.com/zip/100%20given%20names.pdf&quot;&gt;18th most common given name&lt;/a&gt; (these figures may change somewhat depending on the source, time period, etc. but are just meant as demonstrations of commonality). &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E8%AA%A0&quot;&gt;This Wikipedia disambiguation page&lt;/a&gt; lists 6 real people with that name. While it's still a pretty big coincidence that a producer would end up having the same name as a character, it's not unbelievable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (for everything unsourced above): &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E8%AA%A0_%28%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%29&quot;&gt;jp.wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T15:16:43.897" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T15:16:43.897" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3524" CreationDate="2013-05-28T04:55:21.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Hide says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CUqy8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;That&amp;#39;s what he said!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which roughly translates to &quot;but doesn't that sound a bit untimely?&quot; Which probably refers to the fact that flowers lead short lives. Perhaps drawing indirectly from what Lord Capulet says in &lt;em&gt;Romeo and Juliet&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who said death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily, the dad suggests: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAnG7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Father has the best ideas&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fruit would be better.&quot; Perhaps referring to the kittens being young, while keeping with flower subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T04:55:21.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3939" CreationDate="2013-05-28T07:33:27.703" Score="13" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I didn't miss one, all souls that were bound to armors have glowing eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7ZSc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Slicer brothers&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pGK8J.png&quot; alt=&quot;Barry the chopper&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NjAkd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Alphonse Elric&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do their eyes glow? It must somehow be connected to the bounded soul, as they stop glowing if the heads lose connection to the rest of the armor, but how? And can they still see, if the head is loose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of the images: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T09:13:20.780" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T11:13:35.810" Title="Why do the eyes of a bounded soul glow?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3935" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-28T07:40:13.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;School Days&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2005 visual novel, developed by 0verflow. It was adapted into a twelve-episode anime television series by TNK, as well as several other media. The original story was adapted into a manga that was later published as two volumes. An animated television series, two OVAs, and a concert film were also produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Makoto Ito, a high school student who becomes the love-interest of several girls, and the effects this has. Though the game requires little interaction from the player, School Days engages the player through a plot whose course they are given opportunities to change during play. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Days_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;School Days&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:43:04.737" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:43:04.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3936" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-28T07:40:13.833" Score="0" Body="School Days is a 2005 visual novel, developed by 0verflow. Its had an anime adaption in 2007 and has many spinoff games related to the original work." OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T17:51:28.193" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T17:51:28.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2013-05-28T08:38:46.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The eight tails can regenerate its lost limbs remember? But that regeneration does not apply to his horn that the raikage has cut. So that means the eight tails didnt lose 1/8 of its chakra. And also according to the manga when sasuke revived orochimaru, they took one of the uzumaki clans masks and orochimaru released the reaper death seal so that he can reanimate the previous 4 hokage. And since Minato used this jutsu to seal half of the nine tails, then the moment orochimaru released the technique is also the time when the nine tails power is restored. But since the power of the tailed beasts is measured by the number of their tails I could say that the eight tails is stronger than the nine tails if orochimaru did not release the technique but since he did then the nine tails is much stronger. But remember what I am saying is according to the manga. We do not know which story is going to be used either the story of the manga or the story of naruto shippuden ultimate ninja storm 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1832" LastEditorUserId="1832" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T09:01:31.830" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T09:01:31.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-05-28T09:24:51.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama is a direct descendant of the Sage of the Six Paths, but his chakra levels are beyond the normal notable chakra levels seen in both the anime and manga. I think this stems from both his heritage and his ability to use the Mokuton (Wood Release). As similarly noted in Madara's case, these two were born with exceptionally powerful chakra, even for their clan's standards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1833" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T10:35:50.373" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T10:35:50.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3934" CreationDate="2013-05-28T11:13:35.810" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many cultures, the eyes are regarded as the doorway/path to your soul. Therefore, in many ways, eyes are often manipulated to show the will/emotions/drive of the creature in question (and by creature, I include animals, aliens, humans, anime-pseudo-beings and all other lifeforms that are shown with eyes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, what does not have eyes, we often perceive as dead. Even creatures that are presented without eyes, often carry a bandage og other device covering the area where the eyes would normally be shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give life and passion to a character in a show, they have to be designed with eyes or other seemingly visual-oriented details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notice: Often bigger eyes are pictured as more passionate, while small/tiny eyes are often used to convey negative traits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1834" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T11:13:35.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3955" CreationDate="2013-05-28T13:12:59.220" Score="13" ViewCount="1663" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; we know about a microwaves device installed on the helmet. We learn that this device can damage to death the user's brain removing the limiter. Unplugging the device causes the battery to activate as fallback, using the remaining power on the battery to damage the brain of the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main device of a today microwave oven is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavity_magnetron&quot;&gt;magnetron&lt;/a&gt;, I cannot find any example of a magnetron consuming less than 1kWh as now (I accept correction), emitting more than 600W in microwaves. As of current technology, can a portable battery provide enough power to burn a brain? Are there more details about this issue described later in the anime or in the novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T23:56:11.177" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T10:41:36.503" Title="How does the NerveGear fallback battery work?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3941" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3943" CreationDate="2013-05-28T15:47:35.077" Score="9" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching anime, I often believe to notice a relative movement of foreground (e.g. characters, props) to the background (e.g. landscapes, 2nd plan). I of course focus on the foreground, and only &quot;register&quot; the background. I somewhat recollect that in films, finding places to shoot a scene is a &quot;lesser&quot; task delegated to younger, less expensive, less creative people. Then the creative person would evaluate 3-4 options that are presented, and choose one venue which would then be used to shoot the scene. I thus wondered, if drawing the background in anime is done in a similar way, that it is delegated to a certain responsible person, and that the foreground is drawn by the primary artistic responsible - or - are they both done by the same person - or - is there some other delegation of drawing among different people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1835" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:36:53.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:36:53.653" Title="Are background and foreground delegated separately in anime production?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3942" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4402" CreationDate="2013-05-28T17:15:33.733" Score="16" ViewCount="7065" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Ponzu#Chimera_Ant_arc&quot;&gt;Hunterpedia&lt;/a&gt; for a refresher of what happened:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, before they get the chance, Zazan's squad detects them and Ponzu is the only one able to escape. When Pokkle was knocked out, she immediately runs for it. Knowing that Pokkle won't be eaten immediately, she rushed to write SOS messages in blood and uses her bees to bring the message to the strongest Hunter nearby--who happens to be Kite. When she finally decided to go back to the border, she is shot and eaten moments later by an officer from Zazan's squad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gon arrived at the scene much later, all that remained was a puddle of blood and cloth and he looked angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he realize the victim was Ponzu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastEditorUserId="21" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T18:01:12.427" LastActivityDate="2020-11-07T22:13:38.773" Title="Did Gon know it was Ponzu who died?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3941" CreationDate="2013-05-28T21:18:31.863" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Backgrounds and characters are usually made by different people and companies for movies and series, but there's no activity less creative than another as your answer may suggests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kusanagi.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kusanagi&lt;/a&gt; is a company specialized in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;backgrounds for many anime&lt;/a&gt; produced by different studios like &lt;em&gt;Waiting in the Summer&lt;/em&gt; (J.C. Staff) and &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam 00&lt;/em&gt; (Sunrise). The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13448&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN article about Waiting in the Summer&lt;/a&gt; show companies and people involved in the process, the Art director is from Kusanagi (backgrounds) and not from J.C. Staff (animation production).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Changing the perspective from companies to authors, this interview by NHK shows &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jECqwCrJwEc&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=728s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how Makoto Shinkai and his staff make backgrounds and storyboard&lt;/a&gt; (12:09~13:40). He shoot a scene using a camera and then pass this material to his assistants. In this case this task is taken by the director itself, leaving the team working on the material he provided according to the storyboard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Makoto Shinkai started his career as independent animator with &lt;em&gt;Hoshi no Koe&lt;/em&gt;, where he &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwHFwDIQo_0&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=292s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;do animation, backgrounds and characters alone&lt;/a&gt;, so this rule doesn't necessarily apply to independent productions where staff is limited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2628/98&quot;&gt;this answer covering all key roles of an animation production&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;inbetweening&lt;/em&gt; is cited as a &quot;relatively non-creative&quot; job, so when you ask about a (relatively) non-creative job there is no foreground-background (as viewer) dichotomy but a creative-repetitive (as job) dichotomy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T21:18:31.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3944" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-29T00:18:30.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru_no_Go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hikaru no Go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:55:31.067" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:55:31.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3945" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-29T00:18:30.833" Score="0" Body="Inazuma Eleven is a series of soccer RPGs developed by Level-5. " OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:55:31.067" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:55:31.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3946" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-29T00:20:20.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kMdDc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Captain Tsubasa proportions diagram&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tsubasa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:40:16.967" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:40:16.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3947" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-29T00:20:20.780" Score="0" Body="Captain Tsubasa is a manga by Youichi Takahashi about soccer players with tiny heads and huge bodies. " OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:40:16.967" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:40:16.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3948" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-29T00:23:35.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buso_Renkin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Buso Renkin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:36:22.860" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:36:22.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3949" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-29T00:23:35.527" Score="0" Body="Buso Renkin is a manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:36:22.860" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:36:22.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-29T04:47:27.710" Score="7" ViewCount="1234" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is that manga that is set in the 17th century about a small boy who has a sword from his deceased old man that only he can open when he's angry? The sword is longer than his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he's all about revenge and the manga is often about war tactic or strategy...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chosen people have star marks on their bodies and that boy is one of the star-marked people...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1836" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:30:34.737" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:30:34.737" Title="Manga about a sword that only a little boy can unsheath" Tags="&lt;hero-tales&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:25.287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3951" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5358" CreationDate="2013-05-29T07:53:16.043" Score="8" ViewCount="1380" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the Allied Shinobi Forces HQ was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; destroyed and scene goes to the Four Hokages with Sasuke, Orochimaru and the others, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;was there is a strategy from Nara to be executed. If so, what is this strategy? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I remember when the scene goes back to the war,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto and others have difficulty fighting against Madara and Tobi with no any sign of Nara's strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T04:09:37.707" LastActivityDate="2013-09-30T01:57:19.497" Title="What is Nara's Strategy?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3981" CreationDate="2013-05-29T09:31:15.457" Score="5" ViewCount="3448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering if one of them (Naruto and Sasuke) becomes Hokage, is he promoted from Genin rank directly to Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T11:23:17.447" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T23:54:27.363" Title="Can Naruto or Sasuke be promoted directly from Genin to Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3594" CreationDate="2013-05-29T12:11:35.377" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bleach episode 539 has some answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Komamura is talking to his great grandfather:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kEe6L.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Who is a huge canine himself. From this it is clear that a canine appearance is a family trait. The conversation also reveals that they do have a special status, though it is not clear what exactly their role in Soul Society is. It is, however, clear that Komamura was born this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bleach 556 has some further information - in a flashback to his previous encounter with his great grandfather, who says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xd4Ab.png&quot; alt=&quot;werewolf clan!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  So, he is not a wolf, but a werewolf. The clan originated in soul society, were banished, but did come back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T10:06:21.693" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T10:06:21.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3622" CreationDate="2013-05-29T13:54:37.133" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was real. We don't get to see exactly when the dreams and reality are merging, at the end of the movie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Dreams and reality are one and the same because the DC minis have broken down the barrier (and is missing user control interfaces) between the worlds. Therefore everything that exists in the dreamsphere co-exists in the real world, and vice-versa. This is proven by the fact that the buildings all take permanent damage by the dream-creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1834" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T15:38:31.830" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T15:38:31.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3940" CreationDate="2013-05-29T14:52:32.937" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets say the magnetron indeed has a power requirement of 1kW (I never tried, so I might be off with this value and 1kW is not enough to burn a brain. On the other hand, I guess it also depends on the duration the magnetron is turned on.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets also say a mobile(-ish) battery of 50V is used (I do have to pick some value, right).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power&quot;&gt;P = V * I &lt;/a&gt;, so it would draw 1000W / 50V = 20A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, lets say a brain is fried in 1 minute (maybe this assumption is too high: if it takes too long the 'immediate dying' effect would be gone? Although some agony is a pro in the eyes of an evil mastermind)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;a href=&quot;http://em3ev.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&amp;amp;product_id=106&quot;&gt;this battery&lt;/a&gt; for example (disclaimer: first one I found; I do not own stock for this company) seems to be sufficient. As it should be able to power it for about 1 hour (19.5Ah)...&#xA;It is a bit heavy with its 8.8kg, but we do probably not need power for one hours, so a smaller battery should be sufficient, weighing a lot less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short the answer is (with these crude estimates and calculations): Yes it is possible to power a (mobile-ish, the magnetron you linked to did not look too mobile as well) device with our current technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not read the manga or anime, but I guess the complete system needs to be scaled down to match the description and fit in a helmet...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="51" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T14:58:01.663" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T14:58:01.663" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3957" CreationDate="2013-05-29T17:51:31.930" Score="10" ViewCount="951" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece there are some &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Den_Den_Mushi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;snail-like creatures&lt;/a&gt; that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;..have the ability to communicate with each other telepathically through&#xA;  radio waves. The people in One Piece world take advantage of this&#xA;  ability by attaching buttons and receivers to them. Den Den Mushi thus&#xA;  take the place of telephones and other similar machines in the world&#xA;  of One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpdJZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never seen one moving about freely. Are they &lt;em&gt;fully&lt;/em&gt; conscious of their surroundings, could they move freely if they wanted to? Or do once they become tamed and personalized they just become fully fledged telephones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T18:36:47.170" Title="Are Den Den Mushis conscious?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3956" CreationDate="2013-05-29T20:05:05.153" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is only one sort of moving Den Den Mushi.&#xA;The only place where you see then is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film:_Strong_World&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenth movie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Self-Propelled Visual Den Den Mushi&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Shiki has a variant of the Visual Den Den Mushi called the&#xA;Self-Propelled Visual Den Den Mushi (自走式映像転送電伝虫 Jisō-shiki Eizō Tensō&#xA;Den-den Mushi?). As the name implies they are able to move and look&#xA;around. They also appear to be close to the same size as the larger&#xA;variant of the Visual Den Den Mushi and have attachments that allow&#xA;them to project what they can see to a monitor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Den Den mushi are normal snails untill people attach the phones to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_41&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS 41&lt;/a&gt;(Q&amp;amp;A with author)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D:&lt;/strong&gt; In Chapter 367, Sanji-kun destroys the Den Den Mushi. That's so&#xA;mean!!! The Den Den Mushi didn't do anything wrong! Even a Den Den&#xA;Mushi would cry if that happened to it! It cries when it hurts! It&#xA;cries because its heart hurts even more than its body! So let's&#xA;apologize to it, shall we? P.N. Naoko&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O:&lt;/strong&gt; Oh, well, you see... OK, I&#xA;admit, I may have created that impression, but it's okay. On the right&#xA;is a wild Den Den Mushi. It has the ability to communicate with its&#xA;species through radio (thought) waves. Humans attach buttons and&#xA;receivers to them so they can contact specific other Den Den Mushi.&#xA;So, you can destroy the receiver without hurting the Den Den Mushi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M94QW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T20:05:05.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2272" CreationDate="2013-05-29T23:36:31.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Norio Wakamoto is not the only (though he is one of the most famous) seiyuu who has been &lt;strong&gt;pigeonholed&lt;/strong&gt; on a certain type of anime character personality (though he is also capable of portraying other roles), to be specific, a villain character, but actually, there are a lot. You can see those people in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/PigeonHoledVoiceActor/JapaneseSeiyuu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your question (which kind of confuse me so), I'm going to answer it bit by bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are there any characters designed specifically for Norio Wakamoto?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are there any characters (whether they fit this archetype or not) that were designed specifically for Wakamoto to play?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, there are.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NorioWakamoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's even gotten to the point where, instead of having him &quot;work his&#xA;  voice to fit a character&quot;, they work the character to fit his voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so we may conclude that there are characters that was built to fit his voice, though the link didn't specify which actual anime characters were designed for him. But to answer your question, yes there are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Commander Wakamoto, I can't really find a reliable source to support my thoughts (and I'm not familiar with the anime and the character) but I think, Commander Wakamoto wasn't designed for Norio Wakamoto. First of all, the character wasn't on the list of the villain character Norio voiced on the link above. If Commander Wakamoto was designed for him, then he should be at least listed there and was highlighted to be specifically designed for him. Their names are probably pure coincidence. And based on what you said, the character wasn't matching with the archetype Norio Wakamoto was pigeonholed with. I don't think I'm convincing enough but what's the point of working the character to fit his voice if it's not the archetype he's pigeonholed with? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the bottom line is, there are characters that were worked to fit his grandiose villain voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T01:57:23.703" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T01:57:23.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3950" CreationDate="2013-05-30T00:20:02.670" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_Tales&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hero Tales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; aka &lt;em&gt;Juushin Enbu.&lt;/em&gt; There's also a 26 episode anime adaptation of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set in a time of chaos, seven heroes of the Stars, the Hokushintenkun, rise up to lead the people. Two of the seven, the Nitenshinson, the Hagun and the Tanrou, are never supposed to exist at the same time, but fate has decided otherwise. Taito, chosen as the Hagun, now must rise up to defeat the Tanrou, as the fate of the Stars destined it to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0jg6H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dat pose!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T00:20:02.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3815" CreationDate="2013-05-30T01:35:11.090" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you recall from the OVA and manga, during dream sequences, the appearance of the gun's so-called &quot;spirit&quot; bears a strong resemblance to Baron Harkonnen from the David Lynch adaptation of &lt;em&gt;Dune&lt;/em&gt;. This is strongly implied to be a tribute/reference to the &lt;em&gt;Dune&lt;/em&gt; series (or at least the movie).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EKZOq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The movie Baron&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/56n0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From the mango&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TRTzJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From the animu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T01:35:11.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3961" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3962" CreationDate="2013-05-30T03:33:27.033" Score="14" ViewCount="6288" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a (Japanese) cultural term for reverse-tsundere-type or two-faced characters who are sweet on the outside, but mean people on the inside. Like Kanako from &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt; and Akira from &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FOSov.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FOSovm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Two-faced!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKV3Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKV3Ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;...and Another one!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T07:20:57.370" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T13:32:24.307" Title="Is there a term for &quot;two-faced&quot; or &quot;reverse-tsundere&quot; characters?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;lucky-star&gt;&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3961" CreationDate="2013-05-30T04:45:16.717" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the term is still &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word is derived from the terms tsun tsun (ツンツン), meaning to turn away in disgust, and dere dere (デレデレ) meaning to become 'lovey dovey'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsundere&lt;/em&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are, then, two types of &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Tsun&lt;/em&gt; (Type A), and &lt;em&gt;Dere&lt;/em&gt; (Type B).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type A&lt;/strong&gt;, also known as &lt;strong&gt;harsh&lt;/strong&gt;, is what we typically consider &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;; they are typically angry, mean, or pessimistic on the outside, but have a sweet side that they reveal to characters they like (or in other similar situations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type B&lt;/strong&gt;, also known as &lt;strong&gt;sweet&lt;/strong&gt;, is the reverse of Type A. These characters are typically sweet and kind on the outside, but have a hidden meanness inside of themselves that they sometimes unleash, usually in a response similar to that of Type A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, the term seemed to refer to Type A only, but has expanded over the years:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term was originally used to describe characters who began with a harsh outgoing personality, but slowly revealed a soft and vulnerable interior over time. Over the years the character archetype has become flanderized, and is now generically associated with a character who flips between the two emotional states at the slightest provocation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsundere&lt;/em&gt;, TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it seems the way the word &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; is structured, it can have either &lt;em&gt;tsun&lt;/em&gt; as the default mood, or &lt;em&gt;dere&lt;/em&gt;, meaning it can be used to describe either variation of a character. In your case, though, you're looking for a &amp;quot;Type B &lt;em&gt;Tsundere&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T04:50:28.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3963" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3964" CreationDate="2013-05-30T08:57:02.857" Score="10" ViewCount="2359" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the Strawhat pirate crew members, Brook, is obviously a skeleton. How is it that he's still alive? Even when his shadow is returned, why doesn't he just '&lt;em&gt;move on&lt;/em&gt;' like his other companion? Is there any explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2018-07-13T15:33:42.587" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T15:33:42.587" Title="How is Brook alive?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3963" CreationDate="2013-05-30T09:02:03.523" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brook ate the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt; devil fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt; is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit which enhances the&#xA;  user's soul to the point where they can come back to life after dying&#xA;  once, remaining alive until their body is sufficiently damaged, and to&#xA;  use several other soul-based abilities, making the user a Reviving&#xA;  Human (復活人間 Fukkatsu Ningen?). The name is derived from Yomigaeru&#xA;  (よみがえる), meaning &quot;Resurrection&quot;, also, Yomi (黄泉) is the name of the&#xA;  Japanese underworld.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why he is a skeleton.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Brook's soul was able to return to the mortal world thanks to the powers of his Devil Fruit. Unfortunately for him, he had lost his body because of the fog in the area (it made it hard to find the ship) and had to search for it for one year. When he finally found his body, it was just a pile of bones.&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jh5g5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Brook finding his body&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="1588" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T09:09:21.173" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T09:09:21.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3269" CreationDate="2013-05-30T10:00:17.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe one can only use on device once in his/her lifetime.&#xA;or&#xA;Even if its the future and there is a time travelling device, it is highly logical that it has restricted access. What reason would he give? that he wants to just live in those times? I am retty sure nobody would agree to that. &#xA;Its been a while since I watched it so it is possible I am forgetting something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for all you know, that aunt of hers was actually the girl who comes back in that time and the person she is saving that painting for is Chiaki. The aunt was a bit mysterious saying even she did the time travelling thing you know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1839" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T10:00:17.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3950" CreationDate="2013-05-30T10:20:45.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am kind of sure you mean Juushin enbu. Its by the same mangaka as full metal Alchemist with the same kind of art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1839" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T10:20:45.900" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3271" CreationDate="2013-05-30T10:32:01.140" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it can.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For instance: in the starting Naruto episodes, when Kakashi was trapped in a water ball by Zabuza, he could not get out until Naruto intervened (the first time it was shown that he could use his brain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I don't think Jutsu can pass through a Jutsu created barrier, but can break through if its weaker (kind of obvious). In other words, when Jutsu clash, it must be the battle of chakras between the barrier caster(s) and the one trapped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1839" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T10:57:47.317" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T10:57:47.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3810" CreationDate="2013-05-30T10:46:05.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Captain Tsubasa IS a very popular anime that was said to inspire a sense of sportsmanship in children. Anime is well known for its influence on the audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it was dubbed, (in Hindi (Indian)) the names were not changed since they could very easily be distinguished in my language as something foreign. The pronunciation varied drastically though.&#xA;I suppose the names were changed to make things easier as it was aimed at a younger audience who might have trouble remembering names they don't often hear in their regions. &#xA;If I recall clearly, there weren't any changes in the English dub either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also depends on the dub team. If I were young and I saw complicated names in a cartoon (not familiar with anime then) and others, I might as well prefer something else without giving it much time or chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1839" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T10:46:05.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3901" CreationDate="2013-05-31T00:26:04.070" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think none.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoustacheDePlume&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, these are the only manga examples created by authors who pretended to be the opposite sex using pen names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the anime ef - a tale of memories, Hirono Hiro, 17 year-old male who is a professional mangaka, writes under the pen name Shindou Nagi, claiming to be female. Given that his work is shoujo, it's understandable. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Otomen Tachibana Juuta writes sparkly romance shoujo manga under the penname Sachihana Jewel, and refuses to disclose his real identity even though the manga is hugely popular, because he's afraid readers wouldn't take well to their shoujo manga being written by a man. He goes as far as crossdressing whenever he needs to appear as Sachihana.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's also his (Tachibana Juuta's) favorite mangaka, Mira-sensei (short for &quot;Mirage&quot;) who dresses, speaks and behaves like a classic '70s shoujo manga character, for the same reason as Juuta. His motto is &quot;Because we're professionals!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Himitsu No Hanazono the four brothers work under one female name to publish their shoujo manga. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which all are male mangaka pretending to be female for their shoujo manga. And in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_comics_creators#Japanese_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt; are female mangaka, and you can notice some created shounen manga. If there are some of them who pretended to be male, then it should have been stated there because it's a must-know.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why none?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/History_of_Women_in_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, female mangaka were greatly accepted so I think there is no need for them to use pen names to hide their true identity, either for the reason of having their shounen manga accepted or the reasons you mentioned above. And there exists a lot of female mangaka who created/creating shounen manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later popular artists include the highly prolific and successful&#xA;  Rumiko Takahashi and rising star Akira Amano (both drawing primarily&#xA;  shonen stories for boys) as well as the female collective CLAMP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, I think male mangaka receives more discrimination for writing shoujo manga than female mangaka writing shounen manga. It's much like the discrimination when females are okay to hold hands with females (most will think that they are best friends) while males holding hands with males are.. not so acceptable. If you know what I mean. :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, the links I provided might not be complete or I might be wrong (forgive me) so I'll just update this answer if I find something. As of now, this will be my answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-05-31T00:26:04.070" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3980" CreationDate="2013-05-31T12:54:34.997" Score="8" ViewCount="6414" Body="&lt;p&gt;CLAMP collective &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6704&quot;&gt;is credited&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;original character design&lt;/em&gt; of Code Geass. Since the actual character design was made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7669&quot;&gt;Takahiro Kimura&lt;/a&gt;, what was exactly the CLAMP role in making Code Geass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T23:23:48.047" Title="What was exactly the CLAMP role in making Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3979" CreationDate="2013-05-31T14:06:45.617" Score="8" ViewCount="1037" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hikaru makes Sai play Go over internet with the nickname &quot;Sai&quot;. Sai is very powerful, and defeats everybody, even Meijin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how to play Go very well, but I perceive that a computer algorithm that plays Go can be written easily. And I believe that there must be a lot of Go bots all over the real world currently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't anybody consider the probability that Sai could be a computer bot? I'm very surprised that it is not mentioned even once during the entire series. Is there a reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:52:25.667" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T18:52:25.667" Title="Why doesn't anyone suspect that Sai could be a computer bot?" Tags="&lt;hikaru-no-go&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3978" CreationDate="2013-05-31T14:58:14.013" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the manga was released in 1998 which was just about when the Internet was exploding all across the world and the dot-com bubble taking shape. Similarly, the off-the-shelf hardware available at the time was a shadow (think 300 MHz Pentiums) of what is available now. Things were far different back then than they are now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, while it might be possible for computer algorithms that play Go to be written reasonably easily, algorithms that seemingly play Go &lt;em&gt;well&lt;/em&gt; is exponentially complex. If you consider &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_%28chess_computer%29&quot;&gt;Deep Blue&lt;/a&gt;, the chess engine that beat Kasparov 2-1 (out of six games played) in 1997, it used racks of cutting edge hardware calculating 200 &lt;em&gt;million&lt;/em&gt; positions a second, and intricately tuned software specifically built for the purpose by IBM. It didn't exactly overpower him. In terms of board size, possible moves and combinations, Go is far more complex and demanding than chess and it would have been extremely unlikely for any 1998 desktop software to be able to match Go grandmasters of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, incorporating cheating and other negative elements of real life was unnecessary to the story and would have hamstrung one of the objectives of the manga, that being the aim to popularise the game of Go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-05-31T14:58:14.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3977" CreationDate="2013-05-31T18:02:08.447" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_geass#Production&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page has a good explanation of the role that CLAMP played on the production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize it, CLAMP was contacted during the beginning planning stages. They provided ideas that helped with the development of the setting and characters. When they were developing Lelouch, Ageha Ohkawa, the head writer at CLAMP, said that she saw him as a character that everyone could relate to as being &quot;cool&quot; and a &quot;beauty&quot;. Zero was one of the earliest developed characters, with the mask being a something that was felt to be necessary for a Sunrise (the studio) show as well as being something CLAMP saw as being unique design. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The finalized original character design art done by CLAMP was converted into animation character designs by the Sunrise character designer, who had extensively studied CLAMP's art and style. He focused on designing them to allow the other animators to apply them without moving away from CLAMP's original art style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-07-09T19:00:11.707" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T19:00:11.707" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3952" CreationDate="2013-05-31T19:33:24.637" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I am not 100% sure about the transition from Genin to Kage, I do know that Gaara was at most a Chuunin before becoming the Kazekage.  So, it would seem that a jump in ranks would be justified under special conditions of ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, why should there be a need for a direct promotion?  If Naruto (or Sasuke I guess) has plans to become Hokage, it does not mean that they have an intention to skip the transitions between ranks (although I'm sure there would be some sort of allowance for them to &quot;test out&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-31T19:33:24.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3982" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4075" CreationDate="2013-05-31T20:53:14.630" Score="31" ViewCount="146249" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, I’m mostly interested in Hayao Miyazaki’s films (My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo). They aren’t available on Netflix, iTunes, the PS3 or Xbox VOD services despite other Disney-owned movies (Pixar movies for example) being available there. Has Disney ever put any of Ghibli's films in any digital distribution service?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1745" LastEditorUserId="1745" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T01:48:29.340" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T14:55:58.747" Title="Where I can buy/rent digital versions of Studio Ghibli films?" Tags="&lt;studio-ghibli&gt;&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-01T01:50:53.203" Score="18" ViewCount="1178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that, in a number of different anime, photographs of people who have died appear with the face whited out, generally by reflections of light. Is there a tradition behind this? Is there a cultural reason for this, or is it just laziness to keep from having to animate a character who would only be drawn once?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wm3ur.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hohenheim&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZaRim.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pretear&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-06-01T11:07:23.817" Title="Why are the faces of dead people whited-out in photographs?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-01T02:04:21.017" Score="6" ViewCount="2389" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that, in Cardcaptor Sakura, Yue starts needing more magic after Sakura collects all of the cards, which begins to negatively affect Yukito. Toya gives his magic to Yue to save Yukito. How does he pass the magic on? It makes sense that Sakura would have a connection to him, considering that both of them are connected to the cards, but why would Toya have a connection that allows him to give his magic to Yue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T03:59:49.143" Title="How does Toya give his magic to Yue?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3983" CreationDate="2013-06-01T11:07:23.817" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I exclude the laziness hypothesis. This is a deliberate omission of a relevant information by the narrator. This is the case of an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator&quot;&gt;unreliable narrator&lt;/a&gt; that was keeping herself a key fact for narration purposes. These lines about to Agatha Christie's novels from the cited Wikipedia article can apply to this type of trope too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the narrator hides essential truths in the text (mainly through evasion, omission, and obfuscation) without ever overtly lying [...] even a first-person narrator might hide essential information and deliberately mislead the reader in order to preserve the surprise ending&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first image you've cited from Fullmetal Alchemist actually doesn't hide all faces. The mother, dead too, is clearly visible in the photo, only the father's face is obfuscated. So the criteria to hide a particular face is not related to the fact that a person is dead but to the role the obfuscated character has in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I.e. in Bakuman the Mashiro's uncle's face is clearly visible at the funeral, because the narrator has interest to inform the reader about why Mashiro is reluctant about being mangaka and, later, to motivate him in front of the reader. In Another, on the contrary, a certain character's face at the funeral is not showed until the author discloses who is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2013-06-01T11:07:23.817" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3986" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4003" CreationDate="2013-06-01T11:30:26.357" Score="5" ViewCount="912" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Li is attracted to Yukito because of their magic alignments (Moon), and he blushes every time they meet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the moment Li meets Mizuki, he distrusts her, giving her lots of angry glares.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lp6dc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mizuki&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GYVwl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;li&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Mizuki is the bearer of the Moon Bell; why is Li not attracted to this magic, like he was with Yukito?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura seems to be attracted equally to both characters, feeling &quot;hanyan&quot; around them both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zvqQ5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hanyan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-01T19:20:18.180" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T07:22:46.920" Title="Why does Li hate Mizuki?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3989" CreationDate="2013-06-01T11:46:36.740" Score="9" ViewCount="16166" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the course of the anime, Makoto sleeps around with a lot of the female cast. In the manga, the story is more focused on the two main female leads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, each deals with a different route from the original Visual Novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the VN, how many different endings were possible? Was it possible for Makoto to get with any of the girls that he &lt;em&gt;didn't&lt;/em&gt; in the anime? (for example Nanami Kanroji)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLmFV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nanami&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T16:38:46.767" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T16:38:46.767" Title="How many endings are there in the School Days Visual Novel?" Tags="&lt;school-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4547" CreationDate="2013-06-01T11:52:50.920" Score="5" ViewCount="4653" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ykggq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ren&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 'Nana', Nana(the singer) has a tattoo of a lotus flower on her arm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lotus flower shares the same Kanji as 'Ren' , Nana's boyfriend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Flowers are used quite a bit in symbolism in media, Is there any further significance to this choice of flower aside from the similar names? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2021-02-21T16:47:36.957" Title="Is there any more meaning to Ren's name?" Tags="&lt;nana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3987" CreationDate="2013-06-01T14:50:34.217" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are about 20 endings in the School Days Visual Novel. Here's the episode 6 routemap from School Days HQ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSvoo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 6 routemap&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j0uaJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Large image (severe spoilers)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last leaves of the routemap tree can be duplicate (I know a single case, there can be more). The only reliable information about what ending you get is the title appearing at the end of a route, with the heading &quot;Final Episode&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lq0yz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Final Episode: Sexfriend&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The attached routemap shows the title of the endings I know as of the time of writing, and the images you get in the main menu as a result of the route (see the two samples embedded in the routemap).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number increases if you count &quot;double&quot; endings, where Makoto goes out with more than one girl and get a primary and a sort of secondary ending, explaining a particular outcome &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In one case, two girls are present in a single ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makoto actually can date girls he doesn't get in the anime. In fact, there are more endings than girls. However, the two main heroines are Sekai and Kotonoha, and even the in-game graphics show Makoto's affection for them in the upper bar: red is Makoto's affection for Sekai, green is Makoto's affection for Kotonoha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yPJvF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In-game graphics: the upper bar&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the reason why the anime almost only shows these two characters. On the contrary, by meeting particular conditions, you can choose other heroines in the game. Actually, there's even an ending where Makoto cannot get any girl, continuing to live his life normally without any love interest, though it's not included in the episode 6 routemap above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Nanami Kanroji is and remains a supporting character in both the anime and the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, Nanami's friend Setsuna and her teammate Otome are heroines, as well as Sekai, while only Sekai is an heroine in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's understandable, considering that Nanami Kanroji already has a boyfriend. She talks a lot about him to her friends and he appears during the School Festival:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He is an otaku who likes playing visual novels, and he likes to be called oniichan by her when they have a sexual intercourse during the School Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being in a relationship herself, Nanami is in a good position to judge other characters' relationship. Nanami's role in the game seems to be judging Makoto's actions towards her friend Sekai, she has a very important role at the end of one of the routes. A hypothetical relationship between Makoto and her would destroy her credibility in the eyes of the player, reducing the impact of many key scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T16:37:57.003" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T16:37:57.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-01T17:30:36.157" Score="10" ViewCount="447" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;La Corda d'Oro&lt;/em&gt; is a shoujo series which started as a PC game (and later PS2 and PSP). Following its release in 2003, there was a manga adaptation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A month after the release of the PC version of Kin’iro no Corda, the manga adaptation of the game had started to serialize in Hakusensha’s monthly shōjo manga magazine of LaLa in October 2003. Yuki Kure, the person who contributed the character designs for the game, authors the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_La_Corda_d%27Oro_media#Manga_3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of &lt;em&gt;La Corda d'Oro&lt;/em&gt; media, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it does seem some of the original game staff were present for production of the manga (notably Yuki Kure, as mentioned above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZfbtD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZfbtDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How closely does this manga adaptation follow the original story of the &lt;em&gt;La Corda d'Oro&lt;/em&gt; PC game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-06-01T17:30:36.157" Title="How closely does the La Corda d'Oro manga follow the game?" Tags="&lt;la-corda-doro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3308" CreationDate="2013-06-01T21:12:41.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly it has something to do with the lack of physical development in his &quot;chakra coils&quot;, meaning he couldn't produce or control chakra like an average ninja can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1846" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T08:48:36.993" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T08:48:36.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4002" CreationDate="2013-06-02T00:21:51.943" Score="7" ViewCount="2330" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usui wears glasses when he is at home, but at school he doesn't wear them. Hence, either he is wearing contacts at school, or he doesn't really need vision aid but he likes wearing glasses at home for some reason. Why does he choose to wear glasses at home, but not at school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qYhVc.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qYhVcl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T01:40:26.283" Title="Why does Usui wear glasses at home?" Tags="&lt;maid-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3827" CreationDate="2013-06-02T00:58:06.477" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Layer 05 &quot;Distortion&quot; shows how Mika goes mad (spoiler from here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the episode, she is apathetic but doesn't show any symptom of mental frailty. However, she is exposed to various traumatic events:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She witnessed a car accident on Shibuya caused by the traffic lights cracking, without any reaction while all around people are scared.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She has seen her sister both in person and on a big screen on Shibuya, but Lain doesn't confirm the fact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She got a handkerchief containing a message:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wjVr1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hell is full of the dead. and the dead shall wander.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hell is full of the dead. and the dead shall wander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She use the handkerchief to clean a stain caused by a boy. Later, she reads this message on a coffee stain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WKf7S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fulfill the prophecy.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fulfill the prophecy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The previous traumatic events (the coffee stain, the message) are now mixed with each other while she is hallucinating. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the turning point of Mika's insanity. Lain's father projection tells her how Prophecy is a way of Deus to interfere in the real world, and Mika seems to be a target of these actions, aimed to make her doubtful about her perceptions and, later, causing her dissociation. Lain can see a duplicate of her sister too in a form of a crystallized avatar at the end of the episode, and many other characters confirm the messages Mika was exposed to exist, so the first traumatic events are not hallucinations but a starter for her conditioning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Serial_Experiments_Lain_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abstract of episode 5 on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; is rough but clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lain's sister Mika is driven to the point of insanity due to the Knights repeatedly communicating the message for her to &quot;Fulfill the Prophecy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T18:35:11.157" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T18:35:11.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3994" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4009" CreationDate="2013-06-02T03:39:57.667" Score="6" ViewCount="757" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the openings in &lt;em&gt;Date A Live&lt;/em&gt;, the narrator reads some epic-sounding text which is somewhat related to the content of the episode. In most cases it's been easy to understand, but the text from episode 9 is ambiguous. Here's the translation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/date-a-live/episode/frenzied-nightmare/sub&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation's stream of the episode&lt;/a&gt;, this dialogue starts at 1:30:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It&quot; is something all things are given. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It&quot; can not be bought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;People often waste &quot;it,&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;hold &quot;it&quot; dear,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and chase after &quot;it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What... is &quot;it&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this &quot;it&quot; that she is talking about, and what does it have to do with the plot of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-28T03:44:20.357" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T03:44:20.357" Title="What is the text before the OP in Date a Live episode 9 talking about?" Tags="&lt;date-a-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4063" CreationDate="2013-06-02T19:05:10.243" Score="9" ViewCount="805" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 47 (12:08) of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, general Grumman's thoughts about a leadership position in Central are made audible to the viewer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Miles&lt;/em&gt;: And what about the plan, sir? Aren't you going to proceed to central?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Grumman&lt;/em&gt;: I don't seem to have much choice. I suppose I'll just have to let Colonel Mustang have the biggest slice of Central pie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Grumman (thinking)&lt;/em&gt;: Bradley's current administration will still be properly functioning at this point in time. If Colonel Mustang or General Armstrong try to make their move now, every soldier in Central will be ordered to retrieve their treasonous heads. And once they're captured, I'll step in to restore order. &lt;strong&gt;They'll take the fall as enemies of the state, while General Grumman will heroically come riding in on a white horse.&lt;/strong&gt; I'll let the youngsters dive head-first into danger and do all the dirty work, and then I'll take my rightful place as leader of this country without any risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the bolded part of his speech above, a lamp is shown with a few insects—which appear to be moths—hovering around it. One unfortunate insect flies into the lamp and is burned to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rMQFm.png&quot; alt=&quot;An unfortunate moth is cooked to death&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like an odd thing to show during such a speech, which leads me to believe it might have a deeper meaning. Does this lamp scenario or the moth's death symbolize anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:48:46.993" Title="Do the moths during Grumman's thoughts have any symbolic significance?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3997" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3998" CreationDate="2013-06-02T22:42:15.317" Score="5" ViewCount="511" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm really confused as to whether Shiki Nanaya is the master or servant of White Len. At first, he seems to act as a Familiar created by White Len, but then he says that he'll be a good master to White Len. There's also the fact that he only came into physical existence outside TATARI because of White Len, since every other appearance outside &lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt; he has been a persona of Shiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is he White Len's master—like how Shiki is Len's Master—or are the roles reversed, and she is the master keeping his physical existence in the world (as Familiars can only be in the world if supplied with &lt;em&gt;prana&lt;/em&gt; from their master)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T01:25:23.723" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T13:58:08.403" Title="In Melty Blood, is Shiki Nanaya the master or servant of White Len?" Tags="&lt;melty-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3997" CreationDate="2013-06-03T00:24:24.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;White Len's contract with Nanaya (this is the supressed personality of Tohno Shiki, from &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;) is a symbiotic (yet seemingly contradictory) one -- she maintains his existence with her TATARI powers, while he supplies her with the prana she needs to survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the White Len ending in &lt;em&gt;Act Cadenza&lt;/em&gt;, Nanaya clears states that he is in the &quot;master&quot; role:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4O_rLYRESs#t=454s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4O_rLYRESs#t=454s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-06-05T13:58:08.403" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T13:58:08.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-03T03:31:48.557" Score="4" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;After you marry your chosen girl (or choose one but have the other two fully in love with you apparently), you're given a movie called &quot;[WIFE] Release&quot; and an image based on that move called &quot;[WIFE] Freed&quot; (maybe the other way around) with &quot;[WIFE]&quot; being Linda, Routier, or Sayane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I don't really understand why they use the wording because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Linda, Routier and Sayane die with Sieg at the end of the First Generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering: Is this because of a bad translation from Japanese, or is there some innuendo in which &quot;freed&quot; and &quot;release&quot; may mean &quot;to conceive a child&quot; considering what the images and movie actually represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: I know this is a game, but I have learned that questions to some games, particular ones which are like a visual novel, tend to get answers here rather than on Arqade if they're not directly related to gameplay (such as questions about the story).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE:&#xA;I've been playing &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War&lt;/em&gt;; in &lt;em&gt;Zero&lt;/em&gt;, I got the marriage and a &quot;Sealed&quot; image from an event of the heroines from the first generation of &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generation of War&lt;/em&gt;. I thought that how they used &quot;Sealed&quot; was in the same way as &quot;Release&quot; and &quot;Freed&quot;; however, it does make sense to use &quot;Sealed&quot; in &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The First Generation Heroines (and most likely other generations but the last) are sealed up with their husband in the Pillar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, while it makes sense to use &quot;Sealed&quot; in &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War&lt;/em&gt;, it still doesn't make sense to use &quot;Release&quot; and &quot;Freed&quot; in &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War Zero&lt;/em&gt; 'cause they aren't freed or released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Of course, while Linda, Routier, Sayane, and Sieg return when you enter the Boundary Plane, you can only get to the Boundary Plane if you get the True Ending and they are still dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T15:10:21.917" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T15:10:21.917" Title="Why are &quot;Release&quot; and &quot;Freed&quot; used for the first generation wife images?" Tags="&lt;agarest-war-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3984" CreationDate="2013-06-03T03:59:49.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; part since in the anime, it was when Yukito was slowly vanishing due to his lack of powers and that's when Touya admitted to Yukito that he knows about his alter-ego (Yue) and his need for power. If I remember correctly, Yue appeared after that then Touya gave his power to him, sacrificing his ability to sense danger and see poeple who has passed away like their mom Nadeshiko. Touya just fainted after that. It happened on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura,_Yukito,_and_the_Vanishing_Power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode&lt;/a&gt;. I haven't seen the manga so I probably missed something on the &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; part (if a ritual was done to transfer Touya's powers to Yukito).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to Touya having the powers to be able to maintain Yue's power, remember that in the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sakura's father, is one of Clow Reed's reincarnation (the other is Eriol). So Touya probably inherit his magical powers or spiritual awareness from him. Though this fact was completely removed from the anime, though it can only be the reason for Touya having such powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T03:59:49.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3992" CreationDate="2013-06-03T06:04:54.347" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usui-kun, wears contacts at school and glasses at home. Most probably, this shows how Usui is different from school and from the comfort of his own home. Revealing the real Usui when he is out of everyone's sight. ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1676" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T06:08:20.787" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T06:08:20.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3986" CreationDate="2013-06-03T07:08:25.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there wasn't much of a revelation about why Syaoran acts that way in front of Miss Kaho Mizuki. Though for me, it would really make more sense if Syaoran would find himself attracted to her powers just like how he feels with Yukito. Nevertheless, Syaoran felt worried when Miss Mizuki is around, maybe, that's how Syaoran shows his alertness because of Mizuki-sensei's mysteriousness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1676" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T07:22:46.920" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T07:22:46.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3978" CreationDate="2013-06-03T07:21:53.680" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What follows is not a real answer (I believe the accepted answer is correct), but more an interesting side note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sai played go on internet. But Sai is a purely fictional manga character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in 2003 - 2004 on a real go server (KGS), a strong opponent appeared and had a 100% win ratio. He won also against some professional players. His name was &quot;Tartrate&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, after some time he lost a few games, but these losses were on time, or occurred during simultaneous games. Note that KGS is not really a &quot;strong&quot; server, so that even if the best players on KGS are professional, they are not the best professional players. But still, Tartrate managed to get an impressive winning streak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The identity of Tartrate was kept secret, and actually it was only revealed in 2009. So at that time (2003 - 2004 and later until 2009) many players wondered who he could really be. There were many gossips and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://senseis.xmp.net/?Tartrate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;web page&lt;/a&gt; was created in order to figure out what could Tartrate's real identity be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people even claimed he was Sai (more as a joke than a real hypothesis).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody would believe (seriously) this user was a computer bot. The reason is that at that time the best bots were still at kyu level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even today (June 2013), the best bots are at 4 dan or 5 dan amateur level (which is still weaker than an average insei for example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, another interesting anecdote on this topic is &quot;the shodan bet&quot;. An amateur player ranked first kyu made a bet of 1000$ with a friend that he would not be beaten by a computer player before 2011. He had to play a series of games against a computer in 2010 and won the bet. However, in 2012 (after the bet deadline), he lost 3-1 against another computer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dcook.org/gobet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;web page&lt;/a&gt; about this bet gives some information about computer bots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1609" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T04:46:07.887" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T04:46:07.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3400" CreationDate="2013-06-03T07:45:39.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is pure speculations since I can't find any reliable source, but I think this has something to do with a magician's limitation of powers. Like for example, Yuuko can only grant one's wish if that person is willing to lose something important to him/her. This quote is somehow relevant to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;To gain, something of equal value must be lost.&quot; - First Law of Equivalent Exchange in Alchemy (Fullmetal Alchemist)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If her powers has no boundary, then she should have grant any wishes without paying any price. And also, Clow Reed is a good example. He's the strongest wizard known in the Tsubasa Chronicle (Cardcaptor Sakura and XXXholic) universe and yet he can't revive someone who had already died (who was Yuuko) and was one of the reason for the conflict of Tsubasa Chronicle and XXXholic plot. Yet another example of a person's power limitation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to who set it, I really don't know. But this is probably a rule set by the Clamp writers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T07:45:39.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3996" CreationDate="2013-06-03T09:11:12.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this story was the basis of the appearance of the moth but I know a story about it from our country Philippines. I don't know if this story is already known around the world but it was a story told by the mother of our national hero Jose Rizal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was Jose Rizal's Mother who told him about the story of the moth. One night, her mother noticed that Rizal was not paying anymore&#xA;  attention to what she is saying. As she was staring at Rizal, he then&#xA;  was staring at the moth flying around the lamp. She then told Rizal&#xA;  about the story related to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There was a Mother and son Moth flying around the light of a candle.&#xA;  The Mother moth told her son not to go near the light because that was&#xA;  a fire and it could kill him easily. The son agreed. But he thought to&#xA;  himself that his mother was selfish because she doesn't want him to&#xA;  experience the kind of warmth that the light had given her. Then the&#xA;  son moth flew nearer. Soon, the wind blew the light of the candle and&#xA;  it reached the wings of the son moth and he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rizal's mother told him that if the son moth only listened to what his&#xA;  Mother said, then he wouldn't be killed by that fire. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Jose_Rizal_and_the_moth_anecdote&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relevance I can see between the quote and the symbolism of the moth is (if this story was &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; the basis of the symbolism), probably, Grumman was comparing himself to the mother moth and the soldiers to the son moth who didn't listen to him so they'll be like that moth who'll burn themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is purely based on my opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T09:11:12.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4007" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4008" CreationDate="2013-06-03T09:14:32.627" Score="3" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the sealed card appears to go to Sakura, it chooses Syaoran as the one who will lose their most important feelings because Sakura used too many cards at one time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Crying and believing it's too late, but encouraged by the Hope Card, Sakura still confesses to Syaoran that she loves him and that he is her most important person. To her surprise, he gently replies that he loves her too, and Sakura realizes he didn't lose his feelings for her after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was this possible? Was it because of the Hope Card?  I just need some explanation for clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T21:47:09.413" Title="Why didn't Syaoran lose his memory?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4007" CreationDate="2013-06-03T09:22:52.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the Sealed Card was able to attack and gather Syaoran's most important feeling, the Hope Card negated it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain it more clearly, it was because the nameless card nullified the power of the sealed card to obtain Syaoran's feelings. With regard to this, Sakura's powerful emotions towards Li made that happen. The Sealed card and the nameless card merged in the process, creating the Hope Card. That is why the Hope Card or the Love Card (which was called in the english dub) was the card who doesn't have a clow card counterpart, meaning it only exist as a Sakura Card because it was created by Sakura's feelings towards Li Syaoran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1676" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T23:30:22.787" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T23:30:22.787" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3994" CreationDate="2013-06-03T13:13:52.963" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not very confident about my Japanese to argue about the correctness of the translation. However, it is quite clear from the context of the episode that the riddle is referring to &lt;strong&gt;Time&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Time&lt;/strong&gt; fits quite well to the first 3 lines of the riddle (where there is no confusion in translation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the episode where the &lt;em&gt;ability&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Tokisaki Kurumi&lt;/strong&gt; (時崎 狂三), the third Spirit, is revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And as shown in episode 9, Kurumi has the ability to manipulate time. She can summon herself from different time axes, and this is the reason why she can cheat death as shown in episode 8 to 10. Episode 9 and episode 10 display her angel's abilities: rewind time on an object, temporarily freeze time on an object, and instant movement. However, every time she uses the angel's ability, it consumes a bit of her life (time) as indicated by the clock face on her left eye. Therefore, it is necessary for her to consume time from other sources to refill hers, as explained in episode 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T13:13:52.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4011" CreationDate="2013-06-03T14:34:34.530" Score="6" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to identify a video that I only saw a small part of (in the AMV room at A-Kon).  The part of the video I saw featured a boy and a girl and two pianos.  I think this might be enough to identify the video, but if it helps the AMV was to the Lady Antebellum song, Just a Kiss.  I can find the credits on Youtube but I don't see where it mentions the name of the video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1850" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:29:46.910" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:29:46.910" Title="Video Identification - Boy, Girl Two Pianos" Tags="&lt;nodame-cantabile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T21:32:47.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4010" CreationDate="2013-06-03T15:11:09.673" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The video title is &quot;A Kiss Goodnight&quot; by Dragon/Roy (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWMtjqu4SFo&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt;) and the anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7010&quot;&gt;Nodame Cantabile&lt;/a&gt;. The two characters you see playing the piano are Shinichi Chiaki (male) and Megumi Noda (female).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T15:11:09.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4014" CreationDate="2013-06-03T16:21:00.880" Score="19" ViewCount="19660" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many anime available are broadcasted very late in Japan. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET&quot;&gt;Few examples&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Photokano, 1:58 AM&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties, 1:35 AM&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chihayafuru 2, 1:53 AM&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are anime often aired at night in Japan even though they get better timeslots when exported to other countries? When did TV stations start to broadcast anime late at night, and is there a specific reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T16:35:20.427" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T00:08:01.537" Title="Why does anime usually air at night in Japan?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4013" CreationDate="2013-06-03T17:15:33.607" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's partly a matter of targeting specific audiences. Depending on what time a show broadcasts at, you can tell roughly what their target audience is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plenty of anime are broadcast in the morning. From this season, Danchi Tomoo airs at 9:30, Dokidoki! Precure at 8:30, Toriko at 9:00, One Piece at 9:30, Uchuu Kyoudai at 7:00. These are mostly shows which are aimed at younger children. Those also all air on weekends. There are some early morning anime which air on weekdays as well, but typically they air before school hours begin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also some anime which broadcasts in the evening. These are generally programs which would be appropriate for a family to watch together or for older children/teenagers to watch on their own. Some examples of this from this season are Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 (5:30 p.m.), Train Heros (5:30 p.m.), Doraemon (7:00 p.m.), and Yuugiou! Zexal II (7:30 p.m.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Late night anime are typically those which are targeting a mostly adult fanbase. In many (but not all) cases they aren't appropriate for younger viewers. Even if they are, they wouldn't be interesting to those viewers. At least in principle, the broadcast time is late at night so that children won't accidentally tune in while adults can still watch it or record it. Late at night, TV stations do not enforce broadcast restrictions as strictly as during primetime hours. Late-night anime thus has the connotation of having a lot of fanservice and moe, though that isn't always the case. For many of the shows, like Chihayafuru, it would probably be fine to show it in the evening, but since there are already established time blocks for showing anime, sometimes shows like that get shown as late-night anime anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also true that most late-night slots are usually (though not always) purchased from the TV station by the production company directly. Since this doesn't require external sponsors, and because it's cheaper airtime, it's typically easier to get a late-night slot than a primetime slot, so this has become the default for a majority of anime which are not aimed at children. This is done essentially as a form of advertising for the final product (DVDs). Incidentally, this is also the reason why most anime production companies are gladly willing to sell rights to simulcast for next-to-nothing, because it serves as advertisement outside Japan, but DVD licensing rights are expensive (because the DVD is the final product and the way which they expect to make money).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Late night anime slots have existed on-and-off since the 1960s (one of the earliest being &lt;em&gt;Sennin Buraku&lt;/em&gt; from 1963-1964), but the first really successful series was &lt;em&gt;Those Who Hunt Elves&lt;/em&gt; in 1997. This was also at the start of an anime boom, and rather than trying to expand in the daytime, many new anime series opted to follow this and go for night slots. In recent years, this has become the default method for broadcasting anime, and a majority of anime are broadcast in late-night slots. Occasionally, some of those which are particularly popular will get rebroadcast in other time slots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why late-night series in other countries sometimes get better slots than in Japan, it's likely because of the different business model. In Japan, late-night TV are essentially advertisements for DVDs. They are not aimed at being profitable on their own. In most other countries, there is a much smaller supply of anime broadcast (some of which was broadcast late-night in Japan), and it is often sponsored or on pay-to-view channels. Hence, they can afford to broadcast a lot of anime during the day because of less competition and better sponsorship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_night_anime&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has some more information, though the article is poorly sourced and out-of-date. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B7%B1%E5%A4%9C%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; is a little bit better and more in-depth, but still has sourcing issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T03:21:16.513" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T03:21:16.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4776" CreationDate="2013-06-03T20:44:22.037" Score="8" ViewCount="1688" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are very few animation studios outside the Tokyo area, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.A._Works&quot;&gt;P.A. Works is based in Nanto, Toyama&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Animation&quot;&gt;Kyoto Animation in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture&lt;/a&gt;. A large majority of animation studios is in Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the animation studios outside the Tokyo area and why the majority is concentrated in Tokyo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T20:20:11.427" Title="What are the animation studios outside the Tokyo area and why the majority is concentrated in Tokyo?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-03T21:24:13.750" Score="15" ViewCount="3286" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kirigaya Suguha's room is often portrayed in the ALO arc of Sword Art Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Suguya is in her room, some stuffed toys are visible in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DfhbH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sword Art Online&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iww0V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sword Art Online&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Penguins resemble those from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguindrum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawaru Penguindrum&lt;/a&gt;, even available as stuffed toys:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BXU6F.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Penguindrum stuffed toys&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the animation studio is different and the link between the two shows is not clear to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these stuffed toys? Are these a citation of other anime or universes related to Sword Art Online production?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T02:06:10.377" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T05:11:08.560" Title="What are the stuffed toys in Suguha's room?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;mawaru-penguindrum&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4020" CreationDate="2013-06-04T04:34:02.447" Score="41" ViewCount="21682" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know &lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OtakuOClock&quot;&gt;time notation&lt;/a&gt; for some anime—between 22:00-27:00. I know that this indicates that the show airs at a particular time, and likely targets a particular audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would this notation be used, and be preferred over a more traditional 24-hour format?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T05:31:17.687" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T08:35:06.620" Title="Why do airing shows have times listed beyond a 24-hour clock?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4019" CreationDate="2013-06-04T05:08:56.657" Score="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a hypothesis: The time goes beyond 24 hours in order to make it easier for the viewers to identify which day of the week they should stay up late to watch the show. For example, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties&lt;/em&gt; is aired on &lt;strong&gt;Monday 25:35&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; informs the viewers that they need to stay up late on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we write in standard 24 hours format &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday 01:35&lt;/strong&gt;, it may cause some confusions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the show aired at 01:35 in the afternoon, or some hours past midnight?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people only take note of the day of the week, but not the time: &quot;Since it is on Tuesdays, there is no reason to stay up late on Monday&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_and_time_notation_in_Japan#Time&quot;&gt;both 24-hour format and 12-hour format are used &lt;em&gt;in everyday life&lt;/em&gt; activity&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore, a time without any indication of the period of the day such as &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday 01:35&lt;/strong&gt; might be confusing. The confusion may also be partly attributed to the cultural perception about the hours of darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the Wikipedia article&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The Wikipedia article lacks citation, though.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Times past midnight can also be counted past the 24 hour mark, usually when the associated activity spans across midnight. For example, bars or clubs may advertise as being open until &quot;26時&quot; (2am). This is partly to avoid any ambiguity (2am versus 2pm), partly because 8the closing time is considered part of the previous business day, and perhaps also &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;due to cultural perceptions that the hours of darkness are counted as part of the previous day, rather than dividing the night between one day and the next&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another notation that is commonly used, where the day of the week is the day that the viewer has to stay up late, and the time is clamped to 24 hours with some text to clarify the time. Using the same example as above, in this notation, it will be &lt;strong&gt;Monday, late night at 1:35&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the purpose of reference, I do a sampling from the anime of Spring 2013 season (late night shows only):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beyond 24 hours:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oreimo-anime.com/onair/index.html&quot;&gt;Ore Imo Season 2&lt;/a&gt;: チバテレビ4月6日より 毎週土曜 24:30～ 予定&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://date-a-live-anime.com/story/onair.html&quot;&gt;DATE A LIVE&lt;/a&gt;: TOKYO MX 4月5日より 毎週金曜日 25:30～26:00 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maousama.jp/oa.html&quot;&gt;Hataraku Maou-sama&lt;/a&gt;: サンテレビにて　毎週木曜日 26:00～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mjp-anime.jp/17onair/index.html&quot;&gt;Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince&lt;/a&gt;: テレ玉 4月4日より、毎週木曜 25:05～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.valvrave.com/&quot;&gt;Kakumeiki Valvrave&lt;/a&gt;: 4月11日より　毎週 （木） 25:35　放送開始&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-railgun.net/index.html&quot;&gt;To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S&lt;/a&gt;: TOKYO MX 毎週金曜日 24:30～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingeki.tv/onair/&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyoujin&lt;/a&gt;: ＭＢＳ 4月6日より 毎週土曜 25時58分～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hyakka-ryoran.tv/onair.html&quot;&gt;Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride&lt;/a&gt; (it uses both syntax): AT-X リピート放送 (火) 28:30～29:00&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.henneko.jp/onair/index.html&quot;&gt;Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko&lt;/a&gt;: MBS 毎週土曜日 26時28分～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clamped to 24 hours, but the day of week is the one before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arata-anime.com/onair/&quot;&gt;Arata Kangatari&lt;/a&gt;: テレビ東京 2013年4月8日（月）から 毎週（月） 深夜 2時5分～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nyaruko.com/onair/&quot;&gt;Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W&lt;/a&gt;: テレビ東京 4月7日スタート 毎週 （日） 深夜 1:05～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hayate-project.com/onair_staffcast/index.html&quot;&gt;Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties&lt;/a&gt;: テレビ東京 4月8日 （月） 深夜 1時35分～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crimeedge.com/#/broadcast&quot;&gt;Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge&lt;/a&gt;: TOKYO MX 4/3 (水) ～ 毎週 （水） 深夜 0時30分～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://karneval-anime.com/onair.html&quot;&gt;Karneval&lt;/a&gt;: ＡＢＣ朝日放送： 4月3日より毎週水曜深夜 2:43～&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/photokano/onair/&quot;&gt;PhotoKano&lt;/a&gt;: TBSにて毎週木曜日 深夜 1時58分～ 放送中！&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/azazel/onair/index.html&quot;&gt;Yondemasuyo! Azazel-san Z&lt;/a&gt;: TOKYO MX 毎週土曜日 深夜1:00～1:15予定 2013/4/6予定&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hyakka-ryoran.tv/onair.html&quot;&gt;Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride&lt;/a&gt; (it uses both syntax): TOKYO MX 2013年 4月8日 (月) 深夜 0:30～1:00&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/oregairu/onair/&quot;&gt;Oregairu&lt;/a&gt;: TBSにて毎週木曜日 深夜1時28分～ 放送中&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The usage of the 2 notations are more or less equally common. We can also observe that it is more common to specify only the starting time, than specifying both starting and ending time. The data might be skewed by the fact that all the shows here are late night shows, and the sample size is quite small (17 shows).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-06-10T06:18:13.647" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T06:18:13.647" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4019" CreationDate="2013-06-04T06:23:50.557" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Time-of-day notations beyond 24:00 (such as 24:01 or 25:59 instead of 00:01 or 01:59) are not commonly used and not covered by the relevant standards. However, they have been used occasionally in some special contexts in the UK, Japan, Hong Kong and China where business hours extend beyond midnight, such as broadcast-television production and scheduling. They also appear in some public-transport applications, such as Google's General Transit Feed Specification file format or some ticketing systems (e.g., in Copenhagen). This usage prevents a time period reported without dates from appearing to end before its beginning, e.g., 21:00–01:00.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1853" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T06:23:50.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4023" CreationDate="2013-06-04T06:50:07.720" Score="6" ViewCount="1163" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious if there is any jutsu that would be impossible for Naruto to learn or master without the powers of the Kyuubi inside him?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is, which is it and why won't he be able to learn/master it without the Kyuubi? If there's none, then I guess Naruto is actually a smart ninja. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T09:12:37.770" LastActivityDate="2021-03-09T22:43:53.873" Title="Is there any jutsu that Naruto won't be able to master without the Kyuubi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4022" CreationDate="2013-06-04T18:05:38.467" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, here are some of the jutsu Naruto probably can't (or will be near impossible) to learn without Kurama:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Techniques from elements other than Wind - Naruto's natural chakra affinity is towards wind, while he can train in other elements, he probably won't be able to learn some of the other elements. (Actually has nothing to do with the Bijuu, that's kinda what happens to everyone)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Bijuu Dama - a Bijuu specific technique (the nuclear-warhead like black sphere).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's possible that using Kurama's Yang element chakra (sealed within Naruto), he'll be able to do &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tajuu Kage Bunshin - Even though Naruto naturally has massive chakra reserves, he wouldn't be able to make as much copies without the Kyuubi Chakra Pool.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-01T14:24:39.357" LastActivityDate="2013-07-01T14:24:39.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4024" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-04T18:45:12.163" Score="10" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first book of Osamu Tezuka's &quot;Buddha&quot;, one of the main characters is Chapra, a shudra (member of the slave caste).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He is marked as a shudra by a brand on his foot; at one point he even considers chopping of his foot to get rid of this mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, Chapra manages to pretend that he is a member of the much higher Kshatriya (warrior) caste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this time, he participates in a tournament. The tournament takes several pages, and it is clearly shown that his feet are &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; covered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how come nobody at the tournament noticed his mark? Did Tezuka overlook this, or did I miss something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T18:50:32.927" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T22:14:40.963" Title="How come nobody noticed Chapra's slave brand at the tournament?" Tags="&lt;buddha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-04T20:23:31.180" Score="15" ViewCount="7458" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that the &lt;em&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/em&gt; fruit will only revive its user once, and also that Devil Fruit users can't swim, so I was wondering... &lt;strong&gt;What would happen if Brook falls into the ocean?&lt;/strong&gt; I mean, even if he's alive, as a skeleton he has no lungs, so he should just be unable to go back to the surface, shouldn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1498" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:11:52.093" LastActivityDate="2018-06-03T18:17:12.517" Title="Is Brook able to drown?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4027" CreationDate="2013-06-04T20:31:03.423" Score="11" ViewCount="34679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only seen bits and pieces of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, but I know that Devil Fruit users (people who have eaten a Devil Fruit) can't swim. I never understood why, though. How does this work? It doesn't seem to give arm or leg disabilities, so what would keep them from being able to swim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T15:56:22.797" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T07:49:19.037" Title="Why can't Devil Fruit users swim?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4026" CreationDate="2013-06-04T20:34:56.583" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that the Devil Fruits are the fruits of Sea Devil, so even if most of them provide a great power, they're cursed. Quoting &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot;&gt;One Piece's wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sea rejects the new Devil Fruit user and they become helpless&#xA;  while submerged in water&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Oda said in SBS that Devil Fruit users are vulnerable to all types of water, not just salt/sea water. Basically any type of &quot;standing&quot; water (ocean, lakes, rivers, etc) will affect them, while &quot;moving&quot; water (rain, waves, etc) won't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, I'm not saying the problem is the sea or something inside the users, what I'm saying is that it's &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt;. And as to why users are affected by Seastone/Sea-Prism Stone/Kairoseki, as stated by Smoker:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It gives off a wavelength that is the same as the sea itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically it's a mini solid piece of the sea so that's why Devil Fruit users are affected by that as well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1498" LastEditorUserId="1498" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T13:42:09.713" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T13:42:09.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4030" CreationDate="2013-06-04T22:29:49.630" Score="19" ViewCount="29213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wanting to try and get into &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touhou_Project&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Touhou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. However, just looking at Wikipedia, there is a crap ton of games and most seem to be for very old systems; they aren't listed in chronological order by store (rather, by release date).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm wondering: Is there is a game/anime/manga which is in English, in one form or another with games, it would be either official English releases or fan translation patches; anime would be either English dub or sub; and manga either localized or scanlation), which would be a good entry point into the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T00:17:56.947" LastActivityDate="2020-05-22T00:01:08.637" Title="What's a good entry point for Touhou?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4029" CreationDate="2013-06-04T23:11:01.640" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The biggest difficulty with getting into Touhou is the number of characters which are present. The bulk of the canon story material is really not that large.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main Touhou games are released in chronological order. This is rather irrelevant because the stories typically are not closely related anyway. However, newer games do involve characters from older games. This shouldn't really stop you from understanding what's going on, because the characters are all pretty easy to understand, but you may miss a few things if you go out of order. Note that these are really essential to understanding Touhou well, since they serve as the introduction for most of the characters and almost all of the major plot points which are referenced elsewhere are from the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically, it's recommended to start with the beginning of the Windows Touhou games, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Embodiment_of_Scarlet_Devil&quot;&gt;Touhou 6 (Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil)&lt;/a&gt;. The Windows Touhou games have only occasionally used characters from PC-98 era games, apart from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reimu&quot;&gt;Reimu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Marisa&quot;&gt;Marisa&lt;/a&gt; (the protagonists). However, it would not really hurt anything to start with any of the other games either. If you find the games too difficult, many people who are just interested in the story watch replays of them online or read transcripts of the dialogue (which are available on Touhou Wiki, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Embodiment_of_Scarlet_Devil/Story&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). There are fan-made patches available for all of the main Touhou games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want an official source, Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red (the first Touhou fanbook) has a great deal of information on the characters up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Phantasmagoria_of_Flower_View&quot;&gt;Touhou 9&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki&quot;&gt;Touhou Wiki&lt;/a&gt; typically serves as a fine alternative as well, though it has a lot of fanon as well. Neither of those are really stories though. To be perfectly honest, you can read almost any of the canon manga releases if you're willing to occasionally look up who a character is. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Inaba_of_the_Moon_and_Inaba_of_the_Earth&quot;&gt;Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth&lt;/a&gt; might be a particularly good choice simply because it only involves a small number of characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, once you know the very basics (the major characters and plot of the main games), you can pick up pretty much anything canon or fanon with relative ease. The biggest difficulty is just learning all the characters in the first place, and I don't think there's any better advice for that than just to play the games (or at least read the dialogue from them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T23:18:59.573" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T23:18:59.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4032" CreationDate="2013-06-05T03:39:44.833" Score="20" ViewCount="12378" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need help understanding what is going on with the Trenni silver coin scheme plot that is mentioned throughout episodes 3-7 of &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; season 1. Let me explain what I understand and hopefully get some clarity about these &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; episode plots &lt;strong&gt;(also if someone can block out the impending spoilers that would be awesome, I don't know how to do it)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So our main protagonist Lawrence gets word that the Trenni silver coin currency is about to go up in its silver purity. This means that both the actual metal value of the Trenni silver coin and its representative value will go up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This all turns out to be wrong though, as Lawrence finds out the Trenni silver coins are actually becoming less pure and going down in value and what he was told was a lie. This plot then leads Lawrence to go over to the Milone trading company where somehow he hopes to make a profit off of telling the company this info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this is where it gets complicated. How was the Milone trading company going to make money off of the devaluing currency and how was Medio involved with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the anime the Milone Trading company, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; upon hearing the devaluing silver info from Lawrence, started stockpiling Trenni silver coins. Why are they trying to stockpile the silver coins if their price and purity is going down? Shouldn't they be trying to get rid of all of their Trenni silver coins if the value is decreasing?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also it is mentioned that the Medio trading company is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; hiring people to give merchants the wrong info about how the Trenni silver coins are going up in value instead of actually going down. Lawrence was even told this lie. How does the Medio Trading company possibly gain any advantage from this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically I am asking what is the economic plot in the episodes 3-7 of Spice and Wolf season 1, explained in little kid terms, so I can hopefully comprehend what is going on in the story and enjoy the anime even more. I am sorry for not being more economics-savvy with this, but if you understand the plot be much appreciated for some insight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1796" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-06-05T11:20:58.437" LastActivityDate="2019-08-15T17:29:21.083" Title="How did the &quot;silver devaluation&quot; scheme work?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4031" CreationDate="2013-06-05T06:54:19.040" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, let's look at the situation more carefully. You have your Trenni silver coins, which have some % of silver in them. The market value of such a currency is bound to the amount of the noble metal in each coin. It's very simple and intuitive: silver is rare and valuable, so the more silver there is in a coin, the more is the value of that coin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we have a situation where the amount of silver in the coins is going to be &lt;em&gt;decreased&lt;/em&gt;. What is going to happen? Well, the &lt;em&gt;new&lt;/em&gt; Trenni coins (with less silver) will become less expensive than the &lt;em&gt;old&lt;/em&gt; Trenni coins. That means, that it is profitable to save all the old coins you have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By spreading the rumors that the amount of silver is going to &lt;em&gt;increase&lt;/em&gt;, the Medio company is accomplishing two things at once. First, it makes people think that it's profitable to sell their coins now (because they think that after the new coins arrive, the value of the old ones will decrease). Second, it creates a possibility to make people selling their coins for even a lower price than they are now, simply because they want to get rid of the coins ASAP, before the price drops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if they already have some new coins, they can even trade them for a &lt;em&gt;larger&lt;/em&gt; amount (say, 2 old ones for 1 new, people think the new ones are more valuable, remember) of old ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This lets the Medio company stock plenty of old silver coins, which as we know, in reality, will be worth &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; when the new ones are released. That's how they want to make the profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Milone company, after getting the information from Lawrence, starts doing the same thing: buying Trenni coins to get a large stock of them before the new coins are released. After the new coins will be in play, people will, of course, know that they are really &lt;em&gt;less&lt;/em&gt; valuable, and the value of Milone company's stock of old coins will increase further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope the explanation wasn't too messy ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T06:13:37.283" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T06:13:37.283" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4038" CreationDate="2013-06-05T07:02:01.043" Score="7" ViewCount="7941" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Reed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Clow had accidentally wished for Yuko to live, thus severing her time&#xA;  from all dimensions. Clow regretted this wish, and no longer wanted&#xA;  the title of &quot;world's most powerful magician&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it was said on the same link that their relationship is unclear and that Clow Reed had a former lover named &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Madoushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madoushi&lt;/a&gt; (appeared in Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 1), I would still like to ask (because someone here might know) how Clow Reed and Yuko is related. Clow Reed wouldn't have wished for Yuko to still live if there was nothing deep in their relationship. So are there any formal statements from CLAMP about their real relationship and the story behind Clow Reed wishing for Yuko to live?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-07-04T03:58:58.730" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T20:36:05.370" Title="What is the relationship between Clow Reed and Ichihara Yuko?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4025" CreationDate="2013-06-05T08:46:09.223" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's just a skeleton obviously, so he's not really breathing, however, when his body gets drowned slowly by the sea water, his strength begins to fade away (Chapter 493, page 7): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gjb4a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from this scene, I imagine if he falls into the ocean, like all Devil Fruit users, he will be powerless and be unable to resurface unless helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-06-03T18:17:12.517" LastActivityDate="2018-06-03T18:17:12.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4036" CreationDate="2013-06-05T08:58:36.517" Score="11" ViewCount="13615" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece series, there's this 'will' technique called Haki. Is this based on anything real, all three of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T05:48:01.193" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T07:28:56.687" Title="Is Haki based on anything real?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4035" CreationDate="2013-06-05T09:28:44.037" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am not entirely sure about the credibility of this&lt;/em&gt; but it does make sense and the only info I could find. Taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; under Trivia and from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2783/1528&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haki appears to be similar in principle to common types of &lt;strong&gt;Qi&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Chi)&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  found in various other anime and manga series; which is based on the&#xA;  concept of &quot;qi&quot; (or &quot;life-force&quot;) in Chinese philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The concept of Kenbunshoku Haki, known to Skypieans as Mantra, is&#xA;  loosely based on the style of thinking in Hinduism, which goes by the&#xA;  same &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;name&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original Japanese term is ki (pronounced the same as &quot;key&quot;, written as 気). It can also be spelled chi or qi. The same term is used for a concept in martial arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T04:27:00.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4033" CreationDate="2013-06-05T16:26:02.000" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;For one thing, it wasn't a very deep thought that caused him to wish for her to still be alive. Instead, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Y%C5%ABko_Ichihara&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Upon her death, Yuuko finally explains her connections with Clow Reed. As Yuuko lay dying, Clow Reed had the briefest thought that he wanted her to remain alive. Clow's magic was so powerful that this single thought caused Yuuko to become frozen in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Reed&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Clow Reed is mentioned by Yuko frequently. They seem to have worked together for the same event that Yuko always talks about: &quot;the day that has to come&quot;. For this purpose, both created the Mokonas (which implies that they had met the &quot;Real&quot; Mokona of Cephiro).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell from everything I've read, they are not related by blood. Instead, they worked together. They may have been no more than acquaintances or maybe friends, as there seem to be few implications that they were ever anything more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only time I have seen it implied was in Chapter 138 of Tsubasa, where Clow said to Sakura, &quot;Being apart from the one you like, no matter how old you are, is a lonely thing. And while apart, I'm wishing for that person to be happy.&quot; There are thoughts that he may have been talking about Yuuko. It is possible that he was talking about Madoushi, but Madoushi only appeared in an anime movie and so may not have been canon to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot find any official statements on the matter, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T16:26:02.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3577" CreationDate="2013-06-05T16:59:56.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing that Koichiro Natsume said was that it was a one year project. It's difficult to tell from what he said if it was planned to be one year from the start or if it ended up being one year, but if it was planned to be one year, then it wasn't aborted but instead just ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that he said was that there were supposed to be four projects. Only three were released, which may have been the failure that he was talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to episode 7, they actually played a replacement episode (episode 7.5) the same day that episode 7 would be released, so they actually did have an episode that day. From reading about it, it doesn't seem as though they were forced to stream it online but chose to instead, but it is difficult to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is difficult to tell exactly how voluntary ending the program was, but Koichiro Natsume at least implies in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2012-12-19/aniplex-koichiro-natsume/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; that it was intended or at least ended up more as a learning tool than anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T16:59:56.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4042" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-05T18:23:33.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Osamu Tezuka's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Buddha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 14-volume manga series, a graphical biography of the Buddha. While most biographies of the Buddha focus on how he reached enlightenment, this work also describes events in Buddha's life after his enlightenment, up to and including his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biography is not entirely factual; fictional characters are included, apparently for dramatic purposes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tezuka used his &quot;Star System&quot; for this manga, meaning he re-used characters from other works in new roles - using his characters as if they were movie stars acting out roles. The Buddha himself, however, is an original. The manga also features a few cameo appearances, including one of Tezuka himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Buddha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:35:33.517" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:35:33.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4043" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-05T18:23:33.950" Score="0" Body="Buddha is a manga series, Osamu Tezuka's interpretation of the life of Siddartha Gautama." OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:35:33.517" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:35:33.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-05T20:43:28.050" Score="6" ViewCount="1603" Body="&lt;p&gt;For everything Juha Bach is doing in the current Bleach manga, what is his reason for doing so? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to the Bleach wiki his official name is &quot;Yhwach&quot; with no reference to Juha Bach though, so I also wonder about that. What is his canonical name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastEditorUserId="1863" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T00:12:38.433" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T13:02:54.093" Title="What is Juha Bach's motivation?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4046" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-05T21:52:00.940" Score="6" ViewCount="25531" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Cardcaptor Sakura, Yukito and Toya are romantically involved, or at least shown to have romantic feelings for each other. Yukito tells Sakura of his love for Toya. Has it ever been expressed or officially announced what Yue, Yukito's alter-ego, feels towards Toya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2020-11-26T02:24:47.360" Title="What is Yue's relationship with Toya?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4046" CreationDate="2013-06-06T00:30:09.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you have said, Toya and Yukito has romantic feelings for each other. As for Yue, it can be implied that he has no romantic feelings for Toya (since he knew ever since everything about Yukito, he probably had known that Yukito has feelings for Toya and wouldn't interfere). And according &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Yue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yue was in quite a strong and close intimate relationship with Clow&#xA;  Reed.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yue was even against Sakura, as he strongly believed that no one succeed Clow Reed, but later on accepted her as his new master. So if there's somebody who Yue has romantic feelings for, it probably would be Clow Reed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, as far as I can remember, the only specific event that Yue and Toya had a conversation was when Toya gave his power to Yue and made Yue promise to protect Sakura and Yukito. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T00:30:09.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4055" CreationDate="2013-06-06T05:23:04.453" Score="14" ViewCount="54092" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where is Orochimaru's life force bounded? Why doesn't he die like others? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First at Orochimaru's den, Sasuke tried to kill Orochimaru while Orochimaru tried to take over Sasuke's body.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then later in the manga, during the fight between Sasuke and Itachi, Orochimaru was revealed to be partly present inside Sasuke, where Itachi dealt with him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, after Edo, Itachi and Sasuke beat Kabuto. Sasuke was able to pull out Orochimaru from Kabuto.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that Orochimaru can survive in different distributed forms? How is his life force immortal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sasori was able to survive using puppets for his real body, but the life force was bounded to his heart, so when the heart died, so did Sasori.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What or who can kill him permanently? (except the author)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS : I did read the question at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2403/does-orochimaru-need-a-host&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; but what I am interested in knowing is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1865" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T13:53:44.357" Title="What or who can kill Orochimaru's life force?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4049" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-06T05:58:50.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Ai Yazawa that tells the story of two girls, both named Nana. They meet on a train, and later become roommates. It chronicles the friendship that results despite (or because of) their very different characters. It has an anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:03:55.517" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:03:55.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4050" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-06T05:58:50.887" Score="0" Body="Nana is a manga series by Ai Yazawa about two girls, both named Nana." OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:03:55.517" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:03:55.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4054" CreationDate="2013-06-06T07:03:37.700" Score="6" ViewCount="1663" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the last page of Naruto chapter 633 Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura use summoning techniques.&#xA;Who is the big frog that Naruto summoned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="1588" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T07:35:57.720" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T18:12:14.273" Title="Who did Naruto summon?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4051" CreationDate="2013-06-06T07:16:04.493" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto summoned &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gamakichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamakichi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MsM5H.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gamakichi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke summoned &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Aoda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aoda&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mQ4DB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Aoda&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura summoned &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Katsuyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsuyu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C69Ko.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C69Kom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Katsuyu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="1588" LastEditDate="2013-06-26T18:12:14.273" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T18:12:14.273" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4045" CreationDate="2013-06-06T10:26:42.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what is his reason for doing so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has not been revealed yet. Though it is likely to come out towards the end of the arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is his canonical name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is using and is mostly referred to by others as Juha Bach. &quot;Yhwach&quot; may be a title rather than a name (basing this on the similarity to &quot;Yahwe&quot; - the Hebrew name of god), or a different pronunciation of the same name (in a different script/language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it appears that Juha Bach is a mistranslation of Yhwach (which appears to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shonenjump.viz.com/node/1095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official name&lt;/a&gt;), as @Zeno &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4045/what-is-juha-bachs-motivation/4053?noredirect=1#comment3289_4053&quot;&gt;commented&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T13:41:15.090" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4051" CreationDate="2013-06-06T15:33:54.100" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE!&lt;/strong&gt; This was confirmed in chapter 634.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, based on the patterns on his body and face, I'd say that it's actually Gamakichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's consistent with what this &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gamakichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page on NarutoWiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; says, although I don't know how reliable a source that is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T10:16:51.403" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T10:16:51.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4048" CreationDate="2013-06-06T15:42:20.100" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's get the facts right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke did not kill Orochimaru. Orochimaru entered Sasuke's mind and tried to take it over, but failed. Hence he got &quot;sealed&quot; inside.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That's why Orochimaru continued to live inside of Sasuke, after exhausting all of his chakra, Sasuke failed to restrain Orochimaru and he broke free (only for Itachi to permanently seal him again).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru's Cursed Seal allows him to inject his &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode#Snake_Sage_Mode&quot;&gt;snake sage chakra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. That allows him (much like Minato and Kushina did with Naruto), to have part of his consciousness sealed inside of the people he gives his cursed mark to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to that fact, Orochimaru's consciousness lives inside of &lt;strong&gt;Anko&lt;/strong&gt;, and after supplying it with some flesh from Kabuto (who contained Orochimaru's and Hashirama's cells), the consciousness part was able to retain control and a body. Also, absorbing all of his own cells from Kabuto, he managed to get the information he needed, as well as his life-force, to recover.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, I'm pretty sure that if he's &lt;em&gt;killed&lt;/em&gt; now, he'll die (unless he has some backup copy/cells/whatever hidden elsewhere, waiting for the next sucker to discover and awaken).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T15:42:20.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4061" CreationDate="2013-06-06T18:40:01.907" Score="10" ViewCount="947" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 152 Wendy cures Natsu's sickness for vehicles. When doing this enchantment/spell she says &lt;code&gt;TROIA&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/frQZg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spell Casting&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that mean? Is it just a random word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask this because &lt;code&gt;troia&lt;/code&gt; is the Italian word for &lt;code&gt;whore&lt;/code&gt;, but I hope it isn't related to this.  I'm reading the manga in English, so that's not an Italian translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1869" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T20:09:16.830" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T05:15:49.493" Title="What's the meaning of the spell's name that Wendy uses to cure Natsu's vehicle-sickness?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-06T18:54:32.363" Score="11" ViewCount="2250" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of chapter 4, Sakamoto has some ambiguous dialogue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2eVZc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is he implying by this that he is not human? Or is he just stating that he finds other humans interesting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T16:01:25.507" Title="Is Sakamoto human?" Tags="&lt;sakamoto-desu-ga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4060" CreationDate="2013-06-06T20:01:56.983" Score="9" ViewCount="1619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just began watching Suisei no Garugantia and didn't understand why there is that unexplained (at least so far) war against the Hideauze aliens. Who attacked first, and for what reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="132" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T20:02:42.137" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T09:38:39.740" Title="Who began the war with the Hideauze?" Tags="&lt;suisei-no-gargantia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3834" CreationDate="2013-06-06T21:21:54.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few potential options, some of these are a shot in the dark hoping some of your information is mixed up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monster Rancher&lt;/em&gt; - Monsters were born from disks and used to battle other monsters. Not a mecha anime and came out in 1999. Protagonist doesn't transform &lt;em&gt;most&lt;/em&gt; of the time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt; - Has transforming protagonists that look mecha-like. I don't recall any disks though, it came out in the late 80s.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Escaflowne&lt;/em&gt; - Came out in the 90s, mecha like.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could also be some flavor of &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very few Mecha anime that weren't &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Macross&lt;/em&gt; came out in the 90s that I'm aware of; but &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?q=&amp;amp;type=0&amp;amp;score=0&amp;amp;status=0&amp;amp;tag=mecha&amp;amp;p=0&amp;amp;r=0&amp;amp;sm=0&amp;amp;sd=0&amp;amp;sy=1985&amp;amp;em=0&amp;amp;ed=0&amp;amp;ey=2000&amp;amp;c%5b%5d=a&amp;amp;c%5b%5d=b&amp;amp;c%5b%5d=c&amp;amp;gx=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here is a list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1870" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-07T00:55:45.110" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T00:55:45.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4058" CreationDate="2013-06-06T21:25:08.003" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you just began watching the series, this answer will be a huge spoiler for you. The information here is from episode 9, so I'd advise you to wait for the episode before reading this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 9, Ledo got hold of some information from the past in which he learnt about the origins of both the Hideauze and the war between them and mankind.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers from episode 9 from here onward!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Earth's fifth ice age, a group of humans underwent heavy genetic modifications, in order to adapt themselves to space environment, so that they could migrate from Earth. These people were called the Evolvers. The human Evolvers are what became the Hideauze.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There were countries that stood by the Evolvers, and countries that stood against them (the Continental Union). The opposition movement against the Evolvers opened fire against them. From there things escalated into a war between &quot;regular&quot; humans and Hideauze (genetically modified humans), because they both wanted to flee from Earth (using a portal being built by the Continental Union), and saw each other as a threat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Basically, &quot;regular&quot; humans attacked first, because they saw the genetic modifications the Evolvers underwent as a sort of blasphemy (and were, most likely, afraid of them). However, the war only got to what it is now because the Hideauze saw the portal being built as a threat to them (because they'd be stranded on Earth), and decided to take preemptive action against &quot;regular&quot; humans.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a set of pics from episode 9 (click it to enlarge):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YuO6Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YuO6Ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Set of pics from Suisei no Gargantia episode 9&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T09:38:39.740" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T09:38:39.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4056" CreationDate="2013-06-07T05:15:49.493" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably just a random word created by the mangaka for the spell's name. It's probably just a coincidence that Troia meant whore in Italian translation. After all, it's a healing magic so it won't make sense that the mangaka chose that kind of word intentionally if knew that meaning in Italian translation. You can find Troia's full description &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Troia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T05:15:49.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4062" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4064" CreationDate="2013-06-07T06:00:48.400" Score="8" ViewCount="1307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any other manga artist/s (famous or not-so-famous) who caters anime or manga like CLAMP's style?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about the &lt;em&gt;cross-over style&lt;/em&gt; or the re-using of anime characters from one of their manga creations to another and the diverging of their stories. CLAMP is known for that style and it was loosely defined as the &quot;Clamp Universe&quot; or &quot;Clamp Multiverse&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is, then who is that manga artist/s and what are those anime/manga that manga artist/s created, and if possible, a preview of the anime's/manga's plot? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T00:21:34.757" Title="Is there any other manga artist/s whose style is like CLAMP's?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3996" CreationDate="2013-06-07T07:42:16.690" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this refers to the saying &quot;like a moth to a flame&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The saying indicates that something/someone is irresistibly attractive (not necessarily as in human attraction), but that it will ultimately lead to downfall. Remember, at the end, the flame engulfs the moth, and it dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Bradley and Mustang are fighting for peace/freedom/a good future. They themselves believe that they cannot stay away from the fight, as it must be done in order to achieve their goals. Yet still, the path they take is being predicted and taken advantage of, which, in the eyes of Grumman, will lead to their downfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the metaphor with the moth is used in a perfectly valid manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1834" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-07T08:17:30.880" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T08:17:30.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4062" CreationDate="2013-06-07T19:05:19.957" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Osamu Tezuka, perhaps ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his mangas, the same characters would appear in different roles. Given the ammount of work he produce, it's not a big surprise he could do that. Don't think it was intensive like CLAMP, but was well used, in specific situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tezuka had his &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka%27s_Star_System&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Star System&lt;/a&gt;, and his characters would appear in many stories, sometimes without a formal reference (not being identified as such).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Jack made some apparitions in Astro Boy... Astro Boy made many apparitions in Black Jack and in other mangas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="132" LastEditorUserId="132" LastEditDate="2013-06-10T13:20:15.890" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T13:20:15.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-07T21:14:38.850" Score="7" ViewCount="23345" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I heard, the 2 Gurren Lagann movies are shortened version of the TV series. Is there anything new added or modified in the movies, or are they just summaries of the TV series? If there are any additions or modifications, would you please list them out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that the content is compressed, so it is expected that many scenes from the TV series will be shortened to squeeze 675 minutes' worth of content into 120 (Gurren-hen) + 130 (Lagann-hen) = 250 minutes of the 2 movies. I am only interested in the &lt;strong&gt;new scenes&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;modifications to existing plot&lt;/strong&gt;. An exclusion caused by modification to existing plot also counts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-06-14T06:54:55.737" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T07:05:34.193" Title="What has been added and/or changed in the 2 Gurren Lagann movies compared to TV series?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4066" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-08T00:37:04.010" Score="9" ViewCount="1277" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to remember an anime I watched when I was younger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were three main characters; two were siblings, a boy and girl. The third was also a girl. All three of the characters had rare blue eyes. One of the girls had short-ish red hair; the other girl had blue hair, and was a bit sweet and shy. The boy is tall-ish, if I remember correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning shows the boy, holding a picture of his sister and him playing in a kiddie pool, naked, outside the house he lives in now. The characters are all high school students, as well, and I think they lost their mom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this anime might be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1873" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:54:54.570" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:54:54.570" Title="Anime with three blue-eyed high school students" Tags="&lt;please-twins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:31.520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3223" CreationDate="2013-06-08T00:56:13.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article on Transformers&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the Japanese broadcast of the series was supplemented with a newly-produced OVA, Scramble City, before creating entirely new series to continue the storyline, ignoring the 1987 end of the American series. The extended Japanese run consisted of The Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, Victory and Zone, then in illustrated magazine form as Battlestars: Return of Convoy and Operation: Combination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the first season of Beast Wars (comprising 26 episodes) aired in Japan, the Japanese were faced with a problem. The second Canadian season was only 13 episodes long, not enough to warrant airing on Japanese TV. While they waited for the third Canadian season to be completed (thereby making 26 episodes in total when added to season 2), they produced two exclusive cel-animated series of their own, Beast Wars II (also called Beast Wars Second) and Beast Wars Neo, to fill in the gap. Dreamwave retroactively revealed Beast Wars to be the future of their G1 universe, and the 2006 IDW comic book Beast Wars: The Gathering eventually confirmed the Japanese series to be canon within a story set during Season 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Robots_in_Disguise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Robots in Disguise&lt;/a&gt; was a purely Japanese creation that was highly censored and then banned from cable TV in the U.S. because its original run in Japan ended at the end of 2001, and it had references to building destruction and terrorism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan, the series Transformers: Cybertron showed no ties to the previous two series, telling its own story. This caused continuity problems when Hasbro sold Cybertron as a follow-up to Armada/Energon. The writers attempted to change certain plot elements from the Japanese version to remedy this, although this largely added up to nothing more than references to Unicron, Primus, Primes and Minicons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T03:47:29.003" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T03:47:29.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4066" CreationDate="2013-06-08T01:32:46.320" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Please_Twins!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please Twins!/Onegai Twins!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please Twins! is a story about three high-school students: Maiku Kamishiro, Karen Onodera, and Miina Miyafuji. The three were drawn together by a photograph of their childhood home which later makes all of them seek out the house in the picture. However, the picture shows only two children, a boy and a girl. The three conclude from this that only one of the girls, either Karen or Miina, can be related to Maiku. The other must be a nonrelative. The only other identifying feature of the pair in the picture is that the boy and the girl have eyes of the same unusual color, a feature that furthers the ambiguity as all three of them share the same eye color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WvEED.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Guess which one a sibling~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T01:32:46.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2013-06-08T02:27:34.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kyon was never in a &quot;Haruhi or Yuki: who do you like more, go!&quot; position at any point during the Dissapearance novel or movie. If you interpret it as such, you're either not paying very close attention, or it's just a mis-interpretation of the character's motivation.&#xA;It is cognitively dissonant to even imply that Kyon rejected the alternate world &quot;for Haruhi&quot;. If you didn't notice, Haruhi existed in the alternate world, with the exact same personality. The book even clearly states that the only one who changed was Yuki herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon's preference of the old world over the new one was purely due to the fact that the old one was more interesting and adventurous because it was supernatural. That, and the fact that he liked the old Yuki better than the completely new one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, we don't know who Kyon loves, but it's clear that he has strong feelings for all of the three girls, as the books and series go forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take this quote from Charmed at First Sight Lover, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;In the past few months since we met, I've shared many memories with Nagato. Though I've also shared memories with Haruhi, Asahina-san and Koizumi, I found that I've experienced more events with Nagato in particular. In fact, every situation seems to involve her. I might as well mention this, she's probably the only person to cause the bell within me to shake the most vigorously. No matter what happens, Haruhi would always find a way out, Asahina-san only needs to remain as herself, while Koizumi can go to hell for all I care, but...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1874" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T02:27:34.557" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4313" CreationDate="2013-06-08T07:42:30.433" Score="12" ViewCount="12990" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sheer action of the FLEIJA leaves behind a very neat crater and turns matter in its radius into a vacuum (airborne units tend to get blown into the blast center). How did Nunnally and Sayoko survive that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-09T23:40:04.123" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T07:06:26.450" Title="How did Nunnally and Sayoko survive the FLEIJA?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2902" CreationDate="2013-06-08T15:29:38.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; that there are other types of creatures, Gai summoned a turtle, Temrai summoned a weasel, and I'm not even beginning to talk about Pain's Chikshodo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as for the &quot;homes&quot; of said summoned creatures, only 3 have been confirmed. The 3 you listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mount Myoboku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%ABchi_Cave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryūchi Cave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikkotsu_Forest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shikkotsu Forest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T15:29:38.350" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-08T15:56:38.870" Score="7" ViewCount="2445" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many series that I have seen have &quot;x in Wonderland&quot; episodes where they have retellings/variations of Alice in Wonderland with the characters from the show. Examples of this include Ouran High School Host Club (episode 13), Black Butler (season 2 OVA 1 and 4), Cardcaptor Sakura (episode 55), and Code Geass (OVA). What is the origin of this? Is there some sort of cultural basis for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T06:16:40.017" Title="Why are there so many &quot;in Wonderland&quot; episodes?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3982" CreationDate="2013-06-08T23:22:04.327" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;For whatever reason, Disney seems to prefer more traditional distribution methods. Going to Disney's &lt;a href=&quot;http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/studio-ghibli.html&quot;&gt;Studio Ghibli&lt;/a&gt; page, I could not find any information on purchasing these in any digital format. All of the links they had were to purchase physical DVDs or Blu-rays. If they were selling it in a digital format officially, I imagine they would have included that on the website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for streaming services, you've listed most of the relevant ones, which probably means it isn't being streamed anywhere legally. I know for a fact that Ponyo was available at one point for streaming through Netflix, but what movies these services offer can vary on a day-to-day basis. I can't tell if any of them are available for streaming at the moment, but even if they are, it would likely change in the near future anyway, so your best bet is just to check with whatever services you do use and see if they have it. If not, your only legal option (at the moment) is to buy the DVD/Blu-ray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T23:22:04.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3791" CreationDate="2013-06-09T03:33:38.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the novel, when Emonzaemon shot his bullets off all over the room, he was aiming for things made of metal, like the nails on the floorboards and columns in the room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As his bullets ricocheted off metal objects, Penguin's luck was forced to be pitted against the luck of the metal itself, which Penguin lost out to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was explained that no matter how lucky Penguin was, his luck would not last forever, because like all humans, he will one day have to die. Metal, on the other hand, has a much longer natural life span, far longer than that of humans. Therefore the metal has accumulated much more luck over the centuries, if not millennia, far surpassing the natural luck of any given human gathered in their lifetime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T03:33:38.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3657" CreationDate="2013-06-09T04:00:47.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the bottom of Subaru's untucked dress shirt is seen and tugged on, one assumes by the scream that he was discovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LvX3G.png&quot; alt=&quot;He should&amp;#39;ve tucked it in&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-06-09T08:55:39.347" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T08:55:39.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3824" CreationDate="2013-06-09T04:18:21.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Kei comes to, he finds out that the Earth he knows has been fractured into many different realities, a majority of the  of the planet being controlled by 3 main powers: the Emaan, the Terram, and the Mu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Emaan are nearly identical to humans, except for prehensile antenna-like tendrils that come out from the backs of their necks. Emaan males have one, while females have two. They seems to respond and move based on the emotions of the host (like cat ears or dog tails). These tendrils don't exert enough power to actually be able to move or lift heavy objects, so it's assumed that to be some evolutionary artifact. It's mentioned that in the series Emaan acting as spies in Terram have these surgically removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Terram are probably closely related to the humans of Kei's world. The Mu are a robotic race, they were created to serve their creator, but later turned on them and wiped them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Xu1U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One, one, two, none&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-06-10T15:40:41.980" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T15:40:41.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4065" CreationDate="2013-06-09T10:09:56.290" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first movie (Gurren-hen or Childhood's End) is basically a recap of the first half of the tv series, similarly the second movie (Lagann-hen or The Lights in the Sky Are Stars) covers the second half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is around 20 minutes of new material in the first film and a bit more in the second film - primarily added in the final battle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only changes in plot were that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Makken doesn't die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Gurren Lagann evolves to an even higher stage, becoming Dai Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which is even larger than galaxies!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an overall improvement in the animation quality, noticeably making battle scenes more thrilling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AXmMM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;simon looking awesome&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also seemingly Yoko's breasts are slightly bigger in the movies &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=2111156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-06-09T10:27:06.770" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T10:27:06.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-09T16:14:20.630" Score="11" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a manga a while ago about a girl who fell in love with a guy whose other darker personality appears at night. Later on, the girl and the dark side fell in love with each other and the dark side got jealous that the girl likes the other side of him more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone identify what this manga is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1882" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T05:46:47.687" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T02:22:36.120" Title="Looking for the Oneshot Shoujo Manga about a guy with split personality" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-28T00:28:03.650" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2964" CreationDate="2013-06-09T16:53:47.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That may be true, but that's not how Sasuke got his Mangekyou Sharingan. In the episodes following the fight, we learn that Itachi implanted his Mangekyou powers (Amaterasu, etc.) into Sasuke. Those powers activated when Sasuke looked at Madara's Sharingan; as Madara explained, Itachi made the abilities self-activate when they came into contact with Madara's Sharingan. This was because Itachi did not want Madara and Sasuke to meet, in order to prevent Madara from telling Sasuke the truth about Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1883" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-09T17:13:13.800" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T17:13:13.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-09T19:53:39.227" Score="3" ViewCount="2387" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to various nets and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt; &quot;is scheduled for limited cinematic release in Japan on June 22, 2013.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'd like to know is, when its release in the United States will be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Border 1--the first of four episodes in the &lt;em&gt;ARISE&lt;/em&gt; series--is available at Mitsuwa Japanese Grocery in Santa Monica. It's $9.99. Border 2 will be coming out November 30, 2013 in Japan, but I'm not sure how it will be finding itself into the United States' market after this date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1884" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T15:21:41.977" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T07:35:56.193" Title="What is the release date of &quot;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&quot; in US?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-10T02:02:53.070" Score="5" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;I completed &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War Zero&lt;/em&gt;, and now going to start playing &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War&lt;/em&gt; before playing &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War 2&lt;/em&gt;. However, I'm wondering if the sequel carries on from the true end or the normal end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask this, as when I played &lt;em&gt;Atelier Meruru&lt;/em&gt; there was a spoiler of the true ending of &lt;em&gt;Atelier Totori&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Totori's mother isn't dead, as Totori tells Meruru that her mother just showed up. Considering the true end requirements for Totori, which requires defeating Evil Face who Totori's mother set out to kill, it would make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War 2&lt;/em&gt; carries on from the previous game's true ending, then I would plan on replaying &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War Zero&lt;/em&gt; with Digest Mode since it will always have the true end (I don't plan on doing that right now cause I have to play though all of &lt;em&gt;Zero&lt;/em&gt; again).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War&lt;/em&gt; ending does &lt;em&gt;Agarest: Generations of War 2&lt;/em&gt; carry on from: The true end, or the normal end?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-10T03:56:37.867" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T22:39:00.297" Title="Does Agarest: Generations of War 2 carry on from the true end or normal end of the previous game?" Tags="&lt;agarest-war&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4074" CreationDate="2013-06-10T04:02:43.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess this is because of it's overall popularity. According &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AliceAllusion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alices Adventures In Wonderland is a pretty well-known work: it can be&#xA;  associated with world-crossing fantasy, drug imagery, lolita fashion&#xA;  and other aspects of Victorian England, political satire, and who&#xA;  knows what else. No wonder it shows up a lot in anime&lt;/strong&gt;, shock horror&#xA;  (it's a frequent target of Grimmification, usually with lots of&#xA;  blood), and emo teen novels. (You know the kind — usually involving&#xA;  vampires, eating disorders, or vampires with eating disorders.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T04:02:43.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4083" CreationDate="2013-06-10T07:31:46.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise is not yet licensed. That means there's no release planned in the US yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://funimation.tumblr.com/post/52976810089/flower-mound-tx-june-14-2013-funimation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise is now licensed by Funimation&lt;/a&gt;. In October 2014, the first two parts have been released on BD and DVD, while parts 3 and 4 have been released a year later. (At least) the first three parts are also available at Netflix. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T07:35:56.193" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T07:35:56.193" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4087" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-10T08:33:15.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7kuTY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Serial Experiments Lain DVD cover (?)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a cyberpunk psychological drama anime about Lain Iwakura, and her introduction to a global communications network called Wired, directed by Ryutaro Nakamura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Wired&quot; described in the anime is the sum of all global telecommunication networks - starting with the telegraph and ending with the Internet. It is posited in the series that such a network can be built into a system that will allow subconscious communication between people, and then become an equivalent to reality. Lain is a 14-year old shy high-school student, who discovers the Wired and uncovers her true nature during the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Experiments_Lain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T05:50:32.693" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:50:32.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4088" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-10T08:33:15.027" Score="0" Body="Serial Experiments Lain is a cyberpunk psychological drama anime directed by Ryutaro Nakamura. " OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T05:50:32.693" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:50:32.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4089" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-10T08:39:11.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mbcci.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Black Rock Shooter song DVD cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black★Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; franchise started out as an illustration by Huke, grew into a song by Supercell, and ended up spawning a 50-minute OVA, 3 manga series, a short anime series, and multiple games. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the entries in the franchise are centered around a mysterious girl with a glowing eye and a big cannon capable of shooting rocks at high-speed, with some other characters also appearing in some of the adaptations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rock_shooter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:23:29.197" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:23:29.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4090" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-10T08:39:11.147" Score="0" Body="Black★Rock Shooter is a franchise that revolves around a mysterious black-haired girl with a blue glowing eye. She shoots black rocks, among other things." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:23:29.197" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:23:29.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3304" CreationDate="2013-06-10T09:16:55.990" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Common people in DBZ don't generally outright celebrate people unless they are constantly bombarded in the mainstream media. Like Mr. Satan for example. He was always on television and groomed to be a hero by himself and his cohorts. He used his money from winning the tournament (no Z warriors participated) as machinery for his hype. The Z warriors don't have such interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T12:33:47.560" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T12:33:47.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3845" CreationDate="2013-06-10T19:35:04.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are special just for the movie. They make it that way so the movie is fun to watch with new sorts of hissatsu techniques. If you see better, there are a lot of Avatars in the movie that we didn't saw in the anime episodes too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1886" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-10T20:13:44.393" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T20:13:44.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4420" CreationDate="2013-06-10T19:35:46.190" Score="5" ViewCount="1608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read about the upcoming &lt;strong&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/strong&gt; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-16/gatchaman-crowds-anime-characters-staff-revealed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt;, the series is about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Gatchaman&quot; — warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered&#xA;  by &quot;NOTE,&quot; the manifestation of special spiritual powers in living&#xA;  beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surprised me - the original Gatchaman series had no supernatural material. Some pretty improbable things happened, but they were all understood to be advanced science &amp;amp; technology. The &quot;Bird Go!&quot; transformations were not spiritual but technological.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is Gatchaman Crowds set in the same universe as the original Gatchaman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I'm aware this can't be answered until the show starts, or until Tatsunoko reveals more information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-20T18:58:40.120" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T01:29:13.230" Title="Is Gatchaman Crowds set in the same universe as Gatchaman?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman&gt;&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3648" CreationDate="2013-06-10T20:07:57.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that there is always a masked antagonist in the Gundam series, but they vary in how much they resemble the original Char.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Gundam Seed, it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rau_Le_Creuset#Rau_Le_Creuset&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rau Le Creuset&lt;/a&gt; . Masked, and related by blood to a member of the protagonists camp. IIRC he is also a noble who stands to inherit, but unlike Char Aznable, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his family is not usurped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In G-Gundam, it would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Schwarz_Bruder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Schwarz Bruder&lt;/a&gt;. It is a bit tricky to bring him in the equation, though, because G-Gundam is much simpler than the other Gundam series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going by these examples and the ones mentioned in the question, the constant features seem to be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character wears a mask to hide his true identity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character fights for the (apparent) enemy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character is male.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character is related by blood or cloning to the protagonist or a close ally.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The features that vary among the Char Aznable knockoffs are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character has a strong sense of honour and fair-play (IIRC Rau Le Creuset is the exception here).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character is a noble.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character bears a secret grudge (Schwarz Bruder would be the exception).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character has a nickname (again Schwarz Bruder is the exception).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to Quatre in Gundam Wing, I don't think he is a Char-based character. Quatre makes no secret of his identity and doesn't wear a mask. His name is not a clue IMO; almost all characters in the show were named after numbers in French. The role of Char is aptly fulfilled by Zechs Marquise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T20:07:57.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4096" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-11T05:32:26.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatchaman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 105-episode SF/mecha/superhero series from Tatsunoko. The protagonists are a team of 5 young people, capable of transforming into superheroes. Although they are called &quot;Science Ninja&quot;, their costumes are brightly colored. Each costume bears a resemblance to a particular bird species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main antagonist is an organization called Galactor, which regularly disturbs the peace with mecha assaults. The leader of Galactor is the mysterious masked Berg Katze, who in turn takes orders from an entity named Sosai X. The name and costume of Berg Katze are feline (&quot;Berg Katze&quot; means &quot;Mountain Cat&quot; in German), complementing the bird-theme of the protagonists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several episodes of the show also highlighted personal problems of the Gatchaman team members, which probably contributed to the popularity of the show. The past histories of some of the Gatchaman team members had an important impact on the long-term plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were two spin-offs, &lt;em&gt;Gatchaman II&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Fighter&lt;/em&gt;. In 2013, a somewhat-less-related spinoff titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchaman_Crowds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was produced (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/gatchaman-crowds&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;gatchaman-crowds&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;gatchaman-crowds&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A severely edited version of the show was broadcasted in the west under the name &quot;Battle of the Planets&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Ninja_Team_Gatchaman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and the show itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:10:26.280" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:10:26.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4097" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-11T05:32:26.760" Score="0" Body="&quot;Gatchaman&quot; (or, &quot;Science Ninja Team Gatchaman&quot;, or &quot;Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman&quot;) is the collective name of a number of anime based on a 1972 TV series by Tatsuo Yoshida. For the 2013 spinoff Gatchaman Crowds, use [gatchaman-crowds]." OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:10:26.280" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:10:26.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3839" CreationDate="2013-06-11T16:17:56.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think an explanation can be that in the Fullmetal Alchemist universe, there exist materials capable of converting neuron synapses (message signals from the brain) into mechanical waves, which are received by the circuitry in the automail and respond in its accordance. The automail limbs must be made to function as a real limb and its machine parts are made to provide the same contract and relax mechanisms as the muscles in our body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just like in Inception with the dream-machine. Different universes, different rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:40:53.143" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:40:53.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3308" CreationDate="2013-06-11T16:23:00.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Naruto universe, only a few are born with the talents of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu.&#xA;You must have noticed that not all in the Hidden Leaf village are ninjas as they don't possess those skills to manipulate their and others chakra. Hidden Leaf in the Shinobi village of the Fire Country and yet not all are ninjas.&#xA;In the Shinobi Allied Forces, around 30,000 shonobis were there which included ninjas from all 5 nations' villages. So you get the idea that among a population of millions only 30,000 were fit to be ninjas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T16:23:00.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3790" CreationDate="2013-06-11T16:33:16.663" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has not been disclosed in the manga yet and no one knows it except for the writer Tite Kubo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It probably won't be revealed real soon though... I speculate that first Ichigo will master a new power to fight the Quincy king and then there will be a fight between Kenpachi and the king again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T16:14:33.307" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T16:14:33.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2226" CreationDate="2013-06-11T16:36:54.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the creator, Tite Kubo, when the Shinigami strike a Hollow with their Zanpaktou, they bleach (i.e. clean) the darkness and evil in the Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T01:26:39.047" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T01:26:39.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-06-11T16:54:15.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe there is only one reason behind it.&#xA;Gildarts is a free spirit and doesn't want to be bounded by the duties of the Ten Wizard Saints.&#xA;For him exploring the world and fulfilling the quests is what defines him.&#xA;He loved Natsu and other Fairy Tail members and considered them family but still underwent the long SS rank quests because he think he belongs there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is kind of like Goku (who believes fighting is what he's meant for and wanders away from his family for that) and Ging Freeches in HunterxHunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-06-11T19:38:28.740" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T19:38:28.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4217" CreationDate="2013-06-11T20:13:13.917" Score="7" ViewCount="6045" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, when did the Genei Ryodan fight the chimera ants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1810" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T19:41:28.667" Title="In which chapter did the Genei Ryodan fight the chimera ants?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2889" CreationDate="2013-06-11T22:06:01.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senbonzakura can be used as a shield as proven in Byakuya's first fight with Ichigo in season 3. Though at the time Byakuya was using bankai, he made a shield by gathering all the fragments in front of him so he probably can do the same thing in shikai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1891" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T22:06:01.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4199" CreationDate="2013-06-12T02:35:46.317" Score="5" ViewCount="1302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime (and also in the visual novel when you make the correct choice), Shiro walks out and overhears Rin and Saber talking. They sound disappointed (maybe even angry) about a discovery they make in the shed Shiro practices in when he does reinforcement on stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this in relation to his Unlimited Blade Works Reality Marble and how he has been unknowingly been doing something very wrong when he uses Reinforcement/Projection? Or, is there something else in that shed that Kiritsugu left, and never told Shiro about (like the Crest on the floor which activated when summoning Saber)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T03:09:10.307" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T21:13:01.030" Title="Why do Saber and Rin sound disappointed when they see inside Shiro's shed?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-06-12T13:24:05.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess something special is planned for Gildarts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To save the guild from Acnologia, Mavis Vermillion herself had to appear, since the guild was not powerful enough. But Gildarts once encountered Acnologia before and survived losing only some of his organs. How did he do it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He even told Byro of legion that he didn't want the others (guild members &amp;amp; the new Oración Seis) to see what he was really capable of.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So... I guess you get what I'm getting at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1893" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T17:40:00.363" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T17:40:00.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4108" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4110" CreationDate="2013-06-12T13:42:57.537" Score="10" ViewCount="23311" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been watching Naruto anime for a few months and just started to watch Shinobi World War arc. I was shocked to see 80,000 ninjas assembled. Where did they come from? If we take into account that 5 countries and samurais make 6 countries total, each country would contribute around 12,000 ninjas. But only around 100 ninjas were seen in Konoha in the previous episodes. How did this number come from? Were they living in other villages under the orders of their respective Kage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2018-03-20T17:48:13.233" Title="How were there 80,000 ninjas in the Shinobi World War in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4108" CreationDate="2013-06-12T14:46:31.500" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's approximate the size of the Hidden Leaf based on the size of the Nine-tails in his attack:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2zVMU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kyuubi attacks Konoha&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the village is quite large. I can estimate a population of over 100,000 easily. Since many of them are shinobi, I don't think it's exaggerated to think that there are at least 12,000 shinobi there (probably more).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's where all of them came from. Don't forget that we are focusing on only one (two) set of academy students as they progress, in reality there are new (and old) classes every year that graduate, get their own Jonin sensei, and take on missions etc. Those unimportant characters are often seen as what I like to call &quot;shuriken throwers&quot; (they only know how to throw shuriken, nothing else). You usually see them die when a strong opponent arrives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T14:46:31.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4114" CreationDate="2013-06-12T16:14:19.720" Score="11" ViewCount="2495" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are mangas printed in color as opposed to black and white. One example of this is Colorful by Torajirō Kishi, which is the only one that I know of. What was the first manga that was printed entirely in color--as opposed to just cover pages on tankoban being in color?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T01:03:23.037" Title="What was the first manga in color?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4113" CreationDate="2013-06-12T17:37:30.227" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page for &quot;Manga&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, it says this about the history:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 1905 the manga-magazine publishing boom started with the Russo-Japanese War, Tokyo Pakku was created and became a huge hit. After Tokyo Pakku in 1905, a female version of Shōnen Sekai was created and named Shōjo Sekai, considered the first shōjo magazine. Shōnen Pakku was made and is considered the first children's manga magazine. The children's demographic was in an early stage of development in the Meiji period. Shōnen Pakku was influenced from foreign children's magazines such as Puck which an employee of Jitsugyō no Nihon (publisher of the magazine) saw and decided to emulate. In 1924, Kodomo Pakku was launched as another children's manga magazine after Shōnen Pakku. During the boom, &lt;strong&gt;Poten (derived from the French &quot;potin&quot;) was published in 1908. All the pages were in full color&lt;/strong&gt; with influences from Tokyo Pakku and Osaka Pakku. It is unknown if there were any more issues besides the first one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in 1908, there was a manga called &quot;Poten&quot; that was printed in full color. There's more info about &quot;Poten&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://mmsearch.kyotomm.jp/infolib/search/CsvSearch.cgi?DEF_XSL=eng&amp;amp;GRP_ID=G0000002&amp;amp;DB_ID=G0000002GALLERY&amp;amp;IS_DB=G0000002GALLERY&amp;amp;IS_TYPE=csv&amp;amp;IS_STYLE=eng&amp;amp;SUM_KIND=CsvSummary&amp;amp;SUM_NUMBER=10&amp;amp;IS_SCH=CSV&amp;amp;META_KIND=NOFRAME&amp;amp;IS_KIND=CsvDetail&amp;amp;IS_NUMBER=1&amp;amp;SUM_TYPE=normal&amp;amp;IS_START=3&amp;amp;IS_KEY_A1=%22GALLERY%22&amp;amp;IS_TAG_A1=Cul11&amp;amp;IS_ADDSCH_CNT=1&amp;amp;VIEW_FLG=0&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When we look at the history of manga, we see a side which was brought about by war. The Sino-Japanese War kick-started the Giga-Nishikie boom, and the Russo-Japanese War brought about the manga magazine publication boom. In 1905: “Jijimanga Hibijutsu Gaho”* (Kyoto), “Nipponchi”&lt;em&gt;; 1906: “Tokyo Pakku”&lt;/em&gt;; 1907: “Osaka Pakku”&lt;em&gt;, “Joto Ponchi”&lt;/em&gt;; 1908: “Ehagaki Sekai”&lt;em&gt;, “Warai”&lt;/em&gt;, “Shonen Pakku”* and so on. In 1908, “Poten” was published in Kyoto.“Poten” apparently comes from the French word “potin”, meaning “rough-and-tumble”. Unlike other manga, it is 34cm long and 19cm wide, yet it has been strongly influenced by other manga magazines of the time. That the centerfold spread was a large single sheet of topical satire manga and that all the pages were printed in colour were influences from “Tokyo Pakku” and “Osaka Pakku”.Also, on the last page there are four picture postcards which one can cut out and actually use an idea borrowed from Miyatake Gaikotsu's “Ehagaki Sekai”. It is unconfirmed whether there are issues other than the first issue. (Shimizu Isao) (*)...Museum collection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-06-13T01:03:23.037" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T01:03:23.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4116" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4119" CreationDate="2013-06-13T02:07:06.293" Score="9" ViewCount="1178" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of chapter 634, the latest chapter of Naruto Shippuden, Naruto's shuriken and Sasuke's arrow mixed together and formed a new black kind of shuriken to attack the ten tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of power does the new shuriken contain? It contains Naruto's Wind element, but which of Sasuke's powers does it contain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Ki8q.png&quot; alt=&quot;New Shuriken&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it the &quot;Amaterasu&quot; OR &quot;Lightning&quot; element?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1877" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T23:37:46.563" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T23:39:17.883" Title="What is the new shuriken formed from Naruto and Sasuke's power?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="630" CreationDate="2013-06-13T03:25:51.070" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer, Piccolo WANTED to destroy the moon. It has been demonstrated on numerous occasions that the characters in DBZ have a very exact control over their energy. The best option for how to look at it is that Goku when using the Spirit Bomb on Frieza didn't want to destroy Namek because it would kill him and his friends, the best explanation is that he concentrated the energy of the explosion almost entirely on Frieza. As for when it was used on Buu, at that point the bomb was not only concentrated on Buu but was also being fired at an angle (as evidenced by it pushing Buu backwards) so it can be assumed that the reason it only left a crater that time was because very little of the bomb's energy was focused on the planet. This is just my own speculation but if you wanted a reason then this would be your best one as trying to explain it in other ways leads towards more questions and even more speculation as to the powers of the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1896" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T03:25:51.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4116" CreationDate="2013-06-13T03:32:37.077" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It contains Amaterasu. In Naruto, wind is superior to lightning and in fact defeats it. What Naruto stated earlier in the chapter was that he was glad that his wind could fuel Sasuke's fire with his powers - and the image is clearly black and colored like Amaterasu. He manipulates Amaterasu through his Blaze Release: Kagatsuchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1895" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T03:32:37.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4116" CreationDate="2013-06-13T03:33:40.687" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blaze element&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; technique (an enhanced Amaterasu with help from Naruto). What is is called? Well according to the said chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJasc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJascm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; title=&quot;click for full version&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could call it &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Scorch_Release:_Halo_Gale_Jet_Black_Arrow_Style_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SHAKUTON KOURIN SHIPPUU NO YA ZEROSHIKI (read: Swirling Gale of Black and White Arrow)&lt;/a&gt;!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T23:39:17.883" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T23:39:17.883" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-13T23:29:01.413" Score="20" ViewCount="4264" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is a manga, but I'm not sure which one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have tried other sites to get this question answered, but no dice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YSu41.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1898" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T15:00:29.970" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T15:00:29.970" Title="What manga is this image with a depressed girl from?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T23:14:03.190" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4122" CreationDate="2013-06-13T23:51:39.197" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Matter_How_I_Look_at_It,_It&amp;#39;s_You_Guys&amp;#39;_Fault_I&amp;#39;m_Not_Popular!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Watashi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!&lt;/a&gt; (often translated as &quot;It’s Not My Fault That I’m Not Popular!&quot;), which incidentally is getting an anime adaptation starting in July. Wikipedia offers the following synopsis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Having been well-versed in the world of otome games, fifteen-year-old Tomoko Kuroki believes herself to be popular. However, upon entering high school, she discovers this is far from the truth as she winds up being an unsociable loner and is forced to take a long hard look at herself for the first time in years. The story follows Tomoko as she attempts to improve her social status as she progresses through high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular panel is from chapter 7, page 6. Here's a scan of the full page to compare:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFC1vl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-06-14T00:03:05.397" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T00:03:05.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4125" CreationDate="2013-06-14T06:20:34.097" Score="4" ViewCount="18215" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gurren_Lagann_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - List of Gurren Lagann episodes&lt;/a&gt;, episode 6 has 2 versions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The normal version which is first aired on May 6, 2007 in Japan, titled &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Sit in the Hot Tub 'Till You're Sick!!&quot; (てめえら全員湯あたりしやがれ!!)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The director's cut version, which is released on DVD, having a different title&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;There are Some Things I Just Have to See!!&quot; (見てえものは見てえんだ!!)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the differences between the 2 versions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T06:55:34.647" Title="What are the differences between normal version and director's cut version of episode 6?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4124" CreationDate="2013-06-14T06:55:34.647" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_6&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The uncut version of this episode features more explicity such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;More of Yoko's breasts are revealed. At the end of the episode, her top falls off completely-although we still don't see anything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Gimmy's penis is briefly shown. (This is actually not seen as taboo in Japan, as Gimmy is considered too young to be sexualized.) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scenes added include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kamina trying to peek at the girls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The beastmen fool Kamina into giving up Gurren-by offering to remove the pixellation seemingly covering their nudity. (Of course, they&#xA;  aren't actually naked-just wearing tiny, skin-tinted swimsuits.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The beastmen using a shock collar-like device on the girls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T06:55:34.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2799" CreationDate="2013-06-14T09:15:43.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball was originally based of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Son Wukong&lt;/a&gt; the monkey king. The story involves several animals walking and talking like humans (of course including the monkey king, Son Wukong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T05:22:25.137" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T05:22:25.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4127" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4128" CreationDate="2013-06-14T12:38:27.933" Score="7" ViewCount="912" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the characters referenced in the screenshot below, and what game(s) do they come from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6cmTU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Characters from games&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can ignore the rest below - they are purely for informational purpose.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 4 of Spotted Flower&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, in the scene where the granny suggests a name for the baby, she made references to the names of the girls in anime, and dating-sim games. Listing them in order of mention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The surnames (Kaname, Miki, Tomoe, Sakura, Akemi) and then the first names (Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, Kyouko, Homura) of the 5 girls in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/a&gt;: Kaname Madoka (鹿目 まどか), Miki Sayaka (美樹 さやか), Tomoe Mami (巴 マミ), Sakura Kyōko (佐倉 杏子), Akemi Homura (暁美 ほむら).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first names (Manaka, Rinko, Nene) of the 3 heroines in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LovePlus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LovePlus&lt;/a&gt;: Takane Manaka (高嶺 愛花), Kobayakawa Rinko (小早川 凛子), Anegasaki Nene (姉ヶ崎 寧々).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then the characters in the screenshot I put up, which I cannot identify.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then the first name of 4 girls (Yui, Kyouko, Chinatsu, Ayano) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuruYuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuru Yuri&lt;/a&gt;: Toshinou Kyouko (歳納 京子), Funami Yui (船見 結衣), Yoshikawa Chinatsu (吉川 ちなつ), Sugiura Ayano (杉浦 綾乃).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist noticed that the granny made sure to leave out Akaza Akari (赤座 あかり).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; It is a story of a newlywed working otaku and his pregnant wife.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T20:53:38.167" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:53:38.167" Title="Who are these characters referenced in chapter 4 of Spotted Flower?" Tags="&lt;spotted-flower&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4127" CreationDate="2013-06-14T15:38:39.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're from a &lt;em&gt;Visual Novel&lt;/em&gt; called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kizuato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. The names are (in order of their pictures):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0rUtn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Kashiwagi Hatsune (柏木 初音)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGaO4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Kashiwagi Kaede (柏木 楓)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2g5Fk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Kashiwagi Azusa (柏木 梓)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LT5l5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Kashiwagi Chizuru (柏木 千鶴)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;Kashiwagi Azusa&quot;'s name (柏木 梓), I'm not sure why it was translated as &quot;Azuki&quot;, but if you look at the original Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q9BSf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says &quot;Azusa&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-06-14T18:00:00.770" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T18:00:00.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2925" CreationDate="2013-06-14T20:23:29.230" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will use the manga to answer this question. There are quite a lot of differences in the plot between the manga and the anime. However, the truth about the history of mankind, how the human population is reduced and consists of only Cantus users, and the checks and controls employed to prevent Cantus (Juryoku - 呪力) users from killing each other are essentially the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y7Pssl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Furthermore, the ones with a risk of subconscious collateral damage, those who cannot control their psychokinesis, [...] were disposed of&amp;quot; - False Minoshiro&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the statement above, it seems that those who cannot control their Cantus well may unconsciously cause collateral damage. Although there is no example in the anime/manga, I guess that it is analogous to a shaky hand operating a water tap: the water tap itself is not broken, but the poor control causes the water (analogous to Cantus) to flow out much more or much less than necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is different from the case of Hashimoto-Appelbaum syndrome - Karma Demon (Gouma), where a faulty running water tap would make a good analogy of: the water just keeps running out without effective way to control the amount, like the Cantus power of a Karma Demon is constantly leaking to his/her surrounding subconsciously without any way of stopping. As seen in the anime, Shun can only redirect his Cantus to orbit the balls, but the power leakage cannot be stopped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-06-14T20:53:30.073" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T20:53:30.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4045" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:00:59.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He probably wants to kill The Soul King and rule the world. In one of the chapters. he told his assistant to order the Sternritters to retreat so that they can wait for the Royal Guards to come. Juha Bach is too smart to start a war all because of revenge. He only cares about himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1902" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-10T13:02:54.093" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T13:02:54.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4132" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4762" CreationDate="2013-06-15T17:45:47.467" Score="15" ViewCount="1156" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the ED sequence of Photokano, 7 main (?) heroines are shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tCKnu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The girls&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in the next scene, at the same position, a pot of flower is shown for each of the girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rfYgi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The flowers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the flowers shown in the screenshot? And how are they related to the heroines?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:02:18.910" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:02:18.910" Title="What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in ED sequence of Photokano?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;photo-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4135" CreationDate="2013-06-15T19:31:30.607" Score="10" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the image that appeared in &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2484/community-promotion-ads-2013#2535&quot;&gt;this ad&lt;/a&gt; on Scifi SE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Gg3O.png&quot; alt=&quot;https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2484/community-promotion-ads-2013#2535&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime is the character in this image from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:57:18.683" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:57:18.683" Title="From which anime is this ad on Scifi SE?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T18:08:05.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4134" CreationDate="2013-06-15T19:40:04.120" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is Naruto and the character is Itachi Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cuYgi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T19:40:04.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4137" CreationDate="2013-06-15T21:11:41.813" Score="13" ViewCount="1662" Body="&lt;p&gt;The MISAKA sisters from Toaru Majutsu no Index have this habit of constantly narrating everything they say in the third person, including the way they say it and actions during their speech. Moreover, the Last Order does it &lt;em&gt;twice&lt;/em&gt; for every sentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they do that? (And why doesn't anyone seem to notice?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2020-09-07T03:54:39.320" Title="Why do the MISAKA Sisters narrate everything they say?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4136" CreationDate="2013-06-15T23:02:30.883" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sisters were created with suppressed emotions, as these were completely useless for the experiment. The lack of understanding their emotions and the shared memory causes them to miss any self-identity, thus they refer to themselves in the third person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know why Last Order says Misaka twice, maybe it's just because of her own &lt;em&gt;personality&lt;/em&gt; because she's only 10 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T23:02:30.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3674" CreationDate="2013-06-16T04:21:16.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an early age, Kanon disliked skating and found it boring. She was only doing it because her mother wanted her to and/or forced her to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WEwE2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WEwE2l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kanon: Skating is so boring. ... Winning isn&amp;#39;t fun.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, her mother encourages her to stick with figure skating until she can truly understand the joy that it brings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IqtT3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IqtT3l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ikuko: Then why not stick with it until you discover what it means?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you progress through Kanon's route, she slowly realizes that since skating has been her whole life, it has also greatly shaped her life. Thanks to her ability in skating, she was able to finally meet her father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/urBUY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/urBUYl.png&quot; alt=&quot;... She was relieved to know that she, too, had a father. For the first time, she felt glad she started skating.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was another scene where she spends Christmas Eve at a home for the elderly. Most of the people living there were lonely since they hadn't seen their children for so long, and Kanon was genuinely glad that she, a well-known figure skater, could brighten their Christmas Eve just a little bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, in her Good End, Kanon admits that she loves skating due to all of the life occurrences and experiences that it has brought her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leUSh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leUShl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kanon: I love it.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In her next performance after this scene, she dazzles the crowd with her ability and emotion to the point that everyone is cheering for her, even despite the fact her poor attitude in a previous performance made everyone dislike her. The genuine reaction from the audience, as well as the support she receives from her friends and mother, allow her to finally understand her mother's advice from many years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jla1J.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jla1Jl.png&quot; alt=&quot;She finally understood.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7JEiX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7JEiXl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kanon was happy that she kept skating.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T03:05:27.717" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T03:05:27.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-16T16:05:17.463" Score="10" ViewCount="1164" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Lucky Star anime, there is a scene where one character mentions something about drama CDs and anime adaptations of the same work having different voice actors. Ironically enough (and probably intended), Lucky Star is one of these franchises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7s6HW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character&lt;/strong&gt;: Drama CD / Anime&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Konata&lt;/strong&gt;: Hirohashi Ryou / Hirano Aya&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Kagami&lt;/strong&gt;: Koshimizu Ami / Katou Emiri&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Tsukasa&lt;/strong&gt;: Nakahara Mai / Fukuhara Kaori&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Miyuki&lt;/strong&gt;: Nakayama Erina / Endou Aya&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can take some guesses at why this happens, but I've never properly researched it and therefore don't know the actual reason(s) why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T18:33:30.907" Title="Why do drama CDs and anime series of the same franchise use different voice actors sometimes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-06-16T16:33:47.253" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember when Otonashi signed that organ donor card before he died? Angel was given his heart because she needed it and came to the afterlife to thank Otonashi for his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1906" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T18:04:26.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T18:04:26.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4151" CreationDate="2013-06-17T05:45:33.310" Score="3" ViewCount="1302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 of Photokano, the &quot;legendary cosplayer&quot; Alice helps Rina during the culture festival. At that time, it's clear that Rina knows something about Alice, very likely her true identity. However, Alice tells her to keep it a secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did Rina know about who Alice is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Ov0tl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:03:55.037" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:03:55.037" Title="What did Rina know about the &quot;legendary cosplayer&quot; Alice's true identity?" Tags="&lt;photo-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4150" CreationDate="2013-06-17T07:48:46.337" Score="9" ViewCount="5506" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Archer-class servant, summoned by Rin, in the 5th Fuyuki Grail Wars wields a pair of swords named Kanshou and Bakuya in close-combat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these swords (especially their Overedge version, on the right in the picture below) based on real-life myths/legends or is in an original creation by the author/character designer? What type of weapons are they considered to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oKsVC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yin and Yang&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T12:17:02.557" Title="What are Archer's twin swords based off of?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4155" CreationDate="2013-06-17T09:45:53.300" Score="8" ViewCount="2429" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed in some of the manga that I've been reading that Brad Pitt is appearing in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w02iQm.png&quot; alt=&quot;brad&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He appears in Yakitate Japan under the name Brad Kidd, showing up several times during the series (both anime &amp;amp; manga) , mostly related to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yakitate.wikia.com/wiki/Bolneze_Pierrot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pierrot&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XAVtJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;bradagain&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Arakawa Under The Bridge, it's said that he could be their neighbour on Venus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not unheard of for hollywood movie stars to show up in shows, but he appears noticeably enough in Yakitate Japan and the second occurrence made me think there might be more to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything behind the choice of western actor? I mean, they could have chosen Tom Cruise or someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he cameo in any other shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2020-05-07T07:22:58.390" Title="Why does Brad Pitt cameo in these manga?" Tags="&lt;yakitate-japan&gt;&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4164" CreationDate="2013-06-17T10:06:53.820" Score="20" ViewCount="36749" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of pokemon, Ash sees a Ho-oH flying overhead, yet it wasn't known about (at least by Prof. Oak) until the second generation of pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zCFjpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ash hatches a Pokemon egg and gets Togepi in &quot;who gets to keep Togepi&quot;, the pokedex comes up with nothing apart from a name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qPnB1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other pokemon we get to see prior to their generation's season of the anime? (Up to generation 5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T13:11:27.170" LastActivityDate="2019-07-15T15:45:32.213" Title="Apart from Togepi and Ho-oH, What out-of-season pokemon have there been?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4146" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4152" CreationDate="2013-06-17T10:33:54.833" Score="14" ViewCount="19198" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Steins;Gate , Okarin gives some of his projects operation names, such as &quot;Operation Urd&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He mentions that the names he has given them don't really mean anything, but looking at what the names are referencing, it seems otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v4Y83.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;3norns&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Urd (or Urðr), Verthandi(Verðandi)  and Skuld are a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. They represent Past, Present and Future respectively. These reflect the time-travel theme of the show&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are ones that  I haven't been figured out, such as Operation Eldhrimnir (episode 10) and Operation  Valkyria (episode 18). How do these Norse Mythology references fit into the show (and any other ones i may have missed) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T10:41:10.703" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T04:48:12.520" Title="What are the meaning behind the operation names in Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2799" CreationDate="2013-06-17T10:43:59.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is due to it starting as a non serious manga for kids. It doesn't have any more meaning or interest that a comical one. For all respects these creatures are considered humans (note that Oolong and Puar are different).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T10:43:59.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4143" CreationDate="2013-06-17T12:17:02.557" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The swords that Archer used were replicas of real swords with the same names, which he made because he was greatly impressed by the originals. The original swords really existed (in real life), and were crafted by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gan_Jiang_and_Mo_Ye&quot;&gt;Gan Jiang and Mo Ye&lt;/a&gt; (pls refer to the wiki for the full text, I'll only put a piece of it here):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gan Jiang (Chinese: 干將; pinyin: Gān Jiàng) and Mo Ye (Chinese: 莫邪;&#xA;  pinyin: Mò Yé) were a swordsmith couple who lived during the Spring&#xA;  and Autumn Period of Chinese history. A pair of swords were forged by&#xA;  and named after them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the historical text Wuyue Chunqiu, King Helü of Wu&#xA;  ordered Gan Jiang and Mo Ye to forge a pair of swords for him.&#xA;  However, the blast furnace failed to melt the metal. Mo Ye suggested&#xA;  that there was insufficient human qi in the furnace so the couple cut&#xA;  their hair and nails and cast them into the furnace, while 300&#xA;  children helped to blow air into the bellows.[citation needed] In&#xA;  another account, Mo Ye sacrificed herself to increase human qi by&#xA;  throwing herself into the furnace. The desired result was achieved&#xA;  after three years and the two swords were named after the couple. Gan&#xA;  Jiang kept the Ganjiang Sword for himself and presented the Moye Sword&#xA;  to the king. The king was angered when he discovered Gan Jiang had&#xA;  kept one of the swords so he had Gan Jiang killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the legend doesn't really describe the appearance of the swords, so we can't say if Archer's replicas look the same or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T12:17:02.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4142" CreationDate="2013-06-17T18:30:20.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rina knew that Alice's true identity is Uchida Yuuko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the same episode, Rina sees through Yuuko's stealth ability and invites her to try some cooking. She eventually agrees and seems to have fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1wmkpl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rina and Yuuko having fun making a cake&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the school festival, Rina once again sees through the cosplayer Alice's &quot;stealth&quot; ability of masking her true identity. In a low voice, extremely similar to Yuuko's normal voice, Alice simply tells Rina to keep it a secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a previous episode, Maeda Kazuya also noticed a similarity between Yuuko and Alice but he thought it was just his imagination, so he didn't give it any further thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may seem like speculation, but fortunately the episode's credits back it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2pp14l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of ending credits listing &amp;quot;Uchida Yuuko (Alice)&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The line I've highlighted says this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Uchida Yuuko (Alice)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Takagaki Ayahi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems like Rina is not only very good at noticing the people who tend to just be &quot;background noise&quot; to everyone else, but she can also easily see through the &quot;disguise&quot; of a costume and different personality to see who someone really is. Both are pretty great abilities if you ask me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T18:30:20.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2013-06-17T18:36:43.073" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Glossary&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode Glossary article on Steins;Gate Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, there are 5 operation names coined throughout the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Operation Urd (Episode 6)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Operation Eldhrimnir (Episode 10)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Operation Verthandi (Episode 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Operation Valkyria (Episode 18)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Operation Skuld (Episode 23)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Operation Eldhrímnir&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is coined by Okabe in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steins;Gate_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 10&lt;/a&gt; for the plan to invite &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Suzuha_Amane&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suzuha&lt;/a&gt; to a party on the following day regardless whether she meets her father or not. The party is meant to be a celebration party in case Suzuha meets her father, and in case she doesn't, it is a farewell party for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldhr%C3%ADmnir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry on Eldhrímnir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Norse mythology, &lt;strong&gt;Eldhrímnir&lt;/strong&gt; (Old Norse &amp;quot;fire-sooty&amp;quot;) is the cauldron in which the cook of the gods, Andhrímnir, prepares Sæhrímnir every evening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name is probably chosen due to the similarity in the &lt;em&gt;meal&lt;/em&gt; theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einherjar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Einherjar&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Norse mythology, the &lt;strong&gt;einherjar&lt;/strong&gt; (Old Norse &amp;quot;single (or once) fighters&amp;quot;) are those that have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly-resurrecting beast Sæhrímnir, and are brought their fill of mead (from the udder of the goat Heiðrún) by valkyries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A6hr%C3%ADmnir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sæhrímnir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Norse mythology, &lt;strong&gt;Sæhrímnir&lt;/strong&gt; is the creature killed and eaten every night by the Æsir and einherjar. The cook of the gods, Andhrímnir, is responsible for the slaughter of Sæhrímnir and its preparation in the cauldron Eldhrímnir. After Sæhrímnir is eaten, the beast is brought back to life again to provide sustenance for the following day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I am not reading too far into this, but since &lt;strong&gt;Eldhrímnir&lt;/strong&gt; is the cauldron which is used to cook food for the &lt;strong&gt;einherjar&lt;/strong&gt; who died in battle, it bears resemblance to the fact that Suzuha introduce herself as a &amp;quot;soldier&amp;quot;, and how she fails to meet up with her father the next day. Or maybe the name just simply refers to the party with all the food and drinks, which relates to the fact that the cauldron is the cook for preparing a feast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Operation Valkyria&lt;/strong&gt; is coined by &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Kurisu_Makise&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurisu&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steins;Gate_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 18&lt;/a&gt;, before the date between Okabe and &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Ruka_Urushibara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruka&lt;/a&gt; (this occurs in the world line where Ruka is an actual girl).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Valkyria/Valkyrie&lt;/a&gt;, citing from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Norse mythology, a &lt;strong&gt;valkyrie&lt;/strong&gt; (from Old Norse valkyrja &amp;quot;chooser of the slain&amp;quot;) is one of a host of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja's afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin. There, the deceased warriors become einherjar. When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;valkyrie&lt;/em&gt; derives from Old Norse &lt;em&gt;valkyrja&lt;/em&gt; (plural &lt;em&gt;valkyrjur&lt;/em&gt;), which is composed of two words; the noun &lt;em&gt;valr&lt;/em&gt; (referring to the slain on the battlefield) and the verb &lt;em&gt;kjósa&lt;/em&gt; (meaning &amp;quot;to choose&amp;quot;). Together, they mean &amp;quot;chooser of the slain&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting the context and story behind the name &lt;strong&gt;Valkyria&lt;/strong&gt; together, it &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; refers to the role of Kurisu as she tails Okabe and Ruka during their date. The date can also be thought of as a battlefield for Okabe, since this is his first time going on a date. And the fact that Okabe keeps screwing up during the date can also be thought of as &amp;quot;die in battle&amp;quot;. (This is the best I can come up with to connect the name and the context of the story).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T13:19:50.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4051" CreationDate="2013-06-18T09:10:08.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Gamakichi, as Naruto himself confirmed. In turn, Gamakichi said that his dad (Gamabunta) was busy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1915" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-18T10:48:24.733" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T10:48:24.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3819" CreationDate="2013-06-18T14:37:01.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OVA stated that the two timelines are real, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past Sinohara walked the girl (Yukie Kashima) in the snow, he liked her but he didn't say anything, maybe because he didn't have the courage to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first timeline is when Sinohara met her at the class reunion.&#xA;They had a good time together and they both liked each other.&#xA;When finally Sinohara tried to say something  she stopped him and said good bye.&#xA;In this timeline we all know that she is some kind of spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second timeline is when Sinohara wakes up again, and he hasn't gone to the class reunion.  Although he didn't see her again, he got the clue that his experience was real. The proof is the postcard he got in the second coat. And he knew what Noa get for him before she even told him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a love story, the spirit just wanted to say goodbye for the last time before she went to a place far away, and this is the most romantic and fun way she could ever done that without making him scared or sad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ps: it will help you if you watch Groundhog Day, the movie made on 1993.&#xA;It has looping time, different from &quot;Snow Rondo&quot; but essentially the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1917" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-06-18T16:44:19.570" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T16:44:19.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4144" CreationDate="2013-06-18T23:58:29.933" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoCelebritiesWereHarmed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, cameo/cross-over/parody of a anime character from another anime or a real celebrity is done for several reasons..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes a character's entire shtick will be that he or she is a&#xA;  thinly disguised imitation of some celebrity somewhere. The more&#xA;  blatant examples will often have a parody of that celebrity's name.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;This can be done for various reasons, such as to serve as a homage&#xA;  and/or parody, to make a point using the character, or simply because the writers think that it would be cool.&#xA;  Though some consider it done because the writers are out of ideas.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons mentioned above can be the reason why Brad Pitt appeared as a cameo in both Yakitate Japan! and Arakawa Under the Bridge. Actually, Brad Pitt isn't the only celebrity/character parodied in Yakitate, as stated in the link given above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Michael Schumacher doing an Initial D before going to Formula One. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Azuma mistaking Lake Iglesia with Julio Iglesias. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaiser's fans behaving like the Detroit Tigers fans? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of Kuroyanagi's overblown pun-based reactions to tasting a turtle-shaped dessert has him turning into Gamera, the giant, flying, fire-breathing turtle kaiju.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 68 appears to be a Lord of the Rings parody... with cooking.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the earlier episodes has the manager Matsushiro pulling a Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star) on Kawachi. Matsushiro Ken -&gt; Kenshiro? It makes sense! 'Omae mo hatsuga suru' note &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Black Tri-Stars from Mobile Suit Gundam show up as three expert bakers from St. Pierre's Kyūshū branch. They tasted Kazuma's Black Ja-pan and had a reaction where they fought the Nobel Gundam from G Gundam which was piloted by Yukino (and had a caption reminding people they were still watching Yakitate!! Japan. ) They quit after the reaction.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In one episode, Pierrot eats &quot;Alexandria&quot; Egyptian Bread, with Kodaimai Miso flavoring and turns into Detective Conan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In another episode, Kuroyanagi turns into Super Kuroyanagi (a parody of Super Sayain) by eating Takumi Tsubodzuka's Super Toro Aburi. He fights Kawachi in a DBZ-style fight. He turns into Super Kuroyanagi 2 (a parody of Super Sayain 2) and Super Kuroyanagi 3 (a parody of Super Sayain 3) as a result of eating Urchin-roe Chawanmushi bread.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In another episode, Kuroynagi turns into a parody of Monkey D. Luffy by eating Kazuma Azuma's Ōkuchi Wafuu (Japanese-style) Ja-pan Man.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kawachi Kyousuke tries some kelp marinated in soda and turns into Pepmiman, a parody of Pepsiman. He rescues a girl from drowning at sea. He also beats two sharks that tried to eat the girl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And there was yet another sequence involving Kawachi as a blond ninja in bright orange clothes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then there's this, done in the style of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which gets several other shout-outs, to the point where it is hard to believe the manga-ka isn't a fan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Meister Kirisaki decides to train Kawaichi, he talks about making him an iron man, complete with images of Kawaichi dressed as Gigantor &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not that familiar however with regards to Arakawa so I can't give examples. But the bottomline is, the reasons stated above might be the reason for having Brad Pitt cameo in Yakitate Japan and Arakawa Under the Bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T00:07:50.393" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T00:07:50.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4160" CreationDate="2013-06-19T01:36:42.407" Score="7" ViewCount="8051" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2009 anime, &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, near the end of the series,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Scar fights Wrath. During the battle, Scar surprises Wrath by using construction alchemy, revealing that he has a construction-based tattoo on his left arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scar has not had this tattoo forever, though; in earlier scenes in the series, we can clearly see that Scar has only one tattoo on his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sf3lh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sf3lhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qg0qE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qg0qEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Left: Scar, episode 22, no left tattoo. Right: Scar, episode 60, tattoo on his left.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever stated when Scar receives this tattoo? Who gave it to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:48:11.903" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:48:11.903" Title="Where did Scar's other tattoo come from?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4172" CreationDate="2013-06-19T01:47:11.490" Score="7" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Buso Renkin&lt;/em&gt;, Kazuki, the protagonist, wears a red shirt with three odd symbols placed on the chest area:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D6F50.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're not Latin characters and appear too simple to be Japanese or from other Oriental languages. What are these symbols? Do they mean anything in the story (or, if not, real life)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T22:28:20.397" Title="Do the symbols on Kazuki's shirt mean anything?" Tags="&lt;buso-renkin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4159" CreationDate="2013-06-19T06:12:35.747" Score="7" ViewCount="7420" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi tells Jiraiya that Rasengan is a dangerous technique after he stopped Naruto and Sasuke who fought for the first time. If it is that dangerous, then why was Naruto allowed to teach Rasengan to Konohamaru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T07:37:38.187" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T21:37:34.700" Title="Why is Naruto allowed to teach Rasengan to Konohamaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4158" CreationDate="2013-06-19T06:20:09.947" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although Rasengan may be a very dangerous technique, it's not a forbidden technique, so anybody can teach it to everybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Naruto wiki has the categories for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbidden Jutsus&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Techniques that cause harm to the user themselves, such as opening the Eight Gates, which the mere use of is both highly useful as well as detrimental to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Techniques that violate the laws of nature (e.g. the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation, which reincarnates the dead with a human sacrifice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Certain techniques that are known to cause massive collateral damage, such as the total destruction of a village and end with the death of everyone in it, thus the great moral ramifications of its potential lead many to labelling it as a forbidden technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasengan does not fit in any of these categories, so it's most likely not a forbidden Jutsu ;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T06:20:09.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4156" CreationDate="2013-06-19T06:50:32.207" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I can't remember it being stated, it is most likely, that he found the tattoo in his brothers notes and put it on his arm with the help of Dr. Marcoh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The tattoo was most likely one part of the preparations for the 'promised day' in episode 46 (2009), before Scar comes back with Marcoh from the negotiation with the Ishvals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T06:50:32.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4162" CreationDate="2013-06-19T07:03:31.690" Score="9" ViewCount="5135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why can't Inuzuka clan's dogs use human language when Kakashi's dogs can? Also, how does Kiba and Akamaru understand each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T07:34:53.160" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T01:53:38.220" Title="Why can't Inuzuka clan's dogs use human language?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4161" CreationDate="2013-06-19T07:42:35.220" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the difference is quite simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Inuzuka clan's dogs are simple dogs. They can understand human language very well and are the &quot;sidekicks&quot; of the Inuzuka. Kiba and Akamaru understand each other by &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandWave&quot;&gt;&quot;Hand Wave&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;This is not explained any further as it is prescriptive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi's dogs on the other hand are Summoned. They are not &quot;real&quot; dogs  but spirits, comparable to Gamabunta, Gamakichi and the other &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot;&gt;Kuchiose No Jutsu&lt;/a&gt; summoned animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T07:42:35.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4145" CreationDate="2013-06-19T09:20:05.233" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;User Caciulacdlac on Bulbapedia has compiled &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User%3aCaciulacdlac/Pok%C3%A9mon_that_appeared_before_their_generation&quot;&gt;a list of Pokemon that appeared before their generation starts airing&lt;/a&gt;. I assume the Japan broadcast date is used as the criteria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole answer below is mostly based on the link above, and several other articles on Bulbapedia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the dates cited below will be &lt;strong&gt;Japan&lt;/strong&gt; broadcast dates. Episode numbering will follow the numbering used by Bulbapedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generation II&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 117, aired on &lt;strong&gt;October 14, 1999&lt;/strong&gt;, marks the start of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon%3a_The_Johto_Journeys&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Johto Journeys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (season 3), and also the start of generation II. The Pokemon listed below are from generation II, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Johto started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ho-Oh&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP001&quot;&gt;Episode 001: &lt;em&gt;Pokémon - I Choose You!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(April 1, 1997)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Togepi&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP050&quot;&gt;Episode 050: &lt;em&gt;Who Gets to Keep Togepi?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(June 25, 1998)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marill&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Snubbull&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PK01&quot;&gt;Pikachu Shorts 01: &lt;em&gt;Pikachu's Vacation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 18, 1998)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Donphan&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M01&quot;&gt;Movies 01: &lt;em&gt;Mewtwo Strikes Back&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 18, 1998)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ledyba&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Elekid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Bellossom&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Hoothoot&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PK04&quot;&gt;Pikachu Shorts 04: &lt;em&gt;Pikachu's Rescue Adventure&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 17, 1999)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Elekid also appeared earlier in Tracey's sketch in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP103&quot;&gt;Episode 103 - &lt;em&gt;Misty Meets Her Match&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 1, 1999)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lugia&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Slowking&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M02&quot;&gt;Movies 2: &lt;em&gt;The Power of One&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 17, 1999)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generation III&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Advanced_Generation_series&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Generation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series, aired on &lt;strong&gt;November 21, 2002&lt;/strong&gt;, marks the start of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon%3a_Advanced&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon: Advanced&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; season (season 6), and also the start of generation III. The Pokemon listed below are from generation III, but appeared in the anime before generation III (to Hoenn) started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kecleon&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP205&quot;&gt;Episode 205: &lt;em&gt;The Kecleon Caper&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 5, 2001)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Azurill&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Wailmer&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PK10&quot;&gt;Pikachu Shorts 10: &lt;em&gt;Pikachu's PikaBoo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 7, 2001)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wynaut&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP252&quot;&gt;Episode 252: &lt;em&gt;Fangs for Nothin'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(June 13, 2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duskull&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Volbeat&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PK11&quot;&gt;Pikachu Shorts 11: &lt;em&gt;Camp Pikachu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 13, 2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Latias&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Latios&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M05&quot;&gt;Movies 05: &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Heroes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 13, 2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blaziken&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP265&quot;&gt;Episode 265: &lt;em&gt;Pop Goes The Sneasel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(September 12, 2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharpedo&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Seedot&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Shroomish&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Lotad&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Zigzagoon&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP272&quot;&gt;Episode 272: &lt;em&gt;Johto Photo Finish&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(October 31, 2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wingull&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Pelipper&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP274&quot;&gt;Episode 274: &lt;em&gt;Hoenn Alone!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(November 14, 2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generation IV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Diamond_%26_Pearl_series&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diamond and Pearl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series, aired on &lt;strong&gt;September 28, 2006&lt;/strong&gt;, marks the start of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon%3a_Diamond_and_Pearl&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; season (season 10) and also the start of generation IV. The Pokemon listed below are from generation IV, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Sinnoh started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Munchlax&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M07&quot;&gt;Movies 07: &lt;em&gt;Destiny Deoxys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 17, 2004)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lucario&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Bonsly&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Weavile&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Mime Jr.&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M08&quot;&gt;Movies 08: &lt;em&gt;Lucario and the Mystery of Mew&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 16, 2005)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manaphy&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Mantyke&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Buizel&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Chatot&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M09&quot;&gt;Movies 09: &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 15, 2006)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Electivire&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/AG192&quot;&gt;Advanced Generation Episode 192: &lt;em&gt;Home is Where the Start Is!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(September 14, 2006)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generation V&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Best_Wishes_series&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Best Wishes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series, aired on &lt;strong&gt;September 23, 2010&lt;/strong&gt;, marks the start of generation V. The Pokemon listed below are from generation V, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Unova started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zorua, Zoroark, Woobat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M13&quot;&gt;Movies 13: &lt;em&gt;Zoroark: Master of Illusions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 10, 2010)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Appeared as image only.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generation VI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/XY_series&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;XY Series&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, aired on &lt;strong&gt;October 17, 2013&lt;/strong&gt;, marks the start of generation VI. The Pokemon listed below are from generation VI, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Kalos started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sylveon&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PK25&quot;&gt;Pikachu Shorts 25: Eevee &amp;amp; Friends&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 13, 2013)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Helioptile, Gogoat&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW134&quot;&gt;Best Wishes Episode 134: The Journalist from Another Region!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(July 18, 2013)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noivern&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW137&quot;&gt;Best Wishes Episode 137: Celebrating the Hero's Comet!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(August 15, 2013)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T16:01:05.217" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T16:01:05.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4166" CreationDate="2013-06-19T10:10:52.847" Score="5" ViewCount="1319" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the technique from Karin that made Tsunade recover that fast? Even the side effect of her technique subsides after &lt;em&gt;the bite&lt;/em&gt;?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLtcQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T10:05:32.100" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T10:05:32.100" Title="How can Tsunade recover that fast with just a bite from Karin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4165" CreationDate="2013-06-19T10:36:02.793" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's one of Karin's powers - biting her lets people absorb her chakra and its healing properties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Karin&quot;&gt;Karin&lt;/a&gt;, in Narutopedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she not only has incredible healing capabilities, but can also heal others by letting them bite her and absorb her chakra. The potency of her healing chakra is great enough to even restore a bisected Tsunade to full health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T10:36:02.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4173" CreationDate="2013-06-19T13:07:34.183" Score="14" ViewCount="18454" Body="&lt;p&gt;Up until now, only people from the Uzumaki clan were shown to host the Nine-Tails:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mito Uzumaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kushina Uzumaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;were all shown as the Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't people from other clans be hosts of the Nine-Tails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:58:54.023" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:58:54.023" Title="Why do only people from the Uzumaki Clan get chosen as the Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tails?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2351" CreationDate="2013-06-19T19:30:00.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that I may be of little help to you, but there is a manga currently ongoing &#xA;and the anime is ahead of both the spin off and the ongoing series. The manga/anime is called &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Mushibugyo&lt;/em&gt;, and the second series is &lt;em&gt;Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyo&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1920" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-20T01:02:55.560" LastActivityDate="2013-06-20T01:02:55.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4170" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9802" CreationDate="2013-06-19T21:01:25.213" Score="19" ViewCount="6510" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime version of Aku no Hana, the animators chose to use a technique called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoscoping&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rotoscoping&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over footage, frame by frame, for use in live-action and animated films. Originally, recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator. This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, although this device was eventually replaced by computers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This resulted in the animation looking more realistic and quite different from typical anime, as pictured below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I3E4V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Example&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online, I've seen both love and hate for the style, but I'm wondering: Have any Japanese animators commented on it? &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Rotoscoping&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;, it has a bad reputation in the West with animators such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RichardWilliams&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Richard Williams&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisneysNineOldMen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Milt Kahl&lt;/a&gt;, but it makes no mention of Japanese animators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T17:51:42.247" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T11:33:29.157" Title="How was Aku no Hana's rotoscoping received by other animators?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4157" CreationDate="2013-06-19T22:21:57.197" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's said that the symbols stand for '963' and is probably a callout to his wife and novelist Kaoru Kurosaki, who collaborated with the author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, on the story for the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ways to read these numbers in Japanese, some that makes sense are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;9 → ku, 6 → ro, 3 → san = Kuro-san &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;9 → ku, 6 → ro, 3 → sa + (ki) ~= Kurosaki &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His wife's Twitter handle is &lt;strong&gt;@kaworu963&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, one of the ships in the Alchemist fleet also bears this number:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WqpJF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mai waifu?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T22:28:20.397" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T22:28:20.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4167" CreationDate="2013-06-20T02:23:25.703" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer pretty much lies on the skills and abilities of the Uzumaki Clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st: &lt;em&gt;Members of this clan were very knowledgeable in the art of fūinjutsu, and were both respected, and feared worldwide because of their prodigious skill.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;are a type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object. Fūinjutsu can also be used to unseal objects either from within something or someone.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd: The Uzumaki Clan lives in Uzushiogakure. The people of Uzushiogakure were noted to have notoriously long lives, so it gained the epithet &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Village of Longevity&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. The clan's life force was the reason Kushina survived the extraction of her tailed beast, despite additionally just giving birth only moments before, though she was left severely weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two (as far as I know) are the reasons why they are a chosen to be jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another thing, if you analyze the situation, as the parent or member of certain clan that possesses a Kyubi, it is more likely for them to give the Kyubi as an inheritance for the next generation (Ex: Kushina to Naruto: given also the fact that they have the required skill to do that)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzushiogakure&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzushiogakure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T03:13:46.107" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T03:13:46.107" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-21T02:22:05.190" Score="12" ViewCount="4753" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole at the end of Lone Island Syndrome? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there was this ever an explanation made in the anime... was there any context given in the light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYHm7N3EtmQ#t=44s&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYHm7N3EtmQ#t=44s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T19:05:18.243" Title="What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4179" CreationDate="2013-06-21T02:54:09.717" Score="28" ViewCount="26355" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's pretty easy to find what is the budget for most anime feature films like those from Studio Ghibli, the average cost for making an anime series, much less an episode, is not readily available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much does an anime episode or series cost to make these days? Where does the money come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the breakdown of all the cost (to what part [e.g., script, sounds, edition, etc.] go how much of the budget)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T21:07:45.727" Title="How much does a typical anime episode or series cost to make?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-21T03:17:34.900" Score="10" ViewCount="810" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm: HibiChika Special&lt;/em&gt;, Kohaku (Koha-Ace ver.) mentions that there is a superstition where good anime all have people running in the ending animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this superstition actually exist? If so, how true is this superstition? Where did it first start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0C8E.png&quot; alt=&quot;Truth... or Myth?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T04:14:22.240" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T06:47:38.877" Title="Is there a superstition about good anime series having character(s) that run in the ED?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;carnival-phantasm&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-21T03:40:09.110" Score="7" ViewCount="50351" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the surface, red Saber (from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;) and blue Saber (from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;) look almost identical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained why they look so similar? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What noticeable differences do the two have, aside from their abilities and attire? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AuHcO.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Blue one&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Kpbw.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Red One&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T08:42:38.497" Title="Why do red Saber and blue Saber look so alike?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-extra&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4178" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4180" CreationDate="2013-06-21T04:00:46.547" Score="15" ViewCount="1510" Body="&lt;p&gt;The airing of the 5th episode of Attack on Titan in Fukuoka (see top in the Youtube video below) had some noticeable differences from the original airing (see bottom).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why were these changes made? Was it due to censorship or production issues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jaRBxrzNMs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jaRBxrzNMs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T20:21:33.173" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T20:21:33.173" Title="Why do some of the scenes in the 5th Episode of Attack on Titan differ when it was aired in Fukuoka?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4175" CreationDate="2013-06-21T04:06:35.853" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is going to vary a lot depending on the budget of the series. The difference between high budget and low budget series is big enough that applying this to any individual anime is probably not a very good approximation. As an aside, this is essentially a rehash of my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/857/24&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, though the question is different enough that I don't think it's a duplicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A single episode of a typical anime today costs roughly 10 million yen. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/30-1/how-much-does-one-episode-of-anime-cost-to-make&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Cruncyroll article&lt;/a&gt; from 2011 lists the following breakdown of costs for one single 30 minute episode of a 2011 anime had the following breakdown of costs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original work - 50,000 yen ($660)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Script - 200,000 yen ($2,640)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode Direction - 500,000 yen ($6,600)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Production - 2 million yen ($26,402)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Key Animation Supervision - 250,000 yen ($3,300)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Key Animation - 1.5 million yen ($19,801)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-betweening - 1.1 million yen ($14,521)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finishing - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Art (backgrounds) - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Photography - 700,000 yen ($9,240)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sound - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Materials - 400,000 yen ($5,280)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Editing - 200,000 yen ($2,640)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Printing - 500,000 yen ($6,600)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for a total of about 11 million yen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ke6LH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This image&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese) is a breakdown of the costs of a single episode of the series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_Blade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bamboo Blade&lt;/a&gt;. As you can see, the price comes in at just under 10 million yen. &lt;a href=&quot;http://d.hatena.ne.jp/makaronisan/20060719/1153219520&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; has some more info, as does &lt;a href=&quot;http://alfalfa.livedoor.biz/archives/50621035.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt; (though not everything there is anime and most is old). But the bottom line is that the market price is roughly 10 million yen per episode, which comes out to 230 yen per frame. Some of that goes to things other than animation, but the bulk is for art and animation costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the source, the production company typically self-funds its own original anime. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/a&gt; was funded by Aniplex. For adaptations, the publishing company typically provides some or all of the funding, as it serves as a form of advertising for the original. The details on these arrangements are very secret and can vary a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the production company also has to pay for the TV run in most cases, since late-night TV slots are purchased by production companies as a form of advertising for their final product e.g. DVDs (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4013/24&quot;&gt;Why does anime usually air at night in Japan?&lt;/a&gt; for more information on this). According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt;, for a 52-episode series airing on 5-7 stations, this would be in the ballpark of 50 million yen, or about 1 million yen per episode. They typically only make back their money at the point of DVD sales, which is why studios never know exactly how much money they're able to invest on a new series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T04:06:35.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4178" CreationDate="2013-06-21T04:34:18.950" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the video you linked, the uploader also linked to a news post on the Attack on Titan anime's official website. This news post explains the situation. I've translated the most relevant part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;各放送局のオンエアー日を極力揃えて放送しておりますが、 この度は制作上及び放送局納品期限の都合により、このような放送形態となりました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although we tried our hardest to deliver the same product to&#xA;  each broadcasting office on the day of the airing, due to certain&#xA;  circumstances involving the episode as well as the broadcast office's&#xA;  deadline, the broadcast ended up like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingeki.tv/news/archives/167&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan news post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like the staff were running a little too close to their deadlines and ended up not having the finished product for all stations. I think it would be safe to assume that stations that aired the unfinished version had stricter deadlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T04:34:18.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4045" CreationDate="2013-06-21T13:46:51.373" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He now holds Hueco Mundo. Should he gain control of Soul Society, there would be no power considered great enough (in his mind) to threaten the Quincy race again. This seems to be my assumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although i'm sure there's some sort of connection that's yet to be revealed to us as well. I speculate this connection due to the fact that Masaki's family is dead and there was no explanation given, unless we are to assume they perished in the Quincy genocides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1926" LastEditorUserId="1926" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T18:28:33.310" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T18:28:33.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4177" CreationDate="2013-06-21T15:53:54.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saber is extremely popular character. They are just &quot;milking franchise&quot; with character that looks similar to the original. And by having little different personality, they make sure they gain interest of more people other than fans of original Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T15:53:54.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4338" CreationDate="2013-06-21T16:39:16.427" Score="6" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show &lt;strong&gt;Valvrave the Liberator&lt;/strong&gt;, there's a secret agent of the Dorssian military named &quot;L-elf Karlstein&quot;, who seemed to belong to a group of other &quot;gifted&quot; members of the Dorssian military. L-Elf seems to be able to see certain sequences of events in the future and be able to predict them (for example, to Haruto) in an almost Nostradamian way, yet during combat, he can clearly strategize a winning plan and even calculate the number of total loses correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is L-Elf clairvoyant with some sort of super-human powers? Or is he just really, &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt;, smart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T18:50:59.757" Title="Is L-Elf clairvoyant?" Tags="&lt;valvrave-the-liberator&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4177" CreationDate="2013-06-21T16:59:11.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_%28Fate/Extra%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki-page for Red Saber&lt;/a&gt;, there is a little excerpt from a Q&amp;amp;A:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: Why are Red Saber and Blue Saber so similar? Are they related?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A: They are very different!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They are different like Takashi Takeuchi and Arco Wada. Or like buckwheat noodles and udon.&#xA;  The model of King Arthur were said to be a fusion of two individuals, and one of them is the Roman general Artorius. I guess there are some relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T16:59:11.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4174" CreationDate="2013-06-21T18:07:26.340" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have any hard evidence to back it up, but I always assumed that it was at that point that Koizumi actually started taking Kyon seriously.  Instead of just looking at what he seems to be at first glance, he started peering into him at greater depth.  And, since it's mostly a comedy series, that greater depth involves a mole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T18:07:26.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3863" CreationDate="2013-06-21T18:58:34.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the manga, he became a chimera ant and had all his human memories intact.  He escaped while the queen was dying and supposedly went to Meteor City to start his empire again (according to the manga).  I think they might have him return in the future as a super villain or something, because in ep 79 or 80 it showed his back story and his thoughts on humans. He wanted to bring evil in his human form, so why not in his chimera ant form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1928" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T20:50:09.297" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T20:50:09.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2599" CreationDate="2013-06-22T16:04:17.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not seen this show, nor have I researched the question, so take this answer with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first glance, the inscriptions look like Chinese characters (&lt;em&gt;hanzi&lt;/em&gt;) or Japanese characters (&lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt;) that have been modified a bit to look 'archaic' or chiseled into stone. I've taken the second picture and added in the Chinese characters (in red) that I think some of the etchings are similar to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C0cC3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T07:22:52.957" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T07:22:52.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-22T16:12:07.023" Score="9" ViewCount="520" Body="&lt;p&gt;I’m thinking of an anime but I only remember a flashback about one character (possibly a  villain character). It’s bugging me that I can’t remember what the anime was. I’m sure I’ll remember the main story once somebody says the title but right now this is just an unassociated fragment in my head so here’s what I remember… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts out with a young boy and his father living in an impoverished sort of town where they both work at the same factory. The narrator (female I think) says that for this kid there were only two moments in his life that he valued: one was when he fell ill and his father stayed by his side, changing the wet towel on his head. I can’t remember the other moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His father is a mean drunk or something who pretty much takes all the money the boy makes and probably beats him too. Anyways, the boy finds out from a person at his work that it was a neighbor lady who stayed by his side while he was ill and not his father (and so his cherished memory was tarnished). His second valued memory was true, but I can't remember it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So one day some other people gang up on and start beating the crap out of the boy when he spots his father. The boy looks over at him as if asking for help. His father looks at him for a moment but then looks away and carries on his merry way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That’s all I remember... Any help would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1930" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:55:48.223" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:55:48.223" Title="Looking for an anime with an impoverished town and abusive father" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:34.663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4192" CreationDate="2013-06-22T17:23:55.860" Score="8" ViewCount="1780" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an anime I saw when I was a kid. It was a game anime, rather typical, where a kid falls into a game and is trying to escape. I can remember that the characters fought using some kind of monster. They only had to summon it once, and did so by placing a stone circle into some kind of receiver. The main character's monster was called &quot;Sweetcake&quot;, I think, and he was joined by a blonde girl and someone else. Pretty sure Sweetcake could talk, too. Does anyone know what this anime might be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1931" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:20:17.970" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:20:17.970" Title="Looking for a &quot;game anime&quot; with summoning monsters using stone circles" Tags="&lt;monster-rancher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:37.787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4190" CreationDate="2013-06-23T02:38:49.623" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it could be &lt;strong&gt;Monster Rancher&lt;/strong&gt; (also known in Japan as Monster Farm).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a summary of the show from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Rancher_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, bold emphasis is my own:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story follows a boy named Genki Sakura, who is a keen player of&#xA;  the Monster Rancher video games. After winning a tournament hosted by&#xA;  the game's creators, Genki wins a special CD that he can use to unlock&#xA;  a special monster in his game at home. However, upon using this disk&#xA;  in his game console, &lt;strong&gt;he finds himself transported to a world of&#xA;  monsters that, much like Genki's game, are given life by scanning&#xA;  special stone disks within temples&lt;/strong&gt;. There, he meets a girl named&#xA;  Holly, who is seeking a stone disk containing a legendary Phoenix that&#xA;  will save the land from the tyranny of an evil ruler named Mu. Upon&#xA;  attempting to use the disk Genki had won to try and release the&#xA;  monster, they bring forth a different sort of monster, which Genki&#xA;  names Mochi. Wanting to free the land from Mu's rule, Genki, Holly,&#xA;  Mochi and their other monster companions go on a quest to find the&#xA;  stone disk that contains the Phoenix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the monsters mentioned in this summary, Mochi (sometimes also written as Mocchi), is the name of a Japanese confection. It seems that &quot;Sweetcake&quot; is used as a translation of this name sometimes, based on the results of Googling &lt;code&gt;monster rancher &quot;sweetcake&quot;&lt;/code&gt;. Here is a picture of Mochi/Sweetcake which may help jog your memory more than written words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GttIL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T02:38:49.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4194" CreationDate="2013-06-23T04:12:07.680" Score="11" ViewCount="6945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uihara mentioned that her esper ability is really weak, and additionally in the Railgun anime, when asked about her headband made of flowers, she asks &quot;What headband?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is her ability to grow those flowers? Or is it the ability to use computers really well or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T05:01:50.427" Title="What is Kazari Uiharu's esper ability?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4193" CreationDate="2013-06-23T05:01:50.427" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uiharu's ability is that she can keep the things that she touches at a constant temperature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She reveals this to Haruue in episode 22 of the first season. (at roughly 7:30 including OP)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;She also reveals that she has never told anyone else what her power is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WUWMu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T05:01:50.427" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-23T13:04:58.250" Score="13" ViewCount="8974" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Tsukune's father just finds someone drop a school admission letter, and give it to Tsukune. And then he goes into a monster school, and where the magic to stop humans doesn't work, and becomes a normal student. Am I the only one who finds this weird?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason he was allowed in the school? Surely the teachers/headmaster would realise he is not a monster, and that he is using someone else's admission letter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-23T23:46:02.153" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T21:34:03.550" Title="Why is Tsukune allowed into the monster school, in Rosario+Vampire?" Tags="&lt;rosario-vampire&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4325" CreationDate="2013-06-23T19:01:39.677" Score="10" ViewCount="6310" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Military, there are three units, each with its own patch: Scouting Legion, Military Police and Stationary Guard.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U0MHo.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U0MHom.png&quot; alt=&quot;Unit&amp;#39;s Patches&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Left to Right: Scouting Legion, Military Police and Stationary Guard&lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far in the anime (up to episode 12), from these three we've seen (if I didn't miss any) only the Stationary Guard's patch.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L70TV.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L70TVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Stationary Guard patch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the main characters (Eren Jaeger, Mikasa Ackerman, Armin Arlert, Jean Kirschtein and others) are in the Scouting Legion. However, they seem to have a different patch that exhibits two crossed swords. They've been wearing this patch since (in episode 2) formation, and the people in charge of training then were also wearing this patch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/emawm.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/emawmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crossed Swords patch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b712u.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b712um.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crossed Swords patch, seen in formation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even characters, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_Leonhardt&quot;&gt;Annie Leonhardt&lt;/a&gt;, that belong to the Military Police exhibit the Crossed Swords patch.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PuFKU.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PuFKUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Annie Leonhardt with the Crossed Swrods patch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What differs in the anime from the manga?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Were both the patches and the character's military affiliations changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T23:22:56.097" Title="Was the Scouting Legion's patch or the character's Military affiliation changed?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3542" CreationDate="2013-06-23T20:03:48.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original Suou died 8 years before &lt;em&gt;Ryūsei no Jemini&lt;/em&gt;, which is set two years after the first season. Izanamis stopped awakening in the OVA, which was 6 years after human Suou died. Logically, Suou has to have died during Heaven's War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-23T20:09:01.903" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T20:09:01.903" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3540" CreationDate="2013-06-23T20:09:52.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prior to awakening, Izanagi was a gold humanoid specter (we see this at the end of the OVA when Yin talks to izanagi). So as izanagi was not yet awakened, if Shion saw a gold specter, he was seeing Izanagi. But, if he saw himself, he was seeing Shion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find this scene in the anime, but Izanagi only awakens at the end of the series, so up until then Izanagi would be a gold specter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: The scene is at 09:20 in episode 11. That is not Shion or Izanagi; rather, it is Yin's evolved specter. I do not know the relevance of that scene, but Yin may have been Kirsi at that time and not yet a doll, so Shion may have been seeing the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-25T00:12:53.133" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T00:12:53.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4106" CreationDate="2013-06-23T20:33:19.610" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tohsaka is probably disappointed because the shed is like Shirou's workshop. Tohsaka is a professional magus; her workshop probably has magical items and books and scrolls, but Shirou has broken junk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe, it's the same for Saber (but we do not know if Saber knows what a workshop should be like).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-23T21:13:01.030" LastActivityDate="2013-06-23T21:13:01.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4208" CreationDate="2013-06-23T23:53:53.633" Score="5" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Tohsaka have Fuyuki, and it was because of that they were apart of the Heaven's Feel ritual at first (because Fuyuki was a spritual land that the Makiri (Matou) and the Einzbern needed).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Aozoki, while not as great of a Magi Clan as the Tohsaka, was still a good clan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Did they become Second Owners of any territory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-09-08T22:33:29.087" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T22:33:29.087" Title="What territory would the Aozaki Clan have?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;&lt;mahoutsukai-no-yoru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4189" CreationDate="2013-06-24T00:02:18.113" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh! I figured it out! It took me awhile searching through a few series I thought it might have been. I thought it could have been a minor Neo-Nazi or Czech S.S. character from Monster, the Comrade “villain” from Gun X Sword, the perfectionist character from the last story arc in The Twelve Kingdoms, or one of the rich &amp;amp; borderline-insane old men from Kaiji or Akagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then it dawned on me... Hunter X Hunter (2011)! I found in the first ten minutes of episode 80. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a few details off in the previous description but it’s the story of the youth of Gyro (the leader of NGL’s underground). We’re never told what happens to him but I can only assume the worst if you saw the episode. I think I had my memory lapse because his name, position, and story of youth are all that are mentioned without any sort of introduction of his character into the storyline. Seems sort of suspicious to me…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’m sorry about answering my own question kuwaly and other people who may have been researching this. Have a good day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1938" LastActivityDate="2013-06-24T00:02:18.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4254" CreationDate="2013-06-24T00:07:28.037" Score="5" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second ending theme of Valvrave the Liberator ends with this screenshot. The girl on the left is mysterious, but we have at least some idea of who she is given that she seems to be related to the control system for Valvrave I. However, the shadowy figure behind her doesn't match her body, so it's likely a different character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who (or what) is that shadow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DQ4XMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T19:41:20.327" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T19:41:20.327" Title="Who is this shadow from the second Valvrave ED?" Tags="&lt;valvrave-the-liberator&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4195" CreationDate="2013-06-24T06:43:24.677" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The trick to this is, that noone in the school knows he is human except&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the headmaster, who dropped his letter of admission in the first episode  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and maybe the bus driver, who is revealed to be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nurarihyon the supreme commander of all monsters in the last episode of the 2nd season manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;additionaly to the end of Capu 1 (it's their Season)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he almost dies and Moka Akashiya turns him into a part-vampire to save his life  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot device used for this is, that in School no one is allowed to show their true form, but have to disguise as humans. This allows him to wander freely in this school for monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time of the revelation on who the Bus Driver is, the true reason is also revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nurarihyon (aka the Bus Driver, aka the supreme commander of all monsters) wants Tsukune to be the next headmaster of the school of monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2014-04-25T16:07:08.643" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T16:07:08.643" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3269" CreationDate="2013-06-24T10:51:32.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chiaki does go back to the future. Chiaki goes back in time to save Kousuke so Makoto did not have to use her last leap saving Kousuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Makoto goes back even further and prevents most of the movie from happening, meaning Kousuke and the short girl are never in danger, so Chiaki never uses his last leap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiaki trades his last leap to get Makoto one more, then Makoto trades her last leap to get Chiaki one more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiaki then leaves at then end of the movie, going back to his own time (he said earlier he was supposed to do right away but got distracted having fun).&#xA;When he goes home he probably will get more leaps, but will not come back to the time in the movie because he does not want to, that why he said goodbye to Makoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he wasn't going back to the future at the end, he would have no reason to leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T05:32:01.833" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T05:32:01.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3027" CreationDate="2013-06-24T11:39:42.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you remember, Orochimaru perfected his jutsu, so when he uses it, it's at maximum strength (as demonstrated in both the fight with the Third Hokage and the restraint of the Second Hokage).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now the reason for Madara getting released was that Kabuto didn't know how to use the jutsu well, as seen by the lack of control over the reanimated and the fact that it takes a huge amount of chakra to be able to have utter control (which Orochimaru had but Kabuto lacked). Another reason is the fact that Kabuto released the Edo Tensei, which basically gave all the reanimated the chance to perform the hand signs and stay, as Madara said to Tsunade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1940" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-24T12:16:31.563" LastActivityDate="2013-06-24T12:16:31.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-24T18:15:01.270" Score="6" ViewCount="11715" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;Blitzendegen&quot; is used by the Dorssian military frequently (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valhuf2Ct5o&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for an example). It seems to be used as a salute, but it's also used in other context. The term seems to be from German, but its literal meaning in German is &quot;lightning rapier&quot; which doesn't make much sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the in-universe meaning of &quot;blitzendegen&quot;, and when are Dorssian soldiers expected to use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T12:33:41.587" Title="What does &quot;Blitzendegen&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;valvrave-the-liberator&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4200" CreationDate="2013-06-24T19:42:14.417" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://completematerial.pbworks.com/w/page/34267021/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions#Misc.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Q&amp;amp;A with Nasu Kinoko&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Fate/complete material III&lt;/em&gt;, the Aozaki territory that the family are administrators of, while currently unnamed, resides in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mentions that these lands are the only place where True Magic can be activated and considered the greatest spiritual land in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoutsukai no Yoru&lt;/em&gt; reveals that this land is indeed &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Misaki_Town&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Misaki Town&lt;/a&gt;. It's mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Fate/complete material III&lt;/em&gt; that the distance between Fuyuki City and Misaki Town is equivalent to the distance of Kanto and Kyushu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-06T21:03:08.787" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T21:03:08.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4081" CreationDate="2013-06-25T08:54:49.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.N.Angel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;D.N.Angel&lt;/a&gt; to me. Though I'm not too sure as the plot could be any story nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T08:54:49.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4211" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4212" CreationDate="2013-06-25T09:22:34.117" Score="13" ViewCount="1701" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto and Hinata were fighting Pain in Konoha, did Naruto hear Hinata's confession or was it just in Hinata's mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-25T10:25:36.620" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T10:25:36.620" Title="Did Hinata really confess to Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4211" CreationDate="2013-06-25T10:21:49.017" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can look up in Manga chapter 437, page 12, where Hinata has her own Crowning Moment Of Awesome.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes he did ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-06-25T10:24:44.163" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T10:24:44.163" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4219" CreationDate="2013-06-25T15:20:11.883" Score="11" ViewCount="2048" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, Raditz is always seen wearing a red accessory band  both on his left arm and his left thigh. What are those for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/27l9b.png&quot; alt=&quot;Symmetry&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1945" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:23:43.060" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:23:43.060" Title="What is the purpose of the bands that Raditz wears on his left arm and leg?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4103" CreationDate="2013-06-25T19:41:28.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Spiders first make their appearance in Chapter 224 of the manga. Needless to say a fight follows shortly after (next chapter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a3Uy0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;They&amp;#39;re back~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T19:41:28.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2013-06-25T19:46:30.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gildarts usually would destroy everything in his path by accident. Just look back to the chapter when he comes back to town; they had to rearrange the whole city just to make sure that he did not destroy everything in his path by accidentally tripping or something. Plus, as other have mentioned, Fairy Tail was always known for being a destructive guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1946" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-06-25T21:16:39.797" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T21:16:39.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4215" CreationDate="2013-06-25T21:11:28.403" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, there is (unfortunately) no official concensus on this matter. That aside, logic and speculation do help fill in some of the blanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Probable Answer(s)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They're meant for training/fighting.&lt;/strong&gt; - According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-bicep-bands.htm&quot;&gt;WiseGeek&lt;/a&gt;, bicep bands can be worn around the arm of someone doing physical activities to catch and absorb sweat. There has been rumors of how they keep constant pressure on tendons and thus would help keep in intact with the bone, thus preventing serious conditions such as tendonitis. Recent research, as the resource above states, has generally concluded against this, but during the time of Dragonball's production late 80's/early 90's, this would not have been known. Generally bands are not worn on the thigh, as he does, but again, since research had not been conducted, the writer may have just assumed it would have similar effects.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;In addition to the this assumption, we could slightly speculate and say that they are similar technology, but enhanced in a way greater than our own world's limitations, but serve essentially the same purpose. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Speculative Answer(s)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are a symbol used by Saiyan Warriors&lt;/strong&gt; - The fan base enjoys looking for symbolism, and this is no exception. Many assume it indicates rank, or family. This assumption doesn't have much foundation though, since few, if any,  other Saiyan warriors are shown to use them. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely they're just decoration, designed to enhance his appearance. I doubt Toriyama thought this out very deeply. :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1600" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T21:11:28.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-25T22:27:16.940" Score="14" ViewCount="14737" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest episode 85, Pitou easily killed Kite even though Killua said Kite is as strong or stronger than a Nen Master.  I thought chimera ants had nen similar to that of humans.  How come they are so strong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1810" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T12:21:55.360" LastActivityDate="2018-04-27T00:30:00.263" Title="Why are the royal guards so powerful?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4238" CreationDate="2013-06-26T01:11:27.437" Score="67" ViewCount="193909" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ninjas in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; run with their hands at the back,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/c2vgJ6b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is very different from normal anime character running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/9KBX1DB.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that? Is it because of their too much running speed or the wind force that their arms tend to be at their backs? Don't they lose balance when they run like that? Is there any explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-02-28T02:41:10.200" LastActivityDate="2021-02-28T02:41:10.200" Title="Why do ninjas run with their hands at the back?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-26T02:47:16.977" Score="7" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;Class 2A in Negima has many different creatures, such as a robot and a vampire. In fact, many of the students in class seem to be non-human or at least weird. Was there a reason given for them all being in the same class? Were they all purposely put in the same class or was it a coincidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-06-26T03:05:58.870" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T18:09:58.640" Title="How did all of the weird creatures end up in class 2A?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2013-06-26T03:16:34.413" Score="38" Body="&lt;p&gt;The shortest and most &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NinjaRun&quot;&gt;sensible answer&lt;/a&gt; I could find is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The standard Ninja Run is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Body tilted forward, low to the ground.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One forearm crooked in front of the body, apparently to block attacks (two fingers held in front of the mouth&#xA;  optional but prevalent).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The other arm behind the back, ready to pull out a bladed weapon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another speculative guess would be better aerodynamics. Also they move very quickly at times and it is said that &lt;a href=&quot;http://running.about.com/od/howtorun/tp/runningform.htm&quot;&gt;swinging your arms&lt;/a&gt; make you tire faster and give you bad form, so it could be to save energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T17:34:17.873" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T17:34:17.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4224" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4256" CreationDate="2013-06-26T05:39:39.747" Score="19" ViewCount="6280" Body="&lt;p&gt;Buying DVD and BD from Japan seems to be a lot more expensive in Japan than overseas in a country like the US. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might cost someone in the ballpark (these are just estimates, actual prices may be more dramatic) of $70 for 2 episodes are in a DVD for a new series in Japan. While in the US, $45 for 4 episodes for the same series... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we compare Western release to Japanese ones in the same market. The domestic Japanese version come at a higher price per disc/length than western releases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The four-disc 146-min &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/fnord/dp/B002UHJ9FI&quot;&gt;Harry Potter Special Edition&lt;/a&gt;, is ¥3500. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Compare it the two-disc 60-min &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/fnord/dp/B004INGZAE&quot;&gt;Madoka Magika Vol. 1 Special Edition&lt;/a&gt;, which is ¥5500.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the cost so high? Although it's nice to see your favorite shows in 1080p with less compression, that alone can't be worth the price tag...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T01:51:39.493" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T23:10:00.190" Title="Why do anime discs cost so much in Japan compared to other countries?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4176" CreationDate="2013-06-26T06:47:38.877" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if there's a superstition in the Japanese culture or just among the animators but according &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreditsRunningSequence?from=Main.RunningSequence&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a lot of anime, a character (usually the protagonist) will show up&#xA;  in the opening or ending credits, running along while remaining on a&#xA;  fixed spot on-screen. The character could be running the whole time,&#xA;  or start out walking slowly and gradually pick up speed. The&#xA;  background is usually of the scrolling kind, but sometimes the&#xA;  character actually seems to run through a changing scenery. In any&#xA;  case, it's rare for characters to maintain a leisurely speed the whole&#xA;  time; &lt;strong&gt;usually, this has something to do with either the pace of the&#xA;  music, or the animators' need to keep opening and ending themes moving&#xA;  fast at all times.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side-on running and walking cycles are often created by animators as a&#xA;  way to get a feel for the characters, and these cycles will no doubt&#xA;  be used at some point in the show.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T06:47:38.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3816" CreationDate="2013-06-26T07:23:38.323" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the sources stated that Lupin III is half-French, half-Japanese - sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://lupin-iii.generalanswers.org/&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikipedia.qwika.com/de2en/Lupin_III#Ars.C3.A8ne_Lupin_III&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://lupin.wikia.com/wiki/Arsene_Lupin_III#Origins&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin_III&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;. There are also sources that state that his nationality is unknown - sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lupinthethird.info/personages/char_lupin_en.html&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lupinencyclopedia.com/profiles/characters/arsene_lupin_iii&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;. But according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/LupinIII&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lupin is half-French, half-Japanese, though Monkey Punch, Lupin's creator himself said (in materials to promote the first Lupin movie) that he considered Lupin to be of no nationality – a citizen of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-26T15:02:59.200" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T15:02:59.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2787" CreationDate="2013-06-26T07:36:06.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how reliable is this source but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/VampireKnight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TvTropes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's easy to miss the fact that the series is set in the far future, after the apocalypse, long enough after for things to have been rebuilt to about the same level. In a recent flashback, Juri tells a story of her adolescence to the young Yuuki; we've heard before that she was about three thousand years old, and &lt;strong&gt;the architecture and setting appears to be roughly modern day Japan&lt;/strong&gt;, certainly within the last 30 years or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think the setting where &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; is set most likely fictional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-09T13:04:49.127" LastActivityDate="2018-06-09T13:04:49.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4230" CreationDate="2013-06-26T09:01:33.290" Score="12" ViewCount="1774" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen when Kakashi was training Naruto with his elemental affinity that Naruto cannot see what his clone is doing until it is undone. How does he control the clone? Does it move and think like a separate entity? Can it think to try to kill the original?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T14:56:53.270" Title="Does Naruto consciously control his clones?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4229" CreationDate="2013-06-26T09:17:40.843" Score="10" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it move and think like a separate entity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the clones are completely independent, apart from the fact that Naruto can undo any clone he wishes to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be seen when they collaborate and the fact that they need to communicate in order to do so. Note that when Naruto creates them, they know what he knows so he can &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; of a plan, create the clones, and everybody knows their role in the plan without a need to discuss it—they are still independent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can it think to try to kill the original?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly. But seeing as they have a short life and have just been cloned, Naruto would have had to be thinking about that kind of thing himself already in order for a clone to really do that. And of course, since Naruto can undo a clone at will, it would mean that as soon as he senses a threat from a clone he can undo it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-06-26T14:56:53.270" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T14:56:53.270" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4224" CreationDate="2013-06-26T15:42:31.910" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it is extremely niche market. Anime in Japan is not that popular as you might think. Most anime airs way into night, mostly around midnight. That is why, even if anime is accepted much more in Japan, the number of people who watch late-night shows and are actually willing to pay is quite low.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just look at top sales of anime: Bakemonogatari is leading with number around 70k of sold discs, and even 10k sold discs is considered huge success. So those few fans are willing to pay those ridiculous prices, yet if they halved the prices it most probably would't sell twice that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let us not forget anime airs normally on TV in Japan. For most people, it is enough to watch it or record it from there. And BD/DVD doesn't provide enough added value to actually buy it, no matter the price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources are problematic, because most of them are in japanese, so you need to depend on 2nd hand translations.&#xA;Some sourcesSome sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=296000&amp;amp;show=0&quot;&gt;It's Blu-ray Sales That Matter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="115" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T06:51:55.990" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T06:51:55.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4518" CreationDate="2013-06-26T16:05:06.043" Score="8" ViewCount="794" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Sankarea&lt;/strong&gt; manga and anime, Rea's father, Danichirou has a row of dots on his forehead:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e4llc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LNXjX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these dots for and why are they there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T03:49:12.323" Title="What are the dots on Danichirou's forehead?" Tags="&lt;sankarea&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-26T20:48:44.217" Score="6" ViewCount="1665" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this image on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV tropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uOBxu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which anime is it taken from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-06-30T19:55:21.937" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T19:55:21.937" Title="Which anime is this woobie taken from?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T08:56:44.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4236" CreationDate="2013-06-26T21:13:06.650" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This image is from the third game in the In'youchuu eroge series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v2868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In'youchuu Etsu ~Kairaku Henka Taimaroku~&lt;/a&gt;. It does have an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OVA adaptation&lt;/a&gt;, but I've linked to the first OVA in the series rather than this one as the image for this one is not work-safe. If you do intend to search for information regarding this, keep in mind that this series is literally pornography and that most of the content related to it would not be appropriate to  post here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;VNDB has the following description of the game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day, Yamato, Mikoto and Takeru visit a village in the mountain for the training to be monster hunters. They have various hard trainings and finally become the monster hunters. But there is something wrong with Yamato's body.... His body gradually changes into a monster.... What is happening to his body? Who can stop it? To save Yamato, Mikoto and Takeru make every effort. What is a secret of Yamato's body? What will happen to Mikoto and Takeru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters in the image are Yamato and Mikoto. Yamato's body has a sealed demon inside him, which is released at this particular moment in the story. This image is an image of Yamato from the OVA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IvS6Il.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-06-30T00:14:58.860" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T00:14:58.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2013-06-27T01:13:55.053" Score="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on research...&#xA;...Ninjas frequently were portrayed running with &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AirplaneArms&quot;&gt;The Airplane Arms&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ninja are also frequently portrayed running this way (with the arms swept farther back, like the wings on an F-14 Tomcat), though they now tend to prefer the Ninja Run. Samurai also run in a similar manner, usually while keeping one hand grasped onto their katana. &lt;strong&gt;In a more (apparently) realistic series this may have something to do with the runner having a reduced profile and thus being harder to hit with ranged weaponry, but it's generally just the Rule Of Cool.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis by me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastEditorUserId="1725" LastEditDate="2013-10-02T10:27:24.287" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T10:27:24.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4239" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4241" CreationDate="2013-06-27T02:59:38.140" Score="12" ViewCount="1284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 16, when Kagami, Tsukasa, and Miyuki decide to visit Konata at her part-time job, the latter asks them to pick up the latest release of a couple of manga. At the bookstore, they are served by a character who doesn't appear to be the &quot;standard&quot; extra seen in the series. Even after the three girls leave the cash register, the shot lingers on this character who is joined by her sister. All this seems to suggest that this is something of a cameo performance or a hat-tip to something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x9Ljbl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who are these characters?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T06:17:02.997" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T06:17:02.997" Title="Who are these characters in the bookstore?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4239" CreationDate="2013-06-27T03:39:44.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222&amp;amp;page=22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the list of Lucky Star trivia on ANN&lt;/a&gt;, it could be based off of Usada Hikaru (also known as Rabi-en-Rose) from Di Gi Charat. It's hard to find pictures of her non-transformed self, but I managed this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4NA4H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the hair color and eye color match and she also wears glasses. But that's pretty generic, so here are the further similarities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Usada transforms into Rabi en Rose (her magical girl identity), she has bunny ears. The girl in Lucky Star has a bunny hairpin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the original Di Gi Charat series is set in a store called Gamers. Guess where that Lucky Star scene takes place? A Gamers store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H4Y0Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a little &quot;censored&quot;, but you can tell that it's supposed to be Gamers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T03:39:44.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4239" CreationDate="2013-06-27T04:16:39.473" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, they are the Miyakawa sisters Hikage and Hinata (left to right, respectively). They are the main characters of the Lucky Star spinoff manga (and anime) &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/40019/Miyakawa-ke_no_Kuufuku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (The Hunger of the Miyakawa Family).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They make cameos in episode 12, 16, and 24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vuefA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Support these poor sisters!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T22:48:57.353" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T22:48:57.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4239" CreationDate="2013-06-27T07:28:06.677" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters are &lt;a href=&quot;http://luckystar.wikia.com/wiki/Hinata_Miyakawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hinata Miyakawa&lt;/a&gt;(at the cashier) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://luckystar.wikia.com/wiki/Hikage_Miyakawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hikage Miyakawa&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://luckystar.wikia.com/wiki/Miyakawa-ke_no_Kufuku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku&lt;/a&gt; - also known in english as &quot;The Hunger of the Miyakawa Family&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hinata works in Gamers part-time to fund her doujinshi buying habits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dS0v2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to their cameos in episodes 12, 16, and 24 in Lucky Star as mentioned in a previous answer, There are corresponding cameos of Konata and Kagami in Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku, at episode 5 and 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's never any signal from the shows that the girls know each other and it appears to be purely coincidental that they bump into each other on occasion. The do live in the same area which would account for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/roikJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as the Konata &amp;amp; Kagami, the shopkeeper of Gamers and Akira Kogami also cameo in Miyakawa-ke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-31/lucky-star-spinoff-manga-miyakawa-ke-no-kufuku-gets-anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The manga is based on the Lucky Star Moe Drill game series and centers around big sister Hinata Miyakawa and little sister Hikage Miyakawa's impoverished daily life at home (due to Hinata's wasteful habits) and Hikage's life at elementary school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show started to air in April 29, 2013, &#xA;5 years after the first episode of Lucky Star was aired on April 8, 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original manga of Miyakawa-ke was first published in 2009, (while Lucky star continues publication slowly but surely) so it's unknown as to whether these characters were meant to have such significance, or whether they were only chosen afterwards for the spin-off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TTGKD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T20:11:22.590" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T20:11:22.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4244" CreationDate="2013-06-27T07:53:17.077" Score="9" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching Claymore. I haven't read the manga yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Number 8, Flora:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She's the fastest there is at unsheathing, slashing, and sheathing back her claymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aq62u.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, she unsheathes, slashes, and sheathes back so fast that the image of her hand seems to be static, whereas a bunch of slashes appear around the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But wait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the &lt;em&gt;point&lt;/em&gt; of sheathing her claymore back while attacking someone?&lt;/strong&gt; Isn't that a waste of time? Wouldn't it be more useful to unsheathe and then slash countless times rather than sheathing back her claymore during a fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Proof that she's indeed sheathing after X amount of slashes&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scene below lasts for &lt;strong&gt;several seconds&lt;/strong&gt;. This means that she must continuously sheathe her claymore, otherwise this image effect wouldn't be possible:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2B7l0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T08:46:52.210" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T10:30:00.840" Title="Isn't Flora's ability inefficient?" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4243" CreationDate="2013-06-27T08:36:35.237" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's actually a fencing style based entirely on the drawing of the sword called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaijutsu&quot;&gt;Iaijutsu&lt;/a&gt;. For a reference, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSzEACull7A&quot;&gt;Ukyo Tachibana character from the game, &quot;Samurai Shodown&quot;&lt;/a&gt; uses this technique, drawing the sword as a form of attack and re-sheathing the blade all in one move. There is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaid%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Iaido&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;a modern Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard or saya, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.&quot; Though in practice, the Iaido isn't a super fast movement. But again, the emphasis is on the sheathed sword being a starting point, so in order to perform another move, the sword has to be re-sheathed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Iaijutsu article mentions that there is two postures for executing the technique, the standing position or the kneeling position, but both involve the sword being sheathed and using the drawing of the sword as a strike. Obviously, there's no real world instance of someone doing this as fast as Flora, but the technique is that the starting point of the strike is from a sheathed sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other well known users of this technique (though not necessarily the only technique that is used):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goemon_Ishikawa_XIII&quot;&gt;Goemon&lt;/a&gt; (Lupin III)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himura_Kenshin&quot;&gt;Himura Kenshin&lt;/a&gt; (Rurouni Kenshin)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Ginkaku_Uneri&quot;&gt;Ginkaku Uneri&lt;/a&gt; (Katanagatari)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Honoka (The Third)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T10:30:00.840" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T10:30:00.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4246" CreationDate="2013-06-27T15:42:14.370" Score="12" ViewCount="10441" Body="&lt;p&gt;In recent chapters, all the Hokages that have passed away have been summoned by Orochimaru with Edo Tensei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Didn't the Third Hokage, during his fight with Orochimaru, in which Orochimaru used Edo Tensei to summon the 1st and 2nd, seal both Kage away in some way, so that they could never be summoned again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1954" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T00:10:38.777" LastActivityDate="2019-01-11T00:00:22.163" Title="Weren't the 1st and 2nd Hokage sealed forever?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4245" CreationDate="2013-06-27T16:29:14.210" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;All four Hokage had been sealed with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shiki Fuujin&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As you said, the &lt;strong&gt;First and Second Hokage had been sealed by the Third&lt;/strong&gt;, in his fight against Orochimaru.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On that same fight, &lt;strong&gt;the Third sealed himself&lt;/strong&gt;, along with the First and Second.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Fourth sealed himself&lt;/strong&gt; when he sealed the Kyuubi inside Naruto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCr3w.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCr3wm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Third Hokage, summoning the Shinigami&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those whose souls were sealed by the Shiki Fuujin cannot be summoned or reincarnated.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, as we discovered in chapter 618, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal:_Release&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the seal can be broken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by summoning the Shinigami while using a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami_Mask&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinigami mask&lt;/a&gt; that was stored in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan%27s_Mask_Storage_Temple&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UvPvN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UvPvNm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Orochimaru, breaking the Shiki Fuujin&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T16:29:14.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4248" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-28T07:33:20.663" Score="11" ViewCount="3000" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_vector&quot;&gt;vectors&lt;/a&gt; have both direction and magnitude, and Accelerator's ability is Vector Change. I always believed that he could control both attributes of vectors, until my friends claimed that he could only change vectors' directions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there any clear cut official statement to this question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1539" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-02T21:15:38.157" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:27:53.240" Title="Is Accelerator able to control the magnitude of vectors?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4265" CreationDate="2013-06-28T08:47:40.047" Score="1" ViewCount="751" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kobato has a mission to fill a mysterious bottle with people's healed hearts. However, it wasn't explained in the anime as to why she has this mission or her origin. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobato.#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; doesn't seem to know anything about it as well so I'm curious if CLAMP ever mentioned her story before she came collecting jar of hearts and why she had that wish to go to a certain place. Or was her story featured in any of the CLAMP's multiverse or in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T23:44:23.573" Title="Was Kobato's origin ever mentioned?" Tags="&lt;kobato&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4248" CreationDate="2013-06-28T09:47:43.850" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some proof that he &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; control the magnitude of vectors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He can propel himself by changing the vectors around his feet. Seeing as it initially has no speed, and suddenly it has, it means that the direction &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; magnitude was changed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he was first challenged by Touma, he kicked a stone as a warning shot, the stone flew so quickly, it made a nearby tower explode. Again, since the stone was at 0 speed, and went to supersonic speed (because that's what it takes to make an explosion like that), the magnitude was changed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that there could be more examples which I can't remember off the top of my head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T09:47:43.850" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-28T10:10:31.990" Score="16" ViewCount="69013" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8kGex.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this image of Shanks from Luffy's hometown, Luffy was still quite young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is said that he got his scar from Blackbeard. Did he get his scar when Blackbeard was still a part of Whitebeard's crew? Because I think that when he got this scar, Ace was already after Blackbeard and the commander of 2nd division, but at this time, Ace and Luffy were still young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T19:06:33.957" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T16:54:30.163" Title="Why does Shanks already have his scar at the beginning of One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4220" CreationDate="2013-06-28T12:28:09.500" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the royal guard was born, the chimera ants became aware of humans with 'excessive life force' (a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt;) and the queen ordered them to hunt down any &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; users that were in the area for her consumption. We know that there were hunters in the country at the time, like Ponzu and Pokkle's group etc. We can assume that the queen consumed these hunters and the royal guard inherited the &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the chimera ants are receiving (as of episode 85) their &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; abilities the regular way - through the &quot;baptism&quot; which awakens &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; in a person. This is how most humans acquire &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; abilities, as was probably the case with Kite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The overwhelming strength of the royal guard can be attributed to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are born able to use &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt;, unlike human most &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; users who are &quot;baptised&quot;. This gives them an advantage because their understanding and ability to use &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; is innate, not learned through years of training and study. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chimera ants are insects by nature and are usually brutal, savage, and cruel. This leads to more menacing battle auras, which can hinder the fighting ability of a human opponent if the aura is intimidating enough. For example, Pitou's aura was menacing enough to scare away Gon and Killua. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chimera ants also have the properties of any animals or humans that were eaten. This means that any member of the royal guard is going to have incredibly fast animal-like reflexes, the intelligence of the best humans, and the strongest muscles between animals/humans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The combination of these means that the royal guard is going to be significantly stronger than most average hunters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kite was also at a disadvantage because he lost his arm protecting Gon and Killua before he fought Pitou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T12:45:31.637" LastActivityDate="2016-07-30T12:45:31.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4251" CreationDate="2013-06-28T13:13:17.070" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of the origin of the particular scar (left eye) is told in Chapter 434 / Episode 316. It's given to him by Blackbeard while still on Whitebeard's ship, as part of their crew. By the time Ace and Luffy have grown up, Shanks is one of the Emperors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The conversation hits a more serious note as Shanks points to his scarred left eye. One of Whitebeard's crew gave it to him, Marshall D. Teach. Shanks has known what Teach has been up to all these years and tries to warn Whitebeard of what may happen if Ace and Teach meet, he begs Whitebeard to stop the search. When Whitebeard outright refuses and states he will teach Teach about morals, Shanks reacts by drawing his sword, stating the rampaging era will not be stopped. Whitebeard and Shanks clash weapons, splitting the skies to the shock of both captains' crew members. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_434&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_434&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1960" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T13:13:17.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4202" CreationDate="2013-06-28T14:56:04.007" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This character is revealed at the end of episode 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Cain entered the cockpit of the Valvrave Two (which didn't start up until this episode) with an orb that he referred to as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kNkZr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;21:00&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The helix in the orb reacted, and at the same time, the display in the cockpit of Valvrave Two showed an image of a man, which matches the shadow in the question.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sFZ0H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;21:08&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The girl in Valvrave One refers to him as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Onii-chan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T16:40:57.033" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T16:40:57.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4167" CreationDate="2013-06-28T16:15:36.463" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As explained by Motoi in Chapter 493, Jinchuriki are usually chosen among the spouses, siblings or close relatives of the Kage (and not just in Konoha). This reduces the danger of the Jinchuriki betraying the village, and also serves to protect the Kage and display the Kage's power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mito and Kushina were primarily chosen because they were the wives of the First and Fourth Hokage respectively. Them belonging to the Uzumaki clan was also a factor in choosing them over others, for reasons well explained by Christian Mark in another answer. Naruto becoming the Jinchuriki was not pre-planned, it was a decision the Fourth Hokage took during the battle against Kyuubi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T16:15:36.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4224" CreationDate="2013-06-28T16:36:54.240" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I could gather from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-07&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this ANN article&lt;/a&gt; (from the &amp;quot;The High Prices... Explained!&amp;quot; part), the high price is due to rental pricing. Basically the home video industry was originally &amp;quot;set-up&amp;quot; so that only a few thousand sales were made for niche releases, and these were made to video rental shops. The prices were around $89.95 (in America, which also used this model), but it worked well because with just a few thousand sales one could make over a million dollars in revenue, and the video shops also benefited because they had a semi-exclusive item (since it was too expensive for &amp;quot;normal&amp;quot; people to buy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, video industry people didn't think there was much of a market in selling to collectors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the fans proved them wrong. Otaku of all kinds (not just anime fans) started buying the videotapes and laserdiscs, and they bought them at those high prices that were intended just for video stores. &lt;strong&gt;There was no reason to lower it.&lt;/strong&gt; In fact, there were a few experiments to drop the price to a more affordable amount, but that usually resulted in a slight increase in sales -- not enough to make up for the drop in revenue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(emphasis by me)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article goes on to say that since we are talking about a specialty market (since only the hardcore fans really want to own the products), and not a mass-market, the prices stayed astronomically high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, a few thousand fans buying a certain anime are enough to nearly support the whole budget of a show, and disc sales are basically the only way in which a show can make profit.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;For these reasons, even as the rest of the home video industry lowered their prices, the anime industry stayed at the same high prices (they basically had no reasons no lower them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T16:36:54.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4259" CreationDate="2013-06-29T17:54:49.230" Score="38" ViewCount="13711" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Steins;Gate, Dr. Pepper is mentioned several times as the &quot;An Intellectual Drink, For The Chosen Ones&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aiOL6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dk Pepper&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen a lot of other shows that have stores or products with similar names to the real-life brand, so that the producers can avoid copyright issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xyi4Tm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hescafe&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bNukmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;WcDonalds&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though the inclusion of Dr.Pepper wasn't asked for by the Dr.Pepper company, after the release of Steins;Gate the sales in Japan for Dr.Pepper shot up. &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/5791129/is-japan-ready-to-stop-ignoring-dr-pepper&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have there been any anime where a company has paid for their product to be included in the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T19:17:20.337" Title="Have there been any anime with actual product placement?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2013-06-29T19:24:36.400" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAdpZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, there's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_%26_Bunny&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tiger &amp;amp; Bunny&lt;/a&gt; which plastered product placement to the extreme of its real-life sponsors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each of the city's most famous superheroes work for a sponsor company and their uniforms also contain advertising for real-life companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show features &quot;sponsored&quot; super heroes who fight crime, with their sponsors plastered all over them like NASCAR, and in some cases, even doing in-show commercials for the actual product (e.g. Pepsi). Some of these in-show sponsors were actually sponsors of the show. The old Tiger &amp;amp; Bunny website (it's since been changed) listed all of their sponsors which had product placement: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20110902083004/http://www.tigerandbunny.net/link/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;via archive.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dni4U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if these companies actually went to the producers to pay for advertising spots within the show. It's probably more likely that it was a two-way street, working much like how anime get made in general, where the producers/studio will look for sponsors with an idea, and a contract and agreement is made. So these companies went into it knowing how their product would be placed in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the show was adapted into a manga, all of the product placement was removed (for obvious reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T19:24:36.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2013-06-29T19:31:36.330" Score="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Sometimes it's a sort of &quot;exchange&quot; of product placement - the anime will show the brand in the show, and the brand will put something about the show on its products for a certain timeframe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Code Geass: Pizza Hut&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Vkwqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Code Geass scene with Pizza Hut box&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SPSR3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Real life Pizza Hut box with Code Geass advertisement&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbodFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Scene with Doritos bags&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F1FJAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Real life Dorito bags with Evangelion characters&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Tiger &amp; Bunny: Various&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FhTHom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qz5Tqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hB8hgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vzZoKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure there are more examples but these are just a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T19:31:36.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-30T08:40:36.123" Score="2" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to execute any ninjutsu without using handseals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1959" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2013-06-30T23:46:05.570" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T23:46:05.570" Title="Can a ninjutsu be executed without the use of hand seals?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-06-30T13:13:44.237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4266" CreationDate="2013-06-30T22:48:12.827" Score="11" ViewCount="8324" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;strong&gt;Porco Rosso&lt;/strong&gt;, it's mentioned that he has a curse which made him look like a pig. Why was he cursed to look like a pig and what was the cure, if there was one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-01T00:26:27.283" LastActivityDate="2013-07-01T01:31:11.323" Title="Why was Porco Rosso cursed and was there a cure?" Tags="&lt;porco-rosso&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4264" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-30T23:30:47.333" Score="29" ViewCount="2924" Body="&lt;p&gt;In nearly all anime these days, there's an artist illustration at the very end of an anime episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do the productions get illustrators to do the end cards? Are they paid for it (if so, how much)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How and why did this practice start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UscZJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dat star~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T17:16:44.473" Title="How do anime productions arrange for artists to do the end card illustrations?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4249" CreationDate="2013-06-30T23:44:23.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ooops.. Sorry my bad. I was too lazy to read the whole &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobato.#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; when it already contained the answer.. :P &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the conclusion of the anime, it is revealed that Kobato died in the&#xA;  distant past. She exists in a liminal state where she neither dead nor&#xA;  alive. In the end, when she finally fulfills her task to fill the&#xA;  flask, she is reborn without any memories of her past life until she&#xA;  meets Fujimoto again few years later. In the manga, it is revealed&#xA;  that Kobato had died due to the war caused by Ioryogi and the gods.&#xA;  The angel that Ioryogi had fallen in love with felt pity for the girl&#xA;  who died before her time was up and transferred her soul into Kobato,&#xA;  being able to since they both have the same soul but belong to&#xA;  different worlds. The time limit Kobato has is the time before the&#xA;  angel disappears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T23:44:23.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4263" CreationDate="2013-07-01T01:31:11.323" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should have looked harder before I asked the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Porco_Rosso_%28FAQ%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nausicaa.net's &amp;quot;Porco Rosso&amp;quot; FAQ&lt;/a&gt;, under the question &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Why did Porco become a pig?&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it was never mentioned in the movie, a press release states that he was &lt;strong&gt;disillusioned with humanity, and cursed himself to be a pig&lt;/strong&gt;. Miyazaki stated that &amp;quot;When a man becomes middle-aged, he becomes a pig&amp;quot;. It seems that Porco is carrying a lot of baggage, and that has something to do with him quitting being a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The official story goes as follows: Captain Marco Pagot (named after the Italian animator and friend of Miyazaki - they worked together on Sherlock Hound for Italy's RAI TV) was an ace pilot of the Italian Air Force during World War I. He quit the IFA since he saw fascism on the rise, and he wanted to fly following his own will. He became a bounty hunter, assuming the name &amp;quot;Porco Rosso&amp;quot;. He crossed out his own face as a young man in the picture that Gina had hung on the wall of her restaurant, so that no one would know what he looked like as a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki said that Porco once intended to marry Gina, but then World War I broke out, and Gina was living on an island which was Austrian territory. As a military officer, he could not bring himself to marry an enemy national. Torn between his loyalty to his home country and his love for Gina, he chose his country. But when he witnessed the deaths of his fellow pilots, including that of his best friend (Gina's husband), he started wondering about the meaning of his actions, and the meaning of flying and dying for his country. Unable to resolve the conflicts in his mind, he became a pig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, under the question, &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Did Porco become a human again?&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general consensus is, yes (though whether he stayed human is another matter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last shot of the two of them wading towards their planes, Curtis was insisting on seeing Porco's face, implying something had changed about it. The conversation between Porco and Fio at the camp set up the &amp;quot;kiss the frog prince&amp;quot; theory, so Fio's kiss (and Gina's love) at the end did turn Porco back into a human. He became a pig because he was disillusioned with humanity, but Fio's innocence made him feel that &amp;quot;there is still some hope for humans&amp;quot;, as Porco said. This time, he won, and he did not &amp;quot;make another girl unhappy&amp;quot;. It seems that he finally overcame his self-hatred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess the answer's are &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;disillusioned with humanity&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; is what caused the curse, being that he cursed himself and that it's possible that he cured it at the end when he regained his faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-01T01:31:11.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2013-07-01T07:13:20.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not explained why Ichigo's sword is always in it's released state but many assume it is due to his massive spiritual pressure. although with new information some are considering that it is due to his quincy lineage.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And unlike what &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/867/why-is-ichigo-always-in-shikai-mode/869#869&quot;&gt;Rarst's answer says&lt;/a&gt;, Kenpachi Zaraki's sword is not always in its released state. Kenpachi does not have a released state at this point in time is due to the fact that he has never spoken with his zanpakuto. That is just how his swords unreleased state looks just as all soul reaper's have different shaped unreleased zanpakuto. They are all katanas but of different size and shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1972" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-07-01T13:10:01.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4269" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4270" CreationDate="2013-07-01T15:39:59.957" Score="28" ViewCount="4070" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching FMA again, I couldn't help but notice the similarities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The same ripple-like pattern.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both related to godly powers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both related to balance (Yin-Yang/All-One)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both related to life and death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vdh45.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vdh45m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rinnegan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2Hrk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2Hrkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eye of God&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a mythological or conceptual connection between the two? Is one based on the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T16:05:19.993" Title="Is there a connection between the Eye of God from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the Rinnegan from Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4269" CreationDate="2013-07-01T16:08:01.657" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I can't find any reliable source, it seems that both are based on Saṃsāra : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The repeating cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth (reincarnation) within Hinduism, Buddhism, Bön, Jainism, and Yoga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This represents both the Six Paths of Pain (also Rinne is the Japanese Name for Samsāra) and the &quot;one is all, all is one&quot;-thing in FMA (as seen in episode 12 of the 2009-anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T16:02:00.377" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T16:02:00.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-01T18:12:17.153" Score="11" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 13 of the anime, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it's revealed that Kazuya and Kanon aren't biological siblings; their parents (Kazuya's mother and Kanon's father) married each other after both children were already born and old enough to walk and talk. It's heavily implied that Kanon's mother died due to some illness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but nothing was said about Kazuya's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the original game (or otherwise another official adaptation of the game) explain what happened to Kazuya's father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T15:54:55.040" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T21:33:41.987" Title="What happened to Kazuya's father?" Tags="&lt;photo-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="710" CreationDate="2013-07-01T19:32:19.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is a part of what is called a multiple multimedia experience. The anime is the third part of the story, whereas the light novel and the manga fill in the stories of the people who went to the past and those who stayed in the present. You have to read all of the parts to really understand the anime and its ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1974" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:46:22.067" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:46:22.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4277" CreationDate="2013-07-02T00:30:19.027" Score="3" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is focused on the students of the class 2-H. Is there a hidden meaning to that class name or is it just a common class name in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently saw some other, possibly related anime, also with students in class 2-H, but I can't remember which one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2013-07-02T21:07:33.710" Title="Is there a special meaning to the class name &quot;2-H&quot; (2-ふ)?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4437" CreationDate="2013-07-02T17:01:21.020" Score="12" ViewCount="820" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The Twelve Kingdoms, babies are born from Ranka, or giant eggs that grow on trees.  Is this based on an myth or legend?  Or is it just a way the author invented to explore what happens to a society where the women do not have to give birth?  The idea of babies growing in eggs on trees seems like something I've heard of before somewhere else, but I can't recall where.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XHI4I.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ranka Tree&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T22:49:38.643" Title="Is the strange reproductive process in The Twelve Kingdoms based on a myth or legend?" Tags="&lt;the-twelve-kingdoms&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-02T19:21:43.990" Score="15" ViewCount="939" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime version of Hayate no Gotoku has been done by three different studios so far:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SynergySP&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SynergySP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 2: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;JC Staff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movie, Season 3, Season 4: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglobe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manglobe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each studio's version is a little different. For example, SynergySP focused a lot on parody while JC Staff focused more on romance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen a few shows switch studios once, but switching twice seems extremely rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why has it switched studios so many times? Was the creator unsatisfied with what the previous studios did to the story? Was it just some financial matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T15:10:13.800" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T15:12:41.973" Title="Why has the Hayate no Gotoku anime switched studios so many times?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4273" CreationDate="2013-07-02T21:07:33.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure where you got the information that the students are in class 2-H. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sayonara,_Zetsubou-Sensei_characters#Nozomu_Itoshiki.27s_students&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; lists Nozomu's class as 2-へ (2-He). Here, the number indicates the year, while the character indicates what class in the year they are in. Since へ is the 6th character in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iroha order&lt;/a&gt;, this would correspond to class 2-F. Incidentally, 2-ふ would be the 32nd class in year 2, which is far more than most Japanese high schools would have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing really unusual about having 6 or more classes in a given year. It is a bit unusual that they're labeled in Iroha order, which is pretty old fashioned. It's more common (in my experience) for classes to be labeled with letters in the Roman alphabet or with numbers. I don't think there's any deep meaning to using this though; it just conjures a sort of old-fashioned feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't think of any hidden meaning to 2-へ, but I have not read to the end of the manga so there could be something revealed at the end. If there is such a meaning, though, it isn't obvious and it certainly doesn't apply to other anime which have this same class name. The name is a pretty normal one, if old fashioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-02T21:07:33.710" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4278" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-02T21:32:39.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qPHl2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Digimon image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese franchise centered around digital monsters that hatch from eggs. It started as a simple digital pet toy, and expanded into multiple anime series and movies, multiple manga series, and various other digital and physical games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions about &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;, the third season of the anime, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/digimon-tamers&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;digimon-tamers&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;digimon-tamers&lt;/a&gt;. This tag covers all other related media in the franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:32:26.187" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:32:26.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4279" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-02T21:32:39.800" Score="0" Body="Digimon is a Japanese franchise centered around digital monsters that hatch from eggs. This tag covers most related anime and manga. For the third season of the anime, see [digimon-tamers]. " OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:32:26.187" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:32:26.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4280" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-02T21:37:06.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kite&lt;/em&gt; is a 2-episode OVA directed by Yasuomi Umetsu about an orphan schoolgirl assassin named Sawa. It is very violent and sexually explicit, and has been cut down to different lengths and versions in order to be viewable by various audiences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kite&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:20:41.430" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:20:41.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4281" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-02T21:37:06.257" Score="0" Body="Kite is a 2-episode OVA directed by Yasuomi Umetsu about an orphan schoolgirl assassin named Sawa. " OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:20:41.430" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:20:41.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4282" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-02T22:43:04.370" Score="10" ViewCount="1335" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7AvrS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Who is this?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been searching for quite a long time...I'm guessing it's from an Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1975" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T21:00:27.653" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T21:00:27.653" Title="What anime is this winking girl from?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T05:38:44.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4282" CreationDate="2013-07-02T23:10:06.260" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The image is of Kusaribe Hakaze from the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_of_Tempest&quot;&gt;Zetsuen no Tempest&lt;/a&gt;, which aired October 2012 - March 2013. Here is the plot synopsis from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story revolves around Mahiro Fuwa, a teenager whose sister was mysteriously murdered one year before, and his friend Yoshino Takigawa. Mahiro is contacted by Hakaze Kusaribe, the leader of the Kusaribe clan who was left stranded on an unknown deserted island by her followers, and agrees to help Hakaze in exchange for her help to find out the culprit for the death of his family. Upon learning of his friend's intentions, Yoshino joins him on his quest to stand against the Kusaribe clan who intends to awaken the &quot;Tree of Exodus&quot; whose power can bring ruin to the entire world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image occurs in episode 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-02T23:19:41.173" LastActivityDate="2013-07-02T23:19:41.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4286" CreationDate="2013-07-03T07:47:55.700" Score="33" ViewCount="48010" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4113/what-was-the-first-manga-in-color&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; triggered my curiosity for this question. Why most of manga are black and white? Is this because of more cost if they add colors to it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T08:39:27.750" Title="Why are manga black and white?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4285" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4289" CreationDate="2013-07-03T07:54:00.220" Score="10" ViewCount="5608" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently in the manga version of Naruto (Chapter 637), Obito tried and successfully blocked the technique Madara used on him. But what exactly is this technique? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QTVmn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QTVmnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Chapter 637, Page 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to search anything but found technically nothing. Though Hashirama gave a clue and ask on the same chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MDe3P.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MDe3Pm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Chapter 637, Page 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-03T11:42:52.160" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T03:48:37.520" Title="What exactly is the technique Madara uses to control Obito?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4284" CreationDate="2013-07-03T08:32:36.680" Score="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;There can be different reasons for that, let's try to imagine some of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lower cost. This is obvious (just compare the prices for black ink cartridges and color cartridges for your printer to see the difference). Also, consider that the lower cost of production causes lower prices for the end product - so the readers will be more eager to buy manga.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Faster production. Unlike comics in the US, for example, which usually comes out on a monthly basis, a lot of manga comes out weekly. Coloring would take additional time and make it harder to release new chapters in time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manga artists usually don't have a lot of staff to help them, and sometimes even work alone. Thus, they don't have enough time (and, not rarely, enough skill) to color their works well, because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Coloring is completely different from line art. Not all people that can draw good line art can color well, and vice versa. If you talk about comics, there are usually at least two artists making them: one artist that draws line art, and another artist that is responsible for coloring (this artist is called a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;colorist&lt;/a&gt;). Believe me, coloring is &lt;em&gt;hard&lt;/em&gt;. And of course, that person also needs to be paid :P&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It also somehow raises the interest of manga fans in watching anime (which is in color), but I doubt this is really a valuable reason, so think of it as of an interesting observation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-04-24T08:39:27.750" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T08:39:27.750" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4287" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-03T09:38:30.130" Score="15" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;This contains spoilers for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another&lt;/a&gt;, which is somewhat new (the anime is from 2012).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another&lt;/a&gt; is an anime series about a cursed classroom. The students (and teachers) have designed a countermeasure to avoid the curse from triggering each year, which consists on completely ignoring a student (treating them as non-existent). By doing this, the number of students in the classroom is technically decreased by one, which makes up for the extra dead student that got mixed in the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaki is the chosen student to be ignored by the classroom this year. After a mess up, Sakakibara is also ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if I'm not mistaken, during exam periods, &lt;strong&gt;both students (Misaki and Sakakibara) have exam papers&lt;/strong&gt;. Why? Doesn't giving them exam papers pretty much &lt;strong&gt;acknowledge&lt;/strong&gt; that they exist? Doesn't that break the entire countermeasure? (from the point of view of the classroom)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For clarification: the countermeasure involves people directly related to the class. This means, students that belong to this classroom &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; teachers that teach this class. External students and teachers from other classrooms are not involved with the curse, so they may interact with the non-existent students just fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The librarian, and students from the art club etc, have no problem interacting with the non-existent students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The external students/teachers are not very well aware of the curse though. The cursed classroom tries not to talk about it with others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:19:24.980" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T09:38:19.287" Title="Doesn't letting the non-existent students do exams acknowledge their existence?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4285" CreationDate="2013-07-03T12:34:24.190" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madara tries to control Obito with his will&lt;/strong&gt;. He is (or should be) able to do this to anyone who has &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_receiver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chakra Receivers&lt;/a&gt; on his body, created through his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Will_Materialisation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Will Materialisation&quot; technique&lt;/a&gt;. We had seen, in chapter 605, page 5, that Obito had these, since some emerged from his body (along with some branches created through Mokuton) when he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vQBAN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vQBANm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chakra Receivers emerging from Obito&amp;#39;s body&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They were most likely, somehow, &quot;attached&quot; to his right side of the body, which was created by Madara from genetic material from Hashirama's living clone, which had a black rod which extended from its navel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The technique of which Hashirama speaks&lt;/strong&gt;, and the one Madara tried to make Obito use was the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path:_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinne Tensei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the same technique Nagato used to revive the people he had killed when he invaded Konoha.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C2qew.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C2qewm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rinne Tensei&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Obito and Madara had planned for this technique to be used to revive Madara, as he needed a living body to be the Jinchuuriki of the Juubi. Initially, even Nagato was supposed to use it to revive Madara, but as he used it in Konoha he passed away (the user of the technique loses his life when he performs this technique). Later, since Obito retrieved the Rinnegan, he was supposed to use it to revive Madara. However, since he had told Madara he had no intention of doing so, Madara was forced to control Obito with his will (through the Chakra Receivers on his body).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-03T13:32:12.523" LastActivityDate="2013-07-03T13:32:12.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3134" CreationDate="2013-07-04T04:01:56.210" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only way you can get a canon answer is from the source. Yet, seeing as there is no way to just &lt;em&gt;destroy&lt;/em&gt; anything, this situation is completely void, since it would never happen, and would have no reason to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since canon won't happen, here's some speculation: Since nothing can be destroyed, whatever remains of the fruit (and there &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; be remains) will be eaten by bacterium. After the bacteria dies, the fruit will be reborn. So, I guess iKlsR was as right as you could hope for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1983" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-07-04T04:08:11.703" LastActivityDate="2013-07-04T04:08:11.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2094" CreationDate="2013-07-04T04:06:57.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say living, as far as Ichigo goes, but I think they are just as alive as the rest of the Shinigami. It doesn't sound like too far of a stretch for people of their caliber to have found a creature that does what it does and made use of it. Maybe it's along the same lines as the Den Den Mushi in One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1983" LastActivityDate="2013-07-04T04:06:57.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2684" CreationDate="2013-07-04T06:44:53.373" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you maybe looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anedoki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anedoki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;? The question is a bit old, but this appears to be the one you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9CwX6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1984" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-05T00:02:56.827" LastActivityDate="2013-07-05T00:02:56.827" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4329" CreationDate="2013-07-04T09:48:37.337" Score="8" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the opening sequence in Azumanga Daioh spoofs different situations throughout the series. I can't recognize which episode this is from. (Click for full size image.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sKjgi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sKjgim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kasuga (Osaka) looks surprised or embarassed, while Kagura and Tomo look frustrated&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know which episode this animation spoofs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T06:23:59.520" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T06:23:59.520" Title="Which episode is spoofed in this section of opening sequence?" Tags="&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4301" CreationDate="2013-07-04T13:29:41.290" Score="14" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening theme song of The World God Only Knows, a couple of symbols fly around the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one seems to matches the loose soul detector that Elsie wears on her head&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KHwoZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A2FsTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, i don't understand the references in the other icons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NdIXsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bWCopm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QuLThm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pn0jgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VEPj6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yi12tm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EUA27m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z4gcTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these symbols mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-07-05T05:10:28.707" Title="What do the symbols in the OP refer to?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29349" CreationDate="2013-07-04T13:57:07.263" Score="19" ViewCount="19726" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 202 of the DragonBall manga, Goku floats into the air to see where his child is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yq9HB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;floating&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then when he is travelling along the green scale road, he flies a portion of the way there. He also flies to assist combatting the Saiyans after his training with the Lord of the Worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Goku learn how to fly, when previously he had only used Kintou for aerial movement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T15:11:28.553" LastActivityDate="2020-10-23T00:38:00.407" Title="When does Son Goku learn to fly?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4296" CreationDate="2013-07-04T14:09:51.090" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never shown, how he learned to fly, so that's pure speculation. The DragonBall-Wiki has a possible explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goku likely learned how to fly from Kami during his long training at Kami's Lookout, as he was unable to do so before and demonstrated his abilities to conclude his World Martial Arts Tournament fight with Piccolo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Flight&quot;&gt;Dragonball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-07-04T14:09:51.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4371" CreationDate="2013-07-04T14:11:58.753" Score="11" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where Keima is pursuing Shiori Shiomiya (the bookworm), there's a discussion about how Keima can't read her heart, because she doesn't talk much. He then concludes that instead of reading her heart, he will read her liver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o4qoh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps this is something that was lost in translation, but what is meant by observing someone's liver?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T22:57:07.933" Title="What does this haiku in The World Only God Knows mean?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-04T22:21:36.737" Score="0" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen both the 2003 anime and &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, and I know Brotherhood is more faithful to the manga than the 2003 anime. So I'm wondering if it's worth the effort to get all the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; manga, or is &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; so faithful to the manga that it's just the manga in anime form (i.e. the manga has no major plot twists that deviate from the anime)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:47:26.717" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:47:26.717" Title="Does the Fullmetal Alchemist manga deviate significantly from either of the anime series?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-07-04T23:16:51.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4296" CreationDate="2013-07-05T01:13:00.060" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Goku learned to fly at Kaio's planet (at least I think so in the anime). When they fought Raditz, he still used the Kintoun Cloud. And he died that fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastActivityDate="2013-07-05T01:13:00.060" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4295" CreationDate="2013-07-05T05:10:28.707" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The icon with a jar is the Weiss capturing device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I don't know what the bear like icon refers to&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cat icon references the design of Kanon's stun gun as it appears in the anime. (The stun gun has normal appearance in the manga). The icon matches the stun gun on Kanon's right hand in the image below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPOyFl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kanon&amp;#39;s stun gun in anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaminomi.wikia.com/wiki/Kanon%27s_Stun_Guns&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;KamiNomi Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The original shape of the stun guns were replaced by kitten-style appearance in the anime as a safety image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hexagon icon is the Maijima emblem, which is shown most clearly in chapter 169. For the purpose of comparison:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5TfN7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maijima emblem&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last 4 icons are Hellian alphabet. Referring to below chart from &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.redhawkscans.com/showthread.php?1532-Apollo-s-Message-Decoded&amp;amp;p=71029&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post71029&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this forum posting by EyZi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y2PAT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hellian&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters are G, O, N, K, in order from left to right, top to bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-07-05T05:10:28.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2487" CreationDate="2013-07-05T21:47:36.450" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that even if you become a High or Ultimate Class Devil (Only two reincarnated devils have done so in canon) and obtain your own Peerage you still are a servant of your King. Kuroka was stronger than her King by a large margin but still served him. This means that instead of losing your legion you gain more legions (not proper terminology since a legion is over 5500 troops) that are indirectly under your command. Sirzechs peerage seem to be all high class but still serve him. Tannin himself is Mephisto's Queen but he is also a Ultimate-Class Devil and King and in the Top 10 of the Rating Game: in other words a hero of the Underworld. It is suggested that technically Tannin is still his servant but hard to confirm since even from the beginning Mephisto gave Tannin free reign to do as he pleased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also supported by the fact that in volume one of the novels (and manga) Rias states that powerful peerage become status for their King. This would suggest such things remain even for servants that rose in status otherwise it would make more sense to make blood-status the requirement to get a set of Evil Pieces not Class since they would lose their property and the Devil's in DxD seem too greedy to sacrifice their valuables especially when their worth has become high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you use it, Devils won’t be given a new [Evil Pieces].”&#xA;Quoted from Rias in Part 2 of the New Life Chapter in the first volume of the DxD novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I got this from the official DxD wiki (which holds copies of the translated novels):&#xA;There is actually no conflict when a Low-Class Devil starts his own group while still being a part of another peerage after becoming High-Class. When a Devil reaches High-Class, they receive a set of Evil Pieces to start their own group. However, even after going independent, Devils are still obliged to fight as underlings whenever their master has a Rating Game, for example, if Issei were to reach High-Class and start his own peerage, he would still have to fight as Rias' Pawn if she ever has a Rating Game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Evil Pieces that have returned have already stopped functioning and cannot be used ever again. &#xA;Said by Kiba in Vol. 12 of the Novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1988" LastEditorUserId="1988" LastEditDate="2013-07-13T22:45:04.057" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T22:45:04.057" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4316" CreationDate="2013-07-05T22:25:14.967" Score="22" ViewCount="12759" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shingeki no Kyojin, Armin's grandfather dies when he is sent to recover Wall Maria. And in the episode when Eren gets eaten, the face and the look of the giant who eats him is exactly the same as Armin's grandfather.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OkW9g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Armin&amp;#39;s grandfather&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sV1fG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sV1fGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Titan that eats Eren&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this related in any way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-06T10:41:08.670" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T10:06:16.390" Title="Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20595" CreationDate="2013-07-05T22:45:11.697" Score="6" ViewCount="2091" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of any episode of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14888&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, some numbers appears coupled with the title and the number of the next episode (circled).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bQu0P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep. 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jOwQf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep. 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;266&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xRWLq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep. 9&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;281&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the meaning of these numbers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T05:12:19.040" Title="What's the meaning of the numbers at the end of the episode?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4305" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-05T22:55:31.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (abbr. &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt;; lit. &quot;My youth romantic comedy is wrong as I expected&quot;; also &lt;em&gt;My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2011 slice-of-life Japanese light novel series written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8, and the winner of the 2013 spring award for longest anime title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about a loner, Hachiman Hikigaya, forced to help in a club run by the cold Yukino Yukinoshita. The Service Club's objective is to help people with their issues at school. As the two of them participate in these activities, their cheerful classmate Yui Yuigahama starts to take an interest in the club and its members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series got a manga, an anime, and a game adaptation. The anime adaptation was animated by Brains Base and aired in spring 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Teen_Romantic_Comedy_SNAFU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:23:25.640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:23:25.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4306" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-05T22:55:31.577" Score="0" Body="&quot;Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru&quot; (abbr. &quot;Oregairu&quot;; or, &quot;My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU&quot;) is a light novel series by Wataru Watari. " OwnerUserId="98" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:23:25.640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:23:25.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4308" CreationDate="2013-07-06T18:46:00.280" Score="8" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was at a convention recently and I saw a few volumes of this at one of the trader's stalls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zn1Bpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;X&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blurb on the back was quite non-descript and the guy running the stall seemed too busy for me to chat about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I left it alone, because I figured it was probably based on something I hadn't read/watched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it looked interesting, so I went to see what it was based on, but I haven't been able to find very much information on this book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the artbook an unattached work in Clamp's general style, or is it based on one of their series and I just haven't been able to find it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-07-06T20:38:24.003" LastActivityDate="2013-07-08T23:48:19.150" Title="Is this artbook by Clamp based on a series?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4307" CreationDate="2013-07-06T19:11:37.387" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IH3px.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's related to the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;X&lt;/a&gt;. Here's a pretty helpful review by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZOXPGN4BY619/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ASIN=4048531689&amp;amp;nodeID=283155&amp;amp;store=books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an Amazon.com user&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is a well-made, high quality hardcover artbook collecting color artwork from the manga (comic) X/1999 (as it is published in the US). X/1999 is a supernatural, apocalyptic story about destiny and choices leading toward the end of the world, written and illustrated by a team of women collectively called CLAMP. The artwork here focuses on the numerous characters. As a loose generalization, the illustrations are either elegant or bloody. The characters themselves have the delicate, slender designs of all CLAMP characters. The female character illustrations shine here: the sword-wielding priestess Arashi, the innocent Yuzuriha Nekoi, and the fire-wielding Karen Kasumi, in particular. Other illustrations, particularly involving lead characters Kamui and Kotori, are scenes of violence or impending violence. X/1999 the comic has scenes of dismemberment; none of these illustrations reach that point, but they are not all sweetness and light. If you have read any comics by CLAMP (such as X/1999 or Rayearth) and think the art looks good in black and white, these full-color illustrations will show you CLAMP can reach an even higher level. One last note: this is a Japanese book, so it opens and reads in the opposite direction (but don't worry, it sits just as nicely on a bookshelf). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-06T19:11:37.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4309" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4310" CreationDate="2013-07-07T13:40:46.987" Score="14" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now I'm rather confused. The timeline doesn't add up to me. I was hoping someone to shed some light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here's how the events seemingly happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hidden cloud had, for a period, attempted to capture the nine-tails.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As a result, the nine-tails ate the Kin/Gin Brothers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To survive, they ate the flesh from his stomach.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The nine-tails spit them out, and they had his chakra when they were expelled.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all fine, but &lt;strong&gt;it doesn't add up&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was said that between the five great villages, the Hidden Leaf was the first.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was also said that after Madara's and Hashirama's battle, the nine-tails was sealed inside Hashirama's wife, Mito.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shortly before Mito died, the nine-tails was transferred to Kushina.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During the short nine-tails attack on the village (after being freed from Kushina), the nine-tails was sealed again, inside of Naruto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we also know that the Kin/Gin brothers were at the same time as the second Hokage, Tobirama. Given that they were the ones who killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did they have time to get swallowed up by the nine-tails?&lt;/strong&gt;. The Hidden Cloud village didn't exist before Konoha did, so it can't be &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; Madara's and Hashirama's battle, and right after that, the nine-tails was in constant Leaf possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when? When did the cloud try to get the nine-tails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-07-07T20:10:58.087" Title="When did the Kin/Gin Brothers get their Nine-Tails power?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4309" CreationDate="2013-07-07T19:59:21.450" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama#Background&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Naruto Wiki page&lt;/a&gt; (second and third paragraphs), &lt;strong&gt;the brothers were swallowed by Kurama &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the battle between Hashirama and Madara took place&lt;/strong&gt; (the battle after Madara's desertion from Konoha, when he used the Sharingan to tame Kurama).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This would mean they were swallowed before Kurama was ever sealed inside any Uzumaki.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LtdAK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 529, page 3&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Chapter 529, page 3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now, we also know that the Kin/Gin brothers were at the same time as the second Hokage, Tobirama. Given that they were the ones who killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is true, &lt;em&gt;I think&lt;/em&gt; Tobirama and Hashirama are almost the same age, which would mean Kinkaku and Ginkaku's age is somewhere around both Senju brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, the timeline would go something like this (not sure about how much time between each &quot;step&quot;):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Founding of Konoha;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Founding of Kumo;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kinkaku and Ginkaku get swallowed, when sent to capture Kurama;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madara deserts and attacks Konoha, using Kurama;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hashirama wins the battle, and Uzumaki Mito seals Kuruma inside of her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-07T20:10:58.087" LastActivityDate="2013-07-07T20:10:58.087" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4311" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4326" CreationDate="2013-07-07T20:47:48.597" Score="8" ViewCount="659" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this anime on TV when I was kid. I think there was a space war going on and this guy was trying to bring a message somewhere. He meets a green alien who he befriends. One planet they go to has some round shaped guy that rolls around and electrocutes you on contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1994" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:21:52.693" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:21:52.693" Title="Name of anime with a character whose wings wrap around his arms when he's not flying?" Tags="&lt;galactic-patrol-lensman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:40.913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4071" CreationDate="2013-07-08T01:57:42.627" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animehistory.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/theory-of-a-live-girl-code-geass-spoilers-inside/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This blogpost&lt;/a&gt; adequately explains how she could have survived.&#xA;I also do not believe there was as much of a vacuum because at that point in time the FLEIJAs still had a limiter. It was not until the destruction of the Capital city of Pendragon that the limiters were removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the summary of the link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Sayoko rescued Kallen she went on ahead to find Nunnally and to try and Rendevouz with Rolo and found the ship Nunally was on. Around the same time the Gefjun disturbers were disabled and Nunnally’s ship left with Sayoko and her men aboard.  She never passed Rolo because he hadn’t even reached the hangar yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eight minutes later Rohmeyer is on a decoy ship with KF’s to make it look like the governor general is aboard and Rolo walks in to find the ship, assuming reasonably that Nunally is on it he commandeers a KF to try and blow up the ship and kill her.  Meanwhile Sayoko barges in on Nunnally in the ship she’s really on and Rohmeyer doesn’t respond at all because she’s actually on the decoy back in the hangar.  Nunnally’s ship is probably just outside the area by this point.  When the bomb goes off Rohmeyer is caught in it in her decoy ship and goes up in a ball of flames.  Rolo has run away once he thinks he knows what’s going on with Fleija (whatever it’s called) and somehow made it to safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How? I’m not sure as that thing had a pretty big blast radius.  So when he reports to Rolo he talks about the ship Rohmeyer is on and really isn’t lying when he says Nunnally is dead, because he honestly thinks she is.  In reality I think she’s okay and with Sayoko elsewhere.  Though that elsewhere might be in Schneizel’s clutches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T09:48:37.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-08T01:59:17.553" Score="6" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the girls in Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C³-bu have pink uniforms, but Hatsuse Karila (right) has a blue uniform. Is there any reason why her uniform is a different color from everyone else's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qzfvTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-08T01:59:17.553" Title="Why is Karila's uniform different from the other girls'?" Tags="&lt;c3-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-08T02:04:30.353" Score="4" ViewCount="2710" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Second Battle for Tokyo, Suzaku fires a FLEIJA which destroys a vast amount of the settlement. Guilford pushes the Shinkiro out of the blast radius and is absorbed. How could he  have survived? My only thought is last minute ejection, but I would like a solid answer or other theories that seem plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:29:28.243" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T15:50:12.343" Title="How did Guilford survive the FLEIJA?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4303" CreationDate="2013-07-08T06:58:36.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Titans are actually humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the manga for full explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2013-07-08T06:58:36.123" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4319" CreationDate="2013-07-08T11:19:42.213" Score="15" ViewCount="20195" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some users of the jutsu are Kakashi, Gai, Genma, Kabuto, etc. It can often be seen when Anbu members are dismissed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-07-08T15:23:40.077" LastActivityDate="2020-07-29T03:03:56.560" Title="What is the jutsu that ninjas use to appear/disappear instantly?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-08T12:25:16.743" Score="25" ViewCount="4401" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fillers are a given in most long running anime. If the anime is based on a manga then who writes the plot for the fillers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who decides the plot story for a filler season, so that it, for example, doesn't conflict with the original story of the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-08T13:51:58.533" LastActivityDate="2020-06-01T14:20:53.900" Title="Who writes the plot for filler episodes in an anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4317" CreationDate="2013-07-08T12:52:17.613" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most common one I know of and I think you are talking about is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Flicker_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Body Flicker Technique&lt;/a&gt; (also known as Teleportation Jutsu, or &lt;em&gt;Shunshin no Jutsu&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7syGcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Jiraiya vanishes in a puff of smoke&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Body Flicker Technique is a high-speed movement technique,&#xA;  allowing a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost&#xA;  untraceable speed.&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Flicker_Technique#cite_note-Chapter_395-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To an observer, it appears as if the user has&#xA;  teleported. A puff of smoke is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;occasionally&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; used to disguise the&#xA;  user's movements. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily&#xA;  vitalise the body and move at extreme speeds. The amount of chakra&#xA;  required depends on the overall distance and elevation between the&#xA;  user and the intended destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-18T06:15:02.627" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T06:15:02.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4321" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4322" CreationDate="2013-07-08T22:18:18.623" Score="11" ViewCount="2107" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this picture on a fansub website, and it did not have any reference to the name of the anime to which it belongs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H9hYS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Image of girl caressing a skeleton&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where it is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:59:52.767" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:59:52.767" Title="What anime is this image of a girl caressing a skeleton from?" Tags="&lt;dusk-maiden-of-amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-12-16T12:11:11.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4321" CreationDate="2013-07-08T22:36:39.227" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The image is related to the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusk_Maiden_of_Amnesia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dusk Maiden of Amnesia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Tasogare Otome x Amnesia&lt;/em&gt;), which aired in 2012 and had a manga running from 2009-2013. The character in it, Kanoe Yuuko, is a ghost haunting an old school, who can only be seen by a few other people, namely Niiya Teiichi and Kanoe Kirie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's wikipedia's plot summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story revolves around a first-year middle school student, Teiichi Niiya who had just enrolled at Seikyou Private Academy. When he gets lost in one of the school's old buildings, he meets a girl named Yuko Kanoe who reveals herself as a ghost with no memories. Teiichi then decides to investigate her death by looking through the school's seven mysteries revolving around her. Throughout the story, Teiichi and Yuko discover the truth about these ghost stories and help those who are troubled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image seems to be an edited version of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DmT3t.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this image&lt;/a&gt;, which (as best I can tell) is official promo art. This image has also been used for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-31144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wall scroll&lt;/a&gt;. A &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RRSYs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rotated and cropped version&lt;/a&gt; was used as the album cover for the single Choir Jail, the OP of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-08T22:56:00.133" LastActivityDate="2013-07-08T22:56:00.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4335" CreationDate="2013-07-09T08:36:19.180" Score="20" ViewCount="9658" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Jiraiya taught Naruto the toad summoning technique, he taught only one set of hand seals. However, different types of toads have appeared from the same jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have seen Naruto and Jiraiya summoning Gamakichi, Gamatatsu or even a tadpole, when they failed to mold chakra properly during training. However, Jiraiya has summoned toads of the same or larger sizes such as Gamabunta (Jiraiya &amp;amp; Tsunade vs Orochimaru), Gamaken (Jiraiya vs Pain), Gamahiro (Konoha vs Orochimaru), etc. using the same jutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If inability to mold chakra properly results in summoning a small toad, what needs to be done differently with the technique to summon a larger toad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T08:12:22.410" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T08:15:57.460" Title="How can Naruto/Jiraiya summon different toads with the same summoning technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4196" CreationDate="2013-07-09T11:19:17.173" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching episode 13, I realize I misunderstood some things.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So far in the anime (up to episode 12), from these three we've seen (if I didn't miss any) only the Stationary Guard's patch.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is most likely wrong, as we'd seen Levi before, and he belongs to the Scouting Legion. See this image from episode 13:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SclpQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SclpQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Levi and the Scouting Legion&amp;#39;s patch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 13, we also see the Military Police's patch, although from a distance:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7xPnt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7xPntm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Guards standing, with the Military Police patch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;The patch is visible on the arms of the guards standing by the cell&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means we've seen all three patches (Scouting Legion, Military Police and Stationary Guard), plus the Crossed-Swords patch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my misunderstanding came from the fact that the characters I mentioned in the question are listed in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Shingeki_no_Kyojin_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin Wiki&lt;/a&gt; as affiliated either with the Scouting Legion (&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Eren_Yeager&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eren Jaeger&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Mikasa_Ackerman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mikasa Ackerman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlelt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armin Arlert&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Jean_Kirschtein&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jean Kirschtein&lt;/a&gt;) or the Military Police (&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_Leonhardt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annie Leonhardt&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, episode 13 also shed some light on this matter, when Jean identified &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Marco_Bodt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marco Bodt&lt;/a&gt; as &quot;The 104th Training Corps Leader of Squad 19, Marco Bodt.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ASA4r.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ASA4rm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marco Bodt&amp;#39;s corpse&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also on episode 13, Levi tells Eren he'll accept his application to the Scouting Legion:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RE5U0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RE5U0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Levi telling Eren he&amp;#39;ll accept him in the Scouting Legion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: The Scouting Legion is dubbed/subbed as Recon Corps in the anime&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that the characters mentioned in the question still belonged to the Training Corps, and that the affiliation mentioned in their SnK Wiki pages (which, in addition to the fact that I was under the impression they had already &quot;graduated&quot; from the Training Corps, caused my misunderstanding) is, presumably, from the manga, which is ahead in the plot.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basically, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4196/was-the-scouting-legions-patch-or-the-characters-military-affiliation-changed#comment3437_4196&quot;&gt;as JonLin wrote in the comment below the question&lt;/a&gt;, the Crossed-Swords patch belongs to the Training Corps, and no affiliation seems to have been changed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T11:19:17.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4311" CreationDate="2013-07-09T11:39:37.457" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Galactic Patrol Lensman&lt;/a&gt; there's a character called Worsel who has wings that wrap around his arms when not in use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2k1wM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T11:39:37.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4328" CreationDate="2013-07-09T13:15:05.203" Score="9" ViewCount="27039" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there set periods of time in which seasons start and end? In America, generally, TV shows begin in the Fall or the Summer. Many shows will start within a week or two of each other. Is the same true for anime? If not, what controls when anime seasons start/are released?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T14:02:17.857" Title="How are anime seasons released?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4327" CreationDate="2013-07-09T14:02:17.857" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the same as Japanese Television seasons (or sometimes referred to as &quot;cours&quot;). There are 4 of them each year and each one lasts roughly 13 weeks. The Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_television_drama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Television Drama&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Japan has four television seasons: Winter (January–March), Spring (April–June), Summer (July–September), and Autumn or Fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a specific season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while the seasons themselves have a fixed start and end, the shows themselves can sometimes start in the middle month of a season and thus spill over into multiple seasons (given that it's a 13 episode/1 cour show), but it is still considered part of the season that it started airing. There's obvious advantages to always starting at the beginning of a season, the main one being that shows lasting 12 or 13 episodes can continue to fill a time-slot throughout the calendar year without having breaks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, here are the &quot;Summer 2013&quot; shows and their air-times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/01 22:25 (AT-X) - &lt;strong&gt;Recorder to Ransel Mi♪&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/01 25:00 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/02 19:30 (AT-X) - &lt;strong&gt;BROTHERS CONFLICT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/02 25:35 (TV Tokyo) - &lt;strong&gt;Senyuu. (Season 2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/02 25:40 (TV Tokyo) - &lt;strong&gt;Gifuu Doudou!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji-gatari-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/03 21:30 (AT-X) - &lt;strong&gt;Tamayura ～More Aggressive～&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/03 24:30 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Free!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 25:28 (TBS) - &lt;strong&gt;Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C3-bu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 25:35 (MBS) - &lt;strong&gt;Dangan Ronpa no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 25:58 (TBS) - &lt;strong&gt;Rozen Maiden (New Series)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 26:05 (MBS) - &lt;strong&gt;Ren-Ai Lab -Love Lab-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 26:35 (MBS) - &lt;strong&gt;Senki Zesshou: Symphogear G&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 26:43 (Nippon TV) - &lt;strong&gt;Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/04 27:08 (ABC) - &lt;strong&gt;Servant x Service&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/05 22:30 (AT-X) - &lt;strong&gt;Rou-Kyuu-Bu! SS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 20:30 (AT-X) - &lt;strong&gt;Kiniro Mosaic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 20:30 (ABC) - &lt;strong&gt;Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou -il sole penetra le illusioni-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 23:20 (Nico Nico Douga) - &lt;strong&gt;Fate/Kaleid Liner: Prism-Illya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 25:00 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 25:00 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Genshiken Nidaime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 25:30 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/06 27:28 (MBS) - &lt;strong&gt;Fantasista Doll&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/07 20:30 (AT-X) - &lt;strong&gt;High School DxD NEW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/07 22:27 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Teekyuu (Season 2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/07 22:00 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Uchouten Kazoku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/07 22:30 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Hakkenden -Touhou Hakken Ibun- (Season 2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/07 24:30 (TV Kanagawa) - &lt;strong&gt;Blood Lad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/07 25:05 (TV Tokyo) - &lt;strong&gt;Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/08 25:35 (TV Tokyo) - &lt;strong&gt;Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai -The World God Only Knows- (Season 3)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/08 26:05 (TV Tokyo) - &lt;strong&gt;Watashi ga Motenai no wa dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/11 24:45 (Fuji TV) - &lt;strong&gt;Gin no Saji: Silver Spoon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/12 22:00 (BS Animax) - &lt;strong&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/12 25:58 (Nippon TV) - &lt;strong&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/13 22:00 (Tokyo MX) - &lt;strong&gt;Futari wa Milky Holmes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07/13 23:30 (TV Tokyo) - &lt;strong&gt;Kimi no Iru Machi -A town where you live-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, like you said, everything happens around the same time, the first week of July, then we have a few outliers that start during the second week. It's worth noting that &lt;strong&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/strong&gt; is only 11 episodes, and &lt;strong&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Futari wa Milky Holmes&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Kimi no Iru Machi&lt;/strong&gt; are all 12 episodes, so they'd end right at the end of the season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real outliers from last season, Spring 2013 (though some sites attach these 2 shows to the Summer 2013 season), would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;06/08 23:45 (NHK-BS Premium) - &lt;strong&gt;Kingdom 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;06/14 17:55 (Disney XD) - &lt;strong&gt;Yuuto-kun ga Iku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, certain channels will start a show in the middle or near the end of a season, sometimes because of a timeslot that needs to be filled. &lt;strong&gt;Kingdom 2&lt;/strong&gt; is a 39 episode historic drama on a pay satellite channel that doesn't have any other anime, and the other is a 5 minute-per-episode young children's after school show. These are shows that are typically outside of the usual late-night anime demographics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/1971/what-defines-one-season-of-anime/1972#1972&quot;&gt;What defines one &amp;quot;season&amp;quot; of anime?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T14:02:17.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4294" CreationDate="2013-07-09T17:42:30.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from Episode 13, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Tactics without Guard / S / Midterms / Formation / Ability&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, specifically the &lt;strong&gt;Midterms / Formation&lt;/strong&gt; portion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even more specifically, it's the &lt;strong&gt;'Idiots' / 'Numbnuts' / 'Bonkuras'&lt;/strong&gt; formation discussed when comparing midterm grades to the others (where their combined scores add up to 103, but Chiyo's and Yomi's are of course much higher).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="283" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-09T23:50:58.250" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T23:50:58.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2013-07-09T19:50:33.827" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the other answers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of the new &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: ARISE&lt;/em&gt; series features various shots of various ads for the Surface tablet and the device itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1fbvD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Surface-desu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; Rebuild films have had long lingering shots of a Lawson's convenience store. Also, Misato’s fridge is stocked with Kirin beer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ay4G1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bi-ruuuuuu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Macross Frontier&lt;/em&gt; movie, Ranka and Alto go into a FamilyMart convenience store as a plot point...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpHJB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Why are there ads in my plot?!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T19:50:33.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4331" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4332" CreationDate="2013-07-09T20:43:42.497" Score="5" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question came up in chat &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10266393#10266393&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The goal was originally to identify this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9XeP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a much larger version of the image (click for full size):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTtzA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cWCKIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that this is actually part of a 2-page spread in an artbook (pages 16 and 17), and has some (Japanese) text on it. The text is somewhat readable, as is the artist's name, but there's some difficulty in reading some of the characters/letters. It also seems likely that the characters are original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who is the artist of this image, and what artbook is it from? Also, what does the text say?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T02:37:49.113" Title="What artbook is this image of an angel girl from?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-21T07:56:46.997" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4331" CreationDate="2013-07-09T20:58:49.497" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to imageboards &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/819286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zerochan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://e-shuushuu.net/image/10662/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;E-ShuuShuu&lt;/a&gt; the artist is Tinkle (possible under the alias of Tinkerbell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was published in &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://doujinshi.mugimugi.org/book/118835/Angel-Ring/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Ring&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; which seems to match with the text at the bottom of the pages you posted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/article/04/0000/07/28/040000072843.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toranoana&lt;/a&gt; still has the sale page for it up despite it being sold out, and one of the pages you posted is part of the preview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*=You can click on either button to view the page. There is no NSFW content on that specific page, but the site does also sell 18+ stuff. Since this page is SFW, it doesn't matter if you say you are over/under 18 on the prompt page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My translation, based on the higher quality text that Krazer posted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An angel girl. I went for the image of someone wearing a costume for a photographer rather than the image of a real angel. I love her baby doll features and semi-transparent clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a devil girl. Since she's a bit older than the angel girl, her clothes are also a little more revealing. ...But I guess they're not so different anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T02:25:05.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4331" CreationDate="2013-07-09T21:01:44.390" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The images depicted are from an art book called &quot;Angel Ring&quot; from the doujin circle Tinker Bell &amp;amp; More Prity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see some of the other pages &lt;a href=&quot;http://animeartbooks.net/artbook/135-angel-ring/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lxo3j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover Girl&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the illustrator might have been involved with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v2087&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cafe Little Wish&lt;/a&gt; visual novel as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D1XG3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Decipher the runes!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;The one on the Angel one says something along the lines of:&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;&quot;Angel Girl. Rather than of a real angel (this was) created using the image of (someone wearing) a costume in photo shop. I love baby doll and sheep eyes.&quot; (not sure how to translate 羊透明?)&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;While the Devil one says something like: &lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;&quot;This one is Devil Girl. Angel Girl's smaller elder sister, whose eyes are a bit more (crescent) moon-shaped (月? can't read the character clearly). But that doesn't change anything does it?&quot;&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to this answer for the correct translation: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4332/63&quot;&gt;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4332/63&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T02:37:49.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="630" CreationDate="2013-07-10T10:04:00.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simplest explanation I can think of is density. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earth has an average density of 5.52 g/cm.&#xA;The moon has an average density of 3.34 g/cm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's possible that the difference is exponential - the difference may be only 2.18 g/cm, but the force needed to blow something up may increase from a (arbitrary numbers here) threshold of 100 (moon) to a threshold of 1000, instead of a threshold from 100 to, say, 300.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2007" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T10:04:00.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4324" CreationDate="2013-07-10T12:47:42.940" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what I was able to find, I think they are able to summon different types of toads based on their &lt;em&gt;(the animal's)&lt;/em&gt; skill level or the matter at hand that needs attending to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ninja normally signs a blood contract with the animal species,&#xA;  which allows them to summon different size and skill levels of&#xA;  creature. &lt;strong&gt;The ability to summon more advanced animals largely depends&#xA;  upon the amount of chakra the ninja can muster to perform the jutsu.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  By signing this contract, the creatures themselves can also reverse&#xA;  summon the contract signer to their location. &lt;em&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/summonings.php&quot;&gt;src&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, as per the wiki on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot;&gt;Summoning Technique&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While most summoners have only been shown capable of summoning one type of creature, Nagato (through the Animal Path) was able to summon several different animals and even people, and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique. Sasuke is able to summon both snakes and hawks, though he has never been seen summoning both species at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another determining factor on which toad is summoned might be moliding chakra poorly &lt;em&gt;(but that was long ago)&lt;/em&gt; and rather unlikely to happen again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, a plausible answer would be that they are able to summon any animal of the species they have signed a contract with depending on their current need and or the situation, &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; the amount of chakra they have at the time. For the former, it &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; most definitely be by choice that Naruto would summon &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gamabunta&quot;&gt;Gamabunta&lt;/a&gt; rather than &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gerotora&quot;&gt;Gerotora&lt;/a&gt; in a battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T08:15:57.460" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T08:15:57.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2829" CreationDate="2013-07-10T15:28:49.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he is still alive. If you have watched their fight's aftermath, Ichigo protects Grimmjow while he looks ahead, dumbstruck why he is protecting him, and it never said he died or was fatally wounded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2008" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-07-10T15:38:34.733" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T15:38:34.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T17:14:31.710" Score="5" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 12, the Hiiragi twins accompany Konata to a Comiket. While it is Tsukasa's first time there, Kagamin has apparently visited before (with Konata). Is this earlier visit (sans Tsukasa) covered in the anime? How about the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screenshots (clickable) from E12:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From ~1:50 where Konata tries to trick Miyuki into coming along:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oBw4s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oBw4sm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Opening scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following snapshots are from ~3:30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gYgJR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gYgJRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First timer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GpnZd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GpnZdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Second timer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T04:11:05.567" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T06:57:19.720" Title="When did Kagami first attend a Comiket?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2013-07-10T18:05:30.387" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;L-Elf is not clairvoyant, he is just highly intelligent. He takes what he knows about the people around him as well as what he knows about the enemy so that he can predict the movements of what will or what can happen. If there is someone he does not know or understand his calculations are seen as false predictions. I believe it was episodes 3 and 4 of the first season that proved that he was not clairvoyant. If you watch the series over again with that in mind, you will see that everything he says is based on what he plans, with some variations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the first season of the series Cain clearly states that &quot;L-Elf, I trained you well. That is how I can predict your movements now.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2009" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-10T18:50:59.757" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T18:50:59.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4337" CreationDate="2013-07-10T22:21:58.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as the manga is concerned, episode 12 &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; also the first time Kagami has been to Comiket. Or at least a previous visit isn't shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagami has been to the gamers store with Konata several times, so it wouldn't be a surprise if she managed to drag her along to Comiket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In volume 1 of the manga, Kagami exclaims &quot;I've never been to that&quot;. There are no Comikets shown between this scene and the one that Kagami arrives at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNx8E.png&quot; alt=&quot;ls&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a point of note though, new Lucky Star strips were occasionally released at comic conventions around Japan. If you were convinced that Kagami had been there before, perhaps she and Konata appeared at one of the Comikets 'IRL' before Tsukasa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T06:57:19.720" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T06:57:19.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4340" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-11T01:18:24.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/77VSq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Another image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another&lt;/strong&gt; is a horror anime by P.A. Works, based on a novel by Yukito Ayatsuji. A middle school transfer student joins a class. Afterwards, random students begin dying gruesome and senseless deaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_(novel)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:49:15.783" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:49:15.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4341" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-11T01:18:24.320" Score="0" Body="Another is a horror anime by P.A. Works, based on a novel by Yukito Ayatsuji. A middle school transfer student joins a class. Afterwards, random students begin dying gruesome and senseless deaths." OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:49:15.783" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:49:15.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4342" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-11T01:24:28.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Corda_d%27Oro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;La Corda d'Oro&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:35:49.710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:35:49.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4343" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-11T01:24:28.030" Score="0" Body="La Corda d'Oro (or, &quot;Kin-iro no Corda&quot;) is a series of RPGs by Koei, based on which a manga and anime were produced." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:35:49.710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:35:49.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4345" CreationDate="2013-07-11T12:46:50.073" Score="19" ViewCount="9608" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Lit. &lt;em&gt;&quot;We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day&quot;&lt;/em&gt;), there's a recurring theme of flowers revolving around Poppo, Menma, and the Opening/Ending of the series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just what is this flower? Is it what Poppo keeps putting in the jar of flowers where Menma's memorial is? And just what is the &quot;Blue Bookmark&quot;? (Aoi Shiori)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1465" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T00:13:34.253" Title="Just what was the flower we saw that day?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4344" CreationDate="2013-07-11T12:46:50.073" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The flower in question is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forget-me-not&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forget-me-not&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One theory is that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/gems/forget-me-not&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;poem of the same name&lt;/a&gt;, by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;McGonagall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, is the story upon which AnoHana is loosely based&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;McGonagall's Gem, Abridged&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the poem, a knight falls into a river after foolishly leaping over a river to fetch his betrothed a flower which she asked for, then realizing he couldn't swim (...while swimming back), finally crying &amp;quot;Forget me not&amp;quot;, while handing her the flower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem Jinta plays the role of the Maiden, and Menma the role of the Knight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other theory is that Menma is coming back to remind Jinta et al that she's still there; many of them have become withdrawn, and want to forget about her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Poppo actually puts various flowers into the jar at Menma's death site, Daisies being among them. Something tells me he's not in on the whole Forget-me-not voodoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally yes, the &lt;em&gt;Blue Bookmark&lt;/em&gt; is also a Forget-me-not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1: He is arguably one of the worst poets in British history, which makes me ponder why such a gem was chosen for a noitaminA show.&lt;/sub&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;2: There is no official word of this, but McGonagall's story seems in-line with the circumstances of Menma's death; they're both based on the forget-me-not, and they're both accidental drowning while their loved one watched.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1465" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T12:46:50.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3648" CreationDate="2013-07-11T15:34:58.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't remember the character's name, but he was in Gundam 00.  First season, he was one of the nations' Aces (blue...so he flew for Union?).  He was one of a very small number of antagonists that could hold his own against the meisters, but got seriously messed up along the way.  He returns in the second season wearing a mask (black and red though) and a new MS.  This new MS was a melee focused unit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a bit odd, in that he came into his archetype later in the show, originally being little more than a dedicated, if only slightly stronger mook.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, could Yzak from SEED (he piloted Duel Gundam) be considered here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="46" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T15:34:58.607" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4349" CreationDate="2013-07-11T17:25:41.810" Score="20" ViewCount="5986" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of anime contain characters with a snaggletooth - typically a fang-like tooth that is displayed on its own. I found it odd as snaggleteeth (misaligned teeth) are rarely ever shown in any other media. Here are some examples :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qvIi2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tWcoSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q6clKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Lucky Star, Oreimo &amp;amp; Slayers Revolution]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know how recent this trope is and why it's used so often - does it serve a specific purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was the first character to have a snaggletooth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T06:03:42.293" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T13:50:20.360" Title="How old is the snaggletooth trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4347" CreationDate="2013-07-11T20:33:52.903" Score="18" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who was the first character to have a snaggletooth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any source for when historically in anime/manga this was used. But the earliest that I can think of is Lum from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2419&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urusei Yatsura manga&lt;/a&gt; and that was published in the late 70's. From Chapter 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0cojU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also seen, for various circumstances, throughout the run of the manga and anime. So it's possible that Rumiko Takahashi may have popularized it. You can see these snaggletooth in a lot of her later work (Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the meaning/purpose, the TV Tropes site has &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CuteLittleFangs&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a page for this under &quot;Cute Little Fangs&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, and this excerpt sums it up pretty well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most often, as suggested by the trope name, the character sports enlarged canine teeth. For maximum cuteness, at least one fang will be visible at all times, even when the character's mouth is closed, and especially if they have a Cat Smile. These indicate, generally, that the character is &lt;strong&gt;mischievous, slightly hostile, or a trickster, but not actually &quot;bad.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T20:33:52.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4356" CreationDate="2013-07-12T07:46:01.390" Score="16" ViewCount="9849" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems there's a lot of these short (e.g. 3-5 minute long) anime series recently, specifically ones that air on TV (as opposed to ONA's). Shows like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;Fireball/Fireball Charming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%27s_Sweet_Home&quot;&gt;Chii's Sweet Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encouragement_of_Climb&quot;&gt;Encouragement of Climb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorder_and_Randsell&quot;&gt;Recorder and Ransell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiura&quot;&gt;Aiura&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And an older one, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Gi_Charat&quot;&gt;Di Gi Charat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What started the trend of short 3-5 minute per episode TV series. How does that fit into a regular TV time-slot if it's so short?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:52:29.210" Title="What started the trend of 3-5 minute long episodes for anime series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3708" CreationDate="2013-07-12T09:19:27.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no OVA, all you get is a narrated flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In season 2 ep 27 Izzy tells the new Digidestined about how the original eight went to the Digital World and spoke with Jeni. Jeni instructed them to, &quot;release the powers that protect the Digital World&quot;. This meant releasing the powers of the crests, from within themselves, in order the defeat the darkness and spread, &quot;a coating of goodness&quot; over the world. This brought peace and beauty to the Digital World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though the crests were destroyed, the power of the crests still remained inside of the Digidestined. It was that power that was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T09:19:27.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3709" CreationDate="2013-07-12T09:25:12.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is a reference to the first movie. The only other time Omnimon makes an appearance is in Digimon Movie 2 Revenge of Diaboromon where he is defeated and gives his power to Imperialdramon Fighter Mode in order to create Imperialdramon Paladin Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T09:25:12.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3073" CreationDate="2013-07-12T09:42:40.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears the Mary is in a state of constant denial. She wants to be a real person and refuses to accept the fact that she is a painting. We know that she wants to be real because of how her one wish is to leave the gallery and experience the fun things of the real world. That is why the words are considered unreadable, she really does not want to read them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she tries to leave the Fabricated World she is unable, because inside of her room she wrote a small journal.  Inside that journal in says that she cannot leave on her own. The only way for to leave his to take the place of another, which is why she is able to leave in the &quot;Together Forever&quot; ending. She took the place of Garry. Because she did not take the place of anyone she could not escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who &quot;killed&quot; her at the end of &quot;A Paintings Demise&quot; is probably her father or some other piece of art like &quot;Mistake&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might have been her father because of the last things she says. While Mary is pleadingly choking out for help she ends with the word Father. It is possible that she was asking for help from her her father Guertena, or it could be that she realized at the very end that Guertena was the one who was going to punish her. This is further supported by the messages that appear as the lights slowly dim. They talk about how Mary has been a bad girl and they sound like something a father says to a disobedient daughter. These were probably Guertena's way of scolding Mary because she disobeyed and tried to leave the gallery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T09:42:40.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4354" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4932" CreationDate="2013-07-12T10:00:05.297" Score="56" ViewCount="146675" Body="&lt;p&gt;These series all &lt;em&gt;seem&lt;/em&gt; to be connected, but asides from sharing the same production company and having the semi-colon separate their titles I can't see any relation between them. The plots seem to be completely disjoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mHBIb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;best girls?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was looking up Chaos;Head and Stein's;Gate, I also found Robotics;Notes, but it too seems to not be connected. Can anyone explain the connection between these series for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T16:38:17.427" LastActivityDate="2018-11-04T16:12:07.790" Title="How are Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes connected?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;&lt;robotics-notes&gt;&lt;chaos-head&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4354" CreationDate="2013-07-12T10:21:51.750" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head, and Robotics;Notes all take place within the same universe but at different times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are  also multiple Steins;Gate references in Chaos;Head, and there are multiple Steins;Gate references in Robotics;Notes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These could be just for comedy purposes or they could be hinting at a relationship. Robotics;Notes also takes place in the Steins;Gate Divergence Ratio 1.048596. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that the Visual Novels of all three were created by 5pd and Nitroplus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-23T14:59:37.117" LastActivityDate="2013-08-23T14:59:37.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4350" CreationDate="2013-07-12T10:50:42.803" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;They channel airing the show would just shift things forward or backward 5 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So something that normally starts at 12:00 would start at 12:05. The shows in the evening will start at the usual time by, over the course of the day, removing 1 or 2 adverts each advert break. The channels that keep a strict schedule just remove most of the adverts during an advert break and play the show then. They do not allocate a 30 minute slot to a short. However, if they have a 15 minute show, they would play that directly before or after the short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Channels make a lot of money from adverts so they only remove adverts for series they expect to get a high viewing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what started it, I can not say, but while I can not remember any, I am sure I have seen shorts that aren't anime, but the vast majority would probably be anime.&#xA;I think the main reason we see more shorts is because anime companies are getting bolder due to more sponsors and producing more franchise such as games and figurines etc., but I think mostly due to larger viewing numbers. 10 years ago companies might have had a hard time making profit on a short and so channels would not want to air them, but now more money means they can get better music, scripts and animation for shorts (or any other things that make them worth watching) so channels will want to air them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-07-15T13:42:15.507" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T13:42:15.507" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4358" CreationDate="2013-07-12T13:18:26.823" Score="10" ViewCount="2188" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched all the Mobile Suit Gundam series and many other transforming robot genre series, but I want to know which is the first series that started the transforming/morphing mobile suit/robot genre in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, transforming/morphing is changing from aircraft/armour to humanoid/creature form or any other forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2018" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:56:21.123" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:56:21.123" Title="What is the first transforming/morphing mobile suit/robot in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4357" CreationDate="2013-07-12T16:21:23.103" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to assume that you mean a giant robot that transforms into something else, usually a vehicle. If that's the case then you have two candidates depending on how further you want to specify them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brave Raideen&lt;/strong&gt; was released in 1975 and it featured a giant robot that transformed into a bird shaped rocket ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CBvLF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hGutd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Getter Robo&lt;/strong&gt; was first released in 1974 and it featured three space ships that &lt;em&gt;combined&lt;/em&gt; into a three different giant robots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bfn5s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An honorable mention goes to &lt;strong&gt;Ambassador Magma&lt;/strong&gt; which was first released in 1966. The titular character changed into a rocket ship, although there was no transforming mehcanism shown, so I (personally) wouldn't include him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wtlxY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phzBM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="66" LastEditDate="2013-07-12T16:26:57.793" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T16:26:57.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4359" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5845" CreationDate="2013-07-12T19:41:48.860" Score="9" ViewCount="6444" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Type-Moon Fes 10th Anniversary, there was &lt;a href=&quot;http://completematerial.pbworks.com/w/page/57755439/10th%20Anniversary%20QandA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: Who named Ryougi Mana? Was it Shiki, or Kokuto? Or was it someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: The one who named Mana was Mikiya. Mikiya himself came up with the name without a second thought, but Shiki knew its meaning. She said with a sour look on her face, &amp;quot;Ah, so that's what it is.&amp;quot; and accepted anyways&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the meaning behind her name? Why did Shiki make a sour face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T16:06:35.213" Title="What is the meaning behind Mana Ryougi's name?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4360" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4376" CreationDate="2013-07-12T20:44:23.230" Score="9" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI99Wjba8H4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first opening sequence&lt;/a&gt; of Cardcaptor Sakura, towards the end she is shown carrying some sort of object which has written on it &quot;SAKURA&quot; in blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HPQ1hl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be tied to her hand or something. Apart from the letters, it seems to be orange, though it may have been intended to be transparent. I think I've seen the same thing in at least one of the episodes, though I don't remember which and I don't remember it being explained there. I really can't tell what it's supposed to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the object in Sakura's left hand in the above image?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T23:54:02.710" Title="What is the thing Sakura is carrying?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4361" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-12T22:19:03.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Porco Rosso&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Kurenai no Buta&lt;/em&gt;) is a 1992 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli about a pilot, Porco Rosso, who has been cursed to have the form of a humanoid pig. He is a WWI veteran who is now a bounty hunter who chases air pirates. It takes place between WWI and WW2 in the Adriatic Sea area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porco_Rosso&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Porco Rosso&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:35:37.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:35:37.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4362" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-12T22:19:03.763" Score="0" Body="Porco Rosso (or, &quot;Kurenai no Buta&quot;) is a 1992 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki about a pilot who has been cursed to have the form of a humanoid pig." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:35:37.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:35:37.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-12T23:22:44.533" Score="2" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that in some cartoons (Batman Beyond) and anime (Hunter x Hunter, Naruto Shippuden) some characters are seen a lot, i.e. Inque in BB and Bisky in HxH.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was thinking that some of the calculation behind that should be how easy is the character to draw.  But I'm not an artist so I wanted to know what factors make a particular character difficult to draw? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you could explain in terms of the three anime (BB may or may not be depending on your perspective) that'd be great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1338" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-13T00:39:26.177" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T00:39:26.177" Title="What are the factors that go into the difficulty level of drawing an anime character?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2013-07-13T18:07:16.210" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4364" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4365" CreationDate="2013-07-13T00:05:17.920" Score="13" ViewCount="4794" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often I want to buy some anime or manga, but after a long time of searching, I find out, that the manga/anime isn't translated yet. Is there a website where I can find information about whether an anime/manga is licensed and/or translated? At least in English, but if there's a source for German translations, too, I would be very happy!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:44:51.200" Title="Where can I find reliable information about licensing status of manga/anime?" Tags="&lt;licensing&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4364" CreationDate="2013-07-13T00:57:16.667" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I typically look up this information on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/&quot;&gt;Anime News Network's encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;. They tend to have licensing information pretty well covered. They pay attention to the announcements made by the major licensing organizations and typically write brief news pieces for each release, and more data about the licensing is added to the encyclopedia entry as it becomes available. I can't comment on their reliability in any language other than English, but in English they are usually pretty good. I can't comment on how reliable they are for manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other anime indexing services also tend to have information, though it's often more sparse. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=main&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; both sometimes have licensing data. In MAL it's listed with an L in the &quot;Producers&quot; section. In AniDB, they typically have a link to the website of the licensing company. In both cases, I was able to find some licensed anime which weren't listed as such, so in my opinion these are less reliable than ANN. These sources typically only list English licenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; articles also include this information when it becomes available, at least for English releases. However, these are maintained by fans, and usually link back to various news articles anyway from ANN, MAL, etc. so they may not be as reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, if there's any doubt as to whether a specific company has licensed a particular anime, you can usually check their website. All licensing companies that I know of have a list at least containing all anime that they have released, and most also list future releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T00:57:16.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4364" CreationDate="2013-07-13T01:25:02.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_licensed_in_English&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of English licensed manga&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;I know of no standard list of manga available, but a google search for buying/downloading manga in &lt;code&gt;google.com&lt;/code&gt; (English), &lt;code&gt;google.co.uk&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;google.ca&lt;/code&gt; will yield English manga sites, and &lt;code&gt;google.de&lt;/code&gt;, German manga sites.&#xA;If you can get to a manga shop or a comic book shop (less likely, but some comic book shops do stock translated manga), ask them for information on new releases in English (or German if you are in Germany) as they will have details on new manga and will stock in the native language of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:44:51.200" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:44:51.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4318" CreationDate="2013-07-13T01:43:49.517" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Specialized or experienced writers, and the original manga writers can all work the manga into a plot for an episode, but why pay them to write a new scene where nothing interesting happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally 'filler' is made by cheap writers. As mentioned in the comments, there are often conflict because the filler writers are paid less and so put less effort into background work. Unlike lead writers, filler writers wont always be provided with reference material for things to include or avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, if it is irrelevant to the season's story line, has no effect on character development, you have someone who works for less write it. Although, filler scenes with no dialogue and no interaction, like someone taking an uneventful walk down a straight road requires no script at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for who decides, whoever decides on the main plot will probably view the filler storyboard before it gets scripted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1933" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T01:43:49.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4318" CreationDate="2013-07-13T03:08:45.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Filler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TV Tropes page on fillers&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are extremely common in Anime, where many shows have 26 or more episodes per season. The producers have to use filler just to meet contractual demands. Filler is usually something entirely original for the anime, but not always; many manga – particularly weekly manga – employ filler just as ruthlessly due to the extreme deadlines. Sometimes entire filler Arcs are created, most often because the series Overtook the Manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to find information about who writes the filler arcs, but movies, which are similar in principle to filler arcs in that they don't interact with the main story line, are generally written by the same writer as the show. Bleach's movies, for example, are written by Masashi Sogo, same as the show. Because there are anime writers who are separate from the manga writers, they can add to the story without interfering with the work of the manga writer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that fillers are sometimes used to meet contractual demands makes it more likely that fillers will virtually always be written by the writer of the canonical anime, at least in those cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-07-13T04:24:13.753" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T04:24:13.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4298" CreationDate="2013-07-13T23:18:12.180" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keima is using the liver as a metaphor. In that scene, you can see a diseased liver on the screen. That shows that the liver has to be operated on. That operation will lead to a change so that she can live. The liver, being an internal organ, is a metaphor for her inside voice. Keima is using it to illustrate how though Shiori is quiet on the outside there is a lot more going on the inside and significant changes could be taking place with out people realizing it. Keima needs to perform an &quot;operation&quot; so that Shiori will be able to express herself and &quot;live&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why they chose to use the liver is uncertain and never explained. Please look at nhahtdh's comment as it does provide some insight into this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T22:57:07.933" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T22:57:07.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4373" CreationDate="2013-07-14T01:58:13.497" Score="10" ViewCount="858" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 1 of Choujigen Game Neptune - The Animation, Compa and IF are handed a flyer with some extremely ugly artwork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJcjal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This is ugly&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this flyer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T03:19:28.160" Title="What was the terrible artwork on the flyer in episode 1?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4372" CreationDate="2013-07-14T01:58:13.497" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character who hands the flyer to them is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hyperdimensionneptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Rei_Ryghts&quot;&gt;Rei Ryghts&lt;/a&gt; who is voiced by seiyuu &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%AB_Kobayashi&quot;&gt;Kobayashi Yuu&lt;/a&gt;. Apart from being a well-known voice actor, Kobayashi is also known for her strange and disturbing art style, exclusively using black and red and with only a very coarse resemblance of anything real. This has been covered by many news sources even in English, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/tag/yu-kobayashi&quot;&gt;Kotaku&lt;/a&gt; five times (so far), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/08-1/voice-actress-yu-kobayashi-sketched-alternative-cover-for-sex-pot-revenge-magazine&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; (and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/05/29/attack-on-titan-voice-actress-yuu-kobayashi-shares-latest-drawing-masterpiece&quot;&gt;again here&lt;/a&gt;), and dozens of blogs and lesser known sites. This image is just another example of such drawings, included as a comedic reference which many viewers would catch (at least in Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for any in-universe significance, this does not seem to be important &lt;em&gt;in the anime&lt;/em&gt;. A similar event occurs in the third Neptunia game, but as the anime is following an original story line loosely based on the games. The scenes after the credits in this show are humorous bloopers or extra scenes related to that episode but not to the overall story. In both episodes 2 and 3 (the next one with IF and Compa) neither the flyer nor Rei makes any appearance, so it's pretty safe to conclude that this won't be important for the overall plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T03:19:28.160" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T03:19:28.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3677" CreationDate="2013-07-14T13:21:20.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I researched it was a combination of plew's spirit and Psycho Frame of Qubeley, but still no clear data can be found on this, but as a reference we can see in the final episode of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Kamille fights with spirits of his friends to destroy Paptimus Scirocco's mobile suit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2018" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:50:05.017" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:50:05.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3731" CreationDate="2013-07-14T13:37:38.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He actually blushed after she had shown him a piece of paper with something written on it, if I remember correctly. So we can only imagine what actually was written here (&quot;I like you&quot;, maybe?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grabbing one's hand should mean &quot;don't leave me&quot; (it is so in english and russian deaf language). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The I/me/friend part is already answered, and it's correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2023" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T13:37:38.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4360" CreationDate="2013-07-14T23:54:02.710" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the comments by 曾気青昭雄 and Raxon suggest, this is indeed a bag. This bag was featured as the point in the Kero-chan check at the end of episode 10 of the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpRO2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this segment, it is explained by  that Sakura uses this bag as a case to carry the baton she uses for her cheerleading. The letters &quot;SAKURA&quot; are embroidered on the bag. It was made by Sakura's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T23:54:02.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2013-07-15T18:17:30.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that the movie is a &quot;Stand-Alone&quot; film. However if the movie HAD to be watched during the anime, it would probably be sometime after episode 17, if you notice Wolfwood calls out to Vash in his nickname &quot;Needle-noggin&quot; which Wolfwood didn't even call Vash that until episode 17 when they were traveling together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2026" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T18:17:30.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3301" CreationDate="2013-07-16T17:48:41.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Suzuri was caught by the web after Mizuki fell into the lake. My guess is that she was eaten or whatever by the spider-mum and the girl who was with Suzuri was the spider-girl. Because, if you did notice, at the scene where she let Mizuki fall from the web, the spider-girl looked more mature and grown up. So she probably cut her hair to look like Mizuki afterwards but I doubt that the girl with Suzuri at the ending was Mizuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2029" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T17:48:41.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4382" CreationDate="2013-07-16T21:21:33.767" Score="8" ViewCount="6872" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's clear from the anime that it exists. Some of the characters from the main series are there. As close as I can tell, it's just a side series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why do hardcore Type-Moon fans say with resolve that &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt; is not a Type-Moon anime or that it does not exist to them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T08:19:13.923" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T08:19:13.923" Title="Why do people tend to say the Kara no Kyoukai anime &quot;does not exist&quot;?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;&lt;type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4401" CreationDate="2013-07-16T21:31:50.343" Score="15" ViewCount="5095" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the longest time we would see things like energy drinks and other such items in the mornings with anime now the big one is toast. How long ago did this start and how did it get so popular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WNuMg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T04:36:16.177" Title="When was the anime toast in the morning trope started?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4380" CreationDate="2013-07-16T21:37:14.297" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kara no Kyoukai, like other Type-Moon series exist in as part of the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Nasuverse&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;multi-verse&lt;/a&gt;. While not in  the same universe as Fate or Tsukihime, they exist as an alternate universe, like Fate/Extra and Fate/kaleid liner. The characters could in theory meet one another... if the circumstances are &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ahnenerbe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;deemed right&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5356/Canaan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Canaan&lt;/a&gt;, however is not part of the this multiverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T21:37:14.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4390" CreationDate="2013-07-17T01:51:48.973" Score="10" ViewCount="1241" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the ED of the &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm Special Season&lt;/em&gt; OVA, we see just about &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U1Eki.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;all of the cast&lt;/a&gt; from major Type-Moon works as &lt;em&gt;Koha-Ace&lt;/em&gt; characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From right to left, who are the person (13th from the left, not including the floating characters) between Hisui and Miyako, the person (10th from the left, not including Keitai-san, the cellphone) between Caster (Fate/Extra) and Chikagi, and the very last person on the far left (first one from the left)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U1Eki.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U1Eki.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;And that&amp;#39;s everyone!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-10T01:36:20.330" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T01:36:20.330" Title="Who are some of the Koha-Ace characters in the ED?" Tags="&lt;carnival-phantasm&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2657" CreationDate="2013-07-17T15:39:42.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives&quot; or the Japanese name &quot;Itsuka Tenma No Kuro Usagi&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taito has been really sleepy lately, and keeps dreaming of a female vampire who says she has given him her “poison.” Sometimes he even thinks he hears her voice when he’s awake. But after surviving an accident that should have killed him, Taito’s world changes drastically and he realizes that his dreams are more real than he thought. its a cool anime &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-17T16:36:43.060" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T16:36:43.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4389" CreationDate="2013-07-17T21:02:23.357" Score="32" ViewCount="183022" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;5 Centimeters Per Second&lt;/em&gt;, a boy and a girl get separated, and then try to meet with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the ending, when they are grown up&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The boy sees the girl as they are crossing the train tracks. They are interrupted by trains. The boy waits for the girl, but when the trains pass, she is gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T05:10:59.057" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T04:23:20.283" Title="5 Centimeters Per Second: What does the ending mean?" Tags="&lt;5-centimeters-per-second&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-17T21:05:59.793" Score="4" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of First Squad,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The ghosts attack the Russian army to steal this artifact (can't remember what it was) but at the last moment, they change their attack. It looks like me the whole attack was a decoy, but for what? The movie ends soon after, without telling the whole story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T18:24:49.280" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T18:24:49.280" Title="What does the ending mean?" Tags="&lt;first-squad&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2013-07-17T21:07:55.527" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;I attribute this to what would best be called a &quot;Fleeting moment and feeling&quot;. His desire to see the girl again caused him to envision her being there for a moment which is personified by the passing train (another symbol that life moves on). But when it passes, so does his desire and like the train, he decides to move forward with his life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1668" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T05:09:07.240" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T05:09:07.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4384" CreationDate="2013-07-17T22:51:47.557" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the one on the far left is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kariya_Matou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kariya Matou&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/irNPrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dat guy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the one next to Chikagi is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rani_VIII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rani VIII&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; (it's a bit hard to see as reface is mostly obscure, but the clothing and skin color matches), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dyBkVm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dat obscured person&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the one in front of Miyako is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_(Fate/Extra)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assassin (Li Shuwen)&lt;/a&gt;, also from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; (the wardrobe practically gives it away).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GowQ3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dat wardrobe&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-07-18T04:35:53.380" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T04:35:53.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4394" CreationDate="2013-07-18T03:24:13.543" Score="12" ViewCount="1518" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the beginning (after the OP) of the &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm Special Season&lt;/em&gt; OVA, the two waitresses of the Ahnenerbe Cafe, Hibiki and Chikagi, come into the cafe to find that someone has killed their co-worker, Lancer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the evidence at the scene of the crime, who amongst the extended cast killed Lancer? What was their motive (if any)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNZrw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Whodunnit?!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T16:49:55.940" Title="Who killed Lancer?" Tags="&lt;carnival-phantasm&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4397" CreationDate="2013-07-18T07:48:31.677" Score="19" ViewCount="21311" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, the homunculi can heal themselves and don't age because of the philosopher's stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Wrath doesn't seem able to heal and he gets older, despite being a homunculus. I always thought that's because he is a human who was turned into a homunculus, but Greed can also regenerate, even though he still has Lings soul and isn't 100% homunculus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why isn't Wrath like a normal homunculus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:46:39.687" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T11:46:27.603" Title="Why is Wrath so human?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4391" CreationDate="2013-07-18T12:43:49.767" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lancer always dying is a joke in carnival phantasm, the reason why he dies is or who kills him is of little importance. For example, in one of the first episodes of carnival phantasm when the cat characters are talking with the TV on we hear about a man in blue thighs being killed in a car accident. It is of course Lancer, and he just died for no reason whatsoever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your case though not a lot of people could have killed him because we can see black keys in his body, the weapon of the church. It means a priest must have killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only person I could see doing that would be Kotomine, because we also see him asking Grail-kun to do something because Lancer is completely useless, and Grail-kun gives him the &quot;Servant Strengthening Tool&quot; (The kitchen knife in the picture).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2041" LastEditorUserId="2041" LastEditDate="2013-07-18T16:49:55.940" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T16:49:55.940" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2013-07-18T13:39:31.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara also can also use Tsukuyomi as his objective is to use infinite tsukuyomi which would only be possible if he possesses Tsukuyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe he could also use Amaterasu? That's why he could pull off his Susano'o. So, these three abilities (At least two) seem to be possessed by all Mangekyō users granted they have awoken them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe Shisui, Obito and Kakashi discover their unique abilities before these three. Hence, it can be deduced that either most Mangekyō have the same abilities and due to some unknown reasons some also have a special one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it could be that Madara's, Sasuke's, and Itachi's unique Mangekyō abilities have yet to be shown. Or Kishi is just mad. Or maybe I am?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2042" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-07-18T16:20:05.347" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T16:20:05.347" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4392" CreationDate="2013-07-18T16:15:50.563" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it was done on purpose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrath was intended to be a public figure, everyone knows the king. So the king has to get old, or it would raise suspicion. The king can't generate wounds in a flash of red lightning, or it would raise suspicions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How&lt;/em&gt; they did it, I don't know. But that's &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; I imagine they did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T16:15:50.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4392" CreationDate="2013-07-18T18:24:37.737" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Wrath discloses his nature to Mustang, he describes what happened after the incident. First, keep this quote of his in mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Philosopher's Stone is created from the life force of countless human beings; it contains their souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, consider that Father was attempting to put all of his wrath within one being; this would require that he removed not only any wrath from within himself, but also every single wrathful soul that composed him. That means we now have a Philosopher's Stone made from dozens of wrathful souls. What does wrath do? It gets revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrath states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Countless souls have battled for dominance within me. And only the most wrathful one survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that he had no healing powers because he basically had no souls to regenerate from; only one soul remains within his body (his own or someone else's), and it is not enough to both regenerate and sustain him. He is basically a human with homunculus-level skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also agree with Madara's conclusion that Father would want the public figure to age and appear human, so he may have been perfectly okay with Wrath being composed of only one soul. Pride's disguise was already conspicuous enough; you can imagine the uprisings if the military leader was also accused of such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to why he is different from Greeling, his soul was pushed aside from the infusion, whereas Ling's was strong enough to coexist with Greed's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T23:50:10.217" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T23:50:10.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4400" CreationDate="2013-07-18T23:40:06.753" Score="8" ViewCount="21471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes in the series, Togame's left eye becomes purple with a cross inside. Is there a reason for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HZKzN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Togame with her purple eye&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2041" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-19T00:02:29.933" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T08:55:05.350" Title="Why does Togame's eye change?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4398" CreationDate="2013-07-18T23:59:06.000" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Togame's left eye changes whenever she is scheming or in an ambitious state of mind. This first began when she witnessed her father being killed, at the same time that her hair turned white. I do not believe it is explained why this change takes place beyond that witnessing her father's death changed her view of the world, but it could be elaborated in the novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth mentioning that Togame's name (とがめ) in Japanese is probably a reference to this eye, though it can be read in many ways. The particular reading here would be 十が眼, which could be interpreted as &quot;eyeball shaped like 十 (&lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt;; the character for the number 10)&quot;. This is fairly unorthodox Japanese, but it's clear that this was one of the readings that the author intended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Togame is the fake name that she made up for herself after her father died, so she wasn't called that until she got her cross-shaped eye. Before that, she was named Yousha (容赦). This is likely a counterpoint to another interpretation of her name, since 容赦 means forgiveness, while 咎め (とがめ) means blame or rebuke, which is fitting given how that incident changed her life towards seeking revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-19T00:38:31.057" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T00:38:31.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4398" CreationDate="2013-07-19T00:02:44.190" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Togame's name (十が目 = とがめ = togame, or 目が十, &quot;eyes are ten/cross shaped&quot;) means &quot;cross-shaped (lit. ten-shaped) eye.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though not thoroughly explained, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Togame&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katanagatari wiki&lt;/a&gt; mentions that it's a result (along with her hair turning white) of witnessed the death of her father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been mentioned (by various Japanese BBS sources) that the cross-shaped eyes were the idea of the original illustrator (of the light novels) and not of the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The eye that witnessed the act takes on a snake-like appearance when she is scheming. One of the Maniwani notes that it &quot;shines with ambition&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could say that the root of ambition that Togame shines with is revenge, since her eyes return to return to normal when she's scheming her ultimate revenge plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-07-19T03:18:18.283" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T03:18:18.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4381" CreationDate="2013-07-19T06:09:04.193" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty common trope which, I dare say, predates energy drinks and the like. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LateForSchool&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A common device for a series opening or Establishing Character Moment. Things begin in a frantic rush which usually results in taking short cuts, such as eating breakfast on the run. The classic image is of someone running down the street with a slice of toast hanging out of their mouth, dragging their backpack with one hand while trying to put on their jacket or sweater one-handed with the other, bumping into important people in a manner that gets the plot started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In manga and anime, this is associated with the shoujo (girl's) genre, where the original intent was to establish the protagonist as cute but clumsy, or give her a minor flaw. Overused to the point of becoming a Discredited Trope; current Japanese &quot;How to Become a Shoujo Manga-ka&quot; books specifically advise against using this trope, and more recent manga even lampshade how much of a cliche it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to the question of when this trope exactly started is currently unknown. But there's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fuckyeahanimutoast.tumblr.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tumblr dedicated to it&lt;/a&gt; and the current candidate appears to be 1986's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_A-ko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Project A-ko&lt;/a&gt; which is part-parody. It is said to parody Gundam and according to the afore-linked tumblr, the first episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/a&gt; includes a scene with Amuro Ray chewing on a sandwich in a car:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cs5L3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cs5L3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I expect that earlier instances of this trope very likely exist in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T06:09:04.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3942" CreationDate="2013-07-19T07:18:39.507" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the hunter exam Gon followed Ponzu's scent and he was also aware of her bee breeding ability. so we can assume that he understood from the moment they received the letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2046" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T07:18:39.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4403" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4406" CreationDate="2013-07-19T13:20:10.450" Score="17" ViewCount="76859" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode two of Danganronpa, two characters die. On both cases the blood appears in pink, rather than red.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ciyx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ciyxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Poor Maizono Sayaka, stabbed in the stomach...&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O7SRD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O7SRDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Enoshima Junko got trespassed by spears, after messing with Monokuma!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is blood in the Danganronpa universe pink? Or is this supposed to be less shocking for the viewer or something similar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T00:40:00.780" Title="Why is blood pink in Danganronpa?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4317" CreationDate="2013-07-19T13:28:16.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could also be a shadow clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2047" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T13:28:16.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4403" CreationDate="2013-07-19T15:11:57.650" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3447397&quot;&gt;Something Awful playthrough thread&lt;/a&gt; for the game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of the intricacies of the Japanese game rating system, blood&#xA;  in this game is colored pink. Rest assured, though, it is human blood&#xA;  you will be looking at, and it doesn't mean our characters are&#xA;  secretly aliens or elves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/DanganRonpa&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt; also says the same thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many murder scenes are liberally splattered in Pepto-Bismol, thanks to&#xA;  the intricacies of the Japanese game rating system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems like making the blood realistic would have given the game a higher age rating, possibly restricting some of their target demographic from being able to purchase the game. But the pink blood also goes along with the main artistic style of Dangan Ronpa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangan_Ronpa#Development&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The game uses pop art, a bright and colorful style, as a way to&#xA;  contrast the dark subject matter of murder. Scenario writer Kazutaka&#xA;  Kodaka stated he desired to &quot;...shake user's heart by showing a&#xA;  devastating accident in not devastating ways. But, by some measure, it&#xA;  might be more shocking than showing a devastating scene.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T15:11:57.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4403" CreationDate="2013-07-19T18:04:28.810" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to atlantiza's answer, Danganronpa is rated D (17+) by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Entertainment_Rating_Organization&quot;&gt;CERO&lt;/a&gt;, Japan's rating board for console video games. That's the highest rating which does not carry additional legal restrictions as to where and to whom you can sell it. Danganronpa is a console game, and it's very likely that the consoles would not have approved of it had it been rated Z (18+), but including red blood would have likely pushed it over this limit. Very few games rated Z ever get released, with the exception of a few violent games produced overseas where the ratings are less strict for violent content (e.g. in the U.S.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most visual novels are PC games, so they are rated by a different organization from CERO, namely EOCS. EOCS doesn't have the same restrictions against displaying red blood, but most of them are guaranteed an 18+ rating anyway for inclusion of sexual content. An 18+ rating from CERO has a much bigger impact in terms of sales than one from EOCS. It's not uncommon for Japanese console games to not include blood at all to avoid getting higher ratings, but Danganronpa obviously didn't have that option so they did the next best thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they kept the blood pink in the anime, it is sort of iconic at this point. The death scenes (so far) have all been very closely following the style of the game. Changing it would probably turn off fans, and the pink blood does fit well with the art style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T18:04:28.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3195" CreationDate="2013-07-20T02:29:29.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the writer chose apples because they have both mythical and religious values , like in Adam and Eve's story or Newton and gravity. Apples are native to the Mediterranean where civilization began, they have been cultivated for thousands of years and that's why they have such big attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2050" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-07-20T10:03:00.807" LastActivityDate="2013-07-20T10:03:00.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4898" CreationDate="2013-07-20T02:35:24.567" Score="11" ViewCount="2674" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WataMote_~No_Matter_How_I_Look_at_It,_It%E2%80%99s_You_Guys&amp;#39;_Fault_I%E2%80%99m_Not_Popular!~&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;WataMote&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Tomoko's phone appears to have a little figure on the top of it. It looks like a doll, with a kitty-face smile and an orange coat and antenna. In the ED sequence, it appears again, in both orange and blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AOV1B.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tomoko&amp;#39;s phone&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VC09b.png&quot; alt=&quot;The phone in the ED sequence&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this doll a reference to another series or Japanese pop culture? What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T23:13:24.877" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T19:59:05.427" Title="What is the little doll on top of Tomoko's phone?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4493" CreationDate="2013-07-20T08:03:09.887" Score="6" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Morestsu Pirates / Bodacious Space Pirates, The Parabellum is hired by Gruier to make sure that Marika finishes her business with the Space Pirates before her final exams begin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lnpoS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ship makes a grand entrance at one stage, but during the show I couldn't see any way that the ship/crew actively helped Marika and the Bentenmaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might have missed something, but, what does the Parabellum and its crew do to help Marika?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T23:05:40.180" Title="What exactly was the Parabellum's role?" Tags="&lt;bodacious-space-pirates&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4421" CreationDate="2013-07-20T08:11:18.137" Score="6" ViewCount="788" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soul Eater Not!&lt;/em&gt; is a spinoff manga from the main series &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;. It also has an anime adaption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HcClX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read a couple of volumes of &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;, but when would be the earliest (plot-wise) that I should pick up this sub-series as I'm told many of the characters and plot points are shared?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T21:38:02.830" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T21:38:02.830" Title="When can I start reading &quot;Soul Eater Not!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4414" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-20T08:23:19.823" Score="17" ViewCount="1169" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of his creator. Then how can Shenron (Earth) revive people, when Kami couldn't do it himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g9nLH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:14:20.810" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:14:20.810" Title="How can Shenron revive people?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4414" CreationDate="2013-07-20T10:31:15.690" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another way of looking at this is that Kami did not understand the full extent of his Dragon Balls' power. You see the Dragon Balls getting stronger after Kami's ones, maybe because they knew how they function properly while Kami was still getting to know his limits. So, maybe Kami could revive people but left it to the Dragon Balls as they were harder to get, and were more of a trial for people; or, Kami just believed, &quot;Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of his creator&quot; because he did not know how to make Shenron more powerful. As much as I can remember and can find it was only Kami who said this, so most likely this was only a theory of his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2048" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T09:28:24.453" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T09:28:24.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4417" CreationDate="2013-07-20T12:54:13.287" Score="10" ViewCount="1388" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Edward Elric known as the 'Fullmetal Alchemist' not simply as 'Metal Alchemist'? Is there any reason besides the names sounding better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only watched the 2nd episode of FMA brotherhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2053" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-07-20T16:21:31.177" LastActivityDate="2013-07-20T16:21:31.177" Title="Why not simply &quot;Metal Alchemist&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4416" CreationDate="2013-07-20T13:12:55.307" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's a reason beyond the &quot;Cool&quot; factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;はがね (Hagane) translates to &quot;Steel&quot; or &quot;Metal&quot;, so I don't see a real reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal&lt;/em&gt;, refers to objects that are completely made of metal, that they aren't hollow or are composed of other, non-metallic materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-07-20T13:12:55.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2686" CreationDate="2013-07-20T13:50:48.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's easy, her wish was to spend more time with the Super Peace Busters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She reunited them and made them honest to each other that's why in the very last episode she was slowly disappearing, because all of them knew what everyone was hiding from each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Menma's wish was to reunite the Super Peace Busters, to really hear what Jinta has to say, before she died to grant the wish of Jinta's mother and to have proper goodbyes. It said that they won't have proper goodbyes if they don't find Menma, thats why Menma appeared again to properly say goodbye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you watch the series more than once you would know. I watched it 33 times, then just now it hit me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2054" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-07-21T19:25:13.293" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T19:25:13.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4613" CreationDate="2013-07-20T18:38:33.200" Score="3" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, there's a scene with Utsu-tsu cleaning the Tachikawa City International Greenery Garden where she volunteers. However, the scene is a bit strange, as it shows two of her in the same shot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kzesol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, both of the people in the shot are Utsu-tsu. She's also in the two shots before this one, and doesn't seem to move between them, so there could be more than two of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why are there two Utsu-tsus here? Is she able to double her body, or does she have clones, or are they imposters, or something else?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T22:00:26.237" Title="Why are there two Utsu-tsus?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4093" CreationDate="2013-07-20T18:58:19.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have a definitive answer to this, but based on the first 2 episodes of Crowds (all that has aired so far), at the very least there's no clear connection between the two series. If they are in the same universe, the characters in the two series don't seem to be interacting at all. There are definitely references to the original series, e.g. all of the members of the Gatchaman team in the original series have counterparts in Crowds, and many of the concepts stayed the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's good reason to believe that the two series are in different universes. In the original Gatchaman, all of their powers were, at least in principle, just the product of science and technology. In Crowds, by contrast, their Gatchaman powers are of some sort of mystic origin. It's not yet clear how they work, but they aren't purely within the realm of science fiction anymore. This rendition of Gatchaman is thus fundamentally different from the original, and probably only makes sense in its own universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchaman#Gatchaman_Crowds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; seems to agree with this, describing Crowds as &quot;based in the Gatchaman universe&quot;, which would seem to preclude it from being in the same universe. However, there's no solid source for that statement, so it's at best questionable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this answer could still change (at least until Crowds ends) but for the moment it seems more likely that they are in different universes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-20T18:58:19.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4413" CreationDate="2013-07-21T00:23:49.673" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't need any significant knowledge of the plot of Soul Eater to begin reading Soul Eater Not!. It is set in the same world, but Soul Eater Not! takes place chronologically before the beginning of the Soul Eater manga and mostly focuses on characters who are not important for the main plot. If you're familiar with the setting of Soul Eater (which should not require more than a few chapters of the original) then you should be able to read it. In fact, you could probably read it without any knowledge of the original, as the major concepts are all reintroduced, but I think it will be more enjoyable for those who at least know the main characters and setting of the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, many of the characters from Soul Eater also show up in Not!. There may be foreshadowing of future events or outright spoilers connected to these characters, but I don't remember anything major getting spoiled, and most of the references are to things which occur fairly early in the manga. If you want to catch all of the references, it would be good to read up to chapter 44 (last chapter in volume 11), and possibly a bit farther, but strictly speaking that isn't necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-07-21T15:56:40.153" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T15:56:40.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4432" CreationDate="2013-07-21T03:10:36.807" Score="6" ViewCount="3374" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching Fate Stay Night and Unlimited Blade Works (movie). Haven't seen the manga yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate Stay Night, Saber is determined to obtain the Holy Grail. After many experiences with Shirou, he convinces her that it is pointless, and so she accepts to destroy it. Shirou convinced her mainly because he wanted her to stay and have a normal life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Unlimited Blade Works movie, there's no hint of major affection from Shirou towards Saber (who seems to be more interested in Rin). In fact, so many things happen so quickly that Saber even ends up as Rin's servant (so Shirou's relationship with her was like... null).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Grail is being summoned by Gilgamesh in Unlimited Blade Works, Saber doesn't even hesitate about destroying the Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the Unlimited Blade Works movie, exactly what convinced Saber to destroy it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't really get UBW's plot very well though. I'm not sure if there was something especially wrong with that Grail that made it useless for Saber. Was there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:24:29.993" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T09:01:53.080" Title="What convinced Saber to destroy the Holy Grail in the Unlimited Blade Works movie?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T03:12:32.567" Score="0" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist and I then proceeded to watch an episode of Brotherhood before realizing, Brotherhood isn't actually a continuation of the first series. I then discovered there was a movie that tied up the loose ends at the end of the first series. Now, I want to know, what actually is Brotherhood? I've read that it's simply a version of the show that follows the manga more closely, but I haven't read the manga and I really enjoyed the first series. Will watching Brotherhood disappoint me or change my views of the ending? Could I have watched Brotherhood without having watched the first series (or at least before)? Are there any major (specific) changes that might frustrate someone who is dead-set on things happening like they did in the first series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I have a lot of questions, but I hope someone can answer most of them! Thank you so much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Junebug&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2055" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:45:55.770" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:45:55.770" Title="What's the difference between Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2013-07-21T09:40:19.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T08:06:24.287" Score="11" ViewCount="2493" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, alchemy didn't exist until The Dwarf in the Flask came into existence. I also noticed is that the great teachers of alchemy were Father in the West, and Hohenheim in the East.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with this information, I think that if The Dwarf in the Flask was never created, then alchemy itself would never have existed. How were they able to obtain The Dwarf in the Flask?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2056" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:45:07.917" LastActivityDate="2019-01-11T17:58:23.150" Title="What are the origins of alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4424" CreationDate="2013-07-21T13:53:01.077" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never fully explained, when and how alchemy was &quot;invented&quot;, but it's known that Xerxes was one of the first countries to know alchemy. It already existed when the dwarf in the flask was created, as he was created using alchemy. The creation of the dwarf in the flask just increased the knowledge because it knew much about alchemy and helped the alchemists gaining knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T13:53:01.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3625" CreationDate="2013-07-21T17:50:07.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's worth noting that the Heaven is a Place on Earth, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, and Cuties are all future timelines that may or may not become canonical to the manga depending on how the mangaka, Hata Kenjiro chooses to continue the current manga timeline which hasn't caught up to the movie or both new seasons of the anime yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All stories used in the episodes of Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties except for episodes 11-12 were taken from various manga chapters around 200-400-ish of the manga, so you definitely cannot dismiss manga-based answers. Some of the events in these chapters were understandably modified a bit for the anime in order to make it seem like the stories in Cuties take place after Can't Take My Eyes of You. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question directly, Nagi was never shown moving out of her mansion in the anime because the yet/never-to-be-animated End of the World Arc featuring Athena Tennousu who is currently Alice both in the Manga and in Cuties (the presence of Alice as well as the Violet mansion are clear indications that you cannot dismiss manga-based answers), concludes with Nagi losing her right to the Sanzen'in inheritance of her own volition by destroying the King's Jewel that Hayate was supposed to protect because it was the key to her inheritance. Thus, with the stone destroyed, her grandfather Mikado Sanzen'in evicts her from the mansion and she is forced to live on her own without her fortune. Fortunately, her head butler Klaus gives her the &quot;apartment,&quot; the Violet Mansion, which was originally given to him as a gift by Yukariko Sanzen'in, Nagi's mother. Nagi then proceeds to rent out the different rooms in the Violet Mansion/Yukari-chan house in order to start earning money and that's how their friends eventually come to live in this house (for various ulterior motives).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2058" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T17:50:07.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4424" CreationDate="2013-07-21T18:01:03.810" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/122/looper&quot;&gt;@looper&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4425/274&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt;, alchemy did exist before the Dwarf in the Flask was created. In fact, the man who created the Dwarf would later become Van Hohenheim's teacher. I don't believe much of alchemy was ever used in Xerxes in general, but the king was a big supporter of it, enough that he would later bet his own life on it and ask for immortality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U8Ugq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also hinted that alchemy was what created aspects of the universe. In the last few episodes of the series,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Father absorbs the entity known as &quot;God&quot; (the Eye of God behind the gate) and gains the ability to simply create a sun in the palm of his hand, at a whim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is suggested that this very same power was once used, by either &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/87/274&quot;&gt;Truth or God&lt;/a&gt;, to create the stars and planets in the universe. That would mean that alchemy has always existed, but was just brought to light by the Xerxians, and the word was spread by Father and Hohenheim during their travels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T18:01:03.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4431" CreationDate="2013-07-21T19:41:41.067" Score="4" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any known lists of monthly/annual readership (e.g. top charts) of different mangas in Japan or the US? Perhaps by category and age groups (audience)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are some good English sources for looking up statistics of manga readership and reviews?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="311" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T00:14:42.267" Title="List of mangas by readership and reception" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4429" CreationDate="2013-07-22T00:14:42.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, I don't know of any chart which tracks readership, and statistics for that seem hard to gather. The next best thing is sales numbers, which represent how many volumes were bought, but volumes purchased do not necessarily directly correspond to readership. Comic sales numbers are reported on a weekly basis by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/obc/w/2013-07-22/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oricon&lt;/a&gt;, which is the go-to source for Japanese entertainment media rankings. These are reposted across the internet, including by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/japanese-comic-ranking-july-7-13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; in English (link to current most recent list). As one would expect, the weekly rankings tend to vary a lot depending on what has been recently released, so they also compile &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oricon.co.jp/entertainment/ranking/2013/bookrank0603/index06.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;half-year sales statistics&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013-first-half&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English via ANN&lt;/a&gt;) which are probably more useful for determining what's currently popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overseas, even sales statistics aren't going to do a very good job indicating what's popular because of the levels of manga piracy. They are still available for the US via &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/manga/list.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;NY Times&lt;/a&gt;, but they miss a significant number of viewers who are reading pirated manga (e.g. scanalations) and also don't report absolute numbers, only relative positions. Various indexing sites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-manga.php?top50=popular&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/topmanga.php?type=bypopularity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; do have data for &quot;most popular&quot; manga based on their listings, which likely includes those who are obtaining it illegally, but these are all-time rankings. Current rankings are probably difficult to compile with the data they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T00:14:42.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4422" CreationDate="2013-07-22T04:36:31.907" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie, as Rin was carrying Shinji out, she told Saber to destroy the Holy Grail &quot;cocoon&quot; (Shinji was too weak and incompatible to be able to contain the Grail, so this &quot;cocoon&quot; is the result of it manifesting). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber she was hesitant because Rin was still there, but she knew that if the cocoon were to explode the cursed contents would destroy everything it touched. So destroying the cocoon would be natural to her in this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movie plays out almost exactly as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5emtlA9Wnc#t=81s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;visual novel scenario&lt;/a&gt;, with a few bits and pieces cut out for time. E.g., Saber tries to cross the pond of corrupted mud to save Rin, but Rin uses a Command Seal to prevent her from doing so (because she would be corrupted by the cursed mud if she touched it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the corruption of the Grail:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contents of the Grail was corrupted during the Third Fuyuki Grail War, which allowed for the summoning of non-Heroic Spirits such as Rider and Caster. Any wish made upon this upon the Grail's corrupted contents would come with destruction. The Lesser Grail, the container meant to hold the contents of the Holy Grail was destroyed in the previous Grail War (the Fourth, by Saber, commanded by Shirou's foster father Kiritsugu using his command seal). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-09-11T18:46:14.427" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T18:46:14.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4434" CreationDate="2013-07-22T05:18:38.270" Score="10" ViewCount="33664" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe her actual age is given in either series and since she is a modified homunculus, she ages much slower than an average person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on evidence given in the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; series, approximately how old is Illyasviel von Einzbern in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1dYq.png&quot; alt=&quot;I don&amp;#39;t know how old I am!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2020-06-23T02:06:57.180" Title="How old is Illya?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4433" CreationDate="2013-07-22T06:00:15.900" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time of Fate/Zero, Illya is 8 years old. In Fate/Stay Night, which takes place 10 years after Fate/Zero, she is 18 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned in Fate/Zero, that the preparations for the 4th Holy Grail War started 8 years before, where you can see that Illya is born. The 5th war happens 10 years after the events of Fate/Zero making her 18 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T06:00:15.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2666" CreationDate="2013-07-22T16:03:52.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reincarnated Hidan was like a clone created by Kabuto from the real one's DNA, and also it wasn't like the other Edo Tensei, he died later without being sealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2062" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-07-22T16:23:38.503" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T16:23:38.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4436" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4438" CreationDate="2013-07-23T01:05:05.487" Score="22" ViewCount="5364" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, the guild is named &quot;Fairy Tail&quot;. While there does seem to be a range of ethnicities within the names (Natsu vs. Lucy), it just seems like an odd misspelling of &quot;fairy &lt;em&gt;tale&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, which is a very specific thing that seems to be totally unrelated to the guild itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the in-universe reason given for that being the name of the guild, if there is a reason given?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T09:21:12.490" LastActivityDate="2019-05-09T18:20:59.743" Title="What is the in-universe reason for the name &quot;Fairy Tail&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4274" CreationDate="2013-07-23T04:52:19.720" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I touch on this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3478/247&quot;&gt;my answer&lt;/a&gt; to your other question. Eastern and Buddhist myths often use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_egg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cosmic egg&lt;/a&gt; to explain creation. In Chinese mythology, it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pangu&lt;/a&gt; who hatches from the egg. In Hindu mythology, it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma#Origin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brahma&lt;/a&gt;. In Buddhism, Buddha himself is depicted as hatching from the egg as seen below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rC2En.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The myth of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_tree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Tree&lt;/a&gt; is another that pervades religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T04:52:19.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4436" CreationDate="2013-07-23T07:09:36.073" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Makarov's history based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Makarov_Dreyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The guild was named 'Fairy Tail' as the eternal mystery behind whether fairies had tails or not, or if they even existed, was like an eternal adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess the guild's (Fairy Tail's) purpose is to have a great adventure as if they are solving the mysteries about fairies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T09:21:14.370" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T09:21:14.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="422" CreationDate="2013-07-23T20:00:17.053" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genetically speaking, Saiyans aren't human. So it's hard to say that by becoming Super Saiyans, Goku and Vegeta have altered the DNA in their sperm to be able to pass along those traits. I think the traits have been their all along, or maybe they are just traits that lay dormant in every Saiyan ultimately but most just never realize the potential.  Even though supposedly legend spoke of their being only one true Super Saiyan, every culture has it's lore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, children are definitely more susceptible to believing anything is possible. Goten and Trunks are brought into a universe different from the one their fathers grew up in. For them, Super Saiyans are no longer these &quot;mythical beings&quot; legends had everyone believe. Psychologically, achieving Super Sayian status was completely plausible in their young minds, and mentality did seem to carry a lot of weight in pushing Sayians to that super status. While it could be caused by anger or any other strong powerful emotion, for them it was just youthful passion for strength and an absence of doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2068" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T22:24:30.957" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T22:24:30.957" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4441" CreationDate="2013-07-23T20:29:55.190" Score="26" ViewCount="6090" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the rule in question, (listed under the Death Note Wiki as &quot;How to Use: XXI&quot;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Those with the eye power of the god of death will have the eyesight of over 3.6 in the human measurement, regardless of their original eyesight.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what are the numbers referring to? 3.6 what? I googled Visual Acuity, and I'm guessing those with death god eyes can see over 3 and a half times further than normal humans? 3.6 times to be exact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never read the manga, or saw the Japanese version, so I ask this question to confirm it with perhaps something someone read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2068" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T20:42:25.427" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T20:42:25.427" Title="What does this Death Note rule regarding visual acuity mean?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4440" CreationDate="2013-07-23T20:41:24.493" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;3.6 in Japanese measurement is the equivalent of 72/20 in American measurement.&#xA;That's considered to be &lt;em&gt;Excellent&lt;/em&gt; eyesight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not that you see 3.6 times further, you are able to &lt;em&gt;distinguish&lt;/em&gt;, 3.6 times more detail in the image you get (read, 3.6 times smaller details).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T20:41:24.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8612" CreationDate="2013-07-23T22:29:54.537" Score="6" ViewCount="462" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 8 of &lt;em&gt;+Tic Neesan&lt;/em&gt;, what is this scene parodying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't get the references at all. :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing I could possibly link would be &lt;em&gt;Welcome to the NHK&lt;/em&gt;'s anime mascot who has a similar catchphrase, but I doubt very much that it's the link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jdmXR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jdmXRm.png&quot; alt=&quot; here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h767b.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h767bm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:37:42.273" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:37:42.273" Title="What is this scene parodying?" Tags="&lt;plastic-neesan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4414" CreationDate="2013-07-24T01:38:27.333" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is theorized that Shenron does have the same power as Kami but the difference is that Shenron exclusively grants wishes, so he is much more efficient in that regard when using Kami's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2033" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T01:38:27.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4445" CreationDate="2013-07-24T09:20:19.387" Score="7" ViewCount="799" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only found out that the diary allowed Tenth to control the dogs, but that wouldn't make the diary a future diary. So he had to be able to see some kind of future events with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what he saw with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2072" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-07-24T11:53:16.887" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T15:02:22.733" Title="What makes the Breeder's Diary a future diary in Mirai Nikki?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4444" CreationDate="2013-07-24T09:32:03.490" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;His diary allowed him to not just control the dogs but also to &lt;strong&gt;know their future&lt;/strong&gt;. That's why he could be one of the players of the diary game. The following is written in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Karyuudo_Tsukishima#Diary_.26_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His diary is The Breeder Diary, which is mostly used by his daughter&#xA;  Hinata. Despite of this its uses are clear, which involves to predict&#xA;  the movements of his dogs and those of his targets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2064" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T15:02:22.733" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T15:02:22.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-24T15:15:29.450" Score="10" ViewCount="1337" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can Obito combine 4 different nature transformations, if he barely managed to control the Juubi inside him?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Using advanced techniques and nature transformations needs some focus on chakra manipulation, so how is he able to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5J36.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5J36m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 639 page 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Obito using the 4 different nature transformations&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g2V8X.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g2V8Xm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 640 page 8&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Obito barely managing to control the Juubi&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-24T15:36:24.493" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T04:22:53.353" Title="How can Obito combine 4 different nature transformations?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-24T23:02:32.553" Score="3" ViewCount="4166" Body="&lt;p&gt;I picked the so-called 'complete collection' of Strawberry Panic at a convention. Upon reading it however, I found the story wasn't actually complete (stops just as the 'faceless devil' event is announced) and closes with an &quot;..end?&quot; even though nearly no plot points are resolved and many events are about happen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read the light novels, and there's a good chunk of story left. Why was the series stopped so suddenly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fom3g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T18:20:18.580" Title="Why did the Strawberry Panic manga end?" Tags="&lt;strawberry-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4451" CreationDate="2013-07-24T23:17:02.673" Score="8" ViewCount="7870" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Viz translates the Shonen Jump magazine as it is released, but  I'm not a &lt;em&gt;massive&lt;/em&gt; fan of shonen, so I was wondering if there are any other manga magazines that are/have been published in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z8XVZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-07-25T06:29:29.730" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T06:37:21.940" Title="Are there other English versions of weekly manga magazines besides Shonen Jump?" Tags="&lt;shonen-jump&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-25T04:01:45.157" Score="30" ViewCount="5136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ed is a State Alchemist, but what's his rank within the military hierarchy?  Col. Mustang explicitly mentions a few times he's his 'superior officer', so he's a bit lower than that, but how does he compare to Maj. Armstrong or some of the staff Lieutenants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are State Alchemists commissioned at some rank (e.g. Capt.) a la physicians in the US military?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2076" LastActivityDate="2019-12-07T11:35:43.340" Title="What rank does Edward Elric hold?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4449" CreationDate="2013-07-25T05:14:57.137" Score="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Maria Ross (episode 9, 3:42), all State Alchemists carry a military rank equivalent of Major.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ewGJF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ross: &amp;quot;State Alchemists have the military rank equivalent to major, and all.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T05:14:57.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4448" CreationDate="2013-07-25T06:37:21.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10422500#10422500&quot;&gt;asked a similar question in chat&lt;/a&gt; a little while ago and did some research myself on the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Viz no longer publishes Shonen Jump, as it has gone entirely digital. Viz also used to publish &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shojo_Beat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shojo Beat&lt;/a&gt; which ended its publication run in 2009. Before that, they published &lt;em&gt;Manga Vizion&lt;/em&gt; (1995), a manga anthology that ran for 4 years, &lt;em&gt;Pulp&lt;/em&gt; (1997), which was the same thing but aimed at adults and ran for 5 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More general publications like &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animerica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Animerica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewType_USA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;New Type USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (by A.D. Vision, counterpart of the Japanese &quot;New Type&quot; magazine) contained news and some serialized manga. When A.D.V shut down, the magazine was replaced by &lt;em&gt;PiQ&lt;/em&gt;, which was even less about anime/manga and only lasted 4 issues. There's also &lt;em&gt;Anime Insider&lt;/em&gt; published by Wizard which contained some manga previews but it's mostly a news magazine and &lt;em&gt;Protoculture Addicts&lt;/em&gt; published by Protoculture, Inc. which covers anime and manga news and is readily available in Europe. It's now part of Anime News Network.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the only manga magazine that's still in print today is &lt;em&gt;Otaku USA&lt;/em&gt; which claims to publish 32 pages of manga previews. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku_USA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the shutdown of NewType USA in February 2008, Anime Insider in March 2009, and the discontinuation of Protoculture Addicts since August 2008, Otaku USA is the only remaining anime news magazine published for the North American market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it only contains previews of manga, it's not a viable option if you want serialized publications of manga in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T06:37:21.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4824" CreationDate="2013-07-25T17:21:33.223" Score="8" ViewCount="3985" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the way to Karakura town, Ichigo is informed by Unohana that he is the only one with a chance of defeating Aizen, as he alone hasn't seen his Shikai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo..apparently does nothing about this. He doesn't blindfold himself or protect his eyes in any way that would be obvious to an anime viewer. Aizen could presumably just activate his weapon and negate Ichigo's only advantage at a whim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Ichigo do anything to protect him from Aizen's illusions? If not, why does Ichigo charge Aizen without any regard for protecting himself from his game-ending ability, despite being warned about it minutes earlier?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="180" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T20:33:04.803" Title="Why doesn't Ichigo protect himself from Aizen's power?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4460" CreationDate="2013-07-25T21:55:39.993" Score="15" ViewCount="29697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eren's father injects him with the Titan serum years before he first uses it.  So how is it that he remembers how to activate it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1850" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T12:48:38.493" Title="Why/How does Eren remember how to activate his Titan power?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8458" CreationDate="2013-07-25T23:02:06.320" Score="25" ViewCount="15353" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Trigun, Vash the Stampede is wanted for sixty billion double dollars ($$60,000,000,000).  I don't remember any indication of how much money that actually is in the Trigun universe.  I'm sure it's quite a lot, but how much is it really? Enough to buy a house?  A power plant?  An entire city?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9KVBP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vash the Stampede&amp;#39;s wanted poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;how much is $$60,000,000,000 actually worth?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T17:44:35.163" LastActivityDate="2018-07-25T15:23:14.353" Title="How much is sixty billion double dollars worth?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-26T03:33:12.660" Score="10" ViewCount="6703" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the chunin exams, when Orochimaru attacked Konoha, the Third Hokage managed to seal the hands of Orochimaru, rendering him incapable of using any jutsus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later in the series we see that Orochimaru did use jutsus. For eg, during the battle with Naruto he uses the Kawarimi no Jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it has not been depicted that he uses hand seals to perform Kawarimi no Jutsu, but I presume that a jutsu of that level needs a hand seal to be pulled off. &#xA;So, Orochimaru had never lost his jutsus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, Sasuke managed to absorb Orochimaru into his body which was sealed off by Itachi using the sealing powers of Sword of Totsuka. How then is it possible for Orochimaru to be present in someone else's body and &quot;pop out at will&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how is it that no sealing techniques work upon Orochimaru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/618/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How Orochimaru resurrected the 4 Hokages.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:25:23.720" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:55:31.337" Title="What's the deal with Orochimaru and seals?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="778" CreationDate="2013-07-26T07:02:59.437" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something that most of the answers have missed is Jiriya was the keeper of the key to the seal that was used to seal the nine tailed fox. So he has to know about Naruto being the Jinchuriki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next point is, the name &quot;Naruto&quot; is actually the name of the character that Jiraya created in his first book. In later episodes it is shown that Minato decided that he too would name his child as Naruto, and Jiraya comments that, that makes him the godfather to the child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, had Jiraya known Naruto by name and face is just speculation, as no substantial information has been provided in this matter, but he is sure to have recognised who this &quot;Naruto&quot; is once Naruto mentions his name to him. Furthermore, once he sees the seal on Naruto's stomach (the key of which lock lies with him) there shouldn't be any more doubts for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T07:02:59.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4456" CreationDate="2013-07-26T07:52:21.250" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how far the anime is yet, so I'll put it into a spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The shift between human is triggered by any injury that causes blood loss. The first shift is triggered when Eren gets eaten by one of the titans and hurts his arm. To trigger the next one, he bites himself to protect Mikasa and Armin. Apparently, also the will to accomplish something is needed to become a titan (kill the titans, save his friends)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T07:52:21.250" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2371" CreationDate="2013-07-26T10:20:00.707" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone who read Kizumonogatari (translated by Baka-Tsuki, not in original Japanese) I thought that I might shed some light about the sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, I would like to mention that although Kizumonogatari does have a whole bunch of interesting facts about the series (most of which are based around Shinobu and Koyomi's relationship) there is actually surprisingly little about the sword (I actually found this thread by googleing the sword).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to refrain from spoiling and just say you learn where the sword is from and how it only cuts Kaiis (or Aberrations/Monsters) but we are not told that it has any other special properties from a sword otherwise, so while mcs may have the correct answer, I believe it actually lies elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off I will answer why the sword is able to fit inside Shinobu. Contradictory to Koyomi, Shinobu doesn't actually stick the sword inside herself. Vampires actually have the ability to materialize objects/possessions at will, and Shinobu &quot;conjures&quot; up the sword each time she wishes to wield it. Koyomi never reached that &quot;power level&quot; so he was never able to materialize anything, but to Kissshot-Acerolaorion-Heartunderblade it was no big deal. As for why she materializes it from her mouth, I have no idea (but hey, it sure looks cool).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Koyomi, I think you actually answered your own question. Indeed the sword is longer than him, I think in the novel it was said to be around 2 meters (~6.6 feet) long. However as you so keenly noticed, the sword was stuck in the ground. During his conversation with Hanakawa, Koyomi never moved from his original spot and if you notice his standing posture is a little strange (he seems to be focusing all his weight on his left foot). I think this is just because he stuck the sword (through him) straight into the ground and couldn't move from that axis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just what I thought from re-watching the scene and from reading the light novels. I hope you found my information useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2088" LastEditorUserId="2088" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T10:32:48.290" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T10:32:48.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2013-07-26T10:36:22.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where Kakashi battles Kakuzu, Kakuzu attacks with a massive fire attack. To counter this, Naruto and Yamato combine a water element attack and a wind element attack. They were successful in averting the attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the order in which the above mentioned elements come are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;water -&gt; fire -&gt; wind -&gt; lightening -&gt; earth -&gt; water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what we can see here is: water + wind = strong attack and fire + wind = strong attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, can it be assumed that there are some elements that are more like support to the other elements, like in this case wind is the support element to both water and fire. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T10:36:22.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9472" CreationDate="2013-07-26T14:37:09.527" Score="4" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Ken Akamatsu currently working starting a new series or planning to release a new one this year? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that &lt;em&gt;Negima&lt;/em&gt; ended some time ago. A mangaka's gotta eat, after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2090" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:51:30.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T15:22:09.390" Title="What manga is Ken Akamatsu currently working on?" Tags="&lt;ken-akamatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-08-31T09:53:16.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4458" CreationDate="2013-07-26T15:19:18.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru had dedicated himself to the path of Kinjutsu. This means that he is using mostly forbidden jutsu. Because of his endless experimentation on himself to become even more powerful, he moved to a place above natural law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's living on a different set of rules than the rest of the ninja world, and so is his village (if there is anything left of it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He sought immortality so that he could master every jutsu, even the science of creating jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for being in different bodies and popping out of them, here is what I've observed from the manga: he infects a person with himself. Look at Kabuto. That was a serious infection. The curse mark is another example. The curse mark is purely a technique developed by Orochimaru, and infects people with his power. Although the level and type of infection in Kabuto vs. Sasuke is inherently different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is &quot;above&quot; being sealed because he warped himself into a viral entity, or a &quot;demon&quot; as the 3rd Hokage called him. Even the Nine-Tailed Fox could be sealed because he is a natural force of nature. There is nothing natural about Orochimaru!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2090" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T17:55:31.337" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T17:55:31.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4457" CreationDate="2013-07-26T15:27:35.470" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one indicator I know of (from the anime) is that that one city was able to use the bounty from the Nebraska family, which was in the neighborhood of $$600,000, to fix their plant, and that was more money than anyone in the city collectively had at their disposal.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from that, the bounty was probably enough to buy multiple cities, and was in all likelihood impossible for the authorities to actually pay&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bounty was intended to be a larger-than-life number, and it would have been an impossibly high amount of money in that universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T16:57:46.330" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T16:57:46.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4446" CreationDate="2013-07-26T15:32:51.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito is the Jinchuuriki of the 10 tails. Having the blood of the Uchiha + having the Rinnegan and the Mangekyo Sharingan + being trained by Madara himself, Obito would have surpassed any living ninja in technique and chakra depth, as well as natural talent. It was even said at one time that he was the same as the &quot;Sage of the 6 paths&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2090" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T15:32:51.923" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4442" CreationDate="2013-07-26T15:36:39.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only thing I can think of is the annoying anime series from within the series &quot;Welcome to the NHK&quot;. Purrurin's theme song was blasting from next door in the first episode, antagonizing Sato's mental illness. His next door nieghbor, Yamazaki, was obsessed with the main character, and he references her several times as proof of his love of anime over real girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2090" LastEditorUserId="2090" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T15:42:23.697" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T15:42:23.697" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4469" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17028" CreationDate="2013-07-26T16:23:23.830" Score="1" ViewCount="66" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bastard! Is one of my favorite OVA series, and I've even read some of the manga. From what I can gather, an OVA series is either a precursor to or a result of a TV series of lower quality. Was there ever a plan to make such a series based on the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2090" LastEditorUserId="2090" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T16:57:00.917" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T18:50:07.760" Title="Were there ever plans for a &quot;Bastard!&quot; TV series in Japan?" Tags="&lt;bastard&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4470" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-26T17:25:30.617" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T17:25:30.617" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T17:25:30.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4471" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-26T17:25:30.617" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T17:25:30.617" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T17:25:30.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-26T18:22:25.557" Score="14" ViewCount="4283" Body="&lt;p&gt;When talking about anime with Yuu-chan at &quot;SterTully's&quot; coffee shop, Tomoko says:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There's a lot of moeshit anime this season.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Slice-of-life anime is all they air these days, because of the new content restrictions.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There are some pretty interesting series, though! Like that EFB show...  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;This is what the subs from the version I saw said, the actual content may be slightly different.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AyyVX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AyyVXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tomoko and Yuu talking about anime.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Tomoko talking about any series that is actually coming out this season? Or is it just made-up (much like EFB seems to be)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T02:50:46.010" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T09:39:47.603" Title="What series was Tomoko talking about?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4464" CreationDate="2013-07-26T18:48:39.883" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;He &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; working on a new manga series (name unknown) which is apparently scheduled to begin some time this summer. It was originally set to be released in spring. As noted in the article linked below, he has stated that this will be his last series; he plans to retire after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXBZO52528800X00C13A3HR0A00/?df=2&quot;&gt;Nikkei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Translation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakukokka.com/2013/03/10/new-manga-series-from-ken-akamatsu-start-this-summer/&quot;&gt;OK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T18:48:39.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-26T19:49:05.003" Score="14" ViewCount="9897" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, Okarin and Mayuri have time traveled 70 million years into the past. They are in an arid desert environment which appears to be the inside of an hourglass. Mayuri says that you could say that they are just one of many versions of themselves, but you could also say that they were the originals. Shortly before dissolving into sand, she says that their wills will carry on to the versions of themselves in Akihabara 70 million years in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the future, Okarin snaps out of a daze, like he does when he time leaps. Does that imply that Okarin remembers the incident? Was the incident symbolic? If this was one of Okarin's attempts to save Mayuri, why didn't it happen in the alpha/beta/gate timelines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2092" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-24T10:58:20.157" LastActivityDate="2018-05-05T17:34:55.857" Title="What is happening at the start of episode 12 of Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4472" CreationDate="2013-07-26T20:59:38.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first couple of chapters from the Watamote manga were published at the end of 2011. This scene hasn't changed from the anime, so the possible 'moeshit' that she's referring to could be something like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/k-on/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;K-On!! Movie&quot;&gt;The K-On!! Movie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://milky-holmes.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Season 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/mo-retsu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mourestsu Pirates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moetron.com/2011/10/02/winter-2011-12-visual-guide-and-anime-listing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;More found here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think it's more of a commentary on how moe-styled anime has become popular recently, and not about any shows in particular&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by @Jon Lin earlier, &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/AKB0048_anime_poster.jpeg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AKB0048&lt;/a&gt; could be what EFB is referring to. Note AKB0048 started airing in April of 2012. The characters are argueably moe also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BIm5O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T20:59:38.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4477" CreationDate="2013-07-26T21:26:57.063" Score="10" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a few images of this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was based in Afghanistan, or some place similar. Except of humans fighting terrorists, it was bunnies. The bunnies were dressed like soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was supposed to be a tongue in cheek parody of the war, but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:58:46.590" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:58:46.590" Title="Anime with commando bunnies" Tags="&lt;cat-shit-one&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:47.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4476" CreationDate="2013-07-26T21:56:48.853" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show you are looking for is called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cat Shit One&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFEwI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's based on a manga of the same name (and also called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Meow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apocalypse Meow&lt;/a&gt; in the U.S.). As far as I know, there's only been one episode and it's mostly CG animated. The terrorists are all camels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T21:56:48.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4474" CreationDate="2013-07-26T23:37:30.650" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; sort of uses the many-worlds time travel theory referenced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor#Time_machine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;John Titor&lt;/a&gt;. There are many discrete worldlines, like parallel universes. When Okarin leaps to the past, he is moving from one worldline to another; his actions do not affect the future in the worldline he leaped from, only the future of the one he is currently in. The worldlines exist independently. Kurisu talks about this briefly in episode 22, shortly before Okarin time leaps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why Okarin and Suzuha can use the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; time machine to travel to the past twice and not run into other time traveling versions of themselves; both times they traveled to the past they landed in a different worldline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we see the scene from 70 million years ago, we are seeing a version of Okarin and Mayuri who have traveled to the show's current worldline from a separate worldline we didn't see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They would have had to travel using&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Suzuha's time machine. SERN's experiments and Okarin's nightmarish memory showed that sending physical objects through time turns them into gel. The time machine appears to offer protection against this.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; It is unclear why they traveled so far back into the past; perhaps the time machine malfunctioned.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Mayuri had to explain to Okarin that they were 70 million years in the past. Suzuha also lost her memory when using the damaged time machine. It is unclear why Mayuri retained her memory. Perhaps her reading ability is quite strong; she displayed knowledge of alternate worldlines on multiple occasions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2092" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-24T11:02:44.643" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T11:02:44.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-27T17:37:34.430" Score="8" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt;, the character Ryou wears five colored badges on his outfit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CldYT.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Ryo_Sayama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;His article on the &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt; says nothing about this. What do these badges signify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T09:27:29.533" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T09:27:29.533" Title="What are the badges that Ryou wears?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7084" CreationDate="2013-07-28T02:05:10.170" Score="19" ViewCount="1544" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo ending credits Maid-chan's voice actor name is &quot;? ? ?&quot;. Why is that?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KhiIW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of the ending sequence&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2013-07-28T18:08:51.577" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T13:14:49.527" Title="Why is Maid-chan voice actor listed as '???' in ending credits?" Tags="&lt;the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6765" CreationDate="2013-07-28T02:15:49.107" Score="10" ViewCount="8465" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Ryuunosuke Akasaka's hair so long? It makes him look like a girl. Is there some explanation to that in the series besides this being a possible consequence of being a hikkikomori?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Maid-chan (the AI created by him) has a similar appearance. Ryuunosuke said that he wants to turn her into a real person (sentient AI?) one day. I suspect this may be related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also! Ryuunosuke has gynophobia (he's &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; afraid of females). This might also be the reason (in a way).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rKSDdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryuunosuke Akasaka&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:36:45.580" LastActivityDate="2021-02-19T08:54:51.903" Title="Why is Ryuunosuke Akasaka's hair so long?" Tags="&lt;the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4486" CreationDate="2013-07-28T07:34:04.020" Score="11" ViewCount="30228" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 604 of the manga, it is shown that Kakashi kills Rin. This fulfills the requirement to activate the Mangekyou Sharingan. So that should have been the moment when Kakashi was able to use the Mangekyou Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Yellow Flash was still alive when this happens, so this means that Naruto was not yet born. This clearly points to the fact that from the very beginning of the Naruto series, Kakashi had his Mangekyou Sharingan activated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kakashi first fought Itachi (when Itachi and Kisame appear at Konoha) and faced the Tsukuyomi he was devastated in a moment, even though he had his Mangekyou Sharingan active (though not used). But the next time they face (during the rescue mission of Gara), he was able to withstand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my first question is, was Kakashi unaware of his Mangekyou Sharingan until he faced Itachi, or was he not proficient in using it. Also why in the Naruto series (I mean the series before the start of Shippuden) didn't Kakashi use his Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for my second question, in the same chapter, a few pages back, just when Kakashi strikes the blow at Rin, Obito's vision starts to fade as he can sense Rin dying. Does this mean Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan was awakened at the same time? We know that Kakashi and Obito shares the same &quot;other dimension&quot; because of the same Sharingan that the both use (not the same eye, but the eye of the same Uchiha). So does the same apply for their activation of Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-07-28T08:01:50.547" LastActivityDate="2019-11-28T13:23:10.017" Title="When did Kakashi and Obito awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4488" CreationDate="2013-07-28T09:51:00.470" Score="2" ViewCount="3740" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's have a back drop on the story, the Third Hokage shows Jiraya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru his summoning technique. This intrigues Jiraya and he too tries to perform the jutsu without making a blood seal with an animal. As a result he is teleported to Mount Myoboku, where the Toads live. He trains there for some time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here lies my first question, until later into his training Jiraya had not made a blood seal with the toads, so how did he get to mount Myoboku to undergo his trainings? The reverse kuchiyose should only work when there is a blood seal with the animal. Going to Mount Myoboku on foot is a long and tiresome journey, so this possibility too is cancelled out. So, in order to go to Mound Myoboku did he use the kuchiyose no jutsu every time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My other question is what decides which animal a shinobi is to bond with? There is a wide range of creatures that one can choose from, but certainly there must be some sort of compatibility to be worried about. What made Jiraya decide a toad summon would be best for Naruto? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has anything that can substantiate the above points been mentioned in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:30:04.107" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T03:42:40.300" Title="How do summoning jutsus work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4484" CreationDate="2013-07-28T10:19:51.620" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi and Obito awoke their Mangekyou at the same time: when Kakashi killed Rin.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ab8y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ab8ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Obito and Kakashi&amp;#39;s Mangekyou awakened.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JwDkj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JwDkjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Obito raging and Kakashi passing out.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Obito (left) and Kakashi (right) awakening their Mangekyou. From chapter 605, pages 4 and 5.&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as for why Kakashi never used it before his fight with Deidara, I think there's no definitive answer. However, I can think of two different educated guesses: one is in-universe, while the other is out-of-universe.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-universe explanation: As you said, Kakashi was either unaware of or unable to control his Mangekyou Sharingan. I tend to think the former is the case, since he passed out as soon as he awoke his Mangekyou, and probably had no memory of awakening it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake#Mangeky.C5.8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi's page on Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt; seems to agree with this explanation). If this is the case, after his fight with Itachi he most likely tested to see if he had the Mangekyou, finding out he did, and thus trained in order to perfect its use.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out-of-universe explanation: Kishimoto hadn't thought the whole story through. Since Tobi had not made an appearance in the first Naruto series, Kishi had not yet thought about who he would be. If this is the case, then Kakashi's back story had not yet been planned, as well as Obito's. This would make it plausible that Kakashi was not initially planned to have a Mangekyou, since his is transplanted. After the Kakashi Gaiden, however, the important characters are all introduced, which means he had most likely planned for Obito to be Tobi, and about the link between his and Kakashi's Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T10:19:51.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4485" CreationDate="2013-07-28T17:14:46.733" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope, it isn't explained at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background you described is 100% filler and was never described in the manga, so using the Summoning Jutsu without a blood pact doesn't necessarily teleport you randomly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for which animal is suitable for which. Jiraiya seemingly decided to give Naruto the frog contract because he had the contract himself, (not to mention that Naruto's father, Minato, also had a blood contract with frogs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's a requirement of any sort, but that's just guessing. The entire technique is cloaked in mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See my answer on this other question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/756/how-to-summon-a-different-animal-using-kuchiyose/763#763&quot;&gt;How to summon a different animal using Kuchiyose?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T17:14:46.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3982" CreationDate="2013-07-28T18:55:50.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have discovered that its the 'Japanese arm of studio Ghibli'  that is withholding the digit oral distribution rights and bans any company or studio from selling or renting the Ghibli films in digital format. But what they gain by doing that is a still anyone's guess. :-/&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truthfully no one knows why they won't release the films digitally. I've had no luck in trying to contact Ghibli, Disney who do the American dubbing and distribution, or StudioCanal who now do the UK distribution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is you can't buy them anywhere and the only way to get hold of them is to rip a digital file from the DVD or Bluray, if you have the know how to do that, or get the films illegally from Internet torrents which no one wants to do as a general rule, given that its fiddly, time consuming, unreliable and illegal. Presumably, there's some complicated licensing issue at stake or perhaps one of the investors has some vested interest in Bluray or DVD distribution that they need to protect, but it's all guesswork and conjecture unless someone can find an explanation or actually get a response from one of the companies on the matter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just a Miyazaki fan like any other and am always frustrated by this when I periodically try and hunt for any of the films to buy so I message them on their UK Facebook page intermittently to try and get their attention on the matter, though again I've never had a personal reply to any message I've sent, nor to any queries I've sent directly to the studios. But I did start a petition the other day on change.org and sent it out into the net just to see how much attention it gets as I'd be curious to know if there's many other people looking for these films online or if I'm just a frustrated minority. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The petition is connected to Disney and StudioCanal who seem, according to Google searches, to be the studios currently controlling the western distribution rights. Whether there are other companies imposing the restrictions from elsewhere, it's hard to tell but Disney and StudioCanal are the ones losing profits by not selling the films and so if enough people post on their Facebook page, email other studios and sign petitions like the one I've started, then eventually the studios might start thinking there's enough interest in the films that its worth resolving whatever issues are preventing their digital distribution and releasing them. They're the ones who have the power to change things and resolve whatever problems are holding the films back so if they can be made to see they are encouraging piracy of films they hold the rights to by refusing to sell them and thus losing out on millions in revenue from those lost sales then logic would suggest that eventually they've got to see reason and fight whatever is preventing them from releasing these films.  Holding them back must be losing them money from lost sales and encouraging piracy to boot as that's the only way to get the films at the minute so presumably there must be a huge legal, financial or contractual obstruction in the way that is preventing the films being distributed and knowing exactly which studio or company is responsible for the restriction is nearly impossible but with enough consumer interest and consumer complaints they must eventually relent and resolve the issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For now the only solution to this problem, apart from reverting to DVDs and Blurays, seems to be pirating the films illegally (far from ideal or advisable for many obvious reasons but as absurd as it may seem that is the only option people are being offered currently) or alternatively the only other option is contacting and pleading 'en mass' with the studios involved to request the release of the film. My humble attempt to write a petition is below and states the frustration of not being allowed to legally buy films and being forced to pirate or go without and the logic of releasing the films digitally and pleads with the studios to release them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone out there who wants to see these films released, I'd encourage you to consider signing it or even starting your own petition if you believe you have found a better platform to launch one from or a more direct line to the correct studio or person that hold the decision on releasing these films or not. But also reply on this post or others if you find out any further information on why the films aren't available or who is responsible for their restriction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best educated guess is what's already been stated in previous answers, that the studios (Disney and StudioCanal it seems but there may be other Japanese studios in loved in the matter too) may (and this is purely guesswork) have a financial investment in Bluray or DVD so don't want to support the (perhaps less profitable?) digital distribution of the films. If this is the case then the way to reverse their decision would be to convince them that they have more to lose by not selling the films digitally than to gain by only selling physical discs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they think people are buying the discs because they're not sold digitally then they will never release the films but if they get the message that people are choosing to pirate the films instead of buying he discs then they might realise that it's in their interest to sell the films online digitally. A popular misconception is that video piracy exists because people don't want to pay but the emergence of iTunes and Netflix, et al has shown a huge drop in piracy, suggesting that people are quite happy to pay if the price is right and the service is easy to use so far from piracy being held in place by copy protection and legislation it would seem its actually prevented by offering consumers an easy affordable alternative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the message that the studios need to hear from their customers in order to convince them that wide digital distribution of films is the only solution to preventing piracy. For the moment they may still see Blurays and DVDs as more profitable but until the scales tip completely over to digital streaming sales the only way to make your voice heard is to speak up to the studios. If enough voices are heard they will listen. They have no way if knowing how many people are refusing to buy physical discs or have already bought discs but would be willing to buy digital versions too if only they were available so the only way of them knowing that is if consumers speak up. This isn't an answer to where you can buy the films in the short term but hopefully it may be part of the solution to ensuring people can buy the films in the long run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/studio-canal-disney-studio-ghibli-release-studio-ghibli-films-on-digital-streaming-download-formats?share_id=BcDWDwKUad&amp;amp;utm_campaign=twitter_link&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_source=share_petition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Join the campaign to make the films available on change.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2098" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T16:51:48.357" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T16:51:48.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4481" CreationDate="2013-07-28T19:40:27.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are images of the badges that I believe are clearer (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogsuki.com/archives/2012/10/02/6009/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blogsuki.com&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pEsrt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryou&amp;#39;s badges&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kDU6h.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ryou&amp;#39;s badges detail&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what do we see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A rising Sun, a traditional motif for Japan;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An 'R';&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A mask with two colored halves, smiling;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A geometric pattern;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A yellow-green thing that I do not even know what that is;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the rising Sun, and maybe the 'R' could stand for Ryou, I do not really have an idea of what these symbols would mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1362" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T19:40:27.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3072" CreationDate="2013-07-28T22:22:22.097" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to various sources, Dorami's dislike of roaches is more along the lines of ordinary people's disgust of the insect species, mostly due to their nature. The original manga never established canon for this and her dislike was retconned into the anime and &lt;em&gt;Doraemon Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;ドラえもん百科&lt;/em&gt;) after the manga had already been published. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first appearance of her actually exclaiming her dislike seems to be in the &lt;em&gt;Dorami MiniDora SOS!!!&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;ドラミちゃん ミニドラSOS!!!&lt;/em&gt;) short, which premiered with the &lt;em&gt;Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;ドラえもん: のび太の日本誕生&lt;/em&gt;) movie in Japan back in March of 1989.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first appearance of Dorami reacting to a cockroach is in vol. 9, chapter 9 of the original manga, &quot;Urashima Candy.&quot; Dorami never states that she hates roaches and only reacts to being surprised by them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s9I0X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kya gokiburi.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T22:22:22.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4412" CreationDate="2013-07-28T23:05:40.180" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of episode 22, the anti-pirate ship, Grand Cross has just defeated the Big Catch and it was implied that it would have went after Marika and the Bentenmaru next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marika had to make a decision on whether to attempt to rescue the crew of the Big Catch, or escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was that moment when the Parabellum FTL jumps in the battlefield and engages the Grand Cross ultimately forcing it retreat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This allows Marika the Bentenmaru to rescue the crew of the Big Catch. (which eventually got destroyed because the fires couldn't be controlled and it ignited the ammo cache)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can argue that without the help of Parabellum, the crew of the Big Catch would likely have perished. It is also possible Marika and the Bentenmaru would have perished as well if they decided to stick around to rescue the crew of the Big Catch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T23:05:40.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-29T05:16:48.503" Score="8" ViewCount="10031" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Kami made the Black Star Dragon Balls, why didn't Dende have to recreate them like he did with the original ones?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why did Kami make the Black Star Dragon Balls in the first place? Namekians are supposed to be peaceful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why weren't the Black Star Dragon Balls scattered? They were all together when Pilaf found them. (How did Pilaf get past Korin)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:31:39.963" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T22:39:05.473" Title="Why do the Black Star Dragon Balls exist?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3134" CreationDate="2013-07-29T07:56:08.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question has been already answered here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2979/in-one-piece-does-the-devil-fruit-reappear-after-the-user-dies&quot;&gt;In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, when the ability user dies, the ability reborns in another fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T07:56:08.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4501" CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:30:02.437" Score="6" ViewCount="2817" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi, Zetsu clones, shinobi's reincarnated by Kabuto and Madara are taking part in the battle. But Tobi had Sasuke in a hideout under the control of Zetsu to get recovered from eye transplant surgery . Why didn't he bring to the war after he gets cured, while Sasuke had a revenge against Konoha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T17:33:58.793" Title="Why didn't Tobi bring Sasuke to fight in the Shinobi war?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4500" CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:33:58.567" Score="7" ViewCount="7529" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara or Tobi had controlled the Nine Tails to attack Konoha during Naruto's birth. But there were other Uchihas in the village such as Itachi's father. So, the village could have made use of them to defend the Nine Tails by controlling it using their sharingan. Why didn't they do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question: Why were the three sannin not seen during the Nine Tails attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T15:18:42.357" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T07:58:27.843" Title="Why wasn't a Uchiha asked to control the Nine Tails during its attack?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4498" CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:56:32.273" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the Uchiha, the nine tails was already being controlled by Tobi at the time, so I doubt anyone would be able to control him on top of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention, the Uchiha weren't exactly trusted at the time, following the Second Hokage's rule. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the three sannin, it wasn't explained anywhere, but it isn't hard to imagine them being at a remote mission and out of the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T10:56:32.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4498" CreationDate="2013-07-29T11:01:11.310" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why no other Uchiha in Konoha was asked to take control of the Nine Tailed beast? - To control the nine tailed beast you need to be a shinobi of very high caliber. Being an Uchiha is just not enough to be able to control the nine tailed beast. Tobi had Hashirama's cells (in the form of Zetsu) infused in him that allowed him larger chakra and better control of the Nine Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where were the three sanins? - it has not been mentioned anywhere in the plot where they were, so all we can do is guess about their whereabouts. If they were in the village they would have surely come for help, and since they were absent from the battle, we can only guess that they were out of the village on some mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T07:51:30.983" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T07:51:30.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4497" CreationDate="2013-07-29T11:13:36.597" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is like you said, he had Sasuke under the supervision of Zetsu, recover from the eye transplant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read if you are uptodate with the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Right after Sasuke was fit to join the fight he set out for the battlefield. On his way he met Itachi and things changed there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Sasuke along with Itachi took down Kabuto, and then Orochimaru appears from within Kabuto. Along with Orochimaru, Sauske goes in search of the shinigami mask using which Orochimaru tears open the stomach of the Death Reaper, thereby releasing all those that were sealed inside the death reaper seal.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; After this the 4 Hokages are resurrected and then the plot goes into the back drop, and finally Sasuke makes the decision that he will fight for Konoha and thus joins the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the flow of the time line. So I see no part where Sasuke was lazing around or Tobi kept him under lock and key. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T17:33:58.793" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T17:33:58.793" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4505" CreationDate="2013-07-29T16:17:49.067" Score="9" ViewCount="1997" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that, in general, the higher-ranked manga tend to be shounen, such as One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto (based generally, I think, on readership). Is there anything showing general demographic popularity, such as the overall popularity of shounen vs. shoujo vs. seinen vs. josei, based on something like readership? If so, is shounen still the most popular? How do the other ones rank in relation to each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:15:33.943" Title="What is the most popular demographic?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-29T16:26:23.450" Score="4" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, both the Vandenreich (the Quincy group that is attacking the Soul Society) and the Bounto use German in their names. In Bleach, in general, different groups use different languages, such as the Hollows using Spanish and the Bounto using German, but this is the first time (that I can think of) that there is a repeat. Is there a connection, or is it something that can be dismissed because the Bounto only appeared in anime filler?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T20:37:17.937" Title="Is there any connection between the Vandenreich and the Bounto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4503" CreationDate="2013-07-29T17:02:05.167" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit hard to measure, but shounen is clearly the top demographic group. Popularity is usually measured by magazine circulation. The difficulty in this is that there is a lot of overlap of readers, and also that different demographic groups read widely different amounts of manga. For instance, a young reader in the target audience of shounen magazines is likely to subscribe to only one or two magazines, while older readers might subscribe to many. Thus, total circulation numbers for the older demographic groups tend to be higher relative to the number of readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-17/2010-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;statistics from 2010&lt;/a&gt; for the circulation numbers of various Japanese magazines from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Manga Publishers Association&lt;/a&gt;. By demographic, the results are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔═════════════════╦══════════════╦═════════════╗&#xA;║   Demographic   ║ Top Magazine ║ Total       ║&#xA;║                 ║ Circulation  ║ Circulation ║&#xA;╠═════════════════╬══════════════╬═════════════╣&#xA;║ shounen (boys)  ║    2,876,459 ║   8,344,534 ║&#xA;║ seinen  (men)   ║      807,871 ║   7,624,811 ║&#xA;║ shoujo  (girls) ║      745,455 ║   2,803,230 ║&#xA;║ josei   (women) ║      162,917 ║   2,364,666 ║&#xA;╚═════════════════╩══════════════╩═════════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty clear based on this that shounen is the most popular, followed by seinen. Shoujo is less popular than seinen, but the numbers are similar for the top magazines, suggesting that the fanbases are somewhat similar in size. Josei is less popular than the others. However, in terms of total sales, seinen is almost the same level as shounen, and josei is almost the same level as shoujo, suggesting about equal market shares.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Admittedly, the demographic listed for the magazines is not perfect. However, I think the above is a pretty fair representation of roughly what the sizes are of each of the four main demographic groups. Also, this data is from 2010, so the current data could have changed a bit, but not enough to change the conclusions. I used 2010 data because it was easily available in English and formatted in a way that made calculating totals easy, but more recent data is available through JMPA's website if you follow the link above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T08:15:33.943" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:15:33.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4507" CreationDate="2013-07-29T18:32:26.953" Score="6" ViewCount="8136" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Hampnie Hambart died, was it because his wish came true AND he succumbed to his wounds, or would he have died whether he was wounded or not because his wish came true? I'm asking because I don't recall him being that terribly wounded. It seemed like the group that captured him was just getting started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="1453" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T14:56:19.450" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T18:00:06.630" Title="What happened to Hampnie Hambart in Episode 3?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4506" CreationDate="2013-07-29T19:00:21.043" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hard to know for sure, but it makes sense why he would die if we accept Hampnie Hambart's own theory for what God is doing. He believes that God thinks he is granting humans their wishes. In that case, Hampnie Hambart's own wish, to die happy with his family, was granted. Until that point, he was unable to die because it would go against his wish. However, once those conditions were met, he could die just as any other human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for his wounds not being very severe, this is a matter of how you interpret the scene. My personal guess he was probably at the level that an ordinary human would die, but being immortal himself, he could withstand more than the average human. Another possibility is that after his conditions were met, his wish being his own death, God granted him that wish right away. What exactly the group does to him isn't depicted much so we can't know for sure whether it would kill a normal person. There may be more information in the light novels, but I haven't read them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, we don't really know what God is doing (at least not yet), so there could be a different explanation, but this makes sense given all that we know so far by episode 3 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T19:00:21.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4509" CreationDate="2013-07-29T20:10:36.880" Score="6" ViewCount="9701" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched all the episodes on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/sword-art-online&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchy Roll&lt;/a&gt; (SAO and ALO) and I think I missed something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character Yui acts as though she is the child of Asuna and Kirito.  I do not remember Yui in the SAO arc, but perhaps I missed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Asuna and Kirito have a child?  How did that child get special access to the system?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T21:13:30.393" LastActivityDate="2019-09-14T00:58:18.870" Title="What's the deal with Yui?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4508" CreationDate="2013-07-29T20:25:31.413" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yui is certainly a part of the SAO arc - she appears in it quite prominently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is found by Kirito and Asuna and they &quot;adopt&quot; her in SAO, though she turns out to not be exactly what she appears to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She is, in fact a program. A mental health assistance program (who has been disallowed from doing its job when SAO was locked down). This explains her special system access and knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T20:25:31.413" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4510" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4625" CreationDate="2013-07-29T21:27:46.307" Score="8" ViewCount="2694" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fruits Basket&lt;/em&gt; appears to be set in a real Japanese city.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it ever explicitly stated which one?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If not, is it possible to deduce which one, or at least which part of Japan it's supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm more interested in the answer vis-a-vis the manga, but if there's a clue in the anime, that would be fine too.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T21:45:41.160" LastActivityDate="2020-10-01T03:34:40.473" Title="Is the city in which Fruits Basket is set ever identified?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4514" CreationDate="2013-07-29T22:00:27.757" Score="13" ViewCount="16086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Monokuma's body is half-white, half-black.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HrKA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HrKAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monokuma&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason for this? Does each half represent something?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Furthermore, if each colour/half represents something, does the fact that his over-sized bellybutton is white and overlaps the black half mean that whatever the white part means prevails over whatever the black half means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T19:39:41.707" Title="Why is Monokuma's body half-black, half-white?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4494" CreationDate="2013-07-29T22:04:48.963" Score="7" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kami didn't create the Black Star Dragon Balls. The entity known as the Nameless Namekian did. This is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Star_Dragon_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Black Star Dragon Balls, or Ultimate Dragon Balls, are a more powerful version of the main Dragon Balls, created by the Nameless Namekian (before Kami and King Piccolo split).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Dende not having to recreate them is possibly due to there being a different set of rules applied to them. Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to point out when the Nameless Namekian made these Black Star Balls. However, it would make sense that the regular Dragon Balls had more restricting rules, since Kami had a responsibility as Earth's guardian to make sure they wouldn't fall into the wrong hands, so it would make sense for them to be rendered useless by his death.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since now we know it wasn't Kami but the Nameless Namekian who made them, except that we don't know the exact time he made them, it could be inferred they were made during a time when the Nameless Namekian began developing a bit of a corrupted side within him with less than perfect intentions. The side that would later becomes King Piccolo. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They weren't scattered because they were supposed to be hidden. Since Kami had knowledge of the Nameless Namekian in him, he and possibly Mr. Popo thought it would be better to keep watch over them. Again, from the Dragon Ball Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The only people who would have known of the existence of the balls would have been Piccolo (due to him having all of Kami's knowledge) and possibly Mr. Popo, but King Kai also knew of their existence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it probably wasn't smart to keep them all in one place, GT never really did make much sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this slipped by me the first time around, but to further prove GT's logic isn't really logic, look at this snippet about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Star_Dragon_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Star balls&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the wish has been granted, the [Black Star] Dragon Balls spread across the universe... If all seven balls have not been re-collected and returned to the planet on which the wish was granted in one year, the planet will explode. In the Japanese version, Mr. Popo insists that not only must they be returned to the planet they were used on, but they must be returned to their original spot, hence why Earth still exploded a year &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So not only did the Nameless Namekian make them, but once a wish was granted, he could never get to them again. Is space flight common already at that point in time? If it was, why make it near impossible to track the balls again without a Dragon Radar within a year, thus killing the Earth's populace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, if Kami did have knowledge (which would've later transferred over to Piccolo by them fusing and becoming the Nameless Namekian again), why not go ahead and destroy the Dark Star Dragon Balls before all the drama?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2068" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T22:39:05.473" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T22:39:05.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4511" CreationDate="2013-07-29T23:16:14.367" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Monokuma's name (モノクマ) is a pun on the word monochrome borrowed in Japanese (モノクロ, or sometimes モノクローム). As you can see, all but the last characters match in Japanese. Presumably that's why he's (almost) totally white and black (monochrome).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether the different sides mean something, in the original game when he talks to you, which side is mostly facing you changes depending on what he's saying. When he's saying things that are especially violent, suggestive, or otherwise evil/despair-inducing his black side is primarily visible. When he's pretending to be a nice good headmaster bear, he'll be facing you with his white side, often holding a flower. A lot of the time for just ordinary talking he'll be facing strait-on. This is very obvious in the game, but somewhat less obvious in the anime as it seems to be hard to animate the switches. I do not think that the fact that his belly button is white is in any way significant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are images of these three cases from the game. He makes a lot more expressions in the strait forward position, such as his angry or nervous expressions, but for brevity I've only included one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tr9UIs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Good bear&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZjgDgs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Normal bear&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cvYuRs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Evil bear&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer may be incomplete, since it doesn't give an in-universe reason for Monokuma's color scheme. If any reason exists, it would likely be explained in the prequel novel Danganronpa/Zero*, which I haven't read. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*As a note, if you want to avoid having the ending of Danganronpa spoiled, I would not recommend looking for information on Danganronpa/Zero, as it will spoil nearly everything.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T23:16:14.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4516" CreationDate="2013-07-30T03:06:15.687" Score="6" ViewCount="553" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who was Sue cosplaying as in &lt;em&gt;Genshiken Nidaime&lt;/em&gt; episode 4?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was when she cosplayed when they were trying to get the doujin finished and she wanted Ogiue to cosplay as Azusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T02:51:14.077" LastActivityDate="2019-07-17T19:46:59.567" Title="Who was Sue cosplaying as in Genshiken Nidaime episode 4?" Tags="&lt;genshiken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4515" CreationDate="2013-07-30T03:16:21.297" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this episode Sue is cosplaying as &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/12562/Comic_Master_J&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Comic Master J&lt;/a&gt;, the titular character in the manga of the same name. Here's a comparison (based on manga, but clearly the same character):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zpYG0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comic Master J is essentially unheard-of in the west, but it had 13 volumes and was reasonably popular and well-received in Japan. There's no Wikipedia page in English, but the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BCJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese article&lt;/a&gt; has some nice details. Here's a brief summary (written by me, adapted from several sources):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Comic Master J is a mysterious super assistant-mangaka who can instantly finish the production of any manga for 5 million yen, so long as it is made with &quot;soul&quot;. The story follows Comic Master J and the various mangaka he helps, gradually revealing more about him and the various mysteries that surround him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T03:44:46.797" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T03:44:46.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4287" CreationDate="2013-07-30T03:42:49.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a guess, but just because they have exam papers doesn't mean that the related people gave it to them, nor does it mean that it will get picked up by people in the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm getting at is some other teacher probably handles the curriculum for the ignored student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T03:42:49.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4232" CreationDate="2013-07-30T03:49:12.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe those are called bindi. They signify the third eye or the chakra of wisdom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to wiki: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_%28decoration%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_%28decoration%29&lt;/a&gt;, people wear it as a fashion statement nowadays...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T03:49:12.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4139" CreationDate="2013-07-30T04:03:01.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know this for sure, but practically speaking, just because a talent is contracted for voicing a character, doesn't mean that the person is tied to the character for life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add to the fact that production companies will green light projects at different times, there are scheduling conflicts, too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I'm pulling this from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiy%C5%AB_ka-!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Seiyu ka&quot;&gt;seiyu ka&lt;/a&gt;, but it seems if the sound director doesn't like the talent, they can fight to have the talent removed from the project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T04:03:01.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2789" CreationDate="2013-07-30T04:09:05.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Isn't it just Yuuki born, gets hidden away, evil uncle goes after her, parents get killed, kaname takes her to cross, yuuki gets attacked, and kaname saves her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T04:09:05.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3912" CreationDate="2013-07-30T04:13:23.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably because she would throw a tantrum if he tried. She's been wanting him to show up in okinawa anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T04:13:23.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14732" CreationDate="2013-07-30T04:22:13.313" Score="10" ViewCount="4415" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like this was never really addressed. This piqued my curiosity primarily because the supporter was stated by Mr. Outside to be one of the Seleção, and it seemed odd that one of the Seleção would willingly facilitate the game by enforcing its rules. Furthermore, the Supporter would have nothing to fear from breaking the rules of the game, so it would seem logical for him/her to pocket the money and do with it as he/she pleases. So that would seem to indicate that the Supporter is someone in league with Mr. Outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who was the Supporter? All the evidence seems to indicate that it was Number XII, but can anyone confirm this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2109" LastEditorUserId="2109" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T03:42:59.220" LastActivityDate="2018-04-28T23:17:03.780" Title="Who was the Supporter of the Seleção in Eden of the East?" Tags="&lt;eden-of-the-east&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4523" CreationDate="2013-07-30T04:58:08.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not confirmed who the Supporter is, it's left open to interpretation. It's possible that it's Seleção No. 8, since we don't know much about him (or No. 7) but at least No. 8 seems to be familiar with Mr. Outside. It's possible that Mr. Outside is the Supporter, being the one who judges is the money was used correctly or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But seeing as how it was revealed that Hajime Hiura actually wasn't killed by the Supporter in the &lt;em&gt;The King of Eden movie&lt;/em&gt; and that the &quot;proper&quot; use of the money can seem to be anything (including covering up murder or firing missiles at Japan), it's possible that there &lt;em&gt;is no Supporter&lt;/em&gt; and it was just something Mr. Outside made up in order to keep all the Seleção in check and suspicious enough of each other so there would be no collusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T04:58:08.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4526" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4527" CreationDate="2013-07-30T05:08:05.563" Score="10" ViewCount="1107" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both these organizations seem to keep coming up in Railgun/Index, but it's never explained what the difference is. Both of them seem to be some kind of police force. At first I thought Judgment was the &quot;students&quot; whereas Anti-skill was everyone else, but the way Judgment is being used as some kind of swat team when the plot demands it makes that seem strange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:03:29.723" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:03:29.723" Title="What is the difference between Judgment and Anti-skill?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4526" CreationDate="2013-07-30T05:55:03.723" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judgement is a term used to refer to Academy City's student-based disciplinary committee. They are composed of students of varying grade levels and power, and along with Anti-Skill, they are tasked to maintain peace-and-order within the school system. Judgment members can be recognized by the armbands they wear over their right sleeves, which are green with white stripes and which have a shield symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anti-skill is the term used to refer to Academy City's police and security forces. Unlike Judgment, members of Anti-Skill are ordinary adults who work in the city. One is essentially a volunteer when they join Anti-Skill, and as such is not paid to do Anti-Skill work; however, the city compensates for Anti-Skill members' help in the experiment by giving them various gifts and privileges&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is often assigned to situations that members of Judgment are unable or not allowed to handle, such as engaging terrorists, handling hostage situations, or stabilizing dangerous areas. Judgment is often assigned to assist Anti-Skill in these cases by evacuating civilians or handling crowd control as well as dealing with rogue espers who abuse their powers. It is also shown to assist Judgment with meager work such as directing traffic, helping lost people, and enforcing curfew, and can also be hired for events. Anti-Skill members are also tasked in training Judgment recruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, it is also their duty to keep watch of Judgment, and vice-versa. It is a checks and balances system that should prevent prevent internal corruption in the two organizations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T09:48:57.637" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4498" CreationDate="2013-07-30T06:41:35.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An Uchiha needs to have awakened the Mangekyu Sharingan in order to control the Kyuubi and Madara  and Tobi were the only two Uchihas who were able to achieve this followed by Itachi, Kakashi and Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the three Sanin, Jiraya was most probably training with Nagato and Konan, Orochimaru had defected from the village and Tsunade had left the village because she was unable to bear the trauma that came with death of her brother and lover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2111" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T07:52:40.160" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T07:52:40.160" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-30T12:37:15.260" Score="110" ViewCount="33661" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that in some anime the protagonist is seated by the window in the classroom. More specifically, the protagonist is &lt;em&gt;generally&lt;/em&gt; on the second seat from the back (or sometimes on the very last seat).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I don't know if this happens in &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; anime, but it seems to happen on at least some.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0gytE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0gytEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tomoko, from Watamote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GNjYo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GNjYom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touma, from Index&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X2kgam.png&quot; alt=&quot;Light, from Death Note&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ejk1Fm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenma, from School Rumble&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Top: Tomoko from Watamote (left), Touma from Index (right). Bottom: Light from Death Note (left), Tenma from School Rumble (right).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does this happen?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does it have something to do with character conception or mood setting?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it a plot device or something else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T09:21:46.460" Title="Why are the protagonists generally seated by the window?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="13" FavoriteCount="20" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T13:11:09.840" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never noticed that before, but it sounds quite logical to me considering these points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The character can look to the outside world giving more freedom to new plot lines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Less background students make it easier to draw focus on the important characters, especially during class hours, when the seats must be taken. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maybe just personal preference, but I think it is nicer to have pictures with some contrast (window-landscape on one side, tables on the other), than just a dull matrix of tables.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2116" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T23:02:39.590" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T23:02:39.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T15:16:02.957" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed this as well and it is not even just about where the student sits.  In most cases that I've seen, the camera angle is facing the windows (lunch periods, random talking around a desk, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that the windows allow for multiple benefits.  First, many shows are not just about the school, so looking out the window can be a bit of a waiting-for-school-to-end-so-we-can-play type thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, having the window in the background gives much more freedom to set the scene.  You can easily notice the current weather (oh look, it's raining) or the season.  It can also show foreshadowing events (dark clouds on the horizon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible reason, it allows for the character to feel more like a loner all by themselves in the back corner.  If the character is going to be popular, the back row tends to allow more space for others to stand as opposed to the middle of the classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, looking at the other walls is not very exciting and in the end the show is for entertainment purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T15:16:02.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3951" CreationDate="2013-07-30T17:10:09.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear that you are not up-to-date with the manga, so I'll put the answer in a spoiler block. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shikaku  figured out how the chakra of the Nine Tailed Fox can be shared with other shinobis, giving them extra power, so that they can provide better backup to the main warriors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is only an abridged version of the entire plan. The plan in action starts from chapter 614 of the manga, and then the next instance is in the last page of ch 615. Finally ch 616 shows it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T18:06:56.213" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T18:06:56.213" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T17:26:57.707" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something else to add to the other answers is lighting from the window, at least from those examples. That way you can focus on the art of only the important characters while the other students can have less detail since they're in the dark. Plus, it adds more opportunities for interesting shading and light play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2119" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T18:10:40.850" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T18:10:40.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T17:45:43.183" Score="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;While backbenchers are common throughout the world, windows seats are similarly favoured by just about everybody in most situations. People want and prefer window seats be they in classrooms, trains, or aeroplanes. In anime, these seats additionally facilitate a few things (some of which have been covered in other answers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character can look out of the window to act bored.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character can look out of the window to see other characters outside.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character can easily exit the classroom by way of the window.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The character can easily enter the classroom by way of the window.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It reduces some of the artwork. When focussing on the character, the artist will not need to bother drawing and animating additional characters on either side. He can simply focus on the main character and draw a window or a wall as background. This saves time and money.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I think that there's a mild case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias&quot;&gt;confirmation bias&lt;/a&gt; in the question. There are plenty of anime where the protagonist is not seated by the window. Offhand, I can name &lt;em&gt;Makunouchi Ippo&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Hajime no Ippo&lt;/em&gt;, most characters in &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt;, the characters in &lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt;, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T17:45:43.183" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T19:24:10.003" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also saw this a lot, it really is a good question. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In my opinion this happens when they are in a bad mood or lonely. When you see your main character sitting at the corner on the last seat looking at the window, it will transfer you the sorrow and sadness he/she has: you gain their feelings.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I think it is for transferring us their mood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2120" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T19:30:02.170" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T19:30:02.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T20:24:28.390" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another reason could also be that the proximity of the window allows different light settings on the character.&#xA;A brighter light make the character 'shine' compared to the others that are in the darker part of the room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2122" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T20:24:28.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-30T21:46:07.667" Score="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer was based on a valid criticism of the question in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4538/24&quot;&gt;the answer by coleopterist&lt;/a&gt;. It &lt;strong&gt;does not&lt;/strong&gt; seek to answer any of the questions posed in the OP, which in my opinion are already satisfactorily answered in several of the other answers, and should ideally be viewed as an extended comment on that answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following are preliminary statistics, based solely on the anime I currently have access to. There is much to criticize, but I believe it is good enough for now. I intend to do a more detailed study of this in the future; please see the Future Work section below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Description&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goal of this study is to gather statistics to attempt to confirm or invalidate the proposition that anime protagonists disproportionately sit near windows in classrooms. It was also found interesting to consider how far back in the room these characters sat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what follows, the term &quot;column&quot; will be used for a line of desks parallel to the window, and &quot;row&quot; will be used to mention lines of desks perpendicular to the window.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Methodology&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Play the first episode of all anime currently available in which the protagonist is a student. There were no cases where the protagonist was not obvious. Attempt to locate the protagonist's seat by playing through the video at 8x normal speed, pausing when necessary. If the protagonist's seat can be located, note it, otherwise mark it as undetermined. In order to save time, multiple videos were played concurrently in many cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Data Set&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 34 anime series I currently have access to in which the protagonist is a student at or below high-school level. This is by no means a representative sample, given that they are disproportionately recent anime. A fairer method will be used in future studies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the 34 anime included, in 18 cases the protagonist's seat could not be determined. In the remaining 16 cases, 7 were next to a window, and 6 of those 7 were in the back two seats of that column. Of the remaining 9, 3 were in the back two seats in some column other than the column closest to the window. 4 were in the front row, and 2 were somewhere else (in one of these cases the classroom had no windows). In most cases, there were 5 or more seats per column, and at least 4 columns. It was not uncommon for one or more other significant characters to be seated in the immediate vicinity of the protagonist, and the reason that the back two seats were counted rather than just the back one was specifically for the cases where another character is sitting directly behind the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears that both being near the window and being towards the back of the classroom are both disproportionately common based on this limited sample. These accounted for, respectively, 7/16 (43.8%) and 9/16 (56.3%), while the expected rate for both of these for random data would be well below 50%, especially in the former case. The results are not very significant statistically, suggesting that more data is in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Future Work&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are issues with the methodology which merit further work. In particular, the sample is by no means representative. It is prone to my own biases, which aren't easily measurable, so a more controlled experiment is needed. Rather than a self-selected sample, a better to choose a representative sample in some way which is less biased. Possible options include looking at a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php?type=bypopularity&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of most popular anime&lt;/a&gt; or all recent TV anime. Either of these is expected to increase the amount of time required. The various merits and issues with each of these options will be weighed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another issue is that the first episode may not be sufficient. It would be good to go through enough of each anime to be sure that the correct seat is chosen, though this may prove difficult. Whatever method is used, it must be unbiased to avoid confirmation bias. This is expected to increase the time required for future studies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third issue is that the sample sizes are insufficient for detailed study, or even to make any real conclusions extending beyond the sample itself. In some sense this is a fundamental issue, as it will always be time consuming to locate the seat of any character in anime. Even a sample size of 34 took a significant amount of time, and the modifications in the above paragraphs are likely to increase that significantly. A sample size of 100 seems like the largest practically feasible number. The considerations of this paragraph and the above two will need to be balanced against the time of the study, which is expected to be significant (indeed, even this preliminary study proved more time-consuming than I would have liked). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the primary goal of future studies should be establishing to a higher degree of accuracy whether this effect is truly present (and if so how large of an effect it is), there are other interesting things to look at in the long term. A few are presented here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correlations between the seat choice and the genre would be interesting to look at, but are likely to require significantly more statistics than are feasible. This is mentioned as a possible long-term project, but it's unlikely to be completed. The more pressing goal. In addition, it would be interesting to do a similar study for other media, but this is likely to be less trivial as most other media are less uniform in presentation than anime. Finally, a historical survey, studying how common this was in different periods, would be very interesting but is probably too ambitious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes, this does seem to be a real thing, at least preliminarily. It's certainly not always the case, but it happens frequently enough to be interesting. However, the data I have aren't good enough to make any solid conclusions beyond &quot;yes, this happens more often than one would expect&quot;. More data will be needed to determine to what degree this is due to biases and statistical variation in the sample, and to what degree this actually happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T14:58:52.847" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4542" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4730" CreationDate="2013-07-31T00:27:50.760" Score="7" ViewCount="1220" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a two part question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Bardock and King Vegeta are dead, do they ever make appearances in HFIL or Upper World? One would think that either Goku or Vegeta would want to pay their fathers a visit. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do Goku or Vegeta ever mention their fathers once during the entire anime?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall any of this. Feel free to include the manga if anyone has that much knowledge on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2068" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:50:40.687" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:50:40.687" Title="Do Bardock and King Vegeta make appearances in Otherworld?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4543" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4579" CreationDate="2013-07-31T02:57:51.593" Score="9" ViewCount="1121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently this is supposed to be some kind of cosplay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which character is Maekawa trying to cosplay here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oNoYH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 11 - 04:13&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T05:30:45.503" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T05:30:45.503" Title="What was this cosplay where Maekawa had a donut in front of her chest?" Tags="&lt;denpa-onna-to-seishun-otoko&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4543" CreationDate="2013-07-31T05:36:04.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best guess I can come up with (since they're both SHAFT shows) is Shinobu from Bake/Nisemonogatari. Since Maekawa (pictured above) is wearing normal clothes, pink shirt and a blue skirt, that she wears throughout the episode. The only thing in that particular image is that she has a donut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinobu loves donuts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7eQLA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ms6iO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G6CaJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JPwWI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aHiIt.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T05:36:04.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4602" CreationDate="2013-07-31T05:54:37.297" Score="5" ViewCount="2554" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently in the manga, Uchiha Obito said that he sensed Sasuke concentrating chakra in his left eye and poof! He quickly defended himself in an instant with slight similarity to Naruto's Sage Mode, that's why I wonder if he is in Sage Mode. If not, where did his sensory ability come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39mJU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39mJUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Here's a proof of his transformation from Naruto Episode 640 Page 14:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D9mH9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:12:38.180" LastActivityDate="2020-10-13T00:44:11.793" Title="Is Obito on Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3988" CreationDate="2013-07-31T07:02:06.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @j__m mentioned, There's probably no more meaning to the name 'Ren' than meets the eye, but reading into it, Lotus flowers can symbolize several things that could be linked to their relationship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Egyptians believed the lotus was a symbol of Rebirth, Life and Death&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the final chapters of the manga, Their relationship is cut short by Ren's sudden death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buddhism associates the flower with loyalty and faithfullness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Even though they separate, Ren and Nana return to each other. Ren's lock necklace is a symbol of loyalty also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, Red lotus flowers can be a symbol of love and harmony&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lotusflowermeaning.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ref1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://exotic-arts-gallery.com/pages/Lotus-Flower-Meaning.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Ref2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T20:57:43.197" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T20:57:43.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4549" CreationDate="2013-07-31T07:20:16.963" Score="10" ViewCount="43958" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the start of the series, after the Sharingan and Byakugan had been revealed, Kurenai's eyes seem kind of different from normal eyes and more like the Doujutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Nln3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the attack of the Nine-Tailed Fox on Konoha, her father appeared for the first time in the story. He too possessed similar patterns in his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it some kind of Doujutsu, do her eyes have special abilities similar to the Sharingan or Byakugan, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T05:06:07.590" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T02:24:48.663" Title="Are Kurenai's eyes some sort of Doujutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4548" CreationDate="2013-07-31T07:39:07.943" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually they are not ke-ke-genkai. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurenai_Y%C5%ABhi&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt; at the latter part said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Although her eyes are very distinct, they are not a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/D%C5%8Djutsu&quot;&gt;dōjutsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dōjutsu (瞳術; English TV &quot;Visual Jutsu&quot;; Literally meaning &quot;Eye Techniques&quot;) are genetic ninja abilities that utilise the eyes, granting the wielder ocular abilities. Being a by-product of specific kekkei genkai, dōjutsu are not classified as one of the major jutsu types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T07:39:07.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4553" CreationDate="2013-07-31T08:51:48.020" Score="15" ViewCount="10245" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is shown in the anime that the jinchuruki is caught and the tailed beast is extracted and sealed into the Demonic statue by the Akatsuki. What will happen if the jinchuruki is killed somewhere else? In search for Tsunade arc, during the fight between Jiraiya-Tsunade and Orochimaru, Orochimaru tries to kill Naruto as he is the jinchuruki of the nine tails. What would have happened to the nine tails if he had killed Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2018-07-24T06:16:24.980" Title="What will happen to the tailed beast if the jinchuruki is killed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-31T08:56:10.300" Score="9" ViewCount="1158" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, during the fight between Itachi and Kisame vs Kakashi, Itachi tells Kakashi that he cannot use his Sharingan as much as an Uchiha can, as he does not possess Uchiha blood. How can Orochimaru use his techniques when his soul is inside another body which possesses blood different to his blood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:09:25.893" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:09:25.893" Title="How can Orochimaru use his techniques when he takes possession of another body?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4555" CreationDate="2013-07-31T09:01:08.710" Score="2" ViewCount="14593" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Kabuto reincarnated Asuma, Dan, Hizashi etc from Konoha to battle against the allied Shinobi forces. Earlier, Orochimaru reincarnated the 1st and 2nd Hokage to battle against the 3rd. Why didn't Kabuto reincarnate the four of them to fight against the alliance? Couldn't they be reincarnated again or wasn't that part of Tobi's plan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="1894" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T09:18:06.657" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:33:10.217" Title="Why weren't the four Hokages reincarnated by Kabuto in the Shinobi war?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4550" CreationDate="2013-07-31T09:07:22.843" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a period of time the tailed beast will revive, so they will survive the death of the host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, it is revealed that the tailed beasts can actually survive their jinchūriki's deaths, with the only consequence being that it will take time for them to revive without a host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki#Sealing&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt; - in the second paragraph of that section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1610" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T09:07:22.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4552" CreationDate="2013-07-31T09:44:44.110" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's because Edo Tensei can only reanimated souls that are in the world of the dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The four Hokages were sealed in the death god's stomach. That's why they were only revived after Orochimaru released Shiki Fuujin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T09:44:44.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4552" CreationDate="2013-07-31T09:47:45.687" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, Kabuto can't revive the 1st and the 2nd Hokage simply because Hiruzen Sarutobi (3rd) sealed them away using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dead Demon Consuming Seal&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the reason Orochimaru can revive the two is because he ripped the belly of the Demon (Shiki Fuujin) who consumed their souls in Naruto chapter 618, page 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T13:33:10.217" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:33:10.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4552" CreationDate="2013-07-31T09:53:09.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last time first and second hokage were reincarnated, they were sealed using the death reaper seal by the third hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 4th hokage was sealed along with the nine tailed fox using the same seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the pre-requisites of the reanimation jutsu is that the target shinobi cannot be sealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the 4 hokages were sealed, kabuto was unable to reincarnate either one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, later Orochimaru shows that the souls trapped in the death reaper's belly can be realesed, and thus reincarnated each of the hokages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T09:53:09.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-31T10:07:31.043" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't answer for the reasoning behind this trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it seems pretty frequent, so much that BlogSuki's Jason calls it the First Modern Law of Anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“All major characters will have their desk window side towards the back. Sub Law: If a romantic interest occupy the same classroom, that character would be within one desk of this desk.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogsuki.com/archives/2010/06/19/4309/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(the sub law seems to work with rivals too)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2129" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T12:57:37.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3711" CreationDate="2013-07-31T10:38:22.707" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_To_Love-Ru_characters#Planet_Deviluke&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although Lala appears to be somewhat air-headed, she is well known on Deviluke for her genius-level intellect and enjoys making all manners of inventions, often prompting some disastrous effect or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I recall, the defects in Lala's inventions tend to be side-effects rather than anything else. For instance, personal teleportation device being an undressing personal teleportation device instead. So it seems coherent to me with her being depicted as both an airhead and a genius.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2129" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T13:51:42.837" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T13:51:42.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4567" CreationDate="2013-07-31T12:07:52.597" Score="8" ViewCount="2920" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been bugging me for a while but why are the 'things' that are created from human transmutation (Which has been stated is impossible) so randomly generated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ed and Al set out to transmute their dead mother but turns out to create some weird thing which was later identified to be some random male with black hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z8wbp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Result of Eric and Al&amp;#39;s human transmutation attempt&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anything why doesn't the end result of the transmutation be something more similar to what they initially wanted to revive? Why male not female? Why black hair not brown hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, what are they actually, other than failed outcomes of human transmutation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2053" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:33:55.063" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T03:24:13.380" Title="Why are the 'things' that are created from human transmutation so randomly generated?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4561" CreationDate="2013-07-31T12:25:19.013" Score="17" ViewCount="2866" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of anime I have seen use cherry blossoms, especially when they fall from the sky. Romantic or emotional scenes have cherry blossom in the background. In many anime, there is a childhood scene in which friends see cherry blossoms falling and remember that day forever or they meet their love when the blossoms are falling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it always cherry blossoms? Does it have a special significance in Japanese culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T14:35:52.313" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T14:35:52.313" Title="Why are cherry blossom so prevalent in anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4560" CreationDate="2013-07-31T13:08:38.510" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cherry blossoms are &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; prominent in Japanese culture. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom#Symbolism&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan, cherry blossoms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often associated with Buddhistic influence, and which is embodied in the concept of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_no_aware&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mono no aware&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The association of the cherry blossom with &lt;em&gt;mono no aware&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; dates back to 18th-century scholar Motoori Norinaga. The transience of the blossoms, the extreme beauty and quick death, has often been associated with mortality; for this reason, cherry blossoms are richly symbolic, and have been utilized often in Japanese art, manga, anime, and film, as well as at musical performances for ambient effect. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled &quot;Sakura&quot;, and several pop songs. The flower is also represented on all manner of consumer goods in Japan, including kimono, stationery, and dishware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Mono no aware (物の哀れ) [...] is a Japanese term for the awareness of impermanence (無常 mujō), or transience of things, and a gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, they do have a special significance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2130" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T13:47:33.610" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T13:47:33.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-07-31T14:32:24.933" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The visual aids that windows provide are to highlight a character. They do so either by special illumination or attracting the eyes: objects placed next to bright windows tend to get noticed first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scene bottom-left&lt;/em&gt;: Light Yagami is highlighted by being illuminated sharply, the other two (convieniently!) have postures that avert their bodies from illumination. Here the illumination is used exclusively, no red laser eyes, fang-baring grins or dramatic name-writing are involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scene top-left&lt;/em&gt;: Tomoko is in color and is illuminated not by one, but two beams of light. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scene top-right&lt;/em&gt;: Three individuals get noticed by being close to the viewer and being in an illuminated area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scene bottom-right&lt;/em&gt;: Tenma attracts attention first by being next to a featureless glowing window and having the most discernible face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, looking out of windows signifies contemplative moods. If my teachers noticed me daydreaming, they would seat me in the front of the class. Japanese school teachers do a poor job of catching students contemplating bloodbaths at the back of their classes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would love to see a scene that goes contrary to both explanations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T14:32:24.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4560" CreationDate="2013-07-31T15:00:01.917" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanami&quot;&gt;Hanami&lt;/a&gt; (lit. &quot;flower viewing&quot;) being one of the nation-wide festivals would help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the school year starts in April (graduation in late March), while depending on the location, cherry blossoms are prevalent from the end of March to early May.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone knows romance is all about love at first sight on the first day of school and confessions during the graduation ceremony, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TvTropes' &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CherryBlossoms&quot;&gt;Cherry Blossoms&lt;/a&gt; article could be an interesting read, on top of Wikipedia's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2129" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T19:01:09.350" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T19:01:09.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4564" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19087" CreationDate="2013-07-31T15:28:34.653" Score="9" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noein&quot;&gt;Noein&lt;/a&gt;, there is a bit of complicated quantum-type stuff going on.  There are multiple timespaces that are possible futures for the &quot;real&quot; world (which is a possible present timespace).  The commonality between all worlds seems to be Haruka (a.k.a. the Dragon Torc).  If I interpreted this correctly, this means that anything she observes becomes the actual outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one of the timespaces (La'cryma) decides that they want to sacrifice the Dragon Torc.  Wouldn't this cause mass chaos and some kind of crazy quantum status of the timespaces since the observer can no longer definitively confirm any outcome (i.e. mass &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat&quot;&gt;Schrödinger's cat&lt;/a&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1651" LastEditDate="2014-03-26T18:41:10.487" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T18:11:04.757" Title="Why were the Dragon Knights trying to kill the Dragon Torc?" Tags="&lt;noein&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4565" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-31T15:34:26.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noein: To Your Other Self&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e&lt;/em&gt;) is a science-fiction anime that involves many theories from quantum physics. The most-frequently referenced one is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;many-worlds interpretation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show involves multiple &quot;timespaces&quot; that are parallel worlds existing as possible variations of the &quot;real&quot; world.  The parallel worlds in the show are always possible futures of the present day world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noein&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noein&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T03:02:11.643" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T03:02:11.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4566" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-31T15:34:26.280" Score="0" Body="Noein: To Your Other Self (or, &quot;Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e&quot;) is a science-fiction anime directed by Kazuki Akane and Kenji Yasuda. " OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T03:02:11.643" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T03:02:11.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4559" CreationDate="2013-07-31T16:06:54.017" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Essentially, human transmutation was depicted to be impossible to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why it doesn't look what they intended it to look like is because they just screwed up that hard.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What they ended up with was something kinda sorta vaguely human, but only barely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From looking at the picture you've posted, a lot of the pieces of a human are there, but they're not all correctly done and they're not all in the right place. It really doesn't look that random to me; if anything, it looks like a predictable (while still major) screw-up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T03:24:13.380" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T03:24:13.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4569" CreationDate="2013-07-31T16:57:20.593" Score="27" ViewCount="39396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see characters making this motion frequently in anime.  They pull one (or sometimes both) eyelid down, and stick out their tongue.  What does that mean?  Where does the gesture originate and what's the history behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpXq1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;eyelid 1&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tXaB1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;eyelid 2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Miik1.png&quot; alt=&quot;eyelid 3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1wU4S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;eyelid 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T17:31:11.110" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T17:48:17.013" Title="Why do characters often pull down one eyelid and stick out their tongue?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4568" CreationDate="2013-07-31T17:22:34.697" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyelidPullTaunt&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eyelid Pull Taunt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the act of pulling down one lower eyelid and sticking out the&#xA;tongue and saying &amp;quot;Beh-da!&amp;quot; (Japanese) or &amp;quot;Nyaaaah!&amp;quot; (English dub). &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&#xA;highly ritualized expression of disdain or disapproval&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, used&#xA;exclusively by children and immature adults. Basically the same as the&#xA;Western act of sticking out the tongue, cranked up a few notches,&#xA;though definitely not profane gesture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan this is referred to as &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;akanbe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (a corruption of &lt;em&gt;akai me&lt;/em&gt;, &amp;quot;red eye&amp;quot;), and it's called mon oeil (&amp;quot;my eye&amp;quot;) in France and Quebec. This is in fact a Franco-Japanese cultural trope, but you'll see it everywhere in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find a satisfying or credible enough link as to its origin(s) but from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akanbe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;akanbe wiki&lt;/a&gt; it seems to date back as far as the 20th century:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of the term was first mentioned by early 20th century author&#xA;Katai Tayama, in his 1909 story Inaka Kyōshi (田舎教師 Rural Teacher), as&#xA;a gesture used by the male students in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T17:48:17.013" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4571" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4572" CreationDate="2013-07-31T20:51:03.053" Score="10" ViewCount="916" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jF1Hi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chocolate Cornet&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say it looks like a seashell.  Some say it looks like a caterpillar.  The real question, &lt;strong&gt;which end is the head&lt;/strong&gt;?  Was it ever decided among the cast of Lucky Star?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1651" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T22:27:15.930" LastActivityDate="2020-06-30T14:35:29.863" Title="Which end of a chocolate cornet is the head?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4571" CreationDate="2013-07-31T21:10:19.633" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Konata, about 2 years later:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dQqaj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Which end?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The head is the big end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T21:10:19.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4577" CreationDate="2013-08-01T00:46:21.007" Score="19" ViewCount="20893" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/riYOv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto 2-page spread&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking this double-page spread for example. There are total of 8 panels, but it's divided into three different segments from the top to the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried reading from the top-right, to the bottom-right, then starting with the next pane downwards. I know Japanese manga is read right-to-left, and I'm having some trouble reading this particular part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a rule of thumb, how do I properly read manga with multiple panels like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T20:17:15.883" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T00:33:25.510" Title="How do I read manga with multiple panels?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;panel-arrangement&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4576" CreationDate="2013-08-01T02:00:40.773" Score="12" ViewCount="8258" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto first mastered Rasenshuriken and used it against Kakuzu, his arm was also injured due to multiple wind blades that also damage the user and had to recover for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in a recent chapter, combined with Sasuke's Amaterasu, both of them were holding the Rasenshuriken and they hit Tobi without throwing it. So how come it seems like they did not take any damage when they hit Tobi without throwing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/79Sth.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T15:30:10.917" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T15:30:10.917" Title="Why did Naruto and Sasuke hit Tobi with Rasenshuriken directly?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4574" CreationDate="2013-08-01T02:11:44.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple. Naruto in the Kyuubi mode recovers faster than normal. On the other hand, Sasuke's Amaterasu is Blaze (enhanced fire) element jutsu while Naruto's Rasenshuriken is Wind. Combining those two element can form more powerful jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzNK3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzNK3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga panel showing the combined attack&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, theoretically, this kind of jutsus are hard to control thus they have to hold them and form a melee attack. Remember what Sasuke said that he will adjust his chakra to Naruto just to have the right combination of the two jutsu. Take note that this is the first time they use that kind of combo-jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasenshuriken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Naruto can throw &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasenshuriken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fuuton rasen shuriken&lt;/a&gt; when he is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Mode&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T21:39:53.650" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T21:39:53.650" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4574" CreationDate="2013-08-01T02:47:12.393" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time Naruto was shown using the Rasenshuriken, it was during the fight with Kakuzu. At the time, Naruto had not mastered the Rasen Shuriken completely. He had to hit the target in point blank range. Since he was in the blast range of the jutsu he was heavily impacted by the corrosive power of the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But during his training in Mount Myoboku he mastered the Rasen Shuriken in a secretive manner, enabling him to throw the Rasen Shuriken over a distance. This allowed Naruto to stay off the blast range and also control the area covered by the blast from the Rasen Shuriken. But, even in his Sage mode, Naruto could use only two Rasen Shurikens, but he no longer sustained damage from his own jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, when he took control of the Kyuubi he had access to a huge amount of chakra previously unavailable to him, giving him the capability to use Rasen Shurikens more than two times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's Amaterasu is a fire technique, and Naruto's Rasenshuriken is a Wind technique, it is known that wind techniques increase the effectiveness of a fire technique. Thus Naruto and Sasuke combined their jutsus to make a far powerful jutsu. And since both of them were out of the blast radius, none of them were hurt from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cUwYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Here is the image of Naruto throwing the Rasen Shuruken&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image taken from Manga chapter 634.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the recent usage of the combination of Rasenshuriken and Amaterasu, I can only assume as to why it did not affect Naruto and Sasuke. The second hokage swapped Minato and Obito just before the attack landed, so similarly with the same jutsu he may redirect the aftershock of the attack away from Naruto and Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second possibility is, since Naruto can himself control the area of effect of the Rasen Shuriken, as we have seen him perform earlier (mainly during the fight with Pain where he increases the area covered by the rasen shuriken as Pain was escaping). Due to which he himself may be able to minimize the are of impact of the jutsu and concentrate it only on Obito thereby saving both sasuke and himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T19:43:41.537" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T19:43:41.537" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4573" CreationDate="2013-08-01T03:01:27.020" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;You would typically read it in a S shape from one row to the next, always returning far right panel when you start a new row.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;+-------------------+&#xA;|    2    |   1     |&#xA;+-------------------+&#xA;|  6  | 5 | 4 |  3  |&#xA;+-------------------+&#xA;|    8    |    7    |&#xA;+-------------------+&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the first row, start from the far right and you hit the far left panel of the first row, move to the far right panel of the second row. Then at the far left panel of the second row, move onto the far right of third row and finish the page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However because of the flow of action in this particular page the order of panels goes more like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;+-------------------+&#xA;|    2    |   1     |&#xA;+-------------------+&#xA;|  3  | 4 | 4 |  3  |  &amp;lt;-- the 2nd and the 4th Hokage are acting simultaneously&#xA;+-------------------+&#xA;|    6    |    5    |&#xA;+-------------------+&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T15:08:56.603" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T15:08:56.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4573" CreationDate="2013-08-01T03:14:54.647" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the panels are arranged outside the norm, there isn't a general rule on how you should read it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You kind of have to take in all the content at once, and use the context in order to try to figure out chronologically what happens first then next. For example, @Krazer had to figure out that both Hokage were acting simultaneously to know the order of the middle pannels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T03:14:54.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4543" CreationDate="2013-08-01T05:51:01.950" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The consensus opinion on a couple of Japanese forums seems to be that this is actually a reference to the main character's unnamed wife (referred to as 妻, literally just &quot;wife&quot;) from the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=30055&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchi no Tsumatte Doudeshou&lt;/a&gt; (translated roughly as &quot;I wonder if my wife is really normal&quot;) by mangaka Fukumitsu Shigeyuki beginning in 2008. There's very little information available about the manga even on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AE%E5%A6%BB%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%A7%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, but from what I can gather it's a semi-autobiographical essay in the form of a 4-koma manga. The main character's wife acts strange in many ways and the story is about her various weird behaviors. The most notable thing about this manga, apart from being referenced in Denpa Onna, is that it won &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2010/manga/works/14m_Uchino_Tsumatte_Doudeshou/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of five Excellence Awards in the Manga division of the 2010 Japanese Arts festival&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the cover of the first volume of the manga. You can see that the wife is dressed similarly to Maekawa and holding food (which she does frequently as far as I can tell from briefly browsing the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zT45Cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an image from the inside of the first volume with her eating a donut. I looked but I could not find an image with a toroidal donut. The closest is this donut without a hole (which are not uncommon in Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sb943m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll readily admit that I'd never heard of this until I looked for it. It was obscure enough that a lot of the users on 2channel were admitting they had never heard of it. You can bet that most of the audience of Denpa Onna didn't catch this reference. I'm not sure if it's more obvious in the novels (or if the scene occurs in the novels at all), but for anime-viewers this one very likely went over everyone's heads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T03:03:47.077" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T03:03:47.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3711" CreationDate="2013-08-01T15:19:12.010" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the list of Lala's invention on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_LOVE%E3%82%8B_-%E3%81%A8%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E3%82%8B-#.E6.BC.AB.E7.94.BB.E3.81.A7.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E3.81.97.E3.81.9F.E7.99.BA.E6.98.8E.E5.93.81&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page of To-LOVE-ru - Japanese version&lt;/a&gt;), or a less complete list on &lt;a href=&quot;http://to-loveru.wikia.com/wiki/Lala_Satalin_Deviluke#Inventions&quot;&gt;To-LOVE-ru Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, most of Lala's invention has caused some sort of trouble as seen in the source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are a number of inventions which are created and used right away without testing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;For example, unnamed drug in chapter 54 of original series, given to Rito when he disguises as his father during Mikan's house visit.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are a number of inventions which explodes, or activates too easily, or not idiot-proof.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are a number of inventions which has unwanted side-effects.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;For example, Pyon-Pyon Warp-kun usually only warps living things, leaving the person naked after warped.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are a number of inventions which are mostly stable, such as Peke, D-Dial and the expansion to Rito's house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that all of Lala's inventions are &lt;strong&gt;work-in-progress or proof-of-concept&lt;/strong&gt;, and the more an invention is used (which is equivalent to testing), the more stable it is. She is a genius in the sense that she can quickly create a working proof-of-concept. However, since she is not making a product, she doesn't feel a need to make her inventions practical, safe-to-use and idiot-proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T15:19:12.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4057" CreationDate="2013-08-01T16:31:48.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me, it's like he is trying to look at human behavior from a 3rd party point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We won't really know until the mangaka makes it obvious later in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T16:31:48.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3711" CreationDate="2013-08-01T16:36:06.943" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The inventions are a plot device. If they weren't defective or otherwise used in the wrong way, there wouldn't be that much to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T16:36:06.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4583" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4587" CreationDate="2013-08-01T16:42:04.213" Score="4" ViewCount="1492" Body="&lt;p&gt;The TV series &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ray&lt;/a&gt; is about a woman with &quot;X-Ray vision&quot; who was saved by a doctor when she was young. In the first episode of the anime, this doctor is made out to look like Black Jack:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hxGos.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although you never get a look at his face but you can see that there is some stitches on the doctor's face and his hair is black and white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this cameo just a bit of &quot;fan service&quot;/homage to the old Black Jack series or is this more like a same-universe side-story or spin-off of Black Jack? It doesn't seem like the staff of this show has worked on any of the Black Jack manga or anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T04:42:46.147" Title="Is &quot;Ray&quot; a sidestory of &quot;Black Jack&quot;?" Tags="&lt;black-jack&gt;&lt;ray&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="818" CreationDate="2013-08-01T16:53:21.807" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going one step over, here's the reason of the censorship, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toplessrobot.com/2013/06/10_things_i_learned_about_video_games_eroge_japan_and_myself_from_playing_saya_no_uta.php&quot;&gt;according to this article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Bennett, one of the actions taken by Allied forces after&#xA;  World War II was to ban pornography in Japan. As Japan was a very&#xA;  sexual culture prior to the war, occupying forces blamed porn for the&#xA;  aggressive and expansionary tendencies of the Japanese Empire, and the&#xA;  ban was created to curb their combative nature. That being said, it's&#xA;  illegal for genitalia, real or animated, to be featured in&#xA;  entertainment; a ban that over sixty years later is still in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Going back to that damn Allied anti-porn law, penises and vaginas were&#xA;  parts non-grata in Japanese entertainment. But those meddling Yankees&#xA;  didn’t say a Cthulu-damned thing about tentacles. In fact, so long as&#xA;  it’s attached to a monster, it doesn’t count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://visualnovelaer.fuwanovel.org/2013/06/saya-no-uta-article-by-jason-helton-apparently-the-reason-for-censored-genitalia-is-because-of-the-us/&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T16:53:21.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4081" CreationDate="2013-08-01T17:06:43.227" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?category=Personality%20Change/s&amp;amp;filter=oneshots&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;five&lt;/a&gt; I've found, this one fits the closest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blackberry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ever since Fune Momohara was told that she was just like a &quot;guy&#xA;  friend&quot; by the boy she liked, she's been bent on becoming the ideal&#xA;  girl. But when she meets the perfect guy who turns out to be more than&#xA;  a little pretentious, she realizes that it can be difficult to keep up&#xA;  appearances!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T17:06:43.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4583" CreationDate="2013-08-01T17:15:24.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like a homage. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitomi_Akihito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it seems the mangaka of Ray has worked on Tezuka's Black Jack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T17:15:24.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4583" CreationDate="2013-08-01T17:16:05.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/919/Ray_The_Animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; claims that Ray is a side-story of Black Jack, while &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_the_animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; takes the more conservative approach of just saying that they're related. However, it's not clear whether Ray is canon material in the Black Jack universe (and if so, in what sense). In any case, Ray mangaka Yoshitomi Akihito is on good terms with the current license-holders of Black Jack, and has produced &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/23711/Black_Jack%3a_BJ_x_bj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his own version&lt;/a&gt; based on the original but with his own artwork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of copyright reasons, Black Jack was only alluded to as BJ and never seen fully in the original manga, but because the anime was produced by Osamu Tezuka's own studio he is able to appear fully in the anime (though still somewhat obscured) and be referred to by his original name. Interestingly, in Black Jack 21, the sequel to the Black Jack anime, Black Jack was referred to as &quot;BJ&quot; by the assassins hell bent on killing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, there's no official word on what the relation between the two are, so it's sort of a matter of opinion whether it's a sidestory or just a homage. My opinion is that, by animating Ray, it was more-or-less retconned into the Black Jack universe, or at least some alternate universe, so I think it can be elevated to the level of a sidestory. However, that was a decision made by whoever the current rights-holders are for Black Jack, and while it's valid in a legal sense some might argue that it shouldn't be considered a side-story but a homage. Tezuka manga purists could very-well object and describe it differently, as everything related to Ray (manga beginning in 2004) happened well after Tezuka's death in 1989.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T17:39:40.823" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T17:39:40.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="422" CreationDate="2013-08-01T17:40:28.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A different view from what was already posted: because Saiyans get stronger the stronger their opponents are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku, Vegeta and Gohan didn't fight Super Saiyan level opponents in their childhood. Gohan became a Super Saiyan while training with his father in the time chamber, and both Goten and Trunks trained with Gohan and Vegeta, who were already on Super Saiyan level at the time, so that could have made the kids gain more experience than their parents could.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastEditorUserId="2138" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T17:57:18.513" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T17:57:18.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4531" CreationDate="2013-08-01T23:10:54.853" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather than looking at the scene to try and find metaphorical reasons for this phenomenon, I suggest a possible financial reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's cheaper to re-use stock background and animation.  All anime studios will have cells or digital information from previous anime that are available to them.  Rather than re-inventing the wheel for possibly dozens of anime series that they carry they re-use parts some parts that have common themes and then touch them up to add &quot;uniqueness&quot; to the setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not saying this is the case, but considering how most anime high schools look exactly the same, it'd be a safe bet to say this is the reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2141" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T23:10:54.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4593" CreationDate="2013-08-02T09:58:18.610" Score="2" ViewCount="567" Body="&lt;p&gt;I knew that Madara possesses the eyes of his brother to obtain &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Eternal_Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; but is he still using those eyes during the Fourth Ninja World War? Or has he implanted different eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:06:46.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:06:46.747" Title="Whose eyes did Uchiha Madara use during the ninja war?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4592" CreationDate="2013-08-02T10:17:44.373" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he is still using Izuna's eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are the eyes with which he invoked the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-02T10:21:55.440" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T10:21:55.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4574" CreationDate="2013-08-02T10:26:43.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The actual reason why Naruto was not allowed to use Rasen shuriken is because it causes damage to the user of the jutsu even though it is not as severe as the damage caused to the target. Naruto's hands with which he used the Rasen shuriken got badly damaged, remember. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when in Sage mode or when enveloped in Kurama's chakra, remember Naruto takes very less damage. That's why Naruto could actually use it in his sage/bijuu mode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when the Rasen Shuriken is combined with Amaterasu, we can see that the combo attack does not actually explode like Rasenshuriken. That is there are some differences in the method in which the damage is caused.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the combo, the rasenshuriken just increases the strength of the Amaterasu. It doesn't make the characteristic damage of a Rasenshuriken. The damage is done by the Amaterasu. So sasuke was also able to hold it and hit the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-02T10:36:30.690" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T10:36:30.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4458" CreationDate="2013-08-02T10:42:36.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was only a part of Orochimaru that was in Sasuke's body. I believe that the curse mark transfers a part of his chakra and thus a part of himself into the body of the target. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the part of Orochimaru that was inside Sasuke that was sealed away by Itachi using the sealing powers of Sword of Totsuka. But a part of him still lived inside the others who carried the curse mark and his chakra was there with Kabuto, who absorbed Orochimaru after Sasuke killed his main body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that Orochimaru was very weak when Sasuke revived him that he had to absorb his chakra from Kabuto to become somewhat normal again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is not true that Orochimaru couldn't be sealed.The 3rd Hokage couldn't seal him just because he was too weak by then to pull Orochimaru with him. And it is not that Orochimaru can pop-out at will from anyone's body. Sasuke resurrected him. He didn't pop-out at will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T20:51:15.297" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T20:51:15.297" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4545" CreationDate="2013-08-02T11:27:04.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara said this when Obito became the Jinchuuriki of the Juubi: Now he is equal to The Sage of Six Paths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Obito was in Sage Mode after he had become the Jinchuuriki. But Sage Mode abilities of Obito are far more dangerous than that of any one else due to the massive chakra of the Juubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:14:17.313" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:14:17.313" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-02T13:48:08.297" Score="3" ViewCount="449" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last I knew, all the PVs were for a Pachinko game. Will SHAFT actually turn it into an anime? If so, does anyone know when are they planning to release it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:43:51.793" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:43:51.793" Title="Will Prism Nana be an actual anime?" Tags="&lt;prism-nana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4599" CreationDate="2013-08-02T14:09:30.030" Score="4" ViewCount="1596" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's killed about ten thousand sisters, if he did it at a rate of 8 sisters per day, that would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;10000 / 8 = 1250 days&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or about 3 years and 5 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could the experiment have been running for that long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T14:40:18.157" Title="For how long were Accelerator and the Sisters doing the Level 6 experiment?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4598" CreationDate="2013-08-02T14:40:18.157" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, Accelerator went through almost 10K sisters indoors. As a result of this, he was able to efficiently kill many sisters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming he &quot;works&quot; for 12 hours, killing a sister every 8 minutes on average, he would go through 9800 sisters in 4 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Level_6_Shift&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Level_6_Shift&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is unknown how long the experiments went on, however, seeing as Nunotaba Shinobu has talked to a clone wearing a winter uniform, and that Accelerator has killed the first clone who wore a summer uniform, one can assume that the experiments went for several months during the autumnal, winter or spring seasons—at least the preparations of the clones—before being stopped. Furthermore, several experiments have been executed within the premises of research facilities until being moved during May of the contemporary year.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In May of the current year, the experiments moved to the outside and empty places. This is because of the requirements of the battlefield, as such experiments 1 to 9802 have been performed inside, while the remaining 10198 experiments would be dealt outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T14:40:18.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="645" CreationDate="2013-08-02T15:26:31.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was also the possibility they could have died while trying this, so it's not such a good strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T15:26:31.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4597" CreationDate="2013-08-02T16:34:44.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is going to be an anime, though details are still rather sparse. If you go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prism-nana.com/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;their website&lt;/a&gt;, under the About section, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;新アニメーション企画が遂に始動！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or, in English, &quot;A new animation project is starting!&quot;. They would not describe the series that way if it were solely a Pachinko series. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-26/studio-shaft-streams-prism-nana-anime-last-pilot-promo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Suite_Prism_Nana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; both confirm that this will be some sort of anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, that's essentially all we know. We don't know when it will be released (the &quot;final PV&quot; was 3 months ago, so it's probably nearing release, but there's still no date). We don't know what format it will be released in. They will be present at Comiket 84, so we're very likely to get more information in another week or so, but for now as far as I can tell they've made no definitive statements regarding release dates or format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T16:34:44.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4545" CreationDate="2013-08-02T17:01:11.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something that I completely forgot. During Sasuke's battle with Deidara, Sasuke mentioned that using his Sharingan he can see chakra, so even Obito should be able to do the same, when Sasuke concentrated his chakra on his left eye, Obito could see it, thus he dodged it. He need not be in Sage Mode to accomplish that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:13:19.347" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:13:19.347" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4619" CreationDate="2013-08-03T05:18:01.367" Score="2" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga. In Code Geass R2, Lelouch orders Guilford to think that Lelouch is Cornelia upon taking a specific pose. It would seem like he did this just as a precaution before meeting with Suzaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, why not just order him to protect Lelouch when he takes such pose? What particular advantage is there on making him think Lelouch is Cornelia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T10:57:53.720" Title="What particular advantage was there on making Guilford think that Lelouch is Cornelia?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4574" CreationDate="2013-08-03T09:31:52.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My immediate response would be to show-off the Minato-Tobirama combo space-time ninjutsu looking epic awesome along with a Naruto-Sasuke S rank ninjutsu all in same chapter.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But a more logical explanation, from my perspective, would be to overcome the chance of Obito easily dodging a projectile attack, and the fact that the combination of Rasenshuriken and Amaterasu would require more granular control of both elements, which would require them to sustain control only possible in a close range until they hit their target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T10:16:36.077" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T10:16:36.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4605" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4607" CreationDate="2013-08-03T12:20:13.970" Score="9" ViewCount="19172" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a recent episode of the Naruto anime, the reanimated Madara tries to summon the nine tails but fails since it's sealed inside Naruto, later when Madara attacks with his Deep Forest jutsu the nine tails tells Naruto,&quot;I'd rather be controlled by you than by Madara&quot; and shares some of its chakra with Naruto to defeat Madara. Is it really afraid of Madara or is there some other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="104" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T19:08:09.953" LastActivityDate="2019-05-05T23:52:42.360" Title="Why is the nine tails afraid of Madara?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-03T18:37:52.757" Score="9" ViewCount="1008" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge&lt;/em&gt; movie, what happened to Retsu's doll when she activates it after Gon and Killua step out to talk? We never see anyone exit the shop after Gon and Killua. Did she swap places with her doll? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She mentions she &quot;left her doll in the shop for safekeeping;&quot; what exactly happened here? How did she catch up to Gon and Killua in the alley?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N99mT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dat doll&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T19:13:46.830" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T13:48:11.310" Title="What happened to Retsu's doll at the clothing shop?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4605" CreationDate="2013-08-03T20:41:41.583" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that it's &lt;em&gt;fear&lt;/em&gt; per-se, more like... hate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The nine-tails prefers to help Naruto voluntarily than be forcefully controlled by Madara (or Tobi, for that matter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga Spoiler:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The bijuu have feelings, and hate being treated as weapons, ever since the Sage of Six Paths dies, Kurama has known nothing but ignorance from humans. (Like when Madara yells at him to obey, or when Hashirama tells him that he's too dangerous and he must seal him.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So helping Naruto was the better option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T20:41:41.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4627" CreationDate="2013-08-03T20:47:07.763" Score="10" ViewCount="800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, when Naruto was fighting Sasuke at the Valley of the End, Sasuke popped a hole in his shoulder, to prevent him from using the Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto, in response, activated his Nine-tails chakra (to less than one tail), and the hole healed so fast it was actually visibly closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few years into the future, Naruto has (almost) &lt;em&gt;complete control&lt;/em&gt; over the Nine-tails' chakra! And yet, when he attacked Kisame, he twisted his ankle, and that didn't heal until much later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the hell? That chakra had enough life force to sprout trees from Yamato's logs! Why couldn't it heal a simple twisted ankle? Can we dismiss it as a case of &quot;Allow Gai to fight Kisame and provide Naruto an excuse to stay out of it&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:09:57.150" Title="How could Naruto twist his ankle?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4458" CreationDate="2013-08-03T20:54:46.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Harikrishnan T's answer covers most of it. I'll answer the part of how could he use Jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hand seals are a form of technique to focus one's chakra, in order to perform a specific jutsu. As you progress is proficiency and power, you can focus your chakra more and more innately, without the need for hand seals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example for this is that Zabuza required more than 40 hand seals to perform the Water Dragon Bullet, while the Second only required one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why Orochimaru was able to use the most basic technique without the use of his hands (such as the Replacement Jutsu). As for the rest, I recall Kabuto doing the hand seals for him whenever he required a more advanced jutsu (such as the Summoning Jutsu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T20:54:46.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4610" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4614" CreationDate="2013-08-03T21:41:46.447" Score="3" ViewCount="171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are &lt;a href=&quot;http://xmenmovies.wikia.com/wiki/The_Wolverine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Wolverine&lt;/a&gt; movie (now on theaters) and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wolverineanime.wikia.com/wiki/Wolverineanime_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2011 Wolverine anime series&lt;/a&gt; based on the same plot?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;From the trailers I can tell they definitely look similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T22:33:49.980" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T23:00:33.513" Title="Are the storylines from The Wolverine movie and anime the same?" Tags="&lt;wolverine&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4611" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-03T21:59:03.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might also like to consider asking your questions about the &lt;em&gt;Wolverine&lt;/em&gt; anime at &lt;a href=&quot;http://scifi.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Science Fiction &amp;amp; Fantasy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Anime#Wolverine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Wolverine&lt;/em&gt; section of &lt;em&gt;Marvel Anime&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:28:34.630" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:28:34.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4612" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-03T21:59:03.543" Score="0" Body="&quot;Wolverine&quot; is a 2011 anime about the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. " OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:28:34.630" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:28:34.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4419" CreationDate="2013-08-03T22:00:26.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, it is revealed that Utsu-tsu has the ability to create copies of her body as one of her powers as a Gatchaman. It seems there are other modifications to her body as well, though these have not yet been completely explained. Her copying ability allows her to perform basic functions, but it seems that conversing and interacting with others is difficult through the copies. She uses this ability to simultaneously follow Hajime and O.D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a gif of her making a copy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hlo09l.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's probably worth a mention that the opening theme actually foreshadowed this before the scene in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RrraPl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T22:00:26.237" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4610" CreationDate="2013-08-03T23:00:33.513" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they're different. The settings and some of the characters are the same but the overall plot isn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Marvel animated series Wolverine was based on the 1982 Chris Claremont and Frank Miller graphic novel of the same name. Both the anime and movie have characters &quot;&lt;em&gt;Mariko&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Shingen&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Yukio&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. Both also have Mariko in an arranged marriage, but only in the anime is where Mariko is Logan's girlfriend. There's also this giant samurai automaton in both the movie and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning of the anime has Logan and Mariko both in New York City where she's kidnapped. Whereas the movie has him in the woods following the events of &quot;&lt;strong&gt;X-Men: Last Stand&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. It seems there's a lot of mutants in the anime that aren't in the movie, in particular, Kikyo, a mutant who can extend a sword out of his wrists, similar to Logan and Omega Red, a Russian biomedical experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never read the original graphic novels, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jacehallshow.com/blog/20110923/is-wolverine-anime-truer-to-the-comic-than-the-movies/&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt;, the anime is more faithful to the original novels than the movie series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T23:00:33.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41306" CreationDate="2013-08-04T06:06:25.610" Score="64" ViewCount="244899" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the setting of &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Shingeki no kyojin) supposed to be Earth in the distant future and Titans suddenly appeared out of nowhere and devolved society to medieval level of technology? Or is this just a completely fictional setting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2021-02-13T06:12:36.137" Title="When and where does Attack on Titan take place?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="15" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-08-04T07:12:48.960" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a completely different universe and settings than ours (still Earth though, just under different circumstances). However, according to technological advances and the construction style, I'd say that the year they describe, around 800 - 900 doesn't seem far fetched. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the location, I'm not sure, the names of the characters don't seem Japanese, something European maybe? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T07:12:48.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4608" CreationDate="2013-08-04T08:27:49.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there are plot holes which Kishimoto makes up most of the time. Some things can not be reasoned without the wildest guesses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when Orochimaru attacked Konoha by using Edo Tensei on the First and Second, neither they used the Flying Thunder God of the Second, nor he used the Thousand Hands Jutsu of First with which he could have clearly overpowered the Third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, we can just say, it was a twisted ankle, so healing doesn't work with twisted ankles like it does with wounds, for which healing can be done with sprouting new cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-04T16:13:10.030" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T16:13:10.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4646" CreationDate="2013-08-04T09:27:52.690" Score="5" ViewCount="505" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Shogun artificially aged? I got the feeling that he had to be because Nanami is his real sister and she is not that old. Also the nurse &quot;Grim&quot; was performing some king of operation on him. Before that operation he appeared to be young as he lacked all of the wrinkles on his face. Also if he was aged how was that done? What was the yellow goop that &quot;Grim&quot; scooped out with the weird spoon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:36:48.153" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T16:18:00.900" Title="Was Shogun artificially aged?" Tags="&lt;chaos-head&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4603" CreationDate="2013-08-04T10:57:53.720" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no manga that I know of that would be more canon than the anime. So do not worry about &quot;not having read the manga&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The advantage of having Gilford mistake Lelouch for Cornelia is that he can leverage Gilford's loyalty to continue giving him orders as long as the Geass is under effect, and having Gilford take whatever initiative necessary that is advantageous to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, after Gilford had vanquished the guards, he was able to have Gilford take him to a location of his choosing. A simple order to &quot;protect him&quot; would probably have made him a standing duck, as the Geass would have lapsed or stopped driving Gilford to action, as soon as Lelouch was &quot;safe&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That ties in with my opinion that the practical reason for Lelouch not to give blanket orders for people to obey him (as he began doing after some point) was that doing so basically reduces people into living robots without initiative or self-preservation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1362" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T10:57:53.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-08-04T16:43:42.770" Score="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/27/madara-uchiha&quot;&gt;@Madara&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4616/274&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; is set on Earth, but in a different situation. This is evidenced by a reference to a real-world legend in episode 15:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Two captured Titans are named Sawney and Bean, which is stated in-universe to be based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Bean&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;legend of Sawney Bean&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we use that same evidence as part of a timeline, there's two possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The year 850 means that we are at least 850 years following the aforementioned legend, putting us no earlier than year 2350 A.D. This seems possible but unlikely, as their technology shows no signs of being derived from our own.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The year 850 is some marker to an event that happened prior to the legend, in which case we have no frame of reference other than that the story must take place in or after the 1500s. This seems to be the more likely answer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind, though, that in the &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; universe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The oriental races are wiped out; Mikasa has her mother's oriental blood, but is the last surviving member of the Asian races.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, it is highly unlikely that it is in Japan or even nearby (though the location is also unstated). However, seeing how many names are European (Jäger is German for &quot;hunter&quot;, Armin is a Germanic name, cf. Arminius &amp;amp; Herman), it's most likely that the story takes place in Germany, or at least in Europe, where the remaining survivors of the Titan catastrophe are now cornered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T15:27:23.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4639" CreationDate="2013-08-04T22:18:50.167" Score="13" ViewCount="1314" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've got this vague memory of an anime movie I saw once a very long time ago (around 1990?) and I'd like to find it—but I've no idea of any names that were mentioned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A particular unique aspect of the plot was that there was some kind of new popular soft drink that was actually made as a part of an evil plan as people died or disappeared (turned to green sludge?) after drinking it X times. The setting was near-future, and I believe that the focus of the action was on some kind of sea warships, but I don't recall much more—that's why I want to find it! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2153" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:22:08.113" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:22:08.113" Title="What is the anime where a popular soft drink kills people who drink it X times?" Tags="&lt;soratobu-yuureisen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:50.427" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4624" CreationDate="2013-08-04T22:40:52.083" Score="19" ViewCount="1278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to the shorter-in-duration anime, such as &lt;em&gt;Aiura&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Recorder and Randsell&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Morita-san is Quiet&lt;/em&gt;.  These anime do not run for the &quot;normal&quot; duration of 22 or more minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official terminology for these types of anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T19:10:23.683" Title="Is there official terminology for anime series that run less than the standard length?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4623" CreationDate="2013-08-04T23:16:44.227" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but according to Japanese Wikipedia articles for those series, they can be called &lt;strong&gt;tanpen anime&lt;/strong&gt; (短編アニメ, short anime). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%82%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%82%89#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aiura&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2013年4月から6月までテレビ東京・ニコニコ動画にて、5分枠の&lt;strong&gt;短編アニメ&lt;/strong&gt;で放送された。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  From April to June 2013, a 5 minute &lt;strong&gt;tanpen anime&lt;/strong&gt; was aired on TV Tokyo and Nico Nico Douga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%81%A8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Recorder and Randsell&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5分枠の&lt;strong&gt;短編アニメ&lt;/strong&gt;で、2012年1月より『リコーダーとランドセル ド♪』のタイトルでテレビ埼玉、KBS京都にて放送された。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A 5 minute &lt;strong&gt;tanpen anime&lt;/strong&gt; was aired starting in January 2012 on TV Saitama and KBS Kyoto as &quot;Recorder and Randsell Do♪&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E7%94%B0%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%81%AF%E7%84%A1%E5%8F%A3#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Morita-san&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;『森田さんは無口。』のタイトルで、2011年7月から9月までテレビ埼玉、KBS京都、ニコニコチャンネルにて放送された5分枠の&lt;strong&gt;短編アニメ&lt;/strong&gt;。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  From July to September 2011, TV Saitama, KBS Kyoto, and Nico Nico channel aired a 5 minute &lt;strong&gt;tanpen anime&lt;/strong&gt; with the title as &quot;Morita-san wa Mukuchi.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T19:10:23.683" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T19:10:23.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4510" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:01:44.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not state their location in the anime or the manga. It is however commonly believed that Fruits Basket takes place in a more rural area of Tokyo Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:01:44.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4629" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:02:50.903" Score="5" ViewCount="4855" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight between Jiraiya and Tsunade against Orochimaru and Kabuto in the &lt;em&gt;Search for Tsunade Arc&lt;/em&gt;, Jiraiya refers to Kabuto as &quot;Four Eyes&quot;. Why did he get that name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-08-05T03:38:07.920" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T07:47:34.827" Title="Why is Kabuto referred to as &quot;Four Eyes&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4608" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:09:57.150" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;During his battle with Sasuke in the Valley of the End Naruto was not in control of the nine tails. The Nine Tails was acting on his own accord, triggered by the emotions of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But during the battle with Kisame, Naruto was in control of the Nine Tails. Infact he had just gained control of it. So I would guess that, since he only recently gained control of the nine tails, he was not in sync with the Nine Tail's power, which is displayed by Naruto misjudging his speed and power thereby spraining/fracturing his ankle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can have all the raw power in him, but unless the body is in sync with the power, you are no good. Also, about the fallen Zetsu's or wood element's sprouting leaves, this is not done by Naruto, but rather it is done by Naruto's/Kurama's chakra resonating in the wood element. (Zetsu has Hashirama's cells).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well this is my two cents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:09:57.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3659" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:14:32.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No prizes are officially stated. However Daihaseisai (Grand Champion Star Festival) is a big deal for two reasons. The first reason is to observe large scale interference between espers. The second reason is that the festival is about as popular as the World Cup or the Olympics. If not all than most of the contests are broadcasted world wide for those who were unable to attend to view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides winning your school honor and prestige, they probably give out medals or a cup to the winning schools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:14:32.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4626" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:14:37.137" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he was the only one among all present there that was wearing a pair of glasses.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The term &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/four-eyes&quot;&gt;&quot;Four eyes&quot;&lt;/a&gt; refers to people that wear spectacles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-08-05T03:46:01.803" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:46:01.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4626" CreationDate="2013-08-05T07:47:34.827" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't recall the scene. But in Japanese, he probably actually referred to him as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Megane&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;megane&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (meaning &lt;em&gt;spectacles&lt;/em&gt;). Rather than using literal translations, subbers/dubbers prefer to use equivalent terms which will carry a similar tone in the target language. Since an equivalent epithet used in English for a bespectacled person is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/four-eyes&quot;&gt;four-eyes&lt;/a&gt;, that is what was preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Four-eyes&lt;/em&gt; is almost always used as a derogatory term in English. But this isn't necessarily the case with &lt;em&gt;megane&lt;/em&gt;. That said, considering the character of &lt;em&gt;Kabuto&lt;/em&gt;, I expect that that is how it was used in this case. IOW, &lt;em&gt;four-eyes&lt;/em&gt; is a perfect fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T07:47:34.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4636" CreationDate="2013-08-05T15:18:00.687" Score="3" ViewCount="12411" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aren't Kage Bunshin No Jutsu or Kuchiyose no jutsu of ninjutsu type? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please state why Kabuto told Orochimaru that Naruto isn't blessed with a technique and he relies upon the Nine Tails? He said that during Jiraiya/Tsunade fight with Orochimaru in Search for Tsunade arc. I hope Rasengan is a ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T01:39:19.477" Title="What is the difference between No jutsu and Ninjutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-05T15:20:09.553" Score="4" ViewCount="26158" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the nine tails were summoned by Madara/Tobi during Naruto's birth and made to attack Konoha. Later Minato saved the village. For what reason the nine tails was made to attack Konoha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T01:12:17.877" Title="What is the actual reason behind the Nine Tails attack?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4632" CreationDate="2013-08-05T15:45:55.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara/Tobi had taken control of the Nine-Tails, but during his battle with Minato, Minato removed the Nine-Tails from the control of Tobi. Then Tobi escapes from the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where the Nine-Tails was summoned by Madara/Tobi in Konoha (chapter 502):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sX8SL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CZD1x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is when Minato removes the Nine-Tails from the control of Madara/Tobi (chapter 503):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ForUv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is when Madara/Tobi escapes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vmfpd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, since no one was present to control the Nine-Tails, he went on a rampage and thus attacked the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, Madara/Tobi wanted to keep control of the Nine-Tails and use its power for himself, and destroy Konoha. But now the Nine-Tails was a loose canon destroying Konoha on its own free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Rin, who was someone very special to Obito, was killed, he was taken by hatred towards the Ninja world. Uchiha Madara had for long contained hatred for the Senju clan. After his defeat in the hands of the First Hokage - Hashirama Senju, had made the destruction of Konoha his vendetta. Madara saped into this hatred of Obito and toned Obito's thoughts to suit his own needs. When Madara/Tobi learned that Kushina is about to deliver a child, they made their move, as the time of delivering the child is when the seal is the weakest for a Jinchuruki. Having a Tailed Beast in his disposal would have been a great advantage for Madara, as he was already planning something that concerned the Bijuus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Madara/Tobi attacks Konoha, and in turn the Nine-Tails attacks Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T18:00:56.650" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T18:00:56.650" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4631" CreationDate="2013-08-05T15:51:52.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Jutsu&quot; means skill or spell &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;NinJutsu&quot; means ninja technique &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;No Jutsu&quot; means technique of&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so put that together: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu means technique of shadow clone, which is a ninja technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutsu&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T15:51:52.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4631" CreationDate="2013-08-05T16:17:07.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first part of your question has been answered by ton yeung.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Kabuto said &quot;Naruto isn't blessed with a technique and he relies upon the Nine Tails&quot;, it's because up until then Naruto had not shown any true signs of brilliance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was always up to stupid acts with some sparks of brilliance that looked more like flukes than intentional actions. Even during the chunin exams, naruto had a &quot;lucky fart&quot; that helped him impact the battle to his favor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is even termed as Konoha's most unpredictable knuckle head ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since most of Naruto's efforts had been mass usage of chakra (by which I mean, not effective usage of chakra) Kabuto must have said that he relies on the Nine Tails to provide him the chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T01:39:19.477" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T01:39:19.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4631" CreationDate="2013-08-05T16:21:10.757" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, jutsu (術) means &quot;technique&quot;, &quot;skill&quot;, &quot;method&quot;, &quot;trick&quot; or &quot;spell&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A ninjutsu (忍術, lit. &quot;ninja techniques&quot;) is one of the three types of jutsu that exist in Naruto. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3043/49&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; defines it as  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a term referring to almost any technique which allows the user to do something that they otherwise would be incapable of doing, including the usage of weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;no jutsu&quot; (の術): &quot;no&quot; (の) is a Japanese particle that, in this case, indicates possessive, and jutsu is explained above. That means that the expression &quot;... no Jutsu&quot; means &quot;Technique of ...&quot; or &quot;... Technique&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In that way, Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (影分身の術) is translated to Shadow Clone Technique and Kuchiyose no Jutsu (口寄せの術) is translated to Summoning Technique.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And yes, these two are Ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T16:21:10.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-05T18:03:50.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if Luffy chose the the easy way, he'd die, because much stronger opponents are trying to get One Piece. Plus, Gold Roger said to go get One Piece, so he must have left a guardian or something. It wouldn't be that easy to become pirate king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2158" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-05T18:09:49.790" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T18:09:49.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4551" CreationDate="2013-08-05T19:27:03.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I might not able able to cite proof of this answer in all instances, but from what I could gather these (Kakashi's sharingan and Oorochimaru's body transfers) are two entirely different instances. Spoilers alert! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In case of Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On Kakashi implying that could awaken his Mangekyo sharingan (chapter 257), Itachi in astonishment credits his genius. Kakashi would still have the inability to use the Sharingan over a long period of time or to full extent of its power owing to the lack of chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi does not have the liberty to switch to normal vision like the other Uchihas could do, instead he covers up his Sharingan eye to prevent it from sucking him dry off his chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adding more to the previous point is that Kakashi despite being a jounin of exceptional caliber does not have a great amount of chakra in comparison to his compatriots or foes. This might perhaps be attributed to his clan (though other than Kakashi and his late father the &lt;em&gt;Konoha whitefang&lt;/em&gt; not much is known if Kakashi belongs to a specific clan like the Sarutobi/Senjuu/Uchiha). This is brought into light on multiple occasions such as: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. His fatigue after fighting Zabusa the first time in the water country arc saying he used the Sharingan too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. When he fights Pein and uses a ligtning clone where Akimichi Choza wonders aloud how much chakra kakashi has left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c. When Kakashi explains to Nara Shikaku about how greatly his Kamui's (power of his mangekyo to create a portal and suck objects into a different dimension) ability could be used with Naruto/Kyuubi chakra for massive teleportations such as swapping himself or Naruto in comparison to being done with his own like the case with Deidara where he could barely absorb his hand after a very long preparation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In case of Oorochimaru&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oorochimaru does not appear to have any visible bloodline limits on his own. What mostly has been observed until now is a normal summoning of a giant snake (Manda), ability to use a bunch of snakes shooting out from his arm to grapple victims and in some cases moult out of a body (a new Oorochimaru comes through the mouth of the current one which becomes like a shriveled snake skin) and a brief multi-headed hydra like form which Itachi makes short work of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what we know these might not be bloodline limits at all, merely forbidden jutsus or a result of his self-experiments. In one case Sasuke in his cursed seal transformation uses a bundle of snakes when Itachi chops off one of his wings during their fight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oorochimaru 'takes over' the body of the host that he wishes to use (more of a parasite like characteristic). Hence he would only posses complete control over someone else's body (which has the bloodline limit in it) and use it. In one of the episode (a filler if I remember it right) a potential victim tries to resist from his mind being taken over but finally gives in to one of Oorochimaru's promises.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence in a nutshell while Kakashi's use of Sharingan is restricted to that of a ninja tool restricted by his own chakra capacity, Oorochimaru is free to explore the limits of abilities of the shinobi whose body he takes over.&#xA;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="2148" LastEditDate="2013-08-06T17:49:24.533" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T17:49:24.533" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4622" CreationDate="2013-08-06T01:25:07.250" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3rBsEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may be thinking of an old Miyazaki movie called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2484&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sora Tobu Yureisen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. In the movie, there was a drink called &quot;Boa Juice&quot; which is manufactured by the evil corporation and was really some kind of poison that made people dissolve if you drank enough of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W54J0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://blacksun1987.blogspot.com/2010/03/sora-tobu-yureisen-flying-ghost-ship.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blog post&lt;/a&gt; has a really detailed synopsis with lots of screenshots of the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T01:25:07.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3139" CreationDate="2013-08-06T03:19:25.613" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that the subtitle for it is in French, I'm making a logic jump by guessing &quot;grisaia&quot; is just a conjugation/grammatical form of the word &quot;grisait&quot; or something close (I don't know french at all, but then again it could be a classic case of the Japanese tripping up with a foreign language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to google, grisait means something between &quot;intoxicate&quot; and &quot;fascinate&quot; in french, so I guess the VN's title was going for &quot;The Fruit of Intoxication&quot;? Sounds fairly plausible at least...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2160" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T03:19:25.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4642" CreationDate="2013-08-06T03:44:12.787" Score="7" ViewCount="478" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genshiken Nidaime, Episode 5, 19:34&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chai... Chai Kick! where did this come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5hvgX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-06T09:00:11.873" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T09:00:11.873" Title="What is a chai chai kick?" Tags="&lt;genshiken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4641" CreationDate="2013-08-06T03:48:15.020" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6864&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi&lt;/a&gt;. As the Muay Thai boxer, Apachai Hopachai, one of Kenichi's teachers, has a special technique called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Chai_Kick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chai Kick&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vamu0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T03:48:15.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4651" CreationDate="2013-08-06T12:08:50.730" Score="5" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I have started watching &lt;em&gt;Umineko no naku koro ni&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;When the Seagulls Cry&lt;/em&gt;) and I found the ending song &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fTcLMsAMD4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(YouTube link)&lt;/a&gt; of this anime very familiar and similar to a song I have heard before in another anime. In particular, the part 0:40 - 1:00 sounds somewhat like something I've heard before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is: did the same singer perform for any other anime, or are there singers who sang the same song as he did (specifically, the part of the song at 0:40 - 1:00)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; From the comments, I know the song is not used in any other anime known to date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T00:44:58.233" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T00:44:58.233" Title="Is the Umineko ED used elsewhere?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;umineko-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4618" CreationDate="2013-08-06T12:15:12.963" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in the anime (carefull this contains spoilers). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Towards the ending shogun reveals that he actual is Takumi Nishijo His original. and the main protagonist was just a fantasy of him. In this part he also reveals that he has a rare disease which causes him to age when he uses his power (believe this information is given spread over episodes 10-12). They do not go into details about how he got this disease&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this the answer to your question would be No, Shogun was not artificialy aged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2013-08-06T12:22:06.693" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T12:22:06.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-06T12:31:05.500" Score="1" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is shown in the Anime that Kakuzu from Akatsuki has 5 hearts which he steals from the person he kills. Also he dies only when all hearts are destroyed. So can another person have 5 hearts like him or only he has that ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:37:30.123" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T09:53:28.473" Title="Can a person have 5 hearts like Kakuzu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4647" CreationDate="2013-08-06T13:26:14.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the real world? Yes, this might be possible  &lt;a href=&quot;http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/two-lungs-one-heart1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;read this&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Naruto? I doubt there will be another but yes the possibility is there. Kakuzu decided to get more hearts due to his stitching power. There might be more ninja's that have a similar power that could do this. Then again the chances are slim that another ninja would do the same thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-08-06T14:12:51.633" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T14:12:51.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4644" CreationDate="2013-08-06T16:10:01.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This ending theme song is titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_divina_tragedia_%E3%80%9C%E9%AD%94%E6%9B%B2%E3%80%9C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;La Divina Tragedia: Ma Kyoku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It was recorded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%98%E3%81%BE%E3%82%93%E3%81%90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jimang&lt;/a&gt;. The song &lt;a href=&quot;http://anison.info/data/song/57961.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;does not appear&lt;/a&gt; in any other anime. From the looks of it, Jimang has not had any other song appear in any anime. But one of his other tracks, &lt;em&gt;Sakura POP&lt;/em&gt;, has been used in the Korean MMORPG, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapleStory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MapleStory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T16:10:01.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4661" CreationDate="2013-08-06T16:15:50.457" Score="9" ViewCount="5098" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Jugo is the original bearer of the curse mark, and that Orochimaru used that to create the curse marks (such as the one on Sasuke), but I haven't, not yet being done with the arc of Sasuke collecting team members, seen an explanation of how he did that. Did he draw blood from Jugo and inject it in people, like when he bit Sasuke to give him the curse mark, or was it done a different way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T14:16:38.133" Title="How did Orochimaru turn Jugo's ability into the curse mark?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3579" CreationDate="2013-08-06T16:20:45.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS&lt;/em&gt;, the girls are again shown in their chibi forms. It is then revealed that they are simply typing into their phones and computers as their conversation goes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NrA2c.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NrA2cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since they're doing this on flip phones, it seems unlikely that they're playing a game, despite the occasional &quot;Now Loading&quot; screen. The most likely conclusion is that the chibis are just a representation of each character chatting with the others, probably shown because it's more appealing than showing each girl on their personal computers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T16:20:45.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4655" CreationDate="2013-08-06T22:28:06.787" Score="8" ViewCount="11062" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sort of new to Naruto. I just finished most of part one and about to start Shippuden. I was wondering how old was he at the start of Shippuden? I'd really like to know as I have researched it a bit and can't figure it out. Maybe it slipped by me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's been all sort of answers online, but no definitive evidence. Evidence would be nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2068" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-07T00:34:57.503" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T00:34:44.090" Title="What is Naruto's age?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4654" CreationDate="2013-08-06T22:44:33.497" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; under &lt;em&gt;Personal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part I&lt;/strong&gt;: 12 - 13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part II&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Shippuden)&lt;/em&gt;: 15 - 16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also worth noting that when Minato asked him his age after stoping naruto from releasing the Kyuubi's seal, Naruto told him that he was 16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the wiki, it also says that he graduated from the Academy at age 12, &lt;em&gt;some time passed&lt;/em&gt; and we know he spent ~2.5 years away training with Jiraiya so accounting for any time that may have passed, it eventually adds up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T23:38:33.193" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="767" CreationDate="2013-08-07T01:17:49.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is really late and stuff, but on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Slayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wiki&lt;/a&gt; it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems that, for some reason, all Dragon Slayers of an advanced &quot;level&quot; suffer from severe motion sickness. At lower &quot;levels&quot;, this isn't much of a problem, as shown with Gajeel prior to the year X791, having rode on both the Super Mage Giant Phantom MK II and the ship to Tenrou Island with ease. However, after three months of intense training, he, too, became vulnerable to motion sickness, having trouble running on a chain of vehicles during the Chariot event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe it's because he trained really hard and then it caused him to get to the advanced &quot;level.&quot; And that might also be the cause for Wendy not having motion sickness, because she isn't at that level. Although that could also be because she has healing magic, but we still don't know so yeah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2167" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-07T02:28:11.943" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T02:28:11.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4658" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4659" CreationDate="2013-08-07T07:52:12.087" Score="7" ViewCount="2965" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Fourth Ninja World War, Uchiha Madara manage to escape Edo Tensei by releasing himself and put himself in Edo Tensei again. But how or when did Madara knew about the hand seals of Edo Tensei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T04:40:52.673" Title="How and when did Uchiha Madara learn Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4658" CreationDate="2013-08-07T08:07:04.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not really stated how and when Madara learned to use ET.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is possible that during the battles between Senju and Uchiha, Madara had seen Tobirama use it. And since ET is not a bloodline jutsu, and Madara as top Uchiha ninja, he copied it with Sharingan's ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T04:40:52.673" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T04:40:52.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4652" CreationDate="2013-08-07T09:17:05.957" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jugo is not the original bearer of the curse mark. He's the source from whom that jutsu was created. Jugo's clan had a special body which could absorb the force of nature and transform into various forms and had immense urge to kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jYAwI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like said on Chapter 349, page 9, Orochimaru used Jugo's blood to create an enzyme that caused similar transformations and gave immense power to the bearer. Orochimaru just injected the enzyme into his subjects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nQGNn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2168" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-08-07T09:57:45.580" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T09:57:45.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4663" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4669" CreationDate="2013-08-07T11:01:13.163" Score="35" ViewCount="39451" Body="&lt;p&gt;Second to English, German seems to be the most popular foreign language in anime. You see it in titles, names, and even quite a few characters are of German descent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, many characters in &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=9541&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; appear to be German/have German names and there are a lot of German references. &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=1544&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is also German (translates to &quot;elf/elvish song&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-07-16T12:20:11.523" LastActivityDate="2019-07-29T22:54:41.867" Title="Why the popularity of German?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4666" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4667" CreationDate="2013-08-07T12:52:20.003" Score="4" ViewCount="5166" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, they had a sheet where the participants' names were written for the finals of the chunin exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbuCk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Orochimaru along with the sand and Sound ninjas, had not attacked Konoha during the chunin finals, would the exam finish with one winner by having 2 semi finals and a final after the Gaara vs Sasuke match?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-08-07T16:29:19.567" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T16:29:19.567" Title="Does the chunin exam ends with only one winner?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4666" CreationDate="2013-08-07T13:10:46.550" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is explained by &lt;em&gt;Sandaime Hokage&lt;/em&gt; that, though there is one winner of the tournament, it doesn't guarantee that he will become a &lt;em&gt;chunin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also explained that there can be more than one &lt;em&gt;chunin&lt;/em&gt; from an exam and there can be none too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there was only one &lt;em&gt;chunin&lt;/em&gt; per exam, it would have been impossible for all  of Naruto's friends to become &lt;em&gt;chunin&lt;/em&gt; after his 3 years of training with &lt;em&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2064" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-08-07T13:59:29.863" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T13:59:29.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-07T13:12:00.307" Score="1" ViewCount="3857" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime covered until chapter 42 of the manga and the manga now has 84 chapters released. But in June 2009 the series was put on hiatus due to Yazawa being ill (Yazawa is the mangaka).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yazawa returned from the hospital in the beginning of April 2010 but has not specified when or if she will resume the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know anything about it? Will it ever be resumed? If so, when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2120" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:38:03.330" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:38:03.330" Title="Will the Nana manga continue?" Tags="&lt;nana&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2013-08-07T20:32:45.643" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4663" CreationDate="2013-08-07T14:01:52.170" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;Historically speaking, Germany and Japan have been on friendly terms since the 1930s (and even before), due to their &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Japan_relations&quot;&gt;shared militaristic ambitions&lt;/a&gt; just prior to the second world war (which led to their Axis Alliance). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the Second World War, the economies of both nations experienced rapid recoveries; bilateral relations, now focused on economic issues, were soon re-established. Today, Japan and Germany are, respectively, the third and fourth largest economies in the world, and benefit greatly from many kinds of political, cultural, scientific and economic cooperation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, there is a lot of cross-cultural sharing, which is why you see a lot of German outside of just anime as well (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/german.html&quot;&gt;for example&lt;/a&gt;, the Japanese word for part-time job (アルバイト) is based off the German word for work (arbeit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2175" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T14:01:52.170" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3812" CreationDate="2013-08-07T16:12:28.790" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hunter × Hunter 2011 is the 'reboot' of the original series of 1999. It was created in order to improve the quality of the animation (ex. cute Bisky), and because the 1999 series was very popular; they rebooted the series to gain some more popularity. Also, the reboot completely follows the manga and reduces huge amount of fillers, like the Greed Island arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2177" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-07T17:16:00.007" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T17:16:00.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4658" CreationDate="2013-08-07T18:45:44.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few ways he could have learned it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Copying it from Tobirama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Figuring it out himself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Getting the information from a different source, like a scroll. Orochimaru learned ET from the scroll of forbidden jutsus.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no definite answer however. It has never been stated or shown how Madara learned ET.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-19T21:14:59.890" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T21:14:59.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4675" CreationDate="2013-08-07T20:57:54.110" Score="4" ViewCount="693" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching an anime that was very gun-centric, and had a young boy character who had a gun.  I think I got the sample DVD as some sort of tie-in, maybe with a video game magazine.  I only watched the sample couple of episodes on the DVD and remember liking it, but don't remember anything else about it.  I would have seen this at some point between 1998-2000.  I think it was a TV series which also had a video game tie-in, which is why I got it with a video game magazine.  I also think I remember a Western setting.  Does this ring a bell with anybody else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T22:02:01.370" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T22:02:01.370" Title="Anime Western with a young boy with a gun?" Tags="&lt;wild-arms&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:53.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4632" CreationDate="2013-08-07T21:27:55.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question here is not the actual reason of the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nine Tails attack to Konoha&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, but the actual reason of the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masked Man attack to Konoha&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The attack of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, coincided with Kushina Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails' second jinchūriki, giving birth to Naruto on the night of October 10th. During a female jinchūriki's pregnancy, the energy used to maintain the seal has to be redirected to the growing child in her womb — whether consciously done or not. As a result, the seal used on the beast weakens in direct proportion, and as such special preparations have to be made when a female jinchūriki is about to give birth as the seal may break entirely &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/93-54942-17/naruto/chapter-500.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Naruto Episode 500 Pages 8-9)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ndpt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IlH8l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the childbirth's location was eventually discovered by Tobi, who learned the information by observing Kakashi at the Konoha Cemetery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0caYa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making his way to the site, Tobi killed the ANBU stationed outside and later Biwako and Taji after the child had been born&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/93-54942-14/naruto/chapter-500.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Naruto Episode 500 Pages 13-17)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r9UYT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holding the newborn Naruto at ransom, he forces Minato to leave the cave via his Flying Thunder God Technique when he sets off the explosive tags he had placed on the newborn's blanket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kOX42.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mp200.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking advantage of Minato's absence, Tobi forcibly extracted the Nine-Tails from a visibly exhausted Kushina while noting that the Four Symbols Seal also carried the Flying Thunder God Technique seal as a security measure which would enable Minato to teleport to his wife's aid at any time&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/93-55203-2/naruto/chapter-501.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Naruto Episode 501 Pages 1-6)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Nine-Tails finally emerged from the seal, Tobi used his Sharingan to gain control of the tailed beast and commands it to destroy Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My analysis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason however is notably clear. Tobi/Madara took advantage of the &lt;em&gt;weakened seal&lt;/em&gt; because of Kushina's child birth and to take control over the Kyuubi. The attack to Konoha is just a secondary effect from Tobi taking control of the Kyuubi. The attack was merely a prerequisite of his main plan of collecting the Kyuubi. We knew that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eye_of_the_Moon_Plan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eye of the Moon Plan&lt;/a&gt; requires all the tailed beast in order to form the Bijuu; and the very root of these plan is to fill the empty hole in the heart of Obito&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/630/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Naruto Episode 530 &amp;quot;What can fill the hole&amp;quot; Pages 4-5)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T00:37:19.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4673" CreationDate="2013-08-07T21:29:24.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YOyAa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i6TnX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other thing I can think of is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Arms:_Twilight_Venom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wild Arms&lt;/a&gt;. It's from circa 1999 and has a kid with a gun in a western setting, but I've never seen the show or played the video game series before, so I've no idea how gun centric it really is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-08-08T05:33:18.170" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T05:33:18.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4677" CreationDate="2013-08-08T01:07:28.717" Score="5" ViewCount="2988" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Bodacious Space Pirates and finished it last night. I know there is a movie coming out in 2014 but it feels as if the anime was an adaptation of something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched Anime News Network and it only has the anime and upcoming movie. I looked up on wikipedia and found the anime was an adaptation of the light novel series Miniskirt Space Pirates (ミニスカ宇宙海賊(パイレーツ) Minisuka Pairētsu). However it doesn't list the volumes that have been released or if any has been released in English, the same with the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there is a site which has more complete information than Anime News Network or Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:39:54.637" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T16:52:47.807" Title="Is there a site which has lists of anime/manga/novels and has up-to-date information on release dates?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4676" CreationDate="2013-08-08T04:03:55.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://baka-updates.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baka Updates&lt;/a&gt; (for anime) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MangaUpdates&lt;/a&gt; (for manga) constantly update with newly subbed and translated series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a chart of all anime releases by season, check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://thecartdriver.com/charts/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Cart Driver&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last but not least, to keep track of all the series you have viewed, use &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answers the question in your title, however I don't know of any site that particularly keeps track of only English releases. Myanimelist does have the info on English series though, as it will tell you all the voice actors (Japanese, English, etc). This site is probably your best bet for all the information you would want from a series and it definitely has more than wiki and Anime News Network.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your situation, however, there are currently no manga released as well as no English light novels. The only light novels that exist are in Japanese. Baka Tsuki was looking into translating it, but nothing has been done yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should probably also add that light novels in general are usually not published into an English version. Translators like BakaTsuki will normally take on those projects and if they do translate the series, it is normally posted in the serie's respective wikia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-08T23:06:03.433" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T23:06:03.433" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-08T04:10:19.930" Score="2" ViewCount="839" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Anime, during the Chunnin exams, Orochimaru attacks Sasuke inside the Forest of Death. When Naruto came to rescue, Orochimaru identified that he was the nine tails and places the Five Elements  seal on Naruto. Later it was unsealed by Jiraiya. In the Search for Tsunade arc, Orochimaru tells Kabuto that the seal can be placed or removed only by the 3rd Hokage and the sannin. Were the 3 sannin taught about this by the 3rd Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T16:32:21.480" Title="How do the 3 sannin know about using Five Elements Seal on Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-08T04:25:24.880" Score="2" ViewCount="1700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is shown that the Senju and Uchiha clans originated from the Sage of Six Paths who is the God of Shinobi. Where did the other clans like Sarutobi, Nara, Inuzuka, clans from other countries originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T23:07:44.277" Title="Where did the ninja clans other then Senju and Uchiha originate from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4679" CreationDate="2013-08-08T04:43:53.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recall that the Sage of the Six Paths discovered the existence of chakra and used it to create jutsu. The direct descendants of him became Senju and Uchiha, where their powers were split between body and eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other ninja clans were not descendents, however they were able to learn how to use chakra as well in different forms of jutsus. Of course there are some clans, like the Hyuuga where the series notions the possibility of them deriving from the Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clans like Sarutobi, Nara, and Inuzuka clans are not related to the Sage of Six Paths though. On the other hand, Uzumaki is blood related to Senju.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T04:43:53.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4687" CreationDate="2013-08-08T08:29:19.513" Score="13" ViewCount="34137" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=595&quot;&gt;Kiki's Delivery Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, Kiki is a witch and she sets out to train as a witch by herself (like an apprenticeship). Things are going well for her but at some point she starts to lose her witch powers, unable to fly on her broom and unable to talk to and understand her cat, Jiji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did she lose her witches power? Was it because she got sick (but was still missing powers after she got better)? Or do all witches have to deal with losing their powers from time to time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2020-05-28T15:19:35.993" Title="Why did Kiki lose her witch powers?" Tags="&lt;kikis-delivery-service&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4682" CreationDate="2013-08-08T10:11:24.663" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say lack of confidence in herself, in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter-life_crisis&quot;&gt;quarter-life crisis&lt;/a&gt; way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service#Plot&quot;&gt;take on the subject&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[…] after a brief encounter with Tombo's friends, some of whom she had met earlier under unfavourable circumstances, Kiki loses her powers to fly and speak with Jiji. She goes into depression. However, one of her friends, a young painter named Ursula, invites her to stay in her forest cottage, where she analyzes Kiki's current crisis as &quot;some form of artist's block.&quot; Since many things had not gone as hoped for, Kiki is experiencing such a period, which resulted in the loss of her powers; but if she finds a new purpose, she will be able to reclaim what she has lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2129" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T10:11:24.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4684" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4829" CreationDate="2013-08-08T10:51:29.643" Score="16" ViewCount="2304" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any references to arranged marriages or forbidden relationships in the history of clans being used to avoid the clan abilities from being lost?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2123" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T20:03:00.387" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T20:03:00.387" Title="Do ninja clans have to keep relations only within the clan to ensure the inheritance of abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4682" CreationDate="2013-08-08T16:11:56.310" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The central theme of &lt;em&gt;Majo no Takkyūbin&lt;/em&gt; is about self-belief and being yourself. This message is explained to Kiki early in the film when she complains about having to wear the drab witches' dress. Her mother explains that it is her inner self which is important; her outer self is just a shell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even before she leaves home, people question how Kiki will be able to survive as the only thing she seems to be good at is flying (and even that is a little suspect). And after she leaves home, she is repeatedly plagued by more incidents which batter down on her self-worth. These include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meeting the snooty apprentice witch who pooh-poohs her skills.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meeting girls wearing pretty colourful clothes who look down on her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even Tombo comments on her clothes at one point.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She also stares longingly at a dress in a shop window.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She inwardly does not think much about her chosen profession or her skill level either.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She feels unappreciated and underwhelmed by the response of the granddaughter to the freshly baked cake she has flown over in a storm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She also feels really out of place when she meets Tombo's friends.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;etc., etc. (Personally, I think Jiji's negativity either doesn't help much or is a reflection of Kiki's inner self.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these incidents chip away at her inner self until she collapses into a depression, something which her artist friend, Ursula, compares to an artist's block. She explains to Kiki that she has been through a similar situation herself when she lost interest in her art as she was modelling her approach on what other artists were doing or what her audience was expecting rather than believing in herself to come up with her own style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings us back to the early scene where Kiki's mother tells her that it's her inner soul which is important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All that said, this is also a coming of age story, and as the OP puts it, the loss of power could well be something that all witches go through as they mature. The fact that Jiji doesn't speak to Kiki even after she recovers her powers is telling. In many ways, it is only the childish Kiki who is able to speak to her childhood companion. Kiki, the mature independent witch, is still friends with Jiji, but does not need the cat as a confidant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="53544" LastEditDate="2020-05-28T15:19:35.993" LastActivityDate="2020-05-28T15:19:35.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4678" CreationDate="2013-08-08T16:32:21.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently so. It's possible that other people were able to use the seal (for instance, Kushina, who was a sealing expert, or the Second and First Hokages, who knew advanced sealing techniques, but passed away).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that they referred to only living shinobi for that purpose (it makes sense, because they were trying to figure out who unsealed it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the technique was passed down to (or invented by) the Third, and he in turn taught it to his disciples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Minato never used the Five Element Seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T16:32:21.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4694" CreationDate="2013-08-08T16:41:00.013" Score="7" ViewCount="1101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've posted an image of an anime girl below. Do you have any idea about who she is and where she is from? I think she seems to be from a visual novel according to CG.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HQTU1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image of the girl&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:03:04.437" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:03:04.437" Title="Identify this image of a girl with red hair wearing a dog puppet" Tags="&lt;rakuen-no-arisu-tachi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T09:07:31.300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4689" CreationDate="2013-08-08T17:06:14.063" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a character from the adult eroge, &lt;a href=&quot;http://f-game.jp/detail.php?id=0000086&quot;&gt;Rakuen no Reijou&lt;/a&gt;. The character's name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=8274&quot;&gt;Rise Inujima&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2147" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-08T18:26:35.677" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T18:26:35.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-08T18:06:05.707" Score="9" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, Tomoko is using a shirt with a drawing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBwLH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBwLHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mokocchi and her shirt&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shirt has a drawing of a face, and すぐる (suguru) written on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this series makes references to others quite often, I wondered if the shirt is a reference to something.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If not, does the shirt have any significance at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T12:14:47.717" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T12:14:47.717" Title="What is the drawing on Tomoko's shirt?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2470" CreationDate="2013-08-08T18:20:22.840" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The author, Kawahara Reki, didn't clearly say whether they are in the same timeline or not. During the Sakuracon Festival Interviews, he answered like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When you were creating the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Project_Alicization&quot;&gt;Alicization&lt;/a&gt; arc in &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, was the technology used in the Alicization arc carried over as a foundation to &lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is true that the technology used in Alicization could be, or is the foundation of the technology being used in &lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;, but at this point, like I said, it might be similar technologies having a similar technological chain, but it hasn't been made clear that it is in fact the same world. The two worlds could just have a similar technological advance. Also, as I noted before, if I were to clearly state the two worlds are the same, the number of things that need to be resolved in order for such a thing to be clearly possible is, the numbers are tens of thousands of times greater than I can even hope to do right now! Seeing a movie like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Avengers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, where it took a bunch of properties into one cohesive title, I have to say that the creative staff on that movie is quite amazing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original link is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sutoraikuanime.com/2013/04/interview-with-kawahara-reki.html&quot;&gt;&quot;Interview with Kawahara Reki&quot; on Sutoraiku Anime&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:08:39.600" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:08:39.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4689" CreationDate="2013-08-08T18:58:31.770" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answer is almost correct. The name of the VN is 楽園の令嬢（アリス）たち, but the parenthetical word after 令嬢 (normally meaning daughter or young woman) is means that word should be read as Alice (アリス) in this case. So the name of the game is, in romaji, &lt;em&gt;Rakuen no Arisu-tachi&lt;/em&gt;. The character's name is indeed Inujima Rise (狗島離世). The game is by &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/p1118&quot;&gt;doujin group Harthnir&lt;/a&gt;, and version 0.01d was released in 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not clear to me whether a full version of this game was ever released. There was definitely a trial version,  which the &lt;a href=&quot;http://f-game.jp/detail.php?id=0000086&quot;&gt;f-game page above&lt;/a&gt; mentions. All references I can find are for the trial version. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rakuari.jp/&quot;&gt;The website for the game&lt;/a&gt; is also down. All the references I can find to the game are to ver0.01d or earlier, which was definitely released, but is not a full version (as far as I can tell). There were some rumors that the full game would be released in 2009, but very little new information has appeared since suggesting that this didn't happen. Assuming the game wasn't released, I'd probably conclude that it was abandoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T18:58:31.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15072" CreationDate="2013-08-08T22:28:12.387" Score="24" ViewCount="57315" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, and learned that &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series Second Season&lt;/em&gt; is being streamed by Aniplex, which means that &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari&lt;/em&gt; would have been streamed at some point and that it would get a home release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am wondering what the story's in-universe chronological order is: should I watch &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (when it's released), &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (when it's released), &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series Second Season&lt;/em&gt; (when it's released) and &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T22:21:48.000" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T03:09:04.767" Title="What is the in-universe chronological order of the Monogatari Series?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4697" CreationDate="2013-08-08T22:58:45.900" Score="41" ViewCount="30512" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the major online databases of anime, manga, light novels, visual novels, and other related media? What are the differences between them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To qualify as an answer, the source should list a large fraction of series in some particular medium, not just one or a few related series. The primary purpose of sites here should be indexing information about series. While it's acceptable to link to sites that do have some information related to e.g. fansubs, the &lt;em&gt;primary purpose&lt;/em&gt; of all links in answers here should be &lt;em&gt;indexing&lt;/em&gt;, not providing download links. Also, databases which are out-of-date should be removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-English sources are welcome so long as they qualify, but please specify what language in parentheses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: This is intended to be the canonical reference for&#xA;  questions like this to avoid lots of new questions coming in with&#xA;  slightly different specifications. Please check the sites here to see&#xA;  if any fit what you want before asking a new question. The answer is&#xA;  CW, so feel free to add to it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T11:35:51.743" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T15:32:04.823" Title="What databases and listing sites exist for anime, manga, etc?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="42" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-08-08T23:28:56.957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4696" CreationDate="2013-08-08T22:58:45.900" Score="58" Body="&lt;p&gt;All lists are alphabetized, for lack of a better method. If you have a better suggestion just go for it. For the moment, due to the size of this answer, the only things included for each entry are whether they list characters, people, and music from the series. If you want to add this, please do so for everything from a category, not just a single entry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Anime&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anidb.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;AniDB&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry, music, fansub groups and file information&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anilist.co/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;AniList&quot;&gt;AniList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animecalendar.eu/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;AnimeCalendar&quot;&gt;AnimeCalendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes broadcast info&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Anime News Network&quot;&gt;Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Anime-Planet&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anisearch.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;AniSearch&quot;&gt;AniSearch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://kitsu.io/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Kitsu&quot;&gt;Kitsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (formerly known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://medium.com/heykitsu/hummingbird-is-dead-long-live-kitsu-bda6ccfbbcce&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hummingbird&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;MyAnimeList&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Current/Recent Anime Only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anichart.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;AniChart&quot;&gt;AniChart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also includes older charts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livechart.me/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;LiveChart&quot;&gt;LiveChart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://m-p.sakura.ne.jp/Html/anime.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MOON PHASE Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Manga&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Anime News Network&quot;&gt;Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes people/industry, broadcast info&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Anime-Planet&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anisearch.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;AniSearch&quot;&gt;AniSearch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Baka-Updates Manga&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;MyAnimeList&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Light Novels&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the sites above which list manga also include some light novels in their manga section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lndb.info/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;LNDB&quot;&gt;LNDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Visual Novels &amp;amp; Eroge&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;VNDB&quot;&gt;VNDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Live Action*&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*Please remember that live action series are only on topic here if they're related to some anime or manga.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jdorama.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;JDorama.com&quot;&gt;JDorama.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mydramalist.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;MyDramaList.com&quot;&gt;MyDramaList.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mydramalist.info/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;MyDramaList.info&quot;&gt;MyDramaList.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Includes characters, people/industry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animebathscenewiki.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Anime Bath Scene Wiki&quot;&gt;Anime Bath Scene Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Site dedicated to archiving bathing scenes from anime, manga and other related media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Anime Characters Database&quot;&gt;Anime Characters Database&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Site dedicated to characters from anime, manga, and other related media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Category:Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;IMFDB&quot;&gt;IMFDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Site dedicated to firearms from movies, TV and anime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vgmdb.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;VGMDB&quot;&gt;VGMDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Music from anime and video games, including many visual novels and anime-style games&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-08-02T15:32:04.823" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T15:32:04.823" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-08-08T22:58:45.900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4698" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-09T00:06:50.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions where an anime/manga references another source, wanting to identify the reference. This tag should be used together with the tag representing the series that is making the reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your question is about identifying a particular series based on images or memory of the series, use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/identification-request&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'identification-request'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;identification-request&lt;/a&gt; instead. This tag is for cases where there's a reference in one anime/manga universe to some other source, be it anime, manga, or otherwise, and the asker wants to understand the reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T00:06:50.940" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T00:06:50.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4699" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-09T00:06:50.940" Score="0" Body="For questions where an anime/manga references another source, wanting to identify the reference. If your question is about identifying a particular series based on images or memory of the series, use [identification-request] instead." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T00:06:50.940" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T00:06:50.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4695" CreationDate="2013-08-09T01:06:53.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chronological order of the story progression (starting from the beginning) for the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kizumonogatari -&gt; Nekomonogatari: Kuro -&gt; Bakemonogatari -&gt; Nisemonogatari -&gt; Nekomonogatari: Shiro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T01:06:53.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T02:53:56.887" Score="8" ViewCount="15802" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto manga chapter 510, Madara mentioned the following two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SrsrP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZVCgs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what are the 6 paths that Madara was referring to, and how is Nagato the third one of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T21:38:26.963" Title="What are the six paths?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4303" CreationDate="2013-08-09T03:17:22.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Humans can turn into Titans after injury. Due to the fact that the Humans are chewed.  This leads for the potential of a transformation to occur before he dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scenario the above is an explanation for why it could be him, but since it's not directly commented on in the show there is also the potential for a reuse an image they already had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2187" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T03:17:22.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4701" CreationDate="2013-08-09T03:23:16.533" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The six paths are related to the Sage of the Six paths and Pain. Recall that Pain had clones that each specialized in something? Well each one had contained one path from the six&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deva Path - Attraction and repulsion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asura Path - Attack and defense&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Human Path - Ability to read minds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animal Path - Ability to summon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Preta Path - Absorbing Chakra&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naraka Path - Summon the Hell King&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the 7th path that Pain wasn't able to master, which was the Outer Path, the ability to control life and death. Pain used the Outer Path to revive the members of Konoha, however it costed him his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Tobi was talking about the 6 paths, he was talking about all the people that had control over the 6 paths. First would be the Sage of the Six paths, then it would be Madara, and lastly it would be Nagato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, seeing as how he is not called the Sage of the Seven Paths, I think it is safe to assume he could not  control life and death. Meaning he would also probably have to sacrifice his life in order to use the Outer Path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T03:35:50.507" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T03:35:50.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4718" CreationDate="2013-08-09T04:02:29.310" Score="8" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is her power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Miyamura's sister, Yamada, and the president not get affected by her memory erase? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that perhaps she couldn't erase Yamada's memories, but then how did the other evade the memory erase?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T20:18:07.970" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T12:38:17.557" Title="What is the power of the seventh Witch?" Tags="&lt;yamada-and-the-7-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3337" CreationDate="2013-08-09T06:18:46.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they did skip some of story in the manga version.  There was one part in particular where they make a manga, and in the anime they submit it whereas the anime they just said no I'm going to turn in a better one.  I'll add the episode\chapter numbers when I find it.&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Starts sifting through chapters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2187" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T06:18:46.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T06:52:51.317" Score="0" ViewCount="1636" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is shown that over usage of Byakugan and Sharingan eyes will cause the user to strain. Does that happen with a Rinnegan user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T13:55:04.157" Title="Does the Rinnegan eye put more strain on the user?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T06:59:50.713" Score="3" ViewCount="18384" Body="&lt;p&gt;The motivations of the following characters, have been were shown in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tobi/Madara and Zetsu wanted to capture and seal the Tailed Beasts for his Moon's Eye plan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pain and Konan wanted to capture Tailed Beasts and use them to destroy the Five Shinobi Nations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Itachi wanted to make sure the Akatsuki didn't attack Konoha or capture the Nine-Tails. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kisame already had connections with Madara before joining Akatsuki. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What motivations did Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, Sasori, and Orochimaru have to join the Akatsuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T15:05:02.740" LastActivityDate="2020-09-02T22:46:03.330" Title="What motivation did Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, Sasori have for joining the Akatsuki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4709" CreationDate="2013-08-09T07:24:59.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find any evidence about others, but Deidara was recruited because of his skills and lack of regard while blowing things up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hLtzF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time all of them joined Akatsuki, they were all criminals. Akatsuki could have been posed as an opportunity to get all of them together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it can be guessed that Orochimaru joined Akatsuki to gather more knowledge from the group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2168" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T17:00:31.540" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T17:00:31.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4711" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4726" CreationDate="2013-08-09T08:44:22.537" Score="7" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the aprons (at least I think they're aprons) of the people that work on the Horse's Bone, a weird design can be seen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7nGuA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7nGuAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;After the midnight release rush&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this supposed to be a (weird) horse or something like that, which alludes to the shop's name?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:40:46.217" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:40:46.217" Title="What's the design on their aprons?" Tags="&lt;denkigai-no-honya-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4708" CreationDate="2013-08-09T12:03:14.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All &lt;em&gt;eye techniques&lt;/em&gt; use up a lot of chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clan users can use the techniques for longer periods of time as compared to non clan users (like Kakashi). But even then there is a limit to which the doujutsu can be used, and that is dependent on the chakra level of the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to which extent the Rinnegan can be used has not been explicitly defined in the manga, so it can only be a guess. But surely it should cause strain to the user on over usage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T12:03:14.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-08-09T12:18:50.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer may be wrong, but possibly Kanade was in a coma awaiting a heart transplant. Yuzuru died a bit later and donated his heart to Kanade. It'd make sense because Kanade has Yuzuru's heart in her. The surgery must've failed and she ended up dying, so that's why she remains in purgatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's how I understand it anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2193" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T18:02:45.170" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T18:02:45.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T12:20:27.927" Score="5" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 3, Donyatsu gets attacked by the Machumaro, and they take a bit from his back:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gNqHs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gNqHsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ouch, that&amp;#39;s gotta hurt!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;With this, we know that (at least) a superficial layer of his body is composed of some kind of pastry, which is even edible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that Donyatsu needs to eat, which means he somehow has a digestive system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 13, however, Donyatsu is seen standing in the rain:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dxr2e.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dxr2em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lonely Donyatsu in the rain...&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can he stand in the rain and not melt (he has a sugar coating) or get soaked (since he's made of pastry)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, how exactly does his body (and of the bodies of the rest of his gang) really work, physiologically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T12:20:27.927" Title="How come Donyatsu can stand in the rain?" Tags="&lt;donyatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4704" CreationDate="2013-08-09T13:07:13.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 7th witches power is the the power to forget everything about the witches. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyamura's Sister ran away from her and escaped so was not affected. She's hasn't returned to the school since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yamada's power reversed the power and everyone else forgot about him and the witches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The president was not affected because the student council president is the only student who may be immune to the witches' powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's some fan speculation that the presidents are people who have Yamada's power, or have had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xklfH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T16:01:23.627" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T16:01:23.627" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4708" CreationDate="2013-08-09T13:55:04.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They never mention strain of the Rinnegan in the manga so the following is conjecture&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagato (and his puppets) seems to have the Rinnegan up 24/7. In flashbacks to the Sage of Six Paths he has Rinnegan up so I believe it does not cause strain like the other ocular powers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2067" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T13:55:04.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4709" CreationDate="2013-08-09T17:41:52.043" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the reasons, most of their background stories weren't clearly provided, so I am going to have make my answer with their character portrayal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hidan&lt;/strong&gt; - As for why he would've joined Akatsuki, I can only surmise that it's due to his obsession to fight and kill (primarily on the aspect he was religious, he wanted to give more sacrifices to his god Jashin) and he could've seen that as bread and butter stuff of what Akatsuki was doing. He probably would've joined to work for free just for the killing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/strong&gt; - Surely money. There is no motivation other than money for him, which was shown clearly in his fight with team Asuma. That same obsession for money in fact even got him killed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deidara/Sasori&lt;/strong&gt; - Their ambitions to join Akatsuki is quite vague to me. For Deidara, he was young and wanted to make a name for his art by blowing up stuffs, so Itachi challenged him to a fight, saying that if he was defeated, he would have to join Akatsuki. He probably ended up joining because of that. As for Sasori, he, being a rogue ninja like all the others, probably thought it would be safer to be along with fellow rogue ninjas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/strong&gt; - One of Orochimaru's ambition was to live for eternity to learn all the techniques. He knew the organization had stronger members and probably joined the organization to learn more about others and their skills. It's probably also because of his hate he had for Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T16:47:50.633" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T16:47:50.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4695" CreationDate="2013-08-09T18:19:25.440" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The order for story progression might be the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kizumonogatari (傷物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nekomonogatari Black (猫物語 黒)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bakemonogatari (化物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nisemonogatari  (偽物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kabukimonogatari (傾物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Onimonogatari (鬼物語) and Nekomonogatari White (猫物語 白) (events happen at the same time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otorimonogatari (囮物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koimonogatari (恋物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanamonogatari (花物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukimonogatari (憑物語)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koyomimonogatari (暦物語) is a series of 12 short stories spaced at intervals of roughly one month; the first one occurs in April (shortly after Kizumonogatari). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It remains to be seen where Owarimonogatari (終物語) and Zoku-owarimonogatari (続終物語) (not released as of this writing) will fit chronologically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image below shows the anime broadcast and light novel publish order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nn4wA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nn4wA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;monogatari universe&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T03:09:04.767" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T03:09:04.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4724" CreationDate="2013-08-09T18:42:58.033" Score="4" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;In certain episode of Girls Und Panzer, there is a song with foreign language (more likely Russian because during that time protagonists team battle against with Soviet team). What is the name of that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T18:51:08.557" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T20:07:49.023" Title="Name of the song in Girls Und Panzer" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T19:22:55.073" Score="10" ViewCount="23796" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply that: did the events of Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge really happen (with respect to HxH story, of course)? At least the timeline is credible (between Yorknew City and Greed Island arcs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1919" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T13:14:10.047" Title="Is &quot;Phantom Rouge&quot; story canon?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4722" CreationDate="2013-08-09T20:07:49.023" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a old Russian wartime song called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha_%28song%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katyusha&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=epclAbW1APk&amp;amp;t=45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=epclAbW1APk&amp;amp;t=45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T20:07:49.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4729" CreationDate="2013-08-09T22:27:08.573" Score="3" ViewCount="8214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished watching &lt;em&gt;Chrome Shelled Regios&lt;/em&gt; a while ago. I'm  now planning to read the light novel or manga. Having watched the anime, which volume (of the light novel) or chapter (of the manga) should I start at? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T22:53:41.943" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T04:59:07.773" Title="Which volume of novel or chapter of manga should I read next in Chrome Shelled Regios?" Tags="&lt;chrome-shelled-regios&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4711" CreationDate="2013-08-09T23:49:48.797" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a horse's head eating a carrot, with crossbone in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Xnp0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Uma no Hone&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Uma no Hone&quot; (Horse's Bone) is a parody of the popular real-life chain of doujin shops under the &quot;Tora no Ana&quot; (&quot;Tiger's Den&quot;) name. (&quot;Mikan Books&quot; is a parody of &quot;Melon Books&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T17:59:16.627" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T17:59:16.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="55600" CreationDate="2013-08-10T01:58:40.630" Score="15" ViewCount="22643" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's rather confusing how the story is serialized not in the order of its events. I'd like to know the order in which the animated versions were produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turns out the creators of the series are very considerate towards the viewers and include several recap episodes in each season. So although the story is out of order, everything still makes perfect sense and you don't have to bother yourself by figuring out the exact timeline of the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T22:27:24.907" LastActivityDate="2019-10-20T21:42:50.037" Title="What is the production order of the Monogatari series?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4727" CreationDate="2013-08-10T02:20:53.057" Score="17" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first 12 episodes of &lt;strong&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; aired on TV weekly from July 3 - September 25, 2009. Episodes 13-15 of Bakemonogatari were webcasted from November 3 - June 25, 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (11 episodes) aired on TV weekly from January 7 - March 17, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nekomonogatari [Black]&lt;/strong&gt; (4 episodes) aired on TV as a special on December 31, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monogatari Second Season&lt;/strong&gt; (consisting of Neko [White], Kabuki, Otori, Oni, and Koi; 26 episodes including 3 recaps) aired on TV weekly from July 6, 2013 - December 28, 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (also called &quot;Monogatari Second Season + α&quot; [&quot;plus alpha&quot;]; 5 episodes) aired as a special on August 16, 2014. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsukimonogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (4 episodes) aired as a special on December 31, 2014. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4695/what-is-the-chronological-order-of-the-monogatari-series&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; for information on the in-universe &lt;em&gt;chronological&lt;/em&gt; order of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note also that the &lt;em&gt;publication&lt;/em&gt; order of the light novels is not the same as the &lt;em&gt;production&lt;/em&gt; order of the animated series. There are two key differences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kizumonogatari, which was published between Bake and Nise, has not yet been animated. It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-28/nisioisin-kizumonogatari-light-novel-gets-anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; in July 2010 that Kizumonogatari would receive a film adaptation. As of this writing (over four years later), no such adaptation has been produced, nor is there even any reason to believe that anybody actually planned to produce a film version of Kizu. Many speculate that Kizumonogatari is an elaborate practical joke by Shaft.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanamonogatari, which was published between Kabuki and Otori, was not animated until after Otori, Oni, and Koi. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T22:20:12.847" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4725" CreationDate="2013-08-10T04:59:07.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Krazer notes in his comment, the anime adapts the novel up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=30048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;volume 7, chapter 2&lt;/a&gt;. So you should start from chapter 3. There are 24 volumes in all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T04:59:07.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4542" CreationDate="2013-08-10T10:33:22.620" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime and GT series make a lot of confusion with its fillers, but in the manga, Piccolo explains water-clear to Vegeta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evil souls are cleaned, their memories wiped, and then reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both King Vegeta and Bardock, although heroic, are clearly evil, so they are impossible to visit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku never shows interest for knowing about his father. He was raised by humans, and he consider his adoptive grandfather as his true ancestor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, also notice that HFIL is an invention of the American dub, which you should avoid if you are really interested in Dragonball canon. Where Goku goes is called the Other World, and what is written on the otherworld's demons' shirts is &quot;HELL&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T10:33:22.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="849" CreationDate="2013-08-10T12:21:27.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Anime, strange effects happen with clothing when wearing the Cloth (and later removing it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At many points of the series, you can see that when Seiya wears the Cloth, his pants are changed from his trademark jeans to another kind of elastic fabric. When he takes off his Cloth, or when it is destroyed, this fabric is kept instead of returning to jeans. I recalling this effect was evident also with Shun, but happens to every Saint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare it to a magical girl transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I must say that the manga do not incur on this. When Seiya wears Saggitarius Cloth for the first time, you can see the star patterned-pyjama under it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T12:21:27.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-10T14:59:52.207" Score="8" ViewCount="6684" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is shown that the Akatsuki members communicate with each other from the place they were currently present. What is that technology or jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1894" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T13:50:55.263" Title="What technology/jutsu do the Akatsuki members use to communicate with each other?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4736" CreationDate="2013-08-10T18:10:06.030" Score="7" ViewCount="328" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, there is an ad for &quot;強力わかくさ&quot; or &quot;strong green/fresh grass.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JIumy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What do you hide?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a reference/parody to something (out-of series reference), like the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/TxOBeFr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Dogs Playing Pool&quot;&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hlwxX.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;background&lt;/a&gt; of episode 3 at the pool hall? If so, to what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T12:15:14.377" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T12:15:14.377" Title="Is the &quot;wakakusa&quot; ad a references to something?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4735" CreationDate="2013-08-10T18:35:42.233" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pose itself seems to be a reference to a similar billboard ad from the American Sci-fi movie &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blade Runner&lt;/a&gt;. In this ad, a woman dressed as a Geisha is holding a pill in a similar way to the image above. The dress is similar for both characters, as is the object being held.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpStAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch the ad &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ17UsZ0DEQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ad plays several times throughout the movie. The image is followed by the text 強力わかもと, which is not exactly the same as the Uchouten Kazoku text but is close enough to be fairly sure this is the reference. I'm not sure what わかくさ means here. It could be 若草 (green/fresh grass) but my best guess is that they changed the name just enough that it would avoid violating copyrights but still be recognizable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Blade Runner ad is itself a reference to the product &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wakamoto-pharm.co.jp/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;強力わかもと (Strong Wakamoto)&lt;/a&gt;, which is a gastrointestinal drug to aid with digestion produced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8B%E3%82%82%E3%81%A8%E8%A3%BD%E8%96%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;わかもと製薬 (Wakamoto Pharmaceutical)&lt;/a&gt; (ja.wikipedia link).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zLgq.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T18:52:15.347" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T18:52:15.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4740" CreationDate="2013-08-10T18:59:39.837" Score="2" ViewCount="347" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Bloody Monday Manga, in Chapter 3, the protagonist hacks several computers and uses P2P technology as a front to force them to decrypt a certain file.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can this also be applied in the real world, and has such an event actually happened before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XtMzU.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:41:31.130" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:41:31.130" Title="In the real world, can a network of compromised computers break encryption in parallel?" Tags="&lt;bloody-monday&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-08-11T02:42:46.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4739" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4741" CreationDate="2013-08-10T19:21:06.523" Score="9" ViewCount="64169" Body="&lt;p&gt;I plan to read TWGOK manga, especially the chapters that weren't animated (between Season 2 and Season 3). Which chapters do I need to read?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T19:49:42.790" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T01:36:18.210" Title="Which chapters do I need to read of The World God Only Knows (Manga)?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4737" CreationDate="2013-08-10T19:40:16.530" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Short answer&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Long answer&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a malware infested P2P network, what you are working on is called a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;botnet&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A botnet is a collection of computers that are under the control of a person or group, usually facilitated by malware. These computers are often used to take part in DDoS attacks and spamming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty much illegal to have a botnet in the vast majority of the world, but assuming you had one... yes, it's very possible. There have been cases where botnets (like several game &amp;quot;Anti Cheat&amp;quot; systems such as PunkBuster; anyone who is banned is forced to be actively ignored by every member of the botnet system, and they will relay it on to everyone else) have been used for massively expensive computations in parallel to do things such as mine bitcoins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parallel processing isn't just restricted to botnets, however. &amp;quot;Cloud Computing&amp;quot; is a form of parallel processing. As are programs for highly intensive research, requiring a supercomputer (such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://folding.stanford.edu/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;folding@home&lt;/a&gt;). Without this, we wouldn't have &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapReduce&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MapReduce&lt;/a&gt;, the algorithm behind Google Search, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Misconceptions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like every piece of Anime or Manga, there'll always be &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; overlooked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Parallel processing is explainable with batteries in parallel, but overlook substantial amounts of detail such as concurrency and scalability.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Limewire's known for turning your PC into a living colony of viruses. There's no &amp;quot;Single Virus&amp;quot; that created a botnet from it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;P2P&amp;quot; does not mean warez and torrent sites/programs, however much the media may be trying to push that. It's a system for distributed computing that just happens to be a great way to share data with low bandwidth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1465" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T19:40:16.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4739" CreationDate="2013-08-10T19:48:39.193" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first two seasons of the anime adapted everything from the beginning, and made it through Nagase's arc. Nagase's arc ends in chapter 41. Chapter 42 is an extra chapter, and 43 is the beginning of Tsukiyo's arc. From there until the start of season 3, the only parts that have been adapted are chapters 54-55 in the first OVA, and Tenri's arc (chapters 57-64; 56 is another extra chapter) in the second OVA. Season 3 animates the Goddesses arc, which begins chapter 114. Season 3 of the anime ends with chapter 189 of the manga. As of February 2014 this is everything that has been animated (unless you count the Magical☆Star Kanon 100% OVA which loosely adapts the corresponding spin-off manga chapters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the minimum amount of reading to get all the main story arcs would be chapters 43-53, 65-113, and continuing from chapter 190. However, if you don't want to miss any of the extra content, I'd strongly suggest reading everything from the beginning. The story has a lot of bonus material and extra chapters that were never adapted, and many of the running jokes originate in those chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-07T05:56:53.483" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T05:56:53.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4744" CreationDate="2013-08-11T00:05:01.803" Score="2" ViewCount="2411" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kuroko no Basket's Episode 12 , Midorima said that his shooting range was the entire court. Can this happen in real life?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pX3Xu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-08-11T01:42:51.267" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T07:42:21.827" Title="Is is possible that a shooting range is the whole court?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2013-08-11T07:42:17.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4742" CreationDate="2013-08-11T05:01:47.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;His shooting range isn't the entire court. I haven't watched the anime, but I have read the latest manga and his consistent shooting range is around half court. His statement is probably a bluff in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one can frequently hit shots from full or half court in basketball, it is simply too far. Most people throw the ball from those distances, because shooting doesn't have enough power to go that far. And throwing the ball means you are just lunging it, without aiming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can hit a shot from full court range, you dont even have to pass in the ball. You can just throw it from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-08-11T07:42:21.827" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T07:42:21.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2336" CreationDate="2013-08-11T12:17:53.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Gluttony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FMA wiki article about Gluttony&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Envy, Ling, and Ed burst out from Gluttony's stomach after Ed used Envy's Philosopher's Stone to perform a reverse human transmutation on himself to reopen Gluttony's gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2175" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T12:17:53.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4748" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4750" CreationDate="2013-08-11T15:23:09.490" Score="54" ViewCount="41154" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going as far back as &lt;em&gt;Astroboy&lt;/em&gt;, anime and manga characters have had big eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is basis of this trend? How and where did this originate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fYMCd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Go Go Atom!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T13:47:27.220" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:41:11.403" Title="Why do anime/manga characters have big eyes?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4749" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20398" CreationDate="2013-08-11T15:29:59.860" Score="14" ViewCount="742" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd appreciate any help identifying this animated film. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main portrayal is of an island society that hunts huge whale-like creatures, using boats and harpoons. When a member of this society dies, he tumbles down an immensely deep hole, where he undergoes reincarnation into one of the whales. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This film was from Japan and I saw it in the early 1990s, I think, on a VHS collection from some animation festival or other. It was in color and I do not remember there being any language in the film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2200" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T18:01:44.117" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T04:51:09.490" Title="Island society that hunts huge whale-like creatures" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:56.693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4748" CreationDate="2013-08-11T15:37:56.073" Score="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime characters having large eyes is generally attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;{1}&lt;/sup&gt;, an artist prolific enough to be called the &quot;father of manga&quot;, and the creator of &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt;, the source of the image you shared in your question (among other manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt; (1952), Tezuka was inspired by precursors in animation, largely those of Walt Disney, but including others as well, before adapting them to a more Japanese stylization. Two such characters who served as inspiration were Mickey Mouse and Betty Boop:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2xExNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mickey!&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kn0kYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Betty!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is from &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt; and Tezuka's other works that a lot of modern manga and anime style evolved, and the big eyes are one of the things that stuck around. Fred Ladd, the man responsible for bringing &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt; to the United States, corroborates this, saying that Betty Boop was indeed one of Tezuka's favorite characters. The &quot;runaway&quot; success of &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt; was what led other studios to imitate Tezuka's style.&lt;sup&gt;{2}&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also the case that the large eyes tend to look &quot;cuter&quot;, much like they were intended to on characters like Mickey Mouse and Bambi. This continues in anime and manga; younger characters tend to have the largest, &quot;cutest&quot; eyes, while older characters generally have smaller (and often sharper) eyes, which can be seen in this image containing &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/sHWzkVHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hunter x Hunter&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while the style Tezuka used&amp;mdash;which has carried on in new anime and manga media ever since&amp;mdash;was largely based on Western animation style, the eyes can still serve as a good way to indicate personality or the feel of the character that the viewer is supposed to have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources and other Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka#Works&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; sources this to &quot;&lt;em&gt;Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20080723120859/http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/culture-notes.html#big_eyes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MIT Anime Resources: Big Eyes (2008-07-23)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes on Anime&lt;/a&gt; (a very brief mention)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Eye_styles&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on anime eye styles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T00:52:08.217" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T00:52:08.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4751" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4766" CreationDate="2013-08-11T16:58:48.600" Score="19" ViewCount="91749" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; manga has been on hiatus for months now; does anyone know the reason for the hiatus? Is the author planning to continue the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2201" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-11T17:30:15.120" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T04:49:14.570" Title="Why did the Hunter x Hunter manga go on hiatus?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-08-11T20:46:46.183" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't say where they are except for the name of the walls the humans hide behind as protection from the titans. But seeing as the character names are of German decent (and even some of the lyrics from the anime's openings), I'd say they're in Germany, or somewhere in Europe that has very strong German influences. In all reality though, they're just somewhere on Earth, hiding behind walls from human-like, man-eating creatures&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the time... It might take place in the distant future, after humanity has gone (nearly) exinct&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2204" LastEditorUserId="2204" LastEditDate="2013-08-11T21:38:56.447" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T21:38:56.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4756" CreationDate="2013-08-11T22:34:56.083" Score="52" ViewCount="32268" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was stalking a forum looking for images to nab to use as wallpapers, and there was a post where posters were claiming characters as their &quot;waifu&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how it is spelled, I would assume that what they mean is &quot;wife&quot;; however, it seems weird to use the term &quot;waifu&quot; rather than the normal Japanese term for wife (my understanding is that it's &quot;Tsuma&quot; (妻); however, I could be wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, where did the term &quot;waifu&quot; come from? If I am wrong, and &quot;waifu&quot; isn't what I think it is, could someone explain what it is and where it came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-11T23:06:01.050" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T11:20:37.797" Title="Where does the term &quot;waifu&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4754" CreationDate="2013-08-11T23:02:21.643" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;waifu&lt;/em&gt; (ワイフ) is an &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish&quot;&gt;Engrish&lt;/a&gt;&quot; term for &quot;wife&quot;. It is likely the preferred term for &quot;wife&quot; among English-speaking otaku because of its auditory similarity to the English term and its phonetic similarity to Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its origin is likely from a dialog by an &lt;em&gt;Azumanga Daioh&lt;/em&gt; character named Mr. Kimura. When a pair of characters picks up a dropped photo, and he is asked who is in the photo, he responds (very creepily), &quot;mai waifu&quot; (&quot;my wife&quot;). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AgDbAT56I0&quot;&gt;(&lt;em&gt;YouTube&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, the term is mostly used by otaku subculture (particularly males) as a reference to a favorite female character (usually to the extreme). There is a male equivalent, &lt;em&gt;husbando&lt;/em&gt;; however, this term is far less common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &amp;bull;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95&amp;amp;eng=&amp;amp;dict=edict&quot;&gt;ワイフ - Denshi Jisho&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &amp;bull;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/waifu&quot;&gt;KnowYourMeme - Waifu&lt;/a&gt; (May be &lt;strong&gt;NSFW&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &amp;bull;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waifu#Kimura&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Mr. Kimura&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T23:02:21.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4754" CreationDate="2013-08-11T23:04:31.890" Score="65" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Origin&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prevailing wisdom&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; is that the term &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot; originates from a scene from the 2002 anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Azumanga Daioh&lt;/a&gt;; specifically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AgDbAT56I0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this scene&lt;/a&gt; from episode 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some context: the male character in that scene, Mr. Kimura, is a teacher at the school the female characters in that scene attend. Mr. Kimura has a well-deserved reputation for being generally perverse and possibly a pedophile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A rough translation of the scene follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAKINO Tomo&lt;/strong&gt;: What's this? A picture of a woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;KASUGA Ayumu&lt;/strong&gt;: Wow, she's beautiful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAKINO Tomo&lt;/strong&gt;: Who is she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;KIMURA&lt;/strong&gt;: My wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All&lt;/strong&gt;: That can't be!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The astute listener will observe that Kimura uses the English words &amp;quot;my wife&amp;quot;, rather than a Japanese translation thereof (such as 妻&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;tsuma&lt;/em&gt;). When the words &amp;quot;my wife&amp;quot; are adapted to conform to Japanese phonological constraints (e.g. no terminal /f/), and then re-expressed in a Japanese syllabary (hiragana/katakana), the result is マイワイフ. Finally, when we romanize マイワイフ, we get &amp;quot;mai waifu&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Usage&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The below graph shows that &lt;em&gt;usage&lt;/em&gt; of &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot; on the internet was effectively negligible until early 2007. This seems to suggest that &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot; did not become memetic until some time after Azumanga Daioh aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1L01m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Google Trends graph for &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot;, 2004 to 2013-08-11&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=566857&amp;amp;highlight=waifu#post566857&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;evidence from the Animesuki forums&lt;/a&gt; that &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot; (in fact, &amp;quot;mai waifu&amp;quot;) was being used in its modern sense (rather than the literal standard-English &amp;quot;woman one is married to&amp;quot; sense) by May 2006. Interestingly, this appears to precede the rise in searches for &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot; on Google Trends. I'm not sure what this means, but it probably means &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Husbandos&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a male counterpart to &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot;: &lt;strong&gt;husbando&lt;/strong&gt;. Unlike &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;husbando&amp;quot; is not derived from Japanese&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;. Rather, it was developed by analogy, as an idealization of how a Japanese speaker might pronounce the word &amp;quot;husband&amp;quot;. A &amp;quot;husbando&amp;quot; is basically the same thing as a &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot;, except male rather than female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earliest citation I've found for &amp;quot;husbando&amp;quot; is from October 2007 (again, &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1227051&amp;amp;highlight=husbando#post1227051&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Animesuki&lt;/a&gt;). With some internet archaeology, I suspect it should be possible to show that usage of &amp;quot;husbando&amp;quot; began as much as a year prior to this citation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; I say that this is the prevailing wisdom, because I have no evidence that &amp;quot;waifu&amp;quot; was not used prior to 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; The Japanese equivalent of &amp;quot;mai waifu&amp;quot;, in terms of usage among otaku and memeticity and so forth, is actually 俺の嫁 (&amp;quot;ore no yome&amp;quot;, lit. &amp;quot;my bride&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/176376/m0u/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ハズバンド&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;hazubando&lt;/em&gt; exists, but I'm almost certain this didn't directly give rise to English &amp;quot;husbando&amp;quot;. At most, it may have been an inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T05:49:22.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4758" CreationDate="2013-08-12T00:15:29.317" Score="4" ViewCount="550" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Photokano, Yosuga no Sora and Amagami-SS (series that adapted from Visual Novel) are animated as multiple story-lines in one series. When did this trend begin, and which anime might be earliest version?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:43:48.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:43:48.043" Title="When was the start of the multiple story-line?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4757" CreationDate="2013-08-12T01:04:46.820" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer&lt;/strong&gt;: Amagami SS was probably the first anime of this type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer&lt;/strong&gt;: First, let's get some terminology down. Anime in which multiple storylines without shared continuity are released as a single production are typically referred to as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;omnibus&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; anime. Omnibus anime are typically (though not necessarily always) adapted from visual novels or other computer games, which lend themselves well to separate continuities,* and typically have each continuity correspond to the protagonist's relationship with a particular person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify what &quot;omnibus&quot; means, let me point out some anime that are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; considered omnibus by this definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clannad&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; an omnibus anime because there is a single continuity. Everything Tomoya (the protagonist) experiences during Kotomi's arc (episodes 10-14) stays with him (and everyone else) from episode 15 onwards. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amnesia&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; an omnibus anime even though the timeline gets reset every few episodes, since the protagonist remembers what happened to her before each reset. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this definition of &quot;omnibus&quot; in place, the question, then, is: which was the first omnibus anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is strong evidence &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.foolz.us/a/search/text/omnibus/start/2010-06-01/end/2010-07-15/&quot;&gt;from the archives of /a/&lt;/a&gt; that the term &quot;omnibus&quot; only began to be used in this sense starting in July 2010. This is the same month that Amagami began airing. A perusal of those discussions strongly suggests that the omnibus format was a novel innovation in anime at the time. Furthermore, I cannot find any references to omnibus-style anime existing prior to Amagami SS. Taken together, all this evidence leads me to believe that &lt;strong&gt;Amagami SS was the first omnibus anime&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside: as Logan M noted in a comment, omnibus-style manga have existed for a long time. Amagami SS's use of the omnibus format was novel only for its medium, not for Japanese popular media in general or anything like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*For example, most visual novels &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/g148&quot;&gt;tagged &quot;Multiple Endings&quot; on VNDB&lt;/a&gt; (including &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1281&quot;&gt;Amagami&lt;/a&gt;) have separate continuities. There's a lot of them.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T01:04:46.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4763" CreationDate="2013-08-12T04:47:49.933" Score="8" ViewCount="3320" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobirama said Obito might be using some kind of light and dark jutsu that turns all ninjutsu to nothing and only Senjutsu works on him. But I don't remember Tobirama getting into Sage Mode before placing the Flying Thunder God mark on Obito (well, it is not even told if he have a Sage Mode), but the mark was not erased in spite of being a ninjutsu. How can it be possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:04:42.937" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:04:42.937" Title="Why wasn't the Flying Thunder God seal on Obito erased?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4759" CreationDate="2013-08-12T05:37:53.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To negate a ninjutsu, Obito needs to use the black orbs either in defense or offense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Obito attacked Minato with the black orb, Obito's arm was not repaired back. And when Naruto+Sasuke attacked Obito, he used the black orb to absorb the combo attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, o remove the  Flying Thunder God mark, he would need to use the black orbs on himslef, which is of a great risk. Maybe that is why he has not undone the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T05:37:53.893" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3230" CreationDate="2013-08-12T06:25:20.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what she said in last episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Department of Exospecies Control became a direct subdivision of&#xA;  the Ethics Committee and I served as both a member of the Ethics&#xA;  Committee  and the Exospecies Department Chief.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is never mentioned as Ethics Committee head and we can assume because she seemed to focus about queerats at this time and wasn't leading the whole village, while the Ethics Committee head is more likely a leader to the village. But in the future she might be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T22:32:03.347" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T22:32:03.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4132" CreationDate="2013-08-12T07:00:10.647" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a tweet from &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/anime_photokano&quot;&gt;@anime_photokano&lt;/a&gt; (the official Photokano twitter account):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「フォトカノ」EDアニメーションのイントロで映る花ですが、順にリンドウ、ガーベラ、ヒマワリ、シロツメクサ、タンポポ、コスモス、スイートピーです（どの花がどのヒロインに対応しているかは以降のカットでご確認を）。本編でも、花のカットの使われ方にご注目ください！ #photokano&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Loosely translated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Regarding the flowers at the beginning of the Photokano ED - in order, they are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana_scabra&quot;&gt;Japanese gentian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera&quot;&gt;gerbera&lt;/a&gt;, sunflower, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_repens&quot;&gt;white clover&lt;/a&gt;, dandelion, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_%28plant%29&quot;&gt;cosmos&lt;/a&gt;, and sweet pea (take a look at how each heroine corresponds to her flower in the following scenes). During the main part of the anime, please pay attention to the use of flowers as well! #photokano&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the order referred to in the tweet is not the order in which the flowers appear in the OP's screenshot, but rather the order in which the fields of flowers are displayed immediately prior to that screenshot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, the flower choices aren't arbitrary. To figure out what they actually &lt;em&gt;mean&lt;/em&gt;, we probably have to look at the Japanese conception of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanakotoba&quot;&gt;花言葉&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;hana-kotoba&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;flower language&quot;).  Japanese flower-language seems to be better-known in Japan than its European counterpart is in the west, lending credence to the idea that the girls were matched up to flowers based on flower-language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have access to any English-language sources, and I'm not aware of any authoritative Japanese-language sources, so I've just culled the below information from various Japanese sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MUROTO Aki&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Japanese gentian&lt;/strong&gt;) - &quot;I love you-who-are-sad&quot;; justice; victory; faithfulnes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAKURA Mai&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;gerbera&lt;/strong&gt;) - noble beauty; mystery / wonder; hope; &quot;always moving forward&quot;; patience&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YUNOKI Rina&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;sunflower&lt;/strong&gt;) - longing; &quot;my eyes are only for you&quot;; admiration; devotion; glory; shining; adoration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MASAKI Nonoka&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;white clover&lt;/strong&gt;) - revenge; promises; &quot;think of me&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SANEHARA Hikari&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;dandelion&lt;/strong&gt;) - &quot;love from the bottom of my heart&quot;; confusing and mystifying; divine revelation; fickleness&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MISUMI Tomoe&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;cosmos&lt;/strong&gt;) - girlish innocence; sincerity; orderliness; affection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NIIMI Haruka&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;sweet pea&lt;/strong&gt;) - departing; happy memories; small joys&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, unfortunately, I have only seen the first episode of Photokano, so I can't really evaluate how well these flower-language descriptions map onto the actual personalities of the girls. I hope this helps, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T07:00:10.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4759" CreationDate="2013-08-12T10:17:26.757" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The marking itself is not ninjutsu, but rather just a type of seal. And Minato states that the marking never disappears from a marked target in Chapter 637.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&#xA;Minato marked him with a seal prior to Obito becoming the Jinchuriki. When Obito transformed, the seal was removed. This is because each mark has a very specific destination. And when Obito transformed into a different being, that also counts as a different destination, which voids Minato's mark. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after Obito became the 10 tails Jinchuriki, Tobirama was able to place his own mark on Obito. This seal is Obito the Jinchuriki, and can't be removed unless Obito undergoes another transformation into something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SFAzK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T21:52:00.820" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T21:52:00.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4765" CreationDate="2013-08-12T15:49:05.167" Score="4" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the Index-tan specials of Toaru Majutsu no Index, Index-tan sits on Touma's head and eats bread. They talk about how she references something and then she explains that if you don't understand the reference, you should buy the Shakugan ** *****-***-DVDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUsyU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Index-tan speaking German&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(It's German)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Index-tan refer to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T12:01:47.070" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T12:01:47.070" Title="What series does Index-tan refer to?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4764" CreationDate="2013-08-12T15:59:02.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/355/Shakugan_no_Shana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/a&gt;, a series by the same producer of Index. Here's MAL's blurb on the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He had thought his normal days would last forever, until they were ended abruptly by an encounter with a girl with red hair and eyes. He named her Shana.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Not long after he enters high school, Sakai Yuji’s normal days come to an end. He sees something bizarre on his way home: people are frozen in a strange fire, and a monster that looks like a large doll is attacking them. Just when he's about to be killed, a girl in a dark cloak wielding a large sword appears, and slices the monster in half. Although Yuji survives the strange encounter, the girl informs him of a desolate truth: &quot; 'You' don't exist anymore.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  She calls herself a Flame Haze who hunts &quot;Guze no Tomogara&quot;; intruders from another world. She explains to him that he is a &quot;Torch&quot;, a substitute of Yuji whose “existence” has already been devoured. She also told him that he is a special Torch, &quot;Mystes&quot;, which contains a precious item in it. When he looks at his chest, he sees within himself a faint flame, just as she said.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is in this way that his eternal struggle alongside the girl begins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More specifically, she's most likely referring to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1066/Shakugan_no_Shana_Specials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shakugan no Shana-tan&lt;/a&gt; specials, given the number of * in the subs, and the fact that these are the Index-tan specials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T07:39:40.103" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T07:39:40.103" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4751" CreationDate="2013-08-12T16:11:23.737" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past, the reasons cited for HxH hiatuses have usually been &quot;ill health&quot;, &quot;research&quot;, and &quot;mangaka circumstances&quot;. Most of it, however, is said to fall under &quot;mangaka circumstances&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunter.noihjp.com/rest/rest.php?Year=2013&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; (jp) tracks all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing as to how HxH and &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt; have been such hits, the mangaka, &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&amp;amp;creatorid=874&quot;&gt;Yoshihiro Togashi&lt;/a&gt;, has gained a fair bit of clout at Shonen Jump and the editors are apparently very lenient with him. While it is said that he did suffer from health issues thanks to the pressing schedule of YYH, it is also said that he plays truant a lot and attends Comikets when he's supposedly sick. Togashi is also known to be a massive &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest&quot;&gt;Dragon Quest&lt;/a&gt; (related &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2013/04/hunter-x-hunter-returning-from-hiatus-togashi-checks-out-of-rehab/&quot;&gt;April Fool's joke&lt;/a&gt;) fan and apparently likes to take a break whenever a new version comes out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story goes that the mangaka does not like using assistants and prefers to draw everything himself. He is infamous for not meeting his weekly deadlines and releasing chapters with extremely rough artwork. He has been known for going on hiatus in order to redraw such chapters for release in the more lucrative &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon&quot;&gt;tankōbon&lt;/a&gt; market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I  can't find any source stating exactly why he is on hiatus now, but I think it's safe to assume that Togashi will be back and that the manga will continue. Only time will tell when this will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T04:41:42.197" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T04:41:42.197" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4768" CreationDate="2013-08-12T17:16:44.177" Score="19" ViewCount="1240" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I came across the following picture in &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/anime-and-manga&quot; title=&quot;chat&quot;&gt;chat&lt;/a&gt;. What anime are the cats watching?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xAcZJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cats love anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even cats love anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T15:00:23.490" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T15:00:23.490" Title="What are the cats watching?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T18:05:37.417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4767" CreationDate="2013-08-12T17:19:38.867" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime the cats are watching is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Butler&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Butler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UqZP6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Extract from the linked wikipedia page)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the thirteen-year-old head of the Phantomhive noble family and the business-savvy owner of the Funtom company, a toy manufacturer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ciel has formed a demonic contract with Sebastian Michaelis. In return, when Sebastian has helped Ciel finish all of his tasks, including avenging his parents' deaths, Sebastian will be allowed to consume Ciel's soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was announced in July 2008 that an anime adaption, directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures, was expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It premiered in October 2008, and has since ended with 24 episodes. The second season aired in 2010 spanning 12 episodes with two new main characters, Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series has been licensed by Yen Press in North America and published in Yen Plus' August 2009 issue for the magazine's first anniversary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T21:29:23.857" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4773" CreationDate="2013-08-12T17:47:43.313" Score="5" ViewCount="605" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recommended &lt;em&gt;My Ordinary Life&lt;/em&gt; by a friend and have watched the first episode.  Needless to say, I was confused and amazed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Towards the beginning of the first episode, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=24037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nano&lt;/a&gt; trips into a guy and results in a rather large explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a feeling trying to apply logic to this show is likely impossible, but is there any reason for the explosion?  Was it from tripping, the cherry blossom, or possibly the sandal falling off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I've only seen the first episode so far so (if there even are any) please refrain from spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T19:33:17.063" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T19:33:17.063" Title="Why did Nano explode?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4749" CreationDate="2013-08-12T18:18:26.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You very likely watched &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Dynamite_7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Macross Dynamite 7&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During his journey, he stops on a planet named &quot;Zola&quot;, which is inhabited by a race of humanoid marsupials called the Zolan. While staying there, he becomes involved in a battle between &lt;strong&gt;galactic space whale poachers&lt;/strong&gt; and the Zola Patrol (Zola's equivalent of a police force). After being injured, he is taken into the care of a young Zolan girl named Elma Hollie, who has a sister, Liza, that works for the Zola Patrol. Her father, Graham Hollie, is also a whale poacher. Graham and his wife Maria Hollie, a very popular singer on Zola, would go hunting whales in their Valkyrie, and Maria would also sing to the whales while they hunted. However, Maria lost her life and Graham lost an arm after encountering the legendary Great White Galactic Whale. After the event, Graham swore revenge on the Great White Whale for taking his wife and his arm and &lt;strong&gt;underwent Macronization to become large enough to take it on&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not exactly reincarnation. But it's close. The OVA was released between '97 and '98.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T18:18:26.147" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4769" CreationDate="2013-08-12T19:45:35.803" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nichijou's characters frequently have over-the-top reactions, this is just another one of those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a clip from later on that demonstrates my point (out of many) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UD95EI3zD8A&quot;&gt;http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UD95EI3zD8A&lt;/a&gt; (no plot spoilers, but don't watch it you want to watch everything chronologically)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nano's explosion was a purely a manifestation of her fretting and embarrassment, She wasn't actually hurt too badly and appears uninjured in the next scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T19:45:35.803" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4775" CreationDate="2013-08-12T20:24:44.123" Score="4" ViewCount="2884" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gankutsuou is based off the story, &lt;em&gt;The Count of Monte Cristo&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3fiTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the original novel, but I loved Gankutsuou. How close to the original are the plot line and characters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it a faithful rendition or was there some artistic license, because there were several scenes which, to me at least, seemed at odds with a book that would have been written in 1884. (Mostly futuristic elements)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T07:57:39.587" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T07:57:39.587" Title="How does Gankutsuou compare to the original book?" Tags="&lt;gankutsuou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4774" CreationDate="2013-08-12T20:55:47.763" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The book doesn't take place in the distant future (5053) and starts in Rome as opposed to the Moon. The focus of the book is on the count and not on Albert and the anime tells the events of the book out of chronological order. Additionally, there's a significant change around episode 18. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/review/R2L2BBOPEUO7S5/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ASIN=B001R10BDC&amp;amp;linkCode=&amp;amp;nodeID=&amp;amp;tag=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this review on Amazon&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With Edmond's character being key to the story, Edmond only caring about revenge in the anime was the reason behind the change of direction towards the end. In the novel Edmond was persuaded by Mercédès to alter his plans, yet in the anime Edmond turned a deaf ear to her and continued... This one seemingly minor change had a huge impact on how the story progressed beyond that point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other minor differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Albert and Franz weren't that close in the book.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abbé Faria from the book saves Edmond from suicide, is omitted from the anime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The novel doesn't have the same supernatural transformation of Gankutsuou possessing Edmond's body like in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edmond and Fernand were originally good friends in the anime, not so much in the book&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fernand is trying to become the president of France in the anime, but not in the book&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T20:55:47.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4016" CreationDate="2013-08-12T21:10:54.720" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What animation studios are located outside the Tokyo area?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese Wikipedia's article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE&quot;&gt;アニメ制作会社&lt;/a&gt; (Animation studios) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;92%&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tdb.co.jp/report/watching/press/pdf/p100803.pdf&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;の制作会社が東京都内、特に大手制作会社の所在地付近に集中しており、地方には少ない。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;92%&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tdb.co.jp/report/watching/press/pdf/p100803.pdf&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt; of studios are located in Tokyo Metropolis. In particular, most of them cluster around larger studios. Few are found in rural areas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking through the list given further down on the Wikipedia page, we find that the following studios are not located in Tokyo Metropolis (東京都):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aomori&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&quot;&gt;Igel-Nest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fukuoka&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3&quot;&gt;Kyushu Animation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fukushima&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%83%80%E3%83%96&quot;&gt;Studio Odabu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanagawa&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD&quot;&gt;Anime ToroToro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kobe&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B9%E7%A5%9E%E6%88%B8&quot;&gt;Anitas-Kobe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoto&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Animation&quot;&gt;Kyoto Animation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nagano&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%9C%E6%A5%BD%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88&quot;&gt;Sakuraku Create&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Okinawa&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%98%E3%82%93%E3%81%B6%E3%82%93&quot;&gt;Jinbun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Osaka&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB_%28%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%29&quot;&gt;Animation Studio ingres&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoHands&quot;&gt;GoHands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AAMAT&quot;&gt;StudioMAT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC&quot;&gt;Studio Muu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saitama&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%9C%E7%B4%B0%E4%BA%9C%E5%A0%82&quot;&gt;Ajiado&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A2%E5%BC%A6%E9%A4%A8&quot;&gt;Mugenkan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89&quot;&gt;studio add Co&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B9&quot;&gt;Studio Cosmos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF&quot;&gt;Studio Kelmadick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toyama&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.A._Works&quot;&gt;P.A.Works&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Studios included in the &quot;foreign&quot; and &quot;inactive/bankrupt/etc&quot; sections of the Wikipedia article at the time of writing are not included in the above list. Note also that I generated this list semi-programmatically - I guarantee that every entry on the list above is a non-Tokyo studio, but it is possible there are some other non-Tokyo studios I missed. The report cited for the 92% figure on Wikipedia identifies 14 non-Tokyo studios at the time of its writing (2010), so the 18 I have listed above probably cover those studios fairly well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is the majority concentrated in Tokyo?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The report cited in the Wikipedia article does not, unfortunately, speculate as to &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; there are so many studios in Tokyo. I would imagine that it is mostly a simple matter of Tokyo being the economic center of Japan, but this is mere speculation on my part, and I have no sources to support this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside: the report mentions a trend of studios moving into more-rural areas as a result of advances in technology, making digital animation and data exchange simpler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-19T20:20:11.427" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T20:20:11.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4778" CreationDate="2013-08-12T21:18:52.690" Score="39" ViewCount="12264" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I just started watching the anime and I haven't read much of the manga so I don't know if it is explained further on.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know a Titan's body gives off extreme heat, from an encounter Eren had with the Colossal Titan and an episode where they learned this in class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 6, when Mikasa killed a Titan, we saw the body still giving off heat..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t3ooM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..and a few minutes later it was pretty badly burnt, unrecognizable in fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/louW9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in episode 7 when Eren in his Titan form attacks another and beats it to a pulp, we see that the process has somewhat accelerated? At first I thought the body eventually burned away but this one was different than the first. All of the Titan's flesh was gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XSXwR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iP3Ou.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; happens to a Titan's body structure after it is killed? Does the heat burn it up now that it cannot regenerate or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:45:48.963" LastActivityDate="2019-05-27T03:34:44.140" Title="What exactly happens to a Titan's body after it is killed?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4777" CreationDate="2013-08-12T21:36:52.310" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 15, &quot;Special Operations Squad: Prelude to the Counterattack, Part 2&quot; where Zoe Hange has those 2 captured titans (which she named &quot;Sawney&quot; and &quot;Bean&quot;), she mentions that the Titans seem unusually light for how large they are, and that a severed arm of one of the titans weighed nothing, which allows such large bodies to move so quickly with great agility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, at least so far in the anime and manga, there's no explanation to their physiology or what exactly happens after they die, it's probably the case that their solid state is being maintained by their mysterious &quot;power source&quot; and that once the source of power is gone (and thus cannot regenerate), their physical bodies (sans skeleton) return to the form of some type of gas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to summarize this completely unsubstantiated speculation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Titan's bodies are actually made up of some type of gaseous substance that weighs nothing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While alive, with its &quot;power source&quot;, the gaseous substance takes on the form of solid flesh-like material, but still incredibly light&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Without this &quot;power source&quot;, the flesh returns to the gaseous state and evaporates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This may or may not have to do with the extremely high body temperature that the titans have.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-27T03:34:44.140" LastActivityDate="2019-05-27T03:34:44.140" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3673" CreationDate="2013-08-12T21:40:06.897" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Depth of Field: Phase 6, it is revealed that Rikka and Dekomori are engaged in some sort of role-play thing in the clubroom. They seem to be pretending that the cardboard boxes they wear are mechas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iTTIY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rikka and Dekomori sit in the clubroom, wearing cardboard boxes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The preceding episodes of Depth of Field depict the way they imagine their role-play fight to take place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T21:40:06.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-12T22:23:11.417" Score="3" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it's found out that for quite a while, Luca was actually an Android who had been transmitting information out of the Bentenmaru almost right after Luca appears and reveals she was on vacation the entire time, yet she doesn't say if she had sent the android to replace her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm wondering, who sent the android? And if it wasn't Luca, how did they know when she went on vacation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T16:42:56.790" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T16:42:56.790" Title="Who sent the Luca Android to replace Luca?" Tags="&lt;bodacious-space-pirates&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4783" CreationDate="2013-08-12T22:28:45.387" Score="4" ViewCount="14729" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only watched Kanon (2006) which is made by Kyoto Animation. What are the differences between the 2002 version and the 2006 version of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T23:34:24.633" LastActivityDate="2020-11-11T07:23:49.970" Title="What are the differences between the 2002 and 2006 versions of Kanon?" Tags="&lt;kanon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4781" CreationDate="2013-08-12T23:32:55.877" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two anime adaptations of Kanon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/144/Kanon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one from 2002&lt;/a&gt; by Toei Animation with 13 episodes (plus &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/704/Kanon_Kazahana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one OVA&lt;/a&gt;), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1530/Kanon_(2006)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one from 2006&lt;/a&gt; by Kyoto Animation with 24 episodes. Both of them are based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1999 visual novel by Key&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most obvious difference between the two is the artwork. The 2002 version was fairly close to the artwork from the VN. In contrast, the 2006 anime was with KyoAni's own style, which is more similar to their previous anime Air than to the original Kanon artwork. I think most people would say that 2006 has the better animation quality. The soundtracks of the two are understandably also different. In terms of theme songs, the 2006 version used remixed versions the original songs from the VN, while the 2002 version used new songs. The voice actors are the same with the exception of Yuichi and Kuze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GH0u0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Comparison of Kanon artwork &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Left: Nayuki, Right: Aya. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Top row: Visual Novel, Middle Row: 2002 Anime, Bottom Row: 2006 Anime &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of plot, there are going to be many small differences. The 2006 one had 11 more episodes than the 2002 one, so understandably there is more content there. Both are very close to the VN, but the 2002 one stripped out a lot of extraneous content and condensed a lot of necessary content (to the point that it created some plot holes). The content that was removed had a lot of comedy, so the 2002 version comes off as more of a drama than the 2006 one. The one difference that I definitely noticed is that Mai's story in the 2002 version was greatly condensed to the point of not making sense, while it's quite well-paced and understandable in the 2006 version. Overall, the big differences are that with the 2002 version, you just don't get as much of the story, and it goes somewhat faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the advice of most people would be that if you've already watched the 2006 version, there's not a lot of reason to watch the 2002 version. Instead, if you want more Kanon, the better thing to do would be to read the VN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T23:32:55.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4784" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4786" CreationDate="2013-08-12T23:52:35.237" Score="13" ViewCount="7213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed references to the Kabbalah in a couple of anime I've watched.  One of them is Neon Genesis Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion has it in the sky in both the opening credits and in the series itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G5c2h.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In the sky&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XNMNo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In the credits&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember it was on the ceiling at NERV, but the best screencap I could find of that was too tiny to be visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, &lt;strong&gt;Is there any deeper meaning to the use of the Kabbalistic tree of life, or is it just used because it looks cool?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T15:57:06.823" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T21:52:44.683" Title="The Tree of Life in Evangelion" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-13T00:16:09.860" Score="18" ViewCount="58585" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; once stretched a fight (sometimes they say one punch) over most of a season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which season was it? What are the episode titles? How did they do it, were there flashbacks or cut-aways, or constant fighting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2211" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-24T06:25:59.437" LastActivityDate="2019-05-02T16:02:02.740" Title="What DBZ fight lasted a whole season?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4784" CreationDate="2013-08-13T01:14:10.890" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as &lt;strong&gt;Evangelion&lt;/strong&gt; goes, there's several statements from the staff concerning their placement and usage within the show (emphasis is mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Hiroyuki_Yamaga:_May_1998_issue_of_.22Evangelion.22&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiroyuki Yamaga: May 1998 issue of &amp;quot;Evangelion&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the reasons for use of Judeo-Christian symbology in Eva&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YAMAGA:&lt;/strong&gt; I don’t know exactly why. &lt;strong&gt;I suspect that Mr. Anno may have read some book on it, and there was some thoughts he wanted to express on it&lt;/strong&gt;. I personally am glad that, rather than Christianity, he didn’t express some obscure Buddhist theme, because then it would have been linked more with Aum Shinri Kyo. [LAUGHS]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Kazuya_Tsurumaki:_Q.26A_from_.22Amusing_Himself_to_Death.22&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazuya Tsurumaki: Q&amp;amp;A from &amp;quot;Amusing Himself to Death&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can you explain the symbolism of the cross in Evangelion?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kazuya Tsurumaki&lt;/strong&gt;: There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. &lt;strong&gt;There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool.&lt;/strong&gt; If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from an NHK special &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evageeks.org/2010/10/extra-curricular-lesson-with-hideaki-anno/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Extra Curricular Lesson with Hideaki Anno&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, a student asks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Why is that robot-looking thing called an Evangelion&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anno&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;It is a Christian word meaning &lt;em&gt;Fukuin&lt;/em&gt; or Gospel and it's supposed to bring blessings. Actually, it's a Greek word. I used it because it sounds complicated&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the case of Evangelion, it's used mostly to look cool. It's&#xA;more or less an internally consistent window dressing that doesn't contain any actual &lt;em&gt;religious&lt;/em&gt; meaning. That is not to say that the symbology doesn't have other meaning within itself, especially in the context of the fictional show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T17:47:32.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4785" CreationDate="2013-08-13T01:49:08.167" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Frieza vs Goku battle lasted from the time Vegeta dies to the explosion of Namek spans in &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Ultimate_Battle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 87&lt;/a&gt; to 105, the infamous &quot;five minute&quot; battle itself starts at &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek%27s_Destruction&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 97&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fight between Goku and Cell at the Cell Games &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku_vs._Cell&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;starts at&lt;/a&gt; 177 to 180 and Gohan's fight with Cell &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Faith_in_a_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;begins at&lt;/a&gt; episode 181 and ends at 191.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final battle with Buu spans from &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_for_the_Universe_Begins&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 279&lt;/a&gt; to 287. This is the most varied battle out of all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So technically, the battle between Frieza and Goku is the longest and most drawn out battle between two characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T20:38:14.513" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T20:38:14.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4802" CreationDate="2013-08-13T05:09:33.210" Score="7" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Genshiken Nidaime, episode 6, Kuchiki Manabu got some flak for being useless, and Kabincho! was his reaction (10:41). Is  this just more of his nonsensical outbursts or is this a reference to something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FiL46.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kabincho!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T05:29:14.907" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T19:40:27.000" Title="What does Kabincho mean?" Tags="&lt;genshiken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6452" CreationDate="2013-08-13T05:32:00.390" Score="6" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Uchouten Kazoku, episode 06, there is this scene. Does this building exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7SG5s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arboretum Rooftop&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T05:02:52.280" Title="Does this Arboretum Rooftop Building exist?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4454" CreationDate="2013-08-13T06:25:44.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be because of Ichigo's burning emotions towards Aizen that he doesn't think that through or maybe the author just decided not to add that in. Or maybe Aizen didn't want to show Ichigo his Shikai because he felt he was strong enough to defeat Ichigo without it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T04:08:47.177" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T04:08:47.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4793" CreationDate="2013-08-13T07:04:11.523" Score="19" ViewCount="1301" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Aarancar arc, Ichigo had Aizen so completely outclassed that Aizen couldn't even grasp the difference in their powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would Ichigo use his Final Getsuga Tenshou when he knew what it would cost him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2214" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T23:59:11.837" Title="Why did Ichigo use his final move?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4792" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-13T08:33:19.777" Score="15" ViewCount="19787" Body="&lt;p&gt;The message &quot;Forever Fornever&quot; appeared at the end of the &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt; anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean and/or what is this related to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/46sms.png&quot; alt=&quot;FOREVER FORNEVER&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T14:36:24.427" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T14:19:08.980" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;Forever Fornever&quot; at the end of the anime series?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4791" CreationDate="2013-08-13T09:52:30.493" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he wanted to finish Aizen for good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aizen still had the Hogyoku, and even after Ichigo's attack with Final Getsuga, he was able to regenerate (chapter 421), while Ichigo lost all of his powers due to that very attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Urahara states (later in the same chapter), that it is &quot;nearly impossible&quot; to kill Aizen while &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he is merged with Hogyoku. WHen Ichigo loses his powers, you can see Aizen getting up, ready to finish Ichigo off. At that moment, neither of them knows about what Urahara has done, and Ichigo is surprised and shocked by the fact that his opponent is still alive after his (Ichigo's) most powerful technique. After that, Hogyoku finally rejects Aizen, and Urahara's seal activates, basically saving powerless Ichigo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'd say Ichigo had to use it because he saw it as the only way of truly defeating Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T09:52:30.493" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4795" CreationDate="2013-08-13T11:03:43.697" Score="13" ViewCount="1652" Body="&lt;p&gt;After stopping not wanting to go home, Araragi Koyomi and Hanekawa Tsubasa keep seeing Hachikuji on the streets. Why does this still keep happening? I thought Hachikuji can only be seen by a person who doesn't want to go home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the effects of the first encounter continue indefinitely, or is this the result of Hachikuji leveling up in the ghost ranks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T11:25:38.950" Title="Why do people keep seeing Hachikuji?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4794" CreationDate="2013-08-13T11:25:38.950" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you stated, Hachikuji had one &quot;level UP&quot; as Ghost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means she is no more a &quot;Snail&quot;, but moreover a &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Mayoi_Hachikuji#Plot&quot;&gt;&quot;Wandering Spirit&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means she can generally be seen by anyone having the eyes to see.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also she no more haunts people not wanting to return home, but strolls about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T11:25:38.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-13T15:58:27.063" Score="8" ViewCount="11967" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed references to the Kabbalah in a couple of anime I've watched.  One of them is Fullmetal Alchemist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist has the Tree of Life on the Gate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SMJJK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tree of Life&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, &lt;strong&gt;Is there any deeper meaning to the use of the Kabbalistic tree of life, or is it just used because it looks cool?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T13:28:05.150" Title="The Tree of Life in Fullmetal Alchemist" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4798" CreationDate="2013-08-13T17:53:43.443" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Originally split from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4786/91&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual mythology of the show involving alchemy has a closer tie to religious symbolism than something like Evangelion (which was mainly to look cool). Within the Full Metal Alchemist show, historical in-universe events are tied to real world symbolism, like the Tree of Life, The Flamel (named after the real-life French alchemist), the Homunculi and the seven deadly sins, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's been several analysis of the religious symbolism in FMA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chrisqu.hubpages.com/hub/Fullmetal-Alchemist-Brotherhood-Religious-Symbolism-and-Discourse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://chrisqu.hubpages.com/hub/Fullmetal-Alchemist-Brotherhood-Religious-Symbolism-and-Discourse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://gargarstegosaurus.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/the-curious-case-of-religion-in-fullmetal-alchemist/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://gargarstegosaurus.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/the-curious-case-of-religion-in-fullmetal-alchemist/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike with Evangelion, I don't know of any statements made by the staff to address the use of religious symbolism in the show, but I think it's pretty clear that it's more internally consistent than simply to look cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T17:53:43.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4788" CreationDate="2013-08-13T19:40:27.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no source or anything else to substatiate this, but I assumed it was just nonsense similar to what Nodame would say (from Nodame Cantabile) as an exclamation. It may be that later on we find out what Kuchiki is shouting about, but as of now, there's no indication that &quot;Kabincho&quot; actually means anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see Logan's comment about his research into the word in English or Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T19:40:27.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4805" CreationDate="2013-08-13T20:22:21.480" Score="8" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt;, I think the following scenes might parody some manga. What I want to know is which manga the author intended to parody. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QeB2u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;18:25 of episode 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T00:31:10.703" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T00:31:10.703" Title="Which manga was being parodied in episode 5 of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6995" CreationDate="2013-08-13T20:39:08.673" Score="3" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think all DaCapo series might have relation have relation between them . As far as I know from DaCapo I and DaCapo II,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In DaCapo II, Shirakawa Nanana is grandchild of Shirakawa Kotori from DaCapo I. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asakuar Junichi is grandfather of both Asakuar Otome and Asakura Yume. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any similar relations in DaCapo III and the previous series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:47:57.193" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:47:57.193" Title="Relation between DaCapo III and the first two series" Tags="&lt;da-capo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4803" CreationDate="2013-08-13T20:44:18.620" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is clearly a reference to the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Jack&lt;/a&gt; by Tezuka Osamu. The doctor is referred to as &quot;A detoxified Dr. BJ&quot; in a previous screenshot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f8OYYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The joke probably only makes sense if you know a bit about Black Jack, so here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1520/Black_Jack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL's summary&lt;/a&gt; of the series (based on the anime entry). Note that it would sound far less interesting if he were an ordinary doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the medical profession, there is a name spoken in hushed tones, of an unlicensed genius physician who can save lives—for a price. His name is Black Jack, and he is a dashing, moody figure, caped in black, a Harlock of medicine, a man who lives by no rules other than his own—and the Hippocratic Oath. A man who would defy the will of God himself in the name of preserving life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime News Network's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7767&amp;amp;page=22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;trivia list&lt;/a&gt; for the show agrees that this is the reference being made:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;episode 5&lt;/strong&gt;, Dr BJ is obviously refers to Black Jack, from the anime/manga of the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T22:58:52.703" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T22:58:52.703" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-14T02:54:48.057" Score="5" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen at least two manga where there are multiple series told from the points of view of different characters, but all set in the same world and at or around the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First is &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/chrome-shelled-regios&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;chrome-shelled-regios&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;chrome-shelled-regios&lt;/a&gt;, which includes:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Chrome Shelled Regios&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Chrome Shelled Regios: Missing Mail&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - a couple of others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other is &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/code-geass&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;code-geass&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;code-geass&lt;/a&gt; which includes:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - a couple of others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this originate and what was the first manga/set of manga to showcase this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T18:31:13.957" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:36:08.913" Title="When did the practice of having multiple series for a world begin?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-14T07:06:42.417" Score="7" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime was based on the unarmed fighting style. The main protagonist was &lt;em&gt;Metsu&lt;/em&gt;. I forgot the first name. it showed three different descendants in the arc. One was the era of the &lt;em&gt;Shinsengumi&lt;/em&gt;. And two others, I can't remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2220" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:28:39.533" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:28:39.533" Title="Martial arts show with a character named Metsu" Tags="&lt;shura-no-toki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:18:59.817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4807" CreationDate="2013-08-14T07:23:58.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are very likely looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=1663&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shura no Toki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Legends tell of an invincible martial art known as Mutsu Enmei-Ryu, an &lt;strong&gt;unarmed style&lt;/strong&gt; that allows the user to defeat any number of armed opponents using incredible speed and strength. This is the story of three generations of those who bear the name &lt;strong&gt;Mutsu&lt;/strong&gt;, and their encounters and battles with the strongest fighters of their era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The AniDB entry is tagged with &lt;em&gt;Shinsengumi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T07:23:58.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4723" CreationDate="2013-08-14T09:30:30.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is, it hasn't been confirmed by the mangaka but there is a manga chapter about Kurapika's past that is shown in the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2221" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T09:30:30.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4723" CreationDate="2013-08-14T13:14:10.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a part-canon side-story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=9323&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The premise of the movie is &lt;strong&gt;based off a manuscript of the Yorknew City arc&lt;/strong&gt; written by Togashi Yoshihiro that he eventually &lt;strong&gt;ended up scrapping&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter#Phantom_Rouge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;WP&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The film is based on an &lt;strong&gt;unpublished&lt;/strong&gt; story manga creator Yoshihiro Togashi wrote around 10 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it's based off his own work, &lt;em&gt;Phantom Rouge&lt;/em&gt; presumably has Togashi's blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T13:14:10.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4811" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4812" CreationDate="2013-08-14T16:32:58.623" Score="13" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of the third season (or chapter 147) of &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;, Shiori starts writing her story but scraps the introduction she wrote because it was imitating some other novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what novel she was referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a screenshot of what she wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/83YcC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/83YcCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shiori writing &amp;quot;吾輩は女装男である。名前は桂木&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This roughly translates to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a cross-dressing man&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My name is Katsuragi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T00:33:09.650" Title="What novel's introduction was Shiori imitating?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4811" CreationDate="2013-08-14T18:22:38.283" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this is a reference to the novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Cat&quot;&gt;&quot;I am a Cat&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (吾輩は猫である, &lt;em&gt;Wagahai wa neko dearu&lt;/em&gt;) by author &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume_S%C5%8Dseki&quot;&gt;Natsume Souseki&lt;/a&gt;. It's opening sentences are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;吾輩は猫である。名前はまだ無い。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which, translated into English, is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am a cat. I don't yet have a name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reference is more apparent if we compare the two in Japanese. The grammatical structure of the sentences is very similar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TWGOK:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;吾輩は&lt;/strong&gt; 女装男 &lt;strong&gt;である。名前は&lt;/strong&gt; 桂木&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a cat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;吾輩は&lt;/strong&gt; 猫 &lt;strong&gt;である。名前は&lt;/strong&gt; まだ無い。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the words other than the nouns are the same. The use of 吾輩 (&lt;em&gt;wagahai&lt;/em&gt;) for &quot;I&quot;, である (&lt;em&gt;dearu&lt;/em&gt;) as a sentence-ending phrase would both be strange in modern writing. In addition, the general structure of the two sentences are similar enough that this is almost certainly not a coincidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The novel is very popular in Japan, being Natsume's first major literary work and one of his top three most read (the other two are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoro&quot;&gt;Kokoro&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botchan&quot;&gt;Botchan&lt;/a&gt;), and Natsume himself being in all likelihood the most important writer in Japanese history. It would not be strange at all for it to be referenced here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T19:50:24.443" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T19:50:24.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4815" CreationDate="2013-08-15T01:16:41.170" Score="14" ViewCount="2497" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first two seasons of &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;, dates are mentioned with &quot;a.t.b.&quot;. I took this screenshot from first episode of season one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wZjkw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;2010 a.t.b., August 10th&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt;, dates are mentioned as R.Y. (Revolution Year). This is a screenshot from the &lt;em&gt;Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt; trailer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fgvX0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Revolution Year 228; EU - Europe United Alliance&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, first question: &lt;strong&gt;What does a.t.b. stand for?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And, also: &lt;strong&gt;How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.? Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T10:06:44.270" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T23:48:18.083" Title="How can we convert between a.t.b. and Revolution Year?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4814" CreationDate="2013-08-15T01:26:46.593" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does a.t.b. stand for?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It stands for &quot;Ascension Throne Britannia&quot;, named after the &quot;date the first Celtic super-king, Eowyn, was elected by the united British tribes to battle Rome, becoming the first member of the modern Britannian imperial family.&quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History&quot;&gt;{1}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; 55 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini&quot;&gt;B.C.&lt;/a&gt; is equivalent to 1 a.t.b.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Revolution Year system (used by the EU in &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;) is based on the French Revolution (start date) of 1789 A.D.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution&quot;&gt;{2}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/European_Union#Akito_Worldview_Columns&quot;&gt;{3}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Since 55 B.C. is 1 a.t.b., we can figure out the actual conversion formula:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;0 R.Y. = 1789 A.D. = 1845 a.t.b.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want a simple conversion between a.t.b. and R.Y., just some simple math:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;R.Y. = a.t.b. - 1845&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the conversion above, a.t.b. 2010 is equivalent to R.Y 165.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T01:32:01.020" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T01:32:01.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4817" CreationDate="2013-08-15T02:01:36.370" Score="7" ViewCount="665" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Sage of the Six Paths died, what happened with his remains? Did he seal himself from somewhere or did his clan bury his body elsewhere? Did those become the Tailed Beasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2013-08-16T01:42:14.963" LastActivityDate="2018-12-17T11:31:45.877" Title="Where do the remains of the Sage of the Six Paths lie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4816" CreationDate="2013-08-15T02:18:07.747" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sage of Six Paths has passed away and the whereabouts of the remains are unknown. There is actually no substantiating proof that he actually existed, which is why a lot of people also think it is just a myth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you can't revive him with Edo Tensei unless you have his DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, it is pretty safe to assume he did exist though. While the shinobi might not believe of his existence, the people reading/watching Naruto have more insight about the history of shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why his remains are unknown, he probably made this intentional so he wouldn't be revived in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T03:29:08.007" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T03:29:08.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4820" CreationDate="2013-08-15T02:35:13.217" Score="3" ViewCount="4014" Body="&lt;p&gt;If &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Demonic_Statue_of_the_Outer_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Demonic Statue of the Outer Path&lt;/a&gt; requires only a part of the chakra of the Nine-tails and the Eight tails, why did they have to kill the other Jinchuuriki to obtain the tailed beast just to complete the Juubi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why not obtain only parts of the chakra of each tailed beasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T23:31:33.543" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T23:31:33.543" Title="How does the summoning of the Ten Tails work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4818" CreationDate="2013-08-15T03:24:12.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having the chakra of kyuubi and hachibi will suffice, but the Juubi is considerably weaker. Having the full kyuubi and hachibi will essentially create the juubi in its perfect form. For each bijuu that juubi doesn't have, the monster gets weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's basically like comparing a fraction of the kyuubi's chakra vs an entire kyuubi with his full chakra at your service. The amount of power is significant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T03:24:12.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4818" CreationDate="2013-08-15T05:01:05.023" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the Juubi will not be revive in its full form and make the juubi weaker for every tailed beasts that has been extracted only by parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NKn6b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image of obito reviving the juubi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T05:01:05.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4823" CreationDate="2013-08-15T05:07:25.007" Score="22" ViewCount="24951" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was a known member of Fisher Tiger's crew and became a merciless dictator in East Blue. He had the highest bounty in East Blue at the time, and when Borsalino captured him, he was sent to Impel Down. So why was he not there during the big jail break? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt he got left behind, because Buggy did most of the freeing of prisoners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T13:04:04.713" LastActivityDate="2020-10-10T23:08:52.827" Title="Why wasn't Arlong in Impel Down during the Impel Down Saga?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4821" CreationDate="2013-08-15T06:13:30.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arlong was released earlier on Jinbes request.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong#After_Tiger.27s_Death&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong#After_Tiger.27s_Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Impel_Down#Prisoners&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Impel_Down#Prisoners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T06:13:30.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4821" CreationDate="2013-08-15T08:00:00.063" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;We currently have the following timeline of things happening to Arlong:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arlong gets beaten by Borsalino (Kizaru) and sent to Impel Down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arlong is released from Impel Down when Jinbe became a Shichibukai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arlong had a fight with Jinbe and started the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong_Pirates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arlong Pirates&lt;/a&gt; and went to East Blue and settled on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Conomi_Islands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cocoyasi Island&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy and crew follow Nami to Cocoyasi Island where Luffy beats up Arlong.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of Arlong's crew get arrested (exception: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hatchan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hatchan&lt;/a&gt;) by marines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I skipped a large chunk between points 3 and 4 because it's irrelevant. You can find all of Arlong's history &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At point 5 when they got arrested you would assume that he would have been sent to Impel Down again, but it is futher unknown what has happened to Arlong as it hasn't been shown or told in the anime or manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T18:12:50.003" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T18:12:50.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4454" CreationDate="2013-08-15T19:54:07.877" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bleach has its share of rather blatant and gaping plot holes, but here are two logical reasons to this question from my perspective:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First Ichigo obliviously plans to finish off Aizen in a one hit kill as he feels that it would be his best chance of winning and goes on with it. He first attempts this in (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Refer chapter 388&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) when Aizen is busy fighting Shinji and the others Ichigo tears into the world with his thoughts racing to cut him down stating that's the only way to defeat him without seeing Aizen's shikai. The initial attack to his blindspot is blocked with kido as Aizen is well aware of being targeted at the back of the neck and Ichigo reveals that he made a split second bad decision without thinking it through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact it momentarily appears to have paid off where he manages to land a slash through Aizen's neck just as Aizen is escaping from Yamamoto Genryusai's last attack (end of which he lost his arm). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Refer manga chapter 397&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; where this happens and initially the timing and execution of the attack seems exemplary, only being undone by Aizen's new found powers after merging with the hogyoku. It could be summarized that Ichigo relied on his one hit kill plan way too much and in the thick of things did not device a plan B in case it failed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As to why Aizen did not attempt to lure Ichigo into illusion with his Kyoka Suigetsu's release can be attributed to various factors, but primarily&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aizen wanted to be defeated. Aizen's inner (perhaps suicidal) tendency to find a person who could comprehensively defeat him which Ichigo attributes to Aizen's loneliness caused by his incredible power where he was unable to find someone equally powerful as himself. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Refer manga chapter 422&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; where Ichigo discusses with Urahara how he felt Aizen's loneliness on coming to contact with him when Ichigo was fighting on the same level as Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another aspect like mentioned in the previous answer is Aizen's visible arrogant and megalomaniac like tendency shortly displayed after he fuses with the hoguoku. He feels that none of the Shinigami or Vizards are a visible threat and in many cases does not even bother to dodge enemy attacks during the battle like in the instance where he fends off Kisuke and Yoroichi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="2148" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T20:33:04.803" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T20:33:04.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4826" CreationDate="2013-08-15T22:53:39.323" Score="13" ViewCount="7639" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia says the title of Elfen Lied was taken from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfenlied&quot;&gt;German poem&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that poem seems to be a simple (not to mention a bit confusing) children's poem . Reading the poem, I'm not sure why it would inspire anyone to write a story about killer children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the poem have to do with the anime / manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T04:56:46.330" Title="What does Elfen Lied mean?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4825" CreationDate="2013-08-15T23:54:11.020" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in the same Elfenlied (Elf Song) article it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A sung version of &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Elfenlied&quot; appears in the manga&lt;/strong&gt;. Also, the term &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Silpelit&quot; is used in the series to describe a category of Diclonius&lt;/strong&gt;, which refers to an evolved subspecies of humans to which the main character belongs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Silpelit&quot; is part of the poem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he thinks that the nightingale&lt;br&gt;&#xA;      must have called him by name from the valley,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;      or Silpelit might have sent for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, this song is taught to Nyu by the manga-only protagonist Nozomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T23:54:11.020" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4684" CreationDate="2013-08-16T11:54:34.737" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the series, the clans usually do not want their &quot;powers&quot; to fall into someone else's hand. As these could be used for research against this power or getting even greater power for the clan that obtains it. Therefore they try to keep relations within clans. Then again  relationships with different clans do exist. Naruto's parents would be a good example for this  as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze&quot;&gt;Minato Namikaze&lt;/a&gt; married himself into the Uzumaki clan with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot;&gt;Kushina Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Membership in a clan is usually determined by blood relations and&#xA;  genetics, which is vital in the usage of Kekkei Genkai and secret&#xA;  techniques. These attributes and abilities made many clans feared and&#xA;  renowned throughout many villages. While clans may be composed of many&#xA;  individuals and extended families, many clans mentioned and seen in&#xA;  the series were somewhat limited to a nuclear family. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clans&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this part of the wiki states that family's (clans) can be composed of many families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for forbidden relationships, yes they existed (not always in a romantic way ) Look at the first Hokage and Madara Uchiha. They were best of friends yet their family's did not accept their friendship. So if I were to guess I would say that there is a high probability that there are also forbidden relationships &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any specific information about forced marriage´s so far. But if I do find some information on this I'll add it here later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-08-16T12:00:49.950" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T12:00:49.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4830" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-16T13:13:59.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9KEvS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi&lt;/em&gt;; abbr. &quot;Kaminai&quot;) is a light novel series by Kimihito Irie, first released in January 2010. A manga adaptation began publication in October 2010, and an anime adaptation was broadcast in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes place in a world that God has abandoned, where people are unable to give birth and the dead cannot rest unless buried by &quot;gravekeepers&quot;. As a young gravekeeper, Ai's life is changed forever when a mysterious man comes and slays her entire village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Without_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16009/Kamisama_no_Inai_Nichiyoubi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MAL&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T05:23:40.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T05:23:40.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4831" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-16T13:13:59.540" Score="0" Body="Sunday Without God is a 2010 light novel series by Kimihito Irie, with a 2013 anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="1453" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:15:31.367" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:15:31.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4248" CreationDate="2013-08-16T19:03:01.247" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Accelerator's ability can be broken down into two parts: Redirection and Vector control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Redirection is his defensive, passive posture which reflects any vector approaching his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vector control is his active ability where he can choose to manipulate specific vectors by both magnitude and direction. This ability requires Accelerator to constantly be computing the combination of vectors he plans to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the sisters arc, Accelerator demonstrated a few different types of vector control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vector Shooting &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wind Control&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plasma Storm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Earth Stomp&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vector shooting was when he kicked the rock at Touma. He was able to increase the speed of the rock and make it substantially faster than normal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the fight, he was also able to create this huge plasma field. This required him to gather wind in a specific location, and then further compressing the wind (wind control and plasma storm). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also Earth Stomp where Accelerator simply just stomps on the ground and controls the vectors to create a small rock attack upon the enemy. Along with that, Accelerator uses  the Earth to propel himself forward in other situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the story progresses, Accelerator has a new arsenal of moves that require the manipulation of magnitude, however those were not covered in the Anime yet. As of the sisters arc in both Index and Railgun, these are the different types of vector control that have been displayed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T19:03:01.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4248" CreationDate="2013-08-16T19:42:40.170" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I take the position that Accelerator &lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt; control the magnitude of vectors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Indirect textual evidence&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese for Accelerator's &quot;vector manipulation&quot; ability is: 向き【ベクトル】変換. The two fundamental properties of a vector are magnitude (大きさ) and direction (向き). If we ignore the furigana on 向き, Accelerator's ability translates as &quot;direction changing&quot; or &quot;direction transformation&quot;. (Also, 向き isn't a synonym for vector in any standard usage, so there's clearly an emphasis on the &quot;direction&quot; aspect here.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consider the following quote from volume 15, with all furigana preserved:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;一方通行【アクセラレータ】は何らかのベクトルを拾い、その向きを変換し、一点に集中して垣根​帝督【ていとく】を攻撃【こうげき】している。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roughly translated, this comes out to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Accelerator brought together some manner of vectors (ベクトル), altered their direction (向き), brought them to a point, and attacked Kakine Teitoku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see here that there is an explicit reference to modifying the &lt;em&gt;direction&lt;/em&gt; of vectors, and no reference to modifying the &lt;em&gt;magnitude&lt;/em&gt; of vectors. This doesn't prove anything directly, but its absence is reasonably informative.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A cursory search across all 22 volumes of the initial light novel series (i.e. before New Testament) plus the two associated side story volumes reveals no cases in which 大きさ was mentioned within a few lines of ベクトル. (I might've missed something, though; this isn't all that great evidence. I'm just pointing out that there seem to be no references to the matter of magnitude either way.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Physical arguments&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Direct physical evidence that Accelerator cannot control vector magnitudes cannot exist (you can't prove a negative). It is easy, however, to demonstrate a reasonably plausible physical mechanism by means of which Accelerator could do everything he does without needing to control the magnitude of vectors (as I will do below). By the principle of parsimony, it follows that we need not assume that Accelerator is able to control vector magnitudes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We begin by looking at energetic considerations. Consider a 1 kg lump of iron that is at room temperature. Roughly speaking, the total thermal energy of that lump is on the order of 1e5 ~ 1e6 joules. This is sufficient energy to propel a 50 kg human at a velocity of ~100 mi/hr, or a 50 g stone at ~3000 mi/hr (~Mach 4). If Accelerator is in contact with the earth, he has access to an energy reservoir roughly 1e24 times larger. Conclusion: Accelerator has access to enough energy to do pretty much anything, &lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; he has a way to harness some or all of the thermal energy of objects he is in contact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question remains: &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; Accelerator harness thermal energy? I claim the answer is yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us assume for the sake of argument that the only thing Accelerator can do is take a moving particle and alter its direction of motion (we're going to handwave our way past things like wavefunctions, Heisenberg uncertainty, and [in particular] conservation of momentum, because obviously Accelerator couldn't exist in the real world, so some physical laws have to give). Using this framework, let's see how Accelerator can do some things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accelerator wants to launch a stone at supersonic speeds. To do so, he directs the momentum vectors of a suitably-sized portion of the earth in the direction he wants the rock to move. This portion of the earth mostly-elastically collides with the stone and transfers its momentum to the stone, launching the stone at high speed. The aforementioned portion of earth gets slightly colder, but the earth is a huge heat reservoir, so it doesn't really make a difference.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accelerator wants to launch himself at Touma. He uses his ability to direct the momentum vectors of a suitably-sized portion of the earth in the direction he wants. Elastic collisions happen, and he goes flying at Touma. If the momentum of the portion of the earth he's manipulating isn't large enough to get him moving fast enough after an elastic collision, he can augment the momentum of that portion by having the &lt;em&gt;surrounding&lt;/em&gt; portions of the earth elastically transfer momentum into that portion, repeating as necessary to get the part that will collide with him moving fast enough. Elastic collisions in solids happen pretty quickly, so this should give him good reaction time. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, I don't think it's possible to formulate a valid argument of the form &quot;Accelerator is capable of doing X, therefore he must be able to manipulate vector magnitudes&quot;. As long as Accelerator has access to warm matter (which he does unless you stick him in a vacuum), he has access to particles in motion, with their associated momentum vectors, which can be manipulated to do just about anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Closing note&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take all of this with a grain of salt - as the perennial &quot;can Flash beat Accelerator&quot; debates (and their ilk) demonstrate, Accelerator's abilities are not well-defined in a physical sense. Vectors don't physically exist - they're merely a useful mathematical abstraction we use to describe certain features of the universe. Trying too hard to justify Accelerator's abilities in terms of physical principles is a recipe for failure. In the end, Accelerator's vector manipulation does whatever Kamachi wants it to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T02:27:53.240" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:27:53.240" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4839" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4841" CreationDate="2013-08-17T02:00:29.623" Score="7" ViewCount="394" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS&lt;/em&gt; episode 6, Subaru and the team makes a stop at a local shop while on a class field trip. Aoi is with them as well, and reads the sign out as &quot;Youjiya&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1p7yS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Youjiya?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the next cut, she says it aloud again, and says it as &quot;toddler shop&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GYIJM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;A toddler shop?!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when we go inside the shop, Subaru is buying toothpicks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZDVJ8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Dad wanted me to send over some toothpicks to Hawaii.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the sign indeed say &quot;Toddler Shop&quot;? If so, why were there toothpicks inside (and nothing seemingly toddler-ish)? If not, what did the sign &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-17T03:13:43.940" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T00:01:25.947" Title="What was the shop that Subaru went into?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;ro-kyu-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2371" CreationDate="2013-08-17T02:33:27.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler for Kizumonogatari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Kizumonogatari, Kissshot explains that the Heartspan is not the original sword, but a copy made of vampire blood (the blood of Kissshot's first servant). That by itself is enough to explain why Shinobu and Araragi, being part vampires, can manipulate it in that way. When the sword enters their bodies, it melts into blood again. The sword is special in this case, not them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2236" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-08-17T09:32:32.897" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T09:32:32.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4839" CreationDate="2013-08-17T03:10:07.477" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sign says ようじや (&lt;em&gt;youjiya&lt;/em&gt;) but because it's written in hiragana the meaning is a bit ambiguous. The や suffix in the name of a store would always be 屋, which just means store, or it can also refer to the head of such a store (e.g. 魚屋 can mean either a fish store or the dealer selling you the fish). So this is a store for ようじ (&lt;em&gt;youji&lt;/em&gt;), but the meaning of that is still ambiguous because ようじ written in hiragana is a homophone that could have several meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning that Aoi interpreted is 幼児, which means infants and young children. So Aoi thought it was a store to buy children, hence the second screenshot you've given. This is the most common somewhat sensical interpretation of ようじ when written in hiragana in this context. It could also mean 用事 (errands) in other contexts, but that doesn't fit here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But ようじ can also mean toothpick written as 楊子 (or 揚枝 less commonly). Usually one uses 爪楊枝 (&lt;em&gt;tsumayouji&lt;/em&gt;) to describe the toothpicks themselves but the 爪 (here &lt;em&gt;tsuma&lt;/em&gt;, meaning claw or nail) can be omitted in principle. This is the meaning here, so the shop is literally a store for toothpicks (and likely some related merchandise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that many Japanese people would not know how to interpret the sign ようじや, so Aoi's misunderstanding is understandable. However, I don't think very many people would think that it was a store for 幼児 (children) either, so Aoi's leap of reasoning there is somewhat comical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a cultural note, there actually is a toothpick specialty shop in Japan. It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.japantwo.com/2012/05/10/4984&quot;&gt;Saruya&lt;/a&gt; and located in Tokyo (link to a blog post about the store). As far as I know this is the only store of its kind in Japan, so the shop in Ro-kyu-bu is fictional (being in Kyoto). In any case, Japanese culture takes toothpicks more seriously than most other cultures, so the existence of such a store is not entirely impossible, but it's still quite implausible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T03:10:07.477" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4843" CreationDate="2013-08-17T12:23:10.077" Score="17" ViewCount="10460" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know what to call them, but I've seen these triangle-shaped things sometimes in anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TPWzOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Binbougami ga&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vnUaLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Blood lad&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the triangle-shaped headband mean and what is it called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T11:27:39.363" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T11:27:39.363" Title="What is the triangle-shaped headband these characters wear?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;blood-lad&gt;&lt;binbou-gami-ga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4842" CreationDate="2013-08-17T12:49:36.903" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;This triangle-shaped headband is called a &lt;em&gt;tenkan&lt;/em&gt; (天冠, lit. &quot;heaven crown&quot;). In some parts of Japan, it may also be called a &lt;em&gt;zukin&lt;/em&gt; (頭巾, lit. &quot;hood&quot; and also used as a generic term), a &lt;em&gt;hitai-eboshi&lt;/em&gt; (額烏帽子, lit. &quot;forehead headpiece&quot;), or a &lt;em&gt;kami-kakushi&lt;/em&gt; (髪隠し, lit. &quot;hair-hider&quot;)&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, the &lt;em&gt;tenkan&lt;/em&gt; was one component of a traditional burial garment (&lt;em&gt;shini-shouzoku&lt;/em&gt; / 死に装束). The garment also typically included a white kimono, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/aNLeruX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these glove-things&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;tekkou&lt;/em&gt; / 手甲), and a particular style of boots called &lt;em&gt;kyahan&lt;/em&gt; (脚絆) that I'm having trouble finding a good picture of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of explanations of the purpose of the &lt;em&gt;tenkan&lt;/em&gt;, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It must be worn to avoid offending Enma (a judge of the dead in Japanese Buddhist mythology; he's actually a derivative of the Hindu deity Yama)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It allows the dead to escape from hell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It functions as a signal that one was of high standing in life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime today, I get the feeling that the &lt;em&gt;tenkan&lt;/em&gt; basically serves as a signal to viewers that whoever is wearing it has something to do with death (or, more generally, with non-humanness, I guess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Notes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This answer is mostly a translation of the following article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/67450/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What's the triangular piece of cloth that ghosts wear on their heads?&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This seems like it may be a pun on 神隠し, or &quot;spiriting away&quot; (as in the Ghibli film 千と千尋の神隠し, or &quot;Spirited Away&quot;). See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/12569/3437&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; at Japanese.SE. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:30:19.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4842" CreationDate="2013-08-17T12:52:31.623" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific word for it. It's basically a headband, and can be generally referred to as a &lt;em&gt;boshi&lt;/em&gt; (hat) or &lt;em&gt;nuno&lt;/em&gt; (cloth). It's typically associated with the white burial kimono, called a &lt;em&gt;kyoukatabira&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This triangle-shaped white cloth item can go by multiple names, depending on the region and religion. They have grandiose names such as &lt;em&gt;tenkan/tengan&lt;/em&gt; (heaven's crown) mundane is &lt;em&gt;zukin&lt;/em&gt; (hood or kerchief). Several of terms are simple and descriptive, like &lt;em&gt;hitai-eboshi&lt;/em&gt; (forehead hat), or &lt;em&gt;hitai-kakushi&lt;/em&gt; (forehead-hider), &lt;em&gt;kami-kakushi&lt;/em&gt; (hair-hider), &lt;em&gt;houkan&lt;/em&gt; (diadem, only Buddhists use this word) and &lt;em&gt;kami-kaburi&lt;/em&gt; (hair headdress). The most basic term of all is probably &lt;em&gt;sankaku no (shiroi) nuno&lt;/em&gt; (triangular [white] cloth). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been two popular theories on it's purpose/origin, both are speculative. Some say that the dead have or need to ascended to a higher level, and thus the cloth item is placed upon their heads to show their new status, or to help them ascend. Another theory suggests that that the sharp point of the triangle shape are a ward to deter evil spirits/demons from entering the corpse and resurrecting the it or preventing the soul from passing on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T12:52:31.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4846" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6414" CreationDate="2013-08-18T04:35:42.753" Score="6" ViewCount="1286" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Tracing#Projection_.28Trace_Version.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;traced Noble Phantasm&lt;/a&gt; should be one rank below that of the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was Illya able to overcome the difference in power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly she traced &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2qbMk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Excalibur&lt;/a&gt; and not &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gf8nN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caliburn&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/0pFsYTj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Trace-on!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T01:24:20.063" Title="How does Illya overpower Alter Saber's Excalibur with her traced version?" Tags="&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4896" CreationDate="2013-08-18T07:42:43.933" Score="9" ViewCount="4211" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching the Mirai Nikki anime. Haven't seen the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last standing player becomes god. At the end, either Yukiteru or Yuno have to die. Yuno dies and Yukiteru is declared the winner of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how come, if Ninth was still alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had some assumptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe, at this point, no one cares about the game's rules.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But then it wouldn't be necessary to kill either Yukiteru or Yuno. So it seems like the rules must be followed no matter what.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone &lt;em&gt;thought&lt;/em&gt; that Ninth was dead. So perhaps the &quot;system&quot; was fooled.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But this would prove that the game's rules have no kind of &quot;transcendental/godlike&quot; authority, as they are incapable of telling whether Ninth is still alive or not. If that's the case, the rules can be bended. But if you could bend the rules, then it wouldn't be necessary to kill either Yukiteru or Yuno.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Deus saved Ninth, maybe he kind of disqualified her from the game, so she's not a player anymore and doesn't have to die.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't remember if this was mentioned or implied. Was it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Yukiteru win the game, if Ninth was still living?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-08-18T07:59:09.447" LastActivityDate="2019-06-21T20:30:15.477" Title="How come that Yukiteru won if Ninth was still alive?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4847" CreationDate="2013-08-18T09:28:59.880" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a mixture of all 3 points you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deus's time for the game was running out as his lifespan was ending, So when he saved her, it counted as a death (as she would be dead if he didn't intervene).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSmOwudO4Ns&quot;&gt;Scene of Deus's intervention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think of Deus's intervention as a revival rather than avoidance of the death it might be clearer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T09:28:59.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14407" CreationDate="2013-08-18T09:50:57.200" Score="3" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Eimu joins the class, she has a different uniform from everyone else, which I figured was acceptable because she was coming from a different school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, she stays in the school for quite a bit of time (and we see that she even owns the uniform in episode 5 or so). Why then does she continue to wear the blue uniform the entire way through the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4aksW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T16:41:01.017" Title="Why does Eimu wear a different uniform?" Tags="&lt;ayakashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4856" CreationDate="2013-08-18T17:27:49.860" Score="6" ViewCount="1879" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening and several in-episode scenes, there is a MISSING poster for &quot;Sala Powell&quot;. These posters are in so many places, I wondered if she is somebody important. Is she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VW6lm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VW6lmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FcEAD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FcEADm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2243" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T00:14:00.300" LastActivityDate="2018-05-29T18:36:41.307" Title="Who is &quot;Sala Powell&quot; in HoTD?" Tags="&lt;highschool-of-the-dead&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2604" CreationDate="2013-08-18T17:40:59.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that the Mother is the real monster but that doesn't mean Johan dies. What kind of a mom gives up a child without wanting it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Anna is the unwanted twin (which I think) then Johan dressed and acted like her to try to protect her. But of course the mom knows who she is and hears her voice and sends her to the Experimental Mansion. Then Johan becomes that way because of his hatred for his mother who leaves him in The Three Frogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Johan is the unwanted twin then he cross-dressed like Anna because he knew he was and wanted to protect himself. That would mean his mother made a mistake to send Anna to the Mansion and Johan tries to change his past because he was supposed to go there..? Then Johan would be a monster because he knows he was unwanted and wants to change his past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Johan probably didn't die because this isn't some Hollywood drama and it's obvious Tenma saved his life (twice). Maybe Johan left to see his mom.. or escaped in the end, because she is alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2244" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2013-08-19T04:35:28.977" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T04:35:28.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4854" CreationDate="2013-08-18T19:07:01.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a devoted search all around the interwebz, I have come to a sad conclusion that I could not find anything specific about Sala Powell at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I did find during my searching is some potential connections that might help others search, and some speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Potential connections&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This might be a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Powell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nate Powell&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;not very likely&lt;/em&gt;). As seen on the linked page, Nate used to be a cartoonist/writer, and also brought out a CD with W A I T called &quot;&lt;em&gt;All The Days Are Numbered So&lt;/em&gt;&quot;; this could be a far-fetched connection.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This might be a reference to Chella Powell. After some research, I found out that &quot;Sala&quot; in some languages can be pronounced as &quot;Chella&quot;. For Chella Powell, I found the following information quite interesting, but shamefully ended in a dead end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #196 by Antonio Chella: The challenge of creating a real-life computational equivalent of the human mind ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &amp;mdash; &lt;a href=&quot;http://powells.com/biblio/9783642342738&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be far-fetched as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online speculation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After asking quite some HotD addicts about their opinions, and looking around online myself, I found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sala Powell might be the cause of the zombie apocalypse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sala Powell probably has some sort of connection to the apocalypse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The writer doesent even know &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is a plot point to be revealed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Points 1 and 2 speak for themselves. She might have been a scientist on some sort of military project. In one of the first episodes, the self defense force of Japan flies over the school, seemingly ignoring all the people flying to a specific point, picking up Sala Powell? Does she have the answer to the apocalypse? Does she have a cure? These points just give more questions than real answers and can't be really proven 'til more of the manga is released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3rd point: Daisuke Satō doesn't even know himself. Satō is a writer known to go on hiatus for a long time due to having no inspiration or just writing himself into a corner not knowing how to get out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And my 4th point, which seems to be most likely for now, is that this is a plot point yet to be revealed. We don't really know much about the apocalypse: not how it started, not what caused it. This might be revealed at a later point in the story. So, until Daisuke Satō makes more manga chapters to harvest information from, I don't think we can have a definite answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-18T19:35:23.833" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T19:35:23.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-18T20:26:44.643" Score="8" ViewCount="706" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching an anime and closed out of it, and now can't get back to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Description of the anime: A redhead male lead whose friend learns magic to find the killer of his sister, who was secretly the girlfriend of the redhead male lead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was only 3 episodes in on Crunchyroll, so I can't describe it any more. Does anyone know the name of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2245" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:05:29.867" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:05:29.867" Title="What's the anime about a redhead whose friend uses magic?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:06.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4857" CreationDate="2013-08-18T20:54:03.190" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime you're talking about is &lt;strong&gt;Zetsuen no Tempest&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/blast-of-tempest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blast of Tempest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, as Crunchyroll translates it). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It begins with TAKIGAWA Yoshino meeting his long-time friend FUWA Mahiro, who has gained magic powers from KUSARIBE Hakaze (a magician stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere) as part of a deal in which Hakaze will help Mahiro figure out who killed his sister, FUWA Aika. Unbeknownst to Mahiro, Yoshino and Aika were lovers. Drama unfolds thereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-08-19T18:12:05.967" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T18:12:05.967" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-23T22:17:00.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2582" CreationDate="2013-08-19T01:26:32.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's some explanation in the Japanese Wikipedia, but the portion is unsourced, and we can't tell if this is backed by any official stuff. Quoted and translated below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On a planet which may or may not be Earth, where dolphins, monkeys, birds and other wildlife and natural environment has already vanished, humans have let robots run the government. However, the robots soon turned to aristocracy, to which humans resisted; and now, the war between the human military and robot aristocrats has been going on for 20000 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T01:26:32.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4860" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4861" CreationDate="2013-08-19T03:41:11.313" Score="17" ViewCount="4663" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that Japanese text is written top-to-bottom.  I think the Japanese manga also follow this format:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aaN0v.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was a quick Google search so not even sure it is real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, watching Anime, I've noticed that the text seems to be horizontal.  Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:49:06.083" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:49:06.083" Title="Why does text in anime read horizontally?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4860" CreationDate="2013-08-19T04:08:01.747" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese can be written either &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_and_vertical_writing_in_East_Asian_scripts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;horizontally or vertically&lt;/a&gt;. Vertical writing is known as &lt;em&gt;tategaki&lt;/em&gt; (縦書き) and is notably used in manga. When writing vertically, columns of text are read top-to-bottom, right-to-left, which is why manga panels are also read this way. Horizontal writing is called &lt;em&gt;yokogaki&lt;/em&gt; (横書き) and is written left-to-right, top-to-bottom exactly as English text is. There's also an obsolete form, &lt;em&gt;migi yokogaki&lt;/em&gt; (右横書き), which is read horizontally but right-to-left; this is only used in a couple of series for stylistic reasons. The orientation of the characters in all of these styles of writing is the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both styles can be found in anime. I think it is probably true that horizontal writing is more common than vertical writing, but it depends on the format of the writing. In general, horizontal writing is the more modern style, which was adopted during the Meiji era to conform to western styles of writing. Traditionally Japanese is written vertically (this tradition originates in China as do most Japanese linguistic traditions). The Meiji era is also when the Japanese language was really standardized (before that it was basically a collection of regional dialects), so naturally this was a time when a lot of changes were made to the language and partial adoption of horizontal writing is just one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of usage, vertical writing is used in newspapers, novels, calligraphy, and manga, while horizontal writing is used for academic writing, computer text, and many other everyday tasks. The text you see in anime is usually fairly representative of what direction it would typically be written in Japan. Likewise, in manga, text other than dialogue (e.g. on signs) often appears both horizontally and vertically. For anime, when there is flashing text on the screen not part of any signs (e.g. in Bakemonogatari), these are more frequently horizontal, probably because television screens are oriented horizontally (landscape), but there are examples of vertical writing in such cases as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example from Monogatari Series Second Season (episode 7) with both tategaki and migi yokogaki writing. The sign on the left is written vertically, while the ones on the right is horizontal but right-to-left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVAtH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example of flashing text from the same episode, written with ordinary yokogaki (left-to-right) writing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbcMhl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-19T04:30:37.917" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T04:30:37.917" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4865" CreationDate="2013-08-19T05:05:51.887" Score="7" ViewCount="13956" Body="&lt;p&gt;A while back I was reading &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; on an online reader and I finished the chapter I was on. When I came back to read the next chapter, it said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series Bleach has been licensed, it is not available in [site name].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean by &quot;licensed&quot;, and is there a way for a broke person like me to read the rest of &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;? (Unfortunately, the library does not buy new ones anymore.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T19:24:51.257" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T19:26:19.347" Title="What does it mean by a manga series being licensed, how does it affect online readers, and how can I continue reading it?" Tags="&lt;licensing&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4798" CreationDate="2013-08-19T05:11:30.630" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Tree of Life is one of the most important symbolism in western alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spiritual nature was especially highlighted among early practitioners of alchemy, but I would say that it was more &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hermetic&lt;/a&gt; occultism than religious Judaism/Christianity. (Therefore, some people might spell it &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Qabalah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qabalah&lt;/a&gt; rather than Kabbalah.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 10 emanations/attributes and the paths in the Tree were &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lashtal.com/wiki/Tree_of_Life:Alchemy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;associated with the alchemical metals, elements, and planets&lt;/a&gt; that govern the alchemical process. The image below shows the tree with astrological planetary symbols associated. In alchemy, these planets were associated with various metals and elements. Therefore, an emanation might correspond to the sun and hence gold, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tif1U.gif&quot; alt=&quot;The Tree of Life associated with planet &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it is only natural that it would make an appearance in an anime about alchemists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, you can find a giant essay here, although I haven't gone through all of it: &lt;a href=&quot;http://hermetic.com/stavish/essays/secret-fire.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Secret Fire: The Relationship Between Kundalini, Kabbalah, and Alchemy&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastEditorUserId="2248" LastEditDate="2013-08-19T14:18:48.240" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T14:18:48.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4862" CreationDate="2013-08-19T05:21:53.883" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; manga is being published in &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt;, which belongs to Shueisha Inc. - a major Japanese publisher. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of MangaFox, Shueisha requested the removal of &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; from the site (you can read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/360895-ANNOUNCEMENT-Removal-of-the-Big-3-Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), so I would assume something similar had happened to it as well. For the reference, the holder of the rights to publish &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; in the USA belongs to Viz Media, which has also requested the removal of the series from some of the websites before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T19:26:19.347" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T19:26:19.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4862" CreationDate="2013-08-19T05:40:33.100" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;An alternative to the local library would be the local corporate bookstore. I've seen kids and teenagers sit around the coffee shop if there is seating, right in front of the shelves if there is not, reading the volumes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The smaller stores won't let you do this, but I think the bigger ones have a PR reason for letting you do this. I'd imagine the reason being they want you to get used to going to their store. That way when you &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; have some disposable income, you're more likely to buy it from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T05:40:33.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4868" CreationDate="2013-08-19T07:12:27.867" Score="2" ViewCount="530" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know if there are audio commentaries from the creators of GITS series and movies. Of all the things I've seen GITS has the most unexplained moments, so I'd like to find out what those things could mean. I'm also interested in commentary for the new Arise series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think asking a bunch of separate questions might not be the best idea, so I'd like to find out some answers by myself listening to the commentary track(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-01-17T19:10:25.130" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T00:35:08.413" Title="Is there an audio commentary for Ghost In The Shell series and movies?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4866" CreationDate="2013-08-19T16:26:08.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://gabrielarobin.com/1738/ghost-in-the-shellsac-blu-ray-box-release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a page&lt;/a&gt; that lists Blu-Ray sets you can buy for SAC, and those contain audio commentaries. That indicates that there are audio commentaries, but I'm not sure if they can be gotten not on the Blu-Ray set. As far as I can tell, there is no audio commentary for &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt;, but considering that it hasn't been released on any sort of disc form, that might change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it says about the original Ghost in the Shell film that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Manga Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray on November 24, 2009; this version contains the original film and the remastering, but omits the audio commentary and face-to-face interview with Oshii which was listed on its box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But from what I can tell, the 2004 DVD release and the 2007 Blu-Ray releases have the commentary, and the 2004 special edition also included things like character dossiers and a creator's biography. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T16:26:08.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-19T18:40:28.147" Score="3" ViewCount="3015" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Eden of the East opening, there are a lot of quotes from different sources. The only one I know the origin of is &quot;The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power,&quot; which is from &lt;em&gt;Julius Caesar&lt;/em&gt; by William Shakespeare. I don't know what the other quotes that show up on the screen are from or are in reference to. Can someone tell me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T23:25:43.367" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T16:34:20.110" Title="What are all of the quotes in the OP of Eden of the East from?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;eden-of-the-east&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4869" CreationDate="2013-08-19T18:58:53.920" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://stevegilham.blogspot.com/2009/07/anime-eden-of-east.html&quot;&gt;blogpost&lt;/a&gt; has a transcript of all of the text from the opening. Not all of them are famous quotes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;I saw you in Heaven&#xA;  and heard of your glory&#xA;  You saved our world from the fallen angels&#xA;  I saw Messiah standing&#xA;  Standing before me with no words&#xA;  Nothing but &quot;Hope&quot;&#xA;  When we lost dread, a Demon was laughing &#xA;  But now you are showing us wonder&#xA;  Giving your love&#xA;  With awe, down on my knees again&#xA;  I've got to know you're the one&#xA;  The only one reveals the world&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is repeated multiple times throughout the OP and seems to be part of the song &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO28pvdkyJI&quot;&gt;東のエデン挿入歌「Reveal The World」&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you've noted, it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://quotationsbook.com/quote/17932/&quot;&gt;Brutus from Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Mail&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Own date&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Media tool&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Appli&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Camera&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Phone book&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Iseg&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Music&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Service&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Setting&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You've got mail&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Calling&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Talking&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These seem to be options (partially obscured) of the phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Let me walk with you when I'm lost in the wild&#xA;  I know you always lead me to another Eden&#xA;  Let me bless your name, O Lord, O Lord&#xA;  Your words will never fade away&#xA;  Since we believe you're the light on earth&#xA;  Reveals the world&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from the &quot;Reveal the world&quot; song lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest seems to be proper names and instances from the show itself, like &quot;&lt;em&gt;noblesse oblige&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, and &quot;&lt;em&gt;Juiz&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, and &quot;&lt;em&gt;Selecao system&#xA;12 persons selected in Japan&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. So the only real quote I guess is from the Julius Caesar play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T18:58:53.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4839" CreationDate="2013-08-20T00:01:25.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to Logan's already ample explanation, there's another layer of complexity to this wordplay. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a famous brand of cosmetic items in Kyoto, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yojiya.co.jp/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;よーじや &lt;em&gt;Yojiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, pronounced the same way. They're especially famous for their facial oil removing paper (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aburatorigami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;あぶらとり紙 &lt;em&gt;aburatorigami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), a popular souvenir in Kyoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their name comes from the toothbrush they sold early on in their business, which was called 楊枝 &lt;em&gt;yōji&lt;/em&gt; back then. Nowadays toothbrushes are called 歯ブラシ &lt;em&gt;ha-burashi&lt;/em&gt; (a literal translation of the English word), so people use the word 楊枝 to mean 爪楊枝 &lt;em&gt;tsumayōji&lt;/em&gt; (toothpick).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when a tourist comes to Kyoto for the first time and sees Yojiya, they think of it as a specialty store in toothpicks. They would walk into the store expecting to find out what a high-end toothpick would be like, only to find out otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the scene in question could be considered as a gag that plays upon this popular joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T00:01:25.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4887" CreationDate="2013-08-20T00:04:37.190" Score="6" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that some popular manga (for example - Naruto, Nurarihyon no Mago, Beelzebub) are published as one-shots during their first try. I want to know if that applies to all manga or not? Would many manga be published as a one-shot first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T10:08:43.830" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:26:36.573" Title="Do all published manga originate from one-shots?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4875" CreationDate="2013-08-20T00:30:48.133" Score="4" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a few anime and manga the protagonist or entire group are stuck in certain time event can't make time move forward. I mean whatever the protagonist does, the day is always September 2 all the time. In order to change that, he needs to do something. For example (Kurugaya route in Little Buster Viusal Novel, first volume of Hakomari Light Novel). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were the first manga and anime produced with such trait?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2248" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T02:54:28.333" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T02:54:28.333" Title="Which might be the first anime and manga &quot;time loop&quot; type" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4876" CreationDate="2013-08-20T00:41:51.310" Score="8" ViewCount="947" Body="&lt;p&gt;AKB0048 (anime) and AKB49 (manga) are based on popular Japanese idol group &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AKB48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AKB48&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were the first manga and anime based on real idols instead of fictional characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T01:53:04.920" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T01:53:04.920" Title="What were the first anime and manga based on real idols?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4873" CreationDate="2013-08-20T02:33:36.113" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to an &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE#.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E3.81.AE.E3.82.AA.E3.82.BF.E3.82.AF.E6.96.87.E5.8C.96.E3.81.AB.E3.81.8A.E3.81.91.E3.82.8B.E3.83.AB.E3.83.BC.E3.83.97.E3.82.82.E3.81.AE&quot;&gt;article in Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, critics like Hiroki Azuma and Masachi Osawa have cited &lt;a href=&quot;http://urusei.wikia.com/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura_2%3a_Beautiful_Dreamer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1984) as the &quot;pioneering work&quot; or &quot;classical work&quot; featuring this structure in the Japanese anime/manga field. After this movie, the otaku industry experienced a surge in the use of this plot device. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arguably, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/392.html&quot;&gt;Chapter of Strange Beings&lt;/a&gt; (1981) in Osamu Tezuka's masterpiece &lt;em&gt;Phoenix&lt;/em&gt; has a similar structure, but in this case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the protagonist herself does not experience the loop, but is endlessly replaced by younger incarnation of herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastEditorUserId="2248" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T02:43:38.900" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T02:43:38.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4874" CreationDate="2013-08-20T02:59:08.257" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, 『アイドルコミックス・実録まんが岡田有希子』 &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4051007073&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Idol Comics: Documentary Manga Yukiko Okada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (published by Gakken in 1984) featuring the story of Yukiko Okada's early life until her debut could be the first of its kind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Idol Comics&lt;/em&gt; was a series of manga based on the real lives of not only idols, but also famous baseball players and pro wrestlers (&quot;idol&quot; in a wider sense). As far as I can find on Amazon.co.jp, it appears that the first volumes came out in January, 1983. One of the volumes featured &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4051005305&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;堀ちえみ Chiemi Hori&lt;/a&gt; (idol born in 1967, debut 1982), so that would make this the earliest one I can find.  The other three volumes that came out in the same month featured Tatsunori Hara (baseball player), Daisuke Araki (baseball player), and Tiger Mask (pro wrestler).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1416&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『ピンク・レディー物語 栄光の天使たち』&lt;em&gt;Pink Lady Monogatari: Eiko no Tenshitachi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (TV anime aired from 1978 to 1979) featuring Pink Lady would most likely be the first. There seems to be some made-up episodes inserted (like intensive training to dance with their limbs bound), but most of what was depicted was based on real-life stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T01:51:24.970" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T01:51:24.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2662" CreationDate="2013-08-20T04:32:08.127" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenleewrites.com/2010/03/manga-textbooks.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Manga textbooks&quot;&lt;/a&gt; for studying science and math are nice examples of what would be an exception. It's troublesome to keep the tategaki if you want to have some equations in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T04:32:08.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4860" CreationDate="2013-08-20T05:13:35.410" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was originally thinking of text that appeared in credits, titles, and non-in-show elements. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very well. Credits and titles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yokogaki (horizontal) titles are more common in anime, most likely due to the fact that TV screens are horizontal. For the case of &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt;, the title on the light novel cover was tategaki (because the book is in tategaki writing) but was changed to yokogaki in the anime while retaining the font.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ni8DT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oreimo titles&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing prevents anybody from opting for a tategaki anime title, however. An example can be seen in &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;, but you can see that the layout is pretty tight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kglkT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haruhi title screen&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same thing with credits. Yokogaki is more common, but you can find tategaki credits from time to time. For example, ED of &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; as seen below. It's all a matter of layout and aesthetics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCjLv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nichijou credits&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T05:13:35.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-20T11:32:43.347" Score="4" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Eight Tails got a part of his tail cut off, Sasuke brought back the Eight Tails' body, but only about (estimate) 94% of it (due to the tail part still remaining with Killer B in it). Does that mean that they were able to extract 94% of the Eight Tails' chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also applies to Ginkaku and Kinkaku, who ate whatever was in the Nine Tails' stomach. Say, they ate (wild guess) 3% of the Nine Tails' total mass (they were in there for two weeks) did they attain 3% of the Nine Tails' total chakra amount?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know my facts aren't spot on, I just wondered if the ratio between the amount of physical mass of Bijuu &quot;attained&quot;, equaled the amount of total Bijuu chakra energy &quot;attained&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1834" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:21:15.163" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:21:15.163" Title="Is the amount of chakra extracted equal to the size of the part that is cut off from the Bijuu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4879" CreationDate="2013-08-20T11:54:05.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I may be wrong on this one, but I think the answer is &quot;no&quot;. Let's take a look at how chakra works in a human body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra system is much like the circulatory system of a human:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Contained in the &quot;chakra coils&quot; that mainly surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the &quot;chakra circulatory system&quot; (similar to the cardiovascular system). &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chakra circulatory system, itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is enmeshed into the body and like blood vessels it touches and interacts with every single living cell and passes through every organ.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Pathway_System&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like with blood vessels, chakra vessels not equally distributed in the body. There are more of them in some places, and less of them in others, which means the flow of chakra is more intense in some body parts, and is less intense in others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we don't know much about the Tailed Beasts' body structure , but if we assume that their physical bodies work in a similar way, we can say that the amount of chakra is also different for their body parts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, obviously, the Tailed Beasts can regenerate their chakra (otherwise they'd have a limited amount of it), and for some reason I doubt that the cut part of the tail is capable of regenerating chakra on it's own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T11:54:05.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4886" CreationDate="2013-08-20T15:49:50.813" Score="5" ViewCount="1210" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia, there are 12 main episodes and 7 specials. In the beginning of the second main episode, there is a note saying: &quot;this story has a proper ending&quot;. I guess this is supposed to mean the story continues (or is concluded) in a special episode. So what is the proper order of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T19:01:27.463" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T19:01:27.463" Title="In what order should I watch Daily Lives of High School Boys series?" Tags="&lt;daily-lives-of-high-school-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4882" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-20T15:53:41.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Danshi Kōkōsei no Nichijō&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Daily Lives of High School Boys&lt;/em&gt; is a story about three high school boys and what they do in their everyday lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T16:12:44.647" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:12:44.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4883" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-20T15:53:41.097" Score="0" Body="Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou or Daily Lives of High School Boys is a story about three high school boys and what they do in their everyday lives." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T16:12:47.240" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:12:47.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4884" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-20T15:58:12.807" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T15:58:12.807" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T15:58:12.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4885" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-20T15:58:12.807" Score="0" Body="If you're asking in what order to view a certain anime series, special episodes and OVAs, use this tag." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T16:22:33.697" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:22:33.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4881" CreationDate="2013-08-20T16:13:07.193" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;This story has a proper ending&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sarcasm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's more or less a running-gag of the show that it has no real ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Actually, the ending repeats the first scene of the anime, where the three friends go to school again (just weirder), although their school-time (and story) should be over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you should watch the 12 normal episodes and then the specials. I can't remember them, however, but the main anime works without them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:13:07.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4872" CreationDate="2013-08-20T16:26:36.573" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't apply to all manga. For instance there's manga that are adaptations of other works (anime, video games, light novels) which don't start off as one-shots and have, at the very least, a contractual run. Additionally, there are also manga that are used originally as promotional, as advertisement for a store or an upcoming anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Evangelion manga is an odd-ball, where it was supposed to be an adaptation of the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series, and start a month or two before its TV run as a promotion for the anime, but the TV run was delayed and didn't actually air until a year's worth of manga chapters. Additionally, there's several recent spin-off manga loosely based on the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a bunch of Gundam manga that were adapted from anime that were never one-shots. Slayers has several manga series that were adapted from the anime and light novels. Cowboy Bebop, Blade of the Immortal, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:26:36.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3333" CreationDate="2013-08-20T17:11:03.040" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is probably that one of the shinobi rules from the warring states period was to never revealing your surname to strangers to prevent them killing you due to your relatives or killing your relatives because of you. The shinobi that are without surnames might still follow this rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2256" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T17:11:03.040" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4890" CreationDate="2013-08-20T19:26:35.843" Score="0" ViewCount="422" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen quite a bit of anime and manga now, and I believe I haven't seen a single japanese character with a double forename.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: Is there any anime with characters having a &quot;middle&quot; name? Also possibly interesting is, where these Characters originate? Are they &quot;foreign&quot; or are there japanese characters with a middle name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify i don't mean a Title or Nickname like Aisaka &quot;Tenori taiga&quot; Taiga (逢坂大河) from Toradora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T12:41:45.140" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T12:41:45.140" Title="Japanese Characters double forename" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-08-20T21:38:30.787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4889" CreationDate="2013-08-20T19:38:05.973" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Middle names are not in Japanese culture. Japanese people at birth are given a first and last name (or a surname and forename). In the rare occasions that you see someone with a middle name, it is usually one of the following two things. They are either of mixed descent, or a woman marrying a man, and using both her original surname as well as the spouse's surname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, double forenames don't exist in Japan and most other Pacific Asian countries.&#xA;And because Japan doesn't use double forenames, Japanese anime are also inclined not to use double forenames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some series that have used double surnames though, but they were never full Japanese characters. The characters would be of foreign ethnicity and names would be English names written in kata kana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check this out for more detailed and historical information on &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_name&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Names&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T20:52:45.517" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T20:52:45.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4504" CreationDate="2013-08-20T20:27:04.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Bounto saga was only a filler, so I think the main history will never comment about them again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I think there is no clearly evidence of a relation between German and the Bounts, like their names, abilities.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, I think you can dismiss it :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T20:37:17.937" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T20:37:17.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3818" CreationDate="2013-08-20T23:06:30.357" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The magazine &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4778311566&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;QuickJapan&lt;/em&gt; vol. 81&lt;/a&gt; published interviews with the authors Ohba and Obata, and the editor Soichi Aida. Aida stated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like how the number of players who play a sport would increase after a manga on the sport gets popular, I do think about people who would think &quot;I might try drawing a manga&quot; after reading &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt;. If &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; does well, we would see more people aspiring to be a manga artist. If we have more manga artist candidates, the future of &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; is bright. As an editor, I do dream about those stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He might be drawing an analogy with how the population of Go players increased significantly after Obata's earlier work &lt;em&gt;Hikaru no Go&lt;/em&gt;. More competitors + survival of the fittest = only the best of the best can remain... that's the editor's point of view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Obata has stated that he has always loved Fujiko Fujio A's &lt;em&gt;Manga Michi&lt;/em&gt; (a semi-autobiographical work about the Fujiko Fujio duo), and the idea for &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; started from wanting to do a &lt;em&gt;Manga Michi&lt;/em&gt; of his own. So, you can say that it was less about &quot;bringing in fresh air to the industry&quot; for the authors, at least; but there was no reason to keep the editors and the publisher from anticipating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the effect on the industry, the number of young people bringing their manga to &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; office did increase, according to the QJ magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T23:06:30.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4925" CreationDate="2013-08-21T04:22:06.600" Score="3" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;There's a route but no loop&quot; is the episode title for Genshiken Nidaime - 08.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming this is a reference to gal games, but what does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-08-21T04:23:05.053" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T15:15:00.497" Title="What does &quot;There's a route but no loop&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;genshiken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4897" CreationDate="2013-08-21T04:28:00.987" Score="8" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Yasaburou Shimogamo mean when in episode 7 (00:36) he says: &quot;Even for a Bohemian tanuki like me...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought tanuki were a Japanese thing. Do tanuki exist in Eastern Europe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T07:23:56.830" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T07:23:56.830" Title="What did Yasaburou mean by calling himself a &quot;Bohemian Tanuki&quot;?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4847" CreationDate="2013-08-21T06:09:41.063" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Deus saved Ninth, maybe he kind of disqualified her from the game, so she's not a player anymore and doesn't have to die.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I don't remember if this was mentioned or implied. Was it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, the rules aren't &quot;The last survivor wins&quot; but &quot;The last diary owner wins&quot;. When Ninth came back, she had no diary anymore, because she already destroyed it to kill herself in the save. So after Yuno's death, Yukiteru was the last diary owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides that, Murmur doesn't seem to care about the winning conditions as she nearly made Yuno the new god even though Yukiteru was still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T01:41:32.423" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T01:41:32.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4895" CreationDate="2013-08-21T06:42:48.883" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt Yasaburou was insinuating that he was from the traditional Czech lands. Instead he meant &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemianism&quot;&gt;Bohemianism&lt;/a&gt;, which is used to describe people of unconventional lifestyles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bohemian&quot;&gt;Urban dictionary&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bohemian&quot;&gt;Merriam Webster&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bohemian&quot;&gt;Dictionary.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a person (as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pertaining to or characteristic of the unconventional life of a bohemian.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-21T06:42:48.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4411" CreationDate="2013-08-21T07:52:03.053" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;That guy is apparently from the Wii game &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opoona&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Opoona&lt;/a&gt; where you play a character called &quot;Opoona&quot; that's short and has a number of facial expressions (and one of them has a ball over their head), though they don't always have such a sour look on their faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JaUzV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d6amy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some ascii art of Opoona with the Yaruo face that Krazer mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NE1mi.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-21T07:52:03.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-21T14:50:38.153" Score="9" ViewCount="11888" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/em&gt; (season 2, episode 16 / OVA episode 3), we learn that Kirino and Kyousuke agreed to the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirino and Kyousuke will be boyfriend and girlfriend starting on Christmas Eve (when Kyousuke confesses to Kirino that he loves her), and ending when they both graduate (Kirino from middle school and Kyousuke from high school). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is kind of weird, since:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; That's just 4-5 months. It's fairly clear that they're in love with one another, and Kyousuke goes so far as to reject all the other girls that are basically throwing themselves at him. Why would they cut it off after so little time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T21:54:20.010" Title="Why did the &quot;until we graduate&quot; provision enter into the ending of OreImo?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4901" CreationDate="2013-08-21T14:50:38.153" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51398941.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an interview&lt;/a&gt;, FUSHIMI Tsukasa (the author of the light novels) was asked for his comments on the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12巻は全体的に美少女ゲーム（ギャルゲー）を意識した構成になっていて、原点に帰った印象を受けます。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I felt that volume 12 [the last volume] was written in a manner informed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Djo_game&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;galges&lt;/a&gt;. It felt like a return to the way it originally was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fushimi responded:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;そうですね。狙って１巻っぽいシーンを書いています。すべてに決着をつけて禁断の道に突っ込むという痛快な物語は、電撃文庫で、直接描くのは、とても難しいですし、桐乃を幸せにするエンドにしようと決めた以上、彼女の今後には、可能な限り良いレールを敷いてやらなくてはいけないし……非常に悩みました。結果は、読んでいただいたとおりなのですが、再読する方向けに、蛇足ながらコメントさせていただくと、&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;・「完全なる桐乃エンド」&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;・「最初の人生相談と同じように、兄妹は、二人だけの秘密を抱えて終わる」&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;１２巻は、そんなお話です。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess so. I wrote so that it would have scenes that felt like those in volume 1. With Dengeki Bunko [Fushimi's publisher], it was very difficult to write a thrilling story in which they settle everything and head down a forbidden path. I was sure I would give Kirino a happy ending, so I did my best to set up as good a situation for her as possible, for the sake of her future. I found it very difficult to do so. It ended up the way you read it [in volume 12], but if I were to add a few unnecessary comments for those readers who are reading it for a second time, I would say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A Completely Kirino Ending&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The story ends with the two siblings sharing a secret, the same way their first life-advice-talk [&lt;em&gt;jinsei soudan&lt;/em&gt;] began.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's basically what volume 12 was about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://ebook.itmedia.co.jp/ebook/articles/1306/20/news020.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another interview&lt;/a&gt;, Fushimi was asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;すでに最終巻を読まれた読者には既知の結末になるんですが、エンディングに向けての展開はどういう風に決めていったんですか？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending [of the anime] will probably come as a bit of deja vu to those who have already read the novel. How did you decide how the story would reach its end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excerpted from Fushimi's reply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]桐乃の想いが完全に報われる結末が[...]ひとつもなかったんです。普段表には出さないし、いろいろな事情があって、分かりやすい形で書いてあげることもできないけれど、彼女がとても主人公のことを想っているのを、僕は知っていたので、何とかしてやりたかった。[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the main story [as contrasted with the PSP game], I couldn't write an ending where Kirino's affection is truly and entirely rewarded. Various circumstances prevented me from plainly writing that sort of ending. Nonetheless, I realized that she cared deeply for [Kyousuke], and so I felt I had to do something for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fushimi's comments strongly suggest that he wanted to write a different ending - presumably a more &amp;quot;taboo&amp;quot; one in which Kirino and Kyousuke remain in a relationship - but was prevented from doing so by his publishers. Hence the &amp;quot;until we graduate&amp;quot; provision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-21T14:50:38.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6069" CreationDate="2013-08-21T15:06:30.930" Score="5" ViewCount="19585" Body="&lt;p&gt;What characteristic of Sakura makes Naruto like her? She was very useless in the original Naruto, and she is in love with Sasuke. Not to mention, she did not have anything traumatic in her childhood, unlike Hinata, who actually liked Naruto from the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Naruto nearly unleashed the nine tails for Hinata, but still said Sakura was sort of his girlfriend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss something here? What did Sakura do to get Naruto to like her? I am only looking for canon answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-11-27T09:01:59.807" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T07:54:43.503" Title="Is there a canon explanation as to why Naruto still likes Sakura?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4903" CreationDate="2013-08-21T16:03:38.513" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there can be a canon answer to this because it is not something shown/talked about in either the manga or anime. However, when you were young what did your crushes do to get you to have a crush  on them? I know in my case, almost nothing. They just had to be attractive. My guess that is true for Naruto as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2067" LastEditorUserId="50617" LastEditDate="2020-07-15T07:54:43.503" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T07:54:43.503" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4916" CreationDate="2013-08-21T18:33:40.240" Score="9" ViewCount="2381" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if a studio is told that it has X amount of seasons to tell its full story, or if there's some other situation where their time is extended based on ratings and similar statistics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would imagine that the first way wouldn't be great, as if the show doesn't do very well, the producers don't get much money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand, the second situation would mean studios would have to hold back plotlines and etc. until they have more confirmed time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it's neither of these two cases. Does anyone know how seasons are allocated to anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:51:09.917" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:51:09.917" Title="When do animes get subsequent seasons?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4907" CreationDate="2013-08-21T19:18:00.533" Score="2" ViewCount="781" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Azumanga Hoshuu Hen' or 'Azumanga Extra Materials' is a set of three new chapters that were included into a triple volume edition of the normal azumanga manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each new chapter covers one year of high school, with Sakaki, Yomi, Tomo, Chiyo, Osaka, and Kagura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YU39tm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were these bonus chapters ever released in English? I own the individual manga books, but I don't know if they were included in a similar english omnibus edition, a separate release or at all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T01:34:43.243" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T01:34:43.243" Title="Has Azumanga Hoshuu Hen been released in English?" Tags="&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4906" CreationDate="2013-08-21T21:20:17.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of this answer, Yen Press has not released the redone release of the series in either the UK or the US. They did however release the Omnibus, but that was before the 10th Anniversary of the series (and release of the manga, also why Yotsuba&amp;amp; went on hiatus). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire series was &lt;a href=&quot;http://gekkansunday.net/henshu_nikki.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;re-released as 3 volumes&lt;/a&gt; (one for each year), The author redrew a couple more chapters (16 pages of new content in each volume) to go at the start/end of the new volumes (these are the Supplemental lessons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2uu28.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s Sasaki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author also redrew a lot of the content. Sakaki and a lot of her fanservice shots are redone. Some of the punchlines were also changed or completely redone  (e.g. Kimura doesn't appear at the end of the Christmas chapter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-21T21:20:17.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4908" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4909" CreationDate="2013-08-22T00:15:12.027" Score="2" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In History Strongest Disciple Kenichi, the masters of Ryozanpaku and the One Shadow Nine Fists are about to have an all-out war. They mention that there are 2 masters trapped in a jail and that they won't get out because of their pride. Who are these two masters and in which manga episode where they defeated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:52:23.093" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:52:23.093" Title="Who are the masters that are being held in jail?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4908" CreationDate="2013-08-22T01:03:45.650" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're talking about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3i2O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Gaidar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alexander Gaidar&lt;/a&gt;  and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KoqP6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Diego_Carlo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Diego Carlo&lt;/a&gt;, both members of the One Shadow Nine Fists and incarcerated at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Lock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Big Lock&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. Alexander was defeated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle 304&lt;/a&gt; and Diego was defeated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_333&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle 333&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T01:22:01.610" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T01:22:01.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4912" CreationDate="2013-08-22T01:13:14.493" Score="2" ViewCount="963" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching &lt;em&gt;Suisei no Gargantia&lt;/em&gt;, I have been looking like crazy for the manga, but have been unsuccessful in doing so. Is there a manga version of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T01:23:41.540" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T01:24:39.323" Title="Does Suisei no Gargantia have a manga?" Tags="&lt;suisei-no-gargantia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4910" CreationDate="2013-08-22T01:17:55.533" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is. According &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/50169/Suisei_no_Gargantia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;, it seems like it started publishing on Jan 10, 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A manga adaptation began serialization in the January issue of the Newtype Ace magazine. It is produced by the Oceanos team and drawn by Wataru Mitogawa. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargantia_on_the_Verdurous_Planet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T01:24:39.323" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T01:24:39.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4914" CreationDate="2013-08-22T03:27:12.643" Score="4" ViewCount="4154" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original &lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt;, in the ending chapter, grown-up Ren already has a kid, named Men. Who is the mother? As when Lyserg wants to reveal it, because it's obvious from the kid's hair color and name, but Ren doesn't allow him to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1764" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-22T03:28:45.560" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T09:19:53.373" Title="Who is Tao Ren's wife?" Tags="&lt;shaman-king&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4913" CreationDate="2013-08-22T04:16:22.410" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's implied to be Iron Maiden Jeanne, based on the (silver) hair and (red) eye color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1dpe2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Men&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yEJbkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Men&amp;#39;s mom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T04:16:22.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2408" CreationDate="2013-08-22T04:48:46.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can get it in &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/21787&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're Under Arrest Full Throttle&lt;/em&gt; 5 Disc&lt;/a&gt; Set (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%80%AE%E6%8D%95%E3%81%97%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%81%86%E3%81%9E-%E3%83%95%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E4%BC%81%E7%94%BB-5%E6%9E%9A%E9%A7%86%E5%8B%95-%E5%85%A8%E6%9B%B2%E6%95%99%E7%BF%92-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/tracks/B00120VGZU/ref=dp_tracks_all_3#disc_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;逮捕しちゃうぞ フルスロットル 5枚駆動! 全曲教習!!&lt;/a&gt;), on Track 8 of Disc 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T04:48:46.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4905" CreationDate="2013-08-22T06:27:46.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this particular case, anime is not different from any TV-series (if you want an example, take &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprica_%28TV_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;caprica&lt;/a&gt;, which was canceled mid-season due to low ratings). Let's start with some simple points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The production of anime episodes costs money.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To get your work aired on TV, you need even more money.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, you could check &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4175/how-much-does-a-typical-anime-episode-or-series-cost-to-make&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which approximately shows how much does it cost. It's &lt;em&gt;a lot of money&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, obviously, when you make an anime, you want your incomes to be larger than your expenses. How can you achieve that? Commercials. And, of course, the more popular is your show, the more people will see it. The more people will see it, the more people will see the commercials. So, basically, the more popular your show is, the more money you make from ads. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second way is to sell different merchandise like t-shirts, figurines, and stuff. Once again, the more popular the anime is, the more people will want to buy this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above explains how things go if everything is fine. Sometimes everything is not fine. If your show is not popular enough, and the incomes do not cover the expenses, you bear losses. So, if you ended up loosing money after making the first season of an anime that was supposed to have 2 seasons, will you risk making the second one? I doubt that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as for the point on how the story is divided into seasons, it may also matter. For example, if a manga is very popular, then you might expect the anime based on it being popular as well, and plan X seasons in advance. On the other hand, if you are not sure, you may plan the first season only (with enough episodes for the story to reach some point where it can be stoped), and see how things go. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also depends on the genre and the plot itself. For example, if each episode tells a small story which is not-so-strongly connected with the previous and the subsequent episodes, you may end a season at any time. But if episodes are closely connected story-wise, you may only stop when the plot comes to some kind of a logical conclusion (note, that doesn't mean &quot;the plot ends&quot;, it just means that there is a point in the plot when you can end one season, and start another one without breaking the story and without losing viewer's interest, e.g. Code Geass).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T06:34:32.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="116" CreationDate="2013-08-22T07:46:17.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, actually, if you're going to offer that the official records pronounced him dead. I'd like to counter by saying during the show, after freya was launched by suzaku, the official records pronounced both nunnally and sayoko dead, and we know what happened there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it was to prevent spoilers for the show, but still. Unless there's another season that adds on to it, we really can't definitively prove whether Lelouch is either dead or alive. There's just too much circumstantial evidence that he is alive, yet more solid evidence plus motive to say that he is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's inconclusive, really, but as a placeholder I think seeing him as passed on would be appropriate for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2267" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T04:08:36.103" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T04:08:36.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4919" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-22T09:58:25.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hGiHlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;WataMote volume 1 manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;WataMote&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Watashi ga Motenai no wa dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series by Nico Tanigawa. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired in summer 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WataMote&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;WataMote&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3396" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T17:59:09.327" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T17:59:09.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4920" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-22T09:58:25.687" Score="0" Body="&quot;WataMote&quot; (&quot;Watashi ga Motenai no wa dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!&quot; / &quot;No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!&quot;) is a manga series by Nico Tanigawa." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:11:35.333" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:11:35.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4921" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-22T12:37:28.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4Kqy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shaman King manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. Yoh Asakura, the protagonist of the series, is a shaman - a medium between the words of the living and the dead. The story follows him as he tries to become a Shaman King by winning a Shaman Fight - a competition which is held between shamans once every 500 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original manga was very popular, selling over 22 million copies in Japan as of 2007, while the new volumes are are also very popular both in Japan and in the US. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other media (besides the manga and its anime adaptation) include thirteen video games, soundtrack CDs, and a trading card game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaman_King&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:49:09.677" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:49:09.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4922" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-22T12:37:28.790" Score="0" Body="Shaman King is a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:49:09.677" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:49:09.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4923" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-22T13:00:04.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sYQLP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bakemonogatari image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (物語, &quot;story&quot;) is the general name for a series of light novels written by  Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. This series revolves around a third-year high school student, Koyomi Araragi, who was a vampire for a while, but has almost regained his humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels received a number of anime adaptations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first one, based on the &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; novel and animated by the studio Shaft, aired in summer 2009 and had 12 episodes followed by 3 bonus episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second one, based on &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, aired in winter 2012 and had 11 episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third one, based on &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (Black)&lt;/em&gt; aired on December 31, 2012.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fourth one, an anime named &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series Second Season&lt;/em&gt; aired on July 6, 2013 and had 26 episodes. It based on several &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series&lt;/em&gt; Light Novel, which are &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari:White&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kabukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Otorimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Onimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Koimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fifth one, based on &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; have all of its five episodes aired on Augustus 6, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Sixth one, based on &lt;em&gt;Tsukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt; have all of its four episodes aired on December 31, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other media includes a drama CD, released on August 3, 2009; a PlayStation Portable visual novel titled Bakemonogatari Portable that was released on August 23, 2012; and a number of nendoroid figures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about the series can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogatari_%28series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Bakemonogatari_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bakemonogatari Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T13:46:17.447" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T13:46:17.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4924" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-22T13:00:04.690" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for questions about the &quot;Monogatari&quot; series of light novels by Nisio Isin, as well as the anime adaptations produced by SHAFT (including Bakemonogatari (&quot;Ghostory&quot;), Nisemonogatari, Nekomonogatari: Kuro, Monogatari Second Season, Hanamonogatari, and Tsukimonogatari)." OwnerUserId="111" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T05:47:51.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T05:47:51.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4894" CreationDate="2013-08-22T15:15:00.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a double pun on the pronunciation and game mechanics, &quot;ruuto&quot; (ルート) and &quot;ruupu&quot; (ループ) sounds similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In VN/galges, you have to do a playthrough (loop) to unlock certain routes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T15:15:00.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4928" CreationDate="2013-08-22T17:12:15.277" Score="39" ViewCount="60813" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;, games in which you conquer girls are defined as &lt;em&gt;dating sims&lt;/em&gt;. But in &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt;, it is called &lt;em&gt;eroge&lt;/em&gt;. Some forums seem to use the term &lt;em&gt;visual novel&lt;/em&gt; a lot, even though I thought they're all similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the actual difference between each of these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T20:40:02.167" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T05:39:58.640" Title="What are the differences between visual novel, eroge, gal game, and a dating sim?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4926" CreationDate="2013-08-22T18:03:38.900" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The four are loosely defined as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;visual novel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an interactive game which is primarily a narration that uses still images to convey a scene or character; these two components make up the parts of the name, &quot;novel&quot; and &quot;visual&quot; respectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroge&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;eroge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the Japanese term for any erotic (or, I believe, hentai) game; I believe the name comes from &lt;em&gt;erochikku&lt;/em&gt; (ero-) and &lt;em&gt;geimu&lt;/em&gt; (-ge).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Djo_game&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;galge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (gal game or bishoujo game) is a game which focuses on relationships or interactions with pretty girls (bishoujo). It need not involve sexual or erotic scenarios.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lastly, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_sim&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;dating sim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is any game, though usually Japanese, which focuses on romance and dating (a simulation of these things, as the name would suggest).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These terms are quite similar but carry distinct differences, as above, and there are times when they are incorrectly substituted for one another (dating sims are often referred to incorrectly as visual novels).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T18:03:38.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4926" CreationDate="2013-08-22T18:57:24.037" Score="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of these are closely related and many games would fall into more than one category. However, which word you choose places the emphasis on different aspects of the game. In any case, when it isn't important to be precise, these terms are often used interchangeably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eroge&lt;/em&gt; (エロゲ) is a Japanese shortening of &quot;erotic game&quot;. These can also be called H-games. Native Japanese speakers sometimes use the term to describe games without any sexual content (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), but in English this isn't really a correct use of the term. Eroge can be any game with sex scenes (also called H-scenes). This includes some games that are not traditionally included as visual novels or dating sims. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v5652&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamidori Alchemy Meister&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an example of a game without a great deal of visual novel content but which still qualifies as an eroge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QnKknm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QnKknm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kamidori&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Visual Novel&lt;/em&gt; (ビジュアルノベル), often shortened to VN, is a general type of game with a lot of dialogue and minimal gameplay (usually the gameplay is reduced to just making choices at a few plot points to determine what route one enters). It may or may not involve any romance or sexual encounters. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v7014&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Danganronpa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; could qualify as a visual novel, but probably not for any of the other categories here. A more canonical example would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, though purists will sometimes insist on calling it a &quot;Sound Novel&quot; as this is the official description. More on this in the related terms section. Calling something a visual novel emphasizes the &quot;novel&quot; aspect and suggests that there is at least some semblance of a story. It would not usually be used to describe eroge which are solely sex scenes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TjPmnm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TjPmnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Danganronpa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Visual novel can also be used in a more technical way to describe games where the text is overlayed over the background as opposed to being presented in dialogue boxes. This distinction is more common among Japanese speakers than English speakers. In English usually people will abbreviate this as NVL, and games where the dialogue is in a box at the bottom of the screen are called ADV. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an example of this style.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5qaiAm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5qaiAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;FSN&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dating Sims&lt;/em&gt; are a different category of game from Visual Novels. These games do feature gameplay, but the object of the gameplay is to get into a romantic relationship with a character from the game. The most familiar example is probably the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Memorial&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series, though there are many other highly successful examples such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v2099&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Plus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Unlike visual novels, the gameplay here can be fairly complex.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rdsy8m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rdsy8m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tokimeki Memorial&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;em&gt;galge&lt;/em&gt; (ギャルゲーム) or &lt;em&gt;bishoujo game&lt;/em&gt; (美少女ゲーム, lit. &quot;beautiful girl game&quot;) can be used to describe any game where a major part of the game is getting into and being in a relationship with one or more of the female characters (usually not at the same time). These are marketed at heterosexual males. It includes a lot of games that would be classified as dating simulators and a lot that would be classified as visual novels. Most games that would fit into this category would also fit into one of the other categories, though there are examples like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal*Gun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gal*Gun&lt;/a&gt; which probably can only fit as galge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EGMJym.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EGMJym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gal*Gun&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of other closely related terms that could be used to describe these kinds of games. I'll describe these briefly here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Sound Novel&lt;/em&gt; is a type of visual novel. The term is a trademark by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunsoft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chunsoft&lt;/a&gt; and emphasizes the sound aspects as opposed to visual aspects. Sound novels are actually older than visual novels but because of the trademark the term &quot;visual novel&quot; is the one that's stuck in the long term. For older games the distinction between the two is somewhat notable, but for most modern games there's basically no difference between the meaning of the two terms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Kinetic Novel&lt;/em&gt; is a type of visual novel without any gameplay at all. That includes things like making decisions for the protagonist. Because of the lack of any player input, the story is entirely preset and the player just reads through it without any input. These are quite close to ordinary novels with added graphics, sound, and typically more focus on dialogue. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Planetarian&lt;/a&gt; would be an example of such a game. Kinetic novels are usually shorter than other visual novels, though there are exceptions to this like &lt;em&gt;Higurashi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;em&gt;Otome Game&lt;/em&gt; (乙女ゲーム) is a game marketed to females. It is roughly synonymous with the term &lt;em&gt;Bishounen game&lt;/em&gt; (美少年ゲーム), which is of course directly analagous to bishoujo game except now the characters are males rather than females. A well-known example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1715&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hakuoki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;nakige&lt;/em&gt; (泣きゲー, literally &quot;crying game&quot;) is a type of visual novel where the story is designed to have an emotional impact on the player. Most games by studio &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Key&lt;/a&gt; are nakige (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;). A related but distinct term is &lt;em&gt;utsuge&lt;/em&gt; (鬱ゲー, literally &quot;depressing game&quot;). Unlike nakige, which usually have happy endings (though they may be only after significant hardships), utsuge are usually not as positive. The distinction is difficult to explain, but after playing a couple of games in each genre you'll definitely know. Some notable examples of utsuge would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saya's Song&lt;/a&gt; or recent Key work &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v751&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rewrite&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;nukige&lt;/em&gt; (抜きゲー, literally &quot;masturbation game&quot;) is a type of eroge which is almost solely focused on sexual content. As the name suggests, they're intended as pornographic material. It would be unusual to describe such games as visual novels.  These are the large majority of all eroge produced because they're easy to produce and still tend to sell well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other terms but these are the ones that everyone should know when it comes to categorizing these sorts of games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T05:39:58.640" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T05:39:58.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4949" CreationDate="2013-08-23T03:31:03.493" Score="4" ViewCount="668" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assassination Classroom - Chapter 24, page 18, second panel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the character about to say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wJCok.png&quot; alt=&quot;Assassination Classroom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-23T03:47:57.503" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T23:42:24.237" Title="What type of training was Class E's Yuuma going to say, before he corrected himself?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4354" CreationDate="2013-08-23T15:46:15.873" Score="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; exist in the same (&quot;Science Adventure&quot;) universe, but on different world lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt; happens in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shibuya&lt;/a&gt; and the events happen one year before &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; happens in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akihabara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robotic;Notes&lt;/em&gt; happens in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanegashima&lt;/a&gt; Island and the events happen nine years after &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The events of &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt; are consistent with the events of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; within the Beta worldline, divergence ratio: 1.130426%. &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Robotics;Note&lt;/em&gt; exist on the &quot;Steins;Gate&quot; worldline, divergence ratio: 1.048596%. (&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; was also originally in the same worldline as &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;, which changed after Okabe sent the first D-Mail and passed to another worldline.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a mention of &quot;Knight Hart&quot; which is the online persona of &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;'s protagonist Nishijou Takumi, in episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;. In the &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; game, it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BRHYi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mentioned that this character&lt;/a&gt; was also looking for the IBN 5100 (the non-conical 8-bit version of the game gets more in depth into his motvations). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurisu explained the &quot;Time Leap Machine&quot; concept to Okabe using NOZOMI papers from &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On big TV outdoors, FES's performance can be seen in the Alpha timeline. Giving the right reply to Faris's mail earns the player Ayase's portrait and FES's music, sung by Kanako Itou, which include the &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt; OP, &quot;Find the Blue.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Seira-tan cosplay cameo in &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Owtx5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kururururururrururururururusu-tina!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robotics;Note&lt;/em&gt; connects the two series a bit more by revealing that the &quot;Committee of 300&quot; are the driving force between the major events of all three series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1qtPJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1qtPJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Committee of 300&amp;quot; Relationship chart&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nae from &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; appears as an adult in &lt;em&gt;Robotics;Note&lt;/em&gt;. Daru and Kurisu show up on the Twipo network in &lt;em&gt;Robotics;Note&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;DaSH&quot;. In the VN game, Kurisu &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20150321204741/http://ibm5100.net/steinswiki/2011/09/09/heroine-qgate/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;uses a tripcode&lt;/a&gt;. In the anime, Kurisu posts in @channel under the handle &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Glossary#Term_2:_KuriGohan_and_Kamehameha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;KURI_KAME&lt;/a&gt;&quot; in episode 15 (about 2D and 3D limitations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Daru writes the program that eradicates Kimijima Kou from Iru-o.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SERN (and their projects) is also mentioned several times in both &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Robotics;Note&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-11-04T16:12:07.790" LastActivityDate="2018-11-04T16:12:07.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4933" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4934" CreationDate="2013-08-23T16:30:44.497" Score="9" ViewCount="29650" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shin Sekai Yori&lt;/em&gt;, there are kiss scenes between two men (Shun and Satoru, I think).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are that scenes also described in the original novel? Why does it have these scenes since it is unusual for typical anime, and it isn't in the &lt;em&gt;yaoi&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;shounen ai&lt;/em&gt; genres?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T15:16:36.750" LastActivityDate="2018-12-07T06:58:52.007" Title="Why does &quot;Shin Sekai Yori&quot; portray a homosexual relationship?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4933" CreationDate="2013-08-23T18:52:34.403" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;This behavior is straight from the novel and is described by the Minoshiro in episode 4.  The answer will be revealed through the course of the story, but a quick witted watcher and/or reader will have his/her answer at episode 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the Minoshiro explains, necessity dictates that the human society on the brink of destruction must be reformed into a society of love, like the bonobos (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo&lt;/a&gt;). It is assumed that the grafting of bonobo DNA into the human genome causes certain attributes to be transferred. One of the explained behaviors is the relieving of stress through sexual activities (as observed in episode 5, when captured, Saki and Satoru engage in such activities to reduce their axiety and fear). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combining this information with real-world information can then be extrapolated as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the other observed behaviors in the bonobo, is the bi-sexual nature, which is present in apes (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals#Bonobo_and_other_apes&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals#Bonobo_and_other_apes&lt;/a&gt;). To form a society of love as the intention was, it can be assumed that the effect is already present in the human genome and may have been strengthened by the DNA grafting. Saki and Maria have a similar relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why did they include these scenes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That's the background of the humans and thus a critical part of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastEditorUserId="2031" LastEditDate="2013-08-23T19:10:49.887" LastActivityDate="2013-08-23T19:10:49.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4936" CreationDate="2013-08-24T01:33:04.717" Score="4" ViewCount="1050" Body="&lt;p&gt;A portion of Orochimaru's consciousness was in Anko's curse mark, so he could see what she saw, but is this linked with his other consciousness? So that if the real Orochimaru thinks he learns a jutsu, does the Orochimaru in Anko learn it too? Is there any canon explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:56:17.663" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:56:17.663" Title="Does Orochimaru know all his jutsu that he learned after he gave Anko the curse mark and was revived from it?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4935" CreationDate="2013-08-24T03:41:06.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He didn't necessarily know all of the techniques the original had learnt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even if he didn't, the moment he absorbed his power back from Kabuto, he relearned everything (since the cells in Kabuto were from the time Sasuke &quot;killed&quot; him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T03:41:06.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9724" CreationDate="2013-08-24T05:00:22.093" Score="2" ViewCount="419" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamanking.wikia.com/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dyama_Anna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Anna's Furyoku level at the start of the series was 3 times Yoh's at the end. She would have made a good addition to Yoh's team. Why did she not enter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-24T05:30:36.833" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T14:20:57.033" Title="Why Didn't Anna Enter The Shaman Fight?" Tags="&lt;shaman-king&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4938" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4942" CreationDate="2013-08-24T16:43:27.157" Score="7" ViewCount="11761" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA and FMA: Brotherhood, the Gate of Truth is shown to have an eye and a bunch of arms inside of it. The arms drag people into the gate during human transformation. I know that the creature sitting in front of the Gate is Truth, but what is inside of the gate (i.e. the arms and the eye)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T14:15:22.220" Title="What is inside the Gate of Truth?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4941" CreationDate="2013-08-24T16:47:00.737" Score="7" ViewCount="1758" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gluttony is said to be a fake Gate of Truth, as shown by when he swallows Ed and Ling. They are transported to a place that is full of blood, which seems to be entirely different from the place where the real Gate of Truth takes someone. What does him being a fake Gate of Truth mean, as opposed to just being some sort of transportation device? What is the difference between his Gate of Truth and the real one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:20:30.913" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:20:30.913" Title="What does it mean that Gluttony is a fake Gate of Truth?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4944" CreationDate="2013-08-24T16:48:45.977" Score="18" ViewCount="28496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are censorship laws in Japan (which is why you end up with things like tentacles instead of genitalia). What are the laws, and are they the same as the laws for live-action television programming? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T16:20:46.410" Title="What are the anime censorship laws in Japan?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4939" CreationDate="2013-08-24T17:33:45.560" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gluttony was created for the sole purpose of being a portal of Truth. Father was attempting to create a way to access the so-called &quot;non-reality&quot; (beyond the Gate) without paying a toll; essentially, he wanted to entirely bypass Truth so that he could access &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4938/274&quot;&gt;all alchemical knowledge within the Gate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pNwjA.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Gluttony is the result of Father&amp;#39;s unsuccessful attempt at recreating the Gate of Truth.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Father is not omnipotent; he was unable to create a portal which was able to do what he hoped for. Instead, what you see of Gluttony was the result: A portal, attached to a homunculus, that serves as a gateway to a different world, one that is neither reality nor non-reality (that is, it is somewhere between the universe and the realm of Truth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/640dl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I guess it&amp;#39;s safe to call this place the crevice between reality and the truth.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It probably goes without saying at this point that the difference between this Gate and the real one is that, well, this one is useless. Basically, it's just &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2336/274&quot;&gt;its own dimension&lt;/a&gt; that serves as nothing but a place for Gluttony's consumptions to go. It contains no alchemical knowledge, no God (which would be in the real Gate), and no way out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T17:58:17.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4938" CreationDate="2013-08-24T17:50:45.540" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga and &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, there are two things within the Gate of Truth: God, and all alchemical knowledge that has ever existed or will ever exist. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt; says it best:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is the source of alchemical knowledge and the entrance to God's domain, where no mortals are meant to tread.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3209/274&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, this is where mortals end up when they attempt human transmutation. They pay a toll, and are granted access to all alchemical knowledge within.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W9CbW.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;It was as though all of the information in the world was shoved directly into my head.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While an alchemist is within this realm (the realm of non-reality), they will inevitably learn something about alchemy, and in fact anyone in the series who recalls this information gains the ability to perform transmutation without a circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime, there are some differences. Notably, the realm itself is the source of alchemical energy (rather than knowledge), and the Gate acts as a portal between that energy and the &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; universe. You can read more about the differences on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gate#In_the_2003_Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T17:50:45.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4995" CreationDate="2013-08-24T19:49:26.580" Score="7" ViewCount="7018" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if anime are more popular than Western cartoons - &lt;strong&gt;in terms of viewership and revenue&lt;/strong&gt; - as I couldn't find any information on this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there has been any significantly large survey on this. What about manga vs comics?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T05:55:24.397" LastActivityDate="2020-02-21T15:54:19.933" Title="Are anime more popular in terms of viewership and revenue than Western cartoons?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4940" CreationDate="2013-08-24T20:03:14.050" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;The law that most people cite as the reason for Japanese censorship is Article 175 of the Criminal Code of Japan (passed in 1907). Interestingly, Article 21 of the Japanese constitution prohibits censorship, so legally Article 175 isn't actually censorship, though it's pretty hard to argue this in practical terms. The translation of Article 175 of the Criminal Code given in &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20130912024335/http://redsiglo21.com/eiga9/articulos/obscenity.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article (via &#xA; the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)&lt;/a&gt; (potentially &lt;strong&gt;NSFW&lt;/strong&gt; for obvious reasons) is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any person who distributes, sells or publicly displays an obscene writing, picture or other materials shall be punished with penal servitude for not more than two years or be fined not more than two million and a half yen or minor fine. The same shall apply to any person who possesses the same with the intention of selling it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This law doesn't specify any differences between anime and other materials, so strictly speaking anime is treated no differently at least according to the letter of the law. The big question is &quot;what defines 'obscene'&quot;, which the law doesn't answer. For this reason, the law is rather vague, and the definition of what exactly is &quot;obscene&quot; is impossible to give. At the very least, it seems to only include the material itself, and not the sorts of acts that are depicted, so things like bestiality or incest aren't covered by this law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays the law is usually interpreted as banning depiction of adult genitals and (often) pubic hair unless they are obscured. However, this is not strictly the legal interpretation of &quot;obscene&quot;, which is vague and in some sense up to the police enforcing the law and the judges ruling on the case. Rather, this is a self-censorship guideline that almost every producer in the industry follows. Most producers of both animated and regular pornography partner with one of a few independent quasi-legal organizations which inspect these videos to check that the material is not &quot;obscene&quot;. The most famous one of these was the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Ethics_of_Video_Association&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nihon Ethics of Video Association&lt;/a&gt;, which was itself the subject of an obscenity trial in 2008 because the mosaics they were using were too revealing. There is no legal requirement to have pornographic works inspected, but it reduces the risk of accidentally violating this law. In the case of anime, it's more common to sidestep these restrictions by drawing the scenes differently or using things like tentacles rather than genitalia, but there are some hentai anime which do use these sorts of inspections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite all of that, the laws are very rarely enforced. A fairly recent conviction was in 2004 for hentai manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misshitsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misshitsu&lt;/a&gt;. Before that there was a period for over 20 years with no convictions under this law. Since 2004 there have been a few other cases, most notably the one mentioned above. Partly this is because self-censorship has been very effective at removing things that would potentially violate this law, and partly it's because it remains unclear exactly what is supposed to be banned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other laws which are sometimes framed as &quot;censorship&quot; laws, such as the infamous Tokyo manga ban (which, as of 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanprobe.com/2012/07/03/tokyo-authorities-not-enforcing-infamous-ban-of-harmful-manga/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;had not banned anything at all&lt;/a&gt;). Strictly speaking these are not censorship laws. Rather, they put legally enforced age restrictions on certain types of content. The restrictions themselves are pretty severe and can result in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chilling effect&lt;/a&gt; whereby publishers will deliberately avoid titles that could be affected. This is especially true for magazines, as a single title being banned could lead to the whole magazine being relegated to 18+ corners of stores and consequently losing a significant number of sales. These are usually done at the prefecture level or more local levels and so don't impact national policy, but the Tokyo one is significant since Tokyo is a very large market for anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other laws that are sometimes discussed in the context of censorship in Japan are child pornography laws. These ban distribution and creation of child pornography. They don't currently apply to simulated or artistic depictions of children, so anime is excluded. However, there have been recent efforts by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Japan)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LDP&lt;/a&gt; to strengthen the existing laws, which could then apply to materials such as anime and manga. In their current form the proposed law is pretty broad (applying to any depictions of underage characters which could be sexually arousing, whether or not they contain nudity). This is being lobbied against by a number of publishers and producers, mostly represented by mangaka &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamatsu_Ken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akamatsu Ken&lt;/a&gt;. We really don't know at this point what will be the fate of this proposal, though there will probably be more information in coming months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T16:20:46.410" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T16:20:46.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4945" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4952" CreationDate="2013-08-24T21:26:58.687" Score="7" ViewCount="906" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Azumanga Daioh, Yomi relates &lt;code&gt;3661&lt;/code&gt; with &lt;code&gt;samurai&lt;/code&gt; word. &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/psgAM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know is a mnemonic technique to remember things, so things should be something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;3 ~&amp;gt; sa ~&amp;gt; san&#xA;6 ~&amp;gt; mu ~&amp;gt; ??? (maybe shape of hiragana? む )&#xA;6 ~&amp;gt; ra ~&amp;gt; ...roku??&#xA;1 ~&amp;gt; i  ~&amp;gt; ichi&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I couldn't guess at all why relates 6 with both &lt;code&gt;mu&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;ra&lt;/code&gt;. Any idea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T04:12:20.853" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:36:15.710" Title="Why does Yomi relate 3661 with &quot;Samurai&quot;?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4950" CreationDate="2013-08-24T22:59:55.717" Score="14" ViewCount="1278" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained how a Poké Ball works? I know that you throw it a Pokémon, and if it is weak enough, you catch it. But is the process ever explained? Does it work on humans? Do most Pokémon like being held in a Poké Ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-24T23:01:31.250" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T00:37:18.160" Title="How does a Poké Ball work?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4945" CreationDate="2013-08-24T23:00:36.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Six can be written as 六「む (mu), むう, ろく (roku)」 and 陸「おか, りく (riku)」.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he could have mistaken &quot;roku&quot; or &quot;riku&quot; for &quot;ra&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2280" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T23:00:36.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4930" CreationDate="2013-08-24T23:42:24.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, the panel reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ありがとねぇ　ジャマな枝　切ってくれて&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;それにしても　君達えらく　身軽だね～&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;いえいえ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;待ち伏せ&lt;/strong&gt;…いや　木登り特訓　してるので&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation in the OP post is a little bit off; a better translation of the last speech bubble is &amp;quot;It's because we were preparing an ambu-... er, practicing climbing trees.&amp;quot; That is, they weren't doing &amp;quot;ambush training&amp;quot;; they were just lying in wait to ambush someone. (In other words, it's not 待ち伏せの特訓 that was elided - just 待ち伏せ.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, the word in question is &lt;strong&gt;ambush&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T23:42:24.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4947" CreationDate="2013-08-25T02:40:45.817" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;A pretty clear answer is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize it,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pokemon is absorbed into the Poke Ball, and will try to fight back unless it likes the trainer. That is why the Pokemon needs to be weakened: if it is too strong, it will break free. If the Pokemon does break free, the Poke Ball will break and become unusable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was programmed to not catch humans, though it sometimes might accidentally catch other things it is thrown at, such as the rice ball Ash throws a Poke Ball at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pokemon becomes loyal to the trainer once they are caught, and they will generally follow the orders of the trainer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote the page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The inside of a Poké Ball is &quot;designed to be as comfortable for the Pokémon residing within&quot;, although this is not necessarily true. The Pokémon inside may simply be sleeping, or completely unaware of its own existence. Pokémon are, however aware when inside their Poké Ball — by calling their name, the Pokémon will emerge from its Poké Ball almost immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all Pokemon will stay in their Poke Ball, however. Pikachu refuses to stay in the Poke Ball, and in the game Pokemon Yellow, Pikachu follows behind the player. Pokémon Soul Silver/Heart Gold let the first Pokemon in a party follow the player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pokemon are shown to be transferred on data chips when being moved to the Pokebox, and only one Pokemon can be stored in each Poke Ball. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T00:37:18.160" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T00:37:18.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4733" CreationDate="2013-08-25T04:27:17.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Accorrding to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutohurricane.com/character-bios/akatsuki-leader.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, Pain &quot;has a telepathy-like ability that allows Akatsuki members to communicate with each other through astral projection wherever they are located.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T04:27:17.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4945" CreationDate="2013-08-25T04:38:47.440" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese speakers may remember numbers by taking the prominent syllable from how they read numbers (語呂合わせ goroawase). There are more than one way on how to count: one that descended from Old Japanese (大和言葉 Yamato kotoba) and one borrowed from Chinese (漢語 kango). In the order of Yamato / Kango:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ひとつ hitotsu / いち ichi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ふたつ futatsu / に ni&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;みっつ mittsu / さん san&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;よっつ yottsu / し shi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;いつつ itsutsu / ご go&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;むっつ muttsu / ろく roku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ななつ nanatsu / しち shichi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;やっつ yattsu / はち hachi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ここのつ kokonotsu / きゅう kyū or く ku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;とお tō / じゅう jyū&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so forth. Therefore, a syllable that corresponds to 3 can be either み mi, さ sa, or ざ za (the last being the voiced variation of sa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For 3661,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 = sa from san&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;6 = mu from muttsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 = i from ichi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second 6 requires explanation. Notice that in the list above, &quot;ra&quot; does not appear. In fact, most of the syllables do not have a direct corresponding number, given that there are 48 basic syllables (plus 25 voiced variants and 21 digraphs). To force any given syllable into a number, people use various techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Use English. つ tsu = 2, せ se = 7, え e = 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Use modern Chinese. す su = 4 (written sì in pinyin but sounds like su), り ri = liù = 6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Swap vowels. This is what happened to the second 6 in 3661. Of all the syllables in the ra-line (ra, ri, ru, re, ro), only re (0 from rei) and ro (6 from roku) are defined. The Chinese technique also suggests 6 for ri. Therefore, 6 may be extended to ra and ru also. (The same thing happens in the ko/go-line where 5 fills in for ka/ga and ke/ge; and in the ma-line where 6 fills in for me and mo.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this extended list can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~b-jack/kouza/s-3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~b-jack/kouza/s-3.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these techniques in play, people might remember the first 30 digits of pi as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;San ishi ikoku ni mukau. Sango yaku naku, &#xA;3 . 1 4  15 9  2  6 5    3  5  8 9  7 9&#xA;Obstetrician goes to a foreign country. No misfortune after birth,&#xA;&#xA;sanpu miyashiro ni. Mushi sanzan yami ni naku.&#xA;3  6  3 8 4  6  2   6 4   3  3   8 3  2  7 9&#xA;the new mother heads to a shrine. Insects chirp in the darkness severely.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastEditorUserId="2248" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T19:04:16.520" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T19:04:16.520" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4958" CreationDate="2013-08-25T07:06:19.300" Score="2" ViewCount="4283" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto had Orochimaru's DNA and a sacrifice, so why did he not use the Edo Tensei? Or couldn't he have used Anko, like Sasuke did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-01T04:38:05.797" LastActivityDate="2018-08-01T04:38:05.797" Title="Why didn't/couldn't Kabuto bring Orochimaru back?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4846" CreationDate="2013-08-25T07:57:53.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was able to accomplish this through her stored mana. She's like Sakura, and Avenger, a (Psudo)Holy Grail to put it simply&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2282" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-25T20:04:56.310" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T20:04:56.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20636" CreationDate="2013-08-25T09:18:01.090" Score="7" ViewCount="17115" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and want to pick up the manga starting from anime end. If manga and anime are too different, I might read skipped chapters.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How different are then anime and manga versions? Do I need to read it to cover the whole story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2185" LastEditDate="2013-08-25T09:44:58.763" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T11:36:54.273" Title="Differences between anime and manga versions of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4955" CreationDate="2013-08-25T15:36:40.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Orochimaru was never dead. He was just sealed. Well, maybe &quot;sealed&quot; is not the right term. Every curse mark holds some a part of Orochimaru's chakra. And Sasuke reversed the cursed seal on Anko with the flesh from Kabuto to bring him back - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/612dm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qe2dD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from chapter 593.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Almost same thing happened when Sasuke fought Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2168" LastEditorUserId="2168" LastEditDate="2013-08-25T16:17:01.590" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T16:17:01.590" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3162" CreationDate="2013-08-25T16:43:12.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two of your questions have already been answered correctly (1 and 3). To answer question 2, I believe the song is called 'Bad Apple!!' because of how the lyrics correspond to the old saying &quot;One bad apple&quot;, which refers to a rotten person, someone who is all around bad, etc. and the lyrics describe someone who is a &quot;Bad Apple&quot;, or someone bad to the point of being worthless, and the singer in the song wishes to change, and have her hateful heart go from &quot;Black&quot; to White&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2283" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T16:43:12.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-08-25T17:23:57.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imagine the time it takes to transition into the after life = the number of regrets. The simpler the regret, the faster it takes to get to the after life. Kanade's regret was just to thank the person who gave her the heart, while otonashi'a regret is more complicated because he had no regrets, but he didn't know. Hideki came into the after life before Yui because his regret was just to catch a ball, while Yui was multiple things she saw on TV. Time of death does play a role, but I think second to the kind of regret. Yui could have died before Hideki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2284" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T17:23:57.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4945" CreationDate="2013-08-25T18:26:50.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The interpretation for the second 6 is probably a special case. The only reasoning that makes sense to me is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ら is the 6th note in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8ge#Fixed_do_solf.C3.A8ge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fixed Do&lt;/a&gt; key notation (C, D, E, F, G, A, B / Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In hiragana, ら, also resembles the &quot;5&quot; or &quot;6&quot; number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that since it's a play on words, there're &lt;a href=&quot;http://seoi.net/goro/data_2_6.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;many ways&lt;/a&gt; to make the &lt;a href=&quot;http://seoi.net/goro/data_1_6.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;numbers work&lt;/a&gt;, just like trying to get certain words to fit in an acronym. E.g. C.I.A can mean &quot;Central Intelligence Agency&quot; or &quot;Chinese Igloo Appraisers&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is really no right or wrong way to do 語呂合わせ【ごろあわせ】 (basically a pun/play on words) with numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically when doing word play with numbers 0-9, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AA%9E%E5%91%82%E5%90%88%E3%82%8F%E3%81%9B#.E6.95.B0.E5.AD.97.E3.81.AE.E6.9A.97.E8.A8.98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;following combinations&lt;/a&gt; are used: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1: ichi, i, hitotsu, hito &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2: ni, futatsu, futa, fu, tsu (&quot;two&quot;), ji (kan'on reading) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3: san, sa, mittsu, mitsu, mi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4: yon, yo, yottsu, shi, fo (&quot;four&quot;), ho &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5: go, ko, i, itsutsu, itsu &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;6: roku, ro, muttsu, mutsu, mu &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;7: shichi, nanatsu, nana, na &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;8: hachi, ha, paa, yattsu, yatsu, ya, yaa &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;9: kyuu, kyu, ku, kokonotsu, kokono, ko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;0: rei, re, zero, nai, wa (based on shape of the kana, わ), ru (circle, also shape), oo (based on resemblance to the letter &quot;O&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T02:36:15.710" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:36:15.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-26T00:11:41.353" Score="6" ViewCount="9843" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of blond-haired characters in anime, especially the old ones, like super saiyans, naruto, gundam series, fma, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T01:00:38.197" LastActivityDate="2020-04-28T23:43:12.613" Title="Why are many anime characters blond?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4392" CreationDate="2013-08-26T00:14:11.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wrath (in Brotherhood) was a human-based Homonculus. He was born a human, called Fuhrer Candidate No. 12, and implanted with a philosopher's stone created from wrathful souls while in his prime. His own soul, also a soul of wrath, overpowered the souls of the stone and took over, making him Wrath, earning him the name King Bradley and the position of Fuhrer of Amestris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2286" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T00:14:11.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4971" CreationDate="2013-08-26T02:00:15.150" Score="8" ViewCount="1371" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the time I opt for the DVD Release because I can back it up easier (don't have a Bluray driver and unsure if my current programs work with Bluray) however in some cases I do get the Bluray release, this normally happens because it either comes with something extra (Blood C came with a calendar) or are limited editions (like most of the NISA ones, Puella Magi Madoka Magica)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some of my NISA Limited Edition Anime and Puella Magi Madoka Magica Limited Edition they come with both the DVD and Bluray Release, when testing out my Bluray Player to make sure it could play US Bluray (because I had brought it for Fate/Zero) all I noticed was that the animation was much more smoother. (increase in)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I have a large backlog of anime I still haven't watched when I finish a series I move onto the next or I don't remember enough of the beginning of the series to notice any changes (in some cases even re-watching the DVDs have new scenes, in Madoka Magica I don't remember seeing a scene where Sayaka hold out her soul gem with a red background behind her in my first view of the series, second view was on TV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, between a Bluray Release of an anime and it's DVD counterpart, does a bluray have more scenes in it or is it just the quality difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="111" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T06:34:25.423" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T07:59:05.993" Title="Do Bluray releases contain more scenes than their DVD counterparts?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3162" CreationDate="2013-08-26T02:59:37.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Alana has already suggested, the generally accepted theory is that the title comes from the saying &quot;One bad apple spoils the barrel&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/bad%20apple!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/Bad_Apple!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;, but I do not know whether this has been &quot;officially&quot; confirmed by ZUN himslef. AFAIK the only thing ZUN has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www43.atwiki.jp/tohomusicdb/pages/155.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;explicitly stated&lt;/a&gt; about this song is that it is like his older composing styles, but since it fits the stage, it should be okay. But then again, ZUN never reveals everything about his works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting that this video is based on a very-quickly-made sketch (MS Paint stuff) by someone else. The original &quot;author&quot; uploaded the &quot;storyboard&quot; saying &quot;I want to see a video like this. Somebody draw it please?&quot; This storyboard remained mostly unnoticed until more than a year later, when somebody with an ability on the level of drawing cool silhouettes came and uploaded the famous video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original &quot;author&quot; never said that the video should be in black &amp;amp; white, but it works very well. Although the choices, the order, and the timing of the characters' appearances in that video follows the storyboard almost exactly, the comparison (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkHFbIIQ9Tg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkHFbIIQ9Tg&lt;/a&gt;) can be quite amusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xkzu2.png&quot; alt=&quot;comparison of storyboard and the resulting video&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T02:59:37.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4968" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4969" CreationDate="2013-08-26T04:07:16.790" Score="5" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;The start of &lt;em&gt;Robotech: The Next Generation&lt;/em&gt; explains what happened when the Invid invaded. The Army of the Southern Cross was apparently wiped out, but was Dana Sterling and the 15th Armored Battalion also wiped out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T04:53:22.147" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T14:08:26.897" Title="What happened to Dana and the 15th Armored Battalion?" Tags="&lt;robotech&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4968" CreationDate="2013-08-26T08:56:30.413" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dana appears in the comics &lt;em&gt;Robotech: Love and War&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles&lt;/em&gt; so it would seem that she survived the destruction of the 15th Armored Battalion and may have continued the war against the Invid in some capacity, but after that her fate in unknown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T08:56:30.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4966" CreationDate="2013-08-26T11:24:51.863" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no, much like any other blue-ray content (e.g., movies). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When releasing the blue-ray version, the publishers will always want as many people as possible to buy it. To do it (especially if the Blue-ray release follows a TV release and a DVD release which means a lot of potential customers have already bought something), they need to somehow raise your interest to the blue ray. Since a Blue-ray disc provides much more space than, say, a DVD disk, that gives them a chance to interest you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higher quality video&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higher quality audio (e.g. lossless audio formats)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;More audio tracks (original audio, dubbed audio, maybe an audio commentary from the authors, etc. etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Additional bonus content (interviews, films about &quot;how this was made&quot;, soundtrack, and so on)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bonus scenes/director's cut.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other merchandise (posters/books/artbooks/anything-else-you-can-imagine-just-pay-for-it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=109275&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the Fate/Zero Blue-ray box, which costs a hell lot, and includes, among other stuff, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Extras: New bonus animation (written by Kinoko Nasu), Trailers, TV Spots, Textless Opening and Ending&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes: Episodes 1-13 with unaired new footage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I wouldn't say that &quot;most of&quot;, or at least &quot;a lot of&quot; Blue-ray releases contain bonus scenes, but unfortunately I can't prove myself with any facts, because apparently there's no such statistics in the Internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T11:24:51.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4733" CreationDate="2013-08-26T13:50:55.263" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This would be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Body_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magic Lantern Body Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hmjWqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...The Akatsuki members sit down and send out &quot;thought waves&quot; (思念波, shinenha), converted into chakra. These thought waves are then picked up by Pain, acting as a kind of control tower. This technique amplifies the thought waves and broadcasts them to a specific location through illusionary bodies. The illusionary bodies differ from being mere reflections. While Pain is relaying the members' thoughts, they can have conversation and use varying techniques...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Nagato's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; under &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While acting through the Deva Path, Nagato displayed a wide range of techniques. Nagato was responsible for Akatsuki's meetings by using &lt;em&gt;a technique that allowed him to pick up their thought waves and broadcast them&lt;/em&gt; in the form of an astral projection to a specific location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T13:50:55.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4973" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4974" CreationDate="2013-08-27T00:58:26.623" Score="6" ViewCount="5024" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen the complete series of The Last Airbender and also waiting for the 2nd Book of Avatar: Legend of Korra. But yet i haven't heard of who was and which element was the First Avatar. Is there any information about him/her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T01:10:01.987" Title="Who was the first avatar?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4973" CreationDate="2013-08-27T01:10:01.987" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Wan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avatar Wan&lt;/a&gt; was the first Avatar, and he lived about 10 thousand years before Korra. He was succeeded by a firebender, implying that he was an earthbender originally, but as far as I know, it hasn't been specifically said if the cycle followed perfectly from the first Avatar to the second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ymFLb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T01:10:01.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4976" CreationDate="2013-08-27T01:25:49.693" Score="13" ViewCount="26294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt;, the soldiers use the 3D maneuver gear to attack the Titans and cut the back of their necks. In the last episodes, I have seen that they use a balloon of gas as the power to release the chains to climb the walls and trees. How does this exactly work? Is the gas the only power supply to release the chains? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-27T01:27:04.120" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T17:12:01.280" Title="How does the 3D maneuver gear work?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4975" CreationDate="2013-08-27T02:13:43.120" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's several components to the 3D gear that are separate and operate independently. Not all aspects of the mechanics have been revealed in intricate detail, but there is a pretty good idea of the overall operation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is that, yes, it is essentially all gas-powered. The trigger causes the gas to shoot the wire out, and a gas compression is also what shortens the wire to pull the device's user forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Operating device&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The operating device is what the user holds (where the triggers are located). The mechanics of this are not known, and are described as being a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackBox&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;black box&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/5/5d/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Device_Mechanics_pt2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;{2}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Use of this component is what allows the others to function.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Grapple piston&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the user pulls a trigger, it activates a piston&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;{4}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; within the main device. This piston uses a quick spurt of compressed gas to fire forward the grapple hook toward its target.&lt;sup&gt;{nt.1}&lt;/sup&gt; No other power source is necessary for this to happen due to the intense compression release from the piston.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Propulsion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The user's grapple hooks fire from a coil&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/a/a1/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Device_Mechanics_pt1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;{1}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; which is located in the device itself. When the user wishes to move forward, their gear must quickly pull the cable back into the device. This is done via a fan mechanism&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/7/71/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Gear_pt3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;{3}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; that is also gas-powered. Basically, when the user wants to wind back up, the compressed gas blows into the fan, spinning it rapidly and coiling the wire back up, pulling the user forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/5/5d/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Device_Mechanics_pt2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EvuNh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Currently Disclosable Information, Episode 8, card 2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;References and reading&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/a/a1/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Device_Mechanics_pt1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 8, card 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/5/5d/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Device_Mechanics_pt2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 8, card 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/7/71/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Gear_pt3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 9, card 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Piston at Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Three_Dimensional_Maneuver_Gear&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3D maneuver gear at the &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Note 1: Episode 8's second &lt;em&gt;currently disclosable information&lt;/em&gt; states that the gas is &amp;quot;compressed ... and injected&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.wikia.com/shingekinokyojin/images/5/5d/Three-Dimensional_Maneuver_Device_Mechanics_pt2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;{2}&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, but this appears to be a grammatical error; see comments below.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T01:09:04.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-27T02:51:30.347" Score="3" ViewCount="467" Body="&lt;p&gt;At what point in the Mondaiji light novel does the manga jump past the original's material?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I know that chapter 11 of the manga is where the manga jumps ahead, right after the circus arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T02:51:30.347" Title="Where in the Mondaiji light novel does the manga diverge?" Tags="&lt;mondaiji&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4982" CreationDate="2013-08-27T06:57:03.613" Score="4" ViewCount="2586" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Inuyasha series Kagome goes through a portal to get to the Sengoku period of Japan. Is it ever explained how the portal works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T04:10:13.453" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T04:10:13.453" Title="How does the portal in Inuyasha work?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4978" CreationDate="2013-08-27T09:47:13.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It was mentioned briefly in a set of episodes. Though it's not consolidated though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My take on this:&#xA;Kagome is the reincarnated kikiyo carrying the sacred jewel. The Jewel secretly looks for its admirers which was the demons/humans and others in the Sengoku period. So, the jewel opened the portal for Kagome to come to Sengoku period. As long as the Jewel is there with the user, they can travel back and forth Sengoku and modern period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T09:47:13.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4978" CreationDate="2013-08-27T20:43:49.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;For what I have seen/read, it is never clearly explained how the well actually transports people from the modern age to the Feudal Era. However, the Inuyasha Wikia page on it has a consolidation of observations in regards to who can pass through the well in either direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only human that is able to travel through the well is Kagome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inuyasha can travel through without any need of the Shikon Jewel; it&#xA;  is mostly because of his connection to Kagome that allows him to move&#xA;  between the two eras of time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Neither Sōta nor Shippō are able to pass through the well; however,&#xA;  Sōta's voice could reach Inuyasha for unknown means while Shippō no&#xA;  success what so ever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mistress Centipede was killed and sent to the present era without any&#xA;  need of the jewel; it is suggested that demon's bones can pass&#xA;  through the well. In this case, Mistress Centipede was revived&#xA;  because she was near the Shikon no Tama (which was still in Kagome's&#xA;  body, unbeknownst to her).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yura was able to send her hair to wreak havoc in the future; most&#xA;  likely because of the jewel shard she stole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both Sō'unga and Saya were able to pass through without the need of&#xA;  the jewel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It can be presumed that only certain beings may pass through the&#xA;  well; a number of objects have the ability to as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagome is originally pulled through the well/portal into the Feudal Era by Mistress Centipede.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T20:43:49.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-28T00:37:16.270" Score="2" ViewCount="1619" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I have read Crows, but from what I understand, Bouya Harumichi pretty much did the exact same thing as Hana Tsukishima, and arguably even better than Hana. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hana's team lost to Manji and Hana lost to the strongest Manji guy, Bisuko. Whereas Bouya was able to defeat his Manji counterpart. Sure, Bouya was sort of the lone wolf at Suzuran, but when push came to shove, he was able to rally the entire school to follow him. I'm just kind of confused why despite his legendary status, Bouya wasn't given credit for also uniting Suzuran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T04:55:39.347" LastActivityDate="2019-01-14T08:34:52.470" Title="Why is Hana the only person credited for uniting Suzuran?" Tags="&lt;crows&gt;&lt;worst&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4984" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4988" CreationDate="2013-08-28T06:41:18.597" Score="1" ViewCount="384" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last chapters, they figure out that only natural energy will work against obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's Kirin is made out of natural lightning and he only needs a small amount of chakra to control and direct it to his target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I wonder if Kirin will work like a sage jutsu against Obito?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="1677" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T07:48:34.290" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T16:35:52.213" Title="Will Sasuke's Kirin work against Obito?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4987" CreationDate="2013-08-28T07:01:08.670" Score="9" ViewCount="3419" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Gankyou in Joshiraku removes her glasses, her eyes change to '3' characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qtGPh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kukuru, Tetora, and Gankyou with &amp;#39;3&amp;#39; eyes; subtitle &amp;quot;So her glasses were actually suppressing her...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marii then exclaims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ooZeG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marii; subtitled &amp;quot;Why the Nobita face?!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand Nobita is a character in Doraemon, but I haven't found any information online either of pictures where Nobita has his glasses off, or any references to a &quot;Nobita face&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain this joke further?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T23:27:23.420" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T23:27:23.420" Title="What exactly is a &quot;Nobita face&quot;?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;&lt;joshiraku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4986" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5005" CreationDate="2013-08-28T07:13:00.513" Score="13" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Joshiraku&lt;/em&gt;, Marii enters the room dressed as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://yanki.urbanup.com/2909634&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yankee&lt;/a&gt;, proclaiming that she's gonna break a load of windows since it's a full moon. Tetora responds with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ltDpIl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tetora, with motorcycle in the background; subtitled &amp;quot;Marii, it might be a full moon night, but it&amp;#39;s not the fifteenth.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the significance of the 15th and why would she break a load of windows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-04T15:20:07.783" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T15:20:07.783" Title="What's significant about a full moon on the fifteenth?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;joshiraku&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4985" CreationDate="2013-08-28T07:19:02.613" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/Nobi_Nobita&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doraemon Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nobita's eyes are never drawn consistently. &lt;strong&gt;Sometimes they look like the number 3&lt;/strong&gt;, sometimes they're black beaded, and sometimes, like in the case of the recent movies, they're normal eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DynTN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T13:12:39.197" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T13:12:39.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4984" CreationDate="2013-08-28T07:53:56.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't have any proof for the moment that it would work or not against Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I would say that &lt;em&gt;Kirin&lt;/em&gt; wouldn't work. It's categorized as a &lt;em&gt;Raiton jutsu&lt;/em&gt;. So it's still &lt;em&gt;ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; and Obito should not be damaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, to use this &lt;em&gt;jutsu&lt;/em&gt;, Sasuke needs to use a &lt;em&gt;Katon jutsu&lt;/em&gt; to create the clouds. So, when the clouds are charged with thunders, it may still have some energy of the previous, meaning that it's not really natural lightning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2064" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T07:53:56.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4989" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-28T13:16:00.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cEECl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joshiraku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a comedy manga and anime series written by Kouji Kumeta about five young women who who are practitioners of the Japanese storytelling art called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakugo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rakugo&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. The manga was published from September 2009 through September 2013, for a total of 6 volumes. It received an anime adaptation in summer 2012. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is notorious for being full of jokes that are utterly incomprehensible to people not steeped in Japanese culture. For help deciphering &lt;em&gt;Joshiraku&lt;/em&gt;, consult &lt;a href=&quot;http://notredrevie.ws/tag/joshiraku/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this set of translation notes at Not Red Reviews&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshiraku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joshiraku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T11:17:49.620" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T11:17:49.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4990" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-28T13:16:00.390" Score="0" Body="Joshiraku is a satirical manga by Kouji Kumeta and anime by J.C. Staff about five young women who practice the Japanese storytelling art called &quot;rakugo&quot;." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T11:46:19.150" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T11:46:19.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4986" CreationDate="2013-08-28T14:09:16.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is conjecture on my part, but it probably has to do with the differences in the Western and Eastern Calendars. The western Gregorian calendar is solar based, whereas the eastern calendar is lunar based. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is important, and answers your question because the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon. The 15th of the lunar calendar is when the moon is full. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on that, she was probably saying that the moon is full, but going by the western calendar, its not the 15th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its either that, or they &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; going by the lunar calendar, and so going by the calendar, the moon is not completely full, yet. Another explanation would be there is something significant about the 15th in the anime, but I have no idea what that might be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T14:09:16.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-28T15:50:32.760" Score="12" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the extreme popularity of voice acting and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan&quot;&gt;voice acting schools in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, I'm curious to know if the industry actually classifies the quality of each voice. I'm not talking about things like age, gender, etc. Rather I'm interested in the tonal quality of the voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I'm particularly taken by the tonal quality of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_Mizuhara&quot;&gt;Mizuhara Kaoru&lt;/a&gt;, the seiyuu who voiced &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=character&amp;amp;charid=3006&quot;&gt;Kusakabe Misao&lt;/a&gt; in Lucky Star. Kusakabe's voice has got a thick, musical quality to it and sounds ... double-layered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm not the only one enamoured with Kusakabe's voice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her character Misao Kusakabe in Lucky ☆ Star gained a cult following in fans and spawned internet memes due to her own addition of a nonsensical &quot;vuah&quot; (ヴァ) at the end of her sentence.(&quot;if it's picked up within 5 seconds, the germs don't get attached&quot; 五秒以内だったら、菌がつかないんだってヴァ) This began in the 18th episode of the anime where her character Misao was nervous and embarrassed after eating food that has been dropped on the ground in front of others. The popularity was substantial enough to have a 13th Lucky Star character album featuring Misao released four months after the originally planned twelve albums were released even when her character already shared a duet character album as the 9th album.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is at around the 18 minute mark of the 18th episode.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T05:03:21.413" Title="How is the voice quality of a seiyuu classified?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4994" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4996" CreationDate="2013-08-28T18:12:25.123" Score="3" ViewCount="5397" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;, we see Korra, as a child, bending water, earth and fire, without training to do that. She was born in the Water Tribe, so isn't she supposed to know only how to bend water? Like Aang, who knew only wind and trained a lot to master the other three elements?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:06:56.267" LastActivityDate="2020-10-22T15:19:05.610" Title="Why can Korra bend 3 elements from the beginning?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4943" CreationDate="2013-08-28T19:26:10.487" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Up until now Japanese anime have never been in the popular spotlight compared to works for Western animation. Anime can be described as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_magazine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;pulpy&amp;quot; format&lt;/a&gt;, often cheaply made, heavily-formulated, low critical respect and scrutiny. Though what makes anime unique is it's meta-genre. There are a lot of ideas in it's story templates the that are not typically seen or are non-existent in Western media culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Animation in the West&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of Western animation companies, like Disney for an example, don't just treat their works as a product, but as a brand. The better their brand looks to consumers, the better marketability the company will have with related works and products (they spend a lot on PR, marketing, lawyers, focus groups, etc, to ensure this). There's a lot of oversight involved is western animation, in order to ensure a better quality product, which typically drives up the cost of production. Of course, this all to ensure that their product is a successful as possible, in order to make obscene amounts of cash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Animation in the East&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there is a ever growing community of anime fans out there, who like anime for one reason or another (e.g., characters vs. story), but few people typically care about the specifics of anime. In anime, the stakeholders are more concerned about the overall final product than any given piece of it, the product hits the main selling points of the formula (e.g., fighting, boobs, robot, X-dere character, harem cast, etc.), it's good to go. With anime there's a general lack of oversight, which typically leads to low expectations of the audience and from them as well. However the pulpy aspect of Anime allows authors a much higher level of freedom as they are free to explored new ideas, as long as they meet the initial criteria of the stakeholders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;On Popular Culture&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This pulpiness is the same as what webcomics (modern comic book heroes starred in this pulpy format) and indie games are to us in these modern times. There are tons of these all around, most of it is forgettable, but occasionally there's that polished gem that can really good interesting, funny, charming and/or inventive stuff (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Azumanga Daioh, Serial Experiments Lain, Baccano!&lt;/em&gt;). There's a lot of opportunities to fail, learn, and innovate, but at the same time the barriers for entry are lower and turnover is usually higher compared to similar works of western animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Viewership and revenue are often a by-product of the popularity of a given brand. Just like really popular mainstream movies or games will always make a profit, no matter how good or bad it might be (e.g., the &lt;em&gt;Call of Duty&lt;/em&gt; series, the new &lt;em&gt;Transformers&lt;/em&gt; movies). Western animation has built a brand image and following through it's popularity, and in order to sustain it's overwhelming popularity, there's a lot of scrutiny from both the audience and stakeholder to maintain a certain image and status within popular culture. We don't typically see this with anime, so it gives us an idea that anime specifically is not really up there in the mainstream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays we see a lot of people on TV and the Internet proclaiming themselves to be &amp;quot;geeks&amp;quot; openly (whether they are or not is another thing), so there's not a whole lot to be said about anime and the otaku subculture. One can say they are a gamer (&amp;quot;I'm a huge gamer&amp;quot;) or a TV show/movie (&amp;quot;I'm a big Disney/Pixar/Spongebob/Avatar fan&amp;quot;), but there are very few people come out about anime. This leads us to believe that anime hasn't reach the tipping point where it can be considered acceptable, like the other forms of western animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T19:43:50.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4994" CreationDate="2013-08-28T19:38:20.413" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The key I think is 'to master'. Both Aang and Korra knew how to bend all four basic elements from since they were born, but required training to get control over such powers (that's why they are avatars; they know how to bend all elements).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She was born in the water tribe, so, isn't she supposed to know only how to bend water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I would answer no to that. She, just like Aang knows how to bend all the four basic elements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible 'proof' is that Aang used his water bending skills (although never being trained by any water bender) when he got lost in the storm and that was how he got into the iceberg in episode 1 in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Korra has greater mastery over bending than Aang, there was no specific reason mentioned as far as I remember, but I would say that it's just a talent, just like it can be a talent for someone to know how to play piano without actually getting someone teach them while one can say that other people need a push so they can develop certain skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1772" LastEditorUserId="1772" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T19:46:48.413" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T19:46:48.413" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4943" CreationDate="2013-08-28T19:42:56.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disney's &lt;em&gt;Wreck-It Ralph&lt;/em&gt; - $471,222,889 (worldwide revenue)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghibli's last two movies (&lt;em&gt;The Secret World of Arrietty&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea&lt;/em&gt;) - $202,614,288 + $145,570,827 = $348,185,115 (worldwide revenue)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on a very small sample (not statistically valid), I'd say western animated movies make a whole lot more money than Japanese anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as Logan and Krazer pointed out, it's probably an apples and oranges comparison. Disney spends a whole lot more money on their movies than Ghibli does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not even going to attempt to do a comparison on Cartoon Network vs ATX or anything like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T05:58:56.507" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T05:58:56.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5000" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-28T21:05:43.670" Score="2" ViewCount="5963" Body="&lt;p&gt;It just seems like they put all those symbolism for no reason, and it sounds and looks pretty stupid IMO. The series would have been a lot better without all the nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T21:23:10.697" Title="Is there some deeper meaning associated with all the religious symbolism in Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-08-29T02:00:05.610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5000" CreationDate="2013-08-28T21:23:10.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a few interviews:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Hiroyuki_Yamaga:_May_1998_issue_of_.22Evangelion.22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiroyuki Yamaga: May 1998 issue of &amp;quot;Evangelion&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the reasons for use of Judeo-Christian symbology in Eva&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YAMAGA:&lt;/strong&gt; I don’t know exactly why. &lt;strong&gt;I suspect that Mr. Anno may have read some book on it, and there was some thoughts he wanted to express on it&lt;/strong&gt;. I personally am glad that, rather than Christianity, he didn’t express some obscure Buddhist theme, because then it would have been linked more with Aum Shinri Kyo. [LAUGHS]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Kazuya_Tsurumaki:_Q.26A_from_.22Amusing_Himself_to_Death.22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazuya Tsurumaki: Q&amp;amp;A from &amp;quot;Amusing Himself to Death&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can you explain the symbolism of the cross in Evangelion?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kazuya Tsurumaki&lt;/strong&gt;: There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. &lt;strong&gt;There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool.&lt;/strong&gt; If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and from an NHK special &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evageeks.org/2010/10/extra-curricular-lesson-with-hideaki-anno/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Extra Curricular Lesson with Hideaki Anno&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, a student asks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Why is that robot-looking thing called an Evangelion&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anno&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;It is a Christian word meaning &lt;em&gt;Fukuin&lt;/em&gt; or Gospel and it's supposed to bring blessings. Actually, it's a Greek word. I used it because it sounds complicated&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems the creators didn't mean for there to be any deeper religious meaning from all the religious symbolism. That doesn't mean that there isn't in-universe meaning to the show. For example, the name of the Angels correspond to their features (e.g. &amp;quot;Gaghiel&amp;quot; = &amp;quot;Fish&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Israfel&amp;quot; = &amp;quot;Music&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Sahaquiel&amp;quot; = &amp;quot;Sky&amp;quot;, etc), and the symbols themselves aren't haphazardly placed. There could very well be an in-universe explanation for why the symbolism is there at all, possibly inherited from the Angels themselves or created by Seele.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there could be meaning derived from the symbolism beyond what the creators originally intended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T21:23:10.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5012" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:06:47.610" Score="5" ViewCount="3053" Body="&lt;p&gt;For instance, the anime &lt;em&gt;Darker than Black&lt;/em&gt; is R-17+ (violence &amp;amp; profanity) in the West, but is it higher or lower in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T07:45:32.503" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T07:45:32.503" Title="Is the age restriction lower in Japan than in western countries?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5009" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:24:04.817" Score="4" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I knew that the &lt;em&gt;Robotech&lt;/em&gt; series was adapted from three other anime: &lt;em&gt;The Super Dimension Fortress Macross&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Genesis Climber MOSPEADA&lt;/em&gt;. However, I always thought that when it came to the &quot;SDF-#&quot; it was either referring to &quot;Space Defense Fortress&quot; or &quot;Space Defense Force&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when I was watching Episode 78 (&quot;Ghost Town&quot;), the old guys referred to the crash warship as a &quot;Super Dimensional Fortress&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;SDF&quot; actually mean in &lt;em&gt;Robotech&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T23:21:05.657" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T23:21:05.657" Title="What does &quot;SDF&quot; stand for in Robotech?" Tags="&lt;robotech&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4986" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:27:48.743" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dialogue here goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;で、窓硝子はどこだい？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So, where are the windows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;なぜ？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Why do you ask?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;壊して回るんだよ。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I'm going to go around breaking them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;魔梨威さん、十五夜と十五の夜は違うから。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Marii, it might be a full moon night, but it's not the fifteenth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last quoted line is the one depicted in your screenshot. There's a difficult-to-capture joke in this sequence, which I will nonetheless try to capture below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, 十五夜【じゅうごや】 (character-by-character &amp;quot;fifteen-night&amp;quot;) is translated as &amp;quot;full moon night&amp;quot;. It literally just means &amp;quot;full moon&amp;quot;. This originated as a reference to the lunar calendar, but now is just an ordinary synonym for &amp;quot;full moon&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;十五【じゅうご】の夜【よる】 (the same thing with the genitive particle の interposed) is translated as &amp;quot;the fifteenth&amp;quot;. A more direct interpretation of this, however, would be &amp;quot;a night at the age of fifteen&amp;quot; (an age when people are prone to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseDelinquents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Yankee&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; antics).&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The joke, then, originates from the fact that 十五の夜 (&lt;em&gt;Juugo no Yoru&lt;/em&gt;) is also the name of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pshjQzqGynE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an 80s song&lt;/a&gt;, the debut single of popular singer OZAKI Yutaka, and one that has great affection for the Yankee ideology/ethos. The song's chorus reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;盗んだバイクで走り出す 行き先も解らぬまま&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;暗い夜の帳りの中へ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;誰にも縛られたくないと 逃げ込んだこの夜に&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;自由になれた気がした 15の夜&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated loosely as prose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riding the bike I stole, I dash off into the curtains of the dark night, knowing not where I'm headed. I don't want anyone to chain me down as I run off into the night, feeling free at last - the night of the fifteenth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why Tetora's backdrop changes from a full moon (十五夜) to a guy riding a bike when she says 十五の夜.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternate possibility (and probably a more likely one): Marii's lines could be a reference to a &lt;em&gt;different&lt;/em&gt; Ozaki Yutaka song: 卒業【そつぎょう】 (&lt;em&gt;sotsugyou&lt;/em&gt;, &amp;quot;Graduation&amp;quot;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://j-lyric.net/artist/a000ee6/l004f70.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lyrics&lt;/a&gt;), which contains the following line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;夜の校舎 窓ガラス壊してまわった&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I went around the school building, breaking all the windows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note also that Gankyou's line a few seconds later may be related:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;つまらない大人にはなりたくないね。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I don't want to become a boring adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an almost-direct quotation of the penultimate line from the song ガラスのジェネレーション (&amp;quot;Glass Generation&amp;quot;), by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoharu_Sano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SANO Motoharu&lt;/a&gt;, on his album &amp;quot;Heart Beat&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.moto.co.jp/works/songs/HeartBeat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lyrics&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;つまらない大人には　なりたくない&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(same as above, but without the concluding interjectory particle ね)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Joshiraku obscurata, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://notredrevie.ws/2012/08/09/joshiraku-04-notes-and-the-like/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;vale's translation notes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is probably an elision of the construction 十五歳【じゅうごさい】の夜【よる】, and is literary or poetic in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:49:11.323" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5015" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:29:37.687" Score="5" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, there are three SDFs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The SDF-1 which was the major focus of the first season.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The SDF-3 which is the flagship of the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF), where Rick Hunter is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The SDF-2 I wasn't too sure about, as at first I thought it was a separate ship built, but it was apparently destroyed with the SDF-1 in the final episode of the first season. (Not entirely sure if it's a separate ship or the repaired SDF-1.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Episode 78 (&quot;Ghost Town&quot;), the communications from the REF were coming from the SDF-4, so I'm wondering: How many SDF-#'s are there, and are they all the same as the SDF-1 (minus the aircraft carriers which were just a patch job)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T23:25:11.517" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T19:23:45.943" Title="How many SDF-#'s are there?" Tags="&lt;robotech&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5007" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7169" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:34:58.583" Score="6" ViewCount="2392" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime where Homura is in a wasteland, she grows wings. The texture is almost the same as the art style that is used for witches and their lairs, so I'm wondering - at the end of the anime, was Homura becoming something of a witch/magical girl hybrid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pictures of Homura's wings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/37YqRl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&amp;#39;s wings from the front, from the Blu-Ray&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuDcGl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&amp;#39;s wings from the back, from the TV airing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TEX1jl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&amp;#39;s wings from the side, from the movie&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T13:43:35.760" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T03:53:46.570" Title="Are Homura's wings witch wings in the end?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5011" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:38:22.677" Score="5" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Madoka recreates the universe so that magical girls disappear before they become witches, there is a scene where Mami, Kyouko, and Homura come out from a battle and Kyouko is upset about Sayaka being gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Sayaka &quot;disappear&quot; during that fight, or did the three just come out from fighting her witch (thus Madoka not getting to Sayaka in time)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:34:52.480" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T02:35:34.497" Title="Did Kyouko fight Sayaka in the new universe?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5004" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:42:09.120" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://robotech.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Dimensional_Fortress&quot;&gt;Robotech Saga wikia&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;SDF&quot; in the &quot;SDF-#&quot; stands for &lt;strong&gt;Super Dimensional Fortress&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T22:42:09.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5014" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:42:33.447" Score="13" ViewCount="22076" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since witches are actually magical girls who, when their soul gems are fully tainted, become witches, that means that Walpurgisnacht was a magical girl. Since Madoka in two realities became a witch that could destroy the world/universe, that would mean there was a magical girl who was, at the time, much stronger than Madoka (before Homura's trips to the past compiling Madoka's fate and power).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which magical girl became Walpurgisnacht? Were they like Madoka, and had their fate compiled from overlapping timelines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T23:27:27.603" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T12:10:46.450" Title="Who is the magical girl who becomes Walpurgisnacht?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5008" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:47:12.903" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are, definitionally, no witches in the post-Madoka universe. As such, it is not possible that Kyouko fought Sayaka's witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, Mami says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;行ってしまったわ。円環の理に導かれて。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ミキさん、さっきのあの一撃にすべての力を使ってしまったのね。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's gone. Taken away by the Law of Cycles.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Miki used up all her energy in that last attack, didn't she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And furthermore, we see that they have just set a wraith/demon/魔獣 on fire. It is very clear from this that Sayaka just disappeared after running out of energy in a fight with a wraith/demon/魔獣.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T02:35:34.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5003" CreationDate="2013-08-28T22:55:55.887" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The television rating system in Japan is the same as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eirin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;movie rating system&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their regulations are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unrestricted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;G: General audiences&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;PG12: Parental guidance suggested. Some content may be unsuitable for children under the age of 12.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Restricted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are regulated, and all movie theaters are required to check for ID. Allowing in an underage child is a criminal offense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;R15+: Restricted to teenagers 15 and over only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;R18+: Restricted to teenagers 18 and over only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a lot more difficult to regulate television watching than to regulate movie-watching, so just because a rating is given for a television show, it doesn't mean that it is being followed, whereas in a movie theater, at least, it can be regulated. Frequently, in America, for TV-MA, a warning will be given that the show may not be appropriate for children under the age of 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Darker than Black was actually rated TV-MA in America, not R. R is only used for movies, and Darker than Black is a TV series. The rating is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/darker-than-black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot (at the moment) find what the Japanese rating is for Darker than Black, but presumably it was either R15+ or R18+.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T07:16:01.103" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T07:16:01.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5007" CreationDate="2013-08-28T23:00:29.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no definitive answer as to what exactly Homura's wings are, at this time. It is possible that the third movie will reveal new information about the nature of her wings, but for now, there is no real answer to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T23:00:29.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2013-08-28T23:03:45.533" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no information about who it was that became Walpurgisnacht. All we really know is that Walpurgisnacht is, in some sense, a fusion of multiple witches (or magical girls, I guess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official description from July 2011 Megami interview with Urobuchi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the last episode we saw the &amp;quot;Walpurgisnacht&amp;quot;, but what kind of witch is it specifically?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has the destructive power to bring about natural disasters powerful enough to blow away an entire town, but originally it was a single witch. It's a witch that has grown from the combination of countless other witches. Walpurgisnacht combines with other witches in the same way two powerful tornadoes are able to combine and become larger. It's essentially a &amp;quot;conglomeration&amp;quot;-type witch. Because it's so powerful, it rarely shows itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the Madoka wiki for &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Walpurgis_Night&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;more details&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T16:53:05.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5006" CreationDate="2013-08-28T23:08:36.677" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://robotech.wikia.com/wiki/SDF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Robotech Wikia&lt;/a&gt; has a list for SDF-1, SDF-2, SDF-3, SDF-4 and SDF-7. It includes a listing for SDF-M, but I don't think that was in the TV series (it's mentioned in the Robotech comics). Wikipedia also has a list of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Robotech_vehicles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Robotech vehicles&lt;/a&gt; that has a lot of detailed information of 1-4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SDF-1&lt;/strong&gt;: Robotech TV series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SDF-2 Megalord&lt;/strong&gt;: Robotech TV series (starting from episode 26)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SDF-3 Pioneer&lt;/strong&gt;: First appeared in &lt;a href=&quot;http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120820223908/robotech/images/f/f6/Incomplete_SDF3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Crystal Dreams&quot; promo&lt;/a&gt; and in the Robotech II: The Sentinels series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SDF-4 Izumo/Liberator&lt;/strong&gt;: Last episode of the original series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SDF-7&lt;/strong&gt;: Robotech II: The Sentinels novels &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SDF-M&lt;/strong&gt;: Invid War: Aftermath comics&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The SDF-7 was a Horizon Class T ship, so it's not like SDF-1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T23:29:53.630" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T23:29:53.630" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5021" CreationDate="2013-08-28T23:15:33.570" Score="9" ViewCount="1200" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Trigun&lt;/em&gt;, Vash the Stampede is able to transform his arm into a big weapon with which he makes a hole in the moon. Is that transformation ever explained? Did he acquire this power after the spaceship crashed or did he have it since the beginning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T18:56:59.057" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T18:56:59.057" Title="How is Vash able to transform his arm into a weapon?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5019" CreationDate="2013-08-29T00:17:35.727" Score="6" ViewCount="2882" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Kyuubi attacked the Leaf Village after being hypnotized by Tobi, Minato as a last resort separated the Kyuubi into two parts. Recently in the latest chapters of the manga, it looks like the Kyuubi was separated into Black and White, as in Evil and Good, or Yin and Yang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What technique did he use? Did he really split the Kyuubi into good and evil halves? Or is it just something made up for the split?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T18:36:17.450" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T18:36:17.450" Title="What technique did Minato use to separate the Kyuubi into two parts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5018" CreationDate="2013-08-29T03:05:02.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Minato used the Death Reaper Seal to seal the Yin half the Kyuubi in him, then he used the Eight Trigram Seal combined with the 4 Element Seal to seal the Yang Half of the Kyuubi in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During its attack on Konoha, Minato Namikaze sacrificed his life by&#xA;  splitting the fox's chakra into two: sealing the Yang half within his&#xA;  son and sealing the Yin half within himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lower down in the page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since Kurama's chakra was too immense to be sealed within an infant&#xA;  like Naruto, Minato first used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to&#xA;  separate and seal its Yin half within himself and then prepared the&#xA;  Eight Trigrams Seal to imprison the Yang half within Naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 4 Element Seal was used so that the chakra of the Nine Tailed Fox would slowly leak out from the Eight Trigrams Seal and merge with Naruto's own chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T04:52:55.750" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T04:52:55.750" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-29T05:30:54.657" Score="6" ViewCount="2118" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GXBx7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been wondering for a long time which anime this is from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2302" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T09:05:28.893" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T09:05:28.893" Title="What is the name of this anime with nekomimi?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T06:11:12.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5016" CreationDate="2013-08-29T05:32:45.977" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know whether you have read the manga, so the following may be somewhat of a spoiler, because it reveals Vash's true identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vash is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a Plant. Plants are inter-dimensional beings that are tapped as a source of power and energy for the planet Gunsmoke. They are beings that can generate energy and even food and water based on environmental conditions. Plants were invented by humans, and are usually kept alive in light bulb shaped containers and used as a power source. Vash and Knives are independent Plants, meaning they can survive independently (other plants depend on being kept in a special environment in their containers) and even use their powers of their own conscious will. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trigun.wikia.com/wiki/Plants&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ability to transform his arm is called Angel Arm, and it is a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; natural ability of all Plants. It may take various forms, but is most known for it's usage by Knives and Vash in a form of a cannon. However, in order to activate the ability, they need a catalyst (such as the pistols in the anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T05:32:45.977" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5020" CreationDate="2013-08-29T06:10:33.290" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(All below links are possibly NSFW.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A larger version of this image can be &lt;a href=&quot;http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1450053?tags=hayami_shizuku&quot;&gt;found on Danbooru&lt;/a&gt;. Apparently, this image is just a drawing by &lt;a href=&quot;http://naomi703703703.blog112.fc2.com/&quot;&gt;an artist named Naomi&lt;/a&gt; as part of her 世界の果ての喫茶店 (Cafe at the End of the World) series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T06:10:33.290" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-23T22:16:51.613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5020" CreationDate="2013-08-29T06:10:43.870" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't from an anime. It's original art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=970058&quot;&gt;this Pixiv user&lt;/a&gt; (warning, may be a bit NSFW) for her &lt;a href=&quot;http://naomi703703703.blog112.fc2.com/&quot;&gt;FC2 blog&lt;/a&gt; (also maybe not safe for work).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters in the image are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hayami Shizuku (white hair, green eyes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hutaba Akane (blonde hair, red eyes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hutaba Aoi (blonde hair, blue eyes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neko (brown hair)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T06:10:43.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-29T20:53:55.007" Score="6" ViewCount="770" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA, cars and trains are shown, but they seem to be regular early 1900s cars and trains, similar to those that existed in the real world at that time. I was wondering if there are any forms of transportation that are shown to take alchemy, either in the construction or in the actually running of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T22:37:36.573" Title="Is there any alchemy-based transportation in FMA?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5028" CreationDate="2013-08-29T21:16:37.007" Score="8" ViewCount="1430" Body="&lt;p&gt;The countries in FMA all seem to have different governmental structures. Amestris seems to be militarily run but I thought I saw references to some sort of Parliament. Xing seemed to have tribes but Ling is also the Prince. Ishval seemed to have some sort of set of elders, though I wasn't sure about that. What are the technical governmental structures of the three countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:18:34.850" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T03:03:13.300" Title="What are the governmental structures of the countries in FMA?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5025" CreationDate="2013-08-29T21:19:43.193" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official word one way or another on this, as far as I can tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, there is significant evidence that the alchemists outside of the military are not as talented as the ones we've seen. In general, the military tends to pick up extraordinarily talented alchemists for their own purposes. (You can see scenes such as Al fixing the radio, Ed's little parade around town fixing everything, and even Ed fixing up the town after alchemy stopped working for a while; in each of these scenarios, the townspeople are astounded at their skill level.) Alchemists who do not join the military (Izumi, Hawkeye's father) tend to live more secluded lives and devote their time to research or other science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, we can conclude that there are probably few alchemists who are willing to take their time and contribute to an industry (transportation manufacturing) that does not take advantage of their scientific understanding or level of skill the same way being in the military would. Not only that, but the military grants &lt;em&gt;lots&lt;/em&gt; of time for personal research as well as &lt;em&gt;huge&lt;/em&gt; grants to State Alchemists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all that, it's tough to say that any alchemists would find themselves in the manufacturing industry; this doesn't mean there aren't any able to, though. We've seen Ed able to completely transform the exterior of a car.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fIqbn.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ed&amp;#39;s clown car!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as I said, since there is no official word on this, we can only assume that the alchemists outside of the military likely do not have the skill nor motivation to participate in the manufacturing of transport vehicles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of alchemy actually being &lt;em&gt;used&lt;/em&gt; for transportation, this is essentially unheard of. The only time this actually happens is when people move between reality and non-reality. (This happens when they are deconstructed and taken into the Gate, or when Ed and Ling escape from Gluttony.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-08-29T22:37:36.573" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T22:37:36.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5026" CreationDate="2013-08-29T23:29:07.970" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt; Amestris is a military state which has a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_republic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;parliamentary republic&lt;/a&gt; form of government. Xing is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;monarchy&lt;/a&gt; which has a clan structure beneath the monarch (emperor). Ishval, when it was a country of its own, had an unknown government structure but was probably split into communes; it is now under Amestris's government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;strong&gt;long answer&lt;/strong&gt;, too, of course...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Amestris&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amestris is a Unitary State, with a population of about 50 million and a Parliamentary Republic type of Government. The Head of State is the Commander-in-Chief of the Military who holds the title of &amp;quot;Führer&amp;quot; (大総統, Daisōtō in Japanese, a form of &amp;quot;Generalissimo&amp;quot;) and who concentrates the ranks of Head of State and Head of Government. — &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Amestris&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amestris, &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amestris is a military state ruled by Führer King Bradley. As mentioned above, it is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;unitary state&lt;/a&gt; (one in which there is one central government which decides what smaller branches handle) with a parliamentary republic government. So, yes; there is a parliament, but it is more-or-less just a cover for the central military control body that we see running the country for the entirety of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that Amestris did not used to be a military state; it is not mentioned what type of government it had prior to becoming one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Ishval&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishval is implied to have once been a country, but is no longer a sovereign nation. Following the fall of Xerxes, many countries were assimilated into what is seen as Amestris in 1914 and onward. There is no given record of the government in Ishval at the time, though it is implied that it was a tribal land, not so much run by a government, but more likely small communes that worked on their own and were united by connections between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man pictured below is a high-ranking monk, and who is most likely important in uniting the Ishval community (even prior to the War of Extermination).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2OB0cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Scar's master and a monk of Ishval&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Xing&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Xing is a Monarchy, whose monarch holds the title of Emperor. It's composed by fifty hereditary clans all under the rule of a single Emperor, who cements his rule by taking the daughter of each clan's chief to be his concubine and bear him a single heir for each clan. — &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Xing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Xing, &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The country of Xing is, as stated above, a monarchy ruled by an emperor (part of which makes it an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;empire&lt;/a&gt;). Beneath the (unnamed) emperor are approximately fifty clans, most of which have an heir (about forty-three have heirs, the others do not). Two of the clans we are briefly told about are the Yao and Chang clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KSfac.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Emperor of Xing&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ling says he is a prince, this is basically a technicality; he is the leader of the Yao clan and an heir to the emperor's throne (the twelfth heir, I think). He has no special privileges above being the leader of his clan, so his rank as &amp;quot;prince&amp;quot; solely has to do with his position as heir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Others&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drachma, the large and arctic country to the north, is not told to have any specific kind of government. However, given how it is the largest country around and is an arctic country, as well as the types of wars it fights, it is implied that it is an equivalent of Russia. Russia was, at the time, the Russian Empire, which I believe was also ruled by an emperor or tsar. Further reading: (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire#Government_and_administration&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Russian Empire: Government and administration, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creta, to the southwest, is a smaller country which is composed of tribes in a federation-like manner. (Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Creta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Creta, &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T23:29:07.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5042" CreationDate="2013-08-30T00:19:47.953" Score="4" ViewCount="1332" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto carries a bamboo tree at the end with some stuff hanging from it like a Christmas tree.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there any significance to the bamboo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qK8e3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T05:48:10.983" Title="What is the significance of the bamboo tree that naruto carries at the end of the op?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5030" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5091" CreationDate="2013-08-30T00:45:30.033" Score="11" ViewCount="851" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the animals are supposed to represent some kind of virtue, but I'm not sure what.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there any explanation on why those specific animals were chosen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xI1Kl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hokage&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7L1PX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Raikage&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuD09.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mizukage&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nwwIn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kazekage&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:46:06.480" Title="Why do the Kage's have animals in the background?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6286" CreationDate="2013-08-30T01:41:57.360" Score="5" ViewCount="868" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious whether if only Madara possesses the Rinnegan and if not how many are there?&#xA;What are the chances that Sasuke can awaken his Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2019-06-27T05:53:17.200" Title="Other than Madara, who among the Uchiha Clan possesses or successfully awaken the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7230" CreationDate="2013-08-30T01:46:01.343" Score="6" ViewCount="27356" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Rinnegan is an &quot;upgrade&quot; of Sharingan, then it should be possible that all the techniques of Sharingan will be carried away to Rinnegan like the Mangekyou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, then why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T00:52:49.233" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:28:55.583" Title="Can a Rinnegan user use Mangekyou abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2789" CreationDate="2013-08-30T02:07:41.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer includes the information from the manga. The anime makes a reference to a couple of key elements which don't get revealed until the 2nd half of the manga which occurs 1 year after the first half (what the anime covers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the list of events in chronological order from Kaname's birth to Yuuki's &quot;awakening&quot; as a human:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: The &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt; indicates information found in the 13th volume of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt;. In the anime, Juri makes a reference to Rido killing Kaname and awakening Lord Kaname)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaname is born in secret &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rido takes him to the coffin beneath the Kuran Estate &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rido sacrifices Kaname to awaken Lord Kaname in hopes to absorb Lord Kaname &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lord Kaname wounds Rido (As Rido woke him up, Rido is Lord Kaname's master and cannot be killed) &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having been woken in an incomplete state, Lord Kaname reverts into an infant to stop the thousands of years worth of hunger which would be sated by him slaughtering the Kuran Family, represses memories so they won't get in the way &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haruka finds Kaname's sheet bloodied, finds Lord Kaname as an infant &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Juri finds Haruka, and both take Lord Kaname and raise him as they would have with Kaname &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuuki is born in secret&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaname begins to go outside, finds the rose that only blooms every 10 years, returns to tell Yuuki the next time he sees it he'll encase it in resin for her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rido learns of Yuuki, finds Kuran Residence, accompanied by Vampires from the Senate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haruka faces Rido, is killed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Juri sacrifices life to turn Yuuki into a human&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaname faces Rido, mortally wounds Rido but is unable to kill as he is Lord Kaname and Rido was the one who woke him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaname escapes with Yuuki (asleep?) to find Cross&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaname leaves Yuuki in snow to deal with Perusing Vampires &lt;strong&gt;[M]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuuki awakes, Vampires find Yuuki, Kaname returns and protects Yuuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the fight against Rido at Cross Academy plays out differently, and in the manga, Kaname gathers the Elder Council (The Senate) and kills them before going to attempt to kill Takuma's Father, so if a third season (or second if you think &lt;em&gt;Guilty&lt;/em&gt; is still the first season) of the anime comes, it may have differences when it reveals this part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:13:11.760" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:13:11.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5034" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5079" CreationDate="2013-08-30T03:01:02.960" Score="7" ViewCount="5690" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto was asked by Killer Bee: &quot;What is the sealing technique use to contain the Nine-Tails?&quot;, Naruto said that it is the &quot;Four Element Seal&quot;. In return, Killer Bee said that the sealing technique used to contain the Eight-Tails is the &quot;Iron Fist Seal&quot;. Now I want to know what are the other sealing techniques to contain the other Tailed Beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far we have the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Nine-Tails:  Four Element&#xA;Eight-Tails: Iron Fist&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:16:31.513" LastActivityDate="2017-08-05T19:16:34.437" Title="What are the sealing techniques used to contain the Tailed Beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5031" CreationDate="2013-08-30T03:11:28.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far as the manga goes, only Madara was seen to activate the Rinnegan. Even Nagato's rinnegan was given to him by Madara before his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so all the rinnegan shown belongs to Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke will only be able to activate rinnegan if he has Hashirama's cells with him. And i guess he currently don't have it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="1677" LastEditDate="2019-06-27T05:53:17.200" LastActivityDate="2019-06-27T05:53:17.200" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2013-08-30T03:20:28.360" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is, since during Madara and 5 kages fight, Madara is able to cast genjutsu to raikage after looking into his eyes, though his eyes is seen as a sharinggan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he can still use Susanoo which is a Mangekyo ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T03:20:28.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5037" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5039" CreationDate="2013-08-30T04:22:39.800" Score="4" ViewCount="65556" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it intentionally ambiguous as in they didn't want to commit to a true ending or are they both alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T05:04:03.643" Title="What happens to Yin and Hei after the ending of season 2?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-30T04:29:57.623" Score="4" ViewCount="1597" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are there so many instances of younger female characters falling in love with older male adult characters? Is it a cultural thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T14:12:24.760" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T15:09:14.647" Title="Why are there so many instance of young girls falling for older men?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5037" CreationDate="2013-08-30T04:35:59.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Hei is alive, that's for certain; however, what happens to Yin isn't entirely mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that could prove that Yin is dead is because on near the end of the anime, Yin appears (the one in the white suit) and asks Hei to kill her, in which he agrees. In the OVA, she also says her final goodbye and confesses her feeling for Hei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the OVA, Izanagi does say that he'll grant Yin's wish which would be to be with Hei, and Izanagi did grant July's wish to be with Suou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Bai's power allows for molecular manipulation. It is how Hei is a Contractor since she fused with him near the end of Heaven's War and how the plan to destroy all Contractors by destroying Hell's Gate failed and how Heaven's Gate cannot be touched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, Bai's star which disappeared because Bai was trapped in the Meteor Core began to shine again because she was released. If Hei got Bai's power back, then he could have fused with Yin as well and (if a third season is made) is now trying to find a way to reverse the fusion so that Yin can return to her body (maybe also to allow Bai to come back). However, that is speculation, one thing I've read that while Hei is holding her body, it's glowing, which could mean she's alive, though I didn't actually notice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should point out that what we see is a light growing brighter when he puts his hand on Yin at the end. While he could be killing her here, the light could be the same that Hei emitted when he made Anti-Gate Particles nonexistent at the end of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-15T05:03:38.337" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T05:03:38.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5043" CreationDate="2013-08-30T05:08:17.833" Score="6" ViewCount="1797" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was supposed to be dead. However, I was still wondering because she reappears in season 2 and seemingly so in season 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T00:54:06.120" Title="Is Amber still alive after season 1?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-30T05:37:29.703" Score="33" ViewCount="16781" Body="&lt;p&gt;If all Devil Fruit users in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; anime are not capable of swimming, what about a Devil Fruit user whose ability is to control water? Can such a person able to swim or evade the Devil Fruit's curse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-03T03:10:27.027" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T17:34:59.890" Title="Would a water manipulating Devil Fruit user be able to swim?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5029" CreationDate="2013-08-30T05:48:10.983" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to me to be a reference to Tanabata festival. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tanabata is a traditional star festival, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and ALtair).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to legend, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition to write wishes on small pieces of paper and hang them on a bamboo tree:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k4pof.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would way Naruto is holding a small wishing tree with wishes from his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T05:48:10.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5040" CreationDate="2013-08-30T05:55:30.260" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suppose she's really gone. According to the wiki (spoiler for 2nd season), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, Misaki discovers a reversed message left by her on a disc, which informs her of what lies ahead. Another message left by her also informs Misaki of the true nature of Izanami and Izanagi, and Amber's goal, once again, appears to be preventing the end of the known world. She also briefly appears behind Misaki, seemingly in physical form, as Misaki turns around to see her, as if registering her presence, but finds nothing. This is most likely Amber prior to her death, traveling into the future depicted in the second season to observe it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I believe that what she did in the end of the first season was what it seemed to be: a noble sacrifice in order to help Hei realize what he had to do. Too bad, as she was a really interesting character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T05:55:30.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-30T08:33:25.880" Score="6" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Nsjx.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from a flash animation of Asuna (from Negima), but I've seen this in a lot of shows, especially during the ending themes. Most recently, the ED of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TumRG0Co77I#t=2:45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Recorder and Randsell Mi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real dance or just something that's easy to animate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T01:09:19.983" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T01:09:19.983" Title="What is this dance?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5045" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5048" CreationDate="2013-08-30T11:14:50.363" Score="3" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 5 (I Won't Get Pool Again) of &lt;em&gt;Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome&lt;/em&gt;, the following scenes appear on page 11. In that scene, the person being called Sakamoto is actually called Itou.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rbF6V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;panel from page 11 of chapter 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it might be some kind of parody. Which character or human was being parodied? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T21:02:27.600" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T21:02:27.600" Title="Who is Sakamoto?" Tags="&lt;wagatsuma-san-wa-ore-no-yome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5044" CreationDate="2013-08-30T13:29:37.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The instruments are called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maracas&lt;/a&gt; which are similar to shaker. Similar to how some singers use tambourines, other use maracas when they are singing often dancing while playing in rhythm to the shake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can often see backing vocalists use such instruments to appear busy when they are not required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ehow.com/how_8578637_dance-maracas.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;how to dance with Maracas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T13:38:22.033" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T13:38:22.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5047" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-30T15:41:11.130" Score="3" ViewCount="3107" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much of the Black God (Kurokami) manga was adapted into the anime, as in up to what chapter/volume?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most humans do not know that every person is one of three doppel liners, three people who share the same fate, and that god-like beings called mototsumitama protect the natural balance of power in the world. However, Keita Ibuki, a videogame programmer from Tokyo, is suddenly drawn into the intrigues of the mototsumitama during a chance encounter with Kuro, a young mototsumitama who makes a contract with Keita in order to save his life. Along with Keita's childhood friend Akane Sano, the pair begins to investigate strange disruptions in the natural balance of power that seem to be connected to a powerful clan of mototsumitama.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10262&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10262&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending of the anime: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Akane is getting married to Keita, and thanks Kuro for allowing them to reach that point. Several decades later, Kuro receives a telepathic message from a very old Keita. He tells her that he will take the curse with him, thanking her for giving him a happy life. Keita died afterward just before his grandchildren come to get him for dinner. A relieved Kuro then tells her beloved Contractee to rest in peace. -&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kurokami:_The_Animation_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kurokami:_The_Animation_episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T16:32:56.970" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:31:58.040" Title="How much of the Black God (Kurokami) manga was adapted into the anime?" Tags="&lt;black-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5045" CreationDate="2013-08-30T16:05:45.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a parody of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ry%C5%8Dma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryoma Sakamoto&lt;/a&gt; (坂本健太), a prominent figure and force behind the overthrowing of the Tokugawa Shogunate (during the Bakumatsu period) which led to the Meiji Restoration, and one of his quotations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;人間、好きな道によって世界を切り拓いてゆく&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People make their way in life by following their hearts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, the Underdog Scans translation is rife with inaccuracies GIA, which is Gesu (not &amp;quot;guess,&amp;quot; which can mean anything from lowlife to humble person, the ambiguity here seems intentional) Intelligence Agency. his is the same kind of &amp;quot;gesu&amp;quot; as the &amp;quot;Gesu-ling Club&amp;quot; from &lt;em&gt;Sket Dance&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T16:05:45.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5049" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5050" CreationDate="2013-08-30T18:16:34.373" Score="5" ViewCount="3749" Body="&lt;p&gt;In YuYu Hakusho its possible to see that Yusuke wears a green uniform and Kuwabara a light blue uniform.  Nobody else wears uniforms like that in their school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T18:23:48.343" LastActivityDate="2020-04-22T03:12:19.107" Title="Why are Kuwabara and Yusuke's uniforms different from other students?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5049" CreationDate="2013-08-30T18:20:01.423" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably the case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransferStudentUniforms&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Transfer Student Uniforms&lt;/a&gt; as described on Tv Tropes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;New Transfer Students in places where school uniforms are a cultural default setting often wear their old ones until the school can provide them with a new one. &lt;strong&gt;In fiction, this shows the newcomer or outsider&lt;/strong&gt;. When they get the current school uniform, this indicates they've been assimilated. If the student is meant to be a Fish out of Water, they will keep their old uniform throughout the series. In Japanese media, even rebels don't choose to abandon uniforms entirely; in American media they will do this even if the new school doesn't have uniforms. Compare the Non-Uniform Uniform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on that same page, it describes the incident in Yu Yu Hakusho (note Kuwabara's case):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yusuke from YuYu Hakusho distinct green uniform annoys the faculty, since while technically acceptable he wears it just to stand out. Even Kuwabara wears a slightly different shade of blue than the standard uniform. &lt;strong&gt;This is anime-only, though; manga color images usually have Kuwabara and Yusuke's uniforms matching&lt;/strong&gt;, even if the colors aren't always consistent, unless the artist was color-coding them. Keiko calls Yusuke on his green uniform in the dub, but the original doesn't really mention it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It happens in a lot of other anime/manga as well, commonly enough to be considered a well known trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T18:25:02.663" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T18:25:02.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14558" CreationDate="2013-08-30T20:44:50.387" Score="7" ViewCount="4235" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original &lt;em&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt; light novels were adapted as anime and manga. I heard, that the LNs had much more content than the manga or the anime, but I couldn't find any reliable sources. Do the light novels have more content than the manga/anime? And if yes, do the adaptions differ much or are the differences minimal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-09T23:49:06.620" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T04:54:54.933" Title="How different are the Index light novels from the manga/anime?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5052" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-30T20:46:09.710" Score="7" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Requiem for the Phantom&lt;/em&gt; (episode 3, ~6:30), the Scythe Master puts some kind of oil or lube on Ein's body. Why would he put lube on her body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-10-17T01:57:42.027" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T01:57:42.027" Title="Why did Scythe Master put lube on Ein?" Tags="&lt;requiem-for-the-phantom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5041" CreationDate="2013-08-30T21:09:42.987" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of this answer is speculation as there is currently no answer to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that the possibility of the &quot;Mizu Mizu no Mi&quot; existing somewhere in the One Piece universe is highly possible, since we have already seen multiple states of water being Devil Fruits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Moku_Moku_no_Mi&quot;&gt;Moku Moku no Mi&lt;/a&gt; (Smoke - Gas state)*&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hie_Hie_no_Mi&quot;&gt;Hie Hie no Mi&lt;/a&gt; (Ice - Solid state)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yuki_Yuki_no_Mi&quot;&gt;Yuki Yuki no Mi&lt;/a&gt; (Snow - Solid state)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;* I know this one is disputable&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only problem with the &quot;Mizu Mizu no Mi&quot; is that it will create a paradox.&#xA;Since Devil Fruit users are weak to water, if a Devil Fruit user transforms into water, he would be rendered powerless and transform back to his normal form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But all in all, I don't think the person using this Devil Fruit will be able to circumvent the &quot;curse&quot; Devil Fruit users get from eating them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T17:47:27.893" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T17:47:27.893" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6468" CreationDate="2013-08-30T22:51:59.943" Score="14" ViewCount="559" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 19 of &lt;em&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S&lt;/em&gt;, Saten is shown reading a book to Febri, presumably as a bedtime story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rNx7z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transcribed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;国の中央部には、立派すぎる建物が並んでいました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;豪華な化粧石をふんだんに使った、どっしりとした石の建築物です。必ず尖った屋根や、装飾でついている変な生き物の石像が目立ちます。整った区画の中に、それらは丁寧に並んでいました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;道路は車なら十台ほどが並んで走れそうな幅で、きれいに十字に交差しています。薄い土埃を上げながら走るモトラドがとても小さく見える、壮大な都市部でした。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;そして、そこには誰もいません。車も走っていません。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;エルメスを止めて交差点の中央に立ったキノが、視線と体をぐるりと回します。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「…………」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;建物は音もなく磧へと流れていき、また別の建物が現れ、また流れていきます。その向こうには、変わらない蒼い空があるだけなのでした。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Loosely translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the heart of a certain country, there stood buildings altogether too splendid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were built from solid stone, much of which was beautifully decorated. They invariably had peaked roofs and stone figures of strange animals that drew the eye. They stood side-by-side in an orderly manner, within their orderly city blocks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The roads were so wide that ten cars could drive in parallel, and they intersected at perfect right angles. Vehicles would kick up a thin cloud of dust as they drove. They were tiny by comparison with the grandeur of the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there was nobody there. Neither people nor vehicles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kino stopped his Hermes in the middle of an intersection and looked all around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The buildings silently flowed towards the waterfront as new buildings emerged to take their place, and then those new buildings too flowed away. Beyond them was nothing but the unchanging blue sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first line does not appear anywhere on the internet, so it doesn't look like this is pre-existing Japanese fiction. It &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be pre-existing non-Japanese fiction that has been translated into Japanese for the first time (or differently) by somebody involved in the production of &lt;em&gt;Railgun S&lt;/em&gt;. Alternatively, it could be original Japanese fiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T06:25:52.680" Title="What book is Saten reading to Febri in episode 19 of Railgun S?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;&lt;kinos-journey&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2013-08-31T02:48:26.617" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most anime characters have spikey hair because it's a trademark in anime. And not all anime characters have spikey hair, for example, Lee, Orochimaru, Katara, and many others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many say that most anime characters have bangs because if they don't they'll have a big forehead. Vegeta. Krillin, Yamcha, Piccolo, and others don't have big foreheads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2316" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-17T15:00:06.577" LastActivityDate="2021-01-17T15:00:06.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5059" CreationDate="2013-08-31T09:34:30.330" Score="8" ViewCount="644" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1 &amp;amp; 2 (maybe also 3), each episode ends with a preview of the next episode's title on top of a picture, with a dialogue box. The pictures are visibly done by different artists and seem to be signed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I fancy some of these pictures but have no idea if/where they could be found without the extraneous interface stuff. Have these appeared in an artbook, some online promo gallery, or possibly their respective artists' gallery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2223" LastActivityDate="2013-08-31T14:20:10.357" Title="Where to get the end-of-episode pictures?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4994" CreationDate="2013-08-31T12:48:41.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Korra was designed to be Aangs polar opposite. He is calm, peaceful, and prefers to solve things without a fight, he prefers to avoid the enemy rather than counter or bide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Korra on the other hand, is hot-headed, a fighter, prefers to pulverize an enemy rather than avoid a battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Airbending is considered to be a very &quot;spiritual&quot; type of bending, it requires one to be connected to his inner spirit. All airbenders were monks, meditated a lot, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the bendings are more &quot;physical&quot; bendings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As part of Aang being the exact opposite of Korra, he was familiar with airbending at the beginning of the series, and she was familiar with everything &lt;em&gt;but&lt;/em&gt; airbending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; she was able to bend 3 elements at the age of 4-5, that wasn't explained, but we can assume it has to do with pure talent. (She is very good with the &quot;physical&quot; world, but has no talent with the &quot;spiritual&quot; world. An avatar needs both to be &quot;complete&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-08-31T12:48:41.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5057" CreationDate="2013-08-31T14:20:10.357" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;They seem to be bundled with the limited edition Blu-Ray releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Season 2 Volume 6 limited edition Blu-Ray comes with all these goodies, picture courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaminomi.jp/dvd/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the official anime site&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4gSlA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the middle right, you can see two postcards. These are the endcards from episodes 11 and 12 (the episodes published on this volume) free from any text obstructions. I found screenshots of the original episode 11 and 12 endcards on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ruce.blog5.fc2.com/blog-entry-3299.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Japanese blogpost&lt;/a&gt; to confirm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The limited edition Blu-Rays have a suggested sale price of 6800 yen (about 68 USD) each, and it will probably cost more to import it to another country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-08-31T14:20:10.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5060" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5061" CreationDate="2013-08-31T19:52:50.920" Score="6" ViewCount="1928" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a martial arts manga set in present day where a prodigal martial artist fights lots of enemies as they come along. The main character is almost unbeatable but in his youth was a bad person and so one night, while he was sleeping, his father affected his joints to limit his power to half. As stronger enemies come along he starts having trouble in his limited state and begins seeing an old lady who painfully repairs his joints to remove those limits. I'd really appreciate help finding this thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2319" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:14:10.917" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:14:10.917" Title="Manga with a prodigal martial artist whose body is limited to half power by his father" Tags="&lt;aiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:09.210" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5060" CreationDate="2013-08-31T20:15:18.060" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1802&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kunitoshi Joukyuu is a lazy ass, good for nothing pervert. &lt;strong&gt;Who also happens to be a supposed genius master of Aikido, the strongest in the world, if not because his father sealed away most of his abilities before dying.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now he's stuck trying to find a way to rid himself of the &amp;quot;curse&amp;quot; that had been put on him all the while getting involved in fights with beautiful high-school girls who are a part of a power-struggle over a school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But none ever suspected the true sadistic monster that hides underneath the calm and bored face he usually wears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who will be in greater trouble? The girls, or Joukyuu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-08-31T20:15:18.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5047" CreationDate="2013-08-31T20:23:57.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably not the answer you are looking for. But having seen the first episode of the series, I can say that the divergence begins in Chapter 1/episode 1 as Keita's character is completely changed. In the manga he programs video games while in the anime he is a high-schooler. In the manga he is an arrogant prick; no such attributes to the anime character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the anime was produced when the manga was still being written, the anime had to &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; diverge from the manga's plot at one point. This, I'm told, happened in episode 12. I'm not entirely sure which chapter or volume this represents. The ending is completely different from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastActivityDate="2013-08-31T20:23:57.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-01T01:39:09.833" Score="3" ViewCount="667" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/to-survive-anime-must-adapt-but-not-too-much/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/to-survive-anime-must-adapt-but-not-too-much/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought that they would make more money now that many streaming sites buy licenses from anime producers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2278" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T01:39:09.833" Title="Is anime popularity growing outside of Japan despite declining profits?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-09-02T17:58:42.347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-09-01T11:01:04.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the fitting interpretation for me: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi died. Bug caused him to land in the 'school'. It's a place to fulfil regrets, in real live of afterlife (this is a bug by itself actually). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Felt in love with someone and realized it shouldn't be sustaining. &lt;strong&gt;Created&lt;/strong&gt; Angel Player program to turn himself to NPC and thus erased his afterlife memory. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade got the heart in real life. Died and due to fate got hold of the Angel Player. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angel Player has the ability to turn NPC back; with certain conditions I presume (this is assumption). Otonashi got back his soul. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi fell in love again. The cycle should continue until he finds another love. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2324" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T11:01:04.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5615" CreationDate="2013-09-01T13:50:06.087" Score="8" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 3 (titled &lt;em&gt;Savior&lt;/em&gt;) of the manga &lt;em&gt;Shurabara!&lt;/em&gt;, I don't understand the meaning of certain lines in there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I absolutely cannot accept someone like you, Yagimoto Kazuhiro, who only has fifteen strokes in his name!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it rare to have fifteen strokes in a person's name or is it a joke? What does she mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vexMy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page from Shurabara! chapter 3 containing above quote&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T21:04:23.700" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T21:04:23.700" Title="What is the significance of fifteen strokes in a name?" Tags="&lt;shurabara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2013-09-01T13:56:02.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you remember ceaser? In one of episodes of smiley, you could see him eating a giant candy that made him turn to purple, near him there is a wagon that soldiers wanted to ride, but it started melting. Moreover, at the wagon there is a bag full of apples and one of them turned into purple, I think it's a devil fruit, but I don't know who it's user is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2325" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T13:56:02.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5072" CreationDate="2013-09-01T17:05:38.360" Score="12" ViewCount="2049" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does the original Hellsing anime series relate to the newer OVA from 2006?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just a re-release or is there more to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="50" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-09-01T18:11:55.323" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T18:11:55.323" Title="How does Hellsing (2001) relate to Hellsing (2006)?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5071" CreationDate="2013-09-01T17:49:44.007" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hellsing_episodes#Hellsing&quot;&gt;Hellsing (2001)&lt;/a&gt; was based on the manga but contained significant differences, though the character design was similar and the names were the same. The setting was the same as the setting in the manga, but the plot was entirely different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hellsing_episodes#Hellsing_Ultimate&quot;&gt;Hellsing (2006)&lt;/a&gt; or Hellsing Ultimate was an OVA that shared the same plot as the manga, following it much more closely than Hellsing (2001) did. Animated entries of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellsing#Hellsing%3a_The_Dawn&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Dawn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the prequel series to Hellsing, were released with the 8th, 9th, and 10th episodes of Hellsing (2006).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T17:49:44.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5075" CreationDate="2013-09-01T21:47:42.130" Score="1" ViewCount="1122" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Nagato reanimated everyone who died in the village, Katsuyu was with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Couldn't Naruto use Katsuyu to help Nagato, or is it for some other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2197" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-09-02T22:11:37.453" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T05:37:50.303" Title="Why didn't Naruto help Nagato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2013-09-10T06:26:11.573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5074" CreationDate="2013-09-01T23:41:28.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Naruto returned to Konoha, Tsunade ordered one of its smaller&#xA;  clones to stay in Naruto's pocket and keep him informed of Pain's&#xA;  abilities. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Katsuyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First and foremost, Tsunade didn't intend to heal Pain from the start but just wanted to located naruto instead. Even if Katsuyu implied to do, I think smaller clone are smaller in ability like healing and other. Probably, the Katsuyu in Naruto's pocket can't have enough chakra to heal Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Katsuyu's clones are extremely resistant to high amounts&#xA;  of damage, as seen during Invasion of Pain Arc. Katsuyu is also able&#xA;  to absorb people into its body, thus protecting them from physical&#xA;  impacts like the large-scale Shinra Tensei using its own high&#xA;  durability. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Katsuyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that , Katsuyu seem to absorb physical impacts only and it can't do nothing to chakra overexertion from as far as I watched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-09-02T21:40:14.660" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T21:40:14.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5076" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5077" CreationDate="2013-09-02T03:23:59.407" Score="8" ViewCount="805" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who did Sue cosplay as in Genshiken Nidaime episode 9? It looks a bit like Canaria from &lt;em&gt;Rozen Maiden&lt;/em&gt;, except the doll doesn't have a crown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7QuKW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sue&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T21:05:20.753" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T21:05:20.753" Title="Who did Sue cosplay as in Genshiken Nidaime episode 9?" Tags="&lt;genshiken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5076" CreationDate="2013-09-02T04:43:13.857" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The outfit is almost identical to one of the outfits of Meruru (or, more properly, Princess Merururinsu Rede Arls), the titular character of the popular JRPG &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelier_Meruru:_The_Apprentice_of_Arland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Atelier Meruru&lt;/a&gt;. Here's a comparison of the two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sue (ignore the fact that the background is stitched together):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/22zIfl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meruru in her Alchemist costume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZAcxah.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think I need to point out the similarities, but in particular the design of the skirt, the straps on the front of the dress, the wand, the bow on the neck, the crown, the hair style, and the flowers on the outfit are all the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, it seems that Sue's dialogue of the episode references Meruru, so there's no doubt that this is who Sue was cosplaying as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-09-03T22:22:38.053" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T22:22:38.053" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5034" CreationDate="2013-09-02T05:05:52.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific sealing technique for each tailed beast. In the battle with killer B, B stated that the Iron Fist seal is of a lower quality that the Four Element seal. B was simply questioning the quality of Naruto's seal. B also stated that Naruto's seal was a lot more durable when compared to the Iron Fist seal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B's seal is of a lower quality and is therefor easier to break. In the anime it appeared that the Five Element Unseal was strong enough to break B's seal. Naruto's seal is of a higher quality so it is harder to break but it is also much harder to create.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not really matter which seal you use as long as it is strong enough to seal the Tailed  Beast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T05:05:52.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5034" CreationDate="2013-09-02T17:02:55.053" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is based upon events up to Chapter 644. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following techniques have been used for sealing Tailed Beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hakke no Fūin Shiki (Eight Trigrams Sealing Style)&lt;/strong&gt; used by Namikaze Minato to seal yang-Kurama (Kyuubi) into infant Naruto (and yin-Kurama into himself).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tekkō Fūin (Iron Armour Seal)&lt;/strong&gt; used to seal Gyūki (Hachibi) into Bee (and Fukai, the previous Hachibi jinchuriki).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fūinjutsu: Genryū Kyūfūjin (Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals)&lt;/strong&gt; used by Akatsuki members to (extract and) seal their captured bijū into the Gedō Mazō.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unnamed Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; used by Chiyo to attach Shukaku (Ichibi) to Gaara's unborn body. The same technique was presumably used to attach Shukaku to the previous two jinchuriki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ten-tails sealing technique&lt;/strong&gt; used by Uchiha Obito to seal the Juubi into himself. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Undisclosed Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; used by Uchiha Obito to reseal various bijū into their resurrected former jinchuriki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kohaku no Jōhei bijū fūin (Amber Purifying Pot Tailed-beast sealing)&lt;/strong&gt; used by the Third Raikage to seal Hachibi into the Kohaku no Jōhei. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other jinchurikis probably got their bijūs through one of the above techniques, or other as yet undisclosed techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not much evidence, direct or circumstantial, to suggest any kind of &quot;compatibility requirement&quot; between a bijū and its sealing technique, or in other words, it sounds plausible that a bijū could be sealed using more than one technique, and the same sealing technique could be used to seal various bijū (as seen in the above examples). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T17:02:55.053" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2013-09-02T18:13:11.580" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the fact that most haircuts/colors look pretty cool, they also have a purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time the hair color is also a form of symbolism, used to describe the character (in most cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Black:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mysterious, refined, traditional, cerebral, capable, powerful,&#xA;  independent, sad, cruel, macabre   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As opposed to their bright-colored friends, black hair can define a&#xA;  character as being more traditional. Black is a neutral color that is&#xA;  associated with positive personal traits. These characters tend to be&#xA;  deep thinkers that can see the “big picture”, and seldom need advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://annesanimeblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/anime-hair-colors-what-do-they-mean-an-all-in-one-personality-guide/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; has some more indepth information on the different hair colors and their effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost the same counts for the hairstyles. A lot of the hairstyles are symbolism for either origin or personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example for this would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Female Styles Odango: 'Buns' to English speakers. When an anime&#xA;  character has this hairstyle, it usually implies that she's Chinese.&#xA;  It may be drawn with or without bangs. The buns themselves are&#xA;  sometimes decorated or encased by hair accesories. In China this&#xA;  hairstyle is traditional for young, unmarried girls. In anime, if a&#xA;  japanese girl dresses up in a chinese dress, she will almost always&#xA;  put her hair in this style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Examples: Tenten (Naruto), Xiao Yu (Tekken), Kagura (Gintama)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c4XsR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hime: Meaning 'princess'; 'hime' is a traditional Japanese hairstyle that is the epitome of traditional beauty (comparable to golden curls in the west). This style is usually comprised of dark blue, shiny hair, very neatly cut. It is very long hair (usually to the waist or beyond) and may or may not have a tuft of shoulder length hair framing each side of the face. To add a little variety, many manga and anime creators will use a different color or different length but keep their character's hair reminiscent of the hime cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Examples: Hinata (Naruto), Saeko Busujima (Highschool Of The Dead), Chichi (Dragon Ball)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.squidoo.com/japanese-anime-hair-styles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; link provides you with more info on hairstyles (also has a part about the colors). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the closest thing I could find to a official information roster would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeHair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;, which is a site dedicated to tropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason for weird hairdo's is as Desiree jackson said, to keep your attention on them. The weirder the hair, the more likely you are to pay more attention to it. Same counts for the eyes (one of the reasons they have such a big eyes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T11:29:37.000" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T11:29:37.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13216" CreationDate="2013-09-02T19:28:27.427" Score="5" ViewCount="1135" Body="&lt;p&gt;At in the last episodes of &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt;, when Yusuke met the Raizen's subordinates, they explained that Raizen stopped using humans as food, but his subordinates didn't. Moreover, the other two Makai Kings (Yomi and Mukuro) still use humans as the main food source. So it's possible to say that all their subordinates and maybe others youkai do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However since it's difficult to open a gate between ningenkai (human world) and makai (demon world), given the difficulty Sensui had. Was there an explanation to how could all the Class A/S youkai get so many humans? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-04T18:04:26.840" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T23:05:36.950" Title="Where did the humans used as food in Makai come from?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5082" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5084" CreationDate="2013-09-02T19:45:10.013" Score="6" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sesshoumaru is Inuyasha's brother, but he is a full youkai, while Inuyasha is half human, half youkai. Why this happened? Don't they have the same mother and father? Wasn't he supposed to be half youkai too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T20:23:41.023" Title="Why Is Sesshoumaru a full youkai?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5083" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5086" CreationDate="2013-09-02T19:59:40.970" Score="7" ViewCount="2194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the parts of FMA when they are at Fort Briggs, they say that Fort Briggs defends against the country of Drachma. As far as I remember, though, that is the only time that Drachma is mentioned. Is it relevant to any other parts of the series, or is it only important as a reason for Fort Briggs to exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:18:17.280" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:18:17.280" Title="Does Drachma play any role in FMA beyond being what Briggs defended against?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5082" CreationDate="2013-09-02T20:23:41.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They don't share the same mother. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inuyasha.wikia.com/wiki/Sessh%C5%8Dmaru%27s_mother&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sesshoumaru's mother is a dog-type Dai-Youkai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, while Inuyasha's mother was a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T20:23:41.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5074" CreationDate="2013-09-02T21:42:49.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As revealed by later chapters, &lt;em&gt;Gedo: Rinne Tensei&lt;/em&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;Tensei Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;, meaning, it transfers the life-force of the user onto another (or others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This was confirmed by Obito by saying that to revive Madara, he would need to throw his life away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No amount of chakra in the world could have saved Nagato, just like Naruto's chakra didn't save Chiyo back then (only helped her complete the technique).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T21:42:49.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5083" CreationDate="2013-09-02T22:09:00.377" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In-universe, Fort Briggs exists because of Drachma; they are the only line of defense keeping the Drachmans from breaking the non-aggression pact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out-of-universe, it's the exact opposite: Drachma was added so that Fort Briggs had a reason to exist and to house one the toughest army around. Considering the allusion to Russia (Drachma shares many similarities), it is likely that it was to be seen as a powerful force. In order to have a powerful Amestrian army which was still isolated from Central, they had to be given their power from an outside, independent source: Drachma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RwKzE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Drachma prepares for war&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drachma does play a further role, though. Starting at the end of episode 42 (&lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;), they launch an attack against Fort Briggs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kimblee, doing what he does best, leads the Drachman army into a trap, claiming that Fort Briggs is weakened by the absence of General Armstrong and that he has men inside who will bring down the army from within. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The latter is a lie and the former is not a weakness, and Kimblee knows this; Kimblee, assisting Father indirectly, is creating a blood seal as one of the main components of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle. In this way, Drachma is necessary; the soldiers that die here are crucial for creating the blood seal, just as they were in the other major wartime conflicts that Falman explains to Ed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from justifying the Briggs fortress and army, and creating this wartime conflict, Drachma has no direct role in the events of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T22:09:00.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-03T01:37:09.417" Score="12" ViewCount="482" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 of Monogatari Second Season, Shinobu says the following (around the 17:20 mark):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;具体的には、この街中の人間を、&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;日本中の人間を、&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;世界中の人間を&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;吸血鬼化したのじゃろう。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more specific, I turned the people of this town,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the people of Japan,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the people of the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;into vampires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first line is accompanied by an aerial shot of the town where the story takes place; the second line by a shot of the Tokyo Sky Tree; and the fourth line by an image of an elaborate gravestone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;third&lt;/em&gt; line is accompanied by the following picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g2AF3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this a picture of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T06:17:25.517" Title="What is this place from episode 9 of Monogatari Second Season?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5087" CreationDate="2013-09-03T01:37:09.417" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;This looks like a shot of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Nations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Palais des Nations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Switzerland, formerly the headquarters of the League of Nations, and now the home of the United Nations' Geneva branch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uhk2Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T01:37:09.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4903" CreationDate="2013-09-03T05:31:08.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He liked Sakura for years, she wasn't a bad girl or anything and she'd be willing to die for Naruto as well. How many people fall for others just because they liked you? While Hinata liked him, she really wasn't that close to him. She was willing to die for him, but so were most of the Leaf. He really seemed to love Sakura even though she might not like him, so if he really cared for her, then it'd make no sense for him to quickly get over her. Naruto isn't fickle, and Hinata wasn't really his type (he seems to like the tsundere and girl with back bone; if Hinata did have that back bone in the beginning, then she wouldn't have fallen for Naruto because the only reason she fell for Naruto was cause he was a fellow loser, except unlike her, he never gave up).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as a child, Sakura was ostracized (like Naruto but not to nearly the same extent) for something outside of her power and then was rescued by one person showing kindness to her and befriending her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason for Naruto to still like Sakura is because she will try almost anything to protect him. While her fake confession was mean, she did it to protect him, and she was willing to try and kill Sasuke when he joined Akatsuki (an organization that wanted to kill Naruto).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While she couldn't kill Sasuke, it didn't exactly have to mean that she still liked him; it could just be because she liked him for 5 years and then he became a part of her family (Team 7) so she couldn't kill him because of who he used to be (before Itachi mind raped him a 2nd time, he was actually a pretty good kid, though he was anti-social). So Naruto might feel that he still has a chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There could be a lot of reasons for Naruto to like Sakura and pick her over Hinata. These are a few I could think of. It's not like anything I'm shipping is possible anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2333" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:46:54.100" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:46:54.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5074" CreationDate="2013-09-03T05:37:50.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;1st, Chakra IS Life Force&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd Nagato didn't have enough chakra at the time to revive the whole village as stated in Chapter 449&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Nagato died, it should be noted that it was when he revived a whole bunch of people, and when Obito said he die if used it on Madara (chapter 614) who was dead for over 17 yrs, both were extreme cases..... it can be assumed that if you don't have enough chakra, then you'd die if you used Rinne Tensei and the more extreme the case but you could survive if you had enough chakra....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;going there, that could mean that the longer the person is dead, the more chakra it'll take to revive them, so if he took time to rest, then it'd have taken even more chakra to revive each person&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then Nagato did his jutsu before Naruto knew what was going on so once the jutsu was done and all, then Naruto couldn't help him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while Naruto was able to help Chiyo, Pein's revival jutsu seemed to be even shorter than Chiyo's and Naruto didn't have much of Katsuya and Tsunade used up almost all her chakra so she couldn't transfer chakra to Nagato even if she wanted to...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2333" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T05:37:50.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5030" CreationDate="2013-09-03T13:50:15.260" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled across this on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=353407&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;forum&lt;/a&gt;.. I could find no other references but for the most part, it makes sense somewhat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gaara is the young buffalo with keen instincts and promise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tsunade is the rampant moose that charges without hesitation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raikage is the bear that holds dominance and power on top of everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mei is the whale that protects the sea (her village)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tsuchikage is the ancient scripture, the scripture that possesses much knowledge and experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-09-03T22:21:57.667" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T22:21:57.667" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5092" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5334" CreationDate="2013-09-03T16:40:00.723" Score="24" ViewCount="34770" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first Shingeki no Kyojin opening, I've seen some scenes with lower contrast or brightness, something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lalI7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And later, in the same sequence, a scene appears without that contrast change:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEJhYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen this kind of contrast change in the HxH remake as well, and the first thing that comes to my mind is that legendary Pokemon episode where a lot of kids suffered of photosensitive epilepsy attacks in Japan thanks to Pikachu and Co.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it has some relationship with that or there is another reason? Maybe a new law in Japan related to these flashy images on TV?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems this change appears only in new anime (I don't remember seeing something like this before last year). Any clue around that time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;===UPDATED===&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not just in the opening; here are more examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of many scenes where the image is normal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGuF2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes the darker scenes. Maybe it cannot be appreciated in the snapshots, but all are a full sequence of images appearing quickly with a bright background:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QFW5Fm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Nofmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z4Ac7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then it returns to normal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WQSPhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from the last HxH episode. At first, the image looks fine:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yGIAam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes an attack and the image looks darker. Maybe the effect is not so intense as in Shingeki no Kyojin, but it is still there. Look, all these bright flashes coming from the hits seem not as bright as they should be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3g7dm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eua2Ym.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bymHjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then the image looks normal again - compare the smoke color before and after:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PvSYgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @JonLin notes, maybe it could be some kind of TV censorship, despite that there's nothing to censor besides all these flashy lights. Is it just me being paranoid or is there something more behind all this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;==UPDATE 2==&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've found a Blu-ray rip of the Shingeki no Kyojin opening (no subtitles, no credits) and I took some shots of the same frames that I already put. To the left, the TV version and to the right, the BDRip version (click for more detail):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lalI7.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lalI7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M9foy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M9foym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEJhY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEJhYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8vl5y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8vl5ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is not an effect to make things more dramatic, but rather an effect included only on TV. I suppose the same applies to the other shots (at least in SnK).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question comes again, why, lately, are there some anime with darkened scenes? My conspiracy theory is that it is related to those bright changes and possible photosensitive attacks. If that's true, why is this being applied lately? And why doesn't it appear on DVD/BD?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If not, what else it could be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:27:08.217" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T08:21:13.447" Title="Why are there sometimes darkened scenes in new anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2013-09-03T20:38:36.517" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pan has never done any hard training in the Dragon Ball series. Pan may have her father's (Gohan) saiyan blood in her body, but she is not a full blooded saiyan like her grandfather (Goku). In Dragon Ball MMO (Online) the DB online game (created by Akira Toriyama), states that female saiyans are able to transform into a super saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files, states that Pan would have a great potential to become a super saiyan. In the first ever canon Dragon Ball movie, Battle of Gods (that came out earlier this year in theaters in Japan), Shenron said, &quot;there are 6 pure saiyans that were able to let Goku to transform into a Super Saiyan God form.&quot; These 6 saiyans are: Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, and last but not least Pan (which of course Pan wasn't even born yet, and she still inside her mother's (Videl) stomach). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the success of the brand new Dragon Ball movie, it's very unclear that there is a rumor about the new Dragon Ball series that was spreading across the internet this year. I don't know if that's true or not, but I hope will definitely see Pan turn into a super saiyan, a female super saiyan for the first time ever in Dragon Ball history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2335" LastEditorUserId="2335" LastEditDate="2013-09-08T16:54:58.297" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T16:54:58.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3400" CreationDate="2013-09-04T05:44:26.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be more like a law of nature. At some point, she has a conversation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A witch operates by many restrictions, doesn't she?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;It must be, or everything comes apart&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quoting from the top of my head - can't find the reference right now. I'm not quite sure about the second (Yuko's) line, but she made it clear that if she didn't abide by the restrictions, the consequences would be bad indeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So she is setting most, if not all, of the rules herself. Not because she wants to, but to avoid causing damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It was in the manga, I think in Tsubasa, that she had this conversation. Will try to find the exact reference later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2013-09-04T06:14:21.690" LastActivityDate="2013-09-04T06:14:21.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5095" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5098" CreationDate="2013-09-04T23:59:59.383" Score="10" ViewCount="2243" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the U.S., companies like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top10s.html&quot;&gt;Nielsen&lt;/a&gt; track viewership of television programs. What is the equivalent of this for Japanese television programs (and, in particular, anime), if any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T04:24:48.837" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T04:24:48.837" Title="Where can one learn about viewership ratings for anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5096" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-05T00:10:15.253" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-09-05T00:10:15.253" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T00:10:15.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5097" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-05T00:10:15.253" Score="0" Body="Drama CDs are commonly bundled as extras with Japanese media, and typically include bonus story material, often comedic." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-09-05T01:07:30.557" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T01:07:30.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5095" CreationDate="2013-09-05T00:36:17.463" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closest thing you can probably find to something like Nielsen is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/top10.htm#anime&quot;&gt;Video Research&lt;/a&gt;. It's in Japanese (of course) but google translate does pretty well with the anime titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geocities.jp/animesityouritu/&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; which lists historical ratings that go back to 2000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for anime movies, DVD/BD rankings, there's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/&quot;&gt;Oricon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T00:36:17.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5100" CreationDate="2013-09-05T02:18:35.173" Score="14" ViewCount="2400" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no idea who this is but the pic is awesome. Could anyone tell me who this is and where she is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CTVWrl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2340" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T14:58:42.863" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T14:58:42.863" Title="What anime is this blonde girl wearing a purple dress from?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:19:28.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5099" CreationDate="2013-09-05T02:23:32.287" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's &lt;a href=&quot;http://hyperdimensionneptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Histoire&quot;&gt;Histoire&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyper Dimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (the game). This particular picture is from Mk 2 when she's reminiscing about the past with the Mascots after all the CPUs have been freed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original game, she's the Tome that allows the world to be changed, but Arfoire (pronounced as &quot;R-4&quot;) locked her away. In Mk 2, she is the Oracle of Planeptune and the one who sends IF and Compa to rescue the CPUs and Nepgear with the shareacite; however, there's only enough power to free Napgear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_Victory&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;V&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; however, I have yet to play that. In it, she's a child as most of &lt;em&gt;V&lt;/em&gt; is set in an alternate past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-09-05T02:31:10.753" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T02:31:10.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5102" CreationDate="2013-09-05T03:21:53.080" Score="6" ViewCount="464" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ylsTn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this image from an anime or manga? Which one is it from? I found it from a banner of an anime website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1504" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:24:58.780" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:24:58.780" Title="Is this image from an anime or manga?" Tags="&lt;dogs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T06:12:50.203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5101" CreationDate="2013-09-05T03:33:05.343" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;That looks like &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dogs:_Bullets_%26_Carnage_characters#Naoto_Fuyumine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naoto Fuyumine&lt;/a&gt;&quot; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4338&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dogs&lt;/a&gt;, which has a manga and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/raum5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGCcGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T03:33:05.343" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5092" CreationDate="2013-09-05T05:37:10.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMO, this is simply the artist accounting for or playing with the lighting. In the first image, the character is silhouetted against the sun. This is pretty much how it would look in real life if somebody were to come directly between you and the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second image is a sunrise/sunset twilight shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest are a mixture of cloudy, smoky, and sunny backgrounds. The flashy lights are the sun peeping through clouds, reflecting off stuff, and so on. Where there's sun, there's shadow too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see any censorship or anything else similarly irregular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="247" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-09-05T06:14:43.477" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T06:14:43.477" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5108" CreationDate="2013-09-05T14:12:24.673" Score="9" ViewCount="2427" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Fate Zero, the fight between Kiritsugu and Kotomine. At some point, both are thinking about the resources at their disposal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiritsugu has a grenade, a knife, etc. Kotomine has a handful of Reijus and something I'm not sure how is called, but according to the spanish subtitles I saw, it would be &quot;Black Keys&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think I've heard that term anywhere else in the (anime) series. Sounds like some kind of martial art thing, but a Google search tells me more about some rock band.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's a &quot;black key&quot; here? Do they appear anywhere in the series? Or is Kotomine an accomplished rockstar during his free time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-09-05T14:17:37.917" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T15:38:46.593" Title="What's a &quot;black key&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5107" CreationDate="2013-09-05T14:38:46.810" Score="11" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading an &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/oh-the-ways-anime-changes-1256126803&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interesting article&lt;/a&gt; about differences between TV and DVD releases of anime.  This one caught my attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime is this?  I tried Google's &quot;Search By Image&quot; feature, but couldn't get an answer (at least not one in English).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YvOAc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Images&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I assume the one on the left is the TV version but confirmation would be nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:59:06.703" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:59:06.703" Title="What show is this?" Tags="&lt;jewelpet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T05:40:01.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5852" CreationDate="2013-09-05T14:48:03.517" Score="13" ViewCount="1634" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember when I was a kid watched an anime about a wizard cat. I think he was yellow and fat and each episode he made wishes come true hmmm... maybe for a bunch of kids?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also has a weakness, the water, he hated it and I remember in one episode he touched the water and felt really sick and start to bleed by one of his mustache hairs.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I remember,oh well, and it was a really funny animation. Anyone knows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;==UPDATE==&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember some other stuff too: He has a pointed hat, as a magician. Maybe black or blue, maybe has some stars? (I'm not so sure about that last point) and each time he started his magic, he dances and spins around with a lot of effects, kind of like any magical anime girl power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in Chile, South America and it was not very popular between my friends (at least I've asked a few times and nobody remembers), but it must have been broadcasted in the '90.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the last thing &quot;I think&quot; it was anime, I mean, I remember kind of anime drawing style and the ending with credits writing and song language unknown for me at that age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:18:49.570" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:18:49.570" Title="What is the name of the show that involves a wish granting cat with a weakness to water?" Tags="&lt;onegai-samia-don&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:12.427" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5105" CreationDate="2013-09-05T14:52:47.110" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xa04e.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a show called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jewelpet Twinkle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Jewel Land, Jewelpets, creatures who has the natural ability to use magic lived in harmony with the Witches, attending the Magic Academy to learn to use magic with their Jewel Eyes. However for Ruby, a white Japanese Hare whose magic sometimes fail, is appointed to go to the Human World to search for her partner. But when she used the card the magicians gave her, she was sent to the Human World by accident. In the Human World, A girl named Akari Sakura met her on the beach on her way to school. At first, Akari can't understand her due to her Jewel Land Language until Ruby took a special candy so she could speak and understand human language. As the day passes, Ruby knew about her problems and later apologized. A Jewel Charm appeared on Akari's hand and she realized it that she's chosen by Ruby to be her partner. After that, she decided to become a student along with Ruby as they were accepted and entered the Jewel Star Grand Prix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T14:52:47.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5104" CreationDate="2013-09-05T15:38:46.593" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Keys are a type of conceptual weapons (albeit weak), called Keys of Providence. They are essentially charms used by agents of the Church to exorcise demons. They are meant to bind and/or seal spiritual phenomena (e.g. Vampires hunted by the Church), rather than hurt them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Church#Black_Keys&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type-Moon Wiki&lt;/a&gt; notes that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they hit the shadow of a target, the target will be unable to move their body, leaving them to the mercy of the black key's wielder. It could also be used to track down and seal or injure a target until its wielder tells it to stop doing so, or unless it is destroyed or neutralized by an outside force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been noted that they can take the form of many types weapons, but are usually in the form of long, rapier-like swords or spears, which they are generally thrown as a dagger or used to stab opponents. Ciel-senpai and Kotomine Kirei are notable wields of these weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Magic_Spells#Sacraments_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sacraments&lt;/a&gt;, which are basically spell-sigils, can be engraved in Black Keys to give them different effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5QJFt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s like a cross that&amp;#39;s also a throwing dagger&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T15:38:46.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-06T00:00:16.520" Score="2" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are currently 11 translated specials and 25 translated chapters.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm not sure what order I should be reading these chapters in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T00:00:16.520" Title="In what order do the specials chapters show up for Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome" Tags="&lt;wagatsuma-san-wa-ore-no-yome&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5112" CreationDate="2013-09-06T00:07:26.980" Score="4" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that there are actually two series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the first series, which was in a monthly mag, get the boot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, did the mangaka decide to start over when the series got picked up by the new mag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T14:14:17.930" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T14:14:17.930" Title="What is the relationship between the special chapters and the regular chapters for Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome?" Tags="&lt;wagatsuma-san-wa-ore-no-yome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5110" CreationDate="2013-09-06T01:35:14.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%91%E5%A6%BB%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%81%AF%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A8%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; claims the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome began serialization in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine_Special&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magazine SPECIAL&lt;/a&gt;, and ran in that magazine from the 10th issue of 2011 until the 8th issue of 2012. After that, it was switched to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Weekly Shounen Magazine&lt;/a&gt;, starting in its 42nd issue of 2012. As of this writing, this manga is still being serialized in Weekly Shounen Magazine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magazine SPECIAL is indeed a monthly, and Weekly Shounen Magazine is (unsurprisingly) a weekly. Both magazines are owned by the publisher Kodansha, so it doesn't look like the manga &quot;got the boot&quot;, per se. It looks more like Kodansha figured it was worth running in their flagship magazine rather than the relatively low-circulation Magazine SPECIAL. I guess it had gotten popular enough for that by the time the switch happened, or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T01:35:14.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5117" CreationDate="2013-09-06T06:10:17.837" Score="5" ViewCount="6444" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all knew that Tsunade is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, but who are her parents? What are their whereabouts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mito_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; said that &lt;em&gt;&quot;Despite the seal's strength, it almost broke at some later point when she (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mito_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mito Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;) was going through childbirth.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-06T16:33:18.423" LastActivityDate="2013-09-07T07:59:13.600" Title="Who was the child of the first Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5116" CreationDate="2013-09-06T09:43:02.753" Score="10" ViewCount="18573" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate Zero, Saber doesn't exactly meet Illyasviel, but she does see her, which is hard to forget because she looks pretty much exactly as her mother Irisviel, who was a good friend of Saber's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate Stay Night, Saber runs into Illyasviel multiple times, and eventually Illyasviel ends up living with her in Shirou's house. But, as far as I'm concerned, Saber doesn't seem to &quot;react&quot; at all. By this I mean something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Oh boy, that's Illyasviel, damned Kiritusugu's daughter&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Whoa, she looks exactly like my good old friend Irisviel&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;von Einzbern? That rings a bell&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it doesn't seem (to me) that Saber actually realizes this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Saber recognize Illyasviel? If yes, why doesn't she bring it up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2018-03-31T16:06:21.030" Title="Did Saber recognize Illyasviel in Fate/Stay Night?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5114" CreationDate="2013-09-06T20:42:35.923" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Saber's (Arthuria) situation as a Servant is unique. She is not a true heroic spirit, but rather an incomplete one (See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Fate/Zero%3aAct_5_Part_1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Zero novel, Vol. 2, Act 5, Part 1&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Saber - that is, Arturia - is an incomplete Heroic Spirit, she would not possess the knowledge that surpasses time and space one gains when one has reached the Throne of Heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_%28Fate/stay_night%29#Contract&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type Moon&lt;/a&gt; Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Heroic Spirits are those who have been removed from the time axis and placed on the Throne of Heroes, while Saber can still be considered living. The hero known as King Arthur is not currently classified as a Heroic Spirit, so she cannot be called a complete Servant. She made a pact with the World as she was on the verge of death after the Battle of Camlann that will require her to become a Counter Guardian, a subcategory of a Heroic Spirit at the service of the World, after her death. These pacts are normally done by those requiring the power beyond ordinary humans to become heroes during their lifetimes, but her wish instead came at the time of her death because King Arthur did not require support to become a hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having technically not died yet, Saber cannot take on Spirit Form like most other servants because she's technically still considered alive. This allows her to keep all memories of her search for the Grail, unlike Heroic Spirits don't keep their memories in order to prevent inconsistencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that being said she most likely realizes the positions she is in and the recurring characters, but does not act upon it would complicate matters (singling her out as an irregularity, raise unnecessarily questions that may distract her master).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T20:42:35.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5113" CreationDate="2013-09-07T07:59:13.600" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name was never mentioned, nor it was ever discussed about Tsunade's parents or origins, other than she being the granddaughter of the First.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, we don't know. It's also likely to not be revealed anytime soon, unless the author would include it in a databook or something similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-09-07T07:59:13.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-07T13:53:54.400" Score="4" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are multiple scenes in the Index movie (The Miracle of Endymion) where Touma cuts Index off when she's about to say something to Arisa about magic or magicians or whatnot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Touma have an interest in preventing Arisa (or anyone) from learning that magic exists? It doesn't seem like other people knowing about magic would have any adverse effects on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T05:48:55.237" Title="Why does Touma care if other people learn that magic exists?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5123" CreationDate="2013-09-08T09:39:32.097" Score="5" ViewCount="17666" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is great contrast: Aizen managed to insert it without Rukia knowing. later, he stated that extraction would be fatal (but it did not actually kill Rukia). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Aizen insert it into Rukia? And what are the plans he did so that she will be in a dangerous situation with Ichigo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-09-08T10:02:31.810" LastActivityDate="2020-08-26T20:03:45.977" Title="How did Rukia become an unwitting carrier of the Hogyoku and executor of pre-planned events?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5122" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5127" CreationDate="2013-09-08T09:48:11.863" Score="23" ViewCount="23538" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my ears, the Japanese means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am an akuma (demon), and a shitsuji (butler).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it must have a pun meaning, too. On one occasion, a bad guy cried out &quot;a-a-akuma?&quot;, but that's the exception: everybody seems cool after hearing it. How can Sebastian say this so casually?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T09:51:37.153" LastActivityDate="2019-11-03T04:28:30.707" Title="How can Sebastian use &quot;I am a butler and a devil&quot; so casually?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5121" CreationDate="2013-09-08T10:01:04.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizen does not insert the Hōgyoku into Rukia's body. The deed was actually done by Urahara Kisuke when he makes a deal with a powerless Rukia for a human gigai into which he places the Hōgyoku for safety and secrecy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rukia by coincidence happens to patrol Karakura town on the day the hollow attacks Kurosaki family, the Hōgyoku belonging to Kisuke is hidden in the gigai which he gives after she transfers her powers to Ichigo; until then she can sense reiatsu and it was because of sensing Ichigo's reiatsu that she initially entered the Kurosaki residence as a shinigami. However after using the (Kisuke provided) Hōgyoku contained gigai to stay in human world, she realizes that her shinigami powers are not recovering fast enough. Aizen merely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen likely orchestrates the hollow attack on Kurosaki family likely believing this would cause Kisuke, who until then hidden in the shadows would make a move for the safekeeping of the Hōgyoku. And rightly Kisuke makes an appearance offering Rukia a deal on the gigai to use for the stay in human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Also to be noted that the entire birth of Ichigo is a causality of Aizen's earlier experimentation and he mentions that he has been monitoring Ichigo for a long time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the extraction, Aizen merely assumes/contemplates that it would be of fatal consequence and expresses surprise when that is not the case. In general Aizen's knowledge on Hōgyoku and even that of Kisuke is not complete as they only succeed in creating an incomplete one at best both of which Aizen would later merge and use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2019-03-15T08:33:12.967" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T08:33:12.967" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5126" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-08T10:20:12.380" Score="3" ViewCount="4035" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqBoX5nZBFc#t=1m52s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach episode 8, part 3&lt;/a&gt;, the song plays a few seconds from 1:52 onwards. Which song from the soundtrack is it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T00:48:25.557" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T00:48:25.557" Title="Which song is featured in this Bleach scene?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5122" CreationDate="2013-09-08T10:20:14.940" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, it's a pun. When read &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;悪魔で執事ですから&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  akuma de shitsuji desu kara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm a devil and a butler, you see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas, when read as the identical-sounding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;飽くまで執事ですから&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  aku made shitsuji desu kara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm a butler through and through, you see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This pun (&lt;em&gt;aku made&lt;/em&gt; vs. &lt;em&gt;akuma de&lt;/em&gt;) is a relatively common one in Japanese. For an example of a second-order pun of this variety, see the omake at the end of episode 26 of Yowamushi Pedal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oplfT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oplfTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I&amp;#39;m a sheep through and through&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fellow on the right was transformed from being a sheep to a (human) butler, and so instead of saying &lt;em&gt;aku made &lt;strong&gt;shitsuji&lt;/strong&gt; desu kara&lt;/em&gt; &quot;I'm a butler through and through&quot;, he says &lt;em&gt;aku made &lt;strong&gt;hitsuji&lt;/strong&gt; desu kara&lt;/em&gt; &quot;I'm a sheep through and through&quot; (butler = &lt;em&gt;shitsuji&lt;/em&gt;, sheep = &lt;em&gt;hitsuji&lt;/em&gt;; cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/14433/&quot;&gt;What do the sheep dolls represent in Mayo Chiki?&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional note: the &lt;code&gt;aku&lt;/code&gt; in the two examples are homophones that mean different things. The &lt;code&gt;aku&lt;/code&gt; in my first example is &lt;code&gt;悪&lt;/code&gt;, which means &quot;evil&quot;. The &lt;code&gt;aku&lt;/code&gt; in my second example is &lt;code&gt;飽く&lt;/code&gt;, which is a verb meaning &quot;to grow tired of&quot; (you see its more common synonym &lt;code&gt;飽きる&lt;/code&gt; = &lt;code&gt;akiru&lt;/code&gt; more often).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The compound construction &lt;code&gt;aku made&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;code&gt;飽くまで&lt;/code&gt;) means &quot;until I grow tired of ~&quot; when viewed as two different words, and means &quot;completely&quot; or &quot;thoroughly&quot; when viewed as a fixed idiomatic compound (this latter usage is standard; analyzing it as a verb+&lt;code&gt;まで&lt;/code&gt; is not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The official English translation by Funimation aptly captures the meaning and magnitude of this pun by translating it as &quot;You see, I'm merely one hell of a butler.&quot; This reflects both his demonic nature as well as his skills as a servant using a common English expression that has more or less the same meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:47:46.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5126" CreationDate="2013-09-08T11:34:27.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a listen to the OST for &lt;em&gt;Season 1&lt;/em&gt; and the only song this sounds like is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;v=48QHhyBq8kw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Catch-22&lt;/a&gt;. The quality difference is noticeable but some distinct sounds match. Unless my ears are deceiving me, ~&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=YqBoX5nZBFc#t=149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:28&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;episode 8&lt;/em&gt;  matches ~&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48QHhyBq8kw&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=1m45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1:45&lt;/a&gt; of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-09-08T11:40:37.810" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T11:40:37.810" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-08T23:37:52.447" Score="6" ViewCount="222" Body="&lt;p&gt;This contains spoilers for &lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulla Euleus Hecmatika&lt;/strong&gt; is the princess of Ortus, the capital of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is the Idol of Murder, and whoever she sees, talks to, or touches, dies. Supposedly, she doesn't know this, as she's been fooled her whole life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kiriko&lt;/strong&gt;, her instructor, was asked by some elders/superiors/whatever to fool Ulla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were they &lt;strong&gt;expecting to accomplish&lt;/strong&gt; by lying to her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not from Kiriko's point of view, but rather from the elders/superiors who asked him to do it. Why do they want to fool Ulla? What were they attempting to avoid had she known the truth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose that she could get rebellious if she knows that she's murdering newcomers who want to join Ortus, but the concept of death has blended too well into the world's culture for over 15 years, so it is a daily, trivial thing and I can't imagine the elders considering it a bad idea to explain it to Ulla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T11:04:01.500" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T02:38:59.887" Title="Why was everyone attempting to fool Ulla?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5133" CreationDate="2013-09-09T03:45:38.410" Score="10" ViewCount="2530" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Chouji get fat from receiving Naruto and Kurama's Chakra? Chouji didn't activate any technique for it to happen, actually he was surprised. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Akimichi bodies just naturally convert chakra into fat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yulKl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="1757" LastEditDate="2013-09-24T04:37:34.277" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T04:37:34.277" Title="Why did Chouji get fat when he received Naruto and Kurama's Chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5131" CreationDate="2013-09-09T20:15:23.667" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Akimichi_Clan&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the Akimichi clan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Members of the clan possess great physical strength and are able to&#xA;  quickly convert calories into chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, they have the ability to convert calories into chakra, apparently they can do the opposite too, getting chakra and quickly convert into calories.&#xA;Maybe this one never happened to Chouji before, because he never received this amount of chackra, so he was surprised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2013-09-09T20:21:09.763" LastActivityDate="2013-09-09T20:21:09.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3831" CreationDate="2013-09-10T00:48:12.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garzey%27s_Wing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Garzey's Wing is infamous for having a minimally explained plot, so most ideas of the purpose must be extrapolated. The protagonist Chris is abruptly whisked away to a parallel world called Byston Well while his physical body remains in his home world. Chris' spiritual manifestation travels to a new world, where he is thrust into a rebellion. Chris is told that he has a mystical power called &quot;Garzey's wing&quot;, which causes large wings made of light to come out of his ankles, allowing him to fly and run quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason that he gains the magical ability in the real world that he had in the fantasy world seems to be because of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chris exists simultaneously in Byston Well and the real world, and the two can communicate to each other through a necklace they both wear. Real-world Chris feels the bruises and pain Byston Well Chris experiences while fighting soldiers, and training he does in the real world allow him to learn it in Byston Well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, a main thing seems to be that it was simply not entirely explained within the show, which may have been in part because it was only three 30-minute episodes long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T00:48:12.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7179" CreationDate="2013-09-10T01:32:06.000" Score="2" ViewCount="503" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fourth episode of &lt;em&gt;Heroes of Cosplay&lt;/em&gt;, the winners at Anime Matsuri were cosplaying Zeno (or maybe Xeno) Brothers.  When I Google for this all I find is a reference to Zatch Bell.  Whatever they were cosplaying did not look like Zatch Bell.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1850" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T03:13:09.427" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T15:08:32.603" Title="What character/series did this person on Heroes of Cosplay cosplay as?" Tags="&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5136" CreationDate="2013-09-10T03:18:49.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the label of the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/St0oO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character's name is &quot;Bonds&quot; and it's from &quot;Xeno Bros&quot;, which doesn't appear to be from any anime or manga. Strangely, google doesn't bring up anything for those search terms. The MC also mentions &quot;vampires&quot; during the performance part of the competition while they did some sword fighting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T03:18:49.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-10T03:47:45.950" Score="6" ViewCount="4881" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YeTs5oHAwg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; which shows the similarities between both characters. I suppose it must be a kind of tribute, or maybe is just a vile copy (I don't think so). Anyone knows the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastEditorUserId="1342" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T15:01:58.977" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T15:01:58.977" Title="Why is K9999 almost identical to Tetsuo Shima?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;&lt;game-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5138" CreationDate="2013-09-10T06:36:16.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K9999#NESTS_Team&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and K9999 (pronounced K Four-Nine), a clone from Kyo entirely based on Tetsuo Shima from Akira, able to transform his arm into a long tentacle like Tetsuo's. Due to copyright issues, for the King of Fighters 2002 remake he was replaced with a similar character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but gives no sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1342" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T06:36:16.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3263" CreationDate="2013-09-10T08:28:36.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that he used illusions in that case. In his fight with Laxus, he uses illusions to make it appear as if the building dissapear, Laxus is caught and the heaven was opened in half to release a giant monster (chapter 120 pages 3-6). Althought Laxus realised it's an illusion, it's probably mostly because it was too absurd to be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a fellow man, famous for being mysterous, to eat apples through his scarf might not be something as easily taken as an illusion than, say the armageddon of mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'd say without actually watched the anime, Mystogun was hungry, physically removed the scarf, but created an illusion of still wearing his scarf meanwhile, thus being able to cover his face and enjoy delicious apples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1407" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T08:28:36.957" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2055" CreationDate="2013-09-10T13:52:30.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, Walter wasn't brainwashed and he wasn't exactly Millennium's servant either, if not he would not have protected Integra. He only wanted to do his job as a vampire hunter, and kill Alucard. He first met Alucard during World War II; they were allies then. He knew he wasn't strong enough at that time to match strength against Alucard, since he was just a teenager. So, he made a deal with the Major in 1944, probably during Hellsing: The Dawn. A deal that he would be turned into a vampire, so that he will be strong enough to match Alucard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Alucard was sealed away after World War II by Integra's father. It took 50 years, but Walter made sure that Integra had no choice but to release Alucard upon her father's death. Walter knew that Integra's uncle would try to kill her, and she would have to release Alucard if he wasn't there to defend her. But that was still not enough, he knew that Alucard had millions of lives within him, and he couldn't be killed, so he had to wait until Alucard was more vulnerable. He waited 5 years, that's when Millennium invaded London, and Alucard was given the order to release Level 0, releasing all the lives within him, leaving him with 1 life left within him, that when Alucard was at his most vulnerable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But all that was for nothing, Alucard just summoned all the blood on the battlefield to him during the fight, reclaiming all the souls that he had released at Level 0, plus the souls of those who had died on the battlefield that day, giving him about 3.5 million lives, which was more lives than at the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2360" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T16:50:16.877" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T16:50:16.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5146" CreationDate="2013-09-10T14:35:21.660" Score="8" ViewCount="1497" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, pokémon can evolve when they gain enough experience or while using a specific item.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are also some rare cases that involve specific emotions/weather.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, I'm sure none of these was the case.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in episode 22 in season 1, how was it possible for Abra to evolve within the match, when he didn't even gain any EXP from it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-09-10T14:53:47.723" LastActivityDate="2020-01-23T02:13:35.713" Title="How come Abra was able to evolve in episode 22?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5147" CreationDate="2013-09-10T16:23:18.493" Score="2" ViewCount="1640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fight against Hachi and Soi-Fong after being mortally wounded, Barragan the way he called them ants throughout the fight why didn't he want to take out Hachi or Soi-Fong my reasoning being he should have wanted to take out the people who costed him his life but instead suddenly turned against Aizen all of a sudden? Why did he do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T18:49:32.283" Title="Why did barragan turn against Aizen before he dies?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5144" CreationDate="2013-09-10T18:37:12.833" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, evolution is a bit different to evolution in the games. For example, Pokémon do not evolve when traded and can refuse to evolve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_anime_Pok%C3%A9mon_by_evolution&quot;&gt;list of evolution in the anime&lt;/a&gt;, you'll find many Pokémon that did not evolve after a battle. It's more like they constantly gain experience and can sometime decide that they want to evolve now, mostly when it's needed. Also, the idea of &quot;levels&quot; aren't very much used in the anime, so I don't think it really matters. It's just a mixture of emotions and experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T18:37:12.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5145" CreationDate="2013-09-10T18:49:32.283" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He decided to take on the one who cost his pride than his life. He was initially the God-King of Heuco mundo and the arrogant overlord of all hollows until Aizen with Gin and Tousen made his entry and dethroned him from Las Noches with a display of his Shikai. Barragan had merely been reduced to being a henchman of a renegade shinigami from that of a king of hollows which hurt him deeply and towards his last breath decided to take out Aizen who had brought him this dishonor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T18:49:32.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-10T18:51:55.557" Score="6" ViewCount="3519" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Chapter 646 is currently the latest chapter, the question will be in spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; My question specifically pertains to whether or not all shinobi descended from the Sage of Six Paths. Is this what Madara is implying in the last panel of this picture: &quot;[...] in effect, taught us all chakra...&quot;?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ibJ8V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Last Panel&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; I think there are multiple ways to interpret this. One is that all shinobi are related to Kaguya, meaning everyone related knows how to use chakra.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And the second way is that if one knows how to use chakra, then all their offspring will be born into the world able to use chakra. Therefore the Sage of Six Paths can simply teach others how to use chakra and then everyone else knows.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; There were probably some words lost in translation, so I am just confused now.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Did all shinobi descend from the Sage of Six Paths or did the Sage simply just teach others how to use chakra?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T16:10:12.160" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T16:22:19.780" Title="What exactly is Madara implying about the Sage of Six Paths?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5148" CreationDate="2013-09-10T19:15:01.713" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the moment there might not be a definite answer for this question, so here's mine based on my own interpretation of the chapter (with little or no evidence to back up) which might likely become obsolete owing to any twist in plot later on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakra was initially an entity unrelated to humans or their physique until Otsutsuki Kaguya ate the Shinju's fruit and caused the inception of a generation where it would be a part of the human body (as a chakra system). &#xA;&#xA;&#xA;Secondly, Otsutsuki Hagoromo aka the Sage of Six Paths, the immediate successor inherited Kaguya's chakra and was likely the root from which the generation of shinobi branched out. &#xA;&#xA;Further his likely mastery over the Juubi and becoming the first Bijuu could likely be attributed to the real beginning of shinobi who further learn to mix physical energy with chakra to create elemental energy (something perhaps, the Sage might have practised first and preached on to the subsequent generations).&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;At many points it is also mentioned that the Sage had two sons who later on branched out into Senju and Uchiha. &#xA;&#xA;However though the Sage might be essentially the first to truly realize the power of chakra, it is very much possible that Otsutsuki Kaguya could have other children who might have inherited the gift of chakra and could have possibly been the root of other shinobi clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T14:48:28.083" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T14:48:28.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5144" CreationDate="2013-09-10T22:24:49.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sabrina, the Gym Leader of Saffron City is a Psychic and a powerful one at that, her pokemon Abra/Kadabra is psychically-linked to her, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to think that Sabrina could force her pokemon to evolve with her powers, also in the anime she only had Abra/Kadabra and Ash won thanks to Haunter causing her to laugh, the psychic link to Kadabra caused him to laugh unable to fight making Ash the victor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original Red/Blue/Green, she had 4 pokemon and Alakazam was her strongest, in the original Yellow she had 3 which was Abra, Kadabra and Alakazam, all level 50 however Alakazam is most likely the strongest because the only move it has different is Reflect which doubles defense over Kadabra's Kinesis which decreases accuracy on the target, none of this is shown in either battle Ash has with her so there is a clear difference between the anime and game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-09-25T23:04:43.183" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T23:04:43.183" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-10T22:38:20.497" Score="5" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the scene where Yanagin is remembering the final battle against Archdemon, there are a bunch of kids. The only two I can identify are of course, Yanagin (being the only girl there and charged with looking after Archdemon after the tied battle) and Yoshitake Tanaka, who was Rubber Shooter. I think Toshiyuki Karasawa was also there, but he may have gotten his scar from a previous run-in with Archdemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering if all the kids that gathered, are characters that appear in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T11:55:26.533" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T11:55:26.533" Title="Who are all the kids in the final fight against Archdemon in the series?" Tags="&lt;daily-lives-of-high-school-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7896" CreationDate="2013-09-10T22:53:59.440" Score="6" ViewCount="2520" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some episode shorts they retract some parts, while i can understand if they infringe on other ip they retract part of the title for a Dragon Quest Game however the anime is a collaborative work with Square Enix so it doesn't make sense as to why they would retract it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also, in the short where Motoharu is killing bugs they're blurred out but in the extra episode their not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so why are some stuff censored/retracted when there really isn't any reason for it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T17:05:06.177" Title="Why are there censored/retracted art when there is no problem" Tags="&lt;daily-lives-of-high-school-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-09-10T23:00:50.510" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just saw the anime, and it got me puzzling for a while, but I had made up a somewhat believable explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My proposed timeline:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi dies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi &lt;strong&gt;moves on&lt;/strong&gt;, since he died without any regrets. He doesn't end up in the afterlife school thing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade dies and ends in the afterlife school thing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade wishes to thank Otonashi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade's wish &quot;grabs&quot; Otonashi from his peaceful slumber and throws him into the afterlife thing.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I suspect that this place is designed specifically so people can find happiness, and since Kanade's requisite was to thank Otonashi, the place took him back temporarily.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi, upon arrival, loses his memory since he was taken to this world in a not-conventional manner.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Events in the anime occur.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Otonashi didn't end up in the afterlife school upon death, is because he didn't really die with regrets. His own theory was that he simply &quot;forgot&quot; and thus ended up in the school, but that doesn't make much sense. Instead, he moved on, rested peacefully for a while, and then Kanade's wish brought him to the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T23:00:50.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5159" CreationDate="2013-09-10T23:22:59.737" Score="2" ViewCount="7462" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking for a horror series, I found a new one called Yami Shibai. Each episode is a very short horror ghost story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like many of the stories in this series are too incomplete, as in, lacking any story/development - it almost seems as if the producer is just making up some random nonsensical stuff in an attempt you scare you off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But maybe the stories presented do have a background story - like a reference to a well-known ghost story or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the stories presented do seem to be somewhat self-contained. For instance, the third episode, &quot;Family Rule&quot;, does explain the situation (the adults are offering their own laughter to please an evil spirit), but other stories don't explain what's going on (for instance, the photocopier episode - there's just this ghost haunting a photocopier, but we don't know why, or what for, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the Yami Shibai horror stories based on something, or are they just made up for this series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They might be well-known Japanese stories, but I don't know much about japanese culture so I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EGdM3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:55:42.663" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T08:16:38.293" Title="Do the Yami Shibai horror stories have any background/reference?" Tags="&lt;yami-shibai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5167" CreationDate="2013-09-11T00:28:23.220" Score="7" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the afterlife world we see in the Angel Beats! anime, I have many questions, but I think we can pack all of them as &lt;em&gt;&quot;what are the specs of the afterlife world?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are habitants limited to the school grounds? Can they, say, go somewhere really far away?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this world &lt;strong&gt;based&lt;/strong&gt; on an actual place in the living world? For instance, does this school actually exist somewhere?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; individuals that die with regrets end up here? Surely millions of people die this way, and I'm pretty sure that we never see more than a few thousands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there &lt;strong&gt;other&lt;/strong&gt; afterlife worlds? Or everyone ends up in the same place?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:07:23.870" Title="What are the &quot;specs&quot; of the afterlife world?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5157" CreationDate="2013-09-11T02:27:44.327" Score="11" ViewCount="9157" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest Naruto manga (Chapter 646), the Shinobi world was built by the God Tree where the chakra really originated. But what if you don't have chakra and born as a normal human, can you be a Shinobi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please take note that I am referring to persons with no inborn chakra and without the ability to manipulate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T12:17:50.357" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T12:17:50.357" Title="Can anyone be a Ninja/Shinobi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5156" CreationDate="2013-09-11T02:40:09.167" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is &lt;strong&gt;yes, anyone can be a Shinobi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All humans have chakra. This isn't exactly something you are born with or without. The latest chapter was a bit confusing, but Madara specifically stated that the Sage of Six paths was the first person to &quot;wield&quot; chakra. That means that he was the first person to be able to use it with skill, not the first person born with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra is present in every cell of the body&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone can be a shinobi if they are taught how to use their chakra. And even for people like Lee who can't use chakra externally for ninjutsu and genjutsu, he is still able to use chakra in other ways, such as walking on water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the last part of your question &quot;without the ability to manipulate it&quot; , I think this part is probably arguable as the definition of a shinobi is arguable. How exactly do we want to define shinobi. For my definition, a shinobi simply just a ninja. Shinobi in Naruto normally take missions for hire and wield chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Naruto, there should not exist people with no inborn chakra and thus anyone can be a shinobi. People aren't born with the ability to manipulate chakra; they learn how to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT (My additional interpretation of the last chapter):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the way I interpreted it. Everyone contains chakra, but no one knew how to use it. When Kaguya consumed the fruit, she became godlike with excessive amounts of chakra. She then gave birth to a child, who was born into the world knowing how to manipulate it. From there on, the Sage of Six paths taught others how to manipulate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara said &quot;Chakra was something that originally only belonged to the Shinju&quot; and I think this is just a mythical explanation of how chakra came to humans. Before Kaguya, no one was able to manipulate chakra and therefore chakra only belonged to the Shinju. &quot;By taking the chakra by force&quot; as Madara said, AKA consuming the fruit, humans could figure out how to manipulate it. This also further explains why the Shinju is taking all the chakra back. If for some reason Kishimoto decides to use Madara's interpretation of the Uchiha Tablets as actual history, there will be contradiction to how Kishi defined chakra in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asian history has a common tendency to include supernatural/mythical features to its stories, like the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms for China. Although there are some certain historical facts to it, stuff like magic is included and it gets all sorts of wacky if we believed everything that was recorded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-09-11T03:40:01.577" LastActivityDate="2013-09-11T03:40:01.577" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-11T04:11:33.093" Score="1" ViewCount="2771" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone come up with a list of all the plot holes or contradictions Kishimoto has made in the Naruto Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:56:33.477" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:56:33.477" Title="What are the plot holes in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2013-09-11T09:50:56.160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5154" CreationDate="2013-09-11T05:24:12.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;ANN writes the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A series of short horror stories &lt;strong&gt;based around Japanese myths and urban legends&lt;/strong&gt;. The series is framed around an old man telling these tales to schoolchildren on a playground using kamishibai, a traditional Japanese storytelling method using paper scrolls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same goes for summaries on crunchyroll or other sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that stories like &quot;Hair&quot; (the photocopier-one) are just urban-legends, so there isn't much to explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-09-11T05:24:12.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5158" CreationDate="2013-09-11T06:26:08.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the story is still continuing, even would-be plot holes can be patched over later. The only real hiccup that comes to mind is an art issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/98999_naruto-chapter-619/page_5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 619&lt;/a&gt; the four past Hokages are revived with the 4th Hokage's signature coat rocking the flames on bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/104667_naruto-chapter-630/page_20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 630&lt;/a&gt;, the 4th Hokage arrives on the battlefield with coat in full flow with missing flames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j4uXp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gnUih.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2013-09-11T06:26:08.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5637" CreationDate="2013-09-11T12:45:43.090" Score="21" ViewCount="91813" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the beginning, we see Yoroichi does not wield a Zanpakuto, but isn't it strange? Isn't she a Shinigami and the Zanpakuto is so important for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's true that she has her own fighting style, but like Soi Fon, she has the same fighting style, but uses a Zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was some flashback moments when we saw younger Yoroichi wielding a Zanpakuto:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PRWt5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine she had Shikai/Bankai to become a Captain, so she should be stronger if she uses it in a fight. Maybe she has lost it or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T17:20:34.590" LastActivityDate="2020-02-24T05:25:23.760" Title="Where is Yoruichi's Zanpakuto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5162" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-11T14:06:38.657" Score="8" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;As revealed in Chapter 646, the surname from Rikudo Sennin (Sage of the Six Paths) is &quot;Oosutsuki.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do his two sons have different surnames (Uchiha and Senju), instead of inheriting their father's surname?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2366" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-11T23:52:01.017" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T13:16:31.797" Title="Why didn't the children of the Rikudo Sennin inherit his surname?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-12T09:18:14.750" Score="5" ViewCount="2768" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's supernatural and the main protagonist has white hair. He's a guy, wearing traditional clothes, and the setting is old. He solves mysteries in towns - mostly spirits. In one episode they went to a doll maker's house.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What anime is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2371" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:46:04.123" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:46:04.123" Title="Can you help me identify what supernatural anime with white-haired protagonist this is?" Tags="&lt;tactics&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:15.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5461" CreationDate="2013-09-12T10:03:40.770" Score="12" ViewCount="1586" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 10 of Uchouten Kazoku (5:34), I saw Shimogamo Mother taking two stones from a pot, and striking them against each other before Shimogamo Yaichirou went out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/znAd5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Two stones in pot.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean? Is it some kind of supernatural belief? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T17:17:12.173" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T17:17:12.173" Title="Why strike stones taken from inside a pot against each other?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5155" CreationDate="2013-09-12T10:12:16.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So for this bunch of questions I am going to use spoiler blocks as they are explained in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Limitations to school grounds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If I recall correctly, Yuri mentioned something like &quot;behind the school boundaries there is a large and wide area of nothing but grass&quot; and that she tried to escape, but was not able to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on any actual place:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In general, buildings are partly based on real buildings or generic. I would guess this school is a rag rug of multiple buildings mixed, excluding the underground facility of course ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why not everyone / other afterlife worlds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Well, everyone who dies with regrets seems to go to a certain place, where they can get over these regrets and live a new, untainted life. Also, most of the students are mere &quot;filler material&quot; / &quot;background noise&quot; to create a perfect environment. They were created by the &quot;Programmer&quot;. This person wanted to create a perfect world for students to clear their regrets. Thus the school is only for students. This means a part of Japanese highschool students get to this special place created for them. For other people dying with regrets, there &quot;must&quot; be a different place to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:07:23.870" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:07:23.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-09-12T23:45:28.120" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it could be arround Germany... but with a lower sea level so more landmass will be available (120m less sea level or less and you have continental Europe and UK, Irland as one big landmass)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2374" LastActivityDate="2013-09-12T23:45:28.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2013-09-13T02:34:44.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo is always in shikai mode due to his inability to completely control his massive reiatsu.  It is the same with Zaraki, when he openly states that his isn't in its sealed form and that he doesn't even know the name of his zanpakuto, when Ichigo asked him why Zaraki's looked different from everybody else's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2375" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-09-13T05:24:58.743" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T05:24:58.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4177" CreationDate="2013-09-13T05:04:58.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, Red Saber as is much more hot blooded and much less proper, as compared to Normal Saber who is much more sedate and proper. Also, Red Saber is much more haughty and acts less humble than Blue Saber. I don't think that it's ever really explained why they look so similar, but the wiki says they don't have any blood relations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, they are two different people, Red Saber is Nero while Blue Saber is Arturia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the wiki you can see that they are both extremely different despite their superficial similarities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2376" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T05:04:58.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5106" CreationDate="2013-09-13T07:36:48.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what you explain I just remember Rocky Rackat(Pokonyan) ! &#xA;When I was a kid I watched it from TV and know it as Mio Mio! ^_^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This picture is that cat?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hb47u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2120" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T07:36:48.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5165" CreationDate="2013-09-13T10:58:46.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InuYasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inuyasha&lt;/a&gt;. Here's the blurb from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/249/InuYasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Higurashi Kagome, after being pulled down a well by a demon, finds herself in Feudal Japan, where she learns that a powerful jewel has been reborn inside her body. After the jewel shatters in an attempt to retrieve it from one of the many demons who was after its power, Kagome must join forces with the half-demon Inu Yasha (also after the jewel's power) to track down the shards of the jewel before its power falls into the wrong hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2378" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-09-13T21:26:43.177" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T21:26:43.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5162" CreationDate="2013-09-13T11:27:23.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_of_the_Six_Paths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His bloodline was divided into the descendants of his two children, which would eventually form the Senju clan — and through distant relations the Uzumaki clan — and the Uchiha clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2378" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-09-13T13:16:31.797" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T13:16:31.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1960" CreationDate="2013-09-13T14:46:41.773" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kinkaku and Ginkaku had the weapons sealed inside them, much like Orochimaru produces his sword from his mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-09-13T16:04:41.610" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T16:04:41.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5165" CreationDate="2013-09-13T19:32:17.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are talking about Ginko from Mushishi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yr1O5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ginko-Mushishi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2122" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-09-13T21:09:49.143" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T21:09:49.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5186" CreationDate="2013-09-13T21:54:37.993" Score="18" ViewCount="9213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA, the being that became Father, the one known originally as Homunculus or the Dwarf in the Flask, seemed to have been created by Van Hohenheim's master using some of Van Hohenheim's blood. Is the creation ever explained in any greater detail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:17:07.243" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:17:07.243" Title="How did Homunculus come into being?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5183" CreationDate="2013-09-14T18:21:35.733" Score="7" ViewCount="668" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching FMA Brotherhood, when van Hohenheim is talking to Pride, he refers to him as &quot;プライド (Puraido) when he is talking to him by name, but when he is listing the seven deadly sins, he uses the term &quot;傲慢&quot;, which is pronounced &quot;ごうまん&quot; (gouman). Is there any indication of why the character name is different from the term itself? This is probably true for all seven of the Homunculi, but I only noticed it specifically for Pride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:15:33.247" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:15:33.247" Title="Why is Pride's name different from the word &quot;pride&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5182" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5184" CreationDate="2013-09-14T18:27:53.400" Score="4" ViewCount="1186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout FMA: Brotherhood, fighting has been breaking out, having been orchestrated by the Homunculi to power the giant transmutation circle that makes up Amestris. In most if not all of the fighting, it seems to be that the Amestrians are suffering great numbers of casualties. The fighting at Fort Briggs, for example, was orchestrated so Fort Briggs would be weak so they could be massacred. It is necessary that Amestrians to die for it to work and that is why it is being set up so they are on the losing side, or is there some other reason, like it is easier to make the Amestrians lose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:15:12.493" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:15:12.493" Title="Is it necessary for Amestrians to die for the transmutation circle?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5181" CreationDate="2013-09-14T18:42:42.920" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a simple &quot;English is cooler&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As all the homunculi are named with the english seven deadly sins, their names are the hiragana/katagana representation to the english vocalization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but when referring to the sin itself the correct translation (&quot;傲慢&quot;) is used, as it is not a name (that also has to sound cool), but the thing itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I verified this is true to the other homunculi too, though not for &quot;Father&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2013-09-14T20:07:33.353" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T20:07:33.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5182" CreationDate="2013-09-14T18:48:23.953" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it doesn't have to be Amestrians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the fighting at Fort Briggs was orchestrated so that there were casualties. Kimblee was told by Pride that he simply had to create the blood crest. Kimblee knew that Briggs was stronger than Drachma, so he lied to the Drachmans and told them that Briggs was vulnerable, resulting in their entire army being destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most of the other wars, in fact, Amestris was victorious. You have to remember that Amestris started as the green area in the map below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tYEhF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Map of Amestris and the surrounding area&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They colonized the rest of the area around them (numerous existing places, some are listed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Amestris#History&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; Wiki's article on Amestris&lt;/a&gt;) to enlarge the country for Father's ultimate purpose, in order to gain the amount of souls necessary. These victories often resulted in the deaths of far more innocent people and opposing armies than Amestrians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer your question directly, &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, it is not necessary that it is Amestrians who die for the transmutation circle. In fact, Drachmans, Ishvalans, and many others have been the victims of bloodshed for the hundreds of years prior to the Promised Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T18:48:23.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-14T19:02:12.337" Score="12" ViewCount="1190" Body="&lt;p&gt;Occasionally, especially when talking about human transmutations, Amestrians mention God, mainly with the idea of human transmutations being a transgression against God. An example of this is when Olivier Armstrong is talking about the three tenets for state alchemists and is answering the question of why human transmutations are forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem to me like this is a reference to &quot;Truth&quot;, seeing as very few people seem to know about &quot;Truth&quot;, who is essentially the God within the gate. Is there some specific religion's God that this is reference to, or it is a sort of generic God=nature? Is there a stated religion within Amestris?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T02:12:44.990" Title="Is there a religion in Amestris?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5180" CreationDate="2013-09-14T19:34:37.950" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The creation is never explained in excruciating detail. However, we do know that Homunculus was originally part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3209/274&quot;&gt;entity within the gate&lt;/a&gt; (God, essentially, the being who regulates all alchemical exchanges). Through an unknown process, Van Hohenheim's master was able to isolate the knowledge within God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was able to give it an existence through the blood of a human (Van Hohenheim), which I speculate was used as the toll to reach into God's domain. However, this existence was not stable enough to take form, and thus &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/811/274&quot;&gt;cannot exist outside of its flask&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sUyGg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Dwarf in the Flask~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, we hear little from Hohenheim's master, and none of it relates to Homunculus. There is never a further elaboration on the process that is used to isolate part of within the Gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T19:34:37.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-14T20:09:06.007" Score="2" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of &lt;strong&gt;Urusei Yatsura - Beautiful Dreamer&lt;/strong&gt;, the class is setting up their classroom to be the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Third Reich Decadent Coffee Shop&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, and in a panning shot of the classroom, there's a poster of a red guy that is obviously supposed to be dressed up as Adolf Hitler. But what's the character supposed to be? Is it a reference to some bit of popular culture or from another show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pnPqv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T20:09:06.007" Title="What's the character in the poster hanging on the wall supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;urusei-yatsura&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5191" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5439" CreationDate="2013-09-14T21:22:34.510" Score="4" ViewCount="943" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misaka Mikoto seems to know about the sisters before the Sister's-arc, as she says both in the prologue of the first LN and the Railgun-manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you heard how my DNA map was supposedly analyzed and military Sisters were created based on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Mikoto know about the Sisters back then? She found out during the Sisters Arc (which happened later) that the Sisters exist and the rumor just spread then, too (at least it seems to me). How could she tell Touma about them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-10-10T09:00:53.563" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T10:58:36.657" Title="How does Mikoto know about the Sisters before the Sister's Arc?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-14T23:18:27.717" Score="2" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;When an anime character is embarrassed, they often draw him/her with a sweat droplet.  Which artist came up with this idea and how did it become so prevalent in anime/manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2383" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-09-14T23:33:03.630" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T23:33:03.630" Title="Origins of the sweat droplet" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-01-12T08:06:08.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-14T23:24:56.007" Score="12" ViewCount="14352" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a similar spirit to my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/343/how-did-the-sweatdrop-originate&quot;&gt;previous question&lt;/a&gt;, I wonder who was the first artist to feature a nose-bleed when thinking, shall we say, &quot;provocative thoughts&quot;?  Did it become popularized in anime/manga because of the popularity of the artist's work or because it is a common belief in japanese folklore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2383" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T10:54:02.740" Title="Origins of the nose-bleed in anime/manga" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3546" CreationDate="2013-09-15T02:50:19.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might hard to elaborate with a canonical explanation. The only things I can think of are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charmander might store methane gas in his stomach, like other living things do.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His stomach might be specialized for compressing gases numerous times (enough to breath fire )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His throat or digestive system might include something that can make sparks, which would bring the fire from his belly. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Methane is lighter than air, so it can be presumed to be one of the reasons that Charizard can fly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2013-09-15T18:47:52.177" LastActivityDate="2013-09-15T18:47:52.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5197" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5204" CreationDate="2013-09-15T07:50:02.637" Score="18" ViewCount="8797" Body="&lt;p&gt;After she killed the Levi squad, Eren transformed to fight the Female Titan. In Chapter 29, &lt;em&gt;Hammer&lt;/em&gt;, it looked like Eren was having the upper hand, but then the Female Titan turned around, and with one horizontal motion, cut Eren's titan form's head in half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did that happen? That part wasn't clear in the anime nor the manga. Did she take a tree and smacked him? Did she harden her hand and hit him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cWvhb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cWvhbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Female Titan Wins&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="2364" LastEditDate="2013-09-16T09:24:00.517" LastActivityDate="2018-09-16T12:04:29.260" Title="How did the Female Titan cut Eren's titan form?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5197" CreationDate="2013-09-15T18:10:26.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I recall there was an reaction of fist movement (in the anime).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Probably harden her hand and got the tree &lt;em&gt;on the way&lt;/em&gt; when cutting his head off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2013-09-15T18:25:00.713" LastActivityDate="2013-09-15T18:25:00.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-15T20:37:44.443" Score="4" ViewCount="455" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of Hyouka, Houtarou is forced to stay after school one day to rewrite an essay that he accidentally left at home. What is the essay about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qpfEXl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hyouka episode 1, Blu-Ray, 16:23 - Houtarou begins writing his essay&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-09-15T20:37:44.443" Title="In episode 1 of Hyouka, what was the topic of the essay Houtarou has to rewrite?" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5199" CreationDate="2013-09-15T20:37:44.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The full title of the essay (partially obscured in the image above) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「入学一ヶ月の実感と今後の抱負」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;My experiences during the first month of school, and my ambitions for the future&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rO2nxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hyouka episode 1, Blu-Ray, 18:44 - the second page of Houtarou's essay&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the essay, he writes about his desire to do his very best to promote culture at his school (via his participation in the classic literature club), adding that this won't interfere with his academic pursuits, as befits a student attending the finest high school in Kamiyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, when this scene appears in the &lt;em&gt;Kotenbu&lt;/em&gt; series (on which Hyouka is based), it appears much later, chronologically (in volume &lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;), and does not include the text of the essay. His internal monologue in the novel does suggest, however, that he's basically making this up as he goes along to get it over and done with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-09-15T20:37:44.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2555" CreationDate="2013-09-16T04:12:59.890" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Yellow Version&lt;/em&gt;, there is one more note (in relation to &lt;em&gt;Red Version&lt;/em&gt;) on Pokémon Mansion (where Mewtwo was created and Mew was studied), saying Ditto was created there too. So, probably it was a failed cloning attempt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it only can be caught there and in Mewtwo's cave (again, &lt;em&gt;Yellow Version&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2389" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-09-16T04:37:19.740" LastActivityDate="2013-09-16T04:37:19.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5207" CreationDate="2013-09-16T06:13:38.040" Score="6" ViewCount="2236" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought the colour of the ring matched the Soul Gem. However after deciphering the runs on the ring I got with a Mami Soul Gem Necklace which said HOMURA, I looked up on the wiki and saw that Mami's is actually purple not yellow like her soul gem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering what are the colors of the rings for each of the magical girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EXTRA: I actually brought 6 Ring/Soul Gem Necklace with the 6th set having Homura's Soul Gem and a Green Ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: my mistake, it's a Green Soul Gem and Pink Ring&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-09-16T22:04:48.960" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T07:01:29.737" Title="What are the colours of the Magical Girl's Rings?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5197" CreationDate="2013-09-16T07:44:02.883" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;See page 33, Chapter 32, &quot;Compassion&quot; from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The previous page followed discussion over Annie as a suspect in being the Female Titan. Mikasa asks Eren, having fought the Female Titan, if anything reminded him of Annie at all. Eren then remembers Annie's stance as a parallel to the Female Titan moving from that same stance into her kick. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f9mrC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stance&lt;/a&gt; resembles &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BP2tt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annie's style&lt;/a&gt; demonstrated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3ahV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 17: Illusions of Force&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text is spoken by Mikasa to convince Eren that deep down he knows first hand how close to the similarities are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nyR0T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Real Answer Photo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T15:47:06.940" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T15:47:06.940" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5208" CreationDate="2013-09-16T17:26:14.570" Score="6" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Japanese dialect spoken by Taro, Makoto and Miyako in Ghost Hound? It doesn't sound like Kansai Ben or the standard Tokyo dialect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1749" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2013-09-16T17:36:15.003" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T00:36:30.150" Title="What is the Japanese Dialect Spoken in Ghost Hound?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;ghost-hound&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5210" CreationDate="2013-09-16T18:51:29.360" Score="5" ViewCount="5264" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Arrancar war saga in Bleach, Yamamoto fought against Aizen before the arrival of Ichigo. In the end of the fight he used a kidou that almost killed himself tying to defeat Aizen. If I remember, this kidou uses the body as a &quot;fuel&quot; for it to work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; But in the new saga, he showed his bankai against Juha Bach. And it's&#xA; very powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39rkC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said that never used his full power, why didn't he use it against Aizen? If he underestimated him, why would he use that kidou that almost killed him and ended up losing the fight, instead of using his bankai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="104" LastEditDate="2013-09-17T16:48:48.380" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T16:48:48.380" Title="Did Yamamoto Genryuusai use all his power aganist Aizen?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5203" CreationDate="2013-09-16T19:11:20.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the list at &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Merchandise:Accessories_and_Apparel#Soul_Gem_Rings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Madoka wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cospa.com/detail/id/00000039996&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madoka Kaname&lt;/a&gt; (pink) - &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ESl5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cospa.com/detail/id/00000039991&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Homura Akemi&lt;/a&gt; (purple) - &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nkfad.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cospa.com/detail/id/00000039984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mami Tomoe&lt;/a&gt; (yellow) - &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSuSs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cospa.com/detail/id/00000039979&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayaka Miki&lt;/a&gt; (blue) - &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRGyI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cospa.com/detail/id/00000039971&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoko Sakura&lt;/a&gt; (magenta) - &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CAF0R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see in each of the images the name on the back corresponds with the name in the image (which I translated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://p.mcfog.com/madoka-runes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this online translator&lt;/a&gt;). So it seems the colors &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; the same as the color of their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-12302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;soul gems&lt;/a&gt;. It seems the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Puella-Madoka-Magica-Necklace-Cosplay/dp/B00CYLF0NA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_k_h_b_cs_5/279-2095054-0973726&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;green soul gem&lt;/a&gt; also belonged to Madoka Kaname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list can also be seen in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/09/12-1/madoka-magica-sells-its-soul-gems-this-november&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll news post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-09-16T19:18:35.143" LastActivityDate="2013-09-16T19:18:35.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5205" CreationDate="2013-09-17T00:36:30.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not familiar with Japanese dialectology, so all I can really tell is that (as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5205/what-is-the-japanese-dialect-spoken-in-ghost-hound#comment4839_5205&quot;&gt;Logan M noted&lt;/a&gt;) it's a dialect from Kyushu or thereabouts. Luckily, the internet seems to know more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1018838415&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Chiebukuro entry&lt;/a&gt;, presumably written by a native speaker, thinks that it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakata_dialect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hakata&lt;/strong&gt; dialect&lt;/a&gt; (spoken in Fukuoka, Kyushu).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.goo.ne.jp/special/ghosthound/event_report_TIFF.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This interview with Chiaki KONAKA&lt;/a&gt; (who did the screenplay for Ghost Hound) notes that the story's setting is inspired by &lt;strong&gt;Fukuoka&lt;/strong&gt;, and that effort was made to make the dialects portray the setting effectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/review/R2OGNOK2YHFL9Y/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ASIN=B000ZNTPPS&amp;amp;channel=detail-glance&amp;amp;nodeID=561958&amp;amp;store=dvd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Some dude on Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt; mentions how he can feel that the script has been modeled on the speech of the &lt;strong&gt;Fukuoka&lt;/strong&gt; area.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of this is really authoritative, but it is suggestive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible source of confusion for us here is that it might be that people are just defaulting to describing the dialect in question as Fukuoka dialect since Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu (i.e. it's possible that the people I have linked above do not have direct experience distinguishing among varieties of Kyushu Japanese). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Aside - if you like the Kyushu dialect, you should watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamichi_no_Apollon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kids on the Slope&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Lots&lt;/em&gt; of Kyushu Japanese in that one.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T00:36:30.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-17T04:25:32.477" Score="4" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I commonly see the following layout below in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;+-------------+-----+&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;+-------------+     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|             +-----+&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;+-------------+     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;+-------------+-----+&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware that manga is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Read-Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;commonly read from right to left&lt;/a&gt;. As of now, I assume the following flow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;+-------------+-----+&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|     2       |  1  |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;+-------------+     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;|     3       +-----+&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;+-------------+     |&#xA;|             |  4  |&#xA;|     5       |     |&#xA;|             |     |&#xA;+-------------+-----+&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the right way to read this layout?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2393" LastEditorUserId="2393" LastEditDate="2013-09-17T06:17:10.943" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T06:17:10.943" Title="How to read manga in non-aligned format?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2013-09-17T17:40:33.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5206" CreationDate="2013-09-17T13:40:30.027" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He did not use the bankai because he could not use it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His bankai Zanka no Tachi absorbs the flames of his Ryujin Jakka into the katana blade. During the battle in fake Karakura town, Wonderweiss absorbed his flames. Later when the flames sealed inside Wonderweiss's body are about to explode, Yamamoto has to shield it with his own body, which left his own body in tatters. It is reasonable to assume that he was either in no position to activate his bankai, or the bankai would not be strong enough since he couldn't absorb enough flames. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he had known Wonderweiss's abilities beforehand, he may have gone straight to his bankai from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T13:40:30.027" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-09-17T21:59:54.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hasirama was a child prodigy and the only shinobi ever found that could use mokuton. So maybe hashirama was gifted with such abilities, plus he must have worked really hard too as the flashback shows. Moreover jubiis real form is a tree, shinju. That means originally when the chakra that was distribued among shinobis by ridoku, one must have gained somewhat extraordinary part of it, call it genes at play. And wood ability being the stongest of all elements being jubiis form must have demanded a high amount of chakra level which is why it was weilded only by him due to having great chakra reserves. Though it is surprising that the probability of someone getting wood affinity was so low to be only one person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2397" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T21:59:54.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3580" CreationDate="2013-09-17T22:16:49.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think she's alone, Kozue implied that at the end of season one.&#xA;And besides, There would have to be more so that ika could have been born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2398" LastActivityDate="2013-09-17T22:16:49.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5185" CreationDate="2013-09-18T02:12:44.990" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There appear to be a few religions in Amestris (or potentially a few views or denominations belonging to a single religion), and we can see actions from several people that denote a religious following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Truth and God&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t7fir.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t7firm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Truth and God&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ironically, the being who is canonically referred to God seems to have little to no religion based around it (the same for Truth). They are essentially all-powerful beings of nature, but garner little attention from those outside alchemy (who are generally atheists).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Letoism&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AI33O.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AI33Om.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Father Cornello in front of his subjects&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the town of Lior, a priest, Father Cornello, has been given a Philosopher's Stone by an at-the-time undisclosed party. Leaving his fellow Lior citizens unaware of this, he manages to garner a lot of attention through miracles (smaller ones in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, though much more effective and large ones in the 2003 anime). These miracles, according to Cornello, are from the Sun God, Leto, around whom the religion is based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, after Cornello is debunked, Letoism disappears. The 2003 anime handles it differently, and one could say that the religion lingers on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Ishvala&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9ZSC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9ZSCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;An Ishvalan monk, and Scar's master&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the Ishvalans (those who remain, and their society prior to the war), there is a common belief in the Earth God Ishvala, who is said to be the one true creator, much like you could consider a typical god in a monotheistic religion. His teachings prohibit the use of alchemy, though some of his followers have stepped around this teaching and, in some cases, broken it entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A note: The Ishvalan religion borrows many traits from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Judaism&lt;/a&gt;, but I won't go into detail here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other religions&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwA5U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwA5Um.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Clara in her nun uniform&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xSVxM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xSVxMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Clara's church&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime, Ed and Al end up in Aquroya, where they meet a woman named Clara. There are signs later that she is not fully committed to this religion (though her churchgoers are), and not much is said about it, except that (according to Clara) Ed and Al's bickering &amp;quot;goes against God's will.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There appear to be few mentions of religion outside of Letoism, Ishvala, and this small religion in Aquroya; I would wager a guess that any other mentions of &amp;quot;God&amp;quot; (by non-alchemists) belong to this same unnamed religion. It appears to borrow traits from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Catholicism&lt;/a&gt; (or Christianity as a whole), which would line up with early 1900s in Germany, if I recall correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Eastern Sage and the Sage of the West are also regarded somewhat as religious figures, the latter described as being a man of gold (his hair and eyes, and also a reference to alchemy's properties with regard to gold).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Xing, a religion similar to Buddhism has developed, it would seem, which talks about chi and the flow of energy in the earth (referred to as the Dragon's Pulse). Likely, being a monarchy, there is also a god atop their structure, though I don't believe he is ever mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T02:12:44.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5219" CreationDate="2013-09-18T16:35:52.027" Score="15" ViewCount="4015" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the case of many anime where the manga came first, things that are included in the anime but not the manga (such as filler arcs) seem to be not considered totally canon to the series, indicating that manga is generally what is considered to set canon. One example of this is the Quincy arc in Bleach. For series where the anime came first, such as Code Geass, is the anime then considered to set canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T14:54:54.563" Title="If the anime came first, what is considered &quot;canon&quot;?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5218" CreationDate="2013-09-18T17:05:02.507" Score="20" ViewCount="6957" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much as my question states itself. &lt;strong&gt;Why are the seven deadly sins used so often&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a lot of anime I have watched/re-watched, lately I notice either a reference to the 7 deadly sins or their use. For example, in anime like &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;, these 7 sins are referenced as an obstacle to bypass or enemies to overcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a specific reason for this? Or is this a reference of them being beyond sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="247" LastEditDate="2013-09-18T17:47:50.020" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T22:56:08.770" Title="Why are the seven deadly sins used so often in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5217" CreationDate="2013-09-18T17:57:45.923" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my English composition class - its easier to write a story around a theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think stories that use the seven deadly sins are more prevalant in Anime, its just that we are talking about eastern entertainment using western themes, which naturally calls more attention to itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as there being any significant message in the theme of the seven deadly sins. To me, the works just use the seven deadly sins because they are universally recognizable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most common contemporary understanding of theme is an idea or point that is central to a story, which can often be summed in a single word (e.g. love, death, betrayal). Typical examples of themes of this type are conflict between the individual and society; coming of age; humans in conflict with technology; nostalgia; and the dangers of unchecked ambition. A theme may be exemplified by the actions, utterances, or thoughts of a character in a novel. An example of this would be the theme loneliness in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, wherein many of the characters seem to be lonely. It may differ from the thesis—the text's or author's implied worldview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A story may have several themes. Themes often explore historically common or cross-culturally recognizable ideas, such as ethical questions, and are usually implied rather than stated explicitly. An example of this would be whether one should live a seemingly better life, at the price of giving up parts of one's humanity, which is a theme in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Along with plot, character, setting, and style, theme is considered one of the components of fiction. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_%28narrative%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T18:04:54.293" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5216" CreationDate="2013-09-18T18:07:01.707" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is considered canon is generally decided by the author(s) or license holder. I think you need to get a better idea of the definition of canon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the original work from which the fan fiction author borrows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a descriptor of specific incidents, relationships, or story arcs that take place within the overall canon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_(fiction)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canon_(fiction)&amp;amp;oldid=573082785#cite_note-4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Original revision&lt;/a&gt; where definitions came from)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to directly answer your question, if there was &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; a manga and anime, and the manga came first, then the manga is canon. I say only, because many manga and anime are based off of light novels or visual novels. In that case, the light novel or visual novel would be canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the anime came first, then it will probably be whatever the license holder decides is canon. This is an assumption, because I think anime writers give up the rights to their work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T14:54:54.563" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T14:54:54.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5220" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-18T18:32:52.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tag for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the 2012 sequel to &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;. For questions about &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;, use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/avatar&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;avatar&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;avatar&lt;/a&gt;. For questions about James Cameron's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, head over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://movies.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Movies &amp;amp; TV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:01:04.947" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:01:04.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5221" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-18T18:32:52.870" Score="0" Body="The Legend of Korra is a 2012 sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. For Airbender, use [avatar]." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:01:04.947" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:01:04.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5165" CreationDate="2013-09-18T19:19:52.543" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's &lt;em&gt;Tactics&lt;/em&gt;. Episode 5 features a doll-maker, and seems to fit your description perfectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MuAFq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tactics&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2402" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-18T19:52:48.200" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T19:52:48.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5216" CreationDate="2013-09-18T22:56:37.777" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a series is presented in several media, most of the versions will usually be said to be &quot;based on&quot; some other version, and whichever version is not &quot;based on&quot; anything of the others is canon. Under normal circumstances, that one is the one that came first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is only a general guideline. Sometimes things get strange. Consider &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;, which has no fewer than four presentations: the manga, the TV series, the movie, and the manga of the movie. The movie-manga is based on the movie, of course, but the other three are considered separate canons. Sort of. Like I said, Utena is strange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2403" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T22:56:37.777" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-19T05:20:17.103" Score="5" ViewCount="1196" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;From the New World&lt;/em&gt;), the Robber Fly colony uses the Akki (Fiend) to disarm the Giant Hornet soldiers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the 18th episode of the anime, it is also revealed that the Giant Hornet soldiers were reduced to nothing but lumps of flesh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is that possible? I understand that the Akki is immune to the death feedback when considering humans, but the Akki couldn't have possibly done that to the Giant Hornets, the Akki could have at most disarmed the soldiers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, how did the Giant Hornets die? Or is this something that is lost in translation? (I was watching the Japanese version with English subtitles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1749" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-19T05:34:40.713" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T05:50:15.197" Title="How were the Giant Hornets actually defeated?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5238" CreationDate="2013-09-19T05:31:53.760" Score="4" ViewCount="2384" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beethoven's &quot;Ode to Joy&quot; is an important song in Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song is also important to the Read Or Die OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the 13th episode of Gunslinger Girl, the girls start watching a meteor shower and want to listen to this particular as background music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this particular song so prevalent in anime? It may be a well-known piece, but there are lots of other well-known pieces of classical music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_%28Beethoven%29#New_Year.27s_tradition_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the song is played during Japanese New Year's celebrations. That would explain something, but in none of the above examples was there a New Year's celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why does anime feature this particular song more heavily than other classical pieces?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T14:42:15.040" Title="Why is Beethoven's &quot;Ode to Joy&quot; so prevalent in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-19T05:37:02.090" Score="4" ViewCount="1317" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of Quincy objects look crosses, and a number of their attacks reference holy things. For example, there is an attack called &quot;Quincy Vollstandig&quot; which, at least according to the translation I was reading, translated to &quot;Complete Holy Form&quot;. Are Quincy as a group Christian (or some other religion) or are these names because they sound cool rather than having any particular meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T09:59:01.693" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T09:59:01.693" Title="Are Quincy Christian?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5226" CreationDate="2013-09-19T05:50:15.197" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it was ever stated how exactly they were wiped out, but we do know that it wasn't a WMD (no damage to the surrounding land), it wasn't the fiend that killed them (death feedback), and that the fiend stopped their arrows and disarmed them. It's also possible the fiend prevented the Giant Hornet soldiers from attacking any of the Robber Fly and that's why none of them were killed. Being unable to fight back, all the Robber Fly soldiers had to do was slaughter them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That could also be the reason Kiroumaru was the sole survivor of the battle, in order to bring suspicion onto him from the humans. The Robber Fly could have purposely let him live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T05:50:15.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5227" CreationDate="2013-09-19T06:14:33.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;With &quot;Read Or Die&quot;, it was part of the plot, since they cloned Beethoven himself. With most of the other instances, it's selected background music, and I'm not sure I'd say it's even that prevalent. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bosouX_d8Y&quot;&gt;Schubert's Ave Maria&lt;/a&gt; is used in a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of shows. Same with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU&quot;&gt;Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No.1&lt;/a&gt;, Beethoven's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU&quot;&gt;Moonlight Sonata&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luo4wUQMwYY&quot;&gt;Pathetique&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRNTXaweoo&quot;&gt;Pachelbel's Canon in D&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4wb11w0ZHQ&quot;&gt;Ravel's Bolero&lt;/a&gt;, or what about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RrdwElnTU&quot;&gt;Handel's Messiah&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from the obvious thematic reasons you'd want to pick a classical piece, especially in shows that are set in a classical setting or at a music school (Nodame Cantabile, La Corda, etc), sometimes the animation/scene/sequence is storyboarded/tailored for a particular piece of music. In Evangelion, you had that super long pause during Ode to Joy. In Legends of the Galactic Heroes &quot;My Conquest of the Sea of Stars&quot;, there's is a beyond epic 15+ minute long space battle that is intricately choreographed to the entirety of Ravel's Bolero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oddly, while it's said that Vivaldi's Four Seasons is the most played classical piece ever, I don't think it's used in anime all that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55972&quot;&gt;thread on ANN&lt;/a&gt; that lists some of the more common classical pieces that get used in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T06:14:33.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5819" CreationDate="2013-09-19T09:14:18.120" Score="5" ViewCount="1716" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do these seat rankings indicate one's cooking level or skill? If so, which seat represents the best cook?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was trying to figure out if Seat 1 &gt; Seat 10 or vice versa, but I couldn't find anything nor remember which seat is better to have. It seems like Seat 1 is probably the best seat since Doujima and Saiha were portrayed to be the best cooks in Seats 1 and 2, but I just can't find anything explicitly saying Seat 1 is the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:09:12.810" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:09:12.810" Title="How does the hierarchy of the Elite 10 Council work?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5228" CreationDate="2013-09-19T09:22:21.060" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion&quot;&gt;Religion&lt;/a&gt; is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to the supernatural, and to spirituality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it would a stretch to say combating Hollows might be an extension of Quincy culture, it doesn't hold through with a belief system. Religion by definition requires belief, a viewpoint with intangible evidence. When evidence becomes tangible, it holds at least some quantifiable fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Quincy, harnessing spiritual particles to shoot projectiles of energy and the dangers of Hollows interacting with the real world are both instances of fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has been no mention of religion or specifically Christianity in Bleach, but despite either existing, the Quincy are more of a clan of warriors or hunters. I understand the suggestive designs that seem Religion-based but I believe it's to appeal to an exorcist fanbase as a supernatural character option in this story about ghosts, good or bad, and their governors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source(s): &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T09:22:21.060" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5243" CreationDate="2013-09-19T13:09:01.530" Score="10" ViewCount="5537" Body="&lt;p&gt;I discovered some other titles in the Puella Magi series today, Kazumi Magica and Oriko Magica:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g2oVPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of Kazumi Magica chapter 1&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ofskgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of Oriko Magica volume 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these completely separate stories, or is there some overlap with Puella Magi Madoka Magica?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-09-19T18:06:31.327" LastActivityDate="2017-07-30T05:16:55.083" Title="Are the other Puella Magi mangas separate stories?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5239" CreationDate="2013-09-19T13:18:14.697" Score="3" ViewCount="5583" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the second season of Sword Art Online we can see Kirito and his sister practicing Kendo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sZNHZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, he used a similar fighting style that he used in the game. Is it possible to say that practicing Kendo or other fighting sports could help people in Sword Art Online?&#xA;I mean, being strong or fast in real life, Did it have some influence in the gameplay at SAO?&#xA;If so, people like Kirito could have some advantage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T20:44:12.363" Title="Did Kendo practicing helped Kirito in SAO?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5234" CreationDate="2013-09-19T14:02:38.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The style he uses is from the game, and is atypical of normal kendo, so the different postures and techinques mightn't have given him much of an advantage, as battle works differently in SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as a reactive sport, Kendo probably gave Kirito very fast reflexes, which would have definetly served as a distinct advantage over the average person. Especially since the nervegear simulated your character's limbs from nerve endings, that would usually work your own limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T14:02:38.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13264" CreationDate="2013-09-19T14:25:31.380" Score="4" ViewCount="8756" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; is an anime based on several historical facts. How accurately are the events in the series portrayed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't mean just historical events used in the series, such as the Shinsengumi, but how accurate is their real life portrayal of the art of swordsmanship. Is it really possible to obtain such power with dedication to daily training portrayed in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-20T07:08:18.577" LastActivityDate="2020-10-28T21:13:52.787" Title="How closely does Rurouni Kenshin resemble real life?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5227" CreationDate="2013-09-19T14:42:15.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th symphony is one of the most well-known classical pieces of music throughout the world (most lists put it in the top 10). But Beethoven's 9th symphony is especially well-known in Japan, where I suspect it would top the list or come close. It's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_%28Beethoven%29#New_Year.27s_tradition_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;long-standing tradition&lt;/a&gt; to hold performances of this symphony, especially the finale (which includes the Ode to Joy), during New Year's celebrations. This tradition dates back to the 1920s, and became especially prominent in the WWII and post-WWII eras. Because of this, the piece is known universally in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The piece is also somewhat programmatic, in that it has a clear meaning which doesn't require interpretation (unlike most of Beethoven's works which were purely instrumental). Since the use of classical music in anime is usually to invoke symbollism, it's more natural to choose programmatic pieces like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you consider all classical pieces which are well-known and have known symbolic meaning, there really aren't that many. The Ode to Joy is a pretty natural choice among them, and it's used a lot because it fits both of these criteria well. I don't think there's a lot more to it than that, and the amount that the Ode to Joy is played in anime isn't so much that it needs further explanation beyond that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T14:42:15.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5234" CreationDate="2013-09-19T16:24:17.230" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haven't seen the anime, but at least according to the Light Novels, it is implied that Suguha was better than most other players in Alfheim due to her expertise in Kendo. So answer to your first question would be a yes. It also goes in the other way around, in that skills learnt virtually can be applied to the real world, though there will be limits based on one's physical attributes naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Kirito's case though he given up on Kendo a long time ago, as kids. His prowess probably came from his inborn reflexes and his belief that both the gaming and the real world are 'real'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2406" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T16:24:17.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-09-19T16:30:26.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather than acquired, being born with it or blessed with since childhood would be more correct. The author's way of balancing the rivals, I guess. Madara too ended up showing off ridiculous powers. He single-handedly defeated the Five Kages after all and Hashirama was his equal in strength. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing more specific has been provided so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2406" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T16:30:26.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5228" CreationDate="2013-09-19T16:36:44.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No such thing has been specified by the author. Think of it as a cult or clan if you like, but all we know is that their clothes, weapons and name of attacks are due to the their traditions and history (which we don't completely know about just yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2406" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T16:36:44.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4222" CreationDate="2013-09-19T17:01:18.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely, it's purposely because the entire academy was run by mages, and they would know about most if not all of these cases. There also is the fact that a 10 year old genius mage was given that class specifically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will, though, remain in the realm of speculation as no such thing has been mentioned in the manga series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2406" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-09-19T18:09:58.640" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T18:09:58.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5233" CreationDate="2013-09-19T18:01:38.073" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/12433/Hanokage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hanokage&lt;/a&gt;; story by Magica Quartet&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;) is an almost shot-for-shot manga adaptation of the anime. There are a couple minor differences (e.g. it's made more explicit that Sayaka kills the two guys on the train just before she turns into a witch; Kyuubey does &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/2lngKxn.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;these freaky open-mouthed smiles&lt;/a&gt;), but other than those, it's pretty much the same as the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; was published as three volumes (covers: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i0wOv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ELuAH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rDvU4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Kazumi_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/11856/Takashi_Tensugi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TENSUGI Takashi&lt;/a&gt;; story by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/11857/Masaki_Hiramatsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;HIRAMATSU Masaki&lt;/a&gt;) is set in the same universe as the anime and shares mechanics with it (such as Grief Seeds, Soul Gems, and so forth), but has very little in common with the anime in terms of plot. The city of Mitakihara is mentioned and Kyuubey shows up from time to time, but there's nothing to suggest that the characters of &lt;em&gt;Kazumi Magica&lt;/em&gt; ever interact with the characters of &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;. (Kyuubey excluded, because he seems to be sort of a hive-mind thing without real individual identity.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kazumi Magica&lt;/em&gt; is compatible with the plot as depicted in the anime, given that there are basically no points of overlap between the casts. &lt;em&gt;Kazumi Magica&lt;/em&gt; is generally considered to be low on the canonicity scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kazumi Magica&lt;/em&gt; was originally serialized in &lt;em&gt;Kirara Magica&lt;/em&gt;, and was later collected into five volumes (covers: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ECkRQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RQycC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Zw1T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kBgbt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uNhZz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Oriko_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oriko Magica&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/24891/Kuroe_Mura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MURA Kuroe&lt;/a&gt;; story by Magica Quartet&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;) depicts a possible timeline that occurs prior to the main anime timeline. All the major characters of the anime appear, with a particular focus on Kyouko and Mami, as well as some original characters such as Yuma and Oriko. Judging from the way Homura is depicted in &lt;em&gt;Oriko Magica&lt;/em&gt;, it is suspected that it takes place in one of the timelines between timelines 3 and 4 of episode 10 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oriko Magica&lt;/em&gt; is generally compatible with the plot as depicted in the anime, though it leaves behind nagging questions like &amp;quot;Where was Oriko in the anime timeline?&amp;quot; and so forth. &lt;em&gt;Oriko Magica&lt;/em&gt; is generally considered to be slightly higher than Kazumi Magica on the canonicity scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the two original volumes of the story (covers: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPSXy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BbKoS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;), there was &amp;quot;Another Story&amp;quot; (別編, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/97TJ9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;cover&lt;/a&gt;), consisting of the stories &lt;em&gt;Noisy Citrine&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Symmetry Diamond&lt;/em&gt;, originally serialized in &lt;em&gt;Kirara Magica&lt;/em&gt;. A longer continuation, titled &amp;quot;New Contract: Oriko Magica ~sadness prayer~&amp;quot; ([新約] 魔法少女おりこ☆マギカ ～sadness prayer～, covers not yet available), begins serialization in November 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica:_The_Different_Story&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/12433/Hanokage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hanokage&lt;/a&gt;; story by Magica Quartet&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;) depicts a possible timeline that occurs prior to the main anime timeline (presumably between timelines 4 and 5 of episode 10). All of the major characters of the anime appear, again with a heavy focus on Kyouko and Mami. There are no (significant) original characters in The Different Story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noteworthily, &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; begins chronologically prior to Episode 1 of the anime. In fact, Volume 1 of &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; begins shortly after Mami contracts with Kyuubey, and then follows her life through her meeting and subsequent partnership with Kyouko. Volumes 2 and 3 bring us forward to the timeframe in which all the timelines depicted in the anime occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; is generally considered to be very high on the canonicity scale, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It began as an adaptation of Drama CD #3 &amp;quot;Farewell Story&amp;quot;, generally considered to be highly canonical.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its creation involved more input from Magica Quartet than did the creation of either &lt;em&gt;Oriko Magica&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Kazumi Magica&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The artist for &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; was &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Hanokage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hanokage&lt;/a&gt;, who was also the artist for &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica –Rebellion–&lt;/em&gt;, the two &amp;quot;most-official&amp;quot; adaptations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are no known incompatibilities between the plot of &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; and the plot of the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In light of these facts, it is generally agreed that &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; can reasonably be viewed as essentially canonical in the context of the anime, and so may fairly be interpreted as a direct extension to the anime. This is important because, if &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; is canonical, it gives us &lt;em&gt;lots&lt;/em&gt; of knowledge about Mami and Kyouko prior to the events of the anime. All of this knowledge is necessarily valid in all timelines, because it occurs prior to Homura waking up in the hospital. As such, it would do much to inform Mami and Kyouko's motivations throughout the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; was published as three volumes (covers: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NyqHq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6FOvp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9aV17.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica –Rebellion–&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ [新編]叛逆の物語; art by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/12433/Hanokage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hanokage&lt;/a&gt;; story by Magica Quartet&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;) is a closely-hewing adaptation of the third movie, just like &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; was a closely-hewing adaptation of the series (corresponding to the first two movies, I suppose). All signs point to the story being plotwise identical to the third movie, but with some stylistic differences, both minor and substantial. With the third volume yet to come, though, anything could happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica –Rebellion–&lt;/em&gt; will be published as three volumes (covers: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4u5A.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;; 2, 3 not yet available). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Suzune_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzune Magica&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (art and story by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/25221/GAN&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GAN&lt;/a&gt;, I think) is another spinoff that has just begun. At a glance, it looks like it has nothing to do with the main storyline (though Kyuubey shows up, unsurprisingly), but as with all things Madoka, looks can be deceiving. More details as they come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Tart_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tart Magica: The Legend of &amp;quot;Jeanne d'Arc&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (art and story by the group &lt;a href=&quot;http://goldenpedone1.web.fc2.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;website in Japanese&quot;&gt;Golden Pe Done&lt;/a&gt;) is yet another spinoff, and began serialization in volume 10 of &lt;em&gt;Kirara Magica&lt;/em&gt; (the Nov 2013 issue). As the title suggests, the main character is Joan of Arc, who is a magical girl. In keeping with the prevalence of suffering in the Madoka Magica world, it appears that the story starts with a shot of her burning at the stake, and then flashes back to how, exactly, she came unto such suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: &amp;quot;Tart&amp;quot; is, supposedly, an alternate spelling of Joan of Arc's last name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;quot;Magica Quartet&amp;quot; is the collective name for SHINBO Akiyuki, IWAKAMI Atsuhiro, AOKI Ume, and UROBUCHI Gen, who are the director, producer, character designer, and writer for &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T07:33:18.127" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4691" CreationDate="2013-09-19T18:17:42.717" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wordsense.eu/Suguru/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.wordsense.eu/Suguru/&lt;/a&gt; seems to define &lt;em&gt;suguru&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;male given name&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As far as referencing goes, I think it'd be reasonable to say it's just a picture of a guy's face where an equivalent to &quot;guy&quot; is written underneath. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-09-19T18:30:16.770" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T18:30:16.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-19T18:18:45.453" Score="5" ViewCount="1028" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, katakana is used for loan words/foreign words, but it shows up a lot in backgrounds of manga as what seems to be onomatopoeia. Is this manga-specific, and where did it originate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DfQLn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The center white katakana on the bottom panel seem to be &quot;fuaaaaa&quot;, for instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T22:28:35.617" Title="Why is katakana used for the onomatopoeia/sounds in the background?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-09-23T10:56:20.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5245" CreationDate="2013-09-19T18:49:20.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using onomatopoeia to stress sound effects in literature is not manga-specific or even comic-specific. For example, 1966's &lt;em&gt;Batman&lt;/em&gt; TV series or even Nickelodeon's &lt;em&gt;The Fairly OddParents&lt;/em&gt; had readily available audio to match their onscreen text with emphasis. But several cultures have their own origins. Tracing back &lt;strong&gt;when&lt;/strong&gt; this particular artistic/literary device caught on would be pretty exhaustive, if even credible at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2013-09-19T18:49:20.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6421" CreationDate="2013-09-19T20:25:55.040" Score="6" ViewCount="398" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 17 of Denki-gai no Hon'ya-san, page 9, a figure of a character called Zabieru Tanegashima appears:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hjxsI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hjxsIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zabieru Tanegashima&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this character fictional — as in a character existing only in-universe — or is it based on/a reference to some other series' character?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it some other reference to something not anime related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T17:39:34.547" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T17:39:34.547" Title="What is this Zabieru Tanegashima character a reference to?" Tags="&lt;denkigai-no-honya-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5253" CreationDate="2013-09-20T05:19:34.460" Score="7" ViewCount="2435" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara said that finding out the history of shinobi is the reason he felt hopeless and left the village. And he learned it from the Uchiha's stone tablet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it was said before that the Rinnegan is also needed to read what is written on the Uchiha's stone tablet. So, if Madara only awakened the Rinnegan after he left the village and his final battle with Hashirama, how was he able to read the stone tablet without the Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:54:00.697" Title="How did Madara read the Uchiha's Stone Tablet about the history?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-20T06:14:48.077" Score="6" ViewCount="9482" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder why Minato is categorized as a Jinchuuriki, considering the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madara couldn't be Ten-Tails' host because he's re-animated, and he has to force Obito to revive him&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minato is re-animated, just like Madara, and yet he has half the Kurama inside&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's possible that he sealed in him half of Kurama before he died, and yet why on earth Kurama wasn't reincarnated&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or Kurama was sealed in unusual manner that Minato's case defied the norm on sealing tailed beast&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2393" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-09-12T18:11:43.227" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T05:05:19.973" Title="Is Minato a Jinchuuriki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8423" CreationDate="2013-09-20T06:50:20.723" Score="5" ViewCount="3913" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deciphering the Uchiha's stone tablet, located in the Naka Shrine, requires the Mangekyou Sharingan or Rinnegan. However does the creation of the tablet require a Mangekyou and Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rikudou Sennin had the Rinnegan and one of his sons who inherited his eye-techniques as the Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What type of person was capable of creating this tablet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1757" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-20T07:00:00.133" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T08:39:37.957" Title="Who created the Uchiha's Clan's stone tablet in the Naka Shrine?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5250" CreationDate="2013-09-20T07:37:41.240" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's make things straight:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former Jinchuuriki, reanimated and reinfused with their respective Bijuu, had the Yin-element rod channel the chakra back from the Gedo Mazo. Once removed, Tobi had to quickly re-seal them inside of the statue, or risk them being freed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seal wasn't a permanent seal, like Naruto's or Killer Bee's, it was a temporary seal used for battling and then removing easily.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minato's case is a bit different. Minato used the Shiki Fuujin to seal Kurama's Yin half inside of himself, but then, &lt;strong&gt;he himself&lt;/strong&gt; got sealed, along with Kurama's half, into the Death God. That's why the Yin half of Kurama never revived (As it was still sealed), and that's why when Minato got reanimated with Edo Tensei, Kurama was already part of the deal. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madara, however, cannot be a Jinchuuriki because when he died, he wasn't. The Edo Tensei revives people at certain states of their lives (usually the time of their deaths, but not always), Madara was not a Jinchuuriki anytime in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T07:37:41.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5249" CreationDate="2013-09-20T07:39:25.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not a stretch to think that he managed to sneak back inside the village and read it in his spare time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somewhere before he connected himself to the Gedo Mazo and after he awakened the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not explained however, so any answer you'll get here would be speculative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Now I understood your question, however, nothing told you that the part about the God Tree is only readable by the Rinnegan, maybe it was a part of the tablet that could be read using a Mangekyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-09-21T22:09:50.733" LastActivityDate="2013-09-21T22:09:50.733" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-20T16:04:33.587" Score="9" ViewCount="42701" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each of Akatsuki's members wear unique rings.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I guess Itachi's one can use genjutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8cQPr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how about others? Can it be used as ninjutsu or genjutsu abilities?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And why does Zetsu always collect those rings after each one of the members died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2185" LastEditDate="2013-09-22T01:04:15.347" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T23:41:07.883" Title="Do Akatsuki rings have abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5257" CreationDate="2013-09-20T18:29:34.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akatsuki thinks that the rings are very valuable for some reason. You point out how Zetsu insists on collecting the rings of dead members. It's also telling that when Orochimaru actually managed to take a ring away from Akatsuki, they didn't make a new ring &lt;em&gt;and they didn't replace Orochimaru&lt;/em&gt;. It's almost like the ring is more important than the person in that position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as of now, we don't know why Akatsuki places so much importance on the rings. They might have some kind of abilities, but if they do, we haven't seen them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2403" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T18:29:34.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5251" CreationDate="2013-09-20T19:01:16.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kishi never explicitly stated in the manga that Rikudou Sennin created the tablet, however we can make an educated guess that he did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at the facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To read the entire Uchiha tablet, the Rinnegan is required.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madara is stated to be the second Sage of the Six Paths. (This should mean no one else had the Rinnegan inbetween Rikudou Sennin and Madara.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The tablet had an extensive list of things, like the Moon Eye plan, how to obtain Mangekyou Sharingan, how to obtain the Rinnegan, and the history of the God Tree with Kaguya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya could not have written the tablet because most of the tablet's info pertain to Rikudou Sennin's era, where he had the Rinnegan and was the Juubi Jinchuriki. And since Kaguya isn't considered to be a Sage of Six paths, we can assume she doesn't have the Rinnegan either. We can also assume that a Rinnegan user must have written the tablet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, Rikudou and Madara are the only two candidates left, but Madara uses the tablet to learn about the history of Shinobi, so Rikudou is the only one who could have written the tablet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Additionally, Tobi stated the Sage of Six paths created the tablet here (bottom panels).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BR3bY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-09-25T22:05:39.793" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T22:05:39.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5268" CreationDate="2013-09-20T19:16:53.987" Score="15" ViewCount="5307" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per One Piece logic, a person cannot have 2 Devil Fruit powers. &#xA;The Yomi Yomi no Mi fruit revives the one who eats it. The powers of this fruit are a one-time use, and has been used up after Brook was revived. Can Brook now have another Devil Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T10:53:14.393" LastActivityDate="2019-03-28T07:36:46.630" Title="Can Brook have another Devil Fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2145" CreationDate="2013-09-20T22:13:57.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The technique was considered a kinjutsu because it could potentially kill the user if they made too many shadow clones (the distribution of chakra potentially outstripping the user's capacity). With Naruto, he has ridiculous levels of chakra so it's not dangerous to him. High level ninjas like Kakashi know it and use it to create a handful of shadow clones, but Naruto and his insane level of chakra can create hundreds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see Konohamaru being able to pull off a few shadow clones because he's a Sarutobi and they are a pretty powerful ninja blood line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2417" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T22:13:57.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5264" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-21T00:55:31.930" Score="3" ViewCount="2171" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 of Hyouka, Houtarou is shown reading a book throughout the episode. What book is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6V3xl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Houtarou reading&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mTwiC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Houtarou being prevented from reading&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-21T01:01:45.477" Title="What book is Houtarou reading in episode 2 of Hyouka?" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5264" CreationDate="2013-09-21T00:55:31.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Houtarou is reading &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;On Decadence&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (堕落論 = &lt;em&gt;Daraku-ron&lt;/em&gt;, sometimes also translated &lt;em&gt;Discourse on Decadence&lt;/em&gt;), by Ango SAKAGUCHI. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PjXj8.png&quot; alt=&quot;On Decadence&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HDuZsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photo of an actual copy of the same edition of On Decadence&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/chanchan_yanagi/52389941.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakaguchi was a novelist, essayist, and critic who lived from 1906-1955. He gained immense popularity in the immediate post-war period with his 1946 essay &lt;em&gt;On Decadence&lt;/em&gt;, which criticized pre-war Japan as too heavily steeped in &lt;em&gt;bushido&lt;/em&gt; culture, and argued that though post-war Japan was decadent, it was better than what came before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On Decadence&lt;/em&gt; is not mentioned in the &lt;em&gt;Kotenbu&lt;/em&gt; series of novels on which &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt; is based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an amusing connection, the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un-Go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Un-Go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (written アンゴ = &lt;em&gt;ango&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese and hence pronounced identically to Sakaguchi's given name) was based on one of Sakaguchi's period novels - &lt;em&gt;Meiji Kaika Ango Torimono-chou&lt;/em&gt;, loosely &quot;Ango's Tales of Detectives from the Dawn of the Meiji Period&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-09-21T00:55:31.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4251" CreationDate="2013-09-21T07:02:39.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does he get his scar when Blackbeard was still part of Whitebeard's crew?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Presumably yes, as long as most of Blackbeard's activities happened as he posed as just another crew member of the Whitebeard pirates which Shanks deduced was his cover to how threatening he really is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to clarify more of your suspicions, this does mean that it took Shanks (at least) 10 whole years before he told Whitebeard this guy is sinister and strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The timeline is Shanks &amp;amp; crew docking at Luffy's village in Luffy's flashback from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_of_Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode of Luffy: Adventure on Hand Island&lt;/a&gt;. There was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www1.watchop.com/watch/one-piece-episode-4-english-subbed/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 4&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; that shows Luffy's past but this flashback includes when/how he gets his scar &amp;amp; follows closer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/97884_one-piece-chapter-01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chapter 1: Romance Dawn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy is 19 in the New World (has flashback) -&gt; 12 years earlier caption -&gt; Luffy is 7 &amp;amp; Shanks has scar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_316&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;meeting&lt;/a&gt; with Whitebeard happens while the Strawhat Crew is in Water 7 when Luffy is age 17. Shanks only met with Whitebeard once he knew Ace was hunting him down, not just to tell him about the scar which might explain his wait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2013-09-21T07:02:39.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4026" CreationDate="2013-09-21T07:09:01.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add up to the other answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;A person who has devil fruit power, experiences lack of energy when gets into water!&quot; With that means, the user lacks minimum energy to show body movements, otherwise could swim!&#xA;The person due to no body movements starts synching down..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also evident that, person doesn't lose the power immediately but constantly.. The long he stays in water, more he'll become helpless..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devil fruit side effects section in wiki base is worth reading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastActivityDate="2013-09-21T07:09:01.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5261" CreationDate="2013-09-21T10:18:50.470" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi's ability to revive its eater is just the tip of the iceberg. Brook &lt;em&gt;thought&lt;/em&gt; it was the only purpose before the timeskip. However, after the timeskip, he reveals that he has now learnt the &lt;em&gt;true power&lt;/em&gt; of his Devil Fruit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The soul of a human who dies normally goes to the land of the dead, but his Devil's Fruit emits a powerful energy that allows his soul to remain in the living world. During the 2 years of training, he has also mastered its other abilities, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Letting his soul leave and enter his body/skeleton at will&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Pouring his soul&quot; into his music to show illusions to people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Summoning cold flames from the underworld&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surviving damage that would otherwise be fatal (he cannot be seriously injured unless his bones are hurt)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short, Yomi Yomi no Mi is not a &quot;one time use&quot;. Brook cannot have another Devil Fruit, unless Oda-sensei's hyper-creative imagination provides him a loophole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T20:33:27.547" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T20:33:27.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5257" CreationDate="2013-09-21T19:52:00.417" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rings do not have abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are simply used for the Akatsuki membership, which is why Sasuke's group Taka was never really considered Akatsuki. They might have had the cloaks, but they didn't have the rings and the rings signify a true Akatsuki member. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Orochimaru's ring was never replaced when he left the Akatsuki. There have been 10 Akatsuki rings total as well as 10 members of the group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from Naruto wikia &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right thumb: &quot;zero&quot; (零, rei); worn by Pain. Its colour is purplish-grey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right index finger: &quot;blue,&quot; &quot;green&quot; (青, ao, shō); worn by Deidara. Its colour is teal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right middle finger: &quot;white&quot; (白, bya); worn by Konan. Its colour is white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right ring finger: &quot;vermilion,&quot; &quot;scarlet&quot; (朱, shu); worn by Itachi Uchiha. Its colour is &gt;red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right little finger: &quot;sign of the boar&quot; (亥, gai); worn by Zetsu. Its colour is green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Left little finger: &quot;sky,&quot; &quot;void&quot; (空, kū); worn by Orochimaru. Its colour is slate blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Left ring finger: &quot;south&quot; (南, nan); worn by Kisame Hoshigaki. Its colour is yellow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Left middle finger: &quot;north&quot; (北, hoku); worn by Kakuzu. Its colour is dark green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Left index finger: &quot;three&quot; (三, san); worn by Hidan. Its colour is orange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Left thumb: &quot;jewel,&quot; &quot;ball,&quot; also the black king in shogi (玉, gyoku); worn by Sasori and &gt;later by Tobi. Its colour is purple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uCpBS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gedo Mazo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-09-21T19:57:45.787" LastActivityDate="2013-09-21T19:57:45.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5271" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5272" CreationDate="2013-09-21T22:42:59.423" Score="9" ViewCount="1636" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I picked this manga when I saw that its publication ended, but after few chapters I noticed that Chrona gender changed! (No, not the litteral) So, is this intended of the author, or I just missed some translator note somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T22:21:45.060" LastActivityDate="2018-07-14T12:15:18.610" Title="What is the gender of Chrona of Soul Eater?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5271" CreationDate="2013-09-21T23:50:32.903" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chrona's gender was never revealed in the Japanese Soul Eater manga. There is evidence for both genders but not enough for either to make any conclusive statement. The creator has been asked what Chrona's gender is, but never answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, this isn't hard to do. Most pronouns aren't gender-specific. While Chrona does use &lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt; (僕) to refer to him/herself, which is a fairly masculine pronoun, it is sometimes used by females as well. However, in English (and many other languages), it's awkward to try to avoid using any gender-specific pronouns. The various different versions of Soul Eater in English use different pronouns, but all of these were added by translators and not present in the original version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.souleater.tv/character/index.html&quot;&gt;official Japanese Soul Eater site&lt;/a&gt; confirms that this is not known:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;性別は不詳。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which literally translates to &quot;Gender is unknown&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-09-21T23:50:32.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-22T09:53:05.710" Score="8" ViewCount="25612" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi (神さまのいない日曜日) ended with more questions than answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Alice died instead of Dee, then why was Dee the one as a ghost in the real world?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Furthermore, Dee has her body (in the outside world) in the final scene.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How does Ai managed to &quot;save&quot; Alice? Yet at the same time she's standing in front of his grave.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Running through the forums and it seems like I'm not the only one who's confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What in the world happened? (no pun intended)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest and undeniable contradiction is Dee going from ghost to normal human.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does this mean that some sort of change of history caused Dee and Alice to &quot;switch places&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T15:54:24.587" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T21:30:31.130" Title="What exactly happened at the end of Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5197" CreationDate="2013-09-22T16:27:31.053" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning This might contain spoilers.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The move she used to finish Eren was a direct &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_lGVqETbE&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=74&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; to a earlier scene in the anime (this has not been done in th manga as far as I know). At this point in time the viewer does not know Annie is the titan. The fight move used there resembles her fighting moves used during the training. this is one of the clue's beside the face resemblance of the titan to Annie. Some deeper information on this, the move she used is a karate move from the original Kata's. As stated in the video linked she has been trained in martial arts by her father.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3M3f6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-09-22T16:27:31.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5282" CreationDate="2013-09-22T17:23:50.507" Score="16" ViewCount="34163" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is shown that the Sage of the Six paths was the first to have the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for an Uchiha these are the stages of their eyes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Normal eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharingan (activated after facing life threatening situation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mangekyo Sharingan (activated after a very close person dies)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (activated after replacing the&#xA;existing Mangekyo Sharingan with another mangekyo sharingan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rinnegan (conditions for activation have not yet been mentioned)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these stages have covered by Madara Uchiha, he took his brother's Mangekyo Sharingan to activate the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if the same logic was to be applied to the Sage of the Six Paths, then whose Mangekyo Sharingan did he take for his own? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He being the first shinobi should not have anyone to take a Sharingan from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-09-24T13:35:16.613" LastActivityDate="2021-04-12T12:03:36.370" Title="How did the Sage of the Six Paths obtain his Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5281" CreationDate="2013-09-22T17:50:18.083" Score="20" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Awakening the Rinnegan&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you have misunderstood something here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; was the &lt;strong&gt;original form.&lt;/strong&gt; It required &lt;strong&gt;no activation and was permanent&lt;/strong&gt; to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage of the Six Paths&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His children, the Uchiha and the Senju inherited the two different feats:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The life force and physical energy went to the Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The visual prowess and strength of chakra went to the Uchiha clan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This visual prowess manifested in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_clan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; as a visible component of the Rinnegan. The Senju had some second components to the Rinnegan embedded in their DNA.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one brings the DNA of an Uchiha and a Senju together, one can awaken the Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem now is that the possibility to awaken the Rinnegan (when they also have Senju DNA) is in every Sharingan user, but only &quot;under the radar&quot;. To activate &lt;em&gt;the Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt;, it seems one must go through different stages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;[Eien]{Eternal} no Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara accomplished this. By implanting Hashirama's DNA to his cells when he was close to death, he finally awakened the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may also be possible to awaken the Rinnegan without undergoing the two higher stages of the Sharingan, but that is only speculative. As of chapter 674 of the manga, the DNA of Hashirama (or moreover, Senju DNA) is not required to awaken the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sasuke awakens the Rinnegan, even though there is no actual explanation as to why. It probably has to do with the fact that Sasuke is possessed by the reincarnated spirit of Rikudo's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Origin of the Rinnegan&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read Chapter 646 of the Naruto manga, you can see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Ten-Tails' awakening. And when he opens his eyes, you should be able to notice that they have a similar pattern to the Rinnegan. Actually, the eyes look like a Rinnegan with some &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tomoe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tomoe 巴&lt;/a&gt; scattered in the circles of the Rinnegan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; We also witness the Ten-Tails' awakened form (the Tree of God), which uses a more complex form of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Preta_Path&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Preta Path&lt;/a&gt; when he absorbs the chakra of people he caught.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; From this information, we can conclude that the Tree of God/Ten Tails was the original &quot;wielder&quot; of the &quot;perfect Rinnegan&quot; (well, it hasn't got a name yet), and that most probably, the chakra was not the only thing the Sage got at birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T06:29:07.280" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T06:29:07.280" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5285" CreationDate="2013-09-22T23:09:34.767" Score="10" ViewCount="28458" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, episode 97, Feitan activates his nen ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What language is the vertical text on the right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BNZGT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BNZGT.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5v8vF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5v8vF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q82Oy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q82Oy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T01:20:30.113" LastActivityDate="2021-02-14T11:37:04.897" Title="What language does Feitan speak when activating Pain Packer?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5284" CreationDate="2013-09-22T23:35:49.453" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Feitan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Feitan's first language is Chinese; he speaks in sentence fragments in Japanese while switching to his native tongue when angered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, and the text is written in either Japanese kanji or Chinese (as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/93/kuwaly&quot;&gt;@kuwaly&lt;/a&gt; beat me to pointing out), and the fact that there is a Japanese translation provided, I'm going to conclude that the text is written in Chinese. (There may be some fragments of Japanese, but I somewhat doubt that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-09-22T23:35:49.453" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5286" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5287" CreationDate="2013-09-23T02:56:40.943" Score="10" ViewCount="1810" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm concerned, all the students in Shinji's classroom were candidates to become EVA pilots. That's all I know, but I don't remember if this is ever addressed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What makes an EVA pilot?&lt;/strong&gt; I mean, what special quality makes someone more capable of piloting an EVA than others? So basically, all the students in Shinji's classroom had this special quality? What was it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T13:09:57.777" Title="What characterizes an EVA pilot?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5286" CreationDate="2013-09-23T03:31:49.363" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since inline spoiler tags are not possible and I don't want 9,001 spoiler blocks, I'll preface this by saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer contains many spoilers for the &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; series. If you have not watched through at least episode 24, this will contain spoiler material for you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note: Everyone in Shinji's class had lost their mothers (for potential soul salvaging for the Evas), and I believe most had relatives working at or connected with NERV. Each one was also obviously the same age, as a result of being born in the year of &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Impact&quot;&gt;Second Impact&lt;/a&gt; 14 years prior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, the candidates are chosen by &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Marduk_Institute&quot;&gt;the Marduk Institute&lt;/a&gt;, a committee which selects potential pilots for the Evangelion piloting program. They so happen to have listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/T%C5%8Dji_Suzuhara&quot;&gt;Tōji Suzuhara&lt;/a&gt; at the top of their list, and so he ends up being the test pilot for Unit-03. According to an AU, &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Kensuke_Aida&quot;&gt;Kensuke Aida&lt;/a&gt; is to be chosen after Tōji, but since there is an incident with Unit-04, this is never seen. There are extenuating circumstances for our main cast, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Rei_Ayanami&quot;&gt;Rei Ayanami&lt;/a&gt; was chosen by Gendo because she is, in fact, one of many clones of Yui, Gendo's late wife. This was essentially an executive decision by Gendo so that he could use her for his Instrumentality plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Shinji_Ikari&quot;&gt;Shinji Ikari&lt;/a&gt; was chosen, also by Gendo, for a different reason: Evangelion Unit-01 has the soul of Yui Ikari, Shinji's mother, in it, and Yui refuses to let anyone else pilot Unit-01.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Asuka_Langley_Sohryu&quot;&gt;Asuka Langley Sohryu&lt;/a&gt; was chosen because her mother, Kyoko, was in Germany with Asuka, performing the soul salvaging into Evangelion Unit-02. Obviously Asuka made a good match for a pilot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Kaworu_Nagisa&quot;&gt;Kaworu&lt;/a&gt;, well... Kaworu is just the exception that proves the rule: He was sent by SEELE and is actually an Angel, so he doesn't follow convention. At all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Rebuild&lt;/em&gt; continuity&lt;/strong&gt;, this is slightly different. Rei's reason is the same; Asuka is just a very well trained pilot; Mari has powerful connections; Kaworu works for SEELE again; and Shinji's reason is unknown as of &lt;em&gt;Rebuild 3.0&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-09-23T13:09:57.777" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T13:09:57.777" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5288" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-23T05:24:56.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O1DPM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is set in Tachikawa City, Japan in 2015. &quot;Gatchaman&quot; are people with a supernatural power called NOTE, which comes from their soul. Initially, the Gatchaman team fights an enemy called MESS, but after a few episodes the focus shifts to the conflict with an alien named Berg-Katze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important part of the show is a mobile app called Galax. Galax is a chat app that has gamified good deeds; when something needs to be done, a call can go out on Galax and Galax users in the vicinity rush out to help. Several members of the Gatchaman team are Galax users, but the app is not without drawbacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A selected group of 100 Galax users has been granted a special ability called Crowds - the ability to project oneself elsewhere. When a Crowds user does this, the projection has the form of a four-legged creature with a head that resembles a speaker; this is a standard form that is identical for all Crowds users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An underlying theme of the series is the question of individual superheroes versus action by the masses. This is expressed by the motto of Galax: &quot;It won't be heroes who update the world, it's us.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gatchaman Crowds show shares it's name with an earlier Tatsunoko series, Gatchaman (see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/gatchaman&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;gatchaman&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;gatchaman&lt;/a&gt;), which dates from 1972. However, there are notable differences. Where the original Gatchaman was strictly SF, Gatchaman Crowds involves supernatural abilities. The Gatchaman team in Crowds does share the symbol of the original Gatchaman team, as well as some other imagery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several Gatchaman characters have counterparts in Gatchaman Crowds; however, both shows stand on their own and are set in different universes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchaman_Crowds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/em&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gatchaman.wikia.com/wiki/Gatchaman_Crowds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Crowds Wikia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T05:23:55.057" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T05:23:55.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5289" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-23T05:24:56.600" Score="0" Body="Gatchaman Crowds is a 2013 anime series from Tatsunoko, set in 2015. For the original Gatchaman series, use [gatchaman]. &#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:24:30.417" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:24:30.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3591" CreationDate="2013-09-23T10:41:05.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At episode 12, since her performance at the Daycare approached, Hina began asking again when her parents will be coming, prompting the others to reveal the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2427" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:41:01.367" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T12:41:01.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-23T23:08:46.420" Score="3" ViewCount="1400" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently learned of a folk storybook character in Turkish culture named Keloglan.  He is a bald child that uses his wits to get out of tough situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hZocN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Keloglan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was pretty struck by how similar he looked to Krillin in Dragon Ball, and it made me wonder if Krillin was based on this character.  Some reasons behind my suspicion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The names are remarkably similar:  The Turkish pronunciation is keh-lee-o-lan, and the Japanese name seems like a very likely transliteration of this name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Goku was based on a folklore character (the monkey).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) They look quite similar, and share their primary physical characteristic (baldness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information about whether Akira Toriyama used Keloglan as an inspiration for Krillin in the Dragon Ball series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2432" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T10:01:47.157" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T10:01:47.157" Title="Was Krillin based on the Turkish folk character Keloglan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5294" CreationDate="2013-09-24T06:06:20.670" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be a coincidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Krillin&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Krillin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like most characters in the series, the name Krillin is a pun. In his case, its Japanese source, Kuririn, is made up of two parts. The first two syllables come from 栗 (kuri), which means &quot;chestnut&quot; in reference to his shaved head (the &quot;chestnut&quot; pun is also carried over to his daughter Marron). The second part of his name comes from 少林 (Shōrin; &quot;Shaolin&quot; in Chinese), as his early character designs were closely modeled on Shaolin monks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the similarity to the name Keloglan looks like a coincidence.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the baldness, as is pointed out by @krikara, this is probably because he is a Shaolin monk. Note that Krillin can grow his hair, whereas Keloglan cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even so, Krillin does not have a counterpart in &quot;Journey to the West&quot;, so it is possible that Akira Toriyama looked to other folklore for inspiration when creating Krillin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T06:06:20.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2013-09-24T15:24:10.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Konami,&#xA;I think the use of Needle Noggin can either be a chicken or the egg situation, or a nod to the fans of the original series. If someone could fact check me (or I'll edit once I check myself), I don't recall seeing a hole in the 5th moon during the opening of Badlands Rumble. Also, no one seems to mention it, even after finding out who Vash is. Considering that the 16th episode is when he puts it there, it's hard to imagine that Badlands Rumble takes place after the 17th episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For my own use, I decided to say that it takes place immediately following the 11th episode, which is the last time you see Wolfwood for a bit (fits in with Gasback finding him in the middle of the desert), and right before the 12th episode, in which Legato sets the main plot in motion. Note; immediately after the 9th episode could also work, as you see Wolfwood hop onto his motorcycle and drive off. Either way, I definitely think Badlands Rumble takes place prior to the 12th episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2438" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T15:24:10.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="456" CreationDate="2013-09-24T22:43:28.253" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;While people believe that Alucard is immortal, he says that he isn't, and we are later shown that this is because the only reason he is back from the dead is because he uses the enormous supply of souls he has absorbed throughout his unlife. However, at the end, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;he may have gained the ability to revive freely thanks to Schrodinger's powers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying that he is not immortal, he may have meant that a being that is immortal doesn't mean it would be capable of handling such a fate and would wish to be killed. This side is greatly shown in the series where even Alucard himself wishes to be killed though by a person he sees as worthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the current information, the only time Alucard was said to be mortal was when he released every soul inside him as an army, which made it impossible for him to use them to revive himself. However, this happened before he gained Schrodinger's powers. So unless more information is shown, the best guess is that Alucard can revive without limit now (like how Schrodinger did when he was shot 2 times but didn't die and reappeared fully healed, only to die when he willingly sacrificed himself in an effort to kill Alucard).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know more please check the wiki. I am assuming all of this based on the information given and my own ideas. However, I believe this is the best description of Alucard's immortality as of yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2439" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T14:33:16.233" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T14:33:16.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5281" CreationDate="2013-09-25T22:33:04.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question seems to be pretty complicated and is asking a lot of things, so I'm going to break this down piece by piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did the Sage of Six Paths obtain his Rinnegan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, we really don't know whether he was born with it or obtained it after birth. What's important to know is that he was the first one that had it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The stages/evolution of an Uchiha's eyes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regular -&gt; Sharingan (1-&gt;2-&gt;3 Tomoe) -&gt; Mangekyou Sharingan -&gt; Eternal MS -&gt; Rinnegan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are right about the progression, however you are mistaken when you ask&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now if the same logic was to be applied to the Sage of the Six Paths, then whose Mangekyo Sharingan did he take for his own?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sage of Six Paths did not have the Mangekyou Sharingan nor did he take the Mangekyou Sharingan from someone. He had the strongest and final form of the eye : Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Sage of Six Paths had two sons, his powers were split between them. One was Senju and inherited the Sage of Six Path's body strength. The other son was Uchiha and received the Sage of Six Path's ocular powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that both sons only received a fraction of what the Sage of Six Paths had. This is why all Uchiha always bore the Sharingan, which is a younger eye form for an Uchiha and has a fraction of the power of the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus when a person wants to awake the Rinnegan, the requirements are both body and eye. An example of this is Uchiha Madara with the Sharingan and acquiring Senju Hashirama's DNA. With both DNA from Uchiha and Senju, he can finally become a Sage of the Six Paths and obtain the Rinnegan. And even while using the Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara is still able to use Mangekyou techniques like Susanoo, which confirms that Rinnegan is the final evolutionary state of the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T22:33:04.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5305" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-25T22:34:58.290" Score="5" ViewCount="2876" Body="&lt;p&gt;The man with the village chief's voice is only seen twice in both seasons. In the first instance, he was protecting Arakawa by stopping Rec's father's plan to develop the area by influencing a senator. The second time is when he sneaked up on Shimazaki while she was digging up info on Nino, where he threatened to kill her if she continued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given how he was able to influence a senator to stop the Arakawa Development Project even with Rec's Father's influence with his own company (which was seen when the contractor that Rec hired pulled out as he learned who Rec's competitor company was), &lt;strong&gt;just what is the village chief's real position in society?&lt;/strong&gt; (By the way, that was one of the rare moments when he was seen outside his kappa suit. He seemed to be wearing more traditional Japanese robes and not a business suit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T15:08:18.803" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T13:15:24.027" Title="What position does the village chief have when he's not a kappa?" Tags="&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5316" CreationDate="2013-09-25T22:37:03.850" Score="2" ViewCount="2839" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each episode has a number of chapters in it, with about 100 in each season.  I think season 1 actually had 105 but season 2 ended with Chapter 200. I am wondering if these chapters are actually based off an Arakawa manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-09-26T00:41:50.480" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T06:22:39.857" Title="Are the Arakawa anime chapters based off a manga?" Tags="&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-25T23:47:41.853" Score="5" ViewCount="624" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening of .hack//SIGN there is a woman who looks to be wearing a red body suit and a visor, at the end she's seen floating on the opposite side of the screen to where Aura is but she is never seen in .hack//SIGN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, is this woman what Morganna Mode Gone would look like if she had a PC Body or is she some other Player/AI&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T14:26:28.090" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T14:26:28.090" Title="Who is the red woman in .hack//SIGN's opening?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-26T05:21:27.540" Score="12" ViewCount="20885" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled over this question on Facebook. I was wondering how Rock Lee got out of the academy and why did they let him leave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2447" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-09-26T09:17:57.180" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T20:41:06.993" Title="How did Rock Lee pass the academy test?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-26T05:56:03.660" Score="1" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Gatchaman Crowds&quot;, the main protagonist is a 16-year old girl named Hajime Ichinose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Hajime fights in Gatchaman mode, she has several attacks: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blanc et Noir (&quot;Black and White&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Petits Ciseaux (&quot;Little scissors&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Balles Patsels&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wings de l'Avenir (&quot;Wings of the future&quot; - a mix of English and French since the French word for &quot;Wings&quot; is &quot;Ailes&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grand Ciseaux (&quot;Big scissors&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The attacks where listed on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gatchaman.wikia.com/wiki/Hajime_Ichinose&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gatchaman Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;Balles Patsels&quot; may be a misspelling - maybe it was &quot;balles pastels&quot;, &quot;Pastel-colored balls&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;scissors&quot; theme is logical, since one of Hajime's favorite spare-time activities is Kirigami.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What's remarkable is the names of the attacks: the other Gatchaman team members have attacks with Japanese or English names, but Hajime's attacks have French names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why do Hajime's attacks have French names? Is this ever explained in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T10:02:57.427" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T01:47:31.843" Title="Why are Hajime's attack names in French?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5312" CreationDate="2013-09-26T06:08:04.223" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;One does not need to use Henge no Jutsu in order to graduate the ninja academy. Promotion throughout the entire series is never dependent upon a certain technique, but rather the capabilities of that shinobi determined by the Hokage and village elders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take a look at the Chuunin selection exam. Shikamaru received the only promotion yet there was no way he could have won the entire tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Lee could never use ninjutsu nor genjutsu, he was able to have very good technique with taijutsu and that allowed him to graduate. Lee just uses his chakra in a different way, but that doesn't make him any less of a ninja. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same with Shino for that matter. Shino lets his bugs eat his chakra and then he can command them. So instead of making a kage bunshin, Shino uses a lot of bugs to form a clone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because every shinobi specializes in different areas, there is no set requirements in order to be promoted. The decision comes from the Hokage and the elders for Chuunin and above. For the academy, the instructor decides when the child is ready to be a Genin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T06:08:04.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5306" CreationDate="2013-09-26T06:22:39.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an Arakawa Under the Bridge manga, and it has a lot of chapters. At the time of writing, the following tankobon volumes exist:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&#xA;Volume    Chapters&#xA;   1        1- 23 (+X)&#xA;   2       24- 47 (+X-2)&#xA;   3       48- 77 (+X-3)&#xA;   4       78-107 (+X-4)&#xA;   5      108-136 (+X-5)&#xA;   6      137-166 (+X-6)&#xA;   7      167-196 (+X-7)&#xA;   8      197-225 (+Nakamura Koubou Shutchou-ban, X-8)&#xA;   9      226-255 (+X-9)&#xA;  10      256-280 (+Shuushoku no Yuusha Recruit, Hige mo Seifuku no Uchi, X-10)&#xA;  11      281-301 (+Riku-chan Kinsei Nikki 1, 2, Meikyuu Labyrinth, Tokimeke!! Arakawa Memorial, X-11)&#xA;  12      302-325 (+X-12)&#xA;  13      326-356 (+Joshi-ryoku Sentai Love East, X-13)&#xA;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T06:22:39.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-09-26T10:12:39.960" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming it would be in Germany and/or the surrounding European countries. The architecture of the districts within the Maria and Rose walls (including their outliers like Shiganshina District) looks to be very much like traditional German architecture. However, the Stohess District resembles Czech architecture and Utopia resembles Parisian mid-rise styles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tall 80m-treed forests which are both in &amp;amp; outside the walls could be the Black Forest in Germany. There is also a small alpine section within the walls &amp;amp; outside, which could be the Swiss/Italian Alps. Not only that, but the characters have German names such as Reiner, Bertholdt, Jaeger, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2449" LastEditorUserId="41895" LastEditDate="2018-08-07T01:04:28.320" LastActivityDate="2018-08-07T01:04:28.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5320" CreationDate="2013-09-26T10:53:38.503" Score="0" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;During a discussion with some friends, one of my friends said that blue exorcist is based on a slush puppy. I know some artists can get creative through a lot of things (elfen lied from a German poem) but I found this one pretty hard to believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCnG0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence my question: Is blue exorcist really based on this slush puppy? Or on something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T20:30:22.493" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T20:30:22.493" Title="Is Blue exorcist really based on a slush puppy?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5319" CreationDate="2013-09-26T11:25:55.720" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an interview with Animenewsnetwork, he said that he was inspired by a Grimm fairy tale:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What were your chief inspirations when creating Blue Exorcist?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kato:&lt;/strong&gt; It originally was inspired by a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, where brothers combat monsters.  Then, I tried to make the story flip several times, and settled down into a simple structure of demons versus an exorcist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-04-08/interview-blue-exorcist-mangaka-kazue-kato&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T11:25:55.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5312" CreationDate="2013-09-26T16:39:48.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the final exams of the Ninja Academy do include a demonstration of Henge no Jutsu, that is almost certainly not the whole test. There should at least be demonstrations of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, and probably a written exam and some sparring matches (not unlike what appear in the Chunin Exam, but scaled down). Rock Lee couldn't have gotten much more than a zero on his Genjutsu and Ninjutsu demonstrations, to be sure. But depending on the Ninja Academy's grading rubrics, he might have done well enough on the other parts of the exam to pass &lt;em&gt;even with&lt;/em&gt; those zeroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also possible that Guy got these sections of the exam waived for him, due to special circumstances. But from a literary standpoint, it makes more sense for Rock Lee -a character who stands for achievement through ludicrously hard work- to have passed the exam even with the zeroes in place. Indeed, I'd argue that the most likely scenario is that Guy probably tried to get those parts waived, but Rock insisted on taking them anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2403" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T16:39:48.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2343" CreationDate="2013-09-26T16:57:57.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that Haruyuki's wings act almost like an item, similar to the Gale Thruster, but untradeable. Noumi's special move allowed him to transfer this item to himself. It is noted in the show that Fuuko's legs are now artificial in the real world, implying that Kuroyukihime physically amputated them in the real world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2452" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T16:57:57.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5325" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5328" CreationDate="2013-09-27T07:15:50.570" Score="41" ViewCount="68243" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bakemonogatari, it often happens that suddenly, a red screen with &quot;Red Scene (Aka)&quot; or a black screen with &quot;Black Scene (Kuro)&quot; appears for a short time. (At least these are written in my sub.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do they mean? Is there any difference between &quot;Red Scene&quot; and &quot;Black Scene&quot; and why are they used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T09:34:00.377" Title="What do the black and red scenes mean?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5327" CreationDate="2013-09-27T09:16:43.997" Score="9" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are these huge donut-like things the characters are eating in the office? From the distance it looks like cylindrical donuts, but a closer look shows it's some sort of puff roll cake. I understand that the size is greatly exaggerated, but what kind of pastry is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L9iXr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L9iXrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WGnXt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WGnXtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJtV6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJtV6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(click images for full resolution)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from the episode 9. I remember this site had an event recently where the users were proposed to watch and then discuss this episode or something like that. I wonder if this was discussed there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T10:40:52.310" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T10:40:52.310" Title="What are Yasaburo and Professor eating in episode 9?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5326" CreationDate="2013-09-27T09:49:50.337" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me, it looks like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumkuchen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baumkuchen&lt;/a&gt;, a german cake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXf8h.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-09-27T09:49:50.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5325" CreationDate="2013-09-27T10:44:49.447" Score="43" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Overview&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ah, the Monogatari &lt;strong&gt;[color] Scenes&lt;/strong&gt;. Before we talk about what they mean, let's look at some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you've got the two classics: &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nolrKl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisemonogatari TV ep01 12:55&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and &lt;strong&gt;Black Scene&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y1gKml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Second Season TV ep09 (Kabuki ep03) 03:16&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But wait, there's more! You've got various kinds of &lt;strong&gt;White Scene&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9SKUtm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nisemonogatari TV ep03 22:37&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VS4O3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nisemonogatari TV ep11 06:00&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...different kinds of &lt;strong&gt;Yellow Scene&lt;/strong&gt; (the second of which is kind of abnormal, with vertical text and a non-[color] background)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gXFnLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nisemonogatari TV ep11 12:05&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gSgxxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bakemonogatari TV ep09 01:44&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;Lilac Scene&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nXyxGl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Second Season TV ep12 (Otori ep01) 11:03&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;Blue Scene&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GjOeul.png&quot; alt=&quot;Second Season TV ep12 (Otori ep01) 17:00&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;Peach Scene&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tXpo7l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Second Season TV ep12 (Otori ep01) 21:52&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;Light Green Scene&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ngUzZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Second Season TV ep17 (Oni ep01) 03:15&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and even &lt;strong&gt;Purple Scene&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QWF14.png&quot; alt=&quot;Second Season TV ep19 (Oni ep03) 02:03&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: this collection is not exhaustive - I haven't gotten around to taking screencaps for most of Bake, or for any of Neko Black or Neko White.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what do they mean? They aren't present in the light novel series (which isn't surprising - this wouldn't really make sense in running text), so we can't turn to that for information. And unlike all of the text-heavy 2~3-frame screens that Monogatari is so fond of (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZyPO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Bakemonogatari BD ep01 00:17&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MkBHn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Bakemonogatari BD ep01 01:06&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5T8XW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Nisemonogatari TV ep08 02:25&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;), these screens aren't really being used to compress a lot of information into a small amount of time, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, I think it behooves us to examine what is going through Araragi's head (at least for arcs in which he is the narrator) to understand why these scenes appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Red and Black Scenes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's look at &lt;strong&gt;Red Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; first. The first one is at Bakemonogatari ep01 at 01:49, when Araragi, late for school, is rushing up that huge spiral staircase, right as he first glimpses Senjougahara falling. That's the only one in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We find a lot more in Nisemonogatari ep11 - when Araragi talks about how he'd die over and over for his sisters; when he first tries to attack Kagenui (while yelling about how having an non-blood-related sister is super-moe); an four times when Kagenui hits him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Second Season ep09 (Kabuki ep03), we get another &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt; when Araragi yells at Oshino (not present) for having given jiangshi-timeline him a different talisman. There's also one when Araragi realizes he must have been killed by Black Hanekawa in that timeline. At the end of the episode, when the realize they're surrounded by jiangshi, there's one more &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt;. In Second Season ep10 (Kabuki ep03), there's a &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt; when jiangshi-timeline Kiss-shot appears, and one shortly after that when Araragi is terrified by the way Kiss-shot laughs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's look at &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first appearance of &lt;strong&gt;Black Scene&lt;/strong&gt; occurs at 02:02 of Bakemonogatari ep01, when Araragi notices Senjougahara falling, stops in his tracks, and &lt;em&gt;blinks&lt;/em&gt;. We see another &lt;strong&gt;Black Scene&lt;/strong&gt; at 02:05, and again at 02:06 (this time accompanied by that &amp;quot;shutter&amp;quot; sound). After that, we don't see too many &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; in that episode - one when Senjougahara staples him, one a bit after he tells Senjougahara to give him her stationery, and one right after they walk into the ruined cram school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, you see &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; fairly often, typically accompanied by a change in &amp;quot;gaze&amp;quot; - that is, Araragi's focus shifts to a different part of a given scene. It is worth noting that (to the best of my recollection), &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; never separate different scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this evidence, a common inference is that &lt;strong&gt;Red&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; correspond to Araragi blinking. Since the Monogatari series is largely told in the first person (albeit that person is not always Araragi), the idea is that we see what he sees - when he blinks, we see nothing but darkness, since &lt;em&gt;he&lt;/em&gt; sees nothing but darkness. This isn't strictly the case (because, of course, Araragi's eyes aren't &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; the camera), but it generally seems like a good perspective to adopt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this framework, then, &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; are just what happens when Araragi blinks (sometimes). What about the &lt;strong&gt;Red Scenes&lt;/strong&gt;, then? Well, pay attention to the fact that they seem to appear when Araragi is excited or under stress or in danger or angry, or whatnot. In other words, we see &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt; when Araragi blinks while he is under the influence of some strong emotion. So, in that sense, &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt; is just a particular type of &lt;strong&gt;Black Scene&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; seem to serve the same purpose even in parts not narrated by Araragi. In Second Season ep12 (Otori ep01), narrated by Nadeko, we see &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; in the first five minutes mostly corresponding to Araragi blinking (with an especially nice one at 04:29). Once we move back to the &amp;quot;present&amp;quot; from the initial flash-forward, we get a number of &lt;strong&gt;Black Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; corresponding to Nadeko blinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also get a &lt;strong&gt;Red Scene&lt;/strong&gt; at 12:04 when she first sees the medusa, startling her, and again at 19:35 when the medusa presents her with an exaggerated version of the horrific things she did to the snakes at the shrine. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference between &lt;strong&gt;Red Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; for Nadeko vs. for Araragi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other [color] Scenes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the other &lt;strong&gt;[color] Scenes&lt;/strong&gt;? It's difficult to generalize about these since they're so rare. Let me just identify a few examples (from Nise and Kabuki, since those are the only parts I have a full screencap collection of) and put up a few hypotheses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two &lt;strong&gt;Yellow Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; in Nisemonogatari - one in ep10 at 17:32, when Shinobu says something, and one in ep11 at 12:05 while Kagenui is talking (at the beginning of her fight with Araragi). There's also one in Second Season ep08 (Kabuki ep02) during a narration about Hachikuji by Araragi. I'm not seeing any common features here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three &lt;strong&gt;White Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; in Nisemonogatari - one in ep03 at 22:37, when Senjougahara says that Hanekawa called her (this one has cat ears in it); one in ep09 at 22:37 during some throwaway line to Hachikuji; and one in ep11 at 06:00 during a conversation between Koyomi and Tsukihi (right before she says &amp;quot;platinum mad&amp;quot;). In Second Season ep08 (Kabuki ep02), there's one at 16:20, right when Araragi is molesting still-alive Hachikuji in the past. There's also a &lt;strong&gt;White Scene&lt;/strong&gt; in Second Season ep12 (Otori ep01) right after a shot of the medusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, we do have Hanekawa being &amp;quot;white&amp;quot; (as we learn much about in Neko White), &amp;quot;platinum&amp;quot; being generally &amp;quot;white&amp;quot;, and the medusa is &amp;quot;white&amp;quot;, too, I guess. I'm not sure how the Hachikuji ones fits in, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;Peach Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; at 01:53 in Second Season ep08 (Kabuki ep02), when Shinobu is excited to see mini-Araragi; and another one at 21:52 in Second Season ep12 (Otori ep01), when Nadeko agrees to do the medusa a favor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;Lilac Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; at 12:41 in Second Season ep08 (Kabuki ep02), when Araragi responds to Shinobu's question about whether or not he understands what saving Hachikuji means for her; and at 11:05 in Second Season ep12 (Otori ep01), during Nadeko's conversation with Ougi. No idea what the deal is with these two.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We get a &lt;strong&gt;Light Green Scene&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;moegi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; - it's a sort of yellowish-green, sort of like some kinds of freshly-sprouted plants, apparently) at 03:15 in Second Season ep17 (Oni ep01), during a conversation between Hachikuji and Araragi, when Araragi points out that Hachikuji stands out less without her backpack. There's another one at 06:44 in Second Season ep19 (Oni ep03), while Hachikuji is telling Araragi how she was surprised that Araragi didn't abandon her when the darkness came upon them the first time. This might be because the color &lt;em&gt;moegi&lt;/em&gt; is associated with youthfulness (mostly of plants, albeit), and Hachikuji is the youngest character in the cast (past-Hanekawa/etc. notwithstanding)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a &lt;strong&gt;Purple Scene&lt;/strong&gt; at 02:03 in Second Season ep19 (Oni ep03) shortly after Ononoki walks in on Araragi and Shinobu's conversation. There's another one (accompanied by a &amp;quot;popping&amp;quot; sound) at 11:40 in Second Season ep19 (Oni ep03) just before Araragi starts feeling Hachikuji up while she's asleep. Why are they there? Beats me.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary: aside from &lt;strong&gt;Red&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Black&lt;/strong&gt;, the other &lt;strong&gt;[color] Scenes&lt;/strong&gt; don't really seem to have much in the way of consistency. They see very little use, especially in Bakemonogatari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;moegi&lt;/em&gt; is the same word as the &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt; that serves as the origin of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/894/what-does-moe-mean&quot;&gt;the otaku-jargon word &amp;quot;moe&amp;quot; meaning cute/etc&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T05:49:47.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4993" CreationDate="2013-09-27T12:05:50.880" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I don´t think they actually classify the quality of each voice. Why do I think so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most seiyuu are picked after they either send in some records or do a vocal audition, or they have done voice overs/acting before and are scouted this way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a company wants some voice acting done, they usually keep in mind the characters that have to be voiced. Most of the time characters have a specific personality and they want a voice to best represent this personality. For example, let's look at Mizuhara Kaoru, the seiyuu who voiced Kusakabe Misao in &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt;. She has a melodic yet playful voice which can represent the character as one of the best. To even better grasp this concept, think of Naruto being voiced with Kusakabe Misao's voice. This would not match the personality the character has to represent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if there were to be a classification for seiyuu, it would differ per character. So there are no known &quot;standard classifications&quot; for seiyuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T05:03:21.413" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T05:03:21.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5330" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30211" CreationDate="2013-09-27T12:25:14.773" Score="3" ViewCount="919" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question: Is &lt;a href=&quot;http://magicianethermask.wikia.com/wiki/Edermask&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Edermask&lt;/a&gt; from the manwha &lt;a href=&quot;http://magicianethermask.wikia.com/wiki/Magician_Manhwa_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magician by Kim Sarae&lt;/a&gt; based on some old legend/myth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An immortal man searching for the source of his immortality to become a mortal again. If seen this concept before in quiet some anime/manga. Usually these people are also accompanied by some legendary swordsman. Is this based on some old myth/legend or on something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T10:04:58.593" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T12:00:23.063" Title="Is Edermask based on some legend?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;magician&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5331" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-27T12:28:43.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magician&lt;/em&gt; is a popular Korean manhwa written by Kim Sarae. The story follows Ethermask and his young followers Enzu and Iremi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://magician.wikia.com/wiki/Magician_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magician Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-04T14:56:12.193" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T14:56:12.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5332" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-27T12:28:43.863" Score="0" Body="Magician is a manhwa written by Kim Sarae. " OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:22:43.360" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:22:43.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5092" CreationDate="2013-09-27T14:44:43.273" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;Upon thinking about this again, I decided to do some research into this phenomenon. You correctly identify that there is some unusual darkening of scenes in TV broadcast anime that is not present in Blu-Ray releases. It looks like you are also correct that this has something to do with laws&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; requiring broadcasters to avoid airing content that may cause seizures in people who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy (though I don't think you could reasonably construe this as &quot;censorship&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you probably know, the issue of photosensitive epilepsy became prominent following the airing of the Pokemon episode Electric Soldier Porygon back in 1997. For more about this, see this article on Bulbagarden: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/kanto/ep038.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Episode 038&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was then; nowadays, all major broadcasting companies impose restrictions on broadcast television as a sort of countermeasure to epilepsy.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/main/yoriyoi/eizoukouka.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a page on TV Tokyo's website&lt;/a&gt; says the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guidelines for the production of anime/etc. with regard to the effects of video&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As part of TV Tokyo's efforts to do everything possible to avoid exposing viewers to dangerous stimuli, we have developed the following guidelines. By producing and broadcasting anime in accordance with these guidelines, risk associated with viewing television can be almost entirely eliminated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Avoid displaying more than one flash of light per one-third of a second (8 frames on film, 10 frames on TV).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since abrupt scene changes and rapid motion produce the same effects [as in (1.)], avoid using these techniques more than once per one-third of a second.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flashes of light and scene changes mostly or entirely in red are dangerous. Scenes of equal brightness using colors other than red are acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patterns with regions of differing brightness (e.g. stripes, spirals) should, in general, be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be the case that, rather than producing anime that meets these guidelines, anime is produced however the production studio wants it, and then post-processed for TV broadcast by darkening bright scenes and (temporally) smearing out flashing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why you don't see the same alterations on Blu-ray: Blu-ray is not a broadcast medium, and so the laws pertaining to the nature of broadcast television do not apply. If you think about it, that makes sense - it isn't really possible to inadvertently view a Blu-Ray, whereas it certainly is possible to inadvertently watch broadcast television, and so the government steps in to protect viewers in the latter case but not the former. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; I am not actually sure whether the practices I have described here are backed by force of law, or whether they are just voluntarily undertaken by broadcasting corporations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; These restrictions are most commonly relevant for animated television, since live-action television typically won't contain the sort of flashing patterns that trigger seizures (since the real world itself typically doesn't either). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:29:39.767" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:29:39.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-09-27T15:15:18.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read an article stating that the story take place in Bavarian era. Too bad I forgot where I read it, and after a brief check on wiki, it is said that There had been a kingdom ruled by a king in the Bavarian Era, in Germany, and we know as well in the anime that the three walls were under a King's reign. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2458" LastActivityDate="2013-09-27T15:15:18.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5336" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5356" CreationDate="2013-09-27T18:21:06.313" Score="4" ViewCount="4091" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main focus of the 2013 &lt;strong&gt;Rozen Maiden&lt;/strong&gt; anime is on a Jun who didn't wind the key, in an alternate universe from the one who wound the key. In several points in the show, these two universes cross paths and are linked via N-field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is the universe in this TV series where Jun wound the key the same world/story/canon in which the original Rozen Maiden took place (or even &quot;Träumend&quot;)? Or is this just part of a completely different storyline/canon in which there was a Jun that wound the key and the events in that universe were similar but unrelated to any of the previous series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2019-05-05T19:48:34.820" Title="Is the 2013 Rozen Maiden &quot;Zurückspulen&quot; anime part of the same original storyline?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2013-09-27T20:23:51.737" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they keep their arms behind, they are streamlined.&#xA;They penetrate through air faster and air resistance is reduced, and hence it boosts their speed.&#xA;It also provides easy accessibility to weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2460" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-09-27T20:59:01.593" LastActivityDate="2013-09-27T20:59:01.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3358" CreationDate="2013-09-27T20:31:43.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have a series where ninja use natural elements as base for techniques that can be performed to destroy villages...your only question is why Kakashi doesn't copy his opponents moves? I think, its not that significant at the moment...also to think about it, most of Kakashi opponents were Akatsuki members, who's each abilities are very unique, probably cant even be copied, apart from any element base techniques. Then again, I cannot remember if Kakashi can copy non element jutsus. Ya dig?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2461" LastActivityDate="2013-09-27T20:31:43.790" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5360" CreationDate="2013-09-27T21:48:19.943" Score="1" ViewCount="2816" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the last episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She called her mother to tell her that no matter what happens, &quot;I'm just me&quot;. Then after the credits, Hajime was tapping her chest and was having a conversation with someone with another voice. Who was she talking to? Was that supposed to be Katze? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T20:39:27.370" Title="Who was Hajime talking to at the end of Gatchaman Crowds?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5340" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5350" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:27:15.153" Score="4" ViewCount="22081" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oreki is a usually lazy and energy-saving kind of guy. After meeting Chitanda, Oreki is unable to refuse her requests. Why can't he refuse it? Is this because he is in love with her or is it a form of hypnosis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9jNL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T16:52:41.423" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T17:21:29.447" Title="Why can't Oreki refuse Chitanda?" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5341" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:31:55.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TX2E2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2012 anime produced by Kyoto Animation, based on Honobu Yonezawa's &quot;&lt;em&gt;Kotenbu&lt;/em&gt; series&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis: at the request of his sister, Oreki Houtarou joins Kamiyama High School's Classic Literature Club to prevent it from disbanding. There he meets Chitanda Eru, who, along with Satoshi Fukube and Mayaka Ibara, end up joining the club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T11:05:29.010" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T11:05:29.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5342" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:31:55.933" Score="0" Body="Hyouka is a 2012 anime produced by Kyoto Animation, based on Honobu Yonezawa's &quot;Kotenbu series&quot;. You won't be able to stop thinking about it." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:16:41.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:16:41.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5343" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:49:18.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dIxSc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Uchounten Kazoku image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchouten Kazoku&lt;/strong&gt;, also know as The Eccentic Family, is a Japanese comedy/drama novel written by Tomihiko Moromi. A anime adaption began airing 7th of July in 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of Uchouten Kazoku revolves around Yasaburo, a young tanuki. Yasaburo is a carefree boy, but he gets caught up in events related to his father's surprising death and the election of the next tanuki leader (Nise-emon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eccentric_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:56:29.200" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:56:29.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5344" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:49:18.033" Score="0" Body="Uchouten Kazoku (or &quot;The Eccentric Family&quot;) is a comedy/drama novel by Tomihiko Morimi and anime by P.A. Works. In Kyoto, several families of Tanuki (raccoon dog), who are able to take any form, are quarreling about who is to be the next Nise-emon (leader of all tanukis)." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:56:29.200" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:56:29.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5345" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:53:12.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PhmOY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genshiken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for otakus and their otaku-centric lifestyles. It has been adapted to several seasons of anime. This tag also includes the related series &lt;em&gt;Genshiken: Nidaime&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title of the show is a shortening of the club's name: &lt;b&gt;Gen&lt;/b&gt;dai &lt;b&gt;Shi&lt;/b&gt;kaku Bunka &lt;b&gt;Ken&lt;/b&gt;kyuukai (現代視覚文化研究会) which translates to &quot;The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stories mainly consist of humorous references to other manga/anime/video games and many other aspects of the otaku culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genshiken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genshiken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/348/Genshiken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genshiken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MAL&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genshiken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T07:39:07.030" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T07:39:07.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5346" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-09-28T00:53:12.867" Score="0" Body="Genshiken is a manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for otakus. It has been adapted into several seasons of anime." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:01:46.000" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:01:46.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5340" CreationDate="2013-09-28T15:17:54.273" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;First things first - no, it is not a form of hypnosis. Hyouka is entirely devoid of supernatural elements. The notion is absurd on its face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, why can't Houtarou refuse Chitanda? There are a few reasons for this, and they change over the course of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Chitanda's force of personality&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at episode &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;. When Chitanda asks Houtarou to help her find out why she got locked in the room, we get that scene where Chitanda's hair captures Houtarou. This is, of course, a representation of how Houtarou views the situation at hand, and suggests that there was something very persuasive about the way Chitanda asked him. If we turn to the novel's version of this scene, we find that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;千反田のその眼差《まなざ》しには、いい加減な返事は許さないというような一種異様な力があった。それに圧倒されて、俺の声は間抜けになった。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chitanda's eyes held some sort of strange power, one that forbade me from giving her an offhand response. Her gaze overwhelmed me, and left me sounding like a fool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this suggests, at the very beginning of the story, Houtarou is spurred to action not out of love for Chitanda or anything, but rather by Chitanda's immense force of personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;15&lt;/strong&gt;, we see that Chitanda has more or less the same effect on Masashi Tohgaito when she's trying to get him to include the Classics Club in the next issue of the wall newspaper. (Irisu suggested that she use her feminine wiles, but Chitanda didn't really manage to pull that off.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Houtarou is a pragmatic person&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second half of episode &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;, Houtarou has Satoshi help him fabricate the story of the secret club. Why? Because, as he himself notes, if he hadn't, Chitanda would have dragged him off to the music room to investigate the so-called ghost that supposedly appeared there. In a sense, he chose the better of two bad options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While they wait for the librarian in episode &lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;, Chitanda becomes curious about why the&#xA;school history book gets loaned out every day. At first, he tries to get Chitanda to stop pestering him, but soon realizes that refusing her any more would actually be &lt;em&gt;more costly&lt;/em&gt; than just acceding to her demands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Houtarou, being a very pragmatic sort of person, will sometimes do a small amount of work in order to avoid having to do even more work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Chitanda is pretty pushy&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;, Chitanda actually grabs Houtarou and drags him to the library to search for the club's archived anthologies, thus justifying his fear in the second half of episode &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; of being forced to go all the way to the music room. Later in the episode, with the mystery of the frequently-returned book, Chitanda shoves the book in Houtarou's face until he finally gives in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point here is, Chitanda can be a pushy kind of person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sometimes, Houtarou just doesn't have anything better to do&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As his sister notes in her letter from Varanasi, Houtarou should join the Classics Club because (if for no other reason) he isn't doing anything better with his time. In episode &lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;, when Houtarou agrees to help Chitanda out (to a certain degree) with the matter of her uncle, he thinks back to his sister's letter and figures that indeed, there's not really any good reason for him to say no - as long as it doesn't involve going too far out of his way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;20&lt;/strong&gt;, when Chitanda invites Houtarou to visit the Arekusu shrine on New Years', he again agrees, mostly because he doesn't have anything better to do. (His thought process is elucidated upon a bit more in the novels, making it clear that this was mostly why he agreed to go.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are more or less the reasons why Houtarou does anything towards the beginning of the show. As Houtarou develops, though, he starts developing other motivations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Houtarou actually starts wanting to do things&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;18&lt;/strong&gt;, Houtarou decides he wants to look into Mr. Ogi and why he was struck by lightning thrice, and hence goes out of his way (all the way to the public library) to learn more about the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is presumably a result of Chitanda's influence on him over the preceding months (not that Satoshi, Ibara, and others didn't play a part either). He's different now than he was at the beginning, when he was wholly devoted to his tenets of energy conservation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Houtarou probably develops feelings for Chitanda&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;21&lt;/strong&gt;, we see Houtarou flustered when when Chitanda tells him that, in her family, it is customary not to give gifts to people who they are truly close to. Later in the same episode, Houtarou's anger with Satoshi over the stolen chocolate incident by and large is due to the fact that Chitanda was hurt by the incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, of course, in episode &lt;strong&gt;22&lt;/strong&gt;, Houtarou imagines telling Chitanda that he'd be willing to take on the business side of things to help her out. He then realizes that the way he felt as he thought about that might have been how Satoshi felt when he chose to break Ibara's chocolate in the previous episode. This can be interpreted in various ways; one possible (and common) interpretation is that he realizes he's fallen for Chitanda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, towards the end of the story, it's possible that Houtarou is motivated by love for Chitanda, but towards the beginning, he's more pragmatically-motivated than anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-09-28T15:17:54.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5352" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19129" CreationDate="2013-09-29T09:31:05.920" Score="3" ViewCount="7973" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching &lt;em&gt;Maison Ikkoku&lt;/em&gt;, I noted the episodes in which the main story does not progressing. I found 23 episodes at total. I need someone who has read the manga to confirm them, or add/remove episodes from my list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;10 - Trip to sea&#xA;11 - Kentarou's first love&#xA;15 - Theatre club&#xA;16 - Kyoko injures her leg&#xA;20 - Shiner eye&#xA;21 - Kitten Kyoko&#xA;27 - The dog Soichiro is lost&#xA;28 - 3-legged race&#xA;29 - Festival ends in well&#xA;32 - Stupid egg&#xA;36 - Akemi's story&#xA;37 - Dress up&#xA;41 - Onsen&#xA;44 - Youtsuya's secret&#xA;46 - Ice skating&#xA;47 - Work at tavern&#xA;49 - Mitaka's dog fear&#xA;50 - Elder man moves in&#xA;51 - Ikkoku-han torn down?&#xA;67 - Grandma comes&#xA;68 - Baseball&#xA;69 - Kiss mark&#xA;70 - Grandma leaves&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T00:27:51.233" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T00:27:51.233" Title="What were the filler episodes of Maison Ikkoku?" Tags="&lt;maison-ikkoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3731" CreationDate="2013-09-29T18:43:59.370" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was repeating what she had hand signed to him when they were in elementary school, &quot;Can we be friends?&quot;.  Now that he understands what she said at the time his reply to it now was how she could have asked that of him (which he views as embarrassing).  Both times she clasped his hand as an agreement or asking for an agreement from him (in elementary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2468" LastActivityDate="2013-09-29T18:43:59.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-29T22:55:59.003" Score="1" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed at some parts of the CG seems to be different, the most obvious part is with Masakaki, who seems to look more doll-like then what he normally is. Another part I think may have been cel-shaded is when Msyu is exercising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if C for Control uses a mix of normal 2d animation that we normally see in anime and cel-shading for rendered scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyr4V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Masakakis&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-02-09T14:42:42.727" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T14:42:42.727" Title="What did the [C]: Control production use for their cel-shading?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;c-control&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5336" CreationDate="2013-09-29T23:45:34.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding it's based off the Manga which is canon and it combines the first Manga which focuses on Jun having wound and the second manga in which Jun didn't wind and grew up but is contacted by his younger &quot;wound&quot; self to help stop Kirakishou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original anime isn't canon since it has Barasuishou who was created by Enju, Rozen's apprentice as a means to prove his superiority as a doll maker over Rozen by having Barasuishou beat the other Maidens and becoming the strongest doll rather than becoming Alice. At the end, the Rozen Maidens defeated by Barasuishou are taken to Kirakishou by Laplace's Demon, Suigintou comes back to life but keeps the Rozen Mysticas she won while Hina Ichigo remains inside Shinku and Shinku is told by Rozen that there is a way to bring her back and another way to become Alice without the Alice Game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is different to the manga as Kirakishou devours Hina Ichigo from the inside to assume her physical form and there is no Barasuishou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T23:50:41.877" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T23:50:41.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3951" CreationDate="2013-09-30T01:44:13.580" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nara's strategy had four components:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinobi Alliance create distractions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto powering shinobi up with chakra &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Locking down the Juubi with the Shika Ino Chouji combo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The entire Alliance will attack full force at the Juubi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto comes into communication with Shikaku here, as he shares his great Nara Plan. He also stated that he has told the entire alliance his plan already. However, the entirety of the plan is not revealed to the reader just yet. What they are discussing in this chapter is simply creating the distraction.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/95742_naruto-chapter-612/page_9&quot;&gt;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/95742_naruto-chapter-612/page_9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Phase 2 of the plan begins here as Naruto starts to transfer his chakra to the Shinobi Alliance.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/96726_naruto-chapter-615/page_20&quot;&gt;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/96726_naruto-chapter-615/page_20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then phase 3 begins. Chouji is the front line tank along with many others. Ino uses her jutsu to take control of Obito and slightly throw off the Juubi's attacks. And Shikamaru and his clan use the shadowbinding technique on the Juubi. Also note that Shikamaru suspects that something may go wrong with this strategy and (in the flashback) Shikaku basically tells Shikamaru he is going to have to make that decision when the time comes.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/97954_naruto-chapter-616/page_13&quot;&gt;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/97954_naruto-chapter-616/page_13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Phase 4 commences and the Alliance begins their attack.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/98410_naruto-chapter-617/page_8&quot;&gt;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/98410_naruto-chapter-617/page_8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That pretty much sums everything up about Nara's strategy. The only problem was that it didn't work. Obito, Madara, and the Juubi are too strong to be taken down by the current Shinobi Alliance. That's when Minato shows up, followed by the other Kages and Sasuke and then everything changes again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional proof Shikaku understood the Kyuubi's chakra transfering ability.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/97954_naruto-chapter-616/page_8&quot;&gt;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/97954_naruto-chapter-616/page_8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shikaku first learned of it from Kakashi's experience here.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/98410_naruto-chapter-617/page_5&quot;&gt;http://www.mangainn.com/manga/chapter/98410_naruto-chapter-617/page_5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-09-30T01:57:19.497" LastActivityDate="2013-09-30T01:57:19.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5339" CreationDate="2013-09-30T05:49:47.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, that's Katze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, Katze talks with a high pitch, especially when bullying people. However, when Katze is not in control of the situation, his/her voice drops. This can be heard several times in the battle between O.D. and Katze that starts at 6:05 in the same episode. It's the same voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, at the end of the series everybody else likes Hajime; who except Katze would claim to be sickened by her? :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2013-09-30T05:49:47.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5369" CreationDate="2013-09-30T18:59:56.213" Score="29" ViewCount="7700" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of FMA: Brotherhood, when Ed got his arm back, it was muscular, and he used it to fight. When Al got his body back, however, it was weak and emaciated, as it had shown to be throughout the show on the other side of the gate? Was it ever explained why this might have happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:14:18.903" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T10:37:53.667" Title="Why was Ed's arm strong but Al's body not?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-30T19:18:52.767" Score="0" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where do you think she is at? The place there had an orange gang chair and gray vending machine. The background scene is like a mountain view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RNjk6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a screencap of _Hayate_ taken with a toaster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2002" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T22:58:23.523" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T22:58:23.523" Title="Where is Nagi Sanzenin at in this picture below from Hayate the Combat Butler?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5366" CreationDate="2013-09-30T20:55:22.740" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's from Episode 15 of the second season of Hayate no Gotoku where Hayate, Maria and Nagi all make a trip to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japan-ryokan.net/wp/izu-shimoda-onsen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shimoda Onsen&lt;/a&gt;. When they arrive at &amp;quot;Nai&amp;quot; station, somewhere before Shimoda station, Nagi gets off the train to get food, thinking that she'd be able to get back on because of the ticket, but the train leaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No idea where &amp;quot;Nai&amp;quot; station is or if it's real. Google maps doesn't appear to list any stations called &amp;quot;ない&amp;quot; anywhere near the vicinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to clarify, the station's entire name that's listed is simply &amp;quot;Nai&amp;quot;. Though&#xA;as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;senshin&lt;/a&gt; suggested, it may be related to one of the two existing stations on the Shimoda line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q5Gyx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-10-01T13:41:24.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5365" CreationDate="2013-09-30T22:12:11.593" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it's worth noting that the difference in their strength is perhaps not as drastic as it appears. Though Al's body has essentially wasted away, you can see that Ed's right arm is significantly weaker than his left arm as he did not have it during during the series (or for several years before), in which he had a lot of physical improvement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d0vHO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ed, after regaining his arm&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ahg1Em.png&quot; alt=&quot;Alphonse&amp;#39;s weakened human body&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as you mentioned, we can still notice that there is a difference. Ed's looks normal, though somewhat skinny, while Al's looks like complete skin and bone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I can only offer speculation as to why this is. Ed realizes that it's possible that he and Al were somehow interconnected within the gate, which allowed him to provide nourishment to Al's body through some kind of connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nuHZW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nuHZWs.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I wonder if there&amp;#39;s a possibility our minds were entangled during that process?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w5Nt2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w5Nt2s.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m wondering if it&amp;#39;s possible your body and I are connected in some way.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKxFw.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKxFws.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;So you&amp;#39;re saying your growth is connected to how Al would have grown?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eZibz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eZibzs.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Could it be he&amp;#39;s making up for my sleep, too?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, assuming this is true, it's easy to observe that Ed remains fully nourished and Al is significantly more starved. By this logic, if we assume that Ed's arm, too, is connected to his body in the &quot;real world&quot;, he could be nourishing that at the same rate as his regular body, while Al's body would only have received partial nourishment. Unfortunately, this is never stated in the series, so it's just a guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while it's not a complete or necessarily canon answer, the best I can surmise is that while Ed's nutrients are feeding both his own body and Al's, he is receiving the lion's share of those nutrients, allowing his arm to degrade at a slower rate (or not at all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-09-30T22:12:11.593" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42452" CreationDate="2013-10-01T01:35:58.320" Score="7" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3 there is a manga about a girl who moves to Tokyo after a string of bad luck only to find that her roommate is a death god who seems to just mooch off her. I am wondering if this is based off of another manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XEQQ1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SaQ7y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UhvI2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more examples in &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/78zNJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the link&lt;/a&gt; in the comments. I think that's a large enough sample to determine if the manga used in the anime is based off any other manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T07:58:38.400" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T08:01:08.753" Title="Is the manga in Episode 3 of &quot;The Everyday Tales of a Cat God&quot; based off a real manga?" Tags="&lt;everyday-tales-of-cat-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-10-01T06:59:19.963" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is 52.2051, 47.5557 on your map.&#xA;It makes sense geographically - perhaps Germany led the way to the evacuation, and it seems more logical for Asians to have arrived here rather than in Western Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one thing I looked for was that there are rivers that passes through all the districts, through all 3 walls. Though the map referenced in the manga seems to have two rivers (one running north-south and the other running east-west, roughly speaking) crossing through the walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2478" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T23:04:39.710" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T23:04:39.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-01T11:50:45.960" Score="3" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the target of censorship in the Library Wars (Toshokan Sensō 図書館戦争) franchise? Is it political material, sexual material, or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-10-01T18:18:10.770" LastActivityDate="2013-10-01T18:18:10.770" Title="What is the target of censorship in Library Wars?" Tags="&lt;library-wars&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5372" CreationDate="2013-10-01T13:57:17.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The premise of Toshokan Sensō involves the Japanese government passing the Media Betterment Act (MBA) as law in 1989 which allows the censorship of any media deemed to be potentially harmful to Japanese society by deploying agents in the Media Betterment Committee (MBC) with the mandate to go after individuals and organizations that are trying to exercise the act of conducting freedom of expression activities in the media. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshokan_Sens%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My interpretation is that the censorship is for everything you mentioned and anything else anyone can think of that would be &quot;harmful to society&quot;. Just look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the list of frequently challenged books&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the top 10 list for 2012: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey.&#xA;Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group&#xA;&#xA;The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.&#xA;Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group&#xA;&#xA;Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher.&#xA;Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group&#xA;&#xA;Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James.&#xA;Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit&#xA;&#xA;And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson.&#xA;Reasons: Homosexuality, unsuited for age group&#xA;&#xA;The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.&#xA;Reasons: Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit&#xA;&#xA;Looking for Alaska, by John Green.&#xA;Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group&#xA;&#xA;Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz&#xA;Reasons: Unsuited for age group, violence&#xA;&#xA;The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls&#xA;Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit&#xA;&#xA;Beloved, by Toni Morrison&#xA;Reasons: Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2013-10-01T14:08:15.927" LastActivityDate="2013-10-01T14:08:15.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5366" CreationDate="2013-10-01T14:35:12.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;名胃駅 (Nai Station) is located in the city of Odawara, in the Kanagawa Prefecture and part of the Tokaido Main Line of JR East.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem you can get to it by taking the 東海道線 (Tokaido Line) &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.chakuriki.net/index.php/%E5%BF%AB%E9%80%9F%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;High Speed Acty&lt;/a&gt;. It's between Hayakawa (早川駅) Station and Nebukawa (根府川駅) Station, and is apparently one of those &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.uncyclopedia.info/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E6%B5%B7%E9%81%93%E6%9C%AC%E7%B7%9A#.E5.B0.8F.E7.94.B0.E5.8E.9F.E9.A7.85.EF.BD.9E.E7.86.B1.E6.B5.B7.E9.A7.85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stations few people use&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-10-01T14:35:12.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5375" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5377" CreationDate="2013-10-01T16:34:40.490" Score="3" ViewCount="4339" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga/anime, it appears as if teleportation is very rare. The few we know that gets a little bit explained are, for example, Minato (4th Hokage) and Obito (Tobi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite of this, a lot of characters (mainly in the anime) &quot;disappear&quot; with a flashy exit when they wish. Orochimaru does this a couple of times, including others. Often with a phrase such as &quot;I don't have time to play around with you any more&quot; and then &lt;em&gt;poof&lt;/em&gt;, gone!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some explanation to this? Do they use a clone and then run off while the clone says goodbye to the opponent? If that is the case, when do they create the clone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2485" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T11:58:27.173" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T11:59:36.440" Title="How can Naruto characters teleport/disappear?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-10-02T18:32:55.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5375" CreationDate="2013-10-01T16:48:44.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're ninjas!  They're so sneaky that they can sneak away and leave a log or some object behind and it only looks like they've teleported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2013-10-01T16:48:44.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5375" CreationDate="2013-10-01T17:36:38.153" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, there are only actually a few ways to teleport. Those include Tobirama/Minato's Flying Thunder God technique, reverse summoning, and Obito's space/time Sharingan based technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, when shinobi just poof, that means it was either a clone or they travel at a high speed such that one can not detect their movements. If it was a clone, then it was always a clone to begin and the person did not just substitute himself for a clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T11:59:36.440" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T11:59:36.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5401" CreationDate="2013-10-01T20:59:38.357" Score="18" ViewCount="20524" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a lot of production drawings for anime (and I've also seen them in plots), particularly of characters as opposed to backgrounds, the detailed sketches/drawings have lines in different colors. Is there a purpose for this other than maybe to differentiate between lines? Are they used for color boundaries? Is there a production reason why the specific lines have to be different colors?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHIQq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2L7fG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fAg1I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to be a bit more clear, I was wondering specifically with the colors used in these particular style line drawings, where the lines seemed to be color coded. For example, given this animatic, the first sketch has color used in shading and hue, but the middle picture shows the color coded line art, where the tears are red and the eyes are blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tVDGZ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-10-05T02:23:49.913" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T09:30:38.003" Title="What are the different colors in anime production drawings for?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5381" CreationDate="2013-10-01T23:59:27.390" Score="2" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of Makoto Shinkai's known masterpieces are &lt;em&gt;Voices of a Distant Star&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Place Promised in Our Early Days&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;5 Centimeters per Second&lt;/em&gt;, and his latest creation, &lt;em&gt;Garden of Words&lt;/em&gt;. I noticed that the plots mostly involves a distant love because of several reasons like literal distance/space, dreams, situations, and other aspects of life. I was just wondering if Makoto Shinkai prefer this kind of theme on his creation and concentrates on a &quot;distant love&quot; theme. Was there any official statements from him that explains the similarity of themes on his works? Or he just relates well to that theme because of personal experience?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T00:31:45.983" Title="Does Makoto Shinkai concentrates on a &quot;distant love&quot; theme for his works?" Tags="&lt;makoto-shinkai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5380" CreationDate="2013-10-02T00:31:45.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes I think he do. According to interview with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-08-16/interview-makoto-shinkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;, He would like to emphasize on losing someone and may be the influence of Miyazaki's work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: Your previous films have had simple themes and complex emotions; what&#xA;would you say is the overarching theme of Hoshi o Ou Kodomo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MS: It's very difficult to put the theme into one word— if it wasn't I&#xA;wouldn't have made a two-hour movie! But if you want me to just say&#xA;it, I guess that would be how to overcome a sense of deep loss, the&#xA;loss of another person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T00:31:45.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5383" CreationDate="2013-10-02T03:22:58.560" Score="7" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two similar looking guys on the left are most probably Ginkaku and Kinkaku Ebisugawa brothers, and the tiger must be Yaichiro. But who are the three female characters? They don't look like any of the other characters in this show. Is this perhaps a reference to another P.A. Works show or its crew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GoRt0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GoRt0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(click the image for full scale)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T21:59:22.257" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T21:59:22.257" Title="Who are these characters in the end of the last episode's still?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5382" CreationDate="2013-10-02T04:38:09.463" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going counter clockwise from the top left:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kinkaku (upper, older brother) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ginkaku (lower, younger brother)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suzuki Satomi (Benten, as a schoolgirl she wears the blue blazer and has &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/enbOc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her hair up&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yaichiro (tiger ver.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Mom (of the four Shimogamo brothers, house mother ver.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yasaburo (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lU5P4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cross-dress&lt;/a&gt; ver.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kouji Kumeta, best known for the &lt;em&gt;Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei&lt;/em&gt; manga, did the original character design for the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-02T04:43:10.050" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T04:43:10.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5339" CreationDate="2013-10-02T05:08:52.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She isn't actually tapping her chest. She is gesturing/playing with the new red ribbon she is wearing. Given how she is talking to Katze, and he seems to be with her, and she has just gotten the red ribbon, and how Katze's signature color is red/pink, I think the logical conclusion is that he has been sealed inside the ribbon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, a lot of loose ends are still around, and many people have speculated that an extended ending will be on the blu-ray detailing what happened at the end of the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T05:08:52.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3908" CreationDate="2013-10-02T22:57:58.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can find (and according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/RocketGirls?from=Main.RocketGirls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;), it is never explained what happened to her father, and it seems to have been more of an excuse to have her end up on the island and get involved in the first place than any real major plot point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, Yukari finds her father and demands to know what had happened. He tells her to calm down, then starts to cry after she tells him that he was the reason she had come there and why she was so upset about not knowing what had happened to him. It is shown in that episode that he knows the Director, who knows that Yukari is his daughter, but it isn't explained why the father left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only basic explanation (that I found) was that he went out to look at the moon and never returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T22:57:58.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5391" CreationDate="2013-10-03T00:46:02.467" Score="3" ViewCount="7984" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kyoukai no Kanata, are youmu the same as youkai?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Since half youmu half humans are also called hanyou, I'm assuming they are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if they are, then why are they called youmu instead of youkai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T06:34:13.953" Title="In Kyoukai no Kanata, are youmu the same as youkai?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5388" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5402" CreationDate="2013-10-03T01:40:56.790" Score="8" ViewCount="188687" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering at what point in the anime series of Bleach do each of the movies occur? This way, when I watch the series I can stop at a specific point to watch the appropriate movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T22:44:35.297" LastActivityDate="2020-06-01T17:39:37.177" Title="When do the Bleach Movies occur in relation to the anime?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-03T01:49:35.487" Score="5" ViewCount="1349" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season at episode 8, before Grand-Fisher leaves for the world of the living one of the rocks casts a large shadows before 4 other shadows shoot out and take form on rocks around Grand-Fisher, they apparently speak to him as he replies that he'll go and deal with Ichigo himself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering who these shadows are and if they are related to Aizen or are they a separate faction that don't support Aizen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFjYg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shadows coming out of shadows cast by rocks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mT7ID.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;3 of the 4 shadows that came out&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BSzUR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;one of them close up&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dcMIP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;another one, deafen toy a Hollow because of the hole&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: got some screenshots, there are 4 shadows but we only ever see 2 close up&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T10:29:27.520" LastActivityDate="2018-11-11T16:09:24.490" Title="Who are the shadows that speak to Grand-Fisher?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-03T01:58:53.690" Score="6" ViewCount="5492" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo is being trained by Kisuke his second lesson involves Ichigo's Chain of Fate being cut, and in order for him to avoid becoming a Hollow he has to become a Soul Reaper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After he gets out of the pit he was stuck in now with his own Soul Reaper Powers, Kisuke then begins his third lesson which is a fight. Between the start of the second lesson and the end of the third lesson there doesn't seem to be a point where they repair Ichigo's Chain of Fate (if it's even possible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is Ichigo technically dead because his Chain of Fate was cut?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T07:06:48.780" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T07:06:48.780" Title="Is Ichigo technically dead?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5387" CreationDate="2013-10-03T06:34:13.953" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Kyoukai no Kanata, are youmu the same as youkai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt; (妖怪) in the world of Kyoukai no Kanata. There are only &lt;em&gt;youmu&lt;/em&gt; (妖夢). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt; is a very loosely-defined term in Japanese, and is generally used to refer to a rather motley collection of supernatural creatures, so it isn't even really all that meaningful to ask whether some term is &quot;the same as&quot; &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Aside: note that &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;youmu&lt;/em&gt; share the character 妖, which means something along the lines of &quot;strange or bizarre&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, if they are, then why are they called youmu instead of youkai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a question of authorial intent, basically. If I had to guess, the author chose to use &lt;em&gt;youmu&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt; in order to avoid bringing along the semantic baggage that the word &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt; carries. Every Japanese person has an idea of what a &lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt; looks like, but &lt;em&gt;youmu&lt;/em&gt; is an original coining, so you don't really have the same preconceptions in that case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T06:34:13.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5394" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5399" CreationDate="2013-10-03T16:08:44.267" Score="6" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;In GITS SAC 2nd GiG, what was the original inspiration for the concept of &quot;many copies, no original&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the concept have a name in real life? Or was it just a concept the writers created just for the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2497" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:25:01.823" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T12:25:01.823" Title="What was the inspiration for &quot;Many copies, no original&quot;?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5390" CreationDate="2013-10-03T16:26:14.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally feel that these are just certain events in the manga which make the reader feel that its happened. &lt;Br&gt;&#xA;But mangaka's are such beings that they can create their own logic and make dead people alive!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Logically if you think, then Killing the main person of a story which is going so great, can have a highly positive or negative impact on the sales of a manga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The writer is just creating such events that generate these kind of thoughts in the readers mind!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T16:26:14.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5397" CreationDate="2013-10-03T22:47:09.933" Score="3" ViewCount="1547" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Kara no Kyoukai, each movie is referred to as a Chapter so I've been wondering if they all comes from a single book or separate books and when they say Chapter they are referring to the movie collection (like how some anime series use Chapter # instead of Episode #)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:25:39.407" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T07:20:10.190" Title="Are the Kara no Kyoukai movies based off chapters from one book or seperate books?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5396" CreationDate="2013-10-03T23:50:41.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kara_no_Kyoukai#Novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type-Moon Wiki&lt;/a&gt; the chapters of the light novel are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1 – Overlooking the Scenery (俯瞰風景, &lt;strong&gt;Fukan Fuukei&lt;/strong&gt;) Thanatos&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 2 – Murder Speculation (Part 1) (殺人考察(前), &lt;strong&gt;Satsujin Kousatsu (Zen)&lt;/strong&gt;) …and nothing heart.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 3 – Remaining Sense of Pain (痛覚残留, &lt;strong&gt;Tsuukaku Zanryuu&lt;/strong&gt;) ever cry, never life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 4 – The Hollow Shrine (伽藍の洞, &lt;strong&gt;Garan no Dou&lt;/strong&gt;) garan-no-dou.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intermission - Kirie/Fujino (境界式, &lt;strong&gt;Kyoukai Shiki&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 5 – Paradox Spiral (矛盾螺旋, &lt;strong&gt;Mujun Rasen&lt;/strong&gt;) Paradox Paradigm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 6 – Oblivion Recorder (忘却録音, &lt;strong&gt;Boukyaku Rokuon&lt;/strong&gt;) Fairy Tale.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intermission - Lio (境界式, Kyoukai Shiki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 7 – Murder Speculation (Part 2) (殺人考察(後), &lt;strong&gt;Satsujin Kousatsu (Go)&lt;/strong&gt;) …not nothing heart.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boundary of Emptiness (空の境界, Kara no Kyoukai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future Gospel (未来福音, Mirai Fukuin) recalled out summer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Final Record (終末録音, Shuumatsu Rokuon) the Garden of Oblivion &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;animated films&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2007-12-01 (Japan, Part 1 - &lt;strong&gt;Fukan Fuukei&lt;/strong&gt;) (same as Chapter 1 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2007-12-29 (Japan, Part 2 - &lt;strong&gt;Satsujin Kousatsu&lt;/strong&gt;) (same as Chapter 2 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2008-01-26 (Japan, Part 3 - &lt;strong&gt;Tsuukaku Zanryuu&lt;/strong&gt;) (same as Chapter 3 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2008-05-24 (Japan, Part 4 - &lt;strong&gt;Garan no Dou&lt;/strong&gt;) (same as Chapter 4 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2008-08-16 (Japan, Part 5 - &lt;strong&gt;Mujun Rasen&lt;/strong&gt;) (same as Chapter 5 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2008-12-20 (Japan, Part 6 - &lt;strong&gt;Boukyaku Rokuon&lt;/strong&gt;) (same as Chapter 6 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2009-08-08 (Japan, Part 7 - &lt;strong&gt;Satsujin Kousatsu&lt;/strong&gt; [conclusion]) (same as Chapter 7 of novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the movies' chapters refer to the same chapters from the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T07:20:10.190" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T07:20:10.190" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5394" CreationDate="2013-10-04T06:22:46.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was a comment first, but converted to an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hole idea is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Simulacra&lt;/a&gt; and was investigated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard#Simulacra_and_Simulation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jean Baudrillard&lt;/a&gt;. The original inspiration was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laughing_Man_(Salinger)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salingers short story &quot;The laughing Man&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept is now also known as &quot;Stand Alone Complex&quot;, but it's not frequently used, except (for example) for the group &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(group)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anonymous&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3323/122&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; may have some additional information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-10-04T06:22:46.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5390" CreationDate="2013-10-04T14:21:42.793" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not interfere with the &quot;not letting the main character die&quot; rule, because the main part of the story plays in the world of the dead (soul society). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I ask if the concept of &quot;death and alive&quot; even does apply to bleach? He might be dead ever since he first became a Shinigami or, as you described, as soon as his chain got destroyed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the time he is in his body and interacts with the world of the living, he might just go back into his body or as other Shinigami enter a Gigai (artificial body).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sadly have no prove for this claim, it is my theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-10-04T14:21:42.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5378" CreationDate="2013-10-04T14:56:23.740" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The use of colored pencils and related mediums vary depending on the artist or production that does them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The yellow is typically seen being used to highlight shadows or break up object in the background (like clouds), because shading with a regular pencil might drown out the details especially in a elaborate or darkly lit scene. Take this storyboard from &lt;em&gt;Arrietty&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h2n21.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shaders!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare it to this uncolored storyboard from &lt;em&gt;Evangelion 2.0&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kvM9Z.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kvM9Zl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Action!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the &lt;em&gt;Steamboy&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ELZg2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lines!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other times the yellow can be used to highlight an active foreground object like a person, take a look at this example from &lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4oBcc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Highlight&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tdhhw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Capture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The color blue is typically used as a secondary color, do add more detail and depth to the storyboards. Here is an example from &lt;em&gt;5 Centimeters Per Second&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ipPLg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;More details&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MwHEj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Even more pages!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice the blue is being used to highlight additional shadows for a better sense of the atmosphere of the shots. Here's an example of how it's used to separate objects in &lt;em&gt;Gundam UC&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQOH4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dun dun dunnnn!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these guidelines are set an stone and can vary greatly depending the  budget and needs of the production and/or director(s). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opening storyboards for &lt;em&gt;Ponyo&lt;/em&gt; are in watercolor: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0VteD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The colors!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main scenes too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0I9zk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pretty colors!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-06T16:52:22.143" LastActivityDate="2013-10-06T16:52:22.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5388" CreationDate="2013-10-04T18:32:28.170" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the main story, the movies are never mentioned because they are like fillers and not canon to the main story. But it's possible to verify when they occur by some facts, by some situations that we saw in the movie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first movie, &lt;em&gt;Memories of Nobody&lt;/em&gt;: Ichigo is able to use his bankai in the World of the Living, so it happens after the Bount Invasion arc and before the Arrancar one as he's still unable to use his hollow form. So, it is between &lt;strong&gt;episode 109 &amp;amp; 110&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second movie, &lt;em&gt;The DiamondDust Rebellion&lt;/em&gt;: Ikkaku use his bankai, so maybe it happens after the first invasion of Arrancars (the one defeated by Toshiro team) and before they entering in Hueco Mundo. In episodes, &lt;strong&gt;something near 138&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third movie, &lt;em&gt;Fade to Black&lt;/em&gt;: I think it happens nearly to &lt;em&gt;The DiamondDust Rebellion&lt;/em&gt; during the Arrancar's fight, but before they entering in Hueco Mundo because Ichigo still uses the first form of his hollow mask:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pzq8El.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ichigo wearing his hollow mask&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fourth movie, &lt;em&gt;Hell Verse&lt;/em&gt;: In this movie, Ichigo uses the second form of his mask and transforms into his full hollow form, so he already fought Ulquiorra in Hueco Mundo and returned. Repeating, it's like a filler, &lt;strong&gt;after episode 299&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-06-01T17:39:37.177" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-05T14:59:06.760" Score="5" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, some animals can talk, like the toads of Mount Myōboku, Kakashi's ninja dogs, Manda, and Katsuyu. Some of them have ever used hand signs.  Yet Akamaru can't even talk. Is the ability to talk given to certain animals at random, or can they all talk when they have enough chakra or do they just simply have to learn how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastActivityDate="2013-10-05T14:59:06.760" Title="How come only certain animals can talk?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2013-10-07T22:19:34.703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5407" CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:15:25.053" Score="7" ViewCount="3158" Body="&lt;p&gt;We could see plenty of times in both Fullmetal Alchemist anime series (at least twice in the 2003 series and at least once in the 2009 series, according to my memories) that connecting the automails seriously hurts for Ed. What's the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that during connecting, it &quot;turns on&quot; and sends an electric wave to the brain to provide right functionality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T18:56:47.080" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T00:14:51.473" Title="Why does connecting an automail hurt?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5404" CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:17:28.593" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its the shock to the nerves. The connection activates a lot of nerves at once; causing a quick shock of pain to the user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Linked directly to the nervous system, an automail prosthesis does not usually require an external energy source, and can be moved at will like a natural appendage, taking electrical pulses from the nerves to power and regulate the various electric motors and pneumatic actuators inside&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Automail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source (Second Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason people can feel things (like pain) physically is due to nerves. When the automail is connected; the nerves &quot;turn on&quot; all at once. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2504" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-04T00:53:32.110" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T00:53:32.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:20:01.620" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason they do that is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerodynamics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aerodynamics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Less air resistance, faster speed. Used a lot when designing jets, planes, cars. You want something to be faster, you either make it more powerful or have the resistance against it cut. Speed was important to ninjas so wearing tight clothes and running in an aerodynamic position would make them faster. That is in addition to obvious benefits that people have stated (a hand at the ready to draw a blade...etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever wonder about the shape of submarines or torpedoes? Its cause its hydrodynamic. Faster speed due to less resistance from the water. It works the same for air resistance. NASA used to have a great page on aerodynamics but obviously it is no longer available (can't even be crawled due to robots.txt for the site).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2504" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T16:05:47.197" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T16:05:47.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5404" CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:29:13.377" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Essentially, after the completion of the loss of an arm or other limb, there is a raw set of nerves poking out (not literally, but you know what I mean). These are &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3839/274&quot;&gt;what connect to the automail's circuits&lt;/a&gt;. As stated by Vic, &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of these nerves are stimulated simultaneously, causing a severe, severe shock to the person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This pain is shown to be more obvious in the 2003 anime, lasting for quite some time after the connection. In the 2009 anime (&lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;), the repercussions of the event are significantly tamer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xcUpMG9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xcUpMG9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ed experiences the pain of having both reconnected at once&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, it's hard to pin this down exactly to something you might feel in real life. One common example would be hitting your &quot;funny bone&quot; which is actually a group of nerves in the elbow. However, this still does not do justice, as the nerves are not exposed and there are not &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; many of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing biologically similar in our world is that of an exposed nerve under a tooth. If you've ever lost a tooth, and touched or injured the exposed nerve, you'll know that this pain pretty much brings you to your knees. And that's a tooth-area worth of nerves; expand that to your entire shoulder and you've got a HUGE amount of pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pxTbH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pxTbHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I didn&amp;#39;t know that there was so much pain when they connect.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the pain is akin to something few humans can ever even experience, it is no surprise that even the characters in the show (like Armstrong, shown above) cannot comprehend the pain behind the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-10-05T22:29:13.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5390" CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:31:35.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at it in the most basic way: the answer should be no. Remember, many people can see Ichigo (not just the special ones who can see the dead). They don't show Ichigo getting into a fake body for his day to day life at any point. Only leaving it for Kon in the earlier parts of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall the 17 months after Ichigo did not have powers (around the Fullbringer Arc) that everyone could see and interact with him. If that could happen, he should not be viewed as dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take it with a grain of salt, remember that the author/creator Kubo Tite has been inconsistent with some things in the past and gets sloppy with  his writing from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2504" LastActivityDate="2013-10-05T22:31:35.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5410" CreationDate="2013-10-06T00:35:16.093" Score="2" ViewCount="5108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 269 of Naruto, while fighting Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Daru got sucked into the Benihisago. I thought you could only be sucked in if you said your most said word or if you remained silent. Darui did neither, but was sucked in after he said &quot;I'm the Boss' right arm. I'm no imitation!&quot; Does this sound like his most said word, &quot;dull,&quot; in Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastActivityDate="2019-03-26T02:01:45.720" Title="Why was Darui sucked into the Benihisago?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5409" CreationDate="2013-10-06T00:37:57.233" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Darui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;, 'he inadvertently uttered the word when he admonished the brothers and stated, &quot;Ore wa Bosu no migiude &lt;b&gt;da. Ru&lt;/b&gt;ijihin janē! (「オレはボスの右腕だ。類似品じゃねェ!」, I'm the Boss' right arm. I'm no imitation!)&quot;'. &quot;Daru&quot; sounds like his most said word, &quot;darui.&quot;&#xA;This is why he was sealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastActivityDate="2013-10-06T00:37:57.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3731" CreationDate="2013-10-06T02:22:51.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's blushing while saying &quot;you, me, friend&quot; or maybe just &quot;can we be friends?&quot; while reminiscing what Shouko said back then. It's after he said all that that he realizes that it was a pretty embarrassing thing to say (culturally, Japanese rarely say something as straightforward as that). The next panel when he says: &quot;Why did you even say that?&quot; is the proof. His rebut &quot;that's not what I meant&quot; is essentially to hide his embarrassment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2506" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:18:27.633" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:18:27.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5422" CreationDate="2013-10-07T11:18:34.550" Score="2" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail chapter 269 during the Grand Magic Games arc, there is an event called &lt;em&gt;Hidden&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The participants are transported to different locations inside a giant city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have to find an attack each other using either a physical or magical attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The participant who successfully lands an attack earns a point, which gets deducted from the attacked participant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now comes the tricky part: The city gets filled with clones of the participants, and they will now have to hide between the clones and try to find the original ones. Because if a participant attacks a clone, he or she loses a point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find this very similar to multiplayer games such as Assassin's Creed where you have a target hiding between NPCs and you have to guess which one it is based on its behavior (e.g. if he acts in a strange suspicious way).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there some origin to this game concept? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2508" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-10-07T13:36:43.073" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T06:41:22.310" Title="What is the origin of the &quot;Hidden&quot; event in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5412" CreationDate="2013-10-07T15:00:01.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as the origin of the concept is concerned, I think only Hiro Mashima can tell!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only Assassins Creed but many other games have this kind of concept. It's actually a very simple concept where you picture yourself as a wanted person and try to hide in the crowd around you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiro Mashima just made it more exciting by cloning the contestants and making it way more difficult to find the right person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what I can answer is that he must have combined the concept of Hiding and the concept of Shadow Clones from Naruto!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T06:41:22.310" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T06:41:22.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5420" CreationDate="2013-10-07T17:25:20.057" Score="3" ViewCount="25429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the time skip, characters like Garp and the Priest of Sky Island, used Haki to deal damage to Luffy via a blunt attack, which would have been impossible otherwise. Also, Haki was used by both sides during the Summit War. None of these people turned black. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after the time skip, when Luffy used Haki against Hordy, he partially turned black. And during his fight with Z, they both turned partially black. Is this a special type of Haki? Is there any reason why they change colors and if so why black?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:32:06.407" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:32:06.407" Title="Why does the use of Haki turn part of your body black?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5421" CreationDate="2013-10-07T17:46:52.220" Score="0" ViewCount="7555" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the three types of Devil Fruits that has been explained are&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. Paramecia Type - where the user can get super human abilities and change their body parts into weapons, etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Zoan type - where the use can turn into a particular animal and inherit its abilities&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. Logia Type - where the user's body inherits a particular element and the body becomes like air which cannot be touched or damaged by non Haki users.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly is the type of Gomu Gomu no Mi?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It cannot be Zoan or Logia.&lt;br&gt; It's very close to a Paramecia but still doesn't have a logical explanation to be of Paramecia type!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So is it some special type of Devil Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:52:48.667" LastActivityDate="2021-04-01T14:41:12.503" Title="What class of Devil Fruit does the Gomu Gomu no Mi come under?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5417" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5419" CreationDate="2013-10-07T18:05:51.680" Score="4" ViewCount="2149" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see a flashback to when Kagami lived in the US in episode 1 of season 2 (26Q). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YcGS2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from all the palm trees, I'd hazard a guess that he was probably in California. California also seems like the most likely option on a demographic basis (i.e. where are Japanese temporary immigrants most likely to end up?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explicitly stated where he lived? And if it is California, is it ever stated whether he's in SoCal or NorCal (or somewhere else)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T15:54:02.357" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T15:54:02.357" Title="Where did Kagami Taiga live when he lived in the US?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5417" CreationDate="2013-10-07T19:29:52.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only indication offhand gets kinda spoilery but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character Spoiler:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Unrevealed yet in the anime as of episode 1 of Kuroko no Basket S2, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Alexandra_Garcia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alexandra Garcia&lt;/a&gt;, was a college champion in the NCAA from UCLA. In her retirement, she frequented betting courts on the streets (which could technically be anywhere) and eventually runs into Taiga &amp;amp; Himuro. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Spoiler:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Alexandra trains Taiga &amp;amp; Himuro as kids. Later on Taiga decides to receive training once more from his old master by returning to Los Angeles, so it's pretty suggested that everything took place in SoCal. Here's a pic of an announced airline destination: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sutvx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 111, page 19&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.batoto.net/read/_/46765/kuroko-no-basuke_v13_ch111_by_imangascans/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Batoto.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to minimize unnecessary spoiling information. Overall, a bit circumstantial, but still enough for me to presume that they're in Southern California. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T19:29:52.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5417" CreationDate="2013-10-07T19:42:23.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was explicitly stated in the manga by Seirin's coach in Chap 112. He used to live in LA.&#xA;Note this page may spoil events that have yet to come in the Anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5HKR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Panel&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T19:48:24.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5414" CreationDate="2013-10-07T20:12:10.850" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The physical strength attribute of haki works as an &quot;invisible armor&quot; called &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;Busoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;The raise in density &amp;amp; thus, black coloring of a body part is in this haki category called &lt;strong&gt;Busoshoku: Koka&lt;/strong&gt;. The sky priests aren't listed as users of either forms of this haki, but they did demonstrate haki abilities such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Kenbunshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt; which they called Mantra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, it is a special type of haki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But reasons for not using it pre-timeskip span from it not being a fleshed out idea yet to something saved for the new world or it's just a serious assault that people inexperienced can't reach without proper training (since Enel never had too many challenges to increase his potential) to people who could do it were just holding back (because Garp wanted to raise Luffy... not kill him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T20:12:10.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5416" CreationDate="2013-10-07T22:11:04.967" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Gomu Gomu no Mi is a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paramecia-type&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Devil Fruit that enables the user's body to stretch like rubber, making the user a Rubber Human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You further ask..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's very close to a Paramecia but still doesn't have a logical explanation to be of Paramecia type!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paramecia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Paramecia is one of the three Devil Fruit types. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;These fruits give the users a power that can affect their body&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, manipulate the environment, or produce substances. In general, Paramecia Devil Fruits are fruits that give their users powers other than transforming into elements, like Logias, or transforming into animals, like Zoans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:54:46.390" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:54:46.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5412" CreationDate="2013-10-07T22:16:47.323" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The origin is literally impossible to trace. At best, we'll see who implemented this idea first but it could have been thought of a long time ago or done in many things that we don't have knowledge of. Hiro Mashima (the manga-ka) might be able to say where he got this or why he decided on this but its not exactly a rare idea to do this. Its pretty much a simple twist on a &quot;zero sum&quot; kind of game. I'm almost certain that Assassin's Creed was not the first to do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Come to think of it, in earlier chapters of Fairy Tail, Mashima used to scribble &quot;Mashima's ramblings&quot; in the gaps or sides of the page. From these &quot;ramblings&quot;, we know Hiro Mashima does play video games (and at the very least, owns a PS3). So even if Assasin's Creed multiplayer was not the first to implement this system, there is some offchance that Mashima got the idea from playing that game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2504" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T22:16:47.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6973" CreationDate="2013-10-08T01:36:27.023" Score="4" ViewCount="482" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of rokyubu, what is the manga that one of the characters is reading?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aDpOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T09:40:04.463" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T09:40:04.463" Title="In episode 1 of rokyubu, what is the manga that one of the characters is reading?" Tags="&lt;ro-kyu-bu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2013-10-08T06:03:36.263" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhere in the middle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Precise placement of Badlands Rumble in connection to Trigun Anime / Manga is challenging. It seems to slip between a few mile posts in different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;spoilers for anime, manga &amp;amp; the movie follow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Milepost 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nicholas D. Wolfwood is there, and he knows everybody, but he's not traveling with Vash. That only happens early on, with the exception of Vash's complete isolation of himself immediately following the 5th moon incident. Wolfwood sticks pretty close to Vash in the later episodes/chapters prior to his death. On the other hand, Wolfwood already considers Vash a friend. He is already making efforts to avoid killing. These behaviors suggest a later date. Especially the tribute he does, of wearing Vash's sunglasses when he thinks Vash is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Milepost 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The insurance girls are present, and they both know Vash. So aside from the flashback, it can't predate the anime or manga. They are not traveling with Vash, though. In fact, they're doing a different assignment for their job.  In anime &amp;amp; manga, that pretty much only happens after the 5th moon acquires a huge crater. They are released from following him immediately after the 5th moon incident, though they are again assigned to follow him around after he reappears. They continue pursuing him... in Anime, until the end of the series... in manga, until after Meryl is captured by Gung-ho guns and Vash rescues her. She freaks out though, when she sees his wings the second time, and stays behind with Milly when Vash and Nicholas leave town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Milepost 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Meryl and Milly say that it's been a long time since they've seen Vash, and express an expectation that he will again become their job in the near future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Milepost 4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There does not appear to be any oversized crater in the 5th moon... which, combined with the aforementioned details, makes placing the chronology of &quot;Badlands Rumble&quot; all the more puzzling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Milepost 5:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Vash has his body armor and a (unique) red coat on, suggesting he's been in touch with Seeds village (who supply him with those).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So roughly where in the Trigun chronology would &quot;Badlands Rumble&quot; fall? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All other details considered, my best guess is that the lack of a hole in the 5th moon might be an oversight. The story almost has to fall after that, from the behavior of Wolfwood and the insurance girls. They seem to know Vash too well for it to come sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best guess is almost immediately after Vash leaves Lina would be the most likely placement. If Vash had a back-up coat stashed somewhere, that could explain just about everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; From a manga perspective, probably also before Knives' hair started turning black. The things Knives did after that change largely compelled Vash and Nicholas to watch each other's backs constantly, so they'd not be separated leaving Wolfwood available to be hired as someone else's bodyguard. The coat and armor he wears in Badlands Rumble (both movie and manga) is not bullet-proof. The coat and armor he gets from Seeds after the 5th moon incident is, or is nearly so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, I'd imagine the window of opportunity would fall between Trigun Maximum Volume 1 chapters 3 &amp;amp; 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how much help that is, but there's my few coppers added to the pile. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS - in an interview with Mr. Nightow, it seems he said it was to go between the 10th and 12th episodes, which is earlier than I had speculated. I found the interview at the following link: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=110449&quot;&gt;http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=110449&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's slightly possible they changed their minds on precise placement in process, though, since the insurance girls were never parted from Vash for a long time prior to the 5th moon incident. &lt;em&gt;shrugs unknowingly&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2513" LastEditorUserId="2513" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T06:42:16.160" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T06:42:16.160" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-10-23T03:25:44.237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5426" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5428" CreationDate="2013-10-08T11:09:13.753" Score="5" ViewCount="1325" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of producers these days seem to change the original Japanese name to English alternatives. Why do they do this? Does this add any value to the name of the anime in other countries or is it just that it is easier to read for people outside of japan/otaku society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because some of the cases are really weird and in my opinion not necessary. An example of this would be &lt;em&gt;&quot;Ace of Diamond&quot;&lt;/em&gt; also known as &lt;em&gt;&quot;Diamond no Ace&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything to gain from translating the title? Also, why don't all series do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:28:17.293" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T12:28:17.293" Title="Why do producers translate some anime titles?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-12-26T17:42:48.337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5426" CreationDate="2013-10-08T15:36:34.967" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you don't specify who is &quot;they&quot; I would like to give some insight:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;they&quot; the English Comercializator&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Promotional/Marketing desition which take into account the public, if the program/title has an extensive fan-base that knows the name by the Japanese title, it would be counter-productive to translating the title and maybe lossing buyers that don't know the &quot;product&quot; by the english title.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Attractiveness: some titles are more atractive if they have mixed/full english translation, again a marketing move.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There could be others reasons but most of them will boil down to marketing tactics to sell, through the Japanese trademark holders may like to commercialize under a specific name, or, at petition of the author, use a translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;they&quot; the fan&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fans most of the time are purist, and call series by the original Japanese pronunciation which in some cases is rather painful (any long/big title almost impossible to pronounce out there?). Short names are also used (ex. PapaKiki) but most of them are stablished by the Japanese fans rather than the english-speakers. Through, some fans knows the title both by the translation and original Japanese, when distributing/discussing the most popular name takes precedence over the other possible uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;other cases&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some titles are already in English (or attempt of English), so no translation is made and is pronounced with correct english. Example of this, english-speakers may use &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;Desu Nōto&lt;/em&gt; as they would know the correct pronunciation and was what the author tried to convey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this cases, english marketers normally just use the correct english spelling when commercializing, and the only exception I know is &lt;em&gt;'Cardcaptor Sakura'&lt;/em&gt; which was commercialized as &lt;em&gt;'Cardcaptors'&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2013-10-08T22:54:42.920" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T22:54:42.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6597" CreationDate="2013-10-08T21:10:08.677" Score="2" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were some gags like Kondou's fake sword etc. that were derived from real life rumors.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;I want to know how much data we actually have about the real life counterparts of the characters in Gintama.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Are any of their personality traits known to historians?&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;How closely do the characters in the anime resemble them?&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;How about the historical accuracy of the Shinsengumi command structure?&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;And the Joi and Minawarigumi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2518" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T08:53:19.633" Title="How closely are the characters in Gintama related to their real life counterparts?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-08T22:06:59.273" Score="16" ViewCount="3482" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most closing credits sequences of Danganronpa, a picture of some characters in a classroom appears.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;These pictures always feature Naegi, along with the characters that die along the show.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/KkTgzk2.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/KkTgzk2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;End card from episode 2, featuring Naegi, Maizono and Enoshima&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/TQGoy7d.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/TQGoy7dm.png&quot; alt=&quot;End card from episode 4, featuring Naegi, Maizono, Enoshima, Fujisaki and Kuwata&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/oh29ENt.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/oh29ENtm.png&quot; alt=&quot;End card from episode 6, featuring Naegi, Enoshima, Fujisaki, Kuwata, Oowada, Yamada and Ishimaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Ek6cv1t.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Ek6cv1tm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;End card from episode 8, featuring Naegi, Maizono, Enoshima, Fujisaki, Kuwata, Oowada, Yamada, Ishimaru, Celestia and Oogami&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xf08qAq.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xf08qAqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;End card from episode 10, featuring all 15 students&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Closing credits for episodes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 (left to right, top to bottom)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for the last one, which shows all 15 students, these feature the characters that died either on that episode or on the previous one (which had no ending sequence). However, Naegi seems to always be featured in these photos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular reason for this? Or is it simply because he is the main character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2020-01-26T14:18:59.890" Title="Why does Naegi always appear in the closing credits along with the dead characters?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5277" CreationDate="2013-10-09T00:50:28.683" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Alice ai was somehow able to save him before 3-4 disappeared and brought him to the real world and the scene with them at Alice's grave showed Alice's original body which was buried 14 years before the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2520" LastActivityDate="2013-10-09T00:50:28.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-09T03:07:11.303" Score="9" ViewCount="3518" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 2012, there was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;an anime titled &lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or sometimes &lt;strong&gt;K Project&lt;/strong&gt;). Does the title mean anything in the context of the anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which was titled for the word &quot;Control&quot;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28manga%29&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which was supposedly titled after the use of the letter &quot;x&quot; as a variable).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T20:36:14.783" Title="What does the title of the anime &quot;K&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5191" CreationDate="2013-10-10T06:13:06.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Railgun S starts shortly before Index and continues through the different arcs just from Misaka's point of view. Railgun however is the prelude to Index and most of it takes place way before Index. Later on it catches up and things start happening at similar moments in time. Because both Railgun and Railgun S happen at similar points in time and move at a similar pace in stands to reason that they are happening at the same time. Events will happen in Railgun, than the sister's arc in Railgun S, and than back to some of the other events in Railgun and so on and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T06:13:06.673" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5438" CreationDate="2013-10-10T15:22:17.333" Score="2" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a German anthology, there was once a manga called &quot;Life of Ichabod&quot;. It's about the son (Ichabod) of a lesbian woman and a criminal old man (it seems they don't know each other =&gt; sperm donation). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the boy cuts off his foreskin, he meets friends of his father in a hospital and helps them fleeing from the police. After that, he goes back home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the story from the first chapters, but I can't find any information about the manga. Was it a German-only manga? Is there any place in the internet where I can find anything about the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T01:39:10.760" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T01:39:10.760" Title="Where does &quot;Life of Ichabod&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;life-of-ichabod&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5437" CreationDate="2013-10-10T15:43:53.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=31555&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;イハーブの生活&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The Life of Ichabod&lt;/em&gt;) manga by Shouji Hiroyuki. It's spans 3 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Ichabod) is the boy who was born by artificial insemination as a child of two women. Elly of the part of father disappears, and it is a family of mother and child with Mary of the part of mother. Ihabu is rebuked by Mary that &quot;you were born as a man is our greatest failure.&quot; One day, he cuts off his penis, and he looks for real father registered with a sperm bank and goes for an odyssey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was originally published in Kodansha's &lt;em&gt;Afternoon&lt;/em&gt; magazine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T15:43:53.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5191" CreationDate="2013-10-10T15:56:27.710" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Mikoto meets Nunotaba Shinobu, she &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Sisters_Arc#The_First_Production_Plan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;starts investigating&lt;/a&gt; her and finds her connection with the 7th Medical Research Center, who were researching her DNA map to create an army of level 5 clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is covered in the &lt;em&gt;Railgun&lt;/em&gt; manga and &lt;em&gt;Railgun S&lt;/em&gt; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially she thought the Sisters project was abandoned because the clones would only be Level 3 (thus not realizing the plan for an army of Level 5 clones), but it's not until later that she realizes the Sisters were utilized for the Level 6 Shift project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-10T21:01:07.893" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T21:01:07.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2343" CreationDate="2013-10-10T18:22:36.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dusk Taker (Nuomi) ability Demonic Commander can't be considered a ability that deals some kind of &quot;permanent damage&quot; but more like &quot;ability transfer&quot; or &quot;ability taker&quot;, for that reason Demonic Commander doesn't deal any damage, and while my memory about the Anime is hazy, I'm pretty sure that the HP bar of Silver Crow (Haruyuki) didn't decreased and that left Haruyuki puzzled at first when Nuomi used such ability. It couldn't be classified as damage hence it's not healed, but restored with the Lime Bell (Chiyuri) ability Citron Call that reverses the status of the avatar/object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Sky Rakker (Fuuko) legs is not until latter in the history that this is explained, so this is considered spoiler from the Light Novel (unless the anime decides not to follow the history, this is what happens):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Black Lotus (Kuroyukihime) didn't used a normal ability but the Incarnated System to cut Sky Rakker legs. This produces a overwriting of Fuuko avatar that whenever she appears in Territory Battles or the Unlimited Field, her legs are not present. This becomes more evident when they try to use Citron Call to restore Sky Rakker legs but it doesn't works since the overwriting of the Incarnated System is stronger than any ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2013-10-10T18:37:44.357" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T18:37:44.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5448" CreationDate="2013-10-11T01:48:26.700" Score="2" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of &lt;strong&gt;Ore no nounai sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love-comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama shiteiru&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;strong&gt;NouKome&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;NouCome&lt;/strong&gt; or whatever else you want to call it), as part of the hilarious montage of people making choices throughout history, there's a mountain climber:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U4i9Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A mountain climber faced with two choices&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His first choice is &quot;Climb Mt. McKinley&quot;, and his second choice is &quot;Be satisfied with Mt. Tsukuba&quot;. He is shown as selecting the first choice, and then, presumably upon reaching the summit of Mt. McKinley, shouting &quot;Naomi!&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T17:40:55.630" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T17:40:55.630" Title="Who is this person who climbs Mt. Tsukuba and also Mt. McKinley?" Tags="&lt;noukome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5446" CreationDate="2013-10-11T02:06:49.453" Score="6" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what it is or what it's called. The title seems to be in Russian but that got me nowhere... All it says is &quot;Leben Nicht&quot; at the top followed by &quot;168cm&quot; and &quot;47kg&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YCIQp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YCIQpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shows a girl with white hair next to a girl who I guess is her except the white-haired version almost looks like she went through a Frankenstein surgery with her skin having scars and such. It looked interesting to me but I can't find it anywhere. It had Japanese writing but I don't read Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this anime or manga is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2530" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:29:22.237" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T12:29:22.237" Title="What is this anime or manga about &quot;Leben Nicht&quot;?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T00:28:15.690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-11T03:20:30.703" Score="3" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Index-tan&lt;/strong&gt; special for the &lt;strong&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki&lt;/strong&gt; movie, the following two images appear, pixelated-out, during a conversation about landmarks in Tokyo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VOEH1l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a place&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u1e3bl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a different place&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these places?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-11T03:20:30.703" Title="What are these pixeled-out places from the Endymion special?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5444" CreationDate="2013-10-11T03:20:30.703" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first place is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asahi Beer Hall&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (i.e. the &lt;em&gt;Super Dry Hall&lt;/em&gt;, スーパードライホール). (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/maps/vBOEc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Street View&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kVfwOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the Asahi Beer Hall; image from Japanese Wikipedia&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is &lt;a href=&quot;http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/largescaleprojects/sawsawing.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saw, Sawing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, an art installation by Claes Oldenburg located at the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (aka Big Sight). (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/maps/QTBv0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Street View&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PsYmf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saw, Sawing; image from Oldenburg&amp;#39;s website&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-11T03:20:30.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5443" CreationDate="2013-10-11T04:07:25.520" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be an original character by artist 浦助 (Urasuke), sometimes known by other names such as &quot;ursk420&quot; or &quot;tetsu420&quot;. It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=31105139&quot;&gt;posted to his pixiv account&lt;/a&gt; roughly a year ago (standard disclaimer: Pixiv links are &lt;strong&gt;not guaranteed to be work-safe&lt;/strong&gt; since the content is dynamically generated). The character's name is Leben Nicht (German meaning roughly &quot;not alive&quot;). The caption for the picture and the tag &quot;オリジナル&quot; (&quot;original&quot;, used when a character is not part of any series) both indicate that there isn't any anime or manga about the character, so unfortunately it seems you're out of luck on that end. However, the picture was released such a way as to allow essentially unlimited derivative works, so you may be able to find more images of this character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think this artist has been involved in any other professional manga or anime to date, though it's hard to tell. At the very least I couldn't find references to any such works after skimming &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=98263&quot;&gt;his pixiv page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tr0mb000rn.jugem.jp/&quot;&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://theinterviews.jp/gnsk_uraki420&quot;&gt;interview page&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/ursk420&quot;&gt;twitter&lt;/a&gt;. He does have a sizable following online, but according to his pixiv profile he mostly draws original characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-10-11T04:07:25.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2013-10-11T04:37:27.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a different theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi died (signing first his organ card).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His organs are donated to different people (for instance, his heart went to Kanade, while his other organs went to a John Doe).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade lived for a while (long or short), but regretted the fact that she couldn't thank Otonashi. Eventually she dies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanade appears in the afterlife and starts acting like the &quot;angel&quot; after learning the purpose of this world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;John Doe dies and so Otonashi now is completely dead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otonashi appears in the afterlife with amnesia (this really isn't that weird considering Yurippe said it's normal, or you could also say that he was dead for so long that he forgot most of his life).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Opinions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;n.n&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2531" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T18:08:39.893" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T18:08:39.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5442" CreationDate="2013-10-11T05:15:42.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's likely to be a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Uemura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naomi Uemura&lt;/a&gt;, the first person ever to climb Mt. McKinley solo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, Mt. Tsukuba is 877 meters high at it's highest peak), while Mt. McKinley is 6,194 meters high at it's highest peak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-10-11T05:15:42.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5450" CreationDate="2013-10-11T09:28:34.247" Score="14" ViewCount="32554" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the opening theme, various text moves across the screen.&#xA;Is this an extract from something, or just placeholder text?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xoXj4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T21:57:05.890" Title="What is the text in the intro of Cowboy Bebop" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5449" CreationDate="2013-10-11T09:28:34.247" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be a blurb of some sorts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once upon a time, in New York City in 1941... at this club open to all comers to play, night after night, at a club named &quot;Minston's Play House&quot; in Harlem, they play jazz sessions competing with each other. Young jazz men with a new sense are gathering. At last they created a new genre itself. They are sick and tired of the conventional fixed style jazz. They're eager to play jazz more freely as they wish then... in 2071 in the universe... The bounty hunters, who are gathering in the spaceship &quot;BEBOP&quot;, will play freely without fear of risky things. They must create new dreams and films by breaking traditional styles. The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called... COWBOY BEBOP&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's suggested &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/cowboy-bebop/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, that it may be a manifesto - a &quot;verbal declaration of the intentions, motives, or views&quot; of what the show will entail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also clear that it's playing off the theme of jazz within the text to fit the opening theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-10-12T08:14:04.117" LastActivityDate="2013-10-12T08:14:04.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-11T10:53:36.680" Score="15" ViewCount="35154" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Cell games, Goku knew he wouldn't be able to defeat Cell. But it's unlike a Saiyan to ever give up. Goku didn't give up when he fought Vegeta, or Freiza, or anyone else for that  matter. But why does he give up against Cell? This isn't consistent with Goku's character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:15:41.537" LastActivityDate="2020-10-29T04:41:45.707" Title="Why does Goku give up against Cell?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2013-10-11T11:14:40.390" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he knew someone who could defeat Cell - his son, Gohan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He knew for certain that his son Gohan would be able to defeat Cell, and so the fate of the world wouldn't 100% depend on Goku. And so, after tiring Cell for a bit, he gave up to allow Gohan to battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T06:01:30.220" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T06:01:30.220" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2013-10-11T19:35:12.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd assume it was someone who had a lot of ties of fate, maybe one of the queens of England, since her outfit would fit their attire. I'd also assume it could have been the same situation that Madoka and Homura had, or she could have wished to be the most powerful magical girl of all time, and turned to Walpurgisnacht.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2535" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T13:08:13.897" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T13:08:13.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5434" CreationDate="2013-10-12T02:51:44.677" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two possibilities for what the &quot;K&quot; refers to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is Adolf K. Weismann, who is the original person that became Yashiro Isana, the main character of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is &quot;King&quot;. The leader of each clan is its King, who controls the members of the clan.  Weismann is a King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KINGS is also the first opening theme of the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-10-12T05:07:43.400" LastActivityDate="2013-10-12T05:07:43.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2483" CreationDate="2013-10-12T23:45:11.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I heard this from a friend. This is only a theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the kids are on an island with memorials of themselves, there is a possibility of the entire cast not being the actual people themselves but actually clones. With the technology of being able to bring back extinct animals,  they probably could also create clones of the deceased people using their DNA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the mother spoke about the island being a paradise, but since the cast is &quot;dead&quot;, it could mean that they were planning on cloning the victims on the island in the first place. The scientists hoped to make it paradise but with their death and the help of the &quot;terrorists&quot;, the extinct animals were able to escape into the wild. =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This theory also has a lot of holes (the plane, age, etc.), but it is a pretty satisfying theory in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2539" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-01T09:00:10.547" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T09:00:10.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5460" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T18:33:28.083" Score="5" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yaichirou has been seen running a cart more than once during the series.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is pulled by a sort of dummy that runs like crazy, with its legs going back and forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/tP1vaea.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/tP1vaeam.png&quot; alt=&quot;The weird magical cart in question, from episode 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly does this cart work? Is there any source that explains this?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does it belong to Yaichirou, or the Shimogamo family or is it some sort of 'service' (like a regular taxi)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T18:33:28.083" Title="How does the dummy-pulled cart work?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5166" CreationDate="2013-10-13T19:31:46.517" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese folklore, creating sparks by striking flint is considered to be lucky for someone leaving a house or group. The brief fire was once a way to drive evil spirits away. I found a reference to it being called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/16/reference/kiribi/#.Ulr0hJmTZ8E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kiribi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering where Yaichiro is going as he leaves, it would be logical for a mother to wish her son good luck and to drive away evil from his path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WTQqj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The flint is struck together to make a spark.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ritual is not common anymore, but given the spiritual nature of &lt;em&gt;Uchouten Kazoku&lt;/em&gt;, it makes perfect sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-10-13T20:34:06.820" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T20:34:06.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T20:39:21.983" Score="1" ViewCount="956" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the entire anime, but they leave the ending open. There's no further continuation in the manga of what we watched in the anime. They were going to make a movie, but they never did. What happened to the show and the manga? Is there some continuation in some novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2425" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T05:43:17.743" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T05:43:17.743" Title="What happened with Kamisama Dolls?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-dolls&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5464" CreationDate="2013-10-13T20:49:13.030" Score="9" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist, Alphonse gets really hurt. But as long as the blood seal isn't broken, he will be fine. So, in theory, If I tear up each piece of the armor that houses Alphonse, but don't touch the blood seal, will he be safe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2425" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T04:38:53.530" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T04:38:53.530" Title="How much can something that is attached to a blood seal be damaged?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5463" CreationDate="2013-10-13T21:15:02.790" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's right. If you look at Barry and the Slicer Brothers the older bother was nothing but a head before Lust smashed his seal. Barry was completely broken, but only died when the flames burned his seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Barry has a bigger role and helps Ed.  In the end all that's left of him is one piece of metal that his seal is on, and he is still able to talk though it.  He only dies when his body scratches the seal off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-10-14T15:42:02.123" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T15:42:02.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5465" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T21:24:18.897" Score="1" ViewCount="962" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Chapter 7, Kohakuren takes Wil to a shrine where the head of a Kotenko who at one time must have been Kohakuen's Lover or even husband before ascending (he says that &quot;it's the least I can do for my mate&quot; at one point).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reaching there, the Kotenko possesses Wil's body to speak to Kohakuren. One of the things they talk about is the growing danger of the Akuko and that their actions may be of a larger plan before the Kotenko asks Kohakuren to pass on a warning to 2 other (probably Senko like herself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I've already completed the Yuela Route and Kohakuren is a requirement for the route because she is one of only 2 party members who has met Disna in person and act as mediator between him and Wil during the negotiations in currently, in the Sewari Route, since this quest about going to the shrine is on both routes, I would assume that it would also appear in the Emelita Route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, does this Akuko plot the Kotenko talks about get revealed in &lt;em&gt;Kamidori Alchemy Meister&lt;/em&gt; or in any of Eushully's Games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T02:52:44.033" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T02:52:44.033" Title="Is the Akuko plot ever revealed?" Tags="&lt;kamidori-alchemy-meister&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T21:30:39.643" Score="2" ViewCount="761" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the info section to &lt;em&gt;Kamidori Alchemy Meister&lt;/em&gt;, it talks about how there was a war between the Ancient Gods, the Modern Gods and the Mechanical Gods in which the Mechanical Gods were destroyed, the Ancient Gods were just defeated and the Modern Gods won and became the ones that were to be worshiped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the &lt;em&gt;Battle Goddess&lt;/em&gt; series has something to do with one of the Gods (a Goddess) who chooses a champion, but as she becomes more powerful she begins to take over his body, and because of this he starts to transform into a girl. However, I'm not sure if the &lt;em&gt;Battle Goddess&lt;/em&gt; series has anything to do with this war (only one character makes a cameo appearance in &lt;em&gt;Kamidori&lt;/em&gt; if you use your New Game + Data to access the bonus quests and events).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering: are there any Eushully games that take place during this war between the 3 groups of gods?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T13:56:23.130" LastActivityDate="2019-12-21T01:12:24.290" Title="Are there any Eushully games that cover the God's War?" Tags="&lt;kamidori-alchemy-meister&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5468" CreationDate="2013-10-14T00:49:01.053" Score="8" ViewCount="1203" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9, there are these three references I didn't get:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first one is around minute 5, when Tomoko goes to see Yuu-chan at her uncle's café. She sees the names of two cakes (&quot;Tarte Chiboust au Caramel&quot; and &quot;Bijou des Rois&quot;), and then says this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/s0x02Ok.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/s0x02Okm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s so different from Fu**ya or Co** **ner&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second is around minute 15, when Tomoko is cleaning her stuff up. She wonders why her brother is trying to be better than her at everything, then says the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/4rY90bc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/4rY90bcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Who is he, Kenshi***?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She then says &quot;I'm gonna make him cry for this.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third one is around minute 17, when Tomoko is cleaning her stuff up and finds the cicada shells. She remembers why they were there, says &quot;A memory best left forgotten&quot;, and then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/0kDWDeZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/0kDWDeZm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Only Shoko**n would want these anyway.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these three different situations refer to? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T14:16:31.060" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T14:16:31.060" Title="What are these three references from episode 9?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5467" CreationDate="2013-10-14T01:39:09.863" Score="7" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8D%E4%BA%8C%E5%AE%B6&quot;&gt;Fujiya&lt;/a&gt; (不二家) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8A%80%E5%BA%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC&quot;&gt;Ginza Cozy Corner&lt;/a&gt; (銀座コージーコーナー), Japanese pastry/cake shop franchises&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hokuto.wikia.com/wiki/Kenshiro&quot;&gt;Kenshiro&lt;/a&gt;, from &lt;em&gt;Fist of the North Star&lt;/em&gt;, for the Big Dipper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shoko-tan, for her &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/08/13-1/shokotan-revives-cicada-skin-fashion&quot;&gt;cicada-based&lt;/a&gt; fashion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T01:39:09.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5469" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-10-14T03:17:07.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamisama_Dolls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamisama Dolls&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:03:53.843" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:03:53.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5470" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-10-14T03:17:07.697" Score="0" Body="Kamisama Dolls is a manga by Hajime Yamamura. " OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:03:53.843" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:03:53.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5478" CreationDate="2013-10-14T08:16:22.660" Score="3" ViewCount="6432" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was always confused with something in the original (2003) Fullmetal Alchemist anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Elric brothers have helped the Hughes' when Alicia was born, that happened around the same time when Edward have become a State Alchemist. If I know well, he was 12 in that time. It was in episode 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the following episodes (Barry incident, the Chimaera, etc.) seems to cover a relatively short time. However, later it was mentioned that Ed is 14-15 years old. And also, I'm absolutely sure that it was true at the time when Hughes was murdered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is the exact timeline order of the event in the episodes? First episode is obviously an introducing one, and second is the beginning of everything, and then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, how is it possible that Edward looks totally the same in Episode 6 (where he was 12) and in Episode 50, for example (where he was 15)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:13:06.637" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:13:06.637" Title="How much time does the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime cover?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5481" CreationDate="2013-10-14T09:23:14.100" Score="11" ViewCount="14532" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that in the opening sequence, and the big climactic moment at the very end of the season, Lucy has her hands on the figure's back with the ring/middle fingers together and the other two fingers separated in a 'w' sort of shape.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a symbol of love, a reference to Gustav Klimt (like the paintings) or something else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also noticed it on the cover of the 3rd Vampire Bund Omnibus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZaKCf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2544" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:43:00.570" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T16:22:45.310" Title="What's the significance of the 'w' finger position in Elfen Lied?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5476" CreationDate="2013-10-14T13:00:17.167" Score="2" ViewCount="11495" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only watched &lt;em&gt;Crows Zero&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Crows Zero 2&lt;/em&gt; (both are live-action) and I found there are the related manga &lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know which of these manga takes place first, and what the chronological order of these three is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-21T04:16:27.380" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T04:18:15.543" Title="Which one of &quot;Crows&quot;, &quot;Crows Zero&quot; and &quot;Worst&quot; takes place first?" Tags="&lt;crows&gt;&lt;worst&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5475" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5556" CreationDate="2013-10-14T13:08:24.047" Score="3" ViewCount="858" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Little Buster Anime Season 2 (Refrain) and Kurugaya route, there is a certain paradox which is stuck in 20th all the time. I played Little Buster but I forgot most of it. In anime, It seems like that paradox is created by Rin. Is there any difference between Anime and Visual Novel? What is the cause of paradox?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I remembered, When Little Buster found out Riki interested to Kurugaya, Rin didn't show her jealous in Visual Novel as it is described in anime season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:32:48.320" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T12:32:48.320" Title="How did paradox work in Kurugaya's route?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5474" CreationDate="2013-10-14T13:41:32.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as story progression goes (in chronological order), it is &lt;em&gt;Crows Zero&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt; was the first series that was published (1990-1998) and then &lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt; was the second to be published (2001-2013). &lt;em&gt;Crows Zero&lt;/em&gt; began after &lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt; (2008-).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other manga series too:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; (1995-1998)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sono Go no Crows&lt;/em&gt; (2001)   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows Zero 2&lt;/em&gt; (2012-)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each different series follows a different set of characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that &lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt; are the main stories. The other series are all series based on the side characters of the main story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-21T04:17:24.410" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T04:17:24.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5471" CreationDate="2013-10-14T15:13:41.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series starts three years after Ed became state alchemist. That means he was twelve when he became state alchemist and was around 15 or 16 when the manga/anime starts. At the end of the main story, he was 18 and twenty in the epilogue (when they start traveling around).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a timeline for the 2003-anime: &lt;a href=&quot;http://64supernintendo.deviantart.com/art/Fullmetal-Alchemist-anime-timeline-321323200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://64supernintendo.deviantart.com/art/Fullmetal-Alchemist-anime-timeline-321323200&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-10-14T15:47:53.937" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T15:47:53.937" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5471" CreationDate="2013-10-14T16:18:01.333" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note: Much of this information does not apply to &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The order of episodes goes something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1 flashback&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transmutation of Trisha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 28 flashbacks&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initial alchemy training under Izumi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pre-automail for Edward&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episodes 3 through 9&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Barry the Chopper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shou Tucker and Nina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episodes 1, 2, and 10 through 51 (not counting flashbacks)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main story&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have missed a few brief flashbacks here, but this is the general idea. You can use Edward's age, somewhat, as a marker of time passing. He is ~11 in the flashbacks of their mother, 12 during his State Alchemist qualification, and turns 15 prior to the main story (the incident in Lior, etc.). He is 18 during &lt;em&gt;The Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt;. (This is shown by 14-year-old Al reverting to being 10 years old, then aging to 13 when Eckhart starts breaking into Amestris. Since he is one year younger, and would be 17, Ed is about 18.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a handy chart for a full comprehensive view of the series (click to enlarge, or click &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuLMBJ50XqJRdGV0WVdvRUx2bHdxSjRfb2dWR3I4UlE&amp;amp;usp=sharing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the spreadsheet). &lt;em&gt;Note that Edward does have a birthday in the main timeline, when he turns 16.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TtOMG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TtOMGl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 timeline&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Orange = pre-anime; yellow = flashbacks; green = anime series; blue = post-anime)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To address your point about Ed's appearance: Edward doesn't actually look the same at 12 as he does at 15. At 12, his eyes are slightly larger and his face is a bit rounder, save for his chin, giving him an overall slightly younger and more innocent look. It's not generally noticeable in the more zoomed-out shots, but it's there. (Also remember that, to perpetuate the &quot;shorty&quot;/&quot;chibi&quot; jokes, he couldn't grow much, so all the changes are facially.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ukkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Comparison of 12yo and 15yo Edward&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Left: 12-year-old Ed, episode 4, 6:45; Right: 15-year-old Ed, episode 10, 13:50)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-10-14T16:52:25.870" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T16:52:25.870" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-10-14T18:33:56.207" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since some of the characters in the show talk about the world before (Hanji and naming the titans after the infamous cannibal Sawney Bean), it's completely likely that the series takes place in the future rather than before common times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for location, it's most likely that the Walls are located in Germany, or nearby in Europe. However, it's also likely for the series to take place in Northern US, border-lining with Canada. Mostly since many German immigrants settled in that area, and majority of SNK characters are German. At the same time, it leaves room for reasons of why there are many other nationalities, like Japanese and French. Since America is just one big melting pot in itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2546" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T18:33:56.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-14T21:23:40.243" Score="18" ViewCount="1375" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Cornello had been eaten by Gluttony, the townspeople search for him but find a lot of dead birds. Envy arrives as Cornello and passes off a miracle and claims that the Cornello who had been &quot;conning&quot; everyone was sent by the devil while &quot;he&quot; was out of town. The miracle he performs is bringing the birds back to life, but out of everyone's view in the sky the birds explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I can understand how it's possible if alchemy was used, however, none the homunculi can use Alchemy except for Wrath, because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; His arm and leg belong to Ed, and as such can create an array with them since &quot;the truth&quot; was engraved into Ed's body and he had only lost one limb at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, how did those birds come back to life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I'm referring to the original (first produced).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:12:39.570" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T17:21:23.887" Title="How did the birds come back to life when Envy arrived?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5472" CreationDate="2013-10-14T21:42:43.380" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's likely to be a homage to the work of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;El Greco&lt;/a&gt;, who used this hand symbol in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkfiber.com/pz/chapter1.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;various works&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like this one titled &lt;em&gt;The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/RURGuA5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;em&gt;Christ Carrying the Cross&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CCeNIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Christ Carrying the Cross&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of this gesture is subject to much debate...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some hypothesis &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkfiber.com/pz/chapter1.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;indicate&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hand gesture is a secret sign indicating that the gentleman is a Marrano -- a crypto-Jew who accepted Christian baptism in order to remain in Spain after the Catholic Kings' order of 1492 that all Jews leave Spain;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The gesture indicates a Loyolan/Jesuit spirituality that calls for the sinner to place his/her hand on their chest after committing a sin as a sign of moral pain. Both of these theories have been discussed at length in academic circles without, however, formal acceptance of either, though at least one academic allows that the hand &amp;quot;assumes the function of an important communication, a personal avowal.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-07T21:21:30.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5482" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-14T23:27:21.707" Score="2" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the artwork used in the anime is based off the Play Station release which was a remake of the original PC visual novel (major designs of almost every character, most notably Lyrl looking a lot older and Rathy looking more like a girl).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering how much of the plot of the anime is related to the original visual novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T07:09:44.743" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T07:09:44.743" Title="How much does the Tears to Tiara anime relate to the visual novel?" Tags="&lt;tears-to-tiara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5485" CreationDate="2013-10-15T02:01:24.940" Score="7" ViewCount="43013" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that &lt;strong&gt;White Album 2&lt;/strong&gt; recently started, but it doesn't seem like it has anything to do with the first White Album aside from being a similar genre of music related romance stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original White Album was about the triangle of Yuki, Rina and Touya and the second White Album seems to be about 3 different people, Setsuna, Haruki and Kazusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:18:25.010" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:18:25.010" Title="How are White Album and White Album 2 related?" Tags="&lt;white-album&gt;&lt;white-album-2&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5484" CreationDate="2013-10-15T02:30:19.217" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is little direct relation between White Album 1 and 2. They are in the same series and have some similar themes, but the plots are unrelated and all the characters are new (as well as a different writer). There are a few references to the original game, mostly in the form of music, and it does take place in the same universe 10 years later, but that's basically all the connections. It isn't at all necessary to be familiar with the original to watch White Album 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be pointed out that both of the anime adaptations are originally based on visual novels. The few references that did exist in the VN versions could very well be removed from the anime. The original White Album came out in 1998, while White Album 2 ~introductory chapter~ (the part which is being adapted this season) was released in 2010. Given the long gap between the White Album game and anime (2008-2009), there's some speculation that the latter may have been intended to increase hype for White Album 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-10-15T02:30:19.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5487" CreationDate="2013-10-15T02:30:27.407" Score="4" ViewCount="888" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have vague memory of an old (maybe 70's or 80's, it is very old) mecha anime TV show or movie that involved winged aliens and one scene in particular where the main guy is with an alien girl in a field of flowers and when the wind blows the flowers change colors. There was some robot martial arts action, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1504" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T22:18:02.950" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T22:18:02.950" Title="Old mecha anime with white winged aliens" Tags="&lt;tosho-daimos&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:28.257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5486" CreationDate="2013-10-15T04:28:20.797" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I actually revisited this several years ago because I remember the scene with the flowers. The show is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D_Daimos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tosho Daimos&lt;/a&gt;, or &quot;Star Birds&quot; in the English localization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is earth's most desperate hour. It is a time for heroes. And it is the ultimate battle for freedom in this rocket-fueled animated spectacular!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Starbirds have invaded planet Earth. It seems our only hope lies with Kelly- a daring young starfighter who pilots an indestructible cyborg robot. But wait! A growing force of Starbird rebels are fighting to overthrow the oppressive rule of their King Oban. And together with Kelly, they join forces to rid the galaxy of King Oban's treacherous rein so that the Starbirds and the people of Earth may one day be free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the entirety of the TV series, which is 44 episodes, but I've seen an edited version of the TV series released as a movie on VHS that's dubbed in English. I'm not sure if this is the same thing as what Anime News Network lists as the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3991&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tosho Daimos movie&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene with the flowers occurs in the movie around 30 minutes in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2qUnG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;The petals are pink on top and yellow underneath, as the kid pointed out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t3y2t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&quot;Kelly&quot; and &quot;Erica&quot; in a field of flowers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-10-15T04:28:20.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2142" CreationDate="2013-10-15T12:46:48.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if the Millenium Earl was killed leaving the present 12 Noah remaining, I'll assume that one of these 12 is the new Millenium Earl. This new Millenium Earl states that in total there were only 13, and it should only be 13 by what I've seen in the anime and manga.&#xA;So my guess is the 14th Noah, Nea, is the reincarnation of the 1st Millenium Earl, the one that was killed by the other Noah, and for that reason he came back in another form as the 14th so he can kill the Millenium Earl and take his place back as head of the family.&#xA;Really silly answer, just guessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2547" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-10-15T16:40:45.283" LastActivityDate="2013-10-15T16:40:45.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-15T19:42:08.207" Score="4" ViewCount="1055" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just for the sake of asking a question, and of course getting a concrete answer once and for all, has the Gintama anime finished airing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, why? If not, then when will it start airing again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2550" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T20:12:47.457" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T17:59:24.407" Title="Has the Gintama TV series finished airing?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-02-08T06:38:57.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-15T20:39:16.870" Score="3" ViewCount="419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why almost all Naruto villains end up having very good excuses for becoming villains and start being seen as fighting for a different cause as opposed to just being the bad guys who need to be killed? What I mean by this question is that, why do Naruto &quot;villains&quot; never play the role of the standardized &quot;bad guy&quot;, but instead introduce a new and different struggle from their point of view? Instead of having one clear person to hate and criticize their actions, you end up with two very different view points, never a good vs evil kind of situation, but more of a clash of opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2550" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:02:37.407" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:02:37.407" Title="Why do most Naruto villains end up not just being bad guys to be hated?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2013-10-16T11:38:43.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-15T21:37:39.717" Score="6" ViewCount="490" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saki's parents leave her a letter describing, roughly translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most of the weapons non-cantus-users created to defeat the&#xA;  cantus-users have been rendered useless throughout the years. However,&#xA;  one of them managed to survive this whole time: the Psychobuster. Here&#xA;  is the address of its possible location - if you manage to find it,&#xA;  you might be able to stop the demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The letter implies that they &lt;strong&gt;know&lt;/strong&gt; (or at least, are fairly sure) that there is some Psychobuster out there that survived those centuries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, they aren't sure if Saki will be able to find the Psychobuster in the mentioned location, but they ARE sure that there must be one existing somewhere, which is what concerns me. How can they tell that there is still some left?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/owKvn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T12:38:56.067" Title="How did they know that some Psychobuster still existed?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5491" CreationDate="2013-10-15T21:48:38.127" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;because bad guys never own up to their actions but instead try and justify their actions as being just, take this example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;bad guy tries to destroy the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bad guy:&lt;/strong&gt; humanity has been slowly killing the planet for eons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;hero:&lt;/strong&gt; but that give you no right to destroy it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bad guy:&lt;/strong&gt; if you saw a man dying from causes beyond his control and there was no hope in saving him, would you not want to end his life and ease his suffering?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;hero:&lt;/strong&gt; and what about all the innocent people living in the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bad guy:&lt;/strong&gt; is anyone truly innocent, every human uses technology that harms the planet, they know what they are doing is hurting the planet are doing yet do nothing top change but instead leave it to their leaders to make the change who instead squabble amongst themselves and when one takes the initiative others fear of their separation from the collective and brand them as evil and wage war at them harming the planet more&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;hero:&lt;/strong&gt; but humans can change&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bad guy:&lt;/strong&gt; correct but only to save your own skin and never for the sake of the planet that sustains your destructive nature at the cost of it's own health&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so in Naruto where the villains explain their actions and it seems as a conflict of opinion it's still just your standardized bad guy trying to explain that his actions are right and the good guy has no right in stopping him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2013-10-15T21:48:38.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3304" CreationDate="2013-10-16T02:34:13.137" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are some reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All the focus was on Cell, who was going to destroy the world, and Hercule, the world's champion. The king of the world somewhat recognized Goku as the boy who defeated King Piccolo (but did not fully make the connection because he was a SS) and the announcer knew that they defeated Cell. Relatively, only Goku was (barely) recorded fighting Cell. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, they were all considered crazy (Piccolo being green and Tien having a third eye may not have helped) for showing up to fight Cell, and were not taken as serious fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Z Fighters only appeared in the tournament no more than 3 times. And I can't think of a time that they were recognized by some random person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Piccolo entered the next tournament, he was worried that his name would be recognized, but was not concerned with his appearance, in fact non of them were (expect Gohan, but his reasons were different). So they didn't expect to be recognized, perhaps because too much time had past.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragon Ball Z is different from Dragon Ball. All of their tournament appearances happened in the latter. And there are a lot of other inconsistencies (like Piccolo being a demon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it may have been because the focus was on Hercule, the Z Fighters were not taken seriously, too much time has past, and, more likely, that Dragon Ball Z is just not Dragon Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T18:42:27.020" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T18:42:27.020" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5495" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5507" CreationDate="2013-10-16T05:46:11.607" Score="7" ViewCount="26188" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been thinking about whether or not I should start getting the Spice and Wolf manga, or to wait to see if there is a season 3 to the anime. So I am wondering, does the anime closely follow the events in the manga or does it diverge at some point and become more original?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Logan M has stated that the anime is sourced from the light novels rather than the manga, so now the initial question is slightly different, I want to know how much difference there is between the manga and the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2013-10-17T05:59:08.890" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T16:55:41.140" Title="Does the Spice and Wolf anime follow the same events as the manga" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5499" CreationDate="2013-10-16T13:32:04.300" Score="1" ViewCount="1633" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally, all of Ceros are red in color, but why is Ulquiorra's Cero was green? &#xA;Does it mean that it's more powerful? What makes it so different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-16T16:07:50.927" LastActivityDate="2013-10-16T17:20:47.190" Title="Why is Ulquiorra's Cero green?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5498" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-16T16:03:40.513" Score="17" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of games (and even anime like &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt;) have multiple endings in addition to the Normal Ending -- most commonly the Good End, Bad End, and True End. Which series or what medias first popularized this concept? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the intended effect back then? Has it changed/evolved over the years? If, so how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:34:35.660" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T12:34:35.660" Title="Where did the concept of multiple endings originate?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5497" CreationDate="2013-10-16T16:12:57.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that the default color for the ceros is red, but this color is usually used by normal Hollows or Menos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is a o lot of Arrancars and Espada that use a different color of Cero, it is not just Ulquiorra, see this page &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Cero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most Cero are a crimson color when used by Hollows, Visored or&#xA;  Arrancar. While most Cero are commonly crimson, several Arrancar have&#xA;  shown various colors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The power, force, speed, and blast area of the Cero is dependent on&#xA;  the strength, spiritual power, and sometimes skill of the user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the color does not influence directly to the power of the Cero. In fact, the color changes depending on the user's personality and style. Ulquiorra's cero maybe stronger, but it is not related to the green color, but in Ulquiorra himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2013-10-16T17:20:47.190" LastActivityDate="2013-10-16T17:20:47.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5498" CreationDate="2013-10-16T21:45:32.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In terms of games, it normally extends from the player having choices, these choices affect character relationships and events which change the the story to try and give a normally linear plot some openness or when there isn't too much game play involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example, in Fate/Stay Night, in the Heaven's Feel Route, if you don't build up enough of a relationship with Sakura, when the time comes you are unable to go against your ideals of being a &quot;Ally of Justice&quot; and get a bad ending. By building up on the relationship, you abandon your ideal and instead stay by Sakura's side and help her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the example above, the endings are decided by choices you make. In some cases, it's how you play the game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example, in Mugen Souls, by increasing the level of all of Chou Chou's forms and then viewing all the scenes in the Mugen Field where her different forms take over and speak, you see a final scene where all her forms reveal that they feel now that they no longer have a purpose as they were created by Chou Chou to fill the loneliness she felt, and now she had so many friend, they wasn't needed. However, the crew tells them that Chou Chou would still be sad if they disappeared and the decided to remain, and this leads to a scene in the final battle where Chou Chou plans to sacrifice herself to save Belleria from Vorgis, but is stopped by her other forms, since the level of these other forms is dependent on the number of Shampuru you have collected you also hears the voices of the people that have been turned into Shampuru and however even though they were forced into servitude they will fight and serve Chou Chou loyally and launch a separate attack at Vorgis to weaken him ready to the final-final battle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some games tend to only have 1 ending and numerous bad endings as like a game over, these are normally backed up by a mechanic that enables the choice to proceed further into the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example, in Sekien no Inganock ~What a Beautiful People~, if you don't form a solid image of both characters in the Inner Voices section in most chapters you will not have the 3rd option to extends &quot;your right hand&quot; and the options you have will always lead to a bad end (exception is the REBORN edition which you have the option to skip this section).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of origins, while I'm not 100% sure, the earliest I have seen is in visual novels which were practically just text based with CG in the background so the purpose was to make a game that was still interactive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, unless it's a normal text based visual novel like Canvas 2, it's used as a form of replay value with a normal ending leaving the plot open-ended and the true ending bring about a conclusion, a bad ending also exists as a means to tell the player they majorly stuffed up how they played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should point out that all this information is first hand experience with English games and English translations of visual novels&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T07:13:41.903" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T07:13:41.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28629" CreationDate="2013-10-16T22:00:51.700" Score="5" ViewCount="566" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime is about a world inhabited by apes and there are two kinds of them : the civilized apes living by the sacred sea/lake and uncivilized apes living in the mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The apes cannot travel to the distant city at the other side of the lake/sea since their God will get angry if they get in the water. They'll find at the end that this is lie and they can go wherever they want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The civilized apes wear hats all the time, because they're not supposed to show their ears in public. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no humans in the anime, so the main character is an ape who fell by accident from the mountain, home of the uncivilized apes, to the city, home of civilized apes. This ape (I forgot his name) came out to be a very clever and intelligent. I don't remember what he did, but I think he started to learn and became a brilliant savant, but I am not sure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched the movie 3 or 5 years ago on TV and I think it was new at the time, but again, I am not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;style&quot; and the atmosphere of the movie resembles to that of Spirited Away of Miyazaki. Though, it's not a Miyazaki movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone knows this great movie ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2556" LastEditorUserId="2556" LastEditDate="2013-10-21T17:51:20.800" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T08:04:51.237" Title="The name of the anime movie about apes" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:31.443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5504" CreationDate="2013-10-17T02:31:51.640" Score="7" ViewCount="5408" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few questions regarding this sword recently seen in Naruto manga (Chapter 651).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st: How was this sword formed? I can see that it doesn't belong to the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Treasured_Tools_of_the_Sage_of_the_Six_Paths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Treasured Tools of the Sage of the Six Paths&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Is this forged or just formed from a special Chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd: Does it have special abilities like the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Totsuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword of Totsuka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; wielded by Uchiha Itachi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3rd: Does it have any connections to real-life history? Like the Treasured Tools of the Sage of the Six Paths related to the Chinese classic &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have done an extensive research, but have not found anything useful. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Nunoboko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; contains only its appearance and description from the recent chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T04:28:43.267" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T04:28:43.267" Title="What are the powers of the Sword of Nunoboko?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5503" CreationDate="2013-10-17T04:44:06.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check out this excellent post from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=947456&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amaterasu's Son&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara once said will cannot be passed down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I propose that he was right to a degree. Obito never met the Rikudo&#xA;  Sennin, he never saw him with his own eyes, he never heard his voice&#xA;  or touched his heart. Rikudo Sennin couldn't pass down his will to&#xA;  him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;His passion and intensity, permeate throughout the blade...you could&#xA;  say this blade carries his very essence.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therein lies the problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito has no passion. He has no intensity. He has purpose, he has&#xA;  desire, and he has determination. But emotionally? He's an empty husk&#xA;  scratching to reclaim his own life as he envisions it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But Obito cannot use that sword. You can't borrow Rikudo Sennin's will&#xA;  and passion and subvert it for your own use. If what Obito said was&#xA;  absolutely true then that sword breaking was absolutely foreseeable.&#xA;  Lest Obito forgets Hagoromo chose his younger son to lead the way to&#xA;  the future. Of the little we know about Rikudo Sennin we know that he&#xA;  has already rejected Obito and Madara's past thousands of years before&#xA;  they were even born. So if it is his essence in that blade, then&#xA;  clearly it broke on purpose because it wants Obito to lose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Obito was simply speaking metaphorically then it broke because he&#xA;  does not have the will and emotional vivacity to use such a weapon.&#xA;  For a man with no heart and no identity, using a sword that was&#xA;  supposedly comprised of passion is completely impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the Sage used his sword to create the world, life, friendship, etc. Obito is trying to use the sword to destroy all of that, but the sword simply cannot be used for those purposes. This is why the sword broke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zY2n.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zY2nm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: I realized this answer isn't entirely answering your question and that is partially because there are no definitive answers to your first 2 questions. Unfortunately, I don't know about Japanese/Chinese history to answer the third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the first, I believe anyone who has similar powers to the Sage of Six Paths can create one. So far, we have seen Obito wielding Rikudou Sennin's, Madara with his own, and this might be a stretch, but Naruto+Sasuke with their mighty sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the sword is a materialized version of the creator's will. By this, I mean that one of the requirements to make this type of sword is a very powerful will from its owner. I believe the sword Naruto had defeated Obito's sword was only because Naruto's will was stronger than Obito. Similar to what Amaterasu's Son was saying, I think Obito and his sword was not as powerful because the user himself did not have the will of fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's talk about the abilities of this sword. All we know is that Obito said the Sage of Six Paths created the world with this sword. Madara's version for Obito also had his will in the sword. So despite not knowing exactly what the abilities are, we know that the sword's abilities will help accomplish their goals / will. Rikudou Sennin's sword was to create the world of peace, so that is what his sword abilities will complement. Although we don't know what exactly Madara's goal is yet, we do know he has some sort of evil plot to control the world. His sword will help him accomplish that goal, which is why he also passed it on to Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Analysis / discussion link to Madara's materialized will &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=947534&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-10-18T00:21:45.263" LastActivityDate="2013-10-18T00:21:45.263" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2422" CreationDate="2013-10-17T08:08:47.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kabbalistic tree of life is basically measuring you and your position from God. Gendo of course painted a Kabbalistic tree of life in his office where he sits at the top of the tree as if he was God. In EOE, Shinji was raised into the Kabbalistic tree and the mass-produced angels stick their cores (Jesus?) and was prepped to become God? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no idea. Whatever. Just my 2 cents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2560" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:39:41.930" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:39:41.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7609" CreationDate="2013-10-17T08:45:24.627" Score="5" ViewCount="3929" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oda-sensei likes to create important characters that are based off real-life people and/or folklore. The three old Admirals are based off characters from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tale of Momotaro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious to know if there is any in Japanese folklore on the two new Admirals: &#xA; - Issho (or Isshou) is aka Fujitora (purple tiger)&#xA; - &quot;Green Bull,&quot; which Doflamingo talks about in Chapter 713.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried googling but I got nothing except for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_Force&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Metamorphic Force&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have a clue or something about what animals (and story) these two new admirals are based off of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T07:15:12.033" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T16:38:44.397" Title="What story are the two new admirals based off of?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5495" CreationDate="2013-10-17T09:13:33.133" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both manga and anime generally follow the novels well, but there are differences between them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The two seasons of the anime adapt volumes 1,2,3 and 5 of the novels, skipping volume 4.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga does not skip volume 4, but has yet to catch up with the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I would suggest you to take a look at everything, it's all awesome :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-10-17T09:13:33.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5502" CreationDate="2013-10-17T16:11:30.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is what u need as per the question.&lt;Br&gt;&#xA;The story is pretty much similar but this is not a movie, its a proper anime series.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Name : Saru Get You&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When Specter gets a hold of a Pipo Helmet, he becomes intelligent and starts using monkeys to spread chaos around the world. Using their teleporter and gadgets, Kakeru, Hiroki, Natsumi and the Professor work to capture the monkeys and stop Specter's plans, later joined by virtual girl Charu and mech genius Haruka. It is revealed that Specter's true identity is Natsumi's pet monkey, Kuuta, who was transformed into Specter by a group called the Pipotrons. They host a game in virtual space, challenging Kakeru and his friends for Specter's freedom, but Specter escapes before they get there. The Pipotrons then challenge Kakeru and co to a tournament. Specter eventually learned about the kind things humans have done for monkeys, protects Kakeru and returns to being Kuuta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-10-17T16:11:30.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5510" CreationDate="2013-10-17T20:40:11.863" Score="5" ViewCount="8556" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a shoujo manga I remember reading probably about six years ago (give or take) about a school with a hair cutting club in it. There are a few boys in it (maybe 3) and they are essentially celebrities within their school. They do hair cutting shows for the school in the auditorium, and they turn the girls from being unattractive to being very attractive. They may have also done makeup for the girls as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a girl in the manga who had been trained by one of the master hair cutters (her father) but she didn't like cutting hair. She ends up getting involved in it, however, and she's very good at it. I think in the manga book covers she had pink or orange hair. Does anyone know what manga this was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:08:54.670" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:08:54.670" Title="What is this manga about hair cutting?" Tags="&lt;beauty-pop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:35.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5509" CreationDate="2013-10-17T20:53:09.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXmyy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iUXQv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga you are looking for is called &quot;Beauty Pop&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=633&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL's synopsis&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the &quot;Scissors Project&quot; at school. Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-10-17T20:53:09.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2145" CreationDate="2013-10-18T00:16:10.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Tajuu kage bunshin as opposed to Kage bunshin  is easier to use for large amounts of clones, rather than the 4-10 clones usually used in combat situations, then again at the start Naruto use Kage bunshin instead of Tajuu kage bunshin to fight Mizuki, so I could be wrong but as I said that's what I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2562" LastActivityDate="2013-10-18T00:16:10.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5416" CreationDate="2013-10-18T05:51:26.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see the classifications as this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logia: Turns your body into some sort of energy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoan: Transforms you into an animal/legendary thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paramecia: &lt;b&gt;THE REST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it Logia? NO. Is it Zoan? NO. Then it is a Paramecia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:56:47.950" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:56:47.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5530" CreationDate="2013-10-18T06:19:41.143" Score="5" ViewCount="4060" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4143/what-are-archers-twin-swords-based-off-of&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, Archer's weapon is based from a real weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Grail War, Shiro Emiya saw the servant Archer use those weapons. Then he traced them and used them himself. In the future, he will become the servant Archer and will be using those blades as his weapons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't it an example of bootstrap paradox? Where did he get the idea to use those weapons in the first place? Did the VN explain this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T19:09:56.980" Title="Are Archer's twin blades a bootstrap paradox?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-18T21:29:36.620" Score="3" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is a master of Lucha Libre, uses some occasional Spanish words (Rachel Stanley even calls him &quot;maestro&quot;), and his name sounds vaguely Hispanic. I don't know if it has been stated explicitly on the Manga or somewhere else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1498" LastActivityDate="2013-10-18T21:29:36.620" Title="Is Diego Carlo from History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi Mexican?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-10-19T05:09:36.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What about in the opening episode where it says &quot;To you, two thousand years in the future&quot;? At first I thought it meant that we're (roughly) two thousand years after the rotation from BC to AD, but since the show starts off in 845 (or 844, can't remember atm) that doesn't make sense since we're obviously not in the year 2845. &#xA;The other option would be to add two thousand years to our current timeline making it 4013 and then subtract 845 to get 3168, the year that the calendar supposedly reset again. &#xA;It bothers me that it's not clear when the story is supposed to take place because I think it would help in solving some of the mysteries if we at least had a time period to work off of. Then again, maybe that's the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2568" LastActivityDate="2013-10-19T05:09:36.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-19T13:23:33.400" Score="6" ViewCount="875" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an anime that involves a teenage boy who enters a virtual reality world, like the rest of Tokyo. The virtual realty world entered did not have pain, so players could be hurt and not feel anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the story, first he is on a bike that gets into a car accident and the bike is beyond repair. Later, he finds a credit card that uses all three types of currencies in the world. The card has no owner and seems to &quot;hack&quot; the systems. A girl is on a roof and sees the boy &quot;steal&quot; her card. The boy finds a hungry girl and buys her food with the card. A police officer sees the boy purchasing food with a lot of money and sees the card. The police officer attacks the boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this anime is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2569" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:13:18.853" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:13:18.853" Title="What is this anime about a virtual reality world with no pain?" Tags="&lt;megazone-23&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:38.630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3459" CreationDate="2013-10-19T16:45:32.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara-sama was sealed in a maneki neko (lucky cat). If you are familiar with maneki neko, then you know many of them look exactly like Nyanko Sensei.  This is from the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not known whether this was done on purpose or not.  Whoever imprisoned him put him in the maneki neko, put him in the shrine and he stayed there until Natsume tripped over the rope.  Book 1, No. 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara wants to be called sensei.  Natsume calls him nyanko already, which as I'm sure you know is a diminutive term for a cat.  Little Cat Teacher = nyanko sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is pretty faithful to the manga in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~nyan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2570" LastActivityDate="2013-10-19T16:45:32.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5519" CreationDate="2013-10-19T16:48:46.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DNzEC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never seen the show myself, but it sounds a lot like the show &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megazone_23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Megazone 23&lt;/a&gt;, which is about a virtual world run by a supercomputer that exists as a modern day (to us, the story is set in the future) Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-10-19T16:48:46.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6071" CreationDate="2013-10-20T02:17:11.433" Score="3" ViewCount="990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm curious who was responsible for the animation in Madoka Magica, especially the labyrinth  sequences. I can find information about the illustrators of the manga, but I'm wondering about the anime. I want to know if they were influenced by Bill Sienkiewicz, because I feel like I'm having a flashback to early New Mutants when I watch those sequences. Who are these animators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1850" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-10-20T02:23:25.600" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T04:08:14.543" Title="Who are the animators responsible for Madoka Magica?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1952" CreationDate="2013-10-20T21:35:06.390" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &quot;Fallen Angel's Love&quot;. The music is by Shinobu and written by Masamichi Kaneko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sources: I checked the English version of the ending credits.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2578" LastActivityDate="2013-10-20T21:35:06.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5513" CreationDate="2013-10-20T21:41:23.760" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Archer-EMIYA summoned by Rin is different from Shirou coming from a different timeline where the results of the Holy Grail war were different; the visual novel notes 3 key differences between them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Archer believed that he could Kill Shirou, thus erasing him from ever becoming a Counter Guardian. If Archer and Shirou were the same he would have known well that he would lose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shirou learns Unlimited Blade Works from Archer during the war (in the Unlimited Blade Works route it's helped by a contract with Rin, while in Heaven's Feel it's helped by Archer's own arm). Archer, however, took ten years of training to set the foundations for Unlimited Blade Works and another ten years to reach to the point of being able to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Shadow caused an undisclosed amount of destruction during the 5th War Archer was involved in. When he first saw it in Heaven's Feel, he put aside his grudge against Shirou and focused on destroying the Shadow as his duty as a Counter Guardian and also in a belief that he could prevent the same destruction again. It's unknown if Archer knew if the Shadow was Sakura or if his twisted life and Counter Guardian ideals (kill one to save many) made him no longer care if destroying The Shadow would result in Sakura's death.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as for Kanshou and Bakuya, they do exist before Archer and Shirou, and their legend remained. However, what they look like was practically lost with the only known description being that Kanshou had a black tortoise shell pattern and Bakuya had a white wave pattern. Their actual shape was derived by Archer himself based on an assumption that they were cast swords common to the time period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the Projections Archer and Shirou use are inferior to the actual items. With weapons, they need to emulate the experience of that weapon's legends and its history. Shirou just copying &quot;two swords that he admired from a guy he disliked&quot; would make the swords weak, so given time he would probably research the swords and come to the same assumptions as what Archer did, and Archer would have researched the swords as a means to build up his arsenal in Unlimited Blade Works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the true description on their appearance is somewhat lost, Kanshou and Bakuya would be the perfect test weapons on the concept of creating &quot;existing weapons with a new form&quot;. This way, even though emulating the experience for the weapons would still make them weaker, being able to improve on them by changing their form and fixing their inherent weaknesses may help them become just as powerful as the originals. I can back this up as I've read somewhere that Archer has modified the design of Kanshou and Bakuya to suit his style so they are more customized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T15:00:09.960" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T15:00:09.960" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5519" CreationDate="2013-10-20T23:23:00.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are looking for &quot;OZ&quot; where the world is faced with problems in reality so sleep capsules were created that enter people into a virtual reality so society can keep moving. (Action  Comedy  Drama  Sci-fi  Seinen). OZ (TOKIYA Seigo) is prob what you are looking for since he gits hit by a car while on a bike ad complains about having to buy another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2579" LastActivityDate="2013-10-20T23:23:00.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5502" CreationDate="2013-10-21T06:20:31.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only thing I could find remotely similar was called &quot;monkey magic&quot;, but it's an anime series and I could only find episode clips to see what it was like. Watch out though, there is a live version of the show that is... well it's old and kinda weird.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;History (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Magic_%28TV_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Monkey Magic was an anime series that aired in the 1990s based on Journey to the West. To avoid religious implications, the Buddha was named &quot;The Guardian&quot;. The show did not perform well and only one season of 13 episodes was made; the pilgrimage had only begun, with the dragon-horse joining the small group and the priest's two other disciples not appearing. Sunsoft produced a PlayStation video game based on the cartoon. Monkey Magic is an incarnation of the famous ancient Chinese novel, Journey to the West, in which it follows the novel's story to a high extent. It had aired in the USA first in 1998, while Japan got it at the end of 1999 of December 25.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis (from ???):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A very wise but immature and foolish monkey named Kongo, magically blasted out to life from a stone. He was obsessed with learning and a needed to be great so Kongo leaves his &quot;family&quot; on Flower Fruit Mountain in search of ancient knowledge and arcane wisdom. Kong didn't want to just study and learn the mystical arts, but to master the magic Jet Cloud, the first of his great weapons. Kongo later gains mastery of the air and returns to his adopted home just in time. Humans are laying claim to the monkeys` ancestral home. With his Jet Cloud and his newly-learned magical wisdom, Kongo defeats the humans and proclaims himself King of Flower Fruit Mountain. But in the Celestial Heavens, the gods are uneasy. A monkey defeating humans and declaring himself king? That cannot be allowed! They decide the monkeys must be taught a lesson and so they launch an attack on Kongo and all the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2579" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T04:59:38.303" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T04:59:38.303" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5534" CreationDate="2013-10-21T06:40:18.803" Score="5" ViewCount="961" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is more or less like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pokemon&lt;/a&gt;. Except in matches instead of Pokemon, the characters use objects that look like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;top-toys&lt;/a&gt; and while the top-toy-like object spins, spirit-like creatures come out of it, Which anime is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2581" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:46:52.403" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:46:52.403" Title="In which anime characters fight using top-toy like objects?" Tags="&lt;beyblade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:42.960" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5533" CreationDate="2013-10-21T06:57:20.647" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like you are talking about beyblade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyblade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipdia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beyblade, known in Japan as Explosive Shoot Beyblade (爆転シュートベイブレード Bakuten Shūto Beiburēdo?), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki in order to promote sales of &lt;strong&gt;spinning tops&lt;/strong&gt; called &quot;Beyblades&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of one of the main characters holding a beyblade (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/beyblade/images/23517778/title/tyson-granger-photo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fanpop&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ISAVU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2013-10-21T06:57:20.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-21T07:12:39.397" Score="4" ViewCount="91442" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Minato (the fourth Hokage) is of the Namikaze clan, but I have never heard of anyone other than him belonging to the same clan. What is the Namikaze clan's history? Is it part of the Senju clan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1537" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T14:09:10.440" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T07:01:28.253" Title="Who are all members of Namikaze clan and is Namikaze clan a descendant of Senju clan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-21T09:56:40.857" Score="15" ViewCount="57240" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of characters in Attack on Titan have German names. Does this mean they are Europeans? We know Mikasa Ackerman is Oriental. Did the writers avoid describing her as Asian because in the universe they have created, Asia doesn't exist? (The use of word Oriental may be a direct translation, but I'm not sure.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously the anime is in Japanese, but this surely doesn't mean the characters speak Japanese?&#xA;Are characters in Attack on Titan (or any anime) self-aware about the language they speak, or their own race?&#xA;How do anime/manga creators explain race and language in their art? Is this a detail that is left out because it has no explanation, or is it an answer of &quot;It's just that way&quot;? Maybe anime are created in a fictional bubble with their own set of rules, and viewers are supposed to suspend disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this maybe a silly and or odd question, but I simply can't wrap my ahead around it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2582" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T13:12:50.687" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T13:12:50.687" Title="What race are the humans in Attack on Titan? What language do they speak?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5550" CreationDate="2013-10-21T16:55:17.327" Score="4" ViewCount="2089" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Naruto's fight with Pain the other day, and I don't quite understand how Naruto managed to land a Rasengan on the Deva Path in that sequence of attacks which started with 2 Rasenshurikens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I have understood so far: Pain deflected first shuriken, then he jumped to dodge the second one flying towards his blind spot. As he landed, he was attacked by numerous Naruto clones, who were camouflaging as rocks with Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique), and he deflected all of them with Shinra Tensei yet again. After that, I completely lost track of what was going on and how he managed to land that Rasengan eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain what happened with respect to the five-second interval and how Naruto managed to beat Pain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T10:57:27.573" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T17:20:33.503" Title="How did Naruto land the finishing Rasengan on Pain?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5540" CreationDate="2013-10-21T17:09:00.870" Score="4" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watched it around end of 80's - beginning of 90's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about two nations constantly fighting each other.  One lives in a valley with huge levee, another in a forest. Those from the forest are the &quot;evil&quot; ones, if I remember correctly. Also, there is an airship flying at night, with souls of the dead people, and all those souls look like birds. The protagonist lives between the two fighting nations, together with his wife or sister (don't remember exactly). At the end he helps the forest guys and destroys the levee. His wife/sister dies as a result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2585" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T22:18:29.983" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T22:18:29.983" Title="Looking for a fantasy anime movie" Tags="&lt;windaria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-09T20:11:23.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5539" CreationDate="2013-10-21T18:44:59.333" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're most likely thinking of the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Windaria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; movie, based on a novel of the same name, by Keisuke Fujikawa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie, when people die they turn into red light shaped like birds and fly to an airship in the sky over the ocean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might also go by the name &lt;em&gt;Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Once Upon a Time, Windaria&lt;/em&gt;. The English version by Harmony Gold was rescripted and altered to include renamed characters, revised plot, and a happier ending among other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-22T17:34:31.520" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T17:34:31.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5541" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5543" CreationDate="2013-10-21T20:08:47.357" Score="4" ViewCount="3364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen these manly faces several places over the internet (especially the one on the right) &amp;amp; I'm pretty sure it's from sort of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where these faces originate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lf858m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2013-10-21T20:21:34.517" Title="Where do these faces originate from?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5541" CreationDate="2013-10-21T20:21:34.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This originated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://nijuukoo.tumblr.com/post/39412252025/i-should-not-be-allowed-to-draw-on-balloons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. It's based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yaranaika-%E3%82%84%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this meme&lt;/a&gt;, which itself is based on the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuso_Miso_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuso Miso Technique&lt;/a&gt;, which was in the manga supplement of the gay magazine Barazoku in 1987. Scanned images of it began circulating the internet in 2002, and it became a meme after that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-10-21T20:21:34.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5535" CreationDate="2013-10-21T23:43:05.647" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Namikaze isn't a descendant of Senju. I think it would have been mentioned in the past if it was, just like how it was stated Uzumaki is related to Senju. The past references has been brought up so many times with Kushina having Senju DNA, and therefore Naruto has it too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for all the members, we only know of Minato. No other Namikaze member was revealed in the manga. I haven't watched all the fillers, but there might have been another Namikaze person in there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-10-21T23:43:05.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5538" CreationDate="2013-10-22T01:45:47.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple. Naruto is in Sage Mode. When you are in Sage Mode which taught and learned by the toads, the advantages afforded include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user's physical strength, &lt;strong&gt;speed&lt;/strong&gt;, stamina, &lt;strong&gt;reflexes&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;perception&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;and durability dramatically increase.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user's ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu become more powerful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user can harness the natural energy surrounding them, turning it&#xA;into an extension of their body, which increases the reach of their&#xA;attacks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user gains the ability to sense Chakra around them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I emphasized the speed and reflexes, Naruto can react in a split seconds and took advantage the 5 secs interval and make it work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T01:45:47.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5548" CreationDate="2013-10-22T02:29:50.393" Score="3" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bought 17 volumes of the manga from Madman in Australia, and only recently did I get an email from them advertising an 18th volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; had ended, but if volumes are still being released in Japan, then it'll take some time before they are translated and reprinted so it's ongoing. However, if it's finished in Japan then new English volumes are just catching up to the end, either way the translation is slow (I bought the 17 volumes back in March this year during a sale).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm wondering: Is &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; still being written or has it finished in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-10-22T03:07:27.287" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T07:06:14.783" Title="Is Vampire Knight still being written?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-05-26T18:06:49.840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5547" CreationDate="2013-10-22T07:06:14.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the manga has finished on May 24, 2013. However, there are 19 volumes total (93 chapters), so the English volumes are just slowly being translated, and you'll have to wait to get them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T07:06:14.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5553" CreationDate="2013-10-22T07:48:52.060" Score="5" ViewCount="32830" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for the (Japanese) release date of the Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) Blu-ray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As U.S. cinema release is in February 2014, so me being in the Netherlands means it might arrive in 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when is the Japanese Blu-ray release?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:32:01.193" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:32:01.193" Title="When is the Blu-ray release of Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises?" Tags="&lt;the-wind-rises&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5538" CreationDate="2013-10-22T14:03:38.857" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto throws first shuriken, Shinra Tensei deflects it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto throws second shuriken, Pain dodged.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique attempts to attack Pain with all the clones, Shinra Tensei deflects them all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto, taking advantage of the 5 seconds it takes him to recharge, flings himself with the aid of 2 clones, and lands the Rasengan straight at him before he can use Shinra Tensei again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still not clear? Tell me in the comments :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T09:17:08.387" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T09:17:08.387" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5538" CreationDate="2013-10-22T14:38:29.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After coming out of Pain's Chibaku Tensei, Naruto first snatched a chakra receiver from the Deva Path, and stabbed himself momentarily to track down Nagato's location using his Sage Mode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then created two shadow clones and then a Rasenshuriken using these clones. He also used two smoke bombs for deception. He had already used this trick previously during the battle, when he had first sent a real Rasenshuriken and then his real self disguised as a Rasenshuriken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pain began anticipating the same thing to happen. As expected, Naruto sent the first real Rasenshuriken, which pain promptly deflected using Shinra Tensei. However, this time, the second Rasenshuriken was a real one, hidden under the first one as a shadow shuriken. Naruto's two shadow clones also emerged, but Pain was prepared having already seen this trick before (or so he thought). He stabbed the two clones with his chakra receivers, and also dodged the Rasenshuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this part of Naruto's plan was to force Pain to use Shinra Tensei, to take advantage of the five second interval during the next part of his plan. It is now revealed that Naruto had previously used the Mass Shadow Clone technique, and then transformed those multiple clones into boulders. Naruto undoes the transformation, aiming to attack Pain with these shadow clones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this doesn't work as expected since Pain's ability returns at the last moment, and he uses the Shinra Tensei to push away Naruto's shadow clones before he can land a direct hit on Pain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Naruto switches to a backup plan, wherein he uses the mass shadow clones as a support for the main body to oppose Shinra Tensei's push. Having used the Shinra Tensei, Pain's five second interval kicks in &lt;em&gt;again&lt;/em&gt;, during which Naruto finally lands a direct hit on Pain using his Rasengan. Having defeated the Deva Path, he proceeds to meet the original Nagato. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T14:38:29.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5611" CreationDate="2013-10-22T16:15:18.330" Score="13" ViewCount="7716" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I am wondering how exactly does this plan work in the Narutoverse? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When everyone is under the genjutsu, does that mean no one is actually living their own life? Or do people live their lives and the usage of the genjutsu just eliminates pain, suffering, and war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the people starve to death under this technique? And if not, are they able to reproduce? And if they can do the above two, will this technique eventually cease when Madara/Obito die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering if life can still continue under this technique? If so, does the technique ever stop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on a more (deeper) philosophical level, how is this plan any different from Pain's total destruction plan? Both goals of the two plans are the same. They both want to end pain, suffering, and war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pain wanted to cause destruction to achieve his goal. Obito / Madara wants to put the whole world under a genjutsu to achieve their goal, and they are willing to cause total destruction in the process. Is there any real difference in outcomes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way I see it, pain is inevitable in human life. So then why bother with the Eye of the Moon plan if you can just kill the entire planet. I'm going to assume that if they have what it takes to execute this plan, they also have what it takes to just blow up the planet / eliminate all living beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This then leads me to believe that Madara and Obito just have psychological problems. Is this the reason why they are proceeding with this crazy plan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-22T17:33:13.673" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T15:11:24.230" Title="How exactly is the Eye of the Moon Plan supposed to work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5549" CreationDate="2013-10-22T22:48:06.550" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As near as I can tell, there is (as of 22 Oct 2013) no announced release date for the Blu-ray/DVD version of &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;. However, the recent history of Ghibli films suggests a pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&#xA;FILM                     IN THEATERS    HOME VIDEO RELEASE&#xA;Arrietty                 July 2010      June 2011&#xA;From Up on Poppy Hill    July 2011      June 2012&#xA;The Wind Rises           July 2013      _________&#xA;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the astute reader will infer, this suggests that &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt; will probably be released (on home video) in June 2014 or thereabouts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt; will be available on home video (Blu-ray and DVD) in Japan &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%A2%A8%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AC-Blu-ray-%E5%AE%AE%E5%B4%8E%E9%A7%BF/dp/B00J2NX8NW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1396295586&amp;amp;sr=1-1&amp;amp;keywords=%E9%A2%A8%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on &lt;strong&gt;June 18, 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, just as I surmised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T19:55:26.557" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T19:55:26.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5475" CreationDate="2013-10-23T01:54:47.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason behind the paradox was only implied in Kurugaya's Route, but was made much more obvious in the anime.  Kurugaya wanted to keep the world intact forever, and to keep Rin and Riki from waking up, keeping the Little Busters! together.  However, this went against Kyousuke's plan of doing what he could to save them.  The time paradox and the snow were caused by the conflict between Kyousuke's willpower and Kurugaya's wish.  In the anime, it is shown that Kengo and Masato are much more exhausted as the days repeated, as well as Kyousuke altogether disappearing.  This implied that Kyousuke's will alone was not enough to beat Kurugaya's wish, and that the others had to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2593" LastActivityDate="2013-10-23T01:54:47.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5560" CreationDate="2013-10-23T14:56:31.687" Score="10" ViewCount="2760" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been arguing with my friend for a while about this.&#xA;But is Beedrill classified as a wasp or a bee Pokemon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its name is indeed &quot;Bee&quot;drill, but its shape is one of a wasps'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M5hjv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/stFp1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:39:49.090" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T04:14:07.710" Title="What type of Pokemon is Beedrill?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5559" CreationDate="2013-10-23T16:17:26.840" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beedrill is a bee. It's classified as such in the Pokedex and its in the name as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-10-23T16:17:26.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4207" CreationDate="2013-10-23T16:25:15.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's just a modified &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salute&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;military salute&lt;/a&gt; and the words themselves have no particular meaning or a translation that would make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a military salute can be used for acknowledgement when receiving orders, it is rather uncommon and makes the person doing so look retarded. Another use of a modified military salute may also be a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_cry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;battle cry&lt;/a&gt;. While there exist historic videos from Germany with masses chanting and doing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_salute&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nazi salute&lt;/a&gt;, flags hanging everywhere and despite fascist songs being sung in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wehrmacht&lt;/a&gt;, usage of symbols and memes resembling those that the Nazis used (and not being very original) are anything but an accurate take on this topic and rather use of artistic license. Producers often use their artistic license in that kind to demonize the enemy and depict dictatorships or fanatics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't blame them, it still works very well and I found one of my teachers refusing to believe me when I told her that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwabacher&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Schwabacher&lt;/a&gt; typeface was abolished in Germany by the Nazis (thus finally putting an end to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiqua%E2%80%93Fraktur_dispute&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Antiqua-Fraktur dispute&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar uses of artistic license in Animes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Sieg Zeon&quot; in the Universal Century setting of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise from Sunrise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Gloria Augusta&quot; in Last Exile -Fam the Silver Wing-&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happend here was that they took some well known phrase and replaced one half with something random to have something new and unique. The Dorssian flag is another example of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastActivityDate="2013-10-23T16:25:15.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5562" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5565" CreationDate="2013-10-23T20:22:42.603" Score="36" ViewCount="110638" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; (episode 25, ~21:40), Kirito says something in the presence of Leafa, Yui, and Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7GEBvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirito and the others&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W8dNEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirito mouthing something&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite being shown his lips moving, there is no sound and so the only hint is how his lips move. Since my knowledge of Japanese is far from extensive, I don't have the ability to read what his lips are saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it that Kirito said to the others in this final episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T12:03:49.623" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T12:03:49.623" Title="What does Kirito say at the end of SAO?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5564" CreationDate="2013-10-23T20:32:36.543" Score="10" ViewCount="3891" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first arc of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; (episode 14, ~9:40), the boss whom Kirito fights activates something in a system console, and then a notice is displayed: &quot;Chaged&lt;sup&gt;[sic]&lt;/sup&gt; into Immortal Object&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FxwhI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Chaged into Immortal Object&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this message does not seem to make sense. Despite Kirito's request,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Asuna is slain by a one-hit KO as she attempts to defend him, and Kirito is consequently killed as well. His remaining consciousness then gives one more blow to Heathcliff, who dies. Thus, it is clear that none of these three characters was given immortal status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this an error, in that the message was supposed to refer to this boss &lt;em&gt;removing&lt;/em&gt; his own immortality? If not, what exactly did this message signify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T09:15:30.337" Title="What was changed into an immortal object?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5563" CreationDate="2013-10-23T20:50:06.600" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you say yourself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Was this an error, in that the message was supposed to refer to this boss removing his own immortality? If not, what exactly did this message signify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While googling, I came across some posts on &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=115261&amp;amp;page=3&quot;&gt;a forum&lt;/a&gt; which seems to say that it is a wrongly translated message and that it should say something like: &quot;&lt;em&gt;immortality status changed&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm not sure if it's accurate but it seems to tell the exact same thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:42:33.950" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:42:33.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5562" CreationDate="2013-10-23T21:10:05.713" Score="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the corresponding scene in the light novel (volume 4, chapter 9; p. 308):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;キリトは透き【すき】通った視線で一瞬【いっしゅん】アインクラッドを見つめ、しばしうつむいた。その唇【くちびる】が動き、かすかな声で誰かの名前を呼んだようだったが、聞き取れなかった。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With his penetrating gaze, Kirito glanced at Aincrad for a moment, and then cast his eyes downward. His lips moved. It seemed as though he had said somebody's name in a faint voice - but [Yui] couldn't hear him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In light of this, it is clear that Kirito said &lt;strong&gt;somebody's name&lt;/strong&gt;. It seems, however, that the author chose to leave the identity of the person ambiguous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the standard inference among the SAO fanbase is that Kirito said either &lt;strong&gt;Sachi&lt;/strong&gt;'s name or &lt;strong&gt;Kayaba Akihiko&lt;/strong&gt;'s name. This seems like a reasonable guess to me, though I'm not sure if there's any other evidence supporting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T21:12:36.367" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T21:12:36.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-23T23:06:14.847" Score="1" ViewCount="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of season 1 episode 8 &lt;em&gt;&quot;Runaway, Mazes, and the Summoned Beast Instrumentality Project&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, Kyouji was seen attempting to access the main system. When he was picked up by the security systems, he ran away, where he tripped over a cable and disconnected it, causing the entire system to go berserk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyouji is known for his underhanded tactics and cheating, so it's obvious that he was trying to gain an unfair advantage over everyone else when he was trying to access the main system. What did he hope to do if he had gained access?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T16:23:01.227" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T16:23:01.227" Title="What was Kyouji's plan before he triggered the security in the Summoner Test System?" Tags="&lt;baka-and-test&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T01:28:27.300" Score="1" ViewCount="784" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I'm on episode 4, without spoilers, can you tell me if others can see her? It's kinda confusing to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2600" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-10-24T02:57:11.480" LastActivityDate="2013-11-23T03:15:57.677" Title="Can other people see Misaki?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5568" CreationDate="2013-10-24T01:40:21.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In episode &lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;, you (the viewer) learn that the class is ignoring Misaki as part of a &quot;countermeasure&quot; to ward off the calamity that affects class 3-3 (which is what causes all the paranormal phenomena you see in episodes 1-4, e.g. the girl nearly getting crushed by the falling glass pane; the nurse in the crashing elevator; etc). The basic idea is that the class has one more person than it should (you find out why in episode &lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;, I believe), and so by pretending that one of the people in the class doesn't exist, they bring the number of people in the class down to the correct number. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T01:40:21.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T01:52:14.653" Score="1" ViewCount="8615" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm on episode 5. So they avoid her to not run into bad luck and stuff... but that means they see her (even though Misaki said they couldn't) so does that mean she's alive? Or is she dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2600" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:44:29.230" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T12:31:53.800" Title="Is Mei Misaki dead?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5570" CreationDate="2013-10-24T03:57:36.547" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't post this as a comment, since spoilers. Big spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; No, she is not dead. She's labelled as the classroom's &quot;one that doesn't exist&quot; student in order to make up for the extra, but she isn't the one that's dead. She happens to have the ability to see the one that's dead, and tries to tell Kouichi who it is before being interrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T03:57:36.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5588" CreationDate="2013-10-24T11:55:22.250" Score="6" ViewCount="2886" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alert: This post contains spoilers. If you are not up-to-date to Naruto's manga, don't read it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At chapter 651 of Naruto's manga, during the fight against Obito, Naruto called Shikamaru, Lee, Ino, Kiba and the others to join the fight and help him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s5Rh2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what kind of jutsu did Naruto use to call them? Is he using the abilities of Yamanaka's clan or his own Kyuubi's chakra has this kind of power too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T14:12:36.713" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T14:12:36.713" Title="How did Naruto call Shikamaru and the others during Obito's fight?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2013-10-24T15:59:45.757" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just saw this twice and watched the ending carefully and listened to the song, since the last 5 or so minutes of the movie mirrors the lyrics of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically here is the lyrics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm always searching for you, searching for your figure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the City, at dawn. At Sakuragi-Cho.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even though I know you can't be there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If my wish were to come true, I would be at your side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There would be nothing I couldn't do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I would risk everything to embrace you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm always searching for you, always searching for even a fragment of you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the shop I'm going to, in the corner of a newspaper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even though I know you can't be there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If miracles do happen, I want to show you right now the new dawn, who I'll be from now on,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the words, &quot;I love you&quot; that I never said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I always end up looking somewhere for your smile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At the railroad crossing, waiting for the express to pass. Even though I know you can't be there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you really read it through the lyrics and the fragment of clips and images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boy never saw the girl again but was just seeing a hope that maybe he did see her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about it, they never contact each other for a long time, so the girl didn't even know where the boy could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the boy simply smiled since he didn't see her and finally came to terms with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he did see her there though, he would do everything and tell her everything he never said or did before when they were still together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2602" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-24T02:19:30.647" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T02:19:30.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5573" CreationDate="2013-10-24T17:09:34.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recall when Naruto's feelings were relayed to everyone that he was sharing chakra with? That is his method of communication. Sharing the kyuubi chakra and transferring it to other shinobi establishes a link that lets them share thoughts with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T17:09:34.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T19:35:09.003" Score="4" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bugging me for years. I saw an anime in the early 80's (I assume it was from around then, since I watched it on a VHS tape) that featured a war between a group of pilots, maybe 3 or 4, that could join into 1 giant robot. This robot had a red head with red spikes kind of like the Statue of Liberty. The bad guys had giant robots that could join together too to form 1 giant super robot, and there were maybe 6 of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was feature length but possibly several episodes of a series put together. Also it seemed to me to not be childish. It wasn't adult but PG-ish. I recall it being sort of dark and sinister and violent. Please help me. Oh, and it wasn't Voltron or anything obvious like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T22:02:35.927" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T22:02:35.927" Title="What is this giant robot anime?" Tags="&lt;getter-robo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:52.380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5583" CreationDate="2013-10-24T21:13:50.217" Score="3" ViewCount="1155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was listening to the original song used as the opening for the first season of Hakuōki, and I realized that the tempo in the original was slower. I also listened to Vampire Knight's opening, and READY STEADY GO!, which was used as one of the openings for the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime, and they too had slower tempos than I originally thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that when a song is used as an opening for an anime, it gets cut down to about 1 minute (in most cases it's about 1/3 of the original). But does the song also get edited so it plays faster, or is this increase in tempo a result of the quality being dropped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T17:13:50.900" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T17:13:50.900" Title="Do songs that get used as openings/endings get sped up as well as cut?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5576" CreationDate="2013-10-24T21:46:39.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hBA05.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZ71F.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2nHSC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're probably looking for &lt;strong&gt;Getter Robo G&lt;/strong&gt;. There's several TV series and movies based on this iteration of Getter. The movies are all cross-overs with other Go Nagai mecha franchises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1993&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Getter Robo G&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G - Kuuchuu Dai-Gekitotsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3616&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grendizer - Getter Robo G - Great Mazinger Kessen! Daikaijuu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All from the 70's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-10-24T21:53:33.890" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T21:53:33.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T21:58:56.633" Score="12" ViewCount="1074" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;From the New World&lt;/em&gt; (episode 18), during the Summer Festival attack, Koufuu Hino is protecting the people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YPO0U.png&quot; alt=&quot;I&amp;#39;m a fan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he got killed by a sneak attack from the Monster Rats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon his death, uh, his eyes kind of shot a beam of light into the sky, and a figure of a woman appeared. Apparently, she smiled at Saki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly happened there? Who was that woman supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UBaZz.png&quot; alt=&quot;I&amp;#39;m a face&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T20:04:50.377" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T08:45:40.337" Title="What happened to Koufuu Hino?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42492" CreationDate="2013-10-24T22:38:57.343" Score="2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the rounds where Aki and Yūji face off against Kyōji and Yūka, Yūji reveals a photo album of Kyōji cross-dressing which came from when he lost to Class F in the first season and was forced to obey Yūji and cross-dressed for a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between the anime and the manga/light novels is that photos of Kyōji cross-dressing were taken in private by Kōta which Yūka found the dumped him. In the anime, she sees him cross-dressing when Class C (along with Classes D and E) ganged up on Class A in Mock Wars to tire them out before the real War between Class A and F.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the OVA it explains how Kōta took the photos and afterward Yūka is looking through them, burns the album and dumps Kyōji almost as if she never saw him cross-dressing during the Mock Wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, does the OVA of &lt;em&gt;Baka and Test&lt;/em&gt; more closely adapt to the manga/light novels than the first season of the anime did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T15:14:43.123" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T15:14:43.123" Title="Are the OVA of &quot;Baka and Test&quot; more closely related to the manga/light novels than the anime's first season?" Tags="&lt;baka-and-test&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5582" CreationDate="2013-10-24T22:51:53.880" Score="7" ViewCount="4303" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the term 4koma only from the &lt;em&gt;.hack&lt;/em&gt; series, in which it normally relates to the parody manga &lt;em&gt;.hack//4koma&lt;/em&gt;, and it's also the title of the bonus videos unlocked in &lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U.&lt;/em&gt; on the desktop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have seen the term 4koma used in other places, so I am wondering if the term 4koma is a generic term used to describe something, and if so, what it actually means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-10-24T23:17:19.073" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T17:30:18.930" Title="Is the term 4koma a generic term?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5581" CreationDate="2013-10-24T23:15:11.350" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4koma&lt;/strong&gt; (pronounced &lt;strong&gt;yonkoma&lt;/strong&gt;) is a Japanese word meaning &quot;4-panel&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, and refers to a type of manga which is formatted as a series of four vertically-stacked panels. This term is used in contrast with &quot;regular&quot; (non-4koma) manga, which do not typically adhere to a rigid panel structure.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an example from one very long-running (and famous in Japan) 4koma manga, &lt;em&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x2634.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sazae-san 4koma strip from July 4, 1962&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the most famous 4koma manga among Western audiences are &lt;em&gt;Azumanga Daioh&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hetalia&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;K-ON&lt;/em&gt;. As this list suggests, the 4koma format is heavily populated by gag comedy manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; from 四 &lt;em&gt;yon&lt;/em&gt; &quot;four&quot; + 齣 &lt;em&gt;koma&lt;/em&gt; &quot;scene, frame, panel&quot;; usually written 四コマ today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Think of 4koma as being sort of like your bog-standard weekday newspaper cartoons (at least in the US) in that sense - 3 or 4 panels, and no real freedom as to how to use the space available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Note that most 4koma these days have narrower panels (usually square), allowing two 4koma to be printed side-by-side on paper with a standard A or B aspect ratio&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T17:30:18.930" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T17:30:18.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5577" CreationDate="2013-10-25T00:47:09.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, theme songs are picked or created based on the anime's themes (if the song is appropriate with the anime's story) and its length will only be cut shorter while the tempo will stay the same (with the exception of course if the production decided to have another version of the opening to include in their OST).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, most anime openings have faster tempo than endings to have that kind of &quot;excitement feel&quot; or some kind of &quot;momentum&quot; as an anime starts. But it really depends on the theme of the anime. If the anime has a tragic theme or a sad love story theme, sometimes production decides to have an opening song that has lower tempo, or a sad song, but mostly, it will have a faster tempo than its ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T16:46:11.713" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T16:46:11.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-25T02:00:07.007" Score="10" ViewCount="29469" Body="&lt;p&gt;At 15:27 in episode 4 of Golden Time, is that Nana the same as one of the mains in NANA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl was decked out in a punk rock outfit, lugged around a guitar and gave the characters tickets to a show she's performing at. She called herself Nana. I was wondering if it's supposed to be the same Nana as one of the mains in the NANA series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DFq5U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nana&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:46:34.680" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T07:22:06.360" Title="In episode 4 of Golden Time is that the same Nana?" Tags="&lt;nana&gt;&lt;golden-time&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2013-10-25T02:41:44.650" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Either inspired by or the same character, it seems. Nothing I'm seeing online gives her a name besides &quot;NANA-sempai&quot; in all capitals like the NANA manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Romi Park voices the original Nana. The Nana in Golden Time is voiced by Satomi Satou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2608" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T22:57:15.447" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T22:57:15.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5573" CreationDate="2013-10-25T03:12:40.667" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the answer &lt;em&gt;can be&lt;/em&gt; the combination of the two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mind_Body_Transmission_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mind Body Transmission Technique&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamanaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yamanaka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And Naruto's Chakra present to them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that Ino consistently connecting them using her Mind Body Transmission Technique from the start. And since they have Naruto's chakra, they even share the feeling not just the picture (or the message) they want to convey to everyone. Also I remember on Chapter 645, Naruto is in combined Sage and Kyubbi mode. Naruto's &lt;em&gt;Biju mode&lt;/em&gt; is so powerful that he can sense the &quot;dark feeling/hatred&quot; from something or someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T06:24:45.670" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T06:24:45.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5573" CreationDate="2013-10-25T11:27:49.733" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This part of the manga shows Sakura's thought's being relayed over to Ino. So if I were to draw an analogy, then I could safely say that the same is happening to Naruto and the others, like they are in a large broadcast room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TDWaU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part shows Shikamaru's thoughts being relayed over to the Second Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LZ0ZS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally this part shows Naruto and others conversing in their minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lFQNz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it has been previously shown that the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Techinque can be used for a two way communication via thoughts, so this must be using Ino's technique and not Naruto's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Ino herself mentions that Naruto's thoughts and feeling's are being relayed over using her jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YgCCT.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:48:34.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:48:34.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5592" CreationDate="2013-10-25T13:41:57.397" Score="5" ViewCount="8178" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 24 and 25 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ed, Ling Yao and Envy are trapped in a sub-dimension that was created for storing everything that Gluttony has ever swallowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Envy told that there's no escape, but Ed has found out something. What did he do exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can get, he did human transmutation to open the Gate of Truth and by this, he can escape. But how is it possible? Since the sub-dimension is separated from the actual world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why Ed didn't lose anything when he opened the Gate again? Why Envy and Ling neither?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:12:19.947" LastActivityDate="2018-12-25T18:24:41.617" Title="How Edward managed to escape from Gluttony?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5591" CreationDate="2013-10-25T16:35:01.750" Score="4" ViewCount="1108" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw someone using this as an avatar somewhere:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dd9ja.png&quot; alt=&quot;unknown character&quot;&gt;&#xA;Is this character from any series, or is she just art?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2612" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:31:26.627" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:31:26.627" Title="Identify girl (brown hair, white dress, pink crisscross lace)" Tags="&lt;the-idolmaster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T23:16:35.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5590" CreationDate="2013-10-25T16:50:51.137" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://idolmaster.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiho_Hagiwara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hagiwara Yukiho&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idolmaster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;THE iDOLM@STER&lt;/a&gt;, which is originally a video game series with several anime and manga adaptations. The series is about the lives and careers of a number of fictional idols in Japan, mostly working with the fictional studio 765 Productions. Yukiho is a 16 year old girl (17 in more recent versions) who is one of the idols. She's known for her timid personality and fear of dogs and men, which she is able to overcome as an idol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a higher quality uncropped version of the same picture (click for full size):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RRyHC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RRyHCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't yet tracked down the source of this image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-10-25T17:05:39.850" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T17:05:39.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5589" CreationDate="2013-10-25T19:31:38.267" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gluttony was created to be a second Gate of Truth but is only a failed copy. Ed had the idea that because they came there through the failed gate, they must be able to get back trough the real gate. It's just like creating a door back to Gluttony.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To open the Gate of Truth, he used Envys Philisopher's Stone and the old parts of the Xerxes mural to make this special human transmutation. The sacrifice for opening the gate was a soul of the Philisopher's Stone, which thanked him afterwards (because he freed the soul). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T19:31:38.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5593" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6261" CreationDate="2013-10-25T21:14:45.930" Score="4" ViewCount="7199" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whitebeard had a clear medical condition and it seemingly wasn't just old age. What was it, and why does he have it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did it impact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastActivityDate="2020-04-18T16:00:38.603" Title="What's the medical condition Whitebeard has?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5619" CreationDate="2013-10-26T02:05:56.573" Score="15" ViewCount="3701" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the final scene of the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. Right before this gif starts, Spike was gazing into space from the window.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v43Mh.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following events depicted in this gif are contradicting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;First, Jet rather slowly floats down from the ladder to stand on the floor steadily&lt;/em&gt;. It's because they are in space that he was floating, but his approaching footsteps can be heard, which means he's wearing some magnetic boots which let him stick to the floor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jet is holding a cigarette, from which the smoke goes off vertically upwards, away from the floor&lt;/em&gt; (like it would on Earth).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jet has a pair of sunglasses hanging downwards from his apron&lt;/em&gt;. So there's either artificial gravity on the ship, or the glasses are being held really tight in this position.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jet then throws the cigarette to Spike, and it floats in the air like it would in space, smoke still going towards the ceiling&lt;/em&gt;. Maybe the ventilation is designed so that the air flows from the floor towards ceiling.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spike then catches the cigarette and its smoke continues going upwards, whilst the smoke cloud that Spike exhales just floats onwards without changing its general direction&lt;/em&gt; This means it's not the ventilation that makes smoke go where it goes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is really confusing. I get that such stuff can be easily overlooked in anime, but the cigarette was clearly floating just now, flying in a straight line, so I'm not buying all of it. What is known about the gravity on Bebop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T16:48:45.350" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T14:40:44.563" Title="What's up with the gravity on board of Bebop?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5597" CreationDate="2013-10-26T04:55:38.443" Score="5" ViewCount="2042" Body="&lt;p&gt;While fighting Pain, Naruto used his Shadow Clones to store his Sage Mode chakra. Since the clones were at Mount Myoboku, he needed to summon them with a scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A) Why didn't he just release the jutsu to get back the chakra in the clone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B) Why did he need a scroll? Couldn't he have summoned him with just hand signs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:46:04.293" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T23:10:35.817" Title="Why did Naruto need to summon his Shadow Clones during his fight with Pain?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-26T07:22:37.847" Score="2" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 56 of Area D, these guys showed up. I'm not sure if they are supposed to be parodies of another manga or if they are parodies of people in real life?&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sO1i7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-10-26T07:22:37.847" Title="Are these guys supposed to be parodies?" Tags="&lt;area-d&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5595" CreationDate="2013-10-26T08:32:38.010" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;: The one you are saying &quot;releasing&quot; the jutsu with the clone isn't possible. What Naruto trying to do is to release the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse_Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reverse Summoning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; which is a &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Space Time Ninjustsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; not the Kage Bunshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said in the wiki that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;all summoning-based techniques are space–time manipulation related, as they warp the targets through a &lt;strong&gt;dimensional void to the summoner's location&lt;/strong&gt;. It appears that each specific space-time technique has its own unique dimensional void that no other technique can access.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means you can't release technique from another (void) dimension wherein the clones are &lt;em&gt;like&lt;/em&gt; sealed in a container.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to release the reverse summon, well that answers &lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;You need the signed contract(scroll) which serves as the passage way in order for the user (like Naruto) to release the Reversed Summoning then release the Kage Bunshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:46:41.467" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:46:41.467" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42677" CreationDate="2013-10-26T19:55:27.133" Score="8" ViewCount="2743" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read through some questions about financing anime and so on, but don't know how long it takes to produce a complete cour of anime. I'm &lt;s&gt;talking&lt;/s&gt; writing about 12 to 13 episodes, of a standard-length anime (roughly 20 minutes, nothing like Aiura).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an average time needed to produce a series? Are we talking about months?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T08:50:20.270" Title="How long does producing a cour take?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-26T22:03:57.657" Score="3" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 19 of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, Winry asks Tommy for an apprenticeship after delivering the baby. As she is asking for it, she mentions Pinaco is her grandmother and Tommy becomes extremely vexed and says, &quot;I don't want to remember those painful memories!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIXG4l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tommy being afraid of Pinaco&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was he so afraid of Pinaco?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T19:16:28.177" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T19:16:28.177" Title="Why is Tommy Ricardo so afraid of Pinaco?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-26T22:10:22.313" Score="4" ViewCount="6969" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard different theories like her mother was a cat demon, she has a kudo no one else has, or the cat is a really advanced gigai. I would really like to know if any of these are true and if not what is the real explanation for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T16:37:59.663" Title="Why and how is it that Yoruichi can transform into a cat?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-10-27T01:13:56.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the titans have only been on the earth for 100 years, and the people left only have technology of Cannons, ect. They obliviously aren't going to be in a future of our timeline with this technology, but they could be if other events were changed in their past. But it seems way more likely that they are around the year c.700-c.900 on the original timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2617" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T01:13:56.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5559" CreationDate="2013-10-27T01:31:09.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beedrill is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokemon. In your form of question of if he is a Bee or a Wasp, he is indeed a Bee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2618" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T01:31:09.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5601" CreationDate="2013-10-27T01:50:57.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no definitive answer to this and any attempts at an to answer this would be speculative at most. It was never explained in neither the manga nor the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yoruichi_Shih%C5%8Din&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...While it is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;unknown&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; how she obtained her cat transformation, she appears to prefer spending most of her time in it....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T01:50:57.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5601" CreationDate="2013-10-27T01:55:55.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never told why she can do this. But it has something to do with her leaving the Soul Society. It might have been the only way she was able to get out. She was the form of a cat for 100 years. She is the only known one to be able to do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2618" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T01:55:55.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5570" CreationDate="2013-10-27T04:04:36.990" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Death is not kind. It's dark, black as far as you can see, and you're all alone. &#xA;  - Mei Misaki  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her status is alive, so she isn't dead, but she was labeled by her classmates as &quot;The one who does not exist&quot;. So what I'm saying is, she is alive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2618" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T15:51:45.183" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T15:51:45.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3760" CreationDate="2013-10-27T11:27:25.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 6 of Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui was sung by Miku, but it's kinda sad that it was only for an episode. And it seems like it wasn't even an original song, I think, but just a cover. Not sure, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2620" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T11:27:25.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5610" CreationDate="2013-10-27T15:32:07.887" Score="6" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhat trivial, but here goes: in Fullmetal Alchemist, we see Mustang's hands get pinned down by Bradley's swords when Wrath and Pride are trying to force him to do human transmutation and open the gate. Given this, how does he manage to participate in the fight against Father later (probably in chapter 107 or a slightly earlier chapter) given that his &quot;attack&quot; requires use of his hands (and that he doesn't seem to start using circleless transmutation until he has to fend off a counterattack)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2020-03-09T03:22:07.260" Title="How does Mustang fight in the end of Fullmetal Alchemist with injured hands?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5609" CreationDate="2013-10-27T15:58:41.127" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a scenario of the &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; genre doing whatever it feels like. Biologically, he would have taken serious damage to bones, nerves, muscles, etc. when his hands were stabbed through. But in anime, particularly in the &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; genre, characters can often overcome this type of thing with relative ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take, for example, a scene from &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;) wherein one of the characters literally has a plank stabbed through a lung, and still manages to somehow sit up—dragging the plank through their body—while spurting blood everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Mustang's case, there is no evidence that he was healed in any fashion (such as by May Chang), nor that he is impervious to hand pain in any way. He is simply able to do this because the mangaka decided it was necessary to the story. That's the power of &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T15:58:41.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5552" CreationDate="2013-10-27T17:00:38.780" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: This answer is based on events seen up to Chapter 651, and contains unmarked spoilers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the answer is long, I will divide it into several sections, first explaining the mechanism of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, then the background and philosophy, and finally answer the specific questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mechanism of the Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use Itachi's Tsukuyomi as a reference to understand the Infinite Tsukuyomi. The illusion lasts for 72 hours &lt;em&gt;as per the flow of time perceived in the illusory world&lt;/em&gt;, but for only a moment in the real world. Powered by the Juubi/Shinju's chakra, Infinite Tsukuyomi is a superpowered version of it, in three ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It draws everyone's minds into the illusion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its illusory space is designed in great detail, as desired by the caster.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In particular, people who do not exist in the real world can be created there. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It lasts forever &lt;em&gt;as per flow of time perceived in that world&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The illusion appears to last for only a moment in the real world, but since it is endless, real world time doesn't appear to advance. Moreover, since everyone's minds have been drawn into the illusion, nobody is around to perceive the flow of time. This may also be a subtle cultural reference, since Infinite Tsukuyomi uses the moon to cast the illusion, and Tsukuyomi, the Moon God is associated with the flow of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand the Moon's Eye Plan philosophy, a background of the Naruto story is useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background of the Naruto story&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kishimoto originally wanted to make Naruto a seinen manga, but was advised to make it shonen, so that it could be published in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. In my opinion, it still retains its seinen core in the plot, while using shonen elements in the narrative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amidst the action and comedy, it has explored various elements of human nature or philosophy, and conflicts between them. The characters in the story are also used to represent such elements. A narrative primarily focused on the philosophy would lose audience interest, so it is useful to have characters represent them. For example, Naruto represents how positive thinking and hard work can overcome adversities, while Sasuke represents how revenge makes a person blind letting others use him, and so on.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective of achieving a peaceful world&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An overarching philosophical question asked several times is, &quot;How to achieve a peaceful world, devoid of hatred and suffering?&quot; Various characters have attempted to answer it in their own way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashirama&lt;/strong&gt;: Distribute powers evenly between villages, so that they won't fight over it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/strong&gt;: Some day, people will truly understand each other, and hatred  will cease. I don't know how it will happen, but I believe in my student to figure it out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagato&lt;/strong&gt;: Create a powerful weapon which people will fear and stop fighting. This peace is temporary, since people eventually forget the weapon's power, so they need to be reminded again. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto&lt;/strong&gt;: I will end the cycle of revenge and justice, which will lead to peace somehow.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt;: Create a perfect world free of winners and losers, which will end hatred and suffering. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Motivation for the Moon's Eye Plan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara lost all his brothers in the war. He lost the Hokage title to Hashirama. His own clan rejected him when he wanted to protect them (according to him). He also lost to Hashirama at the Valley of the End. He then read the world history at the Uchiha shrine, which described how Kaguya Ootsutsuki ended all existing conflicts by eating the Shinju's forbidden fruit, but it only led to more conflicts. He realised that a world which creates winners also creates losers, such a world would always be at conflict, and any effort to end the conflict would cause more conflict. He was convinced that there is no hope to achieve peace in the real world, and hence, decided to achieve it in an illusory world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito initially rejected Madara's plan, but seeing how the ninja system led to Rin's death made him lose hope in the real world, and convinced him to accept Madara's plan of creating an illusory peaceful world, where Rin doesn't have to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answers to the specific questions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When everyone is under the genjutsu, does that mean no one is actually&#xA;  living their own life? Or do people live their lives and the usage of&#xA;  the genjutsu just eliminates pain, suffering, and war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will the people starve to death under this technique? And if not, are&#xA;  they able to reproduce? And if they can do the above two, will this&#xA;  technique eventually cease when Madara/Obito die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering if life can still continue under this technique? If&#xA;  so, does the technique ever stop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As explained above, the illusion lasts forever as per time perceived in the illusory world. The real world becomes irrelevant once the illusion starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now on a more (deeper) philosophical level, how is this plan any&#xA;  different from Pain's total destruction plan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pain's plan was to achieve peace in the real world through the fear of a powerful weapon, although the peace is temporary. Madara's Moon's Eye Plan gives people no choice, they are forced into the peaceful world permanently. In my opinion, the Moon's Eye Plan represents the philosophy that peace is a state of mind, while the body is unimportant, since it draws people's minds into peace (albeit an illusory one), while their bodies left in the real world become irrelevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, Pain's plan seems influenced by the atom bomb in our world, though the author hasn't stated it explicitly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why bother with the Eye of the Moon plan if you can just kill the entire planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between the two could be a long philosophical discussion unto itself, so I will cut it short using an analogy. To end a lung tumour patient's suffering, you could do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Remove the tumour (Naruto's solution)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A lung transplant (Moon's Eye Plan) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kill the patient (this question's suggestion)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Analogies are often misleading, but the key point is that the Moon's Eye Plan wants to create a peaceful world, which everyone can experience, which destroying the world cannot achieve. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This then leads me to believe that Madara and Obito just have psychological problems. Is this the reason why they are proceeding with this crazy plan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing inherently crazy about wanting to escape the pains of reality in one's dreams, since this is quite common human nature. The following Calvin and Hobbes strip is one popular instance. Bill Watterson's cat, Sprite, died in real life around that time, and he realised that he could be always be with his cat in his dreams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mPUbi.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Calvin and Hobbes strip in honor of Watterson&amp;#39;s cat, Sprite&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concluding that Madara or Obito have psychological problems is a stretch, or subjective at best. In our world, it is quite common for one person to experience a problem, and then try to solve it for everyone. Madara or Obito could easily solve &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; their problem using Izanagi, Rinne Tensei, or limiting the Tsukuyomi illusion only to themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, the war also represents the conflict between Madara/Obito's philosophy and Naruto's philosophy, and we know that Naruto would eventually win in some way. This could be Kishimoto's way of giving us another moral, that trying to solve real world's problems through an illusion is futile, and they should be solved in the real world.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T17:00:38.780" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2013-10-27T18:02:58.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it's because the weapons they'd use to handle an ambush are drawn from their thighs and behind their backs. I'd think it would also give them a uniform running profile so that there is no 'best moment' to attack them. If you run with your arms swinging there will be moments when your hands are completely out of position. Especially if you have, say, a left thigh shuriken holster and a right shoulder sword draw then you will constantly be creating a moment where you can easily draw neither weapon due to arm swing. Thirdly it allows you to draw and throw weapons hidden in your sleeve without the delay of needing to swing your arm back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it could also be an artifact of chakra assisted movement. A proper calisthenic running style might conflict with getting the best results from a run that relies more on sticking with chakra and explosively releasing it for a 'push' rather than the rounder motion of running based off pure athleticism. Perhaps it also helps their moment to moment balance by keeping their center of gravity near constant rather than allowing it to sway, that would theoretically allow for faster, tighter reactions and evasions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2624" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T18:02:58.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5537" CreationDate="2013-10-27T21:15:16.157" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Germanic names (Jaeger, Armin, and so on) lead me to believe that the remaining humans, that we've seen so far, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4620/274&quot;&gt;are descendants of Germans&lt;/a&gt; or at least close enough to them to receive a great Germanic influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Mikasa, her mother was the next-to-last of their Oriental clan, and her father was of a more Western heritage (having the German name Ackerman). The name &amp;quot;Mikasa&amp;quot; has origins in both &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_language&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malagasy&lt;/a&gt; (of Madagascar) and Japanese (the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mikasa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mikasa battleship&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mikasa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mount Mikasa&lt;/a&gt;, or the Mikasa-no-miya&lt;sup&gt;[nt. 1]&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Mikasa_Ackerman#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ref]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;). Given that she is simply said to be &amp;quot;Oriental&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;[nt. 2]&lt;/sup&gt;, we can assume the latter, and she is actually Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the language, it's not uncommon for countries and people who would speak little or no Japanese to be native Japanese speakers in fiction (same with English for Western movies and shows). This is generally labelled (in trope-ville) as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AliensSpeakingEnglish&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aliens Speaking English&lt;/a&gt; (which can also be true for human foreigners) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CommonTongue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Common Tongue&lt;/a&gt;, essentially saying, &amp;quot;It's easier for the target audience to understand it if everyone is natively speaking the same language.&amp;quot; It explains why Russians exclusively speak English in video games, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To make it succinct and clear:&lt;/strong&gt; It appears that the vast majority of characters are descendants of Germans or similar races, and that they speak Japanese simply because that's the language in which the writer/creator spoke and wished to market it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Footnotes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note 1&lt;/em&gt;: Part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_House_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imperial House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note 2&lt;/em&gt;: 東洋人【とう.よう.じん】 &lt;em&gt;tōyōjin&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &amp;quot;Asian people, Orientals&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:50:47.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5067" CreationDate="2013-10-27T22:00:20.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a cultural thing, but parallells can be drawn with other cultures of course. Some consider(ed) characters with more strokes to be more classy and aristocratic. Which goes back in history, peasants had shorter and more simple names—often practical in their nature. While the rich could have several names, with rich symbolism, more abstract meaning and sometimes exotic pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the really aristocratic families in olden times actually created their own characters so they could be really unique (often by adding a stroke or two to an existing character or by combining two or more existing characters into one). This is actually referenced in many Japanese/Chinese dramas where a name can be “taken” from someone by removing a stroke or character, as well as adding a stroke to the (real/adopting) father’s given name so that the relation father–son could well be seen, as well as adding rich philosophical ideas to the relationship. For example, consider the anime movie &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt; where the protagonist Chihiro has part of her name taken away by a witch, which then becomes Sen (while the pronunciation differ, the character 千 &lt;em&gt;sen&lt;/em&gt; is actually the same as &lt;em&gt;chi-&lt;/em&gt; in 千尋 Chihiro).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But back to the number of strokes. There is one Japanese belief (not sure how widespread) that it is good fortune to have the same number of strokes in your given name and the family name (not seldom combined with similar meaning and/or pronunciation). That, and that some numbers in themselves are considered either auspicious or inauspicious are additional aspects on the stroke count. (For example the number four is considered ill-lucky as it can be pronounced the same as 死 &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt; “death”, while the number eight is one of the more lucky, a heirloom from the Chinese culture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;八木本一大 (YAGIMOTO Kazuhiro)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;八 &lt;em&gt;hachi&lt;/em&gt; (here &lt;em&gt;ya-&lt;/em&gt;), the number eight (2 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;木 &lt;em&gt;ki&lt;/em&gt; (here &lt;em&gt;-gi-&lt;/em&gt;), a tree (4 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;本 &lt;em&gt;hon&lt;/em&gt; (here &lt;em&gt;-moto&lt;/em&gt;), a book (5 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;一 &lt;em&gt;ichi&lt;/em&gt; (here &lt;em&gt;kazu-&lt;/em&gt;), the number one (1 stroke)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;大 &lt;em&gt;ōki&lt;/em&gt; (here &lt;em&gt;-hiro&lt;/em&gt;), something large (3 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is 11 strokes in the surname and 4 strokes in the given name (15 strokes total). Ordinary characters, low stroke count, common pronunciation and very concrete, everyday meanings. It’s hard to get more low profile than this, naming-wise!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;羊飼桃乃 (HITSUJIKAI Momono)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;羊 &lt;em&gt;hitsuji&lt;/em&gt;, a sheep (6 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;飼 &lt;em&gt;kau&lt;/em&gt; (here &lt;em&gt;-kai&lt;/em&gt;), to keep animals (13 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;桃 &lt;em&gt;momo&lt;/em&gt;, a peach or peach tree (10 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;乃 &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;, an older form of the possessive marker の (2 strokes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is 19 strokes in the surname and 12 strokes in the given name (31 strokes total). The double of Kazuhiro’s. When it comes to the meaning and pronunciation of Momono’s characters they are somewhat more “refined” than Kazuhiro’s. It adds to the feeling of a name belonging to someone more important. Which I guess is what the mangaka is trying to achieve, name-wise. Of course, a childish game, but yet an important one if you are insecure in your own place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He he, I was only going to write a sentence or two. And still, there is much more to be said. If you wish to know more, take a look at Japanese folktales and history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2625" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T22:00:20.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5193" CreationDate="2013-10-27T22:28:43.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no idea when, or by whom, the nosebleeding started to depicted in Japanese visual arts, but the nosebleeding as a sign of excitement is traditionally held to have developed during the feudal times when men and women (of the upper classes) were supposed to live their lives apart—but of course they needed some way to woo each other! And so, the men, while walking on the other side of the street mentally forced their noses to bleed when they saw someone “hot” being walked along, and the courting could begin on opposite sides of drawn curtains. Some consider this an accurate history while others consider it a myth, probably the truth lies somewhere in between, as usual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, then this form of specialised nosebleed might have been depicted in art for quite awhile. But of that I have no knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting thing, I just realised, is that if this is the true history of the sexually ritualistic nosebleed, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(a) women had no need to develop such “skills”, and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b) homosexual men also had no such need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus much of the anime and manga today—especially in the boys’ love scene—are not true to the real history! :P (Male homosexual acts were in these times—again, in the upper classes—something considered pure and good, as females were “worth” less and not something you might not have easy “access” to when you felt certain urges.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2625" LastActivityDate="2013-10-27T22:28:43.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-28T02:19:42.003" Score="8" ViewCount="1520" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;17&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Monogatari Second Season&lt;/strong&gt; (the first episode of &lt;strong&gt;Onimonogatari&lt;/strong&gt;), when Koyomi and Mayoi see the strange &quot;darkness&quot;, an image of the structure of a chemical compound is displayed, repeatedly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zCAjxl.png&quot; alt=&quot;a structural formula&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly afterwards, a number of different chemical compounds are displayed (numbers not present in original):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1jjII.png&quot; alt=&quot;lots of structural formulae (numbering added)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these compounds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-10-28T02:50:09.787" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T02:50:13.067" Title="What chemical compound is shown in episode 17 of Monogatari Second Season?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5617" CreationDate="2013-10-28T02:19:42.003" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first image is the structural formula of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;epinephrine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;strong&gt;adrenaline&lt;/strong&gt;, depending on where you live). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vk9kP.png&quot; alt=&quot;structural formula of epinephrine&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Epinephrine is a neurotransmitter that plays a significant role in the fight-or-flight response, and so its appearance here makes sense - Koyomi is certainly about to take flight upon seeing the &quot;darkness&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second image contains the following compounds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dopamine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;serotonin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Neoendorphin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;α-Neoendorphin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;epinephrine (again)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enkephalin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Leu-)enkephalin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;norepinephrine&lt;/a&gt; (or noradrenaline)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these are neurotransmitters, as well, though none of them are as localized to the fight-or-flight response as epinephrine is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-10-28T02:50:13.067" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T02:50:13.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5594" CreationDate="2013-10-28T03:15:14.670" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Bebop uses centrifugal force to generate &quot;gravity&quot;. It has a rotating cylinder which is where the crew spend much of their time when in space. It is shown from both inside the ship and outside the ship, and in a few episodes, it is shown that when the cylinder stops spinning, the people inside that portion of the ship suddenly start to float.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, there would be no apparent gravity in the portions of the ship which do not rotate when the ship is not thrusting. When the ship is thrusting (accelerating), then the entire ship would experience a force similar to gravity along the axis of thrust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1578" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T03:15:14.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2013-10-28T07:18:42.010" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an interview of Makoto Shinkai found &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakuinreview.com/blog/2011/10/19/interview-makoto-shinkai.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, he answers a question regarding the plant at the beginning of Episode 2. Personally, I believed that it was a throwback to Voices of a Distant Star, but it--in a way--answers your question indirectly. To quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Takaki, the male character, had dreams of this girl he liked who was&#xA;  very far away. In the image they’re both on a distant planet that is&#xA;  far away, so he’s dreaming that he’s with her even though she’s in a&#xA;  far away place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When viewing Makoto Shinkai's works, distance always plays a large factor. He treats it with a vague touch. However, Makoto Shinkai always injects the notion that distance(space) and time are intertwined (VoaDS is a perfect example) and that there are events that span them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the ending of 5 Centimeters per Second, the girl was obviously a vision, as the distance between them cannot be closed physically anymore and the time lost cannot be reclaimed. The act of forgetting his lost love is a slow process for Takaki (the male protagonist), which is what the title is actually alluding to. The movie is not only one about distance and time, but of the events and the memories associated with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, the way I relate them all together:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cherry blossoms are almost only beautiful when they are on trees (when the relationship is intact), and are almost equally as beautiful when they're falling (because memories are almost equally as beautiful as the real thing). However, while memories themselves live on, the reality they used to be gradually differ from how the memories are, much like how falling blossoms slowly become a fragment of the beauty of where they used to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title tells us that each time lost is more distance apart physically and emotionally, and that at the final moment where the cherry blossom cannot cover any distance anymore per unit of time is the moment where the memory is--not actually lost--but stays just that: a memory. In a nutshell, the vision by the railroad is the final moment of their cherry blossom, Takaki's living dream of the girl in the faraway place, before it finally stops moving and reminding him of the relationship that once was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2627" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T07:18:42.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5623" CreationDate="2013-10-28T11:11:30.773" Score="8" ViewCount="9063" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of Naruto's fight with Tobi during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto attempted to remove the chakra stakes from the bodies of the Bijuu (tailed beasts), and was taken into the Bijuus' Deep Psyche, where Bijuus and Jinchirikis were present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the following were missing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Son Goku, whom Naruto had already met, had been absorbed by Tobi into the Gedo Mazo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gyūki, who was still inside Bee.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shukaku. I have no clue of his whereabouts, and I don't remember he joined the fight. Where was he?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he had been present there, Naruto could have taken the chakra from Shukaku, and used it for the &quot;tug of war&quot; that he got into later during the Juubi Revival arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2013-11-01T07:03:16.743" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T07:03:16.743" Title="Where was Shukaku when Naruto was taken to the Bijuus' Deep Psyche?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5622" CreationDate="2013-10-28T12:07:46.043" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shukaku remained sealed in the Gedo Mazo. It was the only Bijuu that Tobi did not reseal into its (reincarnated) former Jinchuriki, for his version of the Six Paths of Pain technique. He needed only six Jinchuriki-Bijuu pairs for this technique, while Akatsuki had sealed seven into the Gedo Mazo, so someone had to be left behind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Shukaku's known former Jinchuriki, Gaara, was still alive. Its previous two Jinchurikis were failed experiments according to Chiyo, so Tobi/Kabuto may have decided it was not worth the trouble trying to reincarnate them with Edo Tensei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tobi's version of Six Paths of Pain&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6vBbO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi&amp;#39;s version of Six Paths of Pain&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-10-28T13:39:45.077" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T13:39:45.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-28T21:05:34.893" Score="1" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Vampire Knight anime, when the Night Class is getting ready to attack him, Rido holds up one of his hands, from which black shadows shoot out and wrap around the Night Class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, is this a representation of Rido's power as a Pure Blood to force other vampires to obey? Or is it a unique ability he possesses, like the case with other vampires (Aido can freeze stuff, Ruka has hypnosis)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T07:17:30.530" LastActivityDate="2019-07-12T16:11:13.377" Title="What was it that Rido did to the Night Class?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5627" CreationDate="2013-10-28T21:27:40.760" Score="3" ViewCount="24061" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently got all the Shakugan no Shana DVDs from Right Stuf (Shakugan no Shana Season 1 - 3, Shakugan no Shana S OVA and Shakugan no Shana The Movie). I am wondering what is the chronological order for the entire series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T12:34:44.003" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T12:34:44.003" Title="What is the chronological order for the Shakugan no Shana series?" Tags="&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5626" CreationDate="2013-10-28T21:43:44.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shakugan no Shana I&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shakugan no Shana II&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shakugan no Shana S (OVA)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shakugan no Shana III (Final)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Movie is a summary/alternate version of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T21:43:44.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5630" CreationDate="2013-10-28T22:37:17.687" Score="17" ViewCount="66551" Body="&lt;p&gt;After rewatching most of FMA: Brotherhood, I'm a bit confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 40, Van Hohenheim explained that he's a humanoid form of the Philosopher's Stone. What difference does it make from the main Homunculi (Pride, Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, and the others) who use it only as an energy source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Wrath was a regular human being before he got the Stone, compared to Hohenheim who is the Stone itself. What are they different in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is Father the same? Since he was a Homunculus too (or whatever, I'm not even sure...), but he got the same &quot;reward&quot; in Xerxes as Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's the difference between Father, Van Hohenheim, and the Homunculi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:11:27.913" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T17:43:39.000" Title="What's the difference between Father, Van Hohenheim, and the main Homunculi?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5628" CreationDate="2013-10-28T23:07:50.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim was a human once; he was originally a slave in Xerxes and as per slaves was never taught how to read or write. However, he met the &quot;Dwarf in the Flask&quot; who taught him Alchemy and tricked the rulers of Xerxes to create a Philosopher's Stone. Since Dwarf couldn't leave his flask he had Hohenheim act in his stead and the two were the center point of the nation-wide array.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim was turned into a living stone while Dwarf was able to get a body similar to Hohenheim's (Hohenheim however describes it as a &quot;Leather Bag&quot; that Dwarf can't live outside of just like his flask).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Homunculi Dwarf AKA Father created are born from his Stone and one of the 7 deadly sins to not only carry out his will but to make him different from humans (In the end Hohenheim confirms this by asking if Dwarf though by extracting the 7 sins would that make him any less human), the personalities of the Homunculi themes from these sins however most were just experiments like Gluttony being an attempt to create a Gate, Wrath being the first human to be infused with the Stone (later we see it happen with Greed) and I think Pride was an attempt to create a new body and I think Envy was an entirely different form of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Homunculi are different as they were creates of the stone inside Dwarf's body, the different between Wrath and Hohenheim who were both human is that Wrath (and to an extent Greed 2) is still in a way human. Hohenheim however no longer was human when he became the stone, Dwarf and Hohenheim are different as Hohenheim is a Stone, Drawf just as a Stone inside his &quot;Leather Bag&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this is just what I've picked up on watching the series so it may be speculation in some places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T15:17:50.623" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T15:17:50.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5628" CreationDate="2013-10-28T23:10:29.737" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning:&lt;/strong&gt; Unmarked spoilers follow.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems there are four different components you're addressing here, so I'll make the differences for each one clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Van Hohenheim&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuR3B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuR3Bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Van Hohenheim&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Van Hohenheim&lt;/strong&gt;, also known as &lt;strong&gt;slave #23&lt;/strong&gt;, was a citizen of Xerxes and a regular human being who was employed by King Xerxes' alchemist. This alchemist was an experimenter, and managed to create a being, the Dwarf in the Flask, as a result of alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Dwarf gave the slave a name, Van Hohenheim, before allying with him in order to turn the citizens of Xerxes into a philosopher's stone. Once this was successful, Hohenheim, as a human, had over 500,000 souls within his blood, giving him great power. So, while he is a real human being, he is also a philosopher's stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Homunculus (in the Flask)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sUyGg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sUyGgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Dwarf in the Flask&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Homunculus&lt;/strong&gt;, better known as &lt;strong&gt;Dwarf in the Flask&lt;/strong&gt;, was created by the King's alchemist (as briefly mentioned above). This alchemist (who is not named) was experimenting with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4942/274&quot;&gt;the Gate&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5186/274&quot;&gt;brought forth some of the essence of &amp;quot;God&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; to create the &lt;em&gt;Dwarf in the Flask&lt;/em&gt;, the first true homunculus. He has no physical form, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/812/274&quot;&gt;can only reside within the glass flask&lt;/a&gt; he was created in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Father&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I3OMr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I3OMrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Father with Edward&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Father&lt;/strong&gt; is the result of mixing the Dwarf with the Xerxes transmutation circle: The Dwarf in the Flask used some of the power from the resulting Xerxes transmutation to give himself a false human body (based on Hohenheim's). As Hohenheim states, Father started out as nothing more than the same Dwarf, contained inside a human &amp;quot;flask&amp;quot; (rather than a glass one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see in the series, he later evolves quite substantially; he is the one who swallows God, and becomes the ultimate being. However, he &lt;em&gt;is not a real human&lt;/em&gt;; he remains a homunculus (a &lt;em&gt;manufactured&lt;/em&gt; human).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Homunculi&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SDD5e.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SDD5em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;All seven homunculi&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The homunculi&lt;/strong&gt; are beings (false humans) created from Father's blood, which is essentially a philosopher's stone in liquid form. Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Sloth, and Pride are all created by manufacturing the human bodies in which they reside, and fueling their bodies with souls from Father's philosopher's stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greed (at least, the second one) and Wrath are both already human, and have souls put into them. In fact, Hohenheim and Greed-Ling do not differ in their abilities, essentially. They both have life extended by their philosopher's stones, and both have true, human bodies. Wrath is no different, except that he &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4397/274&quot;&gt;only has one soul within his stone&lt;/a&gt;, and so cannot regenerate, and also gets older with time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Summary&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Van Hohenheim, a human, unknowingly assisted Homunculus (the Dwarf in the Flask), in using the population of Xerxes to fill his own body with thousands of souls, while giving The Dwarf the false human body we see as Father. Father later uses his stone's powers to create the homunculi, the seven sins that we see. Greed-Ling and Wrath are just like Hohenheim, just having their own weaknesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T23:17:30.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2257" CreationDate="2013-10-29T00:36:35.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understood after watching this series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world has been mostly destroyed by a war. We don't really know if it is a war between humans or between humans and aliens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world of sora no woto seems to be destroyed between 2000-2010, because of several allusions to this era during the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know much because I suspect this series was supposed to be part of a bigger multiverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One hypothesis is that this series has a tie-in with occult gakuin as they were two series from the same anime no chikara TV block. Basically, the story of occult gakuin is about someone from the future that comes back in the past to avoid the apocalypse that happened in his time period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2630" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-03-28T04:14:32.823" LastActivityDate="2014-03-28T04:14:32.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3556" CreationDate="2013-10-29T00:59:40.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The world:R2, Aura is missing because she is trying to let the players act by themselves. She acted tough by creating the 3 azure knights (azure kite, balmung and orca) and helped haseo during the last fight of .hack//G.U. game series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2630" LastActivityDate="2013-10-29T00:59:40.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-29T03:19:57.020" Score="2" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War Zero&lt;/em&gt;, Summerill first gets Dark Crimson created and it doesn't get destroyed because Calinou's hammer is destroyed (however the plans for remaking it are preserved but there wasn't enough time to rebuild it thanks to Mila going to explode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War&lt;/em&gt;, the party gets all the components to create the hammer and destroy Dark Crimson. However, destroying it was only one of the options to save Winfield (the other was destroying Summerill). However, Vashtor steals the Rainbow Drip and it seems that he didn't have it if you end up recruiting him (a requirement for the true end).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was looking up whether the hot springs CG actually exists in &lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War 2&lt;/em&gt;, I saw an image of Fiona being tortured and the screenshot has Mobius talking about how Eva is nothing more than a doll. The image was a screenshot of a YouTube video and I am nowhere near there yet. I needed to know what Mobius was doing to Fiona and how far off I was in getting to that point to save her (apparently it's near the very end of the 3rd generation at the ending split), Mobius says to Fiona that she'll be saved if the party bring Dark Crimson to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also another Agarest game called &lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War: Marriage&lt;/em&gt;, but I have no idea where it sits on the timeline and it seems to put emphasis on a rainbow blade rather than Oathsworn or Dark Crimson, making me think it might not be in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is Dark Crimson ever destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T01:45:28.877" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T01:45:28.877" Title="Is Dark Crimson ever destroyed?" Tags="&lt;agarest-war&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5340" CreationDate="2013-10-29T05:45:19.833" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chitanda possesses a pure and almost childlike curiosity which helps to unlock Oreki's, which he suppresses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2631" LastActivityDate="2013-10-29T05:45:19.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5636" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5751" CreationDate="2013-10-29T20:21:56.480" Score="4" ViewCount="49198" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the manga, it was left unclear whether the main character had married Kurumi as she had blossomed into a woman, or whether he had married somebody else. Is that her, or did she die from her earlier illness? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it was meant to be left as &quot;up to the reader&quot;, but I would like to reach a consensus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I like to think it is Kurumi, but I could understand any naysayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2636" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T06:49:01.703" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T07:46:29.613" Title="At the end of the manga &quot;Sundome&quot;, what happens to Kurumi Sahana?" Tags="&lt;sundome&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5161" CreationDate="2013-10-29T20:50:16.667" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many THEORIES as to what happened to her Zanpakuto. I'm not sure if I can ANSWER your question as definitely as you'd like, but I can list some possible answers. It's up to you to find the one that you believe most plausible. Or we can wait til old Tite Kubo gives us the answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She gave it up when she left the Soul Society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yoruichi is a part of a very honorable family, so it's almost possible that she would leave her Zanpakuto to symbolize the fact that she's leaving the Seireitei. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, a Zanpakuto is a partnership. It's doubtful that somebody could just leave their partner, especially if their Zanpakuto is an animate object. Also, why would she have to give up something that important?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was stolen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's not impossible to believe that after a particularly long bout with some Hollow, or another Soul Reaper, it was taken as a trophy. Or even destroyed? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, Yoruichi is an extremely amazing fighter. She couldn't have lost unless she fought something on the level of the Espada.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She keeps it with her, but sees no point in using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is what I believe. That she just has it set aside and is waiting for an opportune moment to use it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, why wouldn't she have used it by now??? You would think, with all the amazing enemies that have been introduced, she would've pulled it out by now. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also&lt;/strong&gt;, the only reasons she wouldn't use it is if&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is too weak to make a difference in battle and she sees no point in using it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or, it is too STRONG and she cannot properly control it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or, she had a falling out with it, and she's not allowed to use it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are just some theories. I believe she wouldn't have gotten rid of it. I think she would've done what Kisuke did. Personally, I think we'll see it one day, along with her Bankai. Sorry that I couldn't answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2636" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-30T09:27:03.037" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T09:27:03.037" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5638" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6863" CreationDate="2013-10-29T21:49:33.207" Score="7" ViewCount="6623" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the most part, the story between Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and the original TV series from the mid-70's seemed to follow the same course. It's been decades since I've seen the original series, are there any major differences in the retelling of the story between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, the animation has been much improved in 2199, and most of the characters seem pretty similar to their 1970's counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-10-29T22:12:53.310" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T05:33:36.323" Title="Were there any significant differences between Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and the original series?" Tags="&lt;space-battleship-yamato&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3556" CreationDate="2013-10-30T01:16:38.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Aura was reborn as the Ultimate AI during the events of .hack (particularly the final battle against Morganna Mode Gone's manifestation in Corbenik's final form) she was referred as a Goddess in a world which was heavily reliant on the world wide network to which she was the ultimate debugger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i'm not sure which .hack//Legend of the Twilight is cannon however before it she gave birth to her daughter Zefie, created a false competition to recreate BlackRose and Kite PC's and gave them to Rena and Shugo and gave Shugo the Bracelet (probably only because he had the Kite PC), after that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Anime she helps Shugo and Rena by saving Rena after she is killed and helps them in stopping Morti's Skieth (not entirely sure if it's a recreated Skieth but it looks a hell lot like it)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga Zefie is escorted back to Aura by Shugo and Rena&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sometime after Legend of the Twilight she began to dislike this role as &quot;goddess&quot; (Endrance comments on this in Net Slum in the G.U Games) and suddenly disappeared by going into a deep sleep. The sudden disappearance had an affect on the world wide network and CC Corp saw this as the perfect opportunity to create a new Aura which they would control (thus restoring their and ALTIMIT's market hold)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Project G.U which was supposed to duplicate the scenario that lead to Aura's creation, however failed when the R.A (Rebirth Aura) Program failed to run and ended up wiping out most of The World's data. CC Corp them merged the remaining data of The World with another game they was working on to create The World:R2. before The World's Shutdown player were given some time to explore what was left with their PCs. Reiko Saeki's (Pi from G.U, Shamrock from Quantum) older bother Jun Bansyoya who was apart of Project G.U encountered Zefie where she tells him how Aura abandoned her position as the Ultimate AI and integrated into the system of The World, afterwords she herself &quot;returned to the winds.&quot; (possibly to return to her mother)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the AIDA began to appear and become influenced by Tri-Edge, Aura wakes up creates the Azure Knights to protect The World however they was rushed in their creation so their AI was incomplete so to &quot;protect The World&quot; meant to &quot;Protect Aura&quot;, anyone who approached Key of The Twilight would also become their target as the key was an extension of Aura. When Hasao fought the Knights, Aura orders the Knights to stop fighting using Aina's PC as a medium, telling them how she's leaving the future of The World in their hands (the players) and they had to stop Cubia themselves. however she does given them some assistance by creating Aura Spheres within Cubia and after Cubia is destroyed she gives Hasao the Member Addresses of the Knights and a Card before returning to sleep, so she's not entirely without power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that .hack//LINK occurs before .hack//Beyond the World but i'm not entirely sure on the story of it as it's a manga and game, in the game Aura has woken again and near the end becomes infected with a Virus which makes her become the crazed &lt;em&gt;Queen of Demise&lt;/em&gt; and in a twisted form of love tried to &lt;em&gt;Real digitalize&lt;/em&gt; humanity, she's saved by AIKA's sacrifice and AIKA presumably returned to the sea of data where Aura sleeps with Aura as she herself falls back to sleep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that's all i know without properly looking into .hack//Link but for the most part she in a deep sleep in the sea of data and only wakes up with The World is in danger and while caring for the players in it, tries to aid them without directly interfering so that the fate of The World and the players are decided by the players and not by her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T02:16:38.887" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T02:16:38.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2561" CreationDate="2013-10-30T01:58:03.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are we just talking about The Breaker? or is New Waves included?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's info on The Breaker exclusively:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, it was more than a few weeks. I would say... 1½ to 2 months? Maybe more. Because you must account for the time that was spent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Shi-Woon tries to get stronger with his weak &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Getting stronger through that medicinal ball thing that was given to him and enhanced his strength and ki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His first few weeks of stamina training&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then Chun-Woo (Goomoonryong) demonstrates the Soul-Crushing Strike&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And finally, before Goomoonryong leaves, he demonstrates the foot technique once&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything else that is demonstrated by Shi-Woon is all from either him being an abnormal prodigy where he saw something once and understood it perfectly. OR from him adapting what was taught to him originally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully that answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I highly recommend The Breaker: New Waves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2636" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T16:55:26.007" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T16:55:26.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5643" CreationDate="2013-10-30T03:58:22.600" Score="5" ViewCount="62723" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per my understanding, Izanagi permanently blinds the Sharingan's vision once used. Tobi (Obito) donated one eye to Kakashi, and used Izanagi with the other eye to escape from Konan's paper bombs. This means he should only have a Rinnegan now, but why does he still have a Sharingan with Kamui ability? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I do not read manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2629" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-10-30T04:51:46.973" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T09:22:44.503" Title="Why does Tobi have a Sharingan with Kamui ability after having used Izanagi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5641" CreationDate="2013-10-30T04:24:42.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito%27s_Laboratory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;laboratory&lt;/a&gt; containing collection of sharingans, hence he could have implanted sharingan of someone else to himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2476" LastActivityDate="2013-10-30T04:24:42.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5641" CreationDate="2013-10-30T04:46:11.363" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi assisted Itachi in the Uchiha clan massacre, and collected several Sharingan eyes of the dead Uchiha clan members. He must have implanted one of these Sharingan eyes in his left eye socket. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the battle with Konan, he has two Sharingan eyes. He did not use his original right eye for the Izanagi, but the left eye, which can be seen &quot;losing its light&quot; (closing) as he is talking to Konan. See images below (taken from Chapter 510).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mBHVd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi has two Sharingan eyes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JiPkc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Left eye loses its light&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-10-30T05:25:40.253" LastActivityDate="2013-10-30T05:25:40.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5646" CreationDate="2013-10-30T05:47:59.157" Score="5" ViewCount="2383" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reanimated Nagato used the Six Paths Techniques while fighting Naruto and Killerbee. When Madara was reanimated, he thought he had been revived by Nagato as planned. Can Kabuto or Tobi not make Nagato use the Rinnegan's Outer Path to revive someone, such as Madara, so that they would not need to use the Edo Tensei on him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please disregard the fact that Kabuto wanted to control Madara, so he had to reanimated him using Edo Tensei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-10-30T06:24:23.590" LastActivityDate="2013-10-30T06:29:05.947" Title="Can a reanimated Rinnegan user use the Outer Path to revive someone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5644" CreationDate="2013-10-30T06:13:33.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reanimated Nagato can use the Outer Path to revive someone. Kabuto was even planning to make use of this to capture Naruto and Bee, without letting Tobi know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 551 shows that Kabuto's plan was to have Nagato temporarily kill Naruto and Bee by pulling their souls with Ningendo (Human Path), then hide their souls and bodies with the Jigokudo (Naraka Path), have Nagato come to Kabuto's hideout, where he can revive them using the Outer Path. (See image below.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't use it on Madara, because he won't be able to control Madara if revived through Edo Tensei, as you mentioned. &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XO28r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kabuto plans to capture Naruto and Bee using Nagato&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-10-30T06:29:05.947" LastActivityDate="2013-10-30T06:29:05.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16678" CreationDate="2013-10-30T08:43:14.560" Score="5" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;K-On! Ura-on are bonus episodes from the anime K-On! and they used a different kind of animation or drawing style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hyGcE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the first time I've ever encountered such style (very different compared to the series, though you can easily tell the resemblance to the original) and was wondering for this style's name, if it have. Also, did other anime used this prior or after K-On! Ura-on was released? And, what is this style's history and background? Or is this just created to be unique or random reasons by the K-On! production?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:25:25.220" Title="What kind of animation/drawing style is used on K-On! Ura-on?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-30T12:28:07.877" Score="2" ViewCount="1573" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 288 (&quot;Fukuro's Miscalculation - My Cola is the Water of Life!&quot;), Luffy's Gear Third is introduced when he uses it to break down a closed steel door, and proceeds to pursue Robin. What is the background piece playing at the time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Zozq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy getting ready to use Gear Third&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T15:56:26.020" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T15:56:57.907" Title="What is the piece played when Luffy uses Gear Third in Episode 288?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5648" CreationDate="2013-10-30T12:28:07.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The piece is &lt;em&gt;Luffy vs Ratchet Round 1&lt;/em&gt;, composed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohei_Tanaka_%28composer%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kohei Tanaka&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was first used in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Mechanical_Soldier_of_Karakuri_Castle#ep7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Movie 7: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle&lt;/a&gt;, which was released on March 4, 2006. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrtipI7dP2Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youtube Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T15:56:57.907" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T15:56:57.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5651" CreationDate="2013-10-30T17:51:31.300" Score="13" ViewCount="23601" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always forget what this special hairstyle is called, which is shared by some characters. I'll give some examples, I think it should be clear what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUAbF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9I9rI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward Elric also has this wisp(?), but I can't find a good image of it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is it called? What does it stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T03:40:19.457" LastActivityDate="2018-06-10T11:18:11.023" Title="Name of hair style with one strand sticking upwards" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5650" CreationDate="2013-10-30T18:41:19.713" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes lists it under the name of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdiotHair&quot;&gt;idiot hair&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, which apparently has an equivalent term in Japanese judging from the TV Tropes entry and by some Googling. &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HairAntennae&quot;&gt;hair antennae&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is also similar to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for actual meanings, it probably depends on the specific work - for instance, in Fullmetal Alchemist, the wisp doesn't seem to mean anything in particular, beyond acting as some sort of identity marker in some cases (e.g. the characteristic curled strand of the Armstrongs) or as some sort of personal idiosyncrasy with regards to appearance (in the case of Edward, judging from, for instance, an episode where he intentionally makes a strand of hair stick up like that). Other series I can't answer for as much for lack of having noticed this detail as much, but given this I'd suspect that whether this &quot;stands for&quot; anything depends a lot on the context and on the specific work in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2013-10-30T18:50:46.117" LastActivityDate="2013-10-30T18:50:46.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-30T19:33:22.377" Score="11" ViewCount="4670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right now in Naruto universe, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado are members of Konoha Council.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E4TQG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They joined the council after Hiruzen becomes The Third Hokage. According to naruto &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Hiruzen became the Third Hokage, Homura and Koharu became his&#xA;  councillors. With their years of experience and knowledge and their&#xA;  unending effort to make Konohagakure a better place, they eventually&#xA;  gained similar respect and social status as the Hokage himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is known that before that, they're member of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Team_Tobirama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Team Tobirama&lt;/a&gt;, that also included Sarutobi Hizuren and Tobirama himself. They fought together during the First Shinobi War. So in this time their power could be compared to Hiruzen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MYWUJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, How strong are they now? Have they ever fought again after team Tobirama was dissolved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2014-11-28T14:42:29.893" Title="How powerful are Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado now?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5650" CreationDate="2013-10-30T21:52:17.213" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answer is technically correct, but I don't think the term &quot;idiot hair&quot; is actually common in the English-speaking anime community apart from on TVTropes. The Japanese term for this is &lt;em&gt;ahoge&lt;/em&gt;, which literally translates to &quot;idiot hair&quot;, but that translated term isn't particularly frequently used. A search 'Ahoge anime' gets around 700k Google hits for me, while '&quot;Idiot Hair&quot; anime' only has around 10k hits. Among the translated anime I've seen, some more liberal translators will keep the term &quot;ahoge&quot;, while others translate it to other English phrases such as &quot;cowlick&quot;. I can't think of any cases where the term &quot;idiot hair&quot; itself was used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair style and the use of the term were both popularized by the gag anime/manga Pani Poni Dash, specifically by the character Katagiri Himeko. Given her personality, the term &quot;idiot hair&quot; is justified in that case. The anime for this aired in 2005, but characters with similar hairstyles have existed for a lot longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, while the hairstyle can signify a childish or idiotic personality, it does not always do so. There is no single correct meaning for it, and it's quite common nowadays for it to be used only for stylistic reasons, similar to the strange colors often used for hair in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T03:44:56.783" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T03:44:56.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5656" CreationDate="2013-10-31T03:34:33.237" Score="5" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edo Tensei render a Shinobi immortal with &lt;em&gt;endless&lt;/em&gt; supply of chakra, but can Edo Tensei Chiyo use her Reincarnation Technique to someone and do it many times (since she is immortal)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KQkrw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2013-10-31T03:52:13.030" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T06:05:13.910" Title="Can reanimated Chiyo use One's Own Life Reincarnation technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5655" CreationDate="2013-10-31T05:30:33.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your title question is yes, Chiyo can use her reincarnation technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if she can do it infinitely, because she is supposed to give up all her life and energy for it. However, you can find an alternate way to infinitely revive people: she resurrects one person, and then repeatedly Edo Tensei Chiyo again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your comment on the other post, we can compare Chiyo's technique with Pain's. Pain has never actually mastered the outerpath, which is why he has to give up his life to use it and revive people. In this case, Chiyo is the same; she has give up her life to revive one person. Since Edo Tensei Pain was expected to use his outerpath to revive people, we can also expect Chiyo to be able to do the same with her technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Kishimoto's perspective, this is a really inefficient way to bring back people. That is why there are two other methods, Edo Tensei and the Rinnegan's outerpath. In case masses of people die, he can bring them back in masses. Or in other words, in case Kishimoto kills off too many Shinobi, then realizes he made a mistake by killing them, he can easily undo his error with one skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-10-31T05:37:28.373" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T05:37:28.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5657" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-31T05:38:44.680" Score="7" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are sensory type ninja who could sense others using eye (Byakugan users), nose (Kakashi, Kiba's clan members) and chakra based sensing (Karin and others). Is there anyone/clan who can sense based on sound? Like sensing blasts in a certain range or eavesdropping others etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2629" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:09:16.413" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:09:16.413" Title="Is there any clan/individual with extraordinary hearing ability to sense people in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5658" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6374" CreationDate="2013-10-31T13:39:42.643" Score="2" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;This chapter came to me as a real shocker. I always thought Shigure was an only child. As the title says, were there any references or perhaps even hints or foreshadowing that Shigure had a brother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T06:17:00.733" Title="Was there any reference to Shigure's brother before Chapter 545?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5658" CreationDate="2013-10-31T14:53:45.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since he knows Kosaka style, I want to say he's the biological son of her adoptive father, Hachirobe Kosaka. Pretty sure he alluded to his son being dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2646" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-10-31T17:39:50.157" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T17:39:50.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-31T18:07:09.420" Score="4" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode &lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/strong&gt;, Akihito is reading a book while he skips school:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1wav.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T18:07:09.420" Title="What book is Akihito reading in episode 5 of Kyoukai no Kanata?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5661" CreationDate="2013-10-31T18:07:09.420" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though it's a little bit difficult to read since his fingers are covering the spine, this book looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/4087462684&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or 二十億光年の孤独), by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuntaro_Tanikawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shuntarou TANIKAWA&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ENF3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of &amp;quot;Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude&lt;/em&gt; is a collection of poetry - in fact, Tanikawa's first publication, published in 1952.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T18:07:09.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2483" CreationDate="2013-10-31T18:52:17.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm still confused about what happened myself, but considering all the real-world historical facts the talked about, like the limestone cave being like Cappadocia, the disappearance of Eiken and the others at the Monument being like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angikuni_Lake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Angikuni Village Disappearance&lt;/a&gt;, then the way they were transported to the future could be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Sea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon's Triangle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Dragon's Triangle is an area of ocean south of Japan that is like the Bermuda Triangle. There are cases of boats of all sizes disappearing never to be heard from. The Island that CoE takes place on is located in the Dragon's Triangle, from what I could see from the map Mariya showed of where the plane went down, so despite them not talking about it in the manga, that seems like the most plausible reason for the time travel. Maybe Yoshinobu Yamada had planed on that being the reason but was unable to fit it in for the same reason the ending was so rushed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2648" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-10-31T21:55:07.730" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T21:55:07.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5389" CreationDate="2013-10-31T19:35:19.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's never specified exactly who they are other than than the fact that they're hollows but based on the fact that they appeared to be more humanoid than most hollows it's safe to assume they were Vasto Lorde (strongest form of natural hollow). They also could be some of the Espada pre-arrancar since Harribel (#3) was revield to have been a Vasto Lorde it would make sense for other high level Espada to Vasto Lorde as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2648" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T19:35:19.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2948" CreationDate="2013-10-31T21:23:36.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is how Toboso explained the matter in her journal: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the second season was announced on January 31st last winter, she received tremendous numbers of messages from the fans. The majority of the messages were criticisms against the absence of Ciel and Sebastian from the second season. &quot;How dare you desert the fans, who have been waiting for the two?&quot; &quot;If you don't have affections for your characters, you don't deserve to be the author!&quot; She and the producers had expected the bitter reactions because they intensionally hid Ciel and Sebastian from the announcement. In the first season, director Shinohara chose to bring the revenge of Ciel to an end and Toboso had approved it. The overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans had given the green light to the second season after that. Toboso asked the producers not to reset the finale of the first season. To meet two conflicting conditions: &quot;We must not revive Ciel easily&quot; versus &quot;We want to show the two once again&quot;, she had been vigorously working on the scenario for half a year with other staff. In conclusion, they had created a new rival pair, Alois and Claude. With an intension of showing them &quot;big&quot; and dominant, Alois and Claude were placed in the main of the key illustrations and the trailer and Sakurai Takahiro and Mizuki Nana were assigned to them. Toboso said that the aim of the tricky announcement will be understood if you watch the series to the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more at &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=243708#FkjdSTxGYWPL8y1l.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=243708#FkjdSTxGYWPL8y1l.99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2649" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T21:23:36.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-01T08:11:50.960" Score="8" ViewCount="2481" Body="&lt;p&gt;When using Santoryu (Three Swords style), Zoro holds a sword in his mouth. How is he able to speak normally, without the sword falling?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2NkKV.png&quot; alt=&quot;Zoro speaking with a sword in mouth&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T07:46:50.963" Title="How does Zoro speak with a sword in his mouth?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5668" CreationDate="2013-11-01T08:11:50.960" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The official explanation given by the author, Oda Eiichiro, in his SBS&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; column, is that it is Zoro's &lt;em&gt;heart&lt;/em&gt; speaking. This may not sound any more convincing than &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license&quot;&gt;Artistic License&lt;/a&gt;, but One Piece regularly relies on such unusual logic, so it is not entirely out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; SBS (Shitsumon wo Boshū Suru, roughly meaning &quot;I'm Taking Questions&quot;) is a Q&amp;amp;A column in which Eiichiro Oda answers questions sent in by his fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T08:11:50.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2957" CreationDate="2013-11-01T08:42:47.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just a spinoff because Kanon is extremely popular in Japan. You can't call it canon (or should I say, kanon), because it is not based off the material from the manga. However, Wakaki has drawn a few bonus chapters based off Magical Star Kanon, but does not hold the premise for the OVA's story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2653" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-11-01T18:03:23.467" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T18:03:23.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5671" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5673" CreationDate="2013-11-01T09:13:02.987" Score="18" ViewCount="28493" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know that &lt;em&gt;Kurama's chakra&lt;/em&gt; is of the &lt;strong&gt;healing nature type&lt;/strong&gt;. This is known from many mentions about it in the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what is the nature type of the chakra of the other Tailed beasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: This is my thinking why there should have been a nature type to each of the tailed beasts.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we all know that when &lt;em&gt;Rikudō Sennin&lt;/em&gt; was about to die, he split his powers among his two sons (the older son inherited his powerful chakra and spiritual energy, and the younger son inherited his powerful life force and physical energy). Similarly, when creating the nine tailed beasts from the &lt;em&gt;Shinju&lt;/em&gt;, he must have split the chakra based on their nature so that each tailed beast had a unique natured chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any insight on this would be very much welcomed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T13:12:16.770" LastActivityDate="2018-06-21T11:58:22.240" Title="Chakra nature of Tailed Beasts" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5671" CreationDate="2013-11-01T09:34:59.850" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few facts first:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kurama's chakra isn't healing type. Minato sealed Yang-Kurama in Naruto, which resulted in the chakra Kurama gave him to be Yang oriented. This adds the healing properties to that chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not all tailed beasts have a known nature, but some do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the natures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shukaku&lt;/strong&gt; - Wind, evident by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release%3a_Drilling_Air_Bullet&quot;&gt;Drilling Air Bullet&lt;/a&gt; he fired at Gamabunta.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matatabi&lt;/strong&gt; - Fire, evident by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110118223552/naruto/images/6/62/Two-Tail_Fire_Blast.JPG&quot;&gt;fireball&lt;/a&gt; she fired at Hidan and Kakuzu when they battled her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isobu&lt;/strong&gt; - Water, obvious.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Son Goku&lt;/strong&gt; - Lava (Earth and Fire), evident by multiple lava techniques reanimated Roshi used while in Jinchuuriki form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kokuo&lt;/strong&gt; - Not revealed. His Jinchuuriki was said to use the Steam element (Fire and Water)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saiken&lt;/strong&gt; - Not revealed. His Jinchuuriki uses Water element and specializes in bubbles. Saiken himself was shown to be able to spit acid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chomei&lt;/strong&gt; - Not revealed. Not much was revealed about its Jinchuuriki too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gyuuki&lt;/strong&gt; - Not revealed, but presumed Lightning. His Jinchuuriki uses Lightning.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kurama&lt;/strong&gt; - Not revealed, but presumed Yin-Yang. His Jinchuuriki was shown to have remarkable stamina and healing properties, which suggest Yang nature which is compatible with the half of Kurama he had. The other half's chakra was not explained thoroughly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Shinju&lt;/strong&gt; (God Tree; Juubi) - Natural Energy and Yin-Yang. Evident by the techniques Obito uses after becoming its Jinchuuriki, as well as what was revealed in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T09:34:59.850" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5657" CreationDate="2013-11-01T18:57:20.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;None that I know of, no. I don't think there was ever one in the fillers either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing close I can think of is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dosu_Kinuta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dosu Kinuta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of the sound village, he used to attack using sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T18:57:20.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5677" CreationDate="2013-11-02T02:29:12.547" Score="14" ViewCount="24445" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that most anime characters are drawn without lips. Is there a specific reason for doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nh790.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfpt0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxrSe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lj5Pk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" LastEditorUserId="2656" LastEditDate="2013-11-02T20:10:41.153" LastActivityDate="2018-12-30T22:19:47.967" Title="Why are anime characters usually drawn without lips?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5676" CreationDate="2013-11-02T02:48:09.077" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason seems to be more historical and technological than some kind of art or costumes. &lt;strong&gt;Realistic lips are hard to draw&lt;/strong&gt;. The lips has certain singularities that prevent creatives from trying to imitate them. In cases where they need a close up (focus on) the lips, the quality/relistic could be increased (this depends greatly on the production) but in most of case whereas there is another more important elements in the scene, some realistic details are just dropped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, some technology could allow producers to pimp up all realistic features (lips included) so they picture more realistic lips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a single line, the answers is: if they are not pictured, is because it results a pain to produce them; if they are pictured is because all other details are also realistic, why not lips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T02:48:09.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="664" CreationDate="2013-11-02T04:50:04.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its more like when we talk to our Inner selves when we are hitting on a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Is she looking at Me ?&#xA;&#xA;Why is she looking ?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you first learn to ride bicycle you have to think a lot and then after sometime it becomes automatic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto does not have to make conscious effort to talk to Kyuubi, he can simultaneously talk to Kyuubi and do other stuff, because its automatic now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T04:50:04.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-02T06:36:21.433" Score="3" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jango is an antagonist, who first appeared in episode 9, during the Syrup Village arc. What is the striped thing seen on his chin? (Encircled in the image below.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gvxrW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Striped thing on Jango&amp;#39;s chin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-02T14:13:14.377" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T19:49:29.833" Title="What is the striped thing on Jango's chin?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5679" CreationDate="2013-11-02T06:36:21.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Eiichiro Oda, the striped thing on Jango's chin is a leftover mushroom! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before becoming a pirate, Jango was a wandering dancer. Business wasn't good, so all he did was sleep. He did not even take baths. Eventually, a striped fungus grew from his filthy chin. Jango was so hungry, he tried eating the cap of the mushroom, and found it disgusting! He gulped it down anyway, and after than he somehow gained the ability to hypnotize people. The trunk of the mushroom was left on his chin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Source: One Piece SBS, Volume 6.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T06:36:21.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4315" CreationDate="2013-11-02T08:17:04.313" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently re-watched the episode in question and I noticed that it does not show Guilford actually being consumed by the FLEIJA. Upon close examination the blast actually stops just short of were he would have been floating. This could have easily allowed for a quick ejection or a use of the thrusters, attached to the back of the float system, which he could have used to escape. After that, if Guilfordhad used the thrusters, he would have been caught in the minor vacuum which would most likely have destroyed his Vincent and it would have prevented him from returning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T08:17:04.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5687" CreationDate="2013-11-02T14:59:16.967" Score="8" ViewCount="1601" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term life force is used a number of times during the series. Does life force simply mean chakra? If so, then do non-ninjas (such as Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen) not have life force? Is there a canonical definition for this term?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T15:24:38.460" Title="What does &quot;life force&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2013-11-02T18:07:18.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated above, the main reason is Toriyama not knowing how to portray a female Super Saiyan, which might also be the reason while the entire offspring of both Goku and Vegeta until the very end of DBZ are exclusively male - and shown capable of transforming into Super Saiyans. &#xA;Since the potential seems to be passed down to the children, Bra and Pan both should be able to pull it off. Again, the question of design gets in the way, and the fact that until some point in GT when things began to go south rapidly, starting with Baby's using of the Ultimate Dragonballs, they lived fairly peaceful lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, bear in mind that all Saiyan-blooded children shown are halfbreeds or, in Pan's case, only 1/4th Saiyan. Taking Gohan as an example, the human blood inside him significantly dampened his drive to fight and the urge to train, which is why he preferred pursuing an education unlike his father and Vegeta who remain obsessed with improving their physical capabilities even in times of peace as if driven by instinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since from the end of DBZ to the end of the first third of GT the Earth has been peaceful, halfblooded Trunks, Goten and Bra have had no reason whatsoever to train and lacked the drive to do so because circumstances allowed them to live peaceful lives. Pan only trained because of Goku and Mr. Satan's influence but seemed to take it more as a hobby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, given the right circumstances female Saiyans are all but impossible, except for the fact the species is nearly extinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2657" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T18:07:18.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5682" CreationDate="2013-11-02T21:21:27.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are my thoughts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...chakra is a form of life energy all living individuals naturally&#xA;produce to some degree&quot;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra#Normal_Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto&#xA;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every living thing has charkra. You need to have good chakra control to use ninjustu/genjustu. For example, Lee has charkra, which is why he can walk on water and up trees, but he can't use it &quot;externally as ninjutsu or genjutsu&quot; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Lee#Taijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe the term &quot;life force&quot; is defined specifically in the&#xA;    series. Charkra is the only form of life energy I think is mentioned, and running out of charkra kills you. So, I would think charkra is life energy, but that disagrees with the definition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="2100" LastEditDate="2013-11-02T21:31:50.883" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T21:31:50.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5686" CreationDate="2013-11-02T21:52:04.543" Score="0" ViewCount="683" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone is brought back to life with the endo tensi, could they also be brought back with justu's like Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique or what Chiyo used or again with the endo tensi?&#xA;I would like to point out the diffrence between my question and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5655/can-reanimated-chiyo-use-ones-own-life-reincarnation-technique&quot;&gt;Can reanimated Chiyo use One&amp;#39;s Own Life Reincarnation technique?&lt;/a&gt;. The latter focuses on the paradox of using a life taking justu on an immortal person, while my asks about bring back someone twice, so that there are two of them at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, can you use an endo tensi as a sacrifice for an endo tensi? This way you could have an army with only one sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T22:08:22.793" Title="Can a reanimated person, be revived?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5685" CreationDate="2013-11-02T21:58:32.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems as it is possible, as Madara has attempted to take control on Obito to use the Rinne Tensei on him. Madara usually knows what he's doing, so we can assume that reviving a reanimated person is possible in that matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know about other techniques though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T21:58:32.310" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5682" CreationDate="2013-11-02T22:20:14.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way I see it, Life Force is a &lt;strong&gt;completely different energy&lt;/strong&gt; from chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chakra can be depleted and restored (even though if you deplete it too much, you die). When Life Force gets used in a technique, the user's vitality usually takes a hit, as well as his life-span. (Nagato was left completely drained, and never recovered from using the Gedo Mazo in battle).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Life Force was seen to be transferred and infused in other individuals to revive them. Both &quot;super healing&quot; and actual bringing back from the dead was seen. Mere &quot;chakra&quot; does not have this property.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Life Force seem to have some sort of connection with the Yang (or physical) energy your body produces, and mixed with Yin to form chakra. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Not to mention humans once lived without chakra, and it was given to them by the God Tree, the term &quot;Life Force&quot; indicates that without it there can be no life, hence the two are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;So what is Life Force?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term is very hazy, it wasn't explicitly explained or discussed in the series, but from what I get, it's a completely different energy, closely related to the Yang energy, and it determines your vitality and life-span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T22:20:14.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5690" CreationDate="2013-11-02T23:31:14.293" Score="4" ViewCount="13209" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto arrived, he and the toads fought Pain. The only other people of the Hidden Leaf, in my opinion, who were powerful enough to help would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi and other dead people&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guy—not in the village&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsunade—in a comma&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Uchihas—seemingly defected from the Leaf&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danzo&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where was Danzo? He would not have wanted the Leaf to be destroyed, so I would imagine he would help here and also when Orochimaru attacked the Leaf in part 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hard evidence to support why Danzo didn't help in either attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:01:35.640" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:01:35.640" Title="Where was Danzo when Pain attacked?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5688" CreationDate="2013-11-03T03:27:59.513" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo was in Konoha at the time of Pain's attack, at the Root organization's HQ. He even plays a role in the plot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He first tells Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado that Tsunade was risking the loss of Fourth Hokage's legacy by recalling Naruto from Myobokuzan to the village. (Occurs in anime only.) He then kills the messenger frog Kosuke, left behind by Fukasaku to prevent the news of Pain's attack from reaching Naruto, so that the Kyuubi doesn't fall in Akatsuki's hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't help the village for political reasons. He knows that using Katsuyu's healing, Tsunade would prevent a total destruction of the village. He could then lie low until Tsunade is removed from power, and then become the Hokage himself. (see images below, taken from Chapter 421 and 424.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His not helping during Orochimaru's invasion was also presumably for the same reason, that is, to try to remove Hiruzen from power and become Hokage himself. Either that, or Kishimoto had not planned for Danzo at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wktHa.png&quot; alt=&quot;Danzo kills Kosuke&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8lUL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Danzo wants to end Tsunade&amp;#39;s rule&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7fIr3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Danzo wants to take over power&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-03T04:04:24.727" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T04:04:24.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-03T08:54:01.483" Score="2" ViewCount="2388" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started reading this series around 5 years ago. Finally finished it because the last chapter was finally translated, so I might have forgotten some things along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain to me the ending? My guess is that it was Maya in disguised delivering the flowers. The delivery lady also states the bouquet was from a &quot;friend&quot;. If it is really Maya's gift, that makes me wonder is it actually a gift or perhaps a bomb / something malicious?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the intent and purpose of the flowers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T10:33:30.000" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T02:41:20.753" Title="Ending of Bloody Monday season 3" Tags="&lt;bloody-monday&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5676" CreationDate="2013-11-03T13:13:56.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Animes are hard to make and the majority reason for creating Animations is to express imagination, creativity, ideas etc and not how good you are at drawing real pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you draw real lips, would have to show teeth as well when the characters smile, which further adds to the complexity without substantial visual benefit for the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dont you think the without lips version looks cute ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OM6bU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastEditorUserId="2587" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T05:10:12.970" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T05:10:12.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6263" CreationDate="2013-11-03T21:25:25.073" Score="2" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the summer field trip, Teshigawara and Mochizuki re-record Matsunaga's message about how to stop the Calamity after it's started - with an emphasis on the actions being discussed, so that no one regrets the decision, and also to prevent the same insanity that took over the entire class during the summer trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that happened after the Extra had been killed. It was revealed earlier, from Matsunaga's account of killing the Extra, that only the person responsible for the Extra's death will remember it for a short while. When Sakakibara showed everyone the class photos that were taken when they arrived, no one sees or even knows of the Extra which Sakakibara and Mei can see and remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakakibara remembers Reiko because he was the one who killed her after learning that she was the Extra.  Mei remembers, because not only was she there and about to do the killing herself, but as she also revealed, she remembers seeing Reiko die. Her &quot;false eye&quot; could also contribute to her remembering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since only Sakakibara and Mei remember the Extra, how do Teshigawara and Mochizuki remember that it was the death of the Extra that stopped the Calamity? since it was once that killing the Extra stopped the Calamity (so it wasn't proven that there was a link)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T23:10:39.760" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T23:10:39.760" Title="How does Teshigawara create the recording" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5694" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5698" CreationDate="2013-11-03T21:32:50.907" Score="2" ViewCount="10262" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the hospital where Sakakibara was having his checkups and where Sanae worked, the elevator had no 4th floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I know in Japanese culture the numbers 4 (四 &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt;) and 7 (七 &lt;em&gt;shichi&lt;/em&gt;) have &quot;shi&quot; in them which is &quot;death&quot; (死 &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt;) and the Japanese are very superstitious, so they have alternate names for 4 and 7 (&lt;em&gt;yon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;nana&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm wondering, is it just in &lt;em&gt;Another&lt;/em&gt;, where the theme is death, that the 4th floor (and possibly the 7th floor, never really noticed) is missing, or is it a cultural thing in Japan to label the 4th floor as the 5th floor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-11-03T23:59:27.160" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T23:59:27.160" Title="Why does the hospital in Another have no fourth floor?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5700" CreationDate="2013-11-03T21:36:16.410" Score="0" ViewCount="402" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Chibiki stops Akazawa from killing Kazami, it's mentioned that Kazami had killed 2 people. The second was a girl who was in Sakakibara's arms before he stabs her through the throat and asks Sakakibara if he remembers her (almost like randomly killing someone to see if they were the Extra). But, who was the first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-03T23:36:09.623" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T23:36:09.623" Title="Who was the first person Kazami killed?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-03T21:38:31.640" Score="2" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Akazawa hears Takako scream, she rushes to their room to find the sheets cut up and bloody, yet she shows up later on bloodied but fine (apart from being almost insane). Who or what caused these injuries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T01:58:00.817" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T01:58:00.817" Title="What led to Takako's injuries?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5697" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-03T21:41:58.220" Score="3" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the novel, it says that Keiko Numata became an insane crone murderer due to Ikuo's death. However, she commits suicide by biting off her tongue in the novel, while in the anime she is stopped by Chibiki and she is seen to have stab wounds in her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if her backstory (going insane and all) is the same as it is in the novel - or did something else happen in the anime which relates to her stab wounds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-22T06:08:49.780" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T16:24:00.077" Title="Is Keiko Numata's backstory the same in the anime as it is in the the novel?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5694" CreationDate="2013-11-03T21:44:34.453" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is true for many East Asian cultures, because, as you pointed out, 4 sounds like &quot;Death&quot;. You can read about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. It's the same as the idea that many western hotels skip the 13th floor and instead label it the 14th floor because 13 is a superstitious number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese hotels sometimes also skip the 13th floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T21:44:34.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5694" CreationDate="2013-11-03T23:13:09.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5698/1908&quot;&gt;@kuwaly's answer&lt;/a&gt; is essentially correct. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd just like to add that I've never heard of the 7th floor being excluded from a building. The major numerical superstitions in Japanese (and probably Chinese, etc.) surround the numbers 4 (四 &lt;em&gt;yon&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt;) and 9 (九 &lt;em&gt;ku&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;kyuu&lt;/em&gt;), since they sound like &quot;death&quot; (死, &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt;) and &quot;suffering&quot; (苦 &lt;em&gt;ku&lt;/em&gt;). To the best of my knowledge, there are no similar superstitions surrounding the number 7 (despite the fact that, as you correctly point out, 7 can be read &lt;em&gt;shichi&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, just to make this clear - the presence of &quot;alternate&quot; readings like &lt;em&gt;yon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;nana&lt;/em&gt; (for 4 and 7 respectively) isn't purely because of superstition. Rather, it's because there are two parallel schemes for counting in Japanese, one of which uses native Japanese words (&lt;em&gt;hito&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;futa&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;mi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;yo&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;itsu&lt;/em&gt;, ...), and one of which uses Chinese imports (&lt;em&gt;itsu&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;ichi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;ni&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;ji&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;san&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;go&lt;/em&gt;, ...). This is vaguely similar to how English has native words (one, two, three, four, five...) and Greek/Latin imports (mono / uni, di / bi, tri, tetra / quad, pent / quint, ...). If you're interested in learning more, consider asking a question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japanese.SE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T23:13:09.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5695" CreationDate="2013-11-03T23:28:04.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two people that Kazami killed were apparently named &lt;strong&gt;KANEKI Kyouko&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;MATSUI Aki&lt;/strong&gt;. Here's a picture of them together:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zvfkOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kyouko and Aki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right after the above shot, Kyouko (left) falls to the floor, apparently stabbed in the back by Kazami. He then chased after Aki (right), which is why she was running when she bumped into Sakakibara. Here, we see Sakakibara coming across Kyouko's body:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xpi64l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakakibara finding Kyouko dead&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly thereafter, Aki runs into Sakakibara's arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cCaS4l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aki running into Sakakibara&amp;#39;s arms&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, Kazami stabs her in the neck, raising his kill count to 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T23:28:04.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-03T23:53:03.273" Score="2" ViewCount="1029" Body="&lt;p&gt;The calamity is caused when someone who has died is added to class 3, everyone's memories and records regarding the extra are altered by some unseen force and the extra has a physical body allowing the rest of the class to interact with him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when describing what may have caused the calamity to exists, when class 3, 26 years prior refused to accept the girl's death and started to act as if she still existed leading to her being in the graduation photo, it starts off with one student refusing to accept her death and was at first thought to be seeing things until later more students confirmed and the teacher allowed the dead girl to remain in the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the girl who died 26 years prior obtain a physical existence like how the extra does or did the class just see her ghost?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-22T12:19:52.123" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T12:19:52.123" Title="Did the girl who died 26 years ago exist in the same way as the extras?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5702" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5894" CreationDate="2013-11-04T00:01:19.850" Score="3" ViewCount="1035" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that the Extra was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakakibara's Aunt Reiko Mikami, who was also the assistant homeroom teacher, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; everyone's memories and official records are altered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Reiko really related to Sakakibara or was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that a lie fabricated to account for her existence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T13:56:38.640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T16:33:30.987" Title="Is Reiko Sakakibara's aunt really her relative?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5705" CreationDate="2013-11-04T00:57:37.683" Score="9" ViewCount="14435" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are multiple Code Geass manga, but it's been a long time since I've read them. I was wondering if they covered different timelines or physical areas or if they were different perspectives of the same thing going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T22:45:52.133" Title="Are the Code Geass manga just different perspectives?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5703" CreationDate="2013-11-04T01:28:57.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&lt;/strong&gt; is almost the same as the anime however there are no Knightmares and it's a lot more shorter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack&lt;/strong&gt; is based off the anime but in Suzaku's point of view&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Jet Black Renya&lt;/strong&gt; is a prequel to the anime set during Japan's Edo Period&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally&lt;/strong&gt; is a different story where Lelouch disappears after making a contract with C.C and Nunnally makes a Geass Contract herself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so in answer to your question, Suzaku of the Counter Attack is a different perspective to the anime, Jet Black Renya is set in Japan but in a different time, Nightmare of Nunnally is totally different&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T01:28:57.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5703" CreationDate="2013-11-04T01:35:28.930" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1528/Code_Geass%3a_Hangyaku_no_Lelouch&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a retelling of the anime. It's been ages since I read this, but I don't recall there being any major differences in terms of plot. (It wasn't a shot-for-shot adaptation, though; there were minor changes here and there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1530/Code_Geass%3a_Hankou_no_Suzaku&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; starts out as a retelling of the anime from Suzaku's perspective, but diverges fairly quickly into an alternate-universe story. Suzaku and Lelouch end up joining forces to fight Schneizel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1547/Code_Geass%3a_Nightmare_of_Nunnally&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an alternate-universe story featuring mostly the same characters and some of the same historical background but otherwise wildly different. As the title suggests, Nunnally is the main character, and Lelouch is mostly out of the picture. Nunnally makes a contract with a being called Nemo, which allows her to control an unusual Knightmare, things unfold from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Code_Geass%3a_Tales_of_an_Alternate_Shogunate&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an alternate-universe story featuring alternate versions of many of the characters, back in the year 1853. In this story, &quot;Geass&quot; is actually the power to summon and control Knightmares. The characters use this power to fend off Perry's Black Ships (except that this time, Perry is Brittanian, not American). Stuff happens thereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/17311/Code_Geass%3a_Shikkoku_no_Renya&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Renya of the Darkness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is supposedly set in the main continuity (back in the 1800s), but is basically an alternate-universe story. I've only read part of this, but basically none of the main characters from the main story appear besides C.C., and the name &quot;Knightmare&quot; is given to weird human-sized beings that cause trouble for the main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/42381/Code_Geass%3a_Soubou_no_Oz&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Code Geass: Oz, the Reflection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an alternate-universe story supposedly set between the two seasons of the anime. I haven't read this, so I don't know much about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also apparently a 4koma manga called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/25854/Barcode_Geass%3a_Hanbai_no_Lelouch&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Barcode Geass: Lelouch of the Sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. I haven't read it, but it appears to be a parody manga about Lelouch working as a store clerk, and as such is clearly an alternate-universe story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T01:35:28.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5706" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5708" CreationDate="2013-11-04T02:13:33.757" Score="2" ViewCount="6554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a post on the anime Facebook page that season 2 was confirmed. However, I can't remember how long ago that was. (The post was really just an image with white text saying Season 2 Confirmed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that sometimes anime seasons go for 20+ episode and sometimes they go for half that yet have a second season that goes up to episode 20+. And since the 25 episodes of Sword Art Online have covers 2 games, I am wondering, is season 1 all 25 episodes or is the 25 episode actually 2 seasons (each season being a different game)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T18:37:44.377" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:39:07.350" Title="Does Sword Art Online Season 1 end at episode 25?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5706" CreationDate="2013-11-04T02:49:23.397" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 1 of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; involved two arcs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the Aincrad arc, which spans the first 14 episodes and then there is the Alfheim Online which follows and makes up the remaining episodes to 25. These all aired sequentially, with no real &quot;break&quot; from the studio. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2636" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:39:07.350" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:39:07.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5711" CreationDate="2013-11-04T03:19:18.673" Score="3" ViewCount="11084" Body="&lt;p&gt;looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accel_World#Light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Light Novels List on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; i assume that Novels 1 and 3 are used but i am wondering if that's it or any of the others are used&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T03:52:11.510" Title="Which of the Light Novels does the Anime of Accel World Cover" Tags="&lt;accel-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5709" CreationDate="2013-11-04T03:52:11.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, Accel World the anime 1st season covers Volume 1-4 + two short histories from Volume 10. (possible spoilers at the end)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Volume 1: episodes from 1 through 5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Volume 10 1st Short history: episode 6 and 7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Volume 2: episodes from 8 through 12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Volume 3: episodes from 13 through 17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Volume 10 2nd Short history: episode 18 and 19&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Volume 4: episodes from 20 through 24&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is important to notice that the two OVA's are not part of the main Light Novel series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T03:52:11.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2013-11-04T05:34:16.107" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they do. Just like in real world we eat some animal and we keep some as pets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edible pokemons : Basculin, Slowpoke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_food#Eating_other_Pok.C3.A9mon&quot;&gt;Humans eating Pokémon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meat is often shown in the anime, but while it has never been directly shown to come from Pokémon, no other food source has yet been explained. It is known that some Pokémon produce edible foods and by-products such as milk, nuts and fruit. These can be safely harvested with little or no harm or discomfort to the Pokémon. However, it has been mentioned that some Pokémon are hunted and used for their meat: Farfetch'd in particular are noted for making a good meal, especially when cooked with leek, and were nearly hunted to extinction because of this, ultimately leading to their rareness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During a story arc within the Gen II games and their remakes, the newly reformed Team Rocket begin stealing Slowpoke, cutting off their tails and then selling them as a rare delicacy. It is indicated that the tail is not eaten, but is sucked or lightly chewed on; similar to the manner in which a person would enjoy Honeysuckle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While visiting the Canalave Library, it is revealed in the Sinnoh Folk Tales that Pokémon caught from the sea are eaten, and then the bones thrown back into the water. It is also mentioned that the Pokémon that were eaten will return fully fleshed.&#xA;  Ash and Brock imagining a cooked Magikarp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Pokémon Shipwreck, Ash and friends, along with Team Rocket are stranded in the middle of the ocean without food. Eventually, due to their hunger and the dire nature of their situation, Ash and Brock began to discuss and fantasize about eating James's Magikarp. Unfortunately for them and Meowth in particular, Magikarp's body composition renders it nearly inedible. Misty elaborates on this, stating that Magikarp are nothing more than scale and bone, thus there would be little sustenance obtained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In New Plot, Odd Lot!, Harley has a flashback in which a class mate (who looks like May) stole his &quot;snackie&quot;, which bore a resemblance to tiny Octillery, similar to the octopi served in some real-life restaurants. It is unknown if these were actual Octillery, or just food prepared and shaped to look like them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is possible, based on wording used in Cherubi's Pokédex entry, that humans, not just Pokémon have eaten Cherubi's ball-like appendage before. Also, according to its Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokédex entry, Basculin are remarkably tasty, indicating humans have eaten them as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastEditorUserId="2587" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T05:45:33.913" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T05:45:33.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5713" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6509" CreationDate="2013-11-04T06:57:00.320" Score="13" ViewCount="3711" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that the Kairoseki is just a solid form of the sea and have the same effect as the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why does Kairoseki weaken and negate devil fruit's power, like when a DF user is handcuffed or touched by it, it drains their energy and they lose their ability (Logias can't transform when handcuffed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of sea water, I think it just drains their energy but never negates their ability (e.g. Luffy can still stretch to use elephant gun to knock out Kraken).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is it ever shown or explained where the Kairoseki came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:47:29.733" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T04:49:13.257" Title="Why is Kairoseki's effect more powerful than the sea?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5714" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5722" CreationDate="2013-11-04T06:58:56.250" Score="8" ViewCount="1686" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find this question interesting here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5671/chakra-nature-of-tailed-beasts&quot;&gt;Chakra nature of Tailed Beasts&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I saw the comment: &lt;em&gt;Does a Jinchuuriki gain the nature of his/her tailed beast? And if so, does the tailed beast gain the nature of its Jinchuuriki?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to confirm this, I ask a different question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2665" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T02:20:33.563" Title="Does a Jinchuuriki gain the nature of his/her tailed beast?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5718" CreationDate="2013-11-04T08:13:53.810" Score="5" ViewCount="1795" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading this question about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5671/chakra-nature-of-tailed-beasts&quot;&gt;Chakra nature of Tailed Beasts&lt;/a&gt;. It came across my mind what is the relationship of the Yin-yang to the 5 Chakra nature elements? And how come you can classify a Chakra nature as Yin-Yang? Does it has something to do with the Chinese Zodiac or principles of Taoism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T06:53:41.000" Title="Relationship of Yin-Yang in Five Chakra nature elements" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5414" CreationDate="2013-11-04T08:35:03.820" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy's Haki ability is called Busoshoku: Koka. Koka means hardening. Luffy's body is made of rubber. Oda is quite clearly referring to hardened rubber, or vulcanized rubber, which is black. (Compare images below)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C6LIL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy&amp;#39;s hardened arm&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dATiX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vulcanized rubber&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T08:35:03.820" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5716" CreationDate="2013-11-04T09:37:22.720" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;What is the relationship of the Yin-yang to the 5 Chakra nature elements?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Base from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin relates to one's spiritual energy and Yang relates to one's physical energy and it's necessary to utilise both of these in order to mould chakra for ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Yamato, the manipulation of Yin and Yang is the source of non-elemental techniques such as the Shadow Imitation Technique, Multi-Size Technique, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in relation to 5 nature elements, I think it is the 6th type, having the techniques classified in this type as non-elemental techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about &lt;strong&gt;Does it has something to do with the Chinese Zodiac or principles of Taoism?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of nature transformation parallels the real-life art, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Onmyōdō&lt;/a&gt; (陰陽道; Literally meaning &amp;quot;The Way of Yin and Yang&amp;quot;), which is a mixture of natural sciences and occultism. It largely features Wu Xing and Yin and Yang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T06:53:41.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5714" CreationDate="2013-11-04T10:59:38.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, I don't think that has ever occurred or will occur in future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tailed beast are dependent on the Jinchuuriki for existence and lend Jinchuuriki's chakra whenever required, Its never the other way around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki#cite_ref-12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;If the tailed beast is removed from its jinchūriki's body, the jinchūriki will die. Similarly, if the jinchūriki dies with the tailed beast still sealed within them, the beast will die too. Because of this, the tailed beasts tend to be very protective of their jinchūriki, and will take any action whenever their lives are in danger.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are not good at controlling their own chakra, so I dont think they will be able to control or manipulate any Jinchuuriki's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinju#cite_ref-19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Although the Ten-Tails possesses great power, much like the other tailed beasts it is unable to use it effectively due to not having enough intelligence to focus its power without being under someone else's control.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T10:59:38.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5676" CreationDate="2013-11-04T13:34:40.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of traditions in anime design come from manga. This makes sense: many anime are adaptations of manga, and so the makers of the anime usually want it to resemble the manga that's being adapted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of manga, this tradition comes largely from the fact that drawing lips requires intricate detail in a very small space. Aside from being more difficult to draw than a simple mouth line, lips also take a lot longer to draw, and manga is often drawn on a very tight schedule. As a result, they're generally not considered worth doing for &lt;em&gt;most&lt;/em&gt; characters: specific situations or designs might call for them, but if that doesn't happen, the default is to leave them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2403" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T13:34:40.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-04T14:00:50.923" Score="3" ViewCount="2856" Body="&lt;p&gt;What kind of creatures are these Tailed Beasts? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know they are the summation of huge amount of chakra and a body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are just chakra, can't the chakra itself be the body? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do Tailed Beasts need the body for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T16:25:08.973" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T16:30:47.580" Title="What are the Tailed Beasts (Bijuu) actually made of?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5714" CreationDate="2013-11-04T14:12:40.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it has some sort of influence, but is not absolute:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Example pro:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roshi, Son Goku's Jinchuuriki, uses lava similarly to the bijuu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gaara, Shukaku's Jinchuuriki uses sand much like Shukaku himself (although it was later revealed to be Gaara's mother).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Example against:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto, Kurama's Jinchuuriki, has Wind as his main element, but Kurama has not shown using Wind at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do believe the bijuu has some sort of influence on the Jinchuuriki's chakra development, especially if they're sealed in them when they are very young. (Naruto's chakra alone was said to be at least 4 times in amount that of Kakashi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether the Jinchuuriki's chakra is the same the bijuu, I don't think so. It's more dependant on genes, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T14:12:40.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5721" CreationDate="2013-11-04T14:14:43.640" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bijuu are living beings, same as humans and animals. They were &lt;em&gt;created&lt;/em&gt; by the Sage of Six Paths, using the Creation of All Things technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sage created the vessels with Yin, breathed life into them with Yang, then poured the Ten Tails' chakra into them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra is merely energy. It cannot take complex physical form (With the exception of the Creation of All Things, which uses chakra to create form).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T14:14:43.640" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5716" CreationDate="2013-11-04T14:27:33.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yin relates to one's spiritual energy and Yang relates to one's physical energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mixing some yin and yang gives you chakra,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Chakra = Yin + Yang&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakra is the resulting form of energy when two other forms of energy are mixed together. The two energies are referred to as &quot;physical energy&quot; and &quot;spiritual energy&quot;. Physical energy is collected from the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy is derived from the mind's consciousness (i.e. the soul) and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra Control in 2 ways:&#xA;Shape Control: Changes the shape of chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Eg. Rassengan&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nature Control: Changes the behavior, type and properties of the chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth and Water and there combos like Lava, Ice etc.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other chakra types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; Tailed Beast Chakra, Senjutsu Chakra (Nature energy when Naruto in Sage mode) etc.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T14:27:33.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-04T14:37:01.980" Score="2" ViewCount="339" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a human is being sucked of chakra, his body remains. This is not true in the case of Tailed Beast; their body also gets sucked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Juubi only needs other beasts chakra and yet it takes their body as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:29:00.393" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T02:29:00.393" Title="What happens to the bodies of Bijuu's inside the Juubi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5726" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5729" CreationDate="2013-11-04T18:16:28.993" Score="13" ViewCount="7848" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was watching Episode 322 of Naruto Shippuden, I found what I guess is a mistake:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First look at the picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/On019.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Madara came, he was using only Sharingan, and this can be seen until 07:43 in the picture, while he was dodging Gaara's sand attacks. However, when Naruto was above him with an Odama Rasengan, Madara suddenly could be seen with the Rinnegan on his eyes (07:45), and nobody noticed it like if it was a mistake. It should have been normal Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, at 08:17, Madara was using the Mangekyou Sharingan, since he activated it after Naruto's attack to invoke the Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after that, at around 10:04, Madara was targeted by a Rasenshuriken, hence he had to activate the Rinnegan, and that was at 10:06. It was the first time that he did it since he came to life with Edo Tensei, and that could be confirmed from everybody's reaction when they saw his Rinnegan at around 10:56 (&quot;Why does he have the Rinnegan?&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was it a mistake that they drew Madara with the Rinnegan at 07:45?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T23:18:28.540" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T23:18:28.540" Title="Why did Madara have Rinnegan before activating it and nobody noticed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-04T19:07:36.390" Score="4" ViewCount="2885" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need help to identify an anime I saw 2 years ago that features a rich orphan. He meets two girls, one of whom is attacked and beaten up by an alligator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two girls are sisters, and begin working as maids for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2669" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:41:22.833" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:41:22.833" Title="What is the name of an anime about sisters working as maids?" Tags="&lt;he-is-my-master&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:19:58.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5727" CreationDate="2013-11-04T19:34:06.963" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you may be looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Is_My_Master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;He is My Master&lt;/a&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama&lt;/em&gt;) (it's a bit hard to tell because you haven't given a lot of information). It follows Yoshitaka, a 14-year-old orphan who inherited a large estate from his parents. He hires sisters Izumi and Mizuki as maids. They also bring their pet alligator Pochi, who often attacks Izumi. A third girl, Anna, appears later in the story as a maid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime aired in 2005, while the manga ran from 2002 to 2009, so it fits your time frame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QxvCvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-05T02:25:25.273" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T02:25:25.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5726" CreationDate="2013-11-04T19:40:27.317" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was a mistake (and yes, &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10728598#10728598&quot;&gt;I noticed it before you did&lt;/a&gt;, ask the regulars at chat =P), nice job spotting it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, that specific scene doesn't exist (the part where he looks up at the Rasengan), so apparently the animators or the editors simply made him with the Rinnegan for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-11-05T14:34:41.563" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T14:34:41.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5725" CreationDate="2013-11-04T22:26:05.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;The tailed beasts are living forms of chakra, sometimes referred to as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra Monsters&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt; giving them immense reserves of especially strong chakra that far outmatches most shinobi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bodies you are seeing is not actually a 'physical body'. They are just a &lt;strong&gt;representation of that immense chakra&lt;/strong&gt; which are based on the number of their tails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why, if the chakra of the tailed beasts you are talking about get sucked, that means their whole or part of their 'chakra body' get sucked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, on the last part, it is not necessary to get the whole chakra body of the tailed beasts to form the Jūbi. But when it does absorb only a part, anime/manga makers like Kishimoto is showing that it has already has that beasts' chakra. Please check this question for deeper explanation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4879/is-the-amount-of-chakra-extracted-equal-to-the-size-of-the-part-that-is-cut-off&quot;&gt;Is the amount of chakra extracted equal to the size of the part that is cut off from the Bijuu?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T22:26:05.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="778" CreationDate="2013-11-04T23:51:29.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya should have already known who Naruto was because he knew Minato (4th hokage). Naruto and his dad Minato look so much alike, as Jiraiya said himself in one of the episodes, so he probably was acting as if he didn't know Naruto.  Plus, Minato asked Jiraiya if he could name his son Naruto after the character in the book Jiraiya wrote (&quot;tales of a gutsy ninja&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2013-11-05T00:22:15.050" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T00:22:15.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="664" CreationDate="2013-11-05T00:02:48.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes Naruto is able to talk to the Kyuubi (Kurama) while not having to go inside his mind. He usually goes inside his mind when he really has to, wants to, or just needs power. But if hes not falling or standing still but he's actually running he wont really go into hi mind to see the Kyuubi or he will hit something. He would have to stop if he wants to actaully see the fox. That's why he can talk to the the Kyuubi or the Kyuubi talks to him without Naruto having to go inside his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;p.s: The nine tailed fox's name is Kurama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-05T01:55:44.063" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T01:55:44.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2013-11-05T00:10:31.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because putting your hands behind your back while running makes you go faster. Because it's weighing you down in the back but your weighing yourself down in the front, So it's like your trying to keep your balance but the front has more weight than the back so when your running your also kind of leaning forward at the same time which makes you run faster giving you more speed. That's why ninja do this so they have more speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T16:02:24.733" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T16:02:24.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2013-11-05T00:34:24.093" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Naruto has his mother's last name is because if people found out Naruto was the son of the fourth Hokage, he would have been in danger. This was actually explained to Naruto by Minato Namikaze the fourth Hokage himself in episode 168 of Naruto Shippuden. Naruto got to punch his dad in the stomach which was very funny even if he was mad at him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T13:17:33.683" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T13:17:33.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4167" CreationDate="2013-11-05T00:50:34.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it was first put into an Uzumaki and it has been passed on from generation. It was first sealed into Mito Uzumaki, then Kushina Uzumaki, and during the Nine-Tails attack, Minato sealed the yang-half of the Nine-Tails into Naruto while sealing the yin-half in himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So right now, Minato and Naruto are both Jinchuriki's of the Nine-Tails and that also means that Minato is the only non-Uzumaki member with the Nine-Tails inside him since his last name is Namikaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:57:16.360" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:57:16.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2673" CreationDate="2013-11-05T00:59:38.903" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara Uchiha didn't survive. The one who everybody thinks is Madara is acually Obito Uchiha because Obito said that he was going to take on Madara's legacy. This means the day of the nine tails attack Minato was actually fighting his own student. &quot;Madara&quot; (Obito Uchiha) is the one who set the nine tails lose and he says his name is Tobi which is just Obito switched all around with one &quot;o&quot; taken off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-05T02:07:41.030" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T02:07:41.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3256" CreationDate="2013-11-05T01:21:36.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto got the whisker marks from the nine-tailed fox while he was in his mom's uterus  because they were both inside her at the same time and while naruto was in her uterus, the nine-tails probably had a little of his power given to Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T23:52:16.263" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T23:52:16.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5250" CreationDate="2013-11-05T01:28:39.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Minato (4th hokage) even said it that he sealed half the nine tails into Naruto he sealed the &lt;strong&gt;yang&lt;/strong&gt; half of the nine tails in Naruto while sealing the &lt;strong&gt;yin&lt;/strong&gt; half in him self...meaning that right now both Naruto and Minato are jinchuriki's of the nine tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2671" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T01:28:39.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2013-11-05T01:41:34.223" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The three main reasons for Hiruzen giving Naruto his mother's surname Uzumaki were to protect the village, Naruto, and the kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the other posts stated, giving him the name Namikaze will make him a target for his father's enemies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is more to Uzumaki name than just that. Hiruzen understood that the mysterious masked man (Tobi) didn't attack Minato Namikaze. What Tobi did was attack the kyuubi. And a fashionable trend seemed to be having the jinchuuriki as the Kage's son, for example Gaara was a jinchuuriki and his father was the Kazekage. So by giving Naruto the Uzumaki surname, this made Naruto + the kyuubi safer from anyone after the kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiruzen also made sure to conceal the information about Naruto altogether, as shinobi that knew about the attack (on the kyuubi) were not allowed to talk about it (hence many people not knowing Naruto is Minato's son).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My extra 2 cents :&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;This all ties well with Naruto's personality, as the Uzumaki nature (brash personality, powered by will and conviction) better suits the main character of a shounen compared to the Namikaze depiction (Genius, excels at everything). Maybe I give Kishimoto too much credit, but I feel like he had this all planned out (with Naruto being the son of the fourth, yet having his mother's name and personality).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T01:41:34.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5714" CreationDate="2013-11-05T02:10:51.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer should be plain and simple : Yes, the jinchuuriki gains the nature of his or her bijuu. It doesn't change the jinchuuriki's nature, instead it just adds another affinity. If you had the water affinity, and you have a fire bijuu, then now you can use water and fire as well as the combination of water+fire together in a technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is naturally a wind element shinobi. With the kyuubi inside of him, he can use kyuubi attacks (yin/yang).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like a general rule that once you have something (chakra or body part) of a different nature inside your body, you are able to use attacks of that different nature too. Take Kakuzu as an example. He has multiple affinities due to the fact he stole other people's hearts and stuffed them in his own body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having multiple affinities does not necessarily mean they will mix and you can't use them separately. Take Yamato for example, as his affinity is water and earth, which also turns into wood. He can use wood techniques (the combination of the 2), but then also use them individually as he once demonstrated by raising the earth and then creating a waterfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-11-05T02:20:33.563" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T02:20:33.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5745" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5747" CreationDate="2013-11-05T04:08:32.147" Score="4" ViewCount="9926" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, this question comes up in my mind most of the time. Considering the basic law on life and death: when a body part is taken from a dead body, it can never get that back. But in Naruto, many reanimated ninjas had lost their eye of some or the other reason (Sharingan, Rinnegan and Byakugan mainly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Sasuke has taken Itachi's eyes to awaken his powers. So then how could Itachi get his Sharingan back when Kabuto reanimated him? Is there any kind of logic behind this which I've missed out? Or is that some law in the shinobi world? Obito had taken over Nagato's Rinnegan, yet Nagato had the Rinnegan when he was reanimated. Considering the power of Rinnegan which creates stuff, there hasn't been any scene where Sharingan and other eyes of Rinnegan were created and transplanted into Itachi and Nagato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:23:44.970" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:23:44.970" Title="How can reanimated bodies get their eyes back?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-11-05T14:06:12.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5746" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5750" CreationDate="2013-11-05T04:19:22.653" Score="9" ViewCount="10957" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until the 4th ninja war, a Mangekyou Sharingan user had been showcased as a formidable enemy, with Genjutsu being one of their many powerful techniques. Itachi was adept with Tsukuyomi. Sasuke suppressed the Nine Tails' power with his Sharingan when Naruto faced him in Orochimaru's hideout. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be fair to consider that both Tobi and Madara are equally adept, if not better, with the Genjutsu abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, in the 4th Ninja War, they do not use Genjutsu much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be argued that a Sharingan user may be able to cancel out Sharingan's Genjutsu, but Genjutsu could still be effective against a non-Sharingan user, such as Naruto or Bee. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi could easily put them under Genjutsu and take over their tailed beasts, but he has not done it. He did not use it on Guy either when they fought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why the Sharigan users did not use Genjutsu in the 4th Ninja War?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T04:53:09.507" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T12:57:36.887" Title="Why was the Sharingan's genjutsu ability not used much in the 4th Ninja War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5745" CreationDate="2013-11-05T04:28:19.453" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Naruto Wiki:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden technique&#xA;  where, using a living person as a vessel, a deceased person's soul can&#xA;  be called back to the world of the living and bound to it. &lt;strong&gt;The vessel&#xA;  will then take on the form that person had in life&lt;/strong&gt;, thereby&#xA;  reincarnating them to do their summoner's bidding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On reincarnation the shinobi is brought back to the living world with the same abilities that they had during their actual life course. With Kabuto's better hold over the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu, he could even enhance the abilities of the resurrected shinobis as he did with Madara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the eyes are a part of the body, the reincarnated shinobi has them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However incase of ninja tools like the swords of the 7 ninja swordsmen, since these are not a part of the body, they were not with the ninja swordsmen on reincarnation. They had to summon them using a scroll.. and the swords that were being used by others were not summoned back to the ninja swordsmen (Chojuro had Hiramekarei with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T04:28:19.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5746" CreationDate="2013-11-05T04:44:02.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at the wiki on how to combat a genjutsu, you can see the very first method which explains it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ninja needs to stop the flow of chakra in their body, and then&#xA;  apply an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the caster's&#xA;  chakra; this is called Genjutsu Dissipation (幻術解, Genjutsu Kai). This&#xA;  can also be done by an unaffected ninja by applying a sudden surge of&#xA;  chakra into the affected person. &lt;strong&gt;In addition, tailed beasts can&#xA;  break their jinchūriki out of genjutsu in a similar fashion if they&#xA;  have a good enough cooperation, as seen in Killer B's case.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the bold part of it, you get your answer. Bee's relation with the Eight Tails is very good and thus, the Eight Tails will help him out anyways. In case of Naruto, we've seen the recent episodes, that he's formed a bond with Naruto and even otherwise, Kurama would have helped him out (like so many times before, as always).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Kakashi is concerned, he's a highly skilled shinobi, with a Sharingan (and he has even activated the Mangekyo Sharingan), which, as you mentioned in your question, may cancel out each other. As for Guy is concerned, since another person can inject a chakra flow in your body to break the genjutsu, Kakashi could have helped out Guy in that case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T12:57:36.887" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T12:57:36.887" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5721" CreationDate="2013-11-05T04:52:03.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per what has been revealed.&lt;Br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Juubi (Shinju) was initially a Tree before taking the beast form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This tree produced one single fruit every 1000 years. And it was considered as a forbidden fruit and should not be consumed by anyone.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, this law was broken by a princess name Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and she gained unbelievable amount of power, which she used to end all the wars and clear lands.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then, Kaguya gave birth to the first human with chakra. He was called Hagoromo.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then came the awakening of the Ten Tails due to the mistake made by Kaguya.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Ten Tails went on rampage and started destroying everything.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hagoromo somehow managed to defeat it and sealed it within himself. This made him the Sage of Six Paths.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hagoromo separated the monster's chakra from its body before using Chibaku Tensei to seal the husk in what would become the moon.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then he used his Creation of All Things ability to divide the chakra into the nine Tailed Beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, this is basically chakra which is stored in a vessel.  Here the Tailed Beasts are just vessels.&#xA;You can even consider it as 9 different beasts which were originally normal animals, but they got their powers when the Sage gave them chakra. That can be a reason why every Tailed Beast resembles a particular animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T16:30:47.580" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T16:30:47.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5746" CreationDate="2013-11-05T04:56:42.273" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using genjutsu on an enemy is futile, if they have allies nearby, who can infuse chakra to take them out of it. Genjutsu would not work on Bee, since his bijuu Gyuki would easily bring him out of it, as he did when Bee was momentarily trapped in Sasuke's genjutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Tobi were to use it on Naruto, Bee would easily bring him out of it. Moreover, during the Kazekage Rescue arc, Naruto already demonstrated that he knows how to cancel genjutsu (although it didn't work). Now he was much stronger, having learned Sage Mode and Bijuu Mode. In short, the chances of a Genjutsu on Naruto succeeding are very small. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Tobi now had a Rinnegan, which he considered much more powerful, and wanted to try it out in battle, which he did with the so-called &quot;Jinchuriki of Six Paths&quot; technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Madara, his reincarnation did not go according to his plan. He wasn't meant to capture the tailed beasts, but even if he did, he did not have the Gedo Mazo to seal them in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, ever since he had been reincarnated, Madara has spent more time showing off his powers, and complaining that the current generation of ninja is so weak compared to Hashirama and him than actually fighting. Casting a Genjutsu on &quot;weak&quot; ninja is probably not as satisfying for his pride as dropping meteors, using Mokuton techniques, Susanoo, and the like. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T05:18:15.660" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T05:18:15.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2013-11-05T12:50:55.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; left up to the reader, but I think we can draw a conclusive answer from the hints given to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Theory #1: She doesn't die&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The woman we see him with at the end could be Kurumi grown up. She is of the same build and may just have longer hair:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if it's not her, she could still be around - just not with the main character&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Theory #2: She does die&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the manga, she is very ill, more than we have seen in the previous chapters. There's also a lot of dialogue alluding to the fact that death may be near:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cECHWl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2DTCP.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you pointed out, the woman he is with at the end of the manga has a different personality from Kurumi, laughing at the Roman Club and the main character's request, as if she hadn't been around them in that time period:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2v2C5.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The title of the manga, Sundome means &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stopping the moment before&lt;/a&gt;. This is significant as in the final few chapters, Kurumi admits to having a dream where she had sex with the main character - the one thing that the main character so desired, but was not allowed. It would be fitting if the manga 'stopped just before' they could do so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When with the woman in the final chapters, the main characters says &quot;You still exist&quot;, but, it sounds more like that character is remembering Kurumi as a fond memory. The orbs of light and the character's expression in the panel before the statement seem to indicate this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jda0k.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is shown as becoming a resident doctor. He told Kurumi in earlier chapters that he would become one so that he could take care of her always. This doesn't indicate much either way about what happened, but it's interesting to take into consideration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, there's no concrete proof either way, unless the mangaka reveals it. So everyone can believe what they want to believe :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T07:46:29.613" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T07:46:29.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2013-11-05T21:30:10.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it seems like the character from Golden Time is copying NANA, because on wiki (Russian) it is said that Tada Banri read the NANA manga while hospitalized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2676" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T09:46:41.153" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T09:46:41.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2013-11-05T22:45:09.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would imagine it's a parody of the character, they look very similar (ignoring style differences) and share the same names (also in capitals like the manga/anime's title as mentioned in another answer) and are both punk/rock musicians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CtYUpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise it's a large coincidence, but I would imagine it was intentional, as Nana is a very well known series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-03-29T17:40:04.363" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T17:40:04.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5759" CreationDate="2013-11-06T02:58:27.223" Score="10" ViewCount="12554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the villagers of Konoha were afraid of the Kyuubi because of its rampage on the village, and that the Fourth Hokage saved the village by sealing it inside Naruto. Based on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/574/1677&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;, the Third Hokage hid his identity to protect him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the Third Hokage hide only Naruto's relation with the Fourth, or also him being the Kyuubi jinchuriki? If so, did the villagers find out because Naruto went out of control with the Kyuubi's chakra? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;To make clear what I am exactly curious about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't they also hide Naruto's identity as a jinchuriki so the villagers will not hate him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2020-05-01T01:59:26.227" Title="How did the villagers know about Naruto being the Kyuubi's jinchuriki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5755" CreationDate="2013-11-06T03:25:53.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They know Naruto is the Jinchuuriki. What the Third Hokage hid from the rest of the villagers is his relation to Minato and the fact that the village was attacked by Tobi. Many people did not know the kyuubi disaster was because Tobi had attacked and caused it. Instead, they thought the kyuubi had just gone loose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T03:25:53.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2193" CreationDate="2013-11-06T04:23:03.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think mental knowledge and experiences are transferred to the original once disperesed, but not physical pain. If that were the case, using the shadow clone jutsu would only be too risky and only used for emergencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was actually wondering about the opposite scenario. Do the shadow clones share injuries of the original. For example, when kabuto severed the muscle in naruto's leg out, did the shadow clone created afterwards also have a severed muscle in the leg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2677" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T04:23:03.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5755" CreationDate="2013-11-06T04:56:19.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might not really satisfy you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But when naruto was trying to get control of kurama's charka kushina popped out.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That time kushina told naruto what had happened during the sealing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Minato had made a barrier like structure which blocked others from entering it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They showed that sarutobi and some other shinobi from the leaf were there, watching minato die :( &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EZv3H.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sarutobi and other ninjas&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as you can see that there had been many other people who witnessed the scene of sealing the kyuubi.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There can be a possibility that someone else could have leaked the information that the kyuubi was sealed in naruto.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It could also have been that sarutobi himself told them to do so, to protect naruto in some way.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T04:56:19.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5755" CreationDate="2013-11-06T05:39:27.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The villagers know that Naruto is the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki because Sarutobi Hiruzen told them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's why: In one of the earliest chapters, Hiruzen tells Iruka that the Fourth Hokage had died hoping the villagers would see Naruto as a hero, who sealed the Kyuubi. The only way Hiruzen could make it happen is by telling the villagers that Naruto was the kid that the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he decided not to reveal Naruto's relation to the Fourth Hokage. Note also that Kushina's pregnancy was a highly classified information, known only to Hiruzen, Biwako, Minato, a few ANBU members and some others. Hiruzen could have made up a story that Naruto was a random kid that Minato picked to seal the Kyuubi (or something like that), and few would have suspected or questioned him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: A little plot hole there is that on growing up, Naruto's close resemblance to Minato, along with the Kyuubi story, should have raised a few eyebrows, but Kishimoto probably decided it was not important enough for the &quot;plot&quot; to require an explanation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T05:47:23.090" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T05:47:23.090" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-06T07:05:06.073" Score="9" ViewCount="785" Body="&lt;p&gt;All I can remember from this is that in one episode, they are doing astronaut training. I believe it was underwater and that they have a task to complete in a specific amount of time. I also remember having a part where they are put in groups (in an isolated 'pod') and if one team member quits, the whole group fails. Also, when they are isolated, the examiners start a leak in oxygen so the students lower the temperature and 'hibernate'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2678" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:54:05.450" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:54:05.450" Title="Anime involving astronauts training underwater" Tags="&lt;planetes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:01.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5799" CreationDate="2013-11-06T08:13:54.040" Score="3" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Hachibi lose a tooth in Chapter 654?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aY1yZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hachibi in Chapter 654&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T08:20:48.720" LastActivityDate="2013-11-08T12:52:01.667" Title="Did the Hachibi lose a tooth in Chapter 654?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5762" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5764" CreationDate="2013-11-06T08:14:57.493" Score="11" ViewCount="25739" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Luffy's backstory, we saw that when Luffy was drowning and a Sea King attacks him, Shanks jumps in to save him and scares away the Sea King using Haki, losing an arm in the process. Why did he not use Haki to start with to chase away the Sea King, and thus, avoid losing his arm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T06:10:06.493" Title="Why does Shanks sacrifice his arm to save Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5760" CreationDate="2013-11-06T09:02:01.350" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 20 of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Planetes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; features an isolation test and they have to build a model of the ship that will take them to Jupiter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H64Ck.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZWrLa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XYAW2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, during that episode, in order to test the isolation adaptability of the candidates, they turned off the oxygen and watched as team after team hit their emergency buttons without having a way to cope&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o34aD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the way the main character's team dealt with the issue was turn down the temperature so that they use less oxygen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d6sjE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/57o4H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T15:24:20.483" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T15:24:20.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5762" CreationDate="2013-11-06T09:16:22.100" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so as you know that Shanks was once a crew mate of Gol D Roger mentioned by Rayleigh himself when Luffy meets him. According to what was shown in flashback, Shanks tells Rayleigh about Luffy when he accidentally meets him on the Sabondy Archipelago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yeVWQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shanks telling rayleigh about luffy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shanks had great respect towards Gol D Roger, and hearing the same words from Luffy and with the same enthusiasm, he could see a part of Roger in Luffy. The feeling what Shanks would have got can be proved by what was shown in Loguetown where Luffy said the same thing sitting in the bar. Even Raoul (the man who owns the bar) thought that Gol D Roger was back when he heard those words from Luffy. That could be one of the reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UbPE8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Raoul Sees Roger in Luffy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that he considered Luffy as a friend and he always said this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Listen up… You can pour drinks on me, you can throw food at me… You&#xA;  can even spit on me. I’ll just laugh that stuff off. But… Good reason&#xA;  or not… Nobody hurts a friend of mine.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he could not withstand Luffy getting killed in front of his eyes.&#xA;This was the answer for your question in the heading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the reason for not using haki was that Luffy is a hammer, hence cannot swim in water. Luffy was already drowning and it would be late if he went and used haki to send the sea king away and then go and save Luffy!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3b9Xx.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy drowning&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T12:55:02.677" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T12:55:02.677" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5767" CreationDate="2013-11-06T09:44:56.467" Score="10" ViewCount="11383" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shanks entered the Battle of Marineford, it was to end it. All he used was a single sword to stop Akainu (considered as the strongest in the marines now) from killing Coby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R2Jw5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shanks stopping akainu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mihawk left the battlefield saying that he had only agreed to fight Whitebeard. So is this just a normal reason for him to leave or was he scared that he would have lost to Shanks? Because, in the war Mihawk fought with other pirates except for Whitebeard so it seems a bit contradictory to what he said while leaving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5OIXc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mihwak&amp;#39;s reason while leaving&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there was a scene where he actually tracks down Shanks just to inform him about Luffy's first bounty. Is there any particular reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VlBxz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mihawk with the news of Luffy&amp;#39;s bounty&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does Mihawk has some relation with Shanks or is he scared of him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T12:09:28.937" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T09:44:06.323" Title="Is Dracule Mihawk really the strongest swordsman?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5766" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15095" CreationDate="2013-11-06T10:29:11.710" Score="5" ViewCount="2253" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's revealed in the last episode that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nobuchika GINOZA is Tomomi MASAOKA's son. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I don't understand why they don't share the same last name. There must be a particular reason for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2680" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T11:32:35.820" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:44:55.990" Title="Why don't Nobuchika Ginoza and Tomomi Masaoka share the same last name?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5765" CreationDate="2013-11-06T10:50:12.963" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dracule_Mihawk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Mihawk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dracule Mihawk is a member of the Shichibukai and the first one to&#xA;  be revealed. &lt;strong&gt;He is also the current holder of the title, &quot;Greatest&#xA;  Swordsman in the World&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should answer the title question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the relationship with &lt;em&gt;Shanks&lt;/em&gt; (it is listed under the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dracule_Mihawk#Shanks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friends&lt;/strong&gt; list&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the past, Mihawk was a rival to one of the most powerful pirates in&#xA;  One Piece, Shanks. However, Mihawk lost interest in him after Shanks&#xA;  lost his left arm. He retains a neutral, though somewhat friendly&#xA;  relationship with Shanks, and is able to track him down if the need&#xA;  arises. He and Shanks do manage to get along, regardless of the fact&#xA;  that the two are opposites in personalities. Shanks is also able to&#xA;  get Mihawk to join in when he threw a party to celebrate Luffy's&#xA;  coming, even when moments beforehand Mihawk had scorned how laid-back&#xA;  Shanks was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mihawk even mused out an apology to Shanks during the battle at&#xA;  Marineford, where he declares that he will not be holding anything&#xA;  back against Luffy right before going after him. When Shanks&#xA;  showed up during the Whitebeard War, Mihawk left the battle, stating&#xA;  that battling Shanks was beyond the scope of the World Government's&#xA;  agreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So its not that he's really scared of &lt;em&gt;Shanks&lt;/em&gt;, but just that he relishes the &lt;strong&gt;Frenemy&lt;/strong&gt; kind-of relationship with him, and that's why moves out of the battle, when &lt;em&gt;Shanks&lt;/em&gt; enters the scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T05:39:02.360" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T05:39:02.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-06T15:23:44.813" Score="6" ViewCount="1569" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I guess that the remaining human survivors formed a nation, but what form of government exists in this nation? Who is the leader?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2680" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T15:44:43.117" LastActivityDate="2013-11-09T19:03:30.470" Title="What type of government structure exists in Shingeki no Kyojin?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-06T15:24:43.877" Score="8" ViewCount="1915" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've been watching &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, and I didn't understand why Edward didn't use Alchemy every time he encountered enemies?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Like the fight with Number 48 in Research Lab 5, and the first fight with Scar, and etc. He just uses his right automail arm like a short sword, and we all know its not very effective to fight long ranged enemies. Alchemy definitely seems stronger, but why doesn't he use it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2682" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:10:59.280" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:10:59.280" Title="Why does Edward prefer to use his automail over Alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-06T15:57:48.843" Score="7" ViewCount="3052" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's about a boy and a girl, and the only scene I remember is one in which they are in a fighting robot, facing off against a bad guy in a robot with a penis cannon. The robot fires a huge shot and an old lady says &quot;quick! After it fires a huge load it needs time to recharge&quot; and someone else says &quot;sadly that's true about most men&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another line in that same scene: the girl and boy are very cramped in the robot, the boy is rubbing up against the girls back, and she asks &quot;what is that poking me?&quot; He says something like &quot;it's the growing tree of the puberty forest&quot;. I don't remember the exact line, it was years ago and it made me laugh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2683" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:00:46.400" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:00:46.400" Title="Manga with a robot with a penis cannon" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:05.113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5769" CreationDate="2013-11-06T17:12:35.827" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's trained in martial art by his master, Izumi Curtis. So he's definitely confident in his close combat ability. As to why he uses it over alchemy, you don't think he's just going to rely on alchemy all the time do you? He can adapt to different combat situation, and be more unpredictable if he can switch fighting style. Also his automail blade looks cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2680" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T17:12:35.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5773" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5774" CreationDate="2013-11-06T18:23:53.150" Score="4" ViewCount="5858" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of ranks are mentioned in the world of Fullmetal Alchemist (such as Colonel Mustang, Major Alex Louis Armstrong, etc.) but I've never known, what do these mean compared to themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I find a descending order of all the character who's appearing in Fullmetal Alchemist (both in 2003 and 2009 series) with an order according to the rank in the army?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T18:44:24.893" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T01:39:33.090" Title="How does the hierarchical rank system in Amestris armed forces work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5773" CreationDate="2013-11-06T19:45:18.727" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is compiled/arranged from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/State_Alchemist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Military_Ranks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fuehrer General&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bradley&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grumman (Chapter 108)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;General&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roy Mustang - Flame Alchemist (epilogue)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lieutenant General&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grumman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Raven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gardner&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major General&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Olivier Mira Armstrong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brigadier General&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Basque Grand - Iron-Blood Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roy Mustang - Flame Alchemist (ep. 45 2003 anime, chapter 108)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maes Hughes (posthumous)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clemin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edison&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fessler&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Colonel&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roy Mustang - Flame Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frank Archer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Henry Douglas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lieutenant Colonel&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alex Louis Armstrong - Strong Arm Alchemist (2003 anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Solf J. Kimblee - Crimson Alchemist/Red Lotus Alchemist (2003 anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maes Hughes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roy Mustang - Flame Alchemist (2003 anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major (automatic rank given to a State Alchemist)&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alex Louis Armstrong - Strong Arm Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giolio Comanche - Silver Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward Elric - Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Solf J. Kimblee - Crimson Alchemist/Red Lotus Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tim Marcoh - Crystal Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isaac McDougal - Freezing Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shou Tucker - Sewing-Life Alchemist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maes Hughes (before ep. 13 2003 anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roy Mustang (during war in Ishval)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Captain&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Juliet Douglas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fokker&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buccaneer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vato Falman (Chapter 108)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maes Hughes (during the war in Ishval)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First Lieutenant&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riza Hawkeye&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yoki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second Lieutenant&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maria Ross&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jean Havoc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heymans Breda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vato Falman (Chapter 65)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Henschel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rebecca Catalina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Darius&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heinkel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jerso&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zampano&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riza Hawkeye (at Eastern Headquarters)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warrant Officer&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vato Falman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riza Hawkeye (after the war)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sergeant Major&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kain Fuery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sergeant&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Denny Brosh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corporal (no named characters)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lance Corporal (no named characters)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Private&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sheska&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Military Police (no named characters)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the 2003 anime, the rank of Fuhrer was removed, and in the Viz Manga version, the title used was President instead of Fuhrer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-11-06T23:59:22.513" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T23:59:22.513" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5773" CreationDate="2013-11-06T21:29:17.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Military_Ranks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; is to the same wiki but to a page with all the ranks and people of those ranks including outside the state alchemists, it is noted that State Alchemists are an equivalent rank to Major, also the highest rank (Führer) is at the top.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-11-07T01:39:33.090" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T01:39:33.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-07T01:55:24.663" Score="4" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around the 03:00-mark of episode 6 of Kyoukai no Kanata, Hiro'omi is shown reading a book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Vxb7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hiro&amp;#39;omi reading a book&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What book is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T01:55:24.663" Title="What is Hiro'omi reading at the beginning of episode 6 of Kyoukai no Kanata?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5776" CreationDate="2013-11-07T01:55:24.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A brief search into some of the text displayed in the screenshot reveals that this page contains part of the text of &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Eiketsu no Asa&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (永訣の朝; roughly &quot;The Morning of a Final Farewell&quot;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~takam/bungaku/eiketu.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;text&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkjJm_w_WpM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a reading&lt;/a&gt;), a poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Miyazawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kenji MIYAZAWA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. &quot;Eiketsu no Asa&quot; is part of his first published collection, &lt;em&gt;Haru to Shura&lt;/em&gt; (春と修羅; &lt;em&gt;Spring and Asura&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what may prove to be a bit of foreshadowing, &quot;Eiketsu no Asa&quot; was written on the occasion of the untimely death of Kenji's younger sister, Toshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Miyazawa may be better-known to Western audiences for his novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Night on the Galactic Railroad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which was made into &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1441/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an anime film&lt;/a&gt; back in 1985.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T01:55:24.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5778" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-07T02:38:26.307" Score="22" ViewCount="70972" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show, Ash Ketchum hasn't caught any legendary Pokémon and he loses a lot of battles and people say that he is a pathetic trainer. Why does he not catch legendary Pokémon to expand his arsenal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2684" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-11-07T02:39:29.583" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T06:19:49.797" Title="Why doesn't Ash Ketchum catch legendary Pokémon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5963" CreationDate="2013-11-07T04:47:07.600" Score="4" ViewCount="753" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I read the manga, I can't help but wondering where our favorite teacher Onizuka get his inhuman strength from? He's survived: falling from the school top floor, being shot at point blank, being smacked in the head, and many more. Is it because of his glory days as a motorbike gangster? Or is it because of his fighting spirit and will alone? Without his strength, the story would have ended much differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2680" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T06:39:17.373" Title="Where did Onizuka get his super human strength from?" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19283" CreationDate="2013-11-07T06:40:12.237" Score="21" ViewCount="107325" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that the following people are capable of entering Sage Mode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orochimaru (learnt but couldn't use because of his body, or rather his vessels)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kabuto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hashirama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto and Jiraiya&lt;/em&gt; learnt it from the Toads (at &lt;em&gt;Mount Myōboku&lt;/em&gt;), hence they go into the &lt;strong&gt;Toad-style Sage Mode&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Orochimaru and Kabuto&lt;/em&gt; learnt it from the Snakes (at &lt;em&gt;Ryūchi Cave&lt;/em&gt;), hence they go into the &lt;strong&gt;Snake-style Sage Mode&lt;/strong&gt;. But what type of Sage Mode does Hashirama enter? I read a lot about the Sage Mode and Senjutsu, but couldn't find any info about Hashirama's Sage Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T11:43:56.483" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T11:43:56.483" Title="What type of Sage Mode does Hashirama enter?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5783" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5788" CreationDate="2013-11-07T09:45:04.830" Score="5" ViewCount="1463" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Kakashi has the left eye of Obito, and Obito has his right eye intact, after awakening the &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;, they both gain the ability of &lt;em&gt;Kamui&lt;/em&gt; in their eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;em&gt;Kamui&lt;/em&gt;, both are able to teleport things to the other dimension, though Obito does it far more easily than Kakashi, initially. My question is, since they are the same pair of eyes, which once belonged to a single person, do they share the same dimension? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, Obito captures someone and keeps them in the other dimension, can Kakashi bring them back, as they may share the same other dimension?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T03:40:36.673" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T03:40:36.673" Title="Do both Kamui Sharingans share one dimension?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5783" CreationDate="2013-11-07T10:05:45.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are somewhat connected. As you can see in these pages in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/597/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Manga Episode 597&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bpIwi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OwEHi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3JER.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then they realized that he is Uchiha Obito when they prove that their eyes (from Kakashi and &lt;em&gt;The Masked Man&lt;/em&gt; that time) are really connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T10:05:45.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5785" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5787" CreationDate="2013-11-07T10:18:13.980" Score="8" ViewCount="26376" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that Itachi had the left eye of &lt;em&gt;Shisui&lt;/em&gt; which had the &lt;em&gt;Kotoamatsukami&lt;/em&gt;. This was planted as the eye of one the crows of Itachi and the crow was planted inside Naruto, to counter Sasuke's &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō&lt;/em&gt;, if ever, he turned against the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, when did Itachi plant his crow inside Naruto and how did he do that?! Did he inject it inside Naruto, or planted it using Genjutsu, or something like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T03:41:25.693" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T03:41:25.693" Title="When did Itachi plant his crow inside Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5785" CreationDate="2013-11-07T11:48:46.740" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi gave Shisui's eye to Naruto during the Itachi Pursuit arc. This eye was stuffed in the form of a crow, when Naruto was under Itachi's genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See below image from Chapter 403, when Naruto is sitting in his room and having a flashback about his encounter with Itachi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGRk1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Itachi stuffing crow in Naruto&amp;#39;s mouth&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Eight Konoha shinobi went on a mission to find, and if possible capture, Itachi, since they hoped it would give some clues to Sasuke's whereabouts. At the same time, Sasuke with his Team Taka started moving to Itachi's hideout because he wanted to kill Itachi. Itachi knew his end was near, and it was part of his plan to die at Sasuke's hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before he died, he wanted to talk to Naruto, presumably because he was still worried about what Sasuke would do after his death. He sent a shadow clone to talk to Naruto. This clone encountered one of the thousands of shadow clones that Naruto previously created to search for Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto was angered on seeing Itachi and unwilling to listen to anything Itachi had to say, so Itachi was forced to cast a genjutsu to make him listen. On hearing Naruto's determination to save Sasuke at all costs, Itachi decided to give him Shisui's eye, which would help him in case he had to take Sasuke back by force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-07T12:11:49.150" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T12:11:49.150" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5785" CreationDate="2013-11-07T11:56:03.273" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi stores the crow inside Naruto in chapter 403, during the Itachi Pursuit arc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Itachi used a shadow clone to talk to Naruto, who wasn't willing to listen. As such, Itachi was forced to use a Genjutsu in order to make him listen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He uses a Genjutsu as a distraction:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/mVFZcF4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/mVFZcF4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Itachi talking to Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then the crow is stored (physically, I think) inside of Naruto:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/OpByPQK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/OpByPQKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The crow entering Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is corroborated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi%27s_Crow&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Naruto Wiki page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T11:56:03.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5783" CreationDate="2013-11-07T12:24:55.280" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kamui's alternate dimension is one and the same for both Kakashi and Obito. This has been seen a number of times during their fight in the 4th Ninja War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi teleported Gedo Mazo's neck using Kamui, only for Obito to promptly bring it back using &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; Kamui&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi got a clue to Tobi's identity because a kunai he teleported left a scratch on Tobi's mask who had teleported himself at the same time to avoid Naruto's Rasengan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi then teleports Naruto's Rasengan so that it can hit Tobi in the alternate dimension where he just teleported his arm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the first clue to this fact was given much earlier when Tobi came to talk to Naruto. Kakashi tried to use Kamui on him, only for Tobi to remark, &quot;Don't bother with that Kakashi. It won't work on me.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T12:24:55.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5778" CreationDate="2013-11-07T13:07:39.740" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons to that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's a TV show, you wouldn't watch a TV show where the hero is absolutely the strongest and no one has a chance of defeating him, right? Think of what would happen should Ash have caught Dialga, Palkia or Arceus.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It disrupts &quot;the balance&quot;, it was portrayed in the anime that most legendary pokemon serve a role as some sort of &quot;god&quot; of a force of nature, (Kyogre of the Rain, Palkia of space, etc). If you capture them, you might disrupt the balance by &quot;not letting them do their jobs&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are the two excuses I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T13:07:39.740" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5768" CreationDate="2013-11-07T20:53:59.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing as there are mentions of a royal family being inside Wall Sina, it's safe to assume that the government is monarchical in nature. However, I am leaning towards a monarchical-parliamentary style, rather than just pure monarchical or parliament. Reason being, even with hints at a king being the head, the actions alone of the various commanders belie an amazing level of independence. In addition, it's been seen a couple of times that they can be summoned and tried in a public court, a trait that is definitely not purely monarchical in nature (as kings alone judge in that event). The  voting system to approve a course of action mirrors a parliamentary set-up as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2627" LastEditorUserId="2627" LastEditDate="2013-11-07T21:02:08.433" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T21:02:08.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5793" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5797" CreationDate="2013-11-08T02:51:21.633" Score="11" ViewCount="10710" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga has the drawing of the Rasengan on one of the colors yellow, and the games says it is blue. I think it's yellow because I believe the manga is canon. What is the actual canon color of the Rasengan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2690" LastEditorUserId="2690" LastEditDate="2013-11-10T18:30:07.753" LastActivityDate="2021-01-28T15:47:11.010" Title="What is the actual color of the Rasengan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5796" CreationDate="2013-11-08T02:57:44.353" Score="8" ViewCount="298" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song about 13:00 into episode 2, when Eren is crying? I've searched in many places but I can't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2691" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:13:22.800" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:13:22.800" Title="What song is playing when Eren cries in episode 2?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5794" CreationDate="2013-11-08T04:40:58.703" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disregard my comment on the OP; this song is on the first OST. It is called &lt;em&gt;Kyojin Shinkou&lt;/em&gt; (track 9, also titled as &quot;凸】♀】♂】←巨人&quot;), and the part you asked about starts around 0:50 into the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I cannot find a YouTube video or any other legal source of the track, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00CAL4LEI&quot;&gt;the OST itself is very expensive&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-11-08T04:40:58.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5793" CreationDate="2013-11-08T05:01:58.287" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, the canonical color of the Rasengan should be yellow, because Naruto's chakra is yellow in the manga. (Chapter 91) &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A7fP0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s chakra color&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime changed the chakra color to blue for some reason, probably because they felt blue looked better in the animation. Games are often made to resemble the anime, not the manga, so that could be the reason they picked blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The yellow image in the anime that you mention is an inconsistency. They may have used the color from the manga for that image because it wasn't important for the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-08T05:01:58.287" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5761" CreationDate="2013-11-08T12:52:01.667" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hachibi actually lost that tooth earlier in the battle against the Juubi. (Chapter 615)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that time, Bee launched himself at the Juubi in his Hachibi form, and aimed a Bijuu Dama (Tailed Beast Bomb) at the Juubi's mouth. He exploded the Bijuu Dama inside the Juubi's mouth causing it great pain, but the Hachibi also took some damage, losing a tooth and yet another horn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hachibi about to attack the Juubi, still has its tooth intact&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MDT7Rl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hachibi, about to attack the Juubi, still has its tooth intact&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hachibi enters the Juubi's mouth with a Bijuu Dama&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/exTspl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hachibi enters the Juubi&amp;#39;s mouth with a Bijuu Dama&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hachibi has lost a tooth and a horn after the attack&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gzJtzl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hachibi has lost a tooth and a horn&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-08T12:52:01.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-08T15:33:52.850" Score="12" ViewCount="732" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of &lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Eien no Monogatari&lt;/strong&gt; (the second movie), in between the two scenes that feature wraiths (魔獣 &lt;em&gt;majuu&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;em&gt;Connect&lt;/em&gt; plays (this is chapter 25 on the Blu-Ray). As it does, there's a credit roll (or something that looks like one, anyway) that is entirely in runes. Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlrV4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3YFCG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these runes say? (cf. the rune transliteration chart &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/566/1908&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Deciphering_the_runes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the puella-magi wiki's page on the runes&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T23:45:36.240" Title="What do the runes that roll (while Connect plays) near the end of the second Madoka movie say?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-08T22:28:50.960" Score="7" ViewCount="635" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are scissors starting to displace swords as the cool weapon of choice for main heroines to wield? (&lt;em&gt;Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2697" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-09T00:08:08.847" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T07:40:24.177" Title="Has there recently been a trending popularity with scissors as weapons over swords?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4392" CreationDate="2013-11-09T02:08:43.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is because with Wrath, as Bradley states, all  the souls basically fought down to the last one remaining. It was this final soul, of which was formed the homunculus &quot;Wrath&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, with Greeling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the Homunculus &quot;Greed&quot;, was already a pre-existing entity, which Father puts into Ling's body.&#xA;Secondly, Ling accepts the pre-existing homunculus &quot;Greed&quot;, without fighting down to the last souls, or last few souls. Thereby, as someone else had stated, Ling and Greed coexisted together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2699" LastActivityDate="2013-11-09T02:08:43.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5849" CreationDate="2013-11-09T04:50:08.840" Score="8" ViewCount="11269" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 629, when Obito and Kakashi fought in Kamui's dimension, Obito revealed a hole in his chest and told Kakashi that the hole was opened by the hell of this world. It didn't seem to be a &lt;em&gt;literal&lt;/em&gt; hole in his chest (like the Hollows in &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;), because it wasn't present in the later part of the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hNPOzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Obito&amp;#39;s hole&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this hole used figuratively to indicate that Obito's heart was void of emotions, or did he teleport that part of his chest just before Kakashi stabbed him with Raikiri? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T17:19:34.260" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T18:11:30.343" Title="What is the hole in Obito's chest?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-09T18:30:53.287" Score="6" ViewCount="6316" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga Chapter 554, Naruto notices a prominent scar on the Third Raikage, which leads him to think that if the Hachibi managed to inflict damage, there's no reason why Kurama's chakra can't. But it turned out that it was the Raikage's weakness that hurt him. Using this information, Naruto managed to defeat him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone explain the nuts and bolts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1518" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T03:34:08.877" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T03:34:08.877" Title="How did Naruto defeat Edo Tensei Third Raikage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5768" CreationDate="2013-11-09T19:03:30.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is monarchy because they are protecting not only the citizens (by its level) but also the current king of each designated wall. You can see it as Commander Pixis is used to play with the king but generally leave after he heard the attacked of titans in their region. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2703" LastActivityDate="2013-11-09T19:03:30.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4962" CreationDate="2013-11-09T19:41:52.473" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the culture, status of life (family) and the flow of the story. For example, the anime series of &quot;Ikoku Meiro No Croisee&quot; is used to have most character's blonde hair because the main story is that people lived in Paris. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the authors preferred to reflect it in the reality.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2703" LastActivityDate="2013-11-09T19:41:52.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5807" CreationDate="2013-11-10T02:12:49.760" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might explain the sequence of events:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/555/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Manga Chapter 555:&quot;Contradiction&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, Naruto used the Sage Mode to defeat the third Raikage. After talking to the Eight Tails, &lt;strong&gt;Naruto realized that the pierce in his chest was made by his own technique (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hell_Stab&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Hell Stab&lt;/a&gt;) thus making his weapon more powerful than his armor.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See picture below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OFiC2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto on sage mode can react on split seconds and he was aiming for his arm to redirect the attack towards himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2013-11-10T02:34:23.937" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T02:34:23.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5807" CreationDate="2013-11-10T02:18:55.083" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After talking to Gyuki (Hachibi), Naruto guessed that the scar on the Third Raikage chest may have been made by his own Jigokuzuki (Hell Stab). Based on that, he prepared a plan to make the Raikage stab his own chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He went into Sage Mode, prepared a Rasengan, and ran towards the Raikage as if to hit him head on with the Rasengan. The Raikage too ran towards Naruto aiming to stab him with his One-Finger Nukite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's Sage Mode allows him to better sense the enemy, so he could dodge the Raikage's finger at the last moment. It also give him better speed, so he could quickly redirect his Rasengan to aim at the Raikage's elbow, before the Raikage could dodge it. This impact bent his elbow causing his attack to pierce his own chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Zs1Nm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s Sage Mode Plan&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5fb0im.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto aims at Raikage&amp;#39;s elbow&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a98fmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Raikage&amp;#39;s attack stabs his own chest&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T02:18:55.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5817" CreationDate="2013-11-10T08:14:07.150" Score="1" ViewCount="2981" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several people have mentioned to me that the title of &lt;em&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&lt;/em&gt; is based on a rather &quot;interesting&quot; translation. What would be a more accurate translation of the original title (銀河英雄伝説 &lt;em&gt;Ginga Eiyū Densetsu&lt;/em&gt;)? I've also heard that it is based on a German title, that was then translated to Japanese, and then to English - I don't know if that is true, though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2662" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T05:13:13.217" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T05:49:30.827" Title="What is a more accurate translation of the title of Legend of the Galactic Heroes?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;legend-of-the-galactic-heroes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5816" CreationDate="2013-11-10T10:09:13.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is a series of Japanese novels written by a Japanese person, and is not, to the best of my knowledge, materially based on any previously-existing work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 110-episode OVA series (which is probably what most viewers are familiar with) was given the alternate title &quot;Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel&quot;. I don't speak German, but various discussions on the internet suggest that &quot;Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel&quot; is not valid German. A look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://de.wiktionary.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;de.wiktionary.org&lt;/a&gt; suggests that &quot;Kosmosinsel&quot; is not even a word, or perhaps is a compound noun meaning &quot;cosmos island&quot; (which is not idiomatic for &quot;galaxy&quot;; that would be &quot;Galaxie&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, it looks like the producers of the OVA figured that it would look cool to have a faux-German title (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/2vqA9Cz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Gothic font, too!&lt;/a&gt;), ran &quot;銀河英雄伝説&quot; through Babelfish (or maybe through some dude who'd had a year of German at university), and got out &quot;Heldensagen von Kosmosinsel&quot;. It's probably the case that the translation went Jap -&gt; Ger (badly) and Jap -&gt; Eng, rather than Ger -&gt; Jap -&gt; Eng.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure why you've been hearing that that &quot;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&quot; is an &quot;interesting&quot; translation of 銀河英雄伝説 (&lt;em&gt;ginga eiyuu densetsu&lt;/em&gt;), though. 銀河 &lt;em&gt;ginga&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;galaxy&quot;; 英雄 &lt;em&gt;eiyuu&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;hero&quot;; and 伝説 &lt;em&gt;densetsu&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;legend&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit contracted to omit particles, as titles often are, but the meaning is clear - this is a &lt;em&gt;densetsu&lt;/em&gt; about the &lt;i&gt;ginga eiyuu&lt;/i&gt;s, i.e. a &lt;em&gt;legend&lt;/em&gt; about &lt;em&gt;galaxy heroes&lt;/em&gt;. Hence, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: in the comments, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5816/what-is-a-more-accurate-translation-of-the-title-of-legend-of-the-galactic-heroe/5817#comment6666_5817&quot;&gt;@Krazer correctly points out&lt;/a&gt; that an alternate parse of &lt;em&gt;ginga eiyuu densetsu&lt;/em&gt; is as &quot;&lt;em&gt;eiyuu densetsu&lt;/em&gt; about the &lt;em&gt;ginga&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, i.e. &quot;Heroic Legends from the Galaxy&quot;. Now that I think about it, I'm not really sure which parse is actually better, in terms of the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T05:49:30.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5822" CreationDate="2013-11-10T10:31:21.163" Score="1" ViewCount="5687" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, I have only found chapter 1 of the Inazuma Eleven manga online. Is there any site where I can read all of the chapters online and legally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2705" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T03:38:00.283" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T03:38:00.283" Title="Where can I read the Inazuma Eleven manga online?" Tags="&lt;inazuma-eleven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5231" CreationDate="2013-11-10T14:36:53.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it was never really clear which seat was considered the best, the latest chapter 47 confirms Seat 1 is the best as Seat 1 gets special recognition. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v1kMj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T14:36:53.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4161" CreationDate="2013-11-10T16:08:15.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like how Vogel612 stated the reason why Kakashi's ninken can speak is cause they are summoned creatures. However, the only ninken part of the Inuzuka clan that can actually speak is Kuromaru, at least as of right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Inuzuka all understand their ninken because of their bonds with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2707" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T16:08:15.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5818" CreationDate="2013-11-10T16:24:57.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, there are no official English-language localizations of the &lt;em&gt;Inazuma Eleven&lt;/em&gt; manga in existence, in print or online. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can easily verify this by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;checking the Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inazuma_Eleven_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inazuma Eleven (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which does not list any English-language localizations. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10235&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork encyclopedia page for &lt;em&gt;Inazuma Eleven&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and seeing that this page also does not list any English-language localizations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;searching Amazon for &quot;inazuma eleven manga&quot; and seeing that you get no hits that are actually manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T16:24:57.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5825" CreationDate="2013-11-10T23:11:05.100" Score="2" ViewCount="494" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been seeing this around the place, but for different series (which have nothing to do with each other like Madoka and Railgun). From what I can gleam off descriptions it's some sort of card game, but the different anime series is confusing me because when I think &quot;Anime Card Game&quot; I think Yu-Gi-Oh, Duel Masters, Bakugan, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MAEvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka booster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-11T00:03:00.287" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T00:18:42.107" Title="What is Weiss Schwarz?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5824" CreationDate="2013-11-11T00:00:21.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bushiroad.fm/post/en/28/Introduction+to+Wei+Schwarz.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Weiß Schwarz&lt;/a&gt; is a Japanese two-player dueling collectible card game created by &lt;a href=&quot;http://bushiroad.fm/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bushiroad&lt;/a&gt;, based around (and in collaboration) with various anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is separated into two factions Weiß-side and Schwarz-side, which are German for &quot;white&quot; and &quot;black,&quot; respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a better video on how to play the game: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXzMtFp_ZN0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXzMtFp_ZN0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T00:18:42.107" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T00:18:42.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-11-11T09:16:14.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto had gone to Mount Myoboku for his senjutsu training, Lord Fukasaku had mentioned &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;only those who already possess &quot;extreme chakra levels&quot; can utilise&#xA;  natural energy to invoke senjutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we also know, Kakashi mentioned Naruto having large reserves of chakra (excluding the Nine tail's chakra). And this is the reason why Naruto could complete the Sage training and enter Sage mode, thereby giving him access to a larger amount of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same goes for Jiraya, as he had completed the Sage mode training, and could enter the sage mode himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus we can assume, once in a while kids are born with higher reserves of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same can be assumed in case of the first Hokage and Kisame, they could have been born with a large reserve of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason for assuming this is, First Hokage could enter the sage mode himself, and as for Kisame, we know the sword of his, Samehada would only attach himself to a ninja with good reserves of chakra. (Since the eight tails had more chakra and a more &quot;delicious&quot; one samehada switched allegiance and joined Bee).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of Naruto, Jiraya and First Hokage, their sage mode gave them access to a larger pool of chakra thus making them more powerful. On the other hand, Kisame could get access to a larger amount of chakra with the help of Samehada, that would &quot;eat&quot; the chakra of enemies and supply to Kisame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing much have been mentioned about the third Raikage, so I can't provide any proof to support my speculations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-11-11T09:16:14.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-11-11T09:33:06.107" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are all forgetting the fact that they possess flintlock firearms and sophisticated pneumatic mechanisms within their 3D gear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point being the story has to take place in a post-Renaissance period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2711" LastActivityDate="2013-11-11T09:33:06.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5277" CreationDate="2013-11-11T13:36:08.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My interpretation was that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This was a world where people frequently get special powers by wishing intensely.  Intense wishes can cause perfect aim with Buzzer Beater, special power to eat normally inedible objects, and even a giant time loop when 17 people wish all at once.  The fact that Dee appeared to be the ghost was probably part of the wish of those 17 people.  They wished for a world that would never be disturbed by reality, and their wish made Dee appear as a ghost outside, because that made their world less likely to be disturbed by reality.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In this story, God makes rules that are more like loose guidelines, and God breaks His own guidelines frequently.  The gravekeeper Scar wasn't supposed to be able to cry, but apparently she wished to be more normal and  God transformed her - apparently into a normal woman.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; At the end of the story, just before Ai was pushed out of the room, she was wishing with all her heart that she could find some way to save everyone.  I presume God granted her wish by breaking His own rules, as He had done many times before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1456" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T15:52:17.403" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T15:52:17.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6121" CreationDate="2013-11-12T00:26:23.870" Score="1" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been following &lt;a href=&quot;http://tlwiki.org/index.php?title=Katahane%3aWalkthrough&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this walkthrough&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt;, and I'm do the Angelina Ending, because I brought the game purely to see the romance between Angelina and Belle, however I do plan to get the Wakaba and Coco Endings after (since I'm a completionist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are all of the interactions between Angelina and Belle covered in the Angelina Ending? Are there any scenes between them that only viewable in Wakaba's and Coco's Routes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: After completing what i think is the Angelina Ending it seems to end abruptly and the Wakaba ending seems to have more of a conclusion to Angelina and Belle, i still got to get the Coco Ending just to check but it seems that maybe the walk through might be lacking with the Angelina ending, also, my friend who made the censor patch said that there are 3 Angelina x Belle H Scenes and the logs state that it's only blocked 2 which she finds strange so she's right now looking though her code just to see if the censor patch blocked and entire section but didn't log it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-12-01T22:07:05.703" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T21:27:52.237" Title="Are all of the interactions between Angelina and Belle covered in the Angelina Ending?" Tags="&lt;katahane&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5833" CreationDate="2013-11-12T01:07:47.800" Score="5" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;Awhile ago I was re-watching some of the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; episodes in French (specifically 54) to reference something else, I noticed that in 54, Mustang uses the &quot;tu&quot; form (the informal &quot;you&quot;) when talking to Hawkeye after being persuaded against finishing off Envy, which seems a bit odd. From the episodes/chapters I've read in French, they seem to usually use the &quot;vous&quot; form (the formal &quot;you&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this correspond to anything in the Japanese original, and if so, what does it correspond to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen some other unexpected usages of &quot;tu&quot; elsewhere, but they weren't with characters that I've seen enough of in the French version to be able to see if it was unusual for people to use the &quot;tu&quot; form with them (in the context of the text).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:10:14.817" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:10:14.817" Title="Why does Mustang address Hawkeye informally after dispatching Envy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5831" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5832" CreationDate="2013-11-12T01:19:15.223" Score="4" ViewCount="1873" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed in &lt;em&gt;Casual Romance Club&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt; that on the disk there is an OMAKE folder, inside the OMAKE folder there were added images and sound files, &lt;em&gt;Casual Romance Club&lt;/em&gt; has images of each of the girl's in swimsuits at the beach and a portrait image while with &lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt; the images were headshots like what you would see in some JRPGs,a slo in the &lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt; folder there were movies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one thing both have which is the exact same is that there is a .htm file which when opened seems to have links to every file in the folder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've completed a number of routes in &lt;em&gt;Casual Romance Club&lt;/em&gt;, but none of them has a beach event, nor is there space in the gallery for the beach images (and the beach images are different to the swimsuit images which are viewable at the beginning). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know they don't get installed and since both &lt;em&gt;Casual Romance Club&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt; are done by different developers (to my knowledge) it makes me think OMAKE is actually a term used outside specific visual novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what is an OMAKE?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T01:49:04.883" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T01:49:04.883" Title="What is an OMAKE?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5831" CreationDate="2013-11-12T01:36:14.567" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the context of anime/manga or JRPG's, it's like &quot;Bonus Material&quot;. TV Tropes has a page for &quot;Omake&quot; that's labelled &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BonusMaterial?from=Main.Omake&quot;&gt;Bonus Material&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A bonus that is added to, but separate from, a particular work. The practice of adding such a bonus to one's work has been around for a long, long time: Charles Dickens, for example, was a regular practitioner of it, back when he wrote his stories for newspapers and magazines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If this extra material is another story in the universe, it generally doesn't interact with the primary plot of the work, and is seen as &quot;stand-alone&quot; material. Some times that extra material isn't even considered canon, though such additions can add depth and insight to the primary characters if the writer makes an effort to connect the &quot;extra&quot; to the main material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Other kinds of extras are making-ofs, outtakes, deleted scenes, concept art, feelies and others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia also has an entry for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omake&quot;&gt;Omake&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Omake often include comedy sketches where the characters behave out of character, break the fourth wall, or subtly address opinions of the fandom known to the writers. Sometimes scenes from the TV show or OVA are humorously re-dubbed. One example, included on the Video Girl Ai DVD, replays scenes from the OVA series with new voice-acting in a rural accent. Other times, the same actors voice a new script that is more sexually suggestive, often ludicrously so. Omake can also consist of non-canonical, and often comedic crossover clips that sometimes occur at the end of episodes of two shows airing concurrently from the same studio, such as recent Kamen Rider and Super Sentai programs.&#xA;  A screenshot of an anime omake, taken from Gunbuster. Here, chibi versions of the main characters attempt to explain the concept of &quot;Ice II&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For anime, these are often presented in super deformed style, in the same way manga omake often is. For example, Gunbuster features super deformed characters trying to explain what the writers know to be mostly pseudo-science, or talking about their relationships with each other in a way they do not in the series itself, or in the popular anime series Reborn!, after a couple of episodes one of the characters named Haru Miura has an interview called &quot;Haru-Haru's dangerous interview corner&quot; with each of the characters of the anime in chibi forms, the characters' answers to the questions are often something they would never say in the anime or the manga. For live action programs, although not animated, the expressions and sound effects used for comedic purposes can often be inspired by the omake found in the animated mediums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term Omake has use also in video games; the Sega game Shenmue II for the Dreamcast had a hidden folder on the game disc labelled &quot;Omake&quot;, found by placing the disc into a computer, containing exclusive wallpapers and conception art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another example of an omake in popular culture is related to Square's Final Fantasy IX. The secret &quot;Blackjack&quot; minigame after completion of the game is accessed by means of a button combination. The Final Fantasy &quot;Playonline&quot; site has a secrets section for Final Fantasy IX, which requires passwords given in the official Piggyback guide to enter. The password needed to reveal the button combination for the Blackjack minigame is E-OMAKE. The minigame itself is, of course, an omake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T01:36:14.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5830" CreationDate="2013-11-12T02:32:09.227" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mustang comments to Hawkeye that he made her do through something dreadful again, he uses &quot;kimi.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kimi is the subjective pronoun of &quot;you&quot; and is used informally, typically when talking to close friends, younger siblings, but not to parents, older relatives, superiors, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, they have a typical superior-subordinate relationship (noted by Hawkeye herself that Mustang doesn't call her &quot;Riza&quot; even when they're alone) where they talk to or address one another formally, but here Mustang is being frank with Hawkeye as a close friend rather than a subordinate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T02:32:09.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5835" CreationDate="2013-11-12T09:02:58.433" Score="11" ViewCount="3660" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know, Sanji has a move called Diable Jamble, where he somehow manages to generate fire on his leg by rotating with great speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have seen this move first when he was fighting CP9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to science, fire can be generated by friction, but it should be spontaneous. This explains as to how he was able to generate while he was fighting CP9 at Enies Lobby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after the timeskip, when the Straw Hat Pirates were on their way to Fishman Island, they encountered a Kraken. How did Sanji generate fire in water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In water, there is no rough material via which, fire can be generated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even if it is somehow achieved, how can the fire not get extinguished by the water!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XX1ip.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sanji using his move in water!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T17:24:01.217" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T07:42:17.673" Title="How does Sanji produce fire in Water?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5834" CreationDate="2013-11-12T09:37:16.980" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;As usual, Oda Eiichiro has a &quot;creative&quot; explanation for that too! Oda blatantly disobeys the Laws of our world in One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SBS Volume 44, when asked how Sanji could beat Jabra by heating his leg, without burning it, Oda's response was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanji's leg is not hot!! His heart was burning so much hotter!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If asked your question, he would &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; say something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Learning Haki, spending 2 years chased by Okamas, and being separated from ladies, especially Nami-san and Robin-chan, has made his heart burn much hotter!!! Even water cannot extinguish his burning heart!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know, it doesn't feel satisfying, but this is how Oda-sensei's &quot;explanations&quot; usually are!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T09:37:16.980" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5836" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5842" CreationDate="2013-11-12T10:51:31.283" Score="9" ViewCount="1229" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of series these days have either some sort of ecchi scene or is made entirely of fan service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some use this for comedic moments and others for story purposes. But if I look at the &lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt;, I don't see the ecchi bringing any added value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do ecchi scenes add to a series, if not for comedic or story purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T14:33:38.720" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T06:52:42.180" Title="What are the added values of ecchi to a series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="832" CreationDate="2013-11-12T12:34:26.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they reach the Red Line, the halfway point on the Grand Line, the crew celebrate and comment on what a year it had been. This is just before the Sabaody Archipelago Arc. So with the two year break, it is a little over 3 years in total. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This information is from the manga, not sure if they mentioned it in then anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="250" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T16:45:43.170" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T16:45:43.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5836" CreationDate="2013-11-12T15:39:19.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's conceivable that ecchi can be used to drive the story in a way, It almost never does add to the story.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason it's added is to draw people manga/anime, and some people do like the ecchi itself.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find that ecchi doesn't really harm the story either.  A good series with ecchi added is still a good series, and a bad series with ecchi is still a bad series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T15:39:19.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5840" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5841" CreationDate="2013-11-12T15:45:13.213" Score="3" ViewCount="1740" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Masamune Shirow working on any kind of manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still waiting for an end for Appleseed and I won't mind to see something like a new Orion or Tank Police Dominion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2714" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T23:53:21.163" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T23:53:21.163" Title="What are some of Masamune Shirow's most recent works?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-08-27T23:00:51.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5840" CreationDate="2013-11-12T16:00:53.917" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;His &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shirowledge.com/index_enu.html#comic&quot;&gt;work chronology&lt;/a&gt; listed on his official website, shows some of his recent works, and plans for near future. He doesn't seem to have any plans for the series you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;2013/09/11  SEVEN TRAPS : Auto fighter-bomber SUZUMEBACHI (Hornet) (Monthly YOUNG MAGAZINE)&#xA;2013/09/20  INTRON DEPOT 6 BARB WIRE 01 (Art Book)&#xA;2013/09/27  W-TAILS CAT - A STRANGE PRESENCE - Episode 06 (Stream)&#xA;2013/10/09  SEVEN TRAPS : Multipurpose multi-legged tank unit HONOOARI (Flame Ant) (Monthly YOUNG MAGAZINE)&#xA;2013/10/10  Cover Girl Fragments Vol.7 (comic Anthurium 007) &#xA;2013/10/25  W-TAILS CAT - A STRANGE PRESENCE - Episode 07 (Stream)&#xA;2013/11/09  Cover Girl Fragments Vol.8 (comic Anthurium 008)&#xA;2013/11/xx  INTRON DEPOT 7 BARB WIRE 02 (Art Book)&#xA;2013/11/30  Ghost In The Shell ARISE border:2 Ghost Whispers (Movie)&#xA;2013/11/30  Shirow Masamune Calendar SABER TOOTH CATS 6 (Calendar)&#xA;2014/01/xx  GREASE BERRIES 1 (Art Book)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-12T16:10:45.193" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T16:10:45.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5836" CreationDate="2013-11-12T16:42:53.190" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Note: I don't have any evidence or sources to back up these claims.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most straight-forward reason there is ecchi in some shows is simply because the animators like to draw scantily clad (or naked) girls. You see this in a lot of fan-art or random sketches by some directors, who were once animators (for example: Imaishi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a possible added value for ecchi scenes is sort of two fold. These are shows that are usually in the late-late-night time slots and are sometimes on satellite stations, where they can get away with a bit more. This is usually the time slot for some of the more &quot;enthusiastic&quot; fans of anime, the ones who spend lots of money on merchandise and physical media (DVD/BD).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having this kind of customer base, although much smaller than some of the non-late-night popular shows, means studios are likely to hit certain sales minimums just by pandering to this demographic. Figures (often scantily clad, or with explicit nudity) are sold and the DVD/BD's with promised uncensoring (or even &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; graphic nudity) are bought up. So it's more or less &quot;Sex Sells&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The added value to the viewer is probably more a matter of taste. If you don't like that kind of stuff, you're probably not going to watch these kinds of shows. Some of these kinds of shows is pure fan service, with none of the ecchi actually playing any role at all in the story or plot (e.g. &quot;Najica&quot;, &quot;Agent Aika&quot;, &quot;Green Green&quot;, etc), and more recently, eventhough it can be argued whether the ecchi really does have to do with story or not, it's tied more closely to the show, where removing it actually devalues the show itself (e.g. &quot;Queen's Blade&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has even been quite a bit of backlash for these late-night time slot ecchi shows because a lot of them aren't very popular and it can seem that a lot of studios (at least between 2000-2010) sacrificed quality and writing to simply have ecchi and pander toward a small demographic who happens to spend a lot of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to be clear &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_service&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;fan service&quot;&lt;/a&gt; doesn't necessarily have to be ecchi, and it's almost always inconsequential to the story or plot. It's just there to please the viewer (assuming the viewer is into the show). It doesn't add much value to the story/plot and isn't necessarily supposed to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-12-27T06:52:42.180" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T06:52:42.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4359" CreationDate="2013-11-12T22:57:42.023" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The kanji in Mana's name, 未那, can be read &quot;Mina&quot; or &quot;Mana&quot; depending on how you read the characters (on'yomi vs kun'yomi, or any combination of the two).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning that makes sense to me is that her name is derived from 末那識 (manashiki), &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manas-vijnana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manas-vijnana&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is the seventh of the eight consciousnesses as taught in Yogacara and Zen Buddhism, the higher consciousness or intuitive consciousness that on the one hand localizes &lt;strong&gt;experience through thinking&lt;/strong&gt; and on the other hand universalizes experience through intuitive perception of the universal mind of alayavijnana. Manas-vijnana, also known as klista-manas-vijnana or simply manas, is not to be confused with manovijnana which is the sixth consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put it simply, the name is self-referencing. The meaning of the name implies the ironic pun of the action (thinking). Much like an earnest person named &quot;Ernest&quot;, which is an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;aptronym&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; It has come to my attention that there's another bit of wordplay involved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AA#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;未&lt;/a&gt; in Mana's name, 未那, refers to things that have yet to happen. The 末那識 uses a different kanji, 末, note that the top and bottom strokes are swapped around. While pronounced the same, their meanings differ significantly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter kanji, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AB#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;末&lt;/a&gt;, refers to the end of something, be it the edges or the end result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The former is the same character used in the word for future, 未来, while the latter is the same kanji as in 期末, meaning the end of a term or semester.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it would seem that Kokuto replaced the latter with the former in Mana's name. In other words, replacing a &quot;conclusion&quot; with a &quot;beginning.&quot; When you think about it, the double-meaning in itself is pretty clever. Now I know how Shiki (式) felt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T12:58:06.923" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T12:58:06.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4177" CreationDate="2013-11-12T23:44:56.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Templar627 makes an interesting distinction in his answer. Personality wise, the &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; Red Saber is more of a hedonist that does thing overindulgently with much gusto (expressed by her somewhat lewd attire). In the game dialogues and scenes, she is (implied to be) very openly bisexual saying the only things she cares for is what is beautiful (&quot;Beautiful young boys are good. Beautiful young girls are better. My singular preference is beauty!&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Red Saber can be loud and opinionated -- often butting into conversations, throwing around advice, and insulting your enemies as she sees fit. Unlike her blue counterpart, she is vain, boisterous, and arrogant and speaks with all the regal proclamation of an arrogant ruler that is partially divine, not unlike Gilgamesh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you consider Blue Saber to be a tsundere, Red Saber would be the complete opposite. She bold (her attire shows off her cleavage and back/behind and legs/leotard/panties) where the other is reserved, proud where the other is humble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Red Saber seems to be a bit shorter at 150cm tall, compared to the 154cm stature of her Blue counterpart. However Red Saber is bustier (B83/W56/H82) than her Blue counterpart (B73/W53/H76).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A9282.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A9282.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Red vs Blue&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra Material&lt;/em&gt;, Red Saber's backstory makes mention that her care for diplomacy caused Britannia's relations in Rome to improve during later years, essentially making her the person who built the opportunity for the legend of King Arthur to be born. Perhaps why she Blue Saber looks so similar to Red Saber is because her &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4185/63&quot;&gt;legend/archetype was based off Red Saber&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T21:35:47.553" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5804" CreationDate="2013-11-13T07:41:29.243" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was never any real hole in Obito's chest. It was a genjutsu, as shown in Chapter 636. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The genjutsu was activated right from the moment Obito pierced himself into Kakashi's Raikiri. Kakashi realises the genjutsu after a while, asks Obito to drop the act and fight for real. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1537" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T17:11:23.013" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T17:11:23.013" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5850" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5858" CreationDate="2013-11-13T08:21:08.520" Score="7" ViewCount="18571" Body="&lt;p&gt;TIL Super Saiyan 2 Goku's hair is the same length of his normal hair, but when he transforms into SSJ3, his hair starts growing and becomes pretty long. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the hair grows while in SSJ3, it should not shrink back when he's returns to normal. The growth could be the result of the pressure exerted from his body, but shouldn't shrink back when he's normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation for that or is it just the way it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T05:05:45.637" LastActivityDate="2020-11-13T15:16:22.550" Title="How does Goku's hair grow longer when he becomes Super Saiyan 3?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="554" CreationDate="2013-11-13T13:29:47.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara is like Akuma from street fighter. He &lt;em&gt;loves&lt;/em&gt; to fight, but he knows his power is too much for just about everyone. So, in order to enjoy his fight, Madara holds back when going against the five kage. When he does use his final susanoo to finish them, and it turns out that the five kage survived- he flat out says it is a matter of pride. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he spams the Rinnegan, he'd be disgracing himself in his own eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2721" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T13:29:47.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5106" CreationDate="2013-11-13T15:43:26.370" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;At last I found it! Actually it was not a cat, but the rest of my description fits. The name is &quot;Please! Psammea-don&quot; (おねがい!サミアどん Onegai! Samia-don?)&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gy4Xh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that it only was broadcast in Latin America, France, Quebec and the Arab World &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onegai!_Samia-don&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as noted by Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Children_and_It#Adaptations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;it was also never released in English&lt;/a&gt;, so maybe that's the reason why nobody here knew this animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I really loved &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCpMA2C4SjE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the ending&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T11:34:59.923" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T11:34:59.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5880" CreationDate="2013-11-13T17:26:15.877" Score="8" ViewCount="829" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Little Busters!-anime, Rin sometime has cat-ears for a very short time (mostly only a split second). Is it used to show a character trait? What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an image of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAbFd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T22:07:01.570" Title="Why does Rin have cat-ears?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2460" CreationDate="2013-11-13T18:32:47.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you read Gin Ichimaru's Wikipedia Quotes, he states to Rangiku in his dying thought:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and begin devouring humans, and from the same mouth you started devouring humans, you cried out to me 'I love you,' would I still be able to say 'I love you' the same way I do today?&quot;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me that says he loves Rangiku, and there are other evidences that he does.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For instances,  when he says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It would have been nice if my capture lasted a little longer. Farewell, Rangiku. Sorry.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because he was leaving her again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2722" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-11-13T20:21:53.687" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T20:21:53.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5855" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5856" CreationDate="2013-11-13T19:34:03.723" Score="9" ViewCount="9474" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are all animes around 20 minutes long? Sometimes less or more due to the opening and ending, and some recap from last episodes...etc, but it's always around 20 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-13T23:11:43.860" LastActivityDate="2018-06-10T13:31:25.807" Title="Why are almost all anime episodes 20 minutes long?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5855" CreationDate="2013-11-13T19:36:28.397" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Presumably it's to fit into the standard 30 minute time slot allocated for the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20 min. episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2597/when-and-why-did-the-trend-of-130-long-openings-and-endings-begin&quot;&gt;3 min. OP + ED (90 seconds each)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Commercials&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it's about 30 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T19:36:28.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4264" CreationDate="2013-11-13T20:16:47.707" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't just 1 reason, but could be several:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot Compression&lt;/strong&gt;: this could be either a cause or a consequence. They compress the plot too much and they get forced to &quot;fill&quot; the extra seconds of air time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partneship&lt;/strong&gt; / &lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship&lt;/strong&gt;: Some partner or sponsor could ask for extra time of the anime air time (Squarenix in FMA comes to mind) at the end of the episode or after the opening. This could also branch to promotion of other works of the same or different production house or some artist (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4264/how-do-anime-productions-arrange-for-artists-to-do-the-end-card-illustrations#comment3537_4264&quot;&gt;as Logan commented&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Promotional products&lt;/strong&gt;: they could use this time to promote any &quot;collections&quot; product for hardcore fans or another version of the same franchise (like the Anime promoting the new Manga or L/N).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any other reason is a mix of the previous three, but these are the main possible causes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T15:40:41.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5850" CreationDate="2013-11-13T20:22:52.880" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Before we begin an answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I prefer honestly saying that there is no answer for this (or I personally never saw something that answers that on the web), but we can use some deductions from what we know and experienced from the long series of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we already know from Dragon Ball, the trademark characteristic of the transformation is the user's hair, it goes golden yellow at the Super Saiyan 2 level as a representation of achieving a higher level of energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I guess you could also ask:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why does his hair goes golden yellow at the first place ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me I know no reason of getting hair color changed when rising the energetic level, but by assuming that saiyans are a different race than humans, we could explain it as a result of the rise in Ki consumption, for example in SS3 : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The rigid hair of the Super Saiyan 2 state becomes flowing and smooth again, and grows down to or sometimes passes the user's waist. The eyebrows vanish completely, making the forehead and eye ridges appear larger and revealing a more prominent brow ridge. A small increase in muscle mass is evident, and muscle tone is sharply defined. Energy radiation is so great that the aura pulses at an extremely high frequency, almost to the point where it seems static; the sound of the aura is also pitched even higher than that of Super Saiyan 2. Bio-electricity, like in the Super Saiyan 2 form, is again constant, and may reach further outward from the body than before. The Saiyan's voice may become slightly deeper, though this is obviously a feature only found in the anime. If the user of the Super Saiyan 3 form has a tail, it turns yellowish gold. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_3#Appearance&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So as a personal explanation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can say that just like when you eat a lot you get fat (as a human), when you open your body for a perfect Ki consumption (as in SS3 level) your hair will grow as long golden yellow (as a Saiyan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And as a remark:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The body must change the morphological shape to achieve a higher efficiency in using the current level of energy for combat (for example largest muscles in SS3, tallest in SS4 .. etc), and as one can deduce: hair has no effect on the combat course, but personally again, I think the complete opposite: the hair style may cause more effect than muscles, it have an impact on the moral and psychic state of the enemy, to make it even clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like the lion is scary with large hair, so is the saiyan in SS3, he looks stronger sometimes more than what he really is. Unlike what was the small evil Boo, his physical appearance didn't show his strength therefore it had no impact on his enemies (Goku and Vegeta).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastEditorUserId="2668" LastEditDate="2013-11-24T16:24:34.240" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T16:24:34.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4177" CreationDate="2013-11-14T00:24:18.023" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_%28Fate/Extra%29#Development&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the wiki page that templar627 posted&lt;/a&gt;, under the development subheading it says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She was made to look like Saber because they wanted to trick people into thinking they were the same character and surprise them upon actually playing the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2725" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T03:18:35.877" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T03:18:35.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="456" CreationDate="2013-11-14T02:54:31.333" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the final episode, when Alucard returns after consuming Schrodinger and killing every other soul in his consciousness, he is, as described by Schrodinger, everywhere and nowhere, both alive and dead but at the same time neither. He can exist wherever he wishes, and thus theoretically speaking, he could exist inter-dimensionally, as well physically and consciously, implying that no, he cannot ever be killed. He will exist forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2727" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T13:44:32.717" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T13:44:32.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5863" CreationDate="2013-11-14T03:33:09.420" Score="2" ViewCount="3297" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have all three seasons of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and the two movies. I am wondering where the movies occur chronologically within in the series. So I can watch them in the proper order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T03:35:58.783" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T18:46:06.490" Title="Where do the movies fit within there series timeline?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5862" CreationDate="2013-11-14T03:53:16.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first two Nanoha movies are retellings of the first and second seasons of the anime respectively. That is to say that &quot;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st&quot; covers the same story as the original &quot;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha&quot; and &quot;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's&quot; covers the same part of the story as &quot;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's&quot;. The not-yet-aired third movie is supposedly going to be an original story which will be set between A's and StrikerS on the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some minor differences between the anime and the movies. Technically, the movies form their own continuity. However, these differences are all minor as far as I remember. With that in mind, there are many possible orders to watch the series, and so long as you respect the internal chronology any viewing order seems reasonable. If you want to watch all the anime in chronological order by release date (which is what I'd personally recommend), it would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T03:53:16.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5864" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-14T05:17:48.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:50:39.943" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:50:39.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5865" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-14T05:17:48.830" Score="0" Body="Legend of the Galactic Heroes (or, &quot;Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu&quot; or &quot;Gin'eiden&quot;) is a franchise including a 110-episode series of OVAs, based on a series of science fiction novels by Yoshiki Tanaka." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:50:39.943" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:50:39.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5867" CreationDate="2013-11-14T06:01:18.710" Score="8" ViewCount="1405" Body="&lt;p&gt;As everyone knows that Mr 3 had helped Luffy to release Ace from the Kairoseki handcuffs by using his wax power.&lt;Br&gt;&#xA;Once they were free, Luffy catches hold of Mr 3 and they move down towards the ground.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nXKPT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy, Ace and Mr 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As you can see, the three of them in the pic. But what happened to Mr 3 when Luffy and Ace started getting back to the harbour?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Was he captured or killed?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Have I missed something here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:29:05.990" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:30:05.450" Title="What happens to Mr 3?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5866" CreationDate="2013-11-14T07:02:29.087" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I just want to make clear that Mr. 3's ability is wax and not clay. =)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After freeing Ace, he had been taken by other pirates and was ordered to free Marco as well with his ability (since Marco was also handcuffed by Kairoseki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the war, he was seen together with Buggy while reading a letter from World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:30:05.450" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:30:05.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5869" CreationDate="2013-11-14T07:40:01.983" Score="9" ViewCount="9491" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last page of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; Ch. 655 says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Next week the series takes a break. It will restart in issue #1.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9SEeS.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of last page of Ch. 655&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand what &lt;code&gt;issue #1&lt;/code&gt; means. Could someone kindly explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T11:45:58.373" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T12:55:07.160" Title="What does &quot;It will restart in issue #1&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2013-11-14T09:28:35.260" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Issue#1 is the Weekly Shonen Jump issue to be released in the week of Nov. 25, 2013.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Naruto Chapter 656 would be available in that week, which I guess, is the main motivation for your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A literal translation, with absence of context, such as the one below may have led to a misinterpretation that Naruto is taking a break till end of 2013. It is actually taking only a one week break.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ziot6.png&quot; alt=&quot;mangastream translation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump, as the name suggests, numbers its issues by weeks, from 1 to 52. The issue which carried Naruto Chapter 655 was issue #51, released in the week of Nov. 11, 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1. Due to time zone difference and other reasons, different readers may get chapter translations on different days of the week. Hence, referring to the week by its Monday date to avoid confusion. &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T09:37:38.117" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T09:37:38.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-14T13:22:24.173" Score="11" ViewCount="106962" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT: Contains spoilers for those who have not read or watched the end of Impel Down arc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime episode 451, Bon Clay disguises himself as Magellan to help Luffy and the prisoners escape on the Marine ship. Magellan gets very angry when he finds out, and attacks Bon Clay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WR7MNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Magellan ready to attack Bon Clay&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode ends after a few seconds, and the subsequent episodes do not show what happened next. Does it imply that Bon Clay was killed offscreen, or is this left as a suspense? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T14:01:22.637" Title="What happened to Bon Clay after the Impel Down arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5870" CreationDate="2013-11-14T13:22:24.173" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bon Clay did not get killed. He somehow survived the fight against Magellan, and escaped to the Level 5.5 (Newkamaland), where he has become the new &quot;Queen&quot;. Many of the Newkama prisoners who escaped during the Impel Down arc have reoccupied it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The canonical evidence is on the cover page of Chapter 666. It is not yet known how Bon Clay escaped from Magellan, or how and why the Newkama prisoners returned to Impel Down. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EtIkL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 666 cover page&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T13:22:24.173" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5876" CreationDate="2013-11-14T14:21:43.837" Score="3" ViewCount="10100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching &lt;em&gt;Kingdom&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kingdom: Season 2&lt;/em&gt; for a while now and I can't help but be a bit distracted by how differently it is animated compared to most anime these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which animation style is used to achieve this more 3D-like feeling? And why did they pick this over the usual animation style?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XJAt4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;sample image from Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T15:47:50.530" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T15:47:50.530" Title="Which animation style is used in Kingdom?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;kingdom&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5873" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-14T14:24:34.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kingdom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Yasuhisa Hara about the Warring States period in China. The series was adapted into a thirty-eight episode anime series by studio Pierrot in 2012, and a second season aired from June 2013 to March 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kingdom (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:19:58.543" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:19:58.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5874" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-14T14:24:34.143" Score="0" Body="Kingdom is a manga series by Yasuhisa Hara about the Warring States period in China. " OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:19:58.543" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:19:58.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5872" CreationDate="2013-11-14T15:02:55.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That looks to be cel shading which is &quot;designed to make 3-D computer graphics appear to be flat&quot;.  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_shading&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCLVw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T15:29:31.307" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T15:29:31.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5872" CreationDate="2013-11-14T15:19:38.813" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series uses CGI, notably a combination of 3d objects with 2d illustrations (more so in the Second season then in the first). This has been common practice in the industry for a while (both to improve quality and save on labor). Most production use cel shaders or rotoscoping the model to mask the disconnect between the two dimensions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A notable examples with less distinctions in recent anime are Berserker from Fate/Zero: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7OYPb3fTP0&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7OYPb3fTP0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the new Code Geass series: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOYerOT_Wpc#t=48&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOYerOT_Wpc#t=48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T15:19:38.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5877" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5878" CreationDate="2013-11-14T15:39:26.717" Score="8" ViewCount="56783" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Captain Kurotsuchi do to bring Nemu back to consciousness after her spirit particles have been absorbed by Szayelaporro? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember Ishida saying that it couldn't be aired. what exactly did he do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch the scene &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7whfxhAqSs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2701" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T21:56:34.017" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T21:56:34.017" Title="What does Captain Kurotsuchi do to Nemu in Bleach Episode 200?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5877" CreationDate="2013-11-14T16:40:38.250" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga doesn't explicitly state what Mayuri did, and Uryuu makes the same remark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kjfM2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Uryuu&amp;#39;s reaction&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems very likely that Mayuri fiddled with Nemu's &lt;em&gt;&quot;reset button&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, based on her moaning (see screenshot below), and his remark:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You can't even understand something that simple by looking at it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mq05tm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nemu moaning&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He later derides Uryuu and Renji for reaching wrong conclusions, and calls them laymen who do not understand his technology. This suggests that he might have given Nemu something &lt;em&gt;like&lt;/em&gt; a Tantric Massage. Laymen watching it in our world would reach exactly the same wrong conclusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MpDdZm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mayuri annoyed at Ishida and Renji&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the above theory is a speculation, but this is as much evidence I can provide to support it. I guess we won't know any more of what he did for the reason Uryuu mentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1 Sorry, I cannot be more explicit than that. I hope you know what I mean.&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T16:40:38.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5862" CreationDate="2013-11-14T18:46:06.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the excellent response provided by Logan M, these are the anime and manga series in a chronological order. The &lt;em&gt;Vivid&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Force&lt;/em&gt; manga series continue the story from the anime, while the other manga entries are nothing more than additional background content for the die-hard fan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha MOVIE 1st THE COMICS (Manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (Manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS THE COMICS (Manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (Manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Force (Manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do note that the movies are alternate retellings that are not 100% story-wise compatible with the original series. In &lt;strong&gt;StrikerS&lt;/strong&gt; there are a number of background references to story from A's which has been scrapped in the movie retelling. I would recommend going through the original series (Nanoha, A's and StrikerS) prior to watching the movie retelling and/or reading the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T18:46:06.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5853" CreationDate="2013-11-14T22:07:01.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seems to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SproutingEars&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sprouting ears&lt;/a&gt; trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A symptom of a Super-Deformed Art Shift, where occasionally a character will sprout Unusual Ears or other animal features (paws, tails, etc.) during certain moments to accentuate certain aspects of their personality. What ears symbolize what varies from culture to culture, but generally they break down into three groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Cats: Genkiness, excitability, occasionally irritation. Usually&#xA;  accompanied by a Cat Smile.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Dogs: Hyperness, clumsiness, affection. Generally done to a&#xA;  character who is loving, but not all there in the head.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Foxes: Mischief, wisdom, slyness. May be either friendly or&#xA;  malevolent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another form it might be used (did not watch little busters so not sure its the case) is when the character hears something special hes not supposed to know. This is often used to show that they have heard this secret information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T22:07:01.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5882" CreationDate="2013-11-15T01:47:58.070" Score="5" ViewCount="9384" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Kabuto bring back the entire Uchiha clan? It was one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure, and was also reputed to be the village's most powerful clan, producing shinobi that were exceptionally talented and battle-oriented. -&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke and Obito were still alive and only Itachi and Madara were brought back. I don't see a reason why Kabuto did not bring back the entire clan. I know these four are exceptionally strong, but there were other promising member like &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shisui Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:55:20.757" LastActivityDate="2020-03-13T04:05:33.057" Title="Why weren't the Uchihas brought back with the Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5881" CreationDate="2013-11-15T02:07:39.407" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edo Tensei needs the DNA of the person to be reincarnated. (Chapter 520)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Nz15m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Edo Tensei needs DNA&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto could not bring back the Uchiha clan because he could not get their DNA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo, who commissioned the Uchiha clan massacre, must have had their bodies thoroughly destroyed to prevent enemies from misusing the Sharingan. Given Danzo's character and principles, we can be certain he would take such measures. For instance, he was very upset on knowing that Kirigakure's Ao had taken Konoha's Byakugan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi also makes a mention of this rule in Chapter 16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uLqlRm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kakashi telling about hunter-nins&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara's death was independent of the Uchiha Clan massacre, and Konoha thought he was dead anyway, so the possibility of Danzo destroying his body does not arise at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Madara's death, Tobi must have taken great efforts to make his body inaccessible, because otherwise it would ruin the plan of him falsely assuming Madara's identity. However, he probably did not destroy it completely, and Kabuto (or Orochimaru) may have found the body or its parts somehow. Tobi was understandably shocked when Kabuto showed him the Edo Tensei Madara in the sixth coffin, since it meant his plan was ruined. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi's dead body was easier to obtain, since he died just a few weeks before in his own hideout. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-15T08:16:43.970" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T08:16:43.970" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5885" CreationDate="2013-11-15T17:03:44.397" Score="20" ViewCount="7220" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, after fusion, who controls the mind and the body? Is it both or a single person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:14:41.683" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T14:51:26.480" Title="Who controls the mind after fusion in DBZ?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-15T17:25:36.473" Score="1" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;In all the series only the dress is changed.&#xA;Ash doesn't grow up or does his maturity changes.&#xA;What is the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T17:25:36.473" Title="Why Ash does not grow up?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-11-15T19:44:12.027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5883" CreationDate="2013-11-15T17:32:13.800" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;em&gt;several&lt;/em&gt; types of fusion. For the majority of these, the more dominant/stronger individual controls the mind and body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Piccolo and Nail, they did the &lt;em&gt;Namekian Fusion&lt;/em&gt;, Piccolo was the more dominant. There was also Cell and the Androids. Cell fused with them by a type of fusion called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Absorption&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Absorption&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. There was also the permanent fusion of Supreme Kai and his servant Kibito by using &lt;em&gt;The Potara Earrings&lt;/em&gt;. Supreme Kai's personality was the one that stood out after that. For Dragon Ball Super we also see Kale and Caulifla fuse into Kefla who actually only seems to inherit Caulifla's personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the normal fusion, the one you are more than likely asking about, the one that comes after initiating the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Fusion_Dance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fusion Dance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. A new being is created from both individuals. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Fusion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This being will..&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;combine both their attributes, from strength and speed to reflexes, intelligence and wisdom. When properly fused, the single being created has an astounding level of power, far beyond what either fusees would have had individually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, none of the fusees control the mind after the normal fusion. The being created after is a combination of both of their individual attributes and as such can think for itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastEditorUserId="1528" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T20:18:58.280" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T20:18:58.280" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5886" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-15T17:48:07.440" Score="5" ViewCount="17324" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title is obviously the State Alchemist name of Edward Elric, but what does the word &quot;Fullmetal&quot; mean? I watched both series with dub in my mother language, and in that, Ed was referred as &quot;Steel Alchemist&quot;. (translated to English)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T19:01:58.653" Title="What does &quot;Fullmetal&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-11-15T19:43:20.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5886" CreationDate="2013-11-15T19:01:58.653" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Steel Alchemist&quot; is in fact the literal translation of Edward Elric's title. The term &quot;Fullmetal&quot; is most likely a reference to Stanley Kubrick classic war-is-hell film &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Jacket&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;jacket&quot; of a full metal jacketed bullet is usually made of steel. Sometimes you hear these bullets called &lt;em&gt;steel jacketed&lt;/em&gt; in English, and in many other languages, a translation of this second name is much more common. In many countries outside the US, FMJ was retitled to reflect the most common local name for the bullets, in order to preserve that reference. I don't know if Japan did this: IMDB doesn't list the Japanese title for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if Japan did retitle the movie, then the title &quot;Steel Alchemist&quot; may have been intended all along to reflect the title of the &quot;Steel Jacketed&quot; movie. Many translations of FMA actually do use a title that reflects the way FMJ was titled in the translation's own language, and so it's possible that &quot;Fullmetal Alchemist&quot; is just another application of that practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2403" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T19:01:58.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5801" CreationDate="2013-11-15T23:31:15.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is part of the clothes theme in Kill la Kill (even the school building is a school uniform!). So the scissors alone are not following some trend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T23:31:15.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5891" CreationDate="2013-11-15T23:35:33.037" Score="13" ViewCount="9129" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pokemon: The Movie 2000, part of the legend that tells of the balance of nature being wrecked goes &quot;The World Will turn to Ash&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the sort of pun-legend I'd expect from Japanese writing...yet this is Ash's given name, and the original legend must be in Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what, exactly, did the legend say about Ash being the &quot;chosen hero&quot; at that point in the story? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2733" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-16T00:34:53.540" LastActivityDate="2020-01-21T02:36:41.027" Title="&quot;The World Will Turn To Ash&quot; - How did this differ in the original Japanese?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5114" CreationDate="2013-11-15T23:50:23.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saber recognized that Illya was a homunculus created by the Einzberns like Irisviel however Saber was never told Illya's name and assumed that Illya would grow normally during the ten years between Holy Grail War's so when Illya introduced herself Saber thought Illya was too young to be Irisviel's daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2256" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T23:50:23.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5889" CreationDate="2013-11-15T23:58:42.547" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I found from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Myths_and_legends_involving_legendary_Pok%C3%A9mon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;火の神、雷の神、氷の神に触れずべからず。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  されば、天地怒り世界は破滅に向かう。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  海の神、破滅を救わんと現れん。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  されど、世界の破滅を防ぐことならず。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  すぐれたるあやつり人現れ、神々の怒り静めん限り…。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The god of fire, god of lightning, and god of ice must not be touched.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Else, heaven and earth will be angered and the world will face destruction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The god of the sea will appear to stop the destruction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But, it will not prevent the world's destruction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Unless an exceptional trainer appears to calm the wrath of the gods....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is accurate, then there is no mention of Ash, but instead just that of a trainer in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T04:29:05.200" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T04:29:05.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5836" CreationDate="2013-11-16T00:09:30.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guess I was beating around the bush, so here comes the straight answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's so viewers can engage in acts of onanism, treat their bodies like an amusement park, crown the king, play pocket pool, do arm aerobics, strum the banjo, stir the yogurt, charm the cobra, walk the dog, be lord of your manor, king of the castle, the master of your domain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T00:09:30.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5889" CreationDate="2013-11-16T00:10:13.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a fortunate play on words made possible by the English translation, since Ash's name in Japanese is Satoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1850" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T00:10:13.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5702" CreationDate="2013-11-16T02:07:20.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Reiko_Mikami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reiko Mikami&lt;/a&gt; is the younger sister of Ritsuko Sakakibara (mother of Kouichi), so she really is his relative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She is the extra because she died once before, which pretty much proves she existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another proof of her being Kouichi's aunt is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rei, the parrot she hates, was bought by her father after her death and was named after her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also see her flashbacks from when she was a student in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T16:33:30.987" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T16:33:30.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5897" CreationDate="2013-11-16T03:59:23.837" Score="12" ViewCount="16169" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Boa Hancocks attack convert Luffy to stone?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It didn't look like he used Haki or something which would nullify the effect!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there any possible explanation for it?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zsbe2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Boa attacking Luffy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-16T04:08:19.353" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:35:29.010" Title="Why didn't Boa Hancock's attack affect Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5896" CreationDate="2013-11-16T04:05:02.290" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the One Piece wiki page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mero_Mero_no_Mi&quot;&gt;Mero Mero no Mi&lt;/a&gt; (Hancock's Devil's Fruit):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mero Mero no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows a range of attacks which &lt;strong&gt;use emotions of lust or perversion&lt;/strong&gt; to transform opponents into stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy did not have any lustful feelings towards Hancock, so her Mero Mero Mellow attack had no effect on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T04:05:02.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2013-11-16T04:43:32.097" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, flintlocks such as in this show, weren't really made as well as they were her until the 1700's. Though, as we can see, from multiple parts in the manga. As-well as in the show, their ships are wooden, and they are pre-industrial era. Which means, this show probably is taking place at about 1750-1800 AD. As they are past the renaissance, though, they did not quite reach the industrial era yet. Which means, it is actually probably in the 1800's as technology has halted for a hundred years. As the titans came into play in the 1700's, and for 100 years people have just been halted. If you notice though, if this had happened 100 years after, in 1850. Or 1950, the titans would not have been much of a problem due to the weapons. It is almost as if the titans came at about the perfect time, where humans were just un-able to mass murder the titans. If it were set after a modern era however, then there would obviously be better machinery around, such as tanks, airplanes, or even spacecraft. It is quite evident that it is pre industrial, and this is evident not only through their weapons or technology for that matter. But their clothing as-well. Many nations at the time had organized looking clothing, and a system of departments for the military. So, the best bet for when this show is occurring is from the 1700's, when the titans arrived, till the 1800's, which is when the show and manga takes place. If anyone says it was in the 900's, remember, weapons and technology such as in this were not seen on a mass scale, or at any large scale at all. 1700'S = Titan Arrival, 1800'S = AOT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2735" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T04:43:32.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5899" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-16T08:06:42.370" Score="5" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of episode 7 (&quot;The Monotone of Falling Rain&quot;) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9602&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Michiko to Hatchin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Hatchin almost drowns. Before she passes out, she sees a (female?) figure above the water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yelqT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;female figure?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, Michiko is shown to be sulking in the hotel. The next scene shows Hatchin back in the hotel, next to a drunk Michiko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, who saved Hatchin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2736" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T02:49:45.537" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T02:51:50.967" Title="Who saved Hatchin from drowning in episode 7?" Tags="&lt;michiko-to-hatchin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5900" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-16T08:26:05.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2MxG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Michiko to Hatchin promotional art(?)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Michiko to Hatchin&lt;/em&gt; (ミチコとハッチン) is the story of Michiko, a sexy criminal who has escaped from a supposedly inescapable prison, and Hatchin, a girl fleeing from her abusive foster family. Their fates become intertwined through the connection of a man from both their pasts. The two join forces on an improbable escape to freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2MxG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Michiko to Hatchin&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:01:01.533" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:01:01.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5901" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-16T08:26:05.723" Score="0" Body="Michiko &amp; Hatchin (or, &quot;Michiko to Hatchin&quot;) is an anime produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto. " OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-07T17:59:51.260" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T17:59:51.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2483" CreationDate="2013-11-16T13:25:31.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They time travel when they are inside of the plane and they crashed on a island in the future.Otherwise, the world what the world looks like now wouldn't make any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character's mother and other scientists who built the island built it in the past. The graves are there because the adults thought that they died in the crash and erected memorials to all the passengers who died. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2737" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-11-16T17:11:17.467" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T17:11:17.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7969" CreationDate="2013-11-16T17:07:29.763" Score="14" ViewCount="13090" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several times during the anime, Yūko Aioi ends her short haikus with 'Mogami River'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogami_River#cite_note-2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page for Mogami River&lt;/a&gt; that Matsuo Bashō used it in at least one of his poems, but I can't much written about it, so it seems to me to be not a well-known feature of his poems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the correct reason for the inclusion of the line, or is there an alternative reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OCxuA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I couldn't find an image with subtitles, so hopefully this is a correct example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:56:25.890" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T12:56:25.890" Title="Why do Yuko's poems always end in 'Mogami River'?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5909" CreationDate="2013-11-16T19:24:44.367" Score="1" ViewCount="4652" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard from varying sources that Roronoa's name is pronounced two different ways and I was wondering what is the correct way to say it. I have heard it pronounced 'Zoro' in the manga but my bilingual (Japanese and English) friend says that it is pronounced 'Zolo.' So what is the correct way to pronounce his name? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm trying to ask is, is his name Zoro or Zolo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also is Roronoa his first or last name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2013-11-21T01:51:54.897" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T05:02:59.040" Title="How do you pronounce Roronoa's name?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5908" CreationDate="2013-11-16T19:29:57.787" Score="1" ViewCount="573" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guilty Crown appears to be available for free (streaming) on Funimation's website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/shows/guilty-crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.funimation.com/shows/guilty-crown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a column labeled &quot;Watch Free&quot;, but when I click it for any episode it takes me to a page with a video asking me to buy and become a &quot;Elite Video Subscriber&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What am I missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T04:12:28.767" Title="Guilty Crown stream by Funimation?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5907" CreationDate="2013-11-16T21:49:02.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, with Funimation, subbed episodes can be streamed for free; some other shows will also have the first couple dubbed episodes free for streaming, but this isn't the case with Guilty Crown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the links on the main page of a number of shows aren't quite placed right - the &quot;elite&quot; and &quot;watch free&quot; links go to the same page. You can watch any subbed episodes without being a subscriber by going to the &quot;Videos&quot; tab on the main page and then mousing over the thumbnail for the episode and selecting &quot;watch sub&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T04:12:28.767" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T04:12:28.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5906" CreationDate="2013-11-17T02:36:51.670" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pronunciation of the hiragana character ろ is the correct way to pronounce the &lt;code&gt;ro&lt;/code&gt; in Roronoa Zoro's name. This pronunciation lies somewhere in between the English pronunciations of &lt;code&gt;Ro&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Lo&lt;/code&gt; (though closer to &lt;code&gt;Ro&lt;/code&gt;). You can find an audio file with the pronunciation on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/hiragana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; at guidetojapanese.org.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The canonical Roman spelling for his name is &lt;code&gt;Roronoa Zoro&lt;/code&gt;, since this is the spelling used on his bounty poster. In the English dub, 4kids changed his name to &lt;code&gt;Zolo&lt;/code&gt; for some reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ST3gm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Zoro&amp;#39;s bounty poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His first name is Zoro, and last name is Roronoa. The Japanese place their family name before their first name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-21T05:02:59.040" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T05:02:59.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5906" CreationDate="2013-11-17T04:48:33.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roar-oh-know-ah is the pronunciation of Roronoa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2739" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T04:48:33.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5562" CreationDate="2013-11-17T05:22:08.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I had to guess it would probably be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;カヤバ明彦ありがとう &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which translated means &quot;Thank you Kayaba Akihiko&quot;  I've played it over and over again and that's all I can get put of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T05:22:08.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5914" CreationDate="2013-11-17T06:11:47.310" Score="5" ViewCount="3412" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 274 (Answer Us, Robin! The Outcries of the Straw Hat Crew!!), the Strawhat Pirates assemble on the roof of the Court House. They then walk towards the Tower of Justice to join Luffy, and stand against the CP9 members, who are standing in the balcony of the Tower of Justice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tune played at the time sounds quite inspiring and feels great to hear. This tune runs from about 20:45 to 21:45 of the episode. Could someone please tell me the name of this tune?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/We9JA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Strawhats stand against CP9 in Enies Lobby&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T16:00:54.363" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T16:00:54.363" Title="What is the tune played when the Strawhats stand against the CP9 in Enies Lobby?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5913" CreationDate="2013-11-17T06:18:14.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;I'm Here With You, Too,&quot; the same as Track #23 from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Movie_6_OST_-_Omatsuri-danshaku_to_Himitsu_no_Shima&quot;&gt;Sixth Movie's OST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov9LMCtTgqo&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov9LMCtTgqo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T06:18:14.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5918" CreationDate="2013-11-17T16:51:51.310" Score="7" ViewCount="1468" Body="&lt;p&gt;Smoker is a smoke man. He can &quot;create, control, and transform into smoke at will&quot; – &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Moku_Moku_no_Mi&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caesar is a gas man. He can &quot;create, manipulate, and transform into gas at will.&quot; – &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gasu_Gasu_no_Mi&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since smoke is a gas, could Caesar control Smoker when he turns into smoke? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T16:55:19.197" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T01:16:26.197" Title="Could Caesar Clown have controlled Smoker?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5917" CreationDate="2013-11-17T17:12:33.590" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The powers of Gasu Gasu no Mi would certainly allow Caesar Clown to control Smoker when he transforms into smoke using Moku Moku no Mi's powers, provided the smoke is within Caesar's range. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Smoker would not be totally helpless if they fought one-on-one since he can fight without using his Moku Moku no Mi powers at all. He can use Haki, and carries the Kairoseki Jitte, both of which would be effective against Caesar.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T17:12:33.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5919" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5922" CreationDate="2013-11-17T18:20:54.397" Score="14" ViewCount="4233" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since there is just one Devil Fruit for a specific ability, how does one know about what ability it holds?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example, Buggy and Teach knew about the powers their Devil Fruits would have provided them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is mentioned that they had read about it.&lt;bR&gt;&#xA;But if the fruit occurs only once till the user dies, how did they find out about the fruits' powers?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T16:53:19.253" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T16:55:32.937" Title="How is the ability of a Devil Fruit discovered?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-17T19:01:45.603" Score="12" ViewCount="2616" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could someone transplant the Rinnegan from one of Pain's paths? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, from the male Chikoshodo (summoning) Pain that the Leaf had in their possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2741" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T19:27:26.620" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T12:50:10.713" Title="Could someone transplant the Rinnegan from one of Pain's paths?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5919" CreationDate="2013-11-17T19:21:03.717" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of ways to know the abilities of a Devil's Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's a Devil's Fruit book in the Grand Line, which lists several Devil's Fruits. Sanji mentions this book in Chapter 464. Spandam and Teach also make a mention of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Hzuxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Devil&amp;#39;s Fruit book&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Devil's Fruits whose ability is not known before, it can only be found out after actually eating it. In Chapter 385, when Kalifa and Kaku eat unknown Devil's Fruits, Lucci tells them that they will begin to sense the changes in due time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G2LQqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Eater will realise the ability in time&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When a Devil's Fruit user dies, their Devil's Fruit will respawn, and hence its abilities would be known. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SBS Volume 48, the author Oda Eiichiro promises that a certain professor will &lt;em&gt;eventually&lt;/em&gt; appear in the story, and explain what Devil's Fruits really are. We can expect to know more about identification of Devil's Fruits when that happens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T19:21:03.717" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-17T19:51:35.527" Score="10" ViewCount="37653" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the 2011 &lt;em&gt;Hunter × Hunter&lt;/em&gt; (episodes 27 through 58), there is a little short &quot;Huncyclopedia&quot;, which is Gon and Killua talking about some character or element in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From episodes 37 through 44, the two have a &quot;Whale Island&quot; theme, which shows them in shorts and out in the wild rather than in a classroom. However, in the two episodes following this, their skin tone is significantly darker. Oddly enough, they are still in their original tones for the intro, as well as &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wZ51p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;when they make animal faces at the end of episode 46&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zsdPe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 45 Huncyclopedia&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this supposed to be a tan, or is there some other reason for this change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2018-04-19T07:32:55.593" Title="Why do Killua's and Gon's skin tones change in episode 45 and 46 Huncyclopedia?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5925" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42727" CreationDate="2013-11-17T22:46:42.017" Score="2" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches&lt;/em&gt;, not only did the Warlock destroy all the Neuroi (including the humanoid one), but after the Warlock's destruction, the Black Neuroi Hive disappeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at the start of &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches 2&lt;/em&gt; which begins slightly before the final scene of the previous season (where Yoshika receives a second letter from her father), the 504th is sent to a Black Neuroi Hive where a Humanoid Neuroi was waiting in a hope to strike peace with the Neuroi. However, the Humanoid Neuroi was destroyed by an attack from the Green Neuroi Hive and subsequently, the Black Hive is never seen again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the second season affirms the ending of the first season (Gallia being freed, the Warlock turning into a Neuroi and losing control), so I am wondering was there two Black Neuroi Hives and if so, where was the second one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T06:19:37.983" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T06:58:29.163" Title="Were there two Black Neuroi Hives?" Tags="&lt;strike-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6070" CreationDate="2013-11-18T00:12:20.060" Score="8" ViewCount="30769" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched the third movie (&lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion&lt;/em&gt;) and I have a doubt about the fact that although Madoka wish in the second movie, which prevented the birth of any witch, both in the past and in the future. Why then Homura becomes a Witch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get an idea, but I'm not pretty sure about it. In the ending we see Homura feeding QB with her soul gem. Does this mean that all the curses of the universe are now contained in Homura's soul gem? And that feeding QB with them is a way to stop entropy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Homura says to Sayaka and Madoka that one day they will be enemies, is she referring to the fact that without suffering sooner or later the universe will run out of energy and Madoka and Sayaka will have to stop her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2425" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-18T07:43:10.240" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T05:52:54.080" Title="What happen at the end of the third Madoka Magica movie?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5926" CreationDate="2013-11-18T00:41:16.257" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching Rebellion on the weekend i've edited my answer account for the new knowledge i have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have a doubt about the fact that although Madoka wish in the second movie, which prevented the birth of any witch, both in the past and in the future. Why then Homura becomes a Witch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magical girls still turn into Witches even with the Law of Cycles however Madoka would appear before the Soul Gem became a Grief Seed. the Incubators captured Homura and put her tainted Soul Gem in an isolation field which would prevent it from being affected by the law of Cycles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Isolation Field was one way allowing people to enter but not escape so when Madoka along with Sayaka and Bebe came for Homura they became trapped as well and Madoka's memories were altered as well, it wasn't until after the field was destroyed could Madoka escape and treat Homura's Soul Gem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the ending we see Homura feeding QB with her soul gem. Does this mean that all the curses of the universe are now contained in Homura's soul gem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The result of Madoka's Wish prevents the creation of Witches however the curses on Earth still existed and became Wraiths, also what Homura is feeding Quebe is Cubes left behind by Wraiths when they die, just like what Grief Seeds were, however Soul Gems still become darkened with despair and in time will turn a Magical Girl into a Witch however Madoka's Wish allows the Soul Gem to be purified and allow the Magical Girl to die without becoming a Witch, Mami notes this by saying how no one knows why Soul Gems shatter like they do, ofcause Homura knows as she's the only one to know Madoka and her Wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;feeding QB with them is a way to stop entropy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These cubes seems to have the same effect but somewhat limited as Quebe does note that the current system with the Wraiths doesn't prevent entropy but slows it down considerably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Homura says to Sayaka and Madoka that one day they will be enemies, is she referring to the fact that without suffering sooner or later the universe will run out of energy and Madoka and Sayaka will have to stop her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura only actually says this to Madoka as Homura asked Madoka if she valued order and Madoka replied that it was wrong to break the rules. Homura broke the Law of Cycles making herself exempt from it by becoming something else. there's also the matter about Madoka who doesn't remember that she's a Goddess which could mean that the Law of Cycles will not be upheld. Homura &lt;em&gt;believes&lt;/em&gt; that if Madoka regains her memories they may end up becoming enemies. Also Homura didn't give back Madoka's ribbon because they could one day be enemies, Homura says that it looked better on Madoka and to Homura the ribbon was a reminder Madoka existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Sayaka, after she was taken by the Law of Cycles in the previous universe she was made into Madoka's Secretary and existed the same as Madoka however having control over her witch form. Sayaka knows of the implications Homura's new Law of Cycles and thinks it's going to spell tragedy for the rest of the universe however when asked if Homura was out to destroy it all Homura replied &quot;maybe, once all the Wraiths' have been destroyed&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the universe running out of energy, that was going to happen in the previous universe as well because before the countermeasure for entropy was to harvest the energy from when Magical Girls became Witches which thanks to the Law of Cycles could not be done anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should be noted however that &quot;counteracting entropy&quot; was the Incubators goal, apart from Homura the other Magical Girls were mostly unaware of this in the original universe as Madoka was told this when she was in her room after Sayaka was killed. only Madoka and Homura would remember this system and the Incubators would have deduced the effects from talking with Homura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T22:55:17.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T22:55:17.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5931" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-18T08:06:05.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Air Gear is a manga written and illustrated by Ito &quot;Oh Great&quot; Ōgure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Air Gear revolves around the life of Itsuki Minami and his friends, who use Air Treks, which are sort of like inline skates. It won the 2006 Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category. The series concluded on May 28, 2012 with Chapter 357.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Gear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Air Gear&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:17:08.060" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:17:08.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5932" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-18T08:06:05.553" Score="0" Body="Air Gear is a manga by Ito &quot;Oh Great&quot; Ōgure. " OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:17:08.060" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:17:08.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5933" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5934" CreationDate="2013-11-18T11:12:02.353" Score="7" ViewCount="9322" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen 276 episodes of &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt; but in many places it is written that there are &lt;em&gt;291&lt;/em&gt; episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true or just a rumor? If it's true then is there anything I've missed out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:59:00.490" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T16:55:39.583" Title="How many DBZ episodes were actually made?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5933" CreationDate="2013-11-18T11:25:54.873" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1 has 39 Episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 2 has 35 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 3 has 33 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 4 has 32 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 5 has 26 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 6 has 29 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 7 has 25 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 8 has 34 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 9 has 38 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Total number of episodes are 291&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the above count of episodes is based on the original episode numbering. The dubbed episode numbering difers from the original numbering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on the original episode numbering there are 291 episodes and based on dubbed episode numbering there are 276 episodes in Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from the wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... lasting 291 episodes in Japan, and 276 episodes in the United States originally, although all 291 episodes were later broadcast when content from the first 67 episodes was restored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From another source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan it ran from 1989-1996, and was an extremely popular show, spanning a total of 291 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few lines later,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Dragon Ball Z was first produced in the US, FUNimation Entertainment collaborated with Saban Entertainment to finance and distribute the series to television, sub-licensed home video distribution to Pioneer Entertainment (later known as Geneon Universal Entertainment), contracted Ocean Productions to dub the anime into English, and hired Shuki Levy to compose an alternate musical score. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This dub of Dragon Ball Z was heavily edited for content, as well as length; reducing the first 67 episodes into 53&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and is often referred to as the Ocean Dub. It aired in 1996 for two seasons on the WB, but was canceled in 1998.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another few paragraphs later,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After acquiring the license for the first two seasons of the show, FUNimation began redubbing it with their cast in order to keep the series's dubbing consistent, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;and redubbed the original uncut 67 episodes of the series. FUNimation then announced that they would release these 67 uncut episodes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the Ultimate Uncut Special Edition DVD line, releasing the first DVD on April 12th, 2005. However this DVD set was canceled before every episode was released, in favor of the soon-to-come FUNimation Remastered Box Sets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;all 67 uncut episodes of Dragon Ball Z were later aired on&#xA;  Cartoon Network, beginning on June 14th, 2005 and continuing&#xA;  throughout the Summer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically in the initial dubbing (Ocean Dub), few episodes were &quot;trimmed&quot; and combined together, thereby reducing the total number of episodes in the series from 291 to 276. The episodes were not deleted, but parts of a few episodes were edited, removed and combined with other episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, later in the FUNimation uncut dub all 291 episodes were aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T16:55:39.583" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T16:55:39.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5960" CreationDate="2013-11-18T17:45:54.170" Score="1" ViewCount="13263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that there has been many cross-over episodes involving One Piece and Toriko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Toriko's first episode has One Piece characters in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any kind of connection between both of the two series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:01:00.713" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:01:00.713" Title="Why are there so many cross-over episodes of One Piece and Toriko?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;toriko&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-18T17:58:56.423" Score="4" ViewCount="2233" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of great series translated by folks like Baka-Tsuki - so, why do series take forever to end up over here, and for that matter, once they're licensed - how come some releases are so spread apart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; used to be a 6-month release cycle from Yen Press - it has been reduced now but this is still quite long&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan&lt;/em&gt;, and others also find themselves on strange timelines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it really take that long to translate or is there something else here? I've heard things like they're licensed one at a time and they gauge sales before going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-17T03:53:44.933" LastActivityDate="2019-04-17T03:53:44.933" Title="Why do so few light novels make it over via timely translation?" Tags="&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5935" CreationDate="2013-11-18T17:58:58.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For celebrating the start of Toriko anime, a Special Collaboration with One Piece was made. A 1 hour special serving as &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 1&lt;/a&gt; of Toriko and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_492&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 492&lt;/a&gt; for One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Year later at the 1st anniversary of Toriko and because of the success of the first collaboration, a second Toriko x One Piece Collaboration Special was announced. A 1 hour special serving as &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 51&lt;/a&gt; of Toriko and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 542&lt;/a&gt; of One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third collaboration special crossover was aired on April 7th, 2013, titled Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special. A 1 hour special featuring characters from Toriko, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/a&gt; and serving as &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 99&lt;/a&gt; of Toriko and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 590&lt;/a&gt; of One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/Toriko_Collaboration_Specials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T17:58:58.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5938" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5958" CreationDate="2013-11-18T18:05:32.880" Score="6" ViewCount="1331" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed in a lot of anime series that the episodes are sold in silly spans. Sometimes, 4-5 episodes are sold at a silly price. Why are volumes grouped together like this? It can't be good for sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="1651" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T16:32:06.323" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T18:17:58.453" Title="Why is anime sold in such low episode count per volume?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5920" CreationDate="2013-11-18T18:10:12.513" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have to say NO. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reasoning is based on the time when Tobi is hunting for the Rinnegan after the death of Nagato. After he kills Konan, he finds the corpses of Yahiko (who was also the Tendo's body) and Nagato, and pulls only the body of Nagato to his dimension and leaves the body of Yahiko in the same place. If he would have been able to use Yahiko's eyes, I reckon Tobi would've picked that body as well. Seeing how he chooses to ignore Yahiko's body would suggest that only Nagato's eye truly matters and it's the real Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T12:50:10.713" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T12:50:10.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5941" CreationDate="2013-11-18T18:40:19.057" Score="4" ViewCount="813" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stewpig.com/funny/the-weirdest-things-happen-on-anime-shows-19-pics/2013/05/29/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; while stumbling through the internet and would like to know what show this is from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OCXNj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Penguin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:16:58.243" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:16:58.243" Title="Has anyone seen this Penguin?" Tags="&lt;shirokuma-cafe&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T09:33:22.167" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5940" CreationDate="2013-11-18T18:44:56.170" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirokuma_Cafe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shirokuma Cafe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, about animals and humans in a cafe run by a polar bear named Shirokuma (シロクマ); this penguin character is aptly named &quot;Penguin&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ip5l9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Penguin.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T18:44:56.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5940" CreationDate="2013-11-18T18:46:02.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &quot;Penguin&quot; from &lt;em&gt;Shirokuma Cafe&lt;/em&gt;, episode 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Penguin has an obvious crush on a female penguin named &quot;Penko,&quot;Shirokuma usually tries to helps him prepare for encounters with her... but Penguin always seems to chicken out at the very last moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-18T18:54:10.683" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T18:54:10.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5920" CreationDate="2013-11-19T02:19:23.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, transplantation of the Rinnegan eyes from one of Pain's paths would not work. As soon as the eyes are detached from the corpse, they lose contact with the chakra receiver rods, and turn back into ordinary eyes that the corpse originally had. In Chapter 565, Naruto and Bee discuss this when they are fighting against Tobi's Six Paths of Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dg6DQl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto and Bee discussing strategy against Tobi&amp;#39;s Six Paths of Pain&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Chikoshodo Pain's corpse in Konoha's possession still had the Rinnegan activated, but it also had about 20 chakra rods when Shizune is shown examining it in Chapter 406.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; We were never shown the corpse's eyes with all the chakra rods removed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Jbicm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pain&amp;#39;s body with chakra rods and Rinnegan&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ji4zAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shizune performing medical examination&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; We have to make an assumption that although the chakra reception weakens over distance, it will not completely die down. Without this, the corpse still having the Rinnegan activated becomes a plot inconsistency, if not a plot hole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T03:03:02.247" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T03:03:02.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5944" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5955" CreationDate="2013-11-19T03:51:22.450" Score="8" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you saw the third Madoka movie, then you know that…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Homura turns into a witch at some point of the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that, I'm trying to decipher what her runes say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mrQ1I.png&quot; alt=&quot;clean image 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZuFkL.png&quot; alt=&quot;clean image 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some runes are pretty obvious and others not so much:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbIXC.png&quot; alt=&quot;puzzle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the rune map that I use; it's from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Deciphering_the_runes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/npztf.gif&quot; alt=&quot;rune-to-Latin map&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I could get, this says something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;H O M _ U&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;H O M _   LILLY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least, that last part is pretty clear. Any suggestions about the meaning of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2425" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T21:54:45.847" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T21:54:45.847" Title="What do Homura's runes in Rebellion say?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5945" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-19T06:10:24.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toriko&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro about a Gourmet Hunter named Toriko who searches for the most precious foods in the world so he can create a full-course meal. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his menu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toriko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toriko&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:53:33.190" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:53:33.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5946" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-19T06:10:24.380" Score="0" Body="Toriko is a manga series by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro about a Gourmet Hunter named Toriko who searches for the most precious foods in the world so he can create a full-course meal." OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T00:54:40.920" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T00:54:40.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7075" CreationDate="2013-11-19T06:28:26.477" Score="12" ViewCount="3557" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, Digimons are digital monsters made of Data in the Computer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So in Digimon Adventure 01 and 02, all the Digimons come to the real world for a mission. But if they are just a piece of data, then how can they actually come out of the computer and take form?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Data needs a medium to compile and take form and the real world does not provide that medium, it only happens in devices that understand the data.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T10:05:48.273" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T10:05:48.273" Title="How can Digimon come into real world?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5949" CreationDate="2013-11-19T08:14:23.603" Score="0" ViewCount="23799" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the death of Pain, the fake Madara fights Konan to know the location of Pain's body...During this he mentions that the Rinnegan is his and he wants it back...I couldn't understand this..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Pain born with Rinnegan or was it implanted by fake Madara?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2754" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T12:21:55.447" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T12:21:55.447" Title="Was Pain born with the rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-11-19T12:20:15.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5948" CreationDate="2013-11-19T08:23:42.447" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagato was not born with the Rinnegan. It was implanted into him by the &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; Uchiha Madara before his (Madara's) death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uchiha Madara activated his Rinnegan at an old age, so he made a plan by which he could be revived using the Rinnegan's Rinne Tensei jutsu after Akatsuki captured all the Bijuu into the Gedo Mazo. He could then proceed with the Moon's Eye Plan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He implanted his Rinnegan into Nagato, without Nagato realising it, and then made Uchiha Obito assume his identity as the fake Madara, so that Obito could both collect the Bijuus using the Akatsuki, and control Nagato to use the Rinne Tensei to revive Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Naruto Manga Chapter 606. I don't want to paste screenshots here, since the entire story is described fully in that single chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T08:30:37.480" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T08:30:37.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5948" CreationDate="2013-11-19T08:24:28.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he wasn't born with the Rinnegan. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;(emphasis mine),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Nagato was a child, Madara Uchiha transplanted his own eyes into the young boy without his knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day, during the Second Shinobi World War, two Konoha shinobi&#xA;  attempted to find some rest and food in their thought-to-be-abandoned&#xA;  home. Believing that the shinobi were there to kill them, his parents&#xA;  died during the ensuing chaos in their effort to protect Nagato, as&#xA;  confused and shocked, the Konoha ninja mistook them for enemy shinobi.&#xA;  After witnessing his parents death, Nagato in his grief used the&#xA;  Rinnegan for the first time and killed the assailants. Nagato would&#xA;  eventually come to regard this as the first of two great sources of&#xA;  pain in his life, only later realising that it was him who had&#xA;  killed the two shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T08:28:46.290" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T08:28:46.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5713" CreationDate="2013-11-19T08:55:30.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly Kairoseki is not solid form of sea &lt;br&gt;&quot;It was stated by Vice Admiral Smoker that Seastone &quot;gives off a wavelength that is the same as the sea itself&quot; making him refer to it as a solid form of the sea&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Smoker was just referring kairoseki as solid form of the sea&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a naturally occurring substance in the sea which was modified by Vega Punk and was used to make the handcuffs and other materials. (As per the wiki).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something more from the wiki - &lt;Br&gt;&#xA;Weakness of devil fruit users&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater. This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. He elaborated on this, saying that &quot;moving&quot; water, like rain or waves, does not weaken Devil Fruit users, while standing water does.&#xA;  Oda also said in SBS that it is not until a Devil Fruit user is knee deep in water that they become immobilized, this is seen with the Gorgon sisters and Luffy in Boa Hancock's bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why kairoseki affects so much? &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kairoseki, a special substance that emits the same energies of the&#xA;  sea, can also cancel out Devil Fruit powers through physical contact&#xA;  with the user. Depending on how much physical contact the users has&#xA;  with the Seastone, the more their movement is weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T08:55:30.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5936" CreationDate="2013-11-19T10:08:47.507" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light Novels are indeed harder to translate, but that isn't the real cause for their delay. The market for LN is really small outside Japan for a number of reasons so companies aren't interested in publishing them unless they are for very famous franchises (like Haruhi), and even then it's very risky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said, translations and edition arent the reason &lt;em&gt;per se&lt;/em&gt;, but that also affects. Translations in sites like Baka-Tsuki, while being done with lots of effort and having lots of stages for correction and quality check, doesn't quite fit the quality expected for a commercial release. Even in Baka-Tsuki the translations takes lots of time to be published, corrected and polished, so you can imagine how long that would take for a commercial-quality release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T10:08:47.507" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2493" CreationDate="2013-11-19T10:19:35.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, there where two manga series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those Who Hunt Elves&lt;/em&gt; that was adapted almost entirely in the two anime seasons, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those Who Hunt Elves Returns&lt;/em&gt;, years after the ending, with new stories not directly continuing but mostly reusing the same characters for new adventures, but was very short.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally (for now) in 2013, the author &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-15/those-who-hunt-elves-manga-returns-in-new-series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;continued&lt;/a&gt; with a new manga, also an &quot;unconnected&quot; continuation, with the same settings and characters but not exactly a sequel since the plots were already closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the plot that you mention, in the first manga, it was resolved somehow, but keeping the door open for those sequels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T14:54:47.977" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T14:54:47.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5944" CreationDate="2013-11-19T14:23:24.187" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been confirmed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.foolz.us/a/search/image/4fSjjtKHolpH-Rz0isv4Qg/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;multiple&lt;/a&gt; sources (from the movie and game) that it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HOMU&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;LILLY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HOMULILLY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which matches up with the PSP game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JO5Q8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Homu Homu&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T14:23:24.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5959" CreationDate="2013-11-19T16:01:00.523" Score="8" ViewCount="25368" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we have &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/412/1651&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; about the character &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ash&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It made me start wondering if your rival in the game (red/blue), or if he appears in the manga, is different from Gary.  So are Gary and Blue the same?  If not, what are the major differences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T07:27:39.610" Title="Is Gary also Blue?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5956" CreationDate="2013-11-19T17:05:11.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are the same character.  You get the same name suggestions for them in the red/blue games themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nintendo Power use to refer to your rival as &quot;Gary&quot;, and it would probably have referred to you as &quot;Ash&quot; if it ever talked about &quot;you&quot; in the third person, and it did so as long as I've owned the magazine (late 90s early 2000s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both &quot;Blue&quot; and &quot;Gary&quot; were the grandson of professor Oak, too, so they definitely are the same character, and to that point, their rivals (Red/Ash) are the same character too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*One point of interest: if you played the &quot;cold&quot; version of the game (Blue), then your character would be suggested as &quot;Gary&quot;, and your rival would be suggested as &quot;Ash&quot;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T03:33:22.080" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:33:22.080" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5938" CreationDate="2013-11-19T18:17:58.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, They sell them for that much because that's how they've determined that they will make the most money.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the net marginal cost of producing the CDs is high&lt;/strong&gt; Sometimes they don't expect to sell very many copies of the dvd in the first place, and they have to sell them at a higher price to cover the overhead.   The more dvds that they produce and sell, the lower the net marginal cost of producing them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People who do want to buy the dvds will pay that much for them&lt;/strong&gt; Sometimes the fanbase is strong enough and small enough such that those who will buy the dvds will pay any amount for them, and the number of people who would pay $20 for the dvd, but not $50, is relatively low.  in this case, it makes sense to sell the dvd for $50.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T18:17:58.453" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5956" CreationDate="2013-11-19T19:19:16.443" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The different versions of Pokemon (anime, manga, games) are mostly inconsistent with each other, and aren't directly comparable. Here are the versions of this character:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Oak from the games&lt;/a&gt; is the rival of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red&lt;/a&gt; in Generation I (as well as &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Leaf_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leaf&lt;/a&gt; in the Generation III remakes), and is the gym leader of the Viridian Gym in Generation II and the Generation IV remake. In the games in which he is the rival, you have the choice of his name, and &quot;Gary&quot; is one prerecorded choice that you could make. His Japanese name is &quot;Okaido Green&quot; (オーキド・グリーン).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue_%28Adventures%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Oak from the Pokemon Adventures Manga&lt;/a&gt; is a main character and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_%28Adventures%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red&lt;/a&gt;'s rival. He is based on Blue from the game. Being a manga, he obviously isn't nameable. His Japanese name is &quot;Okaido Green&quot; (オーキド・グリーン).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gary&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gary Oak from the original anime&lt;/a&gt; is one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ash&lt;/a&gt;'s rivals for the first few seasons of the anime. He is also based on Blue from the game. Again, since it's an anime he isn't nameable. His Japanese name is &quot;Okaido Shigeru&quot; (オーキド・シゲル)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are definite similarities between all three of these characters. For instance, all of them are the grandsons of the respective Professor Oaks. All three are the rivals to the protagonist. All three are respectable trainers, and in many cases they have some of the same pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are quite a few differences as well. For instance, Gary competes in the Pokemon League in 3 regions before going to work as a researcher. Blue from the game becomes the League champion, only to lose to Red, after which he becomes a Gym Leader. Blue from the manga doesn't even collect gym badges; he's only acquired one. The Bulbapedia pages above contain much more detail, but the point is that these three characters are quite different in personality, style, and story, so you really have to regard all of them as different characters who just all happen to have similar design and occupy similar positions in the stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, there are other characters named Blue as well (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Bulbapedia disambiguation page&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue_%28Origins%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue from the Pokemon Origins Anime&lt;/a&gt; is based off of Blue from the original games. This series seems to be following the game story reasonably closely and the characters are quite similar. His Japanese name (at least so far) is just &quot;Green&quot; (グリーン).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue_%28Pocket_Monsters%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue from the Pokemon Pocket Monsters Manga&lt;/a&gt; is again a rival of Red, but clearly a different character, as evidenced by the fact that his Japanese name &quot;Blue&quot; (ブルー) doesn't match the others. The character based on Blue  in this version is &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Green_%28Pocket_Monsters%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Green&lt;/a&gt; (グリーン), whose full name is &quot;Midorikawa Kai&quot; (緑川 開)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue_%28Ruby-Sapphire%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue from the Pocket Monsters Ruby-Sapphire Manga&lt;/a&gt; is based on Leaf, not Blue. She is still a rival of Red. She doesn't seem to have any relation to the original Blue, and her Japanese name Midori (みどり) is different from the other characters, though it could be translated as &quot;Green&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Green_%28Adventures%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Green from the Pokemon Adventures manga&lt;/a&gt; is based on an unused female character design from the first game, which was also the basis for Leaf in the remakes. I've included her only because her Japanese name is &quot;Blue&quot; (ブルー); she and Blue switched names in the English version of the manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-11-22T08:13:29.240" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T08:13:29.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5935" CreationDate="2013-11-19T21:02:02.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some possible reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga each is based on are run in the same magazine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime are aired on the same TV channel in Japan on the same day.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime are made by the same company.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;anime info: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;manga info: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Shounen_Jump#Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Shounen_Jump#Series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2760" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T21:02:02.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5779" CreationDate="2013-11-20T06:39:17.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Onizuka can be considered a strongman. This is not the &quot;strength athlete&quot; variant of the strongman, though he might qualify, but more of the natural type. As detailed &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongman_%28strength_athlete%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, a strongman is not necessarily someone who actively participates in bodybuilding. It can also be someone of perfect symmetry or size, or those who have explosive power and powerful grip strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Onizuka's case, while not really huge, is a former biker who has devoted (as of timeline of GTO) almost half of his life into fighting. His experience is almost akin to a full-time MMA welterweight or middleweight fighter in that he fights and gets exposed to brutal physical activity almost every day. This makes him, at the very least, much stronger than a good percentage of the general population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While obviously his feats are a bit over the top in that he survives them almost unscathed (this obviously needs some suspension of disbelief), humanity has shown over the top endurance and strength feats as well. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oddee.com/item_96967.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Falling&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41046340/#.UoxX68Try6M&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;point blank shots to the head&lt;/a&gt; have been overcome by some, but the resultant damage of course has been of varying degrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2627" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T06:39:17.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6736" CreationDate="2013-11-20T13:58:28.067" Score="7" ViewCount="682" Body="&lt;p&gt;This questions contains spoilers for everyone who hasn't watched Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the FMA-movie &lt;em&gt;The Sacred Star of Milos&lt;/em&gt;, Julia tried to heal her brother by using alchemy and lost her left leg, as you would expect from a human transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at that time, Julia still possessed the philosopher's stone and should have been able to use such a transmutation without sacrificing a body-part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did she lose her leg while possessing the stone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-04-17T02:42:26.640" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T02:42:26.640" Title="Why did Julia lose her leg?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fma-sacred-star-of-milos&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4806" CreationDate="2013-11-20T19:13:32.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It started at least 2000 years ago with works like Homer's Illiad and Odyessy, and lost works, Hesiod's Theogony, and later, Virgil's Aeneid, among other things.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most notably, the Illiad showcased the seige of Troy, focusing mostly on Achilles's role and his dispute with Agamemnon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Aeneid focused on Aineas, who fought in the Trojan War, and escaped Troy to found Alba Longa, where the founders of Rome were from (they presumably descended from Aeneas).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also known that there are lost works about the Trojan War, which describe other parts of the war such as the sack of Troy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T03:36:08.913" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:36:08.913" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5968" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5969" CreationDate="2013-11-20T19:44:38.407" Score="6" ViewCount="1020" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass, the invasion of Japan in its full extent is told through bits and pieces over a lot of episodes, which makes it hard to piece together what was the actual timeline from the decision being made in Britannia to the conclusion of the invasion. What were the steps (at least the major ones) between those two points?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T20:45:05.280" Title="What is the full timeline for the invasion of Japan?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5968" CreationDate="2013-11-20T20:45:05.280" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;With lots of quoting from  &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History&quot;&gt;World history code geass&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:&#xA;the world history of code geass mainly resolves around big changes such as wars and arrival of mysterious things such as C.C.&#xA;a.t.b stands for  &quot;Ascension Throne Britannia&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;55 B.C. or 1 a.t.b.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;      Julius Caesar attempts to invade Britain, but is met with strong resistance from the local tribes, who elect a super-leader: the Celtic King Eowyn, who summarily becomes the first member of the Britannian Imperial Family. The Julian Calendar is devised ten years later and the Anno Domini Calendar 470 years later. Either the two might be used by other countries aside from Britannia and its colonies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unknown years - Middle Ages&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Sakuradite (known as the &quot;Philosopher's Stone&quot; at the time) is discovered near Stonehenge. The scarcity of sakuradite impedes the research to turn it into a viable energy source. However, in his travels, Marco Polo journeys further into the East, reaching Japan and discovering the nation's large deposit of sakuradite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17th Century a.t.b.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Elizabeth I, who remained single throughout her life, bears a son, Henry IX. The potential fathers — Sir Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester; Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; and Sir Carl, Duke of Britannia — gain influence and power with this knowledge.&#xA;      Henry IX ascends to the throne after the death of his mother in 1603 A.D. or 1657 a.t.b., starting the Golden Age of the Tudor Dynasty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1820s a.t.b. / 1760s - 70s A.D.&lt;/strong&gt; The American Revolution (also known as Washington's Rebellion) occurs. The Duke of Britannia bribes Benjamin Franklin with promises of titles and territories in the colonies, who was charged with appealing to Louis XVI for assistance in the American colonies' war for independence.&#xA;      Thereafter, Benjamin Franklin is given the title of Earl. As a result, the Continental Army suffers a decisive defeat during the Siege of Yorktown with the death of George Washington, marking a severe blow to the American movement for independence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle of the 19th Century a.t.b.&lt;/strong&gt;    The western world enters the Age of Revolution, with numerous national revolutions taking place, except in the British Isles, under the rule of King Henry X, who continues to hold absolute monarchy. This leads to the formation of the European Union.&#xA;      After French revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte emerges, he wins the Battle of Trafalgar, invades Great Britain, and occupies London. The British Isles are conquered and become a part of the E.U.&#xA;      In 1807 A.D./ 1861 a.t.b., Queen Elizabeth III retreats to Edinburgh, where a revolutionary militia arrests her and forces her to abdicate, ending the monarchy. This event becomes known as The Humiliation of Edinburgh. However, Sir Ricardo von Britannia, Duke of Britannia, and his friend and subordinate, Sir Richard Hector, Knight of One, bring Elizabeth III and her followers to the New World and establish a capital on the east coast of North America. The British Isles is now under control of the EU and a new government established. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1867 a.t.b. / 1812 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    Elizabeth III nominates her lover, Sir Ricardo von Britannia, as her successor upon her death. She ends her reign for being &quot;the Queen who loved throughout her stormy life&quot;. The Britannian calendar, Ascension Throne Britannia (a.t.b.), is established, with the origin year set to the ascendancy of the first Celtic king, though the calendar's months and days are adopted from the Gregorian Calendar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1874 a.t.b. / 1819 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    Napoleon Bonaparte dies on his way back to France, after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo; although it was never proven, it is rumored that assassins poisoned his food in accordance to Elizabeth III's will. Her last words included the famous line, &quot;I do not forget slights to my honour.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unknown years - Late 19th to Early 20th Century a.t.b.&lt;/strong&gt; A war featuring tanks and trenches is fought as seen in C.C.'s flashbacks in Episode 25 of R1, which was probably fought in the EU. Also in the flashback, C.C. was shot by possibly a German soldier (considering the silhouette). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1944 a.t.b. / 1889 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    Japan loses a major war (described in 2010 a.t.b as having taken place 65 years earlier) embracing democracy as a result (Mamoru Iwasa, Code Geass Stage-0-Entrance Light Novel, p.120-121). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1984 a.t.b. / 1929 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    1st Prince Odysseus eu Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1986 a.t.b. / 1931 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    1st Princess Guinevere su Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1990 a.t.b. / 1935 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    2nd Prince Schneizel el Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1991 a.t.b. / 1936 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    2nd Princess Cornelia li Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1992 a.t.b. / 1937 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    3rd Prince Clovis la Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1998 a.t.b. / 1943 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    The 97th Emperor of Britannia is overthrown, and Charles zi Britannia ascends to the Britannian throne. Charles also marries Marianne vi Britannia. With V.V. they plan to build a weapon to destroy the Gods. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2000 a.t.b. / 1945 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    11th Prince Lelouch vi Britannia is born Suzaku Kururugi, son of Japanese Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi and future Knight of Seven, Knight of Zero, and second Zero, is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2001 a.t.b. / 1946 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    3rd Princess Euphemia li Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2003 a.t.b. / 1948 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    4th Princess Nunnally vi Britannia is born.    5th Princess Carine ne Britannia is born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2009 a.t.b. / 1954 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    Marianne vi Britannia is killed by V.V. Her children, Lelouch vi Britannia and Nunnally vi Britannia, are sent to Japan as political hostages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2010 a.t.b / 1955 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    After the Indochinese Peninsula was conquered by Britannia and named Area 10, Japan, which was originally neutral, decided to align its policy with Chinese Federation and EU's politics and apply economic pressure upon Britannia -- an event referred to as the Oriental Incident. Both the Chinese Federation, the EU and their allies blockade the ports of Britannia in an effort to come to negotiations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 10th, 2010 a.t.b / 1955 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    The Second Pacific War erupts; the one-month war results in the conquering of Japan by Britannia. The end of the war signifies Japan as a formal colony of Britannia, renamed Area 11 and its citizens &quot;Elevens&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2017 a.t.b. / 1962 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    Viceroy and Third Prince Clovis la Britannia is killed by Zero.  Second Princess Cornelia li Britannia is appointed Viceroy of Area 11, naming Third Princess Euphemia li Britannia as sub-viceroy. Cornelia immediately begins her campaign to bring Zero to justice.&#xA;      Zero forms the Order of the Black Knights. Its membership expands with each victory. All attempts to destroy the Black Knights end in failure.&#xA;      Using her power, Euphemia li Britannia tries to create a Special Administrative Zone of Japan. It is &quot;revealed&quot; to be a plot to massacre the Elevens, and she is killed by Zero.&#xA;      The Black Rebellion breaks out. The Black Knights ignite riots across the country as they continue to push towards the Area 11 Viceroy Palace. The rebellion is eventually pushed back and crushed, with most of the Black Knights killed or captured. Area 11 is demoted to a correctional sub-area.&#xA;      Second Princess Cornelia li Britannia is gone missing during the Black Rebellion. Her position as Viceroy of Area 11 later is taken by Calares. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2018 a.t.b. / 1963 A.D.&lt;/strong&gt;    The remaining members of the Black Knights incite riots in Babel Tower which kill Calares.&#xA;      Within the Chinese Federation Consulate of Area 11, Zero reappears and redeclares the United States of Japan.&#xA;      The former Knight of Princess Cornelia, Gilbert G. P. Guilford, declares himself as new Viceroy. He then announces to execute Black Knights' members, although it's failed thanks to Zero's crafty strategy.&#xA;      Princess Nunnally vi Britannia becomes Viceroy of Area 11, and reestablishes the Special Administration Zone of Japan. Zero gives his support on the condition that he be exiled. Zero, along with over a million of his supporters dressed like him, are exiled from Area 11 and seek asylum on Penglai Island located within the political borders of the Chinese Federation.&#xA;      Li Xingke and Zero disrupt the arranged political wedding between First Prince Odysseus eu Britannia and Empress Tianzi of the Chinese Federation.&#xA;      The High Eunuchs are summarily executed for lèse majesté against the Empress. An alliance between the Black Knights and the Chinese Federation is forged.&#xA;      After the fragmentation of the Chinese Federation, Second Prince Schneizel el Britannia prepares to annex many of its territories through a combination of diplomatic means, which results in failure.&#xA;      Ratification of United Federation of Nations is completed, with the Order of the Black Knights to serve as its chief military branch. Its first resolution is to take action against the occupying Britannian forces in Japan, which leads to a declaration of war between the U.F.N. and the Holy Britannian Empire.&#xA;      The U.F.N. initiates the Second Battle of Tokyo to reclaim Area 11. The first use of F.L.E.I.J.A. by the Britannians results in massive damages to the concession area of the Tokyo Settlement.&#xA;      Zero is reported to be killed during the Second Battle of Tokyo. However, there are rumors that this is falsified information for reasons unknown. In light of the alleged death of Zero, a truce is negotiated between U.F.N. and Britannia, with a peace treaty being drafted. The treaty results in the neutrality of Japan.&#xA;      A coup d'etat is enacted by Second Prince Schneizel and the Knight of Seven, Suzaku Kururugi. Meanwhile, Lelouch vi Britannia instigates his own rebellion, forcing his followers to his will with the power of Geass.&#xA;      98th Emperor, Charles zi Britannia is killed by Lelouch, the former 11th Prince.&#xA;      One month after the Second Battle of Tokyo, Lelouch vi Britannia coronates himself as the 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and appoints the title of &quot;Knight of Zero&quot; to Suzaku Kururugi (heretofore the Knight of Seven). With his ascension come many changes in Britannian policies, including the destruction of the Imperial Mausoleum and the abolishment of privileges to nobles. This leads to many attempts of rebellion (one of which is led by the Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein), each of them futile against the &quot;Emperor of Justice&quot;.&#xA;      Britannia attempts to join the U.F.N., and negotiation takes place in Japan, now a neutral zone. However, the leaders of the U.F.N. and the Black Knights attempt to convince Emperor Lelouch to lower Britannia's voting rights as a balance for the U.F.N.. The attempt fails, and in response Britannia launches an invasion against Japan, capturing the leadership of the U.F.N..&#xA;      F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb is dropped on the Britannian capital of Pendragon from the Aerial Fortress Damocles, created by the Toromo institute, by Former 2nd Prince Schneizel resulting in the complete decimation of the capital.&#xA;      The battle of Mount Fuji begins. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but eventually Emperor Lelouch is able to take control of Damocles and ends the battle, as well as the war between Britannia and the U.F.N., with a display of power from the Damocles.&#xA;      Two months after the battle, using U.F.N. as political tool for forcing E.U. to raficate, Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia declares himself world leader. During a supervision of executions of the Black Knights and U.F.N. leaders, Zero reappears and assassinates Lelouch to complete the Zero Requiem.&#xA;      Nunnally vi Britannia succeeds her elder brother as the 100th Empress of Britannia and begins to work in cooperation with the U.F.N. to achieve peace. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T20:45:05.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5970" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16676" CreationDate="2013-11-20T21:19:54.437" Score="7" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's some novels like &quot;From the New World&quot; which are excellent novels and award winner, but never make it over here. They still fall into the &quot;otaku&quot; subculture but appeal to broader audiences, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As consumers, has some sort of crowd-funding or the like ever been attempted to get these materials translated? How can consumers express their desire to bring this material overseas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:23:53.633" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:10:01.687" Title="Has there ever been an instance of an officially crowd-funded translation of a novel?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3010" CreationDate="2013-11-21T07:15:47.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kai is not too bad as I'm currently watching it on KIX. BUT! there are silly things chopped away from what I remember in Dragonball Z. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(SPOILER ALERT) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Cell stomps and crushes Android 16's head after he's done telling&#xA; Gohan to embrace his inner anger to defeat Cell. In Dragonball Kai,&#xA; this is cut out and only Android 16's brain cartridge and a few bolts&#xA; are seen MAGICALLY on the scene. Yet During the Frieza saga you get to&#xA; see Krillin use 'Destructo Disc' to cut off Frieza's tail which did&#xA; happen in both Z and Kai but this clashes with the head crushing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me Dragonball Z DESTROYS Kai in every form and shape because its more influential in all the characters development. Not to mention I've yet to see Yamcha use his technique The Wolf Fang Fist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've read as well we are going to lose out on the Majin Buu Saga, the Kid Buu Saga and the Super Android 17 Saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly it hasn't been mentioned from what I've read but even though it's only a filler what happened to the Garlic Jr saga? If I remember correctly it was based after the return from Namek. I could be wrong. So much is cut from Z, it's sort of depressing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2767" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T21:07:54.890" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T21:07:54.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-21T09:18:01.137" Score="9" ViewCount="41672" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, Detective Conan series is now on it's 721 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Case_Closed_episodes_%28seasons_16%E2%80%93current%29#Season_23%3a_2013.E2.80.932014&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) and probably still counting. Is there any statement from the production if they have any plans on having this anime series end? If there is, what is their plan on doing so? Will Conan be able to revert back to Shinichi and have the Black Organization behind bars or something like that? Or do they want this to be open-ended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T15:21:09.093" Title="Is there an official statement about Detective Conan's ending?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5979" CreationDate="2013-11-21T11:28:02.260" Score="19" ViewCount="51321" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Orochimaru's people are wearing a purple color rope belt. What is the purpose of it? Why Sasuke is wearing it even after killing Orochimaru? Does it offer any power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aYw8W.png&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s Sasuke!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-23T23:50:20.647" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T13:09:58.947" Title="What is the purpose of purple rope belt that Sasuke wears?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5977" CreationDate="2013-11-21T11:45:56.173" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it doesn't really offer him great power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He just uses it as a holder for his sword. Normally all the swordsmen have a rope around their waist to keep their swords.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wiki -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was first shown wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, similar in appearance to the lavender long-sleeved shirt worn by Kimimaro and which was open at the torso, with a smaller version of the Uchiha crest on his collar. He wore dark blue pants with a blue cloth hanging from halfway up his stomach to his knees. He also wore black arm guards that covered his forearms and stretched up to reach his upper biceps.&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; He also wore a purple rope belt around his waist, tied in a bow, in which he carries his sword.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T11:45:56.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5977" CreationDate="2013-11-21T11:49:14.663" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The purple rope is like an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_%28sash%29&quot;&gt;Obi&lt;/a&gt;, a garment worn with the traditional Japanese kimono. Besides that, and holding his clothes together, the only real purpose it serves is to hold his sword. You don't want to be always carrying a sword in one hand, especially during fights. Sasuke started carrying a sword after the timeskip, so that might explain why he changed his attire to include that purple rope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru used to carry the Kusanagi sword, and the other characters might be doing it to show their loyalty to Orochimaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T11:49:14.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5975" CreationDate="2013-11-21T14:54:18.323" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There hasn't been any official announcement related to the end of the manga or the anime, but here's an interview with &lt;a href=&quot;http://detective-conan-news.blogspot.ca/2011/05/2011-aoyama-gosho-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aoyama Gosho&lt;/a&gt; which took place in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I really didn't expect it to last this long. I thought it might end after the first volume. Also, about the name &quot;Conan,&quot; initially the editor-in-chief told me to change it to Detective Doyle because there was already an anime called Conan, The Boy in Future (directed by Miyazaki Hayao), but I said “I'd overtake The Boy in Future!” and it finally got through. But the new serialization's announcement said Tantei Shonen Conan/Detective Boy Conan, and I thought no way, this is pretty bad (laughs). However, about 10 years ago, someone from Ghibli* said to me, “when you talk about Conan now you'd be referring to the detective,” and I thought “Yes, I did it!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should clear most of your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T15:21:09.093" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T15:21:09.093" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5981" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-21T17:01:34.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FsnXSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;K-Project&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;K Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also, just &lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt;) is an original anime by Studio GoHands. It began airing on 2012. The franchise spawned multiple manga and light novel tie-ins, and will have a film in 2014. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T02:49:14.537" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T02:49:14.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5982" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-21T17:01:34.883" Score="0" Body="K Project (also, just &quot;K&quot;) is an original anime by Studio GoHands." OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:07:25.450" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:07:25.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5983" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5992" CreationDate="2013-11-21T19:19:41.640" Score="9" ViewCount="1207" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokemon Adventures manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Koga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koga&lt;/a&gt; used some kind of item (like a syringe) on his Rhyhorn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zorp0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strange part is that the Rhyhorn suddenly evolved into a Rhydon, in the middle of the fight:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Recx5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Red confirmed this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xlvu3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't understand how it would be possible to make Rhyhorn to evolve like this, because Rhyhorn is not the kind of Pokemon that could be evolved by stones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what did Team rocket use? Does this item appear again in the manga and did someone explain it better? Or does it even exist in the TV series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T12:29:31.043" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T22:41:07.520" Title="What did Team Rocket use to evolve Rhyhorn?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5977" CreationDate="2013-11-21T21:43:11.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the belt maybe refered to as an &quot;obi,&quot; (sash) the style of the belt holds a greater significance in Shinto culture. The particular style of obi is probably what's referred to as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.immortalgeisha.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obijime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;obijime&lt;/a&gt;, which basically is a decorated rope sash in order to tie an obi firmly. The braided rope is what you would call a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimenawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shimenawa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like how trees are considered sacred have a shimenawa tied around their trunk. The Yokozuna (grand champions in sumo) wear a shimenawa around their waist, designating them to be of special quality (if they have a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gohei&lt;/a&gt; attached, there is a sacred bearing to it). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the idea of the author wanted to give for Sasuke with his clothes was that he's special and or someone to be revered. The rope sash is probably there to keep that skirt/kilt/cloak thing he has over his pants in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-21T22:04:14.950" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T22:04:14.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5989" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5990" CreationDate="2013-11-22T08:33:34.377" Score="19" ViewCount="72213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya is shown wearing a headband with 油【あぶら】 drawn onto it. I know that 油 is the symbol for &lt;em&gt;abura&lt;/em&gt;, and that it means &quot;oil&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how is it related to him? Does it have anything to do with the fact that he is a sage from Mount Myoboku?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T02:51:39.273" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T00:56:17.980" Title="What does the symbol 油 on Jiraiya's headband mean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5989" CreationDate="2013-11-22T09:01:14.763" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The kanji for Oil 油 【あぶら】(&lt;em&gt;Abura&lt;/em&gt;) is the symbol of Myobokuzan. Jiraiya wearing it on his forehead protector represents his affiliation to it. The symbol probably comes from their special sacred oil, which allows people to feel natural energy more easily, and evaporates outside Myobokuzan's atmosphere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T15:33:26.463" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T15:33:26.463" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5277" CreationDate="2013-11-22T11:59:02.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dee appeared as a ghost because her physical body was still stuck in class 3-4, while Alice had a physical body outside because he was already buried by a proper gravekeeper. Therefore, his body wasn't in class 3-4 like Dee, and could appear normally since he was part of the world outside. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dee has a physical body later on, because the world class 3-4 created had been destroyed. Her physical body was released. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ai saved Alice by wishing intensely. In &lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt;, by wishing for something really badly it somehow would be granted, like how Hampnie Hambart wished to die happily besides his family, or how Alice got the ability Buzzer Beater. When Ai wished for Alice to be saved, God granted that wish, and so Alice could have a physical body outside class 3-4's world and continue to live his life. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2775" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T15:57:29.523" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T15:57:29.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5983" CreationDate="2013-11-22T14:10:19.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No reliable site lists what that syringe is (or could be) and it never appeared again. Misty asumes that an other of these syringes was used to evolve a gyarados (seen earlier).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Team Rocket tried to create ways to force an evolution (like the experiments at the lake of rage), so it's most likely another experiment to force the evolution of a pokémon and to make it stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T14:10:19.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-22T14:44:54.363" Score="6" ViewCount="1996" Body="&lt;p&gt;In page 12 of chapter 11, Touta and Kuroumaru are officially accepted in UQ Holder. They are, respectively, attributed the numbers 7 and 11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/eAh46zb.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/eAh46zbm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Touta and Kuroumaru being told their numbers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do these numbers mean anything in particular&lt;/strong&gt; and correspond to something in terms of hierarchy (of power or ranking)? If so, how powerful/ranked are Touta and Kuroumaru?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Or are they just randomly chosen?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T12:00:34.343" LastActivityDate="2019-02-18T14:56:33.197" Title="How are UQ Holder member numbers attributed?" Tags="&lt;uq-holder&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-22T14:45:47.603" Score="6" ViewCount="3056" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Legendary sannin Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade have summoning contracts with toads, snakes and slugs respectively. While Jiraiya and Orochimaru summon different toads and snakes on different occasions, Katsuyu is the only slug that Tsunade has summoned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, their students, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura gain their summoning techniques. Naruto and Sasuke summon different toads and snakes. However, when Sakura summons a slug in Chapter 634, it is Katsuyu again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any slugs besides Katsuyu in the Naruto universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T14:45:47.603" Title="Are there any slugs besides Katsuyu in the Naruto universe?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5994" CreationDate="2013-11-22T14:45:47.603" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of Chapter 655, Katsuyu is the only slug to have been seen summoned using Kuchiyose no Jutsu, by Tsunade and Sakura.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The only other character known that &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; count as a slug is Saiken, also known as Rokubi (Six Tails). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rgfsUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saiken with Utakata&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kishimoto has also drawn three other slugs on the cover pages of Chapter 4, Chapter 153, and Chapter 162.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SP5lTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 4 cover&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ULDlNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 153 cover&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z8H0Um.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 162 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; While we have seen toads at Myoboku Mountain, and the White Snake Sage at Ryuchi Cave, the Shikkotsu Forest where slugs reside has not been shown yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T14:45:47.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3576" CreationDate="2013-11-22T17:47:10.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983), a popular manga in the 70s, had a CG helicopter sequence. I'm mostly unsure of the team who animated it, but I'm mostly surprised that it manifested quickly after the release of Tron (1982).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Production IG had it's first instances of CG in the 90s, but it appears that they were shown in the form of wireframes. I've heard of some talk that these wireframes were painted over in some cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would probably mention that industry completely transitioned to digital within the early 21st century. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2778" LastEditorUserId="2778" LastEditDate="2013-11-22T18:22:10.563" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T18:22:10.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3768" CreationDate="2013-11-22T18:08:12.627" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the creation of Japanese animation, the director creates the storyboards (think of them as scenes) to assign to key animators. I'm mostly unsure where the blame lies, but I theorized that it's mostly on budget and time constraints. The key animators are good are making people run in a 2D plane (x, y dimensions). However, some might find it difficult to do it in a complex perspective assigned by the director. Additionally, the director hands a specific amount of frames that they have to accomplish it in so it won't break the overall timing/flow of next scene. In some instances, the key animator is successful, but the inbetweener makes it appear &quot;off&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It mostly depends on the key animator. Toshiyuki Inoue, Mitsuo Iso, Hideaki Anno, Hiroyuki Okiyura and Shinji Hashimoto were known as &quot;realist&quot; animators. Yoshinari Kandada pioneered the &quot;Kanada&quot; style. It's hard to describe what it exactly is, but it was prevalent in 80's mecha anime and in most Gainax anime. It's described as &quot;spastic&quot;, or choppy looking. Despite Eastern animation favoring composition over animation, the fight/action choreography is hailed constantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2778" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:36:14.933" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:36:14.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6000" CreationDate="2013-11-22T21:19:16.767" Score="2" ViewCount="1968" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was searching for Fullmetal Alchemist wallpapers this image came up (below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what this symbol is? And does it have any relation to the FMA anime or manga universes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uzhn9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Symbol&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T15:04:22.683" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T22:39:53.820" Title="What is this symbol and does it relate to FMA?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5999" CreationDate="2013-11-22T21:42:59.493" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The image represents a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Transmutation_Array&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;transmutation array&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Arcanum&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Arcanum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A transmutation array is similar to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Transmutation_Circle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;transmutation circle&lt;/a&gt;, and also has the function of allowing for the energy to circulate during a transmutation. They differ, however, in the fact that the runes (drawings) that compose the array may exceed the limits of the circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This array is exclusive to the 2003 anime, and is used by Scar to make a philosopher's stone using the souls of the people of Reole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-11-22T21:48:06.850" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T21:48:06.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-23T00:45:29.177" Score="5" ViewCount="1096" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Sunako told her story, she mentioned that &quot;him&quot; was the one who turned her into a shiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it Seishirou? Is there any mention of this in the novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8s1ah.png&quot; alt=&quot;the attacker&amp;#39;s looks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2425" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-14T04:05:54.810" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:36:42.493" Title="Who was Sunako turned by?" Tags="&lt;shiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15620" CreationDate="2013-11-23T16:49:29.350" Score="3" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is for the anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see that Volume 2 has been going out of stock everywhere - but it seems like it got a reprint this year. Was only Volume 2 actually reprinted? Is there no Volume 1 reprint? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find any information about this on the internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-11-23T20:34:56.173" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T08:25:11.917" Title="Was only Death Note Box Set 2 reprinted?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6015" CreationDate="2013-11-23T18:27:03.807" Score="43" ViewCount="44141" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is kind of intriguing the Death Note never runs out of pages...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use: XXXI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of pages of the Death Note will never run out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXI&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it's made of an unknown matter it's not really that difficult to believe, but we didn't really see the effects of this rule in the anime, which I guess could be more important than most of the rules (unless you show me some other point of view in the answers), by analyzing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The thickness of the Note should increase:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By assuming that the number of pages will increase every time you use the Note pages to make it endless, we would clearly see that the Death Note will get thicker, since the number of pages is rising, and we would clearly see that the Note of Light would be too thick after his long years using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The already written pages remains:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could also deduce that the pages that are already filled do not disappear since both L and Near did analyze the names written on the Notes and the names of the dead victims as another evidence of the conviction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now as a question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that the user can rip some pages from the Note to use them later, &lt;em&gt;now what would happen if the user rips all the pages from the last one filled to the end cover of the Note for using them later? :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will it be judged as destroying the Note?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will it be judged as ripping some pages?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If 1), the Note will be rendered useless.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If 2), would other pages appear in the Note? In case they appear, could the user keep ripping off pages and giving them to hundreds of people making Kira everywhere? Why didn't Yagami Light do such a thing as becoming the master of the page users and the only one knowing their names in case they disobey him, and as a result, creating an army for himself made of the Kira fans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/6113&quot;&gt;Why is there an entire Death Note if only one page is enough?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T05:06:33.793" Title="Why does the Death Note never run out of pages?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5977" CreationDate="2013-11-23T20:59:06.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The purple &quot;rope&quot; is called an obi (type of sash/belt for kimonos). I think they just wear it just to represent that they are all in clan, or as a symbol to represent Orochimaru. Just like how all the Akatsuki wear black coats, but it really doesn't offer any power and one thing is that orochimaru's followers are usually swordsmen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2787" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-24T11:46:09.190" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T11:46:09.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6009" CreationDate="2013-11-24T06:58:23.167" Score="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since there are multiple questions, I will divide the answer also into multiple sections. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why doesn't the thickness of the Death Note increase?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rule quoted in the question seems to contradict a statement that Sidoh makes in one manga chapter. He says that to get his Death Note back, he has to wait until the current owner dies or &lt;strong&gt;till the all the pages are filled up&lt;/strong&gt;. Since both the manga and the &lt;em&gt;How to Read&lt;/em&gt; sections are canon, I would call this an author mistake. However, an interpretation is possible wherein both statements could be correct, without causing contradiction. Let us consider the three cases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How to Read&lt;/em&gt; version of the rule is correct.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If the pages in the Death Note never run out, we can assume that new pages will grow somehow once all pages have been used up. The most plausible explanation for why the book doesn't become thick is that Light tore away and destroyed some or all old pages after the new pages grew. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;L or Near only verified that the people whose names were then present in the Death Note had indeed been killed. They did not, and could not, verify that there were &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; people killed whose names are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; in the Death Note. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sidoh's statement in manga is correct. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the manga pilot, the Death Note consisted of 60 pages with 38 lines per page. Once you ran out of space, you could ask your Shinigami for a new one.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The pilot chapter is usually considered non-canon, but it is possible that the authors planned for the Death Note in the manga to behave similarly and simply forgot about it when they wrote the &lt;em&gt;How to Read&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both versions are correct.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We could interpret the statements as the following. When Sidoh said that the Death Note's pages are filled up, he was referring to the &lt;em&gt;physical&lt;/em&gt; Death Note. The &lt;em&gt;How to Read&lt;/em&gt; section refers to the &lt;em&gt;logical&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;conceptual&lt;/em&gt; Death Note. The new notebook that the Shinigami gives could be seen as the &quot;continuation&quot; of the earlier book. Since there's no limit to the number of times you can ask the Shinigami for a new book, the pages never run out logically.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How is tearing the last page interpreted?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an easy one, since a torn page from the Death Note is still technically a part of the same Death Note. This can be seen from the following canon events, both of which Light puts to good use for his plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone touching the torn piece will see the Shinigami associated with that Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has lost memories of the Death Note, will remember them, after touching that torn piece. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that until that last page is filled up, the book is still considered to be not filled up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could Light rip-off pages and distribute them to create a Kira army?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, he could do it, but there are a number of reasons this would not be a good idea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the explanations in the first two sections, it follows that unless all pages are used up, Light won't be getting any more pages. (Until all pages are filled up, new pages won't grow, or the Shinigami won't give you a new book, depending on which version is correct.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Distributing the Death Note pages increases Kira's chances of getting caught. Even if he chooses people with a &quot;high sense of justice&quot; as he wants, not many would be as smart or careful as him in covering their tracks. There's a good chance someone would spill the beans, over a glass of alcohol, for example. Moreover, if the pages fall into the hands of Police, they could serve as evidence, which would eventually be backtracked to him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Even if Light has their names and faces, he cannot possibly keep track on their every activity, and killing them after they have committed a mistake would not help him much. In particular, note that: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; what eventually contributed to Light getting caught was Teru Mikami acting on his own, without waiting for Light's orders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Death Note Manga Pilot, Chapter 0, page 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVGlOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 0, page 26.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T06:58:23.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6018" CreationDate="2013-11-24T13:04:29.783" Score="10" ViewCount="4361" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious as to why weren't the CP9 members present at marine ford during the Whitebeard war.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They are also a part of marines and are even the strongest Soru users so is there any specific reason as to why they weren't there?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:12:47.357" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T07:09:04.477" Title="Why weren't CP9 at the battle in Marineford Arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6017" CreationDate="2013-11-24T13:13:17.720" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is simple: they are no longer under the World Government, and have been declared as fugitives. The side story &lt;em&gt;CP9's Independent Report&lt;/em&gt; covers what the CP9 members did after the Enies Lobby arc. This side story was carried as a mini-series on cover pages of One Piece manga chapters 491 to 528. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bruno used his Air Door to save the CP9 members from the Buster Call. On returning to the destroyed island after the Marine attack, Bruno and Jabra notice the Government forces are looking for them. Suspecting that Spandam plans to capture them, they flee the island to St. Poplar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rob Lucci sustained severe injuries in the fight against Luffy, so the other CP9 members work in St. Poplar to pay for his treatment. After Lucci's treatment, they defeat the Candy Pirates who attacked St. Poplar, and return to their hometown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, Spandam presumably blamed them for the Enies Lobby debacle and got them declared as fugitives. He sent Marine pursuers, led by Captain Very Good, to capture them. CP9 defeat the pursuers and set sail to high seas, after Rob Lucci tells Spandam over a Den Den Mushi that they would return. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-24T14:12:27.220" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T14:12:27.220" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6021" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-25T02:48:08.973" Score="7" ViewCount="562" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm familar with the Animeka anime script-writing competition, but it doesn't seem like there are many others out there. What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2794" LastEditorUserId="2794" LastEditDate="2013-11-28T13:22:11.913" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T16:47:59.827" Title="What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41449" CreationDate="2013-11-25T14:46:04.413" Score="7" ViewCount="3191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start reading Berserk, but it seems like Dark Horse doesn't have the digital rights for the manga. Anybody know if there's another distributor that has the digital rights for this manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2514" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-11-25T19:02:45.313" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:59:49.720" Title="Where to buy Berserk in digital format?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6024" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-25T19:47:47.793" Score="3" ViewCount="866" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the characters (at least up to episode 5, since I haven't gone any further) seem to have &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; class and subclass:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Akatsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akatsuki&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Class&lt;/strong&gt; - Assassin; &lt;strong&gt;Subclass&lt;/strong&gt; - Tracker  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Shiroe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shiroe&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Class&lt;/strong&gt; - Enchanter; &lt;strong&gt;Subclass&lt;/strong&gt; - Scribe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Nyanta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nyanta&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Class&lt;/strong&gt; - Swashbuckler; &lt;strong&gt;Subclass&lt;/strong&gt; - Chef&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Serara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Serara&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Class&lt;/strong&gt; - Druid; &lt;strong&gt;Subclass&lt;/strong&gt; - Maid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Naotsugu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naotsugu&lt;/a&gt; (whose Class is Guardian) appears to not have a Subclass.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Classes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Classes&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Subclasses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Subclasses page&lt;/a&gt; on Log Horizon Wiki, one can tell that once a player starts playing Elder Tale he &lt;em&gt;has to choose&lt;/em&gt; a Class, which cannot be changed again. However, one also gathers that Subclasses, on the other hand, are changeable, but the site says nothing about whether or not a player is &lt;em&gt;required&lt;/em&gt; to have one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does this mean that Subclasses are not required?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or was Naotsugu's class just not yet revealed/unknown?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T18:50:07.323" Title="Aren't players required to choose a subclass?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39716" CreationDate="2013-11-26T03:13:39.653" Score="2" ViewCount="2873" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know Ogres and Karmic demons are regular humans who (explained in conventional terms) have suffered and become full blown Sociopaths and heavily depressed individuals, respectively, who use all their might in throwing and restraining, again respectively, all their power at those surrounding them, but one way (consciously) or another (unconsciously) it goes out and hurts others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first question is: Does this affect anybody or just a few?&#xA;The Second question is more a set of questions than anything:&#xA;If just a few, then who? Talented/powerful people?&#xA;If everybody, then does that mean that the world was filled with Ogres and Karmic Demons before the current order came in to place? If so, when why did the false Minoshiro (whatever that means) forgot to mention it? Or did I forget to watch it in the 3 times I watched the episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the one thing that bothers me the most, which is basically based off all the previous questions is my third and last question: Why the hell are Ogres so goddamn powerful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, look at the Messiah, child of Maria and Mamoru, taken off them by Yakomaru.&#xA;The first and only human kid the rats get in their hands on, breed to adolescence (which is when they get their powers) and turns out to be a killing sociopath with powers as immense as the most powerful dude in the village. This case essentially brings up all the previous questions I asked, which if you didn't notice, is driving me mad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does anyone have any answers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:13:34.017" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T07:03:33.197" Title="Why are ogres so strong?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6025" CreationDate="2013-11-26T03:53:10.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a few subtleties that aren't easy to pick up. Which is normal. From the New World is a very deep show and it isn't easy to get everything - even after rewatching it multiple times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As far as I know Ogres and Karmic demons are regular humans who&#xA;  (explained in conventional terms) have suffered and become full blown&#xA;  Sociopaths and heavily depressed individuals, respectively, who use&#xA;  all their might in throwing and restraining, again respectively, all&#xA;  their power at those surrounding them, but one way (consciously) or&#xA;  another (unconsciously) it goes out and hurts others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correct so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My first question is: Does this affect anybody or just a few? If just a few, then who? Talented/powerful people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's fair to say that everybody could become an Ogre. The determining factor seems to be the person's mental and psychological state of the person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Power is not a factor. But depending on how you define &quot;talent&quot;, it can be. For example, if you can't control your Canti, then you may turn into a Karma Demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If everybody, then does that mean that the world was filled with Ogres&#xA;  and Karmic Demons before the current order came in to place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't filled with them. Ogres were rare. It was mentioned at one point that there only like 20 recorded events of them over several hundred years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's only in case where a person is going through extreme stress and or innate desire to hurt do that have any chance of becoming an Ogre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the one thing that bothers me the most, which is basically based&#xA;  off all the previous questions is my third and last question: Why the&#xA;  hell are Ogres so goddamn powerful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See my answer to this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3097/17&quot;&gt;Where do &amp;quot;fiends&amp;quot; get their abnormal strength?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T03:53:10.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-26T08:24:41.760" Score="6" ViewCount="6191" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand, any physical part of a reanimated person cannot be destroyed. It will be regenerated automatically within a short time. Then, why did Itachi lose his eyesight after using Izanami? He should've got the eye back quickly as he was a reanimated person. Or, he could've damaged his own eye with a kunai, so that he would get a fresh Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T11:59:06.347" LastActivityDate="2018-04-29T16:43:19.683" Title="Why did reanimated Itachi lose eye vision after using Izanami?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6029" CreationDate="2013-11-26T09:37:20.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The effect of using Izanami is that you lose &lt;strong&gt;use&lt;/strong&gt; of an eye - that is, the user becomes blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eye is there - it has not been lost. Itachi is simply now blind in that eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T09:37:20.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6029" CreationDate="2013-11-26T09:39:19.677" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q. &lt;em&gt;Any physical part of a reanimated person cannot be destroyed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eye was not destroyed at all. It just lost its light forever. As stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is a genjutsu which affects the target through physical sensations shared between them and the user. Like its counterpart, in exchange for the temporary ability that it grants the user, &lt;strong&gt;the Sharingan with which Izanami is cast is rendered blind and loses its light forever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q. &lt;em&gt;It will be regenerated automatically within a short time.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the eye was never destroyed, it did not regenerate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q. &lt;em&gt;He could've damaged his own eye with a kunai, so that he would get a fresh Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light of the eye was already lost. Even if Itachi were to destroy it with his own kunai, the regenerated eye would still have been the one without its light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it should be noted that Itachi did not want to stay in the living world anymore, as he had no more attachments with the living (after telling the truth to Sasuke). Therefore, Itachi would never have tried it at all in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T12:50:46.193" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T12:50:46.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26700" CreationDate="2013-11-26T13:16:25.280" Score="4" ViewCount="1342" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Freezing Vibration episode 4 a girl with headphones fights another girl to a tune that has muffled singing and a piano playing. It occurs about 9minutes into the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me the name of the artist and the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T23:08:43.293" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T09:36:02.797" Title="What's the name of the song and artist in Freezing Vibration episode 4 at about 9minutes in?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;freezing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6036" CreationDate="2013-11-26T16:36:59.763" Score="2" ViewCount="648" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking about starting the manga Yozakura Quartet and looked the releases up. I noticed that in Japan, 14 volumes are released, the last one in October. The English list only lists volumes 1 to 5 and I've been wondering whether the translation is still ongoing because I don't want to start a manga that I can't finish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the English translation of &lt;em&gt;Yozakura Quartet&lt;/em&gt; still ongoing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of the releases: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8801&amp;amp;page=28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8801&amp;amp;page=28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T12:55:17.723" Title="Is the manga Yozakura Quartet still translated?" Tags="&lt;yozakura-quartet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-26T17:38:26.583" Score="6" ViewCount="6530" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, it was said that you need both Senju and Uchiha DNA to achieve Rinnegan, right? So why didn't Danzo get Rinnegan? He had Senju DNA holding Uchiha DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2799" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-11-26T17:50:27.967" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T17:59:33.950" Title="Why didn't Danzo get the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6034" CreationDate="2013-11-26T17:53:34.887" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, that's becasue you also need to be competent enough to master both these powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara was strong enough, and was able to awaken it. Danzo however, was not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo's DNA originates from experiments and body modifications. He wasn't a &quot;Natural&quot;, while Madara had natural mastery over the Uchiha powers, and after being defeated by Hashirama, mastery over the Senju powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also implied that you need to be very close to the end of your lifespan to awaken the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Edit - Spoilers!&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Based on the recent chapters, it is implied that it isn't Senju + Uchiha which is needed to awaken the Rinnegan, but Indra's and Ashura's (Sage of Six Paths' sons) chakras. That is why Madara (the incarnation of Indra) was able to awaken them after implanting Hashirama's (the incarnation of Ashura) cells into his wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-04-19T20:51:40.310" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T20:51:40.310" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6033" CreationDate="2013-11-26T18:15:04.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. After the original US publisher, Del Ray, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.siliconera.com/2010/10/09/del-rey-to-cease-publishing-manga-restore-licenses-to-kodansha-usa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ceased publishing&lt;/a&gt; manga, Kodansha USA took up all Kodansha licenses, but they &lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.tumblr.com/post/49378524386/is-there-any-chance-to-see-suzuka-get-completed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt; that it &lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.tumblr.com/post/49386683538/so-not-continuing-any-del-rey-series-at-all-thats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;did not have any plans&lt;/a&gt; to resuce any other titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T18:15:04.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6037" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6041" CreationDate="2013-11-26T18:42:28.700" Score="13" ViewCount="198991" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started watching &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; (I'm only 51 episodes in), and I was wondering if I had to watch &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; before watching &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;. Ninja-themed anime isn't really my favorite, but &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; really appealed to me for some reason, and so I started watching &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; because it seemed natural to watch before &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have seen a few of the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; movies, and I've seen clips from &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, and it seems like I could just skip &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and watch &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; because of the many flashbacks that they use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might just watch &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; before &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; anyway, but I was just curious. Do I have to watch &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; before &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2800" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T15:30:09.437" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T15:30:09.437" Title="Do I have to watch Naruto before Naruto Shippuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2013-11-26T19:03:34.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Silver Pocketwatches amplify the State Alchemist's power, but besides that, the only thing they really do is prove that you're a State Alchemist, and perhaps to tell the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2800" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T10:57:21.433" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T10:57:21.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2013-11-26T20:58:08.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;So what happend in the ending was tomoya was holding ushio in his arms and Said &quot;ushio? Ushio? Ushio! Some one please please help her! Nagisa please help ushio nagisa? Nagisa?&quot; So he praticly he wished to be with nagisa and have a healthy baby to live a long happy life. The reason why that happend is because of the old town legend when someone achieved true happiness a ball of light appears and if you catch it you can have any wish, so when tomoya said goodbye to his dad in the second season him and his dad achieved true happiness and the ball of light landed on tomoya so that is practically catching it so the ball of light took him to the other world and that's how tomoya and nagisa both know the story of the world that has ended! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2803" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T20:58:08.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6037" CreationDate="2013-11-26T21:08:23.567" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't really have to watch the first part of Naruto before the Shippuden part, but I strongly recommend you to watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons of why you should watch the first part (or at least read the manga):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Character development:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will start by following the characters since their first days in the academy, and you will start to watch them grow every episode, you will know their life, their personalities, love some, and hate some, you will understand them and how they feel toward each other, and witness every single piece of event that made them arrive to what they are in the Shipudden part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Grow in strength:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starting by the first Naruto part will make you start by seeing the beginners ninja techniques, you will start by seeing that creating a clone is a huge achievement ! And after long episodes and long days of training/fighting, you will start to see the development of each ones techniques and feel the value of it even if it's still small, and that's the most important part in every anime: character development, precisely for this part: the growth in strength (physical and mental). By starting with Shippuden you will start already by large techniques, strong characters, big fights.. and that's not that cool as a start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- The Story:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if you skip a part of the anime, you will skip a part of the story, precisely the childhood of the famous characters (and it was the fun part of the story, since Shippuden is a part of war).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other points that you can miss by skipping the first part, but as I said first, it's not that you can't watch Shippuden directly, it's that it's better for you to grow with the characters since their first days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are many people who wish to lose their Naruto-memory so they can watch it again, you still didn't watch it ! don't waste this chance : )&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T21:08:23.567" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3713" CreationDate="2013-11-27T04:44:17.290" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's more plausible that there was no game made because  there was no real idea how many pokemon there was at the time(150 kanto, 250 jhoto). also there was only four gym leaders each with diffrent obstacles to go through the challenges would be to hard to mimic on the gameboy though it would be easy and fun on the ds. The other factor that puzzles me is the orange league champion Drake uses a dragonite, drake is the same name they used in the kanto games and the jhoto games he is the charater you face after the elite four and he records you and your pokemon just as they did for ash after he defeated the orange league champion. In red blue yellow is known as chapion in jhoto he is also known as the dragon master. HE wears a pokeball around his neck just video game drake meaning that they must be the same person. So in a way they even though they don't have orange island gym leaders they still have the chapion drake which makes the game partly related to orange island. Though everything is just speculations And no one will no for sure but what we know is that the longer they continue to air Pokemon the more fans will become confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2805" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T04:44:17.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6043" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6047" CreationDate="2013-11-27T06:32:48.367" Score="6" ViewCount="15101" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning for this may contain spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As I read the Naruto Episode 656 Page 14, Obito cast Rinne Tensei then suddenly the black zetsu appeared then cast another Rinne Tensei then poof Madara is revived with real body. Now, I'm lost. What happened to Obito? Do Madara switched body with Obito? or does he consumed by the Black Zetsu?&#xA;According to the wiki, Rinne Tensei &lt;em&gt;can re-infuse new life force energy to the bodies of those who have died.&lt;/em&gt; With that said, why Madara re-infused with Obito's body? and how come that Obito died (or is he dead)? What happened to the Black Zetsu? I don't know how to put this up but here's the image sequence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ABOcs.png&quot; alt=&quot;The pose&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q3XmR.png&quot; alt=&quot;The catch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jYVoy.png&quot; alt=&quot;The twist&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5qFIs.png&quot; alt=&quot;the trick&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wz3vr.png&quot; alt=&quot;the prestige&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2013-11-28T01:22:45.137" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T02:53:10.427" Title="What did Uchiha Madara do to Obito with the Black Zetsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6049" CreationDate="2013-11-27T06:39:15.560" Score="2" ViewCount="690" Body="&lt;p&gt;While searching for the reason why Danzo didn't get the Rinnegan, I want to ask if he actually knew the Rinnegan existed before the attack in Konoha? What are the evidences that support this fact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2013-11-27T07:39:54.563" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T10:11:09.160" Title="Did Danzo know that the Rinnegan existed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2013-11-27T08:28:22.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Rinnegan user can use the Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, if the user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has one eye with a &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt; and one with a &lt;em&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt; (as seen with Tobi).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naturally awakened the Rinnegan after awakening the &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;. (as seen with Madara).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;(emphasis mine, not originally there in the wiki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Madara was reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi to fight the Allied&#xA;  Shinobi Forces, Madara once again gained access to the dōjutsu &lt;strong&gt;(Rinnegan)&lt;/strong&gt;; his&#xA;  Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was able to transform into the Rinnegan at&#xA;  will &lt;strong&gt;(Madara awakened Rinnegan during the last days of his life)&lt;/strong&gt;. Based on data collected over the years, Kabuto Yakushi and&#xA;  Orochimaru theorised that because the Sharingan originated from the&#xA;  Rinnegan, it was possible for the dōjutsu to change into the Rinnegan&#xA;  as part of a &quot;natural evolution&quot;. This is supported by the fact he&#xA;  maintains his Susanoo while having his Rinnegan activated. Upon&#xA;  reincarnation, Nagato also retained the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Madara had awakened both the &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt; in his life, he could switch between the two and use the abilities of both the &lt;em&gt;dōjutsu's&lt;/em&gt;. But in the case of Nagato, as he was implanted with the &lt;em&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt; itself, he could not switch between them and hence, was never able to use those abilities. This wiki excerpt should confirm it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the powers of the Rinnegan remain intact upon implanting them in a new person, like Nagato and Obito Uchiha, only one who &quot;naturally&quot; manifests the Rinnegan, as in Madara Uchiha's case, is able to switch between the Rinnegan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan; otherwise, the Rinnegan is always activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi had 2 different eyes, one with the &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō&lt;/em&gt; (his own eye) and the other with the &lt;em&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt; (which he took it from Nagato's body after his death), and that's the reason why he could use the abilities of both but only with one eye for each of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-02-12T05:21:45.613" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T05:21:45.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6043" CreationDate="2013-11-27T09:38:38.783" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;He switched life forces with Obito. That's why he said: &quot;Let's switch&quot;. Obito is &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; still alive because of the Kyuubi foreshadowing that the Jinchuuriki of the Ten Tails has bigger life force than other Jinchuuriki's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara is revived by Black Zetsu controlling Obito using Gedo: Rinne Tensei!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2766" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-11-27T19:19:04.773" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T19:19:04.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6044" CreationDate="2013-11-27T09:59:49.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its probably never mentioned that Danzo knew about the existence of rinnegan. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;But, if he knew, there are various reasons why he didn't have it on his arms.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reason could be - &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the wiki: &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The first person to possess the Rinnegan was the Sage of the Six&#xA; Paths. Because of the Sage's mythical status, many people believed the&#xA; Rinnegan was only a legend or a mutation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, In the whole series only Nagato (not to forget all other pain) was shown with Rinnegan and they were always hidden in their village so no one ever found out till they actually fought against jiraiya when the frogs who were with him found out.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That means there was least chance of Danzo knowing about Nagato. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;This is not a perfect answer but I guess this is the only detail revealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T09:59:49.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6044" CreationDate="2013-11-27T10:11:09.160" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He should have known before the Konoha-attack. Years before, he worked together with Hanzo, who was attacked by Nagato using his Rinnegan. Back then, Danzo most likely came to know about the reason why his men got killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Chapter 447&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T10:11:09.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6050" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6052" CreationDate="2013-11-27T10:13:17.007" Score="8" ViewCount="31969" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Naruto's Jinchuriki transformation so different from the true form of Kuarama??&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1mFh0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kurama true form&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yYriK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Br&gt;&#xA;In the first image, Kurama is in its true form and in the second one naruto is in biju transformed mode. Why is it so different?&#xA;I mean all the lines and stuff drawn on it and it even looks different that the transformations undergone by other Jinchuriki's!!&#xA;Is there an explanation for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:40:04.553" Title="Why is naruto's Jinchuriki transformation so different?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-12-02T11:24:16.693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6050" CreationDate="2013-11-27T10:27:23.847" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you go through the &lt;code&gt;Tailed Beast Mode&lt;/code&gt; section of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Tailed_Beast_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinchūriki Forms&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that (emphasis mine) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto has not been able to fully recreate Kurama's form.&lt;/strong&gt; At first, this was because the fox would not cooperate with him, causing all attempts to turn into it to result in a miniature, comical version of the beast that could not be maintained for very long. &lt;strong&gt;Since then he has been able to earn Kurama's cooperation, but the Tailed Beast Mode he enters, though accurate in size, is unique as he does not as closely resemble the beast as the other jinchūriki do their own.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further looking into the &lt;code&gt;Tailed Beast Mode&lt;/code&gt; section in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode#Tailed_Beast_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nine-Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that (emphasis mine) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All jinchūriki can enter Tailed Beast Mode, which grants them all the strength and abilities of their corresponding tailed beast. &lt;strong&gt;However, where other jinchūriki become full-scale replicas of their tailed beast, Naruto and Minato enter a form very visually similar to the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. For Naruto, the shroud parts down the middle and opens up into a full-length cloak (haori), revealing a black undergarment with three magatama on each side of his high collar. His seal's numerous swirl-patterns, which were located all over his body, open out into complete, dark circles. His eyes become red and slitted and his whisker-markings become much thicker, as they do in his early transformations.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what you're seeing when Naruto transforms for the first time along with Kurama, when fighting against Tobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T03:40:04.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:40:04.553" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2173" CreationDate="2013-11-27T10:48:17.157" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai&quot;&gt;Quoting from the Natuto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kekkei genkai (血継限界; Literally meaning &quot;a technique limited to&#xA;  inheritance by blood&quot; or &quot;Bloodline Limit&quot;) are abilities passed down&#xA;  genetically within specific clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kekkei genkai abilities that work via the user's eye are called&#xA;  dōjutsu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Other kekkei genkai include mixing one type of elemental chakra with another, creating a new one unique to the users, which is usually impossible for normal ninja, or other bodily manipulations that are usually unachievable by normal standards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kekkei genkai and their related techniques cannot be taught to or copied by others. However, kekkei genkai can be given to others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dōjutsu, or other kekkei genkai isolated to a single organ, can be transplanted into the body of another, as was done with transferring Obito's Sharingan to Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chakra elements can also be passed down to people outside of the clan, such as Yamato being subjected to DNA re-modification by Orochimaru who wanted to acquire the Wood Release kekkei genkai. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some anomalies in the transfer of kekkei genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Although kekkei genkai are usually genetically shared within a specific clan, sometimes it is unique to one person alone, and that even family relatives do not share it, such as the Wood Release. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yet other kekkei genkai seem to appear in individuals with no known relation, such as the Lava Release, which has appeared in ninja from Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure, while Magnet Release, which has appeared in ninja from both Kumogakure and Sunagakure.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There is an advanced variant of kekkei genkai known as kekkei tōta, which is a combination of three different nature transformations. (&lt;em&gt;This technique is used by only two shinobis, namely - Ōnoki  and Mū and they too do not share any blood relations.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the above quotes as a base for my explainations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general meaning of kekkei genaki is an ability that is unique to a clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kekkei genkai can be classified into two broad categories- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abilities that originates from some body organ, eg sharingan, byakugan (only eye abilities have been shown so far) are called dōjutsu. As the wiki rightly mentions these abilities can be transferred by transplanting the organ from the original bearer to a host, eg Kakashi's sharingan from Obito and Ao who uses the byakugan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abilities that uses originates from chakra manipulation. Eg, Haku's Ice release, Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku. The Nara, Yamanaka and Akimichi clan's (to name a few) kekkei gengai uses a yin-yan chakra manipulation for their techniqies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above two categories are seen to be transferred within the clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are a few exceptions to the general thumb rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some kekkei genkai like the first hokage's wood release is unique to a singular person. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some kekkei genkai like Mu's dust release (&lt;em&gt;technically called as kekkei tōta, as it is an advanced form of kekkei genkai&lt;/em&gt;) can be taught as in it was taught to Ōnoki. But these are the only two shinobi's known to be able to use the dust release technique.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Certain kekkei genkai seems to appear within individuals that have no relation to each other or without teaching. Examples are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lava Release, which has appeared in ninjas from Kirigakure, Iwagakure,&#xA;  and Kumogakure, while Magnet Release, which has appeared in ninja from&#xA;  both Kumogakure and Sunagakure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There may also be shinobi's that have more than one kekkei genkai, eg Mei Terumī who can use three elements, namely earth, fire and water. However, unlike Mu and Onoki she can not combine the three at once. She can combine two of them at a time and create two different kekkei genkai, namely Boil Release (water + fire) and Lava Release (Earth + fire).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above categorization we can safely deduce, kekkei genkai means techniques passed down through blood, techniques which combine basic elements. But as discussed above there are a few exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your second question, &quot;If Naruto learns Lightning Release, and then combines with his Wind Release, would that be kekkei genkai or not?&quot; - I'd say yes, as combining lightning release and wind release would put naruto in the exception category where he doesn't gain the ability from his clan, but is unique to him. (&lt;em&gt;However its most unlikely that lightning and wind would make a stable combination.. :P&lt;/em&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T10:48:17.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6054" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-27T11:35:36.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19Rrol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt; is a Japanese manga written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Kwang-Hyun Kim. The former is the author of &lt;em&gt;Black God&lt;/em&gt; (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/black-god&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;black-god&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;black-god&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;em&gt;Unbalance Unbalance&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Zero&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Aflame Inferno&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series revolves around the invasion of Earth by an extraterrestrial force called the Nova, and a special force of genetically engineered young women (called Pandoras) and their male partners (called Limiters) who are created to combat them. It centers on Kazuya Aoi, a Limiter whose late sister was a Pandora, and Satellizer el Bridget, a Pandora with a cold personality who is known as the &quot;Untouchable Queen&quot; due to her intense aphephobia. Both enrolled at West Genetics Academy, a training school for Pandoras and Limiters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Freezing Vibration&lt;/em&gt; is the second season of the &lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freezing_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T12:44:10.670" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T12:44:10.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6055" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-27T11:35:36.183" Score="0" Body="Freezing is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Kwang-Hyun Kim" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T05:33:19.030" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T05:33:19.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-27T15:35:26.317" Score="4" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the classic &lt;em&gt;Spectreman&lt;/em&gt;, Japanese action series, the ending credits roll while a huge poster of an epic fight between spectreman and a dragon(?) roll, showing Dr. Gori, Karas, amidst a wrecked city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried, googled, and busted my fingers trying to find that image in high resolution, but to no avail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tried even some searches in Japanese, but that went to nothing really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This youtube video shows the closing credits: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEBtjKNwZIE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEBtjKNwZIE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A small excerpt of said image can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pzFxY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ED image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That poster would be epic to have on my wall, so thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T06:27:19.207" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T06:27:19.207" Title="Where can I find Spectreman End Credits Poster to Buy or Download?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-27T16:47:24.053" Score="5" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Toaru Majutsu no Index, there are currently about 20 saints&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; as of before the Acqua of the Back-Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far I've read until the arc named in the spoiler and I'm wondering, how you become a saint and what makes a saint? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kanzaki mentions that she was born with that ability, so it's most likely that it's a trait that one has all his life. But it seemed to me, that Acqua of the Back wasn't a saint back when he worked for England; Is this wrong or did he become a saint when he became a part of Gods right Seat?&lt;br&gt;&#xA; It also seems, that a life of a saint doesn't depend on being a saint, because Acqua comes back later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are saints just extremely powerful? Or do they have another special trait?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T02:45:36.230" Title="What does being a saint mean?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2013-11-27T23:28:00.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Badlands rumble is an alternate world episode of what the original series may have been its after the main plot in this case BUT the opening where we first meet gas back would be before Vash gives up the red coat if that ever happened in this alternate world  he may have taken knives to live with the S.E.E.D villagers as well and had an updated coat and arm made for himself and as obviously wolf wood is there he never died in this version of Gunsmoke he also has an alternate cross which is actually seen in the manga same with vash's gun he gave up the angel arm but may have had our old gunsmith friend  Frank Marlin make him a new very similar gun for his new life &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;......end &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2811" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T23:28:00.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6062" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6064" CreationDate="2013-11-28T09:39:01.777" Score="4" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime(&lt;em&gt;Episode 338&lt;/em&gt;, not sure though), I feel as if I saw an Uchiha member use &lt;em&gt;Izanagi&lt;/em&gt; to revive a bunch of other Uchiha members. Is that even possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2013-11-28T10:51:31.720" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:40:35.580" Title="Is it possible to use Izanagi on others?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6062" CreationDate="2013-11-28T10:21:21.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q. Is that even possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;No, Izanagi cannot be used/casted on others. It's a &lt;em&gt;genjutsu&lt;/em&gt; which is cast upon themselves by the users. It is stated in the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izanagi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Izanagi is a genjutsu that is cast on the user instead of others and&#xA;  is the most powerful amongst this type of genjutsu.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6064/1604&quot;&gt;Happy&lt;/a&gt;'s answer, the answer is &lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, it is &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q. I feel as if I saw an Uchiha member use Izanagi to revive a bunch of other Uchiha members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then, as for your doubt regarding an Uchiha member saving/reviving many other Uchiha members by using Izanagi, it is &lt;em&gt;Wrong&lt;/em&gt; and it is also mentioned in the 3rd bullet point of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Trivia&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; section of Izanagi (emphasis mine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime makes several mistakes on what Izanagi actually does and is&#xA;  capable of. For example when used by Danzō, every hit would cause one&#xA;  of his Sharingan eyes to close when using Izanagi instead of closing&#xA;  when the time limit ended. &lt;strong&gt;And during Itachi's history of Izanagi and&#xA;  Izanami to Sasuke, Izanagi was used beyond the personal reality of the&#xA;  user to bring a whole swath of people back to life even though they&#xA;  weren't using Izanagi themselves.&lt;/strong&gt; Similarly, unlike Danzō and Obito's&#xA;  usage, where their used eye is closed after passing their time limit,&#xA;  in the anime-exclusive flashback, the user's eye instead turns blank&#xA;  like the usage of Izanami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:40:35.580" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6062" CreationDate="2013-11-28T11:51:32.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;, Izanagi can be used on others. In Chapter 510, while explaining the history of Izanagi to Konan, Tobi himself states that the Sage of Six Paths used it to create things, such as the nine Bijuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;However&lt;/em&gt;, is it possible for a random filler flashback Uchiha to use Izanagi on others? Probably not, because he did not have the Senju bloodline and is certainly not comparable to the Sage of Six Paths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Izanagi was originally a jutsu used by the Sage of Six Paths to &quot;create&quot;. The Sage, who was the Uchiha and the Senju bloodlines in one person, used it to create many things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He would create shape and form from nothingness, using imagination and spiritual energy which forms basis of the Yin power, and then breathe life into that form using vitality and physical energy, which forms basis of the Yang power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He also created the nine Bijuu from the Juubi's chakra.&lt;/strong&gt; A technique with the power to turn imagination into reality is the Izanagi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rqGc8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izanagi explanation - 1&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fy2Bp.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izanagi explanation - 2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dgVoJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izanagi explanation - 3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wyMQV.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izanagi explanation - 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-11-28T12:06:40.190" LastActivityDate="2013-11-28T12:06:40.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-28T12:36:19.760" Score="10" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 510, while Tobi explains the Izanagi to Konan, he remarks about those who could use an &quot;incomplete form&quot; of Izanagi, referring to Danzo, and implying that he (or someone else) could use a &quot;complete form&quot; of Izanagi. What is this complete form of Izanagi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QKwb9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi&amp;#39;s remark about incomplete form of Izanagi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T17:40:31.260" Title="What is the complete form of Izanagi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3081" CreationDate="2013-11-28T16:10:34.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a 50/100 chance that it could be Latias and there is another 50 that it could be Bianca but let's get real here. Did Bianca ever give clues or teases toward Ash? Who was the main one around him the most? But then again Ash does give some care towards Bianca by saving her first when she was stringshotted and maybe he grew attached to her since Latias took the form of her so he feels the same way as he does towards Latias. To my conclusion I think that the publishers and director did this on purpose so we can CHOSE who we wanted it to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2815" LastActivityDate="2013-11-28T16:10:34.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6062" CreationDate="2013-11-29T00:25:51.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say it can twist one point in reality to fit your needs. danzo only used it for himself cause he is selfish lol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2799" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T00:25:51.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6057" CreationDate="2013-11-29T02:45:36.230" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the power of Saints is based on the Idol Theory (humans are replicas of God so they can reproduce a fraction of his power - Saints are just humans who are &quot;better replicas&quot; in this sense), it seems to be something innate and defined at birth. Brunhild's backstory in the Kanzaki SS also confirms the Saint status is something one is born with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's actually a core plot point in her story since she suffered heavy discrimination for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2816" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T02:45:36.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4903" CreationDate="2013-11-29T03:01:27.823" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto loves and desires Sakura because she is an average ninja girl. Naruto wants all the leaf village to look up to him and select him as Hokage one day for one reason--- so that he will be accepted and respected by the leaf village. Everyone must accept the Hokage, and most will respect the Hokage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, a goal/milestone along that path of becoming Hokage is to get the most average ninja in his grade to &quot;believe in him&quot;. If he can convince the average leaf ninja to accept him, he will have achieved his life long goal of being accepted by the leaf village, rather than ostracised. This is the original drive behind his crush on Sakura and his desire for her to love him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterward, there is all the mutual experiences and mutual bonding from being in the same teams together through so much stress and trying times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1578" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T19:49:00.117" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T19:49:00.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5926" CreationDate="2013-11-29T03:47:37.667" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, let me try to answer this the best I can. I've watched the movie twice: in a theatre in Paris and the subbed camrip that's been going around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;although Madoka wish in the second movie, which prevented the birth of any witch, both in the past and in the future. Why then Homura becomes a Witch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madoka's wish wasn't &lt;strong&gt;exactly&lt;/strong&gt; that. She wished to erase all the witches, past, present and future &lt;strong&gt;with her own hands&lt;/strong&gt;. The bolded part being the interesting one. Not only did it mean the wish couldn't have any unfortunate fulfilling that wasn't what she wanted, it meant she would have to do the work herself. Which is also the only reason it invokes a paradox that forces her existence into a concept. Either way, the point is, Madoka takes the despair out of the Soul Gems of Magical Girls as they are about to become witches. The natural tainting process of the Soul Gem still exists and the girls would still become witches if she wasn't there to take their souls to wherever and let them have a dignified death.&#xA;Only in Homura's case this time, she wasn't there. To expand upon it, what the Incubators do is use their super advanced alien science to freeze Homura's Soul Gem at a borderline state. She's about to become a witch, but she's still a magical girl. Let's say for the sake of an analogy that her Soul Gem was 99.99% tainted. That's where they froze her at. Because that's the point at which Madoka would come in and save her from becoming a witch as she did to everyone throughout the series and they wanted to capture Madoka. So, frozen at this state, the Soul Gem couldn't break and impose a witch barrier over some part of this world (which is still a separate dimension of its own), so it created a barrier of sorts inside itself. Basically, the first part of the movie was spent inside Homura's Soul Gem. Note that at this point, the world they're in may be akin to a witch barrier, but Homura &lt;strong&gt;isn't&lt;/strong&gt; a witch, as the barrier was created by what is still her Soul Gem.&#xA;After the whole ordeal that culminates with her realizing she's the one who created the barrier, Homura is confronted by Kyubey, who tells her about what exactly had happened with her and what their plans for Madoka were. There, she decides to become a witch inside the barrier so she can be killed by Mami and Kyouko there and ensuring Madoka will never come for her. Note that this Homura inside the Soul Gem is basically her soul, so being killed inside it is the same as destroying her Soul Gem. Now she purposely brings upon her more despair and suffering by accepting she won't be able to meet Madoka again and successfully becomes a witch &lt;strong&gt;inside&lt;/strong&gt; the Soul Gem. This is a separate world of its own, one that Madoka can't see nor reach (which is still kinda of a moot point anyway since Madoka is trapped inside it without any memories of who she even is), which is why it was possible for that to happen. The Homura in the outside world, her physical body, is not yet a witch, since any developments in the inside won't affect the outside thanks to Kyubey's filter.&#xA;TL;DR - Homura doesn't become a witch in the outside world, she becomes one inside her own Soul Gem, which is a separate dimension from the one Madoka can see and interact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I get an idea, but I'm not pretty sure about it. In the ending we see Homura feeding QB with her soul gem.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do? I'm pretty sure that's not what happens so... By ending, are you referring to the post-ending credits? Since that's the only thing I think could have been mistaken by that. But we never see that. All we see is Kyubey appearing, Homura bringing up her Soul Gem, &lt;em&gt;perspective change&lt;/em&gt;, her legs doing some sort of dance, &lt;em&gt;perspective change&lt;/em&gt;, her dancing with a beaten-up Kyubey in the background. If what you're saying does happen at any point, please specify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Homura says to Sayaka and Madoka that one day they will be enemies, is she referring to the fact that without suffering sooner or later the universe will run out of energy and Madoka and Sayaka will have to stop her?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That point is pretty much up in the air, specially her words toward Sayaka. What she says to Madoka is easier to interpret, though. She asks her about her ideals, if she thinks the world is more important than the happiness of one people. Basically &quot;selflessness vs selfishness&quot;. And Madoka answers with the former. What this conversation shows is that Homura is fully aware her actions were selfish ones, but won't back down on them since it's what she's always wished for. Madoka's answer, though, goes against the very thing she won't back down from, which means their ideals at the moment are complete opposites, so if Madoka ever understands the situation and comes to want to realize her ideal, it'd only be natural they would become enemies. Which will eventually happen, since it's very doubtful Homura will be able to keep the world as is without either Madoka or Sayaka getting at least part of their memories back. Heck, things were already turning out that way with Madoka and would have if Homura didn't hug her into submission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Before proceeding, please have in mind that while everything before this paragraph are things I'm nearly certain of having interpreted correctly, this isn't but a theory of mine:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the Sayaka conversation, that's one of the issues I have with this movie, in that Sayaka's question regarding destroying the world came out of absolute nowhere and Homura's answer made no sense at all, considering she says &quot;Once all wraiths are defeated&quot;. And since we know from the series the wraiths are the new embodiment of grief and despair in a witch-less world, and that hope and despair can never triumph over one another since the Madoka world is a zero sum game, that makes absolutely no sense at all. So I've thought a lot about that until now and I think a possible (even if not obvious as the one for the Madoka conversation) interpretation is that Homura implying the wraiths will eventually be eliminated means she is, herself, trying to become the embodiment of despair. That way, she'd become a true counterpart to Madoka, who's the embodiment of hope, and the balance would be restored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2816" LastEditorUserId="2816" LastEditDate="2013-11-29T05:35:34.643" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T05:35:34.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5525" CreationDate="2013-11-29T04:08:14.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As senshin answered, the design of the witch mazes was done by Inu Curry, so considering the motivation is about where they might have inspired themselves in, I'm pretty sure that answers you quetion, but for some supplementary info if you want:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Staff_and_Cast#SHAFT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Staff_and_Cast#SHAFT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has all the entire animation staff that handled Madoka Magica, including which episodes certain animator directors were responsible for, etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2816" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T04:08:14.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5416" CreationDate="2013-11-29T04:49:26.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned on other websites then the wiki that it could be considered Logia. One of these examples is that Paramecia types can turn on and off, allowing changes of a person. The Gomu Gomu no Mi is a Devil Fruit which makes one like a rubber, permanently. You can not stop being rubber after congesting it. Meaning, it has traits of a Logia. It also comes along with the benefits that rubber has which is stretching, no blunt damage (without Haki), and no damage from electricity, and you could consider rubber an element. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2817" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:56:23.287" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:56:23.287" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6073" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6082" CreationDate="2013-11-29T11:16:32.383" Score="3" ViewCount="28451" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime of &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;) season 2, Sebastian was at some point not able to consume Ciel's soul, because Claude had a part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Claude manage to get it and how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2581" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-22T07:10:28.780" LastActivityDate="2019-02-07T03:32:20.300" Title="When and how did Claude take a part of Ciel's soul?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2013-11-29T18:10:21.797" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muriFb2rmeU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muriFb2rmeU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Infinite chakra needs to be put into context ... Like the first and second Hokage  had infinite chakra when they fought the third Hokage but still lost and the reason for that was simple .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having an infinite amount of chakra does not mean  necessarily having an ability to raise your chakra levels indefinitely as in going from a particular energy capacity to raising it infinitely but like a battery which has a set power capacity being able to recharge or maintain that set power or chakra capacity to full indefinitely (my same argument on superman as he is  dependent on the suns power and since the suns output and life span including the amount of suns that exist are limited therefore his power to become stronger and stronger coincides with that limit like a rechargeable  battery with a limited recharger)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SO AN EDO-TENSEI CHAKRA DOES NOT GO ABOVE ITS NATURAL LEVEL FROM WHEN THE PERSON WAS ALIVE (UNLESS CHAKRA CAPACITY WAS IMPROVED BY CASTER) BUT RATHER REGENERATES THE SAME WAY A DAMAGE BODY DOES WHICH MEANS BECOMING A ZOMBIE SIMPLY PUTS YOU INTO A CONSTANT STAGNANT STATE OF FIXED EXISTENCE SO IF YOU'RE A LEVEL 9 THEN YOU CONSTANTLY REGENERATE AND  RECUPERATE  BACK TO LEVEL 9 REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR OPPONENT DOES TO YOU OR HOW MUCH  CHAKRA YOU USE UP PER JUTSU .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE PROBLEM IS WHETHER MADARA WAS  RESURRECTED AT FULL STRENGTH BECAUSE IT SEEMED AS IF HE WAS AND IMPROVED TO BOOT AND EVEN IF HE WAS NOT , DOES HE HAVE JUTSUS WHICH REQUIRE GREATER CHAKRA CAPACITY LEVELS THAN HIS EDO BODY AND IS THAT REALLY BETTER THAN HAVING THE ABILITY TO RECHARGE HIS CHAKRA AND USE KAMIKAZE  MANEUVERS ?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember the first and second Hokage are only at 70% of their power in ZOMBIE form currently. while I do suspect it may be a good trade off for the second Hokage as his techniques seem to be based on talent for execution rather than power level, the first is like Gaara and Kisame in that their abilities become bigger and more powerful like a DBZ character by just using higher amounts of chakra  pumped into it although you would think they can just add more and more chakra to an already executed jutsu as time goes on but whatever .﻿&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2823" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T18:10:21.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-30T02:57:21.070" Score="14" ViewCount="3187" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see at the top of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5328/1908&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the [color] Scenes (Black Scene, Red Scene, etc.) in the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series all include a parenthesized number beneath the romanized form of the name of the color shown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a list of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;ROMANIZED  GLOSS         NUMBER   KANJI(READING)&#xA;aka        &quot;red&quot;          (135)   赤　（あか） &#xA;kuro       &quot;black&quot;        (629)   黒　（くろ）&#xA;shiro      &quot;white&quot;       (4646)   白　（しろ）&#xA;ki         &quot;yellow&quot;      (0303)   黄　（き）&#xA;ouchi      &quot;lilac&quot;        (349)   楝　（おうち）&#xA;ao         &quot;blue&quot;         (014)   青　（あお）&#xA;momo       &quot;peach&quot;        (372)   桃　（もも）&#xA;moegi      &quot;light green&quot;  (469)   萌黄（もえぎ）&#xA;murasaki   &quot;purple&quot;       (039)   紫　（むらさき）&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: &lt;strong&gt;What do the numbers mean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Something to do with color codes (but this is unlikely because neither &quot;white&quot; nor &quot;black&quot; seems to have a special number)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some sort of character code for either the kanji, the kana reading, or the romanized form (though I haven't come up with anything for this)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's all a clever ruse by Shinbo to confuse us&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T18:53:18.260" Title="What do the parenthesized numbers in the [color] Scenes mean?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2013-11-30T06:15:53.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Haruhi and Kyon are interlinked through the universe. The light novels, manga, anime and movie all strongly suggest that one cannot live without the other. In order for any world to exist, they must be together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I speculate that the feelings he experiences with Mikuru is purely physical. He's a 14-15 year old boy and he's in front of a big-chested, yet timid girl - of course you'd like that. In contrast, Nagato's character is more difficult to read, and I would need to re-read and re-watch the series to get a full grasp on their relationship. However, it should be noted that Yuki only steps out of her role as the passive observer to the active member when Kyon's life, or her interests come into jeopardy. And I believe that Kyon gives Yuki the individualism that she has desired since birth, so in a way, the two compliment one another and serve as mirror images to each others characters.&#xA;I could support this by analyzing the relationship between Yuki-Mikuru, seeing that Kyon regards her as a loveable sex object, whereas Yuki regards her simply as an object. Unimportant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to Haruhi, which I believe Kyon has a real, founded and amazing romantic relationship with. Haruhi compliments Kyon perfectly, and vice versa too! Only Haruhi can make Kyon act and change as a character. As much as Kyon complains, it is only through Haruhi that he gains a real experience in his everyday life. For Haruhi, Kyon is the only person who can ground her without ridiculing her, the only one who challenges her authority and the only one who can say 'no' to her and get away with it. And as much as she bickers and bitches at him, she goes through the most change when she finally accepts his advice and at times, his criticism. To be plain, and to reference the series greatest episode &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Chapter VI&lt;/em&gt;, they mutually create a closed space in order to explore their true desires for one another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon, wishing to return to old world, whilst Haruhi wishes to remain in a fantasy; normally, such contrasting views would result in the world's end. However, it is Kyon's realization that he likes Haruhi simply because she is Haruhi, that changes everything. It's his realization that he may like Mikuru because she's hot, and he may like Yuki because she's a bad ass, but he likes Haruhi because she's just... Haruhi. &quot;A teacher would ask, what does this person mean to you?&quot; asks Kyon, and he answers himself saying that he doesn't give a shit about whether she's an a hope for evolution, a time anomaly, or a god. To Kyon, and that matter to Haruhi, she's just herself and in that, in being herself, she's perfect. I think he realizes that Haruhi, in turn, loves him because he's simply himself. Not because he can control her, contain her and appease her like the others, but because he's the only other person who can look at her and go &quot;You're an idiot&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2825" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T18:49:39.153" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T18:49:39.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6073" CreationDate="2013-11-30T06:22:16.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not positive exactly what part you're talking about because it's been a while since I watched that part of the show, and your question is a bit vague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sebastian doesn't want to consume Ciel's soul as it is (as of the start of &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji II&lt;/em&gt;) because he doesn't remember taking his revenge, so his soul is incomplete. As such, Sebastian and Claude make a bargain to allow Ciel to take a second revenge, this time on Alois. Both think that, after the second revenge will happen, they will be able to get Ciel and consume his soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Claude then kills Alois and puts his soul in a ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following that, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Claude_Faustus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is shown that [Claude] is keeping a close eye on Sebastian and Ciel as they embark in another assignment from the Queen when Sebastian becomes occupied in a fight with William T. Spears, Ciel is arrested by the police who believe he's Alois Trancy and is identified by Hannah as Alois. Ciel is then tortured, which Claude and Hannah override. While Ciel is in a weak state after heavy and severe treatment Claude begins hypnotizing him and then places Alois's ring on Ciel's finger causing Alois's memories to mix in with Ciel's memories; this causes Ciel to believe that Sebastian was the cause for the death of his parents and his &quot;brother,&quot; Luka Macken. When Sebastian finally reaches Ciel, Ciel pushes him away and refers to Claude as his butler. Claude then whispers to Ciel to order Sebastian to leave his sight, which Ciel does willfully. Claude then takes the weak and tired Ciel back to the Trancy mansion where he is warmly welcomed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-22T07:10:32.060" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T07:10:32.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3813" CreationDate="2013-11-30T06:33:33.530" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I may disagree a little here, since one of the main themes of the film is evolution and the main subtext is about puberty, (Tetsuo being unable to &quot;control his body&quot; and his inability to &quot;ride Kaneda's bike&quot;) I think Tetsuo simply reached the next step in our plane of existence. Like Akira, Tetsuo has accepted his role as a superior being; however, since he is aware of the damage that he creates (told through dream sequences, and Kaneda's exploration of his psyche), he is also partly human. He is aware of any and all change around him, including the change within himself. He undergoes a total metamorphosis, completing his evolutionary destiny. By recognizing that he is a supreme being with mortal qualities, he comes to accept himself thus his statement, that he's neither the experiment known as #41, nor is he the resentful boy, he is and has always been, Tetsuo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2825" LastActivityDate="2013-11-30T06:33:33.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6179" CreationDate="2013-11-30T14:55:51.127" Score="2" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, some of King Torture's monsters appeared. They were always accompanied by some soldiers with a B on their forehead:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/2Eod6qw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/2Eod6qwm.png&quot; alt=&quot;One of King Torture&amp;#39;s soldiers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this B stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T23:22:09.670" Title="What does the B in King Torture's soldiers' forehead stand for?" Tags="&lt;samurai-flamenco&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6177" CreationDate="2013-11-30T15:07:11.523" Score="2" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;King Torture's monsters always have some soldiers alongside them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the monsters are defeated, they scream &quot;Viva Torture!&quot; and explode. The soldiers, however, have been seen lying defeated on the floor even after a monster's explosion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Z8aOMyu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Z8aOMyum.png&quot; alt=&quot;Four King Torture&amp;#39;s soldiers defeated by the Flamenco Girls&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they also explode and vanish after being defeated?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or have they been being taken into custody for questioning or something of the sort?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are they somehow able to get away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T21:51:16.917" Title="What happens to King Torture's soldiers once defeated?" Tags="&lt;samurai-flamenco&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2013-11-30T18:14:48.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama Senju has the Forest Sage Mode. It says in the wikia, that his Sage Mode is a special type that only he can use. Thats fitting since he would need the Forest Style to increase the effect of his Wood Style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2829" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T03:45:38.823" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T03:45:38.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2013-12-01T01:56:51.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Kurama is much stronger. Having half of his chakra taken away and a bit from naruto he was still able to form a tailed beast ball powerful enough to match the other tails collaborated tail beast ball. 8 tails would have had no chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2833" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T07:24:42.233" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T07:24:42.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-01T04:24:52.320" Score="9" ViewCount="2199" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Demonic_Statue_of_the_Outer_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gedo Mazo&lt;/a&gt; is the emptied body of the Ten-Tails, then why don't any of its forms look like that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a theory as to why it doesn't have tails, maybe because its chakra was split into the Tailed Beasts and hence it lost its tails. But it still doesn't explain why none of the forms look like that considering that the Gedo Mazo is the way the body looked when &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki&lt;/a&gt;, the Sage of the Six Paths, sealed its empty body inside the moon with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chibaku_Tensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chibaku Tensei (Planetary Devastation)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any ideas as to why this might be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2741" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T09:38:46.727" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T12:19:16.117" Title="Why doesn't the Gedo Mazo have tails?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6096" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6097" CreationDate="2013-12-01T04:51:12.367" Score="4" ViewCount="1892" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one were to use Izanagi or Izanami, the light in that eye would be lost forever. When Tobi used it, he replaced the eye with a Rinnegan. It isn't stated clearly, but they made it sound like he couldn't have used another Sharingan to replace it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is my question: could one transplant a new Sharingan eye into that socket and have light in that eye again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2741" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-12-01T05:48:46.913" LastActivityDate="2013-12-01T05:48:46.913" Title="Can a Sharingan eye that has used Izanagi or Izanami be replaced by another Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6096" CreationDate="2013-12-01T05:43:39.280" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;, a new Sharingan could be transplanted into the eye socket replacing the eye which used Izanagi. Use of Izanagi or Izanami causes the eye to permanently lose its light, but it does not damage the optic nerve that connects to the eye. If it did, Tobi should not have been able to transplant even a Rinnegan there. For that matter, he could have transplanted a Byakugan or an ordinary eye there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi wanted the Rinnegan for its own sake, not because he had to somehow replace &quot;permanently closed&quot; Sharingan eye. In fact, he wouldn't have known beforehand that he would be forced to use Izanagi in the fight with Konan. Hypothetically, if Konan had simply handed over Nagato's Rinnegan to him, he would have taken out the left eye anyway and replaced it with the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2013-12-01T05:43:39.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6100" CreationDate="2013-12-01T15:10:02.563" Score="5" ViewCount="2166" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know about the Ten Tails.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hagoromo separated the monster's chakra from its body before using&#xA; Chibaku Tensei to seal the husk in what would become the moon. From&#xA; there, the Sage used his Creation of All Things ability to divide the&#xA; chakra into the nine tailed beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what my question is, How was it divided?&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If we count the total number of tails.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shukaku  -  1 Tail&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Matatabi -  2 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Isobu    -  3 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Son Goku -  4 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kokuo    -  5 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Saiken   -  6 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Chomei   -  7 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Gyuki    -  8 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kurama   -  9 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;--------------------&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Total    -  45 Tails&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm kinda curios, that the Juubi had 10 tails in total, so how was it divided?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-12-02T04:42:37.450" Title="How was the Ten Tails actually separated?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6099" CreationDate="2013-12-01T15:38:12.903" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although Tobi is a habitual liar&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, his account of the Bijuu's origins, presumably written in the Uchiha shrine, can be relied upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sage of Six Paths would create shape and form from nothingness, using &lt;strong&gt;imagination&lt;/strong&gt; and spiritual energy, which forms basis of the Yin power, and then breathe life into that form using vitality and physical energy, which forms basis of the Yang power. He also created the nine Bijuu from the Juubi's chakra, using a technique with the power to &lt;strong&gt;turn imagination into reality&lt;/strong&gt;, which is the Izanagi.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the Juubi was separated into the nine Bijuu as we know, because that's the form Hagoromo Otsutsuki imagined the separated entities to take. If he had imagined a different form of separation, he would have ended with a different result. For instance, he could have created 100 beasts instead of 9, or given the same number of tails to each beast, or maybe even given them a human form. As such, the sum of the number of tails is not relevant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt; His most famous and significant lie, being responsible for driving pretty much the entire plot: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;I am Uchiha Madara.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;Tobi's explanation of Bijuu's origins (Chapter 510)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWySS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi&amp;#39;s explanation of Bijuu&amp;#39;s origins&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-12-02T04:42:37.450" LastActivityDate="2013-12-02T04:42:37.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-01T18:06:07.537" Score="8" ViewCount="664" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this sci-fi anime was made in the 1990s.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is a mute and lab experiment by some mad corporation.  At the beginning, he escaped from his pod when they try to transport him via train.  Also, he got some kind of worm living inside his head that gave him super power.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My memory is vague, but he did met up with a little girl and befriend her.  The corporation tried to retrieve him and in the end, he end up destroying their headquarter. The ending shows him hibernating below the lake surface.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone seen this anime and know the title?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2835" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:03:38.080" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:03:38.080" Title="What is this sci-fi anime from the 90s involving a mute main character and lab experiment by some mad corporation?" Tags="&lt;baoh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:11.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6105" CreationDate="2013-12-01T21:30:07.083" Score="2" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching Season 2 (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A) i went to watch the 3rd season (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS), at the end of season 2 during the credit roll Nanoha, Fate and Hayate are older and Reinforce has been reborn into a small girl and in season 3 Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and Reinforce all look the same as they did at the very end of season 2 i would assume not too much time has passed since that final scene however the world seems more futuristic and the Space-Time Administration seems to operate in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so i am wondering, is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS set in a different world/universe to the one Nanoha and Hayate were born in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-09-19T01:41:44.890" Title="Is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS set in a different world/universe" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6131" CreationDate="2013-12-01T21:33:51.100" Score="2" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 3 of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Hayate calls Reinforce &quot;Rein&quot;, and near the end of season 2 she renames Dark Book to Reinforce. However, looking at the text, it looks like &quot;re-in-force&quot; rather than &quot;rein-force&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am wondering if &quot;rein-force&quot; is actually how Reinforce is supposed to be called or if it's supposed to be &quot;re-in-force&quot;, which however sounds different due to it being said by the Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T01:41:39.900" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T01:41:39.900" Title="How is Reinforce's name supposed to be said?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6103" CreationDate="2013-12-01T21:34:48.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the same universe - just some 10 years later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate are all grown up. (teenagers as opposed to kids)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Signum, Vita, Zafira, and Shamal don't age at all because they are bound to the Book of Darkness (they're not human).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2013-12-01T21:34:48.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6123" CreationDate="2013-12-01T21:36:52.443" Score="3" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; Season 1, Yuuno says that the Lost Logia are remnants of advance civilizations that have since been destroyed, but in Season 3 during Hayate and Fate's briefing on the relic they seem to imply that the Lost Logia come from a single civilization (Al Hazard maybe?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what exactly are the Lost Logia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-04T19:34:41.680" LastActivityDate="2013-12-04T19:34:41.680" Title="What are the Lost Logia?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6101" CreationDate="2013-12-02T13:03:10.783" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are looking for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baoh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baoh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baoh&lt;/em&gt; is originally a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohiko_Araki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hirohiko Araki&lt;/a&gt;, who is best&#xA;known as the creator of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. It was serialized&#xA;in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; from 1984 to 1985 and was adapted into a&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;50-minute OVA&lt;/a&gt; in 1989.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; Ikurou Hashizawa was a normal boy until he is captured&#xA;  by evil scientists who create the ultimate fighter by attaching a&#xA;  parasite, named Baoh, to his brain. The mysterious girl Sumire, who has&#xA;  psychic powers, frees him and together they work to avoiding being&#xA;  captured by those who want to use their powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BAOH (OAV) - Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lqZ9i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Baoh&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00005B8U7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon.com: Baoh (DVD)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="151" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T23:03:09.683" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T23:03:09.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6117" CreationDate="2013-12-02T21:24:16.897" Score="14" ViewCount="3506" Body="&lt;p&gt;After discussing the matter of whether &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/6009/2668&quot;&gt;the Death Note will ever run out of pages&lt;/a&gt;, it appears to me that there is another unclear matter, which is whether &lt;em&gt;the page itself can ever run out?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can easily take a page, use an erasable pen and write carefully, then when filled, erase the entire writing without damaging the page. You will always be able to kill other people using that same page. I have the following sub-questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this even possible, that is, can you kill people after writing on an erased page?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When do we say that &lt;em&gt;the Death Note has run out&lt;/em&gt;? See the picture below&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, which says that when you run out of room to write, you can ask your Shinigami to bring you another Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I fill my note, ask the Shinigami for another one, then erase what was written on my first note, &lt;em&gt;will I have made two Death Notes for myself?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the above is true, and since the rules imply that no more than six Death Notes can be brought to the human world, why didn't Yagami Light do that to get six Death Notes, ensuring that no one else gets a Death Note?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How does the Shinigami tell that the Note is filled or not? Does he just look at the pages and see whether they are written or not? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Death Note Manga Pilot, Chapter 0, page 26.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVGlOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 0, page 26.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T05:49:12.847" Title="Why is there an entire Death Note if only one page is enough?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6113" CreationDate="2013-12-03T03:02:57.750" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It says that when you run out of room to write you can ask your Shinigami to bring you another Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga pilot is non-canon. However, nothing is explicitly stated about it in the main series, so this rule may or may not be valid for the main series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rule is &lt;strong&gt;not valid&lt;/strong&gt; in the main series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the Death Note somehow &quot;grows&quot; more pages once you use up all the pages, as described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6015/99&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;How does the Shinigami tell that the Note is filled or not?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;When do we say that the Death Note had run out?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;What if I fill my Note, ask the Shinigami for another one, then erase what was on my first Note again, will I have made two Death Notes for my self?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why didn't Yagami Light do that to get six Death Notes?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under this assumption, these questions are not applicable. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rule is &lt;strong&gt;valid&lt;/strong&gt; in the main series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;How does the Shinigami tell that the Note is filled or not?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;When do we say that the Death Note had run out?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like how we, in real life, tell if a notebook is filled or not! If the owner tells the Shinigami that the notebook is filled, they would probably glance over the pages to see if all pages &lt;em&gt;appear&lt;/em&gt; to be filled up, or maybe, they won't even bother doing that, and just hand over a new notebook. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been explicitly stated and seen that the Shinigami are generally lazy and not very smart. I cannot picture them telling the owner, &quot;Hey look, there's a little space here in the corner, why don't you write there for now?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;What if I fill my Note, ask the Shinigami for another one, then erase what was on my first Note again, will I have made two Death Notes for my self?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why didn't Yagami Light do that to get six Death Notes?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The assumption here is that either the owner hands over their used notebook and then gets a new one, or the used notebook becomes ineffective and is excluded from the count. This is a reasonable assumption because otherwise there would be a contradiction when Light asks Ryuk for a &lt;em&gt;7th&lt;/em&gt; notebook. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can you kill people after writing on an erased page?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Death Note rule regarding erasing names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How to Use: XLII&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1. It is useless trying to erase names written in the Death Note with erasers or white-out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;useless&lt;/em&gt; in the above rule could be interpreted to mean either of two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't bother trying to erase a name in the hope of saving the person whose name you just wrote because that isn't going to work.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Erasing &lt;em&gt;itself&lt;/em&gt; isn't going to work. Anything written in the Death Note cannot be &lt;em&gt;physically&lt;/em&gt; erased. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the interpretation 2 is correct, end of discussion, obviously.&#xA;If interpretation 1 is correct, you could theoretically keep reusing the pages by writing with pencil and erasing with an eraser, or writing with ink and washing it with water, etc. However, it is probably not worth the trouble because you have endless pages anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, to answer the title question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why there is an entire Death Note while only one page is enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For convenience, that is all. With more pages, you can avoid the hassles of having to erase every few days, erasing with care to prevent damage to the page, etc. Moreover, the Death Note was not &quot;designed for humans&quot;, it was &quot;designed for Shinigami&quot;. The product design generally caters to the preferences of its primary customer base. :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T03:02:57.750" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-03T06:14:55.570" Score="4" ViewCount="1039" Body="&lt;p&gt;The names of all the ships in One Piece are suffixed with &lt;em&gt;Go&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese. For example, Going Merry Go, Thousand Sunny Go, Moby Dick Go. However, the English version drops the &lt;em&gt;Go&lt;/em&gt; suffix. This suggested it might be a honorific used to address a ship, but I couldn't find any source that says &quot;Go&quot; is a honorific. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also no mention of Go on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_ship-naming_conventions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese ship-naming conventions&lt;/a&gt; page on Wikipedia, and I couldn't find anything like this in any other place either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall this being explained in the manga. Is there any explanation for this use of &quot;Go&quot;, with a reliable source for reference? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T17:55:19.133" Title="Why are the ship names suffixed with &quot;Go&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6118" CreationDate="2013-12-03T16:55:44.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;号&lt;/code&gt; or the &lt;code&gt;-go&lt;/code&gt; suffix is normally used to name naval (aka war) ships in Japan. If you want get the equivalent in English, is the same as &lt;em&gt;S.S. Name of the Ship&lt;/em&gt; used by the US. One Piece is just following the same naming convencion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T16:55:44.967" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5829" CreationDate="2013-12-03T21:27:52.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently not as the Coco Ending has another scene between Angelina and Belle which can not be covered in their ending because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Cero goes with Light to find Wakaba's script and Sylvia stay's with the girls so it's the guys who are left behind in the White Capital, this leads to Sylvia learning about Coco's ability to hide and retrieve her memories which leads to Coco remembering that Efa had entrusted her Memory Drop and the Dorn Memories with Coco (seen in the secret Kurohane chapter) and giving Efa's Memory Drop to Belle leading to Belle becoming confused in her identity and Angelina admitting her feelings to Belle and ensuring her that she loves Belle because Belle is Belle and not Efa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because of that and how the events seem to be unique to the Coco Ending i very much doubt that the Angelina Ending can cover these even if the walk-through was changed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T21:27:52.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6106" CreationDate="2013-12-04T10:57:51.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Lost Logia&lt;/em&gt; is a piece of technology from an ancient world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have seen &lt;em&gt;Lost Logia&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Ancient Belka&lt;/em&gt; (Book of Darkness, Bible of Silver Cross) and &lt;em&gt;Al Hazard&lt;/em&gt; (Jewel Seed, Relic, Saints Cradle). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nanoha lives in &lt;em&gt;Mid-Childa&lt;/em&gt;, and for them &lt;em&gt;Ancient Belka&lt;/em&gt; is a lost world. For the inhabitants of &lt;em&gt;Ancient Belka&lt;/em&gt; during the &lt;em&gt;Belkan War&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Al Hazard&lt;/em&gt; was a lost world to them as well. Due to the &lt;em&gt;Belkan War&lt;/em&gt; you can see a lot of influences from &lt;em&gt;Al Hazard&lt;/em&gt; as they tried to harness the immeasurable power of the &lt;em&gt;Lost Logia&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Al Hazard&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the collapse of &lt;em&gt;Ancient Belka&lt;/em&gt;, they tried to rebuild their empire using the &lt;em&gt;Al Hazard Lost Logia&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;Saint's Cradle&lt;/em&gt;. That was the &lt;em&gt;Saint King Unification War&lt;/em&gt; with the lovable &lt;em&gt;Olivie Sägebrecht&lt;/em&gt;. So that is a bit of history of the &lt;em&gt;Lost Logia&lt;/em&gt;, a technology which has been lost. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the 'magic' that Nanoha uses is technology as well, except that it is not mass-based (like a Nuclear Bomb), but magic-based (an energy coming from living beings, apparently) and was chosen technology for the &lt;em&gt;Time Space Administration&lt;/em&gt; due to it being clean and relatively safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-04T19:30:30.913" LastActivityDate="2013-12-04T19:30:30.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2892" CreationDate="2013-12-04T13:29:58.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was confirmed in chapter 560, taken from  &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kensei_Muguruma#cite_note-70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It appears to greatly augment his strength, as he is able to create a&#xA;  large explosion upon attacking. This is due to the fact that in this&#xA;  form the power of his Bankai is transferred to the knuckle blades. The&#xA;  bursting power continues to hit his opponent endlessly as long as his&#xA;  fists are touching his opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2857" LastEditorUserId="2857" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T17:48:50.030" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T17:48:50.030" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6125" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6214" CreationDate="2013-12-04T17:09:18.913" Score="7" ViewCount="161521" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan originally belonged to the &lt;em&gt;Sage of the Six Paths&lt;/em&gt;. He then divided his power between his two sons, which formed the Senju and the Uchiha. For any human being to be able to activate Rinnegan, they need both the Uchiha and Senju DNA. Uchiha Madara, in the last days of his life, was able to activate it, as he already had the &lt;em&gt;Eternal Mangekyo&lt;/em&gt; and Hashirama's cells (Senju DNA), making him similar to the Sage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the question is: how was Nagato able to re-activate it? Yes, it was Madara who had implanted his Rinnegan in him at a young age, but then, even though the eyes were implanted, Nagato neither had the Uchiha DNA nor the Senju DNA to be able to re-activate the Rinnegan. How was he able to do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as a continuation to it, let's assume he was able to re-activate the already awakened Rinnegan (Madara awakened it originally), how was he able to use it so well and control it without his body taking a toll? He belonged to the Uzumaki clan who may have been the distant relatives of Senju, but that doesn't justify how he was able to control it so well as he did not have any trait of the SO6P, unlike Madara who could now be compared to the Sage (with both DNAs and the Rinnegan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example to highlight this is of Kakashi. He got a Sharingan from Obito. But since Kakashi wasn't an Uchiha, his body would take a huge toll on him whenever he used it and had to cover his Sharingan when not using to save Chakra. Though later he trained and excelled at it, he still was a non-Uchiha and thus, his body used to take the toll, though, only after excessive usage. Similarly, since Nagato has no traits of the Sage, his body shouldn't have been able to take the toll of Rinnegan activated full and controlling his 6 Pain paths, and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can somebody please give a detailed explanation of how Nagato was able to awaken and control the Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T15:21:02.573" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T15:21:02.573" Title="How was Nagato able to re-awaken and control the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6126" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-04T19:46:04.167" Score="3" ViewCount="4771" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning! Spoilers ahead.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final season of Chica Umino's &lt;em&gt;Honey and Clover&lt;/em&gt; ended with Yuuta Takemoto eating a literal honey-and-clover sandwich made by his love interest Hagumi Hanamoto. He was crying as he ate it and said the lines (which made me tear up, just like the other moments of the series):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’d been wondering whether there is a meaning to a failed love… Is something that disappeared the same as something that never existed? But now I know there is — There was a meaning right here.. Because despite the heartbreak, I’m still glad that I fell in love with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--Yuuta Takemoto (&lt;a href=&quot;http://animequotes.net/honey-and-clover-quotes/#ixzz2mXLq8eWm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if Umino made the end a cliffhanger, an open-ended one or if there is a theory out there in the Internets that could shed a light into this. Do you guys know anything post-season 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2858" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T13:02:35.550" Title="Is the end of Honey and Clover Season 2 the end of the series?" Tags="&lt;honey-and-clover&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T01:10:22.310" Score="1" ViewCount="1731" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know more about the anime called &lt;em&gt;Mushiking&lt;/em&gt;. It is a 52-episode anime (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushiking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) which I just can't find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 1-2 segments on YouTube in Japanese, but that is the most that I could find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what happened to this anime? Or where could I watch it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2863" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-08T04:13:08.150" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T04:13:08.150" Title="Where can I watch Mushiking anime?" Tags="&lt;mushiking&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6104" CreationDate="2013-12-05T01:40:09.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Converting my comment into an answer, thanks to textual support from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6104/how-is-reinforces-name-supposed-to-be-said#comment7099_6104&quot;&gt;Dusk252's comment&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character's name in Japanese is リインフォース &lt;em&gt;riinfoosu&lt;/em&gt;, which is basically how the English word &quot;reinforce&quot; would be rendered into Japanese. So, if you were talking about Nanoha while speaking in English, you should pronounce the character's name like the English word &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinforce&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reinforce&lt;/a&gt;&quot;; that is, &quot;ree-in-FOHRS&quot;, not &quot;RAHYN-fohrs&quot; or anything else like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in the topmost speech bubble in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vwbaK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this excerpt from chapter 2 of Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force&lt;/a&gt;, Reinforce's name is abbreviated as リイン &lt;em&gt;riin&lt;/em&gt;. Thus, you should pronounce the abbreviated form of her name as you would pronounce the correspondingly-abbreviated form of the English word &quot;reinforce&quot;: as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ree-in&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T01:40:09.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T03:28:16.343" Score="1" ViewCount="1146" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sundome&lt;/em&gt;, was Kurumi a transsexual boy before? I remember reading that in an early chapter Kurumi revealed that she used to be a boy before to the main character. Also she claimed to have the same father as him, kind of curious don't you think?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2867" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T03:41:51.717" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T05:36:04.077" Title="What is Kurumi's Gender?" Tags="&lt;sundome&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6144" CreationDate="2013-12-05T05:21:38.923" Score="10" ViewCount="12744" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't read Chapter 657 of the manga, read further at your own risk.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 657, the reborn Uchiha Madara asks Sasuke to join his side, remarking that they are the last of the Uchiha. However, he died before the Uchiha clan massacre, and was reincarnated with Edo Tensei only during the fourth World War. He fought with the five Kages, and then headed to the battlefield where Obito was fighting Naruto's team. Obito didn't have a chance to tell him the story of what happened after his death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come he knows that Sasuke is the last surviving Uchiha? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ikAYhm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Madara asking Sasuke&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T13:18:18.100" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T19:27:39.387" Title="How did Madara know that Sasuke is the last surviving Uchiha?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6134" CreationDate="2013-12-05T05:33:21.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I figure two possible solutions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zetsu told him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When absorbing Hashirama's chakra and gaining access to Sage Mode, he can identify people's chakras further allowing him to determine if any of the shinobi in the vicinity are Uchiha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind, Madara basically made Sage Mode look like a joke in almost every aspect possible :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT : Or perhaps we can call this a plothole :S&#xA;I should also add that maybe Madara doesn't know about the Uchiha massacre, but rather just knows that he and Sasuke are the only Uchiha alive (excluding Obito because of his situation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T05:47:01.353" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T05:47:01.353" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6147" CreationDate="2013-12-05T05:46:28.287" Score="4" ViewCount="2606" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime that were adapted from a manga, if it follows the manga, it would either follow it faithfully (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) or deviate from the manga's plot line (Oran High School Host Club, Original Fullmetal Alchemist). In my experience, anime deviations from manga normally occur because the manga is still ongoing and original filler is not enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given how both the Naruto anime and manga are still ongoing, I am wondering if the anime of Naruto has deviated from the manga to the point where it could break continuity with the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime breaks continuity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; at Laboratory 5 or when we learn who Sloth and Wrath are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T23:13:38.373" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T23:13:38.373" Title="Has the Naruto Anime deviated from the Manga" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6137" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6139" CreationDate="2013-12-05T06:35:01.667" Score="3" ViewCount="1915" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why was the Shinobi War started if &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kyuubi chakra was all that was needed? Without Naruto (Kyuubi) and Killer B (Hachibi) being captured, the eternal genjutsu (Moon Eye) was initiated by Tobi/Madara. The reason being they could do it, is because they had one of Hachibi's tentacles (courtesy: Sasuke) and Kyuubi's chakra (Gold and Silver brothers). So which means all they needed was a sample of Kyuubi chakra (since all 7 Tailed Beasts were sealed, it was powerful enough to begin Moon Eye, also they had Hachibi's tentacle). Why did Tobi initiate the war if he could have collected Kyuubi chakra somehow? If Tobi knew about it earlier, could the war have been avoided?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His ambition could have been achieved without any war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T14:51:05.700" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T14:51:05.700" Title="Why was the Shinobi War started?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6137" CreationDate="2013-12-05T08:11:33.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The aim was to revive the Ten-Tails in its prime and that is why they wanted to seal both &lt;em&gt;Kyuubi&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Gyuuki&lt;/em&gt; completely too. But after the &lt;em&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/em&gt; was released by &lt;em&gt;Itachi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Obito&lt;/em&gt; lost all the revived Jinchuuriki's of the other 7 tailed beasts. Though he had them sealed, he couldn't use them in the battle anymore and facing both Naruto and Killer B alone would have been difficult for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus he decided to revive the Ten-Tails with just the 7 beasts and the little chakra samples of Kyuubi and Gyuuki he already had(sealed Kinkaku, Ginkaku and a piece of the tail of Gyuuki) so that he could become its Jinchuuriki and complete the &lt;em&gt;Eye of the Moon plan.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a sequence of images from the Manga, which will help you understand the whole thing better. Most of it is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangahit.com/naruto/594/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Episode 594&lt;/a&gt;, and is finally out in the anime too, Naruto Shippuden Episode 341.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aVFYx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DPVN7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 2&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOu5P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 3&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/isZNV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 4&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DaO4a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 5&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bwEm6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 6&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2013-12-07T17:17:51.743" LastActivityDate="2013-12-07T17:17:51.743" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6133" CreationDate="2013-12-05T09:23:54.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurumi is a girl, she told the main character that she used to be a boy, but it turned out she was just messing with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can be fairly certain that there was no more to the joke as whilst the main character was stressing out and trying to judge his feelings on the matter, Kurumi had forgotten all about it by the time he approached her again about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim about sharing a father was similarly false&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-07T03:41:13.033" LastActivityDate="2014-10-07T03:41:13.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6141" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T09:47:19.250" Score="7" ViewCount="1549" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Black Zetsu was commanded to be with  Obito while Madara was fighting the 5 kages, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come, Naruto was not able to sense Black Zetsu in his Kyuubi mode while fighting with Obito??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T18:41:44.293" Title="Why wasn't Naruto able to sense Black Zetsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6143" CreationDate="2013-12-05T10:10:08.090" Score="8" ViewCount="47242" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been mentioned that Rock Lee can't use them, but I don't remember Gai using them either. I haven't read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2872" LastActivityDate="2018-08-08T14:29:22.493" Title="Can Gai use ninjutsu or genjutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6142" CreationDate="2013-12-05T10:14:28.847" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Might_Guy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Naruto-wiki:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike Lee, who specialises in taijutsu because he cannot use ninjutsu and genjutsu, Guy is fully capable of using the other two forms of ninja abilities, as he is proficient enough to dispel a high-level genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;actually he summons this turtle multiple times in the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T04:03:43.380" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T04:03:43.380" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6134" CreationDate="2013-12-05T10:20:36.137" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In pages 11, 12 and 13 of chapter 657, it is clear that Madara and Black Zetsu (Madara's will) are able to communicate with each other:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/W7BmWBc.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/W7BmWBcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Page 11 of chapter 657&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu adds (in page 11) that both him and Madara were underestimated. And in the two pages that follow, he 'shows us' flashbacks in which him and Madara have been communicating during the war.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, &lt;strong&gt;I'd say it's safe to assume that Madara got the information from Black Zetsu&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Either because he told him everything directly; or Madara may have gotten the information 'instantly' as soon as he was revived, since Madara and Black Zetsu share a deeper bond, since the latter is the former's will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T10:20:36.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T12:20:14.990" Score="0" ViewCount="2484" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Might_Guy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Gai is able to use ninjutsu and genjutsu, so why doesn't he use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2872" LastActivityDate="2013-12-07T11:09:05.337" Title="Why doesn't Gai use ninjutsu or genjutsu more often?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6136" CreationDate="2013-12-05T12:51:09.720" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember and can find on-line the naruto anime does not/barely deviate from the manga. The main differences between the anime and manga is that the anime uses a occasional filler&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They added many small details in the stories which really supports the plot and makes it more interesting. However, like almost all manga-turned-anime series, there are filler episodes, though thankfully not too many, and not all bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T12:51:09.720" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6146" CreationDate="2013-12-05T14:43:52.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say because they aren't his strengths - clearly &lt;strong&gt;Taijutsu&lt;/strong&gt; is so why should he use something that he isn't great at? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could also be that he has used them in the past and it, unfortunately, got him into some difficulty so he had to fall back on the tried and tested techniques of his &lt;strong&gt;Taijutsu&lt;/strong&gt; :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2392" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T14:43:52.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6149" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T15:03:50.110" Score="-1" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the animes I've seen repeat a limited set of soundtracks over and over. It gets annoying after a while. With soundtracks I refer to the music that is played in the anime, not the opening and ending theme. I think this is a weak spot of animes. Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Death Note&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1856" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T00:07:51.050" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T00:54:43.530" Title="Why do animes always play a limited quantity of soundtracks through all the anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6153" CreationDate="2013-12-05T15:44:06.543" Score="1" ViewCount="2427" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was reminiscing about Mizuki-sensei's works and remembered Ane Doki's ending. For those of you who have read the manga, the ending was a big cliffhanger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering if there is a plan to have a sequel? Did Mizuki-sensei hint on it having a sequel? The manga could use a sequel you know, with an ending like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-05T15:53:27.363" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T15:54:23.877" Title="Ane Doki ending and the possibility of a sequel" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;anedoki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6146" CreationDate="2013-12-05T15:49:29.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gai is based off of Bruce Lee, and Bruce Lee was known for his extraordinary fighting skills (taijutsu in this case). Furthermore, Gai is known as the best taijutsu shinobi in Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it would only make sense to accentuate Gai's physical prowess and focus less on genjutsu / ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-07T11:09:05.337" LastActivityDate="2013-12-07T11:09:05.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6150" CreationDate="2013-12-05T15:54:23.877" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There will not be a sequel. Ane Doki was a cancelled series due to being bottom five for weeks in WSJ (Weekly Shounen Jump). When a series gets cancelled due to low ratings, there will never be a sequel unless another magazine picks it up right away (which hardly ever happens).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T15:54:23.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6065" CreationDate="2013-12-05T17:16:57.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem like Obito has much a future left, so let's get cracking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi uses Izanagi against Konan (Page 10)&#xA;Tobi's Izanagi lasted for 10 minutes (Page 3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi was definitely referring to himself using the complete form of Izanagi. Recall that Danzou had 10 eyes and each eye had a 1 minute duration of Izanagi. Tobi is able to use at least 10 minutes worth for an eye sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that with each eye Danzou used, his chakra dropped significantly according to Karin. His huge chakra loss is due to the fact that he is not an Uchiha. While this was not  specifically stated in chapters 510 or 479, we know that a non-Uchiha using Sharingan consumes a lot of chakra (ie Kakashi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Tobi stated that Danzou didn't have full control over Hashirama's powers (Page 12), so this is why his Izanagi had a time restriction (of 1 minute). Tobi goes on to explain how Orochimaru realized this as well, thus implanting 10 eyes to lengthen the duration of Izanagi for Danzou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The complete form of Izanagi requires full control over both the Uchiha DNA (Sharingan) and the Senju DNA (Hashirama cells). With this, one can use Izanagi without a timelimit per se, but rather a chakra limit. Tobi needs to use chakra to use Izanagi, so the duration of the doujutsu is directly proportional to the amount of chakra that he uses. Once Tobi runs out of chakra, he can no longer use Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T17:16:57.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12831" CreationDate="2013-12-05T18:08:30.407" Score="2" ViewCount="1355" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does the anime for Excel Saga differ from the manga? More specifically, does the plot in the Excel Saga anime depart significantly from that in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read that some characters only appear in the anime. What are notable differences between the characters who appear in the manga and those who appear in the anime? Are there any other differences? Is the structure of the anime (i.e. one episode spoofs of different genres) different from that of the manga or are there similarities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-01-22T04:37:29.493" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T18:24:26.147" Title="What are the differences between the manga and anime versions of Excel Saga?" Tags="&lt;excel-saga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6156" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-05T18:12:00.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you don't have permission to create a tag for an anime/manga that isn't already in the system, please use this tag and someone will create it for you. Be sure to state the name of the series in your question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do not use this tag if you already have &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/create-tags&quot;&gt;the ability to create tags&lt;/a&gt;. Also, please remove this from any questions once they are retagged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:34:43.320" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:34:43.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6157" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-05T18:12:00.040" Score="0" Body="If you don't have permission to create a tag for an anime/manga that isn't already in the system, please use this tag and someone will create it for you. Be sure to state the name of the series in your question!" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:34:43.320" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:34:43.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6149" CreationDate="2013-12-05T21:19:15.227" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from my understanding with music for game development. However, most are practically the same with anime as they are both mediums that use music to help engage the audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each track costs so much and the price varies due to the length of a track and the number of revisions of that track. It would cost a while lot to create new tracks every time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like with video games, music can help identify situations. As such, if one first sees some romantic scene where two characters go to kiss but don't, when one hears that same score again when the two characters are just talking, one can start to think &quot;oh my god, they might confess to each other this time.&quot; Likewise in a fight, some anime have different tracks for fighting music based on how intense the battle will be so, when you start to hear that same music you can expect how epic a battle might be (just like with boss music in video games).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music can set the mood to make you feel for the characters and what they are feeling, e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in Fate Stay/Night anime when Rin, regardless on how much she got hurt, embraced Sakura and regretted how she wasn't much of a big sister by not doing anything to stop Sakura from being adopted out by the Matous (more of an impact for those who know what Sakura went though and that Rin was also blaming herself for Sakura's abuse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By changing these more often you tend to lose the immersion and impact in some key scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T07:49:56.060" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T07:49:56.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6160" CreationDate="2013-12-05T22:14:26.650" Score="2" ViewCount="1790" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we've seen that souls (ghost) in the living world retain their memories, even if they've turned into a hollow. However, do those memories get purged when they are sent to soul society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask is because I'm wondering what would happen when Ichigo died? Conjecture - he gets integrated right into a squad, new squad made with him as captain, etc, etc... Since he's basically qualified as a shinigami through trial by fire anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T22:26:28.340" Title="Do people in soul society remember their life in the &quot;living&quot; world?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6159" CreationDate="2013-12-05T22:26:28.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they do. In Episode 4, we see a soul of a boy trapped in a parakeet. Later in the series, when Ichigo, Chad, Uryuu and Inoue enter Soul Society, they meet with him again (in human form), and he remembers them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear whether or not they lose their memory after long spans of time spent on Soul Society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T22:26:28.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6162" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T22:57:00.307" Score="12" ViewCount="9787" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hunter × Hunter&lt;/em&gt; (2011, not sure about 1999), there is a character named Dwun (pictured below, red shirt) who appears in the Greed Island arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g9y6U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g9y6Um.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dwun&amp;#39;s room&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, I was exposed to this image of Yoshihiro Togashi, the &lt;em&gt;Hunter × Hunter&lt;/em&gt; mangaka (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/l6lpaLy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this much larger image&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pxfvG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pxfvGm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yoshihiro Togashi playing &amp;quot;Dragon Quest&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't help but notice some remarkable similarities: The TV and games, the lack of a chair, his hairstyle, and clearly, the gargantuan mess of garbage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this character, Dwun, based on Yoshihiro Togashi himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T17:49:49.803" Title="Is Dwun (Wdwune) based on Yoshihiro Togashi?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6163" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6164" CreationDate="2013-12-06T02:12:31.017" Score="2" ViewCount="737" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 24.5, the author talks about this one band called Riddim and the lead vocalist Yoo Mi. I tried a google search and the jamaican pronunciation of rhythm was what I got. Here is the where they appeared in the comic. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KxlZt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T02:39:59.530" Title="Does Riddim and Yoo Mi exist IRL?" Tags="&lt;orange-marmalade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6163" CreationDate="2013-12-06T02:39:59.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Riddim is a band in Korea with Yoo Mi as the lead singer. They don't seem to be very popular as Google hardly returns any English results for them. And after doing a quick search of Korea's Billboard top 100, I don't see them anywhere meaning they aren't the mainstream, radio type of band.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riddim is the band that performs Orange Marmalade's OST. If you read Orange Marmalade from the Naver site, the music starts playing as you read some pages of certain chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loMf-PX2EJA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a live video of them performing Kara's song Mister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, this is one of the cool &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMYTrMCFhG8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;songs&lt;/a&gt; Ma Ri sings in chapter 60 :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/bandriddim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.myspace.com/bandriddim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://club.cyworld.com/bandriddim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;club.cyworld.com/bandriddim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T02:39:59.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6166" CreationDate="2013-12-06T03:14:33.033" Score="7" ViewCount="995" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are songs from OSTs, or even full albums by bands or singers in the anime, that I have never heard in the anime. Some music albums for which this is true:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/22436&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion: S² Works&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_S.C2.B2_Works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;many unused songs and alternate mixes or arrangements of existing songs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/26163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Original Soundtrack&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — the song &lt;em&gt;my love, so sweet&lt;/em&gt; is never used in the OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/20060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keep the Beats!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by GirlDeMo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/39531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;God only knows -Secrets of the Goddess-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — the full version that is &lt;strong&gt;11 minutes&lt;/strong&gt; longer than the one used in the OP of &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows: Goddesses&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they do this? For fan service? To make us feel like the bands or singers are real artists? Or to get more profits from CD sales? In which case, couldn't they have just picked the cheaper alternative of selecting some existing songs that are good fits for the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T09:58:19.163" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T16:05:18.060" Title="Why are there songs in OSTs and music albums that don't appear in the anime?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6165" CreationDate="2013-12-06T05:25:43.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Opening and Ending tracks are normally shorter for anime, as the songs were usually originals developed before the anime and the artist was paid for a portion of it to be used in the anime, not to mention that the songs also need to fit in broadcast time. On the other hand, there are also Opening and Ending tracks which were purposely made for the anime (or the other way around like the case of &lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some songs are even from full albums by the bands or singers in the anime, but they also didn’t appear in the anime either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are probably the singles where Opening and Ending tracks come from, like with a lot of ALI PROJECT's album, as I said above, sometimes an artist is paid for just a portion. Of course, there's nothing stopping an artist building an album around that song as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain BGMs are sometimes actually a number of BGMs from an anime which were split, which is why sometimes there seems to be some songs missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also &lt;em&gt;Character CDs&lt;/em&gt;, which have audio dramas of a character who had an identifiable theme in the anime, plus extra songs. These can normally be identified with the album art focusing on the characters alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there are &lt;em&gt;Audio Episodes&lt;/em&gt;, I haven't heard to many (and I only know of the Code Geass ones). They use some tracks from the anime, but they also use music unique to the audio episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T17:08:13.803" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T17:08:13.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-06T05:38:32.933" Score="1" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain to me how immortality works in UQ Holder? Specifically about how each type of immortality works and what is required to kill that type?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T05:38:32.933" Title="How does immortality work?" Tags="&lt;uq-holder&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5119" CreationDate="2013-12-06T05:48:55.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, Touma doesn't want everyone to know about the truth of Academy City, where corruption prevails and everyone is just a test subject. If everyone knows the truth, all chaos would break loose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And once people learn about magic, the domino effect happens.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People learn about magic -&gt; People learn about the struggle of power (Science vs Magic) -&gt; People learn that Academy City is corrupted beyond belief in every aspect possible -&gt; A big war ensues where everyone chooses a side&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just think about the magic side as a gang that is trying to take control of the government. The government (Academy City) has been sweeping their own dirty deeds under the rug, as well as concealing their opponents. Learning about magic opens the door to everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T05:48:55.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-06T11:59:26.977" Score="6" ViewCount="54697" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading UQ Holder! since it started coming out. So far (14 chapters into the series) I've understood everything, and (I think) I have not missed any reference or anything similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, just today I realised that MAL lists &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/57765/UQ_Holder!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;UQ Holder!&lt;/a&gt; as &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/15/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Sensei Negima!&lt;/a&gt;'s sequel.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How exactly are the two related, and how much do I miss if I haven't read the latter?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it just meant to be a spiritual sequel, and nothing in the story is related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T04:33:54.720" Title="How do UQ Holder! and Mahou Sensei Negima! relate?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;&lt;uq-holder&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6170" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6182" CreationDate="2013-12-06T12:11:33.233" Score="7" ViewCount="3330" Body="&lt;p&gt;Precisely the question is about fights like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Portgas_D._Ace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Portgas D. Ace&lt;/a&gt; VS &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enel&lt;/a&gt; or VS &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smoker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Smoker&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question isn't about who is stronger, it's rather about how can they fight each other if they meet? How can fire fight electricity or smoke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'm still at episode 338 so maybe I'm not aware of some information available in future episodes, but still, I'm getting too curious to wait for the episodes to reveal that for me.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2668" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T03:20:06.050" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T12:47:15.393" Title="Can Logia type Devil Fruit users fight each other?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6169" CreationDate="2013-12-06T12:34:18.443" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My post primarily answers the titled question such that the answer works for people that have read and have not read Mahou Sensei Negima (MSN).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 1 (For people who have read MSN. If you have not read MSN, skip to part 2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Evangeline_A.K._McDowell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eva&lt;/a&gt; from MSN? She is the same person as Yukihime-sensei. Over the years, Eva figured out a way to change her appearance so she could live life more normally - as an adult.&#xA;Basically, everyone from MSN presumably died (since ~100 years have passed) except for Eva since she is an immortal vampire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Page 1 - Eva gives her introduction  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Page 2 - She shows how the people from MSN are gone now   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Page 5 - Shows her current UQ team   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Page 70 - Eva reveals her true identity to Touta  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Page 16 - Eva reverts back to her 10 year old true form. She stays this way until page 38, where she returns back to her older fabricated form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both UQ and MSN are related through Eva, although MSN followed Negi's journey (main character of MSN). UQ's story is being told by Eva, who is reflecting on the past. Eva plays an important character in both series, as her role is to train the main characters, Negi and Touta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that Touta Konoe is Negi Springfield's grandson (Ch 1 Pg 18). Given that his surname is Konoe, we can also assume he is related to Konoka Konoe from MSN as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While UQ Holder is the sequel to MSN, there is nothing critical that you have missed. In other words, you can read and understand UQ Holder perfectly fine without reading its prequel. There are the occasional references to MSN though, but they do not affect the plot in any way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good analogy for this would be the difference between Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. You can pick up Dragon Ball Z and fully understand everything without watching Dragon Ball. And in this case, UQ Holder and MSN have a time skip of 3 generations later, so every character except Yukihime is presumed dead now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T14:23:55.490" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T14:23:55.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2013-12-06T17:34:32.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that Saiyans would not give up. But Goku had lots of characteristics which doesn't go with saiyan race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for this will be obvious if you carefully look at the childhood history of Goku. Even as a child Goku was very much a saiyan when Grandpa Gohan found him. He was very aggressive and short tempered and uncooperative. But after an accident where Goku falls from a ravine and gets hit on his head, he changes completely. He became a cheerful, loving regular boy. This incident attributes to many of the Goku's personality traits which are uncharacteristics of a saiyan, like sparing the defeated enemies, giving up when situation demands etc.,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2887" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T17:34:32.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2013-12-06T18:49:10.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main purpose of Goku entering the Room of Spirit and Time was to train Gohan. Goku was cognizant of Gohan's abilities - Gohan's ability to take his current level to another level when provoked. Gohan did this against Raditz, and Frieza (remember who when crazy on Frieza's 3rd form? Not Piccolo). Goku's idea what that if Gohan got to Goku's level, then that classic +1 ability would push Gohan past Cell. The purpose of Goku's fight was to show Gohan Cell's fighting style. That's all. Goku was confident. They had him (Goku), Gohan would could likely go into a higer berzerk level and a whole bunch of Senzu. Incidentally, Dragonball Z was a transition of the show being about Goku, to it being about Gohan. (dragonball was about Goku)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T18:49:10.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2013-12-06T20:44:38.287" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;He greatly believed in Gohan and further his abilities. Goku realized he couldn't monitor the world for the rest of his life and wanted to give his son the opportunity to take over as guardian of the universe. Gohan needed a push to go to the next level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T20:44:38.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6088" CreationDate="2013-12-06T21:51:16.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think to understand this its important to recognize that the show is all about celebrating &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokusatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokusatsu&lt;/a&gt; tropes (think Power Rangers). This is why, as in most Tokusatsu shows, all the bosses explode. Now, in most Tokusatsu shows, the minions are just beaten up and then ignored. Frequently they just seem to disappear between shots. There is no particular &quot;canon&quot; explanation of what happens to them for the genre as a whole. Since Samurai Flamenco is emulating these shows, it also ignores the question of what happens to the minions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is that they probably do the same thing that minions do in every other show, but nobody knows what that is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T21:51:16.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6087" CreationDate="2013-12-06T23:22:09.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9, we get a better look at the soldiers:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/IxaKRuE.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/IxaKRuEm.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Torture Boys!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, besides the B on their forehead, we can see a T on their belts.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, earlier that episode (around minute 2), the Branding Piranha calls out the soldiers by yelling &quot;Come on, Torture Boys!&quot;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Oh5bdmD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Oh5bdmDm.png&quot; alt=&quot;The screaming Piranha&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;the B most likely stands for Boy(s), as in Torture Boy(s).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T23:22:09.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-07T00:11:28.400" Score="1" ViewCount="3821" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the last episode of Amnesia about 3 times but I still can't understand what it is talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain it in a simpler way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2891" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-12-07T05:36:10.430" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T18:01:22.580" Title="What happened in the final episode of Amnesia?" Tags="&lt;amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6165" CreationDate="2013-12-07T00:36:28.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It turns out that the song &lt;em&gt;Mata Ashita&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica&lt;/strong&gt; are in episode 1 and 2 on the Bluray version which I don't have. I only have the regular version, so I haven't heard that song in the anime. After doing some research, I discovered that the other songs are also like that. They are used in the extra episode, or Bluray version, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T16:48:07.247" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T16:48:07.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6170" CreationDate="2013-12-07T00:44:46.563" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides using Haki, some elements seem weak or inferior to other elements, as shown when Ace fought against Smoker and when Ace fought against Akainu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Ace fought against Smoker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgTD6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Ace fought against Akainu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1AYtj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fact is also mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#About&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Devil Fruit user who normally dominates all other powers can sometimes be brought down by a power considered &quot;weak&quot; in comparison; one such example is the Gomu Gomu no Mi unexpectedly withstanding the Goro Goro no Mi's powers, the Doru Doru no Mi unexpectedly holding back the Doku Doku no Mi's powers and Akainu's Magu Magu no Mi dealing a fatal blow to Ace despite his Mera Mera no Mi due to an order of superiority. Another surprise also came when the Mera Mera no Mi clashed against the Moku Moku no Mi, equalizing with each other, and then later against the Hie Hie no Mi with the same results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T06:08:04.120" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T06:08:04.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6188" CreationDate="2013-12-07T04:08:53.620" Score="11" ViewCount="4925" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I decided to rewatch Death Note. In the first episode, there's a motorcyclist called Shibuimaru Takuo - Light's second victim. In the scene where he is about to kill him, according to my subtitles, he writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shibuimaru Takuo: car accident&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we see this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5PaMY.png&quot; alt=&quot;List of names Light had written&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know Japanese, but it seems to me that all the lines are the same, except for the two last ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since that guy is just his second victim, what exactly happened in that scene? What do these lines say, and why did Light several of them, over and over?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-08T20:14:15.813" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T08:36:12.077" Title="What did Light write before killing Shibuimaru Takuo?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6142" CreationDate="2013-12-07T09:12:43.700" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen Gai using the Summoning technique in both manga and anime: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rock Lee Vs Sasuke fight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gai Vs. Kisame fight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in Voyage to the Turtle island&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PS1sU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2875" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T18:40:04.563" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T18:40:04.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6185" CreationDate="2013-12-07T14:28:14.560" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I remember (although I don't know enough Japanese to confirm this), he was trying every possible different spelling for the name of the victim.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rebirth&quot;&gt;Death Note wiki page on the first episode&lt;/a&gt; also states this as a fact (in the sixth paragraph in the synopsis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you've already watched the series and are currently re-watching it, you're already familiarised with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_I&quot;&gt;rules&lt;/a&gt;. The one that is significant in this particular case is rule #2 (highlight by me):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person’s face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, &lt;strong&gt;people sharing the same name will not be affected&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Light was trying every possible spelling of the name, because at least one of them would match with the face pictured when he wrote the names. This also means that no collateral casualties would occur, as that particular person's face was being pictured in his mind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If I'm correct on this, &lt;strong&gt;the first column are different spellings for Shibuimaru, the second for Takuo, and the third column refers to the death&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;accidental death&quot; (事故死) is what it says).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did not have to try this out with his first victim because he got both his face and name from TV. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short, &lt;strong&gt;he was trying to match a name for that face by going through every possible spelling&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Editing in some info from the below comments:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This does not appear to violate the rule on rendering the Death Note void if the user misspells a person's name more than 4 times, if one of the first four spellings was correct (which seems to be the case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T13:01:29.733" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T13:01:29.733" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26405" CreationDate="2013-12-07T14:42:37.827" Score="6" ViewCount="25523" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have read, Kizumonogatari is a prequel for Bakemonogatari, and the movie is reported to be scheduled for fall 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/em&gt; was just released this summer (2013), and is still ongoing, so I thought this movie might not be released (again) this fall.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have they delayed it again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T21:13:06.100" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T10:24:06.607" Title="When will the Kizumonogatari movie air?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6192" CreationDate="2013-12-07T16:46:06.583" Score="9" ViewCount="7956" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people die inside Elder Tale they respawn in the Cathedral.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the first episode a penalty for dying was mentioned. However, no specifics were given.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the light novel or the manga shed some light on what the penalty (or penalties) might be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-07T17:47:55.927" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T13:18:25.807" Title="What is the penalty to dying inside Elder Tale?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6190" CreationDate="2013-12-07T20:32:29.207" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is covered later in the LNs (which are being translated and are available &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Log_Horizon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adventurers lose EXP while NPCs die for real.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, there is an additional penalty that is not obvious: when an adventurer dies they lose some of their memories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Major spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If the cathedral is destroyed, adventurers cannot respawn and die for real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T13:18:25.807" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T13:18:25.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-07T21:43:18.917" Score="3" ViewCount="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the eponymous series, I'm rather confused as to where the protagonist gets his powers from. He is called a &quot;singularity&quot; more than once but the why and how and what that means exactly is rather... sketchy. On one hand he seems to be the source of his own power, and yet he also seems affected by the reconfiguration happening towards the end of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know if there's an explanation or if it's just left vague on purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2223" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-07T21:55:36.597" LastActivityDate="2013-12-07T21:55:36.597" Title="Where does Photon get his powers from?" Tags="&lt;photon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6189" CreationDate="2013-12-07T21:44:31.830" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer is outdated. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/26405/122&quot;&gt;Senshins answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is currently no release date for Kizumonogatari. It was listed for Fall 2013, but was removed, so there's no official release date yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-30/kizumonogatari-film-briefly-listed-for-fall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN - Kizumonogatari Film Briefly Listed for Fall&lt;/a&gt; (dated 2013-07-31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T10:24:06.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6196" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-07T22:24:52.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photon: The Idiot Adventures&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a six-episode OVA series by Masaki Kajishima, based on the manga by Hiroshi Kanno. It's about a superstrong but simpleminded boy named Photon Earth and his various misadventures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photon (anime)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:31:04.760" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:31:04.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6197" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-07T22:24:52.720" Score="0" Body="Photon: The Idiot Adventures is a 1997 OVA series by Masaki Kajishima. The series is about a superstrong but simpleminded boy named Photon Earth and his various misadventures." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-05-15T07:31:19.647" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T07:31:19.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6199" CreationDate="2013-12-07T22:35:12.783" Score="15" ViewCount="48682" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenational.ae/news/uae-news/heritage/meet-an-anime-hero-who-speaks-arabic&quot;&gt;The &quot;Anime&quot; called &quot;Torkaizer&quot; which will be created in Alter Ego Productions animation studio in Abu Dhabi&lt;/a&gt; is created outside Japan but is called Anime officially, can a cartoonic show created outside Japan be called anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=I9AyVYTqZC0&quot;&gt;This is&lt;/a&gt; the official trailer by the official account of the studio on YouTube,&#xA; in the description it officially states that it is an Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T08:16:31.993" Title="Can an animated show created outside Japan be called Anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6198" CreationDate="2013-12-07T23:01:05.093" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime is a Japanese loanword used to refer to any sort of animation. Outside of Japan, in other countries, anime is generally considered to be a type of a cartoon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can make a cartoon in a style similar to anime, but it can't truly be considered an anime. Why not, you ask? Animation differs by region. This can be because of the different techniques used, ideologies present, and resources available to each production or studio. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, anime can have various different styles and also emulate styles of other countries, and lines might sometimes be blurred when there are collaborations between studios from different countries. What makes them unique is the efforts of people, the people that come together to make them. Anime is what it is today thanks to the efforts made in Japan for the sake of the genre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just like having your ethnic food in a foreign country. Some times it gets close but most of the time it'll have to acknowledge that it's not the same as if you had it in your home country. This may be due to a variety of reasons, like the availability of ingredients, skill of the chef, or even the recipe. While you can say it's ethnic food, it's just not the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T18:04:11.093" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T18:04:11.093" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6198" CreationDate="2013-12-08T00:08:56.013" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the Japanese, it's still considered anime.  This is because, for Japanese, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Definition_and_usage&quot;&gt;anime refers to any work that is animated.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To anyone outside of Japan, it gets murkier.  Americans specifically use the noun to mean &quot;animation created within Japan&quot;.  So, since it wasn't created in Japan, it's not an anime as Americans would recognize it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certainly &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#cite_note-ae-7&quot;&gt;other schools of thought&lt;/a&gt; on it being more an art form than a genre, but that's a different matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, the answer depends on what dictionary you're looking at, but if separate the actual meaning of the word from the use, then yes, a work can be called anime even if it wasn't made in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2013-12-08T00:08:56.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-08T01:27:15.160" Score="0" ViewCount="1215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi knew of the izanami and he considered Shisui as his brother so it is possible that he shared the information with shisui? while kotoamatsukami requires time before it can be used again, izanami is a one time use of the eye so Shisui could have avoided using it. I know that the answers will just be extrapolation only but still might be worth asking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2903" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T06:25:35.440" Title="Can shisui use izanami?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6201" CreationDate="2013-12-08T03:51:46.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The short concise answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Shisui knew about Izanami, then yes he can use it. If not, he can easily learn it by reading the Uchiha stone tablet with his Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering all events leading up to his death, he probably never learned about Izami (reasoning below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The nice long juicy explanation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Uchiha had a past history where people started abusing the Izanagi and Izanami, they became labeled as kinjutsu or forbidden techniques. Kinjutsu is not taught to shinobi on a general basis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means one can only learn of Izanami either through the stone tablet or another Uchiha that knows how to use this technique. From what it appears, Shisui had considerably the best pair of eyes amongst the Uchiha clan. With that said, Shisui is definitely capable of using Izanami as so should any other Uchiha member that awakens their mangekyou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it only makes sense that Shisui did not know about Izanami before the Uchiha coup d'etat. Recall Shisui trying to use his special technique Kotoamatsukami on Danzou prior to the event. If he knew about Izanami, I am sure he would have used it, because it only requires the eye sacrifice, which is better than having Danzou stealing his eye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to protect his last eye, Shisui sacrifices his life and entrusts his eye to Itachi. Therefore we can determine that Shisui did not know of Izanami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT: Addressing R.J's comments&lt;/strong&gt; -&#xA;(This really doesn't add to the answer of the titled question, but explains the fundamentals of Izanagi / Izanami).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I think any Uchiha can use Izanami or Izanagi provided they know about the jutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone (not just Uchiha) can use Izanagi / Izanami provided that they know about it and have a Sharingan (ie Danzou).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no pre-condition of them having awakened the Mangekyou because if that was the case, then Danzo couldn't have used it so many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a person to use Mangekyou techniques in the past (amaterasu, tsukiyomi, susanoo), it required him to use his Mangekyou Sharingan. The only other type of eye that can use the above 3 jutsus is the Rinnegan, and that is because it is the evolved form of the Mangekyou.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Danzou used Izanagi 10 times, 10 normal sharingan were sacrificed. This means that Izanagi is not a Mangekyou technique, and does not require Mangekyou to use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All you need is an activated Sharingan and the knowledge about the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I begin, we know that you also need Senju DNA in order to use Izanagi. This was explicitly stated by Tobi when Danzou was fighting against Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Danzou's situation, we can assume that Danzou needed the Mangekyou Sharingan in order to learn about the technique. Who is going to teach Danzou Izanagi? The possible options are Madara, Obito, Shisui, and Itachi, except none of these people have motive to teach him Izanagi. Therefore it is only logical to assume that he needed to read Uchiha stone tablet with MS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The possible plot hole:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Tobi stated that you need both Sharingan and Senju DNA to use Izanagi. Keep in mind that both Tobi and Danzou had both DNA when using that jutsu. Naturally, I'd assume the same prerequisites hold true for Izanami, however it was never mentioned that Itachi has Senju DNA. That means Izanami and Izanagi have different requirements, or Itachi has some Senju DNA, or this is one big plothole mess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T06:25:35.440" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T06:25:35.440" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6185" CreationDate="2013-12-08T07:23:47.987" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6188/1908&quot;&gt;JNat's answer&lt;/a&gt; is correct. Just to add a bit of info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The variants of &quot;Shibuimaru&quot; that he tries are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;渋井丸&#xA;渋伊丸&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the differences in the middle character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The variants of &quot;Takuo&quot; that he tries are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;拓男&#xA;拓夫&#xA;拓雄&#xA;卓男&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think we encounter another minor plot hole here (at least as shown in the anime) - Light stops writing after iterating over all 8 combinations of those names (the first of which, &lt;code&gt;渋井丸 拓男&lt;/code&gt;, turns out to be correct), when there are actually &lt;em&gt;at least&lt;/em&gt; 2 more spellings of &quot;Takuo&quot; (&lt;code&gt;卓夫&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;卓雄&lt;/code&gt;) that should've been possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T17:42:54.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="676" CreationDate="2013-12-08T12:35:26.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Orochimaru's reanimation of the 1st hokage, based on the reanimation he's still wearing a combat armor which means he's in a middle of fighting, neither assassinated, sacrificed for something or died because of some reasons.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;Or maybe since he's also one of Orochimaru's primary subject's for experimentation, Orochimaru might have done something on the 1st's body, he might have poisoned it or something.&lt;br&gt; No one really knows this is just only my theory.&lt;br&gt; But if our theories isn't still right the death of the 1st hokage still remains a mystery &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2905" LastEditorUserId="2416" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T02:52:20.640" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T02:52:20.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2930" CreationDate="2013-12-08T18:20:02.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I feel is that all these concepts have been created by keeping Chakra and the concept of Aura in mind.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is an Aura?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the Wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aura is a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounding a person or&#xA;  object (like the halo or aureola in religious art).&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The size of an aura could be increased or decreased and it totally depends on the life force of the person.&lt;Br&gt;&#xA;What is chakra?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the wiki &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakras are part of the subtle body, not the physical body, and as&#xA;  such are the meeting points of the subtle (non-physical) energy&#xA;  channels, called nadiis. Nadiis are channels in the subtle body&#xA;  through which the life force (prana), or vital energy moves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if we consider that in Naruto when he increases his chakra, i.e. his life force increases which indirectly increases his aura dramatically (because of the immense chakra of kurama).&#xA;So what we can say is that, natural substances like rocks and stones that come into the influence of the aura, react to the life force of the user (here its Naruto). &lt;br&gt;&#xA;As we've seen in many anime's (for example DBZ) [In DBZ we can call chakra as their energy]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dsmKo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Super Saiyan&quot;&gt;&#xA;Here you can see the aura of Goku clearly, its direction is pointing north (upwards).&#xA;So what we can conclude is that, the aura (at least in anime) moves upwards.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;With this theory, I can say that whatever natural object that comes under the influence of an aura with strong life force, MOVES UPWARDS! &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So the greater the aura and force, the more heavier objects would levitate. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2013-12-08T18:20:02.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6209" CreationDate="2013-12-08T21:38:01.837" Score="1" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's obvious that the magic weapons that Nanoha and the rest wield have different nationalities, as Rising Heart speaks English, but Hayate's Knight's weapons don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering: what are the nationalities of the weapons based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T21:35:59.543" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T21:35:59.543" Title="What are the nationalities of the magic weapons?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6208" CreationDate="2013-12-08T22:58:54.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official answer to the reason for speaking a different language. But, the language is tied into the magic system that the device uses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;English for &lt;em&gt;Mid-Childa&lt;/em&gt; devices &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;German for the &lt;em&gt;Ancient-Belkan&lt;/em&gt; devices &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Unison_Device&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; devices&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unison&lt;/em&gt; devices are the devices that merge with their master to increase the combat capabilities, such as &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Reinforce&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reinforce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Agito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Agito&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. The devices that are up for the debate are the &lt;em&gt;Modern-Belkan&lt;/em&gt; devices, such as &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Strada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Strada&lt;/a&gt; (Erio)&lt;/em&gt; using German, while &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Mach_Caliber&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mach Caliber&lt;/a&gt; (Subaru)&lt;/em&gt; uses English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion would be that &lt;em&gt;Modern-Belkan&lt;/em&gt; devices capable of transforming form would use German (&lt;em&gt;Strada&lt;/em&gt;), while others do not (&lt;em&gt;Mach Caliber&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T15:31:06.773" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T15:31:06.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6210" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6212" CreationDate="2013-12-09T04:42:37.593" Score="8" ViewCount="5854" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 6 she appears next to her tomb and both main characters seem to see her.&#xA;So either there really are ghosts in SAO or she was alive, and if she was alive, why didn't she appear anywhere else later, etc? The story was left open so ambiguously that now my brain is bleeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastEditorUserId="2793" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T04:52:12.127" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T03:05:23.333" Title="Did Griselda really die?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6210" CreationDate="2013-12-09T09:09:07.083" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quote from the 8th volume of the Sword Art Online Light Novel (translation from baka-tsuki):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shocked, I turn to look behind, and what was in front of my eyes——&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [...] it's impossible for supernatural phenomenon to happen.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So is this a bug in the server I see? Or is it an illusion in my breath?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Not far away, [...] there...was a translucent female player giving off a slightly golden light.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] However, after a while, she extends her right hand over to us to seemingly hand something over.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asuna and I reached our right hands out, and as we felt the warmth, we clasped onto it tightly. This warmth entered our bodies, lighting the fire within our chest. We opened our mouths and said out the words the form within us.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asuna's words rode through the night wind and reached the female swordsman. The transparent face showed a large smile——  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in that instant, nobody was there.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We put our hands down and remained spaced out over there for quite some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was described pretty clear that Grimlock killed Griselda. Why she was still visible wasn't explained, but because she disappeared without a trace, it was most likely just an illusion or some kind of hidden feature. She's definitively dead ;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T09:09:07.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6125" CreationDate="2013-12-09T14:10:00.027" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagato did not need to awaken the Rinnegan. Madara already did that part for him (waiting for the Senju DNA to manifest and combine with the Uchiha DNA in order to awaken the Rinnegan). Since Nagato is an Uzumaki, which makes him a distant relative of the Senju, he can control the Rinnegan. All Nagato needed to do was activate the Rinnegan. (Senju relative + evolved Uchiha eye = Able to use Rinnegan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important part is Madara had the awakened Rinnegan and gave it to Nagato. Note that since Nagato received the Rinnegan and activated it, he never reverted back to normal eye form or Sharingan form. The best explanation for this is simply because Rinnegan does not cause eyestrain like the Sharingan and Byakugan. Rinnegan is the perfect eye form, and thus does not take a toll on Pain's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for activation, we know that Nagato activated it upon the death of his parents. Keep in mind that these are Uchiha eyes and Uchiha has been known to have a stronger passion for love than Senju. Thus the activation of his eyes were out of love for his parents as he watched them die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For control, the only requirements for Rinnegan is both Uchiha DNA and Senju DNA(the uzumaki clan were infact relatives of the Senju, sole holders of Sealing jutsu, to smoothen further ties and relations to the senju, and this point konoha, the 1st hokage married Uzumaki Mito, to further strengthen blood ties) which Nagato had. In general, mastering control comes with practice, just like with every other jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Pain did not have full mastery of the Rinnegan as he didn't master the Outer Path. In order to use the Outer Path, Pain had to sacrifice his life when he revived everyone in Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T19:28:29.680" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T19:28:29.680" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7170" CreationDate="2013-12-09T18:13:09.383" Score="4" ViewCount="2068" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the post-credits scene of the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Homura is seen wandering the desert where the scene concludes with her sprouting dark wings and flying off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After seeing Rebellion, this seems connected in that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it takes place in Homura's rewritten universe after she becomes a demon, which is what the wings represent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not too sure though, what confuses me is that Homura is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; still wearing Madoka's ribbon in the post-credits scene, while in Rebellion she gave it back in the end after her &quot;we may end up enemies&quot; speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, what does this scene represent now that Rebellion exists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2915" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T05:01:19.903" Title="How is the post-credits scene for the original series connected to Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-09T19:09:56.040" Score="3" ViewCount="436" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hinted that in order to make a banned doll, you have to use human parts. In the manga, Charlotte is struck with how much bio parts Yaya has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Shouko actually kill people to make the Setsugetsuka dolls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T19:12:33.750" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T19:06:38.230" Title="Did Shouko kill people to make the Setsugetsuka dolls?" Tags="&lt;unbreakable-machine-doll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-09T19:44:48.727" Score="11" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final OP for &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series Second Season&lt;/em&gt; (the Koimonogatari OP) is sort of an 80s-throwback sort of deal, with all the hallmarks of old anime styling - funky &quot;lens flares&quot;, those old-school clouds, a song reminiscent of 80s-era pop, captioned lyrics - the works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One particularly interesting feature of the OP is that it credits KAMIYA Hiroshi and SAITOU Chiwa as the voice actors of Koyomi and Hitagi, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rA8Ol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;1:05 into the Koimonogatari OP - credits for voice actors for Koyomi and Hitagi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No TV anime from the past two or three years that I have watched has (to the best of my recollection) credited a voice actor in the opening credits. The opening credits typically seem to be reserved for producers, directors, original creators, and people like that. Voice actors are, of course, credited in the ending credits, usually towards the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so, the question: Was it more common back in, say, the 80s or thereabouts for voice actors to be credited in anime opening credits (in place of &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; in addition to the ending credits)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or, alternatively, is this aspect of the presentation of the Koimonogatari OP just idiosyncratic / anachronistic / otherwise not in keeping with common practice from a few decades ago?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T22:36:46.853" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T09:32:39.340" Title="Was it formerly common practice to credit voice actors in opening credits?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-10T05:02:44.267" Score="6" ViewCount="2815" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this manga by accident and I can't remember what it was called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is a teenage girl, who lost her memories from when she was young. I'm not sure but I think her last name was Mochizuki, though it might have been one of her friends who had that name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think she has a male friend who carries a sword with him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She makes friends with a blonde girl in her class who kisses her in class, apparently thinking that it might bring back some of the black haired girl's memories.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The blonde girl has a twin brother who also kissed the black haired girl for the same reason, hoping that she will regain some of her memories.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not very detailed but anything you can think of that matches this description would be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2921" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:12:14.660" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:12:14.660" Title="Manga where the female protagonist has amnesia" Tags="&lt;otome-x-ranbu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:20.867" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6223" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6227" CreationDate="2013-12-10T07:58:39.190" Score="4" ViewCount="5374" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is it that only Goku and Vegeta ended up on Earth?  What happened to the other Saiyans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza, but which planet did Goku come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="2656" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T21:49:10.743" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T22:04:13.973" Title="How did Goku and Vegeta alone end up on Earth?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6224" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6225" CreationDate="2013-12-10T08:26:44.130" Score="9" ViewCount="8697" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1HlqV.png&quot; alt=&quot;:p&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure most of you know this phrase, what does it mean? Does it represent stupidity cutey thing that they do? What makes this phrase so popular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T07:35:31.250" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T16:07:25.427" Title="What does the &quot;teehee&quot; expression mean?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6224" CreationDate="2013-12-10T08:34:33.687" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that it is of japanese origin though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Teehee&lt;/em&gt; is just a cute giggle, pretty common internet slang. More on it can be found at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Teehee&amp;amp;defid=788143&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;, mainly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sound of a giggle. Used by (1) schoolgirls and (2) old geezers&#xA;  pretending to be schoolgirls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Defintion: 1)The act of joyful giggling. 2)A noise made to convey&#xA;  happiness 3)Presented to imply innocence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T08:34:33.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6226" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7048" CreationDate="2013-12-10T08:36:50.790" Score="3" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had watched &lt;em&gt;Tasogare Otome × Amnesia&lt;/em&gt; quite a while ago. It was never clear to me why Momoe Okonogi couldn't see Yuuko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I take it that to see Yuuko you needed to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believe in ghosts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Expect&lt;/em&gt; to see Yuuko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly Okonogi believes in all paranormal things, and she is always talking about Yuuko. It is also later confirmed to her that Yuuko indeed exists and is around the club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't she see Yuuko?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WpCAh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Momoe Okonogi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T18:01:58.520" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T23:56:06.007" Title="Why can't Momoe Okonogi see Yuuko?" Tags="&lt;dusk-maiden-of-amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6223" CreationDate="2013-12-10T11:17:12.437" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the same time Planet Plant (AKA Planet Vegeta) was being destroyed, Goku was being sent to a planet called Earth in order to kill all of it's inhabitants and then sell it to Frieza.&#xA;Vegeta and Nappa were on another planet and Frieza told them that a huge meteor fell on their planet and destroyed it. That's how Goku and Vegeta survived.&#xA;So that's make the survivors&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nappa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Raditz, Goku's older brother. It wasn't revealed how he survived.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from the movies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Broly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Paragus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Turles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tarble, Vegeta's younger brother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information read this page on Dragon Ball Wiki: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Genocide_of_the_Saiyans&quot;&gt;Genicode of  the Saiyans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How they ended up in Earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Raditz goes to Earth to make Goku join them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku disagrees but Raditz enforces him by taking his son, Gohan as a hostage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku and Piccolo kill Raditz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta hear about the dragon balls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta goes to Earth to find the Dragon Balls and then  to destroy the Earth, he ends up fighting Goku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" LastEditorUserId="2656" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T18:45:21.923" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T18:45:21.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6223" CreationDate="2013-12-10T11:17:50.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza, yes. Goku and Vegeta are from the same planet, Goku was sent to earth as a child to destroy it. When Planet Vegeta was destroyed, Vegeta wasn't on the planet, he was away on an assignment at the time and Vegeta comes to Earth when he receives Raditz's dying report of seven magic objects known as the Dragon Balls which will grant wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other saiyans who made it to earth were Nappa and Raditz who were both killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T11:17:50.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6198" CreationDate="2013-12-10T14:21:19.820" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, 'anime' is just animations produced within Japan, as it's the Japanese word for cartoons/animations, but their distinctive style sometimes dictates how people define them term 'anime'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Avatar:The Last Airbender is produced in America, but takes on a lot of the distinctive characteristics of anime:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZjjf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conversely, Panty &amp;amp; Stocking looks a lot like some western animation and is produced in Japan.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yOsdC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition of anime is a topic that is frequently debated, so there seems to be no finalized answer. It's probably best to describe shows outside Japan as 'anime-styled' rather than as 'anime'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this question might be of interest: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/69/what-differentiates-anime-from-regular-cartoons&quot;&gt;What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T22:25:50.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6222" CreationDate="2013-12-10T17:26:43.923" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=61836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otome x Ranbu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kewX3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Otome x Ranbu Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is your stereotypical airhead school girl, with one exception, she&#xA;  has amnesia. She recently transferred into a new school where things&#xA;  work different, mainly magic. She is Mochiduki Tsubomi, and she&#xA;  doesn’t remember anything before she transferred. Enter yet another&#xA;  transfer student – the beautiful yet arrogant bishojo, Izayoi Yukiji.&#xA;  She’s after Tsubomi, but why? What does Yukiji want? What mystery does&#xA;  Tsubomi hold?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2925" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T23:43:42.500" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T23:43:42.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6276" CreationDate="2013-12-10T21:25:45.223" Score="0" ViewCount="876" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the game there is a scene where someone discovers a fossil of the Utawarerumono (apparently an archeologist) and it's hinted that the Utawarerumono is the missing link between man and ape or the origin of man. The fossil has what looks to be Hakuro's mask on it as well. The archeologist is then shot by the person he was talking to, apparently a guard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we know that the &quot;Iceman&quot; is the Utawarerumono (Hakuro) and he was being experimented on so that humanity could become stronger to inhabit the world. However I don't understand where the scene with the fossil fits in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what the connection between the fossil and the rest of the story is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T21:41:27.627" LastActivityDate="2018-08-23T20:58:15.613" Title="How does the fossil connect with the rest of the story?" Tags="&lt;utawarerumono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-10T21:31:43.890" Score="2" ViewCount="1048" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ending of the visual novel, Kamyu looked away from Aruru and said &quot;Oji-sama&quot; (which is how she referred to Hakuoro), then Aruru told Kamyu to jump on Mukkuru and rode off. The scene after that shows Eruru in what is believed to be her home village rebuilt. Though it could be just the developers reusing the background, it shows an isometric view of the village, which looks almost as if the village had been repaired. The final CG shows her looking towards the screen almost in shock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the anime so I have no idea if this is elaborated on further. However, it almost seems as if Kamyu and Aruru saw Hakuoro and he returned to Eruru. Hakuoro also said before he was sealed that he would one day see Eruru again. However, he could have been referring to how Eruru was a decedent of his ancient daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering if Hakuoro did come back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T14:45:20.570" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T09:56:31.483" Title="Does Hakuoro come back at the end?" Tags="&lt;utawarerumono&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6278" CreationDate="2013-12-10T21:37:47.917" Score="2" ViewCount="499" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the aftermath of the battle with Kuuya, Kuuya's mind regresses to a child too, as Sakuya explains&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To go back to a time when she had no worries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hakuro blames himself as he had transformed, and when he approached her she was screaming and clawing out of her Mecha. However, throughout the story Hakuro blames himself when he is able to help people close to him. And before Kuuya regressed, not only was Genjimaru killed, but Dii also attacked her, leaving her Mecha badly damaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if it was really Hakuro being transformed that caused Kuuya to regress (out of fear) or if it were other factors that had occurred at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T21:45:38.133" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T23:47:15.930" Title="Was Kuuya's regression caused by Hakuro?" Tags="&lt;utawarerumono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6277" CreationDate="2013-12-10T21:42:22.830" Score="1" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Genjimaru escapes with Sakuya and intends to give her to Hakuro (as a hostage in exchange for Hakuro's trust and help stopping Kuuya), it's revealed that before the escape Genjimaru had cut the tendons on Sakuya's legs so she couldn't walk, thus being unable to escape Hakuro and being the perfect hostage for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final scene shows Sakuya and the still regressed Kuuya outside. However, no scene has shown Sakuya having walked at all after she is left with Hakuro. This final scene and the scenes with only Sakuya and Kuuya show only the two of them and no third person who could have carried Sakuya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering if Sakuya ended up being healed at some point, or if Kuuya was carrying her all this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T21:51:01.790" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T22:57:46.073" Title="Did Sakuya end up being healed?" Tags="&lt;utawarerumono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-10T21:44:23.387" Score="1" ViewCount="1006" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that if you complete the harder difficulties you get 2 of the last CG. I've seen both on the internet: one I think is Aruru, while the other is Eruru as a Shine Maiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if these CG are just rewards or if they are connected to extra scenes that play out at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T21:21:11.657" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T21:21:11.657" Title="Does the unlocked CG from Hard mode open up any additional story elements?" Tags="&lt;utawarerumono&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-10T22:15:10.370" Score="8" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Magical Girl Lyrical StrikerS, it's revealed that all of &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Number&quot;&gt;The Numbers&lt;/a&gt; had a clone of &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Jail_Scaglietti&quot;&gt;Jail Scaglietti&lt;/a&gt; in their wombs, so that in the event of his capture or death, as long as one of The Numbers escaped, his clone would be born with all his memories and knowledge, effectively allowing him to reborn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A number of The Numbers were separated and imprisoned in different locations, while a group (who probably could be released and live normal lives like Subaru and Ginga) were in a separate facility near Ground Forces H.Q.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were all the Jail Scaglietti clones removed from the wombs of The Numbers? Or only those who would be released, since the others would be imprisoned indefinitely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T16:11:37.683" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T21:43:25.693" Title="Were the Jail Scaglietti clones removed from all of The Numbers?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6871" CreationDate="2013-12-10T22:19:41.263" Score="2" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS we see small appearances of Fate's Familiar Alf. The only time she seems to have an impact in the story is near the end, when she is with Yuuno in the Infinite Library helping him research Saints Cradle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the Flashbacks when Nanoha is saying how she would be happy if Vivio was happy, while being reminded that Vivio won't be happy anywhere else without her Mamas, Alf is shown playing with Vivio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if Alf actually has a job working in the Infinite Library to replace the last two Familiars who worked there or if she was only just helping Yuuno that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T03:15:23.547" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T22:48:09.287" Title="Does Alf work in the Infinite Library?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6242" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6246" CreationDate="2013-12-11T01:41:43.523" Score="14" ViewCount="8057" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 402, page 8, Zoro and Usopp got cuffed together with a Seastone cuff, but Zoro didn't cut it, and instead he suggested to cut one of their hands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought that maybe it's impossible to cut Seastone, but then I read chapter 677 page 9, where Law can easily cut another person's Seastone cuff (he is the only one that get caught by normal cuff). So why didn't Zoro cut his, was it because he not strong enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f5WMY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cuff&amp;#39;d!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nfqfL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Free!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:00:34.483" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T21:56:47.360" Title="Why can't Zoro cut Seastone?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6244" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-11T05:37:38.540" Score="6" ViewCount="1485" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the piece that plays in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-21-sasoris-real-face-509810&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 21 (Shippuden)&lt;/a&gt; from 02:30-02:53?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have listened to many Naruto soundtracks, but still I still haven't able to find this one...  it seems to be played in many episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2933" LastEditorUserId="2656" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T23:44:35.603" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T23:44:35.603" Title="What is the music that plays in episode 21 of Shippuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-11T06:33:31.077" Score="17" ViewCount="2836" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; TV anime, Homura seems to have Madoka's bow. In earlier episodes, she only use guns and bombs, when and how did she get this weapon?&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/upbRI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Break?! Shoot!!&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2013-12-27T06:01:19.263" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T07:55:14.980" Title="How did Homura get a bow as a weapon?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6242" CreationDate="2013-12-11T07:58:45.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kairoseki is as hard as diamond, as stated in Chapter 400 p 11, so it is unlikely for Law to have cut it. However, it is a chain and nobody said that the chain consists just of Kairoseki. It is highly likely that at most every second chain link is effectively Kairoseki, since it is as hard as Diamond, you could barely made it into a chain without any other material and after all it is a rare material. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="47" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T07:58:45.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6244" CreationDate="2013-12-11T09:43:34.730" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yo5SoZcAUg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Track 21 - Kouchaku ( Stalemate )&lt;/a&gt; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Music&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippūden: Original Soundtrack (2007)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T09:43:34.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6249" CreationDate="2013-12-11T09:48:09.727" Score="5" ViewCount="319" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand from the wiki, glowing green sweat will be visible after opening the seventh gate (Gate of wonder/Gate of shock). But, why it was visible for Rock Lee, when he can open only  5 gates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref : &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MrdtX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rock Lee and the glowing green sweat&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T12:33:39.897" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T19:19:39.307" Title="Why 'glowing green sweat' is visible when lee opened the third gate?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6248" CreationDate="2013-12-11T10:04:34.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Anime does not always pay attention and replicate the same details from the manga.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki is based on all Manga information whereas the pictures are generally from the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author of Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, primarily focuses on his manga while he let's other people create the Anime. From time to time, the makers of the Anime don't follow every little meticulous detail that Kishimoto has illustrated in his manga. In this case, the Anime Rock Lee starts glowing green early as a graphic effect even though he isn't supposed to yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example of this is when Danzou uses Izanagi. In the manga, he can sacrifice an eye for a 1 minute duration of the skill. In the anime, each blow he receives from Sasuke requires an eye sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the Anime isn't very diligent in their Naruto facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T11:08:22.953" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T11:08:22.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6250" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6326" CreationDate="2013-12-11T12:13:25.117" Score="14" ViewCount="10771" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the end, when Lelouch is about to die, Nunally holds his hands and is able to see his memories. How? The theory that Lelouch is immortal explains this, but that isn't official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2872" LastActivityDate="2018-07-20T06:16:20.477" Title="How could Nunnaly see Lelouch's memories?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6257" CreationDate="2013-12-11T13:52:11.927" Score="5" ViewCount="11302" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering for a while are all the martial arts and martial art techniques in this series real? I used to be a former karate student, so I do know that the karate techniques used in the beginning 200~ chapters are legit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the series progressed, however, the karate techniques started to become a lot more complex and I have never even heard of them before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then they also started deviating from the standard martial arts and introduced some like pencak silat (which I never knew existed before).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are some fake styles or techniques, which ones are there*? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Please don't use unreal fights to disprove. For example, when Akisame fought against that other master and they proceeded to counter-throw each others counter-throw, ultimately leaving them suspended in midair for half the chapter. The technique of a counter throw is real, but the manga just used it unrealistically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:20:41.567" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T05:34:39.693" Title="Are the martial art techniques in Kenichi real?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6254" CreationDate="2013-12-11T17:34:46.477" Score="5" ViewCount="7596" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just finished the Another manga and I don't really understand the final 2 pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the clanging noises, and who is the mysterious figure in the hallway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ak9XBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5fgMom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T15:16:34.390" Title="What is happening at the end of the Another manga?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5007" CreationDate="2013-12-11T19:47:26.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the 3rd movie is anything to go by, these are demon wings. When Madoka is grasped and pulled in by Homura at the end of Rebellion, Homura rewrites the universe once again. Here, she dons a pair of black wings. When Kyubey asks who she is, Homura replies she is a demon. Thus, it is probably safe to conclude these are demon wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T19:47:26.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6252" CreationDate="2013-12-11T21:13:27.467" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well from my understanding of the anime, the Calamity is only stopped for that year. It will occur again, so the figure could be who will become the next Extra in the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, my only other basis is the top left frame, if the seating positions are the same in the manga then figure where is sitting in Mei's seat which the class uses as a counter measure to make someone non existent and, I think it is also the same seat of the first student who died, but was allowed to graduate which caused the Calamity to begin the year after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of course take this with a grain of salt since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the anime ends with 2 people of the class re-recording the message in how to stop the calamity as a means to prevent the insanity that engulfed the class when the original recording was made public&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i've no idea how different the anime is from the manga or the Light Novel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-12-12T09:09:04.777" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T09:09:04.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4962" CreationDate="2013-12-12T01:49:13.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly, Asian people just have a fascination with blond hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I once went on group trip that visited China, Japan, and Korea. We had this one blond haired girl in our group and she was basically the center of attention. Everywhere we went, everyone wanted to take pictures with her. Natives of their respective countries would randomly come up and ask for a picture together with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was interesting because they didn't ask to take any pictures with the brunette. And by seeing their lifestyles, one could see that they also try very hard to understand and imitate western culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They probably see or even sterotype blond hair people as the best of the western pop culture. This is also probably why dying their hair blond is the second most popular dye (after orange).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Asian people seem to adore blond hair, it would also make sense for blond hair to be common in Anime, as Anime is a reflection on the author's ideal story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T01:49:13.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6251" CreationDate="2013-12-12T02:52:00.573" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/Martial_Arts_Styles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for a list of the martial arts used in Kenichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the martial arts are of course just fictional &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; adapted, like &lt;em&gt;Nyakwondo&lt;/em&gt; (a combination of cat moves and &lt;em&gt;Tae Kwon Do&lt;/em&gt;) and even Furinji's own style. However, majority of the martial arts in the manga/anime is still legitimate and--based on personal experience as a former wrestling competitor in university days--relatively accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I won't rightly consider &quot;fake&quot; some of the variations, as martial arts in real life are mostly just variation of one another. &lt;em&gt;Kung Fu&lt;/em&gt; alone is credited for inspiring at least a couple of major styles, and die-hard practitioners and fans alike will call fake on these other inspired arts. However, I must admit that Kenichi deserves an amazing suspension of disbelief with some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a bit out-of-topic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I personally find it amusing that you're a karate practitioner and you don't know prior to Kenichi about Pencak Silat when it's one of the most murderous martial arts in the world. While most martial arts are developed in defense, the likes of &lt;em&gt;Muay Thai&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Muay Boran&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Pencak Silat&lt;/em&gt; are meant to utterly disable, maim, and outright kill opponents.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Granted, &lt;em&gt;Silat&lt;/em&gt; is a huge discipline, but the &lt;em&gt;Pencak&lt;/em&gt; variant is the recognized national martial art of Indonesia and it's been shown to be highly effective (a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raid:_Redemption&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;movie&lt;/a&gt; even had tons of people using it, including the &quot;regular&quot; street mook), not to mention Hayato Furinji himself had some issues with the art's complexity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2627" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T05:46:41.170" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T05:46:41.170" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6259" CreationDate="2013-12-12T04:36:41.957" Score="7" ViewCount="20136" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SJQRz.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned in chapter 602 page 17 that Madara gave away his eye to someone... But it's not mentioned whom. He also says that his eyes aren't his own (he could be referring to his brother's eyes). Most of the Q&amp;amp;A discussions I came across on Google say that it's donated to Nagato! It's mentioned in Wiki too, but I haven't come across any anime episode or manga chapter stating it. Has it ever been mentioned anywhere else, to whom did he donate his eyes (or at least his right eye)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T13:26:52.040" LastActivityDate="2020-03-27T12:34:41.370" Title="Where/whom did Madara donate his right eye?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6258" CreationDate="2013-12-12T04:43:09.003" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara did in fact give his eyes to Nagato. (Chapter 606 Page 16 ~)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/He8DD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-12T05:12:18.723" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T05:12:18.723" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6258" CreationDate="2013-12-12T04:54:25.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 658, it's said that &quot;Right eye returns to rightful owner&quot;. Which proves it was transplanted to nagato. Although doesn't specify when/how. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T13:30:05.120" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T13:30:05.120" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5593" CreationDate="2013-12-12T09:27:39.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_Newgate#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, it is just old age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While not in battle, Whitebeard was typically on oxygen and attached&#xA;  to several medical sensor machines, due to health issues concerning&#xA;  his age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2842" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T09:27:39.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6262" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6269" CreationDate="2013-12-12T11:12:55.873" Score="17" ViewCount="11873" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episodes of Code Geass R2, Lelouch gave orders like &quot;be my slave&quot; or &quot;obey me&quot;. This way, unlike when using the Geass, he can give them orders an unlimited number of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Zs0b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lelouch/Zero latest orders&quot;&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Lelouch%27s_Orders&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Code Geass Wikia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why didn't he use these orders on everyone from the beginning? This way he could've given them orders whenever he wanted!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T22:02:49.547" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T05:53:58.473" Title="Why didn't Lelouch use the &quot;obey me&quot; order on everyone?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5693" CreationDate="2013-12-12T11:57:55.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The loss of memory applies to the existence of the extra person. Teshigawara and Mochizuki forgot about Reiko's existence, but they didn't forget the &lt;strong&gt;fact&lt;/strong&gt; that they were working alongside Sakakibara and Mei to repel the curse looking for the extra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since everyone realised that the curse stopped (because people stopped dying), they should have concluded that the Extra died, whoever that was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just reasonable that, after Sakakibara and Mei killed Reiko, they explained the situation to Teshigawara and Mochizuki, who of course believed them despite the lack of memory. At this point, it wouldn't be surprising that Teshigawara would be capable of making a recording with the warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-12-12T21:45:21.780" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T21:45:21.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6268" CreationDate="2013-12-12T15:49:12.610" Score="5" ViewCount="3439" Body="&lt;p&gt;The DVD version has various changes (animation improvements, etc). I don't believe Madoka was on Crunchyroll during airing, so is the stream from the DVD edition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2915" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T17:32:26.577" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T17:32:26.577" Title="Is the version of Madoka Magica on Crunchyroll the DVD version?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6266" CreationDate="2013-12-12T17:00:18.317" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;See below for some comparison screenshots from episode 2, at the beginning of the first scene on the school roof (the one where Homura comes and gives a mysterious warning to Madoka and Sayaka). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from the railings surrounding the roof area and the floor tiles, Crunchyroll is using the &lt;strong&gt;Blu-Ray/DVD&lt;/strong&gt; version of &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;. Not the TV version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wQkGXl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka and Sayaka on the roof, TV version&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blu-Ray&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E944Pl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka and Sayaka on the roof, BD version&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DrD6Hl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka and Sayaka on the roof, Crunchyroll version&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T17:00:18.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6262" CreationDate="2013-12-12T17:29:19.473" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; beginning, right after he got his powers, Lelouch may not have been sure that it was possible to give such powerful orders. This is why, for example, Lelouch ordered a female student from the academy to engrave a cross-mark on a wall every day forever: to determine how long a geass would last. Presumably, he was performing similar experiments that weren't shown to the viewer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, Lelouch could be morally conflicted about geassing people. In the last episode of R2, we see him wavering on whether or not to use a geass to command Nunnally to give him the FLEIJA control device. It's possible that he felt the same way about using his geass on other people as well. (Then again, that might just be a special thing for Nunnally.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall now that people are able to reject a geass (at least temporarily) if it is in strong conflict with their morals. Guilford, for example, would probably have found the idea of obeying Zero to be utterly repugnant, and may have resisted the geass to a degree, which could have thrown a wrench in Lelouch's plans. This could be why Lelouch instead geassed Guilford to view him as if he were Cornelia - to circumvent that issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are probably a few other reasons, too, which hopefully other people will be able to come up with in their answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T17:29:19.473" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6275" CreationDate="2013-12-12T21:08:01.257" Score="4" ViewCount="17085" Body="&lt;p&gt;So about 6-8 months ago I watched Eden of the east on Netflix and I really enjoyed it. It felt really original and I was totally hooked. I soon after watched the movies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So today on &quot;Source Fed nerd - Anime Club&quot; they reviewed the anime and one of the hosts (Meg Turney) said something about that Eden of the East had different series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eden of the East (11 episodes)(Higashi no Eden)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden (Higashi no Eden Gekijoban I: The King of Eden)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eden of the East: Paradise Lost (Higashi no Eden Gekijôban II: Paradise Lost)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, what different Eden of the East, Seasons / Series / Movies are there? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2952" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:22:06.967" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T09:10:15.653" Title="Different Eden of the East series?" Tags="&lt;eden-of-the-east&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6273" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-12T21:13:33.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excel_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Excel Saga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a manga series by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikdo_Koshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rikdo Koshi&lt;/a&gt;. An anime adaptation of the series was broadcast in 1999. Both the manga and the anime follow the attempts of the ACROSS organization (the organization the title character Excel belongs to) to conquer Fukuoka, and the attempts of the city's Department of City Security to defend the city against ACROSS. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T06:31:56.430" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T06:31:56.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6274" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-12T21:13:33.163" Score="0" Body="Excel Saga is a manga series by Rikdo Koshi, which was also adapted into a 1999 anime." OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T06:32:13.360" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T06:32:13.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6272" CreationDate="2013-12-12T21:20:57.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's basically all of it - the 11-episode TV series, and then the two movies. There's also a recap movie for the TV series called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6927/Higashi_no_Eden_Soushuuhen%3a_Air_Communication&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Air Communication&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, but there's no sense in watching it if you already watched the TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, when you have questions about what anime exist for a given franchise, a good approach is to search for one of the anime on &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=6238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB's page for Eden of the East&lt;/a&gt;), and look at the &quot;relation graph&quot; for that anime (&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=rel&amp;amp;aid=6238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here's the one for Eden of the East&lt;/a&gt;). This shows all anime that are related in some way or another to the anime you were looking at. The relation graphs get kind of messy for huge universes like Gundam (&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=rel&amp;amp;aid=715&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see graph&lt;/a&gt;), but for most franchises, the relation graphs are quite useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-12T21:28:38.353" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T21:28:38.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6232" CreationDate="2013-12-12T22:19:37.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how game presents it, but I think it is pretty obvious from anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene with the fossil is in our present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The scientists find the fossil and believe it is missing link between man and ape. Proto-Hakuoro finds it and wants to show it to the world. But another scientist, tells him that humanity is not yet ready for such revelation and shoots him. His blood gets on the fossil, which awakens Utawarerumono. It then asks the dying scientists if he wants to live. He agrees and gives his body as vessel to the Utawarerumono, thus gaining the mask and practically becoming Utawarerumono.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fast forward few (hundreds) years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; and Proto-Hakuoro is found as Iceman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither game nor anime explains where the Utawarerumono actually came from and how it became a fossil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="42166" LastEditDate="2018-08-23T20:58:15.613" LastActivityDate="2018-08-23T20:58:15.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6235" CreationDate="2013-12-12T22:57:46.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that Kuuya or some random NPC helped her to get outside. However, since there is literally no additional information given about Kuuya or Sakuya after the events of Utawarerumono (or the amount of time that passes by after the final battle), it is quite difficult to say. I would say that she hasn't healed because of a few reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her field sprite depicts her sitting down. Though she may be merely looking over Kuuya as she plays in the field, I think Sakuya would have been right next to her if she was able to walk. I think the sprite designers would have made her standing if she was healed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tendon injuries take a long time to heal. Genjimaru outright cut them and given the limited amount of medical research and prowess that is shown in the Utawarerumono universe, I doubt that it would be enough to have her healed any time soon. The time factor I mentioned earlier also comes into play, because it isn't directly stated how much time has passed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I need to bring up the anime for this one, even though they decided not to mention her tendons being cut at all. In every scene after Genjimaru and Sakuya joined Hakuoro, she is sitting. Every scene after that shows her sitting and she is never seen walking or standing again. Even in the ending scene, Sakuya remains seated. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly, I doubt she would be able to walk again...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2954" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T22:57:46.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6234" CreationDate="2013-12-12T23:47:15.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess would be the preceding events before Hakuoro's transformation. I'm going to go with the game's depiction of the scene for the most part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game shows more happening to Kuuya mostly due to the fact that she's awake through the whole event, rather than lying there unconscious which the anime shows. She learns of Hien and Hauenkua's betrayal and their allegiance with Dii, causing her to attack them after Dii kills Genjimaru. What the anime doesn't show is that she's still in her Avu Kamuu during the time of the attack, rather than having it damaged beyond repair during her fight with Hakuoro. Also, she is attacked directly by Hauenkua and Dii (in his transformed state)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before she sees what's left of Genji, Hakuoro, in his transformed state, tries to console her and make her calm down. However, seeing what Dii was at the time and Hakuoro directly mimicking his appearance, Kuuya screams at him to get away, thinking that he's the same one who attacked her. She tries to escape by falling out of the Avu Kamuu, but unfortunately ends up landing right next to the remains of Genji, finally realizing what happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To bring up the anime, Kuuya sees what happens to Genji, causing her to react the same way. While she does see Hakuoro fighting in his transformed state it isn't as overt as the game's depiction of the same scene and that she doesn't see most of it. I think the biggest impact on her was Genji being murdered right in front of her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I think while Hakuoro may have had some hand at it, it was more of a combination of events. Hope this helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2954" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T23:47:15.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9766" CreationDate="2013-12-13T02:49:48.317" Score="8" ViewCount="25972" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Aizen's sword is claimed to be one of the most powerful, as it can control the human senses. As I remember, it was said that if you have seen it once, you've already lost to it. Can someone explain to me exactly what it does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-13T04:52:47.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T17:56:51.247" Title="How does Aizen's sword work?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6279" CreationDate="2013-12-13T03:01:18.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the entire series or read the manga, but from what he said before he fleed the Soul Society, it was apparently absolute hypnosis. Take this as an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo attacked Aizen, he had already seen Aizen's sword, so Aizen's Zanpakuto could use the hypnosis &quot;Aizen blocks Ichigo's attack instantly with one finger, and no one sees Aizen's counter attack&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how he could use hypnosis like that, maybe Aizen's Zanpakuto warped space (like how Touzen's Zanpakuto did when he was fighting Kenpachi) and created a space that robbed all senses, but because of the hypnosis, no one actually saw it, as Ohana even commented that Aizen previously showed everyone that his Zanpakuto was a water-based one, and she was shocked when Aizen revealed that he did it on purpose to fool everyone and to make them victims of his Zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T17:06:02.543" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T17:06:02.543" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6282" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6429" CreationDate="2013-12-13T03:22:41.597" Score="2" ViewCount="2698" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo is about to start his training to obtain Bankai, Zangetsu fills the area with different swords and tells Ichigo that only one is his true self and all other would break indicating that Zangetsu wanted Ichigo to find his true form and defeat him with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the training Ichigo is just grabbing swords at random, at one point after being pushed back he just grabs another without looking. Yoruichi also comments on how at the beginning any sword Ichigo took broke after receiving a single attack but now they seem to last longer almost indicating that Ichigo was not meant to be finding Zangetsu's true form but instead get stronger using the fakes, also Yoruichi must have been able to hear Zangetsu's explanation to Ichigo because of how he was summoned (unlike before when Ichigo lost to Kenpachi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, What was Zangetsu's Task for Ichigo to get Bankai? was it to defeat him with his true form or something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:57:10.413" Title="What was Zangetsu's Task for Ichigo to get Bankai?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6297" CreationDate="2013-12-13T03:56:01.590" Score="1" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the most recent chapters (Ch. 232), Oga is finally completely separated from Beel. I do recall minor incidents in the past where they were separated as well, but in the very beginning, Oga would get shocked if he was a too far of a distance away from Beel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did this change and what allowed them to separate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T23:33:21.503" Title="How can Oga be separated from baby Beel?" Tags="&lt;beelzebub&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6285" CreationDate="2013-12-13T04:09:43.860" Score="12" ViewCount="53660" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something that I am confused about Madara's powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Madara used the Rinne Tensei to bring himself back to life, he did not have his eyes, but he had the First Hokage's face embedded into himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though he did not have his Sharingan or Rinnegan, he was able to use Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation for these two anomalies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cvl0n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His both eyes were closed at all times, and he had Rinnegan in both his eyes when he was brought back using Edo Tensei. Since his left eye had been destroyed when he was brought back to life using the Rinne Tensei, it is only natural that his right eye too was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o1Dlr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:38:08.723" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:43:29.970" Title="How can Madara use Susanoo without any eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6284" CreationDate="2013-12-13T04:44:01.573" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there isn't an explanation in Naruto for why a person is able to use Susanoo without his MS or Rinnegan, it has been done in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only logical conclusion is that after someone uses Susanoo, they can use it again without the Mangekyou Sharingan. The manga never explicitly stated that Susanoo required the &lt;em&gt;usage&lt;/em&gt; of the MS. Rather it stated that Susanoo is the third technique MS users obtain after Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When incorporating Japanese Mythology into the equation, we can reason that Susanoo does not require any eye techniques (and the below picture was not an accident). This is taken directly from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Susanoo Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All three were born from Izanagi, when he washed his face clean of the pollutants of Yomi, the underworld. Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye, and Susanoo from the washing of the nose.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu comes from the eyes, whereas Susanoo comes from the nose, so one does not need eyes to use Susanoo.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Ch 577&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note: Itachi doesn't have MS activated. In the Chapter 578, Itachi activates MS when he needs to use it. Thus MS isn't required to use Susanoo. Also, when Madara fights the five Kages and has both Rinnegan, he is also able to use Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3TRZf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:39:05.003" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:39:05.003" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5031" CreationDate="2013-12-13T05:24:18.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just realized that the correct answer may be potentially wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we have seen thus far, Madara and Obito are the only 2 Uchiha to have used the Rinnegan. Aside from them, Sasuke is the only other Uchiha clan member that is still alive, whom hasn't awaken the Rinnegan yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, Sasuke is potentially capable of awakening the Rinnegan any second now. Sasuke has bitten Karin many times. Karin is an Uzumaki, which is a distant relative of the Senju. That means Sasuke has Senju cells inside of him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the DNA requirements fulfilled, Sasuke can pull a quick one and activate Rinnegan stunning Madara, the Shinobi alliance, and all of us readers :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updated with known Rinnegan users:&#xA;Madara,&#xA;Obito,&#xA;Sasuke,&#xA;Sage of 6 Paths,&#xA;Kaguya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T08:43:51.393" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T08:43:51.393" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4935" CreationDate="2013-12-13T07:26:28.097" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru can go toe to toe with madara &#xA;In the manga he can be killed now&#xA;Orochimaru can use all the past hokage &#xA;And now that he has all kabuto's memory's &#xA;He can use itachi Nagto and 3rd rikage&#xA;And all of the dead akasuki and he can&#xA;Also go in sage mode and&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Orochimaru has sinjuu DNA he can use wood&#xA;Style look it up and now that he has sage &#xA;Mode genjutsu cant work on him unless madara&#xA;Wants to lose a eye I'm sorry and for everyone &#xA;That is saying he can just drop a comet well &#xA;Than they both die now that madara's dum ass &#xA;Made him self living again he would kill him self doing and now Orochimaru can use he's hand with out them he fucking punched the 4 tails &#xA;In the face and that was with no jutsu so &#xA;But Orochimaru wins &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2959" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T07:26:28.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6292" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6296" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:07:25.047" Score="0" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which came out first Fullmetal Alchemist the manga, Fullmetal Alchemist the anime or Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:08:18.090" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:08:18.090" Title="Comparing FMA manga to the animes" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6294" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:12:31.650" Score="5" ViewCount="7232" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering if there is a Sword Art Online manga, and if so which is the original, the manga or the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T08:00:58.040" Title="Is there a Sword Art Online manga?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6293" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:18:39.237" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; started as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Light_novels&quot;&gt;light novel series&lt;/a&gt; (in 2009), and spawned &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Manga&quot;&gt;five manga adaptations&lt;/a&gt; (starting in 2010) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Anime&quot;&gt;an anime&lt;/a&gt; (in 2012). However, to my knowledge, the anime is based entirely on the first four volumes of the light novels and does not borrow from the manga material  at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T23:18:39.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6292" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:20:18.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is the original production. The anime equivalent was loosely based on that manga, until the production caught up with the manga. At that point, the anime took its own initiative and came up with a story. Brotherhood is a re-make of the entire completed manga, and is pretty much the same as the manga is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T23:20:18.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6292" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:20:55.760" Score="4" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2001 to 2010 - the manga is published.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fall 2003 to Fall 2004 - the first anime is aired.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spring 2009 to Summer 2010 - the second anime (Brotherhood) is aired. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the ending of the manga was timed to coincide with the end of Brotherhood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T23:20:55.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6283" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:33:21.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it depend on Baby Beel maturity. As long as Beel world's is wider, The Range become larger either. In Baby Driver Chapter, It extended to 15 meter and 8 centimeter and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a3QMB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T23:33:21.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6299" CreationDate="2013-12-13T23:34:16.443" Score="2" ViewCount="615" Body="&lt;p&gt;The players appear to pick cards from each other hands, hoping to match them together and stick the other players with the joker. Apparently if you're stuck with the joker you lose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What game is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ojX18.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2965" LastEditorUserId="2965" LastEditDate="2014-03-14T16:51:49.050" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T03:35:37.673" Title="What card game are the gang playing in the hotel in &quot;Rivals and Arrivals&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6298" CreationDate="2013-12-14T03:25:04.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the card game is &lt;em&gt;Old Maid&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_maid_(card_game)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_maid_(card_game)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T03:25:04.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4605" CreationDate="2013-12-14T04:41:19.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was because that Madara was the one that made him destroy something that he didn't want to I mean come on he was basically Madara's mind controlled slave .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch harshirama vs Madara  and you'll see why the nine tails or kurama attack the leaf village or at first tried to attack it until harshirama stop Madara by accepting his challenge to fight Madara which harshirama managed to first separate the kurama and Madara  with a contact seal Justsu which freed kurama from Madara's sharingan which made kurama blind and did'nt know what was going on until he woke up and found himself locked away in the hashirama's wife mito uzumaki the first jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kurama was with until she became ill and so they decided to find another what they called vessel for the nine tailed fox  which happened to be kushina Uzumaki the mother naruto uzumaki and the wife of minato namikaze or in other words naruto's dad and the fourth hokage which he stopped the real attack of the nine tailed fox where it was not Madara but it was another uchiha named obito that made the nine tails attack the village and then when he &#xA;Lost control of kurama , kurama started attacking because of what they are treating him as but luckily naruto's dad or the fourth hokage managed to stop kurama's attack and planned to seal him in naruto on the break of death he managed to complete the seal and said his last goodbye to naruto until those times where over that's where naruto was kurama's jinchuuriki for already 16 until the attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So guess old memories are coming back to kurama of the times of how he was treated and he was not scared of Madara he was very angry at him and managed to help and encourage naruto by giving him some of his power to counter the deep forest Justsu  and write now from naruto and kurama having a lot of issues while naruto was growing up and similar backgrounds on how they were treated they finally became friends , partners for a reason not just because they were alike to each other it's because they both wanted one and that is to protect and save the world they live in and that's why he is not afraid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-12-14T06:39:45.720" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T06:39:45.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6301" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17306" CreationDate="2013-12-14T05:27:16.843" Score="6" ViewCount="22787" Body="&lt;p&gt;When is the &lt;em&gt;Blue Exorcist&lt;/em&gt; movie set, chronologically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure there were cues in the movie to indicate where the movie falls relative to the TV series, but it's been ages since I watched the series, so I didn't really pick up on anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T08:13:40.460" Title="When is the Blue Exorcist movie set?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6302" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6303" CreationDate="2013-12-14T08:22:10.133" Score="5" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been following quite closely but might have missed this. What is it that Jugo and Sugeitsu found in Oro's lair? See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/574/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/574/6&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-14T10:02:02.377" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T10:02:02.377" Title="Has it been revealed what Jugo and Sugeitsu found in the lair?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6302" CreationDate="2013-12-14T08:35:33.213" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was revealed in the manga. The scroll is a Jutsu Scroll for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal%3a_Release&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Shiki Fuujin: Kai&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the method to unseal the Dead Reaper Seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was thanks to this that Orochimaru was able to revive the 4 previous Kages, whose souls were originally sealed within the Death God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T08:35:33.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6306" CreationDate="2013-12-14T12:13:36.950" Score="9" ViewCount="5746" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can identify Super Saiyans by the change in the colour of their hair.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;With Nappa being bald, how could we identify he has become a Super Saiyan? Is it only by the increase in power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T20:29:51.593" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T20:29:51.593" Title="How can one tell if Nappa has become a Super Saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6305" CreationDate="2013-12-14T12:18:31.717" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not only by hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hwQPK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hwQPKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Goku SSJ&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the eyebrows and eye color changes as well. So you'll be able to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T12:18:31.717" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4574" CreationDate="2013-12-14T13:55:14.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;By combining Naruto's wind nature and Sasuke's Amaterasu the wind fans the fire greatly increasing its power. Accepting that the rasen attack at this point is ACTUALLY a main fire base with wind fanning it's power we can assume it combines Sasuke's effects with Naruto's. This means that although the field increases because Amaterasu is a fire based attack they would have had to be physically touching it to affect them, if you look at the picture and all of Naruto's rasen moves he actually is hold a chakra ball above his hand, this means we can infer that because Sasuke's element becomes the main ability while Naruto's ability form is used they wouldn't necessarily be damaged by the attack, also if it can be focused further by Saskue's greater form control (Chidori training while with Orochimaru), they would probably do a focused blast at a guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW this is backed up by Naruto's first on screen success of rasenshuriken when he combines it with Yamatos water style to block an attack and neither of them are harmed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2970" LastActivityDate="2013-12-14T13:55:14.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6319" CreationDate="2013-12-14T14:07:39.087" Score="12" ViewCount="38033" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've stumbled upon many posts on G+ and FB (&lt;a href=&quot;https://plus.google.com/113953983820887855729/posts/ZtCQePzcgFV&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;) that state that December 15th is some sort of official Otaku Day.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I've also found &lt;a href=&quot;http://denyroseclamp.deviantart.com/journal/December-15-Otaku-s-day-343046900&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; which is from 2012, which means this was celebrated, at least, in 2012 too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, I found no reliable pages that say that this is a thing, much like the person who posted the first post on &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.icotaku.com/sujet/1147.html&quot;&gt;this forum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-08-06/3rd-annual-international-otaku-day&quot;&gt;this ANN article&lt;/a&gt; that puts this year's Otaku Day on August 17th (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-08-15/2nd-annual-international-otaku-day&quot;&gt;2012's was on the 18th&lt;/a&gt;). Furthermore, the second link provided there links to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/InternationalOtakuDay&quot;&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;, in which it is stated that this event takes place on the third Saturday of August every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The event announced on the first paragraph is, apparently, called &quot;World Otaku Day&quot;. The one announced on the second is the &quot;(Annual) International Otaku Day&quot;. However, I find no reference of any of these two, nor of any &quot;official&quot; Otaku day on Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there a day that is really (official, or something of the sort) regarded as Otaku Day? Are there any more reliable sources that have a fixed date for this event?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are these two events relatively official and both recognised as two different Otaku days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T10:42:28.687" Title="Is there an official Otaku day?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6224" CreationDate="2013-12-15T04:59:08.087" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The head punching and tongue sticking out makes me think the &quot;teehee&quot; is a translation of てへぺろ (&quot;tehepero&quot;), which has a literal meaning of &quot;teehee tongue-sticking-out&quot;. It actually has a recent history as a word in its own right: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bangin.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/%E3%81%A6%E3%81%B8%E3%81%BA%E3%82%8D-tehepero%E0%B9%91%E2%89%A7%E0%B1%AA%E2%89%A6%E3%81%A6%E3%81%B8%E3%81%BA%E3%82%8D/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/03/03-1/vocab-lesson-strange-yet-cute-tehepero-teaser-website-appears&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this crunchyroll news article&lt;/a&gt; have some information about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it's the word that goes with teehee+punching head+tongue sticking out, and the meaning is primarily focused on definition 3) that Omega posted - it sweeps under the rug a mistake or ignorance of the speaker with a playful gesture. A Japanese source for this meaning is &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/seiyumemo/archives/7022095.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this scan of an article about tehepero being Japanese neologism of the year&lt;/a&gt;, although the expression is likely related to peko-chan (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2995/&quot;&gt;What is the origin of this facial expression with one&amp;#39;s tongue sticking out?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2567" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T02:50:05.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6316" CreationDate="2013-12-15T08:27:59.640" Score="4" ViewCount="1092" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Monogatari Second Season Episode 24 at 08:35, Kaiki referred to a person as a Cat's Eye. I found a movie, a road marking, and a jewel. Whatever he is referring to, I don't think it exists in western culture. Does anyone know what Kaiki meant when he referred to the person as a Cat's Eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what the person did in order to be referred to as a Cat's Eye: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The person was able to slip an envelope into Kaiki's hotel room. Kaiki says that it shouldn't be possible since 1. they shouldn't know where Kaiki is currently staying, and 2. the hotel room is locked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-15T08:47:31.223" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T08:47:31.223" Title="What is a Cat's Eye that was referenced in Monogatari Second Season Episode 24 at 08:35?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6315" CreationDate="2013-12-15T08:41:06.293" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an old manga series called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1932/CATS_EYE&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cat's Eye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is about a trio of sisters who are art thieves, and hence presumably skillful enough to break into secured places and steal things, or leave things behind, as may be their wont. I assume this is what Kaiki was referencing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, &quot;Cat's Eye&quot; is the name by which the sisters collectively identify themselves (as well as the name of the cafe they operate, among other things).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T08:41:06.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-15T08:54:09.417" Score="2" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the episode Kaiki doesn't use any honorifics...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...when speaking with Hanekawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is highly unusual since they have never spoken with each other before. What is the significance of him deciding to use &lt;em&gt;yobisute&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-15T09:18:57.690" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T09:18:57.690" Title="Yobisute (no honorifics) at the end of Monogatari Series Second Season Episode 24" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6317" CreationDate="2013-12-15T09:18:04.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's anything unusual about it. You're right that in real life, omitting honorific suffixes (i.e. &lt;em&gt;yobisute&lt;/em&gt;) when first meeting someone would be unusual, and may even be considered downright rude. When it comes to anime characters, on the other hand, that just isn't so. Characters will often refer to others in ways that would be considered inappropriate in real life.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaiki, in particular, never uses honorifics, except for &lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt; for Gaen Izuko (and that, too, is inconsistent). Consider the first time Kaiki refers to Karen by name (in episode 5 of Nisemonogatari; also their first meeting):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KAIKI: どうした？震えているぞ、阿良々木。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;KAIKI: What's the matter? You're shaking, Araragi. [no honorific]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And later, when Kaiki first refers to Koyomi by name (in episode 7 of Nisemonogatari; only their second meeting):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KAIKI: …あの元気のいいお嬢さん、お前の妹のことなら、心配することはない、阿良々木。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;KAIKI: ...As for that lively girl, your sister - you needn't worry, Araragi. [no honorific]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All said and done, Kaiki's failure to use honorifics when addressing Hanekawa doesn't really mean anything. That's just how Kaiki speaks, and more generally speaking, is how a lot of anime characters speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is why people who learn how to speak Japanese by watching anime often have a skewed sense of what is considered polite in Japanese society - anime characters are often pretty darned rude by real-life standards. &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/215/3437&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; on Japanese.SE has a bit to say on that topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T09:18:04.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6308" CreationDate="2013-12-15T10:42:28.687" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been searching for official answers, as you said, this is probably new, started on 2012 (or at most, 2011). All what I could find are some personal posts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched Google for similar images of the one below (the one below is used to advertise for OtakuDay):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IROGH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;otaku day&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so, I found the original drawing &lt;a href=&quot;http://delishbooru.com/post/show/6616/coffee-kizoku-shibuya_rin-the_idolm-ster-the_idolm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; with title &quot;coffee-kizoku-shibuya_rin-the_idolm-ster-the_idolm&quot;, which is a fan-art of an anime/manga character, but it has nothing to do with the OtakuDay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've searched twitter for &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/search?q=#OtakuDay&amp;amp;src=hash&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;#OtakuDay&lt;/a&gt;, there is really nothing official even on that hash tag, all I found is personal posts again (and it is probably started on 2011).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, the only official (non-personal) thing is actually what you posted from the AnimeNewsNetwork.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-08-15/2nd-annual-international-otaku-day&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2nd Annual International Otaku Day&lt;/a&gt; = 3rd Saturday of August = &quot;August 18, 2012&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-08-06/3rd-annual-international-otaku-day&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3rd Annual International Otaku Day&lt;/a&gt; = 3rd Saturday of August = &quot;August 17, 2013&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the &lt;strong&gt;1st Annual International Otaku Day&lt;/strong&gt; = 3rd Saturday of August = &quot;August 20, 2011&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &lt;strong&gt;Dec 15&lt;/strong&gt; it's made up in &lt;strong&gt;2010&lt;/strong&gt; and it has been spreading since then. I finally could find the source, the oldest and very first one is this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kagene.tumblr.com/post/13628693735/all-otakus-listen-up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in tumblr posted on &lt;strong&gt;14th Jul 2010&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the &lt;strong&gt;1st Annual International Otaku Day - 3rd Saturday of August = &quot;August 20, 2011&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is by the ANN. And the &lt;strong&gt;December 15th is World Day of Otaku&lt;/strong&gt; is made by anime/manga fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2978" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T10:42:28.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6349" CreationDate="2013-12-15T11:58:03.167" Score="4" ViewCount="6719" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Shippuden, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, used the teleportation technique (Hiraishin no Jutsu) . Tobi on the other hand uses the transportation technique (Kamui). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are the transportation jutsu and the teleportation jutsu different since both involve displacing stuff to other locations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2979" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T15:29:54.460" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T16:09:28.753" Title="What's the difference between Tobi's transportation jutsu and the teleportation jutsu used by the Fourth Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6327" CreationDate="2013-12-15T21:14:26.847" Score="4" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know of this manga? I also tried to search with Google Image Search but nothing of relevance was found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iunWA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:31:45.887" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:31:45.887" Title="What is this manga about a student who doesn't want his diploma?" Tags="&lt;silver-spoon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T04:39:25.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6378" CreationDate="2013-12-15T21:22:32.673" Score="4" ViewCount="537" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ending credits of the second season of &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches&lt;/em&gt;, it shows that each member of the 501st has a coat of arms which an image of the animal they represent when they use their magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some are easy to tell while for others I'm not 100% sure (apart from 2), half are cats and half are dogs, the 2 odd ones are a rabbit and what I think is supposed to be a tanuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, what animals the 501st JFW members represent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-16T00:41:13.883" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T12:21:14.580" Title="What animals are represented by the members of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing?" Tags="&lt;strike-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6250" CreationDate="2013-12-15T22:36:10.627" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all. Nunnally most likely did not see Lelouch memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the abilities Nunnaly has is her extreme perceptiveness and intelligence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nunnally has shown to be not only perceptive, but also intelligent by&#xA;  coming up with a similar plan as Lelouch (using the Damocles as an&#xA;  object of hatred). &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Nunnally_vi_Britannia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this information given and the fact she had a similar plan to begin with she might have seen through Lelouch motives the moment he fell down right next to her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; being taken to witness the execution of the U.F.N. leaders. When Suzaku, in the guise of Zero, appears and impales Lelouch on his sword, Nunnally can only watch in shock. When Lelouch falls near her, she takes his hand and realizes that he has sacrificed himself on purpose&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is more plausible that Nunnally grasped Lelouch's intentions at the moment of his death, instead of finding out what actually happened through a direct memory transfer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2013-12-27T11:07:55.017" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T11:07:55.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6323" CreationDate="2013-12-15T23:22:19.933" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This panel is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spoon_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, chapter 92, page 13. Okawa is at a graduation ceremony and is refusing to accept the diploma, causing others to force him into taking it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRkEd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;em&gt;Image credit: MangaReader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T23:22:19.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6331" CreationDate="2013-12-16T00:54:33.043" Score="7" ViewCount="3278" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Non Non Biyori&lt;/em&gt;, Koshigaya Suguru is the older brother of Komari and Natsumi. Most sources note that he has essentially no presence and very little speaking in the series. This is played for humorous effect a number of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if he even has any spoken lines or voice acting in the anime. If so, who is his voice actor? Most sources (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Non_Biyori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) don't list a voice actor at all, but also don't explicitly say that he is totally unvoiced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4oPoEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T22:44:51.773" Title="Does Suguru even have voice acting?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;non-non-biyori&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-16T01:39:41.863" Score="4" ViewCount="2665" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start watching the White Album 2 anime but I want to play the VN also. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that the story from the anime is different than the game. Is this true? Because I would rather play the game first if it's the same story, but if it's an new anime original story I will watch it first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2986" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:18:10.707" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T03:41:28.320" Title="Does the White Album 2 anime share the same storyline as the visual novel?" Tags="&lt;white-album-2&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="814" CreationDate="2013-12-16T01:59:50.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's some more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Krazer's answer was almost right in general but Sizzler series never had numbers because they were mass-produced types. According to comics version, Buster Machine No.4+5 is called Great Gunbuster.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rmmEc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GunbusterII&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image above is prototype of gunbusterII. and...Here's Great Gunbuster.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEooN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;great gunbuster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rumour has it that Buster machine No.6 is buster corps but since it's not official so I can't guarantee it. And finally, we know what is No.7.&#xA; Plus, I heard another rumour that sizzler black has been rebuilt after escape from jupiter bomb and...became Dix-Neuf. Supporting references? Sizzler black lost its left arm in the Bomb and there's a comment that Dix-Neuf's left arm was artificial from old times. However, it is also non-official opinion, not believable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2985" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T01:59:50.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6328" CreationDate="2013-12-16T02:13:52.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, here's an album of all the cast credits from the first 9 episodes of Non Non Biyori: &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/VhQay&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. None of them list Suguru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At minimum, then, we know that he hasn't had any lines so far. Maybe we'll have a big reveal in the final episode or something that Suguru actually does speak, but for the time being, I think it's safe to say that he doesn't have a voice actor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T02:13:52.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-16T02:49:54.087" Score="4" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading some of the recent episodes of Gakuen Alice, and Mikan had her memories of the past two years (since she stared at the school) wiped. When she seems Natsume, however, she ends up remembering him. Are there any explanations about how it works or why it fails? I didn't see any, but I might have missed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:56:01.287" Title="How does the memory wipe work in Gakuen Alice?" Tags="&lt;gakuen-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6336" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:10:03.510" Score="4" ViewCount="3138" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have often wondered, what are the differences between anime and manga? Furthermore, what are the differences between these two and what would be called &quot;cartoons&quot; to the rest of us? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this purely down to where in the world it's made or other cultural differences, or is there more to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2663" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:33:14.233" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:33:14.233" Title="What are the differences between Anime and Manga?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6334" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:11:38.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6TJF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kenichi image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History's Strongest Disciple Ken'ichi&lt;/strong&gt; (史上最強の弟子ケンイチ, Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Ken'ichi), also known as &lt;strong&gt;Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple&lt;/strong&gt;, is a manga series beginning in 2002 by Matsuena Syun. An anime adaptation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha aired 50 episodes from October 2006 to September 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It follows Shirahama Kenichi, a 16-year old high school student who trains as a martial artist. He meets Miu Fūrinji and follows her to Ryōzanpaku, a dojo housing several masters of diverse martial arts, led by her grandfather Hayato Fūrinji, who is known as the strongest man on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi:_The_Mightiest_Disciple&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History's Strongest Disciple Ken'ichi Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kenichi.wikia.com/wiki/History&amp;#39;s_Strongest_Disciple_Kenichi_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History's Strongest Disciple Ken'ichi Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1559/Shijou_Saikyou_no_Deshi_Kenichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History's Strongest Disciple Ken'ichi on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:40:45.350" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:40:45.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6335" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:11:38.670" Score="0" Body="History's Strongest Disciple Ken'ichi (Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Ken'ichi), also known as Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, is a manga series beginning in 2002, with a related anime series and games." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:40:45.350" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:40:45.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6333" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:24:15.750" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is mostly copied from &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/39286/12014&quot;&gt;my answer on Scifi&lt;/a&gt; to a very similar question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime and Manga are two different storytelling media. They both originate in Japan, and are closely related, but are ultimately two different things. The confusion between the two arises mostly because it's often the case that the same story will have both an anime and a manga version. The terminology will vary a little bit depending on whether the person you talk to is a Japanese person or a westerner; I'll try to point out where this happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime&lt;/strong&gt; (アニメ, a shortened form of アニメーション, which is literally &quot;animation&quot; when written as a loanword in Japanese) are Japanese animated cartoon videos. These air on television or are released to home video. Producing an anime is a large undertaking, and requires the work of an animation studio with a large number of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some debate as to whether non-Japanese cartoons qualify as anime. A Japanese person would say that any cartoons at all can be included as anime, including western series like Avatar: The Last Airbender or Spongebob Squarepants. The word &quot;&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in Japanese is almost exactly equivalent to &quot;cartoon&quot; in English. Most people outside Japan use the term solely to refer to Japanese-origin series, or at least those which are inspired significantly by Japanese anime (so Avatar might count, but Spongebob certainly wouldn't). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pNpPd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; An image from the &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt; anime&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt; (漫画, which could be literally read as &quot;whimsical drawings&quot;) are Japanese comics. Unlike anime, they're typically black and white. Manga are often used as the basis for anime, but not every anime is from a manga and most manga are never made into anime. Manga usually only require a small number of people to produce, at minimum a mangaka (who is the author, illustrator, and all other major roles) and an editor. Unlike western comic books, most manga are read right-to-left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with anime, Japanese fans wouldn't have much problem labeling comics from other countries as manga. In the English-speaking world, it's more complicated. OEL Manga (Original English Language Manga) is now a standard term for comics like Megatokyo which are inspired by manga but produced in English-speaking countries. There's also manhwa (Korean origin comics) and manhua (Chinese origin comics), both of which heavily borrow from manga. Japanese people would usually label all of these as Manga, but English-speakers will usually make the distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K2HMCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; A couple of panels from the &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt; manga &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what differentiates anime from cartoons, I'd suggest you look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/69/what-differentiates-anime-from-regular-cartoons&quot;&gt;What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?&lt;/a&gt;. There's no universal answer, and different people have different approaches for defining anime. Here's a summary of the answers there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people (I suspect most) choose to define anime as just &quot;cartoons originating in Japan&quot; in which case there's no fundamental difference between anime and cartoons. The only differences are in terms of what are more common tropes, plot points, etc. Anime does often tend to be somewhat more mature than western cartoons, if only because there is a significant fraction that is produced for consumption by adults (whereas the vast majority of western animation is not primarily marketed to adults).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are also stylistic differences between most western cartoons and most Japanese anime, and some people like to include non-Japanese works which are strongly inspired by Japanese art styles and storytelling, e.g. the &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; series. This is a trickier business since it becomes very subjective as to what exactly qualifies as anime, so most professional anime organizations (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;) stick to the first definition and prefer to call these works &quot;anime-inspired&quot; or some other similar terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T06:47:30.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:33:21.343" Score="1" ViewCount="1198" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Suguru died, his heart was implanted into Kakeru. Suguru's former counselor seems to play a psychiatric therapist role for Kakeru and says certain things to shake him up. Why does she do this? What kind of relationship did she have with Suguru to make her play mind games on his younger brother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T17:33:57.877" Title="What was Suguru's relationship with his counselor?" Tags="&lt;area-no-kishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6338" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:42:53.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HsLRC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;G-senjou no Maou cover art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;G-senjou no Maou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (G-線上の魔王, translated as &quot;The Devil on G-String&quot;) is a 2008 visual novel by Akabeisoft2. It follows Azai Kyousuke, the adopted son of yakuza boss Azai Gonzou, as he and his classmates track down the criminal mastermind known as &quot;Maou&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_Senj%C5%8D_no_Ma%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;G Senjō no Maō&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;G-senjou no Maou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:49:41.667" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:49:41.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6339" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:42:53.963" Score="0" Body="&quot;G-senjou no Maou&quot; is a 2008 visual novel developed by Akabeisoft2. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:49:41.667" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:49:41.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6340" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:56:27.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maison Ikkoku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (めぞん一刻) is a romantic comedy manga by Rumiko Takahashi that ran from 1980-1987. It was adapted into a 96-episode anime and several OVAs. It follows Godai Yusaku - a college student who falls in love with the new manager of his apartment building, Otonashi Kyoko - as well as the other tenants of the building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Ikkoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maison Ikkoku&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:38:54.467" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:38:54.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6341" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-16T03:56:27.937" Score="0" Body="Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy manga by Rumiko Takahashi that ran from 1980-1987. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:38:54.467" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:38:54.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6343" CreationDate="2013-12-16T05:14:27.123" Score="2" ViewCount="1239" Body="&lt;p&gt;Correct me if I'm wrong, but, why are there no popular manga series based on light novels? I know that there are many anime based on light novels that are popular such as Sword Art Online, Oreimo, Monogatari Series, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, or Kara no Kyoukai. But for some reason, there are no popular manga adaptations from light novels, whether the light novel has been adapted into an anime - like SAO manga, or Oreimo manga (I think these two manga are not as popular as the anime or any other manga) - or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:25:47.140" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:25:47.140" Title="Why there are no popular manga series based on light novels?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6342" CreationDate="2013-12-16T05:37:54.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a decent amount of research, I have to retract my previous answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are in fact a lot of series that started as Light Novels and achieved commercialized success. Some include Accel World, Zero no Tsukaima, Haruhi Suzumiya, and Shakugan no Shana.&#xA;Their order of progression was LN -&gt; Manga -&gt; Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there are still LN today that have a manga, but no anime , such as Kagerou Project (although scheduled for Spring 2014).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-16T10:14:13.330" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T10:14:13.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6262" CreationDate="2013-12-16T06:35:46.130" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to think of them as purely moral choices, not at ALL for practicality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of R2, Kallen asked if she was geassed into obeying Zero, or something to that effect. Lelouch makes it clear that she followed under her own will, which presumably, he wanted for all of the Black Knights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that he only ordered &quot;Obey Me!!!&quot; after the Black Knights betray him*, leaving him with no troops to command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The others I see as lack of choices. For example, he didn't geass Suzaku the moment he realized he was working for the enemy (he could have very well said &quot;Follow Zero&quot; at that point on, and C.C. even chastises him for &lt;strong&gt;not doing&lt;/strong&gt; it) but he only geasses him in a very precarious situation (when both of them were about to get killed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*EDIT: Actually, there's another reason: (Lelouch thinks) &lt;strong&gt;NUNNALY's DEAD!&lt;/strong&gt;. Remember he did everything for Nunnaly. With Nunnaly, Shirley, Rolo, and the Black knights gone, he has nothing left basically. So this point is pretty much a &quot;Well, Fuck My Moral Compass&quot;, And does things more pragmatically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastEditorUserId="2988" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T05:53:58.473" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T05:53:58.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-16T10:33:14.740" Score="5" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Ms. Saotome's rather-unhinged rant about the end of the world towards the beginning of the &lt;strong&gt;Rebellion&lt;/strong&gt; movie, she says the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;とある宗教の祭礼の日にあわせて、日食と月食が６回起こっちゃうという話です！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about how on the festival days of a certain religion, six solar and lunar eclipses will occur!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a reference to a real-world practice, or is this some sort of weird Madoka-universe eschatological thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T10:33:14.740" Title="What is Ms. Saotome referring to in her rant about the end of the world?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6346" CreationDate="2013-12-16T10:33:14.740" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After quite a lot of digging, I think I've figured out what's going on here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, over the course of 2014 and 2015, there will be a series of four lunar eclipses (&amp;quot;blood moons&amp;quot;) and two solar eclipses that occur on Jewish holy days.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; While the supposed eschatological consequences of this are not entirely clear to me, they are apparently dire. As reported in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/messianic-blood-moon-rising-on-passover-seder/2013/10/06/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Jewish Press&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will be a string of four &amp;quot;blood moons&amp;quot; in the year 5775 [i.e. 2014-15 CE], and one of them will shine over the Passover seder. Whenever this happened in the past, enormous events took place in Jewish history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; For more information, see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redmoonrapture.com/2014-2015.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red Moon Rapture&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2010282/posts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;FreeRepublic&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/messianic-blood-moon-rising-on-passover-seder/2013/10/06/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Jewish Press&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T10:33:14.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4174" CreationDate="2013-12-16T10:56:01.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the light Novel at least:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; there is a scenario where the cast encounters well, a fake cast (fake Kyon, fake Haruhi, etc.) Kyon manages to deduce that fake Mikuru was fake because there was no mole on her breast. Most likely we are shown the mole of Kyon to also understand the fact on how Koizumi will be able to distinguish the fake Kyon from the real Kyon in this incident (because Koizumi encounters the fake Kyon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, note that this is just speculation too, as the Light Novel has a first person perspective (so we don't actually read about Koizumi seeing the mole, so therefore the above also won't be read about). However, it's quite likely that KyoAnim added it because of this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene can be found in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya, The Snow Mountain Syndrome chapter. To quote:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; A deep breath comes forth from the depths of my throat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;Hoo...!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; I jump out of my bed as if I had a spring in me.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;No way!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; Look closely! Why is it that I didn't notice this? The person before me is not 'my Asahina-san'. I should have known better than anyone else. Didn't I do this last time to verify for authenticity? You would know after looking at 'that spot' on Asahina-san.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;Who are you?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; -There is no mole on the left breast of this Asahina-san.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He [Koizumi] stares right at my [Kyon's] face.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; [Koizumi]: &quot;You appeared in my room as well. The appearance might have been you, but the behaviour was just terrifying... anyways, you did things that you wouldn't do.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sos-dan.ru/files/novels/en/Volume_05/31_Snow_Mountain_Syndrome.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sos-dan.ru/files/novels/en/Volume_05/31_Snow_Mountain_Syndrome.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastEditorUserId="2988" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T19:05:18.243" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T19:05:18.243" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6320" CreationDate="2013-12-16T11:05:48.517" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you are referring to Obito's Kamui and Minato's Flying Thunder God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basics of both Jutsu's is kind of similar. In both the Jutsu, the user can transport himself from one place to another (normally known as teleportation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's begin with Minato's Jutsu. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Flying Thunder God Technique&lt;/a&gt; article on the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Flying Thunder God Technique is a technique created by the Second&#xA;  Hokage, Tobirama Senju, which allows the user to transport themselves&#xA;  to a given marked location instantaneously. To activate this technique,&#xA;  the user places a special seal or &quot;technique formula&quot; (術式,&#xA;  jutsu-shiki) to mark an intended destination. After this is done, they&#xA;  can enter a dimensional void at will that instantaneously transports&#xA;  them to the location of the seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we come to Obito's Jutsu. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamui&lt;/a&gt; article on the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kamui allows the user to transfer anything to another dimension. Once&#xA;  a target is sent to this dimension, it is unable to escape. This&#xA;  technique, when used through Obito's right eye, is also able to make&#xA;  the user &quot;intangible&quot; by transporting portions of their body to the&#xA;  same pocket dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamui doesn't need any Mark or special seal for it to work.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamui can only be performed if the user is using MangeKyou Sharingan,&#xA;whereas Flying Thunder God doesn't need Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamui creates space in different dimensions where the user can&#xA;transfer objects or himself and can stay in that dimension for&#xA;as much time as the user wants to, but in Minato's technique, the&#xA;user is immediately transported to a marked location.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T16:09:28.753" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T16:09:28.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3361" CreationDate="2013-12-16T13:22:33.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in Ouran, i know one of the blondes is like, part french, and the other is just suppose to be the cute little one and the blond hair just adds to it, plus in that anime is a school for rich people and we see a lot of them with dyed hair, some background characters have light brown hair or red hair, so it's to say they're rich, and most of them are easily able to dye their hair. Also some of them are part caucasian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Kaichou, the love interest is also from a wealthy family and his mother is from England. The japanese people still have very dark hair, and dark eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo Mew Mew, he is also a rich boy from Europe. The actual love interest is only blonde when he is possessed by an alien godlike entity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2994" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T13:22:33.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6352" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6353" CreationDate="2013-12-16T13:30:50.257" Score="10" ViewCount="15185" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where did this trope originate from and why sneezing? It must be something only in Asian culture because I have never seen this in any US television shows. And yet sneezing when being talked about occurs in both anime and dramas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T15:22:39.733" Title="Why do people sneeze when someone talks about them?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6352" CreationDate="2013-12-16T13:41:00.460" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is something that got featured in the Book of songs, this was a poem book out of ancient china (1000BC) and still is occasionally found in Anime/Manga now a days&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In certain parts of Eastern Asia, particularly in Japanese culture and Vietnamese culture, a sneeze without an obvious cause was generally perceived as a sign that someone was talking about the sneezer at that very moment - a belief that is still depicted in present-day manga and anime. In China, Vietnam and Japan, for instance, there is a superstition that if talking behind someone's back causes the person being talked about to sneeze; as such, the sneezer can tell if something good is being said (one sneeze), something bad is being said (two sneezes in a row), or if this is a sign that they are about to catch a cold (multiple sneezes).  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneeze&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Small side note to &lt;em&gt;&quot;It must be something only in Asian culture because I have never seen this in any US television shows&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Although not used as often in movies/series nowadays, they still feature this trope once in a while and is mainly used in a comedic sense. A sample would be &lt;em&gt;Scrubs&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;NCIS&lt;/em&gt; where it got featured a few times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T11:04:29.520" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T11:04:29.520" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6333" CreationDate="2013-12-16T14:30:36.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime, is the Japanese word for &quot;Animation&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga, is the Japanese word for &quot;comic&quot; although, people call them &quot;graphic novels&quot; all of a sudden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, most people, like myself, refer to &quot;anime&quot; and &quot;manga&quot; as &quot;Japanese animation&quot; and &quot;Japanese comic&quot;, which, that is not what it means unless you added the Japanese word for &quot;Japanese&quot; in front of it... which would be highly confusing.... so anime and manga ;D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also, the words &quot;anime&quot; and &quot;manga&quot; are both singular and plural. just for your future reference ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can tell a manga apart from a comic because, the begining is at we consider the end. They read just so, &quot;right-to-left&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2995" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T14:30:36.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6356" CreationDate="2013-12-16T15:04:19.213" Score="5" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 of &lt;strong&gt;Miss Monochrome&lt;/strong&gt;, about an android who wants to be an idol, Miss Monochrome decides to do a handshaking event like other idols are doing and it ends with a sequence starting with Silvester Stallone shaking her hand, which leads to an arm wrestling competition where she wins. In the audience was Mike Tyson, who sees her with approval, and it leads to a boxing match where she wins again.  In the audience was Hulk Hogan, who sees her with approval, and it leads to a wrestling match where she wins the belt. In the audience is this man, who also shows his approval, and it leads to a weightlifting competition, where she of course wins again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this man that leads to the weightlifting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tRqV6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T22:00:09.260" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T22:00:09.260" Title="Who is the man with the sign in Episode 10 of Miss Monochrome?" Tags="&lt;miss-monochrome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6355" CreationDate="2013-12-16T15:43:05.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's former &lt;a href=&quot;http://gbtimes.com/world/tokyo-2020-olympics-political-albatross&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IOC President&lt;/a&gt;, Jacques Rogge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bMjiM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jacques Rogge&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T15:43:05.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2724" CreationDate="2013-12-16T16:30:01.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a classic &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GainaxEnding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gainax Ending&lt;/a&gt;, i.e. an ending where a lot of things happen which are ambiguous or just plain don't make sense. The trope is named after the studio &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainax&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gainax&lt;/a&gt;, famous for these sorts of endings (see also &quot;Neon Genesis Evangelion&quot; or &quot;Panty &amp;amp; Stocking with Garterbelt&quot;), the same studio which produced Mahoromatic. To put it simply, things happen in the anime, but there's no explanation for exactly what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Mahoromatic, this is understandable. The second season of the anime ended in 2003, while the manga continued until 2004, so at some point the anime studio was forced to either wait to create another season concluding the anime or else come up with their own ending (they chose the latter). Anime-original endings are not uncommon among manga adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, here's everything that I've managed to gather from it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Suguru is now a bounty hunter on the Saint-Earth colony. He works with a comrade, but that comrade later backstabs Suguru in an attempt to collect the bounty on his head. As he is seriously wounded or dying, he sees Mahoro again. Matthew also makes a vauge related comment related to &quot;leaving something behind&quot; as she leaves the Earth to search for more life, which seems like it may be a reference to Mahoro. It's not clear in what form she has been reborn (human, android, or something else entirely), or if she's just a hallucination. Even if she's alive, Suguru is most definitely seriously injured, and it is not explained whether or how he survives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one browses through forums and blogs, there are tons of speculative interpretations of this, and none seem to have any official sources backing them up. The only conclusion I can come to is that the ending is ambiguous, perhaps deliberately so. There do not seem to be canonical answers to any of these questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what it's worth, the manga ending is somewhat easier to understand, but it is quite different from the anime ending in terms of the points you have mentioned. There are some similar details, so it may be that the author had some rough idea what he wanted to do but had not finalized the details at the time of the anime's ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Matthew (the leader of Saint) was the original basis for Mahoro and the one who proposed her to Suguru's grandfather originally. 20 years after the events of the main story, Suguru is now a Vesper agent and works tirelessly to defeat their enemies. Matthew meanwhile is leaving Earth to search for new life somewhere else, but decides to give birth to a human girl who is the reborn version of Mahoro. As Mahoro ages she begins to remember about Suguru. After one mission, Suguru returns to his home on the Earth, only to be greeted by the reborn and newly human Mahoro. It's implied that they live happily ever after. In this ending it's clear how Mahoro was reborn, and that Suguru did not die and was not hallucinating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T16:30:01.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6337" CreationDate="2013-12-16T16:52:07.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mine Ayaka was Suguru's former counselor as you said in your question. When he was alive he approached her for counseling on how to deal with pressure, because he had to live with all expectations for being the best Japanese player in his age and the future of Japan's soccer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they begging to be very close in this time, because almost nobody, even his brother, knew that Suguru had this kind of feeling, behind his apparent cool-headedness. As a professional, Mine Ayaka could listen to him, and he felt that could talk to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, Suguru's death surprised everyone, including her. And Suguru's heart was implanted in Kakeru. In this time, Mine Ayaka was the one who made the theory that Suguru's soul and memory were still living inside Kakeru's heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answering your question, Ayaka is a psychotherapist, but she is addicted to spirituality and human mind. She also became very close to Kakeru, as she was to Suguru. According to Area no Kishi wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite her position as a clinical psychotherapist, she is fascinated&#xA;  by spirituality and the human mind as shown by her strong interest&#xA;  towards the theory of Suguru's soul still living in the heart that was&#xA;  transplanted into Kakeru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, she became very interested in their case, trying to convince him to keep playing soccer, fulfilling his brother's dream, as she can study better this theory of memory transfer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2013-12-16T16:58:39.517" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T16:58:39.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3113" CreationDate="2013-12-16T17:42:18.190" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that the movie is out, we can definitively say exactly when it takes place in the series. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate%3a_Fuka_Ry%C5%8Diki_no_D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The film takes place in August 2011, one year after the events of the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having seen the film myself, I can confirm this. The events in the film occur in August 2011, a year after the ending of the anime where Okabe is ostensibly on the Steins;gate timeline. For obvious reasons, it's only compatible with the true ending of the VN (the one which the anime followed most closely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth pointing out that this is not compatible with the official non-canon sequel &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v9887&quot;&gt;Steins;Gate: Hen'i Kuukan no Octet&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T17:42:18.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6360" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6364" CreationDate="2013-12-16T20:02:39.247" Score="-1" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;So me and my friends have been wanting to cosplay up and go to an Anime Con. Does anyone know some of the really really fun and popular ones? I know that ComicCon is for comics, and basically everything nerdy including anime stuff, but anything else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2987" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T22:57:33.603" Title="Anime/Manga Cons" Tags="&lt;conventions&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2013-12-17T04:08:15.333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6361" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6373" CreationDate="2013-12-16T21:46:16.307" Score="5" ViewCount="15572" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen the anime series and I just discovered that there is a manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be publishing at this moment, and I could not determine where the manga fits in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WIthout spoiling the actual manga story, can someone elaborate if this is a different story or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2018-10-02T13:55:37.413" Title="Relationship between the Shin Sekai Yori manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6361" CreationDate="2013-12-16T22:51:25.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As reviewed &lt;a href=&quot;http://seventhstyle.com/2012/10/05/shinsekai-yori-manga-mocks-the-anime/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, the manga seems to be a &quot;Mockery of the anime&quot;. The manga loses to the serious atmosphere presented in the anime and the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whilst the anime series is handling it with a proper heavy mood, the&#xA;  yuri inclined manga is making a joke of it – Shinsekai Yori is&#xA;  portraying the disappearance of one of its side-characters as a&#xA;  whimsical gag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For those unfamiliar with this series’ origin, Shinsekai Yori begins&#xA;  as a standard novel – the novel is a respected work, with quite a&#xA;  thought-provoking premise and tale. Based on the novel, Japan’s&#xA;  largest publishing firm, Kodansha, decided to create an exploitive&#xA;  pocket stuffer of a manga under the same name, which simply features&#xA;  excess and brazen yuri antics. It’s essentially a mockery of the&#xA;  original novel, and the anime is, thankfully, based on that novel –&#xA;  not the manga series, which as one can see below, isn’t even taking&#xA;  itself too seriously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T11:00:11.827" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T11:00:11.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6360" CreationDate="2013-12-16T22:57:33.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without any knowledge of what your whereabouts are your best chance of finding anime conventions would be by checking out lists like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_conventions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Do note they do not list all conventions. They only cover the conventions that are broadly known and announced through magazines TV ads and such. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another source for you to find conventions would be directly asking a shop employee at your local manga/anime reseller. They tend to receive notifications of local events to draw more attention/public to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T22:57:33.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6372" CreationDate="2013-12-17T01:00:33.450" Score="14" ViewCount="2645" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only know that noitaminA is &quot;Animation&quot; written backwards. It sometimes appear at the beginning of episodes of anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8f0eV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;noitaminA logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does it mean anything? At &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/tags/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt;, it is considered a tag/genre. At &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=6669&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; it is treated as a broadcast block. I don't really get it either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T19:15:38.300" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T08:29:24.630" Title="What is noitaminA?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-17T02:32:52.433" Score="16" ViewCount="866" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the opening sequence of Outbreak Company, the main characters can be seen riding some sort of huge flying fish creature. I've watched 11 episodes so far, and I didn't catch any sights of anything remotely similar, or even a mention of what it could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it? Does it have a name (either species or individual name)? Does it appear anywhere in the story at all (e.g. in later novels)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SBg0kl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T03:00:05.207" Title="What is this strange flying fish creature?" Tags="&lt;outbreak-company&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6370" CreationDate="2013-12-17T02:58:45.563" Score="15" ViewCount="3423" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did the characters gain their power to perform alchemy in FMA:Brotherhood? Is it genetic, or is it something that can be learned? After all, not everyone in the series can use alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:07:37.467" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:07:37.467" Title="How did the characters learn alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7148" CreationDate="2013-12-17T03:16:49.397" Score="2" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is a Misogi? One of the characters mentioned that she thought it was only performed in the ocean or under a waterfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T12:25:12.053" Title="In Gingitsune episode 11, they mention something called Misogi, what is it?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;gingitsune&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-01-28T04:58:47.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6368" CreationDate="2013-12-17T03:26:38.767" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alchemy is just like most skills; the process of learning it is arduous, and some people will naturally be better than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6WbD1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ed and Al, under lanternlight, studying alchemy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a young age, Edward and Alphonse Elric were exposed to alchemy, especially as their father had been a brilliant alchemist and left a gargantuan collection of books behind for the kids to read. This, however, was in addition to their already curious minds and their&amp;mdash;especially Ed's&amp;mdash;prodigal level of skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following this, Edward (and later Alphonse, upon recovering lost memories) witnessed the realm beyond the Gate of Truth, wherein he absorbed a large amount of further knowledge about alchemy. He also underwent training from one of the most intelligent, brutal, and experienced trainers known to the universe: Izumi Curtis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Ed and Al were able to receive knowledge, training, experience, and an exposure to the infinite reaches of alchemy, prior to the main storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you can contrast this further with the &quot;normal&quot; alchemists (that is, those who don't work for the military); the fact that we only hear of a couple who do not work for the military is a testament to how unsuccessful people have been at achieving a high level of skill with it. Keep in mind that alchemy involves the makeup of the entire world; from rock to air to water to human flesh, everything is composed differently, and specializing in more than one of these is a challenge at best. (Think of someone like Mustang who knows the basics of alchemy as well as flame alchemy, or Shou Tucker, who specialized in biochemical alchemy.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some very rare cases, alchemy can be inbred. In the case of the Dwarf in the Flask, he &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5186/274&quot;&gt;was more-or-less created from alchemical knowledge&lt;/a&gt;, and thus understood it very well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But none of this means that alchemy is limited to only certain people.&lt;/em&gt; As I paraphrased above, some people are naturally more talented at some things: Some are better at creative tasks, some better at math, history, and so on. In the universe of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, alchemy is just another one of these skills that requires thousands of hours of work to fine-tune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime (outside of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;), the silver pocket watch given to State Alchemists can &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/207/274&quot;&gt;amplify their power&lt;/a&gt;; however, a knowledge of alchemy is required to use it (and of course, to become a State Alchemist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;em&gt;how do characters learn alchemy&lt;/em&gt;? They learn it through hard work, perseverance, experience (rough or otherwise), and never giving up (and a little bit of luck never hurts). As you might notice, these are all the traits that a typical &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; hero (such as Ed) possesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T03:26:38.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6368" CreationDate="2013-12-17T03:27:15.673" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original series, it's explained that everyone is born with a smaller Gate, connected to the Main Gate, which is then used to access the energy supplied from our world required to perform alchemy. As the person gets older, the connection gets weaker, which is why Dante uses a baby when she wants to call the Gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, everyone is born with the ability to use alchemy; however, how it was taught to the populace is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Amestris, it's said a man came from the East to teach the people how to use the energy from tectonic shifts and manipulation of matter toward scientifically practical ends. However, the method was flawed and because that man was Father/Dwarf it allowed him the ability to shut down everyone's ability to use alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Xing, it's said that a doctor came from the West to teach the people about alkahestry which focused on using the energy in the Earth called the Dragon's Pulse; the Doctor was  Van Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Gate, however is created within those who have preformed Human Transmutation, as Father/Dwarf required a number of Gates in order to achieve his plan to become God and the only people who could do this was those who had at one stage performed Human Transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual ability to perform alchemy seems to be something that can be exchanged at least to God as at the end of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, Ed gives up his ability to perform alchemy to God, in order to bring Al back to life. God gladly accepts this as a fair price, and congratulates Ed for being the first person to figure out what Equivalent Exchange is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-12-17T03:49:50.307" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T03:49:50.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6366" CreationDate="2013-12-17T04:23:10.767" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6366/what-is-noitamina#comment7414_6366&quot;&gt;@LoganM points out in a comment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noitamina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;noitaminA&lt;/a&gt; is a programming block on Fuji TV that initially went from 24:45-25:15 on Thursday nights (i.e. 12:45a-1:15a on Friday) and was later lengthened to 24:45-25:45. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Old noitaminA shows tended to have one major commonality - they targeted a different audience than most other late-night anime. Some good examples of this are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1698/Nodame_Cantabile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nodame Cantabile&lt;/a&gt; (a josei manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16/Hachimitsu_to_Clover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Honey and Clover&lt;/a&gt; (another josei manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8426/Hourou_Musuko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wandering Son&lt;/a&gt; (I don't know what demographic it targets, but it addresses serious issues of gender identity, which isn't standard fare for your typical anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5155/Genji_Monogatari_Sennenki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genji Monogatari Sennenki&lt;/a&gt; (a relatively dry adaptation of &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; classic Japanese novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23283/Zankyou_no_Terror&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Terror in Resonance&lt;/a&gt; (a high-concept anime-original show with some serious political commentary, execution notwithstanding)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the shows aired by noitaminA do not have any single unifying feature, &quot;not being like a typical late-night anime show&quot; is an interesting enough feature to merit a tag or genre on sites like Anime-Planet, I suppose. One other unusual feature of noitaminA shows is that they typically (though not always) last 11 or 22 episodes, rather than 12-13 or 24-26. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some argue that the past couple years of noitaminA have been characterized by very conventional anime, rather than the mold-breakers of noitaminA's early days, thus diluting the value of noitaminA as a marker of quality. Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11285/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_(TV)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/13599/Robotics;Notes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Robotics;Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T08:29:24.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6361" CreationDate="2013-12-17T04:45:17.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;SeventhStyle's review (quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6363/1908&quot;&gt;Dimitri mx's answer&lt;/a&gt;) touches on the major issue with the &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; manga. The manga has brazenly explicit visuals, unsurprisingly almost entirely of Maria and Saki&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; engaging in lesbian antics.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Sure, (homo)sexuality was a major theme of the novel, but the manga really is just in bad taste, going out of its way to have Maria and Saki fornicate whenever they get a free moment. It's pretty clear that the manga isn't targeted at the same mature demographic as the novel was.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the plot of the manga isn't identical to the novel plot, though it is similar. For example, just from volume 1 of the manga, we have the following major differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; When the gang is on the excursion trip at the beginning, they don't find the false minoshiro; when the queerats attack later on, Rijin isn't there to help them; and they don't get split up or taken captive during the queerat attack, and hence all five of them are present when they meet Squealer. Also, there are 3 random sex scenes featuring Maria and Saki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary: if you like lesbian antics, read the manga. If not, feel free to skip it. The novel and anime are pretty much objectively superior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Why them and not, say, Satoru and Shun, or Shun and Saki? Well, who do you think is reading this? (Answer: teenage boys, for the most part)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; The &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; novel was a proper novel, targeted at people with excellent reading knowledge of the Japanese language. The manga, on the other hand, is replete with furigana (phonetic reading aids), which are used primarily in works targeted at people who have not yet mastered reading Japanese, i.e. school-age children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; See spoiler below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; And also Reiko when she's still around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T04:45:17.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5658" CreationDate="2013-12-17T06:17:00.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a reference when Akisame dropped off Shigure at the Kousaka household.&#xA;It was confusing, however, because at the time, we learned of her so called &quot;brother&quot; as Kousaka's number 1 apprentice. Therefore he is not actually her brother by family register.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 545 has Shigure calling him Nii-san (for the first time), which made me think he was actually the son of Kousaka when he really wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T06:17:00.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6376" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-17T07:28:28.220" Score="5" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 24 of Monogatari Series Second Season, while Kaiki is on the phone with Senjougahara, an image of her outside his window appears. During their conversation there are several other similar images. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this image supposed to represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kNSrr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T07:28:28.220" Title="What was the screen that appeared of Senjougahara during her phone conversation with Kaiki?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6376" CreationDate="2013-12-17T07:28:28.220" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing to note is that this is a clear reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blade Runner&lt;/a&gt;, the American scifi classic movie. In fact, it's the same reference as was made in Uchouten Kazoku (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4735/is-the-wakakusa-ad-a-references-to-something/4736#4736&quot;&gt;Is the &amp;quot;wakakusa&amp;quot; ad a references to something?&lt;/a&gt;), namely to the famous &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ17UsZ0DEQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;geisha ads in Blade Runner&lt;/a&gt; which play several times throughout the movie. These ads are for the gastrointestinal drug &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wakamoto-pharm.co.jp/english/product/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Strong Wakamoto&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which is a real product that is quite popular in Japan, but essentially only known in the West through its connection to Blade Runner. It's not unusual that this scene would get referenced many times in different works, since it's one of the most memorable scenes in the movie and plays several times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the visible text from the OP above is 「．．．力わかも．．．」, which could easily be completed to 「強力わかもと」(&quot;&lt;em&gt;kyouryoku wakamoto&lt;/em&gt;&quot;) which is exactly what the original Blade Runner ads said and also the name of the product. There's also the iconic pill swallowing animation a little bit later, which again is a very strong reference to the original ad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eFZku.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Click for large animated GIF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why exactly the ad plays here, it's impossible to be sure, but there are several possible reasons. Of course, Monogatari tends to throw lots of references out just to keep viewers on their toes, and this is probably one of them. On a deeper level, it could be used in much the same way as the original ad, to disorient and slightly confuse viewers. Of course, given that the geisha is supposed to be attractive, a third possibility is that this is a metaphor to show that Kaiki has some attraction towards Senjougahara (there are some other hints of this as well in Koimonogatari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T07:28:28.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6324" CreationDate="2013-12-17T12:21:14.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commanding Officer&lt;/strong&gt;                          &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke - Gray Wolf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commanding Officer in battle&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakamoto Mio - Doberman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Members&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gertrud Barkhorn - German Pointer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Erica Hartmann - Dachshund&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perrine H. Clostermann - Chartreux&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Francesca Lucchini - Black panther&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen - Black Fox&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charlotte E. Yeager - White Rabbit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanya V. Litvyak - Black cat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lynette Bishop - Scottish Fold&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyafuji Yoshika - Mameshiba&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3006" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T12:21:14.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6385" CreationDate="2013-12-17T15:48:44.417" Score="13" ViewCount="14794" Body="&lt;p&gt;Meowth can speak like a human, but can other Pokemon also be taught to speak?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T16:51:15.017" LastActivityDate="2014-10-18T03:16:41.763" Title="Can Pokemon aside from Meowth learn how to talk?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6383" CreationDate="2013-12-17T15:57:57.597" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pokemon can be taught the human language as stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Talking_Pok%C3%A9mon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All Pokemon in the Pokemon anime, with no exceptions, can understand human speech&lt;/strong&gt;. Moreover, judging, for instance, from Larvitar in Hatch Me If You Can, they are able to do this immediately after hatching, without having to learn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime generally does not focus on language problems, so as a result, there is some confusion about Pokémon language and the Ability of Pokémon to understand humans. Although it is obvious that all Pokémon can understand each other, Meowth in the episode Go West Young Meowth once mentions Meowth language, and Jessie in Who's Flying Now? mentions Chimecho language, so it is not clear whether there is a common Pokémon language, or every species has its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as human language is concerned, Meowth in the same episode was shown learning pronunciation, not the language itself, what implies that all Pokémon have innate knowledge of human language, &lt;strong&gt;so they can understand human speech, and only have to learn how to pronounce its sounds, or be able to establish telepathic contacts to speak.&lt;/strong&gt; Despite this, Misty in Whichever Way the Wind Blows once asked Meowth to translate her words to other Pokémon, and &lt;strong&gt;May taught her Bulbasaur the meaning of the word town in Grass Hysteria&lt;/strong&gt;. Therefore, this ability of Pokémon is not well-defined in anime canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside mewtwo and meowth there are several other pokemon that can also speak. They are also listed on the link provided&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T16:40:19.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6387" CreationDate="2013-12-17T17:04:14.153" Score="5" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nincada&lt;/em&gt; can evolve into both &lt;em&gt;Ninjask&lt;/em&gt; as well as &lt;em&gt;Shedinja&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;But under what conditions it evolves to either one of these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T10:54:09.263" Title="How does Nincada evolve into Shedinja?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6386" CreationDate="2013-12-17T17:27:12.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far I believe we have only seen a sort of evolution happen once and this was in the Pokemon Adventures manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shedinja first appeared when Aqua Admin Amber, having been deprived of his Pokémon after being abandoned by Archie, borrows a Nincada from his comrade Shelly, which then immediately evolves into a Ninjask, putting Wattson in quite a pinch with the incredible speed it gained by the minute. &lt;strong&gt;Although the old Gym Leader eventually managed to defeat it, a Shedinja formed from the shell Ninjask shed and attacked him from behind&lt;/strong&gt;, sending him sinking into the ocean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the highlighted part, it states that the Shedinja formed from the shell of the defeated Ninjask shed. This also does explain why Shedinja is a Ghost Pokemon instead of a Flying Pokemon like Ninjask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my final conclusion is that in the story for a Shedinja to be created, a Ninjask has to be defeated/die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shedinja_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#In_the_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T10:54:09.263" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T10:54:09.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6388" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6397" CreationDate="2013-12-17T21:10:58.167" Score="8" ViewCount="6359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most anime, most of the time, the characters wear the same clothes. Why is that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure they are easier to draw but are there any other reasons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2979" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T22:34:56.917" Title="Why do characters always wear the same clothes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3139" CreationDate="2013-12-18T01:15:58.017" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://getnews.jp/archives/97102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this interview&lt;/a&gt; with Front Wing Producer, President, and CEO, Ryuuichirou Yamakawa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;山川&lt;/strong&gt;　絵画の画法でモノトーンで書く手法を「グリザイユ」というのですが、これを少し、いじって『グリザイアの果実』つまり「灰色の果実」という意味が込められています&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;grisaia&quot; is a corruption of the French term used in art, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grisaille&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;grisaille&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; a method of painting in monochrome or near-monochrome, typically to resemble the appearance of marble sculptures. So literally it's meant to be &quot;the gray-colored fruit&quot; or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fruits refer &quot;guilt&quot; the heroines bear, as described by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.tomoyo.eu/moege-awards-2011-announced/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;story synopsis&lt;/a&gt; of the game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;──その学園は、少女達の果樹園だった。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  外敵から隔離された学園にやってきたのは、生きる目的をなくした一人の少年。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  守るべき物を見失い、後悔と贖罪のみに費やされる人生の中で、その少年に残されたのは首に繋がれた太い鎖と、野良犬にも劣る安い命。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  そして少年は、その学園で少女達と出会い、新たな希望を見つけ出す。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;──その少女は、生まれてきたことが既に間違いだった&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  逆らった罪──&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ──生きながらの死&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  誰も守ってなんかくれない──&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ──そして生き残った罰。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;そこは、少女達の果樹園。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  彼女達は、後悔の樹に実った&lt;b&gt;懺悔の果実&lt;/b&gt;。そんな少女達に、俺はいったい何が出来る…？&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  それは、一人の少年が夢見た永遠の希望──&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That academy – used to be the orchard of young girls.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A lonely boy, who lost his purpose to live, came to that isolated-from-the-foreign-enemies academy. &#xA;  Lose sight of things that should be protected, he spends his life in living day by day with regret and atonement. His life is cheaper than a stray dog when that heavy cangue still around his neck.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And then at that academy, the boy finds out his new hope in encountering with these girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;──That girl, who being born was already a mistake.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Who defied the sin──&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ──Who died though she’s living.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Who no one will protect── &lt;em&gt;[Note: translation corrected]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ──and who being punished for surviving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That place is the girls’ orchard.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The trees of regret bear the &lt;strong&gt;fruit of repentance&lt;/strong&gt; of those girls. What on earth can I do for these girls...?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  That is the eternal hope which the lonely boy dreamt...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each heroine is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B6%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E6%9E%9C%E5%AE%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;represented&lt;/a&gt; by a fruit: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yumiko = grape&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suou = cherry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Michiru = lemon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Irisu = strawberry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sachi = apple&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T09:46:03.400" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T09:46:03.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6388" CreationDate="2013-12-18T01:58:11.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could justify it by utility, like warriors not being comfortable with wearing other things in combat/not being able to store their weapons/supplies as efficiently and such.&#xA;Or by making it a sort of uniform. Literal, or like making a self-conscious character who knows they're forgettable, so they wear the same thing everyday to avoid being not recognized. Or to draw attention. Or something.&#xA;Or in the case of ghosts, it may be the outfit that they died in. Or shapeshifters - having a limited understanding of society, so they see nothing wrong with wearing the same stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2995" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T01:58:11.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-18T02:54:48.447" Score="4" ViewCount="715" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, Shinichi uses a fanbook &quot;Cure Kosette Punishment&quot; to distract the palace guards about 15 minutes into the episode. It's clearly a doujin fanbook which is based on Precure (or Outbreak Company's equivalent). But I can't tell if this book is entirely fictional, or is based off a similar real-world work. Is there any similar real-world doujin fanbook on which this one was based?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l4zSSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3008" LastEditorUserId="3008" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T09:38:43.547" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T18:12:02.683" Title="Is the fanbook from episode 8 based on any real life doujinshi?" Tags="&lt;outbreak-company&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-18T03:46:47.140" Score="1" ViewCount="9162" Body="&lt;p&gt;All 7 of the deadly sins were once a team before. It seems Gowther is able to identify everyone on the team, so why isn't anyone able to identify Gowther?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An additional question is why didn't Gowther reveal himself to the group sooner? I don't see why he would hide his presence from his closest allies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T10:28:34.753" Title="What's the deal with Gowther's concealed identity?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6388" CreationDate="2013-12-18T05:18:44.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that is to keep familiarity with the character throughout the series. Plus when they  do add a change no matter how small it's usually very noticeable giving them a significant definition without actually changing the overall appearance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @eric mentioned it's not unique to anime. One of the things to consider is most of the anime and cartoon's originate from sketches and that makes it relatively difficult to iterate with significant changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it saves time and money with editing and reconstruction while developing it into moving picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T04:30:54.023" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T04:30:54.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6394" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6398" CreationDate="2013-12-18T07:05:07.843" Score="8" ViewCount="3549" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have Akainu, who is a Logia user with magma capabilities, and Luffy, who can stretch with the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Are their clothes made up of some special material that doesn't burn or tear apart? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T06:09:55.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T06:14:10.183" Title="Are the clothes of Devil Fruit users made of a special material?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6388" CreationDate="2013-12-18T09:20:26.677" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;One factor is character familiarization.&#xA;Another is that the artist can use the same &quot;template&quot; for his/her creations.&#xA;Another is that it will be more economical to produce toys and other merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3012" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T09:20:26.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6394" CreationDate="2013-12-18T09:22:00.733" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#About&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt; article on One Piece Wikia (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like many series, &lt;strong&gt;One Piece follows the trope that a Devil Fruit power also generally affects the clothes the user is wearing.&lt;/strong&gt; Paramecia fruit users alter their clothes along with themselves automatically (for example, Luffy's shirt will never burst a button when his chest is swollen in Gear 3rd, Mr. 1's pants become blades along with his legs, etc.), Zoan fruit users' clothes will fit in the same proportions after transformation (Chopper's hat grew big when he was in Monster Point, Jabra's shoes are considerably stretched when in the hybrid form), and Logia fruit users transform their clothes (and subsequent accessories) to their element along with themselves. &lt;strong&gt;Oda explained in a SBS once that if he had done it realistically, the comic would have too much unnecessary nudity.&lt;/strong&gt; However, some users do not seem to apply to this, such as Jewelry Bonney and Honey Queen, whose clothes do not change proportionally to their powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, their clothes are just normal clothing. Just that the Devil Fruit's power also affects the user's clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Oda even explained the reason why he did it that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T06:14:10.183" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T06:14:10.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6399" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6428" CreationDate="2013-12-18T09:42:56.977" Score="10" ViewCount="27566" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike any other characters, only Sanji's poster are drawn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LxJgt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sanji&amp;#39;s poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 436, they ask the photographer, but there's no reply (or at least the answer didn't revealed after).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLbmE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Scene from Chapter 436&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he really forget to take off the lens cap? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could he forget to take off the lens cap, if he managed to get another picture of the rest Luffy's crew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T07:55:35.133" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T07:55:35.133" Title="Why is Sanji's Wanted Poster drawn?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6401" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6402" CreationDate="2013-12-18T10:56:35.770" Score="3" ViewCount="9282" Body="&lt;p&gt;What type of Devil Fruit did Fleet Admiral Sengoku eat? Zoan? Logia? Paramecia? Since it seems he can change his physical appearance, I assume he ate a Zoan fruit, but what type?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19N8L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:30:01.313" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T14:19:03.643" Title="What type of Devil Fruit did Sengoku eat?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6401" CreationDate="2013-12-18T11:11:57.033" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hito_Hito_no_Mi,_Model%3a_Daibutsu&quot;&gt;Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu&lt;/a&gt;, it is a &lt;em&gt;Mythical-Zoan&lt;/em&gt; type Devil fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a Daibutsu (a giant Buddha statue) at will. &quot;Hito&quot; is Japanese for &quot;human&quot;. The fruit's name was revealed in SBS Volume 60.[2] In the Viz Manga it is called the Human-Human Fruit Daibutsu Model. It was eaten by Sengoku, former Fleet Admiral of the Marines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the characteristics of such &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan#Mythical_Zoan&quot;&gt;Mythical Zoan&lt;/a&gt; type fruits is explained here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mythical Zoan (「動物系」幻獣種 Zōn-kei Genjūshu?) fruits are an exceptionally rare and immensely powerful type of Zoan Devil Fruit and is said to be even rarer than Logia Devil Fruits. Unlike the other types of Zoan Devil Fruits, this type of fruit may be the only one considered impressive, owing to its rarity and the unique powers it bestows upon the user. They allow users to transform into mythological creatures (which may have special abilities that are comparable to Paramecia and Logia Devil Fruits), the sorts of which could be regarded as the subject of legends and the like. Only two canonical have been shown so far, belonging to Whitebeard's 1st division commander, Marco &quot;The Phoenix&quot;[6] and Sengoku with his Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, both of whom are considered extremely strong and immensely powerful individuals. One non-canonical is Pato with his Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Bake-danuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T11:11:57.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6401" CreationDate="2013-12-18T11:11:59.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, he is ate Zoan type fruit. As mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Oda sensei answer it him self. It is Hito Hito no Mi, Model &quot;Daibutsu&quot;. It's a Mythical Zoan-type just like Marco.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T11:11:59.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6412" CreationDate="2013-12-18T13:02:41.957" Score="7" ViewCount="4929" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't read japanese, but I can distinguish katakana/hiragana./kanji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that some mangas use a mixture of both. Does the usage of katakana in a primarily hiragana/kanji manga mean anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="141" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T07:03:08.733" Title="Does the usage of katakana in manga have any specific meaning?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="13" ClosedDate="2013-12-19T08:40:59.133" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6404" CreationDate="2013-12-18T13:23:42.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So firstly lets talk about difference between hiragana and katakana.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I found this on a question on a site.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Katakana is mainly used for a loanword, species of animal or plant, the sound generated in the nature or by a machine and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Loanword: コーヒー(coffee)、サラダ(salad)、パン(bread - derivative from Portuguese &quot;paõ&quot;) &#xA;  -Species: イヌ(dog)、ネコ(cat)、コウテイペンギン(emperor penguin or &quot;aptenodytes forsteri&quot;) &#xA;  -Sounds: ワンワン(bowwow)、ブーン(zoom)、チョキチョキ(snip-snap) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For other cases the mixture of kanji and hiragana is generally used.&#xA;  Using hiragana without kanji is all right, however, the mixed text is&#xA;  easier to understand if you gradually learn kanji. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-私は車で買い物に行きました。 &#xA;  -わたしはくるまでかいものにいきました。  (I went shopping by car.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In some cases a car is written 「クルマ」 in katakana. In this case a&#xA;  writer may have a kind of love to the object as much as they have to a&#xA;  pet animal. It is an extraordinary expression. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-私の家族(かぞく)はパパ、 ママ、 おねえさん、 イヌのトム、 このクルマ、 そして、 私です。  (My family members are Dad, Mom, Sister, Tom-a dog, this car, and me.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiragana is used for all kinds of japanese words.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/362/what-are-the-differences-characteristics-between-katakana-kanji-and-hiragana&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; also gives a nice explanation on the difference between them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also refer to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese writing system&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason of why they use katakana could be that the names/words they use in the manga are non-Japanese.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then it could be a personal decision of the mangaka himself/herself!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T13:23:42.843" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6404" CreationDate="2013-12-18T13:39:40.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Katakana is used typically for non Japanese words. Common examples include non Japanese names as well as words taken from other languages and pronounced with the Japanese syllables. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regular Japanese names like Matsumoto will be spelled with Kanji, but when you have a foreign name like Emily, that is spelled with Katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exception to this is that Japanese first or forenames in manga may be spelled with Katakana. This doesn't happen in real life though. Various celebrities may have their names published in Katakana through out different forms of media, such as magazines, websites, etc. However, their real (non Western) name written in their birth certificate will not contain Katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, words can have both an English and Japanese version. For example, the world apple in Japanese is Ringo spelled in Hiragana. However, it is also common for Japanese people to say Apporu (sounds like the actual English word) and this is would be written in Katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T07:03:08.733" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T07:03:08.733" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6399" CreationDate="2013-12-18T14:13:27.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because when the photographer took the picture, the lense was still covering the camera and it came out blurry, so they used a substitute, which was duval's picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2995" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T14:13:27.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6284" CreationDate="2013-12-18T15:00:16.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It clearly states in the manga and anime that both Mangekyou Sharingan eyes are needed to use Susanoo (where the left and right eye when activated together produce Susanoo). Madara had no eyes at all and used Susanoo (just because he is Madara??). Oh come on that's because they need to cut it out already (stay true to the manga and not this crap).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3015" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:43:29.970" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T13:43:29.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6383" CreationDate="2013-12-18T15:49:43.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Pokemon can talk via telepathy, notably Mewtwo, and (I think) Lapras.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only recall Meowth being able to vocalize human speech, though. Other Pokemon may be able to be taught individual words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="141" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T13:29:44.423" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T13:29:44.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6404" CreationDate="2013-12-18T15:50:31.240" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;These &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1931&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1932&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; covers the topic very well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;To describe (what feels like) Western origin words&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;To describe onomatopoeia (e.g. sounds effects)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;To describe the fact that it is normally written in kanji, but that it is written without it because either the writer wants to write faster, has no access to the kanji form (as in the case where the writer is given the name in a romanized transcription or the writer just heard the name), forgot the kanji form, or does not want to bother to write in kanji for any other reason.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;To give visual and/or &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; slight semantic emphasis.  Almost like using &lt;strong&gt;bold&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;em&gt;italics&lt;/em&gt; in English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most commonly katakana seen to be used for the #4. Much like how we can write in lowercase and UPPERCASE to give emphasis. Because it's sometimes difficult to feel the atmosphere when reading such emphasis is generally used in the words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What most people don't immediate pick up is that much like reason #1, you can use katakana to emphasize foreign-sounding of a particular character speech. It's hard to transcribe a foreign accent (including some but not all verbal tics) in Japanese, but using katakana can get this idea across to the user. It's like if I were to talk to you normally, I would perhaps use a combination of hiragana and kanji, but if I were to talk to you and sound foreign, perhaps &lt;code&gt;LIKE A ROBOT&lt;/code&gt;, I would used katakana. This so-called &quot;technique&quot; is used commonly in visual and written novels in Japan, not just for foreign sounding words, but also to emphasize the foreign-ness of a particular person's dialogue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJB31.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sueness~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiragana can also be used in a similar fashion. Hiragana is typically the first reading/writing language a kid learns as they start reading in Japan. This is sometimes used to indicated the simpleness or naivety of a character, in general or at a specific moment. In the Yotsuba&amp;amp; manga, the titular character Yotsuba's dialogue is written in hiragana without any kanji, emphasizing her simpler, childlike manner. She also has a slightly different sized and styled typeface to emphasize her intensity and energy as a kid. In addition much of these quirks like her pun-filled nuances are &lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.about.com/b/2009/09/17/yen-press-explains-danbo-vs-cardbo-and-other-yotsuba-manga-mysteries.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lost in subsequent localizations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E5BoPl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;4tsuba &amp;amp;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are the most basic nuances to look for when reading manga. If you're interested in learning more about the language and manga I recommend checking out the book &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books/about/Japanese_the_Manga_Way.html?id=xaXukH72bl4C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; by Wayne P. Lammers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T16:09:07.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6417" CreationDate="2013-12-18T15:59:18.340" Score="11" ViewCount="5623" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Aku_no_Hana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil)&lt;/a&gt;, a lot of the main characters read the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Les Fleurs du Mal&lt;/em&gt; by Baudelaire&lt;/a&gt;. But what is written in there that affects Takao and Nakamura to the point where they wish to commit suicide so badly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did the text of that book impact the characters in the series the way it did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OTz76.png&quot; alt=&quot;picture just before the suicide&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-22T09:19:40.027" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T00:32:41.107" Title="What is written in Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal that impacts Takao so badly?" Tags="&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4846" CreationDate="2013-12-18T16:48:56.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would appear that Archerko Illya traced Excalibur and overloaded it with prana turning it into a &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Phantasm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Broken Phantasm&lt;/a&gt;. Which raises the weapon's rank by one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One would assume that the two Excaliburs would cancel each other out, but Saber Alter, unlike the typical Saber only has an Magic Resistance of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_%28Fate/stay_night%29#Magic_Resistance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rank B&lt;/a&gt; since her Alignment is Lawful Evil, which might make her more vulnerable to the effects of Excalibur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T01:24:20.063" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T01:24:20.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-18T17:26:52.717" Score="3" ViewCount="2185" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Detective Academy Q/Tantei Gakuen Q, at one point we learn that there is a snitch in DDS spying for Pluto/Meiosei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first we are led to believe that it is Hongou Sensei, but  later Hongou is loyal to DDS when they go to the cruise ship so he probably wasn't the spy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Katagiri Sensei had been briefly kidnapped and impersonated in the events leading up to the finale, but IIRC she is not being impersonated for very long, ruling her impersonator out as the snitch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryu hates Pluto so can't be the snitch. Unless Pluto had bugged him (there is no confirmation of this in the anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who was the snitch/spy? I'm talking about the period between when Hongou Sensei came in to before Dan was kidnapped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="141" LastEditorUserId="141" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T05:25:27.087" LastActivityDate="2014-12-06T18:25:09.990" Title="Who is the snitch in Tantei Gakuen Q?" Tags="&lt;tantei-gakuen-q&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6413" CreationDate="2013-12-18T17:28:49.170" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, check out this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fleursdumal.org/poem/197&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;. It contains an original poem (Death of lovers) of Death in Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire as well as various interpretations in English.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can gather, it seems like achieving death is some sort of bittersweet enlightenment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://stuartfernie.org/fleurs.htm&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, you can scroll down to La mort des artises (Death of artists) where they have an English analysis on the poem. TLDR: Life is pointless, might as well die in order to seek the pleasurable afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like a reoccurring theme in this book is the negativity in life. Thus death is actually something to desire. Life is full of pain to begin with, and if we die anyways, then all the happiness means nothing. Either we enter the afterlife and achieve true happiness, or the afterlife doesn't even exist making our everything in life meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takao and Nakamura probably became deeply indulged with these themes because they were both persons that have been alone their entire lives. Interestingly, after the failed attempt of suicide, Takao's life appeared meaningless for the longest time (until he met Tokiwa). Tokiwa brought up the book again (Les Fleurs du Mal) and this is what changed Takao's life around. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;People may interpret differently when reading a book the second time around.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T17:28:49.170" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6416" CreationDate="2013-12-18T17:36:27.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The so-called mole is the subject of much debate between the manga and anime canons... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The secretary, Shino Katagiri... or rather the Pluto/Meiousei agent masquerading as her. The real Shino had was kidnapped before Dan Morihiko. Luckily they find and rescue her. It's assume that she was kidnapped later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ryu was originally sent by Pluto/Meiousei as a spy/envoy (due to his status as the their of the organization) inside DDS, particularly to keep an eye on Dan Morihiko, but he later defects from Pluto/Meiousei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sir Anubis is the one that initiated the kidnapping of Dan Morihiko. He apparently hat Ryu under surveillance, after tries to leave Pluto/Meiousei, tries to use Dan-sensei as a bargaining chip to get Ryu to return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-18T22:36:29.933" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T22:36:29.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-18T22:31:11.957" Score="4" ViewCount="13897" Body="&lt;p&gt;We already know that Madara had fought Hashirama at the Valley of the End, and got some of his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did we get from that to the fact that he has his face on his shoulder? Is this Orochimaru/Kabuto's doing? Or is that a natural thing that somehow occurred? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T13:35:21.103" Title="How exactly did Madara get Hashirama's power?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5248" CreationDate="2013-12-19T00:19:57.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As was suggested by senshin in the comments, this is a moefied version of the missionary &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Xavier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Francis Xavier&lt;/a&gt;, the first Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan (in 1549), as well as the island &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tanegashima&lt;/a&gt;. It is a source of some debate among historians as to whether Xavier ever actually went to Tanegashima (see for instance &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jstor.org/stable/2383897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;) but in any case Tanegashima is the first known point of contact between the Japanese and the Europeans, by a Portuguese ship blown off-course en route to China in 1543, and is thus associated with the introduction of European culture to Japan and indirectly (but strongly) to Xavier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moe versions of historical figures and other classic works are nothing new. The most famous examples are probably people from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sengoku Period&lt;/a&gt; (a time period that Xavier's arrival conveniently falls in), though the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Three Kingdoms era&lt;/a&gt; is also pretty common. Some examples of this are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sengoku Collection&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Otome%3a_Momoiro_Paradox&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_Nobuna_no_Yab%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oda Nobuna no Yabou&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyakka_Ry%C5%8Dran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hyakka Ryouran&lt;/a&gt;. This moefication of historical figures has also been parodied in some other works, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayonara,_Zetsubou-Sensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Jellyfish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Princess Jellyfish&lt;/a&gt;. This appears to be another parody in a similar vein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For obvious reasons, Xavier is associated with Christianity in Japan. This explains the large cross wielded by the character and the head ornament, both of which are significant Christian symbols and which are the most prominent features of the character design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading the chapter myself, I don't think there's anything more to the reference than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T00:32:54.223" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T00:32:54.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6420" CreationDate="2013-12-19T03:16:24.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru helped Madara get that face as well as develop the Rinnegan. This is partially why Madara activated the Rinnegan so late in his life; Orochimaru was the brain in the operation. As you can see, Orochimaru knew a lot of secrets, including Danzou's condition and Tobi's true identity.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are small hints as the manga progresses all leading up to this point. Madara doesn't explicitly state it (in the below picture), but we know it is Orochimaru based on his research, Kishimoto's hints throughout the manga, and the fact Madara never met Kabuto before this war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The underling is Obito and the acquaintance is Orochimaru (Ch. 657).&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S6xyz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: Here is the proof that Madara didn't know Kabuto. In the last 2 panels of the above pic, it is pretty much implied that Madara met a person (while he was alive) that showed him how to use his current technique. That person can only be Orochimaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw3h3qH3iMg/TqlOW7PBdKI/AAAAAAAAGQM/jfPgdY5Do1w/008.jpg?imgmax=2000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw3h3qH3iMg/TqlOW7PBdKI/AAAAAAAAGQM/jfPgdY5Do1w/008.jpg?imgmax=2000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T14:07:20.987" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T14:07:20.987" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6094" CreationDate="2013-12-19T05:17:28.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Gedo Mazo is just a recipient.&#xA;The body of Ten Tails is on the moon, Rikudou sent his body there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Madara and Obito plans to take the chakra of the Juubi in the Gedo Mazo, the recipient, and put it back into the real body of Ten tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3022" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T09:37:06.533" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T09:37:06.533" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6426" CreationDate="2013-12-19T07:24:41.347" Score="2" ViewCount="1364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if I have missed anything in the past, but Madara seems unphased by every attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke stabs a sword through his arm, but this isn't a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the tailed beasts stomp on Madara with their tails, and Madara doesn't even evade. Instead, he tanks the attack like it is no big deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's going on here? Hashirama's senjutsu should only do so much, but it seems like Madara is simply invulnerable, aside from a little bleeding. Why isn't Madara getting hurt at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this what we call a plot shield?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T09:38:51.313" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:52:05.187" Title="Why does Madara appear unhurt despite being covered in wounds?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6424" CreationDate="2013-12-19T08:58:15.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From chapter 659,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LsFJJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara mentions that due to the healing powers of Hashirama's he is able to recover must faster and is taking close to no damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is not just just Hashirama's senjutsu, but also his healing powers that have made Madara virtually invicible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from the same chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvolC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not that he is not being damaged, but that his healing is so fast that all damage seems to have no effect at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T09:10:46.510" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6392" CreationDate="2013-12-19T10:42:48.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the story, the appearances of some of the Sins changed after all that time like Ban, King and Gowther himself (well, Ban did say that he didn't know how Gowther looked in the armor), and besides, since the guys knew about his armor, and since the monster was big and wearing the armor, they probably didn't gave it a second thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqDZJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;no identification&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the second question, it was because he was waiting for the Sniper (the guy with bow and arrow, for whom Ban went in the beginning), since that was an illusion, he was waiting for him to reveal himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TbmlD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;waiting&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T23:00:29.363" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T23:00:29.363" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6399" CreationDate="2013-12-19T11:33:07.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I were to guess, I'd say that there were different photographers, and the one who was supposed to take Sanji's image made the mistake. Some bounty posters were taken during the raid on Enies Lobby (notice the posters of Sogeking, Robin and Franky).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KhLUW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Straw Hat Pirates&amp;#39; bounty posters&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ALvo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Franky&amp;#39;s bounty poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Sanji was not there to begin with (busy closing the Gates of Justice), Nami was shocking everyone with her Perfect Clima Tact who got closed to her and Chopper was temporarily paralyzed on the ship. Hence only Sanji, Chopper and Nami were left for the bounty photos, Nami's photo was then taken by a magazine reporter (who may or may not be at the party, but can't go to Sanji or Chopper with that excuse), Chopper's photo was definitely taken at the party (notice his expression), however Sanji was busy with keeping up with the food demands during the massive party (can't have a cook's image on the bounty poster).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w6l3M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;party&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how nothing is mentioned. I would say he was nervous and made an honest mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:59:14.287" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:59:14.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6282" CreationDate="2013-12-19T11:59:46.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that this method only worked once before. Hence, it is a tested but not used method. As for the training, the user was supposed to fight the personification of the Zanpakto, or Zangetsu for Ichigo, since for the Bankai one needs the 'materialization and submission of the Soul Cutter'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GlNrq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;start&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned beforehand that the sword around represent the weakness in his heart and with each broken sword he will get stronger. However, he has to survive the complete training first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UkI7H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;training&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:57:10.413" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:57:10.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T14:42:08.107" Score="5" ViewCount="2515" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something I have always wondered, &lt;strong&gt;why is most anime centered on fighting&lt;/strong&gt;? DragonBall Z, RWBY, Bleach just to name a few. I've seen some that aren't, but it seems to be few and far between. Is this something that just relates to the Japanese lifestyle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3029" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T13:37:09.230" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T00:20:26.723" Title="Why is most anime centered on fighting?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6430" CreationDate="2013-12-19T15:07:19.733" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime can be broken into three broad catagories - shounen, shoujo, and seinen. These translate into roughly young guys, young girls, and adults (as in not young people). Most of the &quot;popular&quot; shows are shounen, which contain a lot of action/fighting, simply because that demographic likes that kind of thing more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As can be expected, there are also shoujo shows, which are mostly romance, drama, and romantic comedies. Seinen shows contain themes of psychology, mystery, and other stuff adults are interested in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, you can compare the anime genres to western movie genres, you have big block buster action flicks, aimed towards guys, you have chick flicks for the girls, and you have these thriller/mystery/philosophical stuff for the &quot;sophisticated&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T15:07:19.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T15:18:42.393" Score="6" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was in Japan, I remember seeing products such as razors with Neon Genesis Evangelion on the packaging, which I found a bit weird, considering that it isn't something that (I remember) showed up in the show. I was wondering: is all/a vast majority anime/real life product placement done as a mutual thing as described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4257/have-there-been-any-anime-with-actual-product-placement&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, or are there other agreements that real life companies and anime companies have in terms of representation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T21:47:18.847" Title="Are real-life products always connected to the show they have on their packaging?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6432" CreationDate="2013-12-19T15:26:09.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is simply merchandising, and it has nothing to do with the show itself. It's like being able to buy Tshirts, mugs, hand towels, baseball caps, etc with the name/logo/picture of a character/etc from a certain show. It's to make money from something other than DVD/BD sales or in the case of films, box office take.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In certain cases, there's a marketing collaboration. This is almost always a mutual thing, product gets a bit of marketing by placing the anime into its products (hand cream, champagne, eye drops, shaving razors, etc) and the anime gets a bit of marketing from the people who normally buy this stuff anyways. Depending on the specifics of the contract, there could payment for either the property or advertisement or in some cases, royalties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T15:26:09.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2013-12-19T17:22:40.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a bit of research, and found that Walpurgisnacht is the conglomeration of many witches into one. Akemi Homura may be a key element in Walpurgisnacht since Walpurgisnacht appears out of nowhere. This could possibly be time travel, and the witch that Homura turns into could have eaten/absorbed other witches until she became Walpurgisnacht. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3031" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T23:09:22.343" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T23:09:22.343" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T19:14:36.750" Score="4" ViewCount="5984" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as soon as Madara was revived, Sasuke used Amaterasu on him, and from the scans, it seemed that his armor and his hair was caught in it. But, the next scans showed that the black flames faded away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was he able to do this? He did not have rinnegan to suggest that he absorbed it. If so, how was he able to escape? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3032" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T13:04:06.130" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T14:55:50.507" Title="How did Madara get rid of Sasuke's Amaterasu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6436" CreationDate="2013-12-19T19:27:04.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because of two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madara is still able to absorb Ninjutsu, even without his eyes. Madara has shown this ability several times (Most notably, by absorbing Hashirama's Senjutsu chakra). Madara was shown to use other eye techniques without eyes, such as the Susano'o. So we can assume that those techniques are sort of &quot;awakened&quot; and can be used even without the original requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/T2m3M3f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/T2m3M3fm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madara threw his armor away, which was where most of the fire concentrated. The rest was absorbed by his Preta Path ability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T14:55:50.507" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T14:55:50.507" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T20:57:29.163" Score="3" ViewCount="356" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why isn't Orochimaru releasing the Edo Tensei seal of Hashirama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't that be helpful, as Madara would no longer be able to use his Senjutsu chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3032" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T13:03:18.593" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T13:17:03.450" Title="Where is Orochimaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T21:03:59.860" Score="5" ViewCount="2889" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the last episode in Dragon Ball GT, before we see Goku Jr. fighting Vegeta Jr. at the martial arts tournament, we see Goku going for a ride with the dragon, bidding farewell to all of his friends and after he does so, the Dragon Balls merge with his body. Does this mean he becomes the dragon itself/gains its powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3032" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T00:46:25.173" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T19:00:23.973" Title="Does Goku become the dragon itself at the end of Dragon Ball GT?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6440" CreationDate="2013-12-19T21:04:33.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara has obtained the cells of Hashirama and has them infused into his body, irrespective of what happens to Edo tensei hashirama it will not affect anything with respect to Madara because he has been revived using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://de.narutopedia.eu/wiki/Ged%C5%8D%3a_Rinne_Tensei_no_Jutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rinne tensei&lt;/a&gt; technique of six paths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short madara has both powers of Senju and Uciha and on top of that he is completely by himself (unlike being under Kabuto's control briefly when he was revived). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="104" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T21:10:49.140" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T21:10:49.140" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5713" CreationDate="2013-12-19T21:42:50.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To begin with. Kairoseki is a natural existent stone in the one piece world Although it is pretty rare quiet allot has been used in the form of handcuffs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kairoseki has been said to have the same effect as the sea but this is a bit dependent. Unlike the sea kairoseki is known to come in different desitys and compositions there for the effect of the handcufs might or might not be stronger then the say depending on the composition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like the sea Kairoseki does not totaly negate a devil fruit user. It drains their energy slowly but surely they will be unable to do anything. There for it is possible for a devil fruit user to use his powers underwater aslong as he has some strenght remaining in his body and willpower might also have a bit of a effect on this. Although it still is a bit questionable there where some other exceptions where the user was still able to use powers in some situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, it has been shown that though a Devil Fruit user loses his powers when in contact with the Kairoseki, said powers can still be used on the Kairoseki, as shown seen when Mr. 3's candle wax key could open Kairoseki cuffs and cell doors, though this may be because the locks themselves are not made of Kairoseki or because the wax has no Devil Fruit powers inside it as shown when he unlocked Ace's Kairoseki handcuffs. Another example is when Shiki levitated battleships in Marineford, despite the hulls being lined with Kairoseki. Trafalgar Law was also able to switch Kairoseki chains with regular ones, using his abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this covers most of your questions. Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kairoseki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Onepiece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T21:42:50.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6446" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24565" CreationDate="2013-12-20T01:14:33.047" Score="8" ViewCount="5913" Body="&lt;p&gt;When in Edolas, the story reveals that there is an alternate version of every person there, with similar yet opposite characteristics. One of the main people I could never get a confirmation on being there was Makarov. At one point, a Edolas Fairy Tail guild member says that the Guildmaster is dead, but then later Natsu believes Makarov was the evil king in Edolas. Is it either of them, or is it something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3021" LastEditorUserId="3021" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T04:43:22.703" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T18:11:29.853" Title="Who was Makarov in Edolas?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6440" CreationDate="2013-12-20T01:44:06.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where is Orochimaru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is currently with the Kages helping them heal.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why isn't he releasing the seal on Hashirama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Orochimaru first used Edo Tensei on Hashirama, Tobirama, Sarutobi, and Minato, Hashirama was already not bound to Orochimaru's control. The two contributing factors to this is that Hashirama is very strong and that Zetsu bodies were made of Hashirama cells. Thus releasing the restraint would not matter anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Needless to say, I am pretty sure Orochimaru already released the seal as the rest of the Edo Tensei Hokage's are able to fight against Obito freely. Since Orochimaru is supporting the Shinobi Alliance, there would be no reason for him to keep them restrained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T01:44:06.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6441" CreationDate="2013-12-20T01:46:19.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku did not become the dragon. Grandma Pan saw a glimpse of him watching the fight between Goku Jr. and Vegeta Jr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NOYwt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Pan tried to reach out him, he was gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T21:41:16.273" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T21:41:16.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-20T01:57:47.257" Score="1" ViewCount="3614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always wondered why he changed his gi to a blue top, white belt, and yellow pants. Is this perhaps due Akira Toriyama never creating the actual DBGT series? If so, is there an substantial evidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6HrTE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T03:05:59.460" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T06:14:29.980" Title="Why does Goku wear a different Gi in DBGT?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5054" CreationDate="2013-12-20T03:18:39.740" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the text alone, it would seem that this is an orignal short story, titled &quot;何を忘れたか覚えてますか？ ―Don't Forget to Forget!―&quot;, from the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-8402-2525-0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kino's Journey Artbook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Country of Memories -Their Memories-&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;記憶の国 -Their Memories- Kioku no Kuni -Their Memories-&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the full version &lt;a href=&quot;http://pastebin.com/nsK8p8nx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T03:18:39.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6455" CreationDate="2013-12-20T04:35:09.407" Score="9" ViewCount="2161" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Hachikuji always carries a large backpack everywhere. What's in the bag? And why she always carrying it? Did she also carry it in the LN?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I only watched until episode 5 in Monogatari Series: Second Season, so I don't know if there will be any explanation about this.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xTAhe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T06:20:53.233" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T07:23:18.510" Title="What's inside Hachikuji's bag?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4789" CreationDate="2013-12-20T04:56:31.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The actual rooftop garden does not seem to exist, but there is a likely model for this building, which is located northwest of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.jp/maps?q=%E5%85%AD%E8%A7%92%E5%A0%82%E9%A0%82%E6%B3%95%E5%AF%BA&amp;amp;hl=ja&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=35.007713,135.760255&amp;amp;spn=0.000922,0.001671&amp;amp;sll=35.02334,135.752764&amp;amp;sspn=0.235887,0.42778&amp;amp;brcurrent=3,0x6001089aca8356fd:0x9d248930a86f0a64,0&amp;amp;hq=%E5%85%AD%E8%A7%92%E5%A0%82%E9%A0%82%E6%B3%95%E5%AF%BA&amp;amp;t=h&amp;amp;z=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this temple&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K0FFE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rooftop Garden&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be a private building this is a school that teaches Ikebana/華道. It's likely this rooftop area is not open to the public. This seems to be the closest match to the building depicted in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T05:02:52.280" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T05:02:52.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3808" CreationDate="2013-12-20T06:46:49.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The light novel doesn't give much context about the machine, and just describes it as a 小さな機械 (lit. small machine/apparatus).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One assume by the location ns accessories (hose) that it's for watering the garden. Since the inhabitants of this city are all hikikomori-types, it would make sense for machines to do all the work, life watering the plants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T06:46:49.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6451" CreationDate="2013-12-20T07:23:18.510" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she also has the backpack in the Light Novel. When she decided to visit her mom after a long time, she put memories in there to make her mother happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a quote from the Mayoi Snail Arc in the LN (BakaTsuki translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She neatly bound her own hair and filled her favorite backpack full of old memories hoping to delight her mother with them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the end she died with her backpack on, so she still carries it after her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T07:23:18.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6449" CreationDate="2013-12-20T08:35:52.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He wore this even during the last episodes of dragon ball z when he went off to train with Uub so think it just continued from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3032" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T08:35:52.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6458" CreationDate="2013-12-20T12:10:45.623" Score="3" ViewCount="1746" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaminomi.wikia.com/wiki/Goddesses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TWGOK wikia&lt;/a&gt;, it says that the Jupiter Sisters are named after Roman gods and goddesses. Are they really a group or something? Or did Wakaki-sensei just randomly select and choose a suitable character for them? Do their traits match those of the real gods/goddesses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, is this picture based on a real place?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b7MvL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;caryatid statuary from the TWGOK manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T13:02:25.107" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T13:02:25.107" Title="Are the Jupiter Sisters real?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6457" CreationDate="2013-12-20T13:00:30.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mercury, Mars, Minerva, Diana, Apollo, and Vulcan are all Roman deities, yes. In particular, they are six of the twelve &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dii_Consentes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Consentes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the Roman counterparts of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Olympians&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;twelve major Olympians&lt;/a&gt; of Greek myth. What's a little bit weird is that while there are six female Consentes, that set of six isn't the same as the set of six represented as the &quot;Jupiter sisters&quot; in &lt;em&gt;TWGOK&lt;/em&gt;. Minerva and Diana are female in Roman legend, but the other four are male. (I suppose this is in keeping with the time-honored anime tradition of gender-bending.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the traits of the sisters described on the wiki page you linked are traits that were associated with the deities with which they share their name. For example, legendary Mars is the god of war, while TWGOK Mars is &quot;adept at combat&quot;; legendary Apollo cures illness in many legends, while TWGOK Apollo is &quot;adept at healing spells&quot;; etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same wiki page you linked suggests that the picture you included in your question might be a reference to the caryatid statuary at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erechtheion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Erechtheion&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T13:00:30.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6459" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6460" CreationDate="2013-12-20T13:07:29.967" Score="12" ViewCount="8198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why there are many scenes in anime that take place on roofs, particularly the roof of schools?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;School roof seem to be a popular place for students who want to be alone with no one else there. Sometimes they come in for lunch, or just relax there.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xoik5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Angel Beats!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rowo2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haganai&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xSgvE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kampfer&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WWT6H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Angel Beats!, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kampfer, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also on the roof, but it's hopital roof&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u4V9v.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They even use it for fighting scene&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aaj6b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes there's even a garden on the roof of the school.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I9taY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The World God Only Knows&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any reason why does this common occurrence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T19:12:06.900" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T06:58:52.413" Title="Why there are many scenes in anime that take place on the roof?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6459" CreationDate="2013-12-20T13:21:25.280" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many reasons for people to go to rooftops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One of those reasons would be Combat.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if the characters spend all their time in a crowded school or office&#xA;building, the roof might be the only place that they feel like they have any room to maneuver for a fight. Bonus points if the building has some other reason to be up there, such as a rooftop garden, heliport, or basketball court. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RooftopConfrontation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually the protagonist doesn't want to fight in a crowded place where people might get hurt ( there are some exceptions ). They usually move to a place where the least damage can be done to the surroundings Aka the rooftops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another reason would be alone time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the usual size of homes in Japan, sometimes the only option available to a character who desperately needs to be alone is to climb up and sit on the roof of their house. There they can look up at the night sky and contemplate their place in the universe in peace and quiet. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SittingOnTheRoof&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In allot of story's the main protagonist lives in a crowded city and as described the only place to go would be The roof top&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for schools in japan there are many different layouts. Smaller schools with less place for club activity's might actually place clubs as the gardening club on the roof. Allowing the club to exist without taking to much space away for other clubs making the roof a more pleasant place to stay for students there for preferring them to eat lunch and hangout on the roof more often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other scenarios the school might not use the roof for anything and there will be no attention on the roof. There for making it the perfect place for socially awkward and or weird protagonists to eat there lunch without getting disturbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I left my answer to these 2 specific as your pictures hint the most to these 2 scenarios. if you where to list all potential roof top scenarios this answer would become to broad/big&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T13:21:25.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6459" CreationDate="2013-12-20T13:25:31.537" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The standard Japanese high school design includes an accessible roof, which is seldom locked in any serious way. Access to the roof is almost always explicitly forbidden, but that doesn't seem to stop anyone. Students and faculty will often find their way up to the roof for private lunches, heart-to-hearts, romantic goings-on, secret supernatural battles, or suicide. It has a chain-link fence to keep people from jumping off, except of course for all the people that do.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SittingOnTheRoof&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T13:25:31.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10" CreationDate="2013-12-20T18:17:50.593" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the most important thing to know is that anyone, who knows the Edo Tensei seals, can free themselves from the contract, if given the opportunity. Now, there are multiple ways that one can be unrestricted in Edo Tensei form. These are their opportunities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The grace period when one's soul is released&#xA;(Example: Dan meeting Tsunade)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The revived person is strong enough to withstand the Edo Tensei&#xA;(Example: Hashirama not under Orochimaru's control)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The controller allows the revived person free movement&#xA;(Example: Madara being revived by Kabuto)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some other force is able to place a stronger control over the revived person&#xA;(Example: Kotoamatsukami being used on Itachi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Madara's case, Kabuto had claimed to revive him in a form stronger than his prime. Madara questions Kabuto's ignorance of his prime state and then Kabuto gives Madara full control of his own body in order to demonstrate his abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After Kabuto gave control to Madara, Madara was able to use the Edo Tensei seals to free himself.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pbYHE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="32" LastEditDate="2018-12-20T18:03:22.010" LastActivityDate="2018-12-20T18:03:22.010" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5054" CreationDate="2013-12-20T19:29:09.937" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pages shown in the picture are exactly pages 12 and 13 of the &lt;em&gt;Kino's&#xA;Journey&lt;/em&gt; picture book mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;/a/6450&quot;&gt;the other answer&lt;/a&gt;. Here are&#xA;some photos of my own copy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gO0Ox.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gO0Oxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pages 12-13&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-8402-2525-0/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- 「記憶の国」 -Their Memories-&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;,&#xA;Pages 12-13&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pE8JU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pE8JUl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover and obi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Cover and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_(publishing)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;obi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OHtHQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OHtHQl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pages 0-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Pages 0-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5dVuP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5dVuPl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pages 2-3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Pages 2-3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yP3Ku.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yP3Kul.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pages 4-5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Pages 4-5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="151" LastEditorUserId="151" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T11:19:59.730" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T11:19:59.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-20T20:46:09.467" Score="4" ViewCount="3809" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where can I find this manga: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginga_Sengoku_Gun%27y%C5%ABden_Rai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ginga Sengoku Gun Yuuden Rai&lt;/a&gt;, also known as &lt;em&gt;The Heroes of Galaxy Wars&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Thunder Jet&lt;/em&gt;? I've been looking online for a place to buy this, but cannot seem to find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/atGNs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3048" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T00:43:07.890" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T18:46:24.713" Title="Can you tell me where to find this manga?" Tags="&lt;thunder-jet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6472" CreationDate="2013-12-20T22:23:07.133" Score="23" ViewCount="13804" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that fan-translated scans and scanned official pages are illegal when a manga is released in English, but I was never sure what the rules were if the manga hasn't been released in English. What are the general rules about legality of fan-translations and translations in general for manga going from Japanese to English (or any other language that there are different/specific rules)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T04:27:00.623" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T06:35:16.553" Title="What are the legality rules in terms of manga translations?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;copyright&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6471" CreationDate="2013-12-20T23:09:23.837" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a matter of international copyright law, and as such is fairly complicated and depends on where you live. However, for most of the developed world the laws are fairly standardized and so, if you're willing to paint with broad brush-strokes and ignore technical nuances, the laws are all pretty universal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most countries in the world are parties to trade agreements and copyright agreements. The most famous of these is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berne Convention&lt;/a&gt;, but there are many others. Without getting into too many technical details, what these agreements mean is that countries will respect each other's copyright and intellectual property to some degree. There are certain exemptions, such as fair use, but scanalations definitely don't fit any of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan is a partner to most countries in such agreements. That means that Japanese IP rights-holders can typically file suit against people infringing on their rights even in other countries. Alternatively, one could think about it that Japanese works also retain certain legal protections overseas, so that e.g. a U.S. manga scanalator would still be breaking the law. These laws are typically pretty broad and include a lot of different artistic media (e.g. anime) and other works which are under the protection of IP law. So, for all practical purposes, if you're distributing or obtaining copies of manga which are not officially licensed, you're probably breaking the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Licensing status doesn't have any legal bearing on the copyright status. Licensing is a separate issue of whether other companies may create and distribute the work (usually overseas). An unlicensed work is still probably protected under international law though. However, there are practical issues related to the cost of undergoing such legal proceedings and the fan backlash that make legal action unlikely, especially in the case of unlicensed series where the rights-holder typically has little to gain financially. This story can change drastically when more parties (e.g. sponsors) are involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime News Network has a good introductory sequence of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2013-02-15/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;articles about legal aspects of anime&lt;/a&gt;.  Of course, there are practical differences between anime and manga. Specifically, anime producers usually have both greater ability and interest in protecting their IP than manga producers. However, at least at the basic level, there's essentially no legal difference between the protections afforded to the two. Here's what they have to say about fansubbing in cases like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common question that arises, is the legality of downloading a show that is not licensed or has not been released in the United States (or wherever the person may reside) yet. Although this matter is less and less of a concern for new shows thanks to streaming efforts through Hulu, Crunchyroll and other services, it is a common response from many fans of a show that they have no other means of watching it short of importing the DVDs or blu-rays from Japan (which may or may not have subtitles, let alone a dub).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact of the matter is however that even if a show is not licensed for release in the United States it is still protected in the United States. Several international treaties exist between nations that afford creators in one country protection of their works and rights in another. These conventions include the Berne convention, UCC Geneva, UCC Paris, TRIPS and WCT. Both Japan and the United States are signatories on all five of these agreements. Without going into the specifics of each treaty, this generally means that anime, made and produced in Japan but not yet released in the United States is STILL protected by United States code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What fans may not be aware of, that by distributing an anime title in the United States that has not been licensed they are potentially violating the copyright of several other related companies. Anime frequently involves several sponsorships in order to fund a project. These company logos and product placements are subject to copyright or trademark protection as well and the display of their products or symbols violates intellectual property law. Thus, although one might stream an episode of Code Geass thinking that the only company they have to worry about is Bandai, Pizza Hut may in fact file an action for the use of their logo without permission. Tiger &amp;amp; Bunny is chock full of advertisements from Pepsi to Amazon all of whom have rights in their trademarks and images that may be infringed when displaying the original work. This is additionally true for music which can often be a separate license when a show features a musical artist who is using the series to promote their band or latest single which is often why many videos on YouTube of an anime have their audio removed by YouTube when the artist request as such. These licensing agreements can even affect a domestic distribution as was the case with Funimation's release of Haré+Guu which lacked the ending song ohashi by Eri Umihara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll also point out that while fansubbers and scanalators are almost certainly legally in the wrong, the number of cases related to this is quite small. There are several reasons for this. For one, the Japanese industry is built to sell merchandise in Japan, so they have little interest in prosecuting cases overseas. The licensing industry, on the other hand, was built around an already extant culture of fansubbing, and so they've always just factored that in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bigger reason this doesn't happen is probably that the backlash that would occur against a licensing organization which did this is probably more costly than whatever they stand to gain. Even the backlash against Funimation for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-25/funimation-sues-1337-bittorrent-users-over-one-piece&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;joking about suing fansub downloaders&lt;/a&gt; was pretty significant, and I doubt they're really interested in repeating that again. Legally speaking though, they would probably be within their rights to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T23:09:23.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6471" CreationDate="2013-12-20T23:09:25.563" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty straightforward issue. If you live in a country that is a signatory to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_convention&quot;&gt;Berne Convention&lt;/a&gt; (which is most countries), you are required to respect Japanese copyright law (and likewise, Japanese people are required to respect your country's copyright law). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese copyright law (like most copyright law) forbids the unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted works,&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; which is an integral part of any scanlation. As such, any scanlator who has not obtained permission from the copyright holder of a manga before scanlating it is in violation of Japanese copyright law.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; The fact that the manga has not been released in English is immaterial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are exceptions to copyright, of course, but none of them are really applicable to the issue of scanlation. Fair use, in particular, is not a defense - the wholesale copying of the entirety of a copyrighted would never be considered &quot;fair use&quot; by a court. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course, whether or not scanlation is &lt;em&gt;ethical&lt;/em&gt; is a separate question altogether.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; See, for example, articles 21 and 49 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=1&amp;amp;re=02&amp;amp;dn=1&amp;amp;x=-1015&amp;amp;y=-319&amp;amp;co=01&amp;amp;ky=copyright&amp;amp;page=13&quot;&gt;the Copyright Act&lt;/a&gt; (official English translation). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; This answer does not address works that have lapsed into the public domain. There is no legal barrier to scanlating public domain works. The problem is that Japanese law (Copyright Act, article 51) specifies that works lapse into the public domain 50 years after the death of the author, and nobody today is scanlating manga drawn by people who died before 1963. So, for practical purposes, public domain doesn't really enter into the whole scanlation issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T23:09:25.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6497" CreationDate="2013-12-21T00:22:48.493" Score="5" ViewCount="6231" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime I've been watching lately, I see a lot of episode 0s popping up, which usually are published after the final episode and usually are not very comprehensible unless you have watched the series itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this originate from and why do they do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sample show:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8wKYf.png&quot; alt=&quot;list of Kyousougiga episodes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T23:42:17.700" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T23:42:17.700" Title="Where does the idea of &quot;Episode 0&quot; originate from?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6479" CreationDate="2013-12-21T01:49:06.117" Score="4" ViewCount="7271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Bartholomew Kuma want to take Luffy's head after the Thriller Bark Arc? Wasn't he a member of Revolutionary Army and secretly working for his father Dragon? If it wasn't for Zoro, Luffy would have died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T13:39:41.717" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T01:30:22.367" Title="Why was Bartholomew Kuma after Luffy's head at the conclusion of the Thriller Bark arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6474" CreationDate="2013-12-21T01:50:06.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know that many or most anime use the Episode 0 format, but a few exceptionally popular series will do whatever they can to continue making money. Extra DVD episodes with full box sets, Episode 0 prequels, theater-release movies are all ways anime series can continue to maintain fan interest after the series has finished on TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other ways series keep or increase fan interest is licensing goods, radio shows, Drama CDs, live events and manga creator appearances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime is a corporate product and corporations want to make money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T01:50:06.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6476" CreationDate="2013-12-21T03:14:33.063" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bartholomew Kuma was a undercover member of revolutionary army, he cannot just say to the marines that he wont kill Luffy. Similarly, Straw Hat Pirates and Rolling Pirates (Lola's group of pirates) heard the order of the marines and Kuma can't just take a risk of blowing his own cover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence he pretends to fight them all, since that also gives him a chance to check the loyalty of his crew and what are there potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T01:30:22.367" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T01:30:22.367" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6481" CreationDate="2013-12-21T10:42:52.947" Score="5" ViewCount="3290" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the 5th Hokage went into a coma for weeks, Danzo popped up nominating himself as 6th Hokage, which he in fact became..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But years before that, when the 3rd Hokage deceased the Hokage post was empty for weeks too.. Why didn't Danzo take that chance? Was he aware that Sannins would be given a chance first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T12:00:46.417" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T13:30:46.413" Title="Why wasn't Danzo nominated for 5th hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6480" CreationDate="2013-12-21T13:30:46.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hokage get decided by the hokage before him.&#xA;Hiruzen started looking for a successor &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After serving as Hokage for many years, Hiruzen started looking for a successor to the title. While he hoped to be able to give the position to Orochimaru, he saw that he only was interested in the power it offered. Though he turned to Jiraiya, Hiruzen instead named Jiraiya's student Minato Namikaze as his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Jiraiya originaly chosen by the 3th hokage. and the fourth dying before being able to choose a new one, the village returned to Jiraiya whom once again turned down the offer an found a replacement for him instead in this case tsunade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Tsunade went in a coma there where no legendary sannin left to fill in this blank the village dident know what to do. And this is where Danzo stood up and offerd to be the 6th hokage which in these desperate times got approved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my sources&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruzen_Sarutobi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hiruzen&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Danz%C5%8D_Shimura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;danzo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T13:30:46.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6482" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-21T13:52:32.883" Score="4" ViewCount="495" Body="&lt;p&gt;In manga, chapter 647, I saw that First Hokage's wood clone was able hear the discussion between original (Edo-Tensei) Hashirama and Madara Uchiha. Is this possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen that Yamato's wood clone was &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; able to communicate with his original, that's why he was using earpiece. I also know that, once the shadow-clones are &lt;strong&gt;cancelled&lt;/strong&gt; the original user will get its experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:13:54.897" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:13:54.897" Title="Can a clone be in sync with its original user when it is still active?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5713" CreationDate="2013-12-21T14:15:04.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kairoseki, as stated, &quot;gives off a wavelength that is the same as the sea itself&quot; (not the solid form of sea) and is used to somehow disable the devil fruit powers of the users (only when it is in direct contact with them). As for the story, it only stated that the devil fruit uses are completely rejected by the sea and just drown, nothing is mentioned about cancelling out the devil fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, devil fruit users are afraid of the sea (immobilizes them), and kairoseki (cancels out their powers), and they emit almost same wavelengths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the origin, nothing is mentioned in the story. Same is the case is with the Devil Fruits. They just exist in the One Piece's world like a natural thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As asked in the question, the effect only seems more effective because the user becomes incapable of using devil fruit powers, making the user completely normal human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This however raises another question whether the devil fruit user will drown in sea while in contact with kairoseki, to which I would like to know myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T14:15:04.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6490" CreationDate="2013-12-21T15:26:46.723" Score="3" ViewCount="4955" Body="&lt;p&gt;This guy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HtfV0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hades&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's wearing same uniform with other student. His first appearance is when He knocked Akira down with a rock. He saw Kouhei Arita stabbed Masaru Tsuchiya (Pilot) in the chest. But &lt;a href=&quot;http://cageofeden.wikia.com/wiki/Hades&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his identity was never revealed&lt;/a&gt;, there are also several &lt;a href=&quot;http://edennoori.wikia.com/wiki/Hades&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interesting theories about him&lt;/a&gt;. Who is this guy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T22:27:45.253" Title="Who is Lord of Hades?" Tags="&lt;cage-of-eden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6424" CreationDate="2013-12-21T15:40:28.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated, it's not like he is taking no damage, but rather that the damage and the healing are going on side by side. Madara was only worried that he might have a hard time manipulating it. Still, even if the level of power may be a joke, healing is healing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWEl2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;worry&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke did manage to stab him in the arm but at that time Madara was blind - maybe he was not able to dodge in time, or maybe he was not worried about the injury. Besides, this also gave him time to talk to Sasuke and invite him to his side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iwn3H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;blade&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the healing part, we only see Madara after the attack, not during it, and he also stated before that Hashirama didn't need hand signs to heal his injuries, and now that power belongs to him. He does not have to concentrate, he can just do it subconsciously. Besides, Madara does have Susano to protect him from physical attacks, so he doesn't have to form the big one. He can just form a small shield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EVtn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;power&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:52:05.187" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:52:05.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6488" CreationDate="2013-12-21T16:17:34.697" Score="5" ViewCount="4621" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ho2o7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Kizaru does a physical attacks (such as kicking or punching) Does he, or atleast a part of his body transform back into his normal form ? Won't he hurt himself attacking at the speed of light ?  I don't quite understand the concept of the speed of light, but I think attacking with the speed of light like that he will break his own body. How is he able to do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T23:56:18.147" LastActivityDate="2019-01-28T21:00:34.110" Title="Is Kizaru really able to kick at the speed of light?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6486" CreationDate="2013-12-21T17:12:01.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the wikia states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;all of his attacks are based on the element of light; such as firing energy blasts from his fingertips or feet with extreme accuracy and precision. His power is very destructive, causing huge explosions and easily destroying buildings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically kicks with great 'energy' . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T17:12:01.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6486" CreationDate="2013-12-21T17:21:26.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this has something to do with his own physical ability in combination with his devil fruit. But over all I don't think the attacks have a big of a strain on his body to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His devil fruit the &lt;a href=&quot;https://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pika_Pika_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pika Pika no Mi&lt;/a&gt; allows him to turn into light and manipulating light around him. As he can manipulate the light around him to reduce weight  he could use this fact in his kick to reduce the weight and make up with speed reducing the actual impact on his own body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second of all Kizaru is a highly trained admiral with amazing physical abilities&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a Marine Admiral, Kizaru holds the title of the strongest fighter within the World Government and Marines. He possesses great physical strength, capable of holding down Whitebeard's bisento with just one foot, and is capable of fighting Rayleigh and Whitebeard equally despite their Haki abilities. Kizaru got struck by a &quot;Haki&quot;-wielding Marco, and experienced little damage from the physical blow. His powerscaling places him comparable to Akainu, who managed to deflect blows from Whitebeard with difficulty. &lt;a href=&quot;https://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Borsalino&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he might just be able to sustain it with his training. Which would mean that in longer extending battles his power usage would go down or even not usable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And my third point would be the fact that it is a Logia type of fruit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Logia user can be shattered, split, or otherwise separated into multiple parts, sometimes down to the size of dust, and reform without injury. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition to their ability to become their element, Logia users can generate limitless amounts of their element and control it at their whim, giving them fearsome attack abilities. &lt;a href=&quot;https://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Logia type enhances a user/owner in a totally different scale to begin with. The huge enhancement made by the Logia fruit might already be enough to not sustain injury by his own ability due to the amazing regenerative abilities he has gained with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T18:46:50.833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:46:50.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2013-12-21T17:30:48.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo cannot seal his sword for a few reasons &#xA;1. His seal state was destroyed by byakua&#xA;2. He dosent know how&#xA;3. His spiritual pressure most probably stops him from doing so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and kempatchi has already stated his sword does not have a sealed state due to his sirritual pressure. It maybe not a full shikai state but it isnt a sealed state possibly closer to how umichicas acts as he can partialy release his shikai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3062" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T18:57:16.093" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T18:57:16.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6484" CreationDate="2013-12-21T17:39:23.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question where we will mostly likely never get a proper answer on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the publishers no longer liked cage of eden so the author was forced&#xA;  to rush everything. Therefore leaving a bunch a plot holes and having&#xA;  to come up with a conclusion as fast as possible. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/65225551?page=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It probably has a rushed ending because the manga may have lost the&#xA;  required ranking to keep being published, which means they more than&#xA;  likely only gave for a few more releases to wrap the series up. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=39089&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to not making enough sales the manga has had a rushed ending forcing the writer to close it up as soon as posible. There for leaving indeed a bunch of plot holes and unused potentionals such as hades. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T17:39:23.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6482" CreationDate="2013-12-21T19:13:03.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand this you need to dive a bit deeper into the wood style cloning technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A clone that is created by using chakra to alter the user's own cells into vegetation. The clones can be as simple in function as a wooden dummy for use in the Body Replacement Technique or completely mobile and able to perform techniques. They have the ability to travel far from the user and are able to communicate with the original. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wood_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on how complicated you make the wood clone yourself it will even be able to communicate. Yamato also should be able to communicate with his wood clone, although this might be harder for him as he does have some of hashiramas cells. But is not as strong/ chakra rich as him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because they share the same cells, Yamato is able to track its location, communicate with it over long distances, and absorb any information it has gathered by laying his hand on it. Yamato can also use a seed form variant to this technique that operates in the same way: he is able to track anyone that he plants the seeds on by its response to his chakra. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T19:13:03.877" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6469" CreationDate="2013-12-21T21:52:25.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yesasia.com/us/the-heroes-of-galaxy-wars-vol-27/1001825898-0-0-0-en/info.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the YesAsia website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has several volumes of the manga you requested for sale for around $12 (€9). These releases are only in traditional Chinese and Japanese. As for English copies, I do not believe there are good sources to buy from as of now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T01:51:07.517" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T01:51:07.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-21T22:30:30.287" Score="7" ViewCount="2965" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do remember what it is about but forgot the name of it. Here's some info about it: there is a girl that moves into a hotel. Then the servant for her is a guy and the guy has been waiting for her his whole life. It turns out this hotel is a supernatural hotel and the guy has a superpower of a dog or something like that. When the girl was little her mum and dad always spent time with her sister so she was jealous. Then I think her dad finds her a husband when she was little. She starts to write him letters. He stops and makes his servant (the guy from the start) to write her letters back and pretend that it is him. The servant starts to fall in love with her. Then he stays at the hotel and is her servant. Then the future husband comes to the hotel and stays for a bit, spending time with her. However, she hates him because he stopped writing letters back to her.          &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I know about it. Please if you get what I've written and know what it's called please let me know. It would help a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3063" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:29:09.913" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:29:09.913" Title="What's the title of this anime about a girl and her servant in a hotel?" Tags="&lt;inu-x-boku-ss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:36.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6495" CreationDate="2013-12-21T23:15:14.967" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging on your preferences, it might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11013/Inu_x_Boku_SS&quot;&gt;&quot;Inu x Boku&quot;&lt;/a&gt; which is aired in Winter 2012. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T23:15:14.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6474" CreationDate="2013-12-21T23:37:36.553" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on a google search for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amyanimelist.net+%22episode+0%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:myanimelist.net &quot;episode 0&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, we find the following episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3456/Candy%E2%98%86Boy_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Candy Boy Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (a pilot, airing 6 months before &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4535/Candy%E2%98%86Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Candy Boy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nichijou Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (a pilot, airing a month before &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10165/Nichijou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nichijou&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10897/Boku_wa_Tomodachi_ga_Sukunai_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haganai Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (a pilot, airing a few weeks before &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10719/Boku_wa_Tomodachi_ga_Sukunai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haganai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8740/One_Piece%3a_Strong_World_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece: Strong World Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (a prequel to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4155/One_Piece%3a_Strong_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece: Strong World&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2346/Ichi_The_Killer%3a_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koroshiya 1: Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (not sure about this one - Japanese Wikipedia says that it's about Ichi's past, so I guess it's a prequel?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2346/Ichi_The_Killer%3a_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hakuouki Hekketsuroku Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (a recap of the first season, and hence a sort of &quot;prequel&quot; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9065/Hakuouki_Hekketsuroku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the second season&lt;/a&gt;, which aired a week later)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4156/Ichigo_Mashimaro_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ichigo Mashimaro Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; (not sure about this one; it may be worth noting that it's called &quot;Prologue&quot; rather than &quot;Episode 0&quot; in Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;UN-GO Episode 0 - Inga-ron&lt;/a&gt; (a prequel to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10798/UN-GO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;UN-GO&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20723/Kyousou_Giga_%28TV%29_Specials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kyousougiga Episode 0&lt;/a&gt; is a recap of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/15359/Kyousou_Giga_%282012%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Kyousougiga ONAs&lt;/a&gt;, which are sort of pilot-y with respect to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/19703/Kyousou_Giga_%28TV%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kyousougiga cour-length anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of prequels and pilots&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; here. Prequel episodes typically occur chronologically before &quot;episode 1&quot; in terms of show timeline, while pilot episodes typically occur chronologically before &quot;episode 1&quot; in terms of the real world, and so it makes sense for either a pilot or a prequel to be numbered &quot;episode 0&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; By &quot;pilot&quot;, I mean any short piece that airs before a longer anime, whether or not it's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_pilot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pilot in the US television sense&lt;/a&gt;, so this label includes teasers, animation test runs, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T23:37:36.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6505" CreationDate="2013-12-22T04:45:10.327" Score="3" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Kairoseki nullifies the Devil Fruit powers and sea immobilizes the Devil Fruit users. So hypothetically, what will happen if a Devil Fruit user tries to swim while he/she is in contact with Kairoseki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T21:27:25.907" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T21:27:25.907" Title="Will a Devil Fruit user swim if he/she is in contact with Kairoseki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-22T06:57:37.597" Score="6" ViewCount="1722" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/juQNg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know who the girl with the cat ears is or what anime she is from?&#xA;The one between Shana and Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3067" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:23:24.937" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:23:24.937" Title="Can anyone tell me what anime this nekomimi girl is from?" Tags="&lt;tayutama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T08:17:33.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6502" CreationDate="2013-12-22T07:13:37.640" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some image cropping and Google reverse image search, I almost instantly found her to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character.php?id=18191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mashiro Mito&lt;/a&gt; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayutama:_Kiss_on_my_Deity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RzuIi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T02:46:30.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T02:46:30.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6502" CreationDate="2013-12-22T07:13:57.137" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the character Mito Mashiro, the main heroine from the visual novel/eroge &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayutama:_Kiss_on_my_Deity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity&lt;/a&gt; by studio Lump of Sugar. It has a 2009 anime adaptation, but I think the image posted is taken from the VN directly. She is the incarnation of a goddess, and her goal is to bring harmony between humans and a fictional supernatural race called Tayutai. She also falls in love with the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a similar picture from the visual novel. It's a slightly different pose, but I think it's clear that it's still her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UUzOf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mito Mashiro&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="275" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T21:53:20.977" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T21:53:20.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6501" CreationDate="2013-12-22T07:22:57.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They can't. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kairoseki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sea Stone&lt;/a&gt; drains the Devil Fruit user's body of energy rendering them unable to move (as if they were paralyzed), and negates their Devil Fruit powers (but not the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#Side_Effects_of_Devil_Fruits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cursed side effects&lt;/a&gt;). This is the same effect as if they were exposed to the ocean. Since they can't move or breathe underwater without &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Coating#Flutter_Kick_Coating&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;special assistance&lt;/a&gt;, they will ultimately drown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T07:22:57.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6507" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6508" CreationDate="2013-12-22T08:42:37.233" Score="5" ViewCount="489" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinichi jumps into a burning building in Episode 12 to save a copy of this &quot;rare&quot; issue. He also mentions it in the classroom before it burns down. Given this is a show with parody and otaku historical moments, what event is this referring to? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T09:51:52.140" Title="What's so important about &quot;Comptiq, october issue&quot;?" Tags="&lt;outbreak-company&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6507" CreationDate="2013-12-22T09:51:52.140" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This year's October issue of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Comptiq magazine&lt;/a&gt; was in extremely high demand because it came with a bonus artbook for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantai_Collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/a&gt;, a web game featuring naval vessels as cute girls,&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; which is the latest mega-craze among otaku in Japan.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Apparently, tons of people were hoarding this issue in order to get multiple copies of the artbook.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; The character on the right side of the cover is a parody of Kongou, a popular character from Kantai Collection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quite a timely joke, really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addendum: here are the covers of the parody of Comptiq (&amp;quot;Comptiqle&amp;quot;?) shown in the show and the actual Oct 2013 issue of Comptiq. (Click to view full-size.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BJkfy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BJkfym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Oct 2013 Comptiqle cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nIugO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nIugOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oct 2013 Comptiq cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Not to be confused with the &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; thing featuring naval vessels as cute girls, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/18893/Aoki_Hagane_no_Arpeggio:_Ars_Nova&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arpeggio of Blue Steel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-26/kantai-collection-moe-card-battle-game-gets-anime-new-manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;It's getting an anime soon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; See, for example, this piece: &lt;a href=&quot;http://seventhstyle.com/2013/09/11/havoc-ensues-over-battleship-bishoujos/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Havoc Ensues Over Battleship Bishoujos&lt;/a&gt; (warning: SeventhStyle; NSFW). Because SeventhStyle is awful (but unfortunately the only English-language commentator on this I can find), here is some episodic commentary that mentions the joke (in Japanese): &lt;a href=&quot;http://anicobin.ldblog.jp/archives/35774503.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some blog&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://animesokuhou777.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-849.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some other blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T09:51:52.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5713" CreationDate="2013-12-22T11:46:32.967" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q. It is said that the Kairoseki is just a solid form of the sea and have the same effect as the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kairoseki is a naturally occurring (though apparently rare) substance that can cancel out Devil Fruit powers and weaken Devil Fruit users. It &lt;em&gt;gives off a wavelength that is the same as the sea itself&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q. But why does Kairoseki weaken and negate devil fruit's power, like when a DF user is handcuffed or touched by it, it drains their energy and they lose their ability (Logias can't transform when handcuffed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of sea water, I think it just drains their energy but never negates their ability (e.g. Luffy can still stretch to use elephant gun to knock out Kraken).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When comparing two different things, the comparisons should be based on the &lt;strong&gt;same terms&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, you mentioned that Logia users can't transform when they are handcuffed with Kairoseki, but then, &lt;em&gt;they can't transform when they are in sea either&lt;/em&gt;. So this example does not prove that Kairoseki is more powerful than sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, coming to the Luffy example &lt;em&gt;(Paramecia type)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that both Kairoseki and sea weaken Luffy's strength, but we have seen that they do not cancel off his power, i.e. Luffy doesn't have enough strength to use his powers on his own. That is why the strength of his punch weakens when he uses the Elephant gun on Kraken as it goes out of the bubble and makes contact with the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it even more clear, I'll give a better example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When in Arlong park, as Luffy was about to drown in the water, &lt;em&gt;Nojiko&lt;/em&gt; had to stretch Luffy's head out in the surface, to try to get him to breathe again. From this it is clear that a DF user (Paramecia type at least) only loses his strength and not his abilities even when under water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same way, when handcuffed with Kairoseki, Luffy loses all his strength and is unable to use his abilities by himself. We have not seen any case where someone tried to pull Luffy and was unable to because he was tied to Kairoseki. Thus, there is still a chance that even with the Kairoseki in direct contact with the user, their abilities can be made use of, but by somebody else, and not by the user themselves as they are totally drained out of energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; This answer doesn't answer the question &lt;em&gt;Why is Kairoseki's effect more powerful than the sea?&lt;/em&gt; directly, but rather provides some evidence to show why Kairoseki's effect wouldn't exactly be greater than the effect of sea on a DF user. I used two examples, that of a Logia and a Paramecia type DF user to compare and show the same. Thus the answer would have to be, &lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kairoseki's effect is not more powerful than the sea&lt;/em&gt; as we do not have any proper evidence to support such a claim. They both emit the same wavelength and thus, quite fittingly, have the same effect on the DF users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update:&lt;/em&gt; To support my answer even further, I found an interesting piece of information on the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yami_Yami_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yami Yami no Mi&lt;/a&gt;. You can see that (emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most unique and frightening advantage of the fruit is that the user also has the ability to nullify the powers of other Devil Fruits by simply touching the user and draining them of their abilities. All types of Devil Fruit, be it a Paramecia, Zoan or Logia, are affected by this, though Logias are most affected as they can no longer become intangible by transforming into their respective element. &lt;strong&gt;This nullification truly seems absolute, as though the Devil Fruit users had never gained their powers at all. This was shown when Luffy's stretching powers were canceled on touch, unlike the effect of a body of water or seastone, both of which just inhibit a person from controlling their powers. It was shown earlier when Luffy was stuck underwater that his neck could still be stretched above the water's surface, and that Busoushoku Haki would simply nullify the defensive aspects of a Devil Fruit such as intangibility and the malleability of rubber.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T04:49:13.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-22T14:52:27.963" Score="5" ViewCount="777" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xIs0T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Think it's a manhwa but don't know which one so I was wondering if anyone could please tell me where it's from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3071" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:35:10.120" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:35:10.120" Title="Can anyone tell me the name of this manga?" Tags="&lt;shin-am-heng-eo-sa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T05:37:48.417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6511" CreationDate="2013-12-22T15:07:03.257" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shin Am Heng Eo Sa (Shin Angyō Onshi) Manhwa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangawolf.com/shin-am-heng-eo-sa&quot;&gt;Check here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T15:07:03.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6516" CreationDate="2013-12-22T16:42:09.633" Score="6" ViewCount="1942" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tower of God&lt;/em&gt;, people's names changed from one chapter to the next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jahad to Zahard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lahel to Rachel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3068" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-05-28T16:38:08.420" LastActivityDate="2021-05-28T16:38:08.420" Title="Why do people's names change in Tower of God?" Tags="&lt;tower-of-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4031" CreationDate="2013-12-22T17:07:11.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the silver coin in question has more silver in it, it is worth much more. So the current coin that everyone is using is about to increase in value. It is because the area is making more coins with less silver in them there, making anyone with the current coin want to keep it because the value will soon go up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kid who talks to our main protagonist tells him that the coin will decrease in value due to the area making a coin with more silver, which is the complete opposite of what will happen. So the people with the current coin who have this info will want to get rid of the current coin ASAP. So they will sell it to people for a low amount of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where that trading company comes in. They buy the coins that are really about to increase in value. So, in the end, they make a profit, and the traders given false info have been cheated out of a great deal of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3073" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T05:54:44.360" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T05:54:44.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6514" CreationDate="2013-12-22T17:59:12.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Name changes could be for a few different reasons. Most of the time, however, the English spelling differs because two different translators just decide to spell it differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Korean, there is no Z sound. There is only a J sound, so words with the J sound like Jahad might be translated into Zahard depending on the translator's interpretation. As for the additional R in the name, that is really up for interpretation as well because English soft A sounds can be spelled like that. &lt;strong&gt;In this case, Zahard and Jahad will produce the same sound in Korean despite the English spelling differences. The spelling difference was only due to translator interpretations.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Lahel to Rachel, this is a somewhat different case. Lahel is actually how the name sounds phonetically (pronounced lie-yell). Rachel is the English conversion of the name. It is like how the name Steven is Etienne in French. &lt;strong&gt;Lahel in Korean translates to Rachel in English.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T17:59:12.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-22T22:03:58.923" Score="17" ViewCount="4158" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching one of the Monogatari episodes - Mayoi Jiangshi 2 (Second Season episode 8).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B5yef.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A funny-looking Araragi; subtitled &amp;quot;What&amp;#39;s with this creepy guy? He&amp;#39;s crying blood and standing straight up.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene the style Araragi is drawn with changes radically, as does his hairstyle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the bloody eyes and seemingly explosive hair look so distinctive makes me feel like I'm missing a reference here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T17:43:02.187" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T10:34:41.197" Title="Who is Araragi supposed to look like in this scene?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6518" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-23T00:46:56.553" Score="8" ViewCount="43599" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kuma seems to have a good enough relationship with Vegapunk. Vegapunk was able to grant him his final wish as a human being, which was to program Kuma to protect the Straw Hats ship until their return. It is very likely that Vegapunk highly respects Kuma's strength, as he modified Kuma to be the prototype Pacifista, and he let Kuma do things that go against the World Government, as well as granting him his last wish by including a mission into his programming that Kuma himself had requested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is even shown that the bible he holds is his trademark. If that is true why would he sacrifice his consciousness along with his humanity if he lived life cherishing something that very much so represented humanity, freedom and free will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he much admired the prospect of free will, going as far as wanting his last wish to protect the Straw Hats ship, why would he even agree to losing his humanity and getting modified to a fully-fledged Pacifista?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever mentioned or is it just some extremely personal relationship stuff shared between Vegapunk and Kuma?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2739" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T15:07:55.273" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T18:22:40.553" Title="Why did Bartholomew Kuma allow Vegapunk to turn him fully into a pacifista?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6525" CreationDate="2013-12-23T06:42:54.423" Score="4" ViewCount="1317" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand, summoning requires blood sacrifice, contract and chakra from the jutsu user. Only Nagato (Rinnegan user) is the exception because he uses the Animal Path. He doesn't require hand seals or blood sacrifice.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did the Edo Tensei reanimated Second Mizukage summon the Giant Clam without blood sacrifice? &lt;strong&gt;I assume Edo Tensei bodies don't have blood.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lceSg.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Second Mizukage and his clam&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T10:28:48.957" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T11:33:58.710" Title="How did the Edo Tensei reanimated Second Mizukage summon the Giant Clam?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-23T07:38:23.783" Score="1" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching to the end of the anime of &lt;em&gt;Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai&lt;/em&gt;, I still don't entirely understand the DJ Condor segments. They seemed to be some sort of radio narration of the story, but also had a great deal of stuff that was clearly not actually occurring. The end-of-episode previews were mostly stuff from the next episode, but the segments at the beginning of the episodes seemed usually disjoint from the story and random. They're mostly inconsistent with the story as they involve characters interacting who have never actually met (as far as I could tell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some reasonable canonical interpretation for what these segments are supposed to mean (either based on the anime or the VN), or are the just totally random? Does it have to do with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Youji hiding in the abyss of his own mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cJpo3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T07:38:23.783" Title="What exactly were the DJ Condor segments supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;oretachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6529" CreationDate="2013-12-23T09:06:03.143" Score="8" ViewCount="40914" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the second OVA, and I have some doubts. Are the OVAs a spin-off of the series? If not, when in the story line are they set? Are they before R2 or after?. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a scene in the second OVA where we see Lelouch and Susaku in a train. Lelouch seems to be pretty hurt, and Suzaku looks at him with indifference. At the end of the second OVA they get out of the train and Lelouch calls himself as &quot;Julius ...something.&quot; This actually blew my mind. I thought that the first scene was a connection with the end of the first season (when Suzaku and Lelouch fire each other), but apparently not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the connection with this scenes? Or are the OVAs an spin-off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2425" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T13:42:44.593" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T01:52:47.047" Title="Where does Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito fall in the story line?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6522" CreationDate="2013-12-23T09:25:53.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He probably summoned the clam the normal way with blood. The anime / manga probably just skipped the summoning scene because this isn't a major character and the panels could be better filled with other scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edo Tensei reanimated characters do in fact have blood. I believe there are a few examples, but the only one that comes to mind at the moment is Itachi's eyes bleeding after using Amaterasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T09:37:15.687" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T09:37:15.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6522" CreationDate="2013-12-23T10:40:01.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to perform Edo Tensei you need a host. While Kabuto illustrated how Edo Tensei is performed to Tobi, you must have noticed that Kabuto used a host for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the ET is successful, the body will retain the properties of Edo Tensei jutsu, i.e. the body cannot be destroyed (for instance, if the body is cut or if it was pierced, it would wrap itself with tiny bits of paper, it cannot be felt by the reanimated souls).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the host (&lt;strong&gt;which is present inside ET's body&lt;/strong&gt;) does contain blood. With help of that, any person under the influence of ET can perform Kuchiyose no Jutsu. &lt;strong&gt;Don't forget that Edo Tensei is a Summoning Technique in itself.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mizukage is a high level shinobi, so he doesn't need to perform any handseals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ist Reference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Click&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://animemagics.wikia.com/wiki/Ninpo_%E2%80%A2_Kuchiyose_%E2%80%A2_Edo_Tensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;to know more about Edo Tensei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IInd Reference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Click&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;to know more about Edo Tensei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T11:33:58.710" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T11:33:58.710" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6528" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-23T14:23:00.423" Score="8" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;S&quot; quincy has the special ability to fully recover from damage after hearing the cheers of his followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, how did he recover from his wounds after destroying his eardrums in his fight with the Captain of the 3rd Division?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3084" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T22:40:58.257" Title="How did the &quot;S&quot; quincy heal his eardrums?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6524" CreationDate="2013-12-23T21:17:06.063" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In answer to your question, Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled (Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito) is set during the 1 year gap between the 2 Anime Series of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion set during the time when Britannia was putting pressure on their EU Front&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another peice of evidence to show that Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled is set in between the 2 series is Suzaku's apperance as he is a member of the Knights of the Round at this time and also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; at the end of R2 Suzaku is supposedly dead in the public and assumes the role of Zero. this ruse would be foiled if Suzaku is seen alive in puiblic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Julius Kingsley, he is infact a brainwashed Lelouch as revealed in Episode 3. the brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as &quot;Lelouch&quot; reappears briefly, also his Geass has yet to be sealed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0M2Mt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lelouch Reappeaering&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T22:15:30.183" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T22:15:30.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-24T00:07:16.147" Score="13" ViewCount="947" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ninth episode of Death Note, a Shinigami, Zellogi, decides to &amp;quot;check out on Ryuk&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dYh3a.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A conversation with another group of Shinigami goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Who'd want Ryuk as a pet? He's not even cute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Haha, you're right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-So, what kind of human is it? Male or female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Who knows. I wonder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-I'll find out myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagined that he would go to the human world and make some appearance there, but as far as I know, he doesn't. What happened to him? What did he do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T03:37:29.760" Title="What happened to the Shinigami Zellogi?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6553" CreationDate="2013-12-24T02:48:13.007" Score="4" ViewCount="1125" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tsukihime, Tohno Shiki is able to see &quot;death&quot; with his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception in not just living things but in objects as well. Aoko explains to him that all objects, both living and inanimate, inherently have &quot;death&quot; when they are created. In parts of Tsukihime it's shown that Tohno Shiki can cut these lines of &quot;death&quot; to destroy objects. For example, when he fights Roa at the school in the Arcuied Route/Anime he destroys an entire hall with just his knife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryougi Shiki, after she woke up from her coma as obtained the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. However we only ever see her use it on living things or things that were once alive (like the Ghosts that were with Kirie Fujou or her Ghost Body, the Corpse the Wraiths possessed, or the Wraiths themselves when they were in Ryougi Shiki). The only time we ever see her &quot;cut&quot; anything which wasn't alive is when she fights Fujino Asagami and &quot;cuts&quot; the incoming use of her Mystic Eyes of Distortion or when she cuts Souren Araya's Rokudou Kyoukai. However these are more &quot;conceptual things&quot; rather than &quot;inanimate things&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tohno Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were essentially broken because he couldn't turn them off and had to use Touko's Mystic Eye Killers, which Aoko had stolen. He also gets headaches when he isn't wearing the Mystic Eye Killers or when he tries to understand the Existence of Inanimate Objects (the dot where the lines of death meet), the latter causing even worse headaches. Ryougi Shiki's however seem to be normal. Touko ends up teaching her how to turn them off (they were always on when she woke up in The Hollow Shrine, turned off temporarily when she damaged her eyes but by Overlooking the Scenery she could turn them on and off at will) and would have told her about seeing death in other things explaining her ability to understand cutting Rokudou Kyoukai or Fujino's attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Ryougi Shiki see &quot;death&quot; in inanimate objects like Tohno Shiki can?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T02:43:21.480" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T08:58:32.960" Title="Can Ryougi Shiki see &quot;Death&quot; in inanimate objects?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6536" CreationDate="2013-12-24T03:03:05.900" Score="5" ViewCount="2550" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kara no Kyoukai and the Tsukihime games, the characters who can see death have the first name Shiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ryougi Shiki: &lt;strong&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/strong&gt; - Obtained from being overly exposed to Akasha while in a Comma dying &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tohno Shiki: &lt;strong&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/strong&gt; - Obtained from almost dying when attacked by SHIKI &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tohno SHIKI: &lt;strong&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/strong&gt; - Obtained from being with Roa (unsure if Roa has to be dominant as he was in Near Side Routes, SHIKI is dominant in Far Side Routes) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nanaya Shiki: &lt;strong&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/strong&gt; - Derived from Tohno Shiki as Nanaya is an aspect of Tohno's personality and brought into the world though TATARI's powers (used by White Len)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if the name Shiki has relevance to death or being able to see death. (From my understanding, neither Roa or Tohno SHIKI have the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, just the understanding of it through Roa's many reincarnations.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T02:45:30.520" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T04:03:29.827" Title="Does the name Shiki have some sort of relevance to Death?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6534" CreationDate="2013-12-24T04:37:20.597" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is probably related to the fact that &quot;shi&quot; is death in Japanese. The kanji for death is &quot;死&quot;, however, which does not appear in any of the names of characters you listed. The word would still be associated with death, (as shown by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5694/why-does-the-hospital-in-another-have-no-fourth-floor&quot;&gt;tetraphobia&lt;/a&gt; that appears throughout Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those characters are all from Type-Moon series, also, so the connection may also come from that fact. Tsukihime and Melty Blood are directly related, existing in the same world, while Kara no Kyoukai is not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T04:37:20.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6539" CreationDate="2013-12-24T06:18:57.707" Score="5" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary for, for example, Kabuto (the Edo Tensei user) to know all the hand seals and adequate knowledge on other techniques to control and fully utilize the reanimated person per his wish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it just a matter of &quot;controlling a person somehow and use him&quot;? What I observe is even when being controlled physically, mentally the reanimated character is reluctant (sometimes except few exceptions). Then, if the mind is not under Edo Tensei user's control, how does controlling work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T14:57:01.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:48:29.653" Title="Does the Edo Tensei caster need to know all the hand seals to use the reanimated person?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6537" CreationDate="2013-12-24T09:49:50.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it isn't needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither Kabuto nor Orochimaru can use the Wood element, they don't know and cannot use all the Kekkei Genkai of the users they reanimated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Controlling works by setting a goal for the reanimated person. &quot;Kill them all&quot;, &quot;Fight to hold them off&quot;, &quot;Go to that point in the battlefield&quot;. The reanimated person will now do anything on his own to complete that goal, even if it is against his own will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T09:49:50.267" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6537" CreationDate="2013-12-24T10:00:39.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to perform any jutsu you need to perform proper handseals to accompolish the result. Kabuto needed to know the hand seals for ET provided he should also make himself aware of the reanimated soul's skills, too. If these two conditions are provided, ET can perform better (&lt;strong&gt;I did say better, not the best&lt;/strong&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;Remember Kabuto was recalling the skills of Nagato ET while he confronted with Naruto, Itachi and Bee.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ET is a forbidden jutsu and the first person to use that was Second Hokage (Nidaime). The result was much better when Orochimaru performed it, but it didn't give optimum result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto's ET is kind of weird as he gave some liberty to reanimated souls. They can think as long as the jutsu controller doesn't control their mind. In this case they were allowed to perceive the world and react to it. Therefore (&lt;strong&gt;and this is the important part&lt;/strong&gt;) if the reanimated souls motive is similar to the person performing ET (&lt;strong&gt;in this case, I am referring to Kabuto&lt;/strong&gt;), then performer's work for controlling the souls would be less and easier as soul's motive and performer's are same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto's ET was scalable, too. He was sitting in the cave and visualizing the entire war scene through Reanimated Soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By which I conclude that even if the mind is reluctant towards ET, their physical movements will always be under the control of ET [&lt;strong&gt;this was the common denominator for all ET performers (Nidaime, Orochimaru and Kabuto)&lt;/strong&gt;]. Remember the Zabuza's ET where he told Kakashi that he can't control his movements although he was barely able to think? Same goes for Asuma's ET, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T03:48:29.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:48:29.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-24T10:15:36.233" Score="10" ViewCount="48589" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only know about the anime, so I'm basing this question on that. Toradora's anime aired in 2009. In 2011, a side story OVA was released with the Bluray collection of the series, titled &quot;The True Meaning of Bento&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Bento no Gokui&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This side story has little to do with the main plot, so in principle it can probably go in a lot of places in the story. However, I'm wondering if there's a canonical answer for when these events occured (or if they are intended to be canon at all). I don't know if anything similar happens in the light novels or if there has been official commentary on where it falls (preliminary searches all didn't turn anything up), but either of those would be sufficient for this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this OVA canon, and if so, when in the story does it occur?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r7r1hm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T19:49:49.253" Title="Does the Toradora OVA fit canonically in the main storyline?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-24T11:20:35.187" Score="6" ViewCount="6927" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi had special abilities with his Susano'o: Yata Mirror, Sword of Totsuka and Yasaka Magatama.&#xA;Because Sasuke has Itachi's eyes, wouldn't he be able to use those abilities as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3093" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T18:45:43.427" LastActivityDate="2020-03-03T16:08:07.320" Title="Did Sasuke get all of Itachi's special abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6543" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6544" CreationDate="2013-12-24T13:49:31.443" Score="10" ViewCount="1189" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a certain art director whose art I absolutely love. I can name a few episodes and shows I saw his touches in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shin Sekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; - episode 5 and 10 (dunno if any further).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Kimi no Iru Machi&lt;/em&gt; - mostly in the beginning, also opening, fewer scenes in the latter part.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Casshern Sins&lt;/em&gt; - many scenes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His works are very distinct and have many traits to it. Among others they're:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angles. He uses a lot of different angles everywhere. Characters are rarely drawn in straight angle, the camera is looking from either higher or lower point. Sometimes it's also rotated a bit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He focuses on faces a lot, putting emphasis on the eyes. Faces cover most of the screen whenever a character is talking and there's no other action going on. Also apply angles argument to that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scenes just belong to a certain character, having only him and nothing else apart from the plainish background on the screen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emphasis on body movement, especially hands and posture.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dynamic scenes consist of characters moving from one part to another, rotating from side to side. Sometimes background is still while character is moving on the screen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is his name and what other works did he work on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T19:58:19.660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T19:58:19.660" Title="Who did the art direction on for these episodes and scenes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;&lt;kimi-no-iru-machi&gt;&lt;casshern-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6543" CreationDate="2013-12-24T17:42:07.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oMPdh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Junichi Hayama&lt;/a&gt;. He was the animation director for episodes 5 and 10 of Shin Sekai Yori as well as on staff for the other 2 shows you've listed. Some of his other works fall into the same characteristics you listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see some of his art from a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=Junichi+Hayama&amp;amp;safe=off&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbo=u&amp;amp;source=univ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=fce5Ur_XOeG3sASIlYCQBA&amp;amp;ved=0CDYQsAQ&amp;amp;biw=1065&amp;amp;bih=1111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google image search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among other works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Afro Samurai: Resurrection (movie) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be-Bop-Highschool (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(The) Big O (TV) : Animation Director (ep 21)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Casshern Sins (TV) : Animation Director (eps 10, 17, 22), Key Animation (5 episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Certain Magical Index (TV) : Key Animation (OP1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cobra The Animation: The Psychogun (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dokidoki! Precure (TV) : Key Animation (ep 7)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachi (movie) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dream Eater Merry (TV) : Key Animation (OP; ep 13)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EX-Driver the Movie : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fist of the North Star (movie) : In-Between Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fist of the North Star (TV) : In-Between Animation (4 episodes), Key Animation (3 episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fist of the North Star 2 (TV) : Animation Director (7 episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From the New World (TV) : Animation Director (eps 5, 10), Key Animation (eps 5, 10)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gaiking: Legend of Daikū-maryū (TV 2/2005) : Illustration&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gu Gu Ganmo (TV) : Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam Build Fighters (TV) : Key Animation (OP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gunsmith Cats (OAV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Himitsu no Akko-chan: Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri (movie) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(The) IDOLM@STER (TV) : Key Animation (ep 9)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler : Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OAV) : Storyboard (ep 8), Character Design (eps 1-13), Chief Animation Director (eps 9-13), Animation Director (eps 1-2, 6-8), Cover Art, Key Animation (eps 2, 5-7, 13)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (movie) : Director, Character Design, Chief Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kimi no Iru Machi (TV) : Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (OP; ep 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Locke the Superman: Mirror Ring (OAV) : Character Design&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lupin III: Stolen Lupin (special) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manyū Hiken-chō (TV) : Animation (OP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (TV) : Key Animation (eps 40, 49)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam UC (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mysterious Girlfriend X (TV) : Animation Director (ep 9)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nessa no Haou Gandalla (TV) : Character Design&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New Fist of the North Star (OAV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Odin - Starlight Mutiny (movie) : In-Between Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel: Final Fantasy VII (OAV) : Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pachislo Kizoku Gin (TV) : Character Design&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Paranoia Agent (TV) : Animation Director (ep 9 [&quot;TKO&quot;])&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Penguindrum (TV) : Key Animation (ep 18)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokemon Heroes - Latias &amp;amp; Latios (movie) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Psychic Wars (OAV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rurouni Kenshin: Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sailor Moon R Movie: Promise of the Rose : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sailor Moon SuperS Movie: Black Dream Hole : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Seiya Omega (TV) : Key Animation (ep 51)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakigake!! Otoko Juku (TV) : Animation Director (8 episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Raoh-den Gekitō no Shō (movie) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Toki-den (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (TV) : Key Animation (ep 25)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Star Driver (TV) : Animation Director (eps 9, 18)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Street Fighter Alpha (movie) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toriko (TV) : Key Animation (OP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transformers (U.S. TV) : In-Between Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transformers: Scramble City (OAV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Votoms Finder (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wolverine (TV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(The) World God Only Knows Season Two (TV) : Key Animation (ep 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X-Men (TV) : Animation Director (ep 9), Key Animation (OP; ep 12)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu (OAV) : Key Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV 2/2000) : Animation Director (eps 94, 124)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T17:53:02.107" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T17:53:02.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-24T17:49:58.500" Score="1" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring specifically to the 2004 &lt;strong&gt;Tetsujin 28&lt;/strong&gt; spin-off and the accompanying 2007 movie &lt;strong&gt;Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Mid-day&lt;/strong&gt;. You'd think that the movie must be early in the TV series because of the characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ryuusaku Murasame is still alive in the movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but at the end of the movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Chief Chloroform was killed, when he was seen in the TV series well after Ryuusaku was killed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the whole thing with Shotaro's &quot;brother&quot; doesn't even come up at all in the TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the movie and TV series different continuities (though the description has them both adapted from the same Manga by Yokoyama Mitsuteru)? Or do they somehow fit together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T17:49:58.500" Title="How does the Tetsujin 28 movie fit into the series?" Tags="&lt;tetsujin-28&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6528" CreationDate="2013-12-24T21:04:46.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He receives the benefits of the cheering even though he could not hear the cheers of James as seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/562/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/562/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/562/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T21:04:46.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-24T22:31:45.650" Score="8" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched Robotics;Notes. The manga not yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A monopole fell from the sky. And later, lots more begun raining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a recurring theme in the series that there was a solar flare cooking up, so I was under the impression that it was also making funny things in the earth's atmosphere kinda explaining the monopoles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later in the series we find out that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There is no solar flare at all. All the info about it is fake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's up with the monopoles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My next guess was that it was part of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kimijima Kou's plan to make the whole solar flare thing more realistic by somehow synthesising monopoles and throwing them off the sky (somehow)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm not sure if that's confirmed in the series or the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T22:40:35.620" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T22:43:45.340" Title="Why were monopoles raining?" Tags="&lt;robotics-notes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6548" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T00:18:48.337" Score="6" ViewCount="2452" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally, Asagi seems to have reddish-orange eyes, but under certain circumstances they change to a bright red color. This happens, for instance, when she is hacking into the Nalakuvera. The change is a bit subtle and I'm not even sure if it's intended or if it's just a combination of different lighting and inconsistent animation, but it is at least noticeable. Here's a comparison shot with the two most extreme examples I could find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tC41F.png&quot; alt=&quot;difference in eye colour&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this change actually occurring or is it an animation error? If it is real, what is the meaning behind her eyes changing color?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T04:26:29.993" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T18:20:36.257" Title="Why do Asagi's eyes change color?" Tags="&lt;strike-the-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T03:33:15.700" Score="4" ViewCount="829" Body="&lt;p&gt;She usually says the phrase &quot;how shallow-minded&quot; (あさはかなり,asahaka nari). Is the fact that &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Shiina#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;she came from the past (a.e Feudal Japan) and was born in Ancient Japan&lt;/a&gt; has something to do with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tMEGB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T03:45:11.760" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T19:00:44.063" Title="Why does Shiina always say &quot;how shallow-minded&quot;?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6551" CreationDate="2013-12-25T07:24:18.320" Score="10" ViewCount="8652" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Light Yagami use the Shinigami eyes? Couldn't it have been an easy task for him? Was it his arrogance and overconfidence? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, was he not willing to sacrifice half his lifespan, thinking it would be a loss for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't it have been a wiser step to choose the Shinigami eyes and make life easier than playing and risking around his life? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-10T18:16:50.883" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T06:36:55.993" Title="Why didn't Light use Shinigami eyes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6550" CreationDate="2013-12-25T07:46:55.500" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Light_Yagami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuk offers to make a deal with Light for the “Shinigami Eyes.” Light refuses the deal, stating that &lt;strong&gt;he needs to live in order to rule over his utopian world&lt;/strong&gt;. He asks Ryuk if there is anything else that he should know about the Death Note, and Ryuk says probably not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T01:56:12.297" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T01:56:12.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T10:03:03.817" Score="5" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Unbreakable Machine Doll, Raishin has certain spells which seem to command Yaya to take certain actions. Assuming I haven't misunderstood the Japanese words, he first calls out an elemental attribute, then a number, then something like an attack style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the elements he's choosing from are just the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%ABrinkazan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fuurinkazan&lt;/a&gt;. I might guess that the number affects how strong the attack is, but they also always seem to be significant numbers in Eastern culture and tradition so it could be something different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really know what all the possible styles are or what they do. It also seems that there are certain special attacks which don't exactly fit this pattern, e.g. the finishing move Yaya uses on Eliza in episode 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly do these spells/commands work?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To be clear, I'm looking for a more in-depth explanation of what exactly they do and what all the possible options are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1oLgQl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T14:26:40.993" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T19:56:22.053" Title="How do Raishin's spells for commanding Yaya work?" Tags="&lt;unbreakable-machine-doll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6533" CreationDate="2013-12-25T10:15:09.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on what you mean by &quot;inanimate.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, intangible objects like words cannot be &quot;killed&quot; because they do not exist. A phenomenon like a storm cannot be killed, but the particular event (rain/wind/clouds) can be dispersed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tsukikan.com/tmdb/tsukihime-dokuhon-plus-period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukihime Dokuhon Plus Period&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; book, Nasu makes mention that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryougi's Shiki Mystic Eyes is superior to Tohno's. She (unlike Tohno) is able to perceive the death of just about anything, however she is limited to what she perceives as &quot;alive.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So take something like a chair, which is seen as &quot;alive,&quot; because it's not broken. Ryougi would see lines on a new chair, but not on a broken chair, because she believes that it is already &quot;dead.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this notion only applies to her perception of the &quot;living&quot; as opposed to if something &quot;has life.&quot; Even though Kirie Fujou's ghosts were &quot;dead,&quot; they could still be killed because they are &quot;alive&quot; in the sense that they could interact and interfere with the real world, as if they were alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, Araya's barrier is linked to his body, so when Ryougi cut it, it's like cutting a part of Araya (this is why he is in pain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T08:58:32.960" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T08:58:32.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5562" CreationDate="2013-12-25T14:47:50.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three answers that may be what Kirito said in the season finale &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Something about Sachi's death and the guild&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From the creator of the game Kayaba Akihiko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Said something from his friends&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3105" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T05:00:26.467" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T05:00:26.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6583" CreationDate="2013-12-25T15:44:32.380" Score="3" ViewCount="1763" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find it kind of weird since a sophisticated drawing style suddenly becomes very cartoonish/simplistic. It's like a break. And the features of the face change. I noticed this in a couple of series now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T05:27:25.030" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T07:33:15.297" Title="Why does the drawing style in manga or anime often change when a character is displaying big emotions?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6557" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-25T17:35:43.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://crunchyroll.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; website&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchyroll&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:59:26.420" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:59:26.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6558" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-25T17:35:43.153" Score="0" Body="Crunchyroll is an online service that streams anime in English. Use this tag only for questions about Crunchyroll as a service (not for questions about anime that you happen to have watched on Crunchyroll). " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T14:58:29.160" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T14:58:29.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6559" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-12-25T18:19:06.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LdTxN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amnesia is a Japanese visual novel series by Idea Factory.It is an anime television series adaptation of a PlayStation Portable Otome game (Dating Sim Game) called Amnesia aired in Winter 2012 - 2013 .&#xA;For more information about Amnesia, see refer following sites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia for Amnesia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amnesia-anime.wikia.com/wiki/Amnesia_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Amnesia Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T14:16:18.933" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T14:16:18.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6560" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-12-25T18:19:06.320" Score="0" Body="Amnesia is a Japanese visual novel series by Idea Factory." OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T14:16:14.330" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T14:16:14.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T20:59:15.827" Score="11" ViewCount="5727" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a song that starts playing at around 13:04 in episode 5 and lasts for about 20 seconds. It doesn't have any lyrics, and it's not &quot;Stories&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to track down this song and am slowly going mad. I haven't been able to find it on any of the official OSTs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3109" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T05:59:42.267" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T00:19:11.940" Title="What's this song in Code Geass episode 5?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6528" CreationDate="2013-12-25T22:40:58.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Mask_De_Masculine#cite_note-38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Superstar's ability:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Superstar (英雄 (ザ・スーパースター), Eiyū (Za Sūpāsutā); Japanese for&#xA;  &quot;Hero&quot;): Mask gains a considerable amount of zeal, stamina, and&#xA;  strength when he has at least one other person cheering him on, enough&#xA;  to send two captain-level Shinigami flying with a single strike.&#xA;  He grows durable enough to become resistant to a repeated direct&#xA;  attack from Kensei's Bankai. The power also allows him to&#xA;  regenerate from damage, with James's cheers healing his damaged&#xA;  eardrums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's indeed strange, as he could not listen to James cheering, but as you can see it's never mentioned the word &quot;hear&quot; or &quot;listen&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can assume that he don't need to listen to the cheers. James only had be there, cheering, that's enough to active his ability.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T22:40:58.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6579" CreationDate="2013-12-26T01:31:32.983" Score="2" ViewCount="1527" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo Godfathers, we know that Hana is sick. She's shown coughing up blood several times and ends up in the hospital at one point in the movie. It's not clear to me what it is that she's sick with. I wasn't paying attention to all the details, so it could have been said, or this could have just never been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do we know what sickness was afflicting Hana?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gJTsgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T19:10:39.320" Title="Do we know what Hana is sick with?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-godfathers&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2013-12-26T06:53:04.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does nobody remember the scene where the narration goes something like &quot;Little did I know, that was the last summer that we would ever spend together.&quot; (not word-for-word)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This points to her death.. I was already prepared for heartbreak of that nature when I read that way back. I think the lights at the end are to symbolise him slipping into a dream; as was characteristic of him, to fulfil certain fantasies. This time, a dream in which the mystery girl is the still-living Kurumi and not some other boring full-breasted creep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God I hate that ending. Great manga otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3111" LastEditorUserId="7864" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T00:57:23.223" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T00:57:23.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6569" CreationDate="2013-12-26T07:21:05.740" Score="8" ViewCount="3460" Body="&lt;p&gt;Till now it's shown that Naruto is good in Wind Element alone but Naruto's Kyuubi chakra affected the Wood Style technique used by White Zetsu and even Captain Yamato's Wood Style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;If that's the case, then why can't Naruto use Wood Element technique?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Why does Kyuubi chakra affect the Wood element alone?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T17:57:03.440" LastActivityDate="2018-05-22T15:31:24.883" Title="How come Naruto's Chakra responds to Wood Elements?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5769" CreationDate="2013-12-26T08:06:33.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ed uses his martial abilities to create openings for him to use alchemy. If he outright use alchemy, the enemy would have already known what to do with him. Besides, alchemy is a really loud fighting style when used straight offensively and Ed, most of the time, don't want wanton destruction as much as possible. Ed uses alchemy discretely in some cases too (brittling Greed's armor) but even then alchemy still creates those flashy lights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1725" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T08:06:33.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6567" CreationDate="2013-12-26T08:39:02.333" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&quot;&gt;From the following Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever Naruto is in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Wood Release techniques&#xA;  will react to the Yang chakra's life-giving properties and mature into&#xA;  full-grown trees within a matter of seconds, either by contact or&#xA;  close range.This was also shown to have the same effect on White&#xA;  Zetsu Army clones, whose genetic make-up is similar to that of&#xA;  plants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Naruto himself doesn't directly control the effects his yang chakra has on the wood element or the white zetsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Yang Release (陽遁, Yōton; Viz &quot;Light Style&quot;) techniques, based on&#xA;  the physical energy that governs vitality, can be used to breathe life&#xA;  into form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Naruto is not explicitly using the wood element technique, as with the first hokage, yamato or the white zetsu, rather it's the yang element chakra that is resonating in the wood elelemt that provides the wood element the vitality to grow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T10:14:37.013" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T10:14:37.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3916" CreationDate="2013-12-26T08:44:30.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think MAD and AMV is one. MAD is shorted for &quot;music anime douga&quot;, similar to &quot;anime music video&quot; aka AMV. There's lots of pages saying that these two are actually one kind of fan-made video, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3113" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T08:44:30.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6571" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6572" CreationDate="2013-12-26T10:31:55.100" Score="12" ViewCount="91846" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will the series be aired again? If yes then when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3114" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T12:28:18.923" Title="When will the airing of Fairy Tail episode 176 begin?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6571" CreationDate="2013-12-26T11:09:22.713" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is definitely starting. It was on a hault because the anime had nearly caught up with the manga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It will be coming anytime in 2014.&lt;Br&gt;&#xA;The dates hasn't been revealed yet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/07/11/fairy-tail-anime-set-to-return&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; from Crunchyroll has information about the return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Fairy Tail is definitely returning with advanced animation and some more suspense :P&lt;br&gt;&#xA;----UPDATE----&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced&#xA;  on Wednesday that the new anime adaptation of Hiro Mashima's manga&#xA;  Fairy Tail will premiere in Japan on April 5. New episodes will air on&#xA;  6 TV Tokyo networks every Saturday at 10:30 a.m.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-28/new-fairy-tail-tv-anime-slated-for-april-5&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="2416" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T06:12:31.750" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T06:12:31.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6219" CreationDate="2013-12-26T11:49:51.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she did (Yaya is a banned doll, as Charlotte discovers &lt;code&gt;Manga, anime&lt;/code&gt;). Banned Dolls are created using living parts or a whole living organism, human or otherwise (like Frey's dogs). The best banned dolls use human parts, and the machine dolls (Yaya supposedly is one) are made from living humans altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Anime episode 12, talk between Magnus and the teacher.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouko is shown in a flashback bargaining for Raishin's body (part of the reason she left Yaya with him to begin with) so she could make more automata &lt;code&gt;also episode 12&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all Magnus' dolls, Elf Speeder's butler &lt;code&gt;ep12&lt;/code&gt;, Setsugestuka, and probably cannibal candy&lt;code&gt;she could use magic independently inside the vault.&lt;/code&gt; were once living people (or parts of) turned into automata. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's not even go into the ethics discussion... XD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T19:06:38.230" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T19:06:38.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T13:57:38.520" Score="2" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;I vaguely remember the manga saying it was the Emperor that came out. So then my following questions is why won't they reveal what the Emperor truly looks like?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, how can there be two separate Emperors - one from Pandora's box and Chibi Emperor following Ogami around? Shouldn't they merge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who exactly did Pandora's box produce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T13:57:38.520" Title="Who exactly came out of Pandora's box?" Tags="&lt;code-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6563" CreationDate="2013-12-26T17:30:37.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never revealed outright but it is implied to be AIDS. We know that Hana used to have a boyfriend named Ken who died (and caused Hana to drift away from the drag queen club). When asked if Ken died of AIDS, Hana glibly replies &quot;No, he slipped on the soap&quot;. So the implication is that Ken &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; die of AIDS and probably passed it on to Hana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T17:30:37.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T19:45:29.727" Score="22" ViewCount="177087" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, the series, we see Misa Amane standing near the edge of a building. She incurred a lot of grief due to Light Yagami's death; after all, she was one of the most devoted to him. She went through continuous torture and suffered for light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Misa commit suicide?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3101" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T20:04:11.207" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T07:47:17.613" Title="What happened to Misa Amane in the last episode?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6580" CreationDate="2013-12-26T19:59:23.857" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's strongly implied that she committed suicide. (in the Anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's actually two things going on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, she was grieving for Yagami's death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She also had her remaining lifespan cut in half twice from two eye trades. Once with Rem and once with Ryuk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having halved her life twice, it's hardly a coincidence that she would die so quickly. The fact that there's a concept of &quot;remaining lifespan&quot; already implies some sort of predetermination in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T20:05:09.447" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T20:05:09.447" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6580" CreationDate="2013-12-26T20:03:26.317" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;This write-up over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_misa_amane_kill_herself&quot;&gt;WikiAnswers&lt;/a&gt; is pretty good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to 13: How to Read, Misa loses her memories related to using the Death Note and retains her love for Light. Since it is in the nature of a Death Note user to &quot;suffer misfortune&quot;, Misa falls into despair after someone &quot;like Matsuda&quot; &quot;probably let it slip&quot; that Light died. When she regains her memories by Rem telling her Rem states that if Light tries to harm Misa in anyway she will kill him. Misa responds &quot;I don't exactly want to be loved by a Shinigami, and if Light died I couldn't live on without him. There's no way Light would kill Misa-Misa. And why would you go so far for me.&quot; Most likely foreshadowing events to come because Light does die. Despite fan rumors, the cloaked woman who appears at the end of the manga is not Misa, but an unnamed follower of Kira. Misa's fate is not shown in the manga at all; she was last seen staying at the Teito Hotel. Ohba stated that this was simply because he did not have a situation to fit her in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be that the scene from the anime is in the future, because light dies on April 28, 2010, and Misa died on February 14, 2011 (Valentines Day) according to Chapter 110 &quot;How To Read&quot; profiles of the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no clear evidence for the suicide on the roof, but there's really little reason someone would be standing on the edge of a roof, on the other side of the safety railing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T20:03:26.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6556" CreationDate="2013-12-26T20:10:02.943" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have access to Scott McCloud's &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0060780940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Making Comics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; manga section you can read a long essay on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum it up, Japanese comic's drawing is much more subjective than their traditional European and American counterparts. Where those put emphasis on character poses and their location on the scene, manga highlight the feelings told on facial and body expressions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese comics are usually purposely unrealistic in this style, even when the manga is realistic, serious and everyday themed. When a character is having intense feelings, his eyes sparkles, when he is shaken by bad news a thunder appears behind him and his eyes and pupils vary in size depending on the emotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuing with this tradition, the super deformed (SD) style was introduced in mangas and quickly adopted. Characters' expressions are exaggerated, the body shrinks and the head is enormous, normally expressing some intense emotion (probably anger, but many others). This is used even in serious comics, usually as a comic relief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? It must be understood in the previously mentioned subjectivity of manga and anime. It has no story meaning (even if the character picks a big hammer), the change of body proportions don't happen in reality, it only counts as the expressed feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that even when the manga or anime don't use SD style, the style, the body proportions and the face are usually somewhat flexible and subject of emotions (instead of super-deformed they are just deformed). Compare to many other forms of subjectivity, like the one dealing with time or distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T07:33:15.297" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T07:33:15.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T20:29:17.770" Score="6" ViewCount="2534" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rem warned Light not to hurt Misa or it would kill Light by writing his name in it's Deathnote, but Ryuk had mentioned in the last episode as well as before that either Ryuk would kill Light or that Light would die after living his natural lifespan. As Ryuk has to kill him, was Rem's warning a bluff?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, couldn't Light, being a genius, see through his bluff?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3101" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2013-12-27T01:11:41.150" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T01:36:07.057" Title="Was Rem's warning fake?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6584" CreationDate="2013-12-26T21:24:50.847" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rem warned Light, but later Misa told Rem not to harm him, that she would rather die first. So Rem, in order to preserve Misa's happiness,couldn't kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light, being a genius, learned how to take advantage of the situation, and used Rem on his plans, manipulating her like any other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2013-12-27T05:15:17.143" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T05:15:17.143" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7911" CreationDate="2013-12-26T23:30:27.833" Score="6" ViewCount="4141" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be noticeable tension between the class teacher and student Sasazuka (dark haired boy in white shirt), but he gets sent to stand in the hallway far too often without apparent reason. Is there some backstory to that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mT0yd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T03:47:06.300" Title="What's up with Sasazuka always getting sent to stand in the hallway?" Tags="&lt;strawberry-marshmallow&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-27T04:49:51.543" Score="22" ViewCount="51953" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always been wondering: why do female voice actors act for male characters in anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Mayumi Tanaka for Luffy, Takeuchi Junko for Naruto, even Goku's voice actor (Nozawa Masako), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When there are such good male voice actors (for example the ones for Zoro, Sanji, etc.), why do the main leads get female actors?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any specific reason or is it just the way it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T14:52:20.710" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T00:17:59.357" Title="Is there any specific reason why female voice actors act for male roles in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2013-12-27T05:22:35.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly I do not believe this could fit into the chronology of the series simply due to how the characters in the anime change throughout. I watched the movie and the series within 24 hours to try and figure out how they could fit together and simply could not see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3128" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2013-12-27T06:09:08.543" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T06:09:08.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6589" CreationDate="2013-12-27T05:22:49.637" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is common for pre-pubescent male characters who haven't had their voice drop yet. To have people voice male characters like that, the two choices, in general, are having a woman voice them or having a pre-pubescent boy voice them. It's a lot easier to find good good women to voice the boys than to find good young boys. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Voice actors for child roles are sometimes selected from renowned youth theatrical companies, such as the Troupe Himawari. In most cases, adult female voice actors play child roles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also not unique to Japan. Bart Simpson, for example, is voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Cartwright&quot;&gt;Nancy Cartwright&lt;/a&gt;, who also voiced characters such as Chum Chum from Fanboy &amp;amp; Chum Chum. Timmy Turner is voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Strong&quot;&gt;Tara Strong&lt;/a&gt;. There are numerous other examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T05:22:49.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6589" CreationDate="2013-12-27T05:26:40.253" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is somehow related to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3259/how-common-is-it-for-men-to-voice-women/3260#3260&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes, an animated character is better suited for being voiced by&#xA;  a voice actor of the opposite sex. Maybe a higher voice is needed for&#xA;  a male, or a lower voice for a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A common variant for this is for young boys, usually 12 and under, to&#xA;  be voiced by an adult woman. This is because real little boys' voices&#xA;  deepen when they go through puberty. Not to mention that it's easier&#xA;  to find experienced actresses than experienced prepubescent male&#xA;  actors. The producers don't have to deal with child labor laws that&#xA;  limit the amount of time a child can spend in a studio, either. Women&#xA;  are often able to maintain the role longer, as well, since their&#xA;  voices don't change like a growing boy's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are exceptions, of course — sometimes an adult man or an actual&#xA;  child will voice a little boy. In films, this is the rule rather than&#xA;  the exception, as voice recording for a film generally takes much less&#xA;  time than for a TV series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And on a related note, sometimes, for comedy purposes, a deep-voiced&#xA;  woman will be played by a man. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossDressingVoices&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, female seiyuu voice acting as a male character is much more&#xA;  common than male seiyuu voice acting as a female character probably&#xA;  because it is easier for women to lower their voice's pitch than a man&#xA;  to make his voice's pitch higher like that of a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why female dubbers mostly get the main role, aside from the fact that female voices' are more flexible in acting than those of males', popularity also is a major factor. There are many female dubbers that are also in their singing career so it kinda boost up both the anime and the dubber's popularity by having that person get a main role. But I think the flexibility of females' voices are the main reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T05:26:40.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5431" CreationDate="2013-12-27T06:11:27.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering this myself. I think there's a theory that Naegi is actually dead and this is his purgatory. We never find out what the most despair inducing event in history is because Naegi died before he could find out. He's the one who has a pretty generic high school ability. Hopes peak academy could actually be the test whether he makes it to heaven or hell in the afterlife. When they all leave we just see a shining light but no sense of the outside world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about it, the school is perfectly looked after and the fridges are all restocked daily. But who could do that? If instead we picture it as a purgatory scenario it just sets the stage for Naegi to show he can overcome despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think he shows up in the ending credits along the dead characters to show that he's actually dead and when they all appear at the end it means they were all dead. But they made it to the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3129" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T06:11:27.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6245" CreationDate="2013-12-27T06:47:47.760" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She got her weapon from Madoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a question for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen_Urobuchi&quot;&gt;Gen Urobuchi&lt;/a&gt; (Puella Magi Madoka Magica writer) at a &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Nitro+_Q&amp;amp;A_Panels_at_Animagic_2013&quot;&gt;Nitro+ Q&amp;amp;A Panel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: Did Homura get her weapon from Madoka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A: The weapon Homura got filled the hole that Madoka left when she couldn't use the bow anymore. [Note: I'm not sure if I got this right, maybe someone who still remembers the details of Madoka's ending properly could fill me in with the details of this]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T06:47:47.760" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6262" CreationDate="2013-12-27T07:53:13.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Production-wise, it would probably be because of addition to drama. I think the production thought (and I believe us as well) would be boring to have Lelouch command &quot;Obey me&quot; everytime. And of course, to add limitation to the order, thus, adding an opening for conflicts in the stories. If the order &quot;Obey me&quot; will always be used, then Lelouch will mostly be invincible and that will prevent twists on the stories - which makes the anime more enjoyable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T07:53:13.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6250" CreationDate="2013-12-27T08:10:58.583" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not that sure if there is any official explanation about this. But from what I understand and have answered &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/116/was-lelouch-the-person-driving-the-cart-in-the-last-scene-of-code-geass-r2/147#147&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch got his dad's code. He beckoned&#xA;  the World of C to lend him its powers, and he took Charles's code&#xA;  before Charles passed on. The reason why Lelouch still has his Geass&#xA;  is because he didn't take the Code from the same person who gave him&#xA;  his Geass: he took his Geass from CC, and he took his Code from&#xA;  Charles. Thus, he now possesses both immortality and a Geass. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To further corroborate this, however, &lt;strong&gt;remember that when Nunnally held&#xA;  Lelouch's hand he transferred his memories to her. CC also did it when&#xA;  Lelouch touched her accidentally back then, so it could be assumed&#xA;  that people with Codes are indeliberate telepaths.&lt;/strong&gt; This leaves us with&#xA;  both immortals traversing the world for the rest of eternity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T08:10:58.583" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5430" CreationDate="2013-12-27T08:53:19.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't know that much so I'll just contribute a bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gintama really doesn't stay that true; it's more like taking bits from each real life character's known traits and either using that as inspiration or warping them into something vastly different. As far as Shinsengumi hierarchy, it is loyal- Hijikata was also known as the Demon Vice Commander, Kondo was commander &amp;amp; close with Hijikata, Sougo (Souji) was 1st unit captain. Shinpachi's real life counterpart, however, was part of the Shinsengumi and he obviously is not in Gintama (although he does don the uniform in several occasions xP).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little other tidbit: Sougo died of tuberculosis pretty early and he had a sister who outlived him, but that was inverted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;with Mitsuba dying instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Takasugi definitely had a deep bond with Shoyo-sensei's real life counterpart, Shoin, and grieved a lot after Shoin's beheading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mimawarigumi was also considered to be elite, so that part was kept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..I may come back to add more if I think of anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3131" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T08:53:19.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6180" CreationDate="2013-12-27T17:10:00.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been a while since I watched it so forgive me if this is not entirely accurate, but here is a general idea:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the start of the episode we have realised that Ukyo has a split personality between wanting to protect Heroine by letting himself die or kill Heroine in order for him to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was either in this episode or the one before that it was revealed that Ukyo was being transported between dimensions by the spirit king (or equivalent individual, I can't remember their name anyway) but was no longer able to do so, hence Ukyo had to decide if Heroine in this dimension will live or die with Ukyo having the opposite fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end Ukyo either stabbed himself or didn't kill Heroine in time (I think she had to be killed by a certain time as her original fate was being killed due to an explosion), she was then saved from the building by aforementioned spirit king who explain the whole situation and transported her back to her original dimension, in which she gets to choose to be with based on whichever door/card she chooses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that helps, if I'm still missing something let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3016" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T17:10:00.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8886" CreationDate="2013-12-27T18:44:10.417" Score="14" ViewCount="1619" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an anime movie (OAV?) I saw on a local TV station in the late 80's. It was dubbed in English and here's all that I remember about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Set in a futuristic dystopian world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hero was a young male with at least one additional male companion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They find a lost girl and decide to help her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After sometime they find her father who is the captain of a submarine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Among the crew is a fat chef who treats the hero and his band to a large feast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometime later, the submarine surfaces, probably to do some kind of maintenance. I remember scuba divers working around the sub.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An enemy jet fighter finds them and starts strafing the submarine, killing several of the divers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fat chef attempts to rescue some survivors but gets shot himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The movie ends with the sub sinking but the hero and his friends surviving.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not any of the following &lt;em&gt;submarine&lt;/em&gt; animes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Submarine Super 99   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Konpeki no Kantai  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nadia of the Blue Seas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blue Noah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blue Submarine No. 6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:23:28.550" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:23:28.550" Title="Identify anime with submarine under aerial attack" Tags="&lt;kaitei-daisensou&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:43.083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-28T00:17:49.920" Score="7" ViewCount="986" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most who watched Seitokai Yakuindomo probably remember the story of George, the heroic sailor who jumped off his ship in the middle of a storm to rescue a drowning cat. His story was heartwarming and fantastic, but also a bit bizarre since the character didn't appear anywhere prior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is George or his story a reference to anything? Or was this just a crazy story that wasn't making any particular reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SyriMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T23:08:27.207" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T23:08:27.207" Title="Who was George?" Tags="&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6627" CreationDate="2013-12-28T04:19:09.383" Score="2" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Rani route in Fate Extra I recently beat Arcueid Brunestud while playing as Caster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end if you look in Berserker's matrix under details than under True Ancestor, at the very bottom it says &quot;And on a totally unrelated note, the fox-eared Caster gets along very well with her as it is believed that they share the same basic origins.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have looked at both of their origin stories and I fail to see those similarities. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could reveal the similarities that would have led to them getting along well with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T02:27:57.623" Title="What are Arcueid's origin similarities with Caster?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;&lt;fate-extra&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6605" CreationDate="2013-12-28T04:39:56.917" Score="10" ViewCount="99360" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are a lot of different types of media in the Fate series (tv, movie, light novel, video game, etc.), but I've never been able to figure out how interconnected they all are. I know that Fate/Zero (tv series) acts as a prequel to Fate/Stay Night (tv series), and I assume that the manga or visual novels with the same names share the same storylines, but beyond that, I have a hard time figuring out how they all connect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T20:36:29.540" LastActivityDate="2019-11-10T12:10:48.600" Title="How do the storylines of the Fate series connect?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-28T05:47:36.250" Score="4" ViewCount="1076" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was an anime that I grew up on as a youngster and I don't remember much about it other than that when two fighters fought, the loser turned into a card that the other could use as power. Help me, please. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3137" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T22:03:32.307" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T22:03:32.307" Title="Anime where a fighter turns into a card after losing" Tags="&lt;mushrambo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:46.210" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6603" CreationDate="2013-12-28T06:21:58.767" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is the prequel to &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/stay_night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; taking place 10 years before the latter. It originally consisted of 4 light novels written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gen_Urobuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gen Urobuchi&lt;/a&gt; with the story set by Kinoko Nasu, who wrote the original visual novel. The former revolves around Kiritsugu Emiya and his involvement in the 4th Holy Grail War. The latter revolves around Emiya Shirou and his involvement with the 5th Holy Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is considered the sequel to &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;, taking place 6 months later. It's really half story-canon and half fandisk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Extra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; takes places a long time after &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night,&lt;/em&gt; but in a parallel universe. It pushes some fun concepts and new servants and is for the most part considered a canonical part of the Nasuverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This so-called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Nasuverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasuverse&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is a term used to describe the Type-Moon universe that &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kinoko_Nasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasu Kinoku&lt;/a&gt; the main series writer, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Takashi_Takeuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takeuchi Takeshi&lt;/a&gt;, the main series character designer, have created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/kaleid_liner_PRISMA%E2%98%86ILLYA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; started out as more of a gag-dojin manga serialized in Comp-Ace. It tells the &quot;what-if&quot; story of what would happen if Illya became a magical girl and had to capture Servants as cards. This series is not considered canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Carnival_Phantasm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; anime series was adapted from a gag-dojin manga called &lt;em&gt;Take-Moon&lt;/em&gt;, published in &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/TYPE-MOON_Ace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type-Moon Ace&lt;/a&gt; magazine and authored and illustrated by Eri Takenashi, who did &lt;em&gt;Kannagi.&lt;/em&gt; It mostly revolves around inside jokes about Type-Moon and characters from other Type-Moon series, who end up meeting each other in the same universe for one reason or another. While this series is not considered canon, certain references are made to their respective canonical series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/strange_fake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Strange Fake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is a short fan-made non-canon light novel written by Ryougo Narita, the writer of &lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt; It was was first released online as an April Fools' Day joke with no illustrations, but was later inserted into Vol. 2 of the Type-Moon Magazine. The story is set in Snowfield, a small town in California (north of Las Vegas, Nevada), ten years after &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt;, during an &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/False_Holy_Grail_War#False_Holy_Grail_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;incomplete copy&lt;/a&gt; (with no Saber-class servant) of the 3rd Holy Grail War, supposedly initiated by the US Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Apocrypha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; was originally intended to be an &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Apocrypha#Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;online game&lt;/a&gt;, but the plans fell through. It later became a light novel series written by Yuichiro Higashide and illustrated by Ototsugu Konoe, with 3 volumes released at Comiket. The story is set in a parallel world (to the main Fate universe) in which the Grail was removed from Fuyuki City after the Third War, so the events of &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; never occurred. The story focuses on the clash between the two opposing factions, Red and Black, with each summoning 7 Servants of their own, and the Grail itself summoning special Ruler-class servant as a mediator of this Holy Grail War. Whether or not it's canon has not yet been determined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Prototype&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is a reimagined version of Nasu Kinoko's original draft of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;, which Nasu wrote during high school but which was eventually vastly overhauled to be a visual novel to be more suitable to target audiences. Much of the lore stayed the same, but the system of the Grail War differed. Though certain character archetypes and concepts (i.e., Gilgamesh, Avenger) stayed the same, the main character Ayaka Sajyou and her Servant are gender-swapped compared to the visual novel series. Though never officially stated, this series is probably non-canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T09:27:14.617" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T09:27:14.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6604" CreationDate="2013-12-28T09:25:43.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinzo/Mushrambo&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aq84T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never seen the show myself, but a lot of people mention it being a show where people fight each other and the loser turns into a card, which could be eaten to make the guy more powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2013-12-28T09:25:43.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9836" CreationDate="2013-12-28T09:57:53.410" Score="10" ViewCount="10190" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that the &lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt; novels are still publishing (21 so far), it's pretty clear that the anime (16 episodes total, with 13 episode main series and 3 OVAs) didn't adapt all of them.  However, there doesn't seem to be much information available as to which novels were adapted. My standard sources for checking how far an anime got all don't seem to have information on Baccano, probably because of the complicated formatting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which novels were adapted by the anime?&lt;/strong&gt; I'm aware that the formatting of both the anime and the novels may make this confusing, so feel free to list some as partially adapted if there are significant parts of the story which were not covered by the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T19:06:26.637" Title="Which Baccano novels were adapted by the anime?" Tags="&lt;baccano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6611" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8738" CreationDate="2013-12-28T13:47:21.247" Score="9" ViewCount="2215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Dr. House inspired by Black Jack from Tezuka?&#xA;Is there a proof of that, such as a quote from the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many comments on the Internet state that the characters are very similar, some were stunned by this fact when they first saw Dr. House, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The French Wikipedia says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enfin, House est également inspiré du héros éponyme du manga Blackjack&#xA;  (ブラック・ジャック, 1973-1983) d'Osamu Tezuka, un médecin cynique, sombre,&#xA;  solitaire et sans diplôme accomplit de véritables miracles médicaux.&#xA;  Cette influence est confirmé par House lui-même, qui déclare dans un&#xA;  épisode que sa vocation médicale vient de sa rencontre avec un médecin&#xA;  marginal japonais.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Finally, House is also inspired by the eponymous hero of Osamu&#xA;  Tezuka's manga Blackjack (ブラック · ジャック, 1973-1983), a cynical doctor,&#xA;  dark, lonely and without diplomas who performs real medical miracles.&#xA;  This influence is confirmed by House himself, who said in an episode&#xA;  that his medical vocation comes from his encounter with a marginal&#xA;  Japanese doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's funnier is that there was a very short cross-over between Dr. House and Blackjack in the two promotional and official ads for the release of the season 4 of Dr. House in Japan, but I don't know if that is related to my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3144" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2013-12-28T17:16:59.297" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T01:37:02.000" Title="Was Dr. House inspired by Black Jack?" Tags="&lt;black-jack&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-28T20:59:36.387" Score="6" ViewCount="39342" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama Senju was the legendary ninja in the world of Naruto, he was also the only one who managed to defeat Madara Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come Hashirama could not break the seal of Edo Tensei (when Orochimaru, who was less proficient in Edo Tensei than Kabuto later on) much like Madara did with Kabuto? It seems silly that Hashirama who was stronger than Madara could not break Orochimaru's seal, while Madara was able to break Kabuto's more powerful seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3149" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2013-12-29T14:29:51.197" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:01:33.937" Title="Why couldn't Hashirama break through Edo Tensei like Madara did?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6617" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8529" CreationDate="2013-12-29T01:48:15.253" Score="10" ViewCount="2598" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching Kill La Kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Honnouji Academy is an academy alright. Students go there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, why are entire families and neighbourhoods living in it? Is everyone in there a prisoner? What happens when a student is expelled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T23:53:13.480" Title="What exactly is the Honnouji Academy?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6614" CreationDate="2013-12-29T04:19:58.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How did Orochimaru summon the 1st Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru used 4 Zetsu bodies as bodies for the 4 hokages. Then, recall how each one of them were sealed in the death god? The 4th sealed himself with part of the kyuubi, and the 3rd sealed himself along with the first two when fighting against Orochimaru at chuunin selection exam. Thus Orochimaru can pull them all out of the death god and put them in the Zetsu bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why couldn't Hashirama break the seal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara stated that you can free yourself if you know the seals to Edo Tensei. Hashirama probably knew the seal (as his brother created the jutsu), but he didn't even need to use it. Orochimaru specifically stated that he couldn't even control Hashirama to begin with. This is probably due to Hashirama being incredibly strong as well as Zetsu bodies being made with Hashirama cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why is there so much mystery about Hashirama's power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he is considered the god of all Shinobi. And since Naruto takes place in an era where he is dead, no one really knows his true strength. Of course, the only person who would know his true power is Uchiha Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2013-12-29T04:19:58.110" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4017" CreationDate="2013-12-29T08:57:27.453" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing special about them, they are just random animal plush as such thing are popular toys for kids. Stuffed animals are often shaped as people's favorite animals and such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3151" LastActivityDate="2013-12-29T08:57:27.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-29T09:22:57.077" Score="20" ViewCount="96115" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is actually the strongest Hokage? It would be such a simple question and answer if Kishimoto just gave us a direct answer. But instead, Kishimoto feeds us different information along the way as the story progresses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pre Chuunin Exam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sarutobi was highlighted as the genius Shinobi. The manga stated that he quickly surpassed both the first and the second at a young age, and was widely known as the Professor. We also find out later that the first and second died in war, while the third and fourth sacrificed their lives to use the demon god. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chuunin exam era + beginning of Shippuden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Minato was considered the strongest Hokage. Recall when Orochimaru was using Edo Tensei to revive all dead Kages - Sarutobi was most afraid of the Fourth. For a while, everyone regarded the 4th as the strongest shinobi. I am not sure if this is because they never witnessed the first, but it seems evident that Minato was the powerhouse. Everyone kept saying - If the fourth was here, Orochimaru would be no problem, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Late Shippuden when Tobi starts acting and Madara is revealed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hashirama is the God of Shinobi. He is depicted as the strongest of all four, even recognized by Minato. He is the only one to resist Orochimaru's control. Madara Uchiha also regards everyone else, aside from Hashirama, as insignificant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing that bothers me the most is how Sarutobi was not worried and was able to handle fighting both Hashirama and Tobirama. Minato was the source of his fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then later on, Hashirama just seems like he is on another level. So I guess I have to redefine my question. Was Hashirama always the strongest Hokage, or did Kishimoto develop his strength later on? Or can this just not be determined?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2013-12-29T11:53:13.817" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T20:10:38.617" Title="Who is the strongest Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6621" CreationDate="2013-12-29T11:49:03.083" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Edo Tensei Hokage brothers, the 1st and 2nd Hokage were not able to use their full power, because, Orochimaru hadn't perfected the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jutsu&lt;/a&gt; at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Hiruzen was not afraid of Minato alone, but he was afraid that he wont be able handle all three of them at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my personal opinion, Hashirama Senju is considered the strongest Hokage because of his abilities like Sage Mode, extraordinary life force, Wood Release techniques, impressive clones, great stamina (many people have tries to replicate it, like Orochimaru, Madara Uchiha, Zetsu, Obito Uchiha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T09:13:00.957" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T09:13:00.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6571" CreationDate="2013-12-29T17:03:23.723" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since yesterday (2013-12-28) when the newest chapter in the manga was released, there was apparently a page which indicated that the anime will start airing again in April 2014. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-28/fairy-tail-anime-restarts-in-april&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JIWKf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T12:28:18.923" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T12:28:18.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6602" CreationDate="2013-12-29T21:31:54.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arcueid is a True Ancestor which are incarnated nature spirits akin to the Elementals where the term “Elemental” usually refers to spirits born from nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The playable Caster in Fate/Extra was said to be the human form of Kitsune and is a bit higher than an Earth Spirit because her soul was created by Amaterasu as a unique facet of herself. Because of that she would be classified as an Elemental so in a sense they are both Elementals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Playable Caster was created by Amaterasu who is the goddess of the Sun while True Ancestor were created by Brunestud of the Crimson Moon, the Ultimate One of the Moon. Now if you know Shinto religion, Tsukuyomi, God of the Moon is Amaterasu's brother thus making the Sun and Moon related. So Playable Caster is like a child of the sun while Arcueid is the Princess of the children of the moon. This is a weak connection as we know Amaterasu exists in the Nasuverse but we don't know to what extent Tsukuyomi exists and if he has any connection to Brunestud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T02:27:57.623" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T02:27:57.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6631" CreationDate="2013-12-29T21:43:44.037" Score="2" ViewCount="4169" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was browsing Anime News Networking getting names of Anime for searching for OSTs (because sometimes they get labeled by their original japanese name) and there was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.daisuki.net/saoee&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this add&lt;/a&gt; about some Sword Art Online Extra Edition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The site has a teaser and it says it's going to start streaming on the 31st so it makes me think it's not just a different type of Collections Edition (to which i have all 4 from RightStuf), just looking at the images and the teaser it seems to be set around the second arc but i'm not entirely sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i'm wondering, Where does Sword Art Online Extra Edition fit in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T01:40:29.257" Title="Where does Sword Art Online Extra Edition fit in?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11377" CreationDate="2013-12-29T23:57:22.143" Score="3" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Death Note: The Last Name&quot;, L Reveals that the Death Note Misa had which Light used to try and kill his father was a fake, however after L's fake death Light touched the Death Note to see Ryuk again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering when L switched the Death Notes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T11:33:30.820" Title="When did L switch the 2nd Death Note in &quot;The Last Name&quot;?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27418" CreationDate="2013-12-30T00:27:46.703" Score="1" ViewCount="440" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Black Rose Saga, as each candidate reveals their deepest hostilities and fears the frame in the elevator changes from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Butterfly &gt; Cocoon &gt; Caterpillar &gt; Leaf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The butterfly is what the frame is when the elevator starts to move down, most of the time, it stops at the Cocoon before Mikage urges the candidate to &quot;go deeper&quot; with the Leaf appearing when the elevator is about to reach the room with all of the coffins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what is the meaning behind this changing frame?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T22:25:54.420" Title="What is the meaning behind the changing frame in the Nemuro Memorial Hall elevator?" Tags="&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6628" CreationDate="2013-12-30T01:40:29.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a special that plays after the SAO-anime (after the alfheim arc). It has an original story not covered in the light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T01:40:29.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2013-12-30T03:27:35.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's actually because the author (Kishimoto) did not plan out the entire story at that point. They used to describe the Third as the strongest Hokage, but this all changed when we got to Shippuuden. Don't bother trying to explain it within the Naruto universe - it's simply an inconsistency in the story, even if Kishimoto writes in some details to patch this error up later on. It's not a knock on the Naruto series though, as this show has been going on for over a decade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3157" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T16:50:34.307" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T16:50:34.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6642" CreationDate="2013-12-30T06:30:27.240" Score="2" ViewCount="22789" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw that, Itachi caught orochimaru while coming out of sasuke's cursed mark with his Totsuka sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto wiki says below,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During Sasuke's battle with Itachi Uchiha, he lost the cursed seal, along with Orochimaru (having earlier been absorbed into Sasuke's body), as they were removed with the Sword of Totsuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, How did he use it with susanoo while fighting madara ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GYOWV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T04:20:44.887" Title="How sasuke is still able to use curse mark?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6635" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-30T06:37:38.163" Score="4" ViewCount="2805" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Totsuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword of Totsuka&lt;/a&gt; article on Naruto wiki,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who are stabbed by the sword are drawn into the jar and trapped in a genjutsu-like &quot;world of drunken dreams&quot; for all eternity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person is stabbed by Totsuka sword, he gets caught in an eternal genjutsu, which means his mind can't be active anymore. But, how come Orochimaru is still mentally active? &lt;strong&gt;I assume that, though he could get different bodies, the mind is the same for all.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T04:12:49.127" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T04:20:12.873" Title="How Orochimaru is still mentally active after being stabbed by Totsuka sword?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-30T07:04:16.580" Score="3" ViewCount="1674" Body="&lt;p&gt;What will happen to the reincarnated people if the Edo-Tensei user (jutsu caster) dies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Kabuto mentioned, the jutsu will not be released if he gets killed. If that's the case, what will happen to the reincarnated shinobi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:51:31.333" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:51:31.333" Title="What will happen if the Edo-Tensei user dies?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4605" CreationDate="2013-12-30T07:07:33.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nah, I don't think Kurama is afraid of Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think what he meant by &quot;I'd rather be controlled by you than by Madara&quot; is that he didnt want to be fully controlled by his user (he wanted to have a say in decision making). Kuruma probably wouldn't like to be manipulated like a puppet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3160" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2013-12-30T14:39:41.020" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T14:39:41.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6636" CreationDate="2013-12-30T12:56:18.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my understanding Edo-Tensei is run by the caster's Chakra, which is required to refuel the reincarnated shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the ones still running, will be able to use their remaining Chakra and then cease to function (and thus die).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again, you might also assume that with the correct knowledge and application of seals, you would be able to siphon Chakra from the environment, or you could have an army of shinobi fueling the entire thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3162" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T12:56:18.700" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6634" CreationDate="2013-12-30T13:47:48.803" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was not Sasuke's curse mark that was used, he's with Jugo when Susanoo was infused with sage chakra, so Jugo's chakra was used to gain Senjutsu Susanoo and form the same pattern as Sasuke's curse seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jugo in Sasuke's Susano&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mgESf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru explaining Jugo's chakra&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K12w4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source: Ch. 648&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T13:47:48.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6636" CreationDate="2013-12-30T14:39:24.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the summoner dies, then all the reanimated shinobi will keep on existing without the controller.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I begin, it is important to know how control works in Edo Tensei.&#xA;There are 3 methods of control the summoner can place on a shinobi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinobi are allowed to have control over themselves &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinobi are given an objective and they must complete it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Summoner fully controls the Shinobi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto can decide which layer of control he wants to assert on each individual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When alive, Kabuto can freely change the control type over all the shinobi under his command. Once he is dead, his army will continue fulfilling his last order before he passed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means people who had control over themselves still have control of themselves. Ones that are given some assignment(s) still have to finish that assignment(s) (which is probably a combination of very detailed tasks in order to gain leverage over Madara). As for the last group, they revert back to the most recent option between 1 and 2. If they were previously had full control, then they will regain full again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: While Kabuto determines his control over his army, there are multiple ways to also break out of it - explained in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10/how-can-madara-still-stick-around-even-after-the-edo-tensei-had-been-ended/6467#6467&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T14:39:24.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2013-12-30T16:53:58.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Full Metal Panic has product placements of Budweiser and Heineken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3164" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2013-12-30T18:20:37.617" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T18:20:37.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6646" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-30T17:24:05.443" Score="2" ViewCount="599" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the battle where Kakashi gets his Sharingan from Obito, we last see him being trapped under the rubble where one part of his body is squashed completely, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;but during the flashback sequences shown in the manga chapter with Madara and Obito, we see Madara explaining to Obito he slipped through the rubble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it was an attribute of his Mangekyo Sharingan which makes him perform the teleportation into Kamui's dimension, which he hadn't activated at that point of time. He is shown to activate that in the later chapters, after the death of Rin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is then How did he slip through the rubble? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T20:08:52.153" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T21:29:25.883" Title="How did Obito slip through the rubble?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6646" CreationDate="2013-12-30T20:23:52.387" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well my friend to be honest, Mashashi messed up a little at the end of Naruto series, no offense but as a long term Naruto fan I feel that. This is one case he won't be able to fix. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other case is remember 16 years ago before Naruto was born when Obito tried to capture the nine tails at that point, Kakashi seem to be a little kid  but 4th Hokage fight with a full grown Obito at that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway my possible solution to your answer is that someone rescued him and helped him regaining some of his chakra and use Doton jutsu. Unbalance rubber may have been fallen short after Kakashi and the others left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3166" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-01-08T07:41:31.960" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T07:41:31.960" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-30T21:39:37.517" Score="11" ViewCount="7830" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Soul Eater anime only mentions one Meister who created a Death Scythe, and that was Maka's mother with Spirit Albarn being the Death Scythe she created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the other Death Weapons arrived in Death City after Asura's release, we did find out that the Death Scythes were stationed around the world. However, the anime didn't reveal who their Meisters were, or even what happened to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering: What happens to a Meister when their Weapon Partner becomes a Death Scythe? Would the process be different with Kid and the Thompson Sisters? (Kid stated that he would rather use a Death Scythe he made than one of his father's)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="12985" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T18:16:32.980" LastActivityDate="2018-11-10T01:15:53.610" Title="What happens to the Meister when they complete a Death Scythe?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-30T23:19:23.927" Score="6" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Robotics;Notes, there is some sort of robot outbreak in the city. They all go out of control and attack what seemed like the city hall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Frau tries to hack into the servers to stop the outbreak, she is redirected to the Kill-Ballad game. When Kai beats the enemy, access is given and they manage to stop the outbreak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the point of using Kill-Ballad to block the access to the servers? Couldn't the enemy just say &quot;nah, you don't have access, go away&quot; rather than giving a chance to actually stop the outbreak?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T07:00:10.863" Title="What was the point of blocking the robot outbreak using Kill-Ballad?" Tags="&lt;robotics-notes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-31T00:32:18.273" Score="2" ViewCount="2926" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Mai-Hime and Mai-Otome are anime (and maybe manga) series that are related by have different plots. I was wondering if there is a certain point where they split (like FMA and FMA: Brotherhood) or if they are entirely different plot-wise. If they are different, how are they connected beyond being created by the same production company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T08:39:43.443" Title="Where does the split happen between Mai-Hime and Mai-Otome?" Tags="&lt;mai-hime&gt;&lt;mai-otome&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6652" CreationDate="2013-12-31T00:42:44.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're entirely different story wise, My-HiME is set more or less in our world while My-Z HiME (My Otome) is set in a fictional universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are roughly connected by the character and their personalities that exists in both series, such as Mai's and Natsuki's rivalry, Natsuki's Same Sex Relationship with Shizuru (In My-Z HiME they are much more open, in My-HiME they only are open with each other about their feeling near the end) and Haruka hot tempered personality and malapropism with Yukino always correcting her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also both series portray the females being the ones with power having to also come to terms with their adolescence and love at the same time as controling this power. in My-HiME it was choosing to have power at the cost of the person the girl loved the most (the warning Natsuki gives Mai before she awakens her Child) while with My-Z HiME it was choosing to have power and never being with a male (explained by how the Y Chromosome will destroy the Nano Machines and thus Otome's can't have any relationship with men)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T21:32:08.220" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T21:32:08.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6659" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6661" CreationDate="2013-12-31T03:31:29.563" Score="2" ViewCount="1564" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Mafia Arc, Kira was able to get hold of the names of the Mafia members under Mello's command, but the only thing he did was kill them. Couldn't he have manipulated them to help out in the assualt/kill Mello themselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like a plot hole to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same could be said for Mello killing the majority of the SPK members - he could have manipulated them to kill Near. However, this could be forgiven because he might have wanted to 'fight' Near 'mentally' with defeating Kira, the last boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a rule that prevents them from manipulating to kill?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastActivityDate="2013-12-31T04:01:35.993" Title="Why didn't Kira kill manipulate the mafia to kill Mello?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6659" CreationDate="2013-12-31T03:46:18.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite possibly Mello and Near didn't reveal their real names to their groups and you couldn't use &quot;Kill Near/Mello before dying of a heart attack&quot; otherwise Light would have been able to kill L much sooner by controlling someone in the taskforce&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2013-12-31T03:46:18.120" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6659" CreationDate="2013-12-31T04:01:35.993" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a rule indicating that someone's death must not cause another's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether the cause of the individual’s death is either a suicide or&#xA;  accident. If the death leads to the death of more than the intended,&#xA;  the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that&#xA;  other lives are not influenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-12-31T04:01:35.993" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6621" CreationDate="2013-12-31T04:27:26.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you can't compare Hokage. May be Hashirama is very powerful. But at the same time Tobirama is more powerful because he can be very dangerous due to the edo tensei and transportation techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the other way Sarutobi may be not powerful as much as people say he is. He is only capable of using basic elements and his will of fight. His sealing jutsu also belong to uzumaki class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point of view you cant compare the Hokages  to check who is most powerful because each one is unique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3166" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T22:22:41.933" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T22:22:41.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6663" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6728" CreationDate="2013-12-31T04:30:20.000" Score="3" ViewCount="2511" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just watched Coppelion. Was curious about the manga, and according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;... it is still going on? Apparently it has nearly 200 chapters, so I guess that the anime doesn't cover a large portion of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if there will be further anime adaptations (will there?), but right now I'm more interested in knowing how does the current anime portion differ from its manga counterpart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How faithful is the anime, so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T22:59:56.473" Title="What differences are there between the manga and anime version of Coppelion?" Tags="&lt;coppelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2013-12-31T07:27:48.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Facts taken from the manga: (&lt;strong&gt;Remember, the Hashirama-Madara flaskback is not completed yet.&lt;/strong&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can think of two possibilities as to why he was more powerful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) Each ninja has their own motive in their life, and Hashirama's ninja way of life was to &quot;Protect his Village and Comrades&quot;. Hashirama was very dedicated to achieving his goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) Hashirama did use even Senjutsu. People with Sennin Mode can manipulate Nature's Energy, too. This made him more powerful than his normal state. People who can manipulate Nature's Energy become more powerful. &lt;strong&gt;For instance, Taijutsu becomes more powerful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kRbPb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chakra Sennin Mode Distribution&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:46:32.943" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:46:32.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6635" CreationDate="2013-12-31T09:22:34.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The jutsu which Orochimaru used is called Juinjutsu. Orochimaru was unable to use Sage Mode and thus &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru%27s_Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;had to create an alternative way to make use of Senjutsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition to his various test subjects, Orochimaru gave cursed seals to some of his most powerful and unique followers, either to enhance their abilities or to prepare them for becoming potential host bodies. To apply a cursed seal, Orochimaru bites the recipient, doing so with the aid of his sharp fangs and extendible neck. The seal then appears on the body of the victim near the puncture wound before causing them to lose consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now try recalling the concept of Bunshin no Jutsu. When clones are created, it has mind of their own. As a result, when it is released, the original would get the details of clone's experience. &lt;strong&gt;Clearly Orochimaru's technique is not Bunshin. It's much more evolved than that.&lt;/strong&gt; He shares a portion of his power in the host's body and tries to reside in the body. So naturally, it has a different mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try recalling the incident during Kabuto and Sasuke fight. &lt;strong&gt;After Orochimaru was revived from Anko Mitarashi's body by Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt;, he said that he had been seeing the entire war from Anko's body, which clearly showed that he was mentally active inside the host's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru&amp;#39;s_Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru's Juinjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anko_Mitarashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anko Mitarashi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T04:20:12.873" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T04:20:12.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6670" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6671" CreationDate="2013-12-31T10:04:01.847" Score="2" ViewCount="603" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across the difference between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flying Thunder God Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and Obito's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kamui&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Technique Transportation Technique, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6320/whats-the-difference-between-tobis-transportation-jutsu-and-the-teleportation&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what I am struck with the fact that Fourth Hokage used a Space-Time Barrier tecnique to teleport Nine-Tail's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tailed Beast Ball&lt;/a&gt;. So my questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is Space-Time Barrier similar to Flying Thunder God Technique?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it used to transport things using Teleportation Technique?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T08:48:00.107" Title="Are the Space-Time Barrier and Flying Thunder God Technique similar to one another?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6670" CreationDate="2013-12-31T10:24:12.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a) Jikukan kekkai similar to Flying Thunder God Technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is derived from &quot;Flying Thunder God Technique&quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Barrier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Space–Time Barrier&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;b) Is it used to transport things using Teleportation Technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This barrier technique incorporates the use of the &quot;Flying Thunder God&quot; formula as well as a unique set of hand seals to erect a barrier capable of warping away &lt;strong&gt;anything which comes in contact with it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T05:31:17.190" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T05:31:17.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6446" CreationDate="2013-12-31T11:32:28.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in the anime, when Makarov asks &quot;How am I at Edolas?&quot;, Natsu remembers the evil king also asked the same question as Makarov asked something about &quot;Guilds are fun&quot;, so Natsu believes he is the evil king. I think this is a little problematic thing on the story line. As &#xA;@Dimitri mx  mentioned earlier, maybe he was dead in Edolas, or may be he has fallen to the evil side. Either way that part require some clarification from the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T15:15:47.490" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T15:15:47.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6673" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-31T13:44:45.893" Score="6" ViewCount="654" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oVG9t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the first full pic, and I seem to be reminded of it but I just can't recall the name of the manga or the story line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3071" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:22:38.757" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:22:38.757" Title="Can anyone tell me what manga this is" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T06:13:18.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6673" CreationDate="2013-12-31T13:53:31.997" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be depicting a character from Soul Eater. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the main antagonist, Asura, towards the end of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Asura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soul Eater wiki page for Asura&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UtNra.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2013-12-31T14:01:04.373" LastActivityDate="2013-12-31T14:01:04.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5919" CreationDate="2013-12-31T15:59:21.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's simple, the Punk Hazard Arc explains it all. Devil Fruits respawn, otherwise there is no way of telling which fruit has which power without eating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For eg :- If you were to eat a banana shaped Devil Fruit and die, the fruit would regenerate into the nearest banana, like the Salamander Devil Fruit regenerated into an apple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overtime, people have noted down these fruit types, and that's how they know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3176" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T16:55:32.937" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T16:55:32.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6673" CreationDate="2013-12-31T22:08:39.667" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;the second photo is Gajeel Redfox from Fairy Tail, which is a manga about wizards. Gajeel is&#xA;known as the metal dragon slayer who uses metal to combat his opponents!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jennux3.deviantart.com/art/Gajeel-Redfox-Fairy-Tail-385109582&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRCkW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Deviant Art image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3178" LastEditorUserId="1651" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T20:45:33.740" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T20:45:33.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4523" CreationDate="2014-01-01T08:48:51.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The supporter is never revealed because there might not have even been one. When No.9 was given a phone he is told by Mr. Outside that &quot;the supporter might not even know he is the supporter&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3183" LastActivityDate="2014-01-01T08:48:51.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-01T08:52:14.427" Score="0" ViewCount="1050" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Tartaros people seal the demon inside Mira's body, will she be able to control it as she controls her other demons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3166" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T04:36:21.457" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T19:37:26.017" Title="Will Mirajane be able to handle the demon inside her?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6683" CreationDate="2014-01-01T10:01:28.270" Score="4" ViewCount="358" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is that Amaterasu character they're referring to in episode 6?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He always goes straight to his room when he comes home. He's pulling an Amaterasu-sama on us.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRqtN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T01:28:10.630" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T01:28:10.630" Title="What does the phrase &quot;he's pulling an Amaterasu-sama on us&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;gingitsune&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6693" CreationDate="2014-01-01T15:25:48.390" Score="9" ViewCount="10290" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's (relatively, still) easy for me on a computer to pause in time and read the text in every frame scene, but the show is supposed to be viewed on live TV channel. I bet that's impossible to do this in real-time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official position on the approach to reading these frame scenes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T03:35:13.233" Title="How are people supposed to read and understand these part-second text frame scenes?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6681" CreationDate="2014-01-01T18:43:18.133" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably a reference to one of the most famous episodes involving &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/a&gt;, the sun deity of Shinto myth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, the world (or maybe just Japan) was created by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Izanagi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Izanami&lt;/a&gt;. As a byproduct of this, the three sibling gods Amaterasu, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Susanoo&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt; came into being (the latter two having domain over the seas and the moon, respectively). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amaterasu and Susanoo had a long-standing rivalry/conflict. As part of this, one day, Susanoo threw a flayed (i.e. skinless) horse at Amaterasu and performed some other crude acts. Amaterasu, very angered by this, entered the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama-no-Iwato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ama-no-Iwato&lt;/a&gt;, a cave. There she remained for a very long time. During this time, it is said that the sun did not rise, and this was widely considered to be a bad thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, the character being referred to in your quote is displaying Amaterasu-like-behavior - holing himself up in some secluded place, just like Amaterasu did when Susanoo angered her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addendum: this is a very well-known tale in Japan, and probably would have been about as obvious to Japanese viewers as a well-known Biblical parable would have been to American audiences (or something like that). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T07:10:27.723" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T07:10:27.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6681" CreationDate="2014-01-01T18:43:32.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's indeed referring to the Japanese goddess of the Sun, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/a&gt;. He's referring to the story of the sun goddess and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama-no-Iwato&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Heavenly Rock&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; (Ama no Iwato).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;literally means &amp;quot;The cave of the sun god&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;heavenly rock cave&amp;quot;. In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the Japanese god of the seas, was the one who drove Amaterasu into Ame-no-Iwato. This caused the sun to hide for a long period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to get Amaterasu out of the cave the other gods threw a party outside. When she heard the noise she got curious and peeked but got blinded by the mirror Yata no Kagami and so she thought they were celebrating the arrival of an even greater and brighter goddess than herself. Though in reality it was her own mirror image. Then Tajikarao forced the cave to open up the rest and the world was bathed in light once again. As Amaterasu stepped out of the cave a holy seal was applied to it so that she couldn't go back into hiding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Tatsuo Saeki says to Makoto right after: &lt;em&gt;You know how she hid in the &amp;quot;Ama no Iwato&amp;quot;?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-01T18:43:32.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6025" CreationDate="2014-01-01T21:03:22.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my understanding of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All humans in the world of Shinsekai Yori are strong. Their power itself is unimaginably strong, but serves only as an offense, not a defense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus because of this an Ogre is someone who is unaffected by the genetic imprint that makes humans in SSY die after they murder. That's why Ogres are so dangerous. They aren't especially strong, but they can use their power to kill, and there is no way to defend against it. Humans can't try to kill an Ogre because then they'd die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Karmic Demon is very different. A Karmic Demon is a perfectly normal person psychologically, but their power leaks into the world and harms the world. Basically, it is someone who can no longer control their power, but they are still sane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T16:46:04.020" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T16:46:04.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43155" CreationDate="2014-01-01T21:49:37.053" Score="1" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Visual Novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amaranto&lt;/a&gt;, one of the members of Triad is Troy. I'm playing the English patch of it now, and they refer to Troy as a &quot;she&quot;. When they say Troy's name, it does sound exactly like they've translated it. However I'm confused about whether this is a translation error or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Points that indicate that Troy could be a girl&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All characters that are in the story or mentioned but two are girls (the two guys being a nameless vagrant that Mio was about to kill and the strawberry-loving owner of the cafe Yuuki's group hangs out in).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's noted that Queen hates men, even going so far as to kill most of them off when she takes over a Sect, and since the Triad are like her elite guard, she would have nothing but girls in it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The twins joke about how Troy only has eyes for &quot;Senpai&quot; which refers to Ria, since all the relationships shown/possible are Shoujo Ai (female × female). So, this would be the same with Troy and Ria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Points that indicate that Troy could be a boy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Troy is a guy's name at least in English (in Japanese, it's pronounced as &lt;em&gt;to-ro-i&lt;/em&gt; / トロイ) however in the game it seemed to be pronounced as &lt;em&gt;to-ro-i-a&lt;/em&gt; / トロイア so the English name may be a mistranslation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Troy's appearance:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m9gabm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Troy by himself&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3hhjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Triad&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Troy sounds like a boy (but that could mean little)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is Troy a girl, or is Troy actually a boy (and the translation is wrong)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T22:20:13.050" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T08:22:10.697" Title="In Amaranto, is Troy a girl or boy?" Tags="&lt;amaranto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2014-01-01T22:36:46.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that if a shinobi can use all of the chakra elements, it doesn't guarantee that you can combine them. All of the answers above are correct in my opinion (we can't assume anything, unless we've seen them, and I'm the &quot;only anime guy&quot;, so I have no idea about manga), but if I can speculate, I would answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1: Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's by teaching someone (but I won't exclude Kekkei Genkai). Just think about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Sasuke can master both Katon and Raiton, from which is (not guaranteed) born the Enton (Blaze Release). We can assume that his affinity is for Fire (Uchiha clan/Hidden Leaf) yet he was able of learning the Lightning style, and he learned all by himself the combination of those ('cause I can't remember seeing someone else from the Uchiha's with that release).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is the Dust Release, which was described about: Ohnoki was taught, and yes, I think he and Mu weren't from the same family, so that's with the teaching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't exclude Kekkei Genkai, because that's something &quot;not uncommon yet powerful&quot; so it can help the ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2: Are combinations of more than three chakra natures possible?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically, it's a smaller version of the main question. My answer is: if you can combine 3, you can combine 5. I can't expand the answer for this question, since we haven't seen such high skill combination. The Dust Release is 3, the Boil Release is 2 (but the Fifth Mizukage can use 3 types too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 3: Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absolutely! Yep, you're right: Kakashi can use at least 4 (Fire, Lightning, Water, Earth) plus some idea about the Wind, but I think that's only because he's got the Sharingan. If he hadn't possess an eye like that, he would know like 2 types. To be honest, the only shinobi I could think of being capable of using at least 3, 4 for sure, don't know about 5, it's: Madara Uchiha. I'm not sure about the lightning style, but &lt;strong&gt;he can&lt;/strong&gt; use the other 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've just remembered, everything was created by the Sage of the Six Path, according to the Narutoverse, therefore he used (and possessed) all of the five natures, that's another fact!!! (I don't know about combining them, sure he was capable of that too)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, I give you a big yes for the question, and I hope that I won't die until the end of this anime (manga). They have such potential and they can achieve far more than I could ever imagine. I am curious what would be the name of the release that includes all of the 5 chakra natures. We should ask Hagoromo Otsutsuki. I'm sure, he knows it :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T16:05:41.753" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T16:05:41.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6691" CreationDate="2014-01-02T01:06:56.483" Score="6" ViewCount="9702" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the FMA: Brotherhood Movie (Sacred Star of Milos), and from what I've read/what I can tell, it's set partway through the show. Is it considered canon, or is it more like the Naruto movies, where it is entirely separate from the storyline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-17T02:50:43.843" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T02:50:43.843" Title="Is the FMA: Brotherhood movie considered canon?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fma-sacred-star-of-milos&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-02T01:50:11.293" Score="6" ViewCount="1092" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Death Note, I've read that Near displays more emotions and (more interestingly) shows greater insight and deduction ability than his anime counterpart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the differences of Near from his anime counterpart? Is the above statement true? (And if so, please provide examples.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is another question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/665/how-different-are-the-anime-and-manga-versions-of-death-note&quot;&gt;How different are the anime and manga versions of Death Note&lt;/a&gt;, but that just takes into question the ending.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T02:43:57.450" Title="What are the differences of Near in the manga version?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6688" CreationDate="2014-01-02T01:53:41.417" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The script itself was not written by Hiromu Arakawa (nor did she have any staff involvement at all), and she has not endorsed it as part of canon (though she has said that she &amp;quot;[looked] forward to it&amp;quot;). Additionally, it was written after the main series had concluded, and intentionally placed in the timeline so that it would not interfere with the canon story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was it difficult to create a story that didn't mess up the plot-line of the show, since the show was already over?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the film happened in a country that the characters had never gone to and didn't go back to for the rest of the series, it was difficult to conclude it in a way that didn't affect the rest of the existing story. But, having it in such a locale let us concentrate on the story without worrying about the affects on the rest of the series. Also, I had to be careful with how much Al fell for Julia because it could seriously affect what happens in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did you put the story where you did in the timeline?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this time, Ed has come to the realization that he was certain Al's body existed somewhere, and he was ready to jump on the next train to wherever he could go to make that happen. So, in that time period, it was the best time for them to travel to another location if they could find a clue to the recovery of their bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/otakon/20&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork Q&amp;amp;A with director Kazuya Murata&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among fans, I've never found any that regard this movie as canon. As it was not the original creator's intent, nor created by her, it really has no reason to exist in canon (except that it's written in a way that doesn't &lt;em&gt;interfere&lt;/em&gt; with canon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all this, I think we can safely say that &lt;em&gt;Sacred Star of Milos&lt;/em&gt; is not officially part of the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T01:53:41.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6682" CreationDate="2014-01-02T03:35:13.233" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Preface: I am unaware of any &quot;official position&quot; about how to read the split-second text screens that occur in the Monogatari Series. I would be surprised if such a thing existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't always possible to read all of the text while the anime is rolling by at 24 frames per second. Sometimes, sure, you can pull it off because there isn't very much text, but some of them - like the ones in the first minute or so of ep01 of Bakemonogatari, or the synopses that accompany the titlecard in each episode of Nisemonogatari (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rsrMP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;from episode 7&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;) - literally cannot be read in the time that they are on screen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And us English readers have it easy, compared to people who have to read the original Japanese! It turns out that all the kanji are written using &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyuujitai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kyuujitai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;old character forms&quot;), which were displaced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjitai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;shinjitai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;new character forms&quot;) well over 50 years ago. Most Japanese people will have some reading knowledge of &lt;em&gt;kyuujitai&lt;/em&gt; because of it use in literary contexts, but I'm guessing they wouldn't be able to read them as fast as they would be able to read &lt;em&gt;shinjitai&lt;/em&gt;, since &lt;em&gt;kyuujitai&lt;/em&gt; just aren't used very much anymore.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily for the people who watch it on TV, they aren't really missing out, in a sense. Certainly, the text screens often give us more information about a character's internal monologue or state of mind, or some background exposition lifted directly from the novels, or whatnot. Nonetheless, there is not (as far as I know) a single case in the series where things don't make sense unless you read the text screens. While the text screens do enhance the viewing experience, Monogatari is still a coherent story without them. And plus, even if you can't read every word of every screen, you can still read some words of some of the screens, and that's often good enough to get a good idea of what's going on in the text screens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ever find yourself watching Monogatari without a pause button, you may as well sit back, relax, and let the text screens wash over you. Read what you can, ignore what you can't, and enjoy the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Also, all the hiragana is replaced by katakana, but I don't know if this would slow down a Japanese reader all that much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T03:35:13.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4269" CreationDate="2014-01-02T04:54:29.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not at all, both are different series in different scenarios. Anything related is because of the different meanings of our cultures that come from ancient myths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3190" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T16:05:19.993" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T16:05:19.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6548" CreationDate="2014-01-02T05:40:06.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong there. Her eyes are red, and because of the sun, they look reddish-orange. Here is a link that will tell you everything about her:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Asagi_Aiba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Asagi_Aiba&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On that site, it says her eyes are red. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T06:18:45.060" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T06:18:45.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-02T08:46:07.493" Score="1" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished episode four just now. When Suou became a contractor in the train yard, did she get the rationality of a contractor, or did she retain her emotions like Hei? This is confusing for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3192" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:43:59.630" Title="Did Suou lose her human emotions in Darker than Black?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="712" CreationDate="2014-01-02T15:44:15.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edo tensei uses corpses and puts the soul of the dead person in. In the fight between Kankuro's team and Edo Tensei Sasori and Edo Tensei Deidara, Kankuro has Sasori's puppet body and Sasori's soul is hosted in another body. The corpse which Sasori's soul is in can be seen when he crumbles away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3194" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T15:44:15.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6701" CreationDate="2014-01-02T15:47:35.707" Score="2" ViewCount="3028" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 151 where Bellamy uses Spring Hopper at Jaya and launches around the buildings, Luffy punches him. But does he kill him or just knock him out ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3194" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T21:55:12.540" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T21:55:12.540" Title="Did Luffy kill Bellamy when he punched him at Jaya?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6700" CreationDate="2014-01-02T16:00:01.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Belammy is alive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the pre-Skyisland arc when Luffy goes to retrieve the gold from him, he just knocks him down and doesn't kill him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the CP9 saga, it is shown that Doflamingo was forcing Bellamy to fight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g28DV.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next is the Pirate Alliance Arc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bellamy entered the Corrida Colosseum to compete for a leadership&#xA;  position in the Donquixote Family and was assigned to Block B. He is&#xA;  first seen somewhere in the Colosseum crushing someone's skull.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gd6Kv.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;Belammy vs Abdullah and Jeet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just two of a few events that prove that Bellamy wasn't killed by Luffy. There has been some more events with appearance of Bellamy.&lt;br&gt; Luffy hasnt really killed anyone in the whole series except for a few Sea Kings :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T19:03:16.563" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T19:03:16.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-02T16:49:14.833" Score="1" ViewCount="1457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to learn Spanish by watching Dragon Ball (original, not Z, not GT) with Spanish dub &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; sub. I found all episodes with Spanish dub, but I cannot find the subbed version of Dragon Ball Z in Subbed (Spanish). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where, if, I would be able to watch them legally in Spanish Subbed if possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3197" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T21:57:16.413" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T03:11:57.447" Title="Where can I find spanish subtitles for Dragon Ball legally?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6696" CreationDate="2014-01-02T21:33:46.190" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Contractors don't lose their emotion, they just become more logical which conflicts with emotion, there is evidence to support this but obvious one is with Mina whose sexual preference is towards women however her obeisance is sexual contact, such as kissing, with men only yet she will kiss women, while most of the time it's to &quot;get rid of the taste&quot; from kissing a guy she has feeling towards Yoko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Suou, later in the series when her, Hei and July are in the hotel, when she and July are in bed and July has fallen asleep she admits to Hei that despite being a contractor she hates him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Hei and Suou is that they're not proper Contractors as both obtain their powers from Bai who first merges with Hei during Heaven's War using her contractor powers and is then drawn into the Meteor Core around Suou's neck when Hei was caught in that trap and Hei has always been rational since before becoming a Contractor so he could support Bai so his personality isn't the result of Bai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T23:43:59.630" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:43:59.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2509" CreationDate="2014-01-03T00:55:58.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You know how in some stories there are some characters who are like, god-like overpowered? Thats how the admirals are. When luffy was fighting aokiji, the latter was barely using his full power and easily owned him. Its difficult to hit them since they can turn into their own element (except by using sea stone or haki), but the element akainu turns into probably makes him more dangerous. If you touch ice, part of you will freeze. Light, nothing will happen. Magma? your body will evaporate and die. I'd say Aokiji's powers are more accurate, Akainu's are more destructive, while Kizaru is a combination of both, but I think he kinda balances. I'd say currently in one piece they're all equal. Sure, it did take 10 days for Akainu to beat Aokiji, but with that much time they barely seemed to have been outmatched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3202" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T00:55:58.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6709" CreationDate="2014-01-03T01:01:39.550" Score="6" ViewCount="628" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the first manga magazine? And what manga are published in there? I'm curious about this, I'm only familiar with Shonen Jump and it &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;published in Japan by Shueisha from 1970&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there are any other manga magazines that have been published before Shonen Jump?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T01:15:54.943" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T01:15:54.943" Title="What was the first manga magazine?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6708" CreationDate="2014-01-03T01:15:38.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are quite a few manga magazines that started before Shonen Jump. Going off of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_magazines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt;, the earliest published manga magazine was Monthly Manga Shounen (Gekkan Manga Shounen), which started in 1947.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are manga magazine publishing companies that predate 1947, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shogakukan&lt;/a&gt;, which was founded in 1922; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kodansha&lt;/a&gt;, which was formally founded in 1938; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadokawa_Shoten&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kadokawa Shoten&lt;/a&gt;, which was founded in 1945. As far as I can tell, though, none of these companies published manga magazines before 1947.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toward_the_terra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Toward the Terra&lt;/a&gt; was one manga published in Monthly Manga Shounen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T01:15:38.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-03T02:42:41.617" Score="1" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of Kyousougiga, why does god look like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6KlJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;God&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T02:42:41.617" Title="Why does the god in Kyousougiga take that appearance?" Tags="&lt;kyousougiga&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2014-01-03T11:11:07.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the powers of the Rinnegan remain intact upon implanting them in a new person, like Nagato and Obito Uchiha, only one who &quot;naturally&quot; manifests the Rinnegan, as in Madara Uchiha's case, is able to switch between the Rinnegan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan; otherwise, the Rinnegan is always activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3206" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-02-12T01:48:24.047" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T01:48:24.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6718" CreationDate="2014-01-03T11:57:56.380" Score="12" ViewCount="229948" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm up to date in the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; anime but not in the manga, is there any information about Zoro's closed eye? Can't he open it because of his scar there, or maybe he is hiding his real power withholding his one eye closed? How did he get his scar? Maybe in a final training fight with Mihawk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information about his scar on his eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2946" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-31T12:33:41.827" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T12:33:41.827" Title="What's the deal with Roronoa Zoro's eye after the timeskip?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-03T12:04:09.907" Score="3" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;The opening song of the Ookami Kakushi anime, Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora, has a chorus intro where I cannot distinguish what they are singing. It could be Japanese or Latin. The lyrics sites only have the main singer lyrics, not the chorus. At least the ones I found. Does anyone know what language is the chorus singing in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FictionJunction#Toki_no_Mukou_Maboroshi_no_Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the Wikipedia link to the song. The chorus in question is sung in two moments, at the beginning (0:00–0:05 one time) and later on (3:38–3:50 repeated twice). The 3:38 section is only available in the full version, which was DMCA'ed into oblivion. Vimeo has the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vimeo.com/30653001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TV-sized version&lt;/a&gt;, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T06:51:19.853" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T06:51:19.853" Title="What is the chorus singing during the opening of Ookami Kakushi?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;ookami-kakushi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6715" CreationDate="2014-01-03T12:55:20.150" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Still, nothing has been revealed if Zoro has some special power in his eye due to which he's keeping it closed. All that's been shown till now is that the scar has greatly injured his eye due to which he cannot open it. &lt;a href=&quot;https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro#After_the_Timeskip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki&lt;/a&gt; says the same thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During and after the two-year timeskip, Zoro gains a new scar running down over his left eye, which is now implied to be critically injured as it is always closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, Eichiiro sensei hasn't really revealed all of the Strawhat Crew's power, so we can't say anything. So for now, we have only this much information about his eye. Nothing has been shown on how he got it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-31T12:30:15.193" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T12:30:15.193" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6724" CreationDate="2014-01-03T19:25:59.177" Score="1" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was all the source material from the Zetsuen no Tempest manga adapted into the anime? I could check myself but I'd rather avoid spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T23:16:34.537" Title="Was all the source material from the Zetsuen no Tempest manga adapted into the anime?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6716" CreationDate="2014-01-03T21:40:32.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;tl;dr they're probably not singing any humanly-intelligible words at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have run into the fascinating phenomenon known as &lt;strong&gt;Kajiuran&lt;/strong&gt; (梶浦語 &lt;em&gt;kajiura-go&lt;/em&gt;), a pseudo-language/non-language, named for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Kajiura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yuki KAJIURA&lt;/a&gt;, who is the composer for FictionJunction (among other things). One very common quirk of Kajiura's compositions is that they feature lyrics written in &quot;Kajiuran&quot;, which is not really a language at all, but rather Kajiura's own term for non-linguistic vocalizations that feature in her compositions.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example you cited - the first five seconds of &lt;em&gt;Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora&lt;/em&gt; - is almost certainly an example of this. The fact that you can't find any written lyrics for that part is a clue - official transcriptions of the Kajiuran bits of her songs are typically never released, and so they often go untranscribed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more extensive examples of Kajiuran, too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKtfwubz9OY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sis Puella Magica&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, track #1 from the Madoka Magica OST 1, sung entirely in Kajiuran. Don't be fooled by the Latin track name - it's a ruse! This is a rare case where the lyrics were actually provided with the CD on which the track came (&lt;a href=&quot;http://canta-per-me.net/lyrics/sis-puella-magica/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;check them out&lt;/a&gt;). It's pretty darned clear that this is no language known to man. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMx9FW5qps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;M23&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the last track from the Kara no Kyoukai 5 (Mujun Rasen / Paradox Spiral) OST, where all the lyrics are in Kajiuran. This one is more typical in that there aren't any transcriptions of the lyrics, as far as I'm aware.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ij1moi1AkA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nowhere&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (live version), a FictionJunction song used as an insert song for Madlax. The main body of the song is in Japanese, but it has little Kajiuran bits and pieces, like at the very beginning and in the chorus.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Kajiura has, I believe, stated that Kajiuran is inpired by Latin, though I can't find a source for this at the moment. If I find one, I'll add it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T21:40:32.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6722" CreationDate="2014-01-03T22:00:42.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=45115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baka-Updates&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Starts at Volume 1, Chapter 1&#xA;Ends at Chapter 44 with some differences &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga has 50 chapters &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; additional materials (Guidebook)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastEditorUserId="3082" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T23:16:34.537" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T23:16:34.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6735" CreationDate="2014-01-03T22:14:41.313" Score="21" ViewCount="22513" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that in SAO and LH, players can craft, buy houses, adhere to the holy trinity of MMO, etc. My first thought was that they might have WoW in Japan, but it doesn't seem to be as popular as it is in the U.S. There don't seem to be a lot of Western MMOs that allow you to buy property either. My second guess is that they might have been heavily influenced by Korean MMOs such as Ragnarok, but I have not played them and I wasn't sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what MMOs could have influenced SAO and LH?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T17:59:20.513" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:43:17.930" Title="What MMOs influence Sword Art Online and Log Horizon?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="118" CreationDate="2014-01-03T22:19:12.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't answer your question with certainty. No, there doesn't seem to be anything off about writing, production, or art direction in the last episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last 3 episodes were all written by the same person, 影山由美 (Yumi Kageyama).  影山由美 was in charge of series organization/composition and wrote more episodes than anyone else.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The producer, 山吉康夫, also produced episodes 3, 9, 15, 20, 26, 32, 37, 42, 46, and of course 51.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Art direction was performed by 馬越嘉彦 (Yoshihiko Umakoshi), who was actually in charge of character design for the whole show. He also provided art direction for episodes 1, 16, 25, 32, 43, and of course 51.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all from the Wikipedia page on the anime, which lists all the details by episode: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90#.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;花より男子 アニメ TVシリーズ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personal speculation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen the whole anime, have read the manga all the way through a couple of times, and watched two of the live actions (Japanese and Korean), I was really into &lt;em&gt;Hana Yori Dango&lt;/em&gt; back in the day. I felt like the end of the anime was unexpected/unforeseen and that they just rushed an ending together.  The show did a pretty good job of following the manga ... right until those last few episodes/last episode.  My guess is they were told,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;were cutting the show, end it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so they did and things didn't turn out quite the same as usual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1_000000000013179/item_%E8%8A%B1%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90-%EF%BD%B1%EF%BE%86%EF%BE%92_1412110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HMV Online&lt;/a&gt;, the average rating for the TV show was 9.9%, max was 12.1%. I don't know much about TV ratings, but the Japanese TV Drama was never lower than 17% in season 1 and 19% in season 2 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90#.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;same Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;).  To me, this looks like a cut due to ratings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1433" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-22T00:52:12.100" LastActivityDate="2020-12-22T00:52:12.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6022" CreationDate="2014-01-03T22:41:08.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(I know you asked for digital, but at least it's available in some form...)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;RightStuf started re-printing Berserk: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000005631&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserk Manga Gets Reprinting&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can now buy it form their website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/facetedSearch/?search=berserk%20graphic%20novel#/?s=berserk%20graphic%20novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Browse All Berserk Graphic Novels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; The volumes don't display in proper numerical order, make sure to page through the results to find volume #1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1433" LastEditorUserId="1433" LastEditDate="2014-01-04T16:53:25.157" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T16:53:25.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6663" CreationDate="2014-01-03T22:59:56.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've just watched Coppelion. Was curious about the manga, and according to the Wikipedia page... it is still going on? Apparently it has nearly 200 chapters, so I guess that the anime doesn't cover a large portion of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Coppelion manga is broken down into &quot;arcs&quot; (部). As of this writing, the manga is part-way through the fourth arc, while the anime finished up at the end of the second arc. So the anime covers roughly half-ish of the manga released so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How faithful is the anime, so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was generally very faithful to the manga. There are minor differences in the order in which things are presented, and there's a flashback featuring Naruse and Haruto in Mission.40 which I don't think appears in the anime, and some of the stuff towards the end of the second arc are kind of rushed, but all things considered, there aren't really many differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to verify for yourself that the anime is highly faithful, see below for a table indicating which chapters corresponded to which episodes. Note that Coppelion has a strange chapter naming scheme, in which:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first arc has 21 chapters, numbered &quot;#1&quot;, ..., &quot;#21&quot;, and not given names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second arc has 60 chapters, numbered &quot;Mission.1&quot;, ..., &quot;Mission.60&quot;, and given names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third arc has 99 chapters, numbered &quot;Phase.1&quot;, ..., &quot;Phase.99&quot;, and given names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fourth arc (in progress) has 12 chapters (as of volume 20), numbered &quot;Act.1&quot;, ..., &quot;Act.12&quot;, and given names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Episode    Chapters&#xA; 1         # 1-# 3&#xA; 2         # 4-#11&#xA; 3         #11-#16&#xA; 4         #17-#21&#xA; 5         Mission. 1-Mission. 5&#xA; 6         Mission. 6-Mission.11&#xA; 7         Mission.12-Mission.15&#xA; 8         Mission.16-Mission.21&#xA; 9         Mission.22-Mission.25&#xA;10         Mission.26-Mission.34&#xA;11         Mission.35-Mission.47&#xA;12         Mission.47-Mission.53&#xA;13         Mission.54-Mission.61&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T22:59:56.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6729" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6733" CreationDate="2014-01-03T23:54:17.783" Score="4" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any connection between the seven short films that were included in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_Party&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genius Party&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2842" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T06:45:34.573" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T18:53:38.530" Title="Is there any connection between the Genius Party movies?" Tags="&lt;genius-party&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T00:54:30.380" Score="6" ViewCount="26643" Body="&lt;p&gt;He doesn't have siblings, nor he is an Uchiha, so the answer would be simple, but as we've seen, he reached a high level in the usage of the Sharingan. so, based on our knowledge of how the Mangekyou Sharingan works, could the combination of his and Obito's eye result an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="3187" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T17:08:16.470" LastActivityDate="2021-05-06T22:33:44.310" Title="Is it possible for Kakashi to obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2014-01-04T01:24:41.707" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hard to tell really - a lot of MMOs have custom housing, in depth crafting - cooking - random enjoyment, including a couple titles from NCSoft (well, in Aion, players have the ability to own houses and some form of [very annoying] crafting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though not a fantasy MMO - Eve online thrives on the idea that just about everything ( ships, fuels, space stations , some random commodies ) can be crafted. Just about every ship, gun, module, ammo , Nullsec POS, etc was made by somebody - somewhere - probably in some territory were thousands of ships were destroyed in a war between two alliances of player run corporations in which the wreckage ended up recycled into other crap etc etc etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of fantasy MMOs, I don't think there was really any title that did it all with that much depth. I could be wrong though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2239" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T03:14:57.090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T03:14:57.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-01-04T01:26:30.547" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking, Kakashi should be able to obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. But the chances of this happening are very slim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To obtain an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, one needs to transplant a Mangekyou Sharingan, preferable from somebody close to them such as a sibling. Just a normal transplant should only restore ones eyes sight with its Visual Prowess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, Kakashi may also be an exception in this case as he  does not/barely seem to lose any of his eyesight when he is using his Sharingan. This might also be due to the lack of use, and the lack of powerful eye powers besides his Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over time, use of the Mangekyō Sharingan's techniques deteriorates the user's eyesight to the point of blindness, a harsh fate for those that have grown accustomed to the power and visual acuity it affords. Only by transplanting the eyes of another Uchiha can they hope to regain their sight and ocular powers. If the transplanted eyes happen to be the Mangekyō Sharingan of an Uchiha with strong blood ties with the recipient — ideally a sibling — the likelihood of compatibility is increased, resulting in the creation of an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan  &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-06T22:33:44.310" LastActivityDate="2021-05-06T22:33:44.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6729" CreationDate="2014-01-04T01:32:18.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems there is no direct connection between any of the 7 Genius party movies, besides their high standard of quality and inspiration, as said by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bottenberg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rupert Bottenberg&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The seven short films making up &lt;strong&gt;GENIUS PARTY&lt;/strong&gt; couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of &lt;strong&gt;MIND GAME&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;CAT SOUP&lt;/strong&gt; fame, brings his distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights. Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality, while Yuji Fukuyama’s &quot;Doorbell&quot; and &quot;Baby Blue&quot; by Shinichiro Watanabe use understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out for very fun joyride. —&amp;#xFEFF;Rupert Bottenberg &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fantasiafestival.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fantasia Festival&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://issuu.com/fantasiafestival/docs/fantasia2008&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2008 program&lt;/a&gt; (see p. 119)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T18:53:38.530" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T18:53:38.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2569" CreationDate="2014-01-04T01:36:05.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite simple really . Her bankai ressurects her target as many times as she wants. When Zaraki fought her he mentions having blackouts. They werent just blackouts but  unohana killing &amp;amp; ressurecting him again and again to keep fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3214" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T01:36:05.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2014-01-04T01:39:24.960" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;His main inspirations would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ultima Online&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ragnarok Online&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reki Kawahara was in the Manga Studies Club. He drew manga and illustrations during his time there. Kawahara would often head to the arcade with his fellow members to play fighting games . He also started playing online games in 1998, starting with Ultima Online. Kawahara also played Ragnarok Online, his most played game (although he stated World of Warcraft during Sakura-Con 2013)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;He felt it would be more natural to write about net games.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some more of his inspirations and why he decided to write you can read a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.t-ono.net/biographies/REKI-KAWAHARA-%E5%B7%9D%E5%8E%9F-%E7%A4%AB-Biography.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;brief biography&lt;/a&gt; about him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T01:39:24.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5966" CreationDate="2014-01-04T04:23:56.773" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only explanation that makes sense is that she used up the stone before completing the process of bringing her brother back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Philosopher%27s_Stone&quot;&gt;FMA Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to the absolute law of alchemy being equivalent exchange, the stone gives the illusion that someone is able to override that law. Being that it is an illusion, the powers of the stone itself are not unlimited, and only appears to allow an alchemist to bypass equivalent exchange as long as the stone retains its power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what can be seen in the movie, virtually as soon as she finishes, she coughs the stone back up and the stone disintegrates. Throughout the show, the stone disintegrating is used as a sign that the stone has run out of power (like with Father Cornelio's stone in the early episodes). This means that the stone ran out of power no later than her finishing her process. It would be incredibly improbably that it would run out perfectly when she finished, especially given the amount of power that she used previously, so that most logical explanation is that she ran out partway through and paid with her leg for the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is never explained in the movie, so this is only an educated guess based on information from the show and from the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T04:23:56.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6738" CreationDate="2014-01-04T04:38:16.523" Score="11" ViewCount="5741" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand Gluttony's ability of being able to ingest anything being related to the title Gluttony. I was wondering about the other Homunculi's abilities (from FMA:B, not FMA) and whether they have any relation to the sins or to any biblical story relating to the sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:06:23.267" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T15:43:03.443" Title="Are the Homunculi abilities based on the sins?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6737" CreationDate="2014-01-04T05:57:18.353" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this isn't generally the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt; (both pre- and post-&quot;death&quot;) has the ability to modify the carbon in his body to be rock-hard. This is not reflected in the fourth circle of &lt;em&gt;Dante's Inferno&lt;/em&gt; nor in the Bible as far as I can tell.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; has the power of the shadows and of omnipresence. As far as I know, pride is generally represented Biblically as a giant, so there's little correlation here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrath and Sloth could potentially be connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; has the all-seeing eye. Though there is nothing about this in &lt;em&gt;Dante's Inferno&lt;/em&gt;, this &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be a reference to the potentially wrathful statement in the Bible, &quot;an eye for an eye&quot;. However, I'd consider this a bit of a stretch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt; has the ability to make longer fingernails. I suppose this could be seen as a use of her beauty to kill others, but again, a bit of a stretch. She also seems to have no correlation to the second circle of the Inferno.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; possesses great power and skill, and yet wastes it; this isn't really his &lt;em&gt;ability&lt;/em&gt; per se, but he does use it in a slothful manner.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe, though, that Gluttony and Envy are the only ones who share a strong-ish connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt;, as you mentioned, wants to (and is able to) eat essentially infinitely.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; has the ability to appear however he likes; as his jealousy later reveals, his envy of humans causes him to use his ability to take the human form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth noting that most of the homunculi have some form of their story connected to their sin. Wrath, for example, loses his arms, as in &lt;em&gt;Dante's Inferno&lt;/em&gt;; Lust's death by fire and wind is also a reference to how the lustful are killed in the second circle; and in the Bible, it states that &quot;the slothful will be put to forced labor.&quot; A few of the sins have some aspect of their appearance related to their sin as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, despite all this, it does not seem that most of their abilities relate to their sins, or the stories that accompany them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: I am not an expert on the Bible or Christianity.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T05:57:18.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2829" CreationDate="2014-01-04T07:33:12.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I dont think he is dead because he was left lying there staring at Nnoitra and if u read Manga there is a pic of him when his wearing a half espada coat so he is not dead so is Halibel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3219" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T07:33:12.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6740" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-04T09:11:05.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genius Party is an anthology of 7 short animated films from Studio 4°C, released in 2007: &quot;Genius Party&quot;, &quot;Shanghai Dragon&quot;, &quot;Deathtic 4&quot;, &quot;Doorbell&quot;, &quot;Limit Cycle&quot;, &quot;Happy Machine&quot;, and &quot;Baby Blue&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was followed by Genius Party Beyond in 2008, consisting of 5 more shorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_Party&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genius Party&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2842" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:23:28.577" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:23:28.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6741" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-04T09:11:05.843" Score="0" Body="Genius Party is an anthology of 7 short animated films by Studio 4°C, released in 2007. " OwnerUserId="2842" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:23:28.577" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:23:28.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6742" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-04T12:33:51.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sundome&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, roughly translated as &quot;stopping the moment before&quot;, is a manga by Kazuto Okada, centering on Hideo Aiba and his relationship with Kurumi Sahana. Both are members of the &quot;Roman Club&quot; - a club dedicated to investigating the paranormal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the scenes in the manga involve Sahana teasing Hideo or adventuring with the rest of the club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was also adapted into a four-part film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sundome&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:10:45.310" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:10:45.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6743" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-04T12:33:51.723" Score="0" Body="Sundome is a manga series by Kazuto Okada." OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:10:45.310" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:10:45.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4814" CreationDate="2014-01-04T12:44:43.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the second episode of Akito the Exiled, the following is said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Revolution Year 228. It has been seven years since the Empire of Britannia invaded Japan and renamed it Area 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the invasion of Japan happened in 2010 a.t.b, it can be deduced that the offset, at least in the time frame of the series, between a.t.b and R.T is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;2010 + 7 - 228 = 1789&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it appears that R.Y. 0 would correspond to 1789 a.t.b.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1362" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T12:44:43.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6745" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-04T14:08:34.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KDluRl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kill La Kill image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (キルラキル), by studio Trigger, follows Ryuuko Matoi, a student who transfers into Honnouji Academy and wields a half-scissor blade. The school is built around a tiered hierarchy, and at the top lies Satsuki Kiryuuin, head of the student council. Student Council members and select other students wear special uniforms called &quot;Goku uniforms&quot; (&lt;em&gt;goku-seifuku&lt;/em&gt;) which give the users augmented strength and special abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuuko stumbles upon a skimpy, blood-drinking sailor uniform that increases her strength immensely. Using her newly-found source of power, she tries to defy the cruel hierarchical system in pursuit of the owner of the other half of her scissor blade: her father's killer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_la_Kill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:59:23.200" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:59:23.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6746" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-04T14:08:34.550" Score="0" Body="Kill la Kill is an anime by studio Trigger. The protagonist, Matoi Ryuuko, enters Honnouji Academy to find out who killed her father and why. " OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T06:59:23.200" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T06:59:23.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6747" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6753" CreationDate="2014-01-04T14:31:20.730" Score="4" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, I feel like the final conflict is trying to say something about AI in some way. But it feels very out of place from the AI depicted in episodes prior to the end few. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there more background, or is this explored more in another medium other than the half season anime series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To dig a little deeper, Chamber seems no different than his pilot in his ability to assimilate into jobs on Gargantia. Where as Striker seems to have taken on a completely different persona. Unguided it doesn't seem like Chamber would end up the same place. I just feel like there is more to explored here that the authors would intend and I'm missing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3222" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T22:30:49.533" Title="AI conflict in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet" Tags="&lt;suisei-no-gargantia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6748" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6750" CreationDate="2014-01-04T14:42:05.197" Score="2" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching Total Eclipse, which I understand is part of Muv-Luv, but I am unfamiliar with. After episode 2, it seems like the whole tone of the show shifts. Is there some background into what's going on? The first two episodes reminded me a bit of Blue Gender, but after reaching episode 9 it seems like that was totally left behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3222" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:35:49.887" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:35:49.887" Title="What is with the shift in Total Eclipse after episode 2?" Tags="&lt;muv-luv&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6748" CreationDate="2014-01-04T17:33:57.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not played the visual novels and have not seen any other MuvLuv content, so I can only judge from the anime series. In this series, the two first episodes focus on the background of Yui. You basically witness what she has experienced when she was younger, and then the shift focuses on the 'current day' situation, where Yui is one of the two lead protagonists. Further down the series she reveals some of her background which is consistent with the first two episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T17:33:57.957" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T20:07:42.427" Score="5" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 &quot;Virtual bride&quot; of Btooom &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/66323/Masashi_Miyamoto&quot;&gt;Masashi&lt;/a&gt; attacked &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/67473/Kiyoshi_Taira&quot;&gt;Taira&lt;/a&gt; with his knife and cut his fingers off. He then caused Sakamoto to fall of the cliff and he kidnapped Himiko. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't he take Taira's chip? Why was he left alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-01-04T22:54:10.163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T21:38:20.777" Title="Why didn't Masashi Miyamoto take Taira's chip after cutting his fingers?" Tags="&lt;btooom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8138" CreationDate="2014-01-04T22:27:10.833" Score="8" ViewCount="4261" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, season 3 of the anime The World God Only Knows, there's a scene at around 5:14 where Tenri speaks to Diana and tells her something surprising. Diana responds by exclaiming why Tenri didn't say anything before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next time we see Diana she has wings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing Tenri told Diana something that would promote their relationship with Keima, because she grew wings, but since Diana has been with Tenri ever since she was a little girl, I'm not sure what Tenri could've told Diana that would be so surprising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11" LastEditorUserId="11" LastEditDate="2014-01-06T07:43:34.533" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:59:10.497" Title="What does Tenri whisper to Diana?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6747" CreationDate="2014-01-04T22:30:49.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like you say, the AI follows whats best from machine's point of view. Chamber even recommends multiple times that taking over Gargantia and becoming a leader is best way to achieve his goals of survival and getting back to Alliance. But Ledo stops him. This is reason why there is still pilot. Leaving critical decisions on a machine can result in really bad situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also OVA that explains how things happened on Kugel's side. Simply said, Kugel starts in similar position as Ledo, yet circumstances and misunderstanding lead him to what we saw in anime. Striker just continues what Kugel started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Chamber vs. Striker at the end, it is easily explained by AIs being able to learn. Chamber learned, that while Gargantia does things inefficiently from Aliance's standard, it leads to much higher satisfaction and lives of people, along with Ledo's happiness. What is what Chamber looks out for most. Striker on the other side got confirmed it's way of thinking, so it tries to defend that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T22:30:49.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6748" CreationDate="2014-01-04T22:43:43.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first few episodes are flashback of Yui's past. It basically shown what kind of enemy humanity is facing directly and how front lines of humanity's war look. But rest of the show happens in research&amp;amp;development facility far behind enemy lines with team of people who are not concerned with fighting real enemy. The protagonist is actually concerned that he never fought real enemy and all he ever fought were either other humans or simulations. So the dissonance between those two parts actually makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to experience the full thing, you should read the VNs: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BDQGy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;How to play MuvLuv&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T22:43:43.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6756" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-04T23:09:20.757" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-01-04T23:09:20.757" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T23:09:20.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6757" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-04T23:09:20.757" Score="0" Body="Total Eclipse is anime series related to the Muv-Luv visual novels. " OwnerUserId="3222" LastEditorUserId="3222" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T03:14:40.180" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T03:14:40.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7010" CreationDate="2014-01-05T05:02:20.887" Score="4" ViewCount="3602" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Devil Fruit user is locked with Kairoseki, is there any affect on his Haki abilities.&#xA;Like in episode 627, couldn't luffy use Conqueror's Haki when he was in the cage made of Kairoseki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T19:39:46.733" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T10:54:50.330" Title="What effect does Kairoseki's have on Haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-01-05T06:48:04.787" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is yes, &lt;strong&gt;Kakashi can obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the problem is that his Sharingan consumes a lot of his chakra. At some stages, his overuse of Kamui made him exhausted, too. In this &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, it does say that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Repeated use of the technique puts a great deal of strain on the&#xA;  user, causing his left eye to bleed if overused&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, &lt;strong&gt;using Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan could result in a life-threatening situation for him&lt;/strong&gt;. And as per the previous answer, you need to transplant a Mangekyou Sharingan, preferably from somebody close, such as a sibling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T12:44:57.557" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:44:57.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-05T09:22:11.757" Score="13" ViewCount="43047" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi attacked Obito with Amaterasu through Sasuke's eyes, when Sasuke saw Obito's Sharingan. As soon as Obito was engulfed by the flames, he went into the dark region of the room and got rid of the lethal flame. How did he do it? Did he achieve that with Kamui?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2769" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-28T04:00:42.827" LastActivityDate="2019-12-01T00:47:11.043" Title="How exactly did Obito escape from Itachi's Amaterasu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2557" CreationDate="2014-01-05T13:53:05.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He did not, as he was fighting elsewhere far beyond the range. Nunnaly broke the geass out of sheer willpower. Some individuals can resist part of a geass, or overcome it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown for example, that Susaku can retain the memories of what he does under the influence of the Geass, while everyone else forgets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of how she was feeling when it happened. She had reason to believe that not finding the key would be the defeat of her side, and everything she held dear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would be enough to break the geass on her eyes. Note that it is not shown that it also break the geass about her fake memories implanted during her mother's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, EVEN if you think Orange-kun could make a dispell bubble that large (kilometers), it would also dispell the geass on Lelouch soldiers. So he only used it to dispel (presumed) Charle's (or Marianne's) geass on Anya, after he opens up her cockpit during the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I think its not shown he used it after the Mall incident).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T19:55:48.703" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T19:55:48.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6759" CreationDate="2014-01-05T15:37:36.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It wasn't really explained. We still don't know about the full extent of Haki or Kairōseki. Plus episode 627 is a filler so I wouldn't take what happens in there seriously, it is not canon. The anime is notorious for contradicting itself. Oda might explain Haki and Kairōseki more in the manga later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3231" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T13:42:10.463" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:42:10.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6752" CreationDate="2014-01-05T15:41:39.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the bath scene in episode 9, at 12:01, Diana confessess to Keima (Diana likes Keima). Tenri asks why she is there at 13:00. At 13:40, Diana encourages Tenri to confess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tenri PROBABLY doesn't love Keima as much as Diana thought she did. Tenri might have said she doesn't like Keima.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Tenri's confession to Diana in episode 12, Diana grew her wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a common viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3232" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T13:59:10.497" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T13:59:10.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4483" CreationDate="2014-01-05T19:47:17.457" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would imagine his long hair is probably only to make him look like a  hikkomori and support his personality traits. Perhaps it was decided that long hair and an androgynous figure would lend itself well to a reserved character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His maid is suspected to be based on an old classmate, perhaps a first love or childhood friend. So it appears that isn't related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KSiTHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I wouldn't imagine his fear of women would be a factor in his hairstyle choice, There are many other characters in anime that have a fear of the opposite gender, but there's no obvious trend for those characters to have hair of the opposite gender's style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, I think his hair is long for no other reason than the original mangaka's design decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T19:47:17.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-05T21:50:10.653" Score="3" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-, there are multiple references to a place known as Kadath, in Act 9 - Sharnoth of the Darkest Black there are references to Inganock particularly when Robin Funnel is talking to Howard Phillips that he should consider being a &quot;Runner&quot; and makes reference to a bird she knew who was a runner (obviously referring to Ati's partner David), Howard replies that he's not familiar which the occupation but he had heard that it's a Kadathian occupation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that when Seikyou is referenced it refers to known locations of earth as London, New York, France and Germany are bringing in Seikyou, also in Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People- in the chapter where Gii fights one of the spawn if the Blood Tree Youki, Gii comments that John Doe's name is a Seikyouan name for &quot;no one&quot;, that John's belief in God is a Seikyouan faith and in parts of the story refers to stuff as being originated from Seikyou like Sandwitches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever travel to Kadath is mentioned they always talk about airships however it also uses the same term to mention travel to Germany and Rome is done by airship as well but never described what these airships look like or their capabilities, considering the Engine Technology that's used throughout the series it wouldn't be surprising if these airships could also travel space (Inganock was made to be totally independent using Engines to manufacture food and the Street Knight, Crack Chrome was almost entirely made of Engines, there are also references to Engine Humans much like Moran),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so i am wondering, is Kadath a fictional continent on Earth or is it a separate world and if so is it dimensional or another planet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-01-07T23:16:51.230" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T02:43:52.390" Title="Where exactly is Kadath" Tags="&lt;shikkoku-no-sharnoth&gt;&lt;sekien-no-inganock&gt;&lt;shiei-no-sona-nyl&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-05T22:11:35.720" Score="1" ViewCount="587" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People-, Ati is transformed and forced to attack Gii by Lemure Lemure, the only way to save her afterward was for Gii to erase all of Ati's memories effectively reverting her, and her mutations, to a Pre  state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Web Novels which continue on from the end of the game, Ati encounters Prorishin in his reborn form and Kia appears, when Kia touched Ati Ati can see her Mutations which she once had and the Chrome Built Claws she once had attached, it's then Kia allows Ati to remember Gii and the love she had for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, so far as i know the only continuation to this is the fact that M was originally interested in Ati because she had a Golden Eye but was too sociable but so far nothing in Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow- hints at what happened to Ati after she met, i am wondering if Ati's encounter with Prorishin and Kia is ever expanded on in any other works&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T22:11:35.720" Title="Is what happened to Ati ever expanded on?" Tags="&lt;sekien-no-inganock&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2912" CreationDate="2014-01-05T23:00:15.570" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Rock Lee spinoff manga and anime, Kakashi says he wears a mask because when he reads ecchi ecchi paradise, he has nose bleeds :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3235" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:39:02.033" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T13:39:02.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T00:33:45.997" Score="6" ViewCount="969" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a manga that I read quite a while ago, maybe 5+ years. It starts off with a guy who completed a video and he gets a mysterious game that he has never seen before. He puts it into his console and nothing seems to happen. Then the class representive arrives outside his house. She suddenly turns into a monster which our protagonist somehow defeat. He exits the game and the next day when he goes to school the class rep is replaced by a guy. The girl class rep is gone and no one remember her. Then there's something about an area boss that has a way higher level than the protagonist. Also there's a mysterious girl that appeared whenever he puts in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been on my mind ever since I first read it and it has been haunting me ever since. Any help would be appreciated. TY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3236" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:18:15.930" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:18:15.930" Title="What is this manga about a guy who completed a video and he gets a mysterious game?" Tags="&lt;gamerz-heaven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:20:58.960" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6190" CreationDate="2014-01-06T00:51:35.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The newest episode states: resurrection will cause a loss of EXP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess for dying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(the same)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;people can take your stuff&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;takes time to &quot;come back to life&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you lose part of your equipment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-06T03:51:07.983" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T03:51:07.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6772" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6773" CreationDate="2014-01-06T03:44:59.137" Score="10" ViewCount="23095" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Noragami, the main character refers to himself as &quot;yatogami&quot;. I'm not sure if that's his name or his title. A quick google search shows that its a surname, but the way he said it makes me think its some kind of title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T13:52:06.953" Title="Is &quot;Yatogami&quot; a name or a title?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6772" CreationDate="2014-01-06T04:19:00.373" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Noragami, Yato refers to himself as a god. 神, which is the kanji for god, can be pronounced &quot;gami&quot;, so he is probably referring to himself literally as &quot;Yato God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T04:19:00.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T17:27:36.637" Score="6" ViewCount="13145" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having the ability to grant all wishes and being powerful why does Shenron have to be afraid of Bills in the movie &lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of The Gods&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T00:35:35.817" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T00:35:35.817" Title="Why was Shenron afraid of Bills?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T21:32:14.940" Score="2" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was playing Melty Blood, I learned of Melty Blood ReACT and how it had the original story plus an additional set of stories done though the arcade mode which focuses on White Len's manipulation of TATARI. I stopped playing the original Melty Blood and of course I had to restart my route progression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I've come to know about the upcoming Steam Release of &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.steampowered.com/app/411370/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code&lt;/a&gt;. From what I have read, its story is a squeal to Melty Blood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; as Dust of Osiris is a future Sion in control of TATARI that comes about after the original TATARI was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Melty_Blood_Actress_Again&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Type-Moon Wiki&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Melty Blood Actress Again is the first game of the Melty Blood series which can be considered a sequel rather than an expansion or port of a previous game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;VNDB&lt;/a&gt;, it's just another release like Melty Blood ReACT. So I am wondering, does Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code contain the story lines from Melty Blood ReACT and just add this sequel storyline on top (along with new game mechanics) like how ReACT did when it added the Arcade Stories on top of the original Melty Blood, &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; does Actress Again remove any of the stories that was in ReACT?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T06:27:21.170" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T06:27:21.170" Title="Does Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code add to Melty Blood ReACT?" Tags="&lt;melty-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6775" CreationDate="2014-01-06T23:29:54.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shenron actually does not have the power to grant all wishes.  He can't bring you back from the dead twice, he can't wish the Saiyans away in the first saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can do things that no one else is able to do, but he's not actually all powerful.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And apparently he's less powerful than Bills, and he knows it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T23:29:54.077" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6779" CreationDate="2014-01-06T23:59:46.547" Score="5" ViewCount="4682" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I watched it around the late 90s or early 2000s, and I think it's pretty popular. It's a shounen about male protagonist that can convert garbage into trees or leaves to make a weapon. Later he has the power to recycle his leaf into garbage and later turn it again into a leaf. There's also a man, I think an enemy of the protagonist's, that can change fabric into iron and become his weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:34:26.983" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:34:26.983" Title="What is this anime with the power to change garbage into a tree?" Tags="&lt;the-law-of-ueki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:02.380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6778" CreationDate="2014-01-07T00:03:04.273" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime you're looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Law_of_Ueki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Law of Ueki&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iBCX4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T00:03:04.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6794" CreationDate="2014-01-07T01:58:09.673" Score="2" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main character of &lt;em&gt;Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta&lt;/em&gt; is named Kal-el. This immediately made me think of Clark Kent's birth name of Kal-el from &lt;em&gt;Superman&lt;/em&gt;. Is there any relationship between this work and &lt;em&gt;Superman&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-07T02:28:08.327" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T04:21:07.080" Title="Is the main character (Kal-el) of The Pilot's Love Song related to Superman?" Tags="&lt;the-pilots-love-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6782" CreationDate="2014-01-07T02:32:02.640" Score="4" ViewCount="4673" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 13 of Gundam Build Fighters, the number 44 comes up as a bad number.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Why is 44 considered a bad number?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T10:14:40.490" Title="Why is 44 a bad number?" Tags="&lt;gundam-build-fighters&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6781" CreationDate="2014-01-07T02:57:18.160" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The link in the comment was correct. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Number four in Japan is considered bad luck.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is because both four and death are pronounced the same way - &lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia#In_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-01-07T05:02:29.420" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T05:02:29.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-07T19:29:16.663" Score="6" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a manga where a boy has been sentenced to death and the only way to live is to work for the church that tried him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I remember is that a high ranking priestess took him in and he uses a gun to do his jobs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3254" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:12:58.560" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:12:58.560" Title="Looking for manga" Tags="&lt;juuhime&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:05.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6785" CreationDate="2014-01-07T21:42:10.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are looking for Chrno Crusade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2925" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T21:42:10.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6791" CreationDate="2014-01-07T22:19:05.837" Score="11" ViewCount="30458" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once, I read a manga with &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/65187/Seitokai_no_Himegoto&quot;&gt;the following description&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A perverted President who likes girls, a tsukkomi Vice-President, an over-zealous Treasurer and a quiet, brooding Secretary. This unlikely quartet form Shirayuri Girls' High School's Student Council.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;tsukkomi&quot; mean? Are there any examples of tsukkomi characters besides the one in the above-mentioned manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T22:41:38.343" LastActivityDate="2018-12-01T07:48:18.063" Title="What does &quot;tsukkomi&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6785" CreationDate="2014-01-07T22:25:49.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rqRA0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/8237/Juuhime_~Sincerely_Night~&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Juuhime - Sincerely Night&lt;/a&gt;. It features a main character that duel wields guns and was sentenced to 500 years of prison by the church. Here's MAL's synopsis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luca Athrason has been sentenced with 500 years of imprisonment – such is the price to pay for his sins. The only way for him to shorten his sentence is to accomplish his missions as the Church’s vanguard or as some might call it... The Church's Dog!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T22:25:49.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6790" CreationDate="2014-01-07T23:10:28.670" Score="5" ViewCount="7161" Body="&lt;p&gt;With Sword Art Online Season 1, there are 25 episode split into 2 Arcs, the first Arc, Sword Art Online ends with episode 14 while the rest of the season is the second Arc which is Alfheim Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In original Rozen Maiden series there are 2 seasons, season 1 end on episode 12 while the second season known as Träumend ends at Episode 25, likewise with Spice and World, both seasons have about 12 episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i am wondering, is there a way to tell the difference between Arcs and Seasons, i know i can't relay on openings as Sword Art Online has different openings for it's 2 arcs likewise with Spice and Wolf and Rozen Maiden which had different openings for it's different seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T23:17:25.150" Title="Is there a way to tell the difference between an Arc and a Season?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6789" CreationDate="2014-01-07T23:17:25.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seasons has to do with the broadcast of a show, it doesn't necessarily always equate to 12 episode per season, sometimes a show can only be 10 episodes. See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/1971/what-defines-one-season-of-anime&quot;&gt;What defines one &amp;quot;season&amp;quot; of anime?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arcs has to do with the story. Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;defines a story arc as&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story arc is much more common in dramas than in comedies, especially in soap operas. Webcomics are more likely to use story arcs than newspaper comics, as most web comics have readable archives online that a newcomer to the strip can read in order to understand what is going on. Although story arcs have existed for decades, the term &quot;story arc&quot; was coined in 1988 in relation to the television series Wiseguy, and was quickly adapted for other uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way to tell the difference between the two is how they are broadcast and how the story continuity flows from episode to episode. There could be many story arcs in a single season of an anime, or there could be many seasons in an anime that only has one overarching story arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T23:17:25.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6787" CreationDate="2014-01-07T23:32:07.363" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one particular style of traditional Japanese comedy called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;manzai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (漫才), which is a type of two-man act. One man is called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms#boke&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, who is the buffoon; the jokester; the funny guy. The &lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt; will make jokes, many of which (to American audiences at least) are groan comedy. The other member of the pair is called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukkomi#tsukkomi&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and his job is to react to the &lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt;'s jokes (often critically), taking on a role very much like &quot;the straight man&quot; in Western comedic practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The usage of &lt;em&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/em&gt; in the description you quoted is derived from this. It does not mean that the Vice President is &lt;em&gt;literally&lt;/em&gt; the straight man of a comedy duo, but rather that the Vice President is sort of the uptight kind of guy who doesn't laugh at jokes and always shoots down other people's jokes. It's a sort of character archetype that translates only somewhat well into English as &quot;straight man&quot;, so you will sometimes see it floating around untranslated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/em&gt; is a very common archetype in modern anime and related media (irritatingly common, if you ask me, especially in schlocky light novels). Well-known examples off the top of my head include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyon from &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt; (often playing off of Haruhi and sometimes Koizumi's &lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koyomi from the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series (playing off against most of the girls at some point or another)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Basically everybody in &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; (against everybody else)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiaki from &lt;em&gt;Nodame Cantabile&lt;/em&gt; (mostly against Nodame herself)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see more about this trope at the TVTropes entry &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine&quot;&gt;Boke And Tsukkomi Routine&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T23:32:07.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6780" CreationDate="2014-01-08T04:01:34.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. His name is a portmanteau of his real first and last name, カール (kaaru) and イール (iiru), respectively. In actuality, he is the first Prince of a certain Empire...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T04:01:34.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-08T06:27:23.003" Score="8" ViewCount="2306" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that the regular clones speak in third person from the answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4136/why-do-the-misaka-sisters-narrate-everything-they-say&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. But Last Order actually has emotions, so there is no reason to speak in third person or repeating her name over twice. What is the true reasoning behind &lt;em&gt;Misaka wa Misaka wa ...&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a canonical answer for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T09:43:23.223" Title="Why does Last Order state her name twice?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-08T06:39:12.940" Score="6" ViewCount="14542" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything in Naruto seemingly has a Japanese cultural reference. From the name Sasuke meaning legendary ninja to the Sannin summons (slug frog snake) representing the Japanese version of the game Rock Paper Scissors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall briefly that I read Itachi's crow also had a special, underlying meaning culturally, but cannot recover the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What cultural reference does the crow come with? And if there are nonculture related themes, please state those as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2014-01-08T07:56:17.467" LastActivityDate="2019-09-28T13:34:00.087" Title="What does Itachi's crow symbolize?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6799" CreationDate="2014-01-08T07:41:42.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crows are serious—and seriously creepy—wherever they show up. In most of their fictional appearances, they are the go-to scary bird, and are traditionally associated with death in many mythologies and cultures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, crows are also very clever. They may feature a crow as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Deadpan Snarker&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - A character given to gnomic, sarcastic, sometimes bitter, occasionally whimsical asides. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Deadpan Snarker    exists to deflate  pomposity, point out the&#xA;unlikelihood of certain    plans, and deliver funny lines. Typically&#xA;the most cynical supporting    character. In most cases, it is&#xA;implied that the snarker would make a    good leader, strategist, or&#xA;consultant given their ability to    instantly see the flaws in a&#xA;constructed plan;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Trickster Mentor&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; A Trickster whose actions, while seemingly&#xA;pointless, selfish, antagonistic, or just plain random that contains a valuable lesson.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In more fantastic settings, a Trickster Mentor educates their proteges by subjecting them to various transformations, body-swaps, literal wishes, and faked tests of&#xA;character. Trickster Mentors love it when someone who first meets&#xA;them doesn't realize who they are. They get to assess the &quot;true&#xA;character&quot; of someone, then beat their sense of superiority out of&#xA;them with it after the revelation. Or, rarely, give them a small&#xA;break if they reveal honesty and good intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;or the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Zen Survivor&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; A character who has been through utter hell,&#xA;and came out sad, cynical, and wise beyond their years. Part of their&#xA;wisdom is knowing that it is wasted on most people, so they don't go&#xA;around babbling it to everybody. Instead, they wait until they see&#xA;somebody who is worthy, and serve as the worthy one's mentor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Uchiha Itachi, his summoning technique best suited for what happened in his life. Itachi with his &lt;em&gt;symbolic crow&lt;/em&gt; can be related to the &quot;Zen Survivor&quot; of his clansmen who is wise beyond their years (technically because of his age) and serves as a worthy one's  mentor (both Sasuke and Naruto). On the other hand, the &quot;Trickster Mentor&quot; part also include &lt;em&gt;faked tests of character&lt;/em&gt; also for both Naruto and Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please comment if you want to clarify something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T07:41:42.810" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4792" CreationDate="2014-01-08T08:21:40.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wrote this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pojo.biz/board/showthread.php?t=455800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a forum&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You raise a very interesting question that I'm sure has perplexed many fans. There have been a lot of discussions regarding it. First of all, the words &amp;quot;forever&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;fornever&amp;quot; are complete opposites of each other. Forever means that something will occur continuously, while &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fornever&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fornever&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, not actually being a word in the english dictionary but rather a &lt;strong&gt;slang term&lt;/strong&gt;, means thats something will never occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common thing I hear is people believe that it is a typo and that is should state &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;forever forever&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;. I personally don't think this is valid because the artist would certainly not screw up the last frame of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I believe that it just simply means what is says:&amp;quot;Forever will not occur,&amp;quot; or in other words, &amp;quot;nothing lasts forever.&amp;quot; I believe that Yu Yu Hakusho was by far one of the greatest anime/manga ever written, and the artist knew that everyone watching the last few minutes of the final show never wanted it to end. But, since everything good thing must come to an end, the artist made it clear and simple. I believe this is the only anime to end with a phrase for viewers to think about, rather then simply saying &amp;quot;the end.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T15:05:12.910" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6810" CreationDate="2014-01-08T12:35:56.153" Score="7" ViewCount="89208" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode on Danganronpa, we get a glimpse of the outside world where a giant bear in wrecking havoc in the city. People are wearing bear masks and rioting in the streets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly  happened to world? Was the despair that &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/73235/Monokuma&quot;&gt;Monokuma&lt;/a&gt; talking about actually a disease? Was everyone related to the characters in the school already dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I'm not familiar with the game or novel I have only watched the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T21:54:03.467" Title="What happened to the outside world in Danganronpa?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19981" CreationDate="2014-01-08T13:40:33.773" Score="10" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the anime version of &lt;em&gt;Air&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sources on the net state that Kanna's curses were broken, and her next reincarnation would be a happy one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say that the pair of children playing on the beach were the reincarnations of Misuzu-Kanna / Yukito-Ryūya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the canonical explanation of this ending? Did the curses really get lifted? Please include sources in your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T19:50:31.030" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T22:04:50.813" Title="Is there any canonical evidence that the winged being curses were really lifted?" Tags="&lt;air&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-08T18:50:28.350" Score="3" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;I teach English in China to elementary and middle-school kids. I have a group of students who have already learned English for 4-6 years. Now that they have a good foundation, I'm looking for reading material that appeals to them and is engaging. I'm hoping that the avid readers here could recommend a series of graphic novels that are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interesting to kids aged 10 to 14&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not too bloody&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not sexual, but can be romantic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At least somewhat popular with girls (as the great majority of my students are girls)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Translated well&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since my students are intermediate speakers, I'm not worried about the difficulty of the language that appears in the story. Right now, I'm leaning toward One Piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, I'm quite optimistic about using manga in the classroom - the stories are very engaging, and the abundance of pictures can be used in many useful language activities. Also, if the stories are translated well there would be a lot of useful spoken English that would appear. However, parents (my customers) need to be persuaded about their feasibility in the classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3266" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-08T19:18:43.547" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T19:18:43.547" Title="What are some good manga books to teach English to non-native speakers aged 10 to 14?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-01-09T01:22:34.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5284" CreationDate="2014-01-08T18:54:51.440" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe he is speaking inverted Japanese, and the text on the right is Japanese kanji. I'm Chinese, and I can read Chinese characters, so hopefully, my brain isn't exploding and I'm right. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3267" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T18:54:51.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6807" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-08T19:45:55.073" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-08T19:45:55.073" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T19:45:55.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6808" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-08T19:45:55.073" Score="0" Body="For questions to help users find useful and valid resources that other community members may use on a variety of subjects related to the topic of the site." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-08T19:45:55.073" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T19:45:55.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6811" CreationDate="2014-01-08T20:05:41.627" Score="6" ViewCount="13681" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Shanks and Buggy were apprentices on Gol D. Roger's ships. I had this doubt that whether they know the location of One Piece, shouldn't they know considering they were on the ship? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-28T15:42:24.037" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T16:47:45.487" Title="Do Shanks or Buggy know the location of the One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6802" CreationDate="2014-01-08T20:46:14.893" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have played the game, and yet I can tell you the answer isn't the most clear there either. All I got from there is that the incident started on Hope's Peak Academy and propagated an extreme state of unrest to the outside world. However, I've heard things are explain further in the sequel, which I haven't played nor followed a Let's Play of just yet. Taking a look at the Danganronpa wiki, they explain it quite well there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The biggest and most despair inducing incident in all of Hope's Peak Academy ’s history&quot; was only the beginning to what would be the world's end. The biggest and most despair&#xA;  inducing incident in all of Hope's Peak Academy’s history caused the reserve course students to rebel…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At first, it was optimistically thought that everything would calm down soon, but the situation worsened and quickened its pace. The movement happened on the Internet, and formed a community of its own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soon, not just students were involved, but came to include people of various races and nationalities in its development and spread off the internet and into real life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the movement, it involved demonstrations regarding social issues, but as it spread through the world, its abnormality began to show. At some point in time, the motives and modus operandi changed, and left behind only meaningless destruction and violence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Strong people killed weak people…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Weak people murdered even weaker people…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Weak people formed factions and lynched strong people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the violence and death spread, people became desensitized. As if time had gone backwards, people took death to become a certainty. The media reports overflowed with death, and people ate as they watched. By the time the world had noticed the abnormality, it was already too late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The overpowering “despair” became a huge wave that swallowed up the world in the blink of one’s eye…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soon, terrorists and coup d’etats sprang up and caused the despair that is war. It wasn’t war that happened due to the clash of ideals, religion or profits…It was just war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pure war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, no way to solve the problem was found. However…how did what was originally a students’ movement develop into such a despair-worthy situation? This was because of…the existence of “a certain group of people”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It revolved around the “certain student” who led Hope's Peak Academy to its destruction; a group called “Super High School Level Despair”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their talents, recognized by Hope's Peak Academy, were used not “for the sake of causing hope for humanity”…They used their talents “for the sake of causing despair for humanity”. Those who held great power brainwashed ordinary citizens to spread despair… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who had talent with computers created software to spread despair…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who had great influence over people created new ideals to spread despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is how “the biggest and most despair inducing incident in all human history” was produced. Indeed, as long as “Super High School Level Despair” exists, this despair will not end…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The biggest and most despair inducing incident in all human history” will not end…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's apparently the in-game description, though being as I don't remember reading through that, it's probably from Super Danganronpa 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To read more just check the source where I took that from:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/The_World%27s_Most_Despair-Inducing_Incident&quot;&gt;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/The_World%27s_Most_Despair-Inducing_Incident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2816" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T20:46:14.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6809" CreationDate="2014-01-08T21:25:28.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated on the wiki &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aside from the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard, before their death, no one actually knows where the great treasure is. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean both Shanks and Buggy would know the location of the One Piece. According to the information the most likely also know what the one piece is  &lt;em&gt;Sort of a spoiler&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Given the recurring theme of treasure being something of great personal value (for example Luffy's hat), One Piece may simply be an item that Gol D. Roger valued. In Buggy's flashback to his days as a member of the Roger Pirates, he discussed with Shanks the meaning of a treasure, and he found that all the crew shared the same views regarding personal value  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangapark.com/manga/One-Piece/v3/c19/all&quot;&gt;Vol. 3 Chapter 19 (p. 8)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the location they described&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is said that it was hidden somewhere deep in the Grand Line, presumably in the last island, Raftel, by its deceased owner, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T21:25:28.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6802" CreationDate="2014-01-09T00:04:45.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, there is a group (who is controlling Monokuma) who's goal is to have the world in a perpetual state of chaos by inciting despair and havoc through any means, but most seemed to be centered around subtle manipulation of people through influencing society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, i think i read somewhere that the &quot;murder&quot; who everyone has to figure out the identity of is also a member of this group and faked her death early on to remain hidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from what little research i did into the game before i committed to pre-order it from NISA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T00:04:45.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6817" CreationDate="2014-01-09T04:36:05.873" Score="0" ViewCount="411" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-, when M goes to &quot;devour&quot; a Metacreature, Mary describes that what is M is using is an equation with some of the patterns being Monumental Kadathian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People- which takes place before Shikkoku no Sharnoth, Gii and Kerkan both use the Phenomenon Equation, Gii uses a healing one while Kerkan uses a destruction one however Gii mentions that there are many other Equations that one could use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the Equation M is using?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T04:36:05.873" Title="What is the Equation M use to devour the Metacreatures?" Tags="&lt;shikkoku-no-sharnoth&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6816" CreationDate="2014-01-09T04:36:05.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is called the &lt;strong&gt;Kruschtya Equation&lt;/strong&gt; which unlike the Phenomenon Equation, was developed by himself. It is used to bind his original form so he has the appearance of a human, When he &quot;unties&quot; the Equation, his body begins to shape shift back to it's original form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oHRsg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kruschtya Equation being untied&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above image is the most commonly seen form as his final form only appears for a breif moment, there is a hybrid from where just he's head is shown, this is shown in 2 places&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Shikkoku no Sharnoth Visual Novel when he encounters Bram Stoker at around the same time Troll has been consumed (this may however be his other side who poses as Baron Münchausen as the CG of M laughing shows he has a human face at this moment)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Shikkoku no Sharnoth Web Novel where he removes the water spray the fake Metacreature splash on Mary's neck, he does this by changing his head head to it's original form and merging his shadows into Mary's neck to remove the spray that was infecting her body (Sebas mentions just before that it has &quot;permeated below the skin, and is eroding her bodily functions&quot;), however because of the spray's effect on her body Mary does not notice any Equation use&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T04:36:05.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6818" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-09T04:55:00.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2008 visual novel by Liar-soft. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikkoku_no_Sharnoth%3a_What_a_Beautiful_Tomorrow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shikkoku no Sharnoth: What a Beautiful Tomorrow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:01:17.910" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:01:17.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6819" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-09T04:55:00.473" Score="0" Body="&quot;Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-&quot; is a 2008 visual novel by Liar-soft. " OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:01:17.910" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:01:17.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6820" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-09T05:02:34.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a visual novel by Liar-soft, released in 2007, and re-released as the &quot;Fullvoice ReBORN Edition&quot; in 2013 and as the &quot;Steampunk Fullvoice ReBORN Set: Mega Engine Box&quot; in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v417&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:47:47.570" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:47:47.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6821" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-09T05:02:34.087" Score="0" Body="&quot;Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People-&quot; is a 2007 visual novel by Liar-soft." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:47:47.570" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:47:47.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6822" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-09T05:20:36.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amaranto&lt;/em&gt; is a shoujo ai / yuri visual novel by Trifolium Garden, released in 2008. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A free patch created by Trifolium Garden called &lt;em&gt;Amaranto -Fine-&lt;/em&gt; was released in 2013, which added a new route and improved CG (the original routes remain playable).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amaranto&lt;/em&gt; is set in a post-apocalyptic world, following a great war. This new world is split into various districts known as &quot;Sects&quot;. The story follows Mio and her childhood friend Shizuku, who learn from their friend Yuuki about rumors regarding several recent &quot;vampiric&quot; murders and a girl in white. When one of Mio and Shizuku's classmates becomes a victim, Mio sets off to learn the truth behind the rumor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;See also&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amaranto&lt;/em&gt; on VNDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:29:04.803" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:29:04.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6823" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-09T05:20:36.263" Score="0" Body="Amaranto is a visual novel by Trifolium Garden." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:29:04.803" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:29:04.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6825" CreationDate="2014-01-09T09:29:23.627" Score="1" ViewCount="1842" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that Iron Fist Fullbody was demoted after the incident at Baratie Restaurant, and Jango was a famous pirate with a bounty of 9,000,000 Beris. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D8j94.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jango&amp;#39;s bounty&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did they manage to get into Grand Line under Ms. Hina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:43:36.090" LastActivityDate="2020-07-25T16:07:07.893" Title="How did 'Rollover Jango' and 'Iron Fist Fullbody' become Ms. Hina's subordinates?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6824" CreationDate="2014-01-09T09:29:23.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tried to find about it and it took me a while but I got it, it's an interesting story presented &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece_databook/c002/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. As a summery:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jango wakes up, chased after by 'Usopp Police Squad'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takes a small boat, passed 'Captain Morgan', both asleep.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New island, marines searching for him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takes a disguise, enters a dancing contest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jango is the winner, Fullbody is first runner-up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Island attacked by 'Caption Yurikaa' leading 'Tulip Pirates'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jango runs, Fullbody fights.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A girl is taken hostage, Fullbody is defeated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jango returns to save his 'Brother', both defeat those pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fullbody captures Jango, degree 'Death by Hanging', Fullbody objects.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Decision overturned, Fullbody got a demotion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both agree to be hypnotized, to forget about their friendship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hina appears, decision changes, they decide to follow her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both enlist into Marine HQ with 'Mop in hand'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T09:29:23.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6621" CreationDate="2014-01-09T16:29:51.770" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at your question, I feel that you want to know who was more powerful, Minato or Hashirama, right? Actually, I also keep on wondering about these kind of stuff myself. I wonder what would happen if Hashirama and Minato would fight? Who would win? And I begin to compare their power and make them fight with each other in my thoughts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hashirama can heal himself fast due to extra ordinary life force so he can easily survive any attack made to him. On the other hand, Minato can teleport himself so quick that he can escape easily from any attack Hashirama would made. Then again, Minato can use his Rasengan but I wonder if that can wound Hashirama. Hashirama along with his sage mode and wood style might be able to track where Minato would teleport himself next. But Minato with his instantaneous reflexes might be able to dodge that as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato is capable of defeating nine tails as he sealed the beast once. On the other hand, Hashirama is someone who can control and tame the tailed beast. He even won his fight with Madara who was controlling Kurama at that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you don't have worry very long. Naruto will become Hokage someday. He had promised that so many times. And he will be the most powerful of all Hokage for sure :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3272" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T16:29:51.770" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-09T19:33:46.097" Score="4" ViewCount="13212" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Aizen had an incredibly complicated plan that seemed to span decades and that involved a lot of people he had no control over doing what he wanted them to do? I found it pretty difficult to follow what was going on in terms of what exactly his plan was. Can someone summarize it for me? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T14:25:48.827" Title="What was Aizen's plan?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6830" CreationDate="2014-01-09T20:14:05.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizen wanted to merge the power of Hollows and Soul Reapers because he wanted to gain more power as he reached his saturation point of Soul Reaper powers. For this, he needed the Hogyoku. And he wanted to go to the Soul King Palace. But Ichigo even surpassed him and failed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T14:25:48.827" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T14:25:48.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-09T21:30:05.350" Score="1" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the credits there is a final flashback of Mary and Charlotte when they were children , they talk about the Shadow Builder and how he hates humans because &quot;when God said 'Let there be light' he went away&quot;, Charlotte worries about the existence of the Shadow Builder for Mary's safety, yet Mary reaffirms that she'll be ok and will protect Charlotte saying that since that the Shadow Builder can understand her because he listen to god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the scene, Charlotte notices in Mary's shadow a red eye, the same kind of eye which is depicted though the entire story being associated with Sharnoth, this eye however is just watching and it has no red tear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering who this eye represented and what reason did they have as she did not have her Golden Eye at this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T20:42:02.447" Title="Who was watching Mary in her childhood?" Tags="&lt;shikkoku-no-sharnoth&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-01-09T22:33:01.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly, I'd venture to guess that Tsukiyomi, Amaterasu, and Susanoo are a set of techniques that rarely occur among the Uchiha. Madara was famed for the use of the techniques, I suppose. Following this, it has been said that Itachi and Sasuke are far more than &lt;em&gt;average&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;normal&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;standard&lt;/em&gt; Uchiha, they seem to be exceptional Shinobi, even by Uchiha &quot;standards&quot;. This may be partly because of their &lt;em&gt;unique&lt;/em&gt; Sharingan, being able to access the Trifecta Tsuki-Amate-Susa combination. We, the fans, see this Trifecta as being the &lt;em&gt;norm&lt;/em&gt; for Sharingan, when in fact they are likely a rarity among the Uchiha clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3276" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T13:45:32.483" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:45:32.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4792" CreationDate="2014-01-10T00:29:23.423" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;no definite answer&lt;/strong&gt; for this question stated by the artist himself &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Yoshihiro_Togashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yoshihiro Togashi&lt;/a&gt; There for we are left to interpreted it as we like. And there for there are allot of theory's of what this means. One of the most popular being the one stated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3081/kakashi&quot;&gt;Kakashi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Forever will not occur,&quot; or in other words, &quot;nothing lasts forever.&quot; I believe that Yu Yu Hakusho was by far one of the greatest anime/manga ever written, and the artist knew that everyone watching the last few minutes of the final show never wanted it to end. But, since everything good thing must come to an end, the artist made it clear and simple. I believe this is the only anime to end with a phrase for viewers to think about, rather then simply saying &quot;the end.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another very popular theory is him showing discontinuation of the series. So no more different time lines, other endings. Or any such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But just like stated in the begin there is no definite answer given by the author himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T00:29:23.423" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6836" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6845" CreationDate="2014-01-10T03:47:05.210" Score="16" ViewCount="2653" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was re-reading the Fullmetal Alchemist series recently. I noticed this scene below with the man presumably on the verge of death with I presume to be his &quot;soul&quot; coming out of his mouth. I was wondering what the origin of this trope is, since I have often seen this in other mangas and animes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ckrtd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Full Metal Alchemist Pg. 151  Vol. 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-14T23:37:56.980" LastActivityDate="2014-03-14T23:37:56.980" Title="What is the origin of the trope where a person lays on the ground with their &quot;soul&quot; coming out of their mouth?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-01-10T04:01:08.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider this as a spoiler if you haven't found out yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara performed Tsukuyomi on Raikage on the episode he revealed his perfect Susanoo. The manga also mentioned that Madara gave his left eye to Nagato without him knowing, which was later taken by Obito. However, he had a spare left eye possibly, and yet not a right since he said he could take Obito's if Obito dies. Although Madara was reanimated with a fake right eye, it is still possible for him to use his Susanoo. A similar case would be where the Jinchuriki were reanimated with their Kyubi, even though the Akatsuki extracted the Kyubi from them before death. Once an Uchiha activate their trump card Susanoo, they can even use it while blind. So as long as they awakened Susanoo before death, they can be reanimated with it, but since it's fake, he probably couldn't unlock its true power of Amaterasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3277" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T17:26:42.287" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T17:26:42.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4456" CreationDate="2014-01-10T08:19:16.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rober English when eren has to turn into a titan he has to inflict damage on himself and have a clear goal so i'm guessing that when eren was a child he never had a goal like block the cannon or kill the titans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3281" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T08:19:16.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6824" CreationDate="2014-01-10T08:40:55.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is all explained in a Cover Arc named Jango's Dance Paradise, from chapter 126 to chapter 172.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically he meets up with Fullbody, compete in a dance competition, fight some pirates and become friends in the process. Fullbody refusing to arrest Jango he gets demoted but then they see Hina, fall in love with her then decide to enlist under her, Jango becoming a marine and Fullbody getting demoted from lieutenant to seaman recruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't want to go check the chapter you can see them all here  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jango%27s_Dance_Paradise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3231" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T08:40:55.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6842" CreationDate="2014-01-10T10:01:58.667" Score="4" ViewCount="13355" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, in &lt;em&gt;Kuroko no Basuke&lt;/em&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays&lt;/em&gt;, as suits you), we see that the Generation of Miracles has some pretty wacky basketball superpowers. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like if you took the five of them and transferred them into the real world (powers and all), they would beat most actual NBA teams. And the thing is, they're just 10th-graders. Sure, maybe they're the best 10th-graders (even the best high-schoolers) in Japan, but surely they can't be as good as &lt;em&gt;professional&lt;/em&gt; players in the KnB universe, can they? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings me to my question - does the manga ever talk about how good professional basketball players (NBA or otherwise) are as compared to the high-school players the story focuses on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T06:53:52.967" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T07:26:12.380" Title="In Kuroko no Basuke, are the characters ever compared to professional players?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6841" CreationDate="2014-01-10T11:11:49.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuroko no Basuke (manga) never references any actual NBA pro by explicitly stating a name, but they have shown panels of professional basket ball players insinuating that they are from the NBA. The characters depicted don't actually resemble any specific pro, but rather a generic player - tall, built, and African-American. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does seem like the Generation of Miracles could beat real life NBA teams, but the manga does indirectly explain how the Generation of Miracles will not prevail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take Kise's copying ability for example. He can only copy people's techniques that he is capable of executing, but because NBA players are so much bigger, faster, and better, his copying won't work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in Midorima's case, he might have the insane accuracy as usual, but an NBA player can easily block his shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, however, I don't think Kuroko no Basket will ever mention and compare with top NBA pros. There are certain things that are completely impossible, like Kuroko's phantom shot. It doesn't even theoretically work in real life because NBA plays man to man defense, where each member playing has to always follow their assigned opponent. You can't just misdirect someone following you and not see you shooting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And don't even get me started on eagle vision...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;: In one of the latest chapters (242) that I haven't read yet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Allen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ray Allen&lt;/a&gt; of the Boston Celtics is shown as the first NBA player in Kuroko. This is somewhat inaccurate though, as Ray Allen has been part of the Miami Heat for 2 years now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qteZd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T14:38:15.140" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T14:38:15.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6843" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6844" CreationDate="2014-01-10T13:49:19.467" Score="8" ViewCount="8265" Body="&lt;p&gt;When does the story of One Piece take place? Since the story is pirate-themed, I thought it may be at the time of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Golden Age of Piracy&lt;/a&gt;. The Golden Age of Piracy spans from 1650s to the 1730s. So I thought it happened around that time. Am I right or do they have their own timeline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:18:00.223" LastActivityDate="2020-05-25T17:21:06.793" Title="When does One Piece take place?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6843" CreationDate="2014-01-10T14:26:57.497" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You had a pretty close guess there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Using Noland's Log book as a guide, it is possible to work out that the current storyline of One Piece takes place in the sixteenth century with the Kaienreki reference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A pretty accurate world time line has also been made on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline&quot;&gt;the One piece wiki&lt;/a&gt; although only updated till November last year ('13). For more info and their sources of the years mentioned you can check out their chat/change logs &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Talk%3aWorld_Timeline&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T14:26:57.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6836" CreationDate="2014-01-10T14:57:11.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a sample of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GivingUpTheGhost&quot;&gt;Giving Up the Ghost tropes&lt;/a&gt; The term itself actually originates from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/&quot;&gt;King James Version of the Bible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when Jesus was on the cross, His last words were&#xA;  &quot;Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.&quot; When he had said this, he breathed his last.&quot; (New International Version)&#xA;  The King James Version of 1611, however, gave it the contemporary wording&#xA;  &quot;... and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/785830&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trope is a spinoff version of the western version &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath&quot;&gt;Winged Soul Flies Off At Death&lt;/a&gt;. The western version got first used in 1948 in a western animation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 1948 short &quot;Back Alley Oproar&quot; with Sylvester and Elmer Fudd. Sylvester insists on singing when Fudd wants to sleep, and Sylvester eventually ends up on a cloud, complete with halo and wings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the giving up the Ghost trope I am not certain when it first occured. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T14:57:11.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T22:12:49.003" Score="4" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Touya hiding from Yuki that Rina called him? They didn't do anything wrong. It makes him look guiltier if he hides it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3284" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T03:22:42.913" Title="Why is Touya hiding a phone call from Yuki?" Tags="&lt;white-album&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="867" CreationDate="2014-01-11T03:49:33.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not known whether or not Ichigo can reseal his Zanpakuto. However, Zaraki Kenpachi is a different story. Zaraki openly states he never put a seal on his Zanpakuto, opening a new level of discussion. It implies that when Shinigami receive their Zanpakuto they unconsiously put a seal on it which puts it in the common katana state. I could go on typing for days but the short answer is... Tite Kubo probably thinks Ichigo's Shikai looks better that his sealed state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3288" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T16:05:07.720" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T16:05:07.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6850" CreationDate="2014-01-11T08:06:32.477" Score="-1" ViewCount="3600" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch Evangelion but don't want to watch the old 90's series because I can't stand the animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a remake or a newer movie with the same story ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3289" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T20:24:34.160" Title="I want to watch Evangelion but don't want to watch the old 90's series, is there a remake or a newer movie with the same story?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6849" CreationDate="2014-01-11T08:10:26.160" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the animation is superior in many cases for 90s shows. So your argument is not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evangelion should be watched in the order released (Series =&gt; EoE =&gt; Rebulids) as Rebulids are clearly not remakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand if you don't feel like watching the series why would you do so? Just because it's a classic? Worthless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T08:10:26.160" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3081" CreationDate="2014-01-11T10:08:11.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Bianca for sure. Her hat was still at home next to the painting that she took with her. She didn't take the hat and the girl that kissed ash did not wear a hat. She had a painting so she might want to confuse Ash and let him find out himself that it was Bianca kissing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She always acted like she didn't like him, but it seemed like that was just a cover because she did like him. Latias flew over his head about 2 minutes later and they were flying towards the city, so that means Latias had been gone for about a half day, so she isn't the one who kissed him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Bianca for sure. She was probably just embarrassed to kiss him so she left her hat to confuse Ash &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3290" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T04:17:47.293" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T04:17:47.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6849" CreationDate="2014-01-11T10:33:52.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could watch the evangellion rebuild movies, but some plot points change, some things are left out and the third movie is seemingly (I havent seen it yet) quite different altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I would recommend that you should watch the series first, but you could just watch the films, they don't nessicarily require any knowledge about the series to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T10:33:52.727" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21087" CreationDate="2014-01-11T12:05:16.217" Score="4" ViewCount="478" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this curled-up tongue trope pop its head up every once in a while and I was wondering: Which trope is it, and where does it originate from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NAO9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:06:02.473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:06:02.473" Title="What is the origin of the curling-up tongue trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6872" CreationDate="2014-01-11T17:20:54.260" Score="5" ViewCount="2739" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ash Ketchum from Pokemon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/McN4N.png&quot; alt=&quot;ash ketchum&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By never growing old, I mean the anime has been airing for a long time, but the character never grows old. I think the most popular example for this kind of character is Ash Ketchum from Pokemon and Nobita and his friends from Doraemon. (Yes, I do realize that both anime are for kids - I don't remember any other example that the character never grows up for a long time). However, most characters from long-running anime that I know of always grow up, like those from Dragonball, One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, and Shin-chan. (The last one I mentioned has similar traits to Pokemon and Doraemon, although I'm not sure Shin-chan is for kids). Any reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T02:14:42.920" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T03:06:02.893" Title="Why do some anime characters never grow old?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6859" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T05:13:13.867" Score="2" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title suggests, she is only credited for &quot;additional voices&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1516108/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1516108/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one of the shows she is &quot;known for&quot; is FMA Brotherhood. I feel like her voice is familiar from FMA so I was wondering if anyone could tell me who the &quot;additional voices&quot; are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3296" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T04:18:35.300" Title="What &quot;additional voices&quot; did Alison Viktorin voice in Fullmetal Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5414" CreationDate="2014-01-12T06:54:30.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on how dense the haki (invisible armor) they use. When garp use haki to hurt luffy, he applied just a small amount so that it doesn't really hurt or can cause serious injury. That explains alot right? When you applied a vast amount of haki on your body .. it will turn black.. because of the density of the haki you applied on it. if it is a small amount.. then it's like invisible..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3297" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T06:54:30.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6861" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T08:50:19.697" Score="3" ViewCount="2044" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Yosuga no Sora, the twin visited another town than Okukozome in the end (in the manga and the game, temporarily, and in the anime, probably for good).  In the manga and the game, the town is said to be in &quot;Northern Europe&quot; and Sora was speaking the Estonian language (according to Google Translate) there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm concerned about is that in some countries incest is illegal (in Japan, it is not illegal, albeit a cultural taboo).  Assuming they visited a region where it is legal, where might they have headed in the end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3134" LastEditorUserId="3134" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T15:19:13.547" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T15:19:13.547" Title="Where did Haruka and Sora head in the end in Yosuga no Sora?" Tags="&lt;yosuga-no-sora&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5249" CreationDate="2014-01-12T15:21:21.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not a stretch to think that he managed to sneak back inside the village and read it in his spare time. I mean granted, he was stuck because he was attached to the statue to drain chakra from it, but that doesn't mean he forgot how to use shadow clones. That was the main point why shadow clones was invented is for recon. What the clone learned came back to the original body once the clone is canceled, no matter where the original body is, right? That's what I am thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3302" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T17:54:00.697" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:54:00.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5638" CreationDate="2014-01-12T15:36:53.867" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is deceptively simple, deserving a thorough answer. Read on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yamato 2199&lt;/em&gt; is neither a slavish remake of the original, nor a &quot;reboot&quot; or &quot;re-imagining&quot; in the vein of typical TV and cinematic returns of older shows. Instead, it might be best described as a careful, even loving, reconstruction of the series for the modern era. Even the music is composed by Akira Miyagawa, the son of the original composer Hiroshi Miyagawa -- that gives an idea of the sense of continuity embraced by the series. (And, interestingly, the younger Miyagawa recreated the scores note-for-note &lt;em&gt;by ear&lt;/em&gt; from recordings because the original sheet music has been lost.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to avoid any significant spoilers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The familiar characters are all present, with many new ones added and minor characters re-defined and in many cases fleshed-out in much greater detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is really no significant gender-bending. One fighter pilot character who was basically mashed-up out of two different ones during the original two series due to haphazard editing and re-writes from the TV series to the movies, (though in different ways in Japan and in the American re-release) has been retconned into two different individuals, one of them female. That's about the extent of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a retcon/rework among the Garmillan/Gamilas/Gamilon cast of Talan/Masterson into two individual, related characters which eliminates the occasional who's-who debate there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a subtle re-work of the characterizations of Kodai (Wildstar) and Shima (Venture) that balances their natures more. Shima is more aggressive, Kodai more introspective from the start. It allows both characters to play out a wider range of motivations and reactions, altogether for the better -- they are multi-dimensional characters now, less cartoonish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuki (Nova) is much more complicated of a character than before. The romance that blossoms between her and Kodai gets off to a far rockier start, but the characters' discoveries of each other also play out to greater effect than a simple boy-gets-girl tale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mamoru Kodai's (Alex Wildstar's) martyr role is still there, still a deep emotional motivation for his brother, and is taken several steps beyond into a greater significance as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Captain Okita (Avatar) is still the steadfast, introspective ship's captain, still motivated by deep sadness and a sense of loss tinged with unfailing hope and determination. His bold tactical skill plays out even better than before; he is authentically the ship's &quot;Old Man&quot; captain in every way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, a few characters from the Comet Empire story arc make an appearance here. Should the new series progress, there are a few anchors for it placed already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Entirely new characters, many female, have been added on both sides of the conflict to add depth and to dig out of the male-dominated rut of the original &lt;em&gt;shonen&lt;/em&gt; anime style of the original series. There are also an &lt;em&gt;additional&lt;/em&gt; Iscandaran, female as all others have been -- Isacandar is still a dying race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Garmillans (as the latest translation goes) are treated to much greater detail. They're not the cardboard-cutout bad guys save for Dessler/Desslok as before. They still maintain their WWII-era Nazi overtones, though it's rendered in a richer, multidimensional style. There are reasons behind their motives, political and otherwise. In fact, the Garmillan subplots delve into internal power struggles, questions of honor and of right and wrong, and conflicts that drive the main story. Dessler's pride and hubris are explored more deeply -- and we even see (extremely) fleeting moments of doubt an self-examination in him -- making him every bit as intriguing as ever, and with new insight. Other Garmillans become interesting characters in their own right. There are still a few fawning lackeys and boastful idiots among them, but they server the plot well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This time around, the Earth forces aren't 100% in the right. Earth's political factions exist, and have contributed to the Garmillan conflict. There are shades of gray this time, even among the Yamato's crew, which add some very good subplots of self-examination and redemption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over-arching themes abound, and are more complex. The dualities of right/wrong, oppression/resistance, twin worlds Garmillas/Iscandar, even Yuki's (Nova's) mistaken identity for a certain Iscandaran are woven through the story in ways that add depth and introspection that was barely hinted at in the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a deep, underlying and very Japanese theme of the question of the use of great military power. The spectre of WWII runs deep in the new series, and is examined thoughtfully. The dates of the Yamato's launch and return revolve around the date of the Pearl Harbor anniversary. The Yamato launches, secretly armed with an adaptation of peaceful Iscandaran technology (the Wave Motion engine) turned into the most powerful weapon in the galaxy -- the Wave Motion Gun. How the crew of the Yamato use that power leads to both ruthless self-examination by the Captain and crew, and by Starsha of Iscandar. The honor -- or lack thereof -- versus necessity and bravery of covert attacks by both Earth and Garmillas are replayed and examined with much soul-searching by characters on both sides. Combatants from both sides meet, sometimes unexpectedly, and must come to terms with their own motivations, and even similarities. These scenes play out in an amazingly unblinking philosophical tone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a clear attempt to ground the story in better science than before, without diminishing the original concepts. In some cases, the early theories that the original played on have simply progressed, and the new story takes the advantage. There is a cleaner presentation of how the new Yamato is truly a new ship built inside the hulk of the old -- though throughout we see details of the old ship retained (such as a WWII-era builder's plate on the interior armor skirt of a gun turret) that have been retained, lending a realistic sense of history and shipbuilders' tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instances of &lt;em&gt;deus ex machina&lt;/em&gt; that made for pivotal plot points in the original are carefully played out with all the sense of wonder as before -- but -- by the end, they all have an explanation, scientific &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; spiritual. The way these critical scenes are handled is often startlingly philosophical and cinematically masterful. The story telling technique banishes any underlying weakness in the original plots and instead injects a sense of wonder that re-captures the impact of the original for a modern audience. This alone makes the series well worth watching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain pivotal scenes play out nearly exactly as the originals or are improved upon, if it's possible. For instance, the death of Captain Okita (Avatar) is scripted and timed virtually frame-for-frame to the original -- the impact simply can't be improved upon. Others, such as the Yamato's blast-off from Earth are both tightened and given added detail. The Rainbow Galaxy battle is fleshed out with even greater detail of the Garmillan carrier plane launches -- depicting them intentionally with all the details of a real deck launch, with deck crew signals, catapult operations, and signal lights for the pilots -- all to drive home how the &quot;enemy&quot; isn't so different from &quot;us&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is any complaint to be made at all, it's probably that the gratuitous fanservice could have been cut back. But -- the originals weren't without it, and there is a sort of tradition for it to stand on. And in some instances, it's used to good effect to break up dramatic tension where any other form of comic relief would have come off weak or forced. In other words, humans will be humans... despite life-or-death circumstances. So, even the fanservice manages to nudge its way into the duality thread that runs so deeply through the story. I'll give it a pass this time...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, &lt;em&gt;Yamato 2199&lt;/em&gt; succeeds brilliantly as a modern update that does not diminish the original, yet stands on its own as a definitive interpretation. This is truly a worthy &lt;em&gt;Space Battleship Yamato&lt;/em&gt; series that earns it's right to carry the name. In fact, it goes so far and does so well that it virtually defines &lt;em&gt;how a remake should be done&lt;/em&gt; with respect to any movie or series, anime or otherwise. It is that good, startlingly so, even.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T15:36:53.867" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4447" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:00:15.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, a manga/anime doesn't have to complete the story set out by the original material it was adapted from. Some examples are &lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Bodacious Space Pirates&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some reasons are obvious, like key changes in the plot making it impossible to follow the original plotline set out in the source, while other times it's not so obvious such as events involving members of the production team, such as work disagreements, licensing problems, or people getting sick for an extended period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't just for adapted works as these problems can affect the source material: &lt;em&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/em&gt;'s light novel has been left incomplete due to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_stigma#Light_novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;author dying&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T18:20:18.580" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T18:20:18.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7057" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:01:06.370" Score="0" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/XSooD9Cg0EJsRFKELV/browse/item/88434/4/0/0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/ToUtSpzZNEsxGhh8IU/browse/item/90641/4/0/0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;novel&lt;/a&gt; of Strawberry Panic. While I was reading the back of the novel, I saw that it mentions that the characters are from the 3 schools in the area. One of the schools is the same one the manga is set in, St. Miator Girls' Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, when does the novel occur relative to the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T13:33:38.280" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T13:33:38.280" Title="When does the Strawberry Panic novel occur relative to the manga?" Tags="&lt;strawberry-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6870" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:06:13.737" Score="2" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm look into reading ViviD and Force, the two sequel manga to the StrikerS manga, and I am wondering: what differences are there between the three anime seasons and the three related manga that could affect the reading of ViviD and Force?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T00:03:17.937" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T00:03:17.937" Title="What differences are there between the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6873" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:17:48.913" Score="4" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann, there was a part where after they defeated the beastmen, Rossiu forced everyone to come up to the surface, even those who didn't want to. Never really fully understood why he did this. After all, if I recall correctly, Lord Genome already warned them what happens when the surface population of humans reaches 1 million. A census on those who live underground doesn't make sense to me. So why did he do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T02:07:12.367" Title="Why did Rossiu forced the ones who lived underground to come up to the surface?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6869" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6881" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:20:27.007" Score="2" ViewCount="300" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know of the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;12 Visual Novels featuring the couples from the Saint Michael’s School for Girls&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;1 Visual Novel set in a nursing school with a different couple&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An All Ages visual Novel (Hanahira!) which focuses on the juniors of Saint Michael’s&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An OVA which is an adaptation of the 3rd Visual Novel with Reo and Mai (Difference is that Reo gets sick and Mai visits her rather than the other way around, then Mai gets sick after catching it from Reo)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a while back when i was looking where to get the Visual Novels i saw an image of a manga and it had Yuuna Matsubara in it but i wasn't sure if it was fan made or an official manga (i don't have the image on me, i didn't download it but i think i saw it in with Petals' Garden or Yuri Project), so i am wondering what other media belong to the Sono Hanabira series aside from the Visual Novels (and the OVA i listed)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note anything which may be NSFW (Not Safe For Work)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T13:37:00.407" Title="Is there other media belong to the Sono Hanabira series besides the Visual Novels" Tags="&lt;sono-hanabira&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6867" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:34:50.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing! The aforementioned manga provides minor additional background for fans. This includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha MOVIE 1st THE COMICS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS THE COMICS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The remaining manga continues with an unique story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Force&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The former is a carefree spin-off focusing on Vivio (but fun!), while the latter continues Nanoha's story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T22:34:50.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6238" CreationDate="2014-01-12T22:48:09.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two familiars that you mentioned, Aria Liese and Lotte Liese, were helping at the explicit request of Yuuno. They did not work in the Infinite Library at any given time, other than that moment. Due to Yuuno's extreme effectiveness at organizing documents in a pile of organized junk, he was invited to become the head librarian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arf was no working at TSAB during the StrikerS period, as mentioned in the sound stages. According to that, she primarily spends time at Earth babysitting. I do not know of a reference that links her to the Infinite Library, other than appearing once in StrikerS. She might have been there to visit for all we know, but it might be something part-time as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T22:48:09.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6854" CreationDate="2014-01-13T00:48:52.707" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The creator of Pokemon wanted children watching the show to be able to relate to the main protagonist, Ash/Satoshi (personally I believe the protagonist is Pikachu).&#xA;Keeping the character around the age of ten is a good way to get kids that will be this age (ten) soon to watch the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3308" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-01-13T08:30:18.743" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T08:30:18.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6868" CreationDate="2014-01-13T02:07:12.367" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would have to check, but I seem to remember that the trigger was 1 million total - it does not matter whether the humans are on the surface or underground, they still count. Keeping humans underground, and under constant attacks from beastmen, had the effect of capping that number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as far as I remember, the thinking was that people underground hampered the census efforts, thus preventing Rossiu from estimating correctly how far they were from the limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1362" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T02:07:12.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6876" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6877" CreationDate="2014-01-13T07:32:23.400" Score="5" ViewCount="9377" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field#Beta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; world line is in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Beta attractor field. In the Beta attractor field, the final convergent point is World War 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, they prevent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; WW3 by making sure the thesis will be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, if Steins Gate is in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Beta attractor field, wouldn't it lead to WW3? If WW3 doesn't happen, shouldn't Steins;Gate be in another attractor field?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2872" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-03-12T14:56:15.720" LastActivityDate="2019-05-17T14:38:48.107" Title="Why is Steins;Gate in the Beta Attractor Field?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6876" CreationDate="2014-01-13T08:10:27.800" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Steins;Gate World Line is not in the Beta Attractor Field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the final result of the Beta Attractor Field (World Lines 1% to 1.99%) convergence is WW3 which is fought over Makise Kurisu's time travel thesis, Steins;Gate (1.048596%) is the only exception because the thesis is destroyed (and thus time travel doesn't exist in that World Line).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the final chapter of the VN and episode 23 of the anime, Suzuha herself had told Okabe that the Steins;Gate World Line is not bounded by any attractor field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-17T14:32:09.377" LastActivityDate="2019-05-17T14:32:09.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6878" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6898" CreationDate="2014-01-13T09:45:21.457" Score="8" ViewCount="1738" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the anime, under the pretext of sending a D-mail that asks her to change her phone, Moeka sends herself the location of the IBN 5100 (the shrine). Her past self then steals the IBN from the shrine. Okabe tries to undo this, by sending a message along the lines of &quot;Shrine is a trap. Don't go there&quot; from her phone. However, it is stated that she didn't believe that message, and stole the IBN from the shrine. Okabe then concludes that in order for her to believe the message, it must come from FB.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why would Moeka believe the first message, but not the second (sent by Okabe)? Both the messages were sent from the same phone, so why believe one but not the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2872" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T14:18:38.223" Title="Why doesn't Moeka believe the D-mail Okabe sent from her phone?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-13T10:13:07.753" Score="4" ViewCount="2298" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When the time machine crash occurs, the time machine is damaged, because John Titor didn't calculate the co-ordinates correctly, so she can't travel back in time, ergo, Okabe can't go with her, and thus he can't scream. But in case of screaming, it was Okabe who went back in time, so the time machine landed correctly, ergo, no crash happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite this, the first episode shows both of them happening same day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aren't these two events contradicting each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3313" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T03:21:57.487" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T16:32:32.003" Title="In Steins;Gate, aren't the time machine crash and screaming mutually exclusive?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6869" CreationDate="2014-01-13T13:37:00.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The illustrator Peko, along with the other staffs who created the visual novels, published several &lt;a href=&quot;http://lumino.sakura.ne.jp/doujin.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dojinshis (not safe for work)&lt;/a&gt; that contained novels and illustrations (one copy of which I have). These might be considered official adaptation. Note that the visual novels themselves used to be distributed much like dojinshis (e.g., at comiket), and not like typical commercial VNs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3134" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T13:37:00.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6884" CreationDate="2014-01-13T14:49:26.647" Score="3" ViewCount="8787" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the mini-series in Manga, Enel goes to the moon. It's a side story titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_Great_Space_Operations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Enel's Great Space Operations&lt;/a&gt;. How can he reach the moon? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He goes to space where there is no air, how can he breathe? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's a really long distance, the distance between earth and moon is 384,400 km (238,900 miles). And considering that &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; takes place in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6843/when-does-one-piece-takes-place&quot;&gt;sixteenth century&lt;/a&gt;, the average speed of a ship at that time was less than 10 knot (18.52 kph/11.5 mph), it will take more than 2 years to reach the moon with a ship like that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can't he just use his power to reach the moon? (I don't know if lightning can go through space or not, maybe Kizaru can do it better?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T15:54:23.227" LastActivityDate="2018-05-07T15:54:38.663" Title="How can Enel reach the moon?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6883" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-13T14:58:00.387" Score="4" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_Great_Space_Operations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enel's Great Space Operations&lt;/a&gt;, he seems to be satisfied with how things goes on the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Looking around, Enel sees endless followers, and an enormous amount of &quot;vearth&quot;, and decides that the &quot;Fairy Vearth&quot; was everything that he had wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happen after that? Did he goes back to earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T15:16:28.533" Title="What happen after Enel finished his business in moon?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6882" CreationDate="2014-01-13T15:33:24.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem I see is that you are using the logic of our history versus logic of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 16th century, they did not have ships that could travel in the air nor in space for that matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia - Enel&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His mini-series suggests he does not need to breathe and can survive outside of the atmosphere. However, his electricity-based powers have no effect on certain substances such as rubber, making Luffy a formidable enemy, as he is immune to Enel's powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You're using the logic of our history vs &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;. The ship they used was the Ark Maxim which is a flying ship, stuff that we did not have in the 16th century. Also, Enel used his electricity powers to power the ship itself so it's possible to say that the ship could possibly reach very high speeds in space, there's nothing to slow down the ship. All they would need is a powerful thrust force to move in space, which can most likely be done using the chemical vats on the ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ark_Maxim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia - Ark Maxim&lt;/a&gt; states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Maxim is capable of flight, even in space. Enel's electrical energy is her main power supply, while two hundred Jet Dials are used as a backup power supply to keep the ark in the air for an hour if something were to happen to the Ark's mechanism. Enel used the gold from the Shandora ruins as a conductor for his electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikia states this about the vats&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enel can use Maxim to create massive lightning storms via a combination of chemical vats that produce storms clouds and his own lightning abilities. One of these thunderbolts is enough to burn down an entire village, and Enel can create a giant thundercloud that can destroy an entire island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe he can reach the moon just by his own power, wouldn't that imply that he could fly or teleport with his lightning powers. He does use his powers as previously stated only to fly the Ark Maxim to the moon though.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T15:54:26.077" LastActivityDate="2018-05-07T15:54:26.077" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="6887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6892" CreationDate="2014-01-13T20:06:20.837" Score="4" ViewCount="1077" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for a while now (about a month) and I am trying to find a manga that has a female protagonist who changes gender and appearance based on how many rings of power she is wearing. Her personality also changes depending on the amount of rings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is a wizard and the manga starts in a devil school in which she is trying to obtain another ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3320" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T22:19:40.437" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T22:19:40.437" Title="What is this manga with a female protagonist that changes genders and personalities based on the rings she wears?" Tags="&lt;phd-phantasy-degree&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:14.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6775" CreationDate="2014-01-13T20:55:13.357" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you don't recall the Dragons that are created by the Dragonballs are only as powerful as the person who created them.  This means that Shenron is not all powerful and cannot grant a wish outside of the power of their creator, an example would be wishing to destroy Freiza when Kami was the creator.  Dragons from the Dragonballs can grant any wish as long as it's within their creator's power... this means a being more powerful than the creator of them cannot be destroyed by the Dragon and the Dragon can be destroyed by that being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragonball Wiki Excerpt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of&#xA;  his creator, who must be still alive (i.e. Kami/Piccolo or Dende).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Battle of the Gods this means that Dende is the current creator of the Dragonballs, which means that any being more powerful than Dende could defeat Shenron...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T20:55:13.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2014-01-13T21:08:50.817" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is because Super Saiyan 3 form was to fully maximize the ki of the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Dragonball Wikia states :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where the third stage of Super Saiyan's purpose was 100% utilization&#xA;  of physical stamina, the purpose of the Super Saiyan 3 transformation&#xA;  is to increase the utilization of ki, and as a result, the&#xA;  transformation rapidly consumes the energy of the user. This notably&#xA;  leads to extended levels of fatigue, even long after powering down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, with the enormous power, there are some very serious setbacks&#xA;  stemming from the rapid use of ki energy. When the then-deceased Goku&#xA;  showed Babidi and Majin Buu the form, he cut his remaining temporal&#xA;  revival energy in half, and in the anime when he shows his power to&#xA;  the excited Trunks and Goten, his energy was completely dissipated,&#xA;  forcing him to return to Other World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Super Saiyan 4 the wikia states :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike the Super Saiyan 3's strain due to the utilization in ki, this&#xA;  form does not require as much energy consumption as Super Saiyan 3's,&#xA;  allowing the user to stay in the state at a much longer duration. It&#xA;  also appears that the form makes the individual larger in height and&#xA;  muscularity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially Super Saiyan 3 maximizes the ki output while Super Saiyan 4 is a more powerful transformation which does not drain the user as much as the 3rd form does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Super Saiyan 4 is not actually a canon form because it was not developed by Akira Toriyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T21:08:50.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6887" CreationDate="2014-01-13T22:28:58.740" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/krazer&quot;&gt;@Krazer&lt;/a&gt; pointed out, your description matches that of the Korean manhwa series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhD:_Phantasy_Degree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;PhD: Phantasy Degree&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, wherein the female protagonist changes genders each time a ring is removed from her finger, as well as each ring having its own &quot;personality.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the link above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A young, spunky, fearless girl named Sang is searching for the Demon School Hades. She runs into a group of misfit monsters who are all ditching classes from the same school. Sang convinces them to take her to the school ... and, since only monsters are allowed in, she 'monsterizes' herself by letting one of the misfits - a vampire - bite her. After the destruction of the Demon School Hades at the hands of the Madosa Guild in volume 3, she moves on to search for more of &quot;Satan's Rings&quot;. She meets Chun-Lang, a young swordsman, who also has a Ring, and like Sang, can change genders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WQ0rA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of PhD: Phantasy Degree&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T22:38:17.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6896" CreationDate="2014-01-14T05:24:40.433" Score="12" ViewCount="13855" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the title suggest, I am more curious to know about the Madara Uniform. Does it symbolize anything? If you look at the picture below, Mifune and Madara's uniform are kind of similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYzHs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYzHs.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Uchiha Madara&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KP2uc.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KP2uc.png&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Mifune&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T22:38:42.350" LastActivityDate="2019-05-12T03:09:56.510" Title="Why does Madara wear a samurai uniform?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6895" CreationDate="2014-01-14T07:19:19.640" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you'd notice, not only Madara, but also Hashirama, Tobirama and other Shinobi's from the past have worn this kind of attire. The outfit which he is wearing is not exactly the samurai's outfit, but it is the standard outfit of that time. It's just fit for combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hashirama's attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his&#xA;  era, consisting of dark red traditional armour — similar to that of&#xA;  samurai — worn over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed&#xA;  from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards&#xA;  along his body, in particular: chest, shoulders, thighs and forearms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara accepted this and followed Hashirama's attire, says the Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After accepting Hashirama's truce, Madara's attire consisted of maroon&#xA;  armour with numerous metal plates, forming protective guards along his&#xA;  chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. This clothing under the armour was&#xA;  a indigo long-sleeved shirt with a knee-length mantle, pants,&#xA;  open-toed boots, gloves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, this doesn't really symbolise anything or any mystery with it. It's just the attire of their era and it's fit for combat due to the heavy armour which protects the person wearing it. This attire is derived from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_armour#Individual_armour_parts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Armor&lt;/a&gt;'s tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I personally feel: Kishimoto is trying to give a feel of Madara's timeline which means that in the past, Japanese warriors (which mainly consisted of samurai's) wore this kind of outfit. So he might be trying to match the timeline of Madara with Japanese history and show how the generation has advanced by changing the attire of the current Shinobi's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T17:51:26.407" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:51:26.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6879" CreationDate="2014-01-14T07:34:35.827" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I get your question correctly, then the answer is NO. Those &lt;strong&gt;do not&lt;/strong&gt; contradict each other because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The events you described above (first half of episode 1) happens in the &lt;strong&gt;beta worldline&lt;/strong&gt;. In the beta world line the time machine is complete - hence there was no coordinate error and the machine did not crash. The time machine only crashed on &lt;strong&gt;the alpha worldline&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T07:34:35.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6878" CreationDate="2014-01-14T07:40:33.710" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Moeka was &lt;strong&gt;incredibly desperate&lt;/strong&gt; and she didn't really have a lot of leads for the IBN5100. It would have been highly possible she checked it regardless. I believe Okabe says the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastEditorUserId="2988" LastEditDate="2014-01-14T14:18:38.223" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T14:18:38.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6899" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6901" CreationDate="2014-01-14T07:58:10.677" Score="8" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people get hurt blood comes out.&#xA;But nothing happens when &lt;em&gt;Pokemons&lt;/em&gt; get hurt. Do they have blood running in their body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T14:53:13.417" Title="What runs in the body of Pokemons?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6614" CreationDate="2014-01-14T10:20:53.883" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama doesn't need to break the Edo-Tensei because it's already mentioned that Orochimaru (Jutsu owner) is not able to control Hashirama. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means he is already acting on his own free will. The only risk is if someone catches Orochimaru and undo the Justsu somehow (like Itachi did to Kabuto), all 4 Hokages will vanish. Even in that case, there is Edo-Tensei grace period. During that time, Hashirama can break the Jutsu and recast it on his own, same like Madara did (maybe 2nd also, he is the Jutsu creator).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3323" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T17:01:33.937" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:01:33.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6899" CreationDate="2014-01-14T14:53:13.417" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That really depends on the pokemon....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance bug pokemon do not really have blood, but some form of juices and such...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example of a Pokemon that has something similar to blood is Cacturne...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Pokemon Wikia : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cacturne is a nocturnal Pokémon that rarely moves during the day,&#xA;  which allows it to hold moisture. At night, it searches for prey or&#xA;  follows travelers until they become exhausted. It has lived in deserts&#xA;  for so long that its blood has transformed into sand. With its thorny&#xA;  arms, it is able to use its former signature move, Needle Arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth it to note that quite a number of Pokemon are similar to animals in the real world so the make up of the inner body would be similar...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance some Pokedex entries include stuff about the heart, like Spoink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Spoink is a gray, pig-like Pokémon. It has dark, circular eyes, a&#xA;  large gray nose, and small ears. It has stubby arms and possesses no&#xA;  hind legs. Motion is achieved by bouncing on its spring-like tail. The&#xA;  bouncing has a vital function, in that it keeps its heart beating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only types of Pokemon that would never really have blood and such are the ones that are Ghost-type Pokemon and a few others like Rock Type.  Though perhaps the Ghost Type pokemon would be ectoplasm, which isn't really blood, but it's hard to say considering in the game you can't hit them with normal physical attacks...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there's no blood in the anime because it's a Children's show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T14:53:13.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6883" CreationDate="2014-01-14T15:16:28.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Enel becomes the ruler of the moon according the wikia&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originally, Enel met a few more recent ones who came from the planet&#xA;  below to avenge their fallen creator on Machine Island. First&#xA;  Lieutenant Spacey was the first automaton that Enel encountered on the&#xA;  moon. He survived his encounter with the Space Pirates who came there&#xA;  to dig up the ancient city located on the moon. After meeting Enel, he&#xA;  considered him his savior. After finding his true roots, Enel&#xA;  established a new empire on the moon with the automata as his&#xA;  followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He stays on the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T15:16:28.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="63" CreationDate="2014-01-14T19:24:35.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually funny enough some of the robots in the anime are named after philosophers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ergo Proxy Wiki states in the Production section&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergo_Proxy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergo_Proxy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is set in the future. A group of robots become infected with&#xA;  something called the Kojiro [sic] virus, and become aware of their own&#xA;  existence. So these robots, which had been tools of humans, decide to&#xA;  go on an adventure to search for themselves. They have to decide&#xA;  whether the virus that infected them created their identity, or&#xA;  whether they gained their identity through their travels. This&#xA;  question is meant to represent our own debate over whether we become&#xA;  who we are because of our environment, or because of things that are&#xA;  inherent in us. The robots are all named after philosophers: Derrida&#xA;  and Lacan and Husserl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So pretty much the whole anime is about self discovery and coming to terms with their existence.  One such philosophical / socialogical debate we take from the above mentioned quote is that of Nature vs Nurture.  Are we who we are because of &quot;what&quot; we are, or is our &quot;self&quot; formed by our actions or the things around us.  There's quite a few different philosophical undertones, the most prominent I think is the one I quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T19:24:35.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6934" CreationDate="2014-01-14T21:39:37.790" Score="1" ViewCount="545" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saiga and Suitengu both contracted the virus when the Research Lab that Suitengu's team was sent to infiltrate blew up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since almost all the other Euphorics wouldn't have had anything to do with the infiltration  mission and Suitengu mentions in episode 2 that the Piano Teacher would get more arms because of supposed deaths from people trying to become Euphorics, indicating that not everyone who came in contact with Kugura had the virus, I am wondering: how did the other Euphorics get the virus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T04:45:39.120" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T04:45:39.120" Title="How did the Euphorics contract the Euphoria Virus?" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T21:50:00.400" Score="1" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order for the Euphoria Virus to activate, the virus carrier has to come in contact with an enzyme which can be found in Kagura's bodily fluids, which can probably be assumed to be always through a kiss. (Even though Suitengu saw Kagura as his sister Yui in a trance, Kagura probably didn't do anything more than kiss).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Suitengu is shown to have become a Euphoric after he was operated on. So I am wondering, did his Euphoria Virus become active because he had Kagura's father's arm, or was it through some other means that his virus became active?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T03:56:14.057" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T03:56:14.057" Title="How did Suitengu's Euphoria Virus activate?" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T21:56:39.573" Score="2" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Suitengu was explaining to Kamiya how he had already found his sister and she had been with him all this time (in the form of a charred bone fragment left from her ashes), it's shown that Suitengu found out that Yui has been sold as a prostitute and had become &quot;broken&quot; after years of abuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she saw Suitengu, she started begging him for money and started to suck on his fingers. Suitengu wept a tear of blood which she swallowed before he hugged her. It's obvious that Suitengu used his power to put Yui to rest while they were hugging.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Yui died, she was smiling. I am wondering, was she smiling because she realized the man hugging her was her older bother, or was she happy that she was freed from her life as a prostitute?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T01:53:50.750" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T17:22:08.217" Title="Why was Yui happy at the end?" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T22:24:52.247" Score="1" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;For some of the characters, it was quite obvious what their desires were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiga's desire to capture life in his camera&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Katsuya Shirogane's desire to be as flexible as rubber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamiya's desire for food.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, for others, it's not so obvious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Father Kanda had the power to control lighting, but it's not clear why.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ran Yurigaoka's power to make his tattoos come to life seems to conflict with his pride of having perfect skin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What desire did each of the Euphorics have that allowed their powers to manifest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T17:46:19.950" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T17:46:19.950" Title="What were the desires that lead to the Euphorics' powers?" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T22:38:58.360" Score="1" ViewCount="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Suitengu's flashback of his childhood, he finds both his parents have hanged themselves. However when Kamiya sees them, he almost acts as if he was expecting it (plus there was his timing arriving at the mansion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the requirements for membership of the Roppongi Club was that a member have life insurance, so that if a member couldn't pay what they owed they could get killed and the insurance be collected. We see in the episode where Suitengu's music box breaks that the guy who couldn't pay was hanged to make look like it was a suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, were Suitengu's parents murdered and if so, was it by the Tennōzu Group who pushed them into debt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T04:39:47.413" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T04:39:47.413" Title="Were Suitengu's parents murdered?" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6911" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T22:52:28.030" Score="2" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 1st episode, as Kagura descends, there is an extravagant looking man watching the ceremony. In the 3rd episode, after Kagura and Saiga fall into the water, he shows up behind Suitengo commenting on Saiga's power and attempting to come up with a name for it. Suitengu refers to him as Master ______ (I don't remember his name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering who this man was, as it seems he was important enough to be focused on during the ceremony and he knew right away Saiga had become a Euphoric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T14:57:50.183" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T15:41:27.917" Title="Who was the man that Suitengu called Master?" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20841" CreationDate="2014-01-14T23:56:10.603" Score="8" ViewCount="24616" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime &lt;em&gt;Berserk&lt;/em&gt; and I want to know from which chapter should I continue reading the manga to pick up where the anime left off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any differences in the plot in anime and manga that I should know about? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-15T15:46:57.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-15T15:46:57.553" Title="Where in the manga does the Berserk (1997) anime end?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6914" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6916" CreationDate="2014-01-15T00:43:58.897" Score="8" ViewCount="1778" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was reading in FMA recently and noticed that the Führer President King Bradley brings a melon with him when he comes and sees Edward in the hospital. I have noticed this in several other animes and mangas and was wondering what the origin of the trope is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T01:02:54.827" Title="Why is it that everyone brings melons when they are visiting a character in the hospital?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6914" CreationDate="2014-01-15T01:02:54.827" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The origin of this is actually in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, melons are considered to be a rather expensive fruit, and after often given as gifts, specifically when visiting someone in a hospital. I'm not really sure &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; this particular notion was started, just that it is a common thing nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1fSldm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bradley delivering his melon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, here is a 21,000-yen (~$210) melon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Nw5r.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Nw5rm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dang expensive melon!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem that the anime and manga that feature this idea are simply drawing from this part of Japanese culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T01:02:54.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13422" CreationDate="2014-01-15T02:18:43.980" Score="2" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end, of &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's&lt;/em&gt; and during &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS&lt;/em&gt;, Reinforce is quite small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K8SxN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Reinforce is bigger!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the above image she is shown to be just as big as Vita. The image above doesn't look like fan art and it's obviously set a few years after StrikerS as Tina is wearing the Enforces' uniform and has longer hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering why Reinforce was so small. Is it because she was still a new born that's yet to grow? If so, can Agito eventually grow up to be normal size since both Rien and Agito are Unison Devices?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T16:00:26.560" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T16:00:26.560" Title="Why is Reinforce so small?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6919" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-15T02:28:40.460" Score="1" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS&lt;/em&gt;, Reinforce, like Agito, is referred to as a Unison Device, who can fuse with their master to increase their strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rein is however a product of the Tome of the Night Sky and is referred to as a &quot;control device&quot; for the Tome of the Night Sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, if Rein fuses with someone else, what is her capabilities? Does the person she fuses with have access to anything in the Tome of the Night Sky?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T02:39:37.103" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T13:26:55.123" Title="What are Rein's capabilities with others?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7007" CreationDate="2014-01-15T04:23:10.920" Score="8" ViewCount="5984" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shingeki no Kyojin, they comment a number of times about what year it is. The show starts in year 845. Though the world seems to be relatively similar to ours (having Asia, etc.), the don't seem to use any sort of marker for the years (at least that I saw) such as AD, CE, The Year of Our Lord, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any indication or mention of what year zero (or one) of their calendar is, as well as what their calendar is based off of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T03:26:22.163" Title="What is Shingeki no Kyojin's Year Zero?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-15T04:25:48.667" Score="8" ViewCount="1484" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the religion in SnK, they worship the walls as their protectors and a number of times say that the walls were put there by God. The walls are also at least once referred to as Goddesses, though that is from subtitles and may not be entirely correct. Is this supposed to be based off of or mirror any real-life religion? Have the creators made any comments about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-02-11T04:26:44.570" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T06:28:25.217" Title="Is the religion in Shingeki no Kyojin supposed to resemble a real-life religion?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-15T05:47:57.683" Score="3" ViewCount="23982" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto used Yamato's power during the war to strengthen the Zetsu army. Will Yamato be rescued? Or will Kabuto kill him after he's done experimenting on him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T04:49:19.957" LastActivityDate="2018-08-01T05:19:34.053" Title="Will Yamato be rescued?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6922" CreationDate="2014-01-15T06:33:35.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is not revealed whether Yamato is dead or not, or will he be rescued or not, it did mention that he is suspended opposite to Hashirama's clone for future use. We still have to wait. I am optimistic that he would come back, since he is one of the major supporting characters of the series. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamato's wiki page&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kabuto escapes to the Mountains' Graveyard where he and Tobi gather information from Yamato about the Allied Shinobi Forces. Kabuto also studies Hashirama's DNA within Yamato to strengthen the White Zetsu Army. Rather than kill Yamato when he has fulfilled his usefulness, they suspend him opposite Hashirama's clone for future use.&lt;p&gt;&#xA;  At some point during the war, his body was encased within Tobi, seemingly using Yamato's altered DNA to strengthen its own Wood Release. After Madara Uchiha activated his Infinite Tsukuyomi, Yamato was freed from within Tobi's body in an unconscious state, as he had no further use for Tobi. He was then immediately caught in the genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9q6Dm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yamato being used to strengthen the White Zetsu Army.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T12:43:29.373" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T12:43:29.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15018" CreationDate="2014-01-15T09:36:41.027" Score="8" ViewCount="23069" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is based on my theory from the recent manga chapter (Naruto 661):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sasuke, when stabbed by Madara is the effect of Tsukuyomi from Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to prove my theory, is there an episode in manga/anime that Sasuke used Tsukuyomi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="2364" LastEditDate="2014-01-15T16:51:57.410" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T18:36:36.707" Title="Can Sasuke use Tsukuyomi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2014-01-15T09:46:12.873" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Sasuke did use Tsukuyomi while he fought against Hachibi. &lt;strong&gt;Bee was immobilized for a moment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEnSJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsukuyomi Effect on Hachibi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the definition of Tsukuyomi in wiki it states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsukuyomi is noted to be one of the most powerful genjutsu in existence.It is unique to the Uchiha clan and only those who have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan can perform it. It is said to represent the &quot;Spiritual World and Darkness&quot; (精神界と闇, Seishinkai to Yami), the antipode to Amaterasu — a ninjutsu of similar power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki also states the disadvantages of the technique:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Such a powerful technique is not without its disadvantages however. Due to the complexity of the illusion and the quickness with which it is executed, an enormous amount of chakra is necessary and an added amount of stress is placed on the left eye, leaving Itachi's vision more blurred. Before using it on Kakashi in Part I, Itachi stated that Tsukuyomi can only be broken by a Sharingan user that shares the same blood as him; as demonstrated when Sasuke overcame Itachi's Tsukuyomi in their battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Itachi casting Tsukuyomi on Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K0SAg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Itachi casting Tsukuyomi on Kakashi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both Sasuke and Itachi had to go through a lot of pain while casting it. It consumed a lot of their chakra. Obvious disadvantages were blurred vision after use.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last but not the least, the wiki also states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasuke can also perform Tsukuyomi with his right eye&lt;/strong&gt;, though his illusion is considered inferior to Itachi's Tsukuyomi since it does not alter the opponent's perception of time indicating he has yet to master it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the wiki page, it also states that &lt;strong&gt;the users who can cast Tsukuyomi are&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Itachi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Madara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Obito [in movie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Reference&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi?file=Tsukuyomi-sharingan-genjutzu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T20:57:10.083" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T20:57:10.083" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6737" CreationDate="2014-01-15T10:30:44.153" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they are, though it's not always clear how. I can find strong or weak reasons to link the abilities of all the homunculi to their sins except for Wrath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start with my favorite, &lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; : Pride is considered to be the worst of the sins; Tommaso D'Aquino, one of most important, if not the most important, Christian philosophers who had actually categorized all the vices and virtues of human being, stated that &quot;pride is the worst of the sins, because it meanders through the good actions&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact is that the other sins are clearly recognized as bad, and one who is a sinner is clearly doing bad things. However, pride doesn't work this way: the more you act in a good way, the more pride tries to tempt and pervert you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The symbolism here is about light and shadows of the homunculus: light is the good, and shadows are the true form of Pride: so, he can actually exist and be harmful only if there is light ( = good). The more there is light, the more he gets strong. If there is no light, if one has no good, has nothing to be proud of, pride as sin can do nothing; likewise to this, Pride is totally helpless if there's no light surrounding him. He is just a little child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt; : I am not sure about this, but I think it could be true. Before dying he says that he tried to gain women, power and money to fulfill the hollow, the emptiness inside him, but all what he really wanted was sincere friendship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this resemble us? Greed is that vice that happens when you, human being with the same human nature as everyone else, deny your real needs (of God, of friendship, etc, but the essence is: of NON material, of spiritual goods) and compulsively deceive yourself seeking for material, fleeting, pseudo goods: power, money and sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greed's power was similar to this: he wanted, at the end, just to be human, to be loved and to befriend (spiritual goods); but he acted greedily, surrounding himself with material goods that prevented him from fulfilling his true and hidden good desire: a material perfect shield that was in fact what rendered him as non human, as homunculus, as sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(False material goods = deceive yourself protecting you from accepting the truth, the fact that you need spiritual goods = sex power money = perfect shield).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; are very clear : Gluttony eats everything while Envy, who desire the other's goods, can become whatever he wants. Still, it is important to notice that the tradition of the 7 deadly sins states that Envy is NOT primarily the desire to be what the others are; it is, instead, the pain for what other people have of good, linked with the thought &quot;if I have none of those things, neither I nor them can have them, so I will destroy the others good&quot;. And at the end of his life, Envy decided not to leave his life, his body, his entire being to Ed, Mustang, etc (they could have killed him or done everything). He decided instead to commit suicide: &quot;You will never have my life; if I can't have it anymore, I will destroy it; I won't give you the possibility to decide what to do with me&quot; (I don't know if this was his reasoning but it's a perfectly envious behavior).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt; : well, long nails remind me of feline elegance which is linked to luxury, and she can kill at distance while actually staying elegant, beautiful, calm and so on. Maybe there are also some more perverted links, like penetration (of sexual activities and of the nails in others bodies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; : as said by the other user, in the Bible is said that &quot;the slothful will be put to forced labor.&quot; Sloth is the sin that prevents you from doing the good despite your abilities to do it. So it is best represented by someone who is really strong, but that doesn't use this strength to his complete power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at the end comes &lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; : it has really put me in difficulty. I am not sure I have understood his power and the link between it and the wrath... anyway I'll try: Wrath, Rage, Vengeance means that you have to persecute, kill what causes your anger. And what can help you more to do this than the abilities to find everywhere your enemy, to not lose his position, to seek, reach and destroy him to assuage your wrath? (He has the perfect eye)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this was helpful :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3342" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T15:43:03.443" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T15:43:03.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6921" CreationDate="2014-01-15T11:10:44.153" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I can't find a source stating this, I presume this might be based on the Jewish religion. In the Jewish religion there is the Kotel. This is a old wall located in Jerusalem which is used for prayer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple's courtyard, and is arguably the most sacred site recognized by the Jewish faith outside of the Temple Mount itself. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T05:02:48.060" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T05:02:48.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6906" CreationDate="2014-01-15T11:29:18.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you stated they both contracted the disease when the research lab exploded this got covered in Episode 10  &quot;Suitengu Cometh&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on in episode 17 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suitengu listens to the melody of his music box and utters the name &quot;Yui.&quot; He begins to reminisce about his childhood with his sister, Yui. On that fateful day, he discovers his parents hung and a man arrives to collect the debt they owe. Yui attempts to pay with money from a child's game, but the man discards the money and takes her captive and sends Suitengu off to army training. Suitengu always keeps his music box and survives the battles for seven years. &lt;strong&gt;On his last mission, he is sent to attack a research laboratory, but when the rest of his squad is defeated, he ends up becoming a test subject. He is healed and given an Euphoric power which allows him to defeat the army when they attack again.&lt;/strong&gt; After arriving in Japan, he saves the lives of Tsujido, Makabe, and Niihari, and they become his followers. Then, he entices Shinsen into his plan for dominance and sets his plan into motion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that knowledge there are several possibility that could lead to more power users. The 2 most likely would be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The virus had already been used for testing purposes or militairy purposes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is more than just 1 laboratory that is developing this virus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T11:29:18.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-15T13:22:45.680" Score="13" ViewCount="1681" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 661, Hashirama said &quot;These rods are forced through our chakra points, which means that the chances of us moulding chakra are probably nil&quot;. He said it in the context of &quot;even if the rods are removed&quot;. Since those under Edo Tensei can recover on their own after some time, what did he mean by this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3032" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T05:37:59.603" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T05:37:59.603" Title="What does Hashirama mean by the effects of the chakra rods?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6935" CreationDate="2014-01-15T15:35:07.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While people do regenerate under Edo Tensei, the process of regeneration can be slow and tedious. Madara has reached new heights and can attack at any given moment. Hashirama knows his chakra circulation is obstructed and it could take a while for him to heal fully. Thus, he is giving Sasuke this precaution along with a jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to Minato's statement below. Also recall how Minato lost his arm and still hasn't regenerated yet. Hashirama knows that if Madara acts quickly, he won't be able to stop Madara.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IYugO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T15:35:07.253" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6940" CreationDate="2014-01-15T16:20:52.960" Score="3" ViewCount="1521" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to watch Naruto a long time ago and I remember there being a filler anime about people using lightning techniques..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing I remember specifically was that one of the ninjas was using a lightning weapon that was supposed to be able to cut through anything including Chakra...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem was that one of the Ninjas from Hidden Leaf if I remember correctly was fighting them and stopping the blade with a regular Kunai...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does that work?  If the lightning weapon can cut through anything including Chakra why would a regular kunai stop it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a quick research the weapon is the Sword of the Thunder God... as stated on Naruto Wikia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_the_Thunder_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword of the Thunder God - Narutopedia, the Naruto Encyclopedia Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As shown in Aoi's fight with Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, the&#xA;  blade was shown to not only be able to easily cut through any solid&#xA;  object, but also through chakra-based substances as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After rewatching the episodes again the person using the sword swung at a ninja then a couple of kunais is seen to drop to the floor blocking the attack...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kunais are seen to be intact... So if this sword can cut through anything why was his attack stopped by them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastEditorUserId="1657" LastEditDate="2014-01-15T19:02:49.193" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T19:15:32.517" Title="How does the Sword of The Thunder God get stopped by a Kunai?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2014-01-15T16:27:11.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;EDIT: It's really simple to be quite honest. Sasuke has Itachi's eyes. Itachi's eyes are capable of using of Tsukuyomi. Therefore Sasuke can use Tsukuyomi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This stays consistent with the rest of the manga, for example how people can take the Rinnegan and use it for themselves like Tobi x Pain. Danzou took Shisui's eyes and then used Shisui's MS power for himself as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the proof that Sasuke actually used Tsukuyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall the fight versus Danzou. Sasuke casted Tsukuyomi on Danzou and Danzou proceeds to comment on it.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ZGuh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your theory, there is one easy criteria you can use for confirmation. Techniques like Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi cause excessive eye strain, which leads into bleeding. When Sasuke used Amaterasu on Madara, his eyes also bled. When Sasuke stabbed the sword through Madara, there were no signs of bleeding, and therefore we can determine he did not use Tsukuyomi there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLLxY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T08:11:09.367" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T08:11:09.367" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6937" CreationDate="2014-01-15T19:15:32.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fillers are parts of the series that are designed to give the manga time to get a larger distance from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, less experienced (and less paid) writers do these fillers, not the original mangaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This results in inconsistencies with the general storyline, and sometimes, even inside the episodes themselves (due to the writer's lesser experience).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I haven't checked the credits for that specific episode, to see who was the script writer for it, but my educated guess is that this is the case. A plot hole, and nothing more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-01-15T19:15:32.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2014-01-15T19:52:12.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't remember exactly, but when Itachi (Edo Tensei) and Sasuke battled Kabuto in the cave, they were trapped at the same time in a genjutsu. They undid it by using genjutsu on each other. I'm sure that Itachi used Tsukuyomi, but I'm not sure if Sasuke's genjutsu was a normal one or a Tsukuyomi. However, I'm sure that Itachi used Tsukuyomi at least once when he fought Danzo...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, it's a fact that you must be able to use Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi to achieve Susano'o, so the answer for your question is yes, Sasuke can use Tsukuyomi for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:19:10.660" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T15:19:10.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6836" CreationDate="2014-01-16T01:13:38.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to chinese traditional medicine, when a person dies, the soul escapes the body from one of its orifices (any). These beliefs passed to the other asian cultures. So, the soul leaving the body from the mouth is a familiar image that would need no explanation for asian people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T01:13:38.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6945" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6953" CreationDate="2014-01-16T03:25:53.427" Score="3" ViewCount="15230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read in the wiki that Jozu's right arm was missing after the war. But I have never seen nor notice it in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I can't find the part where he lost it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when and how did he lose his arm and who was he fighting with??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-03-10T11:27:31.700" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T11:11:32.640" Title="How did Diamond Jozu lose his arm?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2014-01-16T05:21:24.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, there are a lot of theories regarding this topic. I guess there truth is, the couple you support, you are &lt;em&gt;determined&lt;/em&gt; to find parts in the movie that hints that they like each other. Even if it doesn't generally mean that, you interpret it to be and bend your mind to find reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, it's just an anime however lol, I'm still dying to find out who Kyon ends up with, though we all know it's most probably Haruhi. It's nearly always been the fact that main girl gets main boy and the start of the anime has been quite obvious about that. However, I have to admit as it progressed along, it seemed as Kyon told his point of view in the narration that he favoured Mikuru in a crush-sort of kind of way and Yuki in her own unique way- how she always saved him and was so intelligent, however it seemed the longer the series went, the more annoying and irritating he found Haruhi to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, in the Disappearance of Haruhi, I think he began to realise/or show the viewers that Haruhi was in fact an important piece of his life and all her annoying crazy ideas actually made the world he live in better. However, this is also the part he actually shows his obvious fondness of Yuki, at the last part when it was snowing and he was determined to save her. For once in the anime, his fondness of Yuki and Haruhi and not just Mikuru was revealed to the audience, though it was not necessarily then he realised it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, it's quite obvious that Haruhi and Kyon are going to end up together, even though they find each other sometimes unbearable and annoying. To be honest, I always liked Itsuki Koizumi and Haruhi together- I thought he would treat her better than Kyon, the lady's man and playa but however, I can kind of see obviously that even if Koizumi &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; like Haruhi, it was completely one-sided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's sad when your favourite couples don't get together but you just have to get over the fact and anyway, the pairings are usually quite obvious already in the start of the anime or by the main characters. Just remind yourself that it's an anime and have a box of tissues by your side. T_T &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3358" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T05:21:24.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6951" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6952" CreationDate="2014-01-16T07:22:54.407" Score="2" ViewCount="4612" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Naruto fan, not really a One Piece fan. I want to start watching it, but I don't have any time to do a marathon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a little summary would be nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3360" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T07:38:43.070" Title="Can someone please give me a total recap on One Piece" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2019-07-22T15:42:47.143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6951" CreationDate="2014-01-16T07:38:43.070" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an answer to such a question on &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110309170733AALLR0e&quot;&gt;Yahoo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First off One Piece started as a manga in 97 in weekly shonen jump. A new chapter is updated every week and they're currently on chapter 617. The anime started a couple years later owing to the success of the manga and is now on episode 489.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;NOTE: One Piece is not 'a couple of episodes to get into' type of anime. While you can be hooked from the get go most agree that a big alienater is that the show takes a bit to get into. The first saga of One Piece is The East Blue Saga (east blue is 1 of 4 'lesser' seas where the Strawhats start before making their way to The Grand Line (the big league sea). The East Blue Saga is a divided up into a few arc with a few filler. I'd say once you come to The Baratie arc (~ep.18) the show will really start to hit its stride. If not Baratie then definitely by the end of The Arlong Arc (arc after Baratie).&#xA;  You see The East Blue Saga is about 61 episodes and pretty much sets the groundwork for the series. The Baroque Works Saga afterwords is the real beginning of the world of One Piece because the crew is in The Grand Line and you can see just how insignificant the world was in the east blue. The East Blue Saga though, while less exciting is still fun and interesting with some cool battles and quick development of the characters and recruitment of the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What really makes One Piece shine is the idea of dreams that's prevalent through the series and the bonds of friendship and loyalty amongst the crew. You only really see Luffy as a lovable idiot who has a freakish rubber body through the first dozen episodes. It's not until The Captain Kuro Arc (ep.9-17) that you start realizing that the reason he's considered a monster is not because of his rubber powers but, because he's just unbelievably strong. Zoro, the 3 sword style swordsman and unofficial first mate is also ridiculously strong too and is often confused as the captain. Zoro's tough as nails and often serious but like Luffy he's pretty much an idiot. Nami is the brains and while definitely a b!+&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The crew is tight nit and willing to do whatever for each other. That's actually my favorite thing about One Piece. You just seem to care about the characters in One Piece more so than other animes. Maybe it's because you're following the small crew everywhere while other animes just keep introducing more and more characters so because the anime is stretched the characters tend not to get as much attention. That aside, there are plenty of laughs but some tears as well and it only gets darker later on. Many of the crew have some sad pasts as well. However, no matter how dark and serious things get in One Piece, there's always the sense of balance with humor and action. All in all I don't want to say too much more because every time I write a sentence I realize it has too much spoiler and end up erasing it. So just go ahead and watch the show. Even if it moves a bit slow for you in the beginning since your best friend loves the show it'll be easier to get through that but, chances are you'll end up loving it before you know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A few warnings though. 1) If you watch the anime you only have 2 choices and both involve funimation.com. DO NOT WATCH THE 4KIDS DUB NO MATTER WHAT!!! It was so bad I don't want to even talk about it. However, if you prefer dubbed versions you are more than welcome to watch the funimation dub because funimation actually has a pretty good dub of One Piece. That horrible 4kids dub really, really hurt One Piece when it first came over to the U.S. The other option is to watch the subbed version. Either way you'll have to watch the subbed version from (as of this writing) ep.193 onward since they haven't dubbed all the episodes yet. In any case, funimation subs the new episode in japan within a day of it coming out which makes One Piece the most up-to-date of all animes. 2) Be careful looking stuff up on the internet because the manga is further ahead than the anime and you may get spoilers. 3) In general, anime fans do not like filler. Filler are episodes added to the anime which weren't in the manga for the purpose of delaying the anime from catching up with the manga since 1 episode is usually equivalent to 2 chapters. One Piece, according to most fans, tends to have better filler than most other animes and suffers from less filler as well. That being said if you want to skip the boring fillers you can find a yahoo answer question about which ones should be skipped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was written 3 years ago but is actually a pretty good summary. For more information you can check out the: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; for any specifics, but it's not going to give you a couple of paragraph summary to get you started on the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T07:38:43.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6945" CreationDate="2014-01-16T07:59:35.363" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLZ6uk2Wwug&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; from the MarineFord War which shows that he lost his arm to Aokiji.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While fighting Aokiji, his attention goes towards Marco and Aokiji takes advantage of this and uses his devil fruit power to make him freeze.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T07:59:35.363" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-16T12:07:50.250" Score="5" ViewCount="1758" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Drum Island arc, Dr. Kureha always asks this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/65HPb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;You want to know the secret of my youthfulness?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is the secret of her youthfulness? Is it because of her medicine? Her lifestyle? Maybe she found a fountain of youth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-28T00:56:52.470" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T13:51:56.347" Title="What is Dr. Kureha's secret?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6958" CreationDate="2014-01-16T12:12:17.947" Score="3" ViewCount="1600" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a quote by Tom to Franky at Water 7 in One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember Tom saying this to Franky, when he said he regrets making the battleships, and then Tom hit him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was something like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A shipbuilder should never be ashamed of his works&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3365" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T14:57:35.307" Title="What did Tom say about shipbuilders back at Water 7?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6956" CreationDate="2014-01-16T14:46:55.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Chapter 356, when Spandam use Franky's ship to attack Shihousen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IOIyT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there's a little bit difference on translate, as state on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Tom#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tom's favorite phrase to say was &quot;Do it with a Don!&quot; (&quot;with a Boom&quot; in the Viz manga and &quot;with Gusto&quot; in the FUNimation dub)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-01-16T14:57:35.307" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T14:57:35.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-16T21:26:56.203" Score="1" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where can I read &lt;em&gt;The Promise&lt;/em&gt; trilogy and &lt;em&gt;The Search&lt;/em&gt; trilogy? I've been looking everywhere since last year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3370" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:06:00.500" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:06:00.500" Title="Where can I find the Avatar The Last Airbender: The Promise &amp; The Search comics?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2014-01-16T22:22:17.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to guess a bit on this one and say that Everquest should be thrown in the mix of potential influences.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some parallels that fit with this are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Regan explains the World Fraction spell, and Shiroe reverse engineers the time line to coincide the beginning of its first use to the start of the open beta.  I don't recall if EQ had an open beta, but it did release in '99.  The screen show indicated '98, so this is plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most powerful guild in Akihabara is D.D.D. Their legendary exploits coincide with the early and buggy release of Kyrafrim after the defeat of Ventani.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there other events, probably.  I can't recall them off the top of my head.  Could those events coincide with other game changers from other MMO's?  Likely.  But EQ was my first.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3371" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T22:22:17.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T01:23:22.503" Score="9" ViewCount="3700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In retrospect, what was the point of the angels at all? The goal of NERV and etc. was the Human Instrumentality Project. Why go through the effort of killing fifteen angels? And even if you could say they had to establish peace for the moment to go ahead with the project, that just makes the entire plot of the angels a waste. So what was the point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3373" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T01:56:30.110" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T14:55:07.770" Title="What was the point of the angels?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T01:24:00.563" Score="2" ViewCount="14993" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt;, Rin is shown to have sharp, pointed teeth (like a shark). I would say it was just stylistic, but it has been canonically mentioned by one of the characters. Has the author (or the light novel) given any canonical reason for his teeth to be pointed, or is it just symbolism of him being like a shark?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T02:56:28.907" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T04:40:14.470" Title="Why does Rin have sharp, pointed teeth?" Tags="&lt;free&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2145" CreationDate="2014-01-17T01:29:12.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between the two jutsu is that you gain experience and knowledge from other clones,(when naruto was learning the rasen-shuriken jutsu). Other than that these clones can actually take on a persona and react differently in the same situation, (during the ninja war you can see that each clone acts on its own when naruto distributed them), that is the major difference. The Tajuu was invented for stealth purposes (retrieving data). A ninja could send the clone in to find information and then release the jutsu from a safe distance and retain the knowledge the clone learned. Reasons for it being sealed, my guess is rogue clones that exhausted chakra and couldn't be released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3374" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T01:29:12.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T01:45:04.267" Score="6" ViewCount="1611" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Evangelion, why couldn't they have made a vessel for Adam sooner or brought an angel close to have started the Human Instrumentality Project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the point of Rei also then? Making a vessel for Lilith's soul hardly serves the purpose of the project, and will go to waste anyways when it occurs. How was she significant to the project and what is her significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3373" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T01:55:32.933" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T02:55:01.973" Title="Why couldn't they make a vessel for Adam sooner?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6961" CreationDate="2014-01-17T01:49:35.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Angels NERV fought were the Children of Adam, who sort to instigate the Third Impact to reclaim earth back from the Children of Lilith, the Lilin (Humans).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NERV's goal all along was the preservation of humanity so stopping the Angels falls along their goals, the Human Instrumentality Project was SEELE's secret goal to force the evolution of man though creating their own Third Impact that they could control, because the Human Instrumentality Committee oversaw NERV it was also NERV's Secret Goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SEELE couldn't let Adam's children instigate the Third Impact because then they couldn't control it themselves so destroying the angels as they appeared was needed to ensure that SEELE's could execute their plans without interference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T02:19:38.103" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T02:19:38.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6961" CreationDate="2014-01-17T01:56:50.593" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that, like many things in &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, this answer would fall under the category of educated speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of the Angels largely seems to be to drive other points of the plot. It seems that the plot of Instrumentality itself does not really need the Angels&amp;mdash;and I think you're right in this respect. The Angels themselves are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MonsterOfTheWeek&quot;&gt;Monster of the Week trope&lt;/a&gt; embodiment, but you'll notice that each one (except perhaps Matarael) has a large influence on the events of each episode (and often the whole series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider Leliel, Arael, Armisael, and Kaworu. Each of these caused a great psychological trauma in the characters. Leliel was really the first to probe Shinji's mind and break him down to nothing; Arael and Armisael followed suit and brought forth even more trauma and, along with it, character development. Kaworu, the pinnacle of all of this, essentially brought Shinji to the verge of suicide, but then made his choices in &lt;em&gt;The End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; all the more human and relatable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Angels also achieve one of Anno's goals of telling us that, well, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumansAreTheRealMonsters&quot;&gt;humans are &lt;em&gt;even worse&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The fact that the Angels are actually just acting on instinct&amp;mdash;the instinct to return to Lilith&amp;mdash;and not actually destructive (with a couple exceptions) shows us that humans are really the strongest villains in the series. (A nice bit of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreyAndGrayMorality&quot;&gt;grey area&lt;/a&gt; there.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer your question: No, the Angels weren't strictly necessary. But the plot points they drove and the scenarios they created were &lt;strong&gt;critically important&lt;/strong&gt; parts of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T01:56:50.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7015" CreationDate="2014-01-17T02:33:42.353" Score="3" ViewCount="511" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first part of the manga &lt;em&gt;Cage of Eden&lt;/em&gt;, when Sengoku, Oomori, and Mariya went to the plane crash site, they saw the video camera that was being used by Eiken. They saw what happened on days they are not at the site abd they found it left inside the plane but Eiken is not in there. In first part of that arc, it is also implied that Eiken left the camera on the plane and made Rion the one to use the camera (she's the one who captured the scene about stabbing the pilot.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when everyone was gone, Sengoku found Eiken's camera inside the plane, where he also found Rion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning to say, Eiken should not be carrying his camera when they went to other places.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when they went to the Top of the Mountain, there is a short slide that shows Eiken using his camera zooming wide distance in order to see the antenna tower,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how is that so?? If Eiken left his camera inside the plane, how does he hold it when their group was on the top of the mountain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify things, Eikens group arrived first in the antenna tower before Sengoku's group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a mistake of the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2679" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T11:21:43.297" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T11:21:43.297" Title="Why does Eiken have his camera?" Tags="&lt;cage-of-eden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6964" CreationDate="2014-01-17T02:52:24.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gendo's own scenario for the Third Impact was &quot;the forbidden fusion of Adam and Lilith&quot;, his goal was to be reunited with his dead wife Yui who died during the Contact experiment which lead to the Second Impact, for this he required 2 things, Adam and Lilith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the aftermath of the Second Impact, Adam's Soul was separated from it's body which had been reduced to an embryonic state, Adam's Soul was recovered and stored in the 17th Angel Tabris (Kaworu Nagisa) which SEELE sort to use in instigate their Third Impact by having him make contact with Lilith, if it had worked the result would be an Adam Dominated Third Impact under the control of SEELE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reason why SEELE couldn't send Tabris quite possible because he wasn't ready to be used yet but the other main reason was the Lance of Longinus, so long as it was in Lilith the Third Impact couldn't start (it was placed there to stop it but in a way that they could remove it one all the components for their plan were prepared), it wasn't removed until it was used as the last ditch effort to kill an Angel which no EVA could reach, it's not known how SEELE would have acted had Gendo not ordered the lance to be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rei's purpose was all Gendo's Third Impact Scenario, not SEELE's. Gendo made SEELE think he was on their side however he was working on his own plans to be reunited with Yui, who Rei is a clone of. much like with SEELE's plan, Gendo couldn't act while the lnace was in Lilith however when it was removed and he could confrim that SEELE couldn't interfere with another Adam he executed his plan (which we don't see until End of Evangelion). Gendo's plan was to control Rei in a Lilith Dominated Third Impact but Rei rejected Gendo and took the embryo of Adam from him and fused with Lilith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T02:52:24.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6964" CreationDate="2014-01-17T02:55:01.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's complicated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First adam: Adam was found in the South Pole, impaled with the Lance of Longinus, which puts the sources of life (Adam and Lilith) into some sort of statis:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HG2hf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Katsuragi expedition, the experiment went haywire (&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 21, Director's cut&lt;/a&gt;). The aftermath resulting in Adam blowing up and Adam's soul being lost. Seele collected the soul and put it in an artificial body, &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Kaworu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaworu&lt;/a&gt;. The assumption is that Kaworu, having a birthday on Second Impact, was artificially created that day, which would seem to indicate that Seele was at least prepared for such an outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Seele didn't want to bring an Angel close to Adam is believed that part of the prerequisite of their version of Instrumentality is that all of the Angels need to be killed. The final step in accomplishing that was Seele sending Kaworu, the 17th and last Angel, to Nerv to be killed by Shinji and Evangelion Unit-01. Why Kaworu would agree to this is a mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rei, on the other hand, is similar to Kaworu (&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 24&lt;/a&gt;) in that she was artificially created (&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 23&lt;/a&gt;) to hold Lilith's soul. Rei was created by Gendo in order to complete his version of Instrumentality, in which Gendo would be reunited with his wife Yui. How this was supposed to work, is also a mystery. At the end, Rei betrayed Gendo in order to put control of Instrumentality in Shinji's hand (&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_26%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More Info: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information_(Translation)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information_(Translation)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T02:55:01.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6859" CreationDate="2014-01-17T04:18:35.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMDb is mistaken in that Alison Viktorin is &quot;known for&quot; &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;. As was stated in the comments. IMDb simply sees that Viktorin did voice work for &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, sees that &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; is a very famous title, and assumes that she is well-known for her work in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is quite contrary to the truth, though. Viktorin is credited only as &quot;additional voices&quot; in one episode: episode 43. I've seen the episode a few times, and can confirm that there are only four places where a non-credited voice (i.e. one outside the named cast in the credits) is heard (excluding obviously male voices):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two children laughing and playing (2:35)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Child grabbing Yoki's hair (3:03)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baby tugging on sleeve (10:14)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unintelligible chattering and whispering (11:01)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I can't tell which one of these four instances Viktorin actually voices, all four are very minor roles that are hardly worthy of mention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T04:18:35.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5424" CreationDate="2014-01-17T04:34:14.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Upon closer examination, the manga she is reading is called &lt;em&gt;Shoot!!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U8EPZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U8EPZm.png&quot; alt=&quot;YAY FOR 1080P!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;(Click to zoom in.)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a real manga called &lt;em&gt;Shoot!&lt;/em&gt;, but it is about soccer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sl3If.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sl3Ifs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shoot! manga volume 21 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the answer would be that she is reading a fictional basketball manga titled &lt;em&gt;Shoot!!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T04:34:14.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6955" CreationDate="2014-01-17T05:08:11.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She being a doctor, must have found some medicine which she drinks from her beer bottle.&#xA;Also she was the first one to mention the will of D and she knows the actual name of Gol D Roger, shows that she actually must be around 140 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T08:03:02.100" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T08:03:02.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2014-01-17T06:30:52.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When They Cry 2&lt;/em&gt; refers to &lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai&lt;/em&gt;, as indicated on the side-label of the sound novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TQpMh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Back cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Matsuribayashi-hen&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3377" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T06:30:52.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6841" CreationDate="2014-01-17T09:32:07.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, they only did it once. When they compared Ray Allen to the SG of Rakuzan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3360" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T09:32:07.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6985" CreationDate="2014-01-17T09:57:05.187" Score="2" ViewCount="1276" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shichibukai are pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government. But how does it work between them? What are their rule between each other? All Shichibukai have a bounty, is that means if they got caught they still got punished? On Crocodile side, he work against the World Government, so the World Government sent him to jail. And Jinbe got jailed because he refuse to help the World Government to fight against Shirohige. But what if they didn't do anything wrong and someone able to defeat them and give them to the World Government? Are the World Government still punished them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2015-04-08T04:45:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T16:58:36.347" Title="How does the work relation between Shichibukai and the World Government?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6984" CreationDate="2014-01-17T10:13:43.587" Score="3" ViewCount="1505" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time Luffy met Zoro, Zoro got caught by the Marines because &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Helmeppo#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;he killed Helmeppo's pet wolf&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6oXx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was already strong at that time, he could easily defeat Morgan, a Marine Captain there. Had he deliberately made himself get caught? Why did he do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T19:08:04.423" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T19:08:04.423" Title="How could the Marines catch Zoro?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6981" CreationDate="2014-01-17T10:49:21.813" Score="5" ViewCount="1552" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really love how the Monogatari Series characters are drawn, so I want to look for other art from him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example of some Monogatari Series characters (clockwise, from top left):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Senjougahara Hitagi (three times), Araragi Tsuhiki, Gaen Izuko&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YvEOF.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My avatar is also one of the characters from the Monogatari Series; does anyone know who drew it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T11:07:56.347" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T11:07:56.347" Title="Who drew the Monogatari Series characters?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6979" CreationDate="2014-01-17T11:19:11.080" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is art made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akio_Watanabe&quot;&gt;Akio Watanabe&lt;/a&gt; based on Vofan's original concept arts. The same staff have been used for all current series so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime adaptation of Bakemonogatari aired between July 3 and September 25, 2009 on Tokyo MX. The series is part of Kodansha's Nisio Isin Anime Project and is produced by Shaft, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo with assistance from Tatsuya Oishi, written by Fuyashi Tō and featuring a character designs by Akio Watanabe based on Vofan's original concepts &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogatari_%28series%29&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T11:19:11.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6977" CreationDate="2014-01-17T11:20:41.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bounties on all Shichibukai are in effect always. The World Government doesn't end the bounty on selection as Shichibukai but just avoids its implementation. The Shichibukai have to pay certain amount of their piracy earnings to WG as tax and they have to work for WG in subduing other pirates.&#xA;They get caught only when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they act against WG or WG affiliated countries (e.g. Crocodile against Alabasta);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they don't follow WG's orders (e.g. Jimbei).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When someone defeats and hands them over to WG, they are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;put in jail, if they acted against WG (e.g. Crocodile);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not put in jail, if they didn't act against WG (e.g. Gecko Moria).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T16:58:36.347" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T16:58:36.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6978" CreationDate="2014-01-17T11:26:47.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He deliberately got caught in order to save the little girl who was threatened by Helmeppo with a gun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:58:06.373" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:58:06.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6978" CreationDate="2014-01-17T11:29:22.190" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think nothing is mentioned in the manga about this. According to the anime (&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchonepiece.us/one-piece-episode-2-english-sub/&quot;&gt;second episode&lt;/a&gt;), Zoro was blackmailed by Helmeppo to surrender for 1 month otherwise he will ask his father to execute the family. Zoro agrees on the condition that the family will not be harmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T11:29:22.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6977" CreationDate="2014-01-17T11:49:09.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shichibukai are famous pirates with large bounties who have joined with the marines. They help marines in tough situations and eliminate weak pirates. In return the World Government ignore their actions, business, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the specific rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have to pay specific amount (1/10) of their profit to the World Government regularly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They will not indulge in any activity that will affect the peace of a country.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They will have to answer the call of the marines in tough situations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case if any of the above rules is broken, the contract will be dissolved and their bounty will be re-activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second question, as long as the Shichibukai has not yet broken those rules, they will remain bonded with the World Government, thus the Marines will go after the group who defeated them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further information can be obtained from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shichibukai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T11:49:09.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6600" CreationDate="2014-01-17T12:20:55.797" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is Super Atragon but its a 90s anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CHHyb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3095" LastEditorUserId="3095" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T13:42:47.177" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T13:42:47.177" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6988" CreationDate="2014-01-17T12:48:27.150" Score="1" ViewCount="4652" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently saw the OVA for Zettai Junpaku Mahou Shoujo on Youtube but couldn't find out anything else about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an existing or preview teaser of some anime? Is there a manga series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some details on myanimelist.net but it's just a review of the OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3380" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T18:05:14.380" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T18:05:14.380" Title="Details about &quot;Zettai Junpaku Mahou Shoujo&quot;" Tags="&lt;zettai-junpaku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6987" CreationDate="2014-01-17T13:59:09.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you managed to find the myanimelist page you should also have noticed that the review states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;this anime is based of a doujin manga (im pretty sure its a doujin hentai manga but im not 100% percent sure) called mahou shoujo written by Raita its is currently about 10 volumes long and about 25-30 pages per volume. you wont find it on MAL because it was not written and published by a real writer (in other words because its a complete doujin). &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16656/Zettai_Junpaku%3a_Mahou_Shoujo/reviews&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It pretty much states that this is a Full doujin written by raita, There is only a ova so far. The chances of it getting a real anime are considerd really low. The ova also did not go through a producer so is most likely home/fan made &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wish to read the doujin the review provided many links to sources where to read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T13:59:09.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T14:41:43.443" Score="4" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen other anime where opening sequences are placed much later in the episode, sometimes as far as halfway through. Rarely endings begin a bit early, with a short (cliffhanger) scene following. In Minami-ke Okaeri endings are placed a good third of the episode away from the actual end, acting like a scene breaker. What's up with that? Why such odd timing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T04:47:22.097" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T04:47:22.097" Title="What's with the timing of the OP and ED in Minami-ke?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;minami-ke&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="6993" CreationDate="2014-01-17T15:01:43.760" Score="0" ViewCount="792" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Shippuuden Episode 16,I came across the scene where Akatsuki members were controlled with in another bodies.What kind of jutsu is that?&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NlQ2j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yurra_wearing_akatsuki clothes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T15:31:09.507" Title="How was Akatsuki members able to replace their bodies?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6992" CreationDate="2014-01-17T15:31:09.507" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you are looking for this.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is called as the Shapeshifting technique used by pain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the Wiki:-&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique allows Pain to allocate a portion of an individual's&#xA;  chakra and transfers it into a living human sacrifice, allowing the&#xA;  original to fight via an elaborate &quot;copy&quot;. The appearance of the&#xA;  person on whom the Shapeshifting Technique is performed is completely&#xA;  identical to the original person. The technique will imitate any&#xA;  weapons, tools or kekkei genkai held by the original person, allowing&#xA;  the copy to fight with them. The power of the copy is in proportion to&#xA;  the volume of allocated chakra, which is decided by Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want some more info then you can check &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kazekage Rescue Arc&lt;/a&gt; on this page and some more about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shapeshifting_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jutsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T15:31:09.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4804" CreationDate="2014-01-17T17:48:31.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only watched the &lt;em&gt;Da Capo III&lt;/em&gt; anime (which apparently only adapts the prologue of the original visual novel's story), but that features the characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakura Yoshino and Minatsu Amakase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from &lt;em&gt;Da Capo II&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3377" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T17:48:31.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6996" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-01-17T18:06:33.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16656/Zettai_Junpaku%3a_Mahou_Shoujo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zettai Junpaku: Mahou Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:38:28.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:38:28.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6997" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-01-17T18:06:33.153" Score="0" Body="Zettai Junpaku: Mahou Shoujo is a 6-minute doujin OVA based on the manga &quot;Mahou Shoujo&quot; by Raita." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:38:28.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:38:28.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T22:29:59.863" Score="4" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you tell me who this anime girl is and what anime she hails from? Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HzSB1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3385" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T02:12:21.910" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T02:12:21.910" Title="Who is this girl dressed in an elaborate pink outfit?" Tags="&lt;yozakura-quartet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T09:06:10.560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6998" CreationDate="2014-01-17T22:35:57.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be V Lila F in Yozakura Quartet: hana no uta &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a town where humans and demons co-exist, it takes more than a normal police force to maintain the peace. Enter the Hiizumi Life Counseling Office, a fantastic foursome of unique teenagers, each gifted with an amazing super power!&#xA;  Read more at &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/18497/Yozakura_Quartet:_Hana_no_Uta#Mjd5m0HjSkT8qkkb.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://myanimelist.net/anime/18497/Yozakura_Quartet:_Hana_no_Uta#Mjd5m0HjSkT8qkkb.99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can tell its Lila because of that flower on her cheek&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T22:48:45.953" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T22:48:45.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7128" CreationDate="2014-01-17T23:19:33.663" Score="2" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhere between episode 12 and 14 of One Piece, The Nyaban brothers fight Zoro.&#xA;Zoro defeats them by using a sentoryu attack (i cant seem to remember the name) and sends The Nyaban Brothers towards the bottom of a slope. Buchi Nyaban gets hypnotised by Jango, but from that point on, there is no sign of Sham anywhere. Where did his corpse go? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3194" LastEditorUserId="3194" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T21:51:46.533" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T11:44:31.930" Title="What happened to Sham Nyaban?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7002" CreationDate="2014-01-17T23:27:36.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you watch further on you will see&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Zoro swiftly dealt a finishing blow to the two brothers with his regained three swords, Buchi barely survived and was hypnotized by Jango for Super-Human Strength and recovery, to duel against Zoro once again. Zoro quickly defeated Buchi once again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T23:27:36.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7005" CreationDate="2014-01-18T00:06:12.727" Score="15" ViewCount="139355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; is from Japan and read from right to left, whereas &lt;em&gt;manhwa&lt;/em&gt; is from Korea, read from left to right, and &lt;em&gt;manhua&lt;/em&gt; is from China, and read from right to left (If I'm not mistaken). Are these the only differences between the three, or is there something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T01:07:47.263" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T09:07:22.990" Title="What's the difference between manga, manhwa, and manhua?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7004" CreationDate="2014-01-18T00:19:45.130" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you listed cover many of the major differences, though there are others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From Japan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Multi-panel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Almost always black and white&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Right-to-left&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manhua&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From China&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Full color with some panels rendered entirely in painting (1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Single issue format (1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manhwa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From South Korea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usually horizontal, left-to-right&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can be vertical, right-to-left, top-to-bottom (2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhwa&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T03:04:17.517" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T03:04:17.517" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6959" CreationDate="2014-01-18T03:02:23.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;You can purchase the the hardcover versions &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1616550740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1616552263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, respectively&quot; - Krazer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After you purchase the comics and they have been delivered to you, you can then read the comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T08:43:02.587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T08:43:02.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6920" CreationDate="2014-01-18T04:12:59.933" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;They have not yet indicated in the anime or manga exactly what happened at Year 0.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, please note that the link to the &quot;question close to yours&quot; is almost 6 months outdated, and there is quite a bit of confusion and speculation there which was shown to be erroneous by the manga volumes released since then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has been a significant amount of evidence to suggest that Shingeki no Kyojin actually does take place in our universe, in the distant future. Every question of &quot;how could X be like that in our future?&quot; has been explained at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Spoilers from the manga:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The method used to create the walls involved having sentient colossal titans stand shoulder-to-shoulder and encase themselves in a hard crystalline material which they're capable of producing on the outside of their bodies. This explains how they were able to build the walls fast enough to protect themselves from the titan outbreak, and offers one of several explanations as to why much of the technology in their day-to-day lives seems medieval (never mind the certainty of government involvement). The world seen inside the walls is not in any way representative of the outside world which existed before that, since the government has outlawed all information regarding the outside world and its history.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; It has also been demonstrated that the titans are all transformed human beings, with one titan being seen later appearing to be a transformed monkey (potentially one of the first experimental subjects). It's also been indicated that Eren's ability to transform into a titan at will was catalyzed by an injection of some chemical from his father. These are a few of the things which show that the titans are almost certainly a result of our own creation, developed through some advanced future technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What very few historical facts have managed to be preserved (through the rare informative book which has been successfully hidden from the government) match up perfectly with our own history. Their legends are our legends, their history is our history, and their world is our world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for when this takes place, the earliest it could hypothetically be (at the time Eren is in training) is 2116 AD, since the manga was released in 2009, and it was stated when Eren was in training that the titans were created 107 years earlier. This naturally assumes that the government hasn't used their &quot;world history blackout&quot; to fabricate the details of the titan's appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Writing it out, I just noticed this setting has a few similarities to The Village.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuing that line of thought, where we assume the new government didn't arbitrarily change the dating system just because they could, the &quot;Year 850&quot; would mean that we began using a new dating system at some point in the future, starting at 0 or 1. Maybe another World War? (that's just pure speculation, but it's yet another of the many possible explanations as to why the technology of the common peasants is so underwhelming).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since that would make this at least 850 years from some unknown point in the future, and &quot;the future&quot; is any time after the manga began releasing in 2009, that would mean the earliest that Year 850 could be is 2859 AD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one last thing to consider is that the first chapter of the manga is titled &quot;To you, 2000 years from now.&quot; This shows that a 2000 year gap of time is relevant to the storyline somehow. There are a few interpretations about what this could be referencing, but one of the more popular ones is that this chapter title is addressed to the reader, meaning the storyline starts 2000 years from now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would put the beginning of the series in the year 4009 AD. It also means that the new world's dating system would begin in 3164 AD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the advanced level of technology it's suggested was used to engineer the titans, this appears to have a significant chance of being correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would also give the author an infinite number of ways to explain every aspect of the setting, since literally anything could happen over 2000 years. Especially when something so significant happened halfway through that they felt the need to reset the calendar back to Year 0.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At any rate, I hope this up-to-date information was useful to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T04:12:59.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7002" CreationDate="2014-01-18T04:21:30.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both the nyaban brother's attack zoro and fight on par with him. Some time later when Captain Kuro comes to the slope to see why they haven't attacked the village, both of them try to attack Kuro saying that they don't recognize him as their captain anymore as he was away or 3 yrs. After that captain Kuro wears his cat gloves and scaes both of them using shakushi and orders them to kill Zoro in 5 min otherwise he would kill everyone. They attack Zoro, but Sham does not survive the 'Tiger Hunting Prey'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="3009" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T05:24:59.623" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T05:24:59.623" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7011" CreationDate="2014-01-18T04:26:52.547" Score="3" ViewCount="4130" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite some time ago I got into a... minor argument regarding whether or not a ninja could in fact learn a jutsu to which their natural alignment was not geared toward. I felt you could, but it would be more difficult than it would be for someone whose natural alignment lies with that element. The person I was discussing it with did not. They felt it was impossible for a ninja to learn a jutsu outside of their natural alignment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I stopped reading Naruto quite some time ago but I was wondering if anything came up that answered that question in one way or another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3311" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T16:06:01.633" Title="Can a ninja learn a jutsu that lies outside of their own alignment?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6759" CreationDate="2014-01-18T04:54:50.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kairoseki has no effect on haki. Rayleigh could use Haki while being chained in the auction house ( during the sabaody archipelago arc).Also haki is inborn quality in every living thing in one piece world as said by Rayleigh. And kairoseki only affects devil fruit users. Non devil fruit users are not affected by kairoseki. So they can use haki however they like still being chained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T04:54:50.810" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7009" CreationDate="2014-01-18T05:04:48.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not impossible, but it is rather difficult to do so. All Jounin level ninjas have to master more than two elements. Kakashi can perform 3 different element jutsu: Lightning, Fire, Earth. Yamato can do Earth and Water. Sasuke can do Lightning and Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if someone has a natural inclination towards one element (Sasuke towards Fire), they can still perform other elemental jutsu (Sasuke can perform Chidori, a Lightning Release).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T17:39:14.040" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T17:39:14.040" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7014" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7046" CreationDate="2014-01-18T10:57:52.687" Score="4" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, if Lelouch uses his Geass, there is a small gap in memory from the order until it has been done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, can it be arranged so that if Lelouch's geass is used on someone, that person will remember the order after it has been done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, can Lelouch order &quot;Hide this box, and remember where you hide it.&quot;? The &lt;code&gt;keyword&lt;/code&gt; here is &lt;code&gt;remember&lt;/code&gt; - as in the &lt;code&gt;person I geassed will remember it&lt;/code&gt;. Notice it's not a direct order that is ordered by a query (&quot;When I snap my fingers, tell me where you hid it&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this explored in the Anime? What about the OVAs or supplemental materials?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T22:51:13.337" Title="Can an order be Remembered / &quot;Sanity&quot; be kept" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6967" CreationDate="2014-01-18T11:45:28.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They didn't mention anything like this in manga but lets just assume that he has more than one camera. At the first time Sengoku found Eiken's camera inside the plane, it was white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First camera&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gImIg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the second camera, when Sengoku met Eiken, it was black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second camera&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CBEJi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think the one that Eiken left on the plane is the first camera, later on he only use the second camera for the rest of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also mentioned it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://edennoori.wikia.com/wiki/Makoto_Morita#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Considering his first camera was blown up during the plane which he left behind, it is suggested he has more than one camera, as well as numerous batteries on hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T11:55:37.743" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T11:55:37.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7014" CreationDate="2014-01-18T11:45:54.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say yes people subconsciously remember the command that has been given to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I one of the first episodes of the first season Lelouch orders a girl at his school to go to a certain point and carve a line. This in order to see how long his commands would last. As you stated there is a blank spot in their mind after being commanded by the geass this would mean that they do subconsciously remember the event. And most likely also could be manipulated in such a way that if he snaps his fingers they will 'remember' where they hid it, Tell Lelouch, and forget about it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Kabeko&quot; or &quot;Carve-tan&quot; - The girl who Lelouch Geassed into carving a wall at Ashford Academy every day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T11:45:54.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7026" CreationDate="2014-01-18T13:43:22.890" Score="6" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching the fight between Luffy and Hody, when Hody tries to use the attack where he shoots water bullets (I think it's called Yabusame).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering how he can produce so much water when there is no water around him? Is that some quality of the fishmen or am I missing something?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the image from the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qoQTr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T12:47:50.417" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:46:31.057" Title="How do fishmen produce water when there is no water around?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7009" CreationDate="2014-01-18T15:21:11.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, I do have to say that it is possible for ninjas of higher rank to master a jutsu that lies outside their own alignment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt; → Fire Release, Lightning Release. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lrnh6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke&amp;#39;s Fire Release&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bxGVp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke&amp;#39;s Chidori&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Onoki (Third Tsuchikage)&lt;/strong&gt; → Dust Release, Earth Release, Wind Release, Fire Release&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fhkgh.png&quot; alt=&quot;Onoki Jinton release&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sarutobi Asuma&lt;/strong&gt; → Wind Release, Fire Release. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He even got injured by his own attack while he was batting with Akatsuki members Hidan and Kakuzu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TvUvM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Asuma Fire release&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/strong&gt; → Earth Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, Fire Release, Water Release (anime only).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/maIVL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kakuzo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't be considering Kakashi and Yamato for different reason, as Kakashi had Sharingan and Yamato was one of the guinea pigs of Orochimaru's experiment. But yes, since they are ninjas and based on your question, they do satisfy the condition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt; → Fire Release, Earth Release, Water Release, Lightning Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T17:58:22.087" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T17:58:22.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7749" CreationDate="2014-01-18T18:30:54.030" Score="4" ViewCount="20097" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto was able to revive almost all high grade shinobi figures. But I was just curious to know why Kabuto didn't revive Kakashi's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi's father, known as Konoha's White Fang, was a renowned, high ranking Konohagakure shinobi. Did Masashi Kishimoto intentionally avoid his ET or was there any specific reason for which Kabuto was unable to revive him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this question mainly because Kakashi's father was &lt;strong&gt;mentioned&lt;/strong&gt; in many episodes. He was responsible for killing Sasori's parents, which earned him Chiyo's hatred. He was also responsible for Konoha's mission failure for which he took a grave step of committing suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ET's characters like &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Pakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pakura&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABkichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chukichi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, etc, got resurrected. Although they were not mentioned until the Fourth Shinobi Arc started, their ET were given more importance than Kakashi's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:35:56.613" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:35:56.613" Title="Why wasn't Hatake Sakumo (Kakashi's father) revived?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-18T18:39:19.293" Score="4" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't for the life of me remember what it's called, and how many different purposes did it serve?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3390" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T18:57:02.493" Title="What is the headpiece on Chi from Chobits called?" Tags="&lt;chobits&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7017" CreationDate="2014-01-18T18:42:10.087" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you think of it in a real life standpoint, the air is full of water particles, gather tons of it together and I suppose you can do something like that xD. That's my suggestion, hope it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3390" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T13:46:31.057" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:46:31.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7017" CreationDate="2014-01-19T01:24:52.193" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As state on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hody_Jones#Abilities_and_Powers&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Hody's body under the influence of Energy Steroids can produce water, so he can make a drip of water even when he wasn't soaked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After overdosing on Energy Steroids, Hody appeared to drip with water even though he wasn't soaked, suggesting that he'd been secreting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think it's just like sweat, but with greater amount of water&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T01:45:42.920" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T01:45:42.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-19T08:40:18.683" Score="2" ViewCount="1195" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching this thing since I was 8, now I am curious to know what I've been watching all these years. I am not sure what makes an anime and a cartoon different, but I think anime has more violence content than cartoons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many of Ninja Hattori's episode, use of weapons, like sword and shuriken was shown. And in most of the episode you can see Hattori and Amada fighting, which is not suitable for a cartoon. Those fights can be compared to the fights in DBZ or other action manga and animes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do you think, is it a cartoon for children or a action genre anime/manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1618" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:47:39.143" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:47:39.143" Title="Is Ninja Hattori a cartoon or anime?" Tags="&lt;ninja-hattori-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6399" CreationDate="2014-01-19T08:58:24.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, according to the anime version, the guy at the wanted poster is a real guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The photographer thought Duval was Sanji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 389&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://www1.watchop.com/watch/one-piece-episode-389-english-subbed/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HERE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dYA1R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3365" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T09:24:12.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7030" CreationDate="2014-01-19T09:50:51.307" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Anime because it's made in Japan, and (generally) made for Japanese people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cartoons are animations in a broader sense, and as such, Anime is a form of Cartoon.&#xA;Made in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4936/Ninja_Hattori-kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4936/Ninja_Hattori-kun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It lies in the rating of the show and its targeted audience to determine what can be shown to viewers, low violence doesn't make something a Cartoon if that's what you mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3399" LastEditorUserId="3399" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T10:02:00.930" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T10:02:00.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6991" CreationDate="2014-01-19T10:10:39.427" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say the late opening is to grab attention and open the viewers mind as to what's going to follow in the rest of the episode without showing an opening which some people may immediately skip if it doesn't seem like their kind of show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the show having more after the ending, I believe its put there as scheme or reward for sticking through the credits, and give people a bit more of the show to finish off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3399" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T10:10:39.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4108" CreationDate="2014-01-19T10:10:47.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number of the shinobi is too damn high. If you look at the ninja registration numbers in the databook you can see that since Konoha's founding there were some 13,000 shinobi total who graduated the academy- Naruto was no. 12607. That's 13,000 over more than 60 years. And if you figure in old age and battle casualties of four world wars and constant minor conflicts there's no way Konoha could have anywhere near 12,000 shinobi. I doubt Konoha should have even 2,000. The only rational explanation is that there are a number of shinobi villages in the fire country other than Konoha we have never heard about and that they make up the rest of their forces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3400" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T10:10:47.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6650" CreationDate="2014-01-19T10:28:16.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the game was a defense against fixing the problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy who started it was one of the people who worked on the game with Frau, so he must have been betting that the person who was trying to gain access would not beat the hacked kill-ballad character, even if it was Frau herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(since she made the system she could give herself the rights back to fix the problem but couldn't play kill-ballad well enough to beat the hack)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It also gave Kaito a chance to save the day ;])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3399" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T10:28:16.147" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7038" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7086" CreationDate="2014-01-19T11:42:43.307" Score="4" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode 629 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; is out with a new opening theme. The opening shows scenes from dressrosa arc ( which I have read in manga ) which will be covered in the future episodes ( in the range of 30-40 future episodes ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these episodes have already been produced and scenes cut from these episodes are used in the opening or are these short scenes are made just for the opening theme? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If future episodes are produced before hand then roughly how many episodes are produced in advance? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T08:11:41.580" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T08:11:41.580" Title="Are the scenes in the opening theme content from later episodes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2014-01-19T14:55:01.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;SAO and LH are not based on any existing MMO. Depending on which MMORPG's you have played you will likely find certain aspects of the world to be incredibly consistent with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The grand-daddy of all MMORPG's as they play right now is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultima Online&lt;/a&gt; (which I played during beta) as the crafting and &quot;loss of experience upon death&quot; both originated here, and it even predates &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EverQuest&lt;/a&gt;, as you could craft in previous Ultima games since at least Ultima 4 (magic spells), 6 and 7 (food). Likewise, player-owned housing originates in Ultima Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Asian MMORPG's influence, LH's world is a bit more consistent with Final Fantasy XIV (and likely XI), while SAO is very consistent with Mabinogi. In game, marriage is something that was introduced in a Nexon game that predates Mabinogi (called NexusTK:Kingdom of the Winds, which is a game I also played during beta).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dungeon Raids, as they are in SAO and LH, are shown as a type of instancing system which is fairly consistent with the advent of 3D modern MMORPG's, though based on the explicit references to roles (eg Tank) and menu driven combat with cooldown's, this might have its origins in EverQuest, but this is fairly consistent with FFXI/FFXIV at present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The respawn rules, how monsters respawn in the same area, which is something that both Ultima Online and NexusTK did in 1998.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guilds is a strange aspect. The original 2D MMORPG's never had guilds (it may have originated in Lineage) and it was just something people started doing, so later games actually introduced it as a game mechanic (and indeed the entire point of Guild Wars). Likewise, the PK elements were also something that existed originally in UO, but EverQuest was probably the first to see abuse of it, as in SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take for example the pets and mounts. In LH the pet griffon mount is also a flying mount that is available in Mabonogi. Likewise in SAO, Silica has a combat pet. Combat pets have been in MMORPG's for quite a while. However, virtual pets actually originated with Tamagotchi's, which actually die if you don't take care of them. So again depending on your point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the races and classes, SAO was primarily humans, while SAO:Alfhiem is actually based on Lore from &quot;A Midsummer Night's Dream&quot; which is Shakespeare. The races in LH are the standard human-like characters from Tolkien (LOTR) with the were-animal races (which the current game out there that has these is TERA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to round this out, the &quot;Fighter, Wizard, Thief, Cleric&quot; type of roles originate in tabletop D&amp;amp;D games, but the way they are used (Tank, DPS, Healer) originates in Wizardry, which was more popular in Japan than it was in the West. Permadeath (SAO) also originates in Wizardry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In respect to LH, since there is a specific reference to 1998.10.22 and the character in episode 14 specifically mentions 8 levels of magic which is also something that Ultima has. Like if you want to use the date as a piece of proof, that means the game in question would have been in open beta on or after 1998.10.22, which chronologically can only be EverQuest. I've personally played the EverQuest Beta in 1998. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the most recent episodes of LH (you need to pay close attention) you'll also realize that they are partied with an NPC. Most MMORPG's don't let you adhoc have any NPC join, they either are temporary for a quest (escort missions), or summonable partners/pets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you see, it depends on which games you've played. When I talked to friends about SAO, they can find individual aspects of it that they related to their MMORPG of choice. Over time (at least since WoW) most games have borrowed ideas from each other enough that they're all becoming exactly the same game. They're only differing by environment (Fantasy like SAO), race/monster names (many are derived from Tolkien/D&amp;amp;D) and cost to play. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no one right answer, as no single game introduced everything seen in SAO and LH at launch. You can read comics/manga like 1/2 Prince or Yureka that also deal with virtual worlds and you'll see much of the same elements there as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interesting moral question that comes up again in all of these stories based on MMORPG's is &quot;are we losing our humanity&quot; by when we treat AI's as tools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3402" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T17:43:17.930" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:43:17.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6600" CreationDate="2014-01-19T15:17:37.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be Marine Boy &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Boy&lt;/a&gt; It's from the 60's but is still shown on TV even now. If you look at the episode list there are several involving submarines. I haven't personally seen it myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3402" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T15:17:37.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4207" CreationDate="2014-01-19T15:34:43.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its quite easy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blitz&lt;code&gt;n&lt;/code&gt;Degen&#xA;is a short form of&#xA;Blitz und/and Degen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;bolt and sword (like epee)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's to make something similar to the nazi &quot;Blut und Ehre&quot; (blood and honour), which is forbidden like the Hitler salute in Germany.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3403" LastEditorUserId="3403" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T21:14:24.133" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T21:14:24.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7042" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7045" CreationDate="2014-01-19T18:00:01.690" Score="8" ViewCount="4507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched &lt;em&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun&lt;/em&gt;. It seems like Kuroko is in love with Misaka (?) and calls her &quot;onee-sama&quot;, but when did it start? And why/how did this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2020-02-29T21:51:22.070" LastActivityDate="2020-02-29T21:51:22.070" Title="Why does Kuroko call Misaka &quot;onee-sama&quot;?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7022" CreationDate="2014-01-19T18:57:02.493" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about the &quot;ears&quot;, they're literally called &quot;ears&quot;. As for the function, there's different ports that are part of the ear assembly, and for most persocoms, that's where the on/off switch is (Chi's on/off switch is elsewhere). For persocoms that don't charge through solar power, the charging outlet is also part of the ear assembly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P6KBk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T18:57:02.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7082" CreationDate="2014-01-19T21:15:02.553" Score="7" ViewCount="2613" Body="&lt;p&gt;If they weren't allies, how could Obito just think about capturing both the eight and nine-tails, and win a war in which he was challenging the 5 great nations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His only weapons were the clones of the white Zetsu, which, regardless of their &quot;copy ability&quot;, were such a big failure, and the Gedo statue, which was his trump card. In that way, Obito would stand against an Allied Shinobi Nation, who weren't weakened by the Edo Tensei reanimations, but obviously, he wasn't expecting that Kabuto would search for him and offer a helping hand, so I think that Obito was overestimated by Madara to think that he could manage a plan with such a great magnitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as second thought, what were his plans for resurrecting Madara? Losing Nagato's 7th path, I'm curious how he would've managed this part of their plan. It's kind of luck for both Obito and Madara, that the events turned out as they are right now in the anime...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:46:57.043" LastActivityDate="2018-11-24T23:34:12.057" Title="What would've happened if Obito didn't accept Kabuto's help?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7042" CreationDate="2014-01-19T22:28:40.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Onee-sama is commonly used in an idol-follower relationship between women, usually signifying extreme adoration on the part of the follower so on the surface it can look like Kuroko idolized Misaka because she's a Level 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we see that Kuroko sees Misaka as something than an Idol ie. groping her in the showers, getting jealous of any man being with her or wanting to see her, stealing her underwear,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she has obviously done this before as she knew that the real Misaka would attack her if she stole her underwear using her Esper powers proving the one she was with was the real Misaka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this would indicate that Kuroko has feelings for Misaka which are ignored by Misaka possibly passing it off as just Kuroko's personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be a subset of the idol-follower type of relationship, signalling a lesbian relationship with the youngest of the couple referring to the oldest one as &quot;Onee-sama&quot;, this is common in Shoujo Ai/Yuri where the youngest adores her older partner and the term is used to demonstrate how strong they feel as wanting to be a family with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there are times where the oldest in the couple find this as a sort of &quot;turn on&quot;, in the first Sono Hanabira game Yuuna gets Nanami to call her Onee-sama and the moment Nanami does we can see the euphoria in Yuuna as Yuuna keeps requesting Nanami to &quot;say it again&quot; and tries to get her to use it in conjunction with some lewd talk (to which Nanami releaises what she is about to say and stops it), Yuuna also tried to get Sara in the second game call Kaede Onee-sama but after a couple of uses Sara chooses not to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as for the second part to your question, while i have yet to read the light novels, given Kuroko's personality it may have started when Misaka and her first met being &quot;love at first sight&quot;, i remember Kuroko mentioning she had to &quot;pull some strings&quot; to get her and Misaka to share the same room and given how Misaka is used to Kuroko actions and how Kuroko is used to being &quot;punished&quot; it would indicate it's been going on for quite a while&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T22:41:38.137" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T22:41:38.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7014" CreationDate="2014-01-19T22:51:13.337" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Memory Gap depends on the order that was given mainly if the order strips away the free will of the target, and example of this is when we see Mao ordered to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Never speak again!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mao is unable top speak yet his will remains otherwise his memory would be a mess because of the constant order, however with Lelouch commanding Villetta to hand over her Knightmare it stripped her of her free will so she did not remember after the geass dispelled. With the girl doing the crosses on the wall the order was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Make a cross-shaped mark on the wall every day at a specific time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that the Geass lays in the subconscious for the specific time where it will activate and the girl would make her way to the wall, only after she made the cross and returned would she regain control but not remember what she did due to her free will being taken away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Euphemia's accidental order to &quot;...kill the Japanese...&quot; we see that she remembers the order when she fights against it as when she is dying the Geass activates again when she remembers Suzaku is Japanese however after she shakes it and remembering that she was thinking of killing Suzaku however she does not remember ruining the ceremony which see moment after when she asks Suzaku how it went, this hows that the free will have to be totally stripped from the target for the memory gap to occur (Euphies free will was stripped before she was shot but not stripped when she was thinking of killing Suzaku)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have seen people ordered to forget, the first instance is with a unnamed male artificer who made the Zero Costume, the order was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To make the Zero costume, destroy the evidence and forget everything about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would indicate that there is a chance that one can find evidence and help them remember as we see when Suzaku listen to what was recorded from the Lancelot's com radio after Lelouch ordered him to Live. We also see Lelouch ordering Shirley to forget about him after her emotional breakdown caused by Mao so it stands to reason that if Lelouch can make someone forget he can make them remember, an implementation of this is seen with Mao when Lelouch uses Geass on himself to to forget his plan with Suzaku to prevent Mao reading his minds and remembering it when he looks at himself in a reflection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T22:51:13.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2421" CreationDate="2014-01-19T23:25:17.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could very well be genetic. In the manga, it's shown that Zero has been using Blood Tablets since Rido's destruction, there are 2 things which occurred around the time of Rido's destruction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He drank Ichiru's blood, thus becoming the &quot;complete&quot; hunter he was supposed to be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He drank Yuki's blood after she was turned back into a Pure-Blood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can rule out the second as Yuki's Blood at that time is Kuran blood, which Zero has had before from Kaname. Also, Yuki's blood as a human must have had some link to Kuran Blood as Rido also wanted it to be resurrected. So all that's left is the fact Zero had a genetic flaw since he was only a half-hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it only seems to reference that there are others like Zero, but Zero is the only one that I have seen, and I also have yet to seen anyone else in the manga either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T22:13:05.047" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T22:13:05.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6226" CreationDate="2014-01-19T23:56:06.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Yuuko explains, people see her how they believe she'll look, it could be that Okonogi  believes ghosts exist but can't be seen unless they're using a medium like with the doll Teiichi exorcised which would be backed up when the &quot;evil spirit&quot; disappeared. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that since Teiichi to her is a spirit medium she is probably expecting Yuuko to be invisible and use Teiichi to speak to everyone which would explain why she can't even hear her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T23:56:06.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7044" CreationDate="2014-01-20T00:21:54.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think your hint goes in the right direction, Madara had counted on Nagato to resurrect him, he didn't expect Nagato to betray their plan. And then Madara, with Obito and Nagato's help, could have taken care of the five nations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi was surprised by news of Nagato's death and, more so, his &quot;betrayal&quot;,&#xA;  having wanted Nagato to save the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3230" LastEditorUserId="3230" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T00:40:46.867" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T00:40:46.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7050" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7052" CreationDate="2014-01-20T02:37:30.230" Score="10" ViewCount="4805" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is Alphonse Elric ( And all the other souls affixed to objects ) able to see ?&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Contains Spoilers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alphonse soul got affixed to a armor but his real body still remains in the void. So how is he able to see through the piece of armor? And does this not collide with his real body's vision. All his other sense's such as feeling, taste are removed. And he also has the inability to sleep. So why does his vision remain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T02:14:25.747" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T02:14:25.747" Title="How is Alphonse Elric able to see?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7050" CreationDate="2014-01-20T03:00:53.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trying to factor how the Soul works in physics is a very hard thing to do since currently there is no way to confirm or deign it's existence of weight, there is a believe that all senses connect to the soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we touch, taste, smell, hear or see, our mind translates this so that our soul can understand it, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;for touch and taste we need nerves to collect the information, since Al has no nerves he can't use these, he can however feel his Soul being scratched at only when someone is scratching at the blood seal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;for smell we need a nose, since Al has no nose he can't smell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;for hearing and seeing, the soul can understand what it hears/sees however it can recognize which is why Al is unable to remember key arts of his memory&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is all just speculation however and will change based off belief, as i said, trying to factor how the Soul works in physics is a very hard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what you mentioned about Al's vision not colliding with his real body's vision, the Gate can only be access via special methods, remember at first Ed and Al believed Al's body to be lost however then started to believe that his body may still be at or in the Gate, it could be that when Al Body and Soul were separated so too was the connection between them thus disallowing Al to tell if his body still existed or not, this would too explain why in Botherhood Barry was surprised to see his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T03:00:53.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7050" CreationDate="2014-01-20T03:05:51.810" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a bit of speculation here, since there is no blatant in-universe explanation nor &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Word of God&lt;/a&gt; to fully demonstrate the reason for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may want to take a look at the answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3865/274&quot;&gt;why a soul bonded to a suit of armor can move&lt;/a&gt;, because the explanation here is pretty similar. Essentially, keeping in line with the series' representation of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3939/274&quot;&gt;eyes being windows to the soul&lt;/a&gt; (a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3547/274&quot;&gt;common trope&lt;/a&gt;), basically: Sight is not necessarily handled biologically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's basically how this works: If an average person loses his sight (as does happen in the series), he cannot see, because there is no channel of vision connected to his soul (for either eye). However, Alphonse, Barry, and the other soul-bound armors do have this channel of vision, just as there is the ability for them to move their steel fingers (with, of course, the channel being in opposite direction).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason what he sees does not collide with what his body sees is because his body is not transmitting its sight to a soul. It has no conscious mind to connect to its sight. As for his sleep, because he has no biological mechanisms, they do not need to rest, but his conscious mind still remains active because it is affixed to his soul (imagine the way we dream).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're probably thinking, &quot;Oh, hurr hurr, mister clever, there's still no physical organ to transmit the vision data!&quot; And you'd be absolutely right! There is &lt;em&gt;nothing which suggests that there is a physical entity able to transmit visual data from the real world to the armor seal&lt;/em&gt;, whereas there is a physical entity able to move his limbs. It's not even known that only armor with helmets can see; in fact, when Barry is reduced to a single plate of armor, he appears to be able to see his body standing over him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to put it simply, your answer is: &lt;strong&gt;Alphonse and other soul-bound armors see because it's necessary for the story.&lt;/strong&gt; We can loosely explain it, as I did above, but there still is no legitimate, solid reason why this should be possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T03:05:51.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3670" CreationDate="2014-01-20T03:17:12.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What could possibly cause the shift in currency?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Kimimaro and Mikuni duel Takedasaki spreads rumors to cause the Japanese Yen to become useless thus is's exchange rate with Midas money shrink, this causes the Midas money to appear in Japan to everyone, even some of the bills are half Midas. This was done to weaken Mikuni in his Deals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bank of Midas closes as Japan's Yen has no worth so it can't continue trading, C passes though Japan as it has no worth and allowing Kimimaro to deal the final punch to win the Deal and reverse the Printing Press, returning all the Midas Money back to the bank and getting Japan and it's people's future back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan's economy is rebuilt as since the Yen is useless it adopts the US Dollar, it's believed that also reality has shifted like always to make it so that everything that transpired (C, the falling value of the Yen, discovery of the Midas Money in the Yen) never occurred, this is different from Singapore as it just went bankrupt because it had no mney left while Japan had money, it just was useless. This occurs while Kimimaro is speaking to Midas himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZKPXB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Midas in the Center&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was anything revealed about the motives of Masakaki and/or the Midas bank?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Masakaki's motives are the protection of their financial districts which is why the Japanese one gets annoyed when the US is able to push C back to Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kimimaro wakes up in reality he notices the changes, include where he and Hanabi are total strangers now. The Japanese Masakaki appears apologizing about Hanabi and presents him with a card from the Bank of Midas telling him that the Financial District will always exist, as long as there are futures left to take and if he wants to use the card he can revive the Japanese Final District by calling for Masakaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Midas on the other hand, he seems to just put the financial districts out there, allowing people to use them however they see fit well making sure they knew the price was to gain all this money which can be used for anything&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your question about some grand mastermind, unless there was some group behind C actually occurring there is none, The Starling Guild know about the first instance of C and the effects the Bank of Midas had on reality and was trying to mitigate the damage done, in a sense they were masterminding mostly every Deal to reduce damage, however when C started Mikuni got to rash and was about to do the exact opposite of what he had started the Starling Guild to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for C itself, it seems to be a financial collapse which can ripple though global markets, it's more something that ca occur in reality normally but it's effects are more devastating because C originates and affects the financial districts which in turn affect reality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T03:17:12.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4017" CreationDate="2014-01-20T06:32:36.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say the cat-looking things in front are a type of nesting doll (matryoshka doll). Specifically this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://bobobabushka.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/lucky-new-year/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://bobobabushka.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/lucky-new-year/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6FBgQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://bobobabushka.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/maneki-neko-set.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Penguins themselves might be a generic penguin plush toy. Remember that people keep all sorts of things in their bedrooms, and wouldn't display anything they didn't find visually appealing. Plush toys are considered cute. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first image, the dog-like stuffed animals are Capybara-san. This is also a cute thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to make a connection. Capybara-san and Mawaru Penguindrum are toys put out by Banpresto, who also puts out SAO figurines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3402" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T08:04:08.057" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T08:04:08.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6866" CreationDate="2014-01-20T06:39:36.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The novel takes place at the same time as the manga does and covers the same content. However, the novel covers all of the story, whereas the manga stops about 2/3rds way through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga also has characters from the 3 schools, but the primary characters in both mediums are from St. Miator's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be a couple of characters that differ between the mediums, but they will be minor characters and the cast is mostly the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T08:47:56.903" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T08:47:56.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-20T09:07:48.597" Score="-1" ViewCount="2674" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Angel Beats and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya feature a strong female lead as well as a &quot;brigade.&quot; In Angel Beats, there is the SSS Brigade, and in Haruhi there is the SOS Brigade. Since Haruhi came first, is it possible that Angel Beats copied Haruhi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3068" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T03:23:39.223" Title="Did Angel Beats copy Haruhi?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7059" CreationDate="2014-01-20T14:38:30.107" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;tl;dr - They share what literary types call &quot;themes&quot;. Angel Beats and Haruhi are both &quot;school anime&quot;, so they will more than likely share themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;School anime is a theme, the &quot;school club&quot; and &quot;strong female lead&quot; are also themes. You will find these themes in many anime as you watch more of them. Another example of a &quot;school anime&quot; with a &quot;strong female lead&quot; that's president of a &quot;school club&quot; is Medaka Box. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say Medaka Box copied Haruhi or Angel Beats, though. Just as I wouldn't say Angel Beats copied Haruhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T14:38:30.107" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-20T15:06:18.313" Score="4" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Accelerator get sunburned after losing his vector shield? Albinos are very vulnerable to ultraviolet, so he must have been red all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3415" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T15:15:42.737" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T13:06:52.073" Title="Why didn't Accelerator get sunburned after losing his vector shield?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23836" CreationDate="2014-01-20T20:34:54.303" Score="9" ViewCount="13984" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as the title asks, why does Super Sonico always wear those headphones? Is there a reason behind it, or is this just the design Nitroplus came up with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-01-22T08:13:20.583" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T06:59:44.833" Title="Why does Super Sonico always wear headphones?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;super-sonico&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6759" CreationDate="2014-01-20T22:11:37.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As i see it, the Kairoseki (sea stone was a translation i once memorized) makes the devil-fruit user physically weak, unable to move. And as you know, Luffy's ability is pretty much physical in any aspect, meaning when he feels weakened in his body, he also starts to feel helpless in his mind (until emotions tend to make him go berserk). Apparently that's just enough to make him lose his inner cool and not be able to use haki as he wished to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just my 2 cents...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3421" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T22:11:37.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-20T22:27:26.320" Score="9" ViewCount="615" Body="&lt;p&gt;During &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS&lt;/em&gt; it's revealed that between &lt;em&gt;StrikerS&lt;/em&gt; and the end of &lt;em&gt;A's&lt;/em&gt;, as Nanoha pushed her body too much without proper rest, she got injured during a mission with Vita to the point where she could have never walked/flown again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the battle in Saint's Cradle, when Vita comes across spider like Gadget Drones, she remembers seeing them during the mission which led to Nanoha being critically injured, and she lets out her anger on them because they were apparently responsible for almost ruining Nanoha's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, was the mission Vita and Nanoha did together where Nanoha was critically injured a Jail Scaglietti Investigation? If not, then what was the connection between Jail's Drones and that mission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T17:53:35.503" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T15:03:30.870" Title="Was Nanoha critically injured during a Jail Scaglietti Investigation?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7069" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7076" CreationDate="2014-01-20T23:02:18.017" Score="17" ViewCount="113353" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, at least in the early show, he uses the catchphrase &quot;dattebayo&quot; in the Japanese. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/124/why-does-naruto-have-a-catch-phrase&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; answered on a canon-level where it came from (his mother), but I was wondering where (if anywhere) it came from in terms of the language. I know that there's no direct translation, but is it a sort of portmanteau or version of somebody's name or of some phrase in Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2020-06-02T19:09:13.920" Title="Where did &quot;dattebayo&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7069" CreationDate="2014-01-20T23:31:00.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I remembered he stated in one of his interviews that this word has no real meaning. I haven't been able to find the original interview, but it has also been quoted on Urban dictionary On the second example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Directly derived from an actual interview with the creator himself, Masashi kishimoto.&#xA;  (Quote)&#xA;  - Is Naruto's favorite phrase, &quot;dattebayo&quot; modeled on anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;K: That isn't really modeled on anything either. When I thought of childlike&#xA;  speech, &quot;dattebayo&quot; instantly came to mind. It's like it's become a part of&#xA;  Naruto, and even now it brings out his &quot;mischievousness&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dattebayo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something along similar lines is also posted on the Wiki about Naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the original Japanese versions of Naruto, Naruto often ends his sentences with the addendum &quot;-ttebayo&quot; (which achieves an effect similar to ending a sentence with &quot;you know?&quot; in English). Kishimoto wanted to give Naruto a childlike catchphrase, and &quot;dattebayo&quot; came to mind; the creator believed that the phrase complements Naruto's character, and serves as a verbal tic that portrays him in a brat-ish manner.Throughout the first episodes of the English dub version, &quot;dattebayo&quot; and &quot;-ttebayo&quot; were replaced with the phrase &quot;Believe it!&quot;, both to mirror the effect and to match the character's lip movements. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T23:31:00.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2014-01-20T23:40:51.627" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this is an example of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NeverBareheaded&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Never Bareheaded&lt;/a&gt; trope in combination with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NiceHat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nice Hat&lt;/a&gt; trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Never Bareheaded:&lt;/strong&gt; A character always appears wearing a headdress of some kind, and never, ever takes it off. It doesn't have to be a hat, any kind of headgear is fine. Furthermore, it doesn't always have to be the same headgear, the point is that this character is never seen bare-headed. This gives him a certain mystique, since while it might just be that he wears the hat because he feels like it, the fact remains that we never learn what his hatless head looks like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nice Hat:&lt;/strong&gt; To show that you mean business, it's important to have style. Enter: the nice hat. It may actually have utility — even conveying special powers — but more often than not it just looks cool, &lt;strong&gt;or even just sexy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that Super Sonic is pretty much a half-naked model for Nitroplus, the Nice Hat trope &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;sexy&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; part does most certainly fit this description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T08:21:01.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6155" CreationDate="2014-01-20T23:44:53.047" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes production houses tend to adapt the story line a bit or go in a completely other direction. Why? I don't know exactly, there could be multiple reasons.&#xA;but fr instance Hellsing made it's TV adaptation, which wasn't all that bad. However the readers of the manga found a lot of differences, and were not happy about the animated version. Later a new version labeled as an OVA (Official Video Animation) was produced, which had it's story based and continued like it went in the manga. &#xA;A pretty much similar thing happened with Full Metal Alchemist, where the story very deviated from the original manga concept( which was later reproduced as Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason mostly vary but it's mostly because production houses do stuff on their own and then mutate the storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the development of the anime, Arakawa allowed the anime staff to work independently from her, and requested having a different ending from the one in the manga. She said that she would not like to repeat the same ending in both media, as well as to make the manga longer to work more in the development of the characters. When watching the ending of the anime, she was amazed about how different the Homunculi creatures were from the manga and enjoyed how the staff speculated about the origins of the villains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_%28franchise%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3421" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T23:44:53.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-21T00:08:41.720" Score="3" ViewCount="114" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Disgaea, humans who have sinned become Prinnies, and they either go to the Netherworld or Celestia. In Celestia, they work as maids and domestic servants where their good deeds go towards their redemption. However, in the Netherworld, they have to earn Hel to be redeemed and seemed to be treated far more harshly (probably because their masters are selfish demons like Etna or Laharl).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Laharl's mother, she committed the sin of taking her own life. However, she did it only to cure him, yet she was made into a Prinny of the Netherworld despite the good intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what kind of sins would determine if a Prinny is sent to the Netherworld or Celestia, and if the reason behind committing such sin plays a role in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T14:26:19.067" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T14:26:19.067" Title="What kind of sins would determine if a Prinny is sent to the Netherworld or Celestia?" Tags="&lt;disgaea&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5947" CreationDate="2014-01-21T00:21:05.963" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember in Digimon Adventure 2 there being a gate between the Digital World and the Real World which has a &quot;corridor&quot; where anything is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BlackWarGreymon sacrificed himself to protect the Gate which when Mytoismon tried to break though it from the Real World ended up getting trapped in this corridor because of the seal BlackWarGreymon made, this is were we see the Digidestined able to have their partners assume every evolution form at the same time, as the battle continued Mytoismon was pushed back into the Digital World and the multiple forms disappear when they enter the Digital World probably because of Data Limits in the Digital World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume all travel between the 2 worlds is done though this Gate and &quot;corridor&quot; where the &quot;corridor&quot; is used to make digimon real and turn people into data and some objects into digimon (as seen in Frontier with the trains), the Gate itself probably doesn't have a fixed point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T00:21:05.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7069" CreationDate="2014-01-21T00:45:25.960" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dattebayo&lt;/em&gt; (だってばよ) is not really proper Japanese, but you can sort of see how it would come about linguistically as a sentence-ending phrase. It's very impolite, somewhat childish, and basically just combines different ways of putting emphasis on the statement in a not terribly meaningful way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the &lt;em&gt;da&lt;/em&gt; (だ) is a standard way to end a sentence (copula) in Japanese. Depending on the construction of the sentence, some sentences will end with &lt;em&gt;da&lt;/em&gt; while others end with a dictionary form verb. It should be emphasized that using this would not be considered polite. The polite version of &lt;em&gt;da&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;desu&lt;/em&gt; (です). &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language#Inflection_and_conjugation&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has some more information on copula verbs and verb conjugations in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, &lt;em&gt;tteba&lt;/em&gt; (ってば) is sort of a set expression/phrase which adds emphasis. This is a shortened (and hence less polite) version of &lt;em&gt;tteieba&lt;/em&gt; (っていえば). It can be attached to a noun, in which case it would be translated roughly as &quot;speaking of&quot; in many contexts. In other contexts it could be interpreted (somewhat rudely) as &quot;I'm talking to you&quot; or &quot;listen to me&quot;. You might use it with a person's name to attract their attention in this way. It's roughly equivalent to &lt;em&gt;ttara&lt;/em&gt; (ったら)　but this latter one is more commonly used by females. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_particles#tteba&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; calls it a &quot;strong emphasis marker&quot; which is probably about as close as you can get to an accurate English description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto adds it to the &lt;em&gt;da&lt;/em&gt; above. &lt;em&gt;Datteba&lt;/em&gt; is something you might hear occasionally in other contexts. To me, this more often sounds frustrated than emphatic, but it could be used either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the &lt;em&gt;yo&lt;/em&gt; (よ) is a sentence-ending particle. It can be appended to the end of a sentence when the speaker is informing the listener of something or making an assertion. It might be translated in some contexts as &quot;you see&quot; or &quot;you know&quot;. It's not necessarily impolite but it could be used in impolite speech. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_particles#yo&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has some other contexts where this could be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting all these together gives &lt;em&gt;dattebayo&lt;/em&gt;. It's meaningless and not entirely grammatical, but it puts a lot of emphasis on what he is saying. One might compare it qualitatively in English to using multiple superlatives, e.g. &quot;I'm the most bestest ninja ever&quot; in terms of how it would come across. It isn't actually equivalent to this, but Japanese speakers hearing it would get a similar impression in terms of the manner of speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll note that while &lt;em&gt;dattebayo&lt;/em&gt; is most definitely invented for this character, it's somewhat equivalent to &lt;em&gt;dazo&lt;/em&gt; (だぞ). &lt;em&gt;Dazo&lt;/em&gt; is not childish-sounding (compared to &lt;em&gt;dattebayo&lt;/em&gt;), and is mostly used by men. However, it is still quite impolite, all things considered, and puts a strong emphasis on a statement. There's also the more forceful &lt;em&gt;daze&lt;/em&gt; (だぜ), but &lt;em&gt;dazo&lt;/em&gt; has somewhat of a more positive tone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T00:45:25.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5668" CreationDate="2014-01-21T00:50:11.083" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You know those techinique things? Zoro's &quot;three sword style&quot; technique require him to have a third sword, enableing him to perform that technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3202" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T00:50:11.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7080" CreationDate="2014-01-21T01:08:50.850" Score="8" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime is like Pokemon or Digimon. It has various talking monsters, who are friends with some humans and travel around. One of the monsters is kind of a big wolf. There is also big rabbit which stands with two feet and is about the size of a human. Both of them can talk, and the wolf always says something like &quot;I'm gonna eat you!&quot; to the rabbit. I watched it in early 2000s or something around that time. Does anyone know this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:04:04.970" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:04:04.970" Title="What's this anime with talking monsters?" Tags="&lt;monster-rancher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:30.647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7079" CreationDate="2014-01-21T03:07:46.270" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GiHdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show you are looking for is called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Rancher_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monster Rancher&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the wolf you are probably referring to is &quot;Tiger&quot; and the rabbit's name is &quot;Hare&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T03:07:46.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5506" CreationDate="2014-01-21T03:26:31.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of Momotaro may be related to the old believes of the onmyodo 陰陽道　Yin-Yang Worldview. The direction of bad influence, kimon, is in the ushi-tora (bull tiger) direction. So one of the demons Momotaro is fighting has horns and the other wears a tiger skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Monkey, Dog and Pheasant are animals in the zodiac, in the opposite heavenly direction from the kimon　鬼門　.&#xA;Another source for the oni's image is a concept from China and Onmyōdō. The northeast direction was once termed the kimon (鬼門, &quot;demon gate&quot;), and was considered an unlucky direction through which evil spirits passed. Based on the assignment of the twelve zodiac animals to the cardinal directions, the kimon was also known as the ushitora (丑寅), or &quot;Ox Tiger&quot; direction, and the oni's bovine horns and cat-like fangs, claws, and tiger-skin loincloth developed as a visual depiction of this term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3425" LastEditorUserId="3425" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T03:33:47.817" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T03:33:47.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7044" CreationDate="2014-01-21T04:01:20.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess Obito will lose the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito seems to have underestimated the 5 nations. Maybe because he thought that he can take advantage of their previous wars and conflicts and never expected that the alliance will truly go in war as one allied shinobi rather than fighting for their own nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for plans on resurrecting Madara, I don't think he still plans to do so since he said that he wants Nagato to use the 7th path on him and his current actions shows that he wants to be the Juubi's jinchuriki himself and the one to cast infinite tsukoyomi and I think he underestimated Madara on that one too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T04:01:20.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4275" CreationDate="2014-01-21T04:06:10.050" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;(I'm Japanese, so please excuse my English.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First a bit of background:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1: This season was a Sunday morning anime in Japan. Sunday morning anime means children anime. SynergySP is known as an anime studio for children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 2: After this season, &lt;em&gt;Hayate&lt;/em&gt; moved to the midnight anime for adults in Japan. To produce an anime for adults is the contrary to the SynergySP's corporate philosophy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, you can read the &lt;em&gt;Hayate&lt;/em&gt;'s author, &lt;a href=&quot;http://websunday.net/backstage/hata/391.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hata's thought&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TVアニメが始まります。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;第三期ではありません。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;今回は新アニメ。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;新しいハヤテのごとく！です。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The TV anime will start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not the 3rd season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a new anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;New Hayate no Gotoku!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen a few shows switch studios once, but switching twice seems extremely rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically when the timeslot moves from a morning/children anime to the midnight/adults anime, often times you will see a studio switch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T15:12:41.973" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4482" CreationDate="2014-01-21T06:18:44.873" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;(I'm Japanese, so please excuse my English.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maid-chan's voice actor is Horie Yui, the same one as the Ryuunosuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the last episode's ending credit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9MDSp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Last episode credits&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has a radio program  called 堀江由衣の天使のたまご (Horie Yui's Angel Egg)&#xA;where she talks about the &quot;???&quot; and how the anime staff asked her to keep it a secret in the the broadcast that aired on 2013/4/7 in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sakura-net.net/radio/tentama/tt_549.htm#free&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;unofficial text transcript&lt;/a&gt; of the broadcast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will reprint and translate only conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Japanese&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;結論から言いますと、&lt;strong&gt;私にも、わかりません&lt;/strong&gt;。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;English&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As it turns out, &lt;strong&gt;I even, do not know&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the official conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T13:14:49.527" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T13:14:49.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7038" CreationDate="2014-01-21T08:09:49.243" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically the OP and ED are handled separately (sometimes by different studio). The studio/team that created the OP/ED are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=KttpUvA4eoA#t=76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;usually credited&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animated content in the OP and ED are usually done exclusively for their respective themes. Sometimes you'll notice stylistic differences between the animated content of the OP/ED and that of the actual show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When anime is localized sometimes the licensor doesn't have access tp (or chooses not to pay for) the original creditless OP/ED themes so they remix the opening and add their own soundtracks to it. Sometimes to better fit their target audience (in regards to the language) and probably at same time not have to pay to license the songs and/or edited to fit within their broadcasting lot (i.e. more commercial time). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T08:09:49.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-21T13:10:03.460" Score="8" ViewCount="5889" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ano Hana, Menma died when she was a kid, but then a few years later when she appeared again, her ghost was a teenager. What exactly happened here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T05:41:22.907" LastActivityDate="2019-07-20T15:19:40.093" Title="Why did Menma appear as a grown up?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7090" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7092" CreationDate="2014-01-21T13:45:14.513" Score="3" ViewCount="2586" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read that the first two movies are recaps of the series, and the third movie is a sequel to those two movies (obviously). But does this mean the third movie continues the story from where the series ends? Or is it an alternate ending? Or a spin-off? Or does it reveal more events from the series timeline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T14:07:24.913" Title="How does the third Rebellion movie relate to the series' storyline?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7091" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7095" CreationDate="2014-01-21T13:58:03.713" Score="5" ViewCount="3188" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, both titles are produced by Shaft. The Madoka Magica Rebellion movies have short into animation that uses Monogatari characters to ask the viewers to behave in the cinema theaters. I'm interested if there are any other notable connections between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-07/madoka-magica-monogatari-casts-teach-manners-in-crossover-shorts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-07/madoka-magica-monogatari-casts-teach-manners-in-crossover-shorts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T15:04:10.133" Title="Is there any connection between Madoka Magica and Monogatari series?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7090" CreationDate="2014-01-21T14:07:24.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact placement of the Rebellion movie with respect to the series is still not entirely clear. This is what we know, though:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The movie is set in the final timeline - that is, the one depicted in episode 12, in which Madoka exists as a force of nature that eliminates all witches. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The movie occurs a while after the last pre-credits scene of episode 12 (the one where Homura tells Kyuubey about the previous timelines, in which witches existed, and in which magical girls had a more adversarial relationship with Kyuubey). The movie starts an indeterminate amount of time after this scene, though Kyouko, Mami, and Homura all look essentially the same, so it's unlikely more than a year or two has passed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The movie is to be taken as the canonical continuation of the TV series (and, equivalently, the first two movies), so that it is &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; ending of the series (for now), not an alternate ending or a spin-off. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is not clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We don't know how the events of the movie relate to the post-credits scene of episode 12 (果てしなき戦い / &quot;The Endless War&quot;, discussed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5007/are-homuras-wings-witch-wings-in-the-end&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;), in which Homura sprouts witch-looking wings as she battles a number of wraiths in a wasteland. This scene could occur before or after the events of the movie - there just isn't enough information to tell at this point. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T14:07:24.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7094" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7096" CreationDate="2014-01-21T14:17:33.833" Score="3" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that Madoka's actions changed the world so much that the high-tech school and everything were no longer during the finale of the series. The Kyuube which contacted the girls wasn't seen by other people, so I wonder how the high-tech stuff came to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T14:56:37.997" Title="Was the world so technologically advanced thanks to Kyuube's race?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7091" CreationDate="2014-01-21T14:25:50.110" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There aren't any substantive connections between the two series, in terms of content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a production perspective, though, there is a lot of overlap between them. First, as you noted, they're both produced by Shaft, which means they share a lot of staff, most notable among them director &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyuki_Shinbo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SHINBO Akiyuki&lt;/a&gt;, whose directorial flourishes are easily seen in both series. IWAKAMI Atsuhiro is also the producer for both of them, though I'm not sure how much influence he has relative to Shinbo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short intro animations you mentioned are primarily amusing because the voice casts of the two series have a lot of people in common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;SAITOU Chiwa, who voices both AKEMI Homura and SENJOUGAHARA Hitagi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;KITAMURA Eri, who voices both MIKI Sayaka and ARARAGI Karen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EMIRI Katou, who voices both HACHIKUJI Mayoi and Kyuubey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MIZUHASHI Kaori, who voices both TOMOE Mami and OSHINO Ougi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the four different intro animations, each of which features one of these four voice actors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, Shaft does tend to hire a lot of the same voice actors for their shows, as you can see in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbXfg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Shaft VA chart, Summer 2013 edition&quot;&gt;this chart&lt;/a&gt;. Especially Saitou Chiwa - she's all over the place in Shaft productions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, one more interesting connection between the two series - Bakemonogatari and Madoka are the first- and second-top-selling late-night anime of all time in terms of discs sold.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Shaft is clearly doing something right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1tpvev/alltime_tv_anime_bestsellers_rankings_update/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt; - note that Evangelion was not a late-night anime, nor was The World of Golden Eggs (which was, in my opinion, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm53BgUvYok&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;really dumb&lt;/a&gt; anyway).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T15:04:10.133" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T15:04:10.133" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7094" CreationDate="2014-01-21T14:56:37.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] the high-tech school and everything were no longer during the finale of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think this is actually the case. You're right that we weren't &lt;em&gt;shown&lt;/em&gt; the school at any point after Madoka made her wish, but we still have very good reason to believe that humanity still reaped all the benefits from its relationship with the Incubators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall the events of episode 11, following Sayaka's funeral, when Kyuubey explains to Madoka everything about the long relationship between mankind and the Incubators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MADOKA: もしもあなたたちがこの星に来ていなかったら…&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;KYUUBEY: 君たちは今でも裸で洞穴で住んでたんじゃないかな。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MADOKA: If you had never come to this planet...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;KYUUBEY: You'd probably still be naked, living in caves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, the people of Mitakihara aren't living in the Stone Age after Madoka made her wish - and so I think it is best to conclude that mankind still benefited from their relationship with the Incubators in the final timeline just as much as they did in previous timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, if you look at the mechanics of the way the Incubators operate, I think this should be obvious, too - the way the Incubators help mankind advance is by allowing people to make wishes and use magic. This is true both before and after Madoka's wish. While some girls certainly would wish for mundane things like healing some dude's arm and do little of wider consequence, others would wish for and do things on a grander scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some, like Madoka, would literally change the universe. Others would do great things to move mankind forward. During Kyuubey's episode 11 explanation, we see images of magical girls, some of which look very much like real-life figures, e.g. Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, etc., who indeed are known to have done great things. In fact, Kyuubey explicitly states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KYUUBEY: 中には歴史に転機をもたらし、社会を新しいステージへと導いた子もいた。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;KYUUBEY: Among them were those who changed history, and brought human society to a higher level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The implication being, of course, that they were only able to do that thanks to the wish and the power of magic they were granted by the Incubators. In sum, yes - the world is only so technologically advanced thanks to Kyuubey's race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T14:56:37.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7097" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7099" CreationDate="2014-01-21T16:08:10.757" Score="5" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime (episode 2) it is shown that Mamimi is bullied, and apparently has her shoes taken away from her. I understand she is probably bullied due to being odd, but why did they take her shoes of all things? it seems bizarre to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in the anime itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/t6bbl3S.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ydPVb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bullies&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3433" LastEditorUserId="3433" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T16:27:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T12:43:29.513" Title="Why was Mamimi bullied for her shoes?" Tags="&lt;flcl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7097" CreationDate="2014-01-21T16:53:07.263" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese schools, typically they have set of outdoor street shoes and indoor shoes called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwabaki&quot;&gt;Uwabaki&lt;/a&gt;.&quot; Inside, there are typically individual shelves or lockers for everyone's shoes. These shelves/lockers will occasionally have a space for students to put and swap their outdoor shoes for their indoor shoes. This is typically done to keep the floor from being marred by outside elements and maintain its polish for a longer period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general idea (depicted in anime and manga) of bullying is to either steal them (and toss them away or place them in an inconvenient place) or fill them with tacks or garbage (sometimes also defacing them). The purpose is usually humiliate them and/or cause them distress without actual confrontation. The sandals she wears are probably her indoor shoes, and the idea is probably to take enjoyment in humiliating her by making her walk home without shoes or in her indoor shoes. In essence, the idea of this is to shame the bullied victim (who typically react passively), who loses dignity/&quot;face&quot;, which elevates the ego/status of the bully or bullies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T16:53:07.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7103" CreationDate="2014-01-21T21:37:36.923" Score="5" ViewCount="862" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Brave 10, when a character goes to use a spell's incantation or uses a chant for a secret technique, the subtitles don't have any English words in it (I am referring to the home release by NISA, not fansubs). However, it does sound like they are saying something in Japanese. An example of this is in episode 2 when Hanzo Hattori goes to use Pure Flame Samadhi on Saizo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, what language are the spells/chants being said in? Or did they just throw random characters together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-22T00:02:38.497" LastActivityDate="2014-01-22T00:02:38.497" Title="What language are the spells/chants in?" Tags="&lt;brave-10&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7102" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29583" CreationDate="2014-01-21T23:00:31.103" Score="4" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned that Pokemon can combine with a person in a process known as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Burst&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Burst&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.  Apparently the Pokemon are inside a crystal known as a Burst Heart and &quot;one must go through rigorous training or else their life will be in danger if they attempt it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question, then, is if the training is Pokemon specific or works for all cases.  So if a person has trained to Burst with a Pikachu Burst Heart, could they also Burst with a Geodude?  If so, could the person Burst with multiple Pokemon at once?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T05:35:47.890" Title="Can a Burst Warrior use any Burst Heart?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7101" CreationDate="2014-01-21T23:59:57.580" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What language is it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's Japanese. It's not ordinary contemporary Japanese, though, but rather &lt;em&gt;Buddhist&lt;/em&gt; Japanese, which has some unusual qualities that make it rather unlike contemporary spoken Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why isn't it translated?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buddhist texts in Japanese are strange things. As the informed reader is aware, Buddhism originated in India, and as such, many of the foundational texts of Buddhism were originally written in Sanskrit. When Buddhism moved into China, those Sanskrit texts were translated into whatever the contemporary form of Classical Chinese was. Eventually, those texts made their way from China into Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm glossing over a lot of details here to get to the important point: most Japanese Buddhist terminology was first introduced around the 6th century CE. Since these were loanwords from Chinese (many of which were in turn loans from Sanskrit), they used Sino-Japanese pronunciations (that is, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyomi#On.27yomi_.28Sino-Japanese_reading.29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;on&lt;/em&gt; readings&lt;/a&gt;, and in particular, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-on&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;go-on&lt;/em&gt; readings&lt;/a&gt;). Buddhist terminology has changed relatively little since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modern Japanese consists primarily of 1.) native words (e.g. &lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt; readings); 2.) non-Sinitic loanwords (e.g. borrowings from English); or 3.) Sinitic loanwords that &lt;em&gt;postdate&lt;/em&gt; the 6th century (that is, the &lt;em&gt;kan-on&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tō-on&lt;/em&gt; readings). &lt;em&gt;go-on&lt;/em&gt; vocabulary (like Buddhist words) are relatively scarce in the contemporary Japanese language, and the average speaker is unlikely to be particularly familiar with many &lt;em&gt;go-on&lt;/em&gt; words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making things more difficult still is the fact that Japanese Buddhist texts are often straight-up Chinese texts simply being read in Japanese pronunciations, making it difficult for someone without training in reading Buddhist texts to understand what is being spoken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's probably why it wasn't translated - it was too difficult for whoever was on hand. It's certainly &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; to translate whatever was said (see below), but I guess it wasn't worth the trouble for the people at NISA. See also footnote&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;. Anyway, that's enough of that digression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is he actually saying?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my ears are working today, what Hattori Hanzo says in episode 2 is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;オン ソンバ ニソンバ ウン バザラ ウン パッタ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;on sonba nisonba un bazara un patta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what does this mean? Heck if I know - I certainly don't know how to read Japanese Buddhist texts. Luckily, the internet has answers for us. This is apparently the mantra&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; (in Japanese, &lt;em&gt;shingon&lt;/em&gt;) for a being called &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%8D%E4%B8%89%E4%B8%96%E6%98%8E%E7%8E%8B&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;降三世明王&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Gouzanze Myouou&lt;/em&gt;; Skt. Trailokyavijaya)&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, one of the five &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_King&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wisdom Kings&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sanskrit equivalent of this chant appears to be:&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;om sumbha nisumbha hum vajra hum phat&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not going to attempt to translate this, because my Sanskrit is far too weak for that, but some of the relevant things to know are: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumbha_and_Nisumbha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sumbha&lt;/a&gt; is an alternate name (or epithet or something like that) for &lt;em&gt;Gouzanze Myouou&lt;/em&gt;, as is Vajrahumkara, here contracted to Vajra. Nisumbha is the name of the other asura that appears in stories detailing the exploits of Sumbha. &amp;quot;Om&amp;quot; is of course the sacred syllable &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Om&lt;/a&gt;. The rest I'm honestly not sure about, but I'm sure a better-educated person would be able to translate this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; If you find this sort of thing interesting, take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/45110/buddhism?referrer=lddPQFmsNQbyJ6AWfccLUw2&quot;&gt;Buddhism proposal&lt;/a&gt; over at Area51! They need more committers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Full text for the mantrams of the other Wisdom Kings &lt;a href=&quot;http://www3.plala.or.jp/zbh421331/page017.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aisf.or.jp/%7Ejaanus/deta/g/gouzanzemyouou.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this JAANUS article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://youkaimura.freeforums.org/gonzanze-myo-o-t142.html#p1219&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this guy&lt;/a&gt; and also the article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9C%9F%E8%A8%80#.E6.98.8E.E7.8E.8B&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;shingon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Japanese Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; The astute reader will observe the startling similarity of the Sanskrit version of the mantra to the Japanese version, this despite Sanskrit and Japanese having no genetic relationship to one another. This is another reason why Buddhist mantras in particular are difficult to understand - they are often just plain Sanskrit processed through Chinese without translation and then readapted to fit Japanese phonology, and as such are often devoid of any actual Japanese words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T23:59:57.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="765" CreationDate="2014-01-22T00:25:21.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Gorchestopher H has said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;here is also an element of coming-of-age. She becomes involved because her time has come&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is correct as being one of the reason however,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Utena becomes involved because of the way the Rose Bride was being treated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is half-true. Yes Utena protects Anthy but this is because of Utena's role as the &quot;prince&quot; that protects the &quot;princess&quot; Anthy. However remember that it was not Utena that stopped Saionji in the beginning but Touga. Utena however confronts Saionji after his posts up Wakaba's love confession letter to him on the notice board for everyone to see and ridicule. Utena realizes it's Wakaba's letter when she sees her reaction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing this Utena challenges Saionji but because earlier in the day the Student Council was told by &quot;End of the World&quot; that a new Duelist would be arriving, he assumes she's the new Duelist and moves their duel to the arena. It is in their second duel Utena protect Anthy from being engaged to Saionji and being abused again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Utena didn't get involved in a previous semester, we can pinpoint everything to Utena getting involved originated in her seeing Anthy. Why Utena only noticed her in this semester seems to relate to Anthy's omnipresence. In the Apocalypse Saga when Micky is talking to his father, his father passes the phone to the woman who will be Mickey's step mother which we hear Anthy speaking and see her Rose Bride Dress, yet Micky does not pick up on this. Also Mikage is tricked into thinking Mamiya is alive and by his side but not only is his appearance completely different but he is dead and it was in fact Anthy. So it's quite possible that along with being omnipresent Anthy can also make it so people do not notice her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T04:17:55.397" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T04:17:55.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2873" CreationDate="2014-01-22T01:09:56.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't remember what episode of the anime it was but it was toward the end of the Clow Card saga.  I remember it was when Sakura and Li was over at Tomoyo's house.  Sakura was in the bathroom changing into one of Tomoyo's latest costumes.  While Li was shyly looking towards the area where Sakura was, Tomoyo said something to li.  Then, while looking into her cup she said something on the lines of, &quot;It's better to keep some things in the heart.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3436" LastActivityDate="2014-01-22T01:09:56.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4938" CreationDate="2014-01-22T07:50:58.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When truth announces who he is he is one or all or also known as god the universe or truth behind the door is nothing but not nothing it is what you think it is a fragment of your missing mind... Presented in one of the episodes the door leads to many things presented in a cross over of Hitler and the Nazi war Edward Elric entered the portal or gate way what ever you wanna call it and entered our world when the Nazi War happened. Regarding the gate way to truth that is truth the gate way takes different forms if you ever followed the story correctly it specifically states that Gate Way is a kinda door or portal to what ever your dreams can imagine. The professor from the Germany side of the door talks among parallel worlds that are connected invisibally and can't be seen and in different dimensions there is another type of you that has it's own personality. Clearly though you can only do this by being in the Full Metal Alchemist world specifically the gate way can lead to many places. ^^' That's why there is no point to the universe because everything is infinite just read the Manga and watch the show and decode what it is trying to say... ALSO An edit even though you have different yous in different dimensions supposedly the real you is in the Full Metal Alchemist World since other dimensions logically don't exist... Who ever you are is not what you are but what you are is in the FMA world... Truthfully the show talks if you play god it back fires but also we already know everything because the answer to everything is clearly NOTHING.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3441" LastActivityDate="2014-01-22T07:50:58.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2014-01-22T09:29:06.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Character design distinction. Remove the headphones and she'll be any anime character with pink long hair and yeah, large oppai.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conceal ears. Idk, I haven't probably seen an ear of a long haired female character.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her headphones can be also sold as a character product so yeah, more $$$.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my opinion though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3442" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T11:20:12.643" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T11:20:12.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4167" CreationDate="2014-01-22T14:10:43.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Uzumaki Clan are the ONLY clan capable to holding down the Kyuubi No Kitsune because they have the proper techniques to bind the beast. The Uzumaki are best in fuinjutsu so their chakra and techniques are best when it comes to holding him down. Not only that, others would die becoming the Jinchuuriki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3447" LastActivityDate="2014-01-22T14:10:43.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7110" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-22T17:42:49.640" Score="27" ViewCount="91808" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hunter × Hunter&lt;/em&gt; (2011), Komugi and Meruem play a game called &lt;em&gt;Gungi&lt;/em&gt;. It's a fictional game which appears to take conceptual origins from chess, Go, and other strategic board games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cdCMD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Gungi board&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see tidbits of it played here and there, but I'm left to wonder: How is it played? What are the rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T20:42:24.760" Title="How does one play Gungi?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7110" CreationDate="2014-01-22T18:20:45.677" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;With what I have seen in the anime, this should sum up all the rules and factors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The objective is to capture the king.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The game is played on a single color 9x9 board.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The game starts with a empty board&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The players take turns placing stones, limited to the first 3 rows of the board on your side of the field&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After all the pieces are placed, the players take turns moving a piece.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The pieces can be stacked on top of each other (the 3rd dimension) up to 3 pieces.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Certain pieces are stronger than others. Therefore, not all setups can beat certain counters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each player has 24 pieces in total.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pieces used in this game are as following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pawn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spy &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cannon &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fortress &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musketeer &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knight &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;General&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact conditions for victory are too blurry to confirm, but the rules for victory seem pretty similar to chess, which would equal to trying to checkmate the king. The placement and tactics used in the game are pretty similar to shogi. As for the initial placement, it's pretty similar to checkers. For the combat side of the game, it also seems to have a slide of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratego&quot;&gt;Stratego&lt;/a&gt; in it, as some pieces are stronger than others, and there potentially are pieces that can only be beaten by certain other pieces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all I managed to find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T06:09:30.803" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T06:09:30.803" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17295" CreationDate="2014-01-22T21:54:54.507" Score="9" ViewCount="2000" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in my re-reading of the Fullmetal Alchemist series I remember them describing the State Alchemist issue pocket watch as being golden in color. But then in the both of the animes they show the pocket watch as being silver. Why is this different? and what is the true color of the pocket watch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2019-12-12T16:39:43.770" Title="What is the color of the State alchemist pocket watch?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7112" CreationDate="2014-01-22T22:37:43.513" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/State_Alchemist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; pages indicates it is a &lt;strong&gt;silver pocketwatch&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking up Brotherhood's &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood#Differences_From_the_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;differences from the manga&lt;/a&gt;, while Brotherhood follows the manga more faithfully than the 2003 series, most of the changes are omission of the scenes which are covered in the 2003 series, with some slight changes in other scenes due to the aforementioned omissions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;For example, May Chang's first appearance was in Youswell in the Manga, but since this was omitted in Brotherhood as the main points of the events (Yoki being tricked, people of Youswell gaining ownership to the deed of their town, and the start of Ed's fame as &quot;Hero of the people&quot;) were already covered in the 2003 anime, the dialogue during her second visit was changed to avoid confusion.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any mention of either the 2003 series of Brotherhood changing the pocketwatch's composition, but instead only the change in the hexagram presumably as to not invoke Judaism. However, I have yet to read the manga and just looking at the covers, the most we can ever see is the silver chain which the watch is connected to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VZGcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 8&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hMv4O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 18&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also want to point out that, Gold in Japanese is &lt;em&gt;Kin&lt;/em&gt; (金), while Silver is &lt;em&gt;Gin&lt;/em&gt; (銀). It could be quite possible that the translation may have made a mistake. However, without seeing the pages myself, this part is just speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T05:42:06.340" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T05:42:06.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-23T01:00:54.840" Score="2" ViewCount="1061" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to watch the anime series &lt;em&gt;Tenchi&lt;/em&gt; and don't know what order to watch the episodes in, including the OVAs and movies. What order are they intended to be watched in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3454" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-23T01:05:17.297" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T11:57:00.403" Title="What order do I watch the Tenchi anime in?" Tags="&lt;tenchi-multiverse&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-01-23T12:11:12.120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7124" CreationDate="2014-01-23T01:54:07.710" Score="7" ViewCount="6645" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far in anime, I haven't seen any technique that shows what's his nen type.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I read the chimera arc years ago so I'm not sure, but I &quot;think&quot; I remember in a moment Meruem growing a pair of wings. If my memory is right, I'm not sure if that could be a natural ability or something related with an enhancement nen skill.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there any technique that gives some hints about his nen type?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T11:35:55.753" Title="What's Meruem's nen type?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7121" CreationDate="2014-01-23T03:16:58.187" Score="3" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode two of Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, there was a scene where there was a blimp with a sign with a heart on it and some words &quot;WE/MAX&quot;. What does WE/MAX mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5dJKc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;blimp&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T06:49:47.940" Title="In Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, what does the name on the blimp mean?" Tags="&lt;inari-konkon-koi-iroha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7120" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7125" CreationDate="2014-01-23T06:40:25.293" Score="4" ViewCount="23109" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Punk Hazard Arc, Zoro has a fight with a logia named Monet. She had the snow snow no mi power. In that fight Zoro defeated Monet not using haki but using some form of fear relating to an animal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly did zoro defeat Monet using this new ability of his? What this ability of his do? Have we seen the same ability like this being used by someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2014-01-29T02:10:46.940" LastActivityDate="2021-04-30T05:30:46.530" Title="What happened in the fight between Zoro and Monet?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7119" CreationDate="2014-01-23T06:49:47.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Eric mentioned, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shinwahouse.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;シンワハウス (Shinwa House)&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is a real estate company in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iwate Prefecture&lt;/a&gt; and the subtitles is referring to &quot;RE/MAX&quot;, which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.remax.com/c/corporate/the-balloon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;famous for the iconic balloon&lt;/a&gt;. The localization decided to use &quot;WE/MAX&quot; since they can't use the trademarked name &quot;RE/MAX&quot; and using &quot;Shinwa House&quot; pretty much has no meaning in English speaking countries. The combination of the balloon and &quot;WE/MAX&quot; was a localization compromise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T06:49:47.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-23T08:24:46.563" Score="5" ViewCount="1778" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was either a short anime or animated movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 main characters, as far as I remember. I remember that out of the 2 boys, one was a boy who was from a different planet(dimension?). He played the piano and it had strange effects on those around him. The other boy was human. The human boy and the girl were friends. This anime probably had a school setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember there being a lot of scenes involving the alien boy going into another dimension where there was always a bed(?) that he talked to. The boy's mission was probably (not sure!) to bring humans back to his home planet...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, the 2 boys decided to leave earth so that alien guy could return to his home and the girl was left behind. As soon as the boys left, the girl lost all her memories about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have been searching for ages now, but I always get Piano no Mori as a result back and that's not it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3456" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:10:35.973" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:10:35.973" Title="I'm looking for an anime/movie that involved a plot with 2 boys and 1 girl. Had a piano. Something about different dimensions?" Tags="&lt;nerawareta-gakuen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:33.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7118" CreationDate="2014-01-23T08:29:37.677" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the story, Meruem's initial ability gives him strength through consumption. His aura grows every time he devours a user of Nen, with their aura synthesizing to his own. This ability (Aura Synthesis) doesn't belong to any of the 5 basic categories, thus falls in the 6th category, making him a specialist. After absorbing large parts of Shaiapouf and Menthuthuyoupi, he was able to use their abilities too, making them his own. Further details about his new abilities can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T08:29:37.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7120" CreationDate="2014-01-23T08:54:51.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monet&lt;/a&gt;, the fight is very clearly explained in there (emphasis mine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanji, Tashigi, and the G-5 Marines suddenly arrive at the Biscuits Room while Monet and Zoro are dueling. The Marines compliment on Monet's beauty, causing her to blush, and hiding her blush with her wings, and buckling her legs, despite the serious situation. &lt;strong&gt;After realizing that they are also attempting to get the children, Monet transforms into her demonic body again and attacks the Marines out of fury, biting off a Marine's shoulder. Tashigi then slices her with a Haki-imbued attack, injuring her. She then declares that she will stay and fight Monet.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Tashigi and Zoro argue, Monet tries to use a sneak attack on Tashigi and gets the upper hand due to her speed. After Tashigi easily dodges her &amp;quot;Snow Rabbits&amp;quot; attack using Soru, Monet opts to blind her with her blizzard and then sinks her teeth into Tashigi's shoulder, trying to tear it off as she did to one of the Marines. However, Tashigi gets a hold of her, making her unable to tear her shoulder off. &lt;strong&gt;As Monet starts to bite harder on Tashigi's shoulder, Zoro cuts the harpy in the cheek, making her let go of Tashigi. She is surprised at first because she assumed Zoro would never attack women, but gets outright frozen in fear as she sees the swordsman rush towards her. Monet is then sliced vertically in half by Zoro.&#xA;However, Zoro did not imbue Haki into his attack, allowing Monet to survive. Due to realizing what would have happened had he used Haki however, she is left terrified to the point where she can hardly put her body back together. As Zoro walks away, Monet manages to partially reform and attempts to stab him in the back with her ice picks, but Tashigi quickly deals the finishing blow. Monet then falls to the ground, defeated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus to answer your question, &lt;em&gt;How exactly did Zoro defeat Monet using this new ability of his?&lt;/em&gt;, there is no new ability/technique which Zoro used against Monet. It was just that Monet was under the belief that Zoro would not attack women (as he was just defending against her and not attacking when trying to save Nami, Robin, and Chopper). But suddenly, when she sees him attack, she's stunned that she was wrong and what would have happened had &lt;em&gt;Zoro used Haki&lt;/em&gt; in that attack. That leaves her in a terrified state so much so that she is not able to get a grip of herself for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2021-04-30T05:30:46.530" LastActivityDate="2021-04-30T05:30:46.530" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7120" CreationDate="2014-01-23T09:10:12.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro did not defeat Monet. The attack involved no haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acoording to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;story&lt;/a&gt;, Monet is first sliced vertically in half by Zoro. However, Zoro did not imbue Haki into his attack, allowing Monet to survive. Realizing what would have happened had Zoro used Haki, she is left terrified to the point where she could hardly put her body back together.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q0srz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zoro cutting Monet&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/abpjD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monet with Ice Picks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Zoro walks away, Monet manages to partially reform and attempts to stab him in the back with her ice picks, but Tashigi quickly deals the finishing blow. Monet then falls to the ground, defeated. When the poisonous gas starts flowing into the Biscuits Room, Zoro and Tashigi flee and Monet is left behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later we see that she manages to escape to a different section of the facility. While amongst the crumbling rubble of the lab, she contacts Joker and apologizes for her failure and came to the decision to set off the remaining weapon to destroy the entire island and kill everyone on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T09:10:12.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-23T11:13:48.673" Score="4" ViewCount="2961" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L:&lt;/strong&gt; If I die, as long as I have this (handcuffs), you'll share the same fate as me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, excuse my language, but what is up with that? It's just a handcuff, you'll be able to chainsaw it or something!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If L thought that far and actually made the chain indestructible (Maybe he used titanium or something!?), we would have probably been able to pick it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF (highly unlikely) L actually took every precaution, &lt;strong&gt;L's body&lt;/strong&gt; is not going to be as strong as the metal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did he trust it so much? Was it a bluff/joke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T01:56:25.177" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T10:32:12.353" Title="Why did L trust the handcuff so much?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7002" CreationDate="2014-01-23T11:26:20.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the story, both Nyaban brother's attack Zoro and Zoro fights with only one sword. Some time later when Captain Kuro comes to the slope, Nyaban brothers attack Kuro saying that they don't recognize him as their captain anymore. Captain Kuro then wears his cat gloves, scares both of them using Shakushi and orders them to kill Zoro in 5 min otherwise he would kill everyone. They attack Zoro, but Sham does not survive the 'Tiger Hunting Prey'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as your question suggests, Sham's body just disappears later in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://watchonepiece.us/one-piece-episode-14-english-sub/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Here we can see Zoro attacking both of them.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pClEB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Zoro Attack&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sham, as seen falling through Jango's glasses.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FVtSv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sham in Glass&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sham not visible, can be behind Zoro's head.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ShNq8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sham behind Zoro&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, we cannot see Sham's body in this pic.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gKu5g.png&quot; alt=&quot;No Sham&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only explanation I can think of right now is that he slid further down than Buchi (because of really slim body and less weight). Since he was unconscious and seriously injured, some of Caption Kuro's crew members took him someplace else, to provide First Aid or something (a lot of time passes in between image 3 &amp;amp; 4). Sham brothers are their aces, and they wouldn't want losing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="3009" LastEditDate="2014-01-23T11:44:31.930" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T11:44:31.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7117" CreationDate="2014-01-23T11:57:00.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Theres are allot of story pieces involved. But one of the easyest ways to decide in which order to watch would be by &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=rel&amp;amp;aid=409&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;checking out this website&lt;/a&gt;. It has the storys and their time settings layed down in detail (this might be a good addition to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/how-are-the-tenchi-timelines-related&quot;&gt;How are tenchi timelines related&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a casual viewing order you should watch it in this order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki (1992-1993)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Omatsuri Zen `y.... (1993)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki (1994)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki (2003)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then you can follow this up by the side story about his parents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! Bangaihen: Galaxy Police (1994)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy (1995- 1997)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from here on out you can either go check out alternative settings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shin Tenchi Muyou! (1997)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no Eve (1997)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! (1995)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or even the alternative version of  the side story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahou Shoujo Pretty sammy (1996)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the alternative version settings variant of this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club (2006)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club 2 (2006-2007)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally you can check out the Same setting story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenchi Muyou! GXP (2002)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ( 2009-2010)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dual! Parallel Runrun Monogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this info it is pretty much up to yourself how to actually watch it. But for story purposes I would advice at least watching the first 4 I stated in that order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T11:57:00.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7127" CreationDate="2014-01-23T12:30:42.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was indeed a bluff made by light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He had Rem write in the death note before the following fake rules that were going to prove that Light and Misa were innocent under any accusations as being Kira, &quot;If the owner of a Death Note does not use the notebook after 13 days time, he or she will die&quot; and &quot;&lt;strong&gt;If the Death Note is burned, torn up, or otherwise rendered useless, any people who have touched the Death Note will die&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. With Light and Misa having no contact with the death note for more than 13 days, since they were both confined, and neither of them had died, that would prove to L that neither of them were Kira. L agreed and he finally took the handcuffs off of Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following this info it would mean as long as Light is bound to L he could not use the notebook. Meaning he would die after 13 days, this would render the book useless so L would die as well as he touched the book before hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T12:30:42.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5691" CreationDate="2014-01-23T13:54:34.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just came across this question and just finished the manga myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maya was plotting a revenge against Falcon and Otoya by hiding a gun inside the flower basket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you recall during the final moments before the Storyteller's death, Maya's background detailing her childhood days training to be an agent took place. She was contemplating about life after that mission - maybe a housewife etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, looking at the happy faces of the 2 girls she was about to shoot, she could not bear to pull the trigger and left it as it is while leaving behind a relieved Kanou, who saw the letter bidding farewell from Maya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this clarifies. When I first saw Maya during the wedding, I expected the worst but glad to see a happy ending =)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3462" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-24T19:06:22.387" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T19:06:22.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2899" CreationDate="2014-01-23T17:23:27.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First about your thinking about the timeline, then about the question itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's simple theory, but I'd say: the First founded the village, he was reigning as Hokage almost at the same time as his brother, the Second. The Second's student would become the Third, and the Third's student's pupil would become the Fourth, and the Fourth Hokage's son is Naruto. I don't know exactly the lifespan of a Shinobi, but if we think, and according to the pictures of each Hokage on the narutopedia, we could assume that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The First was roughly 40+, his brother was younger (prior to their deaths).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Second had in his team the Third when he died. I'd say that Sarutobi was 16.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That would mean that Hashirama was around 25 when Hiruzen was born and when he battled THAT battle against Madara after founding the Leaf Village.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hiruzen died at 60 maybe 70.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minato was still young when he was made Hokage, maybe 20 at least 25, the date almost to coincide with the day when Naruto was born, around 17 years before the Fourth Shinobi War.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, the foundation of Konoha was around 85 years ago, but anyway, at least 100.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the question, just think about it: in those 100 years, they had four great Shinobi Wars, before that, on the war-torn era. They practically had massacre over massacre, so since the beginning of the Narutoverse, we can talk just about blood and hatred and killing (as it was said by Pain). So I think they didn't forget their history, they just don't want to remember those times, and tell these kinds of stories to their own children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, I can't imagine an Uchiha telling stories about the Hyuuga clan. That would mean that he would be able to pass only their own history, but not all clans were direct descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, so they don't have or have only a short history. That would be another reason, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T17:27:41.327" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:27:41.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7136" CreationDate="2014-01-23T18:29:13.093" Score="2" ViewCount="2149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen the newest episodes of the anime, and I was thinking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that he didn't have the Rinnegan right after the battle with Hashirama, but still, I can't imagine that his recovery from that battle would be so long. He remained alive, and he was the strongest Uchiha, and one of the strongest shinobi in the world (and now with the cells of Hashirama), so why wait for someone (because Obito got to him by chance) if you can start what you want, when you want? With his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he could have built an organization like the Akatsuki, and played in the shadows, just as Obito did. In this way he could have time to search for a pupil, and at the same time, the organization members would search for the Tailed Beasts, and after defeating them, keep them in a &quot;vegetative state&quot; until Madara awakens his Rinnegan to manipulate the Gedo Statue and collect the Bijuu's before he dies (note that he's able to steal the Gedo Statue's power, so with Tailed Beasts inside it, he could have been much stronger, despite his age).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then pass the Rinnegan to the pupil-&gt; Rinne Tensei-&gt; resurrected Madara has his youth and force back, plus the Tailed Beasts are already in his possession. (And MAYBE even his pupil would've survived and both of them would possess the Rinnegan)-&gt; straight way to Tsuki no Me plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T10:53:47.123" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T10:53:47.123" Title="Why didn't Madara start his own plan when he was still young?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7135" CreationDate="2014-01-23T18:54:58.397" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara didn't know he was going to awaken the Rinnegan. He knew about the story with the Sage of Six Paths and the Juubi, he also probably knew about the existence of the Eternal Tsukuyomi. But without the Rinnegan, his plan couldn't have succeeded at all (because the Rinnegan is needed for the Gedo Mazo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Madara didn't know he was going to awaken the Rinnegan, or what the requirements were, he couldn't have started his plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, in retrospect, if he had known he would awaken the Rinnegan at a later point, starting to collect the Bijuu early might have been a clever move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that even his current plan had flaws in it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito never planned to resurrect Madara. It was Kabuto who made the fatal mistake of reanimating him (having been tempted by Black Zetsu with Madara's corpse), and thinking he could control him. Obito's plan was to complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi himself, and create a world in which Rin lives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2016-07-24T04:30:02.477" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T04:30:02.477" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7139" CreationDate="2014-01-24T03:28:52.457" Score="1" ViewCount="4013" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished episode 46 (or 47) of the original series. Towards the end of the episode it shows Hinata being taken away, but it is never made clear whether she is dead or alive definitively. Naruto dips his fingers in her blood she coughed up, and says something about never losing. At first I thought that meant he was going to avenge her in some sort of way (implying death), but I'm not entirely sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is sort of a two part question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is Hinata alive?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will she show up again in the original series, or does she end up coming back in Shippuden?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind I've not watched past episode 51-ish, and I'm watching the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3433" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T03:31:52.413" Title="In the orignal series does Hinata die?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7138" CreationDate="2014-01-24T03:31:52.413" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is alive, she is around in Shippuden as she is just as shy around Naruto during the moment Naruto is seeing everyone together for the first time in years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;she does show up again multiple times during the fillers of the original series, especially when she unveils her own 8 Tri-gram ability like what Neji has in a small arc after the exams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T03:31:52.413" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7146" CreationDate="2014-01-24T09:25:09.503" Score="1" ViewCount="4018" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we see the old Madara talking to Obito after he was found, we can see that his right part of the body is destroyed and replaced with that artificial, Hashirama cells included &quot;body&quot;, and we can also see that his face is in a pretty bad shape, too, but he's got his right Sharingan. How it happened, that his right eye came out harmless after that incident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:37:29.633" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T13:14:03.507" Title="How is it possible for Obito to have his right Sharingan intact?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7156" CreationDate="2014-01-24T10:44:27.517" Score="1" ViewCount="1014" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my favorite animes used to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiketsu_Zorro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaiketsu Zorro&lt;/a&gt;, and I especially loved &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrUFkrTbQ0A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the opening music&lt;/a&gt; of the Portuguese version of the cartoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is the music custom made for the anime series, or does it exist outside the anime?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If it's an actual piece, what is its name/who is it by?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3471" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-24T19:35:43.693" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T19:44:27.383" Title="What opening music was played at the beginning of the anime Kaiketsu Zorro?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;kaiketsu-zorro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7144" CreationDate="2014-01-24T11:13:22.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no actual reason given. It was stated that &quot;Madara managed to save his eye&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also half-implied that his Mangekyo was awakened for a brief moment and allowed him to slip through the rocks (Madara said something similar to that when Obito awoke for the first time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T11:13:22.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7147" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7152" CreationDate="2014-01-24T12:17:06.617" Score="2" ViewCount="1457" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing this discussion &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5644/can-a-reanimated-rinnegan-user-use-the-outer-path-to-revive-someone?rq=1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I think how come Edo-tensei nagato had rinnegan. Nagato's original eyes were normal. He received rinnegan from madara. So his edo tensei form should have had normal eyes not rinnegan, if edo tensei brings the original soul; because his eyes were normal until madara gave him his rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T14:31:36.127" Title="Nagato's Eye in Edo tensei Mode" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6369" CreationDate="2014-01-24T12:25:12.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misogi is a Japanese mountain ascetic practice of ritual purification. This may be undertaken through [...] standing under waterfalls, or other methods. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This practice can also be seen in other Anime, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Wanting_More_Power!_Mako-Chan%27s_Lost_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sailor Moon episode 105&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T12:25:12.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7147" CreationDate="2014-01-24T15:07:24.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think when a person is brought back by Edo Tensei, that person is revived from the last &quot;checkpoint&quot; of his life, when they were at their strongest. Even if originally Nagato's eyes weren't the Rinnegan, when he died he possessed it, similar to Itachi having a full potential Mangekyo Sharingan, yet he was blinded prior to his death in the last moment of his fight with Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since no other Uchiha was resurrected, nor other Rinnegan user was revived, this could be the only possible conclusion you can deduct from these shinobi (if you don't calculate to be a plot hole), that you're coming back from the time when you had your full strength. For example, look at Madara: he is in his younger ages, not an old grandpa who was shown in the cave with Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T14:31:36.127" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T14:31:36.127" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5038" CreationDate="2014-01-24T15:09:14.647" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is something that occurs everywhere and in all media.&#xA;Just look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lolita&lt;/a&gt;, which was published in 1955 and features a relationship as you describe it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think need to be a bit clearer in your definition of &quot;younger female&quot; and &quot;older male&quot; though. A 16 year old girl falling in love with a 18 year old boy would fit your criteria too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I take it you mean something more along the line of CardCaptor Sakura's Yoshiyuki Terada and Rika Sasaki, where she is a primary school student and he her teacher?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things like this actually happen in real life too. Though most people in that kind of situation wouldn't want their relationship to be know for legal and social reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between Japanese and American (as an example) media coverage of topics like this is that in Japan, as long as no real child is harmed it's a-okay (at least as far as I know), and if there were problems they could just as well say it's a 800 year old god just looking like a child.&#xA;But in America a lot of people see it as catering to pedophiles and forbid it. Just look at all the interesting discussions about the freshly licensed and heavily censored &quot;Monster Monpiece&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even if it is an innocent relationship with no intimate contact it would be highly frowned upon in the US, while in Japan they'd just shrug their shoulders because no harm was done to anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More generally speaking though: some people just like a more mature partner. Just look at Hugh Hefner and his girls (let's just all innocently assume they're not all after his money).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T15:09:14.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5935" CreationDate="2014-01-24T16:10:41.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are so many collaborations between Toriko and One Piece because both manga-ka, Eechiro Oda and Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro are very good friends and rivals and they decided to make a crossover seens both manga are serialized on the Shonen Jump :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3475" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T16:10:41.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7145" CreationDate="2014-01-24T19:44:27.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like the OP of the Portuguese dub of Kaiketsu Zorro is the instrumental (i.e. no lyrics) version of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yc6RPXiftM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;original Japanese OP&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original Japanese OP was presumably made specifically for the series, seeing as it is titled &quot;ZORRO&quot; (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1744&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the ANN entry for Kaiketsu Zorro&lt;/a&gt;). The piece was sung by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/6528/Masaaki_Endoh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MASAAKI Endoh&lt;/a&gt; (probably better known for his involvement in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAM_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JAM Project&lt;/a&gt;); composed and arranged by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TOBISAWA Hiromoto&lt;/a&gt;, who also did the music for Kaiketsu Zorro; and featured lyrics by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ARIMORI Satomi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T19:44:27.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7158" CreationDate="2014-01-24T23:19:33.673" Score="4" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this image today, and am curious as to who the character therein is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhQwyl.png&quot; alt=&quot;The unknown mystery character of DOOM&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only English result produced by a reverse image search is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ikebukuroconfessions.tumblr.com/post/18339149773/i-hate-durarara-ocs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt; which suggests that the origin is the anime &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt;. However, I've been looking at various &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; character profiles, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the category on their Wikia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanime4eva.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/durarara-characters1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this image of all the major characters&lt;/a&gt;, and this boy does not appear to be in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this leads me to believe this shot might be a flashback or something (as he looks quite a bit younger), or perhaps another anime if I've been misled...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of this character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T23:39:43.063" Title="Who is this character in a green shirt swinging a flagpole?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7157" CreationDate="2014-01-24T23:39:43.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is actually just &lt;strong&gt;HEIWAJIMA Shizuo&lt;/strong&gt; when he was younger. There's a flashback in episode 7, lasting from roughly 06:48 to 11:12, that shows how Shizuo got to be so strong in the first place. Your screencap occurs around 07:55.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T23:39:43.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7162" CreationDate="2014-01-25T02:22:45.843" Score="8" ViewCount="87833" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's of course understood that not all anime have been, nor will be dubbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, are there any English dubbed anime on Crunchyroll? If there are, is there a setting for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2952" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T06:27:22.663" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T06:27:22.663" Title="Are there English dubbed anime on Crunchyroll?" Tags="&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9835" CreationDate="2014-01-25T02:35:02.710" Score="6" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the Baccano! episodes (apparently episode 8, according to Wikipedia), we see a number of people from the police being briefed about the burglaries committed by Isaac and Miria. Does the pair actually end up getting confronted by law enforcement anytime in the course of the anime series (or even the light novels)? I don't recall this happening in the anime, but I have read that it leaves out some details from the light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T08:31:09.027" Title="Do Isaac and Miria ever get confronted by law enforcement?" Tags="&lt;baccano&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7160" CreationDate="2014-01-25T02:55:26.980" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll has a small number of shows with English dubs. These are listed on their forums &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-788825/crs-english-dubbed-anime&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I could not find a way to search for them, so I have no way of knowing if the list is complete or not, but in any event there probably aren't a lot more than what is listed there. There have been others in the past, but never a huge number. CR is still primarily concerned with subtitled anime, which are typically cheaper and more abundant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other legal streaming sites which have larger collections of dubbed anime. What's available tends to vary significantly from country to country. In North America the biggest sources for legal dub streams are probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theanimenetwork.com/&quot;&gt;The Anime Network&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt;. I unfortunately don't know whether these are available to the rest of the world or what the popular alternatives are in other places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-01-25T02:55:26.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-25T19:20:11.797" Score="4" ViewCount="4196" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Dr Tenma visits a comatose Johan in hospital, we see a scene where Johan &lt;strong&gt;wakes up from coma&lt;/strong&gt; to ask an existential question, which contrasts with this philosophy that life is inherently meaningless. Tenma does not answer; we cut to a scene where Tenma is panting in a cold sweat over a comatose Johan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of these interpretations is true:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenma has hallucinated it entirely and Johan has never gained a conscious state, much less walked away.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Johan has indeed woken up and questioned Tenma and later escaped.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The screenwriter (or manga artist) has made this a perfect ambiguity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene seems open to interpretation as I later discovered. The contrasting interpretations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I infer that Tenma hallucinated this entirely as in the next scene Johan &lt;strong&gt;appears to not have ever stirred&lt;/strong&gt;. Tenma feels safe leaving him alone. Tenma hallucinated this, overcome by understanding the reason for Johan's bitter life philosophy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Popular Wikia author (quoted below) says that there is a possibility that it's for real (Johan woke up, questioned Tenma, went back to sleep while Tenma was in a cold sweat, then later left the building). This is supported by the fact that &lt;strong&gt;Johan leaves his bed by escape&lt;/strong&gt; (or death; as the same article presents this ambiguity), proving that he was physically capable of doing so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://obluda.wikia.com/wiki/Johan_Liebert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...end of the series, Tenma paid Johan a visit in the state police&#xA;hospital, where he had been unconscious ever since the massacre. After&#xA;being informed that he had [a] name, Johan sat up and began talking to&#xA;Tenma, retelling the story of his mother's choice and asking which&#xA;child wasn't needed. It is unclear whether this was &lt;strong&gt;a&#xA;hallucination&lt;/strong&gt; that Tenma experienced or if it was actually real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His mother's true sentiments while making the switch might have been&#xA;frightening for Johan, leaving him to question the scene for years to&#xA;come.  However, if that segment is to be interpreted as a&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;hallucination&lt;/strong&gt; by Tenma, this might not be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T04:47:14.273" Title="Definitive answer as to whether Johan woke up to question Tenma or it was a hallucination?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5007" CreationDate="2014-01-26T03:32:19.957" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rebellion movie seems to hint that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homura's wings in this scene were indeed witch wings, or rather, the beginning of Homura's transformation into a witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest clue is the landscape. The last time we see Homura in the series she is about to confront a bunch of wraiths in a desert landscape. The Rebellion movie reveals &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that the Incubators tried to trap Homura and interrupt her witch transformation in order to draw out Madoka. When the Incubators' barrier is broken, Homura is still in the desert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you assume the two deserted landscapes are one and the same, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you would conclude that Homura was about to turn into a witch at the end of the series. Presumably, that's where her transformation began before it was interrupted, setting the events of the Rebellion movie in motion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3488" LastEditorUserId="3488" LastEditDate="2014-01-26T03:53:46.570" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T03:53:46.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6217" CreationDate="2014-01-26T04:12:32.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, this scene is supposed to show&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that Homura has begun transforming into a witch at the end of the series. This explains why the wings look like something out of a witch labyrinth. It would also explains her ribbon: it still takes place in the universe with adjusted laws that Madoka created. Additionally, it would explain why she was able to hear Madoka - it was because Madoka would be coming to claim her soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go by this, then it can be assumed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that the Incubators trapped Homura in their barrier pretty much immediately after this scene, and then the plot of Rebellion takes place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the wings would actually be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;witch wings, not demon wings. However,  there seem to be some similarities between the powers of a witch and Demon-Homura. For example, in her redone universe, she is shown to have bird familiars that look suspiciously like witch familiars. We could also see that Homura also had her soul gem transformed into something - not a grief seed though, because it wasn't despair that transformed her, but love - or so Homura says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it would make sense that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;her witch wings look similar to her demon wings at the end of the Rebellion movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3488" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T04:12:32.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2487" CreationDate="2014-01-26T05:55:03.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you become an HighRank Devil you receive your set of pieces (some of them could be mutant pieces). After spend a piece you're only able to exchange it but not ask for more, if he dies he dies with the piece, but there are a few exceptions as Issei (vol 11) after his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3490" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T05:55:03.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3590" CreationDate="2014-01-26T06:07:21.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the paradox world, Kyousuke chooses the &quot;best candidates&quot; not by their cutness (but they  are ^_^) but their life before die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you would realize, every non-core member from little busters had a bad life.&#xA;In this case, Kud had the feeling to say goodbye to her mother (she didn't it when she was alive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This spinoff is after the events of Refrain (carcrash + good end = jumper).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3490" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T06:07:21.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6909" CreationDate="2014-01-26T08:06:44.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say that rather than capture life in general, Saiga's desire as a war photographer was to capture life in its final moments or right before destruction. There was a flashback that showed some of the scenes Saiga shot with his camera which changed drastically moments later. This explains why not only people die, but also inanimate objects explode after being photographed by euphoric Saiga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father Kanda probably wanted to personally issue holy retribution, much like god can strike sinners with lightning. As for Ran, we don't really know what he thought &quot;perfect skin&quot; means, after all, these guys were pretty twisted even before gaining euphoric powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are all guesses btw, and I don't think there is too much depth to the characters to guess incorrectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T08:06:44.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7176" CreationDate="2014-01-26T09:33:59.650" Score="14" ViewCount="370465" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 345 of Naruto Shippuden (オレは地獄に居る/I'm in hell), when Obito arrives on the battle field, he sees how Kakashi killed Rin. The wiki summarizes this scene as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On his way to the battle site, Obito has a vision of Rin through his empty eye-socket. He arrives just in time to see Kakashi run his Chidori through Rin's chest. Rin's death awakens both their Mangekyō Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the next scene we see that the Kiri-nin are clearly disappointed by the fact that Kakashi killed Rin, one of them says &quot;Damn it! He did it!&quot;, and another replies &quot;After all the trouble we went through to get her!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't understand why he had to kill her, why they couldn't wait, e.g., for reinforcements to arrive. Is there some good reason why it was better, for her, or for the village, that she dies, rather than to be captured by the Kiri-nin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3230" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T07:11:13.967" Title="Why did Kakashi kill Rin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7175" CreationDate="2014-01-26T09:53:27.277" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they were on a mission in the Hidden Mist, the Hidden Mist ninja captured Rin and made her into the 3 tails' Jinchuuriki. Their purpose was for Rin to return to the village, where they'll undo the seal, kill Rin and have the 3 tails rampage on the Hidden Leaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that, Rin jumped in front of Kakashi's Chidori as he charged on a hidden Mist ninja to kill herself and foil their plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito came a second too late and only saw Rin getting impaled, but later on he too learned the whole story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hidden Mist shinobi were manipulated by Madara. He was the one who set that plan up then told Obito so it could have awaken his power. Rin had a curse on her heart placed by Madara. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: Naruto Manga - Chapter 675.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T07:11:13.967" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T07:11:13.967" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5136" CreationDate="2014-01-26T17:02:59.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters are from the game &quot;The Last Story&quot; for the Wii. It's an RPG made by Hironobu Sakaguchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3495" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T15:08:32.603" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T15:08:32.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5136" CreationDate="2014-01-27T01:58:40.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character depicted (from the photo in @Jon-Lin 's answer) is Zael/エルザ from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Last Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; video game, directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tbNcx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zael/エルザ&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-01-27T01:58:40.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-27T18:09:58.980" Score="5" ViewCount="6757" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; during the Kakashi chronicles, and he mentions that rule 25 is that a Shinobi isn't allowed to cry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the other rules (that have been revealed)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T14:00:40.273" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T00:32:57.217" Title="What are the rules of the Shinobi Code of Conduct?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7180" CreationDate="2014-01-27T21:46:36.490" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few more indeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rule #04. &quot;A shinobi must always put the mission first.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rule #25. &quot;A shinobi must never show their tears.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rule #??. &quot;A shinobi must see the hidden meanings within the hidden meanings.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rule #??. &quot;A shinobi must follow their commander's instructions.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rule #??. &quot;A shinobi must prepare before it is too late to.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rule #??. &quot;A shinobi must never show any weakness.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There also seem to be war-specific rules&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the Warring States Period, one of the rules forbade shinobi from revealing their surnames for fear of retaliation outside of combat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as seen in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinobi_Rules&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T13:59:33.263" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T13:59:33.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3834" CreationDate="2014-01-27T21:48:56.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think that you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gulliver Boy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eq6hDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gulliver Boy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It matches your specifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3504" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-28T01:50:39.363" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T01:50:39.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-27T22:08:26.753" Score="4" ViewCount="2811" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know why the Tendo Path of Pain apparently had control over the weather at some point? After he detects Jiraiya the power isn't ever mentioned again. The two shinobi Jiraiya captures talk about the weather as if &quot;Lord Pain&quot; prevents it, but in the translation I read, Pain says &quot;Someone has circumvented my rain,&quot; as if he causes it. Regardless of whether Pain controls the rain, is there a plausible explanation for how this could be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3505" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:37:06.893" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:37:06.893" Title="Why could the Tendo control the weather?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7188" CreationDate="2014-01-27T22:22:03.030" Score="3" ViewCount="2510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I already know that both Guy and Lee can do it as well as Kakashi, but I've never seen anyone else achieve it. Are there any specific requirements for the technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3506" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:42:36.543" Title="Can the 8 Gates be Achieved by Anyone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6541" CreationDate="2014-01-27T22:57:34.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and No. Those accessories of Itachi's Susano'o were found by him. Sasuke is shown to have created his own weapon in this form. Sasuke just used Itachi's eyes for the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. A contrasting example would be how Danzo stole Shisui Uchiha's eye.He was able to use his technique of Kotoamatsukami. Maybe it wasn't as powerful as Shisui's but nonetheless, he used it. The same can go for Kakashi and Obito's Kamui. I believe that Itachi's accessories to the Susano'o were found by him because Orochimaru, who appeared during the Itachi vs Sasuke fight, stated his surprise in Itachi having the weapon. Orochimaru's knowledge of the sword probably means that he was trying to get it too. The same goes for the Yata and the Yasaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3506" LastEditorUserId="3506" LastEditDate="2014-01-28T03:02:20.087" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T03:02:20.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7185" CreationDate="2014-01-28T00:06:41.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This technique is called the Hidden Lotus, where the user opens the eight chakra gates present in the body. Each gate is a special point in the body that limits the flow of chakra in order for the body to live longer. Opening a gate lets chakra flow freely through it, giving the user a boost in his/her powers, but as a price the body suffers greatly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no specific requirements; however, opening the gates is very dangerous by itself and becomes more dangerous as more gates are opened simultaneously. The reason for that is that the body itself can't stand the chakra flow and gets damaged because of it. That's why it's hard to open the gates and requires a lot of training to master it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This technique is an advanced version of Taijustu, and requires a lot of training with serious side effects even for trained users like Guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F3Uh7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Guy in pain&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So anyone will choose to train for his/her Ninjustu or Genjutsu instead of working for this technique. Hence Kakashi, Guy, and Lee were the only ones using this technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:42:36.543" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:42:36.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7184" CreationDate="2014-01-28T00:33:19.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is caused by one of the techniques pain Nagato uses the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rain_Tiger_at_Will_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rain tiger at will technique&lt;/a&gt;. This technique infused with chakra causes the user to sense outsiders chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when guarding Amegakure Nagato was able to use the &lt;strong&gt;Rain Tiger at Will Technique&lt;/strong&gt; to make it rain. This rain was infused with his chakra and as such, served as a large-scale sensory technique for him in his village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The description of this technique would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A perception ninjutsu, allowing one to freely manipulate rain infused with the user's own chakra. The rain falls from rain clouds, formed with Pain's own chakra. During this technique, the falling raindrops are closely linked to Pain's senses. When the rain is obstructed by a chakra belonging to someone not of the village, the existence of the intruder can be detected. The rain will keep on falling until Pain uses the seal to cancel it. Pain made it rain every Sunday in Amegakure, or whenever he had to leave the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T00:33:19.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7180" CreationDate="2014-01-28T02:08:55.850" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't forget the rule that supersedes all rules: protect your comrades!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;・・・確かに忍者の世界でルールや掟を破る奴はクズ呼ばわりされる・・・　けどな・・・&#xA;  「仲間を大切にしない奴はそれ以上のクズだ」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;...Tashika ni ninja no sekai de rūru ya okite o yaburu yatsu wa kuzu yobawari sareru... kedo na... nakama o taisetsu ni shinai yatsu wa sore ijou no kuzu da&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which can be translated as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...Certainly, those in the ninja world who break the rules are called trash... but you know... those who don't value their comrades are even  worse trash then that.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It may be true that in the ninja world, those who break the rules are called trash, but... Those who don't treasure their friends are even worse than trash!!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3230" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T14:00:04.627" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T14:00:04.627" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6830" CreationDate="2014-01-28T02:26:38.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yea he used the vicerds (can't spell it) to test the hollowfication and then his comrades such as kaname tozen. When it was perfected on tozen he used it on himself because a mere human can't handle the power of the hogyku so he has to be the best of both worlds or something &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3508" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T02:26:38.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7203" CreationDate="2014-01-28T04:11:39.577" Score="3" ViewCount="1549" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 208, when Tobi fought Foo and Torune, he grabbed Torune by the shoulder and used Kamui to suck him in, but then when he sucked Foo in (at 14:14 in the episode), he didn't make contact with him.&#xA;It's been said that Tobi needs to become tangible to suck someone in because he needs to make contact. They say it in the anime and I read it on Narutopedia which I find to be right on all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Tobi suck in Foo using Kamui without touching him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2741" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T23:53:34.490" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T23:53:34.490" Title="How did Tobi suck in Foo using Kamui without touching him?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7123" CreationDate="2014-01-28T08:26:06.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it!!! It's Nerawareta Gakuen. Man, did I get the summary wrong, haha...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14293/Nerawareta_Gakuen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nerawareta Gakuen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H69Z5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spring marks the start of another new school year at a junior high school in Kamakura. A new transfer student, Ryoichi Kyogoku joins the 8th grade. Kyogoku has a very special proficiency in telepathy and has been ordered by his father to use this ability to scan other people's minds and take over the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He instantly gains popularity at school from his good looks and charisma and he sets about taking control of the school. As people begin to fall under Kyogoku's spell, he covertly manipulates his followers and pushes aside anyone who gets in his way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the school almost completely under the control of Kyogoku, only one boy seems unaffected—Seki. Does Seki have what it takes to save everyone from the clutches of mind control?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T21:06:29.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6617" CreationDate="2014-01-28T08:46:34.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honnouji Academy is a school that rules over and entire city with the hands of an all powerful dictatorship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is everyone in there a prisoner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could call that, but they can get out anytime they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What happens when a student is expelled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His/Her family goes to the lowest social class or be killed, it depends on the cause of expulsion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3360" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T08:46:34.890" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6809" CreationDate="2014-01-28T09:36:17.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;we don't know what exactly is one piece. odachi said it is some tangible thing. gol d roger is the only other person to use voice of all thins aside from luffy. although it hasn't been shown till now, maybe to reach and find one piece, the ability to hear voice of all things is required. shanks and buggy don't have this ability so they don't know what and where is one piece and are searching in new world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T09:36:17.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6830" CreationDate="2014-01-28T18:20:25.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizen wanted to create the Ouken, the key that opens the door to the Soul King who rules Soul Society.  In order to be able to keep increasing his power he wanted to merge the powers of Hollows and Soul Reapers, this was his experiment with the Visoreds.  Aizen had made his own version of the Hogyoku to do this but it was incomplete, he merged it with the one Urahara made and with that he had the finished one that allowed him to increase his power and become the ultimate being.  Aizen said himself that only Urahara was the only intellectual challenge he might have had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember though that Aizen had his hypnotic power that allowed him to control many of those within Soul Society, those he did not control he tricked.  He was able to get many to do his bidding, knowingly or not, only Ichigo was not under his control since he had never seen the sword release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo made a statement after killing Aizen that Aizen was so powerful that having no equal he felt there was no one to challenge him and was somewhat lonely; the part about crossing swords where all Ichigo felt was lonliness.  It's possible to look at this as the only one who could be a challenge to Aizen was the Soul King, so creating the Ouken using Karkura Town would allow him to open the gateway to where the Soul King lived and possibly fight him and find an equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3520" LastEditorUserId="3520" LastEditDate="2014-02-01T13:25:33.310" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T13:25:33.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4081" CreationDate="2014-01-28T19:53:01.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't finished this yet, but it might be S+M, however it doesn't mention anything about nighttime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first man who doesn't obsess over her assets turns out to be the first man she ever wants to have obsess over her, though there's something strange about him... One time she's with him, he's a sweet masochist, the next time he's a bold sadist. Which does Ryou like better? The S or the M? She'll have to make a choice, because it turns out that she CAN'T have both. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1902&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T19:53:01.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7194" CreationDate="2014-01-28T22:13:41.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This can't be possible since Tobi must materialize and touch his opponent in case he wants to absorb him. This is a mistake that was made by the animators. See the quote below from narutopedia: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Occasionally, in the anime, when Tobi goes to absorb his opponent he does not touch them, this is a mistake that the animators made as in the manga there is always bodily contact. A notable occasion of this is when Tobi fights Danzō's bodyguards, he does not have any physical contact with Fū when he absorbs him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T15:20:32.833" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T15:20:32.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-29T09:26:26.670" Score="2" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wolf discovered Anna and Johan in the borderlands and sent them to different orphanages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What experiences did Johan have which Anna did not, apart from Kinderheim 511?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When and how did they reunite? Was it entirely the work of the Liebert couple or did Johan play a part? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="13126" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T17:26:19.677" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T17:26:19.677" Title="What different experiences did Anna and Johan have before they reunite?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7210" CreationDate="2014-01-29T12:07:48.153" Score="0" ViewCount="6339" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Itachi was able to stop Kabuto's ET, the reanimated souls got released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happened to Nagato? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he was pierced with Itachi's Totsuka Blade, will his soul be released? Or will he be trapped in the sake jar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2741" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:30:00.607" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T03:05:53.430" Title="What happened to Nagato after the reanimation jutsu got released?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7209" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7211" CreationDate="2014-01-29T12:22:17.087" Score="7" ViewCount="7537" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been surfing on a page, and I found a comment which appears weird to me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you KILL the Jinchuuriki, the demon fox will die too...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to believe that this one is real, but then it just popped up in me that is there some way for a Bijuu to die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that all of the Akatsuki members were ordered to weaken/exhaust their target Jinchuuriki, but stay vigilant not to kill him. That should give some base to the theory that they can be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:41:53.620" LastActivityDate="2021-02-22T10:10:33.270" Title="Is it possible for a Bijuu to die?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7208" CreationDate="2014-01-29T12:31:42.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't found a proper answer, it seems to me that this one is unanswered, yet Nagato stated this before the sealing was over:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bidding them farewell as the sword seals him, Nagato remarked that he was going to rejoin his teacher in the afterlife. With Nagato sealed, Kabuto cursed the fact that Nagato's mobility was hampered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it appears to me that Nagato knew that he'll be released and he would meet Jiraiya in the afterlife. Btw, don't forget that every sealed reanimation body was released (e.g all the Kages), so we could assume that along with them, Nagato was freed from the jutsu, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:53:28.160" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:53:28.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7209" CreationDate="2014-01-29T12:36:05.667" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bijuu can indeed die, in a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bijuu is purely made up of chakra, some times the are even referenced to as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chakra Monsters&lt;/a&gt;. The same rules apply to the bijuu as to all the normal humans in the world. If your chakra runs out, you die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;quoted in naruto episode 50-60, or when ever it was that the chunin exams went on and the sand attacked the leaf, sasuke and kakashi were off training when kakashi told sasuke &quot;well your about good for 2 blast&quot;, refering to chidori. then sasuke said, &quot;what would happen if i tried a third?&quot; kakashi then said &quot;in the turn that you try to force a jutsu, not only will it not work, you use up all your chakra, worst case scenerio, you die&quot; so if you do lose all your chakra, you do die. &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110102124403AAFmHpq&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;as quoted from&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that if a bijuu runs out of chakra he dies. If the jinchuuriki dies with the bijuu still inside of him the bijuu will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this last case there has also been stated that if the jinchuuriki die's with the bijuu inside of him he we revive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;in chapter 503. On page 14 Kushina tells Minato her plan to reseal the Kyuubi within herself and then commit suicide. That was she says that the Kyuubi's resurrection will be delayed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so upon the death of the jinchuuriki the tailed beast will disappear for a while. But it'll reappear again after some time. It is also said that this reappearance is on a random location. If the bijuu retains his original memory is also not known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T12:36:05.667" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7221" CreationDate="2014-01-29T14:24:12.297" Score="3" ViewCount="1282" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Edo Tensei looks pretty complicated and annoying, since the revived one is immortal and powerful. As we've seen, every soul was freed and moved to the afterlife (by this I mean normally freed from the jutsu), so if someone decides to use this jutsu again, could it be possible to bring back again a dead person (meaning that until you run out of DNA samples and vessels, you can bring back anyone an infinite number of times)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being an exception, I'm not reading the manga, but unfortunately I know that the Hokage's are revived, and in the cases of Hashirama and Tobirama, they were revived a second time, BUT they were sealed in the Shinigami, so their souls aren't brought back from the pure world (again, I have no idea about their second arrival, please, no spoiler, just I've mentioned that they came from somewhere else).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for example, could be Itachi brought back again and again with the Edo Tensei, or after his first revival and after his soul sealed, his soul would be &quot;blocked&quot; somewhere in the pure world, forbidding another resurrection of that soul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T08:44:37.407" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:49:35.627" Title="Can a soul that is normally freed from the Edo Tensei be resurrected again?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7214" CreationDate="2014-01-29T14:27:39.783" Score="3" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;The code CODE-E series revolves around a girl that has the ability to generate electromagnetic waves. It basically follows the protagonist around in her ordinary life with the annoyance of wrecking almost anything that is electronic. After watching the last episode, I continued with MISSION-E and came across a completely different situation that suggests I have missed quite a portion of story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is &lt;em&gt;CODE-E&lt;/em&gt; a prequel of &lt;em&gt;MISSION-E&lt;/em&gt;? Should I watch/read something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-01-29T14:47:16.973" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T15:41:55.773" Title="How is CODE-E a prequel of MISSION-E?" Tags="&lt;code-e&gt;&lt;mission-e&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7213" CreationDate="2014-01-29T15:41:55.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some amount of time has passed after &quot;CODE-E&quot;. The main change in the background story is that they've discovered that there are other people like Chinami, or other &lt;em&gt;TYPE-E&lt;/em&gt;'s in the world. This discovery (prompted by events from &quot;CODE-E&quot;) lead to discrimination and persecution of TYPE-E's. This lead to Chinami, her friends, and some of the people she had confrontations with from CODE-E forming an organization called &quot;OZ&quot; which tries to help other people with the same abilities as Chinami, or other TYPE-E's. And that's where the story starts in MISSION-E.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an ongoing manga called &quot;CODE-EX&quot; and a light novel series also called &quot;CODE-E&quot; (which, I believe, was an adaptation of the anime series), but I'm not sure how much they fill in the missing time between the &quot;CODE-E&quot; and &quot;MISSION-E&quot; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T15:41:55.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-29T16:25:56.937" Score="13" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/japanese-learning-hacks/&quot;&gt;an article on language-learning hacks&lt;/a&gt; recently, and #13 of that list states (emphasis mine),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some popular anime (popular in America at least, and mostly reserved for little boys in Japan) uses the &lt;strong&gt;kind of language which is in the real world almost exclusively reserved for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza&quot;&gt;Yakuza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this statement true? What are some examples of this, and why is it done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T17:21:50.613" Title="Why is it that some anime use language exclusive to the Yakuza?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20539" CreationDate="2014-01-29T17:53:16.720" Score="3" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series stand-alone video &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVxAqqTM-IM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pharaoh's Throne&lt;/a&gt;, Yami Yugi sings the lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;♪ Not for nothing but your nonsense is kind of a bore ♪&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;♪ I was more intimidated by those guys from Season 4 ♪&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the lines are very clever-sounding and inherently funny IMO even without context, I am curious as to who it is referring to.  &lt;strong&gt;Who are &amp;quot;those guys from Season 4&amp;quot; that the song references who are apparently a joke?&lt;/strong&gt;  Unfortunately, the YGO:TAS is a very extensive series at this point, and I am not familiar with all of the episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-06-16T16:58:23.170" Title="Who are &quot;those guys from Season 4&quot; that Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series references?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7215" CreationDate="2014-01-29T18:28:22.237" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20140719033839/http://www.jingai.com/yakuza/introduction.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Introduction to Yakuza Japanese&lt;/a&gt; has a list of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary (and even lessons!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also this Japanese Stack Exchange has a question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/941/what-are-the-stereotypical-characteristics-of-yakuza-speech&quot;&gt;What are the stereotypical characteristics of yakuza speech?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japansubculture.com/resources/yakuza-terminology/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan Subculture's terminology page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Yakuza these days are mostly semi-legitimate, they still &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokaiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;extort&lt;/a&gt; and is the largest criminal organization in the world. Just like how there's a taboo with tattoos in Japan because they're associated with Yakuza, the same connotations come with speaking like the way Yakuza do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T17:21:50.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6080" CreationDate="2014-01-29T23:58:03.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most colors can be found in one form or another in image search results from Google (query &lt;code&gt;color 8888&lt;/code&gt;). They seem to correspond to knitting yarn color codes. Some colors are in DMC chart, I couldn't find out where others are from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T23:58:03.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7212" CreationDate="2014-01-30T04:42:26.327" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to answer your question, whether a freed soul from ET may be resurrected again or not, I will those points which has been aired on telly so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can resurrect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I answer this question, you need to understand how ET works. For this, please refer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6537/does-the-edo-tensei-caster-need-to-know-all-the-hand-seals-to-use-the-reanimated/6539#6539&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Since you specifically said not to use any spoilers, you can visit the link which I shared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more proof, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei wiki page&lt;/a&gt;. They did mention that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is possible for a reincarnated shinobi to be revived into a real living body again. Madara, however, was resurrected without his original eyes, having died without them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:49:35.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5030" CreationDate="2014-01-30T13:17:38.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haven't you been thinking that this could be a random thing? Because on the first answer, the animals doesn't seem to reflect much of the person even if they make some sense. But in this case, why isn't Tuschikage's picture here, too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:46:06.480" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:46:06.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7224" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7225" CreationDate="2014-01-30T13:21:46.127" Score="1" ViewCount="468" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie as well as the manga, when Hiyori disappears everyone forgets about her. But Tomoki still remembers about her. He gets a headache, but he still remembers her. And then everyone else starts to remember Hiyori too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="3472" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T14:38:24.623" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T14:38:24.623" Title="Why Tomoki is the only one who does not forget Hiyori?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7224" CreationDate="2014-01-30T14:06:44.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this is just another one of those cases where everyone was supposed to forget a certain character (Hiyori), but because someone (Tomoki) cared for them so much they were not fully affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The headaches are because he is not supposed to remember, but he remembers &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;. And because he remembers, everyone else does too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So simply said he didn't forget because he cared too much.&#xA;(Which makes it sound as though everyone else didn't care enough, but that's simply how these things work. The main character has to be the special chosen one.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First thing similar I can think of would be &lt;strong&gt;Time Stranger Kyoko&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kyoko is erased from everyone's memories and it is like she never existed. But after her bodyguard and lover finds a photograph of her he remembers and gets everyone else to remember her too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please also refer to TV Tropes - &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RetGone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ret Gone&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Unperson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Un-Person&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastEditorUserId="3472" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T14:22:17.223" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T14:22:17.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-30T15:02:21.700" Score="5" ViewCount="1138" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime film when I was young and would really like to watch it again, I will give you as much detail of the film as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character was a school girl who for some reason who really strong if she wore certain knickers (Not a hentai haha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is set in a high school which was overrun by the students until the school hired a new principle who was really strong, he had a fight with the student and beat them all&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character had long blue hair, her bestfriend was a guy and her knickers were blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The principle was the villain, he ate fish bones, black hair and very big. When you first see him in the film, I think he is at the bus stop eating fish bones wearing a big coat and hat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the scenes, the main characters bestfriend tries to fight the principle with a stick, he keeps hitting the stick at his pants (apparently the principle is stronger with these certain pants too, again not hentai) but for some reason everytime he hit one off, another one was there so he kept on doing it until there was a mountain of pants haha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I watched this on video and before the year 2000, it was aged 15 or 18 but im sure 15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I remember the main character was on the front of the case&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another scene is when the principle enters a room and all the students try to ambush him but the principle beats them all&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The principle dies by falling off a lift fighting against the main character&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is all i can remember, hopefully this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3544" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:33:15.660" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:33:15.660" Title="What is the anime film called?" Tags="&lt;ultimate-teacher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:46.367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2014-01-30T17:56:13.373" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put it bluntly, no, the rinnegan cannot use mangekyou abilities. As you can watch in the anime, Madara can switch between Rinnegan and Sharingan because he awakened both.&#xA;Nagato only had the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the Rinnegan isn't an upgraded Sharingan, it's what comes next, but it's a completely different eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3548" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T05:59:37.750" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T05:59:37.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7231" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-30T19:57:51.830" Score="6" ViewCount="1800" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig, the prime minister was placed under arrest. She then calls someone from her phone (after the Americans don't answer her), and gets her power back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other characters kept saying, &quot;She couldn't have called...&quot;, but we are never told who she called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who did she call?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T07:15:07.190" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T21:38:53.650" Title="Who did the prime minister call?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8160" CreationDate="2014-01-30T21:19:02.723" Score="4" ViewCount="3472" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one episode we see Re-l's name on a computer terminal. However where the &quot;-&quot; is, we see it's actually supposed to be an &quot;A&quot; as the rest of the letter is just visible. This means her name may have been supposed to be Real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering: if there is some sort of meaning behind Re-l's name having originally been Real but being recognised as Re-l?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-19T23:44:52.387" LastActivityDate="2020-11-18T04:28:26.993" Title="What is the meaning behind Re-l's name?" Tags="&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7239" CreationDate="2014-01-30T21:53:55.577" Score="8" ViewCount="6320" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have started doing jigsaw puzzles with a friend and we were hoping to find one for FLCL but I was not able to find any (on American online stores at least). My Google-fu is pretty terrible though. So are there any American or Japanese (or other) stores that sell Anime based Puzzles? I am specifically looking for FLCL as I said but I was barely able to find any at all so anything would be appreciated. Or is my search futile and Puzzles are just an uncommon piece of Anime merchandise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3549" LastEditorUserId="3549" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T13:48:35.717" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T14:59:16.333" Title="Where can I buy Anime/Manga based Jigsaw Puzzles?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17125" CreationDate="2014-01-31T03:03:00.490" Score="7" ViewCount="14368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Early into Fate/Stay Night, there is a scene where Shirou sees Sakura and another man:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPrO2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gilgamesh and Sakura&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Unlimited Blade Works Route, we confirm this other man is Gilgamesh. When Sakura talks to Shirou, she says that the other man was a foreigner and she couldn't understand him. However, we can see from the image that that may not be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Gilgamesh has been tainted by Angra Mainyu's corruption of the Holy Grail from the previous war, and Sakura is a &quot;Black Grail&quot; Vessel with a deeper connection to Angra Mainyu than the &quot;White Grail&quot; Vessel (Ilya), did Gilgamesh already know about Sakura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T14:05:28.423" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T21:15:19.813" Title="Did Gilgamesh know about Sakura?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-31T03:12:04.377" Score="11" ViewCount="5887" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the actual Fate Route (after Saber is summoned) we see Gilgamesh in casual attire when he confronts Saber and Shirou before getting into his golden armour. However, in Unlimited Blade Works and before the start of the Fate Route, his casual attire is different, particularly his hair and that he's not wearing earrings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pF9QZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gilgamesh casual in Unlimited Blade Works&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i31T2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gilgamesh casual in Fate&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(left: Unlimited Blade Works; right: Fate)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I can understand that in Unlimited Blade Works the reason he doesn't wear his armour when fighting Shirou in the end is in part due to his ego in thinking he won't need it on someone like Shirou. However, I don't think it's his ego which is the cause of his change in appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, why does Gilgamesh's casual appearance look different in these two routes, considering his Unlimited Blade Works appearance was also seen when he was talking to Sakura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T04:04:32.480" LastActivityDate="2019-02-01T00:01:40.293" Title="Why does Gilgamesh's casual appearance look different in different routes?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-31T03:31:56.740" Score="5" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thanks to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis&quot;&gt;Is there a list of banned manga artist whose work are not translated into English&lt;/a&gt;, which now is deleted. I was wondering, what are the reasons for manga to be banned? and does the same ruling apply to doujinshi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume there is a general rule set that is applied upon works after release, which determines if it should be banned, or at least some sort of measure to weigh it by. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T07:49:10.650" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T14:19:14.437" Title="For what reasons do manga get banned?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7234" CreationDate="2014-01-31T03:42:37.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are indeed close to 0 jigsaw puzzles for FLCL available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did find a digital one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=WHBI5J3Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=WHBI5J3Y&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there might be some other digital on this site. But i did not directly find it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onlinejigsawpuzzles.net/anime.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onlinejigsawpuzzles.net/anime.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your other jigsaw puzzle needs you should checkout one of the following sites. They offer the broadest variety of anime jigsaws. The might not have FLCL but do have loads of others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shop.animepagoda.com/Jigsaw-Puzzles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://shop.animepagoda.com/Jigsaw-Puzzles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jzool.com/en/c/444-anime-jigsaw-puzzles#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://jzool.com/en/c/444-anime-jigsaw-puzzles#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and might also run into a FLCL one on here, but that is mainly based on luck. They do usually offer a variety of other anime related jigsaw puzzles though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/bhp/anime-puzzle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ebay.com/bhp/anime-puzzle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A166363011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A3233064011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A166363011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A3233064011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T03:42:37.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7242" CreationDate="2014-01-31T07:00:43.043" Score="9" ViewCount="12968" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any official site for anime and manga ranking? I know some site for anime and manga, and they have some kind of rating and ranking, but their rating and ranking are different. I'm wondering if there are any official site for anime, maybe something like IMDB? Honestly, I don't really know if IMDB is official or not, but if someone is to ask for the rating of a movie, they always say to look it in IMDB.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T13:13:33.027" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T04:19:38.473" Title="Is there an official site for anime and manga ranking?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-31T11:27:22.103" Score="13" ViewCount="1890" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, all of Black Organization's members using the names of alcoholic drinks as their code name, like Gin, Vodka, Sherry, and Vermouth. Is there any reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T17:09:28.807" LastActivityDate="2021-05-13T18:03:32.623" Title="Why do Black Organization members use alcoholic drink names as code names?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7240" CreationDate="2014-01-31T13:35:02.237" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know there is no official ranking site for anime/manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest thing you could get to an official ranking would be ranking them according to their sales, which gets featured on a lot of sites. An example would be this &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=759719&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList post&lt;/a&gt;. More info and sites can be found on the post &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/5095/1458&quot;&gt;Where can one learn about viewership ratings for anime?&lt;/a&gt;, where some nice sites have been listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most other rating sites are, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2604/hungerartist&quot;&gt;hungerartist&lt;/a&gt; mentioned, user rated and therefore not official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T19:03:21.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3546" CreationDate="2014-01-31T16:30:01.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read an article a while back which theorized that Pokemon were beings composed of energy rather than matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also explains how they can be stored in computers and Pokeballs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-weekly-are-pokemon-made-pure-energy/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; it's not the original article that I read but it covers the basic idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T16:30:01.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7246" CreationDate="2014-01-31T16:43:24.603" Score="-1" ViewCount="3216" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I mean is, if I am trying to make a mobile game (say Pokemon), am I allowed to use the same characters as the anime? If not, then what are the rules and regulations regarding this kind of situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:44:30.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:44:30.653" Title="What are the laws or policies against using anime characters for application development?" Tags="&lt;copyright&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-02-01T14:04:04.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7245" CreationDate="2014-01-31T17:06:24.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/the-law-of-anime/2013-02-15/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article at Anime News Network entitle &amp;quot;The Law of Anime&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;, it mentions copyrights on characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fanart and doujinshi of actual characters can be considered a derivative work under the copyright holders’ rights. As a result, the production of artwork using copyrighted characters can be considered an infringement. This includes work depicting multiple characters from different works as several infringements. Thus crossover doujinshi or fanart infringe on multiple copyrights, once for each work involved in the crossover, and the artist can be sued by any of the creators. This is not just limited to having the actual characters (i.e. drawing fanart of Transformers and My Little Pony on the same image) but includes even more subtle references (i.e. drawing the cast of Tiger &amp;amp; Bunny in the costumes of the Avengers) as infringing on more than one copyright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parody and satire are uniquely protected elements under United States law. The two are not interchangeable however. Parody and satire are unique from each other in what they use a copyrighted work for and how much of the copyrighted work they use. Consequently, each is afforded a different level of protection under United States law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as should be obvious. Using the likeness of an anime character for a mobile game is copyright infringement, it's cut and dry and leaves little room for interpretation. You can maybe get away with it if you can prove that it's either Fair Use, a Parody, or a Satire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T17:06:24.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7251" CreationDate="2014-01-31T20:28:51.747" Score="6" ViewCount="3194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime when a character is chronically sick, they are said to have a &quot;weak body&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first and most obvious example that comes to my mind is Clannad, but I've seen this in other animes as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this something out of japanese culture? Or maybe a quirk of translation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm looking too far into it and it's really just a plot device, and nobody really cares about what the illness really is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to those who reply!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3478" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T20:39:47.583" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T01:47:25.510" Title="Why do sick anime characters often are said to have a &quot;weak body&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7248" CreationDate="2014-02-01T01:47:25.510" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's more than likely that this so-called mysterious &quot;weakness syndrome&quot; is really just as a plot device to drive the story/characters along. This particular aim to draw sympathies to the particular character and is more often than not, a popular way to have character die before their time, if that's what the story demands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is this mysterious weakness trope so popular, you ask? Why not always using a real illness? Typically it's because this &quot;weakness&quot; is a &quot;clean&quot; and &quot;cute&quot; illness, when compared to actual chronic medical conditions. Even in its lethal form the symptoms are: you are weak, you're getting weaker, you die. (coughing up blood every now and then is optional) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, an actual conditions like stomach cancer on the other hand is not &quot;cute&quot; at all. As soon as you specify a real-life disease/conditions a lot of questions pop up, something that might shift the perspective away from the tragic fate of a character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there might be some actual conditions that inspired the &quot;weakness syndrome&quot; since Japanese did have a lot of sick people for a long time in certain areas. Having been a country that's been devastated twice by an atomic bomb, the effects of radiation exposure was not well researched or documented back then by scientists, so a lot of the long-term from direct and indirect radiation exposure side-effects like birth defects, leukemia, anemia, cancers, thyroid disease, liver and bone marrow degeneration, and overall severely compromised immune systems, might have been attributed to other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T01:47:25.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7267" CreationDate="2014-02-01T02:32:03.697" Score="6" ViewCount="1872" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a lot of anime and manga we see recurring elements of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_unshiu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mikan&lt;/a&gt; in one form or another (most notably on a box).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason these oranges (in one form or another) recur so often in anime and/or manga (and some games as well)?&#xA;Where did it originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNxHd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Box o&amp;#39; mikan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mubHb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;More box of mikan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EyWbD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mikan transform!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A44TI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Geimu mikan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aQ9NY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Those poor mikan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mlWFR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A wild mikan appeared!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FcJ1q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vintage mikan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-01T02:38:27.973" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T03:20:26.423" Title="Why is the mikan so popular in anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="748" CreationDate="2014-02-01T09:37:06.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_spirit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nine-Tails&lt;/a&gt; may be a mixture of Kitsune, but I also know that it is also a mixture of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamamo-no-Mae&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tamamo-no-Mae&lt;/a&gt;, which is a malevolent being through many Asian cultures that has been the downfall of many dynasties and it also eats flesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3559" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:39:29.240" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:39:29.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2014-02-01T15:45:51.820" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, I once saw a bit about this in a Japanese TV show.  It comes from the way samurai used to run before meeting the English.  Samurai ran into battle using only their legs, keeping the upper body stable and in a ready stance.  The arms back thing was, I believe, an extension of this having to do with a belief that it cut down on air resistance.  (like using the same technique to run through water)  But one thing that happened when the English arrived is that each saw how the other ran and, as men will do, competed.  The Western style of running is harder to do with a weapon in hand but is more efficient and therefor faster.  The eastern style has no swinging of the arms, which allows larger weapons (swords) to be carried safely, but also requires the shift in weight to occur in the body rather than the arms, making it less efficient and slower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3560" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T15:45:51.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7264" CreationDate="2014-02-01T15:49:24.987" Score="8" ViewCount="2379" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, the characters gain skill in alchemy through &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6368/how-did-the-characters-learn-alchemy&quot;&gt;learning&lt;/a&gt;. So I'm wondering, is it possible to learn more than one alchemy? Because it seems like everyone is a specialized in particular alchemy. Also, if this possible, can they perform more than one alchemy at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:03:14.680" Title="Can someone learn more than one alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7262" CreationDate="2014-02-01T15:50:39.540" Score="7" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw half an episode of anime once (7-10 years ago probably) on adult swim(I think).  While this seems minor, it is the one that convinced me to give anime a chance as I had only seen one other and was definitely not a fan. As there are several now that I enjoy, i'd like to know what that one was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what I watched, some individual was introducing a machine gun with linked ammunition on a tripod to 4 swordsmen.  I believe one was a protagonist (I believe samurai) while the other 3 were known criminals.  The setting appeared to be japan around the time of Commodore Perry.  Fearing the impact the weapon would have on their home (I think), the 4 swordsmen teamed up against the gunner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I remember most is the ending; I believe one criminal sacrificed himself before this.  A large one charges straight for the gunner. As he is killed, a small one jumps from his back as throws a seed or something between the linked ammunition and is promptly shot and killed.  The final guy (again originally antagonistic to the other 3) runs toward the gunner.  The seed jams the gun temporarily and the swordsman slays the gunner.  He is the only survivor.  That is all I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:29:27.540" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:29:27.540" Title="Machine gun feudal anime request" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:21:55.757" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7259" CreationDate="2014-02-01T16:12:51.773" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7VsM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rurouni Kenshi promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the character you talking about is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinomori_Aoshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinomori Aoshi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kanryū betrays Aoshi and kills his four subordinates with a Gatling gun while they die one after the other protecting Aoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinomori_Aoshi#Plot_overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article for &lt;em&gt;Shinomori Aoshi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T22:40:20.560" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T22:40:20.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7258" CreationDate="2014-02-01T16:34:24.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Focusing on Edward, he does alchemy (at least) on metal, binds souls to armor, attempts human transmutation, repairs machines, changes carbon structure (in Greed), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that he does alchemy on what he feels useful. Everyone else is only limited by what circles they have already drawn (as they need transmutation circles to do alchemy) and their knowledge. In other words, they need to know the characteristics and how to draw the circles for what they are transmuting and what they are transmuting it from.  For instance Mustang handles fire as that is what transmutation circle is on his gloves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TLDR: No, they are not (usually) only limited to one type of transmutation but they have to have the circle and knowledge for any transmutation they are doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T09:53:16.300" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T09:53:16.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7258" CreationDate="2014-02-01T16:43:10.820" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes!&lt;/strong&gt; Absolutely, characters can learn more than one kind of alchemy. It's just that, as in real life, people tend to specialize in something very specific and get &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; good at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let's take a look at a few examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edward Elric:&lt;/strong&gt; Like Alphonse, he takes after Izumi Curtis's style (including the big fists and such), but was able to attempt Human Transmutation, soul binding, modification of object structures (such as what he did in Youswell or in Greed), and even weird, quirky things like transforming a military vehicle into a clown car.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roy Mustang:&lt;/strong&gt; Specializes in flame alchemy, but is seen, most obviously at the end of the series, to be able to modify structures of objects (when he makes a wall out of the ground). To do this prior to his &quot;accident&quot;, he would have had to draw the transmutation circle, which is obviously less effective.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tim Marcoh:&lt;/strong&gt; Specializes in medicinal alchemy, but did so even before he began to specialize in the creation and destruction of Philosopher's Stones.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scar:&lt;/strong&gt; Is able to perform both destruction and creation alchemy through different transmutation arrays.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there's a few oddballs, but the rule can still apply to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Van Hohenheim:&lt;/strong&gt; Specializes in medicinal alchemy, but is also seen modifying object structures including metal and stone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Father:&lt;/strong&gt; Can do pretty much everything, even before the climax; he is able to make homunculi, reshape metal, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that, similar to what &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3561/kaine&quot;&gt;@kaine&lt;/a&gt; said, transmutation circles come into play. Not just in knowledge, though; the person actually has to either have that transmutation circle with them or draw it on the spot, which is not feasible in combat. So, someone like Armstrong would not thrive at the same things as Basque Grand, because they both use different transmutation circles. This is clear with Mustang who broadens his use of alchemy after his &quot;accident&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this, we can tell that it's possible for alchemists to learn more than one type of alchemy, but it's difficult for them to always apply it under pressure (for multiple reasons); given cases like Ed, who doesn't need transmutation circles, we can see a broader range of alchemy used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T17:18:44.400" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7252" CreationDate="2014-02-02T03:20:26.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kaihanp.doorblog.jp/archives/36078944.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This is pretty interesting&lt;/a&gt; - the blog post contains a bunch of foreign (non-Japanese) reactions to the phenomenon of &lt;em&gt;mikan&lt;/em&gt; boxes in anime (translated into Japanese), and the comments section below contains a bunch of presumably Japanese people reacting to the foreign reactions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like nobody in Japan is really entirely sure why &lt;em&gt;mikan&lt;/em&gt; boxes are so prevalent in anime. However, the following conjectures were made:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikans are the prototypical example of a household product that is purchased in boxes. Since boxes of mikans are frequently available in homes, they are repurposed for things like storage, moving, etc. Thus, people see mikan boxes often. This makes them a good choice for depiction in anime. (comment #30)&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As an extension of this, one commenter (#73) writes that the only boxed product he has in his house is a box of mikans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During the Showa period, the mikan box was emblematic of poverty (and in particular, poverty among manga artists in general). Many failed manga artists would live in a tiny apartment and use a mikan box as a desk. Their prevalence in anime is a consequence of the impact they had on artists from that period (or perhaps a sort of self-referential joke by the people in the anime/manga industry). (comments #33, #36, #50, lots of others)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikan boxes are tough and sturdy (as they have to be to prevent the fruit from being smushed in transport), and are easy to come across. They are also available for free at some grocery stores. (comments #43, #47)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why mikan as opposed to apple? You can eat a whole box of mikans, but probably not a whole box of apples. (comment #53)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During election-time, politicians stand on mikan boxes and beer cases and give speeches. (comment #68) [I don't see the connection this commenter is drawing.]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like the most common explanations were 1.) they are one of the few everyday things you buy in boxes; and 2.) as a result of this, many struggling artists, some of whom made it big, spent quite some time drawing using a mikan box as a desk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T03:20:26.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-02T04:59:34.757" Score="4" ViewCount="19834" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every time HOMRA are about to battle, they always shouting &quot;No Blood! No Bone! No Ash!&quot; Does it have any meaning? Somehow I can relate &quot;ash&quot; to their burning power. (but it's just my assumption, and I don't know about the other)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T04:05:52.933" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T17:23:23.883" Title="What is the meaning behind HOMRA motto?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7271" CreationDate="2014-02-02T05:03:29.673" Score="11" ViewCount="2913" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched both Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon. Since they have the same story and the same structure, I think that RahXephon is a copy of Neon Genesis Evangelion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the actual relationship between Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3568" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T13:24:05.393" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T13:24:05.393" Title="What is the relationship between Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;rahxephon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7270" CreationDate="2014-02-02T06:22:03.173" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The creator of RahXephon, Yutaka Izubuchi, admits to having heavily used Brave Raideen as the influence for RahXephon. There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.evageeks.org/post/492098/Anno-interview-about-RahXephon/#492098&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; great interview of both Izubuchi and Anno (creator of Evangelion)&lt;/a&gt; that's really revealing about the influences between the two. Relevant quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mr. Izubuchi said before that &quot;Eva&quot; was &lt;em&gt;Combattler&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Chōdenji Robo Combattler V&lt;/em&gt;] and &lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt; was &lt;em&gt;Brave Raideen&lt;/em&gt;, didn't you? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the entire interview, it never insinuates that there was any copying of Evangelion in Rahxephon. Instead, these are two contemporaries who believe they are equals that have both been influenced &lt;em&gt;by the same shows&lt;/em&gt;, like Mazinger, Combattler V, Tokusatsu, Gowapper 5, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventhough they never directly admit it, I'm sure there's some amount of influence that Evangelion had on Rahxephon, intended or not, simply because Evangelion was &lt;em&gt;an incredibly influential show&lt;/em&gt;, at a time when it seemed anime in general was stagnating. So everything that came after that, for better or worse, could have had some influence from Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Rahxephon in particular, your mileage may vary on how similar the shows really are. If you've seen Brave Raideen, you'll instantly realize that the show is pretty much a modern spin of that old show, while a lot of that spin could be argued to be influenced by Evangelion. There's some people who believe it's a blatant rip-off, but Izubuchi doesn't say that it is, and Anno doesn't seem to think the similarities are even worth mentioning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T06:22:03.173" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7275" CreationDate="2014-02-02T08:04:03.227" Score="15" ViewCount="55929" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Wikipedia, &lt;em&gt;Kamehameha&lt;/em&gt; is defined as a species of butterfly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;kamehameha&#xA;  Web definitions&#xA;  The Kamehameha butterfly is one of the two species of butterfly native to Hawaii. The Hawaiian name is pulelehua. ...&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_(butterfly)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_(butterfly)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean in the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:50:00.063" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T21:26:57.383" Title="What is the meaning of the word Kamehameha?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7272" CreationDate="2014-02-02T09:23:46.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the best source I can find on the matter indicates that it means &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kamehameha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Turtle Destruction Wave&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.  But I can't derive that from the provided hiragana alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes sense if you break it down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Turtle = Kame = 亀&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wave = Ha/Nami = 波&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...which is essentially &quot;turtle &lt;em&gt;_&lt;/em&gt; wave&quot;, which is a nod to Master Roshi (the Turtle Hermit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I fiddle a bit in Google Translate, I get something closer to 亀羽目波, which is literally &quot;turtle wind-up wave&quot; - and that sounds close phonetically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T09:23:46.590" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7272" CreationDate="2014-02-02T13:06:39.390" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akira Toriyama actually tried a number of poses when he was alone in&#xA;  order to decide the coolest pose for the Kamehameha. After much&#xA;  contemplation, he could not decide on a name for his &quot;Kame&quot; attack, so&#xA;  he asked his wife who came up with the name. She told Akira that it&#xA;  would be easy to remember the name of the attack if he uses the name&#xA;  of the cultural Hawaiian king named Kamehameha (lit. &quot;the very lonely&#xA;  one&quot; or &quot;the one set apart&quot; in Hawaiian language). Also, Kamehameha&#xA;  means &quot;Turtle Destruction Wave&quot; in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, despite the literal translation in Japanese &quot;Turtle Destruction Wave&quot;, Kamehameha is also a name of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I&quot;&gt;Hawaiian king&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; c. 1758 – May 8,&#xA;  1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian&#xA;  Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. By&#xA;  developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers,&#xA;  Kamehameha preserved Hawaiʻi's independence under his rule. Kamehameha&#xA;  is remembered for the Kānāwai Māmalahoe, the &quot;Law of the Splintered&#xA;  Paddle&quot;, which protects human rights of non-combatants in times of&#xA;  battle. Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o&#xA;  Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka&#xA;  Liholiho Kūnuiākea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T05:22:31.430" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T05:22:31.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-02T14:14:37.870" Score="11" ViewCount="5097" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that anime studios do their animation work followed by voice recording. Whereas, in Western animation, they pre-record the voice before doing animation so as to accurately draw the lip movements of the characters through the voice actors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if it's still true, and if there are anime works which use the Western approach? I heard Natsuyuki Rendezvous pre-recorded their voice work before doing animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3376" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-02T14:53:58.727" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T00:52:28.487" Title="Do anime studios pre-record their voice actors before animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7276" CreationDate="2014-02-02T21:02:41.550" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Washi's blog post from 2011 titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Anime Production – Detailed Guide to How Anime is Made and the Talent Behind it!&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, all of the voice work and sound recording happens in post production. These processes are compiled from studios like Sunrise, Production I.G., AIC, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qeRzT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read about certain productions where some animatics (simplified mock-up animation of storyboards) are used with voice acting. Not sure if they actually do recording there or whether it's used as part of the creative process. However, Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Voice Acting in Japan&lt;/a&gt; notes that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A voice actor's role in anime consists of reading the lines before the production is finished. In Japan, the lines are usually performed before the anime has completed. The artist then draws in every expression to the key of the voice actors reading it off. This is the most common way of prerecording in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the passage lacks any citation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riuva.com/?p=111&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;voice actors are paid for a chunk of work, regardless of the number of lines or how long the session takes&lt;/a&gt;, so it's logistically easier to do it all in one go as opposed to being linked closer to the production of the actual animation. When the animation is (mostly) done, the voice acting and sound engineering can all be done in one go. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T21:02:41.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7280" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-02T21:45:44.170" Score="1" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Agarest Generation of War Zero, we find out Mimel is actually a different from of life created by the Deeth, the Goddess of Fate one of the Gods of Darkness, as a form of &quot;entertainment&quot; for the Sovereign of Night Chaos in the visage of the High Goddess Varna who Chaos loved but ended up marrying his Brother Lenion, the Highest God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of Deeth's perverse nature we can assume she meant it in a perverse way however Mimel reveals however that Chaos was kind and fatherly to her, however due to her reminding him so much of Varna Chaos had Deeth take Mimel back, the God of Time and Space Mobius was able to get Deeth then give him Mimel to use in his plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Agarest Generations of War 2, Eva is revealed to very close to Chaos, when her own memories return she starts talking about how she didn't &quot;want to be abandoned&quot; which is how Mimel's alternate personality Mimi felt. In the True End when the party faces Deeth, Deeth comments on Eva's &quot;Current Appearance&quot; and it having been a very long time since the 2 had seen each other, also Chaos is shown to be very caring of Eva when he shows up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that both Mimel and Eva look human but did not age between Generations and had no traits that would prevent aging (apart from being a unique race created by Deeth), are they actually the same person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T23:46:37.060" Title="Is Eva Mimel from Agarest Generations of War Zero?" Tags="&lt;agarest-war-zero&gt;&lt;agarest-war-2&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7282" CreationDate="2014-02-02T22:54:26.903" Score="1" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thoughout the game there are cutscenes of this woman talking with a grainy effect making it seem like it is a flashback, there are also a couple of scenes where a woman is standing in a field of grass and one of 2 people by the tree which can only be assumed is the same woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first i though it was Weiss's wife (Felenne's sister) who died which drove Weiss to seek out Chaos and kill him, however these scenes also appear in another generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unless Schwarz and Grey inherited Weiss's memories as well, who is this woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T22:54:26.903" Title="Who is the woman seen in the grainy cutscenes?" Tags="&lt;agarest-war-2&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7281" CreationDate="2014-02-02T22:54:26.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Woman is actually Varna, the High Goddess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Scenes that have her in it, most from what i remember are linked to Fiona or Eva Singing. The song they both sing is a song Varna song to Chaos which Chaos hummed to Eva, Fiona knen the song because she is related to Varna as she remembers being sung that song and remembering a mother's embrace and Fiona has Varna's Appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Weiss, Schwarz and Grey saw this vision was because Weiss died at Mobius's hand and after killing Chaos used Weiss's body to house Chaos. Weiss, Schwarz and Grey from that point are facets of Chaos so they have his Memories (which explains the &quot;Who am i&quot; scenes), once in the True End Route Chaos allows Weiss, Schwarz and Grey to exists independently from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the True End after opening the door to the True Agarest, there is a cutscene where we see the 3 flashback scenes of Varna, during the scene she is talking to someone who is revealed to be Chaos at the very end. We know this is Varna because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She express her feelings for Chaos who she always loved deep down&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She expresses the same views Chaos had in regards to the Gods rule over Mortals&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The partial scenes come from this one scene as Varna asks that when the door to the True Agarest if her and Chaos can be together indicating that the scenes occurs before Chaos was sealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: i'm not 100% sure if Fiona is Varna's daughter but the High Elves are the creation of Lenion who Varna married, however does not mean Varna gave birth to them as Chaos created their counterparts the Syrium and the only women on the Dark Gods side is Deeth and Nemesis. Deeth has been known to create races on her own but this might be because she is a hermaphrodite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T22:54:26.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-02-02T23:55:28.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following the manga, susanoo is only achieved by those who can use both, tsukuyomi and amatarasu. Japanese folk lore provides further insight to this because the three &quot;techniques&quot; are named after 3 &quot;gods&quot; who are siblings. We can infer that madara can use amatarasu since he is seen using both susanoo and tsukuyomi. On a side note, either purposely or through error, itachi is shown using susanoo without his mangekyo sharingan active, and madara is shown using it while using the rennegan. This leads me to believe that susanoo can be used at any time without the sharingan being active as long as amatarasu and tsukuyomi can be used. Further, an above answer suggests that obito's kamui is the only ability of his mangekyo sharingan. However, due to his attempt to use eye of the moon without madara, I think it's also safe to assume he can also use tsukuyomi. Should be noted however, the ten tails is NEEDED to complete the jutsu, and ITS eye is reflected on the moon, not the user, which could mean infinite tsukuyomi could be a seperate jutsu only usable by the ten tails and it's jinchiriki. Also should be noted obito used a small scale version of this technique in one of the movies, which drew naruto and Sakura into another &quot;dream world&quot;. A small orb was present during the casting, which could lead to it being an entirely seperate, although similarly named, technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately though, with the information we have, there is currently no definitive answer to weither or not there are an actual set of techniques possible for all sharingan users to unlock, or if the abilities between sharingan users themselves are unique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do have manga quotes stating that madara itachi and sasuke are exceptional among their kin, and we know they all can use amatarasu tsukuyomi and because of that susanoo. We also have manga quotes that say these techniques are rare within their clan. It is the lack of uchiha that make the techniques seem like the &quot;norm&quot; &#xA;Because 3 of the 5 uchiha who's techniques are known to us are the previously mentioned set. I'll save my issues with probability and chance lol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, clearing up an above answer, madara was reanimated (edo tensai) with both eyes and in his &quot;prime&quot;. Meaning all the techniques he had aquired during his lifetime would be able to be employed, including his aquiring hashiramas cells, and rennegan despite his aquiring the later on his deathbed. It was on his deathbed prior to his meeting obito, that transplanted BOTH of his rennegan eyes to nagato, and began to set his eye of moon plan into action. It was with the help of obito and black zetsu (madara's will) that the would influence nagato into his actions during the sage arc, and would bring to fruition the seemingly foiled plan. When the jinchiriki were captured and had their respective tailed beasts pulled from them, they died (exception garaa who died and was revived). They were reanimated (edo tensai) and reinfused with the tailed beast chakra, while the beasts themselves seemed to be sealed in the gedo statue, despite the former jinchiriki being able to use full beast transformations. Apparent from son goku being freed from the chakra rods embedded in him, but still being sealed in the statue, and proven at the dismissal of the edo tensai and the jinchiriki with no effect of the beasts themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, when madara is brought back into his real life body, he has NO EYES, until zetsu recovers the rennegan obito was using which was originally madara's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3574" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T23:55:28.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7290" CreationDate="2014-02-03T13:10:30.363" Score="4" ViewCount="3833" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece chapter 467 when Zoro fighting Samurai Ryuuma at the end of their fight Zorro slash him down and his wound become a fire? Is there any explanation about this? I don't remember Zorro doing something like this again later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i9vm6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T14:13:34.487" Title="How come Zorro's slash become a fire?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7288" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7289" CreationDate="2014-02-03T13:38:51.450" Score="6" ViewCount="6972" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Zoro gets serious, he always wear his headband. Where did he get that? How did it become so important to him? Is there any back story about it (Maybe from a movie or something)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T05:20:07.007" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T11:55:31.307" Title="Is there any meaning behind Zoro's headband?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7288" CreationDate="2014-02-03T13:57:46.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't any meaning or any special scene related to his headband.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the Wiki :-&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zoro normally keeps a black bandanna tied around his left bicep and&#xA;  ties it around his head when he is fighting seriously against an&#xA;  opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atleast till now, nothing has been revealed about his headband. If it resembles something important, Oda Sensei will mention something about it in the future.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For now, we could just consider it as his style of dressing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T13:57:46.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7287" CreationDate="2014-02-03T14:09:02.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is one of his Santoryuu/Iitoryuu techniques.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Santoryu/Ittoryu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;: - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hiryu: Kaen (飛竜火焔 Hiryū: Kaen?, literally meaning &quot;Flying Dragon:&#xA;  Blaze&quot;): Using one sword wielded in his left hand with his right hand&#xA;  gripping his left wrist for support (or vice-versa), Zoro jumps high&#xA;  up into the air and slashes his opponent. After slashing them, Zoro's&#xA;  opponent then bursts into flames (in the anime, the color of the fire&#xA;  is blue instead) from where they were slashed. This was first seen&#xA;  being used against Ryuma. The animal or creature that usually&#xA;  accompanies Zoro in the background when performing powerful techniques&#xA;  is an occidental dragon. The dragon bares an uncanny resemblance to&#xA;  the dragon killed by Ryuma the King from Oda's earlier work, Monsters.&#xA;  The scene where Zoro slashes Ryuma with this technique also resembles&#xA;  the scene from Monsters, in which Ryuma slays the dragon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro has used this technique only once. There are many techniques which he has used only once! &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Plus the name of his techniques are pretty complicated so its hard to remember :P&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For further references, you can check the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Santoryu/Ittoryu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T14:09:02.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7287" CreationDate="2014-02-03T14:13:34.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the sword technique that causes the flame, although not properly explained how it is assumed that this technique uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FrictionBurn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Friction Burn&lt;/a&gt; to set the enemy ablaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T14:13:34.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7292" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13032" CreationDate="2014-02-03T15:31:22.110" Score="10" ViewCount="74651" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was really happy when I heard that HoTD would be continued. And even happier when the first new chapter actually came. but now after several months of waiting there still has been no other chapter. So my question is, has HoTD gone on hiatus again ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T10:43:16.577" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T13:04:30.337" Title="Is Highschool of the Dead on hiatus again?" Tags="&lt;highschool-of-the-dead&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7306" CreationDate="2014-02-03T16:49:19.447" Score="22" ViewCount="36403" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are old people in Pokemon but I have never seen any old Pokemon. Do Pokemon age and die? Also, if they get hurt too much, will they die of wounds? Have there been any deaths so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T16:50:45.173" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T00:35:30.100" Title="Do Pokemon age and die?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7356" CreationDate="2014-02-03T18:23:05.090" Score="1" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;I enjoyed the Ga-Rei Zero anime and the Ga-Rei manga (now finished) quite a bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the anime industry seemingly grasping at straws for manga to adapt, why was a prequel animated instead of the actual source material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T14:54:14.447" Title="Why was a prequel made instead of an adaptation for Ga-Rei?" Tags="&lt;ga-rei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7297" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7300" CreationDate="2014-02-03T18:54:17.487" Score="12" ViewCount="156497" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Emiya Shirou and Arturia ever meet again after Fate/stay night, &#xA;spoiler next&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I'd like to know because it's pretty sad that she says that she loves him then dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3583" LastEditorUserId="3583" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T17:51:21.220" LastActivityDate="2020-12-24T02:28:27.443" Title="Do Emiya Shirou and Arturia ever meet again after Fate/stay night?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13071" CreationDate="2014-02-03T21:04:20.150" Score="4" ViewCount="1488" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the point where Hare got shot, after healing Shu, she says, &quot;Shu... I'll give you my...&quot; but dies before finishing her sentence. What did she want to say to Shu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0toBa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T03:30:43.317" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T08:09:35.080" Title="What did Hare want to give to Shu at the moment of her death?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7297" CreationDate="2014-02-03T21:09:06.670" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going off the assumption that you are actually asking about Emiya &lt;strong&gt;Shirou&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. the guy who is the protagonist of Fate/stay night) - see below for spoilers concerning the visual novel (and hence also the UBW movie). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The answer is &lt;strong&gt;yes, sort of&lt;/strong&gt;. The first thing you need to know is that Archer (the red man, not Gilgamesh) is actually Shirou. I don't think you are told this in the TV series, but you do learn this if you watch the UBW movie.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Now, in the visual novel there are three routes, with a total of five non-bad endings between them. Once you have achieved each of the five endings (that is, Fate, UBW Good, UBW True, HF Normal, and HF True), you gain access to a bonus ending called &lt;strong&gt;Last Episode&lt;/strong&gt; (this might only occur in Realta Nua; I'm not sure).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; What basically happens there is that you get a short recap/sampling of the events of the Fate route, mostly focused on things Saber did, plus a few flashbacks to her childhood, when she first pulled the sword from the stone. Eventually, you get to the scene where Saber tells Shirou she loves him, and then disappears.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And then after that, we get some internal monologue from Shirou-turned-Archer, bemoaning the worthlessness of his existence, followe by some internal monologue from Saber, longing for Shirou. Merlin (I think) pops in and monologues at Saber for a while.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Finally, after an undetermined length of time, Shirou/Archer and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GHFRq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber&lt;/a&gt; meet again in some sort of afterlife-y place that most people agree is Avalon. Hooray!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So why is the answer to your question &quot;sort of&quot;? This is because the Type-Moon universe has this notion of parallel worlds in which basically everything that is shown to happen actually happens in one parallel world or another. So, Last Episode presumably happens at least in some variants of the Fate timeline, but doesn't happen in all timelines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, for some reason, you actually want to know if Kiritsugu and Saber ever meet again, the answer is no. Kiritsugu dies a few years after the fourth war, and that's the end of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T21:09:06.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7297" CreationDate="2014-02-03T21:10:19.583" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Visual Novel of Fate Stay/Night Realta Nua, once you have seen all five endings, a new ending appears accessible from the title screen called -Last Episode-. This is in two parts: a monologue of the Fate Route and a second part where Arturia is hearing from Merlin about a miracle achievable by two people, one who &quot;wait endlessly&quot; and one who &quot;pursue endlessly&quot;, and eventually the pursuer will stop when they reach the waiter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Merlin is referring to is Arturia waiting and Shirou pursuing. Eventually Shirou reaches &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Q8naNY5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avalon&lt;/a&gt; where Arturia is sleeping and the two finally reunite. It's not entirely certain how long it took Shirou to reach Avalon however, considering that Avalon transcends all magic including the 5 Magics it must have taken an eternity for Shirou to reach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Unlimited Blade Works, because Caster canceled the contract between Saber and Shirou, Rin is able to from a contract with Saber. In the Good Ending of Unlimited Blade Works, we see that Rin is able to maintain Saber's Prana Supply but complains she finds it hard supplying her with energy without something like the Holy Grail. You can see this has Shirou being able to stay with Saber. However in Unlimited Blade Works, Rin is Shirou's love interest so with the True Ending for Unlimited Blade Works where Saber does disappear at the destruction of the Grail, it can be assumed that Shirou loves Rin more and does not go to find Saber so -Last Episode- won't occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Arturia comes back thanks to Rin's and Ilya's experiment to make the Jewel Sword into a pendant to allow easier use of the 2nd Magic. This allows Fuyuki City to becomes a place where &quot;any and all events are possible&quot;, so all the Servants are brought back including Saber. In Avanger's design to recreate the 3rd Holy Grail War, because in the 3rd war the Edelfelt Sisters used their Sorcery Trait to summon 2 Sabers, this is mimicked in this new war with Arturia having a second personality in the form of Saber-Alter which is her dark corrupted self from the Heaven's Feel Route of the visual Novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should point out that Fate/Hollow Ataraxia occurs in a parallel timeline where at least the Fate and Heaven's Feel routes occurred at the same time as Sakura is shown wearing a sleeve reminiscent from when she had a contract with Avanger, Alter-Saber cannot exist unless she was corrupted in the Grail (Heaven's Feel), Ilya is alive and well (Fate), the Vessel of the Holy Grail was destroyed (Fate), and the Greater Grail is thought to still be operational just without any purpose for all the prana it has collected from two wars, so -Last Episode- may still occur after Fate/Hollow Ataraxia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T01:28:21.737" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T01:28:21.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7301" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7327" CreationDate="2014-02-03T22:12:19.167" Score="0" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can not wait to watch &quot;The Wind Rises&quot; Movie, which is Miyazaki's final film. Is there any news about its English release date?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3241" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T08:13:33.620" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T08:13:33.620" Title="The Wind Rises English release date?" Tags="&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;&lt;the-wind-rises&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7302" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11720" CreationDate="2014-02-03T22:15:30.847" Score="6" ViewCount="923" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, there are several strange laughs such as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Donquixote Doflamingo with his Fuffuffuffuffu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dorry with his Gegyagyagyagya &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are laughs like these based on anything? Or are they just randomly chosen for comedic purposes ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:55:01.410" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:55:35.350" Title="Are the peculiar One Piece laughs based on anything?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19534" CreationDate="2014-02-03T22:41:24.750" Score="4" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching episode 583, I noticed that Franky's Strong Right attack looked like a roller coaster car. Is this just a design choice or some hidden pun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VENg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T16:12:21.093" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T12:15:22.400" Title="Why is Franky's Strong Right a rollercoaster car?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7305" CreationDate="2014-02-03T23:17:19.350" Score="2" ViewCount="26591" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of chapter 117 of Bleach, Juushirou Ukitake says, &quot;Byakuya... Who is he?&quot; (referring to Ichigo) and Byakuya replies, &quot;He's not related. At least not ... to the one you're thinking of. He's no one. Just a ryoka. I'll dispose of him. And then... this trifling conflict... will come to an end.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is Byakuya referring to when he says, &quot;He's not related. At least not ... to the one you're thinking of.&quot;? Or another way to say it, who did Juushirou Ukitake think that Ichigo was related to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T02:27:45.150" LastActivityDate="2020-09-17T21:12:51.413" Title="Who are Byakuya and Juushirou referring to in chapter 117?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7304" CreationDate="2014-02-03T23:29:07.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's referring to Kaien Shiba, the former lieutenant of Jūshirō Ukitake's squad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, his wife Miyako who was the 3rd Seat was possessed and devoured from the inside by one of Sōsuke Aizen's Hollows Metastacia. Kaien decided to track her down and kill her. However, Rukia followed him and saw him becoming possessed by the Hollow which leads to her having to reluctantly kill him and then deliver his body to the Shiba clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This begins Ganju's hatred for Soul Reapers as Kaien was his brother and he knew a Soul Reaper killed him because of the sword wounds on his body. However, Kūkaku knew full well it was Rukia who killed him and knew why she did and vowed that should she confront her about Kaien and apologize she would forgive Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what Jūshirō Ukitake talking about is Ichigo's appearance in relation to Kaien's as they both look similar which in some cases may explain Rukia's actions as she's always felt guilty having been the one to kill Kaien, one of the 2 people who didn't treat her differently because she was Byakuya sister, the other was Miyako.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ichigo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i0suM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ichigo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaien&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ivlyt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kaien&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should point out that this is from the Anime. From my understanding, apart from fillers, the anime is faithful to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T05:31:26.350" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T05:31:26.350" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7293" CreationDate="2014-02-04T01:04:02.200" Score="18" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pokemon could die in multiple ways, some of which are&#xA;  listed here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Over Exertion&lt;/strong&gt;: In the Movie, Celebi: Voice of the Forest, it is shown that a celebi goes out of control, wreaking havoc in the forest. It exerts itself so much that when it calms down it simply disintegrates and dies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Sacrificing Themselves&lt;/strong&gt;: It is seen in the movie, Pokemon Heroes, that a Latios sacrifices itself to protect the city of Alto Mare. How exactly does he die is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Getting Eaten&lt;/strong&gt;: The pokedex entry for Wurmple states that it has to defend against Starly to prevent being eaten. We can assume that the same applies for Caterpie and other worms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Special Condition&lt;/strong&gt;: Like Charmander, who will die if the flame on his tail goes out. This is also valid for its evolutions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aging&lt;/strong&gt;: Pokemon who do not die from the above causes can be assumed to die from aging. This assumption is validated by the existence of pokemon graveyards with the people visiting it remarking on the long companionship provided by pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some anomalies which are unexplained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Existence of Legendary Pokemon&lt;/strong&gt;: It is probable that legendary pokemon live forever. Pokemon like Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza are referred to as &quot;super ancient pokemon&quot; implying that they live forever. Same may be the case with other legendaries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Pokemon&lt;/strong&gt;: Deaths of pokemon do not explain ghost-type pokemon. It is possible that they are born as ghosts. Pokemon after dying may become spirits, like the Marowak killed by team rocket.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In essence, the aspect of pokemon death may have been avoided in the franchise because it was designed primarily for children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFERENCE:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quora.com/Pok%C3%A9mon/How-do-Pokemon-die&quot;&gt;How do Pokemon die?&lt;/a&gt; on Quora&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3360" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T14:47:54.577" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T14:47:54.577" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7309" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7312" CreationDate="2014-02-04T03:41:09.347" Score="4" ViewCount="1797" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuru Yuri has a lot of references to a Magical Girl series that Kyōko does alot of successful dōjin of featuring a girl called Mirakurun who Chinatsu looks like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if Mirakurun is actually based off any particular anime/manga or just a generic reference to the Magical Girl genre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:04:15.577" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:04:15.577" Title="Is Mirakurun based off any particular anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="56734" CreationDate="2014-02-04T05:31:43.600" Score="8" ViewCount="10526" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the &lt;em&gt;Yonko&lt;/em&gt; are one of the three great powers of the One Piece World. Though they are the four emperors ruling the second half of grand line, they are still &lt;em&gt;Pirates&lt;/em&gt; in the eyes of the world government with some bounties set for each of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can somebody tell what the current bounties (as of Jan 2020) of the present/past yonkos are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bounties for the guys I'm looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward Newgate, Whitebeard (now deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Red-Haired&quot; Shanks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte Linlin, Big Mom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaido of the Beasts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marshall D. Teach, Blackbeard (took over as the Yonko after WB's death)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Like the &lt;em&gt;Shichibukai&lt;/em&gt;, even the Yonkos might not have their bounties active (I do not know for sure), but certainly there must be a bounty on them which would determine their strengths, influence and importance (need a case arise when one of them is dethroned).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2020-02-01T20:46:25.023" LastActivityDate="2020-02-06T17:35:53.930" Title="What are the bounties of the Yonko?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7310" CreationDate="2014-02-04T07:16:42.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yonko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bounties for Yonkos haven't been shown till now&lt;/a&gt;. And IMO, for someone as powerful as a Yonko, bounties doesn't matter much. Bounties are set so that some bounty hunter would be tempted to capture them. But yonkos being one of the most powerful forces in OP, no one would dare to capture a Yonko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WhiteBeard- Not revealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shanks- Not revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Big Mam- Not revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaido- Not revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blackbeard- Not given any bounty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="3343" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T07:32:15.797" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T07:32:15.797" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7309" CreationDate="2014-02-04T09:24:29.540" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure Majokko Mirakurun is just a parody of the magical girl genre altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's often jokes where Mirakurun acts very atypically of a magical-girl as presented in the genre:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mirakurun blasts Rivalrun into the distance with her 10T &quot;Mirakurun Super Hammer&quot;. Which is a trope more commonly seen in shonen anime - a high contrast with shoujo works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IPXA9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for gags that may be referencing shows, there's one about the lengthy transformation sequences that we would see in many magical girl shows such as Sailor Moon or Puella Magi Madoka Magica:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6hyyK.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2r9iZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mirakurun also says various lines mid battle that are very typical of these type of shows. This one is remarkably similar to sailor moon's phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFSxG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QK4iI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that the writer was inspired by Sailor Moon or similar series, but the gags are too generic to say for certain, and I'm of the opinion that it's just of the genre in general&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T19:42:08.360" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T19:42:08.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8953" CreationDate="2014-02-04T09:32:43.167" Score="4" ViewCount="12853" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko#Skill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the vanishing drive based on pushing the opponents to focus attention to someone else and then steps in unexpectedly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kuroko uses his misdirection in function of his teammates. He must make eye-contact with the passer while doing his misdirection and so the eyefield of the other players becomes a &quot;mirror&quot; for Kuroko's position.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it that &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SeZd6.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Momoi was affected by it&lt;/a&gt; when Kuroko showed to her for the first time, when no other player was around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="3274" LastEditDate="2014-10-10T16:33:08.853" LastActivityDate="2019-12-22T19:10:22.093" Title="How did Kuroko's vanishing drive affect Momoi?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7315" CreationDate="2014-02-04T10:39:06.800" Score="10" ViewCount="16364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been pondering this question because Shikamaru's name is from his dad's (Shikaku), Ino's name is from her dad's also (Inoichi); Shino is from Shibi and Choji is from Choza. Okay, maybe not all of the characters' names are from their dad's, but I'm just wondering. :D TIA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T08:57:39.473" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T08:08:07.310" Title="Why is Naruto's name Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7314" CreationDate="2014-02-04T10:44:58.557" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto's father was Namikaze Minato, who had been Jiraiya's pupil.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As we know, Jiraiya wrote, and the main character of his first book was named Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because he enjoyed the book so much, Minato chose to name his then-unborn son after the character of Naruto in the story, in the hopes that his son would too grow up to be just like the protagonist. Even though Naruto was not aware of this until sixteen years after his birth, he nevertheless is just like the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Utterly_Gutsy_Shinobi&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So Naruto got his name from a character Jiraiya created in one of his books.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T10:44:58.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7314" CreationDate="2014-02-04T10:45:18.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you may know, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt; was an author, as well as the teacher of Minato, Naruto's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His first book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Utterly_Gutsy_Shinobi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi&lt;/a&gt; featured a protagonist who held the ideals of Jiraiya and was called - Naruto (possibly named so after the food).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato liked the book very much and decided to name his son after this character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T10:45:18.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6149" CreationDate="2014-02-04T10:53:42.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different tracks evoke themes, you have a sad track, a we're in deep trouble track, a &quot;The Main character is starting to win track&quot; it helps with emotional engagement, and builds emotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much in the same way that the Final Fantasy Fanfare at the end of a battle evokes a sense of &quot;HELL YEAH I WON&quot; regardless of whether you beat a slime or a Boss. And the distinctive boss music from a game evokes stress that might not be there, it doesn't matter how hard the boss is, that music makes you stressed. The same applies for anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T10:53:42.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7925" CreationDate="2014-02-04T11:19:05.140" Score="8" ViewCount="1437" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching SAO, and I'm not sure if this is ever explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui is a program that supports the psychological health of the players. She states that, for some reason, Cardinal did not permit her to relate with the players, and was limited to observing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Cardinal block Yui? Is this explained in the novel perhaps?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Kayaba created SAO, I'd guess that he also made Cardinal and Yui. I doubt that he'd want to block his own creation from doing its job, so I guess that the fault is entirely Cardinal's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T20:19:21.527" Title="Why did Cardinal block Yui from relating with players?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7319" CreationDate="2014-02-04T12:55:30.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was there to support players and keep their psych in top condition. The moment the game kept people inside, Kayaba most likely forced her to stop for his &quot;sick game of death&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After regaining her memories, she tells her in-game parents that she had become melancholic when the death game began, as she wasn't allowed to comfort players and was forced to continue monitoring their psychological parameters, but, after nearly 2 years of only seeing insanity, misery and anger, she finally noticed a couple that showed happiness and joy and wanted to be close to the two to experience their emotions, even though she was not allowed to interact with players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T10:39:30.760" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T10:39:30.760" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-02-04T13:40:55.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan is activated by emotional distress as recently explained by the edo tensei hokages. Chakra from the brain hat is reflected in the eyes. My guess is intelligence and the level of emotional distress contributes to an ability. Something of note, Kishi loves his bloodline abilities and clan related abilitites. Iwould not be surprised if a bloodline plays a role in sharingan abilities. Recently it is mentioned that Sasuke resembles Madara's brother...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3591" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T13:40:55.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7330" CreationDate="2014-02-04T17:33:44.763" Score="5" ViewCount="1140" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since beginning of the anime, when he fought Zabuza, he used his Sharingan, and he was out for around one week due to overuse. However, two years later, he's able to use the Kamui often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How he was able to master the Sharingan in those two years, when he's had it for about decade?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T22:37:22.513" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T22:00:35.457" Title="How was Kakashi able to increase the amount of times he can use his Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7301" CreationDate="2014-02-04T20:53:33.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According a &lt;a href=&quot;http://collider.com/the-wind-rises-release-date-us/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;press release&lt;/a&gt; to Disney dated September 11, 2013:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The film is slated for limited release in North American theaters on Feb. 21, 2014, and expanded release on Feb. 28, 2014, under the Touchstone Pictures banner. The Wind Rises will also open for Academy Award qualification engagements in New York and Los Angeles Nov. 8-14, 2013, showcasing the original film in Japanese with English subtitles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T20:53:33.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7326" CreationDate="2014-02-05T04:07:30.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the fact hat Kakshi is Hailed as a prodigy, because of his great intelligence, skill, and aptitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is due Kakashi training in his area of weaknesses. It is not that he did not already master the Sharingan ( Itachi Uchiha even stated that Kakashi was far more proficient of a eye user then most of the natural eye users)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi's primary weakness was his average reserves of chakra and stamina, As stated on the wiki the usage of the eye requires allot of chakra.To counter that  Kakashi possesses very refined chakra control, allowing him to use multiple techniques quickly with the minimum necessary chakra and to their highest level. Kakashi's control also allows him to perform various techniques, usually lightning-based, with few to no hand seals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the wiki it is also said  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Over the course of the series, his reserves improved considerably to extend his timespan and versatility to fight multiple high-level opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this information we can conclude that he has increased his chakra pool/ efficieny during combat/training to the point that he can maintain several eye uses and can combat many high level enemys before depleting his chakra pool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For a side note. During the war Kakashi also could use near to infinite eye attacks when he had Naruto's bijuu chakra attached to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T04:07:30.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7334" CreationDate="2014-02-05T10:11:39.607" Score="5" ViewCount="2773" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; chapter 663, Orochimaru mentioned that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the technique used by Karin to defeat the wooden statue is similar to that of from Kushina (both Uzumaki).&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sXLoN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the manga panel in which Orochimaru stated that&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this technique and &lt;em&gt;how does this work&lt;/em&gt;? Can Naruto (as Uzumaki) use this technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-08T12:43:50.407" LastActivityDate="2019-08-08T12:43:50.407" Title="How is Karin's technique similar to Kushina's?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7333" CreationDate="2014-02-05T10:47:49.727" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Karin and Kushina both belonged to Uzumaki Clan.It's a type of Hiden Ninjustu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the name of the jutsu is not mentioned clearly but when I explored more I came to know that:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kushina also possessed a powerful and special form of chakra, which made her well-suited for becoming the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki. With her chakra, Kushina was able to materialise chakra chains with which she was able to restrain and subdue the Nine-Tails, both in the real world as well as in her subconscious&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&lt;strong&gt;What is this technique and how does this work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To know more about &lt;strong&gt;chakra chains&lt;/strong&gt; visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Chains&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Known by members of the Uzumaki Clan, this technique moulds the user's chakra into chains which, after materialising, can be used for various purposes such as physically restraining targets, fight them directly or be used as a means of transportation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do visit here too:-&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Ask&amp;amp;offset=0&amp;amp;limit=500&amp;amp;q=%5B%5BConcept:Jutsu%5D%5D%5B%5BUser%20tech::Karin%5D%5D&amp;amp;po=?Appears%20in=Media%0A?Jutsu%20classification=Classification%0A?Chakra%20Nature%0A?Jutsu%20class%20type=Class%0A?Jutsu%20range=Range&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra Chains classification&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&lt;strong&gt;Can Naruto use this technique?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Naruto &lt;strong&gt;did use this technique&lt;/strong&gt; during his training under Bee&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tO2h6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Using Chakra Chains&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2014-02-05T11:18:11.993" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T11:18:11.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T11:25:11.790" Score="7" ViewCount="15252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Berserk years ago and I'm thinking of introducing someone else to it, but I'm told that the OVAs do the original manga more justice. I've not seen the OVAs just the anime series, how much of the same ground do they cover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly the original anime series just cut off with no resolution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T08:17:53.833" Title="How much of the Berserk storyline do the anime and OVA cover?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7335" CreationDate="2014-02-05T11:42:33.783" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure as I haven't read all of the manga as of yet but everyone who has recommended the OVAs to me has assured me that it follows the manga a lot better than the original anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know they've also got a long way to go with the OVAs though, it's a while off reaching the end of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3602" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T11:42:33.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7341" CreationDate="2014-02-05T12:01:19.527" Score="24" ViewCount="61971" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past, I've used apps that have suggested films, books, or music to me based on a set of items I've enjoyed that I provide to the app.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything like that for anime? Basically I'm looking for something in which I can input that I like anime X, Y and Z and for it to suggest that I might like anime A because it has similar themes, or because other people who like X, Y and Z have also said they like A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T23:37:51.807" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T13:38:38.253" Title="Are there any anime suggestion engines?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6761" CreationDate="2014-02-05T12:21:54.203" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been thinking about this question, and I've found a theory, which would explain a few things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm almost 100% sure that the Amaterasu had hit Obito, as in the anime we can hear the damage being received. As from that moment, we can't talk about the Transportation Technique, because the Amaterasu lasts until his target is completely gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that would reach the 5 minute limit and Obito would have been dead, just as it would've been the same result in the fight with Konan: those paper bombs kept coming, and they would've reach the 5 minutes limit, IF, and here it comes my theory. Obito escaped with the same technique both times, the Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he had a lot of Sharingan eyes in reserve, he could have easily replaced the eye he had just used, just as he did after fighting Konan. AND he could have implied this, by the lines (if I recall well), &quot;Even Itachi didn't know everything about me&quot;. That he could use Izanagi, or that he has those Sharingan reserves (since Itachi never knew about the eyes collected by Tobi, or Tobi's expertise in using this rare and forbidden jutsu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-28T04:07:52.480" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T04:07:52.480" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2014-02-05T12:42:28.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there are engine's such as that.  A good sample would if you are a owner of a filled in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Myanimelist&lt;/a&gt;. If you have that can go to mal graph mal.oku.im and see recommended. I attached my own recommended as a sample for this. &lt;a href=&quot;http://mal.oko.im/d3ullist/recs,anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mal.oko.im/d3ullist/recs,anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then again in the end it all depends on your own taste´s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T12:42:28.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2014-02-05T12:47:29.127" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; have user submitted suggestions for shows on a &quot;if you liked X, you might like Y&quot; setup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a developer myself, this is something I've wanted to look into making, and MyAnimeList seems to be the most common site to be used for an engine as they provide an API to programmers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime-Planet Recommendations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Per-show Recommendations:&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M2AVNl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;  Anime-Planet now have version 1 of a &lt;em&gt;personalized recommendation engine&lt;/em&gt; that works off what you have already seen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PSHysm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MyAnimeList Recommendations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Per show recommendations&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/agwk3l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of engines based off of MyAnimeList that people have made such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animerecs.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeRecs&lt;/a&gt; (which is down at the moment) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://mal.oko.im/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mal.oko.im&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a new anime cataloguer &lt;a href=&quot;http://hummingbird.me/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hummingbird&lt;/a&gt; which gives you a range of  recommendations based on what you've watched, what genres you like, which are your favourites. It seems to be the easiest to access and isn't soley show-specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hummingbird Suggestions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TJLcq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Sources&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Other websites which provide anime have recommendations engine built in, Usually these are based off of what similarly interested people have enjoyed also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll (Thanks @David_Starkey ):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z5jfP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crunchyroll&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amazon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aeR2i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T15:53:26.157" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T15:53:26.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7344" CreationDate="2014-02-05T14:56:53.460" Score="3" ViewCount="822" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have played several of the Final Fantasy games and know that many of them have manga counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having finished the games, I wouldn't overly want to read a retelling of the story I spent hours grinding through. However, If they are spin off stories I would be interested in reading them as I enjoy the interesting characters and fantasy world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the manga series retell the games' stories or do they have alternate content in them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T21:26:59.300" Title="Are the final fantasy mangas spinoffs or retellings?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7343" CreationDate="2014-02-05T18:19:17.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are indeed allot of manga/novel/manwha adaptions of Final fantasy games,anime and movies and there are indeed some with alternate content to the already known storys or even totaly new storys. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;As found on final fantasy released media wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many Final Fantasy games have been adapted as novels and manga series. With the advent of the Internet, web novels and digital publishing have also become common. These stories act as companion pieces, offering an interpretation of the game's events or expanding the plot of the games by depicting additional scenarios.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Based on stuff&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy II Mumu no Meikyu&lt;/strong&gt;, Is the &#xA;Novelization of Final Fantasy II written by Kenji Terada &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yūkyū no Kaze Densetsu Final Fantasy III&lt;/strong&gt;, Manga adaptation of Final Fantasy III by Yū Kinutani (art) and Kenji Terada (story)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within&lt;/strong&gt;, Novelization of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within by John Vornhol&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ~Hatenaki Sora no Mukō ni~&lt;/strong&gt;, Manga adaptation of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles by Ryunosuke Ichikawa (three volumes)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy IV&lt;/strong&gt;, Two-volume novelization of Final Fantasy IV&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy IV: The After&lt;/strong&gt;, Novelization of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adventure Log&lt;/strong&gt;, Official Final Fantasy XI webcomic&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy XII&lt;/strong&gt;, Manga adaptation of Final Fantasy XII by Gin Amou&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ring of Fates 4 Komaansoroji Komikku&lt;/strong&gt;, Manga adaptation of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2 volumes)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero: Promise&lt;/strong&gt;, Series of web novels written by Jun Eishima and first published on the official Japanese Final Fantasy XIII website, depicting the thirteen days leading up to the events of the game&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Unique content&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sō no Kizuna&lt;/strong&gt;, A side story to Final Fantasy: Unlimited&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy: Unlimited After&lt;/strong&gt;, A series of web novels published on the official Japanese Final Fantasy: Unlimited website, which continue the story of the anime&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the Way to a Smile&lt;/strong&gt;, Collection of two novellas, &quot;Case of Denzel&quot; and &quot;Case of Tifa&quot;, set in Final Fantasy VII's continuity, written by Kazushige Nojima and published in the book Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Prologue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy XI ~The Out of Orders~&lt;/strong&gt;, Manhwa set in the Final Fantasy XI continuity, by Kim Byung Jin (art) and Kim Sungjae (story)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy XI&lt;/strong&gt;, Series of novels set in the Final Fantasy XI continuity, written by Miyabi Hasegawa&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T21:26:59.300" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T21:26:59.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7345" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32361" CreationDate="2014-02-05T19:23:47.003" Score="4" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series &lt;em&gt;Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil&lt;/em&gt;, magic users are often referred to as Wuds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this term mean? Is it an acronym or an abbreviation?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it supposed to be some other thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T01:41:07.827" Title="Where does the term Wud come from?" Tags="&lt;wizard-barristers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7349" CreationDate="2014-02-05T19:36:05.823" Score="5" ViewCount="1161" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Mirai_Kuriyama#Appearance&quot;&gt;page on Kuriyama Mirai on Kyoukai no Kanata Wiki&lt;/a&gt; says she uses her ring to activate her ability.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;From the show, I got the feeling the ring was something that kept some of her powers on check, rather than an activator.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I don't recall any explanation of how the ring works during the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whichever the case may be, how exactly does the ring help her control/activate her ability?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does the ring possess some kind of magic? Or is it some kind of psychological power it exerts over Mirai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T23:25:07.620" Title="How does Mirai's ring help her control her ability?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T22:04:27.817" Score="3" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked on amazon.com and on the internet and I couldn't find any references to there being an english version. I would really like to read so if anyone had any information on this it would be great if they could share it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3610" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T22:27:35.050" Title="Was Puella Magi Oriko Magica Another Story ever translated into english? If not, are there plans to translate it?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7347" CreationDate="2014-02-05T22:27:35.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Oriko Magica&lt;/em&gt; is licensed in the US by Yen Press. The two volumes were released on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/puella-magi-oriko-magica/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;July and October 2013&lt;/a&gt;. The continuation chapters: &quot;Noisy Citrine,&quot; &quot;Symmetry Diamond,&quot; and &quot;The Last Agate&quot; are collected in &lt;em&gt;Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Betsu Hen (Another Story)&lt;/em&gt;, and the newest continuation, &quot;Sadness Prayer&quot; have not yet been licensed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; has been &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-23/yen-press-adds-sword-art-online-accel-world-light-novels-more-madoka-magica-manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;licensed&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/madoka-magica-different-story/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press&lt;/a&gt;. Three volumes are expected to be released March, June, and October 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T22:27:35.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7346" CreationDate="2014-02-06T00:20:15.633" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer only applies to the TV series proper. Additional information is given in &lt;em&gt;Mirai-hen&lt;/em&gt;; see Amir's answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't really much to be said about the exact function of her ring. It isn't discussed in the novel (though she is shown wearing the ring, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MEzRh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cf. p004-005 of LN 1&lt;/a&gt;), so the best I have as far as a textual citation is &lt;a href=&quot;https://yande.re/post/show/264440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this magazine scan&lt;/a&gt; (SFW image; NSFW site), which reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;自分の血を剣に変えて戦う未来。普段は包帯と小指の指輪でその能力を抑えている&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [...] For the most part, she wears a bandage as well as a ring on her little finger in order to keep her powers in check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't really any verbalized explanation of how the ring works in the show either - the best we can do is infer its function from its depiction in the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, it's probably just what you thought it was - a power limiter of sorts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T23:25:07.620" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T23:25:07.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-06T02:03:29.530" Score="9" ViewCount="18239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know why, but while I'm reading fanfiction and other things I notice that people sometimes quote how no one wants Eren to die because he's &quot;the key to humanity&quot;. I've always thought he was immortal so that confused me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of Eren's Titan skills, he heals fast, which seems kind of immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Eren have a weak spot that will kill him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that Levi said in an episode that there is no way for Eren to die (at least as of that point, given that no one has found a way to do so), but there is a way to permanently injure him. So does that make him immortal? And why do people say he's not immortal like he will die or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3612" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T11:08:10.087" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T05:14:39.737" Title="Is Eren immortal?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7314" CreationDate="2014-02-06T02:04:16.623" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the accepted answer, which is correct.. Jiraiya got the name 'Naruto' for that character while he was eating ramen. One of ramen's toppings is called 'narutomaki', and that's where Jiraiya got that character's name, 'Naruto'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T02:04:16.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7352" CreationDate="2014-02-06T03:09:55.737" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets compile what we know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eren up until now has show none of the signs of an immortal ability but only high regenerative abilities. He has been capable of replacing/regenerating lost limbs and recover his formal facial features. Eren hasn't been hit with any critical injury that would cause any normal human dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eren is only a &lt;em&gt;die hard&lt;/em&gt; character due his regenerative abilities but it's safe to assume that if his head is blown off or his heart is screwed over he &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T12:33:07.200" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T12:33:07.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7296" CreationDate="2014-02-06T04:12:55.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ga-Rei: Zero was released in 2008-10-05. If the marketing and industry people want to work on a 6 month lead time, this puts decision time at 2008-4-01. At that time, the most recent tankōbon release was volume 5 back in 2007-10-26. Also, the mangaka took longer to publish material as the series progressed. See below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1   05/26/06    days&#xA;2   07/26/06    61&#xA;3   11/25/06    122&#xA;4   04/26/07    152&#xA;5   10/26/07    183&#xA;6   04/26/08    183&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the manga was popular and they wanted to get that target audience but didn't have a lot confidence in how the current story arc which was still being written would adapt to a 13 episode series they decided to hijack the plot and audience and make their own version of it. It's just speculation though. I did like this series. The first episode had me totally lost after having read the manga though :/&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3620" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T14:54:14.447" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T14:54:14.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6621" CreationDate="2014-02-06T09:31:04.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually Sarutobi is said to be stronger than the 1st himself. The only thing holding him back is the fact he's old. No other Hokage has been as old as him, making him weaker than he is. You are also forgetting the fact that he SHARES the title of &quot;God of Shinobi&quot; with Hashirama and the Sage of Six Paths. Being able to handle of Orochimaru and 2 of the strongest hokage, even in an edo tensei form, is pretty damn impressive. Especially at a weak state due to his age. Honestly Sarutobi is my favorite of all the Kage. But I'm pretty confident that he is the strongest if not second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3625" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T09:31:04.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7209" CreationDate="2014-02-06T09:34:41.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Bijuu can die. I remember when Kurama threatened Sasuke, he said &quot;Don't kill Naruto&quot;, maybe because he was scared that if Sasuke kills Naruto, he would die, too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the chakra level, I can't imagine a Bijuu running out from chakra and die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga episode 309:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fEoAp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fEoAp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3624" LastEditorUserId="43770" LastEditDate="2019-08-26T01:43:33.623" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T01:43:33.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7144" CreationDate="2014-02-06T09:41:21.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's a plot hole. If you think that the Mangekyo was awakened for a moment, since we saw when he really awakened the Mangekyo, it may be a healing technique that he used to save just Obito's right eye, not his entire body. But I can't imagine his Sharingan being the savior because in that case Obito could have managed to slip through the rock with his entire right part of his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3624" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T13:14:03.507" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T13:14:03.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="561" CreationDate="2014-02-06T09:56:16.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously they don't. He was celebrated after defeating Pain, not because he's the Fourth's son, but rather because he became the hero of the village.&#xA;Btw, I think Naruto is happier to be acknowledged as a hero because of his acts and not because he's the son of a former Hokage. The only persons that knew about the truth were: Jiraiya, Sarutobi, maybe Kakashi (we saw a lot of time that Kakashi imagines he's teacher and mentor in Naruto, maybe he realized the relationship, but he didn't know that from the beginning), and a few ANBU members who were at that place when Naruto was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T12:43:39.147" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:43:39.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7367" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:02:23.750" Score="3" ViewCount="1386" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that every Pain used a different technique, but I'm interested in knowing if there was any difference between them besides their abilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3624" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T10:09:08.080" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:55:55.893" Title="Was there any difference between the 6 Pains, besides their abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:07:04.627" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think yes, just think about it,when Naruto fought Yahiko(Pain),just look at the magnitude of that fight...the Nine-tails fought him almost! at full power,yet he resisted...Pain was totally crushed with a high power,yet he withstood, and after he was slammed with that gigantic rock,and he questioned Naruto whether &lt;strong&gt;he felt the pain now&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wTNYe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;**Pain Crushed By Kyuubi**&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think,because Nagato loved Yahiko so much,for which he made him &lt;strong&gt;more stronger,faster and resistant to damage&lt;/strong&gt;[by sending him more chakra]...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as second thought, he might had more chakra rods than the others, so his body can deal with high level of damage, making Nagato's work easier.In that way he controlled Yahiko with less problems,and making him stronger at the same time &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T10:42:59.267" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T10:42:59.267" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:19:20.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, I felt that the way a ninja uses and handles his/her power makes them stronger. I really can't comment whether there were any difference of power among the six Rinnegan users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do I say this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall the incident between Sasuke and Itachi's fight. Sasuke used his Sharingan very efficiently when he fought against Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So bottom line: &lt;strong&gt;it totally depends on how a wielder wields the weapon.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:55:55.893" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:55:55.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:23:09.147" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On contrary to @Rinneg4n's answer, I think there are no difference between them. The six paths of pain are created by rinnegan user. Nagato simply used different bodies to cast different jutsus. And Tendo being yahiko's body, nagato gave more chakra to it than other bodies. Later we see that Edo-Nagato could use all the six paths's power from his own body.&#xA;There might be difference in the physical prowess of each body as each type took different kind of damage from similar attacks. But seeing as Nagato could easily replace bodies in his six paths, physical constraints don't matter much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T10:23:09.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7374" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:42:32.513" Score="1" ViewCount="2216" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that all toads summoned by Jiraiya or Naruto were able to speak. I know that Tsunade's snail or Orochimaru's snake is able to speak, too. But what about the Ninken? I know that Pakkun can talk, but what about Kiba's Ninken and the others (I know around 3–4 dogs out of 9)? I know that the Pain summonings aren't able to talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a rule that every animal can talk, or something like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T08:52:28.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:03:17.837" Title="Are all animals called by summoning jutsu able to speak?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7372" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:50:22.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, not every summoned animal can speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example when Naruto learned summoning the toads, he first summoned a tadpole, which was not able to talk. Now you could say it was just too young to speak, but it didn't make any vocal sound at all, like crying etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know none of the Inazuka's clan's dogs are able to talk either, nor do I think that Itachi's crows were able to speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastEditorUserId="3472" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T11:18:46.867" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T11:18:46.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7372" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:52:38.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although they didn't explicitly show whether they can talk or not, but one thing is for sure: that Pakkun can talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiba's Akamaru can't talk, so we can assume that other dogs of Kakashi also can't talk (since there is no evidence in the manga or anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in order to answer your question: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Is there a rule that every animal can talk, or something like this?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; I would say &lt;strong&gt;&quot;No, it is not mandatory for animals to talk.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T12:03:17.837" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:03:17.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7375" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7376" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:54:46.873" Score="8" ViewCount="25971" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Rin was killed, he went rogue and attacked Konoha with the Nine-Tails, and he was obsessed only with his Tsuki no Me plan. Didn't he have any sibling, parent, or someone to care about?? I don't remember seeing anyone close to Obito besides his teammates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3624" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:49:43.877" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:49:43.877" Title="Do we know anything about Obito's parents?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7375" CreationDate="2014-02-06T10:57:19.710" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Naruto Wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article on Obito Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito grew up not knowing who his parents were, leaving him alone and forced to fend for himself. This sad upbringing led Obito to dream of one day becoming the Hokage so that the people of the village would acknowledge his existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think no, he didn't have any parents, siblings or friends, until he met Rin and Kakashi. That is why he was obsessed with the Eye of the Moon plan. On second thought, I think Obito was rejected even by the other Uchiha, so he was totally alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T06:56:51.700" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T06:56:51.700" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7377" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-06T11:22:28.917" Score="0" ViewCount="7240" Body="&lt;p&gt;I plan to read manga of &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched up to and including season 3 of the anime. Which chapters do I need to start at to continue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3628" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T15:02:49.590" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T15:02:49.590" Title="Where should I continue after the third anime season?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-02-07T19:41:40.277" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7377" CreationDate="2014-02-06T12:26:48.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=27467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BakaUpdates&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime Start/End Chapter&lt;br /&gt; Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1&lt;br /&gt; Ends at&#xA;Vol 19, Chap 189&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should read from chapter 189 onward if you don't want to read what has also been aired.&lt;br /&gt;Though personally I always advice to read the full manga too, so that you don't miss out on interactions that did not appear in the Anime etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T12:26:48.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7382" CreationDate="2014-02-06T12:42:24.533" Score="4" ViewCount="443" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched &lt;em&gt;&quot;Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. I haven't seen any sequel yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first story arc, when Rena and Mion trap Keiichi in his own house, they speak of some sort of coming &quot;&lt;em&gt;director&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (or perhaps &lt;em&gt;principal&lt;/em&gt;, depending on the translation). Keiichi asks who's him, but they just insist with &lt;em&gt;&quot;the director is the director!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who's the director?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T21:51:21.803" Title="Who's the director?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9563" CreationDate="2014-02-06T16:41:10.037" Score="4" ViewCount="7052" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously, Gekko Moriah is pretty funky looking.  I understand that his horns and wings are articles of clothing but his size, neck, and leek-like appearance are strange.  In a forum discussing fan theories concerning the nature of &quot;minkmen&quot; someone wrote that Oda confirmed Moriah to be a human (as opposed to fishman or snakeneck) and therefore &quot;anything is possible&quot;.  I've been unable to find his source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not asking if Moriah is a snakeneck or minkmen as I believe they have not yet been shown/identified by official sources.  What I am asking is: are there any official sources that identify whether Moriah is human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T02:58:36.267" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T02:58:36.267" Title="Is Gekko Moriah human?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7379" CreationDate="2014-02-06T21:51:21.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The identity of the director is revealed within the first season, so if you haven't finished it, just keep watching. However, given your comment, it seems you have finished it so the explanation is below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;director&quot; is one of the ways the children in the show refer to the head of the medical clinic, Irie Kyōsuke. Since he is the coach of the baseball team, he is often referred to as &quot;Kantoku&quot; which translates to &quot;manager,&quot; &quot;director,&quot; &quot;coach,&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched the show with several different sets of subtitles, and I've seen all of those translations at least once. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3636" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T21:51:21.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7384" CreationDate="2014-02-06T23:59:52.440" Score="8" ViewCount="15271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just some random curiosity about the Dragons in &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Acnologia,&#xA;Igneel,&#xA;Grandeeney,&#xA;Weisslogia,&#xA;Metalicana,&#xA;Skiadrum,&#xA;Atlas Flame,&#xA;Zirconis,&#xA;Motherglare,&#xA;Scissor Runner,&#xA;Revire,&#xA;Dark Dragon,&#xA;Rock Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are their names based on anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T14:19:13.973" LastActivityDate="2021-05-21T17:18:14.370" Title="Are the Dragon names based on anything?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7383" CreationDate="2014-02-07T00:38:49.303" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems some of their names have parts which relate to their nature:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weisslogia&lt;/strong&gt;: Weiss or Weiß is German for &quot;white&quot;. Sting performs White Dragon Slayer to produce beams of sacred light, so we can see how White factors into Weisslogia's name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Metalicana&lt;/strong&gt;: Obviously, the use of Metal in its name reflects the Iron Dragon Slayer Magic Gajeel uses&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skiadrum&lt;/strong&gt;: Skia or &quot;σκιά&quot; is Greek for shadow, and Skiadrum is the Shadow Dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Atlas Flame&lt;/strong&gt;: Atlas is the name of a Greek god, but I do not know how it would relate to the character. Images I have seen of this dragon show that it's totally wrapped in flames, and its title is also the Flame Dragon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Motherglare&lt;/strong&gt;: This may be related to its &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Egg_Magic&quot;&gt;Egg Magic&lt;/a&gt;. In most cases, mothers use a form of egg to give birth to children. In a lot of fictional works, Dragons lay eggs to give birth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scissor Runner&lt;/strong&gt;: May be a reference to the two huge spines coming out of the top of its head and its chin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rock/Dark Dragons&lt;/strong&gt;: Obviously for their appearance. However, those aren't their names, but how they are referred to due to their appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Revire&lt;/strong&gt; has a somewhat aquatic appearance, and its name is pronounced as &quot;Rivaia&quot;, which kinda sounds like river. However, that is a long shot.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find anything on &lt;strong&gt;Acnologia&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Igneel&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Grandeeney&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should point out that I have not read the manga nor watched enough of the anime (I have seen like 50 episodes), and I found out all of these by google searching for images, picking apart their names and looking up Wikipedia articles. Someone else may have a more accurate answer. These are just my observations and may help others fill in holes in their own research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T02:03:26.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T02:03:26.100" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7385" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-07T01:40:11.510" Score="2" ViewCount="2710" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2931/what-does-chakra-physically-act-like&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; says that chakra can only be seen in certain cases, when the person is using powerful abilities. This lines up with reactions to people seeing Chidori and being surprised that it can be see. However, there are times when chakra can be seen when it is being built up instead of being used in a jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this happen, if chakra only shows up when someone is using a strong ability (such as Chidori)? Or is what Naruto using in the image somehow a different type of chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7C6M5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Chakra&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T03:44:29.420" Title="When can chakra be seen?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7385" CreationDate="2014-02-07T03:44:29.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you should see chakra similar to heat. If it is 20 degrees celsius you dont see heat.&#xA;Now if its 40 degrees celsius you can see the air vibrating/moving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of, people with visual prowesses can see chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although chakra is usually invisible, those with certain dōjutsu, like the Sharingan, Rinnegan or Byakugan, can see the colour of someone's chakra. Each person's chakra apparently has a different colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second point comes closer to my heat theory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also interesting to note the fact that sufficiently immense amounts of chakra are visible to the naked eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here comes the intersting part &amp;quot; When does chakra count as immense ?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that in naruto there is a system simalar to our blood veins, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Pathway_System&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the chakra pathway system&lt;/a&gt;. Allong these paths there are special points called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tenketsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenketsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though ninja use chakra regularly, very few ninja possess any great control over their tenketsu. Even of jōnin, the vast majority are only capable of releasing a small amount of chakra through their hands or feet to increase the power of punches, jumps, or kicks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hyuga clan's main attack focus on closing those Tenketsu. The The Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms closes sixty-four tenketsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though not explicitly stated, it is logical to say that the Hyūga clan (and Neji independently) calculated the exact tenketsu that would be required to shut down an opponent's combat ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this information we can conclude that people whom can still function with 64 tenketsu shut are considerd above normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neji Hyūga was shocked that Naruto Uzumaki was still able to stand after being hit with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms as his body should have been in a virtually quadriplegic state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also assume that the chakra a bijuu transmits to the user surpases the 64 tenketsu limiter, also the chakra from a bijuu is considerd more pure/powerfull then a normal chakra user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tailed beasts (尾獣, bijū) are the nine titanic behemoths within the Naruto series. They are living forms of chakra, sometimes referred to as &amp;quot;Chakra Monsters&amp;quot; giving them immense reserves of especially strong chakra that far outmatches most shinobi. The tailed beasts' chakra is coloured red&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are still some mystery's regarding chakra. But as we slowly find out more in the manga/anime a beter answer might pop up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T03:44:29.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7402" CreationDate="2014-02-07T04:28:12.550" Score="5" ViewCount="23293" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched Higurashi and am a bit hesitant to do so after seeing some clips of it and I haven't gotten around to watching Umineko but I've been wondering: apart from the obvious in how they have the alias &quot;When They Cry #&quot;, how are Higurashi and Umineko related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;VNDB does not list any of the 4 visual novels as sharing any characters with each other than &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v2153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru&lt;/a&gt; sharing characters from the unofficial &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v12703&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Minagoroshi-hen Bad End ~Rika-hen~&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:36:43.377" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T15:46:34.510" Title="How are Higurashi and Umineko related?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;&lt;umineko-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-07T07:26:56.757" Score="-1" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading Recipe for Gertrude, and in chapter 10, there's a part where they're driving in a car and one of the characters says, &quot;Now sit down please. That could be fatal in this manga.&quot; I was wondering if this was a relatively common occurrence. Also, I was wondering where that idea of mentioning in a manga that they're in a manga came from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T08:49:21.287" Title="Where does the idea of mentioning that they're in a manga come from?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7393" CreationDate="2014-02-07T08:05:05.587" Score="7" ViewCount="25047" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saber's character in Fate/stay night and Fate/zero is based on the real-life hero King Arthur. Are the other Holy Grail War servants also based on real-life heroes? And if they are, who are those heroes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T06:58:23.507" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T12:10:45.207" Title="Are all of the Holy Grail War servants based on real heroes?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7390" CreationDate="2014-02-07T08:41:01.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is indeed a common trope, and not even a Manga specific one, generally referred to as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakingTheFourthWall&quot;&gt;Breaking the Fourth Wall&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example the Marvel character Deadpool is a well-known for doing this in an even more extreme fashion. You can find a lot of Manga/Anime examples &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/BreakingTheFourthWall/AnimeAndManga&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about the different versions of Fourth Wall Breakage visit this article on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness&quot;&gt;Sliding Scale of Fourth Wall Hardness&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, in this case it would count as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FourthWallObserver&quot;&gt;Fourth Wall Observer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastEditorUserId="3472" LastEditDate="2014-02-07T08:49:21.287" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T08:49:21.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7391" CreationDate="2014-02-07T09:19:42.447" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the most part, yes, but there are some exceptions. I assume you haven't read the Fate/stay night visual novel, which answers your question. As such, spoilers for that below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Some of the heroes are basically just reinterpretations of people known to have actually existed in the historical record. These are F/z's Rider (Alexander the Great), Caster (Gilles de Rais), Archer (Gilgamesh), Assassin (Hassan-i Sabbah); and F/sn's Assassin (Sasaki Kojirou; or at least, I think the consensus is that he was real) and True Assassin (Hassan-i Sabbah).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Other heroes are reinterpretations of fictional heroes, or of people of dubious historicity. In the world of Fate, these people are treated as having been actual historical figures who just happen to be known in the modern day through fictional writings. These include F/z's Saber (King Arthur), Lancer (Diarmuid Ua Duibhne), Berserker (Lancelot); and F/sn's Rider (Medusa), Saber (King Arthur again), Lancer (Cú Chulainn), Caster (Medea), and Berserker (Heracles)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And then you have the one huge exception, which is F/sn's Archer (that is, Rin's servant, not Gilgamesh). F/sn's Archer is actually Emiya Shirou, who is fictional.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; There's also a delicate issue surrounding the various Hassans who are summoned as Assassins - the idea there is that all ordinary Assassins (not including weird exceptions like Sasaki Kojirou) correspond to a leader of the historical Assassin cult. The issue there is that there are basically no records (in the real world) of what the leaders of the cult were like, so their personalities and abilities in the world of Fate are entirely an invention of the authors (Urobuchi Gen and Nasu Kinoko for F/z and F/sn respectively). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-11T18:05:54.333" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T18:05:54.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7394" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-07T10:32:44.013" Score="4" ViewCount="1521" Body="&lt;p&gt;It occurs to me that Naruto suffers from the fact that although over the entire series a lot happens, in the average 20 minute episode there is usually 5 minutes of content and 15 minutes of pointless filler (I'm talking about repeating frames of combat, and scenes where not much is happening or previous episodes are recapped)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there was an abridged Naruto effort to cut all this chaff out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T17:05:23.450" Title="Has anyone tried to condense Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7381" CreationDate="2014-02-07T17:21:46.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all we know about him being a human :-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moriah is a gargantuan person with very distinct devil-like features.&#xA;  Standing at 22' 7'' in height, he is the tallest among the&#xA;  Shichibukai. His animal theme is that of a gecko based off his name,&#xA;  general appearance and the collar of his shirt bearing a resemblance&#xA;  to a lizard's frilled neck. His overall design resembles a giant leek&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gekko_Moriah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T17:21:46.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40598" CreationDate="2014-02-07T17:52:25.587" Score="1" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember with fondness watching the 2 episode anime Dragon Half, which I'm lead to believe is based on a long running manga which parodies tropes in manga and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the manga every translated to English, or were there ever any more episodes made of the anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-07T18:00:20.207" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T23:08:21.673" Title="Was the Dragon Half manga ever translated?" Tags="&lt;dragon-half&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7396" CreationDate="2014-02-07T18:06:42.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The seven-volume Dragon Half manga was never licensed or officially localized in English. The OVA only consisted of two episodes (previously by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mania.com/dragon-half_article_74723.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ADV Films&lt;/a&gt;, now currently by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-10/discotek-adds-dna2-1st-lupin-iii-tv-special-dragon-half-ova-fatal-fury-specials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DiscoTek Media&lt;/a&gt;). Those two episodes persist as the only animated versions of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T18:06:42.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7398" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-07T18:44:28.960" Score="3" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any significance to the character names in Elfen Lied, particularly with regards to the more important characters? With some characters, there's a clear &quot;meaning&quot; - e.g. Nana, who was also known as &quot;Number 7&quot; at the research facility. Could other character names e.g. &quot;Lucy&quot; be allusions to something, or perhaps in some other way meaningful given the plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T22:17:22.303" Title="Is there any significance to character names in Elfen Lied?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7398" CreationDate="2014-02-07T19:37:19.683" Score="4" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Although this is never confirmed it does fit the plot in a way&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lucy's name closely resembles Lucifer considering that Lucy is the evil alter-ego it would be one of the most fitting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility would be that the name is related to St. Lucy/Lucia, but this is a pretty far fetched theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They threatened to drag her off to a brothel if she did not renounce her Christian beliefs, but were unable to move her, even with a thousand men and fifty oxen pulling. So they stacked materials for a fire around her instead and set light to it, but she would not stop speaking, insisting that her death would lessen the fear of it for other Christians and bring grief to non-believers. One of the soldiers stuck a spear through her throat to stop these denouncements, but to no effect. Soon afterwards, the Roman consulate in charge was hauled off to Rome on charges of theft from the state and beheaded. Saint Lucy was able to die only when she was given the Christian sacrament &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Re-reading the related question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5472/whats-the-significance-of-the-w-finger-position-in-elfen-lied?rq=1&quot;&gt;What&amp;#39;s the significance of the &amp;#39;w&amp;#39; finger position in Elfen Lied?&lt;/a&gt; I think the st Lucy/Lucia theory is less far fetched then I thought myself. Elfen Lied seems to be pretty Christian influenced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T20:00:45.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7403" CreationDate="2014-02-07T19:39:47.940" Score="1" ViewCount="10869" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not much to explain. Why does Rin Nohara have purple stripes on her cheeks? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GU9IT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rin Nohara&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-07T21:59:46.280" LastActivityDate="2019-11-10T04:20:10.203" Title="Why does Rin Nohara have purple stripes on her cheeks?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7387" CreationDate="2014-02-07T21:31:36.057" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Higurashi and Umineko take place in the same story universe as far as I'm aware, but there is no character overlap. As for Umineko, there is an entirely new cast of characters. That said, events in Umineko may shed some light on the workings of the Higurashi / Umineko universe, and it references Higurashi quite a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is not strictly necessary, I think you would get more out of Umineko if you watched Higurashi first, even though the cast and story are entirely different. Also, if you can manage, I'd recommend reading the Visual Novels for Umineko instead of watching the anime. The anime is poorly done and ends prematurely, leaving you with far too many questions unanswered and no real resolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3636" LastEditorUserId="55782" LastEditDate="2020-10-27T06:03:35.247" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T06:03:35.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7400" CreationDate="2014-02-07T23:06:24.873" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's most likely a sign of her clan. Kiba has the red stripes, as does the rest of his family to symbolize clan members. But, it could be just a symbol of her personality or being, as many characters, such as Chouji, Chouza, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, Kankurou, Gaara, etc. have their own, which are shown not to be associated with any of the other members of their clan. So take it two ways, it's either a clan symbol, or just a way of having their own style or their beliefs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T23:06:24.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7375" CreationDate="2014-02-07T23:33:32.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Expanding on Rinneg4n's answer. &#xA;There was a picture of Obito's parents. The photo is aged and has tears, while also being fastened to the wall, instead of tacked. It's probably leading to the assumption that it is very old, and that his parents had died when he was a young age, perhaps during the Second or Third Great Shinobi Wars. Uchiha are a clan built on feelings, and Obito's feeling of loneliness are what fueled his goals with his teammates and his hope of being Hokage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course this by theory, and other people have made assumptions such as them being Rin's parents, alluding to Obito being a stalker, or that Kagami Uchiha (Shisui's dad) is really Obito's dad, since the age difference is not all too impossible, considering Hiruzen had Asuma, and Asuma was Obito's classmate, while Hiruzen was in the same class as Kagami. This leads to fan-theories of Obito being Shisui's brother. Of course nothing is set in fact, as Kishi hasn't released any further information pertaining to Obito's parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YvGgE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bottom left picture display his two parents.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T23:33:32.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7396" CreationDate="2014-02-07T23:47:17.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends. Based on Krazer's answer, the series has never been officially translated, but unofficially it has been scanslated online and can be read at many manga reading sites. So, yes and no, it has been and has not been translated. A group of volunteers, who earn no profit, did work on it, but professional manga producers did not work on it for distribution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T23:47:17.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7226" CreationDate="2014-02-08T05:27:16.467" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the 1988 OAV &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=727&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultimate Teacher&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1gCvH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; At a run down school the &quot;Ultimate Teacher&quot; Ganpachi is sent to get things back on track and prepare the delinquent&#xA;  students for the real world. But the students don't want Ganpachi&#xA;  ruining the gang they got going so their boss, Hinako, fights back&#xA;  Ganpachi aided by her secret power...her lucky kitty underwear. Things&#xA;  get more interesting when we find out Ganpachi is the result of&#xA;  genetic experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super weird anime as only the 80's could produce. You can find the whole thing on YouTube &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF5NHl0ydT0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T05:27:16.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7335" CreationDate="2014-02-08T11:27:55.043" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should read the manga. The anime series just cover about 120 chapters out of 333 chapters of the original manga! and the anime is with less details. The manga is still ongoing, it is not finished and has been postponed for some years cause the writer was busy with another manga. I don't know if he starts writing berserk again or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3648" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T11:27:55.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7413" CreationDate="2014-02-08T13:48:29.003" Score="11" ViewCount="2171" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading about the rules of the Death Note on &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note wiki&lt;/a&gt; and I came across this certain rule...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person can shorten his/her own life by using the note. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this rule mean?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does it mean that when Light uses the Death Note, he loses some of his life? I find it unlikely since he would have died quite a while ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T18:06:37.887" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T18:09:29.310" Title="Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7412" CreationDate="2014-02-08T13:55:36.360" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the fact that one can trade half his lifespan for improved usage of the Death Note,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The human who becomes the owner of the Death Note can, in exchange of half his/her remaining life, get the eyeballs of the god of death which will enable him/her to see a human’s name and remaining life span when looking through them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A user also can write down their own name in the Death Note. This will cause the user to die early due to their own described causes. Of course the rules of the book still apply, meaning that the user's death as written in the note wont take effect if this occurs after his already stated point of death. Therefore, one can shorten his life using the note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T18:09:29.310" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T18:09:29.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7417" CreationDate="2014-02-08T14:43:01.543" Score="8" ViewCount="7183" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately, I been reading quite some more manwha cause of their good stories. But I can't help but notice that manwha use a lot more colored pages, sometimes even fully colored volumes. Or just all pages color, why are color pages more commonly used in manwha then  manga? Is there a specific reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T15:07:46.563" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T18:29:19.267" Title="Why do manwha more oftenly have colored pages then manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7418" CreationDate="2014-02-08T14:55:04.200" Score="12" ViewCount="4604" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_X&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule X&lt;/a&gt; in the Death Note states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVI&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule XXVI&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim’s cause of death will be a heart attack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides the fact that I find these 2 rules to be contradicting (correct me if I'm wrong), it still made me curious: &lt;strong&gt;Is it possible to kill people indirectly with the Death Note?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, writing a heart surgeon's name during a operation, or a pilot's name while mid-flight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T17:53:39.363" LastActivityDate="2018-09-06T06:58:16.933" Title="Is it possible to kill people indirectly with the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7415" CreationDate="2014-02-08T15:04:56.340" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rules aren't contradicting. Both say that you cannot use the death note to kill other people whose names aren't written in it. For example, you can't write&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;John Doe went to the mall, took out a rifle, shot everyone in the moll dead, then had an heart attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because that would mean other people would die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your specific examples, you cannot write passenger plane crash as the cause of death for a pilot, because that would kill other passengers too. If you wanted, you could write &quot;The pilot disabled the auto-pilot, then had an heart attack&quot;. That way, the plane crash has nothing to do with his death, and the plane would still (probably) crash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T15:04:56.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7414" CreationDate="2014-02-08T15:29:41.873" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's the so called WebToon, which is most likely the one you refer to (and you are reading). Frankly speaking, printed color pages are not cheap. They cost a lot more than B&amp;amp;W page and are difficult to print correctly. With webtoons there's no such thing as &quot;printing&quot;, everything is done digitally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manwha that is done in B&amp;amp;W completely due its distribution method (printed) which you will not see color pages (like Chevalier of the Absis, or ID which has some color pages as bonus), there's also webtoons that could be printed later on (like The Breaker/NW) and there are those that are not printed (almost all webtoons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is difficult to see a Manwha (or any printed media) in full color. The only case I know of is To Love る which is released later on after the black and white pages are released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a matter of cost of distribution of the media, which is cheap for webtoons so artist can offer color pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the example you gave, &quot;Magician&quot; by Kim Sarae, this is an original webtoon that is published using &lt;a href=&quot;http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=24965&quot;&gt;Naver&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?perpage=50&amp;amp;category=Full%2bColor&amp;amp;type=manhwa&amp;amp;orderby=rating&quot;&gt;A list of manwha that are in full color (MU)&lt;/a&gt;: ~250 titles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?page=5&amp;amp;orderby=rating&amp;amp;perpage=50&amp;amp;type=manhwa&quot;&gt;All kind of manwha (full color and B&amp;amp;W) (MU)&lt;/a&gt;: ~1500 titles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lots of black and white Manwha, just that are more difficult to find since they are distributed physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T15:29:41.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7415" CreationDate="2014-02-08T15:37:35.493" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;People who name is not written in the note shall not die due someone else that will die due his name being in the Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, both rules can be boiled down to that. That is what the &lt;em&gt;If the death leads to the death of more than the intended&lt;/em&gt; means. As long as the death of the person leads to someone else dead, or the conditions prior death can cause death to others, they will die of a heart attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no contradiction, both rules says the same just in different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the example you made: both will die in such way that nobody else dies. The surgeon will step back of the table and die, the pilot will die when he's not piloting. Of course, this is mere supposition and details could escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light made some experiments trying to kill in such impossible ways (like a Japanese prisoner died in front of Eiffel Tower), those died on hearts attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T15:48:55.580" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T15:48:55.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7415" CreationDate="2014-02-08T21:28:21.380" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going by the letter of the law,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;logically implies that the surgeon and pilot will die of heart attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This probably makes the most sense. Were it otherwise, people who know the rules could make themselves (nearly) invincible to the Death Note by having a system by which, if they die, someone else is killed (or kills themself). I say “nearly” because the cause of death could be made to say “die at midnight” for both people, and that might kill them. Obviously, the Death Note user would have to know both people involved, which could be made near-impossible quite easily[1].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, there is the further question of whether “die at midnight” would work. One person's name has to be written first, and at the time at which it is written, it is not allowed. However, writing the other person's name after then makes it allowed again. When are the rules evaluated, and by what means? Death Note has the power to predict the future of its victims, but can it predict the future of its own use? This is into the realm of time paradoxes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, you could just say that they die of a heart attack. ;-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit:&lt;/em&gt; [1]For example, if L wanted to make himself invincible to the Death Note, he could have some system by which someone from Wammy's House is killed if he dies. Then, to kill L, a Death Note user needs both L's name and the name and face of that person who gets killed. Even for someone with shinigami eyes, that's virtually impossible to work out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3655" LastEditorUserId="3655" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T14:20:40.457" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T14:20:40.457" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7426" CreationDate="2014-02-08T22:35:13.913" Score="6" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 17 of &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;, Kiryūin Satsuki brings out a toast to their success with what looks like a cup of sake. But, considering it is a school and they are between the ages of 16 and 19, they shouldn't be allowed to drink this yet, right? So what did they toast with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jA9sL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-02-09T03:14:21.860" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:54:20.113" Title="What did they use for their toast?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7425" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7430" CreationDate="2014-02-09T00:18:54.207" Score="8" ViewCount="2337" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com&quot;&gt;Death Note Wikia&lt;/a&gt; states that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Death Eraser can revive the people that have been killed by the note&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Death Eraser is an artefact&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the wikia is also states  if you wrote &quot;dies from a tragic accident or something&quot;,would the person's wounds or destroyed body parts be healed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which lead me to ask what is the limits of the Death Eraser and if you wrote &quot;commits suicide by gun&quot; and you used the Death Eraser to bring them back, would the wounds heal even though they come back to life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2019-11-12T18:56:40.377" Title="What is the limit of the Death Eraser?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7424" CreationDate="2014-02-09T01:04:37.863" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is likely to be a Sakazuki, which are  small to medium-sized ceremonial cups during a celebration, most commonly used at weddings and other special occasions such as tea ceremonies. The Yakuza are know for their particular initiation ceremony where the initiate exchanges Sakazuki with the Oyabun (Boss) as a vow of loyalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0O5Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two cups no girl.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the underage drinking, the legal drinking and smoking age is 20 in Japan. Typically it's socially acceptable to drink a little for celebrations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T01:04:37.863" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7425" CreationDate="2014-02-09T05:20:49.520" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt the &quot;Death Eraser&quot; exist (I actually haven't found references in any plot of the official manga/anime), since the Shikigami, who are the original owners of the notes, gets the remaining human life span and adds it to themself. Something that could revive humans would alter fundamentally the propose of the Death Note, and such thing was not devisable by the mangaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember you that wikia is a fan-made site and references and claims are not official nor accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T05:20:49.520" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7425" CreationDate="2014-02-09T18:42:36.733" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Eraser&quot;&gt;The Death Eraser&lt;/a&gt; is a plot device exclusive to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_Manga_Pilot&quot;&gt;the manga pilot.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Death Note includes a rule stating that if the owner of the notebook uses the Death Eraser to erase names in the Death Note, the victims come back to life if they have not been cremated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this said we know atleast a body is needed for this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taro Kagami is offered the Death Eraser by Ryuk, and is told that he can erase the names in the Death Note and the victims will miraculously come back to life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the description Miraculously make's it quiet easy for them to get away with just about anything. They are miraculously healed, or the miraculously live on as just a severed head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply said, It all comes down to the fact its a miracle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T18:42:36.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7391" CreationDate="2014-02-09T22:28:03.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Tohsaka Family in the beginning provided the necessary land and called forth the Servants. The original design was to summon only heroes from history and legend. In the Nasuverse, there are a lot of our legends of heroes such as Hercules, King Arthur and Siegfried which actually did happen. However, their legends are changed in parts, such as King Arthur having actually been a woman who was made into a pseudo-male by Merlin (considering that Guinevere knew Arturia was a woman, Merlin's actions may have been on his own whims as a prankster).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Real life &quot;heroes&quot; such as Alexander the Great, Jeanne d'Arc and Gilles de Rais have their histories change to suit the fact that magic exists. Their Nobel Phantasms, the symbols of their heroic deeds, are also more magically based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Servants such as Medea and Medusa should not have been able to be summoned as they aren't heroes. However, during the 3rd Holy Grail War, the Einzbern, having lost the first 2 wanted to win at all costs and created a new Servant Avenger who was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angra_Mainyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Angra Mainyu&lt;/a&gt;. However, this Avenger class was very weak and was killed early in the war. However, Avenger was accepted into the grail and corrupted it. This allowed almost anything to be summoned, as the original rules of the Holy Grail had become distorted by Angra Mainyu's corruption. This may have happened before Saber was summoned during the third war as the Edelfelt sister's sorcery trait allowed 2 Sabers to be summoned, one aligned to good and one aligned to evil as in the fake Holy Grail War in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. Arturia summoned with her Alter from as a second personality to duplicate the Edelfelt sister's Saber (the fake 5th war was based off of the 3rd war).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, the Holy Grail required that those summoned under the Assassin class had to be one of the nineteen individuals known as Hassan-i Sabbah, the pseudonym for the leaders of a medial Islamic sect called  Hashshashin. Hashshashin is the etymological root of the word &quot;assassin&quot;. However, due to the corruption of the grail, Sasaki Kojirou could be summoned. Sasaki Kojirou does not actually exists in the Nasuverse at all. He was a nameless martial artist with some relation to the Ryuudouji Temple, and Medea used the temple grounds itself as catalyst to summon him. Of course, when Zouken got involved he was able to turn Sasaki into one of the Hassan-i Sabbah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With King Arthur, King Arthur is a real hero. However, the commonly known Arthurian legend is mainly fiction based on Arthur's legend. However, in the Nasuverse, they did actually happen, i.e. Merlin, Morgan Le Fay, Arthur's Fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that's just the Fuyuki Holy Grail War. There are other Holy Grail Wars that occur outside Fuyuki and have different rules, like the case with the Moon Cell Holy Grail War. Because the Moon Cell have observed all of human history, any hero is summoned as their true self and not affected by how their legends/history has been perceived over time. This is why Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus is summoned as a woman and looking a lot like Arturia because King Arthur was said to be a fusion between two individuals, one of whom was a Roman general. Vlad III is different from his Great Holy Grail War counterpart. The one summoned in the Moon Cell is more blood thirsty and mad in relation to who he was (in the Nasuverse), while the Great Holy Grail War version of him gives off a more of a vampire feel as due to how Dracula's legend was born from Vlad's actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Great Holy Grail War occurs after the Greater Grail had been stolen after the 3rd Holy Grail War. It's not known if the 3rd war is the same as the one Avenger was summoned in or a different one in a parallel universe where he is not summoned. However, much like the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars, the Great Holy Grail War summons heroes from both real history and from legends that occur in the Nasuverse such as Siegfried and Mordred. However, other Servants who wouldn't normally be classified as heroes are summoned such as Frankenstein's monster, Shakespeare and Jack the Ripper. Also, it seems Assassin doesn't have to be Hassan-i Sabbah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Known_Servants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Type-Moon Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, you can see a list of every known servant summoned in all the different wars, their know heroes and links to Wikipedia articles for most. Links in the Servant column go to that Servant's profile within the Nasuverse while the Identity Column normally goes to the Wikipedia articles if they have a known history/legend (one exception is of course EMYIA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-02-11T21:03:30.950" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T21:03:30.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7435" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7449" CreationDate="2014-02-10T02:18:56.133" Score="4" ViewCount="49630" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Yu-Gi-Oh God Cards posses almost &quot;un-godly&quot; power, but are The God Cards stronger than Number Cards and are they and will they always be the most powerful cards in Yu-Gi-Oh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2020-05-23T01:17:34.913" Title="Are The God Cards stronger than Number Cards?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2782" CreationDate="2014-02-10T02:59:15.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, they refer to energy or ki/chi as chakra, but they don't go into detail about the human chakra energy system, but yes, they're basically the same thing. It's all energy, just explained differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting relation to DBZ - 7 dragon balls, 7 characters, Goku's grandfather gave him the 4 star dragon ball, or it could be seen as the heart chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google &quot;chakra&quot; and learn about the human in-built energy system. It ties in body function with human emotion and fundamentally gives us both life and existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaolin monks use energy in their system of fighting, integrating both body and soul with the focus of their energy through fighting. It's not too dissimilar from DBZ (although DBZ takes to another level, well, because they can :P).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow that's my 2 cents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3669" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-10T03:46:48.920" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T03:46:48.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8215" CreationDate="2014-02-10T05:16:50.130" Score="7" ViewCount="3889" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the credits ended in &lt;em&gt;AnoHana&lt;/em&gt; movie, the screen remained black and Menma had a brief dialog sequence. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, that dialog sequence did not get translated and subtitled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did she say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-15T16:18:51.060" LastActivityDate="2018-05-15T16:18:51.060" Title="What did Menma say after the credits at the end of the AnoHana Movie?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7435" CreationDate="2014-02-10T12:13:22.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aren't you overestimating the God Cards at this point? The Egyptian Gods were created before concepts of Synchro, Contact Fusion, or XYZ were even thought of. There's a Number card that can declare that you win the duel after three turns. &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Number_88:_Gimmick_Puppet_of_Leo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Number_88:_Gimmick_Puppet_of_Leo&lt;/a&gt; I mean doesn't the Seal of Orichalcos basically make the gods pointless? I don't know much about Zexal, but I do know that if you know they're going to be trying for the summoning of an Eygptian god, you should make all efforts to destroy their field and block their monster zones, so they cannot tribute. Dark hole, card destruction, an Ojama deck can work nicely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T12:13:22.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-10T14:27:37.170" Score="7" ViewCount="31374" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know only Minato Namikaze (The Fourth Hokage). Who are the other two members of Team Jiraiya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3677" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T20:37:05.837" Title="Who are the members of Team Jiraiya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7442" CreationDate="2014-02-10T14:34:11.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of right now there is no information disclosed about the other two members of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Team_Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Team Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was a genin team led by Jiraiya of the Legendary Sannin at some point after he left the Ame Orphans and returned to Konohagakure. Its only known member is Minato Namikaze, who Jiraiya took special interest in. Minato would later become the Fourth Hokage. &lt;strong&gt;The names of the other two members, as well as their statuses, are unknown.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However we did actually see one according to the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a flashback that Kushina Uzumaki had, one of Minato's black-haired teammate can be seen sitting behind him at the Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2018-06-16T20:37:05.837" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T20:37:05.837" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7435" CreationDate="2014-02-10T19:16:21.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is just silly like the previous person there is no comparison between the God Cards being stronger than the other types of cards that came out later on, each card has it's strengths and weaknesses...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact there is a God card that is like Exodia as well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/The_Creator_God_of_Light,_Horakhty&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/The_Creator_God_of_Light,_Horakhty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This card states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your&#xA;  hand) by Tributing 3 monsters whose original names are &quot;Slifer the Sky&#xA;  Dragon&quot;, &quot;Obelisk the Tormentor&quot;, and &quot;The Winged Dragon of Ra&quot;, and&#xA;  cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card's Special Summon&#xA;  cannot be negated. The player that Special Summons this card wins the&#xA;  Duel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as being stronger / less powerful than XYZ / Synchro....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes and No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course they are more powerful than the weaker cards in those types, but the power of the god cards / abilities are usually actually not that good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In current Meta nobody even uses the God Cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3317" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T19:16:21.167" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7435" CreationDate="2014-02-10T22:01:09.623" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In terms of the anime, the God Cards have been made weaker due to new mechanics added to the game. At the end of the original series, Yugi was able to defeat all 3 at once. I should also point out that Exodia under the rules of the anime, if assembled will win even if the opponent has 2 of Obelisk and Slifer, one of Ra and has infinite hand in play. Also, Exodia Necross is about as strong as a god card as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the anime, at the times where a good guy had the God Cards and could use them to defeat an arch enemy, the God Cards had always been stolen. In the Orichalcos Arc, they were stolen and only come back at the very end while Yami Bakura's &quot;Shadow Game&quot; was not what we was expecting as the final fight between him and Atem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in terms of the real life game, the first versions of the cards are illegal and can not be played. Legal versions have been released however are still banned from all sanctioned tournaments. One can duel with the legal god cards, however, most players will have strict conditions and I very much doubt that even if a player allowed to have all 3, they won't be allowed Horakhty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said they can be stopped, none of them can be special summoned so you can aim to stop the tributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slither's attack depends on the number of cards in a users hand, which means it can be 0 if the hand is empty, so you just need a monster with at least 2001 ATK to kill it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obelisk can destroy all monsters but requires tributes of a set ATK and DEF of 4k, which means it can be killed by monsters like Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ra's power comes from the user's life points so it can be destroyed if the user is low on them or a direct attack on the user if they use Ra's full power will win.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also each of the God Cards have been defeated in the anime despite strategies being implemented to make them all powerful. The means to defeat them was created with pre-GX, 5Ds and Zexal cards in mind so they can probably be defeated much more easily now. If the God Cards were to make an appearance within an anime again and becomes all powerful, they will be used a tributes for new stronger versions (kinda like Horakhty). However, given predictable plot they can still be defeated, and by understanding a character's strategy these can be done in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Yu-Gi-Oh or Dual Monsters in general, there is no such thing as a card always being powerful. Each card is strong but has it's weaknesses and can be defeated with a proper strategy. Anything that is &quot;all powerful&quot; in the anime will never be used in sanctioned tournaments, and most players will disallow opponents to use them as well, especially if one is playing with a tournament rule deck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2020-05-21T10:24:28.317" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T10:24:28.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6921" CreationDate="2014-02-11T00:37:17.043" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like they refer to all real life religions. Since AoT people have no real history of our time, they slowly created their own religion to explain the walls and humanity (like Adam and eve).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't tend to Wikipedia every answer. In this case this is a personal opinion with which I back up with Armin when he is called a heretic for his beliefs, like in Assassins Creed where they always go on about their gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3508" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-23T06:28:25.217" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T06:28:25.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-11T08:50:36.713" Score="10" ViewCount="1266" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime 1-2 years ago but can't remember the name. I would like to watch it again. Judging by the style of the anime it is quite new, I would say no more than 5 years old. The story is about a girl in her teens living with her father. Illness isn't quite the word for it, but her growth has stopped resulting in her looking like a 1st or 2nd grader. She falls in love, but I don't remember how that ends. As she is a teenage girl, she is very cautious of fashion and her main problem is finding clothes that she likes. In the end she start designing clothes for children and people with the same problem as her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3688" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:56:55.233" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:56:55.233" Title="Anime where teenage girl's growth has stopped" Tags="&lt;the-friendly-winter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:22:17.727" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7335" CreationDate="2014-02-11T10:02:46.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @rellz and @Saman Hakimzadeh Abyan explained about the anime, it is not not covering the whole manga. As for OVA, I am not sure if there is an actual OVA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a 3 part 3D animated movies(showed in Japanese cinemas) just recently released (2012-2013) and it was summarising the anime itself with maybe 5-10 minutes extra details at the end of the last part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/search/name?q=berserk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Animenewsnetwork&lt;/a&gt; link for listing related productions Berserk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3540" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T10:02:46.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5641" CreationDate="2014-02-11T14:54:53.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't read manga, but here is my theory.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We know, as mentioned above, that Tobi/Obito didn't use his original sharingan for Izanagi but instead he used the Sharingan of the left eye. This may have been the Sharingan of Shisui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I conclude this, because after Saskuke defeted Danzo, Tobi used Kamui and kept Danzo's body with him, saying he has something to do with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3690" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2014-02-11T18:46:16.750" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T18:46:16.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44213" CreationDate="2014-02-11T15:06:31.457" Score="6" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just read the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books/about/Travel.html?id=g_OOMQAACAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;travel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Yuichi Yokoyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of the A2 and A3 stickers seen on packages and documents carried by strangers when the 3 main characters walk inside the train? A3 is on small tubes, and A2 is on a folder and an A4-sized box, so I guess it is not ISO 216 (paper size) though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This manga contains zero dialogs and nearly zero text of any kind, except for A3 and A2, which are shown prominently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PJEDgl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PJEDgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;A3 on page 30&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9k0Z1l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9k0Z1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;A2 on page 31&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Left: A3 stickers on page 30 | Right: A2 sticker on page 31&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3689" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T15:27:24.093" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T17:28:10.887" Title="What are these A2 and A3 stickers?" Tags="&lt;travel&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7458" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7478" CreationDate="2014-02-11T17:41:39.257" Score="5" ViewCount="336" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first movie we can see Tai cooking something yellowish. Does someone knows what kind of food was he making? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3518" LastActivityDate="2014-02-16T02:52:43.020" Title="What was Tai cooking in the Digimon movie?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15063" CreationDate="2014-02-12T00:03:48.080" Score="4" ViewCount="1344" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ususally read &lt;em&gt;Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo&lt;/em&gt; manga from time to time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Recently, I heard a Live Action version was aired and completed. But its manga is still ongoing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So how much of the manga is covered by the live action version? And how closely does the live action version follow the manga version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T12:09:28.527" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T06:47:56.453" Title="How much different are the live action and manga versions of &quot;Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yamada-and-the-7-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7461" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7463" CreationDate="2014-02-12T02:37:19.393" Score="6" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hana-Saku Iroha there's always a big bird that appear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/edOvx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought it's like a god or something, but as far as I know it didn't do anything. What is this bird? and what is its role?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T13:19:39.800" Title="What is this bird?" Tags="&lt;hanasaku-iroha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7466" CreationDate="2014-02-12T03:56:28.717" Score="8" ViewCount="106130" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching the latest 3 episodes of Hunter X Hunter 2011 ( 114 - 116) I started to wonder. Does Killua have a crush on Gon? Or am I just mis interpretating his text lines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T07:27:12.083" Title="Does Killua have a crush on Gon?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7461" CreationDate="2014-02-12T04:00:33.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a common Dutch bird called Reiger from the Ardeidae family also called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Heron&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grey Heron&lt;/a&gt; in english.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their most common recognition points are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blue/grayish back&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;White Belly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Long and sturdy beaks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A long neck that gets subtrackd in flight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From head to chest there is a long black stroke&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Black strokes on the forehead of the bird&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On his hind side there are some gracefull black feathers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9iUY0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode is called Grey Heron Rhapsody, considering the meaning of Rhapsody&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would most likely mean the author expresses his feelings about the animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T13:19:39.800" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7462" CreationDate="2014-02-12T05:08:05.510" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt; There is little or no canonical love from either Killua or Gon toward the other. If any kind of love is to be clearly deduced, it should be regarded as platonic or brotherly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Longer answer:&lt;/strong&gt; From childhood, Killua was deprived of the experience of having friends. He met Canary, a guardian of the Zoldyck estate, and wished to be her friend, but she disciplined herself to not have any personal feelings for her employers (Killua included).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fast-forward to the Hunter Exam, and Killua meets Gon, quickly discovering that he wants a friendly relationship with him (attempting to sever the ties to his former life as an assassin). In this case, you have to understand that Killua doesn't know how to behave around friends. He does his best to be himself, but he doesn't want to push Gon away. Even in a relationship as simple (to you and me) as friendship, Killua doesn't know how to manage his feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, personally, I would say that Killua just shares a really, &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; strong best-friend relationship with Gon, and feels a personal need to protect Gon, which can appear romantic at times. Gon, being the nutty lil' boy he is, also tends to express his friendship in odd ways...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rif6L.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rif6Lm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gon: &amp;quot;You should be by my side.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, taking all this into consideration... It doesn't honestly seem like there is any romantic relationship between them (though the mangaka seems to have thrown in a few choice lines to tease fans with).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the latest episodes you mention, Killua does have some very odd lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Emnuw.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Emnuwm.png&quot; alt=&quot;After Gon says, &amp;quot;Let&amp;#39;s go!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He states that if he asks Gon what he means by &quot;Let's go!&quot;, then he &quot;won't be able to go back.&quot; This sounds a bit lovey at first, but I think Killua is honestly more worried about Gon, almost like a brother might be. He understands the rage Gon holds within, and is deeply worried that Gon might be headed down a spiral of destruction. With good reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rmDay.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rmDaym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gon&amp;#39;s a bit psycho...&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly, though, asking about something like that could almost seem like a betrayal; remember that Killua doesn't want to do anything that would endanger his friendship with Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while I think it's important to recognize that there is no canonical love in play (at least in the anime, I haven't read past the manga's equivalent of episode 115), I think their relationship is designed in such a way to make us ask this kind of question. Their relationship is &lt;em&gt;far&lt;/em&gt; from simple, and that's probably one of the things that makes it so compelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T05:08:05.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34365" CreationDate="2014-02-12T09:26:03.350" Score="9" ViewCount="16047" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Chapter 510, you can see Tobi talking to Konan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBn9q.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izanagi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi happens to mention that &lt;em&gt;Izanagi is available only to those with the power of both Senju and Uchiha&lt;/em&gt;. Is it really true? Because in the very next line he happens to mention that it is the power of the &lt;em&gt;Sage of Six Paths&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means either of the below 2 things are not-true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We know that when Itachi explained Izanami to Sasuke, he happened to mention why the Izanami was created. It was because the Uchiha folks back then, used Izanagi for all wrong reasons. And most of those Uchiha certainly did not have the Senju DNA. So if what Tobi said was true, this has to be false.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If what Itachi explained about Izanagi's misuse is true and that every Uchiha who knows the jutsu Izanagi can use it, then what Tobi mentioned to Konan was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which of the following is true? Or probably what Tobi told Konan was a plot-hole by &lt;em&gt;Kishimoto&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2018-11-07T18:19:53.153" Title="Does Izanagi really require both Senju and Uchiha DNA?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2014-02-12T10:15:50.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, we all know that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Izanagi can be used only by those with the genetic traits of the Sage of the Six Paths. The Uchiha, descended from the Sage, are able to perform Izanagi with their Sharingan. In exchange for the brief control of reality that it allows them, the Sharingan with which Izanagi is cast becomes blind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so by this, you have to be the descendant of the Sage Of Six Paths, but it doesn't state that you must have both Senju's and Uchiha's DNA. As you've explained the Itachi tale, those Uchihas were not Senju's, nor did they have DNA, so Obito lied (maybe he didn't know, since he possessed Senju's DNA + Sharingan, so he just thought), more likely this one than a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:58:05.103" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T11:58:05.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8129" CreationDate="2014-02-12T14:02:19.003" Score="3" ViewCount="21625" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is chapter 66 the true ending for &lt;em&gt;Season II&lt;/em&gt;? According to Akihisa Ikeda, this chapter would be the last chapter and for three months I could not find any more pages after this. However, it seems it's still &quot;to be continued&quot; as mentioned on the page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rxcr4.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;The last of the three great dark lords.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the last page/chapter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2196" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T07:19:04.987" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T14:20:42.907" Title="Is Chapter 66 the last chapter of Rosario Vampire Season II manga?" Tags="&lt;rosario-vampire&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7471" CreationDate="2014-02-12T14:13:19.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes that is the ending of Rosario Vampire Season II. There are chapter 66.2 to 66.6 but the picture your showing is indeed the last one story wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chances of more chapters to come is very unlikely aswell as stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/forum/showthread.php?497-%2aDo-NOT-Request-Rosario-Vampire-season-3-%2a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rosario+Vampire season 2 bombed in Japan. Hard. It did so poorly it almost put GONZO out of business. Because of poor sales, there are no plans at this time for a third season. That's not to say it's entirely impossible, but the way things are going it is incredibly unlikely.&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/forum/showthread.php?497-%2aDo-NOT-Request-Rosario-Vampire-season-3-%2a#sthash.xeovuCwe.dpuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See more here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T14:13:19.420" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7475" CreationDate="2014-02-12T14:18:05.877" Score="1" ViewCount="601" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 116 of Hunter X Hunter 2011 we can see Menthuthuyoupi aka Youpi in the begining, but where did all the eyes that where covering him go ? We can still see the gray spot that was supposed to cover one of the eyes but non of the eyes seem to be there. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PlRrA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T15:57:46.927" Title="Where did Menthuthuyoupi's eyes go?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7473" CreationDate="2014-02-12T15:57:46.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an Enhancer, Youpi's ability &quot;Metamorphosis&quot; allows him to shape-shift at will&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt; (such as giving himself wings, as seen earlier in the series). This allows him to hide and reveal those eyes at will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1e7nl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Youpi&amp;#39;s eyes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1) &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Menthuthuyoupi#Nen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Menthuthuyoupi - Hunter x Hunter Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T15:57:46.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7477" CreationDate="2014-02-12T15:59:59.987" Score="0" ViewCount="18088" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last page of Chapter 737 of One Piece, it's stated that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series will take a break next issue. It will start in WJ #13 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="3187" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T16:49:45.987" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T16:49:45.987" Title="When is chapter 738 of the manga coming out?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7476" CreationDate="2014-02-12T18:33:28.093" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's exactly as it states. The manga is on break in the &lt;em&gt;next issue&lt;/em&gt; (the one that comes out the week after chapter 737) (WJ#12). One-Piece will continue the following week (WJ#13), .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T18:33:28.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7458" CreationDate="2014-02-13T00:03:14.077" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might actually be referring to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omurice&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;omuraisu (rice omelette)&lt;/a&gt; that Tai cooked for himself, his sister Kari, and Koromon in &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Home_Away_From_Home&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure Episode 21&lt;/a&gt;, around the 8:38 mark. It's possible that you mistook that scene for being a part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digimon_Adventure:_Our_War_Game!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second part of Digimon: The Movie&lt;/a&gt; due to the fact that it takes place in the real world and has a similar washed-out color scheme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/dqHlj&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's an album of relevant screenshots from that episode.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you're actually referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digimon:_The_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon: The Movie&lt;/a&gt;, like Eric stated above in the comments, Tai cooks an egg in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digimon_Adventure_%28Movie%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first part of the movie&lt;/a&gt;, around the 7:33 mark. I don't believe there are any other scenes of him cooking anything else for the rest of Digimon: The Movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/3Cyb9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's an album of relevant screenshots from the movie.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="140" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T00:10:43.433" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T00:10:43.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7476" CreationDate="2014-02-13T03:04:24.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Next chapter (738) will be out on February 18th. Scans will probably be up later that day or by early morning of Wednesday the 19th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3712" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T03:04:24.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7487" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7490" CreationDate="2014-02-13T10:24:38.507" Score="1" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the song they are humming in episode 17 of muv luv alternative: Total Eclipse based on a real Russian song ? Or is it just some random song made up for the anime specific?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T08:43:40.483" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T08:43:40.483" Title="Which song are they humming?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;muv-luv&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2014-02-13T12:43:31.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So as for your theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We know that when Itachi explained Izanami to Sasuke, he happened to mention why the Izanami was created: it was because the Uchiha folks back then used Izanagi for all the wrong reasons. And most of those Uchiha certainly did not have the Senju DNA. So if what Tobi said was true, this has to be false. &lt;strong&gt;TRUE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Tobi was true, then Itachi statment (or his explanations) would be false. But unfortunately Itachi statments are true; therefore Tobi's explanation was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If what Itachi explained about Izanagi's misuse is true and that every Uchiha who knows the jutsu Izanagi can use it, then what Tobi mentioned to Konan was wrong. &lt;strong&gt;TRUE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi did bluff Konan prior to her death. Tobi's explanation was wrong. He did try to exaggerate himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether it is a plot hole by Kishimoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say that it was a plot hole as Tobi always had a tendency to exaggerate himself. He does call himself Madara all the time (&lt;strong&gt;before the actual Madara got reanimated&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T12:41:14.160" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:41:14.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-13T13:39:51.703" Score="2" ViewCount="1322" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 Staz almost unleashed a Kamehameha attack.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it okay to use this move outside of the Dragon ball series?&#xA;If Staz did unleash this Kamehameha, Would it be considerd copyright infringement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T14:07:45.010" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T23:04:36.900" Title="Did Staz's have to stop his Kamehameha?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;blood-lad&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7487" CreationDate="2014-02-13T18:03:23.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like they are humming the special ED (ep.17)/Insert Song (ep.24) &quot;Snow Maiden&quot; by Aki Misato:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TU7dq75L-s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TU7dq75L-s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T18:03:23.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-13T19:48:12.157" Score="2" ViewCount="674" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I finished watching Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse and was wondering. How faithful to the light novel was the anime? Are there any mayor deviations, or even minor ones? Or is it identical?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:33:16.340" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T20:33:16.340" Title="Was the anime faithful to the light novel?" Tags="&lt;muv-luv&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7489" CreationDate="2014-02-13T20:16:26.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking in to consideration that Blood Lad makes use of allot of parody (only in that one episode almost all of his finishing/attack moves are derived from other anime/games)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following the policy of FUNimation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;May I create new content using FUNimation properties?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taking an artwork into a new medium such as 3D animation and/or creating fan fiction based on an existing artwork usually does not fall under Fair Use. For more on fair use, please see this Wikipedia entry: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Such works are generally considered “derivative works” and the right to create such works is one of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder. 17 USC § 106(2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If someone creates a derivative work without authorization from the copyright holder, they can be liable for copyright infringement. Whether we will seek to go after them or not, is another story... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fair use&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It provides for the legal, unlicensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking these rules in to consideration it would most likely mean that if he finished the Kamehameha he would indeed have gone beyond the point of fair use, and into the area of copyright infrigment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Japanese copyrights. They indeed seem to be quiet different yet comes down to pretty much the same in rough lines &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/list/?re=02&amp;amp;dn=1&amp;amp;x=66&amp;amp;y=18&amp;amp;x=0&amp;amp;y=0&amp;amp;ky=copyright&amp;amp;co=1&amp;amp;ia=03&amp;amp;yo=&amp;amp;gn=&amp;amp;sy=&amp;amp;ht=&amp;amp;no=&amp;amp;bu=&amp;amp;ta=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(can read them here)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;And a modifyd fair use law seems to be in place aswell, which is more similar the Korean version then to the english version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T23:04:36.900" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T23:04:36.900" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="162" CreationDate="2014-02-14T00:16:55.320" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, so kirito first met asuna while clearing the first floor. They team up, and beat the boss. They later meet while buying bread and after that when kirito is sleeping and the whole grimlock thing happens. That basically is what happens in the two years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3727" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T00:16:55.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7497" CreationDate="2014-02-14T04:20:57.217" Score="5" ViewCount="497" Body="&lt;p&gt;After finishing the first season, I have noticed that all the loose souls so far have been hiding in female hosts.  I realize it makes sense for the male protagonist to be working with females, but is it &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; for a male to have a loose soul?  Perhaps there is a female counterpart to Keima that deals with the males?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastActivityDate="2018-07-21T16:31:48.173" Title="Can loose souls hide in males?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7496" CreationDate="2014-02-14T04:44:07.137" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a reason why the runaway spirits hide in females. A runaway spirit can be reborn as the child of a female host. For this reason, essentially all runaway spirits have female hosts. As far as I know it has never been explicitly addressed whether a runaway spirit is capable of possessing a male host, but even if they could it wouldn't be of any benefit to them since the primary goal of the spirits is to be reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was explained in chapter 3 of the manga (before the Mio conquest), but at least according to @ShinobuOshino below in the comments, not in the anime. It does come up in some future arcs though (I'll avoid spoiling exactly when), so it may be mentioned later in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIKFMl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-02-24T08:14:47.750" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T08:14:47.750" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7734" CreationDate="2014-02-14T11:45:40.170" Score="0" ViewCount="7893" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to read the full manga, but I've seen that the manga ended after the anime did. So, I think that the anime won't give the full story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many chapters were covered by the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="84" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-02-14T13:43:44.710" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T12:50:53.203" Title="How many Tasogare Otome x Amnesia manga chapters covered by anime?" Tags="&lt;dusk-maiden-of-amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7499" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7502" CreationDate="2014-02-14T13:33:15.500" Score="2" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a former Shotokan Karate practitioner myself, I am quite familiar with the Heian Kata series. However I have never heard of Heian Hyakudan before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/83ik0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First and foremost, is this a real technique or kata? I've been trying to find out more about Heian Hyakudan through google searches, but I get absolutely nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we dissect his finishing stance, we might be able to come closer to a conclusion. His bottom section, leg and hip formation is a posture held after jumping or leaping. We also know he is landing from a jump due to his forward shoulder being lower than the back shoulder (as well as the visual landing effect).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part that throws me off the most is his upper posture. Normally when a jumping technique is executed, both arms work together and are connected(katas: Heian Godan and Bassai Dai). In this picture, his left arm is back which would mean that his technique requires a certain hip motion. The only times I recall seeing the top posture is in a Kata like Chinte, but even then, the leg stance requires feet to be spread out with open or reverse hips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The top just doesn't match with the bottom. I have never seen a technique like this, nor heard of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me identify this specific technique or Heian Hyakudan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T09:49:38.360" Title="What is Sakaki's Heian Hyakudan?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7499" CreationDate="2014-02-14T16:56:08.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The technique Heian Hyakudan is non existing technique in karate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shio Sakaki claims to hold 100 dan in the arts of karate . So the move Heian Hyakudan could be a word play on this with Hyaku meaning 100 (百).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for his movements, with the rotation and forward moving speed he should have fallen indeed. Although in the manga (don't remember the exact chapters) it is also shown that Sakaki can alter his central point of gravity by using certain muscles. Which in this case would have helped him with maintaining balance and allowing him to land in such manner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T16:56:08.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6388" CreationDate="2014-02-14T22:24:03.803" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's many reasons -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many manga artists draw all their characters with a standard male or standard female face.  The only way then to distinguish their characters is by hair style and clothing, if they wear a recognizable outfit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Branding - as other people said, characters become more recognizable, like a brand when they always wear the same clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coming up with new outfits is hard.  Manga artists have really strict deadlines, so it's important for them to save time when they can, and designing new outfits that aren't terrible take time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For those manga that have the same clothes all the time, their intended audience isn't really interested in fashion, and fashion isn't really a focus of the manga, and so it's not really worth it to invest time/effort in coming up with new outfits anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually think more economical merchandising is not a motivating factor.  For every outfit you come up with you can sell another toy to the same group of people who bought the last toy (Look at Card Captor Sakura, with lots of merchandise of her many outfits).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shoujo manga publishers are much more likely to pressure artists into drawing new clothes regularly because they're more likely to have a storyline relating to fashion (like all those &quot;become an idol&quot; manga), and their intended audience is more likely to be interested in fashion (why else would they be reading a manga where that's a focus?)  For example, I know for a fact though the manga author for Skip Beat! was not particularly interested in fashion, she was pressured to come up with new trendy outfits for her characters since she was, after all, writing a manga about movie stars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastEditorUserId="3734" LastEditDate="2014-02-14T22:34:56.917" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T22:34:56.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2014-02-15T00:48:32.450" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes but mostly only by the Uchiha clan like Sasuke, Itachi etc. Because they have the copy wheel eyes (aka sharingan )they can learn all five jitsu by copying and observing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3739" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T00:48:32.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-15T03:44:07.930" Score="6" ViewCount="789" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dyAYj.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This anime&lt;/a&gt; looks kinda cool but I have no idea what it is.  Thanks in advance ^-^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3740" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:12:28.183" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:12:28.183" Title="What anime is this GIF of a man in a suit running down the stairs from?" Tags="&lt;nabari-no-ou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-08-27T21:56:14.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7512" CreationDate="2014-02-15T04:43:03.813" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q5d1z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;That's &lt;a href=&quot;http://nabarinoou.wikia.com/wiki/Tobari_Durandal_Kumohira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tobari Durandal Kumohira&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nabari no Ou&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T04:43:03.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-15T20:12:22.360" Score="8" ViewCount="29678" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Lisanna died in the accident, it is understandable when one sees Elfman's apprehension/fear that he will lose control over his full body takeover again- the reason why Lisanna &lt;em&gt;apparently&lt;/em&gt; dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand Elfman not being able to use magic, but Mirajane? She was an S-class mage. Why does she end up waiting tables at Fairytail? Did her magical prowess diminish after the incident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1518" LastEditorUserId="1518" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T12:18:08.417" LastActivityDate="2019-07-02T07:54:39.347" Title="Why can't Mirajane fight after Lisanna's death anymore?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7516" CreationDate="2014-02-15T20:25:02.723" Score="10" ViewCount="73878" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of threads on the internet that have confusing/contradicting answers, but how are Vasto Lorde different from the Espada?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1518" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T07:14:11.187" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T16:30:03.910" Title="How are Vasto Lorde different from the Espada?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7515" CreationDate="2014-02-15T21:23:07.423" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vasto Lorde are the top of the Hollow species. However, they are Hollow, not Arrancar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arrancars are Hollow which, using the power of the Hogyoku, removed the boundry between Hollow and Shinigami, and achieved a greater power, usually by removing their masks and sealing most of their power into a sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Espada, are by definition the top ten &lt;em&gt;Arrancar&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;They may or many not be Vasto Lorde&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was heavily implied that of all the Espada, only the top four (Ulquiorra, Halibel, Barragan and Stark) were Vasto Lorde before they became Arrancars (and subsequently Espada).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T21:23:07.423" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7526" CreationDate="2014-02-16T08:57:34.657" Score="3" ViewCount="3109" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know Light is clever and smart and almost devilish? But I don't understand why Light wanted Rem out of the way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was his motive and what would have happened if it went wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T05:54:11.027" Title="What was the intent for making Rem sacrifice herself for Misa?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7524" CreationDate="2014-02-16T09:07:24.200" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Rem threatened to kill him should anything happen to Misa Misa. If he planned to use Misa Misa as a tool and perhaps sacrifice her eventually. He would have to get Rem out of the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-16T09:07:24.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7524" CreationDate="2014-02-16T16:00:16.707" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rem wanted to protect Misa and would kill Light if he let/caused Misa to die. Misa, however, was a good tool for Light and he could not kill her without raising suspicion towards himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light also wanted L to die, but he could not kill him without knowing his real name. Rem could see everyone's name with her shinigami eyes, but would not kill anyone unless Misa was in trouble. So, Light put Misa in trouble and pressured Rem into killing L and Wastabi. As a result, Rem died and Light thought he had no more people in his way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Rem didn't kill L and Wastabi, Misa definitely would have been caught again and killed. There would have been a lot of suspicion towards Light, but he may have been able to talk himself out of it. If he did not, he would have died also. It was a gamble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastActivityDate="2014-02-16T16:00:16.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6561" CreationDate="2014-02-16T22:18:34.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the video posted, the song seems to loop at 15 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you listen to the song carefully, it sounds like it's just a piano playing, and the tune is something similar to &lt;code&gt;C -&amp;gt; A -&amp;gt; B -&amp;gt; G -&amp;gt; A -&amp;gt; F -&amp;gt; G -&amp;gt; E&lt;/code&gt;, where it plays one note, then it skips a note and plays the next before going back up to the missed note, and the whole process is repeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the song doesn't sound overly complex, so it may have been the reason why it is not included in the OST, regardless of how iconic it is or how many times it's played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible reason is that this tune has actually been used in some other work outside the anime beforehand. As a result, the production company may have been allowed to use only 15 seconds in the anime as background music, but is forbidden from putting it on soundtracks. My sketchy memory only recalls two other instances where this song is played: when Lelouch is around Nunnaly and when Kallen sees her mother on Refrain. I don't remember the song being any different in those cases, so its exclusion from the OST may have been a licensing issue (allow 15 seconds of the song to be used any number of times, but not allow the song to be reproduced in licensed soundtracks).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T17:57:35.257" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T17:57:35.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7514" CreationDate="2014-02-16T22:37:36.710" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mirajane didn't exactly lose her powers. As Märmîk Šhâh said, Mirajane probably lost the will to fight from being unable to protect her sister despite being S-Class and being there. She probably stopped using magic because of this and thus her powers waned from not being used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the final Arc of Season 1, when Freed defeats Elfman, Mirajane's distress over her brother's suffering and being reminded of Lisanna's death causes her to join the fight to avoid seeing her family suffer for the second time. This is when she uses her Satan Soul, probably not as strong as it once was but she was an S-Class Mage and she retained that rank since the accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T03:27:10.807" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T03:27:10.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7537" CreationDate="2014-02-16T23:41:04.390" Score="20" ViewCount="20562" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen in a number of series, when a person is sad, they have mushrooms growing out of their head. In Ouran High School Host Club, this happens a number of times to Tamaki when Haruhi rejects him. He often goes and sits in a corner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlVBxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The below gif from FMA shows it as well. Where did this trope come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v6xLY.gif&quot; alt=&quot;FMA&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2020-04-23T15:06:57.537" Title="What is the origin of mushrooms growing on a sad person's head?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7557" CreationDate="2014-02-17T00:12:38.390" Score="3" ViewCount="2863" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen the recent episode of the anime, and I saw when Obito summoned Kurama. I'm interested in the fact that does he get into some kind of &quot;contract&quot; with some animals/things? (That would mean that he is really able to summon.) I've checked on the Narutopedia, and it appears only the Gedo Mazo is attached to his name, so is the summoning of the Nine-tails just a normal/simple summoning technique? Because you must have that kind of bond between you and the summoned animal, which is made with your chakra/blood, just like Naruto did with the toads and it would be weird if you would be able to summon a tailed beast just &quot;because&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:34:22.833" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:34:22.833" Title="Does Obito master the Summoning Jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7536" CreationDate="2014-02-17T02:22:05.063" Score="3" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qj59I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following screenshot was taken in Episode 3 (16:26) of D-Fragment series. In that time, Roka Shibasaki seem role-playing herself as some sort of director in Japan. I would like to know who is the person she trying to portray ??? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T21:47:23.347" Title="Who is the person behind Roka ??" Tags="&lt;d-frag&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-17T05:34:47.503" Score="4" ViewCount="1900" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Light's plan on killing L, he plans on killing Misa by shortening her lifespan and then force Rem to save Misa by killing the L.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misa could have died by other causes not just by being captured by L, so how can he be sure that L will cause Misa's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T16:35:36.643" Title="How did Light knew that L will cause Misa's death?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7534" CreationDate="2014-02-17T06:02:40.497" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He couldn't, as mentioned a number of times, Lights's ultimate plot to use Rem to kill L was a huge gamble, however things were more of less siding with him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L said to Light (with Rem present) that the Kira's will be executed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Misa was not present in the room when L said to Light that the Kira's would be executed, this means Rem could not see if Misa's life span had changed as a result of L's decision to see the Kira's executed or confirm if Light's actions caused the change (Rem had pointed out to Light before the switching of the Death Notes (i think when Misa first goes to Light's place) that Misa's lifespan was monitored )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L had explained to Light the physical evidence he had found indicating Misa as the 2nd Kira before her imprisonment, this would be enough for Misa to be imprisoned once again and now that L knew how Kira kills he would be able to find the Death Note much faster (Misa now had her original Death Note but now owned by Ryuk, because Rem would've explained its use to Misa the rules wouldn't have been written, before learning of the Death Note Light did plan on explaining that the Death Note was a log for the Kira Case which would then explain the people's names and times)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Rem could do at the time was assume that L would cause Misa's death and because L had also noted that Misa was just about to be arrested Rem had no time to investergate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T22:34:12.843" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T22:34:12.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7532" CreationDate="2014-02-17T09:14:26.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am terrible at physiognomy but it looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira Kurosawa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QqwdY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T21:47:23.347" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T21:47:23.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7530" CreationDate="2014-02-17T09:42:25.017" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cannot tell you who started it or where it comes from exactly, but it is based on the fact that mushrooms grow in dark and dank places. Exactly the kind of environment depressed characters are visually and mentally put into.&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CornerOfWoe&quot;&gt;Corner of Woe&lt;/a&gt; trope:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bonus points if you manage to act gloomy enough to attract Ghost Lights or grow mushrooms in your dark, damp corner of woe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T09:42:25.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7531" CreationDate="2014-02-17T11:02:37.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tailed Beasts are not animals. They are large mass of chakra with there own consciousness. In the first fight between Hashirama and Madara, Madara could use Kyuubi like his summoning. That time Kyuubi was not bound within a jinchuriki. So I think someone as powerful as Madara could easily control the tailed beasts by overwriting their consciousness. And since Obito now had combined power of Uchiha as well as Senju, IMO he was strong enough to summon the tailed beast and use them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T11:02:37.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7542" CreationDate="2014-02-17T12:56:22.253" Score="36" ViewCount="101798" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anatomically speaking Europeans don't look like that either. But most of the people look more European than Japanese, at least it seems to me ... Maybe it's the round eyes? And the non-black hair in some cases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:23:33.593" Title="Why are most people in anime white or European-looking (instead of Japanese)?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7540" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7690" CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:05:24.650" Score="2" ViewCount="5538" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, many survivors were shown in the outside world. Who were these people? Is there any reference anywhere telling about these people, who they were and how they managed to survive? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3772" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T06:13:20.650" LastActivityDate="2021-02-20T03:26:51.997" Title="Who were the survivors in Danganronpa?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7541" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7544" CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:11:59.820" Score="1" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the master of The Ryozanpaku Dojo resemble certain stereotypical descriptions? If they do, which stereotypical appearance would this be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3772" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-02T08:30:17.403" LastActivityDate="2018-06-02T08:30:17.403" Title="Do the master of The Ryozanpaku Dojo resemble certain stereotypical descriptions?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-02-18T04:08:08.707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:47:19.893" Score="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;@senshin&lt;/a&gt; stated in his comment, for the Japanese people, their characters do look Asian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a really nice article written about this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;thesocietypages&lt;/a&gt; and as stated there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do the Japanese draw themselves as white? You see that especially in manga and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it turns out, that is an American opinion, not a Japanese one. The Japanese see anime characters as being Japanese. It is Americans who think they are white. Why?  Because to them white is the Default Human Being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Americans apply this thinking to Japanese drawings. &lt;strong&gt;But to the Japanese the Default Human Being is Japanese! So they feel no need to make their characters “look Asian”&lt;/strong&gt;. They just have to make them look like people and everyone in Japan will assume they are Japanese – no matter how improbable their physical appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your question, you also said &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Maybe it's the round eyes? And the non-black hair in some cases?&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article above also pointed out something about that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] the Default Human Being thing is so strong that lacking other clear, stereotyped signs of being either black or Asian she defaults to white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you think about it there is &lt;strong&gt;nothing particularly white about how anime characters look&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;huge round eyes&lt;/strong&gt; – no one looks like that, not even white people (even though that style of drawing eyes does go back to Betty Boop).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;yellow hair&lt;/strong&gt; – but they also have blue hair and green hair and all the rest. Therefore, hair colour is not about being true to life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;small noses&lt;/strong&gt; – compared to the rest of the world whites have long noses that stick out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;white skin&lt;/strong&gt; – but many Japanese have skin just as pale and white as most White Americans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are also exceptions. A nice example is indeed &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/4xAsggs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dan Eagleman&lt;/a&gt;, as stated by @senshin. The moment they need to make somebody look non-Japanese, they will try to design the character more to the American/European stereotype, i.e.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bigger noses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blond hair/blue eyes/white&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Speaks fluent English&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T18:55:41.070" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7541" CreationDate="2014-02-17T17:41:45.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stereotypical might not be the correct word to describe the masters, however, they all do have  common personalities compared to the millions of fighting mangas out there. I think it would be better to explain it as no one master has a truly unique personality that doesn't exist in other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of their following cliche personalities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kensei Ma (Kung Fu) - Perverted, Passive&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Apachai Hopachai (Muy Thai) - Brainless brawn, yet soft on the inside&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shio Sakaki (Karate) - Boastful, tough, brawler&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Koetsuji Akisame (Judo) - Cool, calm, collected tactician&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shigure Kosaka (Weapons expert) - Quiet, deadly, mysterious&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hayato Furinji (Furinji style) - Superman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, their personalities are quite common in other characters from other series. There is nothing personality-wise that makes these characters one of a kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extra side note: Contrary to how the manga describes Akisame's style as Jujutsu, realistically it is Judo. Sakaki's style is also technically Karate-do as opposed to Karate-jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T17:41:45.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7541" CreationDate="2014-02-17T18:54:57.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably better off looking over &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this TV Tropes page&lt;/a&gt; as there's a lot of common stereotypes/tropes that these characters are tied to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenichi is kind of a gag show on top of shounen fighting so it's so chock full of stereotypes that it's hard to list them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T18:54:57.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3815" CreationDate="2014-02-17T19:16:29.577" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seras Victoria experiences repeated visions of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Harkonnen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baron Vladimir Harkonnen&lt;/a&gt; from the David Lynch film &quot;Dune&quot; claiming to be to be the spirit of her gun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, there's no &lt;a href=&quot;http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/161/282/161282537_640.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;canon&lt;/a&gt; [sic] explanation for the reason why it chooses to manifest itself in this particular way, aside from the fact that her gun is actually called &lt;strong&gt;The Harkonnen&lt;/strong&gt; (which is itself a contraction of the formal name of the gun; e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;H&lt;/b&gt;ellsing &lt;b&gt;A&lt;/b&gt;rms &lt;b&gt;A&lt;/b&gt;nti-Midian &lt;b&gt;C&lt;/b&gt;annon&quot; becomes &quot;HAA Cannon&quot; becomes &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Harkonnen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Harkonnen&lt;/a&gt;&quot;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qvg3P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seras Chased by Harkonnen&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although she is initially scared by the Baron's 'spirit' and runs from it on several occasion, it does ultimately provide a successful (and &lt;strong&gt;wholly accurate&lt;/strong&gt;) warning that she is being targeted by a Rio S.W.A.T. team which would seem to indicate that there's more to her visions than mere introspection brought on by extreme psychological pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3776" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T19:35:14.250" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T19:35:14.250" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19642" CreationDate="2014-02-17T21:52:02.993" Score="3" ViewCount="1749" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 7, Nanami seemed to elude that when Shichika killed their father, the 6th Kyoto Ryu, his father was about to kill her, or she already knew that he was planning on killing her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, did Shichika's father try to kill Nanami? And for what reason? (Was it to ease her suffering, or to stop her from becoming more powerful from observing more of the Kyoto Ryu art?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if he did try and kill her, did Shichika kill his father solely to protect Nanami?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T08:09:14.767" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T14:14:13.310" Title="Did Shichika's father try to kill Nanami?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19640" CreationDate="2014-02-17T21:58:22.540" Score="2" ViewCount="427" Body="&lt;p&gt;When fighting Shichika in episode 7, Nanami mentioned her Clairvoyance, but she never said anything like that when fighting the Maniwani earlier (in episode 4, I think). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was her Clairvoyance what allowed her to copy Maniwani's Kempo, and she just didn't name it in earlier episode? Or did she learned Clairvoyance somewhere else after she left the island, and as such she never had it when the Maniwani attacked her? And if it's the latter case, where did she learn it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T04:40:34.200" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T14:10:25.583" Title="Where did Nanami's Clairvoyance come from?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7559" CreationDate="2014-02-17T22:29:37.773" Score="27" ViewCount="3066" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seem to be a ridiculous number of Gundam series, spinoffs and movies. There also seems to be a lot of timelines, parallel universes which has confused me more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried looking this up before, but there's a large variety of differing answers depending on people's opinions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an anime fan, I think I should at least try it out. It might also help for understanding a lot of reference jokes in other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does one start with all these? Can you watch the series as standalones or should I start watching in a particular order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2019-04-22T05:09:16.357" Title="Where to start with Gundam?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6715" CreationDate="2014-02-17T23:08:10.217" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro hasn't shown a MASSIVE change in power after the time skip, at least not as much a Sanji, so he might have something powerful he is gonna use from his eye but it's most likely just a scar from training!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3780" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T23:08:10.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-17T23:41:04.073" Score="17" ViewCount="396714" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I watched, Bishamon and Kofuku are portrayals of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神 &lt;em&gt;shichi fukujin&lt;/em&gt;). But it wasn't clear about Yato. Bishamon mentioned him as a God of Calamity, but there is no such god among the Seven Lucky Gods. So, which god might Yato be a portrayal of? Is he a new character altogether?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-30T17:33:43.527" LastActivityDate="2019-05-30T17:33:43.527" Title="Which god of Japan is actually portrayed by Yato in Noragami?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20011" CreationDate="2014-02-18T01:25:24.320" Score="22" ViewCount="107876" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, in Attack on Titan, it's mentioned or implied a number of times that humans built the walls to protect themselves from the titans. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this.) If so then, how did they manage to get the walls erected (which seem to be the result of somewhat extensive work) without getting killed, if they were already under attack by that point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: I'm only about halfway through the anime series, so I might just be missing something that appears later.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2020-02-12T23:23:24.947" Title="How were the walls in Attack on Titan built?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-02-18T01:39:31.767" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yato, the god of calamity, is a minor deity apart from the Seven Lucky Gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am inclined to say that he doesn't accurately match up to any actual gods existing in Japanese folklore for a few reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before all else, we know Yato as a god that does not even have his own grand shrine, indicating that he is relatively unknown. Yato's goal in this series it to become a popular god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, we know that this series does not exactly follow the Japanese folklore. While Bishamon is pretty accurate, Kofuku Ebisu does not represent the god of luck. Instead, she is nearly the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, the title of this series leads me to believe that Yato is a fictional god. Nora is a stray shinki, which strongly suggests that the title Noragami means Stray God (with gami meaning god). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the combination of fictional elements and indications that Yato is an unimportant god, he is most likely fictional or even partly fictional like in Ebisu's case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T01:39:31.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6540" CreationDate="2014-02-18T04:36:29.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the light novels, but the last one that came out is titled, &quot;Toradora Spinoff 3! Ore no Bentou Mite Kure&quot;. (Roughly translated as 'Behold my Bento')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this book, being a spinoff, specifically takes place anywhere in the story, but I think it would somewhere between the first and last episodes. I say this because Ryuuji is making Taiga lunch (which must be after the first episode) and because they are in school for most of the ova (which must be before Taiga leaves in the last episode). However, the last scene seems to fit better after the final episode, as feeding food to someone is a very 'couple' thing to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3784" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T04:36:29.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7555" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7576" CreationDate="2014-02-18T05:43:37.057" Score="2" ViewCount="10334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whatever happened to D-Gray Man? The manga just stopped... I want to know what happens to Kanda and Alan. Things were just getting crazy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3785" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T17:54:39.053" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T17:54:39.053" Title="Did the D-Gray Man manga cease publication?" Tags="&lt;d-gray-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7524" CreationDate="2014-02-18T05:54:11.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misa Misa  was a useful tool but, with Rem always wanting to protect her and began to really care for her Light couldn't use her in anyway that would put her endanger for Rem would kill him the first chance she got. In order to use Misa and kill L he got Misa taken in and &quot;endanger&quot; putting the blame on L that he had done it. Doing that and edging Rem to kill him in order to save Misa since she was the only creature that could see L's real name doing this was killing to birds with one stone that kept getting in the way of Light's &quot;good work.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3785" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T05:54:11.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7531" CreationDate="2014-02-18T06:07:27.610" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the the battles of Minato vs Obito and Hashirama Vs Madara I can recollect &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; important things:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both Sharingan users[Obito and Madara] casted genjutsu to Kurama[Kyuubi] and as a result they were able to control it.Kurama was bound to obey them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was some contract seal between the caster and Kyuubi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both Minato and Hashirama used their contract seal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More about &lt;strong&gt;Contract Seal&lt;/strong&gt; is explained &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Contract_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though the Contract Seal removes the summoner's ability to control its summon, it does not give the user of the fūinjutsu the ability to control the summon in turn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can speculate Obito got some information about the contract seal from Uchiha tablet or directly from Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T11:52:20.030" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T11:52:20.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7548" CreationDate="2014-02-18T09:24:18.503" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;AniDB has a nice &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=rel&amp;amp;aid=715&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;releation graph&lt;/a&gt; regarding the different Gundam shows and movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Universal Century and related timelines&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in the original story of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Century&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Universal Century&lt;/a&gt; (UC) timeline and are willing to invest a lot of time (about 74hrs), you can start off with &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/em&gt; (1979-1980) show and work your way through the sequels following the red line in the graph till the latest &lt;em&gt;Gundam Unicorn&lt;/em&gt; OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin&lt;/em&gt; is the OVA production following &lt;em&gt;Unicorn&lt;/em&gt; and as the name implies it tells the background story of some characters and how events lead to the original series. You probably don't want to start with this if you intend to watch the original series and avoid spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gundam F91&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Victory Gundam&lt;/em&gt; are also part of UC, but are of a new generation (referred as Late UC) with completely new characters and parties. While &lt;em&gt;F91&lt;/em&gt; features similar spaceship and mobile suit designs as well as similar uniforms, and rather falls in the category of a side story, &lt;em&gt;V&lt;/em&gt; seems to be completely unrelated from my point of view, this also applies to &lt;em&gt;Gundam Reconguista in G&lt;/em&gt; which is set in &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Regild_Century&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Regild Century&lt;/a&gt;, a period 500 years after &lt;em&gt;Turn A Gundam&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The summary movies of the original show feature new scenes, but I don't recommend watching them instead of the show, rather watch them when watching side stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;      140 TV show episodes ((43+50+47)*25min)&#xA;       13 OVA episodes (12*30min+25min)&#xA;        1 film (120min)&#xA;        7 OVA episodes (6*60min+90min)&#xA;Total: 74hrs 15min&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;UC unrelated timelines&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Gundam_Wiki:Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page listing most Gundam series timelines and related works&lt;/a&gt; is also available in Gundam Wikia. Currently these timelines are in order of production dates: Future Century, After Colony, After War, Cosmic Era, Anno Domini, Advanced Generation and Post Disaster. Shows set in these timelines may share some Gundam specific traits, but they were created to be aired on TV and watched independently to attract new viewers or younger audiences, while loyal fans of the original series are treated with OVAs set in UC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the comments above &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;senshin&lt;/a&gt; found a guide (see below) that includes most of the shows (at least the various SD Gundam shows are missing, which benefits clarity) up until &lt;em&gt;Gundam AGE&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Gundam Unicorn&lt;/em&gt;, listing pros &amp;amp; cons for each show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler warning:&lt;/strong&gt; I found spoilers in &lt;em&gt;V&lt;/em&gt; (con) and &lt;em&gt;00 S2&lt;/em&gt; (con), there may be more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://i4.minus.com/ibqmrR7wH0gcDp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam Series guide from /m/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T20:28:05.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2014-02-18T11:45:39.810" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the walls were built with the hardening ability of Titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, the walls are very tough to break and have sheltered human kinds for decades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-02-12T23:23:24.947" LastActivityDate="2020-02-12T23:23:24.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6420" CreationDate="2014-02-18T13:50:30.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S6xyz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here he meant,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An acquaintance of an underling of mine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kabuto (acquaintance of underling, Tobi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Others who mulled over similar idea &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orochimaru (experimented over Danzou)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto was the one who resurrected Madara. He could have managed to fuse and modify Madara's body as per his will and wish (just a theory). And Madara didn't die having Hashirama's face on his chest, which means this power was gained only after he was revived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto while fighting with Itachi and Sasuke did indeed show his skills of fusing different persons' cells in himself. That makes us believe that he might have played around with Madara's corpse before he summoned him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the phrase &lt;code&gt;I learnt&lt;/code&gt; said by Madara makes us think that, may be the Kabuto's craft work was imperfect and something that Madara composed later during the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But all the above statements are just theories and vaguely supported by evidence. Kishi is one tricky guy :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T13:35:21.103" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T13:35:21.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7531" CreationDate="2014-02-18T13:52:40.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, Obito mastered the Summoning Jutsu.The great disaster in Konoha was caused by Kurama and the one who summoned the Kyuubi was Obito Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3796" LastEditorUserId="3187" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T14:56:34.050" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T14:56:34.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7570" CreationDate="2014-02-18T16:34:18.503" Score="9" ViewCount="85785" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Namikaze mean a clan or is it just his second name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the only way &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt; could defeat &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; is to be in a blood-line relation with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage of the Six Paths&lt;/a&gt;, and thereby achieving a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; of his own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kushina&lt;/a&gt;, Mother of Naruto is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_clan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki clan&lt;/a&gt;; which is a blood-relative of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senju_clan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Senju clan&lt;/a&gt;, it will make sense if &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minato&lt;/a&gt; is from any distant clan related to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senju_clan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchiha clan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any clue revealing who might be the parents of Minato? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3798" LastActivityDate="2019-09-10T01:19:42.277" Title="Who is the father of Minato Namikaze?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7568" CreationDate="2014-02-18T17:14:02.163" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there are no clues, at least not yet (in the anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But your second part of question/theory is obviously incorrect, since it's not enough to be related to an Uchiha, because it's not the DNA you need (directly, as is the case with the Senju part), but rather it's the eye itself. Since Naruto doesn't have a Sharingan, even if he's related to the Senju (distantly), he wouldn't be able to awaken the Rinnegan - not even if, by some miracle, Minato were to be related to the Uchihas (it seems pretty impossible to me). So, if Naruto were to not get a Sharingan, e.g. from Sasuke, in my opinion, he will never be able to awaken the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with the fight, I've no idea about the manga; the only thing I know is that he will team up with Sasuke (from older posts, which made me crazy...), but off-topic, I think there is more in Naruto, even without a Rinnegan, which could equal AND overpower Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related to your question, we don't know anything about Minato's parents. &quot;Namikaze&quot; could represent his association with a clan (as in most of the cases), or it could simply be his second name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T21:21:11.297" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T21:21:11.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7568" CreationDate="2014-02-18T17:45:05.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Woah woah woah woah woah.... Naruto will never achieve Rinnegan.... &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3187/rinneg4n&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has given a proper explanation for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put your answer short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No information about Minato's parents has been revealed. It isn't important, anyway.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Namikaze&quot; &lt;em&gt;could be a clan&lt;/em&gt; [don't know if it falls in Senju clan]. But it is definitely not associated with Uchiha since all members of the Uchiha clan had the &quot;Uchiha&quot; name. (most common observation has been taken into consideration here.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Uzumaki clan were the only ones who were associated with Minato for a while. First, it was his wife, Kushina, who belonged to the Uzumaki clan. Secondly, he learned many sealing techniques from the Uzumaki clan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="45696" LastEditDate="2019-09-10T01:19:42.277" LastActivityDate="2019-09-10T01:19:42.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7573" CreationDate="2014-02-18T18:47:44.343" Score="1" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering when the season 2 of RWBY would be released. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3799" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T19:02:37.437" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T19:02:37.437" Title="Will there be a second season of RWBY?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7572" CreationDate="2014-02-18T18:54:35.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quick google search reveals that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;RWBY Vol 2 will premeire at RTX July 4-6 this year! Thank you all for your support and contributions. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/428969903883030528&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T18:54:35.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7555" CreationDate="2014-02-19T00:54:51.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The D-gray man manga has not finished yet. It is on hiatus once again for an indeterminate period of time. This most likely due to her illness, but there is no proof of this right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of writing, on &lt;a href=&quot;http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jump SQ site&lt;/a&gt;, the series' status is displayed as 「一時休載」 which means something along the lines of &quot;temporary non-appearance in print.&quot; and they will most likely announce the continuation there. In case you are not a fluent Japanese reader (like myself) you might just want to follow this forum thread by &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/43942-The-DGM-Hiatus-Thread/page47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga helpers&lt;/a&gt; They keep a close watch on sites such as Jump SQ and try to announce it in English A.S.A.P.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T16:38:33.673" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T16:38:33.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T12:01:15.353" Score="4" ViewCount="2567" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well... I just saw the notebook in my fellow schoolmate and he just brought it to school yesterday. And I'm really curious &lt;em&gt;where he got that&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;how much did it cost&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3589" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T14:38:05.930" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T22:42:00.823" Title="Where could I buy the notebook that looks like the real Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7582" CreationDate="2014-02-19T12:07:38.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check out these links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.399animeshop.com/anime/death-note/death-note-book-replica-size.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.399animeshop.com/anime/death-note/death-note-book-replica-size.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/bhp/death-note-notebook&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ebay.com/bhp/death-note-notebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different types tho, one type with only the cover looking like the death note, the content is like a normal notebook. The other type is exact replica, figure out which one you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T12:07:38.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7585" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:02:38.337" Score="5" ViewCount="3885" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto we can see people make hand seals to do technique's. The further down the story we come the more neglected this becomes aka Naruto's rasengan does not need any hand seals to begin with. Minato also displayed the ability to form hand seals using a single hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, how important are those hand seals anyway? How do they affect the juutsu they cast. And can evrybody do it with 1/0 hands if they train enough ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T11:35:27.903" Title="How important are those hand seals really?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7584" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:29:42.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are right, as we know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While techniques may require a number of hand seals to work, a skilled ninja can use less or even one to perform the same technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are a master shinobi, you can use a jutsu without making seals or making just a few seals, instead of 5-10-20. BUT if you are novice, you can't perform jutsu without hand seals. The number of seals or the number of hands indicates the skills of the shinobi. The more skilled someone is, the less effort he needs to put on casting a jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An example of this is the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which requires a total of 44 hand seals to activate.Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, only needed to use one hand seal to complete the technique, a testament to his skill.Although rare, it is possible for a shinobi to be able to do hand seals with just one hand. The only shinobi seen so far capable of this are Haku, Minato Namikaze and Guren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seals are VERY important even if you're skilled. It's vital in the Shinobi World since a jutsu can't be performed without hand seals and just few of the jutstu's are casted without hand seals (e.g Rasengan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T12:36:45.293" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:36:45.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7628" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:57:40.480" Score="4" ViewCount="2000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching an anime about a special ops soldier who is assigned to be the bodyguard of a high school student. He is also socially inept in that he interprets almost anything as a threat to her. I believe it has two seasons, the first season of which is actual plot, and the second season is episodic, comical episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:47:35.677" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:47:35.677" Title="What is the name of an anime about a special forces, socially inept high school student bodyguard?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:22:36.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7587" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T17:01:17.303" Score="4" ViewCount="19283" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the details of those eyes, I know their combination gives birth to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. When Madara was almost blind Izuna gave him his eyes, the same thing happened with Itachi and Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these two cases we've seen the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and here comes my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first case, Madara was &quot;blind&quot; and Izuna had the good eyes, the combination was the Eternal. In the second case, Itachi was &quot;blind&quot; and Sasuke had the full eyes, giving birth to the Eternal. So it's indifferent which eye it's transplanted in the host body? (It doesn't matter that the good eye gets a disadvantaged blind eye?) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for the main question, how it is realized the &quot;fusion&quot; of 2 different eyes in one eye hole? I don't want to dig myself into the nerve/artery things. I'm interested more likely in the fact that how you mix 2 eyes into one and how the full eye and the blind eye, it's yet so much stronger?? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T04:25:16.883" LastActivityDate="2019-01-06T03:01:09.543" Title="How does transplanting different sets of Sharingan eyes work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5970" CreationDate="2014-02-19T17:08:08.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best way to do convince distributors this works reliably is to make sure that it does by backing similar projects whenever you see them. As noted above there are a number of projects that have been successful like LWA2 and kick-heart. If someone like Trigger keeps running kickstarters and making upwards of half a million dollars, well, the rest of them will catch on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T17:08:08.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7591" CreationDate="2014-02-19T18:12:20.213" Score="0" ViewCount="8299" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've already watched every episode from the series (downloaded from torrent sites), but wanted to buy an official box since I feel bad about not having the original stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know if there is a definitive dvd/bluray box edition. I always struggled with finding decent quality video/audio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally there would be a Blu-ray collection in 720p at least and with 5.1 DTS Japanese audio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By making a quick search on ebay, I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/Initial-D-COMPLETE-BD-BOX-Vol-1-Blu-ray-4988064741533-AVXA-74153-Anime-/400660945522?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;amp;hash=item5d4940da72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, which is scheduled to release in a few days, but I don't know exactly it's specifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where should I be looking for this stuff? It would obviously be ideal if English subtitles were available, but I guess I'm stuck with Japanese releases if quality is concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3812" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T18:25:04.247" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T18:43:07.960" Title="What is the definitive Initial D collection box?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;initial-d&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7590" CreationDate="2014-02-19T18:37:11.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Amazon Japan pre-orders for the new two-box &quot;complete&quot; premium BD box set for 31,080 yen each (Amazon price as of this post).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00G93OE5Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The first BD box set, Vol .1&lt;/a&gt;  is scheduled to be released February 21th, 2014 and includes 6 BDs + 3 CDs, featuring:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;#Initial D: First Stage (26 eps)&#xA;#Initial D: Second Stage (13 eps)&#xA;---&#xA;#CD: Radio Stage Part 1&#xA;#CD: EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol. 1 &amp;amp; 2&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVXA-74153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CD Japan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First Premium Blu-ray Box release including complete first stage (26 episodes), second stage (13 episodes), special CD Vol1 &quot;Initial D Radio Stage Part1&quot;, special CD 2 &quot;EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.1&amp;amp;2&quot;(2 discs), special original goods (2 kinds), and special manual book in a deluxe box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00G93OE2W&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The second BD box set, Vol. 2&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled to be released March 21th and includes 7 BDs + 3 CDs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;#Initial D: Third Stage (Movie)&#xA;#Initial D: Fourth Stage (24 eps)&#xA;#Initial D: Extra Stage (4 eps)&#xA;#Initial D: Battle Stage (2 eps)&#xA;#Initial D to the Next Stage - Project D e Mukete (1 eps)&#xA;---&#xA;#CD: Radio Stage Part 2&#xA;#CD: EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.3 &amp;amp; 4&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVXA-74159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CD Japan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Second Premium Blu-ray Box release including third stage (movie), fourth stage (24 episodes), extra stage (3 episodes), battle stage (2 episodes), project episode, special CD Vol1 &quot;Initial D Radio Stage Part2&quot;, special CD 2 &quot;EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.3&amp;amp;4&quot;(2 discs), special original goods (2 kinds), and special manual book in a deluxe box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; The discs are &lt;strong&gt;region-free&lt;/strong&gt; and contain &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; subtitles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently only the &lt;em&gt;Fifth Stage&lt;/em&gt; (14 eps), the upcoming movie (slated for summer 2014) and &quot;Final Stage&quot; (not yet produced) are missing from the collection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T18:43:07.960" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T18:43:07.960" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7587" CreationDate="2014-02-19T19:10:31.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Over time, use of the Mangekyō Sharingan's techniques deteriorates the user's eyesight to the point of blindness. Only by taking and transplanting the eyes of another Uchiha clan member can the vision be restored, a process that results in the creation of an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The tighter the blood ties are between the &quot;donor&quot; and the receiver, the better it is for compatibility, siblings for example.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The time from fusing the donor's Mangekyō with the receiver's Mangekyō to the point of full recovery is at least several days &lt;strong&gt;in the case of Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only does this process permanently restore one's eyesight, but it also gives the person even greater power. The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan also changes form from the original, with what appears to be a fusion of the current owner's Mangekyō with the previous owner's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:-&lt;a href=&quot;http://narutofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Eternal_Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For better understanding let me give you an instance. MS happens when a person kills someone very close to him/her. So the 'tamui' of the Sharingan changes on its own[&lt;strong&gt;how tamui changes it's pattern is still not explained&lt;/strong&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to EMS, a person can achieve it once he &lt;strong&gt;discards his own eyes&lt;/strong&gt; and uses his sibling's ones. That is the mechanism of achieving EMS. Therefore if the person is closely related to the one who he would take the eye from, then there is a greater percentage of activating EMS.&#xA;Hope I have answered your question now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IInd EDIT&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/krazer&quot;&gt;Krazer&lt;/a&gt; for the updating the title of the question.From the title,I can come to a conclusion that no evidence as of now being cited related related to working of sharingan once it is transplanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T12:01:25.027" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T23:02:01.220" Score="1" ViewCount="2767" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading Naruto, and I've noticed Kurenai's eyes are weird. They look a bit like Sharingan eyes, but there has never been indication they they are at all actually related to the Sharingan. Has there been any explanation for her eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HfnXhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T10:11:21.060" Title="Why are Kurenai's eyes the way they are?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-02-20T15:30:57.987" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7604" CreationDate="2014-02-20T02:56:47.817" Score="12" ViewCount="33745" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 350, we see that the Third Hokage took on to take care of Naruto. But towards the beginning of the anime Naruto is seen to be living alone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Naruto live with the Third? If so, why did he leave there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T03:30:02.200" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T09:02:02.017" Title="Who took care of Naruto when he was young?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7587" CreationDate="2014-02-20T03:58:44.183" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;After quite some searching I came to the sad conclusion there is barely any information available on how the 2 eyes get fused. Then again we can make some educated guesses thanks to some of the shown footage in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 136 Itachi shows Sasuke how Madara got his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS). Showing the following picture &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dtlvZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;EMS Fusion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this image we can deduce that the old eyes are not removed from the body, meaning there are 2 pairs of eyes in the body from that moment on. The most plausible reason to pass would be that the 2 eyes fuse in a similar way as to an artificial limb getting attached to a body. This would also explain the reason for blood ties as your body might reject people who are not directly blood linked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would also answer your first point, as the eyes fuse it does not matter whether the begin point was the blind eye or the still functioning eye as they will become one after all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do the eyes exactly fuse? and how do they put 2 pairs of eyes in a body to begin with? Guess this is a sort of anime magic which is not really uncommon in Naruto to begin with (small sample &lt;strong&gt;(careful contains spoilers if not up to date with manga)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/czlxd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakura using Medical Ninjutsu on Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="3819" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T14:16:17.807" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T14:16:17.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7596" CreationDate="2014-02-20T05:35:39.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no canonical answer for this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto lived alone as a child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for who took care of him while he was a baby, no one knows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people that took care of him in his childhood were people like the Sandaime, Iruka, and the ramen guy. However, they did not fulfill the roles of parents. The closest person Naruto had as a parent was Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T13:50:28.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T13:50:28.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-20T06:29:06.503" Score="16" ViewCount="54464" Body="&lt;p&gt;After quite some research, I've found this picture, and I've added/completed the combinations. As you can see, I've found all of the combinations (even if some of you wouldn't agree with me), but I have absolutely no idea what should be put as the combination of Wind and Earth...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I forgot to mention that there is one style, the Crystal Release, whose origins are unclear to me. It may be the response to the question, but I've got no proof or source to claim it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTUbX.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T17:49:28.167" LastActivityDate="2018-06-23T13:16:09.200" Title="What is the combination of Wind Style and Earth Style?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2014-02-20T07:17:19.283" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The effect you are asking for is not yet known, just like how some of the others in the chart are not confirmed or not complete (such as Blaze, Storm and Explosion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chart is set-up with the current knowledge we have of the techniques and filling in the blanks by deducing what could be in the slot. Most of them might actually prove to be accurate, but until this is confirmed in either the anime or manga we won't know for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T22:31:46.050" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T22:31:46.050" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7606" CreationDate="2014-02-20T09:33:27.573" Score="6" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been watching RWBY for long, but is dust like magic in RWBY, because I am not sure. Please give some answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2019-05-26T01:27:25.590" Title="What is &quot;magic&quot; in the RWBY universe?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-02-20T09:57:39.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kakashi can obtain &lt;strong&gt;Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;. I would have to disagree with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6730/is-it-possible-for-kakashi-to-obtain-an-eternal-mangekyo-sharingan/6760#6760&quot;&gt;kakashi's answer&lt;/a&gt; though. &lt;strong&gt;EMS&lt;/strong&gt; consumes &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;lesser chakra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and puts &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;lesser stress&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; on the user casting it. Kakashi has to possess a Mangekyou Sharingan eye, assuming it's compatible to him, since it's not possible to obtain EMS just by implanting another set of MS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;using EMS would be less life threatening&lt;/strong&gt; to him than using MS, since, there is no risk of blindness after obtaining EMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T12:42:46.233" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:42:46.233" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7596" CreationDate="2014-02-20T10:07:09.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Third Hokage promised Kushina, when she was dying, that he would take care of Naruto, and he did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whole villagers knew that a monster fox was inside Naruto. This news also spread to the other villages. If it weren't for the astute care of the Third Hokage, other villages would have kidnapped Naruto and would have absconded him out of Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Third may not have sheltered him at home, but he did keep an eye for Naruto. That is what taking care means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, Iruka and others were there too. However, the main role was still played by the Third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T04:34:25.393" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T04:34:25.393" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7593" CreationDate="2014-02-20T10:11:21.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not related to sharingan in any way. The are simply because of their genes. Like we have green eyes , brown eyes and stuff. There never has been any canonical opinion about it in anime or in manga. Even so, the manga is coming to an end and still there is no hint of having any powers or any affiliation with the sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T10:11:21.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7602" CreationDate="2014-02-20T12:51:31.573" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;: I have updated the answer to incorporate what was revealed in the segment on dust in Season 2, Episode 4.5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dust is a natural resource used as an energy source, much like coal or gas but more potent.&#xA;It comes in crystal and powdered forms that can vary in colour, potency and effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, Weiss identifies &lt;em&gt;Fire&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Water&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Lightning&lt;/em&gt; attributed Dust, each having different properties. I think it's safe to assume the last element is &lt;em&gt;Air/Wind&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rE0rC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dust~&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Dust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RWBY Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a form of energy, people are able to use Dust in combat. The use of Dust was how Humans originally defeated the Grimm. When combatants wielding Dust channel large amounts of the energy, complex circles of luminous energized Dust appear, with various shapes and runic incantations manifesting within them. These glyphs focus the energy of the Dust in order to cause large scale elemental phenomena or to defy natural laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dust can also be used in its raw form, which is described as being &amp;quot;elegant, yet destructive&amp;quot; in nature and requiring a certain level of discipline to maintain control over. More archaic uses for Dust as a weapon include weaving it into clothes or directly implanting it into their bodies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crystalized Dust is also used as ammunition. A prominent example of this is Lie Ren's dual pistols, the StormFlower, which use Schnee Dust Company rounds. Ruby's weapon, Crescent Rose has also been mentioned to use rounds with different kinds of Dust in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Dust is kind of a quasi-realistic way that magic can exist in the RWBY universe, but it's more like fuel for augmenting weapons and existing skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T15:58:27.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-02-20T15:23:24.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Realistically speaking, &lt;strong&gt;Kakashi cannot gain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reread this section from Chapter 386&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SZTfw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are multiple reasons why Kakashi cannot gain EMS. First, the exchange must be done between clansmen. Kakashi doesn't fit in this category. Further more, the manga states &quot;simply gaining another's eyes didn't equate to gaining this power&quot;. This is implying that you need to gain your brother's eyes as well as a new set of eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can argue that Kakashi and Obito are like brothers, however Kakashi isn't gaining a new eye if he swaps with Obito. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, it is impossible for Kakashi to achieve EMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T15:23:24.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2014-02-20T15:48:08.327" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It obviously doesn't ACTUALLY make you run faster.  If it did, you would see it in the Olympics.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any additional aerodynamics isn't made up for by the loss of swinging momentum of the arms and the awkwardness that causes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a reason people swing their arms when they walk/run, even though it uses significantly more energy to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, I thought perhaps the reason you would see this run is that maybe it used less energy and helped for distance, but that is unlikely too, because it is probably more work to keep balance overall---and there are people who can basically run so long that what they have to stop for is sleep anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3821" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T15:48:08.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5506" CreationDate="2014-02-20T16:38:44.397" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fujitora is clearly based off of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi&quot;&gt;Zatoichi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zatoichi at first seems a harmless blind anma (masseur) and bakuto (gambler) who roams around the country, making his living by chō-han (playing dice) as well as giving massages, performing acupuncture and on occasion, singing and playing music; however, secretly, he is also very highly skilled in swordsmanship, specifically Muraku-school kenjutsu and iaido and is equally skilled in the more general sword skills of Japan, as well as Sumo wrestling and kyujutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing has been revealed about &quot;Ryokugyu&quot; as of this post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T16:38:44.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-20T21:47:03.057" Score="4" ViewCount="1113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading this, but I didn't finish it. I think there was only a few chapters at the time. This is what I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a boy who is Japanese. However, he found out from a family member that he had Korean blood and he needed to move to Korea for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he got to Korea, I think he shared a taxi with a Korean girl OR the girl came with someone to pick him up from the airport as he was staying with her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The both of them didn't like each other. I remember the boy complaining that Koreans are loud, and when they got out the car, I think the girl spat on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might be wrong about his nationality and where he moves to. If so then swap the Korean parts with the Japanese parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks a lot! I really want to read this again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3826" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T17:07:46.027" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T17:07:46.027" Title="Manga or manhwa about a guy moving to Korea" Tags="&lt;very-very-sweet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:22:43.273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2014-02-21T02:08:08.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no known technique that can be derived from the combination of Earth and Wind release but what I have is a theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The combination of Wind and Earth &lt;strong&gt;can be&lt;/strong&gt; the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Swift Release&lt;/strong&gt; - an advanced nature Kekkei Genkai that can be used to&#xA;move at virtually instantaneous speed, granting the user an advantage&#xA;over opponents with more strength than speed, such as users of Chakra&#xA;Enhanced Strength. This nature therefore renders the user&#xA;invulnerable against most taijutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steel Release&lt;/strong&gt; - an advanced nature&#xA;Kekkei Genkai that can be used to make one's body virtually&#xA;indestructible by turning it into black steel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't include Magnet release because I have a very minimal evidence that the user of this style (Toroi and the two Kazekage) has Earth and Wind release. On the other hand, since &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruko_(missing-nin)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hiruko&lt;/a&gt; is the only ninja I know that has a Earth and Wind type elements release, he can combine the two elements to form a new release like the two I mentioned. I also presume that the technique/release is also a Kekkei Genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T15:21:55.930" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T15:21:55.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2014-02-21T08:58:48.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the panels where we first see this woman, she asks if the main character want to try some stuff that her and him have &lt;strong&gt;never done before&lt;/strong&gt;. He suggests a &quot;golden shower&quot; and she shoots him down saying it's gross. That right there is a good indicator that she isn't Kurumi. They've done a lot of different acts involving pee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a sad moment reading through the ending and thinking she's alive, getting that feeling that everything worked out for the best, then rereading it moments later and realizing that woman isn't Kurumi... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3832" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T17:27:30.940" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T17:27:30.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10156" CreationDate="2014-02-21T11:54:59.697" Score="0" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;In RWBY, Episode 1: Ruby Red Rose, we see Ruby chasing a criminal who stole dust. After she chased this criminal, he shot at her, thought he had gotten rid of her, but was saved by the headmistress of Beacon Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further on we see the headmistress fighting a highly skilled person on the helicopter. Who was this woman and will we learn more about her in season 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T18:13:38.347" Title="Who was Headmistress of Beacon versing in Episode 1: Ruby Red Rose?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4548" CreationDate="2014-02-21T13:48:21.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not related to sharingan in any way. The are simply because of their genes. Like we have green eyes , brown eyes and stuff. There never has been any canonical opinion about it in anime or in manga. Even so, the manga is coming to an end and still there is no hint of having any powers or any affiliation with the sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: I mistakenly posted my view on a question labelled duplicate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T13:48:21.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5641" CreationDate="2014-02-21T13:57:33.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Happy Sorry, but I have to disagree with your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izanagi is an ability that will blind the caster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, those who posses the senju DNA can cast is again and again and again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: When danzo was fighting sasuke, he used Izanagi. The eyes in his arm were shutting down one by one. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Yes those eyes were getting blinded, but not permanently. &#xA;If you posses the senju DNA you would be able to reuse Izanagi within a day time, i.e. the sharingan eyes will open again in a day time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;I am not confusing with the koto amatsukami.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that partly answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T13:57:33.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-21T14:01:25.060" Score="5" ViewCount="15682" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara compares his Susanoo with the Tailed Beasts. We also know at one point of time, the 3rd Raikage had a chakra level comparable to that of a Tailed Beast. However, the difference in power of Madara's Susanoo and chakra level of the Third Raikage is huge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how do we comprehend the power level of Madara's Susanoo? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T13:03:48.920" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T21:13:38.723" Title="What is the strength level of Madara's Susanoo?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-21T14:21:33.020" Score="2" ViewCount="5490" Body="&lt;p&gt;When madara was revived, he lost his pair of rinnegan ,his reservoir of infinite chakra  and not be killed ability (being an edo tensei).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I know why madara wanted to be revived, but my question is , how does the ability differ in these 2 cases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T15:08:48.883" Title="Difference between edo tensei Madara with rinnegan and Alive Madara with Rinnegan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14038" CreationDate="2014-02-21T14:54:26.013" Score="14" ViewCount="69037" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Fighting Festival arc (Laxus arc) in chapter 108, Natsu and Gajeel can't get out from the guild because of Freed's runes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kl0w4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the rule says that statues or people above 80 are not allowed to get out from the guild. So why can't Natsu and Gajeel get out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-03T04:35:34.370" LastActivityDate="2020-02-18T04:32:32.463" Title="Why can't Natsu and Gajeel go through Freed's runes?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="797" CreationDate="2014-02-21T15:47:02.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/798/2516&quot;&gt;Krazer's answer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Law only affects a mage and any other enemies of the caster. The caster can't choose who will get struck by it. (Laxus tried to attack other Fairy Tail members but failed because his heart still considered them as friends.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Glitter affects a single target whom the caster chooses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-25T03:51:11.170" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T03:51:11.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7625" CreationDate="2014-02-21T15:48:36.070" Score="10" ViewCount="10687" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail has three legendary magic: Fairy Law, Fairy Glitter, and Fairy Sphere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone outside of Fairy Tail learn and use these magic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T01:38:56.050" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T16:42:30.533" Title="Can the Three Great Magic of Fairy Tail be only used by Fairy Tail members?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38924" CreationDate="2014-02-21T15:59:00.693" Score="6" ViewCount="4591" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the time skip following the Tenrou Island arc, a lot of Fairy Tail members quit.&#xA;So, my question is: how many members did Fairy Tail have before the time skip, and how many do they have after the time skip? How many of them quit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T09:28:32.817" LastActivityDate="2019-02-12T15:52:51.737" Title="How many magicians quit after the 7-year time skip?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2604" CreationDate="2014-02-21T17:40:25.777" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tricky part that confuses everyone is the memory of the Rose Mansion because it is unknown to whom it actually belonged to. Was it Anna or Johan?, and for the Mother's case, clearly she was under so much pressure that she could had committed the mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly the way the twins were dressed both as girls probably suggests their mom knew this was going to happen. So for her sake and to prevent any emotional attachment while taking decision and to fool her mind or herself, she made them dress that way but there is no denying that Johan had a mindset of a psychopathic killer that he had exhibited from the times of 511 Kinderheim, however for me the real plot says the world was the monster to the twins. I support this by saying that it was the experiments that made their mindset corrupt. It's not like the twins were born with a killer mindset were they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, about the last episode it is clear the mother is herself, however she is not sure which twin she choose to let loose, nor is Johan or Anna. It is also clearly evident that they were both blaming any one of these three as &quot;The Real Monsters&quot; which is foolishness. It's The situations created by Nazis and Humans that were &quot;The Real Monsters&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third point to consider is the empty bed at hospital and it's possible that Johan committed suicide. After all his whole plan was a &quot;Perfect Suicide&quot; or he could have possibly escaped and remained underground all throughout his life because he finally got a name, so he was no longer &quot;A Nameless Monster&quot; anymore and that is what I think happened at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3838" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T12:22:15.753" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T12:22:15.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7622" CreationDate="2014-02-21T17:58:53.170" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no, some of the Fairy spells are distinctive to the guild, and the skills that can be used by outsiders are not easily learned/taught. This makes the likelihood of Fairy spells being used outside of Fairy Tail very unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for leaving members who know one or more of the 3 great spells, there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Tail_%28Guild%29#Leaving_Fairy_Tail&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a rule&lt;/a&gt; which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;1. You must never reveal sensitive information about Fairy Tail to others for as long as you live.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Sphere, cannot be used by outsiders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Sphere uses the Fairy Tail member mark (pair of wings mark) and the emotion of those who wield it to obtain magical power. Therefore, this spell can not be used by outsiders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Glitter, cannot be used by outsiders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is a distinct spell of Fairy Tail, and the fact that it is sealed in the grave of Mavis and needs the approval of Mavis herself to use, it makes it highly unlikely that anybody outside of the guild members can/will ever be allowed to use this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Law, most likely can be used by outsiders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also a distinct spell of Fairy Tail, but most likely, it can be used by outsiders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know for a fact that there has been at least one instance where an &lt;em&gt;outsider&lt;/em&gt; knew how to use Fairy Law, since Laxus also knew how to use this skill. Another case is Precht, the second guild master of Fairy Tail, now known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Hades&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hades&lt;/a&gt;, who left the guild but could still use Fairy Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The likelihood of learning this skill outside of Fairy Tail is close to 0, making it not likely to ever happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T20:13:03.290" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T20:13:03.290" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7627" CreationDate="2014-02-21T19:12:32.243" Score="5" ViewCount="2699" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started out by watching the anime for Gunslinger Girl, and now I want to finish the story by reading the Manga.  On what chapter does the anime end? And does the anime skip or change any chapters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess what I'm really asking is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would I need to read, in order to cover the difference between the Anime and the Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T19:13:40.780" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T19:44:48.277" Title="Difference Between the Anime and Manga for Gunslinger Girl?" Tags="&lt;gunslinger-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7626" CreationDate="2014-02-21T19:44:48.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no relevant differences between the manga and the first season of the Gunslinger Girl anime, as far as I am aware. However, the manga chapters are ordered different in comparison to the anime. The last anime episode of the first season matches the contents of chapter 8 of the manga, which is about half in the first omnibus-format book release, but following chapters do match contents of earlier anime episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I haven't watched the second season of the Gunslinger Girl anime, I just looked up the ending of the anime and compared it with the manga. Since the anime ends in the first confrontation with Pinocchio, it matches chapter 15 of the manga, near the end of the first omnibus-format book release. I cannot say anything in regards to the other second season anime episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My honest recommendation is to read the manga from the first chapter. The order might be a bit different, there might be a bit more background story, and certainly some manga scenes from these first chapters are referenced throughout the progression of the series. All by all, around ~16 chapters will only took you an hour or so, especially since you're familiar with the current setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T19:44:48.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7586" CreationDate="2014-02-21T20:31:29.493" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;To formalize what has been stated in the comments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime series in question is Full Metal Panic, based on the light novel series. Mech-specialist Sgt. Sagara Souske is tasked to protect Kaname Chidori when she is targeted by a terrorist organization. He is a skilled fighter, but fails to react normally in most social situations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It features 3 seasons (as of 2014): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full Metal Panic - the first season is very plot driven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full Metal Panic? Fummoffu - the second season takes a more comedic approach, with many of the episodes being broken into 2 half-episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid - the third season is much like the first, with more of a plot focus (13-episodes). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1724" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T20:31:29.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2014-02-22T02:24:51.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure how to do this but to add on to the previous answer, I suspect naruto's bijuu form is so different due to his uzumaki chakra which manifests in this form. An alternate possibility is kurama's chakra has a unique nature to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3843" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T02:24:51.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7642" CreationDate="2014-02-22T05:59:39.023" Score="7" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Death Note, the Shinigami world is almost empty of any colour or life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that in the Shinigami world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Trees are lifeless (if there are any trees at all)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fruits are dried up and rotten&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There seems to be hardly any light (though there also doesn't seem to be any complete darkness)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this I would like to know why there world is like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way where do you go once you are killed by your own Shinigami, given that Ryuk told Light that once you write in the Notebook, you can neither go to heaven nor hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-02-24T08:57:20.580" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T08:57:20.580" Title="Why is the Shinigami World so desolate?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7635" CreationDate="2014-02-22T06:23:10.250" Score="4" ViewCount="2299" Body="&lt;p&gt;After going through this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/76/what-are-madara-uchihas-weaknesses&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, I came to a belief that sound genjutsu is far more superior to eye genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After recalling the incident of the two Sage Toads' genjutsu and Kabuto's genjutsu, I felt that it was difficult for the Sharingan/Rinnegan users to concentrate on their battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is my speculation true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the sound genjutsu techniques are listed here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Demonic_Illusion:_Toad_Confrontation_Chant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Temple_of_Nirvana_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temple of Nirvana Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Demonic_Flute:_Phantom_Sound_Chains&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Demonic Flute:Phantom Sound Chains&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:32:36.127" Title="Is sound genjutsu more powerful than eye genjutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T07:55:02.767" Score="6" ViewCount="1582" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see a lot of fan arts like this one, a trainer challenging red. He always has a Typhlosion but I have never seen the other of his pokemon in any fan art. It seems like this place is Mt.Silver. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who is this trainer?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are his pokemon?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where is he originated from?   Games, anime, manga?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0yclx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="2679" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T08:23:13.210" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T06:49:47.610" Title="Who is the trainer with Typhlosion?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7633" CreationDate="2014-02-22T10:28:15.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be the main character in Gold/Silver/Crystal. In Generation II he had no official name (and so was unofficially known as &lt;strong&gt;Gold&lt;/strong&gt;), but was given a name in the Generation IV remakes to Gold/Silver, and was given the name &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ethan_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ethan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T10:28:15.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7631" CreationDate="2014-02-22T10:37:20.227" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not that sound genjutsu is superior. Sound genjutsu operates on a different sense, so that renders doujutsu (eye techniques) useless to escape from it, unlike with illusions that work on vision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That makes sound based genjutsu more effective on Sharingan users, because they rely on their improved vision powers to counter most genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T10:37:20.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7618" CreationDate="2014-02-22T14:06:11.640" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at some instances where Madara manifested his Susanoo's power:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It can summon 2 meteors simultaneously which resulted to complete chaos.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His clones can summon Susanoo with ease.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His Complete Body - Susanoo is gigantic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It can take down 5 Kages easily.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tssdf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First Meteor&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QY9aF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Susanoo&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tengai_Shinsei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tengai Shinsei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Mangeky.C5.8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara's Susanoo&lt;/a&gt; on Narutopedia&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having awakened the power of both his Mangekyō, Madara could use Susanoo. He did not need to fully manifest it to benefit from its use: with just its ribcage he can withstand an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, and he could perform attacks with only its upper half. [...] His Susanoo wielded up to two (four in the anime) undulating blades that could be thrown, then maintained and controlled remotely. Madara can also produce Yasaka Magatama of varying sizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Madara, the full power of his Complete Body — Susanoo was comparable to that of the tailed beasts, and no one had lived to see it a second time. Madara was able to shape his stabilised Susanoo as an armour which he equipped unto the Nine-Tails in order to complement their respective abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;So is there any way to break his extraordinary defense?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Yes. The increased defensive strength of Madara's final Susanoo's form can only be destroyed or even pierced by powerful techniques like Hashirama's Top Transformed Buddha &lt;sup&gt;[Ch. 626]&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Quoted from old version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha?oldid=894574#Mangeky.C5.8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha on Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T19:04:03.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7619" CreationDate="2014-02-22T14:29:00.413" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;An Edo Tensei cannot be a jinchuuriki, and so, he couldn't complete his plan by becoming the Ten Tails' jinchuuriki. That is the main reason he wanted to be revived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, although very powerful, the power of a &quot;real&quot; Rinnegan is far superior to one of the reanimated &quot;fake&quot; Rinnegan. The &quot;real&quot; Rinnegan can summon and control the Gedo Mazo, use the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinbo%3a_Hengoku&quot;&gt;Rinbo: Hengoku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; technique etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T14:29:00.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7641" CreationDate="2014-02-22T15:11:01.993" Score="8" ViewCount="1601" Body="&lt;p&gt;On first episode of The World God Only Knows Season 2, Elsie types something like a game, but her first try is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a picture of what she type:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1d6Fl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;yuute imiya oukimu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did it says? And how can she mistype that? It looks really different with the right one, which is 'kami nomi zo shiru sekai' (神のみぞ知るセカイ), but I don't know anything about Japanese so I might be wrong and Google translate didn't help much...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-02-22T18:41:14.253" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T11:45:43.347" Title="What did Elsie type at the first try?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7640" CreationDate="2014-02-22T17:50:45.690" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the Dragon Quest 2 log in screen (hence the DQ2 password).&#xA;The first thing she types in is a resurrection spell from the Dragon Quest series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Spell of Restoration (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, fukkatsu no jumon) is the name of the password system used in the Famicom and MSX versions of Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II. Similar to other games of the time, the player's accomplishments were converted into a password, which was then written down and entered later to resume the game from the point at which the player left off. With the advent of battery backup (first seen in the series in Dragon Quest III), password systems became obsolete, and the Spell of Restoration was never used again. &lt;strong&gt;It differs from the passwords of other games in that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kami nomi zo shiru sekai&amp;quot; follows the same pattern used, which is 3-3-4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ka-mi-no&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mi-zo-shi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ru-se-ka-i&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BREcc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Quest II&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), Dragon Quest II employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why she mistypes, it is most likely a reference to the fact you load a life. A life only you know of, hence &lt;em&gt;The world god only knows&lt;/em&gt;, Keima's world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T18:43:10.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7630" CreationDate="2014-02-22T19:09:44.423" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, what did you expect of the world of the Gods that govern the dead? Historical speaking, the world of the dead and their gods live in a somber place. The author itself seems to just picture it like that without a real &quot;motif&quot; of the why but simply because it should be do like that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obata said that he used &quot;no real design motif&quot; for the Shinigami Realm, and that he never settled on any concrete appearance; Obata described the Realm as changing appearance in each instance in Death Note, with it sometimes appearing as a dry field and sometimes appearing as a room &quot;full of cookies.&quot; Obata says that he likes to think of the Shinigami Realm as &quot;an abandoned building with chunks of chocolate sitting around.&quot; Obata said that he thought of the realm as being &quot;inside something&quot; and having a &quot;claustrophobic feeling.&quot; Obata added that he would like to develop the Shinigami Realm further if it was used as the setting for a story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Takeshi Obata Production Note: Characters.&quot; Death Note 13: How to Read.&lt;/em&gt; book to verify the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinigami_%28Death_Note%29#cite_ref-drawing_design_140_2-1&quot;&gt;Wikipedia source&lt;/a&gt; but if you buy it it should tell the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T19:09:44.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7645" CreationDate="2014-02-22T21:32:48.380" Score="4" ViewCount="6703" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to those red &quot;symbols&quot; which are, as I've found out, called Magatamas. I'm interested in knowing the fact that, do they representing something important or are they just some kind of ornaments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3keSq.png&quot; alt=&quot;SOSP with Magatamas&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-02-23T10:44:10.250" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T00:28:40.030" Title="What do those symbols on the costume of the Sage of The Six Path represent?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7643" CreationDate="2014-02-23T00:34:15.860" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magatamas as you most likely found out as well are ceremonial and religious objects and are well used objects in the Japanese Mythology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no ways to proof this is so but is one of the best guesses we have ( just like with allot of Naruto related stuff)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As described in the part under here. The Magatamas have a direct connection with Susanoo and Amaterasu. The sage of the six paths was also worshiped as the Saviour of this World (この世の救世主, Kono Yo no Kyūseishu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Kojiki and Nihon shoki, completed in the 8th century, have numerous references to magatama. They appear in the early in the first chapter of the Nihon shoki, which largely describes the mythology of Japan. &lt;strong&gt;Susanoo, god of the sea and storms, received five hundred magatama from Tamanoya no mikoto, or Ame-no-Autodidact-no-mikoto, the jewel-making deity. Susanoo went to heaven and presented them to his sister, the sun goddess Amaterasu, who bit off successive parts of the magatama, and blew them away to create other deities.&lt;/strong&gt; Tamanoya no mikoto remains the kami god of magatama, glasses, and cameras. In the legend Amaterasu later shuts herself in a cave. AMA-no-Koyane-no-mikoto hung magatama, among other objects, on a five hundred-branch sakaki tree, to successfully lure Amaterasu from the cave. In the year 58, in the reign of the Emperor Suinin, the Nihon shoki records that a dog kills and disembowels a mujina, a type of badger, and a magatama was discovered in its stomach. This magatama was presented to Suinin, who enshrined it at Isonokami Shrine, where it is said to presently reside. A similar practice is described again in the Nihon shoki during the reign of the Emperor Chūai. Chūai made an inspection trip to the Tsukushi, or Kyūshū, and was presented with an enormous sakaki tree hung with magatama as well as other sacred objects.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magatama&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this information we can say that the Magatama are either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just some jewelery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usage as a religious object aka worshiping&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or used as Reference to Japanese Mythology. Susanoo/Amaterasu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But unless we get to know more about Hagoromo Otsutsuki we will never really know a definitive answer to this question &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T00:34:15.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7648" CreationDate="2014-02-23T03:25:12.773" Score="2" ViewCount="8962" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen many series that just get discontinued, even popular ones. I'm talking about manga and light novel adaptations. Even though a lot of the story still remains left, and the first season gets critical acclaim. Some examples are &lt;em&gt;Kaichō wa Maid-sama!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Baka and Test&lt;/em&gt;. Why do so many series stop after season one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-02-23T03:33:03.540" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T19:15:09.650" Title="Why do anime studios and producers discontinue making an anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7647" CreationDate="2014-02-23T04:10:49.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are tons of reasons for animes to be discontinued. One of the most common ones would be lack of sales. A anime might become pretty popular, and watched a lot. But if the sales do not match, no second season will be made nonetheless due to money issues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Popularity ALSO plays a factor. If the first season is not popular enough towards viewers than a second season is just a waste of cash. However, there are SOME anime titles out there who produced a second season countless years after the first season; so hope is not all lost for fans who wishes for a second season (e.g. Inuyasha finished airing in 2004, however it's sequel series Inuyasha: Final Act started in 2009-2010, completing the entire series since the manga ended in 2008). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The loss of sponsors is not uncommon which can lead to huge budget cuts, which sometimes lead to debt which first has to be covered for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that studios use the Japanese sales numbers as reference point for sales, which differ quite a lot from European/American sales&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, I'd assume the reason for this is because anime is naturally common in Japan. In the US it's something different, something maybe a little rare, so people can see it as a targeted interest. If you were in Japan and said &quot;I'm a big fan of anime&quot; people would probably not notice, just as if a Japanese person said &quot;I'm a fan of American sitcoms&quot; because it would be such a wide genre that most everyone would find something that they like. Both people would probably end up getting a response like &quot;oh... that's nice.... which ones?&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it might also just be a issue between the director and the mangaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fruits Baskets case it was originally going to be longer, but the creator of the manga didn't like the director or something (lol I can't remember exactly) and she didn't allow them to continue the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other reasons although less common then money issues would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No free time slot for broadcasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack of material (but you're talking about ones with story left to tell so count this one out partially)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack of studios that want to take the job (happens more often then you think) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-02-23T06:28:39.040" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T06:28:39.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2014-02-23T04:24:35.163" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several reasons really that I can think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To reduce the profile, leaning forward the way they do and keeping the arms straight makes for a harder target to hit and lower to the ground so its more difficult to see moving from cover to cover, which is a Ninja's main objective; to move stealthily.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.5 This also gives them the perfect posture to leap forward for whatever reason since most attacks from behind are hard to block compared to a forward attacks which will have a reasonable amount of time to see and intercept them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An easier/quicker access to weapons, which are attached to the thighs and back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Increased aerodynamics. Running at a fast speed like most Ninja do creates a lot of drag, the more aerodynamic the posture the better.  I can also think of several balance issues that come from running face first like that, the arms held behind the body fix these balance issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can achieve a faster speed.  Technically...  With all the weight moving forward like that it acts like a lead weight on the front of a toy racecar. The force above and ahead of the main pivot of the legs increases the speed.  Inversely this makes things harder to control, but, given that Ninja are basically Jesus and can walk on water and vertical surfaces like walking on flat ground, it makes sense that they have amazing leg strength/balance and can stop on a dime relatively easily.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Improves correct sneaking posture.  Most Ninja are taught to be stealthy, but learning a toe heel posture that emphasizes stealth takes a lot of practice and is hard to maintain.  Leaning forward as they do while running forces the body into a toe heel posture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.5 This early academy training idea also has a good grounding on why most adult Ninja in later chapters use the &quot;one hand behind and one hand forward with a hand sign&quot; running style. They've already learned the correct posture to run and sneak with, now they can keep a hand forward, ready to cast the Jutsu they learned during their time as Genin, alongside their proper sneak/running posture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3850" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T04:24:35.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7652" CreationDate="2014-02-23T08:46:37.540" Score="7" ViewCount="3352" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season on Episode 6, they play with oil clay, and the clay model that Chinatsu make was censored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n8pWP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly did she make? Are there any pictures without the censorship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T04:42:42.530" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T04:43:13.150" Title="What did Chinatsu make?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7651" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19651" CreationDate="2014-02-23T10:13:22.447" Score="4" ViewCount="483" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please forgive me my somewhat lengthy preface here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At best I have to estimate that this anime was aired at least 14 years ago.  I don't recall it being part of a series, so I'm fairly certain it was a one shot movie.  Never can be sure though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I can really provide for identification purposes is a small handful of scenes.  I am unsure if these are all even from a single anime.  It may well be 2 different ones that my memories have somehow merged to form a full concept.  Hopefully someone will recognize at least one of these scenes, otherwise, I'll need to find some way to wipe these things from my memory and forget they ever existed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scene 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takes place on a star ship&#xA;A tall alien with a disc like head.  At some point the monsters head detaches from its body and begins to fly around independently.&#xA;That is all I can recall from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scene 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takes place on a planet near some teleporters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman is fighting the alien, hears a voice (her brothers?) telling her to use or run to the teleporter.  It later turns out to be a recording.  There was some emotional connection between the woman and whoever's voice it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the fight the monster gets caught in an explosion and blown into a building, one of the teleporters I think.  It walks out of rubble with something impaling its head.  It doesn't appear particularly phased, but woman seems to make special note of the injury, as though it was somehow unexpected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scene 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman, older male and youger male (possibly a child) are driving, in a tunnel or under a bridge, or just some dense cityscape.  I just recall the environment being very crowded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point they run into quadripedal monsters of some sort and wind up running a test one one, determining that it is somehow related to the main antagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scene 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main antagonist alien/monster appears to have placed a beacon (for some reason it strikes me that the beacon was organic in nature) on the roof of a building to start calling in more of its kind from off world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scene 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takes place in a desert setting.  The woman confronts the monster.  The woman has a staff of some sort, it was shown earlier in the movie, I believe by the younger boy.  When the tip of the staff is pressed into the ground it generates a forcefield that surrounds the staff and&#xA;its user.  the tip is pressed into the monster, causing the force field to cut the creature in half horizontally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The top half falls towards the woman and the &quot;face&quot; of the monster extends from the head to attack her.  It turns out the things neck was its only weakness.  As it is falling, someone, I believe at this point backup had arrived, takes a blade and cuts into the things neck, and then slices it down length wise, cutting the face in half too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any part of these scenes can be used to identify an anime, I would be beyond greatful to know my mind wasn't playing tricks on me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3854" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:19:15.397" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:19:15.397" Title="Can this anime be identified by a small number of disconnected scenes?" Tags="&lt;iria-zeiram&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:22:46.413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7650" CreationDate="2014-02-23T16:59:31.437" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's likely a nod to how terrible of an artist she actually is.  That is, when she &lt;em&gt;tries&lt;/em&gt; to be good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the same episode, she was reading off a picture book to the group.  At the very least, it freaked Yui and Kyouko out a &lt;em&gt;ton&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XCWUb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Image fro Yuru Yuri, Season 1, Ep. 6.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The likely inference here is that her art sculpture is &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; bad, that censoring it is the only sane way to show it to the rest of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T04:43:13.150" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T04:43:13.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7667" CreationDate="2014-02-23T21:36:43.833" Score="7" ViewCount="29599" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I started watching the One Piece anime and noticed some differences in the story line  than were present in the manga, and I was wondering if there was a huge divergence in the anime over the manga like with Black Butler, or more like slight differences in plot like with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T19:59:44.300" Title="What are the differences between the One Piece anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7656" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7659" CreationDate="2014-02-23T21:55:02.320" Score="5" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was this one anime that used to air on Animax quite often when I was a kid. It was this story about a girl who was from a rich family (not too sure about that) who goes through some sort of tragedy and is then forced to work as a maid at an all-girls boarding school with a really strict and unreasonable warden. The girl was fair, she had long, black hair and she almost always used to wear this greenish dress. It was set in Europe somewhere (possibly old England). Drawing style was almost &quot;cartoonish&quot; (very little shading and all). If it helps, some of the anime's that used to air around the same time as this were Astro Boy, InuYasha, ExRider, Saber Marionette, Detective School Q, etc. Any help greatly appreciated. ^__^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3863" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:33:39.943" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:33:39.943" Title="Looking for an old anime I saw on Animax as a kid" Tags="&lt;princess-sarah&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:22:52.743" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7656" CreationDate="2014-02-23T22:19:02.740" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounded like the novel &lt;em&gt;A Little Princess&lt;/em&gt; to me, so I searched to see if there was an anime based on that. Turns out there is one called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Sarah&quot;&gt;Princess Sarah&lt;/a&gt;, and apart from the green dress, it seems to match your description. (The protagonist does wear a green-ish dress in some of the pictures I've seen from the anime while searching for this, but she doesn't in a couple of them.) I am also not sure if the anime series aired at around the right time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T22:19:02.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7656" CreationDate="2014-02-23T23:12:20.733" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This series is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Little Princess Sara&lt;/a&gt; which is an anime adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel &quot;A Little Princess&quot;. It is the 11th series in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Masterpiece_Theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Masterpiece Theater&lt;/a&gt; collection. When Sara becomes a maid she is always wearing a dark green dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wlzfy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T23:12:20.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-24T04:02:31.067" Score="2" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious as to why Villagulio was angry at Muginami for taking the Vox in the first season. The scenes after that hint that Villagulio was forced to do so, but it didn't say why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lagrange-the-flower-of-rinne.wikia.com/wiki/Villagulio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Villagulio&lt;/a&gt; article on the anime's wiki says that he did so in order for Muginami to get close to the others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soon after, he formed the rebellious organization &quot;Kiss&quot; and sent Muginami to Kamogawa to investigate about the Voxes, &lt;strong&gt;but apparently gets angry at her for becoming the pilot of Vox Ignis and abandons her, while actually it was part of his plan to have her get close to Madoka and the others.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the wiki doesn't look that trustworthy to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3872" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T14:06:45.453" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T14:06:45.453" Title="Why was Villagulio angry at Muginami for taking the Vox in season 1 of Rinne no Lagrange?" Tags="&lt;rinne-no-lagrange&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2014-02-24T07:05:57.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is not an answer (but couldn't stop writing this), but seeing the question and recent chapter I believe Madara's weakness is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Talk No Jutsu .... &lt;a href=&quot;http://konohalibrary.wikia.com/wiki/Talk_No_Jutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For your reference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T09:52:42.750" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T09:52:42.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7663" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7688" CreationDate="2014-02-24T07:40:15.897" Score="12" ViewCount="76317" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, 7:43 there is a part were Nina Einstein is doing something. &lt;em&gt;Is that what I think it is?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly NSFW:  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/gs40WmlQhW4?t=7m43s&quot;&gt;Link to Youtube Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwhZC4R-eI&quot;&gt;Alternate link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T21:56:41.450" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T00:46:36.853" Title="What is Nina doing?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-24T08:05:38.580" Score="-1" ViewCount="3992" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, 4:58 there is a part were Lelouch and C.C are fighting, then the scene changes, C.C seems to be lying unconscious, while Lelouch is mad and taking a shower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened there? Did he kill her? Beat her? Rape her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/ObGb64SdKeo?t=4m58s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://youtu.be/ObGb64SdKeo?t=4m58s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T03:49:49.253" Title="What did Lelouch do to C.C?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-24T08:16:04.420" Score="2" ViewCount="6956" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Lelouch ordered Suzaku to live, Schneitzels Avalon started blasting everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how did everyone get to Kamine island?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How did the other Black Knights get out of that mess and not go to Kamine island?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How come Black Knights couldn't know where the other team has ended up, they were just next to each other?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How did Princess Euphemia end up there?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is a scene were C.C is possibly talking to Marianne and there is a mention that she sent them there? Whats going on, seems like I missed something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T21:08:38.027" Title="How did everyone end up on Kamine island?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7666" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7676" CreationDate="2014-02-24T09:03:59.217" Score="7" ViewCount="1041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Boa Hancock is considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world of One Piece, but her sisters are totally different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yfnXnl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Boa Hancock and her sisters&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they blood related sisters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Or perhaps something happened during their time as a slave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T05:40:45.400" LastActivityDate="2018-12-08T15:21:51.973" Title="Are the three Gorgon sisters blood related?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7655" CreationDate="2014-02-24T09:25:55.073" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime and manga closely resemble one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mainly because the mangaka, Eiichiro Oda actually actively participates into the animation process. So whenever they want a filler episode, they will contact Eiichiro Oda for confirmation, and he would either approve or reject it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the only deviations there were was some part in the beginning of the anime that did not totally follow the manga, and ace's tattoo. Which later on got adapted in the manga as well, so not sure how much that would count as a difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="14582" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T11:09:10.670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T11:09:10.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-24T09:29:52.873" Score="5" ViewCount="1483" Body="&lt;p&gt;On chapter 515 they mentioned all Kuja Tribe women always give birth to females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this possible? Is there any explanation about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XSXd1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T22:47:05.493" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T05:31:14.910" Title="Why are all members of the Kuja tribe born as women?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6841" CreationDate="2014-02-24T12:48:38.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;they do mention shaq during the anime as well as tiger woods saying they influenced rule changes on there professions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3877" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T12:48:38.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7631" CreationDate="2014-02-24T13:08:56.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going off of Madara's answer, sound and smell, maybe taste genjutsu would be most effective, since it doesn't affect the eyes but rather other senses, of which no doujutsu provides advantage to. If Madara were to be blinded, he would still be able to use doujutsu, but his other senses would diminish. This is a time when Orochimaru would come with something useful as he is the Sound Village's leader. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T13:08:56.667" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7672" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7674" CreationDate="2014-02-24T13:46:14.110" Score="8" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can they identify whether a student is an NPC or not? Is that because they act differently than NPCs? But what if the student doesn't remember anything (amnesia) and does everything and accepts everything as normal? In that case, can they tell the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T05:39:48.200" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T15:01:36.940" Title="How can they tell the difference between NPCs and humans?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7672" CreationDate="2014-02-24T15:12:28.567" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only way for them to know that someone is human is if they deviate from how an NPC does stuff and if they don't recognize persons who have recently arrived in the Afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically if you live like an NPC then you must be an NPC. Hinata actually thought Ooyama was an NPC because Ooyama acted so normally that he was like an NPC which is why Hinata gave him a nickname of &quot;Villager A&quot; in their first meeting (he only calls Ooyama by that name in his thoughts). However, when Hinata had a good conversation with Ooyama, Ooyama said something about dying which showed that he was a human who died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yurippe knew Hinata was human because he would always go to the school roof (if memory serves right) which is not something an NPC does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When all hell breaks lose in the campus and a person dismisses it as something normal, then that person is an NPC because anything weird that they see is supposed to be normal (at least, they think it's normal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tl;dr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They act differently. Yes. They will still act differently (like by being curious). They can't tell the difference if they can't observe or experiment if the person will act how a non NPC would act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, read the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3872" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T15:12:28.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7666" CreationDate="2014-02-24T19:25:51.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those 3 girls are definitely blood related. Boa Hancock explains her tragedy in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watchonepiece.us/one-piece-episode-415-english-sub/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 415&lt;/a&gt; in which we can see the 3 girls in their childhood and early teen years and they definitely look similar. Their different characteristics are probably because of,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;just being different:- even in real life siblings have different traits which grow as they mature.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;different devil fruits:- we know that Boa Hancock ate &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mero_Mero_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mero Mero No Mi&lt;/a&gt; fruit (Paramecia type), and her sisters ate Hebi Hebi No Mi fruits (Zoan type), &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hebi_Hebi_no_Mi,_Model%3a_Anaconda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hebi Hebi No Mi, Model Anaconda&lt;/a&gt; (Boa Sandersonia) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hebi_Hebi_no_Mi,_Model%3a_King_Cobra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hebi Hebi No Mi, Model King Cobra&lt;/a&gt; (Boa Marigold).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T19:25:51.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7666" CreationDate="2014-02-24T19:39:30.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are blood related. Proof found on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorgon_Sisters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think Oda made them different from each other to make it more interesting for the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3879" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T18:54:23.067" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T18:54:23.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7678" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7679" CreationDate="2014-02-24T19:43:40.660" Score="30" ViewCount="264994" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Pokemon anime has over 800 episodes, and One Piece has 600+ episodes, but I've heard that they are not in the top 10 of anime with the most number of episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what anime is longest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3879" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-24T19:53:37.533" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T08:55:58.817" Title="How long is the longest running anime series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7678" CreationDate="2014-02-24T19:52:06.073" Score="38" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt; (still ongoing) holds the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1000/longest-running-animated-tv-series&quot;&gt;Guinness World Record&lt;/a&gt; for the longest running animated television series at more than 7071 episodes. For a list of runner-ups, check &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T19:52:06.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7664" CreationDate="2014-02-24T21:43:47.490" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;She isn't sleeping or unconscious as after Lelouch calls Ohgi we see C.C is awake (6:15), remember, this is C.C, she will usually lounge around the place eating Pizza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch learned moments before that his actions at the Battle of Narita caused the death of Shirley's father&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conversation between Lelouch and Shirley:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shirley: Lou Lou, tell me. Zero, he fights for the weak doesn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch: What? Yea, well that's what he says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shirley: Then why did he kill my father? You know my father, was so gentle. He never ever hurt me. He didn't do anything wrong. But, he was buried alive. He couldn't breathe. Why? Why did my father have to die?! I don't want this! Please, Lou Lou. Help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this shakes Lelouch's resolve after he realizes his actions caused someone's death but the effects of that death didn't stop at that person dying, C.C reminds him of what he said to Taizo Kirihara in the Mt. Fuji Mines and also reminds him that he has already killed many times before, rebuking the way he is acting now after he truly understands what it means to be responsible for taking lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch pins down C.C in anger because he didn't want to hear the truth, claiming he was prepared for this the moment he killed his half brother Clovis, yet C.C is saying he wasn't and he need to be now cause Shirley wont be the only person close to Lelouch who will be effected by Zero's war against Britannia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as the scene cuts we hear a steel door, while there are no steel doors in the estate this is more of a metaphor of Lelouch locking himself away as he reflects what he has done, this is why he is in the shower banging his fist into the wall as the truth C.C said is something he still couldn't accept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what happened just before the cut, well the steel door is also probably indicating Lelouch stormed out, but then why is C.C just laying there not moving, well also remember she is an Immortal so she's probably kept herself at arms length to people and tried not to understand them, she probably didn't realize that while she was trying to help Lelouch's shaken resolve she was hurting him as well and is probably thinking on weather she was too harsh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T03:49:49.253" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T03:49:49.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7665" CreationDate="2014-02-24T21:59:19.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see later on when Suzaku is remembering what he did when Lelouch ordered him to live what happened, Suzaku closed the cockpit of the Lancelot with Lelouch with him and went to escape, while i can't remember it entirely, he probably picked up Euphie on the way while Kallen chased after him knowing Zero was inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Hadron Cannon was unfocused, C.C must have used the confusion to do something to the ruins remotely, possibly using the Thought Elevator, to send them to the island, it might have been area of effect as she probably was only targeting Lelouch but Suzaku, Euphie and Kallen was within the vicinity. C.C probably had planned that Lelouch would learn more of Geass, of Charles and V.V and of the Thought Elevator so that Lelouch would be prepared to grant her wish in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How the Black Knight got out of the Avalon's attack, well as i said the Hadron Cannon was unfocused, it was still a prototype and Lloyd expresses how annoyed he is later on when Rakshata is able to perfect it by focusing the beams, because of the way the Hadron Cannon attacked and what we see it's assumed that the Black Knights retreated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how they couldn't get in contact with Lelouch or Kallen, i'm quite sure what ever C.C did separated Suzaku and Kallen from their Knightmares and obviously they at the time were relying on their comms within the Knightmares so didn't carry radios, this is proven by the fact that the playback of Suzaku disobeying order was recorded in the Lancelot, the Britannian forces probably weren't aware of Suzaku or Euphie being on the island as they where there by chance on a separate mission investigating the ruins which Bartley suspects was the reason why Japan (and a number of other nations) was invaded in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T01:05:54.470" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T01:05:54.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7017" CreationDate="2014-02-25T01:59:45.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fishman Karate Allow you to control water within a certain vicinity, so controlling water particles in the air is possible, and even controlling and using the water within one's body, and one's body almost purely consist of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinbe also explains Fishman Karate in Chapter 629.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3887" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T01:59:45.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T02:05:56.397" Score="3" ViewCount="488" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Mario Bosh (or Bossi) Triela's real father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 3, Triela captures, and later frees, a former mafia leader, Mario Bosh.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He claims to have come to the town to meet his daughter &lt;em&gt;(Triela?)&lt;/em&gt;, whom he hasn't seen in several years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He later sends Triela a bear as a Christmas present. (He claims to have sent his daughter a Christmas present every year, and Triela has received a bear for Christmas every year, supposedly from her handler.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems odd that Triela also received exactly what she asked for for Christmas from Mario even though she never had the chance to tell him what she wanted.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: this would actually make it the first year Triela has received a gift from her handler, not the first gift from Mario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Triela's handler hides around a corner, and doesn't show himself, allowing Triela to release Mario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an actual thing, or am I overthinking it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastEditorUserId="3713" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T14:52:11.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:52:11.553" Title="Is Mario Bosh/Bossi Triela's real father?" Tags="&lt;gunslinger-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T02:14:47.450" Score="2" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm at around chapter 588 at the moment, and they're currently fighting against the shinobi who have been reincarnated by Kabuto. They seem to be fighting over a wide stretch of land that looks like it could be most places that isn't the desert. I can't remember if they said where they were fighting, but does anyone know approximately where (in relation to the various villages) they are fighting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T05:00:38.067" Title="Where is the war against the Edo Tensei people being fought?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7685" CreationDate="2014-02-25T05:00:38.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we are to follow the images and information we are given. It should be somewhere in between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Land_of_Iron&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lands of iron&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Island_Turtle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;island in the Land of Lightning&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;This is the current ninja world map.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9yHyB.png&quot; alt=&quot;source&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110114161253/naruto/images/3/3e/Naruto_World_Map.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source of image&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below a piece of the tactic explanation showing a piece of map&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uj1d0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the 3 borders in the tactics. Taking the angle shape, and the information that it is between the lands of iron and the floating turtle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tJq2K.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be the most logically location for it to be occurring &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T05:00:38.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7684" CreationDate="2014-02-25T05:08:02.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the background story on &lt;a href=&quot;http://gunslingergirl.wikia.com/wiki/Triela&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the wiki states&lt;/a&gt; (I believe this part is handle further on in the manga so do consider this a spoiler) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originally from Tunisia, Triela was kidnapped and smuggled to Amsterdam by the Mafia, where she was drugged, tortured, and sexually assaulted during the routine taping of a snuff film. Victor Hartmann and Rachelle Belleut, acting on a lead from guilt-racked Camorra mafioso Mario Bossi, stormed the warehouse where she was being held captive and subsequently rescued her, just as she was succumbing to her injuries and to cardiac arrest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T05:08:02.767" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7663" CreationDate="2014-02-25T06:06:19.403" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Nina_Einstein#First_Season&quot;&gt;Code Geass Wikia&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nina is shown masturbating to her picture in episode 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Her&quot; refers to Euphemia. Nina began to develop a crush for her back during the Japanese Liberation Front Hotel Incident when Euphie revealed her identity to the JLF to save Nina from being attacked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nina's crush on Euphie is almost obsessive and even what she says sometimes can be seen as innuendo to her wanting an intimate relationship. In one episode, she attempts to meet Euphie but is pinned down by the guards and Euphie once again saves her. As they talk by the fireplace, Nina says she wants &quot;Euphie's goodness&quot; elaborating that she wants Euphie's bodily fluid (whether she means saliva or &quot;something else&quot; is up to the imagination).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I haven't read anywhere which actually confirms what Nina is doing, but what the wiki says is widely accepted due to her obsession for Euphie, her body movements during and after the scene (including how Nina adjusts her skirt when speaking to Nunnally) and the sound effects, and there is very little else a girl would do when they have images of the object of their obsession in the dark room like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="13504" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T06:48:29.340" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T06:48:29.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7540" CreationDate="2014-02-25T11:07:44.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the anime yet, but in the game's version of events the survivors  who are living in the outside world are the general public who have fallen into despair (and somehow gained monokuma heads)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H5Ujs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see them rioting in the image above, and it wouldn't be a wild stretch of the imagination to say that they were probably looting stores also. [note the broken window at the very right] which is where they could get themselves provisions and other necessities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The academy was sealed off by the students themselves so that they would not succumb to the miserable world outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4DKmX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the game, the students mention that there are people out there who are still clinging onto remnants of hope, and that they will go out, meet them and join forces. But as far as I can tell, it's just conjecture on their part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T11:07:44.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T12:16:27.090" Score="4" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched it in the early 90s, there is only one scene that I remember and was fascinated by.  A young boy was working at a printing press, picking out individual metal stamps and filling up a tray to prepare for each page to be printed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a better understanding of what I mean, it is also known as &quot;movable type&quot; or in Japanese &quot;活版印刷機&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you very much in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3888" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T17:09:20.783" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T17:09:20.783" Title="Help identifying an OLD anime - a scene where a kid is in a printing press picking metal block letters?" Tags="&lt;ginga-tetsudou-no-yoru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:22:55.867" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7694" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T14:00:16.337" Score="6" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itoshiki-sensei is always seen wearing a kimono whereever he is, except in episode six when he is in his hometown, wearing a shirt, but after that he change his clothes to a kimono again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrxPR.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Itoshiki in a kimono&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RuKT1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Itoshiki in a shirt&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T20:00:14.280" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T09:33:09.617" Title="Why does Itoshiki-sensei always wear a kimono?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7696" CreationDate="2014-02-25T14:33:51.727" Score="6" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of her first appearance, Itoshiki Sensei explains about how foreigners always threaten to sue other people over the tiniest thing. And in a later episode Kimura Kaere often says she'll sue surrounding people after accidentally(?) flashing her panties, or anything that can be considered sexual harassment. Is this something like a parody about how Japanese see a foreigner? Or is this just simply her character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/91RNj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T14:03:53.567" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T14:03:53.567" Title="Why does Kimura Kaere always threaten to sue people?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7695" CreationDate="2014-02-25T14:44:21.667" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it's a foreign stereotype (mostly of the U.S.), that people over there will sue over anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-05-23&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaere Kimura, a half-Japanese, half-foreign girl from abroad, who embodies all stereotypes about foreigners. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also has other stereotypical traits of foreigners and continually talks about how things are done in her country, which seem to get stranger and stranger as the show goes on. It's never revealed which country she is from though (and this is a running gag).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her boisterous personality is also designed to contrast with the other side of her split personality, who is shy and quiet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T14:44:21.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7737" CreationDate="2014-02-25T14:49:37.503" Score="7" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been bothering me for a while now, and it's mentioned against several times. Where do students in Academy City get their funds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they get it from home, their parents? Does Academy City give out an allowance? How does it work? Was it ever mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T20:29:42.697" Title="Where do students get their funds from?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5701" CreationDate="2014-02-25T15:41:35.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the class just see her ghost. In fact, the ghost of Misaki felt herself loved and so she stayed all the schoolar year. But this fact created a curse, death people (extras) came to the class the next years to feel like Misaki and when the natural numerical balance of student broke, people started to dying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what I understood when I saw the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3891" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T15:41:35.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11492" CreationDate="2014-02-25T15:52:42.463" Score="4" ViewCount="10302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final scene of &lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai&lt;/em&gt;, we see how the past of Takano changed when she was a child and eventually her parents don't die, then an adult version of Rika appeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXw5sl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXw5sl.png&quot; alt=&quot;adult Rika&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean? Can Rika travel through the ages? Is she another version of Rika?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3891" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T18:18:45.113" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T18:18:45.113" Title="Is she adult Rika in the final of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7705" CreationDate="2014-02-25T17:49:27.657" Score="2" ViewCount="1882" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last time I've seen him was after the Five Kage Summit Arc. Since then, we haven't seen him. Despite him being a Jonin-level Shinobi, I can't remember him being on the battlefield, so my question is: why is it that this character (along with other Shinobi) isn't included by Kishi in this part of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:09:03.550" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:09:03.550" Title="Why isn't Baki of the Sand fighting in the Fourth Great Shinobi War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T18:45:12.203" Score="3" ViewCount="2257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know, that the Samsara of Heavenly Life is able to resurrect either all the individuals recently killed, or a single person from long ago. I know also, that this jutsu it's different from the Edo Tensei, since &quot;It seems that this technique does not need the original body for the owner to be brought back, as Madara's original plan consisted of Obito reviving him at a time where the original body would have decomposed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is: does this technique have a weakness, or a time limit, after which you can't use it, or it's flawless?..If that's the case, could a Rinnegan user revive e.g. The Sage Of The Six Path?     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastActivityDate="2021-05-26T21:04:23.603" Title="What is the limit for the Rinne Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7701" CreationDate="2014-02-25T19:09:16.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking, yes, the Sage of the Six Paths could be revived using this technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the technique targets either all the individuals recently killed, or a single person from long ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This technique can also be used on people brought back to life using Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation, transforming the debris and ash that forms the corpse vessel into a real body of living flesh and blood; even if they have been dead for many years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it seems to take a huge amount of chakra and be close to impossible to revive people without giving up your own life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This technique seemingly requires a massive amount of chakra, risking death in the process, as Konan feared the worst for Nagato when he used it after having previously expended so much chakra. After using the technique, Nagato became severely weakened; his hair became white due to overexertion of his chakra. &lt;strong&gt;Obito's usage of the technique (even on a single target, as opposed to Nagato's use on a village's population) brought him to his inevitable death, as Black Zetsu noted.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path:_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-26T21:04:23.603" LastActivityDate="2021-05-26T21:04:23.603" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7718" CreationDate="2014-02-25T20:38:19.437" Score="0" ViewCount="843" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking to buy the Ghost in the Shell Manga on ebay, and I'm confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On one hand, I see an offer for about 5€ for the book with the &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;EAN: 9783897485037&lt;/strong&gt;. No page count or further info is given.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, I see an offer for about 23€ for the book with &lt;strong&gt;EAN 9781935429012&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;ISBN 1935429019&lt;/strong&gt;, the last one also mentiones a page count of 368 pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, GitS was apparantly first published in a serialized form, and the first bunch of the series was then published as one book. This is what I want to buy. I'm worried that the first, cheaper book might only contain part of the series. I know that there's GitS 1.5 and GitS2:MMI, I'm asking about the first Volume. I lack the knowledge of the vast Manga-databases* where I can simply look up with my EAN/ISBN number what I'm looking at, can someone help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I'm looking for German or English versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*They must exist, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3896" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T15:25:05.500" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T15:38:51.420" Title="Is this Ghost in the Shell Volume complete?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-02-26T00:49:34.647" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kofuku is not the goddess of luck, and as explained in the series, she is the goddess of misfortune. She is not a part of Seven Gods of Fortune. The Seven gods are Hotei, Jurōjin, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Benzaiten (Benten-sama), Daikokuten (Daikoku) and Ebisu. Her surname, Ebisu is shared with the god of fortune as he will appear later in the series or you can just read the manga (which are raws) to find out more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Yato, well, I think it's obvious that he is a fictional character based on the images of the gods of war in Japanese mythology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3902" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T00:49:34.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7700" CreationDate="2014-02-26T06:03:30.490" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another Jonin level shinobi that is missing from the 4th Great Shinobi War is Kurenai (this maybe because of her pregnancy), Ebisu and Ibiki Morino too are missing and he too is of Jounin level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since nothing specifically has been stated about their absence we can only deduce that either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1&gt; These shinobi have been dispatched on some special mission and that is not shown in the manga, or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2&gt; These shinobi have been given the duty to protect the civilians that are not directly taking part in the war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My two cent would be on the speculation that they are protecting the civilians that are not directly taking part in the war. These civilians need to be protected, and the generals need to dispatch a small group of quality fighters that would be able to defend them or move them to safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-03-05T17:09:12.983" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T17:09:12.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7707" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7708" CreationDate="2014-02-26T12:18:16.097" Score="9" ViewCount="8041" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha clan is descended from the Hyuuga, right? So then why is the Hyuuga clan not seen during the founding of the Konoha Village? How did the Uchiha awaken Sharingan, when originally they had Byakugan? How did they come into changing their name? Would an Uchiha be able to awaken Byakugan? On that note, what would happen if a person were to obtain byakugan, eternal mangekyou sharingan, and rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT (4/2/14):&#xA;So now Kaguya is shown to have Byakugan. It is evidence that Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuuga are indeed related. But how does the Hyuuga then come about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastEditorUserId="3590" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T11:17:03.970" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T01:38:12.110" Title="Hyuuga and Uchiha clan family roots?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7707" CreationDate="2014-02-26T12:36:04.607" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha are not a descendant clan of the Hyuuga. That was speculated by Kakashi in the very early stages of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much more information was revealed afterwards (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;SPOILER!&lt;/em&gt; Hover to view&lt;/strong&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Both the Uchiha and the Senju (The clan of the First Hokage) are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, who created ninjutsu and had the powers of a god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A Rinnegan is the next stage of evolution after the Mangekyo Sharingan, so you can't really use them both at once on the same eye. The Byakugan has nothing to do with it and is a completely separate technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T12:36:04.607" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7711" CreationDate="2014-02-26T12:53:19.423" Score="6" ViewCount="8698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Enel, God of Thunder, or of anything, usually has multiple copies of a thing behind his back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kGuh2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Enel with arrow designating thing in question&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that thing? Did he transplant it inside his body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-11T20:09:06.107" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T23:36:57.920" Title="What is that thing behind Enel's back?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7717" CreationDate="2014-02-26T13:07:21.217" Score="5" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the students have a nickname, and it always begin with &quot;Super Duper&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cry0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Super Duper High School Prefect / 超高校級の風紀委員, Kiyotaka Ishimaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they use this as a nickname? Also, is this the correct translation for what it says in Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-11T19:39:14.713" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T14:18:16.967" Title="Why do their nicknames include &quot;Super Duper&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7709" CreationDate="2014-02-26T13:07:37.900" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appearance section of Enel's wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that (emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enel is a tall, muscular man who has white/blond hair which was, in ancient South American civilizations, considered godly..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His nose has many lines running horizontally across it. His ear lobes are extremely long, ending up to his torso. &lt;strong&gt;He also holds four large Tomoe drums attached via a large ring to his back, instead of the regular Skypiean/Birkan wings, which gives him an appearance similar to a Raijin, a similarity made even more prominent when using his &amp;quot;200,000,000 Volt Amaru&amp;quot; transformation.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they are basically just external features of his attire and not really something which he has transplanted to his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:49:48.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7713" CreationDate="2014-02-26T13:27:08.270" Score="11" ViewCount="1841" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misaka really loves this frog. Where does this frog come from? Does it exist both in anime and in real life (I feel like I've seen this frog somewhere before)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b8lPn.png&quot; alt=&quot;Misaka and Gekota&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T17:16:05.250" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T04:31:32.207" Title="What is that frog toy that Misaka loves?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7712" CreationDate="2014-02-26T14:12:16.407" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very possible that you have seen it several times in the anime ( even in the game), it is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Gekota&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gekota&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gekota (ゲコ太 Gekota?) is a popular mascot found in merchandise marketed to children in the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe. A Gekota fan is called a Gekoer. Misaka Mikoto is a huge fan of the franchise it belongs to, and much to her consternation gets her labeled as someone who is childish. &#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2MZ5B.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And without a doubt there is also real life merchandise, and allot of look alike products, with a few samples bellow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v9Zes.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0a26J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LyK8e.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T14:12:16.407" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7714" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7721" CreationDate="2014-02-26T14:14:18.930" Score="8" ViewCount="23539" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Tomoya ended with one girl. But there's two ova's where he got a different ending, with two different girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to play the visual novel once, and was able to get a good ending with Sakagami Tomoyo and Fujibayashi Kyou, but I never reach a good ending with Sagara Misae (manager of Sunohara's dorm) and Fujibayashi Ryou. How many ending are they in Visual Novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T05:10:12.860" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T15:42:02.323" Title="How many ending does Clannad have in Visual Novel?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7710" CreationDate="2014-02-26T14:36:21.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could not find a specific reason for them to use nicknames, guess it is just for plot reasons. Or even just cause they can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to how correct the translation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“超高校級の” is something like “super/hyper/mega/ultra highschool level/class”. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been quite some discussion on how accurate this translation is, but it is said that even though Super Duper sounds really stupid, it is the closest to the original translation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A pretty nice article about this can be &lt;a href=&quot;http://legendsoflocalization.com/qa-dangan-ronpa-fan-translations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;read here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T14:18:16.967" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T14:18:16.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7710" CreationDate="2014-02-26T14:58:37.723" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason they had these nicknames is to emphasize that Hope's Peak Academy is &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; hard to get into. Hence the students there are extraordinarily talented. It would seem that it's a requirement to have one outstanding feature to qualify for enrolment in the school. Apart from Naegi, who gained entrance through a lottery (and is the Super Duper Highschool Luckster)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some liberties were taken in the translation much like other releases - for example the directly translated &quot;Super High School Class Good Luck&quot; doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as &quot;Super Duper Highschool Luckster&quot;. It conveys the same message, but is perhaps not &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A couple of the other changes to the titles and the rationale behind them in the fan translation are outlined here, similar reasons would apply to the official releases:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wordpress.com/dr1/tl-notes/general/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://danganronpa.wordpress.com/dr1/tl-notes/general/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T21:45:54.930" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T21:45:54.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7703" CreationDate="2014-02-26T15:38:51.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're referring to the manga by Masamune Shirow, there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28manga%29#Publication_history&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3 volumes&lt;/a&gt; the first volume was initially published by Dark Horse in the US. Currently all 2 volumes of the main series and the 1 volume &quot;interquel (Vol. 1.5)&quot; have been republished by Kodansha Comics USA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/book/166169/the-ghost-in-the-shell-volume-1-by-shirow-masamune/9781935429012/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Volume 1&lt;/a&gt; has: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pages: 368 | ISBN: 978-1-935429-01-2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/book/200115/the-ghost-in-the-shell-volume-2-by-shirow-masamune/9781935429036/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Volume 2&lt;/a&gt; has: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pages: 312 | ISBN: 978-1-935429-03-6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/book/213293/the-ghost-in-the-shell-15-by-shirow-masamune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Volume 1.5&lt;/a&gt; has: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pages: 176 | ISBN: 978-1-935429-96-8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of these volumes are also available on Amazon.de (if not you can get them on Amazon .com), if that's more convenient for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.de/The-Ghost-Shell-Volume-SAC/dp/1935429019&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol. 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.de/The-Ghost-Shell-Volume-Man-Machine/dp/1935429035/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol. 2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.de/The-Ghost-Shell-1-5-SAC/dp/1935429965/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol. 1.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T15:38:51.420" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7655" CreationDate="2014-02-26T16:25:55.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the one piece manga is the skeleton of one piece anime so there are some add ups in anime to make in more realistic and entertaining to the audience by modifying some of the portions of manga and the main difference between them is the approach of conveying the story to the readers and anime watchers .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3909" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T16:25:55.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T17:42:45.983" Score="7" ViewCount="18189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to figure out how far Naruto's heritage can be traced back. We know his parents, but seeing as we've met other Uzumakis, I figured that there might be at least some other idea of his heritage past is parents. How far/out can his family tree be traced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T21:50:01.853" Title="What is Naruto's family tree?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7714" CreationDate="2014-02-26T17:57:15.797" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The regular routes in the Visual Novel are with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fujibayashi Kyou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fujibayashi Ryou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Furukawa Nagisa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hiiragi Kappei&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichinose Kotomi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibuki Fuko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miyazawa Yukine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sagare Misae&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakagami Tomoyo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunohara Mei&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toshio Koumura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three additional endings for the after story of the original game (therefore, routes opening up after continuing to the after story of Furukawa Nagisa). Another spin-off game is available that includes an after story for Sakagami Tomoyo, and is called &quot;Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T17:57:15.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T18:45:58.223" Score="12" ViewCount="26665" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK so the other day I got to a discussion with my mate about the Remake of Evangelion and Evangelion in general. And he seams to be under the impression that the new Evangelion movies are not actually a remake but a sequel.  And he does have good arguments backing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea being that the &quot;Evengelion 1.0 You are not alone&quot; world is the world that Shinji created at the end of &quot;The End of Evangelion&quot;. If you think about it it does fit. One of the biggest hints for this is the same red sea seen with what the &quot;The End of Evangelion&quot; ends and &quot;Evangelion 1.0&quot; begins. More to the point, if you remember the original series, then there the sea was blue and in the remake it's red and if you think about the big differences than it does make seance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I just do not know, I kinda am convinced, but at the same time... are they really trolling with us? Kinda hard to believe, I would love to give counter arguments, but can't really think of any, because he is claiming that the world that was created by Shinji was almost identical but with some minor differences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3911" LastActivityDate="2021-03-21T04:36:02.867" Title="Is the Evangelion Remake a remake or a sequel?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7720" CreationDate="2014-02-26T18:47:26.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There actually is somebody who try'd to get all the main characters a place in one big family tree on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ninawh94.deviantart.com/art/Naruto-quot-family-team-tree-quot-202765636&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;deviant art&lt;/a&gt; it is a bit outdated thou as it last updated in 2011.&#xA;I advice on downloading the picture as its really hard to read otherwise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to some quotes through out the manga there is also a theory floating around that Naruto has some blood ties with the senju clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that the first Hokage's wife is Mito Uzumaki so this does make some sense. Some of those theorys can be read on &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=149212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narutobase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YmO5A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one of the most commonly accept of them would be that all descend from the Uzumaki clan to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EU1dW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there are loads of theory's and tons of rumors going about, we cannot provide a definite family tree of the people beyond Naruto's parents. As most of the theory's are still only based on small quotes such as above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a proper time line to be set up we most likely need the parental details from either Karin or Nagatos parents, as they all descend from the Uzumaki clan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&#xA;Warning contains content shown in the manga up to chapter 670. Read with care as you might be spoiled&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Breaking news on the family tree of naruto, in chapter 670 at page 11 the sage of the six says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You are my son Ashura's &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this and the up following pages we can confirm that Naruto is a descendant of Ashura, which is the younger brother. The creator of the Senju clan. So Naruto is in fact of the senju blood line.&#xA;And to be even more accurate, He is the reincarnation of Ashura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-30T01:42:32.010" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T01:42:32.010" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7722" CreationDate="2014-02-26T21:23:28.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just from what I read but it may be a Sequel as I read that Evangelion is about cycles and that Rebuild takes place after End of Evangelion where Shinji and Asuka somehow reverse everything to a new cycle. From what I read the evidence to support this is that the red sea is actually all the LCL that was seen at the end of End of Evangelion and that there are outlines of where the Mass Produced Eva's fell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/ End of Evangelion with the red LCL Sea and Mass Produced Eva's&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/shQq7.png&quot; alt=&quot;End of Evangelion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/ Evangellion 1.x where we see a red sea and a giant's outline&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gaQ1X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Red sea and outline&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as Eric said there seems to be no canon statement to this, and I read this on the Madman Australia Forums (though I can't remember the exact post).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T23:10:56.630" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T23:10:56.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7722" CreationDate="2014-02-26T22:06:40.347" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's interpretation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing official whether there is a sequel or not. Aside from Kaworu saying weird stuff about &quot;next time&quot; or &quot;this time&quot; (and a weird translation of Kaworu's voice actor mentioning something about &quot;looping&quot; in an interview), all of the other instances (including the large chalk outline) of possible &quot;time looping&quot; or &quot;rebooting the universe&quot; have been explained in-universe or through story-boards in a way unrelated to any sort of sequel, &quot;time looping&quot; or &quot;rebooting&quot;. This is not to say such images aren't &lt;em&gt;meant&lt;/em&gt; to make people think that, or at the very least, as a reference or a nod to the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The seas are red as a result of second impact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The chalk outline is from an accident before second impact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The blood stain on the moon, also from second impact&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second impact in this universe occurs chronologically as the same Second impact in the original series (Antarctica expedition, Misato's dad dies, releases of Adam(s))&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaworu saying stuff about &quot;next time&quot; and &quot;this time&quot;, unexplained&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaworu has always been saying weird stuff, even in the original series, or, perhaps he's the time-travelling wizard in this version of Evangelion. It's up to your interpretation, and there's a lot of ways to interpret things, especially since we've been given such all encompassing world changing events like Instrumentality, of which we know next to nothing when it comes to the details or mechanics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T22:06:40.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7110" CreationDate="2014-02-26T23:54:29.657" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, these aren't the official rules but a bunch of forum members across Japan developed functional fan rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mmmmalo.tumblr.com/post/74510568781/rules-of-gungi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://mmmmalo.tumblr.com/post/74510568781/rules-of-gungi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3913" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T20:42:24.760" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T20:42:24.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2551" CreationDate="2014-02-27T02:28:43.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the manga was being fan-translated, the translator left a note about how the name in japanese could be translated as white mustache or white beard.  His words went something like, &quot;Who wants to be White Mustach when you can be White Beard.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3915" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T02:28:43.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7730" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7746" CreationDate="2014-02-27T05:01:30.337" Score="5" ViewCount="15828" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening of Fullmetal Alchemist, it says...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Human kind cannot obtain anything without first giving something in&#xA;  return To obtain, something of equal value must be lost That is&#xA;  alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we really&#xA;  believed that to be that world's one and only truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why did the Elric brothers believe this to be the one and only law of alchemy? If this was explained in one of the episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood, please list it too, thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T03:00:23.817" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T01:06:06.093" Title="Why did the Elric brothers only believe in one rule of alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7498" CreationDate="2014-02-27T12:50:53.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the information written in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=41618&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Mangaupdates&quot;&gt;Mangaupdates page of Tasogare Otome x Amnesia&lt;/a&gt;, the anime started at chapter 1 (with different settings) and ended at at &lt;strong&gt;chapter 23&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T12:50:53.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7736" CreationDate="2014-02-27T13:32:25.377" Score="1" ViewCount="1001" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know why Itachi went rogue, and why he left the village and joined the organization, and I know from other questions and answers why and how the members arrived to the Akatsuki, but I'd like to know why did the Hidden Villages and the Five Great Nation let these kinds of shinobi's to be excluded from their homes, nations, and eventually life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just think about it, since almost every member of the Akatsuki once belonged somewhere, and you should be a fool to mistreat and let go of fighters like: Kisame, Kakuzu, Hidan, etc. All of them are powerful warriors, immortals, owning a chakra level like a tailed beast, prodigies of the century, possessors of Kinjutsu's, etc. How come that a Kage isn't able to understand the importance of these kinds of men, especially when &quot;a nation is reflected by the military power it has&quot; and let them go wild, resulting in their exile from their own native villages? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T11:10:50.903" LastActivityDate="2019-10-12T12:07:10.313" Title="How the Akatsuki members turned all &quot;missing-nin's&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7735" CreationDate="2014-02-27T13:37:23.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Missing-nins are not shinobi that got exiled from home. That does not happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Missing-nins always are shinobi who went rouge and left their villages willingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No village would want a shinobi of theirs going away and possibly to some other village spilling all their secrets? Especially not very powerful shinobi who were probably high in the ranks in their respective villages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T13:37:23.330" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7697" CreationDate="2014-02-27T16:03:34.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quote from the 6th novel, Chapter 1 Part 8 (Credit for the translation goes to Baka-Tsuki):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the students in Academy City had a scholarship they could claim, and the money would be automatically banked into their accounts like a salary.&#xA;  On first glance, it was a system that was worth being envious over, but basically, it could be considered a contract for esper development. The more prestigious the school, or the higher the Level of the esper, the greater the reward. In contrast, the esper would have to take part in more research.&#xA;  As for ordinary Level 0 school students like Kamijou, the reward they could get was rather limited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Espers (even the Lv.0s) should have this scholarship for the &lt;em&gt;Power Curriculum Program&lt;/em&gt;, the program to develop Esper-powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not included here are non-students: Skill-Out most likely earns money with crimes, Teachers are paid by the city (although they don't get money for being a member of Anti-Skill), and foreigners (like Frenda) just live in the city and get paid for their jobs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-02-27T20:29:42.697" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T20:29:42.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="931" CreationDate="2014-02-27T19:10:56.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Devil Fruit is bitten (even once), it loses its powers PERMANENTLY or until the person who bit it first dies. When the person who first bit it dies, the Devil Fruit returns to its normal state, so someone else can get the power. If Luffy died (what a sad thought!) then the Gum Gum fruit would be able to give someone else Gum Gum powers. So only one person at a time can have its power, not more than one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3922" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:49:15.677" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:49:15.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5041" CreationDate="2014-02-27T19:55:58.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The second he touched water or became wet, he would lose the ability to control it, allowing him to drown and die. If he controlled water from a distance without touching it, then he could retain his devil fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3922" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T19:55:58.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6401" CreationDate="2014-02-27T20:02:46.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sengoku ate the &quot;Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu&quot;, a rarer-than-Logia Mythical Zoan-class Devil Fruit which allows him to turn into a gigantic Daibutsu, which is probably the reason for his nickname. Nearby Marines claim that they have never seen him use this power before the war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3922" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T20:02:46.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4511" CreationDate="2014-02-27T22:17:51.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite simple, actually. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When you finally meet the true Junko Enoshima in the last trial, she says something to the effect of &quot;Hope and Despair are like two sides of a coin, they can never be separated.&quot; She designed Monokuma in a way where Hope (White) and Despair (Black) were two sides of a coin, or bear. The red eye represents evil and bloodshed, which makes a lot of sense. The belly, that's just for show... or maybe it's foreshadowing for the end. (SHSL Hope FTW!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3926" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:43:24.687" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:43:24.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7730" CreationDate="2014-02-27T22:27:16.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alchemy in the real world is recognized as a protoscience that contributed to the development of modern chemistry and medicine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Ed and Al say that Alchemy is a science and that the input must be equal to their output, equivalent exchange is this because for what you give up (your input) you will recive something of equal value (your equal output)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 parts to Equivalent Exchange which can be read up on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Equivalent_Exchange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, The Law of Conservation of Mass and The Law of Natural Providence. I should point out that Scar is still following The Law of Conservation of Mass as what is he doing is breaking objects apart but not reforming, when Ed goes to repair Al after getting his arm back he checks that they did pick up every tiny fragment hinting at this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now one can say that the Red Stones or Incomplete Philosopher's Stone can bypass however in a sense they don't, the Red Stones are created by combining materials and get used up over time thus they don't have a Rebound. the Incomplete Philosopher's Stones have the rebound because they are used to bypass Equivalent Exchange however it's unpredictable when the alchemical forces begin stabilize themselves, Marcoh and the State Alchemists during Ishval War were just lucky it never occurred during the war and after it Marcoh seemed to reduce it's usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Philosopher's Stone on the other hand may be the only exception, using it one can bypass Equivalent Exchange however one needs to follow Equivalent Exchange to make one in the first place by sacrificing lives. In Brotherhood, because the first known Philosopher's Stone came from knowledge from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dwarf&lt;/a&gt; the Philosopher's Stone may be keeping the alchemical process balanced by doing something that is beyond the realm of human understanding which only &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Truth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Truth&lt;/a&gt; understands&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T22:27:16.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7730" CreationDate="2014-02-28T00:32:41.847" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so, there's a couple things in play here you need to be aware of. Keep in mind that some of this is slightly speculative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it is &lt;em&gt;only in the dub&lt;/em&gt; that Alphonse states it to be the &amp;quot;one and only&amp;quot; truth. The original commentary states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;その頃【ころ】、ぼくらは、それが世界【せかい】の真実【しんじつ】だと信じて【しんじて】いた。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;When we were young, we believed that to be the truth of the world.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, though, I think there is an important reason that Alphonse brings this up. Starting at episode 43, the pre-OP commentary changes to the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who obtains [the Philosopher's Stone] is exempt from the rule of Equivalent Exchange and does not have to sacrifice anything to obtain something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: This statement is somewhat wrong: During this unusual exchange, there is still something lost, but it's not apparent to whomever it is doing the transmutation.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In their adventure, Ed and Al basically learned that human lives are given an alchemical value; since they both believe human life to be invaluable, this shakes the foundation of the principle of Equivalent Exchange that they grew up learning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be the only reason that Alphonse used the past tense with &amp;quot;believed&amp;quot;; the Philosopher's Stone shattered what they believed Equivalent Exchange truly meant. To him, Equivalent Exchange can no longer be the &amp;quot;one and only&amp;quot; truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This idea also holds true in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;. The Philosopher's Stone is essentially identical, and the brothers learn the same terrible details of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T02:53:39.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7021" CreationDate="2014-02-28T09:36:25.430" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It wasn't mentioned anywhere. Kabuto never talked about Sakumo when showing off or discussing his reanimations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can only assume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They never found a body, or it was so well guarded that Kabuto couldn't get a DNA sample.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kabuto was sure of his victory even without Sakumo's DNA, or waited for a right moment to pull him out as a trump card.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kabuto is an idiot. (He is, what the hell did he think was going to happen when he revived Madara?!).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T09:36:25.430" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7817" CreationDate="2014-02-28T10:04:37.590" Score="3" ViewCount="1424" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Full Metal Alchemist, Greed was imprisoned for 140 years (I think, please correct if wrong). My question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who sealed Greed? How was he sealed/what type of transmutation/technique was used, and why was he sealed away for so long?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure I'm missing something, but I don't understand what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T14:56:08.967" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T14:56:08.967" Title="How did Dante or the Homonculus seal Greed the first time?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7751" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13172" CreationDate="2014-02-28T15:55:02.583" Score="2" ViewCount="1954" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love the look of the &quot;Ver. Ka&quot; Master Grade model kits. I know he was the lead designer for V and Endless Waltz. He also worked on 0083, Wing, and G among others.  I would like to know which specific Mobile Suits he designed from the Gundam anime franchises.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3933" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T13:50:55.887" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T20:11:22.477" Title="Which Mobile Suits from the anime were designed by Hajime Katoki?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7754" CreationDate="2014-02-28T18:01:11.317" Score="8" ViewCount="31732" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started watching One Piece, and noticed as I reached episode 590 that the animation quality seems to have changed quite a bit since episode 1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I was wondering, are there any other big changes they made since episode one besides quality changes? And how did they do those quality changes? I did not notice any changes until quite a bit in. Is there some particular technique they used? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, summed up, this is my question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the big changes in quality/animation they have made since the start?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any other big changes they made besides quality?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did they do the quality changes?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T22:18:14.437" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:03:35.033" Title="How much has changed since the start of One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7752" CreationDate="2014-02-28T18:45:00.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A big change is related to openings and endings. There is no more endings, only big openings with about 2 minutes. The animation canvas are bigger too: before it was in 4:3, now its widescreen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3935" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T18:45:00.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7752" CreationDate="2014-02-28T22:01:25.400" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime moved to Bandai Entertainment since Episode 205, and then it started to run in widescreen and not 4:3.&#xA;Quality changes are just because this anime exists for about 15 years, so it's only natural for the video quality itself to improve over time.&#xA;Edit: In the anime, the change between old One Piece and new One Piece is alot more clear than in the manga. The quality of the animation started being alot better after One Piece moved to Bandai Entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes there are big changes.&#xA;Episodes 517+ happen in a time called &quot;post-timeskip&quot; and in &quot;the new world&quot;.&#xA;Episodes 1-516 are referred as &quot;pre-timeskip&quot;, because after episode 400 alot of big things happen, and they change the whole world of One Piece, but I'm not going to spoil your experience, I can just tell you this: enjoy the East Blue saga, expect big things and surprises, and have fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3879" LastEditorUserId="3879" LastEditDate="2014-02-28T23:42:00.827" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T23:42:00.827" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7756" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7757" CreationDate="2014-02-28T22:39:41.357" Score="4" ViewCount="4585" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, we saw that the core of a homunculus is a philosopher's stone, but ironically, they still can't perform any alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T10:01:17.953" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:01:17.953" Title="Why can't the homunculi perform Alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7756" CreationDate="2014-02-28T22:54:59.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; (this does not totally hold true for the 2003 anime, so the reason is somewhat different), in order to perform alchemy, one must have a personal Gate of Truth. This is shown to be evident at the end of the series, when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Edward Elric gives up his Gate of Truth in exchange for Alphonse, and can no longer perform alchemy as a result of losing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nq623.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Gate of Truth with Truth in front of it&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, manufactured homunculi (i.e. not Wrath or the reborn Greed&lt;sup&gt;✝✝&lt;/sup&gt;) are made up of many souls, since:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Philosopher's Stone that composes them is powered by thousands of trapped, living souls. This power is what gives the homunculi their life energy as well as permits use of their regenerative (and other) abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These many souls (generally, there are some exceptions) cannot think or act on their own, and thus the homunculus does not have his own Gate of Truth. This being the case, they cannot perform alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;✝✝ It is possible that Wrath and the reborn Greed, having been born human and later becoming homunculi, could perform alchemy if they sought to do so. However, neither of them have any desire to learn it, and there is no official word one way or another.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-02-28T23:10:05.483" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T23:10:05.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7758" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7759" CreationDate="2014-02-28T23:36:44.043" Score="13" ViewCount="3572" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about Ash's Pikachu: obviously he already reached level 314159265kachu (Pun intended; that's not the exact number as I don't know what level he is). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I forget the reason for this - did he not want to evolve? If so, then why did he refuse to evolve? And does that mean that evolving is a choice? You can choose NOT to evolve your pokemon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-11T19:36:43.377" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T18:04:09.913" Title="Why didn't Pikachu evolve?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7758" CreationDate="2014-02-28T23:45:30.557" Score="16" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I forget the reason about this, did he don't want to evolve?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty safe to guess that part of the selling point of the series is that Pikachu is &quot;cute&quot;. If you let him evolve into Raichu, you've lost this appeal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from the author's standpoint, there is no reason to evolve Pikachu. In the Anime, it was expressed as Pikachu simply not wanting to evolve. (Somewhere in the episode where Ash takes on Lt. Surge.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And is that mean evolve is an option? You can choose NOT to evolve&#xA;  your pokemon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the games, evolution is almost always optional. In the Anime, it's a bit unclear.&lt;br&gt;But in this case Pikachu evolves by a Thunder Stone - which is completely optional. If you don't want to evolve, just don't use the stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T23:45:30.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7751" CreationDate="2014-03-01T00:06:27.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hajime Katoki done a boat load of Mecha design's for a ton of different series. You should check out his wiki page &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajime_Katoki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hajime Katoki&lt;/a&gt; where I believe all of his credited works are listed, and the series for which he made them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to list a few he worked on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Master Grade&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;XXXG-01W Wing Gundam Ver.Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;RB-79 Ball Ver.Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Ver.Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Ver.Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MSN-06S Sinanju Ver. Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;LM312V04 Victory Gundam Ver. Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;RX-93 Nu Gundam Ver. Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born in 1963, Katoki created designs for the graphic novel Gundam Sentinel. He then worked in the OVA series Gundam 0083, where he designed the RX-78 GP03 Dendrobium Orchis mobile weaponHis next big work was V Gundam, where he was the main mechanical designercreating the main mobile suits Victory Gundam, V2 Gundam and the V2 Assault Buster Gundam. After that, he worked in G Gundam, now in design of the evil mobile suits. He then worked in Gundam Wing on some minor mobile suits, but in Gundam Wing Endless Waltz he designed all of the mobile suits, and re-designed the Gundams with a more fantastic style, creating the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero Custom. To correspond with these new designs, he also redesigned the 5 original Gundams from Gundam Wing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T00:06:27.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7762" CreationDate="2014-03-01T02:26:03.290" Score="7" ViewCount="2244" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 anime series) Fuhrer Bradley/King Bradley is a homunculus and is head of the military in Central. They say the Homunculi are created when an alchemist attempts human transmutation, which always fails and from those failures, a homunculus is created and is born to look like whoever they were suppose to be bought back as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;e.g. Alphonse and Ed tried to resurrect Trisha, their mother, and end up failing. Years later they run into her but she is known as Miss Douglas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember how I know that Homunculi are suppose to look like what they were supposed to be resurrected as but what was King Bradley supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:59:44.863" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:59:44.863" Title="Who was King Bradley supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7761" CreationDate="2014-03-01T05:01:28.390" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll take my shot at an answer. In the 2003 continuity, homunculi are created when alchemists attempt human transmutation, as you stated earlier. This more or less explains the origins of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wrath, who was created by Izumi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sloth, who, as you stated, was created by the Elric brothers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Envy, who was Hohenheim's son&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lust, who was created by Scar's brother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this &quot;rule&quot; and the examples in the anime, it's at the very least implied that the resulting homunculus from a human transmutation will resemble, at least to a degree, the original intended result of the transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall the series explaining the origins of Gluttony, Greed, or Pride, though according to the fan-made Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki, they were all created by Dante. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Gluttony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the case of Gluttony&lt;/a&gt;, this seems to have been done for the purpose of creating philosopher's stones, at least according to the FMA Wiki (which may or may not be a reliable source). In the case of Pride, it would make sense to a degree for the homunculus to have been created as a means to control the government for Dante's purposes, but it seems that neither the purpose of creating Pride nor his origins are ever explicitly stated in the 2003 series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-01T05:07:24.850" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T05:07:24.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7752" CreationDate="2014-03-01T07:56:41.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The One Piece anime started in 2002. For episode 1–204, screen size ratio = 4:3. From episode 205 onward, it's widescreen 16:9. These points have already been mentioned in other answers. However, I'll add the following which might have affected quality (my speculation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Improved technology.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;HD quality came much later, maybe around 2005.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Although the episode length is the same (23 minutes), the size has increased (60 MB and more), though it is because of HD quality.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Improved encoding of audio and video, again related to HD.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;More processing capacity of screens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly, the quality improved because of technological advancement. For more details, maybe ask the Bandai team. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T14:03:35.033" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:03:35.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7764" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-01T08:41:29.703" Score="3" ViewCount="1878" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, throughout the whole anime series, the touge rules has been one of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cat and Mouse/Sudden Death&lt;/strong&gt; (using &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Tōge&lt;/a&gt; terminology...)     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cars start bumper to bumper, if cat finishes a round ahead of the rat&#xA;with a considerable time difference, cat wins. If rat overtakes the&#xA;cat, rat wins. If neither happen, proceed to a new round and swap&#xA;positions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Example: When Keisuke beat Wataru on Shomaru pass&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grip Gambler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cars start side by side (or rolling start up to first turn), whoever is leader at the end wins.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Example: When Takumi raced Keisuke at Akina pass&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Project D raced Purple Shadow, both Takumi and Keisuke's races started bumper to bumper indicating that it wasn't grip gambler. However, in both cases, they were overtaken at one point and the race didn't end, meaning it wasn't cat and mouse sudden death. Perhaps there's a &lt;em&gt;non-sudden death&lt;/em&gt; version of cat and mouse, which would make a lot more sense as both races went into multiple rounds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is still something not quite right. In Takumi's case, he overtook his opponent back and prolonged the race. In Keisuke's case, he overtook his opponent back and the race ended (with no noticeable winning distance). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was different between Keisuke and Takumi's race so that Keisuke won? Keisuke regained his lead but that should have taken it into the next round. Even Keisuke himself said &quot;That felt kind of questionable. Want to go for a third run?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So overall, I am beyond confused. Exactly what Touge race rules did they race in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3941" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T21:19:42.260" Title="Under what Touge rules did Project D race against Purple Shadow?" Tags="&lt;initial-d&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-01T11:16:07.433" Score="6" ViewCount="1813" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; (the original 2003 anime), Hohenheim of Light is sent to a parallel universe of some sort smaller than the world he once knew by Dante, using a baby as she did some research on The Gate. He says something along the lines off:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not exactly what he told his son Ed (although I do not remember why), but why does this other world exist? Does it just exist to serve the purpose of alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-21T13:01:39.153" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T13:01:39.153" Title="Does the world on the other side of the gate exist for alchemy to exist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7769" CreationDate="2014-03-01T22:43:18.487" Score="12" ViewCount="19926" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother and I were talking about the symbolism behind the location of the Homunculi's tattoo's location (i.e. Greed's is on his hand because he wants to get a hold of everything, Gluttony's is on his tongue because he wants to eat everything, etc.) and after reading all of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga three times over, neither of us could remember the location of Pride's Homunculus tattoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-05-13T05:39:18.213" LastActivityDate="2019-07-20T21:22:48.107" Title="Where is Pride's Homunculus tattoo?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7768" CreationDate="2014-03-01T22:54:21.523" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga and &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, Pride does not have an Ouroboros tattoo. He instead has only a small circular mark on his true form's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is an image of said mark, but definitely contains spoilers for anyone not finished episode 37 of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; (and perhaps could be considered spoiler material for anyone who has finished episode 64).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tg4YGm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pride in his &amp;quot;true form&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T22:54:21.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7768" CreationDate="2014-03-01T22:56:06.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the FMA Wikia it states and from general knowledge on my part in the 2009 &amp;amp; Manga...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pride is the only Homunculus without an Ouroboros, instead having a circular mark on his true form's forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oroborus meaning...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He Who eats his tail&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the 2003 Anime from my memory, is that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prides Ouroborus is located on his left eye and in the 2009 Manga share a similarity to another Homunculus, Wrath (Also his Father)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SATkj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In the Anime&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vDzVA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In the Manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just pictures of what the Ouroborus looks like. On the left is in the Anime and on the right the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information can be obtained &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Pride&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Ouroboros&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-03-01T23:01:29.080" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T23:01:29.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7773" CreationDate="2014-03-01T23:00:55.983" Score="30" ViewCount="16779" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mewtwo is the clone of Mew. This means that Mew existed before Mewtwo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is Mew numbed 151 in the Pokedex and Mewtwo 150?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T10:54:10.800" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T22:08:57.027" Title="Why is Mew numbered 151?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7771" CreationDate="2014-03-02T00:05:13.523" Score="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Mew wasn't intended to be one of the 150 pokemon you can acquire through normal gameplay. It was the &quot;mystery&quot; Pokemon, no one was supposed to know its existence. It was  only attainable by &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nintendo events&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gameshark&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Game glitch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah it makes no sense, but, if Mewtwo had been #151, your Pokedex in Red and Blue would have a gaping hole in it at #150.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mew was considered extinct when the Pokedex was made. But as Mewtwo was alive and known, he was placed first. Later, Mew's resurrection of his species in Emerald by a scientist meant they could now get his info for the Pokedex. Mew's original form in the Pokedex was actually just &quot;???&quot; Pokemon, who could learn any move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T09:32:08.740" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T09:32:08.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7788" CreationDate="2014-03-02T01:40:19.310" Score="4" ViewCount="1715" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm rewatching the first season of Bakemonogatari and it still confuses me how Hanekawa (in episode 10) was already known to be possessed by Black Hanekawa. I'm not sure about the timeline of this either, because burial of a roadkill white cat happens during the first season's episode and it doesn't look like it was a flashback moment. It also looks like in that same episode (1 year after the flashback?), the possession symptoms reappear in form of headaches, so I'm confused about when this all happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Hanekawa says in a flashback &lt;em&gt;&quot;If this stress is not dealt with within a year...&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and then she gets suppressed by Shinobu. Does that mean a year has passed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When does the possession begin and when does that flashback scene happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many repeated possession occurrences are in the anime now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-03-02T02:13:44.867" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T03:58:03.720" Title="About Hanekawa, Golden weeks and possession occurences" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7775" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8102" CreationDate="2014-03-02T01:55:39.800" Score="15" ViewCount="5190" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 of &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Cat, Part 1&lt;/em&gt;), after exchanging Kanbaru's washed swimsuit, making some Nobita jokes and talking about Shinobu, Araragi suddenly tries to, from the looks of it, touch Nadeko's hair, but she steps back a bit just enough to stay out of his reach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3wJWe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3wJWel.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After trying that a few more times, things end up with Araragi lifting Nadeko's skirt, while she just looks moderately surprised. The overall mood of this scene is confusing more than anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p9kQ6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SWKN4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then this frame is shown, possibly hinting on the answer to this awkward situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLSnb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLSnbl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(click for full resolution)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand this scene. Can someone explain what's going on through both of their minds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-19T14:02:27.847" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T14:02:27.847" Title="What's up with this Araragi and Nadeko scene in Tsubasa Cat, Part 1 (episode 11)?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-02T02:02:56.053" Score="26" ViewCount="1186" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 12 of the first Bakemonogatari season, there's a fence with an interesting pattern which seemingly has the word &quot;KAWAK&quot; in it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1bbPI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the second Monogatari season we see the same place:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fKS15.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another angle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3pSfY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looks like the words &quot;CHICO&quot; and &quot;KAWAKITA&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the whole show stuffed with symbolism, subtle references and hidden messages, could this mean something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T14:08:24.353" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T01:39:17.303" Title="What is up with the pattern on the fence?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-02T02:50:02.580" Score="4" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Pokemon flew off to the top of Dicoville&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/87KlI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/87KlI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Pokemon flew off to the top of Dicoville&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some purple light rays are about to shine over a building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OB2eH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OB2eH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Some purple light rays are about to shine over a building.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people are seeing it through glass windows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/57aAD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/57aAD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Some people are seeing it through glass windows.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are some windmills near the bottom of the rays turning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/njbP2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/njbP2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;There are some windmills near the bottom of the rays turning.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2002" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T01:58:59.490" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T01:58:59.490" Title="What's this Pokemon show called?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7777" CreationDate="2014-03-02T03:22:56.463" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Destiny_Deoxys&quot;&gt;Destiny Deoxys&lt;/a&gt;, which is the 2004 movie where Deoxys was one of the main Pokemon. The basic plot is that Deoxys was in a meteorite that crashed in the North Pole. Four years later, Deoxys takes control of a city, by shutting down all of the machines and taking everyone hostage. Ash and his friends need to save the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least some of the screenshots appear in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi566231321&quot;&gt;this trailer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T03:22:56.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7784" CreationDate="2014-03-02T07:32:37.850" Score="0" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The Deltora Quest Anime, Jasmine is occupied by some type of animal creature, which almost resembles a little furry fuzzball, but what creature is Filli?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T16:51:21.937" Title="What creature is Filli in Deltora Quest?" Tags="&lt;deltora-quest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7781" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-02T07:39:12.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deltora Quest&lt;/em&gt; is a 5-cour anime that aired in Japan from 2007-2008, based on a series of children's fantasy books written by Emily Rodda. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deltora Quest&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:54:06.803" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:54:06.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7782" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-02T07:39:12.030" Score="0" Body="Deltora Quest is an anime based on a series of children's fantasy books written by Emily Rodda. " OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T17:54:06.803" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:54:06.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7780" CreationDate="2014-03-02T16:51:21.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deltoraquest.wikia.com/wiki/Filli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Deltora Quest Wiki:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Filli is a Siskis and one of Jasmine's animal companions, along with&#xA;  Kree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know more about this &lt;a href=&quot;http://deltoraquest.wikia.com/wiki/Siskis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Siskis&quot;&lt;/a&gt; species:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Siskis were described by Doran in his journal, during his travels. The&#xA;  journal was later published as Secrets of Deltora by King Lief. In the&#xA;  book he described them as bright-eyed, highly intelligent creatures&#xA;  found in Mid Wood, in Topaz territory. However, he also wrote that the&#xA;  species were going extinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T16:51:21.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7774" CreationDate="2014-03-02T22:06:33.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were 3 cases when Hanekawa was possessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. During Golden week after the events of Kizumonogatari but before the events of the first season. The events are animated in Nekomonogatari (Black) / Tsubasa Family and there is a flashback to this in first season, i.e. Tsubasa Cat arc (although slightly different, because Nekomonogatari wasn't written yet). The cause was Hanekawa's stress from her family life. It is also during this time the cat is buried. This is resolved by Shinobu draining her energy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. After the events of Nadeko Snake, Black Hanekawa appears again as part of the Tsubasa Cat arc in the first season. This time the stress is caused by Hanekawa's unrequited love for Araragi. No cat burial happens. Again, this is solved by having Shinobu drain her energy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. During Nekomonogatari (White) / Tsubasa Tiger, Black Hanekawa appears for the last time, but this time not caused by stress but as an oddity created as an ally for Hanekawa. This is after Tsukihi Phoenix and before Mayoi Jiangshi. After those events, Black Hanekawa disappears by being absorbed into Hanekawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The timeline is pretty clear, but I think the first season might be slightly confusing, because there is flashback to the events of Golden Week, but those are slightly different because those events weren't fully written yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T03:58:03.720" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T03:58:03.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7789" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-03T00:09:03.693" Score="4" ViewCount="1131" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga to &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt; (2nd question arc) ends with these words from the author (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kirisamemagic.diarynote.jp/201609240526322467/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original in Japanese&lt;/a&gt;, translated):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;About &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Malicious Trap&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;, the second part following after &lt;em&gt;Onikakushi-hen&lt;/em&gt;'s scenario, focuses on explaining in greater detail about the events in Hinamizawa. Still following the once famous detective novels' style, &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt; is the scenario that the original author himself likes the best in &lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noted as even more malicious than &lt;em&gt;Onikakushi-hen&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt; is actually the mildest scenario in &lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Still, as it has been noted, there was a malicious trap by which once caught, the victim would be in great peril. Moreover, even the victim himself wouldn't notice that he had been caught in the trap.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please confirm that in &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;'s solution arc, &lt;em&gt;Meakashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...If by any chance did you know about being tricked into the trap... congratulations! You have enjoyed &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt; to the fullest (LOL).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the malicious trap mentioned there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2210" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-07-06T03:02:40.253" Title="What is the &quot;Malicious Trap&quot; in Watanagashi-hen?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7794" CreationDate="2014-03-03T03:48:00.147" Score="16" ViewCount="12290" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Edward Elric is the only State Alchemist who doesn't wear a uniform. Why was he treated differently? Did he have a special rank or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yDf9E.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Edward current 'Uniform'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7nB2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are some state alchemist, all of them wearing a uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T03:59:56.467" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T19:52:07.057" Title="Why did Edward not wear a uniform?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7793" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7795" CreationDate="2014-03-03T04:30:29.560" Score="4" ViewCount="42268" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mustang performs his flame alchemy, he doesn't clap his hands to create it, did he? He's only snapping his fingers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJUSk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The others seem to always clap when performing alchemy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eq5ff.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eq5ff.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ed alchemy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Mustang do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T12:22:33.677" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:49:41.460" Title="How can Colonel Mustang create his flame alchemy differently?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7791" CreationDate="2014-03-03T04:33:36.750" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that in the Fullmetal Alchemist universe, those who are state alchemists are not necessarily in the military hierarchy per se, even if they have a rank equivalent to major.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are alchemists such as Mustang, Basque Gran, Armstrong, etc. who are active members of the military, but there are also other state alchemists who, while involved in the military state alchemist program, are not involved in the military full-time as those I mentioned earlier are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this would be Shou Tucker, who we never see wearing a uniform, but is a state alchemist. Given that Edward similarly seems to not be involved in the military as a soldier on a daily basis, it makes sense that he doesn't wear a uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T04:33:36.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2014-03-03T04:40:11.237" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's his Ignition Claws. As explained in the 2003 Anime Episode &quot;Fullmetal VS Flame&quot;, they create a spark when he snaps his fingers and he uses alchemy to manipulate the other elements to make explosions or fire. The claws have the transmutation circle on them, so if it's removed he can't use it, which is demonstrated during the fight and also later in the 2003 series when he fought Pride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ed on the other hand claps his hands because he's been to the Gate of Truth and creates a full array with his own body, thus requiring no circles. It is something only those who have been to the Gate of Truth can do, like Izumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I refer to the 2003 anime, the fundamentals of Mustang's alchemy would be the same as how alchemy works is the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T13:37:50.017" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T13:37:50.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2014-03-03T04:45:05.490" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The clapping is only necessary if one does not use a transmutation circle. As stated by Scar, it is necessary to create a ring using the palms (in order to create the flow of energy properly). This is the case for Izumi Curtis and Edward Elric initially, being the only ones to recall their time within the Gate of Truth. Later (spoilers up to episode 60 or so),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Alphonse Elric recalls his memories, gaining this ability; Roy Mustang is also dragged through the Gate of Truth to gain this ability as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those using Philosopher's Stones are exempt from this rule for unknown reasons; it is perhaps such that the stone can provide the necessary flow without a circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will notice that other alchemists who have transmutation circles need not clap: Major Armstrong, Basque Grand, and Giolio Comanche if I remember correctly. Even Al, after drawing a circle, does not clap:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xVDLa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Alphonse performs a transmutation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roy Mustang's flame alchemy is done by the transmutation of air (compressing it very densely), then creating a spark with his gloves to ignite it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T04:45:05.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2014-03-03T04:45:35.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edward claps to perform transmutations because he has seen the Gate when he attempted human transmutation. As a result, this, as explained by Izumi Curtis (at least in the manga and the Brotherhood anime) means that his body becomes an array, and so he can perform alchemy without a circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mustang, as explained in the manga and 2003 anime, uses gloves that will create a spark when he snaps his fingers. Since the transmutation circle required is on the gloves he wears, he can perform the transmutation without drawing out the array. There are also other alchemists in the series that don't clap to perform alchemy: e.g. Armstrong, Kimblee, or Basque Gran (at least in the manga), so Mustang isn't the only character who does this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T04:45:35.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-03T05:30:56.283" Score="7" ViewCount="958" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 Anime Fullmetal Alchemist, in episode 45, she says that she had the Homunculi search for a Philosophers Stone because without Hohenhiem she was unable to create one by herself. But why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she require knowledge that only Hohenheim had or was she simply not strong enough to do it? Because in a flash backs of Dante and Hohenheim's history, he did all the work, which would suggest that maybe she needed knowledge or strength or both, such as what Transmutation requires, but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An answer would greatly be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:55:57.443" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:55:57.443" Title="Why couldn't Dante create a Philosophers Stone by herself?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7812" CreationDate="2014-03-03T06:43:36.137" Score="4" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes they change the title into something different, and by different I mean it's not an English translation. An example here is &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Although it state that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled &quot;Wandering Samurai&quot; in some English releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which makes it the closest translation, as a rough translation of the title would be &quot;Kenshin the Wandering Swordsman&quot;. But they also use the name &lt;em&gt;Samurai X&lt;/em&gt; for this anime title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The English-language versions of the OVAs, as well as the film, were originally released as Samurai X in North America, although the original name was included on the later DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's not only in North America, as they also mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sony Pictures Television International created an English-language version of the series, titled Samurai X, that airs outside of the United States&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if there's another anime that also does this, but I've never seen something like this recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T11:38:44.467" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T11:38:44.467" Title="Is it a common practice to change the title into something different?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7804" CreationDate="2014-03-03T08:51:28.850" Score="7" ViewCount="2980" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess the question is as detailed as it can get:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm looking for a legal mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking forward for your answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3966" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T11:56:04.013" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T13:31:55.223" Title="Is there a mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7802" CreationDate="2014-03-03T11:47:16.450" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read manga and watch anime with Crunchyroll on Android. The anime app can be used by free members ad-supported, or by paid members ad-free. The manga app however is exclusively for paid members&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crunchyroll.crmanga&quot;&gt;CR Manga App&lt;/a&gt; , &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crunchyroll.crunchyroid&amp;amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;CR Anime/Drama App&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly for iOS:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/manga-by-crunchyroll/id617048063?mt=8&quot;&gt;CR Manga App&lt;/a&gt; ,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/crunchyroll-watch-anime-drama/id329913454?mt=8&quot;&gt;CR Anime/Drama App&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Windows Phone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(No Manga App) , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.windowsphone.com/en-ie/store/app/crunchyroll/8ce587a5-3277-4e1f-a120-58eb220297d1&quot;&gt;CR Anime/Drama App&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most apps have anime and manga separate, presumably for development purposes (It's arguably easier to have them separate). I don't think there are any apps (for Android at least) that combine the two in one app.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as news apps for anime go, Crunchyroll have &lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crunchyroll.crnews&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;. But I came across &lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=florian.baierl.daily_anime_news&amp;amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;Daily Anime News&lt;/a&gt;, which compiles several different news sites in one place. (Both Android)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T15:46:34.800" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T15:46:34.800" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7806" CreationDate="2014-03-03T12:15:22.357" Score="4" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is set on one of the tables in episode 9/10 and seems to burn inwards, pieces falling off as it goes - creating the spiraled chunks on the plate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never seen anything like this before, is it something that exists outside of the show and what is its purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CdS1K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spiraling smoking object in question&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T12:35:40.633" LastActivityDate="2020-02-08T02:07:01.663" Title="What is this smoking item in Beyond the Boundary?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7805" CreationDate="2014-03-03T12:27:29.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a kind of burning incense. Its spiral form is a nice design decision, because it is both cool-looking and takes up much less space on the table than the more common stick form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This form is also used for alletrine burning insecticides and repellents &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cIom8yBBku0/UhHfgef_uXI/AAAAAAAAAFM/ibGvDvkhgO4/s1600/R0026774.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://luchudachi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spiral_ot_komarov_iz_tesco_lotus-1293257453.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, because the characters of this series often use various magical tricks to affect apparitions, this spiral incense might be designed to repel them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha also shows one of these spirals: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XMjCom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T08:27:50.863" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T08:27:50.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7802" CreationDate="2014-03-03T13:33:00.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Legality is the key issue. You can find many legal anime-hosting sites: VizAnime, Crunchyroll, etc., but manga? Much of the time it is meant for print or through subscription-based digital viewing, not for free. That being said, there are multitudes of manga reading apps, illegal though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T13:33:00.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5549" CreationDate="2014-03-03T14:23:21.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should know that the Netherlands does have a theatrical release before senshin's predicted DVD/Bluray release (and long before 2016).  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2013293/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ql_9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IMDB&lt;/a&gt; says that you should be able to view &lt;em&gt;Kaze Tachinu&lt;/em&gt; on May 1, 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3971" LastEditorUserId="3971" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T14:28:49.980" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T14:28:49.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7805" CreationDate="2014-03-03T16:09:17.087" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what is commonly known as a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_coil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mosquito coil&lt;/a&gt;.&quot; These are mosquito-repelling incense, in spiral-shaped (this particular shape was popularized in Japan) and made up of a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I japan it's called &quot;katori senkou&quot; and it's usually green-ish swirly incense-like item, that you set on light and burn slowly. The smoke/smell that comes from it keeps the mosquito away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may or may not know, just about all chemical repellents and insecticides contain &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pyrethroid&lt;/a&gt;, which is a chemical imitation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pyrethrin&lt;/a&gt;, found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrum#Insecticides&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pyrethrum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DR5R7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Katori Senko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-24T18:18:57.170" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T18:18:57.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7800" CreationDate="2014-03-03T17:26:59.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This occurs pretty often, it is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing_of_anime_in_American_distribution#Cultural_streamlining&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cultural streamlining&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To accommodate American viewers, anime dubbed in the United States is usually modified to suggest it occurs within the United States or a fictional country thus resembling it. This is commonly achieved by substituting Japanese elements in a series by elements drawn from American popular culture, modifying food or other products to resemble their American equivalents and by replacing Japanese writing with English writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very simple example as was given on the wiki is Ash from the Pokemon series carrying a sandwich in the American version while in the Japanese version he carries a onigiri&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same counts for the titles of those kind of series, aka the wandering samurai instead of Rurouni Kenshin. Because most of their audience would not even know what a Rurouni is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Changes such as Samurai X usually are done for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing_of_anime_in_American_distribution#Audience_stereotyping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;audience stereotyping&lt;/a&gt;, a series called Wandering samurai is less likely to be watched by a female audience. While the name Samurai X is also more attractive to the female audience, which broadens their audience for more income of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end all Renaming of characters/titles is mainly for marketing purposes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T17:26:59.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7802" CreationDate="2014-03-03T17:39:14.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll has a number of apps available for streaming anime and reading manga. It is legal, though you may have to be a &quot;Premium Member&quot; (monthly subscription) to access content on the mobile apps. There are also some region restrictions, but most of their catalog is available to users in the US.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a of platforms they have apps for.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/devices&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/devices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3977" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T17:39:14.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7750" CreationDate="2014-03-03T18:17:33.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if all your questions can be answered, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Greed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The wiki&lt;/a&gt; states that Envy sealed him in the bowels of the Fifth Laboratory, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fifth_Laboratory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lab's page&lt;/a&gt; states that it &quot;served as an alchemical prison and stasis field.&quot; This implies that something was used to limit his movement or abilities, although we may never know exactly what may have done that. I'm guessing it is technical alchemical knowledge that we did not need to know, and so none of it was shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps the walls there were just too much for Greed to dig through, so he could have simply been locked inside a room for 130+ years until Barry sets off the explosives that finally free him. It's an anime mystery that gives us fans a topic of conversation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3975" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T18:17:33.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7750" CreationDate="2014-03-03T21:35:58.310" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Greed was sealed by Evny under Dante's orders because of his namesake, he got too greedy and rebelled against her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How he was sealed was that a Transmutation Array was drawn on the walls of his cell and the skull from the body of the human he once was is centered on one of the walls, i think the array is different to the one Dante uses to drain Greed of the Red Stones and more of an amplifier for the paralysis inducing effects of a Homonculi's remains has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the array shuts down because of the damage to the lab (seen when the array isn't lit up) Greed is able to move around more freely and even takes his skull with him so while me may have still been weakened from having his remains nearby he's not as weak as he was when the array was active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However that's speculation on my account of the array in the room, we do know in the 2003 anime Homonculi are weakened when they are in the presence of their remains (or in Wrath's case a reminder of when he died), Greed's skull is used to keep him trapped and that the array made him weaker when it was active than what just the skull did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know the array in lab 5 doesn't work in the same way as the one in Dante's residence when Greed visits her as when it activates he vomits up the Red Stones, considering how long he was trapped he would have been near death if he had kept vomiting Red Stones as we see just how bad of a shape he is in when he was in Dante's trap for even a few minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T21:50:38.370" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T21:50:38.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7819" CreationDate="2014-03-03T22:14:47.900" Score="0" ViewCount="27469" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the punk hazard arc we can see one of the apples in the sleigh transform into a devil fruit just before smiley turns every thing in to a deadly gaseous goo. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XEYwB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to this devil fruit afterwards, and which devil fruit is it to begin with. Is it ever shown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T02:47:13.837" Title="Which devil fruit is this, and what happend to it?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7818" CreationDate="2014-03-03T22:24:06.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can only answer this question partially because of the information we currently have on One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the Devil Fruit is: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sara_Sara_no_Mi,_Model:_Axolotl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;If you wanna look up the name, it can be found in chapter 673, page 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what happened to the Devil Fruit, I have no clue since neither the manga nor the anime have shown/hinted at it being transported afterwards. So it might as well still be on Punk Hazard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T12:51:36.473" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:51:36.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7829" CreationDate="2014-03-03T22:25:10.933" Score="1" ViewCount="685" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained where the den den mushi come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know there are all kind of den den mushi variating in colors as well in functions. But do they originate from a devil fruit user or are they just some random existing creature in the One piece universe ?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGR8J.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T06:24:32.667" Title="Where do den den mushi come from?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7822" CreationDate="2014-03-04T00:44:54.700" Score="2" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the FMA Wikia it says this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the first anime series, the remains of the failed human&#xA;  transmutation that was Trisha takes on a larger role. After the&#xA;  brothers rush away from the scene looking for help, the deformed,&#xA;  living mass that was created manages to crawl away. Patiently waiting&#xA;  not far from the house was Dante, who fed it the Red Stones necessary&#xA;  to give it a human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leaves the impression that Dante knew that they would perform human transmutation on their deceased mother. Isn't it a bit strange that Dante is so conveniently close to the house when the incident happens? It seems to me that she knew this would happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did Dante know that the Elric brothers were going to bring back their mother Trisha? I also can't remember when this happened in the series. Please list the episode in your answer if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:55:34.173" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:55:34.173" Title="How did Dante know that the Elric brothers were going to bring back their mother Trisha?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7821" CreationDate="2014-03-04T01:05:53.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite possibly one of the Homunculi was keeping an eye on Izumi at the time being an alchemist who could have wanted the Philosopher's Stone and saw the Elricks learning Alchemy from her and reported back to Dante, given how much they look like Hohenheim of Light Dante may have followed them back in hopes that she might see Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason could be the exact same as Mustang having received a letter from the Elricks asking about Hohenheim and came to look for Hohenheim, or suspected that because Ed and Al was Hohenheim's sons they might also be foolish enough to do Human Transmutation as she and Hohenheim did with their Son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is really just speculation though, the start of the 2003 anime plays out much like brotherhood yet they deviate because the Manga was on going and Dante is a 2003 only character, as for which episode we see Dante meet Sloth for the first time i don't remember but if i was to guess it might be around when Hohenheim faced Dante after seeing Ed and Al and first encounter Sloth, it would make sense for it to appear here as Dante would be showing off Sloth to Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T01:05:53.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7825" CreationDate="2014-03-04T01:44:39.087" Score="8" ViewCount="1492" Body="&lt;p&gt;Team Rocket usually uses some weird vehicle or machine. Where do they get them? Do they build them themselves or do they buy them somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jyJif.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T15:03:48.640" LastActivityDate="2021-02-13T05:22:57.363" Title="Where does Team Rocket get all of their vehicles and machines?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7824" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-04T01:49:25.753" Score="3" ViewCount="549" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard this on buzz channel which is an anime channel, and now also in bleach. In episode 2 You can hear it at around 14:00 in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My-tTlsJD1I&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this youtube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this sound have a specific name? or is it some sort of soundtrack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3982" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-04T02:09:49.103" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T06:28:00.693" Title="What is this buzzing sound playing?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7823" CreationDate="2014-03-04T02:16:04.543" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though Jessie and James are pretty stupid, they are still a part of the larger organization &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Team_Rocket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Team Rocket&lt;/a&gt; where they obtain their funds. I believe that in the 1st season with the original 150 Pokemon they are also shown once meeting the boss for more funds, who gets pretty mad but in the end still grants it to them. (I can't recall the exact episode; it is too long ago.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the organization Team Rocket obtain money? Well, if it was not quite obvious yet, by Jessie and James trying to steal each and every Pokemon quoting &quot;they will make a nice buck&quot; once in a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While its main focus is stealing or capturing rare and strong Pokemon, and subsequently selling them, it also funds and conducts cruel experimental research on Pokemon. Their oath, as posted on the wall of one of their many bases, is &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Steal Pokemon for profit. Exploit Pokemon for profit. All Pokemon exist for the glory of Team Rocket.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Their ultimate goal is to take over the world using Pokemon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been using Jessie and James as an example due to your picture. There are more reliable Team Rocket members within their ranks which do manage to obtain Pokemon also managing to cover the failure of a member's cost. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T15:04:16.803" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T15:04:16.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7827" CreationDate="2014-03-04T03:31:05.017" Score="8" ViewCount="1809" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always hear fan service in manga reviews. I understand the term's meaning based on inference -to mean some sort of ecchi. But does anybody know where the term started?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2201" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T03:53:11.697" Title="Where did the term fan service came from?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7826" CreationDate="2014-03-04T03:41:59.700" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fan service (ファンサービス fan sābisu?), fanservice, or service cut (サービスカット sābisu katto?),[1][2] is a term originating from anime and manga fandom for material in a series which is intentionally added to please the audience.[3] It is about &amp;quot;servicing&amp;quot; the fan[4] - giving the fans &amp;quot;exactly what they want&amp;quot;.[5] Fan service usually refers to &amp;quot;gratuitous titillation&amp;quot;, but can also refer to intertextual references to other series - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_service&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That just about describes fan service... and to answer your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keith Russell regards the beginning of fan service as taking place in a permissive context, when &amp;quot;kids were just doing kids' stuff&amp;quot;, which he believes allowed authors some latitude in regards to their subject matter.[17]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beginning in the 1970s with Cutey Honey, and continuing later with other magical girl shows, fan service became more risqué. By the 1980s full frontal nudity and shower scenes became standard content for fan service.[8][22] Later, Hideaki Anno who had promised Neon Genesis Evangelion would give &amp;quot;every episode...something for the fans to drool over&amp;quot; began removing the fan service imagery in later episodes. Those later episodes that did contain fan service elements juxtaposed them with imagery of the character in some kind of emotional trauma. Since then, fan service rarely contains full nudity.[22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excessive content is now usually considered gratuitous regardless of its justification in relation to the narrative in which it takes place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To expand -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Origination of Fan Service&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a/o 26 September 2003...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &amp;quot;fan service&amp;quot; goes back to the late 80's at minimum. However, Dirty Pair was done in 1985 and clearly had fan service in mind even if they didn't expressly use the term then. The term &amp;quot;Gainax Bounce&amp;quot; has been described as fan service since their title Top wo Nerae! came out in 1988 (1). Gainax's anime parody of their own rise called 1982 Otaku no Video and 1985 Otaku no Video refers to fan service (2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first use of &amp;quot;fan service&amp;quot; on Usenet as refering to its current meaning was in 1994 by Hitoshi Doi (3). The actual first use of the term &amp;quot;fan service&amp;quot; on Usenet was done in 1991 by Tonghyun Kim and has a different context (3).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(emphasis added by me)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time Gainax released Shin Seiki Evangelion in 1995, the term &amp;quot;fan service&amp;quot; was well known. This explains why on the previews for the next episode, Misato often called for more &amp;quot;service&amp;quot; or promised more &amp;quot;service&amp;quot;. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.mikomi.org/wiki/FanService&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T03:53:11.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7820" CreationDate="2014-03-04T06:24:32.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Den den mushi are kind of snails used for visual and audio communication. They are just another type of random creature existing in OPverse which uses telepathic abilities for communication within their own kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Den_Den_Mushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T06:24:32.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7824" CreationDate="2014-03-04T06:28:00.693" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you talking about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dryanse&quot;&gt;Tōryanse&lt;/a&gt;? A traditional children's song that's commonly used at street crossings to indicate that it's free to cross the street.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T06:28:00.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7831" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8165" CreationDate="2014-03-04T06:57:53.130" Score="11" ViewCount="2752" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Homura is only seen using her shield to reset or rewind time until the first time she met Madoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can't she rewind time for a minute, or an hour? If she could do it, I think it would be easier for her to fight against Walpurgisnacht.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how far is its area of effect? When she was chasing a car, she couldn't stop time, but only a few parts were stopped and she still had to run to catch up to it (if she could stop time, she wouldn't need to hurry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dkPKF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&amp;#39;s shield&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T19:41:13.347" LastActivityDate="2019-02-26T00:36:07.420" Title="How powerful is Homura's shield?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7846" CreationDate="2014-03-04T18:06:33.940" Score="4" ViewCount="1034" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Punk Hazard arc, the boy Momonosuke transformed into a dragon. The story of a boy who turned into a dragon sounds really familiar to me for some reason. I believe I might have heard it somewhere before as some sort of tale, or maybe even as a part of some myth. I have been searching quite a bit to find something similar, but I couldn't find anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is the story of Momonosuke, the boy who transformed into a dragon, based on anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T05:38:15.133" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T06:00:23.533" Title="Is the story of Momonosuke, the boy who transformed into a dragon, based on any folklore in real life?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-04T19:21:13.300" Score="3" ViewCount="2077" Body="&lt;p&gt;I  am wondering why the Japanese schools, and apparently more Asian countries, use a melody as school bell. Searching around can only tell me that it is common, but can't really state the reason for that. Where does this originate from? Is this some kind of cultural influence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuMfyndwARQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuMfyndwARQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEQ3c8xyLZc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEQ3c8xyLZc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T19:21:13.300" Title="Origin of the Japanese school bell" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2014-03-04T23:24:11.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-04T21:48:10.303" Score="5" ViewCount="35515" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does it have anything to do with Lelouch and what happens after R2? I need to know whether or not they continue his story or did he become immortal from his father's code?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3991" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T09:20:47.763" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T17:54:03.057" Title="Does Akito the Exiled have anything to do with Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7839" CreationDate="2014-03-04T21:54:05.953" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a sense, it does relate to the 2 seasons but not as a continuation of R2, Akito of the Exiled is set between the 2 seasons of Lelouch of the Rebellion during the 1 year gap, in it Britannia is putting pressure on it's EU Front.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I haven't watched the series yet however from screenshots we see C.C in this wearing a white hood and a man who looks like Lelouch with Suzaku (having been made a Knight of the Round) going by a different name with one of his eyes covered. In episode 3 of the OVA series it's revealed that Julius Kingsley is infact a brainwashed Lelouch. The brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as &quot;Lelouch&quot; reappears briefly, also his Geass has yet to be sealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0M2Mt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lelouch Reappeaering&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T07:00:32.863" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T07:00:32.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7870" CreationDate="2014-03-04T23:38:03.217" Score="5" ViewCount="3061" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't read the LN so I don't really know what she really is. She seems to have great power. She can make things happen just by thinking about it. She even create a parallel world. And she seems very dangerous even when she's unconscious. So, what exactly is Haruhi? What is her power? Did they explain it on light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T22:16:00.630" Title="What is Haruhi's power?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7843" CreationDate="2014-03-05T01:35:24.163" Score="3" ViewCount="4314" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA Wikia, it says Dante is deceased, but how did she die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes of the FMA 2003 Anime, we see Dante escaping in an elevator, but is confronted by Gluttony. All we see is her saying &quot;Not now Gluttony, I'll feed you later&quot;, and then we see Gluttony lunging at her and her clapping her hands, but that's it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming she died from being eaten, but it sounds unlikely that after 400 years she would be beaten by someone as stupid as Gluttony. So how did she die? Not so sure on this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:54:35.183" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T05:41:30.460" Title="How did Dante die?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7842" CreationDate="2014-03-05T01:44:36.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not exactly clear, as Dante is about to use Alchemy on Gluttony in the elevator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;em&gt;Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt;, Al and Wrath encounter a monster with the Uroboros Tatoo in the underground city and Wrath says that it's Gluttony. We can only assume that Gluttony devoured Dante just after she managed to do something to Gluttony causing him to mutate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your final comment, she had little time left as she was complaining how the stone she had was about ran out. This means that not only would she not be able to jump bodies anymore, but her rotting soul was also destroying new bodies much more quickly. Even if she wasn't eaten by Gluttony, with no Homunculi to serve her, the stone almost out of power and unable to manipulate the State to create new Homunculi for her, Dante's existence would have ended not long after. That's my speculation, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-05T07:05:54.270" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T07:05:54.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2912" CreationDate="2014-03-05T03:03:19.623" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering this myself, and I've watched enough Naruto to make formulate a pretty well-thought out guess. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi has always worn the mask, before even joining the ANBU and all the tragedy in his life. I believe that his father wanted him to be in the ANBU and started fundamental training for it at a young age, like hiding your emotions with a mask. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first it was probably nothing to serious, just a regular mask. But he didn't start to wear it &quot;religiously&quot; until his father's death, maybe it is the only thing left to remember his father, or possibly to just honor him by wearing the mask he gave him. Or I could be totally wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I speculate that the mask has a connection to his father because he would have had no reason to wear it in the first place. it would make sense if he had started to wear the mask in his teenage years after the death of his father, Minato, Obito and Rin to mask his pain and emotions, and to represent his stone cold stature. &lt;strong&gt;But he wore the mask since a young child before any pain entered his life, so it leads me to believe the mask could only have to do with something between him and his father, perhaps because of influences of the ANBU , or history of Sakumo (kakashi's father), or out of sheer honor, or maybe something completely different, that's just my observation&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only time will really tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3992" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T19:43:20.170" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T19:43:20.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7837" CreationDate="2014-03-05T04:15:45.960" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of cartoons/anime/movies where a boy transforms into a dragon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dragon:_Jake_Long&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;American Dragon: Jake Long&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, an American cartoon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia:_The_Voyage_of_the_Dawn_Treader&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a movie based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_of_the_Dawn_Treader&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the novel with same title&lt;/a&gt;, which has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_Scrubb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a boy&lt;/a&gt; who turns to a dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Dragon_%28TV_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Legend of the Dragon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, another cartoon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafnir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fafnir&lt;/a&gt;, a legend connected to the idea of a person turning into a dragon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Norse mythology, Fáfnir (Old Norse and Icelandic) or Frænir was a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Ótr. After being affected by the curse of Andvari's ring and gold, Fafnir became a dragon and was slain by Sigurd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Chinese legend of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_carp#In_Chinese_culture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;carp turning into dragon after passing through the Dragon Gate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T06:00:23.533" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T06:00:23.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T06:57:24.073" Score="1" ViewCount="1979" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bartholomew Kuma is a former revolutionary and a friend of Monkey D Dragon. So why is he helping the government instead of helping Dragon. We know that he helped Luffy and his crew during the Sabaody Archipelago Incident, and also helped them to keep the Thousand Sunny away from pirates and the world government. But still he offered himself to the government so that they could turn him to a complete Pacifista.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1537" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T14:21:13.457" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T17:52:05.447" Title="Why does Bartholomew Kuma support the world government?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T07:23:20.997" Score="2" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/em&gt;, there's one new member in Kirino's group: Otaku Girls Unite, and she seems to be somewhat important. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that this anime is already ending just like the light novel, and there won't be any further episodes. But I've been wondering, who is this new girl? Maybe they show it in the light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T21:05:15.880" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:06:13.817" Title="Who is the new girl in Kirino's group?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T07:26:45.803" Score="5" ViewCount="2091" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/em&gt;, almost all the girls confessed their feelings to Kyousuke, and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; even Kanako confessed when Kyousuke came to her concert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In OreImo season two, when they were discussing (fighting) about who was going to accompany and support Kyousuke on his new apartment, Saori also insisted that she was supposed to do so. Did she also have feelings for him or did she only tease him? Do they explain this in the light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T19:09:27.493" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T08:38:13.987" Title="Did Saori also have feelings for Kyousuke?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T07:30:30.537" Score="5" ViewCount="3252" Body="&lt;p&gt;About halfway through the second season, their parents seem to have suspicions on them because suddenly Kyousuke has a close relationship with Kirino.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And at the end of the second season of &lt;em&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/em&gt;, both of them are finally dating, even if just for a few months. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did their parents know about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T17:54:05.663" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T23:23:51.587" Title="Did Kyousuke's parents know about what happened between him and Kirino?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4026" CreationDate="2014-03-05T09:40:41.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my ideas... I think that it's because the devil fruits are the body of the sea devil so if we ate one we can't swim because we have the power of the seas like we are stealing their powers so they will make us can't swim that's why people who ate a devil fruit can't swim same as kairoseki (sea stone) kairoseki is lik a sea ice but won't melt and that's why devil fruit user's can't swim!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3994" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T09:40:41.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T12:43:52.210" Score="4" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blair in Soul Eater says &quot;Pum-pum-pkin, pumpkin&quot; and Eva in Negima says &quot;Lic, lac, La lac Lilac&quot; before every spell they use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any kind of source to this pattern or is it just a coincidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I didn't know how to be specific in the title. I hope it isn't misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; As per Memor-X's request, I have to make my question clearer. I want the source of the idea that inspired the mangaka to use it and not the anime/manga's internal story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3995" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T06:16:46.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T06:16:46.650" Title="Origin of witches incantations" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;soul-eater&gt;&lt;negima&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7802" CreationDate="2014-03-05T18:22:57.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/03/05/new-online-manga-service-features-200-titles-three-selectable-languages-and-no-fees/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this piece of news&lt;/a&gt;, there will be a new service starting from March 22nd 2014 called &lt;a href=&quot;http://comic-walker.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ComicWalker&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It'll be completely free of charge, and will have around 200 manga titles initially available, of which about 40 will be translated into English.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The full and official list will be available on the same day the service is launched.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first link provides some more details about the availability of the content, as well as the languages available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Update&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of April 29th 2014, the site features 163 titles in Japanese, 33 in English and 35 in Chinese. See the full list &lt;a href=&quot;http://comic-walker.com/contents/list/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (switch between languages at the top right).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, besides the iOS and Android apps, you can also view the content on your PC browser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T15:03:14.160" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T15:03:14.160" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7853" CreationDate="2014-03-05T21:54:54.467" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume the basis mangaka's use for witch incantations and the like would come from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mantras&lt;/a&gt;. sometimes they are called Arias or incantations but the basic principle is that the words that make them up hold value either to the actual spell or to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt; the witches use Arias which flow from their themes. For Blair, even though she's &quot;a cat with a ridiculous amount of magic&quot;, her attacks are themed around Halloween and pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween eg. &quot;&lt;em&gt;Pumpkin Pumpkin, Halloween Cannon!&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Medusa, her theme is Snakes, so when she says &lt;em&gt;&quot;Nake snake cobra cobubra&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, it's a reference to snakes (&quot;Nake&quot; and &quot;cobubra&quot; may be deliberate misspellings of Snake and cobra), and her Vector Magic seems to resemble snakes in how they move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen &lt;em&gt;Negima&lt;/em&gt; however from nhahtdh's comment it would work out the same since the words &quot;feels comfortable and natural to the user&quot; the words would have a psychological effect on the caster. so most likely a new mage will have weaker/unstable spells in the beginning but as they practice they build up an Aria which will make them feel conformable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:31:50.397" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:31:50.397" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7930" CreationDate="2014-03-05T22:08:11.080" Score="12" ViewCount="33580" Body="&lt;p&gt;You know, I just got curious, and I guess the answer would be somewhere around Asia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example I know in Canada they watch anime but I'm also wondering about places like Mexico, Europe, Russia, and so on . . .&#xA;Do they watch anime like Bleach, Naruto, and more?&#xA;I've been wondering this for a long time . . . Is it popular there? Or does it depend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T02:37:05.963" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T10:39:09.557" Title="Which countries watch the most anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T23:04:00.937" Score="8" ViewCount="2396" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following claim frequently pops up in discussions of Angel Beats:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reason Angel Beats seems so rushed is that the show was originally planned for 2 cours (24-26 episodes) before being cut down to 1 cour (13 episodes) late in production, at which point it was too late to re-pace everything correctly for the shorter length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never actually seen evidence to support this claim, and I have a sneaking suspicion that this might be one of those things that somebody on the internet just said once, and everybody else picked up on it because it makes for a good narrative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence that the above claim is true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T22:28:44.233" Title="Is it true that Angel Beats was originally set for 2 cours before being cut down to 1?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7861" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7862" CreationDate="2014-03-06T01:02:44.040" Score="2" ViewCount="2847" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found an interesting phrase here on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=221993554672297&amp;amp;set=a.153417188196601.1073741828.153144811557172&amp;amp;type=1&amp;amp;relevant_count=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2eovA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Waifu-Wednesday? Is there such a thing as Waifu-Wednesday?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-03-06T02:21:16.937" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T06:22:33.977" Title="Is there such a thing as Waifu-Wednesday?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7861" CreationDate="2014-03-06T01:20:36.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no. No Waifu wednesday is not a officially recognized day for waifu's. Yes, it is a commonly used term in the Waifu-owning society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now, Waifu Wednesday is used by people that have a Waifu/Husbando and use Waifu Wednesday as a mid week appreciation point for their Waifu. This is mostly done by spreading the love of their waifu's by posting Moe and or Kawaii pictures of their Waifu/Husbando.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those not familiar with the term Waifu Check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4754/where-does-the-term-waifu-come-from&quot;&gt;&quot;where does the term &quot;waifu&quot; come from?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T06:22:33.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7863" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-06T02:04:35.933" Score="6" ViewCount="3062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unohana's Minazuki, as revealed in her fight with Zaraki, is the type that heals. Then how did she go on the murderous rampages that eventually played a part in her earning the title of the first generation Kenpachi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1518" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T04:09:17.347" Title="How did Unohana kill people if her zanpaktou was a healing type?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13831" CreationDate="2014-03-06T02:25:38.677" Score="5" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 20 of the first season of Bakuman, there's a promotioner lady giving out something (somewhat iPhone shaped), but the surroundings are static and it doesn't look like anyone is taking whatever she has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XHRim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jDRqLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CbmF9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the anime is about manga production, I suppose the square where this lady is standing might be close to the Yuueisha building, or even the promotion is directly affiliated with the company, but I have no idea what this item could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T09:01:33.683" Title="What is this promotioner giving out all year round?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7860" CreationDate="2014-03-06T03:35:28.173" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Angel Beats! was never supposed to become a 26-episode Anime (2 cours).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the lack of character building, a lot of people have assumed that it was supposed to become a 26 episode anime, but so far all are false speculations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember reading the notes about it becoming an anime in either the LN or Manga where he stated something along the lines of not having enough space to tell the story. So they most likely decided on this setup to still give the core points of the story, and getting you into reading the rest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the sources that mainly instigate this kind of rumors includes small quotes on sites such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TvTropes.org&lt;/a&gt; where was said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reason for this is most likely that the show was originally planned for 26 episodes but was then cut down to 13. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/AngelBeats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Angel beats tropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this might not be the exact starting point of the rumor, they usually start from frequently visited anime related sites, where after they spread to Yahoo, forums, SE. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-06T09:59:13.540" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T09:59:13.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7863" CreationDate="2014-03-06T04:09:17.347" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per your question lemme tell you something more about Unohana's katana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Minazuki (肉雫唼, &quot;Flesh-Drops' Gorge&quot;): In sealed form, Minazuki is slightly longer than an ordinary katana, and resembles a nodachi. The tsuba has an oval shape, and the handle is red. Instead of tying it to her obi, Unohana carries her Zanpakutō over her shoulder by a rope strap, or lets Isane carry it for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ln5Hv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Minazuki&amp;#39;s Shikai form&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her shikai form is more like the image enclosed above.&lt;strong&gt;It's release command is unknown&lt;/strong&gt;. When released in Shikai form, Minazuki will start to morph, turning into a green, gas-like substance before taking the solid shape of a giant, green, one eyed manta ray-like creature with the ability to fly. &lt;strong&gt;Minazuki can be used for transportation&lt;/strong&gt;, and will change back into the green gas substance before returning to its sword form when its duty has been fulfilled&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her Bankai special ability is still unknown.But these are the facts that I came through&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bankai: Minazuki (皆尽, &quot;All Things' End&quot;): When released the blade of Unohana's Zanpakutō liquifies into a thick, dark red substance able to surround her vicinity. Once the majority of the liquid flows off the Zanpakutō, it reveals the remainder has solidified into a shortened katana, which then can be used for combat, strong and sturdy enough to clash against Kenpachi Zaraki's blade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRJny.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We were totally oblivious about her bankai until Kenpachi fight.But her bankai is far more &lt;strong&gt;gore&lt;/strong&gt; than Kenpachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:-&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T04:09:17.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7869" CreationDate="2014-03-06T08:35:46.220" Score="3" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember there was old man. But was it Madara? And shared his sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Madara should have Rinnigan there, isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that was Madara then why he was raised much younger later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1416" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T08:39:05.753" Title="Who healed Obito?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7868" CreationDate="2014-03-06T08:39:05.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the old man was Madara. His Rinnegan was already given away (to Nagato) by the time he found Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, since Kabuto used Edo Tensei to revive he, he was revived with his body at his prime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T08:39:05.753" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7841" CreationDate="2014-03-06T08:53:27.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As described in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya_%28character%29&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Haruhi possesses unconscious god-like abilities to change, destroy, and reshape reality to her desires.&lt;/strong&gt;  In an interview, Tanigawa stated that the idea for the character came during a sleepless night at the beginning of the 21st century. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Koizumi also mentioned that Haruhi has a God-like power. I just don't remember what specific episode did he mention it. Along with Koizumi, Yuki and Mikuru revealed to Kyon that that was the reason why they were sent to earth, to watch over Haruhi since she is unaware of her God-like powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T08:53:27.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7874" CreationDate="2014-03-06T11:17:57.327" Score="0" ViewCount="3070" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know how or where I can watch the anime &quot;Heidi: Girl of the Alps&quot; &lt;em&gt;legally&lt;/em&gt;? I remember watching this as a kid, and loving it, but I am unable to find any links to it now. Any help would be greatly appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3905" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T04:04:49.437" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T11:21:58.550" Title="Where or how can I watch &quot;Heidi: Girl of the Alps&quot;?" Tags="&lt;heidi-girl-of-the-alps&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7872" CreationDate="2014-03-06T15:33:39.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of right now there is no legal online source where you can watch Heidi girl of the alps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your best bet would be to buy &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B003WJD9XQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the dvd box&lt;/a&gt; like Alex-sama mentioned in his comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-08T02:42:01.043" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T02:42:01.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7875" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7949" CreationDate="2014-03-06T15:47:06.940" Score="12" ViewCount="56623" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series producers decided to move the more &amp;quot;spicy&amp;quot; manga chapters into the OVAs, and because of this, they are chronologically spread between the anime episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should be a chronologically correct viewing order of the OVAs + anime episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-05-23T10:04:07.817" LastActivityDate="2021-05-23T10:09:41.587" Title="Chronological order of Kiss x Sis anime and OVA" Tags="&lt;kissxsis&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-06T18:00:19.863" Score="6" ViewCount="7651" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel stupid not knowing, but I can't quite put my finger on where &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seeyouspacecowboy.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;See you space cowboy&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is from. I know it's from an anime (that I think was made in the 90s?), but what anime specifically is it from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4005" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:22:16.523" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:22:16.523" Title="Where is &quot;See you Space Cowboy&quot; from?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T18:03:33.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7876" CreationDate="2014-03-06T18:04:18.447" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it resembles a lot of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop&quot;&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cowboy Bebop (カウボーイビバップ Kaubōi Bibappu?) is a 1998 Japanese anime&#xA;  series developed by Sunrise. It featured a production team led by&#xA;  director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character&#xA;  designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and&#xA;  composer Yoko Kanno. The twenty-six episodes (sessions) of the series&#xA;  are set in the year 2071. It follows the adventures, misadventures and&#xA;  tragedies of a bounty hunter crew travelling on the Bebop, their&#xA;  starship. Cowboy Bebop explores philosophical concepts including&#xA;  existentialism, existential ennui, loneliness, and the past's&#xA;  influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T18:04:18.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7876" CreationDate="2014-03-06T18:24:03.597" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's definitely Cowboy Bebop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background character is Spike Spiegel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OV1h4.png&quot; alt=&quot;Spike Spiegel, silhouetted&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kFhxtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spike Spiegel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase is taken from one of the ending credits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ov4Exm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the song on that website doesn't match the song entitled &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWkHeQy1WRAg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;See you Space Cowboy&quot;&lt;/a&gt; on the Original Soundtrack, but is in fact &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRxPFRHwjcI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Space Lion&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T22:52:43.607" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T22:52:43.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7882" CreationDate="2014-03-07T00:32:19.807" Score="5" ViewCount="15521" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Wiki it state that &lt;em&gt;&quot;Archery&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;em&gt;&quot;archer&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person who participates in archery is typically known as an &quot;archer&quot; or a &quot;bowman&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gilgamesh didn't use any bow or arrow at all, he basically just throw lots of sword or spear. (Wouldn't this make him a sword thrower?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Archer from Fate/Zero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDm7e.png&quot; alt=&quot;4th Holy Grail War Archer - Gilgamesh&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is Archer from Fate/Stay Night&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CeQrH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;5th Holy Grail War Archer - Emiya Shirou&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T01:43:15.037" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T22:07:49.227" Title="How can Gilgamesh become an Archer?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7881" CreationDate="2014-03-07T01:05:43.177" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gilgamesh could possibly be fit in any class mainly thanks to all the items he has in the Gate of Babylon. He was quite possible chosen by the Holy Grail to fill the Archer Class as his personality would fit a very high level of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Independent_Action#Independent_Action&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Independent Action&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gilgamesh#Independent_Action&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia page&lt;/a&gt; also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is able to easily ignore his Master's orders, making it possible to stroll around without making his Master aware of his whereabouts. The only way to command him is through the use of Command Spells, but his disposition that does not even contain an ounce of respect for his Master makes utilizing them idly a bad move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Classification&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Servant Classes&lt;/a&gt; except the special classes (like Ruler, Avenger, Funny Vamp) allows a hero to be classified under more than 1 if they display the potential to be summoned as a different class. With the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Archer Class&lt;/a&gt;, Heracles and Lu Bu were both summoned as Berserk but could be summoned as Archer, while Karna was summoned as a Lancer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/EMIYA#Close_combat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Archer&lt;/a&gt; in the 5th Holy Grail War. The weapon he mainly uses in fact a pair of swords &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kanshou_and_Bakuya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kanshou and Bakuya&lt;/a&gt;, which we see him use for the first time during the first night as he fought Lancer. This annoys Lancer because he figured out Archer's Class but he was skilled with sword. Archer’s Bow is mainly just a normal Bow he projects and uses weapons like &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caladbolg_II&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caladbolg II&lt;/a&gt; as ammunition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though with that said, after the 3rd Holy Grail War and Avenger's corruption of the Great Holy Grail - the main engine to the ritual, the system for assigning classes to heroes may have been damaged. Both the 4th and 5th War's Archers didn't clearly fit the Archer Class, and normally only the Hassan-i-Sabbah should have been summoned as &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assassin&lt;/a&gt; in the Fuyuki System, however Caster was able to summon &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_%28Fate/stay_night%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sasaki Kojiro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T22:07:49.227" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T22:07:49.227" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7892" CreationDate="2014-03-07T01:42:51.283" Score="7" ViewCount="29074" Body="&lt;p&gt;It occurred to me that in the whole anime, there is never any reason mentioned for why she falls in love with Yuki. I mean, the first Yuno from the first dimension loved him as much as the Yuno from the second dimension and so on the third (probably). But there was never any explanation for why that made her like him so much. Is there anything that explain that in the manga? or somewhere else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T22:49:30.793" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T11:40:50.480" Title="Why does Yuno fall for Yuki in the first place?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7876" CreationDate="2014-03-07T02:06:26.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cowboy Bebop! at the end of every episode it says &quot;See you space Cowboy&quot; then goes to the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4013" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T02:06:26.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7885" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-07T02:10:37.673" Score="5" ViewCount="6578" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kadis Etzamal di Raizel dies, who will take his position? I haven't found references for the Noblesse before Rai nor who will be his successor. Isn't there any information available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:26:12.923" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T11:06:15.080" Title="Who will be the Noblesse after the current one dies?" Tags="&lt;noblesse&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7883" CreationDate="2014-03-07T04:01:09.973" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is simple and a little bit ridiculous. It explain on chapter 5:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because Yuki said he want to stargaze with his family, but his parent broke that promise to buy him a telescope because they got divorce. And then Yuno said that she will become his bride (so she can become his family) to watch a star with him. And Yuki (jokingly) answer that she have to wait until they're grown up, and Yuno accept that statement seriously. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these are pages on chapter 5, click to enlarge picture, page order: left to right  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiWPR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiWPRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 23 of chapter 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iNfYW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iNfYWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 25 of chapter 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aky8Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aky8Ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 26 of chapter 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4jbBY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4jbBYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 27 of chapter 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's Yuno, she's yandere and crazy stalker. So I think it's reasonable for her to fall in love with Yuki because of such a reason like that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-03-10T03:52:34.547" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T03:52:34.547" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-07T07:13:53.050" Score="2" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Tobi didn't come to limelight until Sasori's death (I am talking as per the chronological order of the telly series). He teamed up with Deidara after Sasori's death. He knew Nagato and his team long back but he was not proactive with the organization at the beginning of series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't he volunteer himself? Is it because Akatsuki work in pairs and he didn't have anyone? Or was he waiting for the right moment to join with the organization?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:29:11.910" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T10:29:11.910" Title="Why was Tobi not proactive after all missing nins got recruited for Akatsuki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7888" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7890" CreationDate="2014-03-07T08:42:58.293" Score="20" ViewCount="10599" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Sword Art Online anime, we see Kirito enter Alfheim Online first in episode 16. Although he is supposed to enter the Spriggan base when he first arrives, he instead encounters something like a glitch and ends up in a forest. Is there any explanation in the anime or light novels for why this happened? I don't recall it being mentioned in any of the later anime episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5KXos.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Black pixels forming over an image of the town.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eyDT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kirito falls into the forest.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: from a plot point of view it's somewhat necessary that this happens since it gives him a way to meet Leafa, but this still doesn't really explain why this happens purely within the context of the SAO continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case it isn't clear from my wording and the inclusion of the first image, I am asking why Kirito ends up in the forest &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; some sort of glitch appears while he is travelling to the Spriggan base (where he was supposed to go initially). The accepted answer here gives the best explanation for why that's the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T06:08:06.060" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T23:27:53.903" Title="Why does Kirito end up in the forest when he first enters Alfheim?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-07T08:50:51.807" Score="9" ViewCount="62052" Body="&lt;p&gt;When &lt;strong&gt;Pain&lt;/strong&gt; appears in &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, there is always a good background music named &lt;em&gt;Girei&lt;/em&gt; that is played. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know the lyrics, so I looked it up on the net and found a few results that state that the lyrics are in English. Here are the results I found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Version 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As we forgive for love&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  but we can not pull through&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  if we can not forgive&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  we all tribute to love&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Version 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As we forgive for love&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  but we can not pull through&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  if we can not forgive&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  for our tribute true love&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Version 3 (the phonetic one):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;meh-shea-fu-ni coo-ma&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-coo&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ee-ee-kay-nah for-gee&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  kor-ah-tay-boo troo- la or bah or ma&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone who is/knows Japanese confirm this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4015" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T13:26:20.367" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T05:00:35.707" Title="What are the Pain's theme song lyrics?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7888" CreationDate="2014-03-07T10:27:37.930" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online Volume 3 - Fairy Dance, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;[...]. Yggdrasil...she seems to be there. That place, you know&#xA;  it?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ah, this I know. Eh, eh, it's generally to the northeast, but quite a&#xA;  ways from here. If I were to convert it into real distance, it would be&#xA;  about fifty kilometers away.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Wow, that really is a long distance. That’s what, five times the&#xA;  diameter of Aincrad. Actually, why was I brought to this forest anyway?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yui lowered her head for a moment at my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I think that &lt;strong&gt;your positional data was either damaged or confused with a nearby player&lt;/strong&gt;, resulting in you ending up here. That’s just a guess, though.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the screenshot, the pyramid like structure is the signature building of the Spriggan hometown. The blocky void above it is the glitch that &quot;teleports&quot; Kirito to the forest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui raised two possibilities for the glitch:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito's positional data was damaged&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kirito and Asuna was teleported to the sky outside Aincrad in SAO moments before the game shut down, and Kirito's character data from SAO was loaded in ALO, chances are that the positional data was also loaded, which sent him on a free fall nosediving trip into the forest 50 kilometers away from Yggdrasil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this matches the fact that ALO's map is much bigger than SAO (as seen in the above quote), it was quite a miracle that Kirito dropped right at the forest where Leafa was. As the map in ALO is much bigger, he might as well had ended up elsewhere in ALO.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito's positional data was confused with a nearby player&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kirito and Suguha were accessing the game from the same IP address (which is quite common for IPv4 in real world), Kirito's positional data got glitched up and he was dropped in the forest where Suguha (Leafa) was, instead of the hometown of the Spriggan. The fact that he fell from the sky matches the fact that Leafa was having a mid-air fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I admit this is a bit stretching, but this is the closest I could relate a real life concept with the theory above to explain the proximity of Kirito and Leafa's position in the game and the timing when the glitch happened.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Either way, I take it as an excuse for the story instead of general knowledge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T06:22:02.497" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T06:22:02.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7883" CreationDate="2014-03-07T15:23:35.890" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Darjeeling's &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7886&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; is right about the things that made Yuno falls for Yuki, but as far as I remember, there's deeper truth behind that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Yuki wanted to go stargazing with his family, but his parent got divorced. So Yuno answered that she will be his bride, his family, so that Yuki's wish might come true. And to Yuno's answer, Yuki replied that they had to become adult first. The important thing was, later it was told that, at that time, Yuno's parents HAD already dies. She might seem OK, but she had actually fallen deep into despair, thinking that there's no future for her. And that was where the stargazing conversation happened, in which Yuki (kinda) promised to take her as his bride. Thus, that event gave her a new hope, a future as Yuki's wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, without Yuki himself realizing, at that time, he saved Yuno with his words, and that event became a life support for Yuno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I forgot the chapter of manga where that complete reason is revealed, but for sure it's not an early chapters, since a big, big secret&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The story about how Yuno's parents death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;has to be revealed first. Though I remember that when it was revealed, Yuki himself realized that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;So I've became her only moral support...&amp;quot; or something along that line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastEditorUserId="50222" LastEditorDisplayName="user2435" LastEditDate="2021-02-17T11:40:50.480" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T11:40:50.480" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7889" CreationDate="2014-03-07T15:55:42.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some research myself I found there might be some Japanese in there. Take note &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I ain't natively Japanese so there might be some mistakes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There have been no official lyric releases. Its current label stands on Ambient, this might be the reason for that. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As it is stated that it is chanting, it might even be a non-existent language or a combination of several, as is more often used in different forms of chanting. Example: repeating of the word &quot;&lt;em&gt;om&lt;/em&gt;&quot; during meditation. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The composer &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Masuda_%28composer%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toshio Masuda&lt;/a&gt; composed and synthesized the song, so it can also just be synthesized English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides those 4 points, I tried to get a Japanese lyrics out of it based on the phonetic version you gave and some parts by ear using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThzDgZDQgcM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this version&lt;/a&gt; of the song and got to something along those lines&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;meh-shea-fu-ni coo-ma&#xA;Me-ichi-fu-ni-ko-ma : 目 市 府 に 子 ま&#xA;The top eye city office&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this seemed most similar to the original phonetic I found this to be most matching. &#xA;I also found the translation to be very fitting to Pain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had a bit more issues with the next part as I found several possibilities &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-coo&#xA;Nani-kai boku : 何 会 僕 : What I Association&#xA;Nan-kai boku : (placeholder) : How many times I&#xA;Nan-i- kaina boku- : なん-位-会 な 僕 : What - position - a meeting I  : &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself found the second one most fitting, but it felt as if some part was missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;ee-ee-kay-nah for-gee&#xA;Īe kata-nori : いいえ肩乗り &#xA;No shoulder ride&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the most fitting in context one I found&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;kor-ah-tay-boo troo- la or bah or ma&#xA;Kore wa-bu Tsu ~a : これ 和 部 津 ァ  &#xA;This sum section §&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the lyrics would end up something along the lines of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The top eye city office&#xA;What position I meet&#xA;It is no shoulder ride&#xA;This sum section&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the best I could make of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T13:29:22.560" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T13:29:22.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5152" CreationDate="2014-03-07T17:05:06.177" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the Dragon Quest thing was just a joke, supposed to look like any other anime using a protected name or trademark the anime is not licensed to use (even if it wouldn't cause problems, like in this case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the bugs were blurred out to let the viewers imagine for themselves how scary or disgusting they are, only giving the basic shape, color and such. This is a commonly used scare tactic in horror games and movies (though not necessarily pixellation, but some other blurring technique).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;converted from comment with 3 points, since no other answers have been posted&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T17:05:06.177" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7897" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7900" CreationDate="2014-03-07T17:12:42.153" Score="0" ViewCount="602" Body="&lt;p&gt;If seen this in several series now. When your blowing on something really hard, your eyes come popping out. Is this some sort of symbolism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;kbd&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xFwbA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T18:07:12.367" Title="Why do their eyes pop out?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6549" CreationDate="2014-03-07T17:39:05.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the wiki page you linked to, it's most likely because she's from an earlier era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, being a trained assassin, she most likely views the actions of other characters as childish and foolish, so she just gives her honest opinion on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T17:39:05.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7694" CreationDate="2014-03-07T17:58:16.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show uses a lot of traditional Japanese cultural imagery, including the characters' clothes. Wikipedia says the style is supposed to be taken from Showa period (most probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1926~1989&lt;/a&gt; years, less likely &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_%28Kamakura_period%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1312~1317&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a comedy and satire show, so naturally, the main protagonist would wear something noticeable as a traditional kimono. But because characters are usually seen in modern environment, things like this keep us from forgetting the older-timey setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T09:33:09.617" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T09:33:09.617" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7897" CreationDate="2014-03-07T18:07:12.367" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a common trope, not specific to anime. It can be seen in a lot of western cartoons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The increased air pressure, that is created when blowing very hard, creates a force pushing outwards from your breathing cavities and connected airways. Technically, mouth, nose, ears and eyes share the same complicated pathway, so you could blow your eyes out, if you try hard. The trope in question is just an exaggerated example of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T18:07:12.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7398" CreationDate="2014-03-07T22:17:22.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One other interpretation is that Lucy is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_%28Australopithecus%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hominid&lt;/a&gt;, as mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3652/ninjalj&quot;&gt;ninjalj&lt;/a&gt;. This would seem to make sense given the role of Lucy within the plot as a mitochondrial Eve for the researchers. However, the manga itself doesn't seem to explicitly explain why Kaede is designated as Lucy by the researchers, and so it isn't clear what the &quot;correct&quot; interpretation of Lucy's name (if there is even any) is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same appears to go for many of the other characters, beyond very obvious cases such as Nana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T22:17:22.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7903" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-08T00:07:38.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uOBUkh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Non Non Biyori image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Non Non Biyori&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (のんのんびより) is a manga by Atto about Hotaru Ichijou, a fifth-grader from Tokyo who has to adjust to country life when she moves to the rural village of Asahigaoka. The manga began in November 2009, and as of October 2013, 6 volumes had been published. It received an anime adaptation in Fall 2013. A second season has been announced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Non_Biyori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Non Non Biyori&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Official website for the anime - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nonnontv.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nonnontv.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4030" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:52:55.570" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:52:55.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7904" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-08T00:07:38.033" Score="0" Body="&quot;Non Non Biyori&quot; is a manga series by Atto about country life in the rural village of Asahigaoka. It has an anime adaptation, with a second season announced." OwnerUserId="4030" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:52:55.570" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:52:55.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7907" CreationDate="2014-03-08T00:10:33.653" Score="13" ViewCount="13531" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen the photos at the end of the Non Non Biyori episodes and they seem to resemble places from within the anime. I wonder if all those photographed places belong to roughly the same location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words: &lt;strong&gt;Is the Asahigaoka village in Non Non Biyori based on a real one?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if yes: &lt;strong&gt;Where is this located?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4030" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:47:26.120" LastActivityDate="2020-08-04T18:36:56.603" Title="Is Non Non Biyori's location based on a real one?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;non-non-biyori&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9624" CreationDate="2014-03-08T00:16:47.737" Score="9" ViewCount="3513" Body="&lt;p&gt;With all this push for HD video, I would think HQ audio (5.1 surround sound) would be obvious. But I am having trouble finding any TV anime in 5.1; One Piece from Japan is only stereo (movies are an exception), Crunchyroll does not have any 5.1 according to their support, most anime series listed on sale say on Amazon (or even Rightstuf) don't even seem to have a field for the sound type (stereo or surround). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a reddit user:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ISDB supports 5.1 but in practice most broadcasts are stereo, with 192k AAC audio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/1zznwa/does_tv_have_surround_sound/cfyf1j1?context=3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question of mine would be why would the DVD releases not support 5.1?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastEditorUserId="1863" LastEditDate="2014-03-09T20:37:20.820" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T15:54:16.507" Title="Why is it common for anime to lack surround sound?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7905" CreationDate="2014-03-08T00:41:36.273" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The town of Asahigaoka is not explicitly based on any single real location. Of course, some location scouting in the countryside was performed for the sake of realism.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Most anime these days engage in this activity (called &quot;location hunting&quot; / ロケハン) when appropriate - e.g. when they are set in modern Japan or something that looks like it.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, the school the students in Non Non Biyori attend &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; apparently based on a real school: Ogawa Elementary's Shimosato Branch School&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogawa,_Saitama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ogawa, Saitama&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; See &lt;a href=&quot;http://anicobin.ldblog.jp/archives/35098549.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt; (JP), and in particular &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Es5wX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this image&lt;/a&gt; (JP), taken from an interview with people on the production staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Of course, some shows &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; use full-on model cities, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakumode.com/sp/visit_japan/seichi-junrei/s005&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ano Hana&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=497109&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ano Natsu de Matteru&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; I believe I translated that well enough, but school nomenclature confuses me at times - the name in Japanese is 小川町立小川小学校 下里分校, lit. &quot;Ogawa-machi Municipal Ogawa Elementary School, Shimosato Branch School&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; For details and comparison shots, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsurebashi.blog123.fc2.com/blog-entry-320.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T00:41:36.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7908" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7910" CreationDate="2014-03-08T03:16:19.927" Score="8" ViewCount="1476" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching FMA Brotherhood, and I was wondering if any of the episodes in the original FMA Anime revealed Scar's brother's name. Now that I think about it, it really didn't really address it. Did they leave it out as it was not important? So far I haven't had any luck finding his name in any of the FMA or FMA Brotherhood episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:51:40.860" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T07:31:53.263" Title="What is the name of Scar's brother?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7908" CreationDate="2014-03-08T03:45:10.103" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scar's brother's name is never revealed in the 2003 series, &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, or the manga. I remember reading somewhere that the creator had given names to both Scar and his brother, but they were never revealed in any interview or through official media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T03:45:10.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7908" CreationDate="2014-03-08T03:45:14.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is because there is no known name for him. Scar and his brother also don't have a family name, as Scar himself never revealed his name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scar's brother (real name unknown) &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Scar%27s_brother&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-10T23:31:26.347" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T23:31:26.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6587" CreationDate="2014-03-08T03:47:06.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original comic books do not contain any backstory to his getting sent to the hallway (to my best knowledge).  Presumably, the author finds it funny for Sasazuka to be sent in the hallway for nothing, and hopes the readers will do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3134" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T03:47:06.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7776" CreationDate="2014-03-08T04:22:59.373" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hunch:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could of been a sponsor who wanted to utilize subliminal messaging: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kawakaviation.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kawakaviation.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An animator (or maybe I should say setting designer) got drunk and wanted to incorporate his Mayan horoscope somehow: &lt;a href=&quot;http://weeklyhoroscope.com/features/asst/Mayan/Caunac.php?Haab=Mac&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://weeklyhoroscope.com/features/asst/Mayan/Caunac.php?Haab=Mac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it could mean absolutely nothing and it was a design element that wasn't totally intentional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T04:22:59.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7872" CreationDate="2014-03-08T04:42:27.580" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, this is such a classic, old-school anime that my mother adored and could not find any legal streaming sites that broadcasts it, as far as the ones that I know of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a brief mention of a VHS English dub release on Wikipedia and ANN database, but I haven't came across it or heard of a current DVD distribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T04:42:27.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7694" CreationDate="2014-03-08T05:53:22.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's one episode (can't recall the number off of my head) where Itoshiki-Sensei exclaims that he's a &quot;Bona-fide Japanese&quot; (in one of the subbed translations I was watching) and it's possible he's not really fond of westernized shirts/clothes that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T05:53:22.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3505" CreationDate="2014-03-08T06:49:21.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say it's Pikachu losing weight but a reasonable design alteration. The head can move realistically instead of just being glued to the body, the feet are better defined, and the arms are more expressive. Even the ears have some flexibility. If anything, the tail looks bigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T06:49:21.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-08T16:30:32.813" Score="7" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Evangellion 3.33,  Two entry plugs are inserted into EVA 13. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought the angle of the plugs looked like they would crash into each other within the EVA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qCw1G.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having taken a screenshot I estimated the rough position of the placed plugs:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vfZxj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And my assumptions were correct. Clearly the two plugs would crash if this was correct. Is this merely an animation mistake, or is there something that happens to the plugs once they are inside an EVA as the cockpits look quite different inside?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T09:34:28.363" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T16:05:40.893" Title="How does the dual entry EVA work?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;rebuild-of-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4777" CreationDate="2014-03-08T17:12:45.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Titans actually get their power from sunlight. Major Zoe Hange says this as when she deprives them of light they seem to deactivate and can't do anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annie didn't want to go into the dark because she couldn't transform in the dark area, and also Eren when he kept biting his hand but there was no sunlight, he couldn't transform. Light shines when the titan shifters change, and the light seems to come from the sky so my guess is that it is sunlight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the nape seems to be a solar panel because when cut the titans go out like light. Blow out a candle and see what happens smoke goes out; the titans seem to be hard light manifestations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion titans are like fire and the nape is like were they get their source. Titans fade away when they die like smoke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4044" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T00:37:26.400" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T00:37:26.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-08T18:12:40.587" Score="0" ViewCount="73" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime: &quot;Daphne in the Brilliant Blue,&quot; is it ever explained why Maya is rejected by the Ocean Agency?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never found out, but in the 1st episode (I may have missed something) Maya seemed like the best possible candidate. So why the rejection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4046" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T22:52:01.983" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T22:52:01.983" Title="Is it ever explained why Maya is rejected by the Ocean Agency?" Tags="&lt;daphne-the-brilliant-blue&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7923" CreationDate="2014-03-08T19:04:09.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is explained and the reason is understandable. Ensure you have finished the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She was rescued by the Ocean Agency once she surfaced in a life pod, approximately 100 years after the Elpida catastrophe. She was resurrected, and unsuccessfully treated by the Ocean Agency psychologists. Her memories were altered with that of a different life, which was done to enable her to function and live her life. Her brother, whom was the only other survivor, surfaced ~60 years earlier and posed as her grandfather, and was not allowed to tell her the truth due to the involved risks and agreements he made to ensure her safety. She was rejected because she was a survivor of the city of Elpida, and the entire catastrophe was covered up, therefore making her a risk to the agency and government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2031" LastEditorUserId="2031" LastEditDate="2014-03-08T19:11:34.557" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T19:11:34.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7319" CreationDate="2014-03-08T22:02:10.627" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just searched for the part in the novels - It's the third part of the second novel. But I'm sorry to disappoint you, there's not much explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: Baka-Tsuki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Although I am unaware of the complete details of what exactly happened as well, Cardinal handed down an unplanned order to me. A complete prohibition from interfering with all players[...]&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asuna reacted reflexively; she guessed that &amp;quot;unplanned order&amp;quot; was due to the manipulation done by the only GM of SAO, Kayaba Akihiko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it was developed by many people who planned to add this feature but Kayaba just decided to disable her without letting the other developers know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T22:02:10.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7859" CreationDate="2014-03-09T18:02:16.610" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Edit) For &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2001, animation accounted for 7% of the Japanese film market, above the 4.6% market share for live-action works. The popularity and success of anime is seen through the profitability of the DVD market, contributing nearly 70% of total sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime market for the United States was worth approximately $2.74 billion in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan in 2011, the DVD and Blu-Ray sales were approximately $250.6 million for DVD and $381.7 million for Blu-Ray (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-21/anime-makes-up-57-percent-of-blu-ray-sales-in-japan-in-1st-half-of-2011&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/to-survive-anime-must-adapt-but-not-too-much/#.UxzQoPldWQ4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2006, overseas sales of Japanese anime hit ¥16.8 billion but that has since plunged due to sluggish sales of DVDs — a direct result of pirated videos online and video-on-demand services. In 2011, global sales were a mere ¥8.55 billion. (¥16.8 billion=~$139 million, ¥8.55 billion=~$70 million)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, there are some discrepancies in these numbers, as the US market cannot be higher than the total overseas market. However, the US market number is likely accounting for television and possibly toys, while the overseas numbers are likely just sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toonzone.net/forums/anime-forum/305386-jetro-north-american-anime-market-2012-report.html#.UxzM-vldWQ4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; gives the North American sales numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, it will be nearly impossible to determine the distribution. The Japanese numbers are the highest, but because much of anime is watched (often illegally) online, it is difficult to determine where people are watching from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga market may be a good representation of the anime market distribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan has the biggest market for manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_outside_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga#International_markets&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Europe, France used to consist of about 50% of the manga market, with 1/3 of the comic market in France being made up of manga (2003 numbers). In 2011, their percentage of the European manga market dropped to about 40%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Japan External Trade Organization, sales of manga reached $212.6 million within France and Germany alone in 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;France represents about 50% of the European market and is the second worldwide market, behind Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Germany's comic market is made up 70-75% of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga is not very popular in Russia. In general, comics aren't very popular in Russia as a whole. The spread of anime has, however, helped to increase the popularity of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Thailand, there is manga, but it is primarily bootlegged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga#International_markets&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...by 2008, the U.S. and Canadian manga market generated $175 million in annual sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_distributors#French&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of manga distributors&lt;/a&gt; to see a general range of number of distributors, though that doesn't give the amount of distribution in a country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/26/manga-in-the-heart-of-europe/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annual manga sales in Japan are about $5 billion, he said, whereas American manga sales are $120 million and Europe and the Middle East combined make $250 million.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T10:39:09.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16954" CreationDate="2014-03-09T20:52:01.350" Score="9" ViewCount="1099" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Elric brothers and General Armstrong go into the tunnel Sloth dug, and later when the search party is shown in the same tunnel, there are rails on the bottom. How can Sloth lay rails? There are no others with him, and he doesn't seem to have any materials. Or was Pride laying the rails underground as Sloth was digging?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2243" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:49:44.013" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:49:44.013" Title="How did Sloth lay rail underground?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7937" CreationDate="2014-03-10T00:04:20.040" Score="3" ViewCount="126627" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 2013, they announced there would be a 3rd season for Heaven's Lost Property. Not too long after, they also announced the production crew, and a bit after that an on-hold notice. After that, I haven't been able to find any information about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it still on hold? Has it been canceled? Or something different altogether?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-10T14:08:16.817" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T07:59:28.777" Title="Is Heaven's Lost Property season 3 canceled or on hold?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7936" CreationDate="2014-03-10T00:20:03.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this picture on latest manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jt1jY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://soranootoshimono.wikia.com/wiki/Heaven%27s_Lost_Property_Final:_Eternal_My_Master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, it should be airing on 26th April 2014 in Japanese theaters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T00:20:03.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-03-10T08:41:23.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the general assumption that Yato is not meant to directly represent any god in particular, but be an inspiration from some minor deity of war, or perhaps even many. It goes with his character's back story, or at least what we have seen of his back story up to this point in the anime. He is referenced as the &quot;god of calamity&quot; and is shown fighting and slaying his opponents in the flash backs.&#xA;As a side note, researching the term Yato or Yato-kami does not appear to return anything very compelling, or related to any major deity. This further supports the idea that he is an inspired god, perhaps from a singular or several obscure tales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4060" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T08:41:23.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7887" CreationDate="2014-03-10T11:37:32.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi was the brain behind the plan. But he used Nagato to carry out his plan. He exploited Nagato's hatred towards big countries. He was dead as obito for the world. So he wanted to hide and work behind the scene so that he could keep his identity hidden from all before he could collect all bijuus. Also, Land of Rain was always a secretive nation. And Akatsuki already had strong base. It gave him a perfect place to hide himself. But towards the end as more and more akatsuki members died he was forced to come to limelight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T11:37:32.610" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7941" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7942" CreationDate="2014-03-10T12:45:27.060" Score="6" ViewCount="698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senketsu, Matoi Ryuuko's full-life-fiber uniform has this peculiar element on it that looks like an eyepatch:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HWBEx.png&quot; alt=&quot;the element in question with a phat red arrow pointing at it&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eye-like orange-red element on our right is a part of the scarf, but what is the black, grey-crossed eyepatch-like element on the opposite side?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T04:57:27.967" Title="What part of garment is this?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7941" CreationDate="2014-03-10T14:03:43.193" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging from episode 24...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Senketsu transforms into Senketsu Kisaragi after absorbing everybody else's life fibers, we witness his right eye &lt;em&gt;opening&lt;/em&gt; rather than becoming &lt;em&gt;uncovered&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3vYUJ.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gif&lt;/a&gt;). This suggests that Senketsu was, initially, &quot;blind&quot; in his right eye before receiving enough life fibers to fix that, or something, and hence, that the eyepatch-like element on Senketsu's right is probably in fact just Senketsu's eye scarred shut.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; It's not clear to me at this point how this relates to the notion that Senketsu is modeled after Matoi Isshin, given that Isshin wore an eyepatch over his right eye, but was probably not blind in that eye (judging from his face when he, as Souichirou, got out of the bodybag - &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqLKR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;screencap&lt;/a&gt;), unless whatever he did to change his appearance (plastic surgery perhaps?) blinded him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T09:50:42.247" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T09:50:42.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7944" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7946" CreationDate="2014-03-10T18:31:14.977" Score="0" ViewCount="1107" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question: what martial art can Misaki Ayuzawa use? I couldn't find the answer anywhere. Thank you for your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4065" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-10T22:39:32.973" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T22:39:32.973" Title="What martial art can Misaki use?" Tags="&lt;maid-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-10T18:43:00.703" Score="4" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed recently that most animes from 2002 to recent use different art styles during their OP and ED when compared to the main story. From a non-artistic standpoint I can understand that since the same OP or ED is used for a large number of episodes that they can put more details into them and other aspects without having to spend a lot of time on it. It's done once and used from then on. I also understand that some use Retro styles just because they can and it makes you laugh. This question is for the in between styles. They look similar, but it is obvious that it was done 'Differently'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT the difference is sometimes so drastic that you can't even tell they belong together. Characters end up with such different looks that it takes you a moment to comprehend what is going on. While I do not find it a bad thing I feel that the work and detail put into the ED and OP could have also been placed into the story and made a world of difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My most current example: Chocotto Sister and its ED. It is a 2006 show, but the ED animation would have put it in the 2010 or 2011 category in my mind. It has that much of a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This question refers to OP and EDs with movement, not static images.)&#xA;(Be aware, Chocotto Sister has topless scenes. Please be wary if reviewing an episode. NSFW)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4066" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T12:06:49.127" Title="Why does the OP and ED of most animes use different art styles than the show?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7944" CreationDate="2014-03-10T19:06:26.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 3, it is mentioned that Misaki was learning &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aikido&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FndEB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 3 - Conversation about Aikido&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various scenes in the first few chapters that shows Misaki using Aikido moves. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the middle of chapter 1, Misaki threw a sandbag over her head to clear the way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the beginning of chapter 2, Misaki used Aikido on a male student who was half-naked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the middle of chapter 3, Misaki used Aikido on the members of the student council who slacked off at the beginning of the chapter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end of chapter 3, Misaki used Aikido on the 2 masochists.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T19:06:26.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7958" CreationDate="2014-03-10T22:12:17.720" Score="2" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching Sword Art Online, in the third episode when Kirito receives a pre-recorded message from Sachi on Christmas she says that she'll sing but instead hums &quot;Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This came from the dubbed version of Sword Art Online, it also made me remember that some other anime i've seen dubbed, when a character says they'll sing, alot of the time they hum instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, when an anime is dubbed are songs changed to be hummed or even changed entirely due to language difference or is it a translation error when say &quot;sing&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: i am not referring to Insert Songs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-03-10T22:24:23.550" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T08:29:01.023" Title="Are songs different between subbed and dubbed?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7875" CreationDate="2014-03-11T00:10:06.157" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;After rereading and rewatching it, I conclude that the animators just took a random chapter of the manga and put it on anime anywhere they like, there is no chronological sequence of the anime, you can watch it from the anime randomly and will not lose the plot, unless for the last three episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is some important event that can be sorted chronologically based on manga chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manga chapter one and anime episode one when they're still kids and show how Ako and Riko save Keita from a dog.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manga chapter five and the beginning of anime episode four (4 years ago) when Ako and Riko start to falling in love with Keita&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of anime episode nine when Ako and Riko made Keita a good luck charm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime episode 10 when Keita take an exam and after the exam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA episode four when Keita, Ako, and Riko go on a trip after the exam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime episode 11 when he receives an acceptance letter from the school from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/images/characters/miharu_mikuni_8667.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mikuni&lt;/a&gt; (unlike in anime, this is Keita's first meeting with her on manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime episode 12 when Keita get to the same school with Ako and Riko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from here, it only happens in manga and hasn't been told in anime, &lt;strong&gt;BEWARE SPOILER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Manga chapter 42 when all the characters go on a trip and manga chapter 67 when Keita starts dating &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/images/characters/yuuzuki_kiryuu_16663.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiryuu Sensei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the OVA episodes happen before anime, and some chapters in the manga didn't happen at all in anime or OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, with that being said, this anime doesn't really care about the plot and focus only on the ecchi-almost-hentai theme. You can watch it however you like and just enjoy the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-05-23T10:09:41.587" LastActivityDate="2021-05-23T10:09:41.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7945" CreationDate="2014-03-11T02:07:37.460" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't speak for every anime in the 00s, but the storyboard artist for the OP and the ED for Chocotto specifically are different, according to ANN: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6674&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6674&lt;/a&gt; - So that may have influenced the end result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And oftentimes you'll have studios working together, sometimes one influencing the entire episode of a series or its opening and ending. ( Shaft does this a lot and Mad House has done some work with Ghibli: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)#Collaborations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)#Collaborations&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T02:07:37.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3693" CreationDate="2014-03-11T02:14:29.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the manga you are looking for is Chrono Crusade (or Chrno Crusade). &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Crusade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Crusade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4069" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T02:14:29.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7954" CreationDate="2014-03-11T02:21:51.653" Score="4" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I read the manga and now I'm wondering about their power's name. Is it because they're prisoners and they are considered sinners?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T03:46:29.460" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T03:46:29.460" Title="Why is their power called the &quot;Branch of Sin&quot;?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7966" CreationDate="2014-03-11T02:36:21.700" Score="5" ViewCount="705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Index's full name is &quot;Index Librorum Prohibitorum&quot;, based on a real book with the same name. It's a list of publications deemed heretical, anti-clerical or lascivious, and banned by the Catholic Church. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this book also exist in Index's world, and was she named that by the Church deliberately?  Or did the author just get the name because it sounds cool?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T03:45:18.780" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T14:24:29.457" Title="Why is Index's full name &quot;Index Librorum Prohibitorum&quot;?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7952" CreationDate="2014-03-11T02:39:30.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated on the wiki (under trivia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The name of this power refers to its origin, as the Wretched Egg represents the original sin or roots and the branches that later came from them. It also refers to how insignificant amount of power one Branch possesses compared to that of the Wretched Egg's. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Branch_of_Sin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the original sin it came from ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Wretched Egg refers to the original sin, which is the sin of Adam and Eve in Christianity, resulting in the fall of man. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Wretched_Egg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T02:39:30.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7953" CreationDate="2014-03-11T02:46:33.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Certain_Magical_Index_characters#Index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her mind has been implanted with the 103,000 magical texts of the Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum as she possesses Photographic memory, which makes magicians wonder if she really is human because just one grimoire is poisonous to the mind, and one is more than enough to kill a person without the proper preparative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4069" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T02:46:33.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7957" CreationDate="2014-03-11T03:00:19.160" Score="6" ViewCount="2948" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode from the anime Zombie's already exist. And after finishing the anime there's still no explanation about their origins. Is the outbreak cause already revealed in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T03:09:44.250" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T19:32:09.993" Title="What is the cause of the zombie outbreak?" Tags="&lt;highschool-of-the-dead&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7956" CreationDate="2014-03-11T03:08:28.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the current information given we &lt;strong&gt;do not know&lt;/strong&gt; the reason of the outbreak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be a potential plot point later on in the story as they do hint to trying to find out the cause, but we wont know till the manga is updated once more. Which might some while as it been on hiatus for quite some time. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7292/is-hotd-on-hiatus-again&quot;&gt;Is Highschool of the Dead on hiatus again?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T03:08:28.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7947" CreationDate="2014-03-11T08:02:14.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sachi in particular hummed the story in the Japanese version as well. (Though, in the book, she actually sang &quot;Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer&quot;. For whatever reason, they altered that scene in the Anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, what you're saying will vary from anime to anime, and it depends on who is dubbing them. How much localization the studio wants, I'm sure is a big thing when it comes to this. &quot;How much of the origin language's references do we want to keep?&quot;&#xA;Overall, it'd difficult to directly translate a song from Japanese to English, while keeping the flow and meaning intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T08:29:01.023" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T08:29:01.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7960" CreationDate="2014-03-11T08:09:57.497" Score="16" ViewCount="37291" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail, Natsu is prone to getting sick whilst on modern transport. I am asking this question because it kind of annoys me when he gets motion sickness while fighting someone on board train or other forms of transport. These are the known forms of transport that he gets sick on such as...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trains&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vehicles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;... And many and all forms of transport that moves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think an exception to his motion sickness is when he is flying on Happy, but can't really think of anything else that he doesn't get motion sickness on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And waves, just discovered in Episode 133 (quite strange).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, he gets motion sickness from all non organic transportation. He also gets motion sickness when riding on other people. He is also known to get sick from looking or thinking about all different forms of transport, e.g. looking or thinking about trains. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained in the anime or manga why Natsu suffered from motion sickness? And why did Wendy's motion sickness spell not work at all? Did something happen to Natsu in his life that made him suffer from motion sickness? If &lt;em&gt;yes&lt;/em&gt;, please include it in the answer! Also, please refrain from using the reason &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Natsu built up immunity to Wendy's motion sickness spell&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; in your answer, unless that's all you can possibly give me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are kindly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T19:43:00.270" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T18:34:40.073" Title="Is there an explanation for Natsu's motion sickness?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7959" CreationDate="2014-03-11T09:31:08.513" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not only Natsu, but every wizard having Dragon Slayer Magic is prone to motion sickness. During the Grand Magic Tournament, all four Dragon Slayers suffered from motion sickness, i.e. Natsu, Gajeel, Rouge, and Sting. It is also confirmed in the anime that, Laxus suffers from motion sickness as well. The only exception is Wendy, but considering that she has Magic to counter motion sickness, it might not be affecting her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has not been explained, but it is likely due to a side effect of the Dragon Slayer Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wendy's Magic does not affect Natsu because he built up immunity. This was specifically stated by Wendy herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Happy doesn't affect Natsu because Natsu doesn't consider Happy as a vehicle. This was also specifically mentioned by Natsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit as per the latest chapter:&lt;/strong&gt; The motion sickness is caused due to inability of dragon slayer magic holder to adjust with the dragon's enhanced visual acuity which affects their semicircular canals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0dEEQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0dEEQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T18:34:40.073" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T18:34:40.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7961" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8163" CreationDate="2014-03-11T10:01:51.207" Score="8" ViewCount="25562" Body="&lt;p&gt;In opening 10 of Fairy Tail at 1:15 we see Mavis and Zeref walking towards each other. When their lines of vision meet, a look of deja vu appears on their faces, indicating that they have meet before. Do they know each other and what is their connection? Did they once love each other? (That's the speculation on my part.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please watch the &lt;strong&gt;opening of Fairy Tail, Number 10&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=3sdm2CEhW7A#t=75&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; first &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; answering my question so you have a better understanding on what I am asking in my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T23:23:03.233" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T14:22:37.467" Title="Is there some type of connection between Mavis and Zeref?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-11T10:52:59.897" Score="7" ViewCount="1356" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know whether is is an anime or cartoon because the channel i watched on only shows dubbed cartoons.&#xA;Here are the details&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its a robot-based show&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only robots i could remember are three of them - One was a police themed robot , Another one is an ambulance themed robot and the last one i could remember is a firetruck themed robot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each robot is made up of 1 main robot and 4 smaller ones( all of which could turn into vehicles ( police car , ambulance and firetruck respectively)) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;these 5 robots would combine into one awesome , cool-looking robots. The main bot will be the torso and the head while the 4 smaller ones would be the limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the robots are piloted by kids and together(with the help of the robots) , they became are the firefighters , policeman and the paramedics of the country&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are all the details that lingered in my mind. Sorry for the limited information . Please help me:(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that it is NOT transformers. The robots are controlled by (about) 10 years old paramedics , policeman and firefighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4073" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:28:00.607" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:28:00.607" Title="What is the name of this anime i watched in 2004?" Tags="&lt;brave-police-j-decker&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:23:27.273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7953" CreationDate="2014-03-11T14:24:29.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's based of the real life list, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Index Librorum Prohibitorum&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; which in &#xA;English is literally a &quot;list of prohibited books.&quot; Index herself is, in other words, a literal embodiment of these books prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Paul IV. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list was created to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by preventing people from reading of immoral books or works there church thought was heretical. Some of the works even included scientific works by leading astronomers, like Johannes Kepler, whose ideas were controversial at the time. The list basically contained the rules set by the Roman Catholic Church relating to the reading, selling, and censorship of books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T14:24:29.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7962" CreationDate="2014-03-11T14:42:04.083" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QmjzE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://gaogaigar.wikia.com/wiki/Brave_Police_J-Decker&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brave Police J-Decker&lt;/a&gt;. Here's a summary from the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brave Police J-Decker was the fifth anime of the Brave Series and aired in Japan during 1994 and 1995.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brave Police J-Decker returns the series to a subtly lighter tone, focusing more on the concept of &amp;quot;robot as human-built AI construct&amp;quot; emphasized by the previous season's series, Brave Express Might Gaine. Grade schooler Yuuta Tominaga stumbles upon Deckerd, a humanoid robot under construction by the Japanese police, built to fight advanced forms of crime. Yuuta's constant contact with Deckerd gives the robot a &amp;quot;heart&amp;quot;, or personality; when Yuuta is recruited as the &amp;quot;boss&amp;quot; of the &amp;quot;Brave Police&amp;quot; as a result, a true human/robot partnership occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's got mechas that are Police, Firetruck, and Ambulance themed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deckerd:&lt;/strong&gt; The sentient police robot that transforms into a police cruiser.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duke:&lt;/strong&gt; A sentient robot that transforms into an ambulance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fire Roader:&lt;/strong&gt; A massive firetruck that serves as Duke's support vehicle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They combine in various combinations as well as the &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Fire J-Decker Max Cannon Mode&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, a combination of all the vehicles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T14:42:04.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7968" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-11T15:30:49.480" Score="3" ViewCount="1026" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WzieI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get that Eva generally did not have to use the technique as she is already a monstrously powerful vampire. However, in her final &quot;fight&quot; with Negi at the end of Negima, it appears that her Magia Erebea was just as powerful as Negi's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what sense was it considered incomplete?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3084" LastEditorUserId="3084" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T15:56:52.607" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T05:12:08.197" Title="How is Eva's Magia Erebea incomplete?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;&lt;uq-holder&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5904" CreationDate="2014-03-11T18:35:53.033" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to&lt;a href=&quot;http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/river-kawa.html&quot;&gt; this academic site&lt;/a&gt;, while it is not a kigo (season word), the mogami river is well known in Japanese haiku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine Yuuko has trouble thinking of an entire 5-7-5 poem, and so she just reuses this famous line for that reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2567" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T18:35:53.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-03-11T20:08:11.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the beginning the Mangekyou is seen as a mutation, mutations can have rarer mutations added unto themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi was always known for mastery of Genjutsu so he was better with Tsukuyomi even though he could also use Amaterasu. So his eyes are attuned to that.&#xA;Sasuke on the other hand was better with Fire Style jutsu, thusly becoming more acquainted with Amaterasu. So his eyes are attuned to fire control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara, being the first Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyou mastered both on his own as well. Because he's.. Madara. It is fair to assume, however that his brother was attuned to Genjustsu while he was attuned to fire(since he's known for his use of Amaterasu) and when he got his brother's eyes he gained better control over both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the limited evidence we have we can only assume that Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu and Susano'o are the norm but rarer mutations do exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito and Shisui have their own special abilities, they're unable to use the other abilities but they have their own unique ones, their own mutations. Obito is the stranger case because his eyes have their own unique quirk to Kamui. Kakashi's can be used to teleport things outside of himself while Obito's can be used on himself. This is probably because they were meant to be together. If Obito had both his eyes he'd be invincible pretty much. His abilities were created to complement each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4077" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T20:08:11.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7971" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-11T20:28:17.870" Score="2" ViewCount="6385" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 1 of  the second part of season 1 of Gurren Lagann features more political themes than those seen in season one. However from episode two onwards it returns to being more about action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this to do with how they were aired? Was this change enforced, so as to move away from the Mecha stereotype, by a 'higher up' in Gainax...and simply ignored from episode 18 onwards? In western TV, ratings that are seen by executives can influence the show...has something similar happened here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4078" LastEditorUserId="4078" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T22:05:44.057" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T01:13:32.123" Title="Why does season 2 of Gurren Lagann start so differently compared to season 1?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T00:27:46.883" Score="5" ViewCount="6371" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was trusted to guard the World Government's maximum-security prison from the most dangerous criminals and pirates from all over the world, he must be extremely strong. The main reason for the mass breakout success was because he was tricked but not defeated.&#xA;Is he at par with the Admiral? Or maybe somewhere lower than that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T13:25:35.307" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T18:04:18.103" Title="How strong is Magellan?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T01:42:01.710" Score="34" ViewCount="88262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often hear shows talked about as being some number of &quot;cours&quot;. For example, Evangelion is apparently &quot;two cours&quot;, while Madoka is &quot;one cour&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what on earth does &quot;cour&quot; mean? I can't find it in any dictionary!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T14:25:20.183" Title="What is a &quot;cour&quot;?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7977" CreationDate="2014-03-12T01:42:01.710" Score="37" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Definition&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cour&lt;/strong&gt; [koor]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;noun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One of the four conventional three-month periods of television broadcasting in Japan (January to March; April to June; July to September; October to December): &lt;em&gt;&quot;Noragami&quot; aired during the first &lt;strong&gt;cour&lt;/strong&gt; of 2014.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A portion of a television program aired over the course of one cour&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt;: &lt;em&gt;The big reveal at the end of the first &lt;strong&gt;cour&lt;/strong&gt; of &quot;Valvrave&quot; had me on the edge of my seat!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Usage&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm really not sure how long &quot;cour&quot; has had currency in English. There are attestations from at least as early as 2007.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; that's not too long after the term began to see usage in English-speaking anime communities, but I could very well be mistaken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This term was probably quickly adopted because it provides an unambiguous way to refer to a roughly 13-episode block of episodes, by contrast with &quot;season&quot;, which (as seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/1971/what-defines-one-season-of-anime&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) can mean many different things in different contexts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A cour is not of precisely-defined duration, and can, in practice, last anywhere from 11 to 14 weeks (and hence, the same number of episodes), though 12-13 weeks is most common, since a 52-week year cleanly divides into four 13-week subunits (or perhaps 12-week subunits with a week off in between).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Etymology&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This usage of the word &quot;cour&quot; in English is (perhaps surprisingly) a borrowing of the Japanese word &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB_%28%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;in Japanese&quot;&gt;クール (&lt;em&gt;kuuru&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, which means essentially the same thing as the English &quot;cour&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese &lt;em&gt;kuuru&lt;/em&gt; is itself a borrowing, though the language of origin is not known with certainty. The most popular hypothesis is that it derives from French &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cours#French&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;cours&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, cognate to &quot;course&quot; as in &quot;lecture&quot;.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Note that the English &quot;cour&quot; is effectively a back-formation from &lt;em&gt;cours&lt;/em&gt; (which is singular in French), and the singular/plural distinction between &quot;cour&quot; and &quot;cours&quot; is an English innovation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the path &quot;cour&quot; took on its way to English is decidedly opaque, and so it is no surprise that it doesn't show up in English dictionaries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Derived jargon&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;split-cour&lt;/strong&gt; show is one which has a total duration of two cours, arranged such that the show airs for one cour, is on break for the next cour, and airs again in the following cour. Unlike ordinary multi-season shows, which typically incorporate a larger gap between airings and in which each season is produced separately, split-cour shows are produced as a single unit that just happens to have a 3-month break at the halfway point. &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Split-cour shows are a relatively recent innovation in anime, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17187/&quot;&gt;dating back only to 2011&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valvrave&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Valvrave the Liberator&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_no_Saji&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/a&gt; are recent examples of split-cour shows. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Split-cour shows with cour structures other than on-off-on do exist. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushio_and_Tora#List_of_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ushio to Tora&lt;/em&gt; (2015-16)&lt;/a&gt; aired as on-on-off-on, for a total of 3 cours of anime over 4 cours of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Durarara!!%C3%972_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;second season&quot; of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, subtitled &lt;em&gt;×2&lt;/em&gt;, is the first example of a &quot;triply-split-cour&quot; show, with cours airing in winter 2015, summer 2015, and winter 2016. No consensus has yet emerged as to what to call shows like &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!×2&lt;/em&gt; that have multiple splits.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The definition at top is my own creation, but I do believe it to be correct and reflective of the way the word &quot;cour&quot; is used in practice. I guess it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cour#English&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;good enough for Wiktionary&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=789520&amp;amp;highlight=cour#post789520&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Kanon - 2006 - Episode 14 Discussion / Poll&quot; on AnimeSuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; I'm not sure why this is the standard etymological theory - what does a &quot;course&quot; in the sense of &quot;lecture&quot; have to do with a block of television programming? - but there you have it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T07:37:27.550" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7971" CreationDate="2014-03-12T02:17:18.590" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question appears to be premised on a bit of a misunderstanding of how anime in general (and Gurren Lagann in particular) is produced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two so-called &quot;seasons&quot; of Gurren Lagann (ep 1-15 vs. Lord Genome, and then ep 17-27 vs. the Anti-Spiral) were not actually discrete seasons. They were aired together as one continuous block of 27 episodes (with episode 16 being a recap of the first arc), from April to September of 2007.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; As such, any changes in theme that you may have perceived immediately following the time-skip cannot have anything to do with there being a break in the show - because there was no break! (Besides the one week for the recap episode, anyway.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, it isn't really possible that any changes in theme could have resulted from public reaction to the first arc of the show (ratings/etc). According to folk wisdom,&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; a typical 1-2 cour anime spends over a year in production before it airs, meaning that the vast majority of work (storyboarding, character design, art, etc.) is done by the time the show starts airing. Given the timeframes in question, it isn't feasible for a studio to make significant changes to an anime &lt;em&gt;during&lt;/em&gt; a season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between seasons, of course, anything is possible - the classic example of this is Code Geass, which saw some major changes in its second season, in part due to a change in its airing time slot. But during a single few-cour season, there are serious limits on how much the studio can change on the fly.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sum, whatever changes you may have noticed after the time-skip were almost certainly present because that's how the producers planned for it to be; not because of external factors like viewer opinion or high-level execs or whatnot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Note that a single &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/7977/1908&quot;&gt;&quot;cour&quot;&lt;/a&gt; of anime will almost never be 15 episodes in length, which is another tip-off that the two &quot;seasons&quot; weren't separate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; If you have something better than folk wisdom, please answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/5599/1908&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Note that none of what I have said applies to super-long-running anime like the big shounens (e.g. Naruto, One Piece, etc.). I don't know anything about what production cycles look like for them, but it's pretty obvious that they have to be running all the phases of production in parallel, meaning that they should be able to react to viewer opinion (though I have no idea whether or not they do, in practice). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T02:17:18.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7888" CreationDate="2014-03-12T05:34:22.663" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was never an explanation in the novel, as far as I could remember. However, everything about SAO indicates that player data is saved locally (like how Kirito said he saved Yui to his NerveGear's storage, which somehow put her in his inventory when he got into ALO). Additionally, the fact that ALO used SAO's source would explain why ALO might become confused, and load in Kirito's previous data from SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To some extent, this makes sense in the context of SAO. Saving the data on a remote database would possibly allow &quot;others&quot; to tamper with it, and possibly alter player stats, one way or another. My guess is, this means ALO's player data is also saved client-side. You could reason that this is because ALO's programmers were stupid (Look at how ALO makes use of &quot;GM Pass cards&quot; and 12 digit (wut?) number pads, for things that are supposedly very important). However, I doubt Kawahara really thought that far ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastEditorUserId="4071" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T01:22:46.687" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T01:22:46.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7319" CreationDate="2014-03-12T06:05:38.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think Kayaba worked on SAO alone. This is never explicitly stated. It's likely he had a large part in it, and created most of the core, and designed most of the elements of the game, but I can't see one guy creating everything alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui was possibly created by someone else who worked on the game (Or possibly even Cardinal). SAO was the first real VR Game, so the effects of being inside a VR world for long periods of time weren't really known. The Cardinal System was created with the intention of being self-managing, so that humans were never needed, to manage to game, or even to update/patch the game. A program to take care of a player's mental health (to possibly avoid law-suits?) was probably part of the plan for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.taptaptaptaptap.net/sao-qna-heathcliff-kunori/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link to a translation&lt;/a&gt; of a sort of &quot;Q&amp;amp;A&quot; that the author had with fans, and characters of the story, back in 2005 (when SAO was still a web-novel.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q. Did you know about Yui’s existence?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br /&gt;A. I didn’t spare it any attention at all, a great opportunity gone by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that, you can infer that Kayaba himself didn't create Yui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T06:05:38.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7984" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7988" CreationDate="2014-03-12T06:17:14.407" Score="5" ViewCount="4161" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fairy-tail/answers/show/184159/can-anyone-tell-why-ezra-called-titania&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fanpop&lt;/a&gt; that the name Titania comes from a Shakespearean play called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Midsummer Night's Dream&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this play, it happens to be that Titania is queen of fairies. Did the creators of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; happen to get inspiration from Shakespeare's plays and was that how Erza got the nickname 'Titania'? Also did they use this play as an inspiration for the name of the anime &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I came across this when I was trying to find out why Erza had the nickname Titania? I did a Google search but didn't find out any solid answers besides...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She's the strongest mage in the guild, and that's how she earned the nickname Titania.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum it up, I am not asking how she got the nickname in the show, but how the producers came up with the nickname. What was their inspiration for the nickname Titania.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refrain from saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She got her nickname from being the strongest in the guild&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The producers came up with that nickname because she is strong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T02:38:51.137" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T02:39:05.910" Title="Was Erza's nickname 'Titania' inspired by Shakespeare?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7985" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T06:38:08.353" Score="2" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember when one of Hayao Miyazaki's films came out, it was considered a new classic. What makes the anime a new classic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4047" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T13:50:06.797" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T13:50:06.797" Title="What makes an anime a classic?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-03-12T13:50:49.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T07:07:38.150" Score="1" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the production company &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2807&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga Video&lt;/a&gt;, still produce films? For instance they produced the &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; movie. Do not produce films any more? If so, what happened? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4047" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T13:58:12.030" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T21:21:31.477" Title="Does Manga Video still do films?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7985" CreationDate="2014-03-12T07:35:03.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;... Is this regarding Howl's Moving Castle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was based on a classic fantasy novel (by Diana Wynne Jones) so maybe some people were actually referring it to a new take on a classic, or it was classic in the sense that people knew it was going to be a classic because the quality of that film was on that tier. Kind of like how in the same way Disney movies turn out to be classics even when a new film comes out because of it's rich history in making classic animated movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T07:35:03.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7984" CreationDate="2014-03-12T09:13:58.577" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shakespeare's &lt;em&gt;A Midsummer Night's Dream&lt;/em&gt;, Titania is the Queen of the fairies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Erza is widely known as the strongest female mage of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, she has been given the nickname Titania. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T02:39:05.910" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T02:39:05.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7975" CreationDate="2014-03-12T11:42:10.047" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that his devil fruit is of Paramecia type, he cannot be on par with admirals. Also it is unknown whether he can change his poison's composition like Coco from Toriko. If he can change then he can be considered somewhat dangerous. If he cannot change then he seems pretty useless as Iva-san had antidote for his poison. He could guard the prison because the prison had many other supporting features to trap the convicts. But that also failed. So he cannot be on same league as Admirals but much lower than them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T11:42:10.047" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7986" CreationDate="2014-03-12T11:53:48.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga Video&lt;/a&gt; is just the distributor and co-producer of the anime &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;. The production company is, as hungerartist pointed out, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_I.G&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Production I.G.&lt;/a&gt;. Manga Video only helped in production by contributing money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question: Yes, Manga Video sill exists and yes, Production I.G. still produces anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T11:53:48.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2014-03-12T13:43:19.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I Think Hashirama enters into &quot;Bull Sage Mode&quot;, as the Bull Sage was one of the original 5 Sages which were &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Eagle-Owl Sage, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Scorpion Sage, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Bull Sage,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Salamander Sage &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Toad Sage &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it happens the Bull Sage specialises at Wood release which was Hashirama's specialty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4087" LastEditorUserId="3343" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T06:16:23.317" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T06:16:23.317" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T16:27:19.783" Score="-4" ViewCount="2558" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch Vi Brittania commands you...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone who watched &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; heard this phrase, in both the dubbed version and original Japanese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Why, in the original Japanese version of &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;, does Lelouch speak in English when he uses his Geass? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4079" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T16:32:27.870" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T20:34:05.257" Title="Why does Lelouch speak English?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7995" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8049" CreationDate="2014-03-12T18:02:09.737" Score="1" ViewCount="5258" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Spoilers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the story arc where Laxus is putting on his &quot;entertainment&quot; for the festival, it is revealed that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He is a Dragon Slayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this Natsu and others seem to be more worried about him.  Maybe it is just me, but it seemed similar to Goku going Super Saiyan or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does being a Dragon Slayer seem to make the situation worse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:35:18.730" Title="Why is being a Dragon Slayer a big deal?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7994" CreationDate="2014-03-12T18:03:42.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is why does he speak English in the Japanese version? Well, he does not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key sentence he says is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch Vi Britannia ga meijiru: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7994/why-does-lelouch-speak-english#comment9728_7994&quot;&gt;senshin's comment&lt;/a&gt; states it's &quot;ga&quot; and not &quot;ha&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means &quot;Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you&quot;, in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T20:34:05.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7997" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8000" CreationDate="2014-03-12T18:07:16.120" Score="1" ViewCount="394" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Spoilers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lucy get Plue's key from a shop (at least in the anime) and seems to keep Plue around with her all the time.  It is often seen hanging out with Happy, Natsu and Lucy.  However, after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lucy discovers that Loke is Leo the Lion, a Celestial Spirit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we learn that Celestial Spirits cannot stay in the human world too long.  So why is it that Plue can be around all the time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T06:16:12.127" LastActivityDate="2014-03-15T03:28:35.620" Title="Why is Plue always around?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7888" CreationDate="2014-03-12T19:46:00.630" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The worlds work basically the same. So where he was in that SOA technically his location mapped over to that worlds map location. that is why he dropped out of the sky that way and retained all his data. His local x,y position was where he started. He has special data since he has Yui's data written into his local. So that data overwrote the starting default for users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T19:46:00.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7997" CreationDate="2014-03-12T20:19:45.267" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to take a stab at your question. You asked...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why is Plue always around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially Plue was only contracted to be around on Tuesdays and Thursdays as that was when he was available. In the Fairy Tail Wikia it says this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...When Lucy first contracted Plue, he only agreed to be summoned on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Later, however, Plue is available anytime, often appearing at times other than his initial contracted days. Because he is not designed for combat, he serves as a cute pet for his master instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plue cannot stay all the time, he uses his own magic to cross over from the Celestial World as displayed by Virgo and Loke. Also you could think of Plue as a pet in some way. He was not made for fighting and it is plausible to say that he can stay in Earth World for as long as a month or even a year, just like Loke has demonstrated in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plue is always around because he loves Lucy and being around Family. That's my answer. The Reason behind this is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plue enjoys sweets and shares a close friendship with Happy. Their good relationship could be accounted for the fact that they are always together during Team Natsu's missions, as well as their almost similar attitudes. Happy and Plue often tease Lucy and Loke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-03-15T03:28:35.620" LastActivityDate="2014-03-15T03:28:35.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8297" CreationDate="2014-03-12T20:31:18.027" Score="11" ViewCount="18762" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece anime, there are many instances where Nami has beaten Luffy to a horrible state,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 215&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBR53m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 215&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 316&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2l6UZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 316&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 572&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dr6zvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 572&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and maybe many more. How is she able to do it? Does she know how to use Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T16:34:51.450" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T00:29:07.423" Title="How can Nami's punches hurt Luffy so much?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8004" CreationDate="2014-03-12T21:12:05.967" Score="2" ViewCount="2141" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kirito fights The Gleam Eyes this is the first time he uses his Dual Wield ability which was the reason why he had a second sword commissioned by Liz, after he killed the boss his HP was quite low.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before he uses it he's hesitant in using it, was this because Dual Wielding drains HP when active or was his hesitation more to do with the ability becoming more widely known?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T11:28:49.110" Title="Does Dual Wield drain HP?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8001" CreationDate="2014-03-12T21:15:43.943" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a combination of cartoonish silliness and the fact that Luffy's really not defending against them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:46:10.450" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:46:10.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8002" CreationDate="2014-03-12T21:16:45.817" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was clear that Kirito was keeping his dual-wield ability a complete secret. Nobody knew about it - not even Asuna. This was evidenced by the fact that Asuna questioned Kirito about why he isn't using Liz's sword and suggested that he was &quot;hiding something&quot; from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Kirito hesitated because be knew that using his dual wield in front of everyone would blow that secret wide open. But he had no choice. It was do or die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting back to the question, there is no evidence in the anime to suggest that dual wielding drains HP. But you could infer other drawbacks such as tying up both hands thus preventing the use of a shield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T21:31:09.753" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T21:31:09.753" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8034" CreationDate="2014-03-12T21:19:14.530" Score="8" ViewCount="2925" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of Episode 9 after Kirito killed The Gleam Eyes, he's complaining about how he can't go back to his place because everyone is hounding him about his Dual Wield Skill, Liz then shows up saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was our little secret until you blabbed about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Implying that she knew about his Dual Wield before hand, however when Kirito got Liz to commission his second sword she never asked what it was for. Considering that Kirito was hiding his Dual Wield and it didn't come out until the boss battle how did Liz find out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T22:04:55.723" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T21:16:22.160" Title="How/When did Liz learn about Kirito's Duel Wield?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8007" CreationDate="2014-03-12T21:28:00.990" Score="3" ViewCount="5091" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the death notes have certain, almost magical, attributes to them (unlimited pages, the fact that you can kill someone by envisioning their face and writing their name down, etc). Given that, I was wondering if these properties apply to their destructibility too and if that was the case, whether Light's plan to burn the Death Note if someone opened his desk incorrectly would even have worked in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T22:52:06.730" LastActivityDate="2020-01-19T23:06:42.993" Title="How does one, if it is possible, destroy a death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8006" CreationDate="2014-03-12T22:03:33.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Confrontation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 2 - Confrontation&lt;/a&gt;, Light and Ryuk are in a secluded area where Light explains to Ryuk how he will devise a way to prevent others from touching the death note, pouring flammable liquid on a book and lighting it on fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of the experiment was for creating a trap for the Death Note because Ryuk warns Light that if Saya were to touch the Death Note when she came in to get help on her homework, she would be able to see him. this blows Lights original plan to claim to have been taking notes as practice for becoming a detective should someone discover the death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the Episode light is explaining to Ryuk back in his room about how he has hidden the Death Note, i can't be for sure what light says but he does say the explosion from his booby trap will &quot;destroy the evidence&quot; so he may be hinting that the Death Note would be destroyed aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rules&lt;/a&gt; it makes references to the Death Note being destroyed, in How to use LXII, it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the victim’s name has been written and then the Death Note is destroyed in the middle of writing the cause of death, the victim will be killed by heart attack in 40 seconds after writing the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally the second live action film of Death Note &quot;The Last Name&quot; however, when Rem dies from killing Watabi, to prevent Light getting his hands on another Death Note Rem destroys it aswell, however since the live action movies play out differently to the anime i'm not sure how close they are to the canon on how the Death Note works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all of this, it seems like the death note can be destroyed, however i'm unsure if How to Use: XXXI is still in effect if a page is ripped out before the note is destroyed, it is after Light creates this booby trap he starts to rip out pages and use them instead like when he was being watched &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T00:32:34.630" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T00:32:34.630" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T22:51:41.580" Score="4" ViewCount="1539" Body="&lt;p&gt;In R2, the second season of Code Geass, Lelouch was already under the Emperor's Geass so he lost his memories related to Marianne, Nunnaly and Zero. But when CC kissed him or something, she managed to undo the Geass and make Lelouch recover his memories. That is what I find confusion in, I mean, by definition CC is able to make Geass contracts, be immune to another person's Geass and she is immortal. Also she is able to use the Code's power to connect to the world of C. So... how can she do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T23:40:24.800" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T15:47:56.133" Title="How CC dispel the Emperor's Geass of Lelouch?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8001" CreationDate="2014-03-12T23:54:24.193" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's most likely some kind of &amp;quot;Fist of Love&amp;quot; like when Luffy's crew met Garp for the first time. Garp suddenly punch Luffy, and he's not using Haki, base on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_62&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this SBS question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: In Volume 45 when Garp punched Luffy, why did it work? Was it Haki after all? Or was it &amp;quot;Love&amp;quot;? P.N. Mori-san&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: It is &amp;quot;Love&amp;quot; in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xBkZd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HhV98.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:45:35.963" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7995" CreationDate="2014-03-13T00:09:36.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are asking two questions. Number one is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why is being a Dragon Slayer a big deal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Number Two is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why does being a Dragon Slayer seem to make the situation worse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Slayers are a unique type of people who utilize a form of Lost Magic, Dragon Slayer Magic. It was a big deal that Laxus was a dragon slayer because...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is uncommon for someone to utilise a lost magic or to be a Dragon Slayer and for Natsu it could have been a perfect opportunity to ask if he had been raised by a dragon and if he knew where Igneel was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your other question however why does a dragon slayer seem to make a situation worse. I am going to answer this question based on the Fighting Festival Arc. I am not sure what you mean but ill tack a guess at this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Slayers did not make the situation worse, they simply could not help due to Frieds &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Jutsu_Shiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jutsu Shiki&lt;/a&gt; which prevented Natsu, Gajeel and The Master from participating in the carnival and freeing the girls who were turned to stone by Ever Green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T00:09:36.393" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7959" CreationDate="2014-03-13T00:36:35.930" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/is-there-a-explanation-for-natsus-motion-sickness/7960#7960&quot;&gt;Sp0T's answer&lt;/a&gt;, it seems like they have to be in a more advanced level of Dragon Slayer Magic to experience motion sickness. Just like Gajeel in Phantom Lord arc with their moving guild, and in Tenrou Island arc when they get to the Island by ship, he doesn't seems to have problem with motion sickness. However, just after his three month training for Grand Magic Tournament, he gets motion sickness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T17:37:59.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7691" CreationDate="2014-03-13T00:38:50.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad#Animated_film&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Night on the Galactic Railroad&lt;/a&gt; is a classic Japanese novel from the 1920s that got an anime adaption in 1985 which has such a scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l18Zp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;typesetting scene from the anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that makes me doubt whether it's correct is that the protagonist is in fact a cat (as are all other characters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4092" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T00:38:50.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8008" CreationDate="2014-03-13T01:10:17.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch's power is &quot;the power of absolute obedience&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mao can hear the thoughts of anyone within 500 meters which is refereed to as &quot;the seal of absolute sound&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rolo can create a sphere which freezes people known as &quot;the seal of absolute suspension&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while these are the only ones where their powers are actually named we can assume that the power of Geass is Absolute, it's not explained how a Geass power is absolute over one another, as all Geass Uses used a different power and when we see them used on Lelouch they affect different parts of him (Rolo's affected one's sense of time, Mao could read his mind, Charles seemed to be able to manipulate his memories)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rai from Lost Colours had an non optical version of Lelouch's power however he never (to my knowledge) uses it on Lelouch, Shin Hyuga Shing's Geass seems like Lelouch's however it seems to more relate to people dying and we see him use it during Akito of the Exiled, when Lelouch's Geass was sealed (so even if the 2 met we wouldn't know how Lelouch's Geass would react due to it's sealed state)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given in most cases Geass seems absolute apart from some weakness like Lelouch and Rai can't using it on people a second time or Rolo's heart stopping, the Geass Code which is what C.C and Charles has would be absolute aswell, since all Geass Powers come from a Code barer and a contractors powers have no effect on them (we see Lelouch try and command C.C and Charles) it could be that they are absolute over contractors, Lelouch even argues with C.C she could have terminated her contract with Mao but he may have been referring to killing Mao rather than stripping him of his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something which may be able to back this up is Jeremiah Gottwald's Geass Canceler which was developed by the Geass Order. C.C was it's previous Director followed by V.V before finally Charles, Charles's Code came from V.V so all Directors of the Order had the Code, Bartley also mentions at one stage that they captured C.C some time after she left to study her which could indicate that the Geass Canceler may have been an application of their studies of the Code given the order would research the Code first in order to duplicate Geass Contracts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i should point out this is mainly just speculation from what i've seen in the series, there are a lot of mysteries to Geass which have yet to be revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T05:45:22.390" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T05:45:22.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8014" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-13T01:47:59.890" Score="9" ViewCount="2190" Body="&lt;p&gt;The news of Ace capture is quite long time before the execution. And surely it will be much easier to save Ace when he was still in Impel Down (or maybe Enies Lobby). Is it because Shirohige is to far away? Can't he ask one of his subordinate or his alliance to save Ace? Where exactly was he at that moment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T03:43:59.893" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:09:00.127" Title="Why didn't Shirohige rescue Ace when he was still in Impel Down" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7424" CreationDate="2014-03-13T03:31:12.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that was water. &#xA;I thought that was sake, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is called Mizu-Sakazuki (Hai). &#xA;It means final water in life.&#xA;Breaking cup means that, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before battle against strong enemy (Kiryuin's mother), they did that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene was talked about in Japan, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4093" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T12:54:20.113" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:54:20.113" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8014" CreationDate="2014-03-13T05:45:36.033" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question and a bit difficult to answer. I think the following things might have influenced White Beard to not save Ace in Impel Down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The whole Whitebeard crew, including alliance partners, are said to be in New World, not in Grandline. And to come to Marineford, the only way is through Fishmen Island, and mobilizing such large pirate group does take time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As we now know, the weather of New World is too unpredictable to travel quickly. Although it is not known whether Whitebeard was far away, but weather must have affected his travel time significantly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ace was 2 division commander of Whitebeard pirates. So if such a strong character can be captured, then I don't think Whitebeard would risk any more of his family to intercept/rescue Ace in Impel Down or Enies Lobby.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reaching Impel Down/ Enies Lobby is considered to be difficult as it has natural protection in the form of circular waves which are used exclusively by marine only. Marineford is the remaining area where one can reach easily without going through the circular waves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also it is not known but as Kaido tried to block movement of Shanks, a marines tried to stop Whitebeard, so there must be other factors which tried to stop Whitebeard from moving, which stalled Whitebeard from coming quickly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he would have been able to save Ace earlier, then there won't be any fight and Ace would be alive right now. And that's not how Oda imagined it to be. ;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T14:09:00.127" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:09:00.127" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8025" CreationDate="2014-03-13T07:03:54.500" Score="3" ViewCount="7546" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Initial D at around third to fourth stage, they finally form the group Project D (or get the left members into it) and somewhere along it Ryosuke mentions that &quot;D&quot; also stands for something else that he would reveal when the project is completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the &quot;D&quot; stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not &quot;Drifting&quot; (or so I think, since they name it a lot of times with different meaning along the episodes, but I haven't watched it all yet) so I was thinking on something along the lines of &quot;Driver&quot; but wouldn't make much sense I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T14:02:59.417" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T03:25:13.207" Title="When they form Project D what does the D stands for?" Tags="&lt;initial-d&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8042" CreationDate="2014-03-13T08:25:07.943" Score="7" ViewCount="6565" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just wondering on this but, was Mirajane born with the certain Take Over ability Satan Soul and how did she learn to master it? Also was Elf-Man and Lisanna born with their abilities too? I was wondering this when I noticed that she can change into not one but two other different forms of Satan's Soul including...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan Soul Sitiri and Satan Soul Halphas as below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UvXdF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satan Soul Halphas&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P5WTl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satan Soul Sitiri&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if this is revealed in any of the Anime's or Mangas&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T02:15:30.170" Title="Was Mirajane born with Satan Soul?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17345" CreationDate="2014-03-13T09:02:50.847" Score="10" ViewCount="18126" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question contains spoilers for the second season of the Monogatari series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oshino Ougi refers to herself as the niece of Oshino Meme. But Kaiki mentions in Koimonogatari/Hitagi End that Meme has no family at all and it's not possible that he has a niece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-12/owarimonogatari-final-novel-promo-streamed&quot;&gt;this news-article at ANN&lt;/a&gt; suggests that she (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Ougi_Oshino#Trivia&quot;&gt;or he?&lt;/a&gt;) fights with Koyomi in the latest novels and it seems to me that she is responsible for Nadeko becoming a god. Is she actually an antagonist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T11:08:00.877" Title="Who is Oshino Ougi?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6305" CreationDate="2014-03-13T09:47:47.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you remember what Freiza comments on seeing Trunk is not about the hair but its those saiyan eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently the pupil becomes green on the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cheers!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4095" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T09:47:47.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5883" CreationDate="2014-03-13T09:50:31.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a totally different person, e.g. x + y = z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's not either one. Once they are fused, a new superpower being is formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you remember what Trunks says to Pam when Goku and Vegeta are fused, he'll say that they both are not two different entity. They are one being :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4095" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-15T14:51:26.480" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T14:51:26.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-13T09:58:04.073" Score="2" ViewCount="3618" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Cell blew up, he said he learned the instant transmission technique from Goku, using which he teleported back to Earth from the King Kai's planet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So once he's killed by Gohan he still could have came back right???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't he come back???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4095" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T05:06:08.140" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T05:06:08.140" Title="Why didn't Cell teleport to Earth after his death?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8022" CreationDate="2014-03-13T10:31:22.063" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Cell was killed by Gohan, he was just that, &lt;em&gt;killed.&lt;/em&gt; He was actually dead this time, and was sent to King Yama to be judged. Once you're dead, you can't just teleport back to Earth. You have to either be revived or given temporary rights to be in the physical world. As Cell met neither of these requirements, he had no way to go back to Earth, using Instant Transmission or otherwise, since there is concept of Heaven and Hell in the Otherworld: once a person is sent to Hell, he cannot just come out unless he is purified or the boundaries of Hell itself are broken by other means. Which is why Goku was able to bend the rules of Otherworld but the evil characters could not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4096" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T09:26:54.820" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T09:26:54.820" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8022" CreationDate="2014-03-13T11:17:35.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd quote a few excerpts from the relevant episodes to clear your doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, to explain how Cell was able to come back after being teleported by Goku to King Kai's planet. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell_Returns!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 189 : Cell Returns&lt;/a&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After killing Future Trunks, &lt;strong&gt;Cell explains how he survived after the explosion of King Kai's planet. Cell explains that his central nucleus had survived, allowing him to regenerate, and that his cells had retained the knowledge of his perfect power. Being of Saiyan genetics, Cell also reveals to have received a Zenkai, a power up for recovering from a near fatal injury.&lt;/strong&gt; After hearing about how Cell survived, Gohan powers up to his maximum, and is ready to avenge his father's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next to explain why he wasn't able to re-generate when Gohan and Goku killed him with their Kamehamehas. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Save_the_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 191: Save the World&lt;/a&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With Goku saying &quot;NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!&quot; to his son, Gohan screams and releases all of his energy at Cell. &lt;strong&gt;Cell then screams as he is destroyed by the attack. The energy wave is strong enough to vaporize every cell in his body, preventing Cell's regeneration. Cell is finally destroyed once and for all, and the Earth is safe again.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see, the first time when Cell self-destructed, his central nucleus had survived that blow and he was able to regenerate and come back, but the second time, the Kamehamehas of Goku and Gohan combined was so great that every single cell of Cell was destroyed and he was gone for good. Thus, he couldn't regenerate and come back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that, if instant transmission was all that was required for a dead man to return back to Earth, Goku could have done that almost always. After anybody dies, they go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Other_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Other World&lt;/a&gt; and to come back from there, you either need to be brought back to life by using the Dragon balls or be granted &lt;em&gt;Temporal revival energy&lt;/em&gt;. Since Cell was neither brought back to life nor was granted any temporal revival energy, he stayed in the Other World post his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T11:27:59.433" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T11:27:59.433" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8017" CreationDate="2014-03-13T11:31:44.063" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime, but I read the manga. What 'D' stands for has not been explained explicity, but in the last chapter, Ryosuke Takahashi mentions three words that start with the letter 'D' when he prays to his girl friend. (mouse over to see the spoiler):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; dream, driver, diamond (in the rough).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4017" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T11:57:23.803" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T11:57:23.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8028" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-13T15:42:22.053" Score="4" ViewCount="1471" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the storyline goes like this. The King of Hell escapes Hell with his cat. He assumes human bodies to start his new life as a high school student, while his cat becomes a beautiful nurse who works at the school. He is enjoying his new life with a goofy smile while people are trying to find him and bring him back to Hell. They can only recognise him by the extensive black ink tattoo on his back, which can be seen even in his human form. In his human form, he is short with whitish hair, and his cat is a beautiful black-haired beauty. However, in his demon form, he is very tall and handsome with black hair, and his cat returns to being a cat. I think it could have been yaoi-ish, but I can't remember though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4099" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T02:12:45.357" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T02:12:45.357" Title="What is this manga in which the King of Hell escapes Hell with his cat and becomes a high school student?" Tags="&lt;harlem-beat-wa-yoake-made&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:23:33.523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8028" CreationDate="2014-03-13T20:58:28.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Love_Chase&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Mad Love Chase&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mad Love Chase&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese title: &lt;em&gt;Harlem Beat wa Yoake made&lt;/em&gt;).  That's one heck of a plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A supernatural comedy about the Prince of Hell, Kaito, and his cat, Levun, who decide to run away together to escape an arranged marriage the Prince wants no part of. Somehow upon entering the human world, the Prince's appearances changes from tall, dark, and handsome to short, light and skinny, and his cat becomes a tall, busty female. Now the Prince is living life as a regular high school student and his cat is the school's nurse. Meanwhile, the King of Hell sends a womanizing vampire, a short tempered werewolf, and a kind hearted zombie to retrieve his son. Not to mention, the Prince's fiancée is not going to just wait around forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character also has the tattoo you had mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has a distinctive, black tattoo on the whole of his back, which identifies him as the Prince of Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original Tokyopop page cited there has a dead link for it's reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3002" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T05:40:16.077" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T05:40:16.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8005" CreationDate="2014-03-13T21:16:22.160" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the novel, after Lisbeth made the sword (and before Asuna barged in), she did ask him what he needed it for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Speaking of which— In the beginning, you did say, a sword equal to this one, didn't you. That white one certainly is a good sword, but I don't think there's much difference with that monster dropped one. Why would you need two swords resembling each other?&quot;&#xA;&quot;Aah...&quot;&#xA;Kirito turned about, staring at me with an expression that showed that he was hesitating over something.&#xA;&quot;Well, I can't explain everything. If you won't ask any further than that, I can tell you.&quot;&#xA;....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then he showed his skill to Lisbeth. The anime skips this entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4109" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T21:16:22.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8019" CreationDate="2014-03-13T23:57:28.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I haven't read the light novel, it still very vague whether she is an antagonist or not. As in Nisemonogatari, Kaiki is an antagonist, but in the Second Season, he's become somewhat of a protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For now in &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/em&gt;, I believe she's antagonist from the fact that she lied and said that she is Meme Oshino's niece. (She pretend to be a good guy)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she almost crashes into Nadeko, she said something like &quot;I'm not supposed to meet you yet&quot; and tells Nadeko to stop playing the victim. This implies that she's related to Nadeko becoming a snake god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; On very last episode when Kaiki gets attacked by someone. That someone mentions about Ougi, implying that she is the one behind Kaiki's attack. And when Kaiki about to pass out, he remember that name (Ougi), but he couldn't recall who is that. This means that Kaiki is telling the truth about Ougi not being Meme Oshino's niece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T22:09:17.120" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T22:09:17.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8018" CreationDate="2014-03-14T00:46:29.927" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;One needs to possess the Demon Factor to use Satan Soul. Mira said it herself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YoEia.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It hasn't been explained if she already has it since birth or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T06:05:56.727" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T06:05:56.727" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7995" CreationDate="2014-03-14T04:16:44.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the Laxus's entertainment arc, it was unknown what type of magic he had. Normally all mages in fairy tail have a limit to how much magic they can use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For eg- Capricorn helps Lucy to increase her magic stamina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the only exception to this rule are the dragon slayers who learnt their magic from dragons and gain their power by eating their element. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For eg- Natsu eats fire, Gazeel eats iron and Wendy eats air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now during the fight with Laxus, Natsu an Gazeel are unable to fight him as he is too overpowered. But they must be hoping that Laxus will eventually lose his magic stamina and then they can beat him. But then it was disclosed Laxus is a Lightening Dragon Slayer. That makes him completely invincible as he can gain his power by just eating his element and can battle continuously. And that would make the situation worse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T23:35:18.730" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:35:18.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6798" CreationDate="2014-03-14T05:35:56.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand why she speaks like this, we need to understand the grammatical rule for &quot;wa&quot; in Japanese. I'll admit that I do not understand Japanese fluently and I am a beginner, if anything, but let's take a look at what it can mean. For reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa051301a.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa051301a.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one implies that the &quot;wa&quot; is a subject marker and she using herself as the subject. She has emotions unlike her sister clones and her having emotions mean that she can feel a variety of human characteristics. What I'm saying is that it is possible she repeats her name in this manner to draw attention to herself, to show that childish selfish characteristic. And we can see that she sometimes has no consideration about what other people feel, like how she (seemingly) unintentionally refers to Yomikawa as an old woman in one the bathroom/shower scene. Although this can be explained as her being playful, but I believe this still reflects her childish selfish nature, not that she's actually incapable of feeling empathy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Wa&quot; can apparently be used as emphasis for the subject at hand, so this gives more credence  to my theory. From my reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Beside being a topic marker, &quot;wa&quot; is used to show contrast or to emphasize the subject.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I can be wrong on this one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Wa&quot; as a contrast does not work well as it does not explain much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it may be that she repeats herself in this manner to grab and draw attention to herself much like a child would. Aside from her being just a child, perhaps she does this to distinguish herself from the other clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-03-14T05:35:56.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8055" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8056" CreationDate="2014-03-14T13:07:12.277" Score="8" ViewCount="10970" Body="&lt;p&gt;Up to episode 175, I know Fairy Tail has some episodes which are not in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I want to watch the series again but not the episodes that are anime-exclusive, which ones should I skip?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This question is inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3018/2413&quot;&gt;Which episodes of Bleach are fillers&lt;/a&gt;, I just decided to do the same for Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2413" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T21:49:05.167" Title="Which episodes of Fairy Tail are anime-exclusive?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8055" CreationDate="2014-03-14T13:07:12.277" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;These following episodes list the content which are only present in the anime of Fairy Tail, not in the manga. &#xA;This is a list of episodes defined as &lt;strong&gt;anime exclusive&lt;/strong&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compactly, it gives episodes: &lt;strong&gt;19, 69-72, 74-75, 125-150, 204-218, 221, 223-225&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Galuna Island Arc&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 19&lt;/strong&gt; - Challenging!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Daphne Arc&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 69&lt;/strong&gt; - Call of the Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 70&lt;/strong&gt; - Natsu Vs. Gray!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 71&lt;/strong&gt; - Friendship Will Overcome the Dead&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 72&lt;/strong&gt; - Fairy Tail Wizards&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 74&lt;/strong&gt; - Wendy's First Big Mission?!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 75&lt;/strong&gt; - The 24-Hours Endurance Road Race&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Key of the Starry Sky Arc&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 125-150&lt;/strong&gt; - This whole arc is anime exclusive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Eclipse Celestial Spirits Arc&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes 204-218&lt;/strong&gt; - Stake My Life on Hospitality - Believe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 221&lt;/strong&gt; - The White Silver Labyrinth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 223&lt;/strong&gt; - Kemokemo Arrived!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 224&lt;/strong&gt; - The Place You Came Before&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 225&lt;/strong&gt; - The Thunder Man&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series &lt;em&gt;currently&lt;/em&gt; ends with Episode 235&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2413" LastEditorUserId="2413" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T10:45:47.047" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T10:45:47.047" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="422" CreationDate="2014-03-14T22:27:11.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were born with there parents blood and got to train with there parents Trunks with Vegeta with the gravity ship and Goten with Gohan training together while he was also learning how to fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3760" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T04:20:41.783" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T04:20:41.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6305" CreationDate="2014-03-15T00:57:19.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By looking at his eye brows and mustache if it is gold or if u see yellow super saiyn energy flair around nappa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3760" LastActivityDate="2014-03-15T00:57:19.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8014" CreationDate="2014-03-15T04:04:05.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My reasons would be,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Impel Down is surrounded by Sea Kings, they may deal with them easily but they still will pose a distraction. Their ships are not layered with &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kairoseki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kairoseki&lt;/a&gt;, hence the sea kings will attack them. Someone has to wait outside to protect the ships against their countless numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Straw Hat Luffy's physical strength is comparable to an average Division Commander (if not more), and he had to use Second Gear for the 4 &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Demon_Guards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Demon Guards&lt;/a&gt; (Awakened Zoan). If I were Whitebeard, I wouldn't attack such powerful Devil fruit users under such extreme conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imper Down's chief warden &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Magellan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magellan&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Doku_Doku_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Doku Doku no Mi&lt;/a&gt; Devil fruit user, a powerful fruit in any's hands. Obviously, no one would want to fight someone who can produce a,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;mixture of poisons &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_536&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;whose antidote hasn't been created&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;more powerful version of poison, &quot;Kinjite&quot;, which forms the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_547&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Impel_Down&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Impel Down&lt;/a&gt; is the Great Underwater Prison in the middle of the Calm Belt, build to keep most dangerous criminals and pirates. No one in their right mind would try to take chances with this place (my opinion: Straw Hat Luffy doesn't have a right mind).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="3009" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T09:06:31.700" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T09:06:31.700" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2014-03-15T14:12:41.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have gathered it was his physical form that was not sealed, which is probably why in the anime his beast transformation is so different than Bees.  Just chakara, no physical form to stand on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastActivityDate="2014-03-15T14:12:41.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8071" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-15T22:07:11.750" Score="3" ViewCount="6785" Body="&lt;p&gt;While fighting Janemba in the DBZ movie, Goku had a halo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also while he transformed into SSJ3, he told Janemba that he is the second one to push him as far, for him to turn SSJ3 (the first time being against Majin Buu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But wasn't Goku alive after he killed Buu? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something I'm missing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4095" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:35:32.830" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:35:32.830" Title="Why did Goku have a halo when he was fighting Janemba?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5801" CreationDate="2014-03-16T07:40:24.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not necessarily a trend, perhaps, but it's worth noting that there's more than enough anime with swords (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KatanasAreJustBetter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KatanasAreJustBetter&lt;/a&gt;), even guns, that when a unique, less-frequent choice of weaponry comes around, it may catch the attention of a frequent anime viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: Would Bakemonogatari episode 1 would have been more interesting if Senjougahara used a sword instead of a stapler? &lt;em&gt;Probably&lt;/em&gt; not, unless you had some philia regarding swords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T07:40:24.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8086" CreationDate="2014-03-16T08:06:12.757" Score="9" ViewCount="37230" Body="&lt;p&gt;Plue exists on both Hiro Mashima's manga &lt;em&gt;Rave Master&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;. Is Plue the same in Fairy Tail &amp;amp; Rave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plue in Rave:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0msQg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plue in FT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PutyQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T11:18:28.323" LastActivityDate="2018-12-17T16:30:37.817" Title="Is Plue in Fairy Tail and in Rave the same?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;rave-master&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8079" CreationDate="2014-03-16T11:59:15.320" Score="5" ViewCount="7947" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fullmetal Alchemist manga/2009 anime, we learn that alchemists must obey three rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not oppose the military&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do the transmute gold&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not do human transmutation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, at one point in the early manga (probably chapter 3, according to Wikipedia), we see Ed transmute what appears to be gold from rocks, when he is duping Yoki into selling him rights to Youswell. (However, in the context of my question below, this might also be attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EarlyInstallmentWeirdness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;early-installment weirdness&lt;/a&gt;, since in the corresponding episode in the 2003 anime - episode 9 - I think we see Ed giving Yoki rocks that have been coated with gold from coins Ed got from Yoki.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of the above seem to imply that transmuting gold is possible in the FMA universe, yet this seems to be contradictory given some other manga details. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6cCgk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In the first chapter, we learn from Al that with alchemy, one can only transmute like from like.&lt;/a&gt; Being me, I read this to imply that the sort of conservation of mass alluded to when chemical equations are balanced &lt;em&gt;generally&lt;/em&gt; applies in terms of what alchemy can do the FMA universe (at least in the more practical, mundane examples we see in the manga). (On a second read, I'm really not sure if that's a &quot;correct&quot; interpretation.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus: is transmuting gold actually taken to be something possible in the FMA universe (or is it even possible to come to a conclusion about this)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T22:36:29.790" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T13:39:32.380" Title="Can gold be transmuted in the Fullmetal Alchemist continuity?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-16T14:21:59.687" Score="1" ViewCount="418" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgv6J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are the people in this picture cosplaying as? Which anime do they belong to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4136" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T19:28:17.590" LastActivityDate="2018-05-01T14:20:01.780" Title="Are these people in fantasy costumes from an anime, and if so, what anime?" Tags="&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9963" CreationDate="2014-03-16T14:55:30.093" Score="1" ViewCount="458" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what is battle music that plays during the Ace and Aokiji clash. Can anyone provide me a link to the OST?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4138" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T11:06:13.623" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T11:06:13.623" Title="What is the battle music for Ace vs Aokiji?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8075" CreationDate="2014-03-16T16:07:19.033" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, transmuting gold is possible (at least in the manga). The reason why it's forbidden is stated later in the series: It's forbidden so nobody can destroy the economy by making the gold worthless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mass is also conserved, I see no problem there. A ton of coal makes a ton of gold. Equal mass :).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: In the first adaption, Ed did not transmutate gold but instead coated the coal in gold. Either it's not possible in the 2003 anime or he didn't want to violate the law. (Thanks to キルア)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T16:22:19.597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T16:22:19.597" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-16T17:37:43.180" Score="4" ViewCount="285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing this has something to do with &quot;queer&quot; having political/social connotations in the West. Or maybe it's a difference of translation? I'm watching a sub release that uses the former but i've seen the latter used in various articles and on different websites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3841" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T18:58:21.583" Title="Why do some translations call them &quot;Queerrats&quot;, while others call them &quot;Monster Rats&quot;?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8080" CreationDate="2014-03-16T18:58:21.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is purely a matter of different translators translating a word in different ways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese word in question is バケネズミ（化鼠） &lt;em&gt;bakenezumi&lt;/em&gt;. This can be taken as &quot;monster rat&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; (化物の鼠) or as &quot;transformed rat&quot; (化けた鼠). It is quite reasonable to translate &lt;em&gt;bakenezumi&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;Monster Rat&quot;, but it is also easy to see how a translator wishing to be a bit more flashy might choose the term &quot;Queerrat&quot; (with &quot;queer&quot; in the classical sense of &quot;weird, peculiar&quot;, not the modern sense of &quot;homosexual&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This latter choice makes some sense insofar as &lt;em&gt;bakenezumi&lt;/em&gt; is (I believe) an original coining for &lt;em&gt;From the New World&lt;/em&gt;, and so it is not a bad idea to coin an original English word to correspond to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems unlikely to me that the translators who chose &quot;Queerrat&quot; did so as a form of social commentary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Technically, Japanese &lt;em&gt;nezumi&lt;/em&gt; can refer to mice, rats, and a number of related rodenty organisms. If you've watched the entire show, you will understand why &quot;rat&quot; is the correct choice here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T18:58:21.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8082" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8108" CreationDate="2014-03-16T19:15:07.230" Score="1" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Amazon page, the Japanese is stereo. Is this right? Is the English version have 5.1 available, like One Piece does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T00:35:27.113" Title="Is Monster available in 5.1 surround sound?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6305" CreationDate="2014-03-16T19:28:42.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By that time, there was no ''yellow hair'' yet so it probably wasn't a wild thought. Nappa has a small role in the DBZ series compared to Vegeta who is his companion but hey maybe Nappa has hair on other places. E.g. eyebrows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4141" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T00:51:14.153" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T00:51:14.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5668" CreationDate="2014-03-16T19:52:25.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hate how people always ask this question...&#xA;Okay, put a pen in your mouth, try speaking&#xA;You will be able to speak, despite the pen being in your mouth. Sure, your voice sounds muffled, but Zoro's voice is also muffled when he speaks with a sword in his mouth&#xA;You don't need to move your teeth in order to talk, just your tongue, which I'm pretty sure isn't wrapped around Zoro's sword.&#xA;I hope I answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4142" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T19:52:25.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8074" CreationDate="2014-03-16T20:23:43.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plue of Rave Master&lt;/strong&gt; is a stout, white creature, reminiscent of a snowman, that only comes up to three feet in height. Plue was born in the Kingdom of Symphonia, signifying he is a creature of some sort. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ravemaster.wikia.com/wiki/Plue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Source: Rave Master Wiki)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, &lt;strong&gt;Plue aka Nikora&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;The Canis Minor&quot; (ニコラ Nikora) is a Silver Key Celestial Spirit that has no obvious combat abilities. It is stated to usually be kept as a pet for low-powered Mages who is in contract with Lucy Heartfilia. &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Plue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Source: Fairy Tail Wiki)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since both series have the same author, Mashima must've decided to use his own design again. But they are different, as one of them is a creature, while the other is a celestial spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T14:02:58.457" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T14:02:58.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8071" CreationDate="2014-03-17T00:36:37.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DBZ movies&lt;/a&gt; are usually a little odd in terms of the overall continuity. They can usually be stretched to fit, but most don't fit very comfortably in the series as a whole (with the exception of History of Trunks, which is pure continuity) and end up between episodes, in odd parts in the series (like this one), or just don't make a lot of references to timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, most of the movies have a &quot;consensus&quot; placement from the fan base, or at least enough to put it in the right location. For this movie, here's what the DBZ wiki has to say on the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The movies' events occur during the Majin Buu Saga, roughly before the&#xA;  Majin Buu conflict reaches its climax with the advent of Super Buu.&#xA;  When Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan 3, he says the fight with&#xA;  Majin Buu was the only time he had ever been pushed so far. This&#xA;  suggests that the Majin Buu Saga happens within this film's&#xA;  background. The fat Majin Buu is not seen anywhere, but if Kid Buu has&#xA;  been defeated, then both Goku and Vegeta should be alive again. This,&#xA;  along with the ability of Goten and Trunks to fuse as Super Saiyans,&#xA;  suggest that Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn is set around episode 253,&#xA;  where Goten and Trunks successfully use the Fusion technique as Super&#xA;  Saiyans for the first time. Additionally, Mr. Satan is not at Majin&#xA;  Buu's house in the movie, which is consistent with the fact that he&#xA;  left the Majin's house in episode 253 to get dog food for Bee. As&#xA;  shown on Videl's watch, the movie takes place on a Saturday, the 16th;&#xA;  which is 9 days after the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament (which&#xA;  took place on May 7 of Age 774).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z%3a_Fusion_Reborn#Timeline_placement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, this movie is placed &lt;em&gt;within&lt;/em&gt; the Buu saga, while Goku is dead, but after his SSJ3 transformation. As you can see, it &quot;fits&quot; in cannon, but very oddly (in my opinion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why does Goku have a halo? Because he is, temporarily, dead. But he seems to be off and on dead throughout the series, and still manages to save the universe, so it shouldn't be that surprising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T00:36:37.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2769" CreationDate="2014-03-17T01:28:38.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the oldest Hokage and best the village had ever had seeing as he served in the position for the longest time and was did so very well. However, he  knew that he would not be alive much longer to fulfill the position. He began a search for someone worthy of the title. He thought about Orochimaru, but later realized he only wished to have the title for the power it'd bring him. He thought of Jaraiya, but he did not want the position. Hiruzen then selected Minato Namikaze seeing how he was Jaraiya's student and ultimately the next best thing. Later, Orochimaru challenged the 3rd Hokage in a battle to the death. The two went all out which ended Hiruzen's life and reign as Hokage, but not before he used a reaper death seal to seal Orochimaru's arms, preventing him from using hand seals and ninjutsu and a life of pain for as long as he lived. Thus, Minato was the acting 4th Hokage, before this advent he merely held the title until Hiruzen's death transpired. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4145" LastEditorUserId="4145" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T01:34:21.253" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T01:34:21.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2014-03-17T05:45:22.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is because Pan, being female, was always in control of her emotions? Like most woman their emotions area what they can control. Unlike men who have a tendency to lose control and become angry as if it were a instinct. Take Goku, he transformed because of the fact that his best friend was killed therefore losing control of his anger. Vegeta transformed because he was angry that he couldn't surpass Goku and in the end just didn't care if he did. Goten transformed because his Mother (Chichi) kept picking on him through constant sparring sessions. Trunks transformed because of his Daddy issues, but whatever happened with Pan, she never got angry. She got upset but never ever lost control of what she was doing. Well that is my theory anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4148" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T07:12:41.113" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T07:12:41.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5668" CreationDate="2014-03-17T07:46:50.963" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess yes, it can be done. You know the words won't behaving so much clarity but yes, if you hold the sword hilt with your teeth, you are able to speak out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4149" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T07:46:50.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8095" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8100" CreationDate="2014-03-17T11:24:46.000" Score="4" ViewCount="17274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuriyama often says the phrase &quot;How unpleasant!&quot; (不愉快です！, Fuyukai Desu!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yWYOY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;How unpleasant!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they explain this in the light novel, or is this just a typical catch phrase to make her cute?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T19:41:45.483" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T10:09:57.307" Title="Why does Kuriyama always say &quot;How unpleasant!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8096" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8103" CreationDate="2014-03-17T11:46:06.867" Score="2" ViewCount="6302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, Kanade graduated and disappeared. After that, there's a scene where Otonashi meets Kanade outside in the afterlife world. Did they reincarnate and meet again, or have they met before when they were still alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T12:12:08.727" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T12:12:08.727" Title="What happened to Otonashi and Kanade in the last episode?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-03-18T02:37:03.957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8097" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8099" CreationDate="2014-03-17T11:56:11.613" Score="3" ViewCount="3098" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the last episode (ep 13),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Everyone graduate except Otonashi and all the NPC disappear, but there's episode 13.5 where Otonashi become student council president replacing Kanade place, and all NPC and one regular student (non-NPC) appear again. Did they reset the after life world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly happen here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T14:09:20.990" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T18:15:53.550" Title="What happen in episode 13.5?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-17T12:10:50.157" Score="4" ViewCount="3481" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the special episode (Stairway to Heaven), the Battlefront has decided to commence a new mission: Operation High Tension Syndrome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this story connected to the main timeline of the anime? Or do they have completely different and unrelated stories? Is this special episode considered canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T19:42:54.817" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T22:09:42.893" Title="How does the Angel Beats special episode connect with the main storyline?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8097" CreationDate="2014-03-17T14:14:44.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The so-called &quot;episode 13.5,&quot; titled &quot;Another Epilogue&quot; was released as an extra on the BD/DVD exclusive. Depicted is an short &lt;strong&gt;alternate ending&lt;/strong&gt; where Otonashi remains in the school and becomes the new student council president, in order to help other students (like how Tenshi did) to pass on. It's really a &quot;what-if&quot; scenario rather than an actual epilogue.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T18:15:53.550" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T18:15:53.550" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8095" CreationDate="2014-03-17T19:40:39.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't any deep meaning to Kuriyama's &lt;em&gt;fuyukai desu&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;How unpleasant!&quot; in the light novel. It's just a thing she says frequently - a catchphrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T19:40:39.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13839" CreationDate="2014-03-17T19:56:08.357" Score="2" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 20 of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsume dies. At the beginning of episode 21, Hokuto (who is Natsume's familiar) appears to dissolve or vanish or something like that. However, in episodes 21 and 22, Touji is seen riding Yukikaze (her horse). Given that Yukikaze is also Natsume's familiar, why didn't Yukikaze vanish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T21:20:27.123" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T15:01:01.510" Title="Why didn't Yukikaze vanish?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7775" CreationDate="2014-03-17T21:52:36.867" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koyomi's thought processes are elucidated upon in the light novel.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The events of this scene are ordered slightly differently in the light novel versus the anime. What happens in the light novel is that immediately after Nadeko hands Kanbaru's swimsuit to Koyomi (08:09 on the BD), their conversation comes to a halt. Then, the events you're talking about occur. It would probably be more instructive to just see the ensuing text rather than have me describe it.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Keep in mind that Koyomi is the narrator here. Editorial inclusions in square brackets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I reached my hand out to touch Sengoku's bangs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...oh?&amp;quot; [Koyomi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My hand swept through the air. Sengoku quickly moved her head to the side, dodging my hand. So then, you know, I reached for her bangs again, but she took a step away from me, thus evading my follow-on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;W...what?&amp;quot; [Nadeko]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Uh, well...&amp;quot; [Koyomi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it really bother you &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; much?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her movements were surprisingly quick - nothing like what you'd expect from a quiet girl like her. You'd think that the bangs would interfere with her vision when they fell in front of her eyes, but she didn't seem to care.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hm.&amp;quot; [Koyomi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, let's try &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I quickly extended my other hand and lightly lifted the hem of her dress. Given the way she reacted to me trying to touch her bangs, I was expecting her to respond like a little girl whose skirt had been flipped. Hence that little experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Sengoku didn't react to that at all. She looked at me a little curiously and tilted her head to one side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It struck me yesterday, too, but....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's way too innocent for a middle schooler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's worried about all the wrong things.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best interpretation of what's going on here is that Koyomi is just messing with Nadeko, trying to get a rise out of her. At first, he goes for her bangs, and Nadeko recoils. Koyomi decides to take it one step further and lifts the hem of her dress, expecting a bigger reaction out of her - but she doesn't seem to care. From Koyomi's point of view, this is all backwards - why would she be more bothered by someone touching her hair than by someone lifting her skirt? Hence his comment at the end of this bit - she's worried about all the wrong things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will probably be helpful to also look at this from &lt;em&gt;Nadeko's&lt;/em&gt; point of view, particularly in light of Otorimonogatari. As we learn, Nadeko really hates it when people touch her bangs - she's very self-conscious about her hair, hence that hat she often wears. The skirt-lifting, though, probably doesn't bother her, seeing as the person &lt;em&gt;doing&lt;/em&gt; the lifting is Koyomi - and by this point, she's long since fallen in love with Koyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Bakemonogatari chapter 5 [book 2], section 002. (i.e. 化物語（下） 第五話（つばさキャット） ００２)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Translation my own; any falsities in it are my fault.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; This is, I think, a better rendering of the line that appears on the sign in your last image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T21:52:36.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8096" CreationDate="2014-03-17T23:41:23.037" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to long answer on duplicate question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/206/how-is-it-possible-that-kanade-has-otonashis-heart&quot;&gt;How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?&lt;/a&gt; and this question is only part of it, I decide to answer this separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On that question this is what happen on Angel Beats epilog:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Alternate World Timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains&#xA;  the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kanade gets reincartated/reborn in the same universe that contains&#xA;  the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is only theory and speculative answer, but from the fact that on this epilog&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kanade is humming Iwasawa's song titled &quot;My Song&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;My Song&quot; is created on afterlife by Iwasawa herself. So it means that this really happen after they met on afterlife, because there's no way she know that song if she didn't met Iwasawa before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T23:41:23.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8418" CreationDate="2014-03-18T00:15:17.417" Score="1" ViewCount="2784" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta&lt;/em&gt;, ep 8: A seagull-crested aquamarine plane piloted by a ridiculously skilled person helps Kal-el. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vsmp7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;screenshot&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We later learn that Levamme is coming to help them. (I have not seen the last episodes yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the pilot of that plane Charles, from &lt;em&gt;The Princess and Pilot&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the light novels might shed some light on it, but my Japanese reading skills suck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:19:34.817" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:19:34.817" Title="Is Charles the pilot of the seagull plane?" Tags="&lt;the-pilots-love-song&gt;&lt;the-princess-and-the-pilot&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8105" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-18T00:22:33.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A light novel series by Koroku Inumura. Set in the same universe as his other novel series, &lt;em&gt;The Princess and the Pilot&lt;/em&gt;. It tells the love story of a prince that lost everything in a rebellion, and the friendships he will forge through battle. A 12 episode anime adaptation was produced in 2014 by TMS/3xCube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was originally published in five light novels (Japanese): &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094511215.html?txt_isbn=9784094511215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094511499.html?txt_isbn=9784094511499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol 2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094511772.html?txt_isbn=9784094511772&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol 3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094512267.html?txt_isbn=9784094512267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol 4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094512489.html?txt_isbn=9784094512489&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vol 5&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilot%27s_Love_Song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;visit Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T00:40:12.333" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T00:40:12.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8106" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-18T00:22:33.603" Score="0" Body="A light novel series, by Koroku Inumura. Set in the same universe as his other novel series *The Princess and the Pilot*. It tells the love story of a prince that lost everything in a rebellion, and the friendships he will forge through battle." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T00:42:55.933" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T00:42:55.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8082" CreationDate="2014-03-18T00:35:27.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the English version doesn't have a 5.1 Surround track. This is probably because the original Japanese was released as only Dolby Stereo and the wasn't a way to create a 5.1 mix from the source (I have no source to back up that claim), and the show is pretty long so it's unlikely there will be a rework of the audio unless there's significant interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also looked at the HK release of Monster and that is also Dolby Stereo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T00:35:27.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T00:57:43.933" Score="5" ViewCount="1422" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read it more than a year ago. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A guy first has the power to make a transparent round bubble like thing and everything that goes in it or touches it disappears. As the story goes on he can make a bigger bubble.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then something shows up in the middle of his forehead - I think it was a third eye.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if I am mixing two manga together or not but I think later on the more power he uses he turns into an ET (alien) looking guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4156" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:08:08.540" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:08:08.540" Title="What is this manga that has a guy with the power to make a transparent round bubble?" Tags="&lt;tanabata-no-kuni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:23:49.447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8110" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-18T01:15:12.650" Score="0" Body="&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/35155/Toaru_Hikuushi_e_no_Koiuta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Pilot's Love Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel series by Koroku Inumura. It is set in the same universe as his other novel series; &lt;em&gt;The Princess and the Pilot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/princess-and-the-pilot&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;princess-and-the-pilot&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;princess-and-the-pilot&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It tells the love story of a prince that lost everything in a rebellion, and the friendships he will forge through battle. A 12-episode anime adaptation was produced in 2014 by TMS/3xCube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was originally published as five light novels (Japanese): &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094511215.html?txt_isbn=9784094511215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094511499.html?txt_isbn=9784094511499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol 2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094511772.html?txt_isbn=9784094511772&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol 3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094512267.html?txt_isbn=9784094512267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol 4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/webcatplus/details/book/isbn/9784094512489.html?txt_isbn=9784094512489&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol 5&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CiiE2m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CiiE2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilot%27s_Love_Song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Pilot's Love Song&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-pilots-love-song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Pilot's Love Song&lt;/a&gt; on Crunchyroll&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/19117/Toaru_Hikuushi_e_no_Koiuta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Pilot's Love Song&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList (Anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/35155/Toaru_Hikuushi_e_no_Koiuta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Pilot's Love Song&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList (Visual Novel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T12:11:42.793" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T12:11:42.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8111" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-18T01:15:12.650" Score="0" Body="&quot;The Pilot's Love Song&quot; (or, &quot;Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta&quot;) is a light novel series by Koroku Inumura. See also [princess-and-the-pilot]." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:19:00.893" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:19:00.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8139" CreationDate="2014-03-18T04:04:07.333" Score="2" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Goku attended his second World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin been killed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Piccolo then appears on screen, he has a partner (a bird) with him on the ship. &#xA;How did Piccolo meet him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4158" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T10:51:42.023" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T10:51:42.023" Title="How did Piccolo meet his bird partner?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T05:49:40.473" Score="13" ViewCount="69522" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can remember, the manga has shown or at least referred to the family of most if not all of the Rookie Nine, as well as most of the other major characters in Naruto. However, I don't remember reading anything about Rock Lee's family, and I can't find anything on the Naruto Wiki. Has any information been given about his family (parents, clan, etc.)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T21:25:26.360" Title="Is anything known about Rock Lee's family?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T06:05:35.940" Score="5" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first OP for Tokyo Ravens, the figure pictured below appears for about two seconds, silhouetted the entire time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/14w3Ql.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;some mysterious shadowy entity&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is s/he? That profile (and specifically, that hairstyle - see this &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uvm1L.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;gif&lt;/a&gt;) doesn't seem to fit any of the other characters in the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T09:37:59.360" Title="Who is this silhouetted figure in the first OP?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8117" CreationDate="2014-03-18T08:05:52.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like Atsune Hirata who turn out to be a spy for the Twin Horn Syndicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4162" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T08:05:52.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T12:47:36.893" Score="7" ViewCount="1161" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One Piece world, you can give a devil fruit power to weapons (things) by destroying it with that weapon. It seems one can also give haki to weapon, how can they do that? Kuja tribe member Marguerite is the first to be seen doing that. (Chapter 516)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gGZ0L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T00:50:47.397" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T07:55:16.017" Title="How do they imbue their weapons with Haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8133" CreationDate="2014-03-18T14:02:39.250" Score="5" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ivankof and the others also didn't wear a uniform, but they're part of some kind of underworld society, so they're basically running away; but Jinbe and Ace are prisoners, so why they didn't wear uniforms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jinbe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FYQIZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HTMPt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T21:51:43.900" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:59:44.617" Title="Why didn't Jinbe and Ace wear prisoner uniforms?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8127" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8128" CreationDate="2014-03-18T14:28:24.740" Score="11" ViewCount="15492" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Preface: I have not read or watched Naruto.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of a discussion of some other anime, there was a reference to a thing called the &quot;Talk no Jutsu&quot; in Naruto. Upon looking this thing up, I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://konohalibrary.wikia.com/wiki/Talk_No_Jutsu&quot;&gt;this wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, which describes the nature of this technique. This looks like a joke on its face (I mean, we make jokes about Touma doing this sort of thing in Index all the time), but the page was written with nothing to suggest that it was a joke, so I'm a bit confused. I checked out a couple other discussions on the internet and am still having difficulty figuring out whether or not they're joking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So - is &quot;Talk no Jutsu&quot; actually a technique of Naruto's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T02:03:55.623" Title="Is &quot;Talk no Jutsu&quot; actually a thing?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8127" CreationDate="2014-03-18T14:44:05.890" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a joke, a glance at the home page of the Konoha Libraries site you provided says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember, there's plenty of serious information banks on Naruto already. We will never be as big as any one of them so just have fun with your articles. Go nuts. Reference people from the forum or threads you love. Just remember to keep it in good spirits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talk no Jutsu refers to the ability of Naruto (and many main characters from many anime series) to talk the antagonists out of their evil ways, and &quot;show them the light&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T14:44:05.890" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7471" CreationDate="2014-03-18T15:45:55.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is going to be an epilogue released in &lt;em&gt;Jump SQ.19&lt;/em&gt;'s April 14th issue. As to whether it's a season epilogue or for the manga as a whole is unknown. If it's received well and doesn't write them into a hole as far as the story goes, then I would say a 3rd manga season would be very likely to recoup the losses from season 2 of the anime. After all the manga still did fairly well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4170" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T07:20:14.790" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T07:20:14.790" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T21:23:35.333" Score="3" ViewCount="1518" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can Tobias in Sinnoh League Champions ep.658 own Latios? Latios, as a legendary Pokemon, appears only once in the whole Pokémon world and, for we all know, he is dead since the &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Heroes&lt;/em&gt; movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4174" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-03-19T00:14:14.600" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:52:19.203" Title="Is Tobias' Latios the same Latios as the one in the Pokémon Heroes movie?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2014-03-19T03:28:00.283" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may be a little late but Akari was at the railway crossing. The manga shows a picture of of a girl from behind then a close up of her left hand with a ring on it. After the trains are gone so is she, Takaki smiles and walks off. The next picture is of Akari but the young Akari standing on the other side, she smiles and waves good bye to Takaki who is already further down the road.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4176" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T03:28:00.283" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8123" CreationDate="2014-03-19T04:37:44.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Color of Armaments can be given to a weapon. Since weapon is non-living, Color of Observation and Conqueror's Haki cannot be provided. Weapons can be thought of like an extension of one's limbs (although not mentioned in OP, this is usually the case in most manga). Color of Armaments provides an extra layer of hard protection from external injury to one's body. With sufficient practice, it can be used as weapon to attack. Since weapons are an extension of one's body, weapons are given armament protection to make them more lethal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Rayleigh did mention that Color of Armaments can be imbued with a weapon for more impact. But how it is done has not been explained properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T14:17:27.773" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:17:27.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2014-03-19T04:46:46.460" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jimbei was officially a Shichibukai until he verbally told to Sengoku at Marineford that he is resigning. He was imprisoned just because he didn't follow World Government orders. So there is no reason why he should be wearing prison uniform as he was not a convict.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Ace, I think &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8126/why-didnt-jinbe-and-ace-wear-prisoner-uniforms/8133#comment9929_8126&quot;&gt;kaine&lt;/a&gt; must be right. It must be like when Gol. D Rodger was not in uniform when executed. A likely minor courtesy afforded those waiting execution could be the right to wear their own clothes for their final hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T12:59:44.617" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:59:44.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8135" CreationDate="2014-03-19T08:59:32.797" Score="8" ViewCount="126527" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro always (almost always) carries 3 swords with him. So the question is, what are the names and the grades of those 3 swords he is currently carrying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T05:14:22.387" LastActivityDate="2020-04-16T09:28:40.310" Title="What are the names and grades of Zoro's swords?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8134" CreationDate="2014-03-19T08:59:32.797" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following are the names and grades of the 3 swords currently (as of 16-April-2020) carried by Zoro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Wado_Ichimonji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wado Ichimonji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Wado Ichimonji is a sword of great personal importance to Roronoa Zoro, and it was once Kuina's and her family's sword. It is also one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Meito#21_O_Wazamono_Grade_Swords&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21 O Wazamono grade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; swords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sandai_Kitetsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sandai Kitetsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sandai Kitetsu is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Meito#Wazamono_Grade_Swords&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wazamono grade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; swords, a &quot;Sharp Sword&quot;. Like all of its predecessor Kitetsu swords, this one is said to be cursed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Enma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Enma&lt;/a&gt; (exchanged with the Shusui)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enma is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Meito#21_O_Wazamono_Grade_Swords&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21 O Wazamono grade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; swords. It was once wielded by Kozuki Oden alongside his other sword, Ame no Habakiri, and is one of the two only weapons known to have ever injured Kaido.&#xA;  After Oden's death, Enma was inherited by his daughter, Kozuki Hiyori. Hiyori would later gift the sword to Roronoa Zoro in exchange for the latter allowing Shusui, a national treasure, to remain in Wano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Past Swords:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yubashiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yubashiri&lt;/a&gt; (now destroyed and replaced by Shusui)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yubashiri was one of the fifty &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Meito#50_Ryo_Wazamono_Grade_Swords&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ryo Wazamono grade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; sword. Roronoa Zoro obtained this sword for free from a sword shop owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shusui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shusui&lt;/a&gt; (exchanged for Enma)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shusui is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Meito#21_O_Wazamono_Grade_Swords&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21 O Wazamono grade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; swords and was once wielded by the legendary samurai Ryuma. It is considered the national treasure of the Wano Country. After his death, the katana was buried with Ryuma, until his grave was robbed by Moriah's crew. Ryuma appeared as a zombie on Thriller Bark, who had been given Brook's shadow. After his defeat, Ryuma bequeathed the sword to Roronoa Zoro and said he was satisfied with Zoro as the sword's master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2020-04-16T09:28:40.310" LastActivityDate="2020-04-16T09:28:40.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8114" CreationDate="2014-03-19T11:21:42.763" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, per &quot;Madara's&quot; request, due to speculation and interpretation of how things have gone in Naruto so far. It really feels as so that Lee is really reliant to Gai to the point of seeing him as a guardian, or even a father. Notice how even his own parents did not help to comfort him after his failure at genjutsu and ninjutsu broke him down in tears. Maybe they're just really negligent towards him, but on the other hand, there was a war 12(Naruto part 1) - 17(Shippuuden) years ago, involving the Kyuubi. Now we know there were many casualties, such as Minato, Iruka's parents, etc. So therefore, it is possible, if not overall probable that his parents were in the war as well. This was different from most of the other wars, as it was on the home front, rather than invading another country. Therefore, the entire village would be in a total war situation, where every capable villager would be drafted to fight; knowledge of ninja skills irrelevant. For all we know, they could've been basic villagers who just sell fish for a living and they just so happened to get killed by the Kyuubi on its rampage. And then Lee being at most 1 years old, could've taken an oath to avenge his parents' deaths by learning jutsu (see how well that turned out...). But of course no information has ever been given about his family, so this is pure speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastEditorUserId="3590" LastEditDate="2014-03-19T11:46:16.470" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T11:46:16.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6752" CreationDate="2014-03-19T12:52:11.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Posting as answer because can't use spoilers in comments, still just a speculation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the recent development in the manga, it seems it might be something along the lines of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Keima is the one that chose me to be your host &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember Diana grew her wings once before (although they didn't notice), in manga Chapter 139 (can't remember which episode), after Keima apologizes to her in his library.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T12:52:11.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8113" CreationDate="2014-03-19T13:28:53.603" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Piano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Piano&lt;/a&gt; was the first son of King Piccolo. A Mutated Namek Piccolo created by spitting an egg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T13:28:53.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8130" CreationDate="2014-03-19T16:36:56.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although they are called &quot;legendary&quot;, these Pokémon are not necessarily unique in the anime (or in the games). A good example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Silver_%28Johto%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Silver&lt;/a&gt;, which is a younger Lugia. Tobias most likely has a second Latios. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T16:36:56.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-20T04:58:33.447" Score="5" ViewCount="1697" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is too sudden and I also know that it's quite useless to ask since it's now way too far from the storyline of the manga and anime. But it's just that I'm too curious. I'm rewatching the anime again, and I don't seem to see the part where Naruto mentions his name to Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4183" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T13:47:44.007" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:47:44.007" Title="When did Naruto mention his name to Jiraiya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-20T05:01:25.747" Score="5" ViewCount="9080" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering about the Void Century in One Piece. What happened during those years? The World Government came to be by taking down the mysterious KINGDOM. I really want to know the name of that kingdom.&#xA;Can anybody guess or give me something that would put me at ease?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4182" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T16:19:34.550" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T16:19:34.550" Title="What happened during the Void Century and the name of the KINGDOM?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8144" CreationDate="2014-03-20T05:21:53.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They didn't actually reveal anything yet, but there have been hints in the arcs of Skypiea, Robin's flashback arc, and fishman island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T05:21:53.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8144" CreationDate="2014-03-20T05:32:25.360" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The events during the Void Century has not yet been revealed, so for everyone it still remains a mystery, except for the Roger Pirates who have read the Poneglyphs and discovered the true history which the study is forbidden by the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the name of the Ancient Kingdom, its true name is a mystery, as the Gorosei ordered that Professor Clover be shot before he could speak its name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only details revealed so far are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Void Century&lt;/strong&gt; is a century-long gap in recorded and archaeological history, the study of which is forbidden by the World Government. These events occurred 800 to 900 years before the current storyline. It was hinted at during the Skypiea arc; the dates were seen in Robin's flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Birth of the World Government&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  800 years ago, at the end of the Void Century, the World Government was born and took political control of the entire world, uniting all countries and forming the Council of Kings. For the World Government, the events of the Void Century were better left unknown as information linked to it is considered far too dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ancient Weapons&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  The three Ancient Weapons are three weapons of mass destruction that are powerful enough to bring ruin to the entire world. They are known as &lt;strong&gt;Pluton&lt;/strong&gt;, an ancient ship capable of massive destruction, &lt;strong&gt;Poseidon&lt;/strong&gt;, a Mermaid with the ability to communicate with and control Sea Kings, and &lt;strong&gt;Uranus&lt;/strong&gt;, the properties of which remain unknown. The Ancient Weapons are the argument used by the World Government to forbid the research of the missing years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Void_Century&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T05:32:25.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8143" CreationDate="2014-03-20T05:41:29.213" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto did not need to mention his name to Jiraya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the training of walking over water, naruto had removed his clothes, and at that time the seal appeared on his belly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3OHNd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Jiraya was the keeper to the key to the seal. The 4th Hokage sealed the nine tails inside his son, Minato also named his son Naruto based on the novel that Jiraya had written. So using these threads, Jiraya would not need Naruto to mention his name, its just comes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T05:41:29.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8150" CreationDate="2014-03-20T06:55:21.890" Score="23" ViewCount="1763" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hayao Miyazaki is a famous director of anime movies such as &quot;Spirited Away&quot; and &quot;My Neighbor Totoro&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But has he ever made any anime series or manga besides movies? If so, what are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="51990" LastEditDate="2020-03-17T03:35:43.923" LastActivityDate="2020-03-17T03:35:43.923" Title="Has Hayao Miyazaki ever made an anime series or manga?" Tags="&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8148" CreationDate="2014-03-20T07:16:54.617" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki is surprisingly prolific as a creator of manga. His best-known work in the medium is, of course, &lt;em&gt;Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;, on which his movie of the same name was based (for an interesting comparison of the different versions, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.utdallas.edu/research/spacesciences/hairston/nausicaamanga_film.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). In a similar vein, he created a short manga for &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt; a few years ago, in the leadup to the film. You can check out his &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki#Manga_career&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; for more details. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-09/ghibli-suzuki/hayao-miyazaki-is-drawing-samurai-manga&quot;&gt;Reports suggest&lt;/a&gt; that Miyazaki is currently working on another manga, which will apparently be about samurai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki has never been the sole director of a television anime, but prior to his work on &lt;em&gt;Nausicaä&lt;/em&gt;, he did extensive work on a number of television anime series (animation at first, and later, episode direction and co-direction), first at Toei, and later at A Pro and Nippon Animation (after that, of course, he founded Ghibli, and the rest is history). Prominent works in his oeuvre includes the first &lt;em&gt;Lupin III&lt;/em&gt; anime and &lt;em&gt;Heidi: Girl of the Alps&lt;/em&gt; (both co-directed with long-time collaborator and Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata). Since &lt;em&gt;Nausicaä&lt;/em&gt;, however, Miyazaki has done no further work on television anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I forgot about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Boy_Conan&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Future Boy Conan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is basically a Miyazaki show, technicalities of crediting notwithstanding (thanks, @JonathanVanMatre). For more details, take a look at @leonbloy's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-20T17:17:16.443" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T17:17:16.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8170" CreationDate="2014-03-20T13:44:30.707" Score="2" ViewCount="29979" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragons are assumed to be myth or somewhat a legend in someway in Fairy Tail. They also disappeared in Fairy Tail. But what was the reason behind them disappearing. We have seen in an episode that Grandeeney and Igneel are still very much alive, but seem to look as though they are in hiding. Also what's up with all dragons disappearing on the same day and the same year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated :). If there's anything from the manga, please include in answer. I do not think they have covered it in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-20T13:56:12.697" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T02:48:24.813" Title="What happened to the Dragons?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8161" CreationDate="2014-03-20T14:14:23.770" Score="6" ViewCount="2986" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really like Evangelion's anime and movies, and love the universe, but don't speak Japanese. I've tried to find video games on the universe, but the closest I found which made reference to Evangelion was Phantasy Star Portable on PSP, which have a plug suit and Longinus spear as bonus equipment...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any games placed in the Evangelion universe that have been at least officially translated into English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add a little to the question, video game websites list these games (for current platforms):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;PS3&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gekiatsu Pachige Damashii Max Evangelion (JAP only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;DS&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;CR Neon Genesis Evangelion : Angels Return (JAP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Puchi Eva : Evangelion Game (JAP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;PSP&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Evangelion : Jo (JAP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion : Battle Orchestra Portable (JAP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion : Girlfriend of Steel Special Version (JAP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion : Shinjitsu no Tsubasa (JAP/cancelled?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion : Tamashii no Kiseki (JAP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion Sound Impact (PlayStation Store) (JAP/cancelled?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3502" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T08:22:50.383" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:22:50.383" Title="Are there any Evangelion games out there in US or EU?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8188" CreationDate="2014-03-20T15:23:37.113" Score="3" ViewCount="440" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 3rd episode, Yousuke asks Mikoto to hold his breath for 3 minutes by indulging his head into a bowl of water to let him join the bicycle club. After one day of training, Mikoto manages to hold his breath for 4 minutes. When Yousuke asks him how he achieved that, Mikoto answers that he replaced the water with soda to be able to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand how using sode instead of water would help someone to hold his breath longer. What is the explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rbcu9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KvNZW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-20T15:28:46.850" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T19:33:37.263" Title="How did Mikoto hold his breath for four minutes?" Tags="&lt;over-drive&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-20T16:01:42.820" Score="4" ViewCount="30853" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just watched the One Piece Movie - The Battle of Z and it left me wondering who it was that killed Zephyr's crew (while he was in the Navy) and then became a warlord? It says he was a devil fruit user and that is why he acquired that weapon on/as his arm to take out all the devil fruit users he could. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it get explained anywhere in the manga? Any helpful information would be appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4122" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T07:11:41.670" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T04:11:04.803" Title="Who is it that killed Zephyr's crew and then became a warlord?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8148" CreationDate="2014-03-20T16:48:16.630" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding anime series (manga answered by senshin): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki has a single anime series of his own: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=899&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Conan, the boy of the future&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;Mirai Shōnen Konan&quot; - &quot;Future Boy Conan&quot;). It's a TV series, from 1979, in 26 episodes. Miyazaki is not credited as the sole director (Takahata and Hayakawa directed some episodes), but he not only lead the direction but also the script and the characters. Sadly, it was not released in the US/UK, but it was seen on TV (dubbed) in several foreign countries, such as Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also directed some chapters of the Lupin III anime series (before he directed the movie &quot;Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro&quot;), and six of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/holmes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sherlock Hound&lt;/a&gt;. And he worked as a relevant collaborator (mainly layout) with Tahakata's series &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2225/Alps_no_Shoujo_Heidi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heidi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074002/fullcredits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marco&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4193" LastEditorUserId="4193" LastEditDate="2020-03-16T20:05:26.837" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T20:05:26.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7232" CreationDate="2014-03-20T17:01:03.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that was &quot;ReAl Proxy&quot;.&#xA; Daedalus's purpose was to create proxy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4093" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T17:01:03.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7232" CreationDate="2014-03-20T20:46:36.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her name is written in katakana as リル・メイヤ (Riru Meiya), leaves her romanized name up to interpretation... but it's speculated that there seems to be a some parallel between the her ID number (124C41+) and the episode title: リル124C41+/RE-l124c41+ and Re-L as a character. The code is based off of a sci-fi novel by Hugo Gernsback, titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_124C_41%2B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ralph 124C 41+&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The title in itself, is a play on words meaning &quot;one to foresee for one another (1 2 4C 4 1 +)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's assumed that the significance of her name is based on the protagonist of the book, who saves the heroine by directing energy at an avalanche, and then continues to do on about about modern technology and the wonders which actually proved as successful predictions in regards of the technology we have today. E.g., solar power, transcontinental air travel, synthetic foods, tape recorders, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that like most (if not all) of the characters in the series, she's named after historical figures, philosophers, and/or fictional characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's speculation in the fan community that Re-L may be an imperfect clone of Monad Proxy and her name is a reflection on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-20T21:07:17.643" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T21:07:17.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8153" CreationDate="2014-03-20T21:07:02.267" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;None of those games have any official translation or has been localized to English. There is a fan-translated version of the first Girlfriend of Steel that was ported to Flash. I don't know how accurate it is or where you'd go to find it these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with the list that you have, there's a couple of more &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Category%3aVideo_Games&quot;&gt;listed in this wiki Category&lt;/a&gt;, which isn't complete by a long shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of official translations, you can look through faqs at places like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/930008-neon-genesis-evangelion-tsukurareshi-sekai-another/faqs/45735&quot;&gt;Game Faqs&lt;/a&gt; which includes translations of the UI and game text. It's not nearly as convenient but it's really all there is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T21:07:02.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4195" CreationDate="2014-03-21T01:26:19.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you haven't finished the manga, the text below may be a spoiler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Okay, there is a reason - in the last 2-3 chapters of the manga, it was revealed that Tsukune was allowed to become a vampire to fight against Alucard, and I think that it was implied that he was supposed to be a middle man for negotiations between the two in the future in the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4195" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T02:26:36.817" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T02:26:36.817" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7961" CreationDate="2014-03-21T01:43:19.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;Until now there's still no flash back about their relationship.&lt;/s&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From chapter 450 'The One And Only This World' it was confirmed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hg2aS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &#xA;Mavis and Zeref love each other, and because of Zeref's curse, Mavis died&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2015-09-01T14:22:37.467" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T14:22:37.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6650" CreationDate="2014-03-21T02:44:01.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My two cents in four letters: PLOT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The developer that messed the servers was a kill-ballad fan, and its like 60's batman villain all over: it has to have a trademark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also gives foreshadowing of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the final battle where Kai uses his slow time ability to defeat the boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also led to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the short romantic fanservice that ended with frau kissing an unconscious Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from all points, it made sense FROM THE PLOT point of view, to fix the robot riot that way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, like a real world explanation? The guy had some mental disorder. A Savant Idiot of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But !!! (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-kYiDbG39s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;click HERE for the real point&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; WE DIG GIANT ROBOTS!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T02:44:01.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7831" CreationDate="2014-03-21T03:32:02.820" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Gen Urobuchi from his interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum it up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homura cannot rewind time until one month of time has passed after March 16th, the start of her time loop.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before then, Homura can only stop time and the sand in her sand timer from falling.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homura cannot rewind short periods of time or go forward in time at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides time, her shield serves the purpose as a probably infinitely spacious storage for all of her artillery. It should also be noted that her shield is quite fragile and clearly not a defensive tool. It can be broken as seen in Rebellion Story when Sayaka stabs the gear mechanism and renders it unusable. (Then again, this is debatable, as the universe Homura created in her witch world bended many laws of magic from the normal universe.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain her constant time-stopping when she was chasing the truck in Ep. 6, one could speculate that she was trying to conserve her magic by periodically stopping and starting time. Perhaps the truck was moving too quickly for the small (fixed?) period of time Homura had to move after stopping time. Note that the average running speed of a human is 8 mph and the truck was probably moving at about 60 mph, just at the speed limit for trucks on highways in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4196" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T03:32:02.820" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2014-03-21T06:53:48.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is may be they were new in the prison and were supposed to be there for a short amount of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ace : he was going to be executed. So there was no reason to give him a proper uniform.&#xA;Jimbei : he was opposing the war but his decision was not final until he said so to sengoku at marin ford. I mean to say is there was a chance that he would support the government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my speculation don't know if it makes sense &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4198" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T06:53:48.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8155" CreationDate="2014-03-21T07:32:07.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Warlord who killed Zephyr's crew is not named even in the current chapter of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, it was stated that the pirate who killed Zephyr's crew became a warlord during the timeskip. Therefore, there are only three possibilities: &lt;strong&gt;Trafalgar Law&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Buggy&lt;/strong&gt; and the currently &lt;strong&gt;unnamed warlord&lt;/strong&gt;. However, it it also not yet revealed whether the unnamed warlord is a devil fruit user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T16:14:21.603" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T16:14:21.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8168" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8169" CreationDate="2014-03-21T09:22:21.230" Score="5" ViewCount="11754" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this One Piece picture on a friend's wallpaper and became curious whether any of these characters were really based on the people they're paired with (as confirmed by the production itself) or if this was just a product of a person's creative imagination. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XGbsX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. I don't watch One Piece so I'm pretty clueless. Forgive me for that. lol &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T07:01:38.703" LastActivityDate="2020-04-09T20:13:05.593" Title="Are any of these One PIece characters based on real people like this image suggests?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8168" CreationDate="2014-03-21T10:05:10.390" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't validate the genuineness of the link contents, but this is what I could find: &lt;a href=&quot;http://orojackson.com/threads/odas-inspiration-for-various-one-piece-elements.1425/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Character Inspirations for Oda&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aokiji/Kuzan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kuzan has been confirmed to be based on the late actor Yasaku Matsuda. One of the characters the actor played even had similar hairstyle, clothing and sleep mask design. Kuzan's birthday is also based on Matsuda's. Kuzan's nick-name (Aokiji) is taken from the Momotaro Legends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akainu/Sakazuki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Akainu has been confirmed to be based on the famous Japanese actor, Bunta Sugawara. Akainu's real name, Sakazuki is apparently based on the three movies of Bunta Sugawara with &quot;Sakazuki&quot; in the title. Akainu's birthday is also based on Sugawara's. The name &quot;Akainu&quot; is taken from the Momotaro Legends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basil Hawkins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Hawkins' name is derived from a real life pirate and a navigator. His given name came from Basil Ringrose, while his surname came from John Hawkins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The three sisters are based on the Gorgon Sisters from Greek Mythology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capone Bege&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Capone Bege is named after the real life 1920's gangster, Alphonse &quot;Al&quot; Capone. His inspiration is both from Capone as well as the English privateer, William le Sauvage. He also shares his birthday with Al Capone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emporio Ivankov&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Is confirmed to be inspired from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Specifically, Ivankov's look is based on Tim Curry's Dr. Frank-N-Furter role. His tendency to call people &quot;candies&quot; could be a reference to a line from the Rocky Horror song 'Sweet Transvestite', &quot;...he thought you were the candy man.&quot; Another similarity the two have is the fact that they can both turn men into transvestites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Is based on a Japanese mythological &quot;thunder god&quot; known as Raijin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eustass Kid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Kid is named after a real life pirate, William Kidd, who was also nicknamed &quot;Captain&quot;. His surname is taken from Eustace the Monk, another real life pirate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fujitora/Issho&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Fujitora has been confirmed to be based on the Japanese actor Shintaro Katsu, more specifically his role as Zatoichi, the blind swordsman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hannyabal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Although not confirmed, many believe Hannyabal is based on the the Hannya mask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jewelry Bonney&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed and Bonney is named after the real-life 18th century Irish female pirate Anne Bonny, a noble turned pirate, who operated in the Caribbean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kizaru/Borasalino&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kizaru has been confirmed to be based on the Japanese Actor Kunie Tanaka, Kizaru's clothes, real name (Borsalino) and birthday, are apparently based on a movie character that Kunie Tanaka played in his youth. His nick-name &quot;Kizaru&quot; is taken from the Momotaro Legends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sabo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Is possibly inspired by Artful Dodger, a character in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The characters share similar style's of clothing (top hat, sleeves, etc) and they are both of &quot;mischievous&quot; group of children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sanjuan Wolf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Known as the &quot;Colossal Battleship&quot; is possibly based on the Spanish Battleship/Warship San Juan Nepomuceno. The warship also participated in the &quot;Battle Of Trafalgar&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scratchmen Apoo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Apoo's name is derived from real life Chinese pirate, Chui A-poo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sentomaru&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Is possibly based on the Japanese folklore hero Kintarō (also known as samurai Sakata no Kintoki), who was notable for wearing nothing but a bib, carrying a massive axe, and sumo wrestling with bears. Additionally, his attack, Ashigara Dokkoi, is a pun on Mt. Ashigara, the place where Kintaro was raised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shiliew&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Is possibly inspired by Yasunori Kato, a fictional character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trafalgar Law&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Law's name is derived from real life pirate Edward Low. Law's apparently infamous cruelty echoes Edward Low's own reputation for violently torturing victims before killing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vander Decken IX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Not officially confirmed, but Vander Decken IX is inspired by the Flying Dutchman legend. He is the captain of the ship &quot;Flying Dutchman&quot; and as a Fishman, Vander Decken is a devil fruit user making him unable to swim, where as most other adaptations portray the captain in a human form who cannot step onto land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whitebeard and Blackbeard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Both are inspired by real life pirate known as Edward Teach. Whitebeard's character design and traits are also confirmed to be based on the owner of the pub Oda liked going to. The owner often sat down in the store with medical equipment hooked up to his nose and drank, calling sake &quot;medicine&quot; while telling war stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whitebeard's own line in his first appearance, &quot;I'm not talking to any snot-nosed airheads.&quot; was in fact an exact phrase the owner often said to customers. Unfortunately, the pub owner passed away by the time Oda revealed this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Urouge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Urouge's name comes from the real life 16th century Turkish pirate, Oruc, one of the Barbarossa brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X Drake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been confirmed that Drake's name is based on real life privateer, Sir Francis Drake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:08:46.707" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:08:46.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8152" CreationDate="2014-03-21T11:23:38.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, little has been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On July 7, X777, all the Dragons, except Acnologia, seemingly vanished, most notably, Igneel, Metalicana, and Grandeeney, who each abandoned their young foster children, leaving the species to be remembered as little more than a myth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the events of the year X784, society does not believe in the existence of Dragons. However, the destruction of Tenrou Island caused by one of them, called Acnologia, changed society's view on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T11:23:38.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8173" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-21T17:21:15.293" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T17:21:15.293" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T17:21:15.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8174" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-21T17:21:15.293" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T17:21:15.293" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T17:21:15.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8175" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-21T17:22:33.393" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T17:22:33.393" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T17:22:33.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8176" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-21T17:22:33.393" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T17:22:33.393" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T17:22:33.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8177" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12848" CreationDate="2014-03-21T21:14:06.810" Score="10" ViewCount="34554" Body="&lt;p&gt;Might just be me missing an explanation part in the manga, or just not properly understanding at the time. But how does Luffy's Gear 2nd and 3rd attacks work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K2yHr.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T03:20:50.550" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T08:15:30.973" Title="How do Luffy's Gear attacks work?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-21T21:40:20.760" Score="2" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naoto boasts about his ability and gives 30 minutes handicap to other players. Then surprisingly Yuki sends a mail to Naoto in which she asks Naoto to stop fooling around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm very confused at this point. I have finished the series and I haven't seen Yuki and Naoto together even once. There is not even another sign about they knew each other. What is the background of this intimate message? Where does they know each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vCLrD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;Episode 11&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T21:40:20.760" Title="What is the explanation of Yuki sending e-mail to Naoto?" Tags="&lt;over-drive&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8177" CreationDate="2014-03-21T21:48:23.973" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's explained right there in the manga, and it's due to Luffy's rubber body &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear 2nd  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy uses his rubber body like a pump, to pump the blood through his system quicker. This strengthens his abilities. It's also not healthy for his body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear 3rd&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy bites a hole in himself, and then blows up a part of his body like a balloon.  He is able to increase the size of his body this way (and since air actually does have mass, he increases the effective mass of his blows too). The first few times Luffy had done this, it has left him small briefly after using it, but apparently, this has stopped happening. He probably learned to do it without becoming small during the time skip.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T12:13:58.307" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T12:13:58.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8177" CreationDate="2014-03-21T21:51:16.710" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gear 2nd:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He circulates more blood in his veins by using his legs (or arms) as a pump. This fast blood stream would shatter blood veins of a normal human. But since Luffy's body acts like &quot;gomu&quot;, his veins stretch and make this possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gear 3rd:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He bites a part of his body (usually his finger) to open a hole there. Next he inhales huge amounts of air into his lungs by stretching them. Then he blows this wind through the hole he opened to bloat up his body. So that his body looks bigger.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Of course, by doing this his body mass wouldn't increase very much, so he shouldn't be able to throw enormously powerful punches in real world dynamics as animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T21:51:16.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13676" CreationDate="2014-03-21T22:11:17.770" Score="5" ViewCount="1732" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/rave-master&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;rave-master&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;rave-master&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fairy-tail&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fairy-tail&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fairy-tail&lt;/a&gt; I noticed the high similarity in their characters. Some even being identical copies of the characters out of the other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how common is it for a mangaka to maintain the same character design through out several of their manga's? Or is this just something Hiro Mashima does ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T12:22:52.620" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T12:22:52.620" Title="Is it common for mangaka to maintain the same characters design between different titles?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8183" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8184" CreationDate="2014-03-22T01:57:17.217" Score="4" ViewCount="20485" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the manga Kingdom based on historical events and/or entities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and if so, how historically accurate is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and finally, if possible, where can I read about the history of China in these times (~245 B.C.)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T08:19:34.090" Title="Is the manga Kingdom based on historical events?" Tags="&lt;kingdom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8183" CreationDate="2014-03-22T03:57:29.907" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, most and maybe even all the events in Kingdom are based on historical events during the Warring States Period of ancient China (475-221 BCE). As for accurateness, of course there are some exaggerations and more spectacularity due to it being a manga/anime. But it tends to be pretty close to the historical facts we know of that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the most accurate fact list I could find can be seen on &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20170720120838/http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/477476-The-Ultimate-Facts-Thread-on-Kingdom-Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this forum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we are making a thread on historical facts about characters and events in Kingdom. We will be comparing characters and events in the Kingdom manga with what was recorded in the history books(as much as we know). This thread will contain mainly information on characters, both real and fictitious, in Kingdom while we will (hopefully) make another thread on events. This will hopefully answer questions that you guys might have, bust some myths, and increase your overall interest in this manga. Since we are merely history enthusiasts and not a history professor or anything, do feel free to contribute and/or point out any mistakes here. I will be using the character's pinyin names as I am more familiar with them but their Japanese names will be there under the character's &quot;Name&quot; section for easy reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your last question, some basic information and history can be read on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and there are also plenty of books out there as mentioned in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funny side note: this manga will go down in history itself as well, as it is a world record holder recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-21/kingdom-earns-guinness-record-for-manga-written-by-most-people&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga written by most people&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2019-01-08T08:19:34.090" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T08:19:34.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8187" CreationDate="2014-03-22T08:42:41.087" Score="9" ViewCount="1881" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading a wiki article about an anime character I found that they have mentioned every details of a character, including the details of his weight, height, age and even the date of birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can you say that the anime character was born on a particular date and currently has a particular weight. What determines all these details. Are these details provided by the creator of the character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4208" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T15:05:25.473" Title="How is the height, weight and age of characters determined?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8185" CreationDate="2014-03-22T15:05:25.473" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are provided by the creators, often together with artworks of the characters. Fans like them, so these infos can be used to advertise for the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an example (from Free!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6RIes.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T15:05:25.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8154" CreationDate="2014-03-22T19:33:37.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did not watch this Series, nor could I find a official source stating this. This is just a theory I deduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering he said &amp;quot;see, because it's harder to drink soda.&amp;quot; He most likely figured: If you drink, you hold your breath. If you drink soda it's harder/takes longer. So I can hold my breath longer. Looking at the response of him and the people he says it to I find this to be one of the best explanations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the actual physics behind it for him to actually manage to last longer due to this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The air we breath is 21% oxygen. By inhaling 100% oxygen for a couple of minutes (enough to washout the nitrogen from the functional residual capacity in your lungs), you can pretty much hold your breath about 4-5 times longer than normal. Anesthesiologists routinely do this before putting patients out as a safety thing (hence the mask when you &amp;quot;go off to sleep&amp;quot;) because in an emergency the patient can usually &amp;quot;hold&amp;quot; his or her breath for 5-10 minutes after breathing 100% oxygen. And this works because the patient is already unconscious and &lt;strong&gt;can't feel his/her CO2 level rising.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing this awake, however, is very difficult as you can feel that CO2 rise and even though your lungs are still full of oxygen your brain will be freaking out and demanding that you take a breath. It is possible to overcome that breath instinct, however, with some training or serious dedication. This is part of the reason that hyperventilation (really rapid deep breathing) before breath holding helps you hold your breath - you drive your CO2 level way down and it takes longer for your brain to reach the freakout point while you're breath-holding. This is also why it's dangerous to do so: while that CO2 level is rising again you may well burn through your oxygen reserve (and since your brain still feels fine with regards to CO2) you can lose consciousness from hypoxia. Fun, right?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ph0df/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short Summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to him getting used to the CO2 level Rising, his brain does not panic him to take a breath. So due to training in CO2 he most likely reduced the point of forcefully needing to breath to 4 minutes. Which is also about the max we can hold in with 21% oxygen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T19:33:37.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5770" CreationDate="2014-03-23T01:06:17.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it might be&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_God_Exaxxion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cannon God Exaxxion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hōichi Kano, the Grandson (revealed in stage three to be son) of world famous inventor Hōsuke Kano, is a student at Howa High School in Musashino City, Japan. At the tenth anniversary of first contact with the Leopoldians, an alien race, the unveiling of an Elevator Ship, designed for orbital transport to and from the Leopoldian home world and Earth, is about to take place. However, this was just a ploy to take control of the Earth, using their advanced technology and large Leopoldian work force on Earth to their advantage. It is now up to Hōichi, with the help of his grandfather, his school friend Akane, and Isaka, who recently transferred to Howa High School, to stop them and save Earth.&#xA;  And makes use off allot of obscure jokes like the one mentioned in your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T01:06:17.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8192" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8209" CreationDate="2014-03-23T01:08:01.073" Score="6" ViewCount="2072" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a manga I read about 3 or 4 years ago and I'm having some trouble trying to find it again. It was a shounen manga, and the premise was that a girl was trying to either capture the most monsters, or become one of the best monster hunter in the world. She encounters someone on her travels who says that he's a monster trapped in human form, and he had bracelets and a neckband that enabled this. If I remember correctly, he was a sort of monkey-dragon hybrid, and that at the beginning he was able to morph one of his  arms into one much larger that was covered in scales and had claws at the ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl at the beginning was able to control his transformations, and the monsters characters goal was to regain his true form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember much else besides that the boy had orange hair and was rude, that there was another character introduced that led to a dynamic similar to the main cast in Naruto, and that they had all three joined a monster hunting guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4214" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:12:34.683" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:12:34.683" Title="What is this shounen manga about a female monster hunter?" Tags="&lt;buster-keel&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:23:59.057" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8250" CreationDate="2014-03-23T01:22:45.167" Score="10" ViewCount="29204" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, when Jiraiya fights Pain, he goes out of the barrier to confirm his suspicion about Pain (that all the 7 pains are dead) but he could have used a shadow clone instead. Shadow clones can transfer knowledge and experience (as told by Kakashi) and if Jiraiya had the chakra to maintain the barrier, swim when he is badly injured and then be alive just to write a message on the back of the toad (apparently I forgot the toad's name), he could have had the chakra to create a shadow clone. Why didn't he do so? [Why did he have die? I feel so sad about him :'( ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4215" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:58:50.497" Title="Why did Jiraiya have to die?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18823" CreationDate="2014-03-23T03:40:00.113" Score="13" ViewCount="3535" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching a few series I realised that some of them use different opening/ending songs in each episode (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8769/Ore_no_Imouto_ga_Konnani_Kawaii_Wake_ga_Nai&quot;&gt;Oreimo&lt;/a&gt;). I noticed that it must've been quite expensive to do this, and some other animes like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/15051/Love_Live!_School_Idol_Project&quot;&gt;Love Live&lt;/a&gt; use the same song sang by different people every episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the first anime that has done this, and can you list the animes that has done this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clarification&lt;/strong&gt;: If the anime has 12 episodes, there has to be &lt;strong&gt;12 different endings&lt;/strong&gt;, not less than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2937" LastEditorUserId="2937" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T02:16:15.547" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T14:45:30.927" Title="What was the first anime that uses different ending/opening songs in every episode?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15324" CreationDate="2014-03-23T05:35:05.933" Score="1" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the story of the manga, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it is said that after Ei Sei escaped Zhao (and eventually rescued by Qin troops), the King became aware of his escape minutes right after they exited the last gate, sending Zhao's cavalry to search for him. Everyone but Sei died, and even then had to be rescued almost at the end of the way.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; If they went through all this trouble to just get Ei Sei, it is only strongly implied that Sei's mother, who hadn't been rescued, would be in grave danger, probably geting killed some time soon (since Sei's Zhao pursuers at some point mentioned that it didn't matter if they captured Sei dead or alive), and if not heavily watched and/or tortured and disgraced more harshly that she had been before (since people's logic of those times was so flawed that they would go so far as to blame some innocent person from a nation for the crimes of some other person from the same nation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, I am wondering &lt;strong&gt;how the hell did she get out from Zhao?&lt;/strong&gt; (seeing as Sei's initially unnoticed escape was barely possible.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But having read until chapter 185, yet another question arises in my head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If Sei and his mother hated each other so much (she tried to kill him), &lt;strong&gt;why on earth was she rescued in the first place to begin with?&lt;/strong&gt; A thorough explanation on this would be great and would stop me from having to open a new question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from this, comes a question that might be considered off-topic, but I'll ask it anyway just in case. Is there any similar real life historic records chronicling how Lady Zhao somehow moved from Zhao to Qin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've done a quick read of Wikipedia and seem to not find anything, however I will keep on researching and update this if I find the answer on my own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T20:33:25.130" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T08:49:58.273" Title="How did Ei Sei's mother, the Queen Mother, escape/get rescued from Zhao?" Tags="&lt;kingdom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8197" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-23T07:33:31.400" Score="6" ViewCount="1294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Zetsuen No Tempest the Tree of Beginnings/Genesis was actually responsible behind the Black Iron Sickness which involved turning people into iron/black iron. On the wikia it says this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Black Iron Sickness (黒鉄病, Kurogane Byou) is a disease thought to be caused by the awakening of the Tree of Zetsuen. It is actually caused by the Tree of Beginnings trying to stop the Tree of Zetsuen from awakening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what would this have achieved in turning people into iron and how would this stop the Tree of Zetsuen/Exodus from being revived by Samon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T23:40:43.200" Title="Why did the Tree of Beginnings turn people into Iron?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6879" CreationDate="2014-03-23T07:45:24.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this was asked a while ago but I have to say this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You probably forgot, since it was all the way back in episode 1, but Okabe &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; see the machine on the roof... not crashed, and hence he hears the scream. It's only after he leaves the building and sends the first demail that he sees the crashed &quot;satellite&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4217" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T07:45:24.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5770" CreationDate="2014-03-23T08:59:15.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Neo_Armstrong_Cyclone_Jet_Armstrong_Cannon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=918&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gintama&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IiytA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T08:59:15.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8201" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8207" CreationDate="2014-03-23T11:25:38.057" Score="9" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;p&gt;So there is a virtual reality device, the Nerve Gear, popularly used for MMOs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm concerned, we never see SAO or Alfheim using any sort of login screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it makes sense for SAO to lack a login screen, since you can't log out. But what about Alfheim? How do normal, sane games authenticate their players?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do MMO Nerve Gear games use username/password credentials?&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it implied &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;anywhere&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the series? If I recall correctly, Kirito would just put on his Nerve Gear and instantly enter Alfheim without any sort of password screen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe the device serves as the credential itself?&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But if I steal your device, I could impersonate you in all games...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Besides, using a device ID is not secure at all. If I figure out your device's ID, I could hack mine to use such ID and then login as yourself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they do some complex biological scan on your body to create an unique ID...&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That doesn't sound very reliable. Or healthy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T05:54:13.647" Title="How do online Nerve Gear games handle player authentication?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8203" CreationDate="2014-03-23T14:21:13.577" Score="5" ViewCount="10781" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I'm watching these filler episodes, I am wondering, why was Danzo still alive, after doing all the things he did to The Third? He hid a Wood style user, he tried to assassinate Sarutobi (not even once), he tried to lure the Anbu forces to join the Federation, he tried to manipulate the Hokage election after the death of Minato, and so on (just from these couple of episodes, without mentioning the whole &quot;rivalry&quot; between them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Third was aware of the situations, since he warned Danzo a lot of times. So even if he was a member of the Hokage's council, why did Sarutobi endure the disrespect and danger that came from Danzo? I would've been pleased even with a ban from the Village, but given what he had done, Sarutobi could've eliminated Danzo without any efforts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T21:40:13.153" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T11:11:56.040" Title="Why didn't Sarutobi kill Danzo?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8202" CreationDate="2014-03-23T14:26:44.987" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo was, in his own way, protecting the Hidden Leaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo would normally do the &quot;dirty work&quot; and handle with that &quot;black ops&quot; of the Hidden Leaf, thus keeping the village officials clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They had their disagreements, and yes Danzo did act in order to dispose of the Third and have control over the Hidden Leaf, but Hiruzen always believed that all he's doing was for the best of the village, so he let it slide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T14:26:44.987" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8210" CreationDate="2014-03-23T16:30:37.477" Score="3" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Dark Matter's defeat, he stabs Yomikawa to further hurt Accelerator, which causes Accelerator to sprout his black wings and then tell him something in angel language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English translation says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“—yjrpEVILqw”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does he say in Japanese though? I tried finding the raw but couldn't, and my Japanese-fu isn't that good. Anyone familiar enough knows what he says there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T10:32:14.697" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T10:32:14.697" Title="What does Accelerator say to Dark Matter at the end of their fight?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-23T18:13:04.833" Score="4" ViewCount="1198" Body="&lt;p&gt;It starts with a group of high schoolers in a room being made into a kingdom, where each day a new king or queen is chosen, along with two nobles and the rest as commoners, the nobles and commoners have to obey all that the king or queen of the days demands, commoners also have to obey the nobles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this manga is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4221" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T17:10:19.173" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T17:10:19.173" Title="What is this manga about a high school class that turns into a kingdom?" Tags="&lt;oukoku-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:24:02.197" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8201" CreationDate="2014-03-23T19:49:31.147" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question can pretty much be answered by watching episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Nerve Gear uses a username and password identification system as shown at 01:37 of episode 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MZapF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Account and password login screen&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you mentioned, this does not occur in &lt;em&gt;Alfheim Online&lt;/em&gt;. This is where we can consider the Nerve Gear to be the authentication factor, being a device that stores the save data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We know it can save data Yui's data was saved to his Nerve Gear and was transferred to &lt;em&gt;Alfheim Online&lt;/em&gt; as a result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if I steal your device, I could impersonate you in all games...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would indeed be true, but doesn't the same count for login credentials? If you steal somebody's username and password, you can also impersonate that person in game. And don't forget, it's harder to steal physical objects all around the world than to steal some username and password from your home computer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-03-24T00:39:11.793" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T00:39:11.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8192" CreationDate="2014-03-23T22:13:45.037" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From your description, I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=36335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buster Keel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Its serialization began in 2008 in Japan and completed with 12 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Vf6F.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the description from Baka-Updates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Keel, the hero of our story, is looking desperately for Siva the so called &quot;best monster fighter&quot; to retrieve something precious that he took away from him, on his search he joins a beginner monster fighter girl, along with her flying pig monster and goes for an adventure to find Siva who for some reason has been missing for two years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl in the description, named &lt;a href=&quot;http://busterkeel.wikia.com/wiki/Lavie_Heartful&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lavie&lt;/a&gt;, is a monster hunter. She has a Devil Pig named Mippy as a monster partner, and she can enhance the power of the monster partner by playing her guitar. This works by having the monster partner wear a &lt;em&gt;contract ring&lt;/em&gt;, which allows her &lt;em&gt;contract melody&lt;/em&gt; to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the fight with King Lizard in chapter 1, &lt;a href=&quot;http://busterkeel.wikia.com/wiki/Keel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Keel&lt;/a&gt; wears a &lt;em&gt;contract ring&lt;/em&gt; and tell Lavie to play her music. The result is that Keel's arm is restored to that of his original form (Dragon Ape).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZzJRZl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Keel with his arm restored&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown in the same chapter that the collar on Keel's neck maintains him in human form and it was unsealed by Lavie's magic during the battle. Keel's goal is to find Siva (the person who defeated him and turn him into human form) and change back to his original form of Dragon Ape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T22:13:45.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8204" CreationDate="2014-03-24T00:35:15.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「——ｙｊｒｐ悪ｑｗ」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 15 (Old Testament), chapter &lt;i&gt;Dark_Matter&lt;/i&gt;, section 4 (p. 320).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%82%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;悪 (あく / &lt;em&gt;aku&lt;/em&gt;) means &quot;evil&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. The surrounding letters don't appear to gain any additional meaning in Japanese - they're probably just gibberish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T00:35:15.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8217" CreationDate="2014-03-24T10:43:28.860" Score="6" ViewCount="5939" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been seeing &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; for a long time. I came to notice that during any funny scene, Nico Robin is never seen to make any kind of funny or weird face while all the other Straw Hat crew members do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Oda at some time mention this specifically? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T16:13:35.350" LastActivityDate="2019-08-14T13:33:45.477" Title="Why is Robin never seen making funny faces?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6220" CreationDate="2014-03-24T12:56:13.383" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Term &lt;strong&gt;Character Voice(CV)&lt;/strong&gt; has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as Animec and Newtype, for a voice actor associated with a particular anime or game character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Some voice actors — especially certain voice actresses — often have devoted international fan-clubs. Some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So your theory that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Was it more common back in, say, the 80s or thereabouts for voice&#xA;  actors to be credited in anime opening credits&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be true. But I didn't found anything to confirm it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the particular case of that opening I think that it was just some kind of joke, if I remember well on that opening the main characters that appeared were Hitagi and Kaiki, but not Koyomi. Also the opening itself just don't fit with the anime style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer was useful to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2999" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T12:56:13.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7437" CreationDate="2014-03-24T13:07:58.380" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, now that the BD is out, I went back and checked. Here's how it goes down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;生まれ変わったら、何になろう？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If I get reincarnated, what could I be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;お花になろう。蝶々になろう。蟻ん子になろう。お芋になろう。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I could be a flower, or a butterfly, or an ant, or a potato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;何になっても大丈夫だよ。だってね。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;No matter what I become, I'll be okay. You know why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;超平和バスターズはずーっと仲良しだから！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Because the Super Peace Busters are friends forever!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation mine because I don't have access to the subs that were shown in theaters (I don't know if they were even released anywhere).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/T6Xox&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Album of after credits scene.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T07:38:39.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8213" CreationDate="2014-03-24T13:17:54.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't read anything official. But I think it's just part of its cold personality, as you should know, she is always thinking the worst possibility when some danger is coming (scaring Usopp and Chopper in the process, maybe intentionally xD).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2999" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T13:17:54.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8213" CreationDate="2014-03-24T13:30:14.083" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nico Robin had a lonely childhood. Her mother was out on her expedition to uncover the secrets of the Void Century. Her only friends during her childhood days were the scholars of Ohara, and Saul for sometime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During her time with Saul she was shown to smile and laugh in a funny manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dWCrn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dWCrnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But soon, at the age of 8, after the extermination of Ohara along with her friends and mother, she was on the run with a bounty of 79 million beri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2gFA1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2gFA1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kh4V8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kh4V8m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was always targeted by anyone who found out about her true identity. This is a very harsh childhood for a kid. Enough to make a kid a &quot;serious&quot; type and steal their humor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, during the Enis Lobby arc, she mentions her fear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vcmKS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vcmKSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is evident from this that she was always over thinking things, and putting a lot of burden on herself. She kept her sadness and worries to herself, and in such a situation it is very rare for a person to make funny expressions, rather they have a cold look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T20:48:18.030" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T20:48:18.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8219" CreationDate="2014-03-24T13:30:59.217" Score="7" ViewCount="1227" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the opening song 'Kogarashi Sentiment' (The fourth opening in Monogatari Season 2), the video continually switches from one art style (the normal Monogatari type art), to another one (which seems like a dated art style).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a homage to another artist/company who would be known for this style?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The style seems quite familiar, but that could just be the dated feel of the art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VC3kn.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KOiAG.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8feIR.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nkwOg.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-30T19:19:38.543" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T19:19:38.543" Title="Is this Monogatari opening a take on another artists' style?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8218" CreationDate="2014-03-24T15:08:25.743" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OP is not a parody of one series per say, but reminiscent the stereotypes of 80s/90s anime themes in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kindaichi Case Files&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjIXE-YWMHM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjIXE-YWMHM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjCFvaNwJQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjCFvaNwJQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Escaflowne&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbhcChdCAUk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbhcChdCAUk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the most notable parts (with the hat flying off) somewhat resembles &lt;em&gt;Kimagure Orange Road&lt;/em&gt; and/or the &lt;em&gt;Ranma 1/2&lt;/em&gt; OAV OP &quot;Love Panic&quot; (Koi da! Panikku):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777YtDfbnYI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777YtDfbnYI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sequences are a bit reminiscent of the &lt;em&gt;Golden Boy&lt;/em&gt; OP:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Hg0QIo1x8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Hg0QIo1x8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T19:46:45.220" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T19:46:45.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8177" CreationDate="2014-03-24T16:01:56.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to the other answers here, it's important to note one of the reasons why Gear Second works - one of Luffy's &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RequiredSecondaryPowers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Required Secondary Powers&lt;/a&gt; is to generate excess blood as he needs it. (This is how he can expand his limbs without oxygen starving any tissue/drastically changing his blood pressure/etc.) From TVTropes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy can bleed so much without dying because one of his secondary&#xA;  powers is a circulatory system that can make extra blood&#xA;  instantaneously to pump into his stretched out limbs. In fact, his&#xA;  rubberized organs, bones, and indeed every single vital part of his&#xA;  anatomy is the only reason he is able to withstand the stresses&#xA;  inherent in his Gear Second Super Mode. According to Rob Lucci, if&#xA;  anyone but Luffy were to use something like Gear Second, their heart&#xA;  would explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4232" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T16:01:56.627" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8201" CreationDate="2014-03-24T16:24:41.913" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extract from the light novel - Volume 3 Fairy Dance (ALfheim arc), p67-68&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With that in mind, I put the NERvGear on my head and buckled the&#xA;  chin strap. With the frame in place and the goggles down, I closed my&#xA;  eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anxiety and excitement caused my heart to beat rapidly, as I tried to&#xA;  slow my racing heart beat, I said, “LINK START!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The light passing through my closed eyelids suddenly disappeared.&#xA;  The transmission from my optic nerves was suddenly severed, and my&#xA;  eyes were enveloped by darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At last, the final OK appeared, and the next instant brought me falling&#xA;  through the darkness into the colors of a rainbow, an illusion of the&#xA;  world. After passing through this series of rings, I had arrived in a&#xA;  different world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- Actually, it's still a little early to say that. Out of the darkness&#xA;  emerged an account registration interface. The main ALfheim Online&#xA;  LOGO gradually appeared, accompanied by a soft female voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Following the instructions given, I began creating my account and&#xA;  character. At chest height was a pale and shiny virtual keyboard and I&#xA;  entered a User ID and password as prompted. I had many years of&#xA;  experience before beginning SAO, so this process was of some&#xA;  familiarity to me. Since this is a downloadable MMO game, I would&#xA;  normally need to select the payment method, but I had bought this&#xA;  game and it came with a one month free trial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Next I chose the nickname for my character. I didn’t put much thought&#xA;  into it, but entered the name «Kirito».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ALfheim Arc in the anime doesn't show all the details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kazuto used the same login in both games - as you may know, ALfheim's database is a clone of SAO's one - he kept the same account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4233" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T09:31:04.423" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T09:31:04.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8226" CreationDate="2014-03-24T21:13:23.413" Score="43" ViewCount="14084" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do so many anime (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Code Geass, Steins; Gate, Ano Hana&lt;/em&gt;) have cicadas in the background?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3068" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T16:06:35.203" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T16:06:35.203" Title="What is the purpose served by cicadas in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8225" CreationDate="2014-03-24T21:20:11.167" Score="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, cicadas are symbolic of summer, and possibly symbolize reincarnation as well, based on summer being the time when the cicada comes out to sing.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thelife-animal.blogspot.ca/2012/10/cicada.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VMykc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per their role in anime, according to Wikipedia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The songs of the cicada are often used in Japanese film and television to indicate the scene is taking place in the summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cicada, Wikipedia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not remember when exactly they appeared in &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; (nor the other anime), but I would assume that this is simply a reference to a summertime setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T21:28:44.527" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8228" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8229" CreationDate="2014-03-24T23:21:49.147" Score="6" ViewCount="1026" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least 7 years ago I was shown an Anime that revolved around the premise that due to medical advances and low birth rate there were a lot of old people and as such there was a huge demand for old-person care nurses. One of the main characters was such a nurse, but there was also another guy as a main character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, a company develops some high tech nursing beds that take care of bodily function needs and provides mobility but the prototype bed (and it's AI) begins interfacing with various electronics in the room and eventually becomes mobile and begins consuming other machines and devices and this bed (along with the old guy still inside) begins terrorizing downtown. Eventually the military is brought in and the bed is stopped somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm surprised that I couldn't find it myself, but maybe I'm just unlucky. Any ideas? It's either a movie or a OVA I'd think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4241" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:12:56.677" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:12:56.677" Title="Anime about old people nursed in high-tech beds" Tags="&lt;roujin-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:24:05.337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8228" CreationDate="2014-03-25T00:47:35.023" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like you're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roujin_Z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Roujin Z&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Roujin Z is set in early 21st century Japan. A group of scientists and hospital administrators, under the direction of the Ministry of Public Welfare, have developed the Z-001: a computerized hospital bed with robotic features. The Z-001 takes complete care of the patient: it can dispense food and medicine, remove excretory waste, bathe and exercise the patient lying within its frame. The bed is driven by its own built-in nuclear power reactor — and in the event of an atomic meltdown, the bed (including the patient lying within) would become automatically sealed in concrete. The first patient to be &quot;volunteered&quot; to test the bed is a dying widower named Kiyuro Takazawa. He is an invalid who is cared for by a young nursing student named Haruko. The electronic elements within the Z-001 somehow manage to transcribe Takazawa's thoughts through Haruko's office computer, and he uses the communication to cry for help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dY96u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hello, nurse.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH4K3OkRqL8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH4K3OkRqL8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T00:47:35.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8205" CreationDate="2014-03-25T02:42:31.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95782&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oukoku Game&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vwO3X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of Meiji Restoration, a girl saint was crucified and burnt alive under persecution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A century later, Katori and six childhood friends are summoned to her world beyond the nirvana, where they receive the Great Commission: Build a kingdom, and make disciples of all nations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At every midnight, each of them are randomly given a role out of King/Queen, Noble, and Peasants&lt;/strong&gt;. As the lowly must obey a higher-up in the hierarchy, can they fight and defeat other nations to conquer the world--before infighting brought up by their own hidden desires breaks them apart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4244" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T13:44:05.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8225" CreationDate="2014-03-25T04:07:40.780" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I grew up in an area that was close to sea level (a bit further south than Japan) and in the Spring and Summer I recall hearing cicadas just about every time I went outside.  I suspect the effect in anime is to improve immersion or accurately reflect the reality of the situation that the anime is trying to portray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4245" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T04:27:31.907" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T04:27:31.907" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8258" CreationDate="2014-03-25T04:35:22.473" Score="8" ViewCount="1485" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Full Metal Alchemist Wiki under the Category  Alchemy. It says this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The circle itself is a conduit which focuses and dictates the flow of&#xA;  power, tapping into the energies that already exist within the earth&#xA;  and matter. It represents the cyclical flow of the world's energies&#xA;  and phenomena and turns that power to manipulable ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does this energy not come from a parallel world on the other side of the gate where alchemy took a different form of science? Did it not come from the lives of those who died in that world? Or is this different in FMA Brotherhood, because I am certain this is what Hohenhiem told Edward in the FMA Anime (2003).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:48:45.427" LastActivityDate="2019-02-18T03:20:31.970" Title="Where does the flow of power come from for a Transmutation Circle to work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8234" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-03-25T06:22:36.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rave Master&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (titled &lt;em&gt;Rave&lt;/em&gt; in Japan) is a manga and anime series written by Hiro Mashima (who also write Fairy Tail). &lt;em&gt;Rave Master&lt;/em&gt; was published by Kodansha's &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Magazine&lt;/em&gt; from 1999 to 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rave_Master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rave Master&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:33:27.407" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:33:27.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8235" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-03-25T06:22:36.540" Score="0" Body="&quot;Rave Master (or just &quot;Rave&quot;) is a manga series by Hiro Mashima. The story revolves around magical stones called Rave and its dark counterparts, Dark Bring. The adventure begins as Haru Glory caught Plue during his fishing. This encounter later brings him to become the next Rave Master. As the Rave Master, Haru must travel the world to collect all Rave stones while also stop the Dark Bring Master from destroying the world." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T04:46:05.027" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T04:46:05.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T06:41:45.483" Score="9" ViewCount="1351" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just wondering but how does Natsu and Happy end up breaking into Lucy's house? I am wondering on this since I heard a recent rumor that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mirajane has a spare key to Lucy's home and often gives the key to Natsu and Happy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also wanted to ask this question since when Lucy comes home or gets out of the shower, Natsu and Happy seem to be there. Of course though it is only a rumor, but is there anything to go against this or any information to say this is true or not? I trust this site so that is why I am asking it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T15:16:38.773" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T10:44:13.163" Title="How do Natsu and Happy get into Lucys house?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8240" CreationDate="2014-03-25T06:47:49.913" Score="5" ViewCount="2512" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has there ever been an anime that was not based on a manga? I notice that most if not all were actually mangas before they were turned into a TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it common for an anime to be created without there being a manga first?&#xA;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T08:05:12.457" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T08:34:54.153" Title="Are anime that are not based on manga common?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T07:00:11.177" Score="3" ViewCount="3644" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I've really been thinking for this for a long time now and still I can't understand what Naruto means when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him and his existence more than anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4183" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:51:52.833" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T04:59:30.117" Title="What does Naruto mean when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8237" CreationDate="2014-03-25T07:30:05.053" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's take a quick sample of full-length non-children's anime that began airing during the current season (Winter 2014) and see which are based on manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Based on a manga:&lt;/strong&gt; D-Frag; Engaged to the Unidentified; Hoozuki no Reitetsu; Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha; Maken-ki 2; Nisekoi; Nobunagun; Noragami; Saki Zenkoku-hen; Sakura Trick; Seitokai Yakuindomo 2; Silver Spoon 2; Witch Craft Works&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Based on a light novel:&lt;/strong&gt; Chuunibyou 2; Mahou Sensou; Nourin; ImoCho; Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Based on something else:&lt;/strong&gt; Falcom Gakuen (a video game series); SoniAni (a mascot character)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not based on anything:&lt;/strong&gt; Buddy Complex; Hamatora (simultaneous mixed-media); Nobunaga the Fool; Sekai Seifuku; Space Dandy; Wake Up, Girls!; Wizard Barristers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see, roughly half of the series this season are based on a manga, and roughly half are based either on a work in some other medium or are wholly original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make a broader point, we can take a look at some data collected by user &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/user/homu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;/u/homu&lt;/a&gt; on Reddit (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1wr94h/tv_anime_adaption_source_by_year/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qhB6v.png&quot; alt=&quot;TV anime source material year-by-year&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see from this graph, manga has historically been the source for at least a plurality of anime adaptations (though never a majority, at least since 2000). However, other sources are by no means negligible. In particular, the rise of light novels starting circa 2005 appears to have eaten into the market share of manga adaptations, and shows no sign of slowing down as of yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All said and done, &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt; - anime that aren't based on manga are pretty common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T08:34:54.153" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T08:34:54.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8213" CreationDate="2014-03-25T08:36:34.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Robin never over-reacts to things. She is a very mature character, taking things calmly and in a genuine manner. Her humour is mostly dry, which does not lend itself to silly faces either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not believe that Oda would mention this directly, as he would probably think it evident from her character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4247" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T08:36:34.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8002" CreationDate="2014-03-25T11:28:49.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the novel, there is no mention about life stealing or something like that.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is all mentions about the Dual Blade skill&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;During the fight with the 74th floor Boss - The Gleam Eyes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the sword in my right hand, I blocked the demon’s blade as it&#xA;  came down from a flame-like trajectory. Then, I reached behind my back&#xA;  with my left hand and grabbed the handle of the new sword. I drew it&#xA;  and struck in one smooth movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This time, I crossed my two swords and blocked it completely. As its&#xA;  stance became unbalanced, I decided to break free from my defending&#xA;  streak and launched a combo attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My right sword slashed horizontally towards the demon’s midsection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My left sword followed immediately to cut vertically into its body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right, left, then right again. I swung my swords as if the nerves in&#xA;  my brain were going into overdrive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was the extra skill that I had been hiding, «Dual Blades», and&#xA;  the technique I was using was its &lt;strong&gt;high-class sword skill «Starburst&#xA;  Stream», a sixteen-hit combo attack&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Faster, faster. The rhythm of my swings already exceeded &lt;strong&gt;twice the&#xA;  normal speed&lt;/strong&gt;, but it still felt slow to my heightened senses. I&#xA;  continued my attack at a pace that seemed to overtake even the&#xA;  system’s assistance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most of the ten-plus extra skills that had been found up until now,&#xA;  «Katana» included, had at least ten people who used each of them. The&#xA;  only exceptions were my «Dual Blades» and one other man’s extra skill.&#xA;  These two were most likely limited to only one person, so they should&#xA;  be called «Unique Skill».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since then, I only trained it when there was nobody around. Even after&#xA;  I nearly mastered it, I rarely used it against monsters unless it was&#xA;  an emergency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fight agaist Heathcliff (in the stadium)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I twisted my body around right before reaching Heathcliff and swung&#xA;  the sword in my right hand upwards to the left. It was blocked by the&#xA;  cross-shaped shield and sent out a burst of sparks. But my attack was&#xA;  part of a two hit combo. Point one second after the first strike, my&#xA;  left sword slid in behind the shield. It was a &lt;strong&gt;Dual Blades dash-type&#xA;  skill «Double Circular»&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I just managed to guard by crossing my two swords. The powerful impact&#xA;  rattled my entire body and sent me flying back by several meters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After defeating the Skull Reaper, the last fight&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Out of the ten unique skills, &lt;strong&gt;«Dual Blades» is given to the player&#xA;  with the fastest reaction speed&lt;/strong&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I changed my attack pattern and activated &lt;strong&gt;«The Eclipse», the highest&#xA;  level Dual Blades skill&lt;/strong&gt;. Like the tips of an enveloping corona, my&#xA;  swords sent twenty-seven consecutive attacks towards Kayaba—&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4233" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T11:28:49.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T11:39:39.193" Score="2" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt;, when Kagami Reiji is dealing with the Nue when he makes his first appearance, he utters the syllable &quot;un&quot; (ウン), which harms the Nue in some way. In the manga, this is displayed as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5k7I3.png&quot; alt=&quot;ウン, from the manga, volume 3, p. 155&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the right we have furigana that read &quot;un&quot; (ウン), but the symbol on the left is clearly not Japanese. What's going on here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T11:39:39.193" Title="What is this strange symbol that is shown when Kagami says &quot;un&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8243" CreationDate="2014-03-25T11:39:39.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shingon Buddhism, there is a concept known as &lt;em&gt;shuji&lt;/em&gt; (種字・種子; Sanskrit &lt;em&gt;bīja&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;bījākṣara&lt;/em&gt;), which means &quot;seed syllable&quot;. These are monosyllabic Sanskrit-derived incantations (i.e. mantras) which are taken to hold mystical power in and of themselves, and which symbolize a particular revered figure (e.g. a Buddha or bodhisattva). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The symbol that Kagami is shown uttering appears to be a stylized version of the seed syllable &quot;हुं&quot;, transliterated as &quot;hum&quot;, which finds its way into Japanese as &quot;un&quot;. This particular one symbolizes Kundali (軍荼利明王 &lt;em&gt;gundari myouou&lt;/em&gt;), who is one of the five Wisdom Kings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T11:39:39.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7847" CreationDate="2014-03-25T14:16:06.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe he was an informant for Dragon but he was too honorable to betray the government bluntly.&#xA;We know that he was a man of reason when he let Zoro take up all the pain instead of Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Him becoming Pacifista was entirely for different reasons which we still don't know.&#xA;He offered himself to be experimented upon but his last wish was to protect thousand sunny which was honoured and his wish was fulfilled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="4250" LastEditDate="2014-03-26T17:52:05.447" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T17:52:05.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8239" CreationDate="2014-03-25T14:17:00.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The quote you are talking about,  most likely is this one used in Shippuuden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Way back, I used to hate Sasuke... But once I got used to being with him I realized he's really a lot of fun... to be around...&lt;strong&gt;he's the person that, more than anyone else accepted me and my existence.&lt;/strong&gt; Sasuke is my friend... and he represents bonds that I waited so long to receive, so that's why... &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Naruto%3a_Shipp%C5%ABden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;- Uzumaki Naruto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this point in the story you should already know how hated Naruto was in town, and how nobody would acknowledge him as he was the scary nine-tails. But then Sasuke came along, which in Naruto's eyes was similar to him as they where both &lt;em&gt;'alone'&lt;/em&gt;. They started to build up a rival like relationship, pretty much the same as Kakashi and Gai have a rivalship. At this point Sasuke did no longer see him as the &quot;dangerous  9 tailed&quot;, and slowly started to acknowledge Naruto as an equal, a rival, and as a friend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In episode 132 just after Sasuke says that skilled shinobi can read each others minds during combat, without even saying a word. There is a insight on how Naruto looks at Sasuke from 13:07 ~ 18:28 . Something similar happens in Shippuuden as well, just after the battle with Danzo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T19:06:20.847" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T19:06:20.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8239" CreationDate="2014-03-25T14:31:25.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well we know that from the start people of Konoha hated Naruto and were afraid of him because of him being the nine-tails Jinchuriki.&#xA;But when he met Sasuke he felt that Sasuke was also alone, just like him. That Sasuke didn't hate him and wasn't afraid of him. And in time he developed a bond with him, A bond of understanding. Naruto felt that Sasuke is just like him.&#xA;In the Zabuza incident Sasuke was ready to sacrifice himself to save Naruto, this had a great effect on him. From that day he developed an inexplicable bond with him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T15:15:11.130" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T15:15:11.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8193" CreationDate="2014-03-25T15:34:42.320" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya once said: &quot;In the ninja world, it's not how you live. Rather, it's how you die.&quot; So I think he applied this quote in his final seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, we can assume that he hadn't had enough chakra to escape from Pein (don't forget, he was stabbed a lot of times with Pein's chakra absorbing rods), so his last efforts were to send a message to Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, I'm quite sure he knew that this would boost Naruto, so practically Jiraiya sacrificed himself to make Naruto (maybe) the strongest shinobi in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, maybe he even knew that his body could be resurrected or used by Nagato as a host body, so he didn't even try to escape. Rather, he realized the seal of his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Kishi had some reasons why to &quot;kill&quot; Jiraiya, but in my opinion, he had to go to make the later story happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:58:50.497" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:58:50.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8253" CreationDate="2014-03-25T17:17:04.947" Score="2" ViewCount="3978" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season (R2), they mention this term SP many times but I don't know what it means. Always wondered it's meaning. Does someone know it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:20:17.880" Title="What does SP means in Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8252" CreationDate="2014-03-25T18:02:19.780" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of episode 12 of R2, when Rollo is castigating Sayoko for doing a poor job as Lelouch's double, the following conversation occurs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rollo:&lt;/strong&gt; それでもくノ一ですか。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Rollo:&lt;/strong&gt; And you call yourself a ninja?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sayoko:&lt;/strong&gt; 正確には&lt;b&gt;ＳＰ&lt;/b&gt;です。篠崎流３７代目の―&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Sayoko:&lt;/strong&gt; To be precise, I'm an &lt;b&gt;SP&lt;/b&gt;, the 37th of the Shinozaki line―&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's an &lt;strong&gt;SP&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think this is any sort of Code Geass-specific lingo. Given that it's an acronym, there's a lot of things it could stand for, but by far the most likely is &lt;strong&gt;security police&lt;/strong&gt; (yes, Japanese has borrowed the phrase from English: セキュリティポリス &lt;em&gt;sekyuriti porisu&lt;/em&gt;). The Japanese &amp;quot;security police&amp;quot; are sort of like the US's Secret Service - they're bodyguards for important people (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Police_%28Japan%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the Ashfords are (or at least were) an important family of nobles, it isn't too surprising that they might have a bodyguard on staff, especially given that they're harboring an exiled prince and princess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T18:02:19.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T18:27:22.700" Score="1" ViewCount="610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the powers demonstrated by Luffy's replacement as Lucy based on a Devil Fruit or Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be haki because the way he blocked Jesus Burgess' attack, but he didn't say armament haki, instead used some kind of technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T14:30:44.807" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T10:21:08.660" Title="What kind of power does the new &quot;Lucy&quot; have?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8536" CreationDate="2014-03-25T19:58:09.893" Score="1" ViewCount="3056" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me what the &quot;keeper&quot; inside Yuji Sakai is? I'm watching the anime (second season) and I'm about to finish it soon, but I still don't get the meaning of the phrase &quot;keeper&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4254" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T13:41:05.033" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T13:42:51.260" Title="What is the &quot;keeper&quot; inside Yuji?" Tags="&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8233" CreationDate="2014-03-25T20:22:51.303" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, It's different. The original FMA anime didn't wait around for the manga to catch up (like DBZ did), so it diverged instead.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you ended up with was 2 completely different endings, and 2 different explanations for why alchemy works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the original anime, the explanation was that It came from the other side of the gate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the manga and in brotherhood, it came from energy that was already in the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T10:48:01.430" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T10:48:01.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T22:34:33.433" Score="12" ViewCount="1336" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kirito enters Alfheim Online and notices his stats are from SAO, he quickly scrolls through the list of bugged items looking for Yui's Heart. He found it but it was renamed to something else, and when he used it, Yui appeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui's Heart was a very unique item in SAO as it was created from what Kirito could save of Yui after she was deleted. Since REC Progress made Alfheim Online based off of SAO, it would explain how all of Kirito's SAO items were bugged but Yui's heart remained and was renamed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Yui's Heart, the most unique item in SAO, the only SAO item in Kirito's inventory which wasn't bugged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T21:59:12.900" LastActivityDate="2018-11-20T12:00:42.703" Title="Why was Yui's Heart the only SAO item to work in Alfheim Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="48" CreationDate="2014-03-25T22:35:45.330" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, Proxy 1 and Ergo Proxy are two separate entities. A miss conception, thanks to the English translation, is proxy 1 created Romdeau; this is not the case as Romdeau is described a flawed Dome in the same way as its creator, Ergo Proxy, is a clone on Proxy 1 and hence a flawed proxy (also shown by the fact he can survive UV rays). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is further backed up by the relationship between Ergo and Monad. Monad we are told loved Ergo proxy due to their opposing natures of life and death, thus she comes to Vincent AKA Ergos aid at the end of the series rather than to help forefill Proxy 1's ambitions for Ergo to destroy humanities chance for a future on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vincent is therefore the human name of the being Ergo proxy while he has amnesia due to the removal of his own memories to prevent him from becoming the literal grim reaper on earth. Ergo Proxy was created a long time prior to the series by Proxy 1 as a means of revenge on humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of coarse I could be completely wrong but it doesn't really matter as the main focus of the anime isn't the plot but the moral and theological questions which arise from the setting and premise of the series. In short its a fantastic anime whether the ending is ambiguous or not :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4258" LastEditorUserId="4258" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T22:43:01.020" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T22:43:01.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8260" CreationDate="2014-03-25T22:57:44.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may be an hypothesis of mine, but the core of Alfheim Online, is the one of SAO. Yui was part of the core of SAO, or rather an auxiliary program of the core. That's why Yui was able to be restored in Alfheim. The other items probably were items from SAO only, which means are more than records than components of the core, and that's why they don't work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, plot-wise is much better that for a new adventure, you have to start from 0. It is not the level, or the items that makes the player, but the player's skill as a gamer. (Kirito's is very high, as it's seemed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T22:57:44.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T23:00:52.793" Score="3" ViewCount="1918" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yui told Kirito that it would be a good idea for him to clear out his inventory as all the items were bugged and he could be detected by the system if they remained. As he was about to, he was hesitant in doing so. I can assume one of the 2 reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the items were a record of his 2 years in SAO and had a personal connection to them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yui's Heart was in the inventory and he was being careful not to delete it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the anime, it didn't show any sort of filter was applied and his entire inventory was cleared. So I am wondering what happened to Yui's Heart - was it not in his inventory because Yui was right beside him or was Yui protecting it in some way from the system so that it wouldn't appear in his inventory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-28T00:34:02.053" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T07:36:28.200" Title="What happened to Yui's Heart when Kirito wiped out his Inventory?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8260" CreationDate="2014-03-25T23:20:50.160" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ALO system categorized her (&quot;MHCP001&quot; in the menu) as a Navigation Pixie, a pseudo-character program for user support, which is similar to her function in SAO, as a &quot;Mental Health - Counseling Program.&quot; Since ALO is based of SAO as a base, it's more then likely it recognizes Yui as a valid program type like a program recognizes if it can open valid file types. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T23:20:50.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8285" CreationDate="2014-03-26T07:35:07.817" Score="7" ViewCount="14331" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just got to the part where Luffy arrived to Amazon Lily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I started wondering, how do the women multiply in Amazon Lily as there are no men?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There were kids, so they must've some method.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N00lM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Amazon Lily&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe you could explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3365" LastEditorUserId="3365" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T09:52:52.207" LastActivityDate="2019-10-06T06:47:19.240" Title="How do the women of Amazon Lily reproduce?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8283" CreationDate="2014-03-26T09:16:45.627" Score="1" ViewCount="32526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to watch &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; online but there is a big mess between the Japanese way of calling the series and the American way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't figure out, for example, why &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa J&lt;/em&gt; starts from episode 13 on every website I see, or if that is even a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a map of how the series and the episodes were really created in Japan and how they are supposed to be watched in sequence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2123" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T02:15:57.533" LastActivityDate="2020-05-11T19:01:10.147" Title="What is the release order of the Captain Tsubasa anime?" Tags="&lt;captain-tsubasa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8260" CreationDate="2014-03-26T09:37:24.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's any way to confirm exactly why Yui's Heart is the only item to work in Alfhiem but what I believe is the reason is that Yui's Heart is an Item which holds information to give information to and initialize a program, now since Alfhiem is more or less created from SAO the program is likely to be carried over.&#xA;Whereas the rest of the item's in Kirito's inv simply don't match the variables etc of the item's in Alfhiem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4186" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T09:37:24.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8274" CreationDate="2014-03-26T09:58:05.420" Score="1" ViewCount="394" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episodes of Season 2 of Durarara!!!, if I remember correctly, he said something about wanting to become a God himself? And what did he mean by this again? The series did not explain it very well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quote from the Wikia, which this scene takes part at, as far as I can remember&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anri confronts Izaya about his actions, knowing he was behind not just the incident with the yellow scarves, but also with the slasher attacks as he was the one who gave Haruna Niekawa the information she needed to start her attempted invasion. The two fight briefly but Izaya gains the upperhand and escapes. As he leaves, he angrily declares to Saika that he is the only one who can love humanity and that he refuses to share them with a sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4226" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T11:37:08.183" Title="Izaya wants to be a god?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8275" CreationDate="2014-03-26T11:03:33.073" Score="14" ViewCount="7752" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been noticing that CG in anime has becoming more popular. Recently, I've watched several shows that have almost fully 3D animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arpeggio of Blue Steel&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/elhxXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Rqsdm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also noticed it appearing to smaller effect in parts of other shows, such as Girls Und Panzer, when the focus is not directly on the characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f2LuH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that primarily mechanical objects are done with 3D technologies as the measurements are exact. This doesn't surprise me, but human characters are notoriously hard to do with computer graphics - see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uncanny Valley&lt;/a&gt; . For this reason I would have thought making 3d anime characters (who don't even have normal human proportions) would be expensive to do right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the reason anime companies are starting to use this technique more for characters, that it has become cheaper to implement? Or is there another reason for this slowly increasing popularity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-09T18:21:16.910" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T18:21:16.910" Title="Are 3DCG-based animes cheaper to produce?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8272" CreationDate="2014-03-26T11:37:08.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Izaya's ambition knows no limit. He's a normal human (unlike several other characters), but he's smart and cunning. He also has tons of information sources and some power over people, so much it makes him think he could become as powerful as a god. Izaya loves manipulating people, and that's kinda what gods do, so this is why he said that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T11:37:08.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8273" CreationDate="2014-03-26T11:42:05.370" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;3D modelling and rendering is often faster than drawing each frame, since all the 3D models can be reused and the 2D animation frames must be redrawn from various angles. Unless you're a cheapskate show that reuses the same poses and facial expressions over and over. This isn't a problem with 3D animation, since most of what it takes to do a different look is to change camera angle and rotate model's limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's supposed to be faster than 2D, but it may actually be more expensive, in theory. Can't say for sure, as I haven't seen the actual cost comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T11:42:05.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7945" CreationDate="2014-03-26T12:06:49.127" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Opening and Ending animation sequences are supposed to attract viewers and so the producers put more money into their making than in the same time length of the main anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it's a minute and a half of lots of visual effects and alluring action packed together with cool music and you see that every episode. Imagine how quickly you'd be bored if it was animated in the same simpler technique as the main part. Or how much less would be the probability of you staying for the main part if you saw such OP or ED.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has to take more human resources than drawing main part of the anime, so it's often done by more people and they may be different from those who do the main animation. So it's natural the visual style is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T12:06:49.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5284" CreationDate="2014-03-26T12:25:27.653" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Preface: I don't know anything about &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, so I have no idea what language Feitan is &quot;actually&quot; speaking in the context of the show. It is entirely possible (as far as I know) that Feitan speaks Chinese, and that the captions are supposed to represent some variant of Chinese that exists in-show or whatnot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said: the captions that accompany Feitan's speech are most likely &lt;strong&gt;not a real language&lt;/strong&gt;. I know Japanese well enough to tell you it's not Japanese; a bit of gruntwork in Chinese and Vietnamese character dictionaries suggests it isn't either of those; and if it isn't Chinese, it can't be Korean hanja either, since hanja are mostly identical to Chinese hanzi. It's &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; that the script there is a more esoteric derivative of hanzi, e.g. Sawndip, but I doubt that's the case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As evidence of this, we observe that the captions contain the character 々, found only in Japanese, as well as a number of other probably-untypeable characters, which are not found in Japanese. Since the language must be 1.) Japanese; and 2.) not Japanese, we are forced to conclude that language is not a language at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, the characters in the caption are very &lt;em&gt;evocative&lt;/em&gt; of hanzi (particularly insofar as they appear to be built from standard Chinese radicals), and were probably consciously designed to appear Chinese while not actually being Chinese. Note that some of the characters that appear &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; real characters in Chinese - in particular, 了, 下, and 乃. The rest don't seem to be, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T12:25:27.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8266" CreationDate="2014-03-26T13:25:44.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just my hunch, but it's said in anime that if anyone from Amazon Lily fell in love with a man, they have to leave the island. So it might have been the case that some women fell in love with men, had kids and then they brought their daughters with them to the island and left their husbands. Or it might also be possible that many women were adopted or allowed to live on the island by the Kuja Pirates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see Nyan-ba staying on the island even though she fell in love with a man and was forced to leave the island before. Also it's explained that she brought Hancock and her sisters with her to the island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a hunch but I am satisfied with this. Hope you also agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4271" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T13:35:11.903" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T13:35:11.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10153" CreationDate="2014-03-26T13:33:58.350" Score="3" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uka gave Inari a part of her divine power because she couldn't transform Inari back after   she wished to look like Sumizome. However, after Inari gave the power back to Uka, Inari didn't turn back to Sumizome. How could she stay &quot;Inari&quot; without the divine power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T14:42:38.870" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T10:31:50.000" Title="Why does Inari keep her appearance?" Tags="&lt;inari-konkon-koi-iroha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10152" CreationDate="2014-03-26T13:38:29.017" Score="2" ViewCount="1409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime it's not mentioned why Inari's brother Touka can see the gods, and even they seem to be surprised that he can see them without having divine powers. Is there any explanation why he can see the gods in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T14:40:42.553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T11:24:25.687" Title="Why can Touka see gods?" Tags="&lt;inari-konkon-koi-iroha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8263" CreationDate="2014-03-26T14:14:12.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like your previous question, I don't think there's a way to confirm exactly what happened here, but I have 3 possible explanations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yui's Heart&lt;/em&gt; was marked as a special item and couldn't be deleted (e.g. Quest item, etc.), but I think this is the least likely, since as you said, the anime showed his inventory being empty and there was no filter on it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could simply just have been consumed when Yui was summoned, so it was already gone when he deleted everything.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was simply deleted. Since Yui was already initialized in the world, it didn't matter if he had it in his inventory or not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4186" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T07:36:28.200" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T07:36:28.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8282" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8637" CreationDate="2014-03-26T14:18:01.077" Score="2" ViewCount="3587" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime &amp;amp; OVAs of Kokoro Connect only cover up to the light novel &quot;Kokoro Connect - Michi Random&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are several other novels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Clip Time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Nise Random&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Yume Random&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Step Time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Asu Random (volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Asu Random (volume 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokoro Connect Precious Time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoro_Connect#Media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; mentions other phenomena, such as &quot;Perspective Dreamland&quot;, but this seems to be roughly translated and I have no idea what it entails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What phenomena were not covered by the anime, but feature in the Light Novels?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an optional side question, Does the manga cover any more phenomena further than the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-03-29T17:38:01.797" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T11:20:16.293" Title="What are the remaining phenomena Heartseed places on the club members?" Tags="&lt;kokoro-connect&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8268" CreationDate="2014-03-26T14:29:04.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is best to watch the &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/captain-tsubasa&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;captain-tsubasa&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;captain-tsubasa&lt;/a&gt; series in the order they where released. Which would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1983 ~ 1986: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; (TV Series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;*1985/07/13: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Europa Daikessen&lt;/em&gt; (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;*1985/12/21: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nippon Jr.&lt;/em&gt; (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;*1986/03/15: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire!&lt;/em&gt; (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;*1986/07/12: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup&lt;/em&gt; (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;*1989 ~ 1990: &lt;em&gt;Shin Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; (OVA Series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;*1994: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Saikyou no Teki! Holland Youth&lt;/em&gt; (OVA)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1994 ~ 1995: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa J&lt;/em&gt; (TV Series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2001 ~ 2002: &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002&lt;/em&gt; (TV Series: officially known as simply &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch the series alone without the movies and OVAs, the order would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; (1983-1986)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa J&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002&lt;/em&gt; (also known as &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T02:15:59.670" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T02:15:59.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8263" CreationDate="2014-03-26T14:59:54.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kirito saved Yui's data inside his NervGear local memory. The program is usable in Alfheim Online, and it didn't get wiped out, maybe because it wasn't data from SAO's save data (like his items). If ALO is based on SAO, then many interface programs are just the same. This is shown when Kirito starts at ALO and first checks the Logout button (which is there, unlike SAO). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the inventory showed both the items from SAO and &lt;em&gt;Yui's Heart&lt;/em&gt; from the local memory. When he wiped out the inventory, &lt;em&gt;Yui's Heart&lt;/em&gt; remained because it was not a cached item.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T04:40:10.937" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T04:40:10.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8266" CreationDate="2014-03-26T18:13:32.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Amazons (women who could fight like men)&lt;/strong&gt; are warrior race from Greek mythology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, the Amazons are depicted as they are in the myth so they must be following the same methodologies to reproduce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the accepted ways of their reproduction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazons met with men from nearby societies and chose suitable partners, would take them into the darkness of the forest and couple with. If they gave birth to a male, they were said to kill, blind or cripple the infant. If they kept them alive, they would then use them when they grew into young men (if they were suitable) as a supply of male seed. They also took men prisoners in battle. After choosing the most handsome, they then used them for their sexual pleasure, and would either kill them or use them as slaves once their usefulness had been expended.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazons reproduce by going into a nearby village and seducing the males one night every few months. If they had male babies they would send them downriver to the men and keep the females.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:14:06.137" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:14:06.137" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2014-03-26T18:16:42.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You guys come up with so many theories but forgetting that each Jinchuriki's transformation corresponds to their own tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, for Kurama's case, it is mentioned before that its form is unique only to its current host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all, I believe that it's already in a complete form.&#xA;If not why would Ashura want to fight a perfect Susanoo against Indra with the same tail beast transformation as what Naruto is doing in manga chapter 670.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4274" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T20:23:51.597" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T20:23:51.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22516" CreationDate="2014-03-26T18:57:30.823" Score="0" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latests one piece opening (opening 17 Wake Up) At around the 1:27 mark of the opening there is a short dialogue between Blackbeard and Luffy, with our Straw Hat hero telling Blackbeard it is him who will obtain One Piece and be the Pirate King!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a unique feature made by One Piece just like their long openings instead of openings and endings. Or has it been used before/ is it more common to add a piece of dialog in between the opening of a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-27T03:13:05.220" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T12:16:40.823" Title="Is the dialog in the One Piece opening unique?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2014-03-26T19:12:04.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Indra_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;elder son&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sage of Six Paths&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; had the Sharingan, introducing the Uchiha, but the &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Asura_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;younger one&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; didn't have any special abilities, introducing the Senju.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to have both Senju and Uchiha DNA to awaken the Rinnegan. During the battle with Hashirama at the 'Final Valley' Madara lost, but in the process he managed to get Hashirama's cells. He put Hashirama's cells into his own body, leading to the awakening of the Rinnegan. That's how Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan. Nagato however did &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; awaken the Rinnegan, but when he was a baby, Madara transplanted his eyes into Nagato. Nagato was originally from the Uzumaki clan, and he had an extremely strong life force, as you can see due to his red hair, which eventually turned white because of the amount of power he had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan was supposed to originate from the Byakugan but then he writers must have just changed that idea and hoped everyone would forget. There are a few similarities between the Sharingan and the Byakugan, such as the ability to sense chakra. But I think the bonuses of the Byakugan are that you can see through objects, but if your especially skilled like Neji, or if you can focus enough like Hinata then you can even see a humans chakra points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Byakugan user can only awaken the Rinnegan if they posses both the cells of an Uchiha and a Senju inside them, and with time they would also probably be able to control the 'Gedo Statue'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4275" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-11T03:44:43.483" LastActivityDate="2021-05-11T03:44:43.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-27T00:23:18.013" Score="1" ViewCount="56" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Kamichama Karin a long time ago, and I remember that there were a lot of weird biological relations between the main characters. I know it involved cloning. I tried looking it up on Wikipeda but was kind of confused. Can someone give me a compiled/clear explanation of how the main characters are related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T00:23:18.013" Title="How are the main characters related?" Tags="&lt;kamichama-karin&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6769" CreationDate="2014-03-27T00:50:05.293" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gamerz heaven&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soon after starting the game, Kaito is attacked by the class president, Ogura. Ogura falls to Kaito and vanishes from the Second Zone. Now no one believes that Ogura ever existed except for Kaito's best friend Kawashima, who loves video games just as much as Kaito. Later Kaito eventually convinces other friends Rio, and Ren, who didn't believe him until a &quot;meteor&quot; hits the center of Tokyo, which was actually the work of the first area boss of Gamerz Heaven, Rush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the mysterious girl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Upon reaching this strange new world, Kaito discovers a &lt;em&gt;boy&lt;/em&gt; known as the &quot;navigator&quot;, aptly dubbed &quot;Nata&quot;. In Gamerz Heaven the real world is referred to as the &quot;Second Zone&quot;. All enemies in Gamerz Heaven are after Nata and Kaito can only beat the game by saving him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4281" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T00:50:05.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8273" CreationDate="2014-03-27T01:03:28.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;3D Rendered Models can be more expensive as you have to render the models, this can take time depending on which Shading and Lighting Algorithms you use, by adding more computers you can get more work done however the upkeep starts to increase aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The advantage to using 3d in an entire series is that you can reuse models to remain consistency, and also you can make the animation look more impressive using particle effects, shadows and lighting in a way you can do with 2d.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However with 3D is that the more real it looks, the more out of place thing can be when you try and add the common Anime Tropes like facial expressions of even the proportions used. alot of the time i tend to notice variations of Cell-Shading used in anime because Cell-Shading tends to create a more &quot;cartoon-y&quot; look which separates the animation from realism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T01:03:28.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8001" CreationDate="2014-03-27T02:33:52.333" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's another answer, also on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_43&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: Blows shouldn't hurt Luffy, so why does he get bruises and swelling when Nami and the others beat the crap out of him?! Tell me!!! P.N. Zororin Love&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: When the crew beats up on each other, it's always in admonishment with a strong sense of purpose, which is why it works so well!! It works on his spirit!! I bet Nami is thinking, &amp;quot;It's his spirit that hurts deep down!!&amp;quot; ...right? I guess not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Nami and others didn't punch Luffy physically, but they hurt his spirit, and with doing so, his body also get hurts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;right? I guess not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Oda doesn't really want to give any logical answer here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:45:03.850" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8266" CreationDate="2014-03-27T03:02:33.550" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the resident leave Amazon Lily and sometimes, they come back pregnant.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XSXd1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They didn't bring their husband, because it's forbidden for men to enter Amazon Lily, but they still keep the baby and raise them inside the island. However, they always give birth to females. There's still no answer, but from a question about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7668/why-all-kuja-tribe-born-as-a-woman&quot;&gt;why all Kuja tribe born as a woman?&lt;/a&gt;  and also from the picture above, it just happens mysteriously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T00:58:33.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3491" CreationDate="2014-03-27T06:16:42.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't look like there will be a new continuation to Gemini, but there's a lot of talk online about a third season which is a prequel that takes place in South America during the Heaven's Gate incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your other questions, they are all answered in the anime. The first season provides a good foundation for understanding the series, but in order to understand the conclusion for Gemini, you need to pay attention to the dialogues in the OVAs and then you should probably re-watch Gemini, and then your questions should be answered. As opposed to popular criticism, the series answers many of the questions most people end up having, which you might have as well. Basically, imagine that the Dolls are like a flood like in the popular story of Noah's Arc. They are constantly evolving (notice how much Yin changes) and are sent to replace humans by a higher being (notice Heaven's Gate and Hell's Gate, those weren't used just because they sound cool).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contractors are like failed Dolls. They are rational like Dolls, but too full of emotions like humans. That is why Yin, who turned out to be the most evolved Doll, was trying to fulfill this purpose of replacing humans. None of this is outright told to you, it's all implied from specific conversations (most of which are in the OVA, especially the last 10 minutes or so of the last episode, and the second season, not the first).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to who the boy is, if you note in the second season you will find out that the red-haired girl is a clone to her twin brother who is a contractor. The only thing is that his clones aren't perfect, such as she was cloned as a girl and not a boy. The boy that appears at the end is a clone of Yin (notice it's not perfect clone since it's a boy) which is the spawn of the new world, which is why they wanted the boy to start off with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This development of Dolls replacing humans as the next form of evolution in humankind's history is similar to Elfin Lied, where people are to be replaced by the creatures in the show, and Guilty Crown, where the next form of evolution for humans is an immortal, crystal-like form where the consciousness and memories of humans will reside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's more to be explained, but I haven't seen the series in a while so I just recommend re-watching it, and just remember that most of your questions will be answered. Just pay attention to the conversations held and not so much all the action scenes. PS: I'm pretty sure the manga Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana is set after season one and before the OVA, it's not a replacement of Gemini. Also, you could read it because they talk a little about the evolution of the Dolls in the manga for a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4290" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:23:06.360" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:23:06.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8309" CreationDate="2014-03-27T08:36:44.223" Score="5" ViewCount="1512" Body="&lt;p&gt;All guild members have a mark of their guild, what exactly are they? Is it just a regular tattoo or is there some kind of magic contract?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N7hca.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-03-27T09:24:21.227" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T11:02:02.070" Title="What exactly is a guild mark?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8308" CreationDate="2014-03-27T09:47:52.747" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guild Mark is a kind of magic contract which is printed magically on each guild member. It helps in identifying a mage's guild. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it can be used to perform group magic, for e.g., during the Tenrou Island Arc the members of Fairy Tail combined their power against Acnologia to defend against its attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, during the Grand Magic Tournament Mavis says only those having the Fairy Tail guild mark are able to see her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-03-27T11:02:02.070" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T11:02:02.070" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8273" CreationDate="2014-03-27T15:24:25.583" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if 3DCG is cheaper, but we can compare differences in 2D and 3D process to identify possible savings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, lots of the anime creation process is same. Directing, writing, character design, screenplay, dubbing, marketing are all same. So there are no savings there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, 3DCG has bigger up-front cost, because you have to create the 3D models. This is especially problematic for characters, if it is main focus of the show. It is less a problem for mechanical stuff and backgrounds, because they are easier to model and many shows already use 3D for those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, the animation. Animating mechanical things is easy because you have low number of moving parts and their order of freedom is low. Humanoids on the other hand are hard to animate and even harder if you want the movement to seem natural. And the complexity goes up as character interact between each other and environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the show is primarily animating mechanical things moving around then there is big chance of saving some money. If the show is about characters and their interaction, then I guess there is no much saving and the primary purpose of using 3DCG is to maintain consistency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T15:24:25.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13696" CreationDate="2014-03-27T15:58:44.790" Score="7" ViewCount="998" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8308/what-exactly-is-a-guild-mark&quot;&gt;What exactly is a guild mark?&lt;/a&gt; question made me wonder about allot of things regarding the guild mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the things would be: Is it possible to have multiple guild marks from either the same, or even other guilds? Or has it been stated that this is not possible somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2019-11-12T01:28:44.483" Title="Is it possible to have 2 guild marks?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8318" CreationDate="2014-03-27T16:00:44.953" Score="1" ViewCount="533" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8308/what-exactly-is-a-guild-mark&quot;&gt;What exactly is a guild mark?&lt;/a&gt; question made me wonder about this aswell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a guild mark be forcefully applied on somebody? Or is it a process of mutual acceptance. Or maybe even like with the celestial spirits, a contract?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:41:43.533" Title="Can a guild mark be forcefully applied?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="767" CreationDate="2014-03-27T16:40:50.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that all male dragonslayers get motion sickness.  Female dragonslayers are an exception because they are not as powerful as male dragonslayers to level the playing field.  As well, Wendy has support magic that could possibly prevent her from getting motion sickness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4298" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T16:40:50.500" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8316" CreationDate="2014-03-27T16:48:51.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gajeel_Redfox&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gajeel&lt;/a&gt;, a former Phantom Lord member, joined Fairy Tail after the defeat of his former guild. Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moved by Makarov's mercy and compassion, Gajeel accepts his offer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Juvia_Lockser&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Juvia&lt;/a&gt;, like Gajeel, was a former Phantom Lord member. She joined Fairy Tail after the defeat of her former guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Juvia goes to the newly renovated Fairy Tail guildhall to meet with&#xA;  the guild's master, Makarov Dreyar, now prepared to ask him for guild&#xA;  membership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lucy_Heartfilia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lucy&lt;/a&gt; Also joins the guild on her own accord. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above examples, we can see that each character of the story joins the guild upon the mutual agreement of the Guild Master and him/herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Yukino_Aguria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yukino&lt;/a&gt;, upon her loss she was forced to strip and asked to erase her guild mark, thus banishing her from the guild. She was very disappointed with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After failing to win, Yukino faces the anger of Sabertooth's Guild&#xA;  Master, Jiemma. Displeased by the failure of Team Sabertooth on the&#xA;  second day, Jiemma throws grapes at Yukino's head and forces her to&#xA;  strip, telling her to erase her guild mark, thus banishing her from&#xA;  the guild. She is later seen standing outside Honeybone Lodge, the&#xA;  current lodging of the Fairy Tail Guild for the duration of the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Laxus_Dreyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laxus&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As he informs the Thunder God Tribe of his expulsion, Bickslow tries&#xA;  to convince him otherwise, but Laxus tells him not to take action.&#xA;  Laxus watches the Fantasia parade before he leaves and realizes that&#xA;  everyone, including his grandfather whom he despised, is still looking&#xA;  out for him. Laxus leaves the parade realizing what a fool he was,&#xA;  smiling but shedding tears of regret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A member is excommunicated from the guild at the discretion of the Guild Master as we can see in case of Laxus and Yukino.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8316/can-a-guild-mark-be-forcefully-applied#comment10200_8316&quot;&gt;Sp0t&lt;/a&gt; mentions, no guild would forcefully apply on anyone their guild emblem to reveal their magic. When someone joins the guild, he/she is privy to the working of the guild and also some secrets. Why would a guild master force someone to join and out these critical information at risk? As we have seen that Gajeel was used to counter spy on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ivan_Dreyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ivan&lt;/a&gt; which was devastating to the Raven Tail Guild. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would say that a member joins a guild with the mutual agreement of the Guild Master and him/herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: there is always a possibility where a character is blackmailed to join a guild, but if we blind side the &quot;blackmail&quot; part we can say that he agreed to join the guild. The agreement may not be completely mutual, but nevertheless it's mutual (ugh... I know it's complex). But I doubt that such an agreement can be beneficial to the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:41:43.533" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:41:43.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14009" CreationDate="2014-03-27T17:59:29.923" Score="8" ViewCount="5247" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After failing to win, Yukino faces the anger of Sabertooth's Guild Master, Jiemma. Displeased by the failure of Team Sabertooth on the second day, Jiemma throws grapes at Yukino's head and forces her to strip, telling her to erase her guild mark,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly does a person remove a guild mark? Is there a special magic for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2019-12-17T21:58:52.947" Title="How is a guild mark removed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2014-03-27T20:51:08.463" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the anime and manga, Mikoto has a &quot;muzzle velocity&quot; of 1030 m/s:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K7BbB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pew Pew&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=34718&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;US Navy's railgun&lt;/a&gt; has a muzzle velocity of 2520 m/s (~5600 mph or ~7.5x the speed of sound), with a muzzle energy of 10.64 megajoules (10.64 million joules). Which is probably comparable to the amount of energy in an average-sized car moving at 250 mph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparatively, the an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AK-47&lt;/a&gt; rifle has a muzzle velocity of 715m/s (~1600 mph or ~2x the speed of sound), with a muzzle energy of ~2010 joules (assuming 7.62x39mm cartridges are used, but may vary depending on the type of ammunition).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not very impressive stat-wise as far railguns go, since actual railguns are capable of achieving speeds of possibly more than ~5000 m/s. Take note that Mikoto is a middle-schooler that can fire eight shots of these per minute, which is on par with &quot;typical&quot; railguns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the coin comparable to the size and weight of a U.S. quarter, one can assume that the coin she uses has a weight of about five grams. Using this formula we can get he muzzle energy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Energy = 0.5*(mass)(velocity)&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; = 0.5*(0.005kg)(1030m/s)&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; = ~2652.25 joules&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Mikoto outputs a bit more damage than an semi-automatic assault rifle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that's not what we're seeing now is it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OOkC8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I wonder what the insurance premiums are?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not quite. But what could cause such a difference in output?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dsMCu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Page 1, Chapter 4&lt;/a&gt; of the Railgun manga, she manipulates electromagnetism to achieve her results. This seems plausible since if the magnetic field were sufficiently focused, she could theoretically accelerate only the coin and/or nearby objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now lets take a look at the pool test again, from the pool cleaning episode (S1, ep. 2) we have an approximate estimate of the dimensions of the pool:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XuiXv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kuroko measurement!&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets measure things in terms of Kuroko's height (~152cm)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ystI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wide shot!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing as the pool doesn't taper or either end, lets assume that the pool is about 14 Kurokos long or ~21.28 m (yes it does seem kinda small), and about 11 Kurokos wide, or ~16.72 m, by the lines on the pool floor and a bit less than ~0.9 Kuroko, or lets say 1.36m deep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the displaced water, we &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; attempt to integrate the volume of the plume of water, assuming it's half and half air, find it's weight, etc. But we'll be lazy here and assume that 1/1000th of the pool water volume was dispersed into the air when Mikoto fires her railgun. The pool would have a volume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume = (1.36 m)*(21.28 m)*(16.72 m) = ~486.73 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; of water&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the &quot;center of mass&quot; the plume of water seems to be comparable be near the top of the gymnasium-type building, going be an eye estimate of the door compared to the building lets assume that it's 10 m tall. In order to calculate the energy needed to achieve something like this we do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Energy it takes to lift an object) = (mass of object)*(acceleration due to gravity)*(lift altitude). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scenario let us cut a bunch of corners and assume that all the energy of the shot goes into lifting the water (by which ignore the energy spent warming the water up, creating the sounds loud explosion, any dramatic winds effect), then we have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Energy = (1/1000)*(~486.73 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;)*(1000 kg/m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; water)*(9.8 m/s&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;)*(10m) = ~47699.54 joules&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we plug it backwards into the kinetic energy equation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;√[(~47699.54 J)*2 / (0.005 kg)] = ~4368.04 m/s&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the muzzle velocity of her railgun would be ~4368.04 m/s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can only assume that, since we must respect the canon value of 1030 m/s, that perhaps the damage caused by Mikoto ability is due to her manipulation of electromagnetic caused as the coin moves through the air or some other factor... But then again, what do we know about the physics of this world where Science and Magic co-exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T05:42:41.760" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T05:42:41.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-28T04:45:00.397" Score="7" ViewCount="5647" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Tenrou Tree Arc, Gildarts told everyone who was moaning and groaning that he had to face the same thing as well when everyone was told that you had to face Erza and Mirajane which was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fighting a S-Class Mage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who was the S-Class mage that Mirajane, Gildarts, and Erza faced. Was it ever revealed in the manga or anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-03-28T15:14:08.797" LastActivityDate="2019-09-18T05:21:32.887" Title="Who did Mirajane, Gildarts and Erza face off against to become a S-Class Mage?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8263" CreationDate="2014-03-28T10:14:36.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the point of view of programming and my experience (regarding MMO mechanics), I think the &lt;em&gt;Yui's Heart&lt;/em&gt; item is like an object who grants a passive skill in ALO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kirito activated it, Yui became bound to Kirito's character so all data from &lt;em&gt;Yui's Heart&lt;/em&gt; were also transferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online Volume 3 – Fairy Dance - Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“So…wait a second”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I suddenly thought of a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If these are the items from Aincrad, - then «that» should be here too.&#xA;  I touch the item window, and scroll down the menu with my fingertip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Please, please, please be there.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I quickly scroll down the list, ignoring all of the gibberish. My&#xA;  heart started beating faster and a feeling like ringing bells resounds&#xA;  through my body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My fingers unconsciously stopped. Below my finger was a line of&#xA;  letters like all of the others save it was emitting a warm green&#xA;  color. «&lt;strong&gt;MHCP001&lt;/strong&gt;».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Almost forgetting to breathe, I touched the name with trembling&#xA;  fingers. After selecting the item, the color reversed. Moving my&#xA;  fingers I pressed the button labeled “&lt;strong&gt;Use Item.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4233" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T04:41:11.867" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T04:41:11.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8327" CreationDate="2014-03-28T12:41:38.537" Score="11" ViewCount="38787" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I will poke a plot inconsistency here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the first chapter, you can see Naruto using what seems to be plastic googles, his clothes are made of seems to be synthetic fiber clothes. You can see that the village have video tapes (which also suggest the knowledge of electricity) and radios. They know the internal combustion engine, going by the mission to protect the bridge designer, in which they prefer not using the engine because it makes noise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later, or more like in all the plot, there seems to be instances where this technology could be used, like sending messages between villages/members, or setting up vigilance, but are not used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T00:17:22.980" LastActivityDate="2020-09-28T17:12:00.850" Title="What is the technology level in the Naruto universe?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8326" CreationDate="2014-03-28T12:56:57.573" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an extract of Kishimoto's interview&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Konohagakure no Sato&lt;/em&gt; Guns and vehicles shouldn't be drawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: Well, well, we reach the final keyword. The main stage of &quot;Naruto&quot;, &quot;Konohagakure no Sato&quot;. To you, what image do you have of this&#xA;  place? For example, was it modeled on the scenery around your parents'&#xA;  home in Okayama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: That's right. To be honest, I didn't think much about this, and got&#xA;  a lot on my inspiration there. Maybe it was subconsciously modeled on&#xA;  Okayama's scenery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: What kind of time period did you set it in? If it was in the distant past, then covenience stores wouldn't be there...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: It's not really any different to present-time. Though possibly a&#xA;  little in the past, maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: What kind of place is it? Is it Japan? If so, what prefecture...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: It's a completely original place. I didn't set it anywhere. A place&#xA;  inside my own head... If anything, the climate and topography resemble&#xA;  that around Kyoto. As I've never been to Kyoto, it's my own image of&#xA;  it. (laugh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: What material did you use for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: I like Japanese culture, and since I studied it, I used a lot of&#xA;  material from that. Crests and folding fans... I often look at&#xA;  Japanese-style gardens and watch Kabuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: Do you have any rules about what is definitely not allowed to be drawn in the &quot;Naruto&quot; world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: Firstly, projectile weapons such as guns aren't allowed. (The one&#xA;  exception is Inari's bowgun.) Guns aren't suited to ninja. Gunpowder&#xA;  is used in the anime, though I don't think it should be there. And,&#xA;  vehicles such as aeroplanes are not allowed. I try to restrain&#xA;  technology that can be used for war... For example, if missiles were&#xA;  in it, it'd be the end. (laughs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: Well, thank you very much for everything today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: Thank you very much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from Shonen Jump&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shonen Jump:Your work seems to have a science fiction influence.&#xA;  Approximately speaking what is the technology level in the world of&#xA;  Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: &lt;strong&gt;Actually, the world of Naruto doesn’t differ very&#xA;  much from our present time.&lt;/strong&gt; TV, refrigerators and air conditioners&#xA;  exist in the world. &lt;strong&gt;The only exceptions are weapons and explosives,&#xA;  which I’ve decided to set in a much earlier era.&lt;/strong&gt; That’s why you don’t&#xA;  see firearms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4233" LastActivityDate="2014-03-28T12:56:57.573" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8263" CreationDate="2014-03-28T13:48:44.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One other explanation from a developer perspective is that when Kirito supposedly saved Yui's Heart to his NervGear, it would have been stored in a different physical location from his inventory (which would typically be stored server side).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The persistence of one's SAO inventory would make sense if SAO and ALO used the same infrastructure, I have a feeling they may have been the same but could not say so with certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3016" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T04:43:36.180" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T04:43:36.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8329" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28022" CreationDate="2014-03-28T14:57:01.483" Score="2" ViewCount="608" Body="&lt;p&gt;With respect to the recent questions about guild marks, there seems to be an important piece of information missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A main purpose of a guild mark should be to identify who is part of a guild. When Mest infiltrated fairy tail, did he have a guild mark? Could he have faked a guild mark? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression is that he merely had to cover enough of his skin with cloths so they assume his mark is hidden as no one would think to check. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-03-28T16:48:46.663" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T08:13:46.673" Title="Did Mest have a guild mark?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8326" CreationDate="2014-03-28T16:45:34.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For sending messages between villages, they will be needing a satellite for communication, but this level of technology doesn't exist in their world.&#xA;From how much I have read and watched Naruto, their technology is somewhere around 1940s of our world. Short range radio devices, basic combustion engine, but not that advanced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is because there is a difference in their world and ours. In our world when wars (World War I and II) happened, we concentrated on developing science and technology, whereas they developed ninja manpower and ninjutsu for the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:33:53.773" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:33:53.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2014-03-28T16:48:32.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it hasn't been revealed in manga or anime. But maybe someday they will have long flashbacks like in Naruto (which I hope they don't) and give more details of Mirajane's, Gildarts' and Erza's previous years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:29:56.970" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:29:56.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8329" CreationDate="2014-03-28T20:27:33.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Mest Gryder did not have a Fairy Tail Guild mark. And neither did he need one. As his ability which allowed him to infiltrate to begin with can also cover for the lack of a guild mark. Allowing him to be a Fairy Tail member, without a Fairy Tail mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doranbolt, a member of the Magic councel, used Memory Control to deceive everyone in Fairy Tail into believing he was a member of their guild named Mest Gryder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a speculation? Mainly yes but do consider the following. His power allows him to make everybody think he is a guild member. To obtain a real guild emblem he would need to go to Makarov and ask for one. Which at that time already should think that he is a member of fairy tail. Which would make it weird for him to ask for a guild mark. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T13:59:41.490" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T13:59:41.490" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-28T22:08:39.047" Score="1" ViewCount="3485" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; Lancer is using a fighting style with 2 spears, one in each hand. After doing some research, I couldn't find any similar fighting style in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there such a fighting style using a spear in each hand in real life, or did the creators of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; make that up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4312" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T15:23:28.173" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T17:33:33.197" Title="What fighting style is Lancer using in Fate/Zero?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8338" CreationDate="2014-03-28T23:53:46.903" Score="4" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;From this picture I was unable to identify from doing a Google image search, was this picture from an anime? I am wondering where this is from since I was watching a video clip and it didn't have the names of the animes that were compiled together. This one looks interesting though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p0nvk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only details I have is that she was looking at a guy waving his hair close by to a waterfall and that she hugged this guy in this photo here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wjHqj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:19:37.807" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:19:37.807" Title="From what anime are these pictures?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T02:29:21.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8337" CreationDate="2014-03-28T23:56:55.793" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first 2 images appear to be the main characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/40881/Mikasa_Ackerman&quot;&gt;Mikasa Ackerman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/40882/Eren_Yeager&quot;&gt;Eren Yeager&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16498/Shingeki_no_Kyojin&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2014-03-29T00:03:26.100" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T00:03:26.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8343" CreationDate="2014-03-29T02:00:12.770" Score="3" ViewCount="1814" Body="&lt;p&gt;I totally understand what the Curse Mark is about, but I never knew that Danzo uses them like Orochimaru does. Not until some of the more recent episodes. I didn't even know The Foundation had access to such jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always thought that the Curse Mark was something that only Orochimaru uses, and that Danzo used a &quot;Sealing Jutsu&quot; on Foundation Members. So who actually created the Curse Mark?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4226" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-29T03:17:14.093" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T14:22:19.320" Title="Does Danzo use a curse mark?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-29T02:12:38.067" Score="2" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shouko Kariuusai lent Yaya to Raishin because she wanted Yaya to drain Raishin's vitality. It is clearly stated in the novels and in the anime. When she met Raishin by the burnt Akabane state, it is even hinted that she would be satisfied by just using his body right there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's due to the inner potential of the Akabane bloodline to have their bodies made into machine dolls (like Nadeshiko).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what does she want to do with Raishin, after all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T05:58:42.130" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T05:58:42.130" Title="What are Shouko's real intentions towards Raishin?" Tags="&lt;unbreakable-machine-doll&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-29T02:14:08.530" Score="3" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magnus (or Akabane big-brother) has one of her dolls shaped exactly like Raishin Akabane's sister: Nadeshiko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the puppet is Hotaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Hotaru made from Nadeshiko's body? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T00:11:54.860" Title="Is Hotaru really Nadeshiko?" Tags="&lt;unbreakable-machine-doll&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8339" CreationDate="2014-03-29T03:20:31.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The curse mark is Made by Orochimaru, it is also known as Orochimaru's Juinjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not having a body strong enough to handle this art, Orochimaru was unable to use Sage Mode and thus had to create an alternative way to make use of senjutsu. Orochumaru thus used Jūgo, whose body naturally produces an enzyme that triggers bodily transformations, and created a brand of cursed seals that would feed off the wielder's chakra and give them Orochimaru's senjutsu chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you most likely have or will noticed, as is revealed in the story later on that orochimaru and Danzo work pretty close together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;the cursed seal used by Danzo is not the one that was created by Orochimaru, in fact he uses his own version.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You pretty much answered to your own question here partially &lt;em&gt;in fact he uses his own version.&lt;/em&gt; The root paralysis Juinjutsu is most likely a derived jutsu from the original curse mark made by Orochimaru. Now why would it most likely be a derived jutsu instead of a original created jutsu? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost all, if not all of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Special%3aSearchByProperty/Jutsu-20classification/Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Juinjutsu&lt;/a&gt; are &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kinjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, Altough there is no direct punishment for using. The research on it has been banned due to the vile nature of the techniques. As Orochimaru wants to learn all the jutsu that exist he also learned and created tons of kinjutsu. And off course his experiments where not always flawless. There for the Root Paralysis is either a adapted failure or even a failure to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Altough as of right now it the origins have not been confirmed. But this is one of the highest plausible scenario's. We can almost 100% certain say that most Juinjutsu would not exist without Orochimaru to begin with, and this one most likely is not exception to that rule. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-29T14:22:19.320" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T14:22:19.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2014-03-29T04:47:47.507" Score="20" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Electricity can move the water:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Misaka_Mikoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki says that Misaka can generate 1 billion volts.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;even though some sources states 5 billion volts, lets be MODEST&lt;/em&gt; &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;grin&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she charges the coin, the rapid transfer of charge from the coin to the water would cause repulsion between the coin and the surrounding water, propelling the water away from the pool. The shockwaves would reflect on the borders and the bottom of the pool, pushing the surface water up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see in the anime that all the blasts have some sideways movement, but the SECOND blast displayed has a very distinctive. sideways movement, hinting that the impact pushes the water a bit to the sides as well, as the electrically charged water moves away from the coin while the coin traverses the pool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of the charge dissipating is not a problem. She can AIM lightning, so we can assume her electromagnetic powers can also alter the breakdown voltage of the air around the coin (by either increasing the pressure around coin or making vacuum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We need to look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the capacitance of the coin&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0e9Fy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The radius of a quarter is 13mm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbJ2J.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a potential of 1 billion volts, the charge of the coin is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1kIkl.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, We can calculate the electric force between the charged coin and the charged water, and for brevity's sake, lets assume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;half the charge has transferred to the water. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the walls and bottom of the swimming pool are totally &lt;strong&gt;isolant&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;indestructible&lt;/strong&gt;.     &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the coin has hit the bottom once half the charge is transferred.    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The water is 1mm away from the coin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this situation, The force between coin and water is calculated with coulomb's law:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/byk5M.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KgqOL.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are getting to the Megajoule Here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the mass of 10% the pool's water, that force gives the water a momentary acceleration of:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o0vlb.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rj6gD.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to lift the water 100 meters, we need to imprint the water a velocity of 44.3m/s&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ksEb5.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BB5pu.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the interaction time between coin and water before the remaining energy dissipates making:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/krazer&quot;&gt;Krazer&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;     energy spent warming the water up, &#xA;     creating the sounds loud explosion, &#xA;     any dramatic winds effect&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E4DlO.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9FpE6.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FyCAG.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; that accounts for&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pOFjy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you were to take into account the charge dissipation, the diminishing repulsion force between the water, and other small assumptions here, there is plenty of energy for everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is plenty of energy everywhere to be used any way you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think this clearly explains where the energy to lift the water comes from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you take the events of later episodes, when she uses other items than a coin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A giant robot claw and later on a whole giant robot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can see that the amount of stored energy is greater, and so is the destructive power. Makes sense, because the capacitance of those items is bigger than a coin's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Many thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wolframalpha.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wolfram Alpha&lt;/a&gt; for the calculations and images.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More theories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Electricity can keep accelerating the coin even after it left the &quot;muzzle&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she charges the coin, she can generate another charge of the same sign on herself after the coin leaves the &quot;muzzle&quot;. So even if the coin leaves at a velocity of 1030m/s, she could accelerate it even after it was fired. But its not even necessary, because...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The coin's Spin and one of most destructive forces: Harmonics.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v1XFU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;As we can see from this wikipedia graph, once maximum resonance (1:1) is reached, the energy transfer increases dramatically. Wind Harmonics are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridges&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;enough to destroy a bridge&lt;/a&gt; by moving it like a violin string. If she can spin the coin so its frequency matches perfectly the harmonic frequency of the pool, massive energy could be transfered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T19:45:41.410" LastActivityDate="2018-04-16T19:45:41.410" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8339" CreationDate="2014-03-29T06:06:07.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The curse mark that you are referring to in context to Danzo is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Danz%C5%8D%27s_Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Root Paralysis Juinjutsu&lt;/a&gt; which members of the root term it as &amp;quot;curse mark&amp;quot;. It does not refer to the same curse mark that Orochimaru uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This cursed seal is given to all members of the Anbu subgroup Root by&#xA;Danzō Shimura, to ensure no information about Danzō or the&#xA;organisation falls into the wrong hands. After Danzō died, the seals&#xA;disappeared from all the Root members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the wearer of this cursed seal speaks about anything&#xA;incriminating related to Danzō or Root, their entire body will be&#xA;paralysed, taking away their ability to speak or move. It is applied&#xA;to the tongue and takes the shape of three solid lines and two broken&#xA;lines from the back of the tongue to the tip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seal can also be applied during combat, and can secretly be placed&#xA;on the opponent's body. When the user activates it, the curse seal's&#xA;marks spread around the opponent's body, paralysing them. However, one&#xA;can break free from the seal with a strong enough release of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bazkU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sai had mentioned about it,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sai said that he could not, as the cursed seal Danzō had placed on&#xA;his tongue prevented him from revealing anything about Root. Sakura&#xA;remarked it was cruel, but Sai explained that it was for the best&#xA;since Root had done a number of questionable things to protect the&#xA;village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The curse mark that Orochimaru uses is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru%27s_Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru's Juinjutsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru's Juinjutsu are the cursed seals that were an often-used&#xA;technique of Orochimaru in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as to the question &lt;code&gt;Does Danzo use a curse mark&lt;/code&gt; the answer is yes, its called the Root Paralysis Jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to the question &lt;code&gt;who actually created the cursed mark&lt;/code&gt; the answer is, both Orochimaru and Danzo created their own cursed seals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T06:15:54.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5762" CreationDate="2014-03-29T09:34:56.397" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shanks bet his arm on the new Era. He gave it up to drill into Luffy's head the man that a Pirate King should be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shanks saw the old captain in Luffy when Luffy said word for word what his old captain used to say about not backing down from a fight and how shameful it is. Additionally, he was super interested in Shanks hat, not just interested, but kind of obsessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in a quick decision he decided to bet on the new era. Shanks taught Luffy self control and humility and it only cost him his arm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why Shanks bet paid off. Its pretty obvious that Luffy is very much like Roger, and most likely the person who inherited his will. So, Shanks made the right call about this kid being his captain decedent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But what about the bet? What was the bet? The bet was to make this version of the pirate king not a complete moron/douchebag like the previous one. Who Shanks/Garp describe as a hot headed child that over escalates every situation because he can't walk away from a fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember the first pirate meeting? With Bellamy? That was a huge moment in the show. Arguably one of the most important episodes in the show as of yet. When Bellamy insulted Luffy/Zoro/Nami and Luffy kept his cool and did not break his promise to Nami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not only did was he insulted, he was also beat. Luffy and Zoro not destroying the place is a direct consequence of Shank's bet. If Shanks never met Luffy and Ace was Luffy's only major influence then he would of made a giant commotion and caught the attention of BlackBeard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/user/FailosoRaptor&quot;&gt;/u/FailosoRaptor&lt;/a&gt; comments on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/1dsqki/why_shanks_lost_his_arm_against_that_weak/c9ti5v8&quot;&gt;Why shanks lost his arm against that weak sea-monster?&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:42:38.200" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:42:38.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8326" CreationDate="2014-03-29T16:10:17.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given they have walkie talkies and motion pictures and the level of engineering to build relatively modern bridges, as well as the tools Orichimaru uses I would argue they have a level of technology equivalent to the early 1900s roughly before the space race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T16:10:17.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2470" CreationDate="2014-03-29T16:17:29.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online and Accel World exist within the same universe but at different times. Similar to Batman Beyond being in the future of Justice League and Batman the Animated Series. The technology in SAO is the first gen version of the tech in Accel World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T16:17:29.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2014-03-29T16:24:07.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's meant as an Easter Egg and inside joke similar to Khoto Hirano in High School of the Dead having the name of the creator of Hellsing and the character acting and looking somewhat like Alucard in moments of extreme violence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within anime and other visual media there are references like these everywhere if you look for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T16:24:07.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="132" CreationDate="2014-03-29T16:28:56.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ending of FZ was a result of the Holy Grail not being complete due to the sacrifice of less than the necessary number of servants. It was still considerably powerful and able to destroy half of the city and reincarnate Gilgamesh and resurrect Kotome Kerie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T16:28:56.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2014-03-29T16:32:56.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan are two different eyes. Completely different. The Sage of Six Paths had the Rinnegan and divided his power to create the Senju and the Uchiha. The Uchiha got the Sharingan and the Senju got really strong chakra and life force (chakra basically). The only reason why Madara got the Rinnegan was because he put some of Hashirama Senju's cells in himself. Thus bringing together the power that the sage had divided. He then would attain the sage's eyes (Rinnegan). He is able to switch between them. The Rinnegan cannot use Mangekyo techniques and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Nagato cannot switch between the different eyes is that they were transplanted into him in the Rinnegan form, and since they aren't his natural eyes, his control over them is limited. A good example of this is Kakashi: he cannot change the Sharingan Obito gave him into a normal eye. That is why he covers it up when he isn't using it. The one absolute thing I can tell you is that the Rinnegan and the Mangekyo Sharingan are two different eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4321" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T13:28:55.583" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:28:55.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2014-03-29T17:24:13.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that the Rinnengan is the pen-ultimate version of the Sharigan, they can use its power without the need for the eye form itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T17:24:13.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="313" CreationDate="2014-03-29T18:08:06.320" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several examples of what would seem like futuristic technology in ancient cultures like the Egyptians and Babylonians. In temple of Seti I there are hyroglyphics that depict blimps and helicopters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/18GF4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Temple of Seti hyroglyphics&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_hieroglyphs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Image Source - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Vimana is another example of this. Also Ea is a construct &quot;not of this world&quot; and is an Anti - World Noble Phantasm that defies the analysis of Unlimited Bladeworks despite not being a Divine Holy Relic like Excalibur. This suggest that Vimana and Ea are of Alien Origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may come into play later as Fate is part of the Nasu-verse and we know they use the many worlds interpretation of time and space, adding or hinting at alien worlds to this is not a stretch for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T04:55:03.130" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T04:55:03.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2014-03-29T21:21:14.757" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought some of the characters were parodies in themselves. She is no exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example, which strikes resemblance in my opinion is &quot;2D-Kun&quot;, who resembles Keima Katsuragi from &quot;The World God Only Knows&quot;. Both only like fictional 2D characters and have similar appearances. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e0Dvs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/koMrR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T05:53:03.377" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T05:53:03.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8360" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16815" CreationDate="2014-03-29T22:29:15.847" Score="7" ViewCount="5219" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching a anime not to long ago. I don't remember anything but about what happed in the first episode. So I hope that is enough info. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I remember of the first episode is it starting of with a girl laying in bed with extremely long hair. And I believe her brother came to the room to tell her not to go out of her room as he had just cleaned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She decided to go outside for once. She was walking in the town looking for a barber, and she met some random guy here which takes her to a park and cuts her hair there. After which she went home without paying. After telling this to her brother he got pretty mad, saying she shouldn't trust people so easily and that she should go back to pay him for the hair cut. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I believe her brother said something that pretty much stated you are mine, and mine alone in the end of the first episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this is enough been looking around allot to find it again :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:28:18.810" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:28:18.810" Title="A extremely lazy girl that goes to the barber" Tags="&lt;kuro-kin-akanai-kagi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:24:21.057" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8334" CreationDate="2014-03-30T00:47:14.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as dual wielding spears in the world of martial arts. This is mainly due to the reason that it is plain impractical. Swords already have their disadvantages when dual wielded. But with spears, it would be close to impossible to have a proper fighting style unless you would only fight against other dual spear wielders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dual wielding is the technique of utilizing two weapons, one in each hand, during combat. It is not a common combat practice, since it does not offer much advantage. Although historical records of dual wielding in war is limited, there are numerous weapon-based martial arts that involve the use of a pair of weapons. - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_wield&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though it is unpractical in real life situations, it is commonly used in anime and the likes, as stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DualWielding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TvTropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dual wielding appears in various Real Life cultures and combat styles, but it tends to be over-represented in fiction because it's... well... cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T15:25:07.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-30T03:56:14.070" Score="3" ViewCount="1394" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a really good song that either begins at or plays through 7:38, but I can't seem to find what the song is actually called. What song is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4325" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:48:05.563" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:48:05.563" Title="What song plays at 7:38 of FMA Brotherhood episode 28?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8363" CreationDate="2014-03-30T04:48:01.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eWVoHVzhxg&amp;amp;list=PLE36689FDB43CE335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crisis in the North&lt;/a&gt;  of the second OST album of FMA brotherhood which is number 19 in the 2nd ost series composed by Masafumi Mima&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-03-30T06:47:08.453" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T06:47:08.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4303" CreationDate="2014-03-30T07:36:58.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally think that humans can be transformed into titans. I came up with this theory because a titan doesn't need nourishment and it seems all they need to live is sunlight. The idea hit me when I watched an episode where someone stated that because a titan didn't have a digestive system, they simply regurgitates them (it's really scary) and the victims are all covered in this weird looking goo. So maybe the titans do this for reproduction. I still don't know what caused this, but it's just a theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when I read about the incident in Ragako, Connie's hometown, the buildings were destroyed, but there's no blood or bodies, the horses are still in the stable, and they found a titan that looks like Connie's mom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's my theory and my personal opinion. I just discovered this anime and started watching it 3 days ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4327" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T13:40:48.957" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T13:40:48.957" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8373" CreationDate="2014-03-30T09:11:17.580" Score="1" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the first episode of To Aru Majutsu No Index, Touma said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Magic is impossible, psychic powers aren't even rare at this city school. Anyone can invent it with the powers of science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Touma himself said that he got his power since he was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there anyone in Index and Railgun who become an esper using science?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I haven't finished watching Index, but I've watch Railgun, and I don't think there's anyone able to do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-03-30T13:31:32.643" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T14:40:22.060" Title="Is there anyone who got their psychic power through science?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-30T09:54:49.860" Score="3" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Zetsuen No Tempest, there was this sickness that turned everything into black iron, which is where its name came from. However, from what I can remember, I am sure there was no explanation in the anime to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why are butterflies not affected by the Black Iron Sickness?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this ever revealed in the manga? I am positive that it is not mentioned in the anime series, or on &lt;a href=&quot;http://zetsuennotempest.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zetsuen No Tempest Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, but was there ever an explanation for this? And if this was in the anime, would you please include a reference to the episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T05:50:47.983" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T18:37:06.203" Title="Why are butterflies not affected by the Black Iron Sickness?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8370" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-30T12:58:04.043" Score="4" ViewCount="5870" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bartholomew Kuma is always seen holding this book (a bible)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pd8c2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this book? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What type of bible is this? Just a regular bible, a bible from the One Piece world, or what? Is he some kind of priest? His shirt has same pattern as the bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-02T06:30:52.217" LastActivityDate="2020-01-20T19:50:19.407" Title="What book (bible) does Kuma always hold?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2014-03-30T13:27:44.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the cover mentions, it is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, &quot;the books&quot;) is a&#xA;  canonical collection of texts considered sacred in Judaism and&#xA;  Christianity. There is no single &quot;Bible&quot; and many Bibles with varying&#xA;  contents exist.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; The term Bible is shared between Judaism and&#xA;  Christianity, although the contents of each of their collections of&#xA;  canonical texts is not the same. Different religious groups include&#xA;  different books within their Biblical canons, in different orders, and&#xA;  sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material&#xA;  into canonical books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T13:27:44.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2014-03-30T13:44:30.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's clear from the pic that it's The Bible. And I believe that there is only one Bible (content-wise). About different versions - they're all translated from the original Bible. You can get a clearer view about the different versions of Bible &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bible.ca/b-many-versions.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Kuma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuma&lt;/a&gt; is an enormous man, (22'6&quot; feet tall). He is the tallest remaining Shichibukai (being one inch shorter than former member Gekko Moriah) and &lt;strong&gt;is usually seen carrying a Bible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Kuma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bartholomew Kuma - The One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a pic depicting the name of the book much more clearly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CAz39.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bartholomew Kuma holding a Bible&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:36:57.387" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:36:57.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8366" CreationDate="2014-03-30T14:40:22.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most psychic powers are created by science. Normally, an Esper doesn't have a special ability and only gains it by experiments, special drugs etc. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Curriculum_Program&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Power Curriculum Program&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some (at the moment 4 known of which only 3 occur in the original works) people who have esper-abilities without being part of the Power Curriculum Program, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Gemstone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gemstones&lt;/a&gt;. The only one that occurred in the anime yet is Himegami Aisa (appeared in Index Episode 7 (Deep Blood Arc)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touma himself has no psychic power, his power is of unknown source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Krazer for mentioning the Gemstones in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T14:40:22.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8375" CreationDate="2014-03-30T14:54:05.717" Score="4" ViewCount="12298" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a Dragon sage or Snake? I thought it was Snake until I read this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uGGJ9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4331" LastEditorUserId="4331" LastEditDate="2014-03-30T18:00:57.637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T12:34:15.440" Title="What kind of Sage mode does Kabuto have?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8374" CreationDate="2014-03-30T15:05:24.353" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Snake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sage Mode can be learned in two places, Mount Myōboku of the toads and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%ABchi_Cave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryūchi Cave&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Snakes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;snakes&lt;/a&gt;. Learning Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave grants the user with a toad and snake style of Sage &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Mode - Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHb6ol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kabuto in Sage Mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Orochimaru's sealing, Kabuto travelled across the world and ultimately discovered the location of the Ryūchi Cave. There, he was taught senjutsu by the White Snake Sage and gained access to Sage Mode. Physically, Kabuto undergoes little alteration in this form, with the only visible changes being the markings around his eyes extending onto his back and the growth of four horns on the back of his head, as well as darkened sclerae. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] Kabuto also gains access to further snake anatomy, such as their brille, which allows him to severely impair his opponents through the use of intense light whilst remaining completely unaffected himself. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to his research and self-modifications based on Jūgo's clan's abilities, Kabuto's body can passively and continuously absorb natural energy without aid even when moving, allowing him to potentially maintain his Sage Mode indefinitely. According to Kabuto, this meant that he was no longer a snake, &lt;strong&gt;but had instead transcended into a dragon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kabuto Yakushi - Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:34:12.180" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:34:12.180" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2014-03-30T16:34:38.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's always seemed a bit more like an alternate reality to me (spoilers to follow).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the anime, Vash can't even seem to bring himself to hurt people until at the very end where he finally decides that injuring Knives is okay considering the alternative but in the movie seems to have no worries shooting Gasback in the leg and shoulder, yet Wolfwood is still alive in this movie, but in the anime dies before Vash is really willing to actually hurt anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4333" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-09-07T07:12:15.343" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T07:12:15.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8379" CreationDate="2014-03-30T19:24:47.033" Score="4" ViewCount="11156" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is the Rio Poneglyph so important to Robin? In fact her only reason to go to the end of Grand Line is to find this Poneglyph. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4331" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:30:54.137" Title="What is the significance of Rio Poneglyph?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8378" CreationDate="2014-03-30T19:58:23.787" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's important because it's said that it contains information about One Piece history including the &lt;strong&gt;Void Century&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rio Poneglyph (真の歴史の本文, literally translated as &quot;True Text of History&quot;) is the message carried by all the poneglyphs along the Grand Line. It contains the true history of the One Piece world (including the &quot;Void Century&quot; of which research is forbidden). In order to find it, one must take all other passages from the other Poneglyphs with them on their travels, and it is only completed upon reaching the end of the world; in other words, the island Raftel. Gol D. Roger seemed to have accomplished this task, according to Rayleigh, though it is uncertain if the other members of the Roger Pirates (i.e. Shanks, Buggy) know the world's history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Poneglyph&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Poneglyph - The One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cI5KG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a poneglyph&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it important to Robin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nico Robin was born on the island of Ohara , and came from a family of archaeologists. Her mother, Nico Olvia, went out to sea to find the True History. But she along with the archaeologists of Ohara were killed by the World Government through a buster call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Nico_Robin/History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nico Robin/History - The One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So naturally, Robin became an archaeologist to finish the work started by her people and to know the true events of history, thus exposing the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the Void Century important? Let's take a look at few events that occurred during the Void Century:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Birth of the World Government&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;800 years ago, at the end of the Void Century, the World Government was born and took political control of the entire world, uniting all countries and forming the Council of Kings. For the World Government, the events of the Void Century were better left unknown as information linked to it is considered far too dangerous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Great War&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The most important event during the Void Century seems to be the Great War. It ended with the fall of &lt;strong&gt;Shandora&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[City of Gold]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source for blockquotes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Void_Century&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Void Century - The One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:30:54.137" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:30:54.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-03-30T22:11:24.250" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree that in Aku no Hana they actually do look Japanese. Let's face it, we all know that Japanese, Chinese, and Korean have small, almost squinty eyes. White people don't necessarily have big eyes either, but they're bigger than the ones a typical Asian would have. Some say that the Japanese are trying to take over the world by drawing their characters as Caucasians. I have noticed that in animes the major characters are always white. It's very rare to even have an African character pop up every now and then as a on the side character, but that's about the most culture variation you'll see. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Religion doesn't pop up either in animes, with the exception of the monks, and statues of Buddha that appear(only Japanese culture is allowed in JAPANESE anime and manga of course). And my point on religion and the appearances of the characters is that not every one has the same way of life or is comfortable wearing mini skirts. In a lot of religions they're not allowed to do some of those things that people on animes do. Like dating, flirting, going all the way before marriage, or even as a girl showing your thighs to another girl is not allowed. &#xA;So, in the anime world every one is actually the same, even though the main character is usually some what different from the others, but in a way that we can't relate to because it's usually impossible IRL. Like in the anime series Naruto, he (Naruto) starts out as an out cast because of the fox demon sealed inside him. Therefore, treated differently by his peers in a negative way.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing about hair colour, well, Asians almost always have black hair. On the other hand, Europeans are more often found with hair that is red. But, I read that that it is possible for Asian and African people to inherit the two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16 which causes a mutation in the MC1R protein(causes red hair). Considering the facts, most red heads have European genes, which is why people on animes that have red hair or even blond hair with blue eyes AND white skin, look like white people. But when characters have randomly crazy, awesome and impossible IRL hair colours like BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE, PINK, TURQUOISE, etc. you know it's just part of the illustrators' design.           &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4334" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T22:11:24.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6611" CreationDate="2014-03-30T22:55:00.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few volumes of Blackjack and I can see the similarities, but nailing down inspiration is difficult. We can compare the descriptions of the two. For the tv show, House M.D., the IMDb says &quot;An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.&quot; &#xA;Anime News Network summarizes Blackjack like this: &quot;Black Jack is the doctor Tezuka wished he could be, one free of the constraints of the modern rules, who can heal and help on his rules. He travels the world helping those who pay him, sometime those he takes mercy on, and always those who move him. Despite not having a valid license, he is still the doctor of last resort, the only man who keeps the reaper at bay. Sometimes though, he's the one who brings the reaper...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They both have a healthy disdain for what they see as rules that keep them from helping people. They both experienced crippling injuries, Blackjack was blown up by a bomb that killed his mother and House has a knee/leg injury that led him to a pain killer addiction. They both tend to &quot;play God&quot; because they are so skilled. There are also differences. House is a diagnostic doctor and Blackjack is a surgeon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that because Blackjack is a much older show, it could have influenced House M.D., but I doubt it had a direct influence. The crossover you mentioned may have been because the characters are so similar, not because of any influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4335" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T22:55:00.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8385" CreationDate="2014-03-31T03:55:38.070" Score="2" ViewCount="312" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 104 of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, we see people collapsing after the nationwide transmutation circle has been activated by Father. However, on page 8 or so of chapter 105, it seems that (at least some of) the people who were still in the tunnels underneath Central are still conscious before Hohenheim reverses the absorption of the souls of the country's citizens - Scar, Darius, Zampano, Jerso, and Hawkeye still seem &quot;fine&quot;. Why is this the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJchb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Early section of chapter 105&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T12:58:22.413" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T12:58:22.413" Title="Why weren't the people underground affected by the nation-wide transmutation?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8384" CreationDate="2014-03-31T04:10:23.657" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be because of how close they were to the center of the array, not just being in Central but being close to the actual point where the array was being activated from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember in Xerxes Von Hohenheim didn't collapse when the nation wide array was activated because he was at the center of the array, not to mention the Amestris array must have been much larger than the Xerxes array so the &quot;dead zone&quot; of sorts was much larger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T04:10:23.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8386" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-31T04:22:04.103" Score="3" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Calamity begin, relatives to a student in class 3-3 are also at risk of dying due to the Calamity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, if a student died as a result of the Calamity would their relatives be spared?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T12:35:06.670" Title="Do family member's escape the Calamity if the student dies?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8389" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22858" CreationDate="2014-03-31T08:49:16.330" Score="14" ViewCount="2241" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only know Comiket from anime and manga: they usually sell their own doujinshi and do some cosplay.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is this the only thing that actually happens at Comiket or are there a lot more things that happen? Maybe some kind of contest or something?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, does Comiket only exist in Japan? Is it different from Comic-Con?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T14:18:51.587" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T14:18:51.587" Title="What events usually happen at Comiket?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;conventions&gt;&lt;comiket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8390" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8392" CreationDate="2014-03-31T08:55:27.937" Score="14" ViewCount="15048" Body="&lt;p&gt;One-shot manga usually only consist of one chapter, so what is their purpose? Is it mainly for promotion, filler or contest? And do they have their own media (like a magazine that only consists of one-shot or something)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:32:50.237" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T08:32:50.237" Title="What is the purpose of one-shot manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8390" CreationDate="2014-03-31T10:50:32.663" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of larger series start off as one-shots - like Naruto, Death Note &amp;amp; Dragon Ball. In this case, it's similar to pilot episodes of TV Shows which are used to test the waters before expanding the story out any more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oneshots can be for more than the viewers, and can be created to give publishers a feel of what they'd be getting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mangakas often use them also to experiment with a story or art-style without having to be tied down with it for several chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oneshots are also often used for manga competitions, such as TOKYOPOP's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Stars_of_Manga&quot;&gt;Rising Stars of Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T12:19:22.533" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T12:19:22.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8390" CreationDate="2014-03-31T10:54:28.793" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Manga magazines usually have many series running concurrently with&#xA;  approximately 20–40 pages allocated to each series per issue. Other&#xA;  magazines such as the anime fandom magazine Newtype featured single&#xA;  chapters within their monthly periodicals. Other magazines like&#xA;  Nakayoshi feature many stories written by many different artists;&#xA;  these magazines, or &quot;anthology magazines&quot;, as they are also known&#xA;  (colloquially &quot;phone books&quot;), are usually printed on low-quality&#xA;  newsprint and can be anywhere from 200 to more than 850 pages thick.&#xA;  Manga magazines also contain one-shot comics and various four-panel&#xA;  yonkoma (equivalent to comic strips). Manga series can run for many&#xA;  years if they are successful. &lt;strong&gt;Manga artists sometimes start out with a&#xA;  few &quot;one-shot&quot; manga projects just to try to get their name out. If&#xA;  these are successful and receive good reviews, they are continued.&#xA;  Magazines often have a short life.[50]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One-shot manga tells its entire story in 15-60 pages, usually written&#xA;  for contests, and sometimes later developed into a full-length manga&#xA;  series (much like a television pilot). Many popular manga series began&#xA;  as one-shot stories, including Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star,&#xA;  Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Berserk, Kinnikuman and Death Note, among&#xA;  others. Some noted manga authors, such as Akira Toriyama and Rumiko&#xA;  Takahashi, have worked on numerous one-shot stories in addition to&#xA;  their serialized works. Rising Stars of Manga was an annual&#xA;  competition for original English-language one-shot manga, many of&#xA;  which have gone on to become full-length manga series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-shot_%28comics%29&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T10:54:28.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8393" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11176" CreationDate="2014-03-31T12:51:54.827" Score="10" ViewCount="39772" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was talking with a friend about Death Note and he said that he could't understand one thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Light's father died, he saw Light's lifespan with his Shinigami eyes, so he could &quot;confirm&quot; that Light was not Kira. However, at the end of the story, Mikami looked at Light with his Shinigami eyes and recognized him, because he could not see his lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this actually a slight mistake in the story, or have I missed anything? (It's probably the second one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4340" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T18:47:32.070" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T17:24:09.347" Title="Why was it that Light's father could see Light's lifespan, while Mikami couldn't see it (which allowed him to deduce that Light was Kira)?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8393" CreationDate="2014-03-31T16:07:32.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: I don't remember the specifics of Death Note too well, so while the general idea of my answer should be correct, I'm not sure about the specifics. I used a couple of sites (mostly &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=48148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; - see the second arc) as references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point (probably somewhere in episodes 27-29) before the attempt to kill Mello and the attempt to recover one of the death notes, Light gave up ownership of his death note, but manages to prevent himself from losing his memories of it. (The forum I used to cross-check with my memory states that he strapped one of the other death notes to his body, though I don't remember whether or not this happened, at least in the anime.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since people who own death notes will not have their lifespan seen by those with shinigami eyes (and since those who don't will have a visible lifespan), this prevented Light from being seen by his father as a death note user. (When I watched Death Note, this struck me as possibly an anti-detection measure taken by Light, but again it's been a while since I've watched Death Note.) After his father is out of the way, however, and none of the other task force members are death note users, this isn't necessary, and Light regains ownership of his death note by taking the one his father was supposed to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the relevant portions of text from the link I gave:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shidou decides he wants his DN back, so he comes to the human world looking for it and comes across Mello. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the same time, Light has Ryuk possess DN3, relinquishes control of DN3 and then sends him and DN3 to the Japan HQ in the name of Kira. Souichirou volunteers to become its new owner and possess the Shinigami eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To make sure he doesn't lose his memories, Light has DN2 secretly strapped to his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After his father's death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DN1 was recovered, but at the cost of Souichirou's life. Light regains ownership of DN3. As DN1 is of no use to him, he returns it to Shidou, and DN1 is no longer relevant to this story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T16:07:32.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3139" CreationDate="2014-03-31T18:18:11.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Grisaia is a bastardization of the French term Grisaille which refers a method of painting in monochrome. Grisaille in Japanese is グリザイユ or gurizaiyu and the only difference in Japanese between Grisaia (グリザイア) and Grisaille is the last sound (yu in grisaille and a in grisaia). The reason for the name and why the end is changed won't really come up until the third and last game in the series though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4342" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T18:18:11.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3020" CreationDate="2014-03-31T21:35:52.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would think that after the monster rats were defeated, and the ones that helped Squealer were executed, the people could have just gone back for the babies. It didn't take them that long to defeat Squealer and the akki that was Maria and Mamoru's child was from much earlier baby theft. That is what I think happened. A bit anti-climatic though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4335" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T21:35:52.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3393" CreationDate="2014-03-31T21:56:24.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most closely linked legend I can find is Shiva. Shiva is a hindu deity who has three eyes and is worshiped by people in the region that Pai is from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Third eye: (Trilochana) Shiva is often depicted with a third eye, with which he burned Desire (Kāma) to ashes,[98] called &quot;Tryambakam&quot; (Sanskrit: त्र्यम्बकम् )(Tamil :நெற்றிக்கண்), which occurs in many scriptural sources.[99] In classical Sanskrit, the word ambaka denotes &quot;an eye&quot;, and in the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes translated as &quot;having three eyes&quot;.[100] However, in Vedic Sanskrit, the word ambā or ambikā means &quot;mother&quot;, and this early meaning of the word is the basis for the translation &quot;three mothers&quot;.[101][102] These three mother-goddesses who are collectively called the Ambikās.[103] Other related translations have been based on the idea that the name actually refers to the oblations given to Rudra, which according to some traditions were shared with the goddess Ambikā.[104] It has been mentioned that when Shiva loses his temper badly, his third eye opens which can destroy most of the things to ashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the best three eyed deity of the correct region I could find. I think that 3x3 eyes may have taken part of the legend as inspiration and then ran with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4335" LastEditorUserId="4335" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T22:01:32.317" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T22:01:32.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8402" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8572" CreationDate="2014-04-01T02:33:41.013" Score="12" ViewCount="7495" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was listening to the &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt; soundtrack which is amazing but I'm scratching my head over this particular artist who contributes vocals, Benjamin Anderson. I tried googling/wiki'ing and I found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Anderson_(musician)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; - But I don't think it's the same person...? There doesn't seem to be any mention of &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt; on his website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would love to find out exactly who it is, just to be sure. I thought the vocals were amazing and would like to see if this person had any previous work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T01:52:17.203" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T01:52:17.203" Title="Who exactly is Benjamin Anderson in the Kill la Kill soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-01T05:17:29.953" Score="1" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the winner of the Idol festival is revealed, Shiraki comes up to Hayasaka and says &quot;they won&quot;. The disgusted face on Hayasaka is priceless:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3KCON.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is right after the announcement that the winners are Akamiso All Stars;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While their performance is not shown, we can clearly see that the crowd is rather normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kikU7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on WUG's peformance, the whole stadium comes down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DSEIA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have a scene right before the result is announced, where Shiraki does a kind of power walk from the judge's booth (and the judges sound REALLY nervous), only to be berated by Hayasaka:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2JwH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What really happened is not stated, but we have two scenarios:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) WUG won, but Shiraki rigged the results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The judges really chose Akamiso All Stars, perhaps because of Yoshino missed jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really think that scenario (1) is the most likely, because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) it tells a better story&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) explains screenshot 1 (scenario 2 leaves that comment floating on a void).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c) is really on par with Shiraki's ruthless and unscrupulous persona.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;d) is a way for Shiraki to strike at the same time both Mayu and Hayasaka (for her daring to step on stage again, and for his &quot;betrayal&quot; on mentoring WUG)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For scenario (2):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) judges be judges, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Jacobellis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a missed jump can cost a medal&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, without any further ADO, and before the flag hunters cry &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=stack%20exchange%20opinion%20based&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WOLF&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is there any official / canonical reference that Shiraki rigged the Idol Festival results?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:21:28.903" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:21:28.903" Title="Did Shiraki Rig the Idol Festival Results?" Tags="&lt;wake-up-girls&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8439" CreationDate="2014-04-01T08:15:53.187" Score="13" ViewCount="9653" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first Hunter Exam of the series (Hisoka's second), &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hisoka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;he&lt;/a&gt; was introduced into the series removing another applicant's arms from his body for bumping into him and not apologizing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zg42m.png&quot; alt=&quot;hisoka&amp;#39;s intro&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did he actually do? We know Hisoka's abilities are Bungee Gum and Texture Surprise, but they don't explain how the arms are converting into flower petals as seen above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="8390" LastEditDate="2014-09-21T06:29:54.580" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T06:29:54.580" Title="What did Hisoka do in the Hunter Exam?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8411" CreationDate="2014-04-01T10:35:42.747" Score="3" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 12, the story about Otorimonogatari, contains the story Nadeko Medusa. Nadeko said this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Favorite big brother: Koyomi Oniichan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Love with: Araragi Koyomi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why she said it differently? Does it mean that she consider Araragi as two different person? Because in Monogatari Series Second Season she turn out to be a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; yandere, and want to kill Araragi, the man that she love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T17:21:04.917" Title="Why did Nadeko use different names for Araragi?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2014-04-01T11:27:16.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final novel the Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After being thrown by one of the blue giants (celestial), he entered the time warp into the future and he saw Haruhi's ponytails getting longer since she entered the college and also Kyon saw the future himself at one of the windows of the college. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah they seemed to ended up together (although they actually aren't really together like they dating or something).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4348" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T23:27:39.080" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T23:27:39.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8406" CreationDate="2014-04-01T12:38:43.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Oniichan has nothing to do with who she is. Oniichan is the honorific used when addressing an older brother. If you'll see, it's listed as &quot;favorite big brother&quot; before referring to him as &quot;oniichan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; for a full list of Japanese honorifics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T12:38:43.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8406" CreationDate="2014-04-01T15:36:15.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference emphasizes the extent of her love towards Araragi: she loves Araragi as a big brother figure &lt;strong&gt;as much as&lt;/strong&gt; she loves Araragi as a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Favorite big brother: Koyomi Oniichan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the love of a sister for her big brother. &lt;em&gt;Sibling love&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The honorific &lt;em&gt;onii-chan&lt;/em&gt; shows that she holds Araragi very dear and sees him as if he were her real big brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Love with: Araragi Koyomi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the love of a girl for a boy. &lt;em&gt;Boy-girl love&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The absence of honorific, which is a stark contrast to the previous line, shows that she loves Araragi as a member of opposite sex, not just love between sibling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T15:36:15.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-04-01T19:10:15.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Kakashi's sharingan is already a mangekyou sharingan since mangekyou sharingan users lose their sight for overusing their mangekyou sharingan but kakashi has been using it for a while. However, he has chakra problems given that he is not from the Uchiha clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4354" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T22:54:23.033" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:54:23.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8104" CreationDate="2014-04-01T23:46:36.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the &lt;em&gt;Koiuta&lt;/em&gt; light novels, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q11120081821&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this guy on Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%A8%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E9%A3%9B%E7%A9%BA%E5%A3%AB%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E6%81%8B%E6%AD%8C#.E7.A5.9E.E8.81.96.E3.83.AC.E3.83.B4.E3.82.A1.E3.83.BC.E3.83.A0.E7.9A.87.E5.9B.BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia article for &lt;em&gt;Koiuta&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, there are strong indications that the pilot of the seagull plane is, in fact, Charles KARINO from &lt;em&gt;The Princess and the Pilot&lt;/em&gt;. However, this is never made explicit. There is apparently a scene in the fourth volume where he and Kal-el have a conversation, but despite this, his name is never revealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Koiuta&lt;/em&gt; light novels are complete (no further volumes are expected to be published), so this is probably as good an answer as you're going to get. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T23:46:36.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6420" CreationDate="2014-04-02T05:55:31.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume it could be Orochimaru, because these experiments were definitely done while Madara was still alive. Madara was kept alive up til old age because the Gedo Mazou was supporting him, and at that time his Rinnegan was already implanted in Nagato, so that must mean he had the Senju cells before his death in order to get those eyes. Orochimaru is alive at the time that Obito was saved by Madara, and this was around the time he began to conduct his expirements. I wouldn't say he saved Madara during his fight with Hashirama but he definitely fits the part where Madara said he was taught that by an acquaintance of an underling; Orochimaru was a part of Akatsuki and obviously acquainted with Obito, and I'm pretty sure Orochimaru would keep all his intel on the low from everyone, being alive before Madaras death I bet he wouldn't tell obito that much of his past expirements &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4362" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T05:55:31.140" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5251" CreationDate="2014-04-02T08:39:37.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now, in manga version of naruto (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/671/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 671 Page 6&lt;/a&gt;), The Sage of Six Path mention that he left the stone monument so that people could reconsider. This is a concrete evidence that the Sage really created that stone monument. See image below (&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler alert&lt;/strong&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7TUqy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T08:39:37.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8425" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-02T10:49:11.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kaze Tachinu&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2013 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, supposedly his last. It is a fictionalization of the life of the Japanese aircraft engineer &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Horikoshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jiro Horikoshi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Rises&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:22:59.230" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:22:59.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8426" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-02T10:49:11.000" Score="0" Body="The Wind Rises (&quot;Kaze Tachinu&quot;) is a 2013 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, supposedly his last." OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:22:59.230" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:22:59.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8428" CreationDate="2014-04-02T12:37:53.200" Score="1" ViewCount="3182" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One Piece world, the Gorosei are some kind of top leaders of the World Government. They are usually in the Marine HQ. Do we know their names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JdUxi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T05:55:34.010" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T05:55:34.010" Title="Do we know the names of all Gorosei members?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8427" CreationDate="2014-04-02T12:45:53.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki page on Gorosei&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that the names haven't been revealed yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Gorosei (literally meaning &quot;Five Elder Stars&quot;) are the heads of the World Government, and as such, they essentially rule the entire world. They are the five men who rule above the Marines, Cipher Pol, and the ones who made a pact with the Shichibukai. &lt;strong&gt;So far, none of their names have been revealed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is some other additional information given about their appearances and history and that can be read from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T12:45:53.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8430" CreationDate="2014-04-02T12:55:21.707" Score="11" ViewCount="1162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am familiar with Yotsuba and Totoro, but who is the third character in this picture (the one in pink) ? What manga/anime is she from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It comes from some desktop background site which sadly did not give any attributation to what is obviously fan art. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jxoPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;YotsubaTotoro&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4365" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:15:28.260" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:15:28.260" Title="Who is the character in this picture with Yotsuba and Totoro?" Tags="&lt;hare-guu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T09:32:49.293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8429" CreationDate="2014-04-02T13:52:06.183" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har%C3%A9%2BGuu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hare+Guu&lt;/a&gt;, or &quot;The Jungle Was Always Sunny, Then Came Guu&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6V6VD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was originally a serialized manga that was then adapted into a 26 episode anime TV series as well as several OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's one of the main characters and her name is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/716/Guu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guu&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YuTeF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's some more information about the characters, and specifically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Har%C3%A9%2BGuu_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;about Guu&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guu's stomach is a world filled with buildings, hundred legged cats, and a nice young couple of lovers that have been trapped there for ages (but apparently don't mind their predicament). Other than Haré, no character seems to be aware of Guu's strange nature (or for that matter the bizarre circumstances surrounding everything else in the series). The weird events that occur because of her are only ever acknowledged by Haré. Everyone who is eaten by Guu, only to be spat out later (excluding Haré) dismisses what happened as &quot;sleeping&quot; (occasionally, dreaming about Guu's Stomach world). Haré even dismisses his first time in Guu's Stomach but is quickly proved wrong. There are other strange things Guu can do, which defy the laws of physics, logic, and reality, such as (but not limited to) teleport, time travel, warp reality, superhuman strength, elongate her body parts, breathe underwater, cause people to switch bodies, read minds, cause disco music to play suddenly, switch her face (from a cute face to a completely plain face), transform into a giant kaiju monster version of herself, and incite mental breakdowns in Haré, though the latter is more of a talent than an actual power. She apparently has more than one stomach and cares enough about the people and creatures she swallows to keep dangerous things away from the area she keeps her 'guests'. Despite all this, Guu actually cares for some of Hare's personal problems, and often gives him advice with profound sayings- a lot of her powers are used to make Hare learn a lesson. At the end of the manga, Guu leads Hare to her birthplace in a dream (and refuses to let him go further, saying it would be an one-way trip for him), and it's strongly implied that Guu's birthplace is somewhere between life and death, and that she's some kind of physical god. Guu disappears the next morning, releasing the people in her stomach (who turn up in a TV shows about missing people suddenly reappear) and erasing everybody's memories of her, except Hare's. Six years later, Hare spots Guu's smirk on his newborn daughter's face, and realizes she might be a reincarnation of Guu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T13:52:06.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7352" CreationDate="2014-04-02T23:42:09.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has yet to be determined, however information for Season 2 assuming they follow the manga suggest that Titan Shifters may be considerably long lived or age differently after reaching maturity. Eren at present has only demonstrated the ability to regenerate and Annie showed some signs of fearing death, so its unlikely that Titan Shifters are outright Immortal. Plus the Colossal Titan chose to shift and escape suggesting Eren could have killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T23:42:09.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4013" CreationDate="2014-04-02T23:48:34.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's cultural. In Japan, anime is not limited to children or teens, and that trend is also growing here in the US.  However, in Japan, many families watch the programs together. There is also the fact that the Japanese attend school until much later than we do and many have after hours clubs, activities or cram school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may have noticed that in many Anime high school students are not on the way home until around or after sunset. When you consider those factors it all makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4320" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T00:08:01.537" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T00:08:01.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8438" CreationDate="2014-04-03T01:45:37.310" Score="6" ViewCount="564" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering as I cannot remember seeing her before in Fairy Tail. Can someone help? Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m1gss.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T21:00:32.500" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T21:00:32.500" Title="Who is this in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8437" CreationDate="2014-04-03T02:04:18.463" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Cosmos&quot;&gt;Cosmos&lt;/a&gt;, who first appears in chapter 307 of the manga. She is one of the Garou Knights. The image that you have is a colored image of her from &lt;a href=&quot;http://seireiart.deviantart.com/art/Fairy-Tail-308-Flower-Executioner-338035257&quot;&gt;Deviantart&lt;/a&gt; by SeireiART.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has plant magic, which is why the Deviantart picture of her refers to her as the Flower Executioner. In chapter 308 she creates a giant flower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T02:04:18.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8404" CreationDate="2014-04-03T05:18:33.457" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I highly guess they made that up to convert this scene into a less violent type for the younger-age audience. In the actual manga, this was what it looked like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZuPo4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hunter x Hunter Chapter 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that the arm is chopped off but with no flower petals whatsoever and judging by the angle, the blood is ought to be seen. They probably did not want to reveal that part and instead took it from the side angle by &quot;magically&quot; making the arm disappear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3364" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T05:18:33.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8441" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8443" CreationDate="2014-04-03T09:41:51.223" Score="6" ViewCount="9759" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 671 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths...!!&quot;, The Sage of Six paths told Naruto that he was the reincarnation of Ashura and Sasuke was the reincarnation of Indra. But then, he also mentioned that the previous reincarnations were Hashirama and Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Indra's soul is inside Sasuke, and now that Madara is alive, whose soul does he have? Is there something that I've missed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2416" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T12:01:33.963" LastActivityDate="2018-10-06T12:06:36.483" Title="How can there be two separate bodies with the same souls?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8441" CreationDate="2014-04-03T09:49:46.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it isn't their &quot;soul&quot; which is reincarnated, it's their &lt;em&gt;chakra&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how it splits between the two, it wasn't stated (and I doubt it will). Madara's current power is the power of the Sage of Six Paths, not Indra's or Ashura's alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T09:49:46.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8441" CreationDate="2014-04-03T10:22:23.763" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, Indra and Ashura were transmigrated into Madara and Hashirama respectively during their lifetime. After both Madara and Hashirama died, their souls/chakra started looking for other hosts. We can say so because of what the Sage said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now that Indra's transmigration is over...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qDa3fl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Sage explaining about Indra&amp;#39;s transmigration&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that the new hosts are Sasuke and Naruto respectively, Indra need not be present in Madara (since he has come back to life). Madara had already attained the chakra of The Sage of the Six Paths before he died, and since he was brought back to life using the Edo Tensei, he retained the chakra of The Sage of the Six Paths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/erWPbl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Before the transmigration was over...&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from the other things that were said in the chapter,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E33m7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto reflected the difference of Ashura&amp;#39;s reincarnation&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is safe to consider that the souls of Indra and Ashura were not controlling the host, rather used it as a container and helping the host. So we can say that both the souls of the host and Indra/Ashura existed in the same body. After the death of the host, the soul/chakra of Indra/Ashura moved on to find another host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that Madara is back to life, he has his own soul in him and lacks the soul of Indra as that is present within Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, Madara's soul is his own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T12:06:33.407" LastActivityDate="2018-10-06T12:06:33.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6802" CreationDate="2014-04-03T10:46:27.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Super Danganronpa 2, there is a huge school building that looks exactly as the one in Danganronpa the animation. I think they where in the school building, and when they opened the door and go outside they will be on the same island as the students in Danganronpa 2. But maybe I think when the students of DR1 also will meet the students of DR2 and that they will have to survive with both group of students, maybe it will be a new game that will come out, I hope so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4376" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T14:20:36.547" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T14:20:36.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-03T11:47:25.087" Score="0" ViewCount="896" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the current chapters of Naruto, it is revealed, that Rikudou Sennin has a brother who also sealed the juubi in himself. That means there are two juubis in the world. If Madara has/had control of one of them, where could the other be hidden? His presence in the world for now is speculation. But as the Rabbit Goddess had Byakugan, this could mean that this brother may have been the Hyuuga's ancestor, which would mean Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuuga are indeed related, but Hyuuga and Uchiha could never be able to use the other's doujutsu, because of difference in ancestor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in essence, I'm asking, where could the second Juubi presumably be, is it not possible that the brother is the Hyuuga ancestor? For now this is all speculation, but I have a feeling that Kishimoto will end this series with a few plot holes, so I want to see other users' ideas on these questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3590" LastEditorUserId="3590" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T11:56:52.080" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T15:57:29.443" Title="Juubi and Rikudou's brother?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8462" CreationDate="2014-04-03T16:10:21.140" Score="2" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately, I can't help but notice that a lot of the names of characters and techniques used in Naruto seem to be derived from folklore and/or based on gods and the likes. Some samples would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izanagi - a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiraiya - originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki, is the title character of the Japanese folk tale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why are so many of the names used in Naruto derived from such things?&#xA;And is this only common in Naruto, or does it happen in other series as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T11:01:37.957" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:01:37.957" Title="Why are so many names based on folklore and such" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8450" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8563" CreationDate="2014-04-03T20:24:11.730" Score="6" ViewCount="9899" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sabo has been shown to use Dragon type attacks in the latest episodes of One Piece. But does it have something to do with the Dragon Style of fighting (from Dragon Claw on Burgees), or has he eaten Ancient Zoan Type Dragon fruit (Dragon's breath on the Colosseum's fight ring)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4381" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T11:09:06.207" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T19:31:20.290" Title="What is Sabo's Power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9672" CreationDate="2014-04-03T22:07:08.373" Score="13" ViewCount="16630" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ira Gamagori is a pillar of strength and a very large man, But his height seems to change vastly throughput the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smaller:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CdkiUm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WO8gVm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Larger:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tzo0hm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ouQ6E.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously his height changes to emphasise his largeness, but is there any official word on the height that Gamagori is meant to be? Perhaps in a character profile or something similar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T16:35:39.147" Title="Does Ira Gamagori have an official height?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8452" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-04T00:57:55.600" Score="3" ViewCount="3300" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched &lt;em&gt;Blood: The Last Vampire&lt;/em&gt; a while back and I know there are other series like &lt;em&gt;Blood+&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Blood-C&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Blood-C: The Last Dark&lt;/em&gt; and a manga called &lt;em&gt;Blood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I read, in all of the series, the main character is a girl named Saya, and from what I took from the Movie &lt;em&gt;Blood: The Last Vampire&lt;/em&gt;, Saya is a vampire herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if the different Blood series have any sort of connection to each other through Saya or any other connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T04:28:06.723" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T19:46:29.480" Title="What is the connection between the Blood Series?" Tags="&lt;blood+&gt;&lt;blood-c&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8455" CreationDate="2014-04-04T01:06:45.273" Score="1" ViewCount="787" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Azuma took over Tenrou Islands Magic and destroyed the tree he broke the divine protection that is usually granted to those who bear the Fairy Tail Emblem/Guild Mark and stole there magic and energy. So why did Carla and Happy's magic get drained by Azuma even though they did not bear the emblem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do have an emblem could you please show me a picture as I cannot find one with them bearing the Fairy Tail Guild Mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T01:45:50.840" Title="Why was Happy and Carla affected by Azuma's take over of Tenrou Islands magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8454" CreationDate="2014-04-04T01:39:30.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I &lt;s&gt;never&lt;/s&gt; can't remember see Carla's guild mark, Happy have it behind his back, Picture below is from Galuna Island arc when Gray met Lyon on Curse Island, they (local villager) ask for Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy mark to prove it if they are Fairy Tail's Mage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8xAoq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if happy has it, it not weird that Carla also has it. But she usually wearing full clothes so maybe it's hidden behind her cloth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T01:45:50.840" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T01:45:50.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8454" CreationDate="2014-04-04T01:39:40.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They do have the Guild mark as they were also able to see Mavis who said she can only be seen by those who has the emblem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The guild mark is on their back.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the pictures:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jhu23.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v2k4o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Im not sure about Happy though, because I only googled it, but it says that its from episode 11 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for Carla, I saw it from chapter 378, shown in Wendy's flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T01:39:40.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8630" CreationDate="2014-04-04T02:41:32.680" Score="1" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading on the Wiki about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Vagrant_AI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vagrant AI's&lt;/a&gt; and it said that most were born from The Black Box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen //SIGN, //Liminality, //Legend of the Twilight //Terminal Disk, //ROOTS, //QUANTUM and played the original 4 games and the 3 //G.U games and i've never heard of the Black Box before, i am wondering what this is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T03:36:27.087" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T03:29:31.377" Title="What is the Black Box?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4457" CreationDate="2014-04-04T04:30:14.520" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in one episode, he buys a bag of donuts, about 10-15 of them, and pays $$30. The average donut costs $1.20 (I literally just looked it up on Google &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_the_average_donut_cost?#slide=1&quot;&gt;[here]&lt;/a&gt;). If you round it to 10 donuts, it's $12. If you round to 15, it's $18. You can safely say that one double dollar is approximately equal to fifty cents ($$1 = $0.50) which, whether on purpose or a total lucky mistake by the author of Trigun, makes a lot of sense, in a weird reverse way. So, by this (way too complicated) logic, he is worth $30,000,000,000.00!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4384" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T06:18:41.003" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T06:18:41.003" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8459" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20799" CreationDate="2014-04-04T05:50:26.713" Score="2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHHBP7KARa4&amp;amp;t=1m40s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;opening of Tales of the Abyss&lt;/a&gt; (from the 3DS, not sure about the PS2), at around 1:40, there's a shot of the Daarth Cathedral where there's a woman letting out something like a gust from behind her (moment before you see Ion or Florian at the alter behind). There seems to be more of this woman, as when I start a new game, the first cutscene shows a group of them gathering above the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm currently on the final battle. At first, I thought the woman was Lorelei, but the characters call Lorelei a he. I checked the walkthrough to see if I was on the very last battle, since in &lt;em&gt;Tales of Graces F&lt;/em&gt; there was a second story after I defeated Lambda which focused on fighting Little Queen, I confirmed that the fights I'm on are the last. (Then again, the walkthrough is for the PS2 version. A second story could have been added for the 3DS version, but I doubt it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I'm at the endgame, I am still wondering who this woman is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T23:48:02.263" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T23:48:02.263" Title="Who is the woman in the opening cutscene of Tales of the Abyss 3DS version?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-the-abyss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8460" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-04T05:56:07.017" Score="1" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ion and Sync are replicas of the real Fon Master Ion. When Ion died, Sync was a reject and Ion was chosen to become the Fon Master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's explained that Arietta loved Ion, but she didn't know that the Ion she loved had died, since Sync always wore a mask before falling into the Core. I doubt she saw Sync's face being similar to Ion's before, but Sync never wore his mask after Sync and Van came back from the Core.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Arietta was one of the God-Generals and were in on Van's plan, is it explained in the anime/manga how Arietta never knew that the Ion she loved had died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T18:02:48.240" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T18:02:48.240" Title="Is it explained how Arietta never knew the real Ion had died?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-the-abyss&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-04T05:58:06.683" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got the limited edition of the first volume of the anime, which came with &quot;Asch the Bloody&quot; manga. I figure it's mainly about Ache, but I'm wondering when the story took place relative to the main series. Did it take place during the 6 years he was with Van, or did it occur in the same period as in the anime/game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T07:28:54.637" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T07:28:54.637" Title="Where does Asch the Bloody fit in the timeline of Tales of the Abyss?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-the-abyss&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8449" CreationDate="2014-04-04T06:00:47.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kishimoto is just a fan of Japanese culture and mythology. He's used loads of references, from Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susano'o, to Izanami, Izanagi and Kotoamatsukami, to the trio of Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru, to the Sword of Totsuka and the Mirror of Yata, among many others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many other mangaka have inspirations as well, not necessarily from Japanese culture, but from various other sources. A good example is One Piece, with many references. An example would be Usopp - taken from the Japanese word for lie (uso), Aesop (whose fable about the Boy who cried Wolf is the exact situation he's in when he's first introduced), and Pincocchio, as Usopp has a very long nose, like Pinocchio's, which grows longer whenever he tells a lie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T06:00:47.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8467" CreationDate="2014-04-04T08:41:25.437" Score="7" ViewCount="27847" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to the red-colored, white-bordered cloud-shaped pattern which is present on the costume of all of the Akatsuki members. What is it called and what does it represent? Do they have a special meaning regarding the mission of Akatsuki or is it just plain-art with no real significance to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WnUYC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akatsuki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T01:02:22.930" Title="What does the symbol on Akatsuki's costume represent?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8466" CreationDate="2014-04-04T09:02:36.590" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akatsuki was formed by Yahiko, Konan and Nagato. They originally belonged to the Village Hidden in the Rain (Amegakure), who were war orphans. Their costume consisted of long dark cloaks with a red cloud, a red interior, and a chin-high collar. The Red cloud represents the rain of blood that fell in Amegakure during the wars and was seen as a symbol of justice by its original members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Akatsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T13:26:29.670" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T13:26:29.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22393" CreationDate="2014-04-04T09:41:15.080" Score="4" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know how the original scenario for the Boatdrift Ceremony goes. In the anime things go out of control every time the ceremony is held, so I wonder how it is originally supposed to undergo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it looks like there have been very many ceremonies held in the past, as there are lots of wooden maidens found at the bottom of the vortex inside some sort of cracked dome with a hand in the middle. Characters talked about how the ceremonies have been held for many years, but how many years exactly (or at least approximately)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And are there any other places in the world like Shioshishio where people gifted with Ena live? Do they also hold Boatdrift ceremonies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-20T15:28:28.380" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T19:39:33.590" Title="How is the Boatdrift Ceremony (Ofunehiki) supposed to be held?" Tags="&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8469" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13860" CreationDate="2014-04-04T09:47:26.657" Score="8" ViewCount="121410" Body="&lt;p&gt;Harutora's attempt to resurrect Natsume supposedly succeeded, but Saotome Suzu, who had helped to perform the ritual, told the other characters over the phone that it &lt;em&gt;technically&lt;/em&gt; was a success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, we see how Natsume is resting in a bed inside a brightly sunlit room with a window open. Harutora says he'll be looking forward to see her and disappears. It's not clear whether he was real or not, and whether the whole room is some metaphor of sorts, considering the &quot;astrology&quot; stuff in the previous episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's really going on in the end of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T19:51:33.237" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T13:30:49.887" Title="What happens in the end of the Tokyo Ravens anime?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8471" CreationDate="2014-04-04T10:22:40.760" Score="17" ViewCount="143317" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c84Nf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ace&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Ace's right arm have &quot;Asce&quot; written with the &quot;s&quot; crossed over?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3365" LastActivityDate="2020-05-12T07:11:27.573" Title="Why does Ace's tattoo on his right arm say &quot;Asce&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8470" CreationDate="2014-04-04T10:50:53.107" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S36G7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sabo&amp;#39;s Jolly Roger&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's Sabo's Jolly Roger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ace had another tattoo on his upper left bicep that spells &quot;ASCE&quot; vertically. The &quot;S&quot; crossed out is a tribute to Sabo as that's his jolly roger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Portgas_D._Ace&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Portgas D. Ace&lt;/em&gt; on One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T05:38:48.730" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T05:38:48.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8472" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-04T11:20:20.333" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T11:20:20.333" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T11:20:20.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8473" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-04T11:20:20.333" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T11:20:20.333" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T11:20:20.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5492" CreationDate="2014-04-04T11:51:19.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not sure that there are any weapons left, but the information regarding the existence of the Psychobuster itself is given to them most likely by a False Minoshiro.&#xA;As seen in the next episodes, it also helps them navigate to the presumed location of the Psychobuster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all about the hope of finding one. Similarly, the Queerats previously attempted to search for weapons to use against the cantus-users, with Kiromaru willing to sacrifice a large part of his expedition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2736" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T11:51:19.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8475" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8485" CreationDate="2014-04-04T15:15:46.560" Score="2" ViewCount="2088" Body="&lt;p&gt;So lately I have been noticing that a lot of people on fora tend to mistake manga and manhwa. And of course, I know that manga stands for comics made in Japan, and manhwa for comics made in Korea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is the reason for the different naming? Or is there even a reason besides them coming from different lands to begin with? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end they are both comics with usually (a bit dependent on the artist/writer of course) same art/story building and the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T22:14:09.300" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T22:14:09.300" Title="Why are there different words for &quot;manga&quot; and &quot;manhwa&quot;?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8487" CreationDate="2014-04-04T19:47:21.947" Score="1" ViewCount="3984" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that Kugo Ginjo used to be a Substitute Shinigami, but he got kicked out and lost his shinigami status. Why did this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T00:30:00.113" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T23:54:44.843" Title="Why was Kugo Ginjo kicked out of the Soul Society?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8479" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8488" CreationDate="2014-04-04T20:05:10.173" Score="1" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in the Seireitei there are many different kinds of bankais and was wondering if Ichigo is the only one that full on transforms when he activates his bankai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T13:52:21.500" Title="Who else besides Ichigo has a transformation bankai?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8490" CreationDate="2014-04-04T20:53:57.167" Score="3" ViewCount="42813" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Sasuke learns Itachi was motivated by his desire to protect the village. Itachi only slaughtered his clan because they were plotting a rebellion. And thus Sasuke's motivation for killing Itachi was slightly misguided. Since Tobi told him about Itachi, why does he want to destroy Konoha? Itachi died protecting it so why does Sasuke wants to destroy it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T02:51:58.397" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T12:46:29.317" Title="In Naruto Shippuden, why did Sasuke became evil?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8484" CreationDate="2014-04-04T21:02:14.093" Score="2" ViewCount="2551" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Espada Arc, Kenpachi fights Nnoitra.I was trying to explain Nnoitra to my friend but I couldn't figure out what kind of weapon it was, is it a scythe or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T21:44:31.317" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T21:48:18.790" Title="What type of weapon is Nnoitra's zanpakuto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8483" CreationDate="2014-04-04T21:43:16.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nnoitra's zanpakuto, Santa Maria, is unique in regards to what type of weapon it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unreleased, it resembles an axe with two crescents or a halberd, with it's edges rotated by 90 degrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qHiQK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Unreleased&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But due to the placement of the blade edges, it resembles a scythe more so than an axe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When released, it resembles a scythe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZiHAo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Resurreccion&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But note that when he was the 8th-ranked Espada, his weapon resembled a staff with a giant crescent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VvXa1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flashback!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it does a similar motif to the Chinese &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk%27s_spade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;monk's spade&lt;/a&gt; (aka Crescent Moon Spade) weapon that's like a halberd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HiW9I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yue Ya Chan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T21:48:18.790" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T21:48:18.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8475" CreationDate="2014-04-04T22:13:05.643" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly: &lt;em&gt;manhwa&lt;/em&gt; is the Korean reading of the word 漫画, while &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; is the Japanese reading.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; In their respective languages, both words basically mean the same thing - &amp;quot;comics&amp;quot;. In English, we use the Korean reading &lt;em&gt;manhwa&lt;/em&gt; to refer to Korean comics, and the Japanese reading &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; to refer to Japanese comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we have different words for these things? &lt;strong&gt;Because manhwa and manga are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the same thing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain what I mean, let me backtrack a bit and talk about why we don't just call manga &amp;quot;comics&amp;quot;. I know that these days there's something of a backlash against the idea that &amp;quot;manga&amp;quot; is a distinct thing from &amp;quot;comics&amp;quot;, presumably a reaction against '90s-era weeabooism and orientalism that identifies Japanese art as some sort of elevated form that is beyond comparison with the art of the West.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a kernel of truth in this backlash, but it's been taken too far. Reasonable people today will probably agree that there isn't anything about manga that makes them inherently &lt;em&gt;superior&lt;/em&gt; to Western comics - but it is certainly the case that manga and Western comics are &lt;em&gt;different&lt;/em&gt;. In fact, aside from being of the same medium, manga and Western comics (for the most part) have essentially nothing in common! Art styles, typical plots / subject matter, character archetypes, form factors, publication methodologies, etc. all differ between manga and Western comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, manhwa and manga are more closely related than manga and Western comics, but the same principle still applies - there are salient differences between the two forms, which is why we often talk about them using two different words. Foremost among the differences is the fact that they're largely written by two different groups of people, and thus tend to reflect the interests of two different cultures. (Try telling a Korean person that their culture is basically Japanese, or vice versa - they probably won't be happy!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In closing, I will reply to this claim of yours:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end they are both comics with usually (bit Dependant on the artist/writer off course) same art/story building and the likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's more to art than just medium. Medium matters, but so does content, and it would be a gross oversimplification to claim that content of manga and manhwa are essentially the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Notes&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; More or less, anyway, modulo issues of character simplification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T22:13:05.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8478" CreationDate="2014-04-05T03:06:59.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not that Kūgo Ginjō got kicked out. He left on his own accord after feeling betrayed by the shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some time ago, Kūgo became the first Substitute Shinigami and in recognition of that was given a Substitute Shinigami badge by Captain Jūshirō Ukitake. How he gained Shinigami powers is unknown, but according to Captain Suì-Fēng, he murdered many Shinigami in order to steal their power. At some point, Kūgo found out that his badge was a surveillance device used by Soul Society to observe him and limit his power. After that discovery, &lt;strong&gt;Kūgo thought he had been betrayed and disappeared without a trace.&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/K%C5%ABgo_Ginj%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T03:06:59.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8479" CreationDate="2014-04-05T03:18:06.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, so far Ichigo is the only one that has a &lt;strong&gt;full-transform&lt;/strong&gt; Bankai. With the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanpakut%C5%8D#Bankai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list of currently known achieved Bankai&lt;/a&gt; we can conclude that there are no other &lt;strong&gt;Bankai&lt;/strong&gt; that include a full transformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do know there are some that partially transform such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Daiguren_Hy%C5%8Drinmaru#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Daiguren Hyōrinmaru&lt;/a&gt;, which causes wings and a tail to sprout. And so there are a few more Bankai that either overlap quite a piece of body or add parts such as with Daiguren Hyōrinmaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is yet another known full body transformation. But it is not directly a Bankai, and it would be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Resurrecci%C3%B3n&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Resurrección&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T13:52:21.500" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T13:52:21.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8481" CreationDate="2014-04-05T08:13:21.627" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;He wants to destroy the village that put his beloved brother in the position to choose between his family and his village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke can legitimately be thinking that if given a command to kill all of your relatives, the people who gave that command are evil and should be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget that when it comes to family, very strong feelings can easily be affecting Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Really, Itachi choosing the village over his family was the abnormal decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="6218" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T16:54:51.057" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T16:54:51.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8479" CreationDate="2014-04-05T11:08:22.290" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hakka_no_Togame#Zanpakut.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sode no Shirayuki (袖白雪) / Hakka no Togame (白霞罸)&lt;/a&gt; to be worthy of being called a full-transformation Bankai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on argumentation, you could also classify the newly revealed Bankai of Zaraki Kenpachi as a full-transformation Bankai. Even though the specifics are unclear as of now, the artwork suggests it has a similar mechanism like Ichigo's and Rukia's Bankais.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there are a few that partly transform the user, as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/8488/1751&quot;&gt;Dimitri's answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T13:48:24.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8495" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-05T12:00:52.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qGmm5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kyoukai no Kanata anime poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/strong&gt; (or,境界の彼方, &lt;em&gt;Beyond the Boundary&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel written by Nagomu Torii and illustrated by Chise Kamoi. It's a supernatural slice-of-life story about high-schoolers with inhuman abilities in a world filled with apparitions.&#xA;Use this tag on question on the &lt;em&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/em&gt; anime or the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Boundary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; franchise consists of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/50117/Kyoukai_no_Kanata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the original novel&lt;/a&gt; (Summer 2012 - ongoing);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/18153/Kyoukai_no_Kanata/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an anime adaptation&lt;/a&gt; (Fall 2013);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/17813/Kyoto_Animation:_Megane-hen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Kyoto Animation commercial for the novel&lt;/a&gt; (May 2012);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/21241/Kyoukai_no_Kanata:_Idol_Saiban!_Mayoi_Nagara_mo_Kimi_wo_Sabaku_Tami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 ONA episodes&lt;/a&gt; (Fall 2013 - ongoing);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20909/Kyoukai_no_Kanata:_Mini_Theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;short specials bundled in DVD/BD volumes of the anime&lt;/a&gt; (Winter 2014 - ongoing);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23385/Kyoukai_no_Kanata_Episode_0:_Shinonome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a prequel episode bundled with DVD/BD volume 7 of the anime&lt;/a&gt; (Summer 2014).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:27:02.513" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:27:02.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8496" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-05T12:00:52.927" Score="0" Body="Kyoukai no Kanata (or, &quot;Beyond the Boundary&quot;) is a light novel written by Nagomu Torii and illustrated by Chise Kamoi. It's a supernatural slice-of-life story about high-schoolers with inhuman abilities in a world filled with apparitions. It also has an anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:27:02.513" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:27:02.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-05T12:09:12.837" Score="12" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been thinking about this for a while, but I haven't really been watching enough just-released anime to form a picture of what type of series are broadcast when. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm interested to know if publishers pick certain seasons for a show to be published? Or do they release it as soon as they have the idea, in the nearest season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure there could be lots of reasons for a show to be published in a particular season instead of another one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scheduled Christmas Episodes, Valentines Day/White Day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;School Holidays / School Year&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seasonal trends for particular genres&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Publishers know a similar title / popular title will be coming out&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really see any trends with this though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer could be very publisher-dependent, but is there any evidence that any companies knowingly wait until a preferred season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T14:20:52.943" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T21:02:25.440" Title="Do publishers pick certain seasons for a show to be published?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-05T12:56:12.030" Score="18" ViewCount="158431" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so I read a bit of the manga, and I know a good amount of spoilers. But why are most of the titan-shifters trying to destroy humanity? Eren and Ymir are good, right? Why do some titan-shifters want to destroy humanity, and what are Annie's, the Colossal Titan's, and the Armored Titan's backstories and motives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T16:40:55.753" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T16:17:42.753" Title="What is the motive behind the Titan Shifters' actions?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8501" CreationDate="2014-04-05T15:12:44.947" Score="14" ViewCount="40643" Body="&lt;p&gt;Searching through MAL and other anime sites, I found an unfamiliar type of anime. What is an &quot;ONA&quot;? Is it different from a OVA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fcWZK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;types of anime on MAL&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T09:13:38.110" LastActivityDate="2018-09-06T02:17:04.097" Title="What is an ONA?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8500" CreationDate="2014-04-05T15:12:44.947" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;ONA and OVA are completely different in terms of their target markets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Original Net Animation (ONA) is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt; while an Original Video Animation (OVA) is an animated film or series made specially for release in home-video formats.&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term ONA was first coined by the creators of Lingerie Fighter Papillon Rose and Anime News Network decided to adopt it for use in the encyclpedia since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There was no other word to describe this new format of anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We felt &quot;ONA&quot; was an original and appropriate denomination.&lt;sup&gt;(3)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many ONAs are designed as side stories to an existing franchise, or are simply promotional vehicles. The ONA Hitotsubu ni Kawaranu Ai wo Komete, for instance, was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Morinaga Milk Caramel candy. HALO Legends tells several standalone stories in the universe of the HALO video game.&lt;sup&gt;(4)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of ONAs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3167/Eve_no_Jikan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eve no Jikan&lt;/a&gt; (before it was made into a movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/15687/Chuunibyou_demo_Koi_ga_Shitai!_Lite&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20359/Yamada-kun_to_7-nin_no_Majo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6505/There_She_Is!!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;There She Is!!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10893/Kyousou_Giga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyousou Giga&lt;/a&gt; (the first one)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5060/Hetalia_Axis_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hetalia Axis Powers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Just a different name for the same show, some of anime site name it web.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_net_animation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(1) - Wikipedia: &quot;Original net animation&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_video_animation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(2) - Wikipedia: &quot;Original video animation&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=37&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(3) - Anime News Network: &quot;Original Net Anime (ONA)&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.about.com/od/animeglossary/g/Ona.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(4) - anime.about.com: &quot;ONA (Original Net Animation)&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T09:19:09.573" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T09:19:09.573" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8506" CreationDate="2014-04-05T16:34:59.827" Score="1" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Izaya &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; has her legitimate head, but how'd she lose it in the first place? She's also a Dullahan, so I don't understand why she even wants her head back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T18:09:34.727" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T18:25:13.730" Title="What's the story behind the item Celty is looking for?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8551" CreationDate="2014-04-05T16:40:48.363" Score="12" ViewCount="1703" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Light's father took the shinigami eyes, which reduce your lifespan by 1/2, and died the same day, does this mean he only had 2 days left to live?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T19:35:57.653" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T11:01:18.223" Title="How long did Light's father have to live?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2014-04-05T17:40:29.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Kaguya Otsutsuki (mother of the Sage of six paths) was a Byakugan user. She could use Byakugan at a high level. Her son awakened the Rinnegan proving that Rinnegan is somehow related to Byakugan. Since the Sage of six path's elder son could use Sharingan it was also clear that Byakugan is the ancestor of Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4401" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T18:27:36.563" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T18:27:36.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8502" CreationDate="2014-04-05T18:25:13.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shinra's father stole Celty's head when she was asleep, and gave it to Yagiri Pharmaceuticals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Celty wants her head back because it houses her memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1348" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T18:25:13.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8565" CreationDate="2014-04-05T23:57:05.090" Score="3" ViewCount="698" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;The Genius Bakabon&lt;/em&gt; has jokes like (after Bakabon is mistaken for a bear by a nearsighted hunter)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't make that mistake again- I couldn't bear it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  気をつけてくれないクマっちゃうな～～～と&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many many other puns, which I doubt work in Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also an entire plotline where if he makes a pun then his boss won't fire him- e.g. After an overly long lunch Bakabon says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't wring my neck we'll iron this out. (It's a laundry)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ま　ま！　せんたく屋さん　しぼらないで　みずにながしっちょだい！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I wish you could forgive me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when sprayed by the boss's wife's perfume&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoa! you mist!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;Bakabon&lt;/em&gt; written in English and translated to Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4406" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T12:07:22.123" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T12:07:22.123" Title="Is &quot;Bakabon&quot; written in English and translated to Japanese?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tensai-bakabon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8508" CreationDate="2014-04-06T00:28:12.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's really not uncommon for anime which appear in English to have puns &quot;translated&quot; from Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example that comes to mind is &lt;em&gt;Persona&lt;/em&gt; (ペルソナ &lt;em&gt;Perusona&lt;/em&gt;), which, when translated to English, ended up with the pun &quot;Bear-sona!&quot; said by the character Teddie (yes, like teddy bear), whose original Japanese name was Kuma (literally &quot;bear&quot; in Japanese), clearly not having such a pun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another rather complex example is &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3474/274&quot;&gt;this tongue twister&lt;/a&gt;, which is a very complex pun in both Japanese and English, using completely different bodies of text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The studios which produced &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensai_Bakabon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tensai Bakabon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; were &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Movie_Shinsha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TMS Entertainment&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Pierrot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pierrot&lt;/a&gt;, both of which are rooted in Japan and produced the anime in Japanese. The original manga was written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujio_Akatsuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fujio Akatsuka&lt;/a&gt; (a native Japanese) and published in various Japanese &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; magazines by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodansha&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shogakukan&lt;/a&gt;, both Japanese publishers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T15:19:10.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8481" CreationDate="2014-04-06T04:33:54.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both times, it was revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, he wanted to avenge his clan's murder from his brother Itachi and later, on knowing that the attack was ordered by the Leaf Village elders and, in order to protect Sasuke, Itachi had to kill the entire clan by his own hands, his revenge spirit was against the entire Leaf village as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, the Second Hokage has mentioned that the Uchihas love their family more than any other any ninja. In fact their Sharingan evolves when they fight for their loved ones and also have this tendency to go evil and on an irrational blood feud when their loved ones are harmed or killed. The same happened with Madara Uchiha when his brother was killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T04:33:54.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-06T09:36:51.460" Score="5" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;Osama Tezuka's manga &quot;Buddha&quot; details the life of Buddha and consists of eight large volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read a couple of  reviews that say the story is quite accurate, but some also declare the opposite - that Tezuka has taken too many liberties with the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How close do the volumes align with the Buddha's actual life? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FYETdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T09:36:51.460" Title="How accurate is Tezuka's manga Buddha?" Tags="&lt;buddha&gt;&lt;osamu-tezuka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8524" CreationDate="2014-04-06T11:48:05.407" Score="1" ViewCount="1862" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the first two episodes, and the anime was really interesting. Why are people who have a high number on the psycho-pass shot? In episode one, the victim was shot because she had a huge number on the psycho-pass. It doesn't make any sense to me.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T14:47:32.647" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T21:16:21.853" Title="Why are people who haven't done anything wrong taken into custody?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-06T12:57:36.033" Score="18" ViewCount="7298" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Soul Eater, the sun and the moon seem to have a face and sometimes laugh.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Are they alive or is it just their design?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Sun and the Moon:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rDNLn.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:55:36.093" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T00:07:54.443" Title="Are the moon and the sun alive?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8526" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:05:55.977" Score="0" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of episode 9, Inari's assigned apprentice familiar Kon the two guardian foxes of Uka-sama start crying the sound &quot;kon&quot; and soon the other foxes around Inari shrine respond, gathering as blue magic fires on the road up the mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5m7Pim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XW5ijm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this like dog's barking is transcribed as &quot;woof&quot; but in fox version? Or is it a name of some higher power they were calling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T16:52:03.340" Title="What does the cry &quot;kon&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;inari-konkon-koi-iroha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8279" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:17:23.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rules of the god world are not very strict, as we see it proven throughout the series by Amaterasu-sama's careless acts and rash decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like the gods didn't lock Inari out of human world for violating the trial rules (not to transform into another human) because that wasn't considered a harmful violation, Inari's &quot;one-time only granted wish&quot; effect of transformation probably wasn't so &quot;one-time&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, if you will, it was just the mathematical result of all previous transformations. Because Inari last transformed back into her original form, no more transformations happened after she returned the divine power to Uka-sama. If anything, she would've been transformed back for free, as a gift from Amaterasu-sama for teaching Uka and others a valuable lesson, and to avoid confusion in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T14:17:23.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8280" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:22:42.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, there is a flashback scene where Touka gets lost on the Inari mountain and Uka-sama transforms into a human so as not to scare him and guides him home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could assume that's when Touka became aware of Uka's existence, remembered her divine aura and could see her ever since. Or she granted him the vision of divine creatures, since he can not only see her, but other gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T14:22:42.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8516" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:47:09.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a person's criminal rating reaches a certain point (a high number, somewhere in the range 200~400) and they are not yet considered criminal, it's still counted as &quot;dangerous&quot; or &quot;very likely to become criminal soon&quot;, and so they are taken away for hospitalization and psychological treatment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first episodes, a woman suffers a trauma caused by criminal actions around her. Her criminal rating spikes to a dangerously high value, at some point she even holds a weapon in her hands, which is as close to becoming a criminal as it gets. Naturally, she would fall into &quot;dangerous, but not yet criminal&quot; category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes people are shot on place if the risk is too high. Sometimes a detective makes a different decision, like apprehend such a person and take them into custody, or just leave them. You should see the rest of the series to find out more on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T14:47:09.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5766" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:51:43.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most probably it's because otherwise his name would raise too much suspicion and intervene with his life. Many people in real life carry their mother's maiden name for similar reasons, so it's not surprising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T14:51:43.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8516" CreationDate="2014-04-06T15:33:30.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crime Coefficient is a measure of a target's probability/propensity to commit a crime. The MWPSB uses it as a measurement to determine if a target is a latent criminal or otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is calculated and determined by the stress level (Hue), and other biological readings of a person via cymatic scan through the Sibyl System.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Level of Crime Coefficient&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Under 100 - Suspect is not a target for enforcement action. The trigger of Dominator will be locked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100 to 300 - Suspect is classified as a latent criminal and is a target for enforcement action. Dominator is set to Non-lethal Paralyzer mode. Suspect can then be knocked out using the Dominator.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Over 300 - Suspect poses a serious threat to the society. Lethal force is authorized. Dominator will automatically switch to Lethal Eliminator. Suspect that is hit by Lethal Eliminator will bloat and explode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Crime_Coefficient_%28Index%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.shindanmaker.com/a/330490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Make sure to check your crime coefficient!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unhappily my coefficient is of 420 so I no longer belong to this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T15:53:23.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-06T15:39:41.387" Score="5" ViewCount="1746" Body="&lt;p&gt;Title says it all: why does Yukio sacrifice Rin? It was in the last couple episodes, when Yukio became the Paladin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T16:46:56.173" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T07:26:35.727" Title="Why does Yukio Okumura sacrifice Rin?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8518" CreationDate="2014-04-06T16:52:03.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's how Japanese interpret phonetically the cries of foxes, the english equivalent to &quot;woof&quot;. There's no special meaning in the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T16:52:03.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-04-06T22:22:07.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since we're stuck, let's sum up what we know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;YES - but: his Sharingan uses too much chakra, therefore he would be fully exhausted/maybe dead using the EMS, or he wouldn't be able to use it at its full power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;NO - because: Kakashi doesn't belong to the Uchiha clan, plus he doesn't have brothers or close ones to him with the same ability; even if he had someone, that someone must possess an MS, but we don't know about other people, except Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we could say that the odds are even, but it just hit me... Do we realize that we are talking about the same eyes??? As much as I would like to see him equipped with an EMS, if he could gain this eye by simply fusing his one with Obito's one, it would be the same as Madara would've fused his own eyes into one (we can argue that he would lose one eye, but the other would be an EMS), so practically every Uchiha member could've possessed an EMS just by fusing their own eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we must make a conclusion, even if he isn't an Uchiha, nor he has siblings, therefore he doesn't got a chance to obtain a new set of eyes, I think the best answer and reason why Kakashi CAN'T obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (but I'm eagerly waiting for &quot;can answers&quot;) is because fusing your own eyes wouldn't result in EMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T14:17:32.123" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T14:17:32.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6617" CreationDate="2014-04-06T23:41:21.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First things first, some background. In Japan, some high schools have dormitories for students who would otherwise live far away. The living areas of Honnouji Academy is an extension of that, a hyperbolic version of that if you will. Keep in mind that everything in Kill-la-Kill is an exaggeration of real life and a parody of older anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there's a reason for all this in the anime itself however, as revealed in later episodes. As to the students being prisoners, some spoilers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; All the students there are originally going to be &quot;cattle&quot; for the life fibers. Life fibers require humans to operate without being connected to the original life fiber itself. We have to remember that Satsuki planned to rebel against her mother by training the academy's students to resist life fibers. She does this by making them wear one-star uniforms. As they get more resistant, more willpower to resist the life-fibers, they get promoted to two-stars and so on. Those who have no potential will not be permitted to wear the uniforms and it is likely that Satsuki would want to spare them from being involved in the her upcoming rebellion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for expulsion, expelled student are expelled normally in that, they are removed from the academy along with their family. Of course there are some exceptions. It's probable that the traitor in the first episode was killed so that Satsuki's plans would remain a secret as he stole an important piece of technology, but the traitor in episode 4 was spared because she would pose no threat as she has not stolen any of the uniform technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, yes they are all pigs in human clothing, but not exactly, and when a student is expelled them and their family are kicked out unless they are a danger to Satsuki's plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-04-06T23:53:13.480" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T23:53:13.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8533" CreationDate="2014-04-07T08:26:25.697" Score="7" ViewCount="9825" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that animals can reverse summon humans who have a contract with them. So, my question is: why didn't Fukasaku reverse summon Jiraiya to Mount Myoboku while fighting Pain? If Jiraiya had enough time to write on Fukasaku's back then a reverse summon could be performed easily in that time. This would end up giving Jiraiya intel on pain and leaving the Sannin alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was reverse summoning not used to save Jiraiya? Are there any limitations on the technique that prevent its usage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T13:47:23.520" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T13:49:01.153" Title="Why didn't Jiraiya use reverse summoning as a way to escape?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8534" CreationDate="2014-04-07T09:48:32.310" Score="2" ViewCount="2925" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just wondering on this, but is this some type of new vocab in Fairy Tail or something, Long story short: I have seen a lot of comments on Facebook and YouTube like &quot;Do you ship Nalu&quot; and &quot;I ship Nalu&quot;. What does this mean though?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cfNxs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T11:50:40.600" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T15:00:26.383" Title="What does &quot;I Ship Nalu&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8531" CreationDate="2014-04-07T09:49:08.997" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply said he could have, and Fukasaku even recommended Jiraiya to do this. But Jiraiya decided not to since he already got too close to find out Pain's ability and identity. Also there would be no second chance in finding out his ability after this anymore, because Pain would be more careful afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Jiraiya originally summoned the elder toad couple they also asked him why he was fighting&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. A few chapters after, when Jiraiya already got gravely wounded&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; and orders the elder couple to retreats he gives his reasoning for staying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7koMc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;(chap 376 pag 3-5)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;(chap 381 pag 10-11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="4250" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T10:26:42.547" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T10:26:42.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8532" CreationDate="2014-04-07T09:55:29.360" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wait, I know what it is now based on Oded's comment. NaLu is the term fans use for wanting Lucy + Natsu to get together and based off Wikipedia it is safe to say that this is a Portmanteau.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A combination of two (or more) words or morphemes, and their&#xA;  definitions, into one new word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks, Oded. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T09:55:29.360" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8535" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8562" CreationDate="2014-04-07T14:30:52.683" Score="9" ViewCount="10728" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started reading the manga Magi recently and can't help but get the feeling that it is based on Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find anything online, and neither do I have enough knowledge about the religion to really confirm this either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is the story of Magi based on Islam? Or does it use certain key points from this religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T16:26:17.777" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T20:06:29.630" Title="Is Magi based on religion?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8257" CreationDate="2014-04-07T16:40:26.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the Reiji Maigo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a tool that was created between the two lovers (Johann and Pheles) to grant eternal life to those that are not Flame Haze. This is because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Johann is a Mystes, while his lover is not. They wanted their life to last forever together, so this was created to allow Johann to live forever. However, this backfires a bit later as you will discover in the series. In the end, after the defeat of Sabrac and the ending of Shakugan no Shana, this resolves itself a bit, though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Silver and Reiji Maigo is a powerful entity that the Ball Masque want. They attempt to use it later in Season 3 to create a gateway to another world for all the &quot;Guze no Tomogara&quot; (Crimson Denizens). There is nothing particularly special about Yuji having this except that he was randomly endowed with it when it was sealed away from Johann.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is due to Sabrac, who is later found part of Ball Masque and killed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, the keeper is a source of infinite existence that the Ball Masque want to create Xanadu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T13:42:51.260" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T13:42:51.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2014-04-07T16:54:32.810" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is no. It is not based on the Islamic religion. It is based on a several middle eastern originating stories and historical characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main characters names such as Ali Baba and Cassim are from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights&quot;&gt;1001 Nights&lt;/a&gt; also known as the Arabian nights. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad&quot;&gt;Sinbad&lt;/a&gt; is also a character from a series of arabian stories. Solomon was a real king back in 970BC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically what they have done is pulled in several popular names from Arab stories and literature and Middle Eastern history and mixed it in with their story. I'm too new to link more references, but you get the idea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4380" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T16:54:32.810" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8532" CreationDate="2014-04-07T20:05:00.550" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;To ship&quot; or &quot;shipping,&quot; in fan communities is the act or pairing characters within a series together, in a romantic relationship. It's a fairly commonly used term through-out the internet, especially on fan-sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often times, a &quot;ship&quot; (fan-based pairing) is usually called by a combination of their names. Some communities even use a term, &quot;shipper&quot;, to refer to people who consistently &quot;ship&quot; a certain type of pairing (&quot;fujoshi-shippers&quot; being those who always ship male homosexual pairings and so one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As has already been pointed out, &quot;NaLu&quot; would be the name of the &quot;ship&quot; of Natsu and Lucy, and people who say &quot;I ship NaLu&quot; basically are the part of the fandom that supports the idea of a relationship between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T20:05:00.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-07T20:28:52.057" Score="4" ViewCount="29822" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kyros appears to have killed Doflamingo in chapter 743. Is he really dead? I want Doflamingo to die, but he can't just die so quickly. There should be a fight between Doflamingo and Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4182" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T15:31:25.943" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T15:38:00.743" Title="Is Doflamingo really dead in chapter 743?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8532" CreationDate="2014-04-07T21:15:58.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A ship is a couple that you want to be together. Ships like Jerza, (Jellal and Erza), Gruvia, (Gray and Juvia), and Nalu (Natsu and Lucy), are all fictitious couples that fans choose. Shipping is like to make a couple out of two people, and you can make a name. Jerza, Nalu, are all ship names. Therefore, shipping Nalu basically means that you want Natsu and Lucy to be together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T21:15:58.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2014-04-07T21:34:07.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OVA is actually set between episodes 4 and 5 of the series. It's part of the main timeline, but it doesn't really have any effect on the overarching plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angel_Beats!_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angel_Beats!_episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4419" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T21:34:07.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8542" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8543" CreationDate="2014-04-08T00:44:16.527" Score="1" ViewCount="3728" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Quantum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.hack//Quantum&lt;/a&gt; on Netflix and loved it.  I would like to watch the rest of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.hack shows&lt;/a&gt; as well, but they seem to not be on Netflix or Crunchyroll.  Is there anywhere else I can stream them from legally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T09:10:18.347" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T09:10:18.347" Title="Where to watch .hack legally?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8542" CreationDate="2014-04-08T01:26:39.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;i'm not sure on watching the series online but you can buy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/4619/-hack-sign-collection-fatpack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.hack//SIGN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11948/-hack-legend-of-the-twilight-collection-slimpack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.hack//Legend of the Twilight&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/8120/-hack-roots-collection-fatpack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.hack//ROOTS&lt;/a&gt; on Madman. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hanabee.com.au/index.php/store/hackgutrilogy-dvd.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.hack//G.U. Trilogy&lt;/a&gt; can be brought from Hanabee but it pales in comparison to the game in my opinion. all of these are Australian so they are in Region 4 but you should be able to find them on your local distribution site(s) but it wont be a problem if you have a region free player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.hack//Terminal Disk is a special that came with .hack//G.U Pre-orders which details the events between the last episode of .hack//SIGN (After the Game) and the first episode of .hack//ROOTS (before the .hack//G.U games) but ignores most of what happens in .hack//Legend of the Twilight, recapping the original games, Aura's disappearance, Project G.U, the R.A Program which destroyed most of &lt;em&gt;The World&lt;/em&gt; and the start of &lt;em&gt;The World:R2&lt;/em&gt;. i did have a playlist of them on youtube but the videos have been deleted&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.hack//Liminality came with the original .hack Games but i didn't get the final episode when i got the last game so i had to download it, each episode follows in line with the game it was released, the last episode being set during the final battle (the server Helba set up to help combat Corbenik).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.hack//Gift should be included with the .hack//Sign fatpack i linked to likewise with .hack//G.U. Returner with .hack//ROOTS. gift is a weird OVA but Returner is like the last episode of SIGN where it concludes the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the .hack//G.U games have Online Jack in the game aswell along with a number of 4Koma episodes along with i think a couple of episode of .hack//ROOTS (never watched them since i had them on DVD)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have no information on .hack//The Movie or Thanatos Report however according to your wikipedia link both are with .hack//Versus game, the first one being hybrid with the game while the second one being unlocked from gameplay much like Online Jack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SIGN, LotT and ROOTS are a bit old (over a decade) and quite sure was before the concept of streaming videos so i'm not sure where you could view them. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viz.com/anime/streaming&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;VIZ Media&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aniplexusa.com/watch/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aniplex&lt;/a&gt; might have them i'm not sure as i tend opt for owning the DVDs and wtahcing them in my own time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T01:34:40.737" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T01:34:40.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-04-08T01:41:21.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I disagree that anime are portraying causcasian/european, because they're portraying Japanese obviously if they have Japanese names...&#xA;therefore I agree with Senshin, and Dimitri mx&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the Japanese subcultures, they like to dye their hair in different colors to defy the norm, which are largely dark hair, not trying to look caucasian. &#xA;I hear people claim that anime looks caucasian/europe makes me sad, as it shows how limited their world view is... &#xA;Not all Asian has small squinty eyes, I've known a lot of friends who has round and big eyes, there are even more if you go to Asian countries. &#xA;It's like saying those Causcasians who like to tan their skin are trying to be African American, or those who like to dance hip hop or rap are trying to be African American, but are they? Maybe some of them are, but most of them tan their skin because they think it looks nice with their overall eyes and hair, just like Asian/Japanese dye their hair because they think it looks nice with their complexion, and that is reflected in anime with different hair colors etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4421" LastEditorUserId="4421" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T01:47:03.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T01:47:03.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8539" CreationDate="2014-04-08T04:17:37.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGW8C.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People have come up with many theories of how Doflamingo was not killed by this attack. Here are the theories from Youtube. Some of them say that either Law used &quot;Room&quot;, or maybe Doflamingo somehow reattached himself because of the Ito Ito no Mi's power. But as your question asks &quot;Is Doflamingo really dead?&quot;, I will try to answer that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever a person is killed or dealt a severe blow, Oda always shows blood in that panel. In this case, we can clearly see that no blood has been spilled. Looking at the expression of Doflamingo's expression on the bottom panel, it doesn't look like he is dead. So we can assume that he is not dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a sidenote, it would be very anti-climatic if Doflamingo died in just a single blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T15:38:00.743" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T15:38:00.743" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T10:33:38.683" Score="10" ViewCount="6781" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each of the arcs of the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series through the end of &lt;em&gt;Second Season&lt;/em&gt; (Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, ..., Hitagi End) has had an OP theme sung by the arc's heroine&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, save for Shinobu Time (i.e. Onimonogatari), which did not have an OP theme at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What gives? Shinobu's voice actress is Maaya Sakamoto, who is probably the most talented singer out of the entire Monogatari cast! Why didn't she sing an OP for Shinobu's arc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Well, the OP for Hitagi End (Koimonogatari) was sung by both Kaiki and Senjougahara, but I think we can agree that they were both the heroines of that arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T06:29:14.267" LastActivityDate="2021-04-30T02:35:55.510" Title="Why wasn't there an OP for Shinobu Time?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;&lt;maaya-sakamoto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8549" CreationDate="2014-04-08T10:33:38.683" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it turns out that Maaya Sakamoto doesn't like mixing her career as a singer with her career as a voice actress, as she pointed out in &lt;a href=&quot;http://osumi.air-nifty.com/blog/2008/02/vol3_b9ea.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an interview with director Masaaki Oosumi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakamoto:&lt;/strong&gt; [laughter] [...] I'm old-fashioned - I don't want my work as a voice actress to get mixed up with my singing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—What exactly do you mean by that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakamoto:&lt;/strong&gt; To me, my job as a singer is not so much a job, as it is a way of expressing myself - which is why I should write my own lyrics and sing under my own name. That's why, as a rule, I don't sing character songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, all the OP songs for the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series are character songs in the usual sense (e.g. Nadeko, rather than Kana Hanazawa, is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/22e5s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;listed as the singer for &amp;quot;Mousou Express&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;), and so it makes sense that Maaya Sakamoto wouldn't sing an OP for Shinobu's arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; shows for which Maaya Sakamoto has both sung an OP/ED and voice-acted a character, e.g. &lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt; - but in these cases, it appears that she is credited as herself, rather than as her character. (This is certainly the case for &lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt;'s OP &amp;quot;Hemisphere&amp;quot;; I imagine it is also the case for the other anime in which this occurs, but I haven't checked.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All that said, the Blu-ray version of &lt;em&gt;Second Season&lt;/em&gt; does, in fact, have a minute-long opening segment for Shinobu Time. But it's set to the song &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/42417&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;white lies&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which is not sung by Maaya Sakamoto - it's a non-vocal piece, aside from some choral chanting. (Though I should like to mention that it's an incredible song in its own right, especially if you listen to the full 3'23&amp;quot; version.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; To find the bit I've translated here, Ctrl+F for &lt;em&gt;私も古い考え方&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T06:33:39.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8503" CreationDate="2014-04-08T11:01:18.223" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How to Use: XLII (from Volume 08):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The use of the DEATH NOTE in the human world sometimes affects other human’s lives or shortens their original life-span, even though&#xA;  their names are not actually written in the DEATH NOTE itself. In&#xA;  these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the&#xA;  original life-span and not the shortened life-span.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this, I would say Soichiro had some time to live still, but the use of the death note made his death unnatural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2988" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T11:01:18.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T12:03:28.613" Score="6" ViewCount="933" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the new episode of Fairy Tail for 2014, Wendy uses a secret Dragon Slayer Art, Milky Way which grants her the power to communicate or call upon lost souls of dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fiTVi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't help but notice the symbols. Is there some meaning behind it, are these required for this to work and is this a type of language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly are they? Are they suppose to mean anything, or are they just there for decoration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T23:13:50.293" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T15:12:39.857" Title="Meaning of the symbols used in Milky Way?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8554" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T19:43:12.590" Score="12" ViewCount="4411" Body="&lt;p&gt;The theme song いのちの名前 (&lt;em&gt;Inochi no Namae&lt;/em&gt;) is the lyricized version of あの日の川へ (&lt;em&gt;Ano Hi no Kawa e&lt;/em&gt;), but it was never sung during the film, and therefore it is only included in Kimura Yumi's &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/25456&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first single&lt;/a&gt; and later in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spirited Away Memorial Box&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have any meaningful connection to the story of Spirited Away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;いのちの名前&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;作詞：覚 和歌子／作曲・編曲：久石 譲&lt;br&gt;&#xA;歌：木村　弓&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;青空に線を引く&#xA;ひこうき雲の白さは&#xA;ずっとどこまでも　ずっと続いてく&#xA;明日を知ってたみたい&#xA;&#xA;胸で浅く息をしてた&#xA;熱い頬　さました風も　おぼえてる&#xA;&#xA;未来の前にすくむ手足は&#xA;静かな声にほどかれて&#xA;叫びたいほど　なつかしいのは&#xA;ひとつのいのち&#xA;真夏の光&#xA;あなたの肩に　揺れてた木漏れ日&#xA;&#xA;つぶれた白いボール&#xA;風が散らした花びら&#xA;ふたつを浮かべて　見えない川は&#xA;歌いながら流れてく&#xA;&#xA;秘密も嘘も喜びも&#xA;宇宙を生んだ神さまの　子供たち&#xA;&#xA;※未来の前にすくむ心が&#xA;　いつか名前を思い出す&#xA;　叫びたいほど　いとおしいのは&#xA;　ひとつのいのち&#xA;　帰りつく場所&#xA;　わたしの指に　消えない夏の日&#xA;&#xA;※ref. 　 woo…&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Name of Life&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lyrics: Kaku Wakako / Music: Hisaishi Joe&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Vocals: Kimura Yumi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The whiteness of the clouds left behind by a plane&#xA;Draw a line across the blue sky&#xA;Always, no matter to where, always continuing&#xA;As if it knew tomorrow&#xA;&#xA;In my chest I breathed in a shallow breath&#xA;I remember the breeze that blew on my hot cheek&#xA;&#xA;The hands and feet which are bound before the future&#xA;Are freed by a quiet voice&#xA;So nostalgic that I want to scream out, is&#xA;One life, the midsummer light&#xA;At your shoulder, swaying, the sunbeams streaming through the leaves&#xA;&#xA;The white ball at rest&#xA;The petals which have been scattered by the wind&#xA;The invisible river which carries both&#xA;Singing while flowing on&#xA;&#xA;Secrets and lies and joy&#xA;Are the children of the gods who created this universe&#xA;&#xA;* The heart which is bound before the future&#xA;Someday, will remember its name&#xA;So loved that I want to scream out, is&#xA;One life, the place to return to&#xA;At my fingertips, the summer day which doesn't disappear&#xA;&#xA;* Repeat&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Translated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://satoru-13.animelyrics.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;satoru-13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4428" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T16:08:11.773" LastActivityDate="2018-05-13T18:49:39.207" Title="Does the theme song &quot;Inochi no Namae&quot; have any meaningful connection to the story of &quot;Spirited Away&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T21:22:07.937" Score="7" ViewCount="2871" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second half of the 233rd episode of the 2005 Doraemon series, titled &quot;Gravity Paint&quot; (重力ペンキ). There seems to be a new girl (left most one in the picture below) in the group. Who is she? When did she first appear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qdEEs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Who is she?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This portion of the episode was adapted from Chapter 72 (or the 2nd Chapter in the 5th volume of the short manga series) of the manga chapter by the same name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0FRyhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The manga!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Yasuo (aka &quot;Boy A,&quot; the one with the baseball cap) takes her place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T00:47:02.807" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T03:47:09.967" Title="Who is this female character from the 2005 series?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T23:23:40.033" Score="2" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's&lt;/em&gt;, at the very beginning of the first episode, it showed the Book of Darkness activating. Later in the series, it showed this again, but continuing on showing that the Wolkenritter were summoned at this time, and they lived like a regular family with Hayate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they learn that the Book of Darkness was draining Hayate, the Wolkenritter began to attack the Time Space Administration in order to fill all the pages, thinking that by doing so they could save Hayate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Book of Darkness Incident&lt;/em&gt;, which would be the reference to the clashes between the Wolkenritter and the TSAB (particularity with Nanoha and Fate involved) is documented to have occurred in 0065 of the Mid-Childan Calendar, the same year that the Jewel Seed Incident occurred (first season of &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, when were the Wolkenritter actually summoned to Hayate's side? Was it before, during, or after the Jewel Seed Incident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T17:55:31.050" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T12:27:29.817" Title="When was the Wolkenritter summoned?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5138" CreationDate="2014-04-09T01:38:01.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;K9999 won't appear in any future games because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;SNK hates the character&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is a liable lawsuit in which the creators of &lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt; could sue SNK Playmore &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elioth, a Korean company helped co-create &lt;em&gt;King of Fighters 2001&lt;/em&gt; and owns the rights to him&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was replaced in &lt;em&gt;KoF 2002 Unlimited Match&lt;/em&gt; with a character called &quot;nameless&quot; who looks like Black Jack from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4431" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T11:33:45.197" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:33:45.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-09T06:13:14.940" Score="4" ViewCount="28036" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 672 The Sage of the Six Paths engraves one symbol into Naruto and Sasuke:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0N3Tn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuCda.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any symbolic link to these symbols?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me it appears as though the symbols are sun and moon, light and darkness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does it have any connection to Naruto and Sasuke's chakra nature? Naruto's wind element chakra is the promoter for Sasuke's fire element, just like the sun's light makes the moon shine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another aspect that hit my eye, is Naruto's symbol is in his right hand, while Sasuke's in his left. The right and left make a perfect set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, is there a link in the symbols given to Naruto and Sasuke. And are these links intentional or unintentional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T11:30:06.630" Title="Symbols given by Sage of the Six Paths to Naruto and Sasuke Chapter 672" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2014-04-09T06:26:51.497" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Precaution: The following may contain spoilers from Magi&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was too long to be posted in comments so I had to make it here and since it serves the purpose too, why not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I did a bit of research after the few pointers given out by Dimitri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the reference manga page given by Dimitri, I found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NxtB2.png&quot; alt=&quot;magi-chapter219-page18&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After looking up the two names &lt;strong&gt;David&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Solomon&lt;/strong&gt;, I found the interesting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Solomōn), also called Jedidiah (Hebrew יְדִידְיָהּ), was, according to&#xA;  the Book of Kings, the Book of Chronicles, Hidden Words and the&#xA;  Qur'an[2] a king of Israel and the son of &lt;strong&gt;David&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NxtB2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book of Chronicles are the final books of the Hebrew Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you search about Solomon in Islam, the first line you see in wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solomon&lt;/strong&gt; (Arabic سليمان Sulaymān) was, according to the Qur'an, a king&#xA;  of ancient Israel as well as the son of &lt;strong&gt;David&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solomon in Islam is more usually called as &lt;em&gt;Sulaymān&lt;/em&gt; and David as &lt;em&gt;Daud or Dawud&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name &lt;strong&gt;Jehoahaz&lt;/strong&gt; also seems to have a reference in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=II%20Kings%2023:31-25:30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bible&lt;/a&gt;, but not the Quran. So judging from the names used in the anime, they might be relating it more to Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about the names &lt;a href=&quot;http://magi.wikia.com/wiki/David_Jehoahaz_Abraham#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about the &lt;strong&gt;Ilah&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ʾIlāh (Arabic: إله‎; plural: آلهة ʾālihah) is an Arabic term meaning &quot;deity&quot;. , it simply means &lt;strong&gt;deity&lt;/strong&gt; in Arabic. So you might be confusing it with Allah who is the God of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summing it up, we can say that Solomon's identity and his Father, David's identity has been taken from religion (more like Christianity) but most part of Magi is derived from fictional characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;References&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Solomon reference from Bible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Solomon reference from Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3364" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-04-09T12:50:17.213" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T12:50:17.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8450" CreationDate="2014-04-09T09:10:23.050" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on Manga Chapter 744: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FfUQN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One Piece Chapter 744&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sabo is shown to have eaten the Mera Mera No Mi, and now has the Mera Mera logia-class power that can control fire. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus until chapter 744, Sabo did not have devil fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he is a part of the Revolutionary Army that is lead by Monkey D. Dragon, who also happens to have saved Sabo from the evils of Goa Kingdom, so Sabo could have named his attacks based on his training under Monkey D. Dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @Sp0t pointed out, Sabo has a strong haki that can be determined by the color of his body just before the attack that destroyed the arena ring in the Dressrosa arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/duTRc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arena destruction&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T19:31:20.290" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T19:31:20.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-09T09:32:21.203" Score="3" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several fast appearing/disappearing screens are featured, during the episodes of the series. They stay on screen for one second or so, and appear out of the blue. This makes them basically impossible to read/understand, unless the viewer pauses the video.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/eoOuntK.png&quot; alt=&quot;One of episode 4&amp;#39;s fast appearing screens&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, are they supposed to be fully understood? If so, is the viewer really supposed to pause the video every time a screen like this appears?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are they supposed to be, maybe, only partially understood, and should we carry on with the episode even if we couldn't read/understand everything?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are they really of no importance, and just used to produce some kind of visual effect? In this case, is the content of the screens of little or no importance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T09:32:21.203" Title="What is the purpose of the fast appearing screens?" Tags="&lt;hamatora&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8508" CreationDate="2014-04-09T09:54:41.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like Eric above has said it's not uncommon in anime, so is in the manga world. The translator 'localized' the joke. Well 'localized' is just a word I choose though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my country whose language ain't English, many mangas from Japan are published, but as far as I remember, I can't remember a joke appeared in Japanese. Once I read Miiko (I forget it was in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kocchi Muite! Miiko&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4014&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Miiko Desu!&lt;/a&gt;). The setting was in the bus, where one character named Mari have a car sickness. Then, Miiko engaged her classmates to play a chain-word game (where someone says a word and next person has to said a word started with the same last alphabet as the previous word spoken) so that Mari would forget her sickness. Too bad though, accidentally, the words their classmate said all had relation to the sickness, like food's name (imagine you're queasy and have to be reminded of food), even one clearly said &quot;puke&quot; XD. Miiko manga is from Japan, so were the words I read in the chain-word game in Japanese? Nope. They're in my native language. But the translator did a very good job in choosing the words, so the story ain't disturbed even a little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another side is from manga scanlation world. Many scanlations have something like &quot;TL's note&quot; (Translator's note). There, I often (not that often though) see translator told how hard it is to translate the joke, since it's a wordplay like the tongue twister Eric gave as example. Some tried to 'localized' it, some left it as it is, wrote the literal meaning, and later gave explanation about the joke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't read Bakabon, but yeah comedy/gag manga usually will have many words-play like that. I don't really know since I'm not a translator either, but translating joke must be very tough, because you have to keep the meaning intact, while keeping the joke itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yeah, Bakabon IS originally in Japanese, and all the puns you've seen is originally in Japanese. IMHO, with Bakabon you read that made you even questioning the origin of it, sounds its translator did a very good job with 'localizing' the jokes :) We don't know whether the meaning is intact or not, but I think as long as you read it and you don't feel something's lost, well we could say it's very good :)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastEditorDisplayName="user2435" LastEditDate="2014-04-09T16:40:55.997" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T16:40:55.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-09T22:35:12.630" Score="9" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for ratings of opening and ending animated sequences (aka OP and ED). Usually an anime has multiple OP and ED sequences for each season and sometimes even more than one of each per season. It would be interesting to compare the ratings with other viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen rating sites for anime characters, character songs, music videos and soundtracks, so I suppose there must be some for OPs and EDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-10T11:55:32.263" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T23:55:14.400" Title="Where can I find ratings of anime OPs and EDs?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-09T22:54:23.163" Score="4" ViewCount="2219" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cJTPX.gif&quot; alt=&quot;The nosebleed gif in question&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime is this gif from? Google reverse search turn nothing up.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:16:15.733" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:16:15.733" Title="What anime is this nosebleed gif from?" Tags="&lt;princess-jellyfish&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T02:28:11.807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8561" CreationDate="2014-04-09T23:16:48.560" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went back and saw this, check out the palms. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fjgNB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4441" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T23:16:48.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8568" CreationDate="2014-04-09T23:54:57.940" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on various image search techniques such as Google &amp;amp; Bing and searching through numberous websites it seems you may be looking for Tsukimi Kurashita from (Princess Jellyfish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsukimi is an otaku girl who lives in Tokyo and wants to be an illustrator. Influenced by her late mother, she has a love for all kinds of jellyfish and is quite knowledgeable about them. She is the only resident of Amamizukan who knows Kuranosuke's true gender. Like the other Amars, she has a fear of stylish people and will usually petrify in their presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hT6SG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She appears in episode 4 when she visits the aquarium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-10T01:52:52.747" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T01:52:52.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8402" CreationDate="2014-04-10T01:54:05.557" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article you linked to is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; the same Benjamin Anderson who worked on the Kill la Kill soundtrack. They were born in different countries, in different years, and have absolutely nothing else in common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct Benjamin Anderson was born in London, UK and currently resides in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook profile:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.anderson.121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.anderson.121&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fandalism profile:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://fandalism.com/benefactor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fandalism.com/benefactor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ReverbNation profile:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/musician/benjaminanderson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.reverbnation.com/musician/benjaminanderson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it mentions on his profile, he is the singer and songwriter for CODE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CODE Blog:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_blogs/artist_2894523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_blogs/artist_2894523&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;December 11, 2013 entry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Recently Easy T (Jun Tatami) and I (Benjamin Anderson under the moniker 'mpi' have been writing lyrics and providing vocals for tracks on the Kill La Kill original soundtrack CD being released on christmas day this year! The tracks are 'Suck your blood' and 'I want to know'. Check them out on release! 最近僕 (Benjamin Anderson)とEasy T (Jun Tatatmi)はキルラキルのアニメのサウンドトラックCDの為にボーカルと歌詞を作ってあげた。 Suck your bloodとI want to knowは ２５日１２月２０１３年　リリース！ 我々の仮名はmpiです！ 皆さんチェックして楽しんで下さい！ 宜しくお願いします！&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that they did not contribute any music, only lyrics and vocals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also asked about other vocal work he's done, so here are pages for his main band, CODE:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CODE Homepage:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://code2010est.jimdo.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://code2010est.jimdo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CODE @ReverbNation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/odeinc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.reverbnation.com/odeinc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are his personal pages at other sites, using various aliases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/user/barracudacocacola/videos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/user/barracudacocacola/videos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ReverbNation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/steviebarracuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.reverbnation.com/steviebarracuda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SoundCloud:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/dj-phoney&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://soundcloud.com/dj-phoney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also did keyboards for a group called &quot;Split Works&quot; in 2006:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.discogs.com/Split-Works-Wide-Open/release/4735590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.discogs.com/Split-Works-Wide-Open/release/4735590&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, you can find all the comments he's made on YouTube videos here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://plus.google.com/104914344750776651199/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://plus.google.com/104914344750776651199/posts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;, he was the singer for &quot;I want to know&quot;, and he provided vocals for &quot;Suck your blood&quot; along with Jun Tatami. The comments shown in the above link make it clear which vocals are his: the segment of &quot;Suck your blood&quot; which played during episode 10 (starting at 21:37) was entirely sung by Jun Tatami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, I should point out that &quot;Jun Tatami&quot; (the bassist and backup vocalist for CODE) is not the name listed on the credits as the second vocalist for &quot;Suck your blood&quot;. Instead, the infamously anonymous vocalist &quot;mpi&quot; was listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking that into consideration, and comparing Jun Tatami's voice to mpi's, it's clear that they're the same person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the vocalist for &quot;Call your name&quot; and &quot;The Reluctant Heroes&quot; from &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, and &quot;friends&quot; and &quot;Hill Of Sorrow&quot; from &lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that's enough information for you to be able to keep enjoying the vocals of Benjamin Anderson. His YouTube channel in particular seems to have quite a lot of music on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="3387" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T21:35:16.840" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T21:35:16.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8576" CreationDate="2014-04-10T09:23:49.673" Score="5" ViewCount="1638" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if every mangaka (or prehaps most of them) prepares some chapter beforehand, or if they develop the plot and draw the chapter at a glance, during the week after the last one is released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I red &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3552/how-far-ahead-is-planning-done-before-a-manga-is-released&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and the answer with lowest score is very nice, but without a link is not possible to define it credible (with respect of the author).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe Shonen Jump (and other magazine) require an amount of chapters beforehand, in order to be &quot;safe&quot; in case of something happens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T10:31:03.727" Title="How many chapter are stocked by publishers?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8575" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8579" CreationDate="2014-04-10T10:19:52.103" Score="4" ViewCount="691" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated that the &quot;black thing&quot; (I don't know what it's really called) will nullify any ninjutsu, even the edo tensei will never be able to regenerate after being hit by this thing. So only senjutsu and taijutsu will work against them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But will it also be able to nullify the effects of genjutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T18:46:22.307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:46:22.307" Title="Will genjutsu work against Madara/Obito in juubi jinchuriki mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8574" CreationDate="2014-04-10T10:31:03.727" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the answer in the previous question said, mangakas are ahead of 3-4 chapters though this figure may vary in some cases. The credible source for this is Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piece manga, answers his fans questions at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Corner&lt;/a&gt;, here's what he had said about this in particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D:&lt;/strong&gt; When an artist is drawing for example, Chapter 10, what chapter is&#xA;being printed in the newest Weekly Jump?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O:&lt;/strong&gt; I see. I wondered about&#xA;this myself, years ago. So I understand your curiosity. At this EXACT&#xA;moment, Issue 46 of Jump is hitting the stands. It contains One Piece&#xA;Chapter 60, &amp;quot;Solution&amp;quot;. But I have finished the drafts up through&#xA;Chapter 63, &amp;quot;I Ain't Gonna Die&amp;quot;. So a chapter comes out roughly 3&#xA;weeks after I finish it. But that's only my CURRENT schedule. Not all&#xA;people drawing weekly serials have the same system. I could change if&#xA;need be. There are various cases.&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_6#Chapter_46.2C_Page_46&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for your other question of how far ahead the mangaka develops the plot, Hiro Mashima, the mangaka of Fairy Tail says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q:&lt;/strong&gt; How far in advance do you create your stories (before they're&#xA;published in Shonen Magazine)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiro Mashima:&lt;/strong&gt; Generally speaking, I tend to think of the next episode&#xA;as I'm creating the current one. Sometimes I get writers block.&#xA;Sometimes inspiration just comes when you're sitting down at the&#xA;toilet. I like to think of that as just an inspiration from heaven.&#xA;(laughs)&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima_2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100616163109AAa8QF7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prezi.com/rzguglly4gg8/what-is-the-process-of-how-manga-comics-are-made/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Insight on how mangas are created and typical schedule of mangakas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3364" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T10:31:03.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T11:50:57.630" Score="7" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading some mangas lately and they seem to be commonly done in black and white rather than colour. Also, according to the community at other websites such as comicvine.com, they are usually not in colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across this when I was wondering if a comic book would be an equivalent to a manga and it made me wonder whether it would be unusual for a manga to be done in colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-10T17:32:55.987" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T17:32:55.987" Title="Is it unusual for mangas to be in colour?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-04-10T18:52:08.367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8575" CreationDate="2014-04-10T12:41:32.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the black orbs can not nullify the effects of genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The chakra is highly malleable, able to be shaped into various forms for different uses, such as a barriers, protective orbs, and most commonly, a staff with an incomplete circle. With his complete control of the Ten-Tails' power, Madara can also apply the Yin–Yang Release to nullify all ninjutsu it comes in contact with - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As genjutsu is not 'touchable' it would be impossible to touch the genjutsu with the orbs. Then again this is not necessary to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Members of the Uchiha clan can break or see through genjutsu using their Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that he even is a step beyond the regular Sharingan we can safely assume the he would just use his visual powers instead of the black orbs to block/cancel genjutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T12:41:32.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T20:15:52.770" Score="27" ViewCount="1373" Body="&lt;p&gt;After looking at episode 248, I managed to once again gain a nice little view of the Nine Tails attack on Konoha. Even though we get a different point of view each and every time, it still is the original Nine Tails attack... AGAIN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kfli6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kyuubi released in Konoha&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, I've been wondering: How many times have we actually seen the Nine Tails attack the village, or at least fragments of this? And if possible, how much screen time has this taken in the two series so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T14:52:09.253" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T14:34:56.823" Title="How many times has the original Nine Tails attack been flashed back?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8450" CreationDate="2014-04-10T21:45:50.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sabo ate the Mera Mera Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, you see his arms darken when he uses his &quot;dragons&quot;-style. This implies that his fighting style is based on Haki. We now could guess that he uses elements of the fishmen Kumite or something else (I have this &quot;everything has a core, Rebecca&quot; clause in mind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4449" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T13:52:45.927" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:52:45.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T21:51:35.307" Score="4" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is about a girl who sits in the bench in classroom near the window and a random student shows up outside at the other side of the window and starts talking to her. Every now and then he shows up and talks to her and she starts to develop feelings for him. One day he stops showing up and she realized he was in the hospital. She goes there to meet him and they hug or something. He was like really ill and he left the hospital every day to see her near the window. They end up together at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am almost sure it is one-shot manga, definitely shoujo, school-life. I've read it few years ago, It's not really a new manga. The art is really pretty ^^. I know the main girl character has black hair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be so happy if someone can recognize that manga and tell me the name. I'm kind of desperate. Thanks! &amp;lt;3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4450" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:20:15.320" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:20:15.320" Title="What is this manga about two students who speak to each other through a window?" Tags="&lt;shuu-7&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:24:43.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T22:29:47.987" Score="2" ViewCount="7070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just been reminded of this from reading another question. For the first Season of Naruto (before the Chunin Exams) i've seen 3 openings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZy9Q07qCYQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Southen Cross 10's Toasted TV&lt;/a&gt; (Dubbed - Zabuza's blood spurt from Haku and Kakashi being blind-sided by shuriken are black and white freeze frame. Naruto Poison scene is normal)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGgj0QJnicg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cartoon Network&lt;/a&gt; (Dubbed - no censor as far as i know)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2w699fJsAQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DVD&lt;/a&gt; (Dubbed - No Censor)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i suspect also the 4Kids version which for the Naruto Poison scene, Naruto is complaining about dropping his lunch, may also have a different opening however i actuly have never seen that (however i hear it notorious since it changes so much)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i am wondering why there are so many different openings for the same episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: the Naruto Poison Scene is after they fight the 2 Water Ninja and Naruto makes that speach of not running away after extracting the poison with a Kunai. Kakashi then says something like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahh Naruto, that was cool how you took out the poison and all, but if you don't treat the bleeding soon, your going to die. *pause* it's a good idea to stop the bleeding now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: all 3 openings i have seen occur for the same episodes, ie. Episode 2 on the DVD has one opening, the same episodes on Cartoon Network and Toasted TV has different openings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T02:31:59.393" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T02:31:59.393" Title="Why does the first Season of Naruto have different Openings at the same time?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8585" CreationDate="2014-04-10T23:08:15.327" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, when it comes to anime, OPs are switched out every season (12-13 episodes/weeks) or so. This is also the reason why 2-season anime series mostly have 2 different OPs, and single-season anime(s) only have 1 OP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Naruto's 1st season has 35 episodes (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto_episodes_%28season_1%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;according to Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;), it makes sense that there are 3 different openings: the 1st season of Naruto is a roughly-3-season show, meaning that there will be 3 different openings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you meant &quot;Why not forget about having different OPs in the first place?&quot; as your question, it's hard to answer. It could be that production studios might want to inject some variety into the series, so that people don't get bored of watching the same opening 10, 20, or even 30 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T23:08:15.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8017" CreationDate="2014-04-11T01:33:38.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;D stands for dreams and also for diamonds.  Project D leader's dream was to train and uncover young, talented drivers and shape them into incredible drivers: like diamonds in the rough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4452" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T01:33:38.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8561" CreationDate="2014-04-11T03:17:41.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the symbols are &lt;strong&gt;Moon and Sun&lt;/strong&gt;, it is very much related to the Symbol Yin Yang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gowfd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first character yin means: overcast weather; feminine; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;moon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;; cloudy; negative electrical charge; shady.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second character yáng means: positive electrical charge; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;sun&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The simplified characters clearly show the moon/sun symbolism, since they can be deconstructed to their elements moon and sun. The element is a variant of the radical which means &amp;quot;abundant&amp;quot;. So Yin Yang could represent the contrast between the moon and the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Yin Yang is much more than just a pair of opposites. It conveys the idea that each of the opposites is dependent on the other, and how they continuously transform from one into the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snowcrest.net/sunrise/apolar1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First Principles: Symbolism of the Sun and Moon&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sun can be translated as fixidity, steadiness, firmness, and strength of purpose. The Sun rises day after day regardless of weather conditions, the behavior of humanity or the placement of planets in the sky. It traverses its set path, always giving light and heat and asking nothing for itself in return. Very much like Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moon is said to rule the senses and emotions. Moon is said to be fickle and changeable. Emotions change and fluctuate as our thoughts and attitudes change. Synonymous to Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Sasuke (Reincarnation of Indra and Asura) is described to be opposite or contrary with each other but they are interconnected and interdependent naturally; and they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the chakra, well, I think it is also connected (Naruto is Bright Yellow/Light while Sasuke is Dark Violet?/Dark). The nature (wind and fire) is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T03:33:59.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8591" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8593" CreationDate="2014-04-11T03:59:16.997" Score="2" ViewCount="1283" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the first time today I watched &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Death Note the Last name&lt;/em&gt; (real life movies) and I noticed that the actors sound exactly the same as their anime counterparts. Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. Light Yagami in the real life movie sounded exactly the same as in the anime. Is this just me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T13:54:11.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:54:11.303" Title="Is there a reason why the actors sound exactly the same as their anime counterparts in the live action movies?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8597" CreationDate="2014-04-11T04:41:28.727" Score="2" ViewCount="623" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished episode 8 of the Bakemonogatari series, and I'm slightly confused about how Kanbaru was saved. If I'm not mistaken, Oshino states that there are two ways to save Kanbaru:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cutting off her arm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Somehow making the contract with the rainy devil unachievable and void&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly the second option was taken, but I'm not sure how the appearance of Senjougahara and her subsequent actions made the contract void. It seems clear to me that the &quot;voidness&quot; of the contract stems from the fact that Kanbaru wasn't able to actually permanently kill Araragi. However, I'm not quite sure how doing so would violate the terms of her contract in light of Senjouhara's comment to the effect of &quot;I would kill you if you killed Araragi&quot;. Is this simply because there are also some other &quot;terms&quot; to the contract (e.g. Kanbaru has to be alive) or is this perhaps because both her &quot;conscious&quot; (to be with Senjougahara) and &quot;unconscious&quot; (to kill Araragi) wishes have to be taken into account?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T12:51:10.813" Title="How was Kanbaru's contract made void?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8591" CreationDate="2014-04-11T04:50:35.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Going through &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_%28film%29#Cast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's list of Death Note voice actors for the live action movie&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that there is not much overlap (if any) between the Japanese actors and the &lt;em&gt;Japanese&lt;/em&gt; voice actors for Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, going through the first couple entries of the list, it seems that at least a number of the &lt;em&gt;English&lt;/em&gt; voice actors for the Death Note anime also functioned as voice actors for the dubs of the live action movies. While this isn't true for some characters (e.g. Naomi Misora) this definitely seems to hold for a number of the voice actors for the major anime characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T04:50:35.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10151" CreationDate="2014-04-11T06:17:29.490" Score="8" ViewCount="6761" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Haki is a mysterious power present inside every individual. But only few people are able to awaken and use it. It is very closely related to the willpower of a human being. So the question which arises here is: Does the use of Haki affect the user (physically or mentally) in any way? Does excessive use of Haki take a toll on the user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is so, how exactly does it affect the user, since Haki isn't something like a physical energy?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it isn't so, why don't the Haki users use it all the time? Why do they use it only in specific cases like a battle, or entering enemy territories, etc?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T00:57:28.213" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:19:58.887" Title="Does the usage of Haki affect the user in any way?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8592" CreationDate="2014-04-11T11:19:28.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One way to explain this would be that it's impossible for the Rainy Devil (possessed Kanbaru) to kill Araragi, and so the contract is automatically impossible to complete. Had the Rainy Devil known that, it wouldn't've agreed with such condition. But because it seems too simple and there are many things hinting that this wasn't the deal breaker, here's another way to explain this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole deal with the Rainy Devil is that it's a devious creature and will try to fulfill its owner's wish as deviously as possible. Remember how the first time Kanbaru wished to be faster than her classmates? Rainy Devil beat 'em up so they couldn't compete. Now guess what Kanbaru wished for concerning Senjougahara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Kanbaru wished to be close friends with Hitagi and then suddenly Araragi appeared on the horizon, becoming Hitagi's boyfriend, the Rainy Devil decided that in order to gain Senjougahara's love (and let's not forget exactly how much Kanbaru prefers girls over boys), Araragi would have to be removed from the picture. By death, of course, because it's Rainy &lt;em&gt;Devil&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after Senjougahara waltzed in on Rainy Devil and Araragi's one-sided battle and explained that if Koyomi were to die, she'd never stop until Kanbaru, who caused all this, was dead, which would make &lt;strong&gt;Kanbaru's wish to become close friends with Senjougahara impossible to be fullfilled by killing Koyomi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T11:19:28.957" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8594" CreationDate="2014-04-11T13:34:45.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haki can be of three type. Conqueror's Haki, Color of Armament, Color of Observation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki is basically used during fights to one up the opponent where some opponents are powerful enough to avoid one's sight or are able to attack faster.So there is no reason why it should be used at every time.Normally one's other senses are enough for fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conqueror's Haki- It cannot be used repeatedly (IMO). It is kind of mentally exhaustive.Also till now there have been only 4 character to be shown using this type. Rayleigh, Luffy , Chinjao and Doflamingo. Of these only Rayleigh can use it to affect selected targets as he did at auction house. Luffy is till now unable to use this to its full potential. Maybe it can be used continuously but luffy can't use it continuous till now.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Color of Observation- It can be used regularly as shown by Enel. He used it to spy on people's conversation. No other character till now have any situation to use it continuously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Color of Armament- It gives the user an external protective covering to minimize effects of physical attacks.But it does affect the person who is using and also the person on whom it is used. Chinjao used it to counter luffy's punch but his was no match for luffy. so his physical appearance changed. Also Vergo wasn't able to match up to Law. And sanji's leg cracked while attacking Vergo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="3343" LastEditDate="2014-04-12T07:19:11.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T07:19:11.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7647" CreationDate="2014-04-11T14:46:14.433" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most anime series are produced to promote the source material (manga, light novel, etc.). Thus for the producers its more important if the sales of the source material were boosted by the anime adaption. So even if an anime is quite popular - it should be noted that even quite successful anime only sell between 3000 and less then 10000 (more than that is rare is considered a very successful anime) discs per volume - there is often no point in producing another season if the sales of the source material increased sufficiently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4459" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T14:46:14.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-11T18:16:30.613" Score="9" ViewCount="3774" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1373/Nijigahara_Holograph&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nijigahara Holograph&lt;/a&gt; (Rainbow Field Holograph), Amahiko meets an old man at the hospital who gives him the box he carried around for the whole manga containing &quot;a spell&quot;. The old man then asks Amahiko what his name is and tells him he is called Amahiko too, just before turning into a butterfly (or so it seems from the last scene):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AvrQ2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Amahiko meets the old man&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the whole story there isn't any other character named Amahiko so I'm confused about who the old man is, also because I've read various theories on different websites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old man and Amahiko could be the same person, however this would create a loop since  Amahiko (old version) would give the magic box to himself (young version) and wouldn't really explain why does he seem to turn into a butterfly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting theory is that the old man is God (or some kind of supernatural being) who came on earth to encourage Amahiko who was kind of depressed and didn't want to stand up and recover from the fall, this is supported by the fact that he seems to know a lot about Amahiko (however this is also a good point for the first theory), his face is never shown clearly and he just disappears/turns into a butterfly (and the butterflies have a lot of supernatural meanings in this manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the possibility that Amahiko, being lost in his own world, imagined the old man, but he is shown talking to another character at the beginning of the manga so I don't think this is the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, who is this old man? And whoever he is, what does this character mean/represent? What does the magic box represent since it isn't actually opened by Amahiko?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really like this manga, but there are so many details I need to clear up a bit!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4278" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T06:47:44.153" LastActivityDate="2020-08-30T05:02:55.330" Title="Who is the old man at the end of Nijigahara Holograph?" Tags="&lt;nijigahara-holograph&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8605" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-12T03:02:36.947" Score="1" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Real Airi awakens, the A.I. Airi disappears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was her disappearance programmed to be triggered by Airi's awakening, or did it have something to do with some glitch in the Iru-O around Christmas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-04-12T03:17:09.643" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T03:17:09.643" Title="Why did Airi (the A.I.) disapear?" Tags="&lt;robotics-notes&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3633" CreationDate="2014-04-12T04:00:45.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The novels leave many of these up to the reader's interpretation. It is the same as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.modusproductions.com/eva-r/tiff/stats.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hideaki Anno leaving the meaning of the ending of Evangelion open (see Q#6)&lt;/a&gt; to the viewer's own thoughts, or in Code Geass, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhyzoq4mxo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;where a shot of the cart rider smiling&lt;/a&gt; (displaying some features of Lelouch) was cut out in order to make the ending more open.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kino's Journey is in a fantasy world where science has taken some leaps and bounds in some directions (and became twisted), with some moments that poke your disbelief to see if its suspended or not (like the &quot;Are you a Knife Merchant&quot; moment with the slavers in [episode not remembered]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be somewhat magical (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LightNovel/KinosJourney&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;and TVTropes indeed lists it as &quot;magical realism&quot;&lt;/a&gt;) but not in the usual sense (no mages or spellcasting), with their larger-than-life characters (like when Shizu uses his sword to block bullets).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some &lt;a href=&quot;http://acerailgun.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/kinos-journey-review-breakdown-and-study/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;speculate that they do not talk at all&lt;/a&gt;, and that it all happens in Kino's mind (and she could indeed be crazy enough under the nogging). That is a possible interpretion. The series is one of self-discovery after all. Or the suggestion in the Land of Books (that Kino is in a VR simulation) is actually true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there are similarities in the universe of Kino and the Petit Prince. Kino's is grittier, but the mixing of subtle fantasy and realism is there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T19:10:53.770" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T19:10:53.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8611" CreationDate="2014-04-12T05:52:31.503" Score="10" ViewCount="3927" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bakemonogatari, we see Araragi (and possibly some other characters) at quite a number of times in the series with his head tilted upwards, in what would in real life be a somewhat uncomfortable angle. While this in a number of cases could just be a result of the &quot;camera&quot; angle, it's clear at some points that it isn't (e.g. Senjougahara in the last episode, in this screenshot).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0GWed.png&quot; alt=&quot;Senjougahara with tilted head&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any &quot;meaning&quot; to this posture, other than possibly it being an artistic idiosyncrasy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T11:04:04.887" Title="What's with this up-tilted head posture?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-12T08:14:24.333" Score="2" ViewCount="934" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently reading an article on Fairy Tail on the Tower of Heaven when I remembered some events that transpired during the Tenrou Tree Arc that was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was revealed that Zeref was still alive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the purpose for Grimiore Heart working on the Tower of Heaven was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To restore life to someone who is deceased at the cost of someone else's life or in this case to sacrifice Erzas life for Zerefs as what was revealed in the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this information, does this mean that Grimiore Heart was unaware of that Zeref was still alive and if they were what would have been the most obvious motive for using the Tower of Heaven which on the Fairy Tail wikia is described as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Tower of Heaven (楽園の塔 Rakuen no Tō), also known as the R-System, is a taboo Magic Item that can be used to restore life to a deceased person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would prefer an in cannon answer preferably from reliable sources. An answer would be appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-12T20:42:22.060" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T05:48:01.907" Title="Was Grimiore Heart aware that Zeref was still alive?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8608" CreationDate="2014-04-12T09:56:14.310" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's known as the 'Shaft head tilt' as the animation studio &quot;Shaft&quot; are well known for including it in their shows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWJVCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nbjt5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEpXB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arawaka under the bridge&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above are other shaft shows; Puella Magi Madoka Magica ,Arakawa Under the Bridge&#xA;, Nisekoi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime director of Shaft since 2004, Akiyui Shinbo is responsible for this studio trait. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shaft-head-tilt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;knowyourmeme - Shaft Head Tilt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tilt is merely artistic, with no special meaning. Along with this, Shaft have other signature style traits such as large expansive empty rooms for dramatic effect and fast displaying text. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KHAyym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8hIXsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;(who needs all that space to brush their teeth or have a bath?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/StudioShaft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes Shaft Studio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1348" LastEditDate="2014-04-12T11:04:04.887" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T11:04:04.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4442" CreationDate="2014-04-12T10:07:54.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thanks to @Krazer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters in the scene seem to be Ikkyuu and Shin'emon from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ikkyū-san&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The low-effort scribbles are signifying that they are characters from another series and want to avoid copyright issues, like how many MacDonalds in anime are called WacDonalds or similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's not parodying a particular scene but instead just making fun of Shin'emon's cleft chin:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sTIWD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T10:07:54.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8636" CreationDate="2014-04-12T11:49:58.097" Score="3" ViewCount="4037" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a couple of doubt about what happened in this arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the merchant Eve decided to get revenge against the church by plotting something. &#xA;And that something should be: buying a lot of fur and then sailing somewhere in order to get big profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually don't get how the two things are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Lawrence at the end said she was going to commit a suicidal act, so this makes me wonder if she actually planned to use the money for something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4281" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T10:00:51.900" Title="What happened in the last arc of spice and wolf season 2?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8592" CreationDate="2014-04-12T12:51:10.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the episode, what I get is that there were 2 wishes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conscious one : Be with Senjougahara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unconscious one : Kill Araragi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plan was to make it such that the contract becomes void (meaning both of the wishes cannot be fulfilled). They did it by making sure that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;unconscious wish doesn't come true by letting  Araragi to be bitten by &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Shinobu_Oshino&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinobu Oshino&lt;/a&gt;. Shinobu sucks some of Araragi's blood, allowing him to make use of his vampire powers within a limited period of time. Her contribution barely helped him in subduing the Rainy Devil, but it was enough for him to survive for the entire ordeal before Senjougahara's intervention.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Senjougahara is involved in the act. After scolding Araragi for dealing with things without her knowledge, she confronts Kanbaru, telling her that she will not forgive anyone who would kill Araragi, making it impossible for the conscious wish too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T12:51:10.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8622" CreationDate="2014-04-12T15:36:07.153" Score="1" ViewCount="2412" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Durarara!! we see Izaya with Celty's head. How did he get the head?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T21:05:15.870" Title="How did Izaya Orihara get Celty's head?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8619" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8643" CreationDate="2014-04-12T19:09:47.943" Score="11" ViewCount="118617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen the hour and a half movie called Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin and the story seemed very incomplete. Later I discovered that it was a compilation of longer episodes of a series. I'm not sure how I can fix my experience and in what order to watch the other animes with this title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2020-07-23T01:17:00.623" Title="How do I watch Kara no Kyoukai?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8619" CreationDate="2014-04-12T20:18:33.720" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seems like only the first 4 movies are out of chronological order. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To watch it in chronological order you would have to watch it like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 2: Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 1) (1995-1996)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 4: Garan no Dou (June 1998)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 3: Tsuukaku Zanryuu (July 1998)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuukei (September 1998)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujun Rasen (November 1998)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 6: Boukyaku Rokuon (January 1999)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 7: Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kara no Kyoukai - Epilogue &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al tough personally I enjoyed the story more watching it in release order instead. I don't think watching it in chronological order will fix your experience to much as said on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=484111#heTjBH1AFyY3RkvM.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MaL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you won't gain any better understanding by viewing them in the chronological order because each is first and foremost a story closed in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T20:18:33.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8619" CreationDate="2014-04-12T20:23:35.257" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 7 anime movies of Kara no Kyoukai, in order of  &lt;strong&gt;release date&lt;/strong&gt; (which is the same as the order or the Light Novel's chapter/book):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. Fukan Fuukei - released May 21, 2008&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Satsujin Kousatsu - released June 25, 2008&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. Tsuukaku Zanryuu - released July 23, 2008&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4. Garan no Dou - released December 17, 2008&lt;br&gt;&#xA;5. Mujun Rasen - released January 28, 2009&lt;br&gt;&#xA;6. Boukyaku Rokuon - released July 29, 2009&lt;br&gt;&#xA;7. Satsujin Kousatsu - released December 9, 2009&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_no_Ky%C5%8Dkai&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if we're to order the movie based on &lt;strong&gt;actual timeline of events&lt;/strong&gt; happening in Kara no Kyoukai's it will be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1. Satsujin Kōsatsu (Zen) - August 1995 - March 1996&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Garan no Dō - March 1996- June 1998&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. Tsūkaku Zanryū - July 1998&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4. Fukan Fūkei - September 1998&lt;br&gt;&#xA;5. Mujun Rasen - November 1998&lt;br&gt;&#xA;6. Bōkyaku Rokuon - January 1999&lt;br&gt;&#xA;7. Satsujin Kōsatsu (Go) - February 1999  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kara_no_Ky%C5%8Dkai_films&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - List of kara no Kyoukai Films&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly suggest just watch it in order of its release to get the full experience :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T20:23:35.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8616" CreationDate="2014-04-12T21:05:15.870" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Izaya traded Celty's head from Namie Yagiri for a favor. Namie works in Yagiri Pharmaceuticals where Celty's head was stored at that time. Namie had access to the storage room and didn't need the head that much, so she gave it to Izaya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Izaya_Orihara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a Durarara wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At his apartment, Izaya meets with Namie once again. He comments on her situation, giving up all she had for her brother's love and having her company being bought out by Nebula. He agrees to help keep her in hiding in exchange for Celty's head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T21:05:15.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8624" CreationDate="2014-04-12T22:17:58.013" Score="3" ViewCount="17346" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering, since I can't find an exact age... While watching these filler episodes, he appears as the ANBU Kakashi, who was leading his team. Being the Senpai of Itachi he looks exactly (maybe for me) like he does in the present day... Is this a coincidence? Or couldn't the animators be bother to add additional &quot;lines&quot; to his face? Note that we've seen the newborn Naruto, that would mean that Kakashi looks the same as he did 17-18 years ago..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-04-13T01:08:51.823" LastActivityDate="2020-09-14T18:02:38.357" Title="Do we know how old Kakashi is?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8623" CreationDate="2014-04-12T22:29:33.917" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/User%3aTimeel39/Timeline&quot;&gt;this timeline&lt;/a&gt; and the following data&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;September 15 Birth day Kakashi&#xA;Academy Grad. Age   5&#xA;Chūnin Prom. Age    6 &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can tell that Kakashi was born 14 years before the 9-tails attack. Using the information that the Akatsuki dead line was 18 years after the 9-tails attack. we can tell that Kakashi should be roughly 32 years old. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T22:29:33.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-12T23:44:39.613" Score="11" ViewCount="2354" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the box for the DVD and Blu-ray versions of &lt;em&gt;My Neighbour Totoro&lt;/em&gt;, there is a picture of the characters from the film fishing with Mei catching a crab. We love the image but cannot find the scene in the movie. Where does this scene come from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N5av7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The &amp;quot;My Neighbor Totoro&amp;quot; fishing scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4477" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-22T05:56:32.637" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T06:28:44.833" Title="Where is the fishing scene in My Neighbour Totoro?" Tags="&lt;my-neighbor-totoro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-13T02:02:53.193" Score="6" ViewCount="163936" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the manga and am currently watching the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuk once commented that users of the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. (Though one source claimed that this was only a fake rule that Ryuk wrote/spoke.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests Light becomes a Shinigami. If so, why does Light not continue the work he began on Earth? Does L (who also touched the Death Note) become a Shinigami as well, somehow preventing Light from doing his deeds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3450" LastEditorUserId="11153" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T20:02:29.367" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T00:31:08.760" Title="In Death Note, what happens to Light Yagami after he dies?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8627" CreationDate="2014-04-13T02:25:12.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are mere speculations. There were only two things that Ryuk said about the usage of the Death Note by humans:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of them die while being unhappy, in despair.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their soul doesn't go to either hell or heaven.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was said in both, the manga and the anime and none of the other Shinigami said about the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T02:25:12.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8627" CreationDate="2014-04-13T03:02:52.097" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuk once commented that users of the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. (Though one source claimed that this was only a fake rule that Ryuk wrote/spoke.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, the claim/source is incorrect. Anyone who uses/writes in the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. This can be seen as Purgatory or 無 MU/Nothingness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This suggests Light becomes a Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrong. :) The rules of the Death Note have been explicitly stated in both the anime and manga as stated by Braiam which was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The human who uses the notebook can neither go to Heaven nor Hell and die an unfilling and unhappy life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally touching the Death Note does not make you a Shinigami, although touching it allows you to see the Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T17:40:46.500" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T17:40:46.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8457" CreationDate="2014-04-13T03:29:31.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The black box is the portion of The World's systems that Harold Hoerwick designed before his death. CC Corp is, for unstated reasons, unable to ever modify or remove it without messing everything up (I'm being general on purpose). Every version of The World is built on this black box in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4480" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T03:29:31.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8631" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-13T03:45:20.257" Score="9" ViewCount="3206" Body="&lt;p&gt;Browsing through One Piece wiki, there's a databook series called &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Green:_Secret_Pieces&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Green: Secret Pieces&lt;/a&gt;. I found a picture of Mugiwara Pirates early design. This is the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VsD6g.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see Zorro, Luffy, Nami, Sanji, and maybe Usopp, Brook, and Chopper. But who is the other two on the left? Did Robin and Franky replace them? Is there any official information about this picture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T21:16:18.813" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T18:33:41.200" Title="Who are the members of an early design of Luffy's crew?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8632" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8634" CreationDate="2014-04-13T05:27:26.073" Score="22" ViewCount="74396" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Chuunibyou&quot; or &quot;eighth-grade syndrome&quot; is a condition where people believe they have super powers. The first time I heard this term is in the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/a&gt; Is this syndrome real? Is there any medical term or at least more common term for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7E92u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Togashi Yuuta from _Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!_: &amp;quot;...this boy was a textbook example of eighth-grader syndrome too.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T20:26:09.637" LastActivityDate="2018-11-15T18:37:19.283" Title="Is chuunibyou syndrome real?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8632" CreationDate="2014-04-13T07:46:26.920" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; describes teenagers around the age of fourteen that try to look cool to impress people around their age and are &lt;em&gt;self-important&lt;/em&gt; trying to be unique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This way of thinking, however, may continue even after the teen reaches adulthood, but it does not actually relate to any medical condition or mental disorder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's more like a growth phase for some teenagers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on &quot;Chuunibyou User Manual&quot; (中二病取扱説明書, Chuunibyou Toriatsukai Setsumei Sho) by Saegami HYOUYA, there are 3 types of chuunibyou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;DQN-type pretends to be antisocial even though they aren't, or can't be and has made-up stories about antisocial behavior (gang fights/crime). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subculture-type/Hipster prefers subculture or minor trends just to be different and have the &quot;cool&quot; factor. (obsessed with imitating idols/fictional characters)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evil Eye-Type admires mystical powers and pretends to have one of their own, to the extent of establishing an alias just for that.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of DQN Chuunibyou:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Look at all those bandages wrapped around you! What happened?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I had a bunch of gang fights.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Come on, I know you're too kind to be a gangster.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of Subculture Chuunibyou:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When I collect Pokémon cards, I only collect ones that are imported&#xA;  from Japan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Can you read all those?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;-_-; S-sure I can...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of Evil Eye Chuunibyou:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Don't take that bandana off my left wrist. It's sealing an evil&#xA;  spirit inside me and if you take it off I may go berserk.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Dude, calm down. You just have chuunibyou.&quot;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Chuunibyou&quot;&gt;Animanga Wikia: &quot;Chuunibyou&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chuunibyou&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary: &quot;Chuunibyou&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst29720_Japanese-Slang--Chuunibyou.aspx&quot;&gt;The Free Dictionary Language Forums: &quot;Japanese Slang--Chuunibyou&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt; :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4483" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T20:31:28.743" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T20:31:28.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13014" CreationDate="2014-04-13T08:08:49.910" Score="12" ViewCount="6263" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinobu originally didn't have a hat, but in Nekomonogatari Black, Shinobu ask Oshino to buy her that hat, he gave it to her as a reward since she was the one who resolved the problem with Black Hanekawa. But since she live in Araragi's shadow, she started to talk more and didn't wear that hat anymore, any specific reason why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinobu in Nekomonogatari (Black), Bakemonogatari and in Nisemonogatari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DRe0b.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-13T10:27:32.683" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T19:55:08.560" Title="What's the deal with Shinobu's hat?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8614" CreationDate="2014-04-13T10:00:51.900" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do love a good Spice &amp;amp; Wolf question! The short answers are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eve was not trying to hurt the Church. The only revenge she desired was against the deceased merchant who had once bought her, which was the reason she was so motivated to earn profits. Her goal was to become wealthier than he had ever been, in order to prove he'd only been able to buy her due to luck, and that he could never afford her under normal circumstances. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The suicidal act which Lawrence was referring to was her plan to buy up a large number of furs before everyone else, because it was purposely interfering with the expectations of the Church, and the Church isn't shy about killing people who defy their authority or otherwise become a nuisance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for a bit of a longer explanation, specifically about the relationship between Eve's plan and the Church. While her plan wasn't a plot to get revenge against the Church, it might have seemed that way because she was determined to carry it out despite knowing it directly conflicted with the Church's plans. At the same time, the bishop of Lenos's unfair dismissal of Eve made the Church well-deserving of any negative impact her plans would have on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the events are considered chronologically, it becomes clear that Eve didn't devise the plan to buy furs in order to seek revenge against the Church, since the way they wronged her in the first place was by abandoning her after she'd already shared this plan with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Eve wasn't interested in hurting the Church, but she also continued her plan in spite of the fact she would be hurting the Church. After this clarification has been made, your first question requires a new answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Church is somehow hurt by Eve buying a lot of furs and then sailing away to make a big profit. How are these two things related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For maximum clarity, I'll try to explain it with as much relevant background detail as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eve and the Church had been working together, smuggling salt into Lenos. Before this arrangement, the bishop of Lenos had been falling continually further into debt, until Eve approached him with the salt-smuggling plan. Since she's nobility within the kingdom of Winfiel, she also offered to put him in contact with a powerful archbishop there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eve did all the work in coming up with the plan, initiating the setup, then actually transporting the salt, and the Church paid her for its delivery. This arrangement was incredibly lucrative for the Church.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Church was forced to cancel their annual northern campaign due to a falling out between them and the nation of Ploania, which is an area the campaign would have needed to pass through. Since the northern campaign's entire purpose had always been to display the Church's power, this cancellation brought the Church's authority into question and made the threat of an uprising more serious, so they started focusing entirely on strengthening their base of power and completely pulled out of salt-smuggling in the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This put Eve in a bad position, since she suddenly lost her sole source of income.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile in the port town of Lenos, a freeze on all fur trading was put into effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: The following section explains why a freeze was put on the fur trade, and why the Council of Fifty came to the decision that they did. If you fully understand this part already, feel free to skip it.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The freeze on fur trading became necessary due to the northern campaign's cancellation. Lenos's craftsmen relied heavily on the northern campaign to sell their finished products, which would have normally flown off the shelves as souvenirs, since knights and mercenaries spent money quite freely. The cancellation of the campaign was an unthinkable economic blow to these craftsmen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the campaign was not taking place, the town's economy would need to rely on merchants, who were not coming to the town to spend money as consumers, but rather quite the opposite. While knights and mercenaries are especially free with their coin, merchants are especially miserly. Their only purpose is to buy items they can resell for a worthwhile profit, so they have zero interest in buying clothing at retail prices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, the merchants would be interested in buying the furs themselves. As raw materials, they are cheap and can be easily sold for a good profit after transporting them elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where the conflict arises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Lenos's craftsmen being unable to sell their products like usual, they'd also be unable to buy the vast quantities of fur like usual, which meant the merchants would have an opportunity to buy up the ridiculously large fur surplus that was suddenly available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the merchants could broker deals with the fur sellers, making arrangements to buy all their furs in the future as well. This would be pretty tempting to the sellers, since a merchant would be guaranteed to buy their furs every year, whereas the craftsmen of Lenos were now unreliable since the northern campaign might be cancelled again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the Council of Fifty put a freeze on all fur trading, and convened to decide if the fur trade should be banned altogether, since that would guarantee the supply of furs would remain available to the local craftsmen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The craftsmen of clothing in Lenos, along with the people who supply them their tools and wares, would be faced with complete ruin if the entire fur supply was bought out. At the same time, there was absolutely no guarantee that the clothing would sell even if fur sales were banned, and having money no longer coming into the town would devastate the economy of Lenos. Even if the craftsmen wanted to export the clothing, there were any number of other towns with superior clothing craftsmanship, so paying to ship it somewhere else would hardly be worth the trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, the compromise the Council of Fifty made was to restrict all fur-trading to cash-only transactions. By restricting fur trades to cash, they would be able to sell some of the furs while preventing the entire town's supply from being quickly bought out. After all, the larger a trading firm became, the more of its business took place on paper, in entries on ledgers, rather than with cash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Church heard of the decision well before it was going to be made public, and Eve found out through her contacts in the Church. She then approached the bishop of Lenos with a plan that would make both her and the Church a lot of money: Since the Church was sitting on a nearly unimaginable amount of cash from the tithes it collected, they could prepare to buy up all the furs in Lenos immediately after the Council of Fifty's decision was made public, while everyone else would still be scrambling to get cash together, and then they could move the furs downriver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bishop loved Eve's idea, except for the part where she was included in it. He found a trading company to partner with instead, and used that as an excuse to cut his ties with Eve, saying it would be more advantageous to deal with a trading company than with an individual merchant. It was a pretty harsh course of action, especially considering he owed a lot to her for the salt-smuggling opportunity. Although, the fact he owed her was exactly why he didn't want her around anymore, and got rid of her while he had a good opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Eve refused to let the deal she'd proposed get away from her. She started gathering up cash of her own, intending to buy a large number of furs and then transporting them downriver before anyone else had the chance, including the trading company the Church had partnered with. Whoever could get their furs downriver first would earn the best return on their investment, since people won't be willing to pay nearly as much for furs after they realize that the market is being flooded with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eve's plan would infringe on a considerable portion of the Church's intended revenue, which is how it would hurt the Church.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source: Spice &amp;amp; Wolf light novels (Volume 5).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T10:00:51.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8282" CreationDate="2014-04-13T11:20:16.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime stops at Michi Random, so the ones that are left over are:&#xA;(mostly taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://kokoroconnect.wikia.com/wiki/Phenomenons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Kokoro Connect Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The question obviously can't be answered without any spoilers, so just a small warning&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Illusion Projection (Nise Random)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grants the user the ability to take on the appearance of anyone. The illusion is just that, a superficial projection rather than a biological change, and the image projected is only seen by the five original members of the StuCS and can only be used on them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forced Termination (Nise Random)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Automatically activates in response to two or more people experiencing a paradox as a result of a phenomenon, for example, if two or more people observe the same Illusion Projection at the same time. The ensuing paradox will cause the observers to have their memories reset to before ever encountering Heartseed. Another trigger for this phenomenon is if there is a risk in deteriorating mental state or injury, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dream Perception (Yume Random)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allows the club members to perceive the desires, thoughts, and hopes of others which can be summed up as a &quot;dream&quot;. The members can only see the &quot;dreams&quot; of people outside of the StuCS and only of people associated with Yamaboshi High; This power activates randomly and somewhat relative to the physical distance between them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Record Deletion (Asu Random I)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Automatically activates during the aftermath of a phenomenon that has ended. All people involved, including Heartseeds, will have all their memories regarding the phenomenon wiped clean. The Cultural Research Club is the only known group to resist this phenomenon, having managed to retain their memories for almost two years. Record Deletion typically kicks in a few weeks after a phenomenon has ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Isolation Dimension (Asu Random I)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As its name implies, is an alternate dimension that isolates certain individuals from the normal world. Physically, the dimension looks no different from the norm, but the people in the dimension are completely cut off from those outside of it. In the Isolation Dimension, the Heartseeds can cause their phenomenons without worrying about any detrimental effects on the outside world. As described in Asu Random, it is similar to a laboratory for the Heartseeds to do experimentation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several Unnamed Phenomenons (Asu Random II)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Group of Girls From Inaba's Class: One member of the group is randomly made invisible to the other members. The victim cannot be detected by any of the other members' five senses. However, people outside of the group can still acknowledge the target.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gym Group: While the phenomenon is in effect, one member suddenly perceives the other members as frightful, hostile enemies. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ishikawa Daisuke, Watase Shingo, Setouchi Kaoru, Nakayama Mariko: This phenomenon forces each member's likes and dislikes to change in unpredictable ways. For example, Mariko suddenly liked Watase and became affectionate towards him despite being in a relationship with Ishikawa. The emotions that are forced onto them are so strong that it can change their behaviour and even make them do things they normally wouldn't do. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jazz Band Club: At random times, this phenomenon will force a member to tell a lie even if they don't want to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Student Council Executives: Fujishima and the rest of the council experienced a random change in &quot;roles&quot;. For example, Fujishima is leader of the Executives, but, when the phenomenon is occurring, she might become the subordinate, following whatever someone else is saying and not voicing an opinion at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parallel World (Asu Random II)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similar to the Isolation Dimension , all Phenomena have been erased from the StuCS's memories and everyone continued living as if those events never transpired. Things that happen during this phenomen and its results are remembered after it is over and remain.  This phenomenon is a &quot;what if&quot; scenario Heartseed wanted to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a non-canon phenomenon - Future Predictions that featured in the PSP game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;given the power to foresee a prediction of that will happen to a fellow member of the group. They will only see an image and must use the clues in the image to decipher the meaning of the prediction. When the phenomenon activates and which member the prediction is about is completely random. How far into the future the prediction is is also random. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T11:20:16.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8638" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8747" CreationDate="2014-04-13T12:48:28.730" Score="9" ViewCount="1248" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've often come across gangster-themed Madoka subtitled screenshots, but I haven't been able to find any solid evidence that they exist. Sometimes the characters are referred to as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Swagdoka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Homubro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; instead of their actual names &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Homura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The images below are sample of these gangster subtitles, and are in differing scenes throughout the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jf8uum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBFXYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a1Q6Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mj1nwm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking for any links, I was just wondering if these subtitles actually exist or if it's mostly internet rumours and only some scenes have been 'gangster-ized'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-05T10:59:14.817" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T10:59:14.817" Title="Do gangster-themed Madoka subtitles really exist?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2014-04-13T18:17:40.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its because its matched with narutos stength he's by him self stronger then the 8 tails host so match that up with the rest of the nine tails and he's just epic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4485" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T18:17:40.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8647" CreationDate="2014-04-13T18:34:33.243" Score="4" ViewCount="5341" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand exactly how they work. I've got the basics, but I want to know the details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, a Demon Weapon is a person who can transform into a weapon. Alone they aren't much of a threat, but paired with a Weapon Meister the two are very powerful. But later in the Soul Eater series we see how some Weapons and Meisters pose a serious threat on their own, but they look trained and experienced, so it seems to be more of a guideline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first few episodes there's talk about 100-soul ritual, where a Demon Weapon has to consume 99 Kishin eggs and 1 witch soul. The Weapon is supposed to level up after that somehow, and the effects of that aren't very clear to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that hints at the magnitude of such upgrade is that Death uses Maka's father as his weapon, him being a Death Weapon. It's like the two most powerful guys in the show together, yet not much is apparent about how it affects their power (both Meister and Weapon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we see some Meisters teamed up with more than one Weapon. They can resonate their souls and it somehow works for them. It seems this is kind of the same as multiple Weapon-Meister combos resonating all of their souls together. But what about combos with only Weapons and only Meisters? Would that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also confused about how a basic Weapon and an upgraded one should be called. Are they Demon Weapons or Death Weapons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does completing this 100-soul ritual do for Weapon and Meister?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What about combos with 1 Weapon and &gt;1 Meisters?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the basic and upgraded Weapons called?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soul Eater Not! just started airing, possibly shedding more light on the mechanics of that world, but I guess the answers to these questions can be found in Soul Eater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:55:41.087" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:55:41.087" Title="How do Demon Weapons work in Soul Eater?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8619" CreationDate="2014-04-13T22:25:45.243" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the other answers don't appear to address Mirai Fukuin, I will do that here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; watch Kara no Kyoukai in release order. That is, 1 through 7 in numerical order, then the epilogue, followed by Mirai Fukuin, and finally Mirai Fukuin: Extra Chorus (a half-hour bonus episode included with the BD/DVD release of Mirai Fukuin). To do otherwise is downright ridiculous - this isn't one of those cases like Haruhi where both release and chronological order have their merits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Mirai Fukuin assumes knowledge of the rest of the series, it obviously doesn't make any sense as a standalone anime. Luckily for you, the sort-of disjointed, vignettish nature of Mirai Fukuin is such that you haven't really had the rest of the series spoiled for you. If you knew what you were looking for, perhaps, but the KnK storyline is sufficiently convoluted that you probably weren't able to pick up on any of the aspects of Mirai Fukuin that spoil the earlier movies. Go ahead and pick up the first movie (Fukan Fuukei / Overlooking View) and start from there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later I discovered that [Mirai Fukuin] was a compilation of longer episodes of a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't actually the case. Mirai Fukuin is basically an extra, original pair of short stories, not a compilation of the previous movies or anything like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a compilation movie for KnK, titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6624/Kara_no_Kyoukai_Remix%3a_Gate_of_Seventh_Heaven&quot;&gt;Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, but that's neither here nor there. If, after watching movies 1-6, you find yourself confused about how everything plays out chronologically, watch Remix, which contains short recaps of each episode, in chronological order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...the story seemed very incomplete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should point out that even after watching everything in the right order, Mirai Fukuin will probably still seem incomplete. This is partly because Mirai Fukuin adapts only two out of five short stories in the original Mirai Fukuin novel on which it is based. I haven't read the novel myself, but I hear that the remaining three stories help make everything seem more complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-13T22:34:21.347" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T22:34:21.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8648" CreationDate="2014-04-13T23:05:53.443" Score="5" ViewCount="2597" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently watching Ouran Host Club and it seems to centre around, how should I describe it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Listening to girls talking about themselves and watching the girls go distraught in love over guys&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what exactly is a host club? I have never heard of such a term in my life. Is it real?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-13T23:56:52.737" LastActivityDate="2021-01-30T04:15:42.223" Title="Is there such thing as a &quot;Host Club&quot; from Ouran High School Host Club?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8640" CreationDate="2014-04-13T23:10:32.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What are the basic and upgraded Weapons called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll start with this since i'll use these terms in my answers, in the Anime, weapons like Soul and Tsubaki are known as &lt;em&gt;Death Weapons&lt;/em&gt;. After they collect the 100 souls they are refereed to as &lt;em&gt;Death Scythes&lt;/em&gt; like Spirit and Justin, most likely a reference to how Lord Death is the Grim Reaper and in most works the Grim Reaper is portrayed to have a Scythe, these terms will be different depending on which version but for simplicity i'll use the anime terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems in the manga the 2 forms are Demon Weapon and Death scythes (デスサイズス desu saizusu) so I use the anime terms as Soul is refereed to as a demon scythe and using the anime terms avoid any confusion thinking Soul is somewhere in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does completing this 100-soul ritual do for Weapon and Meister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First things first, you ask about the effects of the ritual, to answer this you need to know what does collecting souls do for the Death Weapon. When a Death Weapon consumes a soul they get more powerful, the amount of power depends on thew soul they consume, Bellow are the list from the weakest to the strongest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kishin Eggs (Red with a forming Shell) are the weakest however since they can give birth to a Kishin the DWMA seeks these out. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Human souls (Normally Blue) are used to refer to the souls of humans who are innocent, ie. have done no wrong. They give quite a bit of power compared to Kishin Eggs however the DWMA looks down on this as you'll be murdering innocent people to get them and beginning down the road of becoming a Kishin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Witch Souls (Normally Purple) give the most because of the magic Witches use however a witch is &quot;normally&quot; very hard to kill (exception may possible be Angela Leon due to her age)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 99-Kishin/1-Witch Ritual is used to train both the Death Weapon and Meister so they can handle the power slowly growing without loosing control, it's probably that by collecting 99 Kishin Eggs gives a Weapon/Meister pair the experience and power they need to tackle the witch, look at Blair who was a handful to Maka and Soul but wasn't even a witch and then to Maka's expression when she saw Medusa's soul for the first time in Italy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final Witch Soul must give enough power to the Death Weapon to rival a Death Scythe as Death Normally chooses the target Witches not only comparing against the Weapon/Meister pair's skill but probably also the amount of power the Death Weapon will need to be considered as a Death Scythe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death Scythes are then assigned an area to manage in Death's place (due to his soul being anchored to Death City) probably to replace the Great Old Ones AKA Death's Eight Guardians which were once commanded by Death himself (back when he had the more monstrous look). We know  the fate of 6 of the eight, Asura become a Kishin and killed 3 of them, one is in the Book of Eibon in the form of a black, amorphous blob and another is Eibon, the fate of the other 2 is unknown. Most likely before the DWMA Death's Eight Guardians managed the world so with their disappearance/fall Death created the DWMA (and became more funny looking to not scare children) and started training Death Scythes to replace them, so far there are 8:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spirit Albarn - North America&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marie Mjolnir - Oceania&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Azusa Yumi - Eastern Asia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Justin Law - Western Europe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tezca Tlipoca - South America&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsar Pushka - Eastern Europe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deng Dinga and Djinn Galland - Africa and Western Asia (How Wikipedia list them, not sure which is which)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not sure what happens to new Death Scythes with all the regions now managed but in the manga Justin Law is killed so the Western Europe slot is open and in the Manga Soul Becomes a Death Scythe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what happens to the Meister that's not entirely know (at least to me), hopefully &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6649/what-happens-to-the-miester-when-they-complete-a-death-scythe&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; will give the answer to that (will edit this part when it is answered)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What about combos with 1 Weapon and &gt;1 Meisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Other way around (&gt;1 Weapon and 1 Meisters) which is more common I only know of 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Death the Kid: His weapons are Elizabeth and Patricia Thompson, the 2 were already guns using each other to mug people in Brooklyn and originally join Kid to exploit his wealth and authority as a Grim Reaper, but grow closer to Kid over time and outgrow their greed. Kid took an interest in them because of his crippling obsessive-compulsive disorder for symmetry however Kid wasn't a normal student.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kilik Rung: his is Pot of Fire and Pot of Thunder, twin brother and sister, respectively, who never speak but have the ability to communicate with nature and sense danger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know of too many other Weapon/Meister pairs which have more that 1 Weapon but it's probably assumed that if a weapon has a sibling who they are very close too most likely the Meister will accept them as another weapon. I would assume these kind of weapons can be worked together but i haven't read up on too many.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Weapon/Meister only groups that would be very rare, in the Anime, there is a kid called Hero who didn't have a Death Weapon and was able to put up with Excalibur but ended up putting him back because of Excalibur's sniffling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meisters who work by themselves can manipulate their Soul Wavelength like Stein and Black Star however Stein originally was paired with Spirit, it's not known if he had a second partner (sympathy to the poor soul if there was). It's probably safe to assume that all students who do missions have a Death Weapon unless there is a very good reason for that, as it would go against one of the main reasons of the DWMA (Training Death Weapons to Death Scythes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death Weapons that work alone normally shapeshift part of their body into a weapon, almost every Death Weapon can do this, however Weapon duos like the Pot Twins or the Thompson Sisters can use one another; likewise with the Death Scythes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, pairs are normally stronger. In the Anime, Death explains how a Meister can use their Soul Wavelength alone, but it's amplified when they wield a Death Weapon (shown as Maka playing an acoustic guitar alone then plugging up an electric guitar rocking out as Soul sits on the Amplifier) so the stronger either are by themselves, the even stronger they are together − this is why Spirit and Stein are so strong together as Stein is already very powerful on his own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the other away around in the Anime, Death Scythes seem to be used by others other than Lord Death; Spirit, Azusa Yumi and Marie Mjolnir mainly, however before becoming a Death Scythe Spirit was originally with Stein before partnering with Maka's mother Kami however Stein and Kami weren't his Meisters at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other that i have heard of is Tsugumi Harudori from Not! however she befriends 2 Meisters and is indecisive about which one of them to choose as her partner which means she doesn't actually have a partner just yet. You might be able to count Excalibur having multiple Meisters, but you'd be hard press to find any who would actully admit to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there's Soul Wavelength Comparability to factor in, Black Star couldn't even wield Soul claiming he couldn't even pick him up. Tsubaki on the other hand is probably the only stated Death Weapon who could have multiple Meisters due to her accepting nature which allows for such a strong resonance with Black Star's seemingly polar opposite nature to Tsubaki, Stein mentions this when he is analyzing everyone's Soul Wavelengths during the 2nd part of the remedial class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soul Eater Not! just started airing, possibly shedding more light on the mechanics of that world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soul Eater Not! follows the daily lives of Tsugumi and her friends as they learn the ropes of the DWMA and have occasional encounters with the characters of the main series so it'll probably give more light on how the DWMA/Death City works and possibly link it to how the rest of the world works, but I think it'll mostly answer question about the DWMA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T05:51:08.270" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8646" CreationDate="2014-04-13T23:22:51.987" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, a &quot;host&quot; (ホスト &lt;em&gt;hosuto&lt;/em&gt;) is a male worker at a club whose job is to entertain a female clientele. The clubs at which hosts work are called &quot;host clubs&quot;. Host clubs (and their cross-gender counterparts, hostess clubs) are not really found outside Japan or places with a large Japanese diaspora as far as I know, so it isn't surprising that you wouldn't have heard of them. See the Wikipedia article &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_club&quot;&gt;Host and hostess clubs&lt;/a&gt;&quot; for more details. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having never actually been to a host club, I'm not in the best position to evaluate the one depicted in Ouran, but based on my secondhand understanding, the Ouran Host Club is sort of a less-seedy version of what you'd see at an actual host club. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I'd bet you any amount of money that no actual high school in Japan (or anywhere else for that matter) has a host club. The very idea of a school allowing minors to do something of that sort is ludicrous, which is part of what makes Ouran so funny. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-04-13T23:22:51.987" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8649" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8651" CreationDate="2014-04-13T23:57:06.877" Score="9" ViewCount="73393" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I noticed that the new season of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fairy-tail&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fairy-tail&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fairy-tail&lt;/a&gt; came out as Fairy Tail (2014), and wondered why they decided to name it like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a similar name has been used for the remake of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/hunter-x-hunter&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;hunter-x-hunter&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;hunter-x-hunter&lt;/a&gt; and I have been told they named it (2011) here as it is a remake in higher quality. But I dont see any quality changes, and neither is it a remake of the original Fairy Tail. But rather a continuation on the story told.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why was the new Fairy Tail Season called Fairy Tail (2014) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T02:22:44.510" Title="Why is the new series called 2014?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8649" CreationDate="2014-04-14T00:15:47.883" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since it is conventional for English-language anime-listing sites (e.g. MAL) to treat a break in airing as marking the end of one series and the start of another, you need some way to differentiate between the series that ended before the break and the one that started after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of something like &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, the second part had a different title (&quot;Shippuuden&quot;), which makes the task of naming the new season easy (i.e. just call it what it is). Since &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; was called &quot;Fairy Tail&quot; both before and after the break in airing, you need some way to distinguish between the two series on the anime-listing sites. Using the year in which the series started airing is as good a way as any. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should emphasize that this is purely an artefact of the way that sites like MAL name series. As far as the people producing &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; are concerned, the episodes that started airing this month are part of the same series as the episodes that aired from 2009-2013. If, for example, you consult &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/index/timetable/&quot;&gt;the timetable for TV Tokyo&lt;/a&gt;, which airs &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, you will see that this week's episode is listed as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ ～フェアリーテイル～「妖精軍師」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same title that was used for the show before the break in airing (the last bit is the episode title &quot;Yousei Gunshi&quot;, something like &quot;Fairy Tactician&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T04:25:11.037" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T04:25:11.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8654" CreationDate="2014-04-14T00:31:39.817" Score="1" ViewCount="4829" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Fairy Tail Wikia, on the page &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Staves&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magic Staves&lt;/a&gt;, it says that Mystogan defeated all of the Phantom Guild's subdivisions by himself. However, I don't remember when this occurred. Which episodes was this from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this information, I have come to the conclusion that the episode would most likely be during the Phantom Guild Arc, but I still can't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-14T00:49:07.083" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T03:09:32.817" Title="When does Mystogan defeat all of the Phantom Guild's subdivisions?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8652" CreationDate="2014-04-14T03:09:32.817" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mystogan defeated the subdivisions of Phantom Lord during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Phantom_Lord_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Phantom Lord Arc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga chapters 47-69 and Anime episodes 21-30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a snapshot from chapter 65 of the manga : Fairy Law. The anime should too have it in the same episode named Fairy Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A8Eip.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from the wiki linked above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just then, she notices Mystogan sitting quietly not far from her, who&#xA;  asks her for apples, and she realizes that the reason Makarov managed&#xA;  to heal so quickly was because the mysterious S-Class Mage gathered&#xA;  his scattered Magic power. &lt;strong&gt;She proceeds to lecture him for not joining&#xA;  the battle and helping out his comrades, but then the wind starts&#xA;  blowing and scatters numerous flags with Phantom's emblem on them&#xA;  around. Porlyusica realizes Mystogan did more than enough by taking&#xA;  out all of Phantom's subdivisions single-handedly&lt;/strong&gt;, and the two remain&#xA;  still, discussing the situation enigmatically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T03:09:32.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8658" CreationDate="2014-04-14T05:04:04.047" Score="2" ViewCount="13906" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the &lt;em&gt;Byakugan&lt;/em&gt; is the dōjutsu kekkei genkai of the Hyūga clan of the Hidden Leaf. And each village does its best to try and keep such coveted powers to themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in a recent filler episode of Shippuden, Episode 358 to be exact, a ninja from the Hidden Mist was shown to have used the Byakugan and could locate Uchicha Shisui, thereby asking his team to retreat. How does a ninja from a village other than the Hidden Leaf and not of the Hyūga bloodline have the Byakugan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this for real or is it just another mistake by the animators? Is there a mention of such a ninja in the manga(I follow only the anime and not the manga)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T01:46:56.680" Title="How does a Hidden Mist ninja have the Byakugan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8657" CreationDate="2014-04-14T05:13:57.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is a mention of such a ninja in the manga as well as in the earlier episodes of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ninja that you are referring to is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ao&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ao&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has clashed several times with Konoha shinobi. At one point he&#xA;  defeated an unknown Hyūga, taking one of the Hyūga's Byakugan and&#xA;  implanting it into his own right eye socket. Later, he had a&#xA;  confrontation with Shisui Uchiha, which left enough of an impact on Ao&#xA;  for him to clearly remember Shisui's abilities and his chakra colour&#xA;  long after the event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He first appeared in the manga chapter 454 and Naruto Shippuden anime episode 199 (the five kage summit arc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T05:13:57.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8659" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8684" CreationDate="2014-04-14T06:32:19.180" Score="0" ViewCount="1194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail when Mirajane isn't in her Satans Soul form and she looks like this in the picture below-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XY39k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I notice that she wears some type of necklace around her neck. What/is there a sentimental reason/value behind why she carries around this necklace on her neck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some other examples...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8KJIY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and another here...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6FWuA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-14T06:40:43.713" LastActivityDate="2020-09-15T14:05:10.640" Title="What is the necklace that Mirajane wears around her neck?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8660" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8687" CreationDate="2014-04-14T10:04:10.230" Score="3" ViewCount="14582" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Naruto Manga Chapter 672, Madara said to Gai: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;As far as taijutsu, amongst those who have fought me... there has only been one who has come to your level...&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJZ7A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is he referring to Gai or someone else? If he is referring to someone, then who is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T18:25:49.647" Title="Is Might Gai the strongest Taijutsu user?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8662" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T14:11:31.757" Score="4" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, several wishes are in place, from creating alternate realities (Alice, Dee), to immortality (Humpnie) and absolute life or death (Ulla, Celica).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are people's wishes so powerful? Were they like that before God vanished? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T12:03:07.103" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T12:03:07.103" Title="Why have people's wishes become so powerful after God vanished?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T14:21:09.517" Score="3" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hibiki Tokai was NEVER a pilot. He was a junior maintenance technician that entered the Ikazuchi on a dare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he got the Pexis Vanguard, and became an ace pilot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did he learn to pilot? Was it offscreen training, or the pexis implanted the knowledge of piloting in his mind, or another explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-14T16:46:37.350" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T09:38:12.183" Title="Where did Hibiki learn to pilot the Vanguard" Tags="&lt;vandread&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6250" CreationDate="2014-04-14T19:47:03.193" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Lelouch had activated the Code, Nunnally could see his memories when she touched him, exactly like what would happen if you touch C.C. &lt;strong&gt;Lelouch is alive&lt;/strong&gt;. In fact, he is now &lt;em&gt;immortal&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4503" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T19:17:45.223" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T19:17:45.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8668" CreationDate="2014-04-14T21:57:39.173" Score="0" ViewCount="3284" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Substitute Shinigami arc, it is covered that both Ichigo and Ginjo are Substitute Shinigami (Ginjo being and ex-Substitute Shinigami). How does one become a Substitute Shinigami, what does this title bring with it, and why is Ginjo no logger a holder of said title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2014-04-15T21:09:32.627" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T21:39:18.003" Title="During the Substitute Shinigami arc, it is mentioned that Ichigo and Ginjo are Substitute Shinigami. What does this mean?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8667" CreationDate="2014-04-14T21:57:39.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Bleach Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Substitute Shinigami (死神代行, shinigami daikō) is someone who became Shinigami by obtaining another Shinigami's power, or by going through a much harder and riskier process to transform him/herself into one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ginjo was the first Substitute Shinigami that was recognized as such by the Gotei 13. The origin of his powers is unknown but according to Captain Soi-Fong he murdered many shinigami to get his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo, on the other hand, received his powers from Rukia Kuchiki when she gave him a portion of her power by the method of endowing her zanpakuto with said power and stabbing Ichigo with it, in order to protect his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a Substitute Shinigami appears, Soul Society gives that Shinigami a special badge which they use to monitor and restrict the Substitute. However, the Substitute is told that it is a license which is given to Substitutes that prove beneficial to Soul Society to allow them to do their work and identify them as a Substitute. The badge alerts the user if Hollows are nearby via an alarm sound which can only be heard by the owner and the item itself is only visible to other spiritually aware beings. The Badge can also allow the soul to leave the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo received his badge after he went to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;SPOILER&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; invade the Seireitei to rescue Rukia from being murdered on account of her giving power to a Human. The Gotei 13 saw the sheer power Ichigo possessed and recognized him as a Substitute Shinigami so they make keep an eye on him and call on him in times in need (&lt;em&gt;Personal opinion&lt;/em&gt; which preceded to be the spine of the rest of the series's plot).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ginjo received his badge for a similar reason, so that the Gotei 13 could watch his actions (specifically so he would not murder more Shinigami to gain power) and to call on him in times of need.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;SPOILER&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; In time he realized the real purpose of the badge and feeling betrayed he disappeared from the Gotei 13's radar without a trace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bleach Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2014-04-15T00:55:23.020" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T00:55:23.020" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T23:51:53.833" Score="2" ViewCount="2427" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very first scene of the F/SN visual novel (even before the prologue from Rin's perspective) has Shirou experiencing the fire that occurred at the end of the Fourth Grail War, blacking out, and then waking up in a hospital with Kiritsugu by his side. There, Kiritsugu identifies himself to Shirou as a &lt;em&gt;mahoutsukai&lt;/em&gt;; that is, one who uses &lt;em&gt;mahou&lt;/em&gt; (魔法). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on what translation you've seen, &lt;em&gt;mahou&lt;/em&gt; is translated as &quot;Sorcery&quot;, &quot;Magic&quot;, or &quot;True Magic&quot;, by contrast with the lesser &lt;em&gt;majutsu&lt;/em&gt;, which is &quot;Magic&quot;, &quot;Thaumaturgy&quot;, or &quot;Magecraft&quot;. The point here is that &lt;em&gt;mahou&lt;/em&gt; is the greater of the two arts, available to beings like Zelretch, while &lt;em&gt;majutsu&lt;/em&gt; is the lesser, and is what is used by &quot;ordinary&quot; people like Kiritsugu, Kotomine, and so forth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Kiritsugu call himself a &lt;em&gt;mahoutsukai&lt;/em&gt;? As far as I know, Kiritsugu never actually attained the ability to perform &lt;em&gt;mahou&lt;/em&gt;, what with the whole him destroying the Grail and all of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I apologize for using Japanese terms here, but the utter inability of Nasuverse translators to be consistent with one another about terminology leaves me no choice.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T06:38:23.627" Title="Why does Kiritsugu refer to himself as a &quot;mahoutsukai&quot; at the very beginning of F/SN?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8669" CreationDate="2014-04-15T00:07:52.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what i remember of the Translation of the game Kiritsugu introduced himself as a Sorcerer. to be a Sorcerer &lt;em&gt;recognized&lt;/em&gt; by the Magic Association one need to have wielded one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/True_magic#Magics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;True Magics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tsukihime, Aoko introduces herself as a Sorceress which she is because she wielded the 5th, however at the time of the original Fate/Stay Night release the Nasuverse wasn't as defined as it was today. While the game explains Thaumaturgy, Magecraft and True Magic (including the difference between Medea's and Rin's Magic) a lot of the information and inner workings of the Nasuverse (along with terminology) comes from the Fate/Complete Works Books, so at the time a Sorcerer/Sorceress was probably just a term to make a Magus seem more important before a majority of the True Magics were defined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the wiki on &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Magecraft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magecraft&lt;/a&gt; it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, modern Magecraft remains far inferior from that of the past, so much that someone like Medea, who comes from the Age of Gods when Magecraft was much more powerful, would seem like a sorcerer to the eyes of a modern magus, even though what she can do is not really Magic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking that into example, Shirou, a child who knew nothing of Magecraft would see Kiritsugu, who does use it, in the same way a modem Magus would see a Magus from the the Age of Gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, rather than having to explain the difference between Magic and Magecraft later on Kiritsugu probably figured it be easier if he had just said he was a wizard, since both a sorcerer and a wizard are &quot;users of magic&quot; this probably in japanese would be &lt;em&gt;mahoutsukai&lt;/em&gt; either way. This is another reason why Rin disliked how Kiritsugu trained Shirou (even though Kiritsugu didn't actually do anything), because Shirou doesn't know the difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason for all of this however as stated by Krazer in the comments is that we see the scene of Shirou though Shirou remembering the events of when he met Kiritsugu (we can tell this though the use of descriptive text of how Shiro feels). Shiro's idealized concept of Kiritsugu may have influence the scene, this would ring true of Shiki in Tsukihime aswell when he first met Aoko and he &quot;remembers&quot; Aoko refer to herself as a Sorceress when they first met when he was a child (and in hospital much like Shirou) while in the Eclipse Ending Shiki makes no mention of Aoko being a Sorceress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-15T06:38:23.627" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T06:38:23.627" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8671" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8673" CreationDate="2014-04-15T00:47:08.937" Score="5" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;ONA is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. And from my understanding, it should be like youtube site where you can watch it however you like, with video streaming or download it. Please correct me if I'm wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I found ONAs legally, and what should I do to watch it, should I register or pay something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T01:22:53.610" Title="where can we find and watch ONAs?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8671" CreationDate="2014-04-15T01:22:53.610" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of ONAs get released either through the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.b-ch.com/&quot;&gt;Bandai Channel&lt;/a&gt; or on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/&quot;&gt;Nico Nico Douga&lt;/a&gt;. Releases on the Bandai Channel are usually region locked and sometimes, they're re-release them on their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/user/BandaiChannel&quot;&gt;Youtube channel&lt;/a&gt; (which, sometimes, is also region locked). Nico has an English version of the site which makes it a lot more accessible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both sites are free, Nico requires registration to view most videos and there is also a &quot;Premium&quot; member access.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T01:22:53.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8674" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8675" CreationDate="2014-04-15T04:23:02.060" Score="3" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this picture off Plue from the Rave Master &lt;a href=&quot;http://ravemaster.wikia.com/wiki/Plue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it's stated to be a horn/nose. &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RE9iy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;plue&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what exactly is that yellow thing? Is it a nose or a horn? If it's nose, can Plue smell with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-04-15T05:36:05.913" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T09:43:25.113" Title="What exactly is the yellow thing that plue has?" Tags="&lt;rave-master&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8674" CreationDate="2014-04-15T09:12:31.913" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most site, even Rave wiki always refer it as a nose due to its position that like a nose. But actually it's not both, it looks like horn, and the position is more like nose but it's the weapon that only Plue has&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPHXI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like that picture says, even Hiro Mashima not sure what it is. (or he just didn't want to tell us)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-04-15T09:43:25.113" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T09:43:25.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8676" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-15T09:50:58.610" Score="1" ViewCount="686" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hamatora, there's a dancing animal - seems to be a bear - that appears (almost) every episode.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/tXZvDcG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/tXZvDcGm.png&quot; alt=&quot;The dancing bear seen in the background&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides appearing in the background dancing or doing other things that draw attention to him, his figure also appears in certain other circumstances.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For instance, in the first episode we see some stickers of him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Cvl8yiT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Cvl8yiTm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bear stickers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the significance of this dancing bear?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And does he have a name?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T08:33:01.620" Title="What is the significance of the recurring dancing bear?" Tags="&lt;hamatora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-15T09:59:52.627" Score="1" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;On episode 9, we learn a bit about Three's past and the fact that he was a mercenary.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I noticed that in the flashbacks, he dressed differently than the way he dresses in the present time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the present time, he seems to be dressed as a priest of some sort. He even carries a Bible to activate his Minimum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/wPwb5eB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/wPwb5eBm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Three&amp;#39;s present time style!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he quit being a mercenary because he ended up causing the death of a bunch of orphans, I was wondering if Three became some sort of clergyman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T13:49:15.647" Title="Is Three some sort of priest?" Tags="&lt;hamatora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8677" CreationDate="2014-04-15T10:23:50.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would have to say he was not a priest, although this may still be proven wrong since Season 2 has not come out. From Hamatora's wiki, I was only able to find out this much information...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He once planted a bomb to destroy his enemies in HQ which resulted in him accidentally blowing up some of the orphans he looked over. With extreme guilt, he felt that he should raise the kids to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the bible is meant to reflect on his guilt over the killings of the orphans, based on the fact that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Three has the power to unleash his inner beast by holding a Bible and asking the Lord for forgiveness. By doing this, he becomes extremely strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the true intent of this is to show Three's guilt for his actions by using the bible as a vector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T12:48:52.797" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T12:48:52.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8681" CreationDate="2014-04-15T21:23:00.947" Score="10" ViewCount="25928" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, to my understanding, the idea of alchemy is equivalent exchange, in which you get in return as much as you gave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't make sense to me, as in the beginning when they tried to transmute their mother back, Alphonse lost everything, and Edward lost his leg. They didn't get anything in return, or at least anything worth of a soul and a body. After this Edward transmuted his arm to get Alphonse back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, put in a calculation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things lost&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Random piled ingredients which were supposed to compose the average human&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alphonse's body&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alphonse's soul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward's arm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward's leg&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things gained&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A blob of purple stuff with Alphonse's soul affixed to it ( for a while )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alphonse's soul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, where the hell did the rest of the stuff go? And more importantly, why could they not just have transmuted everything back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4513" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T14:52:56.973" Title="When Edward and Alphonse try to transmute their mother, how come they didn't gain anything?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2014-04-15T21:32:20.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an analogy for you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose you are cooking, and you're making a dish that uses a lot of expensive ingredients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose you royally screw up, and make something completely inedible.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ingredients are still gone.  Even though you've ended up with something unusable, the things that you've put into it don't come back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what happened here.  Just because they didn't end up with anything useful didn't mean that it would cost them any less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T21:32:20.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:06:05.603" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unmarked spoilers for both&lt;/em&gt; Brotherhood &lt;em&gt;and the 2003 series follow.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're missing a key bit of information: they &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; gain something for their loss&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;, just as Izumi did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boys gained the knowledge of what was beyond the gate. Unparalleled truths of alchemy reside beyond the gate, and no mortals are ever allowed access to it&amp;mdash;unless they commit the taboo.&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Edward and Alphonse were shoved through the gate and absorbed as much material as they could from it, Edward even wanting to go back to get more. In the 2003 series, Alphonse never recalls this, though in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, he recalls it after having blood spilled on his seal. Ed remembers it from the beginning, and this knowledge is what allows him (and later, Alphonse) to transmute without a circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason they couldn't just transmute everything back is because they had already committed the sin. If you steal something, and are caught, but then give it back, do the police let you go? No; and this is also the way of The Truth. Performing the sin is the punishable act; transmuting it back would be futile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; Keep in mind that by the end of the series (at least in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;'s case, original &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; was not as forgiving), much of what was lost is regained through further equivalent exchanges.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; It's a bit more complicated than this, but it will suffice for this explanation.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:06:05.603" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5896" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:11:07.797" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way Boa Hancock's powers work is by turning those who feel lust in their heart to stone. This works pretty well for her, as the most beautiful woman in the world, so her classic attack is to strike a pose which inspires lust, then use her powers. This fruit only has an effect on anyone because they lust for Hancock, if Lola, or some other less attractive character had eaten this fruit it would be far less effective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In theory, Luffy was immune because he felt no lust in his heart, so the Mero Mero Mellow attack which turns the lustful to stone simply passed through him without any effect. Although it gets pretty dodgy when you consider that she can turn other women, Pacifistas and even cannon balls to stone, so apparently Luffy actually feels less lust than a typical inanimate object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:11:07.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8539" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:17:03.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is now absolutely confirmed this attack didn't kill him, his head gives orders to his subordinates in the next chapter while Luffy shouts in surprise &quot;Ah, Mingo is still alive!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No explanation as to how he's alive though, should find out eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:17:03.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8659" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:22:16.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was unable to find any in canon references from official sources but based on general opinion here it appears to be used for general decoration and serves no exact purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no exact references on the necklace, so this would be the most likely answer at this time, since no new information has been released yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:22:16.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8470" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:23:02.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The S is a tribute to Sabo, for a cover once Oda drew Ace, Sabo and Luffy in their late teens, if the ship incident had never happened, and Ace's tattoo read ACE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ace%20Sabo%20and%20Luffy&amp;amp;es_sm=122&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;imgil=y8hNJlcDx8AXLM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTtkt69NrlIdu3sVmfRJEUnaRXKUV2Cz4AOcEHO2EAQYfxAJJpyvQ%253B655%253B743%253Bwors48xosjtROM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Ffr.onepiece.wikia.com%25252Fwiki%25252FSabo&amp;amp;source=iu&amp;amp;usg=__-Hm5rYSjGuDCIdyK035y1Vmx14Y=&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=NLBNU6OoFo3sO4WHgIgH&amp;amp;ved=0CDgQ9QEwBA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="3365" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T08:01:10.077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T08:01:10.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="800" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:25:44.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Captain Class Shinigami and above have the ability to control the size of their zanpakuto, they all make them far smaller than their spiritual energy would make them to avoid carrying around a stupidly big sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:25:44.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8660" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:46:01.613" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The picture you posted is actually a mistranslation, I have the official English release from Viz manga where Madara says &quot;Of all those who have fought me over the years, there's no one who surpass you at taijutsu!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara says that Gai is the strongest taijutsu user he has ever faced, and he has faced Hashirama Senju repeatedly in the past in life or death fights, while the latter was in Sage Mode, which pretty much puts you out of everyone else's league immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before he was resurrected people thought Hashirama and Madara's prowess were just legends, which makes sense when you think about how easily Madara defeated all five kages, in theory the top shinobi of each village, in practice some of the top shinobi of each village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you consider that Madara gets his powers from being the reincarnation of Indra, and having absorbed Ashura's chakra to awaken the Rinnegan, and since fighting the Kages he has become the jinchuriki of the ten tails, making him vastly more powerful again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even in this Godly state, Gai's kick is almost enough to kill him, shattering his ribs and arm on one side and making him cough up blood before his healing steps in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gai is the strongest taijutsu user ever, almost without a doubt, his only potential rivals being Madara, Naruto and Sasuke, depending on what they can do with the Sage's chakra. When you consider that Gai is just a normal ninja who isn't a jinchuriki, or a reincarnation of the Sage's children, yet those are the only people who can compare to him, he really is incredibly impressive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:46:01.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8702" CreationDate="2014-04-16T01:43:35.740" Score="2" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;If been re-watching some Gintama episodes and noticed the parasitic mushrooms in some episode. Which started to grow on their head and slowly take them over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also came across the pokemon Paras to which something pretty similar happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Paras' symbiotic relationship with the mushrooms on its back isn't exactly normal, it is beneficial for both; Paras feeds the mushrooms with its body, and the fungus provides additional means of defense. Exactly how much control the mushrooms can exert over the Pokemon isn't clear, but odd goes to disturbing when Paras evolves into Parasect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to say exactly what change takes place at Level 24, but for some reason, the mushrooms take their chance and merge into a single organism, taking over the Paras in the process. With heightened aggression and a pair of zombified milky eyes, anything cute or endearing about Paras is replaced by a demonic drone known as Parasect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now my question: where does the parasitic mushroom come from? Is this made up in anime, or like allot of other anime components based on some kind of folk lore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T00:18:26.857" Title="Where does the shroom on the head come from?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8676" CreationDate="2014-04-16T02:55:55.327" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's not a bear, it's a tiger (Tora). And according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hamatora.wikia.com/wiki/Tanker-Kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; his name is Tanker-kun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For now it's some kind of mascot (no further details), because Hamatora (ハマトラ) means &quot;Beach Tiger&quot;. And Tanker-kun always use sailor suit, so for now we can assume he's mascot of Hamatora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T08:33:01.620" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T08:33:01.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-16T03:22:06.603" Score="8" ViewCount="557" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shino explains the school's rules, Aria and Suzu always play a drum and whistle. Why is that? Is this a reference to anything? Or is it just a Seitokai Yakuindomo thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IAvZt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;subtitles: &amp;quot;article two, clause three!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T04:41:03.227" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T14:36:21.043" Title="Why do Aria and Suzu always play the drum and whistle?" Tags="&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8691" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8701" CreationDate="2014-04-16T03:57:05.763" Score="4" ViewCount="20272" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime, people who in charge sometimes wear armband,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HO9Xs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;from left to right: Haruhi Suzumiya - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Club president), Suzu and Tsuda - Seitokai Yakuindomo (student council), Kuroko - Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (Judgement, Disciplinary Committee), Kamado Ueshita - Mirai Nikki (Director of the orphanage).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is this arm band have particular name? what is it purpose and how is this originate? Is this related to Japanese culture? I never see someone wearing this in my country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T14:19:03.970" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T04:26:32.407" Title="What is purpose of these arm band?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5549" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:38:19.107" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;can buy here and get it shipped &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VWBS-1529&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VWBS-1529&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IXUSe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4517" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T04:38:19.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46596" CreationDate="2014-04-16T05:52:50.380" Score="9" ViewCount="79561" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-16/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-anime-gets-2nd-season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this news article on ANN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt; is going to get a second anime season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many volumes have been covered by the first season? And which volumes will be animated in the second season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T15:45:15.163" LastActivityDate="2021-01-18T05:48:19.350" Title="Which volumes are covered by Oregairu season 1 and 2?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8694" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41233" CreationDate="2014-04-16T06:51:38.737" Score="8" ViewCount="6048" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the Broken Blade &quot;films&quot; (as they're referred to on Wikipedia), and they're each about 50 minutes long. I was reading, however, that they are releasing an anime series. I don't really get why they're releasing a series when they already have a series, so I was wondering what the difference is, both in structure (is the difference only length, or is it also methods of video release, etc.) and content between the film series and the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T14:14:12.597" Title="What are the differences between the Broken Blade films and series?" Tags="&lt;broken-blade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3790" CreationDate="2014-04-16T08:46:15.770" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of today's (16-04-2014) manga chapter (chapter 577) we got to know how Zaraki Kenpachi's Zanpakuto looks and what its name is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of his Zanpakuto is Nozarashi. Also, in order to get into Shikai state the keyword seems to be &quot;swallow&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How it looks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6u3bA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1588" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T13:47:53.877" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:47:53.877" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8700" CreationDate="2014-04-16T09:24:41.377" Score="9" ViewCount="1389" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA Brotherhood, It is said that Truth watches over all alchemic exchanges in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The entity at the Gate calling itself Truth:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NiJoym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is if Truth didn't exist would impossible feats such as Human Transmutation be &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt;? Would such a thing be possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T14:00:16.867" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T14:02:02.863" Title="If the &quot;Truth&quot; didn't exist, would that mean that feats such as Human Transmutation would work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8699" CreationDate="2014-04-16T11:00:21.323" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Resurrections, a method of human transmutation, only has a problem with the soul. Since it is gone, you cannot call it back. Think of it like a chemical change, e.g. burning paper, you cannot restore it. The only real successful attempts of human transmutations are the homunculi though, but they still need souls too. To make up for the lack thereof, they run on Philosopher's Stones, which incidentally is made from trapped souls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Human Transmutation is possible. Just not all methods will achieve desired intent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is really simplified from memory of the show but should get the point across.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&#xA;PS:&#xA;Alchemy is still used medicinally. You could argue that without Truth punishing people attempting to reclaim souls that at best they would just craft human shells or fresh corpses (as weird as that sounds). Remember, this is basically high-speed 3D printing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="2364" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T11:05:40.480" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T11:05:40.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8691" CreationDate="2014-04-16T13:33:27.920" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arm bands in Japan, usually called as &lt;strong&gt;red armband&lt;/strong&gt;, is worn as a method of identification of team/group or organization (more on this at the end)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The red armband can have a very different connotation in Japanese&#xA;  culture than in that of many other countries. The leader of any group&#xA;  might wear a red armband, usually with the characters for the name of&#xA;  the organisation written on it, as a symbol of his authority. Due to&#xA;  cultural diffusion, the usage of the red armband by leftist political&#xA;  groups has spread to Japan as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ehow.co.uk/facts_7431774_red-armband-significance.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link also has information on how it spread to Japan but that's out of the scope so I'm not including it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Known bands from the picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/heras.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Haruhi Suzumiya wears a band that reads &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya_(character)#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brigade leader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BcXyI.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) In Ousai (Private Academy featured in Seitokai Yakuindomo) &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;red armbands&lt;/a&gt; signifies power, not&#xA; leadership—students that enforces rules wear them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6KdJ.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) In Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, this band signifies the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Judgment&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Judgement Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Couldn't find information regarding the fourth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;Also, personally, in many Japanese Dramas I have seen working people wear such bands like the reporters, journalists, forensics and even the police officers (not red though, it's usually white in black text) so I'm guessing it's a way to tell who's from which organization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3364" LastEditorUserId="3364" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T04:26:32.407" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T04:26:32.407" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8688" CreationDate="2014-04-16T14:36:17.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that Gintama, Pokemon and trope head mushrooms are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons for each seem to be entirely different. Parasitic mushrooms exist in real world and that's where most of Pokemon character design inspiration comes from. Gintama is an adventure where a &quot;parasite infection&quot; would be a nice plot point for a story to evolve around, and the &quot;sad mushroom&quot; trope doesn't seem to be involved in either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T14:36:17.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7471" CreationDate="2014-04-17T00:43:13.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is an additional few chapters that show him fighting Alucard. It ends at chapter 66.6 and apparently, there was an epilogue released recently .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4526" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T05:52:11.110" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T05:52:11.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8705" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-17T01:53:31.470" Score="4" ViewCount="3191" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is it that Shinigami come into being? If there was no way for them to come into existence(in the human world), would they just slowly die away when any of them kill for love? Also, can Shinigami die of old age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T21:40:16.450" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T06:06:17.800" Title="How did Shinigami come into existence?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8707" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-17T02:38:58.033" Score="4" ViewCount="408" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching an anime in Japan in the 90s. It was ninja themed, where I believe the protagonist was a rather smaller ninja and one of his move was to make a &quot;ball&quot; using his palm and slamming it directly against an enemy. Anyone happen to know what the name of this anime is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4528" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T17:10:45.570" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T17:10:45.570" Title="Need Help Identifying 90s Ninja Anime" Tags="&lt;ninku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:24:56.027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11178" CreationDate="2014-04-17T02:50:02.340" Score="10" ViewCount="24743" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just found a doodle about how &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mMqLC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Charmander and Squirtle were getting high, and Squirtle accidentally extinguishes Charmander's flame, and Charmander dies.&lt;/a&gt; Is this true? And why does Charmander die if his flame goes out? Is there any explanation about this in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did find a &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Charmander_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Biology&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia page&lt;/a&gt; that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Charmander dies if its flame goes out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it didn't explain any further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T19:35:26.517" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T04:53:39.780" Title="Why does Charmander die if his flame goes out?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5850" CreationDate="2014-04-17T03:32:39.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have to say that the bulleted answer that I just read was incredible, and a lot can be taken away from that to understand the Saiyan race. &#xA;In my eyes, the Saiyan's hair is a very key part of their ki control, their physical stature, and their own understanding of themselves. I believe it was Vegeta who said to Bulma that a Saiyan's hair never grows, it never changes (to paraphrase, of course).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saiyan's hairstyles and strengths&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not seem that the length of a Saiyan's hair is immediately related to the base power of the Saiyan. The Saiyan saga made it quite clear that Raditz is weaker than Nappa is weaker than Vegeta, and the lengths of hair do not grow shorter or longer in that sequence, as Nappa is bald and is stronger than Raditz (according to Team Four Star, Nappa is 5Raditz, lol). It's possible that I'm wrong, and Raditz had unrealized potential to be unrelentingly strong but was too mentally weak to achieve it. However, I don't believe this to be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supers and their hair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now onto the relationship between the hairstyle and Super Saiyan abilities. To make a note, all the Saiyans we know to have achieved a true Super Saiyan form, had hair. This is minor, but makes the analysis a whole lot easier. Goku and Bardock were the first two Saiyans in known history to transform and they had the same fairly short, spiky hairstyle. Vegeta's early SS form was a bit invalid in my opinion, as he forced his way in, like achieving full meditation with help from drugs. However, his hairstyle is in many ways very similar to Goku's, which I will comment on in my next point. Goten, same hairstyle as Bardock and Goku, and as far as Trunks, that's just a different story, I'll make a side point in the end for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goku vs. Vegeta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the difference between Goku's hairstyle and Vegeta's (in base form)? If you look closely, their hairs are actually quite identical. I've never counted the spikes, however. If Goku's hair was forced upward I feel that they would be the same length and style. This opens up to my real idea of what the hair represents. On Earth, martial artists have the ability to suppress their power, not hide, but suppress. Vegeta learns this, proving he never had this ability before coming to Earth. So while Goku spent his life only bursting his power at the moment he needs it, Vegeta has always pushed himself to the limits at all time. I believe their hairstyles resemble this. Goku is always at peace and relaxed, so I believe his hair is relaxed and does not flow as much ki. When Goku uses the Kaio-ken, his hair rushes up for just a moment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A channel for ki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all in all, my theory is that a Saiyan's hair has no cosmetic value, and is a direct representation of their average ki consumption. When Goku and Vegeta transform, their hair is passing far more ki than normal, and this causes it to stand up and resemble their aura. For all known Super Saiyans, there is a gold aura, however we do not know that this is always the case. Perhaps the SS of legends, thousands of years ago, had a green or red aura. However, Goku and Bardock have a golden spirit aura and Vegeta learned to transform by watching Goku, resembling his technique and passing it to his son Trunks (again, not getting into that little bastard). Broly's final transformation had more of a green aura as well, but I'm not an expert on the movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SSJ1-SSJ2-SSJ3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The typical first transformation involves the hair turning from black to gold, and the eyes turning bluish-green. The next transformation involves the hair to flow even more forcefully upward, the aura to grow sometimes with lightning, and muscle growth. Then the transformation to SSJ3, which I have only seen done by Goku in the greatest scene ever, involves the obvious growth of hair, more muscle growth, and some major facial changes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SSJ3 analysis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I think I'll get to my opinion on the question that was asked. In the SSJ3 form, not only do the eyebrows disappear, but the entire forehead grows severely. It seems to me that the top of the head and base of the hair is the last biological point in the body which passes ki, and the growth of his cranium is no doubt to accommodate the intense flow of ki. The eyebrows may serve as an auxiliary port for key to enhance vision and the senses, or even just to project ki in different directions. However, when the body must focus enough energy to reach such a high level, such accessories are pointless, therefore they vanish into the flow of ki. When I watch Goku transform for the first time on Earth, I see him not only intensify his own energy, but taking it in from the world, like a slowly expanding spirit bomb in a way. The clouds fly towards him, the grasses bend his way and all the trees shake immensely. His body is at that point holding far too much energy to handle and he must adapt his physical body to survive and use that energy. This is where the hair reacts and becomes much larger to allow him to hold the energy a little longer and direct his power much more finely. &lt;em&gt;This doesn't answer the question how hair could just grow and shrink, but the idea is, maybe instead of calcium and proteins, a Saiyan's hair is made of raw ki.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trunks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I promised to make a side note on how Trunks' hair works, so here it is. Trunks can go screw because I don't want to think about the one hole in my entire theory. Bulma is ruining it YET AGAIN and I'm sick of her s**t. SICK OF IT!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T12:42:20.437" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T12:42:20.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8707" CreationDate="2014-04-17T03:59:09.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hmmm maybe... &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ninku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The protagonist is &quot;rather smaller ninja&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And in this pic he does &quot;make a &quot;ball&quot; using his palm&quot; and seems like he will throw it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRCsL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ninku&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T03:59:09.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6305" CreationDate="2014-04-17T04:04:53.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As anime watchers, it's difficult for us to fully grasp how a character sees another character, and we have to understand how some react to others. When Freiza returns with his father and faces Trunks, he watches him become a Super Saiyan and shouts, &quot;Those eyes! They have the same eyes!&quot;. This leads me to believe that the intensity of Ki energy seen through a transformed Saiyan's eyes is much more incredible than the solid blue-green circles that we see. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the matter of aura, which is difficult to consider. We see a yellow, 2D arc over the character, but I can only imagine that to see one's aura intensify to a visible level, must be like watching them enveloped by fast moving, controlled flames. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These characteristics would surely be noticeable enough to see that he has transformed, but there is the playful idea that he could grow hair, much like Goku's SSJ3 form. However, I don't believe that with those gigantic muscles, Nappa could ever flow enough Ki through his entire body, without losing it at every nerve, to force his body to grow more hair. I see the Saiyan's hair serve only one purpose as a direct channel of Ki, and it grows when there is too much Ki for it to contain. With that said, I think Nappa's body doesn't allow efficient enough usage of Ki for him to need such a channel of Ki, nonetheless transform into the ultimate warrior form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T20:39:52.580" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T20:39:52.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="753" CreationDate="2014-04-17T04:24:48.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact technique in question is something that only Goku was able to learn and master. King Kai created the technique but never actually had the strength to survive such an ordeal. Goku is his first pupil to actually master it, according to the king himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to go a little deeper, it's clear that the Kaio-ken is something that King Kai developed in his endless hours observing the universe. Watching not only powerful warriors but never-ending channels of energy like atmospheric pressure, and transfer of water through a planets vegetation (not to be confused with a Vegeta-Tien fusion, lol [wait...eww]) has given the Kai the wisdom and understanding of how to control the flow of ki from intake-consumption-output and recycling. The Kaio-ken technique is a way to control the ki in one's body with the power of a warrior, the control of a Tree, and the sturdiness of a stone, and EXPLODE that energy for just a moment without using the ki which allows the heart to pump and the body to survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spirit bomb is important to think about, too. Unlike most ki attacks, the spirit bomb does not rely on the user's inner ki, but that which he can extract from around him. Which reminds me strongly of Goku's SSJ3 transformation, as well as all power ups, even human ascension. However, what if one were to take in that ki and allow it to flow in the ki-pool inside the body (aka chakra) instead of releasing a huge orb of energy? I think this is how Goku gets his strength, by being pure, all energy is willing to lend its power to him, and once he suppresses his energy and no longer needs the boost, he returns his own energy to the places he borrowed it from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point here is that while the Kaio-ken is exclusively Goku's ability, I have no doubt that it contains traces of techniques and powers all around the universe, like the original Super Saiyan of legends, King Yemma in his trip to King Kai's planet, the Namekian race who can use ki for so many things beyond fighting, and so many more life forms that we cannot even imagine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T13:46:38.183" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:46:38.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2917" CreationDate="2014-04-17T04:46:37.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems at first that the technique is simply a magic trick with no limit or explanation. But I think it's much deeper than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is ki?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ki is the raw essence of energy in a body, and when a body has exactly no ki left, the body dies and the soul, essence, mind, whatever you want to call it, is sent to otherworld. All attacks require ki, heck even raising your arm requires a slight amount of ki. &quot;Ki attacks&quot; are attacks in which damage is not physical, but energy is shot from the body at an opponent or obstacle. Majin Buu's &quot;magic transform beam&quot; is no more mystical than any other attack, it's what he does with this ki that matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ki control outside the body&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku showed in many, many instances that he can control a ki attack long after it has left his body, and this is what Majin Buu does in this attack. Instead of the Kamehameha or other ki attack which is designed to deal a powerful impact, Majin Buu is clever enough to attack the opponent's ki directly, and ultimately drain their body of all ki, rendering them lifeless. He can at this point shape the remaining matter however he wants, but I don't believe it has any flavor, just an appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to defend against Buu's attack&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Buu uses this attack on common humans, he only needs to use a small amount of ki to wipe them out. For a whole crowd of people, I don't suspect that Buu even feels the energy usage. However, when he does this against a more powerful opponent, he must put more ki into the attack than the fighter has in total. This is still no real problem for Buu, as nobody can contest his ki... until Vegito comes to &quot;PLAY, PLAY, PLAAAY!&quot;. Vegito's unimaginable ki was strong enough so that when Buu used his attack, it only drained a significant amount of ki from Vegito, leaving him very much alive if only a bit...compromised. He has enough energy leftover, plus Goku's ability to work around any disadvantage, to put up a strong fight even as a piece of candy, forcing Buu to reverse the effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How'd he do that?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Buu clearly underestimated Vegito and didn't put even half of his energy into that attack. Maybe with full power he could have succeeded in leaving both Goku and Vegeta lifeless and edible. But my question is, did he have to use the same amount of energy to revert Vegito to human, or did he get the original energy back, like performing the technique backwards? I don't fully understand this, and if he actually gave energy to Vegito, I don't get why he would do that as a response to getting his ass whooped by candy. This is a hole in my logic, and I can't defend it. This is just my best theory. Hope it inspired creative analysis, and hail Son-Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T13:00:49.563" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:00:49.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3370" CreationDate="2014-04-17T05:26:52.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Frieza is not the type of evil overlord who likes to eradicate life forms behind a desk, he's the guy who wants to watch the agony in a filthy monkey's eyes before he sucks the life from them, or to make them watch while he kills their family/species. No doubt thanks to countless years being far superior than anyone who could ever challenge him, Frieza had become comparable to a cat playing with a mouse. That said, when he goes up against an opponent, he knows they cannot beat him, and that they are determined to do anything to stop him with the same bravado as always. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He likely created all of these transformations so he could fight an opponent on equal grounds, build their confidence that they will &quot;save their race&quot; or &quot;avenge their leader&quot;, blah blah blah, until he transforms into the next powerful level and drains all hope from the enemy before dropping them to their knees, thus it was not him &quot;panicking&quot; but just playing his little Frieza game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This psyche control is super effective against someone like Vegeta, who can lose his temper at the slightest taunt against his pride. Without this control over Vegeta's emotions, Frieza surely would have fallen long before. Then he met Goku, the ape with the strength of a Saiyan, and the sense of humor of a human. He tried these games and after every power-up, Goku increased his strength to match. Because Goku didn't understand any of the politics or the crap around the empire of lord Frieza, he was immune to these taunts, and he has never been afraid, especially of a superior enemy. This is how Frieza's mind games played against himself and led to his own demise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's very unlikely that Frieza was bluffing, but I don't have a scouter so I can't say for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, through intense training and his fusion with Neil, Piccolo was totally matched if not stronger than Frieza's current state.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not afraid, but in fact, he decided that it was about time to crush the hopes of his enemy and put an end to it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the overall question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Frieza need the second transformation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it gets boring being the evil overlord of the universe, so he created downward, not upward, all the transformations to play with his prey before biting out its throat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T17:53:06.993" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T17:53:06.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5697" CreationDate="2014-04-17T05:51:40.750" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would be fair to assume that her background is generally the same. All events leading up to and beyond the point you are referring to suggest the same woeful tale. Maybe it was an accident that occurred in one of her insane fits, or maybe they are scars of a previous attempt to contain her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing is for certain, if you don't want to live anymore, and you want to make a very big mess, bite off your tongue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-19T16:00:31.740" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T16:00:31.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5625" CreationDate="2014-04-17T05:57:15.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I've seen the anime but I vaguely remember Rido's unique power having something to do with some kind of poison effect. Its not literally poison, but a slow, painful draw on one's life-force. If I'm right, then that's definitely not what happened in the scene with the night class. I think it's related to Rido being a pure-blooded vampire, but a little more in depth to his specific family line. This is what really makes him a unique character. Surely if these questions are ever firmly answered, it will only be with further questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T13:47:37.277" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T13:47:37.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6430" CreationDate="2014-04-17T08:14:45.943" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not that all anime is focused on fighting, but that your average American is ignorant enough to believe that living in japan makes you a Kung-Fu master out to save the world with your proud and honourable style.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Truth is, we are the brutes who are all about fighting, so those are the anime that are popular here. Whereas in Japan and other places, the more complex and less flashy anime are more popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not that we don't all love some ass kicking, big explosion, breasts flying everywhere superhero action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T11:34:13.107" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T11:34:13.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2014-04-17T08:59:14.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the Oozaru (Great Ape) form is portrayed to require no particular threshold of energy, as even the low class warrior infants are capable. Heck, even Gohan did it when Vegeta made the fake moon.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And SSJ4 is definitely something that draws power from that hidden ability: from the tail and the hair draws in the power of the great ape Oozaru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T11:32:48.050" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T11:32:48.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8708" CreationDate="2014-04-17T10:22:28.797" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now it was a long time ago from when I watched the series but from what I remember, in the first episode Charmander appears in, Ash finds him injured (or at least very sick) in the middle of the road. Ash and his party then rescue him. After taking Charmander to Nurse Joy (I think, they take him to someone at least), they explain that the fire on Charmander's tale represents his health. The stronger the flame, the more healthy and strong he is and vice-versa. And yes, I do remember that he does indeed die once the flame went out completely, which was explained in that episode as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry if the answer isn't 100% accurate but it has been about 15 years since I seen this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4186" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T18:31:59.710" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T18:31:59.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8733" CreationDate="2014-04-17T10:55:05.513" Score="5" ViewCount="7081" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched the &lt;em&gt;Chuunin exam arc&lt;/em&gt; and saw how Jiraiya taught the summoning technique to Naruto.&#xA;Jiraiya showed the toad contract scroll to Naruto and wrote his name next to Jiraiya's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the flashback that shows how Minato fought with the Kyuubi, Minato entered the scene with Gamabunta, which means that he had signed the contract too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the other names written on the scroll include Minato's name, why is his name written first before Jiraiya's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d919L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The scroll in question&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T11:09:48.017" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T12:54:50.020" Title="Did Jiraiya teach Minato the summoning technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-17T11:27:47.373" Score="2" ViewCount="925" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wizard-barristers.wikia.com/wiki/Nana_Genie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nana Genie&lt;/a&gt; is Cecil's familiar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PxnLIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nana Genie&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other familiars that can be seen on the series, though we don't find out all of their names.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Though Wizard Barrister's wiki does not elaborate on what familiars are exactly, and what their abilities are, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_Barristers:_Benmashi_Cecil#Familiars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's page on Wizard Barristers&lt;/a&gt; links familiars directly to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_spirit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, which explains familiars as:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as &quot;familiars&quot; or &quot;animal guides&quot;) were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the page does not seem to refer familiars in an Eastern context. So I was wondering if they are to be taken as they are in Western culture, or if they are an interpretation of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further down the page, there is another definition:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A familiar spirit (alter ego, doppelgänger, personal demon, personal totem, spirit companion) is the double, the alter-ego, of an individual. It does not look like the individual concerned. Even though it may have an independent life of its own, it remains closely linked to the individual. The familiar spirit can be an animal (animal companion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this definition, does this mean that Cecil has a perverted side to her, that is expressed through Nana Genie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They must be able to perform magic, as Magic Prohibition Law article 8 states that:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Article 8: If a familiar breaks the law, the owner is held responsible.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, going back to Wikipedia's page, it does not explain what are their abilities (if they have any).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, and as the title says:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;What exactly are familiars? (Are they to be considered exactly as Western Medieval Folklore interprets them?)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is their significance (in relation to their 'owners')?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And what abilities to they possess?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T11:27:47.373" Title="What are familiars, their significance and abilities?" Tags="&lt;wizard-barristers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8728" CreationDate="2014-04-17T13:30:38.847" Score="12" ViewCount="36899" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused as to why Luffy rung the bell 16 times. A navy member said it's a declaration of war whereas a pirate said it's about the change of an era. Can someone please explain what exactly is the reason behind it??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4331" LastActivityDate="2021-01-25T18:00:39.660" Title="Why did Luffy ring the bell 16 times?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8727" CreationDate="2014-04-17T13:43:56.360" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bell is called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ox_Bell&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ox-Bell&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the ringing of the bell signify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ringing of the bell signifies the end of one year and the beginning of another. It is rung eight times to give thanks for the old year, and another eight times to welcome the new year. If it is rung twice, it signifies some sort of disaster or distress. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How others interpreted 16 rings:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lieutenant Commander Brandnew of the Marines analyzed it as a declaration of war, and Killer of the Kid Pirates interpreted the meaning of it as the end of one era and the beginning of another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2IwkCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Ox Bell&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The real reason behind it:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy's ringing of the bell was only a distraction, along with his other actions, so nobody in the world outside of the Straw Hat Pirates would notice the real message; in the picture of Luffy after ringing the Ox Bell, a mark is seen on his arm that reads 3D2Y with the 3D crossed out, representing the amount of time the crew would be separated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:25:43.587" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:25:43.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8729" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8730" CreationDate="2014-04-17T14:12:13.113" Score="3" ViewCount="2196" Body="&lt;p&gt;After having a first look at Jinbei at Impel Down I was wondering, what kind of a fish is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YKnALl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Jinbe&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Since fish-men are half human - half fish). &lt;strong&gt;Arlong was a blue saw-shark&lt;/strong&gt;, but Jinbe doesn't appear to resemble a shark so I was wondering, what kind of a fish he could be? Also, are the two white things sticking out of his mouth teeth or elephant-like tusks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4331" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:23:57.063" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:23:57.063" Title="What kind of fish is Jinbe?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8729" CreationDate="2014-04-17T14:28:50.717" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinbe is a &lt;strong&gt;whale shark fishman&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jinbe is a &lt;strong&gt;large blue whale shark fishman&lt;/strong&gt; with a stocky build similar to a sumo wrestler and a face that is commonly associated with various Japanese demons such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni_%28folklore%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;oni&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Focus on oni because it's related to his two white fangs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He also possesses &lt;strong&gt;two tusk-like conical lower fangs&lt;/strong&gt; associated with Oni as well; the rest of his teeth from the upper and lower rows are pretty much the same, albeit much smaller. He also has a severe underbite, which makes room for his huge fangs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zwc9wl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source for above quotes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jinbe#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinbe - The One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T23:21:29.120" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T23:21:29.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6730" CreationDate="2014-04-17T15:28:12.177" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is able to obtain EMS from another MS if obtained. He can't transplant Obitos MS that's stupid each MS eye left, right have there own powers, besides this they are the same exact MS so there won't be any difference.&#xA;When someone has MS and wants a EMS needs another MS from another person (Clanmate) to obtain EMS by combining those 2 MS they both combine their forms to make a mix like form for the new EMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing I'm curious we saw Madara with his brother when he got his eyes they mixed and became a new form,same thing with Sasuke with Itachi eyes.&#xA;But I can't understand when Sasuke fought with Itachi, Itachi wanted Sasuke's eyes even though they weren't MS. I thought to obtain EMS you need both users' eyes to be MS with different form to make a new form which would be the EMS, but the way Itachi was going its like transplanting normal Sharingan with a MS to make an EMS if that was so and would work what would the new EMS form would look like?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4536" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T22:08:25.363" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T22:08:25.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8705" CreationDate="2014-04-17T15:41:49.893" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shinigami, or death gods, rule the world of Death Note. A shinigami's purpose in life is to kill humans to extend their own lifespan, through the use of a death note.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, as you have already noticed, there are many different definitions of shinigami. The word is usually translated as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;god of death&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, so you can think of them like grim reapers. And since the word &lt;strong&gt;&quot;grim reaper&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is also used for a variety of things, you can see how this can get interesting. There is no set definition for what a shinigami is, so the writers of different shows can just make things up. For your story, you get to decide whether you have to die to become a shinigami, and you get to decide whether certain people become shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, the word Shinigami is used to refer to a character whose friends and family kept dying. It's a really loose word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you're asking specifically about Death Note.... In Death Note, the shinigami do not have to die and they are not people who have become shinigami. The manga doesn't really go into the history of the shinigami, but it is implied that they have been shinigami for the entirety of their existence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of many stories about Shinigami coming to existence is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The Shinigamis become how they are because they commited suicide and as punishment they have to collect souls.&#xA;    If a shinigami fully remembers his or her past life before becoming a full shinigami, he or she disappears and becomes a ghost. They become full shinigamis by collecting their first soul.&#xA;    Personally, I think this is more easy to understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2014-04-17T22:07:23.227" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T22:07:23.227" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8725" CreationDate="2014-04-17T15:54:06.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been searching for this, all I could find was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's true: &quot;Jiraiya, who took a special interest in Minato and took him on as an apprentice, amongst other things teaching him the Summoning Technique and senjutsu.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As more: &quot;In his youth, Jiraiya taught Minato how to use the Summoning Technique to summon toads. He was able to summon Gamabunta, showing considerably proficiency in this technique as he was one of the few people that Gamabunta would willingly cooperate without hesitation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that: &quot;Before an animal summoning can be performed, a prospective summoner must first sign a contract with a given species.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus: &quot;Not much is known about Minato's relationship with the toads but apparently he was well-respected among them. His only known summons were Gamabunta and Gerotora.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all of this I can deduce that, or it's something tricky, and since there's no need for a contract (at the willingly cooperate part/well respected thing, or maybe just because Minato was a prodigy), or is a plot-hole, and the animators or Kishi put an accent on Jiraiya and Naruto at the scroll scene and maybe forgetting about Minato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T12:54:50.020" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T12:54:50.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8631" CreationDate="2014-04-17T20:08:59.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no good references but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mini character was supposed to be the shipwright and was replaced by Franky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other one was meant to be a plant obsessed character who was replaced by Robin and largely incorporated into the post time skip Ussop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-04-22T17:16:20.770" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T17:16:20.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8708" CreationDate="2014-04-17T21:10:51.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the other way around. Charmander is likely to be dead soon if his flame is about to go out on itself. As you may know already, the strength of the flame on his tail represents his health level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read about this subject many times before on the net, and I think there was a bit about if you were to extinguish Charmander's tail fire while he's healthy, it would simply light up again shortly afterwards. So his tail fire's kinda like a trick candle that doesn't go out (if you remember those from your childhood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T18:43:39.177" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T18:43:39.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8780" CreationDate="2014-04-17T22:40:39.693" Score="2" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Serial Experiments Lain, right at the beginning, someone says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why? Why won't you come? I wish you would come here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This person I assumed to be Chisa Yomoda, but I am not completely sure. Who is being addressed, and is the speaker Chisa or someone else? (Or is this perhaps simply something inserted for &quot;atmosphere&quot; that doesn't have an explicit answer?) Within the context of the story, it seems to make sense for the addressee to be Lain, but I'm really not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T04:15:59.853" Title="Who is being addressed at the start of the first episode?" Tags="&lt;serial-experiments-lain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6611" CreationDate="2014-04-18T00:02:53.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The producer David Shore &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXtfC9kZAc4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt; that Dr. House ins at least partially inspired by Sherlock Holmes and partially on his own experiences. Many connections and references &lt;a href=&quot;http://house.wikia.com/wiki/Gregory_House_and_Sherlock_Holmes_connections&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;are given&lt;/a&gt; throughout the production an series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is most likely a advertising campaign by Generon Universal to cross promote Dr. House and the Tezuka anime. Furthermore there is no citation on the connection that Dr. House was inspired by the Tezuka series, just one about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://lecomptoirdelabd.blog.lemonde.fr/2010/08/22/quand-house-rencontre-black-jack/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;showdown between the two&lt;/a&gt;. With no mention of the former being inspired by the latter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T01:37:02.000" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T01:37:02.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2014-04-18T00:09:57.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Goku was fighting Cell, he wasn't trying to win the fight. He wasn't even trying to tire out Cell to make the fight easier for Gohan. He was just trying to draw out all of his techniques so everyone watching could understand the opponent that was otherwise so mysterious. This was his plan from the very beginning of their training, but unlike Picollo he didn't pressure Gohan with this, he kept it a secret. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku knew that he couldn't win the fight against Cell, but he didn't give up because he was afraid to die, he gave up because he wanted to send a message to all of his friends who relied on him that he won't always be able to protect them, and that they have the power to protect themselves as well. Goku does a great job explaining this mentality at the very end of Dragonball Z when he says goodbye to his friends to train Uub. Goku knows that if the whole world relies on him everytime, then it will never truly be at peace. the people need a way to protect themselves, and the fight against Cell was the first time he really went forward to push this idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is incredibly unlikely for a Saiyan of any temperment to give up in a tough fight, ESPECIALLY against a very strong opponent. This was no doubt really difficult for Goku to do, but he knew if he had just died, then gohan would never have had the confidence, or the composure to fight at his true potential. He needed his dad to tell him he can do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;Why does Goku give up against Cell?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he needed to show Gohan that he had surpassed even his own father in strength and speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4529" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T00:09:57.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-18T04:21:53.067" Score="0" ViewCount="290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Previously the Element 4 was a group of four S-Class Mages who were the most strongest in the Phantom Lord Guild. However was there ever a ranking/official ranking in terms of who was stronger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only information I can gather is the Aria was the strongest out of the Element 4. Was there any information that gave insight into the ranking on strength? It may have been already revealed in the anime, however I have forgotten if it was mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T21:36:57.497" Title="Is there a ranked order for the Phantom 4?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8743" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8744" CreationDate="2014-04-18T10:00:44.460" Score="3" ViewCount="3456" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read manga, I sometimes stumble on speech bubbles like the one below. What does it mean? I have never seen something like this in other comics or graphic novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zh2dUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;......&amp;quot; [vertically] / &amp;quot;Ryner&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4541" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T12:52:03.513" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T12:52:03.513" Title="What do vertical dots in a speech bubble mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8743" CreationDate="2014-04-18T11:09:22.183" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's just usual dots like this &quot;....&quot;. That's because originally, text in manga (which is in Japanese) is written vertically, like this:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GExAo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Usually, I interpreted it as &quot;The character have [something to say/opinion/thought/knowing some information] about the matters in hand, but choose not to say it yet&quot;. Well about why people that type it keep it vertical, that's their choice. And in the case with the screenshot you gave, IMHO typing it vertically looks better than typing it horizontally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T11:09:22.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8745" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-18T11:45:41.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HL1hT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Danganronpa image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa&lt;/strong&gt; (ダンガンロンパ) is a Japanese video game franchise, which has had several adaptations into other media. Use this tag in questions about the games (visual novels)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, manga, novels and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally developed by Spike Chunsoft, the franchise revolves about an elite High School called Hope's Peak Academy (希望ヶ峰学園). Every year the school selects 14 Ultimate Students (超高校級) - high school students who are the top on their field - along with one Ultimate Lucky Student chosen by lottery.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The school is presided by Monokuma, a stuffed teddy bear, that explains the students that their graduation depends upon them committing a murder and getting away with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The franchise consists of:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two visual novel games: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa:_Trigger_Happy_Havoc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa_2:_Goodbye_Despair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An upcoming third person adventure spin-off: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettai_Zetsub%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8Djo:_Danganronpa_AnotherEpisode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zettai Zetsubou Shoujo: Danganronpa AnotherEpisode&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12 manga volumes (adaptations)&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa#Novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3 spin-off novels&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Danganronpa:_The_Animation_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An anime adaptation&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16592/Danganronpa:_Kibou_no_Gakuen_to_Zetsubou_no_Koukousei_-_The_Animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL page&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Allowed questions about games should be about plot aspects, and not the gameplay or other such things. The latter type of question should be asked on Arqade, as explained in our &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic&quot;&gt;help center&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:03:23.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:03:23.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8746" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-18T11:45:41.390" Score="0" Body="Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ) is a Japanese video game franchise, originally developed by Spike Chunsoft, which has had several adaptations into other media. " OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:03:23.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:03:23.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8638" CreationDate="2014-04-18T12:03:04.567" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, after a while of researching this, it appears that someone had taken a subtitle file and run it through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gizoogle.net/textilizer.php&quot;&gt;Gizoogle's Translation&lt;/a&gt; site. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gizoogle is a parody of Google based off of Snoop Dogg's lingo &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this does is translates sentences such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madoka and Homura are best witch friends forever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;into Gangsta slang:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madoka n' Homura is dopest witch playaz forever n' shit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The subtitles have not been published online, whoever created them merely posted screenshots. But if you had an original subtitle file, you could replicate it easily enough by using the same process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T12:03:04.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-18T12:11:07.913" Score="-7" ViewCount="38833" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order for a ninja to become a Sage one must posses a Rinnegan which is the strongest among the 3 dojùtsu's, and this is a combination of the Sharingan (from the Uchiha Clan) and the Baykugan (from the Hyùka Clan) and a marriage from these clan was forbidden because the child would poses extreme power, not long after the 3rd Shinobi World War the Uchiha's and the Uzumaki Clan, so many people of this clan were dead that the war had to be stopped. Minato was an Uzumaki and thought he wasnt because there was no Uzumaki around him and there was Kushima his beloved sweetheart and not knowing their marriage was forbidden they got married and had a child, how could such child survive such power, and being a Jinchuùriki of the Nine Tails, there must be some truths behind these &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4542" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T13:19:22.380" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T16:12:38.127" Title="Is Naruto Uzumaki the fourth Sage Of The Six Paths" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-09-03T20:44:34.703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8748" CreationDate="2014-04-18T13:39:30.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a lot of wrong information in the question you posted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;In order for a ninja to become a Sage one must posses a Rinnegan&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be a sage you need to master &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Senjutsu&lt;/a&gt;. Ninjas that have mastered senjutsu are Naruto, Jiraya, Kabuto, Hashirama, Sasuke (With the help of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%ABgo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jugo&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To have powers similar to the Sage of the Six Paths, one would need to have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; and the Chakra of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tailed Beasts&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To read more on how the Rinnegan can be activated you can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5281/how-did-the-sage-of-the-six-paths-obtain-his-rinnegan&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;combination of the Sharingan (from the Uchiha Clan) and the Baykugan (from the Hyùka Clan)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has not been explicitly mentioned that Rinnegan was a combination of Sharingan and the Byakugan. It was shown that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mother&lt;/a&gt; of the Sage of the Six paths had the Byakugan, but that does not imply that the Rinnegan was a combination of the Sharingan and the Byakugan. Infact, to activate the Rinnegan, you don't need to have a byakugan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;marriage from these clan was forbidden because the child would poses extreme power&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember reading anything that specifies that marriage among the uchiha and the hyugaa was forbidden. If you could maybe provide some references then I could elaborate on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Minato was an Uzumaki&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minato&lt;/a&gt; did not belong to the Uzumaki clan. It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kushina&lt;/a&gt; that belonged to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan&lt;/a&gt;. Other ninjas that have been shown to belong to the Uzumaki clan are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Karin, Nagato, Kushina Uzumaki, Mito Uzumaki, Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Third Shinobi War&lt;/a&gt; was not fought among the Uchiha and the Uzumaki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Third Shinobi World War (第三次忍界大戦, Daisanji Ninkai Taisen) is the&#xA;  third of the four shinobi wars that involved the majority of the&#xA;  shinobi villages. It takes place more than ten years prior to the&#xA;  beginning of the series and has been rarely shown in the series&#xA;  outside the Kakashi Gaiden. Because of a decline in national power,&#xA;  the reign of the Five Great Countries was crumbling. Along their&#xA;  borders, skirmishes with smaller nations broke out all the time. The&#xA;  prolonged war gradually spread its fires far and wide, until at last&#xA;  it developed into the Third Shinobi World War. This war turned into an&#xA;  unprecedented war of attrition, tormenting all nations with a shortage&#xA;  of war potential. Not even excluding a great power like Konoha, very&#xA;  young children were thrown unto the battlefield, losing their short&#xA;  lives.&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T05:16:17.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14089" CreationDate="2014-04-18T15:12:49.503" Score="9" ViewCount="46149" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many total countries are present in the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; universe, including small or less significant ones? Are there only the five nations which participated in the war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1959" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-09-21T15:32:42.867" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T15:22:36.503" Title="How many nations are there in the Naruto universe?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8750" CreationDate="2014-04-18T15:24:44.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is definitvely more than 5 countries. You can find all the countries on this site: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20130710000331/http://narutoraikiri.webs.com/narutocountries.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from Waybackmachine&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4543" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-09-21T14:08:01.110" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T14:08:01.110" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2014-04-18T19:40:57.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Kurama appears in this form, because of the form of sealing and the amount of chakra that is sealed inside Naruto. Like we know from the manga (chapter 643), Minato just sealed the half of Kurama inside of Naruto and the other half inside of himself. Because of this, Kurama probably just appears in Chakra-mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gyuki probably appears in Chakra-mode because he is linked to Killer Bee (they are friends), so Bee only activates Chakra-mode, because in this mode his strengh is equal with the Raikage's (perfect precondition for their lariat). And if Bee is fighting alone it's enough to deal with his opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please forgive me if I wrote this a little twisted and with spelling mistakes, but I'm a German and I'm not the best English-writer.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4547" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T05:01:27.943" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T05:01:27.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8757" CreationDate="2014-04-18T19:46:44.230" Score="1" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen these cards in several series now including Arcana Famaglia, and more recently in Nobunaga the Fool, where Da Vince shows Jeanne du Arc a set of cards after which she draws one. And Da Vince makes some sort of prophesy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the thing they do with the cards called. And how exactly does it work ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-18T21:09:21.527" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T00:24:03.593" Title="How do the cards work?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;nobunaga-the-fool&gt;&lt;arcana-famiglia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8755" CreationDate="2014-04-18T21:17:16.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tarot cards&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tarot cards are occult magic cards used for telling fortunes and predicting someone's future and upcoming events in life. Mystics and magicians use them as part of their image. It's not exclusive to anime, you can see them in real life, western cartoons, movies and tv series. They're kind of like Magic orbs/crystals and Ouija boards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JVOQ1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T21:17:16.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-19T01:58:24.670" Score="1" ViewCount="880" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just saw that it's still an ongoing manga, so I was wondering what chapter was the last serialized. Also, what other chapters of the manga are serialized and what's left out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T10:10:29.697" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T10:10:29.697" Title="What manga chapters of Minami-ke are serialized in anime and OVAs?" Tags="&lt;minami-ke&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-04-19T03:31:23.777" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yato-no-kami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yato-no-kami&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Yato-no-kami (夜刀の神?, &quot;gods of the night-sword&quot;) are snake deities in Japanese folklore appearing in the Hitachi No Kuni Fudoki. They lived in Namegata county, in fields near the government office. They were rumored to bring familial extermination on anyone who saw them. Eventually, they were killed by a man clearing the fields, enshrined, and banished to the mountains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might explain why Yato does not have a shrine. Since Yato-no-kami exterminate people, this might also explain why he is considered a god of calamity. It would also explain his snake eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4552" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T04:14:22.427" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T04:14:22.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2014-04-19T03:36:42.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to say that this is fact but here is a theory. Kaguya possesses two bloodline traits the byakugan and another sharingan/rinnegan trait. Upon having her two sons she could have passed the two traits down separately (seeing that we have not seen the sage's brother this is possible). This would mean that the sage obtained his mothers sharingan/rinnegan eye which manifested as the rinnegan without the sharingan tomoe. &#xA;Upon the sage having his two sons he passed down his visual ability, albeit a weakened version (the sharingan), to his eldest and his physical energy to his youngest. It is, as we know, that only when senju and Uchiha blood mix do you acquire the rinnegan.&#xA;Pretty much what this theory states is that it is possible that the hyuuga clan originated from the sages brother while the rinnegan and sharingan originated from the sage himself. If this Is true then it would not be possible for the byakugan to develop into the rinnegan because they would belong to two different lineages. &#xA;However this is just a theory so do not take this as fact.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T03:36:42.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7720" CreationDate="2014-04-19T04:41:13.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just my interpretation but from the Sage of Six Paths the Uchiha and Senju were born. And from the Senju the Uzumaki split off. I would suggest that the split happened very early on in the two clans history because they share many similar traits and the manga also states that, during the present, the Uzumaki and Senju are very distantly related meaning that the clans would of had to split early in history. This would also support why the Uzumaki express similar if not the same traits of the Senju. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The First Hokage married  Mito Uzumaki. Though it is not known who the First Hokage's child is it is clear that they (the First's child and her/his spouse) had another child, Tsunade. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to guess I would say that Kushina was no more than a cousin to Mito Uzumaki but simply received Kurama from her. And Minato came from a different family altogether. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this would make the first distantly related to Naruto and would make Naruto very distantly related to the Sage of Six Paths. I hope this was useful or thought provoking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-19T09:00:36.873" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T09:00:36.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7707" CreationDate="2014-04-19T04:50:43.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to say that this is fact but here is a theory. Kaguya possesses two bloodline traits the byakugan and another sharingan/rinnegan trait. Upon having her two sons she could have passed the two traits down separately (seeing that we have not seen the sage's brother this is possible). This would mean that the sage obtained his mothers sharingan/rinnegan eye which manifested as the rinnegan without the sharingan tomoe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon the sage having his two sons he passed down his visual ability, albeit a weakened version (the sharingan), to his eldest and his physical energy to his youngest. It is, as we know, that only when senju and Uchiha blood mix do you acquire the rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pretty much what this theory states is that it is possible that the hyuuga clan originated from the sage's brother while the rinnegan and sharingan originated from the sage himself. This would mean that the byakugan and sharingan exist as two separate dojutsu from two separate bloodlines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T04:50:43.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6034" CreationDate="2014-04-19T05:13:47.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo was not able to awaken the rinnegan because he had senju DNA and Uchiha eyes but had neither enough chakra to effectively utilize either ability (hashirama' s wood style or the sharingan in his arms). While madara was an Uchiha who implanted hashirama's DNA throughout his whole body he did not awaken the rinnegan until he was near death. It would not be expected for someone like Danzo to be capable of manifesting the rinnegan, at least at the point in time that he was living. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T05:13:47.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5793" CreationDate="2014-04-19T05:24:49.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rasengan is blue because pure chakra appears blue to the human eye. Despite naruto's nine tail chakra being orange he does not utilize this chakra when using the jutsu hence the rasengan takes the form of a blue rotating orb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it has taken multiple colors before in the anime and manga and this is because of what chakra is used to create the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T05:24:49.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5682" CreationDate="2014-04-19T05:35:20.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term life force applies to everyone in the naruto world and the real world. It simply applies to energy that gives a person vitality and strength. So when the word is used in terms if asura, the senju or uzimaki it simply means that they are naturally resilient people/ clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T05:35:20.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5850" CreationDate="2014-04-19T05:48:24.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it is because a saiyan's eyebrows disappear due to the increase of muscle around the eyes, there for increasing their sight ability furthermore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair length though. I'd say it's half cosmetic just for intimidating purposes but also because it has a deeper meaning. The hair styles with saiyan's personally, going off human hair, means nothing. But the increase of hair length of a Saiyan hair being that it increases in length through base form - SSJ3 (yes it does increase slightly). This maybe a way of cooling the body down or an outlet for excess energy that the body needs to exile or does naturally. I don't believe it to be an energy channeler as there isn't any evidence and it make no sense, but that's clearly my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the original question as to why the hair increases and why this change is not permanent maybe due to the fact that the body undergoes mass physical changes to adapt to the physical and physiological needs to the present form, or even just a simple side effect of the transformation in which the changing of the hair could all just be a coincidence and an unintentional argumentation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the user &quot;retreats&quot; (and I use that term loosely) the side effects or the augmentations due to the transformation are reversed due to the transformation &quot;retreating&quot; and no longer in effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I.e. Like when a smoker starts after a while their lungs get worse but as they start to quit, their lungs become better. Same theory applies. Not being in that state returns the body back to its original form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that solves your question and others as well, I hope someone finds my theory to be interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4555" LastEditorUserId="4555" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T10:13:21.787" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T10:13:21.787" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-04-21T10:13:21.787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8788" CreationDate="2014-04-19T05:49:59.397" Score="6" ViewCount="37542" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to start watching Naruto as I have never attempted or tried to get into watching Naruto. The main problem I have is that I don't want to watch all 300+ episodes in Naruto or read the dozens of Mangas to understand what Naruto is about and the many plots that are involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this might be a really silly question for someone who watches anime and this may sound very far fetched but I havent watched Naruto before. I do not want to read through pages and pages of information from Naruto's Wikia and do not want to go watching through episode through episode of about 300+ to understand Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any episodes in Naruto that will help me understand the story and key terms/terminology without doing this? In other words I am looking for a short cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Think of this scenario:&lt;/strong&gt; Death Note created two &lt;strong&gt;special episodes&lt;/strong&gt; for those who have &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; watched it before so they wouldn't have to go through all the episodes to understand the plot. Did Naruto do this? If so that would be extremely helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note: I have not watched ever Naruto or Naruto Shippuden and as such have no actual knowledge of anything Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-19T05:57:34.533" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T08:47:34.573" Title="How can I quickly understand the basics of Naruto and the story without watching all 300+ episodes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3081" CreationDate="2014-04-19T05:50:44.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hey we can all agree that there is a 50-50 chance of it being either of them, but I choose to believe that it was Latias who kissed Ash. All this evidence is very persuasive, but aren't we all forgetting that Bianca left for the market? Of course there is the chance that she hadn't left. So it still leaves the chance of it being either. It's true that Latias fly's over them after, but the girl, whoever she was, left them way before Ash, Misty (who was SUPER jealous), and Brock (who was EVEN MORE jealous) recovered from the shock, Ash got on the boat, and they sped away, Latias had plenty of time to circle back and say goodbye one last time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0JlDU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4556" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T13:16:18.770" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T13:16:18.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5281" CreationDate="2014-04-19T06:02:27.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe your grasp of the dojutsu is flawed. Sharingan and Rinnegan are two separate jutsu, though one descended from the other. The final stage that an Uchiha can hope to achieve naturally of their Sharingan is the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. To achieve the Rinnegan, one needs to be born with the chakra of both the Senju and Uchiha as the Sage once did. However, this can be bypassed by acquiring the DNA of one and introducing it into another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the Sage of Six Paths was born with the Rinnegan. Seeing that it manifested itself naturally, he did not need to steal DNA (Senju) or eyes (Uchiha), as neither clans were present during his lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T06:27:54.077" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T06:27:54.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5148" CreationDate="2014-04-19T06:19:41.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that this brings up a minor plot hole in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is known that anyone can become a ninja because everyone has chakra. It is also said that if one runs out of chakra, they die. However, Kaguya was said to have rated the fruit and obtained the chakra, while the Sage of Six Paths was said to be, along with his brother, the first to be born with chakra. This then raises the question of how the people that lived during and before the Sage and Kaguya survived. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the manga, it was said that the Sage spread his teachings to the people and used his chakra to connect all people in the world so that they could understand each other. However, eventually, they used his chakra to blend their own spiritual and physical energies together to form their own chakra, which they used as weapons for war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, I have formulated a speculation: From the first generation who learned to weaponize their own chakra, their descendants were then born with chakra. However, that raises the question as to what about those that did not receive the Sage's teachings. As it was stated that everyone has chakra to some degree, I would assume that either those that did not learn directly from the Sage learned from others and later formed their own jutsu, &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; that those who did not develop chakra were killed off, much like animals which do not evolve in the wild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T16:22:19.780" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T16:22:19.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4485" CreationDate="2014-04-19T06:45:35.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The summoning jutsu is similar to time-space ninjutsu in that it connects two dimensions together for instant travel. For this to happen one must make a blood contract with a summons. How this takes place is unknown and unexplained, but it was stated that jariya found the hidden entrance to mount Myoboku and trained there. It can be assumed that after his training he acquired a contract with the toads. He then made a contract for minato and later naruto. Other people may have been able to make contracts like this as well as orochimaru was seen finding the entrance to the cave of the snakes. How tsunade made a contract with the slugs is unknown (and wether there is more than one slug). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the question of compatibility there does seem to be conscious decision when picking a summons, however it does not inhibit a signing of a contract. Jariya happened to have fire which worked well with the toads oil and naruto happened to develope wind nature which happened to work well with the toads water but this was found out some 2.5 years later after he signed the contract. And minato seemingly had no natures yet he still has a contract. I would say that it strongly influences a decision to make a contract seal but does not dictate a sealing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on the basis of jariya's movements between mount Myoboku and the real world it can be assumed that he made a contract upon his first stumbling upon the mountain, and from the on used the reverse summoning to go back for his training over the years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T06:45:35.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2014-04-19T07:03:23.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reasoning for this is most likely because it looks cool and fits what westerners thinks of when they think of ninjas. There may be some reasoning with weapons but I do not know of any. However it has nothing to do with aerodynamics, physics or speed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sprinters use their arms because it makes them faster. Leaning forward while running does not make one faster it actually slows you down because you are in front of your bodies natural center of balance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also does not aid in long distance running. Humans have evolved for bipedal movement because it is more energy saving and efficient way of moving because of the center of gravity and swinging of the arms while walking and running. This is why humans were able to prosper in our early developer because while other quadrupedal animals exhausted themselves while fleeing humans where able to run longer distance, though at a slower rate than other animals to tire them out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T07:03:23.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-19T16:26:25.090" Score="2" ViewCount="4462" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Magical Warfare&lt;/em&gt;, there was a lot left as a cliffhanger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the show is not getting a season 2, I was wondering if anyone could explain what happened? Is Kazuma a Gekkou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4558" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T13:51:01.083" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T03:40:20.670" Title="What happened at the end of the Magical Warfare's anime? Is Kazuma a Gekkou?" Tags="&lt;magical-warfare&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-19T19:52:09.430" Score="12" ViewCount="2597" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have yet to find a clear answer to this question. From what I've read, it may be an art-house series about dangers of remote communication, phobia of technological advancement and feeling of insecurity. The last point I can agree with because of how easily information can be accessed with the use if internet these days, but the rest… I think there's a more concrete meaning to this series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SEL is a series with very unusual direction and a peculiar artistic style. These traits are commonly seen in art-house works that may not bear any specific message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series we learn about the difficult reality surrounding Lain: her relatives are troubled, some of her friends have psychological problems, there are suicides happening in mystical circumstances, and then there are some secret agents following around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the series, things become rather surreal and Lain turns into some kind of god of the Net. I've never understood this portion of the anime and what it could possibly suggest. &lt;em&gt;Does it warn us about dangers of becoming too self-important? Does it mean it's possible to lose the sense of reality when using internet? Or maybe Lain's character is a metaphor for a person new to technological advancements of today?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the message the authors of SEL are trying to communicate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T13:21:18.007" Title="What is Serial Experiments Lain about?" Tags="&lt;serial-experiments-lain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8737" CreationDate="2014-04-20T04:03:04.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having progressed a lot further in my rewatch of Serial Experiments Lain, it seems that the &quot;correct&quot; answer is along the lines of the comment by user1306322. At the beginning of most episodes (with the exception of 10, 11, and 13), someone says a few short lines, such as the one above, or such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You've heard of a girl named Lain, right? Lain of the Wired. (Episode 3)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't need parents. Humans are all alone. They are not connected to anyone else at all. (Episode 4)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to be free of suffering, you should believe in God. Whether or not you believe in Him, God is always by your side.&#xA;  (Episode 9)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An exception is in episode 12, where there seems to be an exchange instead between what seems to be Lain and possibly either her mother or the doll figure she was addressing a couple episodes earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this and the fact that the question at the opening of the first episode is somewhat similar to those &quot;opening lines&quot; in later episodes, it seems most reasonable to conclude that the question in the beginning of the first episode is meant to set the atmosphere, and that the addressee of the question is, as pointed out by the comment, anyone who hears it (the viewer, people in the Wired, Lain, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still can't quite identify the speaker of the question in the beginning of the first episode, but it seems worth noting that the speaker of the &quot;opening lines&quot; seems to vary by episode. (I'm not completely sure about this since this could well be the same voice actress/character speaking the lines, but with a different inflection).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-20T04:15:59.853" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T04:15:59.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8768" CreationDate="2014-04-20T08:31:42.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well let's see what I can do....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story starts off with a fox demon attacking the fire village. The 4th hokage (which, in other words, is the leader of the village) sealed this demon inside of a newborn baby. When you watch the series you find out that the baby's name was Naruto and the 4th hokage was Naruto's dad. Now through the series you see that Naruto gets stronger with his teammates: Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi (the team leader). Later down the road Naruto and his team enter the chuunin exams, which is a set of tests to go up to the next level. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of things happened though the chuunin exams. After that, a few episodes later, Naruto fights Sasuke to try to get him to stay in the village, but Naruto lost that fight even though Naruto used the demon fox's chakra. After 3 years of training with the toad sage (Jiraiya), Naruto comes back to the village. Naruto goes on a mission to save Gaara (who also had a demon inside of him). Gaara did die but was brought back from the dead by the sand village elder Chiyo (the puppet master of 10 puppets), who died to bring Gaara back from the dead. Naruto gets a new teammate (Sai) and a new squad leader (Yamato). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, way down the road, Sasuke kills his older brother (Itachi) for killing his whole clan. Sasuke then comes to find out that his brother didn't do it of his own free will. He was ordered to do it by the 4 elders of the hidden village of fire. Sasuke then goes on a hunt to get revenge for his brother and his clan. Sasuke then kills Danzou (one of the 4 elders that ordered Itachi to kill his clan) but ends up finding out that he needs to destroy the village to get revenge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Sasuke fight again after both Kakashi and Sakura run into and try to kill Sasuke. Later, Naruto unlocks the powers of the fox demon inside of him and Sasuke gets his brother's eyes. So things happened during the time Sasuke was trying to kill Danzou, which leads to the 4th great ninja war. Now I'm just going to skip a lot and I mean a lot now. Uchiha Madara (the real one) is brought back from the dead and destroys the ninja alliance between the 5 great nations. Now in the manga where it's at now, Naruto and Sasuke unlock new powers that are close to the sage of the 6 paths (the first person to be born with chakra). And now, both Naruto and Sasuke are fighting Madara to try to end this war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Sorry if it's not talking about everything that happened, but there was so much that happened that it's hard to explain so fast. In other news you should try to catch up either by the books or by the shows, because the next chapters that are coming out for the manga are going to be epic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4569" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-20T12:05:42.220" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T12:05:42.220" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8784" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-20T12:42:05.410" Score="2" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vincent Bold and Pico Norton's childhood friend died in a car-related accident (not sure how though). Since then, they both changed and became more determined to become astronauts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Vincent keeps blazing through the roads in his car and always breaking the speed limit, while he keeps repeating that &quot;life is short&quot;. How does that work together? I don't really understand his outlook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also often says that travel is the most meaningless waste of time, so I suppose it's the reason why he's always in a rush – not just while driving, but also walking, talking and completing tasks. If only he weren't speeding on the road, it'd all make sense. But when his childhood friend died in a car-related accident, I don't get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T16:24:25.487" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T16:24:25.487" Title="What's up with Vincent Bold speeding like crazy?" Tags="&lt;space-brothers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8785" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46404" CreationDate="2014-04-20T13:19:57.857" Score="7" ViewCount="272" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the 19th episode of &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;, it is announced that further episode previews will be moved to online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hello, everyone! I have sad news for you today! This will be the final preview for the television broadcast of this show! From now on, please tune in to the web previews!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears that the main part's duration isn't increased all that much for the 20th episode, so the only reason I think this has is to attract viewers to the official website of the anime and, possibly, hook them on some other anime from the same TV channel or production studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T16:19:18.140" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T16:19:18.140" Title="Why are next episode previews suddenly moved from TV to online?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8768" CreationDate="2014-04-20T19:34:27.993" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I strongly advise against not watching/reading them, there are some shortcuts to take.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You could read episode summaries.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As one of your main options it gives a good insight on the story, though not specifically into the terms used in the story. But those aren't too hard to catch onto when watching the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch the Naruto abridged series.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shortens a ton of episodes to just a mere 5 minutes, but still covering a bunch of key points. But there is a lot of parody involved, causing it not to be 100% accurate. It also does not cover the key terminology in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch the anime without the anime-only arcs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just go watch the season without watching all the anime-only arcs. Greatly reducing the episode count, as you can skip the following episodes, which reduces the original 220 episodes with roughly 80 episodes. On the provided site they also have a list for the Shippuuden series, also reducing the non-canon content in there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 102—106: Naruto and Team 7 go to the Land of Tea to help Idate Morino win a race.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 136—141: Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya, while investigating Orochimaru's whereabouts, encounters the Fūma clan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 142—147: Naruto helps Iruka catch the escaped convict, Mizuki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 148—151: Naruto and Team 8 look for the bikōchū beetle in the hopes that it will lead them to Sasuke Uchiha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 152—157: Naruto and Team Guy deal with Raiga Kurosuki and his Kurosuki family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 159—160: Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata help Sazanami clear his name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 162—167: Naruto, Neji, and Tenten go to the Land of Birds to deal with a mysterious ghost.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 169—173: Anko Mitarashi takes Naruto, Ino, and Shino to the Land of the Sea to find information on Orochimaru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 175—176: Naruto is again paired up with Kiba and Hinata in order to improve their teamwork.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 178—183: Naruto and Team Guy go to Hoshigakure to help the villagers protect their sacred star.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 187—191: Naruto, Hinata, and Chōji go to the Land of Vegetables to protect some peddlers from the Criminal Brothers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 195—196: Guy is forced to deal with Yagura's apparent attempts at revenge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 197—201: The Konoha 11 stop Gennō from destroying Konoha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 203—207: Kurenai temporarily leaves Team 8 to take care of some old business with Yakumo Kurama.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 209—212: Naruto, Lee, and Sakura help transfer a member of the Shinobazu to prison.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 213—215: Naruto helps Menma regain his memory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episodes 216—220: The Konoha 11 go to Sunagakure to help rescue Matsuri from the Four Celestial Symbols Men. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Plot_of_Naruto&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki: Naruto Plot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read full episode summaries as written by fans.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Although this most definitely will take longer then just taking your time and read the manga. you could give &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.neoseeker.com/wiki/Naruto%3a_Episode_Summaries&quot;&gt;Full Naruto Episode Summaries&lt;/a&gt; a shot. They describe the episode in details, and also include the key information of the episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think that it would be the best shortcut to just read the manga if you want to have a proper start in the series. The original Naruto is covered in a mere 238 chapters, after all, which for me only took about a week and a half to read, while the episodes took me roughly a year to watch through. Or, you could just go ahead and take the risk and jump in mid-series, just Google or take for granted the terms you do not know yet, and try to get into the story that way. Either way, its all up to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-04-20T21:07:29.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T21:07:29.090" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8789" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-20T21:04:32.523" Score="2" ViewCount="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I am not sure if this also happened in earlier episodes, as I did not really pay attention to it, I couldn't help but notice that in episode 14 during the battle, Nobunaga's armor started bleeding after getting cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why and how did the armors bleed? Did this happen in earlier episodes as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T16:16:11.287" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T16:16:11.287" Title="Why do the giant armors bleed when cut?" Tags="&lt;nobunaga-the-fool&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2014-04-20T23:50:46.960" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most obvious reasons are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's way cooler than common haircuts you see on real people;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Character will &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/IWt0De1.jpg&quot;&gt;definitely&lt;/a&gt; stand out in a crowd;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The less obvious reasons are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's easier to remember characters of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters/AnimeAndManga&quot;&gt;show with lots of them&lt;/a&gt; by their hair style and color. Especially useful for shows that aren't likely to sustain a constant viewer base, so that passing viewers wouldn't become confused too quickly and drop the show thinking: &lt;em&gt;&quot;jeez, they all look alike, I can't even follow the story anymore&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In some anime, one of the only ways to distinguish characters is by their hair color and style, but sometimes even that is not enough!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example: (&lt;em&gt;this is why I'm not watching&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aCdAHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example 2: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;less severe than Clannad, still kinda hard to tell guys apart&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uxBwl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A character's hair style and color usually (not always though) hints at their personality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example: &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater Not!&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;strong&gt;Kana Altair&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Non Non Biyori&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;strong&gt;Miyauchi Renge&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/je42ht.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gkD8yt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(if you see them both in anime, you'll know what I mean)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example 2: &lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;strong&gt;Taiga Aisaka&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Minami-ke&lt;/em&gt;'s youngest sister &lt;strong&gt;Chiaki Minami&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YKti7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example 3: &lt;em&gt;Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;strong&gt;Mashiro Shiina&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;strong&gt;Kanade Tachibana&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nIfAOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can just google &quot;anime character types&quot; to see how their appearance matches their behavior. But remember that characters that look like each other don't necessarily behave in the same way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some more look-alike characters consult google with corresponding image search queries. Refine results by searching specific sites, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=353299&amp;amp;show=40&quot;&gt;MAL, for example&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example search query: &lt;code&gt;site:myanimelist.net characters look alike&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply insert your favorite anime community and see what the forum users have come up with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T00:37:10.927" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T00:37:10.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8831" CreationDate="2014-04-21T00:31:01.630" Score="4" ViewCount="10825" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading through the CP9/Enies Lobby arc, Sanji reveals that he has the ability to heat up his legs to the point that anything he touches with the spontaneously combusts. How is it that he got this ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T07:46:08.377" LastActivityDate="2019-12-22T19:20:57.313" Title="How did Sanji get his Diable Jambe ability?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8828" CreationDate="2014-04-21T03:59:02.200" Score="5" ViewCount="695" Body="&lt;p&gt;What show is this from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pImu1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;this&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what exactly is happening? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=87847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;amv&lt;/a&gt; but the source for it (this is from boom boom dollar within that amv, at 22:04) only says &quot;various&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4582" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:30:25.207" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:30:25.207" Title="Who is this girl stuffing food in her face, and what show is it from?" Tags="&lt;kare-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T02:29:05.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8807" CreationDate="2014-04-21T07:01:01.290" Score="6" ViewCount="12252" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Episode 359 : The Night of the Tragedy&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, it was revealed that Itachi sought the help of Tobi to massacre the Uchiha clan. So the following questions arise out of this situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did he know Tobi's real identity?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why did he take his help to eliminate the clan (irrespective of whether his identity was known or not)? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why did he help Tobi by not revealing that he was the village infiltrator as Itachi was always working for the Village?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why did Tobi agree to help Itachi eliminate his own clan?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally, each question here should be a separate question, but in this scenario all these are closely inter-related and thus have been posted as a single question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:46:50.613" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:46:50.613" Title="Why did Itachi seek Tobi's help?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8805" CreationDate="2014-04-21T10:34:44.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The things he told Sasuke during their battle suggests that he thought that Tobi was Madara.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either because eliminating the entire clan on his own was too tough a mission for him, or because he wanted to infiltrate the Akatsuki to gather information. Also, he had Tobi promise to not hurt the Hidden Leaf or Sasuke.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because that would blow his cover. He was still protecting Sasuke and the Leaf and revealing his position would make him lose all the things he could have gotten due to #2.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because, as Madara, Tobi too had a grudge against the Uchiha. Also, he could use someone like Itachi in Akatsuki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T10:34:44.733" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8811" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8812" CreationDate="2014-04-21T11:21:26.080" Score="4" ViewCount="1097" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to locate this series on the internet to put a price tag on them. I am pretty sure I have the full series of &lt;em&gt;The Guyver&lt;/em&gt; animated manga episodes on VHS. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not expecting to be sitting on a gold mine but I was wondering if this series is rare to find on VHS in mint condition especially the full series together. Here is a couple of pictures of the series. If anyone knows more about this series I would love to know because I hope to sell them on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To point the question to a definitive answer, I'm really wanting to know the value of these videos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sjwWa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vertical view&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0Hy3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Horizontal view&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4596" OwnerDisplayName="Nathan Taylor" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T13:29:51.913" LastActivityDate="2021-03-06T21:53:19.027" Title="How much is Guyver Manga Video Collection worth?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;guyver&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2021-03-07T05:23:36.213" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8811" CreationDate="2014-04-21T14:00:57.763" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Guyver-Bio-Booster-Armour-VHS-Tapes-Set-/390823327797?pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_Videos&amp;amp;hash=item5afee2b835&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;eBay auction&lt;/a&gt; that is selling the entire series on VHS with the items listed as &quot;Good&quot; condition. Description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Good: An item that has been used but is good condition. May have minor damage to jewel case or item cover, including scuffs, cracks, or scratches. The cover art and liner notes are included for a CD. VHS or DVD box is included. Video game instructions are included. No skipping on the CD or DVD, when played. No fuzzy or snowy frames on VHS tape, when played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's currently listed with a starting bid of £27.00.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-guyver-complete-set-anime-manga-cartoon-Japan-comic-vhs-/271461952600?pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_Videos&amp;amp;hash=item3f3464ac58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another eBay auction&lt;/a&gt; selling the entire set that's listed as &quot;Like New&quot;, with this description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like New: An item that looks like it has just been taken out of its shrink wrap. No visible wear, and the item is flawless and intact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's currently listed with a starting bid of £25.00&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a couple of other sellers selling an incomplete set for around $31 or £18.44 so it seems the going price is around the $40 to $45 USD range. Single VHS episodes seem to be asking for more than the entire collection (per VHS tape).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T14:00:57.763" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8814" CreationDate="2014-04-21T16:34:15.107" Score="1" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maris_the_Chojo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maris the Chojo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p7JI2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this symbol in her hair and what does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1416" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T17:08:05.487" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T17:08:05.487" Title="What is the symbol in Maris the Chojo's hair?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;maris-the-chojo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8813" CreationDate="2014-04-21T16:36:09.753" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's the currency symbol for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yen&quot;&gt;Yen&lt;/a&gt;, the Japanese currency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article you have linked to in your question has this to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maris' obsession with money is demonstrated by her hair ornaments, in the shape of the symbol for Yen (Japanese money).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T16:36:09.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8819" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8820" CreationDate="2014-04-21T23:07:52.600" Score="2" ViewCount="561" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Maria-sama ga Miteru&lt;/em&gt; (Maria Watches Over Us), every morning the girls pray to a statue of Maria. It's obvious that Maria is some sort of saint related to the school, but I am wondering: is Maria someone in real life or was she made up just for the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T23:25:45.417" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T10:03:25.903" Title="Who exactly is Maria?" Tags="&lt;maria-sama-ga-miteru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8819" CreationDate="2014-04-21T23:14:54.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maria is also known as Mary, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_%28mother_of_Jesus%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the holy virgin Mary&lt;/a&gt;. She is one of the key points in several streams of religion. The Maria in the series seems to be based on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the Bible, Mary (מרים; c. 18 BC – c. 41 AD), also known as Saint Mary or Virgin Mary, was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee. She is identified in the New Testament[Mt 1:16,18-25][Lk 1:26-56][2:1-7] as the mother of Jesus through divine intervention. Mary (Maryam) also has a revered position in Islam, where a whole chapter of the Qur'an is devoted to her. Christians hold her son Jesus to be Christ (i.e., the messiah) and God the Son Incarnate. By contrast, Muslims regard Jesus as one of the prophets of God sent to humanity; not as God himself nor the Son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-22T10:03:25.903" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T10:03:25.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8823" CreationDate="2014-04-21T23:18:01.960" Score="4" ViewCount="1797" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original universe covered in the anime and the movies, in Episode 3 / Movie 1, Mami is killed by the dessert witch Charlotte.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Rebellion movie, Charlotte is in Homura's labyrinth as Mami's partner called Bebe, and we find out that Bebe is actually a magical girl whose attacks seemed like they are based on Charlotte's attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Bebe the magical girl who gave birth to the witch Charlotte?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T23:40:00.533" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T23:40:00.533" Title="Is Bebe the magical girl that gave birth to Charlotte?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9223" CreationDate="2014-04-21T23:27:13.283" Score="3" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Rebellion movie, just as Homura was about to become a witch and be claimed by the Law of Cycles, the Incubators trapped her Soul Gem in an Isolation Field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the magical girls break the field there seemed to be thousands of Incubators gathered in one place and it was quite barren. Where did the Incubators take Homura, and if it was their homeworld, how did Mami, Kyouko, Hitomi, and Kyosuke get there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T23:40:58.570" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T18:26:43.263" Title="Where was Homura taken?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8821" CreationDate="2014-04-21T23:33:45.017" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, Bebe, Charlotte, and Nagisa Momoe are three different names for the same entity. Nagisa Momoe was her name in life; Charlotte is her name as a witch; and Bebe is what the characters call her in Rebellion because they don't know that her witch-name is Charlotte. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the thing: the only reason we (the viewers) know the names of the witches (e.g. Charlotte, Oktavia, Kriemhild Gretchen) is because their names show up in the runes. As far as we know, though, the characters in the show don't see the runes, and even if they do, they presumably can't read them. So even though &lt;em&gt;we&lt;/em&gt; know that the witch that kills Mami in episode 3 is named Charlotte, the characters &lt;em&gt;don't&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Charlotte shows up in Rebellion, the characters need to call her &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;. In keeping with Mami's fondness for Italian, she seems to have picked the name &quot;Bebe&quot; (which, with some accents in the right place, means &quot;baby&quot;). Of course, they eventually find out that when she was a human, her name was Nagisa Momoe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T23:33:45.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8826" CreationDate="2014-04-22T01:23:59.790" Score="6" ViewCount="101509" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for this for a while now after I finished watching the series a week ago, but I can't find a rough answer on Google and sites such as answers.yahoo.com about which chapter of the manga picks up roughly around the end of episode 25 of Attack on Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which manga chapter will be a continuation from where episode 25 left off, and how accurate will it be? Does anyone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-22T06:01:13.383" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T19:17:14.637" Title="Which chapter of the manga closely follows after Attack on Titan EP 25?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8625" CreationDate="2014-04-22T02:34:40.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I may have the answer. It appears that this was never a scene that actually occurred in the movie at all in My Neighbour Totoro (The Movie). It was actually.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A promotional art for the movie My Neighbour Totoro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came to the conclusion when I watched the movie myself three times for clarification and asked some of my friends who helped me research a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T02:34:40.290" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8824" CreationDate="2014-04-22T05:01:54.863" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;May I assume you meant in &quot;which chapter&quot;? Because if we said &quot;which manga&quot;, well, surely it's in the main manga, &lt;strong&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/strong&gt;. True that the series now has many spin offs, but the anime is based on the main series, and as far as I remember, all of those spin offs came out after the hype caused by the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47446&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin Mangaupdates Page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Anime Start/End Chapter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ends at Vol 8, Chap 34&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So you can start at chapter 35...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T05:01:54.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-22T05:02:24.547" Score="3" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the last episode of Serial Experiments Lain, we see Lain have a brief conversation with her father. At the end of it, her father says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lain, I'll make us some nice tea next time. Hey, with some madeleines! Definitely. They're great!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be a reference to Marcel Proust's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Lost_Time#Memory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;episode of the madeleine&quot;&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;In Search of Lost Time&lt;/em&gt;. Assuming this is the case, is there any significance to this reference in relation to plot &lt;em&gt;beyond&lt;/em&gt; the fact that (according to Wikipedia anyway - I haven't read Proust yet) in Proust, the madeleine is connected to a discussion of memory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that this is followed (or follows, possibly) some comments on memory in the anime, it would make sense for this to be a &quot;standalone&quot; reference, but I'm wondering if there's any significance to this other than it &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; being a reference to a literary discussion of memory. (For instance, is there anything &lt;em&gt;specific&lt;/em&gt; about Proust's discussion of memory that's also relevant in the context of SEL?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T05:02:24.547" Title="Is there any significance to the comment on madeleines?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;serial-experiments-lain&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8802" CreationDate="2014-04-22T05:41:03.253" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is maybe from Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yukino Miyazawa is a Japanese high school freshman who is the envy of classmates for her good grades and immaculate appearance. However, her &quot;perfect&quot; exterior is a façade, a charade she maintains to win praise. In the privacy of her own home, she is spoiled, stubborn, a slob, and studies relentlessly and obsessively to maintain her grades. On entering high school, she is knocked from her position at the top of the class by Soichiro Arima, a handsome young man whose very existence Yukino considers a threat to the praise on which she thrives, and she vows to destroy him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/geMxI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fUZuK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like this could be it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I am absolutely sure this is it as I found another image from the series. The scene occurs during episode 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T04:02:32.960" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T04:02:32.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8868" CreationDate="2014-04-22T06:23:56.570" Score="7" ViewCount="10065" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, in &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. &lt;em&gt;The Irregular at Magic High School&lt;/em&gt;), the girls' school uniform incorporates this strange translucent cape-like feature. See, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6aVHUl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;girl wearing strange translucent cape-like feature&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QDQkxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;different girl wearing strange translucent cape-like feature&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That translucent cape-thing is very unusual as far as school uniforms go - I've never seen anything like it. Does it serve any particular purpose in the context of the show (like, it makes you better at magic or something), or is it just ornamental?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T06:28:31.757" Title="Does that weird translucent thing the girls wear serve any specific purpose?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-22T06:45:06.140" Score="4" ViewCount="749" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Mahouka Koukou it seems apparent that magic seems to take the form of Guns or Snipers for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does magic actually have a form or is this yet to come further on in the series since so far the latest episode which was number 3 only came out a couple days ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also how was it that they turned/synthesised magic into an actual form of technology?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T17:32:15.043" Title="Why does magic take the form of weapons?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8798" CreationDate="2014-04-22T06:46:34.087" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sanji was Red Leg Zeff's disciple. Red Leg Zeff was famous, as his name suggests, because of his red leg. He was known to kill all his enemies using his leg, which used to be smeared with their blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imitating his master, Sanji created his own set of skills. He created the Diable Jambe, in which he rapidly spins and focuses all his energy into his leg, heating it up and forming a red leg which is so hot that anything in makes contact with, spontaneously combusts. After the time skip, he can use Diable Jambe without spinning to make his leg heat up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How and when he created this technique has not been revealed and is less likely to be revealed. So as @AbhilashK mentioned in comments, he just didn't meet anyone who is strong enough (and/or made him angry enough) to use it till the Enies Lobby arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T07:53:00.713" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T07:53:00.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8829" CreationDate="2014-04-22T08:09:58.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far from the light novels that have been published, nothing has been explained nor been mentioned about that piece of translucent garment. The first time I saw that, I was also asking like you are, because as far as I remembered, nothing about it was mentioned in the LN. I confirmed with others who have read the LN, and they said the same thing. So, for now IMHO, it's just like you said: &quot;ornamental&quot;. Correct me if I'm wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T14:18:33.013" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T14:18:33.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2014-04-22T09:16:20.870" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku had a fair idea about Cell's level after he attained his perfect form. Goku was looking for answers for how can he surpass the level of a super saiyan, or if it's really possible. Luckily, they had something called the time chamber to their disposal which gave Goku plenty of time to figure it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku managed to come up with an ingenious idea to increase his stamina and increase his power whenever required by using up his reserves of energy which he could increase by improving his stamina. He understood the flaw in Vegeta and Trunks' techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you recall: Goku didn't use the time chamber twice trying to push his new found powers further, which BTW was very unlike Goku who uses every opportunity when he faces such crises (remember before facing Frieza how he goes all out till 100G in his training). The reason for that was, Goku already found that Gohan had hidden powers sleeping, coming out in a training session. And Goku understood, if anybody had a chance against Cell, it was his son!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, coming to your question. Goku didn't need to fight in the first place, because he knew Cell will beat him to the ground when the battle is over. But he still fights for 2 reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a Saiyan warrior, challenges in combat like these are what they live for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He wanted to show Gohan Cell's technique up close and personal watching his dads battle with him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku knew all along he won't win, so when he thought his purpose of showing Gohan a good glimpse of Cell's fighting style, it was time to call the battle off and make way for his son to finish things off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's the reason behind Goku's giving up, which Goku will die as a warrior before doing. But it was a teaching in disguise for his son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4609" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T16:19:06.437" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T16:19:06.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-22T12:04:19.477" Score="1" ViewCount="9670" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, while Ichigo and the gang invading Hueco Mundo, they keep cutting away to Rurichiyo Kasumioji and her story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they save her, kill the guys with the Hollow Swords, and save the head captain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did that really happen? Did they help her before or after going there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4613" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-05T16:29:05.503" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T16:29:05.503" Title="When did the event related to Rurichiyo Kasumioji really happen?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8836" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8852" CreationDate="2014-04-22T14:47:00.990" Score="16" ViewCount="47311" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach Ulquiorra is the only Espada with a second release, and he admits he has not shown Aizen. So I have come to a few questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why would he not show Aizen how powerful he is?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why is he the only Espada with a second release?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Aizen knew about his second release, where would he be in the Espada rankings?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xRbve.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4612" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2019-06-25T06:02:17.923" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T17:22:07.993" Title="Why is Ulquiorra the only Espada with a second release?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8835" CreationDate="2014-04-22T15:55:19.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a filler arc, that does not contain canon material. The anime creators were forced to insert this new arc randomly in the middle of the Hueco Mundo arc as the anime was catching up too fast with the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I think it's safe to say that it occurs in the tiny window between Ichigo's training and Orihime's kidnapping, as Ichigo uses his hollow abilites, and Orihime hasn't been kidnapped yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T15:55:19.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-22T18:06:16.347" Score="11" ViewCount="1890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am completely sure that I watched this anime before 2006, and I'm quite sure that I watched it before 2003, probably around 2000. Those were strange days when the cable TV showed amines and movies that you can find now (almost). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure which country the anime is from, but the warrior did look somewhat like a samurai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched at least 3 episodes, and in each episode, the warrior found an object which gave him a new ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the first episode, he got a sword after defeating a boss (something that looked like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars, but motorized like a rocker). He gained the ability to change his size and became big. He also found a girl in the first episode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the second episode, I remember them walking in some woods and some people were tailing them. After that, they met the second boss and he defeated him. Both became big in size as they were fighting. The boss had a yellow armor and he had a spear (?). The warrior received a mirror after defeating the 2nd boss. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the third episode, I vividly remember some of his friends escaping around the end of the episode. The guy was in Egypt and 2 sphinxes started to move and fight him, but he and the girl started to sink in quicksand, and that's the end of the episode. In this episode, they were supposed to acquire the crystal sphere. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be great if someone can help with name, year, country or anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3252" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:57:32.397" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:57:32.397" Title="What is the name of anime about warrior that has to collect crystal sword, ball, mirror?" Tags="&lt;master-of-mosquiton&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:25:08.603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8839" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8841" CreationDate="2014-04-22T18:13:35.620" Score="13" ViewCount="5902" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Nichijou, characters sometimes make this kind of face when something frustrating or very stupid happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQ2Pr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a reference to some other popular animated character, or is it a unique way of expressing an emotion in Nichijou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T16:51:37.433" Title="What's with this face in Nichijou?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8839" CreationDate="2014-04-22T18:44:39.203" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just Nichijou's art style and how it expresses the fact the characters are gone past surprise at strange happenings and have come to accept it, the glazed over eyes and straight-line emotionless mouth indicate this quite well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In cases where it's something stupid, it gives the impression that the characters can't even justify a response, because the joke or suggestion was just so stupid that it's not even worth the effort. So they give blank expressions and try to move the conversations on. This is usually accompanied by an awkward silence. This is common outside of anime as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/122986/whats-a-word-that-means-the-same-as-tumbleweed-in-a-desert-symbolizes&quot;&gt;'tumbleweed moment'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that it isn't a reference to any other animated characters and is just Nichijou doing its own thing :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:38:45.803" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T21:40:40.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9795" CreationDate="2014-04-22T23:06:43.753" Score="3" ViewCount="881" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Homura's Soul gem becomes tainted it fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Homura then says shortly after while reality is being recreated that what transformed her wasn't despair but love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Nagisa think Love is worse than a normal curse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T01:37:20.370" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T01:03:18.873" Title="Why is Love worse than a normal curse?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-23T09:19:47.527" Score="4" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Zetsuen no Tempest we encounter Hakaze bestowing talismans that make you a substitute mage/magician, although this has some limits due to the fact that unlike a real mage, it eventually becomes unusable, and requires a blessing of some type from Hakaze Kusaribe before it can be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it stores the power of the Tree of Genesis in it, would it still be usuable even after the Tree of Genesis is destroyed? I was thinking that the talismans are almost like batteries and could possibly be used even after the Tree of Genesis is destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T12:40:35.217" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T21:37:34.670" Title="Is a talisman still usable if the Tree of Genesis is destroyed?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21448" CreationDate="2014-04-23T12:15:05.970" Score="17" ViewCount="61494" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest chapters of the Naruto manga (673 and 674), why does Sasuke possess only one Rinnegan and not both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4559" LastEditorUserId="1604" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T17:50:32.990" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T12:39:51.167" Title="Why does Sasuke have only one Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8850" CreationDate="2014-04-23T13:24:02.393" Score="5" ViewCount="7054" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 674 page 9, Madara says that Sasuke is the only one who awakened a Sharingan with straight commas, just like his. After that, he says that there might be a connection between them, something beyond blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qVlZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pEBR2.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that an Uchiha can be distinguished by their Sharingan? Does this also mean that the power of their eye is decided by the type of commas (tomoe) they have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T09:18:57.510" LastActivityDate="2020-04-09T06:43:17.197" Title="Do the Sharingan dots decide their power/ family tree?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8849" CreationDate="2014-04-23T14:36:19.860" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe what Madara means by &quot;straight commas&quot; is that Sasuke awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan just like he did. No one in the Naruto series has been shown to possess Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan(s) besides these two, so that must be what he meant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the average Sharingan, 3 commas is the mastered form. However, Kakashi, Obito, Itachi, Sasuke and a handful of other Uchihas have been shown to have those 3 commas in their regular Sharingan. Also, all the Sharingan(s) embedded in Danzo's arm had three commas. So for Madara to say that Sasuke is the only one who awakened a Sharingan with straight commas like him, he couldn't be pertaining to the regular Sharingan, but the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4625" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T09:21:02.453" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T09:21:02.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8855" CreationDate="2014-04-23T14:41:01.443" Score="14" ViewCount="131936" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball series, we see tons of people dying and being revived by the dragon balls.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This triggered my curiosity to know which character has the most deaths to his/her name in the whole Dragon Ball series. Who is it, and how many times did he/she die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:49:31.420" LastActivityDate="2019-01-13T20:58:37.613" Title="Which character has the most deaths to his/her name?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8836" CreationDate="2014-04-23T14:44:30.107" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer to first question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A. Just in case.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ulquiorra’s a pretty careful guy. He likes to make plans. And stick to them. So it’s possible that he hides his second release just because he knows that it’s good to have an ace in the hole, just in case he ever needs it. Not that he’s planning to use it for any nefarious purposes - he just figures, why tell if he didn’t have to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulquiorra&lt;/strong&gt;: Also, I’m not really a talker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B. As a tiny act of rebellion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or you could read Ulquiorra as more of a Grimmjow-figure. You know, someone may recognize that Aizen is too powerful to actively rebel against, but who needs to do SOMETHING a little rebellious just to stay sane. Grimmjow leaves meetings early and sneaks off to the world of the living; Ulquiorra hides his second release. And this allows them to put up with working for a freakin’ shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grimmjow&lt;/strong&gt;: Um…I’m pretty sure that rebellion doesn’t count if nobody knows about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulquiorra&lt;/strong&gt;: And that’s why you get spiritual pressure slammed to the floor, and I don’t.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C. Because he was actively disloyal to Aizen.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It’s possible, though, that this wasn’t a tiny act of rebellion, but rather a big one - that Ulquiorra had some sort of secret plan to rebel against Aizen someday, and he was saving his second release for that time. In which case letting Aizen go off to the WOL with the top three espada was a damn good plan. Ulquiorra would have had the castle to himself if he hadn’t been killed by Ichigo. So close, Ulquiorra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulquiorra&lt;/strong&gt;: And I was really looking forward to sitting on that throne, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aizen&lt;/strong&gt;: Yeah, white marble is comfier than you’d think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleachlists.tumblr.com/post/48837765884/why-does-ulquiorra-keep-his-second-release-secret&quot;&gt;&quot;Why does Ulquiorra keep his second release secret?&quot; on bleachlists.tumblr.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer to second question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across an answer while scavenging the net (and I think it's pretty good):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well..the arrancars sword and the soul reapers swords are the same except for how they are released or how to manifest themselves after they are released. Arrancars have the power of soul reapers and soul reapers swords have 2 different forms shikai (1st form) and then bankai (2nd Form or release state). Now most Arrancars only have 1 sword release thats their resurreccion, resurreccion means resurrection and if u notice all arrancar release states are in spanish for some weird reason, but they only have one b/c arrancars have only been around for only about 1 year or a couple of months b/c they didn't come into existence till azien stole hogyoku out of Rukia's chest. Seeing how they're a new form of hollow but with soul reaper powers they probably have not explored all of their powers unlike soul reapers who have been around for over a 1000 years which means they would know more about their swords and how they operate. So basically the 2nd form Resurreccion segunda, which means 2nd resurrection, is the 2nd form of the sword similar to a soul reapers bankai. So in other words Arrancars haven't been around for a while which is why a lot of them don't know the other form unlike soul reapers who know both forms b/c they've been around forever. Now every arrancar has one but Ulquiorra was just the first to learn it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100522161233AAquE7o&quot;&gt;&quot;Why does Ulquiorra have two forms?&quot; on Yahoo Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer for Third one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ofcourse Aizen knew.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...[m]aybe Ulquiorra just wanted to know how much Aizen really watched, or how much he could just deduce by being insanely smart. So he kept his release hidden to see if Aizen could figure it out for himself. And like any guy who tests a god, this just didn’t end well for poor Ulquiorra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aizen&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there really any doubt that I knew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and about the ranking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maybe he wanted to stay out of the top 3.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maybe Ulquiorra just didn’t want to be in the top 3, and knew that with his second release taken into account, he would be. Ulquiorra’s smart - he might have guessed that the people who went with Aizen to Fake Karakura Town wouldn’t be coming back. Or maybe he just really likes the number 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulquiorra&lt;/strong&gt;: Actually, I just know how important the number 3 is to Halibel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Halibel&lt;/strong&gt;: …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulquiorra&lt;/strong&gt;: Don’t worry, we’re not having a moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Halibel&lt;/strong&gt;: Oh, good!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleachlists.tumblr.com/post/48837765884/why-does-ulquiorra-keep-his-second-release-secret&quot;&gt;&quot;Why does Ulquiorra keep his second release secret?&quot; on bleachlists.tumblr.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T22:37:00.793" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T22:37:00.793" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-23T15:15:26.640" Score="2" ViewCount="6217" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't take me for a fool, I know the situation, but I've been watching the fight between Itachi and Sasuke, where he said something like this from the old times: &quot;Come after me, when you will obtain the same eyes as mine, being the third to hold a MS.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He already had the Mangekyo Sharingan, so we can safely assume that he knew the story about his &quot;elders&quot;, hence knowing not just about Madara, but Izuna and of course Shisui too. Obviously, he didn't know about Obito/Kakashi, but is this a plot hole, or did Itachi really not know that along with Madara and himself, two others already possessed that kind of Sharingan, making his statement false, since Sasuke would've been at least the fifth person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I've written Shisui for purpose in the title, but we don't just have to talk about him.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3187" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T15:20:10.027" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T01:40:31.807" Title="Did Itachi know that Shisui had a Mangekyo Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8851" CreationDate="2014-04-23T18:35:22.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not so surprisingly the answer is &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Krillin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Krillin&lt;/a&gt;. While this page shows he died 3 times in total in the short summery and trivia part, but I found him dying a total of 5 times including everything. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Goku&lt;/a&gt; seems to have died only twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_the_Dragon_Ball_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Total List of all character deaths can be found here.&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T18:35:22.820" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8851" CreationDate="2014-04-23T18:48:34.310" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Krillin died the most number of times.&lt;/strong&gt; xD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_the_Dragon_Ball_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the list&lt;/a&gt; (Krillin vs Goku):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Krillin:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tien Shinhan Saga (Dragon Ball)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krillin: Killed by Tambourine. After the Tournament, he is killed by Tambourine, who was out to kill all of the greatest martial artists so that King Piccolo would go unchallenged. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saiyan Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krillin: Killed by Frieza. Frieza lifted him into the air with his mind and blew him up, inducing Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation. He was later revived with the Namekian Dragon Balls. (Note: This was Krillin's second time dying, as he was killed by Tambourine in Dragon Ball). Ep.95 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fusion Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krillin: Turned into chocolate and eaten by Super Buu. Was later revived with the Namekian Dragon Balls. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super 17 Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krillin: Killed by Android 17, who was brainwashed by his clone created from the depths of Hell. After Krillin tried to help 17 remember how much he hated Dr. Gero, Android 17 shot a Photon Flash through Krillin's chest. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In alternate timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future Krillin: Killed by the androids.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In second alternate timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Presumably killed by Goku Black&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goku:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saiyan Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku: Killed by Piccolo, though he sacrificed himself. He held Raditz in place so he could not escape, and Piccolo shot a Special Beam Cannon through both of them. Goku was later revived with the Dragon Balls. Ep.5 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cell Games Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku: Killed when Cell self destructs, after Goku took him to King Kai's planet. He is revived several years later when Old Kai gives him his life. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In alternate timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future Goku: Died of a heart virus. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hit Arc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Killed by Hit (Dragon Ball Super episode 71)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second alternate timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Killed by Goku Black when he and Zamasu switch bodies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2019-01-13T20:58:37.613" LastActivityDate="2019-01-13T20:58:37.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8863" CreationDate="2014-04-23T19:18:49.653" Score="9" ViewCount="1548" Body="&lt;p&gt;I never really figured this out. Is Sakurai-sensei always super-uncomfortable around people? Or is she nervous? Usually sweat drops jumping off someone is a vfx for surprise, but I don't think this is the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbA5mm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ee7upm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's up with those crazy sweat drop novas all the time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T20:49:50.917" Title="Why is Sakurai-sensei always sweating like a sprinkler?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8857" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8858" CreationDate="2014-04-23T19:30:38.030" Score="4" ViewCount="1698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever Sasahara does something mildly inappropriate in Tachibana's presence, such as playing video games under the desk or reading a manga while he's supposed to be working on some sort of school assignment, Tachibana reacts out of proportion and unleashes a barrage of deadly firepower, but he doesn't even react to that. What's this supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SGHRv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SGHRvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FQDqb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FQDqbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kDPtB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kDPtBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MbL73.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MbL73m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5hbHK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5hbHKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MFTsj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MFTsjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jRDBm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jRDBmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T15:22:03.920" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T15:22:03.920" Title="Why is Misato Tachibana always shooting Koujirou Sasahara?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8857" CreationDate="2014-04-23T19:39:39.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is because Tachibana is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsundere&lt;/a&gt;, she even got her own slang term of it due to her extreme tsundere attitude, called GUNdere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misato Tachibana is a peach haired high school girl who generally acts cold towards Koujirou whenever he does anything that reminds her of how she likes him, or simply doing anything at all. She is a member of the Kendo club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misato's feelings usually materialize as assault with various guns and heavy weaponry that come out of nowhere, which Koujirou miraculously survives despite being injured, and just turns white with the dust. In reality Misato has feelings for Koujirou, but due to her tsundere attitude, she constantly denies her feelings and shoots Koujirou. She somehow manages to always trace everything back to Koujirou in conversations, even when he wasn't involved in it, leading her to wildly deny accusations, such as marriage and children, that nobody said. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://nichijou.wikia.com/wiki/Misato_Tachibana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T19:39:39.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8853" CreationDate="2014-04-23T19:47:52.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not a plot hole. And he isn't necessarily wrong. He just meant the third person &lt;em&gt;alive&lt;/em&gt;. Of course he knew about Shisui, he had his eye. Of course he knew about Izuna and Madara too since he introduced their story to Sasuke. And he probably knew about other unnamed Uchihas too, if there were any, because as he said the Uchihas were killing their best friends for decades to achieve it. So I can't find any other logical explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T19:47:52.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8848" CreationDate="2014-04-23T19:54:54.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that he chose not to use the other one. With the Rinnegan not able to use Sharingan's abilities, it's probably better to use both at the same time. Madara was seen switching back and forth between the Rinnegan and Sharingan, so it should be something that Sasuke can do as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4626" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T12:22:35.983" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T12:22:35.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8861" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-23T20:13:38.060" Score="6" ViewCount="7428" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a break in the story of both the manga and the anime that fans will be familiar with: chapter 15 (&quot;The Fish Gaze&quot;) in the manga and episode 12 (&quot;One eyed fish&quot;) in the anime. In it, the &quot;youth&quot; of Ginko is shown, and the origin of his missing eye and white hair is explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing which has bugged me a bit is the ominous prophecy attached to it. Nui, Ginko's de facto mentor/rescuer tells him that the fish in a local pond (and she herself) only have one eye since they got exposed too much to the silver light created by a very powerful mushi, which she calls &lt;a href=&quot;http://mushi-shi.wikia.com/wiki/Ginko_%28Mushi%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ginko&lt;/a&gt; (a huge, silver fish).&#xA;Nui notes that those who lose both eyes to it get turned into a mushi themselves, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://mushi-shi.wikia.com/wiki/Tokoyami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokoyami&lt;/a&gt;. Nui also mentions that she performed experiments on fish that had already lost an eye, which showed that once they had lost an eye, they would invariably lose the other and turn into Tokoyami, even if they were never exposed to the silver light again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the story, Ginko (the main character, not the Mushi) loses an eye as well. &lt;strong&gt;Does this mean that Ginko's death is certain and unavoidable?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4627" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:59:05.867" LastActivityDate="2018-11-11T17:36:12.880" Title="Is Ginko's death a foregone conclusion (in the Mushishi storyline)?" Tags="&lt;mushishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8856" CreationDate="2014-04-23T20:45:24.310" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter who Sakurai-sensei is talking to (other teachers, students, etc) she has those panic bubbles/sweat drops around her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took this to mean she's just a naturally nervous person instead of being uncomfortable around people. I can't think of anything in the show that implied she was uncomfortable around others since she was always willing to help and talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4628" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T20:45:24.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8856" CreationDate="2014-04-23T20:47:47.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably just an exaggeration of her being nervous and/or shy. As her personality bio on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nichijou.wikia.com/wiki/Izumi_Sakurai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nichijou Wikia&lt;/a&gt; says, &quot;Izumi is a very nice young woman, but she is usually very shy, flustered, and easily frightened.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OverlyNervousFlopSweat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Overly Nervous Flop Sweat&lt;/a&gt; trope, though that page doesn't have a section for anime or manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other instances of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danganronpa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3rhukm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chii:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5XeK9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kero:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HB3g1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T20:49:50.917" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T20:49:50.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="366" CreationDate="2014-04-23T21:12:45.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Human Instrumentality Project was occurring. As evidenced by the tel-op in Episode 25 stating &quot;And then...The instrumentality of mankind begins&quot; after Gendo fetches Rei and other lines. Another example is an Episode 26 tel-op that reads &quot;In other words, the instrumentality of souls was still ongoing&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of existentialism presented in the final two episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of similar &quot;real world&quot; scenes in both (Misato and Ritsuko dead in Episode 25, Eva-02 under the lake), some fans take the final 2 episodes as being a variation of what's occurring (e.g. metaphysical events vs in the real world) during the The End of Evangelion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of your opinions on how both endings fit, what's happening in the final episode is Shinji's personal experiences of Instrumentality and how he views himself (and how the cast views him) as an individual; Shinji struggling to find his own self worth and reasons for living. The alternate reality sequence near the ending is an example of another possible reality, something to help Shinji realize he can find self-worth in the real world without clinging onto Eva/his identity as an Eva pilot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have a copy of the Platinum (Renewal in Japan) release of NGE, the translations should be pretty clear on what exactly is happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4628" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T21:12:45.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8846" CreationDate="2014-04-23T21:32:05.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the talismans will not work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's stated at the end of the story that all magic in the world disappeared along with the Trees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why this happens, it's because of how magic works (described in Chapter 3 of the manga, pages 17-18). When a mage uses magic, their powers are being borrowed directly from a Tree. None of the mages ever have their own magical power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, talismans are conduits, not batteries. Any magical power that's being stored would still be owned by the Tree of Genesis until it's actually used, with the talisman acting as a conduit between the Tree of Genesis and the person whose skin is touching the talisman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give a relatable example: It'd be like if you &lt;em&gt;(the mage)&lt;/em&gt; went out and got a refillable Visa card &lt;em&gt;(the talisman)&lt;/em&gt; and then put some money &lt;em&gt;(magical power)&lt;/em&gt; on it in case of an emergency. The Visa card is &quot;storing&quot; your money, and anyone can use it as long as you're there to sign for it &lt;em&gt;(the mage's voice activation)&lt;/em&gt;. However, if Visa &lt;em&gt;(the Tree of Genesis)&lt;/em&gt; suddenly ceases to exist one day, your Visa card is completely worthless, and all the money it was storing will be gone forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was alluded to near the beginning of the manga, when Hakaze had to ask the Tree of Genesis for power in order to use the talisman to find Aika's killer (chapter 2, page 21 in the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later (chapter 3, page 18), Hakaze explains that talismans still require voice activation, because the Tree of Genesis won't supply its magical power unless the mage asks for it verbally. It's explained that the main characters are able to use the worn talismans without Hakaze's voice because Hakaze verbally asked the Tree of Genesis for that magical power ahead of time, and then asked for the given power to be activated when the wearer of the talisman invokes it mentally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unfortunately for them, the characters of Zetsuen no Tempest won't have the ability to use magic anymore, with or without talismans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="3387" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T21:37:34.670" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T21:37:34.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8829" CreationDate="2014-04-23T22:03:47.290" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/dengeki_mahouka/status/64639399228473344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this tweet&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an a camisole-style lace garment can be worn under the jacket, it's as an optional accessory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RduPn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seifuku?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ervY5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Miyuki!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I don't believe there's functional purpose to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T22:03:47.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8869" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8870" CreationDate="2014-04-23T22:50:25.547" Score="1" ViewCount="172" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episodes 7, 8 and 9 of &lt;em&gt;Maria-sama ga Miteru (Maria Watches Over Us)&lt;/em&gt;, they are set around Valentines Day. it's stated that at around this time Rosa Chinensis (Yōko Mizuno), Rosa Gigantea (Sei Satō) and Rosa Foetida (Eriko Torii) took their final exams and were waiting on their university selections which Sei got hers first and got her first choice and their graduations approching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episodes 10 and 11 the events are set during Christmas where Sei's and Shiori Kubo relationship is revealed. in one scene Sei's and her petite sœur Shimako Tōdō are talking about Christmas and Sei makes reference to the upcoming exams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When i saw the preview for Episode 12 it seems to carry on from the last part of Episode 9  with Yumi Fukuzawa and Sachiko Ogasawara are going on their date they had planned after Valentines Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, what exactly is the timeline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T22:50:25.547" Title="What is the timeline for the first Season of Maria Watches Over Us?" Tags="&lt;maria-sama-ga-miteru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8869" CreationDate="2014-04-23T22:50:25.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode numbers relate to the order they were broadcast. chronologically speaking in the series Episodes 7, 8 and 9 occur after Episodes 10 and 11 with Episode 12 occurring after 9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the linear notes in the bonus menu of the RightStuf DVD (Disk 3), the Valentines Day Episodes were aired earlier as the initial broadcast date for Episode 7 fell on/around February 14 which is Valentines Day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the 3 Valentines Day Episodes are tightly connected together in terms of plot they couldn't just broadcast episode 7 and be done with it so the 3 episodes was broadcast in sequence and 10 and 11 broadcast after before the conclusion of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T22:50:25.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8836" CreationDate="2014-04-23T22:55:02.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He had no motivation to show Aizen his true power, he was never shown to have any aspirations to become stronger or be recognised as the most powerful like some other characters, he always spoke about his and other's strengths as if they were just facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was annoyed because he was so clearly stronger than Ichigo that it seemed stupid to him that Ichigo wouldn't give up, that's why he showed him his second release. He was already absolutely trouncing him in his initial release, it wasn't like Goku going Super Saiyan to defeat Frieza out of necessity, it would have been like Goku then going Super Saiyan 2 and ripping Frieza's limbs off one at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's the only one with a second release because he's the only one who figured out how to go further, again becoming stronger in your first release is probably completely separate to working out how to go to second release. There's no reason to think it's unique to him, although it is possible, it's more likely that he was just the first to figure it out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd love to say that if Aizen knew about his second release he would have been the top Espada, as to me he seemed the most powerful and the coolest. Considering the ridiculous extent to which he was smashing Ichigo it's hard to believe he wouldn't have been at least above Harribel, who never really did anything overly impressive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think Ulquiorra in his second release was the most powerful thing we've seen so far other than Aizen and Ichigo post-Dangai, but I'm sure many people and probably even the author would disagree with me. The rankings were always a little dubious anyway, again, Harribel was pathetic, and it was absolutely bizarre when Yammy claimed to be the top Espada, and then was killed by Kenpachi and Byakuya, offscreen, without any apparent effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T21:08:35.563" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T21:08:35.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8768" CreationDate="2014-04-23T23:10:45.183" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good story and worth reading. I don't understand why you want to be involved, but are too lazy to read the story. Being too lazy or uninterested to pay attention to a story is absolutely fine, there are far too many books/manga/tv shows for any one person to read even a tiny fraction of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Naruto is not factual, you won't learn anything by finding out what's going on in the current arc. It isn't based on current events, so the older episodes aren't dated or irrelevant. I just don't know why you're in such a hurry, there are more than 300 episodes out but they aren't going anywhere. You can watch a few, then leave them for a few months and watch some more, there isn't any pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see the knowledge you get by watching Naruto as a goal, rather than a side effect of enjoying the story. The only possible reason I can think for this is that you want to discuss Naruto with your friends, or you're just insane and think it might be true. But either way, there just isn't a way to get all the knowledge without watching the show, your friends have each spent hundreds of hours getting to know Naruto and the story, you can't spend a few hours reading and get all the knowledge they have. And even if you could read descriptions of all the events, you wouldn't remember any of it, without context it's just a bunch of weird Japanese names fighting each other at random. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realise I haven't answered your question at all, but I hope you read this and reconsider, there's nothing wrong with not caring/knowing about Naruto, and there's nothing wrong with watching a bit of Naruto every now and then, but all you're gonna guarantee is that if you do enjoy the story you'll completely ruin it for yourself with all these half remembered facts you accumulate, and if you don't like it you've just wasted your time trying to understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T23:10:45.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="238" CreationDate="2014-04-23T23:45:07.203" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the Guardians &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; shout &quot;Make up!&quot; before properly transforming, so manicures and lipstick fit the motif nicely of transforming into &lt;em&gt;Pretty&lt;/em&gt; Guardians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus (Season 3 transformations that Anno worked on, but still works) from the R2 DVDs as an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ZfImK6n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haruka&amp;#39;s manicure&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/klJ5JjE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lipstick&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/sOgXZx6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;End transformation pose&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I answered this quite some time after the question was asked, but I'm sure it's helpful to someone out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4628" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T13:35:16.203" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T13:35:16.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8876" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8891" CreationDate="2014-04-24T13:25:35.533" Score="4" ViewCount="1072" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genre:&lt;/strong&gt; Probably Shoujo/Fantasy or magic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type of media:&lt;/strong&gt; TV show/OVA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Characters:&lt;/strong&gt; Mostly girls with one main heroine and a male protagonist living in modern times (school attendance was probably involved)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot:&lt;/strong&gt; The story revolves around girls with &quot;spirits&quot; they use to fight. The main heroine was using a &quot;fire spirit&quot; but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes. There also was a smaller girl, which was firstly her rival but they became friends after some time. The little girl was using a huge sword and in one scene in park lot she cut a car in half. Apart from the girls there is also a love story involved with the main heroine and a boy. In the end they have to fight some evil villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time range:&lt;/strong&gt; I watched it around year 2006?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is as vague as it can get, but if someone could recognize it - it would be much appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4639" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T22:03:04.557" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T22:03:04.557" Title="What is this show about girls that use &quot;spirits&quot; to fight?" Tags="&lt;mai-hime&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:25:14.853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8878" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:13:38.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EgDFc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marimite season 4 image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maria-sama ga Miteru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (マリア様がみてる, lit. &quot;Maria Watches Over Us&quot;), often shortened to &lt;em&gt;Marimite&lt;/em&gt; (マリみて) is a light novel series by Oyuki Konno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about a group of teenage girls attending the Catholic Lillian Girls' Academy in Tokyo, Japan, and focuses on the lives and close relationships of the school's student council, known as the Yamayuri Council. It is broken up into 3 families, Chinensis (Red Rose), Gigantea (Yellow Rose) and Foetida (White Rose), each headed by a senior Lady Rose (or &lt;em&gt;Rosa&lt;/em&gt;). A Rosa has a junior student as their younger sister or &lt;em&gt;petite sœur&lt;/em&gt; called an &lt;em&gt;en bouton&lt;/em&gt; who in turn may have a younger sister of their own known as an &lt;em&gt;en bouton petite sœur&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often the story is focused on the developing relationship of the Chinensis Family couple Sachiko Ogasawara and her en bouton (en bouton petite sœur in Season 1) Yumi Fukuzawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels have been adapted into a manga and a 4-season anime (season 3 being a 5-episode OVA). A spinoff special called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maria-sama ni wa Naisho&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (マリア様にはないしょ。, lit. &quot;Don't Tell Mother Maria&quot;) is a series of small humourous &quot;outtakes&quot; in a &quot;chibi&quot; style that often inflates key character traits such as Kanako's size or Sei's teasing of Yumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-sama_ga_Miteru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maria-sama ga Miteru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=15772&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maria-sama ga Miteru&lt;/em&gt; (light novel)&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:28:32.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:28:32.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8879" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:13:38.567" Score="0" Body="&quot;Maria-sama ga Miteru&quot; (abbr. &quot;MariMite&quot;; or, &quot;Maria Watches Over Us&quot;) is a light novel series by Oyuki Konno. It has a 4-season anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:28:32.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:28:32.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8880" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:20:51.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxN0d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &quot;The Irregular at Magic High School&quot;) is a light novel series by Tsutomu Satou about a guy named Shiba Tatsuya, and his sister Miyuki. The light novels currently span 16 chapters, with more to come in the future, and follow both siblings through their high school lives, with chapter one beginning on their first day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Light_Novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Light novels&lt;/a&gt;, currently 16 chapters published. First volume was released on July 10, 2011, and the series is still ongoing. Written by Tsutomu Satou, with illustrations by Kana Ishida.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An anime series spanning chapters 1-4, and 6-7 of the light novels, omitting chapter 5. Running from April 5, 2014 to September 27, 2014, it was produced by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madhouse.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alongside the anime, an OVA series of short episodes was released, titled &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Yoku Wakaru Mahouka&lt;/em&gt;. These feature 'chibi' style variations on some of the series' characters, and attempt to provide some insight on some of the concepts that the anime doesn't spend much, or any, time explaining. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are several manga adaptations of the light novels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Nyuugaku Hen&lt;/em&gt;), which follows chapters 1-2 of the light novels, and ran from December 17, 2011 to September 18, 2013 with 4 volumes. It was written by Fumino Hayashi and Tsutomu Satou, with illustrations by Kana Ishida.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Kyuukousen-hen&lt;/em&gt;, which follows chapters 3-4 of the light novels. Running from October 18, 2013, it is still ongoing and currently has 3 volumes. It is written by Tsutomu Satou with illustrations from Kana Ishida.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Yokohama Souran-hen&lt;/em&gt;, which follows chapters 6-7 of the light novels. Running from October 18, 2013, it is still ongoing with 3 volumes at present. It is written by Tsutomu Satou with illustrations from Gin Amau.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen&lt;/em&gt;, which follows the flashback potions of chapter 8 of the light novels. Running from February 27, 2014, it is still ongoing, currently with 2 volumes. It is written by Tsutomu Satou with illustrations from Waki Ikawa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei&lt;/em&gt;, a spin-off manga that follows the story through the eyes of Miyuki rather than Tatsuya. Running from April 27, 2012, it is still ongoing and currently has 5 volumes. It is written by Tsutomu Satou, with illustrations by Yu Mori.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there are two video games related to the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: LOST ZERO&lt;/em&gt;, a mobile game for Android and iOS produced by &lt;em&gt;BeXide&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Square Enix&lt;/em&gt;. It was released on September 4, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order&lt;/em&gt;, a game for the PlayStation Vita produced by &lt;em&gt;Bandai Namco Games&lt;/em&gt;. It was released December 25, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irregular_at_Magic_High_School&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Irregular at Magic High School&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Irregular at Magic High School Wikia site&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T13:52:32.727" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T13:52:32.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8881" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:20:51.947" Score="0" Body="&quot;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&quot; (or, &quot;The Irregular at Magic High School&quot;) is a light novel series by Tsutomu Satou about a guy named Shiba Tatsuya who is basically Magic Jesus." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:26:29.527" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:26:29.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8882" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:41:39.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qrvTHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zetsuen no Tempest promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (official English title: &lt;em&gt;Blast of Tempest&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series by Kyou Shirodaira about Shakespeare and murderous trees. A 24-episode anime adaptation aired from October 2012 to March 2013&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_of_Tempest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blast of Tempest&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3396" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T17:57:49.723" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T17:57:49.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8883" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:41:39.517" Score="0" Body="Zetsuen no Tempest (&quot;Blast of Tempest&quot;) is a manga series by Kyou Shirodaira about Shakespeare and the Tree of Genesis and Exodus." OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-23T07:10:44.610" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T07:10:44.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-24T16:05:43.773" Score="1" ViewCount="1676" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 674 of the Naruto manga, Madara uses a techinique called &lt;em&gt;Senpou: Inton Raiha&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is this technique related to the black lightning attack of the Third Raikage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3032" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-04-24T16:08:48.853" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T17:14:12.210" Title="Is Senpou: Inton Raiha related to the Third Raikage's black lightning attack?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8876" CreationDate="2014-04-24T16:15:29.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds kind of like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_Stigma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/a&gt; (Stigma of the Wind). A 24 episode series that aired back in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/quKjE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN's synopsis&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ayano is the heir to the house of Kannagi, a house with ties to the spirit of fire, whose members are all fire users. All except for her cousin, Kazuma. After he was defeated by Ayano, his father banished him from the house in disgrace. Kazuma ran off and changed his surname to Yagami. He formed a contract with the spirit of wind and becomes a powerful wind user. Four years later, he returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T16:15:29.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6600" CreationDate="2014-04-24T17:19:46.330" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thanks to a very diligent redditor I was able to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eP3tC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Great Navy Battle: 20,000 Miles of Love&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;海底大戦争 愛の20,000マイル&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Great Navy Battle: 20,000 Miles of Love&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Released by Tatsonoku in 1981. Apparently it was dubbed by Harmony Gold as &lt;strong&gt;Undersea Encounter&lt;/strong&gt; but was never released for home video, which probably explains why there's almost no trace of it in the web except for a few cover images and brief synopses (mostly in Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T17:19:46.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-24T19:40:37.700" Score="4" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to remember the name of a multi-volume story. Each volume was perhaps 20-25cm x 10cm x 3cm thick, perhaps 120 pages? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not in colour - black/white line drawing with some cross hatch shading (not grey scale shading in the rubbed style). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Story has a girl in a large waterproof underwater + warrior suit, like a knight but bulbous and big. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She has some sort of &quot;magical&quot; abilities, I think. Not all that sure about this bit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She visits castles and keeps, helps people with problems, quests, etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Story has a flying ship thing run by a manic-depressive (bipolar) guy who dresses like a dandy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This guy also has a maid/cook girl with an odd disease - she has holes and missing limbs, I think it's called &quot;Null disease&quot;. Other people across the lands have it as well. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knight girl meets up with flying ship guy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember the books from about 12 years ago, maybe? Not sure when they were written. I also remember them being in English AND left-top-right reading, not right-to-left style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T17:11:10.160" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T17:11:10.160" Title="Lost name of multi book series about a girl knight and a bipolar guy" Tags="&lt;aqua-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:25:17.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8876" CreationDate="2014-04-24T21:03:05.110" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the first title that appeared in my mind when reading your description were these three animes called....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magic Knight Rayeart&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/435/Magic_Knight_Rayearth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(MAL Page)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But then it only fits &quot;The main heroine was using a &quot;fire spirit&quot; but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes ...The little girl was using a huge sword... In the end they have to fight some evil villain.&quot; and it won't fit &quot;living in modern times&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then, when I tried googling, I also found....  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/355/Shakugan_no_Shana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(MAL Page)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It fits &quot;The main heroine was using a &quot;fire spirit&quot;..., ...firstly her rival but they became friends after some time. The little girl was using a huge sword too. Apart from the girls there is also a love story involved with the main heroine and a boy. In the end they have to fight some evil villain.&quot; and are &quot;living in modern times&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after searching more thoroughly, I found....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mai-HiMe&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/98/Mai-HiME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(MAL Page)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My-HiME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;It seems to fit most of your description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for this kind of random guess, but well even if none of them is the answer, at least it makes the possibility getting narrower...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T01:51:47.557" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T01:51:47.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-25T00:05:48.653" Score="1" ViewCount="646" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Rukia gets grabbed by Yammy in Las Noches:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RNvewm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yammy then throws her at the ground, but she is falling for more than a couple of minutes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zWPtSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Ichigo jumps from above the sky in Las Noches and makes it to her before she hits the ground:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UazR5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know physics is not always followed in anime but this just seems &lt;em&gt;so far off&lt;/em&gt;. Why would the animators do this? The scene does not seem way too important to me, and you don't even see Ichigo save Rukia—it is implied that he does as he is seen standing next to her when the smoke clears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens at the end of episode 285 and into episode 286.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4612" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T08:27:22.517" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T08:27:22.517" Title="Why does Rukia fall for so long when getting thrown by Yammy?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-25T00:18:37.500" Score="1" ViewCount="764" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through all of the episodes containing Muramasa when the Shinigami's Zanpakuto materialize, some of them are very different from each other. Mainly Hisagi and his Zanpakuto Kazeshini. Even after he is released from Muramasa's spell, Kazeshini tries to kill Hisagi and says that he only wants to kill people. But according to the Bleach intro the Zanpakuto are born with the abilities based on&#xA;their Shinigami. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why are they so often different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C5QBR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Tsqs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4612" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T06:11:04.803" Title="Why are Shinigami and their Zanpakuto so different?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9156" CreationDate="2014-04-25T04:33:13.127" Score="4" ViewCount="14911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking of reading the Silver Spoon manga by Hiromu Arakawa, and while I'd probably start from the first chapter anyway, I'm wondering which chapters of the manga have already been covered by the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which specific chapters do the first and second seasons cover respectively? I read on Yahoo Answers that the first season goes up to the end of volume 4, but given that there's been a second season, I'd like some more information on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T05:56:22.057" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T05:56:22.057" Title="Which Silver Spoon chapters have been covered by the anime?" Tags="&lt;silver-spoon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8893" CreationDate="2014-04-25T06:11:04.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess my comment seemed answery &amp;amp; I used to have such fond memories of Bleach so here goes. Disclaimer: if you're willing to accept lazy filler writing as the answer, do not read anything below this statement because I don't have classes tomorrow so I thought I'd write &amp;amp; reminisce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasons why the personification of Zanpakuto do not directly reflect their shinigami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Literary sense&lt;/strong&gt; would dictate the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character Overlap&lt;/strong&gt; is unpopular &amp;amp; otherwise bad. You don't want to give every character of focus a clone. It's just bad writing to introduce partners as complete doppelgangers. It's different when that clone-character is referential to someone else (everyone in Naruto who was &lt;em&gt;like Naruto&lt;/em&gt;) or substituting (also in Naruto, when Sai was a &lt;em&gt;new Sasuke&lt;/em&gt;). Those are typically OK (but should not abused, Naruto). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lack of material&lt;/strong&gt; is the biggest reason for every problem Bleach has ever faced -- this is fact. Otherwise, it'd still be a beloved powerhouse than a retiring flagship of entertainment. With identical plots, new characters or focusing on B characters seem like an OK idea to seem fresh.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Filler arcs&lt;/strong&gt; demaaaand disposable conflict, that is, sometimes you get ones knowing they're just buying time so they don't even attempt to seem exciting and other times you get game-changers and you cry knowing the cute girl who isn't useless will die or leave. In this case, everything would wrap up with a smirk by the sunset for &quot;even though we had our differences, we'll move forward&quot;. Keep in mind, delivering this can be cheesy so it often gets rushed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thought-provoking&lt;/strong&gt; topics or questions like yours is a subplot waiting to boil but all too often it's just left to fizzle without details. Which leads me to my next speculated point,&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Self-reflection/acceptance&lt;/strong&gt; implies dealing with the parts of yourself that you know you need and how to achieve them. Like, Ichigo's inner world reacts to the good (hometown, maybe more) and bad (raining on all of that, drowning in it) in his life. But his frustrations with himself turned into a seasoned old guy and animal instinct-man who create a demand that Ichigo needs to be stronger to overcome the odds. Rukia, the cute tomboy/soldier focused a lot on being militant, but has inner fascination with beauty only seen in her inspiration from Shiba Miyako (Kaien's wife), Byakuya's art &amp;amp; strength, and it can be argued that this is represented in her zanpakuto's embodiment. Also Sode no Shirayuki in this arc is bothered that Rukia's primary personality makes her just a military tool. Even though Muramasa's powers promotes the feelings of being oppressed to persuade the spirits to fight their Shinigami, the underlying ideas are still there in most of them -- or just secretly made up reasons to move plot because filler rarely has decent direction.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just a lot of open-ended conjecture that has good intentions of making fans expand on the characters they enjoy, hence those two examples up top and this following final piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Speculation]&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazeshini's personality is one that Hisagi detests not solely because of &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; he is but instead &lt;em&gt;who&lt;/em&gt; he is -- the extension of his very soul. He doesn't emphasize with Kazeshini which makes it a part of himself he cannot identify. Kazeshini reflects this confusion which is why they agree to disagree. Alternatively, if they meet halfway, neither would be stifled by fear (to kill) or frustration (that seems weak). Achieving Bankai is probably about releasing insecurities &amp;amp; inhibitions to become whole or enlightened -- you know, growing with your sword instead of against/away from it -- or that was the original idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[/Speculation]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T06:11:04.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8892" CreationDate="2014-04-25T06:33:07.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I timed it at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-realm.com/Bleach-episode-286-2-sub.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:18-5:34ish&lt;/a&gt; for the animation of release to smoke cloud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, the stretch of physics would be bad if he threw her &lt;em&gt;underneath&lt;/em&gt; him, near his feet. But my eyes saw his arm stretched out away from his body after the toss in an attempt to basically spear-chuck her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My speculation would be that they're relying on a set of three overlapping times: Ichigo's catchup (shortest span of observed time), Yammy's toss (short span of observed time), and Rukia's trajectory (longest span of observed time to get in frantic dialogue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For anime fluff, this feels around average.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T06:33:07.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8884" CreationDate="2014-04-25T17:05:29.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art%3a_Yin_Release_Lightning_Dispatch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Senpou: Inton Raiha&lt;/a&gt; - Raiton and Inton mixed together to form a branched dangerous lightning network . The flashes can be fired from both hands simultaneously. Senpou: Inton Raiha uses Sage of Six Path's chakra. And till now there have been only 4 characters to use Sage of Six Path's chakra - Obito, Madara, Naruto and Sasuke. It is highly unlikely that Third raikage knew/believed in Rikudou Senin let alone had his chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Third raikage's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Lightning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;black lightening&lt;/a&gt; was unique to him and later used by Darui too and it is shown that it can be used at a single target at a time. It covers the whole body of the user while Senpou: Inton Raiha comes out from hands of user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="3343" LastEditDate="2014-04-25T17:14:12.210" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T17:14:12.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8884" CreationDate="2014-04-25T17:11:49.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Naruto wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art%3a_Yin_Release_Lightning_Dispatch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Senpou: Inton Raiha&lt;/a&gt; is a combination of senjutsu, Yin Release and Lightning Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Lightning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Lightning&lt;/a&gt; is a typical lightning release jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence Inton Raiha and Black Lightning are not related to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T17:11:49.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8959" CreationDate="2014-04-25T17:52:49.143" Score="13" ViewCount="1691" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the start of the series, we saw the Tailed Beasts as large, vicious, and angry entities bound inside the bodies of their &lt;em&gt;jinchuriki&lt;/em&gt;. They were shown to despise the humans who bound them and used their power for personal gain. But they weren't always like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, they were shown as small and emotionally open towards the Sage of Six Paths. While I understand why they hate humans &lt;em&gt;now&lt;/em&gt;, I don't understand why and how they grew larger from their small size to something equivalent to an 'adult size'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are now shown as a large mass of chakra. When they die, they reform. Also, as we have seen, when the &lt;em&gt;Kyuubi&lt;/em&gt; was divided into two separate parts, his size was reduced. But that reduction in chakra didn't make him small again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone explain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did the Tailed Beasts grow from chibi to adult size? (Do they grow up like normal animals?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, do chibi Tailed Beasts have less power and chakra than their adult forms?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-13T00:52:53.380" LastActivityDate="2021-05-13T00:52:53.380" Title="How and why did the Tailed Beasts grow up?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8555" CreationDate="2014-04-25T19:36:40.050" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's one of Nobita's classmates that appears as a recurring character. The 2005 series seems to have introduced more minor characters, most of whom are unnamed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the episode 熱血！のび太の運動会, the general layout of the classroom looks something like this (only recurring characters are indicated):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dhvvT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nobita&amp;#39;s Class&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Students: ~20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;[  Girl A  |  Girl D  ]&#xA;[    ×     |  Shizuka ]    [    ×     |     ×    ]  [    ×     |     ×    ]&#xA;[   Gian   |     ×    ]    [  Nobita  | Dekisugi ]  [  Boy C   |  Boy D   ]&#xA;[    ×     |   Boy B  ]    [  Boy A   |   Boy E  ]  [  Suneo   |  Girl C  ]&#xA;[    ×     |     ×    ]    [  Girl B  |  Girl E  ]  [  Girl F  |     ×    ]&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Uatz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Source shots&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for her name, I'm not so sure. She's neither named nor addressed directly in the Japanese subtitled version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of Nobita's classmates' names seem to be on here, from ためしにさようなら: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vtwiw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Class no minna&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;田中○○子&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;鈴木○夫&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;大川○○夫&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;大田○司&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;佐○由美&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;近藤○キ&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;山田○介&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;山川○男&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;吉田○夫&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;佐藤○美&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Either they literally have ○s in their names, or it was intentional.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that not all of Nobita's classmates signed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From watching other episodes, I have deduced the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boy A and B are the ever-popular recurring side characters Yasuo (安雄) and Haruo (はる夫).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters seem to refer to the girl as &quot;委員長 (class-rep),&quot; so I guess she's the class rep... and it should make sense for her to sign it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy A： 鈴木安雄 (see above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy B： 大川春夫 (see above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy C： Either 山川○男　or　吉田○夫?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy D： 山田○介&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy E： 佐藤正美 (recurring character)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girl A： 近藤○キ (It's the class-rep?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girl B： ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girl C： ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girl D： 田中悦子 (recurring character)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girl E： 大田○司&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode ツルリン！先生がとまらない mentions 4 more classmate names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;吉満宏之&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;水上由季&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;竹腰康広&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;吉藤彩子&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that the two girls with missing names are named here... or they could be some other classmates/people altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPGtS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;more names&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T18:53:26.427" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T18:53:26.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8888" CreationDate="2014-04-25T21:27:43.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;found it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqua-Knight-v-Yukito-Kishiro/dp/1569316341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1398461089&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=aqua+knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqua-Knight-v-Yukito-Kishiro/dp/1569316341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1398461089&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=aqua+knight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aqua Knight - Yukito Kishiro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4652" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T21:27:43.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8916" CreationDate="2014-04-25T22:17:43.693" Score="2" ViewCount="1106" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it something they are born with or is there an explanation at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4653" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T22:01:50.877" Title="How do weapons get the ability to transform?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-26T03:27:31.943" Score="2" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know, in &lt;em&gt;Kuroko no Basketball&lt;/em&gt;, Midorimia usually brings along a lucky charm according to his horoscope for each day. For example, he once bought a bear with a fish in its mouth, as that was the lucky charm for the day. However, in the Winter Preliminaries against Seiho, I haven't seen him mentioning a lucky charm or holding a lucky charm, and I also couldn't see any lucky charm on the benches during the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/On6Bj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this just that he forgot about it? Or was this a problem with the writers and producers, as they may have forgotten to include this crucial detail? I think this is quite unusual for Midorimia to not have a lucky charm during the game, as he has clearly demonstrated that he always had one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I noticed this during Season 2, Episode 30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T15:21:06.797" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T18:01:28.933" Title="Did Midorima forget to bring his lucky charm in the Winter Preliminaries?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8849" CreationDate="2014-04-26T05:09:39.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the statement does have something to do with the Eternal Mangekyo, but it's not the only reason. If you look at Sasuke and Madara's Eternal Mangekyo, they are the only ones with straight lines (straight commas) within them. I think that is what they are talking about, as their normal Sharingan has normal commas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4656" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T09:29:33.893" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T09:29:33.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8725" CreationDate="2014-04-26T06:27:56.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would recommend you to refer to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Team_Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;site&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.It explains that Minato was Jiraiya's student and Jiraiya took special interest in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This group was the genin team led by one of the Legendary Sannin: Jiraiya some time after he left the Ame Orphans and returned to Konohagakure. Its only known member is Minato Namikaze, who Jiraiya took special interest in. Minato would later become the Fourth Hokage. The names of the other two members, as well as their status, are unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AhlAK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Minato as a child;Jirauya was his tutor&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this I can speculate that Jiraiya taught him Frog summoning technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="3081" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T12:43:33.133" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T12:43:33.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8853" CreationDate="2014-04-26T06:57:17.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe I understood your question a bit. I will try to elaborate on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you check out the episode of the Nine Tails attacking the Leaf Village, you must have noticed different age groups of various characters. Kakashi, Gai, and Asuma were depicted as teenagers. There is even a clip where Itachi was holding the infant Sasuke on his lap, assuring him that he would always protect him. Itachi was around 10-11 years old. By this, I can conclude that &lt;strong&gt;Kakashi was an elder to Itachi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your question you stated that:-&quot;Obviously, he[Itachi] didn't know about Obito/Kakashi&quot;,I would like to highlight something which could  contradict with your statement. Itachi &lt;strong&gt;did know&lt;/strong&gt; about Kakashi as he was a prodigy in his age. Getting Sharingan after Obito's death made him &lt;strong&gt;a source of attraction&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;By then, Obito was out of the picture completely [since everyone assumed him to be dead]&lt;/strong&gt;. At the beginning of the Shippuuden episodes, Itachi called Kakashi, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Copy Ninja&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, while he fought against him. Now, coming to your question, Itachi couldn't figure out the man behind Tobi's mask. &lt;strong&gt;Because of his boastful nature and strong power&lt;/strong&gt;, Obito made Itachi believe that he was Madara. Obito's calling himself Madara depicts his deceptional and boastful behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this, I can say that there is no plot hole anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2077/debal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;debal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; said, both Kakashi and Itachi were in ANBU group.By this we can conclude that both knew each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT II&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it clearer we can list all current know Mangenkyo users and how they have or might have obtained it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi - It is thought he killed Shisui but did not. Very likely he witnessed Shisui's death. I can think of one scenario but it's just a speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Itachi saw Shisui for the last time, he had MS activated. I think Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Itachi and made Itachi to kill Shisui. Itachi can't remember it, 'cause Shisui used Kotoamatsukami, so the victim isn't aware that they're being controlled. That way Itachi got his MS and Shisui wanted him to protect Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shisui - Unknown. But seems unlikely he murdered anyone as he showed a great deal of self sacrifice do kill himself rather than have his eyes fall into the wrong hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke - Did kill Itachi and he witnessed his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi - Got his MS after killing Rin;although he came to know about his Mangekyou at later stages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito - Saw Kakashi killing Rin;which triggered his MS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T05:57:54.663" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8849" CreationDate="2014-04-26T12:43:36.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could be because they're both the reincarnations of the Sage's son of this and the previous generations why their Sharingan have straight lines. Itachi and Sasuke are brothers and their Mangekyo looked nothing alike&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4658" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T13:07:50.213" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T13:07:50.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8914" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9090" CreationDate="2014-04-26T19:04:19.603" Score="7" ViewCount="2292" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which philosophers have influenced Death Note? What is the name (or category) of their philosophies? I want to read deeper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4663" LastEditorUserId="4663" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T17:29:11.277" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T18:22:35.347" Title="Which philosophers have influenced Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8906" CreationDate="2014-04-26T21:54:50.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This does contain manga spoilers, just to inform the people who've only seen the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ORIGINS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The first Demon Weapons were created 800 years ago prior to the start of the series, Arachne following instructions found within the Book of Eibon. To create a Demon Weapon she murdered a Witch to use as a sacrifice. Using the Witch's soul, which has the power of transformation, Arachne joined together an inanimate weapon and a human soul to create a Demon Weapon which had the ability to transform from Human to Weapon form. This act of killing a witch made every witch want to kill Arachne and demon weapons alike. One of the very first Demon Weapons to have ever been created by Arachne is suggested to be Giriko. The Demon Weapons, despite their unplanned creation, were accepted into the world, and the Eight Powerful Warriors were the first people to fight as Weapon and Meister teams.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The blood of a Weapon is passed down however depending on the circumstances of an individual's life that blood may or may not actually be awakened. There are families like the Nakatsukasa clan which are made up entirely of Weapons and families like the Evans family where the Weapon Soul is apparently the only member to have inherited the Weapon blood for numerous generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Demon_Weapons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soul Eater Wiki: Weapons&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T22:01:50.877" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T22:01:50.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8917" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:00:15.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TePCSl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5 Centimeters Per Second (秒速5センチメートル Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) is a feature film by Makoto Shinkai, adapted into a novel and manga. It's a romantic drama about two classmates, who slowly grow further apart, looking back on the time they spent together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Centimeters_Per_Second&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;5 Centimeters Per Second&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-09-03T09:30:38.253" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T09:30:38.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8918" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:00:15.033" Score="0" Body="5 Centimeters Per Second (&quot;Byousoku Go Centimeter&quot;) is a feature film by Makoto Shinkai. It's a romantic drama about two classmates who slowly grow further apart." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:14:47.447" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:14:47.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8919" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:14:21.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Air&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:14:21.447" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:14:21.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8920" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:14:21.447" Score="0" Body="Air is a 2000 visual novel by Key." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:14:21.447" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:14:21.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8921" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:17:58.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aiura&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:17:58.030" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:17:58.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8922" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:17:58.030" Score="0" Body="Aiura is a 4koma manga by Chama." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:17:58.030" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:17:58.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8924" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:30:51.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anedoki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anedoki&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:30:51.657" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:30:51.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8925" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:30:51.657" Score="0" Body="Anedoki is a manga series by Mizuki Kawashita." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:30:51.657" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:30:51.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8926" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:35:08.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_no_Chikara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anime no Chikara&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:35:08.343" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:35:08.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8927" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-26T23:35:08.343" Score="0" Body="Anime no Chikara (&quot;The Power of Anime&quot;) was an anime production project by Aniplex and TV Tokyo, circa 2010." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T23:35:08.343" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T23:35:08.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8928" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:15:05.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/35721/Area_D%3a_Inou_Ryouiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Area D: Inou Ryouiki on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:15:05.487" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:15:05.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8929" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:15:05.487" Score="0" Body="Area D: Inou Ryouiki is a manga by Nanatsuki Kyoichi and Yang Kyung-Il" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:15:44.563" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:15:44.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8930" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:15:54.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knight_in_the_Area&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Area no Kishi&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:16:21.173" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:16:21.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8931" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:15:54.493" Score="0" Body="Area no Kishi, or The Knight in the Area, is a manga series by Hiroaki Igano and Kaya Tsukiyama." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:16:21.173" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:16:21.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8932" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:23:12.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jv88O.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jv88O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Assassination Classroom&lt;/em&gt; is a Japanese comedy science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Yūsei Matsui. It was first serialized on Shueisha's &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt; magazine from July 2012 to March 2016 and was licensed into English by Viz Media. An OVA by Brain's Base was screened at the Jump Super Anime Tour on October to November 2013, followed by an anime adaptation, which began airing on Fuji TV in January 2015, and an animated film, released on November 2016, both by Lerche. The anime adaptation spans 2 seasons and 48 episodes, including an OVA for the first season. A live-action film was also released on March 21, 2015, followed by a sequel, titled &lt;em&gt;Assassination Classroom: Graduation&lt;/em&gt;, which released on March 25, 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It follows the daily lives of a class of students who is tasked in assassinating their homeroom teacher, an extremely powerful octopus-like creature, to prevent Earth's destruction. Later on, a bond starting from continuous assassination attempts would develop between the students and their teacher as they learn more and more things about him and from him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional Information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_Classroom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ansatsukyoshitsu.wikia.com/wiki/Assassination_Classroom_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assassination Classroom Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/24833/Ansatsu_Kyoushitsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-12-13T07:21:37.673" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T07:21:37.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8933" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:23:12.677" Score="0" Body="Assassination Classroom, or Ansatsu Kyōshitsu, is a comedy science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Yūsei Matsui. It follows the daily lives of a class of students who is tasked in assassinating their homeroom teacher, an extremely powerful octopus-like creature, to prevent Earth's destruction." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-12-13T05:55:09.617" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T05:55:09.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8934" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:24:48.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ayakashi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (アヤカシ) is a 2007 action series (based on a visual novel) that follows Kusaka Yuu as he fights against &quot;Ayakashi&quot; and their hosts. Not to be confused with &lt;em&gt;Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adapted from the 2005 adults-only superhuman battle action visual novel game Ayakashi. Ayakashi is a parasite life force that gives superpowers to its host, taking in return the host's entire life force. Kusaka Yuu is a student that lost his will to live after the death of a dear childhood friend, until the day a mysterious girl, named Yoake Eim, appears. From that moment on, his life would never be the same again. Hunted by Ayakashi and their hosts, the power within Yuu awakens and a never ending battle begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ayakashi&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/a&gt; on ANN)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayakashi_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ayakashi&lt;/em&gt; (visual novel)&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:06:43.917" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:06:43.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8935" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:24:48.510" Score="0" Body="A 2007 action series (based on a visual novel) that follows Kusaka Yuu as he fights against &quot;Ayakashi&quot; and their hosts. Not to be confused with &quot;Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales&quot;." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:06:43.917" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:06:43.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2019" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:35:27.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From 1975-1976, Osamu Tezuka also wrote a manga titled &lt;em&gt;Daichi no Kaoyaku Bagi&lt;/em&gt; (大地の顔役バギ), which would probably translate as &quot;Bagi, the Boss of the Mighty Earth&quot;, with &quot;boss&quot; in the sense of &quot;leader of a gang&quot;. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E3%81%AE%E9%A1%94%E5%BD%B9%E3%83%90%E3%82%AE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the manga's article on Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (there are no writings on it in English that I can find).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears that this manga was incomplete at the time Tezuka stopped writing it. You can find the one volume Tezuka did complete &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E3%81%AE%E9%A1%94%E5%BD%B9-%E3%83%90%E3%82%AE-%E6%89%8B%E5%A1%9A%E6%B2%BB%E8%99%AB%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%E5%85%A8%E9%9B%86-321-%E6%89%8B%E5%A1%9A/dp/4061759213/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1398558590&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E3%81%AE%E9%A1%94%E5%BD%B9%E3%83%90%E3%82%AE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt;. It does not look like anybody has translated this manga, ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not read this manga or watched the movie, but Japanese Wikipedia appears to suggest that the contents of the manga and movie are mostly unrelated - the Bagi in the manga is a jaguar, while the Bagi in the movie is a mountain lion-turned-human (I think?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:19:02.470" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:19:02.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8937" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:38:45.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6yL7k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 2 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ouba Nana and Aomori Ringo made a childhood promise to go on an adventure together to the mythical land of Oz. When they're ejected from their village, they begin a journey through a world of dangerous ability users with no weapons except strong legs and bananas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Banana no Nana is a two-volume manga series reminiscent of One Piece with moe girls and lots of fan service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/20281/Banana_no_Nana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Banana no Nana&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-09-09T23:34:48.340" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T23:34:48.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8938" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:38:45.113" Score="0" Body="Banana no Nana is a manga by Oniyasu Kakashi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:38:45.113" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:38:45.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8939" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:39:28.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_Gen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barefoot Gen&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:39:28.343" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:39:28.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8940" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:39:28.343" Score="0" Body="Barefoot Gen, or Hadashi no Gen, is a manga series by Nakazawa Keiji." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:18:17.217" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:18:17.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8941" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:48:17.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Angel_Alita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle Angel Alita&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2019-02-12T22:16:10.240" LastActivityDate="2019-02-12T22:16:10.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8942" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:48:17.357" Score="0" Body="Battle Angel Alita, also known as &quot;Gunnm&quot;, or &quot;Ganmu&quot;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:48:17.357" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:48:17.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8943" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:51:35.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck%3a_Mongolian_Chop_Squad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beck&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:51:35.000" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:51:35.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8944" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:51:35.000" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for the BECK manga, as well as the anime &quot;BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad&quot;." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:51:35.000" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:51:35.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8945" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:56:25.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_God_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black God&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T00:56:25.647" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:56:25.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8946" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:56:25.647" Score="0" Body="Black God, or Kurokami, is a Japanese-Korean manga series by Dall-Young Lim and Sung-Woo Park." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T16:20:32.517" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:20:32.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8947" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:57:57.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodacious_Space_Pirates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bodacious Space Pirates&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:25:47.397" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:25:47.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8948" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:57:57.937" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for the anime Bodacious Space Pirates (i.e. Moretsu Pirates) and the manga from which it was adapted, Miniskirt [Space] Pirates." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:27:56.407" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:27:56.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8949" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T01:07:44.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OtOEp.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;Brave 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brave 10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ブレイブ・テン &lt;em&gt;Bureibu Ten&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series by Kairi Shimotsuki, first serialized in 2007 in Media Factory's Comic Flapper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place during the Sengoku Period of Japan (Warring States period) a year before the Battle of Sekigahara. Kirigakure Saizou comes across the Miko Isanami, who survived the burning of Izumo Temple by Tokugawa forces and is now being attacked by assassins as she tried to reach Shinshuu to seek sanctuary with it's lord Sanada Yukimura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After saving her and escorting Isanami to Shinshuu, Sanada expresses his desire to make Saizou one of his &lt;em&gt;Braves&lt;/em&gt;. a group of 10 warriors, one for each finger on his hand, whose combined strength will alter the course of history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 Manga serializations, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brave 10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which serialized in Comic Flapper from 2007 to 2010. it was later resumed in 2011 under the title &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brave 10 Spiral&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ブレイブ・テン・スパイラル &lt;em&gt;Bureibu Ten Supairaru&lt;/em&gt;) otherwise known as Brave 10 S, which was serialized in Monthly Comic Gene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In January 2012 an Anime Adaptation by Studio Sakimakura and TMS Entertainment began to air in Japan. Nipon Ichi Software America (NISA) licensed and released the series for North American release in October 2013&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brave 10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://braveten.wikia.com/wiki/Braveten_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brave 10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9610&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brave 10 (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T04:00:30.983" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T04:00:30.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8950" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T01:07:44.213" Score="0" Body="Brave 10 is a manga series by Kairi Shimotsuki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T01:07:44.213" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T01:07:44.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8951" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T01:10:09.847" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T01:10:09.847" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T01:10:09.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8952" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T01:10:09.847" Score="0" Body="Broken Blade (also, Break Blade) is a manga series by Yunosuke Yoshinaga." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T01:10:09.847" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T01:10:09.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7313" CreationDate="2014-04-27T01:17:23.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, this is a rather a technique based off of misdirection called &lt;strong&gt;Vanishing Drive&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kuroko developed this after being soundly defeated by Daiki Aomine. As said on the wikia Kuroko trains himself to evolve his play style. Given the absolute presence and importance of the ball in play, it had been previously thought impossible for Kuroko to maintain his misdirection while in possession of the ball; as such the time he spends handling the ball on court is extremely minimal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has overcome this previous limitation, and has developed the ability to imperceptibly move past players while dribbling the ball, creating his own 'vanishing' drive. The ability is effective enough to pass through the defenses of Shintarō Midorima, a member of the Generation of Miracles, and can also pass Takao's Hawk's Eye&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vanishing drive does not follow the simple rules of misdirection exactly, but rather does this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The skill is basically a cross-diagonal move (a duck-in) to where the opponent's eye field can't see. Kuroko bends over in a specific angle at drives following a specific route, that the opponent has it very difficult to follow. But the real Vanishing Drive is a collaboration with Kagami. Similar to Kuroko's misdirection, Kagami draws the attention of the opponent to him, just for a second, and that makes it possible for Kuroko to pass his opponent successfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would also explain why Momoi was affected due to the fact it heavily rely's on where you opponent can't see which was why she was affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bibliography for reference to information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko#Vanishing_Drive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko#Vanishing_Drive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relevant information that I have in my answer can be found by heading to the hyperlink &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or above and going to abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T02:02:22.993" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T02:02:22.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8954" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8955" CreationDate="2014-04-27T04:36:47.147" Score="6" ViewCount="633" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, we see Sayaka transform into a witch, and in that episode and the subsequent one (at least in the second half of it) we see Kyouko's attempt to save her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why exactly does she seem so determined to do this, given that she'd talked earlier about living for oneself? (e.g. Perhaps out of sympathy for Sayaka's situation or a change of heart? Or maybe because of her &quot;goals&quot;, which don't seem to be very well-specified when referred to in episode 9?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T05:00:06.793" Title="Why exactly does Kyoko attempt to save Sayaka?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8954" CreationDate="2014-04-27T04:53:24.813" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 7 paints the picture of Kyouko's background. Basically, Kyouko is all alone having lost everyone important to her including her family. So she's in despair and desperate to find comfort somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After hearing Sayaka's story, Kyouko started to identify with her. So they effectively formed a friendship. Episode 10 reveals that this friendship is formed in multiple timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Sayaka becomes a witch, Kyouko felt the obligation to save her - her one and only friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T05:00:06.793" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T05:00:06.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8957" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T10:56:40.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speed Grapher&lt;/strong&gt; is a superpower action anime by studio Gonzo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsumi Saiga, a former war photographer is investigating a secret club in Roppongi. It appears to be a den of wealthy fetishists. After infiltrating the club in a disguise, Saiga finds out they're using a young girl Kagura Tennoozu as the main tool in their ritual to gain supernatural powers. After saving her, he accidentally gains the power to explode things he photographs with his camera.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was later adapted into manga and a light novel in 2005-2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:43:18.153" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:43:18.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8958" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T10:56:40.990" Score="0" Body="Speed Grapher is a superpower action anime by studio Gonzo. A former war photographer Tatsumi Saiga saves a special girl from a secret society, which uses her to gain supernatural powers. He accidentally gains the power to explode things he photographs with his camera." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:43:18.153" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:43:18.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8903" CreationDate="2014-04-27T13:42:33.017" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This would just be my best guess from reading the series thus far and also outside influences, but I think that the chakra which form the tailed beasts also have a psychic impression with which humans communicate and interact. This psychic impression, through experience, grows what we perceive as a personality and has its re/actions based on this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The physical form (and perceived growth) they take on may also be due to human influence. As they have interacted with the species over time they have noted that these creatures grow old and die. Not only this, but they start from an infant form and, over time, change in height, temperament, and language ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the entire lives of the tailed beasts since the death of the Sage of the Six Paths is not detailed it is impossible to know when the tailed beasts saw different levels of maturity. I would also guess that this would have a human influence as well, but mostly from the jinchuuriki (human hosts) that the beasts dwelled within. As the hosts grew older and died this possibly reflected within how the beasts manifested themselves as they moved from host to host over the generations. It is also through seeing the lives of these human hosts and what their role in society was that contributed to their sour feelings towards the human species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the chibi tailed beast having less power? If we consider all beings within this universe start out with no manual to their powers and not a lot of instruction we can also infer that the tailed beasts came into existence not knowing the extent of their power. I say &quot;extent of their power&quot; only because after the corruption of ninshu into ninjutsu that the techniques we think of as powers came about as a concept. The tailed beasts most likely have had the same chakra reserves as before but started life without the desire to use them as humans would. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4661" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T13:42:33.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8960" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9236" CreationDate="2014-04-27T14:59:06.543" Score="3" ViewCount="441" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Episodes 10-13 there is a huge moral guilt bestowed on all the characters. And I find it funny because its from one battle where barely 1% of the casualties experienced from the purges were met. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suzaku Kururugi wants to fight for Britannia to save his people (or hope they integrate into the system) but is &lt;strong&gt;he aware of what Britannia does to the Elevens?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like honestly he thinks what the BKs do are wrong yet hes morally ok with mass executions of children/elderly. Is this explained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2196" LastEditorUserId="2196" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T15:54:00.040" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T04:15:09.420" Title="Is Suzaku Kururugi completely oblivious of the Purges of Shinjuku Ghetto and the Saitama Ghetto?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7313" CreationDate="2014-04-27T16:26:50.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way the vanishing drive works is that he diverts their attention for a split second, and is then past them by the time they realise what he's done. Against skilled players in a proper game, he needs something with a huge presence, such as Kagami or Aomine to make them forget about him, and that's the real trick, distracting someone when they're completely focused on you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However Momoi is not a competitive basketball player and they were not playing in an actual game, so my best guess is that he was able to use something with far less presence than he would normally need, like a street lamp or a car or whatever was nearby. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T16:26:50.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8965" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9036" CreationDate="2014-04-27T17:55:05.650" Score="0" ViewCount="5073" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in episode 642 there is a call between navy HQ and the new guy (sorry forgot his rank/name) and Saka says the following&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jmylr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who exactly are the five elders, and how much power do they hold? As they managed to fool navy HQ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2020-12-11T17:06:52.300" Title="Who are the five elders, and how much power do they hold" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:12:05.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember something Kyon thought of from Endless Eight (in the light novel The Rampage of):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Sleeping together like this, Haruhi and Asahina-san is a decent competition. Maybe some people would even prefer Haruhi.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Hmmm...definitely.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4669" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:12:05.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8967" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:20:56.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HXsQC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Women%E2%80%99s_Academy,_High_School_Division_Class_C%C2%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:23:35.773" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:23:35.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8968" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:20:56.937" Score="0" Body="&quot;Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³&quot; (or &quot;Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jo-Gakuin Kōtō-ka Shīkyūbu&quot;, or just &quot;C³-Bu&quot;) is a manga series by Ikoma and Tomomoka Midori. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:20:56.937" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:20:56.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8969" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:24:33.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Shelled_Regios&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chrome Shelled Regios&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:24:33.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:24:33.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8970" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:24:33.763" Score="0" Body="Chrome Shelled Regios (or &quot;Kōkaku no Regiosu&quot;) is a light novel series by Shuusuke Amagi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:24:33.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:24:33.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8971" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:27:11.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O2Qhq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code:Breaker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Code:Breaker&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:16:55.660" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:16:55.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8972" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:27:11.297" Score="0" Body="Code:Breaker is a manga by Akimine Kamijyo. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:27:11.297" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:27:11.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8973" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:27:59.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the sequel to &lt;em&gt;Code-E&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/mission-e&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;mission-e&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;mission-e&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Code-E&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:05:29.697" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:05:29.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8974" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:27:59.337" Score="0" Body="Code-E is an anime series produced by Studio DEEN. For its sequel, see [mission-e]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:05:29.697" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:05:29.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8975" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:30:30.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Coppelion&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:30:30.120" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:30:30.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8976" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:30:30.120" Score="0" Body="Coppelion is a manga series by Tomonori Inoue." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:30:30.120" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:30:30.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8977" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:50:09.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Capo_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Da Capo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:50:09.533" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:50:09.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8978" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:50:09.533" Score="0" Body="Da Capo (abbreviated &quot;D.C.&quot;) is a visual novel developed by Circus." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:50:09.533" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:50:09.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8979" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:52:18.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_in_the_Brilliant_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Daphne in the Brilliant Blue&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:52:18.473" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:52:18.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8980" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:52:18.473" Score="0" Body="Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (or &quot;Hikari to Mizu no Daphne&quot;) is an anime series produced by J.C.Staff. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:52:18.473" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:52:18.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7298" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:53:38.647" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think she wanted to say: &quot;Shu I give you my heart&quot;. After all she did entrust Shu with her void before, and she wanted to show that her heart belonged to him, because she loved him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4670" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:55:34.977" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:55:34.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8982" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:54:42.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4PnZAl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Date A Live is a light novel series by Koshi Tachibana. The story revolves Itsuka Shidou's attempt to save Spirits, beautiful girls with otherworldly strength whose appearance can cause spatial quake that can destroy everything nearby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shidou is a special being that can seal a Spirit's power by kissing them. However, to seal a Spirit's power successfully, Shidou not only needs to kiss the Spirit, he also have to make them fall in love with him. Thus, Shidou needs to go on dates with the Spirits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assisted by Ratastoskr, an organization who shares the same goals as him, can Shidou save all the Spirits by going through dates with the Spirits as an evil organization DEM Industries seeks to use them for their own gain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_A_Live&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Date A Live&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T04:10:57.393" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T04:10:57.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8983" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:54:42.240" Score="0" Body="Date A Live is a light novel series by Koshi Tachibana. The story revolves Itsuka Shidou's attempt to save Spirits, beautiful girls with otherworldly strength whose appearance can cause spatial quake that can destroy everything nearby. Assisted by Ratastoskr, an organization who shares the same goals as him, can Shidou save all the Spirits by going through dates with the Spirits as an evil organization DEM Industries seeks to use them for their own gain?" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T04:46:02.277" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T04:46:02.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8984" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:56:06.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Coil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dennō Coil&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:56:06.057" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:56:06.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8985" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T18:56:06.057" Score="0" Body="Dennou Coil (or, &quot;Coil — A Circle of Children&quot;) is a 2007 anime created and directed by Mitsuo Iso." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T18:56:06.057" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T18:56:06.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8986" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:02:26.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xs065l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpa_Onna_to_Seishun_Otoko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:34:02.540" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:34:02.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8987" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:02:26.453" Score="0" Body="Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko (or, &quot;Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl&quot;) is a light novel series by Hitoma Iruma." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:02:26.453" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:02:26.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8988" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:03:25.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O3SCu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Frag!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;D-Frag!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T12:48:49.777" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T12:48:49.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8989" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:03:25.223" Score="0" Body="D-Frag! (also, D-Fragments) is a manga series by Tomoya Haruno." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:03:25.223" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:03:25.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8990" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:05:00.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disgaea&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &quot;Makai Senki Disgaea&quot;) is a franchise based on a series of video games by Nippon Ichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disgaea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disgaea&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:08:02.950" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:08:02.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8991" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:05:00.250" Score="0" Body="Disgaea is a franchise based on a series of video games by Nippon Ichi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:08:02.950" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:08:02.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8992" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:06:48.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dokkiri_Doctor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dokkiri Doctor&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:06:48.870" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:06:48.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8993" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:06:48.870" Score="0" Body="Dokkiri Doctor is a manga series by Hosono Fujihiko." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:06:48.870" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:06:48.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8994" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:07:26.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Half&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Half&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:07:26.770" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:07:26.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8995" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:07:26.770" Score="0" Body="Dragon Half is a manga by Ryuusuke Mita." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:07:26.770" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:07:26.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8996" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:09:08.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekogami_Yaoyorozu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nekogami Yaoyorozu&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:09:08.490" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:09:08.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8997" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:09:08.490" Score="0" Body="Nekogami Yaoyorozu (or, &quot;Everyday Tales of a Cat God&quot;) is a manga series by FLIPFLOPs." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:09:08.490" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:09:08.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8998" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:11:26.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/strong&gt; is a franchise based on a series of video games by Square Enix. This tag encompasses all Final Fantasy-related media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII:_Advent_Children&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:54:17.377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:54:17.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8999" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:11:26.643" Score="0" Body="Final Fantasy is a franchise based on a series of video games by Square Enix. This tag encompasses all Final Fantasy-related media." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:54:17.377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:54:17.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9006" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:14:51.023" Score="5" ViewCount="1934" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started reading &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;, and came across this scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UgUGW.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to perform such a clean cut, or is this just some made up anime fiction? If so, what is the name of this style/trope? (I don't particularly dislike seeing it. It has its charm.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it seems materials seem to play a large role in the possibility, the tools used in this particular setup are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;daikon radish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A kitchen knife in the 11th year of Meiji (1878) made by a legendary swordsmith's son.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T20:40:04.883" LastActivityDate="2020-10-24T09:07:51.090" Title="Is it possible to make such a clean cut?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8965" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:21:42.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new guy is Fujitora or &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Issho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Issho&lt;/a&gt; and is an admiral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 5 elders appear to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gorosei&lt;/a&gt; who are the heads of the world government. They pretty much are the world government and pick the admirals, warlords, and everyone at navy HQ. That is why they could deceive them as needed. They probably only did that, however, by orders of the celestial dragons who are (essentially) the royal/noble class of the world government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T22:02:24.457" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T22:02:24.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9002" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:23:59.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Squad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;First Squad&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:23:59.150" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:23:59.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9003" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:23:59.150" Score="0" Body="First Squad is a film produced jointly by Japan's Studio 4°C and Russia's Molot Entertainment. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:23:59.150" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:23:59.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9004" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:28:16.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free!_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T19:28:16.217" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T19:28:16.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9005" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:28:16.217" Score="0" Body="Free! is an anime produced by Kyoto Animation, adapted from the light novel &quot;High Speed!&quot; by Kooji Ooji." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T16:14:34.337" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T16:14:34.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9000" CreationDate="2014-04-27T19:43:41.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if the &lt;a href=&quot;https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Sceptics&lt;/a&gt; site would be a better fit for the &quot;is this possible&quot; portion of the question, but I'll give my attempt at an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated by my comment, TV Tropes calls this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CleanCut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clean Cut&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which it argues is sometimes related to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbsurdlySharpBlade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Absurdly Sharp Blade&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;). Given that their naming for this is very &quot;straightforward&quot; (i.e. this trope describes making very clean cuts with blades) compared to others (e.g. &quot;idiot hair&quot; or &quot;ahoge&quot;) it seems reasonable to conclude that this trope is generally referred to as &quot;Clean Cut&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not very clear whether or not this is possible in real life - this would most certainly depend on the sharpness of the blade, the thickness of the material in question, and the exact material being cut, among other things. For example, in my experience, it's much easier to cleanly chop reasonably sized vegetable segments (at least with carrots, onions, turnips, etc - vegetables that aren't of the leafy type) than to cut meat that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the now edited question: the vegetable here is a daikon, which is used in a lot of East Asian cooking. I'll need to look further to check the possibility of cutting daikon very neatly in that form. With this specific vegetable, a relatively clean cut (assuming good technique) seems possible, as per videos such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Byhrzu2p0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monkeysee.com/play/18321-how-to-cut-daikon-radish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm not really sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:46:46.593" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T20:43:42.223" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9007" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:01:42.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gankutsuou%3a_The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:01:42.693" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:01:42.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9008" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:01:42.693" Score="0" Body="Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is an anime produced by Gonzo." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:01:42.693" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:01:42.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9009" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:03:15.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga-Rei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ga-Rei&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:03:15.747" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:03:15.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9010" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:03:15.747" Score="0" Body="Ga-Rei (or, &quot;The Enchained Spiritual Beast Ga-Rei&quot;) is a manga series by Hajime Segawa. Also use this tag for the prequel anime Ga-Rei: Zero." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:03:15.747" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:03:15.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9011" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:05:20.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Garzey's Wing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is noted for being &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWru5o07j_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hilariously bad&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garzey%27s_Wing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Garzey's Wing&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:05:20.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:05:20.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9012" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:05:20.823" Score="0" Body="Garzey's Wing (or, &quot;Tales of Byston Well: Garzey's wing&quot;; or, &quot;Byston Well Monogatari Garzey no Tsubasa&quot;) is a three-episode OVA directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:05:20.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:05:20.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9013" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:25:02.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Hound&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Hound&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:25:02.953" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:25:02.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9014" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:25:02.953" Score="0" Body="Ghost Hound (or &quot;Shinreigari&quot;) is an anime created by Masamune Shirow and Production I.G." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:25:02.953" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:25:02.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9015" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:28:26.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMSxv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Golden Time image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Golden Time is a light novel written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illustrated by Eiju Komatsu, with an anime adaptation by J.C. Staff. It's a romantic comedy/drama about a student (Tada Banri) who lost his memory and his ensuing romantic hardships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Time_(novel_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Golden Time&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:34:42.287" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:34:42.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9016" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:28:26.667" Score="0" Body="Golden Time is a light novel written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illustrated by Eiju Komatsu, with an anime adaptation by J.C. Staff. It's a romantic comedy/drama about a student (Tada Banri) who lost his memory and his ensuing romantic hardships." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:34:42.287" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:34:42.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9017" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:30:14.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For other questions about the Gundam universe, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/gundam&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;gundam&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;gundam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam_Build_Fighters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gundam Build Fighters&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:30:14.973" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:30:14.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9018" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:30:14.973" Score="0" Body="Gundam Build Fighters is a 2013 anime of the Gundam franchise." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:30:14.973" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:30:14.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9019" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:40:17.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bio_Booster_Armor_Guyver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bio Booster Armor Guyver&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:40:17.783" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:40:17.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9020" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:40:17.783" Score="0" Body="Guyver (or, &quot;Bio-Booster Armor Guyver&quot;) is a manga series by Yoshiki Takaya." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T20:40:17.783" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T20:40:17.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3731" CreationDate="2014-04-27T22:19:24.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's one possibly-relevant translation issue (Japanese -&gt; English, nothing to do with JSL) in the pages @nhahtdh posted that might be confusing people's interpretations of the scene. On Page &quot;-5&quot;, Ishida's last line is more like &quot;Not being able to hear your voice made &lt;em&gt;my&lt;/em&gt; life difficult.&quot; - he's talking about himself, not sympathizing with Nishimiya. On what would be page &quot;-4&quot;, he goes onto say that things would've gone better if each of them could hear what the other had to say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contra @ssh's answer, there's no reason to suspect that Ishida blushing had anything to do with Nishimiya showing him something on a piece of paper - she'd only just gotten her notebook back from Ishida after 5 years, and we don't see her writing on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why did the boy blush and reply &quot;That's so embarrassing! How can you even say that?!&quot; in page second to last?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Ishida is referring to the scene around pages 26-27 where Nishimiya signs to him &quot;you-me-friend&quot; / &quot;can you and I be friends?&quot;. This is a very touchy-feely and generally non-boyish thing to say, which is why Ishida expresses that it would be &quot;so embarrassing&quot; to say something like that (especially given his treatment of her prior).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in the last page, when the girl grabbed his hand, why did he say &quot;That's not what I meant!&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we saw on page &quot;-3&quot;, clasping hands indicates &quot;friend&quot; (or, per the text given there, maybe something like &quot;become friends&quot;). By taking Ishida's hand, Nishimiya reaffirmed that she still would, in fact, like to be friends with him. I imagine that Ishida's startled reaction there indicates that he viewed their meeting not as a chance to make up with her and start over, but more of a chance to say &quot;hey, I'm kind-of-but-not-really sorry about what happened back then&quot; - he wasn't expecting Nishimiya to be so congenial to him, I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T22:19:24.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-27T22:43:45.840" Score="5" ViewCount="4288" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass, when we see C.C mainly topless we see that she has &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xz1m3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a scar&lt;/a&gt; on her left breast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time we see this is when Lelouch tried to get C.C to move away from the Lancelot when she's feeding Suzaku shock images to destabilize him. when Lelouch touches her he sees her memories and there is a scene where C.C is naked in a river and there is a close shot of her scar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the scenes were we see when C.C obtained the Code I can't really see the scar on her when she's in the church naked talking to the nun who gave her Geass. After C.C is covered in blood from killing the Nun who gave her Geass i still don't see the scar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scar itself kinda looks like a trident and not the Geass Sigil which questions if it's even linked to Geass itself. So i am wondering, when and how did C.C get this scar? also given how she been shot in the head and stabbed with shrapnel and healed completely how come the scar hasn't healed as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T15:31:07.853" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T12:59:20.937" Title="How did C.C get her scar?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:06:26.417" Score="20" ViewCount="2437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have any clues on the man in the suit? He appears in both FMA and FMA:B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, &lt;em&gt;Separate Destinations&lt;/em&gt; (episode 10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R3gM9l.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, &lt;em&gt;Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms&lt;/em&gt; (episode 16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h4hwnl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, &lt;em&gt;Advance of the Fool&lt;/em&gt; (episode 21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zPzl6l.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, &lt;em&gt;Backs in the Distance&lt;/em&gt; (episode 22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3ywvl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4673" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T23:27:09.830" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T23:27:09.830" Title="Who is the man in the suit in the Fullmetal Alchemist series?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9024" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:29:51.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl3ZL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanasaku_Iroha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanasaku Iroha&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T09:51:51.930" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:51:51.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9025" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:29:51.380" Score="0" Body="Hanasaku Iroha (or, &quot;Hanairo ~ Blossoms for Tomorrow&quot;) is an original anime by P.A. Works. It's a comedy drama about the everyday life of Ohana Matsumae, who suddenly starts living and working in her grandmother's inn at the age of 16." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T17:50:29.483" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T17:50:29.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9026" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:31:38.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsuyuki_Sakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hatsuyuki Sakura&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:31:38.757" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:31:38.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9027" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:31:38.757" Score="0" Body="Hatsuyuki Sakura: White Graduation is a visual novel developed by Saga Planets. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:31:38.757" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:31:38.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9028" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:32:32.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi,_Girl_of_the_Alps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Heidi, Girl of the Alps&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:32:32.287" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:32:32.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9029" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:32:32.287" Score="0" Body="Heidi, Girl of the Alps (or, &quot;Alps no Shoujo Heidi&quot;) is a 1974 anime directed by Isao Takahata." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:32:32.287" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:32:32.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9030" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:38:50.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fist of the North Star&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:38:50.300" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:38:50.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9031" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:38:50.300" Score="0" Body="Hokuto no Ken (or, &quot;Fist of the North Star&quot;) is a manga series by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, set in a post-apocalyptic world." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:38:50.300" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:38:50.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9032" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:40:10.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_and_Clover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Honey and Clover&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:40:10.160" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:40:10.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9033" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:40:10.160" Score="0" Body="Honey and Clover (also, &quot;Hachimitsu to Clover&quot;) is a manga by Chika Umino and an anime produced by J.C. Staff. It's a slice-of-life comedy-drama about the college years of three young men and two girls." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:54:47.740" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:54:47.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9034" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:45:33.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xFFAy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ &lt;em&gt;Chōjigen Geimu Neputyūnu&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &quot;Super Dimensional Game Neptune&quot;) is originally a video game developed by Idea Factory released on the Playstation 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is set in the world of Gamindustri which is divided into 4 regions which references &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28seventh_generation%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seventh-generation Consoles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Planeptune - a fictional seventh-generation console by Sega&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lastation - PlayStation 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lowee - Nintendo Wii&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leanbox - Xbox 360&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each region is governed by a Console Patron Unit (CPU), Neptune, Noire, Blanc and Vert which each can activate their Hard Drive Divinity (HDD) to obatin their goddes forms, Purple Heart, Black Heart, White Heart and Green Heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Second Game introduced new characters being the CPU's sisters (CPU Candidates), Nepgear (Purple Sister), Uni (Black Sister) and the Twins Ram and Rom (White Sisters) with no Little Sister for Vert and the Oracles who govern in the absences of the CPU. new CPU's have been added to the cast in subsequent games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series also sports a number of characters based off from partner developers and publishers like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5pb.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5pb.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gust_Co._Ltd.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gust&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Ichi_Software&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Factory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IF&lt;/a&gt; (aka Iffy) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compile_Heart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Compa&lt;/a&gt;, with these characters being human and unable to preform HDD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 12 episode anime adaptation called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, produced by David Production of Japan and directed by Masahiro Mukai, was released July 2013 which takes elements from 3 of the games &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. II&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia V&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also 2 Manga Adaptations, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Choujigen Game Neptune: Megami Tsuushin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ ~めがみつうしん~) which was released in Famitsu Comic Clear in November 2010 and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation – Hello New World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ THE ANIMATION はろーにゅーわーるど) illustrated by Mikage Baku was released in Dengeki Maoh in June 2013 which compliments the Anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A novel &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia TGS Hono no Futsukakan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, published by MF Bunko J and released in May 2013 is a spin off the TV Animation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hyperdimensionneptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt; (TV)&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-25T23:57:28.177" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T23:57:28.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9035" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:45:33.580" Score="0" Body="Hyperdimension Neptunia (or, &quot;Choujigen Game Neptune&quot;) is a 2013 anime based on an RPG of the same name, developed by Idea Factory and released in 2010." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-25T23:13:46.923" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T23:13:46.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8965" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:49:35.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The five elders are the Gorosei, Japanese for &amp;quot;five elder stars&amp;quot; (go means five) who form the council that run the world government. Below them is the commander-in-chief of the world government, and below him is the fleet admiral of the marines. They have pretty much unlimited power over the world government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very little information has been given, but many speculate (based on nothing) that they are five of the direct descendants of the 20 kings who formed the world government (making them celestial dragons). If they are just normal citizens, they may in theory have to answer to the celestial dragons, if they are celestial dragons themselves then they answer to no-one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't really that they fooled Marine HQ, it's more that they withheld information, as Marine HQ follows their orders anyway. If Sakazuki had found out, he probably wouldn't have had a choice but to go along with them anyway, as when Sengoku wanted to get the wanted posters out for the escaped Impel Down prisoners as soon as possible, but was overruled and told that it was being kept secret. All he could do was resign, they can overrule literally anyone in the world government whenever they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of this answer, the above was true. Since then, we've now seen Im, the man who sits on the Empty Throne in Mary Geoise and who stands above the five elders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that they are the second highest authority in the world government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="4515" LastEditDate="2020-12-11T17:06:52.300" LastActivityDate="2020-12-11T17:06:52.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9037" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:56:33.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiketsu_Zorro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaiketsu Zorro&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:56:33.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:56:33.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9038" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:56:33.823" Score="0" Body="Kaiketsu Zorro is a 1996-97 anime produced by Ashi Productions" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-27T23:56:33.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T23:56:33.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9039" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:03:12.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamichama Karin&lt;/em&gt; is particularly notable for giving rise to one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tP3gw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the worst cases of &lt;em&gt;uguu~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in all of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamichama_Karin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamichama Karin&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:03:12.833" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:03:12.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9040" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:03:12.833" Score="0" Body="Kamichama Karin is a manga series by Koge-Donbo." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:03:12.833" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:03:12.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9041" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:03:54.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xisd7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Toyo Ravens anime promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel by Kouhei Azano. An anime adaptation aired from October 2013 to March 2014; it also has multiple manga adaptations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story sets in modern day Tokyo where omyouji is still being practiced. Tsuchimikado Natsume from the main family of the Tsuchimikado clan, was believed to be the reincarnation of the legendary genius Tsuchimikado Yakou. Being targeted by the Yakou devotee, will Tsuchimikado Harutora be able to protect him or perhaps...her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16011/Tokyo_Ravens&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3396" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T05:34:04.000" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T05:34:04.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9042" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:03:54.357" Score="0" Body="Tokyo Ravens is a supernatural comedy light novel by Kouhei Azano, adapted into manga and anime. Tokyo's Onmyouji Academy students learn how to protect the city from evil with help of Shikigamis (familiars), advanced magic and complex spells." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T05:39:23.890" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T05:39:23.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9043" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:05:12.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/14718/Kami_Sen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kami Sen&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:05:12.643" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:05:12.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9044" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:05:12.643" Score="0" Body="Kami Sen is a manga series by Momose Takeaki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:05:12.643" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:05:12.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9045" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:06:35.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kanon&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:06:35.077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:06:35.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9046" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:06:35.077" Score="0" Body="Kanon is Key's first visual novel, released in 1999. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:06:35.077" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:06:35.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9047" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:07:19.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UxX1tl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Robotics Notes image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robotics;Notes&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2012 visual novel developed by 5pb., the third in the &quot;Science Adventure&quot; series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the other games in the Science Adventure series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/chaos-head&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;chaos-head&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;chaos-head&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/steins-gate&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;steins-gate&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;steins-gate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics;Notes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robotics;Notes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:39:37.980" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:39:37.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9048" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:07:19.803" Score="0" Body="Robotics;Notes is a 2012 visual novel developed by 5pb., the third in the &quot;Science Adventure&quot; series. See also [chaos-head] and [steins-gate]." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:39:37.980" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:39:37.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9049" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:07:56.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MbRVE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a Visual Novel developed by Tarte for the PC and release in japan on 26/1/2007. It's English fan translated patch was developed and released by Ate the Moon Translations and TLWiki on 30/8/2011 for PC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Katahane is broken into 2 parts,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shirohane - the main story which follow the young playwright Wakaba as she travels looking for actors and evidence to finish her controversial play.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kurohane - the historical events detailing the end of Princess Christina Dorn reign of the White Kingdom and how it was misinterpreted by modern society.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Katahane&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T09:37:35.023" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T09:37:35.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9050" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:07:56.380" Score="0" Body="Katahane is a Visual Novel developed by Tarte for the PC and release in japan on 26/1/2007. It's English fan translated patch was developed and released by Ate the Moon Translations and TLWiki on 30/8/2011 for PC." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T14:13:31.960" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T14:13:31.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9051" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:08:24.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the other games in the &quot;Science Adventure&quot; series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/steins-gate&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;steins-gate&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;steins-gate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/robotics-notes&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;robotics-notes&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;robotics-notes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos;Head&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:48:18.357" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:48:18.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9052" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:08:24.670" Score="0" Body="Chaos;Head is a 2008 visual novel developed by 5pb., the first in the Science Adventure series. See also [steins-gate] and [robotics-notes]. " OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:48:18.357" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:48:18.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9053" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:09:39.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/512/Majo_no_Takkyuubin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kiki's Delivery Service&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Majo no Takkyuubin&lt;/em&gt;) is a 1989 fantasy adventure film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is an adaptation of the novel, that goes by the same name, by Eiko Kadono.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a 13-year-old girl who leaves on a journey to become a witch, and starts a delivery service in the port city Koriko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CC4F.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CC4F.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kiki's Delivery Service&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T22:30:31.337" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T22:30:31.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9054" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:09:39.697" Score="0" Body="Kiki's Delivery Service (or, &quot;Majo no Takkyuubin&quot;) is a 1989 fantasy adventure film directed by Hayao Miyazaki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:16:21.000" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:16:21.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9055" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:11:18.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Q92ml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mirai Nikki image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Future Diary&lt;/strong&gt; (未来日記 Mirai Nikki) is a manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno (ja). The manga was serialized between January 2006 and December 2010. A 26-episode anime series produced by Asread aired in Japan between October 2011 and April 2012. It has an 11-episode live-action television drama aired between April and June 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story tells about Yukiteru Amano, a loner who spends most of his time writing a diary on his cell phone. One day, Yuki got a special diary that can predict the future from his imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space, and forces Yuki to participate in a battle royal with eleven other people, each of whom also has a diary that can predict the future. The contestants have 90 days to find and kill all the other contestants, and only the last one standing can become the new God of Time and Space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Diary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Future Diary&lt;/em&gt; Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10620/Mirai_Nikki_(TV)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Future Diary&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Future Diary&lt;/em&gt; Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:23:14.220" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:23:14.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9056" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:11:18.927" Score="0" Body="Future Diary (or, &quot;Mirai Nikki&quot;) is a psychological thriller manga by Sakae Esuno and anime by Asread. One day an introvert student's cellphone, that he uses as his diary, starts predicting future. Soon he finds out he's not the only one with such a diary, and a great battle between diary owners begins." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:23:14.220" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:23:14.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9057" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:15:57.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami-ke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minami-ke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:14:57.597" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:14:57.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9058" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:15:57.370" Score="0" Body="Minami-ke is a slice-of-life manga series by Koharu Sakuraba about the Minami sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki. It has anime and OVA adaptations. " OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T05:56:38.937" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:56:38.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9060" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:17:59.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rzfp6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kiss×sis&lt;/strong&gt; (キス×シス Kisu×shisu?) is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Bow Ditama. It began serialization in Bessatsu Young Magazine (now Young Magazine) on December 11, 2005. The series was later adapted into two animated series by Feel; a twelve-episode television show aired from April 5 to June 21, 2010 by AT-X, and an ongoing original video animation series since December 22, 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Keita Suminoe, and every other girls who love him, including both of his twin stepsisters, Ako and Riko, who are a year older than he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissxsis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kiss×sis&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5042/Kiss_x_Sis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kiss×sis&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T04:32:26.967" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T04:32:26.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9061" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:17:59.187" Score="0" Body="Kiss×sis is a manga by Bow Ditama about a guy who has two step-sisters, who love him in a lustful way. It was adapted into animated series in 2010 and an ongoing OVA in 2008." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-28T09:38:46.890" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T09:38:46.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9062" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:19:58.850" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:52:46.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:52:46.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9063" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:19:58.850" Score="0" Body="This tag will die the next time the cleanup script runs." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:52:46.390" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:52:46.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9066" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:25:19.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:25:19.990" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:25:19.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9067" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:25:19.990" Score="0" Body="Kodomo no Jikan (or, &quot;Nymphet&quot;) is a manga series by Kaworu Watashiya. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:25:19.990" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:25:19.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9068" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:26:28.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Marshmallow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Marshmallow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:03:26.453" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:03:26.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9069" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:26:28.737" Score="0" Body="Strawberry Marshmallow (&quot;Ichigo Mashimaro&quot;) is a manga series by Barasui. It's a slice-of-life comedy about five young girls." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:03:26.453" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:03:26.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9070" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:26:40.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CdXl1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Silent_Voice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Silent Voice&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T11:22:22.740" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T11:22:22.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9071" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:26:40.830" Score="0" Body="Koe no Katachi (or, &quot;A Silent Voice&quot;) is a manga series by Yoshitoki Ooima. Use this tag for both the 2011 one-shot and the 2013- serialized series. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:26:40.830" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:26:40.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9072" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:33:50.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyousougiga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kyousougiga&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:33:50.237" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:33:50.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9073" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:33:50.237" Score="0" Body="Kyousougiga is a critically-acclaimed original anime by Toei Animation. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:33:50.237" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:33:50.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9074" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:34:37.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;The Pet Girl of Sakurasou&quot;) is a light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, spanning 13 volumes. It was adapted into an anime series by J.C. Staff in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pet_Girl_of_Sakurasou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Pet Girl of Sakurasou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:47:40.540" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:47:40.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9075" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:34:37.783" Score="0" Body="Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (&quot;The Pet Girl of Sakurasou&quot;) is a light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, spanning 13 volumes. It was adapted into an anime series by J.C. Staff in 2012." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:47:40.540" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:47:40.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9076" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:38:17.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccano!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:08:34.443" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:08:34.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9077" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:38:17.033" Score="0" Body="Baccano! is an ongoing light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. It was adapted into an anime in 2007 by Brains Base." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:38:57.997" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:38:57.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9078" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:41:33.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/17529/Shinigami-sama_ni_Saigo_no_Onegai_wo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Negai wo&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:41:33.810" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:41:33.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9079" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:41:33.810" Score="0" Body="&quot;Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Negai wo&quot; is a manga series by Yamaguchi Mikoto." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:41:33.810" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:41:33.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9080" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:45:02.987" Score="0" Body="&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Law of Ueki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or, &lt;em&gt;Ueki no Housoku&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga series created by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It takes place on earth and is centered around Kousuke Ueki, a boy who attends the Hinokuni Junior High School and also has the power to turn trash into trees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ueki enters the contest to decide The New God of Heaven. The winning student receives a Blank Zai (or talent), a talent that can be anything they choose. Kousuke Ueki decides to take it upon himself to win this tournament to keep that power away from those that would abuse such a gift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Law_of_Ueki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Law of Ueki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:12:59.640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:12:59.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9081" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:45:02.987" Score="0" Body="The Law of Ueki (or, &quot;Ueki no Housoku&quot;) is a manga and anime series created by Tsubasa Fukuchi. The story centers on Kousuke Ueki, a boy who has the power to turn trash into trees." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:12:59.640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:12:59.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9082" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:46:26.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingitsune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gingitsune&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:40:13.947" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:40:13.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9083" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:46:26.623" Score="0" Body="Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods is a fantasy/slice-of-life/comedy manga by Sayori Ochiai. It was adapted into an anime by Diomedea in 2013." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:47:49.917" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:47:49.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9084" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:46:53.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fruit_of_Grisaia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Fruit of Grisaia&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T19:36:02.877" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T19:36:02.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9085" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:46:53.703" Score="0" Body="Grisaia is a series of three visual novels (Kajitsu/Fruit, Meikyuu/Labyrinth, Rakuen/Paradise) developed by Front Wing." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T19:36:02.877" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T19:36:02.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9086" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:53:33.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not to be confused with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatakau_Shisho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fighting Librarians: The Book of Bantorra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshokan_Sens%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toshokan Sensō&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:53:33.960" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:53:33.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9087" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:53:33.960" Score="0" Body="Library Wars (or, &quot;Toshokan Sensou&quot;) is a light novel series by Hiro Arikawa. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:53:33.960" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:53:33.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9088" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:55:28.583" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:55:28.583" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:55:28.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9089" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:55:28.583" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for questions about licensing, the process by means of which a Japanese product makes its way into non-Japanese markets." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:55:28.583" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:55:28.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8914" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:56:39.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem to have been spun from an actual person in history or a piece of writing. From an interview with the creator of Death Note Tsugumi Ohba he says this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There was nothing in particular. I started thinking of some ideas and&#xA;  while these ideas were still floating in the back of my mind, I got&#xA;  more ideas to fill up detailed plots like the rules and the god of&#xA;  death and so on. Eventually, I thought there was enough material for a&#xA;  good story to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Death Note is centered around Gods of Death or Shinigami and since there are many urban legends on Shinigami in Japan and lets not mention that Shinigamis are very commonly known about in Japan, it is safe to assume that these may have influenced or helped influence the creation of Death Note, although if there were any actual people in history or a piece of writing that influenced Death Note, then these origins are yet unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, there was nothing that I strongly wished to express.&#xA;  The basic underlying idea was that &lt;strong&gt;“Humans are not immortals and once they are dead, they do not come back alive again”. This is to indirectly say that we should all treasure the present and live our lives to the fullest&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the text above, this gives some more of an insight as to what also helped influence Death Note (which would have been his own personal thoughts). Refer to sentence highlighted in bold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion Death Note was not inspired by any philosophers (people or a writing), since in the comment that was what you were looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bibliography for reference&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=21396363&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=21396363&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should help if you want to review my answer, compare it with other sources or to verify that information is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:56:39.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9091" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:56:44.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=4182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ichabod no Seikatsu&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:56:44.357" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:56:44.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9092" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:56:44.357" Score="0" Body="Life of Ichabod (or, &quot;Ichabod no Seikatsu&quot;) is a manga series by Shouji Hiroyuki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T00:56:44.357" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T00:56:44.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9093" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:58:43.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Brothers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (宇宙兄弟 / &lt;em&gt;Uchuu Kyoudai&lt;/em&gt;) is an award-winning manga by Chuuya Koyama about two brothers - Mutta and Hibito Nanba - who strive to become astronauts and go to the Moon together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/12431/Uchuu_Kyoudai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A 99-episode anime series&lt;/a&gt; was produced from 2012-14 , and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22583/Uchuu_Kyoudai%3a_Number_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a prequel movie&lt;/a&gt; is forthcoming. It also got &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872220/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a live-action film&lt;/a&gt; in 2012. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Brothers_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Brothers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:52:57.267" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:52:57.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9094" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T00:58:43.343" Score="0" Body="Space Brothers (or, &quot;Uchuu Kyoudai&quot;) is a manga by Chuuya Koyama and an anime by A-1 Pictures. It's a comedy-drama about two brothers who strive to become astronauts and go to the Moon together." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:02:07.787" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:02:07.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9095" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:03:42.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_no_Omocha!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lotte no Omocha!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:03:42.583" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:03:42.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9096" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:03:42.583" Score="0" Body="Lotte no Omocha! (or, &quot;Astarotte no Omocha!&quot; or &quot;Astarotte's Toy&quot;) is a manga series by Yui Haga." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:03:42.583" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:03:42.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9097" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:03:52.637" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:03:52.637" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:03:52.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9098" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:03:52.637" Score="0" Body="Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yuujinchou) is a manga by Yuki Midorikawa which was adapted into animated works by Brains Base. It's a supernatural comedy drama about Natsume, a teenage boy who inherits his grandmother's ability to see apparitions and her magic book that controls them." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T04:52:43.010" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T04:52:43.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9099" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:06:43.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncfPY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagi no Asukara&lt;/strong&gt; is an original anime by P.A. Works about five middle school friends: Sakishima Hikari, Mukaido Manaka, Hiradaira Chisaki, and Isaki Kaname who live in an undersea village, and Kihara Tsumugu who lives on land. The story tells their struggles to adjust to a new environment and the relationships between the sea and land people, while dealing with newfound feelings that have just appeared with the end of their childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagi-Asu:_A_Lull_in_the_Sea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naginoasukara.wikia.com/wiki/Nagi_no_Asu_Kara_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagi no Asukara Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-23T07:31:10.253" LastActivityDate="2018-10-23T07:31:10.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9100" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:06:43.963" Score="0" Body="Nagi no Asukara (also, &quot;Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea&quot;) is an anime by P.A. Works with a manga adaptation by Risou Maeda. It's a fantasy romance drama about an underwater village and its inhabitants." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:11:09.773" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:11:09.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9101" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:20:03.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-01-16/even-magical-warfare-original-creator-didnt-think-the-anime-was-a-good-idea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reportedly&lt;/a&gt;, not even the author of &lt;em&gt;Mahou Sensou&lt;/em&gt; likes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Warfare&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magical Warfare&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:20:03.457" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:20:03.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9102" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:20:03.457" Score="0" Body="Magical Warfare (or, &quot;Mahou Sensou&quot;) is a light novel series by Hisashi Suzuki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:20:03.457" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:20:03.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9103" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:24:12.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Children&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wolf Children&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:23:08.717" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:23:08.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9104" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:24:12.893" Score="0" Body="Wolf Children (also, &quot;Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki&quot;) is a fantasy slice-of-life movie by Mamoru Hosoda. It's about a woman who fell in love with a wolf-man and gave birth to two children who inherited their father's ability to transform into wolves." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:23:08.717" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:23:08.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9105" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:26:36.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Godfathers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Godfathers&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:50:33.213" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:50:33.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9106" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:26:36.523" Score="0" Body="Tokyo Godfathers is a comedy/drama movie directed by Satoshi Kon. Three homeless people − a runaway girl, a transvestite and an alcoholic − who find an abandoned newborn on Christmas Eve and look for its parents." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T21:27:51.067" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T21:27:51.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9107" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:29:03.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoutsukai no Yoru&lt;/em&gt; (abbreviated &quot;Mahoyo&quot;; also, &lt;em&gt;Witch on the Holy Night&lt;/em&gt;) is a visual novel by Type-Moon. See also &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/tsukihime&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;tsukihime&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;tsukihime&lt;/a&gt;, with which it shares some characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C5%8Dtsukai_no_Yoru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahōtsukai no Yoru&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:29:03.590" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:29:03.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9108" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:29:03.590" Score="0" Body="Mahoutsukai no Yoru (&quot;Mahoyo&quot;, or &quot;Witch on the Holy Night&quot;) is a visual novel by Type-Moon. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:29:03.590" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:29:03.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9109" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:33:25.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My-HiME&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Mai-Hime&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2004-05 anime series produced by Sunrise. For its spinoff &lt;em&gt;My-Otome&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/mai-otome&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;mai-otome&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;mai-otome&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My-HiME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My-HiME&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:33:25.797" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:33:25.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9110" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:33:25.797" Score="0" Body="My-HiME (or &quot;Mai-Hime&quot;) is a 2004-05 anime series produced by Sunrise. For its spinoff My-Otome, see [mai-otome]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:33:25.797" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:33:25.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9111" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:34:52.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My-Otome&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Mai-Otome&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2005-06 anime series produced by Sunrise. For its parent series &lt;em&gt;My-Hime&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/mai-hime&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;mai-hime&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;mai-hime&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My-Otome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My-Otome&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:34:52.137" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:34:52.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9112" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:34:52.137" Score="0" Body="My-Otome (or &quot;Mai-Otome&quot;) is a 2005-06 anime series produced by Sunrise. For its parent series My-Hime, see [mai-hime]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:34:52.137" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:34:52.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9113" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:42:52.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maken-ki!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maken-ki!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:42:52.760" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:42:52.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9114" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:42:52.760" Score="0" Body="&quot;Maken-ki! Battling Venus&quot; is a manga series by Hiromitsu Takeda." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:42:52.760" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:42:52.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9115" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:46:21.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of Makoto Shinkai's works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/5-centimeters-per-second&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;5-centimeters-per-second&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;5-centimeters-per-second&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/voices-of-a-distant-star&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;voices-of-a-distant-star&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;voices-of-a-distant-star&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/she-and-her-cat&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;she-and-her-cat&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;she-and-her-cat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/the-garden-of-words&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;the-garden-of-words&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;the-garden-of-words&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/your-name&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;your-name&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;your-name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Makoto Shinkai on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T01:42:16.393" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T01:42:16.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9116" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:46:21.547" Score="0" Body="Makoto Shinkai is a director of anime. Use this tag for questions about Shinkai's oeuvre  as a whole, or for questions about multiple films of his." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:46:21.547" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:46:21.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9117" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:56:01.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangirl!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mangirl!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:56:01.447" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:56:01.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9118" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:56:01.447" Score="0" Body="Mangirl! is a 4koma manga series by Kagari Tamaoka about girls who draw manga." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:56:01.447" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:56:01.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9119" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:56:51.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maris_the_Chojo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maris the Chojo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:56:51.907" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:56:51.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9120" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:56:51.907" Score="0" Body="Maris the Chojo (or, &quot;The Supergal&quot;) is a one-shot manga by Takahashi Rumiko. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:56:51.907" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:56:51.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9121" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:59:19.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashiroiro_Symphony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mashiroiro Symphony&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:59:19.557" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:59:19.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9122" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T01:59:19.557" Score="0" Body="&quot;Mashiroiro Symphony: Love is pure white&quot; is an adult visual novel developed by Palette." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T01:59:19.557" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T01:59:19.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:01:46.493" Score="17" ViewCount="3365" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product? Sometimes they have the following reminder during the show:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is a free fansub: not for sale, rent, or auction&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering why that was necessary. Is it so that they do not get into legal problems? What is the purpose of that reminder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T08:46:41.630" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T08:46:41.630" Title="Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product?" Tags="&lt;copyright&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9124" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:03:49.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the prequel to &lt;em&gt;Mission-E&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/code-e&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;code-e&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;code-e&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4209/Mission-E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mission-E&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:03:49.093" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:03:49.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9125" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:03:49.093" Score="0" Body="Mission-E is an anime series produced by Studio DEEN. For its prequel, see [code-e]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:03:49.093" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:03:49.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9126" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:07:17.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Monochrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Miss Monochrome&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:07:17.717" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:07:17.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9127" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:07:17.717" Score="0" Body="Miss Monochrome is a character created by Horie Yui, about whom a 2013 anime was produced by Sanzigen." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:07:17.717" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:07:17.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9123" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:15:15.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though in some countries, translations of original works are considered original works themselves, the copyright laws are still pretty vague, and so to avoid getting in trouble, fansub groups add such reminders that could be interpreted as &quot;we did not intend to infringe any rights&quot; if they get sued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if some shady guy tries to sell some dvds, and they contain very explicit markings of a certain fansub group, that group has some protection by stating that they did not intend for that to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:15:15.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9123" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:16:22.230" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's a combination of a few factors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, there's a sort of ethical code among some fansubbers that dictates that they fansub for &quot;the love of anime&quot; or something to that effect, and that it's improprietous to profit off of fansubbing. I'm not sure how effective a reminder of this sort would be to people who don't subscribe to the same ethical code (i.e. the people at whom this message would be targeted), but there you have it. Sticking a reminder on your fansubs is pretty much a no-cost endeavor, so it's not like it can hurt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, there's the belief that explicitly stating that you do not intend to profit off of your fansubs makes you less liable for copyright infringement. I doubt this has been tested (I don't know of any litigation against fansubbers), but I rather doubt this would be of much value as a legal defense - statutory damages (as opposed to actual damages) are available in USA copyright infringement cases under federal law (and, I imagine, in other jurisdictions as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect (but have no evidence) that this is a holdover from the pre-Internet days of fansub distribution when you actually needed to pass around video tapes to get your anime fix. Exchanging physical materials is likely to get you more scrutiny from law enforcement than exchanging digital information, and this relates to my previous point: infringing copyright is bad, but profiting off of infringed copyrights is probably worse, or at least that's the general perception. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/9169/1908&quot;&gt;C. Griffin's answer&lt;/a&gt; to this question contains an interesting view on the matter, from the perspective of someone who consumed fansubs in pre-internet times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9123/why-do-fansubbed-animes-have-a-reminder-to-not-sell-their-fansubbed-product#comment11192_9123&quot;&gt;Adam Davis also brought up in a comment&lt;/a&gt; another point I meant to address - fansubbers don't want &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; people profiting off of their work - it's kind of a slap in the face. So what's one way to do that? Stick a big &quot;this is not for sale&quot; warning on it, kind of like how a lot of free (gratis) software comes with a notice saying something like &quot;if you paid for this, you should ask for your money back because this is free software&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here's the problem: basically all fansubbing these days is done with &quot;softsubs&quot; - that is, the subtitles are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ass#Advanced_SubStation_Alpha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;basically a text file&lt;/a&gt; that accompanies a video. It's dead easy to edit these things (particularly using software like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aegisub.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aegisub&lt;/a&gt;), so this is probably another reason that you don't see these disclaimers anymore: they're easy to remove. In the pre-softsub days (maybe before 2008~2010 or so? I don't have my chronology down for this very well), subtitling was done by re-encoding the video to have the subtitles (&quot;hardsubs&quot;) baked into the video file. Since this is &lt;em&gt;much&lt;/em&gt; more difficult to alter, disclaimers would have been more permanent (and hence, useful) back then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I haven't seen a disclaimer of this sort on any fansubs from at least the past five years or so - it's gone the way of the dinosaurs. In the modern fansubbing world, where all exchange of fansubs is electronic and hardsubs are obsolete, these disclaimers serve no actual purpose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I have seen this sort of thing on recent manga scanlations, though - but that's a topic for another question. The key difference here, I suspect, is that scanlations are still &quot;hardsubbed&quot;, so to speak.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T03:56:25.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9130" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:27:21.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moetan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moetan&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:27:21.380" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:27:21.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9131" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:27:21.380" Score="0" Body="Moetan is a 2007 anime based on a series of books for English learners that feature cute girls." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:27:21.380" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:27:21.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9132" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:31:58.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru sou desu yo?&lt;/em&gt; (often abbreviated to &quot;Mondaiji&quot; for obvious reasons; or, &lt;em&gt;Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel series by Tarou Tatsunoko which is notable for having an unreasonably long title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_Children_are_Coming_from_Another_World,_aren%27t_they%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:31:58.013" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:31:58.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9133" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:31:58.013" Score="0" Body="Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru sou desu yo? (or, &quot;Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?&quot;) is a light novel series by Tarou Tatsunoko." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:31:58.013" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:31:58.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9134" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:35:28.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushiking%3a_King_of_the_Beetles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mushiking: King of the Beetles&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:35:28.493" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:35:28.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9135" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:35:28.493" Score="0" Body="Mushiking: The King of Beetles is an anime based on a Japanese collectible card game." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:35:28.493" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:35:28.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9136" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:36:30.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shinzo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:36:30.000" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:36:30.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9137" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:36:30.000" Score="0" Body="Mushrambo (also, &quot;Shinzo&quot;) is a 2000 anime produced by Toei Animation." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:36:30.000" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:36:30.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9138" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:37:18.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:37:18.827" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:37:18.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9139" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:37:18.827" Score="0" Body="My Neighbor Totoro (or, &quot;Tonari no Totoro&quot;) is a 1988 Studio Ghibli film. It's a fantasy story about two little sisters who move into an old house near a forest and find mysterious creatures living all around it." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T22:15:50.453" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T22:15:50.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9140" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:47:57.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:47:57.597" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:47:57.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9141" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:47:57.597" Score="0" Body="Nanatsu no Taizai (or, &quot;The Seven Deadly Sins&quot;) is a manga series by Nakaba Suzuki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:47:57.597" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:47:57.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9142" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:56:39.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=1373&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nijigahara Holograph&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:56:39.193" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:56:39.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9143" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:56:39.193" Score="0" Body="Nijigahara Holograph is a one-volume manga by Inio Asano." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:56:39.193" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:56:39.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9144" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:58:11.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Hattori-kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ninja Hattori-kun&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:58:11.733" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:58:11.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9145" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:58:11.733" Score="0" Body="Ninja Hattori-kun is a manga series by Motoo Abiko." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:58:11.733" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:58:11.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9146" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:59:01.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodame_Cantabile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nodame Cantabile&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:59:01.230" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:59:01.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9147" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T02:59:01.230" Score="0" Body="Nodame Cantabile is a manga by Tomoko Ninomiya" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T02:59:01.230" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T02:59:01.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9148" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T03:04:15.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Mental_Choices_are_Completely_Interfering_with_my_School_Romantic_Comedy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T03:04:15.323" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T03:04:15.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9149" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T03:04:15.323" Score="0" Body="NouKome (short for &quot;Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Rabu Kome o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru&quot;; or, &quot;My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy&quot;) is a light novel series by Takeru Kasukabe." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T03:10:03.697" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T03:10:03.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9151" CreationDate="2014-04-28T03:11:34.677" Score="11" ViewCount="1132" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched most of Tonari no Seki-kun, and all I can hear from his voice actor are grunts and groans, and a few other occasional sounds of panic or excitement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does this &lt;em&gt;require&lt;/em&gt; a voice actor at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mention this because, in Non Non Biyori, the only male character didn't have any sounds associated with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I perhaps conflating the two character types together (one with an obvious role, and another with an obvious non-role)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T03:06:28.963" Title="Why does Seki-kun need a voice actor?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;tonari-no-seki-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9150" CreationDate="2014-04-28T03:48:45.687" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, &lt;em&gt;somebody&lt;/em&gt; has to do the grunting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may sound like I'm joking, but I'm really not. I don't know if canned grunts or grunt SFX packages exist, but I don't think the producers would want to use them - Seki has to grunt in a number of different ways and in a number of different contexts, and when you get down to it, Seki's grunts can really be quite emotive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could, in principle, have Seki be completely soundless, but that would be unrealistic - unlike the dude from Non Non Biyori, he does interact with the other characters to a substantive degree, and if he didn't make a single noise, it would be kind of weird.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For illustrative purposes, I have compiled a collection of Seki grunts and related noises from episodes 1 and 2 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaroo.com/i/s0PuflktAAbw&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://vocaroo.com/i/s0PuflktAAbw&lt;/a&gt;; do forgive the shoddy editing). I hope you will agree that this stunning performance on Shimono Hiro's part is reason enough to have a voice actor for Seki. For an even better illustration, watch episode 16 from roughly 4:20 until the ending credits (the part where Yokoi is messing with him) - he vocalizes a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-03T03:06:28.963" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T03:06:28.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9123" CreationDate="2014-04-28T03:50:00.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is largely to do with Copyright issues. You see those who distribute or offer the file are usually in the wrong and violate Japanese copyright laws. But because copyright highly relies on where you are in the world (speaking geographically) fan operated groups who do these fansubs often get away from this and find a way to &quot;turn the other corner&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though it is possible to find loopholes such as this, these warnings are often meant to redirect blame if they are sued for infringing on copyright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T03:50:00.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9155" CreationDate="2014-04-28T03:55:08.610" Score="5" ViewCount="2691" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching this when I was a little kid, but I barely remember anything at all. The main character was a man with a &quot;demon arm&quot; that he always keeps hidden with a glove, the moment he takes off the glove his hand activates granting him great power. The episode that I remember watching had a little girl singing in a black, dream-ish environment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I recall, I watched one episode in Spanish dub and the girl sang this song as she played: &quot;dos y dos son cuatro cuatro y dos son seis&quot;. I know it's not a lot of information, but it's always been bugging me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:31:00.133" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:31:00.133" Title="Need help identifying this anime from about 18 years ago" Tags="&lt;jigoku-sensei-nube&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:25:21.120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6962" CreationDate="2014-04-28T04:21:52.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Rin's teeth are depicted as sharp to give off Rin's attitude towards his former teamates Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa. If you remember during the series Rin had went to Australia to become stronger and faster in swimming. But a couple years later even though he put so much effort in whilst in Australia he still couldn't beat Haruka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably the most accurate time to say when Rin became more aggressive and serious. I think his sharp teeth are suppose to tell the viewer that he is serious and gives off his more aggressive personality and persona.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my impression though. I dont actually think they made his teeth sharp for an actual purpose rather than to display his change from when he was a kid to when he lost and decided he had, had enough of losing to Haruka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T04:21:52.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9153" CreationDate="2014-04-28T04:42:33.390" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The premise sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2012/Jigoku_Sensei_Nube&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jigoku Sensei Nube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil spirits with his monster hand, proving to be very powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g5P2Bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nube&amp;#39;s glove on&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sChfgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nube&amp;#39;s glove off&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T01:16:09.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T01:16:09.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8895" CreationDate="2014-04-28T05:11:43.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I figured some further research on my part wouldn't hurt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a combination of checking the list of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spoon_%28manga%29#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;volumes&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spoon_%28manga%29#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episodes&lt;/a&gt;, rereading the Yahoo Answers question I referred to earlier, looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=64832&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baka-Updates&lt;/a&gt;, and looking through the relevant parts of the manga, it seems that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first &quot;season&quot; goes up to chapter 31, which is about up to the first half of volume 4. The chapters 30 and 31 involve Hachiken's bacon production/sale, which is covered more or less in the last episode of the first season of the Silver Spoon anime. However, I couldn't find the baseball game in the last episode of the anime anywhere in or before chapter 31 - and without reading the manga, it's hard to say if that's an anime only event or not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, the second season seems to start at chapter 31 (where Hachiken becomes the vice-president of the equestrian club - which happens in the first episode of the second season). It seems to end at chapter 75 (where Hachiken's mother visits), which corresponds to the events of the last episode of the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T04:05:35.707" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T04:05:35.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9158" CreationDate="2014-04-28T05:17:33.017" Score="3" ViewCount="2347" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the monologue (at the beginning of episode 1) you may have remembered a world map being displayed. The funny thing was that they got East and West Europe wrong as seen in the images below. How accurate are the borders?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rfhw0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mahouka Koukou pre-WW3 world map&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fPTS3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mahouka Koukou post-WW3 world map&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did anyone notice this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T05:49:09.473" LastActivityDate="2020-05-23T01:30:49.290" Title="How accurate is the World Map in The Irregular at Magic High School?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9157" CreationDate="2014-04-28T05:30:15.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The map definitely isn't accurate (at least in that it doesn't depict quite a number of current borders correctly). For one thing, as you noted, Europe hasn't been depicted well, though it does seem that the part west of Germany is alright. However, the Czech Republic's border with Slovakia is gone, and it seems that the border with Austria is also missing. The Romania-Hungary border is also gone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you look at South Asia though, the borders are also wrong. While the India-Pakistan border seems ok, the borders with Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan aren't there. There are a couple smaller issues with Central Asia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I initially thought that this might be a 1900's map because of the European borders, but the North-South Korea division still seems to be there (which didn't exist at the time of Austria-Hungary), and the India-Pakistan border shouldn't have existed at the time - so as far as I can tell, this isn't supposed to be a replica of a map at some point in time in actual history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; a number of borders here and there have been omitted. I'm not as familiar with the geography of Africa and South/Latin America, but for starters, the Algerian-Tunisian border has also disappeared in this map. But there are definitely a number of noticeable errors with Central/South Asia and with Europe. So this map really isn't that accurate, even if for a lot of the &quot;unaffected&quot; countries it's drawn reasonably well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T05:55:46.977" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T05:55:46.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-28T05:46:43.863" Score="10" ViewCount="101468" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whilst looking around the Fairy Tail tag, I was looking again at a question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7620/why-cant-natsu-and-gajeel-go-through-freeds-runes&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; asked by Shinobu, I finally decided to pop the question &quot;How old is Natsu&quot;. I thought it would have been revealed further on in the series, but from the looks of it they haven't although the ages of Lucy, Erza and Gray have been revealed which is as follows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lucy- 17yrs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Erza- 19yrs &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gray- 18yrs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has an age ever been given in the mangas to how old Natsu is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T18:35:48.577" Title="Does Natsu have an known actual age?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9023" CreationDate="2014-04-28T07:17:16.743" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;After searching everywhere for the day looking this up before someone else finds the answer, he appears to be Mobuta Mobuo. He is actually a background character that was actually placed in their as a joke as said in an interview with Arakawa Hiromu in the Perfect Guidebook (Hagaren Kenkyujo DX). He was also a gag character in the Mangas and hardly anyone seemed to notice him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AnUK6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gZQFN.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am absolutely sure this is him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bibliography for reference&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roy-mustang.net/arakawa/about_interview1.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.roy-mustang.net/arakawa/about_interview1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Included for reference to my answer, to verify that this information is correct and to allow you to compare this information with other information to see if this is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T07:17:16.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9165" CreationDate="2014-04-28T09:03:55.837" Score="3" ViewCount="546" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the penultimate episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, we briefly see this image, &lt;em&gt;possibly&lt;/em&gt; formed by the ice in a glass of alcohol when Madoka's mother is at the bar with Madoka's teacher. (This image comes right before a &quot;break&quot; from that scene before the episode shifts back to Homura's room, so it's hard to tell. While initially that seemed like a reasonable interpretation to me, in retrospect, the two &quot;blades&quot; here suggest that this isn't the case, and that the image is superimposed onto something else.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/prmGe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Image of Creation of Adam detail superimposed onto something else&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly seems to be one of the more famous details from Michelangelo's &lt;em&gt;The Creation of Adam&lt;/em&gt;, which is on the Sistine Chapel ceiling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0bbjl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Creation of Adam detail&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this image in the context of the anime series? With other references in the series, there's often a clearer connection (e.g. to Goethe's &lt;em&gt;Faust&lt;/em&gt;) but here it doesn't seem as obvious, and the only interpretation I can think of is related to Madoka becoming some sort of god, but even so, using this specific reference doesn't seem to make much sense here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T10:27:04.813" Title="What's the significance of this Michelangelo reference?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9164" CreationDate="2014-04-28T10:27:04.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madoka's mother is drinking from a faceted glass and what your screenshot shows are two edges of it and the Michelangelo's painting behind the glass. The dialogue between two women doesn't really correspond with the painting's theme, as far as I'm concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IedaGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e0EJCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The painting seems to be part of the entourage of the bar. With studio Shaft in charge of creating this anime, you can safely assume that it's a subtle hint at one of the many existential topics raised in it. It's probably not very significant in relation to the plot, but it just may give you some food for thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the process of Adam's creation by God a metaphor for a magical girl becoming a witch. As a more powerful entity, witches are capable of creating their own kind by corrupting magical girls. Something along those lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T10:27:04.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9123" CreationDate="2014-04-28T15:40:20.030" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was a &lt;em&gt;consumer&lt;/em&gt; of fansubs in the early-mid 90's. This statement has no bearing on my answer, however, I was pointing it out because someone thought it would be interesting to hear from a pre-Internet fansub consumer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these answers are valid. Ultimately, the fan sub groups need legal authorities to know that profit is not expected or accepted.  It's a gray area, because the two &quot;products&quot; that we're discussing are the original work (included in a fan sub), and then the translation itself.  The translation can probably be distributed freely, as it is not the same as the original dialogue -- and on its own is an interpretation of a story by a translator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The iffy part is about the original work being distributed. In most countries, it is illegal to distribute (user-made) copies of copyrighted work without express written consent of the copyright holder. It robs the copyright holder of earnings, blah blah blah. I'm not a legal zealot, and I'm not here to defend any particular side. However, in this day and age, the copyright protections are expected to be upheld in the international community, and enforced by local government or at a higher level -- Interpol.  We don't normally hear about busts like this, because a fansubber usually has a small audience, and many studios secretly find this type of behavior beneficial to increasing their products popularity, and with any luck, profitability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Footnote about the pre-Internet days: We would mail our brand new blank VHS cassettes to fansub groups in postage-paid envelopes so that no money would exchange hands whatsoever. It might take a month or two to get your tapes, but for foreign video that was unreleased domestically, it's what you had to do.&lt;/em&gt; &amp;lt;/backinthedaystories&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4685" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T15:40:20.030" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-04-28T17:46:48.547" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be this (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yato-no-kami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yato-no-kami&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Yato-no-kami (夜刀の神?, &quot;gods of the night-sword&quot;) are snake deities in Japanese folklore appearing in the Hitachi No Kuni Fudoki. They lived in Namegata county, in fields near the government office. They were rumored to bring familial extermination on anyone who saw them. Eventually, they were killed by a man clearing the fields, enshrined, and banished to the mountains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Yato doesn't have any shrine and in the article above it says that Yato-no-kami is enshrined. And on the past of Yato in Noragami he is a God that kills people and killed a regalia, in the article above it says that the Yato-no-Kami exterminate people. Also the Yato-no-kami are also known as the gods of the night sword and the last regalia that Yato handled in Noragami is Yuki which is a sword. And in the article it says that Yato-no-Kami is a snake deity, if you look closely at Yato's eyes it looks like a snake's eyes because his pupils are thin that is the same with the snakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4687" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T07:20:16.927" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T07:20:16.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9175" CreationDate="2014-04-28T19:00:32.437" Score="3" ViewCount="1253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished watching the anime production of Shinsekai Yori (From the New World), but was a little unsure of how the telekinetic powers of humans were obtained in the first place. Were they obtained due to natural mutations? Or was it the fault of science and modern technology? Or was it war and nuclear radioactivity due to war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was it that they obtained this &quot;kamisama&quot; power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T15:19:57.753" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T18:31:46.723" Title="How did humans get telekinetic powers?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9173" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9174" CreationDate="2014-04-28T19:22:49.787" Score="5" ViewCount="581" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mSOAE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this image from? I am desperate to find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4691" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:34:11.407" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:34:11.407" Title="What anime is this blue-tinted image of a layer of skin/paint peeling off the face of a woman from?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T16:53:08.130" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9173" CreationDate="2014-04-28T19:36:38.737" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did Google Image Search. Maybe this is &lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the shell&lt;/strong&gt; (1995).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/43/Ghost_in_the_Shell&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell - Movie 1995&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R2OaY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GitS movie poster&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster. The pursuit will call into question what makes a human and what is the Puppetmaster in a world where the distinction between human and machine is increasingly blurry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4015" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T21:54:18.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9172" CreationDate="2014-04-28T21:43:52.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In part 1, chapter 7 (or, for a shorter version, episode 4), we learn the following from the false minoshiro:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was only in the 2011&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; year of the Gregorian calendar that a scientist of a protohistorical civilization conclusively documented psychokinesis, hitherto thought to be a supernatural telekinetic phenomenon. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every prior experimental investigation of PK had been a disastrous failure, whether conducted in public or in a scientific facility. In 2011, however, a cognitive scientist from the Republic of Azerbaijan - Imran Ismailov - conducted an experiment in the nation's capital, Baku, that was a near-total success. At the time, the quantum-mechanical paradox in which the mere act of observing an object can induce changes in it was well known. Ismailov was the first to suggest that PK could be used to amplify this phenomenon to macroscopic levels. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...The first person identified by Ismailov as possessing preternatural abilities was a 19-year-old girl by the name of Nona Mardanova. She could do nothing more than move a plastic ball, light as a feather, sealed inside a transparent tube. And yet, it is thought that it was she that caused mankind to undergo a transformation, as if she were a seed crystal in a solution, stimulating the formation of more like crystals. People from around the world followed in her footsteps, awakening a power that had 'till then lay dormant within them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, this is how it went down: some people were &amp;quot;inherent&amp;quot; psychokinetikers, like Nona Mardanova - they had abilities that normal humans didn't possess. Their abilities were, however, very limited, and not at all on the level of the people in Saki's time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ismailov conducted experiments on these people (specifically, on Mardanova; I don't believe he conducted any other experiments). We don't know what the experiments exactly consisted of, for two reasons: much information was lost over the thousand years that separate Ismailov from Saki; and Ismailov himself went to great lengths to ensure that nobody but he would know the full scope of the experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever Ismailov did, it &amp;quot;awakened&amp;quot; Mardanova. From there, it spread. We don't know how that happened either - the false minoshiro doesn't address it. It seems that once PK exists (i.e. the experiments on Mardanova happened), it spreads. Somehow. Even in Saki's time, people don't really understand how it happens - children are sometimes born without PK, despite the existence of non-PK users being an existential threat to society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T21:43:52.763" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8776" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:16:32.490" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, I flagged this as opinion based. However I remembered seeing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.practicemakesawesome.com/serial-experiments-lain-anime-animerica-september-1999/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an interview with the producer, director and writer&lt;/a&gt; a long time ago and was able to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few pages of interview on that site, but I have quoted the most relevant material here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Writer] Konaka: There's not a particular message about technology. Technology advances anyway. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Producer] Ueda: [...] This work itself is a sort of cultural war against American culture and the American sense of values we adopted after WW II. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Interviewer] Q: Does the series have a &quot;message&quot;?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Ueda: The message is, Things are simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably the only English language interview. I definitely wouldn't take what they say at face value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T13:21:18.007" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T13:21:18.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9177" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:48:01.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ckami_Kakushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ōkami Kakushi&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:48:01.707" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:48:01.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9178" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:48:01.707" Score="0" Body="Ookami Kakushi is a 2009 visual novel by Ryukishi07 and Konami." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:48:01.707" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:48:01.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9179" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:49:32.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=54897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Orange Marmalade&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:49:32.023" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:49:32.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9180" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:49:32.023" Score="0" Body="Orange Marmalade is a manhwa by Seok Woo. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:49:32.023" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:49:32.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9181" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:50:36.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Without_Wings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;We Without Wings&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:50:36.453" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:50:36.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9182" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:50:36.453" Score="0" Body="Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai (abbreviated &quot;Oretsuba&quot;; also, &quot;We Without Wings&quot;) is a 2008 visual novel by Navel." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:50:36.453" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:50:36.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9183" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:52:27.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Dimension_Century_Orguss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Super Dimension Century Orguss&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:52:27.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:52:27.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9184" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:52:27.763" Score="0" Body="Super Dimension Century Orguss (or, &quot;Choujikuu Seiki Orguss&quot;) is a 1983-84 anime directed by Noboru Ishiguro. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:52:27.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:52:27.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9185" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:55:19.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some works by Tezuka:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/buddha&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;buddha&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;buddha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/bagi&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;bagi&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;bagi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/black-jack&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;black-jack&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;black-jack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:32:22.487" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:32:22.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9186" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:55:19.967" Score="0" Body="Osamu Tezuka is an animator, manga artist, and film producer, well-known for seminal works like &quot;Astro Boy&quot;. Use this tag for questions about Tezuka's oeuvre as a whole, or for questions about multiple works of his." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T22:55:19.967" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T22:55:19.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9187" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:04:15.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listen_to_Me,_Girls._I_Am_Your_Father!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:04:15.607" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:04:15.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9188" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:04:15.607" Score="0" Body="Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! (aka &quot;Papakiki&quot;, &quot;Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!&quot;) is a slice-of-life romantic comedy light novel by Tomohiro Matsu and anime by studio Feel." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T18:37:16.737" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T18:37:16.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9189" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:06:40.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Kiss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paradise Kiss&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:06:40.227" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:06:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9190" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:06:40.227" Score="0" Body="Paradise Kiss (abbr. &quot;ParaKiss&quot;) is a manga series by Ai Yazawa." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:06:40.227" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:06:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9191" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:24:38.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patlabor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patlabor&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:24:38.813" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:24:38.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9192" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:24:38.813" Score="0" Body="Mobile Police Patlabor (or, &quot;Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor&quot;) is a franchise of sci-fi works, including an anime directed by Mamoru Oshii." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:24:38.813" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:24:38.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9193" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:29:27.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wallflower_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Wallflower (manga)&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:29:27.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:29:27.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9194" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:29:27.540" Score="0" Body="The Wallflower (or, &quot;Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge&quot; or &quot;Perfect Girl Evolution&quot;) is a shoujo manga by Tomoko Hayakawa about a girl named Sunako. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:29:27.540" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:29:27.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9195" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:43:16.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Suite_Prism_Nana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magical Suite Prism Nana&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:43:16.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:43:16.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9196" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:43:16.823" Score="0" Body="Magical Suite Prism Nana is a series of magical girl-themed pachinko slots, for which a series of animated promotional videos were created by SHAFT." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:43:16.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:43:16.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9197" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:46:20.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_the_Animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ray the Animation&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:46:20.770" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:46:20.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9198" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:46:20.770" Score="0" Body="Ray is a manga by Yoshitomi Akihito. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:46:20.770" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:46:20.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9199" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:48:27.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_of_Inferno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Phantom of Inferno&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:48:27.673" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:48:27.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9200" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:48:27.673" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for the entire &quot;Phantom&quot; franchise, including the TV anime series &quot;Requiem for the Phantom&quot;, the Nitroplus visual novel &quot;Phantom of Inferno&quot; on which it is based, and any other spinoffs." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:48:27.673" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:48:27.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9201" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:50:23.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange%3a_The_Flower_of_Rin-ne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:50:23.737" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:50:23.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9202" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:50:23.737" Score="0" Body="Rinne no Lagrange (or, &quot;Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne&quot;) is a 2012 anime series directed by Tatsuo Sato." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:50:23.737" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:50:23.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9203" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:51:07.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Girls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rocket Girls&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:51:07.230" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:51:07.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9204" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:51:07.230" Score="0" Body="Rocket Girls is a light novel series by Housuke Nojiri. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:51:07.230" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:51:07.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9205" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:54:51.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rozen Maiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is notable for &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/desu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;desu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozen_Maiden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rozen Maiden&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-28T23:54:51.703" LastActivityDate="2014-04-28T23:54:51.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9206" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-28T23:54:51.703" Score="0" Body="Rozen Maiden is a manga series by Peach-Pit. Rozen Maiden follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who has withdrawn from society after suffering persecutions from his classmates. He is chosen to become the master of Shinku, a living doll created by Rozen. Shinku must fight the other dolls in Alice game where the winner will have her wish granted." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T07:10:56.467" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T07:10:56.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9207" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-29T00:03:32.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankarea%3a_Undying_Love&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sankarea: Undying Love&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:03:32.277" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:03:32.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9208" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-29T00:03:32.277" Score="0" Body="Sankarea: Undying Love is a manga series by Mitsuru Hattori. It's about a girl named Sanka Rea who becomes a zombie and a guy with a fetish for zombies." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T00:03:32.277" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T00:03:32.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9209" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9211" CreationDate="2014-04-29T00:36:12.143" Score="7" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of anime are based off of the plot of a manga and/or light novels. Sometimes an anime is an original work that gets a manga story afterwards, but that isn't always the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember watching Amagami, where you could obviously notice that it was based on a game, and some are even named after the games such as Final Fantasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how common is it for a anime to be based of a game? I have only seen it once or twice but is it really that uncommon? Or are they just animated in a way that you won't directly notice that it comes from a game unless you already know so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T06:59:19.140" LastActivityDate="2018-11-02T19:14:22.820" Title="Is it common for games to get a anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9209" CreationDate="2014-04-29T00:52:59.777" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/8240/1908&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, let's take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/user/homu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;/u/homu&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1wr94h/tv_anime_adaption_source_by_year/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;data&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qhB6v.png&quot; alt=&quot;TV anime source material year-by-year&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This basically answers your question right here: between 8% and 15% (avg. 10%) of anime in each year from 2000-2013 were based on a video game of some variety. Games are a minor but not insignificant source for anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you're asking &quot;what percentage of video games get turned into an anime&quot;, the answer almost certainly rounds to 0%. There are a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of video games out there (probably in the high hundreds per year, at least), but less than 200 anime per year, only a fraction of which are based on video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This data set only covers TV anime (thus excluding ONAs, OVAs, and films), but I see no reason to expect that an unusually large percentage of any of those media would be based on games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T05:38:17.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14311" CreationDate="2014-04-29T02:03:47.820" Score="9" ViewCount="2258" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, hairstyle in anime represent the character personality, like short hair girl should become tomboyish or ponytail make a girl seems sporty, etc. But what about the others? Like long straight hair, or idiot hair, twintail, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is common hair style for girls and guys in anime and what are the character represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADD&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;There's a really fine blog about &lt;a href=&quot;http://annesanimeblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/anime-hair-colors-what-do-they-mean-an-all-in-one-personality-guide/&quot;&gt;anime hair colors&lt;/a&gt; here thanks to @user1306322 comment below, I want an answer like that, but it's about hair style&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T02:40:31.830" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T12:25:44.200" Title="Is there any relation between hair style and character's personalities?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T04:44:51.353" Score="1" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series X (&lt;em&gt;X/1999&lt;/em&gt;) Satsuki Yatōji uses a machine called Beast to aid the Dragons of Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satsuki Yatōji is shown to have the ability to interact with computers through cables inserted into her skin and to hack into any technological system however she does more than just hack system such as controlling cables remotely when connected to Beast and Beast's cable seem to be able to act on their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, all the Dragons seem to have some sort of supernatural ability as well. While Satsuki may not possess an ability herself, Beast was provided to her by Kanoe, and Beast itself doesn't look like just a machine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if Beast is something more?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T05:18:00.580" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T05:18:00.580" Title="What exactly is Beast?" Tags="&lt;x-1999&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T04:53:18.540" Score="1" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Anime Series of X (&lt;em&gt;X/1999&lt;/em&gt;). Kamui dies, so the Dragons of Earth would've won, thus allowing the destruction of the world.  However, Kamui creates a world wide barrier which prevents it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand of the Barriers the Dragons of Heaven use, they allow damage caused within the barrier to not be carried into the real world, and the Barrier disappears when the caster dies. I think thta Kamui's final act in creating a world wide barrier has 2 flaws:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The destruction of the world had already started before the barrier was created.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamui died so the barrier shouldn't have been able to last.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, just how did Kamui's barrier save the world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T05:19:31.123" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T21:10:13.550" Title="How did Kamui's last act save the world?" Tags="&lt;x-1999&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9218" CreationDate="2014-04-29T05:33:06.430" Score="7" ViewCount="4109" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe almost all of the people watching anime or reading manga get them from various sites like watchop.com, Crunchyroll, anime44, etc., and similarly for manga there are various sites. But are these episodes/chapters really free of cost for the audience? I know that these companies have their major source of income from merchandise and all other stuff but the episodes/chapters are available on net so easily that too for free. Aren't there any copyright violations? If there are why don't these anime/manga companies do something about it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T05:54:46.433" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T07:59:42.330" Title="Are anime episodes/manga chapters really free?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2014-04-29T06:00:20.290" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are some legitimate websites on which you can read manga and watch anime for free. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; is one of them. While Crunchyroll &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-11/video-site-with-unauthorized-anime-gets-us$4m-venture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;started out&lt;/a&gt; as a site that streamed anime without licenses (i.e. illegally), they are now fully legitimate and above-board. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Crunchyroll has to pay for licenses for the anime they stream - the producers over in Japan aren't just going to give it away for free. So how does Crunchyroll make money? I don't claim to know Crunchyroll's business model, but (as &lt;a href=&quot;http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/21/crunchyroll-expands-its-revenue-stream-by-selling-anime-related-merch/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; points out), they have venture funding, and they sell &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/premium_comparison&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;premium memberships&lt;/a&gt;, as well as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/store&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime-related merchandise&lt;/a&gt;. They also show ads to non-members. Lots of websites follow a business model in which users get lots of functionality for free - for example, this one! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aren't there any copyright violations? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other sites you mention - &quot;watchop.com&quot; and &quot;anime44.com&quot; do not appear to be licensed purveyors of anime, so in their case, yes - they are probably infringing on the copyright of the owners over in Japan. They presumably aren't paying the licensors in Japan a dime, so it's not surprising that they can (illegally) show anime for free. You probably shouldn't use those sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there are why don't these anime/manga companies do something about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allow me to quote from Logan's answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6472/1908&quot;&gt;over here&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis added):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'll also point out that while fansubbers and scanalators are almost certainly legally in the wrong, the number of cases related to this is quite small. There are several reasons for this. &lt;strong&gt;For one, the Japanese industry is built to sell merchandise in Japan, so they have little interest in prosecuting cases overseas.&lt;/strong&gt; The licensing industry, on the other hand, was built around an already extant culture of fansubbing, and so they've always just factored that in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if I'm remembering correctly (and please, do correct me if I'm wrong; I'll try to dig up sources for this later), anime licensing deals are typically a flat fee - the licensees outside Japan pay the licensors in Japan a fixed amount in exchange for the right to stream the anime, or sell physical copies, or whatever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means is that the licensors don't care &lt;em&gt;how many&lt;/em&gt; times the anime is streamed or sold or whatever - they've already got their share, and if piracy reduces the number of people outside Japan that watch the anime on Crunchyroll or whatever, oh well! It's not their problem at that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T07:59:42.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2014-04-29T06:10:36.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes anime streaming is free, but mostly it is usually geographically monitored. E.g. Hulu uses geographical blocking to stop people from other countries and regions outside of the USA from streaming content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason they have this is due to probably copyright issues. Sites like anime44 are usually considered illegal sites, but because copyright varies of many factors including location it is usually hard to shut down sites like anime44.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said in the comments they are usually free because sites such as Crunchyrolls often get income from Premium Membership Users and products/merchandise that they sell on there site including Koruko No Basket figurines and much, much more. It is also most likely that they earn money from clicks on ads, or on how many people view ads in between the animes that you see for free. It is also likely that they might have sponsors too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: One thing that these site infringe on is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;users are entitled to several protections of their own. A user is&#xA;  entitled to make a reproduction for personal use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunatley there are some complications to this since if you are in a country where Copyright laws arent the same or enforced then people can get away with this, and if they are streaming it online to everyone one around the world, then it isn't exactly for personal use then is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T06:19:09.457" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T06:19:09.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9123" CreationDate="2014-04-29T13:04:53.907" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen notices that warn that if you have paid money for this fansub you have been ripped off leading me to believe that there have been cases of other parties trying to make money by selling free fansubs and these notices are attempts to stop that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4707" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T13:04:53.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8822" CreationDate="2014-04-29T14:25:24.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume it is on Earth, but on a deserted location (or a post-apocalyptic Earth). During the movie it is mentioned that Kyouko and Mami entered the Isolation Field by coincidence (so did Madoka's parents). They could only have entered this Field if it were located somewhere on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4709" LastEditorUserId="4709" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T18:26:43.263" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T18:26:43.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9230" CreationDate="2014-04-29T16:55:49.720" Score="11" ViewCount="2515" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning episodes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kyubey offers the teenage girls in the series the chance to have a wish come true in exchange for becoming a magical girl, and moreover seems to imply that any wish can be made possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the last episode, Kyubey tells Madoka:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since you're now the central point of karmic destiny from numerous different timelines, no matter how enormous the wish, you will likely be able to make it come true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This of course seems to imply that with some other magical girls, some wishes are too &quot;enormous&quot; to come true. But this seems to contradict Kyubey's earlier words, and this doesn't really seem to be a point of deception either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, are some wishes actually impossible for &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; magical girls, or is there perhaps actually no inconsistency here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I've only watched the anime series, and while the first two films sound a lot like an adaptation of the contents of the anime, I don't know much about the Rebellion film. If this is of any &quot;importance&quot;, I am referring to whether or not all wishes are possible &lt;em&gt;prior&lt;/em&gt; to the aftermath of Madoka's final decision to remove all witches in time and space from coming into being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-29T23:19:22.913" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T08:20:10.343" Title="Are all wishes actually possible?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T17:15:01.613" Score="6" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;So one of the goals of Tartaros was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that they would activate Face, which would then wipe out magic all together from the world. Or at least from the continent, which would be quite helpful for them as they don't use magic, but rather curses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is clearly stated that the strongest members of Tartaros&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; are all demons created by the dark mage Zeref himself. Even if they don't use magic, they are just Zeref's living magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't that make them vulnerable to Face? Wouldn't it kill them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T10:48:31.117" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:53:52.530" Title="About Face and the demons of Tartaros" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6680" CreationDate="2014-04-29T17:33:36.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know what you mean by sealing the demon, but recent chapters showed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mirajane is able to control any demons or demonic things at Tartaros except of the Etherious. Including the demon they wanted to turn her into or the device they used to turn her into a demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T17:33:36.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T21:44:35.443" Score="3" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've tried using a song finder app to no avail. What is the song used on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seeyouspacecowboy.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;. Is it a song used in Cowboy Bebop? Or just some random song overlaid with Spike's picture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4713" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T21:53:05.080" Title="What song is used in this video?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9228" CreationDate="2014-04-29T21:53:05.080" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's titled &quot;Space Lion&quot;, and can be found on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/19089&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1st Cowboy Bebop OST&lt;/a&gt;, track #7. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a Youtube link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnVaDwUg5s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnVaDwUg5s&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T21:53:05.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9225" CreationDate="2014-04-29T22:35:32.600" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be assumed that every wish is possible, yet Kyubey may lie about a wish being possible since granting a wish will also drain the universe of energy. Kyubey will most likely only grant a wish if the energy outputted from a Magical Girl becoming a Witch is greater than what was needed to grant the wish, indicated when Kyubey sometimes says something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your wish has conquered entropy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's assumed that the amount of energy to resurrect someone would be far greater than what would be generated by most Magical Girl/Witch transformations. After all, since Kyubey's race can manipulate souls (ripping them out of bodies and making them into gems), they probably know how much energy would be needed to make one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only wish which may in fact be impossible is something that affects the laws of thermodynamics in a way that entropy no longer exists. Otherwise, a Magical Girl like Homura or Oriko who knew about the transformation process probably would have sought out a Magical Girl who could make such a wish. (I'm assuming Oriko knew since she knew of Madoka becoming a witch who would destroy the world and would question Kyubey as to why.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, to change the laws of thermodynamics, it probably would need someone on Madoka's level to be able to produce enough energy by changing into a witch so strong it would destroy the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T08:20:10.343" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T08:20:10.343" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-30T01:13:49.500" Score="6" ViewCount="2525" Body="&lt;p&gt;So happys comment actually trigged my curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Uhm, yeah, but they didn't need to change the series title to Bleach Shippuden owing to fillers. As for Bleach, I found the filler arcs, Fake Shinigami Arc and Zanpakuto Rebellion Arc, better than the main arcs. The two Damsel in Distress arcs, one each for Rukia and Orihime, dragged on for too long. Even the &quot;level 3&quot; battles, like the one between Ishida and Cirucci dragged on for something like 10 episodes. –  Happy Dec 5 '13 at 14:12  - &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6136/has-the-naruto-anime-deviated-from-the-manga/6147#6147&quot;&gt;Has the Naruto Anime deviated from the Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are allot of series out there that hold long/stretched battles, such as Bleach, Naruto, Dragon ball. But which series currently holds the record for longest battle? And I am not talking about in battle speeches. I am talking about actually fighting screen time, and the amount of episodes it is stretched over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T01:13:49.500" Title="What is the longest battle in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" ClosedDate="2014-04-30T19:16:41.660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9233" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T03:51:40.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BOhVN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Kiss For The Petals - Maidens of Michael&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (その花びらにくちづけを, lit. &quot;A Kiss For The Petals&quot;) is a shoujo-ai/yuri visual novel series developed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/p2879&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yurin Yurin&lt;/a&gt;, the commercial brand of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/p437&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fuguriya&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series follows the the developing relationships of the featured couples, with each game usually focusing on one couple. The series centers around 2 locations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Michael’s School for Girls (in &lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;em&gt;Hanahira!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saint Michael’s General Hospital (in &lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o - Tenshi&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the games in the &lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira&lt;/em&gt; series are adult visual novels, but &lt;em&gt;Hanahira!&lt;/em&gt; is an all-ages game. There is also a hentai OVA adaptation of the 3rd game, and a spinoff doujin series called &quot;Music Box of Memories&quot; found in Eden of Xeno's Xenocross Project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v917&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (the first one) on VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v5244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanahira!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sono_Hanabira_ni_Kuchizuke_o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-02T22:50:42.197" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T22:50:42.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9234" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T03:51:40.367" Score="0" Body="&quot;Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o&quot; is a shoujo-ai visual novel series developed by Yurin Yurin." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:40:40.210" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:40:40.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8960" CreationDate="2014-04-30T04:15:09.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is not morally ok with executing people. If you noticed he refused to kill civilians in episode 2,especially since one was his friend, and he saved the falling women in the same episode in the middle of a battlefield. The only time he even actually killed civilians was when he fired the FLEIJA in Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is obviously aware of what the Britannians do as he sees some of it first hand. He is even one of the ones that is discriminated against, which is seen in the episode where he stood around washing paint off of his shirt and in ep 5, even though they can't do anything more than that because he is an honorary Britannian. The only problem is at first he cannot change it. That is why he needed to become the knight of one. From that position he would have the authority to prevent the Britannian's treatment of elevens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is not ok with the executions but at the same time he is powerless to prevent them unless he were to become the knight of one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T04:15:09.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9022" CreationDate="2014-04-30T04:25:54.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was revealed in the Nightmare Of Nunnally that during the Hundred Years War C.C. was the rival of Joan of Arc. Joan was known as the Witch of Orleans, where as C.C. was the Witch of Britannia and she served under Henry VI. In a meeting between C.C. and Joan she received her scar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T04:25:54.217" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9245" CreationDate="2014-04-30T10:09:45.070" Score="7" ViewCount="5654" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading up on anime sales, I came across the term 'Manabi Line', which is said to be the amount of DVD sales that an anime needs to break even. The article in question quoted it to be about 2,899 sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seemingly, the figure is based off of the amount of sales that the anime 'Manabi Straight' made, and barely broke even.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lLcl8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that there are large ranges of production value and other cost focuses, Is 'Manabi Line' still a reasonable figure for how a series is doing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T15:13:12.973" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T15:14:48.780" Title="Is the &quot;Manabi Line&quot; a correct way for estimating anime profit/loss?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manabi-straight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9239" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9246" CreationDate="2014-04-30T12:15:27.190" Score="7" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering this for ages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;From the New World&lt;/em&gt;, Saki has this piece of paper on her desk. Below you can see it (and somebody translated them to Spanish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently these are names, and some of them are followed by a number. Unfortunately I don't recognise any of those names so I'm not sure what is this paper about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I guessed it was some sort of deceased people list (numbers representing their age?). However the fourth name reads &quot;New Yuubari&quot;, so it sounds like a &lt;em&gt;place&lt;/em&gt; rather than somebody... but it lacks a number, so it could actually be a &lt;em&gt;headline&lt;/em&gt;, as in &quot;the following people died at New Yuubari&quot; - same thing for &quot;Shinamoto&quot;, which makes sense - but then the first three names lack a headline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm not sure - &lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; is this paper?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d63GL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T16:15:55.420" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T16:04:52.660" Title="What is the paper at Saki's desk in From the New World about?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9238" CreationDate="2014-04-30T15:14:48.780" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This started as a joke on 2ch. The &amp;quot;Manabi Line&amp;quot; represent Manabi Straight's disc sales, which reported barely broke even. Nowadays, people tend to use a a point to indicate a show made money or not. It's not an accurate statistical representation of any series due do how old it is comparatively to modern serials and how much was vested in a production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively there's also the &amp;quot;Anime Saving Line,&amp;quot; (it's reportedly started by /a/ on 4ch) which is how much Yakaman's Fractale series, he proclaimed was going to save this medium -- it sold 883 units.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally these numbers just take in account first week (domestic) disc sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showpost.php?s=5250fa0f308d7665128b2875c418ed43&amp;amp;p=36590139&amp;amp;postcount=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This post&lt;/a&gt; offers a good breakdown of volume anime disc sales with respect to how successful a series is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;lt; 1k&lt;/strong&gt;: Complete failure for late night anime, but is common among mainstream/daytime anime, which rely on other methods to produce revenue such as ratings and merchandising. Examples of this would be Naruto, Bleach, OP, Fairy Tale, Detective Conan, and most noitaminA slot anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1k - 2k&lt;/strong&gt;: Pretty much same as above. Some examples of recent late night anime that bombed like this would be LOLH, B Gata H Kei, and Ookami-san.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2k - 3k&lt;/strong&gt;: Still a failure, but the show has at least some fans but didn't sale well for various reasons, whether they be not enough hype, relatively boring plot, or too :deep:. Some recent examples would be Occult Gakuin, Shin Koihime Musou, and UraBoku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3k - 4k&lt;/strong&gt;: This is around break even point for most anime, or as 2ch calls it, the Manabi line. It's not exactly a failure, since no money was lost, but it's not successful or a hit either, since no money was made. An example of this would be Arakawa Under the Bridge and Ichiban Ushiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4k - 5k&lt;/strong&gt;: This is around where you start to see profit being made. Anime that sale in this area aren't what you would call hits, but it's still a decent accomplishment for late night anime. Recent examples are Ikkitousen Xtreme Xecutor and Mayoi Neko Overrun. An older one is all seasons of Zero no Tsukaima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5k - 6k&lt;/strong&gt;: This is where some of the more prominent anime among the niche market sale. By that, I mean the more memorable titles of a year. They aren't exactly hits in the sense that they're known among outside of otaku circles, but within them they're common names. Recent examples are Motto To LOVE-Ru, Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls, Amagami SS, and Kissxsis here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6k - 7k&lt;/strong&gt;: Very good for late night anime. Once again, not hits, but they're doing very well and are moderately popular among the niche market of otaku. This is still within the realm of the 5000-6000 area. Here you have your Seitokai Yakuindomo, BakaTest, and Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7k - 8k&lt;/strong&gt;: This is where you start to go from being niche within a niche to being broadly popular within the otaku niche. Could be considered a hit among otaku, although this is a sort of gray area in the the sense most anime don't sale exactly in this range, they're either with the 5000-7000 range or skip into double digits. The only anime that comes to my mind immediately that sales in this range are Katanagatari and HOTD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8k - 10k&lt;/strong&gt;: This is where you start to see the most memorable anime over years sale, extremely good for late night anime and a mile stone. Still a bit hesitant to call series in this area hits, but their at least extremely successful. The first DARKER THAN BLACK and Sengoku BASARA seasons sold in this area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10k - 12k&lt;/strong&gt;: Where you start to see anime staple marks at. These are the series that even people who aren't otaku will at least have seen or heard of somewhere. This are is ambiguous in the sense that stuff that sales higher initially end up here from sales tapering off a bit. Anime in this are usually have initial sales of around 15000-16000 or higher. Stuff like Strike Witches, Durarara!!, and the first season of Toaru Majutsu no Index end up here after the first few volumes. Toradora! and both seasons of Shakugan no Shana sold around this area. DARKER THAN BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini also sold here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12k - 15k&lt;/strong&gt;: Most anime that end up in the 10000-12000 range overall start out selling around here. As stated above, first season of Index and both seasons of Strike Witches started out here. First season of Hakuouki and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood also sale around this range. Sengoku BASARA Two sales in this area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15k - 20k&lt;/strong&gt;: Pretty much same as above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20k - 30k&lt;/strong&gt;: Durarara and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood started out in this area but tapered off later on. This area is ambiguous in the sense that the only anime that consistently stay in this area over every volume are heavily otaku supported. Still, some of the most popular anime sales around here. Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Azumanga Daioh, and Fate/stay night are the only anime I can think of that consistently sold in this range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;30k - 50k&lt;/strong&gt;: Godly and legendary. This is where the household name or super popular otaku anime sale. First Fullmetal Alchemist, Macross Frontier, Code Geass, Gundam 00, Haruhi, Angel Beats!, Lucky Star!, K-ON!, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;50k - 80k&lt;/strong&gt;: Nearly impossible. Only TV series that have sold here are Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and Gundam SEED.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take note that these numbers are arbitrary and success and profitability may vary depending on the production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T15:14:48.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9239" CreationDate="2014-04-30T16:11:09.657" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are all place names. 町 is a marker for a town/block/neighborhood/district or road/street. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;夕張 can be pronounced &quot;yuubari.&quot; The translators were probably trying to simply the names as if they were actual place names. E.g. &quot;New Amsterdam.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is primarily set is 神栖66町 (Kamisu 66th District), there are 8 other districts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「夕張新生町」（北海道）, Yuubari New District (Hokkaidou region) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「白石71町」（東北）, Shiroishi 71th District (Touhoku region) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「胎内84町」（北陸）, Tainai 84th District (Hokuriku region)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「小海95町」（中部）, Koumi 95th District (Chuubu region)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「精華59町」（関西）, Seika 59th District (Kansai region)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「石見銀山町」（中国）, Iwami Ginzan (Silver Mine) District (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chuugoku&lt;/a&gt; region)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「四万十町」（四国）, Shimanto District (Shikoku region)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「西海77町」（九州）, Saikai 77th District (Kyushu region)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are all named after real life locations, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamisu,_Ibaraki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamisu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T16:04:52.660" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T16:04:52.660" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18753" CreationDate="2014-04-30T16:48:17.033" Score="5" ViewCount="3782" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking for one specific quote from Sousuke Aizen but I was not able to find it, I googled it and watch some of the scenes that I believe he says it but didn't really find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly I believe he says it to Ukitake and I think it goes something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...You are blinded by your self-rightfulness...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or something like that but I wanted to remember it correctly and the context of which it happened. If someone remembers it properly it would greatly appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T16:52:14.007" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T21:51:29.183" Title="Where does Aizen make this quote about self-rightfulness?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9315" CreationDate="2014-04-30T18:22:44.650" Score="2" ViewCount="1910" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I recalled every type of Geass in the two seasons, I was asking myself what the characteristics of Geass are. For instance, I was wondering if every Geass power needs someone other than the Geass user (examples are Lelouch's Geass and Mao's Geass), but there were some people in the second season to whom the rule doesn't apply. (I don't know how much I can say without giving spoilers.) The effects of the Geass vary a lot, so I think I cannot find any attributes that are common for Geass-effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But are there some characteristics/rules/etc., which are the same for every Geass-power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4340" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T18:35:49.837" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T22:37:24.490" Title="What are the characteristics of the Geass power?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9247" CreationDate="2014-04-30T21:03:02.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(To Shinji Hirako)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It is the nature of all living things to find some being greater than themselves and place their trust in that being, following it blindly. In order to escape from the pressure of that trust, those beings seek a still greater entity in which to believe, and those greater beings too seek still greater, still stronger beings to follow. This is how all kings come to be, and this is how all Gods are born. Do not trust in me yet, Hirako Shinji. I will take my time to teach you the nature of the God whom you face. Then, you shall believe.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; - Chapter 383, pages 17-18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might not be what you are thinking of but it was the only quote that I could find on following something blindly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T21:11:01.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9251" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:07:41.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v4936&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shiei no Sona-Nyl -What a beautiful memories-&lt;/em&gt; at VNDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:07:41.970" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:07:41.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9252" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:07:41.970" Score="0" Body="&quot;Shiei no Sona-Nyl -What a beautiful memories-&quot; is a 2010 visual novel by Liar-soft." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:07:41.970" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:07:41.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9253" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:11:20.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/45757/Shokugeki_no_Souma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Souma&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:11:20.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:11:20.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9254" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:11:20.763" Score="0" Body="Shokugeki no Soma is a manga series by Shun Saeki, Yuuto Tsukuda, and Yuki Morisaki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:11:20.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:11:20.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9255" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:11:47.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/45757/Shokugeki_no_Souma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Souma&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:11:47.570" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:11:47.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9256" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:11:47.570" Score="0" Body="Shokugeki no Soma (Food Wars) is a manga series by Shun Saeki, Yuuto Tsukuda, and Yuki Morisaki. It's a story about a boy who wants to be a chef in his father's restaurant. He is sent to an elite culinary school to grow further in his cooking skills." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T15:16:31.930" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T15:16:31.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9257" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:13:50.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonen_Jump_%28magazine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:13:50.343" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:13:50.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9258" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:13:50.343" Score="0" Body="Shonen Jump refers to the Japanese (weekly and monthly) manga anthology magazine published by Shueisha and the American monthly manga anthology magazine in circulation from 2002-2012, now currently a weekly digital manga magazine." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T23:02:20.050" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T23:02:20.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9259" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:19:08.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/45525/Shurabara!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shurabara!&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:19:08.843" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:19:08.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9260" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:19:08.843" Score="0" Body="Shurabara (or, &quot;Shuraba Lovers&quot;) is a light novel series by Haiya Kishi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:19:08.843" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:19:08.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9261" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:21:55.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions that are likely to require some knowledge of sign language (any variety) to answer. For an archetypal example of such a question, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3731/1908&quot;&gt;Can anyone explain the ending of &amp;quot;Koe no Katachi&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that any questions using this tag must still be primarily about anime/manga/etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:21:55.197" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:21:55.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9262" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:21:55.197" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for questions that are likely to require some knowledge of sign language (any variety) to answer. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:21:55.197" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:21:55.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9263" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:24:24.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The protagonist of &lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt; is Yugo Hachiken, a boy from Sapporo who attends an agricultural high school in the country after middle school, upon the recommendation of one of his teachers. The series follows both Hachiken's own development as well as the lives of his new classmates and his experiences in the world of agriculture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spoon_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-07T11:41:54.803" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T11:41:54.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9264" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:24:24.137" Score="0" Body="Silver Spoon (or, &quot;Gin no Saji&quot;) is a slice-of-life shounen manga and anime by Hiromu Arakawa about a young man who attends an agricultural tech school. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-06T07:39:46.763" LastActivityDate="2014-05-06T07:39:46.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9265" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:25:00.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sket_Dance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sket Dance&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:25:00.253" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:25:00.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9266" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:25:00.253" Score="0" Body="Sket Dance is a manga series by Kenta Shinohara. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:25:00.253" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:25:00.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9267" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:47:48.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cobra&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:47:48.280" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:47:48.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9268" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:47:48.280" Score="0" Body="Cobra is a manga series by Buichi Terasawa. A film adaptation, &quot;Space Adventure Cobra&quot;, was also produced." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:47:48.280" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:47:48.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9269" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:55:33.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=23346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotted Flower&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:55:33.920" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:55:33.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9270" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T22:55:33.920" Score="0" Body="Spotted Flower is a manga series by Shimoku Kio, the author of Genshiken. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T22:55:33.920" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T22:55:33.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9271" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:01:00.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_the_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strike the Blood&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:01:00.593" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:01:00.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9272" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:01:00.593" Score="0" Body="Strike the Blood is a light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo in which Yukina Himeragi, a &quot;sword shaman&quot;, frequently tells Kojou Akatsuki, a vampire, that this is their fight, not just his." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:01:00.593" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:01:00.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9273" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:02:23.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sonico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Super Sonico on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:02:23.603" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:02:23.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9274" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:02:23.603" Score="0" Body="Super Sonico is a mascot character created by and for the video game company Nitroplus. She also starred in the 2014 anime series SoniAni." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:02:23.603" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:02:23.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9276" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:12:42.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_School_Q&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Detective School Q&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:12:42.120" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:12:42.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9277" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:12:42.120" Score="0" Body="Tantei Gakuen Q (or, &quot;Detective School Q&quot;) is a manga series by Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Satou." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:12:42.120" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:12:42.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9278" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:14:07.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_to_Tiara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tears to Tiara&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:14:07.637" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:14:07.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9279" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:14:07.637" Score="0" Body="Tears to Tiara is an adult RPG developed by Leaf. In 2009, it was adapted into an anime." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:14:07.637" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:14:07.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9280" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:23:11.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tensai Bakabon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (天才バカボン &lt;em&gt;Genius Bakabon&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga and anime series created by Fujio Akatsuka which began publication on April 9, 1967 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. It is about the misadventures of a dim-witted boy (Bakabon) and his insane father, the latter of whom eventually becomes the central character&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensai_Bakabon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tensai Bakabon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensai_Bakabon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tensai Bakabon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:11:23.957" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:11:23.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9281" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:23:11.970" Score="0" Body="Tensai Bakabon is a manga series by Fujio Akatsuka. It is about the misadventures of a dim-witted boy (Bakabon) and his insane father." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-05-15T07:26:19.093" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T07:26:19.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9282" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:24:56.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-gō&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (鉄人28号 Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō?, literally &quot;Iron Man #28&quot;) is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created Giant Robo. The series centred on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controlled a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The manga was later adapted into four anime TV series, a Japanese television drama and two films, one live action and one animated. Released in 1963, the first series was among the first Japanese anime series to feature a giant robot. It was later released in America as Gigantor. A live action movie with heavy use of CGI was produced in Japan in 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsujin_28-go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsujin_28-go&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:09:42.640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:09:42.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9283" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:24:56.060" Score="0" Body="&quot;Tetsujin 28-go&quot; is a series by Mitsuteru Yokoyoma. The series centers on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controls a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:09:42.640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:09:42.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9284" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:27:27.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_%28manhwa%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noblesse&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:27:27.573" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:27:27.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9285" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:27:27.573" Score="0" Body="Noblesse is an online manhwa by Son Jae Ho and Lee Gwang Su." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:27:27.573" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:27:27.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9286" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:34:49.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginga_Sengoku_Gun%27y%C5%ABden_Rai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:34:49.890" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:34:49.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9287" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:34:49.890" Score="0" Body="Thunder Jet is a 52-episode 1994-95 anime series based on the manga &quot;Ginga Sengoku Gun Yuuden Rai&quot;, by Johji Manabe." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:34:49.890" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:34:49.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9288" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:38:47.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plustic_Elder_Sister&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Plustic Elder Sister&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:38:47.443" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:38:47.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9289" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:38:47.443" Score="0" Body="&quot;Plastic Neesan&quot; (or &quot;+tic Nee-san&quot; or &quot;Plustic Nee-san&quot;) is a manga series by Cha Kurii. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:38:47.443" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:38:47.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9290" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:40:08.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_%26_Bunny&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tiger &amp;amp; Bunny&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:40:08.350" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:40:08.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9291" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:40:08.350" Score="0" Body="Tiger &amp; Bunny is an original 2011 anime series, produced by Sunrise, about real-life superheroes who also play superheroes on TV." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:40:08.350" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:40:08.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9292" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:52:04.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/24362/Tonnura-san&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tonnura-san&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:52:04.320" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:52:04.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9293" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:52:04.320" Score="0" Body="Tonnura-san is a manga series by Serebi Ryousangata. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:52:04.320" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:52:04.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9294" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:56:22.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tag for questions about the Transformers franchise. Note that questions about the Hollywood movies by Michael Bay are more likely to get a good answer at &lt;a href=&quot;http://movies.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Movies &amp;amp; TV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Transformers on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:56:22.650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:56:22.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9295" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:56:22.650" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for questions about robots in disguise. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:56:22.650" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:56:22.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9296" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:58:54.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%AA%E5%B1%B1%E8%A3%95%E4%B8%80_%28%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%E5%AE%B6%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yokoyama Yuuichi&lt;/em&gt; (mangaka)&lt;/a&gt; on Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:58:54.193" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:58:54.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9297" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:58:54.193" Score="0" Body="Travel is a 2006 manga series by Yuuichi Yokoyama." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T23:58:54.193" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:58:54.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9298" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:04:51.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/unicorns&quot;&gt;[unicorns] at Meta Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unico&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:04:51.820" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:04:51.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9299" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:04:51.820" Score="0" Body="Unico is a manga series by Osamu Tezuka." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:04:51.820" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:04:51.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9300" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:05:20.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Urusei Yatsura&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:05:20.607" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:05:20.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9301" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:05:20.607" Score="0" Body="Urusei Yatsura is a manga series by Rumiko Takahashi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:05:20.607" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:05:20.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9302" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:14:53.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Up,_Girls!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wake Up, Girls!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:14:53.413" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:14:53.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9303" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:14:53.413" Score="0" Body="Wake Up, Girls! is a 2014 anime series directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. Preliminary reports suggest that it has not, in fact, saved anime. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:14:53.413" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:14:53.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9304" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:16:02.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/13171/Wasurenagumo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wasurenagumo&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:16:02.137" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:16:02.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9305" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:16:02.137" Score="0" Body="Wasurenagumo is a one-episode anime that was part of the 2011 Young Animator Training Project. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:16:02.137" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:16:02.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9306" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:29:16.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitate!!_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yakitate!! Japan&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:29:16.207" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:29:16.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9307" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:29:16.207" Score="0" Body="&quot;Yakitate!! Japan&quot; is a manga series by Takashi Hashiguchi about bread." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:29:16.207" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:29:16.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9308" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:30:33.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamishibai%3a_Japanese_Ghost_Stories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:30:33.207" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:30:33.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9309" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:30:33.207" Score="0" Body="Yami Shibai: Japanese Ghost Stories is a 2013 anime series. Each episode focuses on a different Japanese folk tale. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:30:33.207" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:30:33.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9310" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:34:48.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosuga_no_Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yosuga no Sora&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:34:48.447" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:34:48.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9311" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:34:48.447" Score="0" Body="Yosuga no Sora is an adult visual novel developed by Sphere. It received an anime adaptation in 2010. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:34:48.447" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:34:48.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9312" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:37:12.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yozakura_Quartet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yozakura Quartet&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:37:12.830" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:37:12.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9313" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T00:37:12.830" Score="0" Body="Yozakura Quartet is a manga series by Suzuhito Yasuda. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T00:37:12.830" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T00:37:12.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4093" CreationDate="2014-05-01T01:29:13.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i would say the connection between gatchaman crowds and the original gatchaman is the original is a tv show in the crowds universe in which somehow the team actually exists in the world, which would explain the references to the team in the first episode before the reveal of them actually existing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4727" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T01:29:13.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9248" CreationDate="2014-05-01T01:46:36.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some basic characteristics/rules/constraints that are common in all canon &lt;em&gt;Geass Users&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Their power can not affect Code Barer&lt;/strong&gt;: We see with with C.C when Lelouch tries to command her and Mao's obsession for C.C was given birth from the fact that her mind was the only one he could not read. Also Charles blocked Lelouch's order when his Code became active&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Each use increases power&lt;/strong&gt;: Mao, Lelouch and C.C before she got the Code, use of their powers increased it's strength and thus they were unable to control it. Rolo while he was always in control of his power the same power stopped his heart. as the power got stronger we can assume that the strain on his heart got worse aswell, dying before it fully went out of control. the children &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Sigil manifests within the eye(s) when the power activates&lt;/strong&gt;: with all characters the Sigils appear in the eye(s) when the is used and remains in the eye(s) when the user no longer as control. Lelouch's sigil disappears when he lost control due to the Contacts he wore. C.C's uncontrolled Geass was lost when she received the Code. Bismark's power wasn't active all the time because he had his eye sown shut and the wiki seem to indicate he couldn't turn it off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A user surrenders their powers when they obtain The Code&lt;/strong&gt;: When C.C gained the Code she was no longer able to user her power while Charles didn't use his power after the Code resurrected him. it's unsure if the Code being inactive or not causes a user to surrender their powers as when Lelouch was being careful not to be affected by Charles's power a second time however didn't know he had an inactive Code&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A User's Power will isolate them&lt;/strong&gt;: if we look at all the user's powers, consent use would isolate them for society. Lelouch being able to get anyone to do anything he wants, Mao being able to always being able to read someone's true thoughts. the love C.C revived was always false love induced from her Geass and Code Barers being immortal. every power has the possibility of isolating someone from the rest of the world as we have seen in other fiction how disenchanted with the world one becomes if they could always see someones true thoughts, see the future or never receive unforced love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This last point may or may not be true because of the Geass Order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Powers are unique&lt;/strong&gt;: we have seen that every character had a unique power. this however there are some contradictions to this,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The children of the Geass Order&lt;/strong&gt; - they force a Black Knight Pilot to attack his allies, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Geass#Unnamed_Children.27s_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; notes that it may be more puppetry&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shin Hyuga Shaingu&lt;/strong&gt; - it's speculated that it works the same way as Lelouch's from the limited observations in Akito of the exiled&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these cases we are unsure who the Contractor (Code Barers) is. the only Code Barers who were in Britannia were all affiliated with the Geass Order (C.C and V.V were directors, Charles probably became defacto director after V.V's death) and because of the nature of the Order's research these power may have in fact be fabricated. this is plausible because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Julius_Kingsley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Julius Kingsley&lt;/a&gt; as if he is Lelouch then Lelouch was not at Ashford the entire time in the 1 year gap and the fact that the emperor sent him with Suzaku (who too knew of Geass and possible the Order having been shown the Sword of Akasha) it is pleasurable that The Order could have studied Lelouch (the only exception to this if Julius is Lelouch's Twin Brother).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your comment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was wondering if every Geass power needs someone other than the Geass user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If by this you mean &quot;&lt;em&gt;can Geass only affect another person who has does not have Geass or under the effects of someone else's Geass&lt;/em&gt;&quot; then no. in the First Season Lelouch uses a mirror to cast Geass on himself to make him forget about the plan to save Nunnally from Mao, this way Mao could not read his mind and detonate the bomb. Also Mao uses his power to read Lelouch's mind numerous times to see every move he would think up when they play chess and to discover he was Zero to break Shirley (though Mao had to focus hard in order to target Lelouch and not everyone else).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Second Season, Rolo uses his Geass on Lelouch in the OSS H.Q which is when Lelouch figured out that Rolo's Geass affect one's perception of time because Lelouch was counting the second on the clock before hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Bismarck_Waldstein&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bismarck Waldstein's&lt;/a&gt; power is to &quot;see the future&quot; however we only uses this in combat when he uses it on Suzaku while he mentioned to have used it on Marianne. his powers isn't fully explained however we can assume he sees the future of &quot;Cause and Effect&quot; so when he uses it on Suzaku he sees the Before Images of Suzaku's piloting of the Lancelot. Suzaku use the Geass put on him to &quot;Live&quot; to overpower Bismarck's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of cause there is Charles who wiped Lelouch's memories after the first season with his Geass and Lelouch was able to order him to kill himself at the Sword of Akasha (before hte Code Activated). there is also suspicion that non human entities can be affected like when Lelouch orders &quot;God&quot; however i have speculation on just what happened here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T22:37:24.490" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T22:37:24.490" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9317" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:44:24.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the prequel, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/agarest-war-zero&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;agarest-war-zero&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;agarest-war-zero&lt;/a&gt;. For the sequel, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/agarest-war-2&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;agarest-war-2&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;agarest-war-2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_of_Agarest_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:44:24.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:44:24.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9318" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:44:24.097" Score="0" Body="Record of Agarest War (&quot;Agarest Senki&quot;) is a 2007 tactical RPG developed by Idea Factory. For the prequel, see [agarest-war-zero]. For the sequel, see [agarest-war-2]" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:44:24.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:44:24.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9319" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:47:54.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the original game in the series (to which this is a prequel), see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/agarest-war&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;agarest-war&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;agarest-war&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_of_Agarest_War_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War Zero&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:47:54.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:47:54.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9320" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:47:54.097" Score="0" Body="Record of Agarest War Zero (&quot;Agarest Senki Zero&quot;) is a 2009 tactical RPG developed by Idea Factory." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:47:54.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:47:54.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9321" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:49:36.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the original game in the series (for which this is a sequel), see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/agarest-war&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;agarest-war&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;agarest-war&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_of_Agarest_War_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Record of Agarest War 2&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:49:36.597" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:49:36.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9322" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:49:36.597" Score="0" Body="Record of Agarest War 2 (&quot;Agarest Senki 2&quot;) is a 2010 tactical RPG developed by Idea Factory. For the original game, see [agarest-war]" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:49:36.597" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:49:36.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9323" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:55:06.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some works by Ken Akamatsu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/negima&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;negima&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;negima&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/love-hina&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;love-hina&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;love-hina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/hayate-no-gotoku&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;hayate-no-gotoku&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;hayate-no-gotoku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/uq-holder&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;uq-holder&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;uq-holder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Akamatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ken Akamatsu on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:55:06.550" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:55:06.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9324" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:55:06.550" Score="0" Body="Ken Akamatsu is a manga artist from Tokyo. Use this tag for questions about Akamatsu's oeuvre as a whole, or for questions about multiple works of his." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T02:55:06.550" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T02:55:06.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9325" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:56:26.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nkj5g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from ANN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Takao worships the class beauty, Nanako, from afar. When he is alone in the classroom one day after school, he notices her bag of gym clothes on the floor. He can't resist picking it up. He plans to return it, but the next day, all the girls are commiserating with Nanako that some pervert has stolen her gym clothes. Worse than that, their classmate Sawa quietly lets him know that she saw him take the clothes and will tell Nanako if he doesn't make a contract with her to do whatever she asks of him. And so their strange, tense relationship begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_Evil_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Flowers of Evil&lt;/em&gt; (manga) on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Aku_no_Hana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Flowers of Evil&lt;/em&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Aku_no_Hana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Flowers of Evil&lt;/em&gt; on ANN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T14:44:34.573" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T14:44:34.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9326" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T02:56:26.780" Score="0" Body="Aku no Hana (&quot;The Flowers of Evil&quot;) is a manga and anime series by Shuuzou Oshimi, titled after Baudelaire's &quot;Les Fleurs du Mal&quot;. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T14:44:21.893" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T14:44:21.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9327" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:09:23.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U5wyx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baka_and_Test&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baka and Test&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:12:45.543" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:12:45.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9328" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:09:23.677" Score="0" Body="&quot;Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts&quot; (or, &quot;Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu&quot;) is a light novel series by Kenji Inoue. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:09:23.677" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:09:23.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9329" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:13:24.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard%E2%80%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bastard‼&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:13:24.690" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:13:24.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9330" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:13:24.690" Score="0" Body="Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (or, &quot;Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin&quot;) is a manga series by Kazushi Hagiwara. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:13:24.690" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:13:24.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9331" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:17:51.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vLelz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Luck_Girl!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Good Luck Girl!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:15:05.970" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:15:05.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9332" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:17:51.387" Score="0" Body="&quot;Binbou-gami ga!&quot; (or, &quot;Good Luck Girl!&quot;) is a manga series by Yoshiaki Sukeno. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:17:51.387" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:17:51.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9333" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:29:18.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions about the semi-related series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood+&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood+&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/blood%2b&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;blood+&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;blood+&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood-C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:29:18.283" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:29:18.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9334" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:29:18.283" Score="0" Body="Blood-C is a 2011 anime series produced by Production I.G. See also [blood+]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:29:18.283" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:29:18.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9335" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:30:26.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Blood Lad&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11633/Blood_Lad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blood Lad&lt;/a&gt; is an anime/manga series by Yuuki Kodama about a vampire who really likes Dragon Ball. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Staz is the vampire boss of a section of the demon world, but he has little interest in human blood. He's more infatuated with Japanese culture. When he learns that Yanagi Fuyumi, a Japanese teenage girl, accidentally wanders into the demon city, he jumps to the occasion. However, while Staz deals with an intruder on his turf, the oblivious Fuyumi is killed by a monster of the same type and becomes a wandering ghost. The disappointed Staz vows to Fuyumi that he will find a way to bring her back to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blood Lad has been published in English by Yen Press in 2-volume omnibus format since December 11, 2012 and in Italian by Panini Comics under the Planet Manga imprint since September 22, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UtUm8l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Lad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood Lad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-08T06:58:20.330" LastActivityDate="2018-10-08T06:58:20.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9336" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:30:26.830" Score="0" Body="Questions about the Blood Lad manga series or anime. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T17:24:51.543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T17:24:51.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9337" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:31:17.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Monday_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bloody Monday&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:31:17.570" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:31:17.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9338" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:31:17.570" Score="0" Body="Bloody Monday is a manga series by Ryumon Ryo and Megumi Kouji. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:31:17.570" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:31:17.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9339" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:45:28.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the manga &lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt;, which takes place in the same universe, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/worst&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;worst&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;worst&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crows_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:45:28.030" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:45:28.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9340" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:45:28.030" Score="0" Body="Crows is a manga series by Hiroshi Takahashi. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:45:28.030" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:45:28.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9341" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:45:41.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the manga &lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt;, which takes place in the same universe, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/crows&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;crows&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;crows&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worst_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Worst&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:45:41.410" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:45:41.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9342" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T03:45:41.410" Score="0" Body="Worst is a manga series by Hiroshi Takahashi. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T03:45:41.410" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T03:45:41.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11243" CreationDate="2014-05-01T04:45:04.407" Score="1" ViewCount="1557" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly who was Marcelo? In Ghost in the Shell SAC episode 7, we see that the major and co were chasing after him to know exactly what business he had entering Japan, but they never explain what happens, more specifically why did Sec9 allow him to just roam freely. Isn't he a notorious drug lord?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T14:25:39.587" Title="Ghost in the Shell: Who's Marcelo?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4994" CreationDate="2014-05-01T10:00:28.857" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that she had some masters over at the South Pole to teach her. After all, Katara commands quite some respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4731" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T10:00:28.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2562" CreationDate="2014-05-01T10:11:26.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't forget, it's probably possible to grant the power of bending to someone who cannot bend, as the Lion Turtles created the first Avatar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4731" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T10:57:27.327" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T10:57:27.327" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9349" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:17:57.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Denkigai no Honya-san&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Asato Mizu. It has an anime adaptation beginning October 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denkigai_no_Honya-san&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Denkigai no Honya-san&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:10:23.377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:10:23.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9350" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:17:57.540" Score="0" Body="Denkigai no Honya-san is a manga series by Asato Mizu. It has an anime adaptation beginning October 2014." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:10:23.377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:10:23.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9351" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:22:32.100" Score="5" ViewCount="1270" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just checked out the new chapter of the Fairy Tail manga. In page 10 of chapter 372, after Erza was freed from the dungeon by Natsu, when that demon bird woman came back to check up on her, Erza shows up in front of her, and equips this new armor that I never seen before in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rymCRl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Erza just unlock a brand new suit of magic armor on page 10 in fairy tail chapter 372? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4735" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T10:55:03.310" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T17:56:01.237" Title="Is this Erza's new armor in the new chapter of the Fairy Tail manga?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9352" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:29:17.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gSOuV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusk_Maiden_of_Amnesia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dusk Maiden of Amnesia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:40:43.747" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:40:43.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9353" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:29:17.740" Score="0" Body="Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (or, &quot;Tasogare Otome × Amnesia&quot;) is a manga series by Maybe. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:29:17.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:29:17.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9354" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:33:56.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6Jxhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fate/kaleid liner image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a manga series by Hiroshi Hiroyama, is a spinoff of the Type-Moon visual novel &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;. It has anime series adaptation by Silver Link aired on Tokyo MX on 2013. A second anime season, adapting the sequel manga &lt;em&gt;Fate/kaleid Prisma Illya 2wei&lt;/em&gt;, is scheduled to air on July 2014. And a video game adaptation titled &lt;em&gt;Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt; ( プリズマ☆イリヤ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For questions about &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-stay-night&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-stay-night&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-stay-night&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma_Illya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:53:27.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:53:27.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9355" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:33:56.003" Score="0" Body="&quot;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&quot; is a spinoff manga series by Hiroshi Hiroyama of the Fate/Stay Night franchise. For the parent series, see [fate-stay-night]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:53:27.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:53:27.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9356" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:36:40.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Boy_Conan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Future Boy Conan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:36:40.177" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:36:40.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9357" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:36:40.177" Score="0" Body="Future Boy Conan (&quot;Mirai Shounen Conan&quot;) is a 1978 sci-fi anime series, and was Hayao Miyazaki's directorial debut." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:36:40.177" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:36:40.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9358" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:50:58.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2VMOo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunslinger_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gunslinger Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:51:14.160" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:51:14.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9359" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:50:58.387" Score="0" Body="Gunslinger Girl is a manga series by Yu Aida." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:50:58.387" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:50:58.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9360" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:52:34.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ISViAl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Is_a_Part-Timer!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Devil Is a Part-Timer!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:50:14.633" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:50:14.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9361" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:52:34.967" Score="0" Body="&quot;Hataraku Maou-sama!&quot; (or, &quot;The Devil Is a Part-Timer!&quot;) is a light novel series by Satoshi Wagahara in which Satan attempts to take over the world by means of MgRonald's. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:52:34.967" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:52:34.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9362" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:59:11.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamidori_Alchemy_Meister&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamidori Alchemy Meister&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:59:11.500" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:59:11.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9363" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T18:59:11.500" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kamidori Alchemy Meister&quot; is a 2011 visual novel developed by Eushully." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T18:59:11.500" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T18:59:11.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9364" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:19:36.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0hEd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0hEd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Noragami&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Adachitoka. It follows Yato, a god who has lost almost all of his followers and performs odd jobs for those who will pay him a small fee of 5 Yen. Hiyori Iki is brought crashing into Yato's world after a near-death experience leaves her with the ability to leave her body as a half-phantom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt; manga is written and illustrated by Adachitoka, and published by &lt;em&gt;Kodansha&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Monthly Shounen Magazine&lt;/em&gt;. Beginning serialization in December 6, 2010, it is currently ongoing, with 13 volumes released at present. An additional special volume titled &lt;em&gt;Noragami Shuuishuu&lt;/em&gt; was released on November 15, 2013.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt; anime is directed by Kotaro Tamura, written by Deko Akao, and produced by &lt;em&gt;Bones&lt;/em&gt;. It ran for 12 episodes from January 5, 2014 until March 23, 2014. A second season produced by the same team is planned for October 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noragami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Noragami_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:34:28.083" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:34:28.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9365" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:19:36.527" Score="0" Body="Noragami is a supernatural action manga and anime. It follows Yato, a god who has lost most of his followers and performs services for any who will pay, and Hiyori, a girl who becomes involved with his supernatural world after a near-death experience." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T16:33:24.380" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T16:33:24.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9366" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:27:10.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_Drive_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Over Drive&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:27:10.813" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:27:10.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9367" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:27:10.813" Score="0" Body="Over Drive is a manga series by Yasuda Tsuyoshi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:27:10.813" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:27:10.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9368" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:31:44.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poyopoyo_Kansatsu_Nikki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:31:44.620" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:31:44.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9369" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:31:44.620" Score="0" Body="Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki is a manga series by Ruu Tatsuki about an unusually round cat. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:31:44.620" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:31:44.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9370" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:37:56.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_%2B_Vampire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rosario + Vampire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:34:51.397" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:34:51.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9371" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:37:56.977" Score="0" Body="Questions about Rosario + Vampire manga series by Akihisa Ikeda and its adaptations." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T12:47:32.820" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T12:47:32.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9372" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:39:42.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:39:42.947" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:39:42.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9373" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:39:42.947" Score="0" Body="Saki is a manga series by Ritz Kobayashi about girls with mahjong superpowers." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:39:42.947" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:39:42.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9374" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:40:32.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Flamenco&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Samurai Flamenco&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:40:32.737" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:40:32.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9375" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:40:32.737" Score="0" Body="Samurai Flamenco is a 2013-14 TV anime series directed by Takahiro Omori. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:40:32.737" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:40:32.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9376" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:44:29.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nykEol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seitokai_Yakuindomo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seitokai Yakuindomo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T09:47:54.417" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:47:54.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9377" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:44:29.317" Score="0" Body="Seitokai Yakuindomo is a 4koma manga series by Tozen Ujiie, consisting almost wholly of dirty jokes." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T19:44:29.317" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T19:44:29.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9378" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:04:04.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:July_2004_Dengeki_G&amp;#39;s_Magazine_Strawberry_Panic!_title_page.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vY02K.png&quot; alt=&quot;a page from Dengeki G&amp;#39;s magazine about Strawberry Panic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ストロベリー・パニック! &lt;em&gt;Sutoroberī Panikku!&lt;/em&gt;) is a series of  illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino that originally ran in &lt;em&gt;Dengeki G's Magazine&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic&lt;/em&gt; focuses on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill (St. Miator's Girls' Academy, St. Spica's Girls' Institute and St. Lulim's Girls' School) and the the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story centers around the Etoile system and a competition between the 3 schools known as the Etoile Election, which, through challenges of knowledge, determination, and devotion, decides on the Etoile Couple. It portrays the developing relationships between Nagisa Aoi - a sudden transfer student at St. Miator's; Shizuma Hanazono - the current Etoile also at St. Miator's; and Hikari Konohana - a shy and quiet transfer student at St. Spica's, much like Nagisa; and Amane Ohtori - the &quot;prince&quot; of St. Spica's. Both couples participate in the Etoile Election.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short stories have been adapted into a light novel series, a manga, and a 26-episode anime. The anime, however is vastly different in terms of plot from the manga and light novel, with Shizuma being more aloof, rather than carefree as she is in the manga and light novel. There is also a PS2 visual novel, an internet radio show, and a number of audio CDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Panic!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6618&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic!&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic! Girls' School in Fullbloom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T19:58:11.617" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T19:58:11.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9379" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:04:04.243" Score="0" Body="Strawberry Panic is a series of illustrated short stories by Sakurako Kimino." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:04:04.243" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:04:04.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9380" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:05:18.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_Witches&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strike Witches&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:05:18.010" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:05:18.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9381" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:05:18.010" Score="0" Body="Strike Witches is a franchise created by Humikane Shimada. It's mostly about girls who fly around while not wearing trousers." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:05:18.010" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:05:18.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9382" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:20:32.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Pilot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Princess and the Pilot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:20:32.787" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:20:32.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9383" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:20:32.787" Score="0" Body="&quot;The Princess and the Pilot&quot; (or, &quot;Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku&quot;) is a light novel series by Koroku Inumura. See also [the-pilots-love-song]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:20:32.787" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:20:32.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9384" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:31:47.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9yjFFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Umineko: When They Cry&lt;/em&gt;) is the third game in the &quot;When They Cry&quot; series by 07th Expansion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the earlier games in the series (&lt;em&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;Higurashi: When They Cry&lt;/em&gt;, and the follow-up &lt;em&gt;Kira&lt;/em&gt;), use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&lt;/a&gt;. Per &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/a/516/1908&quot;&gt;this meta discussion&lt;/a&gt;, these tags should be kept separate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umineko:_When_They_Cry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Umineko: When They Cry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="3396" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T01:52:45.300" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T01:52:45.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9385" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:31:47.970" Score="0" Body="&quot;Umineko no Naku Koro ni&quot; (&quot;Umineko: When They Cry&quot;) is the third game in the &quot;When They Cry&quot; murder mystery series by 07th Expansion. For the earlier games in the series, see [higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni]." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:31:47.970" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:31:47.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9386" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:43:09.270" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_Barristers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wizard Barristers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:43:09.270" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:43:09.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9387" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:43:09.270" Score="0" Body="Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil is a 2014 anime series directed by Yasuomi Umetsu." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:43:09.270" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:43:09.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9388" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:44:03.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamada-kun_and_the_Seven_Witches&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:44:03.237" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:44:03.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9389" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:44:03.237" Score="0" Body="&quot;Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches&quot; (&quot;Yamada-kun to Nananin no Majo&quot;) is a manga series by Miki Yoshikawa." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T19:50:55.860" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T19:50:55.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9390" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:45:54.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuruYuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;YuruYuri&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:45:54.843" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:45:54.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9391" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:45:54.843" Score="0" Body="&quot;YuruYuri - Happy Go Lily&quot; is a manga series by Namori." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:45:54.843" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:45:54.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9392" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:53:50.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakawa_Under_the_Bridge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arakawa Under the Bridge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:53:50.993" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:53:50.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9393" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:53:50.993" Score="0" Body="Arakawa Under the Bridge is a manga series by Hikaru Nakamura." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:53:50.993" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T20:53:50.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9394" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T21:35:27.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Jack&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:35:27.720" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:35:27.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9395" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T21:35:27.720" Score="0" Body="Black Jack is a manga series by Osamu Tezuka." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:35:27.720" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:35:27.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9396" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T21:36:41.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Exorcist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blue Exorcist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:36:16.307" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:36:16.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9397" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T21:36:41.820" Score="0" Body="Blue Exorcist (&quot;Ao no Exorcist&quot;) is a shōnen manga/anime series written by Kazue Katou that follows Rin Okumura as he works to become an exorcist." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T23:53:52.283" LastActivityDate="2018-04-16T23:53:52.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9398" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:03:03.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9YiBj.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fate/Extra U.S. edition&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/osKDF.jpg&quot; height=&quot;417&quot; alt=&quot;Fate/Extra CCC&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/strong&gt; (フェイト/エクストラ) is a role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, created by Type-Moon and Image Epoch. The game takes place in a parallel universe to the visual novel &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Player assumes the role of a nameable Male or Female Protagonist (Canon wise it is Hakuno Kishinami). After suffering from splitting headaches and noticing distortions in Tsukumihara Academy the player follows Leonardo B. Harwey though a wall. after obtaining an effigy and being defeated by another the player's willpower summons one of three Servants, Saber, Archer or Caster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From there the Player is thrown into a new Tsukumihara Academy and revealed that they have passed the Preliminary Round along with 127 People for the Holy Grail War, set inside a virtual space with the ultimate prize being able to reach the Moon Cell where the Holy Grail can grant the wish of the victor. Each week Masters and their Servants must research their set opponent's Servant to prepare them for the Elimination Match where the Victor continues on and the vanquished is deleted and killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Squeal to the game title &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra CCC&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (フェイト／エクストラ CCC, &lt;em&gt;Feito/ekusutora CCC&lt;/em&gt;) was released in March 2013, set on the 6th week of the previous game and described as a kind of &quot;Heaven's Feel&quot; route. The Advanced AI BB used her abilities to create the Sakura Labyrinth and traps Past and Present Masters on the Far Side of the Moon Cell. the Player can choose the same 3 servants but also can choose Gilgamesh as a Servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sound Drama's and Manga have been released revealing insight into the Player's Servants and also into some of the other Servants/Advanced AI's cut from the 2 games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the parent series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fate-stay-night&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fate-stay-night&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fate-stay-night&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Extra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Extra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Extra_CCC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra CCC&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T05:24:14.077" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T05:24:14.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9399" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:03:03.903" Score="0" Body="Fate/Extra is a 2010 RPG created by Type-Moon and Image Epoch. This tag covers both the original game and the sequel Fate/Extra CCC. For the parent series, see [fate-stay-night]." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T05:24:14.077" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T05:24:14.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9400" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:11:32.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hamatora&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2013-14 mixed-media project about a detective agency in Yokohama. The agents have special powers, called &quot;minimum&quot;, and use these to solve crimes related to other minimum-holders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamatora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hamatora&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:59:00.293" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:59:00.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9401" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:11:32.500" Score="0" Body="Hamatora is a 2013-14 mixed-media project about a detective agency in Yokohama. The agents have special powers, called &quot;minimum&quot;, and use these to solve crimes related to other minimum-holders." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:59:00.293" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:59:00.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9402" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:18:06.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Initial D&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Shuichi Shugeno about street racing. It has a number of anime adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Initial D&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:30:02.280" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:30:02.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9403" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:18:06.267" Score="0" Body="Initial D is a manga series by Shuichi Shugeno about street racing and running in the 90's. It has a number of anime adaptations." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T08:05:38.400" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T08:05:38.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9404" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:28:43.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/strong&gt; is a light novel series by Mamare Touno about video game players who are living in the database. It has a 2-season anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Horizon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:11:54.373" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:11:54.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9405" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:28:43.450" Score="0" Body="Log Horizon is a light novel series by Mamare Touno about video game players who are living in the database. It has a 2-season anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:11:54.373" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:11:54.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9406" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:34:18.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maoyu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:34:18.160" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:34:18.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9407" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:34:18.160" Score="0" Body="Maoyuu Maou Yuusha is a light novel series by Mamare Touno." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:34:18.160" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:34:18.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9408" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:39:18.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rwuUn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Melty Blood Actress Again&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (メルティブラッド, Meruti Buraddo) is a fighting game / visual novel, released in 2002 at Comiket 63 by Type-Moon and French-Bread. &lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt; is sort of a spinoff from &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; (for which see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/tsukihime&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;tsukihime&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;tsukihime&lt;/a&gt;) which follows the cut Satsuki Yumizuka Route of Tsukihime and the events of Kagetsu Tohya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Melty Blood follows Sion Eltnam Atlasia, an Alchemist of Atlas, who encounters Tohno Shiki during his investigation into a new series of murders in Misaki. Sion initially fights Shiki to capture him in order to get in contact with the &quot;True Ancestor&quot; (referring to Arcueid) to aquire information for a cure for vampirism. Shiki decided to join Sion in her search being interested in the cure to help his friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Melty Blood has been released several times with each iteration adding more characters to the cast and added story modes which expand the original game (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/a/520/1587&quot;&gt;Krazer's Answer&lt;/a&gt;). The games were originally released in Japan however Mirror Moon has released English Translation patches for most of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melty_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Visual Novel Datbase&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Melty_blood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T00:03:15.540" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T00:03:15.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9409" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:39:18.370" Score="0" Body="Melty Blood is a fighting game, released in 2002 by Type-Moon and French-Bread. See also [tsukihime]" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:39:18.370" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:39:18.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9410" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:41:10.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muv-Luv&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Muv-Luv&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:41:10.507" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:41:10.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9411" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:41:10.507" Score="0" Body="Muv-Luv is a sci-fi franchise originating in a 2003 adult visual novel developed by âge. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:41:10.507" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:41:10.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9412" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:41:59.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobunaga the Fool&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2014 original anime series created by Shouji Kawamori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobunaga_the_Fool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nobunaga the Fool&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:44:03.133" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:44:03.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9413" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:41:59.243" Score="0" Body="Nobunaga the Fool is a 2014 anime series created by Shouji Kawamori." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:44:03.133" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:44:03.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9414" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:42:53.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_Company&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Outbreak Company&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:42:53.120" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:42:53.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9415" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:42:53.120" Score="0" Body="Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha is a light novel series by Ichirou Sakaki." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:42:53.120" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:42:53.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9416" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:44:18.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Kano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photo Kano&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:44:18.670" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:44:18.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9417" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:44:18.670" Score="0" Body="Photo Kano is a 2012 dating sim developed by Dingo and Enterbrain." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T22:44:18.670" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T22:44:18.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9418" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:53:49.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RWBY&lt;/strong&gt; is an &quot;anime-styled&quot; American-animated internet series created by Rooster Teeth Productions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RWBY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;RWBY&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:41:05.927" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:41:05.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9419" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T22:53:49.570" Score="0" Body="RWBY is an &quot;anime-styled&quot; American-animated internet series created by Rooster Teeth Productions. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:41:05.927" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:41:05.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9420" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:03:34.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales of the Abyss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:03:34.290" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:03:34.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9421" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:03:34.290" Score="0" Body="Tales of the Abyss is the 12th game in Namco's &quot;Tales&quot; series. Sunrise produced an anime adaptation that aired from Oct 2008 - Mar 2009." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:03:34.290" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:03:34.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9422" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:14:04.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valvrave_the_Liberator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valvrave the Liberator&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:14:04.300" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:14:04.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9423" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:14:04.300" Score="0" Body="Valvrave the Liberator (or, &quot;Kakumeiki Valvrave&quot;) is an original mecha anime series by Sunrise. It's about space vampires. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T15:44:42.560" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T15:44:42.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9424" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:15:04.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/48035/Wagatsuma-san_wa_Ore_no_Yome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:15:04.787" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:15:04.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9425" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:15:04.787" Score="0" Body="&quot;Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome&quot; is a manga series by Kuraishi Yuu and Nishikida Keishi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:15:04.787" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:15:04.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9426" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:19:58.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the original &lt;em&gt;White Album&lt;/em&gt; (released in 1998), which takes place in the same universe but is otherwise mostly unrelated, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/white-album&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;white-album&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;white-album&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Album_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;White Album 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:19:58.017" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:19:58.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9427" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:19:58.017" Score="0" Body="White Album 2 is a 2010-11 adult visual novel by Leaf. For the first game in the series, see [white-album]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:19:58.017" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:19:58.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9428" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:20:11.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the 2010-11 sequel, which takes place in the same universe but is otherwise mostly unrelated, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/white-album-2&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;white-album-2&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;white-album-2&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Album_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;White Album&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:20:11.837" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:20:11.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9429" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-01T23:20:11.837" Score="0" Body="White Album is a 1998 adult visual novel by Leaf. For the mostly unrelated sequel, see [white-album-2]. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T23:20:11.837" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T23:20:11.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9433" CreationDate="2014-05-02T01:17:13.923" Score="1" ViewCount="403" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Death Sycthes' manage real world regions as like a replacement to Death's Eight Guardians, they are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spirit Albarn - North America &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marie Mjolnir - Oceania &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Azusa Yumi - Eastern Asia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Justin Law - Western Europe &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tezca Tlipoca - South America &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsar Pushka - Eastern Europe &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deng Dinga and Djinn Galland - Africa and Western Asia (How Wikipedia list them, not sure which is which)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if these region are the same as the regions in our world? if so would that make Death City be located in North America?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T01:22:39.777" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T03:48:22.700" Title="Do the regions in Soul Eater match perfectly to the real world?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9431" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T01:52:42.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2VdnL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (abbr. &quot;InaKon&quot;) is a supernatural romantic-comedy manga by Morohe Yoshida. The story is about a schoolgirl named Fushimi Inari who receives a shape-shifting ability from a fox deity as a reward for saving a fox pup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari,_Konkon,_Koi_Iroha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20457/Inari_Konkon_Koi_Iroha.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MAL&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T15:11:49.593" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T15:11:49.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9432" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T01:52:42.077" Score="0" Body="Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha (&quot;InaKon&quot;) is a supernatural romantic-comedy manga by Morohe Yoshida. The story is about a schoolgirl named Fushimi Inari who receives a shape-shifting ability from a fox deity as a reward for saving a fox pup." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:29:20.810" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:29:20.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9430" CreationDate="2014-05-02T03:48:22.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is related to the real world. There's no map ever shown, but Death City is a fictional city set in Nevada, USA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shibusen is an academy located in the fictional Death City, of Nevada where Meisters and Weapons attend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Shibusen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soul Eater wiki: Shibusen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it's not listed, but I'm quite sure (judging by appearance) that Deng Dinga is from Africa, and Djinn Galland is from Western Asia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T03:48:22.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9434" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9435" CreationDate="2014-05-02T04:11:20.757" Score="5" ViewCount="6733" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime, character eyes usually have highlights that are usually white. They seem like a light reflection or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fv5hkl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Eyes Have It&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the highlights have a name? What are they supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T20:38:44.393" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T01:03:19.303" Title="What are the highlights in eyes called?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9434" CreationDate="2014-05-02T04:33:41.183" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;For illustrative purposes, I have taken the first four images off a Google search for &lt;code&gt;eyes&lt;/code&gt; (note: you may not want to perform this search yourself, as there is at least one disturbing image on the front page). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tarcZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;an eye&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/weiRKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;two eyes&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ftgFEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;an eye&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Waatm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;yet another eye&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, all of these images contain a similar &quot;white space&quot; / highlight. That's because if you're taking a photo, you need a light source - and the eyes, being reflective, are going to reflect that light source. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These &quot;white spaces&quot; are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_light&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;catchlights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and are naturally found in film and in photography. It is unsurprising that animators and artists would imitate this for added realism - Disney's been doing it since forever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aWmQKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ariel - The Little Mermaid&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2TlkDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jasmine - Aladdin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, catchlights are somewhat more pronounced in anime simply because characters drawn in an &quot;anime style&quot; tend to have large eyes - and hence, correspondingly large catchlights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about catchlights in photography, see the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://photo.stackexchange.com/q/11657/21775&quot;&gt;In portrait photography, what is a “catchlight”?&lt;/a&gt; at Photography.SE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:44:06.690" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T20:42:10.907" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9436" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T04:45:36.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Berserk&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Kentaro Miura about an orphan mercenary named &quot;Guts&quot;. Set in during medieval era, Guts joins a mercenary group called the &quot;Band of Hawk&quot; lead by &quot;Griffith&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 26 episode anime adaptation was made in 1997 and a set of movies called &quot;Golden Age&quot; are being made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Berserk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:15:21.840" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:15:21.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9437" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T04:45:36.790" Score="0" Body="Berserk is a manga about an orphan mercenary named &quot;Guts&quot;, originally created by Kentaro Miura. It has adaptations as an anime television series and as a series of anime movies." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:15:21.840" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:15:21.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T04:54:56.083" Score="14" ViewCount="22444" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've all heard of &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;, the much-beloved visual novel by Type-Moon that taught us that people die when they're killed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But what does the title &quot;Fate/stay night&quot; actually &lt;em&gt;mean&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt; We can assume for the moment that &quot;Fate&quot; is just a designator for the series (hence &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;, etc.), but I'm still somewhat baffled as to what &quot;stay night&quot; could possibly be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Nobody on the internet seems to know, and I figure the ultimate answer is probably &quot;it sounds cool&quot;, but I thought I'd put this out there anyway.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2019-07-29T12:23:52.640" Title="What, exactly, is &quot;Fate/stay night&quot; supposed to mean?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9439" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T05:11:44.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CKucJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Guilty Crown image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/strong&gt; is a 22-episode 2011-12 original sci-fi anime series produced by Production I.G.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:00:25.070" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:00:25.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9440" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T05:11:44.677" Score="0" Body="Guilty Crown is a 22-episode 2011-12 original sci-fi anime series produced by Production I.G." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:00:25.070" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:00:25.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9438" CreationDate="2014-05-02T05:21:02.140" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kinoko Nasu first wrote Fate/Stay Night in college it was called Old Fate (旧Fate) and Fate Origin and was reimagined later to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Prototype#Development&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/a&gt;. Nasu only wrote what would become the game's Fate Route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is speculation on what meaning there is behind the name. ie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fate may refer to the fate of the servants like Saber accepting her fate in her life or the Fate of magi that battle each other in the war&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stay may refer to the desire to keep the servants like with Shirou and Saber, it may refer to make something remain or &lt;em&gt;stay&lt;/em&gt; like the reason why Shiro enters the war in both Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Hollow Ataraxia was to keep the peace in the town or in Heaven's Feel Route which is like the ultimate climax to the game how Zouken wanted Heaven's Feel to become Immorality but without his body rotting. in Fate/Extra, Twice H. Pieceman had changed the Moon Cell's selection process to be a war believing humanity requires war to advance and evolve, he wanted Hakuno Kishinami and every other Master who appeared at the Moon Cell's core to wish for the perpetuation of war (stay in war)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Night could refer to how the battles mainly occurred during the night during the night or the darkness behind the war (In Prototype the Heaven's Feel system was meant to materialize Beast or in Fate/Stay Night Angra Mainyu's corruption of the grail)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another theory is that the Fate part was taken from his original work, /Stay Night was just added to sound cool like with Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界?, lit. Boundary of Emptiness) - The Garden of Sinners or Tsukihime (月姫, lit. Moon Princess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=59048&amp;amp;postdays=0&amp;amp;postorder=asc&amp;amp;start=15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network Forums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T05:21:02.140" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9442" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T05:42:55.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Shinobu Ohtaka. It also has an anime adaptation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi:_The_Labyrinth_of_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:26:31.350" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:26:31.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9443" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T05:42:55.740" Score="0" Body="Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic is a manga series by mangaka Shinobu Ohtaka. It has an anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:27:35.353" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:27:35.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9444" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:09:10.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbreakable_Machine-Doll&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unbreakable Machine-Doll&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:09:10.997" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:09:10.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9445" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:09:10.997" Score="0" Body="Unbreakable Machine-Doll (&quot;Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai&quot;) is a light novel series by Reiji Kaitou. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:09:10.997" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:09:10.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9446" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:10:14.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions about &lt;em&gt;Negima! Magister Negi Magi&lt;/em&gt;, which takes place in the same universe, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/negima&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;negima&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;negima&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x3HT7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from MAL:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the decade since the world became aware of the existence of magic, the world has undergone massive upheaval. However, a boy named Touta lives in seclusion in a rural town far removed from these changes. His ordinary life is highlighted by his magic-using female teacher and his supportive friends. When his tranquil daily life is disrupted, he embarks on a unique adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UQ_Holder!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;UQ Holder!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/57765/UQ_Holder!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;UQ Holder!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MAL&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T15:12:45.857" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T15:12:45.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9447" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:10:14.567" Score="0" Body="&quot;UQ Holder!&quot; is a manga series by Ken Akamatsu, set in the same universe as &quot;Negima!&quot; (see [negima]). " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:10:14.567" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:10:14.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9448" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:46:20.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Kb92.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kuroko no Basuke promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroko no Basuke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball&lt;/em&gt;) is a sports manga series following the high school lives of Tetsuya Kuroko, Kagami Taiga, and rest of the Seirin High basketball team as they attempt to become the best high school team in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The original manga, &lt;em&gt;Kuroko no Basuke&lt;/em&gt;, ran from December 17, 2011 to September 18, 2013, covering 30 volumes. It was both written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, and was published in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A sequel manga by the same author titled &lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game&lt;/em&gt; began serialization on December 29, 2014, and is still ongoing. It is featured in &lt;em&gt;Jump Next!&lt;/em&gt; magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaption titled &lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball&lt;/em&gt;, that currently has 3 seasons. Each one has been produced by the company &lt;em&gt;Production I.G.&lt;/em&gt;, along with writer Noboru Takagi, and director Shunsuke Tada. The first season ran from April 7, 2012 to September 22, 2012 and had 25 episodes. The second season ran from October 5, 2013 to March 29, 2014 and also had 25 episodes. The third season  began airing on January 10, 2015, and ran until July 1, 2015, once again containing 25 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there have been three video games produced from the franchise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball: Kiseki no Game&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball: Miracle Game&lt;/em&gt;) was released on August 29, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable platform.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball: Shōri e no Kiseki&lt;/em&gt; (*Kuroko's Basketball: The Path to Victory), which released on February 20, 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball: Mirai e no Kizuna&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball: Bonds for the Future&lt;/em&gt;) was released on March 26, 2015, again for the Nintendo 3DS.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tetsuya Kuroko also appears as a support character in the game &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Stars_Victory_VS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;J-Stars Victory VS.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroko%27s_Basketball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Kuroko_no_Basuke_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuroko's Basketball&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T15:07:00.627" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T15:07:00.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9449" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:46:20.440" Score="0" Body="Kuroko no Basuke (&quot;Kuroko's Basketball&quot;) is a basketball manga by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, following the high school student Tetsuya Kuroko and his teammates as they attempt to become the best high school team in Japan." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T14:36:12.210" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T14:36:12.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9450" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:48:15.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suisei no Gargantia&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet&quot;) is a 2013 anime series written by Urobuchi Gen. It also has a manga adaptation and an OVA continuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargantia_on_the_Verdurous_Planet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:49:54.893" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:49:54.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9451" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:48:15.630" Score="0" Body="Suisei no Gargantia (&quot;Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet&quot;) is a 2013 anime series written by Urobuchi Gen. It also has a manga adaptation and an OVA continuation." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:49:54.893" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:49:54.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9452" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:49:06.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Utawarerumono&lt;/strong&gt; is an adult role-playing visual novel developed by Leaf about a masked man suffering from amnesia who is found by 2 girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has been manga adaptations by Aquaplus and a 26 episode TV anime series as well as a short OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utawarerumono&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Utawarerumono&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/856/Utawarerumono&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My anime list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1504" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T21:41:27.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T21:41:27.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9453" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:49:06.730" Score="0" Body="Utawarerumono is a 2002 adult visual novel developed by Leaf, which also has several Manga and Anime adaptations." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T21:41:57.930" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T21:41:57.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9454" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:53:57.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gakuen_Utopia_Manabi_Straight!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:53:57.260" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:53:57.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9455" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:53:57.260" Score="0" Body="&quot;Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!&quot; is a manga series by Ufotable and Tartan Check. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:53:57.260" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:53:57.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9456" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:54:32.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;X&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:54:32.923" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:54:32.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9457" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:54:32.923" Score="0" Body="X/1999 is a manga series by Clamp." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:54:32.923" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:54:32.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9458" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:56:35.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VdZAn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Seki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Seki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T07:21:11.497" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T07:21:11.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9459" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:56:35.927" Score="0" Body="&quot;Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time&quot; (or, &quot;My Neighbor Seki&quot;) is a manga series by Takuma Morishige." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:56:35.927" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:56:35.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9460" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:57:28.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_storia_della_Arcana_Famiglia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;La storia della Arcana Famiglia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:57:28.200" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:57:28.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9461" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T06:57:28.200" Score="0" Body="&quot;La storia della Arcana Famiglia&quot; is an otome game series developed by HuneX." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T06:57:28.200" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T06:57:28.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9468" CreationDate="2014-05-02T07:20:28.347" Score="6" ViewCount="10294" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the instances that there is no manga (like Naruto, Bleach and One Peace) release? Are there certain events that prevent them from releasing? Then what are these events (aside from taking a break)? Is there some sort of calendar of events for this?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T23:22:12.757" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T04:53:03.767" Title="What are the instances where a Weekly Shounen Jump serialized manga would not be released in a given week?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;shonen-jump&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9438" CreationDate="2014-05-02T08:57:24.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is just mainly based off of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;speculation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the creators intention aren't actually really know well that much, here are some common theories that were put together as to what the Stay/Night might mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some think that it may be related to some of the light novels because&#xA;  of their hentai-ish side. Which was where the (Stay/Night) might&#xA;  have came from. The theorie thinks that it might mean &quot;Stay the Night&quot; sexually implied. [Unlikely, but maybe]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another theory is that it just sounded cool and the producers just&#xA;  choose it because it sounded cool. [Unlikely, but maybe]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Theory number three was that the name may be related to the other&#xA;  seasons. [Possible]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly since this is just speculation, this answer is definitely not accurate but I have included some things that may help in answering your question. Hope it helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T08:57:24.460" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T09:19:03.567" Score="2" ViewCount="645" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering on this, but has there actually ever been any sightings (E.g. Flash backs in the Mangas of Mirajane using Satans Soul when she was little)? We are probably talking around the time before Lisanna &quot;died&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T12:26:15.280" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T15:06:19.430" Title="Have we ever seen flash backs of Mirajane using Satans Soul when she was little?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9462" CreationDate="2014-05-02T10:32:26.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is what I found out, something called a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20140906005410/http://sleepinggeeks.com/2014/05/01/fairy-tail-383-naruto-675-one-piece-746-bleach-579/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Golden week&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4739" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T04:53:03.767" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T04:53:03.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9462" CreationDate="2014-05-02T12:42:44.590" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to understand that the manga industry is in fact an industry and normal industry situations happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons behind a manga not coming out can be the same reasons some shop or company does not work at certain periods of time, but more specifically I've seen the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a public holiday for that period in the country of the publishing (e.g. Golden Week).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author of the manga is taking a break after a two-chapter release. (Which basically means that the author already did this weeks job last week)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author is on vacation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author is on an unpaid leave due to reasons of his concern.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author is sick and cannot work due to that. (Pretty much calling in sick, in layman terms).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any other reasons a normal person may not be able to work at a job all also apply here. If by chance there is a public holiday but a chapter still comes out, chances are the author prepared the chapter beforehand, and is enjoying the holiday like everyone else, although it appears that he was &quot;working&quot; that week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As pointed out by Miharu in the comments below, there also might be a rare situation where a manga which is based on a currently airing anime has caught up to the anime and therefore might take a break to let the anime progress a little further. (Personally I haven't seen this phenomenon though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4740" LastEditorUserId="4740" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T13:28:53.480" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T13:28:53.480" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9469" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9474" CreationDate="2014-05-02T14:39:32.337" Score="5" ViewCount="4794" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have currently watched nine episodes of Durarara!! and I am surprised about &lt;em&gt;how many&lt;/em&gt; references there are. Some are quite obvious (they even talk about Accel World or Spice and Wolf sometimes):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lIHz8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spice and Wolf (Ep1)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some others not so obvious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dTsM0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Baccano! (Ep1)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's the Baccano-screen.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand these, as all three are published by Dengeki Bunko, but why are there so many? Also, I don't understand why they included &lt;em&gt;Yozakura Quartet&lt;/em&gt;, since it's a manga and no Light Novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9iV01.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yozakura Quartet Manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T08:06:26.857" Title="Why are there so many references in Durarara?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9466" CreationDate="2014-05-02T15:01:12.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per data given in the newer chapters of the manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mirajane_Strauss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirajane&lt;/a&gt; got her Satan soul power when she accidentally absorbed a demon which was residing in their village. Initially she was unable to control her Satan soul power and her hand was always in the form of demon. She was ostracized in her village due to which she was forced to move out of her house. She along with lisanna and elfman somehow made to fairy tail guild where master makarov told her about her power and she learns how to control it. then afterwords her siblings also learned Satan magic so that she doesn't feel out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PfdVq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mira using Satan Soul.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastEditorUserId="3343" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T15:06:19.430" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T15:06:19.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9351" CreationDate="2014-05-02T15:14:21.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Erza uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/The_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Requip:The Knight&lt;/a&gt; armor as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_372&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in the magic used section. This type of armor has various type. So this particular one used by erza might be another variant of it which was not mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T15:14:21.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4464" CreationDate="2014-05-02T15:22:09.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;New Update- Ken Akamatsu's new manga is named &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UQ_Holder!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;UQ Holder.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Set in the same universe of his previous work Negima! Magister Negi Magi, but over 70 years later, it follows the adventures of a young boy who is transformed into a vampire and joins a secret society composed of immortal beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T15:22:09.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2014-05-02T15:44:22.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never seen it mentioned, specifically, but we can get close to a minimum age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;July 7, X777 is when the dragons disappeared.  Since Natsu was trained by Igneel, he must have been born before this date, presumably several years before to allow time for training and such.  If Natsu had been born the day before, he would be about 14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Fighting Festival arc, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fighting_Festival_arc#Battle_of_Fairy_Tail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Battle of Fairy Tail&lt;/a&gt; specifically, Natsu, Gajeel, and Makarov are trapped by Freed's enchantment, suggesting that Natsu must be older than 80 at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Edolas_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Edolas arc&lt;/a&gt; sees the return of Gildarts after 3 year absence, suggesting the Battle of Fairy Tail was less than 3 years prior to this.  Since there is no minimum time that passed, there is not much help to us here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/X791_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;X971 arc&lt;/a&gt; we know 7 years have passed, so &lt;strong&gt;Natsu must be at least 87&lt;/strong&gt; by this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond that, I'm not sure how much time is passing between each event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speculation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do have a theory that would make sense of why Natsu is so old when physically he looks young:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Natsu and the other Dragon Slayers are actually their respective dragons.  For example, Natsu is actually Igneel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1651" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T14:32:07.470" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T14:32:07.470" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9469" CreationDate="2014-05-02T15:44:37.113" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;ASCII Media Works is the parent company for Durarara's publisher (a brand company of Kadokawa), Dengeki Bunko amongst other things. This is why most of these references to shows are referenced by their light novels instead of manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt; were written by the same person, Ryohgo Narita. The same studio (JC Staff) did the animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suzuhito Yasuda is the illustrator on Ryohgo Narita's &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; light novels and also the author of the &lt;em&gt;Yozakura Quartet&lt;/em&gt; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt; manga are published by Square-Enix. JC Staff likes to include these sort of references in thier shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T15:44:37.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9475" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13127" CreationDate="2014-05-02T15:50:40.957" Score="10" ViewCount="4562" Body="&lt;p&gt;Early in the anime, Lucy asked Natsu if he could eat his own fire.  Natsu explained that it would be like Lucy eating one of her Celestial Spirits. While this tells us that Natsu won't do it, it leaves the possibility open.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given how Angel treated her spirits, I could imagine a more evil wizard being willing to eat their spirit if desperate enough.  So, could a more evil dragon slayer eat their own magic?  Would it make them more powerful or just back to the state they were in prior to casting the spell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T13:09:05.047" Title="Can Dragonslayers eat their own magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T17:55:38.643" Score="6" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gym masters are dedicated to train their Pokemon and and are very familiar with their environment. They should have a vast advantage over trainers, especially younger ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is the case, why don't they defeat more trainers? Shouldnt only trainers with comparable experience defeat them? Ash can defeat much older masters who have been training for decades. Is it just to advance the story or is there a rational explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T19:20:02.647" Title="Are gym masters easy to beat?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9475" CreationDate="2014-05-02T17:58:37.727" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they can, but they just wouldn't gain any energy like they would from other sources, so it's just completely pointless. There have been points with dragonslayers in pretty tight pinches, and I'm pretty sure one of them would have at some point eaten their own magic if there were any point in doing so/ if it's even possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Natsu was just making a bit of a stupid analogy when he said it was like Lucy eating celestial spirits, at no point has there been any suggestion that a dragonslayer's element is in some way alive, and he's more than happy to fire off bursts of fire that presumably must burn out eventually, I don't think ethics come into it at all, just practicality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T17:58:37.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9476" CreationDate="2014-05-02T18:04:29.400" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not easy to beat, Ash isn't just your average trainer. He might seem stupid/have really weak pokemon sometimes, but he is kind of world class when you look at some of his greatest accomplishments. And many gym leaders do beat him, and he eventually comes back to win. Gym masters do beat most challengers, just beating all of a region's gyms is qualification enough to take on the Elite four. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, gym masters are normally trainers who work within the rules of the gym, a fighting master tends to mainly have fighting pokemon, so will always be at a disadvantage to a trainer who wanders in with a bunch of psychic/flying pokemon. They are never portrayed as invincible or easy, just a bunch of tough trainers, well above the average guy wandering around with a bunch of pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="4515" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T19:20:02.647" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T19:20:02.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9479" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9623" CreationDate="2014-05-02T19:49:28.183" Score="3" ViewCount="1472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Evermillion was sealed inside Takamura's body/soul. She is arguably the most powerful witch, an endless source of mana, a deity, &lt;strong&gt;_______&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tower Witches want to dominate / own her, workshop witches want to keep her locked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exactly WHAT or WHO is Evermillion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T13:24:27.620" Title="Who is Evermillion?" Tags="&lt;witch-craft-works&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9482" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-02T22:23:29.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_Craft_Works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Witch Craft Works&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T22:23:29.017" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T22:23:29.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9483" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-02T22:23:29.017" Score="0" Body="Witch Craft Works is a manga series by Ryuu Mizunagi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-02T22:23:29.017" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T22:23:29.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9462" CreationDate="2014-05-02T23:19:36.510" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most typical reason is a scheduled vacation. Out of four weeks the year, Japan celebrates major holidays and festivities. Many schools take the week off as a holiday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of you question is the holiday called &quot;Golden Week.&quot; These are the only times that the mangaka can take a scheduled break without taking a hiatus (e.g., taking off the next issue). They called preceding issue (before the break) is a &quot;double issue.&quot; Now you may think that a double issue means that since the magazine is meant for a 2-week period, the contents are doubles. That's not the case here. What's implied is that there will be no Weekly Shonen Jump issue in the following week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no Weekly Shonen Jump the last week of December (end of the year; Christmas), 2nd week of January (New Years holiday), first week of May (&quot;Golden Week,&quot; a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_%28Japan%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;series&lt;/a&gt; of holidays), second week of August (Obon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T23:19:36.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9488" CreationDate="2014-05-03T02:08:46.437" Score="19" ViewCount="44460" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA, the back of Edward's coat shows this symbol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Pq48.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't figure out what it would be a reference to in-universe, because the symbology seems Judeo-Christian (a cross and what looks like it could be a serpent), and the show doesn't really have any Christian symbology in it. Is this some symbol in real life? What is it supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2019-01-15T09:01:47.360" Title="What does the symbol on Edward's coat mean?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9486" CreationDate="2014-05-03T02:15:15.387" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Flamel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flamel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Flamel refers to the mystical and alchemical symbol depicted as a cross with a snake or serpent draped about it, as well as detached wings and a crown above it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Alchemy, the Flamel represents the &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;fixing of the volatile&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;, a vital step in the alchemical opus' process, related to the making of the mercury's elixir and of curative processes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Flamel is named after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Flamel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nicolas Flamel&lt;/a&gt; Whom After his death developed a reputation as an alchemist. However, these legendary accounts only appeared in the seventeenth century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Flamel was a real person, and he may have dabbled in alchemy, but his reputation as an author and immortal adept must be accepted as an invention of the seventeenth century.&amp;quot; - Dixon, Laurinda&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T02:15:15.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9486" CreationDate="2014-05-03T02:17:22.020" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called the Flamel (yes, named after &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Flamel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nicolas Flamel&lt;/a&gt;, purported to be an alchemist who sought the Philosopher's Stone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is most noticeably similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;symbol of Hermes, a god of alchemy&lt;/a&gt;, and also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rod of Asclepius&lt;/a&gt;, which you may recognize from ambulances as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;EMS symbol&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XKs4ym.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pw7E2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not a religious symbol, nor is it ever explained to have a relevance in the &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; universe. However, given its real life links to alchemy and medicine, it's safe to say that the author intended to bring forth real-world alchemical symbols into her universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Flamel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; Wiki entry on the Flamel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T02:17:22.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9490" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9610" CreationDate="2014-05-03T07:10:47.897" Score="7" ViewCount="724" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that when Kagami used Konata's keyboard, what she intended to type did not come out as what she wrote?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This occurred at the very beginning of episode 23. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4570" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-04T09:29:15.227" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T07:58:07.767" Title="Why did Kagami have difficulty using Konata's keyboard?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2604" CreationDate="2014-05-03T09:07:49.383" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tenma is the real monster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inspector Lunge suspected Tenma as a suspect even after knowing everything about Johan and Tenma. He had triggered something fishy and at last he failed his conception as it's also beyond the thinking of Inspector Lunge. That is why even in second to last episode he said &quot;Tenma is prime suspect&quot; just before he met Tenma, he says &quot;Sorry&quot;. I think this is a bit tricky in Inspector Lunge's conception about &quot;Tenma&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Johan's Character was beyond our imagination the way he could control everyone, so is the anime,it's beyond our thinking if we don't stress on it. This is my personal conception though and will mainly be based off speculation/opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I plan to watch the anime again to improve my answer and point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4732" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-05-03T17:03:34.900" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T17:03:34.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-03T14:50:41.303" Score="12" ViewCount="15397" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was browsing on the internet looking for some legal sites that allow free or paid streaming of animes that are not subbed, are still in Japanese and are not dubbed. However, I can't seem to find any legal sites where I can actually find just the original animes that haven't been hard subbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a list of legal websites that allow legal streaming of the animes without it being subbed or dubbed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T18:08:01.203" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T18:05:43.760" Title="Legal sites for anime in Japanese (raw - no subs or dubs)?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9492" CreationDate="2014-05-03T18:46:27.443" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Crunchyroll, the Flash streams are all soft-subbed (well, nearly all of them, some series are hard-subbed) and relies on the Flash renderer to display them. Crunchyroll actually sometimes streams subtitles (depending on licensing) for multiple languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You just need to right click on the Flash frame (where the video is being displayed) and you should see a list of subtitle options, including at the top &quot;No Subtitles&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Crunchyroll also does HTML5 video, so browser's like Chrome which supports AVC streams through HTML5 will &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; use Flash. These types of streams are still soft-subbed but the local renderer of the subtitles isn't Flash, and it's probably some plugin-type video player that does this, so how you turn off subtitles depends on your OS and how you've setup the browser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xO9Zk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xO9Zk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T20:12:01.610" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T20:12:01.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5834" CreationDate="2014-05-03T22:29:29.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I feel like Sanji uses Haki to incinerate his leg just like Luffy used Haki to use the Red Hawk attack. If you remember Luffy's fight vs Hordy, Luffy uses the Red Hawk attack (which uses Armorment Haki to make his arms catch on fire) under water. Maybe Sanji uses that on his leg to attack. Just a theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4753" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-03T23:57:31.960" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T23:57:31.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-03T23:46:40.790" Score="6" ViewCount="879" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Digimon Adventure (in both seasons), we meet Digitamamon, a profoundly evil, greedy digimon who looks like a giant egg with dinosaur legs and a crack in the shell where two yellow eyes stare out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digimon (which preceded Pokemon) is based off a toy for boys that competed with the Tamagotchi toy. Tamagotchi is a egg-shaped toy featuring an egg that quickly hatches into an alien being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tama-gotchi literally means egg-watch (with the second half being a transliteration of the English word 'watch')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digi-tama-mon breaks down to digital-egg-monster (with digi and mon being borrowed from English).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digitamamon is one of the few digimon with the word 'digi' in its name, suggesting something digital, but it doesn't look digital at all. That's why I wonder if it's related to the Tamagotchi, the first 'digital egg'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4756" LastActivityDate="2019-05-18T13:51:31.697" Title="Is Digitamamon a parody of the tamagotchi?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9497" CreationDate="2014-05-04T00:25:05.347" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's an interesting hypothesis, but I don't think it's right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Digimon enthusiast will recall, the eggs from which Digimon hatch are called &quot;Digi-Eggs&quot; in English. However, in Japanese, they are called &quot;Digi-Tama&quot; (デジタマ), from which the English is basically directly translated, since &lt;em&gt;tama&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;egg&quot;, as you pointed out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems rather more likely that the name &quot;Digitamamon&quot; derives from &quot;monster that is a Digi-Tama/Digi-Egg&quot;, rather than &quot;digital monster that is a &lt;em&gt;tama&lt;/em&gt;/egg&quot;. The latter interpretation might suggest a connection to Tamagotchi, but is unlikely, since (as you pointed out) it doesn't look particularly digital at all. However, it &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; look a lot like a Digi-Tama/Digi-Egg - see below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VIXXz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a Digitamamon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I think there still is a connection to the Tamagotchi in a different way: it's widely acknowledged that the Digimon product line is basically &quot;Tamagotchi plus battles&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall that both Digimon and Tamagotchi are Bandai products. It's thought that the Tamagotchi sold well among girls but not boys, leading Bandai to introduce Digimon to capture the other half of the market. As such, even if Digimon and Tamagotchi aren't explicitly referencing one another, it shouldn't be too surprising that they will have some features in common, being produced by the same company and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An aside:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Digimon (which preceded Pokémon)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not quite. The chronology here is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Feb 1996: Nintendo releases Pokémon Red and Green&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nov 1996: Bandai releases the first Tamagotchi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jun 1997: Bandai releases the first Digimon virtual pet device&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pokémon anime (Apr 1997) also preceded the Digimon anime (Mar 1999).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T00:25:05.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6802" CreationDate="2014-05-04T07:18:43.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains spoilers from the second game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hinata, the protagonist of the second game, killed the 13 members of the student council. Hinata was a project of the school and a compilation of everyone's talents. If people found out they would expel him. The school tried to cover it up, but Junko took advantage and spread the rumour.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The school started to have riots and became out of order. Because of this, the despair of the students began to be felt outside the school. Despair was a concept and not a disease and it became world-wide. Wars broke out. Untalented students from the reserve group of the schools committed mass suicide. What happened after that is not known, except that the person seen at the start of the anime was the principal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4760" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-04T08:00:16.073" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T08:00:16.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9507" CreationDate="2014-05-04T09:31:34.597" Score="4" ViewCount="1629" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an anime that had recently came out maybe in the middle of last month. I watched this maybe around that time, but I cannot find it again and had accidentally cleared my history on Firefox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The synopsis of the story goes like this-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A young girl with perhaps maybe long hear, probably really noticeable eyes is carrying a large coffin which contains a magical weapon/gun presumably similar to perhaps weapons in the RWBY universe. This girl is the daughter of a emperor who ruled the world in fear or tyranny or both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode one from what I remember, she runs into this boy who uses some type of hunter magic. He has a sister who also uses this same type of magic. From what I remember this girl runs into him as she was crawling around behind bushes trying to make her way to a town. When this boy decides to help her, they are attacked by a deer antelope which she eventually kills. Later on she buys this boy that helped her lunch. It so happened to be owned by his own sister who destroys some tables in an attempt to maybe hurt him seriously for not helping out. The girl with the coffin eventually hires them soon after for a job, but doesn't reveal what it is she is looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on in the episode she raids a general or very powerful adversary who was there during the battle which defeated her father. I also remember that the boy she runs into comes along with her including his sister. Eventually both brother and sister encounter this man who has the ability to control anything inside his mansion at will and maybe has physic powers too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may help but they refer to this adversary as a real mage which would indicate that they may not be actual mages at all but use some type of borrowed magic. At the end of the episode it is revealed that what she was after was her fathers body parts so she could give him a proper burial. The part of her father they obtained in question was the left or right hand of her father. Before they leave the raided mansion, the man insists that it is a source of great power, assumes that they want to sell it and in desperation is willing to pay anything to get it back. Please note that this desperate adversary was soundly defeated after the hand/item was taken out of this vault. After this happened he could not call upon his physic powers. It also was apparent that the hand powered the mansion and his magic potentially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally all I can remember is that after the successful heist on the mansion, they are encountered by a group that wants to prevent the worlds destruction. They are then tailed by them in a truck and eventually escape in mist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:20:25.023" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:20:25.023" Title="An emperors daughter who collects her dead fathers body parts?" Tags="&lt;hitsugi-no-chaika&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:25:33.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9505" CreationDate="2014-05-04T09:53:11.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't believe I found the answer in just 14mins. This is better than expected. Thanks Maroon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime I was looking for was indeed Chaika The Coffin Princess. Plot synopsis from animenewsnetworks.com.au:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toru Acura is a 20-year-old retired soldier meandering through life now that the war has ended. He encounters Chaika Trabant, a 14-year-old sorceress carrying a coffin, and follows her in hopes of finding meaning to his life again. The two travel with Toru's adopted sister, Akari, the employed member of the group and thus Toru's source of income.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This most definitely is it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vwsqG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found the girl with the coffin. Her name is Chaika. Credits to Maroon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T09:53:11.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9505" CreationDate="2014-05-04T09:53:14.117" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yep, upon further research this sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaika_-_The_Coffin_Princess&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaika the Coffin Princess&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The anime came out a month ago in Japan, so it's relatively new (so I'm not completely sure, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/08-1/crunchyroll-to-stream-chaika-the-coffin-princess-anime&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; did for starters also start broadcasting it online at around the same time.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eponymous Chaika is the daughter of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hitsugimenochaika.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_Gaz&quot;&gt;Arthur Gaz&lt;/a&gt;, who apparently was the former ruler of the Gaz Empire, according to the fan-made wiki. I haven't seen the anime or read the light novels, so I'm not sure, but judging from the list of names he has it seems reasonable to conclude that he was a bit of a tyrant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, as might be suggested by the title, Chaika carries a coffin around most of the time. In the first episode, she runs into Toru Akura and his sister Akari, which is consistent with your description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15524&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; the Anime News Network link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T09:53:14.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-05T00:53:37.583" Score="1" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 1, 2 and 4 of &lt;em&gt;Maria Watches Over Us&lt;/em&gt; are just normal seasons, but season 3 is described as an OVA season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like Maria Watches Over Us season 3, &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Baka and Test&lt;/em&gt; both had a season set in between 2 seasons, which was an OVA series (Full Metal Panic had &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt;, Baka and Test had &lt;em&gt;Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Matsuri&lt;/em&gt;). However, in cases of Full Metal Panic and Baka and Test, neither OVA series was counted as a season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering: Why was the OVA season of Maria Watches Over Us named the third season instead of making the 4th season the 3rd season, like the case with Baka and Test and Full Metal Panic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T05:05:06.653" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T05:05:06.653" Title="Why is Maria Watches Over Us season 3 referred to as an OVA season?" Tags="&lt;maria-sama-ga-miteru&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9515" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:05:02.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;3×3 Eyes&lt;/em&gt; is a 40-volume manga series by Takada Yuzo, beginning in 1987 and ending in 2002. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis: Pai, a powerful but unstable immortal, makes Yakumo into her immortal servant in order to save his life.  But neither of them want to stay immortal, as they start to get to know each other better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%C3%973_Eyes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;3×3 Eyes&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:05:02.977" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:05:02.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9516" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:05:02.977" Score="0" Body="3×3 Eyes, or Sazan Eyes, is a manga series by Takada Yuzo." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:05:02.977" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:05:02.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9517" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:05:27.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Kano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photo Kano&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:05:27.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:05:27.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9518" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:05:27.100" Score="0" Body="Photo Kano is a 2012 dating sim developed by Dingo and Enterbrain." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:05:27.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:05:27.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9519" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:05:52.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lXThV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;YuruYuri&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ゆるゆり, lit. &lt;em&gt;Easygoing Yuri&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori, first serialized in June 2008 in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime S before moving to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series takes place in Nanamori Middle School in Takaoka, Toyama and follows Akari Akaza, her childhood friends, Kyōko Toshinō and Yui Funami, and her classmate, Chinatsu Yoshikawa who form the Amusement Club along with the school's Student Council which the girls in the Amusement Club often interact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaptation produced by Dogakobo under the direction of Masahiko Ohta aired in Japan in July 2011 while a second series aired a year later. Both series were simulcast by Crunchyroll and later licensed by Nippon Ichi Software America (NISA) for Blu-ray Disc in September 2013 (Season 1) and January 2014 (Season 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/reset&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;reset&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;reset&lt;/a&gt; is another manga series set in the same universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuruYuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;YuruYuri&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YuruYuri (manga)&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T03:52:14.163" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T03:52:14.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9520" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:05:52.647" Score="0" Body="&quot;YuruYuri - Happy Go Lily&quot; is a manga series by Namori. The story follows the antics of the three childhood friends, Toshinou Kyouko, Funami Yui, and Akaza Akari, and their fellow club member Yoshikawa Chinatsu as they spend time doing various amusing things joined by their schoolmates in a happy-go-lucky mood." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T14:30:19.233" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T14:30:19.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9521" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:06:18.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ps4CV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GetBackers manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a shounen manga written by Shin Kibayashi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine about a group called the &quot;GetBackers&quot; that retrieve anything that is lost. The story focuses on Ban Mido and Ginji Amana, two members of the GetBackers. The manga started publication in 1999 and spanned 39 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A TV anime adaptation was made that aired in October 2002 and spanned 49 episodes. It was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Keitaro Motonaga and produced by Studio DEEN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GetBackers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ANN Encyclopedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://getbackers.wikia.com/wiki/Get_Backers_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;GetBackers&lt;/em&gt; wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:06:18.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:06:18.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9522" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:06:18.100" Score="0" Body="&quot;GetBackers&quot; is a shounen manga written by Shin Kibayashi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine about a group called the &quot;GetBackers&quot; that retrieve anything that is lost. " OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:06:18.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:06:18.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9523" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:06:45.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Capo_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Da Capo&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:06:45.737" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:06:45.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9524" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-05T03:06:45.737" Score="0" Body="Da Capo (abbreviated &quot;D.C.&quot;) is a visual novel developed by Circus." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-05T03:06:45.737" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T03:06:45.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20195" CreationDate="2014-05-06T04:57:44.153" Score="6" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand the question I'm asking, you will probably do need to watch the three Madoka Magica movies. I'll still try to avoid spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to fully understand the ending of the movie or rather, what happens next, I went back to look at possible clues that foreshadowed Rebellion's ending. The lyrics of Luminous by Claris, the OP for the first two movies, strikes me in particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My faith in saving you becoming clear&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I really hope in the beginning&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  To bring your smile back&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Make it a true miracle  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The hope summoned pursued us and surpassed the world&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The feeling to never give up connected our hearts before we knew it&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Instead of crying, let's smile and head for tomorrow&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Even if the oath we decided hurts and falls&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  To protect your heart&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I'll be by your side  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now one thing to note is that, if I remember correctly, the song was released before the movie, although not too far apart. So it might be coincidental. However, these parts of the lyrics is interesting to me that this is exactly what Homura is doing by&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; taking Madoka's power to recreate the universe in order to protect her (&quot;even if the oath we decided hurts and falls&quot;) and release her from her own perceived sufferings (&quot;to bring your smile back&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that she would do any lengths to protect Madoka because she still thinks she can save her(&quot;my faith in saving you...&quot;). The second OP in the third movie has these lyrics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You touched my heart and it shined, turning so colorful&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So I'll Take Flight, Riding on Hope&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Your Wishes Are Gathered Beneath the Sky That stretches Infinitely&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and if I CAN go protect Them&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I'll Get over the Memories of That day&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  WHEN I made ​​a Promise with you and go from the Past Now&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  to the tomorrow that no one knows about  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, this just described exactly what happened in the ending. In that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Everyone's memory is wiped out (&quot;no one knows about&quot;), Madoka's wishes to get rid of witches is also presumably granted as well, Homura turned back time for the n^100 times (&quot;g o from the past now&quot;), and Homura now becomes the &quot;protector&quot; instead of Madoka absorbing all the witches suffering (&quot;if I can go protect them&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does the two songs foreshadowed the ending? To me, I think that the song really did helped me to empathize with Homura despite what she did. There's more to the lyrics in my opinion, but I will keep it focused on just the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T22:47:14.103" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T22:47:14.103" Title="Do the lyrics of Madoka Magica's two movie OPs foreshadow Rebellion's ending?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9539" CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:08:04.943" Score="13" ViewCount="11587" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Monogatari Series, there are a lot apparitions. The ones that can easily recognized as corresponding to actual stories in real life are the phoenix (Araragi Tsuhiki) and vampire (Araragi Koyomi, Oshino Shinobu). What about the others? Here's a list of apparition that appear so far in anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crab God (Senjougahara Hitagi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lost Cow/Snail (Hachikuji Mayoi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monkey Paw/Rainy Devil (Kanbaru Suruga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Snake God (Sengoku Nadeko)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flame-Wreath Bee (Araragi Karen)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Black-Hanekawa (Hanekawa Tsubasa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Hanekawa, they said that it's a new kind of apparition. Are all of them based on apparitions in &quot;real-life&quot; stories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-06T05:56:38.037" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T06:38:03.660" Title="Are all apparitions on Monogatari based on actual stories?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9535" CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:09:35.590" Score="4" ViewCount="2025" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;To Aru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt;, Misaka attacks Touma with her Railgun, but she deliberately misses him. After that she attacks him with her usual lighting attack but he nullifies it with his power. But why did Mikoto attack him? It's so unlike her to attack somebody that innocent. (Yes, she does always attack some people, but they usually pick a fight with her first.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-06T22:27:36.677" LastActivityDate="2018-11-19T03:33:00.403" Title="Why does Mikoto attack Touma?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9541" CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:16:16.607" Score="1" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Witch Craft Works I have heard the term &quot;contract&quot; thrown around quite a bit. A contract seems to be able to be made with a town or even with a person. So what exactly is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any benefits to a contract? Is there a limit to how many contracts you make? Can a contract be made with anything else besides a town or a person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term contract seems to be something that can protect non-magical people or grant invisibility to someone as long as they are near. I am not sure on this in Witch Craft Works. So what is a contract? I am not sure if this even is correct since the wikia is still under construction and doesn't give any information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-05-06T08:48:54.747" LastActivityDate="2014-05-06T16:32:20.230" Title="What is a contract?" Tags="&lt;witch-craft-works&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9533" CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:22:11.287" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two have met before Index, in &lt;em&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan (A Certain Scientific Railgun)&lt;/em&gt; Misaka encountered Touma and his ability to nullify her attack with his Imagine Breaker in his right hand. When Misaka asked how Touma did it he says he doesn't know yet Misaka doesn't believe him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This annoyed Misaka because she's one of the strongest Espers in the city (one of only a handful of Level 5's) and she's proud of it, Touma is a &quot;Level 0&quot; so he shouldn't be any match for Misaka however she can't win against thanks to Touma's Imagine Breaker and without knowing how it works Misaka can't accept that she is bested by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Index they already know one another, it's just that after Episode 6 of the Index Anime Touma acts as if he doesn't know her because his memory was wiped out from a feather that remained after the effects of St. George's Sanctuary when Index was in Johann's Pen Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T22:03:12.677" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T22:03:12.677" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:29:24.533" Score="2" ViewCount="1653" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and the first episode that shows up for season 1 on Crunchyroll is episode 0. Because the show was played totally out of order, I couldn't figure out where it fit chronologically. I know it can't be before episode 1, so where does it fit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T18:23:29.487" Title="Where does episode 0 fall in the chronology?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9536" CreationDate="2014-05-06T06:19:51.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 0 is technically the last episode in the season. The chronological order of the episodes can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under the E tab, you can order it by descending or ascending. Using Crunchyroll's ordering, episode 2 should be the first episode to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-05-06T06:19:51.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9532" CreationDate="2014-05-06T10:48:25.770" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's difficult to prove a negative, and there's no telling where Nisio Isin got his inspiration from, I would be willing to claim that that most of the apparitions appearing in the Monogatari series aren't quite based on real-life stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broadly, one point in favor of this position is that other people on the internet (in Japan) have also tried to find origins for the various apparitions and failed. Given the popularity of Monogatari, this strongly suggests that there indeed aren't any real-life bases for most of the apparitions, though, of course, this doesn't amount to conclusive proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Crab&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hitagi's crab is a difficult case to handle. Crabs are a semi-frequent feature of Japanese folklore - see, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crab_and_the_Monkey&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the tale of the Crab and the Monkey&lt;/a&gt; (which Meme mentions), or the legends surrounding the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikegani&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heike crabs&lt;/a&gt;, so we can't discard out-of-hand the possibility that the &amp;quot;Weight Crab&amp;quot; (&lt;em&gt;omoshikani&lt;/em&gt;) has basis in actual legend. Nonetheless, it seems improbable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meme claims that legends of the &amp;quot;Weight Crab&amp;quot; originated from peoples living in the mountains of Kyushu. However, he goes on to point out that the areas from which these legends originated - the mountainous parts of Oita and Miyazaki - are not actually places where you will find any crabs. Meme brushes this off, explaining that it's easier to concoct grand legends about crabs when you don't have any actual crabs at hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not convinced that this really makes sense in a real-world context, though - do people tend to feature in their legends creatures that they have little contact with? I'm no anthropologist, but it seems unlikely. Someone familiar with the folklore of Kyushu would know more, I'm sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some things about Hitagi's crab that just seem too convenient. For example, its name is incredibly punnable in ways relevant to the plot - 思い &lt;em&gt;omoi&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;thoughts&amp;quot; vs. 想い &lt;em&gt;omoi&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;feelings&amp;quot; vs. 重い &lt;em&gt;omoi&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;heavy&amp;quot;. The resolution of this arc is strongly related to the realization that the crab took not both Hitagi's weight, but also her feelings from her. It would be a damn surprise if there was an existing legend out there that matched up with this. Far more likely is that Nisio Isin thought that this would be an amusing pun and invented a legend to go along with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The points I've made in this section also generally apply to Mayoi's Snail and Nadeko's Constrictor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Snail&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, it's difficult to make a strong claim that Mayoi's snail has no basis in actual legend. Snails are not prominent features in Japanese legend, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Rainy Devil&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;Monkey's Paw&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; have a basis in real-life - a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey%27s_Paw&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;short story by W. W. Jacobs&lt;/a&gt; titled as such. And that's the problem - Kanbaru's apparition &lt;em&gt;wasn't&lt;/em&gt; a Monkey's Paw, but rather a Rainy Devil, which is an apparition possessing only superficial similarities to the Monkey's Paw of Jacobs's story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty clear here that Nisio Isin was deliberately playing with the reader's expectations by having the characters themselves incorrectly identify the arm as a Monkey's Paw - and then they go to visit Meme, who pulls the rug out from under them, revealing that it was something else altogether. This strongly suggests that the Rainy Devil is a creation of Nisio Isin's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Constrictor&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To a certain extent, it's very difficult to show that the Constrictor (&lt;em&gt;jagirinawa&lt;/em&gt;) has no basis in legend, since there's nothing terribly unique about it - it's a snake that possesses people. That's basically all there is to it. Snakes are certainly common features of legend throughout the world (as Meme points out), and I wouldn't be surprised if some group of people somewhere in the world did believe in a constrictor snake that possessed people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like with the crab, though, this is most likely a case of the author taking a motif well-established in folklore and putting an original spin on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll update this answer later with more details. A few notes in the meanwhile:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanekawa's cat is certainly an invention of the author, as you point out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinobu explicitly identifies Tsukihi's phoenix (the &lt;em&gt;shidenodori&lt;/em&gt;) as having some unusual features that don't match up to the conventional conception of a phoenix.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Given that Karen's bee is a fabrication even in the context of the story, I'd imagine legends of it don't exist out here in the real world either.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for Monogatari Second Season:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; --There are no tigers in Japan. And besides, Hanekawa's tiger (the &lt;em&gt;kako&lt;/em&gt;) is far too punnable to be real, just like Hitagi's crab.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; --Jiangshi are a real thing, though Monogatari jiangshis appear to differ from real-life jiangshis in some minor ways.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; --Nadeko's &lt;em&gt;kuchinawa&lt;/em&gt; might be inspired by snake legends, but it's pretty obviously original for the most part.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; --The apparition-eating darkness of Onimonogatari only makes sense in the context of the Monogatari world. It wouldn't make sense for it to be based on a real legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-06T10:48:25.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9534" CreationDate="2014-05-06T16:32:20.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The contract is an agreement of sorts, that place a binding obligation between parties. Another anime in the same season throws the word contract around (Chunibio, love and other delusions), where even the relationship between the main characters is a &quot;contract&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the magical world of WCW, the contract does not need a physical (paper, etc) shape. Merely the agreement and binding of magical powers is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, lets examine some contracts in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Honoka, Evermillion and Ayaka: Evermillion and Ayaka have a contract. Ayaka pledges to defend Evermillion's host (Honoka), and Evermillion pledges to supply mana to Ayaka. The contract's benefits are seemingly endless mana to Ayaka, wound absorption (Honoka's wounds are transferred to Ayaka). Displeasing Evermillion (when Ayaka and Medusa merge, Ayaka loses the mana because she is no longer &quot;pure&quot;) causes the contract to be suspended. There is a particularity of the contract shown in the last episode, but SPOILERS enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ayaka and Medusa go into a contract of sorts when they merge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Head Workshop Mage and the city: the city contract is almost an enchantment. The Mage bound to the city pledges to use his mana supply to protect the civilians and reconstruct the city. The workshop witches cannot work their magic if the head mage is out of mana. When Weekend's bomb goes off, Kazane's mana is completely drained off, and her contract is suspended, causing all workshop witches to lose their powers. It takes a absurd amount of mana to sign-bind-cast this contract, as its shown in the final episodes, but SPOILERS enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are there any benefits to a contract?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are benefits and drawbacks to contracts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there a limit to how many contracts you make?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no limit to the amount of contracts you can get, but you are still subject to conflitcs of interest (medusa and Ayaka's merge can be considered a contract too).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can a contract be made with anything else besides a town or a person?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unknown, as it is not shown in the Anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-05-06T16:32:20.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9247" CreationDate="2014-05-06T18:57:49.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might be thinking of a scene near the end of the Soul Society arc, where Aizen and his cohorts are escaping through a Garganta. He looks down on the Shinigami from inside his Negacion and says something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You're too proud, Ukitake. From the beginning, there was no one in Heaven. Not gods, not angels, not men. But that will soon change. From now on...I will stand in Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4787" LastActivityDate="2014-05-06T18:57:49.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43359" CreationDate="2014-05-06T22:39:48.677" Score="2" ViewCount="589" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a series of &lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira&lt;/em&gt; Doujinshi called &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt; which I learned about from &lt;a href=&quot;http://petalsgarden.axypb.net/xenocross-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Petals Garden&lt;/a&gt;. However, when I try and use any of the links I get &quot;Server not found&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My friend has tried contacting the site admin of Eden of Xeno (who made and sold &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt;) directly with email but got no reply, so I am wondering if there are any other places where I could get &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt;? I am only interested in the English version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also since they were released in an online yuri magazine called &lt;em&gt;Xenocross&lt;/em&gt;, I wouldn't mind being able to get that but I am mainly interested in &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T13:35:39.323" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T12:28:22.447" Title="Where can I find the English version of &quot;Music Box of Memories&quot; series?" Tags="&lt;sono-hanabira&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8848" CreationDate="2014-05-07T07:06:40.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the other eye is only for Sharingan, or he can't have two Rinnegans because it might replace his Sharingan permanently. However, one thing is for sure: he might use Sharingan and Rinnegan at the same time in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4792" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T12:23:19.870" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T12:23:19.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9554" CreationDate="2014-05-07T07:40:29.033" Score="3" ViewCount="1561" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Kuroko no Basuke Wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Taiga_Kagami#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; under personality it says this about why Kagami Taiga is afraid of dogs which is as follows...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Kuroko brought Tetsuya #2 (The Dog) to training, it is revealed that Kagami is scared of dogs. This fear originates from his time in America, where he was once bitten by a dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I am not sure if this information is accurate or just made up. Does anyone know what episode in Kuroko no Basuke mentions where this fear originates from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T21:48:15.460" Title="Why is Taiga afraid of dogs?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-05-07T08:10:35.780" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding Yato as the Yato-no-kami would be a mistake. Spoiler alert:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If you have read the manga, there is a deity Bishamonten reported to after the incident in her abode. He referred to himself as Yato-no-kami and mistakenly thought of Yato as an impersonator just like Kokufu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4795" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T12:36:56.650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T12:36:56.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9550" CreationDate="2014-05-07T11:29:52.477" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kuroko no Basuke wikia (unlike most wikias) is actually pretty good about citing its sources. The statement you quote includes a reference to chapter 74 (found in volume 9), page 9:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TxLmv.png&quot; alt=&quot;lower-right panel from c74 p9&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The left-hand speech bubble reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When I was a kid back in the U.S., I got bitten by a giant dog, so [I seriously can't deal with them]...!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe this was mentioned in the anime, though. At minimum, Kagami doesn't say anything about it in episode 14, which is when the dog is introduced in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T20:26:57.597" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T20:26:57.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9578" CreationDate="2014-05-07T13:10:27.620" Score="2" ViewCount="9835" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking back on &lt;code&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/code&gt;, it seems that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Koyomi is really weak compared to all of the oddities he faces. Suruga's monkey form easily defeats him (even though his power was temporarily boosted). The snakes in Nadeko snake would have killed him had Kanbaru not intervened, he needed to be saved from Black Hanekawa by Shinobu. In the latest episode he would probably have died if Yozuru had decided to prolong the fight. This is in spite of him getting the largest power-up yet from Shinobu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that he once told his sisters that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first requirement of being a hero is to be strong, and the they're fakes given their lack of strength, it seems odd that Koyomi is so underpowered compared to the oddities he faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he ever get stronger in later episodes or in the Light Novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4227" LastEditorUserId="4227" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T13:36:05.090" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:22:54.807" Title="Does Koyomi ever get more powerful in the Anime or Light Novels?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9564" CreationDate="2014-05-07T17:02:21.150" Score="1" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't quite get from the first episode what happened to Ohana's family and why her parents had to &quot;run away&quot; somewhere, sending Ohana to live in her grandmother's hotel. Why did this happen? Where are her parents now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T18:15:54.450" Title="What's going on at the beginning of the story?" Tags="&lt;hanasaku-iroha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9560" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-07T17:17:10.567" Score="9" ViewCount="72837" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched 16 episodes and the phrase &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot; (first said by Kirisaki) appears to be memorable both for her and Ichijou. But what does it mean? Is it a reference to something? Or is it another thing from their childhood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T22:23:48.887" Title="What meaning does the phrase &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot; have?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9561" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-07T17:38:46.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U4NCJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, released in English as &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi: False Love&lt;/em&gt;, is a rom-com manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Komi. First published as a one-shot manga in &lt;em&gt;Jump Next!&lt;/em&gt; magazine, it is currently being serialized in &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt; as a full fledged series. The plot of &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; follows Raku Ichijou, who has a fake relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, which they have to maintain to prevent a war between their family's rival gangs. As the story continues, we are also introduced to the other heroines of the story - Kosaki Onodera, Raku's own crush, Marika Tachibana, Raku's overzealous admirer and fiancee, and Seishiro Tsugumi, Chitoge's bodyguard and childhood friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; was a one-shot manga published in &lt;em&gt;Jump Next!&lt;/em&gt; on January 8, 2011. It was both written and illustrated by Naoshi Komi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; manga series as it is today is written and illustrated by the same author as the one-shot. It began serialisation in November 7, 2011, and is still ongoing today, currently with 18 volumes published. It is released in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A two volume novel series of &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; was released, under the title &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi: Urabana&lt;/em&gt;. Written by Hajime Tanaka and illustrated by Naoshi Komi, it ran from June 4, 2013 until December 28, 2013.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An anime adaption of &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; has been produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Shaft&lt;/em&gt;. The first season ran from January 11 2014 until May 24 2014, and comprised 20 episodes, with an additional 3 OVA episodes. The second series began on April 10, 2015, and ran until June 26, 2015, containing 12 episodes and one OVA.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; videogame was released by &lt;em&gt;Konami&lt;/em&gt; on November 27, 2014 for the PlayStation Vita. The game was titled &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi: Yomeiri!?&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Additionally, Chitoge Kirisaki appears as a support character in the videogame &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Stars_Victory_VS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;J-Stars Victory VS&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The characters from &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; also appear in a themed set of the card game &lt;a href=&quot;http://ws-tcg.com/en/products/nk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Weiβ Schwarz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisekoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://nisekoi.wikia.com/wiki/Nisekoipedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T15:07:29.423" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T15:07:29.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9562" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-07T17:38:46.583" Score="0" Body="Nisekoi: False Love is a manga by Naoshi Komi with an anime produced by Shaft. The story follows the son of a Yakuza leader, Raku Ichijou,and the daughter of a rival gang's boss, Chitoge Kirisaki, who have to pretend to be lovers in order to prevent a turf war." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T23:13:32.883" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T23:13:32.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7381" CreationDate="2014-05-07T17:41:41.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've yet to see an interview or article from Oda's words about Gekko Moriah concerning his race unless it was noted by Oda somewhere on the Japanese side of the fandom and it was overlooked and never translated...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the manga's latest arc is going to be dealing with Kaido, Moriah's greatest enemy, and I expect him to pop up soon. Hopefully, Oda will give us more detail on Moriah's background and make a side story explaining how exactly did his old crew get massacred (which I hope for cause I really wanna see Moriah back when he was young and badass.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4800" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T17:41:41.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9559" CreationDate="2014-05-07T18:15:54.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ohana's biological father - Matsumae Ayato - died when Ohana was still a baby, of unspecified causes (probably a Japanese cold or something). I believe this is only alluded to in the show, but if you watch the movie, you actually get to see that stage of Ohana's life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, Ohana's mother (Satsuki) gets in relationships with various boyfriends, the latest of which is the guy you see in episode 1. The dude apparently is in a lot of debt - Satsuki has poor taste in men. Worse still, when his creditors asked him for his address, the dude seems to have given them the address of &lt;em&gt;Ohana's apartment&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather than dealing with his debts like a reasonable person, he and Satsuki decide to abandon the apartment and run away together so as to get the creditors off their trail. To them, this doubles as a romantic getaway, and thus, they don't want to take Ohana along with them. Satsuki decides to ship Ohana off to Kissui, and thus the show begins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it all boils down to Satsuki being a godawful excuse for a parent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T18:15:54.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9567" CreationDate="2014-05-07T18:21:55.997" Score="7" ViewCount="4366" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always had problems trying to understand the plot itself of Evangelion, but with the latest movies they really got me confused, I understand that the story is different in many ways but there's something in these movies that got me thinking, eventually I came up with a question I have no answer for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Vessel of Adam in Rebuild of Evangelion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4801" LastEditorUserId="4801" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T18:29:12.417" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T19:44:05.533" Title="What is the Vessel of Adam?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9560" CreationDate="2014-05-07T18:51:32.040" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Zawsze&quot; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zawsze&quot;&gt;Polish&lt;/a&gt; for &quot;always.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's something along the lines of &quot;always in love.&quot; The significance has yet to be revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original version is written as ザクシャ イン ラブ （愛を永遠に)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means more or less &quot;forever in love.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T22:23:48.887" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T22:23:48.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9565" CreationDate="2014-05-07T19:44:05.533" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a little confusing because the notion of what exactly &quot;Adam&quot; is is different from the original TV Series + End of Evangelion (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and the new movie series (&quot;Rebuild&quot; of Evangelion). In the original TV Series, Adam was a source of life (the Angels), and named the &quot;First Angel&quot;, and used as a template of sorts for all of the Evangelions (eventhough near the end of the series, Evangelion Unit-01 was said to be a &quot;clone&quot; of Lilith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the new movies, &quot;Adam&quot; is a lot more vague. We're not sure what Adam is at this point, and the first thing that we have to go off of was a preview where we saw 4 glowing figures (presumably at the edge of the site of second impact) followed with the label &quot;ADAMS&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/inzTQ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this shot was never actually used in the movies, it was probably reworked so that it more closely matched the rest of the Second Impact flashback montage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NXHak.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some things to note are that they all have halos and what appears to be &quot;cores&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the &quot;Adam's Vessel&quot;, it's hard to decipher exactly what that means, especially if there is supposedly 4 Adams. However, we are told a few things from the movies, and that &quot;Adam's Vessel&quot; is Evangelion Mark.09. &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.evageeks.org/post/579968/Eva-Unit-Formats-and-Name-Meaning-Discussion/#579968&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's a breakdown of possible &quot;Adams&quot; and what the 3rd movie has revealed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It mentions that Mark.09 was referred to as &quot;Adam's Vessel&quot; and Evangelion 13 was called a &quot;Survivor of the Adams&quot; or something. The thread also goes into a little bit of detail and speculation about the Adams and what they could be. At this point, we don't know for sure what the Adam's Vessel was for, why it's called Adam's Vessel, and why Mark.09 is supposedly it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More rampant speculation about Adams and the Evangelions &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/15070/Rebuild-of-Evangelion-1-3-Adams-and-other-Speculation/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T19:44:05.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9556" CreationDate="2014-05-07T22:46:43.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are wondering how can he can&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; tell his sisters that you have to be strong to be a hero despite being rather weak himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does he ever&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; claim to be a hero?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't recall that he did. Thus, there is no discrepancy in his words and the story he sees in himself is not invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His sisters, however&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; did, quite proudly, claim to be heroes. He only (rightfully in his opinion) pointed out that they can't live up to that standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a meta level: Not every story needs a strong hero - many great pieces (commonly for adults) rather tell about the weaknesses of a person rather than their strengths. I would consider Monogatari well fitting in this light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="220" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T22:46:43.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-07T23:01:04.173" Score="2" ViewCount="768" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, in the anime on the 4th episode &quot;Bloody History&quot;, they refer to some period of time called the &quot;Dark Age&quot;. I was wondering (maybe the people that can read the original Japanese Novel can respond this better) what exactly was meant by the &quot;Dark Age&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to figure what the Dark age was and while searching for that answer, I approximately transcribed (from the subbed english version) when the False Minoshiro talks about that. In that scene he approximately says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The turning point for Japan was when &quot;Boy A&quot; committed a series of crimes.&#xA;  He realized he could use his PK powers and open the most difficult of&#xA;  locks.  “A” broke into the bedrooms of 19 sleeping women, assaulted&#xA;  them and eventually killed them. At this point Saki and her friends&#xA;  couldn’t comprehend how a human was capable of killing other humans.&#xA;  Even after his arrest people continued to use PK to commit crimes. It&#xA;  became a weapon for terrorists. It split society into a complex mix of&#xA;  opposing political, humanitarian, and ideological factions… ...and the&#xA;  world entered an era of war, unlike any known before. Ironically, the&#xA;  constant threat to the lives of PK users led to a dramatic evolution&#xA;  of their abilities. &lt;strong&gt;Meanwhile, the human population plummeted&#xA;  worldwide, until it was less than 2% of what it it’d been at its&#xA;  height. These events serve as an overview of the Dark Ages that lasted&#xA;  five centuries&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that, I concluded that around 2011 A.D. society was something very similar to what we have now (with cars, iPhones, airplanes and normal technology). Then people with PK caused a war and for that reason, human population suffered a terrible decrease to 2%. Then this era lead to a war and then to an era where northeastern Asia divided itself into four distinct and irreconcilable units:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;1st, Slave Dynasties, Where PK users controlled those without PK capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2nd, non-PK users who escaped the Dynasties and lived as hunter-gatherers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3rd, Bandits who used PK to attack other settlements. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;4th, a group of those who managed to preserve some remnants of the technological age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we have the present time where Saki and the others live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, which time period does the &quot;Dark Age&quot; correspond to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the following time scale correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U6yhI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is the Dark age before the dynasties/division of asia age? Also, what is known about the dark age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="3269" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T23:06:49.023" LastActivityDate="2020-06-03T18:39:21.307" Title="What does the &quot;Dark age&quot; mean in Shin Sekai Yori?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9580" CreationDate="2014-05-08T03:02:53.690" Score="3" ViewCount="2161" Body="&lt;p&gt;In sixth volume, in last chapter it shows that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doraemon goes to the future and didn't come back again. The chapter shows how Nobita trying his best to do anything without Doraemon, he got beaten with Giant and still refuse to call Doraemon. Doraemon find him still fighting Giant and help him to get home. It end with Nobita looking at his desk, where Doraemon come at the first time through his drawer. His drawer become a regular drawer without Doraemon's Time Machine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the picture of that chapter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9LzbG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that, it looks like Doraemon is supposed to end at volume 6. But we know that it didn't happen because it still continue and they didn't make an ending for Doraemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is Doraemon manga series are suppose to end at sixth volume or it just another story from Doraemon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T04:34:21.990" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T12:19:29.820" Title="Is Doraemon supposed to end in volume 6?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T03:50:35.080" Score="3" ViewCount="742" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of Nisemonogatari, we briefly see Araragi Karen drawn like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EJ0ehm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This looked a lot like some anime (or possibly a character from an anime or manga) I'd seen within the last ten years or so while in Asia, so I have the feeling this drawing style was supposed to allude to something. (Possibly &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Slump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Slump&lt;/a&gt;? I'm not sure since I don't think I ever saw the anime, and I could easily have mixed it up with something else.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, this also looks &quot;generic&quot; enough that's possible that this is only a shift in drawing style. But then right before this image, there's a drawing of Karen that looked  like (to me anyway: I have a feeling I'm wrong about this) an imitation of the titular character of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chibi Maruko-chan&lt;/a&gt;, so I'm not sure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yI3Izm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I remember seeing something that looked very much like a parody of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiya_Co.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Peko-chan&lt;/a&gt; in an earlier episode, though unfortunately I don't remember which one it was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vj0sIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this (the first image, I mean) supposed to be an allusion to some other anime series, and if so, what is it referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T18:06:35.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T19:33:17.837" Title="What series is this depiction of Araragi Karen referring to?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9573" CreationDate="2014-05-08T04:47:06.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doraemon returns in the next chapter in the next volume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GPbMNl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;He returns!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The regular manga has 45 volumes. The Plus manga has 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T04:47:06.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9585" CreationDate="2014-05-08T05:31:14.710" Score="3" ViewCount="3102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering, between Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua, Fate/Stay Night (anime), Unlimited Blade Works (movie), Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC and Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA (and to an extent Carnival Phantasm), have the same Japanese voice actors been employed for returning characters (e.g. Saber-Arturia, Gilgamesh, Rin, Ilya, EMIYA)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if they have remained the same, is there any confirmation that Fate/Hollow Ataraxia on the PS Vita will follow the same trend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T22:37:37.560" LastActivityDate="2018-12-07T22:23:11.190" Title="Have characters' voice actors in Fate/ always been the same?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9556" CreationDate="2014-05-08T06:28:56.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In prequel, Kizumonogatari, when Araragi meets Kiss-shot for the first time: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Araragi becomes a vampire whose power comes from Kiss-shot. Then when he fights one of the vampire hunters that are after her, he notes that Araragi is second strongest oddity in the world right after Kiss-shot, even if he has no clue how to use his power to his full potential. This strength comes primarily from his and Kiss-shot's regenerative abilities making them practically immortal so they can continue to fight no matter the damage opponent does to them. This power went away as he reduced Kiss-shot into Shinobu, but he still retains bits of it. He could easily get that power back by having Shinobu regain her powers by drinking his blood, but then he would become full vampire who need to kill and eat people for sustenance. Something Araragi would never do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T06:28:56.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9476" CreationDate="2014-05-08T07:19:53.337" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a really good question, but hey, in the anime and in the games, we are not talking about normal trainers - we are talking about passionate and strong trainers. They are that elite which groups like Team Rocket etc fear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to come back to your question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They should have a vast advantage over trainers, especially younger ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do have an advantage - they are, as you said, trainers, which are familiar with their environment. But that doesn't mean they are impossible to beat.&#xA;Also, their age shouldn't play a big role in winning or loosing a battle. I believe that battling with Pokemon is like playing a video game - when you start with it you can be good or bad. The more you do it, the more experience you get, but even a guy who plays a game for 5 years can be beaten by a rookie, simply because he feels how to do it right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To come to a conclusion: &#xA;I believe that gym leaders are strong trainers but the trainers we know are on another level than the gym leaders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4118" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T07:19:53.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9573" CreationDate="2014-05-08T07:24:05.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doraemon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt; said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The third ending was actually meant to be the official ending due to low TV ratings and the Fujiko Fujio duo being busy with other works, but Doraemon did not leave their minds and restarted in the next month's issue. In 1981, this episode was made into anime (called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2634/Doraemon%3a_Doraemon_Comes_Back&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Doraemon Comes Back&lt;/a&gt;&quot;) and in 1998 this was released as an anime movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third ending there is the one you've said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T07:24:05.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9589" CreationDate="2014-05-08T07:52:36.207" Score="4" ViewCount="1301" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 22 of Mirai Nikki after Aru kissed Yukiteru, a angry Yuno runs and attacks Aru who slices/breaks her future diary in half. I definitely heard the phone go static which indicates when a future is changing, so my question is why didn't she die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T19:42:40.313" Title="Why did Yuno not die after her diary was destroyed by Aru?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8539" CreationDate="2014-05-08T09:19:06.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because his devil fruit &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ito_Ito_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ito Ito no Mi&lt;/a&gt; can be used as a Marionette where he can create an exact clone of himself. I have just read the recent chapters, man, I love Oda!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4811" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T09:19:06.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9570" CreationDate="2014-05-08T10:57:35.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is, which time period does the &quot;Dark Age&quot; correspond to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the following time scale correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your timeline is correct. The Dark Ages correspond to the period following the PK wars during which the slave dynasties held power (in northeastern Asia, anyway). In more detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ismailov conducts his experiments in 2011, leading to the creation of the first psychokinetiker.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Psychokinetikers and ordinary people coexist peacefully, if uneasily, for a short time - perhaps a year or so? The exact duration isn't made explicit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy A and people like him start using PK to commit severe crimes, prompting the formation of powerful anti-PK movements worldwide. In response, PK users band together. Some of the groups of psychokinetikers become heavily radicalized and commit acts of terrorism.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The PK wars begin. The war effort is particularly effective in the US, which almost manages to wipe out all the psychokinetikers within its borders (PK users decline from 0.3% of the population to a mere 0.0004% of the population - a few thousand people at most). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Faced with this grave threat to their existence, the few remaining PK users develop tremendously strong PK in a short period of time. Using their newfound strength, the psychokinetikers topple every standing government on the planet. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The collapse of all governmental structure marked the beginning of the Dark Ages, so named because - like the &quot;original&quot; Dark Ages that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire - little was known about it. The &quot;new&quot; Dark Ages lasted roughly 500 years. During this time, global communication networks collapsed, and so little was known about what was going on elsewhere in the world. The slave dynasties rose and fell, eventually leading to the rise of Saki's society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, what is known about the dark age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, there isn't much known, what with it being a Dark Age, and all. In the novel, the false minoshiro does go into more detail about the four groups (and I can update this answer to include that information if you'd like). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, our knowledge of the Dark Ages begins and ends with the false minoshiro. The Dark Ages were hundreds of years out of living memory by Saki's time (even for telomere-manipulators like Tomiko), and it seems that all record-keeping was effectively delegated to the libraries - that is, the false minoshiros. It seems very likely that if you were to ask the people of Kamisu 66 about the Dark Ages, they would know virtually nothing about it - perhaps not even that the Dark Ages &lt;em&gt;happened&lt;/em&gt; at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T13:57:58.270" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T13:57:58.270" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9577" CreationDate="2014-05-08T11:23:03.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This will only be a partial answer addressing some of the major characters, because there's too many characters in the Fate universe for me to be bothered tracking all of them down. Broadly, though, with the exception of male characters like Shirou and Kiritsugu who are played by women when children and by men when adults, I know of only one case in which different VAs have played the same character in different entries in the Fate-universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one case is that of Sapphire in Prisma Illya. The unfortunate passing of Matsuki Miyu after the airing of 2wei Herz led to her being replaced by Kakazu Yumi in 3rei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Re: Fate/stay night - the casts of the 2006 anime, the UBW movie, Realta Nua, and the 2014 anime are all the same, at least for the major characters, so I haven't specifically made a note of that in the list below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saber (Arturia)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;voiced by Kawasumi Ayako in Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night, Prisma Illya, Carnival Phantasm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;does not appear in Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC, Carnival Phantasm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilgamesh&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;voiced by Tomokazu Seki in Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night, Fate/Extra CCC&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in Prisma Illya, his child form is voiced by Endo Aya, but the guttural yelling of his black form in the last few episodes of 2wei Herz are also by Tomokazu Seki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;does not appear in Fate/Extra&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rin&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;voiced by Kana Ueda in Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night, Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC, Prisma Illya, Carnival Phantasm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Illya&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;voiced by Kadowaki Mai in Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night, Prisma Illya, Carnival Phantasm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;does not appear in Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Archer (EMIYA)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;voiced by Suwabe Junichi in Fate/stay night, Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC, Carnival Phantasm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;does not appear in Fate/Zero, Prisma Illya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/08-1/fatehollow-ataraxia-ps-vita-port-to-feature-tower-defense-game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This Crunchyroll article&lt;/a&gt; lists some of the voice actors for the Vita port of F/HA; all the ones that are listed are the same people that played those characters in earlier Fate entries. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article for F/HA&lt;/a&gt; also lists some more VAs for F/HA, citing &lt;em&gt;Type-Moon ACE&lt;/em&gt; Vol. 9; all of these match up correctly too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, I don't think it would be in Type-Moon's best interest to change VAs for any of the major characters - imagine what a fit fans would throw if their waifu/husbando got a new VA!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You didn't ask about Tsukihime, but do note that the voice actors for Tsukihime in the 2003 anime all differ from their voice actors in Carnival Phantasm. If the Tsukihime remake ever happens, I suspect that they'll stick with the Carnival Phantasm VAs rather than the 2003 anime VAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T11:32:51.533" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T11:32:51.533" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T19:18:18.253" Score="6" ViewCount="826" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did the society where the story of Shin Sekai Yori takes place come to be? i.e. How did Saki's Society came to existence from the societies of the Dark age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am curious about how Saki's society came to be because, in her society, there is knowledge about science (implied from their knowledge about genes). However, part of it is also mixed with aspects of less modern societies, which makes me want to know how these different aspects came about, from previous societies during the Dark age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, there are these &quot;creatures&quot; called false Minoshiro which seem to be some kind of very advanced bio-technology, which suggest very advanced technology (but their society doesn't really live that way). With these different aspects of ancient Japanese societies and much newer societies, how did Saki's society came to existence? Why does it have this mix of modern technology and more ancient aspects? What happened to the previous Dynasties during the dark age? Did they combine/converge to form the modern society which Saki lives at? From which dynasty from the Dark age did they come from and what do we know that explains their present society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a refresher, here are some of the dynasties from the dark age:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;1st, Slave Dynasties, Where PK users controlled those without PK capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2nd, non-PK users who escaped the Dynasties and lived as hunter-gatherers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3rd, Bandits who used PK to attack other settlements. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;4th, a group of those who managed to preserve some remnants of the technological age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T07:17:33.503" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T15:52:25.110" Title="How did the society where the story of Shin Sekai Yori takes place come to be?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9581" CreationDate="2014-05-08T19:42:40.313" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well actually I do not watch the anime, but I searched and found people said the anime pretty much the same with the manga. So, what happened was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Well, you know that the present Yuno is First World Yuno right? When she came to the present world (Second World), she killed the Second World Yuno, took her place in the present, and &lt;strong&gt;took her phone&lt;/strong&gt;, and that made her having two phones. The phone that Aru destroyed was the phone that originally owned by Second World Yuno. Meanwhile, the real phone of First World Yuno was safe with her. That's why she didn't die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For complete information, you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Yuno_Gasai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirai Nikki's Wikia Page of Yuno&lt;/a&gt;. Read &quot;The End Begins&quot; and &quot;The Final Battle&quot; section. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T19:42:40.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T19:43:01.013" Score="4" ViewCount="3060" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was quite curious to know what exactly a false minoshiro is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me, they seem to be some kind of bio-technology &quot;machine&quot; or cyborg or something of that sort, that has the capability of storing a lot of information. The reason I think they are not &quot;naturally&quot; occurring is because of the way they talk, which seems to be similar to machine speech. However, they also seem to be similar to living beings, because the false minoshiro was able to surpass the program denying access to its data in order to be spared by Saki and her friend. Basically, what exactly are they, and where did they come from? Is that ever explained in the anime or the novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T02:08:57.920" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T02:09:47.737" Title="What exactly is a false minoshiro in Shinsekai Yori?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T20:55:25.110" Score="1" ViewCount="1977" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for lyrics on the songs in the Rebellion movie (original and translated), what are the lyrics for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nightmare song (track #3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mami's fight scene&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mami's remixed theme&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Dream world&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Noi!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;the worst ending&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;I was waiting for this moment&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only lyrics I've been able to find so far is for Made Dame Yo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2915" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T22:36:11.667" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T22:46:23.830" Title="Lyrics in Madoka Magica - Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9592" CreationDate="2014-05-08T22:17:03.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nightmare song (track #3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Track #3 &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Mada Dame Yo&quot;, which you said you found lyrics for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Dream world&quot; [#25]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;the worst ending&quot; [#33]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;I was waiting for this moment&quot; [#40]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyrics for these are in Kajiuran (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6723/1908&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;), which is not an actual language. Lyrics for pieces in Kajiuran are typically not released (though even if they were, you couldn't translate them, because, you know, it's not a language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mami's fight scene&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mami's remixed theme&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can point me to the track numbers or titles for these, I can check on them (I don't remember off-hand which ones these were). Odds are, though, these are also in Kajiuran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Noi!&quot; [#32]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyrics for this one are also not a real language. I would hesitate to call it &quot;Kajiuran&quot;, just because it seems a lot more Germanic-inspired and less Romance-inspired than her usual stuff, but anyway, you're not going to find lyrics for this one either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T22:46:23.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9590" CreationDate="2014-05-08T22:54:50.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The false Minoshiro (lit. ミノシロモドキ, minoshiro-modoki, monoshiro-mimic) they encounter identifies itself as &quot;Panasonic Automotive Archive, Autonomous Evolution, version SE-778H Lambda.&quot; About 890 petabytes of data is stored within it using holographic memory; this includes all 38,242,506 volumes published in Japan since 2129 AD and 671,630 reference books in other languages. The novel describes it to be a sort of flying transportation and search engine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it allows easy access to the large cache of information, the intellectual elite are afraid that this forbidden knowledge might get leaked to the general public through it, and have made it a taboo to touch or even speak to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T02:09:47.737" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T02:09:47.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9600" CreationDate="2014-05-09T00:23:13.717" Score="2" ViewCount="1669" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do they need to hibernate? Chisaki is on the surface and didn't fall asleep, and I don't see her become sick and all, which means that it's fine if they don't hibernate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Hikari, Manaka, and Kaname didn't age after hibernation. Why is that? Is it that everyone who hibernates doesn't get older? And why are they naked? None of other Shioshishio villagers lose their clothes when they hibernate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is picture of Manaka hibernating; she didn't age or wear any clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nwQ7e.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T02:48:30.570" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T03:13:10.683" Title="What's so important about hibernating?" Tags="&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9596" CreationDate="2014-05-09T03:13:10.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode, Hikari's father explains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Children born to a person of the surface and a person of the sea lose their Ena. For this reason, the people of the sea had to hibernate before the surface met its demise. We had to make sure that there were enough descendants to leave behind and that there was a chance at a future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hibernation in this series seems to be equivalent of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cryonics&lt;/a&gt;. Which is where an organism is preserved for virtually an indefinite amount of time by being frozen. During this process, the organism is frozen in time and does not age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the belief is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's an apocalypse coming. And everyone on the surface will die.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the entire population of Shioshishio marries into the &quot;surface people&quot;, there will be no one with Ena to survive the apocalypse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So the only way is to hibernate through the apocalypse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then Hikari's father continues on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But Miuna prove me wrong. Miuna has Ena now. That means there's hope for the future even if we wake up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why everyone wakes up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So biologically, there is no &lt;em&gt;need&lt;/em&gt; for an individual to actually hibernate. That's why Chisaki is fine having been on the surface the whole time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there's nothing in the Anime that seems to explain why Hikari, Manaka, and Kaname woke up naked on the surface.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T03:13:10.683" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9638" CreationDate="2014-05-09T05:56:38.183" Score="2" ViewCount="931" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt;, the Ship Girls like &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Fusou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fusou&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Bismarck&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bismark&lt;/a&gt; are named from real life ships. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if the Abyssal Ships like &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Standard_Carrier_Wo-Class&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Battleship_Ta-Class&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ta&lt;/a&gt; are named with a particular scheme aswell or if it's just random? (I'm not Referring to Bosses like Southern War Demon or Anchorage Princess)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T06:38:30.890" Title="Is there a Naming Scheme for the Abyssal Ships?" Tags="&lt;kantai-collection&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6621" CreationDate="2014-05-09T15:37:31.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, Minato and Tobirama were very strong and Hiruzen was meant to be brilliant when he was younger, but Hashirama was like a Greek hero. He had the spirit of Ashura, he could do all the crazy healing things Naruto is doing right now, he was powerful beyond compare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had chakra that doesn't compare to anyone we've seen all series, easily breaking out of Orochimaru's Edo Tensei the second time which none of the other hokages could do, his sage mode was ridiculous, his wood dragon was as powerful as the nine tails and his ridiculous avatar made of hands was by far the most powerful thing in the series. Minato and Tobirama had some absolutely brilliant techniques, and Hiruzen had an amazing breadth of techniques but Hashirama's chakra alone just put him on a different level, in addition to his other ridiculous powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T15:37:31.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9605" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9606" CreationDate="2014-05-09T17:02:38.680" Score="5" ViewCount="3807" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Kakashi and Obito awaken their Mangekyou at the same time as told in this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4484/when-did-kakashi-and-obito-awaken-their-mangekyou-sharingan&quot;&gt;When did Kakashi and Obito awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/a&gt;  The sharingan Kakashi owns originally came from Obito, so is it due to Obito also being there at the moment Rin died that Kakashi's Mangekyou also awakend? Or asked in a different way. Would Kakashi have been able to awaken the Mangekyou without Obito being there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:18:48.467" Title="Did Kakashi's sharingan evolve because Obito was watching?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9605" CreationDate="2014-05-09T18:41:20.367" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting question with no definite answer, so I'll post my 2c here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mangekyou Sharingan is activated by the immense grief caused by killing the person closest to you. However, it seems like you don't actually have to kill him, but witnessing his death is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Itachi did not actually kill Shisui, rather, he watched him commit suicide (filler).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that both of them awakened their Mangekyou Sharingans separately, and because they were both at the scene when it happened, it happened simultaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T18:41:20.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-09T20:58:02.153" Score="12" ViewCount="1572" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Nadeko had the curse on her, she was almost going to be killed by it and it had only been a short time since she received the curse. Since the curse was removed, reversed, and was given to the boy, hasn't the curse had many months to kill him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T21:15:38.640" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T03:55:53.970" Title="In Monogatari, why is the boy with the reverse jagirinawa still alive?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3952" CreationDate="2014-05-09T21:14:58.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rank 'Genin' is usually associated with ninjas which just started out in the ninja academy or as a derogatory term for ninjas with no talent in ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Sasuke and Naruto have advanced beyond leaps and bounds. Especially now they have received the blessing &lt;em&gt;we all already knew they had&lt;/em&gt; directly from The Sage of the Six Paths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, I think they can be upgraded from Genin (if they are still perceived as such) to Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4828" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:02:37.330" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T04:02:37.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1947" CreationDate="2014-05-09T21:18:35.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now, Naruto is able to create life, redirect energy flow and do many things he could not do just with the kyuubi. He is also now the jinchüriki of all the bijü.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, I think now, he could create infinite rasen-shüriken if he so wished&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4828" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T21:18:35.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9490" CreationDate="2014-05-09T22:18:56.827" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since nobody else has attempted an answer, I'll give this my best shot. Be forewarned that this answer will be fragmentary. Also, this explanation will probably be kind of difficult to follow if you don't already know a bit of Japanese. Suggestions/edits to make the explanation clearer are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand why this is funny, you need to know how input method editors work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to type in Japanese, one typically uses an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_method_editor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;input method editor&lt;/a&gt; (IME), which is a program that basically converts Latin-script text like &lt;code&gt;nihon&lt;/code&gt; into Japanese text, e.g. 日本 (gloss: &quot;Japan&quot;). Since the mapping from Latin letters to Japanese text is one-to-many, the IME doesn't always correctly guess what Japanese text you want, forcing you to go into a menu and select the correct Japanese text. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMEs usually allow you to define your own Latin-to-Japanese conversions. For example, I've set my IME to convert &lt;code&gt;toripurubaka&lt;/code&gt; to 驫麤. IMEs will also frequently adjust which Japanese text it automatically selects based on your previous usage patterns, so if you frequently correct e.g. &lt;code&gt;saikai&lt;/code&gt; from 再会 to 最下位 (homographs when romanized), the IME will eventually start defaulting to give you 最下位 when you type &lt;code&gt;saikai&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, Kagami types &lt;code&gt;fuchou&lt;/code&gt;, expecting 不調 (&lt;em&gt;fuchou&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;unwell&quot;) but instead getting 婦長 (&lt;em&gt;fuchou&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;head nurse&quot;). Then, &lt;code&gt;maniaisou&lt;/code&gt;, expecting 間に合いそう (&lt;em&gt;maniai-sou&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;likely to make it in time&quot;) but getting マニア移送 (&lt;em&gt;mania-isou&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;transfer of being-a-fan(??)&quot; - this isn't an actual phrase). I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; these two are just supposed to be funny because of how silly they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, Kagami types &lt;code&gt;josou&lt;/code&gt;, expecting 助走 (&lt;em&gt;josou&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;a run-up&quot;) but getting 女装 (&lt;em&gt;josou&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;crossdressing as a woman&quot;). Perhaps this is supposed to reveal something about what Konata posts about on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagami then types &lt;code&gt;fuinki&lt;/code&gt;, expecting 雰囲気 (&lt;em&gt;fun'iki&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;atmosphere [metaphorically]&quot;). Note the discrepancy between the Latin input and the proper romanization - this results in the IME displaying ふいんき（←なぜか変換できない） (&quot;&lt;code&gt;fuinki&lt;/code&gt; (← unable to convert for some reason)&quot;). This IME conversion failure is apparently &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%81%B5%E3%81%84%E3%82%93%E3%81%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a meme on 2ch&lt;/a&gt;, dating from circa 2003 (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/3293/3437&quot;&gt;this answer on Japanese.SE about metathesis&lt;/a&gt;). The implication, I suppose, is that Konata has been posting this meme enough that she set up a custom conversion to let her type it faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagami types &lt;code&gt;kuwasiku&lt;/code&gt;, expecting 詳しく (&lt;em&gt;kuwashiku&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;in detail&quot;), but instead getting ｋｗｓｋ. As it would happen, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kwsk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ｋｗｓｋ&lt;/a&gt; (derived from &lt;em&gt;kuwashiku&lt;/em&gt; &quot;in detail&quot;) is basically the Japanese equivalent of &quot;sauce pls&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, she types &lt;code&gt;ikitai&lt;/code&gt;, expecting いきたい (&lt;em&gt;ikitai&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;want to do ~ going forward&quot;), but instead getting 逝きたい (&lt;em&gt;ikitai&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;want to perish&quot;). Like the first two, I think this is just funny because of how silly it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T07:58:07.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T04:34:34.953" Score="14" ViewCount="4617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a list of sites that are legal of course where I can buy and download digital copy for personal use of Anime soundtracks. One that would be good is a legal site where I can actually filter through many different anime soundtracks quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: I am currently looking for the Uta no Prince Sama soundtrack to download/buy but I cannot find any legal sites to actually buy it from [and I don't really like the idea of pirating or just getting it for free]. I prefer to buy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any legals sites where I can purchase the soundtracks of different animes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2019-05-23T12:08:42.937" Title="Database of legal sites that allow the download of Anime Soundtracks?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T09:44:40.380" Score="-2" ViewCount="1086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the manga romantic? Does it even have a female character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4830" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T10:29:24.623" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T14:21:54.580" Title="Is &quot;The ravages of time&quot; a romantic manga?" Tags="&lt;the-ravages-of-time&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8386" CreationDate="2014-05-10T09:49:25.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not sure but, by logic, when a student dies, he is no more a student in class 3-3, so their relatives are safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, in the anime, nothing happens to any relative of a dead student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3891" LastEditorUserId="3891" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T12:35:06.670" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T12:35:06.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9614" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-10T10:32:23.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Ravages of Time&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an ongoing Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manhua&lt;/a&gt; (Chinese comic) series created by Chan Mou. It is a retelling of the &lt;em&gt;Romance of the Three Kingdoms&lt;/em&gt;, focusing on Sima Yi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ravages_of_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Ravages of Time&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T13:03:27.820" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T13:03:27.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9615" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-10T10:32:23.713" Score="0" Body="The Ravages of Time is an ongoing Hong Kong manhua series by Chan Mou. It is a retelling of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, focusing on Sima Yi. " OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T13:02:07.440" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T13:02:07.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9612" CreationDate="2014-05-10T11:04:20.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure what kind of question you are asking, but from the plot summary it does not appear to be a romance and also appears to be a chinese comic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot summary from wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ravages of Time is a spinoff of Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It tells the exploits of Liu Bei, Cao Cao, the Sun family, and other people from that period, from the point of view of the two main characters, Feng and Liaoyuan Huo, whose names collectively form the Chinese title of the manhua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sima Yi is the young, unofficial leader of the Sima clan, a highly successful and rich merchant family with strong influence in politics and the economy. Unknown to people outside the clan, the elders have long deferred their power to Sima Yi, believing that he will bring prosperity to their clan, due to his flair for spotting profitable business ventures at a young age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also does not appear to have a female in 'The Ravages of Time' chinese comic/manga ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T11:04:20.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9617" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-10T13:05:45.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9gyEF.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (艦隊これくしょん &lt;em&gt;Kantai Korekushon&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &quot;Combined Fleet Collection&quot;), abbreviated as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (艦これ &lt;em&gt;KanKore&lt;/em&gt;), is an online browser game in which one assumes the role of an admiral, assembles a fleet of &lt;em&gt;kanmusu&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;ship girl&quot;, girls based on World War II era Japanese ships and submarines) and battles against fleets of alien enemy warships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaptation directed by Keizō Kusakawa with the script written by Jukki Hanada began airing in January 2015 with a special premiere screening event taking place at Shinjuku Piccadilly on December, 2014. The series features Fubuki (Destroyer Class) and the storyline is based from her point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humanity faces the threat of the Abyssal fleet which has taken over the seas of the world, with the &lt;em&gt;kanmusu&lt;/em&gt;, special human girls who don weaponized outfits and possess the spirit of historical naval vessels, being humanity's only hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series starts with Fubuki as a new arrival to the &lt;em&gt;kanmusu's&lt;/em&gt; naval base, where she meets the other girls. Despite lacking adequate combat training, she is quickly sortied into battle with the Third Torpedo Squadron - during her sortie she is saved by Akagi, who inspires Fubuki to train harder to fight alongside her one day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series has been licensed for internet streaming by Crunchyroll for North America, Central and South America, most of Europe (excluding German-speaking territories), South Africa, the Middle East and North Africa while Madman Entertainment will take responsibility for localisation in Australia and New Zealand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantai_Collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15814&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection -Kan Colle-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Kancolle_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kancolle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; English Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-23T07:31:07.603" LastActivityDate="2018-10-23T07:31:07.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9618" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-10T13:05:45.463" Score="0" Body="Kantai Collection (abbr. &quot;KanColle&quot;) is an online card game that features WW2-era warships in the guise of cute girls. This tag also covers the anime adaption set in the same universe." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T14:31:05.737" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T14:31:05.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9612" CreationDate="2014-05-10T14:21:54.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, this question lacked of any amount of research. Please consider researching before asking questions, especially for queries that Google or Wikipedia can answer in less than a minute. It increases the load on the server.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, it's not. It's: Action, Drama, Historical, and Seinen. Of course seinen stories are free to have that element, but it's not a romance-centred manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4831" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T14:21:54.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9611" CreationDate="2014-05-10T14:36:38.593" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a Japanese website, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CDJapan&lt;/a&gt;, from where you can order CDs. However, here's the catch: they focus more on offbeat and non-mainstream-anime related things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some miscellaneous and also filterable (like in English, Bestsellers, Great Deals, New Releases), I recommend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yesasia.com/global/en/english-anime.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YESASIA&lt;/a&gt;. I'm giving you the link that points to its English anime page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.play-asia.com/music/soundtracks/14/71cy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PLAY-ASIA&lt;/a&gt; is epic. Trust me. It is. I buy things from there as it accepts my currency too (INR). Here you can find exclusive and good amount of foundational soundtracks. If you feel adventurous, there's more! Like Frozen's Japanese (or was that Korean) version and K-pop songs, etc. But that's not what you asked for, so sorry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can read Japanese, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hmv.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HMV Online&lt;/a&gt; is a Japanese website that gives good deals but may be limited in offers and variety of payment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're a resident of Japan, check the comment by another user. Also, it may be that the above mentioned HMV only lets Japanese people buy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're American, you should know about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Right Stuf Anime&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecornerstore.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Anime Corner Store&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I recommended you try the mighty &lt;a href=&quot;http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jungle&lt;/a&gt;. The prices can sometimes be very well placed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've picked the links that will land you at appropriate places. Most websites will accept PayPal too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4831" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-23T12:08:42.937" LastActivityDate="2019-05-23T12:08:42.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7240" CreationDate="2014-05-10T14:41:18.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there's nothing official, as there's nothing official that regulates anime industry or something. You can try Dimitri's solution, but I would recommend sticking to Anime News Network and looking at their sales reports instead of seeing what's popular. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sales charts are more useful, popularity often has a multiplier effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4831" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T14:41:18.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9479" CreationDate="2014-05-10T15:49:17.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I basically just trashed my other answer, but you can always see it again in the edit history:  as of now she is still an unknown assailant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Background- Still unknown (partially):&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evermillion is a huge mystery. Her origins, how she came to be sealed in Honoka, why she was sealed, and even what she actually is; are completely unknown (she referred to herself as a demon with Honoka, though it's possible she was being metaphorical). Sometime in the past she was sealed inside of Honoka Takamiya with a five layer barrier preventing her from escaping. She seems to have some history with Medusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who is she- Still unknown (partially):&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evermillion (エヴァーミリオン?), fully named White Princess Evermillion&#xA;(白姫エヴァーミリオン Shirohime Evamirion?), is an entity of unknown origin&#xA;sealed inside Honoka Takamiya. She is addressed as the White Princess&#xA;by various characters. A total of five seals were placed on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://witch-craft-works.wikia.com/wiki/Evermillion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://witch-craft-works.wikia.com/wiki/Evermillion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh yeah, and theres scheduled to be an OVA as of 2015 per &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_Craft_Works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T13:24:27.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7906" CreationDate="2014-05-10T15:54:16.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably the only anime that I saw with 5.1 audio is Evangelion. However as you've pointed out, most(if not all) TV-aired anime in Japan are in stereo unless it got released into special BD/DVD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This issue is also under budget constraints, etc. It's not budget-wise to apply one, just the same as what @Dmitri said about the average Japanese household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3442" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T15:54:16.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:12:45.093" Score="2" ViewCount="911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to know the name of the music that was playing in episode 10 of the anime Yosuga no Sora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean the music that started at the 19:10 mark or the music that started when Haru saw Sora masturbating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4833" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T16:43:53.763" LastActivityDate="2018-12-19T07:15:55.673" Title="What is the title of the song that played in Yosuga no Sora episode 10?" Tags="&lt;yosuga-no-sora&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T18:32:16.217" Score="0" ViewCount="1739" Body="&lt;p&gt;Preferably with English Subs. The YouTube videos either don't have the audio due to copyright or don't have English Subs.  I bumped into the project randomly and wanted to listen to the songs and watch the videos but only YouTube video show up on Google.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T18:34:17.870" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T18:53:04.667" Title="Where can I watch the Shuuen no Shiori (Bookmark of Demise) music videos?" Tags="&lt;bookmark-of-demise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9627" CreationDate="2014-05-10T18:53:04.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure where you'll find a version with English subs (there aren't any &quot;official&quot; subs, at minimum), but you can find the ones that have music videos on 150P's Niconico account. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17804161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kodoku no Kakurenbo&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17804161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18060733&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisemono Chuuihou&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18060733&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18172311&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kanzen Hanzai Love Letter&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18172311&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19216490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saru Mane Isutori Game&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19216490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19811204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arikitari Heroes&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19811204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20350758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Makeinu Shijou Shugi&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20350758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21552346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shuuen no Shiori&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21552346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't have an account on Niconico and don't want to make one, use the alternate links instead. No guarantees that those links won't crap out at some point, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T18:53:04.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9629" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T19:23:13.247" Score="2" ViewCount="1052" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 of &lt;em&gt;Ouran&lt;/em&gt;, Renge cosplays (poorly) as Kisaragi Quon from &lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BS3VLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;left: Houshakuji Renge; right: Kisaragi Quon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it could just be a throwaway reference, given that that &lt;em&gt;Ouran&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;RahXephon&lt;/em&gt; are both Bones productions; I'm just wondering if there's any greater depth to it than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T19:50:19.413" Title="Why does Renge cosplay as Kisaragi Quon?" Tags="&lt;rahxephon&gt;&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9629" CreationDate="2014-05-10T19:50:19.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the designs created by Akihiro Yamada, that were adapted by Hiroki Kanno for the anime, Quon is depicted wearing clothes with a very French motif (e.g. parasol, beret). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V07nom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Quon illustration&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the Vol.2 DVD release (used in France and Japan, but not in the initial U.S. and UK release), Yamada illustrated Quon wearing a frilly lace-trimmed dress and stockings, carrying a parasol for a goth loli look, which was inspired Old French Victorian style dresses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M96UDl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Quon v.2 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stereotypes mesh well with Renge, being a French &quot;otaku.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T19:50:19.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9632" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21762" CreationDate="2014-05-11T00:34:34.040" Score="1" ViewCount="7633" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Robin tell Luffy what had happened during her training since she met Dragon, Luffy's dad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also meeting,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  Sabo &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Dressrosa arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems odd that no one else in the crew shared their stories with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="4164" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T05:03:22.510" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:56:36.360" Title="In One Piece, why doesn't Robin tell Luffy what had happened during her training?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9644" CreationDate="2014-05-11T04:36:28.587" Score="2" ViewCount="1474" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to watch anime (legally) with French subtitles (while not in a French-speaking region), since I'm trying to improve my French. How can I easily see anime that has French subtitles available legally? Some sites (namely Crunchyroll) have non-English subtitles, but it's impossible to see whether or not a specific series has those non-English subtitles available until I get to the episode page (or possibly a page for the series - I'm not completely sure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to be able to have sort of list to see whether or not I can watch anime X in language Y (or possibly at least have some way to know this without looking at specific entries for each series). How can this be done? With some languages such as English or Chinese it's generally pretty simple, but with others it doesn't seem as clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T11:31:43.680" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T19:45:58.437" Title="How can I see if legal anime subs are available in a certain language for streaming?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9637" CreationDate="2014-05-11T05:35:33.310" Score="4" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ran into this picture while on the internet. This was referred to as a fictional character, and judging from the art style it's probably from an anime or manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/no3Dlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is this character from? I tried running a Google Image Search but for some reason nothing useful came up for me. Or is this just some fan-made original character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:32:15.050" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:32:15.050" Title="Where is this girl in a maid uniform holding a cat from?" Tags="&lt;ouka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:37:09.990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9634" CreationDate="2014-05-11T06:21:34.963" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This image is of (spoiler warning in links) &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/c6132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Solne&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/c6141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koma&lt;/a&gt; from the 2005 visual novel/eroge &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v5319&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ouka&lt;/a&gt; by Carriere. As far as I know, there's no anime or manga adaptation. They also appear in the original game &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v2100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinkirou&lt;/a&gt; (which Ouka was an expanded remake of), but the character design in the image matches Ouka's. As you can probably guess from the image, Solne is one of the main characters in the game, while Koma is the cute mascot animal (she's not actually a cat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot from vndb:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The last descendant of a line of mystical protectors, Yuuya Furusaka has received the twin blessing of Life and Death, and now his touch has the power to save lifes or destroy them, although at the price of, respectively, his own life or his own soul.&#xA;  But maybe the key for his salvation is hidden in one of the girls around him...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you're unsure it's the same character, if you look at the full version of this image, you can see the Carriere logo in the lower left corner. Modified versions of this image have been used for some of their merchandise, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%ABZIPPO%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%80%8C%E6%A1%9C%E8%8F%AF%E3%80%8D%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8D-%E3%81%82%E3%82%84/dp/B000LVNNJS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this ZIPPO lighter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sxAUyl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T06:21:34.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9603" CreationDate="2014-05-11T06:38:30.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is definitely some pattern to the naming of these ships. The enemy ship classes are named in Iroha order corresponding to the first 18 characters of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iroha&lt;/a&gt;, a classic Japanese poem which uses all 47 classical hiragana* (excluding ん but including ゑ and ゐ) once. This is an old-fashioned way of ordering hiragana (modern Japanese usually uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goj%C5%ABon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gojūon ordering&lt;/a&gt;). It can be used to label things in order without resorting to numbers, similar to how one might use letters A, B, C, etc. For example, the series Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4273/is-there-a-special-meaning-to-the-class-name-2-h-2&quot;&gt;uses the same ordering&lt;/a&gt; for classrooms, though in modern day Japan classrooms would usually be labelled by letters. The main difference between this and other ordering systems is that Iroha order feels more authentically Japanese and old-fashioned than the other options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A table illustrates the relationship between the numbers and the kana. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Enemy_Vessel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; Ship Class           Normal #           Elite #          Flagship #&#xA;Destroyer I-class       501                514              564&#xA;Destroyer Ro-class      502                515              552&#xA;Destroyer Ha-class      503                516              553&#xA;Destroyer Ni-class      504                514&#xA;Light Cruiser Ho-class  505                515              554&#xA;...&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that the numbers are ascending, particularly in the leftmost column. I'm not sure the right columns are correct since there's some repetitions, but it would be a lot more work to check everything than it's worth doing here. Anyway, at least the normal numbers very clearly count up from 500, while the class kana progress in the Iroha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That still doesn't explain how the ships themselves are ordered, though it does say how they're named once you know the ordering. The ordering of types is pretty clear. All the Destroyers come before Light Cruisers, which are before the Torpedo Cruisers, etc. For the most part, it goes from smaller to larger ships. It's not exactly the same as the order &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Ship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for your available ship types (for instance, battleships come after carriers, rather than before), but it's similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How the ships are ordered within each type is a bit less clear. I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; that most enemy vessel classes are based on a class of ship available to you. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Battleship_Ru-Class&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battleship Ru-class&lt;/a&gt; seems to be based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato&lt;/a&gt;-class, while the faster but less armored &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Battleship_Ta-Class&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battleship Ta-class&lt;/a&gt; has more similarities with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Kongou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kongou&lt;/a&gt;-class battleships, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Battleship_Re-Class&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aviation Battleship Re-class&lt;/a&gt; is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Fusou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fusou&lt;/a&gt;-class aviation battleships. The order there is compatible with the order in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Ship_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ship List&lt;/a&gt;, in that Nagato-class comes before Kongou-class, which comes before Fusou-class (at least prior to any remodeling).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect for the other types of ships, there's a similar relationship, but I don't actually know which enemy class corresponds to which of your classes, and some don't seem to match well at all. I'm not even sure the creators really put that much thought into it. If there is a nice correspondence, I suspect someone has compiled this somewhere before, if possibly only in Japanese. However, I didn't immediately find it while searching, and it's a tangential enough that I'm not sure it needs to be stated here. Even if there isn't an exact correspondence, it's clear that the enemy ships are numbered in a way that at least makes sense when you compare it to your ship list. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, at the end of the day, there's no real meaning to the individual names. In terms of literal interpretation, they could have just as well used &quot;A-class&quot;, &quot;B-class&quot;, etc. (nevermind that those have a different meaning in English). The use of Iroha order here is consistent with the general mood of KanColle as a semi-historical game. It probably isn't worth reading much more into it than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; Note that the ship classes are actually written in Katakana, e.g. 駆逐イ級 rather than 駆逐い級. This doesn't really change anything significant, and one can just as well write the Iroha in Hiragana or Katakana. In this context, it's similar to writing in italics in English. There's a bit more to it than that, but the subtleties between Hiragana and Katakana use in this sort of context aren't really worth going into here.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T06:38:30.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2014-05-11T10:03:37.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kyon definitely likes Haruhi because in the episode/chapter, the disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is when he went crazy looking for Haruhi. He doesn't even make a moment with Mikuru even a little! Also he even said in one of the chapters, 'Miss Asahina is cute, but Haruhi's much better', so I agree with &quot;Haruhi-Kyon&quot; relationship. And truly, I like 'Koizumi-Asahina' instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4844" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T10:42:13.470" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T10:42:13.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9634" CreationDate="2014-05-11T10:25:56.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mine is more of a vague guess for an answer, but I was actually kind of thinking the image looked kind of like Sorune for some reason from Ouka (A game).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y4dRx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am glad you found what you were looking for though. I thought it would be interesting to post this though. The picture above looks kind of similar in a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T10:25:56.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9633" CreationDate="2014-05-11T10:56:17.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found a solution. On Crunchyroll there is a workaround to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Step 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Head over to the footer or bottom of the website. It should look something like this &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iiDhq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Step 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the footer, head over to languages in the footer, then head over to the highlighted text which says 'French'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BVaDT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Step 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this the page should reload and the animes should now be playing with French subtitles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Not sure if it will work, but it did work for me. Have a look in the picture below. Try it on Golden Time Episode 24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uN4rm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T11:12:33.893" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T11:12:33.893" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9816" CreationDate="2014-05-11T11:53:00.007" Score="13" ViewCount="9421" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far on the series, every time a student is transferred out from Black class, different flowers are put on that student's desk the next morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pcyBr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pcyBrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Otoya Takechi on episode 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VqJ2h.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VqJ2hm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Kouko Kaminaga on episode 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Hjlq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Hjlqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Haruki Sagae on episode 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WR9Uq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WR9Uqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Shiena Kenmochi on episode 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0ai2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0ai2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Hitsugi Kirigaya and Chitaru Namatame on episode 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RS65e.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RS65em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Suzu Shutou on episode 8&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mG0Z7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mG0Z7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Mahiru/Shinya Banba and Isuke Inukai in episode 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDFrN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDFrNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flowers left for Sumireko Hanabusa in episode 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these all flowers that really exist?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If so, what are their names and their significance?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And if not, what are they supposed to imply about each character?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;What is the significance of each different kind of flower for each of the girls?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T10:48:34.360" LastActivityDate="2018-07-28T18:00:50.500" Title="What is the significance of the flowers that are placed on a student's desk after they leave Black class?" Tags="&lt;akuma-no-riddle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9645" CreationDate="2014-05-11T12:01:56.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a sign that the girl is 'gone' and not just absent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flowers on a desk usually means that the student is dead. However in the anime, it could mean that they were kicked out or worse, executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3442" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T12:01:56.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9648" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-11T15:03:51.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Bookmark_of_Demise_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bookmark of Demise Project&lt;/a&gt; at the Vocaloid wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T15:03:51.480" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T15:03:51.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9649" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-11T15:03:51.480" Score="0" Body="Bookmark of Demise (or, &quot;Shuuen no Shiori&quot;) is a series of Vocaloid songs by 150P." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T15:03:51.480" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T15:03:51.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9650" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-11T15:05:30.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddle_Story_of_Devil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Riddle Story of Devil&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T15:05:30.527" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T15:05:30.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9651" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-11T15:05:30.527" Score="0" Body="Akuma no Riddle (or, &quot;Riddle Story of Devil&quot;) is a manga series by Yun Kouga and Sunao Minakata." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T15:05:30.527" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T15:05:30.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-05-11T17:41:42.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm Chinese, but I see white people when I watch anime too. It is incredibly obvious actually:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;White skin as opposed to Japanese toned. Round eyes as opposed to Japanese shaped, blonde/red/brown hair as opposed to black, and Caucasian face shape as opposed to Asian shaped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I grew up in Canada, I still don't think &quot;white&quot; is the default human to me. I don't believe Japanese see Japanese people either, unless the character is Tenchi or one of his friends or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4846" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T17:41:42.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9656" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9944" CreationDate="2014-05-11T23:07:06.060" Score="2" ViewCount="585" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 644 the crew left on the boat get transformed into some &quot;Artistic things&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly are they symbolising? For brook it was pretty obvious, as it was the screamer. But I couldn't quiet put my finger on the other ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1bIK1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:41:33.293" Title="What are the transformed crew symbolizing?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9659" CreationDate="2014-05-11T23:29:58.547" Score="13" ViewCount="26420" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's pretty common knowledge that Cubone wields the skull of it's deceased mother. But how does the mother die? Do Cubone's kill their mother at birth, or do they just die after giving birth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2orjy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2020-08-30T19:49:25.067" Title="Does a Cubone kill its own mother?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9657" CreationDate="2014-05-12T00:31:04.170" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't say for sure but, if Cubones do kill their mothers at birth, I would think it is not intentional—at least from the sad tone of its Pokédex entries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and never shows its face. It cries mournfully in the moonlight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cubone_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Pok.C3.A9dex_entries_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source: Bulbapedia - Cubone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular entry seems to have the most detail about the mother's death, but I don't think it is very clear (Generation I):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It lost its mother after its birth. It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3680" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T06:52:32.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9660" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9666" CreationDate="2014-05-12T00:46:12.777" Score="2" ViewCount="924" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Rika and the others released their chuunibyou power, they have a huge weapon and use it like it was nothing. I can't remember any anime where such a big and weird weapon is used like that, that isn't mecha. Is this a reference to anything? or is it original for Chuunibyou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rika fighting against Touka, her sister&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GIJ0P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T06:10:04.713" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T22:49:09.173" Title="Where does the big weapon battle trope in chuunibyou come from?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9772" CreationDate="2014-05-12T07:06:14.417" Score="1" ViewCount="8807" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people (usually otaku) talk about real girls, they always refer them as &quot;3D girls&quot;. I guess it's kind of opposite from &quot;2D girls&quot; in anime, manga, games, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, where did the term &quot;3D girl&quot; come from? What is its origin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T11:14:28.420" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T11:08:35.537" Title="Where does the term &quot;3D girl&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2014-05-12T11:16:57.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 1934 in the novels Isaac gets arrested and sent to Alcatraz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4856" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T11:16:57.890" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9660" CreationDate="2014-05-12T14:51:49.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chuunibyou's case, the extraordinarily large weapons are used to emphasize the fact that this is in Rikku's imagination, and they are actually fighting with a ladle and an umbrella, which is much less extravagant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dqmQy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, the 'small girl, big weapon' trope is common enough in anime. Take Mami's &lt;em&gt;Trio Finale&lt;/em&gt; in Puella Magi Madoka Magica for example, or Black Rock Shooter's girls which all have gigantic weapons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H20tCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4MMIxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lots of instances of these types of battles, but I wouldn't restrict this trope to anime, with instances of 'Big F**king Guns' going back to games like Doom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VpA5Z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with the '100T anvil' trope, These types of tropes are used to emphasize a scene. In this case, making battle scenes more explosive,action-packed and gripping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8z3c0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T22:49:09.173" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T22:49:09.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9657" CreationDate="2014-05-12T15:16:27.543" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;One theory is that Pokedex entries are based mostly on folklore that trainers have collated over the years. Which would account for many entries which seem exaggerated. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shedinja: Shedinja's hard body doesn't move - not even a twitch. In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pokemon Arceus is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The later series seem to specify information that are not fact or proven more reliably than the earlier series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So potentially, the information about Cubone wearing its mother skull is nothing more than a rumour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supporting this theory, any Cubone that produces an egg in the day care center in the video games do not die afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T15:16:27.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9668" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9670" CreationDate="2014-05-12T15:23:13.623" Score="-2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is official video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op2Om1GtQSY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op2Om1GtQSY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I really want to know what the song is all about? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1416" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T17:32:59.937" Title="I'm looking for Bween Bween Bween lyrics from Maris the Chojo" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-05-12T17:50:37.073" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9657" CreationDate="2014-05-12T15:54:05.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a fan theory that fits your question but is, of course, a theory.  Cubone is the child of a Kangaskhan whose mother deceased but it has not aged enough to become a Kangaskhan.  The mother's skull is, therefore, fitting as the Pokemon would only appear if the mother was dead.  The only way to explain how a species could exist if every birth yields 1 child with 100% mortality rate for the mother is to say that it isn't really a different species but a special evolution that occurs under some very depressing circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several viable counterarguments to this theory based on color differences, breeding, and evolutions. This theory only really worked during the generation 1 games, but it was the answer which I thought to be most believable and striking at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T05:56:33.430" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T05:56:33.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9668" CreationDate="2014-05-12T17:27:43.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;See this video taken from the Central Park Media release for the English lyrics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Oooh, the quiet whisper,&#xA;Oooh, it's where I'm staring,&#xA;When you open up that door,&#xA;Hey, that guy is sexy,&#xA;When I turn around again,&#xA;He's not there!&#xA;&#xA;Oooh, no matter how far,&#xA;Oooh, it just keeps going,&#xA;On the surf and on the sand,&#xA;Hey, that guy is paradise,&#xA;If oyu go and wink at him,&#xA;He's not there!&#xA;&#xA;Outlandish wonders are the Rumic World,&#xA;This is the legendary Ronron Beach,&#xA;Please don't go and cry,&#xA;Pleas don't be shy,&#xA;If you only smile,&#xA;Certainly, it is a pleasant weather map!&#xA;&#xA;Bween! Bween! Bween!&#xA;Now just like this,&#xA;The way I feel,&#xA;Floating on the universe,&#xA;The seduction of a wacky, wild, wonder world.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXhIlI9_h4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXhIlI9_h4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T17:32:59.937" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T17:32:59.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8451" CreationDate="2014-05-12T18:00:22.993" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The below height chart has been circulating around the internet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LVbo8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't think it's accurate, so I did some rough calculations using a different source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The circulated chart puts Gamagori at 2.69m or 8&quot; 8'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.killlakill.com/character/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;KillLaKill.com&lt;/a&gt; have some character profiles on their site of the different characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we assume Ryuko has the average female Japanese height - 158 cm (5 ft 2 in), then we could estimate Gamagori's height by resizing the images so that the scale of the characters is more reasonable. I used head size for this, as the differences should be smaller than if we compared other features:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.58m * 1.66 Ryukos = 2.6228m or 8&quot;7'. This is quite similar to the above image&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SZ5dom.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are obviously lots of flaws in this calculation. Scaling was based off of visual inspection, Ryuko may not be the average female height, not using the standard Nonon unit of measurement, etc. But it does give a certain range that his height may fall in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T12:04:43.910" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T12:04:43.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9677" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9681" CreationDate="2014-05-12T23:33:10.813" Score="8" ViewCount="2527" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some anime used their seiyuu (voice actor/actress) for their opening or ending song, I know there's some anime that used their seiyuu to sing OP/ED like The World God Only Knows, Monogatari Series, or Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it common for them to sing OP/ED?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T00:34:58.417" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T02:29:02.770" Title="Is it common for a character to sing in OP/ED?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9677" CreationDate="2014-05-12T23:50:51.077" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is common for most of anime to user their seiyu to sing the opening and/or ending theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeThemeSong&quot;&gt;link which explains why Anime Theme Songs are created&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another reason this is done is because many anime voice actors are&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  also singers, often the more successful ones. It's not unknown for production companies to organize some of their principal cast members into groups for recording CDs. Either way, it's usually to a voice actor's advantage — they perform theme songs (as well as additional &quot;character&quot; songs), receiving a double benefit from exposure in two different markets (and the additional profit).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  So, to summarize why anime production mostly use their seiyu to sing opening and/or ending theme is for their market strategy and to maximize their profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T23:50:51.077" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9677" CreationDate="2014-05-13T00:03:43.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends what kind of anime you normally watch. There are anime that use professional bands songs as OP/ED (case point Black★Rock Shooter and FMA) with modifications but original singers, others reuse a pre-existing song for the Seiyuu to sing, and others more where the singer/producer of the song is also the Seiyuu. Is the industry. They are trying to maximize profit. So, it's common? Yes, it is. It applies to all cases? No, there are exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T00:03:43.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9719" CreationDate="2014-05-13T02:15:54.987" Score="17" ViewCount="80737" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Haruhi second season, there was 8 episodes that have been the same. The series of &quot;Endless Eight&quot; episodes are literally doing the same things over and over again. But it's not really the same thing, they re-animating and re-dubbing whole episode, they didn't being lazy and use the same source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the same sequence of different episodes when Haruhi called Kyon to ask him to swim with others at the pool:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OFPd9l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see they give different tones, angles, outfits, etc. That's too much effort for same situation all over the episode for eight episodes straight. So why did they doing it? Did they also did it in light novel? What is the point of &quot;Endless Eight&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-19T11:28:25.257" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T08:47:28.060" Title="What was the deal with Haruhi's Endless Eight?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9677" CreationDate="2014-05-13T02:29:02.770" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simplest way to answer this question is to take a look at a sample of anime and see how many of them have OPs/EDs sung by the show's voice actors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of argument, I will look at all shows with at least 10 episodes that began airing in winter 2014, excluding children's shows. I will only examine those OPs and EDs that were aired at some point between January and March 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buddy Complex&lt;/strong&gt; - neither&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren&lt;/strong&gt; - ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D-Frag&lt;/strong&gt; - ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go! Go! 575&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by VAs; no ED&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hamatora&lt;/strong&gt; - neither&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hoozuki no Reitetsu&lt;/strong&gt; - OP and ED3 (&quot;Caramel Peach Jam&quot;) by VAs; ED2 (&quot;Parallax View&quot;) features a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ImoCho&lt;/strong&gt; - OP and ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.&lt;/strong&gt; - episode 9 ED by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahou Sensou&lt;/strong&gt; - neither&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maken-ki! Two&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by idol group that includes some of the VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mikakunin de Shinkoukei&lt;/strong&gt; - OP and ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen&lt;/strong&gt; - [note: no ED]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/strong&gt; - ED1 (&quot;Heart Pattern&quot;), ED2 (&quot;Recover Decoration&quot;) by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobunaga the Fool&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobunagun&lt;/strong&gt; - ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noragami&lt;/strong&gt; - neither&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No-Rin&lt;/strong&gt; - all OPs/EDs by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Onee-chan ga Kita&lt;/strong&gt; - no OP; ED by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pupa&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pupipo!&lt;/strong&gt; - [note: no ED]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robot Girls Z&lt;/strong&gt; - OP and ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saki: Zenkoku-hen&lt;/strong&gt; - ED3, ED4, ED5 (&quot;Kono Te ga Kiseki...&quot;; eps 3-6, 8) by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakura Trick&lt;/strong&gt; - OP and ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seitokai Yakuindomo 2&lt;/strong&gt; - OP and ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Silver Spoon (2014)&lt;/strong&gt; - neither&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation&lt;/strong&gt; - all OPs and EDs by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/strong&gt; - neither&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Strange+&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by a VA; no ED&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Aru Hikuushi e no Koiuta&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tonari no Seki-kun&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wake Up, Girls!&lt;/strong&gt; - both OPs and ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Witch Craft Works&lt;/strong&gt; - ED by VAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil&lt;/strong&gt; - ED by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wooser no Sono Higurashi 2&lt;/strong&gt; - [note: no OP]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;World Conquest Zvezda Plot&lt;/strong&gt; - OP by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Z/X: Ignition&lt;/strong&gt; -  OP and ED by a VA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Counting episodes with both an OP and an ED as worth 2 theme songs and episodes with only one of them as worth 1 theme song (and giving full-length episodes and short episodes equal weight), we find that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;roughly&lt;/em&gt; 50% (±5-10%, say)&lt;/strong&gt; of all theme songs for winter 2014 shows were sung by one or more voice actors of the same show. My sense is that this is more or less what you would expect if you picked a random season from the past 3-4 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is important not to be misled by these data, which don't tell the whole story. A number of these theme songs are sung by voice actors who &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; have an independent musical career. The best example is Sakamoto Maaya (&lt;em&gt;Zvezda&lt;/em&gt; OP), but there's a few others in there, too, e.g. &quot;petit milady&quot;, which is a new idol unit consisting of Aoi Yuuki and Taketatsu Ayana, initially formed to do the OP for &lt;em&gt;Koiuta&lt;/em&gt; (in which they both voice-acted), but which now does other things as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm getting at here is that there's a qualitative difference between Sakamoto Maaya's OP for &lt;em&gt;Zvezda&lt;/em&gt; on the one hand, and the ED for &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou Ren&lt;/em&gt; on the other, which is sung by the four female leads of the show, only one of whom (Maaya Uchida) has an independent musical career. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I basically don't know anything about how anime producers arrange for theme songs to be sung, but I strongly suspect that there are factors that suggest the use of a proper singer from the VA cast (a la Sakamoto Maaya) in some cases, and just glomming all the lead VAs together and having them crank out a song (a la &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou&lt;/em&gt;) in other cases. (And of course, there are still other cases in which you'll bring in an otherwise-uninvolved band or artist, but that goes without saying.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't gone back and collected any numbers, but in my experience, I have found that shows with primarily-female casts that are targeted at men (e.g. moe shows like &lt;em&gt;Kiniro Mosaic&lt;/em&gt; and harem shows like &lt;em&gt;Infinite Stratos&lt;/em&gt;) and shows with primarily-male casts that are targeted at women (e.g. otome game adaptations like &lt;em&gt;Diabolik Lovers&lt;/em&gt;) are far more likely to follow the glom-all-the-VAs-together-and-have-them-sing model than other shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T02:29:02.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9680" CreationDate="2014-05-13T06:37:38.447" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters seem to do &quot;the same things over and over again&quot; because they are trapped in what TV-Tropes call a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GroundhogDayLoop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Groundhog Day&quot; loop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_loop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on time loops&lt;/a&gt; explains it very short and crisp:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stories with time loops commonly center on correcting past mistakes or on &lt;strong&gt;getting a character to recognize some key truth&lt;/strong&gt;; escape from the loop may then follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episodes initially aired between 19.06.2009 and 07.08.2009, which may be why these episodes have such a bad reputation: the audience may have already suffered from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;silly season&lt;/a&gt; and these episodes added more frustration on top.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be a bit far fetched, but I think this is also a play on how cool an endless summer break initially looks to pupils and students for as long as they don't know what to do with all their time until they realize that they are right in the middle of the silly season and that an endless summer break could also mean an endless silly season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;senshin&lt;/em&gt; already pointed out in his comment, the reason why they choose to make this story arc span accross eight epsiodes is probably because 8 looks like the sign for infinity: ∞ ( which surely is another trope or meme they choose to play with but that cannot find right now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastEditorUserId="2590" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T12:15:00.557" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T12:15:00.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8525" CreationDate="2014-05-13T10:01:05.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Okumura was told by his grandpa that if they destroy &quot;the other world&quot;, he and his brother can turn back to human. And to open the gate, they need a lot of blood of the devil, so he sacrifice Rin. This is revealed in episode 22.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4867" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:39:17.680" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T15:39:17.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9680" CreationDate="2014-05-13T11:09:00.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one knows why director did it or what purpose it served. In the novels themselves, only last &quot;loop&quot; was recorded and the whole thing spanned not even 100 pages. If I were to speculate, then only reason why they did what they did was because number of coincidences during airing of the episodes were so high it was too good to pass on the opportunity. Also, if they didn't waste 8 episodes of it, then they would need to adapt some other material, which by the time of the show was just &quot;Dissapearance&quot; arc, something that later got much better movie adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T11:09:00.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7799" CreationDate="2014-05-13T12:56:04.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason she couldn't is simply because of the risk. &lt;strong&gt;Unmarked spoilers follow.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall that, during their first attempt to create a Philosopher's Stone, Hohenheim was nearly killed by the process. In order to keep Hohenheim from dying, Dante used alchemy to fix his soul to another body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Rzfzn9b.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this risk, Dante knew that, in order to create another Philosopher's Stone, she needed a way to survive the process. That meant that she either needed someone else who would complete the process&amp;mdash;so that she would not die&amp;mdash;or someone who could save her after the process was complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since alchemists of the aforementioned skill levels are rare, and those who possess such abilities would likely not have helped a suspicious old lady (or young lady, by the end of &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt;), Dante needed (and trusted) only Hohenheim to help her complete the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T12:56:04.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8109" CreationDate="2014-05-13T13:06:08.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga you're looking for is named &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=19859&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tanabata no Kumi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. You're not mixing any mangas together, all what you've said is in that one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the synopsis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically, some humans have the ability to negate a sphere of reality, neatly removing it from existence. This gradually alters their appearance until they become a hideous alien, with a giant eye in their forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2041" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T13:47:25.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T13:47:25.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5037" CreationDate="2014-05-13T14:11:23.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hei is alive, and so is Bai, who is fused with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are two explanations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first and the best one is Hei was not able to use his powers as Bai fused with the core, and not only that but at the end, the core is destroyed, bringing Bai back to Hei. Bai had a matter-changing power that could allow Hei to remove Izanami from Yin, as she glows, there is also the answer by Memor-X talking about the Anti-Gate Particles, but I don't believe it. His star also shines brightly, which happens when the false star is in action, so &lt;em&gt;Darker than Black&lt;/em&gt; is uncovered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is, he could be shocking the spirit or whatever, and as he is doing it, Yin is dying. He is carrying the body at the end to her grave and Shion must've tried to satisfy all by making the boy at the end, as you know, when he was trying to make himself it became, Suou. No Suue or Suo, or just Shion's sister, male to female, so when he tried to make Yin, the reverse process took place, and it was touched with Izanagi. So it tried to kill everyone, emotionless, it was like a doll. She can die like Huang.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at the end, Shion must've made a clone of Yin which is Izanagi and Yin herself is Izanami, the white one, so when those dudes are gone and their glowing hair and they become Yin and the mysterious boy, Hei will try to kill him in the third season, or Yin is alive and became into the heartless doll, or just became into two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, just wait for &lt;em&gt;Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4873" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-15T05:03:40.517" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T05:03:40.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2014-05-13T15:28:51.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the eighth novel (year 1934), Firo is sent to Alcatraz by Victor Talbot and meets both Isaac and Ladd Russo there. Isaac was imprisoned for various thefts but is released in the same year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only known sentence and it's not known &lt;em&gt;which&lt;/em&gt; thefts, but I recall from the anime that the police knew most of their criminal actions. I don't know why he was released the same year or why Miria wasn't in prison, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T15:28:51.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9475" CreationDate="2014-05-13T18:37:05.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I might get a bit technical here, forgive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My claim is that they can but will not consume their own magic because it is pointless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the mage as an entity of energy. With the dragon slayers, when they consume their element, they get a boost in energy which they use to fight (Gajeel consuming steel, Wendy consuming air, ...and so on). I presume they are using these elementals to top up on their depleted energy of to give them a boost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they were to eat their own magic, it will give them a boost but it would only return them to the level of energy they had before they produced that bit of magic. They see no gain in doing such. To produce magic, they have to use some energy. This energy has been converted from them into the elemental. When they consume it, it goes back into them. Arithmetically, &lt;code&gt;x - 1 = x'&lt;/code&gt; where &lt;code&gt;x&lt;/code&gt; is the amount of energy they  originally have and &lt;code&gt;x'&lt;/code&gt; is the amount of energy they have after producing the magic. Consuming the magic they produce will be &lt;code&gt;x' + 1 = x&lt;/code&gt; which merely returns them to the starting point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of consuming their element which they did not produce, arithmetically, that would be &lt;code&gt;x + 1 = x*&lt;/code&gt;, where &lt;code&gt;x&lt;/code&gt; remains as above and &lt;code&gt;x*&lt;/code&gt; is the augmented energy level. This augmentation is made possible because this energy did not originally reside in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, they can eat their own magic but it would be pointless&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4828" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T18:37:05.350" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9632" CreationDate="2014-05-13T18:55:23.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably because Oda wanted the appearance of Sabo to be more of a &quot;surprise&quot; to the reader (not that it was particularly surprising in the first place).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Robin had mentioned anything before that, then the payoff would have been lessened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T13:56:36.360" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T13:56:36.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6962" CreationDate="2014-05-14T00:44:09.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally just think that it's supposed to represent that Rin is the shark to Haru's dolphin. They're yin and yang, it's just a metaphor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4880" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T04:40:14.470" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T04:40:14.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9705" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9713" CreationDate="2014-05-14T00:45:05.017" Score="18" ViewCount="3839" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always wondered this, but why do anime series titles change so often whenever it gets a new &quot;season&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, I understand that the title stays the same for long running series, like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, but why do new &quot;seasons&quot; for one or two cour anime have slightly different names? For example...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Aru Kagaku no Railgun&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Zero no Tsukaima F&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Medaka Box&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Medaka Box Abnormal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online II&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;K-On!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm particularly interested in the last two, where the only noticeable difference in the title is a punctuation mark. They're all direct sequels, so why not just give it the same name as the first season, like in American television? The source material keeps its name throughout its entire life (e.g. there was never a &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden&lt;/em&gt; manga or a &lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana III&lt;/em&gt; light novel), so why do their anime adaptations get different titles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a legal thing in Japan which disallows a production for one &quot;season&quot; to have the same name as another, for clarification purposes? Or do the producers/whoever chooses the names just want to attract more fans by making a distinction between different &quot;seasons&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some insight into how the airing of anime works would be much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4879" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T11:58:51.347" Title="Why do anime series change titles so often (nearly for every &quot;season&quot;)?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9705" CreationDate="2014-05-14T01:44:03.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bellow is from my observations, i have no credible sources for this&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the title changes are a meaning to their new season, ie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Shippuuden&lt;/strong&gt;: Shippuuden means hurricane and Naruto in it is becoming for of a wind style Chakra User.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria Watches Over Us&lt;/strong&gt;:  the second season is subtitled Printemps which means Spring in french which symbolizes not only the time the season is set but the &quot;blooming&quot; of new relationships after the Lady Roses graduate and the further blossoming relationship between Yumi and Sachiko&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/strong&gt;: the second season is A's but it is pronounced as Ēsu which could a lot like Ace. it was the Book of Darkness incident which saw Nanoha, Fate and Hayate be seen by lower TSAB agents as Aces at their young age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the use of a number (or in Sword Art Online roman numerals II) is more indicative of a new season since it just omits the word season in there (ie. Sword Art Online Season II, Shakugan no Shana Season III). i more or less think K-On is doing the same with the ! since if you flip it it's a lowercase I which when capitalized would be the roman numeral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A different name can also be used to show a distinction between 2 series such as story (Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood), being a re-release (Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai) or having a new writer (Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT). for uses like S or F these could actually be words Second and Further&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;name changes can normally be a result of long &quot;hiatus&quot; periods between seasons as alot of anime is adapted from manga and light novels, as such a manga or light novel which would continue on long after the anime has stopped wouldn't have a name change but the anime would choose to adopt a subtitle when it resumes (if it resumes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T01:44:03.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9712" CreationDate="2014-05-14T02:29:28.227" Score="8" ViewCount="881" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new Sailor Moon seems to be showing on Niconico exclusively. Why would it not air on TV, or both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T10:03:05.720" Title="Why is Sailor Moon (2014) not airing on TV?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-14T02:31:40.777" Score="2" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the events of &lt;em&gt;Black Cat&lt;/em&gt;, Chronos apparently wiped out all the Taoists. When Shiki turns up he claims that he is a Taoist and that not even Chronos could wipe out an entire tribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Creed defected his Apostles of the Stars are comprised of Taoists however Charden Flamberg and Kyoko Kirisaki had been traveling around giving away a potion which grants Tao Power to those who drink it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, are all the Taoists in the Apostles of the Stars are survivors from the war against Chronos or did some of them drink the potion? if so which ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T22:25:53.483" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T22:25:53.483" Title="Are all the Taoists survivors?" Tags="&lt;black-cat&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-14T02:40:59.337" Score="1" ViewCount="60" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Train was fighting Sephiria Arks on top of the construction site, Creed was watching from the alleyway, where he was confronted by Nizer Bruckheimer and Ash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Creed killed Ash, Nizer commented that he wouldn't be done away by a &quot;invisible sword&quot;, because he could see the sword, with it coated in Ash's blood. Creed's sword extended, striking Nizer but failing to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Nizer was struck, he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We don't use that alien technique in Chronos&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which I assume he was referring to Creed's sword, but what did he mean by &lt;em&gt;alien&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from the English dubbed version by Madman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T22:14:06.043" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T22:14:06.043" Title="What did Naizer mean by Creed's sword being &quot;alien&quot;?" Tags="&lt;black-cat&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9709" CreationDate="2014-05-14T03:00:02.273" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like &lt;strong&gt;senshin&lt;/strong&gt; mentioned, nobody really knows for sure. One possible speculation floating around is if Toei has another series on TV in July (Say, &lt;strong&gt;Precure&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Kai&lt;/strong&gt;) they wouldn't want it to compete with &lt;strong&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/strong&gt;...but even that explanation doesn't make much sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely, streaming &lt;strong&gt;Crystal&lt;/strong&gt; on an online service such as NicoNico is the easiest way of reaching an international market, since NicoNico &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; be streaming &lt;strong&gt;SMC&lt;/strong&gt; with 10 different subtitled languages available. Online streaming &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be the easiest way for Toei to keep track of how well &lt;strong&gt;Crystal&lt;/strong&gt; does (internationally and in Japan), either before creating more seasons or airing it on Japanese TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4628" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T03:00:02.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9705" CreationDate="2014-05-14T04:10:46.770" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, based on what I've learned &lt;a href=&quot;https://movies.stackexchange.com/q/19370/5764&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I think I understand why you're asking this question - it looks like it boils down to the fact American television and anime use the word &amp;quot;season&amp;quot; differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way anime is produced nowadays is that the production of a second season is almost always strongly contingent on the commercial success of the first season. As such, production will typically halt completely in between seasons - different seasons are &lt;strong&gt;different productions&lt;/strong&gt;. What this means is that what anime watchers call &amp;quot;seasons&amp;quot; are what American TV watchers call &amp;quot;series&amp;quot;.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this, I think, is the important insight. It is rare for American television to feature shows that have multiple &lt;em&gt;series&lt;/em&gt; (separated by halts in production) set in the same continuity, since American television production functions differently. American shows typically semi-continuously churn out new content (a la &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;) until they get cancelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the specific cases you used as examples (Railgun, Zero no Tsukaima, Medaka, SAO, OreImo, K-ON), it looks like all of them experienced halts in production between each season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, I understand that the title stays the same for long running series, like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right, and the key factor here is that &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; are each one continuous production - because there was never a halt in production, they never got a new title.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source material keeps its name throughout its entire life (e.g. there was never a &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden manga&lt;/em&gt; or a &lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana III&lt;/em&gt; light novel), so why do their anime adaptations get different titles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So again, this boils down to the fact that the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; manga and the &lt;em&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/em&gt; light novels were each one continuous production (as basically all manga series and light novels are). There's no logical breaking point at which to change titles in these cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm particularly interested in the last two, where the only noticeable difference in the title is a punctuation mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The practice of using a punctuation mark rather than a subtitle or other designation to identify a new season is a stupid practice that has been &amp;quot;trendy&amp;quot; recently, and should (with any luck) die out eventually. Still, the idea is basically the same - &lt;em&gt;K-On!!&lt;/em&gt; could just as well have been called &lt;em&gt;K-On! 2&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;K-On!: This Time It's Cuter&lt;/em&gt; or whatever - anything to indicate that it's a separate production from the original series &lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a legal thing in Japan which disallows a production for one &amp;quot;season&amp;quot; to have the same name as another, for clarification purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm no expert on Japanese law, but I would be astounded if this were the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addendum: the case of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; is interesting - it ran from Oct 2009 to Mar 2013, then stopped for a while, and picked back up again in Apr 2014. Despite this, the name of the series did not change - it was called &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; both before and after the break in airing.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My &lt;em&gt;suspicion&lt;/em&gt; here is that the break in airing had been planned in advance, and that the producers had planned to resume airing once the manga had had some time to get ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is in fact the case, there would have been no reason to halt production during the break in airing - it was already known at the time airing stopped that they &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; be making more episodes. Contrast this with e.g. &lt;em&gt;Railgun&lt;/em&gt; - when the first season finished in 2010, they didn't know (for sure) that they'd be making a second season (which didn't end up happening until 2013).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; In most cases, anime has no notion that is equivalent to what American TV watchers call &amp;quot;seasons&amp;quot;; the major exception would probably be long-running children's anime (think &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/em&gt;, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; This explanation doesn't really work for &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; vs. &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, though, and I'm not familiar enough with that show to posit an explanation. You might like to ask about that particular case separately if it interests you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Regarding which, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8649/1908&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T04:35:52.423" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9717" CreationDate="2014-05-14T07:58:25.867" Score="4" ViewCount="1089" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right, so there's this anime I remember watching on Netflix a while back, and I only saw the first few episodes. Upon returning to Netflix now, I can't find it, can't remember it's name, and I want to watch it. Such a prediciment...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that's where you come in, I guess! Lemme not spare a single detail and perhaps I'll find it yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, first off, it's a 90's medieval anime, starring this sorcerer dude I guess. He's teaching his apprentice magic or something when this big yellow dragon gets summoned and he recognizes it as a friend that had been transformed into previously stated dragon. That's the most prominent thing I can remember though, that the dragon was a friend that had been transformed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among other, smaller details, there was this chick who lived in a mansion or something that the sorcerer dude stayed in for a while so he could wait for the dragon or something. She was like, blonde or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also a scene where the sorcerer was at a bar that was owned by the father/uncle/etc of the apprentice, and he ordered this milkshake, which fell on the ground into this mess, and he used his magic to pick it off the ground and fix the cup and everything, eating it before they could say it was probably dirty from the floor. This scene was in the first episode I believe (Real helpful, I know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, I don't know much about it, but the basic facts are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;90's Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Medieval Setting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Friend turned into a yellow dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Main character is a sorcerer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That milkshake scene (Because that will TOTALLY narrow it down).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help will be much appreciated, happy hunting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4884" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:42:22.370" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:42:22.370" Title="What is this 90's anime with a dragon and a sorcerer?" Tags="&lt;orphen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:26:01.853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9716" CreationDate="2014-05-14T09:57:15.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show you are looking for is called &lt;em&gt;Orphen&lt;/em&gt; , also known as &lt;em&gt;Sorcerous Stabber Orphen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was aired in 1999&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main character is a sorcerer -&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OVWSt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friend turning into a dragon - &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Krylancelo Finrandi once attended the most prestigious school of sorcery on Kiesalhima continent, the Tower of Fang. He was sent there as a young child from an orphanage, along with another orphan girl called Azalie. Throughout the years, the two were very close, with Azalie becoming more and more powerful and Krylancelo looking up to her as a sister/mother figure and a best friend. It isn't until one day, Azalie's thirst for knowledge and extracurricular experimentation backfire, and she is horribly transfigured into a hideous creature, a dragon-like beast that departs the Tower in an animal fury, leaving Krylancelo behind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8sn19.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Milkshake scene:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About 7 minutes into the first episode, the main character spills his milkshake/icecream/parfait thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Udjhp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then magics it back together again&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pBuUx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T10:04:27.457" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T10:04:27.457" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9680" CreationDate="2014-05-14T11:02:06.210" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20141101050001/http://ultimatemegax.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/tanigawa-ishihara-shimo-roundtable.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the last arc of the show was originally planned to adapt &lt;em&gt;The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, but the producers changed their mind well into production, and decided to make it into a movie instead. As a result they had to fill in a seven episodes gap that they already bought the timeslot for, thus this gimmick was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They &lt;em&gt;Endless Eight&lt;/em&gt; chapter in the novel is only about the very last iteration where Kyon figures out the solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of &lt;em&gt;Endless Eight&lt;/em&gt; was to provide a reason for Nagato to do what she did in &lt;em&gt;Disappearance&lt;/em&gt;, being the only one to remember the over 15000 iterations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4888" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2019-02-10T07:31:02.093" LastActivityDate="2019-02-10T07:31:02.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6332" CreationDate="2014-05-14T14:15:56.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this manga they want to make people understand that love overcomes all. Especially love of the sort they have. Also, she had given him an Alice Stone in which magic (which also indicates memories of that person). If I'm not mistaken, she touches this stone when they meet and regains her memories. But why she would remember Natsume's name could also be explained with the amount of strong memories. Strong memories (love overcomes all) tend to be more often remembered. I think you've got your answer right there. :) This is not explained in the manga, it is only my own reflections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4889" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:56:01.287" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:56:01.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4937" CreationDate="2014-05-14T14:20:57.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;She herself claims that she is going to be the wife of the Shaman King, and that would not be possible if she entered, right? That reasoning would be typical for her. And I personally think that she's got a strong sense of what a woman must and mustn't do(even though I don't agree with her) and that also is why she didn't enter. Hope this is enough. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4889" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T14:20:57.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9705" CreationDate="2014-05-14T15:12:12.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's simply a way of indicating to the viewer that the episodes are new. TV ratings wars are extremely ferece in Japan, as are DVD sales wars. The producers want even the show's title to scream &quot;new!&quot; at you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give you an idea of how bad it has become, TV channels often start their programming at weird times like 3 minutes to the hour or 7 minutes past the hour. The reason for this is to discourage people from changing channel. At 3 minutes to the hour everyone else is still showing adverts, so you start watching what they have. At 7 minutes past the programme you were just watching overran the start of other channel's shows. They will do pretty much anything to get viewers it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4891" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T15:12:12.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2014-05-14T16:58:10.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's not forget in the episode she did the robot arm she did so because the person was sitting outside the range of her coins. At the end of the beam there was simply no coin left. She explained as she blocked, caught, and fired said arm that there is a reason she usually uses coins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect several factors combine to contribute to her destructive potential including her designated badass status, continued acceleration, inertia, spin, hypersonic shockwave, and possible conversion of matter to plasma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember she also probably diverting energy to fight recoil and other destructive aspects of firing the railgun. That shielding is sufficient to stop directed multiple nuclear blasts capable of rapidly melting through concrete and steel despite Misaka being exhausted at the time. I'm sure this might be sufficient energy cause a secondary acceleration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4893" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T16:58:10.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9735" CreationDate="2014-05-15T06:55:26.120" Score="4" ViewCount="1363" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Tama is Ruko's &quot;LRIG&quot; card, but is it ever explained what an LRIG actually stands for or what it means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LesCn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LesCnl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tama&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was looking at some translated card game rules also, and they never referred to these cards as anything other than LRIGs. Have I missed something early on, or have they neglected to explain the term?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T23:26:49.113" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T23:26:49.113" Title="What does &quot;LRIG&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9733" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-15T07:07:07.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;selector infected WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a spring 2014 anime by J.C.Staff, with a real-life tie-in card game called &quot;WIXOSS&quot;. The anime revolves around Ruuko Kominato and other &quot;Selectors&quot; who battle for their wishes to come to fruition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selector_Infected_WIXOSS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Selector Infected WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/wixoss/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt; (card game) official website&lt;/a&gt; at Takara Tomy (in Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-17T04:49:04.873" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T04:49:04.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9734" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-15T07:07:07.760" Score="0" Body="&quot;selector infected WIXOSS&quot; is a card game-based Spring 2014 anime about Ruuko Kominato and other &quot;Selectors&quot; who battle for their wishes to come to fruition." OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-17T04:49:04.873" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T04:49:04.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9732" CreationDate="2014-05-15T08:09:21.180" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like my guess was right - &quot;LRIG&quot; is &quot;girl&quot; spelled backwards, not an acronym/initialism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was stated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=28846&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;KawaseP&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. Kouhei Kawase, one of the producers for &lt;em&gt;selector infected WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt;) in &lt;a href=&quot;http://akiba-souken.com/article/anime/19970/?page=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an interview with Akiba-Souken&lt;/a&gt; (Ctrl+F for &lt;code&gt;作品要素&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;──LRIGs are a distinctive part of the show, aren't they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The LRIG character designs were done by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=75758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Kyuta] Sakai&lt;/a&gt;, but it was Tomo Yamaguchi, who is in charge of the card game at Takara Tomy, who came up with the name &quot;LRIG&quot;. We had a different name for them at first, but at one of the scriptwriting meetings, we decided that we wanted to go with something a bit more off-the-beaten-path, and so we decided on &quot;GIRL&quot; spelled backwards: &quot;LRIG&quot; (pronounced &quot;loo-rig&quot;). Up to that point, we had been making up all sorts of convoluted words, so when the simple word &quot;LRIG&quot; was proposed, everybody agreed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the events of episode 8...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I guess we can see why the producers decided that &quot;LRIG&quot; was a good choice. Girls turn into LRIGs when their wishes are &quot;fulfilled&quot;, and LRIGs likewise turn into (human) girls when that happens. Simple and effective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T22:38:12.490" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T22:38:12.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-05-15T14:29:38.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;spoilers they have unique sharingan abilities because people are unique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and to the guy who said that madara only transplanted his right eye to nagato. No HE DID NOT&#xA;he transplanted both eyes to Nagato when Nagato was so young he did not remember it.. he then used replacement eyes that he got from someone else. thats why nagato had both eyes.&#xA;he had the sharingan and Rinnegan while in Edo Tensei mode because the Edo Tensei brings a &#xA;person back in there living form. when he was revived with Rinne Tensei he had no eyes because  1 eye was in nagato and the other was in Obito &#xA;and the reason he could use susanoo still was because susanoo is a spiritual ethereal creature made of pure chakra summoned by a sharingan user who has has mastered a unique mangekyou sharingan ability in each eye&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for the guy who wandered how he could use susanoo while he had his Rinnegan active its easy. he awakened the Rinnegan naturally(albeit in a cheating manner) so his eyes evolved from pure EMS to an to the Rinnegan the completed Rinnegan has the full power of both sharingan and Rinnegan the reason is because the sages son Indra inherited his eyes in the form of the sharingan(because the Sharingan actually predates the Rinnegan and was one of 2 dojutsu the sages mom had(byakugan and Sharingan) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="4902" LastEditDate="2016-08-01T08:23:02.710" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T08:23:02.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9740" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9741" CreationDate="2014-05-15T16:20:20.233" Score="5" ViewCount="1183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I discovered this animated image: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gfycat.com/SoftDesertedAyeaye&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://gfycat.com/SoftDesertedAyeaye&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime is this from?  In an attempt to avoid including animated images, here is a still-shot from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YBXPl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Still shot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the animation, the character runs from 2 guys, but gets cornered.  At this time, the hand appears to act on it's own, transforming into tools to subdue the pursuers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried Google's search by image tool, but no help.  I'm also not sure what &quot;Soft Deserted Ayeaye&quot; would mean, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=Soft+Deserted+Aye+aye&amp;amp;safe=off&amp;amp;client=firefox-a&amp;amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;amp;channel=sb&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=--h0U9nVN5CkqAa_t4GwBA&amp;amp;ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&amp;amp;biw=1920&amp;amp;bih=894&amp;amp;dpr=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;searching it brings up some creepy animal pictures&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:32:49.210" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:32:49.210" Title="Anime where character's hand transforms?" Tags="&lt;mardock-scramble&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T18:07:52.570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9740" CreationDate="2014-05-15T17:16:20.280" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As our discussion in the comments suggest, the anime you are looking for is Mardock Scramble&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5i0sm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story is about a girl named Rune Ballot who was taken in by a man named Shell who later tried to kill her and left her for dead. She is saved and turned into a cyborg. It is up to her to stop Shell and his evil gang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardock_Scramble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ref. Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T17:16:20.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3559" CreationDate="2014-05-15T19:31:47.150" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=4343702#post4343702&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;, the Director, Tatsuya Ishihara mentions in a NewType article that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinka Nibutani appeared in the novel, but Kumin Tsuyuri and Sanae Dekomori are anime original characters. The reason they were created was that there wouldn't be enough characters for a TV series. Similarly, the story has been arranged to have many new elements added.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The amount of novel material we had was insufficient even though it was published via Kyoto Animation's KA Esuma label. In short, it feels more like an original series from our company. Because of that, we put so much effort into this series. 'Make it entertaining until the very last scene!' We put in every entertaining moment we could think of and arranged them together. The end is also different from the novels. We hope you enjoy watching it until the very end.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T19:31:47.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-15T20:08:14.000" Score="1" ViewCount="1801" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do people in Shin Sekai Yori die if they kill other humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that during the anime they go through some ritual, but why does that ritual work? What is that ritual exactly? Is it something religious or is it just portrayed religiously but has scientific reasons it works? Do they psychologically affect the subconscious of humans? Is it a religious &quot;magic&quot; that does the trick? What gets triggered in the human brain after when people try to kill other humans? By what mechanism do they die?&#xA;Why is the ritual needed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what was the name of this thing? Was it death of shame? Why is that the name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I have watched (not recently) the whole show, so no risk of spoilers. Sorry the story is not very fresh on my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="3269" LastEditDate="2014-05-15T20:51:27.270" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T19:21:51.917" Title="Why do people in Shin Sekai Yori die if they kill other humans?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9746" CreationDate="2014-05-15T20:35:05.703" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all spoilers if you haven't seen the entire show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Death Feedback is part genetic and part conditioned. From episode 4, they mention that the human genome was modified and that the Death Feedback works by the subconscious becoming aware of an attempt to harm another human and it uses their power to stop liver functions and parathyroid glands. This is further reinforced by education, conditioning and hypnosis. I think in episode 12 Tomiko speculates that it could be possible to circumvent the Death Feedback if the user was on some kind of stimulants or somehow didn't recognize their targets as human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Taken from part of my answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2858/how-are-akkis-fiends-ogres-immune-to-death-feedback&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which is also related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T20:35:05.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-16T01:02:15.763" Score="7" ViewCount="3026" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gankutsuou, the art style is pretty weird. Instead of having normal coloring/shading, different pieces (such as hair or a shirt) have their own pattern that doesn't move with the piece. You can see it in the Count's hair and in the shirt below. Is there a name for this type of art, and is this something that is unique to Gankutsuou or to anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iQPKNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T06:30:58.027" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T02:22:17.087" Title="Is there a name for the art style in Gankutsuou?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;gankutsuou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6279" CreationDate="2014-05-16T02:27:44.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off, Aizen is a genius of nearly unmatched brilliance for most of his entire plan. One can say that he made some bad choices later in his plan concerning his treatment of underlings, the showdown with the Soul Society, and giving Ichigo a chance. However, that's more of an issue of character flaws than him not being a genius.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ability that Aizen uses is not his Bankai, but rather his Shikai, all according to him of course. One falls under the hypnosis when one sees his sword as he releases its Shikai by speaking its name. The hypnosis apparently lasts forever after you have seen it once, given the fact that it lasted 100 years on several other Soul Reapers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4913" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T17:56:51.247" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T17:56:51.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-16T03:06:30.573" Score="2" ViewCount="4989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what Mii Fujibakama is saying in romaji in the anime is &quot;Date to a Live&quot;. At minute 15:15 of episode 1 of season 2 she says something like &quot; Majikku &quot; but it isn't that!! I been searching everywhere on Google for hours how to type/write that in romaji? I know the meaning in English which means gross or disgusting, but I couldn't find how to write it in romaji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the girl wearing glasses that has purple hair. How do you write what she says?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4915" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T03:31:12.953" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:13:13.703" Title="What is Mii Fujibakama saying?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;date-a-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5778" CreationDate="2014-05-16T22:18:04.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look what happens in the movies when a legendary leaves its post. Mass chaos and destruction would happen (though I suppose that is debatable. I've counted two legend trainers that I can remember, so it might just be the ORIGINAL legends and their young are safe to catch).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I do agree somewhat: it would be nice if Ash could at least capture them and call on their aid while generally leaving them alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4919" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:53:18.060" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:53:18.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9763" CreationDate="2014-05-16T22:25:46.907" Score="1" ViewCount="1400" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently was looking at the Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OST and I came across this one I really liked. Video is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8McEf9YMtM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;dead link&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; from YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for reference it plays during Season 1, Episode 12 of Sekaiichi Hatsukoi and I was able to find the scene &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/ry-Tuz-wZSM?t=3m11s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the song playing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T23:53:11.803" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T23:53:11.803" Title="What is the name of this song from Sekaiichi Hatsukoi?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8130" CreationDate="2014-05-16T22:27:51.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's my understanding that Pokemon Heroes mentions that they come with their father and HE became the first soul dew. Not only that, but at the end, a Latias can be seen flying with two Latios, one her size and one larger. They could be another family, or perhaps the entire family reunited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4919" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:52:19.203" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:52:19.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8708" CreationDate="2014-05-16T22:32:01.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's possible that as a Fire type Pokemon, Charmander is cold blooded and needs a high core temperature to live. As a result, if the flame goes out and isn't rekindled, its body cools at a rapid rate, eventually stopping its heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4919" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:25:21.670" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T15:25:21.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9760" CreationDate="2014-05-16T22:38:25.427" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're most likely looking for 恋は切なく (Koi Wa Setsunaku, Love is Painful), track 15 of OST 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NL-HCA67v0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NL-HCA67v0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T22:38:25.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9768" CreationDate="2014-05-17T02:51:12.590" Score="3" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading over Deus on the Mirai Nikki wiki. I was reading the following sentence &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Deus_Ex_Machina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; but I do not understand what it is meant by &quot;cause and effect&quot;. Heres an extract of that sentence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Deus Ex Machina is the God of Time and Space and a major character of Future Diary manga and anime...... Able to manipulate time, space, and the laws of &lt;strong&gt;cause and effect&lt;/strong&gt;, Deus is the most powerful character in the series and acts as the judge of the survival game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I do not understand what the &lt;em&gt;laws&lt;/em&gt; of cause and effect are? What does this mean? Does it mean that he can influence others destinys or lives? Change the outcome?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the laws of cause and effect? I cannot remember them being mentioned before. So to summarise I am asking....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the laws of cause and effect. E.g. they are....&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; they. E.g. One cannot do this.... you can do that....&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T17:03:43.357" Title="What is the laws of cause and effect in Mirai Nikki?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2014-05-17T04:54:22.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The walls weren't exactly built by humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The walls are all made from 50 meter colossal titans. They are unable to move because it is dark inside the walls and they become immobile in the dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown in the final episode of the anime after the credits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4920" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T20:49:26.923" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T20:49:26.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6279" CreationDate="2014-05-17T06:04:50.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The special ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is Kanzen Saimin (完全催眠, Complete Hypnosis).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It controls the five senses to the point where it can make the target misinterpret another person's form, shape, mass, feel, and smell to be an enemy's. The initiation condition for the hypnosis is to show the enemy the release of Kyōka Suigetsu. After seeing it just once, this person will completely succumb to the hypnosis. Afterwards, every time it is released, this person will fall under the thrall of the hypnosis. The hypnosis is long lasting; the Visored are still affected by Kyōka Suigetsu even though they were hypnotized at least 110 years ago. Because the spell works when one see the ritual, those who cannot see are consequently immune to the hypnosis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Aizen turns off the hypnosis by force of will, the image shown melts away or shatters. The complete hypnosis of Kyōka Suigetsu is absolutely flawless; even if the target is aware of being under the hypnosis, they cannot resist its influence. The hypnotic abilities of Kyōka Suigetsu make it a highly useful tool in combat, for Aizen can create simple or complex illusions to deceive his opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, by creating a decoy of himself, or other illusions to distract his opponents, Aizen can hide his own movements and attack with impunity. His opponent will remain focused on the illusion until it is too late to react.While the illusions Kyōka Suigetsu creates are quite powerful, those with considerable power and skill themselves may be able to note slight differences in the illusions compared to the real thing, even if they are not able to determine what exactly is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4th Division Captain Retsu Unohana detected something was amiss with Aizen's fake corpse, even though she did not realize what it was until seeing Aizen alive.The Reiatsu of Kyōka Suigetsu gives it away to those keen enough to sense its actual presence past the illusions created by its complete hypnosis.The sole way to escape the ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is to touch the blade itself before complete hypnosis is activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T06:04:50.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4071" CreationDate="2014-05-17T07:38:37.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the FLEIJA that was used by Suzaku was not as powerful as the ones used by Prince Shnizle because Shnizle removed the limiter. Now if I can remember correctly Nunnally and Sayoko were underground and just out of the blast radius. Now how Nunnally, Sayoko and Gilford disappeared is uncertain. Without the power I believe that the outer blast radius is just a light show, and pulls then pushes out. I believe it threw them in some random direction out of sight. Stupid I know, but that's all I can think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4922" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T07:38:37.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9764" CreationDate="2014-05-17T08:51:34.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just refer to the general &lt;strong&gt;Causality&lt;/strong&gt; concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Causality's Wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Causality (also referred to as causation) is the relation between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also &lt;strong&gt;Causation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causation_%28disambiguation%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=12&amp;amp;article=3716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God and the Laws of Science: The Law of Causality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;“the principle that nothing can happen without being caused” (“Causality,” 2009). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;“the principle that everything has a cause” (“Causality,” 2008).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/spirkin/works/dialectical-materialism/ch02-s06.html#AEN418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Principle of Causality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nowhere in the world can there be any phenomena that do not give rise to certain consequences and have not been caused by other phenomena. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to the link you gave, even the room where Deus located is called &lt;strong&gt;Cathedral of Causality&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope those above answer the first question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second question, I guess you refer to the content of the law? As far as I know and understand, it's simply the same as its definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“...nothing can happen without being caused” (“Causality,” 2009). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps, and sorry if I'm out of topic or get your question wrongly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T08:51:34.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9664" CreationDate="2014-05-17T11:08:35.537" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;2d girls are called as such because they are portrayed through screens, pages and other flat surfaces. Even when made into figurines and other items they are still usually referred to their main medium. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that computer generated characters like in Knights of Sidonia are usually treated as 2d persons because of their medium, despite being 3d.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Girls are called 3d by otaku (often derogatory) when they talk about girls in the real world - where there is a concept of 'depth', a third dimension.&#xA;Again the term 3d girl is used when they are depicted in photographs or similar, because we reside and interact with these people in a 3d world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otaku who prefer 2d women occasionally offensively use the phrase '3DPD', or &quot;3d, pig disgusting&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p7aXb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2d girl vs 3d girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe there is an 'origin' for this, as dimensions are facts and this difference has always existed. However, the term has probably picked up usage with the rise of the internet and raised  popularity of anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T11:08:35.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9773" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10014" CreationDate="2014-05-17T14:43:18.607" Score="2" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they first introduced her, they called her Yukiko Abe, but then the next few chapters that I read were translated by a different translator, and they translated her name to &quot;Yukiyo Abe&quot;. However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://liarsgame.wikia.com/wiki/Abe_Yukiko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; says that the kanji for her name is 由紀子, which would be read as &quot;Yukiko&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which is it? Yukiyo or Yukiko?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2109" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T03:47:22.777" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T03:59:09.773" Title="What is Abe's first name?" Tags="&lt;liar-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9764" CreationDate="2014-05-17T17:03:43.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand it, he made this statement to describe his creation of the future diaries. That said, whatever the original laws of cause and effect were, and whatever his alterations to the were, we know that the result is that people are now able to know events that will take place in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at the very least, it can be concluded that the law of cause and effect that was changed is the law that it is impossible for a person to know future events, but the changing of this law has several loose ends that must be addressed as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the diary holder's mere knowledge of the event enough to alter the future? In the anime, the answer is no. A player must take action contrary or antithetical to the predicted event.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is a diary holder's propensity or volition to take actions contrary to a prediction enough to change it? This isn't made entirely clear in the anime, as sometimes a character's volition to take different actions changes the prediction, while other times it doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the two above items most likely constitute the &quot;changes to the laws of time and space&quot; that Deus made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2109" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T17:03:43.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9776" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11177" CreationDate="2014-05-17T18:03:58.167" Score="18" ViewCount="61481" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is the main character of Fairy Tail? Would it be Natsu or Lucy? Natsu is like the hero of the whole anime, but I think the main story revolves around Lucy, how she met Natsu and how she joined Fairy Tail etc. I read the description of Fairy Tail and it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lucy is a 16-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Preferably if we could draw an in a canon answer (e.g. interviews with the authors etc.), who would be the main character of Fairy Tail? Natsu or Lucy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T17:22:10.513" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T17:22:10.513" Title="Who is the main character of Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="16" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23683" CreationDate="2014-05-17T20:03:43.747" Score="8" ViewCount="2801" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having read a few manga/watched some anime, I have seen that many characters can use attacks where they gather their &quot;ki&quot; or, according to wikipedia, &quot;Life force&quot;, and release it in a fireball like manner. The most widely known examples of these are the &quot;Hadouken&quot;, and the &quot;Kamehameha&quot;. Where does the idea for this kind of attack come from? Did one person think of it and everyone copy them, or is there like a old teaching or story about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4928" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:59:31.420" LastActivityDate="2021-03-21T15:58:07.127" Title="Where does the idea of a Hadouken and Kamehameha come from?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9780" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-18T01:16:13.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Liar Game&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T01:16:13.077" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T01:16:13.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9781" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-18T01:16:13.077" Score="0" Body="Liar Game is a manga series by Shinobu Kaitani." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T01:16:13.077" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T01:16:13.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9782" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-18T01:17:56.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi&lt;/strong&gt; is a yaoi manga series by Shungiku Nakamura. It has an anime adaptation spanning 2 seasons with several OVAs and a film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekai-ichi_Hatsukoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:13:46.827" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:13:46.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9783" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-18T01:17:56.553" Score="0" Body="Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi is a yaoi manga series by Shungiku Nakamura. It has an anime adaptation spanning 2 seasons with several OVAs and a film." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:13:46.827" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:13:46.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9784" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-18T04:45:41.217" Score="4" ViewCount="1810" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a Wizard Saint means that you not only hold great power, but are also highly respected and well known, like Makarov. Also you get a cool looking badge too as seen below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OpP3X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what factors does the chairman of the magic council take into account when deciding whether one is &quot;worthy&quot; to become part of the Ten Wizard Saints?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T05:16:27.213" LastActivityDate="2018-12-29T09:08:19.433" Title="How does one become a Wizard Saint?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9784" CreationDate="2014-05-18T05:33:21.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as we know it's not (or not necessarily) the chairman of the Magic Council who decides who becomes a Wizard Saint. In Erza's vision about her funeral it was stated that the vote of the entire council decided that she should be a Wizard Saint. Later Jura also states that it is the Council who appoints the members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that in mind, I'm pretty sure that the Council takes whatever factors they want to take into consideration when pointing out Wizard Saints. Which means there is not a single score sheet, and if you score 5 points in magical power and 4 points in teamwork then you can become a Wizard Saint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Strength however is one factor that they definitely consider, but that' not an ultimate factor for the decision as Jellal, for example, being a Wizard Saint was defeated by Natsu and that didn't make Natsu a Wizard Saint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T05:33:21.547" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6614" CreationDate="2014-05-18T06:11:57.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama (in Chunin Exam Arc under Orochimaru's Control was only at 40% and had a talisman inserted into him; Madara did not, and Hashirama, as I previously stated, was at 40%, thus weaker, and unable to use his full power). In Shippuden, once again revived by Orochimaru, easily breaks free from the seal due to to his immense strength and prowess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4933" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T14:06:27.277" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T14:06:27.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9790" CreationDate="2014-05-18T11:28:18.590" Score="1" ViewCount="784" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens to a tailed beast if it's Jinkiurichi is killed while he still has the tailed beast inside of him/her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4935" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T12:57:42.217" Title="What happens to a tailed beast if it's Jinkiurichi is killed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-05-19T01:41:28.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9788" CreationDate="2014-05-18T11:50:23.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated that the Bijuu will disappear from the world for a while, and then reappear at some later time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was first said by Kushina on the day of the Nine-tails' attack that &quot;I'll drag him down with me to death, that will buy us some time until it revives&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was then later reinforced on several occasions that killing a Jinchuuriki without extracting the Bijuu will make it reappear at a later time in an apparently random place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T11:50:23.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9788" CreationDate="2014-05-18T11:50:30.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Jinchuriki is killed then the chakra of the tailed beast disperses and after a while reforms somewhere else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T12:06:40.580" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T12:06:40.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8360" CreationDate="2014-05-18T17:00:31.220" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Shinobu Oshino said, it seems to be  Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge/The Severing Crime Edge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a story about a short girl with extremely long hair that can be cut only by the hero. The hero decivde to come cut her hair everyday because it grows extremely fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2630" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T17:00:31.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-18T17:18:13.580" Score="4" ViewCount="1313" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Tells_No_Lies#Fullbring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; on his power but it still does not make sense to me. I would argue that the way Giriko's Fullbring works is very inconsistent, but am hoping for a decent explanation. The first time we see his power, he attaches a timer to a box while training Ichigo. The next time we see it, he shoots projectiles at Ginjo. The third time, he uses a dial on his shoulder to get massive (big and green like hulk it seemed to reference). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does his power &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; work? Is there some link to each of this uses that I missed? Can you give me an answer that is not full of loopholes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4612" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T21:21:14.183" Title="How does Giriko's 'Time Tells No Lies' Fullbring work?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8845" CreationDate="2014-05-18T22:17:53.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Nagisa never said nor thought love is worse than curses. Both Nagisa and Sayaka couldn't explain why Homura's soul gem had those colors. Homura bore way more negative energy within her then ever seen before. Way more than a curse ever had borne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side note:&lt;/strong&gt; Homura claims that all this negative energy comes from her love for Madoka due to several events:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being unable to save Madoka the way she wanted: by preventing Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Losing Madoka (again): Madoka vanished from visibility when she became the creator of the new universe, a.k.a. Madokami&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The desire to bring Madoka back (as a plain human)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The idea of being able to meet Madoka(mi) again when Homura's soul gem becomes completely black&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The selfish act of taking Madoka(mi) for herself and thereby breaking the universe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4709" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T01:03:18.873" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T01:03:18.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-19T00:19:30.890" Score="2" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 4th OVA episode in Season 3, Yumi's father asks her what he should wear to the Sports Carnival at Lillian. Yumi's mother then comments that he has a sort of rivalry with Sachiko's father. When Yumi tells her father that Sachiko's parents probably won't be coming because of a wedding ceremony they are attending, he seems disappointed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Yumi's father know Sachiko's father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T15:20:47.470" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T15:20:47.470" Title="How did Yumi's father know Sachiko's father?" Tags="&lt;maria-sama-ga-miteru&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5562" CreationDate="2014-05-19T02:54:44.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the other answers I would add some thoughts specifically on the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Foundation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I am not sure if it's the case, I would think that the animation was created in conformity with the authors ideas (i.e. they have decided jointly on this important scene). This means we can take those reactions as according to the canon, thus we can conclude more from them in addition to what is known from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kiritos eyes are not directed at the girls (they are floating slightly above), his head is tilted even or slightly downwards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girls are paying attention to him once he speaks up&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They both had a (positively) surprised look on their face which did not change during the scene.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yui also seemd slightly surprised, but immediately became content and pleased.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was no blushing or other signs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kirito ended the scene by speaking &quot;Alright, here we go!&quot; and attention was no longer on him (they were flying towards Aincrad)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interpretation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from Yui's behavior earlier, one could guess that he made a positive remark about (the relationship with) Asuna (pleasing Yui), while at the same time original enough to surprise both girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="220" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T02:54:44.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-19T03:50:47.283" Score="2" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series, it's stated a number of times that Sachiko hates men, because both her father and grandfather had mistresses. However, in the second OVA episode, when Lillian's Yamayuri Council goes to meet the Hanadera Student Council, Sachiko seems to lose her composure and ends up fainting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the episode, she says that it was because of the heat. However, her facial expression seems more pained when they meet the Hanadera Student Council, especially when Alice goes to hug her. Also, in the next episode, she seems to be struggling while Yumi is gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if Sachiko actually hates men, or if there is something else that is causing her to look like she's in pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T15:26:19.493" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T15:26:19.493" Title="Does Sachiko actually hate men?" Tags="&lt;maria-sama-ga-miteru&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9809" CreationDate="2014-05-19T06:27:14.833" Score="6" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Nekomonogatari (Black), we see this drawing of Araragi during his conversation with his sister at the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sL6PV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Depiction of Araragi Koyomi.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text here states, according to the subtitles (and reading the text right to left):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;IT'LL WEAKEN ME AS A HUMAN (COLOUR ART WORK)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't imagine the actual text here to be particularly significant though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either case, this reminded me a lot of Chinese socialist posters used for propaganda, but I am not sure if &quot;interpretation&quot; is correct, given that I haven't really been exposed to anything similar from any other East Asian countries (namely Japan, in this case). Is my interpretation correct, or can this drawing of Araragi also be interpreted as a reference to some non-Chinese drawing style (perhaps of the variety used for propaganda in another country)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T21:16:29.907" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T21:27:30.210" Title="Is this supposed to be a reference to Chinese socialist posters?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9803" CreationDate="2014-05-19T07:50:18.243" Score="6" ViewCount="11357" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Shanks' power? If &quot;Haoshoku Haki&quot; then is it different from other users? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question came to my mind after rewatching all episodes of One Piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shank's Haki seemed to be different from that of others. When Shanks was going to meet White Beard before the Ace's death, he cracked the wood even though he wasn't using Haki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like Luffy, he too needs to use his Haki to effect someone but Shanks didn't use it and  yet everybody on board the ship was affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4943" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T16:40:55.230" LastActivityDate="2021-03-11T08:12:00.703" Title="Is Shanks Haki different from other users?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4170" CreationDate="2014-05-19T07:55:33.267" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's not much information out there, perhaps because it is bad practise to criticise fellow animators. But there is information from the people who were involved:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://justputithere.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/aku-no-hana-hana-ga-saita-yo-kai-notes/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The mangaka&lt;/a&gt; was satisfied with the way the anime was animated, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sgcafe.com/2013/08/interview-with-mappas-masao-maruyama/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=interview-with-mappas-masao-maruyama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the studio&lt;/a&gt; itself was happy with the outcome, wanting &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanator.com/aku-no-hana-s-hiroshi-nagahama-talks-flowers-evil-28789.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;realism without making it completely live action&lt;/a&gt; and wouldn't be opposed to doing it again with another series, mentioning that Mushishi would be a good candidate for the style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vertical Inc., who publish the manga in English, have also stated their support for the stylistic adaption - &lt;a href=&quot;http://vertical-inc.tumblr.com/post/47480925580/blog-post-on-the-flowers-of-evil-anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vertical Inc. Tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The industry as a whole isn't opposed to rotoscoping in the industry, Kuuchu Baranko also implemented it for one character's appearance and there was little outroar on the internet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0W4Vr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kids on the Slope also used the technique for animating the characters playing instruments, most notably the drums;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iUJCH.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also wasn't the target of much negative feedback either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think that if a large unconvential stylistic choice was made for an entire anime, there will always be negative feedback, and that makes a lot more noise than positive ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T07:55:33.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9801" CreationDate="2014-05-19T08:57:30.990" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, you need to know what &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt; is. It is a rare form of Haki that cannot be attained through training. Only one in a million people have this ability. Though it cannot be attained via training but one who possesses  can master it by undergoing rigorous training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Shanks Power, If &amp;quot;Haoshoku Haki&amp;quot; then is it different from other user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to your question, the difference between the 2 events you're talking about boils down to 2 points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Superiority of Haki&lt;/strong&gt; - Shanks has a highly superior Haki than Luffy and thus the effect/impact of his Haki would be far greater than that of Luffy's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to the wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda mentioned in a SBS that Shanks could have knocked out all 100,000 pirates and fishmen opposing the Straw Hats during the Fishman Island Arc with his Haoushoku Haki (Luffy managed to overwhelm 50,000).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usage of Haki&lt;/strong&gt; - If you have a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been two ways in which this Haki has been used. The first and most common way is in a quick burst that will knock out those with weaker wills relatively easily. The second method is to release it continuously, which will not only knock out those of weak wills around the user, but also put pressure on the surroundings, actually affecting other physical objects besides living beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy happened to use the Haki in quick burst to knock out all the weak willed ones, whereas Shanks opted the second method to release it continuously, which not only knocked out the weak willed users, but all affected the physical object (the ship in this case) in the surroundings. Shanks was in Whitebeard's ship, and thus he had to be on guard always as both of them were the Yonkos at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2021-03-11T08:12:00.703" LastActivityDate="2021-03-11T08:12:00.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9982" CreationDate="2014-05-19T15:21:49.190" Score="23" ViewCount="1735" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is not asking about a course that teaches how to create manga or anime, but a curriculum of a course similar to English literature. Such course would teach the history and culture of anime and manga by studying representative works of different periods and genres and their cultural and social impact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The answer should consider the following:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No previous manga and anime exposure nor Japanese language required.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The course should take one or two semesters (8-16 weeks). Each week, students should spend 3-4 hours at school weekly and some additional time doing homework. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The format of the course should be lectures + seminars, where lectures take form of presentations by the lecturer and seminars consist of reading, watching and analyzing selected works. Homework should be just about reading and watching the selected works to prepare for seminars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The course would probably be best suited for online education, but that should not be a limiting factor for the answer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;After finishing the course, the students should:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;know what anime and manga is, where it began and how it become popular&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;have watched and read the most notable examples works in anime and manga (not necessarily full series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;understand different periods, genres and styles of both anime and manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;catch the obvious references to the anime and manga classics in other tv shows, movies and books and graphic novels&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be able to select manga and anime for themselves that they could read/watch and enjoy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What format should be given in the answer?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A syllabus of the course&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each week's description should have a title (such as: &quot;History of Manga and Anime&quot; or &quot;Miyazaki's work and influence&quot;) and description itself, a short paragraph and notable recommended works to read and watch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Existing courses&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following courses can serve as an inspiration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coursera.org/course/comics&quot;&gt;https://www.coursera.org/course/comics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4950" LastEditorUserId="4950" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T00:49:02.467" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T12:36:36.897" Title="What should a university-level course about manga and anime culture cover as part of its curriculum?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-19T18:56:52.620" Score="5" ViewCount="1524" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mushishi_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the order of the anime does not follow the same chronology as the manga. However, with the series being episodic (and relatively self contained), and each episode barely any passing reference to one another. Why did the production change up the order in the anime? Was there ever an officially stated reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="10696" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T08:30:03.933" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T11:30:14.727" Title="Why did the Mushishi anime air in a different order compared to the manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;mushishi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9799" CreationDate="2014-05-19T21:11:13.280" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I have not seen this episode yet, let me chime in to confirm that this image looks awfully close to typical war propaganda posters. They do not have to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2011/08/glorious-socialism-chinese-ladies-in.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chinese&lt;/a&gt; actually, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/08/propaganda-posters-of-world-war-two.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Russians looked the same, as did those by Western countries at the time&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The drawing style was, as far as I know, mandated by the circumstance around the second world war, meaning they all look similar. The messages are also (maybe surprisingly) similar, as is the facial expression of energetically staring into the upwards, far distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text in the example given is Japanese, which I sadly cannot read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chinese and Russian as well as other socialist propaganda made particular use of red colors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zVVSG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Propaganda_Poster_Art_Centre,_Shanghai,_China.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparison, American propaganda from 1944 often used the same painting technique:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CdosG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1944_JonWhitcomb_USNavy_%283214638694%29.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="220" LastEditorUserId="220" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T21:27:30.210" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T21:27:30.210" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9784" CreationDate="2014-05-19T22:05:04.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Makarov was defeated by Purehito who was no wizard saint. IMO, wizard saints are madoushi who have at one time, done something worthy of note for the good of the mage universe. &#xA;Strength definitely does go a long way in determining the Wizard Saints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4948" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T22:05:04.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-19T22:34:28.133" Score="7" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Ryoma's skills allowed him to go to the US, why did he lose against high schoolers who haven't even gone to the US in New Prince of Tennis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T13:05:53.970" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T17:24:47.393" Title="Why can Ryoma beat adults in the US tournaments but have trouble with high schoolers?" Tags="&lt;prince-of-tennis&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2886" CreationDate="2014-05-19T22:47:07.857" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In kendo we shout the names of the strikes that we are doing in order to release air from our lungs in a particular manner. It's also for judges to know what strike we are attempting so to score us. However, it's unnecessary to say the yell and the strike that goes with it. For example, I come in and strike &quot;dou&quot; and yell &quot;men&quot;. As a beginner, it doesn't matter whether I say dou, kote or men, just so long as I say something in order to release the air from my lungs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is a possible origin of anime characters yelling out their attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4954" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:47:10.640" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:47:10.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9879" CreationDate="2014-05-20T00:23:57.837" Score="2" ViewCount="1782" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flameofrecca.wikia.com/wiki/Resshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Resshin&lt;/a&gt;, the 8th flame dragon was revealed as Recca's &amp;amp; Kurei's father, &lt;a href=&quot;http://flameofrecca.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Cka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oka&lt;/a&gt;. Does that mean that &lt;em&gt;all flame masters&lt;/em&gt; will eventually become a flame dragon after they die? Or does this only apply when a flame master died with regret like stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://flameofrecca.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Cka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Oka died with regret in his heart, he became the eighth dragon,&#xA;  and took the name of Resshin. Because his flame had an inner shape, he&#xA;  was able to retain his natural power and did not become a useless&#xA;  dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there any official explanation about this? I haven't read the manga so I don't know if the answer was explained there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="88" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T01:03:06.533" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T04:31:53.323" Title="Will Recca become the 9th flame dragon?" Tags="&lt;flame-of-recca&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4071" CreationDate="2014-05-20T06:55:20.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you have anything to back this up from Code Geass (or any related materials) itself? –  Maroon 2 days ago &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact I do. In Season 2 Episode 23 Floyd, Miss Cecile, and Nina talk about the FLEIJA that destroyed the Capital Pendragon, and Miss Cecile points out that the FLEIJA that Shnizal used that destroyed the Capital Pendragon was more 10x the destruction range than the one Suzaku use. Nina realized that he removed both the effect range and detination time limiter. These FLEIJA's Shnizle uses go critical when they are fired as he mentions when Lelouch orders his men to charge at the FLEIJA's. Now the FLEIJA's do pull things into the center of the blast because in the battle of Lelouch and Shnizal, Shnizal fired a FLEIJA and everything was pulled into the center. You may say that it was Lelouches order to charge at the FLEIJA and he did but if you see the environment like the oceans this shows things get pulled into the center of the blast. I believe FLEIJA's do not explode, but implode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch the final episodes of Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebelion R2 go to animefreak.tv and watch Episodes 23-25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S this does not explain everything about the FLEIJA's but it gave me enough to reach my conclusions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4956" LastEditorUserId="4956" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T07:06:26.450" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T07:06:26.450" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9943" CreationDate="2014-05-20T08:41:32.643" Score="2" ViewCount="438" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm new here and I'm wondering what kind of Devil fruits Don Flamingo produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are this Fruits as Strong as normal fruits?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If maybe the fire fruit already exists, can they produce the same fruit another time, so there would be 2 fire fruits?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can they manipulate which fruits they produce? or is this a random process?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T09:12:38.610" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T20:01:59.790" Title="How does Don Flamingo's fruit production work?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9645" CreationDate="2014-05-20T13:21:49.053" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are actual flowers. And according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akuma_riddle/status/457892343354765312&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this tweet&lt;/a&gt; from the anime's&#xA;official Twitter account, the &lt;em&gt;hanakotoba&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E8%A8%80%E8%91%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;花言葉&lt;/a&gt;, literally &quot;flower&#xA;words&quot;) that are hidden behind each flower have some relevance to each&#xA;character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See also:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4132&quot;&gt;What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in ED sequence of Photokano?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, the names of the flowers and their implied meanings have been stated&#xA;in the manga or by the anime staff in response to viewer questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Otoya Takechi&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ヤマユリ&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_auratum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;yamayuri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &quot;mountain lily&quot;) / 「人生の楽しみ」&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;pleasure of life&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIDDX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIDDXt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;yamayuri&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lilium_auratum1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI /&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY-SA 3.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Kouko Kaminaga&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;彼岸花&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_radiata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;red spider lily&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「また会う日を楽しみに」&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; (&lt;em&gt;looking forward to&#xA;seeing you again&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「悲しい思い出」&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; (&lt;em&gt;sad memories&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qXnP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qXnPt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;red spider lily&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://secure.flickr.com/photos/89747904@N00/499897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Flickr user kenji mori / &lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY 2.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Haruki Sagae&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;バーベナ&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verbena&lt;/a&gt;) / 「家族の愛」 (&lt;em&gt;family's love&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQlUn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQlUnt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Verbena tenera&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://secure.flickr.com/photos/tanaka_juuyoh/2589452958/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Flickr user TANAKA Juuyoh / &lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY 2.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Shiena Kenmochi&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B6%E3%83%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;アザミ&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thistle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thistle&lt;/a&gt;) / 「復讐」 (&lt;em&gt;revenge&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQsuU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQsuUt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Japanese thistle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cirsium_japonicum_3.JPG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Wikimedia Commons user Qwert1234 /&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY-SA 3.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Chitaru Namatame&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;赤&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;バラ&lt;/a&gt; (red &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rose&lt;/a&gt;) / 「愛情」 (&lt;em&gt;love&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Hitsugi Kirigaya&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;白バラ (white rose) / 「無邪気」 (&lt;em&gt;innocent [childlike]&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Suzu Shutou&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;赤い&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;チューリップ&lt;/a&gt; (red &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tulip&lt;/a&gt;) / 「恋の宣言」 (&lt;em&gt;declaration of love&lt;/em&gt;)&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Mahiru/Shinya Banba&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ヒルガオ&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;hirugao&lt;/em&gt;, Japanese &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calystegia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bindweed&lt;/a&gt;) / 「&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizuna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;絆&lt;/a&gt;」 (&lt;em&gt;bond&#xA;[human ties]&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A1NV7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A1NV7t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hirugao&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calystegia_pubescens2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI /&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY-SA 3.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ヨルガオ&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;yorugao&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_alba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;moonflower&lt;/a&gt;) / 「妖艶」 (&lt;em&gt;seductive&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1K3nN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1K3nNt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;yorugao&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ipomoea_alba1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI /&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY-SA 3.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Isuke Inukai&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;赤い&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;カーネーション&lt;/a&gt; (red &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_caryophyllus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;carnation&lt;/a&gt;) / 「愛を信じる」 (&lt;em&gt;believe in&#xA;love&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Sumireko Hanabusa&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%99%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%92%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B2%E3%82%B7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;アイスランドポピー&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_nudicaule&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iceland poppy&lt;/a&gt;) / 「慰め」 (&lt;em&gt;comfort&#xA;[consolation]&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nhor2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nhor2t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Iceland poppy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papaver_nudicaule_dsc00913.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Photo&lt;/a&gt; by Wikimedia Commons user David.Monniaux /&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CC BY-SA 3.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321310000132/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;悪魔のリドル (2)&lt;/a&gt;, ISBN 978-4-04-121056-7&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/460430373109788672&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/460430373109788672&lt;/a&gt; from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://togetter.com/li/660159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Q&amp;amp;A after episode 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;3. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/462962907437735936&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/462962907437735936&lt;/a&gt; from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://togetter.com/li/662989&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Q&amp;amp;A after episode 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;4. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/468363714454773761&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/468363714454773761&lt;/a&gt; from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://togetter.com/li/669431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Q&amp;amp;A after episode 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;5. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/470574398374551552&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/470574398374551552&lt;/a&gt; from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://togetter.com/li/671908&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Q&amp;amp;A after episode 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;6. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/475654677640384512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/475654677640384512&lt;/a&gt; from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://togetter.com/li/677839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Q&amp;amp;A after episode 10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;7. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/478499435496747008&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/478499435496747008&lt;/a&gt; from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://togetter.com/li/681073&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Q&amp;amp;A after episode 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="151" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T18:42:27.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9476" CreationDate="2014-05-20T18:07:40.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pokemon Origins, it is strongly implied that gym leaders own several pokemons of varying strength. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Brock is shown to have many Pokémon, and selects Geodude and Onix when Red confirms that he has no Badges. This implies that all Gym Leaders have Pokémon of varying strengths in reserve in order to keep each challenge a fair fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Brock#In_Pok.C3.A9mon_Origins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Brock#In_Pok.C3.A9mon_Origins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, gym leaders handicap themselves to get down to the trainers' level, depending on the number of badges the trainer has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3478" LastEditorUserId="3680" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T01:56:41.540" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T01:56:41.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8517" CreationDate="2014-05-20T23:29:50.033" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;A somewhat theoretical answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Living things display the &lt;em&gt;7 characteristics of life&lt;/em&gt; - which are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movement &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Respiration &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sensitivity &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Growth &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reproduction &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excretion &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nutrition&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They definetly exhibit movement and respiration&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TnBJ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they are sensitive to conditions of the atmosphere&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZphHc.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do not appear to grow, but this could be because they are adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do not appear to reproduce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They excrete light onto the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The moon &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be eating something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RX5wo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the sun and moon's reproduction properties are anything like our own, which they are modelled off, they are non-existant. Stars and planets are &lt;em&gt;formed&lt;/em&gt; - a non-biological formation without passing on any genetic information&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, combined with the fact that many of the other characteristics are assuming a lot, can bring us to the conclusion that they are not living,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, having said that, there are a couple rare articles around the web that claim stars are living. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.starlarvae.org/Star_Larvae_The_Stellar_Organism.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess you can justify it to be either true or false, whichever you would prefer :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T23:29:50.033" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9819" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9820" CreationDate="2014-05-21T01:29:27.697" Score="2" ViewCount="229" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly what are psychoframes? And what advantages does it give the pilot? We see that units that have a built in psychoframe can drastically increase a pilot's abilities, but exactly what does it do? Amplify your Newtype abilities? Mental connection to the control interface to reduce input lag? I feel that this in particular has been left out quite a bit in terms of the development of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T14:08:36.903" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T14:40:01.287" Title="How do psychoframes work?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9819" CreationDate="2014-05-21T02:04:02.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Psycoframe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Psycoframe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Psycoframe is a technology that builds on the brainwave-to-machine code translator known  as Psycommu into the atom-level of the metal frame of a Mobile Suit. This allows a Newtype &#xA;  pilot to control the mobile suit as if it were his/her own body with limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although not very obvious it seems that Psycoframes allow Newtype pilots to have something like a mental connection to their Mobile Suits allowing them to control them as if they were a part of their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3680" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T02:04:02.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11259" CreationDate="2014-05-21T07:04:29.483" Score="7" ViewCount="23368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any possibility of Brook dying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ouNRB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, you can't really kill him, because his soul always comes back.&#xA;Do you have to destroy his bones? But if I remember right, the Samurai on Thriller Bark broke a part of his skull. But now it healed, so is there no way that Brook can die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T12:28:29.353" LastActivityDate="2018-04-10T05:47:07.620" Title="Is there a way to kill Brook?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9828" CreationDate="2014-05-21T10:16:58.070" Score="3" ViewCount="5656" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Manga Spoiler Alert&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the latest manga chapter (677), Madara successfully initiated the Infinite Tsukuyomi.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;However, Tobirama Senju seems to be unaffected by this. Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See reference image below:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0RaTI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0RaTIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T11:51:27.403" Title="Why doesn't Infinite Tsukuyomi work on Tobirama Senju?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9823" CreationDate="2014-05-21T10:31:31.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brook can be killed, but it's not overly easy. Busoshoku haki lets you strike the true body of a devil fruit user, which would allow you to hit whatever he's possessing with a haki-infused axe and strike his soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, he is killable, but only if you have sufficient haki and strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T10:31:31.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9826" CreationDate="2014-05-21T10:34:06.580" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the fact that none of the Edo Tensei'd Hokages were affected, I'm guessing that Edo Tensei reanimated people are not affected by it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There wasn't much said about it anyway, but that's the option that makes most sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T10:34:06.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9856" CreationDate="2014-05-21T12:40:57.943" Score="3" ViewCount="1912" Body="&lt;p&gt;When reanimated Itachi fought against Naruto, he asked him what happened to Sasuke. Naruto proceeded to tell him about what Obito (at the time, Madara) said, and tells him the convince Sasuke to join the Akatsuki while taking revenge on Konoha for betraying his brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi then looks surprised and says &quot;Damn Madara, he knew about my secret mission after all&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given the fact that Itachi asked for his help in massacring the Uchiha, why is he so surprised? After all, he told him enough about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T06:55:14.923" Title="Given the fact that Itachi asked Obito to help him eliminate the Uchiha, why was he surprised when he knew about the secret mission?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9831" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9832" CreationDate="2014-05-21T14:59:32.983" Score="10" ViewCount="3374" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see some variation of this self-proclaimed unattributed fact on the web: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anime accounts for 60% of the world's animation-based entertainment. So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How true is this fact? What was the original source? What about the other 40%?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T15:07:01.297" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T17:51:14.093" Title="Does anime really account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9831" CreationDate="2014-05-21T15:21:26.070" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It comes from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/reports/market/pdf/2005_35_r.pdf&quot;&gt;this document published by JETRO&lt;/a&gt; (Japan External Trade Organization) where it says (page 7):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;International sales data is not exact, but around 60% of the anime shown worldwide is&#xA;  made in Japan, according to a METI report issued in January 2004. Twenty Japanese anime programs&#xA;  were being broadcast on American TV as of March 2003. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that &quot;anime&quot; in this context probably means &quot;animation&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 60% figure was also quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20100403090055/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/cool_japan/story.html&quot;&gt;Jim Frederick's article in Time Asia &quot;What's Right with Japan&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pokémon has supplanted Astroboy in the hearts of schoolkids in more than 65 countries, and 60% of the world's animated-cartoon series are made in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, no source was provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of voice-acting schools was attributed to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Terumitsu Otsu and Mary Kennard (April 27, 2002). &quot;The art of voice acting&quot;. The Daily Yomiuri. p. 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source fetched from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan&quot;&gt;the Voice Acting in Japan wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how to account for the other 40% of animated entertainment. Maybe if you're able to get a copy of the METI report that was issued in January 2004, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.meti.go.jp/english/report/previous_report.html&quot;&gt;which doesn't seem to be listed on their website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T17:51:14.093" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T17:51:14.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9834" CreationDate="2014-05-21T15:44:12.777" Score="4" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just picked this piece up and know NOTHING about it except its a Guyver. I'm thinking its a mold. I'm really interested in finding out more about it. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzMIj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4965" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T02:36:55.720" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T02:36:55.720" Title="Can anyone help me identify this Anime piece?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9833" CreationDate="2014-05-21T17:29:31.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like it's part of a vinyl kit for Guyver II:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lqi0Xl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Just the head&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T17:29:31.433" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2014-05-21T17:43:22.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some undercover cops over hear Issac talking in the Alvaere about their various crimes (in 1934) and asks him and Miria to come see a show at a nearby building. Issac asks Miria to go fetch his wallet, and then tells the police officer to go ahead and arrest him. Due to being in the middle of Martillo territory with a lot of the gang glaring at them, they decide to only arrest Issac instead of making a scene trying to capture Miria, who is then sent to stay with Jacuzzi's crew at the Genoard vacation manor to lay low until the charges against her are dropped, where she remains until she goes to meet Issac after his release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Victor pulls some strings and agrees to drop the charges against Miria and give Issac a reduced sentence if he'll help them with Huey at Alcatraz. Since Firo agreed to go to prison in exchange for Victor not pursuing his vendetta against Ennis for devouring his friend (and being involved with Szilard's schemes), they decided not to use Issac and he simply did his time (3 1/2 months), and was released, and then he and Miria had a clean slate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the ridiculousness of all the crimes, the only crime Issac was actually charged with was robbing the Genoard mansion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="4966" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T08:31:09.027" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T08:31:09.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6609" CreationDate="2014-05-21T18:11:54.910" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Book 1: &lt;strong&gt;Rolling Bootlegs (1930)&lt;/strong&gt; - Reasonably faithful but was condensed (also, instead of starting in 2002 with the story being told to a tourist in the Alvaere, it starts in 1935 with Gustav and Carol looking over their information of the events of 1930-1932. And the events happen differently in the novels though the end result is the same, though it does change Firo's character interpretation. In the novels, he's actually a HUGE dick, almost as bad as Dallas, the only people he shows any respect to are his Martillo superiors, his childhood friends, and Ennis and later Czes. Whereas in the anime he's got more of a shonen hero vibe going on). It also left out the fact that the mugger in the first episode was probably the most important character of the 1930 plotline (and his encounter with Firo was moved to 1932, where as in the novel it happens right at the beginning of the 1930 story, just before Firo goes to buy his hat with Maiza). Also Firo's saving of Ennis was MUCH more involved and took approximately 3 hours. He had to make a small sample of the imperfect elixir using Szilard's memories and then use it to reset her default state using his own cells to replace the genetic information Szilard had withdrawn (she is biologically his daughter following her revival).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 2: &lt;strong&gt;Grand Punk Railroad (1931) - Local Edition&lt;/strong&gt; - Was mostly faithful but condensed (and left out a somewhat important insight into Ladd's true character). It also cut out Jacuzzi vs the Rail Tracer. It does however make one change, by merging Chane with some aspects of her sister, namely the implied telepathy and conspicuous use of birds in said scenes. Chane herself is a completely normal human, while her sister possesses the above mentioned traits as a result of being used in an experiment using information Huey stole from Szilard's research into creating a true homunculus, as opposed to failures like Ennis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 3: &lt;strong&gt;Grand Punk Railroad (1931) - Express Edition&lt;/strong&gt; - Was reasonably faithful in what was shown but left out about 2/3 of the book, including Rachel's encounter with the corrupt train executive and her final encounter with the Rail Tracer, 97% of Claire's side of the story (the parts it does show are from other people's perspectives and as a result you learn nothing about Claire's personality which makes seeing his true self in the OVAs much more jarring), Lua's story, and Fred the Doctor. Since Jacuzzi never fought the Rail Tracer in the anime, his side of the event showing what happened in the aftermath was also left out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The out-of-place scene in the first episode (with the blonde girl with the spear) is during the climax of book 6, &lt;strong&gt;The Slash - Cloudy to Rainy (1933)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 1932 plotline was VERY loosely based on the events of book 4, &lt;strong&gt;Drugs and Dominoes (1932)&lt;/strong&gt;, but has no resemblance to the source material after about episode 2. Eve searching for her brother was a minor plot point that only served to get her to New York and was resolved immediately on their first visit to the Daily Days. It's pretty much all filler after that, with only the beginning and very end showing any actual resemblance to anything from the book. (It also completely contradicts the source material in several places and merges several characters.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVAs cover about 1/3 of Book 14, &lt;strong&gt;Another Punk Railroad (1930-1934)&lt;/strong&gt;, which is mostly a background book to fill in some of the gaps left in the previous books (it is extremely faithful aside from the parts involving Elmer which were actually based on events from book 5. Also Rachel's backstory was supposed to be told in book 3 from her to the rail tracer during their last encounter on the train. And the domino scene is from book 4.). (The train ride Gustav St. Germain asks Carol to remember in the very first episode of the series also happens in book 14). The stinger of the OVAs is the beginning of Book 6, The Slash - Cloudy to Rainy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stinger for episode 13 is actually the beginning of Book 5, &lt;strong&gt;Children of the Bottle (2001)&lt;/strong&gt;. Most of the content from episode 7 is taken from a flashback arc in Book 5. Rolling Bootleg only gave a VERY abridged version of what happened on the ship and did so immediately at the beginning of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There're also little bits of information taken from books 1-14 that are too numerous or minor to be worth mentioning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Worth noting, anyone interested in the Novels, DO NOT SKIP ANY OF THEM, even if you've seen the anime. It barely scratches the surface of what the novels actually covered (the anime tried to give each character some screen time, but ended up only really covering about 3-4 with anything resembling depth (Rachel, Jacuzzi, Chane, Czes (sort of...it left out some pretty important stuff though)). The Gandors and Lua especially got shafted despite being named in the opening, despite actually having some very interesting background/stories/character development), in addition to the main plots and answers nearly all the common questions that come up after watching the anime. Also as mentioned, while the end result is usually the same, how they got there is sometimes dramatically different (and IMO, is FAR better done then the anime's attempts at condensing it to fit in 13 episodes. If they'd had 26, it might've worked out better, or just dropped 1932 entirely to free up more time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="4966" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T03:02:35.520" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T03:02:35.520" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9829" CreationDate="2014-05-21T18:55:39.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe in the anime they made Itachi act surprised to not give away the plot.&#xA;Or maybe he could be referring to another secret mission, in which it was Itachi's plan to help lead Sasuke to the right path, and yet Obito figured this out and used the darkness in Sasuke's heart to control him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T18:55:39.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9826" CreationDate="2014-05-21T18:58:48.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with Madara Uchicha's answer, the dead (Edo Tensei'd) characters don't have original chakra for the God Tree, so the the tree does not attempt to absorb them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the Hokages will help Naruto and Sasuke attack Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T14:39:02.197" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T14:39:02.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-21T19:07:00.677" Score="2" ViewCount="1537" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Chapter 677, Yamato reappears again after posing as fighting against the Great Shinobi Alliance and the Kages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which side is he on now currently? If he is on Madara's side, why? Was he brainwashed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:43:50.657" Title="Which side is Yamato on?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24384" CreationDate="2014-05-21T19:57:58.763" Score="11" ViewCount="22181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm somewhat interested in buying cel sheets for some of my favourite shows, but it seems to be very hard to find somewhere that stocks them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have had the opportunity at a convention once, but I'm pretty sure they were counterfeit, so I decided against it. I unfortunately don't remember the retailer's name to look them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been looking for a while, but almost every website I come across has been shut down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cels.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cels.org&lt;/a&gt;, all the websites are down. The ones that aren't, have a live website, but with a closure notice:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tPStf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any companies (preferably based in the West) that sell cel sheets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T20:01:46.060" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T11:28:15.960" Title="Where can I buy anime cel sheets?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9823" CreationDate="2014-05-21T20:01:51.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki for the Yomi-Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt;, the person who eats it revives &lt;em&gt;once&lt;/em&gt;. So Brook can still just as easily be killed, as he will not revive again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T20:01:51.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7234" CreationDate="2014-05-21T20:33:38.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many websites that allow you to create your own jigsaws, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jigscenes.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JigScenes.com&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.createjigsawpuzzles.com/promotional/photo-into-puzzle.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CreateJigsawPuzzles.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://photo.jessops.com/gifts/baby-toys/jigsaw-puzzle-1000.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jessops.com&lt;/a&gt; (This last one supports 1000 piece jigsaws)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have anime/manga artwork you could use this service to create your own - Although this way, the people who made the work won't see any of the money from the purchase. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'd also want to make sure you'd have the rights to making something like that, so this is a better solution for fan works and similar which may have more lenient licensing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T20:33:38.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7280" CreationDate="2014-05-21T23:18:45.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, both Eva and Mimellia (Mimel's true name) have the same backstory and both resemble Varna a great deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, Agarest 2 has no tie with Agarest 1 and Zero since I believe Agarest 2 is an alternate version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you could say Eva is Agarest 2 Mimelia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4969" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T23:20:35.903" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T23:20:35.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9846" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-21T23:22:24.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Tennis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Prince of Tennis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T23:22:24.330" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T23:22:24.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9847" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-21T23:22:24.330" Score="0" Body="The Prince of Tennis (&quot;Tennis no Ouji-sama&quot;) is a manga series by Takeshi Konomi." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T01:13:03.927" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T01:13:03.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9848" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-21T23:23:13.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_of_Recca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Flame of Recca&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T23:23:13.827" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T23:23:13.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9849" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-21T23:23:13.827" Score="0" Body="Flame of Recca (&quot;Rekka no Honoo&quot;) is a manga series by Nobuyuki Anzai." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T23:23:13.827" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T23:23:13.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9852" CreationDate="2014-05-22T00:34:14.883" Score="4" ViewCount="3398" Body="&lt;p&gt;AMV is the term for Anime Music Videos, MEP is the term for Multi-Editor Project, and MMV is the term for Manga Music Video. Some notable favorites of mine that I watch mostly come from the YouTube channel [[MDS]] or Mad Desire Studios. I have noticed that a lot of AMVs are usually made by western otaku fans of anime - so generally from people from countries like America etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Japanese otaku usually create AMVs, MEPs, or MMVs, or is this just common for otaku who come from America?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: If you want to see what an AMV typically looks like, then &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc---oRwjwY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; (Youtube link) will be good to watch and is one of my favourite AMVs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T04:31:04.480" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T04:31:04.480" Title="Is it common for Japanese otaku fans to create AMVs?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;amv&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9851" CreationDate="2014-05-22T04:30:44.273" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very elaborate, meticulously-edited AMVs set to popular music that you see from creators like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nostro.fr/amv/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nostromo&lt;/a&gt; are, as far as I know, mostly the domain of non-Japanese fans. Naturally, I can't prove that there aren't any made by Japanese people, but I've spent my fair share of time bumbling around on &lt;a href=&quot;http://nicovideo.jp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Niconico&lt;/a&gt;, and haven't seen anything of the sort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Japanese fans &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; create are what they call &quot;MADs&quot; (for more, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3916/1908&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;). Though (many) MADs are derivative fanworks based on anime, they are, for the most part, not at all like the AMVs produced by Western fans. If I had to characterize Japanese MADs, I would point out the following features that distinguish them from non-Japanese AMVs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The audio tracks of MADs are frequently made by editing the audio of the show from which the clips are drawn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Existing musical pieces (pop songs, whatever) are not used in MADs as frequently as in AMVs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whereas many AMVs use footage from multiple series, MADs are more likely to use content from just a single series (or, perhaps, audio from one anime and video from another)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;AMVs are often strongly identified with their creators (cf. credits footage, etc.) whereas MADs are relatively more &quot;anonymous&quot; in the sense that creators are less wont to plaster their name onto their creations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MADs are typically solo productions (or, at least, the work of few people), whereas MEP AMVs are fairly common. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get a better flavor for the sorts of things that are typical of MADs, one might like to take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/mad?sort=v&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the top videos tagged with &quot;mad&quot; on Niconico&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sum: &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, Japanese fans create audiovisual productions using footage from anime, but &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, these productions are not very similar to the AMVs produced by non-Japanese fans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many anime conventions in the West incorporate AMV competitions; I suspect that this is one of the major drivers of AMV production in the West. I am not aware of any equivalent competitions in Japan. Also, for English speakers, there's at least one thriving online community for AMV creators: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animemusicvideos.org/home/home.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Org&lt;/a&gt;. Again, I am unaware of a Japanese equivalent, beyond general-purpose video sites like Niconico. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: this entire answer is only about the state of AMVs/MADs nowadays - I have no idea what it was like in the past, pre-Youtube/Niconico.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had never heard of MMVs prior to reading your question; having looked at a few on Youtube, I think (but am not sure) that these are also uniquely Western. (They also mostly suck, for obvious reasons.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T04:30:44.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9855" CreationDate="2014-05-22T04:50:27.160" Score="4" ViewCount="2260" Body="&lt;p&gt;The weakness of Zombie of Thriller Bark is salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When salt is thrown into a zombie's mouth, the shadow moving the corpse is detached and the zombie is purified. Because salt is a property of sea water and since the shadow was attached due to a Devil Fruit power, the shadow is naturally released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Brook nullified Moriah's Devil Fruit power with salt, does this mean no Devil Fruit user can eat salt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T05:21:48.390" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T05:21:48.390" Title="Are Devil Fruit users weak to salt?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9853" CreationDate="2014-05-22T06:54:36.340" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this is just the special weakness of that particular Devil Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, Luffy eats everything, nearly everywhere. And in the most dishes there is salt, or how do you cook you spaghetti?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another instance to prove my opinion is that Luffy had gone underwater several times and had nearly drowned. In the process, he also &quot;ate&quot; salt, but it had no effect, like losing his Devil Fruit power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:54:54.500" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T04:54:54.500" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9829" CreationDate="2014-05-22T06:55:14.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi may have asked Madara's help but it was never explicitly said that he revealed the true reason behind his actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi may have lied to Madara like he did to Sasuke that he massacred&#xA;  all uchiha to test his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi may be thinking that Madara was convinced with his reasoning, while Madara knew the true reason that he was doing all this by leaf village's orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T06:55:14.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9862" CreationDate="2014-05-22T07:52:00.557" Score="9" ViewCount="35278" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know why Sabo ate the Mera Mera fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7y0Dx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought Luffy really wanted this fruit because it was the devil's fruit that his brother Ace ate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sabo took Luffy's spot in the Colosseum to get the fruit for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2014-05-25T16:19:34.103" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T14:02:19.210" Title="Why did Sabo eat the Mera Mera no Mi fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9859" CreationDate="2014-05-22T09:33:44.273" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sabo never intended to get the fruit for Luffy. When he showed up in this arc, his first words were &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I'm not letting you have the Mera Mera fruit, Strawhat Luffy!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sabo always intended to eat it, and Luffy was fine with that. Luffy obviously can't eat it himself, he just wanted someone he liked to have it. He left the colosseum very happy, fully understanding that Sabo was going to eat it. It didn't come out of nowhere at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T09:33:44.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-22T11:15:53.113" Score="13" ViewCount="49632" Body="&lt;p&gt;A while back, I stumbled upon &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/ol1-my6VeZE&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; which shows an ending to the Captain Tsubasa series. However, I quickly found out that it is not the real ending.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this video (which is in Spanish, I could not find the same video in English), we see a young Tsubasa playing with a football, which eventually ends up on the road, leading to Tsubasa being run over by a truck. It then jumps to a scene where Japan is playing Brazil in what seems to be a final. Finally, it jumps to a scene where we see an older Tsubasa lying in an hospital bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the video, a subtitle goes by saying something similar to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the closest to another ending in which Oliver (Tsubasa) has no legs in the hospital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ended up finding &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/W18R3PbRiss&quot;&gt;another video&lt;/a&gt; (also in Spanish) that elaborates on the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It explains that on the first chapter of the original manga, Tsubasa is hit by that same truck from the other video, but since he has a football, the impact is absorbed by it. He then starts to think of the football as his friend, and so the story we know unravels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The video then states that in the final against Brazil, after Tsubasa scores a goal, the scene jumps to him waking up in the hospital and hugging his mother, telling him that they had won. The video states that if we look close enough, we will notice Tsubasa has no legs, because he really lost them in that accident, and is just waking up from a coma, having imagined all of the storyline. The video even states that there is a theory that this might have been part of the original plan by the author, since the word 'dream' is present in many of the titles, basically claiming that this is the original ending to the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the information regarding this alternate video seems to be in Spanish, and I have not found much relevant info in English. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/11348-the-true-super-campeonescaptain-tsubasa-ending-creepypastafan-fiction&quot;&gt;few English sources I found&lt;/a&gt; state this is fan-made. I tend to lean toward that possibility, as the one proposed by that last video seem pretty farfetched.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whichever may be the case:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;What is the exact origin of this alternate ending?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Was it really supposed to be the original ending?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or if it is fan-made, where did it originate? When was it first seen?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;I have not seen much of the series. The little I have seen was when I was a kid, and from a Portuguese dubbed version. So I know basically nothing about the storyline of the series.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T11:07:56.943" LastActivityDate="2019-07-11T12:17:09.977" Title="What is the origin of this alternate ending to Captain Tsubasa?" Tags="&lt;captain-tsubasa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9853" CreationDate="2014-05-22T12:21:04.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember which episode it was, but Sanji especially collected salt for the ship kitchen. So I don't think it is the issue. Salt harm is zombie specific, not devil-fruit eaters. Not everything connected to the sea is bad :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4777" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T12:21:04.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9823" CreationDate="2014-05-22T12:27:49.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned in the anime that if you smash his spine really good he will die. Can't look for prooflink right now. At fishmen island as far as I remember, during the fight... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4777" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T12:27:49.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9853" CreationDate="2014-05-22T13:50:49.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it were to be true then Luffy would also be unable to eat fish and I think they would contain a fair amount of salt. So yeah, salt should be fine in a Devil Fruit user's diet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4984" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T05:18:15.440" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T05:18:15.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9877" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20833" CreationDate="2014-05-22T15:49:23.720" Score="6" ViewCount="1130" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, Anpanman gives part of his face to the dog Cheezu to eat. Afterwards Anpanman loses a lot of strength, but later regains it by having Jam Ojisan bake him a new head. It made me wonder, what would happen if Anpanman lost his entire head? Would he die? Is it even possible? If yes, how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xDmgJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anpanman offers some of his head up as a snack~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I promise I won't tell Baikinman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-06-09T16:57:48.880" LastActivityDate="2019-05-15T12:15:47.917" Title="Can Anpanman die if he loses his entire head?" Tags="&lt;anpanman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9813" CreationDate="2014-05-22T19:19:19.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was revealed later that Recca was not a flame master like the others, he had inherited the former flame dragons, but he himself had no unique flame ability. Therefore, when he dies, he might become a flame dragon, but he'd be a useless one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Volume 16 - Chapter 153:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qk5Uv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qk5Uvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4987" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T04:31:53.323" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T04:31:53.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9881" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-22T22:49:18.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpanman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anpanman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T22:49:18.223" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T22:49:18.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9882" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-22T22:49:18.223" Score="0" Body="Soreike! Anpanman is a long-running children's anime, based on a picture book series by Takashi Yanase." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T22:49:18.223" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T22:49:18.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2470" CreationDate="2014-05-23T03:58:10.603" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;SAO and AW are related because they have the same author and also in the one chapter of SAO and AW (versus) they meet and duel. (fact)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also think that the timeline also looks like this: SAO may be the first generation (nerve gear) until technology improves until the period of AW (neuro linker) is created. &#xA;(opinion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The timeline of past and future met and they have a duel because of that machine Kirito used and Silver Crow using that accceleration program. (opinion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4989" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T03:58:10.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9889" CreationDate="2014-05-23T04:57:22.107" Score="2" ViewCount="680" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, season 1 episode 3 (around 19:00) Orihime's brother, who is a Hollow, stabs himself with Ichigo's Zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soul Reapers are supposed to have the power to exorcise the Hollows to send their souls to the Soul Society; however, it is implied here that it isn't necessarily the &lt;em&gt;Soul Reaper&lt;/em&gt; who exercises the soul, but rather the &lt;em&gt;Zanpakuto itself&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a clear definition on how this whole process is supposed to work? Or can Hollows just commit suicide with a Zanpakuto and have their soul cleansed as if the Soul Reaper had done it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4990" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T06:20:21.517" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T06:20:21.517" Title="How does Hollow exorcism work?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9890" CreationDate="2014-05-23T05:04:40.793" Score="2" ViewCount="13078" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a song in &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; season 1 episode 13 at about 13:00 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the song, and where can I legally buy or listen to this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4978" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-20T13:39:54.133" LastActivityDate="2018-07-20T13:43:00.167" Title="What's the song thay plays in episode 13 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in wall?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9888" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10132" CreationDate="2014-05-23T05:12:56.120" Score="4" ViewCount="15628" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2OJL4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Conan call Bourbon a liar?  I still don't get the context of this at the end of chapter 897&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T14:37:27.620" Title="Why does Conan call Bourbon a liar?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9886" CreationDate="2014-05-23T06:04:11.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a later episode with that Hollow who has those exploding slugs the Zanpakuto can forgive the sins a soul has committed while it was a Hollow allowing them entry into the Soul Society, it can not forgive the sins committed before hand so murderers and the like even when killed with a Zanpakuto are sent to the Underworld. the Quincy only seek to kill Hollows so their weapons destroy rather than absolve the sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened with Orihime's brother is apparently an &quot;Exorcism&quot; as Rukia implies there is a difference when Ichigo is about to stop Orihime's brother, i think what she said is on the lines of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There's is a difference between killing a Hollow and exorcising one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i've haven't see the entire series or read further in the manga but from the looks of it it's the difference between a Soul Reaper forcing a soul to be purified and forcing the soul to understand what they have done as a hollow over the soul regaining themselves and learning of the sins they have committed, coming to terms with it seeking purification with their own hands, ie. taking responsibility for their own actions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T06:04:11.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9887" CreationDate="2014-05-23T06:39:28.930" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song title is &quot;Call Your Name&quot; (track #15) with vocals by mpi &amp;amp; CASG.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can buy &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00CAL4LEI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Audio CD at Amazon&lt;/a&gt; and it has the full OST of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-20T13:43:00.167" LastActivityDate="2018-07-20T13:43:00.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9892" CreationDate="2014-05-23T17:21:49.713" Score="3" ViewCount="756" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Madara warped out of the Kamui dimension, what happened to Kakashi's sharingan? Did Madara destroy it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T17:28:15.777" Title="What happened to Kakashi's Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9891" CreationDate="2014-05-23T17:28:15.777" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it was implanted back to Obito, it's seen when they warp back out, Obito's left eye is back to be his Mangekyo (the eye the Black Zetsu part of him has).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T17:28:15.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-23T18:51:28.013" Score="1" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tailed beasts are forced to serve shinobi, and in the four tails talk with Naruto, they obviously hate doing it. Son Goku asks Naruto what he would do, and he says he would want them to be partners with their jinchuuriku like bee and the hachibi. My question is, if Naruto really wants the solution best for the biju, shouldn't they be allowed to exist outside of the jinchuuriki? Even partnering with jinchuuriki is implying that the beasts cannot be trusted to themselves, which is a shinobi quality kurama hates. Granted, they will probably be used and may even run a rampage, but part of the deal is to get them to be &quot;kinder,&quot; like the gyuuki now. In such a case, the humane thing is to ensure that they are &quot;tamed&quot; and then to let them be free, not restricted to a jinchuuriki, even if they are friends with that jinchuuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4994" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T19:02:17.983" Title="Shouldn't the biju be allowed free if Naruto really wants to help them?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9893" CreationDate="2014-05-23T19:00:16.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't have to be a Jinchuuriki to befriend a Bijuu. According to Naruto, he wants to partner up with all the Bijuu, even though not all of them are sealed inside of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can't really change his situation with Kurama since extracting Kurama from him will mean the he would die, however Naruto means that Shinobi and Bijuu can be allies/friends like Shinobi and other Shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T19:00:16.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9893" CreationDate="2014-05-23T19:02:17.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't that require all nations to be cooperative and friendly and not send shinobi to go after and capture the tailed beasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be possible after the Great War, but certainly wouldn't be likely since people fear these beasts. (From a realistic perspective)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T19:02:17.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9896" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-23T19:45:47.880" Score="4" ViewCount="5222" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ikuhara had said it would be better if we didn't know, but I want to know. What is the meaning behind Nanami's egg? Especially when she wakes up from an apparent dream, and finds a smashed egg in her bedsheets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4995" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T16:06:33.073" Title="In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what is the metaphor of Nanami's egg?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9900" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9901" CreationDate="2014-05-24T01:33:43.880" Score="7" ViewCount="799" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seems like libido is the energy source for mechas in various series such as Star Driver, and Captain Earth. Exactly what is this libido it speaks of? Lust? Why is it that the world will supposedly end if something consumes all libido? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T05:36:27.750" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T09:13:07.497" Title="Explanation of Libido in anime" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;star-driver&gt;&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9900" CreationDate="2014-05-24T01:41:52.827" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, libido is another word used to describe life force, or orgone energy. You can think of it like mana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Orgone energy is a hypothetical universal life force originally proposed in the 1930s by Wilhelm Reich. -&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your second question (paraphrasing from the source article):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Libido generates orgone energy, so: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No libido -&gt; no orgone energy -&gt; no life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T08:06:06.580" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T08:06:06.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9904" CreationDate="2014-05-24T18:46:23.747" Score="9" ViewCount="1147" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this at a con recently and was wondering what the eye/hand/eye symbol appeared in. It looks familiar but I can't remember where from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fEILI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5002" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:58:57.397" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:58:57.397" Title="Symbol identification: eye on hand (image included)" Tags="&lt;20th-century-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-25T23:10:31.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9903" CreationDate="2014-05-24T20:10:58.433" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Boys&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20th Century boys&lt;/a&gt;, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa (who also created &quot;Monster&quot;). And the man in the picture is referred to as &quot;Friend&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6YS74m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the symbol originated from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; comic books that the children read when they were kids that indicated a page turn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T20:16:07.507" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T20:16:07.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9905" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-25T02:33:00.607" Score="5" ViewCount="2452" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bakemonogatari, there are two different openings for Nadeko - the one with a hat and the one without it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jNdsH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jNdsHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;left: hat version; right: no-hat version&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any specific reason why that is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T18:56:09.390" LastActivityDate="2014-09-02T05:53:11.053" Title="Why are there two different openings for Nadeko in Bakemonogatari?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13737" CreationDate="2014-05-25T03:31:11.203" Score="6" ViewCount="1198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rewatching episode 17 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, we are shown several times Maria Ross' prison &quot;bracelet&quot; on her &quot;corpse&quot;. The bracelet is shown to be broken even after Edward appears on the scene and confronts Mustang. (We are shown later that Havoc removes it after Ross escapes into some building.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l81B5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maria Ross&amp;#39; prison bracelet&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that this is the case, shouldn't there be a suspicion that this isn't Ross (by the relevant authorities)? Or is this simply glossed over (particularly since Ross' dental records were removed earlier, since the coroner doing the autopsy was effectively &quot;collaborating&quot; with Mustang, and since Mustang presumably has reason to have Ross killed?)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:47:16.810" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:47:16.810" Title="Why didn't Ross' broken bracelet cause suspicion?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9938" CreationDate="2014-05-25T13:13:26.183" Score="4" ViewCount="3295" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I know it's called &lt;em&gt;Great Escape&lt;/em&gt; and it's the ending song of the 2nd cour of Shingeki no Kyojin. However, the one played at the end of episode 25 was an edited version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I find this edited version of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T21:47:49.370" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T21:47:49.370" Title="What is the name of the last song in the staff credits at the end of episode 25?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4792" CreationDate="2014-05-25T15:48:41.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just a phrase. Forever means that Yusuke's friendship will not end but other things will have to have a bound. It's also known as a schmaltz, like leaving a caption to leave the audience feeling good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5011" LastActivityDate="2014-05-25T15:48:41.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9905" CreationDate="2014-05-25T20:46:53.897" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Studio SHAFT has almost a custom of changing openings even after they first aired. For example currently airing Mekakucity Actors have slightly different openings for their first 3 episodes, usually changing text fonts or scenes slightly. The reason for this is simply lack of time management, where they don't put much time to &quot;quality check&quot; the opening with director and they keep changing it until they like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is probably case with Nadeko's OP. Someone of power simply didn't like the version with hat, so they remove it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-05-25T20:46:53.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2014-05-25T22:25:22.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That episode was . . . weird, as weird as when Nanami became a cow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, my interpretation of it was based on the fact that the episode &quot;Nanami's Egg&quot; falls into the Akio Ohtori Saga. This is roughly two thirds of the Apocalypse Saga. The content is more sexually suggestive in this saga: scenes involving Akio's car seemed to always be sexually suggestive, with his, Touga's and Kyouichi's shirts opening partway through the ride or when posing for photos, and Kozue's first sexual experience was in the back of that car with Ruka Tsuchiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this I got the impression that the episode represented Nanami entering puberty as we  know that women to begin produce eggs during puberty. She begins to fret over the discovery of an egg in her bed probably because she hasn't been taught about puberty. When she accepts it and raises the egg, I took this as the transition of Nanami growing up from a girl to a woman/mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T14:35:00.747" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T14:35:00.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13278" CreationDate="2014-05-26T00:28:06.127" Score="8" ViewCount="6586" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know of the several forms of Haki, the Kenbunshoku Haki, Busoshoku Haki and the Haoshoku Haki. I've been wondering, are those Haki visible to other characters in the One Piece universe, or only visible for the reader?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I am mainly interested in the Busoshoku Haki, as this seems to harden the body and makes the skin look metal like. Can people in the One Piece universe also see this metal like change? Or is this just for the viewer to differentiate between normal fighting and Haki fighting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T06:32:31.800" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T06:02:15.290" Title="Is Haki visible to other characters?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T04:43:33.580" Score="1" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Chronology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chronology Page&lt;/a&gt;, in 0069, Erio learned that he was an Artificial Mage and he was later taken away to be experimented on. Within the same year, the illegal facility which Erio was in was discovered and shut down by the TSAB, and Erio was taken to the Special Care Center.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caro was banished from her tribe in 0071, so between 0071 and 0075, Caro enlisted with the TSAB. However, no unit wanted to employ her because she couldn't control her power yet. She met Fate one day by pure chance, and after hearing about Caro's past, Fate decided to take her in and became the her guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 0074, Erio left the Special Care Center and enlisted as TSAB private, so Fate met Erio in the Special Care Center between 0069 and 0074.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time Fate wanted to adopt Erio, she was too young to officially adopt him, so Erio was instead adopted by Lindy Harlaown. With Fate becoming his guardian, I assume this happened before Fate's 18th birthday. Since Fate was 15 in 0071, when Nanoha, Hayate, and Fate met in A's epilogue, and Fate was 19 when Riot Force 6 was formed in 0075, Fate would have had her 18th birthday in 0074. However, without an exact date on Fate's birthday, she could have been 17 between 0073 and 0074, which wouldn't be the case with Caro as she still had her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Riot Force 6 was formed, and Caro and Erio met up to join the rest of the group, that was apparently the first time they met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if it's included in the manga or not, but I'm wondering when Fate became Erio's and Caro's guardian. From the above, I assume it took place some time between 0071 and 0073/74 (before Fate's 18th birthday).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T11:04:58.327" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T11:04:58.327" Title="When did Fate become Erio's and Caro's guardian?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9853" CreationDate="2014-05-26T05:07:42.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The curse will only take effect on sea water, not on something taken/extracted from the sea (which naturally includes salt). Remember in Water 7 episode, where Sanji was challenged by an old man to find the secret ingredient of his &lt;em&gt;fried rice&lt;/em&gt;? And the secret spice is actually the SALT, which was visible remain after the cataclysm of Aqua Laguna. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so it was, Sanji applied the &lt;em&gt;new SALT&lt;/em&gt; to his cooking, and all Luffy's crew were astonished by the new flavour. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T05:07:42.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9922" CreationDate="2014-05-26T06:44:50.263" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Kenbunshoku and Haoshoku are not visible at all, since, well it was not made as something that is visually needed to the reader, since they're basically perception and sheer will power respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Busoshoku, however, can be seen both by the user and others alike, though not all the time, since it acts like an &quot;invisible armor&quot; or coating, in a sense. At that point, it is not seen, which could be demonstrated by someone like Zoro, for example. But, when in is concentrated heavily on certain areas of the users body (i/e: Luffy or Vergo) or to a weapon of theirs (i/e: Vergo or Smoker), it hardens said part (or extension of the users body) and turns it black, making it &quot;denser&quot;.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As for Vergo's extension for to his bamboo: Chapter 672, page 4 Smoker: Chapter 690, page 8.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a use of Buso, without demonstrating it physically: Chapter 512, page 12, among many others. Zoro vs Monet for instance.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5017" LastEditorUserId="5017" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T01:05:23.437" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T01:05:23.437" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T07:18:11.320" Score="6" ViewCount="2140" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Note: This question contains spoilers from the Manga! Anime viewers are advised  not to read it!&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara uses invisible clones from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Limbo:_Border_Jail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Limbo&lt;/a&gt;. Can those clones use all of Madara's techniques themselves? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5019" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T08:15:51.683" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T08:15:51.683" Title="Can the Limbo clones use all the techniques of the jutsu owner?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9928" CreationDate="2014-05-26T07:29:20.977" Score="4" ViewCount="7500" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this picture on facebook and I would like to know what anime she is from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p544a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pink-haired girl, subtitles read &amp;quot;You can do whatever you want with my body.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5020" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:42:59.627" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:42:59.627" Title="What is the name of the anime this pink-haired girl is from?" Tags="&lt;brynhildr-in-the-darkness&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T08:49:03.537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9927" CreationDate="2014-05-26T07:31:22.797" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/92359/Kazumi_Schlierenzauer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazumi Schlierenzauer&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/21431/Gokukoku_no_Brynhildr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gokukoku no Brynhildr&lt;/a&gt;. This show is currently airing this season (Spring 2014).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pttgw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T11:01:28.293" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T11:01:28.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4842" CreationDate="2014-05-26T09:14:05.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime and manga it has been known to symbolize the dead, including zombies, vampires, and ghosts. When you see this in anime or manga you know that the character isn't alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5022" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T10:33:39.603" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T10:33:39.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9853" CreationDate="2014-05-26T11:15:57.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: Salt is generally used to symbolize purification so it was used to express the release of the curse of this Devil Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Luffy loves fun and the meat doesn't spoil.&#xA;  They would need salt to preserve there meat as pirates especially on the first less   developed ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ace and Luffy would have died by food.&#xA;What better way to killed two famous pirates who love food than by poisoning their food?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Somebody would have warned Luffy in chapter 1 like about swimming. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each fruit has it's own individual weakness and strengths. Like fire &amp;lt; water, fire &gt; smoke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luffy touched a Seastone that had to have salt on it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luffy has fallen in water and most likely seawater at least once.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I conclude that salt does not effect all Devil Fruit users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5022" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T05:19:59.563" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T05:19:59.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T15:36:05.530" Score="4" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each chapter is a vignette that's usually in no way related to the other chapters, except for re-occurring characters who show up in multiple chapters to tie them together as being in the same universe (or alternate universes, I guess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can only remember 2 chapters at the moment, one clearly, the other not so much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One had two guys. They went out drinking (I think) and one (blonde with glasses, IIRC) fell asleep. The other, a shaggy-haired brunette (or something) kisses the blonde. Blonde wakse up. Shaggy says something like &quot;I wish I'd done this sooner. I guess my time's run out.&quot; It's revealed Shaggy either died before that outing or was in a coma and then died that night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another chapter had a group of girls (they were all in gym shorts, I think, so they might've been a volleyball team or something) hiding in a shed or gym equipment shed. They're all deathly afraid of having to venture outside looking for help, as they send one from their group at a time to look for help and wait to see if they return because there's a monster or murderer waiting outside to murder them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They play a game where each person in turn has to name an item/person/whatever within a given subject whose name begins with the same letter as the last letter of the previous word.  They cannot repeat words. Head Bitch uses a word that forces the next girl to repeat a word as there's no other word that fits the bill. The girl is despondent, screaming about how Head Bitch knew that word could not be followed up with an allowed word, but is sent outside. Head Bitch then tells the others how she knew very well she was signing that girl's death warrant and how they all hated the girl that was just sent outside, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They start the next round of the game after a while. The girl before Head Bitch uses the word Head Bitch used to doom the previous runner. Chapter ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5024" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T02:13:12.163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T02:13:12.163" Title="Slice-of-life-ish random comedy manga with interconnected vignettes" Tags="&lt;nickelodeon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:26:36.573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9932" CreationDate="2014-05-26T17:18:25.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=58407&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nickelodeon&lt;/a&gt; by Douman Seiman. The latter word game you mention is probably the shiritori game in chapter 6, and the former story with the two guys is from chapter 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T17:18:25.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6169" CreationDate="2014-05-26T21:58:43.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is another more more more obvious link: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 1 pg 19: Touta Konoe, the main hero, is the grand-son of Negi Springfield, somehow related to Konoka Konoe (his surname is Konoe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5028" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T21:58:43.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9936" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-26T23:41:10.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XC8alm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Captain Earth&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2014 mecha anime by Bones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series follows high-school student Daichi Manatsu who starts working for the Globe organization to pilot a giant robot called the Earth Engine Impacter to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the &quot;Kill-T-Gang&quot;, that intends to drain all the life force of mankind to empower their immortal existences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&#xA;* &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Earth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Captain Earth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:22:07.677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:22:07.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9937" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-26T23:41:10.143" Score="0" Body="Captain Earth is a 2014 mecha anime by Bones. The series follows high-school student Daichi Manatsu who starts working for the Globe organization to pilot a giant robot called the Earth Engine Impacter to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the &quot;Kill-T-Gang&quot;." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:22:07.677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:22:07.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9912" CreationDate="2014-05-27T09:44:56.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it! It's track #10 on cinema staff's latest album, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/Drums-Bass-2-Guitars-%E9%80%9A%E5%B8%B8%E7%9B%A4/dp/B00I4FM6HI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Drums,Bass,2(to)Guitars&lt;/a&gt; (released 2 Apr 2014). I haven't listened to it myself (the sample is too short to be able to tell the difference between the regular version and the ep25 version), but according to the product description, this is what you're looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「great escape」はTVアニメ「進撃の巨人」の最終回のみで使用された特別バージョンで収録。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This album includes the special version of &quot;great escape&quot; that was used only in the last episode of the TV anime &quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T09:44:56.020" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9940" CreationDate="2014-05-27T15:06:25.823" Score="5" ViewCount="484" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2351/has-an-anime-ever-come-out-before-the-manga-was-published&quot;&gt;Has an anime ever come out before the manga was published?&lt;/a&gt; it became quite obvious that there are indeed several animes that air before their manga has been made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this also made me wonder about the following:&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Does this imply that all anime that air before a manga of it exist should be considered fillers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fillers are non-canonical material, which usually implies it did not happen in the manga. Or as Urban Dictionary stated it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;filler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A segment of anime, whether it be an entire episode or part of one, which does not appear in the manga of the title. Fillers, as the name implies, &amp;quot;fills&amp;quot; an episode with non-canonical material which has been written usually by the same company which animates it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T16:53:11.787" Title="Are anime that air before a manga adaptation considered filler anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9939" CreationDate="2014-05-27T15:16:29.117" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel there's a bit of misconception here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fillers&lt;/strong&gt; == &lt;strong&gt;Not canon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Canon&lt;/strong&gt; == Original material from the original author.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are episodes in Naruto for example, (like Naruto episode 101) which are &lt;strong&gt;canon but were not in the manga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question of whether content being filler or not has nothing to do with it being in one medium or another (although there's usually a correlation). It's about &lt;strong&gt;who made it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T15:16:29.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-27T18:40:05.800" Score="2" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the 6th episode of Mekakucity Actors, there was a scene where Takane was directed by, presumably, her own voice to escape the city, which was falling apart. Now, there was a similar scenario in the song the episode was based on with the same title in the Kagerou Project, which was what the entire anime is based on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure I understand what the purpose of this is. Because it doesn't seem like it's real. The city she lives in is not literally falling apart, I don't think. Otherwise everyone else would have died. So it must be symbolic for something. Am I missing anything here? What is the purpose of the song and the scene in that particular episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T02:21:06.667" Title="What does Headphone Actor represent or mean?" Tags="&lt;kagerou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9815" CreationDate="2014-05-27T18:58:59.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is still unknown. We still don't have any precise details on how the factory works.&#xA;We just know that the Smile are Zoan-type fruits, and that probably they achived these smiles by studying a prototype artifical fruit made by Vegapunk (i.e. the dragon fruit that Momonosuke ate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5036" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T20:01:59.790" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T20:01:59.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9656" CreationDate="2014-05-27T20:13:51.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're all a bit based on the arts of Okamoto Taro mixed with some unique traits; like Brook based on the screamer, Nami on some Taro statue, Momonosuke (Samurai Dude xD) based on fantasy, since Momo in Japanese means peach xD, and for Chopper I can't remember xD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunny also is probably based on Taro arts, as the figurehead is a representation of the Sun Tower of Osaka as you can see here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XfsmF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sunny figurehead based on this&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FccNp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5036" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:41:33.293" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:41:33.293" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9945" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-27T20:29:09.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerou_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kagerou Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T20:29:09.400" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T20:29:09.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9946" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-27T20:29:09.400" Score="0" Body="Kagerou Project began as a series of Vocaloid songs by Jin. It later grew into a multimedia franchise, which includes the anime &quot;Mekakucity Actors&quot;, produced by Shaft." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T20:29:09.400" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T20:29:09.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9948" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-27T22:12:18.437" Score="6" ViewCount="12547" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been watching the Initial D anime, but still haven't read the manga. How far does the anime cover, in respect to the manga? Are there any manga or anime exclusive content?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3879" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T18:31:13.397" LastActivityDate="2018-05-06T02:30:00.040" Title="How closely does the Initial D anime follow the manga?" Tags="&lt;initial-d&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9951" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-28T05:42:00.243" Score="4" ViewCount="1636" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zrQul.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this person that the current Mizukage is marrying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T01:40:08.603" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T01:40:08.603" Title="Who is this person in Naruto Ch. 678 (spoiler)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9962" CreationDate="2014-05-28T07:15:17.833" Score="10" ViewCount="32815" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n01od.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Blackbeard consume more than just one Devil Fruit? If yes, then what is the upper limit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he reaches the maximum number of Devil Fruits, can he change them, i.e. can he lose one of the Devil Fruits to consume a new one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T06:25:34.093" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T12:47:06.627" Title="Can Blackbeard consume more than one Devil Fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9954" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10138" CreationDate="2014-05-28T07:51:33.597" Score="4" ViewCount="2640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Yaoi I have fairly noticed a highly recurring thing which is &lt;strong&gt;Bears&lt;/strong&gt;. In particular I am aiming this at Yaoi's such as Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi and Junjou Romantica.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uF6Rj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XHQYJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jYHRE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is &lt;strong&gt;what is the relationship between the re-occurring bears seen in Yaoi's such as Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi and Junjou Romantica&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;are bears related to homosexuals in yaoi?&lt;/strong&gt; and where did the idea of &lt;strong&gt;bears&lt;/strong&gt; come from? &lt;strong&gt;Why bears?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T22:28:37.467" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T16:36:50.363" Title="Why are bears in yaoi animes?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9951" CreationDate="2014-05-28T11:07:25.087" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character is unnamed and it really doesn't matter too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Fourth Mizukage's dream is to get married, and that's exactly what she got in her infinite dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She didn't really seem to have a preference of who to marry, but just &lt;strong&gt;to&lt;/strong&gt; marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T11:07:25.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9948" CreationDate="2014-05-28T11:08:03.613" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Altough the series stays pretty loyal to the story as told in the manga, there are a few exceptions. But these don't influence the story that much. One of the biggest factors affecting this is that a lot of the story in the manga got cut out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We Initial D fans love those little details. It's a shame they had to cut out so much in order to fit one race in each episode. Watching Fifth Stage almost feels like watching an extended version of Battle Stage... And for that reason, it's strongly recommended to read the manga after watching the anime. That way, you don't miss all the details from the original storyline. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=45168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ID fan forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to where to how much it covers, Fifth Stage episode 4 ends at Chapter 499. (I stopped reading at chapter 501, so I ain't too sure how far the rest of this season covers.) I do know that the new season Initial D final stage will cover the left-over chapters, making this series fully covered by the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this said, there is a ton of manga-exclusive content: like I said, a lot has been cut-out in the anime. There is also some unique anime content (fillers) in the series. A few I remember would be Initial D Episode's 13, 22, and 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be some more but I couldn't find a source to confirm this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T18:32:58.180" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T18:32:58.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9958" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9978" CreationDate="2014-05-28T11:32:04.880" Score="7" ViewCount="7125" Body="&lt;p&gt;So if seen this happen in a few anime's before, but never really understood why it happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A character with a wooden spoon like object and a bucket of water throws water on the ground during summer.  Why are they doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fZkER.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T12:49:58.113" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T00:06:23.837" Title="Why is she throwing water on the ground?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11338" CreationDate="2014-05-28T11:36:37.220" Score="8" ViewCount="348" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Ros%C3%A9_Thomas&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Rose, the character who appears in the Lior arcs of FMA, has &quot;Thomas&quot; for a surname. While &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_characters#Ros.C3.A9&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia entry on her&lt;/a&gt; simply refers to her as Rose, a quick Google search for &lt;code&gt;fma rose&lt;/code&gt; yields several results for her as &quot;Rose Thomas&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't recall Rose ever being referred to as anything other than &quot;Rose&quot; during the course of either Fullmetal Alchemist anime series or in the manga. (It is of course possible that I don't remember the 2003 anime very well, since I binge-watched it a year ago and might have missed some details.) What's the origin of her supposed surname, and is this even something &quot;official&quot; in any capacity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T12:42:55.610" Title="Where are we shown Rose's surname?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9953" CreationDate="2014-05-28T14:22:26.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is still no answer for this, we just know that for an 'abnormality' of his body (Marco refer to this during Marineford) He can eat more than 1 fruit (even if I think that 2 is the limit). We still don't know if he can change or &quot;absorb&quot; other fruits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5036" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T14:22:26.257" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9953" CreationDate="2014-05-28T14:39:40.380" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mythbusters/Misunderstandings_and_Mistranslations#Eating_two_Devil_Fruits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mythbusters&lt;/a&gt; article on One Piece Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Eating two Devil Fruits Edit&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Myth:&lt;/strong&gt; When you eat 2 Devil Fruits, the second fruit will replace the first fruit's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact:&lt;/strong&gt; Eiichiro Oda stated in one of his SBS that you cannot transfer the fruit's power to another person, if you take one bite of it the fruit becomes normal. This caused fans to think he meant if you eat the second Devil Fruit it will replace the first fruit but in Enies Lobby Arc, Lucci and Blueno said if you eat the second fruit after eating the first one, your body will explode and you will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact:&lt;/strong&gt; An exception to the rule stated above is Marshall D. Teach, user of the Yami Yami no Mi fruit, who stole the power of the Gura Gura no Mi fruit through some currently unknown means not related to eating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that normally no human being can eat 2 Devil Fruits. Until now, Blackbeard is the only one with this ability, though I don't know how. Maybe it's related to the &amp;quot;D.&amp;quot; in his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking forward to see more!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T06:16:12.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8078" CreationDate="2014-05-28T14:42:02.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the OST From Movie 7: Karakuri's Castle's Mecha Giant Soldier &#xA;the Duel of Zoro VS General Maji.&#xA;Here's the YouTube Link:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuN2RfKlyiw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Movie 7 OST &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5036" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T14:42:02.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9966" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-28T15:20:13.653" Score="-1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone knows if the last song used in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kT-inxMKC4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; which is labeled 'Kojuro' something can be found in any of the anime ost?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video description: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ニコ動より&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;曲目（と動画編集時のイメージ）&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;■BLAZE ～Crimson Lotus～：真田幸村（殴り愛）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ■Heaven's Door：伊達政宗（UMA）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ■Shut up～Go to Hell：猿飛佐助（姫抱き）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ■水光に映る従夢：片倉小十郎（こじゅと自然）？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5047" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T16:23:39.530" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T03:07:13.440" Title="What is the name of the last song that plays in this video?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sengoku-basara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9966" CreationDate="2014-05-28T15:32:30.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is presumably track #10 on the album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/16709&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sengoku BASARA Ongaku Emaki ~Ao-ban - It's Show Time!~&lt;/a&gt; (VTCL-60117). The title of the piece is &quot;[Suikou ni Utsuru Juumu] featuring Katakura Kojuurou&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to a sample at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/TV%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%80%8C%E6%88%A6%E5%9B%BDBASARA%E3%80%8D%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BD%E7%B5%B5%E5%B7%BB~%E8%92%BC%E7%9B%A4-It%E2%80%99s-Show-Time-~/dp/B001XXJFGS/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its Amazon Japan page&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXuYu6SVPew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the full version on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;, but this may disappear at any time). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T15:32:30.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9968" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-28T15:33:42.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Basara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sengoku Basara&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T15:33:42.187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T15:33:42.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9969" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-28T15:33:42.187" Score="0" Body="Sengoku Basara is a series of video games by Capcom, with two TV anime adaptations. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T15:33:42.187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T15:33:42.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9972" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9973" CreationDate="2014-05-28T19:33:37.630" Score="4" ViewCount="586" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga Yotsuba&amp;amp;! is a story about a little girl named Yotsuba. So, the title using her name makes sense, but why is there an additional '&amp;amp;' at the end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ensVT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the manga cover in English. It says Yotsuba&amp;amp;! and sometimes it's written Yotsubato! on some sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T19:43:06.360" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T19:54:07.727" Title="Why is the title &quot;Yotsuba&amp;!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yotsubato&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9972" CreationDate="2014-05-28T19:42:15.430" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; (と) is a Japanese particle that functions like English &quot;and&quot;. If, for example, you wanted to say &quot;Yotsuba &amp;amp; Tanaka&quot;, that would be &lt;em&gt;Yotsuba-to Tanaka&lt;/em&gt; (よつばと田中). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I suppose it makes sense that one might choose to write &lt;em&gt;Yotsuba-to!&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;Yotsuba&amp;amp;!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; the title is &quot;Yotsuba&amp;amp;!&quot; / &lt;em&gt;Yotsubato&lt;/em&gt; in the first place - I suppose it's related to the fact that all the chapter titles are of the form &quot;Yotsuba &amp;amp; [something]&quot;, e.g. &quot;Yotsuba &amp;amp; the Elephant&quot; (#19) and &quot;Yotsuba &amp;amp; Coffee&quot; (#58).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T19:54:07.727" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T19:54:07.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9975" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-28T19:52:08.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yotsuba%26!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yotsuba&amp;amp;!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T19:52:08.003" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T19:52:08.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9976" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-28T19:52:08.003" Score="0" Body="Yotsubato! (Yotsuba&amp;!) is a manga series by Kiyohiko Azuma about the everyday adventures of a young girl named Yotsuba Koiwai." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-06T06:23:07.963" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T06:23:07.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10072" CreationDate="2014-05-28T19:54:02.293" Score="5" ViewCount="1650" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally, Danbo was a cardboard box robot from the manga Yotsuba&amp;amp;!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O0QYO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover of volume 5 of Yotsuba&amp;amp;!, featuring Danbo and Yotsuba&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But most people recognize Danbo from a photo-shot (that's how I knew of Danbo before I finally read the manga) and if you try to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=danbo&amp;amp;es_sm=93&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbo=u&amp;amp;source=univ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=NzGGU-3fEdeNuASemoHoAw&amp;amp;ved=0CDwQsAQ&amp;amp;biw=1242&amp;amp;bih=585#q=danbo&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbs=isz:m&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;google image search&lt;/a&gt; it, the result will be something like this, not the Yotsuba&amp;amp;! manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LxJQi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photograph of Danbo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how could Danbo become so popular? Is there someone who used it for advertising or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T20:01:24.913" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T08:20:39.770" Title="Why is Danbo so popular?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;yotsubato&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9958" CreationDate="2014-05-28T20:08:31.493" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchimizu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchimizu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People do this to cool the street and as an effect - cools the surrounding area and reduces the amount of dust that flies around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In recent times there has been a push for people to use recycled water instead to reduce waste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ladle and bucket are traditional, and can be replaced by hoses, buckets or any handy implement. Ladles and buckets are used exclusively at Uchimizu festivals though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uchimizu.jp/language/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchimizu.jp&lt;/a&gt; provides a handy how-to guide for the activity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPrew.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/36DkE.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ks0sv.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EY9IT.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LfDWb.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bpCmy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.axiommagazine.jp/2012/06/25/keeping-cool-101-uchimizu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Further reading :) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T20:08:31.493" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9865" CreationDate="2014-05-28T21:17:24.597" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember looking into this a while back, but never found where the theories about this 'true ending' originally surfaced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason you see so much information about it in Spanish though is because Captain Tsubasa was one of the first Anime to ever air on TV (at least in Mexico), and it was extremely popular at the time. The theory probably surfaced there, and once it got into the internet it became an 'urban legend' of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But yeah, the alternate is purely fan-made. As far as I know the manga is still running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5050" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T21:17:24.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9954" CreationDate="2014-05-28T21:18:33.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm no expert, but sometimes a member of a gay couple can be called a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_%28gay_culture%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bear&lt;/a&gt;. This man is usually rugged and macho, and usually hairy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia describes a &lt;strong&gt;Teddy&lt;/strong&gt; Bear as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A fully hairy Bear. Chest, back, beard, everything is hairy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So perhaps this is a reference to that, seeing as you mention it occurs significantly often in yaoi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T21:18:33.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9805" CreationDate="2014-05-28T23:05:59.460" Score="13" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Some Notes Before Reading&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an imaginary course that I have created. I think it gives a broad enough overview of the subject for a single term, but I think it could be extended easily to a two term course if a more in-depth knowledge was required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming 1 hour lectures twice a week, enough time in seminars to do full screenings, and a knowledgeable lecturer. There are 8 weeks to a semester, as described by the original question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The course could be an elective for new students studying film, media studies or a similar subject. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be easily enough adapted for an online course through discussion forums and recorded lectures/seminars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Course Syllabus&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 1: Introduction to Anime/Manga Culture&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Introduction to course and its aims, Brief overview of syllabus and related items&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Anime vs Cartoons, Brief description of differences and history&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - Watch an episode of both a distinctly &quot;cartoonish&quot; show and an distinctly &quot;anime&quot; show - (Suggested Looney Toons Vs Cardcaptor Sakura) . Discuss and follow up with a less clear-cut comparison (Suggested: Avatar: The last Airbender)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - N/A :)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 2: Anime in the Western World&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures &#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Mainstream anime - Ghibli, Pokemon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Broader interest - Crunchyroll, Vertical Publishing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - Watch and review one student-chosen translated animated film that displays distinct cultural differences from western shows. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - Watch lecturer-chosen film and have an interactive discussion cultural differences and etc with the class (Suggested: My Neighbour Totoro for both its popularity and contrast of culture [beliefs in spirits, etc])&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 3: Genres of Anime/Manga and their development&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Anime/Manga genres &amp;amp; their associated tropes &amp;amp; features&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Gekiga Movement, Moe and the history behind some of these genres &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - Read and review a work by a Gekiga author (Suggested Osamu Tezuka)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - Screenings of episodes of well-known titles within different genres. (Suggested &quot;Sailor Moon&quot;, &quot;Naruto&quot;, &quot;Gundam&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 4: Anime &amp;amp; Manga during Wartime&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Background information about Japan &amp;amp; WWII&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Manga as a political medium&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - Screening of &quot;Grave of The Fireflies&quot;, &quot;The Wind Rises&quot;, or other suitable item&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - Read lecturer-selected war-themed manga from this period (Suggested MW by Tezuka).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 5: The evolution of Artistic style&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - History of artistic style - Humble beginnings to 1999's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Recent Changes in style - 1990's to Present&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - Comparing and contrasting recent shows with ones from different time periods (Suggested: &quot;Saru Masamune&quot;, &quot;Doraemon&quot;, &quot;Ranma 1/2&quot;, &quot;Akira&quot;, &quot;K-on&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - Essay comparing a modern anime to a pre-1990's anime &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 6: The anime production process&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note:&lt;/em&gt; Week 6 could be replaced with extended discussion of week 5 if the lecturer so desired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Acquisition of an anime, pitches, support.  Second half of lecture to describe the production process&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Production process cont., Sales &amp;amp; Promotion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - An inspection of different works, analyzing the reasons why they greatly succeeded or failed (Suggested &quot;Neon Genesis Evangellion&quot;, &quot;Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water&quot; for successes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - Write report on contributing factors to anime commercial success&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 7: Akibahara, Otaku and the obsessive culture surrounding anime&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Cosplay, Conventions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Otaku, Social stigma, &quot;Weeaboos&quot;/&quot;Wapanese&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - Screenings of convention recordings (both East &amp;amp; Western) and otaku interviews (There are several documentaries that cover this topic) - With optional discussion afterwards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - N/A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Week 8: The increasing ubiquity of anime&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lectures:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A - Anime stylism in government posters, advertisement, increasing appearance in everyday japan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;B - Revision Lecture (Assuming an exam at the end of term)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seminar - N/A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Homework - N/A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Assessment:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I would have a 50:50 ratio of coursework to exam marks in order to attain a final grade. This exam would consist of a 2 and a half hour exam covering topics from each section of the course. Coursework would be graded on the quality of the deliverables, with additional marks for novelty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With an online course, this may be adjusted to suit the setup accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Suggested Additional Reading Materia&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Selected volumes of &lt;a href=&quot;http://mechademia.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://mechademia.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime: A history by John Clements&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, ZEN, and the Tea Ceremony  by Hector Garcia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Starting Point by Hayou Miyazaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Drifting Life by Yoshiro Tatsumi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What will I get out of this Course?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The students will, after this course, be able to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Appreciate differences between anime and western media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understand the culture around the media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understand the genre types within the media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be able to identify and discuss the different periods of anime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recognize many anime references within other media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T12:36:36.897" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T12:36:36.897" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9984" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9986" CreationDate="2014-05-29T00:02:44.833" Score="2" ViewCount="7890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep reading that alot of CLAMP's works are set in encompassing universe kinda like TYPE-MOON's Nasuverse particularly how Yūko in xxxHolic seems to interact with Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicle and has some sort of relationship with Clow Reed, the sorcerer who created the Clow Cards in Cardcaptor Sakura. also Tsubasa Chronicle seems to cross into X/1999 at one point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, are there canon timelines for watching/reading CLAMP Material? an example from the Nasuverse would be Mahou Tsukai no Yoru -&gt; Fate/Zero -&gt; Tsukihime -&gt; Fate/Stay Night -&gt; Fate/Hollow Ataraxia -&gt; Alliance of Illusionary Eyes -&gt; Kagetsu Tohya -&gt; Melty Blood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T03:42:20.713" Title="Is there a canon timeline to CLAMP works?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;&lt;xxxholic&gt;&lt;x-1999&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4062" CreationDate="2014-05-29T00:21:34.757" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the title mentioned &quot;manga&quot; but your description said &quot;anime or manga&quot;, I'll just put it here. I'm conflicted because this one across many medias (Light Novel, Anime, Manga, Visual Novel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type-Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Type-Moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Fate series, Kara no Kyoukai, Tsukihime, etc) has its famous &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Nasuverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nasuverse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The universe of the writings of TYPE-MOON's scenario director, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinoko_Nasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kinoko Nasu&lt;/a&gt;. It's made up of several &quot;sub-universes&quot; (&quot;franchises&quot; that share characters) that take place in the same world with the same rules, but interestingly enough, seldom obviously cross over.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ~tvtropes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also this image of  &lt;a href=&quot;http://images34.fotosik.pl/64/031a310f6bfa47cd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nasuverse Character Chart&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference with CLAMP is, while CLAMP likes to make the character clearly has an appearance in other series, Nasuverse isn't like that, and that's why, above, it's described as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...take place in the same world with the same rules, but interestingly enough, &lt;strong&gt;seldom obviously&lt;/strong&gt; cross over. ~tvtropes  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So don't expect to see something so obvious like when Syaoran and Sakura of TRC appear in XXXHolic (that even turns out their plot is related). From what I understand, Nasuverse heavily put its chain between series around its concept of magic, mage, and supernatural being. There's some character related, but still it's not like they appear like, how Sumeragi Clan of Tokyo Babylon involved heavily in X. As far as I know, their character relation is 'implied', like, X from Y series is teacher in School Q, and 'coincidentally', in B series, A is student in School Q.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all the preview of anime and manga, you can see it in the tvtropes link I gave above. Almost all of them has magic as one of the story element, which also poses as one of its universe's chain. For deeper explanation of the universe, you can see its &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Analysis/Nasuverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;analysis page, still in the same site.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CMIIW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T00:21:34.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9984" CreationDate="2014-05-29T03:42:20.713" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To combine them all to be one timeline like the one you shared... I'm not sure, because many cameo appearances indicate they're in the same timeline, and Clamp has many titles... So, for Clamp timeline, I suggest see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Clamp_works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: List of Clamp Works&lt;/a&gt;. Use the list of Completed Works, read just like how it's ordered there, but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;put Kobato before Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, because there's Kobato characters appear in TRC.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;put Gohou Drug between Suki, Dakara Suki and Chobits, because Hina of Suki, Dakara Suki make appearance as cameo in Gohou Drug&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;put X between Clamp School Detectives and Duklyon, because, when the main characters in Duklyon watch a movie in cinema, the movie they watch is... X.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;exclude Clamp no Kiseki (not a manga), Watashi no Suki na Hito (more of an essay), and Shirahime-Syo (manga, but so far it has no relation at all with other series). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;nah, for whether to XXXHolic or TRC first... it's very hard because they had parallel storyline. You could see &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=284589&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this thread in MAL&lt;/a&gt; discuss which one comes first, but actually as far as I know, they're parallel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deeper:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some that I know from reading the manga itself or from source in the bottom, but the problem is that I have bad memory, so I can't give the exact chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;x -&gt; y: y comes after x&lt;br&gt;&#xA;x &amp;lt;-&gt; y: parallel (same timeline)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura -&gt; XXXHolic &amp;lt;-&gt; Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Just a you've said, XXXHolic's characters make appearance in TRC, vice versa, but judging from the plot, they're parallel. Why Cardcaptor Sakura first, because it tells Sakura and Syaoran's childhood, while in TRC they were married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angelic Layer -&gt; Chobits&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The inventor of Chobits and Angelic Layer is the same, Icchan. Chitose is his wife. Why Angelic Layer first, because in Angelic Layer Icchan lived and he has died at Chobits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Babylon, Clamp Detective School -&gt; X&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sumeragi and Sakurazuka clan is involved with the end of the world in X. Why Tokyo Babylon first, because it could be said that Tokyo Babylon is the story of Subaru, Hokuto,  and Sakurazukamori when they're younger, and Hokuto's still alive, since in X she has died. Nokoru, Suou, and Akira made appearance in X as cameo, and they're adult there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;20 Mensou ni Onegai!! &amp;lt;-&gt; Clamp School Detectives &amp;lt;-&gt; Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; All in the same timeline and set in the same background, Clamp School. Nokoru appears in Duklyon as their commanders (well actually someone with blackglass, but that hair, appearance, position, and personality is undeniably Nokoru), Akira and Utako is the main character of 20 Mensou, and those Duklyon defenders made cameo appearance in Clamp School Detectives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Clamp's work except CCS and XXXHolic -&gt; Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of Clamp's chara appear in TRC, but they appears as their parallel counterpart, thus have nothing to do with the original story, and even if you haven't read it, it's fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;TRC Wikia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Crossover_Universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The list of other series appearance in TRC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Y!A: &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110605100900AAQm3ji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Clamp manga set in the same universe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CMMIW. To tell the truth, I just shared what I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T03:42:20.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9989" CreationDate="2014-05-29T04:50:41.787" Score="6" ViewCount="8762" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can CP9 members and Sanji(post-timeskip) run and stand in the air? Do they use something like Haki? If not, what kind of techniques do they use? If it is Haki, can Luffy and Zoro run and stand like they do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4978" LastEditorUserId="8390" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T20:21:01.533" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T21:37:08.160" Title="How can CP9 members and Sanji run in the air?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-29T05:59:29.070" Score="4" ViewCount="14437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara and Obito could control Kurama with their Sharingans. My question is how exactly did they do it? What is required to control this beast? Is the Sharingan enough to do that? Can they control any other beast with the same technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember Kurama once said Madara's chakra could summon it, but how was Obito able to summon and control it on his very first attempt? There's no way he could've practiced it because it was sealed inside Jinchuriki since Madara's defeat against Hashirama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how exactly were Madara and Obito able to control Kurama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T05:27:41.130" LastActivityDate="2020-04-15T19:49:51.230" Title="How exactly were Madara and Obito able to control Kurama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9987" CreationDate="2014-05-29T06:40:56.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually this technique that Sanji uses is called &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Sky Walk&lt;/strong&gt;   it doe not use any haki, he just learned it by training while running everyday increasing his speed making him run in the air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Leg_Style&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; states:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the aerial version of Blue Walk. Sanji kicks the air to jump higher, giving the appearance of flight. &lt;strong&gt;Sanji created this technique during his ordeal in &quot;hell&quot; to escape from the okamas&lt;/strong&gt;. It was first seen used to escape after being surrounded by the Sea Urchin-Armor Spine Squad, making them hurt themselves. (Vol. 64 Chapter 635 and Episode 555)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see he developed and learned this technique because of his ordeal during the time skip while training in &lt;strong&gt;Kamabakka Kingdom&lt;/strong&gt;. giving him immense speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2679" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T09:41:33.900" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T09:41:33.900" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9987" CreationDate="2014-05-29T06:41:47.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are using one of the &lt;strong&gt;Rokushiki&lt;/strong&gt; techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rokushiki is a special, superhuman martial arts style. In the Viz&#xA;Manga and FUNimation dub, they are called the Six Powers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-- One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 37 Chapter 347 (p. 9) and Episode 245, Rob Lucci explains the Rokushiki.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one they are using is called &lt;strong&gt;Geppo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Geppo allows the users to actually jump off the air itself,&#xA;allowing them to stay in the air for much longer than usual. CP9&#xA;members can use this technique to cross great distances without ever&#xA;touching the ground, or set themselves up for swift, aerial attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;em&gt;One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 36 Chapter 343 (p. 5-6) and Episode 242, Geppo is first used by disguised Kalifa.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2842" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T06:41:47.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9987" CreationDate="2014-05-29T06:41:55.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember, nothing has ever mention about how can Sanji and CP9 do this technique, but it's not haki. None of CP9 members are haki user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible way to do this is they running so fast until they reaching considerable speed that they can put a step mid air, it first happen to Sanji when he was trying to run away from okama every day while training in Kamabakka Kingdom that he reach at a speed when he can do the &quot;Sky Walk&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One other theory is it has the same principal with &quot;Soru&quot;. This is one of the six techniques of &quot;Rokushiki&quot; that allows the users to move at extremely high speeds so people can't see with normal eye. It was revealed that the principle of this move was to kick off the ground at least ten times in the blink of an eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T06:41:55.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9988" CreationDate="2014-05-29T07:59:28.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To control nine tails, First hokage's wood style justsu or powerful sharingan will need. Madara has Magekyo sharingan and First hokage's cell, so he absoulutely can control nine tails and also Obito.Even nine tails can be controlled, another tails beasts'll be easy to control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4978" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T07:59:28.530" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-29T11:48:50.140" Score="2" ViewCount="441" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail 2014, Uosuke is a member of the Garou Knights, the most powerful executioners of Fiore (per the Fairy Tail Wikia). Apart from the fact that he loves fish or has a strange obsession with fish, is there any other particular reason why he says &quot;Tai&quot; at the end of every sentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a feeling that tai could be inferring/referring to fish tails (per his obssession/love for fish). Are there any other reasons as to why he adds &quot;Tai&quot; at the end of every sentence? If not, is it just for entertainment purposes? E.g. to be funny?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T13:19:32.293" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T03:52:42.853" Title="Why does Uosuke say &quot;Tai&quot; at the end of every sentence?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="63" CreationDate="2014-05-29T12:42:33.557" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;big spoilers. go away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Cogito refers to - Cogito Ergo Sum - I think, therefore I am.&#xA; &#xA; also the word is similar to 'Cognito' or 'Cognition', which all derive from the root for 'know'.&#xA; &#xA; there's the whole daedalus/ikaros thing... oh i can't remember any more ;p&#xA; &#xA; the whole series itself seems sort of highlander/the one-like.&#xA; &#xA; asura/ashura is commonly used in anime, based on indian beliefs. let's not forget 'The Rapture' lol ;p&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;more? decided to move stuff from other thread lol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; pino = piano, the playing card soldiers of karos (karos = diamonds), the russian miniatures. how everything works like 'clockwork'? - the wombs, vincent's plan - gods trying to kill humans, while humans are trying to kill the gods (at least raul).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5055" LastEditorUserId="5055" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T14:55:23.663" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T14:55:23.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6680" CreationDate="2014-05-29T19:28:18.270" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesen't really matter if she will or she will not be able to control all her inner demons, as long as there are enemies powerful enough, that might not be a problem... and for the sake of the show, she shouldn't controll all her inner demons... because she will always have enough dangerous demons inside her... not sure if there will be enough enemies for them all...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, and I'm curious what kind of creatures will Lisana take over? Maybe a dragon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5060" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T19:28:18.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10004" CreationDate="2014-05-29T19:49:36.113" Score="7" ViewCount="12422" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Muse song &quot;Knights of Cydonia&quot; is awfully similar in title to the anime series &quot;Knights of Sidonia&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like a very unlikely coincidence as I haven't ever come across the name Sidonia in a normal context and it seems a made-up name for a location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there more to this seemingly coincidental similarity of names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T23:06:03.490" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T03:26:26.427" Title="Does Knights of Sidonia have anything to do with the Muse song by a similar name?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10003" CreationDate="2014-05-29T19:49:36.113" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia_%28region_of_Mars%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cydonia&lt;/a&gt; is actually a region on Mars - the name derives from here and is not actually made up. Sidonia seems to be an alternative spelling for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &quot;knights&quot; bit, the region is best known for the face-shaped landmarks that were discovered by the Viking Orbitors, It is very likely the &quot;Knights&quot; refer to these faces, which strike a resemblance to tapestry and stained glass depictions of medieval knights:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pGwz1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mars is watching&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ESAVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;stained-glass medieval knights&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some commentators, most notably Richard C. Hoagland, believe the &quot;Face on Mars&quot; to be evidence of a long-lost Martian civilization along with other features they believe are present, such as apparent pyramids, which they argue are part of a ruined city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The region has been featured in more than these two mediums and in fact has inspired episodes of the X-Files, Final Fantasy IV, Invader Zim and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't appear to be a connection to the two works apart from the names, which may have differing spelling to avoid lawyer conflicts, for search engine &amp;amp; catalogue uniqueness, because of mistranslation, or a variety of other reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-15T22:31:15.833" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T22:31:15.833" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8260" CreationDate="2014-05-29T20:03:02.123" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to answer this from a programmer's perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When writing a video game, everything is built in layers, starting with simple IO (mouse, keyboard, sound, video), then a physics engine is integrated, and then base game mechanics added. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the game itself is written on top of all this software.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of Kirito's items would be part of the SAO game itself, and would be unrecognized item codes in another game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Yui is a more integral part of the game engine, her program would exist in a earlier layer of the game. When the game was stripped down from SAO in order to make ALfheim, Yui's layer would have been left intact, allowing her to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the same with Kirito's stats, they are more integral than the game items, and are programmed first.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(The fact that his stats transferred actually shows how sloppy &amp;amp; lazy of a rewrite ALfheim was)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: In a game as advanced as SAO or ALfheim, it is possible that items are created as needed by the engine (the Cardinal), every game would have its own set of items, with unique IDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T07:01:00.487" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T07:01:00.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10006" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-29T21:09:18.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/strong&gt; (or &quot;Sidonia no Kishi&quot;) is a manga series by Tsutomu Nihei. It has a 2-season anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Sidonia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:19:06.703" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:19:06.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10007" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-29T21:09:18.170" Score="0" Body="Knights of Sidonia (or &quot;Sidonia no Kishi&quot;) is a manga series by Tsutomu Nihei. It has a 2-season anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:19:06.703" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:19:06.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10009" CreationDate="2014-05-29T21:38:54.793" Score="-3" ViewCount="471" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Fullmetal Alchemist about half an ago, and it dawned on me that Alphonse and Ed call her &quot;Teacher&quot; and not by her actual name. What is her real name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5000" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T22:17:08.817" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T22:17:08.817" Title="What is &quot;Teacher's&quot; name?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10008" CreationDate="2014-05-29T21:50:49.557" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Izumi_Curtis&quot;&gt;Izumi Curtis&lt;/a&gt;. I'm not sure which episode (or chapter) this was first revealed in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T21:50:49.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-29T22:05:45.743" Score="8" ViewCount="7945" Body="&lt;p&gt;So throughout my viewing of Code Geass (both seasons) I was under the impression that the people shown &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHAuU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; were an alien or ancient civilization that lived on Jupiter and were the source of the Geass powers that had been passed down to certain people on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I went to the wiki and started to read all these things about C's World and collective unconsciousness and the crazy plan by Charles and Marianne, which I previously assumed was just a plan to make everyone obey and have no free will.  What is the collective unconsciousness (I read Jung and it doesn't seem to relate)? I'm really interested in what that all means and what does this have to do with people's souls and the Code Geass universe's take on life after death and the like.  I don't really understand any of this, somehow I slept through it all.  Also, what was the guarantee that it would succeed? Is the World of C a product of an ancient civilization or is it a mechanism of the Code Geass universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone fill me in?  Any official writings about this or explanations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5064" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T02:21:43.153" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T19:20:20.967" Title="What is C's World?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10010" CreationDate="2014-05-29T23:28:11.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's not too much information on C's World (World of C) or the imagery used in connection to it. It hasn't been officially explained so until a new canon Code Geass series is released (R3, a canon prequel like Jet Black Renya) the only information we have will come from the series and interpretations on what isn't fully explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What information there is all seems to point to how C's world is the &quot;collective human unconsciousness&quot; which is the source of the individual identities for all humans. Charles plan was to kill this so that everyone became a single identity (thus removing one of the main reason wars start) by using the Sword of Akasha, a temple-like structure which Charles refereed to as a &quot;weapon&quot; which was built by someone else as Britannia (particular Charles) only found it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C's world is connected to both the living and the dead as when C.C shoots Mao she says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'll see you again in C's World&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we know that C.C's wish&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; was to be free of her immortality to be allowed to die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So her line assumes that when her wish is granted she would see Mao.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Theory that C's World may be one of Jupiter's Moons or Jupiter itself as when the characters are at the Sword of Akasha and in the visions Lelouch sees we keep seeing Jupiter. However we can only assume that this planet is Jupiter because it looks like it. It should be noted that the times we see C's world is when the Sword of Akasha comes into play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C's World also seems to be deeply connected to Geass as entry to it could only be done by/with the help of someone with Geass (Contractee or Code Bearer) as Suzaku is only brought to the sword by Charles or C.C. When Lelouch receives his Contract for C.C we keep seeing the same imagery involving Jupiter, the Sword of Akasha, and the Geass People.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, what was the guarantee that it would succeed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's implied that the collective human unconsciousness wanted Charles to succeed because it would have ended war since not once did it try and stop Charles or V.V but Lelouch influenced this to continue the march of time indicating the world would be stagnate and trapped in the past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own theory is that the Code made Charles untouchable as to activate Ragnarok originally required 2 Codes. (However after Lelouch saves C.C before Ragnarok is activated Charles is still able to activate it). Whoever built the Sword first probably knew that what happened to Charles and Marianne would happen to them so made it that the Code was required as well. While Marianne could have been killed at any time doing so would have done little to stop it so as long as one collaborator had the Code the plan would in some way succeed. Of course this relies on the fact that Lelouch's second sigil is a result of him obtaining Charles Code and that the Code can't be destroyed (thus why the Code Bearer who C.C got her code from said she had tricked C.C and forced the Code onto her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the current time C's World and the imagery used in connection to it hasn't been officially explained so until a new canon Code Geass series is released (R3, a canon prequel like Jet Black Renya) we won't have too much information to go by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T19:20:20.967" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T19:20:20.967" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="440" CreationDate="2014-05-30T01:26:31.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read all of the manga and am currently watching the anime. It has been pretty dang accurate up until the episodes in the 60's where they kind of went off and created these whole other bad guys and this big plot that wasn't in the manga (the soul sucking vampire things... I can't remember their name). But apparently by episode 110 the anime starts back up and continues with the manga plot line and everything. But besides that I think that the manga and the anime are pretty similar :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5066" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T01:26:31.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9773" CreationDate="2014-05-30T09:00:22.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her full name is Yukiyo Abe.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIAR_GAME#%E7%AC%AC%E5%9B%9B%E5%9B%9E%E6%88%A6%E6%9C%AC%E6%88%A6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; listed her name as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;アベ ユキヨ（黒髪ポニーテール）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yukiyo Abe (Black Ponytail)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/86065/Yukiyo_Abe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; also confirms the name as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yukiyo &quot;500 Year Old One&quot; Abe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the translator seemed to confuse &quot;Yukiyo&quot; with &quot;Yukiko&quot;, コ (&lt;em&gt;ko&lt;/em&gt;) and ヨ (&lt;em&gt;yo&lt;/em&gt;) looks similar, having only 1 stroke difference. In addition of that, Yukiko is a more popular name in Japan than Yukiyo. Note however, her name is never written in kanji, thus there is no official kanji representation of her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T03:59:09.773" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T03:59:09.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9900" CreationDate="2014-05-30T09:13:07.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;However the real definition for libido is &quot;sexual desire&quot; which most anime refer to when mentioning the term. So yes lust, so the anime is probably referencing sexual desire or libido as power for their machines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T09:13:07.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10017" CreationDate="2014-05-30T09:54:29.233" Score="7" ViewCount="22036" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it should concern me, but I am still curious as to how legal anime streaming sites are. A popular site being AnimeUltima, I've watched probably 300+ different anime just from there. However, when asked if the site I use is legal, I usually respond with, &quot;yes,&quot; despite not knowing the answer; this is sort of annoying in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AnimeUltima as an example, is this site legally subbing and uploading anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T07:41:18.630" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T04:38:22.360" Title="Are anime streaming sites legal?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10016" CreationDate="2014-05-30T10:06:30.183" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main legal anime streaming site I am aware of is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;, a pay for service. If not the only legal one, it certainly is the largest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They actually work with the broadcasters in Japan in order to bring the shows to people across the globe, pretty much at the same time they are being broadcast in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many sources of streaming anime (including AnimeUltima) are actually rips of Crunchyroll and other legitimate sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="4164" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T10:15:56.377" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T10:15:56.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10016" CreationDate="2014-05-30T10:25:12.430" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of legal streaming sites: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.manga.com/&quot;&gt;Manga Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.daisuki.net/&quot;&gt;Daisuki&lt;/a&gt; (which is relatively new), and some Youtube channels associated with legal sites (such as Funimation or Manga Entertainment), possibly among some other sites that I haven't heard of yet or am not completely sure about. Some of these are very region-specific (e.g. a lot of Funimation videos on Youtube can't be accessed outside of North America (I think)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most other streaming sites (including some pretty popular ones, it seems) are actually not legal (using, as stated by @Oded, rips of videos from elsewhere, illegal fansubs, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T10:25:12.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10016" CreationDate="2014-05-30T10:47:46.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think where all forgetting one which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hulu.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hulu&lt;/a&gt;. Not only is it free but it is legal too and provides a service called Hulu Plus (Which provides an ad-free experience) and allows you to watch several animes (Plus TV shows) without ads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just thought this would be interesting to bring up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also another interesting fact is that most of the videos that are hosted on sites such as animeultima are actually hosted on other sites such as auengine.com which is a file uploading service and then are just embedded into the site. So it all becomes a bit of a gray area here whether the site is legal or illegal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my opinion though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T10:47:46.010" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10021" CreationDate="2014-05-30T12:23:55.773" Score="9" ViewCount="2171" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first animated segments seem to go back all the way to 1907, and most of those older segments only got broadcast in cinemas and the likes. Even after those, most animated segments on TV consisted of short animations of roughly a few seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with that my question: Which anime &lt;em&gt;series&lt;/em&gt; was the first to be aired on Japanese television? And I am asking about multi-episode series, or multi-segment series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-01T03:43:51.897" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T01:02:35.510" Title="Which anime series was the first to be aired on Japanese TV?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10020" CreationDate="2014-05-30T12:52:29.403" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assumed you mean first TV series anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mighty Atom became the first popular anime television series in 1963. Contrary to popular belief, Atom was not the first anime series broadcast in Japan; that honor falls to &lt;strong&gt;Otogi Manga Calendar&lt;/strong&gt;, which began broadcasting in 1962. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otogi_Manga_Calendar&quot;&gt;Otogi Manga Calendar Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Otogi Manga Calendar (おとぎマンガカレンダー Otogi Manga Calendar?) was a black and white Japanese anime series aired from 1961 to 1964. It was the first anime series ever televised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if I understood your question wrongly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090529063100AANnoCt&quot;&gt;Y!A: What was the first anime ever aired in Japan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.co.id/books?id=E2jHAhPXxgEC&amp;amp;pg=PA126&amp;amp;lpg=PA126&amp;amp;dq=Mighty%20Atom%20became%20the%20first%20popular%20anime%20television%20series%20in%201963.%20Contrary%20to%20popular%20belief,%20Atom%20was%20not%20the%20first%20anime%20series%20broadcast%20in%20Japan;%20that%20honor%20falls%20to%20Otogi%20Manga%20Calendar,%20which%20began%20broadcasting%20in%201962.%20The%20first%20non-series%20anime%20broadcasted%20was%20Three%20Tales&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=6u-PjFliz6&amp;amp;sig=mjOei314wQVaAWeC70IuuYt0I4k&amp;amp;hl=id&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=eHyIU5T9LdK58gWgoYFY&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=Mighty%20Atom%20became%20the%20first%20popular%20anime%20television%20series%20in%201963.%20Contrary%20to%20popular%20belief,%20Atom%20was%20not%20the%20first%20anime%20series%20broadcast%20in%20Japan;%20that%20honor%20falls%20to%20Otogi%20Manga%20Calendar,%20which%20began%20broadcasting%20in%201962.%20The%20first%20non-series%20anime%20broadcasted%20was%20Three%20Tales&amp;amp;f=false&quot;&gt;Anime and Manga: Brought to You by WikiProject Anime and Manga &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2435" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T12:52:29.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10023" CreationDate="2014-05-30T13:41:47.370" Score="-2" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dolcetto was a human chimera, a creature synthesized by alchemically combining two or more living beings. What was the other living beings that Dolcetto was combined with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q5cf5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dolcetto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5000" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:46:06.413" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:46:06.413" Title="What was Dolcetto combined with?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10022" CreationDate="2014-05-30T14:01:39.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't recall any of his gang having green hair. But in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; (and the manga), there were four gang members of Greed's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roa:&lt;/strong&gt; Created by being mixed with an ox or possibly a bull.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IETlim.png&quot; alt=&quot;Roa&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dolcetto:&lt;/strong&gt; Created by being mixed with a dog.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q5cf5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dolcetto&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martel:&lt;/strong&gt; Created by being mixed with a snake.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KODi8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Martel&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bido:&lt;/strong&gt; Created by being mixed with a gecko.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WvugCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bido&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, after Greed &quot;changed bodies&quot;, he got two new &quot;partners&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heinkel:&lt;/strong&gt; Created by being mixed with a lion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Darius:&lt;/strong&gt; Created by being mixed with some kind of ape.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T14:01:39.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:43:48.507" Score="9" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, for shopping.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime doesn't show that Prof. or Nano works. &#xA;Does Prof. and/or Nano have a stable income?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T08:12:58.700" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T20:24:38.810" Title="Where did Nano get money from?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:51:51.100" Score="23" ViewCount="9742" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest series, an experimenter told Eren that titans are very light despite their size. Why, then, does the ground shake when they walk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T00:57:36.497" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T09:03:24.577" Title="Why does the ground shake when titans walk?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:56:33.410" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole weight thing is rather unexplained. On the one hand, they said titans are incredibly light, on the other hand, they can dish out destruction on the level you'd expect from a humanoid this size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were the weight thing consistent, Titans wouldn't be able to destroy buildings or make the earth shake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, it wasn't entirely explained, it's possible that they weigh enough to cause the ground shake or destroy things, but light enough for the head to be easily kicked around after it was severed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T16:56:33.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2014-05-30T18:00:45.593" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably not so much that the titans are very light eventhough they are really large, but that they are light for their size. Meaning that they're still really heavy, but not nearly as heavy as their size would make it seem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime vs Real physics aside, if something really large was light enough not to make the ground shake, at least a little, they're probably not heavy enough to generate the needed friction to run, or if they were to move their body really quickly they'd leave their feet, or if they jumped they'd be in the air for much longer, or if they stomped the ground hard, they'd launch themselves into the air, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the interactions of the titans make them seem like they weigh enough to interact normally with their surroundings, just that for their size, they actually weigh a lot less than expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T18:00:45.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10030" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10034" CreationDate="2014-05-30T18:27:10.133" Score="4" ViewCount="7430" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 20 of the anime, when Annie, as the Female Titan, falls into Erwin's trap and is restrained, she calls over a horde of titans to devour her titan body. Her titan body is shown to be torn apart and eaten as the titans surround her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is next seen in her human form, hiding herself among other people in the squad. When her cover was blown, she turns into her titan form for the second time and eliminates the League of Legends, as seen in episode 21.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Annie Leonhart manage to get out of her titan form and escape from the scene, all while surrounded by a horde of titans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T18:26:29.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T18:26:29.303" Title="How did the Female Titan manage to get out of her titan form and escape while surrounded by a horde of titans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10031" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-30T18:40:10.627" Score="2" ViewCount="956" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, When two opposite individuals (one from the human world and one from the demon world) touch each other, they are fused together to create one new individual that is made of the two of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Fuyumi and Hydra Bell are both the daughters of Nyen (Nene), why they didn't fuse when they touched each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T02:15:09.597" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T08:08:51.607" Title="Why didn't Fuyumi and Hydra Bell fuse like their mothers did?" Tags="&lt;blood-lad&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10033" CreationDate="2014-05-30T21:44:28.540" Score="1" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a short opening segment to the series there was this opening song. After searching for the opening for a bit I found that it was not the same song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which song is used and what is it called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T09:10:54.463" Title="What is the song in the first episode called?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ookami-kakushi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10032" CreationDate="2014-05-30T22:31:37.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With user1306322's advice I attempted some searching. And came to the conclusion it was Toki No Mukou Maboroshi No Sora - FictionJunction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song I originally kept finding was the opening song of the visual novel instead of the song used in the anime. And the fact I found to be familiar is most likely due to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/5077/Yuki_Kajiura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yuki Kajiura&lt;/a&gt;, which has allot of anime songs on her name that I watched. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T09:10:54.463" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T09:10:54.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10030" CreationDate="2014-05-31T00:03:24.700" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may have missed this, but it was actually explained near the end of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whilst riding on horseback&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoe:&lt;/strong&gt; Erwin, why did you order Levi to resupply? There's no time to waste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erwin:&lt;/strong&gt; The female-form Titan was eaten. But did you see the person &lt;em&gt;inside&lt;/em&gt; get eaten? I didn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoe:&lt;/strong&gt; You can't mean...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erwin:&lt;/strong&gt; Ah, yes. &lt;strong&gt;If your original hypothesis was correct, they can still move to a degree after regaining human form&lt;/strong&gt;. If they'd prepared 3D Maneuver Gear in advance...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Major spoiler for those who have not finished watching Attack on Titans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this we see (unbeknownst to the audience yet), Annie zooming through the trees using already prepared 3D Maneuver Gear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then we head back to Erwin talking again...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erwin&lt;/strong&gt;: The person inside the female-form titan is wearing our uniform right now... The enemy is now camouflaged as one of the troops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annie was able to escape her titan form because &lt;strong&gt;you can still move to a degree even after regaining human form, which would explain why she was able to escape before getting eaten herself&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T13:07:17.993" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10031" CreationDate="2014-05-31T01:10:39.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The straightforward answer to your question is that Fuyumi and Bell aren't doppelgangers (&quot;opposites&quot;) for each other, and so there's no reason one should expect that they would fuse with each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, their &lt;em&gt;mothers&lt;/em&gt; were doppelgangers, but that doesn't mean that their children - Fuyumi and Bell - should also be. For one thing, they don't look very much like one another, whereas their mothers (pre-fusion) totally did: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tVQKvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T22:50:55.933" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T22:50:55.933" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-31T10:22:41.357" Score="7" ViewCount="719" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 08 of &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater! Not&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eternal Feather is hospitalized and Stein createds a clone of her to mess with the girls. Her braid comes to life...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and leaves a message on the bedsheets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/na7ubl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from episode 08 of Soul Eater! Not: &amp;quot;Jesus Navas&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Navas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jesús Navas&lt;/a&gt; seems to be a soccer player for Manchester City. I don't follow football myself, but he doesn't seem to be particularly of note or any influence on Japanese pop culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the person &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater! Not&lt;/em&gt; is referring to? Why is it relevant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T22:28:54.370" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T22:28:54.370" Title="What is the meaning of Eternal Feather's braid writing Jesús Navas?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2014-05-31T11:32:29.413" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just adding on the rest of the answers here, but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;the walls were built with the exoskeletons of titans&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;seems to be somewhat different on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Wall_Titan&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Wall Titans (幻の巨人 Maboroshi no Kyojin?, Phantom Titans) are unusual kind of Titans that make up the Walls that protect humanity. They are first revealed when the Female Titan tried to climb Wall Sina to escape from Eren and the Survey Corps. The lack of sunlight inside the Walls renders them immobile. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; It is implied that the Wall Titans have the ability of using their crystallizing powers to create massive walls, notably Wall Maria, Rose and Sina. Their exact motives for doing this are unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to imply something completely different to what I was thinking. Of course you can't trust everything you read, but I like to think this information is pretty accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T20:48:27.063" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T20:48:27.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9994" CreationDate="2014-05-31T12:41:50.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tai is the japanese name for the sea bream, a fish known for its taste. A lot of anime characters add suffixes to their sentences, to give the character a little uniqueness, like Naruto's -ttebayo. So, since Uosuke really likes fish, he suffixes -tai to his sentences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T12:41:50.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5121" CreationDate="2014-05-31T16:43:14.703" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did anyone listen to Aizen's speech? The Hogyoku was inside Rukia before she even met Ichigo. In fact, according to his concept, it has been inside of her since she was a child. The question is, when the heck did Urahara met Rukia when she was a child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5078" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T17:11:51.210" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T17:11:51.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10047" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25911" CreationDate="2014-06-01T03:10:02.433" Score="8" ViewCount="4554" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three Kamui in the show: &lt;strong&gt;Senketsu&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Junketsu&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Shinra-Kōketsu&lt;/strong&gt; (Omnisilk Kōketsu). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PnWiPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cT1KCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRa0Cm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shinra-Kōketsu&lt;/strong&gt; is on another level compared to other Kamui. However, &lt;strong&gt;Junketsu&lt;/strong&gt; is the same as &lt;strong&gt;Senketsu&lt;/strong&gt;, but he never talks. Is &lt;strong&gt;Senketsu&lt;/strong&gt; different from other Kamui?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-17T22:34:14.590" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T18:10:41.720" Title="Why is Senketsu the only Kamui that can talk?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10049" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11698" CreationDate="2014-06-01T03:16:52.820" Score="7" ViewCount="1519" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of Nekomonogatari (Kuro), Araragi states that Hanekawa doesn't remember any of the events of Golden Week. (This is also shown in the corresponding recap episode in Monogatari Series Second Season.) However, in the Monogatari Series Second Season, during the Tsubasa Tiger arc, Hanekawa seems to know of the existence of Black Hanekawa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the voice-over in the first episode, she makes some allusions to having been a cat. (I don't remember what exactly she said, but I can dig that up later if I have time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 she comes to the conclusion that she must have been possessed by Black Hanekawa after noticing dirt in her nails (and moreover comments that this time, there were no warning headaches).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When does Hanekawa realise that she had been possessed by Black Hanekawa? Does this have anything to do with the episode prior to the school festival (not in the sense that this was actually an episode of the anime, but in that this was an instance of her being possessed) that was alluded to once or twice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T09:26:41.733" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T20:41:30.043" Title="Why does Hanekawa know about Black Hanekawa?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10050" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10056" CreationDate="2014-06-01T03:22:18.783" Score="10" ViewCount="13604" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 17 when they're about to welcome Satsuki's mother, they're having a toast and slam their cups to the ground. Why did they do it? Does this have anything to do with Japanese culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sMCin.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-06-01T04:24:26.390" LastActivityDate="2019-08-06T00:49:39.847" Title="Why did they break their cups after a toast?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10054" CreationDate="2014-06-01T03:51:20.847" Score="1" ViewCount="544" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Honnouji Academy, there are four levels of student: no-star, one-star, two-star, and three-star. However, only the one-star students all look the same. The only exception is for Suzuki, who stole a one-star uniform in the first episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tz3cY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;left: one-star students; right: Suzuki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason why that is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-01T10:45:41.353" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T10:45:41.353" Title="Why do all one-star students look the same?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10051" CreationDate="2014-06-01T10:35:06.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imagine it's because they are unimportant to the plot and because the animators wanted to give a sense of a hive-mind mentality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ranks above are individualized as they are powerful and &lt;em&gt;worthy&lt;/em&gt; of the viewer's (and Ryukko's) attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The zero-star students are individualized as well. Along with this, all the slums are very different looking to each other - In contrast, the houses that the richer student live in are very regular and similar to each other corresponding with their uniform class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good example of the higher rank's lack of individualism is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Mako and Ryukko start the fight club, They start to lose their individuality that they once had in the slums and become arrogant, greedy and unloving towards each other. Once they return to the slums, they regain their own personalities again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T10:35:06.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10050" CreationDate="2014-06-01T15:00:09.987" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from a Russian tradition that went back to Peter the great and now it's done after important toasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table-glass&quot;&gt;Table-glass wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A legend says that the first known faceted glass was given as a present to Tsar Peter the Great from a glass-maker called Yefim Smolin, living in Vladimir Oblast. He boasted to Tsar that his glass couldn’t be broken. Tsar Peter liked the present, however, after drinking some alcoholic beverage from it, he said loudly Let the glass be! (Russian: Стакану быть! - literally the glass be), &lt;strong&gt;threw the glass on the ground&lt;/strong&gt; and managed to break it. But Peter didn’t punish the glass-maker, and the production of such glasses continued. According to the legend, people present during this episode misinterpreted the Tsar’s words and thought that Peter called to &lt;strong&gt;break the glasses&lt;/strong&gt; (Russian: Стаканы бить! - literally beat glasses or break glasses), that’s how a tradition of breaking drinkware on certain occasions appeared in Russia. Glasses were broken after especially important toasts or just during the especially cheerful parties. Russian restaurants even held a special prices for breaking the glasses. Breaking of drinkware, or, in wider context, any tableware, is believed in Russia to bring luck and happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T15:00:09.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10079" CreationDate="2014-06-01T23:11:15.390" Score="20" ViewCount="29339" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching episode 114 (Erza vs Azuma) I noticed a little green (pig samurai?) guy in the background.  Any idea who or what this is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(click for full size)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vIRSp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vIRSp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T22:42:51.847" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T22:40:04.430" Title="Who is this green guy?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10065" CreationDate="2014-06-02T00:06:31.077" Score="5" ViewCount="2499" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one that I remember is from a manga, but I know there's an anime adaptation from this manga. Here are some details from the manga I read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I read it about 2-3 years ago, and it already has more than 50 chapters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's seinen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The genre is action, and it has some explicit content with a lot of blood.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character is a woman with short white hair who has a sword.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This woman is a monster slayer, wandering between cities to slay a monster, and the citizens pay her. But she's a monster herself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the beginning, a boy decides to follow her, for a reason I don't really remember, perhaps to revenge his parents death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One chapter reveals that she has a friend who is the same type of monster slayer as her, but she has to kill her, because her friend has been consumed by the monster inside her, and has turned into a monster.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all that I can remember, I hope these details are enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:07:27.470" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:07:27.470" Title="Manga/anime about a woman who can turn into a monster" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:26:49.090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10064" CreationDate="2014-06-02T00:09:27.887" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7028&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Claymore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K38OV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's set in a fictional medieval island where humans are plagued by Youma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A group known as The Organization, creates human-Youma hybrids to kill Youma for a fee. These female warriors wear armored uniforms with white body suits. The public refer to them as &quot;Claymores&quot; alluding to their Claymore swords, or &quot;Silver-eyed Witches,&quot; due to their silver eyes and how they have powers beyond humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Evidence&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it already has more than 50 chapter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia the manga has 143 chapters and is still ongoing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The genre is action, and have some explicit content with lot of blood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only seen the anime but i believe it's action and quite bloody however the explicit content in the anime also has a bit on nudity in it, there's a scene of cannibalism and one of the characters almost allows herself to be raped&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The main character is a woman, short hair, white hair, and have sword&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would be Clare (Pictured Above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This woman is a monster slayer, wandering between cities to slay a monster, and the citizen pays her. But she's a monster herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Claymores go from City to City, town to town killing Yoma , they leave but before doing so notifies the people that a representative of The Organization will appear to collect the fee. all Claymores are Part Yoma , Clare herself is part Claymore because she was infused with a Claymore's Head (the woman who raise her)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the beginning, a boy decide to follow her, for what reason I don't really remember, perhaps to revenge his parents death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this boy is Raki who she saved, he at first begins to follow her but then Clare decides to take him along seeing herself in him when she was saved by Teresa, the Claymore who saved her from Yoma &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One chapter reveal that she has a friend who also the same monster slayer like her, but she has to kill her, because her friend has been consume by the monster inside her, and turn into a monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said above Claymores are half Yoma, their powers and strength come from using this side of them by using demonic energy know as their Yoki Aura, if they use too much they &quot;Awaken&quot; and becomes extremely power Youma known as Awakened Being. it's explained that awakening is likened to the feeling of sexual climax and Women was shown to resists this more than Men so it's the reason why Claymores are women, however later in the series Clare learns of the Male Claymores having existed however it's assumed they are all Awakened Beings now, Claymore tend to hunt each other down in order to prevent them becoming Awakened Beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Contradictions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's seinen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia says the demographic is Shōnen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-02T00:27:56.960" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T00:27:56.960" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9839" CreationDate="2014-06-02T02:00:24.253" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like Yamato was unconscious thus his body was being used as a tool by Zetsu like how Obito corpse is being used by black Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Yamato is on the side of the shinobi alliance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2256" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T02:00:24.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9605" CreationDate="2014-06-02T02:29:52.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan was stated to be the result of special chakra inside a Uchiha's brain altering their optic nerve when they lose those they love as Kakashi is not a Uchiha he is unlikely to be able to produce the special chakra required to gain the Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito could still see through Kakashi's Sharingan when in close proximity had showing he is still connected to the Sharingan he gave Kakashi so I believe that through that connection the special chakra produced in Obito brain evolving his Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan was trasfered to Kakashi's Sharingan causing it to evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2256" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T02:29:52.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9988" CreationDate="2014-06-02T05:16:46.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharingan has the ability for Hypnotism&lt;/strong&gt;. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto wikia&lt;/a&gt; site&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;More advanced Sharingan users can take the hypnosis ability even&#xA;  further to the point where a powerful summon like Manda or even a&#xA;  tailed beast may be controlled. It has been stated by Madara Uchiha&#xA;  that the beasts were slaves to those with the blessed eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So using this ability both Madara and Obito controlled Kurama. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for as the summoning concerned... (This my speculation only and I don't have any source to backup)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tailed beasts are not living things and they are almost mere tools. They don't need blood contract to be summoned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kurama was summoned in the same way Ten Ten summoning her ninja tools. When she first tried summoning she didn't made any contracts but she summoned some tools. So the same way Kurama was summoned by Madara and he thought the trick to Obito too. But only catch is it needs a lot of chakra to bring out the beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="4163" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T05:59:23.320" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T05:59:23.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9977" CreationDate="2014-06-02T08:20:39.770" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Kaiyodo began selling Danbo models, a photographer named Arielle Nasal began taking photos of them every day for a year&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.flickr.com/photos/bunnyrel/sets/72157615647396658/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;See her account here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These photos were eventually compiled into a book &quot;365 Days of Danboard&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xn393.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This piece is the source of many danbo scenic photographs, and the inspiration for others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, there were many Danbo photographs being taken. Many Facebook, Tumble and Flicker pages set up with Danbo photos as their focus. Most notable of these is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.flickr.com/groups/danbo-love/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danbo Love Flickr group&lt;/a&gt; who have amassed a staggering 35,000 photos of Danbo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 different models of Danbo available at time of writing - Original, Amazon.JP branded, 7/11 Branded, Miniature&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T08:20:39.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10047" CreationDate="2014-06-02T09:01:53.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There might be many reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, Senketsu was created specially for Ryuuko. This might have created link, that allows them to understand each other. It is clear that Senketsu doesn't really &quot;talk&quot; using his mouth. It is more like telepathy. This telepathic link might have been created either intentionally or accidentaly when Senketsu was made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, there is question of relationships. Ryuuko and Senketsu are partners or friends. For them, it is symbiotic relationship. Satsuki on the other hand uses her willpower to dominate Junketsu so it can be used as a tool. And as such, there was no reason for her to listen to it, so even if Junketsu did talk, Satsuki would simply make it shut up, because Junketsu talking isn't what she need. Ryuuko and Senketsu were partners so it was obvious they would talk to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last is simply about production: The creators simply didn't think of Junketsu as character. And as such, they didn't give it any voice. Senketsu was individual character from early start and as such it made sense to make him talk. And as such, he helped character development of Ryuuko. Junketsu on the other side was just something used by Satsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T13:37:23.157" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T13:37:23.157" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10076" CreationDate="2014-06-02T10:15:46.590" Score="16" ViewCount="103261" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto seems to be one of few longest-running series, and considering the number of episodes so far, this adds up to quite considerable time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the total runtime - the time I'd have to spend in front of the screen if I wanted to watch the whole series (including any 'paraphenalia' like OVA etc), from beginning up to current point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="126" LastActivityDate="2021-03-10T17:46:35.377" Title="What is the total Naruto runtime up to this point?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10075" CreationDate="2014-06-02T11:52:50.200" Score="38" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of 10-March-2021, after using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myanimelist.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;myanimelist&lt;/a&gt; as a source for duration's I came to the conclusion that it would take you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Duration&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Time of non stop watching&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;In Minutes&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;32414&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;In Hours&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;390.2&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;In Days&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;16.3&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that you could completely watch all Naruto media in just under two and a half week.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;However, taking into account that nobody is going to watch anything for two and a half week straight. It would take an average viewer quite a bit longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that an average viewer watches around 5-6 episodes per day, or roughly 2 hours a day. It would take them about 174.3 days to watch the series to completion, and an additional 20.9 days to watch all the other media. For a grand total of 195.1 days total to watch &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Series&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Title&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Episodes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Episode Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Total Duration&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;220&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;23&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;~5060 minutes or&lt;br/&gt; 84.3 hours or&lt;br/&gt; 3.5 days&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto Shippuuden&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;500&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;23&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;~11500 minutes or&lt;br/&gt; 191.7 hours or&lt;br/&gt; 8 days&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Boruto next generations (ongoing)&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;189&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;23&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;~189 minutes or&lt;br/&gt; 72.5 hours or&lt;br/&gt; 3 days&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Movies&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Title&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Movie 1 - Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;90&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Movie 2 - Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;97&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Movie 3 - Dai Koufun! Mikazuki Jima no Animaru Panikku Dattebayo!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;94&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 1&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;94&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 2 - Kizuna&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;92&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 3 - Hi no Ishi wo Tsugu Mono&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;95&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 4 - The Lost Tower&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;85&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto Soyokazeden Movie: Naruto to Mashin to Mitsu no Onegai Dattebayo!!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;14&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 5 - Blood Prison&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;102&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Honoo no Chuunin Shiken! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;14&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 6 - Road to Ninja&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;109&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 7 - The Last&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;112&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;105&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie - Naruto ga Hokage ni Natta Hi&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Specials&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Title&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Dai Katsugeki!! ... Special: Konoha Annual Sports Festival&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;40&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;17&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: The Cross Roads&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden - Konoha Gakuen Special&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden - Jump Super Anime Tour 2013 Special&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Shippuuden - Sunny Side Battle&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Boruto: Jump Festa 2016 Special&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Ovas&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Title&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin!&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;26&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Naruto x UT&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;6&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Onas&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Title&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Kamiusagi Rope x Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Spin-off&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;div class=&quot;s-table-container&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;table class=&quot;s-table&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;th&gt;Title&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Episodes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Episode Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;th style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Total Duration in minutes&lt;/th&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/thead&gt;&#xA;&lt;tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;td&gt;Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;51&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;24&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;~1224 minutes or&lt;br/&gt; 20.4 hours or&lt;br/&gt; 0.85 days&lt;/td&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/tbody&gt;&#xA;&lt;/table&gt;&#xA;&lt;/div&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, I feel sad for the people that had to wait weekly from episode one onward. That's 909 weeks (excluding double releases and breaks) of waiting 6 days for the next episode (Which is almost 17.5 years!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Information will be updated when Boruto next generations ends, and somebody boops me about it in the comments&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2021-03-10T17:46:35.377" LastActivityDate="2021-03-10T17:46:35.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10087" CreationDate="2014-06-02T21:51:56.420" Score="3" ViewCount="596" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I have been surprised to see another Tobi (Obito with a mask) fighting with Kages then after he revealed himself we just discover that it was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yamato&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: in which chapter was he captured (or used) for Madara's purpose? I am a bit lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4549" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T05:03:31.357" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:32:50.280" Title="Since which chapter has Yamato changed sides?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10063" CreationDate="2014-06-02T23:35:14.990" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The person (Well technically not people) you spotted are called &quot;easter eggs&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Src from here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.answers.wikia.com/wiki/What_is_that_hidden_green_character_i%27m_starting_to_see_in_the_background_in_some_of_the_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fairytail.answers.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In every episode, at least once, a little creature is placed somewhere.... &lt;strong&gt;These creatures are known as &quot;easter eggs&quot;, as they appear in the anime but serve no purpose. They are not part of the plot, nor an important factor in the anime.....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7wX-DY2XIo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a YouTube video of all the easter eggs that appear in fairy tail. If you want to see the scene that you referred to, just skip to 3:26. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4yInB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anyway here&amp;#39;s the image you referred to&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different types that appear (Sometimes multiple times are)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Green one's with a white square with arms and legs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An Exceed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A little pink mouse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some others too like these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BXJ4X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CX2QP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh yeah, and look, I found the green &quot;easter egg&quot; from the photo you provided too. ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T23:35:14.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9988" CreationDate="2014-06-03T02:31:07.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan give the ability to control the others with their eyes. That how madara and obito controls the nine tails. Coming to first hokage he developed a wodden style jutsu to control tailed beasts. That jutsu draws tailed beast energy and emerges as a forest leaving tailed beast without chakra to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4931" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T02:31:07.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-03T05:40:40.987" Score="3" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the original series of &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;, on occasion when Presea Testarossa was alone she would cough up blood with more being coughed up as time went on apparently getting weaker as well. She also commented that she was running out of time to collect the Jewel Seeds to reach Al-Hazard leading her having to push forward with her plans before getting all the Jewel Seeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movies it's revealed that Alicia died from a prototype energy generator meltdown that Presea was developing so at first i thought that she was suffering from injuries from the accident she survived however the accident was in in 0039 and the Jewel Seed Incident was in 0065 so Presea had been alive for 26 years so she would have recovered by then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, what was wrong with Presea? also when she said she was running out of time, was she referring to her own life running out or Alicia's preserved state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-02-15T21:57:06.590" Title="What was wrong with Presea Testarossa?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8155" CreationDate="2014-06-03T13:39:39.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That pirate who killed Zephyr's crew is not Law, Buggy, Doflamingo or any of the current warlords. First, you must consider Zephyr's age. I think it was 20 years ago when the accident happened to his crew; then, that pirate became a warlord. So it's not during the 2-year timeskip. Also, the film Z movie is non-canon, meaning it is just a filler and not related to the real story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5104" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T14:12:31.317" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T14:12:31.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9922" CreationDate="2014-06-03T14:01:04.687" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any type of Haki is not visible. There are just time when a user of Busoshoku change a color of their body/weapon just to show that they are using something. It is just an indicator that it is not an ordinary punch or kick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5104" LastEditorUserId="5104" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T04:20:22.300" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T04:20:22.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10078" CreationDate="2014-06-03T14:21:17.780" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure of the exact chapter, but Yamato was captured when Yamato, Aoba, and Motoi go outside to investigate during Naruto's training. They come across Kabuto as he is captured by Kurotsuchi. Yamato creates a wooden beam that Aoba can walk on to approach Kabuto and read his mind like he did with Kisame, but Kabuto sheds his body to free himself. He goes after Yamato and, before being captured, Yamato pushes Motoi out of the way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto escapes to the Mountains' Graveyard where he and Tobi gather information from Yamato about the Allied Shinobi Forces. Kabuto also studies Hashirama's DNA within Yamato to strengthen the White Zetsu Army. Rather than kill Yamato when he has fulfiled his usefulness, they suspend him opposite Hashirama's clone for future use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no given details of when Yamato changed his side, so I would assume he was forced to serve Kabuto/Madara/Obito/Zetsu while he was captured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T14:21:17.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10088" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-03T17:08:52.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kxvMjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kara no Kyoukai image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyōkai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (空の境界, lit. &lt;em&gt;Boundary of Emptiness&lt;/em&gt;), subtitled &lt;em&gt;The Garden of Sinners&lt;/em&gt; and also known as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rakkyo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;らっきょ&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel series by Nasu Kinoko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Shiki Ryougi, a young unsociable woman born into the Ryougi Demon Hunter Organisation with a second distinct conscious male personality known as SHIKI. Mikiya Kokutou becomes intrigued with Shiki and tries to become closer to Shiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After an accident Shiki is in a comatose state for 2 years, when she wakes up she finds that SHIKI has sacrificed himself and she now sees &quot;lines of death&quot; which by interacting with them causes things to die or be destroyed. While in hospital she is approached by Touko Aozaki, a Magus and Doll Maker who runs Garan no Dou, an agency that engages in cases with supernatural or abnormal elements. Touko offers to teach Shiki to control her &quot;Mystic Eyes of Death Perception&quot; and in exchange Shiki works with her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time Shiki struggles with her own identity now with SHIKI gone but with the help of Mikiya, who too works for Touko while his sister Azaka is studying Magecraft as Touko's apprentice, Shiki gradually finds happiness through her's and Mikiya's relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Light Novel's chapters have been adapted into a series of anime movies first released in December 2007. Before the release of the 7th movie &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai Remix -Gate of seventh heaven-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (空の境界 Remix -Gate of seaventh heaven-) was release which was a collection of key themes and scene from the first 6 movies but in chronological order with new scenes added in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latest release &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Future Gospel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (未来福音, &lt;em&gt;Mirai Fukuin&lt;/em&gt;) was announced at the TYPE-MOON Fes. 10th Anniversary Event and began screening  in Japan on the 28th September 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_no_Ky%C5%8Dkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyōkai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kara_no_Kyoukai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyōkai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyōkai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:56:37.823" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:56:37.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10089" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-03T17:08:52.703" Score="0" Body="&quot;Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners&quot; is a light novel series by Nasu Kinoko about a young woman who has Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. It has been adapted as several anime movies." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-01-04T17:59:25.370" LastActivityDate="2019-01-04T17:59:25.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9633" CreationDate="2014-06-03T19:45:58.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Follow the above instructions, then &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/lineup&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;view the lineup&lt;/a&gt;. When your language is set to French, what you can see in the lineup are the videos available in your region with French subtitles. If you are at the lineup page and flip between different languages at the bottom of the page, you should see different numbers of show for each language ... for myself, in the US, I see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuing Titles: English, 10; Spanish 6; Portuguese, same 6; French 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New Titles: English 37; Spanish, Portuguese &amp;amp; French, 33.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if I accessed the site from Canada, the numbers in the French section would increase, since a few French Language licenses are not available in English in North America but are available in French in Canada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, (1) this is just an automatic filter, so its only as good as the setting of the database, and mistakes are always possible in setting that database up and (2) for devices (Android, iOS, etc.) or for some titles where Crunchyroll has hardsubs (normally in English) you need to also change your language preferences to get the right result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5110" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T19:45:58.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9988" CreationDate="2014-06-03T19:56:34.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, in order to understand the answer, you need to understand the links between the Tailed Beasts, the Uchihas and the Senjus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sage of Six Paths was powerful enough to subdue the Ten-Tails, store it within himself and even split it into the nine Tailed Beasts. His two sons, Indra (whose descendants formed the Uchiha clan) and Asura (whose descendants formed the Senju clan), inherited his powerful chakra and also his power to control the Tailed Beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, members of these clans who had evolved to a certain upper level like the Mangekyo Sharingan (Madara and Obito) and the Sage Mode (Hashirama Senju with his wooden dragon) also inherited the Tailed-Beast-controlling abilities which originally belonged to the Sage of Six Paths Hagoromo and was later passed on to his descendants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T12:02:37.633" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:02:37.633" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3553" CreationDate="2014-06-03T20:24:09.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It hasn't been told in manga yet. We can only speculate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Great Quincy War can't be the reason as it happened 200 years ago. We can safely presume they died of natural causes and also they were Echt Quincies (pure-blooded Quincies who refuse to marry and mate with anyone but a pure-blooded Quincy and who were almost extinct after the Great Purge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:26:09.337" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:26:09.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-03T20:52:50.813" Score="0" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;Were there any characters named &quot;Earp&quot; or &quot;Wyatt&quot;, or were there any characters from a military background who were town sheriffs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5101" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T21:11:34.703" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T17:17:46.543" Title="Are there any references to the OK Corral or Wyatt Earp in Trigun?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T03:18:43.553" Score="3" ViewCount="10838" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki trivia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Among the tailed beasts, only Kurama has been shown to be subject to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Summoning Technique&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how can this possible? Controlling a tailed beast doesn't mean that it can be subject to Summoning Technique. Did Madara sign a contract (form of a scroll) with Kurama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T08:10:08.253" Title="How can Madara summon Kurama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7668" CreationDate="2014-06-04T05:05:43.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unless the one piece author/s clarify the existence and origin of the Kuja tribe, there would be no accurate answer for this question. It happens most of the time in any anime and one piece is not an exception, let's just wait for any episodes where this tribe will be explain even more. For the meantime the succinct explanation of the Kuja tribe are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Amazon Lily:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Amazon_Lily&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Amazon_Lily&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kuja Tribe:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuja&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuja&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T05:05:43.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9625" CreationDate="2014-06-04T06:46:19.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/soniko-strange/yosuga-no-sora-tomadoi-no-naka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Tomadoi no Naka&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (戸惑いの中), from the &lt;em&gt;Yosuga No Sora Original Soundtrack -New-&lt;/em&gt; (ヨスガノソラ オリジナルサウンドトラック－New－).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T06:46:19.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2014-06-04T09:45:23.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until now, it was never explained properly in FT.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Future chapter might give a proof of the reason, or it stays a plothole.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some theories, like &quot;Dragons are extinct nowadays, Natsu was raised by Igneel hundreds of years ago and made a time travel (similar for Gajeel)&quot; or &quot;Dragon slayers are real dragon children (with longer lifespan than humans) with some kind of transformation magic applied&quot; (this conflicts with Zirconis´ story, but it´s still possible he didn´t know or lied. Mashima likes trolling anyways)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5098" LastEditorUserId="5098" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T09:59:07.153" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T09:59:07.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10104" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T12:55:02.883" Score="2" ViewCount="6949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;em&gt;The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi&lt;/em&gt;, and the scene when Asakura attack Kyon is rather confusing. So this is what happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Kyon has a mental struggle with himself, when he was about to shoot normal-Nagato with the device that android-Nagato gave to him, he suddenly got attacked by Asakura. She stabbed him twice, and when Asakura was about to kill him, suddenly Nagato (perhaps the android one?) saved him. And when he was about to lose consciousness, young and old Asahina come. And then someone (perhaps future Kyon?) comes. After that he loses consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, he woke up at the hospital with Koizumi. And when Kyon asked what happen, he said he fell down the stairs at school. But Kyon seems to know what really happened before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I have to guess, this is what I think happened:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Kyon recovers from his injury, he, Asahina, and android-Nagato travel back to the past, and save the past Kyon after he got stabbed, and Nagato alters some memories about the incident so Koizumi didn't know anything about it, and they travel back to the current time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's what happened, why he didn't save himself back then before he got stabbed? What's the point of giving an antidote for Nagato to Kyon? And why did Nagato give false memories about the incident to Koizumi? What exactly happened here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T18:34:41.737" Title="What happens in the end of The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T13:19:06.500" Score="12" ViewCount="10685" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just re-watching the anime and it seems like Kyon is only a nickname. Are we ever told what his real name is? Maybe from the light novel? And how come Kyon has such a nickname? Does it have any meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T16:59:26.430" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:47:23.380" Title="Do we know Kyon's real name?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9588" CreationDate="2014-06-04T15:52:25.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's actually explained a bit at one point, though I can't remember the episode exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, humanity got really violent and started destroying each other, probably via nuclear warfare or maybe previous people with supernatural powers. Shin Sekai Yori takes place on one of the remaining human colonies, where the elders are the only ones that know of the leftover science, knowledge from the previous era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explains why they're super paranoid about these kids with powers, because they're afraid that everyone will get destroyed again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5116" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T15:52:25.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10105" CreationDate="2014-06-04T16:28:14.437" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, we don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From quick googling, it seems that it has not been revealed yet, even in the light novel. But it seems some hints exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyon&quot;&gt;Kyon&lt;/a&gt;&quot; on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The name &lt;em&gt;Kyon&lt;/em&gt; is actually a nickname given to him; his real name has yet to be revealed in the series. His sister is responsible for spreading its use amongst his schoolmates, much to his embarrassment and annoyance, and he misses being called &lt;em&gt;Onii-chan&lt;/em&gt; (お兄ちゃん, Lit. &quot;older brother&quot;) by his sister. In the ninth volume of the light novel (&lt;em&gt;The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;), his real name is hinted at in a conversation between himself and Sasaki, a girl who had known Kyon since middle school, who said that it was a very majestic name that didn't fit him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His sister's name also hasn't been revealed yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=205191&quot;&gt;Thread in MyAnimeList discussing this&lt;/a&gt; - there are many hints and guesses being discussed there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5117" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T16:58:38.937" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T16:58:38.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7668" CreationDate="2014-06-04T21:41:47.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No explanation is ever given beyond the word &quot;mysteriously&quot; but it isn't as ridiculous as it sounds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the real world, environmental factors such as the temperature and diet of the mother during pregnancy can affect the likelihood of a boy or a girl being born. Of course it rarely gets above 55-45 one way or the other, but in the unique environment of Amazon Lily it is possible that the odds of having a baby girl is completely overwhelming, to the point where no boy has ever been born on the island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T21:41:47.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7668" CreationDate="2014-06-05T01:11:20.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most simple answer would of course be &quot;Magic&quot; or anime logic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when we look at the issue from a logical standpoint, we don't need to look at the tribe, but at the foreign countries, since the gender of the newborn is determined by the winning sperm, which either carries a female chromosome (X) or a male chromosome (Y).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the males in the foreign country only produce female sperm. Sperm production is affected by enviromental factors but this is unlikely, there'd be reports of that foreign country having female births (unless their females travel and get impregnated somewhere else as well). Keep in mind it's entirely possible that those reports could exist but the reader never gets told of any of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely is that the tribe actually gets males born, but they are promptly killed (and no record of them is kept), much like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;real Amazon tribes&lt;/a&gt; did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5123" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T02:20:33.087" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T02:20:33.087" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10116" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-05T02:36:40.003" Score="2" ViewCount="1252" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://amaterasu.tindabox.net/guide/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Guide&lt;/a&gt; I have been looking at for learning to read Japanese, it says that after learning the alphabet I should get a dictionary, some kind of source material, and a translation for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the guide included source material dissections I want to start getting source material myself for when I run out of what's on the guide. One of the points about getting source material is that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;above all else, you should enjoy reading the translated version&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and below that suggest series serialized in the Shonen Jump magazines. Since of course I want to avoid scanlations which could be inaccurate I figured I should aim for series I know have been officially released in English. Three series that come to mind are Naruto, One Piece and Bleach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I know of Shonen Jump apart from the target demographic is that weekly issues have 1 chapter of a series serialized in them while tankōbon compiles these chapters (though I could be wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there is a site where I can look up what chapters were serialized in what issue of Shonen Jump to then match magazine issues to English tankōbon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: the reason why I want to get Shonen Jump magazines instead of Japanese tankōbon is because at first I may only be on 1 or 2 chapters and i'm sure the magazines take less space than a book. Also it'll be a good test with the rest of the magazine as to how much of it I can understand without needing a translation to confirm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T08:31:23.973" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T08:31:23.973" Title="Where can I find a list of Shonen Jump issues which also lists what series was printed?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;shonen-jump&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10099" CreationDate="2014-06-05T05:41:07.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excerpts taken from Naruto Manga Chapter 501-503&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets look at the following images from the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oTtiH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cn7GY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/isKZg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h0FMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From image &lt;strong&gt;1&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; We see Madara* (Who was later shown to be Obito) extracting the kyubi from Kushina's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; This is where he summons the kyubi into the village&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; In the conversation between Madara and Minato, Madara says, &lt;code&gt;A contract seal...&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Finishes off the fight between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, based on these images we can deduce that it is not always a scroll that is needed to create a summoning contract. A scroll may be one of the ways in which such a contract be created. The sign that is done in the scroll is a &quot;seal&quot; that seals the contract. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, considering what Madara said about Minato trying to place a contract seal we can deduce that there are other ways to seal a contract. Now when did Madara do it? That must have been done after Madara had the kyubi under genjutsu and before Minato came back for the final showdown between the two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming back to your question, there are two stages to controlling a beast or summoning animal. The first is where you put the target under genjutsu and manipulate them, the other is to put them under a contract. It seems that Madara has first put the kyubi under genjutsu and then he sealed a contract with the kyubi using some sort of contract seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*I am referring to Obito as Madara here because at that point of the manga the character was known to be Madara himself. Which was changed as the plot progressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T05:41:07.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10105" CreationDate="2014-06-05T07:49:49.017" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theory that John Smith is his real name, but I don't think it really is. Yes, his name is not mentioned anywhere yet. Kyon's sister is also &quot;Kyon's sister&quot; for now ^&lt;em&gt;_&lt;/em&gt;^. &#xA;  Not revealing name also may hint that he plays a more important role in universe than we think. He must be some kind of Kami or something &amp;lt;_&amp;lt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4777" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T07:49:49.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5404" CreationDate="2014-06-05T13:21:20.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's stated in both the animes and the manga. You're connecting STEEL WIRES to every nerve one a time. Then sending huge amount of electric charges and heat in order to have those already damaged nerves function to control the prostatic. Add that to the fact you might have to add further amputation to the damage in order to even fit the automail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5129" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T13:21:20.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10104" CreationDate="2014-06-05T18:13:16.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; You are exactly right. Thats what happens in future novels. Why didn't he save himself? Because Kyon is dangerously genre-savy. And he know that breaking the stable time loop might lead to more and worse problems. So he doesn't do anything other than what he himself saw doing himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T18:13:16.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7241" CreationDate="2014-06-06T09:26:39.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a reason behind this.&#xA;Gosho Aoyama stated that there is a reason behind all the names of the, as we call it, Black Organization. He also said, that if we would knew the real name of the Organization, we would know the boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we just have to wait until Mr. Aoyama reveals the real name. And it better be something better than &quot;Bar&quot;, &quot;Club&quot; or &quot;Organization of Alcoholic Drinks&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4118" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T09:26:39.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7668" CreationDate="2014-06-06T13:44:26.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually this might not be true. There may have kids being born as boys but due to some reasons the boys did not lived. In short, the elders are trying to prevent from boys being alive. I believe this is somewhat similar to what happened with Vincent(Hiei from Yu-yu Hakusho) wherein he was an outcast because of the tradition of having only female to live in their village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5139" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T13:44:26.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2014-06-06T13:48:26.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the rules were not all stated. This is somewhat a trick from Laxus. Laxus told Freed to prohibit Dragon Slayers from entering the fight and to trick them he told freed not to put the prohibition of the Dragon Slayers on the rule list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5139" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T13:48:26.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9888" CreationDate="2014-06-06T14:17:38.520" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A nice question. I have to get around a few topics to find a logic answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start with the explanation of the &quot;Liar&quot; statement against Toru Amuro.&#xA;The life Amuro is living and showing to all people around him is just a lie / fake. He claims to be a detective like Kogoro in the first episode he appears. And after the case is solved, he wants to be his apprentice to stay close to him, for &quot;learning from the Great Kogoro&quot;.&#xA;But after we know he is Bourbon, the whole perspective changed. What does he want? Why is he with the main characters? What exactly is his plan? &#xA;Soon it is revealed: he wants to prove that Shuichi Akai is alive and he and Kir faked his death. &#xA;This makes him a fearful enemy: he is close to the main characters, he has the possibility to find out the truth, yet, Toru Amuro is not who we think he is - he's a pretty good liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akai explains it in the current chapter: Toru Amuro is actually Rei Furuya, an undercover cop! He is also infiltrating the Organization, like Akai used to / like Kir is at the moment. The theory that Bourbon is our enemy is complete nonsense - he is on our side, even though he hates Akai for some reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He even lies to Vermouth at the end: he claims that he was wrong; that Akai is in fact dead and Kir is loyal to the Organization. This lie shows us the real side of Amuro - he's a friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me, the situation you are confused by is a simple message to each other:&#xA;Conan knows about the real Amuro, the real person behind his role. But Amuro in return has his own reasons to question Conan. The Sleeping Kogoro is one point Amuro questions and believes Conan to be behind it -&gt; there is this one scene where he phones with Vermouth and says that he wants to stay with Kogoro because he wants to solve the mystery behind the Sleeping Kogoro. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusion:&#xA;Conan and Amuro know the lies of each other. And with that scene (&quot;Liar&quot; - &quot;You're one to talk...&quot;) they admit that they know each others secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My fingers hurt. I hope this answers your question (a bit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4118" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T14:17:38.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9954" CreationDate="2014-06-07T04:32:15.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I was surprised that my question didn't really get that much interest really, but I think I may know why bears appear in Yaoi's and quite frequently. I think this is in relation to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_%28gay_culture%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gay culture&lt;/a&gt;.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In male bisexual and gay culture, a &lt;em&gt;Bear&lt;/em&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;large, hairy man who projects an image of rugged masculinity. Bears are one of many LGBT communities&lt;/strong&gt; with events, codes, and a culture-specific identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It obviously does not mean an actual bear, but in Yaoi's I think it showcases or quite frequently shows/depicts bears as to relate to (well obviously) homosexuals or gays and the definition for yaoi is....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yaoi, also known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese genre of fictional media &lt;strong&gt;focusing on homoerotic romantic or sexual relationships between male characters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130911103627AAVwei7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T04:32:15.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7462" CreationDate="2014-06-07T06:20:42.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course he does. They're two guys but that doesn't mean they don't love each other and the fact that they love each other is obvious if you're paying attention to the show. Gon mentions multiple times how he wants to travel the world with Killua, something often said by eloping couples. Killua also mentions several times how embarrassing Gon's words are, precisely because they imply a sort of love. At episode 87ish Killua says Gon was a light that is so bright sometimes that he has trouble looking at him, something a certain romantic Shakespeare Sonnet talks about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Love doesn't have to lead to sex and neither does gender matter when it comes to having a crush. Their bond is so strong and they like each other to the point where love is a weak word to describe it. Japanese has a word for this kind of friend for life who is said to make your life complete and/or whole, and it doesn't mean a wife but someone more; soulmate basically best defines that word.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fyi, the Europeans supposedly imposed homophobia on Japan. Homosexuals were more accepted before westernization, probably because such relationships were common among powerful men such as a samurai. It's a controversial concept in Japan I suspect, but not as much as it is here in America. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gon and Killua's fighting style compliment each other and their characters grow when they are together so they could very easily be classified as soulmates. They obviously like each other and you would have no problem calling it love if one of them wasn't male and if your definition of love isn't so exclusive to male/female relationships (which is dumb). Their relationship is a precious thing not often seen in society, but it's the most natural thing in the world. Everyone should pursue having what they have. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5149" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-07-12T07:27:12.083" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T07:27:12.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10142" CreationDate="2014-06-07T07:50:09.880" Score="7" ViewCount="9145" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/no-game-no-life/episode-6-interesting-653173&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:25 of episode 6&lt;/a&gt;, there is a bleep sound, but I don't know why is it being censored. Jibril and Steph are surprised by it, so would it be a dirty joke or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fjAY5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;bleeped sound 11:25&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T08:06:55.923" LastActivityDate="2020-07-29T09:57:07.553" Title="Why is there a censoring sound in episode 6?" Tags="&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10141" CreationDate="2014-06-07T08:23:49.753" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a reason why Jibril and Steph are surprised in this situation. As you should know Steph and Jibril are girls, so the question would be &quot;what is a girl's nether region?&quot;. It is obvious that a girl's nether region would be their:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vagina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://otaku.wikispaces.com/Censorship&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;otaku - Censorship&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this is considered as a dirty joke, it is censored because &lt;code&gt;ま☆こ&lt;/code&gt; in direct translation does mean &quot;Nether Regions&quot;. If there is no censorship in this scene, it would violate &quot;Japanese Censorship Law&quot;. When it is uncensored the word would be &lt;code&gt;まんこ&lt;/code&gt; (romanized as &#xA;&quot;manko&quot;) which directly means vagina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the censorship in episode 6 of No Game No Life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T11:48:20.273" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T11:48:20.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-07T08:36:09.680" Score="6" ViewCount="3301" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking around the internet for the transcripts for anime series and their episodes but cannot find one in particular for Attack on Titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was searching around the internet for a while and couldn't find some sites. Does anyone know a website that does/contains the transcripts for anime series and their episodes? If not, I would like specifically a site for Attack on Titans episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be useful I think for example you are answering a question and would like to add a certain spoken scene from an anime episode, and instead of watching the entire episode or skipping to that scene and playing and pausing the scene over and over again just to type out what they are saying, you can simply just have a look at the transcript and copy and paste it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I might be lazy, but I think it would be extremely helpful. Anyone know any sites?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T13:16:36.233" Title="Where can I find the transcripts of anime episodes online?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10141" CreationDate="2014-06-07T11:47:20.660" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japanese text there is ま★こ &lt;em&gt;ma*ko&lt;/em&gt;, which (to someone who knows Japanese) is obviously a censored form of まんこ &lt;em&gt;manko&lt;/em&gt;, which does refer to the female genitalia, as Sukeibe points out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key insight here is that &lt;em&gt;manko&lt;/em&gt; is in fact &lt;strong&gt;vulgar&lt;/strong&gt; slang for the female genitalia, which is why you will see it censored. The translation &quot;nether regions&quot; fails to capture this vulgarity, I suppose because it's constrained by the rules of word chain (can you think of a vulgar term for the female genitalia that begins with &quot;n&quot; and ends with &quot;s&quot;? I can't...). If a technical/medical term for the female genitalia were used instead (e.g. 女性器 &lt;em&gt;joseiki&lt;/em&gt; lit. &quot;female sex organ&quot;), it would probably not have been censored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T11:47:20.660" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10146" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-07T11:49:53.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/syMwq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Game_No_Life&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T10:27:40.747" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T10:27:40.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10147" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-07T11:49:53.793" Score="0" Body="No Game No Life is a light novel series by Yuu Kamiya about a pair of siblings who are super-ultra-awesome at games of all varieties." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T11:49:53.793" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T11:49:53.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10150" CreationDate="2014-06-07T11:53:41.823" Score="3" ViewCount="7881" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Massive, massive spoilers. Do not read the answers that may pop up!!!!&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail (2014), Episode 10, Kagura unsheathes her sword and it apparently looks like she  killed Erza. I have not been reading the manga lately and haven't read the latest chapter of fairy tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does Erza die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screenshots:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/el0lu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2t9CI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you didn't understand from the screenshots, Kagura finds out that Simon died because of Erza's weakness. Kagura draws her sword, Erza says &quot;sorry&quot;, and we hear her slash her sword and see the next scene where there is blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T20:24:02.563" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T22:35:06.620" Title="Does Erza die in episode 10, 2014?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2014-06-07T12:55:32.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, she still alive, it's Erza after all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to keep the spoiler to minimum so if you really want to now what happen next you can read it on your own, or wait for next episode, this is a next chapter from manga after that episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 315: Rosemary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8KlF2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8KlF2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 315&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T13:08:07.743" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T13:08:07.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8594" CreationDate="2014-06-07T13:35:26.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does it affect the user (physically or mentally) who is using the Haki in any way?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. I encourage anyone to point out otherwise, but my memory says Haki isn't proven to be exhausting. The conclusion I draw from that is that it's not a &lt;strong&gt;powerup&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. energy drawn from an inner pool of life force/chakra/ki/Namekian-hand-holding).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does excessive usage of Haki take a toll on the user?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;N-- but yes. By nature, excessive activity will generate stress but in accordance with my above answer, &lt;em&gt;this is just an unlikely result&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If it is so, how exactly does it affect the user since Haki isn't something like a physical energy?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haki is akin to concentration to activate, which also makes it task-orientated. Things like Observation are always on, because these are your most basic senses. As long as the user is conscious, there will be a heightened sense of plot convenience—I mean, the ability to detect hostile presences like the &quot;wild beast&quot; in Fishmen Kingdom's Palace. For Armament, this is used only for strengthening, i.e. intensifying the muscles. This is like getting in the zone, turning on that killer instinct, you know what you're about to do and you're gonna do it. So while the user can turn it on at the tip of a hat, there's no point to stay amped up and flexed. That's like walking around with a balled up fist all the time. Haki isn't going anywhere else. Nor is it a get-out-of-Death-Flag card that activates when your enemy has gone too OP or you're a pummeled mess. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My train of thought: Haki users are just flexing and intensifying their basic characteristics of observation, density, and intimidation. So it is physical energy if you take all the potential energy and turn it into kinetic energy for battle. Since it's not a powerup but more of a concentrated assault mindset, the training makes more sense. It wasn't for the purpose of controlling the uncontrollable, but for developing this state that allows you to demonstrate more strength like knowing how to brace your forehead with hardening for a headbutt or tighten a fist to punch. Not to undersell it, I'm sure the power behind one Haki-shrouded punch will make the difference versus another eventually, but it's never been the deciding climax to a fight. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T12:19:58.887" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:19:58.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8280" CreationDate="2014-06-08T10:18:32.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no explanation in the manga (yet) either. However, Touka is not the only one who can see Gods, some people living in the shrines can see them, too. It just seems to be a coincidence that Touka can see Gods, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T10:18:32.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8279" CreationDate="2014-06-08T10:31:50.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it turns out, Inari hasn't &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; lost her powers after giving them back to Uka. Shortly after the point where the anime ends, Inari can see gods again and can use the divine powers again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T10:31:50.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2604" CreationDate="2014-06-08T11:16:06.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I think that Tenma was hallucinating when he saw Johan talking to him and maybe he was thinking what Johan could say something to him if he was awake. Johan knows what his mother did and when he wakes up from the coma he escapes from the hospital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5161" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T12:24:12.707" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T12:24:12.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7614" CreationDate="2014-06-08T12:55:38.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is revealed that the woman was Cinder:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qIs9F.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cinder Fall is a character in the world of RWBY. She appears to be affiliated with Roman Torchwick in some way, perhaps controlling, or at least coercing, Roman rather than cooperating with him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is definitely a main character, she is also the antagonist and was the exact same woman that the headmistress was fighting against.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T12:55:38.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11156" CreationDate="2014-06-08T13:00:33.093" Score="3" ViewCount="886" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jgrdkl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Costume from Bodyline&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this costume on the Bodyline website. I want to know what it's from and what character wears it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5162" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T02:44:02.873" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T02:44:02.873" Title="What anime is this brown uniform with a yellow-white ribbon from?" Tags="&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11155" CreationDate="2014-06-08T17:15:20.207" Score="1" ViewCount="1825" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everybody knows the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Martial Arts Tournament&lt;/a&gt;, which has a logo that you can see in flags, on the wall, in the arena, and at a lot of places during the tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But what does the logo exactly mean?&lt;/strong&gt; What language is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the logo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lAhfp.png&quot; alt=&quot;World Martial Arts Tournament&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found some references here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_symbols&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_symbols&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Mutaito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Mutaito&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5163" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T18:36:00.043" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T18:36:00.043" Title="What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-08T17:28:19.737" Score="7" ViewCount="9098" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do any of the manga from &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; exist in real life? Are there any plans to make some of them? I would especially love to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Classroom_of_Truth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Classroom of Truth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3068" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T13:12:33.247" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T12:35:05.243" Title="Do any of the manga from Bakuman exist in real life?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10158" CreationDate="2014-06-08T17:30:06.797" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Budou (武道) is a Japanese term describing Japanese martial arts. Budou consists of the kanji &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bu&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (武, ぶ), meaning &quot;war&quot; or &quot;martial,&quot; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%81%93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dou&lt;/a&gt; (道, どう), meaning &quot;path&quot; or &quot;way.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tournament is called the 天下一武道会, &quot;Tenkaichi Budoukai,&quot; which can literally mean: &quot;(Best) Martial Arts on Earth (Under the Sky) Tournament.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T17:30:06.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10157" CreationDate="2014-06-08T18:06:01.260" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is without a doubt the National Verbena Academy's winter uniform (from the &lt;em&gt;Shuffle&lt;/em&gt; anime, with some minor inaccuracies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3iAN4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Watch out! It&amp;#39;s Kaede!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T18:06:01.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-08T20:12:33.607" Score="1" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Clock Arc in Fairy Tail, when the new Oracion Seis shows up, Byro (from Legion) was not able to nullify their magic. Why was he unable to do it? I don't think the activation depends on the opponent's power, and in any case if it does, he wouldn't be able to nullify Gildart's magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:18:08.963" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:35:29.543" Title="Why wasn't Byro's magic working on the new Oracion Seis?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8594" CreationDate="2014-06-08T22:07:25.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haki requires a certain amount of energy to use. Since Haki refers to the will power of the user, &lt;strong&gt;it uses mainly mental power&lt;/strong&gt;. Though we all know that thinking too much for a long period or intensively thinking about things, makes you tired and thus drains your energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that &lt;strong&gt;Observation Haki&lt;/strong&gt; cannot be turned off and is the odd one of the three in that sense (Eg: Enel knows what everybody says at any time, Aisa and Cobi kept hearing people's, driving them insane at first). Here, it does not costs you energy to turn the ability on, but rather to keep yourself sane hearing so much voices at the same time for all time. It must have been so intense, that it would have been impossible for Whitebeard (due to his illness) to concentrate on everybody around him during the Marineford War, giving Squard the opening to stab him. As mentioned by Crocodile and Marco, he should have been able to sense and avoid that attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Releasing &lt;strong&gt;Conqueror's Haki&lt;/strong&gt; requires concentration, making it a bad move to use excessively. It would only drain precious energy and wouldn't really effect stronger opponent anyway, so unless you want to intimidate or maintain a badass image like Shanks it wouldn't make much sense to continuously release it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;strong&gt;Armanent Haki&lt;/strong&gt; requires the most concentration and energy of all forms of Haki. Coating for a long time or coating large surfaces takes a major toll on the mind and body. The user might get used to using such amounts of Haki over a long time, but it would drain their energy pretty rapidly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Luffy fully coated his body but was completely worn out after doing so for only 20 minutes. Additionally, using such amounts of Haki took such a huge toll on his body, that Luffy was rendered unable to even stand and needs at least 10 minutes to &lt;strong&gt;regenerate his Haki&lt;/strong&gt;, before attempting to do anything else again.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CxXi7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8jOyI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8jOyIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T15:24:24.580" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T15:24:24.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2014-06-08T23:25:13.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although time has passed in the sense that the technology and other aspects of the setting that are not directly related to the story have progressed, very little time has passed in the main story. Occasionally, they will make references to it having been months since a previous case or other reference point, but these do not seem to line up much, if at all, and generally they are intended to indicate a time period for the individual case or arc, so that elements such as Ran's waiting for Shinichi seems to have actually been over a period of time. These indications, for obvious reasons, cannot always coincide, and so it would seem that the author decided long ago to make the story timeless. If you want a clear answer of the main plotline, so far it has been only for a few months, while the numerous side cases do not fit into this framework.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6167" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T23:25:13.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7499" CreationDate="2014-06-09T05:03:23.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Heian Hyakudan&quot; technique pictured resembles a real technique in the kata Chatan Yara Kusanku.  I'm sure it's a coincidence but it is interesting.  You can watch a video of it &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/iiiznDpoapQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will see it in the 4th and 5th directions. It has a twisted stance with a chop like this, and is followed with a kick and then a drop to the ground. I doubt if it would send multiple people flying through the air like they got hit with tornadoes, but maybe when one reaches 100th Dan...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6173" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-09T09:49:38.360" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T09:49:38.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6141" CreationDate="2014-06-09T05:04:02.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we now know Black Zetsu had the will of Kaguya in him. Just as Naruto wasn't able to sense the Ten Tails (episode 363 of the anime) , Kaguya's powers are even greater than the Ten Tails - she stopped the Infinite Tsukuyomi easily. So sensing Kaguya (or Black Zetsu) is out of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6170" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-09T05:25:19.153" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T05:25:19.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11172" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-09T08:43:34.450" Score="2" ViewCount="8441" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Black Zetsu made by Kaguya this whole time? Or did Madara (being her reincarnation) accidentally create her will, which once fused with Madara became Kaguya again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6162" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-06-09T09:12:56.750" LastActivityDate="2020-12-29T00:19:37.773" Title="Who was Black Zetsu created by? (Manga Spoilers)" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8393" CreationDate="2014-06-09T14:13:00.783" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 71&lt;/strong&gt;, Light was setting up a plan that would prove himself to be innocent of being the killer (Kira); would give the NPA (National Police Agency of Japan) the advantage over Mello; and would keep him safe if Mello would ever get hold of his picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to kill Mello, he made preparations for a raid to take place at November 10 at 23:59. Almost everybody in Mello's organization would die, but in order to kill Mello himself he needed the help of the NPA. He sent them the Death Note together with Ryuku, making it possibly for one of the NPA members to bargain for the Death Eyes. He had expected Matsuda Touta to do the deal, since it went with his character, but in the end it was his father, Soichiro Yagami, who made the deal with Ryuku. With his father having the Death Eyes, it would be impossible for him to be owner of any Death Note, and therefore, he had relinquished ownership himself, instead of making Misa relinquish ownership over hers. Also he knew it would be dangerous to be the owner of any Death Note, since he knew Jack Neylon aka Kal Snyder had the Death Eyes and it would be as easy for Mello to kill him as it would be for Light to find and kill Kal Snyder. Of course, he was not going to stop being the killer (Kira) soon, so to retain his memories he strapped Misa's Death Note to his body. By doing so, he thought he would be able to kill Mello and prove himself innocent once again for the NPA. He failed to kill Mello through this raid, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fj4qM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fj4qMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Light&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 72&lt;/strong&gt;, you can see that in addition to what I said above, Light also needed Ryuku to be there at the raid, to stop Sidoh from helping the &quot;mafia&quot;. He knew Ryuku would be so kind as to harass Sidoh a bit ^^.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEUA2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEUA2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryuku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 74&lt;/strong&gt;, you can see Light holding the Death Note when his father dies. After an owner dies, the ownership will go to the first person that picks up or touches the Death Note, and therefore Light becomes the owner again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WHEAd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WHEAdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Father dies&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 81&lt;/strong&gt;, Misa is ordered to relinquish her ownership to Teru Mikami. At this point there are two human Death Note owners and they are Light and Mikami, and Misa becomes an ordinary housewife. Therefore, Mikami is able to identify Light as the owner of the Death Note and the real &quot;Killer&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2CvP.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2CvPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Misa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a summary of the Notes' owners the website provided by Maroon is really useful. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=48148&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T14:20:16.600" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T14:20:16.600" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9776" CreationDate="2014-06-09T15:09:54.373" Score="16" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Introduction in first chapter&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually the main purpose of a manga is explained in the first chapter, being the introduction to the complete story. In that sense both Natsu and Lucy would be the main protagonists. Both Natsu, Lucy (and Happy) are introduced in the first chapter. Natsu, who is searching for Igneel, while Lucy wants to join Fairytail and become a great Celestial mage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Introduction of Natsu (and Happy)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fMUdC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fMUdCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Introduction of Lucy&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncLTn.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncLTnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Both Natsu and Lucy mention their goal in the story&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QPkl1.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QPkl1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Title&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the title usually points towards the main story too, like with &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, where Luffy is searching for the One Piece. In that sense Lucy should be more considered as being the main character as her story actually revolves around Fairytail, since she doesn't just want to be just any mage, she wants to be a &lt;code&gt;FairyTail&lt;/code&gt; mage. Natsu just happens to be in Fairytail, but his story doesn't really revolve around his guild. He just wants to find his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page on Fairy Tail agrees on this, saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard (魔導士 madōshi?),&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fMUdCm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; who joins the titular wizards' guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu is an important person to the story, and he is also introduced first of all, even before Lucy, but going by this Wikipedia quote I would say Lucy would be the main (and only?) protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T07:24:26.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8708" CreationDate="2014-06-09T15:41:30.777" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Charmander_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Charmander&lt;/a&gt; article on Bulbapedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A fire burns at the tip of this Pokémon’s slender tail, and has blazed there since Charmander’s birth. The flame can be used as an indication of Charmander's health and mood, burning brightly when the Pokémon is strong, weakly when it is exhausted, wavering when it is happy, and blazing when it is enraged. It is said that Charmander dies if its flame goes out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Charmander's flame is an indicator to his remaining life force.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, saying &quot;Charmander dies if its flame goes out&quot; would be like saying &quot;A human dies if he blows his last breath&quot;. Dying and having no flame would basically be equivalent statements. So even if Squirtle gets high, squirts all over Charmander's tail and the flame goes out for a second, Charmander wouldn't die and the flame would come out again if he was still healthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having water on his tail will probably cause him a lot of pain and continuously being exposed to this torture could make him faint or die, but it would be because his health would drop and thus the flame would become smaller. Vice-versa, if you could somehow bind a lighter to its tail with infinite gas, Charmander wouldn't become invincible, even though his flame would never die out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T17:30:01.950" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T17:30:01.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2283" CreationDate="2014-06-09T19:15:47.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Hansel died first because it's possible that Hansel might have just been a girl the whole time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that Hansel and Gretel suffer from gender confusion or multi-personality disorder, especially after Gretel suddenly took her/his wig off and started to sound like Hansel, and also when Gretel showed of her/his Genitals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6183" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T15:46:42.460" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T15:46:42.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10016" CreationDate="2014-06-09T22:01:29.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are worried about legal trouble for your own person, you need not worry. Accessing streaming sites is not a crime. The crime lies with those hosting said illegal site. Also there is probably some really fun legal deal where the sites are being hosted in countries that don't have laws against it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The morality of using such sites is another thing entirely. I actually buy series I like, but only after I watch them. So I justify my use of such sites. I also don't want to increase the numbers for a show I think is horrid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6184" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T22:01:29.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4024" CreationDate="2014-06-09T22:33:47.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Calling on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Willing suspension of disbelief&lt;/a&gt; trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was just an overlooked detail when it comes down to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add on to this, as I recently reread Buddha, there are plenty of other spots where they should have noticed his brand. Like the time he was hung upside down after bragging during training. There really is no explanation. Maybe he came up with some way to mask it, like body paint, or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6184" LastEditorUserId="6184" LastEditDate="2014-09-09T21:18:05.110" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T21:18:05.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11188" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-09T22:39:50.610" Score="1" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 4th season of &lt;em&gt;Maria Watches Over Us&lt;/em&gt;, it's revealed that Toko was adopted. In the final episode, when she and Yumi went on the half-day date reward which Toko won for finding Yumi's Card, Toko reveals that her real parents died in a car crash which she was the sole survivor of, and she was later adopted by the daughter of the head doctor of the hospital, who happened to be a classmate and friend of Toko's biological mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toko tells Yumi that she had suspected for a while that she was adopted from overhearing &quot;cruel adults&quot;. However, it has only been confirmed recently in a couple of episodes earlier. During the scene where Suguru Kashiwagi is driving Toko, he gets angry that Toko has found out and starts questioning her who opened their mouth, naming 3 women (I can't remember their names, but I believe they were the ones who tried to shame Yumi during the 3rd OVA Season). However, Toko doesn't answer, being more scared of Suguru's aggressive speeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is it known who told Toko she was adopted, or did she found out herself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T10:44:06.467" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T10:47:49.047" Title="Who told Toko that she was adopted?" Tags="&lt;maria-sama-ga-miteru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34047" CreationDate="2014-06-10T00:42:10.790" Score="3" ViewCount="6253" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gaara has a symbol that reads &quot;WMW&quot; on his Sand gourd. What does this symbol mean? Is it kanji or just some random symbol?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qI61l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="263" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2019-08-01T08:09:05.527" LastActivityDate="2020-10-23T11:32:11.777" Title="What is the symbol on Gaara's gourd?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T04:39:31.897" Score="6" ViewCount="1257" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; is near in reaching 1000 episodes, but never in a single episode where the origin of the so called &lt;strong&gt;Devil Fruits&lt;/strong&gt; is elaborated. Is there any creator of the Devil Fruits or their existence are merely phenomenal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember one episode when Blackbeard killed one of his comrades just to gain the Dark-Dark fruit, he was sure that based on its appearance, it was definitely the Yami Yami no Mi because he read it in the book about the cursed fruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was the book written, does it imply that the author of the book is also the one who cursed the Devil Fruits? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-11T10:31:14.650" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T10:35:06.533" Title="Who cursed the Devil Fruits?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11191" CreationDate="2014-06-10T05:04:53.930" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oda mentioned in SBS vol 48, that it will be revealed in the end by someone who knows how the Devil Fruit mechanism works. Quoting from the wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Oda, a &quot;certain professor&quot; will explain the complex mechanisms behind all of the Devil Fruits in the series in the near future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I personally think all of your other questions, like &quot;regarding the author of the book&quot;, will be answered when that happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-11T10:35:06.533" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T10:35:06.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T08:04:34.467" Score="14" ViewCount="91107" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched both the Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night anime (including the Unlimited Blade Works movie), but none of the visual novels, so no spoilers from that unless they are light spoilers. One thing that bothered me was that despite the fact that heroic spirits are defined by the public opinion/view of them, some heroes had qualities that were in direct opposition of what the public thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that heroic spirits, being sealed on their Throne of Heroes, are meant to be completely unchanged. This is the entire point of the Throne of Heroes. But this seems to be in opposition of the previous fact that heroic spirits are defined by what others think they are. Then there are Counter Guardians who are completely different, I believe, in that they are not sealed on their Throne of Heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One particularly important Counter Guardian of the series is Arturia, or Saber. Arturia is female, despite the fact that she was treated by even her contemporaries as male, and has gone done in history as male. In fact, there isn't even any small hint as to Arturia's gender being anything other than male in our history, or the history of the Nasuverse (I believe). This being true, shouldn't Arturia be male?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This not being the case shouldn't Arturia be erased, or else create instability in the World? Same with Iskander. In history he is known for being pretty short, even for a Macedonian. That he is very tall means there is an incongruity with human knowledge and true fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, in the Unlimited Blade Works movie Archer is revealed to be Heroic Spirit Emiya. If Heroic Spirit Emiya is summoned before he is even a hero, or acquired his gift from the World, etc., then how is it that Heroic Spirit Emiya is even strong at all? The power of a Servant being based on their popularity at the time of their summoning, Emiya should be weaker than pretty much every other Servant, and then some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm just over-analyzing things, or I have some misconception. In any case, answers are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T14:50:14.767" LastActivityDate="2020-07-12T00:03:09.827" Title="Why is King Arthur female? Why is Iskander tall?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13945" CreationDate="2014-06-10T13:51:09.027" Score="7" ViewCount="467" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the anime since yesterday and couldn't help but wonder why it was called &lt;em&gt;Gokukoku no Brynhildr&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Brynhildr in the Darkness&lt;/em&gt;. So far I have yet to see any mention of Brynhildr; is this some person later on in the story? Or another name for the protagonist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T14:28:37.043" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T01:50:48.130" Title="Why is the series named this way?" Tags="&lt;brynhildr-in-the-darkness&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11200" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:12:30.787" Score="0" Body="&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T14:27:28.623" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T14:27:28.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11201" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:12:30.787" Score="0" Body="This will be deleted the next time the deletion script runs; ignore it." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T14:29:33.320" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T14:29:33.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11202" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:28:57.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brynhildr in the Darkness&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (極黒のブリュンヒルデ &lt;em&gt;Gokukoku no Brynhildr&lt;/em&gt;) is a sci-fi/mystery manga series by Lynn Okamoto with a spring 2014 anime adaptation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryouta Murakami, a high-schooler, spent his days watching the star in search of aliens, ever since his childhood friend Kuroneko died in an accident. Then, one day, he met a transfer student who looked exactly like her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr_in_the_Darkness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brynhildr in the Darkness&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T14:28:57.300" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T14:28:57.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11203" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:28:57.300" Score="0" Body="Brynhildr in the Darkness (Gokukoku no Brynhildr) is a manga series by Lynn Okamoto, creator of Elfen Lied." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T14:28:57.300" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T14:28:57.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:35:19.110" Score="4" ViewCount="1978" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person takes two Devil Fruits and extracts the juice from them, and then mixes the juices and then drinks. What will happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:06:11.107" LastActivityDate="2020-04-22T20:28:09.097" Title="What happens if a person drinks the juice made from two Devil Fruits?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11204" CreationDate="2014-06-10T15:04:04.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Devil Fruit, when consumed, gives the consumer a power or special trait, which they will immediately become aware of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In my opinion&lt;/strong&gt; this means that only when the fruit is &lt;strong&gt;completely&lt;/strong&gt; consumed, that the Sea Devil is incarnated in the consumer's body and not any sooner. We can also see that the Sea Devil is not yet present in the Devil Fruit at Enies Lobby, where two Devil Fruits were near each other and nothing happened. Therefore if a person would drink the juice made of two devil fruits, he would only be wasting two Devil Fruits and make them useless. After he dies two half Devil Fruits would be incarnated somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think Mister Oda ever mentioned what would happen if only part of a Devil fruit was eaten. Therefore this is just &lt;strong&gt;my opinion&lt;/strong&gt; on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T15:04:04.823" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11208" CreationDate="2014-06-10T15:11:25.640" Score="13" ViewCount="12091" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Devil Fruit user goes to a bathtub full of water or gets into a spa, will he drown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:05:28.790" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T01:36:28.250" Title="Can a Devil Fruit user drown in a bathtub?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7975" CreationDate="2014-06-10T15:23:38.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot go by status alone to indicate someone's actual power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the great breakout out of Impel Down, he was demoted to Vice-Warden. Probably because of his pride. So based on status alone you would think Hannyabal to be stronger than Magellan, which we know he is not.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1QGyy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1QGyym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Vice-Warden !&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &#xA; Well he wasn't before the timeskip. We haven't seen either of them after that, so it's hard to say where they stand now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the One Piece power system, it is actually hard to say who is stronger in general, since it depends on lots of factors, like who you are up against. For example, Crocodile was much stronger than Luffy, but Luffy still beat him by using the water trick. In my opinion I think he wouldn't be far off the admiral's level, since he beat Blackbeard's crew with just one hydro attack. Actually Magellan's power and ability makes him the perfect guy for the job and wouldn't be a good admiral. He would have a hard time arresting someone without mortally poisoning him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T17:28:56.510" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T17:28:56.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2014-06-10T15:34:43.410" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what we have seen previously it doesn't seem so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dcTEX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy and Hancock in the bath&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T15:34:43.410" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11204" CreationDate="2014-06-10T16:35:57.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit. Swallowing the fruit whole, as Buggy did, has the same effect,[8] Peeling off the skin and eating it piece by piece, such as Kaku and Kalifa did, also works. After ingesting the fruit, the powers within affect the eater's lineage factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically the method the fruit is eaten does not matter, whether it be eating it piece by piece, as a whole or as a juice. It is the first bite or sip that is important, because after that the fruit becomes useless. So what this means is that in OP's question the person would basically have eaten two fruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One rumor, as recounted by Jabra, is that Devil Fruits house actual devils that will fight when placed in proximity of one another. The resulting battle would destroy the users' bodies. Nevertheless, Blueno contradicted this claim, stating that Grand Line scientists have noted that the phenomenon of one's body destroying itself only occurs when one consumes two Devil Fruits.[18]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to Grand Line scientists, a person that would eat or drink two Devil Fruits &lt;strong&gt;would die&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T16:35:57.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2014-06-10T16:38:08.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very nice description is given on the One Piece wikia , it says it depends on the level of water, they don't completely immobilize if the water is only knee deep . But their powers are affected that is they can't use their powers in any form of water . Obviously if the bath tub is deep enough they can drown . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their powers when in water can be manipulated by outside forces as in we saw during Arlong Park arc that Nojiko and Genzo pull Luffy by stretching his neck . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T16:38:08.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2014-06-10T16:44:21.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like some of the other answers said: no. Small amounts of water are fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about the sea stone and the similar effect it has on devil fruit users, I think it's safe to assume that the water itself is not the problem, but rather the sea element of the water. Rivers, oceans. etc are deadly for this reason, but other water sources like drinking water, rain, etc are fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5116" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T16:44:21.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2014-06-10T17:10:20.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No they won't drown because its not &quot;sea water&quot;. Sea power basically sucks all their devil fruit power away and considering the amount of water in a bathtub, they won't drown even if it is full of sea water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6192" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T17:10:20.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T19:25:53.163" Score="3" ViewCount="4175" Body="&lt;p&gt;PS: Warning, not sure whether parts should be considered spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that Logia typed Devil Fruit Users cannot be hit without Haki. Yet while re-watching the Alabasta Arc, Ace was touched twice by Luffy. The first time when he flew inside the restaurant, Luffy hit Smoker and threw him up against Ace, both making a huge hole in the next couple of buildings. The second time was when Luffy was arm wrestling Ace, although this scene might not be canon though. So my question is, how was Luffy able to push back both Smoker and Ace when flying inside the restaurant, since he shouldn't be able to. Does this mean Logia users can &quot;solidify&quot; themselves or maybe only parts of themselves, kind of like coating with Haki? Also what would be the default form for a Logia user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T12:37:10.123" Title="How do Logia powers work?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11213" CreationDate="2014-06-10T19:34:27.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logia users can transform themselves into their elements at their own will. I think when Logia users are casually doing their work or just sitting around they tend to be in their normal form and so they can be hit by normal attacks. But even if they are hit they can be shattered and dispersed but come back together. So the only way to really hurt them would be with Haki, Kairoseki, or under a special circumstance like Luffy's rubber disabling Enel's electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T21:19:28.827" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T21:19:28.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11245" CreationDate="2014-06-10T22:06:18.720" Score="9" ViewCount="2149" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the early chapters of Fullmetal Alchemist (chapter 8 I believe), when Edward and Alphonse go with Armstrong back to Resembool for repairs, we see Lust on the same train.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u3yNl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lust with newspaper on train&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, her tattoo isn't covered up, unlike later in chapter 34 when she meets with Havoc on a date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4PjI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lust and Havoc&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second image is from the end of chapter 34. This is after Hawkeye runs into Barry the Chopper, and after Mustang has started his investigation into the higher ups (which is shown in the same chapter). Envy is also shown tracking down Mustang's activities in that chapter, but this is &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; Edward tells Breda about what he knows from Laboratory 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to imply that she covers up her tattoo to look more &quot;normal&quot; in public, but if that's the case, why wouldn't she be covering up the tattoo earlier? Or is the assumption that she covers up in public not correct? (Thinking back on it, it alos might be relevant that the tattoo isn't &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; large - which isn't a detail I currently remember - and therefore suspicious-looking to someone who doesn't know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I don't think Mustang's team knows about the homunculi specifically at this point in this. Although they have detained Barry the Chopper and so know &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; is up with the philosopher's stones, I remember Alphonse mentioning the homunculi's existence right before the section where Lust is killed, and Mustang being shocked by the revelation (at least in Brotherhood, where he proceeded to lose control of his driving).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T17:43:31.907" LastActivityDate="2020-01-21T01:17:52.960" Title="Why isn't Lust covering up her tattoo?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2014-06-10T22:55:51.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coming into contact with sea water (or seastone) renders devil fruit users unable to use their power, and also they are unable to swim at all. Hence why they will sink if thrown into the sea - cannot either swim or use any powers to escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for bath tubs or spa, its not like normal users go swimming in them either. Someone could probably knock out Luffy easily when he's standing in a spa (since his rubber nature is negated) and then he'd die when his body slipped into the water due to drowning. But otherwise I believe devil fruit users could use spa normally even if it was salty water, so long as they are able to breathe normally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="255" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T22:55:51.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11194" CreationDate="2014-06-10T23:21:04.853" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, Altria. what we see in Fate/Stay Night is not originally what Kinoko Nasu first wrote, the original version was called Old Fate (旧Fate) or Fate Origin which was re-imagined into &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Prototype&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/a&gt;, in this Altria's character would have been a man (Arthur) and Shirou's character would be female (Ayaka Sajyou). Of course, this is no longer part of the Canon that is the Nasuverse but I thought I point out that originally Altria would have been a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Altria herself being a woman, Merlin's prophecy never indicated the gender of the future king, it was just a common view that a King would be a man; the inscription on Excalibur (or Caliburn, I can't remember which it was) also didn't indicate that a man had to be the one to pull the sword out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Altria acted the part of the king, she dressed and acted much like one, even to the point that Merlin made her into a pseudo-male and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mordred&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mordred's&lt;/a&gt; identity was concealed, so because of that, their genders are normally concealed and were thought to be men. There is also ambiguity with the Arthurian Legend as in the Visual Novel, Shirou says that some legends portrayed &quot;Arthur&quot; as a woman or a group of people, which is why he wasn't surprised that &quot;Arthur&quot; was a woman (more so that he summoned her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &quot;King Arthur&quot; became more of a symbol than anything else. Merlin was clearly aware of this when he warned Altria before she pulled the sword from the stone that if she did she wouldn't be human anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing you may have missed is that Altria isn't in the Throne of Heroes like most heroic spirits. Those who are in the Throne of Heroes are in there because they made a contract with the world to receive the strength to be a hero so it's their price. Altria became a hero on her own, but &lt;em&gt;on her death&lt;/em&gt;. She desired the Holy Grail to redo the sword-drawing Ceremony and find someone whom she believed to be more capable of being a king than her. She made a contract with the world &lt;em&gt;to become a heroic spirit if she got it&lt;/em&gt;. Therefore, while Servants like Iskander or Gilgamesh who are copies with their original still at the Throne of Heroes, Altria is always herself. This is why she can remember the events between wars when normally even if a heroic spirit is summoned again they won't remember any other wars they were in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let us move on to Heroic Spirit EMIYA, who is a Counter Guardian. Before I begin, I should point out Altria is not a Counter Guardian. &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Counter_Guardian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Counter Guardians&lt;/a&gt; are a special group within Heroic Spirits who made a contract with &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Alaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alaya&lt;/a&gt; and as such they are incorporated as part of humanity’s Counter Force summoned whenever a factor in the extinction of mankind is detected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding EMIYA's summoning, he is summoned from another reality which is entirely possible for the Holy Grail. One of the key things in the Nasuverse is that there are alternate timelines which are all still Canon because of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Second Magic&lt;/a&gt; which is the Operation of Parallel Worlds. The 5th Magic's Domain is unknown but it's abilities are related to Time Travel. However, Touko Aozaki claims there should be more to it because time travel is also governed by the Second Magic. Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg who wields the 2nd Magic was actually present when the Holy Grail System was first created, so being able to get Heroes and the such from other times and realities would then be possible if it incorporated principles of the 2nd Magic (which I would do in order to crystallizes a Servant's feats in the from of the Nobel Phantasm).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in EMIYA's timeline, the 5th Holy Grail war was a disaster:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Heaven's Feel route in the visual novel, Archer recognized Sakura's Shadow and how it was attributed to Angra Mainyu. Whether it acted during his 5th Holy Grail War is unknown but it is clear that Angra Mainyu and the Greater Holy Grail was not destroyed/shut down before a major disaster occurred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If EMIYA came from the same reality that Fate/Stay Night was in, then he would have known that he would have not been able to kill himself and by killing himself he may have caused more destruction. Practically, Fate/Stay Night occurs in a separate timeline/reality to the one EMIYA existed and the Grail summoned him because of Rin's Pendent which he still kept. So if EMIYA's strength comes from how popular his legend is, then it will be unaffected because his Legend is from a separate reality which will still be known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Also Rin is shown to be able to draw Mana from other realities in Heaven's Feel by using an implantation of the 2nd Magic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I haven't read all too much into Iskander so I can't vouch for the difference with his legend. However, this could be explained because the Holy Grail System is damaged. Rather that rehashing what caused it because it could be spoilers, you can read the 3rd and 4th Paragraphs &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7433/1587&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to read up on the discrepancies with the Servant Summons or look up on the wiki on how the system was originally created. However, since Mordred's legend is unaltered in Fate/Apocrypha, and in that timeline the Einzbern's summoned Ruler rather than Avenger, we can safely say that Altria wasn't altered when being summoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T05:02:10.973" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2014-06-11T08:29:09.483" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, straight from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia on Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With this new power comes a weakness: the sea rejects the new Devil&#xA;  Fruit user and they become helpless while submerged in water (or&#xA;  &quot;become a hammer,&quot; in Japanese parlance). Oda stated in SBS that&#xA;  Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all types of water, not just&#xA;  seawater. This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. He&#xA;  elaborated on this, saying that &quot;moving&quot; water, like rain or waves,&#xA;  does not weaken Devil Fruit users, while standing water does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oda also said in an SBS that it is not until a Devil Fruit user is knee deep in water that they become immobilized. This is seen with the Gorgon sisters and Luffy in Boa Hancock's bath. Brook was also seen slowly losing his strength as the water levels increased in the floods in Ryugu Palace, demonstrating that being in contact with the sea does not instantly rob their strength unless it reaches a certain level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it really depends upon the depth of spa or water tub. And since they lose the ability to swim they will eventually drown if the water is deep enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6198" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T08:38:03.673" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T08:38:03.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11194" CreationDate="2014-06-11T17:03:54.750" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original author Nasu Kinoko mentioned that having a female protagonist with a male Servant wouldn't be very interesting. The male version (mistakenly romanized as &quot;Saver&quot; [セーバー] in Character Material, as opposed to &quot;Saber&quot; [セイバー]) from his original draft depicted him as being cocky and arrogant, still having the same sense of duty of the female Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you think about it, Nasu uses the gender bender plot device in an interesting way by making &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZDMn3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(female) Saber, aka Altria,&lt;/a&gt; out as a character that's not influenced by preconceived notions of the mythologies behind her character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you break everything down, Servants and their Noble Phantasms are a little more than  &quot;historical figures&quot; and &quot;magical artifacts,&quot; which make them out to be incarnate legends. These so-called &quot;legends&quot; are seen as a whole by everyone. So there exists certain exaggerations that probably never happened to the figures themselves that get seen when they are summoned as Servants. Some notable examples from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heracles' (abnormal) size&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilgamesh's blonde hair&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon possessing of all the Noble Phantasms in history (anachronistic, the regions and times don't line up appropriately)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heracles' twelve lives (this is more or less a reworking of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracles#Labours_of_Heracles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12 labors&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assassin's very existence (note that this version of Sasaki Kojirou [summoned by Caster] never actually existed)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Grail isn't as omnipotent as many believe. It's rather incomplete and merely makes the soul and puts it into raw energy. How the Grail gathers the information and how the Third Magic and it tie everything together is not explicitly mentioned. It's possible that being incomplete, the Grail gathers the soul and then creates the body and abilities from contemporary knowledge of the time of the war. Assassin, though never having actually existed (he himself even admits this), is realized by the Grail. So it's possible for the Grail to create a soul and body from a fictitious literature/accounts.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story attempts to provide unique plot with unique scenarios, all while drawing from familiar mythos. It's possible that all these changes were a plot device or a creative license by the author to keep this interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T18:18:35.550" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T18:18:35.550" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6614" CreationDate="2014-06-11T17:06:57.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto's edo tensei is different since he can keep the old mind of the deceased iam pretty sure orochimatu didn't do so when madara was ascending to heaven he had control over his body and was able to revive himself hashirama didn't get the grace period of ascending cause of sarutobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6203" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T17:06:57.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7709" CreationDate="2014-06-11T20:08:10.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't watch One Piece, so this may be completely off-base, but.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Enel is a god of thunder, and given that he has that thing around his head, it is plausible that his appearance is an allusion to some depictions of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%9D%E9%87%88%E5%A4%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;in Japanese&quot;&gt;Taishakuten&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aakra_%28Buddhism%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shakra/Sakka&lt;/a&gt;, a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Indra&lt;/a&gt;). As Indra, he is a god of thunder in Hinduism (and in pre-Trimurti Vedic religion, the chief god of the pantheon), and he was later loosely adopted into Buddhism as Shakra. As Shakra, he is sometimes (not sure how often) depicted with a wheel behind his head that looks similar to the thing behind Enel's head:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pQEld.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pQEldm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shakra&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZoWr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZoWrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Taishakuten&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T20:08:10.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7435" CreationDate="2014-06-11T21:42:05.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The God Cards are incredible, but against Number Cards might I add could only be destroyed by another Number. Because of this the God Cards are virtually useless. Anime wise: Egyptian God Cards win. Reality wise: Hell no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6205" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-11T23:18:35.467" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T23:18:35.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3269" CreationDate="2014-06-12T05:19:33.880" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'm literally over a year late, but, why not?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just watched the movie. As a good engineer (for better or for worse) I needed to know what had happened at the end of the movie. So I went to the internet and looked for answers. At first, as always, I just assumed everything they say is correct, but then the ideas sank in, and I made my own conclusions, which evidently lack complete information, since the film itself doesn't let you see things I'd need to confirm my interpretation. But here it goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the theories I'd like to debunk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makoto is the aunt, grown up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To do this, we need some basis. Here are some ideas that many people don't consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chiaki never said he had travelled through time both ways. All he says regarding his leaps is that he &lt;em&gt;knew&lt;/em&gt; that the painting had records during the period in which the movie is set. Secondly, he stated clearly that &quot;tomorrow&quot; he would return to the future. Here we have a problem, because this might have two reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first one is that when the count reaches zero, the leaps end (literally physically end) and the user of the time travel goes back to the first jump, since for all we know he was forced to return until he reached 0.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second one is that in the future they found out that he revealed the secret of time traveling, and he would be forced to return. It is a wild guess, but completely stopping time and now just jumping, as he saw at the crossroads, doesn't seem something that may be done with the charges. That would have meant that Chiaki had one charge to avoid the crash as well as to stop time, which doesn't sound logical, yet is a possibility.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people actually mentioned that Makoto didn't see herself in the past. This means that she can't be the aunt given the fact that the logical conclusion from before is that there can't be two of the same person in one reality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We get an interesting scene that most commenters overlook, which is the one of the jump at the lake. Makoto went back in time &lt;em&gt;and returned&lt;/em&gt;! Even a child screamed that he saw the girl disappear and reappear. (Although circumstantial, it supports the point.) This leads up to the idea that for every time travel you do, as we might relate with the movie &lt;em&gt;Inception&lt;/em&gt;, at the end of the physical jump, the traveling ends.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can't be true given that Chiaki can't bend the story. For this to be possible, he would have had to convince Witch to take care of the painting. This means that he went to a time before Makoto and did this. He would then have had to return a few years later to convince Makoto to do this. This implies that he went back, returned, back again, and returned. Finally, if history can't be modified, the moment he returned to his time would have reset whatever he did with the aunt. Therefore, that couldn't have happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the crossroads we get that he would be forced to return to the future. He would be &lt;em&gt;forced&lt;/em&gt;. In practical terms, that gives him an &quot;extra&quot; one-way leap. Why else would he worry so much about his forced return? He actually contradicts himself by stating at the crossroads that we would be gone by tomorrow and, during the same stop, saying that he could no longer go back to his time. Here we have to decide which statement is true since they are mutually exclusive if Chiaki never lied. The way I see it, he could jump to the future. (He would be forced back to the future due to the end of the leaps/count 0.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Chiaki could have gone to the future anytime he wanted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same argument as above, except for the final point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Makoto is the aunt, grown up.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple and without using a reference to the picture: no double person per reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I bet this is the one every-fucking-one is waiting to read. Feeling romantic? Well, you're lucky. I can't believe so many persons overlooked this tiny little detail: Makoto has all her jumps restored. Well, that sound great, and this is why this is probably true! First of all, jumps all the way before the books fell on her. Let's say we get a 50/50 of having the device giving her the full count again. Second point: Chiaki gives Makoto time-travelling advice. Sounds promising to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this is going to get complicated, but try to follow me, even though I might be wrong. The way Chiaki would go to the future would be by going even further into the past. As confusing as it may sound, going back in time would take him back to the future. Follow this thread, backwards now: the end of the movie, the beginning of the movie, the moment Chiaki leapt into the movie's time, Chiaki's original time. Therefore if he jumps back enough to go to the moment before he went back in time, he'd be back in the future! Time traveling actually goes one way here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if we want to extrapolate, we find that Chiaki used a hell of a ton of jumps to get to the movie's time. He would have needed to jump from the stratosphere to get to that time, as I see it. He jumped bit by bit until he hit the right time. That explains his single leap left at the end. The way we followed the reasoning here, taking the idea that he could time travel and was stuck when his count hit 0, he would have been able to go back enough to get another time-travelling device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being still in the same reality, his jump would eventually end and would find Makoto there. If this doesn't sound good enough for you and believe that Chiaki is not evil, he would go back to the future, get leaps, and go back to Makoto on &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; timeline, while Makoto on &lt;em&gt;her&lt;/em&gt; timeline would eventually see his jump's end and find him again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, the movie might actually be talking about creating parallel realities, which diverge with every jump, as well as there being separate realities for each person who leaps. The way you take these arguments, which I believe are most of the relevant ones, may lead to take different conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way, I believe that Chiaki got scared or something and dropped the device. The whole thing happened and the guy got stuck in time. Having different leap counts for each person, Makoto returned when he still had count 1. She jumped far enough to get her full count, too. Finally, Chiaki is an asshole for jumping back in time knowing he could have seen the painting, movie-time. Apparently he did disappear, but will eventually end his leap and reappear in Makoto's reality. And she will hate him for being a jerk who instead of waiting for the restoration to be finished, preferred to go to his no-river-no-nature-not-many-people-without-blue-sky time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sucker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6207" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T14:32:10.610" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T14:32:10.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11232" CreationDate="2014-06-12T12:27:15.983" Score="4" ViewCount="2211" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid I don't have any information about this anime except a single screenshot and the source where I got it (AMV).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BvNoq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the AMV is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaHr444rzf4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The reason I'm pasting the AMV link is because it may contain more scenes from the above anime (as it did have different scenes from some animes I knew).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for any help/guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3364" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:43:38.900" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:43:38.900" Title="Does anybody recognize this anime with a military parade?" Tags="&lt;xamd-lost-memories&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T07:49:49.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11231" CreationDate="2014-06-12T14:10:27.260" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the third ED of &lt;em&gt;Xam'd: Lost Memories&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mU1MbPWyf8&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mU1MbPWyf8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The figure in the center is Toujirou Kakisu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T14:10:27.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-12T21:00:48.930" Score="4" ViewCount="7189" Body="&lt;p&gt;While fighting Orochimaru, Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen stated that a person killed by Death Soul Reaper Jutsu will have his soul imprisoned in the Soul Reaper's body for eternity and will be restless there. How can they be reanimated then? And in the event that they are reanimated, what will happen when they are released from reanimation? Will they go back to the Soul Reaper or will they rest in peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T22:08:06.580" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T03:47:46.257" Title="Can a person killed by Death Soul Reaper be brought back to life through Reanimation?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11236" CreationDate="2014-06-12T22:22:32.070" Score="1" ViewCount="3653" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've gotten this set of Kureyon Shin-Chan episodes from a friend (クレヨンしんちゃん (Crayon Shin Chan) DVD TV版傑作選) but they don't have subtitles. Does somebody know where could I find english subs for these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6220" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T12:51:14.793" Title="Does somebody know where to find subtitles for Kureyon Shin-chan?" Tags="&lt;crayon-shin-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11235" CreationDate="2014-06-12T22:33:03.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt there are any subtitled releases of &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The show's ANN page&lt;/a&gt; lists multiple Region 1 releases, but all of them are dubbed (and don't even include the Japanese audio, except for bonus episodes). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, don't count on being able to find subtitled versions of children's shows - if children's shows do get released in an English-speaking country, they'll almost certainly be dubbed. After all, their target audience is children, and children aren't very good at reading subtitles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T22:33:03.947" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6024" CreationDate="2014-06-13T00:01:35.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wiki page you referenced for Naotsugu has been updated saying that he has the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Border_Patrol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Border Patrol&lt;/a&gt; Subclass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note if Elder Tale is anything like most MMORPGs a subclass is not chosen until you have gained a couple levels and there is no advantage for not having one. So it would make sense that most players would pick a subclass to start leveling it right away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6219" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T18:50:07.323" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T18:50:07.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11234" CreationDate="2014-06-13T04:41:25.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q. Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen stated that a person killed by Death Soul Reaper Jutsu will have his soul imprisoned in the Soul Reaper's body for eternity and will be restless there. How can they be reanimated then?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A. They &lt;strong&gt;CAN'T&lt;/strong&gt; be reanimated because their soul is not residing in the Pure World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clearly stated in the wiki page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt;(emphasis mine),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To perform this technique, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work. &lt;strong&gt;The soul of the intended reincarnated must also reside in the pure world (浄土, jōdo); for example, those whose souls have been consumed by the Death God cannot be reincarnated. However, if it is a case where the souls are freed from inside the Shinigami, then a user of this technique is free to reincarnate them once again.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q. And in the event that they are reanimated, what will happen when they are released from reanimation? Will they go back to the Soul Reaper or will they rest in peace?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A. Since they cannot be reanimated, they can't be released from it either. Their souls stay in the Death Reaper stomach forever (or) or until they're released by someone by cutting open the Death Reaper's stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T04:41:25.410" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11234" CreationDate="2014-06-13T07:30:06.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Death Soul Reaper Jutsu (aka Dead Demon Consuming Seal) (aka Shiki Fūjin) is a sealing technique. While the soul is sealed with the Death Gods belly, it can not be resurrected using Impure World Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, like most sealing jutsu shown in the series, there is a way to release the seal. This is done by the using the using the releasing jutsu along with a particular mask from the Uzumaki clan. After the soul is released, it is possible to revive them using Impure World Resurection as shown by Orochimaru when he revived all the previous Hokage and his arms after the Third Hokage had sealed them using Dead Demon Consuming Seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal%3a_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal:_Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6224" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T07:30:06.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11234" CreationDate="2014-06-13T09:02:26.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that the caster and the target that is the victim of the death reaper seal cannot be reanimated. We get to know this when Kabuto explains the mechanism of the Death Reaper seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4245/werent-the-1st-and-2nd-hokage-sealed-forever?lq=1&quot;&gt;Please refer to this question for more information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the only event on which a person sealed using the Death Reaper can be reanimated is if and only if the person has been released from the belly of the death reaper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what happens if they are released from the reanimation? Well they simply go back to the world of the dead where the soul of the dead resides. Since after the belly of the death reaper is cut and the souls trapped there released, the souls must go back to the world of the dead and only then can it be summoned for reanimation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T09:02:26.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-13T13:44:03.040" Score="3" ViewCount="1146" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 14 the Section 9 discovered a program that kept making money for the man who died four months ago. In the end of the episode Togusa is seen with his wife talking about how she gained 100k yen from buying Meditech stock a while back. Then she turns off the computer and together they leave the room. After that, their computer turns back on, buys 80k of Cerano Genomics stock and turns off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://giant.gfycat.com/VagueMajorBonobo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it the dead man's program that did this? Is this how it made money? Or was it something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.177" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T00:39:11.583" Title="Why did Togusa's family computer buy Cerano Genomics stock by itself?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9343" CreationDate="2014-06-13T14:19:45.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode starts with the words of a correspondent: &quot;Marcelo Jarti, leader of the Jenoma democratic revolution, as well as military advisor to the current administration, was attacked in Panan City today&quot;. He was visiting and the shooting was pretty serious, so he was assumed to have been killed. Section 9's agents are seen confirming his identity in the beginning of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Major Kusanagi says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Leader of the democratic revolution. Legendary hero. He and the current chaimran were the cenral figures in the revolution commanding the guerrilla war and leading it to victory. But after the revolution, he showed no interest whatsoever in politics, and backed the State Council chairman from behind the scenes, remaining true to his principles, staying a mere soldier. &amp;lt;…&gt; The SAS and Delta Force have been behind five assassination plots against him, but he's miraculously survived each time. Nobody in his country doubts that he's their ̈„Immortal Hero“.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the guy with the scanner confirms that the signs of Ghost are present in Marcel's behavior. That doesn't absolutely prove his authenticity, but only says chances are high it's really him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Director Aramaki of the Section 9 then briefs the team about the mission:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the past five years, Marcelo has come to Japan 12 times &amp;lt;…&gt; Foreign Affairs Section 1 had been unable to ascertain his activities in-country. &amp;lt;…&gt; They want us to find out why Marcelo has entered the country so often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bato responds: &quot;He's a South American drug lord, isn't he? Something to do with that, maybe?&quot; Major Matoko says it's unlikely that his interest is in making a drug deal, since he trades the classic drugs, while most of the Japan has switched to virtual drugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then Marcelo is indeed seen with some drug traders. And after the investigation reveals that there are clones of Marcelo that look very life-like due to his subtle personality traits being copied over to them, it makes the same external appearance as the Ghost, making everyone think that clones are the real thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marcelo is found dead and for some time now his clones have been keeping up his legendary work. Revealing the fact of his death to the public and other organizations could stir up a lot of trouble, so the Section 9 leaves things as they are for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cybercrime case is closed, but what about the drug business? I don't know for sure, but I have a theory. It's likely that Marcelo's clones have been killed more than once during drug deals, but authorities decide to go with &quot;he's alive, everything is fine&quot; info every time because maybe they're interested in continuing the drug deals. Possibly they have a way to trace Marcelo's movements and ambush drug lords like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T14:19:45.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11215" CreationDate="2014-06-13T14:46:43.393" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only seen the original anime, so I might have a wrong idea about her personality (and thus motives). My first guess is that on the train, she's just in the general public and has no reason to cover it up (not to mention the outfit looks like it shows some cleavage, which might be helpful and seems to be in line with her personality) while for the date she covers up to hide the mark from the military who may or may not know about it. Even if they don't, it's definitely an interesting mark that would draw attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second guess is simply that she covers up on the date to look more modest and less &quot;slutty&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6218" LastEditorUserId="6218" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T23:54:20.083" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T23:54:20.083" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8567" CreationDate="2014-06-13T14:51:45.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gendou.com/amusic/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gendou's Anime Music&lt;/a&gt; has ratings on the opening and ending songs and offers links to buy the songs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You commented that you are looking for something for something rating the animation as well as the music, and I don't know of anything like that, but Gendou's Anime Music site is a good reference for finding opening music based on anime title and for rating the songs themselves, so I figured it was worth a mention at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6218" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T14:51:45.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11253" CreationDate="2014-06-13T16:11:44.013" Score="8" ViewCount="284561" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what the correct order in which to watch the Yu-Gi-Oh! seasons is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4992" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-13T22:27:57.657" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T23:43:28.623" Title="What's the correct order in which to watch the Yu-Gi-Oh! seasons/episodes?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-13T17:21:19.273" Score="0" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read everywhere that Orochimaru tried to reanimate the 4th Hokage during the Chunin exams, but he was unable to reanimate him because he was sealed inside Soul Reaper's belly. But if he can't reanimate him, what was the point of the coffin? To perform reanimation, he needs a host first. He must have reanimated him earlier on a host if it was possible. So what was the point of summoning that coffin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Naruto wikia's page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation?oldid=885518&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;specific revision&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To perform this technique, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work. The soul of the intended reincarnated must also reside in the pure world (浄土, jōdo); for example, those whose souls have been consumed by the Death God cannot be reincarnated. However, if it is a case where the souls are freed from inside the Shinigami, then a user of this technique is free to reincarnate them once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Next, a living sacrifice is required for the soul of the reincarnated to use as a vessel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-13T22:32:03.593" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T14:31:32.820" Title="Reanimation of Yondaime during Chunin exams" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11252" CreationDate="2014-06-13T20:46:45.220" Score="6" ViewCount="1357" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many (maybe even all) series on Crunchyroll (perhaps Hulu as well) for example have no subtitles for the opening and ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2915" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-13T22:29:10.270" LastActivityDate="2020-06-15T06:27:01.593" Title="Why don't official English sites translate the OP/ED?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11251" CreationDate="2014-06-13T22:13:16.837" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was stated by the Support Manager??(or is that just a forum title) of Crunchyroll:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This involves getting the rights to the songs that are used as opening&#xA;  and endings for each show on the site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So not only when licensing new simulcasts would we be going after the&#xA;  show but also the opening and ending songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A lot of bands are reluctant to let their songs be licensed as this&#xA;  means that the translation presented is -THE- official translation of&#xA;  the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-803435/so-crunchyroll-why-not-sub-op-and-ed-songs-as-well&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-803435/so-crunchyroll-why-not-sub-op-and-ed-songs-as-well&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also backs that up at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-758633/are-cr-subs-lacking-a-bit&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-758633/are-cr-subs-lacking-a-bit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he does seem to be a staff from Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T22:13:16.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11248" CreationDate="2014-06-13T22:27:12.160" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Peter Raeves points out in the comments, a useful listing is available at Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes&lt;/a&gt; article. In brief: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_episodes#Yu-Gi-Oh.21_Duel_Monsters_episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters&lt;/a&gt; (the first series, not the &quot;zeroth&quot; series), which is 224 episodes / 5 seasons in length. At any point after episode 144, you can, if you'd like, watch the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_The_Movie:_Pyramid_of_Light&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pyramid of Light&lt;/a&gt; movie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you'd like, watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_Capsule_Monsters_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Capsule Monsters&lt;/a&gt;, which is 12 episodes in length. This mini-series was created exclusively for US release (so I guess it's &quot;non-canon&quot; if you care about that), but it's pretty enjoyable nonetheless. It is best to watch it after episode 198 of Duel Monsters as it takes places between 198 and 199. Also since this comment was written another Yu-Gi-Oh! movie Dark Side of Dimensions has been released which takes place 6 months after the end of Duel Monsters. So be sure to watch that before starting GX.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_GX_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! GX&lt;/a&gt;, which is 180 episodes / 4 seasons in length. Note that you'll have to hunt for subtitled episodes if you want to watch the fourth (and final) season of GX - it was never dubbed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_5D%27s_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's&lt;/a&gt;, which is 154 episodes / 5 seasons in length. At any point after episode 86, you can, if you'd like, watch the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!:_Bonds_Beyond_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bonds Beyond Time&lt;/a&gt; movie. Note that large segment of seasons 4 and 5 were never dubbed. Again, you'll have to hunt for subtitled episodes if you want to watch these in their entirety. There is also a special (&quot;Shinka suru Kettou! Stardust VS Red Demons&quot;) that was never dubbed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_Zexal_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (series 1)&lt;/a&gt;, which is 73 episodes / 3 seasons in length. There is also a special (the one featuring Kouhei Uchimura) that was never dubbed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_Zexal_II_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (series 2)&lt;/a&gt;, which is 73 episodes / 3 seasons in length. Since this series only just ended in Japan (Mar 2014), dubbing is still in progress. As of this writing (13 Jun 2014), it looks like the first 40 episodes have been dubbed, with more coming out at a rate of one per week. Once you've caught up with this, you'll be up-to-date with the dubs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you don't mind watching subs, start watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_Arc-V_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V&lt;/a&gt;, which is ongoing as of Apr 2014. Konami has licensed it for dubbing, but the dubs presumably won't start until the dubs for ZEXAL series 2 are complete. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't mention &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_%281998%29_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &quot;zeroth&quot; series&lt;/a&gt; (the one released in 1998) anywhere in there because it's sort of orthogonal to the rest of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime franchise. As such, you can watch it at any point, though I would recommend watching it just before or after you watch the first series (just to see the contrasting ways in which the two series evolved). The &quot;zeroth&quot; series is 27 episodes in length, and was never dubbed, so you'll have to hunt down subtitles. Note also that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a short film (titled just &quot;Yu-Gi-Oh!&quot;)&lt;/a&gt; was produced, which you might want to watch after you've finished the &quot;zeroth&quot; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T23:43:28.623" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T23:43:28.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11250" CreationDate="2014-06-13T23:51:38.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understood it, each coffin was for an attempted resurrection. The resurrection of the fourth failed as explained above. I assume that Orochimaru either didn't know it would fail, or wasn't sure it would fail, so he tried anyway. I think the coffins were not the actual coffins that the bodies were buried in, just bodies used for the jutsu, possibly generated by the jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as needing a host, what you copied only says that a sacrifice is needed, which was probably arranged off-screen. I'm not sure what that has to do with being able to summon the fourth hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6218" LastEditorUserId="6218" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T00:13:31.710" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T00:13:31.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T00:29:54.167" Score="7" ViewCount="22143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am referring to when he has trouble turning into full-sized Titan after he underwent intelligence and endurance testing. It happened in chapter 53 of the series, during the Uprising Arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a quote from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Eren_Yeager&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During an experiment to test Eren's hardening abilities, a severed Titan form of Eren falls to the ground. Hange is unable to get a response from him and because Levi notices that this Titan is underdeveloped, Mikasa and Hange remove Eren's body from the Titan. [...]. A day later, Eren finally wakes up. He doesn't seem to remember anything from the experiment and is upset to find out that there were no signs of the hardening ability. Hange explains that since Eren transformed without being able to employ the hardening ability, they decided to run intelligence and endurance tests. [...]. However, after one hour of testing, Eren suddenly, after writing something about his father, became unable to perform the tasks and eventually left his Titan body. After thirty minutes of rest, he transformed again. However, this time his Titan form was only 13 m tall, contrary to the usual 15 m, and couldn't perform any of the intelligence tests. For the third time, the Titan was only 10 m tall and was incomplete, with his human body being attached to it more firmly than before. Eren takes this news as a proof that the operation to retake Wall Maria cannot be performed at the moment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did this happen and how was it resolved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6233" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:12:33.407" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T18:23:40.387" Title="What happened to Eren that made him unable to turn into a Titan in chapter 53 of the manga?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T00:35:21.550" Score="11" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;The live action movie for &lt;em&gt;Shingeki No Kyojin&lt;/em&gt; is coming out in 2015 or 2016 if I am not mistaken. Does anyone know what arcs of the anime and manga the movie will cover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6233" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T01:12:53.427" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T14:14:48.913" Title="What arcs of Shingeki No Kyojin will the live-action movie cover?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9823" CreationDate="2014-06-14T02:18:21.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You made a mistake in thinking his soul could come back as many times as it pleases. A Yomi Yomi no Mi user can only be resurrected once. He does seem immortal as we have seen him be beheaded and damaged several times, from which he had healed back by drinking calcium rich drinks such as milk. The only two possibilities there are to killing him is by either submerging him into water or by crushing his entire body forcing the soul to leave the body. This would indeed make him quite immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How many times does the Yomi Yomi no Mi resurrect the soul?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The major strength of the fruit, as demonstrated by Brook, is that it gives its user another life after dying &lt;strong&gt;once&lt;/strong&gt; before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Brook/Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on Brook&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While he was still alive, Brook ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit. Should the user of this fruit die, it allows them the &lt;strong&gt;one-time&lt;/strong&gt; opportunity to return to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will the soul be able to come back regardless of the state of the user's body?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After death, the user continues to exist in whatever state they were revived as and can even go as far as to grant a form of &quot;immortality&quot; that lasts until the user suffers a second death. This of course is &lt;strong&gt;negated if the user's cause of death was drowning, and their body remains in the water&lt;/strong&gt;, or if their body is completely destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What will kill a Yomi Yomi no Mi Devil Fruit user?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Brook/Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on Brook&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One advantage is that because he is just comprised of light weighted bones, he can use his speed and light weight to run across water, but, like all Devil Fruit users, he can still &lt;strong&gt;drown when submerged&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After death, the user continues to exist in whatever state they were revived as and can even go as far as to grant a form of &quot;immortality&quot; that lasts until the user suffers a second death. This of course is &lt;strong&gt;negated&lt;/strong&gt; if the user's cause of death was drowning, and their body remains in the water, or &lt;strong&gt;if their body is completely destroyed&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; kill a Yomi Yomi no Mi Devil Fruit user?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Brook/Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on Brook&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has also proven that calcium (such as in milk) will rapidly heal any &lt;strong&gt;damaged bones&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the user's &lt;strong&gt;bones are only partially destroyed&lt;/strong&gt;, he will be able to regenerate them through consumption of calcium. Eg This was seen after Brook fought Ryuma and was severely damaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3AOc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3AOcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Milk !&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As long as his bones are not hurt any attacks will not go to his core like when Zeo &lt;strong&gt;beheaded&lt;/strong&gt; Brook, his soul managed to repair it and connect his bones together again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RwyfD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RwyfDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zeo !&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T10:03:14.173" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T10:03:14.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11327" CreationDate="2014-06-14T09:46:48.693" Score="3" ViewCount="1396" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code%3aBreaker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Code Breaker&lt;/a&gt; anime has an open ended finish (so I'm thinking a sequel?!) but it's not clear to me if the prime minister dies at the end or not. Hitomi used his abilities on him and at the end the prime minister spits blood but it's not clear if he also dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the manga mention this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6238" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T02:51:06.183" Title="Does the prime minister die at the end?" Tags="&lt;code-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11250" CreationDate="2014-06-14T14:31:32.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember the Orochimaru did not know of the Shiki Fuujin, he didn't know about not being able to summon the fourth. The Shiki Fuujin was kept highly confidential and was only ever used twice throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for a more practical explanation, the author likely didn't think that far ahead, and caused The Third to be able to &quot;cancel&quot; the third summon. The Shiki Fuujin explanation was later applied an implied by certain events taking place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T14:31:32.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11401" CreationDate="2014-06-14T15:21:03.940" Score="5" ViewCount="662" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bought two volumes of this manga about 10 years ago, but I don't remember much about it. These are some details that I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm not sure but I think it's shounen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't really like the art, so I can't really tell anything about it, but I know that the art is not really the biggest point of this manga. Or... I was just 10 y/o back then and the art is not like most shounen manga that year so I didn't really like it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a scene where one boy (I believe he's the main character here) is fighting with his friends, and I think his friends are bullying him, and that boy bites the friend's finger off and eats it later. But he's eating his friend's finger not because he's psycho but because he's poor and wants to eat some meat. That's just how poor he is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The boy has at least one little brother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One chapter shows when an atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki or Hiroshima, and almost everyone died there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The atomic bomb is shown in the first or second volume of the manga so I think maybe it's a post-apocalypse manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:08:33.010" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:08:33.010" Title="Manga about WWII in Japan" Tags="&lt;barefoot-gen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-09T20:10:50.333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11265" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11266" CreationDate="2014-06-14T16:51:30.270" Score="3" ViewCount="2383" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kizaru attacked Supernovas at Sabaody Archipelago, he beat some of them badly like X Drake, Basil Hawkins, Urouge and Scratchmen Appo. My question is: how did they manage to escape from Kizaru? In episodes, the scene ends with the (temporary) annihilation of the Straw Hats. But how did they manage to escape? Is it because of the Navy's carelessness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T19:53:09.373" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T19:53:09.373" Title="About Kizaru's attack on the Supernovas" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11265" CreationDate="2014-06-14T17:31:51.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets first see what happens on Sabaody Archipelago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 508&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Kizaru arrives on the island, searching for Sentoumaru. Since he couldn't find Sentoumaru straight away, he gets bored and when Kizaru is bored, he&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Couldn't possibly just leave a bounty head like this sitting around...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's why he started attacking the super novas in the first place. He didn't really intend to do so otherwise. He wasn't ordered to do so and had bigger fish to fry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nr3VX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nr3VXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 510&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Kizaru finally contacts Sentoumaru and goes after the Strawhats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4cTh0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4cTh0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 511&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Kizaru finally meets with the Straw Hats, but is kept busy by Rayleigh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FWVgo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FWVgom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize. They got away, because Kizaru never told the Marines about the supernova's presence. The Marines didn't know about their presence so &lt;strong&gt;they never ordered Kizaru to arrest them&lt;/strong&gt;. He only attacked them, because he was bored anyway. I think he really only does what he is ordered to. He and Kuzan are the lazy type like that. Secondly, &lt;strong&gt;Rayleigh kept him busy&lt;/strong&gt; for some time, giving them time to escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T17:31:51.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11265" CreationDate="2014-06-14T18:49:05.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply put, Kizaru wasn't there to arrest the supernovas. He was there to execute or arrest the Strawhats, or more precisely, Luffy, since he broke the law and assaulted a Celestrial dragon. That was his primary objective. He could have arrested them but that would have wasted time and the Strawhats would have escaped. That's why he concentrated more on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason he attacked the supernovas was because he was bored and it did not take much effort, while arresting them would. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could say that the other marines should have arrested them as they were injured anyway, but the low rank marines are still no good against the supernovas. And hence, the supernovas were able to escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6241" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T19:46:52.210" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T19:46:52.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11283" CreationDate="2014-06-14T21:03:54.393" Score="3" ViewCount="13174" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 when Major Kusanagi is reviewing the original Laughing Man incident footage in her own apartment, two girls can be seen with her. One bringing over a cocktail and then both unknown girls sleeping near Matoko on the bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One appears to be dressed a a maid, and for giving Major her drink I assume she's her personal maid bot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kojbjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7uKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other girl's outfit I can't identify. She has dark hair. The maid has brighter colored hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C6CNJ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again in episode 20 we see the bright-haired girl talking to Major while she's preparing to switch bodies. Apparently the body switching procedure requires for a witness. We also know that cloned people cannot inherit real estate. I'm not sure if these factors are connected, but something tells me a bot wouldn't be a legible witness for body switching. Possibly the girls are people, not androids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OZYr1l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these two girls? Are they people or are they androids? What are their names? What are their responsibilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T21:13:37.930" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T01:33:53.920" Title="Who are the two ladies in Major Kusanagi's apartment?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11271" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11275" CreationDate="2014-06-15T04:15:59.953" Score="8" ViewCount="3142" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that all of them have a nickname, but I don't understand Poppo's nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yadomi &lt;strong&gt;Jinta&lt;/strong&gt; = Jintan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ho&lt;b&gt;nma Me&lt;/b&gt;iko = Menma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;An&lt;/b&gt;jou &lt;b&gt;Naru&lt;/b&gt;ko = Anaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Matsu&lt;b&gt;yuki Atsu&lt;/b&gt;mu = Yukiatsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tsuru&lt;/b&gt;mi Chiri&lt;b&gt;ko&lt;/b&gt; = Tsuruko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hisakawa Tetsudou = Poppo??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have something to do with his name in Japanese characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T04:35:13.037" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T05:00:02.000" Title="Where did the nickname &quot;Poppo&quot; comes from?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11272" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T04:22:26.590" Score="1" ViewCount="861" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the story/manga called &quot;Tough&quot;, I know that the first series when he is 17 goes first, but after that I am lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also could someone tell me the names of the series and possibly state a source for credibility? I know 2 are called &quot;Oton&quot; and &quot;Koukou Tekkenden Tough&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o1jHk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aPYLO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6233" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T04:31:26.583" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T04:31:26.583" Title="Does anyone know what order Tough the manga goes in?" Tags="&lt;koukou-tekkenden-tough&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11273" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-15T04:33:17.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tough&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/a&gt; at Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T04:33:17.597" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T04:33:17.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11274" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-15T04:33:17.597" Score="0" Body="Koukou Tekkenden Tough (or &quot;Tough&quot;) is a manga series by Tetsuya Saruwatari. Also use this tag for the sequel manga (also called &quot;Tough&quot;), and the sequel to that, &quot;Oton&quot;." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T04:45:53.700" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T04:45:53.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11271" CreationDate="2014-06-15T04:42:47.590" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a bit of searching on the Japanese internet, I found an explanation that makes so much sense that it almost &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; be right. That said, I haven't found official material to back this up,&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; so this may yet be incorrect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the deal: &quot;Tetsudou&quot;, written 鉄道, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E9%89%84%E9%81%93&quot;&gt;means &quot;railway&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;Poppo&quot; (ぽっぽ) is a childish/onomatopoetic word for a steam train (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch/jn/%E6%B1%BD%E8%BB%8A/m0u/&quot;&gt;the zokugo-dict entry&lt;/a&gt;, usage 3 [in Japanese]). So I suppose what would have happened is that the kids would've gone along some sort of chain of word associations and ended up deciding to call the guy &quot;Poppo&quot; because that's related to &quot;Tetsudou&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Then again, there may not even &lt;em&gt;be&lt;/em&gt; any official material to support this explanation - I think this joke/whatever would be very transparent to people brought up in Japan and so this connection would probably go without saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T04:48:08.660" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T04:48:08.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2057" CreationDate="2014-06-15T06:16:53.220" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurama is stronger then all the other tailed beasts.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to what Kurama says their power is determined by how many tails they have. With that he is implying that he is the strongest (which he is) and saying the one tailed Shukaku is the weakest of the 9 beasts.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That's why he hates Kurama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6243" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-01-07T15:27:48.387" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T15:27:48.387" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T11:17:39.707" Score="1" ViewCount="4198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, So I haven't played the latest otome game of Amnesia yet because it hasn't come out which is Amnesia- World yet and I am not sure whether I will be able to get a PC version of it and the anime stopped with the heroine actually returning back to her own world, so it didn't quite cover as much as it did in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is however one element throughout the anime and the games so far that remained the same, her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is her name? Is she known as anything else other than &quot;heroine&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-11-17T02:37:19.393" Title="What is the name of the heroine in Amnesia?" Tags="&lt;amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11234" CreationDate="2014-06-15T12:21:25.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reanimation is done by using person cells and bringing back their soul. Reapers Death seal locks away the soul within reapers belly so soul cannot escape. So Souls sealed by using reaper death seal cannot be reanimated. But if the reapers belly is cut the souls sealed inside escapes and then they can be reanimated as they are not locked up. It is clearly explained in the narutos 'episode 365 : those who dance in the shadows'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4931" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T12:21:25.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7707" CreationDate="2014-06-15T14:37:03.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is theorized that the Uchiha and Hyuga clans are related. Kyuga was the first being to have all 3 dojutsu but it is unclear how she is related to the Hyuga clan. Some people believe that the Hyuga clan also came from Indra just like Uchiha did. For all we know Hyuga can be descended from Haruma as we don't know much about him or Hyuga origins. I made a Otsutsuki Bloodline tree just click on the hyperlink to see. &lt;a href=&quot;http://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1TKzaEVwAVcmqedAr6P4SER_5pl6Dh7eR6-hr7-FQxO8/edit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Otsutsuki Bloodline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6247" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T14:37:03.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11268" CreationDate="2014-06-15T14:37:37.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're the Major's friends/friends-with-benefits. (She actually does have a life outside work.) The one with darker hair is named Ran; the one with lighter hair is Kurutan. She isn't a maid bot, she's just wearing a frilly dress and getting Motoko drinks, well, &lt;em&gt;'cause&lt;/em&gt;... (By the way, I think it's actually Kurutan's apartment -- the Major was borrowing her virtual reality equipment to review the case.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurutan is actually also featured in episode 8: She works as a nurse, and the organ trafficking case involves two of her patients. She calls in the Major and Section 9 after the police investigation founders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga, but I understand that it features more of Motoko's relationships. Apparently she had a boyfriend (who made one cameo in &lt;em&gt;SAC&lt;/em&gt;), and she had a virtual threesome with Kurutan and Ran, as opposed to their more implied relationship here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know more about them. Still, with their names, you should be able to find some more on Google.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(References: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Kurutan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, and the credits.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4192" LastEditorUserId="4192" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T16:48:03.723" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T16:48:03.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11286" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39867" CreationDate="2014-06-15T15:24:29.253" Score="7" ViewCount="2172" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Motoko whispering to Batou in the end of the first series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5AXSc.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Spoiler ahead)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is the scene where Motoko and Batou are ambushed by the Section 9 extermination squad. Motoko is the prime target and is ordered to be eliminated. Sniper on a helicopter shoots Motoko in the head, but before that Batou notices the red laser sight dot and alerts Motoko, to which she silently responds with the phrase in question. Since she's very calm about all this, I suppose it's something along the lines of &quot;Survive&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="31526" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T02:03:41.270" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T06:14:31.123" Title="What does Major Kusanagi whisper to Batou at the end of episode 25 of GITS SAC?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11198" CreationDate="2014-06-15T18:46:29.357" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brynhildr (also spelled Brunhild, Brünnhilde, Brynhild) is a shieldmaiden and a valkyrie in Germanic mythology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Best answer I could find.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6252" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T18:46:29.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T19:59:45.023" Score="8" ViewCount="26244" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we see in the series, all Dragon Slayers (not God Slayers) who are trained by Dragons have Exceeds as partners. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically there are 5 of them: Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting and Rogue. Now, Laxus is also a Dragon Slayer, but he was not trained by a Dragon and became a Dragon Slayer by Lacrima. Is this a coincidence? Or is there a reason behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T14:24:31.387" LastActivityDate="2019-06-02T18:37:37.597" Title="Why do all Dragon Slayers have Exceeds?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2014-06-15T21:12:05.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One-hundred Exceed eggs, including Happy and Carla, were taken from&#xA;  their parents and sent to Earth Land on a mission to obliterate the&#xA;  Dragon Slayers. When Faust began using Anima to steal Magic Power from&#xA;  Earth Land, Queen Shagotte gave the Exceed in the field new orders: To&#xA;  capture the Dragon Slayers and bring them to Edolas. The Dragon&#xA;  Slayers would then be used to create a special type of Lacrima filled&#xA;  with Dragon Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Carla decides to abandon her mission to kill Wendy and brought her to&#xA;  Edolas without knowing that her mission had been changed to simply&#xA;  lure Wendy to Edolas. She becomes very distressed by the fact that she&#xA;  unknowingly betrayed Wendy and fulfilled her mission. Happy is&#xA;  unable to recall the details of his mission but refuses to be a puppet&#xA;  of the Exceed, making it clear that he and Carla are members of Fairy&#xA;  Tail first and Exceed second. After this, they escape and are&#xA;  declared outlaws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This mission was later revealed to be a lie, due to the Queen's power&#xA;  she could see the events of the Edolas arc, and as such, she saw&#xA;  Extalia destroyed. So in order to keep the species alive, she sent 100&#xA;  eggs to Earth Land to protect them, and lied about the mission to kill&#xA;  the Dragon Slayers to the other Exceed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed?oldid=650711&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;specific revision&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5026" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T22:10:47.010" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T22:10:47.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11303" CreationDate="2014-06-15T22:51:21.997" Score="3" ViewCount="10314" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Natsu, Wendy, Happy and Carla went to Edolas they couldn't use magic at first. Later Natsu and Wendy were given the X-balls to regain their magic usage. Yet even without the X-balls, Exceeds could use their magic. This is according to the wiki because they have their Magic located inside of their bodies &lt;strong&gt;just like the Mages of Earth Land&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Presumably, this is due to the fact that they are the only beings in Edolas whose Magic is located inside of their bodies, just like the Mages of Earth Land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If both have their magic located within their bodies, then why are only the Exceeds able to use their magic, but Mages need those X-Balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also related to this question, I was wondering why the Exceeds even lost their magic usage to begin with. It was said that they need to have the right mind-set to be able to use their magic, but when they entered Edolas for the first time, they didn't know magic was limited, so they were supposed to have the &quot;right mind-set&quot; at that time right? So why did they lose their magic usage when they arrived?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T05:00:47.780" Title="Why can't Earthland magicians use magic in Edolas without the X-balls?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11424" CreationDate="2014-06-15T23:21:04.320" Score="19" ViewCount="87058" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, when a Shinigami dies, their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinigami who die are reduced to dust, and their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Rem killed &lt;em&gt;L&lt;/em&gt; and Watari, she gained their remaining lifespans. Additionally she probably still had some lifespan left. On top of that Misa was already given a lot of lifespan from Gelus (from which she lost 75% again). So does this mean all of this lifespan is transferred to Misa Amane?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet according to her &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Misa_Amane&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, she dies in 2011 at the age of 26, only seven years after Rem died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that humans are also capable of reducing their own lifespans? Or would the author have made a mistake by letting Misa die as early as she has? I know she lost 75% of her remaining lifespan through the two eye deals, but you'd think that the cumulation of L, Watari and Rem's remaining lifespans would be greater than just one year, wouldn't you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-06-15T23:52:07.457" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T03:51:41.863" Title="Is Misa Amane's early death a plothole in Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11296" CreationDate="2014-06-15T23:45:08.643" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think we're told how many years Gelus or Rem had. Ryuk said that Shinigami were lazy and only write names now to extend their life, and doing more than that would be seen as &quot;working too hard&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we think about it, Shinigami might be &lt;em&gt;sooo&lt;/em&gt; lazy that they might only extend their own life when they have very little time left, then find some young person to steal a few decades off from, that said it's possible that Gelus and/or Rem only had a few years left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind that Rem died preventing Misa's death which L and/or Watari would have been the cause of, one could assume before Rem killed them Misa had little time left given L apparently had hard evidence to convict Misa, L probably could undeniably prove Misa was the second Kira in a week of so and see her incarcerated (possibly solitary confinement), from there she may have been executed or took her own life from being separated from Light, I wouldn't be surprised if that was in the space of a year or 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is on the basis that a Shinigami &lt;em&gt;does not gain any life&lt;/em&gt; when preventing someone's death, so L's lifespan was never taken by Rem to then be passed onto Misa. Watari, who I remember dying first, was old so he probably didn't have much time left anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T17:00:26.213" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T17:00:26.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-16T07:11:13.997" Score="2" ViewCount="972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru released the four previous Hokages from the Shinigami's stomach. Were there only four souls sealed inside its stomach? Or could the user choose to release only specific souls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T07:18:17.367" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T09:15:40.253" Title="Did Orochimaru release all the souls sealed inside Shinigami?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11299" CreationDate="2014-06-16T07:17:17.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shiki Fuujin was invented by Minato, and taught to Hiruzen. That was said during Hiruzen's battle with Orochimaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was only ever used two times, once when sealing the Kyuubi (which caused himself to be sealed in the Shinigami), and once against Orochimaru by Hiruzen (which caused Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen and Orochimaru's hands to be sealed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that, no other souls were sealed in the Shinigami's stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True enough, the author later contradicted what he said at the beginning of the series, and said the the Shiki Fuujin was invented by the Uzumaki clan, and taught to Minato (probably by Kushina).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, it may be possible to only unseal the specific souls you want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T08:34:51.123" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T08:34:51.123" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6843" CreationDate="2014-06-16T10:14:14.423" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, actually! One Piece doesn't even take place on earth. It's pretty obvious when you take a glance at the planet's geography:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVLBh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Map of the One Piece setting.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not even during earth's theorized pangaea phase did it ever look like this. So One Piece is either very, very, very far into the future, or more likely simply not on earth at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of ideas in OP are gathered from the eras you've mentioned, certainly, as a thematic thing, but they don't actually take place in those points of human history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T10:14:14.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2470" CreationDate="2014-06-16T13:28:53.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another point to add to this that I have yet to see is that when Haruyuki was looking up the older generation tech, they show a picture. At first glance, I saw the similarities, and it was when he actually said &quot;Nerve Gear&quot; (in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PpQRY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 22&lt;/a&gt;) that I freaked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not saying that it's definite that it's connected, but really, it's totally possible. At the end of the first season of SAO, he was given the seed that would enable other people to create their own worlds and games that others could come into. If the worlds aren't connected, then I'd be very disappointed, but at least it would make great fan fiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6262" LastEditorDisplayName="user17797" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T21:14:50.327" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T21:14:50.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11295" CreationDate="2014-06-16T15:31:49.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your first question: because it's said so. (Possible explanation could be that exceeds were laid there so their bodies has some mechanism that they just needed to awaken but mages needed the X-balls for that. But this is just a speculation as we only know as much as it's said: mages needed the X-balls, exceeds didn't.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your second question: they were not supposed to have the right mindset. They were pretty much in doubt about everything especially about themselves. What are they, what are they for... what they knew so far changed quite drastically in a few hours of time. While it's not stated explicitly in Fairy Tail, in most of the other universes (including RPGs) using magic needs quite some concentration, so that &quot;right mindset&quot; thing can be more crucial than you think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastEditorUserId="1377" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T04:26:32.613" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T04:26:32.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10078" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:32:50.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamato may be under the influence of a strong genjutsu and is being controlled by Madara/Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:32:50.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9988" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:37:44.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan user can cast a genjustu or protect against one. This has been said since chapter 003 (First Team 7 mission against Zabusa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no limits on whether it is people or bijuu. In no chapter, the limits are stated so why assume there are limits. Limits depend on user's proficiency of sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:37:44.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9926" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:40:37.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. The clones have rinnegan and have same chakra as the owner (not the quantity here but the quality).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each one if desires can activate a susano. It seems from the manga, sharingan techniques have been concluded to be weaker than what madara is using now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:40:37.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9839" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:43:50.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamato is part of the shinobi alliance but currently being controlled by madara using genjutsu or probably something related to Hashirama's cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that madara greatly desired to use Hashirama's cells in battle he definitely came up with a working idea to use Yamato who is compatible with Hashirama's chakra as a tool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:43:50.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9826" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:47:59.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me the God Tree and Infinite Tsukuyomi targets bodies with life force and chakra.  Edo Tensei shinobi posseses infinite chakra, but not any life force, which is insufficient to fall under the genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond this, Kishimoto has never shown any Edo Tensei falling under genjutsu or any shinobi trying to put Edo Tensei into a  genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T14:41:46.650" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T14:41:46.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9605" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:50:17.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both awoke mangekyou at the same time but only obito is aware of it and can use it. It took kakashi much longer to recognise its existence and convert it to a usable ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T17:50:17.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8848" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:55:54.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's Rinnegan is exactly the same Rinnegan of Kaguya's 3rd eye and Madara's 3rd eye. Since, Madara's 3rd eye and Kaguya's 3rd eye are one and the same, this means that there is only one such eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Rinnegan with Sharingan tomoe has always been a one eye case from the beginning. It is very different from Madara's Rinnegan, which is same as Hagoromo's pair of eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T12:08:57.187" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T12:08:57.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2014-06-16T17:59:38.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no connections between Exceeds and Dragon Slayers. Hiro seems to always pair them up without any reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember, Gajeel did not want an exceed initially, but after seeing Wendy and Natsu with one he wondered why he didn't have one. He then became jealous of Natsu and Wendy and wanted Lilly as his comrade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T14:25:39.750" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T14:25:39.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2014-06-16T18:02:20.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without spoilers -&#xA;As a fairy tail mage, she will make sure hatred will never win and Kagura will come to her senses on the matter of Jellal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T18:02:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11315" CreationDate="2014-06-16T20:38:18.303" Score="4" ViewCount="646" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a song stuck in my head and I THINK it's from Naruto or Bleach but I am not sure. I am sure it's from an anime though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaroo.com/i/s0su2gQh82mV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://vocaroo.com/i/s0su2gQh82mV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any ideas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6265" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:20:10.593" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:20:10.593" Title="Anime song (I think Naruto)" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:27:14.590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2014-06-16T21:05:06.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching &lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail (2014), Episode 11&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Erza does not die, neither does she get hit. In the animation, &lt;strong&gt;the blood is not supposed to be there&lt;/strong&gt;. In the comic, Erza was hit in the right shoulder by Kagura's slash, while in the animation they edited this part out.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JRka1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JRka1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here !&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pp8Hy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pp8Hym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here !&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T21:05:06.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11313" CreationDate="2014-06-16T21:59:57.837" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hummed the song in Soundhound and it recognized it thanks a lot guys! It's &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aqua Times - ALONES&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the 6th Bleach opening theme song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6265" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T22:51:35.213" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T22:51:35.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T01:38:30.133" Score="17" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recall that the anime industry produces TV anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4327/1908&quot;&gt;according to a 4-season schedule&lt;/a&gt;: winter (Jan-Mar), spring (Apr-Jun), summer (Jul-Sep), and fall (Oct-Dec). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since at least 2010 (and perhaps even before than that), there have been consistent differences in the average quality&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; of anime released in each season.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; The details are open to argument, but most commentators will agree that spring is consistently the best season of anime in any given year, while winter is the worst.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; My personal impression is that on average, spring &gt; fall &gt; summer &gt; winter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not surprising that seasonal trends would &lt;em&gt;exist&lt;/em&gt; - in Hollywood, for example, all the big &quot;blockbusters&quot; come out in the summer, and it seems that January and February are off-months for the industry (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/55002083/bad-january-february-movies-oscar-season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;or so this article claims&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real question, though, is &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt;? What is it about winter that makes it the dumping ground for lousy anime? What is it about spring that gets the anime industry to put out good content? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; When I talk about &quot;quality&quot; here, I'm basically talking about Rotten Tomatoes ratings - an aggregate of opinions from critical reviewers and ordinary consumers. Quality may not be objectively measurable, but quality-as-perceived-by-the-consumer certainly is. Technical merits of the production (e.g. sakuga, sound direction, etc.) are important in this context only insofar as they factor into the &quot;Rotten Tomatoes ratings&quot; here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; For ease, let's restrict ourselves to thinking about anime that run for one year or less (so no Naruto, Bleach, Yugimanz, etc.), and treat anime as belonging exclusively to the season in which they began airing (so e.g. all of Shingeki no Kyojin counts as a spring anime). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; I can substantiate this claim if need be, both by reference to user ratings on sites like MAL and by reference to more subjective impressions by commentators who know a thing or two about anime. That said, I'm sure those of you who have a finger on the pulse of the anime-osphere probably have more or less the same impression. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T19:23:33.800" Title="Why is there consistent seasonal variability in the quality of anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27" CreationDate="2014-06-17T02:55:07.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the anime, but in the game (which the anime is based off from), Jaeger was defeated by Squad 7 during Chapter 17 where Squad 7 attempts to get back to Randgriz. But on the way, they find's Jaeger unit has barricaded the Great Vasel Bridge while Jaeger now commands the improved Lupus Regnum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After his defeat, he doesn't return to Maximilian and his whereabouts are unknown. I read that there is a mention of him in &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles 3&lt;/em&gt; but I haven't played it to confirm. He doesn't fight for the Empire but for the future independence of Fhirald (under Empire control), so having seen the Gallian Militia continuously get the upper hand against the superior might Empire and even not using their new Valkyria as the Empire did, he probably saw that the Empire was not the way for him to gain independence for Fhirald and that it was possible for Fhirald to get its independence on its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the scene at the end of the anime, it could be the writers forgot about Jaeger's fate in the game, remember it and made a cameo for him at the end. I haven't seen him getting shot in the anime so I'm not sure how much of a possibility there is that Maximilian was mistaken that he was dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T16:39:59.630" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T16:39:59.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11313" CreationDate="2014-06-17T08:39:00.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tune is from Bleach, Opening 6 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xHIgXwqXGk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6273" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T21:39:44.487" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T21:39:44.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T18:27:40.550" Score="1" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been rereading and rewatching DNAngel, and on thing that I can't remember is where the two of the came from. Did they just appear one day, or did someone create them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T12:08:44.760" Title="Where did Dark and Krad come from?" Tags="&lt;d.n.angel&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11324" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T23:17:23.563" Score="2" ViewCount="5676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been waiting and waiting and have been checking every website about &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, and I couldn't find anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any reasons why chapter 750 came out late?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6280" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T08:49:54.073" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T08:53:41.223" Title="Why did One Piece chapter 750 come out late?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11324" CreationDate="2014-06-18T00:22:08.600" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; has been on hiatus for 2 weeks (&lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; issue 28 &amp;amp; 29) since Oda was getting some sort of surgery done. It should be back in the next issue (issue 30).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9eAz1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9eAz1l.png&quot; alt=&quot;last page of One Piece c749&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T08:53:41.223" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T08:53:41.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11261" CreationDate="2014-06-18T02:43:54.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime and manga have quite different storylines. Therefore, whether the prime minister dies in the anime or not is up for debate, but in the manga chapter 227, it explicitly shows the prime minister burning to ashes after overusing the seven flames, as well as a news broadcast in chapter 228 about the death of the prime minister, with the next panel having normal citizens commenting on how his death will affect politics.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is up to you to use the events of the manga to make sure whether the prime minister dies at the end of the anime. In my opinion, though, I think it's best to keep the events of the anime and manga separate.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;One thing to note about my answer: I haven't watched the anime fully yet. I will check the last episode, however, and update this answer accordingly.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Just saw the ending of the anime. The story of the anime is so different from that of the manga that I think whether the prime minister dies in the anime or not will always just be speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6283" LastEditorUserId="6283" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T02:51:06.183" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T02:51:06.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11277" CreationDate="2014-06-18T03:12:24.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think she has any name other than HEROINE in the anime and the Game.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4sJxW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6273" LastEditorUserId="6273" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T03:35:32.800" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T03:35:32.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11331" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11335" CreationDate="2014-06-18T08:18:02.707" Score="4" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;We discussed a lot about drowning devil fruit users in a bath - see this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/11206/1908&quot;&gt;Can a Devil Fruit user drown in a bathtub?&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now I remembered the fight between Luffy and Crocodile. To have a chance, Luffy drank a lot of water and was like a water ballon. But why didn't this affect his strength?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he have to be surrounded by water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y7MVa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a water-balloon-shaped Luffy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T14:01:48.407" Title="Luffy as a water balloon" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11331" CreationDate="2014-06-18T08:27:35.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that it was sweet water. Whereas sea water takes away powers, not just any water. He must be ok with swimming pools too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. There was a question about salt too. But I don't think we should seek deep logic here. Sea and seastone annihilates devil fruits power. simple as that. :) Unless Oda sensei decides that some other staff being dangerous will help the plot rolling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4777" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T08:48:01.757" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T08:48:01.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T10:13:42.830" Score="6" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;h3&gt;On what basis were the clans formed in naruto?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blood siblings Indra and Ashura are from different clans (Uchiha &amp;amp; Senju respectively)., whereas other siblings, e.g. Itachi and Sasuke are from the same clan (Uchiha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first shinobi who got chakra was Kaguya. So, technically whoever posesses chakra should've inherited it from her. In that case, all should be from the same clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, here's my long time doubt. How is it decided that Naruto is from the Uzumaki clan when his father is from the Namikaze family and has no clan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a person's clan decided based on the abilities of the person? If yes, how is their ability evaluated right after they are born?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2021-04-12T21:56:53.237" Title="Clarification on clan formation?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11331" CreationDate="2014-06-18T10:18:53.933" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he isn't affected, because technically at that time, he isn't &lt;strong&gt;submerged&lt;/strong&gt; in water, but the water is rather submerged within him. According to the rule, this should be fine. If it wasn't, Devil Fruit Users would always die of thirst or even die from the water within their own body. This type of water could also be considered &lt;strong&gt;&quot;moving&quot; water&lt;/strong&gt;, as it moves constantly with every move you make. The same goes for when Luffy defended Whitebeard against Crocodile at Marineford. At that time he covered himself with water and was still able to move freely, since it would be considered moving water. So unless they are submerged into it, Devil Fruit users can touch water without weakening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit wiki page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With this new power comes a weakness: the sea rejects the new Devil Fruit user and they become helpless while &lt;strong&gt;submerged in water&lt;/strong&gt; (or &quot;become a hammer,&quot; in Japanese parlance).[2] Oda stated in SBS that Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater. This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. He elaborated on this, saying that &lt;strong&gt;&quot;moving&quot; water&lt;/strong&gt;, like rain or waves, &lt;strong&gt;does not weaken&lt;/strong&gt; Devil Fruit users, while standing water does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T10:18:53.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11334" CreationDate="2014-06-18T10:23:22.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All humans came from the same ancestor (&quot;Adam&quot;), does that make us all family? Technically it does. Realistically, so much time had passed that no one looks at it that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same. Based on the latest chapter, it indeed seems as though Hagoromo was the ancestor of the Uchiha and Senju clans, while Hamura (at least based on his eyes in the picture) was the ancestor of the Hyuuga clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That makes them all one big happy family, except that this history is long forgotten, and no one views it like that anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for clan ownership, Naruto belongs to the Uzumaki clan because his mother was from the Uzumaki clan. The Uzumaki is a subclan of the Senju, which is related to the Uchiha. Does that make Naruto an Uchiha? Not really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clan ownership is determined by birth, not ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T10:23:22.387" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11334" CreationDate="2014-06-18T11:36:50.120" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a competing answer to the one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11336/1751&quot;&gt;@MadaraUchiha&lt;/a&gt;, here's my take.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clan belonging is solved quite easily. The clan-belonging is given through the generations maternally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means what decides the clan is not the father, but the &lt;strong&gt;mother&lt;/strong&gt;. In Naruto's case that is Kushina Uzumaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naruto-wiki&lt;/a&gt; gives some nice information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A clan (一族, Ichizoku; &lt;strong&gt;Literally meaning &quot;family&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;), in the loosest&#xA;  sense of the term, refers to a family or group of shinobi who form a&#xA;  basic unit of a shinobi village. Majority of these clans were &lt;strong&gt;mercenary military forces&lt;/strong&gt; even before the First Shinobi World War. [...] Membership in a clan is usually determined by &lt;strong&gt;blood relations and genetics&lt;/strong&gt;, which is vital in the usage of kekkei genkai and secret techniques. [...]  While clans &lt;strong&gt;may be composed of many individuals&lt;/strong&gt; and extended families, many clans mentioned and seen in the series were somewhat &lt;strong&gt;limited to a nuclear family.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;Highlighting by me&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the most clans seen, are just the mentioned nuclear families. This leads to the assumption, that one line of family that somewhen declared itself a clan &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; a clan. Some family lines had more offspring, and some had less. for example the Hyuuga-clan has multiple branch families, who are subordinate to the main family. The Uchiha clan on the other hand seems to just be loosely organized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some clans seem to have a definitive familiy head (Hyuuga, Akimichi, Nara). Other clans are not organized (Uchiha, Uzumaki, Inuzuka, [...]). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clans mostly differ in chakra affinity and Kekkei Genkai, as well as battle style. In fact that seems to be the only thing shared in a clan. This Chakra affinity seems to be genetic, so that you are rather born into a clan than &quot;join&quot; it. It seems that not every person has his / her own clan, most prominent examples are probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi Hatake&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Might Guy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T11:36:50.120" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9959" CreationDate="2014-06-18T12:51:35.600" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rosé's surname is mentioned in the 2004 FMA game Fullmetal Alchemist: Stray Rondo released by Bandai.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is clear from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOvJrACETd4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;this video&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; where the aforementioned game is played on an emulator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go to 2:49 you can see Rosé introducing herself to the Elric brothers as: Roze Tōmasu (in Japanese writing, katakana is used for writing non-Japanese names, ロゼ・トーマス) which is then adapted to English as Rosé (not like the flower rose) Thomas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surname appears neither in the manga nor in the anime. It is common however for wikis to adopt such information from officially released games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the aforementioned screenshot: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66oOF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66oOF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6253" LastEditorUserId="6253" LastEditDate="2015-09-01T12:42:55.610" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T12:42:55.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11339" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T13:41:27.337" Score="1" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've established that chakra element is hereditary (I.e. Sasuke got fire from his parents, etc.). Is there any precedent for what happens when parents with different elements have a kid? Does one element &quot;win&quot; and become the one that the child has, or does the child get both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T03:17:40.090" Title="Is there any precedent for the child of two chakra types?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11339" CreationDate="2014-06-18T13:57:30.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's first off state bloodline limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bloodline limits come with perks like Wood and Ice elements (Yamato and Haku). This suggests that there is indeed a chance (Since it's not for &lt;em&gt;everyone&lt;/em&gt;, just like the sharingan and byakugan) they will inherit it from their parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem like anyone outside the clans have the blood limit abilities, so we will assume that even when someone does not posses for example, Wood elements, they might still be carriers and carry the ability on to their children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, they do seem to pass on elements within clans. The Uchiha specializes in Fire, Uzumaki in Wind, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is quite safe to assume that you inherit the talent for your chakra element type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;However&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone can learn any chakra element type given enough practice. Even though this won't easily become better than their main chakra element type, it could still be passed on to their children more naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, it's probably a lot like bloodtypes in real life. Tho there are technically rules, every human can get a random blood type instead of what their parents got. if not, we would all have the same blood types in the end! I believe this is also how the elements work. It's a game of chance between which parent has the stronger genes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I've been a proper fan for 10 years now and am rewatching + reading it for the 9th time or so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&lt;/a&gt; This webpage explains how ninjas can learn chakra types besides their natural affinity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, this is all speculation. There is no proof of what I said and there is no explanation from Kishimoto relating to this. All my speculation is based on how I have learned the anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6289" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T14:06:47.913" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T14:06:47.913" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11316" CreationDate="2014-06-18T18:59:20.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was going to agree with you jogging off recent memory however taking a look at upcoming anime for the rest of the year I can't say I agree one season is stronger than another. Here are a few examples for the rest of the year: Akame ga Kill!, Hanamonogatari, Space Dandy 2, Sword Art Online, Fate Stay/Night remake, Psycho Pass 2, Durarara 2, Evangelion 4.0, Log Horizon 2, new Gundam series. There are plenty of other great looking titles too though I can't say I know them well enough to know whether they will be successful or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like this is all just a subject of opinion really, though this does seem to be the season for romance anime however, cant recall there being this much of it before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last winter did seem to have an unusual amount of mediocre anime though. I only watched a few things last season (winter) other than ongoing shows that were still running from the previous season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6290" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T18:59:20.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43801" CreationDate="2014-06-18T21:52:00.563" Score="2" ViewCount="434" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 31, we were in the middle of the fight between Hien and Senkuu which ends with Hien dying and Genji Togashi preparing to take his place in the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suddenly we are shown Tazawa and Matsuo who survived the fall in the river and met the principle Edajima Heihachi who tells them that they are in the middle of the 4th battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is followed by a brief summary of the missed fights in a short time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they skip the battles and fast forward to the final battle between Momotarou and Daigouin Jaki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T05:08:31.830" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T05:08:31.830" Title="Why were several fights skipped in episode 31?" Tags="&lt;sakigake-otokojuku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11343" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-18T22:06:05.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakigake!!_Otokojuku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sakigake!! Otokojuku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T22:06:05.497" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T22:06:05.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11344" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-18T22:06:05.497" Score="0" Body="Sakigake!! Otokojuku is a manga series by Akira Miyashita with a number of spinoffs and a 1988 anime adaptation. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T22:06:05.497" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T22:06:05.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5579" CreationDate="2014-06-19T03:02:51.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This scene was never actually explained as far as I'm aware. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that it was his Cantus leaving his body and returning to Heaven, as he states &quot;the art within me is losing it's flame,&quot; which may be a reference to the ceremony when one receives their Cantus, during which they look into a flame and say their Mantra. However this explanation doesn't explain who the woman is. (but doesn't she look a bit like Saki?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps she was a hallucination by Saki. She did have a few of them that night after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6297" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T07:56:59.453" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T07:56:59.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11358" CreationDate="2014-06-19T05:14:11.633" Score="3" ViewCount="1496" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law's &lt;em&gt;Ope-Ope No Mi&lt;/em&gt; gives him the ability to switch the hearts between 2 bodies. This is actually transferring the mind of a person to the other and vice versa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question here is, which of the below abilities of the person are transferred along with the mind to the target body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strength (Physical and Mental)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Devil Fruit Power&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haki using Ability&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It'd be nice if specific incidents/instances can citied along with each of the pointers for reference as it would be easy to visualize and co-relate them with the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1604" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:06:18.727" Title="What all abilities are transferred when hearts are interchanged between bodies?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11351" CreationDate="2014-06-19T05:29:06.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Devil Fruit Power&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can't change. For example, Chopper and Franky were changed their hearts. In that case, Franky (in Chopper's body) can use all of Chopper's Devil Fruit abilities and Chopper (in Sanji's body) can't use his power at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haki using ability&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will change because Haki means willpower (power of heart). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Strength (physical and mental)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it can't change. My example is Sanji (in Nami's body). He can't use his legs as well as in his own body and he can't run too fast for a long time because Nami's lungs can't bear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're only my views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try my best to get some references from wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In following case, Tashigi (in Smoker's body) can use Smoke Smoke ability and her Haki is not very well and Luffy easily beats with Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tashigi confronts Luffy, demanding to know what he is plotting but&#xA;  Luffy easily dodges her smoke attack and pins her down using Haki&#xA;  wondering why &quot;Smoker&quot; got so weak. Smoker, seeing this, attacks Luffy&#xA;  from behind to Luffy's surprise that &quot;Tashigi&quot; got much stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In following case, Sanji (in Nami's body) will not stand for a punch of Nami (in Franky's body). That shows strength doesn't change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanji joyously introduces himself as Nami, ripping off his jacket and holding up her breasts, much to Brook and Usopp's pleasure. Nami goes in to punch herself, but is stopped by Chopper, saying she (meaning her body) will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4978" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T12:06:18.727" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:06:18.727" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11354" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11356" CreationDate="2014-06-19T07:17:44.480" Score="4" ViewCount="27819" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Akuma No Riddle, each episode contains one riddle - Usually In the episode title or texted to Azuma. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Z8GI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haru and Azuma figure some out, but as far as I know, not all the questions are answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might have just overlooked them though...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the World is Full of? (Haru answers&quot; forgiveness&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's in your heart? (Azuma answers &quot;Blood&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's Red, But Isn't Red?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What Comes Suddenly and Never Leaves?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What do you need in order to let a caged bird free?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beautiful Flowers Have Their _________?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What Can Never Be Caught Up To?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which Gatekeeper is the Liar?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What Dwells In Your Heart? (Make-up Test)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who Is The Queen?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How to Distinguish a Congratulation from a Curse?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Therefore, the World is Full of __________?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the answers to the riddles? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-04T16:46:38.560" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T07:20:33.343" Title="What are the answers to the riddles?" Tags="&lt;akuma-no-riddle&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11354" CreationDate="2014-06-19T07:25:10.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 01 - The world is full of ____? = Forgiveness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 02 - What dwells in your heart? = Courage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 03 - What's red, but isn't red? = Blood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 04 - What comes suddenly and never leaves? = Death &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 05 - How do you get a bird out of its cage? = Make it trust you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 06 - Every pretty flower has ____? = Thorns  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 07 - What can you never outrun? = Time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 08 - Which gatekeeper is the one who lies? = The one who don't tell the truth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 09 - What dwells in your heart? (Make-up Test) = Love &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 10 - Who's the queen? = Haru Ichinose&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 11 - How to tell apart felicitation from a curse? = ???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 12 - Therefore, the world is full of ____? = Lies &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1164381#sHY5XYTHcvzJ2MkF.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6299" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T12:55:03.773" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T12:55:03.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11354" CreationDate="2014-06-19T08:44:18.117" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To avoid spoilers. As Prix mentioned, there are no definitive answers to the riddles. The answers that Haru and Tokaku come up with are simply &quot;their own answers.&quot; The riddles are presented to Tokaku in situations where she fills in the Riddles with answers that have been decided based on her current situation and mental state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1. What is the World Full of? (Haru answers&quot; forgiveness&quot;)&#xA;11. Therefore, the World is Full of ______?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One might answer &quot;lies&quot; for the second, while Haru answers &quot;forgiveness&quot; for the first. However both Haru and Tokaku's situation and mental state are drastically different. 1. being a sort of happy/mellow situation with her class mates, 11. being dramatic and sad due to the prior events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T07:20:33.343" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T07:20:33.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7127" CreationDate="2014-06-19T10:32:12.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What L said wasn't a bluff. He was just repeating what he said just before Light and Misa were confined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 32&lt;/strong&gt;, he said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light: Didn't you say that it's scary to appear in public? Is this really okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L: I realized that if Yagami-kun isn't the killer, I should be fine... Since only Yagami-kun knows who I am.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L: So if I die in the next few days...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L: Yagami-san will take over the investigation and every L will know that Yagami Light is the killer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZSMix.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZSMixm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/or4Y6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/or4Y6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yagami presumed this to be a bluff, that there were no other L around and called that bluff later by using Rem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; But we see later that this is exactly how it went down. The other L being Mello and Nero. N almost knew from the start the new L was the killer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 33-36&lt;/strong&gt;, Misa is confined. Light makes preparations for later and turns himself in. Both Misa and Light were confined for more than 13 days and are finally released again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 37&lt;/strong&gt;, L handcuffs Light, because at this point L still believes Light to be the killer. He just can't prove it due to their long confinement and the continuation of murders. So he still believes what he had said in chapter 32 and thus to repeat this in front of everybody he says that they will both share the same faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later when L actually dies, Light can escape imprisonment, because of the fake rules he had put up. If the 13 day rule wouldn't have been in the Death Note he would have been captures by the NPA and L's prediction would have come true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T10:32:12.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11351" CreationDate="2014-06-19T11:59:27.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Strength (Physical)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A body's physical strength is not defined by its heart, but by the actual body. Therefore it is not switched, as we can see when Nami (in Franky's body) wants to beat Sanji (in Nami's body) again. Nami should not be able to even tickle Sanji, but if she would have hit him again in chapter 663, Nami's body might have been severely injured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h1vmG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h1vmGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Strength (Mental)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mental strength on the other hand, does come from the heart as we can see Sanji do extraordinary things with Nami's body. Things she would physically be capable of, but not mentally. Like when Sanji blue walks his way to safety after rescuing Kin'emon's torso in chapter 672.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h8Tho.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h8Thom.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Devil Fruit Power&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devil Fruit Powers become part of the body after eaten, so the same can be said as with actual physical strength. For example, it was Luffy's complete body that became rubber and not his mind. Which was proven on multiple occasions. Oars couldn't use any rubber attacks on his own after he obtained Luffy's shadow. Tashigi could turn her body into smoke after her mind got switched with smoker's and Franky could still change Chopper's animal forms. With the last example, I would also like to point out that this is also a good example where mental strength is not switched, since Franky could not control Chopper's final form, while Chopper could, as seen on Fishman Island. I'm not saying Chopper is stronger than Franky perse, I'm saying that if mental strength and thus experience would have been transferred he would have been able to control the monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nXFbU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nXFbUm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Haki&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki obviously also gets switched, since this literally means willpower. So if the will gets switched, so will it's power. This can be seen when Sanji activaly uses Kenbunshoku Haki to locate Kin'emon's torso.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki is Sanji's speciality concerning Haki. When helping Kin'emon recover his torso from within the lake on Punk Hazard, Sanji actively used Kenbunshoku Haki in order to locate the samurai's torso within the dark water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sanji/Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Summary&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of switched &amp;quot;souls&amp;quot;, &lt;strong&gt;Devil Fruit powers are maintained within the original body&lt;/strong&gt;, while &lt;strong&gt;voices and other abilities, such as Haki, go along with the switched mind/soul&lt;/strong&gt;, as seen when Sanji used his Kenbunshoku Haki in Nami's body, due to Haki originating from the individual's spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ope_Ope_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Physical heart vs Mind&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Law only switches the mind and not their actual physical hearts. This can be seen when he switches Tashigi and Smoke's mind, while holding Smoker's physical heart in his hand in chapter 663.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AB1Sh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AB1Shm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Otherwhise it would have been chaos if Caesar would have put Law's heart inside himself at Dressrosa, becoming Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T09:41:57.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11363" CreationDate="2014-06-19T17:50:12.003" Score="5" ViewCount="9172" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler Alert: For those who haven't seen episode 366 of Naruto Shippuuden.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As shown in episode 366 of Naruto Shippuuden, Orochimaru was able to restrict the movements of nidaime hokage Tobirama. But he mentions that Hashirama could have undone his binding at any time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is why didn't Hashirama undo the binding during his reanimation at Chunnin exams?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T11:18:02.380" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T01:42:26.187" Title="Why didn't Hashirama break free from Edo Tensei in the Chuunnin exams?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11362" CreationDate="2014-06-19T20:58:43.110" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will note that Tobirama, in the same scene tells Orochimaru that achieving better fidelity/accuracy/efficacy with edo tensei will be the cause of his downfall, since &lt;strong&gt;this time&lt;/strong&gt; they have been revived with nearly their full power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This strongly suggests that Orochimaru did not perfect edo tensei at the time of the Chunnin exams and that Hashirama was not at full strength and capacity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which explains why he did undo the binding at the time of the Chunnin exams - he couldn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will also note that Hashirama doesn't seem to recall Orochimaru, further suggesting that he was not fully revived at the time, though that could simply be his personality...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T10:06:04.763" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T10:06:04.763" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11364" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11365" CreationDate="2014-06-19T20:59:04.557" Score="2" ViewCount="2733" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 6 techniques that are the keys to Rokushiki.  Despite a claim in another &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9987/how-can-cp9-members-and-sanji-run-in-the-air/9991#9991&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; from a well informed user that none of the CP9 members are haki users, several of these techniques seem to be rudimentary forms of Busoshoku Haki.  It seems completely reasonable that the marines would be training them in the use of Haki based skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular: Tekkai, Rokuogan, and Shigan seem to clearly be Haki based.  There are, however, some points against this including Luffy's reaction to Shigan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Geppo and Rankyaku could feasibly be viewed as imparting ones willpower/Haki to the air like a projectile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Soru does not seem to fit this but Sanji's simular technique (Blue Walk) was (at least partially) transfered to Nami when his mind was transfered.  By &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11351/what-all-abilities-are-transferred-when-hearts-are-interchanged-between-bodies&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer Haki is transferred but not physical strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other techniques that, if these are Haki based, would also need to be Haki based such as Sanji's Sky and Blue walks and Zorro's ranged sword attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally we address swordsmen. Not covered by the CP9's skill but still seems to be early stages of learning Haki is Zorro's cutting of steel.  His sword would normally not be able to cut something as hard or harder than itself but he learns to impart his willpower to it to make it cut what and only what he wants it to.  This is complemented by an early use of observation haki immediately prior to it in his fight against Mr. 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My one question is therefore: &lt;strong&gt;Are there any abilities that were shown prior to the introduction of haki on the show (such as the potential examples above) that have either been shown to work by using Busoshoku Haki (knowingly or not) after it's introduction or have been confirmed by canon sources to be Haki?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I consider it Haki was introduced on Amazon Lily and in the several instances that were observed on the archipelago. The nature of this question invites speculation as I've done above but I would prefer justification in canon.  I understand anime physics don't have to be realistic but this would explain alot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T11:31:37.960" Title="What skills introduced prior to the formal introduction of Haki are Busoshoku Haki based?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11364" CreationDate="2014-06-19T21:32:08.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will first use your examples to explain Rokushiki and Haki and then give a comparative conclusion using the wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Rokushiki&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rokushiki was mainly explained in chapter 348 and was explained to be pure body strength with every technique. Rob Lucci confirms this after the CP9 had defeated the Strawhats for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tekkai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our &lt;strong&gt;bodies&lt;/strong&gt; are trained to the point of mimicking an iron shell.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bI2XC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xHKiUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Soru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It only seems as though I've disappeared. With the &lt;strong&gt;explosive power of my legs&lt;/strong&gt;...&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MtAIC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29IDUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Geppo (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/9987/6166&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Also with the &lt;strong&gt;explosive power of my legs&lt;/strong&gt;) I can kick the air and float...&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VnCWj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wq1mWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rankyaku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nami: They cut the wall with their kicks!?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kalifa: If you have the &lt;strong&gt;speed&lt;/strong&gt; to create a kamakaze, then it's possible...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dPasg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F9647m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We've trained our &lt;strong&gt;bodies&lt;/strong&gt; to great extremes since we were young.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AzBkq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/33KUWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Strawhat crew's attacks&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sanji's sky and blue walk are basically like Geppo. The more power you gain in your legs, the faster you can move. So if you master this technique anyone could do it, as we have seen Sanji do in Nami's body. This could be argued to only have been possible by Sanji somehow imbuing Haki into Nami's legs as she would not have been as powerful to use blue walk. That's why I mentioned that technique is needed also. After being a thief and being on the run for most of her teen years, Nami has the physical potential of using blue and maybe even sky walk, she just didn't learn the technique needed to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zoro's ranged attacks are basically like Rankyaku. The more speed you can put in your slashes, the bigger the slash gets. Haki can be imbued to make the slash stronger as Law did against Vergo or when Mihawk slashed at Whitebeard (the fact whether Haki was imbued here, is debatable though). Haki can be imbued, but it isn't needed to create ranged slashes as explained with Rankyaku. Mere arm power or slash techniques would be enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zoro cutting steel aka Mr.1&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As explained in the following question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13306/6166&quot;&gt;Zoro did not use haki in Alabasta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Haki&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki on the other hand is a pure mental power and it might not even be possible to get it out even with enormous training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haki is a power that &lt;strong&gt;lies dormant&lt;/strong&gt; in all the world's creatures, but a majority of humans go without noticing this power or perhaps finish their lives failing to ever pull it out, &lt;strong&gt;even if they try&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t6w85.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FKXAEm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ability to &lt;strong&gt;sense&lt;/strong&gt; the opponent's presence even more strongly is haki with the color of observation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L2Bd0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0t7dAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Busoshoku Haki  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This power can also be imbued into weapons (and can thus not be a mere physical trait as you can't &lt;em&gt;train&lt;/em&gt; weapons)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLx5e.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rkT4fm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haoshoku Haki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This color of the conquerer however, &lt;strong&gt;cannot be trained and strengthened&lt;/strong&gt;, even if you are able to control it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jg3ov.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zUICim.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Difference&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore to conclude, Rokushiki is not Haki. &lt;strong&gt;The result might be similar, but they are fundamentally different.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Rokushiki is based on pure physical power, while Haki is based on will power.&lt;/strong&gt; You could therefore technically have both Rokushiki Tekkai enhancement and Busoshuoku Haki at the same time, although this has not been shown in the series thus far. This is also why Rokushiki can be easily taught by becoming physically stronger, while Haki must be developed by becoming mentally stronger, which isn't as easy to do. Rokushiki will therefore not make the user able to negate Devil Fruit powers and hit Logia users for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tekkai is similar to Busoshoku Haki, as both reinforce the users body in some way, the difference being that Haki is based on the user's willpower and Tekkai is based on the user's physical power. Also, Tekkai is more inclined to defense and the user exhibits no movement while it is active. In comparison, Busoshoku Haki is capable of both offense and defense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rokushiki/Tekkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source on Tekkai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other information&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to read more about Haki, see the question about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11358/6166&quot;&gt;the abilities that are transferred when hearts are interchanged between bodies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you want to read more about Geppo, see the question about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/9987/6166&quot;&gt;how CP9 members and Sanji can run in the air&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Usage&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was used by &lt;strong&gt;Garp&lt;/strong&gt; for the first time against Luffy to bypass his Devil Fruit power and hurt him in Water 7. Later, &lt;strong&gt;Sentomaru&lt;/strong&gt; used a Haki-imbued attack against Luffy, which made the Straw Hats think he was a Devil Fruit user due to their lack of knowledge about the ability. Afterwards, &lt;strong&gt;Rayleigh&lt;/strong&gt; used Haki to stop Kizaru and even touch his Logia body. The first time the &lt;strong&gt;Kujas&lt;/strong&gt; named this ability &quot;Haki&quot;, they were shown wielding Haki-imbued arrows. During the &lt;strong&gt;Marineford War&lt;/strong&gt;, Haki was also used many times by marines and pirates alike. It was shown that Haki is very common in the New World, unlike in Paradise where Haki users are fairly rare and almost nobody knows about it. It is later explained by Rayleigh once he begins training Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It can be used to augment the user's own attacks&lt;/strong&gt;, projected ahead of the user as pure brute force, or imbued in weapons to increase their effectiveness. Any attack enhanced by Busoshoku Haki hits immensely harder than it would normally be without it. The Kuja's Haki-imbued arrows, for example, are capable of penetrating solid stone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This type of Haki also has the ability to bypass the powers of a Devil Fruit user&lt;/strong&gt;, touching the &quot;substantial body&quot; beneath whatever protection the fruit provides, such as the case of body-altering Devil Fruits such as Logia or Paramecia users. However, unlike Kairoseki, it does not negate a user's Devil Fruit powers, allowing them to defend themselves, and continue fighting normally. By the same effect, this Haki can also be used as a higher level of offensive, more so than just bypassing a foe's Devil Fruit powers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A heavy concentration (or coating) of this Haki can be used to harden parts of one's body&lt;/strong&gt;, turning the area black, thus making the user denser and more formidable, and giving their attacks greater power. Although Luffy, the first in the mainstream storyline to demonstrate this effect, named the technique as Busoshoku: Koka (武装色 硬化 Busō-shoku: Kōka?, Color of Armaments: Hardening), no other users except Donquixote Doflamingo, such as Vergo and Smoker referred to this method by such a name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Busoshoku Haki works independently of the user's Devil Fruit&lt;/strong&gt;, as shown when Luffy uses it to enhance his Gear Third attack underwater. This type of Haki may not be equipped to attacks that are not from one's body except for weapons, or anything generated from one's own body (like Kizaru's laser beams, Marco's flames or any other energy/non-solid attacks based on Devil Fruits). So, those who attack with parts of their body can combine their Haki and Devil Fruit powers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source on Busoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T11:31:37.960" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11277" CreationDate="2014-06-19T22:02:36.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is only known as &quot;Heroine.&quot; Now, if you look at Wikipedia or any other source and check the dates, you'll see that the anime is released after the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the developers of the game never named her, e.g. implying the &quot;Heroine&quot; is whomever plays as her in the game, they didn't need to name her. This would allow the players to insert themselves into the game as the game's &quot;Heroine.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the fact that she isn't named could be entirely intentional in the game and the decision was carried over to the anime. If she didn't need a name in the game, I guess she didn't need it in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia_(visual_novel)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia_(visual_novel)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-18T23:50:02.437" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T23:50:02.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11322" CreationDate="2014-06-19T23:05:31.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hikari family created an artwork and they became the two halves of it. They are the soul of it. So they were probably created by the Hikari with the artwork. It is in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6307" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T23:10:05.430" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T23:10:05.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9842" CreationDate="2014-06-19T23:16:43.507" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have a look at my gallery on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kochigallery.com/#!comics-japan/c1r18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.kochigallery.com/#!comics-japan/c1r18&lt;/a&gt;. I offer hundreds of original anime cel and sketches from anime such as Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Captain Harlock, Akira, Sailor Moon, Galaxy Express 999, City Hunter and many others! You may find something you like there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;we have updated our website, which now comprises more than 200 anime celluloids and sketches!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6309" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T11:58:32.350" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T11:58:32.350" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11418" CreationDate="2014-06-19T23:34:03.140" Score="40" ViewCount="124346" Body="&lt;p&gt;The direct English translation of 進撃の巨人 (&quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&quot;) isn't actually &quot;Attack on Titan&quot;, and the name seems like an odd translation because it implies either an attack on a person/thing named &quot;Titan&quot; or an attack on or taking place on a planet/place called &quot;Titan,&quot; neither of which are the case here. Have there been any official announcements on the translation/English naming of &quot;Attack on Titan&quot; regarding why they gave it that name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-22T20:18:46.767" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T23:28:02.363" Title="Why is &quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&quot; translated as &quot;Attack on Titan&quot;?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12900" CreationDate="2014-06-19T23:34:15.320" Score="5" ViewCount="1836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched it as a kid in the early 90's but the style was a bit older. It was on VHS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title was something like: Ray/Rei the hero? of the jungle? but it was a dubbed version so I'm not sure.&#xA;The protagonist is Ray? a young man. He has black hair and wears yellow furs. I don't remember the plot but he travels with his friends in a prehistoric world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember two scenes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somewhere in the middle of the movie - they are on a raft on a lake and under them is a ginormous dinosaur. I guess it emerges from the water causing them to ride the wave and scream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Towards the very end - there is a village where a volcano is about to erupt so they want to sacrifice a girl to it: that would be the friend of the protagonist and the granddaughter of the old woman who wants to sacrifice her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beware Spoilers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Volcano erupts, girl gets killed somehow I think in a fight, someone lays the girl down on the ground with the volcano with flowing lava in the background, old woman is praying to the volcano. And my friend's mom turned off the TV saying &quot;you shouldn't watch films like this&quot; (well, too late) and I never knew the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old woman had long white hair &amp;amp; purple robes?, girl had long brown hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me what this is, I cannot find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6307" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:07:22.040" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:07:22.040" Title="What is this old Anime set in prehistoric times?" Tags="&lt;ryu-the-primitive-boy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:27:30.387" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11296" CreationDate="2014-06-20T01:15:13.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look when Misa sees L's lifespan, it is roughly 57 years by the equation on switching from shinigami time to human days/years so she would gain 57 years from L alone. Watari had about a year or two left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Rem sees Misa's life span after making the second eye deal it reads 56873.&#xA;You divide that by 3556 and that's how many days she has left (just over 15.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by the theory that L and Watari's lifespan do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; go to Rem, the author would be correct on the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6311" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T15:46:19.393" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T15:46:19.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6629" CreationDate="2014-06-20T11:33:30.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The facts are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At 1:56:10-20 Light can clearly see Ryuk, which means he should have touched the second DN at least once.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At 1:56:30 Light writes down his father's name, who doesn't die in the end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In those 10 seconds it would have been impossible for L to switch the notebooks. Assuming this isn't just a mistake from the authors, I can think of two possibilities&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either L had secretly touched Light with a piece of the Death Note and asked Ryuk to play along and to only appear from the moment light had touched the fake notebook, making Light believe that it was the real one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They only switched the pages and not the cover, as they did in the manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My gut feeling says it's the second, but I can't really prove it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T11:33:30.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11383" CreationDate="2014-06-20T19:56:59.600" Score="5" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this cover in episode 16 of Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dl1nq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dl1nql.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a parody of some actual manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T20:20:09.817" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T21:35:42.647" Title="Is this a parody of a real manga series in Sakurasou?" Tags="&lt;the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11382" CreationDate="2014-06-20T20:11:26.197" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an actual manga called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=62329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanaori Soushi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, by Choujin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Rfk53K8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hanaori Soushi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Having lost their parents at a young age, Chiharu and her brother find strength in each other. The past behind, the two live their lives in peace. However, the appearance of a new transfer student named Hisaya will put an end to these tranquil days. What does he want, and why does it involve Chiharu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T21:35:42.647" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T21:35:42.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-20T21:04:15.933" Score="5" ViewCount="608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading a manga but I don't remember the name. There were two main characters a boy and girl, they are both protectors of a spirit ground which is located under the school that they go to. All of the monsters are attracted to the ground because they can evolve there, the boy and the girl have to go around and kill them by placing magical white cubes around the ghosts and other monsters and saying &quot;Kai&quot; which is the destruction spell. This is all I remember please help me find the name!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1601" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:08:31.713" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:08:31.713" Title="What is the name of this spirit manga?" Tags="&lt;kekkaishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:27:33.527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9216" CreationDate="2014-06-20T21:10:13.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that he gave his all to the barrier so that it would be powerful and save the planet. A dying wish or something like that... It looked like that to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6307" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T21:10:13.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11386" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-21T01:07:16.597" Score="17" ViewCount="1838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back in 1995, the studio Gainax, under the leadership of Hideaki Anno, made Evangelion. This was widely agreed to be an epochal thing, and Gainax was hailed as a great studio. They followed up with a series of other critically succesful works - FLCL in 2000, Diebuster in 2004, and Gurren Lagann in 2007. (Which is not to say that &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of their works were great - but some of them certainly were.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, it is often said that Gainax has fallen from grace. Their recent works are... somewhat less epochal - Houkago no Pleiades in 2011; Medaka Box in 2011 with a sequel in 2012; C&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;-bu in 2013; and (currently airing) Magica Wars in 2014. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This motivates the following question: &lt;strong&gt;is there anybody left at Gainax who worked on Evangelion back in 1995?&lt;/strong&gt; It's often claimed that a large part of Gainax (including Anno) left to form Studio Khara (for Rebuild), and that the rest of the good people (including e.g. Imaishi Hiroyuki, i.e. the Gurren Lagann people) left to form Studio Trigger. If it is, in fact, the case that there's basically nothing connecting 1995 Gainax to 2014 Gainax besides the institutional name, that would do much to explain Gainax's &quot;fall&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T08:55:29.563" Title="As of 2014, are there any people at Gainax who worked on Evangelion (the TV series)?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;gainax&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11384" CreationDate="2014-06-21T01:13:54.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kekkaishi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kekkaishi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i9HZB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/105/Kekkaishi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Synopsis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a &quot;kekkaishi&quot;--a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori's got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty 16-year-old neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1601" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T02:21:47.790" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T02:21:47.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3718" CreationDate="2014-06-21T06:54:19.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, those are the symbols for the four base elements. But there are also two more very important parts to the circle. The center point which represents origin, time and growth, as well as an outer circle that represents the womb, the ether and protection. There are many more aspects and details to Solomon's circle than that. In fact, for such a simple symbol it is quite complex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6327" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T12:07:40.353" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:07:40.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11395" CreationDate="2014-06-21T10:15:46.013" Score="5" ViewCount="1053" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episodes 21 and 22 (at least towards the beginning of the latter episode) of the &quot;second season&quot;, we see Kaiki in a number of shirts in the same scene in the Okinawan cafe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He first appears in a pink shirt (which he wasn't initially wearing in the airplane):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/duioR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before changing to a blue shirt and a yellow shirt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DDa5Pm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8DLrqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the toilet, we see him in what appears to be a different pink Hawaiian shirt, and in the beginning of episode 22, we see him in an orange shirt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zLIHIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvyr0m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The changes in shirt seem to coincide with &quot;pauses&quot; in the conversation - e.g. pauses indicated by the &quot;black screen&quot;, or Kaiki's own thoughts (accompanied by images such as departing airplanes). But the conversation between Senjogahara and Kaiki probably takes place over a bit more than the course of one afternoon. If that's the case, should Kaiki's changes of shirt be taken as something stylistic without much meaning, or is there some significance to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T11:30:51.400" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T14:07:01.440" Title="Why does Kaiki keep changing shirts?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11331" CreationDate="2014-06-21T14:01:48.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had the notion that devil fruit users have to be weary sea water, not just any water. That's why Luffy's power didn't work when an enemy put him into a prison made of sea stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6328" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T14:01:48.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11392" CreationDate="2014-06-21T14:07:01.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the interior coloring of the cafe changes too. We could assume that they're moving together to a new place every now and then, or that the cafe decorator is currently working 400% with customers still in the cafe. Senjougahara also changes her &quot;disguises&quot; between scenes. We can assume they have enough money to afford all that, and are changing between their meetings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what's really going on is probably just Shaft doing a comedy thing with changing decorations to somewhat lighten up the mood of a very serious discussion between Kaiki and Hitagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T14:07:01.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7435" CreationDate="2014-06-21T17:48:44.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will have to disagree with the statement that the Egyptian God cards are the most powerful. If you had Obelisk the Tormentor and I had Number C39: Utopia Ray and I had 1000 or less life points, I could use all three overlaying units to bring Utopia Ray's attack points up to 4000 and at the same time direct the attack at Obelisk, which, with the special effect of Utopia Ray, will reduce Obelisk's attack points down to 1000, thus Obelisk would be done for. Look up Number C39: Utopia Ray and you will see why Utopia Ray's special effect raises its own attack while at the same time reduces the attack points of the monster it attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6329" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T17:48:44.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11399" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-21T23:33:32.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;selector infected WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (spring 2014) and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;selector spread WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (fall 2014) are the two halves of a split-cour anime series by J.C.Staff, with a real-life tie-in card game called &quot;WIXOSS&quot;. The anime revolves around Ruuko Kominato and other &quot;Selectors&quot; who battle for their wishes to come to fruition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag encompasses both seasons of the anime and all related media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selector_Infected_WIXOSS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Selector Infected WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/wixoss/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt; (card game) official website&lt;/a&gt; at Takara Tomy (in Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:52:09.903" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:52:09.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11400" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-21T23:33:32.330" Score="0" Body="selector infected WIXOSS and selector spread WIXOSS are the two parts of a 2014 anime series about Ruuko Kominato and other &quot;Selectors&quot; who battle for their wishes to come to fruition. This tag encompasses both of these and all related media." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T12:52:09.903" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:52:09.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11264" CreationDate="2014-06-22T00:32:35.030" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The year is a little bit off but I think it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_Gen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadashi no Gen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPIyS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. The series takes place in Hiroshima during the final months of World War II. The main character is a boy named Gen Nakaoka and his family live in poverty. It shows an atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima on first volume, where Gen's father and siblings perished in the fires, but Gen and his mother managed to escape. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There's a scene where one boy (I believe he's the main character here) is fighting with his friends, and I think his friends are bullying him, and that boy bites the friend's finger off and eats it later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's probably this, he ate the finger afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UtPGC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the art is not like most shounen manga around 2000. It's because this manga was serialized from 1973 to 1985. It was published at late '90s in my country so I guess there is a possibility that this is the manga you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T10:51:41.643" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T10:51:41.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-22T01:53:01.543" Score="5" ViewCount="1349" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only remember a character or two, but please help if possible! All the characters in this anime wear weird suits, and they train to stop Satan. There are 4 main characters in total that I know of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character 1 is one of the main characters. He has long blue hair, light blue eyes. His body is weak since he has been very sickly since birth. His dad is pretty famous. He trains diligently, and is loved and cared for by everyone in the school. His suit is blue and VERY powerful, and he is very kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character 2 is the main protagonist. He has red hair. He is a big &quot;do it now&quot; kind of guy, and is new to learning how his suit works. In the first episode, his mom was taken by Satan. That's why he trained so hard to get his suit more powerful and stronger to help him. His dad is like a huge god or something. He is good at making enemies, leader of their &quot;pack&quot; (as I call it), helpful, and is not afraid to ask for help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last episode I watched, they had to find some partners to pair up with. Character 1 partnered with a female protagonist and character 2 partnered with a male protagonist, who was the first character to be introduced. Character 1 fought an enemy that wanted him dead or something, and his friend got hurt in the process. The second character helped his friend pass the course and win. Same with the first character and friend. In the end, all four of them passed, then they competed with each other in a battle. That's all I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6333" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:32:02.253" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:32:02.253" Title="What is this anime in which the main characters train to stop Satan and they all wear weird suits?" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya-omega&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:27:36.653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10050" CreationDate="2014-06-22T01:56:36.110" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure Jon Lin is correct about the background, but here is a more in-universe answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As user1306322 stated in a comment, it's likely based on a ritual done before going into a battle you don't expect to return from. In episode 23, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;they toast again, but this time Satsuki says not to break the cups as that time they're not going to their deaths (in her words, approximately). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads to the assumption that when they toasted in this episode, they did not expect to return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6218" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T01:56:36.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7059" CreationDate="2014-06-22T03:23:39.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably, since the main girl in Angel Beats (can't remember her name) is pretty much just as annoying and bossy as Haruhi. Both animes also take place in high school and have loads of weird situations, so that makes them similar. I watched both shows a while back, but from memory, I don't think Angel Beats straight up copied Melancholy, but it probably took a lot of inspiration from it. The author might have been like, &quot;Well, Melancholy is really popular, and especially the main character, Haruhi, so I might want to make my story a little bit like that so it'll sell...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6334" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T03:23:39.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11405" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-22T06:54:22.993" Score="4" ViewCount="1459" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Nagato's last fight with Itachi, Bee, and Naruto, Itachi pierced him with his Totsuka sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the Naruto wikia page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Totsuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Totsuka&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade capable of sealing anything it pierces.Those who are stabbed by the sword are drawn into the jar and trapped in a genjutsu-like &quot;world of drunken dreams&quot; for all eternity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, can those who were sealed by the Totsuka sword be brought back by Edo-Tensei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it seal the soul permanantly like &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinigami&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same question goes for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Benihisago&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Benihisago&lt;/a&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-22T07:05:37.183" LastActivityDate="2020-01-06T01:52:29.243" Title="Is it possible to bring back Nagato (Pain) using Edo-Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11408" CreationDate="2014-06-22T08:34:13.343" Score="3" ViewCount="9752" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just started watching &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_Evil_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Flowers of Evil&lt;/a&gt;, and I just noticed that the anime was produced before the end of the manga. If that's the case, it seems reasonable to conclude that some manga plot points might have been omitted from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, how much of the manga plot is covered in the anime? (Approximately which portions of the manga have been covered there, and does the plot diverge anywhere?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-24T08:54:56.910" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T08:54:56.910" Title="How much of the manga plot does the anime of Aku no Hana cover?" Tags="&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11405" CreationDate="2014-06-22T10:49:54.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question. So far, the Totsuka no Tsurugi's seal has a better record than the Shiki Fuujin. So it's hard to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that when Edo Tensei was released, even though who were sealed got released, I would &lt;em&gt;guess&lt;/em&gt; that yet. Nagato's soul has returned to the pure world, and can be revived with Edo or Rinne Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T10:49:54.127" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11406" CreationDate="2014-06-22T11:50:50.330" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime being only 13 episodes long &lt;strong&gt;covers up to chapter 20 (page 101 in volume 4&lt;/strong&gt;, with chapter 20 being the second chapter in this volume). In the second part of the 13th episode we see a preview of the next season and the moments shown are mainly from the 5th and 6th volume.&#xA;{Source: I own all of the translated volumes and have watched the anime}&#xA;Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) original manga by Shuzo Oshimi was recently concluded at 11 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the second part of your question, the anime staff have taken quite a few liberties in the direction of the anime. Major plot points are of course included in the anime adaptation. The &lt;strong&gt;main plot&lt;/strong&gt; is the same, but as with many anime adaptations some scenes were cut off, others were a little changed. What is more, some reactions from the characters are different in some scenes, which gives the viewer a slightly different image of the character. I can't give you specific differences though (which as I said don't alter the plot, so no worries there), without possibly spoiling the story for you, as you didn't mention how many episodes of the anime you have watched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a special episode at the end of volume three isn't included in the anime adaptation and I doubt it will be, except perhaps as an OVA, as it is a small story about Nakamura and another guy back in middle school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One major difference, irrelevant to the plot, is the artwork, which is absolutely different, and as a result the &quot;feel&quot; of the characters and the atmosphere that both versions give to the audience/reader are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that this shouldn't be part of my answer, I would however strongly recommend reading the great manga that Aku no Hana is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6253" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T11:50:50.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11370" CreationDate="2014-06-22T22:24:13.153" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the lack of a good answer i'll flesh my comment out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google Translate translates 進撃の巨人 (&quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&quot;) to &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giants Advance&lt;/a&gt;. now Google Translate is machine translation so not good with sentances but it does does help with single words as guidelines, so the 2 main parts of the titles are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shingeki (進撃) = &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Advance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kyojin (巨人) = &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now の (no) gets translated to &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E3%81%AE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;of&lt;/a&gt; so putting all together we get &lt;strong&gt;Advance of Giant&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why did the title then become &lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/strong&gt;, well without any explanation of the translators we can assume the words was changed to make the title sound cooler as per Eric's (Listed as キルア) said in the comments to the question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it's just a typical grammatical abomination as a result of someone trying to make a cool and catchy English title&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so how did they do that? well we can assume that &lt;em&gt;Advance&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Giant&lt;/em&gt; were changed to &lt;em&gt;Attack&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Titan&lt;/em&gt; but why changed &lt;em&gt;Of&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;On&lt;/em&gt;, the only reason i can think of is in the original title &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt;, if you did a partial translation it could be &lt;strong&gt;Advance no Giant&lt;/strong&gt;, someone proably went and reversed &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;on&lt;/em&gt; so we get &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advance on Giant&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, do the same word replacement as mentioned above and we get &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this answer relies heavy on Google Translate, however this answer also applies logic, you can find better explanation of Japanese Language &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/12658/function-of-%E3%81%AE-particle-in-the-title-%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, while it properly translates the original title and explains the use of の in it, it does to explain how Attack on Titan came about so this answer serves to add assumed logic behind such a decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T22:32:39.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11370" CreationDate="2014-06-22T22:49:08.680" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your questions, one must note one important thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original English &amp;quot;subtitle&amp;quot; for 進撃の巨人 (&amp;quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&amp;quot;) is in fact &amp;quot;Attack on Titan.&amp;quot; (See the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YIp8w.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume one cover&lt;/a&gt; for reference.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Semantically there is very little meaning that would connect the two titles, and is likely to be attributed to an error, on the part of the author or his editor/publicists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest notable change is the use of &amp;quot;titan&amp;quot; as a translation for &amp;quot;kyojin.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;titan&lt;/a&gt; is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;capitalized:  any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;one that is gigantic in size or power: one that stands out for greatness of achievement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of simplicity, titan might be an very good choice of words, but in terms of conveying the actual meaning, it falls a bit short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kyojin&amp;quot; is a very simple word, consisting of two kanji which translate as &amp;quot;gigantic&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;human&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;person&amp;quot; respectively. Naturally a more correct translation of this word would be &amp;quot;giant&amp;quot;, because it's simplest way in English that we can to refer people are like humans, but are significantly bigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Attack&amp;quot; seems like a broad and simplistic choice of &amp;quot;attack&amp;quot; for &amp;quot;shingeki.&amp;quot; both share similarities to one another, the semantic connotations are a bit different. &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shingeki&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; is a very specific term for akin to a (swift) military advance/charge on the enemy. Using &amp;quot;attack&amp;quot; oversimplifies this, and in combination with the preposition &amp;quot;on&amp;quot; and the noun &amp;quot;titan&amp;quot; (which can also refer to one of Saturn's moon by the same name), leads to an error in interpretation. Shingeki can also be used to refer to a vanguard rally/charge, much like what the Survey Corps are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let's take a deeper look at the title itself and see what we can get from it. It we directly translate and take it's meaning literally, the title would be something like &amp;quot;Advancing Giant.&amp;quot; This doesn't work well as a title and probably isn't what I think the author intended on convey to his readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we read the English titles as it is, &amp;quot;Attack on Titan,&amp;quot; grammatically one would infer that &amp;quot;Titan&amp;quot; is some sort of location rather than a person or group. E.g., &amp;quot;Attack on Normandy.&amp;quot; For this we have the preposition &amp;quot;on&amp;quot; to blame. Initiating an attack &amp;quot;on&amp;quot; usually implies that whatever &amp;quot;on&amp;quot; refers to is the thing being attacked, not doing the attacking. So the combination of &amp;quot;attack&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;on&amp;quot; as a passive proposition, implies in the act of inciting an act of aggression upon the following noun, &amp;quot;titan.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese particle &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; (in &amp;quot;Shingeki no Kyojin&amp;quot;) is often seen translated as either the preposition &amp;quot;of&amp;quot; or the possessive (-'s), as a marker of possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the title, &amp;quot;kyojin&amp;quot; would be something possessed by &amp;quot;shingeki&amp;quot;. Therefore we can assume that the giant is something that belongs to the advance/charge, in other words a giant pertains to a military advance/charge of a vanguard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what does all this mean? Is it referring to the Titans as a whole or singling out on in particular? One can imply that the title is referring to Eren Jaeger, as he is the one and only giant who fights on the side of the humans, thus the giant who leads the way for their armies to finally make a dent in the enemy forces, representing hope for the humans. So something like &amp;quot;The Advancing/Charging Giant,&amp;quot; or more appropriately something &amp;quot;The Giant of the Vanguard.&amp;quot; Essentially referring to the giant that would lead people towards victory/salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original title was most likely intended to convey a great deal emotional value, especially when the circumstances involved in the story. However, this might not be as easily conveyed in English so they often to go with something short and to the point for the English subtitle (which is typically only there for the &amp;quot;cool&amp;quot; factor) and never intended to be used as the localized name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For better SEO, sometimes localizers like to include the romanized Japanese name or w/e the &amp;quot;engrish&amp;quot; subtitle might be, like in the case of Oreimo, this way they can bring already associating links from the original source material to their localized version, without needing to break the bank with advertising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T21:21:54.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11405" CreationDate="2014-06-23T03:25:08.080" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sealing 'someone' doesn't mean that they are going to seal the soul of that 'someone'. It is not explicitly mentioned that the Totsuka Sword includes the soul up to the extent like the Shinigami. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The body can be remained in the &quot;world of drunken dreams&quot; but the soul &lt;em&gt;can be&lt;/em&gt; released. Edo-tensei only requires a body of a living person as a vessel, then a deceased person's soul and bound to it. So it is possible that a person struck by the Totsuka Sword &lt;em&gt;can be&lt;/em&gt; brought back by Edo-Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Kaguya Otsutsuki about Benihisago, It seals the soul as well. Once sucked in, releasing Edo-Tensei won't release the person. Its mentioned here &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Benihisago&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Benihisago&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-06-23T15:03:32.370" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T15:03:32.370" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5041" CreationDate="2014-06-23T10:47:47.540" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Devil Fruit Users are weak to the sea energy (think seastone), because the sea hates them. If a &quot;Mizu Mizu no Mi&quot; exists, then it would most likely be fresh water ability. This would allow them to use water, without being weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6346" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T10:47:47.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11296" CreationDate="2014-06-23T13:16:07.897" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;It isn't a plothole. There's a rule in the Death Note that specifically covers this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SsogP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pQ3Ax.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note Rule XLII&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other human's lives or shortens their original life-span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original life-span and not the shortened life-span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Source: Volume 8 of the manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; It doesn't matter how much time Misa gained from the shinigami, or how much she lost from halving her lifespan. Every time someone relevant to your fate is killed by the Death Note, the future changes and your lifespan is recalculated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misa was living for the sake of Light. Light was killed by the Death Note. It would have been strange if her recalculated lifespan hadn't been dramatically shorter than before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact she died on Valentine's Day in the year following Light's death strongly suggests she committed suicide because he was dead. This is also shown at the end of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Longer Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; The same way killing a murderer with the Death Note can extend the lives of their future victims, killing someone with the Death Note can shorten the lives of their loved ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see both of these examples take place with Misa. Her life had ended with the mugging, but she was indirectly allowed to keep living by the Death Note. Later, she had a long life ahead of her, but the Death Note indirectly gave her a premature death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best part of this rule is the last sentence: &quot;In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original lifespan and not the shortened lifespan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, the lifespans that shinigami see aren't reliably accurate. They can only see the person's original lifespan. If the Death Note indirectly decreases someone's lifespan, that person's visible lifespan won't change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This rule was most likely created by the author just to help ensure there wouldn't be any plotholes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This only holds true for the Death Note indirectly &lt;em&gt;shortening&lt;/em&gt; people's lives. The user's original lifespan will still visibly decrease if they trade half their lifespan for shinigami eyes (as shown when Rem is reunited with Misa, as she is able to tell that Misa traded half her lifespan again).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The user's lifespan will also visibly increase if the Death Note indirectly lengthens someone's lifespan. Rule LIX states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEDl3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5DoyM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note Rule LIX&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A human death caused by the Death Note will indirectly lengthen some other human’s original length of life even without a specific intention to lengthen a particular person’s original life span in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Source: Volume 10 of the manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rule about shortened lifespans, rule XLII, is the only rule which states that &quot;in these cases&quot; the shinigami can't see the correct lifespan. There is never any mention of this regarding lengthened lifespans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="3387" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T03:51:41.863" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T03:51:41.863" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8499" CreationDate="2014-06-23T15:01:19.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a theory that Annie, Riener, and Bertoldt were trying to free the Titan Shifters inside Wall Maria, possibly other shifters from their homeland. Also this would explain how surprised Riener was when Eren flipped out and attacked them when it was revealed they were also Titans, and thought it'd be okay for Eren to come with them. They may have known what the government wanted to do with a Titan Shifter's power.  For example, switching Eren's coordinate power to another Titan.  So, they were saving the shifters from the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6347" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-06-23T18:43:32.647" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T18:43:32.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11426" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11427" CreationDate="2014-06-23T18:04:54.887" Score="6" ViewCount="1541" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ragyo Kiryuin in Kill la Kill anime has a number of scars along her back, that are shown in such a way it would make me think they are important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KV1sUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the anime, the scars are not shown to be important to the story. Does the anime miss something the manga has in regards to those scars? Is there something I missed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3222" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T08:15:11.423" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T22:44:11.640" Title="Ragyo Kiryuin's scars in Kill la Kill" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11426" CreationDate="2014-06-23T18:12:55.943" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her &lt;a href=&quot;http://kill-la-kill.wikia.com/wiki/Ragy%C5%8D_Kiry%C5%ABin&quot;&gt;wikia page&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She also has seven scars on her back that greatly resemble the stars emblazoned in Goku Uniforms. The origin of these scars is unknown, but they are likely a result of her fusion with Life Fibers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very likely that this was a side effect of fusing with Life Fibers at early age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T18:12:55.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-23T18:21:37.830" Score="2" ViewCount="4049" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just got my first tablet and I'd love to explore manga with it. I've looked at a couple of Kindle samples from Amazon and also randomly sampled some fansub, and everything seems quite low res. The fansub I saw was ~0.75 megapixel. The Kindle version seems slightly sharper (not sure how to be more specific) but especially if zooming in on a panel it's noticeably blurry. It seems to me that modern screens with their insane pixel densities would be great canvasses for manga, and I just wondered if anyone's started going down that route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clarification: I don't have problems as such, the manga is legible. To draw an analogy, imagine I've bought a full HD TV but only have DVDs as a source. It would be nice to find an HD source for the HD display. And once you're used to 1080p, if you go back to DVDs they will seem less sharp (the blurriness I mentioned above). So are there any sources for high res manga, ie HD manga! (I realise I'm being vague by saying high-res - &gt; 1MP would be a find, &gt; 2MP would be great, but the higher the better for this question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6348" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-10-14T01:41:12.933" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T01:41:12.933" Title="Are there any sources for high resolution (digital) manga?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11296" CreationDate="2014-06-23T21:57:05.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tbh I think it is kind of a plot hole because Rem actually specifies that from Gelus saving Misa her lifespan was extended far beyond a normal human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6350" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-06-23T22:20:11.623" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T22:20:11.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-24T00:36:52.810" Score="3" ViewCount="4587" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, Kirito obtains the &lt;em&gt;Coat of Midnight&lt;/em&gt; having obtained the Last Attack Bonus. This would be a rare item, if not unique, because it was dropped by a Floor Boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 3 after Sachi dies, during Christmas Kirito plans to solo the event to get the rumored resurrection item to bring Sachi back to life. While he is preparing he changes his coat to one that seems warmer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering - can armor be customized for different climates or did Kirito get a second &lt;em&gt;Coat of Midnight&lt;/em&gt; and if so where?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T02:14:20.743" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T01:21:36.813" Title="Why did Kirito's coat change during Christmas?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11469" CreationDate="2014-06-24T00:41:23.450" Score="8" ViewCount="10334" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; anime, after getting the Resurrection Item Kirito gives it to Klein, as Kirito wanted it to bring Sachi back to life, but for it to work it had to be administered within 10 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they ever explain what happened to the item after that; the anime doesn't show if Klein ever used it or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="17912" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T20:06:25.800" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T20:06:25.800" Title="What happened to the Resurrection Item?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11430" CreationDate="2014-06-24T01:23:17.800" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The layout of the anime is extremely non-linear, and in one episode, the whole storyline jumps 2 years into the future. This was intentional by the producers (obviously), but it does make it very hard to follow. There are always enough subtle references made by the characters in order for us to work out the timeframe of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6351" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T01:23:17.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11405" CreationDate="2014-06-24T03:12:18.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this, no, they are permanently sealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edo tensei needs a soul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nagato's soul was sealed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi is deceased and his weapon hasn't been said to release souls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6353" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T03:52:04.383" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T03:52:04.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11339" CreationDate="2014-06-24T03:17:40.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uchiha are already affiliated with fire and can learn other elements by practice to help answer this even more it is more or less possiable Naruto character's are more likely born with elements though birthday's like Naruto Oct 10 1996 he has wind and he is a Libra but it also goes by one's clan blood line also so bit can be by both ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6353" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T03:17:40.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11362" CreationDate="2014-06-24T03:20:40.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppressing their personalities weakens their abilities.&#xA;Un-suppressing their personalities makes them more accurate and more powerful due to their near-infinite chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6353" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T21:49:12.537" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T21:49:12.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11430" CreationDate="2014-06-24T05:30:01.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that Kirito maintains the same attire throughout the entire show, even when he joins the guild, Knights of the Blood Oath, we can see that Kirito keeps similar or the same armor/armor set. If this is the case, we can infer that he keeps upgrading Cloak of Midnight and is altering it's visuals to fit his current situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the fact that it looks different on Christmas is most likely to keep him warm during this season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T05:30:01.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3863" CreationDate="2014-06-24T05:31:00.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gyro was not re-born as the Chimera Ant King, Meruem. Gyro was killed and eaten by the Queen, turned into a Chimera. But he re-gained every single one of his memories and fled to Meteor City to rebuild his Empire. It says so in the manga and on Gyro's Wiki page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Gyro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Gyro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6354" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T05:31:00.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-24T07:17:37.000" Score="3" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 31 of Yowamushi Pedal, we get to see a screen that gives the finish times of the top five finishers on day 1 of the Interhigh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mKzGv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mKzGvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ep31 13:02&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fifth line on that display gives Imaizumi's time as &quot;+1.55&quot;. This means &quot;1.55 seconds after first place&quot;, right? It wouldn't make sense if it were &quot;1 minute and 55 seconds after first place&quot;, given how close behind the first-placers he and Arakita were riding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in episode 32, while they're waiting at the start line to begin day 2 of the Interhigh (around 17:10 in the episode), Tadokoro tells Onoda that Imaizumi will start 1 minute and 50 seconds after the day 1 first place finishers. (This isn't a subtitling error; Tadokoro says １分５０秒後 = &quot;1 minute and 50 seconds later&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on Tadokoro's explanation of how the Interhigh works, I would've expected Imaizumi's start to be just 1.55 seconds delayed. Why was the time delay actually 1 minute and 50 seconds instead? (Even if I misinterpreted the reading on the screen, it should still be 1:55, not 1:50.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T07:17:37.000" Title="Why did Imaizumi have a 1:50 start delay on day 2 of the Interhigh?" Tags="&lt;yowamushi-pedal&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11443" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-24T07:18:30.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yowamushi_Pedal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yowamushi Pedal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T07:18:30.153" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T07:18:30.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11444" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-24T07:18:30.153" Score="0" Body="Yowamushi Pedal is a bicycling manga series by Wataru Watanabe." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T07:18:30.153" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T07:18:30.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2014-06-24T10:50:25.603" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the past results on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/S-Class_Mage_Promotion_Trial&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;S Class Mage Promotion Trial wiki&lt;/a&gt;, I would likely say that they had to fight the S-class mages present at that time (Eg: Erza had to fight either Laxus or Gildarts). It is not clear when and who Gildarts fought. It could have been Makarov, it could have been previous guild members or he could have shown his competence through other ways. It isn't really known how the previous tournaments went down. Remember that they don't have to win the fight to be promoted, like when Gildarts let Natsu continue the game or they might even get lucky like Gajeel. So the competition is not a power ranking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Past Results&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X???    Gildarts Clive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X778    Laxus Dreyar (Age 17)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X779    No Successful Candidate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X780    Erza Scarlet (Age 15)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X781    Mirajane Strauss (Age 16)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X782    Mystogan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X783    No Successful Candidate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X784    Trial Suspended&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T09:06:39.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11446" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11450" CreationDate="2014-06-24T10:56:31.080" Score="20" ViewCount="25418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm reading &lt;em&gt;Koe no Katachi&lt;/em&gt; and have been hoping for it to be animated. It looks like it's getting more popular. However, it makes me wonder what requirements should be fulfilled before they decide to create an anime based on a certain manga &lt;strong&gt;in general&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:01:13.563" LastActivityDate="2019-03-10T19:38:02.007" Title="What is required for a manga to get an anime adaptation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11462" CreationDate="2014-06-24T14:00:11.710" Score="13" ViewCount="8284" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching &lt;em&gt;Welcome to the N.H.K.&lt;/em&gt;, it got me wondering if this story had been based on a real conspiracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] The story revolves around a 22-year-old asocial individual who gets aid from a strange girl who seems to know a lot about him, despite never having met him before. A common theme throughout the story deals with the hardships of life and how people must deal with them in their own way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, NHK refers to the public broadcaster &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai&lt;/a&gt;, but within the series, the main character believes it stands for &lt;em&gt;Nihon Hikikomori Kyōkai&lt;/em&gt; (日本引きこもり協会, The Japanese Hikikomori Association), which is a reference to the protagonist's claim of a subversive conspiracy led by NHK (the real-life broadcaster) to create &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hikikomori&lt;/a&gt;. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read through the article about hikikomori's yet, but as far as I remember, too many people end up living in seclusion in Japan for it to be just a coincidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there ever a conspiracy or claims that &lt;em&gt;there might be a company or organisation that would promote people to live their lives in seclusion&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-01-14T14:54:28.290" Title="Is the story of &quot;Welcome to the N.H.K.&quot; about hikikomori based on a real conspiracy?" Tags="&lt;welcome-to-the-nhk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11449" CreationDate="2014-06-24T14:15:29.093" Score="7" ViewCount="8750" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically in animation we see credits for key frame animation and inbetween animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A key animator is the artist responsible for producing the principal key frames of an animation. Basically key animators draw the essential frames that mark a distinct position or expression of a character in a particular scene. In other words, they draw the structure of a animated scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to complete the animation and make sure it moves fluidly, additional frames are required to go between key frames, this is called in-between animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the credits of a lot of anime nowadays you see something called &quot;second key&quot; animation. What purpose do they serve in an anime production?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T14:15:29.093" Title="What is the purpose of &quot;second key&quot; animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11448" CreationDate="2014-06-24T14:15:29.093" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/the-anime-production-line&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anipages&lt;/a&gt;, a blog by Ben Ettinger about the world of anime and animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;第二原画 &lt;em&gt;Daini Genga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; = Second Key Animation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally in anime, after key animation, the next step would be for the animation director to check the key animation and apply the necessary corrections to bring the characters to model. A new role was recently invented as a buffer between the key animator and the animation director: second key animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nigen 二原 for short, second key animation is a relatively new concept in anime. This person does what in the west is known as &amp;quot;cleanup&amp;quot; - cleaning up the rough genga before they're passed on to the animation director to be checked. This step permits key animators to pump out more animation than if they had to produce a more polished shot. For example, an animator who might be good at action can draw several complicated shots in rough form in the time it might take them to draw one polished shot. A nigen would then clean it up. Infrequently you will also see a daiichi genga 第一原画 or first key animation credit, which is presumably a way of distinguishing between the people who drew the rough key animation intended to be cleaned up by the daini genga crew and the people who drew regular key animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T14:15:29.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11446" CreationDate="2014-06-24T16:05:32.317" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no written path, but there are several factors and steps that must happen for that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fanbase&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The overall reaction to the manga, the volume of internet traffic it generates (fan-art, forums, discussions, fan pages, fan fiction, even porn of the main characters).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are fans cosplaying as the characters even before anime?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connections and reputation&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The reputation of the mangaka. For example, I doubt any new manga by Rumiko Takahashi (for example) is NOT going to become an anime.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who the mangaka and the manga producers/managers know. Sometimes the hardest part is to put your work in front of the right eyes. It's all in the pitch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible merchandising and target audience&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can the manga become a toy line? Can you sell costumes of the main characters?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The target audience (gender, age, genre) spending power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Series health and controversy&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the manga series long enough? Are the arcs and plots interesting? Are the characters well developed and of enough depth?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any group that will get grossly offended if the manga becomes an anime? Remember that printed media is pulled by the reader (you have to actively persuse the media) while audiovisual media is PUSHED into the viewer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Competition and market mood&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the manga a mecha manga, and it's on its peak during a new Gundam season and yet another Evangelion Retcon?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What was the reaction of fans to the animes of the same genre that aired in the previous seasons? Are they craving for more of the genre or had they have enough?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Releases and versions&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the series already compiled into tankobon? Is it on Crunchyroll? Was it already translated (by fans or officially)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, check if the manga is being pirated. It is a sad fact, but popular manga that will become anime is widely pirated, translated, fansubbed, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do some specialized Google searches for the manga series, its main characters and villains. Check the result count, and compare to other popular manga that already became anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all of those factors, there are some things you can look for in specialized media to see if your favorite manga is really going to become anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Option:&lt;/strong&gt; Did some studio or media company purchase the option for the IP? Options are commonplace in the Western media world, but it's becoming very popular around the world. Check the media and news for the option signing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rumors:&lt;/strong&gt; Check some blogs (mostly in Japanese) for the titles they think will make next season &lt;code&gt;(Dear Reader: suggest some blogs in the comments)&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wikipedia:&lt;/strong&gt; The folks at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Anime_and_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiProject Anime and Manga&lt;/a&gt; work really hard to keep their corner of the wiki fresh. If your manga series already have a Wikipedia page, chances are high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your particular manga, I would say it certainly will become anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:06:51.337" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:06:51.337" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2014-06-24T20:07:03.303" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been many theories on this subject, in fact. Here are some that I believe are logical and ones that might help:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natsu and Gajeel's Dragon Slayer Magic is very ancient, obviously over 80 years old. Maybe their magic's age prohibited them? (Personally, I feel that something's missing here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natsu and Gajeel (and Wendy as well) were raised by their dragons a long time ago- maybe over 80 years ago. Through the Eclipse Gate, they were transported to the future- July 7, year x777 by Layla Heartfilia (Lucy's mother), making it seem like their dragons disappeared as opposed to them leaving their dragons. (Of course, there are a lot of pieces missing in this explanation, but it seems logical if you think about it.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Laxus knew that Natsu and Gajeel were incredibly powerful, or maybe he knew that the Dragon Slayer magic is very powerful. There's a chance that he didn't want them participating due to this and told Freed to incorporate this into the rules without telling anyone about it. (Maybe?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, I hope this helped, and I hope that Mashima reveals this in the future!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6359" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T21:00:43.617" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T21:00:43.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14055" CreationDate="2014-06-25T02:52:08.430" Score="5" ViewCount="11776" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering how much of the manga does the anime version of one week friends cover? I'm also wondering if the ending of the anime diverged from the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T21:53:02.050" Title="How much of the manga does One Week Friends cover?" Tags="&lt;one-week-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11455" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-25T03:02:07.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_Friends&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Week Friends&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T03:05:06.640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T03:05:06.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11456" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-25T03:02:07.083" Score="0" Body="One Week Friends (Isshuukan Friends) is a slice-of-life romantic comedy manga by Matcha Hazuki and anime by Brain's Base. Yuuki Hase tries to get close to Kaori Fujimiya every week, but Kaori's memories disappear every Monday." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T03:04:29.357" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T03:04:29.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11457" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-25T03:06:57.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainax&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gainax&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T03:06:57.930" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T03:06:57.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11458" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-25T03:06:57.930" Score="0" Body="Gainax is an animation studio best known for their work on Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, and Gurren Lagann. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T03:06:57.930" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T03:06:57.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7961" CreationDate="2014-06-25T06:12:44.803" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Zeref and Mavis had a thing. You know how Zeref said one day, that he realized the meaning of life and stopped all of his bad ways? Well, I think that day was the day Mavis died. Possibly killed by Zeref himself. He may have felt terrible and realized that he needed to be stopped. So as he awaits Natsu to get stronger, he stays near Mavis, enjoying her presences till the day comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6366" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T09:18:01.023" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T09:18:01.023" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11447" CreationDate="2014-06-25T08:49:34.680" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Welcome to the N.H.K.&lt;/a&gt; isn't based on an actual conspiracy story. It's not mentioned in any interviews or commentary sections of the media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would imagine however, that the conspiracy is somewhat based on the author &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuhiko_Takimoto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tatsuhiko Takimoto&lt;/a&gt;'s personal experience living as a self-proclaimed &quot;top-runner&quot; hikkomori. In the light novel afterword, it informs us that he primarily lives off royalties of his novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'conspiracy' is mostly a commentary on how the mundane life of TV and seclusion is easy to fall into - because of the attraction of broadcast media's element of fantasy, such as produced by NHK TV - and the lack of immediate consequence if should one fall into a hikkomori lifestyle. So it could seem like there are conspirators trying to keep hikkomoris as hikkomoris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hikkomoris feel trapped because they usually have little social or commercially valuable skills meaning it is hard to get a job or contribute to society (Especially as Japan job system is pretty much school -&gt; college -&gt; job or via social contacts) - and on the flip side, it is much easier to stay indoors and watch another episode of the latest airing anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't his first novel dealing with the issue of life indirection either - Happy Negative Chainsaw Edge. So it is an issue that is close to his heart - perhaps he himself believes there is a conspiracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://textfiend.net/zerohero/?p=253&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fan blog post is a pretty great for reference for N.H.K. stuff in general&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T18:04:56.953" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T18:04:56.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11464" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-25T11:35:26.273" Score="3" ViewCount="61458" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is he an ancestor of Ging and Gon? What is probably his story aside from being the author of the Book which talked about the Dark Continent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5139" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T14:47:17.137" Title="Who is Don Freecs?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2014-06-25T13:03:56.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The form could be incomplete due to Kurama not having been fully sealed inside of Naruto unlike the other Jinchuuriki, since the other half was sealed inside of the Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 365 we see that everything within the Shinigami is unsealed, thus having the remainder of Kurama's chakra unsealed and possibly on its way back to Naruto and Kurama. If this happens, they may be able to do a complete transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even still, this may not be possible since a portion of Kurama's chakra is also inside of the Gold and Silver twins (Kinkaku and Ginkaku), which were both sealed away during the Allied Shinobi War at the ocean/beach front.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, honestly, I think Naruto's incomplete transformation is far cooler than the other Jinchuuriki's complete transformations. It's bright and glowy too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T12:10:07.657" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T12:10:07.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11431" CreationDate="2014-06-25T14:04:16.107" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;This item was not mentioned after it's introduction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During that introduction Klein was given it with the instruction to use it on the next teammate who dies in front of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the final battle he has every motivation and opportunity to use it as the wife of the man who gave it to him has died right in front of him! He does not use it here. It is unreasonable to think he would not use it under that circumstance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An object like that would not be disposed of carelessly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This yields two possible answers: he followed the instructions given to him (Very possible) or he gave/sold it to someone else and they used it, sold it again, or retained it until it did not matter anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either case, this is neither a plot hole nor a deep mystery as it was a relatively minor plot element, we were told exactly how he should use this consummable, and, if he did so properly, it would not have been a large enough plot point to warrent it being shown.  I doubt it would retain its value by the later stories so it doesn't even matter if it wasn't used by a purchaser by the end of SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T14:24:04.807" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T14:24:04.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11491" CreationDate="2014-06-25T20:58:06.207" Score="2" ViewCount="1507" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series we see Toru activate his power every once in a while. And also disabling it every once in a while. The fact he disables it makes me wonder, do his powers have any side effects ? What exactly are his powers anyway? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T14:11:41.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T14:11:41.727" Title="Are there side effects in using Iron Blood Transformation?" Tags="&lt;hitsugi-no-chaika&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13021" CreationDate="2014-06-25T21:15:09.570" Score="2" ViewCount="686" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much every character in Naruto seems to have his/her own theme song. But I can't seem to find a theme song for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konan&lt;/a&gt;. Does she just not have one? or is it just hard to find/ not released yet ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T12:25:04.500" Title="Does Konan have a theme song?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11474" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-25T22:03:15.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hitsugi no Chaika&lt;/strong&gt; (Chaika − The Coffin Princess) is a light novel by Ichirou Sasaki and 2-season anime adaptation by studio Bones. It's a fantasy adventure about 14 year old sorceress Chaika Trabant who carries a coffin on her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaika_-_The_Coffin_Princess&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaika - The Coffin Princess&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:02:09.100" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:02:09.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11475" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-25T22:03:15.610" Score="0" Body="Hitsugi no Chaika (Chaika − The Coffin Princess) is a light novel by Ichirou Sasaki and 2-season anime adaptation by studio Bones. It's a fantasy adventure about 14 year old sorceress Chaika Trabant who carries a coffin on her back." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:02:09.100" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:02:09.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11479" CreationDate="2014-06-25T22:21:55.520" Score="4" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In chapter 709 of One Piece&lt;/strong&gt;, Bartolomeo has been seen blocking Elizabello II's king punch with his barrier, while shouting &quot;Barrier&quot;. In the translator's comment it stated that this is a &lt;em&gt;common taunt in Japanese school yards&lt;/em&gt;. Now how does this taunt work? How would I use it if I were in a Japanese school yard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3uOi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3uOim.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T04:02:14.110" Title="How does the barrier taunt work?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11480" CreationDate="2014-06-25T22:41:29.190" Score="2" ViewCount="630" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh GX&lt;/em&gt;, Duel Academy has 3 dormitories, named after the 3 Egyptian God Cards, &lt;em&gt;Slifer&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ra&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Obelisk&lt;/em&gt; with Slifer having very basic facilities and seen as the underdogs (weakest) while students at Obelisk are more privileged and seen as aces and elites (strongest).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, out of the 3 Gods, in terms of functionality this isn't right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Obelisk is the weakest because its ATK and DEF are set at 4000 which we have seen reached by other monsters apart from Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and requires sacrifices to destroy all monsters on the field.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Slifer is the next strongest with its HP fluctuating based on the number of cards in your hand. However, when a monster is summoned, it has an instant attack which drops the opponent's summoned monster's stats by 2000 with the chance of destroying it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ra is considered the strongest with its ATK and DEF able to come from the player's Life Points and also its initial ATK and DEF come from the monsters sacrificed to summon it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, how did the dorms get assigned their names, and would it make more sense that the elite's dorm gets the name of the strongest god card?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I am referring to the god cards' functionality in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T23:42:26.597" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T10:52:31.663" Title="How did the dorms get assigned their names?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11477" CreationDate="2014-06-26T00:10:20.477" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zokugo-dict.com/26ha/baria.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;According to 日本語俗語辞書 (&quot;Japanese Slang Dictionary&quot;)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;バリア&lt;/b&gt;とは、子供が汚い物や人に触れたときに囃して遊ぶときの言葉。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;b&gt;Barrier&lt;/b&gt; is a word that children say jeeringly when they touch an object or person that is unclean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the explanation further down on the page: children say this to someone who has touched something unclean to stop the uncleanness from &quot;spreading&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, consider a child who has stepped in dog feces. Having done so, the child will try to chase his friends around (and touch them with his hands like in a game of tag, not with his feet to literally get the dog feces on his friends). If, however, all his friends say &quot;barrier&quot; and trace out some sort of pattern with their hands, the child who stepped in the dog feces will have no choice but to abandon the chase (and remain &quot;it&quot;, which I suppose is humiliating to any child).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dictionary seems to think that this was based on people imitating Ultraman. Seems plausible, I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example of someone barrier-ing, the interested reader might like to have a look at episode 5 of Oregairu, around the 6:15 mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Since I have never been on a Japanese schoolyard, this answer relies entirely on secondhand sources. An answer from someone who has been a kid in Japan would probably be superior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T04:02:14.110" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T04:02:14.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11478" CreationDate="2014-06-26T00:18:16.880" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The academy was created by Seto Kaiba who first owned Obelisk while Yugi owned Slifer. We can infer from Kaiba's personality that Kaiba always wants to be better than Yugi, so he placed the rank of Obelisk the highest and Slifer the lowest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Ra, the card was originally owned by Marik, and the only spot left the rank could be placed is in the between the ranks of Obelisk and Slifer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T00:18:16.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T00:56:16.590" Score="4" ViewCount="6066" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 134, when Meruem asks about Pouf's secret to Welfin, Welfin thinks so hard, harder than his brain is capable of. And the result is that he says &quot;Komugi&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TadGIl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Welfin answered &amp;quot;Komugi...?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Welfin know about Komugi? Did he meet her before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-12-14T19:36:54.113" LastActivityDate="2020-01-05T22:44:37.610" Title="How did Welfin know about Komugi?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2014-06-26T03:20:45.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nanami's egg is the sign both literally and figuratively of her becoming a woman. Her egg is her period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6376" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T03:43:02.920" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T03:43:02.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11499" CreationDate="2014-06-26T06:26:59.830" Score="6" ViewCount="1506" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not exactly expecting to find a full list or anything, but I was wondering if the manga/anime gave any clues to what the questions might have been. Checking the manga, I found that the first question was a &lt;a href=&quot;http://i13.mangareader.net/naruto/41/naruto-1565602.jpg&quot;&gt;cryptogram&lt;/a&gt; and that the second question was about &lt;a href=&quot;http://i37.mangareader.net/naruto/41/naruto-1565605.jpg&quot;&gt;tactics&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I could not find any more information about the questions from the manga. Does the anime provide any more insight into what the first 9 questions might have been?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6379" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T04:45:19.510" Title="What were the other nine questions in the Chuunin exams?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11486" CreationDate="2014-06-26T08:39:44.543" Score="7" ViewCount="4508" Body="&lt;p&gt;To whom does the Fishman Island territory belong to? First it was sure Whitebeard's territory. But what happened after he died? I thought Blackbeard took them all, because he knew them really well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or did Big Mama take this island?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Fishman Island is now Luffy's territory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T19:11:15.893" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T23:06:40.930" Title="Who does the Fishman Island territory belong to?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11485" CreationDate="2014-06-26T10:05:46.957" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Whitebeard's Death, the territory of Fishman Island belongs to Big Mam, who offers her protection in exchange of sweets from the island. It still belongs to her,&#xA;Luffy offered treasures to smooth out things with mama but she turned them down, but in the end decided to take care of things with Luffy instead of the fishman island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The king of Fishman Island had said that maybe someday they will use another flag (that of the strawhats), but currently it still is Big Mam's territory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T15:30:48.073" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T15:30:48.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3410" CreationDate="2014-06-26T20:09:01.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may not be derogatory for people who describe themselves as &quot;otaku&quot; and who take pride in it, but it is without a doubt derogatory for other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of japanese people who like anime/manga tend to avoid describing themselves as otaku, because to them it still carries the sense of that guy obssessed with anime who wears a collared plaid shirt tucked into their jeans, with a large backpack from which rolled posters can be seen.&#xA;For example, you could see the slang きもオタ (kimo ota = abbreviation for &quot;kimoi otaku&quot; = disgusting otaku) on various japanese websites, including those like nicovideo, 2ch or futaba, which are, even so, famous places where those same &quot;otaku&quot; (western definition) dwell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suggest watching the semi-anime, semi-documentary &quot;Otaku no Video&quot;, which is kinda old, but still a lot accurate about how &quot;normal&quot; japanese people are conscious of their hobby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T20:09:01.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T21:06:00.657" Score="4" ViewCount="1233" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the manga and I get that she woke up from the coma and injuries but it looks to me that she is still under lock. Does that mean she is still in a prison and she can't be free? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6392" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T21:12:48.517" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T21:12:48.517" Title="At the end of Deadman Wonderland, is Shiro in prison?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2633" CreationDate="2014-06-26T21:18:26.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiro was adopted by Hagire (the man who was the &quot;boss&quot; of the National Medical Center later Deadman Wonderland (after the earthquake). She was used as an experiment subject, so they did a lot of painful experiments on her. Later they build D.W. with its main goal to keep Shiro there (the Red man) and to collect every branch of sin. So with that Hagire can get rid of the MotherGoose system and can become like Shiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6392" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T21:18:26.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-06-26T21:26:31.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iron Blood Transformation: A saboteur technique, activated by extreme mental concentration, that optimizes and redefines the user's entire body systems. This allows Toru to perform inhuman physical feats, such as repelling a feira unicorn or jumping several meters into the air. The transformation also substantially improves his combat skills and techniques, allowing him to fight against high level opponents. A drawback to using the Iron Blood Transformation is that the technique requires a huge amount of energy. When Toru transforms for the first time in a very long time, he needed a huge amount of food to restore himself or risk fainting. Another drawback is that it makes him more susceptible to poison, as the technique improves his respiratory system which would increase the flow of any poison inside him. In the anime, his hair turns red and two crimson streaks cross over his face while emitting a red aura during the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://hitsugimenochaika.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hitsugi no Chaika wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T10:10:27.673" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T10:10:27.673" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7699" CreationDate="2014-06-26T21:45:03.143" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final is an alternate ending/fragment, where Takano's parents don't die as a result of the &quot;miracle&quot; born from the combinated wills of Rika and her friends. In the original ending, the miracle occurs instead when Takano shoots at Hanyuu in the mountain forest and misses her shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The adult version of Rika is most likely Frederica Bernkastel. Her real nature/identity is often questioned and discussed by fans, most notably those who know the series &lt;em&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni&lt;/em&gt; by the same author; however, a direct and clear link between the Bernkastel from both series is not established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a simple &lt;em&gt;Higurashi&lt;/em&gt; point of view, at least, Bernkastel is an entity born from Rika's &quot;mature personality&quot; due to her many reincarnations. It is speculated that while Rika is still in the fragment where she won with her friends and live a peaceful life there, Bernkastel was able to become a separate existence that can freely travel between the different fragments (= alternative realities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T08:16:48.133" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T08:16:48.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9157" CreationDate="2014-06-26T22:07:19.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This takes place in the year 2030 so anything could have happened to those countries. They could have been taken over or just wiped out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6394" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T22:07:19.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T22:44:47.350" Score="3" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy VIII&lt;/em&gt;, Fujin talks using one-word sentences throughout most of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kmSSK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fujin expressing anger&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, close to the end of the game, she uses much longer sentences when she is pleading with Seifer to stop what he is doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fVehe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fujin pleading with Seifer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it's obvious that it's a decision on her part to talk like in the first screenshot, and while I can assume she only makes &quot;small talk&quot;, is it explained why she uses one word most of the time which can be read as yelling (all caps)? Is it like this in the Japanese version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:01:24.947" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T08:01:24.947" Title="Why does Fujin choose to talk the way she does?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11504" CreationDate="2014-06-27T03:13:49.860" Score="10" ViewCount="34943" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are Haki attacks not effective on Marine admirals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Marineford war, we see countless instances where Haki-imbued attacks don't affect Marine admirals. When Marco and Vista attack Sakazuki, he even acknowledges that they are Haki-imbued, but nothing apparently happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ZPz9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Marco and Vista attacked Sakazuki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another case is when Whitebeard attacks Aokiji: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gLO6j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Whitebeard attacks Aokiji&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's with the admirals? Their Logia powers don't seem to be easily affected by Haki attacks. I mean we have many instances where Haki has &lt;em&gt;touched&lt;/em&gt; their body, but still there are many instances where attacks on their body don't result in damage. What's the deal with Marine admirals? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2892" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T17:12:32.737" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T20:00:56.397" Title="Why are Haki attacks not effective on Marine admirals?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8830" CreationDate="2014-06-27T03:34:05.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's go over this for some closure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Mahouka Koukou, magic doesn't take the form of weapons or of the like. Magic is processed through these &quot;weapons&quot; which actually come in a variation of designs based on magic user preferences. These devices are actually called CAD or Casting Assistance Device. The CAD act as a pass through for processing magic operations that would otherwise be physically intensive on the human body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magic itself is actually psions. Here is the wiki literal definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Psions (想子, literally &quot;Thought Particles&quot;) are substanceless&#xA;  particles that come under the dimension of psychic phenomenon, an&#xA;  information element that records the result of cognizance and thought.&#xA;  They are similar to Pushions in that Pushions are the particle&#xA;  manifestations of emotions from intention and thought, while Psions&#xA;  are the particle manifestations of intention and thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how they got it to work with technology, we can assume that for the Mahouka Koukou universe, psions are a natural form of energy much like electrons in real world computing. If this is the case, they developed technology that relies on psions rather than electrons and this resulted in allowing them to use/alter psions as you would electrons, just on a larger, fancier magic scale...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T03:35:40.760" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T03:35:40.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11484" CreationDate="2014-06-27T04:45:19.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is cryptography&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is figuring out trajectory of a thrown shuriken, as well as predicting the furthest possible range of a shuriken and describing how that conclusion was reached&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;appears to have a topographical map involving a mountain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, no other question is explicitly discussed or clearly shown, but none of the rest of them have diagrams or maps, so presumably they are all math or logic questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One that Sakura is looking at is shown but (at least at the resolution I'm looking at it on) the kanji just shows up as black blobs, and I'm not sure what it says. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Sakura (in the English dub), they are &quot;problems based on uncertainty and requiring complex mechanical energy analysis.&quot; They are also stated to get more difficult as they go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T04:45:19.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8610" CreationDate="2014-06-27T05:48:01.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ultear controlled Jellal to build the R-System, so the Magic Council focuses on him and not on the Grimoire Heart, who could then move in the shadows to continue their search for Zeref. (Tower of Heaven Arc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, Yes, Grimoire was aware Zeref was alive and used Jellal as a decoy to search for him. After finding him launching an attack on Tenrou Island (Tenrou Arc) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T05:48:01.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12965" CreationDate="2014-06-27T06:24:42.863" Score="5" ViewCount="1327" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 24 of GITS SAC 2nd GIG it becomes apparent that the member of Section 9, usually referred to as Proto, is actually not a human, but a &quot;biodroid&quot; prototype. What exactly is it and how different it is from cyberized people and androids?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T16:08:05.927" Title="What is a biodroid in Ghost in the Shell?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11497" CreationDate="2014-06-27T07:17:34.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the only possible answer is that the Marine admirals' Haki is stronger. If their &lt;strong&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Busoshoku Haki&lt;/strong&gt; are stronger, they can easy foresee or block Marco's or Vista's attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as you can see, Sakazuki got a scratch, so they aren't immortal at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this just shows &lt;strong&gt;how strong&lt;/strong&gt; they really are&#xA;(or how weak Marco and Vista are :P).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another possibility&lt;/strong&gt; is that maybe they don't use Haki. I can't recognize anything that looks similar to when Luffy is using Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T15:51:48.707" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T15:51:48.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11497" CreationDate="2014-06-27T08:59:14.650" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are wrong in saying that they weren't affected. They clearly were affected as you can see from the wound on Sakazuki's shoulder. Since both questions have a different answer, I'll reply one by one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Whitebeard vs. Kuzan&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TObJY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TObJYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuzan#Marineford_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuzan&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He then got stabbed by Whitebeard's bisento, to which pirates are seen wondering if Aokiji was stabbed with Haki and if he was dead. Aokiji told them not to spout nonsense before grabbing the bisento and using his Ice Block Partisan attack. All of a sudden, Jozu attacks him and Aokiji is caught off-guard, even bleeding from his mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, Aokiji was not hit by the Partisan, which was most likely imbued by Haki. This is, because &lt;strong&gt;he opened up a hole, where the partisan would have hit, just before it would hit&lt;/strong&gt;. If he hadn't he probably would have been stabbed to the heart. Marine admirals use their power smart and efficiently, but it doesn't mean they can't be harmed. This can be seen just a moment after, when Jozu attacked him with his diamond arm and he was seen bleeding from his mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Marco and Vista vs. Sakazuki&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJI5S.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJI5Sm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki#Drawbacks&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Devil Fruit users who can use Haki can resist the effects of Haki-imbued attacks, Akainu was able to take Haki-imbued attacks while maintaining his intangibility by extending his Haki through his body in order to nullify his opponents bypass. This however depends on their level of mastery over Haki when compared to their opponent as can be seen when Akainu was in contrast harmed when attacked by Whitebeard's superior Haki and bled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 784, it was confirmed that &lt;strong&gt;Haki can be bypassed&lt;/strong&gt;. We can see how Doflamingo hits Luffy with a Haki-imbued attack, yet Luffy kept his elasticity during the whole event, bouncing Doflamingo's attack right back. The same must have happened with Sakazuki. It looks like Vista and Marco did hit Sakazuki, and he was affected, because he noticed the attack was different from that of non-Haki users. Though, despite being hit with a Haki-imbued attack, he wasn't harmed and could just reform his neck, because his Haki was superior. I guess Haki is a bit like armor. If the level of an attack is lower than the toughness of an armor, it will be unable to penetrate the armor, and unable to touch the body hiding within the armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The answer was updated due to wiki updates. Check the edit revision history for the old answer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T10:39:25.027" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T10:39:25.027" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12878" CreationDate="2014-06-27T09:32:21.830" Score="8" ViewCount="9041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Son Gohan always so strong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean Son Goku trains all day long, but Gohan studies all day long. So how did he manage to be so strong when Cell or Buu arrived? I mean, both started training when they were kids? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it same with Son Goten? I mean Fusion SS3 at this young age, this is quite strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:55:15.153" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T12:41:55.517" Title="Why are Son Gohan and Son Goten so strong?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11507" CreationDate="2014-06-27T10:10:05.637" Score="4" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;So you can't use the Death Note to kill someone else. If you write something like: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;John Zerto burns himself to death after he killed his boss&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;John would simply die of a heart attack so he couldn't kill his boss. But if you would write: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;John Zerto dies after a heart attack after he tried to shoot his boss&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That could work. After 6 minutes and 40 seconds, John would take out his gun and try to shoot his boss. And because there's a chance his boss could survive, it could possibly work. So what do you think? Could this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T17:40:04.057" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T00:31:49.963" Title="Can the scenario for someone's death be written so that there is a possibility of other people dying?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11506" CreationDate="2014-06-27T11:12:41.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the Death Note is precisely for killing someone else. Using a method like &quot;John Zerto burns himself to death after killing his boss.&quot; could work since it's within the realm of possibility that John Zerto could kill his boss and that John Zerto could burn himself to death afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 6:40 rule applies to if you've begun to write someone's name down in the Death Note, but have not specified how or when they will die. If you don't specify the details within 6:40 the person who's name you have written down will die of a heart attack after 40 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There aren't any rules against using someone to kill someone else in the Death Note. So this is an entirely possible scenario. If you go into specifics, e.g. John kills his boss with a gun, but it's not possible for John to obtain a gun, John will simply die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T11:12:41.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="554" CreationDate="2014-06-27T12:17:24.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They didnt have both Rinnegan eyes. &#xA;Madara had the left Rinnegan and Obito had the right Rinnegan.&#xA;Thus they could not use all paths since I guess some reside on the left, some on the right and some are awakened when both eyes are used&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6403" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T12:17:24.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11506" CreationDate="2014-06-27T14:39:10.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it&#xA;  influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die,&#xA;  the victim’s cause of death will be a heart attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three possibilities and chosing between them is speculation. None kill the boss.  As Madara said, you could merely include the name of the Boss to skirt this.  Lets say the boss, therefore, goes by the identifier B to avoid this. Lets say John Zerto is his bodyguard so his ability to obtain a gun or find B is trivial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say &quot;John Zerto dies of burns after killing B by shooting him&quot; then John will just die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say &quot;John Zerto dies of burns after shooting B&quot; then either John will just die of a heart attack or he will non-fatally shoot B before burning to death. I believe it is the former.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say &quot;John Zerto dies of burns after trying to kill B by shooting him&quot; then either John will just die of a heart attack, he will non-fatally shoot B, or he will attempt to shoot B but will inevitably miss every shot (or won't get any off). Of course he burns to death after either of the last two options. I believe it is the first again but this is speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing I know is that any of these options result in John Zerto dying and B living.  I include here the possibility that B could be maimed but this can be logically excluded by assuming Kira is smarter than you.  If he could mentally disable L by having a soldier non-fatally shooting him in the head, he would have.  He would not have missed this possibility and, therefore, it does not exist.  We can extend this to assume that extreme phyisical harm is prevented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this all must mean the universe of Death Note is either deterministic to some degree or the death note is intellegently moderated.  The book/death itself knows if action A will result in someone else's immediate death or someone makes that call each time looking at the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T15:51:15.657" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T15:51:15.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="907" CreationDate="2014-06-27T16:14:21.363" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;it wouldn't work, because it's beyond your lifespan. but let's say, if you would ask someone with shinigami eyes if he can tell you, your remaining lifespan you could figure out your death date, and then write something like: [your name] dies peacefully at the 3rd may 2087 (just an example). i think this could work because, you still would die on your date of death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T16:14:21.363" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11517" CreationDate="2014-06-27T17:20:44.057" Score="11" ViewCount="1659" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you would write something like: &quot;Bob Hyrule dies of old age&quot;, would this work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T17:37:53.040" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T06:58:32.987" Title="Death Note: Old age as cause of death?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11515" CreationDate="2014-06-27T17:38:24.403" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Per &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/907/can-i-increase-my-lifespan-by-killing-myself-using-the-death-note&quot;&gt;Can I increase my lifespan&lt;/a&gt;&quot; question: NO!. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the&#xA;  victim’s original life span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the&#xA;  Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die&#xA;  before the set time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only reasonable way for him to die of old age would be if you want him to die of old age within 23 days. This requires him to be very old already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human&#xA;  calendar). This is called the 23-day rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is the case, I'm not sure how idiopathic death from old age would present but there doesn't seem to be anything to prevent that &quot;cause&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T17:38:24.403" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11481" CreationDate="2014-06-27T20:20:01.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He knew because Ikalgo and Palm told him about her and asked him to relay it to meruem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6404" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T20:20:01.517" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-27T20:41:25.040" Score="4" ViewCount="590" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both are based off mangas right? Do I have to read the mangas for either series or can I just watch the OVA and animes and not have to read the mangas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6405" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T20:44:26.273" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T17:56:07.277" Title="Is &quot;Read or Die&quot; based on manga?" Tags="&lt;read-or-die&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11520" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11522" CreationDate="2014-06-27T20:45:39.427" Score="6" ViewCount="2326" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) with the rumble ball and after the timeskip he can transform into 7 more. But why are there no other Zoan types that have more than three transformations!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6404" LastActivityDate="2020-09-21T19:17:55.530" Title="Have any Zoan types other than Chopper gained the ability to transform into more than three things?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6584" CreationDate="2014-06-27T20:54:38.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_XXXIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Read XXXIV&lt;/a&gt;, the third point reads,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is&#xA;  able to kill the owner of the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that means ryuk is the only on who could killed light yagami &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T22:50:49.107" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T22:50:49.107" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11520" CreationDate="2014-06-27T21:22:23.093" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) &lt;strong&gt;with the rumble ball&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You answered your own question right there. He's completely reliant on a drug that he developed in order to make the additional transformations. Before the timeskip he was able to do the original 3 transformations without the rumble ball, and an additional 4 with the rumble ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the timeskip he no longer needs the rumble ball for all 7 original transformations. There is nothing canon that explains why. However with the fact that he is able to transform into Monster Point with only 1 rumble ball now hints that he has developed a permanent effect of some degree that allows this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is assumed at this point that Chopper &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; theoretically develop something for other Zoan-class users assuming the rumble ball didn't already work for them. Suffice to say that at this point no other &lt;em&gt;known&lt;/em&gt; scientists have developed anything similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T21:22:23.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11191" CreationDate="2014-06-27T21:31:37.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have seen several examples of Devil Fruits that have re-emerged after its original owner died. It is known at this point that Devil Fruits don't simply disappear when the owner dies, but rather shows up somewhere in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is not far-fetched of an idea to say that someone or more likely a group of people began categorizing the fruits anytime they came across them. Over the course of hundreds of years, it should be easy enough to compile information such as what they look like, what they do, and other useful information about the various fruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-11T10:33:52.570" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T10:33:52.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27362" CreationDate="2014-06-28T00:30:51.930" Score="17" ViewCount="6473" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA: Brotherhood, Alphonse recover the memories he lost after going through the Gate, by having Martel's blood spattered over his own blood seal (the one that binds his soul to his armor), and is, henceworth, able to use the knowledge inherent to it, such as using alchemy without transmutation circles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for which &lt;em&gt;blood should have been splattered&lt;/em&gt; over his seal for him to recover his memories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or was it only coincidence/traumatic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6408" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:45:29.957" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:45:29.957" Title="How did Alphonse recover his pre-gate memories?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11515" CreationDate="2014-06-28T02:11:31.643" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, for two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) &quot;Old age&quot; is not a cause of death. &quot;Dying of old age&quot; indicates &lt;em&gt;when&lt;/em&gt; a person dies from some natural cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Following #1, you can only specify when a person will die if it's within 23 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Ogit.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s2Ci1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note Rule XXVII&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule XXVII&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write, &quot;die of disease&quot; for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is called the 23-day rule. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the very next rule makes it clear that it's possible to write a cause of death which allows the victim to live much longer than 23 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fP5q2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l83k6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note Rule XXVIII&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule XXVIII&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write, &quot;die of disease&quot; like before with a specific disease’s name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23-day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, you could write someone's name in the Death Note, with the cause of death being a disease that takes decades to develop. This would essentially make the victim immune to the Death Note, while still allowing them to live out a long life (assuming they would have lived a long life anyways).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that this cannot be used to extend someone's life, as the victim will still die at the end of their original lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule LVII&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life-span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life-span, the victim will die before the set time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2019-02-18T09:40:37.133" LastActivityDate="2019-02-18T09:40:37.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2900" CreationDate="2014-06-28T09:17:27.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you see the toad contract in chapter 92 page 18 you don't see the full scroll. You only see six signatures. There are most likely more people who signed farther into the scroll and then failed the sage training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6404" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T09:17:27.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11519" CreationDate="2014-06-28T10:13:16.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can watch any anime and its OVA(s) without reading the manga. However, usually manga do contain extra content that aren't covered in the anime and OVA(s). So while you don't need to read the manga to watch the anime, you can for an extra bit of info/story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you could read the manga on top of watching the anime and OVA(s) for Read or Die, but it's not &lt;strong&gt;necessary&lt;/strong&gt; to go through both. It could be fun though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T05:34:46.837" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T05:34:46.837" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6580" CreationDate="2014-06-28T22:15:13.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Rem killed herself to extend Misa's life, all of Rem's remaining life would have been added to hers, just like when the first Shinigami saved her. If that is the case, then her getting her life span halved twice would have been wouldn't be such a big deal. Her life span was extended again AFTER she halved it twice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6413" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T22:15:13.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11535" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11546" CreationDate="2014-06-29T12:48:55.693" Score="8" ViewCount="17452" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRikV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRikV.png&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note pilot page!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the bottom left paragraph, it reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You will not die if you write your own name in here, but it's not recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This page is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_Manga_Pilot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the pilot chapter of Death Note&lt;/a&gt;. Would the manga pilot be considered canon? And thus, would I be able to kill myself with the Death Note or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T22:04:04.473" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T20:00:53.973" Title="Could I kill myself with a Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11198" CreationDate="2014-06-29T13:40:50.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It could be because one of the main antagonists is called Valkyria, and she's Neko's sister. Since Neko is even more powerful than Valkyria, Brynhildr could refer to her. Plus, Valkyria is almost identical to Neko, but with white hair instead of dark (darkness). Also, her memory is full of holes, so she's &quot;in the dark&quot; about her powers and background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6418" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T13:40:50.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11540" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11543" CreationDate="2014-06-29T18:47:23.063" Score="6" ViewCount="13873" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 318, Gajeel mentions Rogue's real name, R(e)yos.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/otVuGl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's the deal between them? I thought Rogue only adored/feared Gajeel from the shadows (pun not intended). So how did he know his real name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-20T15:03:55.613" LastActivityDate="2019-09-13T04:49:07.557" Title="Did Rogue and Gajeel ever meet before the Tournament?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11541" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11602" CreationDate="2014-06-29T19:13:44.060" Score="8" ViewCount="24482" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 27, Misa says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuuku tricked the king of the gods of death to get the second death note that kira is using.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know how Ryuk tricked the king of Gods and got his Death Note?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qB3Tdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T20:40:57.907" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T02:00:30.080" Title="How did Ryuk trick the King of Death Gods?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6532" CreationDate="2014-06-29T19:18:56.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Zellogi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zellogi&lt;/a&gt; was only seen in that one scene and wasn't mentioned after. It is safe to say that he didn't really enter the human world and just checked on Light through one of the many orbs Shinigami use to check on the human world. Such an orb can be seen when Gelus was watching Misa in chapter 27.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i67Xi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i67Xim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Human_world&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Human World&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinigami however can travel to the Human World, and watch Humans by using large spherical orbs found throughout the Shinigami Realm...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T07:00:41.657" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T07:00:41.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11540" CreationDate="2014-06-29T19:29:00.247" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 13 of Fairy Tail (2014) Gajeel implies that he was a mentor to Rogue. The fact that he knew the name Reyos proves that Gajeel knew about him while in Phantom Lord. Gajeel says that Rogue was his disciple. According to the Fairy Tail wiki, Rogue is also Gajeels sworn younger brother but the wiki doesn't say how it got this info about the brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gajeel_Redfox#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At some point in time, Gajeel joined Phantom Lord. During his time in Phantom Lord, a young man named &lt;strong&gt;Rogue Cheney&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;known as Ryos, was Gajeel's sworn younger brother&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6404" LastEditorUserId="8018" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T18:21:01.053" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T18:21:01.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11191" CreationDate="2014-06-29T20:26:00.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shanks is talking to Buggy about Devil Fruits (in epsiode 8), he says that he heard that they were incarnations of the Sea Devil. I may be wrong but I think they're cursed because the Sea Devil itself is cursed. And it also may be that the Sea Devil is the creator of the Devil Fruits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6404" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T03:13:34.820" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T03:13:34.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T20:38:38.690" Score="-1" ViewCount="10700" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there more seasons of xxxHolic? The only seasons that I can find are 1 and 2 and I think 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4407" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T21:59:39.540" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T22:22:07.963" Title="How many seasons are there of xxxHolic?" Tags="&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11535" CreationDate="2014-06-29T22:25:58.977" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2604/maroon&quot;&gt;Maroon&lt;/a&gt;, OP's question would possibly contradict the answer at  &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7412/can-a-person-shorten-his-her-own-life-by-using-the-note&quot;&gt;Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So before answering OP's question, lets first see what we know about the effect of writing your own name in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_Manga_Pilot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In the manga pilot&lt;/a&gt;, there is a rule that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You will not die if you write your own name in the Death Note, but it is not recommended.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note:_The_Last_Name&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In the movie The Last Name&lt;/a&gt;, we see L die from writing his own name in the Death Note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later it is revealed that L did not die and avoided death by writing his name in the notebook stating, &quot;L Lawliet will die 23 days from this date&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The film ends 23 days later, with L dying peacefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_One-Shot_Special&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In the one shot special&lt;/a&gt;, we read that the C-killer dies from writing his own name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This resulted in C-Kira writing his own name in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the available evidence, it would indeed seem like a possible contradiction (although Miura-kun was about to try and commit suicide in the manga pilot and there is no evidence he wouldn't have died). Therefore, in order to correctly reply to OP's question I checked what should be considered &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Guide_to_Canon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;canon according to the Death Note wiki&lt;/a&gt;. Since the only three sources considered as canon are &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Death_Note_Chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the twelve original manga volumes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_13:_How_to_Read&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note 13: How to Read&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_One-Shot_Special&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note One-Shot-Special&lt;/a&gt;, it would seem that &lt;strong&gt;you can indeed commit suicide by using the Death Note&lt;/strong&gt; as seen in the One-Shot-Special, when the C-killer couldn't handle the pressure and committed suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T22:25:58.977" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2283" CreationDate="2014-06-30T01:24:05.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gretel may have died second. After Rock leaves the room and stands on top the boat, he says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They turned HER into a monster!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It didn't seem to sound that he wasn't really as disgusted as when he was shown Gretel's genitals. Rock's reaction could've been worse if the Gretel in the boat was male, so in my opinion Hansel died first and Gretel died second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6422" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-20T14:52:36.857" LastActivityDate="2014-09-20T14:52:36.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11551" CreationDate="2014-06-30T03:38:51.013" Score="1" ViewCount="2155" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Tom is the best shipwright there is, but how did he get the blue prints to the Pluton. Did he write them himself, and if so how did he get the information needed to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6404" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T07:58:18.170" Title="How did the shipwright Tom get the blueprints to the Pluton?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11549" CreationDate="2014-06-30T03:42:41.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Franky explains this, before destroying the blueprints. According to him, the best shipwrights of the world created Pluton to counter the ancient weapon &quot;Poseidon&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think any names have been mentioned, but it is safe to assume that the blueprints were handed down to Tom from his master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T09:57:36.593" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T09:57:36.593" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11557" CreationDate="2014-06-30T08:37:58.060" Score="2" ViewCount="1328" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the War, many things changed with the Marine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are new unknown Admirals, but does anybody know what Sengoku's new position is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(After timeskip, he doesn't seem very serious any more)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJUd4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this in the Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sengoku the Buddha was the fleet admiral of the Marines during the&#xA;  first half of the series. He was the successor of Kong and the&#xA;  predecessor of Sakazuki. He was also one of the major figures along&#xA;  with Whitebeard, Shiki, and Monkey D. Garp during the times when Gol&#xA;  D. Roger was still alive, and still continues to be in the present,&#xA;  even after his resignation from the Marines. Sometime during the&#xA;  timeskip, he became a &lt;strong&gt;General Inspector.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know what &lt;em&gt;&quot;General Inspector&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T14:27:22.970" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T14:27:22.970" Title="Sengoku as General Inspector?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12781" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:09:11.770" Score="7" ViewCount="1912" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering how was Gohan so much &lt;strong&gt;stronger as a normal Saiyan than Goku was as SS3&lt;/strong&gt; when he fought Buu. Is there not like a power level to reach the next SSJ form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPO9S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Power level example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10,000 to reach SS1&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100,000 to reach SS2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't Gohan reach SS3 already?&#xA;Or he could fight as SS2 at least?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maybe I have to rewrite my question again:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the list below, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;SS1 is always at about 25,000,000&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;SS2 is always at about 49,000,000&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If Gohan with the Mystic Sword is as strong as Goku was as SS3, there wouldn't be any difference in their strength when he would transform into SS3?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T15:03:27.037" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T15:03:27.037" Title="Saiyan Power Levels?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11554" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:20:06.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.danjco.com/power.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saiyan Power Levels&lt;/a&gt; - check this link out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It states the power level every character have during a specific battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Majin Buu Saga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fat Buu: 45,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Majin Buu: 80,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Good Buu: 55,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Bad Buu: 65,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Super Buu: 70,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ultimate Buu: 50,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Majin Gotenks Buu: 90,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Majin Vegito Buu: 100,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goku: 5,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goku (Super Saiyan): 27,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goku (Super Saiyan 2): 49,500,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goku (Super Saiyan 3): 79,999,999&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goku (Genki-dama): 100,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Piccolo: 26,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gohan: 3,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gohan (Super Saiyan): 25,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gohan (with the Z sword): 53,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goten: 1,500,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Goten (Super Saiyan): 10,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Trunks: 1,500,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Trunks (Super Saiyan): 10,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gotenks: 3,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gotenks (Super Saiyan): 20,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gotenks (Super saiyan 3): 75,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Vegeta: 5,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Vegeta (Super Saiyan): 26,500,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Vegeta (Super Saiyan 2): 49,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Vegito: 10,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Vegito (Super Saiyan): 53,000,000&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Vegito (Super Saiyan 2): 99,500,000  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6299" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T02:48:14.267" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T02:48:14.267" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11552" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:32:01.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people writing &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sengoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki on Sengoku&lt;/a&gt; just forgot to link the rank's name to it's corresponding wiki page, because if you read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marine_Ranks#General_Inspector&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page on General Inspector&lt;/a&gt; you can read the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;General Inspector&quot; (大目付 Ōmetsuke?) is &lt;strong&gt;a special rank which has the duty of detecting and investigating instances of maladministration, corruption, or defection in the Marine organization.&lt;/strong&gt; The only known General Inspector at the moment is the former Fleet Admiral Sengoku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fh2Sl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fh2Slm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wrong in my comment, thinking both Garp and Sengoku received the same rank. In chapter 594, as shown in the picture, Kong indeed suggests Sengoku to stay for the young marines, the same way Garp did. And according to the wiki Garp supposedly became an &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marine_Ranks#Instructor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Instructor&lt;/a&gt;, while Sengoku became a &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marine_Ranks#General_Inspector&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;General Inspector&lt;/a&gt;. Both cases have not been verified by the manga though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T21:13:40.403" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T21:13:40.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11541" CreationDate="2014-06-30T10:03:54.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty sure he pretended to have lost his Death Note and got  a new one off the king. However, I'm not 100% sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6427" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T10:03:54.110" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11549" CreationDate="2014-06-30T10:05:52.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blueprints for the ancient weapon &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pluton&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pluton&lt;/a&gt; were not made by Tom, but passed on to him according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ancient_Weapons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Wiki on Ancient Weapons&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While Pluton has yet to appear in the story proper, it has been referred to as an ancient ship capable of massive damage and destruction. It was built on the island of Water 7 sometime during the Void Century, and the shipwrights kept the blueprints as a safety measure, in the event that Pluton fell into the wrong hands; fortunately, the ship was lost to history before that could happen. &lt;strong&gt;The blueprints were passed down through the generations&lt;/strong&gt;, and ten years prior to the main storyline were held by the Fishman carpenter, Tom, of Tom's Workers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the blueprints were created during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Void_Century&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Void century&lt;/a&gt; about 800 to 900 years ago and passed down through generations. Tom was the best shipwright of his generation, but when he was younger, there was probably another shipwright as good or maybe even better than Tom, from whom Tom had inherit the blueprints from. The blueprints, could be a real danger for society and should have been destroyed earlier, but as Tom mentioned, it is not the ship that does the wrongdoing, it's its captain. Shipwrights just build the ship. So they kept the blueprints around, to be able to defend themselves, if the original ship ever fell into the wrong hands or to defend themselves against any of the other ancient weapons. In Enies Lobby, Franky destroyed the blueprints, although it is not clear whether he had made a copy or whether he had memorized the blueprints. He is a robot after all. So it might still not be the end of Pluton as we speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T10:05:52.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11560" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-30T11:02:17.450" Score="18" ViewCount="32279" Body="&lt;p&gt;In DBZ, we see that the Elder Kai fully awakens the dormant power of Gohan. In this state Gohan can match Buu in his unfused form. But after Buu absorbs Piccolo and Gotenks, why doesn't Gohan go Super?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason that Gohan couldn't transform to Super Saiyan form after the awakening? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 1: Removed the transformation in GT from consideration because DBZ and GT are seperate canons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 2: Dragon Ball Super has canon continuity to DBZ and I've heard talks of Ultimate Gohan in it. Has more information been provided on Gohan's transformation in DBS? Please Note: Yet to see DBS beyond the intial movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T18:33:41.477" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T14:38:15.907" Title="Can Gohan transform to Super Saiyan in Mystic form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2014-06-30T18:13:06.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Ed was able to get Al's soul back because it was never taken by the gate. The gate took Al's body but not his mind and soul. Those where left standing in front of the gate or the void. Ed learned from the gate that if he acted quick enough he could get them back. So he used his right arm as material to summon the gate. At witch time he got Al's mind and soul back and affixed it to the aromor via the blood seal. Had the gate taken his soul Ed wouldn't have been able to get it back because there is nothing you can trade for a soul not even another soul. Thats why you cant bring dead people back to life. 2003 anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6431" LastEditorUserId="6431" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T18:20:35.643" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T18:20:35.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2014-06-30T18:56:37.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me try to explain this better. Think of the gate as god. When you die the gate reclaimes your mind, body and soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the mind and soul are completely unique, there's nothing you can trade for them. So you can't bring someone who has died back to life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ed and Al tried to bring their mom back, they preformed human transmutation which automatically summons the &quot;gate of god&quot;. Since the human body is composed of simple elements they got their mom's body back via the pile of stuff they poured in the bowl, but it was a soulless and mindless body so it didn't take a human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, until Dante feeds it pieces of incomplete philosophers stone witch contain souls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gate also gave them knowledge of alchemy. Ed got a little for his left leg, and Al got a lot for his whole body. Al just can't remember any of it until much later. But the gate didn't take Al's soul or mind, it left those sitting in front of the gate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ed used the knowledge he got from the gate and his right arm &quot;human transmutation&quot; as material to summon the gate, where for his arm he got a little more knowledge and since Al's mind and soul were not in the gate he got those back for free in the process. Where he affixed it the the armour via the blood seal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, Ed will never get his limbs back because the homunculus Wrath took them for himself and left the gate with them. So unless Ed can get wrath to give them back to the gate, Ed will never get his true arm and leg back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is going off of the 2003 anime. Just my personal theory &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6432" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T20:09:24.213" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T20:09:24.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-30T21:11:59.373" Score="2" ViewCount="1708" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently listened to the song &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGIFGCj_So&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prelude to Paradise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Immediate Music and I'm pretty sure that the beginning (until at least 00:45) is nearly exactly the same track as one of HxH's songs (OST 1 or 2). It's probably one of the Zoldyck Family's themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I wrong? If not, what song is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, if I'm right, is there any link between those two? I'm pretty sure they are &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; similar (well, at least the beginning), but Prelude to Paradise came out more than 4 years ago....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6435" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T14:21:45.207" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:21:45.207" Title="Is Prelude to Paradise the same song as one of Hunter x Hunter (2011)'s soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7761" CreationDate="2014-06-30T22:11:38.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know is.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wrath was Izumi's child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sloth was Ed and Al's mom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Envy was Hohenheim's son&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Greed from what I can tell was Dante's second lover after Hohenheim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lust was Scar's brother's wife&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Gluttony and Pride, I think Dante made them just to help her to obtain the philosophers stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gluttony can create red stones (incomplete philosophers stones) which are needed to make a complete philosophers stone and to keep the homunculi alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pride infiltrates the military and start wars, which helps with the collecting of mass amounts of souls, and in pushing people to create a philosophers stones in self defense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer was based off of the 2003 anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6434" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T09:09:51.323" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T09:09:51.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11576" CreationDate="2014-06-30T22:39:19.183" Score="22" ViewCount="47423" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christina decides a keyword which will make her believe Hououin Kyouma's story in the next time-line. That password is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;私が今一番欲しい物はMy-Forkであり。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  My-Spoonはもうもってるし。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The thing I most want at the moment is &quot;my fork&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I already have &quot;my spoon&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She blushes as soon as she says it. And when Kyouma repeats her this password in the following time-lines, she feels strongly ashamed (especially for the &quot;spoon&quot; thing) of it everytime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind Christina's intense embarrassment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/suNV4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJekB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MNxUC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T02:18:44.637" Title="What is the joke behind &quot;fork&quot; and &quot;spoon&quot; keywords?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11570" CreationDate="2014-06-30T23:25:24.077" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/SteinsGAte&quot;&gt;Tv Tropes page&lt;/a&gt;, the explanation for the &quot;fork&quot; and &quot;spoon&quot; is an inside joke from 2chan for &quot;lover&quot; and &quot;friend&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apparently &quot;my fork&quot; and &quot;my spoon&quot; was at some point 2chan slang for &quot;lover&quot; and &quot;friend&quot;, respectively. No wonder Kurisu was so pissed with herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But no source was provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Glossary&quot;&gt;Steins Gate wiki&lt;/a&gt; has a different explanation for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a way for Makise Kurisu to understand that Okabe time-leaped back a few hours prior to Mayuri's death, she tells Okabe that she needs a &quot;My Fork&quot; to go with her &quot;My Spoon&quot; in the present, so that when he time-leaps back, she'll believe that Okabe came back from the future to save Mayuri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I still think it's just slang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T23:36:51.070" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T23:36:51.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T02:28:47.150" Score="5" ViewCount="1086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the story. The hero is a boy who likes a girl that ends up being a witch. When she is in trouble he tries to rescue her but get's beamed to a spaceship by another girl who needs his help. Before he can help her he gets summoned to another planet to fight an overlord dragon who is immune to magic. He then slays the dragon with a ray gun he takes from this spaceship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6440" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:06:44.877" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:06:44.877" Title="Name of anime with a substitute hero" Tags="&lt;ore-ga-heroine&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:27:55.497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11570" CreationDate="2014-07-01T02:29:33.210" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to Jon's answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, people usually have their personal set of dishes, which they may call my+something. e.g マイ箸 for chopsticks...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also trendy to prepend this &quot;my&quot; prefix for many personal objects that are seen as an achievement : house (マイホーム), car (マイカー)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combine those 2 hints for better understanding of the joke :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4084" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T02:29:33.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11570" CreationDate="2014-07-01T03:33:48.217" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to an interview with the scenario writer, Naotaka Hayashi, featured in Dengeki Games Magazine about the heroines of anime/game that weren’t explained in the main story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did Kurisu want her own fork?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever since Kurisu came back to Japan she couldn’t get enough of instant ramen. At first she tried using chopsticks to eat her ramen but never could get used to them, so she gave up and used a fork instead. This is why she wanted her own personal fork to eat her ramen at the lab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably the actual meaning she implies. Her comment about how Okabe shouldn't take an interest (i.e., ask more about it) in that, is probably something to hide he embarrassment of not being able to use chopsticks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that she &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=965605ajxaQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;brought her own spoon for pudding&lt;/a&gt;, but she doesn't have a fork (for ramen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T07:36:19.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11574" CreationDate="2014-07-01T04:04:47.183" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for the light novel and manga series, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ore ga Heroine o Tasukesugite Sekai ga Little Mokushiroku!?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nNBDO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nNBDOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Heroine overdose!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T04:04:47.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T04:40:45.343" Score="16" ViewCount="875" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have searched all over for an answer to this and there doesn't seem to be a satisfactory answer to me. One theory says that it's a light offensive joke aimed at Americans, a subtle way of calling us dicks because of how it's usually only offensive material that are censored on TV. Another theory says that it's actually to not offend Americans, since they couldn't render all the stars or that it might not be displayed appropriately. I'm not so sure I'm convinced with that since Excel Saga's main audience is not American, at least, I don't think it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was the American flag censored in episode 17 of Excel Saga? Have there been other instances where national flags are censored or is there some sort of regulation to censor flags that they must follow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8oWBdm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant clip:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x39Jp-z61M&amp;amp;noredirect=1&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x39Jp-z61M&amp;amp;noredirect=1&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;At around 0:39&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T05:03:44.013" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T09:55:34.427" Title="Why was the American flag censored in Excel Saga?" Tags="&lt;excel-saga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T06:19:34.737" Score="5" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;The protagonist enters a story and becomes the replacement for the original protagonist of that story. After each arc, he uses an element of a previous story in order to solve the current story's world's problems. It's still quite new so it should be under 50 chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read it maybe a half a year ago. Does anyone what manga this might be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4871" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:29:47.277" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:29:47.277" Title="Manga in which the protagonist can enter stories" Tags="&lt;kingdom-hearts&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:27:58.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12836" CreationDate="2014-07-01T07:56:29.473" Score="4" ViewCount="1527" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where I live (Ireland), the convention scene is predominantly teenagers around 16/17. As I get older, I feel more out of place. I'm only 22, so I'm not old at all, but everyone else is so much more energetic and there aren't many people my age left. There are still attendees older than myself, but the number is usually in the single digits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched Crunchyroll's livestream of an American convention (A-Kon maybe?), and it seemed to be a bit more diverse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've wanted to visit a larger convention on a visit sometime in the future, so I was wondering what the age demographic usually is for American conventions such as Anime Expo or Otakon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T23:06:40.097" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T23:06:40.097" Title="What's the average age of an American convention attendee?" Tags="&lt;conventions&gt;&lt;united-states&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8552" CreationDate="2014-07-01T09:17:24.340" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;They aren't just symbols for decoration, but &lt;strong&gt;actual words&lt;/strong&gt;. You can see how Wendy said she had made a mistake while writing a certain word, thinking it was an offensive spell at first. Since Milky way isn't your average spell, it looks like you need a very specific magic circle to use it. I couldn't find what language they were written in though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/20AJq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/20AJql.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T09:17:24.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11362" CreationDate="2014-07-01T09:34:25.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason has been explained both in the anime and the manga. The earlier versions of reanimation were far weaker then the perfected ones used now. Simply put, the old reanimations were simply weaker in everything compared to the originals or the newer versions of Edo Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6445" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T09:34:25.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11580" CreationDate="2014-07-01T10:32:54.507" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/396/Kingdom_Hearts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;KINGDOM HEARTS&lt;/a&gt;, and is actually based on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/516587-kingdom-hearts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PlayStation 2 game&lt;/a&gt; that came out first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the main story, Sora (the protagonist) travels among other worlds. And in each world, he transforms and blends in to resemble the world's characters.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also in every world, there is a problem that only he could help to fix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first season of this series, there are 43 chapters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YFEZH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-09-19T16:27:00.273" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T16:27:00.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8076" CreationDate="2014-07-01T13:24:42.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well after looking through various useless websites which did not bother to add tags, describe who the ladies were cosplaying in the picture or say anything new about it besides saying numerous times &quot;2010 ChinaJoy Business Cooperation Launched&quot; and &quot;Chinajoy Cosplay Carnival 2009 in Beijing&quot; whilst using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imageraider.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;imageraider&lt;/a&gt;, which proved far more useful than Google Image Search but useless at the same time I found out from a particular site that is linked &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.canarias7.es/multimedia/galeria.cfm?id=3122&amp;amp;n=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which has a discription under the same image saying this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A young disguised as cartoon characters pose for photographers during the celebration of Carnival &quot;Chinajoy Cosplay 2009&quot; in Beijing, China. The &quot;cosplay&quot; phenomenon, whose name consists of the English words &quot;costume&quot; (&quot;costume&quot;) and &quot;play&quot; (&quot;game&quot;), has its origin in the comics &quot;manga&quot; Japanese and became popular in the 90s. &lt;strong&gt;In this particular &quot;costume play&quot;, participants not only&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;dress up as their favorite characters (real or imagined), but try to act like them&lt;/strong&gt;. This hobby is growing significantly in China, as evidenced by the &quot;China Cosplay&quot;, which this year celebrates its sixth edition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From sourcing through lots of websites that I found using this reverse image tool + Google Image Search (again) I don't think this is from an actual anime, but rather made up. If it was from an actual anime I think it would have been tagged/added or mentioned in the description of the image at least on one site. Also I think at least even Google would have found a match too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also judging from the description, it seems that you can cos-play as anything. It is also good to note that this is a chinese thing and I am not sure whether anime cosplaying or Japanese anime cosplaying is common in China although I have heard that cosplaying did originate possibly from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is if you just google search &quot;china joy carnival&quot; and watch some YouTube videos it seems they cos-play in almost anything leading to the likelyhood that this cosplay could actually just be imaginative rather than from an actual cosplay of an Japanese anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally it says &quot;in this particular costume play&quot;. I am pretty sure the translation is correct since the website was in another language (Spanish) and then I translated it with Google Chrome and then double checked with Bing Translator which I think it is pretty accurate as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the untranslated text just if you want to check yourself on another translation website. The only translation thats a bit different is google translates the first couple words as they are a bit differently to Bing though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unas jóvenes disfrazadas de personajes de dibujos animados posan para los fotógrafos durante la celebración del carnaval &quot;Chinajoy Cosplay 2009&quot; en Pekín, China. El fenómeno &quot;cosplay&quot;, cuyo nombre está formado por los vocablos ingleses &quot;costume&quot; (&quot;disfraz&quot;) y &quot;play&quot; (&quot;juego&quot;), tiene su origen en los cómic &quot;manga&quot; japoneses y se popularizó en los años 90. En este particular &quot;juego de disfraces&quot;, los participantes no sólo se disfrazan como sus personajes favoritos (reales o imaginarios), sino que intentan actuar como ellos. Esta afición está creciendo de manera significativa en China, como lo demuestra el &quot;China Cosplay&quot;, que este año celebra su sexta edición.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am fairly, 100% certain that this is not a cosplay of an anime based on my scouring of useless websites. xD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T13:24:42.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="540" CreationDate="2014-07-01T16:34:22.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing - Aerial Log, documents Claus in the time between Travelers from the Hourglass, and Fam, the Silver Wing. Claus sustained serious injuries in a one on one confrontation with an amnesiac Dio, when the latter arrived on Earth tracing his faint memories. While his resulting injuries have confined him to a wheelchair, Claus has forgiven the recovered, and deeply remorseful Dio. Claus' confident promise to heal and find his way back to the skies has comforted Dio. In return, this allowed Dio to find a renewed purpose to make sure the skies will be there to welcome Claus back&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6450" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T16:34:22.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11592" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-01T21:16:29.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_or_Die&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read or Die&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T21:16:29.357" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T21:16:29.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11593" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-01T21:16:29.357" Score="0" Body="R.O.D: Read or Die is a light novel series by Hideyuki Kurata." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T21:16:29.357" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T21:16:29.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2014-07-01T21:38:14.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say that you have to look only at cases that are canon.&#xA;And by that I don't mean the ones that are in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean canon as in something in the story line moves along and it's not just a 'guess who did it'-case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only in about maybe 300 canon eps where the storyline is moved along in 750-ish anime eps. And stuff like 'The Clash of Red and Black', 'Homles Revalation' and 'Jet Black Mystery Train' are many eps long but they are only over the span of 1-3 days each time.&#xA;Plus many cases are 2-4 eps but happen in a day or just overnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are times where the characters will say it's been this long or that long but they are few and far in bewteen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that only about 6-ish months have passed since the start of Detective Conan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that tech in the show changes and the seasons change is simply because Aoyama-sensei the anime staff have been writing the show in real life for many years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6452" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T21:38:14.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11545" CreationDate="2014-07-01T22:22:07.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, i am unsure what you mean by a 3rd Season but here's what i've looked up, there is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC&lt;/a&gt; (Season 1) which was saw a number of releases outside Japan, 24 Episodes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8551&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC: Kei&lt;/a&gt; (Season 2), this hasn't see as many releases, in the link there is a French Translator and Arabic Broadcaster but no licencing or distribution companies are listed, 13 Episodes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC: Shunmuki&lt;/a&gt; (OVA), so far only dench is listed, 2 Episodes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11396&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC: Rō&lt;/a&gt; (OVA), only in japan, 1 Episode&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC: Rō Adayume&lt;/a&gt; (OAV), once again only in japan, 1 Episode&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is also a xxxHOLiC movie called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream&lt;/a&gt;, numerous releases and from what i've seen in Australia gets released with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom&lt;/a&gt; aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, i should forget the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga&lt;/a&gt; which is released in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the List above is i'm assuming the chronological order as the links all seem to indicate that much but i haven't seen the series myself however xxxHOLiC ties itself with Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE from my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer you main question &lt;strong&gt;How many seasons are there of xxxHolic&lt;/strong&gt; i'd say only 2 Seasons and 4 OVA's (remember Shunmuki has 2 episodes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i have no idea how long the OVA episodes go for however i accept Maria Watches Over Us OVA Season 3 is a season by itself as that has 4 episodes about 40-50 minutes each, in a sense that's about 8-10 regular episodes of a normal series or if xxxHOLiC's episodes OVA episodes are about that you can refer to them as seasons aswell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T22:22:07.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T22:29:12.520" Score="2" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see in the title and from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;xxxHOLiC&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE&lt;/a&gt; Anime News Network Pages pages, the titles for these 2 use mixed casing, on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsubasa%3a_Reservoir_Chronicle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page they have the japanese name as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ツバサ-RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- Tsubasa: Rezaboa Kuronikuru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there is a reason why the names come out like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T23:11:11.203" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T23:11:11.203" Title="Why do xxxHOLiC and Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE use mixed casing?" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11597" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11603" CreationDate="2014-07-01T22:48:56.843" Score="5" ViewCount="3759" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_XIII&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XIII&lt;/a&gt;, in the second point it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The god of Death always remains with the owner of the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;indicating that a Shinigami will remain with the owner of their Death Note, Light learns this and gathers a group of friends to try and hide himself with Ryuk following him when Misa is trying to find him (she finds him because of her Eyes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Death Note Light had in the beginning isn't Ryuk's but Sidoh's which Ryuk stole, and unlike Gelus who died and Rem probably obtained ownership of Gelus's Death Note afterwards, Sidoh was still alive so even if Light became the owner after Ryuk dropped it in the human world, the Shinigami who was supposed to be with like was Sidoh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_II&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use 2&lt;/a&gt;, the second point says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of the original owner, i.e. a god of death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there an explanation as to how Ryuk was tied with Light's Death Note having stolen it from Sidoh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T22:56:45.833" LastActivityDate="2018-12-02T22:05:40.693" Title="Why was Ryuk tied to Light's Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11599" CreationDate="2014-07-01T23:21:13.380" Score="12" ViewCount="2214" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some years ago I found this really great depressing anime and I cannot recall it's name. It was built as a series of stories, with each being independent from the rest. Not like arcs but actual independent stories. And one of those stories has ever since stayed with me as the the most depressing thing that I've ever saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a true story of a young Japanese novelist who won the newcomer award in Japan (or something along those lines). It basically talked about his life's ups and downs and ended in his suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general the theme there was very dark and well suicidal, but I loved it for that. If I remember correctly it was set in the post WW2 era Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One other thing I remember that the last story in the series was set in medieval Japan, was quite colourful and seemed really out of place from the rest of the stories. It was possibly even a fantasy story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly it had only 3 stories and was 12ep max possible less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the last one was simply weird in that line up, the previous two where quite heavy dramas exploring how a person can fall into suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I vaguely remember something like this happening in one of them:&#xA;The main character (young male early 20s or late teens) went to this bar where he met another depressed women. They hooked up and I think they became a couple. They then proceeded to commit double suicide, by throwing themselves of the cliffs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they got there they ate a lot of sleeping pills so they would drown in the sea and they jumped off the cliff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman did just that, but when the main character (do not remember the name sorry) was about to jump he first started to puke from all the booze they drank that night and puked out the sleeping pills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time he did not think much of it and followed the women and jumped off the cliffs. How ever because he failed to ingest the sleeping pills he did not drown and later was saved from the sea or washed up on the shore. Anyway later he had some serious regrets on puking and not managing to kill himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on there was this scene where I think it was the same character, but possibly it was the other story, where the main male character was living with his wife. Again only after going through some serious issues. And was living in this big (relatively speaking) house and supporting the couple by creating manga based on his life full of profanities I think we nowadays would say it was seinen hentai... if that makes any sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway the character had gone through some series of hardships and though that he finally found if not a peaceful life than a livable life. I remember one scene were his friend (or was it an acquaintance) came by to see how he was doing and when he saw how he was making money was quite shocked by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day when he came home his publisher was there &quot;doing&quot; his wife. When he confronted him, the publisher told him that the manga that he was doing was not actually selling and this is why he got the cheques, because his publisher got to have sex his wife. Now his publisher proceeded to explain to the poor guy how he must have known all that and he should not be so shocked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the more memorable scene is were the wife told the guy &quot;How could you have done this to me&quot; implyng that he basically pimped her to his publisher. This of course lunged the main character into a suicidal fit where he tried to kill himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully it ring some bells to someone, every time I hear that Clannad is a sad anime I think &quot;not really&quot; and think back on this one. But I simply do not remember the name, so I can't give them an example of a truly sad and depressing anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3911" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:18:07.193" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:18:07.193" Title="Need help on finding the most depressing anime I've ever seen" Tags="&lt;aoi-bungaku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:04.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11598" CreationDate="2014-07-01T23:55:19.587" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a good chance you're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Bungaku&quot;&gt;Aoi Bungaku&lt;/a&gt; (lit. &quot;Blue Literature&quot;). It's a collection of 6 classic Japanese novels adapted as an anime by Madhouse in 2009. As the name suggests, the stories are mostly quite depressing, though there is some variation between them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the events you mentioned occur in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Longer_Human&quot;&gt;No Longer Human&lt;/a&gt;, the first novel adapted (episodes 1-4), by Dazai Osamu, who later committed suicide. It's about a man named Oba Yozo, who is incapable of interacting normally with other people and always puts on a facade. Over the course of the novel (and the anime), he lives several lives, moving from one position (and woman) to another fairly quickly, and is never content with his life. Just this story was recompiled into a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/7651/Ningen_Shikkaku%3a_Directors_Cut_Ban&quot;&gt;movie release&lt;/a&gt;, though I guess from your description you probably saw the TV version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T23:55:19.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7707" CreationDate="2014-07-02T00:32:10.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;hamura his byakugan so its easy to say that he is indeed the hyuga ancestor. so this means that the hyuga are cousins to the uchiha, senju and uzumaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6454" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T00:32:10.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11541" CreationDate="2014-07-02T01:40:12.870" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like Ryuk tricked the king of Gods by pretending he had lost his Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Chapter 60&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sidoh appears for the first time. Sidoh says that he thinks it is about time to kill a human or two. This happens in 2009, 6 years after Ryuk had dropped his/Sidoh's Death Note on earth. From this we can see that Sidoh is a lazy and clumsy Death God, who did not realize he was missing his Death Note for at least 6 years. Which explains how Ryuk became the owner of this Death note. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_XII&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XII&lt;/a&gt;, you lose ownership when the Death Note is stolen, unless it is retrieved within 490 days, which it wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you lose the Death Note or have it stolen, you will lose its ownership unless you retrieve it within 490 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9l55n.png&quot; alt=&quot;60&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Chapter 65&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sidoh appears again. This time he realized he had lost his Death Note and had asked the King of Gods, whether he had seen his Death Note. At which the King replies that Ryuk had already taken that Death Note, pretending it to be his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I told the King of Kings what it looked like, he said, &amp;quot;Oh Ryuuk said it was the one he'd lost, and took it with him&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e2Isa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;65&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuk was bored and didn't feel alive in the Death God world. But according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_XXIV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XXIV&lt;/a&gt;, Death Gods are not allowed to stay in the human world for long periods of time. Therefore when Ryuk found Sidoh's Death Note, he saw a once in a lifetime opportunity to have some fun. He pretended to the Death God that the Death Note was his, so he could obtain ownership after 490 days and at that time the story starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The god of death must not stay in the human world without a particular reason. Conditions to stay in the human world are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the god of death’s Death Note is handed to a human.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T01:40:12.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11597" CreationDate="2014-07-02T01:56:14.653" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_II&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to use II&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of the original owner, i.e. a god of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the only explanation for Light being able to see Ryuk would be, that &lt;strong&gt;Ryuk is the original owner&lt;/strong&gt;. But how did Ryuk become the owner of Sidoh's Death Note? As I explained at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11541/how-did-ryuk-trick-the-king-of-death-gods/11602#11602&quot;&gt;How did Ryuk trick the King of Death Gods?&lt;/a&gt;, it is because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_XII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use XII&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you lose the Death Note or have it stolen, you will lose its ownership unless you retrieve it within 490 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuk became owner of Sidoh's Death Note because of this rule. It wasn't until chapter 65 that Sidoh realized that he had lost his Death Note, which is 6 years after Ryuk first dropped the Death Note down to earth. If it took him at least 6 years to realize he had lost his Death Note, it would be safe to assume that Ryuk had already found the Death Note 490 days before he dropped it down to earth, claiming ownership and becoming tied to that particular Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T01:56:14.653" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6584" CreationDate="2014-07-02T02:19:19.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Chapter 30&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem threatens Light by saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you try to harm this girl, I will write your name in my note and kill you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K5mxKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Chapter 57&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Six months after Rem threatens Light, the killing spree has begun again as soon as Misa was released. Because of this L assumes correctly that Misa is the second killer. Rem knows that if she doesn't take action Misa will be killed soon and she also realizes that this is exactly what Light had planned. Therefore she considers killing Light as she had stated six months earlier, but by now she realizes she can't kill him. Her statement wasn't a bluff, she just realizes that there would be no point on killing Light. On the contrary, and I quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this, killing Yagami Light means nothing. Misa cannot be saved.. More than that, Misa will be lost as an ally and I will be driven more quickly into a corner... No. I already know that if Yagami Light dies, then Misa will lose all will to live. Yagami Light is already a human who is in many ways, necessary for Misa to continue living...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WDmpmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem had played her cards well, but Light played better. He had completely manipulated the situation, resulting in the death of a Death God. If Rem wanted to save Misa, she had to kill L and had to do so quickly. As much as she might have hated Light, killing him would result in the complete opposite of what she wanted and would make her death an utterly useless sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T02:19:19.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11605" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T06:27:32.860" Score="8" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;Referring to the 2003 anime FMA, what is the exact process to creating an Homunculus? I haven't watched the anime in a little while but if this makes sense I am looking for the ingredients that are put together to make an Homunculus in the 2003 anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do remember that Edward used the composition of what the human body was made of but other than that I can't remember exactly what the ingredients (if this makes sense) on what Homunculi are created from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason I remember that you need the persons flesh that you are trying to bring back for human transmutation but cannot remember where I heard this from and I am pretty sure Edward didn't do this when he tried to bring back his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't get the question think about how a salad is made and think of it as if I am asking what ingredients go into it to make it a salad if this makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are appreciated. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:45:08.313" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:45:08.313" Title="In the 2003 anime FMA, what are the ingredients for making Homunculi?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11605" CreationDate="2014-07-02T06:58:54.730" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd assume it be mostly the same with every homunculus since they are created from failed attempts at Human Transmutation which in most cases is bring someone back to life, that being said the Human Composition that can be brought with a child's allowance is probably the collection of ingredients that are used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can from the series confrim what was used as material for 2 of them, they are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; (Ed's and Al's mother) - the human composition Ed and Al read up on which during the process we hear Ed rep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; (Izumi's child) - Izumi used her child's body as material and it was reborn as a homunculus (it was still wrapped in the sheets Izumi had it in)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the rest, i can only make these assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gluttony was purposely created by Dante to use the Philosopher's Stone so he may have been created differently using different materials which would be compatible with the stone, in the movie he also shoots out Red Stones so &lt;em&gt;Red Water&lt;/em&gt; may have been used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure about Pride or Greed on how they were made so it's not entirely sure what their Material was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lust was the lover of Scar's Brother and since he was a heretic already for doing Alchemy in the first place so he may have exhumed her body though it's never clear if he studied the same line of Alchemy Ed and Al used (Ishbal seems to have a similar thing to Alchemy which developed the Grand Arcanum to transmute a Philosopher's stone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Envy was Dante's and Hohenhiem's son so we could assume the material for him was either his own remains or the same composition Ed and Al used for Sloth though there might have been something else in Envy which caused his transformation into a dragon when he passed though the gate (though this could have been because of his powers which he was using to try and get the game to take him to Hohenhiem)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T06:58:54.730" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T09:42:56.927" Score="7" ViewCount="5026" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 37, Light dies. Soon after that, Misa commits suicide. But I'm a little confused now, because of this rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the death of the person whose name is written in the book can not lead to anyone else's death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, everyone knows that Misa will commit suicide if Light dies. But the death of a person whose name is written in the book can't lead to anyone else's death. So basically, Ryuk shouldn't have been able to kill Light, because if Light is dead, that will indirectly lead to Misa's death. So, have I missed something in Death Note, or am I right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T23:58:52.610" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T23:58:52.610" Title="Is Misa's suicide being caused by Light's death a flaw in the story?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11607" CreationDate="2014-07-02T10:02:20.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: It's been a while since I watched Death Note, and it's not a series I've followed much afterwards, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I have also only seen the anime.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two points to address here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the fact that Misa will commit suicide if Light is dead completely certain?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What exactly constitutes &quot;leading to the death of another person&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Death Note, we see that Misa is fairly devoted to Light, in almost an obsessive way, but it's not &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; clear if she's obsessed to the point where life would be completely pointless without him. We do see that she's fairly dependent on him, and to be honest arguing about whether or not she's &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; devoted to Light is slightly difficult, so it's easier to come to some conclusion by looking at the exact mechanics of the death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;leading to the death of someone else&quot; bit is usually interpreted as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the death of someone whose name is in the DN cannot &lt;em&gt;directly&lt;/em&gt; lead to the death of someone else&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of something that wouldn't work would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;XXX hijacks a passenger jet and crashes it into a mountain [which wouldn't work because it would kill the passengers as well]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Misa's case, her suicide is somewhat indirect, so one could say that this rule doesn't quite apply here - I get the impression that driving the bereaved to suicide as a result of someone's death doesn't really count. (We should note that the influence that the Death Note rules talk about seem to be more &quot;physical&quot; and direct.) As stated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/191/user1306322&quot;&gt;user1306322&lt;/a&gt;, Misa commits suicide of her own will here, which is also important here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Realistically speaking, the idea that something will occur as a result of an earlier event can't really be said to ever be completely certain (in the same way one might say that there's a chance the sun might not rise today). &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/7415/2604&quot;&gt;But &lt;em&gt;given how we see the death notes work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, I don't think this should be an issue per se as long as the causality is reasonably direct.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T10:51:56.630" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6242" CreationDate="2014-07-02T12:05:32.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law can control everything in his &lt;em&gt;room&lt;/em&gt;. He can even extract toxins from someone's blood, so I guess he can also break chains with his mind/power even without actually having to cut them. Law and admiral Fujitora just use their swords for show anyway. They don't really need to cut something to activate their powers as can be seen when he removed his own cuffs or when admiral Fujitora was sending a meteor towards the straw hats while eating noodles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T12:05:32.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T12:18:01.437" Score="2" ViewCount="1489" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 398 we can see how Robin has enough energy to stand straight, walk around, tell a long story and shout across the ravine, despite being handcuffed with Seastone handcuffs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bNdsbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in chapter 730 we can see how Luffy becomes completely immobilized after touching the bars of the Colosseum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C8wMsm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does Robin get all this energy from? How come her energy isn't completely drained as it was with Luffy's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:45:56.743" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T04:50:53.500" Title="How was Robin able to stand despite being cuffed with Seastone?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11610" CreationDate="2014-07-02T12:50:03.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Devil Fruits give powers that have to be activated consciously,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;ie. they can be &quot;switched on and off&quot; completely. Luffy is a different case,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;his body is rubber all the times. He can´t make his body temporarily normal again,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;he's deformable while sleeping, etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seastone doesn't affect energy, health and so on, it affects &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; Devil Fruit powers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as Robin doesn't try to use them, nothing would change because of the Seastone handcuffs (well, except for being handcuffs).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Luffy can't get rid of his rubber state, so...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5098" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:50:53.500" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T04:50:53.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6242" CreationDate="2014-07-02T14:12:04.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any answer to this question would be pure speculation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it were that the entire chain is not made of seastone, any rational being would make the cuffs portion of the chains seastone and, therefore, he would not be able to cut the chains off without cutting seastone.  This answer, though already accepted, could be rationally excluded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it makes sense that his devil fruit power could have been used to cut the chains is dependant on whether non-contact devil fruit abilities can manipulate seastone. I don't believe they can but the way to determine that is to look at smoker.  Can smoker-san turn his entire jutte into smoke?  If he can, then this is how the chains were removed.  If he cannot, he must have done it by his own skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a swordsman (combined with the strength of his sword/swords) is rated by what he is able to cut, Law may have been able to cut the chains by his own strength.  His blade would touch the stones, not him.  The seastone being as hard as diamond does not mean it cannot be broken; hardness is not the same as toughness.  In other placed I would give better examples but for an anime site: the blades used in Attack on Titan are a super hard metal yet fracture/dull easily.  Almost all very hard materials (especially stones and ceramics) have fracture planes between grain boundaries along which the material can be shattered or split with sufficient force. How did you think diamonds are cut?  Why could Law do this and not Zoro? Law at that point in the story was a better swordsman by this rating criteria then Zoro was at the time when he considered cutting his hand (or his leg, or his chest, or throwing himself into a floating paw of pain... what is up with this guy?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally please note that none of these explanations matter.  One Piece is (and I love this) governed by the &quot;rule of awesome&quot; and the &quot;rule of funny&quot;. What is possible and what the chains are made of is all what is fun for the audience.  Both referenced scenes were badass and awesome.  Why could Law cut the seastone and Zoro couldn't? Because it was a better show that way!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T14:12:04.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11607" CreationDate="2014-07-02T14:15:56.753" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title of this question is misleading, because &quot;another flaw&quot; assumes there was a first flaw. Death Note avoids plot holes more rigorously than perhaps any other series in existence. Whenever someone misunderstands or forgets some element of the storyline, they tend to think their misunderstanding must be a flaw in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rule you're thinking of is Rule XXVI.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kPndg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kPndg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;XXVI&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things to note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) It doesn't say that the Death Note is incapable of killing people who aren't written in it. It only says that, in these cases, the victim's cause of death must be a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) This rule only specifically refers to &lt;em&gt;directly&lt;/em&gt; causing the immediate death of other people. This is made clear in the story, and it's also clarified in the rules, with Rule XLII.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lhiHR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lhiHR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;XLII&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other human's lives or shortens their original life-span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original life-span and not the shortened life-span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It spells it out here that killing a human with the Death Note can shorten the lifespan of other humans, &quot;even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:31:03.527" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:31:03.527" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11610" CreationDate="2014-07-02T16:17:01.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read that chapter (169) more carefully then...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xytha.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy in Crocodile&amp;#39;s cage&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Luffy &lt;em&gt;stands&lt;/em&gt; in Crocodile's Kairoseki cage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2XqdS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Still in the cage&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he states that he has no power. Well, of course, since the cage is made of Seastone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qrbfz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Smoker kicking Luffy&amp;#39;s ass&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Smoker kicks his ass and nails him down. And I think regardless of Seastone any of us would have problems standing if Smoker &lt;em&gt;pushed&lt;/em&gt; his weapon to our chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer the question: Robin was in a weak state because of the Seastone handcuffs back then, but she could stand because nobody pushed her down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T04:46:44.750" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T04:46:44.750" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11610" CreationDate="2014-07-02T16:34:21.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kairoseki(Seastone) is a naturally occurring (though apparently rare) substance that can drain the energy of Devil Fruit Users to the point where they can't consciously control their powers.  Dr. Vegapunk has invented revolutionary ways to use this rare substance. The Marines appear to have vast quantities of it, using it for jail cells, handcuffs, weapons, and the bottoms of battleships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The degree of &amp;quot;weakness&amp;quot; induced by the Kairoseki depends on its density and composition; for example, Kairoseki handcuffs rob the prisoner of their abilities, but still allow the prisoner to walk around normally.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source :  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kairoseki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kairoseki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T15:56:46.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4663" CreationDate="2014-07-02T16:38:37.623" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may supports your theory that an old affection for German ideas exists in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a lawyer, I can add that the Japanese civil law is based on German law to a significant extent. During the late 19th century, Japanese officials planned to westernize. As a result, they established a strong scholarly exchange between the universities of Japan and Western Europe. After the first attempt to adopt a French inspired system in 1893, Japan enacted a civil code in 1898 in the German fashion. Just imagine, they voluntarily dropped core aspects of their legal tradition. This does not happen often in world history! I guess they were totally fascinated by German system... and probably by a lot of other things, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6464" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T17:44:54.057" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T17:44:54.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T19:11:13.597" Score="7" ViewCount="6627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only saw the last part of this Anime. A few minutes. So, I cannot give many details.&#xA;I think it was a movie and I think it was around the 2nd half of the 1990s. Because it was on a weekend program where they showed Anime movies and once &quot;&lt;em&gt;X (1999)&lt;/em&gt;&quot; was one of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I remember from that short scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Anime is about people, who can transform themselves into giant robots with the help of a device/talisman (?). However, the transformation rips their clothes apart and when hey change back, they are totally naked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist is a girl. She has straight, shoulder-lenght, brown(ish) hair and she wears it in pigtails maybe. Anyway, her hair is tied up somehow. Either she cannot transform till the end of the movie or she has problems with fighting... but in the end she transforms and fights well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is and older guy (not old!), who may be her &quot;teacher&quot;, who teaches her how to transform(?) He has brown hair and glasses I guess. In that end scene he came to help the girl out but she did well on her own, so he just watches and changes back. Being experienced, he brought spare clothes with him, but there is a giant dog (I think it is his) that takes them. So the guy ends up chasing the dog naked. They were under a bridge that time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The art was great and detailed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;ALL&lt;/strong&gt; I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6307" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:31:05.870" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:31:05.870" Title="What is this anime about people who can transform themselves into giant robots with the help of a device/talisman?" Tags="&lt;moldiver&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:11.137" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11627" CreationDate="2014-07-03T03:47:37.140" Score="6" ViewCount="8019" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are lots of series out there called &quot;Hidamari Sketch&quot; -something and I'm not sure in which order to watch them. Can you help me out with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T16:02:40.803" Title="What's the proper viewing order of Hidamari Sketch series?" Tags="&lt;hidamari-sketch&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-03T05:52:52.373" Score="0" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Darin and later Darin's father (Chief of Zoma) keeps referring to Furuya's grandfather as &quot;Professor Boil&quot;. Is there a reason behind his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 10 (Darin):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YsQIcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 10 - Darin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 31 (Darin's father - Chief of Zoma):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gm3Fjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 31 - Darin&amp;#39;s father&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T06:00:56.090" Title="Why is Furuya's grandfather called &quot;Professor Boil&quot;?" Tags="&lt;sankarea&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11623" CreationDate="2014-07-03T06:00:56.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is in the same page of chapter 10 in the original Japanese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furuya's grandfather's full name is 降谷 茹五郎 (Furuya Jogorou), and his nickname &quot;Professor Boil&quot; comes from the character 茹 in his name, since 茹でる means &quot;to boil&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TLDrjl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T06:00:56.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11621" CreationDate="2014-07-03T11:46:34.007" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might as well watch them in production/publishing order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch (special)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch × 365 (TV) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch × 365 (special)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu (TV) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu (special) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch × SP (special) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb (TV) (sequel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch: Sae/Hiro Sotsugyō-hen (OAV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(listing from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6811&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN's page&lt;/a&gt;.  Everything except the last OAV is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/search?q=Hidamari+Sketch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Hulu&lt;/a&gt; - the specials are part of the previous main season)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that &lt;em&gt;episodes&lt;/em&gt; aren't completely in chronological order.  There're two groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidamari Sketch + Hidamari Sketch × 365 (Yuno &amp;amp; Miyako year 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;× Hoshimittsu + × SP + × Honeycomb + Sae/Hiro Sotsugyō-hen (Yuno &amp;amp; Miyako year 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episodes in the first groups are less ordered.  Episodes in the second group are more in order, but also have some episodes that chronologically take place during the first group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="283" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T20:22:09.117" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T20:22:09.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9486" CreationDate="2014-07-03T16:40:37.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as everybody on here has said, it's a flamel which is a symbol created by the alchemist Nicholas Flamel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After looking into it a bit more, I learned that Flamel often used this symbol when he talked about the Elixir of Life in his books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that makes it a fitting symbol for Dante, as she thought she had discovered immortality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the wings and crown, I'm not sure what those represent, as those are not part of the original Flamel symbol. I'm guessing its something Dante added to it, to make it her own. But like I said, I'm not sure what it represents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6473" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T05:16:04.777" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T05:16:04.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-03T17:59:58.580" Score="5" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QaoGU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Vehicles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, but couldn't find any information on this cool-looking walking (hydron?) canon. What is the name of this and what does it do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6476" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T18:35:14.490" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T22:14:40.617" Title="What's the name of this vehicle in Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11630" CreationDate="2014-07-03T22:14:40.617" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Raik%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Raikō&lt;/a&gt; which, as the Wiki says, literately translates to &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E9%9B%B7%E5%85%89&quot;&gt;Lightning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a Japanese Seige weapon which was originally developed by the Japanese Liberation Front, first seen in the JLF's Hotel Hijacking which saw Euphie held hostage and the rise of the Black Knights. it was later used by the Black Knights duing the Assault on Tokyo Settlement in the Black Rebellion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it's translated name suggests, it's a lighting cannon, more precisely it's an Electromagnetic Cannon using the 4 Knightmares to move it around and to stabilize when it's being fired, in the anime we only see 2 crew members so there isn't one in each Knightmare. only Suzaku and the Lancelot is shown to be able to destroy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T22:14:40.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="206" CreationDate="2014-07-03T23:05:00.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I propose a different solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if time in the afterlife traveled in reverse, compared to the &quot;real&quot; word?  Then all the characters would be able to die and immediately travel to the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: When I re-watch the series, I will look for supporting facts.  At the moment, this is only a theory.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T23:05:00.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11635" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T04:45:40.813" Score="2" ViewCount="752" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really like this Japanese rap that is being sung in the background, but it is being drowned out by voices and the music of the instruments during the scene. If I could understand Japanese it would be good, but unfortunately cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the rap being sung in the background behind the sounds of instruments at 10:20 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/free-iwatobi-swim-club/episode-1-stormy-dash-dive-656365&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Free! Eternal Summer, Episode 1?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you turn up the volume loud enough you should be able to just hear it over the loud music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T13:41:32.737" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T13:41:32.737" Title="What is the name of this Japanese rap being sung in the background in Free! Eternal Summer Episode 1?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;free&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T06:30:54.510" Score="8" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA, transmuting gold is against the law. However, I don't get this - &lt;strong&gt;How does the state know when people transmute something (e.g. bread into gold)?&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing to stop someone from transmuting bread into a gold coin, walking into a store and then going on their merry way out as if nothing happened, because there's absolutely no way to know that it was bread to start off with. (Please correct me if I'm wrong. I haven't been watching the anime in a while and have only started re-watching again).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;how will/how does&lt;/strong&gt; the state know when someone &lt;strong&gt;has&lt;/strong&gt; transmuted something into gold? How do they deal with this? e.g. imprisonment, fines etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T16:45:35.103" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T16:45:35.103" Title="How does the state know when people transmute something into gold?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11636" CreationDate="2014-07-04T09:22:47.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime, it seems impossible to transmutate something to gold (without the philosophers stone of course), because Ed coats gold on the coal instead of transmuting the coal directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the alchemist is good enough, it's impossible to find out whether the gold was transmuted from something else. If he tries to make &quot;perfect&quot; gold, he will be noticed because there's no pure gold, so he just needs to think about the correct composition.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the case that there are any marks on the gold, he can simply melt it (although I believe that a skilled alchemist can avoid that because not all transmutations in the anime show such marks).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way to notice is when the alchemist tries to circulate the gold. If the market is flooded by cheap gold, you &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; notice it. Also, there is no &quot;alarm&quot; when someone transmutes gold, or otherwise Ed would have serious problems :D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to how the alchemist are punished: All I know is that they will be tried in Central City (Source: It was mentioned that Shou Tucker will be sent there for transmuting humans). Or they will be ignored if it was too minor or is helpful (look at the Elric-Brothers: It's known that they tried to revive their mother but they are still state-alchemists).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T09:22:47.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7451" CreationDate="2014-07-04T10:27:30.633" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, it is as someone already mentioned, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=82158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Friendly Winter&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A 19 year old girl with a rare growth disorder that leaves her in the body of a small child meets a boy with a mental disorder, who has the mind of a small boy in a 17 year old's body. A Friendly Winter shares with us the endearing story of their day-to-day lives, joys and tribulations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbCkc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbCkc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might have mistakenly remembered it as an anime because it is fully coloured. It is actually a Korean Webtoon. Her hair is close enough to be misremembered as pink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she is proven a capable business woman who runs a children's apparel fashion line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T12:16:05.677" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T12:16:05.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11641" CreationDate="2014-07-04T10:38:54.147" Score="5" ViewCount="2241" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone help me identify the name of this anime with a dating simulator involved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot goes like this:&#xA;A kid in highschool is into dating simulators on his PSP. Demon's from hell comes to collect demons from girls that have shut in their emotions and he is the only one to help the demon by making those girls fall in love with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6482" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:45:50.230" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:45:50.230" Title="Dating simulator anime?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:17.480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11640" CreationDate="2014-07-04T10:51:09.260" Score="7" Body="&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8525/Kami_nomi_zo_Shiru_Sekai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8525/Kami_nomi_zo_Shiru_Sekai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZrNKA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keima is a dating sim champion. Cute girls are rendered powerless by his irresistible game playing techniques. Too bad things aren't that way in the real world. That is, until his tempting game playing causes a real live—and very bubbly-cute—demon hunter named Elsie to materialize! Now Elsie wants Keima to help her free hot girls from sneaky demons who secretly possess them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sentai Filmworks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T10:56:55.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11645" CreationDate="2014-07-04T16:01:05.130" Score="2" ViewCount="666" Body="&lt;p&gt;hello it's me again with another question about my favorite anime/manga death note. So, here's my question: what does &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note?file=Rules_VIII.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rule VIII's second part&lt;/a&gt; mean: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even if you do not actually possess the Death Note, the effect will be the same if you can recognize the person and his/her name to place in the blank.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain this to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T16:35:55.270" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T16:35:55.270" Title="What does the second part of rule VII mean?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11644" CreationDate="2014-07-04T16:30:47.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contains spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This rule pretty much means that, if you were to be given a ripped out piece of paper. Even tough you are not the owner of the death note, the people you write down in there will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime we can see a good example, I don't know the exact episode(s) but it was during the investigation of Light by the FBI as potential suspect. Where light gave the FBI agent Penber a envelope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Light tells Penber to take the contents out of the folder he gave him, and Penber takes out four envelopes with ten rectangular spaces cut out of the left side of each one. Light says to write down the names of the agents into the blocks on the folders. As Penber writes, Light tells him not to get off of the train when he's done, and that if he follows his instructions his fiance and family will not be killed. As Penber finishes, Light says to put the transmitter and envelope back into the folder and sit quietly for thirty minutes, then place the envelope above on the rack and leave the train when no one will notice. At 4:42 PM, Penber dies from a heart attack three seconds after he exits the train, and his last sight is of Light’s face. Penber appears shocked as he looks at Light's face and says &quot;Light Yagami.&quot; Light watches as Penber dies, and says &quot;Farewell, Raye Penber.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Light_Yagami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light takes the files home and takes the pages of the Death Note out of their envelopes, revealing the times and causes of death for each agent. Each agent will receive the file and die at a different time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T16:30:47.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11636" CreationDate="2014-07-04T16:42:05.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Becoming rich isn't exactly subtle, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locard%27s_exchange_principle&quot;&gt;Locard's exchange principle&lt;/a&gt; suggests that there's always &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; way to get to the truth in matters like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Let's be clear about something: This isn't Harry Potter, the state doesn't know when a transmutation is performed.* Mustang was sent to find Edward because they had heard about his abilities by word of mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no surefire way to know whether or not an alchemist has created gold. While it is possible for them to do so, you'd find that any mechanism they had for catching said alchemists would be similar to the real-world practice of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insider_trading&quot;&gt;insider trading&lt;/a&gt; or counterfeiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In counterfeiting, there are telltale signs of illegal bills. In alchemy, transmutation marks are often left by alchemists as the science is not really a perfect one. As @looper mentioned, you could melt the gold, but then you'd still need equipment to put it back into bars or some tradable form. Alchemists aren't blacksmiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, there's exceptions. Consider Major Armstrong, whose alchemy is one of the most refined around, such that he leaves no transmutation marks on his average transmutation. Say he manufactures a few gold bars and sells them to pay for some under-the-table deals he made. The state would have no way of catching him&amp;mdash;there is nothing that sets his gold apart from real gold, and they probably wouldn't even know about the deal to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, say he starts doing it regularly. He upgrades his car, his house (even though he already has a mansion, go figure), wears a brand new watch, and so on. This is likely the point when the state would start to question where he acquired such funds (especially knowing his salary). In this case, he could be &quot;audited&quot; (assuming such a practice exists in-universe) and he'd likely be caught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Now, there is a point I have not addressed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because, in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, Father regulates all alchemical exchanges in Amestris, it's possible he'd have some way to look in on this. However, I highly doubt that, even though he essentially owns the state military and thusly all of Amestris, he'd care whatsoever about gold entering the country's economy illegally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer probably got a bit more &quot;real&quot; than you expected, but I think that's just the truth. It's the same with their &quot;creating humans&quot; rule; they'd have no way to know you did it until you did something to make it clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T16:42:05.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48588" CreationDate="2014-07-04T19:59:39.200" Score="13" ViewCount="4857" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched quite a lot of anime over the last several years. And I noticed that I haven't seen a single anime which lacked both an opening and an ending song. There are some anime that don't have ED songs or don't have OP songs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But are there any anime that have neither of these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T00:10:09.127" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T07:48:59.780" Title="Are there any anime series with neither an opening or ending song?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11648" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14493" CreationDate="2014-07-04T21:09:27.030" Score="7" ViewCount="16045" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ended up reading Steins;Gate, but after I had finished it, I wasn't sure which one I should read next. When searching for Steins;Gate cartoons, I found all these different parts and I started reading Bokan no Rellion and it looks like it's the same story, but from a different character's perspective. So what about the other parts? Are they the same story too or are they sequels and is there a specific order I should use to get the most out of the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate: Bōkan no Rebellion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate: Onshu no Braunian Motion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate: Shijō Saikyō no Slight Fever&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate: Aishin Meizu no Babel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steins;Gate!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T02:07:13.680" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T14:33:29.243" Title="What's the proper reading order for the manga in the Steins;Gate series?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T22:53:00.957" Score="4" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have absolutely no idea where she is from, but I'm looking for an anime to watch, this seems like it would be okay. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdY97.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdY97m.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Girl taking off headset.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(click for animated version)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6486" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T02:13:33.157" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T02:13:33.157" Title="What anime is this image of a girl taking off a headset from?" Tags="&lt;rail-wars&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:16:37.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11655" CreationDate="2014-07-04T23:12:12.027" Score="7" ViewCount="51651" Body="&lt;p&gt;During each advertisment break, they display a graph for a stand-user. Unfortunately, some sub-groups don't translate it, and I can't understand what is written there except for the &quot;speed&quot; that is written with Katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please translate it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, what do the big capital letters (D, E, D, A, D and C) stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bg2LF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T01:45:23.067" LastActivityDate="2021-02-21T23:06:52.543" Title="Translation for the ability graph" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11649" CreationDate="2014-07-05T00:07:27.970" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked at the original GIF and ran a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/793/2604&quot;&gt;Google Image search&lt;/a&gt; at a few points when the girl looks into the &quot;camera&quot;. One of the results that came up suggested that this is from the anime adaptation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Wars!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rail Wars!&lt;/a&gt;, which follows a continuity where the Japanese national railway system was never privatised. (Here's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23309/Rail_Wars!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList link&lt;/a&gt; as well.) The anime just started airing, and is from a franchise based on a light novel series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1huak.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist is a boy named Takayama who wants to work for the railway, and who ends up having to work against a bunch of extremists (called RJ) who want privatisation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character in this image should be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/105161/Aoi_Sakurai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aoi Sakurai&lt;/a&gt; (who seems to also be a high school student) - and she should be the same girl in this cover scan from Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:51:26.357" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T00:07:27.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11650" CreationDate="2014-07-05T00:30:48.787" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As my original comment suggested it is indeed a chart of power levels in certain points. The red marking stands for the power division, and it is graded accordingly with a A = Best E= lowest and anything in between. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a short search I managed to find this image which includes the same stats system on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Sun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jojo wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, including the translation which is as following (The power levels included are for this card and not for the one you shown in your picture)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stats are listed clockwise starting from the top &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stats&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Destructive Power     A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Speed     E&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Range     A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Durability    A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Precision     E&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Developmental Potential   E&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hECNE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T00:56:02.777" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T00:56:02.777" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11653" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-05T01:35:50.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken&lt;/strong&gt; is a long-running Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It has several partial anime adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:01:23.370" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:01:23.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11654" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-05T01:35:50.637" Score="0" Body="JoJo's Bizarre Adventure or JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken is a long-running Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It has several partial anime adaptations." OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T13:01:23.370" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T13:01:23.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11650" CreationDate="2014-07-05T01:39:27.877" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Dimitri's answer, the translations go as I added them to the image below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OCvLg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T01:39:27.877" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11662" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11664" CreationDate="2014-07-06T01:26:14.853" Score="6" ViewCount="1754" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching this anime but I ended up closing the browser without writing it down as I had to leave and the history was cleared. All I remember was there was a high school boy walking along and narrating, and he said something like, &quot;This was the day my world ended.&quot; As he said it, everyone around him turned into light and a giant baby started eating the light people, and there was a giant ball of faces. There was a girl with orange or brown hair with a sword who started fighting them, but the guy stopped her and she had to cut him from the shoulder to the hip to attack the monster. Then, when she had cut the giant baby and almost killed it, it turned into a small child and flew away. Then the girl started talking to a light near her or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this anime is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6495" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:26:22.070" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:26:22.070" Title="What is this anime about people turning into light?" Tags="&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:23.920" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T01:47:45.203" Score="7" ViewCount="6182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm searching for song from episode 12 of the anime adaptation of The World is Still Beautiful (それでも世界は美しい). I know both title and vocalist, but can't find it anywhere. It's called &quot;Ame Okuri no Uta&quot; （雨おくりの歌）　by Chisa Yokoyama　（横山智佐）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown in the list of insert songs in the credit roll of episode 12:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UoDl0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 12 - Credit roll&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6496" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-06T05:21:05.243" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T10:12:17.083" Title="Where can I find this song from The World is Still Beautiful?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;soredemo-sekai-wa-utsukushii&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11662" CreationDate="2014-07-06T01:51:43.813" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the anime you may be describing is Shakugan no Shana. I am pretty sure this is the anime your describing as this takes place in Episode 1 if I am not correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two creatures discover that Yuji can move about in the Fuzetsu, and deducts that he might be a Mystes. Curious about his identity, one of the creatures grabbed Yuji and attempted to devour him... until a blade slices its arms cleanly off. As the gigantic baby doll cries in pain, Yuji finds a girl with blazing-red eyes and hair standing in front of him. Soon, she confronts the creatures in front of her and mercilessly defeats the two. The girl with blazing-red eyes soon ask about Yuji's existence, and like the creatures she defeated, a voice she refers to as &amp;quot;Alastor&amp;quot; assumes that he is a Mystes. Then, she attacks another creature; this time, it is in the form of a woman, and that creature mockingly identifies the girl with blazing-red hair and eyes as the &amp;quot;Flame-haired Burning-eyed Flame Haze of Alastor, 'Flame of Heavens'&amp;quot;. As the Flame Haze is about to deliver the final blow, a confused Yuji goes in the way, and is instead attacked by the enemy. &lt;strong&gt;Leaving with no choice, the Flame Haze strikes her sword and tears a large gash off Yuji's shoulder, slicing off the enemy's arm in the process. Shocked by the attack he receives, Yuji falls to the ground as a small doll-like figure escapes from the scene.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Summary of Episode 1 per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Shakugan_no_Shana_Episode_01&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; since I couldn't remember entirely what happened in episode 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Yuji_Sakai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuji Sakai&lt;/a&gt; says this quote &amp;quot;That was the day my world ended&amp;quot; which was actually &amp;quot;That was the day my world...changed forever.&amp;quot; which happened at the end of the episode. &lt;a href=&quot;http://shakugan.wikia.com/wiki/Shakugan_no_Shana_Episode_01#Quotes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(src)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0oJPQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lYjca.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q46x9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the baby in question&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/355/Shakugan_no_Shana&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shakugan no Shana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/355/Shakugan_no_Shana&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shana of the Burning Eyes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/59LqE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had thought his normal days would last forever, until they were ended abruptly by an encounter with a girl with red hair and eyes. He named her Shana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not long after he enters high school, Sakai Yuji’s normal days come to an end. He sees something bizarre on his way home: people are frozen in a strange fire, and a monster that looks like a large doll is attacking them. Just when he's about to be killed, a girl in a dark cloak wielding a large sword appears, and slices the monster in half. Although Yuji survives the strange encounter, the girl informs him of a desolate truth: &amp;quot; 'You' don't exist anymore.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She calls herself a Flame Haze who hunts &amp;quot;Guze no Tomogara&amp;quot;; intruders from another world. She explains to him that he is a &amp;quot;Torch&amp;quot;, a substitute of Yuji whose “existence” has already been devoured. She also told him that he is a special Torch, &amp;quot;Mystes&amp;quot;, which contains a precious item in it. When he looks at his chest, he sees within himself a faint flame, just as she said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is in this way that his eternal struggle alongside the girl begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: AnimeNfo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T02:42:49.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11665" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-06T03:11:31.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DtTxK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DtTxK.png&quot; alt=&quot;TWISB Art&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The World is Still Beautiful&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (also known as &lt;em&gt;Still World is Beautiful&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii&lt;/em&gt;) is a romance manga series with fantasy elements, written by Dai Shiina.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Nike Lemercier is the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom, an island race of people, whose royal family have has the power to make it rain of their own volition. Sent to marry the Sun King Livius I so that her country may retain its autonomy, she discovers he is only a child upon arriving in the capital. At first the two don't see eye to eye, especially as Livius doesn't view the power to call the rain with the same respect that Nike does, but they gradually begin to open up to one another as they spend more time together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga for &lt;em&gt;The World is Still Beautiful&lt;/em&gt; originally began as a one-shot published in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Hana to Yume&lt;/em&gt; in 2009, followed by a second one-shot in the same magazine in 2011. The series as it is today began in 2012, and is currently ongoing, still published by &lt;em&gt;Hakusensha&lt;/em&gt; in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Hane to Yume&lt;/em&gt;. There are currently 10 volumes released.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime for &lt;em&gt;The World is Still Beautiful&lt;/em&gt; was directed by Hajime Kamegaki, and produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Pierrot&lt;/em&gt;. Running from April 6, 2014 until June 29, 2014, it had 12 episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_is_Still_Beautiful&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The World is Still Beautiful&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://soredemo-sekai-wa-utsukushii.wikia.com/wiki/Soredemo_Sekai_wa_Utsukushii_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The World is Still Beautiful&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:34:58.093" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:34:58.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11666" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-06T03:11:31.043" Score="0" Body="Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii (The World is Still Beautiful) is a manga series by Dai Shiina, which follows Nike, a princess from the Rain Dukedom, who is forced to marry the child king Livius against her wishes." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T15:49:55.137" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T15:49:55.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T03:30:25.130" Score="4" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember seeing this on TV as a younger kid but I don't know what it's called. I think Adult Swim was where I saw it.&#xA;This girl runs off and joins this team that's in a race with a bunch of other alien species. Her dad is the leader but he doesn't know the girl is his daughter. Her mother was a pilot and she died in a race so the dad didn't want the daughter to race. There's an alien that has a white mask and shadow powers sorta. People think it killed her mother, bit it tried to help her before the ship exploded.&#xA;there's like this mother ship like thing that's the 'garages' are on and it moves to right above the next race start and then the racers drop from the ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance for any help given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6497" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:32:42.403" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:32:42.403" Title="Anime involving aliens racing?" Tags="&lt;oban-star-racers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:27.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T06:30:25.510" Score="3" ViewCount="4878" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that they are the writers of Nagi no Asukara, just that I wanted to know more about that exactly. A group being named after a &quot;project&quot; sounded curious to me. Can someone tell me more about these authors? (or author)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastActivityDate="2021-05-28T05:03:35.333" Title="What exactly is Project-118?" Tags="&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11648" CreationDate="2014-07-06T06:43:50.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only watched the anime so I can't 100% confirm, but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia says all of those mangas are side-stories. Most of them are the story from a certain character's point of view, and I believe one is material from a fandisc. Steins;Gate! is a spinoff comedy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So pretty much, whatever order you feel like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6498" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T06:43:50.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11667" CreationDate="2014-07-06T07:00:43.467" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1212/Oban_Star-Racers&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oban Star Racers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/iNWA9KG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a few quotes comfirming that from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cban_Star-Racers&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unable to tell her father who she really is, she lands a job as a mechanic in his team under the name &amp;quot;Molly&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haunted by the death of her mother — a famous star-racer — and the harsh &amp;quot;reunion&amp;quot; with her father, Molly is determined to win so she can be with her parents once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's the opening sequence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/TIKQBNlwhHA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://youtu.be/TIKQBNlwhHA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T07:00:43.467" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11675" CreationDate="2014-07-06T10:31:04.773" Score="22" ViewCount="309701" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am slowly coming to the end of watching &quot;Toaru Majutsu no Index&quot; anime. There are a few anime series related to that world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index II&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and some movies. But I am not sure in what order I should watch them. Someone told me that &quot;Railgun&quot; came after &quot;Majutsu no Index&quot; - should I watch &quot;Railgun&quot; first then, or the second season of &quot;Index&quot;? Are there some things that I can miss if I watch them in the wrong order, like not knowing characters that were already introduced? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if it is Railgun I should watch second, should I watch &quot;Toaru Majutsu no Index II&quot; afterwards, or &quot;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S&quot;?&#xA;Or is it that it really doesn't matter and I can watch both of the &quot;Toaru Majutsu no Index&quot; series before the two &quot;Toaru Kagaku no Railgun&quot; series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6501" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T19:04:49.997" LastActivityDate="2020-09-29T18:35:04.427" Title="Watching order for &quot;Toaru Majutsu no Index&quot; and related anime" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T10:44:01.247" Score="3" ViewCount="680" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to Miss Dunya's skin when she died? (Shown in the animated .GIF below)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/InKtk.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Miss Dunya&amp;#39;s skin changing as she dies&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, it occurred in Episode 2 of Magi - The Kingdom of Magic around 16:17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T18:16:46.397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T20:49:19.940" Title="What happened to Miss Dunya's skin when she died?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11673" CreationDate="2014-07-06T17:44:43.437" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having just watched them out of order (accidentally), I highly recommend watching them by order of release date, including the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original and spin-off series were produced by the same company. (The same team as well I believe) and never aired at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes the recommended order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 2 (S)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accelerator season 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastEditorUserId="48783" LastEditDate="2020-09-29T18:35:04.427" LastActivityDate="2020-09-29T18:35:04.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11676" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T18:10:45.963" Score="1" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about names that transliterate poorly to the Japanese tongue such as &lt;em&gt;Light-Raito, L-Eru, Lelouch-Ruruush, Bleach-Bureechu&lt;/em&gt; (yes they all have an l, especially our one-lettered detective). Do manga authors place a premium on unpronounceable names because they sound the most foreign?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently people eyes is a symbol of exotic. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PurpleEyes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PurpleEyes&lt;/a&gt; is there a similar documented trope for L-ven names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T08:46:58.067" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T08:46:58.067" Title="Is there a trope for exotic-sounding names?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11678" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11697" CreationDate="2014-07-06T22:51:36.340" Score="7" ViewCount="400" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aoishiro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, on the 2nd day during Lunch, Momoko is complaining about the lack of animal protein in the meals Yasumi has prepared, who has been trying to keep to vegetarian Buddhist Meals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Momoko asks Suzuki Yuukai, the monk of the temple, if he would run her out of the temple if she ate meat, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don't condemn eating meat at all.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Literally, &quot;at all&quot; = &quot;no hair&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what Yuukai looks like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I33ds.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Suzuki Yuukai&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading the liner notes of &lt;em&gt;Maria Watches Over Us&lt;/em&gt;, I know that some humor in Japanese language comes from puns on how words look very similar but have vastly different meanings only because of one character of the placing of a space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Yuukai is bald, however, I don't get how not condemning eating meat at all = him having no hair, as at dinner on the second day, he points out that he does eat meat (asking Shouko if his &quot;Iron Body&quot; could come from a vegetarian diet). I played the English fan translated version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is this actually some sort of pun only understandable if you know Japanese (i.e. read the original Japanese text)? What exactly does he mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T09:37:51.943" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T09:37:51.943" Title="How does &quot;at all&quot; mean &quot;no hair&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;aoishiro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2014-07-06T23:52:42.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke definitely CAN'T use Tsukuyomi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a manga/anime! That means it follows some rules. If Sasuke were able to use Tsukuyomi, then the technique would be introduced properly, like when they introduced Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Sasuke didn't say &quot;Tsukuyomi&quot; even once (!!!) in the whole manga! Why did he always scream &quot;Amaterasu&quot; and &quot;Kagutsuchi&quot;, but not &quot;Tsukuyomi&quot; even once?! It doesn't make any sense!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, every Uchiha has one technique in each eye.&#xA;It's clearly said that one of his eyes has Amaterasu, and the other one has Enton: Kagutsuchi.&#xA;There is no place for Tsukuyomi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(For Susanoo you need both eyes' powers, but it doesn't matter if it's Amaterasu and Enton Kagutsuchi or Tsukuyomi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6508" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:16:14.970" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T15:16:14.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11673" CreationDate="2014-07-07T01:54:34.307" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;canonical&quot; order in which to watch Raildex (i.e. production order) is correctly given in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11675/1908&quot;&gt;Builder_K's answer&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are alternate viewing orders that are also feasible, since Index and Railgun are only loosely coupled to one another. Persons who (like me) enjoy Railgun but not Index might wish to watch in the following order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 1 (episodes 1-9, i.e. to the end of the Deep Blood arc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 1 (all episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 2 (all episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Index season 1 up through the Deep Blood arc has almost nothing to do with what happens in Railgun through the end of season 2, aside from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Index destroying Tree Diagram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but I would suggest watching it anyway to get a feel for the Raildex universe. If you find Index too abominable to bear with, just drop it and start at episode 1 of Railgun season 1 - you won't have missed out on much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If after finishing Railgun season 2, you want to continue with Index, pick Index season 1 back up wherever you left off; and then watch Index season 2 and the Index movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, for some bizarre reason, you like Index but not Railgun, do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 1 (all episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 2 (all episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Index side of things is not dependent on Railgun in any significant way (Saten's first appearance outside Railgun is, I believe, in the movie, but nothing else comes to mind), so you don't need to watch any of Railgun for things to make sense. I do not advise doing this because, come on, Railgun is &lt;em&gt;obviously&lt;/em&gt; the better of the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T06:23:39.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2014-07-07T02:44:19.873" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yato is an amalgam of many folktales that formed around the Heian period in Japan. I cannot say for sure that he is based on one deity, and as others have stated before he is not a part of The Seven Gods of Fortune, like Bishamonten and other characters that appear later on in the manga (I suggest reading it if you haven't already) and as he does not have his own shrine he is an unknown entity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can conclude that he isn't in fact based on one single god. However, I find the &quot;Yato-no-kami theory&quot; interesting and will investigate more about it. There are similarities, but there is something that gets in the way of that. Spoiler alert:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yato's real name is not Yato-no-Kami (it is actually Yaboku, Yato is an alias), so that disproves the theory in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6509" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T02:44:19.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T03:18:38.900" Score="20" ViewCount="9650" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure whether this question will make sense or not but what is the symbolism or meaning behind the logos or symbols that are associated with the walls of Maria, Rose &amp;amp; Sina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PlGQ2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fa7K8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pYidd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they suppose to represent the current King or are they some sort of recognizement of some past Kings and Queens in AOT in the last 100 years? What are the logos suppose to mean? Who is in them? If its not a person, is it suppose to represent or show how humans have managed to survive from titans in 100 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime in a while so whether it was revealed or not (I am not sure) however I am pretty sure they didn't address it. Does anyone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T22:48:36.753" Title="Who exactly are featured on the walls of Maria, Rose &amp; Sina?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8075" CreationDate="2014-07-07T03:21:20.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Elric brothers go to Youswell in the beginning of the 2003 series. They don't actually transmute coal into gold, but rather Edward uses the gold coins that Yoki bribed him with to cover the coal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was not the case in the manga though. As you can see he says that &amp;quot;by logic&amp;quot; he should be able to transmute the same amount of coal into the same amount of gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EHqju.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EHqjum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MSnS4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MSnS4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Click for enlarged image.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then here he really does transmute coal into gold, which he later gives to Yoki (and performs a reverse transmutation...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6509" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T04:22:12.900" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11682" CreationDate="2014-07-07T03:41:13.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the first chapter, they (humanity) built those walls over a century and have lived in them during that time. At this point in the series, there hasn't been any declaration about the wall's symbols (to my knowledge). We can only speculate, but keep in mind the fact that the walls are &lt;em&gt;old&lt;/em&gt; and the people depicted in their emblems quite possibly have the same antiquity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6509" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T03:41:13.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11690" CreationDate="2014-07-07T04:24:34.313" Score="1" ViewCount="774" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that Robotics;Notes, Captain Earth, and Aldnoah.Zero all prominently feature Tanegashima (city in Japan). Are these series tied together in some way or is this just coincidence? (kind of like how Tokyo and Kyushu are featured in a lot of anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T04:39:39.723" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T05:22:13.403" Title="Tanegashima important?" Tags="&lt;robotics-notes&gt;&lt;captain-earth&gt;&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11689" CreationDate="2014-07-07T04:40:07.880" Score="6" ViewCount="55361" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kotoishi Naru keeps on calling the main character a Junon Boy. He seems to take this as insulting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is a Junon Boy and why does he dislike being called that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T18:57:35.977" Title="What is a Junon Boy?" Tags="&lt;barakamon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11688" CreationDate="2014-07-07T04:56:21.827" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Junon is a monthly Japanese fashion magazine primarily directed towards teenage girls and women. It began circulation in June 1973.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junon_%28magazine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given Junon super boy contest is a beauty contest I would guess, &quot;Junon Boy&quot; basically means &quot;pretty boy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The magazine hope page can be found at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.junon-boy.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.junon-boy.jp/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am basing my answer on research so perhaps some one else can confirm this, also I could not find any information of the meaning of maganize name alone, so again I am basing on the circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T21:05:39.453" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T21:05:39.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11687" CreationDate="2014-07-07T04:59:22.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanegashima&lt;/a&gt; island is prominently featured, most probably due to the fact that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;headquarters&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAXA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;JAXA&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima_Space_Center&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tanegashima Space Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; spaceport is located at the southeastern end of the island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima_Space_Center&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanegashima Space Center&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Tanegashima Space Center&lt;/strong&gt; (種子島宇宙センター Tanegashima Uchū Sentā) (TNSC) is a Japanese space development facility. It is located on Tanegashima, an island located 115 km south of Kyushu. It was established in 1969 when the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Space_Development_Agency_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;National Space Development Agency of Japan&lt;/a&gt; (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching and tracking of satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests. It is &lt;strong&gt;Japan's largest space development center&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tanegashima Space Center &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima_Space_Center#In_fiction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;is featured&lt;/a&gt; not only in the 3 anime as mentioned in the question, but also in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth:_The_Art_of_Conquest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Ruby_and_Sapphire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald&lt;/a&gt; (Mossdeep Space Center is based on TNSC)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Centimeters_Per_Second&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 Centimeters Per Second&lt;/a&gt; (features a rocket launch from TNSC)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T05:22:13.403" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-07-07T04:59:22.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11691" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-07T05:43:10.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aldnoah.Zero is a 2014 mecha anime series written by Gen Urobuchi and produced by A-1 Pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldnoah_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aldnoah.Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:16:46.037" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:16:46.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11692" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-07T05:43:10.880" Score="0" Body="Aldnoah.Zero is a 2014 mecha anime series written by Gen Urobuchi and produced by A-1 Pictures." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:16:46.037" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:16:46.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11693" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-07T05:45:43.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoishiro&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2008 visual novel by Success Corporation. For the related VN in the same series, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/akai-ito&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'akai-ito'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;akai-ito&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Shiro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aoi Shiro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aoishiro&lt;/a&gt; on VNDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:14:28.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:14:28.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11694" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-07T05:45:43.590" Score="0" Body="Aoishiro is a 2008 visual novel by Success Corporation. Also see [akai-ito]." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T07:14:28.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T07:14:28.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11695" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-07T05:48:08.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakamon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T05:48:08.867" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T05:48:08.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11696" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-07T05:48:08.867" Score="0" Body="Barakamon is a manga series by Satsuki Yoshino." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T05:48:08.867" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T05:48:08.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11678" CreationDate="2014-07-07T06:49:03.053" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a walk through of the game in Japanese on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoyWCZbGzRU#t=350&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;. The link shows the exact scene in the unpatched Japanese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same line in Japanese is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「[肉食]{にくじき}を[咎]{とが}めるつもりは[毛頭]{もうとう}なし」.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pun is on 毛頭なし, where in this context, it means &amp;quot;not at all&amp;quot;. However, if you interpret the idiom 毛頭なし literally, it means &amp;quot;no hair&amp;quot; (毛 = hair, 頭 = head, なし = no).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As reference, here is the entry of 毛頭 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E6%AF%9B%E9%A0%AD&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weblio&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;【一】 （ 副 ）&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;（下に打ち消しを伴って，打ち消しを強調する気持ちを表す）毛の先ほども。少しも。いささかも。 「立候補する気は－ない」 「そんなつもりは－ない」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T07:35:50.513" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10049" CreationDate="2014-07-07T09:09:56.343" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some details in the ONA for Bakemonogatari suggest a potential answer. In episode 13, Hanekawa states that she has no memory of Golden Week beyond the burial of the cat (or slightly earlier). &lt;strong&gt;So she can notice such gaps in her memory.&lt;/strong&gt; Hanekawa comes to Araragi for help after growing cat ears (which came after her headaches). It's possible she also remembers that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanekawa probably at least knows that &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; is up.&lt;/strong&gt; Moreover, Araragi states that he has no idea how much of the events of &quot;Tsubasa Cat&quot; Hanekawa remembers, but that he won't ask for now because he wants to let her come to terms with her feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Tsubasa Song&quot;, Araragi says (own emphasis, quotes from a fan translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. . . it was twice that a cat had rampaged—on Golden Week and &lt;strong&gt;just a couple of days ago&lt;/strong&gt; . . .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, we have this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And that’s why I ended up seeing nightmares &lt;strong&gt;not once but twice&lt;/strong&gt;—said Hanekawa, as if telling herself that rather than me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And later, Hanekawa tells Araragi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don’t want to shut myself out anymore, and as it is, if I don’t demonstrate more of my individuality, then one day I may fall prey to the cat again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Araragi probably hasn't asked Hanekawa about the events of a few days ago, but Hanekawa knows about both possessions. &lt;strong&gt;So it looks like Hanekawa got suspicious and asked someone what happened during these two periods.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that she remembers bits of the second possession or even finally remembered the first possession. But in &quot;Tsubasa Tiger&quot;, Hanekawa comes to the conclusion that she must have been possessed at night via indirect evidence and not memory. So memory loss can be linked to possessions. &lt;strong&gt;Thus, it seems unlikely she remembers &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt; at this point prior to the end of &quot;Tsubasa Tiger.&lt;/strong&gt; (It's possible that she does remember everything once she accepts her repressed emotions, but that comes &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the period discussed in this question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T20:41:30.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T20:41:30.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11560" CreationDate="2014-07-07T13:27:21.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes. His power was fully awaken and so he had no need to transform into super Saiyan. He could go super but he didn't know that Buu could absorb people and their power level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he is in mystic form his full power was awaken and he had the same power as he did as super Saiyan. so his base power was risen. He can still transform into a SS or SS2 at any point he wants to. Its just the fact that he has the same power level and so he doesn't see the point to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good sight for you to look at the goes more in detail is &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Why_can&amp;#39;t_Ultimate_Gohan_go_ssj%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragonball wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T08:15:48.000" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T08:15:48.000" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11647" CreationDate="2014-07-07T14:35:34.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends what you're looking for. Besides credits and providing a transition into the show, OPs and EDs also serve the purpose of presenting the sponsor messages when the show airs on real TV. These are always present on TV in some form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, if you grab a BD or a DVD of a show, the sponsors/credits are removed and you can skip the intros and have just the show. I know that there are also some shorts that aired online that didn't have any songs, but it's a small minority and things that most people never hear about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, they don't really exist since they're necessary on television for financial and legal reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5116" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T14:35:34.983" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T16:24:29.540" Score="1" ViewCount="2678" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if you actually miss out on anything from watching the dubbed version of a series (E.g. Magi- Labyrinth of Magic over watching the subbed version of it)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everytime I watched dubbed animes, my friend in particular use to moan about a lot of things such as the voices sound horrible and you miss out on more of the storyline through improvisation and other stuff such as cuts on certain lines and sayings. Ever I was oblivious or just plain blind but I actually never noticed this before (besides the voices of course) and since I have never actually watched the same of an anime series in both dubbed and then re-watched it in subbed to compare it, do you actually miss out on anything important or paramount?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any difference in terms of the story, how the characters are developed or how the storyline runs when you watch a dubbed anime over the subbed version of it which is in Japanese? Do you miss out on anything or is this just my friend trying to persuade me to only watch it in subbed which I highly suspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T03:31:42.590" Title="Is there a difference in terms of story etc when watching a dubbed anime over a subbed?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-07-08T17:26:35.893" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11704" CreationDate="2014-07-07T16:39:32.263" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer, it depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer, some change a lot more than others. The major thing is whether you are watching just a dubbed version of a show or whether you are watching an Americanized version of a show (assuming you're talking about English dubs). Some shows are changed because of censorship, and some of it is because of other changes. You can check out the censorship for at least some of the shows at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.movie-censorship.com/&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt;. A lot of that ends up being differences in blood, violence, and sexual content. Sometimes the changes are based on the animation, including making colors brighter or slightly changing positions of things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, you get shows like Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura/Cardcaptors. In Sailor Moon, for example, entire relationships are changed, such as making characters cousins instead of being in a relationship (which ends up just looking like incest). That's done because the relationship was between two women, something which wasn't really accepted in the US when it aired. They also skipped entire episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes you also just lose subtleties because English is a less subtle language than Japanese. That ends up happening with subs, too, so it's pretty much unavoidable unless you know Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some shows don't really change anything at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major changes tend to be related to nudity, violence, sex, and homosexuality, though there are other changes. If you want to check out the differences, you can look at websites like the one I linked too, as well as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smuncensored.com/&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for Sailor Moon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.psypokes.com/anime/censor.php&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for Pokemon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://frozen-wings.net/ccs/main.php?page=information/differences&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for Cardcaptor Sakura, etc. You have to be careful if you're worried about spoilers, but for most popular shows you can find someone talking about the differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Magi- Labyrinth of Magic, which you mentioned, I can't find anything talking about the differences, though only the first season has been released in English, so that might change later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T16:39:32.263" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11172" CreationDate="2014-07-07T16:50:51.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu was created by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki shortly before she was sealed as the Ten-Tails by her sons. Black Zetsu was created from the will of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. With the goal of reviving Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Black Zetsu manipulated Indra and his descendants, the Uchiha clan, along with Asura's descendants, the Senju clan, in an attempt to get one of them to awaken the Rinnegan. Madara Uchiha eventually succeeded in doing so, and Black Zetsu began secretly manipulating events to have Kaguya resurrected. He succeded when he had the rennigan and enough chakra to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4996" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T16:50:51.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11707" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T17:59:52.670" Score="8" ViewCount="5801" Body="&lt;p&gt;I apologise for the theological sounding question, but I couldn't phrase it any better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Oyasumi PunPun, PunPun can see God whenever he chants &lt;em&gt;'Dear God, dear God, tinkle-tinkle hoy'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This character always has the same expression and is realistic to a point that it seems it has been copied from a photograph or similar media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is God based on the appearance of the mangaka or anyone in particular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1983.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T15:58:06.510" Title="Who is God meant to be?" Tags="&lt;oyasumi-punpun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T18:56:44.727" Score="7" ViewCount="1571" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, Japanese (as opposed to foreign, e.g Lelouch from Code Geass) characters in anime and manga get given names which seem un-Japanese, at least as far as I can tell. I have three different examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orihara Izaya - 折原 臨也 (Durarara!!): the pronunciation of “Izaya” doesn't match the kanji, and apparently comes from the biblical “Isaiah”.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yagami Light - 夜神 月 (Death Note): again, pronunciation doesn't match the kanji, but is clearly directly from English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankanshoku Mako - 満艦飾 マコ (Kill la Kill): given name written in katakana, though I gather that the name may not be realistic anyway - “mankanshoku” means “dressed up”.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is: are there any real Japanese people with names like these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3655" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T18:56:44.727" Title="How realistic are the names of Japanese characters?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="14" ClosedDate="2014-07-08T12:45:35.273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11710" CreationDate="2014-07-07T19:00:55.307" Score="1" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Brazilian subtitle, he was first called as Ruffy, but in the half of Enies Lobby/Water 7 Saga he started being called as Luffy, so I'm interested in knowing what is his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6516" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:08:43.173" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:08:43.173" Title="What's the name of One Piece's principal character?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-07-07T19:14:46.160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11709" CreationDate="2014-07-07T19:04:25.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name is Luffy.  You better know his name when he becomes King of the Pirates!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have discussed the difference with regard to pronounciation on this site &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/782/whats-the-correct-pronunciation-for-luffy-or-rufi&quot;&gt;before&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T19:04:25.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11711" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-07T19:13:49.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyasumi_Punpun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oyasumi Punpun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T19:13:49.797" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T19:13:49.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11712" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-07T19:13:49.797" Score="0" Body="Oyasumi Punpun is a manga series by Inio Asano." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T19:13:49.797" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T19:13:49.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11674" CreationDate="2014-07-07T20:49:07.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She turned into metal coal after she died. This happened due to the side effect of turning into a black djinn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://magi.wikia.com/wiki/Dunya_Musta%27sim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Magi wikia&lt;/a&gt; gives you more information on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T21:08:18.087" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T21:08:18.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T03:51:09.613" Score="4" ViewCount="2559" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I decided to carry on watching Black Butler since I had only watched the first episode a couple months ago and then stopped watching. (so fairly new to the series) but I noticed that every time there was an intermission or brief break in between the episode, it always seem to feature either Ceil or Sebastian next to what I think is a tarot card?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dU9QM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pMpmk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't mind spoilers just so you know and maybe I am a bit slow, but is there a relationship or connection between the cards and how they always pop up in intermission to the storyline etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I just realised that I had been watching Black Butler II and not Black Butler I which would probably be why I was confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T04:37:34.527" LastActivityDate="2020-08-18T22:02:50.293" Title="What's up with the Black Butler intermissions?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7302" CreationDate="2014-07-08T04:10:32.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Laughter_Style&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt;, the laughters are very unique and can be based on personalities or appearances of the said characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By giving them different laughs, IMO, gives a sense of their aura and keeps the character entertaining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T18:55:35.350" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T18:55:35.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T10:39:08.967" Score="14" ViewCount="10670" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Aincrad arc, Kirito faced Skull Reaper (boss of the floor) and found out that the Guild Master of the Knights of the Blood was the GM himself. After beating him, Aincrad was destroyed and floors 76-100 were still untouched. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Fairy Dance arc, Kirito restores Aincrad so the people can explore it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gmljM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aincrad restored (SAO S1 episode 25)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I waiting for the story about floors 76-100, as well as the Ruby Palace (100th floor), but there has been nothing so far. Now that Kirito has begun exploring GGO (Gun Gale Online), are floors 76-100 still untouched?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-08T11:04:34.643" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T09:29:17.890" Title="Are floors 76-100 still untouched?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T10:50:43.563" Score="10" ViewCount="2419" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Game No Life have 16 race and ranked from 1 to 16, based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://no-game-no-life.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Old Deus    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Phantasma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elemental   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragonia    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gigant  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flügel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Exmachina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhampir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lunamana&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Werebeast&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seiren&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imanity    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone know about race ranked 8, 9 , and 11 ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T05:59:50.040" Title="Exceed rank 8, 9, and 11" Tags="&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T12:37:27.650" Score="4" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I recall, the only locks mentioned during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dressrosa_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dressrosa Arc&lt;/a&gt; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The lock to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SMILE_Factory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SMILE factory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The lock of Law's handcuffs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 747&lt;/strong&gt; Doflamingo destroys the key to the factory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F8NHh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F8NHhm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 750&lt;/strong&gt;, we can see Viola holding the key to Law's handcuffs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K9wzq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K9wzqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the key, Doflamingo is holding in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 752&lt;/strong&gt;, for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eYNei.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eYNeim.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:13:00.517" Title="What is the key for, Doflamingo is holding in chapter 752?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11730" CreationDate="2014-07-08T14:28:58.997" Score="1" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Deadman Wonderland, Ganta first has hexagons around his blast when the ball falls from the tower and is about to crush him. Later he gets it again when fighting and protecting Shiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ewXpC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ganta shooting his Ganta Gun with blue hexagons encircling his arm&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other person who I know can do this is the Wretched Egg. So why is Ganta able to do it and have a lot more power behind his shot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-08T22:49:04.363" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T20:27:57.187" Title="Why does Ganta have hexagons around his blast?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11554" CreationDate="2014-07-08T23:57:53.663" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first Super Saiyan transformation occurs when a Saiyan who has&#xA;  reached a very high level of power loses himself in a fit of rage.[22]&#xA;  However, the transformation must be triggered in response to a great&#xA;  need, an example being in Goku's case to defeat Frieza. While physical&#xA;  change is not too drastic apart from a slight increase in muscle&#xA;  mass,[23][24] the power output increase is colossal; the form is said&#xA;  to multiply the Saiyan's power by 50x times its normal amount[22] (in&#xA;  the Dragon Ball Z: The Anime Adventure Game, the multiplier for the&#xA;  form is 2.5x the user's normal amount of power). When Goku utilises&#xA;  the Super Saiyan form against General Rilldo in Dragon Ball GT, Rilldo&#xA;  states that Goku's power has increased a hundredfold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6527" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T23:57:53.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11727" CreationDate="2014-07-09T01:36:58.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't really explained in the show. As you can see, in the image below, the Branch of Sins manifestation is based on the power of the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3MtQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if we take Episode 1 into consideration, we can see that Wretched Egg attacks Ganta and kills off his class mates. This is also what seems to be when Ganta should be receiving his powers. In that case, since Wretched Egg's powers have the hexagonal patterns around his/her abilities, then this would explain why Ganta has the same design, since Ganta got his abilities from Wretched Egg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T20:27:57.187" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T20:27:57.187" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11736" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11746" CreationDate="2014-07-09T12:48:14.013" Score="10" ViewCount="25020" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, Naruto (Jiraiya's apprentice) has mastered the Sage Mode of toads. Also, Kabuto (Orochimaru's apprentice) has mastered the Sage Mode of snakes. So, my question is, is there a Sage Mode of slugs (related to Tsunade)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T17:16:33.613" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T04:43:35.367" Title="Is there a slug based Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13418" CreationDate="2014-07-09T14:12:59.127" Score="7" ViewCount="3819" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for which the (&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;'s) homunculi look the way they do? I know they mean to represent the sins from which they were created, but is there a common image in Japanese folklore for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lust is represented as a beautiful, desirable (take Havoc's opionions on this) woman. (And that's the only directly-represented sin I can find amongst the homunculi.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gluttony is represented as a fat, all-eating beast. (&lt;em&gt;?&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greed... ? I mean, the first Greed was an apparently normal human with abilities to cover his skin with diamond-hard layers. (Apart from the &quot;diamond&quot;, I can't see how he is &quot;greedy&quot; at all. Not as his appearance, at least.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sloth is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a giant, enormously huge and &lt;em&gt;fast(??)&lt;/em&gt; creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrath is justifiable enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He had a normal human body taken for experiments and had a philosopher's stone inserted. All the souls within him then fought for control, leaving only the one who actually controlled him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pride &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is a child????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Envy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is a huge monster who has the ability to freely change his form around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a pattern I'm losing here? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6408" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T03:00:05.453" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T03:00:05.453" Title="Why do the Homunculi look the way they do?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11739" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11750" CreationDate="2014-07-09T17:36:49.003" Score="3" ViewCount="628" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 137 of Hunter x Hunter during the Chairman Election arc, Ging rigs the election rule choosing process with his own 5 rules. He states his fifth and last rule is a decoy, with the purpose of making his earlier rule points easier to concede to. He cites this is a popular con man trick. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real con man trick, and if so, what is the equivalent name in our world? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T04:24:10.840" Title="What is the name of the con trick Ging Freecss uses in HxH (2011) #137?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11726" CreationDate="2014-07-09T17:49:07.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think as far as we know, you can't tell for sure if it's one of these two possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if I compare the key to the SMILE Factory with the last one you can't see anything similar. So I think it's &lt;strong&gt;not another key to the Factory.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k1zC5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wipsz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though the other is much smaller on the picture, if you zoom in, you can see that the &lt;strong&gt;key for Law's chain is round.&lt;/strong&gt; On the other side &lt;strong&gt;Doflamingo's key has the shape of a heart.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is, that the &lt;strong&gt;left one has a little hook...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YnYgu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wipsz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think this is just speculation, but I think even if it's one of these two options it would be the key to Law's chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, it's a key to something new, maybe even more important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:13:00.517" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:13:00.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16759" CreationDate="2014-07-09T19:18:03.313" Score="4" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Selectors battle, there is a large wheel or clock that decides which Selector goes first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Selectors are represented by their deck colour (eg. Yuzuki - Red Deck, Ruko - White Deck)&#xA;The image below is from when Ruko battled Yuzuki, And it's clear that Ruko gets to go first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how could we tell who goes first if both Yuzuki and Ruko had the same coloured deck? Would the wheel be entirely one colour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of season 1 of the anime there have been no same-deck battles but maybe there is some external source of information about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bcguv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wheel of selection&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T20:40:47.483" Title="What happens when two selectors have the same deck colour?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11743" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11745" CreationDate="2014-07-09T19:36:18.727" Score="1" ViewCount="5130" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series Shura no Toki it shows the different generations of the mutsu enmei and their battles. I have watch the series and think that is great and recomend it to friends. I like the way that they have done this compared to different animes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am a little confused on why the writers decided to do different generations instead of like a lot of the other animes out there keep with one generation and follow them tell the end of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T19:39:20.580" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T09:29:24.927" Title="Why does Shura no Toki go through different generations in each season?" Tags="&lt;shura-no-toki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13004" CreationDate="2014-07-09T20:51:44.797" Score="1" ViewCount="434" Body="&lt;p&gt;What would happen if Doflamingo's Fakes touches water? Are they proofed against water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Chapter 752, Doflamingo appears as a &quot;Fake&quot; Doflamingo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGoQg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZK8TW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would Doflamingo lose his power?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would the fake Doflamingo lose his power or is he immune against water?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T12:44:26.020" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T13:31:46.427" Title="Are Doflamingo's Fakes waterproof?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11743" CreationDate="2014-07-10T01:20:41.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a bit of history here which puts this in perspective. In 1987, mangaka Kawahara Masatoshi first published &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shura_no_Mon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shura no Mon&lt;/a&gt;. This  is a pretty standard martial arts manga in terms of setting and characters. It primarily follows a single character, Mutsu Tsukumoto. He practices a martial art Mutsu Enmei Ryuu. This martial arts style has apparently never been defeated in its 1000 year history. Shura no Mon ran for 31 volumes and finished publication in 1996. It does have a sequel which began in 2010. It was never adapted as an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 1989, Kawahara began publishing a prequel manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shura_no_Toki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shura no Toki&lt;/a&gt;. This details the thousand-year history of Mutsu Enmei Ryuu and the Mutsu family. It has arcs for each of the major periods in Japanese history, each with different characters. This was published at a slower pace. In total, there were 15 volumes. The series ended in 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime adaptation of Shura no Toki occurred in 2004. They chose to adapt Shura no Toki rather than Shura no Mon, and covered 3 story arcs. Given the timing, this made more sense. Shura no Mon hadn't been released for 8 years, but Shura no Toki was still publishing and nearing its end, which is a good time for an anime adaptation. Of course, given the nature of the work, they adapted it in arcs rather than just doing a single one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit of a historical accident that Shura no Toki got an anime adaptation, while Shura no Mon didn't. I don't think there's a single really convincing reason why it happened. Partially, the timing wasn't great. Martial arts was big in the 1980s, but by the mid-90s (when an anime might have started) it had died down in popularity. Shura no Toki was better timed in that respect and also had the benefit of being more historically themed (and hence appealing to a larger group than just martial arts enthusiasts). There's plenty of other speculation as to why the prequel was the only part to be adapted as an anime, but in any event that's the fact of the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the reason why Shura no Toki took that approach is because it was always designed and intended as a prequel to Shura no Mon, which has the more traditional single protagonist. However, in English, the Shura no Toki anime is the only one with a sizable following since neither manga is well known. Without that context, the style of the anime seems somewhat strange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T01:20:41.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11736" CreationDate="2014-07-10T03:27:55.033" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sage Mode of the slugs is &lt;em&gt;somewhat related&lt;/em&gt; to the Sage Mode of Hashirama Senju (First Hokage). He learnt Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Woods/Forest, a legendary place that is equally famous as Mount Myōboku (toad) and Ryūchi Cave (snake). It is the home of the slug Katsuyu, parts of which are summoned by Tsunade and one of her disciples, Sakura Haruno. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hashirama's fight with Madara, it appears that he enters a &lt;em&gt;Sage Mode&lt;/em&gt; (bottom right corner) similar to Tsunade's, with a diamond shape tatoo-like symbol in her forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/46Q0t.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it is not explicitly said neither in the manga nor in the anime that Tsunade enters Sage Mode, it is clear that Hashirama did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T17:19:29.240" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T17:19:29.240" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11747" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11749" CreationDate="2014-07-10T03:46:03.140" Score="7" ViewCount="7564" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much are &quot;cens&quot; in FMA worth? Is there some sort of canon answer to this, or can something at least be inferred from the manga / either anime series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T07:24:45.393" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T07:24:45.393" Title="How much are &quot;cens&quot; worth?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11747" CreationDate="2014-07-10T03:56:22.990" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Working off of some manga / Brotherhood details, we can reach some sort of approximation. I am not sure if there are any details in any of the guidebooks to give a clearer answer and so am only working off what I've seen in the series itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ed borrows 520 cenz from Roy. He uses this to make a phone call (via a pay phone) to Winry. Admittedly this may be a costlier &quot;long-distance&quot; phone call, but this doesn't matter much - from later details we can still reach a similar conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Roy asks for the money to be returned, Ed first gives him 500 cenz. Roy gets annoyed, and Ed tells him he's stingy for caring so much about 20 cenz. Ed also pays back Roy in coins.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Hong Kong dub of FMA, 520 cenz is translated to be $5.2, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=5.2%20hkd%20to%20usd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;which isn't much in Hong Kong dollars&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According the Wiki (which argues that cenz is approximately equal to JPY), &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XbHKg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cenz comes both in paper bills and coins&lt;/a&gt;. This, along with the fact that we see Roy with a bunch of coins when he calls Hawkeye, implies that the coins should be of lesser value (which is usually the case in real life currencies that also use paper). After all, pay phone calls within the same city can't cost &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FdtF9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Given that Ed gets 520 cenz &lt;em&gt;coins&lt;/em&gt; from Mustang (as seen at the end of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzeMaTcmdE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;), and taking the considerations in the last point into account, 520 is a relatively small value.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people have argued that Ed was mad about having to pay 100 cenz for coffee in Briggs, which might imply that he finds it too expensive. But given the above and the context (him being given a cup of coffee by a doctor, which he finds out afterwards that he's to pay for), it's more reasonable to assume that Ed is annoyed by the fact that he has to pay for (bad) coffee in the first place (without warning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rsDN8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, the value of a single &quot;cenz&quot; doesn't seem to be much. Given that this is a Japanese manga, the most reasonably assumption would be that &quot;cenz&quot; is approximately equal to the Japanese yen in terms of value and/or worth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T18:30:19.433" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T18:30:19.433" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11739" CreationDate="2014-07-10T04:24:10.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This particular trick is hard to name, because it is so specific to circumstance. It is a form of psychological manipulation which can be categorized as &lt;strong&gt;misdirection&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdirection_%28magic%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;diversion&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distraction&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; or a &lt;strong&gt;confidence trick&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_trick&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; However, it falls most directly under the title of &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kansas City Shuffle&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Shuffle#The_scheme&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KansasCityShuffle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt;{note 1}&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trick essentially goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The victim expects to be conned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The victim figures out how to avoid a &lt;em&gt;different&lt;/em&gt; con, thinking they've avoided the con altogether.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The victim then ends up being taken by the original, hidden con.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Ging's case, it's something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Zodiacs are expecting that Ging wants to further his goal to become chairman (since he elected himself).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Because Ging introduced the rule #5 decoy, Pariston and the others talk him out of it, and think they've foiled his plan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;They don't realize that the con plan was actually rules #1 through #4, and they accept his terms. (Not like they really had a choice&amp;mdash;but they are now okay with it.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, since the term &lt;em&gt;Kansas City Shuffle&lt;/em&gt; is not a common one, I'd file this most closely as a simple &lt;em&gt;diversion&lt;/em&gt;. He is introducing something to draw attention away from something else which, at its core, is just plain and simple psychological diversion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Footnotes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdirection_%28magic%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Misdirection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distraction&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Distraction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;[3]&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_trick&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Confidence trick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;[4]&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Shuffle#The_scheme&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Kansas City Shuffle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;[5]&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KansasCityShuffle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes: Kansas City Shuffle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;{note 1}&lt;/sup&gt; The Wikipedia article focuses somewhat on song by that name from 2006. The &quot;scheme&quot; section covers well enough what the basic idea is, but honestly, the TV Tropes article is more clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T04:24:10.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3814" CreationDate="2014-07-10T11:05:52.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As can probably be seen by the response, the way the question is made can lead to misleading answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akira was filmed completely using 24 distinct images per second to achieve 24 frames per second. This is normally called &quot;shooting on ones&quot;, where no frames are repeated consecutively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most animation is done &quot;on twos&quot;, which mean 12 distinct images per second are used to achieve 24 frames per second, by repeating as necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Anime is done from 2 to 12 distinct images per second to achieve 24 frames per second, by repeating as necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;High-Quality studios usually use a mix, having some animation running on ones but the majority of the feature running on twos (Ghibly, for example, does this a lot, usually it's very obvious in the smoothness of the animation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akira is the most famous animated full feature done in &quot;true&quot; 24fps for the whole length of the movie. I'd argue the other most famous one is the unreleased &quot;The Thief and the Cobbler&quot;, partly due to its bizarre history and partly because when talking about the fact that it's done &quot;on ones&quot; is always mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer to your question is, if taken literally, that no, it's not the only one &quot;filmed&quot; at 24fps (most, if not all, are). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your actual question is &quot;yes&quot;, as it's the only full-length anime production &lt;strong&gt;animated&lt;/strong&gt; on ones, at the full 24fps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on whether you want to consider &quot;The Thief and the Cobbler&quot; (being as it is unreleased), it is the only &quot;modern&quot; (post-1950) full-length animated feature &lt;strong&gt;animated&lt;/strong&gt; on ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would've given the willfully obtuse answer to your literal question instead of your intended question, but I see that's been done already :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7546" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T11:05:52.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12775" CreationDate="2014-07-10T11:52:05.360" Score="1" ViewCount="1337" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of you may know &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Beyond_Birthday&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Beyond Birthday&lt;/a&gt;. He was born with Shinigami eyes so he didn't need to make the Shinigami eye deal. So, Beyond Birthday's victims were supposed to die soon, because their lifespans were over. But how the hell could he read the lifespans of humans? I always thought only Shinigami could understand the meanings of the lifespan numbers. Can somebody explain this to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T19:10:03.613" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T02:02:22.190" Title="How could Beyond Birthday read lifespans?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12864" CreationDate="2014-07-10T13:03:19.477" Score="8" ViewCount="23312" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Death Note, I am not aware of whether Light actually truly loved or cared about anyone although at the beginning of the series you could say he loved his parents perhaps. But it seems that he was at least shown to be as an intellectual person who just so happened to be bored or well tired with the way life was (e.g. criminals everywhere, continuous injustice that happened towards people etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may have missed something from the anime and I haven't read the mangas (so please correct me if I'm wrong) but did Light ever truly love anyone? I want a canon answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T13:20:33.060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T02:39:25.673" Title="Did Light truly love anyone?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12756" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12859" CreationDate="2014-07-10T13:34:24.660" Score="3" ViewCount="1410" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know name of the song that plays at 01:15 when Lady Scheherazade released the final Aberrant Magic granted to her (or, well, her clone version, anyway)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find a link; the only one I have is probably an illegal one anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is in episode 25 (final episode) of Magi - the Kingdom of Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T21:25:18.810" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T21:25:56.737" Title="What is the name of the song playing at 01:15 of Magi, ep 25?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12758" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12765" CreationDate="2014-07-10T14:00:32.553" Score="15" ViewCount="54397" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was browsing around, finding a new anime to watch. And came along, &lt;em&gt;Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru OVA&lt;/em&gt; and found it to be a very long name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the longest anime name or is there an anime with a longer name out there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T16:06:23.930" LastActivityDate="2019-12-08T09:59:29.680" Title="What is the longest anime title?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12759" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-10T14:01:36.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Wars!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rail Wars!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T19:49:38.997" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T19:49:38.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12760" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-10T14:01:36.027" Score="0" Body="Rail Wars! is a light novel series written by Takumi Toyoda. " OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T19:49:38.997" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T19:49:38.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2014-07-10T17:02:50.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he loved his family. And I don't think he was just acting when his father died. He was just corrupted by the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T23:45:39.323" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T23:45:39.323" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12758" CreationDate="2014-07-10T17:16:47.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some pretty good contenders are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shuurai! Tornado Daisakusen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as a bonus, I discovered a Gintama Episode (S2 Ep.53) with a particularly long name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Sutoresu wa hage no gen'in ni naru ga sutoresu o tamenai yōni ki o kubaruto sokode mata sutoresu ga tamarunode kekkyoku bokurani dekiru koto nante nanimo nai&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Stress Makes You Bald, But It's Stressful To Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out Anyway, So In The End There's Nothing You Can Do&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T17:16:47.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12758" CreationDate="2014-07-10T17:54:22.297" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so I have been able to find a definitive answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto Narutimate Hero 3: Finally a Clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indescriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is the longest titled anime with a large 107 characters or 87 characters without non-alphanumeric characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second Place goes to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Digimon Adventure 02: Zenpen Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! - Kouhen Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With 104 characters, 85 alphanumeric&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Third,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Z Special: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen - Freezer ni Idonda Z Senshi Son Gokuu no Chichi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;102 characters, 82 without.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I discovered this by writing a small Python script to iterate through a dump of AniDB's database of anime titles and check each one, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.anidb.net/w/API&quot;&gt;which you can find on their site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone is interested, you can find the script here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/ianfhunter/43599d30384b9b7aa0c6&quot;&gt;https://gist.github.com/ianfhunter/43599d30384b9b7aa0c6&lt;/a&gt; (but I only hacked it up in 5 minutes, so it's nothing special)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The shortest is C)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-01-15T06:34:19.470" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T06:34:19.470" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12758" CreationDate="2014-07-10T18:03:18.357" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I took all anime titles from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?c[0]=a&amp;amp;c[1]=b&amp;amp;c[2]=c&amp;amp;o=3&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;tag=&amp;amp;sy=0&amp;amp;sm=0&amp;amp;sd=0&amp;amp;ey=0&amp;amp;em=0&amp;amp;ed=0&amp;amp;show=0&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;, parsed and sorted them by length:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen - Freezer ni Idonda Z Senshi Son Goku no Chi    100&#xA;Naruto: Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo! Special: Konoha Annual Sports Festival  98&#xA;Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab    96&#xA;Crayon Shin-chan Manatsu no Yoru ni Ora Sanjou! Arashi wo Yobu Den-O VS Shin-O 60-bu Special!!  94&#xA;Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken no Maki / Dover Kaikyouno Daikuuchuusen no Maki   93&#xA;Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! / Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental  90&#xA;Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure - Dent to Takeshi! Gyarados no Gekirin!!  90&#xA;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki   89&#xA;Senki Zesshou Symphogear G: In the Distance, That Day, When the Star Became Music... OVA    88&#xA;Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran - Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata 87&#xA;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven - Tachikoma no Hibi 87&#xA;Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari - Magica Quartet x Nisioisin 87&#xA;Dragon Ball Z Special 2: Zetsubou e no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chousenshi - Gohan to Trunks 87&#xA;Detective Conan OVA 07: A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys  86&#xA;Detective Conan OVA 05: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation  86&#xA;Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai - Toki to Yami wo Meguru Saigo no Bouken  86&#xA;Yatterman the Movie: Shin Yattermecha Osu Gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Koron  86&#xA;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D - Tachikoma no Hibi    84&#xA;Ichigo 100%: Koi ga Hajimaru?! Satsuei Gasshuku - Yureru Kokoro ga Higashi e Nishi e    84&#xA;Keroro Gunsou Movie 5: Tanjou! Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!! 83&#xA;Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi. - Sake to Kikoushi ~ Murasaki Kishikibu to Kintou  82&#xA;Kagachi-sama Onagusame Tatematsurimasu: Netorare Mura Inya Hanashi - The Animation  82&#xA;Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter Sanctuary - Yomigaerishi Gold Saint-tachi no Shinwa  82&#xA;Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom Tokubetsu Hen: Ivan no Wakusei - Robot to Ningen no Yuujou  82&#xA;Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri   81&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?list=9&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; (parsing is not ideal and some titles have &quot;-phrases like this-&quot; in them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō Tanjō! Kyūkyoku Keroro Kiseki no Jikūjima de Arimasu!!  82&#xA;Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights    80&#xA;Prince Mackaroo: Peril at the Full Moon Road - A 'Rare' Adventure of Our Prince-    80&#xA;Soreike! Anpanman: Minna Atsumare! Anpanman World Komusubiman to Omatsuri Robot 79&#xA;Suteki desu wa, Sakura-chan! Tomoyo no Cardcaptor Sakura Katsuyaku Video Nikki! 79&#xA;Animation Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan: Nippon no Anime wa Watashi ga Tsukuru! 2  78&#xA;Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE II ~Watashi o Ai Shita Kuro Oolong-cha~  78&#xA;Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative TWO -Kobayashi Opera to Kokū no Ōgarasu-  78&#xA;Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 3: Keroro Tai Keroro - Tenkū Daikessen de Arimasu!   77&#xA;Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative ONE -Kobayashi Opera to 5-mai no Kaiga-   77&#xA;Glass no Kamen Desu ga Onna Spy no Koi! Murasaki no Bara wa Kiken na Kaori!?    76&#xA;Detective Conan: Conan Edogawa &amp;amp; Heiji Hattori versus Kid the Phantom Thief 75&#xA;Ham Ham Grand Prix - The Miracle of Aurora Valley ~Ribon-chan's Close Call~ 75&#xA;Hamuchanzu no Takara Sagashi Daisaku - Hamuhaa! Sutekina Umi no Natsuyasumi 75&#xA;Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume The Movie 3 ~http://takanotsume.jp wa Eien ni~ 75&#xA;Meitantei Conan: Agasa kara no Chōsenjō! Agasa vs. Conan &amp;amp; Shōnen Tanteidan 75&#xA;My mental choices are completely interfering with my school romantic comedy 75&#xA;Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom 75&#xA;Japan Air Self Defence Force Tactical Training Squadron 801 T.T.S. Airbats  74&#xA;Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Paradi-chu! Hamutarō to Fushigi no Oni no Ehonto  74&#xA;Tottoko Hamutaro: Hamutaro no Otanjōbi - Mama o Tazunete Sanzen Techitechi  74&#xA;Kikaider-01: The Animation: Guitar o Motta Shōnen - Kikaider vs. Inazuman   73&#xA;Maison Ikkoku: Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime Return   73&#xA;Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki   73&#xA;Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions: Depth of Field - Love and Hate Theater    72&#xA;Magical Witch Academy - Boku to Sensei no Magical Lesson - The Animation    72&#xA;Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahō Shōjo the TV    72&#xA;Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman Tamashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu    72&#xA;Tony's Heroine Series: Kanojo wa Hanayome Kōhosei? Cinderella Collection    72&#xA;Chōjū Kishin Dancougar: Ushinawareta Mono-tachi e no Chinkonka [Requiem]    72    &#xA;Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru    72&#xA;Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan 71&#xA;Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana 71&#xA;Street Fighter II: Yomigaeru Fujiwara-kyō - Toki o Kaketa Fighter-tachi 71&#xA;Chiisana Kyojin Microman: Daigekisen! Microman VS Saikyō Senshi Gorgon  70&#xA;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition 'Zero Requiem'  70&#xA;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition 'Black Rebellion'  70&#xA;Dream 9 Toriko &amp;amp; One Piece &amp;amp; Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!!  70&#xA;Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram  70&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This list is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/all&quot;&gt;Anime Planet&lt;/a&gt; titles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudo Shinichi: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab  94&#xA;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black-Dream-Hole no Kiseki  90&#xA;Glass no Kamen Desu ga the Movie: Onna Spy no Koi! Murasaki no Bara wa Kiken na Kaori!? 87&#xA;Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran: Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata  86&#xA;Chou Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou 5: Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!!   85&#xA;Detective Conan OVA 5: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation   85&#xA;Meitantei Conan OVA 7: Agasa-sensei no Chousenjou! Agasa vs Conan &amp;amp;Shounen Tanteidan    84&#xA;My youth romantic comedy is wrong as I expected., My Teen RomanticComedy SNAFU OVA  82&#xA;Hamtaro Movie 3: Ham Ham Gran Prix Aurora Tani no Kiseki: Ribbon-chanKiki Ippatsu   81&#xA;Zettai Karen Children: Generous Treatment! Natsuko and Hotaru's B.A.B.E.L. Report   81&#xA;Puchimas! Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri    80&#xA;Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights    80&#xA;Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III -Love is the Pulse of the Stars- 79&#xA;My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy OVA 79&#xA;One Piece Movie 8: The Desert Princess and the Pirates - Adventures in Alabasta 79&#xA;Engaged to the Unidentified: Mite. Are ga Watashitachi no Tomatteiru Ryokan yo. 79&#xA;Gekijouban Metal Fight Beyblade vs Taiyou: Shakunetsu no Shinryakusha Sol Blaze 79&#xA;Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition Kanketsu Hen: Jiyuu no Daishou 79&#xA;Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition III: The Hell Fire of Destiny   77&#xA;Yatterman: Shin Yattermecha Osu gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Koron!   77&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Get &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9dzgs_dkXAIaVkzN1Jfek5oYnc/edit?usp=sharing&quot;&gt;the unparsed pages&lt;/a&gt; containing all these titles saved as text, and maybe you'll be able to parse it better than me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T22:30:17.147" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T22:30:17.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2014-07-10T18:19:26.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't really exercised in the show, we can't tell. All we see is Light being fed up with life until he gets the Death Note...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that he didn't really love Misa though as he never actually expresses any feelings for her at all. As for this father, it looks like he is expressing genuine feelings for his father when he is dying in episode 29, however at the time he is only thinking about how important it is to kill off Mello.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T18:19:26.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12817" CreationDate="2014-07-10T18:59:13.750" Score="1" ViewCount="1249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed she was able to do this after drinking Pip Bernadotte's freely-offered blood. when she was about to die from not wanting to drink blood. after she drinks it her left arm is replaced by a mass of chaotic black and orange shadow matter that usually manifests as a whip-like tendril. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When in the world did she learn how to do that. I have watched it over and over again trying to figure out when she knows she is able to have that happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T19:07:57.060" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T07:24:17.197" Title="When did Victoria Seras figure out she can make her blood do things?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12770" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-10T19:50:48.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shura_no_Toki_%E2%80%93_Age_of_Chaos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shura no Toki – Age of Chaos&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T19:50:48.463" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T19:50:48.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12771" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-10T19:50:48.463" Score="0" Body="Shura no Toki - Age of Chaos (Mutsu Enmei Ryū Gaiden: Shura no Toki) is a manga series by Masatoshi Kawahara. It is a prequel to Shura no Mon. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T19:50:48.463" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T19:50:48.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-10T20:43:18.127" Score="1" ViewCount="3200" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest episode (filler, obviously...) of Naruto Shippuden, episode 368 the expression &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;to show your guts&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;was flying all over the place. I've tried Googling around, but didn't manage to find what it meant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it means something along the lines of &lt;em&gt;showing your most inner feelings&lt;/em&gt;, but I'm not entirely certain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: English isn't my native language, so don't judge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7552" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T01:12:00.240" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T06:31:53.260" Title="What did Madara mean by &quot;showing our guts&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12772" CreationDate="2014-07-10T21:36:41.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oxford Advanced Learners English Dictionary defines guts in 4. (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do sth difficult or unpleasant. So &quot;show your guts&quot; means you challenge to someone to show / demonstrate his courage / determination to do something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T21:36:41.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12772" CreationDate="2014-07-10T21:46:15.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be &lt;em&gt;gutsy&lt;/em&gt; is to be courageous or brave. Madara says that they should &quot;show their guts&quot;. In other words, they should prove their courage, or show how brave they are by example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T21:46:15.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12750" CreationDate="2014-07-10T22:41:50.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the wiki about &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami_Eyes#Humans_Seeing_Lifespans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinigami Eyes&lt;/a&gt; it says in L: Change the WorLd L himself presumably could read it (though i haven't read the novel so i don't how L Would see it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reason which would explain how L and Beyond could read lifespans is expressed in the Wiki and that the numbers are infact apart of a complex mathematical algorithm which Shinigami intuitively know. while i can't say anything about Beyond if L could read lifespans then this theory would relate to him as L was practically a genius (though the method he would use to confirm his finding is unknown), as such, because Beyond was to be made as L's Successor one could assume he may be just as smart and having the eyes he worked out the formula.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that the understanding of lifespans are engrave into a Shinigami's Eyeballs. when the eye deal is made the Shinigami isn't rendered blind and probably can still read lifespans so the person who made the deal has their power, not their understanding. It's mentioned on the wiki about Beyond Birthday that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mello wonders if a Shinigami dropped its eyeballs to Earth (instead of a Death Note)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;without knowing who the Shinigami is and what has happened to them the line says it dropped it's &lt;em&gt;eyeballs&lt;/em&gt;, not it's &lt;em&gt;eyes&lt;/em&gt; which the latter is normally used to describe the power gained from the eye deal. now assuming that Mello's thinking is correct and the understanding is engraved in the eyeballs then Beyond, from birth, had the understanding to read them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also doesn't necessarily contradict my previous assumption or the wiki as the understanding of the formula may be engraved into the eyeballs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcause, it should be noted that Tsugumi Ohba states that Light's lifespan was actually a complex mathematical formula while the rest seen are just random numbers, this is where the assumption of the lifespan being a formula came from, aside from that it's not know how even Shinigami can understand a humans's lifespan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T02:02:22.190" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T02:02:22.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11723" CreationDate="2014-07-11T00:30:58.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As also stated in the comment's the 3 remaining races are already known and are the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;dwarf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fairy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;demonia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3 respected race's have not yet been ranked, but will most likely fill the blank spots of rank 8, 9 and 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/059k0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Source No game no life wiki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T00:30:58.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12778" CreationDate="2014-07-11T01:16:23.847" Score="6" ViewCount="1209" Body="&lt;p&gt;In session 23 at 14:45, is Ein hacking or is Ed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ein has the head band interface on that Jet was using to interface with the cult's net presence and Ed doesn't have her hands on the computer. It looks like Ein is hacking the cult's access point; is this the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7555" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T01:48:13.230" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T23:32:27.110" Title="In session 23 at 14:45, is Ein hacking or is Ed?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12777" CreationDate="2014-07-11T02:42:58.690" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm remembering this correctly, I'm pretty sure that it was Ein doing the heavy lifting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mIrSs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who hooked into this website got brainwashed (Ein had saved Jet from this by biting him), so I guess they figured if a Dog's brainwaves were used, the website won't be able to brainwash them. So it's Ein that's doing the controlling (you can see him twitching and moving) and it looks like everyone else was just monitoring his progress:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9kRuf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the site comes up, Jet says &quot;Ed, that's absolute perfection!&quot;, thinking that this was Ed's doing, but then it pans to Ed in front of her computer confused, and she wasn't typing on the keyboard at all while all these windows were opening/closing on the website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, from the bebop wikia page about &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ein&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to avoid having a human member of the Bebop crew be enlisted into the radical religious cult, S.C.R.A.T.C.H., Ein is put into the headgear that is used to link to the cult's website. Within seconds of being logged into their virtual lobby, Ein himself hacks into the underground portions of the site. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T02:52:22.360" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T02:52:22.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11554" CreationDate="2014-07-11T06:20:39.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think i found a possible answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DB Wiki &lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Goku, Supreme Kai, and Kibito observe what is happening down on&#xA;  Earth, Gohan grows increasingly impatient as Old Kai reads and laughs&#xA;  at comics instead of unlocking his power. Gohan soon loses his&#xA;  patience and angrily powers up, displaying an amazing power that&#xA;  illuminates the Supreme Kai planet. However, amazed at realizing that&#xA;  some of his power really was unlocked, Gohan apologizes to Old Kai,&#xA;  and resumes the ritual. &lt;strong&gt;After some time, the ritual is finally&#xA;  completed and Gohan is told to power up like he does for the Super&#xA;  Saiyan transformation; however, when he does, his appearance does not&#xA;  change, but his power and strength gain an awesome increase.&lt;/strong&gt; Gohan&#xA;  says goodbye to Supreme Kai, Old Kai, and his father Goku and is&#xA;  transported back to Earth by Kibito. Before Kibito transports back to&#xA;  the Supreme Kai planet, Gohan asks for the clothes reminiscent of his&#xA;  father's, to which Kibito happily complies. Kibito wishes Gohan good&#xA;  luck and transports back to the Supreme Kai planet. With his power&#xA;  finally released and the fate of the world now in his hands, Gohan&#xA;  flies off to confront the new Majin Buu: Super Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So it seems when Gohan get &quot;Mystic Gohan&quot;, even though he increased his Power his appearance didn't change. So he coulnd't transform in any other Saiyan form than the normal form, but still getting stronger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T06:20:39.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11560" CreationDate="2014-07-11T06:44:43.847" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I found a possible answer, because I had a similar question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gohan&lt;/a&gt; article on Dragon Ball Wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, amazed at realizing that&#xA;  some of his power really was unlocked, Gohan apologizes to Old Kai,&#xA;  and resumes the ritual. &lt;strong&gt;After some time, the ritual is finally&#xA;  completed and Gohan is told to power up like he does for the Super&#xA;  Saiyan transformation; however, when he does, his appearance does not&#xA;  change, but his power and strength gain an awesome increase.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems when Gohan got &quot;Mystic Gohan&quot;, even though he increased his power, his appearance didn't change. So he couldn't transform in any other Saiyan form than the normal form, but he was still getting stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if he is able to change, but the fact is, there would be no difference. He already got all his power in his normal form, without a change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T07:30:58.997" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T07:30:58.997" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-11T07:55:48.060" Score="3" ViewCount="850" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga / Brotherhood, we learn that the reason human transmutation is forbidden is because it would otherwise allow people to create their own private armies (at least according to the man who talks to General Armstrong after she's transferred to Central). Right after that, we're shown the mannequin &quot;soldiers&quot;, implying that they're the results of some form of human transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's pretty obvious that the mannequins are different from the products produced by Ed, Al, Izumi Curtis, and Roy when they attempt (or are forced to attempt) human transmutation - in the case of the mannequins, the transmutation has actually produced what the alchemist probably wanted and is &quot;successful&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, what's the difference between the human transmutation referred to in the context of the mannequins and human transmutation as attempted by the sacrifices? Is the difference in result simply an issue of having a different intended result and/or maybe philosopher's stones, or is there potentially a different explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:41:28.773" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:41:28.773" Title="What makes the mannequins different from the results of the sacrifices' human transmutation attempts?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12783" CreationDate="2014-07-11T08:21:42.707" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's very simple. The so called act of &quot;human transmutation&quot; means that the intent of such alchemy is to create a fully functional human being, complete with memories, emotions, capability to feel and think. In other words, a perfect copy of a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mannequins are mere cannon fodder. They don't have the ability to feel or have complex thoughts. They are just war machines following the order. That was the original intent with which they were created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compared to transmuted people, mannequins are much simpler, and as a result pose a much lesser threat to the world. Imagine if human transmutation went perfectly every time, and that you could create any number of smart, ingenuous people. What would bad alchemists do? Recreate evil geniuses of the past maybe, which would be much more dangerous than a bunch of brainless soldier mannequins. That's one of the reasons why human transmutation is forbidden, aside from being impossible to perform perfectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T08:21:42.707" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12772" CreationDate="2014-07-11T09:05:13.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From context and the discussions in the show about the reasons that wars persist and continue (bits and pieces from Nagato, Naruto &amp;amp; Jiraiya at different points in time) - they are talking about how people cannot discern emotions and thoughts of others directly, meaning people cannot know the true feelings of others. Which in turn causes misunderstanding, differences in opinion and emotion to the end result of conflict, culminating in war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this overall theme, I think it is reasonable to understand this (possibly mistranslated phrase) to mean - show our internal feelings/emotions/thoughts to the other (internal  &amp;lt;-&gt; guts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T09:05:13.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2014-07-11T10:05:19.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misa served as a tool; Takada served as a tool; and his family just shouldn't get in his way, otherwise he would have killed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he reacted when Sayu got kidnapped by Mello.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that he only possessed a kind of responsibility-like feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At a certain point in the manga, I don't think that he loved anyone anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was focusing on achieving his goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7560" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T18:37:19.927" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T18:37:19.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-11T12:36:01.263" Score="1" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;All this time, I thought the manga was leading on that Saiga Furinji was the leader, but then  around chapter 570, it turns out some guy named Senzui was disguised as Saiga Furinji. Furthermore, it seems that they both shared the same disciple Satomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Senzui the One Shadow this entire time? How can they both even train Satomi if Senzui is always disguised and so is Saiga? What on earth is going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, who actually controls (or controlled) the One Shadow Nine Fists ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T12:36:01.263" Title="Who is the true leader of the One Shadow Nine Fists?" Tags="&lt;historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11737" CreationDate="2014-07-11T12:53:32.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Envy's form is understandable because he's actually really small and weak&#xA;so he has the desire to be as good as other individuals&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7560" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T12:53:32.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11688" CreationDate="2014-07-11T16:04:13.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone replied about Junon Boy on &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090317184028AA8Jyd9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt; 5 years ago. Hope this helps a little bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a beauty contest for young boys, like teenage boys. Junon is a magazine, like Seventeen. I don't know what they win, but I think many girls' readers vote, and I believe the winner will get some money and a contract with some actor/modeling agency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the contestants are just young boys who want to be actors/models.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7563" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T18:57:35.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11737" CreationDate="2014-07-11T19:39:26.523" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pride and Greed were always the hardest to explain to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sloth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sloth &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; the ability to move at extreme speeds and has incredible strength, but never wants to do it because it's &quot;such a bother.&quot; Being slothful doesn't mean you're slow or useless by nature, it means you choose to do as little as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Envy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Envy's true form is both hideous and weak. He wants the use of more beautiful peoples' appearances, and their strength. His large form is more of a mystery in regards to beauty, it might just be that his true form becomes that monstrosity when properly fueled with souls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theories for the other two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Greed 's ability is more indicative of his personality rather than the sin. He has his visage of being a powerful being who wants and wants and wants, but he's the most human of the homunculi in that he actually cares for his 'underlings.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pride&#xA;I'm not sure which theory I like better:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Pride is the first homunculus, and where the whole 'father' shenanigans started. That's the reason he's a child and he's pride because of the arrogance of creating near-humans. Or 2: Irony. He's the embodiment of the father'a pride but he takes the form of a child, usually associated with relying on others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7566" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T19:39:26.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13217" CreationDate="2014-07-11T19:58:40.543" Score="3" ViewCount="4337" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, first read &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this rule&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that means if you wrote something like John zeurtö dies peacefully in the year 2315, that wouldn't work because this date is beyond his lifespan. But that would mean, if you wrote a date thats within his actual lifespan, that would work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now, there's this &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;23 day rule&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, could the first example work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-02T22:49:36.433" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T16:31:57.700" Title="Death Note 23 Day rule?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12798" CreationDate="2014-07-11T20:38:51.077" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rules together means the following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assume I am dying of a fatal disease and expected to die in 14 days. If I would write that I would die of sexual exhaustion in 21 days, I would still die of the original disease in 14 days before the book can come into effect assuming the cause of death is reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I put that someone will die in 24 days of &quot;insert horrific image here&quot;, it will not occur as stated.  When I remember that rule tommorrow and write that you will die of the same thing on that date... well... it will not be fun to be you.  If you want to avoid that after reading the death note, I guess you can kill yourself and the deathnote will not stop you as that is the end of your normal lifespan.  Note: you should have brought a pen so you can edit the entry.  That works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T15:57:32.287" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T15:57:32.287" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6799" CreationDate="2014-07-11T21:52:01.213" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, crows can symbolise death as crows are known to pick at human corpses, it's not just that the crow is a dark bird, it is quite predatory in that sense. &#xA;It could be that the writer liked the film The Crow (!) (The lead actor- Bruce Lee's son Brandon Lee died during that film creepy, suspicious and sad)...&#xA;Also there is &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Madara Rider&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which is a World Heritage Site carving. Madara is the name of the horse (a horse universally represents power) that has a snake, a crow and a dog at it's feet, I wondered if the crow could represent Itachi, the Snake Sasuke (he works with it later) or Orochimaru, and Madara's dog seems to be Tobi (don't want to give anything away there though).&#xA;Also it's clear that that site must have been carved by Ninja's as it was carved up a straight 100 metre wall quite far down and people aren't sure how it could have been made, so there's your answer to that one:- IT WAS NINJA'S! (joking :D )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7567" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T21:52:01.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12804" CreationDate="2014-07-12T00:24:03.950" Score="6" ViewCount="1218" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's about a kid that looks and sounds around about 10 years old. He is special for some reason, and has to go through challenges or something. Also he has this long lost childhood friend that loves him. She is pale with white hair and wears like a white jump suit and like red mitts on her hands. She's super powerful and is always protecting him even when he doesn't realize it. The anime is also pretty bloody (so gore possibly). He is also shown never to believe in himself but people around him do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7568" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:26:49.057" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:26:49.057" Title="Anime where the protagonist has a long lost friend who loves him" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:33.387" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12802" CreationDate="2014-07-12T00:44:29.597" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds exactly like Deadman Wonderland. The characters you're describing are Shiro and Ganta. Shiro being the white haired childhood friend and Ganta the main character that sounds and looks like a 10-year old. Wiki: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3tkGl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T00:44:29.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12802" CreationDate="2014-07-12T00:47:53.580" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I read here, this is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6880/Deadman_Wonderland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deadman Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azAvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Deadman Wonderland&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At Deadman Wonderland, convicts are forced into brutal deathmatches for the amusement of the masses, the cheers of the crowd drowning out the screams of the dismembered. Even when Ganta befriends Shiro, an unusual female inmate, his dark fate crushes all hope —until he discovers the strange ability to wield his spilled blood as a weapon. Ganta learns his new skill might be related to the murderous man in red and uncovers disturbing secrets that could expose those who stole his freedom. He's determined to see justice served —but first he'll have to fight for his life in a prison that holds a million ways to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From MyAnimeList&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6446" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:44:00.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12841" CreationDate="2014-07-12T02:41:14.793" Score="7" ViewCount="19885" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of Tokyo ESP, Kagura is waiting for Yomi somewhere.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is Tokyo ESP a continuation to Ga-Rei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQe9V.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQe9Vl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kagura and Yomi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T18:50:36.643" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T15:36:57.597" Title="Why do Kagura and Yomi from Ga-Rei show up in Tokyo ESP?" Tags="&lt;ga-rei&gt;&lt;tokyo-esp&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="712" CreationDate="2014-07-12T09:38:40.757" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure Sasori's soul was still inactive, hence making him practically dead, allowing edo-tensei to take place. A question however could arise such as 'How can Sasori be resurrected if Kabuto didn't have his DNA?' Maybe he got his hands on Lady Chiyo's DNA and ... &#xA;Well, Sasori's Grandma so yeah!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7572" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T09:38:40.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12810" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12815" CreationDate="2014-07-12T16:23:43.000" Score="3" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's my fault for not watching from the first season, but I'm wondering, what exactly is this? it already appear in the very first episode in Hidamari Sketch × ☆☆☆ (Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi Mittsu), was he ever introduced in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/apI5r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;figure in question&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-12T19:37:13.253" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T21:25:55.497" Title="what is this green thing?" Tags="&lt;hidamari-sketch&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12811" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12812" CreationDate="2014-07-12T16:49:25.853" Score="4" ViewCount="1085" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mami was always fighting with both gun and ribbon. In the Rebellion movie, when Homura was fighting Mami, she can't break Mami's ribbon, but in the end, she was able to do that. How can this happen? And if Mami's ribbon already attached in Homura's feet (just like picture on the left), why didn't Mami just pulled her ribbon so Homura won't move? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BXrCe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Left: Homura right feet is tied by Mami&amp;#39;s ribbon. Right: Homura breaks the ribbon&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T05:38:52.603" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T05:38:52.603" Title="What exactly is Mami's power?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12811" CreationDate="2014-07-12T19:06:50.983" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mami could entrap Homura with her ribbon at any time, but decided to play fair and square during the duel − she didn't use the ribbon to her advantage. The whole gun duel was Mami's way to show that Homura can't beat her and do whatever Mami thought Homura was planning to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Homura stops time after throwing away her gun, Mami's face changes from satisfied smirk to focused, alerted expression. Mami doesn't know what Homura might do next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Homura tries to, what appears to be, commit suicide by shooting herself in the head, Mami gets scared and tries to save her as she pulls the trigger by grabbing the ribbon and pulling Homura away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, it becomes apparent that Mami never wanted Homura's death. After all they were just drinking tea together peacefully a few moments ago. Mami's intent to keep Homura alive overweights the will to keep attached to her with the ribbon, and so the ribbon gives in to the bullet and tears up, letting Mami out of contact with Homura, which in turn freezes Mami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T05:36:27.603" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T05:36:27.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12810" CreationDate="2014-07-12T21:25:55.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Ume sensei dressed as a Pokemon (metapod). Ume sensei is voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ume_Aoki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ume Aoki&lt;/a&gt;, the manga artist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7562" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T21:25:55.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12768" CreationDate="2014-07-12T21:51:58.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I have read the manga, I think it's not a learned ability, but rather a power to show that by drinking Pip's blood, she became a full-fledged vampire, so her body started to heal and she became more powerful. Also it seems that the tendril acts on instinct rather than her direct will. Hope this helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7578" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T19:00:09.680" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T19:00:09.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11570" CreationDate="2014-07-13T00:27:42.973" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer will not provide you with any deeper meaning on what it would mean to own your personal spoon and/or fork, but it will tell you &lt;strong&gt;how Makise got her spoon&lt;/strong&gt; and why she wanted a matching fork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Steins;Gate: &lt;strong&gt;Aishin Meizu no Babel&lt;/strong&gt; (The story from Makise Kurisu's POV) you can see how Makise gets her personal spoon for her tenth birthday from her father and was supposed to get her personal fork from him a year after that on her eleventh birthday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QLbDa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QLbDam.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXGWu.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXGWum.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then on her eleventh birthday, she gave her father proof that time machines should be impossible to build. He became outraged over this and instead of giving her anything, he told her he would prove her wrong and erase her from this earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f8elb.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f8elbm.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vvckj.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vvckjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess her wanting her personal fork, would mean that she wanted to patch things up with her father and become wanted again by him. Which can be seen when Ferris lets her listen to the tape both their fathers had made 16 years earlier, when she called him after all these years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Not much had changed though, he still hadn't been able to built the time machine and he still wanted to erase her existence in 2010.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m2gkr.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m2gkrm.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3lKdz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3lKdzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T00:27:42.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11676" CreationDate="2014-07-13T06:17:30.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese is actually a sound poor language. Unlike English, which can be considered as a sound rich language, Japanese language misses many syllabic sounds like the letter 'l'. There is no specific pronunciation of the letter 'l' from English language in Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the pronunciation for letter 'l' in Japanese is actually eru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a link to all Japanese sounds possible &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hiragana#Table_of_hiragana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T06:34:45.453" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T06:34:45.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12898" CreationDate="2014-07-13T07:25:31.930" Score="5" ViewCount="25065" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Yato named Yukine, he gave him three names - Yuki, Yukine, and Setsuki.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What's the point of the different names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T19:09:50.020" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T05:09:56.660" Title="Why does Yukine have three different names?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9536" CreationDate="2014-07-13T17:59:31.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The continuity is very slightly more clear in the novels. Episode 0 is the movie that the SOS Brigade films to show at the school festival during &quot;Live Alive&quot;. In the novels, the Brigade makes the movie during &lt;em&gt;The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;, the second novel in the series, which is adapted to anime in the last four episodes of Series 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The novels &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt; both take place before &lt;em&gt;The Sigh&lt;/em&gt;, so the episodes based on those novels--&quot;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&quot; parts 1-6, &quot;The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya&quot;, &quot;Mysterique Sign&quot;, and &quot;Remote Island Syndrome&quot;, all take place before Episode 0. As senshin mentions, &quot;Live Alive&quot;, &quot;Day of Sagittarius&quot;, and &quot;Someday in the Rain&quot; take place after Episode 0. &quot;The Day of Sagittarius&quot; was in the fifth novel, &lt;em&gt;The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;, and &quot;Live Alive&quot; and &quot;The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00&quot; (our Episode 0) were in the sixth novel, &lt;em&gt;The Wavering of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;. Both of these novels are random collections of shorts that cover different time periods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T18:23:29.487" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T18:23:29.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3339" CreationDate="2014-07-13T18:18:07.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't watch it extensively, and I never had much contact with the original material, but here's what I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series name was changed to &quot;Mew Mew Power&quot;. They did the usual character name changes; the main heroine Ichigo became &quot;Zoey&quot;, Mint became &quot;Corina&quot;, Lettuce became &quot;Bridget&quot;, etc. You can see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tokyo_Mew_Mew_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;full list here&lt;/a&gt;. The music was changed to American-style pop. As far as I know, there weren't extensive edits for content and the plot wasn't really changed, although some characters come off differently because of how the dialogue is written, or because of the way the American voice actors play them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T18:18:07.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6155" CreationDate="2014-07-13T18:24:26.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only read a bit of the manga, but as far as I can tell, the manga was more of a focused satire on the state of Japan's economy and politics in the '90s and early 2000s (a bit more like the later, similar series &lt;em&gt;Nerima Daikon Brothers&lt;/em&gt;). It didn't have as much genre parody as the anime did. It also had the character of Elgala, a third ACROSS agent who works alongside Excel and Hyatt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T18:24:26.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12835" CreationDate="2014-07-13T18:37:30.333" Score="44" ViewCount="564830" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched just the 2006 Fate/Stay Night anime series. I know there are other series in the franchise (Fate/Zero, Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya), as well as the Unlimited Blade Works movie, and the manga. I don't intend to read the visual novel since it's hundreds of dollars to import it, plus it's insanely long. What order should I take these works in, and are there any I can skip without losing out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T22:49:36.307" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T23:03:44.467" Title="What is the viewing order of Fate-related works?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12833" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-13T18:42:56.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_ESP&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo ESP&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T18:42:56.527" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T18:42:56.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12834" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-13T18:42:56.527" Score="0" Body="Tokyo ESP is a manga series by Hajime Segawa." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T18:42:56.527" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T18:42:56.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12832" CreationDate="2014-07-13T20:03:22.990" Score="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ask five people this question, you'll get six answers. There are conflicting opinions on this, and I'll try to outline the major options available in this answer. But first, a tl;dr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;tl;dr&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you only want to watch anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/27821/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_-_Prologue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;prologue&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22297/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first half&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/28701/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;second half&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wait for &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25537/Fate/stay_night:_Heavens_Feel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then, watch the Fate/Zero anime (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10087/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first half&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11741/Fate/Zero_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;second half&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're willing to do whatever:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read the &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v11&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/stay night visual novel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Optionally, watch the Ufotable versions of Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch the F/Z anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is generally agreed that Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero are the two core works of the Fate series. They both come in multiple forms. Whatever you do, consuming these two works in some form is the first thing you should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate/stay night was originally &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v11&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 2004 visual novel&lt;/a&gt; that had three routes - Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heaven's Feel (in that order).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/356/Fate/stay_night&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2006 anime by DEEN&lt;/a&gt; mostly adapted the Fate route.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6922/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2010 movie by DEEN&lt;/a&gt; adapted a highly condensed form of the the Unlimited Blade Works route.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22297/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall 2014&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/28701/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring 2015&lt;/a&gt; saw &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; adaptation of Fate/stay night, this time by Ufotable, which adapts the Unlimited Blade Works route.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At some point in the future, Ufotable will release &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25537/Fate/stay_night:_Heavens_Feel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a movie or series of movies that will adapt Heaven's Feel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is also a manga series that (I believe) adapts the Fate route, but I'm going to ignore it, because it's generally thought to not be that great.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate/Zero is a prequel to Fate/stay night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was originally &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/3649/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a light novel series&lt;/a&gt; (2007). Fate/Zero has no concept of routes, so all media of Fate/Zero cover the same material, more or less.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It had &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/25191/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a manga adaptation&lt;/a&gt; (started in 2011; ongoing). It was pretty good, but if you want to read it, I recommend that you do so after watching the Fate/Zero anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was adapted into a 2-cour anime by Ufotable in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10087/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall 2011&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/11741/Fate/Zero_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring 2012&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below, I discuss some possible scenarios for consuming F/sn and F/Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;You want to stick to watching anime&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the best option is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works. Then, once Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel comes out, watch that. Finally, watch the F/Z anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next-best option is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watch the F/Z anime. Then, watch Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works. When Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel comes out, watch that, too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are pros and cons to watching F/Z first vs. watching F/sn first. Each one spoils material for the other. On the whole, though, I feel that watching F/sn first is the correct choice, since this is the &amp;quot;production order&amp;quot; of the series - the F/sn visual novel followed by the F/Z light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For incredibly spoilery details on how they spoil each other, see below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; If you watch F/Z first, you know how messed up the Matou family is; you know that the Grail is corrupt; you know about Kiritsugu's affiliation with the Einzberns; you know that Sakura and Rin are sisters; you know that Kotomine is not a good guy. These are all major reveals in Fate and Heaven's Feel, and I think that knowing these things in advance impedes one's enjoyment of those routes.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; On the other hand, if you watch F/sn first, you know how the Fourth Grail War ends - but this isn't a bad thing. That's how all the original readers of Fate/Zero went into it, and Urobuchi Gen wrote the light novels with that in mind - the dramatic irony that &lt;em&gt;we&lt;/em&gt; know that everything's going to hell in a handbasket but &lt;em&gt;they&lt;/em&gt; don't is what gives F/Z a lot of its impact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not advise watching the DEEN F/sn anime (the TV series) it is poorly produced, both in terms of objective quality (art, animation, etc.) and in terms of faithful adaptation of the original work. If you &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; want to know what happens in the Fate route, I guess you could watch it, but honestly, lots of what happens in Fate is also referenced in UBW and Heaven's Feel, so you'll be able to piece it together after watching the Ufotable version of those two routes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also do not advise watching the UBW movie at all - Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works is strictly better in every way that I can think of (animation, pacing, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;But you already watched the DEEN F/sn anime&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, in that case, you're sort of in an &amp;quot;ideal&amp;quot; position - now you can watch Ufotable's version of UBW and (when it comes out) Heaven's Feel, and at the very end, Fate/Zero. This best emulates the &amp;quot;production order&amp;quot; of the Fate series without having to go to the visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;You are open to anything&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have one clear-best option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the F/sn visual novel. Then, watch the F/z anime. Optionally ― if you can grok Japanese or tolerate fan-translated light novels ― read the F/Z light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At any time after reading the UBW route, watch Ufotable's version of UBW; at any time after reading the Heaven's Feel route, watch Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel (assuming it has come out). The Ufotable version of UBW has a few extra scenes, and is generally agreed to be a very good adaptation of the visual novel (given the constraints of anime as a medium). So, if you want to see your favorite fight scenes animated, or just want to hear more lines by your waifu, I'd say go ahead and watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What about all the other Fate/asdfghjkl stuff?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this section, I've mentioned the major Fate/ works that people often have questions about; if you have any other questions, leave a comment and I'll update.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v50&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia is the sequel visual novel to F/sn (released in 2005). You can read this at any time after finishing the F/sn visual novel. It will probably be rather confusing if you've only watched the Ufotable versions of UBW and Heaven's Feel, since they do omit a fair bit of detail that is important to getting the jokes in Fate/hollow ataraxia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can't read Japanese, this may be an unpleasant experience. The English translation patch is... not great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya is a spinoff manga (parts &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/3526/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/13856/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/36131/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_3rei!!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;three&lt;/a&gt;) that shares characters and universe concepts with F/sn and F/Z but is otherwise rather dissimilar. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14829/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A 10-episode anime season&lt;/a&gt; aired in summer 2013 and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20509/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another 10-episode season (&amp;quot;2wei&amp;quot;)&lt;/a&gt; aired in summer 2014. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/27525/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei_Herz!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A third season (&amp;quot;2wei Herz&amp;quot;)&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled for summer 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch or read this at any time after finishing the F/sn visual novel or F/Z in any form. You will get more of the jokes if you've finished both and also gone through Fate/hollow ataraxia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Other Fate/gibberish&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of spinoffs. To name a few, Fate/apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/strange fake, Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC, Fate/Unlimited Codes, Fate/tiger colosseum, and Fate/Prototype. You can probably read/play any of these after reading the Fate/stay night visual novel or watching the 2006 DEEN anime or Ufotable UBW or Ufotable Heaven's Feel. None of them are particularly &amp;quot;important&amp;quot;, but you may find them fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The rest of the Nasuverse&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Fate/ series shares a universe with a number of other works by Nasu Kinoko (the author of F/sn), including &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2593/Kara_no_Kyoukai_1:_Fukan_Fuukei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v777&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahoutsukai no Yoru&lt;/a&gt;. Some of these are dependent on one another, but they're all essentially wholly decoupled from the Fate/ series. Read them if you like, or don't. Whichever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T20:48:02.653" CommentCount="19" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11581" CreationDate="2014-07-13T21:14:36.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading several articles and blog posts about this and I tweeted at a couple of the larger American conventions and one got back to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/Otakon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Otakon&lt;/a&gt; said that their main demographic is 18 to 28 year olds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Midwest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Midwest&lt;/a&gt; is not as big as Otakon, but several places online mention the average age is about 17/18.&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.threatormenace.com/2013/07/11/anime-midwest-dear-god-im-old&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Anime-Midwest: Dear God, I'm Old&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/laserorgy/archive/2010/04/05/anime-boston-10-improving-but-not-growing.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Boston&lt;/a&gt; seems to be reputed for hosting a young crowd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sites.google.com/site/anthropomorphicresearch/past-results/iarp-2014---3-fandom-project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A large-scale survey&lt;/a&gt; seems to indicate the average age for A-Kon in Dallas  is ~24&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a problem of fans &lt;em&gt;graduating&lt;/em&gt; from anime fandom, so that the average age stays the same and cons sometimes face problems with disappointing turnouts because of the constant promotion drive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the larger cons attract older attendees as they might visit them instead of smaller cons because of more work commitments and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T22:48:06.353" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T22:48:06.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-13T22:22:41.133" Score="6" ViewCount="1866" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madoka has a character song titled &quot;See You Tomorrow&quot; (またあした, Mata Ashita) while Sayaka and Kyoko have a duet song titled &quot;And I'm Home&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just found out that Homura and Mami don't have a character song (from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi wiki page&lt;/a&gt;) like Madoka, Sayaka, and Kyoko do. Are there any character songs for Homura and Mami? If there aren't, why didn't they make one for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Added to clarify&lt;/strong&gt;, by character song I mean&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A song whose vocals are credited to the character or characters singing the song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as per this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/26036/2869&quot;&gt;What is a “character song”?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2021-05-14T16:14:36.947" Title="Why is there no official character song for Homura and Mami?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12838" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12855" CreationDate="2014-07-13T22:43:05.743" Score="3" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the English dubbed Madman DVD release of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!&lt;/em&gt;, as part of of the extra segment &lt;em&gt;The Mysteries of Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt; on the first disk (episodes 1-3), it notes there is something different about the first and second episodes compared to when they aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The notes say &lt;em&gt;A Hostage With No Compromises&lt;/em&gt; was not aired because of a certain event and so &lt;em&gt;A Fruitless Lunchtime&lt;/em&gt; was aired with &lt;em&gt;The Man From the South&lt;/em&gt; as the first episode instead. What was this event, and how does it relate to &lt;em&gt;A Hostage With No Compromises&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T01:02:54.777" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T01:02:54.777" Title="What was the event that resulted in 2 episodes of Fumoffu being changed?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-13T22:48:41.590" Score="29" ViewCount="110577" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just a curious thought I had recently. Naruto has been in an awful lot of fights but I can't recall if he ever actually killed another person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T22:57:08.537" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T23:03:59.277" Title="Has Naruto ever killed anyone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12805" CreationDate="2014-07-14T00:36:35.743" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The comment by josephting got it mostly right. Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are both manga by Segawa Hajime (Ga-Rei: Zero also shares script writer Takayama Katsuhiko with the Tokyo ESP anime). Showing Kagura and Yomi (and later two other characters from Ga:Rei Zero) was likely intended as a throwback reference to Ga-Rei. I guess from a practical standpoint, it would serve to alert people who otherwise weren't paying attention to such things that they're by the same author. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are pretty clearly &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; in the same universe. It should be enough that the mangaka has never indicated anything to the contrary, but there are also in-universe reasons why they can't be. For obvious reasons, if it were, it would necessarily happen before Ga-Rei: Zero. But in the Ga-Rei universe, ordinary people weren't aware of all the supernatural phenomena. In fact, in the opening of the first episode, they order a &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/fxLMovytTmk?t=55s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;media blackout as per &quot;Section 3B of Form 12&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. In contrast, in Tokyo ESP, ESP users are generally known to the public well before the first episode (specifically, in chapter 12). In addition, the events of Tokyo ESP simply don't fit on the Ga-Rei timeline, since we know essentially the full backstory of the characters and there's nothing remotely like what happens in Tokyo ESP, nor do any ESP users show up anywhere in Ga-Rei. Barring some major retconning, we can safely say that these aren't the same universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, the scenes with characters from Ga-Rei don't happen. In fact, very little of what happened in episode 1 is in the manga at all. What did happen is in chapters 22 and 23. Kagura and Yomi haven't appeared at all in the manga as far as I've read (chapter 30). However, the series is no stranger to cameos. We'll certainly be seeing some of (spoilers) &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Thi0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this guy&lt;/a&gt; and likely quite a few others. With that in mind, Ga-Rei cameos aren't particularly out of place here, but they won't be playing any big role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-07-14T01:50:43.847" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T01:50:43.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12832" CreationDate="2014-07-14T02:37:28.847" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion (as senshin said, 5 people, 6 answer), if you are looking at the series from production release order, I'd do the following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;1) Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All works on Fate/Stay Night are adapted from this as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime mainly follows the Fate Route&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Caster's Antagonist Role later in the anime is adapted from Unlimited Blade Works. (In Fate, she appears but is shortly killed. Her goal to prematurely summon the Grail was one of the main plots of Unlimited Blade Works).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakura's attacks on Rin in their battle during Caster's Arc is adapted from Heaven's Feel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; Movie adapts the Route of the same name in the Visual Novel. However, it is more faithful to the adaptation than the original anime (I say faithful in a &lt;em&gt;loose&lt;/em&gt; sense - you can't be faithful to a few hour long game in a movie).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; Anime series by Ufotable adapts the Route of the same name in the Visual Novel. is a more faithful then the movie because it doesn't try to compress everything into one movie. it also expands on the fates of a couple of characters who simply disappeared inadapts the Route of the same name the route&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel&lt;/em&gt; movie trilogy is suspected to adapt the Route of the same name (however currently only the first movie has been realsed)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of which Visual Novel, &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua PC&lt;/em&gt; is your best bet as Realta Nua uses the same updated engine as what &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; uses. Realta Nua PC is for all ages and in Japanese. There is an English Patch for it and it does add an option to view both the original H Scenes from the original Visual Novel and their Realta Nua Replacements (Shiro and Saber's Bed Scene, Rin's Contract with Shiro, Rider stealing Prana from Shiro). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2) Fate/Zero&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate/Zero is a prequel to Fate/Stay Night. At the start of the Fate/Stay Night anime, you see Saber and Gilgamesh fight it out - this is &lt;em&gt;sort of&lt;/em&gt; what happens in Fate/Zero (in the anime they don't fight but it may have been described in the Novel). Mainly, a lot of Fate/Zero is already revealed in Heaven's Feel like the state of the Grail, the Matou Family, and the true purpose of the wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of the route in Fate/Stay Night, they all start from the aftermath of Fate/Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;3) Any other anime&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this point, you will be well-versed on the events. As such, the anime titles will be an abridged version of what you've seen, but with more stylized fights (e.g. Archer vs. Lancer), which looks better animated in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are looking at the series from chronological order, I'd do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate/Stay Night (anime, if you really have to)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlimited Blade Works (I'd watch Ufotable's series over Studio Deen's movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel&lt;/em&gt; movie trilogy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While you say you don't intend to read the Visual Novel, you would miss out a lot. The Visual Novel isn't constricted to screening times, as such you can get quite detailed explanations of Nasuverse terminology such as True Magic, Magecraft, The Throne of Heroes, and how it's used with the Holy Grail. A lot of these are explained in the Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel Route, The latter has has only just been released partially as a movie with more films to be released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also finally in Realta Nua, after seeing all 5 endings, there is &lt;em&gt;-Last Episode-&lt;/em&gt; which is in 2 parts: the first is a review of the Fate Route, while the second part is the true conclusion to the Fate Route where 2 people fulfill the conditions to perform a Miracle. You can also see it as a conclusion to the Fate/Stay Night anime since both the anime and the Fate Route have the same ending, as such, -Last Episode- would continue on from both. The original visual novel did not have this and a separate patch to Mirror Moon's patch was required to add it in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of anime there are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia (Visual Novel)&lt;/strong&gt; - This follows the Fate Route. However, it does expect that you've played all the routes in Fate/Stay Night as it has elements that transpired in Heaven's Feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The state of the Matou Family's as Zouken and Shinji are terrified by Sakura now that she is the head of the family and Alter-Saber being Saber's second personality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Extra (PSP Game)&lt;/strong&gt; - This is set outside Fate/Stay Night. in the 1970's a certain event has drained Prana from the world. There are cameo's from Fate/Stay Night like Kotomine, Taiga, Rin's Lancer and Sakura, but their roles are different and not related to the original. Also, the Rin in this title, while looking like Rin from Fate/Stay Night, is not the same Rin but a descendant of Fate/Stay Night's Rin by at least 2 generations (implied to be either mother or grandmother).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Extra CCC (PSP Game)&lt;/strong&gt; - A split from Fate/Extra like Heaven's Feel is to Fate/Stay Night. Sakura has a much larger role which also adds Gilgamesh into the mix. However, he's not so much as an ass as he is in Fate/Stay Night (though proudly showing off his naked body in front of Elizabeth as a weapon does show he's still got that ego).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Apocrypha (Novel)&lt;/strong&gt; - If you've watched Fate/Zero or Played the Visual Novel then you know of the 3rd Holy Grail War. Fate/Apocrypha splits from the 3rd war where the Grail was stolen from Fuyuki. In this story, there are 2 teams of Servants and a new class, Ruler, which acts as mediator over the war. Also Mordred is summoned as Saber, keeping an established tradition in Fate series: the main Saber is related to Fate/Stay Night's Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/strong&gt; - This was what Fate/Stay Night could have been feature a Male King Arthur with a Female Master. the Holy Grail War also different with a different purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lord El-Melloi II Case Files&lt;/strong&gt; - a side series following Lord El-Melloi II, AKA Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero, and Gray, a Descendant of Arturia's Bloodline, as they investigate mysteries in the thaumaturgy world generaly set around Clock Tower in London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Labyrinth&lt;/strong&gt; - set in the Seventh Labyrinth of Caubac Alcatraz (a Dead Apostle Ancestor) where someone had installed and activated one of the Subcategory Holy Grails in Caubac' labyrinth. Manaka Sajyou from Fate/Prototype appears but is now an existence connected to Akasha possesses the body of Norma who summons Arturia. this series is also one of the cases Lord El-Melloi II and Gray investigate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other Nasuverse works such as &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Witch of the Holy Night&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt; is a crossover of the Nasuverse like the heroes of Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime trying to date all their heroines at the same time and alternate formats of the Holy Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T23:03:44.467" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T23:03:44.467" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12839" CreationDate="2014-07-14T07:10:41.720" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking, Naruto never landed the killing blow on anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haku, even though beaten by Naruto, jumped in front of Kakashi's Raikiri.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakuzu, hit directly by the Rasenshuriken, survived, and later killed by Kakashi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pain's bodies were already dead. Nagato, the living puppeteer, sacrificed himself after hearing Naruto's resolve, with the Rinne Tensei, and revived all the people of the village.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could say that Naruto was a major cause in all of these people's death, but he did not directly kill any of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T15:22:05.540" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T15:22:05.540" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-14T08:11:29.440" Score="7" ViewCount="955" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Magi, Aladdin is the only one who seems to be able to use 'Solomon's Wisdom', a power he obtained from Ugo in a dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, how is Solomon's Wisdom acquired? Does it have anything to do with Ugo and why can't other Magi's such as Scheherazade tap into this power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It only makes sense that they should be able to use it since they are Magi's and are favoured by the Rukh. I am sure it was not addressed in the anime since I only follow the anime (not the manga) but if it was revealed in the mangas then that is perfectly fine too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T18:59:49.383" Title="How is Solomon's Wisdom acquired?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12839" CreationDate="2014-07-14T08:44:24.200" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is someone I know. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Y%C5%ABra&quot;&gt;Yūra&lt;/a&gt; was defeated and killed by Naruto's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Ball_Rasengan&quot;&gt;Big Ball Rasengan&lt;/a&gt;. His corpse was later devoured by Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T02:03:47.217" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T02:03:47.217" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8177" CreationDate="2014-07-14T19:47:11.120" Score="20" Body="&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Second_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gear Second&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h114P.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h114Pm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With gear second, Luffy increases his blood circulation by pumping his blood through his body at higher speeds than normal. A normal human wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of pressure on its veins' walls. If Luffy wasn't a rubber boy, they would burst. The increase in blood flow results in a higher discharge of red blood cells, which provide the human body with oxygen and nutrients. The additional oxygen and nutrients would make the muscles work more efficiently and thus result in higher speed and power. In sports this process is called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;blood doping&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. In blood doping, the discharge is increased by adding additional red blood cells, which were extracted at an earlier time, instead of letting them flow faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear second also comes with &lt;strong&gt;side affects&lt;/strong&gt;. The extreme oxygen usage would result in an acceleration of his breathing and the increase in his metabolism causes him to be hungrier than usual or even have a paralysis type effect after prolonged use of it, like in the second fight with Rob Lucci. Due to the acceleration and thus friction inside his body, he turns quite hot, which results in his sweat evaporating right off his body. This explains the smoke and redness of his skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy obviously needs to keep pumping or the effect wears off. As it would deplete his energy storage quite rapidly, he doesn't use gear second constantly during fights. The increase in metabolism might also affect his life expectancy as mentioned by Rob Lucci.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Third_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gear Third&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qx25L.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qx25Lm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With gear third, Luffy bites into his thumb joint, making a small opening, and blows very hard into it, which inflates his arm. He blows the &lt;strong&gt;air inside his bones&lt;/strong&gt; and since our skeleton fully connects all our joints, he can then rearrange the amounts of air as he pleases through his body, without releasing it accidentally. Luffy basically pushes the air towards his hands, stretching his body, but also increasing the air-pressure. This would result in Luffy having a larger area of attack (eg: the size of a giant's hand), and an increased hardness due to the air pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the time-skip we can see how Luffy decreased the size of his arms, but focused solely on the point of contact. He pushed all the air in his hands, increasing the &lt;strong&gt;air pressure and thus hardness&lt;/strong&gt; of his attacks. The air in his arms would be wasted otherwise anyway. Also since it is air he is carrying, it doesn't cost him much additional strength to move those large hands, but the additional damage done due to the vast increase in area of attack is well worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear third also comes with &lt;strong&gt;side affects&lt;/strong&gt;. Before the time-skip, we could see Luffy become tiny after using this attack. After attacking, Luffy blows out all additional air, resulting in a rapid decrease of body size. The rapid decrease and massive amounts of energy needed to inflate and keep the air where he likes it, makes him unable to retain his original size. I think it is mainly due to the energy he needs to position the air where he wants and keep it there, since Luffy didn't shrink after using his balloon attack. After the timeskip and training with Rayleigh, Luffy became strong enough to keep his body intact after using the 3rd Gear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Fourth_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gear Fourth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HtlEy.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HtlEym.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JGkp9.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/awpfem.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; With gear fourth, Luffy, similarly to gear third, bites down on his body and blows air inside. The difference this time is that he bites down on his forearm and &lt;strong&gt;blows air into his muscles&lt;/strong&gt; instead of his bones. By having air inside his muscles he can control their expansion and contraction and can thus control his muscles by displacing the air inside of them. People's muscles aren't as strong as their bones though, so if a normal person or even a normal rubber man would blow such amounts of air inside his muscles, they will explode due to the massive amount of pressure. That's why Luffy can only use gear fourth when coated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; He then uses his Haki coated body, to further increase his manipulation over his body. &lt;strong&gt;By changing the amounts of Haki he manipulates the elasticity of his rubber&lt;/strong&gt;. As a child you might have played around with rubber bands, and you might have noticed that the harder the elasticity, the harder the rebound will be. This is exactly what Luffy uses with his attacks. Before Gear Fourth, Luffy would throw his arm back to increase tensing, but now similar to Bellamy's &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bane_Bane_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring Fruit&lt;/a&gt;, he pushes his arm inside creating tensing, letting it hit the opponent much harder and faster.&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zBUSv.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zBUSvm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Having such great control over his Haki and his rubberiness, Gear Fourth has another advantage. &lt;strong&gt;Luffy can now bypass other people's Busoshoku Haki&lt;/strong&gt; as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11504/6166&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Luffy was hit by Doflamingo, yet Doflamingo's attack bounced right off. By &lt;em&gt;fusing&lt;/em&gt; Haki with rubber, he is now freely controlling the expansion and contraction of his rubber despite what the other person throws at him.&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Gear fourth also comes with &lt;strong&gt;side affects&lt;/strong&gt;. The usage of such amounts of Haki comes at a price (as can be read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11164/6166&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). Therefore, at the time of writing (chapter 787), there is a time limit to using Gear Fourth. Luffy can only use &lt;em&gt;Boundman&lt;/em&gt; for 20 minutes and after that he is rendered unable to use any Haki for 10 more minutes. Another problem with having inflated muscles is that they become bouncier and thus making Luffy incapable of just standing still on the ground. Although this might change in the future, similar to the other gears. Luffy has overcome his other side-effects so he might overcome these ones too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:44:36.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11722" CreationDate="2014-07-14T20:46:48.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no formal reference to this in manga/anime as far as I'm aware of, but chances are that it probably got cleared or in process of. Aincrad was revived and others are playing in it including Kirito (he commented how he would like to restart from level 1 and beat it properly this time). Unless he got bored, I'm sure he would only move on from the game after someone beats it properly.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other probability is SAO II happens while he's still in pursuit of that goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T07:25:41.253" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T07:25:41.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10010" CreationDate="2014-07-14T21:01:41.067" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its basically the universal consciousness of all beings.  Individuality is born from there and returned to there, and the combination of everyone's consciousness constituting &quot;God&quot;. Very similar to principles of many eastern religions like Hinduism/Buddhism or philosophies like Omega Point or Consciousness Singularity.  The movie Avatar also has something very similar to this. The Na'vi's follow a God called Eywa.  Eywa was their world's universal consciousness where all the planets creatures memories/experiences returned to a central planetary neutral network which can be tapped into by future generations and contributed by future generations. Eywa in turn contributes to the shaping events on the planet. Sorry for the avatar seg-way but figured that was the easiest way to grasp it other than to read up on eastern philosophies.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T21:01:41.067" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12844" CreationDate="2014-07-14T21:12:37.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Had to delete my old post based on new reveals in the Alma Torren Arc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's Soloman's son so it was probably his inheritance/something that is passed down genetically as only Soloman had the ability before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solomon's wisdom is defined in the wikia as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This power allows normal people to hear the will of Rukh. This power&#xA;  seems to be able to see the past, present and future, through the use&#xA;  of Rukh. Aladdin was able to show Judar his past, causing him to freak&#xA;  out. This power also is able to temporarily summon departed souls back&#xA;  to life as a way to say any last goodbyes. This, however, is very&#xA;  tiring to Aladdin. It allowed Aladdin to enter the body of Alibaba to&#xA;  get rid of a curse cast on him by Ithnan. According to Ithnan this&#xA;  power makes the person &quot;Omniscient&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T18:59:49.383" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T18:59:49.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12838" CreationDate="2014-07-14T22:12:11.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Full_Metal_Panic!_episodes#Full_Metal_Panic.3F_Fumoffu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;A Hostage With No Compromises&lt;/em&gt; was not aired &quot;because the plot involved child kidnapping and in Japan, real-life child kidnappings were making headlines at that time&quot;, and as mentioned in the question, &lt;em&gt;A Fruitless Lunchtime&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Man From the South&lt;/em&gt; was aired as episode 1 on &lt;strong&gt;August 26th, 2003&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF!#.E3.83.95.E3.83.AB.E3.83.A1.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E3.83.BB.E3.83.91.E3.83.8B.E3.83.83.E3.82.AF.3F_.E3.81.B5.E3.82.82.E3.81.A3.E3.81.B5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese article&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/strong&gt; reports that Fuji TV made the change to the airing due to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%B7%E5%B4%8E%E7%94%B7%E5%85%90%E8%AA%98%E6%8B%90%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%BA%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kidnapping and murder case in Nagasaki&lt;/a&gt; that happens less than 2 months before the airing date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the summary of the incident, based on the ariticle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On &lt;strong&gt;July 1st, 2003&lt;/strong&gt;, in Nagasaki, a 4-year-old boy was kidnapped and murdered by a first year middle schooler (12-year-old). The child was led by the middle schooler to the top floor of a parking building, where the child was stripped naked, then was punched and kicked in stomach and various places. Furthermore, the child has his genitalia mutilated by the middle schooler with scissors. However, when he realized that there was security camera, he decided to throw the crying child over the railing down the road 20 meters below, the impact of which killed the child 30 minutes later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the summary of &lt;em&gt;A Hostage With No Compromises&lt;/em&gt; (taken from Wikipedia):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Sousuke's encounter with a gang leaves its members disrespected, their leader decides to take Kaname hostage. Instead of giving in to their demands, &lt;strong&gt;Sousuke holds the gang leader's little brother hostage and proposes an exchange&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story was quite similar to the outrageous incident, not just the kidnapping part, but also the part about a young man kidnapping a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T22:12:11.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2754" CreationDate="2014-07-15T07:15:45.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We never actually find out what &quot;THAT&quot; is. All we learn is that it is horrifying enough to make Natsu scream in terror and Gray cry/breakdown at the thought of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion is that knowing Makarov and how much he loves his &quot;children&quot; I doubt that it's something painful; rather my guess is that it's probably something intensely humiliating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7605" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T07:15:45.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12756" CreationDate="2014-07-15T10:35:05.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well after going through a whole lot of songs in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi1zu5BkZMhluoCsJLXkE9qf27C2ELEfw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;playlist&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube, I finally found it. The song is called &quot;Warrior Ships&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiGCxbGEcgk&amp;amp;list=PLi1zu5BkZMhluoCsJLXkE9qf27C2ELEfw&amp;amp;index=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly, I could not find any information on the song that I could add to this answer such as who composed it or wrote it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I am not sure whether it is &quot;20 Warrior Ships&quot; or just &quot;Warrior Ships&quot;. I had no idea, to be perfectly honest, but this is definitely it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T21:25:56.737" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T21:25:56.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12861" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12892" CreationDate="2014-07-15T16:32:39.673" Score="5" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the Death Note rules permit the user to state &quot;death by gunfire&quot; as a cause of death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T23:36:32.547" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T02:40:16.410" Title="What happens if you write in the death note, gets shot to death?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2014-07-15T20:02:07.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see a lot of pro Fourth Hokage for who's in the coffin throughout all the Naruto posts. Personally, I believe this could have been &lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt;. Maybe originally in the series, it was meant to be the Fourth by how the first two were former Hokage, but as for current timeline, it was established the Fourth was trapped by the Death Seal so he could not be revived without the ritual Orochimaru had to perform much later in the series. However, Kabuto did have Madara's coffin in the war which is probably a good indicator that it was probably the 3rd coffin Orochimaru was going to use and why the 3rd was afraid of it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T06:15:04.897" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:15:04.897" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12863" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T02:08:01.437" Score="8" ViewCount="1848" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokémon games, when Payday is used, you can gain a small amount of money. The amount is however pitiful, so it's never used as an infinite money trick or effective money grinding strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime however, during the Johto League Arc, in one episode Jessie, James, and Meowth are copycatting a famous burglar who had a Meowth as a partner. In his escapes the burglar's Meowth used Payday like a smoke screen. When Jessie and James copycat, they do the same thing, however because Meowth can't use Payday, Meowth throws bottle caps belonging to James' collection. (When Ash, Brock, and Misty examine the &quot;coins&quot; they comment they are just bottle caps, after which you hear James in the background saying they aren't &quot;just bottle caps&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering however, is the money that's thrown out when Payday is used the same kind of money used in society in Pokemon? If so, then how is it people don't abuse the move to get rich? (For example, Team Rocket stealing Pokémon with Payday and using them to fund their criminal operations.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T02:35:34.057" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T15:14:45.493" Title="Is &quot;Payday&quot; Money, real money?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2014-07-16T03:25:09.633" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himself.&lt;/strong&gt; And only himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yagami Light truly perceived himself as a god where everyone else was a lower being. He explained in one segment that his lifespan is too valuable to make a deal for the shinigami eyes. Yet for even his closest allies (Misa) or even his family, their lives can be easily discarded. Light did not truly love anyone other than himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T03:25:09.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11505" CreationDate="2014-07-16T05:45:54.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you had seen the seasons completely, there is an episode (I think it was in the Namek saga) where Vegeta looks at Goku and thinks to himself that the reason to Goku's true inner strength is due to an Earthling family. I think it is implied that such children are also far stronger than pure Saiyans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am relating these bits of information and would say that children born with Earthling side are able to access their powers without much effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7607" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:14:16.353" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:14:16.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12868" CreationDate="2014-07-16T05:54:25.257" Score="6" ViewCount="3444" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout almost the entire series, all characters in the Dragon Ball series keep on talking about sensing each other's powers from great distances and all. They even compare each other's power levels just by observing each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the unit of power level? For example, weight is measured in the unit kilogram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How is each unit of such a power measured?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since the story revolves around Earthlings, is it possible (in the wildest of dreams) for humans to devise a way to measure power levels?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7607" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:18:28.050" LastActivityDate="2018-07-20T18:19:06.063" Title="What is the unit of power level in the Dragon Ball series and how is it measured?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12867" CreationDate="2014-07-16T06:17:21.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think the unit of the Power Level is &lt;strong&gt;Ki&lt;/strong&gt;. I would like to give you the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Level&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; to the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Power Level (戦闘力, Sentō Ryoku; literally &quot;combat power&quot; or &quot;fighting strength&quot;), &#xA;  referred to as Battle Point/Battle Power (BP) in video games, is a&#xA;  concept found in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama.&#xA;  It is first introduced in Dragon Ball, where Goku as a kid learns to&#xA;  sense &lt;strong&gt;ki&lt;/strong&gt; after drinking the Ultra Divine Water, although the Z&#xA;  Fighters are able to detect power levels via the ki sensing ability&#xA;  eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's not clear &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; they measure the power, or at least I couldn't find something...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That's right, Bulma got one of the scouters, so I think it shouldn't be a problem for her to copy it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you want to know which character has which Power Level, see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Power_Levels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of Power Levels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:18:29.750" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:18:29.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12870" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12872" CreationDate="2014-07-16T09:30:52.120" Score="7" ViewCount="2916" Body="&lt;p&gt;All shadow clones have the same memories as the original (from birth until the Jutsu cast time). Which means all the shadow clones also should think of themselves as the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an action needs to be done by only the original, all the shadow clones also would try to do the same. Because they all think that they are the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it valid? Do shadow clones know that they are just clones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T11:56:34.537" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T17:20:55.497" Title="How does a shadow clone identify itself as shadow clone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12863" CreationDate="2014-07-16T09:56:09.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's possible that Payday as a move that is only successful if the opponent has money on them.&#xA;In this case the Pokemon would need to have some kind of money and so the move would not always be successful in the anime if they don't have access to what they consider money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7618" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T09:56:09.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12870" CreationDate="2014-07-16T09:59:51.750" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the series, Naruto's Shadow Clones did confuse and fight amongst themselves about who's the original one (before realising that all they had to do was to release the jutsu to figure it out).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing that as you get more proficient in the technique, both you and the clones begin to recognize who they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Naruto's most recent case, the original has Gudoudama behind him, while the clones do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T09:59:51.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12870" CreationDate="2014-07-16T10:09:18.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Clones created doesn't have all the behaviour in self.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In case 3 clones are created one shows depressed mood, second Hyperactive, third one in a Happy mood.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thus, Original will have every behavior making him recognize himself.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(naruto shippunden around 250th o something has this concept of shadow clones taking over naruto, more clearly explained there).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7619" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T10:09:18.610" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13028" CreationDate="2014-07-16T10:18:25.600" Score="8" ViewCount="2026" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, the Monogatari series has four season, and soon will be five, and if we look at the production order, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4727/what-is-the-production-order-of-monogatari-series&quot;&gt;based on this question&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; it will be: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bakemonogatari (2009–2010)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nisemonogatari (2012)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (2012)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season (2013)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season + α or Hanamonogatari (2014)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, &quot;Second Season&quot; is the fourth and fifth season of anime, so why the title &quot;Second Season&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T16:39:32.420" Title="Why the title &quot;Second Season&quot;?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11431" CreationDate="2014-07-16T15:42:54.170" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After giving the item to Klein, it's never explained what became of the item. The reason for this is because of the way SAO was written. I would go into details, but I'll try to make it simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SAO was originally a Web Novel, written from 2002 to 2008, before the author was asked to publish it in 2009. Most of the side-stories that took place in the &quot;Aincrad Arc&quot;, were written around 2002-2004 (After the first &quot;Volume&quot; was already written), between the other major arc, Fairy Dance and Phantom Bullet. &quot;Red Nosed-Reindeer&quot; (the story that Episode 3 is adapted from) is different. Kawahara didn't write this story until after 2005, when he had already began writing the final arc of SAO (which isn't even in the anime yet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Effectively, when he first wrote SAO, the Stone was not a concept he had in mind. When he began publishing, he never bothered to write the stone into any other story either (even though he included &quot;Red-Nosed Reindeer&quot; as a side-story in the second book)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would have to assume that the stone was used to save one of Klein's Guildmates, considering that in the novel it was said that his Guild never suffered a single casualty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T15:42:54.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11505" CreationDate="2014-07-16T15:57:20.177" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure which episodes, but it is explained a few times that each generation of saiyans grows stronger than the previous generation. This is the reason why Frieza feared them as they will eventually get stronger than him. This means if both Goku and Gohan didn't train and were the same age, Gohan would be naturally stronger.  It's the reason Gohan tends to catch up quicker in power levels since he is more naturally gifted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also interesting to note Vegeta is from a more genetically gifted line (royalty was the strongest saiyans) so he would be naturally more powerful than Goku if all conditions were same.  Vegeta also points out to Gohan in buu saga that he has been neglecting his training so he was able to catch up to Gohan's power level when he defeated cell. Goku like you pointed out just trains like a beast even when he is dead so he tends to eventually surpass everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T12:41:55.517" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T12:41:55.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12880" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12888" CreationDate="2014-07-16T16:12:35.420" Score="1" ViewCount="5850" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Light begs Ryuk, to kill everyone in that room. So let's say, Ryuk would have killed the Japanese Task Force and the SPK. Would Ryuk die after he killed them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T10:43:56.837" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T10:43:56.837" Title="Would Ryuk have died if he had killed the SPK?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12863" CreationDate="2014-07-16T16:19:28.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I have no canonical answer, I do have a few ideas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, maybe it's somehow tied to Pokemon happiness.  Miserable&#xA;Pokemon gives a couple pennies, overly happy Pokemon gives several&#xA;quarters (maybe not in USD, but hopefully I've conveyed the point).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, maybe it can only be used once every so often.  After&#xA;all, there is no exploit of Charmander for heaters or Pikachu for&#xA;powerplants.  Pokemon do not have limitless power, they eventually&#xA;need to rest and recharge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the coins are actually fake, just some people buy them as&#xA;keepsakes.  This would be similar to going to the beach and buying&#xA;seashells or buying a fancy rock from the mountainside.  Maybe even&#xA;just buying it as a lump of metal, similar to recycling plants that&#xA;pay for your aluminum from used cans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could also be that only some coins are real and the others are&#xA;illusions.  If a bunch of gold coins are being thrown in a crowd,&#xA;some might jump on the opportunity just in case they are real.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One potential reason the crowd might have swarmed for Payday coins would be that it looks like real money.  In a crowd, they might not know it was a Payday move and mistake fake coins for real ones.  It could also be that Payday is not a well known move to the general population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1651" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T16:19:28.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12880" CreationDate="2014-07-16T16:27:31.190" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doubt it. Ryuk did not love light (which is the requirement for dying).  Ryuk was just hanging around for the entertainment. Even if he killed everyone in the room it was probably to extend his entertainment. He however would never do this because he was impartial to light and had explained this to him in the very beginning. Whenever he did help light it was because he didn't want to be further bothered.  In this case saving light would have caused him more work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T16:27:31.190" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12870" CreationDate="2014-07-16T17:20:55.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;More experienced ninja have shown to have an increased spacial awareness as well as combat awareness. You can see this in various fights throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the first fight with Uchiha Itachi, Kakashi showed that he was able to create a water clone in a split second designed to take potentially lethal damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series, clones are used as decoys just as much as they are used to mitigate damage done to the user. Obviously the user in these cases know &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; who is the clone and who is the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would make sense then, that young and inexperienced Naruto with a new clone technique (which isn't that much different than other cloning techniques) would not have the experience or spacial awareness to perceive the differences. However a Naruto that has used the technique hundreds if not thousands of times, as well as having participated in numerous fights, would be able to tell right away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now exactly &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; he can tell is mostly speculation, but there are several key points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when making the clones, he can choose where the clones appear.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One could notice that they were not where they used to be prior to the technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One could also notice that they have &quot;appeared&quot; as a specific piece within a specific strategy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The consciousness of the clones would see an immediate shift (a pop?) from where he was to where they appear.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This could also be extended to immediately recognizing one's self as a clone based on &quot;feeling&quot; the shift from using the technique to the clone appearing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One could speculate that the user might even &quot;feel&quot; a shift in the molded chakra from when the user is performing the technique to when the clone appears.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T17:20:55.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T19:41:02.317" Score="2" ViewCount="7155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching this animation called Grander Musashi RV as a kid. The original version is in cantonese if I am not mistaken. Is there a site legally online preferably where I can watch this again (whether it be in subbed or dubbed) + download it legally online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7622" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T20:28:28.587" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T03:24:45.040" Title="Where can I stream and or possibly download Grander Musashi RV legally online?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12880" CreationDate="2014-07-16T20:38:37.797" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rule LVIII:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) By manipulating the death of a human that has influence over another human's life, that human's original life span can sometimes be lengthened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) If a god of death intentionally does the above manipulation to effectively lengthen a human's life span, the god of death will die, but even if a human does the same, the human will not die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems pretty explicit to me.  Note that this seems to refer to killing with the death note but if a god of death kills by any other means he is given an &quot;Extreme Level&quot; punishment and then is executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's love got to do with it? Nothing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T20:38:37.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12823" CreationDate="2014-07-16T22:00:32.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each name is for a facet of the Shinki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shinki as a tool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shinki as a &quot;person&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the specific case of Yukine, the names are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Yuki - The japanese pronunciation of the Shinki ideogram.  &#xA;Yukine - the full name of the Shinki in human form.  &#xA;Setsuki - the name of the Shinki in weapon form.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Shinki#Creation_of_a_Shinki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The wikia page&lt;/a&gt; has the breakdown of the names including the Kanji play they do with the Japanese and Chinese readings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Kanji | Japanese | Chinese  | Human         | Weapon&#xA;      | Reading  | Reading  | Name          | Name&#xA;雪    | Yuki     | Setsu     | Yukine (雪音) | Sekki (雪器)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the names are the magic words to trigger the Shinki transformation to and from person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-07-20T16:52:16.270" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T16:52:16.270" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12895" CreationDate="2014-07-16T22:23:18.950" Score="0" ViewCount="736" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime tend to became more and more popular in western countries year by year and were always popular in Japan. While many people watch them, seems like most of the fans are geeks or gamers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above, is it true, a huge percentage of programmers like anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;edit:&lt;/strong&gt; While there are anime fans everywhere most fans are from either USA or Japan. To make the question more specific I am asking about those two countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3954" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T20:54:06.880" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T20:54:06.880" Title="Anime in IT industry?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ClosedDate="2014-07-17T03:15:42.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12861" CreationDate="2014-07-16T23:18:33.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't break any rules to write that someone dies of shooting. In the Live Action film, Light writes that Naomi shoots Shiori and then shoots herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ill Ratt from the SPK shoots himself as per instructions in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's some of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;relevant rules concerning the cause of death&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How To Use I:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3: If the cause of death is written within the next 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4: If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5: After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How To Use III:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: If the time of death is written within 40 seconds after writing the cause of death as a heart attack, the time of death can be manipulated, and the time can go into effect within 40 seconds after writing the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How To Use X:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:     Suicide is a valid cause of death. Basically, all humans are thought to possess the possibility to commit suicide. It is, therefore, not something unbelievable to think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident. If the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How To Use: XXVI:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:     If you just write, &amp;quot;die of accident&amp;quot; for the cause of death, the victim will die from a natural accident after 6 minutes and 40 seconds from the time of writing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:    Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How To Use: XXVII&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How To Use: LV&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T23:25:13.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12861" CreationDate="2014-07-16T23:31:06.883" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_VI&quot;&gt;How to use VI: Point 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the condition can not be met because it's not possible, just as Light's Experiments found and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LV&quot;&gt;How to use LV: Point 2&lt;/a&gt;, they would just die from a heart attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;death by gunfire is quite open to interpretation, with Kiichiro Osoreda Light could have had him &quot;die by gunfire&quot; which could have had him killed by Raye Penber after emptying his gun or get hit by a bullet bouncing around after he shoots through Ryuk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is about as ambiguous as &quot;death by suicide&quot; used by Light to kill Naomi Misora so even if the cause is ambiguous if it's achievable it'll happen, in Naomi's case we see a artistic rendition of her going to a noose however Light had wrote down that her body is never found so i very much doubt she's hanged herself so the artistic rendition is just to show she's &lt;em&gt;marching off to her death&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_I&quot;&gt;How to Use I: Point 3&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_III&quot;&gt;How to Use III: Point 1&lt;/a&gt; if you write a person's name you have 40 seconds to either write the cause of death or the time of death after their name is write, after that as stated in Point 6 of How to Use I you then have 6 minutes and 40 seconds to details of the death however just saying &lt;em&gt;death by gunfire&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;dies from gunfire&lt;/em&gt; may not be enough unless it's possible or reasonably for the target to be in a situation with a gun present, within the allotted time, in which case we can assume is within 6 minutes and 40 second, it will have a higher success rate in war zones or areas of high gun crime as &quot;gunfire&quot; could be from stray bullets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the situation where you specify the time of death first you probably have more success depending on how long the person has left to live, if you write down they die at 6:00 PM and you wrote that at 5:58 PM then wrote &quot;death by gunfire&quot; then in that 2 minutes the person has to be in the situation to die like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the best results, As we see with Light's Execution of the FBI, the greatest rate of success would come from detailing everything before writing the person's name, this way you have all the time you need to detail how anyone could possibly be in a situation where &quot;Death by gunfire&quot; is the result of their death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T23:31:06.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-17T00:03:59.897" Score="2" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Atelier series&lt;/em&gt;, Pamela is a recurring character, a ghost who has amnesia looking for her body (before Astrid made her one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've played the &lt;em&gt;Atelier Arland Trilogy&lt;/em&gt;, but it has never revealed how she died. I started playing &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana&lt;/em&gt; where she appears as a ghost. She first appeared in &lt;em&gt;Atelier Judie&lt;/em&gt;, the first game of the &lt;em&gt;Gramnad series&lt;/em&gt; which was never released in English, so I have no idea if she was was alive then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is it ever explained how Pamela died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T17:00:12.103" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T17:00:12.103" Title="How did Pamela die?" Tags="&lt;atelier&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-17T00:09:27.963" Score="1" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland&lt;/em&gt;, it's revealed the reason way Astrid never helped the people of Arland was because her Master was treated poorly, so Astrid decided, as a from of revenge, not help them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what Astrid means by her master was treated poorly. was she just ignored or was she never given appreciation for her work or did the people see Alchemy poorly and thus saw her master poorly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T00:09:27.963" Title="How was Astrid's Master treated poorly?" Tags="&lt;atelier&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12890" CreationDate="2014-07-17T00:52:41.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are no definite answers possible for your question, as there is no known number's for anime fans within the programmer community.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides that it is still very Dependant on how broad you take the term &lt;em&gt;&quot;programmer&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&quot;like&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br&gt;There are plenty of children out there that are able to write a simple script and call them self a programmer. And even without those there are tons of programmers that enjoy watching a anime every once in a while, or some times a cartoon. Which roughly would be just as big as the programmer group that likes to watch a movie, television series and even reading a good book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can make a well educated guess, but it would be no more then speculation. &#xA; Assuming you are aiming at the above average adult anime watching behavior, so where adult are watching just as much as kids. Which is according to the following source roughly 24 hours a week or 3.4 hours a day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to TV ratings company Nielsen, kids in 2012, age 2 to 11, watched an average of 24 hours of TV a week. That’s an average of three and a half hours a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking a average daily life of showering, eating and minimum healthy sleeping habits and jobs into account. A person would take up about at least 19 hours a day, leaving 5 hours a day. With the average programmers age of about 37 years this time is usually spend with wife/ kids. Leaving about 13% tops of programmers above the ago of 20 to even have time enough to above averagely like anime to begin with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T02:33:01.853" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T02:33:01.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12897" CreationDate="2014-07-17T03:06:02.610" Score="5" ViewCount="3188" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only know very little about the anime but I would like to finish it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what I know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character is a little girl with long blonde hair and she has a pink dragon tail with a heart on the end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their is also a guy with blue or black hair who has a daughter, and they are both from the human world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And I think the only way to get to the magical world is through a tree in the middle of a lake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that is really all I know and I would love for someone to help me identify this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7623" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:07:11.783" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:07:11.783" Title="Looking for blond hair girl with pink dragon tail anime" Tags="&lt;lotte-no-omocha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:42.840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12896" CreationDate="2014-07-17T04:26:28.633" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you're talking about Astarotte Ygvar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GsxIg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Astarotte Ygvar&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9736/Astarotte_no_Omocha!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astarotte no Omocha!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Xlh0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While job hunting, Naoya is taken by a mysterious girl to a magical land where he is installed in the harem of the succubus Princess Lotte. Thanks to trauma from her childhood, Lotte hates men and surrounds herself with lots of other women, who all have quirks of their own. In spite of her selfishness, when Naoya learns that Lotte is really quite lonely he agrees to stay in her world ...if he can bring his daughter Asuha with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: ANN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T04:26:28.633" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12823" CreationDate="2014-07-17T05:18:14.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character 雪 (&quot;yuki&quot; in kun'yomi), has an alternate reading (on'yomi), &quot;setsu.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sekki (雪器) is a combination of this alternate reading with the character 器 (ki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His actual true given name is &quot;Yuki.&quot; (Yato's true name is Yaboku, 夜卜, using the kanji 卜 instead of the kana)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His weapon name is &quot;Sekki.&quot; (the &quot;tsu&quot; runs into the next consonant, making &quot;Sekki,&quot; instead of &quot;Setsuki&quot;) The gods all seem to give their weapons names using the alternate readings and the &quot;-ki&quot; suffix (e.g., Sekki, Hanki, Chouki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The common (nick)name he goes by everyday (e.g. Charlie, instead of Charles), is &quot;Yukine,&quot; with &quot;-ne&quot; (音) being the suffix Yato gives to all his Regalias (e.g., Yukine, Tomone). Tenjin-sama uses &quot;-yu&quot; (喩) (e.g., Tsuyu, Mayu, Nayu). Kofuku uses the prefix &quot;dai-&quot; (大) (e.g., daikoku).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In folklore, one's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;true name&lt;/a&gt; should not be given out easily, as it reveals the person's true nature. Therefore many people take a common name similar to their true name. The weapon name is somewhat akin to a stage name, and is typically used when conducting business-related activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-07-22T17:06:30.387" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T17:06:30.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2014-07-17T08:04:06.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is possible &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;however&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; only if the rinnegan is with the original person for whom it is awakened. But for him  too he has to revert back to Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to use its abilities, and if he wants to use abilities of sharingan then he has to revert back to sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An uchiha who has awakened his rinnegan has 5 types of eyes.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;normal Black pupils&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eternal mangekyo Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7628" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T08:12:58.857" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T08:12:58.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11371" CreationDate="2014-07-17T12:29:23.550" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1463&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryu the Primitive Boy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eO7ip.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot from ANN - original URL&quot;&gt; &#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot summary from ANN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set in primitive times, a baby with white skin is born into the world. As his skin color is different from the rest of the children around him, the baby is immediately disliked and alienated from the others. Deserted and left on his own, the baby is eventually picked up by an ape called Kitty and raised as her child. The baby, Ryuu, grows up to be a good man but at this moment, his mother is attacked and killed by Tirano. In order to defeat Tirano and also find his real mother, Ryuu decides to set off on his own journey. In the midst of his travels, he meets the siblings Ran and Don. With his new-found companions, Ryuu begins his battle against hardships and obstacles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7630" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T09:43:04.197" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:43:04.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12903" CreationDate="2014-07-17T16:30:29.030" Score="9" ViewCount="2700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece Chapter 254, Usopp saw someone that fix Going Merry, later in chapter 351, Franky told him that it actually a manifestation of a ship's soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9AWUQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this based on any real legend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T22:27:24.310" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T22:27:24.310" Title="Is the Ship Spirit (klabautermann) based on any real legend?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12902" CreationDate="2014-07-17T16:30:29.030" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is, Klabautermann in One Piece world described as a marine holding an hammer, the real story about Klabautermann is a small sailor in yellow with a tobacco pipe and woolen sailor's cap, and often wearing a caulking hammer. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klabautermann&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k5JNem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jotuNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Klabautermann from German folklore (left) and Klabautermann from One Piece world (right)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Klabautermann often assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic and North Sea in their duties, and he is known to be an expert of understanding most watercraft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Usopp first meeting with Klabautermann, he was fixing Going Merry and revert it to its original shape, not to the flying model when Going Merry got damaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite the positive attributes, there is one omen associated with his presence: no member of a ship blessed by his presence shall ever set eyes on him. He only ever becomes visible to the crew of a doomed ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usopp saw Merry's spirit when it was already heavily damage, and the boat was beyond repair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soon enough, the boat sinking, and the spirit say goodbye to Luffy's crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T16:30:29.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12912" CreationDate="2014-07-17T19:18:38.653" Score="11" ViewCount="4744" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone who watched Death Note knows that L was raised in a orphanage called Wammy's House. So, L's Name was L Lawliet. Near's is Nate River, and Mello's was Mihael Keehl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does every child of Wammy's House have a codename? If every child has a codename, is the first letter from the codename the first from the real name? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T23:12:39.490" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T21:44:43.403" Title="Do all the children in Wammy's House receive codenames?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12905" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-17T19:24:17.253" Score="5" ViewCount="1056" Body="&lt;p&gt;After war, the number of pure blood devil number decreased and almost went extinct except for 3 clan who did survive. So they are taking humans to increase their numbers in the form of chess pieces. I have only watched the anime and information about &lt;strong&gt;Raiser Phoenix&lt;/strong&gt;'s chess pieces was very little. However, it was mentioned that his own sister &lt;strong&gt;Ravel Phoenix&lt;/strong&gt; was a bishop who was revived as &lt;strong&gt;demon&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;What does it mean - isn't she a demon already?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean &lt;strong&gt;Rias Gremory&lt;/strong&gt; is also servant of higher rank devil, or every pure blood devil are king and they choose their chess pieces/servant except &lt;strong&gt;Ravel Phoenix&lt;/strong&gt;'s case where she died and revived as demon as other piece of chess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to be chosen as a chess piece, must the person die or not, since the word &lt;strong&gt;revived&lt;/strong&gt; is used. What are the conditions for someone to be chosen the servant? Can it be anyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T17:27:48.280" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T10:16:30.943" Title="Pure Blood devil and their Chess pieces" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="241" CreationDate="2014-07-17T19:58:20.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just artistic style especially used in the earlier days of manga/anime to show a different, more serious state rather than the character's usual jovial self.  Many animes did this before the millennia and everyone just sort of accepted it.  As they evolved fewer Anime's do this now except the ones aiming to parody earlier works.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally prefer this to when he would glow red in Season 1 to show his angry state.  What didn't make even more sense was he went into the glowing state in the Requiem movie which takes place after he learned Amakakeru ryu no hirameki (which was supposed to suppress his hitokiri side since he came to terms with it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T19:58:20.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12908" CreationDate="2014-07-17T20:20:54.050" Score="3" ViewCount="9136" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the latest episode 653 of One Piece, Joker says to Trafalgar Law that the creators of world government were 20 families which are called &lt;strong&gt;Celestial Dragons&lt;/strong&gt;. One of the 20 families was from Alabasta and its name is Nefertari Family. One person who comes to mind when we talk about Alabasta is Vivi, &lt;em&gt;the princess of Alabasta&lt;/em&gt;, who belongs to Nefertari Family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So is Vivi a Celestial Dragon&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7640" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T20:45:24.753" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T12:20:35.393" Title="Is Vivi a Celestial Dragon?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12907" CreationDate="2014-07-17T20:48:13.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The World Nobles, also known as the Celestial Dragons (天竜人 Tenryūbito, literally meaning &quot;Heavenly Dragon Folk&quot;), are the descendants of nineteen of the Twenty Kings who established what is now known as the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Noble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, she is not a Celestial Dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T20:48:13.620" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12907" CreationDate="2014-07-17T21:09:59.490" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope. Although her family belonged to the one of the 20 Kings who participated in Alliance during &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Twenty_Kings#Void_Century&quot;&gt;Void Century&lt;/a&gt; , They did not move to Mariejois.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The World Nobles, also known as the Celestial Dragons, are direct descendants of the founding kings &lt;strong&gt;who moved to Mariejois.&lt;/strong&gt; As such, these Nobles possess the authority to do as they please, simply due to their heritage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T21:09:59.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12904" CreationDate="2014-07-17T22:17:08.060" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Does every child of Wammy's House have a codename?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, almost every child has a codename, all but Beyond Birthday. See next question for a complete overview of all characters related to Wammy's House.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The orphans use aliases rather than their real names, which are kept secret. In addition to these aliases, notable graduates may be assigned a letter by Watari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is the first letter from the codename the first from the real name?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the first letter from the codename is the first from the real name. Here is an overview of all characters related to Wammy's House.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following list is formated as &lt;em&gt;alias&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;letter&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;real name&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;relation&lt;/em&gt;. Also the following legend is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(-)&lt;/strong&gt; Indicates that the character does not have a Letter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(†)&lt;/strong&gt; Indicates that the character is now deceased.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watari&lt;/strong&gt;, W, Quillish Wammy, A famous inventor and philanthropist, founder of the orphanage and assistant and mentor to L. (†)  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L&lt;/strong&gt;, L, L Lawliet, The famous detective L. He was found by Wammy as a child and brought to the orphanage. The goal of the orphanage is to train a worthy successor to his title.(†)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Near&lt;/strong&gt;, N, Nate River, The youngest of the two boys in line to succeed L. He takes on the mantle of 'L' by the end of the series.    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mello&lt;/strong&gt;, M, Mihael Keehl, The eldest of the two boys in line to be L's successor. He leaves the orphanage soon after learning of L's death, and gives the title of 'L' to Near. (†)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matt&lt;/strong&gt;, (-), Mail Jeevas, He is the third smartest student at Wammys, though not a successor to L. (†)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beyond Birthday&lt;/strong&gt;, B, Beyond Birthday, The second child of the &quot;first generation&quot; in line to succeed L. He eventually ran away from the orphanage and became a serial killer. (†)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;, A, Unknown, The first child of the &quot;first generation&quot; that was in line to succeed L. All that is known is that he committed suicide. (†)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Linda&lt;/strong&gt;, (-), Unknown, A female student who appears once, when she asks Near to come outside to play. She is referred to later as being a successful artist.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roger Ruvie&lt;/strong&gt;, (-), Roger Ruvie, A close friend of Watari's who runs the orphanage in Watari's absence.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X, Y, and Z&lt;/strong&gt; - Only briefly alluded to at the end of Another Note, they are referred to by Mello as three children that appeared in the &quot;Detective Wars&quot; bio-terror case with L.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Various other children are depicted in both chapter 59 and the one-shot special's flashback, though none are given any names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Other characters  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt; - A former student of Wammy's in L: Change the WorLd, who has become part of a bioterrorist organization which plans to &quot;cleanse&quot; the world of its excess population by a deadly virus.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt; - A former Wammy's student and colleague of L's that dies early on in L: Change The WorLd, while on a deadly rescue mission in Thailand.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D, P, Q, G, I, E&lt;/strong&gt; - Shown on L's mailing list in L: Change the WorLd.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;R, V, T&lt;/strong&gt; - Also shown on L's mailing list however their letters are grayed-out along with B's, implying they were killed.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J&lt;/strong&gt; - A character in the D.S. game L: The Prologue to Death Note. Due to the game not being available in English, little is known about him, but based on his name, it is assumed that he is from Wammy's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy&amp;#39;s_House&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death Note wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I wanted to put the list in a table as on the wiki, but the formatting seemed to be completely off. Anyone know of a way to format tables on SE?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T21:44:43.403" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T21:44:43.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12904" CreationDate="2014-07-17T22:17:20.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they do but not all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wammy's House is one of several orphanages established by Watari (real name Quillsh Wammy) after World War II, initially a training facility for especially gifted children. After it's most accomplished child, L Lawliet (AKA L) become a renowned detective the goal of Wammy's House chnaged to produce a successor to L.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orphans use aliases rather than real names and notable graduates are assigned letters. in L: Change the WorLd and email i sent out after Watari's and L's death with the mailing list filled with letters, a number of them are grayed out and assumed dead because Beyond Bithday who is given the Letter B, is too on the list but grayed out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how the Letters are assigned it seems that it is based off the first letter of their Alias as while L, Nate and Mihael start with their assigned letters, Quillsh Wammy is Watari and has the letter &lt;strong&gt;W&lt;/strong&gt;. Beyond Birthday is also known as Rue Ryuzaki though this may not be his real name as he was pretending to be L for a period. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is mentioned in Death Note: Another Note however we don't know if &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; was also is alias like with &lt;strong&gt;L&lt;/strong&gt; or even his real name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can read up on on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy%27s_House&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Characters related to Wammy's House&lt;/a&gt; however it should be noted that the information is from L: Change the WorLd, i am unsure which one the information is from as K is in the Movie but the Novel is more faithful to the canon  bu al;tering the plot of the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T22:17:20.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8594" CreationDate="2014-07-17T22:24:51.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the fact that &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki#cite_note-Transfer_Haki-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haki&lt;/a&gt; originates from an individual's spirit and not their body, even if the user's spirit is transferred into another body, they are still capable of using Haki as if they were in their original body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tells me that Haki does not affect users Physical strength as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haoshoku_Haki&lt;/a&gt; is the only one that is not used excessively since it might affect the innocent people with weak will power or is not needed once you already knocked down the opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Kenbunshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku_Haki&lt;/a&gt; are used as often as needed to keep on monitoring your opponents activities and defending against their attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T22:24:51.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12921" CreationDate="2014-07-18T14:22:28.677" Score="4" ViewCount="1041" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching a anime in early 2000 (the series itself may even be older) It was about a young girl and boy who were getting chased by a group of thiefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl possesed some sort of blue jewel/gem which they were trying to steal. And in the end the boy and girl prevented some kind of world war/domination plan. Also the girl found out some information about lost family during the journey I believe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl had black hair, and allot of jewelry. I also believe she had a red vest with a white shirt underneath it. The clothing looked a bit like that of a pirate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:32:59.600" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:32:59.600" Title="Anime about a boy and a girl chased by a group of thiefs" Tags="&lt;nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:45.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12920" CreationDate="2014-07-18T14:52:28.183" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia:_The_Secret_of_Blue_Water&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series centers around Nadia, a young girl of unknown origins, and Jean, a young French inventor. Early in the story, the two protagonists are chased by Grandis Granva, Sanson, and Hanson, a group of jewel thieves who pursue Nadia for the blue jeweled pendant she possesses. After being rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus, the jewel thieves and the young protagonists join forces and participate in the struggle against the Neo-Atlantean forces, who seek to dominate the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5RJ7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gone Fishin&amp;#39;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T14:52:28.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11619" CreationDate="2014-07-18T18:59:07.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might be looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Kikaider_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Android Kikaider: The Animation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=964&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ANN]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tSMNV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dr. Kohmyoji creates Jiro (Kikaider) but an explosion occurs. When Dr Kohmyoji's kids, Mitsuko and Masaru, their father was nowhere to be found, Jiro wandering aimlessly in a remote area eventually meets Mitsuko. Mitsuko teaches Jiro to go into his robot form and about the GEMINI system inside him. The two grow closer together but the relationship development halts when a mysterious flute playing causes Jiro to attack Mitsuko, which causes her to believing he is a mad machine. Jiro inevitably leaves Mitsuko and Masaru in fear of being destroyed. Mitsuko then hires Hanpei Hattori and his apprentice Etsuko Sarutobi to find Jiro and bring him home. Throughout the story, Jiro encounters robots and learns more about Professor Gill and the evil organization DARK. A reoccurring android named Hakaider causes Jiro out of control by whistling (similar to Gill's flute). The more Mitsuko encounters Jiro the more she falls in love with him. When Mitsuko and Jiro reunite, they search for Mistuko's mother who is revealed to be in love with Professor Gill but could not bare the pain of being away from her children and gives them the location to Professor Gill's headquarters right before she killed herself. After they discover the location, Jiro attempts to fight Hakaider alone and also discovers the brain inside Hakaider's head is that of Dr. Kohmyoji's. Dr. Kohmyoji overtakes Hakaider's body before Hakaider could destroy it and infiltrates the headquarters. Once Professor Gill discovers Dr. Kohmyoji is in control he sends his robots to attack them. Jiro was able to give the brain to Hanpei in order to put it back into Dr. Kohmyoji's body. Professor Gill attempts to control Jiro with his flute, but Jiro to is able to overcome it. Hakaider then attempts to kill Professor Gill for betraying him and destroys the place along with Gill. Hanpei, Mitsuko and Etsuko able to escape, but didn't see Jiro escape with them. In the end, Mitsuko has hope that Jiro will return to them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As explained form &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Kikaider_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Android Kikaider wiki&lt;/a&gt;, they are able to go into their robot forms because of the GEMINI system inside of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-18T20:23:20.637" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T20:23:20.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11161" CreationDate="2014-07-18T19:24:39.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the episode, after Byro is attacked by Midnight (or Brain II), Jackpot says that &quot;Brain's magic refracted the range of Byro's magic and attacked him&quot;. This seems to tell us that Byro can only nullify magic within a range (it figures, as otherwise Byro would have been able to nullify all magic around him, however far apart it is, thereby preventing Natsu or Gildarts from even conjuring their powers). Thus Brain's attack lands on him as it surrounds him rather than coming in a straight line. Also, Brain attacked suddenly, catching Byro by surprise, thus giving an additional reason for Byro's inability to nullify Brain's magic. Then again, perhaps Byro may even have a limit to his ability, i.e. he can't nullify magic that is too powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: This particular incident happens in episode 140 'The Reborn Oracion Seis Appears!'. You may want to watch it again to see the part where Jackpot says the above quoted words. I have quoted the English translation that was shown on the screen, the perfect literal meaning may be different in different translations, so sorry if it's something else that you see there. I know only the anime version of the story, not the manga. Manga may have some other explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7648" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:35:29.543" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:35:29.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-07-18T22:25:13.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Um, sorry but they don't look European to me...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their facial structure looks Asian, and their hairstyles are more in the style of Asian fashions (well, most Asian can pull it off since they tend to have younger looking faces). Their hair color comes in all ranges so that doesn't count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When anime portrays Westerners, they tend to have bigger jaws (which is true) and you can distinctly see their nose is bigger/higher. (Look at Monsters for example: those Germans look like Westerners to me, while Tenma certainly looks Japanese.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, in most animated Western movies, characters don't look like the average American to me; rather, it's their mannerisms that makes them look American. I was watching Tangled and I noticed that her eyes are very big, to the point where no one can have eyes that big, but minus the big eyes and her mannerisms, yes she comes across as western to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That applies to most anime, their eyes are impossibly big for a human being, but minus their non-human eyes, I see lots of Asian features in there, and their mannerism makes it more obvious. Take Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for example. Most characters, like Cloud (minus blue eye and blond hair), look like Gackt, who is Japanese, to me. And Tifa looks very Japanese. the first time I ever saw a Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core/Advent Children cut scene, I thought they look very Japanese/anime aesthetic, and I haven't watched much anime at the time as well. You can argue that they look Eurasian more than pure European.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And anime looks out of this world, but with some Asian aesthetic. That's my conclusion. So I disagree; they don't look European. They look Japanese and I accept it as that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7649" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:23:33.593" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:23:33.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7975" CreationDate="2014-07-19T03:34:20.157" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is he at par with the Admiral? Or maybe somewhere lower than that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly around the levels of Vice admirals but then again some of the Vice admirals are extremely strong like &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Issho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Issho&lt;/a&gt;; now an Admiral. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again like @PeterRaeves mentioned, position alone doesn't determine the strength. Its relative.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastEditorUserId="2956" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T18:04:18.103" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T18:04:18.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T05:32:20.467" Score="7" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an anime that I had watched fairly around a week ago on a school computer. Here's the details I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It started off with an opening song. There was a little girl who had wanted to be a cook for the king. Her mother used to always love it when people enjoyed her food. Sadly, she passed away and the girl was left alone, I believe. She had this very fat relative or cousin too. He was very enthusiastic and looked after her? (Not really sure). I only got to watch two episodes of this series and I don't think it was the average 20-23 minutes but perhaps maybe 15?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode I remember is that this girl who wants to become the king's cook accidentally let a puppy loose into the palace, which wrecked the noodles for the royal dinner. There was this other girl, who sounded spoilt rotten and was very unpleasant. I believe at some point she tried to get this girl into trouble. The next thing I remember is that the little girl said she could provide some noodles for wrecking the noodles in the first place since she grew some type of noodles. It could have been tadpole noodles? (I'm not quite sure on this either).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second episode there was the king. He was riding on horseback with a whole lot of troops and looked like he was dressed in traditional looking armour like a samurai. I believe they were looking to hunt down a giant boar. Next thing I remember is that there are these people dressed like ninjas who try to kill the king. Suddenly there is this big fight in a forest on horseback and some other elements such as the king chasing after the assassins after they fail killing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final detail I remember is that girl that wants to be the king's cook and who ruined the noodles finds one soldier on the ground with her fat cousin and dog. Suddenly three assassins walk up to her and tell her to move out of the way. They were intent on killing the soldier. She refused and one of the assassins who was a girl was told by one of the assassin leaders to &quot;take care of her&quot;. She closes her eyes as she is grabbed but then her cousin says something like &quot;leave her alone&quot; and throws a barrel of wine? which the boar that the king was hunting/looking for in the forest smells and quickly charges to where the smell was coming from and I think the girl, cousin, and puppy run away with the soldier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also some sort of cooking competition on where you cook something really nice so you can become the king's cook. She ended up cooking rice since that was the only ingredient left when she finally came. She was late because she had to save that soldier so her cousin went and told her to get in the back of this pulley and pulled her all the way to the palace, and she almost got refused entry for being late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember a scene where that spoilt girl steals some other girl's frog/pet and pretends that the girl stole her ingredient for frog soup to try and eliminate her from being the thief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just on a side note: I think the girl who wants to be the king's cook is Ming or Mei? The graphics and art style weren't too dodgy but it did look a little old, although I wouldn't know the exact year it was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; The girl is not tsundere. It is more like an historic anime and there is nothing magical or otherworldly in it. It has a kind of ninja theme to it. The people in the anime do not typically look like the usual anime characters with unusual height or eyes or crazy styled hair and look pretty normal or well anime normal anyways. It looks like it was set in a Japanese (possibly ancient) setting similar to the medieval era. There was a castle but it didn't have a moat. The girl has black hair and everyone wears pretty Japanese looking clothing such as possibly in that of the feudal time period. Woman in the palace wore what looked like gowns and had their hairs in a bun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I am it, I just remembered that the female assassin/ninja had some type of symbol on her arm. I think her sleeves got ripped by the boar? and then she quickly covers it up. Also the girl who wants to be the kings cook and saves that soldier had two rings that she got from her mother. One was green and the other was some colour I forgot (maybe red). I have no idea but she ends up dropping it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what anime this is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:26:24.207" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:26:24.207" Title="Girl who wants to be the king's cook?" Tags="&lt;jang-geums-dream&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:52.263" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12929" CreationDate="2014-07-19T05:45:11.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABka_Ichiban!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chuuka Ichiban!&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/110/Chuuka_Ichiban!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After the death of Mao's mother, Pai, who was called the 'Fairy of&#xA;  Cuisine', Mao becomes a Super Chef in order to take the title as&#xA;  Master Chef of his mother's restaurant.&lt;/strong&gt; However, before he takes his&#xA;  mother's place as Master Chef, he continues to travel China in order&#xA;  to learn more of the many ways of cooking, in the hopes of becoming a&#xA;  legendary chef, just like his mother. During his journey, he meets&#xA;  great friends and fierce rivals who wish to challenge him in the field&#xA;  of cooking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the main characters is named &lt;strong&gt;Mei Li&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 16-year-old daughter of Chouyu. Originally, she was a helper at&#xA;  the Yang Spring Restaurant. She fell in love with Mao after seeing how&#xA;  much he loves cooking and how he also cares about others. She only&#xA;  knows a little about the cooking field, but she's useful when it comes&#xA;  to little facts and often tries to help Mao with various other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T05:45:11.850" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T05:55:55.890" Score="5" ViewCount="13891" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;strong&gt;Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION&lt;/strong&gt; simply a remake of &lt;strong&gt;Persona4 the ANIMATION&lt;/strong&gt;? Or are the stories actually different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like the Golden is an improved remake of the Persona4 game for the Playstation Vita, but after seeing the first episode of the Golden ANIMATION, it doesn't seem to be much different at all from the original anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T17:22:23.973" Title="What's the difference between Persona4 and Persona4 the Golden?" Tags="&lt;persona4&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T06:33:59.417" Score="4" ViewCount="2326" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am quite sure I read the localized version of the manga about 10 years ago, so the manga must have started serialization in Japan many years before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started with the president being injected something into his hand, and fell into coma. All the doctors tried many types of drugs to no avail. The protagonist, who was a great doctor and surgeon, somehow came to operate on the president. It wa revealed that the president's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericardial_cavity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pericardial cavity&lt;/a&gt; (the space between the double-walled sac containing the hear) was inhibited by a bunch of worm-like parasites, and he would die if the parasites were left to multiply, since it would obstruct the heart's beating. In the surgery, the protagonist had to stop the heart of the president and skillfully used a small clip to pick all the parasites, then restarted his heart. He also ordered to filter president's blood to remove all traces of the parasite in the blood stream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone help me identify this manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T02:14:05.853" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T02:14:05.853" Title="A manga about a skilled surgeon who operates on the president's heart and removes worm-like parasites in the first chapter" Tags="&lt;super-doctor-k&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T17:58:34.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12932" CreationDate="2014-07-19T06:33:59.417" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After googling to no avail, I tried searching for &quot;surgeon&quot; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mangaupdates&lt;/a&gt; and go through the list of result. Among the results, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=14199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;K2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has a similar art style, but the synopsis is a bit different from what I remembered, so I check out the prequels &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Super Doctor K&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47084&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doctor K&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; via Google and found the manga I was looking for in Vietnamese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image below is from volume 1 chapter 4 showing parasites on the heart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XvqW7l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Parasites outside the heart&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I still don't know the exact title of the manga, I check the Wikipedia article of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BCK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Super Doctor K&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The manga was serialized from 1988 to 1998. While the series' name stayed unchanged in the magazine, it was changed to &lt;em&gt;Doctor K&lt;/em&gt; for tankoubon released after 1996. The synopsis of &lt;em&gt;Doctor K&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia matches the description in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;アメリカ合衆国大統領ジム・ハミルトンが何者かの手によって瀕死の重傷となる。容疑者はドクターK。犯行の裏には何が?そして一昭の計画とは?KAZUYAの物語に終止符が打たれる。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jim Hamilton, the President of the United States, is suspended between life and death after receiving a serious injury from unknown person. The suspect is Doctor K. What is the motive behind the crime? And what is Kazuaki's plan? Starts the final arc of KAZUYA's story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-22T05:00:02.820" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T05:00:02.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12931" CreationDate="2014-07-19T07:30:15.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what I've watched, seen comments on and and search about, P4 Golden Animation is based on the route oriented around Marie in the P4 Golden Animation video game. The anime will retell the original P4 story, however with bonus events with Marie, rather than following the original plot of the P4 anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Description from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animeultima.tv/watch/Persona-4-The-Golden-Animation-english-subbed-dubbed-online/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Ultima&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adaptation of Persona 4's remake video game, Persona 4 The Golden. The story retells the events of the original while featuring a new character, Marie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2014-07-19T17:22:23.973" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T17:22:23.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12937" CreationDate="2014-07-19T11:42:37.090" Score="10" ViewCount="2145" Body="&lt;p&gt;Despite being a transfer student, Marika should have been given a uniform. But why didn't they give her one? Chitoge wpre the same uniform since her first day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OsMmdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kwIPHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In manga chapter 129 (Now it has 131 chapters)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GjnPj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T07:54:01.540" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T19:30:02.467" Title="Why doesn't Marika wear same uniform as the others?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12935" CreationDate="2014-07-19T15:46:44.740" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case, Marika is probably wearing her old school's uniform. As a transfer student, there's a grace period before you get provided the one the school designates (they are typically purchased).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also the case of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransferStudentUniforms&quot;&gt;Transfer Student Uniforms&lt;/a&gt; trope:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;New Transfer Students in places where school uniforms are a cultural default setting often wear their old ones until the school can provide them with a new one. &lt;strong&gt;In fiction, this shows the newcomer or outsider. When they get the current school uniform, this indicates they've been assimilated&lt;/strong&gt;. If the student is meant to be a Fish out of Water, they will keep their old uniform throughout the series. In Japanese media, even rebels don't choose to abandon uniforms entirely; in American media they will do this even if the new school doesn't have uniforms. Compare the Non-Uniform Uniform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T15:46:44.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-20T03:03:11.903" Score="6" ViewCount="488" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a comedy manga, published around the early 2000's or way before that. The protagonist is an old man (Shifu) with a really long bold head (he often shine it up as one of his &quot;ultimate attack&quot;). He has 3-4 students, I only remember 3 of them with one being a fighter, a ninja and a magician thief (Cased Close, Phantom Kid). I don't know if there are more or not, since I have only seen like 2-3 volumes. Oh, and they're all really poor to the point they'd attend a feast just to eat or they fight each other over a meal. Their reaction to jokes or some events look like they got hit by an upper cut. Also, they tend to play baseball, but always lose miserably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7654" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:42:36.877" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:42:36.877" Title="I need help identificating a gag manga that was serialized around 2003~2004" Tags="&lt;kungfu-komang&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:55.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-20T04:29:08.703" Score="13" ViewCount="5810" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was in a modern day world with guns and wars, there was some kind of armed conflict going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story was about seven powerful crystals or gems or rounded stones, each carried by a different person wielding it in a way that suits his fighting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of them had it embedded in his shield, it was green I believe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the characters also carried his stone around and played with cards&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main protagonist had it in the hilt of his sword I think&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the scenes the boy was shown to have been born with the stone in his hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the series they were trying to unite the power of the stones to defeat some kind of enemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7656" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:22:36.307" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:22:36.307" Title="Young boy protagonist with a sword containing a red stone on its hilt?" Tags="&lt;shin-hakkenden&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:28:58.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12942" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12943" CreationDate="2014-07-20T08:47:55.197" Score="2" ViewCount="4974" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Shipp%C5%ABden_3:_Inheritors_of_the_Will_of_Fire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire&lt;/a&gt; Hiruko failed to absorb Naruto's rasenshuriken technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Release:_Inhaling_Maw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dark Release: Inhaling Maw&lt;/a&gt; technique is described as a technique which can forcibly extract the physical and spiritual energy of another ninja, even from a considerable distance. Yet it is mentioned that when Hiruko tried to absorb Naruto's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, he was unable to combine the shape and nature manipulation, and the technique fell apart, meaning the user of this technique has to match the level and nature of the jutsu he's trying to absorb. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Hiruko could simply drain Naruto of his chakra, disabling him from using whatever technique he had up his sleeve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm feeling a gap here. Without understanding what happened there,(I can understand Naruto being gutsy, forceful and all), but a forceful ending of the movie would make me feel a bit unhappy ! I'll be glad if someone explains it to me. Thank you. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6263" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T05:09:28.563" Title="Why couldn't the Dark Release: Inhaling Maw absorb Rasen Shuriken Technique ?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12942" CreationDate="2014-07-20T10:33:39.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, take all of this with a grain of salt. The movie is entirely filler, and was not explicitly explained anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Hiroku tried to absorb and use the Rasenshuriken, the process of combining this specific nature with that specific shape was too hard for him. Remember that Naruto needs 2 additional clones and a significant amount of time to generate a rasenshuriken. When Hiroku tried, the technique blew up in his hand, and he didn't have the time to do anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Hiroku disabling Naruto's chakra, remember that Naruto is the jinchuuriki of the Nine Tails, even if Hiroku could absorb such an incredible amount of chakra without being overwhelmed, The Nine Tails' hatred infused chakra is poisonous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a more &quot;producer&quot;ish note, Naruto had to win somehow...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T10:33:39.073" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12944" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12946" CreationDate="2014-07-20T11:57:37.117" Score="7" ViewCount="4407" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the manga has three more series which are Mirai Nikki Mosaic, Mirai Nikki Paradox, and Mirai Nikki Redial. How do those three relate to the main series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T15:06:23.487" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T15:06:23.487" Title="How do Mirai Nikki Mosaic, Paradox, and Redial relate to the main series?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12945" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12947" CreationDate="2014-07-20T13:04:27.803" Score="4" ViewCount="35177" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a crossover work for Fairy Tail and Rave Master called Fairy Tail X Rave. Do these two series share the same world or is it just for the sake of crossover? They even have Dark Bring (Rave) and Magic (Fairy Tail) together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WsxAF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;On the left with pink hair: Natsu - Fairy Tail. On the right with silver hair: Haru - Rave&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-07-20T16:31:54.110" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T22:18:54.847" Title="Do Rave Master and Fairy Tail share the same world?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;rave-master&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12944" CreationDate="2014-07-20T14:58:53.913" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The three series are spin-offs to the main series. All of them are assumed to be canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mirai Nikki: Paradox&lt;/strong&gt; follows Aru Akise as the main character along with murmur, and takes place in an alternative timeline to the main series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Future_Diary:_Paradox&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Read more about the plot here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Future Diary: Mosaic&lt;/strong&gt; features Minene Uryu (the 9th Diary Holder) as the main character and includes five chapters, each of them focusing on several arcs of the story under Minene's point of view. Some plot points are revealed that were not disclosed in the main story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Diary&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Future Diary Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Future Diary: Redial&lt;/strong&gt; is different from the first two as it is the only one that was animated (as an OVA). Redial covers the events in the Third World leading up to—and then slightly past—the final scene of the series. It follows the Yuno of the Third World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/the-future-diary-redial-is-the-ending-the-series-was-m-1206240998&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Review of the OVA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T14:58:53.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12945" CreationDate="2014-07-20T15:11:35.573" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two series are by the same mangaka - Hiro Mashima - so it was this that allowed for the easy crossover OVA, as there were no copyright or licensing discussions that had to be made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two series do not share the same world. Rave master takes place primarily in the &lt;em&gt;Continent of Luka&lt;/em&gt;, whereas Fairy Tail takes place in &lt;em&gt;Earth Land&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm unsure of the overall world name for Rave Master, but there is no &lt;em&gt;Luka&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Earth Land&lt;/em&gt; and the maps look quite different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgnjH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9OKgxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rave Master World Map&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rif66.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rif66m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail World Map&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T00:07:58.563" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T00:07:58.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18921" CreationDate="2014-07-20T15:19:05.913" Score="3" ViewCount="1702" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever the commander is in the battle room, her face is always covered by a white mask. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gGFI3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it might be some unexplained atmosphere thing, but when Yuhata is in the command center, she is perfectly fine without one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9L6v9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it's not covering up a hideous wound, because we've seen her face before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9OVLXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe this was explained before and I missed it, but why does she wear this during battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T19:36:14.550" Title="Why does the commander wear a mask in the command center?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12935" CreationDate="2014-07-20T20:25:12.557" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from the &quot;assimilation&quot; thing, it's worth mentioning that school uniforms normally aren't just stored in bulk somewhere in the school's designated warehouse of uniforms. That'd be ridiculous because all students have different measurements. Can you imagine the amount of unused uniforms of all shapes and sizes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each student orders their uniform before the year begins, and they all get it on time. Students that transfer in the middle of the year have to order their uniform separately from all other students, and may even have to wait until the required materials are shipped to the factory. So there's really nothing unusual going on, just everyday life stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T20:25:12.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-21T03:02:45.417" Score="1" ViewCount="23279" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final scene where Yuno breaks into his world is crucial for the ending, yet they saved it for the OVA. Many people I know haven't seen the OVA, and missed this final embrace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember reading the final volume of the manga because the anime ending seemed inconclusive, until I realized the OVA had the final ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does the anime conclude seconds before the manga concludes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7667" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T06:33:44.513" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T07:58:21.120" Title="Is Mirai Nikki OVA equal to the manga ending?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3563" CreationDate="2014-07-21T05:34:38.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me the most rational answer to the fact of Densuke showing up at the very end, while both sisters are able to see him without actually having the glasses on. Is due to the fact they have a big connection to Densuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you recall early on Yasako and Haraken discuss about how Illegals were born and they come down to the resolution they are born from emotions like love and anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in resume my belief is that due to their deep love for Densuke, it creates his image at the very end, as something like a peace of mind as everything was resolved and that he was still there, in their hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T05:34:38.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6798" CreationDate="2014-07-21T09:20:13.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say it is definitely a character trait or characteristic rather than a language rule or regional dialect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Frosteeze is on the right track with Last Order. I think it is a reflection of either her eccentricity or her childish behavior. There is a long history in anime/manga for eccentric and mischievous 2nd line characters to have some unique and often cute verbal tic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shakugan no Shana, Wilhelmina ends nearly every sentence with &quot;de arimasu&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Saki, you have Yuuki's habit of ending her sentences with &quot;d'jey&quot; and sometimes slipping into a 'hick' accent (i.e. Hokkaido or Okinawa). In fact, half the cast seems to have some sort of distinctive catchphrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You get the idea. 'Tis is a common trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7668" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T09:20:13.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11501" CreationDate="2014-07-21T11:38:57.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the name suggests, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Bioroid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bioroid&lt;/a&gt; is an android, but built with human body parts-- except that they don't have a human brain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Major is a cyberized human, and an android is the least human of the three. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7562" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T11:38:57.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12945" CreationDate="2014-07-21T13:27:00.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they only share the same mangaka and drawing style. In both, the Etherion is present. It is also similar but not the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both we see parallel twin worlds, but they are differently meant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7676" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T14:58:24.250" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T14:58:24.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12768" CreationDate="2014-07-21T13:47:04.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The potential to do so was always in Seras but she manifested superior vampire abilites due to the fact of drinking blood for the first time. After that she completed her &quot;inner path&quot; to become a full fledged vampire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7676" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T13:47:04.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11744" CreationDate="2014-07-21T13:53:23.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see in the manga Devil's Fruit powers emanations that falls in the see, have effect and then disappear much or less slowly.&#xA;The string clone'd encounter the same end in the water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7676" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T13:53:23.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12956" CreationDate="2014-07-21T18:47:13.407" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final volume &lt;em&gt;Last Diary&lt;/em&gt; contains the ending where they meet each other. But the anime OVA contains the final ending and it is taken from &lt;em&gt;Redial&lt;/em&gt; where the ending is very descriptive. This was not in &lt;em&gt;Last Diary&lt;/em&gt;. As you mention you read the manga, so you know the difference between the ending in the anime and the manga: how Yuno Gasai from third universe meets Yukiteru god of second universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVA does not only contain the story of how Yuno meets Yukiteru but also about the other diary users and the changes in their lives. The final ending of the anime hints that they did meet each other. If you remember the ending from the anime, there is a text change of the diary from &quot;Yuno died&quot; to &quot;Yuno came to see me&quot; and the sound of something breaking and Yuno calling Yukki which leads to one conclusion that they did meet each other. You can't say it is inconclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason may be lack of time. So later Esuno Sakae released both &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki: Redial&lt;/em&gt; and OVA where there is happy ending and other details like how the part of Murmur of first universe, which was hanging in Yuno's mobile to help her to remember about Yukki and Minene of the second universe and help them meet with each other which he was not able to do in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that, it is not necessary that the contents of the anime and the manga should be same. Manga can contain very deep story with every detail where anime covers surface. There are many other anime/manga, where the story of the manga and anime are completely different. Because release of anime is not like the release of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T06:35:47.607" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T06:35:47.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-07-21T19:17:12.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody knows why this is happening. Even &lt;strong&gt;Eren&lt;/strong&gt; can't remember what actually happened and it has not been resolved till now(59). Currently they are following &lt;strong&gt;Erwin&lt;/strong&gt;'s plan. The question may be answered in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T19:56:33.513" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T19:56:33.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-21T20:21:47.150" Score="5" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kyoukai no Kanata, the hunters make a living out of selling Youmu stones, allegedly the souls of the defeated youmu. It goes even to the extent of a school teacher taking a leave to hunt during a particular event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the use for those youmu stones after they are sold? Why are they valuable to others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I am looking for is some source material reference from other media (I only watched the anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-07-22T13:41:27.690" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T15:50:19.373" Title="What are Youmu Stones used for?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12975" CreationDate="2014-07-21T20:29:12.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Youmu stones serve as a proof of victory of Spirit World Warriors over the Youmu. It's unknown what they are useful for except that. Each stone has its own &quot;aura&quot; detectable by Appraisers, who can tell how powerful the defeated Youmu was. Think of the stones as experience points earned in a fighting game. The more you got − the higher level you are, and as a result, thought of as more powerful by other Spirit World Warriors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T20:29:12.243" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12978" CreationDate="2014-07-21T20:42:20.700" Score="4" ViewCount="2789" Body="&lt;p&gt;So let's say, Bob Schösel changes his name to Derkie Duckface. Would a person with shinigami eyes see Duckface's original name, or the name that is currently used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T21:50:45.407" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T10:31:39.027" Title="What name will Shinigami Eyes show above the head of a person who changed their name?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12977" CreationDate="2014-07-21T22:19:02.903" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why would Gods of Death be concerned about a human institution of name registry? Within the TV series and manga, people go by aliases and those are never good enough. And there's 2 good reasons for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If simply changing your name changes the name that Shinigami eyes would see above you, then the value of having Shinigami eyes within the context of the story is greatly reduced, as there's no point in trying to find someone's real name. If changing your name changed the name the eyes see, then the goal of finding someone's &quot;real&quot; name would be changed in the story to finding someone's &quot;current&quot; name. Clearly from the story, the goal was to find the &quot;real&quot; name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If changing your name changed the name that the Shinigami eyes saw, then it would be a way to circumvent death from the writing of your previous name in a Death Note. To play it safe, you could change your name every 5 seconds. There's not a rule to address this in the &quot;How to Use&quot; rules, so it follows that there's no such loophole with changing your name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the name you were given at birth must be the only name that matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T22:19:02.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12984" CreationDate="2014-07-21T23:56:08.920" Score="6" ViewCount="4418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an anime, where a guy with long blonde hair dresses as a girl to frequent an all girls school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was his father's last wish, his father or grand father not sure, in order to get his inheritance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His childhood friend also frequented the same place and helps him cross-dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was some sort of sister system in place and aside from that a big sister thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember the date of this anime but the animation looked like something of 2000ish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully some one can help me out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7685" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:26:18.347" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:26:18.347" Title="Guy cross-dress to frequent school and met father's last wish?" Tags="&lt;otoboku&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:29:11.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-07-21T23:57:01.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this is due to the fact that turning into a titan requires energy.  Serially turning into  one like that was wearing him down, such that he couldn't turn into the normal full-sized titan of normal titan intelligence.  If he burned enough energy as a titan or through regeneration, he would not be able to turn into a titan at all for a while, as established much later in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T23:57:01.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12980" CreationDate="2014-07-22T00:08:09.387" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GxZKF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19z0n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show you're looking for is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Holic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maria Holic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character in question is named Maria Shido:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mariya is a cross-dressing boy who attends Ame no Kisaki as a girl as a means to win the chairmanship of both the all-male and all-female schools where his late grandmother served as the ex-chairman for both. He deeply respects and loves his grandmother and does not care about actually winning chairmanship. He simply wishes to honor his grandmother's request&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matsurika is Maria's maid, attends the same school and helps him cross-dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5030/Maria%E2%80%A0Holic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-07-22T00:14:30.597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T00:14:30.597" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12980" CreationDate="2014-07-22T00:18:46.663" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yT541.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, then it must be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru&lt;/a&gt;. The boy who cross-dresses to get into the all-girl's school is named Mizuho Miyanokouji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru revolves around the main protagonist Mizuho Miyanokouji, a male high school student. After Mizuho's grandfather dies, his will is reviewed, which explains his desire to have his grandson transfer to Seio Girls' Academy, the same one his own mother attended and his ancestors founded. Abiding by the will, Mizuho cross-dresses to attend the school. The headmistress, the deputy head teacher (visual novel only), Mizuho's homeroom teacher Hisako Kajiura and Mariya Mikado initially know his secret; Sion Jujo and Ichiko Takashima also eventually find this out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mizuho's friend Mariya Mikado helps him cross dress:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mariya is Mizuho's cousin-german who grew up with him and therefore knows him very well. When it was decided that Mizuho would transfer to the all-girls school she also attends, she took it upon herself to transform him into a beautiful girl by the use of makeup, and she seemed to have a lot of fun dressing him up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1569/Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6619&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T00:18:46.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12986" CreationDate="2014-07-22T00:53:59.730" Score="4" ViewCount="803" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was a movie or something but definitively not several episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a girl and she owned/had a rat with her(I think it was a rat) that could transform into her cloths, weapon, etc and also talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember specific date it was around 2000~2005 I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was running away from some incident that happened(pretty vague here), it was something related to fire maybe and she was involved with pretty shaddy activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was situated on a city and the period was a recent era or perhaps slight into the future, not sure how to describe but not feudal or old like that, similar to a normal city of todays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember anything else, but if I do, I post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7685" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:33:10.873" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:33:10.873" Title="A rat that talks and is also a weapon?" Tags="&lt;mardock-scramble&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:29:14.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12985" CreationDate="2014-07-22T01:06:47.643" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8100/Mardock_Scramble:_The_First_Compression&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mardock Scramble&lt;/a&gt;. There are 3 movies that tell one story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NyXrFl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://giant.gfycat.com/SoftDesertedAyeaye.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.317" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T01:06:47.643" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-22T05:09:50.017" Score="4" ViewCount="2421" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the battle: Aizen vs. The Gotei 13 &amp;amp; The Visored (Episode 292, 293 and 294), Aizen was stabbed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shinji_Hirako&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinji&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Su%C3%AC-F%C4%93ng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suì-Fēng&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shunsui_Ky%C5%8Draku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shunsui&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/T%C5%8Dshir%C5%8D_Hitsugaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hitsugaya&lt;/a&gt;. However, it turned out that &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Momo_Hinamori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hinamori&lt;/a&gt; was stabbed due to Aizen's ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, Aizen's ability could affect any of the Shinigami in Soul Society because they all had seen his power before. But Ichigo had not seen it and that was why he was considered to be such an asset. Aizen implied that he had been using his ability since he arrived. I would have thought Ichigo would have seen through the ability from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Aizen had activated his ability before he arrived, Ichigo should have seen through it. If he activated after Ichigo arrived, how did Gotei 13 not see though it earlier?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions: when did Aizen activate his ability and switch with Hinamori and how come it affected Ichigo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T00:00:35.827" LastActivityDate="2018-07-28T11:45:28.297" Title="Aizen vs Everyone" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="501" CreationDate="2014-07-22T05:40:18.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is Germany, &quot;fuhrer&quot; is German... Look at the military trench coats, building styles, names and even loosely geographical location. Look up Hitler's religious view and his theory of the &quot;perfect human&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Xing is China and not Japan... Almost everything Japanese comes from China (even sushi). References here are that the emperor of Xing is looking for an elixir for immortality, so did the real emperor of China, and China also believed in alchemy (Yin Yang, Taoism, etc.). The emperor of China ingested mercury (for those interested in world history) and died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishval are the Arabs. Alchemy was part of Islam too... People in the desert... And there were wars between Europe and the Arab world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other references.... Notice that many stories are based on real life historical events, places and religion. Nothing is truly original, although very entertaining nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7690" LastEditorUserId="35679" LastEditDate="2020-03-05T14:01:29.890" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T14:01:29.890" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12989" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12991" CreationDate="2014-07-22T10:38:53.503" Score="5" ViewCount="874" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/sword-art-online/episode-25-the-world-seed-606787&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ICVBV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ICVBVm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are the characters in the 3rd and 6th position from the left side? I can't recognize what episodes they were from previously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T04:17:07.233" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T04:17:07.233" Title="Who are these characters in episode 25 of Sword Art Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12990" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13198" CreationDate="2014-07-22T13:56:37.497" Score="3" ViewCount="1400" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series Zatch Bell, Zatch is sent to earth from his world along with a bunch of others. But when he gets there he has no memory where he came from. The person who finds him reads from a spell book and makes Zatch shoot lightning from his mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a whole bunch of times when he his fighting the others like him and he slowly starts to learn about what he is and where he is from. But why is it that, out of all of the others, Zatch loses his memory and doesn't know why he is there or where he came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T11:25:14.767" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T11:25:14.767" Title="How did Zatch lose his memory?" Tags="&lt;konjiki-no-gash-bell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12989" CreationDate="2014-07-22T14:06:00.550" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the left to the right (not including Silica, Asuna, and Lisbeth): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Yolko&quot;&gt;Yolko&lt;/a&gt; (Ep. 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sasha&quot;&gt;Sasha&lt;/a&gt; (Ep. 11), the one with the glasses&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Yulier&quot;&gt;Yulier&lt;/a&gt; (Ep. 12)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T14:06:00.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13018" CreationDate="2014-07-22T16:07:36.667" Score="30" ViewCount="33859" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know four trainers started in Pallet town. Three with one of the three original starters and Ash with his Pikachu. Apart from Gary, were the other two trainers ever revealed in the anime? And was it ever revealed who got which specific starter Pokemon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-07-22T17:39:20.120" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T05:06:02.370" Title="Were the other trainers from Pallet town ever revealed?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-23T07:34:35.117" Score="3" ViewCount="1201" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE DESCRIPTION HAS MANY BIG SPOILERS. You have been warned.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read many posts and reviews where it said that the creators of Cowboy Bebop intended the movie to be between sessions 22 and 23. There are a few questions on this site which ask specifically where the movie is placed chronologically with the series and people have placed emphasis on the fact that chronological order is not very important to most of the series…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; …and that the main reason the movie is said to be before 23 is because Ed and Ein are still with the Bebop in the movie, whereas in the series they leave soon after 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Now it is a popular interpretation of the ending that Spike died and I don't want to start that debate (yet), but assuming he lives (and is just sleeping at the end like Watanabe semi-jokingly says in an interview only last year), I believe that the movie could be set after the events of the series, perhaps soon after or a few years, Ed and Ein are back, and Ed seems to return to places a few years after she leaves (as the matron at the orphanage on earth says).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence to back up this view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Also I request that anyone answering remember that my crucial assumption here is that Spike lives, so please try not to start that debate as I'm very aware many people believe he does not and often vehemently defend their view. Think of this as a hypothetical &quot;if he lives, could the movie be set a while after the end of the series?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7698" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T09:04:19.077" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T09:04:19.077" Title="Could the Cowboy Bebop movie be set a few years after the series?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-23T12:06:01.520" Score="1" ViewCount="10619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep hearing people say 'I watched black butler season 3 first episode' and I want to know if there is a &lt;strong&gt;legal site&lt;/strong&gt; online where I can watch Episode 1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7701" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T12:36:45.570" LastActivityDate="2020-06-10T13:09:30.473" Title="Where can I find and watch Black Butler Season 3 Episode 1 legally online?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12996" CreationDate="2014-07-23T12:15:54.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thanks to @アズーサ, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/search?q=Black%20Butler%3A%20Book%20of%20Circus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hulu is streaming Season 3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also watch it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/shows/black-butler/videos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation's Site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/black-butler-book-of-circus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CrunchyRoll have also got the series for streaming&lt;/a&gt;. (Without English subtitles for the moment however)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 3 or &quot;Book of Circus&quot; has only started releasing (July 11, 2014) at the time of writing, so there's no physical product to buy. Perhaps someone will pick it up once the season is over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T19:29:48.950" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T19:29:48.950" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12941" CreationDate="2014-07-23T16:26:35.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime you are looking for might be Deltora Quest &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BxfOd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Seven Gems of Deltora are taken from The Belt of Deltora and scattered over the most feared places in Deltora and The Shadow Lord takes over Deltora. King Endon who was supposed to be the protector of the Belt which protected the land, somehow vanished from the land to leave his people in the mercy of the tyrant for 16 years.&#xA;  On Lief's sixteenth birthday after narrowly escaping the Grey Guards, he is presented with the Belt of Deltora, given a task to gather the 7 gems and to find the heir to the throne in order to rid Deltora of the evil Shadow Lord once and for all. He is also given a sword, an invisibility cloak, a rough map of where the gems were to be and a travelling companion named Barda who was long known as a beggar before revealing himself as one of the palace guards. He and Barda leave city of Del and enter the Forests of Silence where they are attacked by the Wenn and paralyzed. They are woken up by a mysterious girl named Jasmine, who at first believed them as Grey Guards and only intended to rob them and leave them to be eaten by the Wennbar. However, after being persuaded by an old tree that told her that they were not Grey Guards, she comes and saves them with an antidote that freed them from the paralysis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main protagonist is a young boy set out on a quest by his father to find the gems and put them together to defeat the evil tyrant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He runs into different people and places that have the gems. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the information from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deltoraquest.wikia.com/wiki/Deltora_Quest_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deltora Quest wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T09:41:34.403" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:41:34.403" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12975" CreationDate="2014-07-23T19:21:55.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't really too much source material on the youmu stones besides the anime. However, we see that the youmu stones are brought to appraisers to be sold as a proof of victory over a youmu. However it's never explicitly explained as to what use the stones have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the Kyoukai no Kanata wiki: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Youmu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Youmu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The similarity among all youmu is their tendency to manifest an ore-like stone that contains the powers of that youmu when slain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is the case, then the stones could be being used as a medium to create the different powers of all of the Spirit World Warriors. This would explain why stronger youmu that are slain have higher value stones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T19:21:55.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11744" CreationDate="2014-07-23T20:21:25.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least for Paramacia the sea only affects the user and not the effects of the fruit.  Example: Luffy's neck was still stretchable after being submerged in water during the Arlong Arc, while Luffy himself was not able to move. Vander Decken IX's tracking ability worked even while it went underwater, as well as Whitebeard's earthquake fruit got transmuted through the sea to the ocean floor.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as long as Doflamingo's not in the water himself his powers or extension thereof shouldnt be affected.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Rajven What is the basis for this? His clone could have ended due to the attack it sustained from the other revolters.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T20:21:25.303" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13005" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-23T23:05:47.970" Score="1" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was re-watching all the Naruto episodes and in ep 24 of Chunin exam arc, there are several instructors who are watching over genins who are trying to cheat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of them hits a genin when he's caught and denies his act. This instructor has full bandage almost covering his eyes too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone remember if he's ever shown again or can identify him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4315" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T13:43:41.460" Title="Chunin exam arc instructor with full head bandage" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14445" CreationDate="2014-07-24T00:16:37.043" Score="3" ViewCount="1025" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Devil May Cry&lt;/em&gt;, in one episode, Trish and Lady encounter one another and both already know Dante (who has to stop them from killing one another).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trish first met Dante in Devil May Cry and Lady in Devil May Cry 3. In Devil May Cry 4, both seem to be in it from what I have read, but neither appear in Devil May Cry 2 before Dante is trapped in the Demon World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, when does the Devil May Cry anime occur with respect to the timeline of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-14T01:29:51.733" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T07:50:08.890" Title="Where does Devil May Cry fit in?" Tags="&lt;devil-may-cry&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13007" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13009" CreationDate="2014-07-24T00:26:39.467" Score="16" ViewCount="43550" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was rewatching Sword Art Online and I notice that Heathcliff KILLS him and yet, he is able to come back and finish off Heathcliff, how is this so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5000" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T22:25:28.380" Title="How does Kirito come back to life when he's fighting Heathcliff?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13007" CreationDate="2014-07-24T00:42:27.550" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logically, there is a delay in between the death flag being detected and the NerveGear frying the brain, which is explain by how a Revival Item (&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Divine_Stone_of_Returning_Soul&quot;&gt;Divine Stone of Returning Soul&lt;/a&gt;) can be used within 10 seconds of a player's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as for how Kirito, whose HP was 0 but was still able to affect Heathcliff, was explained by Kayaba Akihiko when he congratulated Kirito for doing something that went beyond the system by using the power of the human will. This concept is reasserted when Kayaba appears before Kirito in ALO and reminds Kirito about how he acknowledged this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's more of an anomaly rather than any sort of plot hole. In essence, Kirito shouldn't have been able to do anything when his HP reached 0, but he was still determined to end the game because Asuna believed he would end the game for her sake. That determination allowed him to transcend SAO's rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T17:33:21.933" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T17:33:21.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T01:04:07.167" Score="5" ViewCount="18463" Body="&lt;p&gt;All throughout episode 8 of &lt;em&gt;Paranoia Agent&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Happy Family Planning&quot;, we see the main characters for that episode trying to kill themselves and failing in slapstick-y fashion, over and over. Then the oldest of the three, Fuyubachi, starts to take a pill, suddenly seems to be having an attack of whatever the pills are supposed to ward off, it seems like he might die...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... except he doesn't, and then it seems like everything just ... becomes okay.  They're still talking about committing suicide, but they seem like they've actually decided to just enjoy life instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7684" LastEditorUserId="7684" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T10:51:34.403" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T10:51:34.403" Title="Why does everything suddenly change at the end of episode 8, &quot;Happy Family Planning&quot;, of &quot;Paranoia Agent&quot;?" Tags="&lt;paranoia-agent&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13010" CreationDate="2014-07-24T01:04:07.167" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The strong reaction Fuyubachi has in the parking lot isn't because he's having an attack with no medication to take for it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... it's because he's finally realized, he and the other two are dead.  It's a sunny day, and everyone else in the park is casting a shadow; the three of them are not.  Earlier in the episode, one of their suicide attempts succeeded in bringing about their deaths, but they didn't know it, and continued trying to kill themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are clues beforehand that such a thing is possible...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Namely, the man they saw who jumped in front of the train, and whom Zebra then saw walking out of the crowd.  Everyone's reactions to the death indicate that it left him in a horrible state - so bad that our three protagonists decide that even if they want to die, they don't want to do it in a way that leaves you looking like that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&#xA; Yet the man Zebra sees is moving under his own power, and while he's bloody, and complaining about how it hurts, it's nothing like the utter mangling one would expect.  More to the point, no one else in the crowd seems to see the man.  He is a ghost, who only thinks he's still alive - and the only reason Zebra sees him, presumably, is because Zebra is also a ghost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you re-watch the episode knowing what Fuyubachi realizes at the end...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It seems that our protagonists must have died in the building that was being demolished.  When Zebra and Fuyubachi run away from Kamome, not wanting her to die along with them, they have shadows; when they are going to the train station, they cast no shadows on the ground, but a passing bike rider casts a very visible shadow.&#xA;&#xA; Ironically, it means that their deaths probably weren't even a result of their suicide attempts, except indirectly.  Fuyubachi and Zebra both take pills and try to inhale the carbon monoxide inside the building, but Kamome shows up later than that, and still dies; it suggests that they were killed when the building was demolished with them inside, something they didn't plan for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also explains the reactions they get from others...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... which is mostly not being noticed at all, because the living can't see them.  The exceptions are:&#xA;&#xA; Shounen Bat (Lil' Slugger), who can see them but is presumably a little freaked that dead people are begging him to kill them, and ...&#xA;&#xA; The teenage girls at the end, who are shocked because Fuyubachi, Zebra and Kamome's photobombing turned the picture they took into a &quot;ghost photo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7684" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T01:04:07.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13541" CreationDate="2014-07-24T02:07:04.993" Score="3" ViewCount="2062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alibaba got Amon from a dungeon capturing a Djinn, yet Morgiana was able to get some sort of relative to Amon from within the dungeon of Zagan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this work? I don't think they explained this anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I haven't read any of the manga, which might be where the answers lie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-07T23:45:49.307" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T23:45:49.307" Title="How did Morgiana get her Household Vessel?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12874" CreationDate="2014-07-24T02:39:25.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll take a shot at this. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemongatari.wikia.com&quot;&gt;Bakemonogatari wiki&lt;/a&gt; groups the Bakemonogatari volumes, the Nisemonogatari volumes, Kizumonogatari, and Nekomonogatari Black together as Season 1. The stories adapted in the Second Season anime, plus Suruga Devil, are grouped as Season 2, and the rest are Season 3. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogatari_%28series%29&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; corroborates this. So it is based on the novels, as nhahtdh says. And of course, since the second season anime covers five different novels (Neko White, Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari, and Koimonogatari), they couldn't just reuse the name of the novel like with the Bake and Nise anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why the novels are grouped like this, it's hard to say, so I'll speculate wildly. First of all, notice that if the Monogatari series had used a regular season (26 episodes) for the anime, instead of short seasons plus ONAs, that would just about cover Bake (15 episodes) and Nise (11 episodes), and then we'd have a four-episode Neko Black OVA and possibly a Kizu movie, if it ever got made in this alternate reality. It's possible that Nisio Isin recognized this when he decided to assign those novels to the first season. Also note that the second season did fit fairly neatly into one 26-episode season, which could have contained Hanamonogatari if they'd cut out all the review episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, look at the content of the stories. Bake and Nise together cover a single story for each heroine, including Karen and Tsukihi. The other two first-season entries, Kizu and Neko Black, are prequels, and Kizu is sort of the first Shinobu story. The second season novels all take place after the first season novels, and give a second story for each heroine, narrated by that heroine in many cases, with the exceptions of Kabuki-, Oni-, and Koimonogatari. The second season stories are also tied together by the presence of Ougi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no exposure to the third season novels, so I can't say how they fit in. But it does make some sense that the novels would be grouped like this, even though the anime adaptations didn't carry this grouping over with the first season novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T02:39:25.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8635" CreationDate="2014-07-24T03:27:57.153" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is off the top of my head, so I could be barking mad, but this is how I remember it. Spoilers for Kizumonogatari, Nekomonogatari Black, and Nisemonogatari ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinobu, in Kizu, tells Koyomi that head-patting is some kind of intimate act of subservience between a vampire servant and master. Koyomi thinks this is a little weird, but goes along with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of Kizu, Tsubasa deduces that Shinobu wanted to die the whole time. Koyomi refuses to grant her this, and instead brings about the situation where he's an asymptotically human pseudo vampire and Shinobu is a mostly powerless asymptotically vampiric pseudo human who has to suck Koyomi's blood to survive. Shinobu is furious, and doesn't talk to Koyomi until Karen Bee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Neko Black, Shinobu helps defeat Black Hanekawa. Afterwards, Koyomi goes to pat her on the head as a reward, but finds that she's wearing that strange pilot hat. She got the hat to show Koyomi that she was still pissed at him and wasn't going to let him pat her on the head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, in Tsubasa Cat, Shinobu stops being angry at Koyomi and starts living in his shadow. In Karen Bee, she even comes out to talk to him when he's in the bath. Since she's not mad at him anymore, she stops wearing the hat, since she doesn't need to stop him from patting her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Now with actual evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kizumonogatari, Chapter 4 establishes that head-rubbing is regarded by Shinobu as a sign of obedience. Koyomi has just allowed Shinobu to turn him into a vampire, and Shinobu has asked him if he understands that he must be subservient to her. The first to speak is Koyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Ha, haa&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Huh, an ambiguous answer——do you really understand?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Um, umm——I understand.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Then as a sign of obedience to me, rub my head!&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She said majestically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rub head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Uwa, her hair is really soft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although there is a lot of hair, it‘s really smooth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;That‘s enough.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;....That‘s the sign of obedience?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;You don't know that?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She looked at me with contempt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vampires use a different set of rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Nekomonogatari Black, Chapter 13, where Koyomi goes in to thank Shinobu for her help and finds her wearing the hat. Oshino also tells Koyomi that he gave her the hat. I massaged out some of the grammar mistakes in the translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I even wanted to stroke her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sign of obedience&amp;mdash;though I wouldn't call it that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Still, I thought she could let me do at least that&amp;mdash;I thought she&#xA;  would certainly let me thank her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;............&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My expectation was largely unfulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sense of omnipotence of the look from above in epilogues didn't&#xA;  apply here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As I arrived and met her in the classroom on the first floor, the&#xA;  little vampire girl was wearing, of all things, an enigmatic helmet&#xA;  with goggles, of the type you wear when riding a moped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I couldn't stroke her head like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Ah, that? Vampire-chan badgered me about it. After all she is&#xA;  the one who solved the whole cat thing, so I gave it to her as a&#xA;  prize&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oshino explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quotes don't explicitly say that Shinobu was wearing the hat to stop Koyomi from rubbing her head, but it seems pretty plain from the context. It was her way of telling Koyomi, without deigning to speak to him, that she hadn't forgiven him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-07-24T19:55:08.560" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T19:55:08.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T06:36:13.650" Score="4" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been long since I watched this, but as far as I can remember, Saki's cantus &quot;arrived late&quot;. I think it was in the scene where her bedroom's things begun flying around violently while she slept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she arrives at the academy, she says something along the lines of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well, it's not so weird for somebody to get their cantus late, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they tell her that nobody else got their cantus late. She was the only one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained, perhaps in the novel, why did her cantus arrive late?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T16:03:27.063" Title="Why did Saki's cantus arrive late?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12992" CreationDate="2014-07-24T07:44:50.773" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First, the things we know:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Ash got late and had to pick the reserve Pokemon &lt;em&gt;Pikachu&lt;/em&gt;. The other 3 starter Pokemon already got picked, one of which was picked by &lt;em&gt;Gary&lt;/em&gt;. At the end of the series, you could see that Gary picked &lt;em&gt;Squirtle&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEbBk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, who picked the other 2 starters and where were they mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your question really inspired me to find a answer. I found answers on multiple sites.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonconspiracies/comments/txano/if_ash_had_pickachu_and_gary_picked_squirtle_who/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;On reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the series, Ash and co. encounter a Charmander that was abandoned&#xA;  by its owner. We might infer that the original owner was one of the&#xA;  other two Pallet Town trainers. In addition, the Bulbasaur Ash and co.&#xA;  encounter was raised in the Hidden Village, which the article linked&#xA;  states was a haven for, among other things, abandoned Pokemon. So it&#xA;  appears possible that the other Pallet Town trainers also abandoned&#xA;  his starter Pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serebiiforums.com/archive/index.php/t-96876.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;On serebiiforums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These two mystery trainers' sole purpose in the anime was to be a plot device so that Ash would miss out on all 3 standard starter Pokemon and get Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gary got 1 of them (and it wasn't revealed until the very end of&#xA;  Johto) and for marketing purposes, Ash had to have Pikachu as his very&#xA;  first Pokemon...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So they invented 2 other trainers to get the remaining Pokemon... and&#xA;  they were referenced a few times until after Ash got the Earth badge&#xA;  and returned to Pallet town. That was when Oak said that the &quot;other&#xA;  two&quot; gave up and flunked out. Thus writing them out of the show&#xA;  permanently... never to be referenced again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that these 2 mysterious trainers were just there to lose their starter Pokemon after a short time, so Ash could find them and train during the series, the 4 most favorite Pokemon of every kid. (Squirtle came to him from the firefighter)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I think the 2 trainers weren't meant to have a big part in this series. They were just needed to give Ash the rare Pokemon everyone wants to have.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But this is just my personal opinion.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T08:10:28.910" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T08:10:28.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11473" CreationDate="2014-07-24T10:45:53.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Konan - as far as I know - doesn't have an official soundtrack. She's usually seen with Pain in which Pain's soundtrack plays. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say that Konan shares a soundtrack with Pain which is called Girei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2766" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T11:23:26.037" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T11:23:26.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13137" CreationDate="2014-07-24T11:09:11.243" Score="7" ViewCount="8104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always liked Lego, and I don't think I have the patience or painting skill for Gunpla, so I've been looking around for anime-themed lego.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only lego sets I can find are unofficial ones that people have made themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1A5Nm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Danboard &amp;amp; Akira Bike)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any anime-themed lego sets that I can buy to make myself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Preferably an official LEGO product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T05:21:41.537" Title="Are there any official anime-themed LEGO sets?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8580" CreationDate="2014-07-24T13:10:54.283" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series? Who knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Naruto chapter 1, page 1, 17, 37, 49&#xA;Naruto chapter 2, pages 13-14&#xA;Naruto chapter 2, page 5    &#xA;Naruto chapter 2, pages 14-15&#xA;Naruto chapter 500, pages 8-9&#xA;Naruto chapter 500, pages 9-10, 12&#xA;Naruto chapter 607, pages 6-7&#xA;Naruto chapter 500, pages 13-17&#xA;Naruto chapter 501, pages 1-6&#xA;Naruto chapter 501, page 7&#xA;Naruto chapter 501, pages 12-17&#xA;Naruto chapter 502, pages 1-6&#xA;Naruto chapter 502, pages 7-17&#xA;Naruto chapter 503, pages 3-4, 8&#xA;Naruto chapter 503, pages 5-7&#xA;Naruto chapter 503, page 9&#xA;Naruto chapter 503, pages 10-17&#xA;Naruto chapter 503, pages 13-19&#xA;Naruto chapter 504, pages 1-9&#xA;Naruto chapter 504, pages 10-14&#xA;Naruto chapter 440, page 15&#xA;Naruto chapter 499, page 3&#xA;Naruto chapter 440, page 5&#xA;Naruto chapter 399, page 15&#xA;Naruto chapters 399-401&#xA;Naruto chapter 484, pages 8-9&#xA;Naruto chapter 485, page 6&#xA;Naruto chapter 399, page 16&#xA;Naruto chapter 502, page 2&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto: Shippūden episode 68&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Naruto chapter 149, page 9&#xA;Naruto chapter 370, pages 15-16&#xA;Naruto chapter 386, page 11&#xA;Naruto chapter 399, pages 14-15&#xA;Naruto chapter 440, page 10&#xA;Naruto chapter 500, page 7&#xA;Naruto chapter 597, pages 20-21 &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7713" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T13:10:54.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13022" CreationDate="2014-07-24T13:27:41.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lego have made anime-themed sets that can be purchased off different sites like Amazon and Ebay. They are not available on the main website. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime-themed ones Lego has officially done are Exo-force and Avatar. There has been talk about them doing more on the Lego forums but nothing is official as of now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime-themed Lego sets that you can buy that are not officially from Lego, can be used with Lego products. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T16:59:35.620" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T16:59:35.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13005" CreationDate="2014-07-24T13:43:41.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the whole series so far and there hasn't been any more references to him. There's oftentimes filler characters just to create effect and fill out the space, so I wouldn't be surprised if they just stuck some random guy in that looked cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5116" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T13:43:41.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T15:09:32.050" Score="0" ViewCount="1654" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am confused. Could someone please take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhyzoq4mxo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; purportedly showing the English and Japanese versions of the Code Geass Ending and tell if it is real or fake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7714" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-24T18:14:09.657" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T20:22:41.353" Title="Is this purported video showing the ending real or fake?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12874" CreationDate="2014-07-24T16:39:32.420" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Second Season&lt;/em&gt; refers to the light novel series, not the anime&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;Second&lt;/em&gt; in the anime title &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; based on the number of times the series has been animated (which is the usual practice), but rather based on the fact that the anime adapts the content from the Second Season of the Monogatari Series, which consists of 6 volumes (listed in order of publication): &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (White)&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kabukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Otorimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Onimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Koimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/em&gt; (summer 2013) has adapted (listed in airing order) Nekomonogatari (White), Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari, Koimonogatari. And this summer (2014), Hanamonogatari will be animated under the title &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Earliest usage of the term&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &lt;em&gt;Second Season&lt;/em&gt; has been in used since mid 2011 in &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&amp;amp;oldid=38301453&quot;&gt;Monogatari Series&lt;/a&gt; article on Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also has been used on an &lt;a href=&quot;http://temple-knights.com/archives/2011/03/hanamonogatari-20110329.html&quot;&gt;anime news site&lt;/a&gt; in March 2011, regarding the release of &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (emphasis mine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;第変話「するがデビル」を収録した西尾維新『花物語』の発売日が3月29日に決まった。『花物語』は化物語シリーズ &lt;b&gt;セカンドシーズン&lt;/b&gt;『猫物語(白)』『傾物語』に次ぐ第3弾。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How the term comes to use&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the 6 volumes are collectively called &lt;em&gt;Second Season&lt;/em&gt;, according to Wikipedia article of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&quot;&gt;Monogatari Series&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;『猫物語（黒）』で当初の予定であった暦とその周辺の人物の物語は一通り終了したが、『化物語』のアニメ化に触発されて「セカンドシーズン」が発表された。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own translation&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Feel free to edit in a correct translation.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the series was initially planned to end at &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (White)&lt;/em&gt;, at which point the series have finished telling the story about Koyomi and all the people around him, Nishio Ishin was inspired by the anime adaptation of &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; and announced the &quot;Second Season&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&amp;amp;oldid=38301453&quot;&gt;old version&lt;/a&gt; of the article noted the date of the announcement being June 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (2 volumes), &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (2 volumes), &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (Black)&lt;/em&gt; are collectively called &lt;em&gt;First Season&lt;/em&gt; for the sake of convenience after the Second Season was announced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;セカンドシーズン発表後に便宜上「ファーストシーズン」と呼ばれるようになった。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unfortunately&lt;/strong&gt;, the article (old or new) didn't cite any source regarding the announcement of the Second Season of the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&amp;amp;oldid=52348669&quot;&gt;〈物語〉シリーズ - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. Version July 21st, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&amp;amp;oldid=38301453&quot;&gt;〈物語〉シリーズ - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. Version July 7th, 2011.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T16:39:32.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12994" CreationDate="2014-07-24T16:46:20.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The later Cowboy Bebop movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door is said to be set between episodes 22 and 23 of the original TV series, but Shinichiro Watanabe will not rule out the idea that the movie is a dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would say its definitely not after the movie since the creators think it was either a dream or between the old episodes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T16:46:20.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13026" CreationDate="2014-07-24T17:00:42.720" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is fake. Unless someone can point me to the dvd/blu-ray version this can be found on. Definitely not original airing.  Further more the art seems a little off to be Lelouch, (chin is a little sharp).  Chances are this is spliced in from another anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. - Not biased response, as I personally think he lived due to the Lelouch of the Rebellion movie they are working on as well as the popular code immortality factor.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T17:00:42.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13037" CreationDate="2014-07-24T17:18:50.003" Score="8" ViewCount="5091" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I have been watching anime, I have found that a lot of the more modern shows which contain content not suitable for TV viewing use bright light to censor bodily parts, overly violent/bloody imagery, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8dpNDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yzd6Dm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I watch older shows, like Evangellion below, there are also scenes that are inappropriate for viewing, but the shows usually solve this by conveniently placed items or viewing angles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HSrJJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some other shows, there are also placeholder images which are sometimes placed on top of the area to be censored, a sort of combination between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BteiEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUbDXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at least these two alternatives are usually slightly humorous and do not feel overly forced, whereas bright light from nowhere usually breaks my immersion with its very unnatural feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find some shows have become unwatchable because of this trend - I dropped Tokyo Ghoul recently to wait for the DVD release, because I couldn't tell what was happening in certain scenes (lack of light in this instance, but same concept).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Rxeo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where has this trend come from and which anime was first to include it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T08:26:09.633" Title="When was the first usage of 'white light' censorship in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7292" CreationDate="2014-07-24T17:34:04.053" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=577033532348809&amp;amp;id=119168144802019&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a post on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;. The post explains why the authors release chapter 30 after so many gap, all the reasons for delay and whether they will release more chapters or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alright folks, after WEEKS of intense investigation, convincing, pleading, smooth talking, and talking to &quot;people who know people&quot; in Japan... I'd like to clear things up about the situation of H.O.T.D. from the past 2 years, now, and the foreseeable future:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reason for the manga's 2 year hiatus was for 2 reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Writer Daisuke Sato had a heart disease that required a lot of treatment, surgery, and recovery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Because of the earthquake that happened in Japan, he didn't think an apocalypse story was appropriate to continue at the time until Japan recovered from it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;During those 2 years, Daisuke and Shouji were VERY surprised to find out that H.O.T.D. had become so popular worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The purpose to release Chapter 30 was for multiple reasons: to get the Satos back to work on the story, to see if the manga was still popular, and finally to let fans know that they haven't forgotten about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In May, Daisuke started preparing rough drafts for chapters 31 and beyond and throughout this summer he will be working on finalizing on where the story will go, and research in terms of locations, military, weapons, and vehicles... as stated last year at the anime convention in Germany.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shouji went back to work on Fire Fire Fire: Black Sword to make himself get used to working on multiple stories. Plus he had a desire to go back to that story anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sales for Chapter 30 when it was released digitally were going &quot;surprisingly well for a single chapter&quot; and that future chapters WILL be released on the same day in both the US and Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese Publisher Kadokawa is currently deciding if they want to release a chapter of Triage X and H.O.T.D. at the same time or a bi-monthly pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The next chapters of H.O.T.D. are VERY crucial on deciding if the series will end with an 8th volume or continue when they go on sale. If you American H.O.T.D. fans don't buy digital copies, they'll take it as a sign of losing interest and the series will end prematurely... So don't go bitching and whining if that does happen. It'll be your fault for not supporting the creators.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So there you have it, a lot of hard work and contacting the righ[t people]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Credit to Joey Senna McRae for gathering all this info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt; : As comment above by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2869/darjeeling&quot;&gt;Darjeeling&lt;/a&gt; the mangaka &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-26/high-school-of-the-dead-manga-creator-daisuke-sato-passes-away-at-52/.113968&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daisuke Satou passed away&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, so we probably will never see the continuation of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T13:04:30.337" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T13:04:30.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T17:37:27.440" Score="6" ViewCount="1636" Body="&lt;p&gt;I notice there's some really good manwha out there on par with manga's: &lt;em&gt;Ares&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Witch Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, etc. (I realize the books I've stated maybe opinion based but in general there has to be a few out there that deserve animation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, South Korea is where the American companies normally go for their animations, e.g. &lt;em&gt;Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Korra&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Transformers&lt;/em&gt;, so I know they have skills and the people to do it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T02:57:46.783" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T19:17:43.187" Title="Why are manhwa not animated more often?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6391" CreationDate="2014-07-24T18:12:02.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cure Kosette is a parody of Cure Rosetta, who was a PreCure in DokiDoki PreCure which was airing at the time. Ironically, it'd make more sense for Cure Rosetta to do the punishing, as she more or less is an ojou-sama who beat up some high school age delinquents when she was still in grade school.&#xA;As for the doujin itself, unfortunately Cure Rosetta/Yotsuba Alice (civillian form) does not have all too many doujin in which she takes the leading role. She is one of my favorite cures by far, the only doujin that seem similar to this one seem to have rather poor art. Dokidoki PreCuring A__ce Hen is the closest thing I've found, which is technically a CG set, not a doujin. So as far as I can tell, there is no real world equivalent... even though there should be, lol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, good luck in your endeavors and all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7716" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T18:12:02.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13036" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13042" CreationDate="2014-07-24T20:49:00.240" Score="3" ViewCount="33204" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated that Alluka made 3 wishes, but I counted 4 of them. Which of the ones I counted is discarded? What are the 3 wishes exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) &quot;Die.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fWcnI.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) &quot;Wake up.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RRkGo.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) &quot;Play Shiritori with me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3R7E2.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) &quot;Pat my head.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R1YMG.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they count the wishes as 3 only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0LPT0.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T13:37:50.393" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T15:11:12.827" Title="What were Alluka's first three wishes from Killua (after reunion)?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13031" CreationDate="2014-07-24T21:11:54.173" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CensorShadow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; on the shadow censorship, which is essentially the same thing. The basic idea comes from overall censorship laws, such as exist in Japan. As &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; mentions, a common means of censoring genitals is a &quot;mozaiku&quot; or mosaic, which is pretty much just a pixelization of the area. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan#Censorship_laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; talks about the airbrushing over of female genitalia in pornography magazines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The white bars (or shadows) seems to be, from what I can tell, attempts to censor genitalia (and sometimes violence/gore) in relatively unobtrusive ways. Shadows and light flares can more easily pass for being just a part of the scene than random people's faces, black bars, blurring, or pixelization. Similar things happen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4737&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, for example, where clouds obscure Naruto's jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light flares are also sometimes used to block faces or people, especially in pictures, though that it more of an in-universe censorship (when they're dead or need to be kept a secret, etc.) than censorship because of the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why not all of them are done in the way that the Neon Genesis Evangelion scene was done, I have two answers. The first is that it is often done for laughs or to add comedic effect, which is not necessarily what is being aimed towards in gory or sexy scenes. The second is that it is not always practical. A lot of work would need to be put in to making some scenes be able to always have something in front of the genitalia or wounds of the character, while light bars, shadows, or clouds are a lot easier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for which anime had it first, I currently can't find that, but I thought it would be more helpful to post this at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T21:11:54.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2014-07-24T23:14:57.397" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a theory that you know how zeref is over 400  years old but if you look at the episode where natsu sees zeref zeref cries tears of joy saying saying you`ve       grown natsu and we meet again so I think that zeref might actually be related to natsu and since zeref is 400+ maybe natsu is 100  and over since ive heard that zeref had and army of dragons maybe igneel and the other dragons slowed down time to where natsu and gajeel may look 17 to 18 but is probaly older than that but this is just a theory who knows im probaly right &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7719" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T23:14:57.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9776" CreationDate="2014-07-25T01:56:58.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 5 main protagonists: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Natsu, Happy, Gray, Erza and Lucy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel the story revolves around them more than just one of them.&#xA;They are all important to the plot of Fairy Tail, as if one were removed, the story probably wouldn't be as intriguing as it is now.&#xA;So I say that there is no main character, but a bunch of main characters altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7722" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T02:35:26.207" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T02:35:26.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13036" CreationDate="2014-07-25T04:42:20.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that when Alluka requests something, she can't &lt;em&gt;force&lt;/em&gt; it to happen. Like when they Alluka was a kid, and wanted something, she couldn't force the other person to do it. They simply fulfilled her request, whenever they could (except when Alluka's parents forbade them from doing so).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua and Alluka definitely played &lt;em&gt;shiritori&lt;/em&gt; together, and when Alluka said &quot;wake up,&quot; this was a request he fulfilled, since he was &quot;sleeping&quot;. Lastly, we definitely saw Killua pat her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the family observed that &lt;strong&gt;Killua did not grant Alluka her request of, &quot;Die.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; He simply said, &quot;Okay, sure,&quot; pretended to die, and made her laugh in the process. But he did not actually do anything to harm himself. This allowed them to think that exactly three requests had been performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ww3WF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Killua coming back from &amp;quot;the dead&amp;quot;.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; In reality, the reason that the requests work this way is explained in a very convoluted and expository manner in episode 146.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can understand, there is a difference between when Alluka makes a request and when Something makes a request. The two are different, and &quot;wishes&quot; can only be fulfilled by actualizing requests from Something. However, the initial &quot;wish&quot; we see Killua make is not a &quot;wish&quot;, it's a &quot;command&quot;, so it doesn't count as a wish. Confused? Good, me too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PxRe4.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;They were requests from Alluka, not Something.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in reality, since Killua was with Alluka, he was not in any danger of receiving requests. (I feel like this contradicts earlier flashbacks, but that's just a matter of Togashi's writing being, er... poor.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;However&lt;/em&gt;, since the original question is about why the Zoldyck family &lt;em&gt;thought&lt;/em&gt; it was three requests, the above answer remains true. (Edited a small bit to reflect this.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-09-13T02:36:40.720" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T02:36:40.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11481" CreationDate="2014-07-25T08:47:27.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 309 of the manga, Ikalgo and Palm had Welfin hidden in the back of the truck, Ikalgo never mentioned Komugi, because that was the 'secret' the narrator was talking about. And the 'secret' was to exchanging Komugi with Knuckle and Meleoron, and that was the plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uID4al.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ikalgo and Palm driving a truck with the narration &amp;quot;What is Ikalgo&amp;#39;s secret plan...!?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7713" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-12-14T19:36:58.297" LastActivityDate="2019-12-14T19:36:58.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-25T10:41:12.500" Score="2" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Zankyou no Terror's OP, a disclaimer is displayed. It reads:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This show is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or groups is coincidental.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4JBc7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Disclaimer at the end of the OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The disclaimer is there because the series depicts terrorist acts and whatnot, but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this disclaimer something &lt;strong&gt;the team decided&lt;/strong&gt; to put in order to safeguard themselves?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are there specific regulations that &lt;strong&gt;make them&lt;/strong&gt; put it there, given the nature of the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I'd never seen this type of disclaimer in an anime series before. Are there any other series that also have them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T12:35:48.547" Title="Why does Zankyou no Terror's OP end with a disclaimer?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;zankyou-no-terror&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12975" CreationDate="2014-07-25T14:07:02.970" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will build on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3034/fatalsleep&quot;&gt;FatalSleep&lt;/a&gt;'s answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Youmu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The similarity among all youmu is their tendency to manifest an ore-like stone that contains the powers of that youmu when slain.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is shown that &lt;a href=&quot;http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Inami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakura Inami&lt;/a&gt; can use Youmu stones to empower &quot;her&quot; spear-like weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; that the stones have the powers of the youmu and&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt; this use of the stones shown on screen,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;we can infer that the stones could be used to empower/create magical items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The barrier sticks, the charms and several other magical artifacts from the Kyoukai no Kanata universe could be made using the power from those stones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As magical ingredients, youmu stones would be very valuable and highly sought after. This would justify the Ikaishi income, the wealth of some Ikaishi families and the economy of the Youmu stones market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T15:50:19.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11172" CreationDate="2014-07-25T15:56:35.383" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu was created by Madara but it is the manifestation of Kaguya's will. Its aim was always to revive Kaguya and hence it manipulated the Uchiha clan by making changes to the hidden stone tablet. Think of it as Kaguya's will to return while she was being sealed in by her sons which took up a humanoid form as over two generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T15:56:35.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7394" CreationDate="2014-07-25T17:05:23.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are abridged versions available online though I can't guarantee you their ingenuity. I'd suggest reading the manga and from personal experience I can tell you that I finish at least about 7 chapters (that's like about 10 episodes on an average considering fillers) in the time it takes me to watch one episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T17:05:23.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13052" CreationDate="2014-07-25T20:24:19.190" Score="11" ViewCount="47214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started watching Kuroko no Basuke and have watched it up to episode 5. The skills shown up till now are ridiculous. Can those skills be achieved by people in real life? I'm taking about physical abilities like speed, jump, agility, etc., not stuff like the Phantom Pass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7729" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T22:14:38.810" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T04:59:13.200" Title="Can the skills shown in Kuroko no Basuke be achieved in real life?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-12-31T10:34:43.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13051" CreationDate="2014-07-25T21:25:43.617" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing as you're on episode 5, this is going to have spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Misdirection&quot;&lt;/em&gt; which makes him invisible is probably at least rooted in reality, I don't think it can be taken as far as the TV series makes it out to be. It would be one thing to misdirect someone who's defending, but to make yourself invisible to people watching from the crowd or the bench is a little bit incredulous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;&quot;Invisible Pass&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is something that is described as more of a &quot;tap pass&quot; and it uses misdirection. That's probably something that people do in real life, though again, maybe not to the fantastic results we see in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ignite Pass&lt;/em&gt;&quot;/&quot;&lt;em&gt;Ignite Pass Kai&lt;/em&gt;&quot;/&quot;&lt;em&gt;Cyclone Pass&lt;/em&gt;&quot; are probably things that you could see basketball players do, but the way they're animated and the speed in which they're shown in the show makes it impossible in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;&lt;em&gt;Vanishing Drive&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is another misdirection, and like the first invisibility misdirection, it's probably something people can do in real life against a defender, but everyone else in the arena would obviously still be able to see the player. In the show, it makes it seem like Kuroko goes right through the defender for everyone, not just the defender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;&lt;em&gt;Misdirection Overflow&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is clearly something that can't be done in real life given how spectacular the effect can be. The explanation of how this trick works isn't sufficient in making players &quot;disappear&quot; and trick everyone. Stuff like this make Kuroko seem more like an illusionist instead of 1 among 10 players on a court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;&lt;em&gt;Phantom Shot&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is really just an odd way of shooting the ball. It's something people can surely do in real life, but why would they if they can shoot normally? It's unique in the show's story because Kuroko can't shoot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that's as far as they've gotten so far in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T04:09:30.010" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T04:09:30.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13055" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13105" CreationDate="2014-07-26T03:08:34.547" Score="8" ViewCount="4745" Body="&lt;p&gt;Water has the ability to heal, earth can bend metals, and fire has lightning. I am not sure if I missed what air had if it has any sub skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7733" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T16:48:02.110" Title="Does air bending have a sub skill, and if it does what is it?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-26T03:36:10.120" Score="5" ViewCount="2047" Body="&lt;p&gt;An awkward picture so I hid it below. I found it on Facebook. When Google searching, I couldn't find any specifics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JXiFR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From which manga is this from with that specific quote? I would love to find out what it is and read it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T05:09:41.053" Title="What manga is this quote from?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T07:49:43.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13059" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13067" CreationDate="2014-07-26T10:03:35.053" Score="4" ViewCount="901" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 123 of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, the Twilight Ogre guild came to take their money from Fairy Tail. After one of their guys sent Macao flying, he asked Fairy Tail not to touch them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found that pretty ridiculous. I mean, for what reason would they prevent them from fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he prevent it? Doesn't this make their guild look even more pathetic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-06-22T19:07:49.293" LastActivityDate="2019-06-22T19:07:51.423" Title="Why did Macao ask Fairy Tail not to touch Twilight Ogre when they came to take the money?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-26T17:50:25.977" Score="3" ViewCount="1374" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a special reason for this name? I have watched it up to episode 3 but I still don't know why it's called Dramatical Murder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it won't spoil anything, please give me an explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7729" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-07-27T03:23:36.637" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T11:03:34.977" Title="Why is it called Dramatical Murder?" Tags="&lt;dramatical-murder&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13064" CreationDate="2014-07-26T19:24:11.107" Score="4" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an old anime (from at least 10-15 years ago) similar to Conan Doyle' Lost World. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crew of a ship end up in a prehistoric world (don't remember how). This world is ruled by priests that are against technology. They use dinosaurs for labor. There is also something like &quot;the resistance&quot; that is against the current regime imposed by the priests. The crew of this ship get caught in this conflict. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world is not without technology though, very advanced technology (don't remember the context, maybe an alien race) like infinite power supplies, but it's illegal to use it and who does, does so in secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only saw the first few episodes of this anime, I don't know how the story goes or how it ends. Any ideas? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7741" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T19:51:32.280" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T19:51:32.280" Title="Old anime in the style of Conan Doyle' Lost World" Tags="&lt;jura-tripper&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:29:24.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13063" CreationDate="2014-07-26T20:04:49.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jura_Tripper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyōryū Bōkenki Jura Tripper&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xJSCn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1767&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News network synopsis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On a school yachting trip, fifteen children of various ages are mysteriously transported to another world where dinosaurs still roam. While attempting to return home, they encounter talking dinosaurs, revolutionaries, pirates, a princess and primitive scientists. These unlikely allies help them escape from soldiers, bandits, vicious dinosaurs, and fanatical priests. Aggression between the two oldest boys leads to a split in ranks, and a sneaky double cross plot. Unlikely romances bloom in this tense atmosphere, and the group learns that each has strengths that can help them get home, if they work together. Losely based on the book Deux ans De Vacances, by Jules Verne in 1888.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jura_Tripper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;plot synopsis from Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While trying to find a way back home, the children learn more about the new world they're in, discovering the people and dinosaurs suffer from oppression by the king as well as the church's prohibition of science. They get into conflict with General Mosar who is interested in their advanced technology and consequently have to flee from the king's army as well as the priests who try to capture Zans, who incidentally is the son of White Wing, the famous but passed leader of the rebellion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show aired back in 1995 and consists of 39 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T20:04:49.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11619" CreationDate="2014-07-26T20:43:00.240" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series that OP was looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldiver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moldiver&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a 6-episode 1993 OVA anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQVEt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQVEtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 4 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The female protagonist is &lt;strong&gt;Mirai&lt;/strong&gt;, the brown-haired girl in the middle. And the glasses guy on the lower right corner is &lt;strong&gt;Hiroshi&lt;/strong&gt;, her brother and inventor of the &lt;em&gt;Mol Unit&lt;/em&gt; - the transformation device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot summary by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=699&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hiroshi Ozora invents the Mol Unit, a device that makes its user invincible. His plans of becoming a super hero are short lived however when his sister, Mirai, accidently modifies the suit configuration. Now she is forced to save Tokyo by herself from the evil Machinegal and his gang of all-female androids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the screenshot 18 minutes into episode 2 showing Mirai getting her clothes ripped off when transforming with her clothes still on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EA4vD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;18:30 Episode 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a series of screenshot of Hiroshi getting naked inside the tunnel of the stadium to prepare for the transformation but failed (17 minutes into episode 2), after which he contacted Mirai and asked her to transform (above). When he was instructing Mirai (21 minutes into episode 2), &lt;strong&gt;a dog came and took his clothes away behind him&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/agwPg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hiroshi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There wasn't any scene of him chasing the dog, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I first tried to identify the anime in question, I checked through the list of anime and manga in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothingDamage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clothing Damage&lt;/a&gt; trope, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/Moldiver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Moldiver&lt;/a&gt;'s screenshot kind of matches the description for the female protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iypOR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;tvtropes.org&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T21:21:41.483" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T21:21:41.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13059" CreationDate="2014-07-27T00:20:41.277" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail needed the money.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the past seven years, they tried to keep their guild alive as much as possible. They could have picked a fight and might have won this round, but if they had, the guild would have been completely destroyed shortly after by Twilight Ogre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Master Macao, The Fourth, did not want to risk this as they didn't have much job opportunities as it is, let alone if they had to pay for hospital expenses and repair expenses additionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Fairy Tail was indebted to Twilight Ogre and it is not really in the guild's policy to steal money and to repay your debts. That's why the Fourth accepted their faith and punishment, and by doing so, he kept their losses at a minimum while keeping the guild alive as long as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H9fPK.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-06-22T19:07:51.423" LastActivityDate="2019-06-22T19:07:51.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12905" CreationDate="2014-07-27T03:20:54.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the light novel, and you got it wrong. It wasn't that only 3 devils survived. Think of it more like they were an endangered species (more than 3), and to increase their number one devil created the chess pieces. When a devil wants a servant, it doesn't limit to just humans, it can be any creature (devils included, i.e. Ravel). For example, a dragon that trains Issei is actually a devil as well. As for someone having to die before they can be a devil is false, it's more like they are just reborn as a devil when they are turn into a servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Rias and Ruval are pure bloods meaning their parents are devils. In Rias' case, she has no King, but she could if another devil wanted her as their servant (which is the case with Ravel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, not all Kings are pure bloods. I'm pretty sure the first season explains that if Issei tries hard enough, he can get his own set of chess pieces making him the King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7746" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-07-27T16:23:54.330" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T16:23:54.330" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T06:13:14.560" Score="15" ViewCount="17750" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that a lot of Western fans seem to associate the genocide / war in Ishval with the Holocaust (or alternatively, the Middle East). However, from somewhat secondary sources, I've heard that Arakawa was inspired by the plight of the Burakumin or Ainu. (The first I don't remember the reference for; the second appears on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scar_(Fullmetal_Alchemist)&quot;&gt;this page for Scar&lt;/a&gt; and on this reported interview, although there's no statement of where this is from.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Given that FMA is a &lt;em&gt;Japanese&lt;/em&gt; manga and that the direct linkage of Amestris to Germany seems tenuous, I am more inclined to assume that there isn't an exact real world parallel to Ishbal.&lt;/strong&gt; (After all, the exact details of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Ishval_Civil_War&quot;&gt;what happened in FMA&lt;/a&gt; don't entirely match up to what I know about the Holocaust. In combination with the statements by Arakawa and the fact that Amestris isn't really reducible to being a &quot;fantasy version of German&quot;, I would assume that the events are largely fantasy, even if some portions might be inspired by various real-life events.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I would see it as best to assume that the events in Ishval were inspired (at least partly) by issues such as Japanese colonialism (per &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/733666-in-researching-this-volume-i-interviewed-veterans-who-had-been&quot;&gt;statements&lt;/a&gt; about interviewing war veterans&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;), even if some aspects might be European. My cynical self suggests that Western fans are also more likely to say &lt;code&gt;Ishvalan War of Extermination == Holocaust&lt;/code&gt; because they simply are more likely to have more experience with it (or with the Middle East being an issue) than with tensions in East Asia, and not because this was necessarily explicitly stated somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the arc involving Ishbal supposed to be based on, if anything? &lt;strong&gt;Is the oft-cited factoid that it is based on the Holocaust true, or is it more reasonable to associate it with issues linked to Japan or to see it as a largely fantastic element with occasional grounding in things that have happened in real life?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;) I now realise that the most obvious purpose of such interviews would be to get some grounding for the experiences of military characters such as Mustang or Hawkeye. However, I'm trying to preserve the question as close to its original form as possible (and there, I had mentioned East Asia) in this clean-up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:41:04.773" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T04:11:13.740" Title="Are the events in Ishbal based on or inspired by the Holocaust?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7298" CreationDate="2014-07-27T08:09:35.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as user4670 said, she would probably say, &quot;Shu, I'll give you my heart,&quot; that is the most practical answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since the sentence does go unfinished, it's really up to the imagination of the watcher what she would say, even if the answer can be quite obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another few possibilities are &quot;...my soul.&quot; as well as &quot;...my love.&quot; However these are probably the least likely answers of the three possibilities, despite all three representing a similar meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T08:09:35.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13069" CreationDate="2014-07-27T16:44:33.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what it was inspired by or based on. I think that's more a fault of the readers view to think that. I mean, if I say mass genocide what will any Westerner immediately think of? It's just because The Holocaust was such a major representation of such an event we get that image that it must be based on it, when in fact, several other mass genocides have occurred over human history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as it might be, I don't think so. As far as parallels go to reality and history I don't see any others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6389" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T09:17:53.633" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:17:53.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13069" CreationDate="2014-07-27T17:24:35.803" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiromu Arakawa, the mangaka, states that she was not influenced greatly by any specific country, but rather a collection of European countries during the Industrial Revolution, as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/501/274&quot;&gt;the answers to this question&lt;/a&gt;, sourced back to an interview in Newtype USA, January 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I'm sure Arakawa took inspiration from her own country's history, too, the fact that she was inspired by Europe at all makes a convincing argument already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, I think it's fair to say that there is a decent amount of evidence specifically toward the extermination of Ishval being inspired by the Holocaust. In the question I linked above, there's a few other points that tie Amestris to Germany, but I think there's a few specific points to consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The leader of the time was labelled as a Fuhrer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure there's much more to say here. Hitler and Bradley share a title and a mustache.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;During the flashbacks, the most prominent feature of the Amestrian army is their eyes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's quite clear that there is emphasis put on the non-Ishvalan Amestrians being very similar to the Aryan race that was dominant during the Holocaust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ICUAJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ICUAJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blue-eyed Rockbells as medics during the Extermination.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ishval differs from Amestris greatly in its religious views.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from their ways of living being similar to those of the Amish, the largest difference between them and the &quot;regular&quot; Amestrians is the fact that they believe in the creator Ishval. In the Holocaust, Hitler's motivation was a duality of both targeting their bloodlines &lt;em&gt;as well as&lt;/em&gt; their faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, the Holocaust is a very sensitive topic.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think part of the reason Arakawa denies being inspired by this is that she does not want to take a political stance on the issue. As soon as she admits to being inspired by such a sensitive issue, she opens herself up to all kinds of criticism and alienation from specific groups, mostly notably those of Jewish faith or descent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer the question already! &lt;em&gt;Was the Ishvalan Extermination inspired by the Holocaust?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no straight answer! Sorry! If you believe what Arakawa has said publicly, then no, it wasn't. She does not admit to taking inspiration from any particular country or event, just the feel of the European countries during the Industrial Revolution as well as the 20th century development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you'd rather look past the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;word of God&lt;/a&gt;, I think there is ample evidence to suggest that there were aspects of the Holocaust and WWII Germany that were imported into &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, with Ishval and the Extermination being two of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T17:24:35.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13075" CreationDate="2014-07-27T18:04:11.117" Score="17" ViewCount="46337" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been following &lt;strong&gt;High School DxD&lt;/strong&gt;'s anime and manga. However, there has been no explanation of what &lt;strong&gt;DxD&lt;/strong&gt; in the title means so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what it stands for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T12:49:06.183" Title="What does &quot;DxD&quot; in &quot;Highschool DxD&quot; stand for?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13074" CreationDate="2014-07-27T18:30:11.790" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;As revealed in &lt;strong&gt;Volume 16&lt;/strong&gt; of the light novel, DxD is the name of an anti-terrorism organization and has the meaning of the different factions which form the group:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devils, also a Dragon, and the word “Fallen” of a Fallen Angel—like downfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In Japanese, Fallen Angel is [堕天使]【だてんし】, whose romaji &lt;em&gt;datenshi&lt;/em&gt; starts with D)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from the novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—Then Koneko-chan mutters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“—[D×D].”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone gazes at Koneko-chan’s muttering. Koneko-chan is surprised at&#xA;having so much attention directed towards her. She then continues&#xA;while feeling shy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Well, since it’s a mixed team consisted of different beings, that’s&#xA;how I felt……”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rias then asks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“What does the [D×D] stand for? Does it stand for being a Dragon of&#xA;Dragon like Great Red?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“No, it can stand for Devils, also a Dragon, and the word “Fallen” of&#xA;a Fallen Angel—like downfall.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koneko-chan answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see, so it means [D×D] while pointing towards Devils, Dragons, and&#xA;such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sensei nods his head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;Volume 6&lt;/strong&gt; of the light novel, DxD also stands for &lt;em&gt;Dragon of Dragons&lt;/em&gt;, referring to the Great Red:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“There are two dragons called the ‘Red Dragons’. One of them is the ancient dragon from Wales residing in you. Welsh Dragon. The Sekiryuutei. Hakuryuukou also comes from the same origin and the same myth. But there is one more ‘Red Dragon’. That is the Red-Dragon which is recorded in Revelation.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Revelation……?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The True God-Emperor of Red-Dragon. Apocalypse Dragon, the Great-Red. It’s the great dragon which is called the ‘True-Dragon’. It chooses to live in the dimensional gap and swims there for eternity. Today, we came here to confirm ‘that’. The field of Rating Game is inside a section in the dimensional gap by putting on a barrier. This time, Ophis’s true aim was to confirm that. Shalba’s plan was something which wasn’t important to us.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That time, Vali showed the clearest eyes ever seen before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The one I want to fight the most. &lt;strong&gt;The Apocalypse Dragon Great-Red who is called [DxD], Dragon of Dragon.&lt;/strong&gt; –I want to become “The True God-Emperor of White-Dragon”. It won’t look good if the ‘white’ is a rank below the ‘Red’ when there is the ultimate-class for ‘Red’ right? That’s why I will become one. One day when I defeat Great-Red.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T11:46:46.870" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13076" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13081" CreationDate="2014-07-27T18:44:30.687" Score="13" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read three chapters of the manga Reset!, which takes place in the same world as Yuru Yuri. Each chapter's cover seems to be a reference to some other work. For example, here's the Chapter 3 cover:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ok3ky.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 3 cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is a reference to this famous Kanon image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQh_Bi0fGL7qqDKsyTOAD7TA6rwdNJl2utZrt78dWDMIWkn_DiWQA&quot; alt=&quot;Kanon image&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the cover of Chapter 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9GASr.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Reset! Chapter 1 cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which I believe is a reference to this Little Busters image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFrHooFWPhGd0NTIGrgnR43uFWQ2jygyEPaBBXoX-xZb_ItiqJ&quot; alt=&quot;Little Busters image&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the cover of Chapter 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLf0Z.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Reset! Chapter 2 cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot figure out what this image is referring to. Since the other two were works by Key, I checked into Clannad, Air, and Rewrite, but none of them seem to match that logo. Does anyone recognize this image?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T06:10:48.917" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T06:10:48.917" Title="What is the cover of Reset! Chapter 2 a reference to?" Tags="&lt;reset&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13334" CreationDate="2014-07-27T21:05:10.923" Score="8" ViewCount="549" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lots of manga get an anime adaption, and pretty often the anime's story deviates partly or a lot from the story told in the manga. This usually leads to different endings lacking information, or even giving surplus information as compared to the manga with the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this also made me wonder: is there also an anime that shares the same name as a manga (it supposedly was based on) but deviates 100% from this the story as told in the manga? So the story in the anime is totally different from the manga, but still shares the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-10T08:58:27.383" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T00:24:42.333" Title="Are there anime named after a manga, but totally different from it?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13108" CreationDate="2014-07-27T21:14:59.220" Score="12" ViewCount="1482" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 1910, I believe Japan started to experiment with animations and over a span of several decades anime became as we know it now. With hundreds of anime that became quite popular even outside of Japan, including off course the big shots such as One Piece and Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But which anime/ Japanese animation was the first to actually be successfully received outside of Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T15:42:47.867" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T12:42:44.233" Title="What Japanese animation was the first to be an international success?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13250" CreationDate="2014-07-27T21:27:25.827" Score="7" ViewCount="705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking around the banned anime list on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BannedInChina&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt; I noticed that there are quiet a lot of Japanese animation banned in countries outside of Japan. Me being curious as usually couldn't help but wonder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which country was the first to actually ban a Japanese animation or episode and for what reason it was banned?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-27T21:48:55.083" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T21:44:39.867" Title="Which Japanese animation was the first to be banned and where?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13076" CreationDate="2014-07-27T23:36:25.003" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now I feel stupid...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little thought and twenty minutes with Google image search has got me pretty sure that this cover is a reference to Kud Wafter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I447w.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kud Wafter is the spinoff of Little Busters that continues the story of Kudryavka Noumi, in the same way that Tomoyo After continues the story of Tomoyo Sakagami from Clannad. I forgot the spinoffs existed, so I didn't look into them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Reset! character on the Chapter 2 cover uses the name &quot;Kudryavka&quot; as a &lt;em&gt;nom de plume&lt;/em&gt; for her poetry, which makes it pretty near a sure thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T20:25:47.783" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T20:25:47.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13086" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T07:45:16.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FgFsg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Reset chapter 3 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiro Takaoka gets roped into working as artist on a doujin game, despite not being able to draw, when her classmate, Aoi Isurugi, sees her holding the work of their upperclassman Kyouko Toshinou and mistakes it for Hiro's own work. The two team up to recruit a writer, musician, and programmer to complete their game, meanwhile running into characters from Yuru Yuri left and right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is currently on hiatus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;em&gt;Yuru Yuri&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/yuruyuri&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;yuruyuri&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;yuruyuri&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/28659/Reset!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reset!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T03:36:13.640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T03:36:13.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13087" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T07:45:16.530" Score="0" Body="Reset! is a manga series by Namori, set in the same school as Yuru Yuri." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T07:45:16.530" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T07:45:16.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13088" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T07:58:54.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Atelier&lt;/strong&gt; series is a series of video games developed by Gust. The series has a number of games, and several related anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelier_(series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Atelier&lt;/em&gt; (series)&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:13:10.943" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:13:10.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13089" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T07:58:54.710" Score="0" Body="The Atelier series is a series of video games developed by Gust. The series has a number of games, and several related anime and manga." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:13:10.943" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:13:10.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13090" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:02:31.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatch_Bell!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zatch Bell!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:02:31.240" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:02:31.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13091" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:02:31.240" Score="0" Body="Zatch Bell! (Konjiki no Gash!) is a manga series by Makoto Raiku." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:02:31.240" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:02:31.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13092" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:03:04.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_May_Cry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Devil May Cry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:03:04.897" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:03:04.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13093" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:03:04.897" Score="0" Body="Devil May Cry is a video game series by Capcom. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:03:04.897" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:03:04.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13094" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:04:11.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/HYma9U0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In an alternate iteration of the present, Tokyo has been hit by a terrorist attack that has devastated the city, with the only evidence of the culprits being a confusing video uploaded to the internet, which only spreads paranoia throughout Japan. Unbeknownst to the authorities is that the terrorist masterminds who call themselves &quot;Sphinx&quot; (スピンクス Supinkusu) are two teenaged boys, who go by the names Nine and Twelve, who apparently should not exist and have decided to wake up the world with their heinous plans of destruction with their fingers on the trigger.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_in_Resonance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Terror in Resonance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2014-09-14T13:10:11.347" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T13:10:11.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13095" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:04:11.870" Score="0" Body="Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance / Terror in Tokyo) is a 2014 anime series directed by Shinichirou Watanabe." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:04:11.870" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:04:11.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13096" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:04:52.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatical_Murder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dramatical Murder&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:04:52.403" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:04:52.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13097" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:04:52.403" Score="0" Body="DRAMAtical Murder is a boys' love visual novel by Nitro+chiral. " OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T08:04:52.403" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T08:04:52.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13100" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T09:33:23.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PYISX.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/strange fake&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, the author of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/baccano&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;baccano&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;baccano&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story centers around a Grail War copied from the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki, Japan. at the end of the third war, a United States Magi Organization, separate from the London  Mage's Association, took data from Fuyuki's Grail War and planned their own ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;70 years later with the city of Snowfield as the Sacred Land, the US Organization succeed in imitating the Holy Grail War however losing the Saber Class and the definition of a &quot;hero&quot; being blurred leading to strange Servants being summoned. The Mage's Association sends 2 Magi to investigate the status of the war only for one to be revealed as a spy and the other killed. the spy claims the legitimacy of the Holy Grail War in Snowfield and wishes to &quot;advertise&quot; it to the Association causing an uproar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally posted on Narita's homepage under the title &lt;em&gt;Fake/states night&lt;/em&gt;, it was presented as a prologue and introduction to an RPG as an Aprial Fool's Joke. after being taken down after April Fools is was rereleased as a novel and included in TYPE-MOON Ace 2. It has been announced that it'll see an Anime Adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/20006/Fate/strange_fake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/strange fake&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/strange_fake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/strange fake&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T02:37:42.987" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T02:37:42.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13101" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T09:33:23.807" Score="0" Body="Fate/strange fake is a spinoff of Fate/stay night written by Narita Ryohgo." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T09:33:23.807" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T09:33:23.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13104" CreationDate="2014-07-28T14:35:55.240" Score="7" ViewCount="689" Body="&lt;p&gt;On episode 8 of &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/em&gt;, when Araragi tries to find where Tsunade (Hachikuji's mother) live. He met Lolikawa - young Hanekawa, and she was reading a book&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uRila.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What book is it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T15:42:04.890" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T15:42:04.890" Title="What book was Hanekawa reading while Araragi tries to find where Tsunade lives?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13103" CreationDate="2014-07-28T14:35:55.240" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0064400042&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;On the Banks of Plum Creek&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It is a children's book written in 1937 by Laura Ingalls Wilder&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2CB80.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1orwNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book is based on Laura's childhood at Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota in the late nineteenth century. It describes the family's move to Minnesota, where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T14:35:55.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13055" CreationDate="2014-07-28T14:43:35.677" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each sub-skill is a relatively rare skill compared to the population of that type of bending that requires special training (with one exception) to learn.  As the population of air benders has been tiny and many nuanced details of the form have been lost over the centuries. Aang was a good airbender but likely didn't know everything as he was a child.  From this we can speculate that if there was one, it may have been lost. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not found an example in Avatar nor Korra but I'm a little behind on Korra (which is why I didn't answer quickly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can speculate many different interestng ways manipulating air could be specialized for different uses: sound bending, foam bending, breathe stealing, rapid oxidation, elemental separation, forcible phase transition (that could get gory),  etc. This, however, would not have any canon support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T14:43:35.677" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-28T14:44:50.503" Score="12" ViewCount="36111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mirai's body vanished/consumed/disintegrated during the battle vs Kyoukai no Kanata, then there is this version of her in Akihito's &quot;dream world&quot; that dissolves on-screen, then months(?) later she is alive in flesh &lt;em&gt;and blood&lt;/em&gt; (pun intended).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what happened?  Was her blood control so high that she willed herself back into a physical body, or is it some &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AppliedPhlebotinum&quot;&gt;Applied Phlebotinum&lt;/a&gt; fiat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T16:54:38.363" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T04:11:47.157" Title="Did Mirai Kuriyama really rebuild her body, or what really happened to it?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13078" CreationDate="2014-07-28T16:11:48.637" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRQAz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good guess is probably Katsuhiro Otomo's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira&lt;/a&gt;. It was released in 1988 and had a worldwide theatrical release in more than 10 countries and at least 9 languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Akira wiki page notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The title has been regarded as one of the greatest animated movies of all time and prompted an increase in popularity of anime movies in the US and, generally, outside of Japan. It is still admired for its exceptional visuals. In Channel 4's 2005 poll of the 100 greatest cartoons of all time featuring both cartoon shows and cartoon movies,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The film led the way for the growth of popularity of anime outside of Japan. Akira is considered a forerunner of the second wave of anime fandom that began in the early 1990s and has gained a massive cult following since then. Akira has also been cited as a major influence on live-action films ranging from The Matrix to Chronicle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History of Anime&lt;/a&gt; wiki page also notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite the failure of Akira in Japan, it brought with it a much larger international fan base for anime. When shown overseas, the film became a cult hit and, eventually, a symbol of the medium for the West.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/10/akira-anime-japanese-cartoon-manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Guardian - Akira: the future-Tokyo story that brought anime west&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was some mention of Dragonball, but the first of those movies were released in 1986 and none of the first ones had international releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T16:11:48.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13110" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-28T20:25:36.197" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T20:25:36.197" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T20:25:36.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13111" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-28T20:25:36.197" Score="0" Body="Questions related to anime/manga conventions." OwnerUserId="1504" LastEditorUserId="1504" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T21:50:45.613" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T21:50:45.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9475" CreationDate="2014-07-28T22:09:47.557" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well he can but he just chooses not to because he is uncomfortable doing it but if it's absolutely necessary he will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7768" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T05:07:03.320" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T05:07:03.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13078" CreationDate="2014-07-29T11:31:59.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The oldest anime I remember is Calimero. It originated from Italy and started airing &lt;strong&gt;in Italy on July 14, 1963&lt;/strong&gt;. It later became an official anime in 1974.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4RdK4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calimero (カリメロ Karimero) is an Italian/Japanese cartoon about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized cartoon chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. &lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calimero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calimero is a small black bird who has a shell on his head; his dream is to fly like the other birds. When he tries to fly and screws up he is teased by the other birds, but his girlfriend Pricilla is there to cheer him up. Despite his appearance, he is quite smart and thinks up an idea to fly. &lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2827/Calimero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calimero originally appeared on the Italian television show Carosello on July 14, 1963, and soon became a popular icon in Italy. Therefore &lt;strong&gt;it was originally an Italian animation, but the characters were later licensed in Japan as an anime series&lt;/strong&gt;, twice. The first was made by Toei Animation and ran from October 15, 1974 to September 30, 1975, and the second, with new settings and characters, was made in 1992. Altogether, 99 Japanese episodes were made (47 in the 1974 Toei series, and 52 in the 1992 Toei series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calimero officially became an anime in 1974 and it had &lt;em&gt;international&lt;/em&gt; (outside of Japan) success in Italy in the 60's and in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Spain in the 80's, so I would consider this to be the oldest anime I know of which was an international success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first series was also broadcast on European networks such as TROS (Netherlands and Belgium), ZDF and RTL II (Germany) or TVE (Spain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T12:33:19.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13078" CreationDate="2014-07-29T12:14:18.663" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The oldest anime I found after some research is Astro Boy. It originated from Japan and started airing &lt;strong&gt;in the US on September 7, 1963&lt;/strong&gt;. This is two months after Calimero, but Astro Boy is of Japanese origin, which Calimero is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TGID1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I first looked through the wikipedia page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime#1960s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History of anime&lt;/a&gt; and the first title, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/a&gt;&quot; looked familiar. Therefore I started reading through the page and there it said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The manga was adapted into &lt;strong&gt;the first popular animated Japanese television series&lt;/strong&gt; that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was again repeated on the wiki page on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1963 TV series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After enjoying success both in Japan and abroad as &lt;strong&gt;the first anime to be broadcast overseas&lt;/strong&gt;, Astro Boy was remade in the 1980s under the same name(s), and in 2003 as Astro Boy: Mighty Atom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First I clicked the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Atom_(1959_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1959 TV series&lt;/a&gt;, which at that time was still called &quot;Mighty Atom&quot;, but later changed to &quot;Astro Boy&quot;. The 1959 series didn't seem to have been broadcasted abroad though. It was only from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1963 TV series&lt;/a&gt;, that the name was changed to Astro Boy, after discussions between producer Fred Ladd and representatives from NBC. The first United States broadcast was on &lt;strong&gt;September 7, 1963&lt;/strong&gt;, which was only 9 months after the first release on New Year's day in Japan. More on the episode list with respective release dates for both Japan and the US can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mighty_Atom_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T12:42:44.233" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T12:42:44.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9475" CreationDate="2014-07-29T13:09:05.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They can't eat their own magic.&lt;/strong&gt; It was only recent (in chapter 391) that Silver reminded us of this during his fight with Gray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We saw a flashback of Natsu saying he can't eat his own flames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DKUG9.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DKUG9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then two panels later, Silver confirmed this by blocking Gray's attack, using Silver's magic, instead of eating the ice as he did before. As Natsu has, Silver then mentioned he can not eat his own magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1wkyA.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1wkyAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest it doesn't make sense that they are physically incapable of eating their magic, but if they could Silver would have been able to eat Gray's attack instead of having to block. I guess Natsu being Natsu made an incorrect analogy, back in chapter 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2uAbU.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2uAbUm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WNsRs.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WNsRsm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T13:09:05.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13129" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13152" CreationDate="2014-07-29T15:00:10.797" Score="6" ViewCount="6948" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually we would treat the manga as canon for most works, but as most people usually only have watched the animation or played the video games, would in this case the manga still be considered canon over the anime? Or would it be the videogame and manga based on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T06:17:50.700" Title="What would be considered canon in the Pokemon franchise?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12863" CreationDate="2014-07-29T15:14:45.493" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 56 of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokemon Adventures manga&lt;/a&gt;, you can see how Kanto's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Fan_Club_Chairman&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokemon Fan Club Chairman&lt;/a&gt; had perfected the pay day move on both its Rapidash and Fearow. &lt;strong&gt;He used the coins to pay his ticket to ride the S.S. Anne&lt;/strong&gt;, so they must be real coins. As to why Team Rocket does not use this method to gain loads of coints, it probably costs too much time and effort to be worth it. Imagine your cat could spawn a couple of cents a day and with some effort it might be able to spawn lets say a dollar a day. You might retain only a little after paying for the training and food to keep your cat healthy to spawn lots of coins. I doubt it would make someone rich quickly. I think Team Rocket would be much better off just robbing a bank or something or stealing from some rich dude instead of stealing or breeding a bunch of Meowth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HTZUIl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T15:14:45.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13022" CreationDate="2014-07-29T17:29:31.697" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;While not exactly LEGO, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoblock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nanoblocks (ナノブロック{nanoburokku})&lt;/a&gt; are &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; popular in Japan, and they do have some of anime-related items. You could consider this answer a supplement to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/6515/bgrif&quot;&gt;@bgrif&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13024/274&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, have a look at a comparison of LEGO (the big ones, of course) to Nanoblocks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyOiH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nanoblocks vs LEGO&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're obviously a lot smaller, but the construction is still pretty solid, and given that they're more common than Mega Bloks ever were, I'd say there's some merit to their abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you're still interested, &lt;a href=&quot;http://plamoya.com/en/nanoblock-c-1554.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;there is a list of Nanoblocks available from Plamoya Japan&lt;/a&gt;, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://plamoya.com/en/nanoblock-pocket-monsters-pikachu-p-86965.html?cPath=1554&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Pikachu&lt;/a&gt; (and the related Pokemon sets), though that's mostly it in terms of anime from them. However, there's lots of designer sets, such as those on &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanomura.blog87.fc2.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, including &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magicka&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while you may not be able to find what you're looking for in LEGO, there's definitely other options out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T17:29:31.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13368" CreationDate="2014-07-29T20:10:52.033" Score="14" ViewCount="1114" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of noitaminA animes, there is a loading screen with lots of text appearing onscreen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dDzNN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking closer, I noticed mentions of Eden of the East , Monokoe and Tales of Agriculture - so I reckon there are some Easter Eggs hidden in the rest of the text also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, all the images I have found are too low resolution to make out what they say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone reveal the super-secret messages that lie in noitaminA's loading screen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T07:54:16.353" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T03:29:08.833" Title="What does the small text say in the noitaminA intro?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-29T20:41:53.890" Score="9" ViewCount="3995" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously in SAO anyone who was in the game on the first day was trapped inside. My question is, could someone on the outside a day (or whenever) later join in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would imagine it would be tempting for someone who had a significant other, child, someone, in the game or maybe they were depressed and thought SAO would lead to a better life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure they would then become trapped themselves but is there anything stopping that initial jump after Akihiko Kayaba already trapped everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7787" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T00:09:55.483" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T14:34:33.960" Title="Can people log into SAO after the initial trapping?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="434" CreationDate="2014-07-29T20:43:53.627" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon &lt;strong&gt;Adventures&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;divided into several distinct parts&lt;/strong&gt;, or adventures. There are twelve major divisions at present. Namely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Red, Blue &amp;amp; Green&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Yellow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver &amp;amp; Crystal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Ruby &amp;amp; Sapphire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: FireRed &amp;amp; LeafGreen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Emerald&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Diamond &amp;amp; Pearl&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Platinum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: HeartGold &amp;amp; SoulSilver&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Black &amp;amp; White&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Black 2 &amp;amp; White 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pokémon Adventures: X &amp;amp; Y&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically all adventures &lt;strong&gt;take place in the same Pokemon world&lt;/strong&gt; (see map below), but at different locations. Since the manga is based on the video games it makes sense that the protagonists change from adventure to adventure, but they remain in the same timeline and world. They remain at different locations, but their stories intertwine at many occasions. It is therefore not surprising that &lt;strong&gt;protagonists from earlier adventures reoccur&lt;/strong&gt; in later chapters. This can, for example, be seen when in the third adventure all gym leaders from Kanto have to compete with those of Johto at the 10th Pokemon league. It can also be seen in the third adventure that all seven aforementioned protagonists have to work together to defeat the main villain in the &lt;em&gt;Last Battle&lt;/em&gt; from chapter 167 to 180.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6M4Q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6M4Qm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess you could say that the adventures are seen &lt;strong&gt;from professor Oak's point of view&lt;/strong&gt;, since in that same chapter 180 we can see how Crystal finished the pokedex. She completed the Pokedex with data on the remaining Pokemon of the original 251 known Pokemon at the time. At this point we can see Professor Oak say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The truth is, about 100 new Pokemon have appeared and I'd thought of asking her to help...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kaz14.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kaz14m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt those 100 Pokemon just &lt;em&gt;appeared&lt;/em&gt;. The people of the Hoenn region are probably well aware of the existence of these Pokemon, but professor Oak, might just recently have heard about them. So in that sense, we see the world evolve from the point of view of those from Kanto and especially professor Oak as the most frequent recurring character in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Map of the Pokemon world&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBZlT.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBZlTm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T20:43:53.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13149" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-29T21:20:10.447" Score="1" ViewCount="530" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tsugumi Ohba, writer of Death Note, said that Near &quot;becomes less likeable&quot; as the story advances, citing Near's plan to take the notebook at a later point in the story. Ohba said that a negative reaction originated from &quot;the difference in their attitudes&quot; and that people may have viewed Near as &quot;a cheat.&quot; Ohba added that Near's &quot;cheeky behavior,&quot; intended to &quot;reinforce his childishness,&quot; had been construed as &quot;annoying.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what this quote from Ohba means. Does this mean Near wants to use the Death Note for himself? Can someone please explain this to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6399" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T21:35:21.217" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T07:34:25.250" Title="Does Near want to use the death note for himself?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3731" CreationDate="2014-07-29T22:16:44.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After being scolded by his teacher for partly ripping off Nishimiya's ear, Ishida was angry with Nishimiya, because she supposedly would have snitched to her parents for bullying. So when they met again at page 24, they didn't really want to talk to her, but instead of being angry for being bullied, Nishimiya apologized. And despite being bullied all the time by Ishida, she still wanted to become friends and get to know each other. So that's when she took Ishida's hand and asked to be friends on page 26-27&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PERO7.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PERO7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vhGuI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vhGuIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unable to understand her true intentions, Ishida got upset and threw away her booklet and started bullying her even more severely the following days, until he ended up being bullied himself. After being bullied himself, he couldn't forget about Nishimiya and grew more curious by the day, so he learned sign language. After five years he finally understood what she had been trying to say. She just wanted to be friends after all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ka5Xj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ka5Xjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F6Ejp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F6Ejpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Senshin mentioned in his answer, grabbing someone's hand and asking to be friends like that isn't a boyish thing to do, especially in elementary school. And on top of that it was rather embarrassing to ask your bully to become friends. That's why he started blushing, remembering the scene from five years earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishida was just repeating what Nishimiya had said, but as she still wanted to be friends with him, she took the opportunity to reply to his question by grabbing his hand, telling him she still wanted to be friends. This made him blush even more, because holding hands to confirm friendship is embarrassing and even though he doesn't mind being friends, he didn't pose the question. He just repeated what she had said five years ago. It wasn't supposed to come over as an actual question for friendship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T22:16:44.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13129" CreationDate="2014-07-29T22:55:22.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Canon usually refers to the &lt;em&gt;original work&lt;/em&gt; rather than the most popular one. As such, I would imagine that the original Japanese manga is canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other mediums can be canon as well; the anime for example is a very important part of the franchise. Stil, the manga would probably still take precedence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Canon is a very broad term that can be as strict or lenient as the user who uses it, so it's hard to answer this question definitively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T08:11:12.560" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T08:11:12.560" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13146" CreationDate="2014-07-29T23:07:25.343" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no evidence to show that it wasn't impossible for non-trapped players to gain access into the game. What Kayaba Akihiko did was removing the &amp;quot;Log out&amp;quot; option and altering the game so that the death flag would cause the NerveGear to fry the player's brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, whether it was possible or not on the basis of what Kayaba did to the game is one thing, the other factor to consider is the authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kirito first entered Sword Art Online, he was on his bed. However, at the end of Aincrad arc, he woke up in hospital as seen where he wakes up and stumbles out to look for Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZsqLz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirito post-Aincrad&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also mentioned that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/NerveGear#Chronology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NerveGear&lt;/a&gt; has it's own internal battery in it which accounts for 30% of it's weight, in the Novels it's revealed this battery has atleast 10 minutes of power in it being one of the conditions set to kill a player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the novel, Kayaba announces to the players that if one of the following happened: &lt;strong&gt;being disconnected from a source of electricity for 10 minutes&lt;/strong&gt;, cut from the system for more than 2 hours, or dying in-game, the NerveGear would fry the player's brain, killing them in the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_1#Adaptation_Notes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 1 - Adaptation Notes (Point 2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kayaba also says how people outside the game were told to avoid forceful removal of NerveGears yet some chose to ignore this (though it doesn't imply he cared for their lives).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having informed the outside world of the situation beforehand, [Kayaba] reported that friends and family members of some of the players had already ignored his warning, causing the death of 213 players, showing images of the SAO incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_1#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 1 - Plot (7th paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also every trapped SAO player was moved to hospitals within the first 2 hours of the game starting as a respone to Kayaba's announcement to monitor their condition, and for those who didn't die in-game, to keep them from becoming under-nourished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also told them that his crime was being broadcast all over the world, with the location of each player, thus the authorities would be moving them into hospitals to put them in better care during the 2 hours he had allowed the players to be disconnected from the system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_1#Adaptation_Notes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 1 - Adaptation Notes (Point 2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Novels, to which the anime does not mention, SAO was only released in Japan so the only players effected were Japanese. in the Wiki it says that &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the SAO incident &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/NerveGear#Chronology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NerveGear&lt;/a&gt; had been seized and disposed as according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kl.i.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/told/s23a13101je.2.2.txt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 121&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;all of this indicate that the Japanese Authorities were well aware of what was going on and would be in the public's best interest to prevent any more cases of players being trapped inside. in terms of the game the Authorities didn't need to stop people getting more copies of the game as only 10,000 copies were first produced and 10,000 players were trapped&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only 10,000 copies were printed in the first batch of the game, and online sales sold out within seconds. Hard-core gamers waited in line for days to purchase the first few hard copies from many stores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«Sword Art Online» officially started server service at 1 PM of November 6, 2022 and obtained infamy when the creator succeeded in trapping 10,000 people in the game, and making it so that death in-game would mean actual death for the player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online - Background&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however on the NerveGear Wikia page it states there were about 200,000 players in possession of a NerveGear, so i assume that the authorities seized about 193,853 NerveGear &lt;em&gt;during&lt;/em&gt; Death Game (3,853 from the player who died)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This next part is mainly speculation. However, Cardinal system, which could possibly corrected new players entering the game, since we didn't see outside authorities trying to help players in-game with clearing all 100 floors. though this could be them being cautious as effectively Kayaba was in control of 10,000 lives&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned that Kayaba has a level of honor and fairness so i would assume that as he aided players to reach the 95th floor (where he would reveal himself as the final boss) he would also act on any outside interference against anyone in some way if they came up with hacks designed to help beat the game or attempt to back into the game itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akihiko had a level of honor and fairness. He designed Sword Art Online to be a beatable game by anyone who had the skills. He never interfered with the players' progress to keep them from advancing through the game; in fact, as Heathcliff, he was actually fighting on the players' side, helping them clear floors. The one exception to this is the fact that he made himself invincible until his battle with Kirito, although this was necessary to survive the game until the 95th floor was reached, where Heathcliff planned to reveal his true identity and become the final boss on the 100th floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Kayaba_Akihiko#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kayaba Akihiko - Personality (4th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: the web version of the story which included the adult #.5 chapters says there were 50,000 players trapped&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T04:46:55.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11647" CreationDate="2014-07-29T23:20:17.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshi_no_koe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star)&lt;/a&gt; features credits in the beginning, but no OP. Credits are layered on top of actual movie. It has an insert song towards the end, but technically that does not constitute ED. ADV release has english dubbing credits added at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I notice that the question asks for &quot;anime &lt;strong&gt;series&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, but in the last sentence you ask for just &quot;anime&quot;, so I consider this answer at least partially relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3188" LastEditorUserId="3188" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T09:05:54.397" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T09:05:54.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-29T23:25:01.207" Score="8" ViewCount="13506" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second season of &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&lt;/em&gt; is suffixed with &lt;em&gt;R2&lt;/em&gt;.  C.C's and V.V's names, while written with the dot between them they are pronounced as C2 and V2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering what the R2 in the title means: is it similar to how C.C's and V.V's names are writen and pronounced and it's supposed to be written as R.R? Does it mean something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T03:15:55.223" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T04:13:56.113" Title="What does the R2 mean in Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13155" CreationDate="2014-07-29T23:45:41.497" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As chocking as it may sound R2 stands for &lt;strong&gt;second season&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no information that it could mean something else or at least I haven't found anything to back other information such as R2 being things like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Round 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rebirth 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rewrite 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;related to the CG power overtaking both eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a 3rd element (such as c2 or v2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to name it, it would be &quot;2nd Rebellion&quot; as a continuation to the 1st season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there could be some crucial information provided on the manga that could clear I honestly don't recall any and perhaps some one could reinforce what I am saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T23:45:41.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-29T23:52:37.583" Score="4" ViewCount="14540" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: I am not asking about speculation on C.C's (or V.V's) real names&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass, C.C implies that she abandoned her real name and has since forgotten it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch, do you know why Snow is white? it's because it has forgotten it's name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When talking to Lelouch about if she was human she says that if she wanted to be seen as human she would have &lt;strong&gt;a more human name&lt;/strong&gt;, as if she hinting that her name C.C was something she chose. V.V also shares the same kind of name but nothing is ever said about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Etrian Odyssey Untold, the AI in charge for firing Gungnir and Ricky's friend is named Mike however is spelled as M.I.K.E which stands for &lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;emetic &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;nstallation &lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt;eeper &lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;ngine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, does C.C and V.V stand for anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2019-01-11T07:06:51.483" Title="What does C.C and V.V stand for?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13157" CreationDate="2014-07-30T00:00:58.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no information as to a meaning to C.C. or V.V other than to hide their real names.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some information about the planning stages of Code Geass having C2 name as Cera or Sera but I never saw any official information to back that up other than random websites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards C2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well if you want the reference from the anime alone, I don't think it was ever revealed, there was a scene where she does say her name involuntarily in her sleep at episode 11 around 18 minutes of the first season, but the name it self is never revealed to us and is covered with droplet of water sound instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She whispers her name&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIbLQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;she whispers her name&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She confirms it was her name&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9S1O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;She confirms it was her name&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further in he also calls her name right after saying &quot;I learned something interesting because of that&quot; in reference of staying/saving her which was not necessary. And again her name is censored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further in she also asks him to call her name again which he does however again its muted/censored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to this point the name is only known to Lelouch!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards V2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On episode 21 of the second season around 5 minutes and 20 seconds Lelouch's mother tell a set of events of the past along with Charles however V2 name is again never revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r1YM7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;twins&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T00:57:09.243" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T00:57:09.243" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13163" CreationDate="2014-07-30T04:10:40.763" Score="3" ViewCount="1236" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kobato&lt;/em&gt; includes characters from Chobits and Angelic Layer, as well as other CLAMP series, in its world. But it doesn't seem to be the same world as Chobits and Angelic Layer; for example, Chitose Hibiya's children don't appear to be persocoms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does &lt;em&gt;Kobato&lt;/em&gt; take place in the same world as any other CLAMP series, or is it a standalone world that includes alternate versions of some characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I haven't finished the series, so please use spoiler tags liberally.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T10:23:21.780" Title="Where does Kobato fit into the CLAMP multiverse?" Tags="&lt;kobato&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13165" CreationDate="2014-07-30T09:19:20.577" Score="6" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Brynhildr in the Darkness, all of the &lt;em&gt;magicians&lt;/em&gt; seem to be female - but there doesn't seem to be a reason for this (in the manga at least).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at Okamoto Lynn's other work, Elfen Lied, he explains that male Diclonius are possible, but lack the vectors that the females have due to inbreeding. This explains why they are not that commonly seen in the series. I haven't been able to find a similar reason for Brynhildr though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Juhachi/Diclonius&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference for Elfen Lied&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any similar reasoning for why all the magicians are female in Brynhildr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T08:45:35.560" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T08:45:35.560" Title="Why are all magicians female?" Tags="&lt;brynhildr-in-the-darkness&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13160" CreationDate="2014-07-30T10:23:21.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://clamp.wikia.com/wiki/Kobato.#Crossovers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kobato page on the CLAMP Wikia&lt;/a&gt; has a fairly expansive list of ways that it fits within the multiverse. I'm not going to rewrite all of them, because that would be too long, so I'll just summarize them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The alternate versions of some characters show up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her apartment complex shows up in other series (sometimes in alternate Japans).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A picture of Clow and Yuuko shows up in an explanation of the worlds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many characters have cameos.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall: some characters from non-modern-Japan show up with different identities, while series set in Japan are related to Kobato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T10:23:21.780" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13161" CreationDate="2014-07-30T14:21:53.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The magicians are all female to give the main character a harem of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not explained as to why all the magicians are only female. This could be due to compatibility issues with the alien monsters, or it could simply be personal preference on the kidnappers part, we don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T14:21:53.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6614" CreationDate="2014-07-30T17:11:36.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Orochimaru summoned Hashirama in part one, he was using the incomplete version of the jutsu and it took kabuto from the time of Orochimaru's death to the fourth great ninja war to perfect it. So the Hashirama that was summoned earlier was not a complete copy whereas Madara is the perfected version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7800" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T20:06:19.430" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T20:06:19.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13168" CreationDate="2014-07-30T18:00:30.973" Score="0" ViewCount="1720" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know, that if a human makes the Shinigami eye deal, he will lose half of his remaining lifespan. But, let's say Light made the shinigami deal. He might have killed L earlier, thus prolonging his life again. So here is my questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would Light have lived longer, if he would have had the Shinigami eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T21:51:04.750" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T21:51:04.750" Title="Would the Shinigami eye deal have shortened Light's lifespan?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-07-31T06:14:16.373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13167" CreationDate="2014-07-30T18:20:44.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hypothetically speaking(since that is what it means to give Light the shinigami eyes at an early stage), if you give Light the shinigami eyes, the early he could have killed L, was when they were frequenting the same school/university and at that point L was already highly suspicious of Light to the point of tracking him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If L were to die there regardless of how, it would trigger L's successors to come in with all the already collected information which again would be focused towards Light with the prediction of not to expose yourself to Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the fact pointed that Light could not kill without knowing one's name based on L's experiment, but would that be suffice for them to cease investigations at such an early stage which not even L ceased him self?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T19:53:57.497" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T19:53:57.497" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13167" CreationDate="2014-07-30T18:20:52.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well assuming Light had a long life ahead of him (no health issues) the answer is an obvious yes knowing the chain of events we know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're probably asking if Near/Mello would have caught him anyway, but it was already established Near only won due to the combined help he got from L's investigation and Mello's actions. Light was the better intellect (plus in your scenario he has his eyes).   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course no way for Light to know this and he assumed he can beat anything that gets thrown at him.  Probably rightfully so, as the Mikami zealousness/sloppiness caused the downfall at the end, not Light's plan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T18:20:52.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13144" CreationDate="2014-07-30T19:26:41.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Odd that you mention it, because it seems that Studio Rikka (of &lt;em&gt;Pale Cocoon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Time of Eve&lt;/em&gt; fame) was released in the production. The particular UI is done in the style of Time of Eve. No, this probably doesn't mean Time of EVE II is confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says, on the top left:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;noitaminA jingle movie - TYPE: Augemented Reality (ar) Version 1.10.03.23&#xA;(b) 2010 made by Studio Rikka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No drive attached to Animation, The BIOS is not installed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Checking files system C:&#xA;The type of the file system is Augmented Reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 1)...&#xA;File Verification completed.&#xA;100 percent completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bottom right says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A, {{backwards R}} logo img) 拡張現実 (augmented reality) AUGUMENT REARTY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DIbMe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Studio Rikka in Noitamina&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T03:29:08.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7751" CreationDate="2014-07-30T20:11:22.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assume you're looking for original designs and no redesigns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He worked on the Gundam 0083 OVA series, where he designed the famous &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/0083/rx-78gp03.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;RX-78 GP03 Dendrobium Orchis&lt;/a&gt; mobile weapon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also did a lot of work in V Gundam, where he was the main mechanical designer, creating the main mobile suits: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/v/lm312v04.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Victory Gundam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/v/lm314v21.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;V2 Gundam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/v/lm314v23-24.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;V2 Assault Buster Gundam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, he worked on G Gundam, designing the evil mobile suits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also worked on &lt;em&gt;Gundam Wing&lt;/em&gt;, doing some some minor mobile suits, but his mostnotable contrtibution is to &lt;em&gt;Gundam Wing Endless Waltz&lt;/em&gt;, where he designed all of the mobile suits, and re-designed the Gundams in a more fantastic style, the most famous of which is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/endlesswaltz/xxxg-00w0.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero Custom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T20:11:22.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6761" CreationDate="2014-07-30T22:24:24.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think zetsu had anything to do with it. And personally, I don't think he used the izanagi either. I think he used the same thing he uses to make things pass through him to escape it. Yes, the Amaterasu flames don't burn out until their target it burnt to a crisp, but think about it. Fire is energy, no matter what  how it is formed, and chakra is basically energy as well. The rasengan is made of chakra(energy), and it passed right through him to. So to the flames, it would be like their target was already gone, so they burn out. That's just what I think about this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7801" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T22:24:24.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13174" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27606" CreationDate="2014-07-31T00:56:52.277" Score="6" ViewCount="830" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of episode 11 when Shuichi walks home from school with Doi again, Shuichi tells that he hates Doi and leaves alone. Doi just stands there for a moment looking shocked and then angrily kicks the fence shouting &quot;Damn!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't much up until then to definitely say what kind of guy Doi is, but it's known that he once read Shuichi's diary note out loud to someone once (not sure exactly when and to whom), for which Shuichi might hold a grudge against him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the thing I'm curious about is why Doi was so emotional about that fence kicking after Shuichi said he hates him. I mean what did he expect if he really was bullying him? Or if he didn't do it to make fun of Shuichi then what, did he want to be friends with him and he just got very upset that Shuichi hated him for what he's done? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from episode 12:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SoxfY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, Shuichi can't tell either way too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T01:32:56.517" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T03:15:16.587" Title="What was Doi really thinking about Shuichi?" Tags="&lt;hourou-musuko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13175" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-07-31T01:00:37.780" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T01:00:37.780" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T01:00:37.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13176" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-07-31T01:00:37.780" Score="0" Body="Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son) is a school drama manga and anime by Takako Shimura. It's a story about sexually confused middleschoolers who are trying to figure out whether they like crossdressing for the sake of it or for different reasons." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T04:55:23.560" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T04:55:23.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5652" CreationDate="2014-07-31T06:24:46.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both of them were trained along with Hiruzen (the third hokage) by the first and second Hokage (Hashirama and Tobirama) so we can assume them to be quite powerful considering that they participated in the First Shinobi War as well. As of now, they weren't shown in combat at all, not when Kyubi attacked the village or not when Pain eradicated the village. I believe it'll be safe to assume that they have technical skill and experience that they have gained over the years but since unlike lady Chiyo, they don't use puppets or any other tool to help them in combat, they're pretty much off the floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T06:24:46.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6293" CreationDate="2014-07-31T08:00:58.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time of writing (July 2014), there are currently &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3#.E6.BC.AB.E7.94.BB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8 manga adaptations&lt;/a&gt; of the series, all written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=107067&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kawahara Reki&lt;/a&gt;, the original author of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/a&gt; light novel series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Aincrad&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン アインクラッド』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [中村]{Nakamura} [貯子]{Tamako}. Serialized from September 2010 to May 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adapt the Aincrad arc (volume 1 and 2 of the light novel series).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン フェアリィ・ダンス』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [葉月]{Hazuki} [翼]{Tsubasa}. Serialized from May 2012 to May 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adapt Fairy Dance arc (volume 3 and 4 of the light novel series).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン ファントム・バレット』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [山田]{Yamada} [孝太郎]{Koutarou}. Serialize from May 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adapt the Phantom Bullet arc (volume 5 and 6 of the light novel series).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Caliber&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン キャリバー』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [木谷]{Kiya} [椎]{Shii}. Serialize from September 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adapt the Caliber arc, a chapter from volume 8 &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Early and Late&lt;/em&gt; of the light novel series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン マザーズ・ロザリオ』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [葉月]{Hazuki} [翼]{Tsubasa}. Serialize from July 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adapt the Mother's Rosario arc (volume 7 of the light novel series).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Girls Ops&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン ガールズ・オプス』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [猫猫]{Nekobyou} [猫]{Neko}. Serialize from July 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An original story starring Leafa, Silica, Lizbeth with ALO as the stage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Progressive&lt;/em&gt; 『ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by [比村]{Himura} [奇石]{Kiseki}. Serialize from August 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adapt &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Progressive&lt;/em&gt; light novels, but from Asuna's point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sword Art☆Online&lt;/em&gt; 『そーどあーと☆おんらいん。』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illustrated by 南十字星. Serialize from September 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A comedy 4-panel manga.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T08:00:58.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13182" CreationDate="2014-07-31T09:25:12.043" Score="4" ViewCount="1793" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of the current manga chapter, the mystery behind the toys in Dressrosa has been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is not clear for me the details about the law that does not allow humans to visit a toy's house, and toys to visit a human's house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What will be the negative effect that made Doflamingo implement that law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T10:47:40.107" Title="What is the reason behind the law that toys and humans must not visit each others' house?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13181" CreationDate="2014-07-31T10:29:34.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It would create chaos and it might even ruin Doflamingo's scheme.&lt;/strong&gt; Civilians don't remember their lost loved ones, but the toys remember everything. So you would expect the toys to try and remind their loved ones of who they are as we have seen in chapter 717 when the toy supposedly &lt;em&gt;malfunctioned&lt;/em&gt; suffering of  &lt;em&gt;human disease&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kqTrzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Humans might remember their loved ones&lt;/strong&gt; or might start to dislike the toys, which would disrupt the peaceful kingdom Doflamingo had built. Now imagine if the toys would be able to spend intimate alone time with regular humans, this would mean situations like these would happen more often. This could then go either of two ways, none of which would be beneficial for Doflamingo. Either the human would not recognize their lost loved one and freak out as in chapter 717, creating chaos. Humans might start to loath the toys and possible retaliation might happen. The other possibility is that the human in some way might even remember who the toy was and Doflamingo's schemes would be discovered. So the more control Doflamingo holds on the toys, the less chances he has of being found out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If toys would be able to visit houses, &lt;strong&gt;they would be able to plot schemes&lt;/strong&gt; to overthrow Doflamingo and possibly kill or harm Sugar, which they would have a real hard time doing if they would be watched constantly. Doflamingo could have trusted Violet's ability to oversee any strange activity, but how would you be able to trust the daughter of the former king with such a big responsibility. And even if he would, she wouldn't be able to oversee every toy at every second of the day. Her powers should be used more usefully elsewhere anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, if toys were free to go about as they liked, they could travel to other islands and &lt;strong&gt;expose Doflamingo's scheme&lt;/strong&gt;. Keep in mind that they were the only ones aware of Sugar's ability apart from the Donquixote Pirates. I doubt the government would ignore the cry of help of a bunch of toys who claim Doflamingo had made them like this. Especially since coincidentally Doflamingo's island is the only one having living toys. Don't forget that among the toys there are also Government officials, who would know too much about the inner workings of the World Government for it to be just a strange malfunctioning toy, who just happens to know too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Toy Soldier&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by OP in a comment, Toy Soldier has been seen in the private companionship of Rebecca. He was seen training her for the hard future to come to prevent her from being harmed once again. Since this is a special case and since it was only possible by &lt;strike&gt;plot armor&lt;/strike&gt; a great deal of luck, I will make this a separate part of the answer. I want to point out that Doflamingo's level of dictatorial control is so high (and quite praiseworthy to be honest), that it really needed this much of luck for it to work. So now how was the toy soldier possible to break the law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know, &lt;strong&gt;every toy is put to a contract by Sugar&lt;/strong&gt;, right after transformations. The contract states only two simple rules, which can be see in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VoiyJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 737&lt;/a&gt; when Cavendish became a soldier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I will not bring harm to humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I will bow to the orders of the (Donquixote Pirates') family.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two simple rules that make the toys unable to disobey any law put out by Doflamingo, which include not entering houses, and going to the toy factory every night. Toy Soldier on the other hand, was the first and only person to become &lt;strong&gt;a contract-less toy&lt;/strong&gt; as Sugar had forgotten to establish the contract as mentioned by Leo &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XbJ8t.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in chapter 739&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore he could disobey the laws as he pleased. This didn't bring him out of the woods just yet though. He knew &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Viola&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viola&lt;/a&gt; had the giro-giro (aka glare-glare) fruit, and he knew she had forgotten about who he was. If he would disobey the law at this point, he would have been caught regardless. That's why in order not to stand out to other humans and especially Viola, he obeyed the laws with the other toys and went to the toy house every night as he mentions in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vt68R.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 721&lt;/a&gt;. This all lasted until Rebecca was kidnapped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point (still &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8dvzO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 721&lt;/a&gt;) he couldn't just sit back and let it all happen, so he rescued her regardless of the laws. This made him a criminal and a fugitive from that point onwards. Even if he would obey the laws now, he would be hunted down by the police as we have seen when the Strawhats first arrive at the Colosseum in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bO7l0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 703&lt;/a&gt;. Yet &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EGN77.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;he is too badass&lt;/a&gt; to be caught by mere mortals&lt;/strong&gt;. Doflamingo could have tracked him down, but he probably didn't care or might not even have been aware of the situation. Viola on the other hand, knew well about everything that had gone down, but by now she trusted Toy Soldier and wanted him to keep looking out for her niece Rebecca. She mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zeI6Y.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 740&lt;/a&gt; that she knew all about him and Rebecca, but that &lt;strong&gt;Viola kept it a secret for Doflamingo&lt;/strong&gt;. It was also from this point onwards that he was seen in the private companionship of Rebecca. It was only after he became a fugitive that he started breaking the laws. He didn't have much choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude, Toy Soldier confirms what I wrote as the original answer. Doflamingo wanted to keep his peaceful regime as long as possible and he needed laws for that. &lt;strong&gt;The negative effect that made Doflamingo implement that law, was to prevent what Toy Soldier had done from happening.&lt;/strong&gt; Remember that if it wasn't for Toy Soldier, nobody would have known about Sugar's ability and the toys would never have been freed, because nobody would have known about it. So by Sugar's neglectance her secret got out and he had gathered allies to overthrow Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It took him 10 years to do so, but here he is back to his human form and riding towards Diamante and Doflamingo to avenge his wife and restore king Riku's honor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T10:47:40.107" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T10:47:40.107" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5652" CreationDate="2014-07-31T12:45:25.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're probably reasonably powerful, but it seems unlikely that they'd even be as powerful as Danzo was, and right now compared to the god-like power of Naruto, Sasuke, the Hokages, the Sage and his mum, their power is most likely basically insignificant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T12:45:25.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13146" CreationDate="2014-07-31T14:02:00.823" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Azrael response is the proper response to this, but regarding whether they could or not outside of the initial units and other units were confiscated, Kayaba probably closed off the system/server since Govt or someone could hack in or hijack packets if they wanted to (happens now with MMOs).  Even Sugou who wanted people for test subjects could only do it when they logged out which means he couldn't just penetrate the server and was waiting for it to open up to reroute 300 people to his own.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add to this the new units in Fairy Arc were already in production and couldn't physically fry anyone's brain.  People would have just used this to log in and communicate with those who are trapped but that never happened.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T14:02:00.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5609" CreationDate="2014-07-31T14:29:57.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not make any sense or be true, but assuming that immediately following Wrath removing the swords from Mustang's hands he was forced by Pride to transmute, it is possible that during the deconstruction and reconstruction, the injuries were at least sealed up, or possibly healed altogether, seeing as he was alchemically torn apart and pieced back together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7809" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T14:29:57.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13192" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17025" CreationDate="2014-07-31T16:24:27.900" Score="2" ViewCount="7403" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen a few animes that linked a vampire's powers to the phase of the moon. Where does this idea come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there actual Japanese myths about vampires that this stems from? Or something odd that got mixed in when the Western myth was translated into Japanese? Something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7812" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T21:37:17.767" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T03:17:58.150" Title="What do vampires have to do with the phase of the moon?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14375" CreationDate="2014-07-31T23:23:03.107" Score="17" ViewCount="13293" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I'd like to know what kind of proposition one has to make to a Japanese publisher to have a go at distributing a title in a certain country (outside of Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://organizationasg.kokidokom.net/2014/03/24/what-manga-publishers-can-actually-license-in-the-us/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; told me how things work in the industry and I pretty much understand that to get a deal, you need sales forecasts, a  distribution channel, a printer … ready to work for you. And you need to be able to tell the Japanese publisher how much he’s going to make throughout the coming months by trusting you to distribute his manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I can’t seem to find though, is what a serious or standardized proposition in the industry is. I mean, what are the rules?! Are there rules stating that no matter what, a certain percentage of your margins should go to the Japanese publisher? Are there predefined sales volumes under which you won’t get a deal? Has anyone here actually seen such a contract? Where can one get his/her hands on one? What about digital distribution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any of you can point me in the right direction, tell me who I should ask this to, or highlight existing documentation, I would be absolutely delighted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7818" LastEditorUserId="7818" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T10:20:17.000" LastActivityDate="2020-09-15T17:50:44.783" Title="About the industry: How much does it cost to license a manga outside of Japan?" Tags="&lt;licensing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3358" CreationDate="2014-07-31T23:59:32.473" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I completely agree that Kakashi should have used his copy moves more. He used it like once. It has nothing to do with how the sharigan takes up chakra, because he already used the sharigan to copy base elemental justsu. So he should use the jutsus he has copied, which don't take as much chakra as his sharigan and mangekyo sharigan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The techniques he copied from Zabuza, like water sphere, would have been very helpful in the was when dealing with few opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is either the legend of the copy ninja wasn't as great as we thought or the laziness of the writer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7820" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T23:59:32.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12990" CreationDate="2014-08-01T05:47:31.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zatch lost his memories after he had already arrived on Earth. He was defeated by another mamodo, who decided to erase Zatch's memories instead of destroying his spellbook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The mamodo is named Zeno, and he is revealed to be Zatch's twin brother.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; As for his motivation: Zeno had a painful childhood, enduring brutal training on a daily basis. He grew up separately from Zatch, and believed that Zatch was living an easy, enjoyable life elsewhere. Not only that, but Zatch had inherited their father's great power, &quot;Baou&quot; (Zatch's 4th spell).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; For these reasons, Zeno was extremely resentful of Zatch, and came to believe that Zatch was the reason his own life was so terrible.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Once they were on Earth, Zeno sought out Zatch and defeated him. Zeno decided to leave Zatch's spellbook alone, because destroying Zatch's spellbook would just send him back to their world, where he imagined Zatch would be living happily.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Instead, he stole Zatch's memories, so that Zatch would be forced to wander around, confused and alone, being constantly attacked with no idea why.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Later in the manga, Zeno accidentally looks at the memories he stole from Zatch. He realizes that Zatch's life was also painful, having suffered greatly at the hands of an abusive stepmother. Zeno regrets giving Zatch amnesia, and apologizes to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1IER4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1IER4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zatch Bell: Volume 5, Chapter 48, Page 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The circumstances of Zatch's amnesia are revealed in the chapter &quot;Stolen Memories&quot; &lt;em&gt;(Volume 5, Chapter 48)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3387" LastEditorUserId="3387" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T16:24:22.340" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T16:24:22.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-01T07:07:09.347" Score="8" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xZ2Ld.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried google image search but it didn't find anything =_=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:06:14.337" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:06:14.337" Title="What anime is this GIF of a grey-haired boy eating from?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T16:26:01.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2283" CreationDate="2014-08-02T05:30:17.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Gretel died second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since yes, Rock did refer to her as a &quot;she&quot; when she revealed her gift. And people have theories it's a dismembered.. gift in attempts to be female as well. Or because of her past- being raped and filmed, she thought that offering herself will make him feel better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7835" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T15:46:40.603" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T15:46:40.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13380" CreationDate="2014-08-02T19:51:13.720" Score="5" ViewCount="1370" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 21, it was shown that Romdeau was in a state of disarray. Many opted to leave the city instead of staying inside. However, what I noticed is that emigrants seem to be able to leave their home cities without gas masks or any protective gear. The same applied to Vincent and emigrants from Mosk during one of his flashback, at least from what I can remember. They weren't inside a vehicle and they seem to have to walk to where they needed to go to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, it's possible that they were vaccinated before going outside, although it seems unlikely given the state of Romdeau during this time and that the city would try to keep them from going outside no matter what. Yet, Vincent was struck by disease after he went outside through the vent. Although he did survived, he either should have been immune from the conditions in the outside world, he actually wasn't exposed during his travel from Mosk to Romdeau, the vaccines keeping them healthy are temporary, or something else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did emigrants survive outside without succumbing to disease? Have I missed anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T21:52:42.857" LastActivityDate="2018-11-24T19:44:13.500" Title="How did emigrants survive outside in Ergo Proxy?" Tags="&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3812" CreationDate="2014-08-02T21:47:21.403" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Japanese, so please excuse my English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ignore a lot of small changes, and want to talk about the cause. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking from the conclusion, the notable differences are the following, I think:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Original Manga's Progress&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Broadcasting Station&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main Target&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Original Manga's Progress&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Togashi is working now. That's all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Broadcasting Station&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fuji TV is following One Piece, Toriko and Dragon Ball.&#xA;It is the HxH 2009's station, and faithful to the original.&#xA;Fuji's slogan is &quot;NO FUN, NO TV&quot;, and is known as the most vulgar TV station in Japan.&#xA;But I really, really love Fuji's &quot;noitaminA&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2011's Nippon TV is the most traditional commercial broadcasting station.&#xA;This oldest station is known as the most aggressive technical pioneer.&#xA;Maybe the original fans hate their editing, and the children's parents like it.&#xA;I think that the 140 times same OP songs is their attempt, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Main Target&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, HxH 2009 was the &quot;Saturday Golden Time Anime&quot;; then from episode 62 onward, it became OVA. HxH 2011 was the &quot;Sunday Morning Anime&quot;; then from episode 99 onward, it became &quot;Midnight Anime&quot;. Both began broadcasting in time slots meant for &quot;Children's Anime&quot; in Japan,&#xA;and OVA and &quot;Midnight Anime&quot; were the &quot;Adults' Anime&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The nature of the children's time slot is slightly different between the two continuities. &quot;Saturday Golden Time Anime&quot; means that children watch the anime with their parents at dinnertime.&#xA;&quot;Golden Time TV Program&quot; is the TV Program that airs between 18:00 ~ 20:00 in Japan.&#xA;If the Golden Time Anime airs on Saturdays, TV station is expecting the conversation with the children.&#xA;In other words, children logical conversation with the parent is satisfied are eligible.&#xA;This is why HxH 2009 did not refrain from grotesque representations, in contrast to HxH 2011. &#xA;The reason why the TV broadcast was finished is because the original stock was gone.&#xA;By the way, there is no relation to the animation named &quot;Golden Time&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Sunday mornings, I think you are still sleeping, right?&#xA;In this time slot, most young children are watching TV, so a more wholesome animation is required.&#xA;Japanese parents do not like their children watching torn heads or hearts or fingers without supervision.&#xA;I think the reason of the change in time slot is that there are few parents who like their children watching torn organs in anime.&#xA;Then I wonder what kind of adult gets up in the early Sunday mornings, but I do not have the answer. I think they are probably also the type that does not turn on the TV during dinnertime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I do not write in detail because spoilers, but HxH 2011 thoroughly ignored the content of the original manga.&#xA;I'll never forgive the corruption related to Kite, the worst difference for me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the original manga and the 2009 anime, the reason why Gon aimed to become a hunter is because Kite told him that Gon's father is a superior hunter. Gon thought his father was dead.&#xA; First appearance: Kite gave Gon a scolding &quot;you should not come near the territory of dangerous organisms&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In the 2011 anime, Gon has forgotten the existence of Kite, and they don't know each other, not even the names.&#xA; First appearance: Kite had been fishing on the side of the nests of chimera ants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Kite#Anime_and_Manga_Differences&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T19:03:42.363" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T19:03:42.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3866" CreationDate="2014-08-02T21:55:31.730" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only name that comes to my mind is the Japanese-Brazilian novelist and illustrator &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%AB_Kamiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuu Kamiya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, who works in Japan and is pretty famous now with the anime adaptation of his series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Game_No_Life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7842" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T09:51:25.797" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T09:51:25.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5081" CreationDate="2014-08-02T23:05:36.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that it was very difficult for A- and S-class demons to reach the human world. So the lords definitely weren't harvesting humans for themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it seems that it isn't that hard for demons of lower classes to reach the human world. Hiei and his gang managed to get through early in the series. The demon Rando gets through and enters Genkai's disciple selection tournament. The Four Saint Beasts send lower-level demons to scout in the human world, and probably could have come themselves if they weren't sealed inside their castle, since &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/The_Four_Saint_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;according to the wiki&lt;/a&gt; they were all C-class or lower. Hiei's sister Yukina manages to get into the human world, where she is captured by Gonzo Tarukane and then rescued by Yusuke and Kuwabara. Several demon teams compete in the Dark Tournament, which is in the human world, IIRC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think we can assume that lower-ranked demons were coming into the human world and harvesting humans to bring back to the Demon World for the A- and S-class demons to feast on. This is similar to what the Saint Beasts were doing with their scouts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T23:05:36.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12798" CreationDate="2014-08-02T23:59:06.127" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basically John will die at a given moment, which is...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;...before his original lifespan would have ended (Because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: LVII&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim's original life span. Even if the victim's death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;...within 23 days of writing, because a specific time of death was written (Because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XXVII, rule number 2&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write &lt;strong&gt;a specific time of death without the actual name of disease&lt;/strong&gt;, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our case that would be &lt;em&gt;dying peacefully&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;disease&lt;/em&gt;, because the actual way John is supposed to die is not specified. He could die in a coma, could die after being drugged or by sexual exhaustion as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/12799/6166&quot;&gt;kaine's answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...after 6 minutes and 40 seconds if none of those 23 days were in the year 2315 or if it wasn't possible for John to die peacefully within those 23 days due to war for example (Because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XI, rule number 3&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As you see above, the time and conditions of death can be changed, but once the victim's name has been written, the individual's death can never be avoided. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore, if you write &lt;em&gt;John zeurtö dies peacefully in the year 2315&lt;/em&gt; one of the following will happen.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2315 is after his original lifespan; John will die as he normally would have.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2315 is after 23 days of writing; John will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2315 is before 23 days of writing, but it is impossible for John to die peacefully; He will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2315 is before 23 days of writing and it is possible to die peacefully; He will die peacefully within those days on the most probable date.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you would have written &quot;John dies peacefully of sexual exhaustion&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;without mentioning a specific time&lt;/strong&gt;, then he might have died later than those 23 days, if it was still within his original lifespan (Because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVIII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XXVIII, rule number 1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write die of disease like before &lt;strong&gt;with a specific disease's name, but without a specific time&lt;/strong&gt;, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23 day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T06:31:24.083" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6162" CreationDate="2014-08-03T00:09:10.703" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a high likely hood that this is indeed a reference to Yoshihiro Togashi playing dragon quest. But it has never really been confirmed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems the original picture comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2013/04/hunter-x-hunter-returning-from-hiatus-togashi-checks-out-of-rehab/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CapsuleComputers&lt;/a&gt; with the following quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After a long an arduous battle with addiction, Yoshihiro Togashi, the man behind the popular manga series Hunter x Hunter has finally checked out of a Dragon Quest rehabilitation facility and has made clear that he plans to resume his Hunter x Hunter manga after more than a year on hiatus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T00:09:10.703" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13221" CreationDate="2014-08-03T00:39:00.347" Score="2" ViewCount="3197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last year, I watched the first season of Sword Art Online and now I'm watching the second season. I really love the anime, but now I would really like to start reading the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know if it is available legally online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for the help :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T03:52:26.707" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T15:30:28.660" Title="Where can I read Sword Art Online (Novel)?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13220" CreationDate="2014-08-03T00:58:20.873" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sword_Art_Online_light_novels&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sword_Art_Online_light_novels&lt;/a&gt; for the list of translated chapters/volumes and their ISBNs which you can use to find the stores which have them on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.isbnsearch.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.isbnsearch.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Search-Books/b?node=241582011&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Search-Books/b?node=241582011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T00:58:20.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13267" CreationDate="2014-08-03T19:05:29.413" Score="0" ViewCount="754" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really like Sword Art Online anime and I'm currently watching the second season. I would like to know if there is a light novel for the second season. I already know there is one for the first season, but is there any for the second season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T16:07:12.620" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T16:07:12.620" Title="Is there a light novel for the second season of Sword Art Online anime?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6210" CreationDate="2014-08-03T19:47:32.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's something similar to when Kirito died against Kayaba and came back to life. It's the incarnate system, something that was added into the game but nobody was aware of it, only becoming more of a common knowledge in Accel World. Even then, only a few people know of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the novels of &lt;em&gt;SAO&lt;/em&gt;, it's being mentioned, since it's a soul dive that's being used, not the mind. It's the manifestation of the will, to make them stronger. Kayaba's idea, that was fully completed later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7851" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-02T03:05:23.333" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T03:05:23.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13241" CreationDate="2014-08-03T22:45:53.310" Score="7" ViewCount="5026" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 8 - &lt;em&gt;Black and White Sword Dance&lt;/em&gt;, after Kirito got Asuna to agree to cook the Ragout Rabbit, Asuna dismissed Kuradeel and got refused:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuradeel:&lt;/strong&gt; I can not leave you alone with a shady character like this&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Asuna:&lt;/strong&gt; While I can't say anything about his shadiness, he is actually quite strong. In fact, he's 10 levels above you, Kuradeel.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kuradeel:&lt;/strong&gt; Are you implying that I am somehow inferior to him? Wait, don't tell me he is one of those &lt;em&gt;Beaters&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2 - &lt;em&gt;Beater&lt;/em&gt;, after beating &lt;em&gt;Illfang the Kobold Lord&lt;/em&gt;, Kirito was discovered as a Beta player. Reflecting on Diavel's request, Kirito takes an antagonist stance and lies about how far he had progressed during the beta of SAO:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; I made it to floors not even the other Beta players could reach.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kibaou:&lt;/strong&gt; Then that makes you worse than a Beta, YOU A GODDAMN FILTHY CHEATER.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Background Player:&lt;/strong&gt; He's a Beater!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; Beater huh? Yeah, I like the sound of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was under the impression that Kirito was the only &quot;Beater&quot;. However, Kuradeel says &lt;em&gt;one of those Beaters&lt;/em&gt;, which implies that there are more as apart from him. Using the plural form, Kuradeel is grouping Kirito with others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, were there any other &lt;em&gt;Beaters&lt;/em&gt; in SAO? If there were, do we know who they were?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T17:39:39.007" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T17:39:39.007" Title="What other Beaters were there in Sword Art Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13235" CreationDate="2014-08-03T22:50:17.013" Score="2" ViewCount="414" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode &lt;em&gt;The Sun, The Sea and the Host Club&lt;/em&gt;. Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai are doing something with a couple of the girls in the background while Haruhi is under the umbrella complaining about the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it that they are doing, and why does Haruhi act the way she does when she sees it? Does it have something to do with the class divide between her and the rest of the host club?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T23:41:15.790" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T02:22:57.830" Title="What are Mori and Honey doing?" Tags="&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13234" CreationDate="2014-08-04T02:22:57.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that it's supposed to be some sort of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kach%C4%81sh%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kachāshī&lt;/a&gt;, a form of traditional Okinawan dance. They were on the beach in Okinawa but the dancing is wrong, which may be why Haruhi is going &quot;???&quot; at them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, here's the screenshot of the scene in question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p4zIx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some screenshots of the Okinawan dance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/44L0a.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r9fsg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7dGJn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T02:22:57.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13237" CreationDate="2014-08-04T02:55:37.510" Score="6" ViewCount="2824" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was in a bookstore and was looking at a manga listed as a josei manga on the back cover before I had to go somewhere else, and am trying to remember the title. I only looked at the first chapter, but these are the details I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist is a woman who seems to have issues related to body image. In the beginning, it seems that she eats very little for her breakfast and hopes that it'll be enough for later, but in a later panel we see her eating a lot of food.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her coworkers comment on her fatness at some point in chapter 1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her boyfriend's name is Saito. If I'm not mistaken, he's cheating on her with one of the protagonist's coworkers. She discovers this when she sees them on the street together, and later asks him if they can go out together to some place, which he says is boring. She wonders how he knows this detail when he supposedly never went to said place. The coworker apparently went to a Yokohama hotel with the boyfriend and had sex &quot;three times&quot; with him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We see an image of the protagonist on her knees in the nude to show her having sex (during a discussion of something tangentially related to that with her coworkers) with her boyfriend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My preliminary searches didn't give anything useful, but I'll try again later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:13:46.673" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:13:46.673" Title="What's this manga with a woman with body image issues?" Tags="&lt;in-the-clothes-called-fat&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-10T07:44:04.300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13236" CreationDate="2014-08-04T03:15:03.907" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're probably looking for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=14196&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku o Kite&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;In the Clothes Called Fat&quot;). This manga has a protagonist who is overweight and can't manage to control her weight at the beginning. The scenes you describe of her coworkers and her boyfriend happen in this. Her boyfriend's name is also Saito, matching your description. In order to try to keep from breaking up with her boyfriend of 8 years, she develops an eating disorder, which leads to further complications. The main focus is her psychology and self-esteem issues, as well as the issues facing some of the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was published in 1997, and spans 15 chapters total (collected in 1 volume). The English version was published very recently by Vertical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T03:22:23.023" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T03:22:23.023" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13233" CreationDate="2014-08-04T09:51:05.697" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would depend on your definition of &quot;Beater.&quot; While they are not specifically referred to as &quot;beaters,&quot; their actions and hidden ulterior motives would likely label them as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you define it as Beta players who take advantage of their inside knowledge from the closed beta for their own benefit, then there are at least two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Diavel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Diavel&lt;/a&gt;, attempted to manipulate a certain transaction to ensure that Kirito played a support role during the Floor 1 boss encounter, so he could get the last kill bonus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Coper&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coper&lt;/a&gt;, tried to use a monster to PK Kirito, so that he could get a certain quest item&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q81Jt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Morte&lt;/a&gt;, from SAO Progressive, Vol. 2, one of the Beta players that completed the &quot;War of Elves'&quot; quest (one of three people, including Kirito), has a hidden agenda...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all Beta players have ulterior motives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Argo&lt;/a&gt;, an information broker that provides the &quot;Strategy Guide by Area&quot;. The guide is distributed in NPC shops and provided many resourceful information about the game.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But all in all, the term &quot;Beater&quot; is just a derogatory term non-Beta players use for Beta players that don't share their knowledge and keep information to themselves. Non-Beta players are jealous of the knowledge Beta players have and seek to ostracize them, so the Beta players either have no choice but to share what they know or be forced to play by themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T14:26:24.110" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T14:26:24.110" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13244" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T13:32:40.620" Score="8" ViewCount="2007" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just recently I have watched both seasons of Medaka Box. I think it was in the early second season where Myouga Unzen first appeared and spoke in numbers. I don't know if it was just in my case, but not all of her lines were translated, so I thought that it might be interesting to know, if it's possible to translate it or if the numbers are just randomly put there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's possible, please show me how or give me a reference to where it's described how to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6344" LastEditorUserId="6344" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T14:34:07.700" LastActivityDate="2020-11-28T14:01:25.260" Title="How does Myouga Unzen's &quot;Math Language&quot; work?" Tags="&lt;medaka-box&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13245" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-04T13:43:14.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/evNTcl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medaka_Box&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Medaka Box Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T14:03:32.383" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T14:03:32.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13246" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-04T13:43:14.997" Score="0" Body="Medaka Box (Japanese: めだかボックス Hepburn: Medaka Bokkusu) is a Japanese shōnen manga written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki. The series follows the student council, originally Medaka Kurokami and Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, during their various adventures to honor suggestions, presented by academy members, in order to better the academy." OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="2426" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T13:48:38.863" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T13:48:38.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13248" CreationDate="2014-08-04T16:34:15.080" Score="6" ViewCount="3311" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been a fan of anime since Star Blazers in my childhood, but... I wonder about an overused cliche in anime action-adventure series: teenage prodigy heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the most popular action-based anime (as opposed to comedy or relationship-based) currently on Netflix and Hulu (as well as StackExchange tag frequency): Attack on Titan, Black Butler, Bleach, Death Note, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist, Knights of Sidonia, Naruto, One Piece, Sword Art Online. All of them feature unusually capable teens as the lead protagonists. Adults are supporting characters, or entirely absent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certainly there are exceptions (Samurai Champloo, etc), and this trope is also seen in the US (e.g. Adventure Time, Avatar, Young Justice, etc) but it's a matter of degree. Non-child heroes are not a rarity in western animation (Avengers, Batman, Tranformers, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real thing in Japanese culture, and if so what does it mean? Or is it just a USA-based artifact of marketing (i.e. this particular subgenre is actively emphasized for translation) or audience (i.e. non-child anime is just as common but has less active fans)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1712" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T19:51:44.553" Title="Why is (action-adventure) anime so focused on teenagers?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13247" CreationDate="2014-08-04T17:06:09.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Action/Adventure anime is typically catagorized under shounen - which means adolescent males.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;People like other people who are like themselves. In this case, adolescent males empathize and therefore like shows about other adolescent males being heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;exceptions&quot; you listed are typically listed under seinen, which don't target &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; young people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the difference, there are plenty of novels written for young adults featuring teen heroes, just look at Hunger Games or the slew of vampire books or harry potter. You just see so much more of it in Japan because there are so much more teenagers reading manga, reading novels, and watching anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see these questions for more information - &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2328/what-are-the-differences-between-types-of-anime&quot;&gt;What are the differences between types of anime?&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6430/why-is-most-anime-centered-on-fighting&quot;&gt;Why is most anime centered on fighting?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T19:34:08.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13247" CreationDate="2014-08-04T19:51:44.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's to increase the appeal to the target audience, and I believe all of those series you listed are shounen (for young boys).  I think those manga series that are action that are made for an older target audience (seinen rather than shounen) do not as commonly get made into anime, or if they do, they are not usually as long running or as big in merchandising.  But these series do tend to have older protagonists. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe also that there's also a spotlight effect happening that may be affecting your perception.  Those series that tend to do well and get licensed for television in the west also tend to be shounen action anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll also note in those western series you mentioned where the starring character is not a child or teenager, they have a history of trying to insert children/teens as &quot;sidekicks&quot; in order to increase appeal for a target audience. It's kind of funny you listed Transformers as an example though, since it was first created by Takara Tomy (a Japanese toy company) and Hasbro, and so I see it as just as much a Japan thing as a western thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T19:51:44.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13079" CreationDate="2014-08-04T21:44:39.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Compared to your other question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13078/what-japanese-animation-was-the-first-to-be-an-international-success/13126#13126&quot;&gt;What Japanese animation was the first to be an international success?&lt;/a&gt;, I don't think you can really pinpoint to a specific animation for being the first to be banned. All Japanese (or even all international) media was probably banned in several countries for various reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some countries had such a tight regime that no media could get in (or out) from (or to) whatever country, as mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;senshin&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;If I were better at world history I would have added some examples&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some countries had had a grudge against Japan and had banned all Japanese cultural import all together. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Japanese_media_in_South_Korea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;South Korea had banned all Japanese media after World War II&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T21:44:39.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T22:00:58.493" Score="9" ViewCount="1146" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember the anime series revolving around two girls, an older and a younger one. The younger one was some kind of android of sorts and she was sad because she wanted a heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girls were both dressed as maids and the younger girl had short orange hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was an older anime for sure, I must have watched it around late 90's or early 00's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime, the younger android girl went into some kind of facility, probably a government facility, for some reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I vividly remember the ending being a bit violent, the older girl (I think she was an android too but with a heart) came to save the younger girl and they were falling down a huge circular pit type thing while being shot at. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure they survived but I cannot remember the name!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7862" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:55:14.140" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:55:14.140" Title="Looking for an old anime about two (android?) girls in search of a heart" Tags="&lt;mahoromatic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:30:15.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19787" CreationDate="2014-08-05T02:40:14.413" Score="19" ViewCount="29942" Body="&lt;p&gt;This meme has been prevalent in English-speaking part of the internet, but so far no one really knows its true origins. I've searched for something similar in the Japanese sphere of the internet and I haven't really found anything either. So far as I know, it seems to be made up and not really existent in anime. Yes, there has been stories about kouhai wanting to be with their senpais, but it doesn't seem like this particular line could have come from an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime could have started this meme?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T02:52:57.617" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T18:22:42.360" Title="What was the first anime to have a &quot;please notice me senpai&quot; moment?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T02:48:36.787" Score="4" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember there's a Japanese word for it, but I forgot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an image of Hachiman. That &quot;twig&quot; on his head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QGJsW.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4831" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T02:48:36.787" Title="What is that twiggy strand in hair of some anime characters called?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-08-05T03:51:13.540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13251" CreationDate="2014-08-05T03:49:21.910" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DQULg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/277/Mahoromatic_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahoromatic 2&lt;/a&gt; (Something more beautiful), the second season of the series which involves battle androids (dressed as Maids in the case of these 2) and spans 14 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoromatic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt; for Minawa, the orange-haired younger android:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Minawa is first introduced in Mahoromatic ~Something More Beautiful~. Clumsy and anemic, she ends up living with Mahoro and Suguru and going to school under the pretext of being Mahoro's younger sister. She has a habit of apologizing for everything she does, even if she has done nothing wrong. She claims to be a runaway member of The Management, but is later revealed to have been sent to gather information on VESPER's battle android Mahoro after being promised a heart in return. Mahoro, however, convinces her that the fact that she can cry means she already has a heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original series aired in 2001, but the one with Minawa, the orange-haired girl aired in 2002. The first series didn't have Minawa in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 10:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Where the enemy android from The Management tells Minawa that it's time for her to hold up her end of the bargain, so she kidnaps Suguru (the male lead) and takes him to the laboratory (where the large cylindrical room is). Mahoro comes to save him but is captured, then Minawa has a change of heart and frees everyone but gets shot in the process.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zr2Uam.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mahoro then goes crazy and destroys everything&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kcFkSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And the episode ends in a huge fire fight (looking down into the bottom of the cylindrical room which is on fire)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0vMBsm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending of the 2nd season:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Is pretty violent as a culmination of both Mahoro's lifespan ending and the final battle. It's also pretty sad as well as controversial for an ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T06:49:04.190" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T06:49:04.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13256" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13257" CreationDate="2014-08-05T06:27:36.873" Score="6" ViewCount="1074" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is a characteristic attribute relating to the visual aspect for a manga, differential to western comics like from DC or Marvel? For example the way they draw the eyes. In mangas they are much more complex and they look not even real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VxFdSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there other clear attributes like that? And why is it common to draw them like &quot;unreal&quot; persons in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T15:54:21.097" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T02:31:44.813" Title="What differentiates manga from other comics?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13256" CreationDate="2014-08-05T06:35:34.327" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing I noted for sure is that Manga usually is not drawn in the same style they use for X-Men, Batman, Superman (DC Comics or Marvel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muscles&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;They tend to be drawn slimmer &amp;amp; less muscular. When they are drawn muscularly, the muscles tends to have more packs (not sure what's that called) than that in American comics. A simple comparison is between Goku of Dragon Ball and Superman. Goku has more packs than Superman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hair&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Also, Manga character hair tends to be spikey, while American comics are not. For example Tony Stark of Iron Man and Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eyes&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Manga tends to draw the characters with big, round eyes. This is especially true in girls manga (shoujo manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/afOTq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expressions&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Well, American manga don't draw jaw-dripping expressions like manga do, or panic character having &gt;.&amp;lt; eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qC31R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound Effects&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Another this is that effects in American comics are usually drawn inside a spikey bubble, while in manga, they are usually just written in big hiragana or katakana letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OZnuq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T14:25:34.390" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T14:25:34.390" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11722" CreationDate="2014-08-05T06:54:04.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was only implied in the light novel and anime, that Kirito would like to clear Aincrad. It was not told in detail about it as after ALO (Alfheim Online), the story moved to GGO (Gun Gale Online). Too bad the online reference in Baka-Tsuki is no longer available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: I read the book from volume 1 to 6, that is from SAO (vol 1-2) to GGO (vol 5-6).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T06:54:04.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T07:24:28.880" Score="11" ViewCount="1113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Gintama the Movie: Be Forever Yorozuya (Yorozuya yo Eien Nare)&lt;/em&gt;, why did Gin need to go to the future first? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was infected by the White Plague during the Joui war, so why did the future Gin call him to the future to kill the plagued future Gin instead of just sending him to the past and preventing the plague from spreading in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T12:39:28.427" LastActivityDate="2020-05-25T11:07:00.797" Title="Why did Sakata Gintoki need to go to the future?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2014-08-05T08:44:36.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;July 7, x777 The Dragons disappeared&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Natsu joined Fairy Tail in x777&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Currently it is x791 in Fairy Tail world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this it can be concluded that Natsu is &lt;strong&gt;at least&lt;/strong&gt; 14 years old. &lt;strong&gt;That is the only thing we can know for sure&lt;/strong&gt;. But as to how old he really is, there is no definite answer. The Battle of Fairy Tail suggest that he might be older than 80 years old, but it was never mentioned explicitly that he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T08:44:36.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T10:15:59.003" Score="0" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read Gentlemen's Alliance Cross a while ago and I remember being exceedingly confused about the familial relationships between the characters. I know the main character (Haine) is not related to the people she's living with, and that there was something really weird there, and that the emperor of the school was actually his brother, but then he wasn't, or something like that. Can someone explain those two sets of relationships (Haine with her parents and the emperor with his brother/family)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T10:38:57.310" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T02:20:50.190" Title="What are the familial relationships in Gentlemen's Alliance Cross?" Tags="&lt;gentlemens-alliance-cross&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2014-08-05T13:02:21.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is safe to assume that something inseparable from Natsu (his magic, a sealed dragon, previous sealling like the 7 years thing) could have also kept him from passing through the enchantment. Ergo, the 80 years seal cannot nessesarily be used to develop a lower bound for his age.  In addition, he doesn't truely age when sealed away for 7 years. (Lucy was far too... developed... to be 10 when she joined Fairy Tail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a lower bound of his body's age, we have to note that he remembers Ingeel.  Most first memories a child has are from 5 to 10 years of age (i'm the latter).  Their first clear memories are definitly around 10 years old.  Assuming Natsu must have been at least that old when Igneel disappeared, means that in year X784 (when the series starts) Natsu would be roughly 17 years old by this specific means of estimating his age.  This puts him around the same age as the others which makes sense. If he lived much longer than that, (living time) he would remember having lived much longer than that and would likely look like he had lived much longer than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't, however, believe his timeline is that simple.  Zeref seem to remember him which means he should be several hundred years old.  The dragon slayers all seem to have indeterminate ages that may be easily over 80 years old (as shown by the previously mentioned enchantment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So define living time as time he is conscious and sealed time as time he did not age.  Total age is living age+sealed age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not know his age (living or sealled) as it is not yet revealled.   &lt;strong&gt;His &lt;em&gt;living&lt;/em&gt; age is roughly 17-19 years old close to other main characters.&lt;/strong&gt; This seems to be the measure used to define Lucy and the other's ages in the question. His total age is at least 24 as he was sealled for at least 7 years.  His total age, however, as no upper bound and there is evidence that he (or part of him) could be several hundred years old. The discrepency between living and total age, however, all seems to be time sealled away by some yet undefined means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T13:02:21.717" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="51" CreationDate="2014-08-05T14:22:40.367" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The human would indeed gain 500 years to his lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinigami who die are reduced to dust, and their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very unlikely to see that human live those 500 years though. Shinigami are lazy and don't want to be bothered with the human world too much, so the human would become an eagerly desired target for the other Shinigami. If they would kill that specific human they would be able to gamble for 500 more years without having to be bothered with writing some new names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically he would gain a lot of extra lifespan, but it wouldn't make him immune to the power of the Death Note. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11424/6166&quot;&gt;An example of this was seen with Misa Amane&lt;/a&gt;. Despite having gained the lifespan of two Shinigami, she still only lived a couple of years after their deaths, because the Death Note had recalculated her lifespan over several occasions during the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/27/madara-uchiha&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;, humans with a lifespan of 124 years or higher can indeed not be killed directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You cannot kill humans at the age of 124 or over with the Death Note.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXIX&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;XXIX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could be killed indirectly by killing people that would result in his lifespan being recalculated, but as I mentioned Shinigami are lazy, so they wouldn't bother to do so intentionally, making him indeed semi-immortal :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T14:40:19.060" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5237" CreationDate="2014-08-05T15:03:04.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is tricky, since the author (I believe) masterfully incorporated real-life events/characters (Imperialists, Shinsengumi, etc.), while basing some of the fictional characters on real life people (Kenshin), and mixing in some pure fiction. Also the response would be too long for this thread. I would read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kenshin Wikia&lt;/a&gt; which usually has trivia under each characters about who they are based on or influenced by.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that he did some clever things like rework Saito/Aoshi to be more like Hijikata Toshizō, and Seta Sojiro is heavily influenced by Okita Soji (even has Okita's named katana).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fighting style wise, in the manga/TV series, while some of the styles like Gatotsu were based on real moves various factions used, they were exaggerated or made up and completely unrealistic in real life. However, it's worth noting that in the OVAs and the new movies,  the fighting is realistic (which means the fight scenes are &lt;strong&gt;a lot&lt;/strong&gt; shorter but the higher animation quality definitely makes it more fun to watch). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T05:45:07.677" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T05:45:07.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4456" CreationDate="2014-08-05T15:50:25.593" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would imagine in order to transform the first time that you would have to be in very clear danager and would subconsciesly desire the change. He didn't have any concept that he could and something like getting cut on a tree would certainly not be dangerous enough to warrent the subconsciese into activating. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would wager though that once he changed the first time and figure out he could do it it bacame much easier because he knew he could. It would be like discovering a secret talent that you had (wiggling your ears or something). You technically could always do it but without strong reason (someone telling you to try) you would never knew you could. Once you discovered you could, it would be much easier to access. (sorry if that's a bad example, not a lot of parallels to turning into a titan :p )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another idea (though less likely imo) is that age has something to do with it. Maybe you have to mature to a certain point before it's possible. It just happened that he was finally of age/ ability at that point to turn and, with the obvious situation of being eaten, could at that point turn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7787" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T15:50:25.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T16:13:59.983" Score="3" ViewCount="1063" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga Oibore in the fallen district (slums) ends up revealing who he is when asked why he helped Kenshin by telling the people there its his daughters husband who was there when she died.  But how did he know? Kenshin was a top secret assassin and his identity was kept secret to most of the public. How did he even know they got married (it happened in the mountains away from anyone) or Tomoe died while kenshin was there (the only people who would know, kenshin killed and maybe the higher up imperialists)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was stated he abandoned the family after his wife died so he wouldn't have had any contact with her or Enishi.  Enishi doesn't even meet him until after his fight with Kenshin, even then it is implied he doesn't really know who he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T04:01:15.047" Title="How does Tomoe's father know who kenshin is or that they were even married?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13231" CreationDate="2014-08-05T17:20:10.070" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, the second season of Sword Art Online is based on the novel volume 5-6. If they make it 25 episodes like the first season, then it is possible that the anime will cover volume 7 &amp;amp; 8 as well, just like the first season is based on volume 1-4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the story is about Gun Gale Online (GGO) and no longer Sword Art Online itself, the novel is still titled Sword Art Online. Currently it is about to be published in western world as Baka-Tsuki has already removed it from their website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T17:20:10.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T20:49:34.870" Score="3" ViewCount="1010" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just finished reading Magi manga chapter 234. My question: is Sheba talking to Solomon or David through the Rukh, after Solomon Sealed away Il Illah? I don't want an answer that is based on rumors ahead of the story, I'm just asking if this is Solomon or David.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0xSe5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a page from the manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean she is sure he is Solomon (after all that's how she Addresses him) but my guess is that this is David who intentionally confuses Sheba that she is talking to her husband. Please answer with facts till chapter 234, if it's something leaked which will be revealed later I'd rather not know it by now. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7875" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T21:30:06.887" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T21:30:06.887" Title="Who is Sheba talking to Solomon or David through the Rukh?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T22:58:24.243" Score="-3" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what episode does a cat steal the zero mask, so that Lelouch has to chase it while he is being chased by all the girls from the school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4667" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T03:22:03.217" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T03:22:03.217" Title="In what episode does a cat steal Zero's mask" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5947" CreationDate="2014-08-05T22:58:45.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there is no telling for sure how they can because in Digimon Adventures or Digital Monsters season 2, there is a gate to enter into the digital world and back. And in Digimon Tamers, the Digimon monster that you see Growlmon fight with comes through a vortex somehow, so they probably have many ways. But we will never know for sure if Digimon are real so we do not know if they can come or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7876" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T23:09:14.370" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T23:09:14.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13270" CreationDate="2014-08-05T23:04:52.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 6 (The Stolen Mask / 奪われた 仮面). The description is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Code_Geass:_Lelouch_of_the_Rebellion_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T23:04:52.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8835" CreationDate="2014-08-06T06:06:35.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it occurs after Hueco Mundo because Chad gains his other arm's ability there and he uses it in the filer arc when he is helping to protect Rurichiyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tells me that it either occurred after the Hueco Mundo arc, or it happened parallel with it and was not canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I choose to believe it is canon despite what other people say because Rurichiyo and Kenryu are some of my favorite characters from Bleach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7881" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-05T16:18:08.107" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T16:18:08.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7021" CreationDate="2014-08-06T09:33:23.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakumo's body was never found like uchiha shisui who committed sucide thats the reason why kabuto coudn't revive sakumo and shisui. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7883" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T09:33:23.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9922" CreationDate="2014-08-06T10:11:10.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; haki are invisble. As stated in &lt;strong&gt;Anime and Manga Differences&lt;/strong&gt; haki are made visible so that viewer can understand that haki is being used.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the manga, those hit with Haoshoku Haki foam at the mouth after or while losing consciousness, whereas in the anime, they simply faint.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the anime, use of Haoshoku and Busoshoku Haki creates a rippling or shockwave-like effect, similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gura_Gura_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gura Gura no Mi&lt;/a&gt;, while in the manga, it is completely invisible. Also, in recent episodes, use of Haoshoku Haki causes the affected area, excluding the user, to gain a dark blue tint. However, this could just be for dramatic effect. In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film:_Z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Film: Z&lt;/a&gt;, the Haoshoku Haki's use creates a circular purple wave.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the last anime episode before the time-skip, use of Busoshoku Haki as &quot;invisible armor&quot; was shown as a swift percussion forming a light-blue beam, similar to lightning, while in the manga, it is shown simply as an amplified impact, nothing else visible is shown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T14:56:01.627" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T14:56:01.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9922" CreationDate="2014-08-06T11:45:28.423" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the moment Rayleigh explained to Luffy (and to us) what Haki really is, I believe that every single time Busoshoku Haki is used, Oda draws visual cues for the reader to know it has been used, but it doesn't actually change color in the OP universe. Mainly to prevent too much speculation from our point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku Haki wiki page&lt;/a&gt; in a way confirms this by explaining Busoshoku Haki as an &lt;em&gt;invisible&lt;/em&gt; armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Busoshoku Haki allows the user to create a force similar to an &lt;strong&gt;invisible armor&lt;/strong&gt; around themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I believe that when Busoshoku Haki is used, the object does not really change colors in the OP world. Not much real proof could be found to the visual changes of Busoshoku Haki except for maybe the fight between Zoro and Monet. When Zoro slashed Monet, both Monet and Tashigi thought the slash was coated in Haki, which it wasn't in the end. So to me that means that the characters can't distinguish Busoshoku Haki usage with visual cues as we can. They can only distinguish it from the after-effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vO2MY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dfPFnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Actually after thinking about it some more, the fact that Oda didn't draw Busoshoku as black before the time-skip would proof that it doesn't actually turn black in the One Piece universe. &lt;strong&gt;If it would, wouldn't he have drawn it from the beginning&lt;/strong&gt;? One could argue that the Koju tribe's Haki wasn't as powerful enough to be turned black, but I doubt someone would disagree on this with &lt;em&gt;Dark King&lt;/em&gt; Rayleigh. The moment he blocked Kizaru he must have needed some powerful Haki to block that kick and yet it still didn't turn black. Other examples can be seen during the Marineford arc with Marco, Whitebeard, Shanks, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/srt4P.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/srt4Pm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contra to what I have said earlier and I'm not sure whether this would be considered canon, but I'll mention it anyway. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Volume_1000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 1000&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zephyr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zephyr&lt;/a&gt; is nicknamed &quot;Black Arm&quot; for his superior B. Haki usage. Nicknames are usually something you obtain within the OP world as an OP character, so if you would consider Volume 1000, which is a free volume distributed to One Piece Film Z's attendees, canon, then the answer would be that the black color is indeed visible to people in the OP universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5oNUF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5oNUFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PS: I don't speak Japanese and I think this is the picture the wiki referred to, but could someone confirm what is written there?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T09:49:48.120" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T09:49:48.120" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13285" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T00:18:17.407" Score="0" ViewCount="1870" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan makes the user able to follow the target better, which shortens the reaction time of the user. Does the Sharingan make your mind think faster as well?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If it doesn't, the users mind should not be able to keep up with what the Sharingan is able to see. If the mind becomes faster, then the user would become a super genius.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is there simply no logic at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto has recently learned the flash ability from his father Minato. When someone uses flash are they teleporting or just moving really fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, could any form of the Sharingan &quot;keep up&quot; visually with the &quot;flash ability&quot; of either Naruto or Minato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4667" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T09:15:23.573" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T09:36:13.343" Title="How far can the sharingan go?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13285" CreationDate="2014-08-07T00:53:49.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto learns the Flash ability just before he goes out to join the war, we see Naruto actually getting his foot stuck in some stone after failing at using the Flash ability. From this, we can tell that the Flash ability allows the user to move very fast, because it'd take a large amount of force for Naruto to hit the stone, crack it and get stuck in it. Where as based on concept, teleportation would not exert any sort of outward force, Naruto would shift positions in space, but his initial vectors would not change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This moment is at 9min 39sec of episode 250 of Naruto Shippudan. Here Naruto get's stuck after hitting Kisame(Akatsuki Member) and Bee chases after Kisame as he tries to get away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we all know, the Sharingan further awakens based on the level of despair a user of the Sharingan goes through. Check the wiki for more info: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan's power, because of its ties to the Curse of Hatred, is both a blessing and a curse. The moment that an Uchiha comes to know a powerful emotion towards someone, such as love and friendship, a stressful or emotional condition brought out from losing that precious person causes the brain to release a special form of chakra that affects the optic nerves while transforming the eyes into Sharingan.[26] After its initial activation, the Sharingan may be used freely, although it is possible for an Uchiha to lose memory of such an event and not reactivate it until through willpower years later.[27][28] When the Sharingan is first activated by a user, it has a different number of tomoe (巴) around the central pupil, varying between users.[29][27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wielder of the Sharingan, through continued use and training, changes its form further, which involves the eye maturing fully until it has three tomoe. As the Sharingan develops, the user gains heightened abilities through the heightened ocular sense. For example, they can at least copy hand movements with one tomoe, predict a person's movement and copy techniques with two and completely use the Sharingan's abilities when it is fully matured. From what characters have noted, this dōjutsu apparently &amp;quot;glows&amp;quot; in the dark.[30][31] True to its name, the Sharingan and its derived forms have shown the ability to spin.[32] It is shown that when a person awakens their Mangekyō Sharingan without a fully matured Sharingan, their Sharingan will automatically mature while developing into a Mangekyō Sharingan.[33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T01:00:07.083" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13289" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13308" CreationDate="2014-08-07T03:15:16.627" Score="6" ViewCount="7503" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tenshinhan prepares to launch the shin kikoho, he puts his hands in the form of a triangle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gLi8N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oh snap~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the attack ends up in the form of a square according to the destroyed area. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQ4ON.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OOOOOH SCHANP!!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have a good explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for everyone, I've checked the manga chapters, and it seems that he puts his hands in a diamond shape, apparently, there was a mistake when making it into anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="6" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T20:14:02.833" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T20:14:02.833" Title="Is the Tenshinhan's Shin Kikoho technique, a triangle or square?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4456" CreationDate="2014-08-07T03:35:19.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its triggered by any injury that causes blood loss like Eren biting his finger but Eren must focus on a certain goal in order to trigger his titan form like for example &lt;code&gt;kill all titans&lt;/code&gt; or it can be &lt;code&gt;protecting Mikasa and Armin&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7894" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T03:35:19.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13291" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14421" CreationDate="2014-08-07T04:36:44.523" Score="3" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the final episode of the first season of Rozen Maiden (the original anime series), Jun repairs Shinku's arm and someone (i think it was Suigintou) act surprised by this calling Jun a Maestro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is a Maestro and is it related to Jun being Shinku's Medium (ie, so any Medium is a Maestro to their Rozen Maiden)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T01:32:18.577" Title="What is a Maestro?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T04:47:22.393" Score="3" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season, after Suigintou was defeated/destroyed by Shinku, Shinku never received Suigintou's Rosa Mystica.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second season, Suigintou was restored, and this time around, she finally lost her Rosa Mystica after being destroyed during the final Alice Game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Hina Ichigo also didn't lose her Rosa Mystica when she lost, it was revealed in the second season that it only happened because she agreed to be Shinku's servant. When the Alice Game started in earnest, her Rosa Mystica was then received by Shinku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come Shinku never received Suigintou's Rosa Mystica after her first defeat, when it's shown that all the other Rozen Maidens lost theirs after being destroyed (with the exception of Hina Ichigo)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T10:54:03.987" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T10:54:03.987" Title="Why wasn't Suigintou's Rosa Mystica received by Shinku in the second season?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13285" CreationDate="2014-08-07T06:01:21.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Flash ability&lt;/a&gt; is a teleportation. It's a space time technique something like Kamui. Naruto hasn't learned it so far. Naruto's speed,strength,skills are dramatically increased when he's in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nine Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now his abilities are even increased with Sage's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="6176" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T09:36:13.343" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T09:36:13.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T06:03:00.470" Score="1" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sidri is dressed as a female in the beginning, but then another scene proves Sidri is male. However, after Sidri's true form is revealed, there are hints that Sidri's original form is female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming Sidri changed gender to suit the master, but in the end, what's the sword's original gender?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T09:14:26.927" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T09:14:26.927" Title="What is Sidri's gender?" Tags="&lt;dragon-recipe&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13285" CreationDate="2014-08-07T06:22:31.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan by no means makes the bearer any smarter. Sharingan enables its bearer to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;See chakra of someone, but not the chakra points&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;See motions in greater detail making it feels like slow-motioned&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perform genjutsu better&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do sharingan specific jutsu, like Amaterasu, Izanagi, Izanami, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logic behind it is that normally humans don't use the maximal capacity of their brain, only about 10% if I'm not mistaken. In using the 2nd ability, Sharingan utilize more of the brain to do image processing, but not anything else. As for ability 1, 3 and 4, it's just that Sharingan is like a prerequisite to do so, just like a mere 160 cm basketball player would not be able to do slam dunk unless he have an ultra strong foot muscles. Sharingan is like that, only instead of foot, it's the eyes. Therefore, though Sharingan enables such feats I mentioned above, it doesn't make the user any smarter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Naruto, as far as I know, Naruto is just moving very fast. His fast movement is different than that of Minato. Minato uses Space and Time Jutsu. That means Minato is not moving, he is teleporting. That's why he needs his kunai as marker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharingan would not be able to keep up with it when he's on the teleportation, but when he shows up, it can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T06:22:31.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12987" CreationDate="2014-08-07T06:32:55.533" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The requirement for Kyoka Suigetsu's Kanzen Saimin is that Aizen needs to have everyone see it released once, that is going from normal form into its shikai form. After that, whenever Aizen activates it, even if they don't see its release, they will be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen replied to Hirako Shinji, &quot;Since when are you under the impression that I'm not using my power?&quot; This means, from the very beginning, he is using it. It wasn't mentioned since when, but probably ever since he shows up, or during the time he was trapped inside the firewall made by Head Captain Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni. One thing for sure is that he activated it before Ichigo came. That's why, Ichigo wasn't affected by it. Ichigo didn't see the release. What he saw is its released form already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo wasn't affected by it. He was just confused with what he saw, that the 3 captains are stabbing Hinamori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding to the when he switched with Hinamori part, we cannot answer that. We too as the viewer are under the effect of Kyoka Suigetsu (as in what was shown to us was from the captains' point of view). Possibly from the very moment Hinamori was down. That was Aizen faking it while the real Hinamori is still fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2018-07-28T11:45:28.297" LastActivityDate="2018-07-28T11:45:28.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13289" CreationDate="2014-08-07T06:48:16.063" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though he put his hand in the form of triangle, the hole is in square/rectangular form. The answer is quite scientific. A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_triangle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reuleaux triangle&lt;/a&gt; can be rotated to create a square shape. This &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5AzbDJ7KYI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://io9.com/5829336/the-triangle-that-makes-rectangular-holes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; explain it in more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tenshinhan's hand shape is similar to the Reuleaux triangle. Due to its shape, while it rotates, its cutting edge cut the hole in a shape of square which is shown in the gif below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GfPtk.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Animation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T09:59:48.263" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T09:59:48.263" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13538" CreationDate="2014-08-07T07:03:40.940" Score="5" ViewCount="4271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bartolomeo has quite a strong Devil Fruit.&#xA;In the Colosseum...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...he could block every punch with his Barrier fruit. He was really bored in this fight and had no problems at all.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9QaS5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; For your information, the &quot;King Punch&quot; he blocked from &quot;The Fighting King&quot; Elizabello II is said to be more powerful than a Yonko. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Elizabello_II&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elizabello II - Wiki&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So my question is, can he really block everything?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can it block beams, like the Slow-Slow Beam from Foxy, and shock waves, like what Whitebeard created with his Gura Gura Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T12:54:42.530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T12:23:20.303" Title="What is the extent of Bartolomeo's Devil Fruit power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T10:42:44.667" Score="3" ViewCount="665" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do Obito use kamui to move from one place to another? We have already seen that inside the kamui space, there are big square stepping stones and nothing else. So, how can he move absorbed himself into the kamui space, and materialize again in different place in the real world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T13:30:17.260" Title="How does Obito use Kamui to move from one place to another" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6761" CreationDate="2014-08-07T10:43:34.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At that time, Obito/Tobi doesn't have Rinnegan. The Rinnegan was in Nagato's possession. At that time the only Sharingan that had evolved into the Rinnegan was that of Uchiha Madara. Obito's was just a Mangekyou Sharingan. Therefore it definitely was not Shinra Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A possible explanation to how he get rid of the Amaterasu is that he used Izanagi using one of the Sharingans he collected. But it can't be said for 100% as it was never revealed in manga nor anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Amaterasu hit him on his whole bod, &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/czH4v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi hit by Amaterasu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he surely didn't do the same thing he did when he fought Danzo's bodyguard Fuu and Torune (pulling off his arm that is). Therefore I can say for 95% that it was Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-28T04:14:48.177" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T04:14:48.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13301" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13304" CreationDate="2014-08-07T11:08:29.330" Score="38" ViewCount="98232" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am only familiar with this term when I know about the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this term only used in Japan? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I read light novels on the internet but I never see the book myself. How is a light novel different from a regular novel? Except for light novels being... light, are there any other differences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And usually I see the cover done in a manga-style drawing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are light novels used exclusively for anime or manga adaptations? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any light novels that do not use manga-style drawings? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to search &quot;Light novel cover&quot; and the result is as expected:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=Light%20novel%20cover&amp;amp;espv=2&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=rV7jU-_YKcKfugSmyIFo&amp;amp;ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&amp;amp;biw=1242&amp;amp;bih=585&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hOGLQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Google Images results for &amp;quot;Light novel cover&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T21:16:37.840" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T14:08:13.307" Title="What exactly is a &quot;Light Novel&quot;?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6761" CreationDate="2014-08-07T11:30:01.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the reason can be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amaterasu#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the flames burn fairly slowly, sometimes allowing anyone struck by Amaterasu an opportunity to remove whatever clothing or body parts have been caught ablaze.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gave time Obito to separate him from his clothes. And for the part &lt;strong&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/strong&gt; burn anything caught by it to ash or destroyed. Dress he was wearing will be destroyed by &lt;strong&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T11:30:01.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13303" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T14:06:45.917" Score="9" ViewCount="19152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember when Zoro learned to cut steel in Alabasta and he heard the breath in all things?  Was this swordsmanship or was this his first encounter with Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbxeX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="4957" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T14:38:30.830" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T14:26:04.703" Title="Was the first time Zoro experienced haki in Alabasta?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13301" CreationDate="2014-08-07T14:07:13.210" Score="35" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What is a light novel?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A light novel is a style of Japanese novel targeting teenagers and young adults. These novels contain mostly illustrations in anime or manga style. They are usually published in &lt;em&gt;bunkobon&lt;/em&gt; size (A6 – 105 x 148mm). Light novels are not very long. The length is comparable to a novella in US publishing terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light novels are very popular in Japan as you can see in Japanese bookstores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cX4J5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cX4J5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Japanese Bookstore&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Where does the term come from and what does it mean?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word “light novel” is actually not an English word. It is a &lt;em&gt;wasei-eigo&lt;/em&gt; (literally translated “Japanese-made English”) which is a Japanese term formed from words in the English language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term is everywhere used where you read such novels. In Japan you will use the word &lt;em&gt;raito noberu&lt;/em&gt; (sometimes also &lt;em&gt;ranobe&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;rainobe&lt;/em&gt; as an abbreviation) which is the Japanese term of light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the western culture light novels are normally called Japanese Novella.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is the difference between a novel and a light novel?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short: Light Novels are usually shorter and they also contain few illustrations. In addition they are easier to read. This is particular because the text contains much simpler and easier to read modern &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The illustrations are mostly at the beginning of capitals or when a new characters respectively a new place is described. On the picture below you see an example on how a light novel is build up. Left an image from the scene and to the right the text to read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlUBN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlUBN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Example Page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In typical light novels you will find mostly black and white illustrations. But today you also find many novels that include colored illustrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q4zqa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q4zqa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Colored Illustration&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why is a light novel styled like an anime or manga?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason because light novels are styled like anime or manga is because of their history and they are actually from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Light novels are an evolution of pulp magazines. To please their&#xA;  audience, in the 1970s, most of the Japanese pulp magazines, which had&#xA;  already changed from the classic style to the popular anime style&#xA;  covers, began to put illustrations in the beginning of each story and&#xA;  included articles about popular movies, anime and video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The narrative evolved to please the new generations and became fully&#xA;  illustrated with the popular style. The popular serials are printed in&#xA;  novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In recent years, light novels' stories have been popular choices for&#xA;  adaptation into manga, anime, and live-action films, though in the&#xA;  case of the former two, usually only the first two novels are adapted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Information from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_novel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://englishlightnovels.com/an-introduction-to-light-novels/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;englishlightnovels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Light_novel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;animanga.wikia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LightNovels&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tvtropes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Pictures from &lt;a href=&quot;http://englishlightnovels.com/an-introduction-to-light-novels/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;englishlightnovels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://afrobonzai.unblog.fr/2014/05/01/light-novel-ou-le-roman-facile-a-digerer/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;afrobonzai.unblog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T13:23:28.740" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T13:23:28.740" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13301" CreationDate="2014-08-07T14:09:27.003" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;When referring to a novel, you'd be talking about...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I always assumed a light novel to be a short story of sorts, something you could read on the bus or on the train. After looking it up, I was wrong. A light novel apparently is a Jenglish or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo&quot;&gt;wasei-eigo&lt;/a&gt; expression for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella&quot;&gt;novella&lt;/a&gt;, which would be a short novel, but not as short as a short story according to it's wiki page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So before I continue and answer your questions, I'll let &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_novel&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; explain what a light novel would be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A light novel (ライトノベル raito noberu?) is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting middle and high school students (young adult demographic). &quot;Light novel&quot; is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Such short, light novels are often called ranobe (ラノベ?) or LN in the West. They are typically not more than 40,000–50,000 words long (the shorter ones being equivalent to a novella in US publishing terms), rarely exceed 200 pages, often have dense publishing schedules, are usually published in bunkobon size, and are often illustrated. The text is often serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this term only use in Japan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is. If you would use the term in the west, you would be referring to Japanese novella.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How is a light novel different from a regular novel?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess novels would printed in the A5 format, but a light novel would be printed in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkobon&quot;&gt;Bunkobon&lt;/a&gt; format, which would be the A6 format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is a light novel used exclusively for anime or manga adaptation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the target group of light novels are primarily middle and high school students, it wouldn't surprise me if most of them are. They aren't exclusively used for anime or manga adaptations though. If you read further on the wiki page it is mentioned that popular movies as Star Wars have also influenced the content. But they do mention that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In recent years, light novels' stories have been popular choices for adaptation into manga, anime, and live-action films, though in the case of the former two, usually only the first two novels are adapted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While searching about Light novels I encountered the wiki how page on Light novels. So if you ever wanted to write one yourself, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Light-Novel&quot;&gt;check it out&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T14:16:26.157" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T14:16:26.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13303" CreationDate="2014-08-07T14:48:06.773" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not Haki, but it's similar to Haki. When he heard the rock falling, he did not dodge them, but instead he knew where the rock were gonna fall. Kenbunshoku Haki has something similar, but the user predicts an opponent's moves which makes it much easier for them to evade the attack given enough skill. Zorro was also able to sense where his sword was, while no Haki users are known to have this ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zorro didn't move and he said he was not evading those rock&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OMAium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki users can evade attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P5RgY.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though the power allows the user to predict most attacks, it can be circumvented by various means. It cannot predict inherently random attacks; for example, Luffy managed to bypass Enel's Mantra by bouncing his fists off a nearby wall, to prevent himself and thus Enel from knowing where they would land. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Kenbunshoku_Haki#Drawbacks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it was clear that Haki users can't use their Haki power to predict a movement that was not intended. Therefore, Zorro's ability to sense those rocks was not Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another proof that Zorro couldn't use Haki at that time is that he was able to cut through Daz Bone's metal (which is actually possible with enough skill), but he couldn't cut through Enel's lighting (impossible without using Busoshoku Haki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="50667" LastEditDate="2019-12-24T14:26:04.703" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T14:26:04.703" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13289" CreationDate="2014-08-07T15:08:36.700" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The attack leaves a square hole due to the way he holds his hands. When he fires the attack normally he places his hand in a diamond shape and zooms into his target. the attack then is shot and forms the square shape. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZI37.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yPOPL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see that his hands put together form more of a diamond shape and when he fires the attack it rotates and makes the square.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;later in the series He changes the way his hands are placed and over laps the thumbs and make a triangle shape with is hands instead of the diamond shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ultradragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tri-Beam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultra DragonBall wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Interestingly, this technique leaves a square hole in the ground, instead of a triangle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T15:08:36.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T19:35:05.567" Score="1" ViewCount="1653" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto, Kakashi and Guy had a battle with Obito. Obito was able to phase through Naruto's attacks, But Kakashi found a weakness, since his own and Obito's Sharingans were connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Kakashi's Sharingan wasn't connected to Obito's. Would Obito have been invincible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4667" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T19:42:37.460" LastActivityDate="2020-10-31T10:11:19.477" Title="Does Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan make him invincible?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13309" CreationDate="2014-08-07T19:41:40.887" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Obito has another weakness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He cannot keep the &quot;Everything goes through me&quot; mode for more than 5 minutes straight. So if they kept going at him without letting him a chance to rest, he should have been dealt with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is a very hypothetical question, and thus can't be factually answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T19:41:40.887" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13055" CreationDate="2014-08-07T21:37:35.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Breathbending (or something of the sort; taking the air from someone's breath/lungs). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/2cvka5/spoilers_episode_10_unofficial_long_live_the/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;As seen on&lt;/a&gt; The Legend of Korra, Season 3 Episode 10: Long Live the Queen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7907" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T21:37:35.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13540" CreationDate="2014-08-08T06:21:33.823" Score="2" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Misao is trying to find Ojiro, she tries to figure out who he is by being the only person who reacts to the word &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;bakeratta&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gets very annoyed and because of this she's able to find him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X7EJw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Ojiro so offended by this word? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked it up a bit and found that it's a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obake_no_Q-tar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obake no Q-Taro&lt;/a&gt;, but it still doesn't explain his anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T08:43:45.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T08:44:48.620" Title="Why does Ojiro get angry from hearing the word &quot;bakeratta&quot;?" Tags="&lt;megane-x-parfait&gt;&lt;obake-no-qtaro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13426" CreationDate="2014-08-08T07:21:33.283" Score="6" ViewCount="436" Body="&lt;p&gt;In doujins coupling characters from a show off, the characters are usually referred to in the title as &quot;&lt;em&gt;Character A&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;x&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Character B&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I feel this snippet from hanagai! explains it better)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FNXrOl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any meaning to the order of the 'multiplying'? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the first character mentioned the main character, more dominant, alphabetically first, randomly chosen or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T22:38:00.243" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T07:50:44.827" Title="What order are couplings like 'CharAxCharB' in?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13350" CreationDate="2014-08-08T11:38:22.127" Score="5" ViewCount="3694" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Knowledge:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Busoushoku Haki:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Haki can be used as armor against strong attacks or devil powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This type of Haki also has the ability to bypass the powers of a Devil&#xA;  Fruit user, touching the &quot;substantial body&quot; beneath whatever&#xA;  protection the fruit provides, such as the case of body-altering Devil&#xA;  Fruits such as Logia or Paramecia users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhfXG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venom Venom Fruit:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Doku Doku no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that grants the&#xA;  user the ability to produce and control different types of poison&#xA;  [...]&#xA;  any person who touches the user will be poisoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So everything Magellan touches gets poisoned...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iKVAX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;So if Luffy could have used haki, would that have prevent him from getting poisoned?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T13:08:23.550" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T02:36:31.767" Title="Haki vs.Venom Venom Fruit" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T19:01:53.560" Score="6" ViewCount="1585" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a manga where there is an angel princess who ran away from home and crossdressed as a boy to disguise. There is another girl who helps the protagonist - that girl is not only an angel, but she is also a guardian warrior thing (4 of them). The crossdressing girl ran away from marriage with a devil for peace. Her best friend while running away is the brother of the devil, but she didn't know he was a devil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When angel royalty turns sixteen, they need to choose their gender. When the crossdressing girl turns sixteen, she was an ice general, but she wanted to be a lazy prince like her brothers. She had to be girl for marriage since she is the only one left that hasn't chosen her gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7911" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:17:57.453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:17:57.453" Title="Name of a manga about angels and devils marriage for peace" Tags="&lt;angel-diary&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:30:28.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13317" CreationDate="2014-08-08T19:30:36.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're looking for seems to be a manhwa(Korean comics) and all of what you described seems to be listed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;cross dressing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;she is watched over by two of the Four Guardians of Heaven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;princess angel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;unwanted marriage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Devils&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/778/Angel_Diary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Diary (Manhwa)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fksJW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only Angel Princess of Heaven is betrothed to the Emperor of the Underworld. Unable to accept her future with the Demon King, she realizes that her only choice is to run away. Her plan is to join the human world disguised as a schoolboy! Now all of the Gods from Heaven and Hell are searching high and low on the earth trying to make sure that a wedding happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: MAL&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T19:35:59.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T00:18:54.477" Score="4" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know all of the seasons of the original Sailor Moon series had a variety of animators for each episode, but the artistic style and effects used in all of the various character transformation sequences are very similar. Who animated these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3801" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T09:17:59.173" Title="Who was the lead animator for all the transformation sequences for Sailor Moon?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T04:25:33.237" Score="5" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do anime use parody brand names in their series, and what benefit do anime like Code Geass and Darker than Black get when they use original brand names like Pizza Hut? Do they get paid for promoting the brand? If not, so they have to pay the company for copyrights? What benefit do the anime/manga artists get in the end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2456" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T04:52:14.073" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T04:52:14.073" Title="Parody brand names in anime" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-08-10T13:36:35.817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T06:48:21.123" Score="3" ViewCount="2316" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wasn't exactly sure how to phrase the title but in yaoi animes, why does the uke refer to their love I guess as senpai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, wouldn't it make more sense to say 'I love you Takano' rather than 'I love you senpai'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a Japanese language thing or is it better to just say senpai rather than their actual name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-26T16:38:05.463" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T11:10:52.250" Title="In yaoi anime, why does the uke always say 'senpai'?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13326" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T08:40:40.953" Score="8" ViewCount="58878" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two reasons I have this query (spoiler alert!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Firstly, Obito didn't have Susanoo. Considering you need to awaken both Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, while Obito never used even one of them, how was Kakashi able to use Obito's eyes to produce Susanoo? If he copied Susanoo, then how did he do that? Is it even possible to copy something like Susanoo?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Secondly, not being of the Uchiha bloodline, he faces immense problems in using even a single eye for long periods of time. He almost lost half his chakra by making a lightning clone against Deva Path. On top of that, now he has both eyes after a long drawn battle fighting the likes of Zetsu, Obito, Madara and now Kaguya, how is he even supposed to stand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3586" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T04:04:52.683" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T04:08:36.483" Title="How could Kakashi use Susanoo?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13333" CreationDate="2014-08-09T09:11:40.840" Score="8" ViewCount="11563" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 29, the NPA tries to capture/kill Mello. Soichiro Yagami gets the Shinigami Eyes and tells Light that Mello's real name is Mihael Keehl. So, Mello escapes because Soichiro Yagami couldn't kill him. But didn't Light know Mello's face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned that no matter how exact the drawings are, you can't see the names of the person with the Shinigami Eyes. But Light knew Mello's name was Mihael Keehl, he also knew how he looked like because of that girl who draws Mello's and Near's faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, one of the first rules of the death note states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light knew how Mello looked like. He also knew his name was Mihael Keehl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Light kill Mello?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-01T11:38:53.007" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T21:36:41.083" Title="Why didn't Light kill Mello?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12832" CreationDate="2014-08-09T16:28:31.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll post this to help anyone like myself who can't get their hands on the visual novel. &#xA;As said in another answers, it's best to start with Fate/stay night. The new version that comes out is based on the Unlimited Blade Works route of the visual novel. As such, I recommend this viewing order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night (2006)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This viewing order avoids spoilers ruining the series and lets you see each route to completion before moving onto the next route. Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night (2006) have Saber as the female lead and thus the most connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to mention that while the 2006 anime receives negative critiques regarding its animation, when I watched it I enjoyed it. Anyway, I have definitely seen worse anime. Although I am under no illusion that it is better than the visual novel, the source material is usually better than anime adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway I just thought to post this since the original question was to exclude the visual novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7922" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T17:07:16.693" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T17:07:16.693" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5340" CreationDate="2014-08-09T17:21:29.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senshin's answer is great and covers all the basics very well, but I think there is a more subtle element in Oreki's mind that doesn't allow him to refuse Chitanda's adventurous nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I haven't read the novel, and my point of view is based solely on the anime adaptation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series we see how Oreki starts out as a passive chill guy who seemingly doesn't waste his talents on anything bothersome, although he actually often does some things that are evidence to the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever Chitanda says she's interested in something, it looks like she is voicing Oreki's own thoughts. She does it so avidly, in fact, that he is unable to resist his own will boosted by Chitanda's personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning, Oreki doesn't try to do anything, and suppresses his inner voice calling out for him to go on an interesting investigation. But as the series progresses, he learns to listen to that voice (or rather through listening to Chitanda's voice, he learns to listen to his own).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, Oreki never was that much opposed to interesting things. Look at him read stuff all the time. And he's pretty knowledgeable, too. How could a person disinterested in everything know that much? And with Chitanda's help he could finally unshackle from his chains of passivity, become who he was truly meant to be − a detective. Of course he couldn't resist Chitanda after she helped him through all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T17:21:29.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8197" CreationDate="2014-08-09T18:19:04.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To prevent people who desire to revive the tree of zetsuen from retrieving the fruit. But the tree of beginning did not expect the kusaribe clan(immune to the magic) to be the one reviving the tree of zetsuen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7925" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T18:19:04.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13327" CreationDate="2014-08-09T22:59:15.070" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some rule state that the eye of the shinigami did not work on drawings, no matter how perfect. It could apply a similar rule to the &quot;face in mind&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7902" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T22:59:15.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13077" CreationDate="2014-08-10T04:59:07.760" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry, this is not manga, but I'd like to mention &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idolmaster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Idolmaster&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idolmaster#Game_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The original game of The Idolmaster&lt;/a&gt; is an arcade game about producing girls as idols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the first anime series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolmaster:_Xenoglossia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Idolmaster: Xenoglossia&lt;/a&gt; is a robot anime.&#xA;Girls ride big robots named &quot;IDOL&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Added some background of my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Mushi Production&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushi_Production&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mushi Production&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;is one of first animation studios in Japan.&#xA;Mushi Production is known for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tetsuwan Atom&lt;/a&gt; which is the first Japanese anime series.&#xA;Mushi Production was founded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt; who is &quot;Godfather of Anime&quot; and the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney.&#xA;This studio was created by manga/anime creators (animators).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At Mushi Production, animator's opinion was most important and business-side people didn't have a voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lacking business sense, Mushi Production bankrupted in 70's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sunrise&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunrise&lt;/a&gt; is a spin-off company from Mushi Production.&#xA;The founders of Sunrise knew why Mushi Production failed, so they decided a new policy that have strong business executive members and animators can't poke to the business side.&#xA;For example, animators can't become board members of Sunrise.&#xA;At Sunrise, it moves in the opposite way: animator's opinion is NOT adopted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunrise had a big success in robot anime.&#xA;For example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam&lt;/a&gt;, &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Code Geass&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My-HiME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My-HiME&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Namco&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2007, Namco (the game company that created Idolmaster) finished acquiring Sunrise and merged executive members.&#xA;In that time, Idolmaster was one of the most successful games by Namco.&#xA;The executives gave an order to the animator team that created My-HiME to create an anime version of Idolmaster.&#xA;Animators at Sunrise were professionals of robot anime, they weren't fit to make idol anime, but they had a policy. Therefore, they created robot anime that used characters of Idolmaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T16:35:16.397" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T16:35:16.397" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13326" CreationDate="2014-08-10T13:58:27.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no plothole. Anyone with 2 MS can use Susanoo. Kakashi received chakra from Naruto/Obito.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o0Juh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T07:25:57.807" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T07:25:57.807" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13326" CreationDate="2014-08-10T14:11:41.837" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from the obvious chakra problem - which has been shown to be a problem on previous fights (namely vs Deidara, IIRC) - there don't seem to be any plotholes, IMO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I've pointed out in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2784/49&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amaterasu, &quot;representing the light of the material world&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, is performed with the right eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukuyomi, &quot;the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, is performed with the left eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Susano'o is &quot;the strength of the tempestuous force that resides only within those of have mastered&quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; both of the above techniques. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted we haven't seen Kakashi perform any of those, but we haven't seen Madara perform them either, and he mastered Susano'o all the same-&#xA;That being said, I don't think Kakashi was able to perform Susano'o due to the Sharingan's copying ability, but rather because he now possesses both Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the chakra problem, maybe the next chapter will shed some light on that, but let's also remember that Obito gave Kakashi both Sharingan not in his physical form, but only as a 'blob of chakra', and he may have transferred some chakra over to Kakashi on the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1362417911&amp;amp;sr=8-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto: The Official Character Databook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T14:11:41.837" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2014-08-10T22:51:04.793" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to make a couple of assumptions here. Since &lt;em&gt;Uke&lt;/em&gt; is normally the &quot;passive&quot; partner in the relationship, it would stand to reason that they are the younger in the couple, while the &lt;em&gt;Seme&lt;/em&gt;, being the dominant partner, is the older one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a school scenario, &lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt; would make sense and I'd assume the Uke would start calling the Seme by their name (probably with the -sama honorific at first) when their relationship is a bit more intimate (intimate = anything after their first kiss).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I don't read Yaoi, one can't assume that every Yaoi story has the Uke and Seme attending the same school. There may be some where one attends a different school or doesn't attended at all, as such &lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt; could still be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Seme, being the senior, is still guiding the Uke like how one's &lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt; guides, protects, and teaches their kōhai as best they can. With that, &lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt; becomes a term of endearment from the Uke after having been guided in the relationship by the Seme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T07:25:59.920" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T07:25:59.920" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13341" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13342" CreationDate="2014-08-11T00:36:35.633" Score="14" ViewCount="20359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode of 6 of Sword Art Online (season 2), Kirito reveals that during the events of SAO, he and the front-liners confronted the Laughing Coffin guild at their headquarters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The result was that 20+ members of Laughing Coffin were killed along with 10+ of their own. We also learned that Kirito killed a total of 3 people during the events of SAO. (2 during this battle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tXjKk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXEyP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when exactly did this battle happen? This scene is completely absent from the first season. Did this battle happen before or after Kirito joined Knights of the Blood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chronologically, between what episodes from season 1 did this battle happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T15:24:06.210" Title="Where in the timeline of SAO did the battle vs. Laughing Coffin occur?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13341" CreationDate="2014-08-11T00:59:41.843" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Laughing_Coffin#&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the battle (called the &amp;quot;Crusade&amp;quot;) happened in August of 2024:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Crusade&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By August 2024, they had already killed hundreds of players, thus they were now the number one threat against the Clearers. The Clearers tried to negotiate with them via messengers, but the guild killed every one that they sent. After realizing that they would never stop killing and finding out the location of the guild's headquarters from a member of the guild, the clearers formed a high-level crusade party to wipe the guild out. Fifty high-leveled players (including Kirito and Asuna) went to attack them, however, just before they reached the designated location, the Laughing Coffin members were warned about the incoming party, so they decided to ambush the crusaders instead. Although some of the crusaders were unable to kill the red players, as the guild would not yield, some of the crusaders finally took the initiative of finishing off the Laughing Coffin members. At the end of the battle, twenty-one Laughing Coffin members and eleven crusaders had died, with most of the remaining Laughing Coffin members, including XaXa and Johnny Black, being arrested by the clearers and sent to the Black Iron Palace prison. Somehow, PoH was not found in the list of deceased or captured members, making him the only one to escape the crusade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was 1 month before &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Kuradeel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuradeel&lt;/a&gt; was invited into the Laughing Coffin guild:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;October, 2024&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the guild was vanquished during the crusade, PoH, who avoided the crusade, watched Kirito and Kuradeel's duel on the 74th Floor. After hearing that Kuradeel wished to kill Kirito, after the duel and before Kirito went to a mandatory training session with Kuradeel and Godfree, PoH approached Kuradeel. PoH then invited Kuradeel to his guild and taught him how to make paralysis poison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a full &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Timeline&lt;/a&gt;. It says the battle happened after the &amp;quot;Warmth of the Heart&amp;quot; light novel volume and that by August, they were on the 70th floor. So I think that would put the battle somewhere between episodes 7 and 8?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T00:59:41.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13345" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13346" CreationDate="2014-08-11T10:38:57.150" Score="1" ViewCount="6783" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Madara used &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Transcription_Seal:_Izanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Transcription Seal: Izanagi&lt;/a&gt; to fake his death and came back to life after a while. What was the trigger for this jutsu (Izanagi)? If it was his death, immediately he would've come back to life after death and Hashirama would've noticed it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that he had used this jutsu on his own right eye. How come a dead person's eye is a trigger for his own revival? As I understand, there won't be any movement/thought from a dead person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T11:12:57.277" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T11:12:57.277" Title="Exactly when did Madara come back to life after his defeat by Hashirama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13345" CreationDate="2014-08-11T11:14:28.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Izanagi is a technique which is able to &lt;strong&gt;rewrite history&lt;/strong&gt;. You take an event that wasn't favorable to you and make it into nothing more than a dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He set up Izanagi beforehand to be trigger a few hours after his death. Even though he was already dead, the technique still activated (Much like Itachi sealed his own Amaterasu into Sasuke's eye, and it activated even though Itachi already died).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Izanagi was activated, Madara's death was cancelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T11:14:28.850" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-11T13:39:28.997" Score="5" ViewCount="7792" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 540 we can see Ivankov mention Crocodile's weakness. What secret weakness was he referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXYnv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T14:49:03.223" Title="What is Crocodile's secret?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13348" CreationDate="2014-08-11T14:44:07.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never stated so any response would only be speculation.  With that said, I don't think its the water weakness as Luffy already knows that and wouldn't prompt the reaction Crocodile had.  Most likely knowing Oda its something embarrassing/silly.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T14:44:07.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13315" CreationDate="2014-08-11T14:50:56.323" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Haki wouldn't help him.  It was established that many prisoners knew how to use Haki and that Magellan was the only one capable of keeping them in line.  Furthermore Blackbeard and his crew are potent haki users, he definitely got his butt handed to him only to be saved with the antidote from Shiryu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its good to note that while haki lets you hit the body of users, it doesn't negate powers like the sea, or yami yami fruit.  While the Haki user can hit Magellan which was never an issue for Luffy, it poisons anyone who has contact with it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar issues are present with some other paramacia users like Sugar in the Donquixote Pirates where contact with her turns even haki users to toys.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T14:50:56.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4654" CreationDate="2014-08-11T19:11:35.137" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is 17 years old at the time of writing. But if you think that's young, Itachi was only 17 years old in the first part of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Meaning he was 20-22 when Sasuke killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention he was 13-14 when he killed his entire clan... So yeah, the mangaka has a really good opinion of young people xD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7947" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T17:48:00.017" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T17:48:00.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-11T21:06:25.243" Score="18" ViewCount="15303" Body="&lt;p&gt;It feels like the common thread is &quot;I'm a major bad guy in Naruto, I lose/die, then I have a change of heart and want to help Naruto once bigger baddy shows up&quot;. When does a bad guy remain a bad guy? (e.g. - Zabuza, Gaara, Itachi, Nagato, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sasuke, Obito, and the demon fox who was supposed to be the incarnation of the world's Malice/Hatred). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Madara seems poised now for a return as a good guy since there's a bigger threat and he originally had good intentions when he was a kid.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for this? Why aren't the bad guys more angry that they lost, and join up with new bad guy? Seems like they give up really easily and have no commitment to their goals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T21:41:48.777" LastActivityDate="2019-07-22T05:36:37.057" Title="Why does every major bad guy end up being a good guy later?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13301" CreationDate="2014-08-12T00:24:25.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this term only use in Japan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It originated in Japan but not exclusive of Japan. There are light novel writers in Korea and China, since it can be used for anything written within certain criteria. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How is light novel different from regular novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to describe it in few words: a easier to read novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you check out some novels, like &lt;em&gt;Another&lt;/em&gt; and see most Light Novels the difference is evident. Light novels have shorter paragraphs, characters less complicated to read (i.e. the appearance of obscure Kanji in a sentence is rare), and generally shorter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is light novel use exclusively for anime or manga adaptation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, most light novels (LN from now on) don't make it to anime production, and some are adapted to manga to promote the novel itself rather than to make a illustrated carbon copy of the LN. This is, as with all business, mostly motivated by marketing reasons, rather than some secret rule. Granted, if your LN is popular, it will get advertised in more media (manga, anime, live action, etc.) than if it's not popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there any light novel that do not use manga style drawing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drawing depends on the artist, and most artist also do other things like doujins or the very manga. The drawing is merely a representation of what they know to do, rather than following a predefined style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T17:59:06.940" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T17:59:06.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T05:07:34.263" Score="8" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;, certain elements of the story are personified. From the beginning, we see an earthquake and fire, both of which are given very humanlike sounds, as well as being shown very artisicially (like the ground moving in waves instead of just shaking). Later, the planes in the movie are personified as well, their components and demonstrations being given very humanesque and biological sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/vwCYSOZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;A shot of Jiro and Honto inside an in-flight plane&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Jiro and Honjo look around a plane in flight, an engine makes very gurgly sounds which are distinctly biological and not mechanical. Other planes do this as well, even in a scene which shows one of Jiro's designs as a conceptualization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, the movie is very plane-centric and so the personification of the planes makes sense (to bring them to life). However, these other lifelike elements did not seem to fit into the more serious setting of this movie, compared to a movie like &lt;em&gt;Ponyo&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the purpose of bringing these elements &quot;to life&quot; in &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;? And why was it these elements that were chosen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T08:56:12.700" Title="What was the purpose behind the personification of certain elements in The Wind Rises?" Tags="&lt;the-wind-rises&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13144" CreationDate="2014-08-12T15:48:55.947" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;With thanks to user @Prix for linking this to me, and reddit user herrekorre for the actual content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a higher resolution image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CtaQi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KdJRp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this section is fairly easy to read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;noitaminA jingle movie - TYPE: Augmented Reality (ar) Version 1.10.03.23 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(b) 2010 made by Studio - RIKKA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No drive attached to Animation, The BIOS is not installed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Checking file system on C:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The type of file system is Augmented Reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;CHKDSK is verifying files ( stage 1 of 1 ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;File verification completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;100 percent completed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jgagg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Expanding &quot;noitaminA&quot; timeslot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set at Thursday 24:45-25:15, noitaminA has been the highest rated midnight anime slot on TV in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stable and high reputations gained from the advertisers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Starting April 2010, the 30-min weekly timeslot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TALES OF AGRICULTURE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tadayasu is a new fresh-faced university student hiding a bizarre secret: He can see germs with the naked eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDEN OF THE EAST&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set in Tokyo in the near future, this is a story of just 11 days on a boy who challenged the prevailing &quot;depressing&quot; mood of the country and a girl who supported him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MONONOKE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Edo era of Japan, as cultural arts, modern science, and technology flourished, so too did the practice of mystical arts, as humanity faced the perils of the supernatural!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Mononoke script found at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fujicreative.co.jp/Portals/0/special/anime/mononoke/mononoke.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.fujicreative.co.jp/Portals/0/special/anime/mononoke/mononoke.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rtXag.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;NOTICE!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;magnitude8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The location is Odaiba, the Tokyo Bay Area at the start of the summer vacation&#xA;  13-year-old Mirai and her 8-year-old brother, Yuki, are left away from home when the catastrophically large quake has hit Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;EDEN OF THE EAST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set in Tokyo in the near future, this is a story of just 11 days on a boy who challenged the prevailing &quot;depressing&quot; mood of the country and a girl who supported him. The boy, Takizawa, who lost his memory, helps Saki out when she is trouble in Washington D.C. They return to Japan and try to solve the mysteries of Takizawa's lost memory. He seems to be one of the twelve selected people to lead the country in the right direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gis7F.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STATUS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Starting April 2010, the 30-min weekly timeslot will be expanded into one hour&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEVEL1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Format: 12(?)eps, 30min&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;broadCast:from April22&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Timeslot: &quot;noitaminA&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar info for Level 2 &amp;amp; 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wsPlW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Expanding &quot;noitaminA&quot; timeslot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set at Thursday 24:45-25:15, noitaminA has been the highest rated midnight anime slot on TV in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stable and high reputations gained from the advertisers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Starting April 2010, the 30-min weekly timeslot will be expanded into one hour consisting of two 30min series, doubling the number of animation titles to be produced and broadcast in the slot throughout the year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t8qLM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TITLE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TALES OF AGRICULTURE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saraiya Goyou&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Welcom to Irabu's_office&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;EDEN OF THE EAST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;magunitude8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Antique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hakaba_kitano&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;MONONOKE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Genji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UZN47.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Antique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day Keichiro Tachibana opens a cake shop. Then a gifted patissier/pastry chef called Ono appears. Tachibana and Ono were classmates in high school, but Tachibana gave Ono (a man) the cold shoulder back then. Luckily Ono doesn't remember Tachibana. Tachibana feels relaxed and persuades Ono to work for him as a chef/patissier. However, Ono is a guy of &quot;irresistible Charm&quot; now and gives Tachibana nightmares by trying to seduce him.&#xA;  At this cake shop called Antique, an incident from Tachibana's childhood is revealed, and a variety of cakes is presented. This is a delightful comedy anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure it's missing stuff here and there, but this solves the mystery of the small text. It's mainly synopses and similar small items of text related to noitaminA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the extraction of info:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/23ac5m/does_anyone_have_a_transcription_of_the_text_from/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/23ac5m/does_anyone_have_a_transcription_of_the_text_from/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T18:16:07.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T18:16:07.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3812" CreationDate="2014-08-12T16:46:01.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fillers, OMG the Fillers! Animation quality is better in new. Stuff regarding kite, see the wikia for story related differences they have a good list. Also the soundtrack has a noticeable difference.  Not that one soundtrack is better than the other, as the new one is pretty good. There were scenes I thought the 2009 soundtrack did better (just felt darker for some reason).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurapica vs Uvogin,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Phantom Troupe's assault on the Auction (when Chrollo conducts the music of war),&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Pakunoda's death scene with the chains  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sidenote - Overall I prefer the new one minus the music parts listed above. (sadly i also really enjoyed some of the soundtrack of the original FMA even though FMA:Brotherhood was better overall.  I wish they would keep original music people enjoyed in these Anime remakes or integrated in a way that did homage to it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T16:46:01.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11481" CreationDate="2014-08-12T17:30:09.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just recently re-saw the arc so it's pretty fresh.  He knew because Pouf had him call Pitou to tell her that Killua killed her.  It struck him as a weird request at the time, but when he was racking his brain for the right answer, he started connecting all the dots and realized she was the keyword in all of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He most likely figured out Komugi was the right name because he put the following things together:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The King is looking for something.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;King wants to know what Pouf is hiding.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pouf used Welkin to lie to another Royal guard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pouf lied about the enemy killing a person named Komugi who was in the enemies' possession&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Royal guards are incapable of being un-loyal to the King. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ikalgo/Palm believes they have something the King will definitely trade for.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-12-14T19:36:56.060" LastActivityDate="2019-12-14T19:36:56.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13356" CreationDate="2014-08-12T18:37:08.043" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe because there actually isn't any &quot;bad guy&quot; in this world from the start. Somebody becomes bad because of certain incidents happened to them in the past. Nobody is evil at the time when they are just born in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you cut the fillers and the battles in the Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, you will see the story of this anime actually is very deep, closely related to our everyday life. It always tries to unify people in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will surely remember how Nagato ended the chain of hatred, or how Zabuza kept his faith on Naruto. You will see there is no actual &quot;villain&quot; in Naruto. Every &quot;villain&quot; character (Madara, Sasuke, Obito, ...) has a good reason to behave like how they do.&#xA;When someone tries to do things the way they want, but couldn't make it, they try to help those who have the same goal like him/her. That's how they become good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's actually like how Sossli1 says in one of his videos on YouTube&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those in need of a shoulder to cry on seek those who experienced it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7890" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T18:19:15.830" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T18:19:15.830" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T20:26:30.200" Score="2" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Osananajimi wa Daitouryou&lt;/em&gt;, there is a comedy scene between the main character, Hondo Jun'ichirou, and Ell. The conversation goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ell:&lt;/strong&gt; A small test. It is a simple CPU inspection. I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ell earnestly nodded, then pulled a mechanical pencil out from her pen case and faced the desk. She then muttered a single sentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ell:&lt;/strong&gt; Ah, I did this at a serious seminar once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jun'ichirou:&lt;/strong&gt; What are you blurting out all of a sudden!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ell:&lt;/strong&gt; It is a simulation. I heard that your test score will go up if you announce it in this manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jun'ichirou:&lt;/strong&gt; Where are you getting that information from...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ell:&lt;/strong&gt; From 7ch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a screenshot of the same scene in Japanese for reference purpose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6mvgp.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot: あ、これ真剣ゼミでやったことがある&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the reference being made when Ell said &amp;quot;I did this at a serious seminar once&amp;quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T16:26:06.223" Title="What is the reference being made by saying &quot;I did this at a serious seminar once&quot;?" Tags="&lt;osadai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13372" CreationDate="2014-08-12T20:55:00.180" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://chu.benesse.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;進研ゼミ&lt;/a&gt; (Shinkenzemi) is a one of the most famous distance learning service for minors in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'真剣' and '進研', both read as 'shinken.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'真剣' meaning &quot;seriousness&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'ゼミ' is short for &quot;seminar.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'進' means &quot;progress/advancement&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'研' means &quot;sharpen/polish/study.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a parody that use similar sounding Japanese characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;あ、これ進研ゼミでやったことがある &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I did this at the Shinkenzemi once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like McDonald's and MacRonald's in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T16:26:06.223" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T16:26:06.223" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13375" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-12T21:01:34.310" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T21:01:34.310" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T21:01:34.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13376" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-12T21:01:34.310" Score="0" Body="Osananajimi wa Daitouryou (幼なじみは大統領 - My girlfriend is the President) is a Japanese visual novel." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T21:32:58.590" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T21:32:58.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4081" CreationDate="2014-08-12T21:52:42.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine was desperate to find this manga... after so long trying to find, she finally found! She said it's an extra chapter of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/3457/Ookami_Nanka_Kowakunai!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ookami Nanka Kowakunai!?&lt;/a&gt; If anybody else is after that, it's here :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7966" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T22:19:58.377" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T22:19:58.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11605" CreationDate="2014-08-12T22:16:51.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The human body composition you were looking for is detailed in a quote on a Wikipedia page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Water: 35 l. Carbon: 20 kg. Ammonia: 4 l. Lime: 1.5 kg. Phosphorus: 800 g. Salt: 250 g. Saltpeter: 100 g. Sulfur: 80 g. Fluorine 7.5 g. Iron 5 g. Silicon 3 g. and trace amounts of 15 other elements. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this excludes the part of the alchemist that is creating the homunculus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_(anime)#To_Challenge_the_Sun_.28One_who_Challenges_the_Sun.29_.5B1.01.5D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;to see the full conversation between Edward and Rose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7967" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T13:01:57.847" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T13:01:57.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13212" CreationDate="2014-08-12T22:38:01.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Mosk immigrants&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mosk was attacked by Romdeau before the series started, as we see the wreckage of several Romdeau's AutoReivs. Its desolated state would be the result of the Rapture that Raul Creed initiated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mNiyH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mosk Before&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5YweE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mosk After&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first image, we see the thermonuclear bomb &quot;Rapture&quot; falling down outside the dome, while the second image shows the after affects. Seeing as there was only one crater (the cliffs in the back are carved to have the dome built on a flat terrain), we can assume that the Mosk wasn't destroyed earlier in the series. So why was the people of Mosk leaving? Most likely because of Romdeau's attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we're not sure how the immigrants travel to Romdeau, nor how many of the immigrants actually made it to Romdeau. However, the Commune is able to live outside (somewhat), so maybe the immigrants who made it to the dome built up a natural resistance. If the Romdeau military transported them (out of mercy, Donov Mayer only wanted Proxy One to return), they would have been treated before hand; otherwise, citizens of Mosk may have been given sort of vaccination or boost to their immune system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Vincent and Re-L&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vincent and Re-L can be outside because of the Amrita cells in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, for Vincent, it's because he is Ergo Proxy, and as such, he would be naturally immune due to being near immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Re-L, when she first went outside, she was stricken with whatever virus was outside, because she wasn't in any condition to fly back to Romdeau and Vincent needing to escape, Hoody became a stand in for Vincent returning Re-L knowing full well that when Re-L get's treatment he (as Vincent) would be captured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daedalus was on stand by and gave Re-L treatment to save her life. It's assumed he gave her Amrita Cell (which most likely came from Monad), which would then explain why she is perfectly fine when she leaves Romdeau a second time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Romdeau emigrants&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Project ADW was an attempt to modify humans at a cellular level with an infusion of Amrita cells, the cells found inside Proxies. It occurred at some point between the launch of Rapture and Re-L, Vincent, and Pino's return to Romdeau. While it obviously used Amrita cells from Monad, Project ADW isn't touched on in any real depth, so we don't know how successful it was or how many people had the infusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at the end, I don't recall seeing any other humans outside the Dome. It's also suggested on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ergoproxy.wikia.com/wiki/Proxy_One&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Proxy One's Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt; (under Proxy One's Revenge) that Re-L and Vincent are the only 2 humans left (along with a bunch of Cagito infected AutoReivs), making them a proverbial Adam and Eve, at least until Boomerang Star returns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a final note, it should be noted that the ecological disaster which saw the creation of the Boomerang and Proxy Projects is subsiding, and the planet is on its way to recovery. At first, the people of the Dome may have been told it was too deadly to go outside. However, as the planet recovered, it's possible the viruses/pathogens also began to die off (the planet was in something like an ice age), and the chances of people dying from them would be less likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This wouldn't be a instant process, so possibly by the time the series started, the likelihood of surviving outside was greater than before when the Domes first tried to prevent people from leaving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T22:33:24.647" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T22:33:24.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13384" CreationDate="2014-08-12T23:31:37.573" Score="12" ViewCount="5757" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm on episode 5 of Black Lagoon, and I noticed this symbol being used by the Nazis on a flag and on a red arm band worn by one of the leaders of the group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1G8Ee.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rfNQw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's this symbol called, assuming it corresponds to something in real life? Is there any reason this should be used over a more recognisable symbol like the swastika? It doesn't correspond to anything listed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_symbolism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page for Nazi symbolism&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: In response to the idea that it might have been censorship specific to Funimation, I decided to look up the episode on a Chinese streaming site I use. The symbol there was identical to the one in the Funimation episode. Of course, this doesn't mean that there couldn't have been censorship on the Chinese end as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T00:05:12.837" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T23:48:34.750" Title="What's this symbol used by the Nazis?" Tags="&lt;black-lagoon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13382" CreationDate="2014-08-13T00:16:12.300" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the symbol of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sturmabteilung&lt;/a&gt;,  a paramilitary organization within the German Nazi Party, whose methods of violent intimidation played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's made up of an &quot;S&quot; (in lightning bolt shape) and an &quot;A&quot; and is probably a reference to Neo-Nazi groups evading the Swastika ban by using other related symbols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jukxn.png&quot; alt=&quot;SA logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T05:23:01.123" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T05:23:01.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13385" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13386" CreationDate="2014-08-13T01:10:42.217" Score="4" ViewCount="2614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember the plot mostly but not the name of it. It begins with a boy that came from another world recruited by missionaries that have a mission of killing a princess before she gets to the &quot;holy land&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They all have mechas but the boys is more like a lizard mecha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are different races including Elves&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They go to a school at the holy land&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wins a race against the Elves warrior and get their princesses hand in marriage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The boy works as a jack-of-all-trades in the school&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It looks like an all girls school&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7970" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:21:19.083" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:21:19.083" Title="What's this show with a boy who has been recruited by missionaries?" Tags="&lt;isekai-no-seikishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:30:45.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13385" CreationDate="2014-08-13T02:03:49.967" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5781/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari&lt;/a&gt; as there are multiple races, something about a princess, but I don't remember it that well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His mecha looks like a lizard. He is the white one in this screenshot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z2Jte.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mecha&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if what you meant by egg is where the pilot is, then it could be this part of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/23zWy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;egg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5781/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4yOO2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenshi —half-brother of intergalactic hero Tenchi Masaki— has been summoned to the mysterious world of Geminar, and his only hope of returning to Earth is piloting a bio-mechanical weapon in a shocking assassination attempt! When the mission fails and Kenshi is captured, he discovers he's been lied to by the very culprits who transported him to this strange new world. Luckily, Princess Lashara kindly welcomes Kenshi and invites him to live amongst her followers. Now, caught up in a political whirlwind —and hotly pursued by Geminar's female population— Kenshi must find a way to get home while civil war erupts all around him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: FUNimation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T05:15:58.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13388" CreationDate="2014-08-13T06:52:16.997" Score="7" ViewCount="13989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've come across the following picture, can anyone please tell me what's the manga name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wbZUl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Over 9000!!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:28:50.563" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:28:50.563" Title="What is the name of the manga which depicts Hitler as a Super Aryan?" Tags="&lt;mudazumo-naki-kaikaku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T03:22:19.740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2014-08-13T07:18:43.247" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudazumo_Naki_Kaikaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku&lt;/a&gt;. The characters are all based off of real-life politicians like George Bush, Kim Jong Il, Mao, Pol Pot, Putin, and of course, many from Nazi Germany, and they play Mahjong together in this manga. It was also adapted into an anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xO0BP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T07:18:43.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T07:43:28.487" Score="10" ViewCount="1788" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to know what show this scene is from. In 2005, I was channel surfing and came across a show on [adult swim] and I got distracted by laughter and children playing. The animation was dated, so it had a Rurouni Kenshin style to it. There were two children, a boy and a girl playing in the forest at night. Then out of nowhere, this huge praying mantis appears and stabs the little girl from behind. I was in 4th grade at the time, so I was traumatized and quickly changed the channel. If you could help me figure out what this scene is from it would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7974" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:58:17.390" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:58:17.390" Title="What's this anime with a scene with a large praying mantis?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:30:48.657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11386" CreationDate="2014-08-13T08:22:01.010" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 2011, many main creators did drop out from Gainax. They are the members of the 'Gurren Lagann' and 'Panty &amp;amp; Stocking' creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panty_%26_Stocking_with_Garterbelt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Panty &amp;amp; Stocking with Garter Belt Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, those members build a new company named 'TRIGGER Inc.' as the anime studio of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_%28company%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trigger Company&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they make the anime 'Kill la Kill', answered the question of the 'Gainax drop out'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewmov/20131003/E1380729604652.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ガイナックスを辞めた理由。新作「キルラキル」トリガー大塚雅彦代表に聞く１ - Why they dropped out from Gainax. We asked Otsuka CEO of the Trigger of new anime 'Kill la Kill'.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---Japanese---&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ガイナックスを飛び出し、身軽さを手に入れたかった&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---English---&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We want to spring out from Gainax, and take the free from the burden for the new challenges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, they have continued the new challenge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1311401276/little-witch-academia-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Little Witch Academia 2 Crowfunding&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can interpret this as the fall of Gainax. But I do not think so. There is no doubt that Gainax has grown them. When the grown birds leave the nest, their parents should be relieved. However, I think I might be the minority, but I think that they ought to be praised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, Gainax is too large. I think that their current essential work now, grow the people, and make the affiliates. Studio Color, A-1, Trigger, those are the works of the Gainax I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T08:55:29.563" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T08:55:29.563" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13389" CreationDate="2014-08-13T08:51:54.897" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/249/InuYasha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;InuYasha&lt;/a&gt; at episode 28, there is a woman that transforms into a giant mantis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GDM5Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;transform&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dmjaW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;transformed&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/249/InuYasha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;InuYasha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sTB6O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Higurashi Kagome, after being pulled down a well by a demon, finds herself in Feudal Japan, where she learns that a powerful jewel has been reborn inside her body. After the jewel shatters in an attempt to retrieve it from one of the many demons who was after its power, Kagome must join forces with the half-demon Inu Yasha (also after the jewel's power) to track down the shards of the jewel before its power falls into the wrong hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: ANN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T08:51:54.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13394" CreationDate="2014-08-13T08:55:53.457" Score="6" ViewCount="7728" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13345/when-exactly-did-madara-came-alive-after-his-defeat-against-hashirama&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, I realized that the time Madara acquired Izanagi, was the same time he got the DNA of Senju Clan from Hashirama. However, after an extensive review on their fight (Episode 626), I can't see where and when Madara bit Hashirama. It said in the wiki that:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;...To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage..&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the question is when and where did Madara bite Hashirama?&#xA;How come Madara activated Izanagi (I assume on its full potential) just right after he acquired the flesh/blood from Senju?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T19:32:01.400" Title="When did Uchiha Madara actually bite Hashirama Senju?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T10:14:50.180" Score="19" ViewCount="1826" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waiting and waiting for the next chapter to come out, I was thinking that if anything would go wrong, Doflamingo would have an easy way out of all of his problems. He could ask Sugar to turn him into a toy and nobody would even remember why they were fighting in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world government would turn against the strawhats and everybody would go on with their every day lives. Now this plan would be perfect if Sugar would still remember about Doflamingo after he had been turned into a toy, so she could undo her magic when all threats had vanished and go into hiding or something for some time to let is all pass over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So was any evidence shown as to whether Sugar remembers her victims or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T17:26:02.627" Title="Does Sugar remember who she had turned into a toy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13392" CreationDate="2014-08-13T10:24:54.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been keeping up with the anime (too many fillers...), so I don't know whether this manga chapter has been covered or not, or if you are even close to it. This was actually shown in one of the manga chapters quite recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't mind spoilers, here are links to a few pages from Naruto Chapter 681:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v45X8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara bites Hashirama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iITKE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara uses Hashirama meat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the past, Uchiha clan members used this technique during an important battle that they had to win at all costs. However, they soon started to abuse the abilities granted by this technique and as such Izanami was created as a way to punish the abusers of Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am guessing that the Uchiha must have performed some experiments. Maybe as long as you have the both trait in body you can use Izanagi immediately, and Madara was aware of this. Since Madara clearly must have bit onto the meat, he must have swallowed some blood, thus having the Senju trait in his body. This is an assumption, though.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T12:57:57.273" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T12:57:57.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T18:23:36.580" Score="2" ViewCount="557" Body="&lt;p&gt;After looking for the new chapter of One Piece, I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mcm.fr/one-piece-chapitre-757-naruto-chapitre-689-pas-de-mangas-aujourd-hui-a321571.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;. Here they said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second week of august marks the annual summer break from the publisher Shueisha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remembering the golden week from begin May, it made me wonder what other annual breaks mangakas have and when we shouldn't expect a new release to come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T18:23:36.580" Title="When are the annual breaks for Weekly Shonen Jump?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-08-13T18:33:13.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13404" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T19:25:04.817" Score="5" ViewCount="5458" Body="&lt;p&gt;Follow me here for a minute.  The state is controlled by the homunculi/Father who wants people to use alchemy to do dangerous research especially human transmutation to make philosopher stones.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would they have laws that forbid it in their country?  Seems counter productive to their goals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T07:04:28.917" Title="Why is human transmutation illegal or that matter have alchemy laws?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13404" CreationDate="2014-08-13T19:50:45.890" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/27/madara-uchiha&quot;&gt;@Madara&lt;/a&gt; basically &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13404/why-is-human-transmutation-illegal-or-that-matter-have-alchemy-laws#comment16804_13404&quot;&gt;hit the nail on the head&lt;/a&gt; here, but I thought I'd elaborate a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unmarked spoilers follow.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father wants people making philosopher's stones &lt;em&gt;for his goals&lt;/em&gt;. He has his end goal of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, and he has a plan to get it. This plan involves the military laboratories (especially lab #5), as well as waging wars (such as the blood crest in the North), and a few other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let's consider the very first episode of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, in which Isaac McDougal, by way of philosopher's stone, launched an attack against the military, attempting to completely freeze over Central. This was &lt;em&gt;clearly&lt;/em&gt; contrary to Father's goals, as its motive was to destroy Central by ice, beneath which Father lived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LJy91.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LJy91m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Great Scott that&amp;#39;s a lot of icicles!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And later in the series, the truth behind the military's law of, &quot;you must not create humans,&quot; is revealed: they are not concerned with ethics, but rather &lt;strong&gt;to prevent people from creating an army which would oppose the government's&lt;/strong&gt;, and subsequently, oppose Father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, like @Madara initially mentioned: killing people in reality is illegal, yet countries wage war because the governments have their own motives, which they believe are above those of the citizens. Yet, we can't just have citizens going around massacring others, can we? &lt;sub&gt;(Hint: The answer is no.)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T19:50:45.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13326" CreationDate="2014-08-13T20:42:00.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Easy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither Obito or Kakashi had both Sharingans. but Kakashi definitely went through all the things needed to unlock it's potential but he only had one Sharingan at the time. Since it was only one, it couldn't actually activate. I think since he had at least one, once he got the other it would unlock since he previously did all the things needed to unlock it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mind is all scrambled right now, I don't know if the way I put it made sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7986" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T21:27:12.893" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T21:27:12.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T20:58:35.300" Score="1" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdBTk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hisoka's Nen ability is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hisoka#Nen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bungee Gum&lt;/a&gt;. It creates a flexible substance that sticks to objects and makes them pullable at demand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qtMT0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JZBxM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uRmPh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand how Hisoka made that exam participant's arms disappear in episode 3 (2011 series).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Can you please explain it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T20:58:35.300" Title="How did Hisoka make the examinee's arms disappear?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-08-13T23:31:34.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5480" CreationDate="2014-08-14T01:59:09.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Envy has the ability to transform its body into whatever form. BUT, its original form was that which resembles a lizard with a mane made out of the souls which were inside its Stone. &lt;strong&gt;(Reference: Manga)&lt;/strong&gt; Each philosopher stone contains a countless amount of souls. The only logical explanation is that it cut one of those souls off and made it into a bird. But souls that are cut from the main body cannot exist for long ((Similar to when a Homunculus's arm is cut off, the arm disappears but a new one is regenerated) otherwise the world would be filled with infinite number of severed, unidentified limbs...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being that Envy's true form is that of an animal, this also mean that it can transform itself into animal. Envy can also make its arms into things like swords or other shard blunt objects. (Weapons)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This question might also be something unanswerable, because...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original FMA did NOT follow the manga. I will say it again. &lt;strong&gt;DID NOT FOLLOW THE MANGA&lt;/strong&gt;. So basically after the Elric brother's mom died, the director metaphorically walks off the side walk across the street and at times in the middle of the road, but most of the time he's swimming in the river next to the side walk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's not that hard to believe that this might just be something completely thought up in the moment in order to fill a gap in the story. FMA:BH follows the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T17:21:23.887" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T17:21:23.887" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13199" CreationDate="2014-08-14T04:01:09.180" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode: 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character Name: Doll&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This occurs around 19:24 when Ciel and 'Doll' are eating what is suppose to be fish and chips. In this particular scene/picture that you've included, Doll was praising Sebastians cooking skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doll:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Black's cooking is brilliant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastEditorUserId="7989" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T17:08:29.070" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T17:08:29.070" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5414" CreationDate="2014-08-14T06:08:30.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the pre-timeskip, use of Busoshoku Haki as &quot;invisible armor&quot; was shown as a swift percussion forming a light-blue beam, similar to lightning, while in the manga, it is shown simply as an amplified impact, nothing else visible is shown... from wiki :v&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7993" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T06:08:30.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10093" CreationDate="2014-08-14T06:09:22.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this quite bluntly, No. There are no references to OK Corral or Wyatt Earp nor any town sheriffs that had their background even briefly revealed. But there are some things that might be indirectly related or referenced to these. I'll explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are no solid references in the anime to these, there are some what after images or familiar presences to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yasuhiro Nightow, the creator of Trigun series and manga, was in-fact inspired by western films genre. He created the character Vash in a similar way to those he idolized in these films. More specifically a &quot;Gunfighter&quot;. Now when someone says Gunfighter to you, there are a few key names that pop into your mind like; Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett and of course Wyatt Earp. Whether these people had any direct influence on this anime is something that is unknown. Only way to know would to ask YN himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also during this time there were other anime and manga taking the same approach. Such as Kino's Journey or Cowboy Bebop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically the answer is &quot;No&quot; but watching Trigun may send vibes from some of the characters or locations or pretty much anything that may relates to the old west. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(These answers were based off personal knowledge and having watched and loved the Trigun series, so much that I just watched it again like 3 days ago.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastEditorUserId="7989" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T17:17:46.543" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T17:17:46.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13404" CreationDate="2014-08-14T07:04:28.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Morals predate father's existence he is only in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Father&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5th century&lt;/a&gt; and its likely that some other person of greater moral fiber and less pride created the ethical system which was then codified into law. Fundamental principles of societies are hard to change when revolutions are hidden. Revisions to history, ethics and taboos would be extremely difficult to change. Just look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;foot binding&lt;/a&gt; as an example of culture resisting an opposing government and even medicine.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3900" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T07:04:28.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13421" CreationDate="2014-08-14T09:13:13.977" Score="6" ViewCount="39592" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi was well aware of Itachi's true motive for joining Akatsuki. He knew that Itachi massacred his entire clan only for the village's sake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then why did he let Itachi join the Akatsuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was also aware that Itachi was trying to protect the leaf village from Akatsuki. So my next question is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why didn't he get rid of Itachi at least after they start to capture the tailed beasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T12:01:08.433" LastActivityDate="2021-04-08T07:14:28.307" Title="Why did Tobi let Itachi remain in Akatsuki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11737" CreationDate="2014-08-14T10:03:15.680" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my understanding of what defines the homunculus physical attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Lust&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beautiful, desirable and a b****. The kind of woman that every man wants to get, but when they are in there, they soon realize that they don't want to be with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Gluttony&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fat, lazy, always hungry and quite stupid. Wants the girl but most likely won't get her because of his appearance, which is also why he always hangs around Lust and goes crazy when she is killed by Mustang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Envy&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her actual form is very ugly. She envies everyone because they look better than her. This is the reason why she can change her appearance at will, as she wants to look better than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Greed&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wants everything, has possessions not friends. His ultimate shield is a variation of carbon (diamond). Teeth are jagged like that of a demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Wrath&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another word for anger. Uses his rage to fuel his determination and fighting ability, thus making him the ultimate warrior and leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Sloth&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Large, strong, slow. However, easily bored and would rather not do anything physically taxing. He is also easily agitated hence the battle at the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Pride&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feels he is superior in everything, appearance, abilities. Has a huge ego and will most likely try to kill anybody that makes him feel small. Hence why he is bound to a vessel of a 7-9 year old. Children of about that age are extremely prideful in personality, causing him to be slightly immature and think he is the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is however my own interpretation of why they are like they are physically and personality wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7967" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T15:16:24.990" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T15:16:24.990" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13416" CreationDate="2014-08-14T13:12:36.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he wanted Sasuke to kill him and awaken his powers and control Sasuke after that because he is easily brainwashed and anger revenge driven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="316" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T14:11:27.550" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T14:11:27.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13416" CreationDate="2014-08-14T15:03:39.977" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;He let him stay because a lot members of the organization had their own motives and knew they would betray the overall effort at some point or another.  They are all missing nins which means loyalty to an organization was clearly not on the top of their list.  Many were even there just to spy or further their own goals.  It didn't matter to him as long as he can use them to accomplish immediate goals.  And everyone of them thought they would eventually outsmart, control or win over the others as they are all excellent ninjas.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pain/Konan revealed they never intended to go along with Tobi's original plan. Tobi was aware of this at least to some extent.  There was clearly mistrust between the two. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orochimaru was a big time defector and they always knew he was there to spy on them and had his own agenda.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kisame only went along with Tobi once he revealed he was the real Mizukage. Otherwise it seems like he didn't really have any loyalty other than it was what he was doing at the time. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His alliance with Kabuto, he knew he couldn't trust him but partnered with him anyways because of all the reasons listed above.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also didn't think Itachi knew as much as he did or was good as he was (a testiment to how good a ninja he was).  Also he liked the idea of having extra Sharingans hanging around in case he needed them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="7597" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T17:44:18.590" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T17:44:18.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6918" CreationDate="2014-08-14T15:28:36.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was explained in the StrikerS soundstages  that she can turn into human size, but that cost her more magical power, which makes it not practical for combat. And Agito can do the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Reinforce_Zwei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Reinforce_Zwei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8000" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T15:28:36.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T15:43:05.853" Score="1" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry didn't read the novels, but did they ever go into who left nanomachines/Methuselah virus on Mars?  Do they ever explore the concept of space/aliens again the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like there are crazier things than humans, Methuselah or Crusniks in the their universe.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T16:08:44.537" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T01:59:48.197" Title="Did they ever talk about who left the nanomachines/viruses on Mars?" Tags="&lt;trinity-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13416" CreationDate="2014-08-14T16:05:32.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very similar thread on Narutobase: &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=320471&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Itachi and Akatsuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slightly edited the posts here and there.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then why did he let Itachi join the Akatsuki?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi gained a lot from Itachi- help with tailed beasts, stalled Gaara rescue team, help with killing off the Uchiha clan while keeping his identity secret &lt;a href=&quot;http://i29.mangapanda.com/naruto/400/naruto-8059.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Chapter 400,Page 9)&lt;/a&gt;, let Sasuke be so that he can take care of Itachi as per his plan later only to use him as a pawn after Itachi dies, and once that's done he can attack Konoha without warning and seal the Kyuubi last.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi was an eyesore for Tobi's plans and he never wanted Sasuke at first but when Nagato died he needed some one to sync with Gedo Mazo &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xK-YPgcCIBw/TlVMrBUTeCI/AAAAAAAAAB8/QBAUS8UWEoY/016.jpg?imgmax=3000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Chapter 453, Page 17)&lt;/a&gt;, so he recruied sasuke as he was short on members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi was happy since village was safe and also he was keeping eye on the Akatsuki. We have seen this as Konoha was attacked by Pain after Itachi died and not before that so it make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thread on Narutobase discussing why Itachi couldn't kill Tobi:&lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=462343&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Establishing why Itachi could never kill Obito once and for all&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why didn't he get rid of Itachi at least after they start to capture the tailed beasts?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi was a Leaf's spy, but he was nevertheless a useful asset to Akatsuki. Add to this the fact that Itachi never had the chance to share any intel he gathered with Konoha, nor did he manage to interfere in Akatsuki's plans at any point and you get an ALMOST full picture. The last reason Tobi kept Itachi alive was because of Sasuke. As we know, Itachi wasn't willing to cooperate with Tobi really. But, thanks to Itachi's death by the hands of Sasuke, Tobi was able to persuade Sasuke into joining him. That's how he gained a powerful tool (because an ally is a wrong word here), especially after Sasuke got Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. In other words, killing Itachi would be a complete waste. Even if Itachi was stronger than Obito, Obito could have get ridden of him at any point he wanted. He was pulling the strings behind the whole organization, ordering even Nagato around. If he wanted to, he could have simply ordered Nagato to do the job. As you can see, no matter the individual strength of Obito, he could have got ridden of Itachi anytime he wished. He didn't - not because he was too weak, but for the reasons stated a point above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7957" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T16:05:32.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13326" CreationDate="2014-08-14T16:43:58.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK. So remember when Itachi transplanted some of his Mangekyou powers to Sasuke presumably through a chakra only transaction? Sasuke got Amaterasu and Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan. So it wasn't a stretch to see Kakashi unleash the Susanoo. Itachi's powers were only temporary in Sasuke, and Obito said his powers were temporary in Kakashi. Same exact thing besides Itachi and Sasuke being Uchiha but apparently you don't need to be an Uchiha to get Mangekyou Sharingan (Itachi's crow, Kakashi, Danzo). You just need chakra, which Kakashi got from Naruto and Obito. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8001" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T04:08:36.483" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T04:08:36.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13314" CreationDate="2014-08-14T16:58:13.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first one is the dominant one a.k.a. seme while the second one is the receiver a.k.a. uke. For example in doujinshi Puella Magi Madoka Magica Doujinshi Homura x Madoka (available online in online manga sites), Homura will be the seme, while Madoka is the uke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T16:58:13.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13392" CreationDate="2014-08-14T17:36:39.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Izanagi has nothing to do with Senju powers. The requirement for Izanagi is that you must be ready to sacrifice one sharingan. If you have more than one, then you can cast it for as much as you have, which is the case with Danzo. The power that is awaken by having both Senju and Uchiha power is Rinnegan. Senju power however, can be used to extend the duration of Izanagi, which is once again, is the case with Danzo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to the main question, Uchiha Madara bite Senju Hashirama during their fight at the Valley of the End where it was believed Madara was killed by Hashirama. It was actually Madara's Izanagi. Later, when he was nearing his death, Madara awakens his Rinnegan. (Naruto Chapter 681)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T18:02:25.903" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T18:02:25.903" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13356" CreationDate="2014-08-14T17:50:06.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what Sakata Gintoki said in Gintama anime, it is the pattern of Shonen Jump manga. See Fairy Tail and Bleach. In Fairy Tail, Gajeel was an enemy, alongside Juvia, but now, they are one of the main members. Same thing in Bleach. Ishida Uryuu was an enemy in the beginning, but then he turned into friend, although now he is posing as an enemy again. But that pretty much is like Vegeta in Dragon Ball, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T17:50:06.487" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13309" CreationDate="2014-08-15T01:14:33.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito only has one eye available for izanami per fight (assuming he doesn't want to go blind), so after he uses it he's pretty vulnerable. Imagine if right after Konan, another shinobi with knowledge of his power was there to keep up the fight. Obito would have been fighting with one sharingan and very low chakra. One on one though he's a pretty tough match--but most S class shinobi are &quot;invincible&quot; in one on one fights. As far as the fight with Naruto and co. with the ten tails--it was for lack of knowledge Naruto and Guy couldn't beat him. Ignorance makes a lot of shinobi look invincible. Remember when we first saw Pain against Jiraiya??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8001" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T01:14:33.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13423" CreationDate="2014-08-15T01:59:48.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;i haven't read the books or manga myself but from my understanding, Vampires/Methuselah were human colonists sent to Mars where the contracted the &quot;Bacillus Virus&quot; which is a Martian Virus, if there was life on Mars before humans arrived it could have been the cause of Martian Extinction though i'm not sure if it's a natural virus, engineered virus or a virus born from dead Martian's who evolved to be vampires but there doesn't seem to be any indication that the Bacillus Virus was alien in nature to Mars (ie. having came from somewhere else in the universe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crusniks Nanomachines were also found on Mars and if the Bacillus Virus is connected to Martian Vampires, then the Crusniks Nanomachines may have been made as a weapon to use against them as we know Crusniks feed on Vampires and are by far more powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the concept of space/aliens that's what the Methuselah are to the Terrans in the very beginning as they where Humans who were changed on Mars and came back to wage war so in a sense they are aliens, the Ships we see at the beginning of the anime series is more than likely space ships from Mars at the beginning of the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the anime the scenes we see Able, Cain, Seth anbd Lilith on a spaceship looking over Earth and at the end we see it. this ship is called &lt;em&gt;Ark&lt;/em&gt; and i think in the novels it's covered again, see bellow (major spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Vatican destroy's the Empire's second largest City with a nuclear attack, Seth goes to reactive the &lt;em&gt;Ark&lt;/em&gt; hoping to use it's Satellite Cannon to destroy the Vatican's nuclear launch facility&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Cain and Dietrich appear and take control of the &lt;em&gt;Ark&lt;/em&gt; and it's revealed Cain plans to crash it into the earth and Able gets involved with the fight between Cain and Seth&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Seth is able to stop Cain's plan but is weakened where Cain then severs her head, killing her. the Order of Rosenkreuz twists the information framing Able for Seth's Murder and since Seth was the Empress Augusta Vradica, seen as the &quot;Mother&quot; of the Methuselah, and Able is allied with the Vatican the Empire starts and all out war with the Terrans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;though i'm not sure if the above takes place in &lt;em&gt;Rages Against the Moons&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Reborn on the Mars&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T01:59:48.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2844" CreationDate="2014-08-15T03:56:08.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, but there's a sequel that introduces a new character... a capybara. And Yukari returns to her &quot;paca version&quot;.&#xA;No, i'm serious here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YLTlr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8005" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T03:56:08.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13435" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13436" CreationDate="2014-08-15T04:59:48.820" Score="2" ViewCount="1040" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito lost a Sharingan after using Izanagi against Konan. And now its shown that he gave Mangekyo Sharingan to Kakashi in both his eyes. What's the connection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T09:02:52.790" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:44:02.973" Title="What are the circumstances of what Obito the Sharingan used against Konan and the Kakashi's Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13435" CreationDate="2014-08-15T06:48:55.257" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have seen the fight between &lt;strong&gt;Tobi (Obito)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Konan&lt;/strong&gt;, he actually used his left eye which he had given to &lt;strong&gt;Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt;. So the Sharingan he used for Izanagi was of the other (&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FwCxJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tobi (Obito) vs Konan using left eye for Izanagi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Obito gave Kakashi his Sharingan (the right one) and Kakashi already has the left Sharingan, so he has both and talking about Mangekyo, Kakashi has already awakened that power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:44:02.973" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:44:02.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7004" CreationDate="2014-08-15T11:25:27.603" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between manga, manhwa and manhua would be like the difference between amour, amor and amore. French, Spanish and Italian are all romance languages, so since love would be amor in Latin, you can see how the word stayed relatively the same in all three languages, but evolved to something that would fit more natural in the respective language. The same goes for comics in the south east.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Japanese and Korean is heavily influenced by the Chinese language. Their word for comic all stems from the same 漫畫. In countries where traditional chinese is still used, like Taiwan and Hongkong, you can still see the usage of 漫畫, this had become more simplified to 漫画, which you can see in Japan and mainland China. Korean differs from Japan, in the sense that they completely stopped using Chinese characters since King Sejong had created Hangeul for the poor and illiterate in the 1440s, so they started writing comics as 만화, but it was still based on the chinese 漫畫.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as with French, Spanish and Italian slightly evolving the pronunciation, the same happened with Japanese and Korean, pronouncing mànhuà as manga and manhwa respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to cultural difference, the read direction and such are obviously different. You can read more about this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7005/6166&quot;&gt;kuwaly's answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T11:25:27.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2014-08-15T15:40:42.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That’s a question I’ve asked myself a lot. I’ve come to the conclusion that we shouldn’t consider titans as larger human beings as their structure is fundamentally different from ours. It has been proven that when an animal’s size increases by 10 times, the strength increases by 100 times and the weight by 1000 times. For example, I’m about 1 meter 70 tall and roughly 60 kg. If I were to be ten time bigger, I’d be a 17 meters class and have a hundred times my actual strength, but my body would weight 60 tons!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Titans are light (as revealed by Hange Zoe), but I also think they have abnormally high strength for their size. At the end of the Trost arc, Mikasa said when she saw Eren lifting the boulder that a human that size couldn’t lift it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s try to calculate (roughly) the weight of the boulder. Eren (15 meter class) is taller than the boulder, and it seemed bigger than the hole that it is supposed to sealed, which was mentioned to be 8 meters high. So I would say it has a diameter of about 10 meters, and so a volume of approximately 525 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;. That makes it more or less 1.4 million kilograms! So of course a human that size couldn’t lift that, unless you can lift 14 tons, plus ten times your own weight with your natural size. So at that point, I understand why the earth was rumbling under Eren’s footsteps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I’m getting away from the subject. I’d like you note the fact that after the colossal titan’s appearance in front of the Trost gate, once Eren made him disappear, you can see step marks on the ground, which would lead you to think of an immense weight (I don’t know if you can see it in the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Titans are both abnormally light and strong for their size. The shaking of the ground is just an effect in the anime to emphasize their size and the danger they represent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8009" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T21:07:51.540" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T21:07:51.540" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2014-08-15T20:48:25.273" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;So first of all, the story cannot possibly be taking place 2000 years in the past. I am not going to talk about technology development or the size of the characters (2000 years ago, Levi Ackerman wouldn't have been considered as short).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, Sasha gave me the first part of the answer. In the trainee corps arc, we can see her eating a potato, and the potato was imported into Europe from the South America, which proves the story takes place &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the discovery of the American continent (Europe really started to grow potatoes in the 17th century...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then I ticked on how they calculated the size of the titans. They used &quot;meter-class&quot;, which mean they have the metric system. The metric system having been invented after the French revolution in 1789 and was finally accepted by the French Academy of Science on 26th March 1791.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story should take place after this date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also noted that Mikasa (in the trainee corps arc when Eren seems unable to have his &quot;natural balance&quot;) speaks about &quot;artisans&quot; who make the 3D maneuver gear, and with a look with the general development of the city (no trains, no steam boats). This suggests that the industrial revolution (~1840) has not yet taken place. My theory is that titan have appeared (year 743 in the story) between 1791 and 1840 (and that because of that new-found enemy, the industrial revolution never took place...). The story starts with the colossal titan 102 years later (year 845 in the story), which means between 1893 and 1942 in our calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8009" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T21:22:22.283" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T21:22:22.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5537" CreationDate="2014-08-15T22:13:00.403" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you listen closely to the second opening of the anime (which by the way sounds a lot like an Anthem) most of the singing is done in German. With that in mind, we can say that they're mother tong is German. You can also note the presence of a river running through the city from south to north, this river is most likely the Rhine (but the city must be far away from the sea since they have forgotten about it). This place is also very resourceful in both iron and coal.&#xA;With all these elements, I can make a safe (-ish) guess to answer you question: 70% German, 20% French, 10% of other...&#xA;I don't know why, but to me, Pixis looks French (and not &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; because he's always got wine with him...)&#xA;Hope I helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8009" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T22:13:00.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5896" CreationDate="2014-08-15T23:04:31.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's very simple. Actually, Luffy is innocent-minded, so he has no interest in falling in love or getting married. In my opinion it's because it would slow him down.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8012" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:35:29.010" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:35:29.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-15T23:06:39.410" Score="18" ViewCount="4941" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have only seen the anime and haven't read the manga, but a question came to me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can the titans swim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that they are abnormally light and strong for their size. However, the fact that they evaporate after dying kind of suggests that they are formed of some sort of compact water vapor, so should we expect them to melt when they come into contact with water? It's not like they disappear when it rains... Or maybe they can't swim because they're too stupid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because, if they can't, this place in Paris could've been a possibility for humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3plj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parisetudiant.com/etudiant/sortie/l-ile-seguin-et-les-berges-de-la-seine-boulogne-billancourt.html&quot;&gt;http://www.parisetudiant.com/etudiant/sortie/l-ile-seguin-et-les-berges-de-la-seine-boulogne-billancourt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8009" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T17:22:48.987" LastActivityDate="2019-10-22T12:26:10.230" Title="Can the Titans swim?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T00:06:18.660" Score="7" ViewCount="1000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11515/death-note-old-age-as-cause-of-death&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and it got me thinking about what a person's &quot;original lifespan&quot; really was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the original lifespan mean the amount of time a person has from birth to death, ultimately caused by old age (e.g. the longest a person could live barring abnormal health problems or unusual circumstances (e.g. murders, accidents))? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the person contracts a lethal disease? Surely it would shorten their lifespan, but would it affect their original lifespan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, take for example:&#xA;John has a lifespan of 93 years (as seen through Shinigami eyes). He works for the CIA, though, and at one point comes into contact with a high dose of radiation from a nuclear device. Doctors tell him he only has a couple days to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, John's lifespan has been shortened from 93 years to 2 days. If he writes his own name in the Death Note, set to die from a different disease that takes years and years to develop, would he have effectively beaten radiation poisoning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the 23-day rule (XVII) would not apply here thanks to rule XVIII.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4879" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T18:22:19.160" Title="What does the Death Note consider as &quot;original lifespan&quot;?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T01:58:34.357" Score="5" ViewCount="23000" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3 of &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, Beans welcomes Gon as the 405th applicant to the exam. Later, Satotz states that there will be 404 participants in Phase One.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LEJp0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Beans presents badge #405&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I7gKRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;All 404 applicants will participate in Phase One.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8404/274&quot;&gt;Hisoka... uh... disarmed one of the applicants&lt;/a&gt;, however the &quot;all 404&quot; wording is still suspicious to me. (The &quot;404&quot; is not a translation error; however, the &quot;All 404&quot; may be.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Satotz referring to the &quot;disarmed&quot; applicant, did he make a mistake in his headcount, or is there something else in play that I'm missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T03:41:49.743" Title="Is it ever stated who the disappearing applicant was?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13449" CreationDate="2014-08-16T02:43:43.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;405 entered the test. 1 was injured. So the 404 was correct. The hunter test is one of survival and cunning etc. the one Hisoka &quot;Disarmed&quot; could not continue with both arms gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially he failed the test when he bumped into Hisoka and not apologizing. Perhaps if he had sensed his surroundings a little better, like a real hunter, the 404 would have been a 405.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T02:43:43.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T03:03:55.550" Score="3" ViewCount="1740" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't quite understand it - the manga is popular, ongoing and their are plenty of fans, and yet - from what I've researched - there was never a North American licence and never an English dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was there never a Skip Beat dub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1607" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T09:25:14.260" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T06:17:39.150" Title="Why was there never a dub for Skip Beat?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;skip-beat&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13447" CreationDate="2014-08-16T03:37:34.550" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original lifespan is the time you are supposed to have alive at the moment of birth, unless someone, Shinigami or human, use their Death Note on you, or you make a deal with a Shinigami shortening your lifespan, or a Shinigami sacrifices themself to allow you to live incrementing your lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What if the person contracts a lethal disease?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you spent your lifespan you will die, the reasons of death doesn't matter. If you contract a disease you will live until your lifespan allows you to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To illustrate this, Amane Misa was supposed to die when the fan attacked her. Gelus knew her life will end, and decided to intervene. Since her lifespan was spent and she didn't die when she was supposed to, Gelus dies transferring his lifespan to Misa, hence she no longer lives with her &quot;original lifespan&quot; but the shinigami's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;would he have effectively beaten radiation poisoning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He could be died because a indirect effect of the use of the Death Note, which caused him to be affected of radiation poisoning, as can be seen in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/11424/2159&quot;&gt;this other answer&lt;/a&gt;, but if there isn't Death Note involved, no matter what he should die when their lifespan exhaust, so he could just get lucky and not being poisoned or something happened before hand that prevented him from being poisoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T20:04:13.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13457" CreationDate="2014-08-16T04:39:33.660" Score="5" ViewCount="6245" Body="&lt;p&gt;A third of the way through the Rebellion film. Homura appears to shoot herself in the head after being unable to persuade Mami about what's going on. After the event, it seems that we see the exiting bullet, and we also see blood around the left side of Homura's face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is the case, why is Homura still alive afterwards? Or did she not actually manage to shoot herself, or did she (or Mami) perhaps manage to heal herself afterwards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T21:41:21.710" Title="Why is Homura still alive after shooting herself?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13455" CreationDate="2014-08-16T05:28:19.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It suddenly occurred to me that I probably just wasn't paying enough attention to the film and that it had been too long since I'd seen the anime. There are two slightly similar possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the anime, we know that as long as the Soul Gem is intact, the magical girl won't die. It's thus possible that Homura only shot herself in the head (without touching her Soul Gem) when she did so, which would have led to her not dying. (Such an interpretation makes sense given that as Shinobu pointed out, Homura was doing this to distract Mami.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second possibility is as follows: a bit later than halfway through the film, Homura decides to test whether or not the 100 metre restriction for her Soul Gem still works, after she becomes suspicious of herself. She leaves her Soul Gem at a location and boards a bus that later bursts into flames, but emerges unscathed despite to fact that this was some distance from where the bus was. Given this detail and the fact that she has become a witch at some point, it's possible that this has also affected the destructability of her body.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if I interpreted the events of the second bit correctly, so please comment if I have gotten something wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T08:50:43.300" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T08:50:43.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13455" CreationDate="2014-08-16T09:24:29.597" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can only think that the bullet didn't actually hit her head, but only scratch her. She point the gun on her head not to kill her self, but to distract Mami. Mami, who is Homura's friend, didn't want Homura to die, tried to save her. She pull the ribbon when Homura shot her gun and this makes her miss the shot. I believe she did it on purpose, because after this, Homura able to cut Mami's ribbon and able to stop time again. Which is of course, that's what she want to do from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fiQBd.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the battle begin, we can see that Homura tried to shoot Mami's ribbon, but failed to do so, but after she tries to shoot herself in the head. Mami get distracted and Homura finally able to free herself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BXrCe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T11:09:28.007" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T11:09:28.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13458" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13463" CreationDate="2014-08-16T10:36:41.677" Score="5" ViewCount="3045" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering why Black Zetsu is attached to Kaguya Ootsutsuki. If he is a part of her body then why he is taking and hiding himself inside of her arm. Who know if he is controlling her.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It seems like more than one questions so make it clear and answer the following one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Black Zetsu is attached to Kaguya Ootsutsuki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NQkLu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7640" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T10:46:50.947" LastActivityDate="2019-08-31T23:38:52.860" Title="Why Black Zetsu is attached to Kaguya Ootsutsuki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T14:24:41.287" Score="4" ViewCount="4582" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I have found that little picture and I really want to know where it is from. I tried reverse image search but nothing useful came up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/maRTS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hWBDG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for the help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8020" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:31:42.533" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:31:42.533" Title="Where is this image of a girl in a black top kissing a boy from?" Tags="&lt;queen-bonjourno&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T01:41:33.327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13461" CreationDate="2014-08-16T15:04:21.053" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;After searching for an hour I found in a YouTube comment on the seventh page the name of it. I found out that it is not any anime or manga. It is a artwork from &lt;em&gt;Sano Toshihide&lt;/em&gt; from the visual novel &lt;strong&gt;Queen Bonjourno!&lt;/strong&gt; (Queenボンジョルの！).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you like the picture, here is a bigger one...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fmTIH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bigger Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;This is a jpg image from a vector graphic from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/1005696&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt;. If you want the same image you posted use this from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/86315&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Juliet, a princess, was in love with the main character. But she took&#xA;  over the throne, and needed to work for the people, holding back her&#xA;  love toward him. One day, she finally crossed the line, and slept with&#xA;  him without knowing the impending threat from the neighboring&#xA;  countries…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One thousand years later, they all meet again at a high school, as a&#xA;  student or as a teacher or as an older sister. The main character&#xA;  lives a peaceful life. But triggered by a meeting with a transfer&#xA;  student, his life changes dramatically. &quot;I've been looking for you.&quot;&#xA;  The curtain on the battle for the main character raises...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v1042&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Visual Novel Database&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The female character is called &lt;em&gt;Sakurazaka Meguru&lt;/em&gt; (桜坂 めぐる) and she is one of the main characters in the visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TOZf0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakurazaka Meguru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/256185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The male character I could not find... Maybe you are the main character yourself? Or because they are often &quot;uninteresting&quot; for such type of games... If you know what I mean ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T18:19:57.927" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T18:19:57.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13458" CreationDate="2014-08-16T19:05:00.617" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu by himself is not powerful enough to take on either Sasuke or Naruto by himself. So, instead of being in the battle field, he's taking cover in Kaguya Ootsutsuki's arm (His mother). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(As we have seen black Zetsu also has a physical body of his own, so taking that as a premise we can deduct that he is not powerful enough to take on the duo)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it's pretty clear that Kaguya is not being controlled. It's just that the will of black Zetsu matches with that of Kaguya unlike her other sons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu also said (to Uchiha Madara) that he's not the will of Madara's but Kaguya's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T08:02:56.783" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T08:02:56.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13469" CreationDate="2014-08-16T19:27:00.020" Score="5" ViewCount="965" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kars becomes the ultimate life form, There is an image which points out each of Kars' new features - 400 IQ, 18m jumping etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWR2u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone help translate what his other skills are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T19:41:54.813" Title="How are Kars' features described in this image?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13465" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T19:52:11.407" Score="2" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;During his aerial fight with JoJo, Kars fires off some feathers which are as hard as an armadillo's shell and covered in a bullet deflecting oil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/foo7x.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never heard of an oil that could deflect bullets, and I can't visualize how that would even work. Is this a thing that exists, or is it just something that the writer made up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2021-05-03T17:32:16.830" Title="What type of oil are on Kars' feathers?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13447" CreationDate="2014-08-16T20:30:04.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, let's say I have a Death Note. Now, another Death Note owner wants to kill me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say to save my life, I write my own name in the Death Note with &lt;em&gt;bradykardie&lt;/em&gt; as a cause of death. I will over 23 days. And when my lifespan ends I will die of bradykardie. So, that means, &lt;strong&gt;if no Death Note is involved&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;that CIA Agent won't die&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;because he isn't supposed to die then&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;if he writes his own name in the Death Note&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;with a disease as a cause of death&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;he will die of that disease when his lifespan ends&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T23:46:29.523" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T23:46:29.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2249" CreationDate="2014-08-16T21:27:23.017" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very difficult question to answer, but I love this series, so I'll take a stab at it. I made &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsleyson.github.io/aria_table.html&quot;&gt;this chart showing which manga chapters correspond to which anime episodes&lt;/a&gt;. It's ordered by manga chapter. At the bottom I included tables of manga-only chapters and anime-only episodes. Please let me know if you find any mistakes or oversights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, establishing a correspondence between the Aria manga and anime series is very messy. For some reason, the chapters that introduced important characters were almost never adapted, and were replaced with anime-original episodes. But these episodes would often include material from the manga chapters that introduced these characters. The most egregious example is Aria: The Animation Episode 3, &lt;em&gt;With That Transparent Young Girl&amp;hellip;&lt;/em&gt;, which includes material from four different manga chapters and introduces two major characters, Alice and Akatsuki. In other cases, introductions very much like the manga stories were implied to have happened sometime before the series began (Woody and Al were both introduced like this.) Because of this, if you watch the anime series in manga-order and exclude the anime-original episodes entirely, you'll miss important pieces of the story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime writers frequently mixed and matched scenes and bits of dialogue, added pieces of manga chapters into otherwise anime-only episodes, added substantial material to adaptations of manga chapters, merged multiple manga chapters, and partially merged parts of manga chapters. My chart probably misses at least a few major mergers (and please let me know if you find one). Many of the &quot;wonder of the week&quot; chapters were excluded from Aria: The Animation due to its short run, but later adapted in Aria: The Natural, which accounts for most of the jumbled continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tl;dr: It's incredibly hard, maybe impossible, to watch the anime in the same order as the manga without missing parts of the story. But if you're okay with that, the chart gives you the information you need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T21:27:23.017" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13464" CreationDate="2014-08-16T22:11:27.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.logsoku.com/r/news4vip/1365251852/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2ch post&lt;/a&gt; has bigger image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intelligence: IQ is 400.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haptic sense: Can feel the movement of heat and air.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hearing ability: Can here the ululation of animals from bats to whales.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Visual acuity: Like astrometric telescope.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Born: Breakdown to each cell and transform into many breeds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muscle: Recuperate from wounds very soon, then can transform/heal very quickly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gripping power: 900 kg/cm^2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jumping power: 18m&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Favourite food: Humans that became bloodsuckers. (Can survive without the need of any food and drink for 1 year.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sleep: No need.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Objective of breed: Other breed has a objective that creates descendants. But in his case creates a world that he thinks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;SEX: No need. lower forms of life need many children. It's easy to die. No need for child or friend for perfect life. &quot;Top&quot; is always only one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baby of the human was transformed 9 hundred million evolution in 10 month.&#xA;DNA know it. Like this, cell of his body know all DNA of all breed. he can transform to any breed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T19:41:54.813" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T19:41:54.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6517" CreationDate="2014-08-16T23:29:32.750" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This could possibly be a reference to the very obscure series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SoulTaker&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Soul Taker&lt;/a&gt;. The main character, Kyousuke Date, cried blood in few episodes. Here's a picture of him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SBh1h.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Soul Taker Kyousuke&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not an exact match, but Akiyuki Shinbo, the director of The Soul Taker, also worked on the Monogatari series, which made me think of this. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyuki_Shinbo#Filmography&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T08:20:53.827" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T08:20:53.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13478" CreationDate="2014-08-17T00:34:13.977" Score="15" ViewCount="5340" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently read the Kodomo no Jikan manga. Then I read about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan#Controversy&quot;&gt;the massive controversy when Seven Seas tried to release the series in the US&lt;/a&gt;, explained in excruciating detail by Seven Seas's Jason DeAngelis &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gomanga.com/blog/01.php&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and summarized &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/industry-comments/2007-05-29/jason-deangelis-nymphet&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I also read about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-07/nymphet-creator-u.s-publisher-blog-on-cancellation&quot;&gt;Kaworu Watashiya's response, showing that she absolutely did not one bit understand why the series was so controversial over here&lt;/a&gt;, and that machine translation still has a long way to go, since Watashiya got all her information from reading American forums passed through Google Translate. (I was particularly puzzled by her comments, made with an authoritative tone, that &quot;An adult, even a parent, who takes a bath with a child would be arrested&quot; in the United States.) &lt;a href=&quot;http://mrcaxton.livejournal.com/26421.html&quot;&gt;This source&lt;/a&gt; also claims the series is only regarded as &quot;mildly risqu&amp;eacute;&quot; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm just too American, but Kojikan seemed like it would be at least somewhat controversial in almost any country. Rin is only in third grade when the series starts, and the later chapters deal with issues like sex ed, masturbation, menstruation, and sexual assault in a fairly realistic way. &lt;strong&gt;Was there any public controversy around the series in Japan? Did it raise any eyebrows at all?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd appreciate sources. Obviously, if the answer is &quot;no&quot;, there is no such evidence, so my threshold for &quot;no controversy&quot; is &quot;nothing visible in a major media outlet&quot;. If the United Moral Guardians of Podunksville, Hokkaido published a statement condemning Kojikan, I do not expect anyone to find it. (Though good job if you do.) I'm asking for evidence of a reasonably high-profile controversy, around the same scale as the one surrounding the US release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T03:28:40.947" Title="Was Kodomo no Jikan controversial in Japan?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;kodomo-no-jikan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13481" CreationDate="2014-08-17T04:21:22.620" Score="2" ViewCount="4622" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Koukin Shuuyu is &quot;a&quot; main character, and I know he is not the protagonist. But what I'm wondering is, does he play a big enough role in the series where he would show up in almost every episode or at least referred to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my pet peeves is ecchi genre with a female protagonist. I'm a big disliker of shoujo anime. Although I know this isn't one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been looking at this anime for a while, but the ratings and reviews have been keeping me at bay. The female protagonist doesn't make it any easier to swallow, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T04:41:16.620" LastActivityDate="2020-06-09T09:20:23.363" Title="Does Koukin Shuuyu play a big main role in Ikkitousen?" Tags="&lt;ikkitousen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13475" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-17T04:40:56.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OnkgW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Vixens&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia-info for Ikkitousen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ikkitousen.wikia.com/wiki/Ikkitousen_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Ikkitousen Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:06:05.937" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:06:05.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13476" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-17T04:40:56.793" Score="0" Body="Ikki Tousen, also known as Battle Vixens in North America, is a manga series by Yuji Shiozaki.  A 13-episode anime adaptation aired between in 2003. " OwnerUserId="2426" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:06:05.937" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:06:05.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13480" CreationDate="2014-08-17T04:59:36.727" Score="12" ViewCount="6606" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following anime share the use of the semicolon as part of their names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robotics;Notes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Occultic;Nine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for using the semicolon within the titles of these anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-04T13:07:46.870" LastActivityDate="2019-10-04T13:07:46.870" Title="Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, and Occultic;Nine naming convention with semicolon?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;&lt;robotics-notes&gt;&lt;chaos-head&gt;&lt;occultic-nine&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13472" CreationDate="2014-08-17T05:59:12.713" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least for anime version, there are some discussion and some TV station cancelled the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan#Anime&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] two television stations — TV Saitama and Mie TV — removed it from their broadcast schedules. In an official press release, TV Saitama stated that their decision was heavily influenced by the then-recent capture of Takayuki Hosoda, a notorious Japanese child  pornographer who was revealed to be an elementary school vice principal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read &lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/em&gt; yet. In my understanding, Kodomo no Jikan contains two taboos. One is sexual interest from child, and the other one is love relationship between teacher and student.&#xA;First one is also controversial in Japan.&#xA;But for second one, it doesn't get any attention in Japan (if it's in fiction).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other example of teacher-student taboo in US is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura&quot;&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;This anime was aired by NHK (BBC or PBS equivalent in Japan). It's not controversial in Japan.&#xA;But the NA version was heavy edited.&#xA;All love relationship between teacher and student was removed with same-sex love relationship.&#xA;(e.g. father and mother of protagonist met each other when the mother entered university that the father worked as professor.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T07:21:59.040" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T07:21:59.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13477" CreationDate="2014-08-17T07:21:33.400" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best answer that I could make out myself for the use of the semi-colon in the names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The semicolon in the names are used as a form of &amp;quot;pertaining to,&amp;quot; however &amp;quot;not in possession of.&amp;quot; Meaning--for example--&amp;quot;Steins&amp;quot; is related to &amp;quot;Gate&amp;quot; however, &amp;quot;Steins&amp;quot; is not in possession of &amp;quot;Gate.&amp;quot; (This applies to the other two names as well.) We can see this because &amp;quot;Steins&amp;quot; does not make use of an apostrophe, which denotes possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see this by also rewording the titles of the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gate of Steins&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Head of Chaos&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes of Robotics&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, we see that &amp;quot;Steins,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Chaos,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Robotics&amp;quot; all are related to the the preceding words in the reworded titles, just the same as if we made use of the semi-colon instead of, &amp;quot;of,&amp;quot; in the original titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T07:21:33.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13473" CreationDate="2014-08-17T07:32:57.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he doesn't play much of a main character role, though he's important in the first series as someone who's there to help explain what's going on to the audience. The series/franchise focuses mainly on &lt;strong&gt;Hakufu Sonsaku&lt;/strong&gt;, his cousin. Although he's listed as a main character in most of the shows from the franchise, so are a lot of the other fighters from the school, who don't always appear in every episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in &lt;strong&gt;Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor&lt;/strong&gt;, it seems Shuuyu is listed as a main character but I can't remember seeing him at all in the series, if only in passing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the franchise itself, and this is purely opinion, I've heard that the Battle Vixens manga that the show was adapted from is superior to the various anime. While it is in the ecchi genre, there's a lot of focus on the fighting (and clothes magically getting ripped to shreds during fights), and while very liberally taken, the background link to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is mildly compelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T07:32:57.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13484" CreationDate="2014-08-17T10:24:30.527" Score="12" ViewCount="4852" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that yaoi is famous for its fangirls, but I was wondering what the case was for yuri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have only occasionally seen yuri fangirls being referenced in anime, and these shows have a cast that is fully female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LFWOf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inspiration!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Researching it, there seems to be many subcategorys of yuri, which are targetted towards men, women and younger girls. But I was wondering - which is the &lt;strong&gt;main&lt;/strong&gt; target audience for this genre?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:36:09.213" Title="Who is the main target audience of yuri titles?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13482" CreationDate="2014-08-17T16:22:59.637" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuri is a &lt;em&gt;genre&lt;/em&gt;.  It, like any other genre - drama, action, romance, adventure, slice-of-life, etc - is part of what will define the particular plot the show will have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It by itself isn't a &lt;em&gt;demographic&lt;/em&gt;, which is what defines the target audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many yuri-centric works actually do have a demographic attached to it explicitly.  For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Friends_(manga)&quot;&gt;Girl Friends&lt;/a&gt; is listed as seinen,  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=52593&quot;&gt;Collectors&lt;/a&gt; is listed as Josei.  They may also have a demographic attached by virtue of the manga that they're published in, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannazuki_no_Miko&quot;&gt;Kannazuki no Miko&lt;/a&gt; being a shounen manga, due to it being published in a shounen magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, the demographic will vary, but I've noticed it by and large be seinen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T16:22:59.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13482" CreationDate="2014-08-17T17:10:10.733" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The origin of &lt;strong&gt;yuri&lt;/strong&gt; comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_S_(genre)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Class S&lt;/a&gt; novels.&#xA;This genre was created 100 years ago.&#xA;In this time, the main readers of Class S novels were girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 70s, the word &lt;strong&gt;yuri&lt;/strong&gt; is created by the editor of Barazoku (rose tribe, the magazine for gays). But Yuri still targets girl or lesbians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 90s to 00s, these yuri novels/manga were &lt;em&gt;found&lt;/em&gt; by fanboys.&#xA;Ex. Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Maria-sama ga Miteru.&#xA;These novels/manga were targeted for girls, but got interest from fanboys also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 00s, many yuri manga/anime were created for fanboys, like Kannazuki no Miko, Kashimashi and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, yuri for boys has bigger market than yuri for girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_(genre)#Thematic_history&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;history of yuri&lt;/a&gt; section has more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added: I forgot to mention about &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/29631/Yuri_Danshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuri Danshi&lt;/a&gt; (The yuri man).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hanadera is a high school boy who loves yuri to the point he&#xA;  constantly watches his female classmates and just lets his imagination&#xA;  run wild. He's living the fabulous life of a man obsessed with yuri,&#xA;  but this is also source of personal conflict: if a yuri-filled world&#xA;  is so perfect, where does he fit in as a man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuri Danshi is meta fiction story about a man who likes yuri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the chapters is about a yuri-only conference.&#xA;(Sorry I didn't remember the chapter number.)&#xA;The protagonist is planning to visit the yuri conference, but he is afraid that he will be the only male visitor of that conference. But finally he found most visitors were male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T14:36:09.213" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:36:09.213" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13447" CreationDate="2014-08-17T18:22:19.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are missing the point of &quot;Death Gods&quot;. The &quot;original lifespan&quot; of a human is the amount of time they have from birth to death. And I think it is already decided from before!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way it would change would be any type if interaction with a death god/death note being introduced to the situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if he got affected by radiation, and were to die, this would have been taken into account in your original lifespan! (As long as the radiation situation was not introduced by someone with a death note or a death god!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8030" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T18:22:19.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13487" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13822" CreationDate="2014-08-17T21:57:42.370" Score="4" ViewCount="11634" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I went through the first 7-8 episodes of the original Sailor Moon, I noticed a few episodes that didn't really advance the plot much. (An example of this would be the episode where Jadeite poses as a radio announcer and sucks the energy out of women who receive fake declarations of love.) I have also found lists of filler episodes on the internet, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=23484613&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, for the original Sailor Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also noticed that a lot of &quot;unnecessary&quot; plot seen in those episodes of the original anime is cut from Sailor Moon Crystal, though to some extent this also just makes sense given that they have a limited number of episodes to work with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How closely does the original anime follow the manga? (I understand that they are probably more or less similar in terms of plot, but is there a significant portion of episodes or &quot;filler&quot; that's original material and not from the manga?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I am referring to the original Japanese anime, not the English (or European) dubs - I already know that those involved quite a bit of censoring of things like nudity or same-sex relationships. I should also add that I just got into Sailor Moon, and so am not too familiar with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T04:02:49.363" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T01:13:49.523" Title="How much of the original Sailor Moon anime isn't from the manga?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24112" CreationDate="2014-08-17T22:39:38.447" Score="2" ViewCount="965" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the first season, we see a Whispered woman being taken away from a Russian facility. Mithril turns up and secures the area before Sousuke injects a sedative into her and takes her away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Teletha &quot;&lt;em&gt;Tessa&lt;/em&gt;&quot; Testarossa is a Whispered and works as the Captain of the Tuatha De Danaan while Chidori is relatively left to her own life (under protection).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Mithril do with the Whispered that they rescue? Are they put to work like Tessa, or are they relocated and kept safe in the same way Chidori is (i.e., allowed to live a normal life, but monitored)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T00:50:55.007" LastActivityDate="2019-05-23T07:36:24.683" Title="In Full Metal Panic, what does Mithril do with the Whispered they rescue?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24110" CreationDate="2014-08-17T22:43:23.097" Score="4" ViewCount="222" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic&lt;/em&gt;, Tessa tells Chidori about her brother, who is a Whispered. In the second season (TSR), Chidori comes across Tessa's brother Leonard. When Sagara is talking to Gauron in the second season, Gauron comments that Amalgam has a Whispered in their highest ranks and we see shots of Leonard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, just how much does Tessa know about her brother? Does she know that he is working for Amalgam? And if not, where did she believe he was all this time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T00:38:18.410" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:38:18.410" Title="How much does Tessa know about her brother Leonard?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13490" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24114" CreationDate="2014-08-17T22:50:22.417" Score="2" ViewCount="634" Body="&lt;p&gt;During season 2 (The Second Raid), Chidori is being monitored from afar by a man who we later learn is an intelligence operative by the codename of Wraith. After Sousuke is reassigned, Chidori gets the drop on Wraith and confronts him, but is later shot by Xia Yu Lan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Leonard turns up and kills Xia Yu Lan, we find out Wraith isn't dead but that the bullet to the head ripped apart a mask. We see what looks to be a female eye. After the conclusion of the Hong Kong incident, the Mithril intelligence agent who was working with the SRT is talking to a woman who wasn't around before. At the very end, when Sousuke returns to school, this same woman is watching Chidori and Sousuke from afar. Her comments lead us to believe she is Wraith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Wraith pose as a guy? Was there any benefit to her mission in making people believe she was the opposite gender?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T01:08:56.360" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T01:08:56.360" Title="Why did Wraith disguise herself as a man?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16803" CreationDate="2014-08-17T22:55:32.227" Score="2" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the final episode of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid&lt;/em&gt;, after Sagura destroys Gates' Venom we see this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SR1h3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Youtube Video&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this kinda looks human shape and not the cockpit of an Arm-Slave which may have been blow out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Gates is in Amalgam which is where Leonard is and Leonard has 2 roughly Human size Arm-Slaves with him, was Gates a robot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T23:05:54.833" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T00:37:33.310" Title="Is Gates a robot?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13492" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24113" CreationDate="2014-08-17T23:02:06.110" Score="3" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu?&lt;/em&gt;, we see Hayashimizu Atsunobu, the Student Council President. When Sousuke addresses him, he always calls him &quot;Your Excellency&quot; and stands at attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He seems totally fine condoning Sousuke interrogating the thug who passed on the message that Chidori had been kidnapped (closing the blinds and not stopping Ren or Sousuke).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in a school environment, he is a figure of authority, but he is hardly the highest authority with the teacher still above him, and Sousuke never uses similar terms for any teacher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does Sousuke call Hayashimizu Atsunobu &quot;Your Excellency&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T00:58:06.443" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:58:06.443" Title="In Full Metal Panic, why does Sousuke call Hayashimizu Atsunobu &quot;Your Excellency&quot;?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13495" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13546" CreationDate="2014-08-18T01:49:48.520" Score="6" ViewCount="6317" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;, before Ultimate Madoka's universe, I read that the system where a Magical Girl would become a Witch was referred to as the &quot;Law of Wheels&quot;, while after that, the new system and Madoka herself is known as the &quot;Law of Cycles&quot;, this term actually being used by Homura and the Incubators in the Rebellion movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, where did these terms come from? Neither system seems like a wheel/cycle as in neither one does a Magical Girl ever return to normal (the origin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I seem to have made a mistake as Mami may have said &quot;Law of Wheels&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Sayaka_Miki#Sayaka.27s_Farewell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 12 in Ultimate Madoka's Universe&lt;/a&gt;, but still it doesn't change my question of where these terms came from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T01:11:08.730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T01:11:08.730" Title="Where do the terms &quot;Law of Wheels/Cycles&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5434" CreationDate="2014-08-18T02:31:33.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll put together @poop's and @kuwaly's answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two possibilities are are &quot;K&quot; for &quot;King&quot; or for Adolf &quot;K&quot; Weismann. However, the second for Weismann is incorrect. Wiki: &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Yashiro_Isana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Yashiro_Isana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a bit of research as well as a search through the K-Project wiki, I found that Adolf's middle name isn't actually revealed in either the anime or any sources. Due to his middle name not being known, we can see that it is of little importance to the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's jump to the title of the last episode title, &quot;King.&quot; We can piece the title of the anime together with the title of the final episode as the anime was leading up to the final episode, uniquely named, &quot;King.&quot; &quot;King,&quot; is the most likely of the two options since the plot line, use of the word &quot;King&quot; and the name of the final episode all relate to the one word, &quot;King.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the title of the anime would be, &quot;King-Project,&quot; or &quot;King.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2014-08-18T04:56:15.750" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T04:56:15.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13499" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13501" CreationDate="2014-08-18T19:14:52.760" Score="1" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I write: John Zeürtö kills himself by writing his name in the Death Note. Would he do so? (In this example, John also owns a Death Note)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-18T20:18:30.803" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T13:00:31.690" Title="Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person kills himself with the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13499" CreationDate="2014-08-18T20:14:01.143" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person writes his own name in the Death Note?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you could and that person will do so if he is physically capable of writing a name in a Death Note, but it wouldn't really matter what kind of notebook it would be. Nothing would really happen when he writes his own name, because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: XV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the same name is written on more than two Death Notes, the note which was first filled in will take effect, regardless of the time of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Can you manipulate John Zeürtö to kill himself by writing his name in the Death Note, by using a Death Note?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No you can't. If you do so, his name would already have been written in the Death Note, so any further name writing, would have no effect, as mentioned earlier. Therefore he wouldn't be able to kill himself. This would lead to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_VI&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Use: VI&lt;/a&gt; and he would die of a heart attack, since no other cause was specified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T13:00:31.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T20:30:54.757" Score="0" ViewCount="1877" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially they referred to Kakashi's move as Lighting Cutter (Raikiri), but then they stopped calling it that and called it Chidori from then on.  Any specific reason for this? Seems really odd to change a move's name after establishing it as something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T17:05:30.823" LastActivityDate="2020-09-26T14:03:34.057" Title="Why did they change the Lightning Cutter's name to Chidori?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7975" CreationDate="2014-08-18T21:05:28.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no way to know as One Piece is relative, however there are a few facts that help determine this better.  Also here's a related post: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13315/haki-vs-venom-venom-fruit/13350#13350&quot;&gt;Haki vs.Venom Venom Fruit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No real way to train against being poisoned at Magellan's level of poisons, while some people like Mr. 3 and Ivankov seem to have counter measures. Even Gold Roger died from disease which indicates Haki/fortitude doesn't help against physiological changes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He jailed and kept in line the world's worst criminals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many of Blackbeard's crew including Shiryu, Logia users, and strong Haki users. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackbeard (Yonkou) and crew were completely defeated by him. It is also worth noting that Shank's scar was given by Blackbeard before he even got the Yami Yami fruit. 1 Yonkou = Marines + Piratelords per Government's assessment.      &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Positions are also based on intelligence, career drive and politics.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He spent most of the day in the bathroom as he ends up poisoning his own food which his stomach can't handle. This can be argued as a negative for a position like admiral which is publicly visible. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was never established whether or not he can use Haki. A lot of fruit users, especially powerful ones, tend to rely more on their fruits like Ace and Kizaru.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T14:15:41.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13502" CreationDate="2014-08-18T21:49:35.500" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The magic of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Lightning_Cutter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Lightning Cutter is an enhanced and concentrated form of the&#xA;  Chidori with the same effects and drawbacks. According to Might Guy,&#xA;  it gained its name after Kakashi split a bolt of lightning with it.&#xA;  Because the Chidori is already powerful on its own, the Lightning&#xA;  Cutter requires better chakra control, which is exemplified in its&#xA;  appearance. The Chidori appears as simply a mass of white electrical&#xA;  chakra in the user's hand, while the Lightning Cutter is more focused&#xA;  (and blue in the anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr:&lt;/strong&gt; It's still a Chidori but when Kakashi's using it, it's more refined and famed for cutting a lightning bolt ergo dubbed Raikiri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T17:06:12.890" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T17:06:12.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13505" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T22:29:26.753" Score="1" ViewCount="58" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Otome Yōkai Zakuro&lt;/em&gt;, when Zakuro, Susukihotaru, Bonbori and Hozuki enter a fight, the Artificial Spirits Mamezo, Sakura and Kiri pull out sakura branches to give to the girls. Susukihotaru, Bonbori and Hozuki just produce more sakura petals while Zakuro's turns into a knife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there's only 3 artificial spirits and we see each of them pull out one branch but there are 4 branches in total, who's pulling out a second?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T22:29:26.753" Title="Which of the Artificial Spirits creates the 4th Sakura Branch?" Tags="&lt;otome-yokai-zakuro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13506" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-18T22:58:48.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XiZDv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zakuro image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otome Yōkai Zakuro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (おとめ妖怪 ざくろ, &lt;em&gt;Maiden Spirit Zakuro&lt;/em&gt;) is a Seinen Manga series written and illustrated by Lily Hoshino, first serialized in November 2006 in &lt;em&gt;Comic Birz&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Set in an alternate Japan where humans and spirits (yōkai) coexits, currently going though Westernization. The Japanese Imperial Army assigns 3 lieutenants, Kei Agemaki, Riken Yoshinokazura and Ganryu Hanakiri to work with the Ministry of Spirit Affairs and are partnered with 4 half-spirit girls, Kei Agemaki with Zakuro, Riken Yoshinokazura with Susukihotaru and Ganryu Hanakiri with the twins Bonbori and Hozuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaptation was produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chiaki Kon and began to air in October 2010. Nippon Ichi SOftware America (NISA) licensed and released the DVD collection in June 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otome_Y%C5%8Dkai_Zakuro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otome Yōkai Zakuro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zakuro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:09:35.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:09:35.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13507" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-18T22:58:48.673" Score="0" Body="Otome Yōkai Zakuro is a manga series written and illustrated by Lily Hoshino, with an anime adaptation by J.C. Staff." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T04:09:35.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T04:09:35.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13509" CreationDate="2014-08-19T01:25:59.527" Score="4" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Video &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOijDxmNxIM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. (4:37 long)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what anime it is? Also additionally (from the same video) does anyone know if this is an actual Boy's Love Manga? Does anyone know the English translation of the title in the picture? Is it even a real life manga that I can read?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z3yWH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:44:28.797" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:44:28.797" Title="What is the name of this really funny anime?" Tags="&lt;onisuki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T18:28:03.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13508" CreationDate="2014-08-19T01:56:14.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Like_You_at_All,_Big_Brother!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oniichan no koto nanka zenzen suki janain dakara ne&lt;/a&gt; or (I don't like you at all, Big Brother!), a 12 episode anime from January, 2011, that was adapted by a manga by Kouichi Kusano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is Shusuke Takanashi:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pBO8V.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot (from the wikipedia page):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nao Takanashi loves her brother Shūsuke despite the incest taboo. Nao thinks that Shūsuke is her blood relative, but in fact she is an adopted daughter, whose parents already died. After Nao learns the fact, she wants to normally fall in love with Shūsuke because siblings by adoption can marry under the family law in Japan. However, she finds herself competing with Shūsuke's childhood friend, Iroha Tsuchiura, and his class president and yaoi lover, Mayuka Kondō.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mayuka Kondō is the &quot;Kondou&quot; that he's referring to in that video. From the wiki page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shūsuke's classmate and class president, with a strong interest in Boy's Love magazines. When Shūsuke tears up one of her magazines by accident, she makes him her 'pet'. She forces him to purchase and review explicit BL magazines which she interprets as having a shared interest. Despite Shūsuke's belief that she may ask him to do something more perverted at some point, she treats him more as a boyfriend - making him bentos and coming to wake him up in time for school. Over time her feelings for Shūsuke increase because of his apparent acceptance of her BL magazines. She becomes attracted to Shūsuke's pink and sensitive nipples due to the fact she has never seen a naked man before, though despite him being her pet, she doesn't use this to her advantage. Although she confesses that she has feelings of wanting to dominate Shūsuke, he loses memory of the incident after being hit by a truck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9587/Onii-chan_no_Koto_Nanka_Zenzen_Suki_Janain_Dakara_ne!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11947&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't make out what's on the cover of the manga, the video is really noisy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T07:49:42.173" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T07:49:42.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-19T02:44:29.637" Score="4" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching Psycho-Pass. Makishima has been working as an art professor at a women academy. During an investigation, an audio clip is retrieved where a girl (this particular case's culprit) speaks with him, mentioning his name. So now the investigators know that there is some guy called Makishima within the academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a brief encounter between Tsunemori and Makishima, he escapes. Later, Tsunemori uses an identikit to relive the experience to reproduce his face. After the face is generated, they go to the academy and confirm that he was indeed a professor there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9aJLu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the left is the identikit image, and to the right what I imagine is the academy's archive photo. They compare them (wow, powerful hairspray) and they match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why an identikit? They &lt;strong&gt;already&lt;/strong&gt; knew his name, so all they had to do was go to the academy and mention his name. Then they show the archived photo and Tsunemori would recognize it without having to relive the experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T09:41:57.190" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T06:33:26.217" Title="Why did they need to use an identikit to reproduce Makishima's face?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13618" CreationDate="2014-08-19T04:10:56.913" Score="4" ViewCount="16907" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning: Spoilers Ahead!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just finished Berserk, and I'm left sitting here in confusion. I tried finding the answers on the wiki and forums, but had no luck. Came here in hopes of finding a Berserk fan online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Griffith dream was to become a ruler of a kingdom, but at what point did his dream all go to hell? What exactly am I missing in the story that says &quot;My dream is to rule humanity!&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did demons originally get involved in all this...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T17:43:34.767" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T16:15:57.007" Title="How does Griffith's dream have anything to do with becoming a demon lord?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13516" CreationDate="2014-08-19T08:27:01.710" Score="13" ViewCount="3037" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any places that regularly publish anime or manga related academic papers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd be interested in reading them and possibly submitting one myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T23:53:27.680" Title="Are there any academic journals that focus on anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13515" CreationDate="2014-08-19T08:27:01.710" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mechademia.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mechademia&lt;/a&gt; is an annual publication published by Minnesota Press.  It also covers fan practices and other surrounding activities and media of anime/manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is currently &lt;a href=&quot;http://mechademia.org/cfp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a call for papers for a conference on Asian Pop Culture&lt;/a&gt;, but none for the next edition. The last volume was published in 2014 and they are still active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Larger conventions occasionally have calls for papers and a good source of finding them is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on the Fan Studies Network site.&lt;/a&gt; They hold their own conference with cfps annually also. Arguably the largest of these is &lt;a href=&quot;https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com/symposium/2016-cfp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at Anime Expo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other resources for finding articles on anime &amp;amp; manga can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://groups.diigo.com/group/lets_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The &quot;Let's Manga&quot; Project&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://letsmanga.be&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(also here)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Manga_and_Anime_Studies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Academia.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime &amp;amp; Manga Studies group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T07:54:39.680" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T07:54:39.680" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-08-19T08:27:01.710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13513" CreationDate="2014-08-19T08:39:15.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning&lt;/strong&gt;: I just read the manga so I don't know if it happened the same way in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, there were three facts that were given when Guts was in the Band of the Hawk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1) A Behelit was given to Griffith, that saved his life several times.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2) For him, his dream was more important than anything.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3) He was always considered as a special person, a chosen one that could do anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we can say that he was chosen by the God Hand. But the moment that precipitated things was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Guts decided to leave the Band of the Hawk, at the end of the war. Guts was an important piece in his plans to conquer the throne. So, Griffith decided to fight Guts to force him to stay in the Band of the Hawk but lost and Guts left him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, Griffith looked desperate so he rushed his plan and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he was arrested when he took the virginity of the princess. He stayed in the darkness of an underground jail for a long time where he met the God Hand (Dream? Hallucination?). When Guts and the others freed him, he was already influenced by the God Hand.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Because he had a broken body, he knew he couldn't rule over a country with human methods. So he thought that his dream was more important than the lives of his comrades and decided to sacrifice them to become the fifth member of the God Hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2064" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T09:17:39.597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T09:17:39.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13519" CreationDate="2014-08-19T10:59:48.773" Score="3" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quick question, if you trade half of your life for shinigami eyes and it happens to save your life, would you lose only half of the time you would have lived, or would you somehow lose half of the life that you would actually live since the eyes saved your life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bad example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 and 2 in a room&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 has 1's name and is about to write his name down in his Death Note&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 doesnt have 2's name and can't write his down in his Death Note&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 would only have about 30 seconds to live&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 Trades half of his life for Shinigami eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 Writes 2's name down without him knowing and before he writes 1's name down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would 1 have 30(-15) seconds to live, or x(÷2)? And there's always the possibility of having his full life and only losing 15 seconds, x(-15).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-04T05:30:04.400" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T05:30:04.400" Title="Could a person do the shinigami deal without losing half his lifespan?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13518" CreationDate="2014-08-19T11:38:21.063" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few things wrong with your theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Death by Death Note doesn't count in the user's lifespan. Even if you have 80 more years to live, if I write your name down now you die 30 seconds later.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Death Note will not work on someone with 12 minutes or less left to live. According to How to Use: XXIX.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, the user would lose half of his original lifespan. The only way to extend a lifespan is to get a Shinigami to die for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T15:53:31.273" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T15:53:31.273" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13520" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13521" CreationDate="2014-08-19T12:18:54.797" Score="4" ViewCount="921" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please help find the anime in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwyvwk_unbelievable-anime-boobs_redband&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this AMV&lt;/a&gt; at 0:33-0:37.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of convenience, below is a screenshot of the scene&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bxFc7.png&quot; alt=&quot;NSFW be ware when clicking it&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8050" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:18:35.427" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:18:35.427" Title="Anime with a woman in a skimpy, futuristic suit?" Tags="&lt;platinumhugen-ordian&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T08:06:42.470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13520" CreationDate="2014-08-19T13:26:49.627" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;After doing a Google image search I found that the gif comes from &lt;strong&gt;Platinumhugen Ordian episode one&lt;/strong&gt; at about 4:55. If you were going for the fanservice, you might be disappointed as I hadn't seen much other scenes like these, while scrolling through the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WAcal.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kananase Yu is just an ordinary high-school student. Since he has mysterious inside knowledge about piloting a mecha, he is recruited by the International Military Organization as a potential test pilot for a new mobile armor. However, apparently there are other young recruits around his age, including one of his classmates, were recruited as test pilot as well. Now Kananase Yu must prove that he is the best to be the test pilot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/832/Ginsoukikou_Ordian&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinumhugen_Ordian&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T13:26:49.627" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13513" CreationDate="2014-08-19T13:39:22.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Griffith lost his way after Guts won the fight and only could think about how he lost to him and that Guts wasn't an equal. So when he was with the princess, he made a mistake and got thrown in the prison where he sat in darkness, broken and beaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that point where he felt completely lost and broken, he felt he had no other way of making it out alive. However, Guts showed up and saved him. In the moment when Guts saved Griffith, he felt as if he was being punished and made his choice to sacrifice them in order to become a ruler over the land. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Griffith did that in order to become a god king and beat Guts once and for all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T13:46:33.893" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T13:46:33.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13518" CreationDate="2014-08-19T15:07:53.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Original lifespan has to do with a humans lifespan without any intervening of a deathnote or death god! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone makes the deal for their eyes they lose half of their remaining lifespan. &#xA;(Getting the eyes to kill someone who is about to write your name down on a deathnote is a situation not counted in your &quot;original lifespan&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8030" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T15:07:53.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13534" CreationDate="2014-08-19T22:03:21.787" Score="4" ViewCount="1869" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching episode 143 I wondered.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Assuming Knov also wishes to Gon full recovery, If Killua would contact Knov from the start he could use his abilities to teleport himself to Alluka and take her directly to Gon, or at least plan with him in advance to meet him on the road to the hospital and by that he will no longer needed to struggle escaping Illumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T08:47:17.893" Title="Why Killua didn't use Knov abilities?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6761" CreationDate="2014-08-20T01:05:37.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You guys seem to not know that Obito's power is using the Kamui which the right eye can only be used if he is touching them where as the left eye is for long distance which is why Kakashi can only do it at distances but anyway the flame was touching Obito meaning he can transport it to the other dimension so there u go maybe u should look up his power before discussing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8060" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T01:05:37.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2984" CreationDate="2014-08-20T03:34:55.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think that no matter what happens in the future and or who he chooses, Kyon inevitably always stays with Haruhi. Whether it develops romantically or not, that's his choice because out of all the characters, he's the most human with the most free will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon will most likely have flings in the future but the fact that his fate is forever entwined with Haruhi remains as the ultimate truth. I hate to think it but I believe that Kyon never truly acts on his feelings for Nagato because even though she is constantly changing, she was born an alien with a specific duty. Nagato will never be truly free to persue any form of romantic relationship with Kyon and so she will never choose him over Haruhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for Mikuru? I also believe that nothing truly serious develops between Kyon and her. Her future self may be in love with him but because she willingly distances herself from him due to the fear of Haruhi's reaction if they had a relationship. Along with Nagato, Mikuru's sole purpose is to observe and aid Haruhi's development. Even though she may fall for Kyon, which is apparent every time she sees the present Kyon by her future self, she maintains the distance and even warns him to keep such distance in the future because she knows that she will only suffer from having to restrain her own desires and feelings towards him. Thus, Kyon is more likely to never end up with any of the two despite his interests. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's sad to say that Kyon and Haruhi may date other people in the future and experience different things but they'll always be stuck with each other, forever in an unyielding loop of a love/hate relationship.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8062" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T03:34:55.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13830" CreationDate="2014-08-20T06:59:05.927" Score="9" ViewCount="4883" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently on episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;, and I've noticed that at certain points someone (most likely Miki, if I'm not mistaken) will pull out something that looks like a stopwatch or a counter. (This happens in the beginning of episode 10 when the Student Council is discussing the next duelist, and also happens earlier in some of the points concerning Nanami.) Some sort of clicking sound will accompany this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xVNIvm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm not really sure what this is supposed to signify (if anything). Is Miki counting something, or is this supposed to just set the tone for something? If so, what is this &quot;something&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; In episode 11, Miki pulls out a stopwatch again after asking Touga if he's just treating his sister like a pet (in the translation I was watching) and states a &quot;time&quot; of 6.54 seconds. But I'm still not sure what he's counting. Afterwards, the discussion immediately goes back to Nanami's loss to Utena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-20T10:37:19.573" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T06:35:34.637" Title="Why does Miki keep pulling out a stopwatch?" Tags="&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13528" CreationDate="2014-08-20T08:47:17.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;During all that arc, Killua is under the surveillance of his family and he is forbidden to show the abilities of Alluka or even talk about her or let people see her (e.g. a butler of the family interrupted a phone call where Killua could talk about Alluka, nobody except persons related to her family saw Alluka when she went in the hospital). If Killua disobeys them, Alluka and also himself will be forced to return at their family mansion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like you said in a comment, he could still have tried to cure Gon that way and return home with Alluka then but there are some points for which he can't let that happen :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) There was still a risk that his family caught him before he cured Gon, so if he failed he couldn't help him anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;2) Alluka is the only member of his family that Killua really likes and she sees her brother as a good person so he doesn't want to disappoint her.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;3) If Alluka was caught by Illumi, he would use the power of his sister for himself without caring about her. And Killua couldn't allow that to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2064" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T08:47:17.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T13:38:00.463" Score="2" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gantz usually bring back people after they kill all the aliens, but when Kurono's team sent to Italy (chapter 291) Gantz sent them back to Tokyo even when the aliens were still there. So what happen with the aliens in Italy? Did they go away or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't watch the anime, so I might be missing something here, or maybe there's some explanation ahead? I have already finished reading the manga, but maybe I missed something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-20T14:26:08.907" LastActivityDate="2021-03-05T23:04:45.510" Title="What happened to the aliens in Italy?" Tags="&lt;gantz&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13537" CreationDate="2014-08-20T13:43:14.087" Score="4" ViewCount="4746" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, Law's ROOM ability is a very strong technique, and he can use it to slice whatever he wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't he use it when fighting against Doflamingo to slice him to pieces?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-28T15:02:28.513" LastActivityDate="2019-10-01T15:48:53.280" Title="In Law vs Doflamingo, why didn't Law use ROOM?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13536" CreationDate="2014-08-20T16:59:53.430" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law did use his Ope Ope no Mi. In chapter 729, Law has his room up and tries to slash Doflamingo, but unless he can actually get a hit in, the room isn't going to do him much good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NoNGcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;the manga panel showing Law using ROOM in the fight with Doflamingo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second time (chapter 724) that Law used his ability on Doflamingo, he could have tried to get a sneak attack in, but that would have been insane. If he would have slashed at this point, it would probably have been a suicide. He would potentially hit Sanji since he couldn't move anymore, he could end up falling in the ocean and Doflamingo would still have been able to attack Sanji with his whip because the slash wouldn't have stopped him from doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TaPgTm.png&quot; alt=&quot;the manga panel showing Law using ROOM the second time&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Law basically didn't have a good opportunity to set up his room and have time to get a clean slash in with his sword. Also, don't forget that Law's slash would only slice the body, but not actually damage it and since Doflamingo uses strings, he could just get his body part back to re-attach it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; With the upcoming fight from next week or the week after, he might still end up slicing Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="47275" LastEditDate="2019-10-01T15:48:53.280" LastActivityDate="2019-10-01T15:48:53.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13298" CreationDate="2014-08-20T17:53:02.577" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bari_Bari_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; claims it is unknown at this point whether the barriers have a damage limit and I agree on this. &lt;strong&gt;There has been no proof yet of something that could damage the barriers.&lt;/strong&gt; So as of writing (chapter 788) it would seem that the barrier would indeed be indestructible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strongest things we have seen the barrier block are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;King Elizabello II's King punch, which could allegedly take down an entire fortress. (chapter 709)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuba's slashes (chapter 773)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gladius' full body rupture (chapter 773)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Birdcage (chapter 788)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chinjao's Haki imbued drill (chapter 788)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only &lt;strong&gt;limitations&lt;/strong&gt; we have seen so far are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It cannot block sound (chapter 742)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has a surface area limit (chapter 754 and 757)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only one barrier can be produced at the same time. (chapter 773)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of now it does not seem like he would be able to block the slowbeam from Foxy, as that would consist of pure waves similar to sound or light. On the other hand, the beam from Franky would probably be blocked. Similar to King Elizabello II's King punch, it also seems that he would be able to block Whitebeard's shock wave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Oda has answered this question himself on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_77#Chapter_773.2C_Page.C2.A0192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Volume 77, Chapter 773 SBS&lt;/a&gt;, saying Bartolomeo's barriers are indeed limited to one at the time and have a maximum capacity of &lt;strong&gt;50.000 Bari-Bari or 500 Pickle-Pori-Pori-Bari-Bari's&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Oda-san, hello~. About Bartolomeo, he said something about how his barriers have a limit or whatever, so how many Bari-Bari's worth is its maximum capacity?                                               P.N. Hoichael Jackson&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Great question. There is in fact a limit to the space his barriers can cover, as well as how many barriers he can put up at a time. He can only hold up one barrier at a time, and they say that this one barrier can cover up to 50 thousand Bari-Bari's!! Amazing! 1 Bari-Bari equates to roughly 100x that of 1 Bori-Bari-Bari, so in other words, his barrier capacity is just about 500 Pickle-Pori-Pori-Bari-Bari's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Translator's Note: Bari, Bori, and Pori are all Japanese sound effects that roughly translate to 'crunching'.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T12:23:20.303" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13536" CreationDate="2014-08-20T18:14:07.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, particularly chapter 729, Law doesn't use his sword other than to defend against one of Doflamingo's string attacks. It's a quick skirmish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, they're using what I call &quot;filler padding&quot; where you expand on canon scenes with non-manga content to elaborate the details. An example of this from episode 656 at about 7m30s shows Law using room &amp;amp; slicing where parts of the gate split easily enough but it was countered by Doflamingo's strings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Law vs Mingo, why didn't Law use ROOM?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did in both manga chapter 724 and anime episode 656 on the bridge just briefly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Law use it (ROOM) when fighting against Doflamingo to slice him to pieces?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, according to a filler padded scene of combat, Doflamingo can defend against it. Also, it reinforces why Vergo thought Law couldn't cut him in Punk Hazard by believing Law to be too weak to slice through his Haki-coated body. The point is, some people can resist Law's slice to keep him from being overpowered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2364" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-28T15:00:27.203" LastActivityDate="2019-08-28T15:00:27.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13313" CreationDate="2014-08-20T18:28:22.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears one of the main characters of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obake_no_Q-tar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obake no Q-taro&lt;/a&gt; is also called Ojiro. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought Q-taro was the one who said &quot;Bakeratta&quot;, so I was looking mostly at his character - but it is actually his little brother, Ojiro, who is the link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can understand everyone speak, but can only say &quot;Bakeratta&quot;, Q-taro is the only one who understands what this means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess his Ojiro and his brother (in &lt;em&gt;Megane X Parfait&lt;/em&gt;) watched it before, and made a joke out of it because they share the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T08:44:48.620" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T08:44:48.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13012" CreationDate="2014-08-20T19:01:19.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Alibaba got Amon from a Dungeon, his sword became a &lt;strong&gt;Metal Vessel&lt;/strong&gt;, because Amon moved inside Alibaba's sword after he completed the dungeon. In other words, Alibaba became a &lt;em&gt;Dungeon Capturer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dungeon Capturer (迷宮攻略者, Danjon Kōryakusha) is a person who&#xA;  “completes” or “clears” Dungeons. If they survive the Dungeon, most of&#xA;  the time that person acquires wealth and magical items, like a flying&#xA;  cloth or Djinn Metal Vessel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Morgiana has a &lt;strong&gt;Household Vessel&lt;/strong&gt;. Because Morgiana isn't a &lt;em&gt;Dungeon Capturer&lt;/em&gt; she is a &lt;em&gt;Household Member&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Household Members are people who help a King Vessel capture Dungeons&#xA;  and forms a Household Vessel from that person's Djinn, or if they form&#xA;  a strong connection to the King Vessel. If the King Vessel does not&#xA;  have his/her Metal Vessel, the assistant can not use their Household&#xA;  Vessel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Morgiana was at the Dungeon when Alibaba got Amon and his &lt;strong&gt;Metal Vessel&lt;/strong&gt;, then Morgiana made a connection to Alibaba's Amon. After this connection, was necessary an &lt;strong&gt;activation&lt;/strong&gt;, and this only happened when they were at the dungeon of Zagan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://magi.wikia.com/wiki/Household_Members&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the list of all &lt;em&gt;Dungeon Capturer&lt;/em&gt; and their respective &lt;em&gt;Household Members&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T19:01:19.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13543" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32152" CreationDate="2014-08-21T01:51:59.950" Score="8" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 8 of Series I of the Yuru Yuri anime, Kyouko and Yui go the library and see Chizuru Ikeda, Chitose's twin, reading alone. Mistaking her for Chitose, Kyouko starts trying to get her attention, and gets more and more persistent as she's ignored. After finding out that Chizuru is Chitose's twin, Kyouko starts annoying her by acting overly friendly every time they meet, and taking delight in Chizuru's irritation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oddly, I have no memory of anything like this happening in the manga, yet late in the manga, Kyouko and Chizuru have the same kind of relationship they do in the anime. Specifically, in Intermission 18, Chizuru is annoyed to find Kyouko hiding in the bushes eavesdropping on her conversation with Himawari's sister Kaede, and Intermission 20, she snarls at Kyouko when she comes to the classroom to see Chitose. We do see in the manga that Chizuru feels Kyouko is coming between Chitose and Ayano, but what we see in those chapters seems much more specific than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did any manga chapter have a story like the anime episode that showed Chizuru and Kyouko meet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T02:54:56.467" Title="Was Kyoko and Chizuru's first meeting ever shown in the manga?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="143" CreationDate="2014-08-21T05:26:28.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not completely answer your question, but spirits are born to help their &quot;masters&quot; and carry out orders. Whether they listen to the wizard or not depends on the spirit's personality. For example Aquarius would usually go right back to the spirit world after being called. But other spirits that have more loyalty towards Lucy would stay by her side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8075" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T05:58:36.200" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T05:58:36.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13495" CreationDate="2014-08-21T07:28:22.653" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4862487726&quot;&gt;interview of Gen Urobuchi&lt;/a&gt;, Law of Wheels/Cycles is a folklore talked between Magical Girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following idea is my (and some &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%86%86%E7%92%B0%E3%81%AE%E7%90%86&quot;&gt;Japanese anime fan's&lt;/a&gt;) guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law of Wheels/Cycles is translated from &quot;円環の理&quot;.&#xA;理 is principle or reasonable.&#xA;I think 円環 is circle or ring instead of Wheels/Cycle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madoka is officially written as &quot;まどか&quot;, but most Japanese have a name in kanji.&#xA;By &lt;a href=&quot;http://name.m3q.jp/list?s=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B&amp;amp;g=2&quot;&gt;a naming dictionary&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;most common kanji for the name &quot;まどか&quot; is &quot;円&quot;(circle).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this two facts, I guess 円環 means Madoka.&#xA;In the rewritten world, most people forgot about Madoka, but Homura found some affected things from Madoka.&#xA;I guess the folklore was named Law of Wheels/Cycle because of such a effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T05:25:21.170" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T05:25:21.170" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-21T07:38:05.277" Score="25" ViewCount="10210" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/strong&gt;, how did humans learn the Titans' weak spot? How was it that they learned how to kill Titans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was it through experiments with live, captured Titans?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only example I could think of where humans successfully captured live Titans and managed to get them within the walls was when they captured Sawney and Bean. But, during the time they had Sawney and Bean up until their untimely deaths, humans were already actively aware of the Titans' weak spots, which was the back of their necks (which could be cut/sliced/attacked).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am rewatching &lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/strong&gt; now and am currently on &lt;strong&gt;Episode 1&lt;/strong&gt;. I may have overlooked something the first time I watched (hence I am rewatching it) but I am quite positive this might not have been answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how exactly did humans learn/discover how to kill Titans? I still don't quite understand this. Manga answers are perfectly acceptable. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T14:19:24.667" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T14:19:24.667" Title="How did humans learn how to kill Titans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13548" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-21T08:31:08.167" Score="17" ViewCount="30625" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't believe I missed this three times. I went back to the beginning of AoT in episode 1 and noticed these scenes that occurred at the beginning of the episode. Eren is having some type of daydream or nightmare before waking suddenly with Mikasa leaning over him. Here are the still shots of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/drCVAm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M143fm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5iPIrm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ovRPm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19uKcm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vEFnJm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nTEFRm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KO94im.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2JaANm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sv2h7m.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ycxHm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/73TAgm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vyu7Qm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CKqVfm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly were these visions? Were they some type of compressed/hidden memories? What was the farm house we saw? I am also pretty sure this wasn't in the anime but manga answers are welcome also. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I couldn't find a video link to give but there is a animated GIF version of it that I made &lt;a href=&quot;http://postimg.org/image/l0gbh2o91/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Also helpful but it is quite easy to see the scene if you want to since it occurs straight after the opening of AoT in episode 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-08-22T00:43:38.877" LastActivityDate="2020-09-22T23:50:04.043" Title="What was Eren's vision about?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13553" CreationDate="2014-08-21T13:43:11.873" Score="2" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say there are two people with Death Notes, John Zeürtö and Bob Schnittlauchkäsebrot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;John Zeürtö writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bob Schnittlauchkäsebrot dies 23 days after the latter willingly forfeits ownership of the death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen? Some guesses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bob dies only after 23 days after he gives up the ownership of the death note, if he does or until his lifespan runs out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bob gets killed in 23 days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bob gives up ownership of his death note and then gets killed in 23 days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bob dies of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T03:27:32.770" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T03:27:32.770" Title="Another question about the 23 day rule" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13658" CreationDate="2014-08-21T14:38:47.077" Score="8" ViewCount="6124" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many chapters or volumes of manga is required at minimum for a manga to get anime adaptation once the decision is made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean some animes start airing while their manga is still being released and sometimes the amount of material only suffices for a 12-13 episode season only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others wait and get adapted to make a 26-52 episode season of an anime. Who takes that decision to say &quot;OK! Let's make that an anime NOW!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it somewhat clearer, I'm asking about the length of the manga it takes to be adapted to an anime. Even if a decision was made to convert a manga to an anime there is still that point in time that they say &quot;ok. we now have enough material for a season&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The duplicate question asks in general what it takes for a manga to adapted in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T20:44:49.107" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T18:18:57.680" Title="How much content is required at minimum for a manga to get anime adaptation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13551" CreationDate="2014-08-21T14:46:01.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Death Note can only operate within 23 days from writing, so since the date would be impossible to fulfill it would be voided as Krazer said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But once the victim's name has been written, the individual's death can never be avoided. LXII&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it depends on the cause of death you write down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. LV&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By combining these rules I would expect Bob to die as soon as it is possible for him to do so according to the written cause of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T14:46:01.467" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6446" CreationDate="2014-08-21T15:10:35.830" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my point of view Makarov can't be Faust in Edolas I mean..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They don't look alike at all&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Fairy Tail in Edolas said the guildmaster died&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he'd be he would be Jellal's father in Earthland as well but we know that he isn't (even though this would be quite interesting)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Yeah this is answer is quite late I just wanted to bring this Jellal-father thing up xD)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8085" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T15:10:35.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13548" CreationDate="2014-08-21T15:20:03.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with @Maroon. It's basically just a foreshadowing dream/bad feeling he had which combined his existing knowledge with his aspirations/dreams.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However he does have legitimate flashbacks/dreams he doesn't know anything about later in the show/manga and discovering what it all means is part of the plot. He also keeps dreaming about a &quot;female&quot; he doesn't know.  His memory is hazy, and there are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the lost 3 years when his father experimented on him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which I feel they will reveal over time. He also probably has memories/dream issues associated with &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; being the controller &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;though it wasn't revealed if he became that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; during the 3 year break or was like that before,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which could impact whether his dreams were induced by or related to it.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-12T23:58:50.357" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T23:58:50.357" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13561" CreationDate="2014-08-21T15:45:41.333" Score="6" ViewCount="814" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to recall a show from my childhood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched it sometime before 2000/2001, but it could have been from many years before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really don't remember the story, but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was about a school girl (which anime isn't ;) )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She traveled to some kind of fantasy world (I don't remember if she traveled back and forth, or if the school-time was flashbacks)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was a water well that had something to do with this traveling&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She had skills in shooting arrows &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The title screen or the commercials screen had two dice on it - I clearly remember the dice&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think the title was like &quot;foul-play&quot; or &quot;role-play&quot; (again the association with dice) or something, but I am very vague on it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8086" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:29:54.967" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:29:54.967" Title="Name of an anime show" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:09.560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13566" CreationDate="2014-08-21T16:21:40.607" Score="4" ViewCount="7422" Body="&lt;p&gt;After having watched Shinsekai Yori, something is still bugging me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understood, the council received Maria and Mamoru's bones from Squealer/Yakomaru after they had gone alone in the wilds, behind the Holy Barrier.&#xA;To me, that would mean that the bones were received only a short time after they escaped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they were really dead at that time (the Council says that the bones were DNA checked), then when did they have their child? Did I miss/misunderstand something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6435" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T16:23:16.560" LastActivityDate="2019-02-09T08:44:25.007" Title="Birth of Maria's child in Shinsekai Yori" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13558" CreationDate="2014-08-21T17:12:48.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were two years between the moment they had escaped and the moment the bones were received.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Saki was 14 years old, Maria and Mamoru escaped.&#xA;When Saki was 26 years old, she knew the council received the bones 9 or 10 years earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least they were alive for 2 years.&#xA;This is enough time to create a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T17:49:23.617" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T17:49:23.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13556" CreationDate="2014-08-21T17:13:57.887" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TbBQr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inuyasha&lt;/a&gt;, based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi. The girl in question is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inuyasha_characters#Kagome_Higurashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kagome Higurashi&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and her male counterpart is a half-demon named Inuyasha. She also shoots arrows that are tipped with a special jewel shard. She travels back and forth from the fantasy world through a well in the back of her temple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WVHpu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O6Xwc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inuyasha.wikia.com/wiki/Inuyasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1353/Inuyasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T17:20:02.107" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T17:20:02.107" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13565" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-21T18:27:53.780" Score="2" ViewCount="77810" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wondered if Hisoka knew if Gon is related to Gin.  Also if it contributes to his rating of Gon?  Do the Zoldycks know who he exactly is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T02:21:57.733" Title="Does Hisoka know Gon is Ging's son?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13558" CreationDate="2014-08-21T18:28:03.773" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Maria and Mamoru escapes from Kamisu 66th district, the story undergoes a time skip 12 years ahead, where Saki and Satoru are 26 years old&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we all know, in episode 18, Asahina Tomiko, the head of Ethics Committee, reaffirmed the death of Maria and Mamoru. After they received the bones from Yakomaru/Squealer, they have checked that the bones are from human and there are no inconsistencies in age and gender. They even further confirmed by doing DNA tests and matching the dental record from Harmony School. Therefore, at the point when Saki and Satoru are 26 years old, &lt;strong&gt;both Maria and Mamoru have deceased&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it was not mentioned &lt;strong&gt;when&lt;/strong&gt; they received the bones in the anime (or maybe I have missed it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only found reference in the manga&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; (volume 4 chapter 13), where it was mentioned that the bones are recovered 2-3 year after their disappearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DGusx.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DGusxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 13&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it is safe to conclude that during the period of 2-3 years, Maria and Mamoru had a child together, then Maria and Mamoru were killed by the queerats and had their bones sent back to the district. Their child was raised by the queerats, which made the child recognize the queerats as his/her&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; own species and enable him/her to freely massacre other humans. In the anime, the child is shown to be around 10 years old, which matches the timeline of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is confirmed by Wikipedia, both &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_New_World_%28novel%29#Characters&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A_%28%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC%29#.E6.99.82.E7.B3.BB.E5.88.97.E3.83.BB.E5.90.84.E3.82.A8.E3.83.94.E3.82.BD.E3.83.BC.E3.83.89&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/a&gt; version. In the summary of the chapter 5 of Japanese version: 12 years passed, Saki and Satoru are now 26 years old. (12年が過ぎ、早季と覚は26歳になっていた。)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; There are &lt;strong&gt;many&lt;/strong&gt; differences between the manga and anime. However, the key part of the story remains: Maria and Mamoru leaves the district, their child raised by the queerats later helps the queerats attacking the village.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; The child is male in the novel and female in the anime. According to cite note on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_New_World_%28novel%29#Characters&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T18:28:03.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13571" CreationDate="2014-08-21T19:23:57.570" Score="5" ViewCount="2863" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a short anime (don't remember if it was a single or a few series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about an American student, obsessed with martial arts, who gets an invitation from his Japanese friend to visit her family in Japan. He got a sword from her (I think it was symbol of marriage or something like that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they go to Japan, and meet the weird family - I remember there were two undercover chicks with the father, some female agent, and lot's of craziness around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of nudity too, as I remember, but it was definitely a comedy :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Couldn't finish it back then, and I can't find it anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The American boy was blonde, I believe. There was an American woman there, with a Jeep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some monsters and sword fights, but in a comedy manner. The monsters were like mechanical scarecrows, controlled by someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8092" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:06:38.660" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:06:38.660" Title="Comedy anime about an American student going to Japan" Tags="&lt;labyrinth-of-flames&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:19.797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13569" CreationDate="2014-08-21T21:29:05.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Base on what you've said so far, I think it should be one of those (ordered from what is most suspect to be your answer):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber Marionette J&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ileuD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a world of only males, they have created female looking marionettes&#xA;  (androids). A handful of them have been given special 'hearts' called&#xA;  maiden circuits that give them emotion and human personality. Three of&#xA;  these are found by Otaru, and they soon are caught up in a war against&#xA;  Lord Faust and his 3 'human' marionettes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gLeeP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's one thing to honor your ancestors and keep old traditions alive, but there IS such a thing as taking it to a ridiculous extreme. In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous 'fighting spirit' isn't just an interesting fact, it's a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum. Fortunately, that's something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned to deal with by forming into small 'bands,' (that's the samurai type, NOT music). However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamato's group seemed fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakutou Bijin Wulong: Rebirth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sv2ja.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mao Lan continues growing into her path in life through what she learns while fighting. Her grandfather thinks that she has grown complacent and decides to train an adversary for her next Prime Mat appearance. Training with her friends and companions Mao Lan slowly advances through life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karakuri no Kimi&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a1AZF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Princess Rangiku lost her entire family to Lord Karimata, who invaded her home seeking her father's life work, puppets with unique capabilities. As her duty, Rangiku sets out with three of her father's greatest puppet warriors to seek revenge. She can manipulate these to battle the strongest of warriors, however manipulating the puppets leaves her own self vulnerable to direct attacks, so she seeks a ninja warrior named Manajiri to aid and protect her in her quest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O0rt9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kurogane Yaiba is a boy who doesn't want to become what any regular kid would: He wants to be a samurai. That's why he undergoes a hard training with his father, knowing only the forest as his world. Then, one day, he is sent to Japan, where he has to deal with a whole new civilized reality, meeting the Mine family, the evil Onimaru and even the legendary Musashi, having lots of dangerous adventures, becoming stronger everyday.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's pretty much sums up my guess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T22:10:00.163" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T22:10:00.163" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13569" CreationDate="2014-08-21T23:48:39.733" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds a bit like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_of_Flames&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Labyrinth of Flames&lt;/a&gt;. (Ignore the plot description on that page; it's absolutely, utterly wrong. I just linked it for the extra picture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NrWKq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;title image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is a Russian obsessed with samurai who's invited by a Japanese girl to her family estate, which is a big ninja mansion. She gives him a sword to seal their marriage since she wants him to defeat her rich fianc&amp;eacute;. Her father is spending time with two sexy women who turn out to be ninjas in disguise trying to steal something from him. There was a blonde American cowgirl in a Jeep who I think was some kind of reporter, although she carried a gun (a revolver, of course). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a ton of nudity and barely any plot. It sounds quite a bit like what you're describing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-22T01:48:08.130" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T01:48:08.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4108" CreationDate="2014-08-22T01:58:02.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Databook shows ninja registration numbers, Jiraiya's number is in the 2300 range while Naruto's is actually 102k range as shown in episode 2 just after his picture is taken and he is told to retake it. It's not 12K range as shown in the databook. Considering there is roughly 38 years difference in age that means 100000 other ninja joined the roles of Konoha, roughly 2500/yr. So it's not hard to imagine Konoha putting up a large number of ninja for the fight.  Remember, their true strength of numbers is spread across the Land of Fire. That was one reason the attack on Konoha by Orochimaru was difficult to counter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, its interesting that people think the Academy is the only way ninja join a village. Whole clans join villages for various reasons, and a village would not require each of them attend the Academy, they would likely be given tests to prove their skill and then placed in the hierarchy accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For anyone questioning the number of combatants I suggest looking at the numbers of forces Japan and China used from the 13th century onward in struggles with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 1592, and again in 1597, Toyotomi Hideyoshi decided to invade China (唐入り) through Korea and mobilized an army of 160,000 peasants and samurai.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai#Azuchi.E2.80.93Momoyama_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The numbers are staggering, but consider this... The Cowboys NFL team averages 80K attendance for a single game.  So getting the number together isn't impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8096" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-22T05:05:20.437" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T05:05:20.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4583" CreationDate="2014-08-22T04:42:46.147" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She literally calls him black Jack what more proof do you need I mean seriously there is no room for debate in this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8097" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T04:42:46.147" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13589" CreationDate="2014-08-22T10:30:15.900" Score="4" ViewCount="4860" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Attack on Titans, how exactly was everything paid for? Not once in AoT so far did I ever see any exchanging of currency. For example the Markets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PbaMU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do businesses make money then? Is there a type of currency in AoT that they officially use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example do they just give away meat for free?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/euDjt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Potatoes, Vegetables and cutlery such as plates, bowls and cups free or have I just missed something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Rq40.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I think food is free for the survey corps or the people that are training to enlist in the army and be able to leave outside of the walls but what about everyone else? Is it free or is it paid for? If it is then whats the currency? Coins, notes &lt;em&gt;(obviously probably not :P)&lt;/em&gt; or is there some sort of system where they trade for example their bit of farm land for a lot of cured meat or fish or vegetables for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is how exactly are things purchased in AoT?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T20:57:47.023" Title="How are things purchased in AoT?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13580" CreationDate="2014-08-22T11:27:01.270" Score="2" ViewCount="17824" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Shinichi Kudo tell about his problem to Ran in Detective Conan, when he completely understands how much the girl loves him and suffers from pain due to him? While the truth is many times she was almost certain that Conan was Shinichi himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series now has so many episodes. Come on! She needs some sympathy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7781" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-22T12:00:59.863" LastActivityDate="2021-03-17T12:14:10.507" Title="Why doesn't Conan reveal his identity at least to Ran in Detective Conan (Case Closed)?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13577" CreationDate="2014-08-22T11:33:10.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually in episode 23 two members of the Military Police are seen selling some 3DMG for what is most definitely coin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T11:33:10.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13578" CreationDate="2014-08-22T12:03:08.403" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying Conan doesn't reveal his identity is wrong, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/List_of_characters_who_know_Conan&amp;#39;s_identity&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;there are 10 people who know about Conan true identity, and Conan told 2 of them. (Link contain spoiler)&lt;/a&gt; Conan never told Ran because it's dangerous for her to know the truth. Professor Agasa warn him about it at the first time he know about Conan, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jOecN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Second Chapter - The Shrunken Detective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing her personality, Ran will risk her life to save others and most likely too help Conan to fight the Black Organization. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9NBmo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This chapter (chapter 434 Rotten Apple)&lt;/a&gt; is when Ran tried to save Ai from Vermouth, she risk her own life to save her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On several occasion, Shinichi wants to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside, different from the others who know Conan's secret, Ran might unintentionally tell anyone about it. Closest possible, she will tell her best friend, Sonoko. For example, when Ran accidentally tell Sonoko about Oogami. (He's a wrestler who cover his real identity by wearing a mask - &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pjHge.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 389 The Man Who Can Never Be a Wolf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point Ran knew that Conan is Shinichi and actually waiting for him to tell her by himself, but as always Conan was able to trick her again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-09-01T12:05:30.617" LastActivityDate="2014-09-01T12:05:30.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13578" CreationDate="2014-08-22T12:12:59.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember the very first chapters which creates the setting for the story of a primary school detective. Shinichi Kudo was caught by the Black Organization when he was doing some investigation, and he was force-fed the drug, which is supposed to kill him (but he only shrink to the body of a child).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although his small body is inconvenient in everyday life, it is the best possible condition for Shinichi to continue investigating the Black Organization, since the Black Organization doesn't know that he is still alive and in the form of a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he were to reveal his identity to Ran, knowing her personality, she is likely to help him in his investigation, which would put her in danger of being eliminated to keep her mouth shut. Not to mention that it might involve not just her but many people around them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T12:12:59.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-22T15:08:54.050" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been some time since I watched the anime (and I do not have access to it at the moment), but I recently saw an episode 1 excerpt on YouTube where the main characters are in the playground, and I couldn't remember if Isuzu really liked Hiroshi or it was just the wolf-scent thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do remember they end up as &quot;just friends&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But did she really had feelings for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T05:21:09.540" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T05:21:09.540" Title="Did Isuzu have a crush on (or was in love with) Hiroshi, or was it just the scent?" Tags="&lt;ookami-kakushi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13547" CreationDate="2014-08-22T18:08:18.177" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The titans can sometimes be killed with canons if they hit the weak spot. It would be reasonable to presume that while they could not kill enough with canons to due to the regeneration, they could see the occational fatality and pass the information on.  Some inventive mind would then create a more efficient way to target that spot. I believe after the battle for Trost they specify how many are killed by canon. But don't have a means right now to look it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:  In manga chapters killing titans by shooting them with shells is explicitly mentioned by Armin in the battle of Trost and in one of the diagrams discussing the different between grape shot and regular shot.  In addition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We learn there are individuals who erased memories of all other humans.  It is very possible that nobles with more information about the origins of titans revealed this info to those with the erased memories while holding other information back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T19:40:53.300" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T19:40:53.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13585" CreationDate="2014-08-22T22:18:30.793" Score="2" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 1929 anime Kobu Tori, The protagonist has his facial deformation taken away by the tengu for being good entertainment and a welcome guest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the antagonist follows in his footsteps, he goes to the tengu also to get rid of the lump on his own face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mqXKo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;lumpy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kobu Tori is a silent film, so I wasn't able to translate the dialogue and I don't understand why does the antagonist steals the protagonist's lump&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XyeJl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;No one steals from the tengu.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it to return it to him? To sell it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T23:11:33.290" Title="Why did the man steal the protagonist's lump?" Tags="&lt;kobu-tori&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13584" CreationDate="2014-08-22T23:11:33.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu#In_popular_folk_tales&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An old man has a lump or tumor on his face. In the mountains he encounters a band of tengu making merry and joins their dancing. He pleases them so much that they want him to join them the next night, and offer a gift for him. In addition, they take the lump off his face, thinking that he will want it back and therefore have to join them the next night. An unpleasant neighbor, who also has a lump, hears of the old man's good fortune and attempts to repeat it, and steal the gift. The tengu, however, simply give him the first lump in addition to his own, because they are disgusted by his bad dancing, and because he tried to steal the gift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mean old man doesn't want to steal it, he wants to get rid of it like the protagonist did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T23:11:33.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13588" CreationDate="2014-08-23T02:38:43.230" Score="18" ViewCount="8149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay I was watching Attack on Titan, and I was just wondering if this walled off part of land is the only one in existence? Like, if people were ever to go out past Wall Maria into the rest of the world, would they come across other Humans inside other Walled off communities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is the one in the series the only one on the entire planet? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8106" LastActivityDate="2018-12-15T09:31:56.320" Title="Are Walls Maria/Rose/Sina the only Wall community in the world?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13587" CreationDate="2014-08-23T03:54:58.897" Score="12" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Updated answer&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not been following &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; past the first season of the anime, but since I currently can't delete my answer since it's been accepted, I'll provide something based on what I've gleaned from the Wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the page about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Walls&lt;/a&gt;, it appears that at present, there is no knowledge of any other walled community. However, when Eren finally returns to &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Grisha_Yeager%27s_basement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his father's basement&lt;/a&gt;, he discovers that humanity has not actually been wiped out. I'm not sure if this development was entirely predictable. Early on, the story of a quick construction of massive walls while humanity was under attack was already very suspicious, but I was not invested enough to think much about it. (My hunch at the time was also more of something to the effect of, &amp;quot;a conspiracy destroyed most of humanity.&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Old answer, based on the first season of the anime&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some of the episode openings (particularly in the first few episodes of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;), it's stated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over a hundred years ago, humanity suddenly found itself faced with a new predator. They were more powerful than humans. Humanity was immediately pushed to the brink of extinction. The survivors built three walls: Maria, Rose, and Sina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without any further qualification of the statement, it's pretty much implied here (and elsewhere) that the walls contain all that's left of humanity. This sense of there having been huge losses to such an extent - to the point where entire cultures probably have been obliterated - are confirmed somewhat by things like when Mikasa's kidnappers describe her and her mother as the last of the Asians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There're probably some more explicit statements of this elsewhere, but it's been a while since I saw &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, and this was the first place that came to mind that stated something of this sort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it matters to anybody, I'm taking the quote here from the Crunchyroll sub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T16:58:54.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13577" CreationDate="2014-08-23T04:46:34.760" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's definitely a monetary system in place (note I'm on mobile so I can't link any sources yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, after the incident where Moses's arm is handed to his mother, there is a person saying &quot;its like our taxes go to fatten them up&quot;. This clearly indicates some form of tax system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 6, the titans yet again breach another wall. There's a scene where merchants are blocking the passageway trying to get their goods through. This shows an obvious ownership of goods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same episode, we see Mikasa and her mom targeted by slave traders. The slave traders planned to sell them to some rich folk, demonstrating value and a need for some form of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 23, we can clearly see corrupt military police selling goods for what is obviously currency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over all we see several trends that point to the use of currency within Attack on Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T04:46:34.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-23T16:05:55.123" Score="5" ViewCount="10343" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Hanamonogatari, near the end of the episode where Araragi prepares to cut Kanbaru's hair, he said &quot;You are the third girl whose hair I'm cutting&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was the other two girls that got their hair cut by Araragi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2020-05-12T10:23:52.977" Title="Who are the other two girls whose hair Araragi has cut?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13590" CreationDate="2014-08-23T16:05:55.123" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the two girls is Hanekawa Tsubasa. Remember that during the events in &lt;em&gt;Karen Bee&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, she underwent an image change where her usual braided hair was replaced by bob cut, and her glasses replaced by contact lens. Her hair was actually cut by Araragi when she went out with him to karaoke in the short story &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Song&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, which takes place some time after &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Cat&lt;/em&gt; and before &lt;em&gt;Karen Bee&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know who the other girl is. There are many characters whose hairstyle has changed between the First Season and the Second Season of the light novel series, but they are not cut by Araragi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Senjougahara Hitagi: She cut her hair short between the events of &lt;em&gt;Karen Bee&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tsukihi Phoenix&lt;/em&gt; to break away from her past and start anew&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanbaru Suruga: She initially kept her hair short in &lt;em&gt;Suruga Monkey&lt;/em&gt;. However, after she was saved by Araragi, she started &lt;strong&gt;growing&lt;/strong&gt; her hair&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; up until the end of Hanamonogatari.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanekawa Tsubasa: After &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Tiger&lt;/em&gt;, her hair became black and white stripes like that of the white tiger she absorbed&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;. This is only a change in color, though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Araragi Karen: In &lt;em&gt;Tsukihi Phoenix&lt;/em&gt;, she nonchalantly &lt;strong&gt;cut off her own&lt;/strong&gt; ponytail so that she could piggyback Araragi as a punishment game&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;. Araragi does not cut her hair himself. In the anime, she seems to grow her ponytail back a little in &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (episode 5).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Araragi Tsukihi: In the anime, story-wise chronologically, she had mid-back level hair in &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (Black)&lt;/em&gt; (episode 1), then bob cut hair in &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, then very long braided hair in &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (White)&lt;/em&gt;, then straight waist-length hair in &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (episode 5). However, she is said to change her hairstyle very often&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, so it is very unlikely that Araragi has anything to do with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Light novel - Nisemonogatari Volume 1 - Karen Bee Chapter 011. Anime - Nisemonogatari Episode 4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Published in Bakemonogatari Anime Complete Guidebook. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_novels#List_of_short_short_stories&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Light novel - Nisemonogatari Volume 2 - Tsukihi Phoenix Chapter 005.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; Light novel - Nekomongatari (White) - Tsubasa Tiger Chapter 066. Anime - Monogatari Series: Second Season Episode 5.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; Light novel - Nisemonogatari Volume 2 - Tsukihi Phoenix Chapter 005. Anime - Nisemonogatari Episode 9.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T16:05:55.123" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13597" CreationDate="2014-08-23T21:34:38.560" Score="4" ViewCount="6847" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw it once on TV and the only thing I can remember is someone changing genders when he/she was dumped in water (presumably hot).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone match up these details to an anime series that might have this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7729" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:16:45.013" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:16:45.013" Title="Anime with a character that changes genders when he/she touches water?" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:23.217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13596" CreationDate="2014-08-23T22:00:50.123" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like Ranma 1/2 - The main character changes gender when they get splashed or come in contact with water&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/emO8e.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, both practitioners of the Saotome school of anything-goes martial arts, fall into the cursed springs of the legendary training ground of Jusenkyo in mainland China during a training mission. Each spring holds a different curse for any who come in contact with its water, all of which involve who or what has drowned in the spring in the past - Ranma emerges from the spring a girl and Genma a panda, both now cursed to change forms each time they come in contact with hot and cold water.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/210/Ranma_%C2%BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T22:00:50.123" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13790" CreationDate="2014-08-23T22:14:42.597" Score="-3" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;If John Zeurto wrote something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bob Doe Bradykardie. At 11:30pm Bob Doe sends a list of every SPK member to the&#xA;  email address: blala@gmail.com.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to manipulate someone with the Death Note when the cause of death is a long-term disease and not an immediate, violent end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6399" LastEditDate="2014-08-31T08:25:50.427" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T09:42:41.973" Title="Can you manipulate a person with a death note, if the cause of death is a disease?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3138" CreationDate="2014-08-23T22:29:23.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every character in &lt;em&gt;Banana no Nana&lt;/em&gt; has a &quot;Risk&quot;, some kind of condition they have to fulfill in order to keep using their powers. (Most of which, by some odd coincidence, seem to involve fan service.) Nana's is to eat bananas with the skin on. Her friend Ringo, the one forcefeeding her the banana in the above scene, has to wear a miniskirt in order to keep her leg powers. (This allows us and Nana to see her panties every time she uses her kicking attacks.) The first chapter's villain, in exchange for water powers, has to stay in the bath almost all the time, so she has a pair of thugs who carry her around in a bathtub when she goes out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only explanation up to the point I've reached is that these conditions are imposed by God in return for the powers. God also puts limits on the strength of powers, but some people, including Ringo, can break these limits under certain conditions. (Ringo's is getting angry.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T22:29:23.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13607" CreationDate="2014-08-24T05:20:23.033" Score="1" ViewCount="2499" Body="&lt;p&gt;In all the manga that I have read and anime I have watched, the protagonist always appears in the first chapter of manga or first episode of an anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time without reading the plot we can tell who is the protagonist after watching only a few episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has it ever happened that there any anime or manga where: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The character who we think is the protagonist turns into a supporting character and another character turn into the protagonist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist appears or debuts later than 1 or 2 chapters or episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But not including where the protagonist dies and there arises another protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And while providing an example try to mention which type of plot as mentioned above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-24T08:31:08.127" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T10:05:56.703" Title="Change of protagonist or late entry of protagonist" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13600" CreationDate="2014-08-24T05:37:29.317" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are. TV Tropes refers to this as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DecoyProtagonist&quot;&gt;Decoy Protagonist&lt;/a&gt;, although TV Tropes' definition generally seems to refer to when the apparent main character gets killed early on in the series. Some examples of this may include &lt;em&gt;Gurren Lagann&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Yuru-Yuri&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Bokurano&lt;/em&gt; (I took these straight from the examples page and have not actually watched the latter two). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6379" LastEditorUserId="6379" LastEditDate="2014-08-24T07:23:17.887" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T07:23:17.887" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-24T14:16:41.393" Score="7" ViewCount="43173" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several exceeds known, and as far as I can remember, only Pantherlily and Samuel are shown to turn into human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VUHABl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why can't other exceeds like Happy and Carla change into human form as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-24T21:52:25.590" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:15:49.010" Title="Why are not all Exceeds able to transform into an anthropoid (humanlike) form?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13606" CreationDate="2014-08-24T17:01:24.173" Score="8" ViewCount="6435" Body="&lt;p&gt;So let's say I wanted to kill, for example, David Connor with the death note. But his full name would be David Winston Connor. Must I write his full name, or is David Connor enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T06:41:54.153" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T20:45:23.240" Title="Must you write the full name of a person in the death note to kill them?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13603" CreationDate="2014-08-24T22:40:53.730" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think David Connor should be enough as the death note requires you to know the name of the person AND know the face of the person. &#xA;So as long as you have the face in your head, the middle name is not important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8030" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T22:40:53.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13603" CreationDate="2014-08-24T22:43:44.720" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;David Connnor should be enough, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_I&quot;&gt;How to Use I&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That alone should be enough. if, by some genetic miracle, 2 identical people with the same name existed then adding the person's full name (ie. Troy Delu vi La'Flash) may then allow the Death Note tell the difference between the 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IF&lt;/strong&gt;, and this is a huge if, that 2 identical people with identical full names existed then it's quite possible they will be immune unless the cause of death was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;David Winston Connor dies from a heart attack in 40 seconds &lt;strong&gt;after writing his own name in the death note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but try and get someone to do that, also the odds of 2 people like that being born is insanely huge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: To clarify a point raised by trlkly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LIII&quot;&gt;How to Use: LIII&lt;/a&gt; talks about writing one's &lt;em&gt;name&lt;/em&gt; across multiple pages, Point 1 says it wont work but Point 2 says that the front and back are still one page and talks about writing the surname on the front and given name in the back. this seems to imply that by &lt;em&gt;name&lt;/em&gt; it would refer to the &lt;em&gt;given&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;surname&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T22:34:43.057" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T22:34:43.057" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13600" CreationDate="2014-08-24T23:01:13.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read this question, I remember the shojo manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Eroica_with_Love&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Eroica with Love&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In first 3 chapters in volume 1, the main protagonist is the girl who have psychic ability.&#xA;The main plot is &quot;Psychic children team VS the phantom thief&quot;.&#xA;But after 3 episode, the author found other character (Major of NATO) got more interest from reader.&#xA;Then the author changed plot of follow episode (latest books is volume 39 and still continue) to &quot;NATO vs KGB&quot;, and never seen psychic children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think such a radical change is easy to happen in manga series,&#xA;because the author writes each episode every week (or month) based on reader's feedback.&#xA;For example, Jump manga is easy to change to fight manga. Dragon ball changed from adventure to fighting. Yuyu-hakusyo changed from detective to fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogiepop_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Boogiepop series&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Each story of this series has different protagonist. all protagonist meet the boogiepop, but each protagonist has different understanding about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a change of observing point is also common (as same as novel).&#xA;For example each episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Kingdoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Twelve Kingdoms&lt;/a&gt; has different protagonist for each &quot;Kingdom&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T23:01:13.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13608" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-25T00:49:22.710" Score="1" ViewCount="422" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the third world (Chapter 6), in Sage Yulyana's sidequest to get the Conjurer Asterisk (after awakening 2 crystals) you learn from Dark Knight Alternis Dim, Templar Braev Lee and his wife/Edea's mother Mahzer Lee that the Edea of that world is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at the start of the chapter, in a side quest before awakening any Crystals, Black Mage Ominas Crowe was expecting Edea to arrive to serve under his command. Before the fight with Knight Argent Heinkel, he questioned why Edea wasn't with Crowe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After beating Braev Lee, he said Edea's sword was sent back to after her death. I can't think of why Ominas or Argent would have given a false report considering they just fought Edea and lost, or even how they got a hold of third world's Edea's sword, yet not show any surprise that Edea was actually alive (unlike Braev or Mahzer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, when did Edea of the third world die? And were the Eternian Sky Knights forces in Caldisla not informed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T13:44:13.623" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T13:44:13.623" Title="When did Edea die?" Tags="&lt;bravely-default&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13610" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13612" CreationDate="2014-08-25T07:33:35.387" Score="13" ViewCount="55249" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Van Hohenheim met Izumi the second time, he heard that she had opened the gate of Truth and lost some internal organs. Instead of giving her back her organs he rearranged them to improve her blood flow, and said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I can't give them back because they are a token of your sin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Marcoh at the end of the series volunteers to restore Colonel's vision. So does that means it was Hohenheim's choice not to give Izumi her organs back back so that she doesn't forget her punishment? Or they can't be returned since they were taken by Truth ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7875" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:39:29.220" LastActivityDate="2020-02-23T16:22:16.177" Title="Why was Mustang's vision restored, when Izumi Curtis didn't get her organs back?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13611" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13631" CreationDate="2014-08-25T09:35:34.203" Score="2" ViewCount="1473" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers for the latest episodes of Psycho-Pass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the riots, Kagari and Choe enter Sybil's core. There, Joshu Kasei forces a dominator into lethal mode to kill Choe. Then, she kind of melts down before killing Kagari as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JjGJM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was she melting down (her chin kind of falls down)? At first I'd have guessed it was because she was forcing the dominator, but later we see she can change their behavior with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T07:44:28.263" Title="What was happening to Joshu Kasei at Sybil's core?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13610" CreationDate="2014-08-25T09:56:04.887" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at the events at the end of FMA - I'm using the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim offers to use himself to get Alphonse back, out of paternal duty. Ed refuses because what happened to him and Alphonse was their own responsibility. Notice that in FMA, there's this sort of emphasis on personal responsibility for one's actions (e.g. Riza's comments about Ishbal, Ed's comments here, etc.). Consequently, it's possible to read Hohenheim's comments to Izumi Curtis as implying that he shouldn't - morally speaking - just give back to her &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt; she lost, given her own culpability. If I'm not mistaken, Ed has a similar attitude towards his automail leg at the end of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ling also offers the philosopher's stone he has for the same purpose, but since Ed promised Al they wouldn't use it to get their bodies back, Ed refuses. This and Hohenheim's comments seem to imply that it is possible to recover what's lost from Truth if the appropriate toll is paid and what you're trying to recover actually exists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marcoh asks Mustang if he can use his philosopher's stone as payment in exchange for his sight, on the condition that the policies on Ishval are revised. It's not clear if Marcoh knows about Mustang having been forced to open the gate, but it is clear that Ishval is one of his motivations for putting forth this offer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Given that it seems to be implied that Alphonse could have been retrieved with means other than Edward giving up alchemy, this seeming inconsistency is probably best interpreted as Hohenheim choosing not to completely restore Izumi Curtis in accordance with themes and ideas about personal responsibility in the series (since the state of Alphonse and Edward is also a result of their own actions)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Hohenheim's offer to use himself to get Alphonse back may seem out of touch with his comments to Izumi, it's honestly not that inconsistent, particularly when he feels some responsibility for his sons' attempt at human transmutation and when this is an egregiously life-or-death scenario compared to Izumi Curtis'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, just because there's some sort of emphasis on personal responsibility (and, at least judging from Riza's comments about Ishval, or those in the last episode of Brotherhood, the impossibility of atonement) in FMA doesn't mean that the characters don't try to improve on their own situation or that of others (e.g. Hohenheim's improvement of Izumi's blood flow, Ed and Al's pursuit of a means to get their bodies back, etc.). Rather, it seems more like a rejection of the attitude of &quot;if I do X, I can make up for Y and forget about it&quot;. As thus, in the case of Roy, we should also note that Marcoh seems to have had fairly specific motives apart from restoring his sight in giving him the philosopher's stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T09:56:04.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3572" CreationDate="2014-08-25T10:01:29.720" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The police lose their chance to question their suspect, possibly hampering ongoing investigations (including information on Makishima).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The premise in the series is that Sybil can identify any criminal with a simple mental scan, and most of the city is scanned constantly for stress levels and such. Hence, killing off a criminal won't hamper any sort of investigation, because &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; criminals are found just in time. In other words, there is no such thing as organized crime, because the rigorous scanning measures always detect everything in the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Which is of course flawed. Individuals like Makishima can't be detected. However, as we learn later in the series, such &quot;criminals&quot; have a special role in the system, so we can ignore them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is ethically questionable to destroy someone's body; Japanese culture would probably want an intact body for a proper mourning and&#xA;  funeral.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sybil has crafted a peaceful society by making objective, calculated decisions. It has determined that an individual with a criminal coefficient greater than 300 has no salvation, and is only a danger for everyone else. I think it is a key feature of the series to display a society that is culturally different from ours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T01:40:58.767" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T01:40:58.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3572" CreationDate="2014-08-25T16:44:55.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Psycho-Pass universe, they don't care as much about catching guilty people, they care more about eliminating people (either by death or rehabilitation) who they see as a threat to their society.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also established that in their society has been going on so long that people are so unused to crime (outside people that have identified by Sybil), that they are very unlikely to commit a crime or even really comprehend it. This is shown by the fact that &quot;normal&quot; people have no idea how to deal with any sort of crime if they were to witness one.  That implies to me that crime, despite how much its shown in the show, is supposed to be very rare, and most people are pretty incapable of committing one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People believe that the Sybil system will generally catch people before that point where they are in a mindset where they are capable of committing a crime, and therefore they do not have time to commit a premeditated crime like organized crime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, people believe that Sybil will inevitably catch anyone who has committed a crime eventually anyways, since they believe those people will always have a high crime coefficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I assume that most have the most likely erroneous belief that because of these factors, things like organized crime do not exist, and therefore investigations aren't all that necessary anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T16:44:55.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13513" CreationDate="2014-08-25T17:21:11.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you recall in (the original run of) the anime, they call the Behelit the &quot;Egg of the King&quot;. There are other Behelits too. In the manga, something similar happens to many other people. Typically, a demon in disguise intervenes when someone is down on their luck and gives them the Behelit. The Behelit warps their fate, giving them everything they wanted. Eventually, fate twists violently and brings them back to despair. When their blood comes in contact with the Behelit (which tends to happen at this low point), the God Hand appears and offers to grant a wish in exchange for a sacrifice. This process turns them into monsters known as Apostles. It's heavily implied that something like this previously happened to the Snake Baron in the first episode of the anime, as well as all the monsters in the last episode. It's been a while since I've read it, so the details may be off a little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basically the Behelits are human bait, leading people into situations where they will lust for power enough to embrace being a demon. Griffith's dreams and fate were also manipulated, or at the very least the darkness in his heart was cultivated until he chose the outcome.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire anime is just a small part of the entire storyline. It was canceled for obvious reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8128" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T17:39:12.190" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T17:39:12.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3572" CreationDate="2014-08-25T17:25:47.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sybil system has largely replaced most of the cultural values and critical thinking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the series a way to circumvent the system is found, and someone begins to mercilessly beat a woman to death on a crowded sidewalk. No one cares or even flinches. The only problem the system detects is that the woman is under a great deal of stress. It kindly suggests she chill out. Since it reports no real problems, people just curiously look on, if they bother at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could argue that our instincts would lead to some reaction, but in this story they are completely unphased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The loss from instant execution is the price paid to have such assurances that you are safe and do not have to think. In our world, execution is performed on extreme criminals after sufficient evidence has been found. Sybil was a way to get that evidence business handled in a second, rather than months or years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, part of the motivation for the 'bad guys' is the torpor and ennui caused by this state of non-criticality and predetermined lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T17:25:47.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13625" CreationDate="2014-08-25T17:40:49.467" Score="18" ViewCount="29504" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun and I was surprised at the range of different things that were involved in the process of making a manga - like inking and cutting out sparkles to stick on the pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nnh5Xm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nozaki-kun also has a load of different numbered pens on his desk. I presume at least one of them is a &quot;G-Pen&quot;, which I have heard a lot of, but am not entirely sure what it is... and there are things that look like film canisters...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oKGdS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was hoping A&amp;amp;M could help to explain the steps and tools that mangakas go through when making their manga and ideally, the order of those steps as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm not asking for how I can do it myself, just the process that they go through on a high level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T17:52:27.057" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T15:23:27.803" Title="What are the steps involved in making a professional manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;monthly-girls-nozaki-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13620" CreationDate="2014-08-25T18:17:39.410" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following are the standard steps that a Mangaka usually go throw to make a professional Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Storyboard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pencil Sketch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Inking&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Computer Editing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first plot or story is required to start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Storyboard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before anything gets written in stone, an idea must first exist. This is where the storyboard comes into play. A rough sketch of the story is sketched on the page. The page layout begins to take rough form. Speech bubbles, panels, and characters are added to the sketch. Panels are the divider lines between each picture. Paneling can prove to be a as challenging of an experience as the actual drawing. This step takes the longest because trying to come up with the poses and position of the page is very difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then drawing start. Here only pencil sketch are drawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pencil Sketch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The pencil sketch is a vital step of any comic. The sketch is usually drawn using the type of pencil the artist is most comfortable with. The lead number or darkness doesn't matter because this will get erased later during the inking. If the pencil sketch is poor, then the final product will most likely be poor as well. The pencil sketch may be laid over the storyboard sketch or drawn out on a different piece of paper. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would show a pencil sketch for the picture below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BCKoam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another step is inking. It is one of the essential part of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Inking the comic is almost essential. The only exception would be if the artist chose to use a dark permanent lead pencil. Inking is basically tracing. The goal of inking is to get smooth, dark, “printer friendly” lines. The pencil drawing underneath is erased and only the ink will remain. If inking is sloppy, then the next step takes a lot longer to finish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PcsEsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sketch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last step is conducted using computer software like Photoshop and other picture editing tools to clean up line art and make sure it looks professional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Computer Editing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the inking, the picture is then scanned into the computer and edited with an editing program. The editing program is obviously up to the artist but some popular ones are Manga Studio and Photoshop. Photoshop is very powerful but has a bigger learning curve than Manga Studio. Before any effects are ever added, the artist touches up the artwork to get it as clean as possible. Once he/she is happy with the comic thus far, effects can be added. Effects can be added by using screen tones. Screen tones can be purchased as a physical product or can be added digitally. (If purchased as an actual product, adding them would occur in a step in between inking and computer editing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zfIeYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;After completion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these are the basic steps. &lt;a href=&quot;http://carlton88.hubpages.com/hub/How-Professionals-Create-Manga#&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; will help with a bit more information if you were interested to start from scratch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T18:32:03.817" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T18:32:03.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13879" CreationDate="2014-08-25T18:42:15.857" Score="0" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the testing phase of &lt;strong&gt;Dann of Thursday&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;strong&gt;Van&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Gadved&lt;/strong&gt; said, &quot;Your body is not compatible, so your body need reconstruction&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After &lt;strong&gt;The Claw&lt;/strong&gt; attacked Van and &lt;strong&gt;Helena&lt;/strong&gt;, she ask Gadved to reconstruct Van's body, so that he can use Dann at full potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do they mean by &quot;reconstruction&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a screenshot from episode 12, where Van is asking Gadved to reconstruct him after The Claw's attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iPr6k.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T13:36:39.257" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T13:38:10.797" Title="What does recontruction of Van's body mean?" Tags="&lt;gunxsword&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13623" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-25T18:49:42.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Po6G4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pic of Gun x Sword&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is set on the &quot;Planet of Endless Illusion&quot;, a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for a man with a clawed right hand who killed his bride. He is joined by several other travelers along the way, each linked to the clawed man by a personal loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Gun X Sword, refer following sites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Sword&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia-entry for Gun X Sword&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gun_Sword_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Gun Sword characters and Original Seven&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T20:14:14.267" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T20:14:14.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13624" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-25T18:49:42.713" Score="0" Body="Gun X Sword is a Japanese animated television series produced by AIC A.S.T.A. The series is directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Hideyuki Kurata." OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T20:14:18.217" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T20:14:18.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13620" CreationDate="2014-08-25T19:38:59.493" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting question... I searched it up on different websites. This how I found out!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Choosing the theme&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before anything is done the theme or story is chosen. An idea is needed - What is the genre? What should the Manga tell the reader? etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these things have to be done at first before the drawing is starting. If an existing anime is converted into a manga it will be easier - because this information is already there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Plot&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the general idea of the manga is decided on, it is time to think about the plot. At this step it is important to ensure that the manga does not run outside of the theme and the dimension is observed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main events and the story flow is created. The plot is written in a simple form like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Little Red Riding Hood is visiting her grandmother who's living in another village&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;She's courted by a wolf along the way&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The wolf ran and reached the grandma's house before Little Red Riding Hood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The wolf ate the old lady, he put on her dress and lying on the bed, waiting for Little Red Riding Hood's arrival&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Little Red Riding Hood arrived and was being tricked by the wolf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wolf is ready to eat Little Red Riding Hood, a woodcutter passed by and rushed in for rescue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The end&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very simple plot. A plot for a professional manga is a bit longer and contains much more information. But this is not everything - You would also write down some notes about where these events are happening. Also little side notes are made to remember everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly mangakas also write a number at the left side of the plot and mark the page where this part is drawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Character Design&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yahoo~&lt;/em&gt; This is the fun part! The story is finished and now we can concentrate on the character design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you make some examples of your characters. Not only what they looks like - it is very important to write down the characteristics of you character also. Age, size, maybe favourite colour - everything is important information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clothing is also significant. One design is chosen, based on the character, and this design has to go through the whole manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Although sometimes the characteristics and clothing of a character could change in the course of the story)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zQ2cM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sketch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this part you only use pencil and a eraser (and your head). Some like mechanical pencils and some like traditional pencils, it depends on the mangaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Storyboard&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, you can start with the pages. What will they look like? At the beginning you just draw a rough sketch on a paper to get a idea of how it will look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, you draw everything on the actual paper. First you draw the panels, mostly with a ruler. Then the panels get filled with the characters, speech bubbles and a background (place).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NzU0J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sketch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this moment it is not important to draw clean or anything. The clean drawing is made later. The borderline is important also called the bleed (the small frame at the outside of the paper). It is need for the print you should not draw on it. It is also a little bit of a margin so the page looks better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sketch is also made with pencil and eraser. Sometimes also special rulers like a French curve are used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Inking&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a hard and sometimes irritating process. If you make a mistake you have to redraw the the page again from the sketch on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this part the sketch gets &quot;redrawn&quot; but with a clean line and with - mostly black - ink. The artist is drawing over the pencil line and at the end he erease the sketch. Also a little bit of shading is done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The so called G-Pen is a sign spring. With it you are able to control the size of the line by pressing it harder or softer down on the paper. This is one of the most used sign spring for mangakas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HfsKn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ink&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have a coloured manga you only draw the outline without the shadows and dark hair. Later you paint it with alcohol markers. One of the most well known markers are copic markers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a little picture from a image that is drawn with such markers (Letraset markers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7utem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Alcohol Markers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mistiqarts.deviantart.com/#/art/Winter-Miku-2014-422177778?hf=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;deviantart&lt;/a&gt; drawn by Mistiqarts&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A thing that for both is used is white out. It is used for highlights. This could be in a pen or in a bottle and you draw with a brush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Computer Editing&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the page is inked it gets scanned and edited on a pc. The artist cleans it up with a Photo-editing program. This is mostly made with a tablet. Wacom is a good brand for such tablets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the page is clean, patterns are added. These patterns are added for shadows and explosions. The pattern could be crossed lines or dots or whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The software that is used depends on what the mangaka like. There are many different ones. I would guess that Photoshop is one of the most used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that today some mangas are only drawn on computers without the inking stage. But the pencil sketching is mostly still done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you only draw on a pc there is other software used like &lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.smithmicro.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Studio&lt;/a&gt;. With that you are able to design the whole page including the layout and panels. It also has awesome functions to be able to draw in a perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was the first page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Print&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After you have finished all pages. The whole manga gets printed and published. I will stop here because the way of creating a manga is ending here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Pictures and most information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangakasjournal.blogspot.co.at/2008/12/manga-drawing-process.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mangakasjournal blog&lt;/a&gt;. More information from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/afpopL3pGOU&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Workshop&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://carlton88.hubpages.com/hub/How-Professionals-Create-Manga#&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;HubPages&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T10:11:30.060" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T10:11:30.060" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11726" CreationDate="2014-08-25T21:15:07.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's a month ago you asked this, but it hasn't really been made clear in the manga yet, sort of, so I'll drop my opinion. I think it's just another key to Law's handcuffs, because Doflamingo said he had something to deliver, but wasn't able to accomplish the job. Seems pretty obvious to me he's referring to the key he's holding in the next panel.&#xA;I don't think he just went there to kill them, he even said so himself, he came to &quot;save&quot; them. Also it's just logical for him or at least his 'family' to hold on to a key for the cuffs, seeing as Law was his prisoner and Doflamingo's got personal business with him. Even if that means there is more than one key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand.. It being heart shaped and all, and the whole heart theme regarding Corazon.. And although he wanted to bring Law the key it doesn't really have to be for his cuffs.. I do think so but you're right. Maybe it does have another purpose. xD If there is any more meaning to that key I think we'll find out when they finally face each other again, probably the next chapter! ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8131" LastEditorUserId="8131" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T21:23:01.437" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T21:23:01.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13630" CreationDate="2014-08-26T04:35:31.490" Score="6" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese can drive cars from age 18, though many don’t (many who even bother to get their licenses are called “paper drivers” — meaning they can drive on paper but don’t make use of them and don’t have behind-the-wheel experience); they can drive motorcycles from age 16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an exception for Formula One prodigies, allowing Haruka (Sailor Uranus) to legally drive both on racecourses and on regular roads?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taiki Kou (Sailor Star Maker) is seen driving a car in episode 178.  This is illegal since he’s 16 years old, correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Japanese legally become adults at age 20; this is when they can start to vote, drink, and smoke.  They have a seijinshiki [成人式, Coming-of-Age ceremony] on Seijin no Hi [成人の日, or Coming-of-Age Day], a national January 2nd holiday on which most individuals return to their hometowns.  See episode 160 for more information.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T06:34:08.320" Title="Can Formula One prodigies like Haruka (Sailor Uranus) drive younger than Japan's legal driving age?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16936" CreationDate="2014-08-26T05:14:21.813" Score="0" ViewCount="5100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find the Dragon Ball Z sound track which plays whenever Goku is about to start a fight and other heroic moments. I have browsed a ton of videos but no success. The sound track starts with beats of drums (3 beats), then pause, then 5 beats and so on. Can someone help me out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8135" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:50:47.647" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T07:50:47.647" Title="What is the name of the soundtrack in Dragon Ball Z that plays whenever Goku is about to start a fight?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13628" CreationDate="2014-08-26T05:51:23.037" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, There are no legal way for a 16-year-old to drive on public roads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Memor-X pointed out &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Uranus#Profile&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has a sentence about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haruka is a racecar driver, even though she is barely sixteen years&#xA;old when she appears. However, the timing of her birthday to the&#xA;Japanese school year means she is one grade ahead of the Sailor&#xA;Soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Japanese version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%8E%8B%E3%81%AF%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B#cite_ref-4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has a annotation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;高校一年なのだが、制服姿でスポーツカーを愛車として公道で走らせている[4]。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is first grade of high school, but she ride a sports car as beloved car.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4^ 国際運転免許証をもっていると考えれば合法であるが日本国内においては18歳までは公道では運転できない。北米版では留年しているという設定。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Legally she can drive a car with an international driver's licence, but in Japan, she can't drive on a public road until the age of 18. In the North American version, she has a scene where it's stated that she repeated a grade of school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Traffic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vienna Convention on Road Traffic&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Japan and US both signed this convention.&#xA;For example, I can drive a car in US with a Japanese driver's licence but without US driver's licence.&#xA;But the converse is little bit more difficult.&#xA;In Japan, the registration is required before driving a car.&#xA;(The convention says that the government can't have a test, but can have a registration.)&#xA;And Japanese government can't accept registration from people younger than 18 years old.&#xA;Thus a 16-year-old girl who has a US driver's licence can't drive a car in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added: more research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author Naoko Takeuchi misunderstand the law; she thought a 16-year-old international driver licence holder can drive on public roads in Japan, and created the character and scene.&#xA;But the law doesn't allow it.&#xA;To fix the problem, in the North American version, Uranus was stated to be 18 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;For racer licence.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese law, there are no restrictions for driving inside private space.&#xA;For example, most Japanese get driver's licences in driving schools that have large space with fake road. You can get training to drive inside the school before getting your licence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the racing course allows it, children of any age can drive.&#xA;But (according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; article) most racing courses require &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_Super_Licence&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;racer licence&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Racer licence is certified by a company or agency (not the government).&#xA;The requirement is different between each company.&#xA;From Wikipedia's example, JAF (Japanese Automobile Federation) requires a normal driving licence to get a racer's licence, but MFJ (Motorcycle Federation of Japan) doesn't require a normal driving licence.&#xA;And racing course will accept international racer licences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T06:34:08.320" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13611" CreationDate="2014-08-26T06:06:21.240" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Choe attacks her with some acid just before that. It obviously didn't work quite as expected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c2QKg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T07:44:28.263" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T07:44:28.263" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-26T06:45:39.943" Score="1" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 - &lt;em&gt;A Feline House&lt;/em&gt;, Agemaki takes Zakuro to his family's estate on behest of his father's request to return home. When they enter, Zakuro senses a spirit and assumed that Agemaki had her come to do something about it. When she questions him, Agemaki gets scared that &quot;it's still around&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Agemaki later reveals that the spirit Zakuro may have been sensing is possibly the one he saw as a child which scared him. After being scolded by his father, Agemaki noticed Itsue, his pet cat, gone and assumed the spirit had taken her and even begged for Itsue's return but to no avail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, Zakuro tells Agemaki that Itsue never disappeared, and we find out that the cat that Agemaki's little sister has is Itsue yet Agemaki can't see her. Itsue transforms, revealing that she is actually a Nekomata Spirit and that the spirit Agemaki saw as a child was Itsue in her normal form (looking much larger because of lighting and Agemaki's own size). Itsue transforms back, and Zakuro tells Agemaki that Itsue can't remain in her normal form for too long and he can't see her in her cat form because he can't sense spirits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when Agemaki was a child, he could see Itsue all the time. He has always been afraid of spirits and didn't know Itsue was a Nekomata. I am wondering as to why Agemaki couldn't see Itsue afterwards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T13:49:43.790" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T13:49:43.790" Title="How come Agemaki couldn't see Itsue afterwords?" Tags="&lt;otome-yokai-zakuro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-26T09:09:55.157" Score="7" ViewCount="4921" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading chapter 757 I wondered the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rayleigh explained that objects like your body or other weapons could be imbued with Haki, but what about waves, beams or slashes? After reading the fight between Sabo and admiral Fujitori, it made me wonder if admiral Fujitora would be able to actually hurt Sabo with his power instead of just toying him around. I first thought something similar after seeing Law fight Smoker in Punk Hazard. Law didn't hurt smoker at all, while he sliced up every other person and every object nearby. He had to subdue him by taking his heart and he did so by actually touching him and not by using a long-ranged attack. At first I thought it was because Smoker could block or evade all his slashes, but now I start to think it was because Logia users can't be hit with intangible attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T10:58:24.620" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T15:46:28.310" Title="Can Logia users be hurt by intangible attacks?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13636" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13638" CreationDate="2014-08-26T12:22:28.090" Score="5" ViewCount="548" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7, Natsumi started to read what looked like a manga magazine, and the others start reading it with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zj6V9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it come from a real manga? If it does, what manga is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:40:56.097" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:40:56.097" Title="What manga did Natsumi and the others read?" Tags="&lt;non-non-biyori&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13637" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13657" CreationDate="2014-08-26T13:01:11.333" Score="25" ViewCount="79122" Body="&lt;p&gt;Renge usually greets people with &quot;Nyanpasu&quot;. The sub says &quot;Meowning&quot; which probably comes from &quot;Morning&quot; as a greeting. But &quot;Morning&quot; as a greeting in Japanese is &lt;em&gt;Ohayo&lt;/em&gt; which is quite different than &quot;Nyanpasu&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAEbJs-rnVc&quot;&gt;here's a YouTube video of how Renge said it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really understand Japanese, maybe it comes from another word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T21:09:23.747" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T17:03:16.303" Title="Where does the word &quot;Nyanpasu&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;non-non-biyori&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13636" CreationDate="2014-08-26T13:05:05.667" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the &lt;strong&gt;Monthly Comic Alive&lt;/strong&gt;. It is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Media Factory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tf7Ox.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Picture from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comicvine.com/monthly-comic-alive-201309/4000-424394/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;comicvine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This episode here is the July 2013 issue or as a number 201309.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure the mange she is reading here is &lt;strong&gt;Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!&lt;/strong&gt; (おまえをオタクにしてやるから、俺をリア充にしてくれ！)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Information&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VUbFd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Type: Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volumes: Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapters: Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Status: Publishing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Published: Apr 26, 2012 to ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Genres: Comedy, Romance, School&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Authors: Aoki, Mutsumi (Art), Murakami, Rin (Story)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Serialization: Comic Alive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kashiwada Naoki was determined to lead his high school life without&#xA;  anyone knowing that he’s an Otaku. However, his classmate Bishoujo,&#xA;  Koigasaki Momo, who was rumored among the girls to be a bitch, found&#xA;  him out!? Before the despairing Kashiwada, she said something&#xA;  undoubtedly surprising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Aren’t you an Otaku? Then, make me into an Otaku!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The love story of two individuals bounded by an agreement of Otaku and&#xA;  Riajuu starts!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/39505/Omae_wo_Otaku_ni_Shiteyaru_kara_Ore_wo_Riajuu_ni_Shitekure!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Scene&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene you see on the left page of the secound image is in the tenth episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dEr5S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Picture from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangapark.com/manga/omae-o-otaku-ni-shiteyaru-kara-ore-o-riajuu-ni-shitekure/s2/c10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangapark&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T13:35:41.620" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T13:35:41.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13637" CreationDate="2014-08-26T13:13:51.430" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have looked this up before and found &lt;a href=&quot;http://vultureofcritique.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/the-etymology-phonetics-and-linguistics-of-nyanpasu-could-be-considered-funky/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But have you considered why “Nyanpasu” is a creative coinage of a new term in Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese people and linguists may disagree on the exact etymology of the greeting “Osu!” This greeting is often used by people who are exerting themselves physically, such as karate students. (“Osu” is customarily used by men, and it is customarily used to greet people who are not older than the speaker. Thus it is a little funky when we see Renge, who is female, using it to address people who are older than she is.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we wanted to combine the cat-like meowing sound of “NYAN” to “OSU,” why wouldn’t we just say, “NYAN-OSU”?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about the way we say “senpai.” The “p” sound is a voiceless bilabial stop. The “n” sound is a nasal. When the nasal precedes the stop, it is very easy to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm%27s_law&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;slur&lt;/a&gt; “senpai” into “sempai.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When using the nasal sound “n” before a word boundary, it is very easy to slur the sounds, and in the case of “nyanpasu” the voiceless bilabial stop replaces the conventional word boundary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That could be considered funky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying it's a combination of nyan and osu, but one that rolls off the tongue a lot more smoothly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like a decent explanation to start with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6446" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T10:11:28.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13636" CreationDate="2014-08-26T13:22:37.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga on the cover is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=64902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seikoku no Dragonar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It has received an anime adaptation just last season (Spring 2014).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga that she is reading inside is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=77617&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (lit. &lt;em&gt;I will turn you into an Otaku, so please turn me into a Riajuu&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pages are from the end of chapter 10. Below is the 2-page spread for comparison. Note that the art is not even distorted (which is usually done to avoid copyright problem), which suggests that it has received an okay from the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d5Vyx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 10 - Page 24-25&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WdnDk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 10 - Page 28-29&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T13:31:36.677" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T13:31:36.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13299" CreationDate="2014-08-26T13:28:32.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito doesn't need to move inside Kamui space to move in the &quot;real&quot; dimension. If he wishes to move in his &quot;current&quot; dimension (Kamui or real) then there are two ways: either he physically moves inside that dimension or he goes into the other dimension, and while coming back, he returns at a different place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, while using his ability to let things pass through him, the things stay in the same place in Kamui space and return to the same place in the real dimension as well (cause it'd hurt terribly if your stomach was to be taken out and placed over your head).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T13:28:32.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3126" CreationDate="2014-08-26T13:41:04.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this is not related to any previous episode and is basically a filler episode. The intruder who died by &quot;taking a pellet&quot; is no-one that has been shown before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't match completely because it isn't supposed to. It isn't following any story line provided by the manga. That is why its called a &quot;filler&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T13:41:04.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13652" CreationDate="2014-08-26T15:06:12.413" Score="26" ViewCount="261004" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the questions suggest: how do I start and what is the preferred order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be appreciated if one would also identify which anime/film/OVA has a main story. Additionally the timeline of which anime goes where would be appreciated as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T11:18:50.413" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T03:30:55.157" Title="How to start the .hack series and its viewing order?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13645" CreationDate="2014-08-26T15:12:07.467" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;release order&lt;/strong&gt; of .hack is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Sign &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Liminality [OVA]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Legend of Twilight (Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Gift [OVA]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Roots &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Trilogy [Movie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Returner [OVA]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Quantum [OVA]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni [Movie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch &lt;strong&gt;each story&lt;/strong&gt; at a time, I would suggest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Sign &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Liminality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because they share the same storyline. Then,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Legend of Twilight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Gift&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;Gift&lt;/em&gt; is a side story to the other three you have now watched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this stage there are two distinct storylines you can pick from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Roots&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Trilogy [Movie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Returner [OVA]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Quantum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni [Movie]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, pick the story you didn't choose to watch in the last choice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a flowchart from &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=8606&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniDB:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pquf6.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T16:32:02.787" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T16:32:02.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13552" CreationDate="2014-08-26T15:50:55.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many chapters or volumes of manga is required at minimum for a manga to get anime adaptation once the decision is made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is none.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The long answer is: Anime adaptations can be in the &lt;em&gt;same universe&lt;/em&gt;, with different characters and plot without following the original material at all, so the reason that &quot;there isn't enough chapters for a season&quot; becomes moot. That's why is called an &quot;adaptation&quot; instead of &quot;illustration&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T21:45:57.880" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T21:45:57.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-08-26T20:51:30.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The normal abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan are Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. However, there are not many Mangekyou sharigan users. If the user are skilled in genjutsu the user will eventually be able to use the Tsukuyomi better. For example Itachi was skilled in Tsukuyomi and that's why he can use it so well. Shisui was the best in genjutsu before attaining the Mangekyou sharingan so when he got the MS, he enhanced the genjutsu, forming Kotoamatsukami. Sasuke cannot use the Tsukuyomi as well as Itachi, but Itachi implanted his already skilled use of Amaterasu in Sasuke, so that's why Sasuke could use Amaterasu so well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Obito gained his Mangekyou sharingan he somehow gained his own special power called Kamui. His left eye is what Kakashi has and it's a long range power, whereas Obito's left eye is short range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Mangekyou sharingan user can use the powers of the 2 eyes they may unlock the Susanno. Shisui's Kotoamatsukami used his two eyes; that's why he can use Susanno also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hoped this helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8145" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T21:36:01.770" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T21:36:01.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2014-08-26T21:38:01.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume that Natsu is around the age of 17-18, because when he was fighting Gray and when he joined Fairy Tail, he looked about the same age, as I don't think that all the time travel with Eclipse would have affected it, however, if they had the 7 year gap, so technically Lucy would be about 24, but I think that we can say he is around the same age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it wouldn't make sense that he is 70 something, because, yes, the age of dragons was around 400 years ago, but when the training is shown, he is the only one there, not to mention the fact that Dragon slaying is a lost magic, and is quite rare. Before the phantom lord incident, he didn't know that other dragon slayers existed, and as a boy he didn't know how to read and write, so he was quite clueless, surely in 70 years, he would have learn things!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, if Guildarts left when he was 70/80 in a child form, and returned 3 years later, he was in the state we see him now, considering that Erza and the others grew at the same rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8146" LastEditorUserId="2159" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T22:22:41.657" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T22:22:41.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13645" CreationDate="2014-08-26T22:59:08.597" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to expand on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13646/1587&quot;&gt;Toshinou Kyouko's answer&lt;/a&gt; (since i was beaten to answering it, thank you stupid timezones).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the question asked about the Anime there are some things to note as the asker is also asking about the &lt;em&gt;&quot;main story&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and in Toshinou's Answer comments on not wanting to &lt;em&gt;&quot;skip any of the storyline&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;.hack//Legend of the Twilight is not canon, the Manga by the same name is mainly because of how &lt;a href=&quot;http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Zefie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zefie's&lt;/a&gt; first appearance is in it (she does not appear in the anime, instead we get a fragment of Morganna Mode Gone)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;.hack//G.U Trilogy is not canon while the game it's based off from is. .hack//G.U Returner and .hack//Quantum follow from the game and there is one major point that is different between the game and the movie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ovan is brought back by Haseo in .hack//G.U Trilogy. in the games he is still a Lost One after having used The Rebirth and Reiko Saeki AKA Shamrock is searching for him in .hack//Quantum (she mentions looking for someone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a huge chunk of the main plot of the series is told in the games (.hack Part 1 - 4, .hack//G.U Vol. 1 - 3, .hack//G.U Last Recode), .hack is set between the second last and last episodes of .hack//SIGN with .hack//Liminality occuring at the same time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Helba forcefully shuts down The World's serves just as Tsukasa and party are about to face Skieth is shortly before when the games start. the last episode with everyone having a party in Net Slum we see Kite and BlackRose along with how Tsukasa mistakes Mia as Macha because Mia is Macha in a new PC (with little to no memories). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; in .hack//Liminality's last episode we hear mentions of the .hackers final battle with Morganna Mode Gone and Corbenik, in fact the server they set up is the same server that Helba mentions went down during the fight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while .hack//G.U is set between .hack//ROOTS and .hack//G.U Returner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the intro scene of .hack//G.U Vol. 1 &lt;em&gt;Rebirth&lt;/em&gt; shows Haseo's fight with the PKers and his fight with Azure Flame Kite which initializes him back to Level 1. .hack//G.U Returner shows Haseo's Xth Form and the AIDA infected Chim Chim explains how the AIDA aren't by nature violent and were influenced by Tri-Edge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is .hack//Terminal Disk, while not an anime series it is a collection of videos which came on a DVD with the pre-order of .hack//G.U Vol. 1 &lt;em&gt;Rebirth&lt;/em&gt; and also included with &lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U Last Recoded&lt;/em&gt;, the re-release of &lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U&lt;/em&gt; with a new 4th Chapter set after the 3rd Volume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it follows Reiko Saeki's brother, Jun Bansyoya as he explains the events of the previous games (including how Sora/Haseo/Ryou Misaki was freed from Skeith), of Project G.U (which he was a member of), the R.A Program and the Nature of Cubia which lead him to separate Tavos from Project G.U Originally, particularly revealing insight into Jyotaro Amagi who we see in .hack//Quantum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; and how he was responsible with the CC Corp Fire and he destroyed Mai from the original games/last episode of .hack//SIGN, which lead to Elk/Endrance/Kaoru Ichinose to see an AIDA as Mia and become inflected&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also Jun mentions he met Zefie during the final hours Players got to spend time in The World before The World:R2 replaced it (wiping all PC Data). Zefie hints at as to why Aura suddenly disappeared before the events of .Hack//ROOTS before returning to her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T03:30:55.157" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T03:30:55.157" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13654" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T02:52:08.410" Score="1" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Tokyo ESP next-episode previews are pretty simple. They're just a mostly static screen on which the title of the next episode appears, and Peggy (the penguin) says something which seems to be the usual cute-sounding gibberish noises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gJrw0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 6 preview&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that Peggy seems to always say the same number of syllables as the title, and with a similar rhythm to how it would be spoken in Japanese. That makes me suspect that Peggy is actually saying the title of the next episode, but changes the syllables based on some pattern. Repeated syllables (like in the episode 6 preview shown above) are pronounced the same as far as I can tell, which seems to support this theory. Looking at a few English-language sources, I couldn't find any discussions of this, or even anyone suggesting that there might be some pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Peggy's speech in the next-episode previews follow some set pattern?&lt;/strong&gt; (As a bonus, does the pattern also apply to Peggy's speech in the episodes proper?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T02:52:08.410" Title="Does Peggy's speech in the Tokyo ESP previews follow some pattern?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tokyo-esp&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3572" CreationDate="2014-08-27T05:19:22.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Psyco-pass is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dystopia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_in_fiction#AI-controlled_societies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AI controlled society&lt;/a&gt; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In story of this category, All human was dominated by AI.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world of Psyco-pass is controlled by AI (Sibyl System).&#xA;AI will decide everything include who should be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The police lose their chance to question their suspect, possibly hampering ongoing investigations (including information on Makishima).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If police side people (like protagonist) know something, nothing changed.&#xA;Because AI decide the penalty instead of human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is ethically questionable to destroy someone's body; Japanese culture would probably want an intact body for a proper mourning and funeral.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right, Japanese have funerals with body.&#xA;Maybe that scene was created for emphasize how AI is cold and dark side of AI controlled societies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T05:19:22.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13637" CreationDate="2014-08-27T05:43:53.543" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just her random, meaningless word for &quot;Good morning&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found an &lt;a href=&quot;http://mantan-web.jp/2013/11/09/20131108dog00m200066000c.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; with the producer of Non Non Biyori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;　－－主要キャラクターの宮内れんげのせりふ「にゃんぱすー」はどういう意味があるのですか？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;　小学1年生が考えた「おはこんばんちわ」的な（笑い）、いろいろなときに対応できるあいさつです。また、れんげというキャラクターは1年生ですが、いろんな意味でませています。知識も多彩で通知表もオール5です。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's the meaning of &quot;Nyanpasu&quot; from main character Renge Miyauchi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Ohakonbanchiwa&quot;-like. (laughing) A greeting phrase created by a grade 1 elementary school student. It fits many situations. Renge is grade 1, but she is too grown-up in many ways, and has lots of knowledge and a straight-A report card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Ohakonbanchiwa&quot; is a greeting used in the old anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Slump&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr.Slump&lt;/a&gt;, created by Akira Toriyama, the author of Dragonball. &quot;Ohakonbanchiwa&quot; is a combination of &quot;Ohayou&quot; (Good morning), &quot;Konnichiwa&quot; (Hello) and &quot;Konbanwa&quot; (Good evening).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T09:09:52.900" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T09:09:52.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13552" CreationDate="2014-08-27T07:34:49.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the correct answer is 'at least one page'. (because if it was zero, it wouldn't be a manga adaptation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no set limit on how much content one must have in order to get an adaption. The deciding factor is instead decided by the production company, sponsors and any other involved parties that make up the committee who decide which animations to produce. It does help the management board decide on a series if it the series has significant existing fan interest from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, while I can't think of any one-page manga that have been adapted, it is perfectly possible if the committee agrees to it - There will just be more effort put into planning around this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This blog post explains further about the anime production process&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This process depends on who’s pushing for an idea and who is backing it up, it can be animation studios themselves along with sponsors, but many anime are adaptations of manga or light novels, in which case, publishers front costs (including the costs of having it shown on TV stations). The production company (e.g Aniplex) gathers staff, sponsors, and looks at advertisement and merchandise. While many people describe studios as being cheap, only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio, with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also worthy of note that many mangas themselves are adaptations from light novels or visual novels or may have other spin-off content which adds to the content that the studios can work with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The content range of which adaptations do come to life can vary significantly. This is to do with chapter sizes, author preference, committee requests, etc. Every show will have different requirements and differing ease of adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=595393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chihayafuru&lt;/a&gt;'s first season (of 13 episodes) covers 40 chapters &amp;amp; Claymore with 22 episodes covers roughly 60. Hikari lychee club is a manga adaption, but is very different in style and story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/519Sbm.png&quot; alt=&quot;cute :)&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cr2W0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;not cute D:&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably a bit of a disappointing answer, but there is no minimal content requirement and it is something that differs from company to company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T05:27:33.527" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T05:27:33.527" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11213" CreationDate="2014-08-27T08:08:55.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that Logia typed Devil Fruit Users cannot be hit without Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy using water to hit Crocodile shows that Logia typed Devil Fruit's weakness can be used to hit without using Haki. So to harm a Logia is to exploit the element itself, using its properties to solidify the user and rendering them vulnerable to damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia#Weaknesses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the fearsome power of Logia users, they are far from truly being invincible. Sneak attacks are more likely to work, as the user will not be ready to avoid them. However, with training, most Logia users learn to transform by reflex, eliminating the ability to strike them by conventional means. For example, Enel's ability has been trained to the point that he could reflexively change form while partially asleep using Mantra to predict his enemy's actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inexperienced Logia users also tend to become seemingly overconfident, as they are unaccustomed to physically dodging attacks or receiving attacks, due to their powers. Thus, if their advantage is neutralized by some means, they then have to rely on their physical ability to dodge, a skill which they may or may not be proficient at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very high skill and training required to dodge any sudden attack. Physical contact is required to hit Logia user, so a well trained user can avoid  Haki-imbued attacks by changing the state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean Logia users can &amp;quot;solidify&amp;quot; themselves or maybe only parts of themselves, kind of like coating with Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes they can solidify and turn there part of body as they want. Crocodile hand turn into sand while he was holding Vivi. Aokiji using ice leg in One Piece Film: Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clear that default form is human state and change according to requirement. And can be hit without using Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T09:28:21.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T09:26:52.800" Score="4" ViewCount="2528" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the death of Devil Fruit (DF) user, the DF re-spawns. This has been &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2985/6345&quot;&gt;explained&lt;/a&gt;. After the death of Ace, &lt;strong&gt;Mera Mera no Mi&lt;/strong&gt; re-spawned as shown in chapter 701.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marshall D. Teach, user of the &lt;strong&gt;Yami Yami no Mi&lt;/strong&gt; fruit, stole the power of the &lt;strong&gt;Gura Gura no Mi&lt;/strong&gt; from White Beard after he died. It is explained that it does not re-spawn as soon as the user dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how much time does it take to re-spawn and how long does the power of DF remain inside the user after he/she dies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T18:07:06.277" Title="How long does Devil Fruit take to re-spawn after the death of user?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13660" CreationDate="2014-08-27T10:43:17.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only proof we have seen so far, indicates that the ability re-spawns immediately, as can be seen when &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smiley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Smiley&lt;/a&gt; died during the Punk Hazard arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/etgphm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marshall D. Teach isn't a good counter-example as he probably didn't use the conventional way to obtain his second devil fruit power. He must have used his powers to obtain the power instead of just eating it. I believe that he used his powers to trap the spirit before it could be reborn. I believe he absorbed the devil, the moment it got out of Whitebeard's body and before it could travel to the nearest fruit in order to be reborn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Caeser deliberately put a sack of apples near the location he would kill Salamander indicates that he was aware of the fact that it would re-spawn immediately. If it wouldn't, there wouldn't be any point in putting a bunch of apples in the sleigh near Smiley. And even if it was just a major coincidence that the apples were there, it still shows that the Salamander fruit demon was reborn the instant Smiley died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is a well known fact though. Otherwise the Marines would have put a fruit similar to the fire fruit nearby Marineford to keep that awesome power within the Marines. Or maybe they did and Doflamingo stole the fruit in the end. We can only speculate on how Doflamingo got the Fire fruit, as it hasn't been revealed and I doubt it will be revealed further down the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T14:03:34.600" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T14:03:34.600" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13662" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13663" CreationDate="2014-08-27T10:51:24.580" Score="3" ViewCount="2078" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching episode 18 of &lt;em&gt;Zettai Karen Children&lt;/em&gt;, at 10:49, some random characters seem to walk into the scene. And I seem to recall that the character that walks by is from some other series, all tough I'm not too sure which one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who is the guy in the middle of the picture that's getting hugged by this tiger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oDz0D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:49:50.993" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:49:50.993" Title="Who is the guy with blue hair in the picture?" Tags="&lt;zettai-karen-children&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13662" CreationDate="2014-08-27T11:02:49.593" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's Hayate from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/hayate-the-combat-butler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/a&gt; and apparently, the tiger is also from the same series, he's Tama &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hshu0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xhtHY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H8Jrs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/hayate-ayasaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayasaki Hayate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/tama-hayate-the-combat-butler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hayate's character description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Butler of the Sanzenin, Hayate, although underage, has had to work to support his unemployed parents. He moved from job to job since he was nine, but through this he has gained considerable and practical knowledge on how the world works. However, Hayate has terrible luck. Called a 'combat butler', Hayate is skilled with firearms and is physically invincible, even surviving after being hit by vehicles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T23:39:29.457" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T23:39:29.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13666" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13669" CreationDate="2014-08-27T18:09:35.160" Score="3" ViewCount="5693" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Uchiha Madara was the only one who could summon Kurama, how did Obito do it? Also, Naruto was 16 while Kakashi looked about 30, so if Kakashi and Obito were the same age, and Obito summoned Kurama while Naruto was born, he would be younger than Naruto is now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8159" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T20:24:39.947" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T20:24:39.947" Title="How did Uchiha Obito summon Kurama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T18:52:20.897" Score="8" ViewCount="2297" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RXm7H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I found it on tumblr and i would be interested to know from what manga it is&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found it on tumblr and i would be interested to know from what manga it is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8160" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:06:25.230" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:06:25.230" Title="Manga image of two girls with unusual eyes" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T05:41:39.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13667" CreationDate="2014-08-27T19:23:05.480" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like it's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Ghoul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/a&gt;. They've all got eyes like that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kSgcf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like the characters from your screenshot are &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Kurona_Yasuhisa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurona Yasuhisa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Nashiro_Yasuhisa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nashiro Yasuhisa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FTD73.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zg174.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22319/Tokyo_Ghoul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=16086&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ghoul_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T19:29:02.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T19:29:02.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13666" CreationDate="2014-08-27T19:28:35.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For starters, at the beginning of the series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kakashi was 26&lt;/a&gt;, and Naruto was 12. Which makes him (and Obito) only 14 when the Kyuubi attacked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, presumably Obito was able to summon Kurama because Kurama was under his control, and thus acts like a sort of contract between the two. The only other person who was known for summoning Kurama is Madara Uchiha, and Kurama hates his guts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T19:28:35.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T21:20:17.093" Score="1" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that cursed tools pass from a owner to the next when the owner relinquish ownership (like when Haruaki asked Kirika to give him the Tragic Black River belt) or when the owner dies and someone claims ownership (the The Indigo Vessel and Rawhide FCD comes to mind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the curses normally affects their owners or people related to their owners, how exactly are the ownership given? Can tools decide to change ownership without killing their owners or with their owners relinquishing ownership?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T21:20:17.093" Title="How do cursed tools identify their owners?" Tags="&lt;cube-x-cursed-x-curious&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8181" CreationDate="2014-08-27T22:13:29.520" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's definitely not something that just Hiro Mashima does; in fact, it's very common. Roel van Uden mentions Milk Morinaga in the comments. Sp0T mentions Ken Akamatsu. If you look back at Akamatsu's work, he almost always creates spiritual successors for his characters that have very similar appearances and personalities, e.g. AI Love You's Cindy became Love Hina's Naru who became Negima's Asuna; AI's Forty-chan became Love Hina's Kaolla Su who somewhat became Negima's Ku Fei; Love Hina's Shinobu became Negima's Nodoka Miyazaki; Love Hina's Kitsune became Negima's Kazumi Asakura. In the early sketches for Negima that are given as bonus material in the US manga release, you can see that the original design for Negi looked a lot like AI's Forty-kun with glasses. There are many other examples in Akamatsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another example, in Kozue Amano's Amanchu, the character of Hikari is very similar in appearance, personality, and name to the character of Akari in Aria. (Both names mean &quot;light&quot;.) There are various similar-looking characters across the CLAMP works, e.g. Sakura Kinomoto's older brother Touya resembles Subaru Sumeragi from X, and both somewhat resemble Shizuka Doumeki from xxxHolic and Rikuo from Legal Drug.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think user2435 has a point that artists develop certain habits and tendencies that express themselves in the character design. But it could also be about staying recognizable; when I see the Negima volumes in the store, I know right away that it's by Ken Akamatsu, because Naru's twin-tailed little sister is staring at me from the front cover. Even if an artist is capable of drawing in a very different style, it isn't necessarily advantageous to do so. It may also be relevant that manga-ka tend to write the same kinds of stories for each work, and so might draw in the same style to make sure the art and story match. By the time we get to UQ Holder, Akamatsu has switched from love comedy to adventure, and there are subtle differences in the art as a result (Yukihime looks much more mature than any major heroine in his previous work.) CLAMP uses a slightly different style between xxxHolic and Chobits, even though the two works came out around the same time, because the stories are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, it's very common for manga-ka to reuse character designs, or to slightly tweak existing character designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T22:13:29.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2014-08-28T00:36:06.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There aren't really dedicated &quot;suggestion engines&quot; for anime. your best bet is looking through places like [MyAnimeList] or [AnimePlanet]. Otherwise, you can go through something like &lt;a href=&quot;http://thatanimesite.tv/anime-list/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, scroll through to something that has genres you like, and look for whether or not it is highly rated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, there are plenty of websites you can go to that will give you info about series, recommendations, suggestions, etc., but nothing with a dedicated system. Just use a bunch'a different sites, and you won't go wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8163" LastEditorUserId="8163" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T09:49:00.080" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T09:49:00.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13666" CreationDate="2014-08-28T04:30:18.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Contract_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Contract Seal&lt;/a&gt; to summon tailed beasts. So far, we have only seen Kurama summoned with it. The answer is here &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7531/does-obito-master-the-summoning-jutsu&quot;&gt;Obito summoning kurama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T04:30:18.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8181" CreationDate="2014-08-28T04:54:50.363" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese it's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_system_(filmmaking)&quot;&gt;Star system&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earliest manga author who uses star system is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka%27s_Star_System&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; for details of his star system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese version of wikipedia has a page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0_(%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BB%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)#.E6.BC.AB.E7.94.BB.E3.83.BB.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1.E3.83.BC.E3.82.B7.E3.83.A7.E3.83.B3_.28.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.29&quot;&gt;Star system of manga/anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga/anime section describe 3 categories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clearly defined same name character.&#xA;Osamu Tezuka, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiko_Fujio&quot;&gt;Fujiko Fujio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotaro_Ishinomori&quot;&gt;Shotaro Ishinomori&lt;/a&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Different character, Different world.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/rave-master&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;rave-master&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;rave-master&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fairy-tail&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fairy-tail&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fairy-tail&lt;/a&gt; are categorized to this.&#xA;Other example is heal team in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Bokan&quot;&gt;Time Bokan&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;This contains &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_anime_series#Team_Rocket&quot;&gt;Team rocket&lt;/a&gt; in pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Same character, Same world.&#xA;Negima, UQ Holder and CLAMP's manga are categorized to this.&#xA;Each story is happen in same world, but focus to different time or character.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of this, there are spin off story.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Project_S&quot;&gt;Magical Project S&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha&quot;&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Heart&quot;&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma_Illya&quot;&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/stay_night&quot;&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That Wikipedia page also mentioned about game.&#xA;For example, In addition to 2d action, Mario is protagonist of cart game, tennis game and other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T04:54:50.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3813" CreationDate="2014-08-28T10:29:11.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not negate or confirm whether he has created a new universe or just come to terms with his pubescent angst... I would say it is just as likely that he is merely coming to terms with &lt;strong&gt;death&lt;/strong&gt;? But, what is the difference? That is the beauty of the story. It could be all three... I mean, creating a new universe and now becoming its god, that's insane. Not to say impossible, but in our view it would be the same as death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am curious about the puberty undertones, I can see that but I have to say &lt;em&gt;undertone&lt;/em&gt;, no more. I feel that Akira is social commentary at it's peak and puberty may be a theme, but not the main one. I like the idea of a new universe but I feel that it is not obviously stated. Yet I cannot deny that it is a great analysis of the ending. So, having never read the manga, because I am a cheap jerk or whatever, I feel that Tetsuo dies. He dies, only in our eyes. It is a perfect ending. We do not know what comes after death, and I agree the theme is about the Star Child, human evolution, 2001 Space Odyssey, etc. So all these interpretations are essentially the same ending. AMAZING. I don't know. AKIRA! Every time I watch it I am blown away. Tears. Amazed. Or as Kei said, &quot;Fantastic.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8171" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T12:15:26.200" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T12:15:26.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-28T17:18:35.457" Score="3" ViewCount="1158" Body="&lt;p&gt;At around 13 minutes into episode 7 of &lt;em&gt;Fate/kalied liner Prisma Illya 2wei!&lt;/em&gt;, when Illya's mother Irisviel talked about the power of an older sister, there are a few characters appearing in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8KIQo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Merged screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote Irisviel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Older sister. Yes, that is the one who is older and has more power. When it comes to domestic hierarchies, they can hold more power than even the father. And they have absolute sway over younger siblings, which can never be overturned. The quote one great man, &quot;No little sister is superior to her older sister!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these characters? And how does these characters compliements her argument about the power of an older sister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T13:37:28.920" Title="Who are these characters appearing during the talk about elder sister in Fate/kaleid episode 7?" Tags="&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13681" CreationDate="2014-08-28T22:05:47.550" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are character from the Nasuverse (which Fate/kalied liner Prisma Illya is set in).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From left to right&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Touko_Aozaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Touko Aozaki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kara_no_Kyoukai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kara no Kyokai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mahou_Tsukai_no_Yoru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mahou Tsukai no Yoru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is Aoko Aozaki's older sister, the one you see in the screen shot is how she looks in Mahou Tsukai no Yoru as she looks slightly different in Kara no Kyokai.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Euryale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Euryale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Stheno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stheno&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are the other 2 of the 3 Gorgon Sisters, as such they are related to Medusa, AKA &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_%28Fate/stay_night%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rider&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kohaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kohaku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukihime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the Heroines from Tsukihime and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Hisui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hisui's&lt;/a&gt; sister who both serve as maids for the Tohno Household. Kohaku normally serves &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akiha&lt;/a&gt;. However, her romantic interest is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shiki_Tohno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irisviel's quote would refer to them all being the older siblings and having some sort of power over the younger siblings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Touko has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sealing_Designation#Sealing_Designation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sealing Designation&lt;/a&gt; and was seen as being the most powerful due to her superior Magic Circuits. However, her little sister Aoko was chosen to be the Aozaki Successor instead, which made Touko angry and caused the fight between the two (and thus the reason why Magus Families try to avoid sibling heirs). Touko was only defeated when Aoko used one of the 5 True Magics which was thought to be impossible. Otherwise, by specifications, she is still better that Aoko.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Euryale and Stheno often picked on and belittled their younger sister Medusa and fed off her blood. However, they both did care very deeply for her. Chances are, if they were summoned as Servants, they would be more powerful than Medusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Medusa became the monster known as Gorgon, she devoured her sisters. However, when Perseus reflected the Nightmare of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Breaker_Gorgon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Breaker Gorgon&lt;/a&gt; back at Medusa, the &quot;nightmare&quot; Medusa saw was of the time she spent with her sisters, which made her paralyzed with joy of seeing them again, so they still hold power over her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kohaku is a master at medicines and is often comically seen experimenting with them, (e.g. making a potion to turn Akiha into G-Akiha in Melty Blood), being a Magical Girl or making Mecha of Tsukihime Characters in her Underground Dungeon beneath the Tohno Household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tsukihime, she plots to get revenge on the Tohno Family due to her having been raped by Shiki's and Akiha's father as a child and later by SHIKI before releasing him (who then went to kill his father) because she (and her sister) are Synchronizers and resigned to this fate to protect her sister from suffering the same abuse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part about &quot;[holding] more power than even the father&quot; is strange, as none of them do we know the father of. If it's related, I assume it might refer to Kohaku as it was she who convinced Shiki's and Akiha's father to never touch Hisui when they were children and that it was because she was a Synchronizer who can keep him from giving into the Tohno Blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T13:37:28.920" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T13:37:28.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13511" CreationDate="2014-08-29T00:56:55.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Correct me if i'm wrong, but typically investigators need solid concrete evidence in order to do a search and seizure, or any form of operation, to avoid being targets themselves. Imagine... A police officer brakes open your door, cracks you with the butt of his pistal on mere speculation on the fact that your name and/or hairstyle matched the criminal he was chasing. Yea... Having a facial recognition may not be accurate, but it would give them enough proof to get a warrant&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And while the differences between their targets are pretty big, in'turn increases their chances of being wrong. Using technology to confirm would shorten the distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7989" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T00:56:55.213" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14059" CreationDate="2014-08-29T02:22:32.013" Score="2" ViewCount="1907" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Only Sense Online, the main character is male, but in game people keep mistaking him for being female. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the game actually turn him into a female character, or did he just get his features made more feminine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was the explanation from the LN, but it doesn't actually state whether or not the avatar was skewed towards being feminine or it was actually a female body: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When you don’t modify your body after your figure is captured by camera, an automatic body correction is applied. Mainly it works in the direction of adding femininity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-01T15:34:40.833" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T01:24:09.763" Title="Is Yun male or female?" Tags="&lt;only-sense-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13511" CreationDate="2014-08-29T02:35:58.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As what @Clockwork-Muse have said, it is for confirmation bias, because without recreating the face of Makishima, Tsunemori can just say anyone in the acadamy that he is Makishima without having any evidence even though it is not in Tsunemori memory, so by creating the identikit, they provide an unbiased evidence based on the real image that Tsunemori's memory depicts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2679" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T02:35:58.823" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13634" CreationDate="2014-08-29T02:52:06.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logia users can be hit with intangible attacks. Users of Busoshoku Haki can strike Logia users as if they were human. When Haki is applied to a Logia user while they are intangible, rather than nullifying the powers completely; it turns the user back to their physical form. I have listed 2 other ways to damage Logia users too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Logia users suffer the same weakness to the sea and Kairoseki as with other Devil Fruit users, forcing them back into their original form and sealing their powers. By using a weapon that is coated or tipped with Kairoseki. An example of this is the Nanashaku Jitte that Smoker uses as his primary weapon. It can be used to nullify Devil Fruit powers simply by contact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another way to harm a Logia is to exploit the element itself, using its properties to solidify the user and rendering them vulnerable to damage. For example, Enel, being made of electricity, is vulnerable to Luffy's rubber body despite his honed reflexes, since rubber is an insulator. Another example is Crocodile, who, being made of sand, can be struck if his body is dampened (either by getting him wet or striking with wet limbs), since sand sticks together if wet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8179" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T02:52:06.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13693" CreationDate="2014-08-29T02:52:20.547" Score="9" ViewCount="1603" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find an anime that I had watched years ago. It has these female characters that are trying to fight each other. They have special weapons which they can summon and that I think they wear something that represents their team. They have these toys that help them to have these weapons summoned. I can't seem to remember this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what it might be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8180" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:55:31.147" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:55:31.147" Title="Anime with special weapons and female characters fighting?" Tags="&lt;kampfer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:46.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13692" CreationDate="2014-08-29T02:56:24.197" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime that you are trying to find is most likely to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4mpfer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kämpfer.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/37bp9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The plot revolves around Natsuru Senō, a normal high school boy with blue hair. One day he wakes up and found himself turned into a girl. A stuffed tiger &quot;Harakiri Tora&quot; comes to life and tells him that he has been chosen as one of the &quot;Kämpfer&quot;, a female fighter. The Kämpfer are destined to fight with other Kämpfer. The story starts when he is attacked by an unknown girl who happens to also be a Kämpfer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T03:24:25.547" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T03:24:25.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6222" CreationDate="2014-08-29T03:04:55.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for this exact story as well.Well some of what you said was like the one I was looking for.  It's called Tail of the moon. Check it out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8181" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T03:04:55.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13602" CreationDate="2014-08-29T03:10:30.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A possible theory is that only certain Exceeds with special conditions can have a battle form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Samuel was raised by the Legion Corps upon birth, prompting his devotion to them. He has learnt combat from the Legion Corps and has great wisdom. His knowledge is what that enabled him to unlock the key to have a battle form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pantherlily is born in Edolas and is an Exceed that used to work for the kingdom of Edolas as the Magic Militia's First Division Commander of the Royal Army. He should be able to do it with talent and stay in his battle form or he wouldn't be the leader in the Royal Army. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8179" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T03:10:30.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8315" CreationDate="2014-08-29T03:43:49.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether it's possible or not is currently unknown. It has not been revealed in the manga or the anime yet however other guilds will not let any wizard have 2 guild marks at the same time. This will question their devotion to the guild and it will be meaningless to stay in either of them. A guild is a family and you can only have one family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is arguable that the guild marks can be hidden under their clothes and nobody would notice. However some guild marks, like Fairy Tail's, is more than just a mark, it is a magic contract too as stated in the link you have given. It has not been shown that other guilds have them but it is possible to corrupt a wizard's magic with 2 different magic contract on their body. Just imagine 2 different natures of magic going on in a wizard's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8179" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T06:19:44.147" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T06:19:44.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13698" CreationDate="2014-08-29T04:37:25.240" Score="5" ViewCount="3543" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sekirei&lt;/em&gt;, I am confused with Homura's Gender (Sekirei #06). I just can't seem to find out the logic of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Homura male or female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8180" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-06T07:03:38.177" LastActivityDate="2018-06-06T07:03:38.177" Title="What is Homura's gender?" Tags="&lt;sekirei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13697" CreationDate="2014-08-29T04:41:37.937" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sekirei_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of Sekirei Characters&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It states under &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sekirei_characters#Homura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Homura&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homura (焔, Sekirei #06) was the self-titled &quot;Sekirei Guardian&quot; who protected unwinged Sekirei during the first two stages (this mission was given to him by Takami), usually from Hikari and Hibiki. Prior to being winged, Homura's power and gender were unstable. Even after his body started becoming female (called &quot;feminization&quot; in the manga), Homura continued to think and act as a man....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Afterwards, Minato received the power to determine Homura's gender and mentality, but chooses to let Homura remain who he is for now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T14:07:14.893" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T14:07:14.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13699" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T05:09:30.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sekirei (セキレイ?, lit. Wagtail) is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga began serialization in the seinen magazine Young Gangan published by Square Enix in December 2004.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo (known as Shinto Teito (新東帝都 Shintō Teito?, &quot;New Eastern Imperial Capital&quot;)) in 2020, 19-year-old Minato Sahashi is extremely intelligent, but his inability to cope under pressure often results in failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, Minato meets a girl named Musubi, who literally falls from the sky. Minato soon learns that she is a &quot;Sekirei&quot; who chose him as her &quot;Ashikabi&quot;, a human with special powers that allows them to have a contract with Sekirei. This binds the Sekirei to him and allows them to use their full power in elimination battles with other Sekirei. Made up of cute girls, buxom women, and bishōnen, the Sekirei fight in a competition known as &quot;The Game&quot; or the &quot;Sekirei Plan&quot; organized by Hiroto Minaka, the chairman and founder of the mysterious and powerful MBI Corporation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato soon learns that being the partner of a girl is not all fun and games, especially when several other Sekirei choose him as their Ashikabi, each also forming a contract with him. Now, Minato must find a way to survive both the life-threatening battles of the Sekirei Plan and his partners' fierce competition for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekirei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sekirei&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:35:56.010" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:35:56.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13700" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T05:09:30.957" Score="0" Body="Sekirei (セキレイ?, lit. Wagtail) is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga began serialization in the seinen magazine Young Gangan published by Square Enix in December 2004." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="5092" LastEditDate="2014-08-29T05:34:48.517" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T05:34:48.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13701" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T05:10:35.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;C³, also known as C Cube (シーキューブ Shīkyūbu) or Cube×Cursed×Curious, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hazuki Minase and illustrated by Sasorigatame about Haruaki Yachi who receives a mysterious black cube from his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story begins with high-school student Yachi Haruaki receiving a mysterious package, a super-heavy black cube from his father overseas. That night, Haruaki wakes to a suspicious noise in the kitchen and discovers a cute-looking stark-naked female stealing rice crackers. After the embarrassing moment, the girl presents herself. Her name is Fear (pronounced &quot;Fia&quot; in Japanese), and she is the first of several surprises that Haruaki is to receive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C3_%28light_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;C&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:41:21.860" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:41:21.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13702" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T05:10:35.120" Score="0" Body="C³, also known as C Cube (シーキューブ Shīkyūbu) or Cube×Cursed×Curious is a Light Novels series by Hazuki Minase released in September 2007." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:41:21.860" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:41:21.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7236" CreationDate="2014-08-29T09:56:00.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He knows that Sakura is &quot;the other grail&quot; besides Illya, thus he approach/come to her and said &quot;Die&quot; to Sakura, because she is the &quot;fake&quot; grail.&#xA;And, Gilgamesh can't be tainted because of his high ego&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8185" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T09:56:00.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-29T10:34:17.213" Score="6" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the intro of Sabagebu! There are some random english sentences that scroll across the screen like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You are a real follower of our survival gamers. Its fantastic to be atrocious. You must be the one beyond good and evil.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;____ be so easy if they apologise to us for it&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and several other weird sentences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zFTdw.png&quot; alt=&quot;Intro&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found it strange when I watched it initially, because it doesn't seem like it would be from a blurb or an extract from the original source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what the sentences mean and what they are a reference to? They don't seem to be translated lyrics anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T08:52:11.920" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T08:52:11.920" Title="What's the meaning behind the text in the intro of Sabagebu?" Tags="&lt;sabagebu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13705" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13742" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:29:31.120" Score="7" ViewCount="764" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is mostly in the title; When discussing propaganda through anime, most articles refer to Momotaro's Divine Sea Eagles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXipom.png&quot; alt=&quot;momotaro screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was definitely other anime which were produced during wartime to promote the army's cause - but a lot of it was destroyed by the Americans after Japan's defeat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any other surviving animated Japanese propaganda from WWII?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T08:59:53.193" Title="Apart from Momotaro's Sea Eagles, did any other animated propaganda survive WWII?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;momotaro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13706" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:48:09.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sabagebu!&lt;/strong&gt; (さばげぶっ!?, lit. Survival Game Club!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hidekichi Matsumoto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series, which follows a group of high school girls and their daily lives in a survival game club, began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine from December 2010. An anime adaptation by Pierrot+ began airing in Japan in July 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabagebu!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sabagebu!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:10:39.350" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:10:39.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13707" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:48:09.820" Score="0" Body="Sabagebu! is a Manga series written and illustrated by Hidekichi Matsumoto, released in December 2010. It has a 2014 anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:10:39.350" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:10:39.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13708" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:52:13.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (ペルソナ4 Perusona Fō) role-playing game and chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. An Anime adaptation was released in March 2012&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place in the fictional, rural Japanese town of Inaba, which lies among floodplains and has its own high school and shopping districts. Unexplained murders have taken place in the small town, where bodies are found dangling from television antennas and their cause of death unknown. At the same time, rumor has begun to spread that watching a switched-off television set on rainy midnights will reveal a person's soulmate. The game also follows the main characters into the TV World, a fog-shrouded realm filled with monsters called Shadows, which can only be accessed through TV sets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Persona_4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:31:16.140" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:31:16.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13709" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:52:13.033" Score="0" Body="Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (ペルソナ4 Perusona Fō) role-playing game and chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. An Anime adaptation was released in March 2012" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:31:16.140" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:31:16.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13710" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:57:22.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kobu-Tori, an old man with a lump growing on his face takes refuge in a hollow tree during a thunderstorm. When he awakens, he finds the forest populated by mythic creatures. He dances with the sprites and as a reward, the creatures remove his deformity. Back in the village, he tells another man who has a similar growth on his face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:26:37.920" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:26:37.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13711" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T11:57:22.083" Score="0" Body="Kobu-Tori excerpt placeholder" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:26:37.920" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:26:37.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13715" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T12:38:24.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nBWwE.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, known as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default: Flying Fairy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ブレイブリーデフォルト フライングフェアリー &lt;em&gt;Bureiburī Deforuto: Furaingu Fearī&lt;/em&gt;) in Japan is a Role Playing Games released on Nintendo 3DS by Square Enix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows the travels for 4 young heroes; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Agnès Oblige&lt;/em&gt;, the Wind Vestal who witnessed the Wind Crystal become swallowed in darkness and those around her killed. Hunted by the Duchy of Eternia, she and the cryst-fairy Airy seek to cleanse all the crystals from Darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edea Lee&lt;/em&gt;, Daughter of the Duchy of Eternia's leader, the Templar Breav Lee. She is sent off with the Sky Knights to apprehend Agnès in the Caldis Region, however defects to join Agnès when her strong sense of justice condemns the actions of the Eternian Forces&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ringabel&lt;/em&gt;, an amnesiac traveling around the world seducing/charming women. He carries &quot;D's Journal&quot;, a book with a D on the cover that seems to predict the future, Ringabel is unsure if he is the writer himself or not however believe the link to his memories lays with the women the writer cared deeply for, Edea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tiz Arrior&lt;/em&gt;, A young boy from Norende in the Caldis Region, Norende is completely destroyed by mysterious calamity seemingly linked to the tainting of the Crystals. deeply depressed that he was unable to save his young brother Til, Tiz join Agnès in her quest hoping to find answers into hwy Norende was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 4 travel around the world attempting to awaken the 4 Crystals while fighting the forces of the Duchy of Eternia who seeks to spread Anti-Crystalisum, the belief that the Crystals should not be interacted with or relied upon, the opposite to Crystalisum which worships the blessing of the Crystals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bravely Default was released in Japan October, 2012. In December 2013 a re-release called &lt;strong&gt;Bravely Default: For the Sequel&lt;/strong&gt; was released in Japan and Europe which was an upgraded version of the original game. it was released in North America in February 2014. In the West, Bravely Default: For the Sequel is just known as either &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A free-to-play web browser game called &lt;strong&gt;Bravely Default: Praying Brage&lt;/strong&gt; was released in November 2012 only in Japanese, it is set 200 years after the event of Bravely Default in which Edea Lee has become the wind vestal to find her friend and predecessor Agnès Oblige, it also features Lilia DeRosso, a character who was hinted at in the previous game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A true sequel to the game was announced in December 2013. Called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Second&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, is currently in development for Nintendo 3DS, it was also hinted upon in a bonus teaser that is unlocked after completing the game. Taking place Seven years after the end of the first game, it's believed all the previous main characters will appear (with Tiz and Agnès being confirmed) along with the new addition Magnolia Arch, A &quot;Ba'al Buster&quot; from the moon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See alo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravely_Default&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Bravely_Default&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the Final Fantasy Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravely_Second&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Second&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Bravely_Second_%28Game%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Second&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the Final Fantasy Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Bravely_Default:_Praying_Brage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bravely Default: Praying Brage&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the Final Fantasy Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-03T23:02:37.260" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T23:02:37.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13716" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T12:38:24.983" Score="0" Body="Bravely Default is a 3DS Game published by Square Enix originally in 2012 in Japan but later re-released in December 2013" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-02T04:27:33.663" LastActivityDate="2014-09-02T04:27:33.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13717" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T12:39:56.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Megane x Parfait! is a Manga series written by Satou Nanki and drawn by Kizuki Akira, released in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is about a girl joins the 'White Labcoat and Glasses' club to get closer to the upperclassman she's fallen for. She's then coerced into conducting an experiment in love with said upperclassman's younger brother... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:17:50.603" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:17:50.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13718" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T12:39:56.720" Score="0" Body="Megane x Parfait! is a Manga series written by Satou Nanki and drawn by Kizuki Akira, released in 2007.&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:17:50.603" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:17:50.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13719" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T12:41:59.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarou Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shoujo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga, they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Girls%27_Nozaki-kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:21:14.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:21:14.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13720" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T12:41:59.523" Score="0" Body="Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is a four-panel romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki first published in August 2011" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:21:14.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:21:14.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13723" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T14:09:47.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gentlemen%27s_Alliance_Cross&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:02:34.983" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:02:34.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13724" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T14:09:47.680" Score="0" Body="A shōjo manga series by Arina Tanemura, creator of Full Moon wo Sagashite." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:02:34.983" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:02:34.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13725" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T14:11:30.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Recipe is a Manhwa by written by Yeop and drawn by Eldo released in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about Insia, who wields the holy sword Kalsis to harvest the highest of delicacies, dragon meat, and become the greatest dragon meat chef.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:05:56.957" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:05:56.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13726" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T14:11:30.520" Score="0" Body="Dragon Recipe is a Manhwa by written by Yeop and drawn by Eldo released in 2013." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:05:56.957" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:05:56.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13727" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-29T14:13:26.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obake no Q-tarō (オバケのQ(キュー)太郎 Obake no Kyū-tarō), by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga about an obake, Qtarō (Sometimes also spelled as Q-tarō) who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs. The story is usually focused on the antics of Qtarō and his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obake_no_Q-tar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obake no Q-tarō&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:12:47.483" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:12:47.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13728" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-29T14:13:26.633" Score="0" Body="Obake no Q-tarō is a Manga series by Fujiko Fujio released in 1964." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:12:47.483" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:12:47.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13730" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13731" CreationDate="2014-08-29T20:15:12.273" Score="4" ViewCount="5510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this anime picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jUe1D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imgbase.info/images/safe-wallpapers/anime/1_other_anime/19319_1_other_anime_anime_girls_weapons_anime_girl_with_weapon.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I'm wondering from which anime it is.&#xA;Unfortunately I can't give any more information since I don't know what it's about or anything.&#xA;I only have the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I used the google search picture as suggested when adding the tags. But all I came across was people using this as profile picture and only 1.5 page of search results in google. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.be/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZitQcsV65coDUMU-cyG_1RS54lBua9fKoXUjnhLoBrMDUDIl0q432_1cdGWlLrp21W7dV1RA-hxyiYpp0tFxpxoni60CMLXM0sr5ekYj3vlGITlcUg7tcV84QI1bDfG3RdyKmqtIeY0uI3f682ROk4kmKpVrzoPF_1Eb7dXB3t7wsEPNFEMPnxLPQozEZltKtwV-gNnxe4kXNZQtw1h8j39j1ywzU4ailUZLHJiImbvi6Fp2L5u1_1XVMpCFHttouTzOYaS49IC4mPtCWW9eVIswPHQMle-v9ktpn25wMhrJQEegnIrYezzGVHY4AzH2iLo8TnZQTSr4mp7Vm1PbI6ST2UZNV-1UAV1B3tbg7l2i7Ygi98OfW_18ItDUyTxw8ddg4F6dcV88f5aXnlZ-a9BnmOziJbLRswdCkjnAOyrBgBIDAaDfoTJWBIrUt_1Kv3rodFfg_1rXPhfdqNxiaKgJ_1m4LqpSed_1Tj6rN8lbKpI3432riunbwpnS60i4-plFGJA2u1ruEsfI6flOJ7496xH-rZ9nQcwyWZ4tBPcH5Pepn6y1f51u8uKG2i1c5qVdahbgf3kNpPW5ibSd9babveIFsVKc1G1CfXBLBdWwsFUr-PKpqORLVH2NkIWdzlCzfnAa6v787hil_1smCAseZVCSTW_1GLrLtXaCgumPv2KvhkJNnabhgCROPLwfZYe41Izj6RqVdc3x0xTkf2kE5IA_1_1ZQqkb4mKLV6FyU4nkja2eigFwKEggTAuwwPmBbixoiBNRlLD_1hyJ-YkMTqVO82bZHfNmtPYqK8hXs6rFTO5Qk5Vr4VZSuad9Z5KGnbCK4irD0tDI73-FebY4khnq6ParK9fLfMeYE7cBfb_1-ZPavNtG2-tMD0HT9OG1SK3LJ1exEM3wdpXzhYkPBJxRnU5Y3n931--xYUw4lqueRGkkF8JNFxsZ9FcXhHjj3yhTFXVqgceqEopdhMffAxBibmsWW-6kghHJm7OObZk2f5dTQVhfogy22OFBXC_1-scR0qfQpna5ACMgxwuLDUdgnPrsQTrFtdnSHMJYHl2nh-qFDrYyphdO2cKxkFE2YR3Zk8KM3oJF4vXWkDi_1eGHXEcS0zxP5eYbtVZj2rvPPVWAWOrezXk1RLkKBzfLteGIHTEQr43S4ODyq23wfqv2sdHEL0Fx--gpGAC38kdIE2kK0HPiPniqvDPqTcBZy5VzgHFs84ScbteaWJuCIBcSGE6o1qfV4mvOF2lYFsEGeVbBP6Bt8cBZN7Ke_1JLf2CNiT7j0X-8KlF0Rv8leACZoKcFtlleAbuFeUD4jfCXB6Y2a1KIL-cWLidpZrNJPv3Ye0lkdfzl9rtP5htY2tc_1olhKNi5JFEBpOQQ_1mhh-U5ixIfOeGCkIUzyOWUn_1Fez7I2ivtbPsljCe6MXRizqhUIISHsC9AzyaCXYCc9480AcWpu3yfOoMVbIa7OGa9D0LuYa5ZxgtxsN5BPFdNMRHNvh4UfALEtBLCSlWzsIQ&amp;amp;ei=0N4AVKTEPIb8ywOPsIL4Bg&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;sa=N&amp;amp;biw=1527&amp;amp;bih=877&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Search results&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope some of you know from which anime this is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4141" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:47:47.603" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:47:47.603" Title="Who is this black haired girl with a massive sword and gun" Tags="&lt;black-rock-shooter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T03:20:48.550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13730" CreationDate="2014-08-29T20:23:51.500" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is Black Rock Shooter (anime &amp;amp; character both have the name). It originally was a drawing from Ryohei Fuke on Pivix. This later spawned an OVA and subsequent anime series in 2012 and also a PSP game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nupLt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original Design&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black★Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā?) [...] revolves around its eponymous character, a mysterious black haired girl with a blazing blue eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original illustration inspired a song of the same name by Supercell, which gained popularity on the Nico Nico Douga website. A 50-minute original video animation based on the franchise was produced by Yutaka Yamamoto's studio Ordet, written by Nagaru Tanigawa and Shinobu Yoshioka, and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. A &amp;quot;Pilot Edition&amp;quot; was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in September 2009, before the full version was released on DVDs bundled with select magazines from July 24, 2010, subtitled in seven languages, followed by a retail release on December 17, 2010. An eight-episode television anime series, produced by Ordet and Sanzigen, aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between February 2 and March 22, 2012. The franchise has also spawned several manga series and a video game for the PlayStation Portable titled Black Rock Shooter: The Game, each set in their own universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rock_Shooter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch/play you don't have to worry about the order too much as the stories are separate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-29T20:40:32.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-29T22:58:29.950" Score="4" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember there was a guy who was with her throughout the manga and became her love interest in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point, she got kidnapped and was on an island, where she practiced for a piano recital using a tree root. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At school, she had a super snotty roommate whose father was the Duke and a nice, kind of chubby roommate. At a Halloween party, the snooty roommate dressed up as Cinderella and the chubby girl as an angel. The main protagonist dressed up as a monkey and got made fun of, and the guy showed up to help her out and she changed her costumes into a princess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, they had kids and they ran around all over the place and everyone lived happily ever after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8194" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T19:52:26.370" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T19:52:26.370" Title="Manga involving girl who was raised in the forest and her parents died and she rejoined society and went to a fancy school" Tags="&lt;hikari-no-pansy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:53.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-29T23:10:37.567" Score="2" ViewCount="11578" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching some AMVs on youtube and one of them mentioned the tragic familial backstory each character has: for Luffy it was Ace, Sabo, Dragon, Garp, and Shanks; for Usopp it was Yasopp, Banchina, and Kaya; and for Nami it was Bell-mère and Nojiko. Zoro is the only member of the Pre-Grandline crew that we know nothing (to my knowledge) of his family except for Koshiro and Kuina (they were the only thing close that I could think of).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there ever anything mentioned about Zoro's family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T11:12:44.747" Title="Do we know of any of Roronoa Zoro's family?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13730" CreationDate="2014-08-30T01:34:22.903" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be more precise, the character from the picture in the question is &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackrockshooter.wikia.com/wiki/Insane_Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Insane Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the antagonist form of the titular main protagonist character &lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Compared to Black★Rock Shooter, Insane Black★Rock Shooter has purple eyes with a flame of the same color emerging from her left eye and fangs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T01:34:22.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9907" CreationDate="2014-08-30T03:03:04.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a few reasons it couldn't be a cause for suspicion:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The bracelet isn't a handcuff, there's no reason to expect it not to get damaged as a person flails around while getting incinerated especially while the bracelet is more flexible due to high temperatures. Note that Mustang (episode 18) effortlessly cuts an entire chain link in half with a wire sniper. This reinforces the notion that the bracelet isn't that strong. It also tells us that the chain was intentionally prepared. When you cut a single chain link in half, the two halves fall off, leaving complete circles on either end. Look at the picture you posted. The loose end appears to be pried open instead of cut. Mustang would have had to do that on purpose, meaning that Mustang made a conscious effort to make it less suspicious, which is consistent with him separately incinerating the bracelet before wrapping it around the arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore there is no initial cause for suspicion. Like any good trick its most successful when no one knows it happened. The body is accounted for, the dental records match, the bracelets there, and the lone witness collaborates it. No one starts with an unidentifiable body, a form of identification, and a DNA match and assumes that its an elaborate conspiracy involving the coroner. Even if a few other details at the crime scene are highly suspicious, no one questions the identity of the corpse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8192" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T03:03:04.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13738" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-30T03:07:13.417" Score="1" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a very short question but where exactly do I start reading from in the Gakuen Heaven mangas with which follows straight where the anime series finished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really want to read the mangas from the beginning and just basically want to read from where the anime series left off/finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know? Thanks. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I watched the anime series some months ago and I want to now read the manga but I just want to read from where the anime series ended. I have searched but found no very helpful results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T03:07:13.417" Title="Where to read from in Gakuen Heaven after the anime?" Tags="&lt;gakuen-heaven&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13739" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-30T03:19:02.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aJFwv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gakuen_Heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakuen Heaven&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:00:30.143" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:00:30.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13740" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-30T03:19:02.993" Score="0" Body="A boy's love visual novel released by SPRAY for PC in August 2002." OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:00:30.143" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:00:30.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13705" CreationDate="2014-08-30T08:59:53.193" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Toy Box Series Episode 3: Picture Book 1936&quot; (オモチャ箱シリーズ第3話 絵本一九三六年) could count, depending on when you regard WWII and the second Sino-Japanese war as starting. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_in_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1934 in Anime&lt;/a&gt; English Wikipedia page listing it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icVu-acHlpU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube link&lt;/a&gt;. Warning: some of the comments in the comment section are racist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Boing Boing: &lt;a href=&quot;http://boingboing.net/2008/03/17/1936-japanese-cartoo.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;s&gt;1936&lt;/s&gt; 1934 Japanese cartoon with evil Mickey Mouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mickey Mouse flies in with a squadron of mouse-headed pterodactyls to&#xA;  attack an island populated with cute Japanese animals, including a&#xA;  surreal Felix the Cat with sausage-link arms. Link (Via Pink Tentacle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;[I]n the aftermath of the Mukden (Manchurian) Incident and Japan’s&#xA;    announced withdrawal from the League of Nations after the League&#xA;    concluded they were the aggressor, right wing elements in the country&#xA;    started an opinion campaign that once the Five Power naval limitation&#xA;    treaty ran out in 1936, America was planning to attack Japanese&#xA;    possessions, so Japan needed to expand its military… just in case..&#xA;    Apparently, this cartoon was an attempt to stir the pot.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Browsing Wikipedia's XXXX in anime list, I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_in_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combat&lt;/a&gt; in the 1942 year. Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTKCfyBKvhw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube link featuring English subtitles&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T08:59:53.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13743" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-30T09:03:11.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei (桃太郎 海の神兵, lit. Momotarou: God Warriors of the Sea or Momotaro, Sacred Sailors) is the first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for World War II by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945.  It is black and white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D:_Umi_no_Shinpei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:46:18.760" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:46:18.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13744" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-30T09:03:11.227" Score="0" Body="Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei is the first Japanese feature-length animated film released in April 1945" OwnerUserId="5092" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T04:46:18.760" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T04:46:18.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2014-08-30T13:09:27.847" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/5287/Very!_Very!_Sweet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Very, Very Sweet!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, it is if I recall correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually had volume one, but lost it -- and I was looking it up [what you put] on google images and BAM- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6Xta.gif&quot; alt=&quot;cover!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the cover!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Japanese boy, Tsuyoshi, is a restless troublemaker whose severely strict grandfather has finally been given the reins to crack down on him. His grandfather sends him on a quest to find the roots of their ancestry. The family names' roots brings him to Korea where his taxi driver, a chatty energetic girl named Very (Be-Ri), passes out on him. Despite an ugly first encounter, the two later grow close and learn to respect each other's differences...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8198" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T12:53:51.327" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T12:53:51.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-30T13:16:26.047" Score="6" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;The film &quot;Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise&quot; (カンガルーの誕生日 - Kangaroo no Tanjoubi) was released in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6843/Kangaroo_no_Tanjoubi&quot;&gt;February 1941&lt;/a&gt;, less than a year before the Second Sino-Japanese war became the Pacific War, involving the United States and the British Empire, which included Australia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The film was not set in any particular country, and involved non-Australian animals as well as kangaroos. For example, the main villain was a wolf, which doesn't occur in Australia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the film the target of any censorship in Japan because of its use of an Australian animal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-08-30T13:27:04.717" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T13:27:04.717" Title="Was &quot;Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise&quot; the target of any censorship?" Tags="&lt;censorship&gt;&lt;kangaroo-no-tanjoubi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13747" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-08-30T13:32:44.043" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-08-30T13:32:44.043" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T13:32:44.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13748" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-08-30T13:32:44.043" Score="0" Body="Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise (カンガルーの誕生日 - Kangaroo no Tanjoubi) is an anime released in 1941" OwnerUserId="1379" LastEditorUserId="1379" LastEditDate="2014-08-30T17:56:18.157" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T17:56:18.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-30T13:47:54.203" Score="3" ViewCount="2472" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chess, pawn can promote to any other chess piece except King and get all the corresponding abilities and power. Similarly, in High School DxD, when Pawn promotes, their power level increases and they get other abilities also. For example, when &lt;strong&gt;Issei&lt;/strong&gt; got a direct hit from &lt;strong&gt;Yubelluna&lt;/strong&gt;'s attack, he was protected by the &lt;strong&gt;Queen Protection&lt;/strong&gt; abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take Issei's promotion to Queen (&lt;strong&gt;Akeno&lt;/strong&gt;) as an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the abilities and the increase in power level the same for all the Pawns regardless of the power and abilities of the actual Queen (Akeno), or do they depend on that of the Queen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Issei is King of his pieces and promotes himself to Queen, gaining abilities and power from both King and Queen pieces, will he be more powerful than Akeno?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T16:35:35.987" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T16:35:35.987" Title="What are the relations between the level of power and abilities and the promotion of Pawn?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13734" CreationDate="2014-08-30T19:08:11.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing has ever been shown of Zoro's family, and he has never mentioned them. We know from his flashback that he trained in Kuina's father's dojo from a reasonably young age, and that even before that he traveled around as a reasonably good swordsman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a chance he might have family on Wano Kuni, but I think it's unlikely. We don't know if he knows his family, or if he grew up as an orphan, but he has been without a family for a long time now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T19:08:11.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7021" CreationDate="2014-08-30T21:21:29.473" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakumo's body might not have been found by Kabuto, we also know he killed himself so his body could have been damaged badly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8199" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-08-30T23:27:12.597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T23:27:12.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13749" CreationDate="2014-08-31T07:34:09.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't be certain because I haven't read the source material nor am I sure that the author took this into consideration, but if I were to theorise I'd say power was more related to the sacred gear and number of peices consumed in the creation. By this I mean since Issei consumed 8 pawns his promotion to queen should be, hypothetically 8 times as strong as the promotion of a single pawn. I don't think the strength of his queen would impact this, but I cant tell for sure how powerful shed be in comparison. The other thing to consider is the sacred gear. Issei's Welsh dragon is inconsistent with its power, and thus he may be weaker than a normal queen on no stacks but stronger after some. I'm not sure what you mean by the king of peices thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8152" LastActivityDate="2014-08-31T07:34:09.827" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13758" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13761" CreationDate="2014-08-31T10:00:59.597" Score="7" ViewCount="842" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't remember the title or the name of any of the characters and it's driving me nuts @-@&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an anime film around half an hour long, and I think it was part of some kind of anime film festival or contest (?). I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The film is a fairly recent one, I believe it was released around 2012 or 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I can remember about it, though I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate. It's not necessarily in order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The MC is a boy who has two friends and I think they talk about an anime or a manga a lot. Anyway, there are three girls the MC takes notice of. They're talking when the phone of one of the girls rings. Her friends comment about her ringtone being dull. Later, the girl leaves for a bit and her friends change her ringtone as a prank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During class, the girl's phone rings again and she is surprised at the ringtone, which is a piano song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The MC hears it and he keeps note of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After class, the girl gets mad at her two friends, but she forgives them later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next scene I remember is where the MC and his friends are talking, and his friends go home ahead of him. He stays behind at school and starts playing the song in the girl's phone on an app in his phone. The girl hears it and gets surprised, then she asks him not to play that song. The MC then asks her for the song title and the girl says she made it herself. The MC praises the girl but stops since she clearly doesn't want to do anything with the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The MC then goes home and goes to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That night, he has a dream. The dream is about a female doll or something, a tower and there are three multi-coloured glasses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember a scene where the girl has drawings about this exact same dream, but I don't remember how the MC got those drawings u_u&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also this scene where the MC and girl are talking, and then the boy mentions the colours of the three glasses. The girl asks him how he knew the colours, and he says he saw it in her drawing. The girl pulls the drawing out and apparently, the drawing isn't coloured. The MC realizes that it was from the dream and the girl is shocked that they had the same dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl then lets the boy listen to some recordings in her phone. It turns out that the song from earlier wasn't made by her but it was from her dream. Her mother thought she was going crazy because of the dream and had her gone through therapy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's another scene where a boy who is in love with the main girl fights the MC for &quot;stealing his girlfriend&quot; or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's another scene where the MC accidentally rips the drawing of the girl and he draws another one as a replacement. The MC apologizes and gives the girl the substitute he made, and the girl says something along the lines of &quot;We're the same&quot; or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, sorry about how long and messy this is &gt;_&amp;lt;&quot; I just really want to know what the title is. Any help is appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8203" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:29:08.713" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:29:08.713" Title="What's this anime film involving a phone's ringtone?" Tags="&lt;harmonie&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:56.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13758" CreationDate="2014-08-31T18:08:06.767" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Harmonie&lt;/strong&gt; is the anime you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Po8JR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Synopsis (MyAnimeList)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every person has his or her own little world. Among the 34 bustling students of classroom 2-1, there are many such worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honjou Akio's world—my world—is filled with passionate talk about last night's anime with Yoshida, Watanabe, and other friends. It's an fun, comfortable place... But, I always wonder. Wonder about the world of Makina Juri, smiling and surrounded by gorgeous friends on the other side of the classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, I enter her world. But it's not as simple as it sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Synopsis (IMDB)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A girl's phone rings during a class. A boy tries to reproduce the ringtone and this becomes the spark that makes them meet, dream together and discover each other personal world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8192" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-01T16:02:49.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-31T22:20:52.060" Score="3" ViewCount="1559" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otome_Y%C5%8Dkai_Zakuro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it lists that the manga is still ongoing, with the latest volume released in March 2014. The anime however began airing in October 2010 and I'd assume it was on the works for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After seeing the end of the anime and how things seemed to be resolved, I am wondering how much of the Otome Yōkai Zakuro manga was adapted into the anime? Did it deviate from the manga at any point in order to get a conclusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:48:58.197" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:48:58.197" Title="How much of Otome Youkai Zakuro is adapted in the anime" Tags="&lt;otome-yokai-zakuro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-31T22:34:44.700" Score="1" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 - &lt;em&gt;Hollow Touch&lt;/em&gt;, we learn that the prevailing myth among humans about how half-spirits are born, that if a pregnant woman is spirited away, when she returns, the baby later born is a half-spirit, is incorrect. The real reason was that the Village of Oracles would take pregnant women and put them through a ceremony where the blood from a severed fox spirit's head is poured on the woman's stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that the chief of the Village of Oracles has had numerous half-spirits born before, as when Zakuro was born he had plan to put her with the rest of the half-spirits, that was until he realized what power she had. Even after Tsukuhane's escape, the village chief, and later Lord Omodaka, continued in an attempt to create another half-spirit with Zakuro's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Susukihotaru, Bonbori and Hozuki are all half-sprites. Kushimatsu did say that she traveled with Zakuro, finding half-spirits and taking them in to protect them from the Village of Oracles. But if the myth about a half-spirit's birth was actually the work of the Village of Oracles, then how were those 3 born as half-spirits? Bonbori and Hozuki was raised in a cave, and if the 3 were born in the Village of Oracles, Kushimatsu would not have been able to rescue them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-01T22:19:37.433" LastActivityDate="2014-09-01T22:19:37.433" Title="How was Susukihotaru, Bonbori and Hozuki born?" Tags="&lt;otome-yokai-zakuro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13764" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-31T22:45:21.157" Score="1" ViewCount="40" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 5 - &lt;em&gt;Sticky Trap&lt;/em&gt;, Rangui, the Black Widow, lures Lieutenant Hanadate to a room (presumably hers considering the number of bodies already there) and stings him up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near to the end of the series, we learn that Lieutenant Hanadate is Lord Omodaka, current chief of the Village of Oracles. Near the end of Episode 9 - &lt;em&gt;Joy of Love&lt;/em&gt;, Omodaka says he is attracted to Zakuro as a part of the plan to defeat the kokkuri spirit. When everything is over, Zakuro thanks him for the ruse, but he insists that he's a poor lair. At the end of the episode, we see Rangui in bed with him commenting on that. When Omodaka gets up, he puts his mask back on, so we do know that Rangui knows how Omodaka looks like behind his mask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So then what was her plan at the Military Gala in Episode 5? Her jealousy for Zakuro didn't start until Omodaka called her a filthy demon, which was much later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-02T05:29:56.590" LastActivityDate="2014-09-02T05:29:56.590" Title="What was Rangui's plan at the Military Gala?" Tags="&lt;otome-yokai-zakuro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-31T22:53:09.960" Score="2" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my experience with game-based anime which you can actually play like &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Bakugan&lt;/em&gt;, the rules of the game in the anime is vastly different from that in real life game. For example, 1st season of &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; didn't require sacrifices for stronger monsters, and Yugi didn't automatically win by having a single piece of Exodia. In the Battle City Arc, when Joey fights a Rare Hunter, he has 3 of every piece while the rules state you can only have 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;em&gt;Cardfight!! Vanguard&lt;/em&gt; is in a way like &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; in which it has a real life card game (not sure if the anime is based off the game or vice versa), I am wondering if the game rules of &lt;em&gt;Cardfight!! Vanguard&lt;/em&gt; in the anime is the same as that of the actual game itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-01T16:15:00.203" LastActivityDate="2014-09-01T16:15:00.203" Title="How close is the game rules of Cardfight!! Vanguard in the anime compared to the actual game?" Tags="&lt;cardfight-vanguard&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-01T00:47:51.900" Score="2" ViewCount="322" Body="&lt;p&gt;In which episode did Kyouko gave the charm to Tsuna in &lt;em&gt;Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8207" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-09-01T00:58:42.040" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T17:04:48.297" Title="Which episode did Kyouko gave the charm to Tsuna?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13689" CreationDate="2014-09-01T02:21:47.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The game changed him into a female character because he didn't modify his body when setting it up. The game automatically added a body correction. It's near the beginning of Chapter 1 if you want to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8209" LastActivityDate="2014-09-01T02:21:47.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13772" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13808" CreationDate="2014-09-01T12:04:20.307" Score="12" ViewCount="21076" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the movie, we know that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0EjJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Invert&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Age's (Eiji) world was the inverted world and Patema's world was the normal one. However, when Age and Patema fell to the &quot;sky&quot; in Age's world, there was a ground on the other side of the &quot;sky&quot; with some kind of building there. And when it became &quot;morning&quot;, there was some light source like a sun, and the ground in the &quot;sky&quot; was burn. Also, through out the movies, there was morning and night in Age's world. How could that happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly was the light source? Was that the planet's core? (It wasn't look like that on Earth) Or was that some kind of device?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T09:58:58.127" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T07:22:09.013" Title="What is the light source in inverted world?" Tags="&lt;patema-inverted&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9905" CreationDate="2014-09-01T21:16:45.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As every character in the Monogatari series holds a metaphorical reference to the oddity he/she meets, the opening shows Nadeko's evolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Senjougahara&lt;/strong&gt; has a &lt;strong&gt;stapler representing a crab's claw&lt;/strong&gt; as we see in first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mayoi&lt;/strong&gt; carries &lt;strong&gt;her bag as a snail shell,&lt;/strong&gt; and her shadow itself becomes a snail - her symbol when she sticks to Koyomi as they walk with Senjougahara in episode 5 of Bakemonogatari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanbaru&lt;/strong&gt; carries &lt;strong&gt;her own arm as the representation of the Rainy Devil,&lt;/strong&gt; mistaken for a monkey's paw within the arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanekawa&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;has her ears turning into that of a cat&lt;/strong&gt;, approaching her own symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nadeko has her jacket and hat&lt;/strong&gt;, representing a &lt;strong&gt;snake's second skin.&lt;/strong&gt; As she seems to be shedding her skin (becoming a totally opposite character in the second season, thus explaining the change of her outfit), the disappearance of those in the OP scene of her season one arc shows she's been released from the snake's bindings.&#xA;As the OP is highly subjective and reveals her inner thoughts, it might mean that she feels safe whenever she reaches Koyomi to ask for help (at the end of the first episode of the arc), revealing how deeply she trusts him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8217" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-02T05:53:11.053" LastActivityDate="2014-09-02T05:53:11.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13777" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-02T00:00:35.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/veAicl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Patema Inverted (サカサマのパテマ or Sakasama no Patema) is a fantasy anime by Yasuhiro Yoshiura including a 4 ONA series, Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day in 2012 and a movie in 2013. Use this tag for both movie &lt;em&gt;Sakasama no Patema&lt;/em&gt; and ONA &lt;em&gt;Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/12477/Sakasama_no_Patema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakasama no Patema on MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patema_Inverted&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakasama no Patema on Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-09-02T00:00:35.923" LastActivityDate="2014-09-02T00:00:35.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13778" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-02T00:00:35.923" Score="0" Body="&quot;Sakasama no Patema&quot; is a fantasy anime by Yasuhiro Yoshiura" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-09-02T00:00:35.923" LastActivityDate="2014-09-02T00:00:35.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13810" CreationDate="2014-09-02T18:17:33.050" Score="5" ViewCount="1971" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a manga about half a year ago which is about a Royal Prince or something like that, but his Father gets killed when the throne got taken away from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Prince has to flee and gets trained by 2 old guys in a cave. He also gets two souls in his body. One soul is from a strong but bad martial artist and another soul from a buddha monk which resides in his body so that the evil soul can't take over his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone got an ideas which manga I am looking for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would really appreciate any help :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8225" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:05:56.090" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:05:56.090" Title="Read a manga half a year ago went to find it was about a martial artist?" Tags="&lt;sword-of-the-emperor&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:31:59.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-03T05:11:08.530" Score="10" ViewCount="4475" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the start when Natsu was looking for Igneel he said that Igneel was with him 7 years ago. After the Tenroujima incident they all disappeared for 7 years. Evil Rogue came from 7 years in the future. There were seven dragons that came out of eclipse gate after it was opened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the importance of the number 7 in Fairy Tail? Is there some type of special meaning behind it or is it just a simple number with no significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8233" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T05:21:19.753" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T11:19:41.617" Title="What is the importance of the number 7?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3940" CreationDate="2014-09-03T08:05:32.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In light novels there is no &quot;infinite batteries&quot;. Kayaba says &quot;You will die if you're unplugged from the electricity or the internet for more than 10 minutes&quot;. Infinite battery thing is made by anime productors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8235" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-09-03T10:41:36.503" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T10:41:36.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13598" CreationDate="2014-09-03T09:42:41.973" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v5PvU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the second rule given here clearly states that the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar), according to the next rule, if the specified disease takes more than 23 days then the human will die according to the time required by the disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f9FyW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, whether or not you can manipulate the human during that extra (after 23 days) time period is not specified in any of the rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think it would be beyond the scope of the Death Note to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7728" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T09:42:41.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15032" CreationDate="2014-09-03T16:05:22.750" Score="9" ViewCount="5207" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Cross post from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeOST/comments/2edqza/help_me_find_this_song/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;/r/AnimeOST&lt;/a&gt;, where I didn't get any answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a song in mind recently, I'm pretty sure it comes from a well known anime that is less than 10 years old, but I can't remember which one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know what it is? I made a quick &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/4bd964b67346e78c59593cf6376a2f6bd882abad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;music sheet here&lt;/a&gt; so that you can see a bit what it sounds like in my head, I unfortunately can't remember any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXNA0.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are supposed to be Japanese lyrics on the music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6435" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T02:13:42.603" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T02:13:42.603" Title="What is this anime song?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;jigoku-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-11-30T02:42:07.087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7021" CreationDate="2014-09-03T20:41:29.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The theory that Sakumo's body was well-guarded in Konoha doesn't hold merit.  Kabuto was able to obtain Sarutobi Asuma and Dan's DNA to resurrect them, what makes you think he couldn't have gotten Sakumo's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, to the one who said Sakumo was not skilled enough... let's not forget that he was on Sannin level.  Unlike Kakashi, he did not need a borrowed Sharingan to kick butt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is Kichi forgot about Sakumo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8243" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T20:41:29.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13791" CreationDate="2014-09-03T22:02:57.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first one that this tune brings to mind is the Attack on Titan opening song - &quot;Guren no Yumiya&quot; by Linked Horizon, which of course is very recent . It doesn't match the tune exactly, but it's a chance it could be because of memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCHzLFC-CmU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's an acoustic cover version of the song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tune seems really familiar to me, so I'm hesitant about this answer, perhaps some more details like style/genre of music would help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T22:02:57.430" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-04T00:22:05.697" Score="2" ViewCount="368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would Yaten use &quot;Tsukino-san&quot; to indicate his emotional distance from her, or merely &quot;Tsukino&quot; to indicate his penchant to be rude?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any episode in which Yaten Kou (Sailor Star Healer) either directly addresses Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) by her civilian name or refers to her by name when talking to someone else?  I've been searching through all the episodes of Sailor Stars, the 5th season of the Sailor Moon anime, but I cannot find an example.   He clearly calls her &quot;Sailor Moon&quot; when she is in sailor soldier form, but what does he call her as his classmate at school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taiki Kou calls Usagi &quot;Tsukino-san&quot; in episode 185. Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter) calls Usagi by the nickname &quot;Odango,&quot; and she calls him simply &quot;Seiya,&quot; but she calls Yaten &quot;Yaten-kun&quot; and Taiki &quot;Taiki-san;&quot; Taiki calls Mizuno Ami (Sailor Mercury) &quot;Mizuno-kun;&quot; and both Ami and Hino Rei (Sailor Mars) call Seiya &quot;Seiya-kun.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T03:01:45.213" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T04:38:11.537" Title="Name Suffixes: Does Yaten (Sailor Star Healer) ever refer to Usagi (Sailor Moon) by her civilian name?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-04T01:10:24.923" Score="6" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in buying official Japanese-language anime scripts from Japanese online auctions, Japanese online shops, eBay, and/or American websites. How often are they listed? If I see one, do I need to act immediately because the chance of coming across it again is extremely low? If it's not my favorite episode of the series, should I hold out and wait because other episodes' scripts will likely go up for auction at some point (say, within this year)?  Or is it more likely that the one I see is the only one I'm going to be able to get my hands on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm particularly interested in Sailor Moon scripts which date from the late 1990s. How many copies of these were printed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T05:03:30.033" Title="How rare is it to find an anime script from the late 1990s for purchase?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13801" CreationDate="2014-09-04T02:32:53.643" Score="6" ViewCount="546" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planning on re-watching &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;, and all of a sudden I see that there are 28 episodes now when I was pretty sure the anime had ended at around 14 episodes (?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a sequel or did I just not see the other 14 episodes being released?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T07:24:31.497" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T19:52:32.863" Title="Why is there a difference in number of episodes between anime and TV broadcast of Haruhi?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13840" CreationDate="2014-09-04T02:52:55.637" Score="2" ViewCount="788" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to watch the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_Girl_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bungaku Shoujo movie&lt;/a&gt; at some point, but I don't want spoilers for the novels. Skimming over the Wikipedia page, it seems that some events haven't happened yet as of the end of the fourth novel, while other events seem to correspond to earlier novels. There may be other spoilers, some of them major, and that also makes me afraid to research this topic too deeply on my own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which novels provide the major plot points for the movie? Please use spoiler tags as appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0jhTC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touko and a book with surprisingly few tooth marks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T18:41:31.950" Title="Which novels does the Bungaku Shoujo movie cover?" Tags="&lt;bungaku-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13799" CreationDate="2014-09-04T03:02:21.997" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Officially, Season 2 is a sequel to Season 1; it was released after Season 1 and doesn't repeat any material. The US DVD releases for the two are completely separate. But because of the jumbled continuity of the Haruhi Suzumiya series, the Japanese TV broadcast of Season 2 included a rebroadcast of Season 1. That's why when you looked it up, your source said there were 28 episodes; it was going by the TV broadcast, and wasn't being careful about the distinction between Season 1 and Season 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the timelines of Seasons 1 and 2 are interleaved, when Season 2 was broadcast on Japanese TV, it was shown along with a rebroadcast of Season 1, with all the episodes in chronological order. For example, &lt;em&gt;The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt; (in Season 2) was played before &quot;Live Alive&quot; (in Season 1) because &lt;em&gt;The Sigh&lt;/em&gt; takes place before &quot;Live Alive&quot;. (The movie the Brigade shows at the culture festival during &quot;Live Alive&quot; was filmed during &lt;em&gt;The Sigh&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The merging of Season 1 and Season 2 was only for the TV broadcast; if you buy the DVDs, they're separate, so if you haven't bought the Season 1 DVDs yet, make sure to get those along with the Season 2 set. The Season 2 DVD set only includes the new episodes. The DVD sets don't have the episodes chronologically ordered; they have their own ordering for the episodes which is different from both the chronological ordering and the TV broadcast. You can read more about that on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, but I'll give a little summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1 was originally broadcast in weirdo order, then later broadcast in chronological order &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; the Season 2 episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Season 2 came out, it was shown along with the episodes from Season 1; the entire series was shown in chronological order for this broadcast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The US DVD sets have their own ordering. The Season 1 DVD sets are ordered chronologically amongst themselves, except that &quot;The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00&quot; is the first episode. The Season 2 DVD sets are ordered chronologically amongst themselves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm not even going to go into whether the various repetitions of &quot;Endless Eight&quot; have a chronological ordering or not--the metaphysics of time is off topic here.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T19:52:32.863" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T19:52:32.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13804" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-04T06:58:19.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2wvNU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touko Amano, the main heroine&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Book Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (文学少女 &lt;em&gt;Bungaku Shōjo&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &lt;em&gt;Literature Girl&lt;/em&gt;) is a  light novel series with a shoujo feel and a literary theme. the Bungaku Shoujo series has eight original novels; several spinoffs, side stories, and sequels; an anime movie adaptation; two OVAs; and manga adaptations of two of the novels. The original novels are released in the US by Yen Press under the title &lt;em&gt;Book Girl&lt;/em&gt;; the first in the series is &lt;em&gt;Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Konoha Inoue was once a best-selling author, writing under the female pseudonym Miu Inoue. But after his girlfriend, Miu Asakura, also an aspiring writer, committed suicide by jumping off a roof in front of him, Konoha sustained deep mental scars and couldn't stand to write anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He began to heal when he met Touko Amano, an upperclassman at his school and only member of the school's literature club. Touko is a creature which eats books; she experiences the stories written on the pages as flavors, and isn't capable of eating normal food. After Konoha sees her eating a book one day, she forces him to join the club and takes him into her service as a &quot;personal chef&quot;, having him write a story for her every day so she can enjoy its flavor. But despite her placid appearance, Touko is energetic and impulsive, and when a series of literature-themed mysteries come their way, Touko can't resist getting right in the middle of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/10000/Bungaku_Shoujo_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bungaku Shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Book Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=13602&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Book Girl (Light Novel)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T02:27:26.177" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T02:27:26.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13805" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-04T06:58:19.683" Score="0" Body="Bungaku Shoujo is a light novel series written by Mizuki Nomura, with illustrations by Miho Takeoka. It has been adapted into a movie, an OVA, and several manga. It is released in English by Yen Press under the title Book Girl." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T08:23:51.720" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T08:23:51.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10031" CreationDate="2014-09-04T08:08:51.607" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;maybe the reason they didn't fuse when they were kids was because they were in the presence of another doppelganger fusion causing a energy thing.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and why they don't fuse now is because fuyumi is a demon now so here and bell are not complete oposites anymore.... but if fuyumi is resurrected and bells in the rum they might fuse then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8247" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T08:08:51.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13772" CreationDate="2014-09-04T08:16:55.487" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In movie, it is said scientists who caused the whole catastrophe felt responsible for what happened and went along the inverts to underground as form of atonement. And as part of the atonement, they helped inverts in creating suitable living environment. And part of this environment was system to simulate sun, moon, daylight and starry sky. That is what we saw in the movie.&#xA; And it is obvious that after whole thing finished, they went their own way both forgetting about what really happened and thinking they are actually the opposite side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T08:16:55.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13772" CreationDate="2014-09-04T09:06:53.763" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've made a little picture to explain the orientation of Patema's world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WARNING:&lt;/strong&gt; This explanation would be impossible without spoilers, so exit this question if you don't want to reveal parts of the story!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MzY6C.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We'll explore this planet from the outside in. So, &lt;strong&gt;on the outside&lt;/strong&gt; is the world like we the one we live on. It may have continental differences and other things, but nothing overly dissimilar to Earth. The light sources here are the same as ours - The Sun, Moon &amp;amp; Stars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This layer (with the seas and continents) is actually where they end up at the end of the movie revealing that Age's civilisation were actually the inverts who were caught in the scientists' disaster and had their gravity reversed - despite their teachings otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next layer is Patema's home (&lt;strong&gt;brown&lt;/strong&gt;)- Tunnels in between Age's world and the outside. The cave dwellers who are her family are decendants of the people who burrowed into the earth in order to keep contact with the inverted civilisation. Despite the title - Patema is not in fact inverted - She is the correct way up. This is indicated on the picture by little red people. The light source here is mainly electric or oil-based. Some areas would have light leaking from Age's land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;blue sector&lt;/strong&gt; is where Age's civilisation resides. I think what people found confusing about this is the fact that looking up they were able to see the stars. But this is not actually the case, which we find out when Patema &amp;amp; Age take the flying ship to the &lt;strong&gt;innermost section&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Behind the stars that Age's civilization sees is actually a huge feat of engineering. Boiling hot machines shine light down on the citizens at timed intervals (nighttime). You may have noticed Patema &amp;amp; Age suffering from the heat - as not only were the machines hot with activity, they were also getting closer to the molten core of the earth [not shown in diagram] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, it is actually normal light from the sun and etc. All other light throughout the movie was man-produced. You can see your screenshot adapted in my diagram on the surface of the planet here (Age represented by the white person):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1kN6x.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I am accepting any job offers as a lead artist for anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T16:58:04.627" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T16:58:04.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13780" CreationDate="2014-09-04T11:54:14.427" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a long search I finally found the manhwa (Korean comics) I was looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=45665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sword of the Emperor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9gSN7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A young Emperor is cast out of his Empire by his uncle, who seizes the&#xA;  throne for himself. The young Emperor sets out to become the strongest&#xA;  among the living, and take back what is rightfully his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So thanks for everyone who looked for it or at least tried to think about it :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8225" LastEditorUserId="7728" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T17:58:11.343" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T17:58:11.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-04T13:54:11.967" Score="5" ViewCount="21383" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not talking about Sharingan specific moves like Amaterasu, but the ones he had copied with the Sharingan like Water Dragon Jutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the sharingan he has copied and can use over a thousand moves.  Lets say he no longer has it (removed), does he retain the skills he had copied?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it depend on Sharingan or the skill of the user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T06:26:41.317" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T06:28:45.673" Title="Can Kakashi use the jutsu he copied without the Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13818" CreationDate="2014-09-05T01:20:16.583" Score="1" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only place outside of fanfiction I've seen the name &quot;Kuronue&quot; is in Yu Yu Hakisho, so I suspect they made it up. How is it spelled in kanji in the original media? Or is it ever spelled out? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8255" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T17:44:14.837" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T17:44:14.837" Title="How is 'Kuronue' spelled in kanji?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13827" CreationDate="2014-09-05T02:14:46.187" Score="5" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these guys? What are their names and their positions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QFfLI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T15:45:51.183" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T15:45:51.183" Title="Who are these guys seen in chapter 691?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13816" CreationDate="2014-09-05T02:20:45.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name is written 黒鵺（くろぬえ）according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%BD%E2%98%86%E9%81%8A%E2%98%86%E7%99%BD%E6%9B%B8_%E5%86%A5%E7%95%8C%E6%AD%BB%E9%97%98%E7%AF%87_%E7%82%8E%E3%81%AE%E7%B5%86#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His name means &quot;black chimera.&quot; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/words?jap=*%E9%B5%BA*&amp;amp;eng=&amp;amp;dict=edict&amp;amp;tag=&amp;amp;sortorder=relevance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese chimera&lt;/a&gt; is a mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do a Google search for 「黒鵺」, pretty much everything that comes up is about &lt;em&gt;Yuu Yuu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T02:25:49.193" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T02:25:49.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13785" CreationDate="2014-09-05T02:52:38.953" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions#Numbers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;number 4&lt;/a&gt; and, to a lesser extent, 7, is generally associated with death and considered unlucky because of the pronunciation of the word. 4 is 「四」 which can be pronounced 「し」 &lt;em&gt;&quot;shi&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, and 7 is 「七」 which can be pronounced 「しち」 &lt;em&gt;&quot;shichi&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Death is 「死」 which is pronounced &lt;em&gt;&quot;shi&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. 9 is 「九」 which can be pronounced 「く」 &lt;em&gt;&quot;ku&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, meaning suffering or hardship　「苦」. For this reason, it is impolite to give any gift in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_(number)#Others&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;increment of 4&lt;/a&gt; or 9 (for example, a set of cups should be given and bought in sets of 5, not 4), and my Japanese grandmother told me not to give in the increment of 7 either since it has the sound of &lt;em&gt;&quot;shi&quot;&lt;/em&gt; inside the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Japan#Impolite_gifts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;various&lt;/a&gt; things considered positive in Japanese religion and mythology are in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_(number)#Others&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;set of 7&lt;/a&gt;, such as the Seven Lucky Gods 「七福神」（しちふくじん, &lt;em&gt;&quot;shichifukujin&quot;&lt;/em&gt;） and the Seven-Branched Sword 「七支刀」（しちしとう, ななつさやのたち、pronounced as either &lt;em&gt;&quot;shichitou&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&quot;nanatsusayanotachi&quot;&lt;/em&gt;）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T07:16:59.157" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T07:16:59.157" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13565" CreationDate="2014-09-05T03:33:35.820" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, in the Hunter Chairman Election arc, it is clear that basically everyone who is a licensed hunter knows that Ging Freecss is Gon's dad, including Hisoka. It is also clear to everyone that Ging and Gon are not emotionally close, per Leorio's outburst in the Hunter Chairman Election. There is no reason to think that the Zoldycks would be in the dark about Ging and Gon being related since they keep tabs on a lot of things, especially where Killua is concerned. However, neither Hisoka nor the Zoldycks express any interest in Ging. Zeno and Silva Zoldyck got involved with Netero in the Chimera Ant arc, but as Ging couldn't be bothered to get involved with it, they have had no reason to have any interaction with or interest in him. Ging is portrayed as liking to play/goof off and being generally disliked by others, so other characters don't have much motivation to care what he does since it is unlikely to affect their agendas. Hisoka has never really evidenced taking personal interest in anyone other than Gon, Killua, Illumi, and Chrollo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T03:33:35.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13823" CreationDate="2014-09-05T03:35:24.027" Score="4" ViewCount="2547" Body="&lt;p&gt;On some sites which have ads I've been seeing the following image&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;possibly NSFW if you look hard enough&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oIWvE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bleach Girl&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I've only seen up to episode 130 and I've never seen her before. However she kind of looks like Lighting (AKA Clare Farron) from Final Fantasy XIII.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering: is this girl really from Bleach? If so when would I see her in the series (which episode or chapter), and if not where is she from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T04:35:03.600" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T04:35:03.600" Title="Is this girl really from Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13487" CreationDate="2014-09-05T03:55:06.960" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct that, overall, the classic anime has more non-plot advancing material (i.e. filler) than the manga does. On the other hand, in many cases, the anime boasts more plot and depth of storytelling, whereas the manga plows through each story arc in a more bare-bones, brief, and (arguably) flat style. As a couple of examples: 1) whether villain or ally, many characters in the manga are introduced and then promptly killed off in order to move on to the next character. Only in the anime are enduringly popular minions such as the Witches 5, Amazon Trio, and Animamates developed into personable and sympathetic characters. 2) In the manga, it's not as clear as to how the Starlights enrolling as students at Juuban High School is very necessary to advancing the plot, whereas in the anime, as a result of their schoolmates friendship with Usagi, Ami, (Rei: actually, she attends a different school but she usually comes over to their campus to hang out), Makoto, and Minako, which took the span of a whole season to develop to the point of mutual trust, leads the Starlights to end up being the only ones who stand with Sailor Moon and protect her until the end; without their encouraging pep talk, she &lt;em&gt;would have&lt;/em&gt; given up her star seed to Sailor Galaxia in episode 198 (if she had done so in order to escape her grief, everyone in the galaxy would die permanently, the end).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(While it is the case that &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; has, for the most part, avoided filler, the storytelling is arguably lower in quality than that of the classic anime [&lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://ellephedre.tumblr.com/post/107146770770/crystals-ratings-on-niconico-japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;viewer numbers have sharply crashed&lt;/a&gt;, a drop of 77%]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of changes in the classic anime from the original manga is so high that it would take an online encyclopedia to list them all. As just &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; narrowed example, consider the LGBT content:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The classic anime invented the following popular LGBT-related content which was NOT present in Takeuchi’s original manga (and thus, is NOT present in the reboot):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Kunzite/Zoicite: in contrast to serving as the 1991 anime’s sole canon gay couple, in the original manga, Kunzite had a straight romantic relationship with Sailor Venus (&lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_sailorv/sailorv_chapter16/020.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Codename ha Sailor V volume 3&lt;/a&gt;), and Zoicite is shown in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/raws/japanese/artbooks/sailormoon_picturecollection_1/028.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga illustration&lt;/a&gt; with his arms around Mercury, implying that they were also a heterosexual couple on the Moon Kingdom.  The live-action &lt;em&gt;Sera Myu&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; musicals) incarnations follow these pairings.  The 2013 &lt;em&gt;La Reconquista&lt;/em&gt; musical paired up the male generals with each of the female sailor soldier guardians at a ball, and particularly highlights a prominent and cute relationship between Zoicite and Mercury.  The completed 2003-2004 &lt;em&gt;Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; live-action TV series does not include any romances for Kunzite or Zoicite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Fiore: one of the classic anime’s original characters, featured in the R movie and the &lt;em&gt;Another Story&lt;/em&gt; video game, could be interpreted as liking Mamoru, though this was never explicitly affirmed or denied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Fish Eye: a gay cross-dresser who fell for Mamoru in the classic anime, is, in the manga, merely an mildly-effeminate monster-of-the-day (the same could be said of Hawk’s Eye and Tiger’s Eye - all three of their outfits are… unique).  In the manga, he never cross-dresses or expresses any homosexual interest.  He only &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act40/038.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;attempts&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act40/039.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;seduce&lt;/a&gt; Ami (Mercury).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Sailor Starlights: in the classic anime, this trio flipped back and forth between female and male when they transformed from sailor soldiers into civilian guise and developed intriguing relationships to varying degrees with the Earthling sailor soldiers but, in the manga, there are no fun Taiki (Star Maker)/Ami (Mercury), Taiki/Makoto (Jupiter), Yaten (Star Healer)/Minako (Venus), or Yaten /Luna vibes.  Those were introduced in the anime along with the sex-switching that challenged gender norms.  In the manga original, Ami hates Taiki, Michiru (Neptune) hates Yaten, and Haruka (Uranus) hates all three - that’s really the entire extent of the interaction between these extraterrestrials and the solar system soldiers.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act51/026.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Usagi, Minako, and Makoto&lt;/a&gt; blush and get &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act51/027.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;heart eyes&lt;/a&gt; when the Three Lights transfer to their high school, that’s it.  Even Yaten’s passionate and undistracted devotion to Kakyuu Princess is original to the classic anime, and the anime’s Haruka vs. Seiya rivalry and Seiya/Michiru flirting were not in the original manga… heck, basically anything you liked about the Starlights in the classic anime wouldn’t show up in a reboot.  Taiki’s softening toward his astronomy teacher and his sweet hospitalized fan or laughing for the first time in years; Yaten as a cat person who constantly flips his bangs in annoyance; Seiya’s boy-next-door softball training, amusement park date, and conflicted, unrequited love in the vein of Taylor Swift’s &lt;em&gt;You Belong With Me&lt;/em&gt; that spanned 28 episodes (82% of the final season) with Usagi?  That’s all original to the classic anime.&#xA;The manga Three Lights are always female and demonstrate zero personal preference for passing as male.  Manga Yaten and Taiki are merely girls without any sexual preferences indicated, who disguise themselves as boys for a mission.  Since neither of these characters display any attraction to anyone, they’re not lesbians.  Since they’re not particularly masculine by any stretch of the imagination, don’t identify as male, don’t evidence any interest in gender identity whatsoever, and wear &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act56/042.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;feminine clothing&lt;/a&gt; in private, even attempting to identify them with cross-dressers is a little shaky - in their minds, their boy band costuming is just a disguise rather than a conscious lifestyle choice.&#xA;That leaves us with Seiya (Star Fighter) alone, who is attracted to Usagi in the manga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Seiya (Star Fighter)/Kakyuu: it can be interpreted that manga Star Fighter had feelings for Kakyuu Princess before arriving on Earth but this is not overt.  Kakyuu resting her head on Seiya’s shoulder was only shown in the classic anime, not in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, in the original manga, there was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Sex-switching Usagi (Moon) and Minako (Venus), which was not included in the anime.  Many English-language websites bemoan the fact that Takeuchi-sensei was shocked that, in the classic anime, the Starlights were male in civilian form - but she’s the one who thought up sex-switching in the first place.  In the manga, Usagi uses the Hensou Pen (Disguise Pen) to transform herself into a man (a groom [pages 190-191 of volume 1 of the Kanzenban {Perfect Edition}]) and Minako uses her compact to transform into a male in BSSM itself (a Mugen Gakuen [Infinity Academy] student [pages 167-169 of volume 5 of the Kanzenban]) using the phrase “Moon Power!” (「ムーン・パワー」).  As an aside, Minako also twice used her compact to transform into male form in Codename ha Sailor V (a teen idol [pages 115-118 of volume 1 of the Shinsoubon {Reprint Edition}] and a samurai [pages 140-141 of volume 2 of the Shinsoubon]), both using the phrase “Mikazuki Power Transform!” (「三日月パワー・トランスフォーム！」).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Haruka (Uranus)/Michiru (Neptune): yes, they have a romantic relationship in the manga, BUT very little is shown or said of it when you contrast it with their classic anime version: although you would see a good amount of Haruka/Usagi action including their manga kiss, manga Haruka/Michiru romantic scenes and dialogue are sparse.  Almost all of their suggestive lines, Haruka’s clearly stated answer to what her &lt;em&gt;koibito&lt;/em&gt;’s name was (&lt;em&gt;&quot;koibito&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is a Japanese word which can mean either simply &quot;girlfriend&quot;/&quot;boyfriend&quot; or can mean &quot;lover&quot;; usually in the context of shoujo anime, it refers to the former), and their moving interlude after Galaxia removed their bracelets originated in the classic anime. Fans who met Haruka through the anime might also happen to be surprised to discover that her manga version wears a high school girl’s school uniform, mini skirts, girly blouses that show off her cleavage, and a polka-dotted scarf - in the manga, sometimes she presents as a man, but other times she’s rather feminine; it was only in the older anime that she consistently dressed masculine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Haruka (Uranus)/Usagi (Moon): Haruka/Michiru fans may be disappointed to realize that there’s a lot more Haruka/Usagi than Haruka/Michiru visuals in the manga, and there’s also a brief Mamoru/Michiru vibe.  People who like the idea of Haruka/Michiru being monogamous would be challenged by manga Haruka’s amorous advances toward Usagi in full knowledge that Usagi has a boyfriend and while being in an apparently open relationship with Michiru.  The classic anime Haruka flirted with Usagi and Minako, but it was only in 2 episodes accompanied by Michiru’s bemused comments which indicated she didn’t consider it anything serious, whereas the manga Haruka pursued Usagi a lot more seriously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~ Seiya (Star Fighter)/Usagi (Moon): in the manga, there’s some chemistry and a kiss, but most of what Seiya does in the manga is send Usagi anonymous postcards.  The duration in which the Three Lights attend school with Usagi and friends is all too brief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's just &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; example of the countless large and small differences between the manga and the classic anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are positive changes (Serenity/Sailor Moon committed suicide twice in the manga, whereas in the anime, she didn't), neutral or disputed ones (some fans like the serious manga Rei [Mars], whereas others like the anime Rei who teases Usagi as a friendly sort of love/hate rivalry), and generally-received-as-negative ones (the manga Shitennou had served Prince Endymion in the Silver Millennium and returned to loyalty, giving him strength, whereas the anime version had no backstory of their being loyal to him). The aspect where the manga/anime difference is greatest is that the end of the manga and the end of the anime are completely different. Some fans like the manga version better, some like the anime version better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T01:13:49.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T01:13:49.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13821" CreationDate="2014-09-05T04:42:28.180" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't a Bleach character. This is, as you guessed, Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII, at least according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theanimegallery.com/gallery/image:119539/final-fantasy-xiii:lightning-anime-version&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; on TheAnimeGallery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T04:42:28.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13811" CreationDate="2014-09-05T04:46:00.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good question you there. Kakashi uses the Sharingan to copy ninjutsu that he has seen from other ninjas like the Water Dragon Jutsu and to continue using them, he has used his memory and experience to remember the seals to perform them. The Sharingan is a tool which he uses it to learn other ninja's ninjutsu the fast way and his brain memorises the ninjutsu so that he can cast it instantly whenever he needs it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I have answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8179" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T04:46:00.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13939" CreationDate="2014-09-05T05:46:51.360" Score="2" ViewCount="1866" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the party confronts Ouroboros at the Altar of Darkness when he addresses one of them he assumes their form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At one point when he is talking about the Celestial Realm, he addresses Tiz and says that he sense a resident of the Celestial Realm in him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; After Ouroboros's defeat during the credits Tiz has Egil to go on ahead before he heads to the graveyard and says:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Tiz: I suppose i should return what i borrowed&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Before a light leaves him. Tiz collapses suggesting that the light is the Celestial leaving him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the teaser footage for Bravery Second unlocked after the game, when Magnolia goes to get Tiz out of where ever he is, the way she talks is as if he is talking back to her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Magnolia: Relax, There's no need to be suspicious of Me&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;em&gt;pause&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Magnolia: ...Yeh, I think that's fair to say...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Magnolia: I envy You Tiz&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;em&gt;pause&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Magnolia: Because, you've got the kind of good luck i'll never enjoy...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;em&gt;pause&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Magnolia: ...You get to live in the same era as me, you lucky dog, you!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Magnolia: 'Kay, Let's get going.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Magnolia: ...To Where?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Magnolia: Mmm... to somewhere nice ♥ &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So this would indicate that Tiz only had a Celestial in him, he wasn't one himself which then left his mortal form (if he was he would be unresponsive to Magnolia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering when did a Celestial enter Tiz? and did a Celestial enter every other Tizs' in all the worlds linked by Airy or was the Tiz we play as the only one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T06:37:50.380" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T07:36:50.340" Title="When did a Celestial enter Tiz?" Tags="&lt;bravely-default&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13811" CreationDate="2014-09-05T06:45:42.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed a good question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, but there is a limit. Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Sharingan's second-most prominent ability grants the user an incredible clarity of perception. This allows the user to pick up on subtle details, enabling them to read lip movements or mimic something like pencil movements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if a Sharingan user has this &lt;em&gt;incredible clarity of perception&lt;/em&gt;, he can easily copy hand seals. The result is that he can copy that jutsu and store that in his memory for other use. On the other hand, since it is a &lt;em&gt;copied jutsu&lt;/em&gt;, it doesn't mean that he &lt;em&gt;master&lt;/em&gt; that jutsu. As a result, Kakashi requires more chakra to perform that jutsu thus giving him a limitation to use them frequently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, he can't fully utilize/copy if a jutsu requires &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kekkei genkai&lt;/a&gt; (not just hand seals).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T11:00:24.890" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T11:00:24.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13817" CreationDate="2014-09-05T07:55:08.830" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are the &lt;em&gt;Gokage&lt;/em&gt; (lit. &lt;em&gt;Five Shadow&lt;/em&gt;), the first Kages from each country. Their names haven't been told yet, but by their appearance we can deduct which &lt;em&gt;Kage&lt;/em&gt; ruled which village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First panel:&lt;/strong&gt; The first &lt;em&gt;Kazekage&lt;/em&gt;. I'm doubting between the third and first panel on who the first &lt;em&gt;Kazekage&lt;/em&gt; might be. But given that the third panel resembles a &lt;em&gt;Tsuchikage&lt;/em&gt; more, I deduct that this is the first Kazekage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second panel:&lt;/strong&gt; First &lt;em&gt;Mizukage&lt;/em&gt;. The razor teeth follow the trend of the shinobi swordsman who originated from the village of the hidden Mist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third panel:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm guessing that this is the first &lt;em&gt;Tsuchikage&lt;/em&gt;. I'm not sure because I can't base this answer on the fact that he's aged. The facial hair however does hint at a resemblance between Oonoki and other &lt;em&gt;Tsuchikage&lt;/em&gt;'s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fourth panel:&lt;/strong&gt; First &lt;em&gt;Raikage&lt;/em&gt; due to hair. We can assume that he's coloured. This follows the trend that most villagers from the Hidden Cloud are in fact black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In manga chapter 648, pages 10 - 11 and 12. We see Hashirama meeting with the first Kages. These are the same Kages as shown in the panels&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2766" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T15:40:49.470" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T15:40:49.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13833" CreationDate="2014-09-05T08:04:08.967" Score="7" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider the following page from Kiniro Mosaic.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RwDTH.png&quot; alt=&quot;page from KinMoza&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some context, in case you don't know the series: The three girls are in high school. Karen is the blonde, Aya is the girl with black twin-tails, and Youko is the girl with short light hair. Karen is half-British, has never lived in Japan before, and still has some trouble with the language and culture. That's why she says &quot;It might be something normal for you two Japanese people, but for someone like me, it was a big adventure.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was shown earlier that Karen is pretty outgoing, but the joke here seems to be that Karen thinks going to a ramen shop is something that's only a big deal to her because she's foreign, and it turns out that it's also a big deal to natives Aya and Youko. But why do Aya and Youko consider this &quot;amazing&quot; and &quot;grown-up&quot;? Youko's line about fast food restaurants suggests there's some cultural reference concerning ramen shops that I'm missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T16:20:36.427" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T21:46:12.643" Title="Why do Aya and Youko consider going to a ramen shop alone so amazing?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;kiniro-mosaic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9212" CreationDate="2014-09-05T08:41:29.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely there is, when speaking generally, though this is not utilized in every single anime. The easiest way to familiarize yourself with the standard hair/personality types is to look at unapologetically harem (bishoujo) and reverse-harem (bishounen) anime and video games, because they heighten the main stereotypes with the aim of every viewer/player finding at least one type that is their ideal girl/guy.  However, older anime from the 80s and earlier have a fairly different (though not completely different) set of standard types than more modern anime do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For bishoujo, check out: ToHeart, Ai Yori Aoshi, Love Hina‎, Tokimeki Memorial, Kakyuusei, Debut, etc. For bishounen, check out: Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yuugi, Haruka naru Toki no Naka de, Hakuouki ~Shinsengumi Kitan ~, Ouran Koukou Hosuto-bu, La Corda D'oro, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, Starry Sky, Brothers Conflict, Free!!, Kamigami no Asobi, etc. You will recognize the same basic character/hair types repeated amongst these series. For 80s and older anime, check out: anything by Tezuka Osamu, Versailles no Bara, Glass no Kamen, Ace wo Nerae, Attack No. 1!, Ashita no Joe, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, Ginga Tetsudou 999, Candy Candy, early Gundam and Macross, etc. Recent moe series have recurring types as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T08:41:29.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13533" CreationDate="2014-09-05T08:54:22.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is a stopwatch. Ikuhara Kunihiko (Director/Producer, Storyboards, Original Concept) answered this question in an Animage &lt;a href=&quot;http://ohtori.nu/creators/pics/sku12.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview with Be-Papas&lt;/a&gt;, the animation studio that created Utena:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohtori.nu/creators/a_animage.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Translation by a fan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohtori.nu/creators/pics/sku00.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Animage magazine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: The next question came up most often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does Miki measure with his stopwatch? (reader from Hokkaido)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ikuhara&lt;/strong&gt;: Let’s just say that it’s connected with the structure of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All&lt;/strong&gt;: (laugh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enokido Yoji&lt;/strong&gt; (Animation Composition, Chief Screenwriter): That’s a really hard-to-understand answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T16:20:03.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7864" CreationDate="2014-09-05T09:01:33.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I agree with you based on the size of the item in her palm that it looks like the size of a smartphone, it makes most sense to assume this is supposed to be a packet of white tissues (which should be drawn slightly smaller than it is in the close-up shots) because 1) tissues are the most common of such items to be handed out in public places throughout Japan, 2) many Japanese blatantly ignore and walk past the people giving out tissues without taking them, 3) they are often carried in a small plastic basket (though her basket visually looks like it might be wicker or some other material I've never seen one of these workers use in real life), and 4) they are given out year-round. I have on a couple of occasions seen clear files or lotion samples given out, and of course flyers without a take-home goodie, but I have never seen something on offer that looked like a white cell phone slightly larger than a packet of tissue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T09:01:33.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13321" CreationDate="2014-09-05T09:17:59.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different episodes of the anime were directed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Animation_Directors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;different Animation Directors&lt;/a&gt;, even within one season. The animators themselves and the artists who paint the backgrounds would have been under orders from the Animation Director and the Storyboard Artists rather than having personal freedom to decide the style and effects. It may be that the Animation Director of the episode in which a transformation sequence was introduced was allowed to propose, give input on, or approve the Storyboard Artists' proposition of how it would look. Finally, even amongst the Key Frame Animators drawing the actual cels, it is not clear whether or not one person would have drawn all key frames for the whole sequence.  It is the responsibility of the Animation Director, Storyboard Artists, and Key Frame Animators to ensure that the character design and flow looks uniform despite the number of people drawing/painting various pieces of the final product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the sequences draw loosely upon the original manga illustrations by Takeuchi Naoko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T09:17:59.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13828" CreationDate="2014-09-05T09:45:23.737" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shall I assume that these characters are in high school or younger? In that case, yes, it not so common for high schoolers to hang out at a ramen restaurant compared to a fast food place like McDonald's or a family restaurant like Jonythan's where they can stay for a long time using the drink bar (all-you-can-drink soft drinks/juice/coffee/tea), study there, chat with friends, etc. Ramen restaurants are generally not upscale and, as you can see in the illustration, strangers may sit next to each other at bar-like seating, so this makes it convenient for middle-aged salarymen to eat lunch there alone (again, this is shown in the illustration).  Ramen shops are not very conducive for having conversations, hanging out, and staying past when you empty your bowl. Thus, it's not a place that usually has a family or young people vibe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these characters are university students, it is less likely that the Japanese girls would consider Karen fearless, because university students tend to want to eat cheap and quick food, so ramen joints work for that, but it is still that case that many female college students wouldn't go to a ramen shop alone, and possibly wouldn't even go there in a group unless that group includes a male friend, because they will assume that the place will be full of college guys and older men. It's more common for Japanese university girls to eat at regular restaurants and cute cafés.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T09:45:23.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-05T14:51:59.673" Score="17" ViewCount="1474" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am searching for a manga/manhwa that I read 10 years ago. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it was manga or manhwa because it was in Hong Kong and translated into Chinese. It was in one of those weekly &quot;Jump&quot; magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;From the first few chapters&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the way to school, the main character wanted to buy a birthday gift for his neighbor girl. He was drawn/called to a jewelry store, where he found a large bracelet with one huge diamond and one black stone. He didn't have enough money so the store owner sold him just the diamond part of the bracelet. After he left, black shadows came out of the black stone, killed the store owner, and burned down the store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At school, one of the schoolmates of the main character wanted to see the bracelet and put it on the main character's arm, and the bracelet fused onto his arm.&#xA;He got another gift for the girl (a dolphin ring) and she happily accepted it. &#xA;The adopted brother of girl is the typical good looks, good grades, idol of all the girls type of character. He was super jealous that the girl chose the dolphin ring over the diamond ring he gave her. He was also drawn/called to the same jewelry store, now burnt to ashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The black stone threw itself into his eye and fused with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The diamond has the power of light and is able to give out light and heat.&#xA;The black stone has the power of shadow and dissolves anything the shadow touches.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&#xA;The jealous brother cast a shadow on the support beam of a construction crane, ate away the support and dropped the crane onto the main character. &#xA;The main character touched the falling crane and melted it like candy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Later in the story&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a jade necklace that can communicate with plants.&#xA;A moon stone that gives werewolf like ability.&#xA;A ruby that manipulates gravity. &#xA;A blue stone that heals and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8259" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T15:00:13.040" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T15:00:13.040" Title="Need help identifying a manga/manwa (School, supernatural, fighting, aikido, gem stones, diamond)" Tags="&lt;hiseki-senki-stone-buster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:32:09.250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13836" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-05T16:56:43.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FOgIe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crunchyroll kinmoza picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinobu Oomiya is a placid and somewhat ditzy Japanese high school girl who went on an exchange program to England and stayed with Alice Cartelet, a small, cute blonde girl. Later, Shino returns the favor and takes Alice into her home for a year in Japan, introducing Alice to her friends Aya Komichi and Youko Inokuma, and later befriending half-Japanese half-English Karen Kujou. The five of them have fun at school, study English, and introduce Alice and Karen to Japanese culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiniro Mosaic was adapted into two anime series, Kiniro Mosaic and Hello!! Kiniro Mosaic. The first anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/kinmoza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;available on Crunchyroll under the title KINMOZA!&lt;/a&gt;. The title means &quot;Golden Mosaic&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16732/Kiniro_Mosaic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiniro Mosaic anime on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T17:58:19.187" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T17:58:19.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13837" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-05T16:56:43.433" Score="0" Body="A 4-koma manga by Yui Hara that follows a group of high school girls: Shino, Alice, Aya, Youko, and Karen. Alice is an exchange student from England, and Karen is half-Japanese, half-English, so the English language and cultural differences with Japan are a major theme. Adapted into two anime series." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T17:58:14.297" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T17:58:14.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13811" CreationDate="2014-09-05T17:40:56.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with Bryan Se To  above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of copying, I see the Sharingan as a camera. &#xA;It takes crystal clear images of the jutsu being perform from hand seals to chakra.&#xA;Kakashi remembers these images and can perform the same jutsu providing he have the same type of chakra and able to perform the hand seals.&#xA;He probably have images of jutsu he can't perform like bloodline limits, but still have knowledge of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the sharingan like a camera, so long as he have the mental images in his brain he can perform the jutsu even if the sharingan is destroy/removed.&#xA;Kind of like taking photos of your girlfriend. Doesn't matter if she destroy the camera, you still have the photos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8259" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T17:40:56.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8101" CreationDate="2014-09-05T18:00:35.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you see episode 9 between 9:54 - 10:03, Kurahashi Miyo says, &quot;Take this. It is the Tsuchimikado family familiar, Yukikaze. Nastsume's father sent it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explain why Yukikaze did not vanish &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; but Hokuto vanishes after death of Natsume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RFz6Y.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the gif:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RFz6Y.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T15:01:01.510" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T15:01:01.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13800" CreationDate="2014-09-05T18:41:31.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the first 5 novels and from what I see, the main plot of the movie is basically the 5th novel (which is also the thickest one), though there are some parts of the other novels in there too, especially in the beginning and in the end (after the scene in the planetarium).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8260" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T18:41:31.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-05T20:15:15.830" Score="7" ViewCount="1217" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I were write in the Death Note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bob Bold Heart attack NOW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would that work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T21:13:11.453" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T21:13:46.133" Title="Can you kill a human with a Death Note in less than forty seconds?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13841" CreationDate="2014-09-05T21:13:46.133" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the first rule in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot;&gt;How To Use III&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the time of death is written within 40 seconds after writing the cause of death as a heart attack, the time of death can be manipulated, and the &lt;strong&gt;time can go into effect within 40 seconds after writing the name&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the time of death (e.g. &quot;NOW&quot;) won't go into effect for 40 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T21:13:46.133" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13843" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13845" CreationDate="2014-09-06T01:21:52.600" Score="2" ViewCount="2714" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly which days of which month do Japanese high schools that use a 3-semester format (which can cause students to repeat a grade) typically hold midterms in the first semester? And how many days pass between taking the midterms and the posting of the grades?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 177 of Sailor Moon, Ami (Mercury) and Taiki (Star Maker) tie for top grade when grades are posted in the hallway. Taiki mentions in this episode that the (fictional) comet they see is visible at the same time as the (real-life) Centarus constellation, which is visible in Tokyo from mid-March until mid-May, with its maximum visibility around the first week of April.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the previous episode, 176, Nezu (Sailor Iron Mouse) is reading issue 7 of &lt;em&gt;STAGE芸能&lt;/em&gt; magazine, implying that it is mid- to late-June (since Japanese magazines come out a month, or half a month, before their publication date: 7 = July) and class 1-1 has a &lt;em&gt;sho tesuto&lt;/em&gt; (quiz) in Math.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following episode, 178, it must be before June 1 because the students have not done &lt;em&gt;koromogae&lt;/em&gt; yet (changing from long-sleeved school uniform to short-sleeved, which I read on the web takes place on June 1st every year). On the other hand, in this episode, Yaten (Star Healer) is taping a TV show, and I read online that Japan has four television seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn (October–December), and that each episode of Japanese dramas are usually shot only a few (two to three) weeks before they are actually aired. The minor character Noriko accuses Yaten of &lt;em&gt;&quot;itsumo&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (always) heading straight home after a taping, so they're a number of episodes into the series. This would indicate that episode 178 is, at the earliest, in early June so that the episodes can air starting in July.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine that episode 177 is correct regarding the time of year for grade posting, and that episodes 176 and 178 are the ones that makes a mistake about the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this info about the Japanese high school academic year online:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Typically, the first day of a new school year is around April 8th, 9th. Summer vacation usually starts just before July 20th and usually lasts til the last day of August. &#xA;The students take their midterm exams at the end of May. Since the finals are given in July, that means the students only have a month and a half between midterms and final exams.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While midterm exams go on for two days, final exams last three days. For a week before both midterms and finals, school club meetings and other after-school activities are canceled. Students are also not allowed in the teacher's workroom or the copying room.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In high school, there are 5 periodical tests in a year (the midterm and the finals). There are some subjects which only require 1 test per term, some 2, others give no test at all, and some would base the student’s grade on classroom performance alone. Periodical exams are usually held within 3 to 5 days. There are some schools that give take-home exams or evaluation exams.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T07:12:13.667" Title="When do Japanese high schools have midterms?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12805" CreationDate="2014-09-06T02:18:37.573" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that its not related but the group in orange that fought the teleporting girl are clearly the exact same group that got murdered in the very beginning of ga-rei&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8262" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T02:18:37.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13843" CreationDate="2014-09-06T03:16:36.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your quoted info is right.&#xA;Most high school have first mid-term exam around May 20th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is magazine system.&#xA;As you think, most magazine's release date of issue 7 (July issue) is some day of June,&#xA;because no one buy July issue in August.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some magazine have more wider shift from titled date.&#xA;JMPA (Japan Magazine Publisher Associates, which most Japanese magazines are members of) has the less than 40 day guideline for monthly magazine.&#xA;Publisher (and book store) can sell magazine 40 days before the titled release date or month.&#xA;(Weekly magazine have 15 days guideline.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the titled date is July 1st, publisher can sell the magazine after mid May.&#xA;Of course, this is most extreme case, but it's possible that people can read issue 7 in May.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To evidence, you can find example from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%9B%91%E8%AA%8C-%E9%80%9A%E8%B2%A9/b/ref=nav_mag?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=13384021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon.co.jp magazine corner&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00JV42OLE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this magazine&lt;/a&gt; is July issue (07月号) but Amazon starts sending that magazine mid May (2014/5/17).&#xA;(Yes Amazon starts earlier than 40 days rule, and some book stores are angry about this, but Amazon says customer will receive the magazine after the date).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think fashion magazine has earlier selling start date.&#xA;Using the above example, the magazine features topic on how to select swimwear, which most people prepares before summer but uses it in summer. The date rule fits the use case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weekly Shounen Jump is officially release on Monday, but some store selling it from Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T07:12:13.667" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T07:12:13.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-06T07:20:15.463" Score="4" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vYotv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seki-kun always plays in class or even outside the class (PE or even during disaster drills). Does he ever pay attention at all? What about tests or his homework? Has he ever been caught playing in class? Usually Rumi is the one who gets scolded by the teacher because she was paying attention to Seki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it is not shown in anime or manga directly, but maybe there is something along the line of &quot;He only pays attention to some teacher&quot; or &quot;He used to always pay attention before&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T02:47:13.633" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T02:47:13.633" Title="Did Seki-kun ever pay attention to the class?" Tags="&lt;tonari-no-seki-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27118" CreationDate="2014-09-06T09:13:39.540" Score="1" ViewCount="578" Body="&lt;p&gt;In which episode of Sailor Moon S did Kaiou Michiru (Sailor Neptune) and Chiba Mamoru (Tuxedo Kamen) meet each other in civilian form for the first time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T02:58:30.947" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T02:58:30.947" Title="In which episode of Sailor Moon S did Michiru meet Mamoru?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9709" CreationDate="2014-09-06T09:29:05.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is the main reason for online streaming only: Sailor Moon Crystal is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; expected to make money among the Japanese, so its &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; hope to turn a profit is to make it available to viewers &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;outside&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The classic anime series aired on Japanese television and garnered many fans inside of Japan, so tons of merchandise was sold to little girls.  The reboot is not airing on Japanese TV; it is streaming on a website called NicoNico Douga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Western countries, streaming technology like Hulu and Netflix is hugely popular.  In spite of the rest of the world’s image of Japan as technologically-savvy, a large number of Japanese young adults are virtually computer and internet illiterate, only accustomed to using mobile-friendly websites on smartphones.  Among all of my college friends here in Japan, I have only met one who had heard of NicoNico, and none who have heard of Hulu even though it exists in Japan.  If not even the college crowd knows about NicoNico, I can guarantee you that the older generation and the shrinking birthrate’s Japanese kids aren’t aware that the reboot exists, nor would know how to access it even if they did.  The average Japanese family won’t huddle around the TV set on a Saturday morning to watch the next episode of the reboot, like they did for the classic series in the 90s.  This means that the entire Japanese viewership for the reboot will be the middle-aged otaku who’ve stayed fans for 20 years.  Director Munehisa Sakai specifically said, “We want grown women who watched the original anime to watch this!” Well, I am a grown woman who watched the original anime and who is living in the Japan, but I really don't want to fork out to buy a monthly subscription to NicoNico just to watch 1 show that only airs 1 episode every 2 weeks. If they had wanted to attempt something of a substantial Japanese viewership without airing it on TV, they should have at least put it in the Japanese Hulu (hulu.jp), but they didn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chance that the reboot will draw in new Japanese fans is unlikely.  And the chance that the legions of Japanese young adults who avidly tuned in to BSSM as kindergarteners back in the day will even realize there’s a reboot is unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, the reboot is not very marketable in Japan.  Some new merchandise is being produced, but the sales numbers will be nothing like the boom in the 90s when thousands of elementary school girls across Japan were buying the costumes, transformation toys, dolls, stationary items, picture books, paper dolls, coloring books, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon live-action TV series did air on Japanese TV and did produce a collection of merchandise marketed to little girls.  Even so, it only ran for one season: the Dark Kingdom arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I first heard news of the reboot, I wondered if BSSM might possibly come back out of the woodwork and give the Pretty Cure franchise a run for its money (this would be a considerable challenge, since Japanese kids may have heard of BSSM but haven’t watched it at all, whereas they’ve grown up on Pretty Cure, and PreCure is able to switch in and out the character types in each incarnation of the series, keeping things fresh yet familiar.  In contrast, BSSM is one long tale with the same core characters throughout, less up-to-date, and less child-friendly.  But soundly thrashing PreCure wasn’t a total impossibility).  However, I can safely say that Pretty Cure is firmly holding its ground on the airwaves and on the shelves of the toy stores, electronics stores, 100 yen shops, everywhere in town.  I’ve only come across 20th anniversary BSSM merchandise in a clearance bin in &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; store.  Not even Animate, the main anime merchandise store, has &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; Sailor Moon Crystal merchandise in stock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reboot anime is 26 episodes long, period.  Those 26 episodes are scheduled to be released over the span of a year, one every other week.  The series would need to be renewed in order to run past the first story arc (Dark Kingdom) in or after 2015.  It’s possible that it could get approval to be extended, BUT the situation is very different from the classic anime series’ run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the reboot gets extended, it will need to be based on the marketability abroad: the international BSSM fan community.  How many of you are planning to import reboot merchandise from Japan within the next few months?  If you aren't, then I'd warn against expecting to see further seasons produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T09:29:05.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3466" CreationDate="2014-09-06T09:49:51.003" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, &lt;strong&gt;Diana&lt;/strong&gt; is Artemis and Luna's daughter, but she is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the only other sentient cat.  In addition to this trio: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original manga, Luna and Artemis are natives of the cat-themed &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;planet Mau&lt;/a&gt;, which is in the same galaxy but is outside of the solar system&lt;/strong&gt; (how this aligns with the cats serving Queen Serenity in the Moon Kingdom is not explained; apparently Luna and Artemis immigrated to the Moon at some point). Mau is the same planet that Sailor Tin Nyanko comes from.  Sailor Tin Nyanko was not originally a real sailor soldier according to manga canon; rather, she killed the planet's true sailor guardian, Sailor Mau, in order to gain synthetic soldier abilities.  All sailor soldiers and other special beings who likewise possess true star seeds (such as Tuxedo Kamen, Luna, Artemis, and Diana), who died by having their true star seeds removed, after Chaos was defeated, received their star seeds back and came back to life. Thus, living on Mau at the end of the manga series, there are 1) a resurrected Sailor Mau (implied to be humanoid, simply on the basis that all sailor soldiers we've met have been humanoid, but since she was not specifically shown or described beyond her name, it is &lt;strong&gt;not &lt;em&gt;impossible&lt;/em&gt; that Sailor Mau could be a sentient cat herself&lt;/strong&gt;... especially considering that Luna, Artemis, and Diana each have a humanoid form that they can transform into), 2) other humanoids (like Tin Nyanko), and 3) the implication of &lt;strong&gt;other sentient cats as the regular residents of the planet Mau&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Diana is the only sentient cat who is not a native of Mau, since she was born on Earth in the 30th-century Crystal Tokyo.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that the &lt;em&gt;Sera Myu&lt;/em&gt; musicals follow the manga with Tin Nyanko as Sailor Mau's assassin, but the anime canon differs, in which Sailor Tin Nyanko is a true sailor soldier who was originally good but got brainwashed by Sailor Galaxia's bracelets, and there is no mention of Mau or of Luna and Artemis' further backstory.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T01:47:33.443" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T01:47:33.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13853" CreationDate="2014-09-06T12:20:55.960" Score="0" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;When John Zeärtö would write: Johnny Riler Accident. Tomorrow Johnny Riler will receive a piece from the death note. He writes the true name from the person who uses the alias Xavier. Would that work? (And yes Johnny knows the true name)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T13:33:44.643" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T15:33:00.040" Title="Would it be possible to indirectly kill people?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="238" CreationDate="2014-09-06T13:08:13.623" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an official answer to this. Takeuchi Naoko, the mangaka seems to have made this decision, not the animation staff. She points out the characters' nail polish in the &lt;em&gt;Settei Shiryoushuu&lt;/em&gt; (Materials Collection) art book, and on the Sailor Mercury page she shows her own 8-frame &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E2NTa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;frame-by-frame sketch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; of Sailor Mercury's transformation sequence, including the frame which includes her comment (fan translation from the original Japanese): &quot;6. 'Make Up!' Next, she covers her face with her hands, and her nails become instantly manicured, shining bright blue.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Takeuchi's early concept art for the characters (also shown in the same artbook), &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/geirU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;neither Sailor Mercury nor Sailor Mars wore gloves&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; as part of their sailor soldier uniforms so, in their cases, their manicures would have always been showing (whereas Moon, Jupiter, and Venus were originally gloved).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Takeuchi wanted to highlight make-up in the series is the reason that the characters use the phrase &quot;Make Up!&quot; - which was apparently important enough to be specifically mentioned in the Sailor Moon Crystal opening theme song &quot;MOON PRIDE&quot; by Momoiro Clover Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials007.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials007.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials002.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials002.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T13:43:32.530" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T13:43:32.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13851" CreationDate="2014-09-06T13:23:24.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This scenario is totally possible. As long the 2 main factors can be reached. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if he knows the real name, and can bring the face of the person to mind. And it is physically possible for that person to obtain a piece of death note and write in it. Then yes it is possible indeed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T13:23:24.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2455" CreationDate="2014-09-06T13:43:18.533" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is a &lt;strong&gt;common trope&lt;/strong&gt; these days, it was &lt;strong&gt;not so in the genre of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (magical girl) manga and anime &lt;strong&gt;before &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. In the long-running genre, many of the classic magical girls &lt;strong&gt;looked very different in their transformed state as compared to their civilian state&lt;/strong&gt; (for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/mako/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maho no Mako-chan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/creamymami.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Creamy Mami&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/pelsia.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mahou no Yousei Persia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/emi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magical Emi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/lala.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fashion Lala&lt;/a&gt;, etc.). &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; largely helped set a new standard that caught on in the genre (though there are still series which use the older classic style of very different looks for civilian vs. transformed forms, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/a&gt; does).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging by the mangaka Takeuchi Naoko's &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials002.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;early concept art&lt;/a&gt; for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials003.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;character designs&lt;/a&gt;, she had &lt;strong&gt;not intended them to look obviously identical&lt;/strong&gt; in both forms. All of the sailor soldiers &lt;strong&gt;wore a mask&lt;/strong&gt; of some sort so that, like Tuxedo Kamen, they would be hard to identify by enemies and bystanders. The early published artwork also featured &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/raws/japanese/smoon_kanzenban/volume%201/005.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a mask&lt;/a&gt; for [Sailor Moon] in &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/raws/japanese/smoon_kanzenban/volume%201/031.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the style&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/raws/japanese/sailorv/sailorv_raw_shin1/034.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sailor V's&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the concept art, Sailor Moon was drawn with pink hair and Sailor Jupiter with olive-green hair; this may or may not have been the same shade as their civilian hair color: it would have matched the magical girl standard for Usagi's hair to change from her civilian white (platinum blonde) or blonde hair color into a different shade, such as pink (the most common and symbolic color for magical girls).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of an in-universe explanation for the phenomenon, one is not given, &lt;em&gt;but&lt;/em&gt; it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; demonstrated that while people do not generally recognize them, there is not some magic that flatly prevents it, as there are &lt;strong&gt;some occasions in which someone does recognize a person who is transformed&lt;/strong&gt;.  In episode 183, Sailor Star Fighter looks at Sailor Moon and suddenly an image of Usagi flashes through her mind; she quickly shakes it off, saying that's impossible (she doesn't want to admit it because it is easier for her personally if Sailor Moon and Usagi are different people, so she willfully ignores what she noticed). As another example, in episode 190 Sailors Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto intentionally transform in front of Taiki Kou and Yaten Kou because they are sure that Taiki and Yaten are Sailor Star Maker and Sailor Star Healer, respectively.  Neptune asks, &quot;So you aren't easily surprised, are you?&quot; and is answered with &quot;We anticipated it, somehow.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;recognition seems to be easier&lt;/strong&gt; than in the classic anime. Tuxedo Kamen seems to have no trouble identifying Usagi as the same person as Sailor Moon whenever she is transformed into her various guises using her Hensou Pen (Transformation Pen). When Rei sees Sailor Moon in episode 3, she quickly realizes it's Usagi. We could chalk these up to Rei's intuition or soldier abilities and Mamoru's powers, but even Usagi's father is able to notice her when she is in a transformed form in episode 4.  She walks past him at a party in her transformed form and he does a double-take, thinking he saw his daughter, and only subsequently concludes that he must have made a mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T22:32:19.003" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T22:32:19.003" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11464" CreationDate="2014-09-06T16:30:18.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess Don Freecs (grandfather of Gon) is someone who possessed Gon while he is in his fight against Pitou. Remember Gon was innocent and calm, and yet he become stubborn and fast temper. Maybe the author expresss the similar version of his another series like the &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakushou&lt;/em&gt;, when Yusuke being possessed by his father who were the most powerful person in the series in his prime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hint that I can contribute is the gap between Gon and Don. Don somehow mention that he was 300 years (impossible) of age, close enough to like of the father of Yusuke in his another series. There is also other part of the world (Dark Continent) similar to his other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don maybe the strongest character in HxH, who knows, he lives in a secret side of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8265" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T17:44:31.793" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T17:44:31.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-06T18:20:01.410" Score="10" ViewCount="18828" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tsubasa Family and Tsubasa Tiger, it was mentioned in a conversation between the Fire Sisters and Tsubasa that both Karen and Tsukihi have boyfriends&lt;sup&gt;[1][2]&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Karen's boyfriend is named Mizudori （瑞鳥【みずどり】）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukihi's boyfriend is named Rousokuzawa （蠟燭澤【ろうそくざわ】）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is up with these ridiculous names? Has the author explained the names or expanded the story on who they are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Light novel - Nekomonogatari (White) Chapter 059. Anime - Monogatari Series: Second Season Episode 4.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Light novel - Nekomonogatari (Black) Chapter 002. Anime - Nekomonogatari: Black Episode 1 (only Tsukihi's boyfriend's name is mentioned).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:55:02.690" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:56:38.737" Title="What is up with Tsukihi and Karen's boyfriends' names?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13858" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13859" CreationDate="2014-09-07T02:57:56.433" Score="2" ViewCount="7538" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first ending song of Monster, what is the significance of the artwork and who made it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important: I am only halfway through Monster. Please no spoilers!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3068" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T16:26:37.530" Title="Artwork from ending of Monster?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13858" CreationDate="2014-09-07T03:36:43.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is going to be all spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Those are pictures are from the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://obluda.wikia.com/wiki/Obluda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obluda, Která Nemá Své&#xA; Jméno&lt;/a&gt; or &quot;A monster without a&#xA; name&quot; by Franz Bonaparta under the alias Emil Scherbe in the Czech&#xA; language. It was first introduced in the anime at episode 37 and in&#xA; chapter 71 in the manga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&#xA; Though the book itself is created by a fictional character from Monster, I believe you can actually buy a real copy of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&#xA; See also: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/anime/articles/142586/title/nameless-monster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The nameless monster article&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-07T16:26:37.530" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T16:26:37.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8469" CreationDate="2014-09-07T05:07:13.527" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is still unclear in the anime. As of the time of writing, there are 11 volumes of light novel and the anime adaptation has covered up to volume 9 (titled &lt;em&gt;to The DarkSky&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Tokyo_Ravens:Volume9_Chapter5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 9 chapter 5&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it a dream? She wasn't sure. Her fuzzy brain still wasn't working well. The sheets completely covered Natsume, and everything was unclear, so she couldn't make a normal judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsume softly touched her lips with her fingers. The sensation lingering there was inexplicably fresh, clear, and &lt;strong&gt;real&lt;/strong&gt;. Natsume's face reddened and she buried her face in the covers again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is real. The incident did happen but we are not sure where. Resurrection was successful but there may other thing needed to be done for Natsume to live in real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;technical&lt;/em&gt; success Suzu was talking about is explained more clearly in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Tokyo_Ravens:Volume10_Chapter3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 10 chapter 3&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;Yes. I won't hide it any longer. My name is Tsuchimikado Natsume. I was adopted by the Tsuchimikado main family not long after birth and was raised as the next family head. Tsuchimikado Harutora is my childhood friend.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;Also...... It's true that I'm a dead person. Last summer, I was resurrected from death. ......No, I was just awakened, and right now I'm still barely maintaining my current state.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the future, there may be an OVA for the remaining part of LN which may go into detail on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T17:33:44.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13856" CreationDate="2014-09-07T07:57:16.330" Score="13" Body="&lt;h1&gt;From official source&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to find some comments from the author on the Japanese internet, but came up empty-handed due to my lack of knowledge of Japanese. I do have some very tenuous evidence that as of 2013, there was no such explanation even in Japanese, discussed below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA#.E4.B8.BB.E8.A6.81.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia page on the Monogatari series&lt;/a&gt;, very little is known about Mizudori-kun and Rousokuzawa-kun except that Mizudori-kun is shorter than Karen-chan and Rousokuzawa-kun is taller than Tsukihi-chan, suggesting that they look similar to Koyomi and adding evidence for the Fire Sisters' massive brother complex. Tsukihi-chan talks a little about Rousokuzawa-kun in Neko Black, during which she says he wants to fondle breasts in a set-theoretic sense, and also says during Tsukihi Phoenix that her relationship with him is chaste; she also says that Karen-chan and Mizudori-kun haven't been getting along. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monogatari series wikia&lt;/a&gt; also has next to nothing to say about them. Since Koyomi, the viewpoint character, has absolutely refused to meet them, we've so far never seen them, and it seems that they're more a minor plot detail than anything; as far as I can tell, what I listed above is the sum total of our knowledge about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for their names, Nisio Isin, author of the Monogatari series, has a history of making up bizarre names for his characters, usually ones full of pun and subtext, and it seems the more minor they are, the more bizarre the names get. From the Monogatari series itself, I submit &quot;Kaiki Deishuu&quot; and &quot;Kiss-shot Acerola Orion Heart-Under-Blade&quot; and the name &quot;Valhalla Combi&quot; for the combination of Senjougahara and Kanbaru; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaregoto_Series#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaregoto_Series#Characters&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Medaka_Box_characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Medaka_Box_characters&lt;/a&gt; for examples from his other work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Fan's interpretation&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next part is a little tangential since it involves an unofficial doujinshi, but I take it as evidence that Japanese audiences also had no access to an explanation as of April 2013 (the doujinshi's publication date) since they were making up their own theories. I once found a doujinshi (a very, very NSFW doujinshi, which could get you fired if you happen to be at work, so I'm not going to provide a link, but the title is &lt;em&gt;Sukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VlYpf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SFW Cover&lt;/a&gt;) that offered a theory on the names &quot;Rousokuzawa-kun&quot; and &quot;Mizudori-kun&quot;, along with a random sex scene. Here's part of a page (edited to be SFW) that explains some of the theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pd36r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page 12 from Sukimonogatari&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in the doujinshi, boys named &quot;Mizudori-kun&quot; and &quot;Rousokuzawa-kun&quot; don't exist; &quot;Mizudori-kun&quot; is Tsukihi-chan, and &quot;Rousokuzawa-kun&quot; is Karen-chan. The upper-left panel gives a chain of transformations: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[月火]【Tsukihi】 (Moon | Fire)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;→ [水]【Mizu】 (Water. Based on day of the week progression from Sunday to Saturday: 日月火水木金土)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;→ [瑞]【Mizu】 (Good omen. A kanji with the same reading as &quot;water&quot;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;→ [瑞鳥]【Mizudori】 (Auspicious bird).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[火憐]【Karen】 (Fire | Pity)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;→ [燐]【Rin】 (Phosphorus. Take the second character and replace the heart radical 忄 with fire radical 火)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;→ [燐寸]【Macchi】 (Match. Match head contains phosphorus)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;→ [蠟燭澤]【Rousokuzawa】 (蠟燭 means candle. 澤 or equivalent &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjitai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;shinjitai&lt;/a&gt; 沢 is a common character used in names)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koyomi takes note of the terrifying coincidence in the names they give each other and the kaii that they are affected. Tsukihi-chan, called &quot;Mizudori&quot;, is a bird kaii, and &quot;auspicious bird&quot; can refer to phoenix. Karen-chan, called &quot;Rousokuzawa&quot;, was afflicted by a bee kaii, and candles can be made of beeswax. When Koyomi asked why they choose such names, the Fire Sisters explain that they chose those names because migrating &lt;strong&gt;birds&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_clock&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;candle&lt;/strong&gt; clocks&lt;/a&gt; are both methods of telling time, which aligns with the fact that the entire Araragi family has names with timekeeping and calendar themes&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, nothing much is said about these two in the novels or anime up through the end of the second season, and no explanation is given for their names up to that point. Although I didn't find anything official, the very scant information on these two, along with the (admittedly weak) evidence of the doujinshi, suggests that they're another example of Nisio Isin's famously bizarre punny names for his characters, and no, he isn't going to explain them (that would ruin the fun).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Footnote&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;[暦]【Koyomi】 means calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[火憐]【Karen】 contains the prefix of カレンダー, i.e. calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukihi　（月火） can be rendered as 月日, which contains the kanji for moon and sun, which also means month and day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:56:38.737" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:56:38.737" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13928" CreationDate="2014-09-07T15:27:53.457" Score="4" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wiki says this about Accelerator's Vector Transformation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is said to even be able to reflect teleportation vectors in the 11th dimension, though a strange phenomenon would occur in the 3-dimensional world, so thus people could not teleport harmful objects into his body, as most Teleporters would do in a battle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, no source is cited. I've searched the entire light novel for it, and haven't found where &quot;It is said&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is their claim true? Where is that stated in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T15:15:29.063" Title="Where is it mentioned the Accelerator's Vector Transformation works on all 11 dimensions?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13851" CreationDate="2014-09-07T15:33:00.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or&#xA;  accident. If the death leads to the death of more than the intended,&#xA;  the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that&#xA;  other lives are not influenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry but I don't think Dimitri is correct.  This appears to be the same as telling L's bodyguards to shoot L. This does not work. There are quite a bit more than just those two rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T15:33:00.040" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T18:06:43.167" Score="2" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the anime, after entering a witch's barrier, the Magical Girls are seen traveling a long way inside a maze-like struture before reaching the witch's lair. The lairs of the witches are generally spacious. Take the witch in episode 3 for example, when Homura was chased around by the witch-turned-worm, the worm was shown to be quite small inside the lair, which suggests that the lair inside the barrier is very wide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's the range of a witch's barrier? And do the witches have total control over their own barriers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8275" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T17:12:59.803" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T17:54:12.440" Title="What's the range of a witch's barrier?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13866" CreationDate="2014-09-07T22:53:33.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A witch's &quot;Labyrinth&quot; is technically a separated space which the witch hides in, as such, it doesn't so much have a range. We see this numerous times - no matter how far they travel inside a witch's Labyrinth, the Puella Magi more often than not reappear where they entered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the first witch whom Mami faced together with Madoka and Sayaka, in which Mami saved an office woman from falling, the three entered the Labyrinth when they were on a bridge. After the witch was defeated, they reappeared on the same bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Charlotte's Labyrinth appeared outside the hospital where Kyousuke Kamijou was in. Sayaka and Kyubee traveled a fair way into it to reach where Charlotte was asleep and kept a watch on her progress. Mami and Madoka also did a lot of traveling to get to Charlotte's lair. Despite all that, all of them sans Mami returned to the same spot that Sayaka and Kyubee had entered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homura's Labyrinth was inside her Soul Gem and contained in an isolation field which we see isn't all that big despite it being the size of an entire city (though it did have a limit which would then loop back into the city). We can confirm this when the Puella Magi broke open the roof and there were 2 Incubators looking down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case of Walpurgis Night, however, is different. In the timeline before the anime, which Kyubee commented that Kriemhild Gretchen would finish destroying the world soon, Madoka is seen &lt;strong&gt;inside&lt;/strong&gt; a Labyrinth where Homura was fighting Walpurgis Night. However, at the end of the series/second movie, the fight took place in the city &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; the materialization of a Labyrinth, we can make 2 hypotheses from this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Walpurgis Night's Labyrinth is that of the storm cell that weather agencies picked up and warned people about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Walpurgis Night gets more powerful with each jump Homura does due to it being a possible cause for Madoka's Fate. In its final fight, its Labyrinth probably wasn't needed since next to nothing could stop it. However, its power doesn't grow nearly as fast as Madoka's, which is why after enough jumps, Madoka could kill it with one shot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how much control a witch has over the elements in the Labyrinth, they don't have much apart from the formation of elements that they use for their attacks (e.g. Sayaka's wheels). The Labyrinth is more of a reflection of the Magical Girl's mental landscape before she became a witch. We also know that a Labyrinth forms before the witch is fully born, which is also the case of Charlotte whose Labyrinth had formed but was still sleeping as a Grief Seed even when Mami and Madoka entered (we see Sayaka and Kyubee keeping a watch on it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Observations, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Labyrinth#Witch.27s_Labyrinth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madoka Magica Trivia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T15:19:02.140" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T15:19:02.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13869" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13870" CreationDate="2014-09-07T23:12:45.043" Score="7" ViewCount="2982" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just started watching &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria!!&lt;/em&gt; and noticed that it says &quot;Working!!&quot; in the opening. I do understand that the title &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria!!&lt;/em&gt;, as printed on the Box, DVD Cover and listed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/Anime/Standard?search=Wagnaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;NISA's Website&lt;/a&gt;, comes from the name of the restaurant in the anime which the story mostly centers around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, does &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria!!&lt;/em&gt; mean &lt;em&gt;Working!!&lt;/em&gt; in Japan? Why is the anime titled &lt;em&gt;Working!!&lt;/em&gt; but in the West it's labeled &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria!!&lt;/em&gt; (with the second season being &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria!!2&lt;/em&gt;), since normally in the West either the Japanese name is kept or it's translated to English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-09T16:29:40.383" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T16:29:40.383" Title="Is the anime called &quot;Working!!&quot; or &quot;Wagnaria!!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;wagnaria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13869" CreationDate="2014-09-07T23:31:11.943" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original Japanese title was &quot;Working!!&quot;. It was changed to &quot;Wagnaria!!&quot; by NIS America for the US release. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;Wagnaria&quot; is the name of the restaurant where the main cast works, so it makes sense as a title, even if kind of sounds like the name of a world of magic and wonder where knights and princesses adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THEM Anime claims &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1487&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in its review of Season 2&lt;/a&gt; that the title &quot;Working&quot; already belonged to a 1997 sitcom starring Fred Savage in the United States, which precluded NIS America from using it. I'm skeptical; as far as I know, US law does not prevent two works from having the same title as long as neither infringes the copyright of the other by copying major plot elements or other protected aspects of a work. Otherwise, I don't see how &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockEpisodeTitles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;every US TV series ever written could have an episode titled &quot;The Gift&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (warning, TV tropes). I think NIS America just felt the title was too plain to catch attention in the US; in Japan it stood out because it was in English, but in the US, it's just a gerund.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T13:08:49.457" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T13:08:49.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13872" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-08T01:20:37.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2PxJL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wagnaria cast&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: MyAnimeList.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Souta Takanashi is a high school boy who loves small things such as puppies, children, and the water flea, due to his upbringing surrounded by large and domineering older sisters. When tiny high school girl Popura Taneshima approaches him offering a job as a waiter as a family restaurant, Takanashi takes it, just to be near her. Unfortunately, the restaurant staff is full of weirdos: Mahiru Inami, another waitress, is so afraid of men that she pummels them the moment they approach; the head waitress, Yachiyo Todoroki, carries a katana everywhere; Hiromi Souma, one of the cooks, is a snoop who blackmails people with the information he collects on their private lives; and the manager, Kyoko Shirafuji, is a former delinquent who sits around all day eating the restaurant's food. Only Jun Sato, the other cook, is anything like normal, and he's cursed to be in love with the totally oblivious Yachiyo, who fawns over the manager all day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga series Working!! began its run in Square Enix's &lt;em&gt;Young Gangan&lt;/em&gt; magazine in 2005. It has two anime adaptations, Working!! and Working&amp;rsquo;!! (note the right single quote between the title and exclamation points). In the US, the anime series is known as Wagnaria and is licensed by NIS America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6956/Working!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Working!! on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T01:41:19.583" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T01:41:19.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13873" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-08T01:20:37.097" Score="0" Body="Wagnaria, known in Japan as Working!!, is a manga series by Karino Takatsu. It has been adapted into two anime series, Working!! and Working'!!." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T01:41:09.083" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T01:41:09.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T01:53:53.023" Score="5" ViewCount="11887" Body="&lt;p&gt;It only happened once in Bakemonogatari when Araragi went on his first date with Senjougahara (and her father). Araragi called her by her family name &lt;em&gt;Senjougahara&lt;/em&gt;, and Senjougahara teased Araragi and asked if he call her or her father. And then Araragi called her by her given name (Hitagi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're dating, so why they don't call each other by given name? Does Senjougahara do this out of respect to Hanekawa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-10T19:00:06.223" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T16:14:02.100" Title="Why don't Araragi and Senjougahara call each other by their given names?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T04:15:13.003" Score="3" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal is &quot;airing&quot; (online) every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Not only is this not every week, but not every other week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T04:36:36.080" Title="Why does Sailor Moon Crystal not air weekly?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T05:01:47.730" Score="14" ViewCount="159955" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be an extreme amount of censoring in Stardust Crusaders (black shadows, etc) compared to other anime or even the previous 2 seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/IvND2tL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Smoking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cut body parts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Big wounds (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/brjchsM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;eye stab&lt;/a&gt;, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really understand. If perhaps the smoking thing is because Jojo is underage, Sanji smoked since &quot;day 1&quot; of One Piece (he was in his teens). The wounds I don't understand either, as some other anime don't censor large wounds (like Fate/Zero, which I watched while it was airing on TV).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example of censorship in Stardust Crusaders:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sdCDC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 19 - Death 13. Wound on dog censored&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example of Jojo season 1 no censoring on huge wound:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BQpvv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 1 on Crunchyroll&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm watching on Crunchyroll if it matters. Sometimes it's so bad I can't even tell what happened in the scene. Why is this? If there are any laws causing this, what laws and what do the laws say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T00:07:45.563" LastActivityDate="2019-09-09T16:47:47.747" Title="Why is there an extreme amount of censoring in Jojo (Stardust Crusaders) on Crunchyroll?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T06:09:59.890" Score="4" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYQhz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The caption for the acronym is &quot;Accuracy System Image Module for Optimum Velocity&quot; which spells out asimov, but I was wondering if the anime producers have revealed if the logo at the bottom was just a homage or if there is any actual significance to the logo itself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T06:17:31.377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T08:35:55.240" Title="What is the significance of the asimov system?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13622" CreationDate="2014-09-08T06:16:16.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though there has not been any information about what reconstruction means, but &lt;strong&gt;Dann of Thursday&lt;/strong&gt; has the ability to regenerate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Sword#Armor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;It is seen that this reconstruction process is what gives them their regenerative capabilities.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the main reason to reconstruct is to make &lt;strong&gt;Van&lt;/strong&gt; body feasible to use Dann's regenerative capability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T13:38:10.797" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T13:38:10.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13880" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13885" CreationDate="2014-09-08T08:43:00.350" Score="9" ViewCount="20832" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering how Annie's going underground (in episode 23) would prove she wasn't the Female Titan? Also, was her reason for not going there only because she knew it was a trap, or did she have another reason as well? It feels like I have missed something..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T12:51:04.933" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T16:07:08.480" Title="How would Annie's going underground prove anything?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13880" CreationDate="2014-09-08T08:48:56.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Annie's titan transformation was her main weapon. If indeed she was the Female Titan, she wouldn't want to go underground because that would put her at a huge disadvantage (she wouldn't be able to properly transform in such a small space).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T10:05:23.687" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T10:05:23.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13880" CreationDate="2014-09-08T09:26:28.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning : possible spoilers from the manga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The power of the titans comes from light. So, during the night, they lose their power and become inactive or, at least, less vigorous than during the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Annie may have feared that she would be unable to transform in the dark or to fight well against Mikasa and Eren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2064" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T09:26:28.630" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13898" CreationDate="2014-09-08T10:12:04.263" Score="2" ViewCount="8640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest episode of Fairy Tail, present Lucy discovered how to stop the prophecy from happening by reading the diary of future Lucy which suggested that by destroying the gate of Eclipse, future Rogue wont be able to come to present time hence stopping everything from happening. While a few episodes back when Natsu and group met future Lucy she told them about the future and said that she apologize because she did not have any solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Future Lucy wrote in her diary how to stop everything from happening by destroying the gate of eclipse. If so why did't she knew about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8233" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-09T06:14:49.987" LastActivityDate="2020-01-03T17:38:06.530" Title="Why did Lucy of future not know of the solution she wrote?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13880" CreationDate="2014-09-08T10:28:25.037" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem is that Mikasa was with them. Were it only Armin and Eren, Annie might not be that afraid of going underground. Annie knows that in human combat, Mikasa can match her if not best her. The only way for her to defeat Mikasa and take Eren with her is for her not to go underground. Going underground will prevent her from transforming, not because of the dark, but because if she transform there, she will be trapped in the tunnel, preventing her from moving. Being unable to move will cause not only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;her identity as the female titan be exposed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be captured by the Scouting Legion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;failing her mission of capturing Eren alive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that's why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T10:28:25.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13811" CreationDate="2014-09-08T10:49:13.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he can. His sharingan enables him to see the hand seals movement of the enemy, where then he do the same seals, thus copying the jutsu. However, during Naruto's training of Rasen Shuriken, he told Naruto that he can copy the Rasengan but only up to the level where the Rasengan is on the palm in its sphere form. &lt;strong&gt;He cannot copy beyond that&lt;/strong&gt; despite the fact that Rasengan is not a Kekkei Genkai jutsu. What this means is that the Sharingan is not the reason he can copy other people's jutsu. Sharingan helped him copying jutsu by seeing the hand seals, but what enabled him to perform the jutsu is that &lt;strong&gt;he has the elemental affinity for the jutsu&lt;/strong&gt;. So far, it has been shown that Kakashi is able to use 4 of the 5 basic elements (fire, water, earth, and lightning). His main affinity is lightning, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, based on the manga where ninjas not from Village of the Hidden Rock used earth jutsu to stop the bijuudama, it seems that up to a certain level, people can use jutsu of elements that they don't have the affinity for. But, considering that Rasengan was said to be an A rank jutsu (or S, not sure) it is possible that people's element affinity itself has its level. Meaning that Kakashi had the affinity for 4 of the 5 basic elements with lightning being the strongest considering his only original jutsu (Raikiri a.k.a Chidori) is of that element. This fits the fact of him being able to use Rasengan, an A rank jutsu, but not being able to use Rasen Shuriken, an S rank jutsu which requires elemental transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T06:28:45.673" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T06:28:45.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T14:29:38.327" Score="6" ViewCount="1240" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering why would an anime that featured several episodes be compiled into a movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Attack on titan&lt;/a&gt; spanned 26 episodes that were later compiled into 2 movies. Another example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death Note&lt;/a&gt;, also compiled into 2 movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might understand the release of an original movie with new story, or a special episode that recaps the series. However, a full movie recapping the series ?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it really necessary or profitable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T15:50:12.887" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T15:50:12.887" Title="Why change an anime series into a recap movie?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13887" CreationDate="2014-09-08T15:40:29.247" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It definitely has the potential to be profitable. Otherwise, why would they do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie adaptions for a successful series have two benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avid fans will watch it, even if it is just a giant recap&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who don't want to invest 26 episodes' time into the series will watch it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter is especially true as more casual viewers will have heard the name before from the shows' popularity and decide to get up to speed with it through the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, every instance is different and there may be series that flunked dramatically or performed exceedingly well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of live-action adaptions like Death Note, the audience spreads a lot wider and can be marketed to people who wouldn't go near anime usually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find any sales figures but I'm pretty sure it's a good investment for popular shows, but every venture is unique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it's necessary is up to your personal opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T15:46:04.953" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T15:46:04.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13893" CreationDate="2014-09-08T17:31:04.810" Score="9" ViewCount="595" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Nichijou Episode 0 (OVA), Mio and Yuko are playing a game on the train:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh2Bb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Come at me Mio!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They push and feint at each other but the game doesn't finish as they are distracted by Mai sleeping in the baggage area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6UrVFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Urgghhh!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tDhSem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Phwaa!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this game work? What's the objective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:46:34.773" Title="What game are Mio and Yuko playing on the train?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20739" CreationDate="2014-09-08T18:53:01.850" Score="16" ViewCount="801" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been said that in some ways Evangelion is Anno's critique to what he saw as wrong with the mecha anime genre of the time.  Lists of shows that Evangelion has influenced abound, but what were the titles that Anno was critiquing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8286" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T22:13:27.600" Title="What animes or trends in anime was Evangelion a response to?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13891" CreationDate="2014-09-08T18:58:32.417" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The objective is to make your opponent move their feet or otherwise lose their footing.  There are a wide variety of rulesets and variations.  This one seems to be pretty basic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each player stands feet apart with toes pointing at each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hands are placed palm to palm, palms of your opponent are the only part of them you can touch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Push or pull your hands to throw your opponent off balance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whoever shifts their feet first loses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some varieties include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clasp right hands and try and shift your opponent's footing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Push anywhere to shift your opponents footing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8286" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T23:46:34.773" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:46:34.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8197" CreationDate="2014-09-08T22:44:59.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watched Zetsuen no Tempest, the whole time I was working off the idea that it was a form of 'defense mechanism'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be somewhat obvious, that turning them into Iron / Black Iron was just it's unique form of an attack (just as people with guns can fire bullets, and people with swords can swing them). That appeared to be it's power for killing / disabling them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can observe, the tree has a certain favoritism for Hakaze Kusaribe. The tree would've been doing what it thought was 'beneficial for Hakaze', and innocent people being caught up could just been result of the tree &lt;strong&gt;freaking out&lt;/strong&gt;. After saving Hakaze from the Time Prison, it no longer cared &lt;em&gt;that much&lt;/em&gt; about others. Just who to protect, and what to prevent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Tree of Beginnings devours civilizations and attempts to dispose Fuwa Mahiro and Takigawa Yoshino because the Tree of Beginnings had accomplished its goal by using Fuwa Mahiro and Takigawa Yoshino to save Hakaze from the time prison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for 'how it prevented the Tree of Zetsuen / Exodus's revival', having the innocent people caught up did not have anything to do with it. As long as it caught &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; of Samon's allies in every &lt;strong&gt;100&lt;/strong&gt; innocent, it'd be successful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8287" LastEditorDisplayName="user8287" LastEditDate="2014-09-08T23:40:43.200" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T23:40:43.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13875" CreationDate="2014-09-09T00:47:28.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, it is normal to address others by their family name instead of their given name far longer in any kind of relationship than in the West. First name basis is usually reserved for very close friends, and even then not always applied, depending on the people involved and their background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that premise, what can be observed is not very unusual, just sufficiently borderline to allow giving a spotlight to the issue in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way Senjougahara uses this to tease Araragi can be considered her trait. She often (ab)used similar situations in the same manner and made a pun of it, which confirms the image and personality she displayed before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="220" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T00:47:28.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13884" CreationDate="2014-09-09T01:49:30.763" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sfmhll.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's 3 (two for now) different future, first future is when the 10000 dragons come out from the gate. This future Lucy didn't know about Rogue so she didn't know that they have to destroy the gate so Rogue won't come to the past and prevent all of this to happen. So the diary didn't consist of how to stop the prophecy, but rather she just write what she know that if the gate destroyed, it will make a chain reaction effect. Present Lucy is the one who come up with the conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tkhukl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-09-09T06:08:19.470" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T06:08:19.470" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13899" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-09T01:58:19.503" Score="1" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;The summoning of a Livlaster has a distinct light effect. It is shown that even behind cover, you can see the glare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then at the fighting ring, Teppei is without the Livlaster when entering, but after Amara's entrance, Tepei is chastised by Daichi to hide it and &quot;this is not the place to use that&quot; stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could he summon the Livlaster (offscreen) without anyone in the audience noticing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T01:58:19.503" Title="How did Tepei draw his Livlaster without anyone noticing?" Tags="&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13341" CreationDate="2014-09-09T04:09:54.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you've mentioned: this scene is NOWHERE in season 1. I just checked (out of curiosity), and skimmed through episodes 6-15 (Kirito defeats the head master in episode 14) and there was no mission involving any guild going after Laughing Coffin in those episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8290" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T04:09:54.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13876" CreationDate="2014-09-09T04:36:36.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal is not expected to make money among the Japanese (its main hope to turn a profit is to make it available to viewers outside of Japan, such as by selling a license to stream it). (Please also see my answer to a similar question, which Toshinou Kyouko linked in the comments, for details on why.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Airing episodes weekly would mean that either 1) the series ends after only 26 weeks, or 2) that the animation company would need to animate 2 to 3 times as many episodes to run for the same number of weeks.  Since it is not necessarily profitable to produce the series, animating more episodes would be too costly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only the first 2 episodes were made available to view for free on NicoNico Douga in Japan; to see all subsequent episodes, Japanese are required to buy a subscription to NicoNico. Spreading out the episodes more sparsely over time forces the fans who buy a subscription for the sole sake of watching Sailor Moon Crystal to pay for about a year's worth of subscription, rather than only 26 weeks' worth. The number of such fans is probably low, but the company needs to milk the amount of money it can get from them. Stretching it out also can provide a longer time frame in which said fans could decide to buy some collectible merchandise before it ends and they move on to avidly watching another series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T04:36:36.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13878" CreationDate="2014-09-09T10:34:45.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;ASIMOV is kind of OS (or program), used by Earth force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JoUr1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's main module to control kataphrakt as you seen in the image above. But who develop it, what else it can do, it's still unknown (for now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T10:34:45.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13906" CreationDate="2014-09-09T19:08:32.613" Score="4" ViewCount="867" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this image on imgur at one stage and added it in my browser bookmarks. Rediscovering it now, I'd really like to find the source of it so I can read the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EHwMLl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:21:50.050" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:21:50.050" Title="What manga is this magical girl on a plane from?" Tags="&lt;zai-x-10&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-09T02:29:14.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13905" CreationDate="2014-09-09T19:13:18.523" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This manga is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=103028&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zai x 10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; （[罪×10]【じゅうざい】） by Yamauchi Yasunobu, the same author as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first 2 chapters and the latest chapters can be read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ganganonline.com/comic/jyuzai/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on Gangan Online (in Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene is from page 3 of chapter 16 &lt;em&gt;Hijacking Arc 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is my own summary of the first 11 chapters. It contains heavy spoiler that will destroy your viewing experience, especially the comedy, so read with care:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The story is basically about 10 different girls/ladies either involving in or committing 10 different kinds of crimes, where their special powers are shown. Their special powers originate from their ribbons, which were given to them by a mad scientist. The magical girl, who also gets her power from the mad scientist, decides that the mad scientist is the root of all the evil and beats him up. The mad scientist then reveals that there are other girls whom he had modified before, and their power source is their ribbons. Thence, the magical girl goes on a mission to retrieve all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:57:29.873" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:57:29.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13875" CreationDate="2014-09-10T08:22:01.777" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though we viewers have spent three, four, five years of our lives watching Monogatari, Koyomi and Hitagi have only been dating for about a year at the end of Monogatari Second Season. In other anime, characters who've known each much longer than that are still on a family name-basis; for example, &lt;em&gt;Honey and Clover&lt;/em&gt; takes place over four years, but by the end of it, almost everyone is still on a family-name basis. That's something we should probably consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only that, Hitagi herself is a distant sort of person. Look at the lengths she went to to stop anyone getting involved with her when she was afflicted by the Heavy Crab&amp;mdash;she alienated her friend, Suruga, and actually cut open Koyomi. Because of her past, she's distant and standoffish with everyone, but she's especially uncomfortable with romantic matters. She warns Koyomi early on in their romance (Tsubasa Cat Part 2) that it's going to move very slowly if he stays with her, and that she might never be ready for certain intimate activities. I'm sure she wasn't including calling each other by given name in that, but it's still a sign of the very slow progress that she warned Koyomi about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think we should look at Koyomi himself. In general, he seems to use pretty respectful forms of address. He calls every one of the heroines by family name, even though Mayoi and Nadeko are younger than him and could probably be referred to by given name, possibly with -chan. (In Love Hina, Keitaro Urashima calls Motoko Aoyama &quot;Motoko-chan&quot; from the get-go, and even though she despises him, she never calls him on this that I can remember.) He calls his own sisters &quot;Karen-chan&quot; and &quot;Tsukihi-chan&quot; with an honorific, which Tsubasa remarks on as odd. He refers to Oshino Meme as &quot;Oshino-san&quot;, even though Oshino is a weird transient in a Hawaiian shirt and Koyomi doesn't seem to find him particularly worthy of respect in most ways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all of the above, it seems likely that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's somewhat normal in Japanese culture to still be on a family-name basis after dating for just a year.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitagi is trying to take things slow; for that reason, she might be sticking with family names as a way of keeping a little distance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koyomi seems to prefer using a family name with no honorific to address his friends, and without a sign from Hitagi, he isn't going to switch how he addresses her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Hitagi hassling Koyomi when they're in the car with her father, well, that's Hitagi. She loves making him uncomfortable. It might also have been a way for her to try on being on a given-name basis in a non-threatening environment without committing to anything. If she liked being called by her given name, she could ask Koyomi to keep doing it; otherwise, once she's had her fun, they're back to family names. I don't really think she keeps this up out of respect for Tsubasa. I would go too far into literary analysis if I talked about all my theories on the dynamic between Tsubasa and Hitagi, but suffice it to say, I don't think Hitagi ever saw Tsubasa as a loser who she should be a gracious winner towards, which is the view that that kind of gesture would suggest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T08:22:01.777" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-10T08:22:51.797" Score="5" ViewCount="13830" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Gon talked with Gin on episode 146, he told him that Kite turned into a little girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't recall that scene anywhere in the series, can anyone tell me when/how it happened and where it was shown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-10T08:31:00.687" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T21:25:00.597" Title="When was Kite shown as a little girl?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13909" CreationDate="2014-09-10T08:34:27.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers galore:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kite was killed and was fed to the ant queen. When the queen was killed, she had one last baby, a little girl. That little girl was known to be Kite because she rejected the name her caretakers gave her and referred to herself as Kite. This happened in Episode 92. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Kite_(Chimera_Ant)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; entry for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T08:34:27.493" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13915" CreationDate="2014-09-10T09:58:05.463" Score="3" ViewCount="8867" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I just finished Fate/Zero, and since Fate/stay night happened, clearly Kiritsugu was unable to destroy the grail to end the cycle (as I understand his intentions to be).  However, it seems like Shirou and Saber did the same thing, but this time without the massive devastation, and it seems like maybe he succeeded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Shirou succeed while Kiritsugu failed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also appreciate any links to resources to better my understanding of the Fate universe regarding the animes' endings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8300" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-10T12:57:51.937" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T00:14:21.873" Title="Regarding Shirou and Kiritsugu's attempt to destroy the grail" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13911" CreationDate="2014-09-10T10:58:22.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kiritsugu's wish was for world peace, not just destroy the grail. In a certain episode (I can't remember its title,but it's the one that flashes back to Kiritsugu's boyhood) is shown how Kiritsugu believes that peace can be achieved, (in the example with the boats) by killing the larger evil. Though he understands that this way isn't possible so he trusts the grail to achieve it using super-human measures. Now Kiritsugu's wish ended up in a devastation because by the time he summoned it there were more than one heroic spirits alive &#xA;meaning that the grail wasn't omnipotent in order to create world peace in a super-human way that Kiritsugu couldn't think of. But at that point it was strong enough to realize his wish&#xA;at the human-possible level in other words in what Kiritsugu did in the past. By killing the larger evil, and thus such devastation occurred  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7875" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T10:58:22.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8022" CreationDate="2014-09-10T18:48:25.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Cell could not return back to earth after Gohan destroyed his body is that hell has a barrier around it that makes it so no one can leave. When Goku is dead, he is in the spirit world and can use instant transmission to go back and forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cell was able to use the instant transmission technique when Goku grabbed him and used it to get him away from earth. The explosion from Cell didn't completely destroy him, so he could rebuild himself into perfect form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Gohan used his full power to destroy Cell, no part of him was left in the living world for him to regenerate back to. Cell was actually was dead. Cell was instantly transferred to hell once he died. He didn't go to the spirit world and see king Yema or anything; he just went straight there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once he is in there, he cannot leave due to the fact that the barrier around hell made it so no one could leave. For someone to leave hell, someone has to make a hole in the barrier like in the movie Super Android 17. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Goku is in hell trying to get out in the movie he cannot since the barrier is up. Goku tried multiple times to get out without the help of Piccolo. When he created the bridge with Piccolo, it caused a hole in the barrier and he was able to use instant transmission out of hell and back to earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-10T19:01:28.590" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T19:01:28.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13911" CreationDate="2014-09-10T22:37:44.887" Score="11" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The Lesser and Greater Grails&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we see in Fate/Zero and the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works Routes of Fate/Stay Night is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Greater_Grail#Fuyuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lesser Grail&lt;/a&gt;, this is just a vessel to summon the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Greater_Grail#Greater_Grail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Great Grail&lt;/a&gt; which is hidden beneath Fuyuki. so long as the Greater Grail exists the Wars will continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why did Shirou succeed while Kiritsugu failed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on which route you take in Fate/stay night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kiritsugu's plan&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He knew that he wouldn't be able to destroy the grail for good. After the Fourth War, Kiritsugu knew that the war would begin again and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fuyuki_Holy_Grail_War#Fourth_Holy_Grail_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;planned for that&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kiritsugu had planned to demolish the ritual as of the proper scheduled time of the Fifth Heaven's Feel by arranging for the physical collapse of the Great Grail System before the originally estimated date. The process involved utilizing stocked dynamite and the manipulation of ley-lines to ensure a severe localized earthquake in the targeted area within thirty to forty years of the Fourth War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this plan failed as there was a build up of Prana in the Greater Grail that was not spent after the Forth War because of how it ended. In the previous 3 Wars, it would take roughly 60 - 70 years to build up the Prana again because it would have been spent. However, since it wasn't spent in the Fourth War, Kiritsugu's plan would have failed to stop the Fifth War (but may have stopped a Sixth War though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Fate/Stay Night - Fate &amp;amp; Unlimited Blade Works Routes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both of these routes from the visual novel (adapted in the Fate/Stay Night Anime Series and Unlimited Blade Works Movie and Anime Series), we only see the Lesser Grail manifest, so Saber only ever destroyed the Lesser Grail even with Archer's help in Unlimited Blade Works. As such, a Sixth War can still happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_El-Melloi_II#Fate.2Fstay_night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lord El-Melloi II&lt;/a&gt; and Rin (now the proper head of the Tohsaka Family) return 10 years later to take apart the Greater Grail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He arrives in Fuyuki and, together with Rin as the head of the Tohsaka clan, sets out to completely take apart the Greater Grail. They are opposed by members of the Mage's Association wishing to retrieve it instead, leading to great turmoil of the same magnitude as the Grail War. His side eventually is victorious, and the Greater Grail is completely dismantled, marking the conclusion of the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Fate/Stay Night - Heaven's Feel&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This time we don't see the Lesser Grail. Rather, Shirou comes to the Greater Grail in order to destroy it to prevent Angra Mainyu's birth and to save Sakura, while destroying the Lesser Grail would have done nothing. Depending on your choices in the route, there are 2 ways it ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Normal End&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shirou defeats Kotomine and sacrifices himself to uses one final Projection to destroy the Greater Grail. Sakura waits for him in the Emiya Estate because of their promise and grows old before passing away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;True End&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shirou defeats Kotomine but he is about to die before Ilya, wearing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Magic#Dress_of_Heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dress of Heaven&lt;/a&gt;, arrives and assumes the role she was created for and uses the Greater Grail and closes the gate, sacrificing herself in the process. The final scene is told by Rin 2 years later. She is called to Trail at Clocktower in London because of her actions in the route, but Zelretch intervenes and she spends the 2 years in London before returning to Japan. She also reveals that before closing the Gate, Ilya used the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Third Magic, Heaven's Feel&lt;/a&gt;, to save Shirou's Soul, which was later found by Rider and put into a Puppet Body made by Touko Aozaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since you are asking &lt;em&gt;&quot;regarding the animes' endings.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, I should point out that the Heaven's Feel Route, at the date this answer was posted (10/9/2014), has yet to receive an adaptation, however there is a series of Heaven's Feel Movies planning to come out yet currently we don't know what ending they will choose to go with. that aside, apart from reading the Wikia you'd need to get the Visual Novel (and Translation Patch if you want English). In the link to Lord El-Melloi II, there is a citation note to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/complete_material_III#Volume_III_-_World_material&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/complete material III: World Material&lt;/a&gt;, which to my knowledge is only in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said and done, from just the anime (Studio Deen's anime and move + ufotable's Unlimited Blade Works series), &lt;strong&gt;Shirou and Saber had only destroyed the Lesser Grail just like what Kiritsugu and Saber did previously&lt;/strong&gt;, and a sixth war was a possibility. However, other material will explain how the Greater Grail is later destroyed/dismantled/shutdown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T00:14:21.873" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T00:14:21.873" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13916" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15238" CreationDate="2014-09-11T02:07:34.837" Score="7" ViewCount="2305" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of Soul Eater, Maka and Soul are tasked with hunting the soul of a Witch to turn Soul into a Death Scythe. The target is normally assigned by Lord Death as to avoid the Meister/Weapon group from getting killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Maka's/Soul's fight with Blair, Death comments that there's &quot;something odd&quot; about her (right before he Reaper Chop's Spirit for Spirit's comment on Blair's body), then we learn she is actually a cat with a lot of magic. As a consequence, because Maka and Soul messed up the final soul, their previously collected 99 souls were confiscated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what Death said during the fight, it didn't seem as if it was a test to see if Maka and Soul could correctly identify a Witch. So I am wondering, did Death know Blair was a cat? If not, why did Maka/Soul get punished when he himself thought that she was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-11T22:05:06.080" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T16:51:28.763" Title="Did Death know Blair was a cat and not a witch?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13923" CreationDate="2014-09-11T05:22:40.793" Score="2" ViewCount="796" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second episode of Soul Eater, during BlackStar's fight with Mifune BlackStar, Tsubaki used &lt;em&gt;Shadow Star&lt;/em&gt; to swap places with BlackStar and disguise herself while BlackStar attacked Mifune's blind spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just before this, Mifune noticed BlackStar (apparently now Tsubaki) is a different person from the way he was breathing. He also commented that BlackStar's eye colour had changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when exactly (episode time) did BlackStar and Tsubaki swap? Was BlackStar's eye color different at that moment or did it change suddenly later? And if it changed later, when was that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: I ask this question as every time I re-watch the episode, I'm engrossed in the fight and keep missing it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-11T15:21:16.407" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T15:21:16.407" Title="When did BlackStar and Tsubaki swap?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13919" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13922" CreationDate="2014-09-11T05:29:53.010" Score="3" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 3, after Death the Kid makes his appearance in front of Lupin, Kid &quot;senses&quot; Patty is off center and thus the formation is no longer symmetrical. As he complains about it to Liz, Patty watches Lupin escape though the manhole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Lupin had a huge sack of Human Souls with him when he escaped, which is obviously a bad thing since devouring human souls allows one to gain power quicker but leads one down the path of being a Kishin. This would be something that can't be ignored by Death or the Overseeing Death Scythes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is it ever explained what happened to Lupin and the souls he stole after he escaped from Kid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-11T15:24:14.020" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T15:24:14.020" Title="What happened to Lupin?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13962" CreationDate="2014-09-11T07:38:22.267" Score="1" ViewCount="842" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13856/what-is-up-with-tsukihi-and-karens-boyfriends-names&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; asking about the Fire Sisters' boyfriends' ridiculous names, here's another question about the bizarre names that Nisio Isin assigns his characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find any hidden meanings in the name &quot;Zerozaki Hitoshiki (零崎 人識)&quot; that relate to his character or part in the story. This character is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaregoto_Series#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaregoto series&lt;/a&gt;. The character is a knife-wielding serial killer whom the narrator meets in the second novel and describes as his own mirror image. His name is so ridiculous that even other characters in the book find it ridiculous. I looked up the kanji and the first kanji can be read as &quot;rei&quot;, which has a meaning related to &quot;zero&quot;. The second kanji is the same kanji that appears in common spellings of the names &quot;Yamazaki&quot; and &quot;Kanzaki&quot;. The rest of it just puzzles me. I'm wondering if there are more hidden meanings that relate in some way to his personality or his part in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T07:03:52.233" Title="What's up with the name &quot;Zerozaki Hitoshiki&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;zaregoto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13877" CreationDate="2014-09-11T08:23:05.880" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; See @senshin's answer for the correct answer. This answer addresses the question assuming the version on Crunchyroll was the same as before. I will keep this here for general reasons as to why the series may have been censored on TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have a definitive answer, but I can offer some guesses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This season may have aired on TV earlier than usual so harsher censorship rules could have applied (I don't think this one is likely, but it's a possibility)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the past few years censorship laws have been enforced more and more strictly. In July 2013 (before Stardust Crusaders) There was a big push for more self-censorship after a series of arrests in Core Magazine. Also broadcasters will send back episodes if they do not meet their expectations of censoring. These then have to be edited at short notice to be fit to broadcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With regards to smoking, The Japan Society of Smoking Control may have filed a complaint. They have been known to do so with other anime series, such as Nana &lt;a href=&quot;http://comipress.com/news/2006/06/25/325&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other groups may have complained about Jojo's content - In 2008 Jojo was under fire for having Dio reading the Qur'an and containing fighting scenes played out ontop of, and destroying, mosques. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo&amp;#39;s_Bizarre_Adventure#Controversy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt; - These scenes had to be redrawn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The animators may have seen what way other shows were going and used them as a guideline for what to censor and what not to. It is true that Japan has been stricter on censorship over the last 10 years, and that the market is also moving towards a &lt;em&gt;censored TV / Uncensored DVD&lt;/em&gt; setup.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would imagine it's primarily broadcaster standards that dictate what Jojo can and cannot show. Stardust Crusaders was also on more Japanese TV networks than its prequel so it had more vendors to satisfactorily censor for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-07T21:18:30.667" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T21:18:30.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13919" CreationDate="2014-09-11T08:39:32.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is quite a downer of an answer, however there really is &lt;strong&gt;nothing&lt;/strong&gt; more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After escaping, within neither the anime nor manga, is Lupin mentioned again. I personally read Soul Eater and watched it, I don't recall any more sign of him, and this 'thesis' is backed up by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Lupin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Debuts&lt;/strong&gt; - &#xA;  Manga - &lt;em&gt;'Death the Kid'&lt;/em&gt;, &#xA;  Anime - &lt;em&gt;The Perfect Boy. Death the Kid’s Magnificent Mission?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can probably assume, this is indeed Episode 3, which I trust is the appearance you are referring to (being his only). It mustn't have ended with such a bad fate, as the use of the human souls, as we probably would have heard about a new Kishin being born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt it, as I'm not following it, however there is a possibility his name is at least &lt;em&gt;mentioned&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Soul-eater Not!&lt;/strong&gt;, however I have yet to hear anything regarding that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8287" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T08:39:32.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13918" CreationDate="2014-09-11T08:55:10.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt there will be evidence to back this up, however when Black Star says &quot;Tsubaki.. Ninja-to mode!&quot; and a burst of smoke appears (around &lt;strong&gt;16:27&lt;/strong&gt;), is practically the only chance they could switch - and it makes perfect sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within this puff of smoke, Black Star makes his 'escape' to a better position, and instead of Tsubaki changing into Ninja-to form, &lt;strong&gt;she becomes the dummy&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt that Mifune saying that his eye colors changed was quite true, or at least can't be verified by the viewers, as Black Star doesn't have colored eyes - just typical black dots. Tsubaki, on the other hand, has the 'other' style of anime-eyes, (which are a shade of blue). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;important part&lt;/em&gt; is, however, that when Tsubaki is in Dummy-form, her eyes were the same as Black Star's, as proven when the dummy 'floats away' (it is very clear to see the eyes changing from Blackstar's to Tsubaki's).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8287" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T08:55:10.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13936" CreationDate="2014-09-11T18:25:43.457" Score="6" ViewCount="2479" Body="&lt;p&gt;During his fight against Minato, it seemed that Tobi was trying to send Minato to Kamui's dimension. Even if Tobi had succeeded, couldn't Minato just teleport to one of his special kunai using the Flying Thunder God technique? Tobi knew of the Flying Thunder God technique, so what did he want to accomplish by sending Minato to Kamui's dimension?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T14:12:45.463" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T14:54:19.753" Title="Can Minato teleport to his special kunai from Kamui's dimension?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13864" CreationDate="2014-09-11T19:16:45.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;To Aru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt; light novel volume 6, page 57, it is explained how teleporters use the 11th dimension to move objects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] Though the phrase “to teleport within space” sounded simple, the theory behind it was to get away from the three dimensions, find her position in the eleventh dimension, and then calculate the vectors to teleport. [...] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In volume 20, page 107, it is specifically explained that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he reflected teleportation powers, a strange phenomenon occurred in the 3&#xA;  dimensional world, [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7902" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T15:15:29.063" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T15:15:29.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13929" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-11T21:46:06.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sz1Wz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of first novel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cover of the first novel, depicting Kunagisa Tomo. Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A series of adventure novels following a narrator known as &quot;I&quot; (ぼく in Japanese). &quot;I&quot; was once enrolled in a special program for geniuses in Houston, Texas, but he washed out and returned to Japan for college, reuniting with his childhood friend, computer engineering genius Kungagisa Tomo. Accompanying Tomo to the private island of an eccentric rich girl, &quot;I&quot; gets involved in a murder mystery and ends up meeting world-famous &quot;contractor&quot; Aikawa Jun, later getting involved in more murder mysteries and various other adventures. The books make use of a dense, psychological style of writing and feature mind-bending plot twists based on the darkness hidden in the characters' psyches. They also showcase Nisio Isin's habit of giving bizarre names to his characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nine novels comprise the main Zaregoto series, starting with &lt;em&gt;The Kubikiri Cycle&lt;/em&gt;. The series spun off into the Ningen series. The first two novels, &lt;em&gt;The Kubikiri Cycle&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Kubishime Romanticist&lt;/em&gt;, were released in English by Del Rey manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/9726/Zaregoto_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Zaregoto series&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaregoto_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zaregoto Series&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-12T05:23:40.587" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T05:23:40.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13930" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-11T21:46:06.927" Score="0" Body="A light novel series by Nisio Isin, author of the Monogatari Series and Death Note: Another Note. Follows an unnamed narrator through murder mysteries and other adventures." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-11T22:13:31.983" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T22:13:31.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13946" CreationDate="2014-09-11T23:05:03.183" Score="4" ViewCount="1952" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find my favorite childhood anime that was shown on Cartoon Network back in the '90s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters looked similar to Dragon Ball's, so it was probably a Japanese Toonami show. The hero is a warrior who has a magical silver box which when opens, some kind of a red armor fits on his arms and legs and gives him super fighting powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this wasn't a cyborg show or space related show. Plus, the characters were only humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched everywhere possible, copied all titles I found into Google Image trying to find an image that would lead me to the name of the anime for 3 days but no success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Appreciate your help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8310" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T16:54:41.030" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T16:54:41.030" Title="Anime in '90s where the main character transforms into red armor with a magical silver box" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:32:18.797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13931" CreationDate="2014-09-11T23:43:53.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds kind of like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronin_Warriors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ronin Warriors&lt;/a&gt; and the red armor guy is named &lt;a href=&quot;http://roninwarriors.wikia.com/wiki/Ryo_of_the_Wildfire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Voc1Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T23:43:53.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-12T01:16:26.030" Score="2" ViewCount="876" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GOHZx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 692: Revolutions&lt;/a&gt;, Hagoromo said to Naruto that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even with the chakra of all the tailed beasts, you won't become like she did. Whatever the case maybe, you are different than my mother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why Hagoromo gave Kaguya's example. He himself was a Jinchuriki, he was also powerful but it didn't corrupt him. With the tailed beasts inside him, does Naruto have the potential to be the strongest, surpassing even Hagoromo ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4805" LastEditorUserId="4805" LastEditDate="2014-09-12T02:45:28.600" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T02:45:28.600" Title="Does Naruto have the potential to be as powerful as Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2014-09-12T07:52:56.603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13935" CreationDate="2014-09-12T01:44:50.653" Score="8" ViewCount="3905" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MSDYV.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Kuroneko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Urban dictionary,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dandere&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A dandere is a character archtype that entails someone being quiet&#xA;  which is usually associated with shyness. &quot;Dan&quot; comes from the word&#xA;  &quot;danmari&quot; which means silent and taciturn. &quot;Dere&quot; means to become&#xA;  &quot;lovey dovey&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not to be confused with Kuudere which is a cool person that becomes&#xA;  lovey dovey. They are very similar in appearence and possibly&#xA;  behavior, but their underlying character reasoning is different. Being&#xA;  silent for the sake of being silent vs being cool&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a problem placing her as a dandere because she sometimes acts playful as the image above (not antisocial). Am I correct considering her dandere ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1918" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:40:06.037" Title="Is kuroneko from Oreimo considered dandere?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13934" CreationDate="2014-09-12T05:02:47.680" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she can be considered a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Dandere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dandere&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A dandere character is one who is normally quiet and silent, possibly to the point of coming across as emotionless at times, but will suddenly become talkative and sweet and cute when alone with the right person if they manage to push the right button to get them to pour their heart out, revealing that they're actually just shy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A dandere will be more or less a normal person, but, will not talk unless spoken to/required to. They will avoid talking because of their shyness, but if need be, they will speak. Also, a dandere tends to feel more power in numbers. If they're with a group that they're comfortable with, then the shyness factor of said dandere will very likely decrease if another, unfamiliar person is introduced at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the first otaku meeting of &lt;strong&gt;Kirino&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Ruri&lt;/strong&gt; (a.k.a. &lt;strong&gt;Kuroneko&lt;/strong&gt;) was silent and passed her time with her cell phone, but later when &lt;strong&gt;Saori&lt;/strong&gt; introduced them to each other, Ruri was talking (quarreling) with Kirino.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ruri was comfortable with &lt;strong&gt;Kyosuke&lt;/strong&gt;. She was talking normally with him and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; confessed her love to Kyosuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She also talks and enjoy herself when she is with members of Saori's circle and with school club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are, however, only some examples of her behavior. Throughout the entire series, there are many occasions where her character matches the description of a Dandere as stated above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T12:10:33.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13927" CreationDate="2014-09-12T06:07:40.843" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page about Kamui's abilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite not always being present, Obito could keep targets under genjutsu while they were confined inside this technique's pocket dimension, thus keeping them incapacitated for extended durations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi knew that he cannot defeat the Fourth Hokage so easily while keeping Kyuubi under his control, since controlling Kyuubi itself consumes a lot of chakra. Hence, he may have tried sending Minato to Kamui's dimension to keep him out of the equation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato can teleport to his Flying Thunder God formulas (specially marked kunai), but it isn't revealed whether he can do it from a different dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T04:41:27.383" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T04:41:27.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13944" CreationDate="2014-09-12T06:19:31.563" Score="3" ViewCount="2017" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the music theme which plays during Alucard's zero level release, while the Major is singing (talking). Can you please help me find it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The music starts at around 0:50 in this video: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YODvtc7-qk8&amp;amp;t=50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hellsing's Zero Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8312" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:11:57.157" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:11:57.157" Title="Hellsing Ultimate music theme in episode 8" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13938" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13943" CreationDate="2014-09-12T07:26:58.687" Score="3" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2R4d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haruhi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Haruhi Suzumiya considered shonen ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some serious and hard to interpret dialogs in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it considered a shonen with some seinen mixed anime ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1918" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-12T22:57:34.350" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T22:57:34.350" Title="Why is Haruhi Suzumiya considered shonen?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13825" CreationDate="2014-09-12T07:36:50.340" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The celestial entered Tiz when you started a new game, then left him as the credits were ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You are the Celestial occupying Tiz's body.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Celestial realm that Ouroboros is trying to break into is the real world (the 3DS camera even turns on and blends your face into the background during the final battle after Ouroboros says that he's approaching the Celestial Realm). Ouroboros is also talking directly to you when he asks if pretending to care about the party has alleviated your boredom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The AR movie at the start is supposed to be Anges briefly breaking into the real world (the Celestial Realm) to beg you to intervene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The extra movie is a sneak peak of Bravely Second. He wakes up from the coma because the celestial (you) came back to him for the next game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8314" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T07:36:50.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13941" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16826" CreationDate="2014-09-12T07:57:00.810" Score="6" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buzzfeed.com/kevintang/baffling-out-of-context-screenshots-from-anime-and-manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Buzzfeed page&lt;/a&gt; and have been trying to figure out the series some of these screencaps belong to. I managed to find a lot of them by a combination of reverse image search and looking up the quoted text, but I'm not sure about &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a8d6l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;. (Note: some offensive language that I edited out.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't have much success with a reverse Google image search, although I did find out from &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/gallery/2A85Bkn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of the results&lt;/a&gt; that the text was probably edited in by someone. (The link here also contains the original profanity, which I blacked out in the image in the first link.) Since I can't remove the text without also editing the rest of the image (at least with my rather limited image editing tools), I don't think I'll have much success finding what this is originally from by simply erasing the text (e.g. by making it grey) and searching with that either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Imgur link, it's clear that this is originally probably from a horror manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; I found an unedited version of the image, which is below. Still haven't had any luck with reverse image searches, so I'll probably try looking at lists of horror manga and possible TV Tropes pages later. As such I removed the earlier image from the post so as to avoid redundancy (and added a link to it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/prohv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:34:51.013" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:34:51.013" Title="What's this edited image with a man lying in bed and a spectre haunting him from?" Tags="&lt;wanren-yehua&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:36:42.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13938" CreationDate="2014-09-12T09:37:08.943" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The terms &quot;shounen&quot; and &quot;seinen&quot; are assigned to a work for many reasons, none of them really having to do with how intellectual or difficult the work is. The most common criteria are the age group and gender that a work is aimed at and the magazine in which a work is published (for manga and light novels), but the definitions for these terms are fuzzy rather than precise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia, the age range for shounen works is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_manga&quot;&gt;between 10 and 42 years old, although the largest portion of the audience is between 10 and 18&lt;/a&gt;. Even 10&amp;ndash;18 is a pretty wide range, and the interests and abilities of boys between 10 and 18 are not at all uniform. As a personal anecdote, I first watched the Haruhi Suzumiya series when I was 18 and had no trouble following the conversations; I expect there are lots of eighteen-year-olds capable of following the series. On the other hand, the ten-year-olds would probably be more comfortable with something simpler, like One Piece. But then, there might also be some ten-year-olds who would enjoy the series; I first watched Eva, an extremely difficult series, when I was eleven, and although a lot of it went over my head, I still got something out of it. (Fifteen years of loving anime, among other things.) Given that variability, there's basically no way you can expect to neatly categorize works according to what age group and gender they're aimed at. You'll always end up with works too smart for some of the audience, works too dumb for others, and works that a lot of people don't quite get, even though they still enjoy them for other reasons. (People who watch Eva just for the shipping, who bug Hideaki Anno to no end.) In many cases, the designation of &quot;shounen&quot; or &quot;seinen&quot; is somewhat arbitrary, often made for business reasons like what magazine a manga runs in or what time an anime broadcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if we look at the content of the works themselves, things become even less clear-cut. Typically, we think of shounen as including works like Naruto, One Piece, and Dragon Ball. But Love Hina, Attack on Titan, and even Aria are also considered shounen. (Aria ran in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Comic_Blade&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Comic Blade&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is considered a shounen magazine.) Those three series have about as little resemblance to Naruto and Dragon Ball as Haruhi does. Wikipedia lists Maison Ikkoku as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinen_manga&quot;&gt;a representative seinen work&lt;/a&gt;, but Love Hina, which was heavily influenced by Maison Ikkoku, is shounen. (I even remember Love Hina being racier than Maison Ikkoku, though it's been a long time since I read Maison Ikkoku.) Granted, Akira, Berserk, Battle Royale, and Ghost in the Shell are definitely more mature than Naruto and One Piece, both in their themes and in their depiction of graphic violence. But so is Attack on Titan, and so is Eva, whose manga version ran in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Ace&quot;&gt;Shounen Ace&lt;/a&gt;. Shueisha found Attack on Titan a little too dark for Shounen Jump, but Shounen Magazine, which also carried Love Hina, consented to publish it. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan#Production&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;). The cases of Attack on Titan and Maison Ikkoku show us how fuzzy the border is between shounen and seinen. It's more a matter of what one editor thinks of the work, and what's best for business, than any hard and fast rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, Haruhi is considered shounen because the editing department at Kadokawa Shoten thought it would appeal mostly to males between the ages of 10 and 18. They were making a judgment call, filtering out all sorts of conflicting information about the differences between ten- and eighteen-year-olds in general, the variation among individual ten- and eighteen-year-olds, and how similar it was to other works classified as shounen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T09:37:08.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13937" CreationDate="2014-09-12T10:59:51.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That will be Letzte Bataillon from the Hellsing OVA I-V Soundtrack “Nazi CD”. It's listed as song number 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-12T14:31:52.100" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T14:31:52.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11198" CreationDate="2014-09-12T11:50:14.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brynhildr&lt;/strong&gt; in this series is  &lt;strong&gt;Kuroha Neko&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Brynhildr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Brynhildr&lt;/a&gt; is mighty female warrior of Germanic mythology and the chief of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Valkyrie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Valkyries&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neko's character almost portray the character of Brynhildr as mentioned in German myth. She is powerful than Valkyrie. She does not have any past memory. She gained her memory and became very powerful at the end in series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brynhildr in the Darkness&lt;/em&gt; trying to show the Neko in darkness or loss of memory. She only does not have past memory but also lose memory when she keep using her power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T11:50:14.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13931" CreationDate="2014-09-12T14:22:10.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;Knights of the Zodiac&lt;/em&gt; in NA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KpZcn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wXGWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7884" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T14:22:10.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13947" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-12T17:42:41.857" Score="13" ViewCount="24860" Body="&lt;p&gt;When tail beasts (bijū) are extracted from their Jinchuuriki, the Jinchuuriki dies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All seven Jinchuuriki died after the Akatsuki extracted the bijū from them. Gaara was resurrected by Chiyo using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/One%27s_Own_Life_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;One's own life reincarnation&quot; jutsu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why do Jinchuuriki die when bijū are extracted?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What are the reasons behind the death of Jinchuuriki after the extraction of bijū?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:34:23.973" LastActivityDate="2020-06-30T08:20:11.663" Title="Why do Jinchuuriki die when their biju are extracted?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13791" CreationDate="2014-09-12T20:58:17.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The melody really reminds me of main theme from Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu. Especially this part : &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/foKqCYEYnpo?t=45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://youtu.be/foKqCYEYnpo?t=45s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has slow tempo, but it doesn't have any lyrics. But I might be mistaking it because you used similar instruments in your music sheet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-09-12T20:58:17.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13947" CreationDate="2014-09-12T21:58:23.277" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason are not been clear, probably it never will be, now that Naruto is scheduled to end this year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sage of Six Paths told himself that no matter what, if a Tailed Beast is extracted from someone, &lt;strong&gt;they die&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that's canon material and a fact in Narutoverse. I guess we just have to make our peace with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a personal note, in my opinion, when someone becomes a  &lt;strong&gt;Jinchuuriki&lt;/strong&gt;, the huge chakra of the Tailed Beast enters into the ninja's body and gets mixed up with that of the ninja's.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imagine the body of ninja is water, and the ninja's chakra is a pinch of sugar dissolved in the water. The process of turning into a Jinchuuriki would be like adding salt (= Tailed Beast's chakra) to the mixture. Now to extract the Tailed Beast's chakra, it's impossible to do so without drying up the ninja first, i.e. &lt;strong&gt;Ninja has to die.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:36:50.693" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T10:36:50.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-13T00:19:04.730" Score="4" ViewCount="9694" Body="&lt;p&gt;i tried different sites, so now I'm here. If anyone could help that would be great. If you could, can you tell me which anime he is from and the name of the character. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ui0eQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8318" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:09:35.437" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:09:35.437" Title="What anime is this guy from? He has brown hair and is wearing a school uniform" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T05:41:45.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13950" CreationDate="2014-09-13T01:04:53.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Shu_Ouma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shu Ouma&lt;/a&gt;, the main character of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/a&gt; ;) If you watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjUtmbZt8zc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the opening&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that the visual style is similar to your picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's another picture of him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BDMdK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shu Ouma&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really like this anime :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8319" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-13T07:08:45.607" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T07:08:45.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13950" CreationDate="2014-09-13T07:17:43.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character you're looking at is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/43278/Shu_Ouma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shu Ouma&lt;/a&gt; - the main protagonist from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/a&gt;, and that specific scene is from the opening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guilty Crown is quite a popular anime, however according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;, more popular than it is good (as seen by the rankings - Ranked #616, Popularity Ranked #38).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story takes place in Tokyo in 2039, after the outbreak of the &quot;Apocalypse Virus&quot; during what became known as the &quot;Lost Christmas&quot; of 2029. Since then, Japan has been under the control of the multinational organization called GHQ. &#xA;   - &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, on the same page detailing more into the character - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Episode 1 spoiler - mouse-hover to view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ouma Shu is a 17 year-old boy who mistakenly obtains a rare and great power. He can use this power, &quot;The Right Hand of the King,&quot; to extract &quot;voids,&quot; or tools/weapons that are the manifestations of peoples' hearts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't go throwing more information at you - I'd rather recommend watching the first episode - &lt;strong&gt;it's the best way for you to see if you like it or not&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8287" LastEditorDisplayName="user8287" LastEditDate="2014-09-14T03:23:22.803" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T03:23:22.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13950" CreationDate="2014-09-13T07:19:31.623" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is for sure the Anime &lt;strong&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/strong&gt; (ギルティクラウン). There is also a Manga of this Anime. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/8319/icyk&quot;&gt;Icyk&lt;/a&gt; already answered correct but his answer is low quality. I searched the other things up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Information&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3YFq1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Type: TV&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episodes: 22&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Status: Finished Airing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aired: Oct 14, 2011 to Mar 23, 2012&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Producers: Production I.G, Aniplex, FUNimation EntertainmentL, Movic, Fuji TV, Fuji Pacific Music Publishing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Super Power&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Duration: 24 min. per episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rating: R - 17+ (violence &amp;amp; profanity)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story takes place in Tokyo in 2039, after the outbreak of the&#xA;  &quot;Apocalypse Virus&quot; during what became known as the &quot;Lost Christmas&quot; of&#xA;  2029. Since then, Japan has been under the control of the multinational organization called GHQ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ouma Shu is a 17 year-old boy who mistakenly obtains a rare and great&#xA;  power. He can use this power, &quot;The Right Hand of the King,&quot; to extract&#xA;  &quot;voids,&quot; or tools/weapons that are the manifestations of peoples'&#xA;  hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has been rather shy since a childhood tragedy, but both his&#xA;  personality and life change forever when he meets a girl named&#xA;  Yuzuriha Inori, a member of the rebel group called &quot;Funeral Parlor,&quot;&#xA;  whose members seek the restoration of self-government in Japan via the&#xA;  ousting of GHQ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Character&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character you see in the picture is &lt;em&gt;Shu Ouma&lt;/em&gt; (桜満 集). He is the main character of the Anime. At the beginning you can say he is introverted and just a normal high school student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wTWJG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shu Ouma&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/1201358&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the main protagonists of Guilty Crown, who's right hand holds a&#xA;  special power called &quot;The Power of the King&quot;. This ability allows him&#xA;  to extract weapons from his friends known as a &quot;Void&quot; which is a&#xA;  manifestation of a person's personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is an unsociable 17-year-old young man who usually tends to stay&#xA;  out of people's way so as to not cause them any trouble. However, this&#xA;  changes when he meets a girl named Inori Yuzuriha. From that moment&#xA;  on, he must learn how to make friends because of his ability &quot;The&#xA;  Power of King&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/43278/Shu_Ouma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Scene&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene in your picture is in the opening of the Anime. It starts at 1:09 in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/DjUtmbZt8zc?t=1m9s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T12:12:02.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13947" CreationDate="2014-09-13T18:10:49.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the process of extracting the huge amount of chakra from a Jinchuuriki is too taxing on the body. It seems to me that their chakra don't mix up because Naruto doesn't always use Kurama's chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1815" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:46:25.147" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T10:46:25.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13920" CreationDate="2014-09-13T23:20:24.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @ʞɹɐzǝɹ mentions, the kanji &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E9%9B%B6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;零&lt;/a&gt; can be read as ぜろ (&quot;zero&quot;) and has the meaning &quot;null&quot; or &quot;cipher&quot;, as well as &quot;overflow&quot; (as in the word こぼれる). &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E5%B4%8E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;崎&lt;/a&gt; can be read as さき (&quot;saki&quot;) which can become &quot;zaki&quot; under &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rendaku&lt;/a&gt;. It's the same kanji we see in common spellings of the names &quot;Yamazaki&quot; and &quot;Kanzaki&quot; (山崎 and 神崎). I believe this might be to make the word sound more like a real name, like adding Mc- or -son to English words (&quot;Grumpy McSnarlson&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;人識 (&quot;Hitoshiki&quot;), the character's given name, is written with the kanji for &quot;person&quot; (&lt;em&gt;hito&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E8%AD%98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;know&quot; (識)&lt;/a&gt; (also seen in the word &lt;em&gt;shiru&lt;/em&gt;). Again, I believe the 識 character is just to make the name sound more like a name. The fact that he kills people may lend some significance to the 人 kanji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T23:20:24.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13971" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-14T09:01:00.190" Score="4" ViewCount="1100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching this name for weeks!!&#xA;Could you help me out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cjfHM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8334" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:31:16.733" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:31:16.733" Title="What anime name are these two characters lying in the grass from?" Tags="&lt;koijibashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T05:43:15.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13971" CreationDate="2014-09-14T09:07:53.773" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from a visual novel named &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v4247&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Koijibashi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, according to the tag on the same image on &lt;a href=&quot;https://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/3095057&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sankaku Channel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vjklR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is released on 2004-August-13 for Windows platform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt; (translated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%93%E3%81%84%E3%81%98%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koijibashi's article&lt;/a&gt; on Japanese Wikipedia):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking forward to their graduation in March, Tachibana Yuuta, together with his classmates Katakura Hadzuki, Ichinose Ryuu and his childhood friend Konno Nonoka, make a plan to go on a graduation trip together during spring break.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Yuuta's casual remark, the destination is decided, by Sagara Shiho - Yuuta's cousin who happens to be there, to be a rural town with the suspension bridge named &amp;quot;Koijibashi&amp;quot; (Love Bridge?), which has the legend to tie people's fate together. However, the legend of &amp;quot;Koijibashi&amp;quot; as it is passed down is not your usual pleasant story, and unforeseen mysteries awaits Yuuta and co.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T13:37:37.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14963" CreationDate="2014-09-14T11:31:33.447" Score="0" ViewCount="3067" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to Use: LVIII &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By manipulating the death of a human that has influence over another human’s life, that human’s original life span can sometimes be lengthened. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means you can use the note to extend your lifespan in the example i gave:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;have some one get the shinigami eyes by giving them your death note and have them write down your life span then give back owner ship of the death note to you again (use the note to manipulate them into doing so) for example lets say you die 1st arpril 2009 at 1pm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;next find some one who will out live you, you could use the person who you manipulated into finding your life span we'll call this person mr.X&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;write down your own name and have the cause stabbed by mr.X after calling him fat at 1st april 2009 at 1pm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;next write down mr.X's name in the death note and the cause of death is a heart attack just before stabbing some one on the streert who called him fat on 1st april 2009 at 12:58pm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now if this would work you should get his remaining life span. Would this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T16:19:26.270" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T16:19:26.270" Title="Can you extend your own life with the death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-12T03:45:09.867" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13975" CreationDate="2014-09-14T11:41:52.127" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, because of several things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A human with the Shinigami Eyes cannot see the lifespan of other Death Note owners. &lt;sup&gt;(How to Use: XVIII)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you write your name and a cause that cannot be possible (being stabbed by a dead man), you will die of a heart attack. &lt;sup&gt;(How to Use: LV)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Writing your own name in the death note bypasses all lifespan calculations. If you wrote that you die at a certain date, you will die at a certain date, regardless of how much lifespan you have remaining.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T11:41:52.127" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13044" CreationDate="2014-09-14T12:11:26.480" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's only a speculation, but my best guess is that Zankyou no Terror is handling with a real life scenario that just &lt;strong&gt;might happen&lt;/strong&gt; to us in the real world (and that's little scary). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike other animes that have super powers (like a Death Note, or an ability to launch a destructive energy projectile, etc.), in this anime, there are no supernatural abilities as far as it's shown to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the author of the series wants to give us some sort of &quot;warning&quot; that what we see is not really based on events in real life, and the we shouldn't start copying the protagonist behavior (And if we do, the owners are not legally responsible for it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-14T12:35:48.547" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T12:35:48.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13980" CreationDate="2014-09-14T14:13:38.980" Score="4" ViewCount="3244" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ahpTu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching on Google, I found some food related to tanuki like tanuki udon (not sure if they really use tanuki). But I can't find anything like tanuki hot pot. Does this kind of food actually exist? Do they actually eat tanuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-14T14:16:16.113" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T13:43:33.340" Title="Does tanuki hot pot actually exist?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-14T14:28:03.257" Score="3" ViewCount="1528" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't really understand her. She's human, but she can fly (I guess Akadama-sensei taught her how to fly when he kidnapped her and raised her as a Tengu) but then, she's kinda left him alone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then she joins Friday Fellows, and eats tank hot pot. But she knows who and what this tanuki is. And later, she goes back to Akadama-sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What exactly is her purpose? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's the reason behind this behavior of hers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is she the antagonist or the protagonist in the series?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T14:21:54.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T12:22:11.537" Title="Why is Benten the way she is?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13978" CreationDate="2014-09-14T14:48:08.210" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makiko Itoh&lt;/strong&gt; answered the question &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quora.com/Japanese-Food-2/Do-people-in-Japan-actually-eat-tanuki-in-hot-pot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do people in Japan actually eat tanuki in hot pot?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;. A side information of her shows &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;I write about Japanese food and cooking and am Japanese&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I quote her answer below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A long, long time ago it may have been more widely eaten, but these days it rarely is. Even when it is eaten it's limited to certain regions, and to certain seasons. Tanuki are omnivores, and the meat of omnivores is supposed to be very unpleasant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You do see a lot of dishes that are called tanuki, e.g. tanuki udon, but that usually means it has some tenkasu (tempura batter crumbs) in it. The 'tanuki' part of such dishes has nothing to do with the animal - it comes from 'tanenuki', or 'no main ingredient/filling' - i.e. tempura batter without the shrimp or vegetable or whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &lt;a href=&quot;http://food-in-japan.com/2013/05/kitsune-udon-and-tanuki-udon/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;, which writes about interesting names of food, says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Japanese people eat fox and raccoon dog?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;No way!&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don’t worry!  They are  just a name of foods and any fox and raccoon dog are NOT cooked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Raccoon dog = Tanuki)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another answer by &lt;strong&gt;bluemoonmemory&lt;/strong&gt; for the question &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081206214834AAGjYYM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do people really eat tanuki?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because raccoon dog is not cultivated but just hunting game in limited&#xA;official hunting season, the supply is scarcely limited. Most of&#xA;Japanese never eat tanuki but rabit or sort of fake instead actually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, tanuki soba or tanuki udon is just name only. It doesn't&#xA;contain any tanuki meat or tanuki extract. It is soba or udon with&#xA;topping something non-animal products deep-fried that old people long&#xA;time ago once had thought it as if tasted like tanuki or much better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raccoon dog meat has heavy animal smell urinal. This modern society of&#xA;Japan people prefer beef, pork and/or chicken much more to wild animal&#xA;meat. They don't need to eat tanuki anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these information, I would say that Japanese generally do not eat tanuki. Only the food is called like that, but it is actually made from other animal or even vegeratarian. But I would not deny that it is eaten in some regions, and especially a long time ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T13:43:33.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4354" CreationDate="2014-09-14T20:47:27.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;Whose eyes are those eyes?&quot; appears in both Robotics;Notes and Chaos;Head. In the first episode of Robotics;Notes you can hear Airi say it. It's the same phrase Nishijo Takumi repeats almost every episode in Chaos;Head, because he feels like someone is observing him. It's also one of Kishimoto Ayase's songs in Chaos;Head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8344" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-14T21:05:42.607" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T21:05:42.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13986" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13988" CreationDate="2014-09-15T02:25:09.740" Score="9" ViewCount="17396" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 19 - &lt;em&gt;The Lugru Corridor&lt;/em&gt;, Kirito and Leafa are blocked from entering Lugru by Salamanders and are forced to fight with them. In the middle of the fight, Yui tells Leafa to use all her magic to heal Kirito from the damage of the incoming barrage of Fire Spells, while Kirito is chanting an Ilusion Spell that Leafa taught him when they entered the corridor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito turns into &lt;em&gt;The Gleam Eyes&lt;/em&gt; from Sword Art Online and begins to kill everyone (save one Salamander who Kirito then bribes with the loot he just got, while another fled by diving into the lake, only to die).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leafa explained previously that Spriggan's spells are mostly useless in battle, and by definition Illusions shouldn't damage enemy players or even kill them (unless they are intimidated and back off falling into an abyss of a monster filled lake). If they could do damage, they'd technically be summoning/conjuring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito isn't a hacker who made Leafa, Yui and all the Slamanders think that a giant beast was throwing them about, when really he was just stabbing them. And in Sword Art Online, Kirito didn't have any sort of summoning abilities (at least in the anime). So how did Kirito's Illusion pick up, throw and kill the Salamanders?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T13:16:22.263" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T10:12:29.707" Title="How did Kirito's Illusion actually kill?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-15T06:00:52.283" Score="4" ViewCount="2465" Body="&lt;p&gt;If anyone could please help I would really appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime at a friends house, but I forgot to get the title. I think it might have been in the late '90s or early 2000s when this anime was made, but I'm not 100 percent sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, it seems to be set in either middle ages, kind of like &lt;em&gt;Scrapped Princess&lt;/em&gt; I think. It's about a guy who finds a girl in the snow and he thinks she's dead. When he finds out she is still alive, he takes her back. When she regains consciousness, she has not memory of who she is. I think I remember her having really big boobs. She has some unknown power, and every time she is scared, it gets activated and she becomes topless. They go on a quest to find out who she is, and meet a blonde haired prince (or knight?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I can really remember and it's just one of those animes I never got to watch past two episodes. I just wanna finish it. If anyone could help, please and thank you! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8348" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T19:52:44.473" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T19:52:44.473" Title="A late '90s early 2000s anime with a amnesiac girl with special power" Tags="&lt;dragoon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:32:21.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13986" CreationDate="2014-09-15T09:07:48.203" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather than an illusion magic, it seems what Kirito used is a transformation magic instead. The following is based from the 3rd novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Well, I somehow remember the battle earlier. I used the magic Yui suggested, and became very big. Since my sword disappeared, I had to use my hands...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Also with the teeth bite yo~&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Lyfa's shoulder, Yui added with pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that Yui is an AI from Aincrad and that upon arriving at the Alfheim world, Kirito noticed that Alfheim is based on Aincrad, including the skill sets and player data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the skills window, I saw several skills side by side. These skills included: 1-H Swords, Unarmed Skills, and Parry, the Combat skills, as well as Fishing, a support skill, but the proficiency values were abnormal. More were just about 900, and some had even reached 1,000 and had a tag denoting MASTERY.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later when asking Yui, Yui confirmed that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It seems this world is based on a copy of the Sword Art Online server.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explains how Kirito can turn into The Gleam Eyes. Since it is a copy of the SAO, some resource file might be still left intact. While it is not normally accessible by the players, with Yui giving assist, it is possible that she hacked the system a bit and granted access to Kirito to transform into The Gleam Eyes. This wasn't explicitly mentioned in the novel, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T09:07:48.203" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13989" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13997" CreationDate="2014-09-15T09:37:47.273" Score="18" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, suppose that I wrote in a Death Note,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Person A in day x, month y, year z, hour h, minute i, second j, eaten by a gigantic sea-snake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A goes to the middle of the sea for diving. There, when he dives, a gigantic sea monster swallows him whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this kind of death possible? If so, wouldn't that make the Death Note the greatest scientific tool ever? I mean, it could be used to verify the existence of aliens too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T18:48:41.760" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T18:48:41.760" Title="What if you wrote &quot;eaten by a gigantic sea-snake&quot; in the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13947" CreationDate="2014-09-15T10:40:09.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Jinchuuriki doesn't necessarily die when their Biju are extracted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jinchuruuki can survive the extraction of Biju in the following cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Jinchuuriki has enough life force (like the Uzumaki clan - being Ten Tails Jinchuuriki gives enough life force for the host)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Jinchuuriki receives immediate medical attention&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast_Removal_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Safe Biju extracting method&lt;/a&gt; is used&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason for the death of a Jinchuuriki is due to the weakened state of the host body, and the host's strong dependence on the Biju chakra for its survival. Such cases are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Moving the Biju to the next host when current host is about to die - they are weakened already&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When the Biju is forcibly extracted by others. In such case, the Jinchuuriki will be forced (beaten to near death by Akatsuki members) for the extraction process&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We haven't seen any other case where the extraction of a Tailed Beast caused death to their host, yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:57:31.507" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T10:57:31.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2014-09-15T11:30:03.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the imagery associated with Walpurgisnacht is the same imagery associated with Homura specifically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Homura turns into a witch and fights Kyubey, the images of her upside-down smiling is exactly the same as Walpurgisnacht's entrance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Walpurgis is a fusion of two gears with two magical concentric circles surrounding her. Homura is always surrounded by gears, clocks, etc. because she is a machinist and a time traveler.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Walpurgisnacht appears in every timeline at the exact moment that Homura gives up on her quest to save Madoka. Bearing in mind that Sayaka's imagery was the same as a magical girl and witch (trains, music, swords, capes, mermaid transformation sequence, etc.), it would be logical that Walpurgis is either Homura &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; that Homura contributes the vast majority of Walpurgis' power with the inverse of her wish to change fate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8352" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T13:07:13.137" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T13:07:13.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13987" CreationDate="2014-09-15T12:30:29.140" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would really like to help, there are so many anime in fantasy or medieval setting with a female main character that lost her memories, but i'm not sure any of the ones that come to mind really fit your description.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Came to mind:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Koihime&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Pandora Hearts&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Tsubasa Chronicle&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kobato&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Chobits&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Vampire Knight?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Utawarerumono (unlikely)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3x3 Eyes (unlikely)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kiddy Grade (its in space...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8340" LastEditorUserId="8340" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T12:36:11.010" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T12:36:11.010" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41327" CreationDate="2014-09-15T13:21:07.480" Score="9" ViewCount="1881" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaisei is Souun's daughter, she is Yasaburou's cousin and ex-fiancée. But why doesn't she want Yasaburou to see her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2GTOM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaisei from last episode&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T14:20:34.000" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T23:44:17.470" Title="Why doesn't Kaisei want to be seen by Yasaburou?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-15T13:29:28.723" Score="2" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;Amara told Daichi that Capt. Manatsu (Daichi's father) died before crashing into his Kill-T-Gang form: he drained the Libido (lifeforce) out of the spaceman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stated mid-series that merely approaching a Kill-T-Gang can have this effect, and its range is estimated in the 10,000 kilometers (because it could drain the whole planet by just landing on it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also stated that the Neoteny are immune because of their connection to their Livlasters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Oberon fight (ep.24), the four Knights are seen battling the Kill-T-Gang, but only three of them are Neoteny; Akari is just a ordinary human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kill-T-Gang are far from the Blume (and Akari is pegged to the OUTSIDE of the ship), but at most a dozen kilometers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides some trope being applied here to justify this Fiat, shouldn't Akari die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is protecting her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T13:29:28.723" Title="Why didn't the Kill-T-Gang drain (and kill) Akari's Libido during the Oberon's battle?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13989" CreationDate="2014-09-15T18:05:36.273" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll attempt an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this per se, given the Death Note rules as I remember them. If sea monsters (or aliens) existed, this would be hypothetically fine as long as the conditions for such scenarios coming into play (e.g. A's journey to the sea doesn't take 24 days, or A doesn't have to fly from Urumqi to the Atlantic Ocean in an hour) are appropriate and possible. However, we run into some problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously if sea monsters exist where A goes diving and the biology of sea monsters allows them to swallow A, we're fine. But how about aliens? What if, as I mentioned, it takes more than 23 days for them to arrive on earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the aliens show up and kill A, or if the sea monster swallows him, we have proof of those things existing. But if A just dies of a heart attack, we don't know what we've &quot;proved&quot; or disproved. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maybe aliens (or whatever) don't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's impossible, &lt;em&gt;at least at the moment&lt;/em&gt;, for aliens to show up and kill A within 23 days, because they don't have the appropriate technology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With kaine's comment - maybe the mathematician simply isn't capable of solving the Riemann hypothesis that quickly for whatever reason.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we get a &quot;positive&quot; result, we're good. But if we get a negative one, we probably won't know why exactly such a result occurred, and in that sense this technique doesn't quite work (or rather, it wouldn't be as useful as one might imagine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T21:59:34.310" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T21:59:34.310" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7633" CreationDate="2014-09-15T18:06:23.747" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This character's name is Gold. Like Madara mentioned, he is the main character in Gold/Silver/Crystal. He is most likely from the Pokemon adventures manga (which I read).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one facing him is most likely Red from the manga as well. I just do not remember him having a Lapras, but I do know that at the Deoxys arc of the manga he used all 3 of the Kanto starters at some point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Gold's team would be Sudowoodo, Ambipom, Sunflora, Politoad, Togetic and Typhlosion (as of Volume 43). He has a Pichu called Pibu, but it's more or less there for cute appeal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scene is most likely drawn to depict their training at Mt. Silver, or in the game where Red is like the &quot;final boss&quot; of HG/SS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T15:04:00.937" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T15:04:00.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-15T18:19:39.477" Score="0" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard many theories that Lelouch is alive or dead, and many find this as a religious issue, but i want to find out the truth already. Is he alive or dead? Many say in the original Japanese version Lelouch was the cart driver at the end, but this scene was later cut out. Others say Lelouch gained his father's code before he died so then he was immortal?? People claim that Nunnally seeing his memories is proof of this,but really? Is it? Please any proof i want, whether he is alive or dead...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8356" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T18:19:39.477" Title="Is Lelouch alive or dead?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-09-15T18:44:47.730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-15T21:45:27.560" Score="6" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end track of &lt;em&gt;Sabagebu!&lt;/em&gt; there are some asteroids floating around in the shape of  character's heads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is Platy, the Platypus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAPF1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next one is our lead heroine Momoka:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D05BUm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who is this last face? It doesn't look like anyone and there's not exactly a large male cast to choose from (assuming the face is male). The first time it's shown, it appears to have facial hair (although it could just be shadow), whereas later on it disappears:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qoxZpm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dNwMum.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any ideas who that's supposed to be? ...it's kinda creepy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T11:09:48.983" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T11:09:48.983" Title="Who is the other asteroid head in the end credits?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;sabagebu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14004" CreationDate="2014-09-15T22:46:48.347" Score="6" ViewCount="1607" Body="&lt;p&gt;The picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9jYls.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;anime siblings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like fanart, but I'm pretty sure the characters are all from something and not original characters, since I recognize Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge on the far left, and the Araragi siblings Karen-chan, Koyomi, and Tsukihi-chan at the center. Who are the other characters? Answers identifying any or all are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:24:36.643" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:24:36.643" Title="Who are the sibling groups in this picture?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;&lt;durarara&gt;&lt;mawaru-penguindrum&gt;&lt;wagnaria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T08:48:35.053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14003" CreationDate="2014-09-15T23:03:21.803" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I answered my own question partway through writing it with a visit to &lt;a href=&quot;http://iqdb.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://iqdb.com&lt;/a&gt;. Rather than delete the question, I made it a shill for iqdb (brought to my attention by Logan M. in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13867/who-is-this-girl-with-red-hair-in-a-sheep-outfit&quot;&gt;this question's answer&lt;/a&gt;.) iqdb led me to &lt;a href=&quot;https://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/1249239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; that lists all the series and characters in this picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The far left pair is Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next to Lelouch and Nunnally are Izaya Orihara and his younger twin sisters Mairu and Kururi, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Durarara!!_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next are Hiromi Souma and Aoi Yamada from Working!!. They're not actually siblings, but Aoi tries to make Hiromi into her big brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we have the Araragi siblings from the Monogatari series. (The reason I found this picture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next to them are Shouma and Himari Takakura from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10721/Mawaru_Penguindrum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawaru Penguindrum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pair on the far right is twin brothers Yuuta and Yuuki Asaba from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_to_Boku_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kimi to Boku&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T23:03:21.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6911" CreationDate="2014-09-16T08:24:53.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Went back, watched the scenes in question. I thought it was the ballet dancer from the 4th episode, would explain why you don't recognize him and why he doesn't play the prominent role you'd expect going forward.&#xA;If I'm right that makes him &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Speed_Grapher_characters#Katsuya_Shirogane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katsuya Shirogane&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the Euphorics sent by Suitengu to retrieve Kagura from Saiga,&#xA;  Katsuya Shirogane possesses the ability to stretch his body into any&#xA;  imaginable form (making it at least seem as if his body is made of&#xA;  rubber). Known as the Rubber Gimp, he was a ballet dancer who was&#xA;  completely obsessed with the flexibility of rubber to the point of&#xA;  breaking a young girl's arm for 'being too stiff'. His head was blown&#xA;  off by Saiga using a piece of mirror to reflect his camera shot.&#xA;  His Japanese voice actor is Takehito Koyasu and his English voice&#xA;  actor is J. Michael Tatum. - Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8192" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T14:58:50.750" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T14:58:50.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7839" CreationDate="2014-09-16T12:12:43.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; The answer is accurate at the time of posting. In it, we disregard future events, such as the producers deciding to make another season or sequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part of your question was answered by Memor-X. &quot;Akito the Exiled&quot; is an intermission between the two seasons of the main show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2438/2808&quot;&gt;The canon is that Lelouch is dead the end of R2&lt;/a&gt;, period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some speculation that he was the cart driver, that he became immortal, etc, but having &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Word of God&lt;/a&gt; that he is dead, all the rest is speculation even if they changed their minds after leaving lelouch's smiling at the cart bench in the cutting room's floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, Akito the Exiled is in the same world as Code Geass, happens in Europe, chronologically between the two seasons of the main show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, he (Lelouch) did not inherit his father's code.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, Lelouch did not survive being stabbed by Suzaku.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, he (Lelouch) is not the cart driver, even though many of us wished for that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, they did not continue the main storyline after the end of R2.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T17:54:03.057" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T17:54:03.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7623" CreationDate="2014-09-16T13:14:07.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, after the &quot;Tenrou&quot; arc, most of the Fairy Tail members quit the guild, but all the members who had screen time are still in Fairy Tail .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the important characters, or characters who had major or average screen time and were at &quot;Tenrou&quot; island (Natsu, Ersa, Lucy, Gajil, etc.), and even the most minor characters who had less screen time (like Waren, Romeo, Romeo's father, etc.) are still in Fairy Tail.&#xA;Even if some characters are missing (I personally didn't notice any), all the important ones are still in Fairy Tail even after &quot;Tenrou&quot; arc. On the plus side, we even get a new character - Kinana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is based on only the anime, not the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T14:52:37.513" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T14:52:37.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8319" CreationDate="2014-09-16T13:29:15.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;We really don't know how the guild mark is removed, but Yukino do it with her own magic.&#xA;Sabertooth's Guild Master order her to remove it by her own magic and she do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that guild marks are given by stamping someone with the rubber seal like thingy. &lt;strong&gt;When Lucy entered the guild, Mira used this device on Lucy to give her the mark&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the battle Lucy vs. Flare, Flare tried to burn the guild mark. {So I think any magic can remove it}.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Future Lucy didn't had a guild mark. {Maybe because the guild was destroyed and the guild mark also vanished or someone removed it from her}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is only based on the anime :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T14:46:18.913" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T14:46:18.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13602" CreationDate="2014-09-16T15:23:30.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reasons that I think is the most probable would be that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They both have combat experience. They learnt how to fight and their body adapted to be that form to allowed them to fight to their fullest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They wanted to make Lily special because he was the only exceed that came into the human world and joined Fairy Tail during the Edolas Arc.(Samuel was not canon)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;My last point is that they both have better magic capabilities/power/amount compared to all the other exceed as lily mentioned that it was difficult to maintain the battle form in Earthland compared to Edolas. Since both was brought up like a soldier they would be stronger in physical terms and magical terms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="8018" LastEditDate="2014-11-17T04:44:45.773" LastActivityDate="2014-11-17T04:44:45.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8319" CreationDate="2014-09-16T15:44:45.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Menaka gave a good answer but I want to add on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No special magic is needed to remove a guild mark. Mainly because the mark and the guild are most likely connected. We can see this from how Future Lucy teared up after seeing the guild mark on Present Lucy's hand (as mentioned in menaka's answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flare actually wanted to use her magic to engrave Raven Tail's mark on her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZkMu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flare's hair burning in the shape of Raven Tail's mark&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The mark can only be removed by the person themselves, I would assume. Or else, anyone with magic could easily remove another's guild mark which to some are their pride and joy like Lucy is with Fairy Tail's mark. This can also be seen from how Yukino has to remove the Mark herself in front of her guild at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T15:51:13.447" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-16T20:40:11.633" Score="3" ViewCount="344" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the &lt;strong&gt;Sage of the six paths&lt;/strong&gt; i.e. Hagoromo and his brother Hamura defeated the &lt;strong&gt;juubi&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it that after defeating the Jubbi, Hagoromo himself sealed the whole juubi?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Hamura sealed a part of the juubi inside him too, does it mean that we haven't seen the full power of the juubi in the battle?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3840" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:01:24.853" Title="Naruto juubi's chakra" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14015" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14020" CreationDate="2014-09-17T01:01:27.250" Score="4" ViewCount="5055" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been wondering this whole time since I recently started watching Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many sets of armor does Erza have and how can she make new ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7894" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T12:38:33.923" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T07:35:48.620" Title="How many sets of armor does Erza have?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14022" CreationDate="2014-09-17T01:08:59.153" Score="7" ViewCount="4579" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had never heard the word &quot;oranyan&quot; before reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2976/are-there-any-anime-that-play-out-from-a-oranyan-protagonists-point-of-view&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. The question made it sound like the term referred to a male tsundere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched this site for more mentions of &quot;oranyan&quot;, but only found the linked question. I Googled for more info, but the only results I found aside from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere?from=Main.Oranyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this TV Tropes page on tsundere&lt;/a&gt; and the question I linked above referred to the mythical founder of the Oyo Empire of Yoruba, which I'm pretty sure has nothing to do with the anime meaning of this term. The TV Tropes page just says &quot;oranyan&quot; is another word for &quot;tsundere&quot; which &quot;is sometimes used to refer to a male tsundere character&amp;mdash;incorrectly since it means the complete opposite&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes's reputation for accuracy aside, the linguist in me wants to nitpick that statement because of its implicit prescriptivist assumptions about &quot;correct&quot; use of language; for this question, I'm going to ask that answers take the linguist's viewpoint and define &quot;oranyan&quot; as whatever the majority of people think &quot;oranyan&quot; means, and to please explain the situation if no majority definition exists, or if the majority definition differs between Japanese and Western fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here's what I'm curious about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's the etymology of the term &quot;oranyan&quot;? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any basis to TV Tropes's claim that it means the exact opposite of 'male tsundere'?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the common usage of the term, is there some difference in meaning from 'tsundere' aside from the sex of the character?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2020-12-28T22:03:06.370" Title="Can someone explain the term &quot;oranyan&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14015" CreationDate="2014-09-17T02:42:55.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never mentioned exactly how many equipment she has, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Erza owns over 100 different types of armor, and over 200&#xA;different types of weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A part of this equipment is stored in other dimension and the other part is placed at her room, as mentioned in the section &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/The_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Knight&lt;/a&gt; (name of Erza's requip skill):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Magic allows the user to store weapons and armors in pocket&#xA;dimensions and summon them during battle.&#xA;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is a limit to how much the pocket dimension can store, and as a&#xA;result, she leaves some of her armors in her room in Fairy Hills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And answering your second question, Erza is an user of requip magic, in other words, she can summon weapons and armors during the battles, but she does not create them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Erza_Scarlet#cite_ref-Volume_9.2C_Q.26A_48-0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/The_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; you can see the list of all weapons and armors that already appeared in the manga/anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T02:54:48.817" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14023" CreationDate="2014-09-17T02:48:53.450" Score="8" ViewCount="39652" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the original show has 22 episodes and the re-cut version has 11 one hour long episodes. However, I want to know if there are any major differences. What are the differences between the 2012 version and the 2014 version of Psycho-Pass? Did they add new scenes or information? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T04:32:43.843" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T17:31:55.060" Title="What are the differences between the original and the re-cut versions of Psycho-Pass?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14016" CreationDate="2014-09-17T05:15:58.067" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how accurate my answer is because the content described below are taken from discussion and some source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=22238&amp;amp;page=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source 1&lt;/a&gt; post#422937.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oranyan is a term used to describe male characters that are rude to everyone, but can be kind to those he loves. The word is derived from &amp;quot;ora&amp;quot; which is supposed to sound like shouting and &amp;quot;nyan&amp;quot; which is equivalent to &amp;quot;meow.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bangin.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3oranyan/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukimori Ren in Kin-iro no Corda or Wolfram in Kyou kara maou could be. But is there any other saying? Yes…that is オラニャン[oranyan].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, this was not born in the otaku society, but kogals’ circles. To get to the point, オラニャン is an abbreviation form of オラオラニャンニャン[ora-ora nyan-nyan]. I can’t translate it! オラオラ[ora-ora] sounds like a rude guy’s shouting. Maybe you could hear this in such a delinquent boys’ story like Gokusen, Bebop High-School or something like that. Well, how can I put it…sounds like “Oi! Oi!”?? They would say like 行くぜオラァ！[ikuze, oraa!, let's go, guys!]. オラオラ金出せや！[ora-ora, kane dase ya!, Oi oi, give fucking money, eh?].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, ニャンニャン[nyan-nyan] is actually a cat’s mew-mew. Caught on, haven’t you? Although he is so cheeky and rude in front of everybody else, he would be very sweet to a girl who he loves. Probably he could be still sweet even when others are there. In this case, it might be called as オラデレ[oradere].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeyume.com/blog/2011/10/23/my-favorite-anime-character-trope/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to what some may think, there are male tsunderes. Inuyasha, Kyo (Fruits Basket), Shaoran (Cardcaptor Sakura), and Ed (Fullmetal Alchemist) are some examples. They’re sometimes called “Oranyan,” and though not as famous as the female types, they’re certainly there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other character are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_La_Corda_d%27Oro_characters#Len_Tsukimori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Len Tsukimori&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;La Corda d'Oro&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kyo_Kara_Maoh!_characters#Wolfram_von_Bielefelt&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wolfram von Bielefelt&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;Kyo Kara Maoh!&lt;/strong&gt;. And if you try to Google like &lt;strong&gt;Oranyan anime term&lt;/strong&gt;, you will see most of the link containing term &lt;strong&gt;Male Tsundere (Oranyan)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This justify that the term Oranyan as synonyms of Tsundere for male characters. Since it comes from &amp;quot;ora ora&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;nyan nyan&amp;quot;, there's nothing to the claim that it means the opposite of &amp;quot;male tsundere&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T08:06:48.537" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14021" CreationDate="2014-09-17T06:22:37.507" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new edit version of Psycho-Pass has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reanimated Opening and Ending themes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Additional minor scenes (for example in episode 1 there are two new soliloquies not seen in the original). These tend to be placed midway during the episodes to allow for a better transition between the two old episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Redone animation of particular scenes (and some additional CGI in places)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some music changes in scenes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing substantially different in the new edit version, so if you have seen the original there's not a huge benefit in watching this version and you should still be able to watch the sequel Psycho-Pass 2 in Fall 2014 without worries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T17:31:55.060" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T17:31:55.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7623" CreationDate="2014-09-17T07:59:57.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is an exact number, but I know episode 96 would have been the the last episode where you can see other characters that were in Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/fairy-tail/episode-96-he-who-erases-life-581682&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/fairy-tail/episode-96-he-who-erases-life-581682&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 13:10 of the link above, I have not seen these characters after the 7 year gap. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are other background characters throughout this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T07:59:57.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-17T08:10:29.513" Score="7" ViewCount="603" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Kurama, the Juubi's Jinchuuriki Wouldn't die when the Bijuu are extracted from him thanks to the Gedou Mazou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ImZ9QPT.png&quot; alt=&quot;You can live if you die&quot; title=&quot;Naruto chapter 656 Page 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how could Madara have passed away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8374" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T09:41:14.360" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T06:58:51.920" Title="Why is Madara supposedly dead?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14025" CreationDate="2014-09-17T09:31:58.300" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's because the Gedo Mazou itself was extracted as well (and sealed on the new moon on the other dimension).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Spoiler&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pK2FV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Naruto chapter 690 page 7&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pK2FVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gedo Mazo being extracted&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;sub&gt;Click the image for a larger version&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; We can see the Gedo Mazo getting caught up in the Rikudo Chibaku Tensei, while Madara getting spit out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara didn't have the Gedo Mazou in him to provide life force when all of the Bijuu were extracted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T06:58:51.920" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T06:58:51.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-17T16:33:41.890" Score="1" ViewCount="1082" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for a certain song since yesterday, and I can't find it. It played at the last episode (12) of the second season of Sekaiichi Hatsukoi; it's at the part where Masamune sat on a bench at a subway station, and he held Ritsu's hand. The song started at 21:39, and it played before Aikotoba (the ending song).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8377" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T21:24:22.583" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T21:24:22.583" Title="What's the title of this song from Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14029" CreationDate="2014-09-17T19:02:27.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deleted previous answer. You can always look at the edit history if you want to see it again. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w51j4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the scene when the piano bit plays for a while? If it is then it is actually part of the ending song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not too sure why they decided to play it at that moment before the ending song but I am fairly certain it's part of the ending song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI ;): If you listen really closely, that same tune is actually part of the ending song (Aikotoba) itself at &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/ZJPEMmIf7A4?t=1m27s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1:27&lt;/a&gt; (it's actually part of the ending song).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="3650" LastEditDate="2014-09-19T11:31:42.390" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T11:31:42.390" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14031" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-17T22:14:45.760" Score="0" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wanting to read Soul Eater for awhile, but I've already seen the anime. Supposedly it leaves off somewhere around Chapter 10-12, but I've not been able to find where it clearly leaves off. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the anime stop in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3433" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T22:14:45.760" Title="Where does the anime leave off in the manga?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-09-17T23:43:13.333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14502" CreationDate="2014-09-17T22:34:30.900" Score="2" ViewCount="241" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Magica Wars (Mahō Shōjo Taisen) There are 47 Magical girls, one for each prefecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The designs for the magical girls were decided on Pivix during a competition, and there is an iOS game of the same title, so the list of the girls should be out there somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I was wondering was how do the girls match up to the prefectures, as it will be hard to keep track of later on as more characters are introduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I already know (from the anime) of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miyagi Prefecture: &lt;strong&gt;Naruko Aoba&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shizuoka Prefecture: &lt;strong&gt;Matsuri Sengen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tokyo Prefecture: &lt;strong&gt;Rin Kobari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ishikawa Prefecture: &lt;strong&gt;Yuri Inuwashi&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mie-ken: &lt;strong&gt;Suzuka Kamiki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kumamoto Prefecture: &lt;strong&gt;Renka Ariake&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoto Prefecture: &lt;strong&gt;Mebuki Konoe&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T12:29:16.667" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T22:30:23.153" Title="How do the magical girls match up to their prefecture?" Tags="&lt;mahou-shoujo-taisen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14033" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-17T22:46:40.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the iOS game by DMM Games, personifies Japan's 47 prefectures. In this fantasy, ordinary girls get magical powers to fight against evils in Japan - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/magica-wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T22:46:40.290" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T22:46:40.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14034" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-17T22:46:40.290" Score="0" Body="Based on the iOS game by DMM Games, personifies Japan's 47 prefectures. In this fantasy, ordinary girls get magical powers to fight against evils in Japan" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T22:46:40.290" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T22:46:40.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14144" CreationDate="2014-09-18T00:49:54.647" Score="9" ViewCount="50362" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Aincrad arc of Sword Art Online, how did Asuna survive even though her avatar disintegrated after being attacked by Kayaba? Also Kirito was stabbed by Kayaba as well. How did he survive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it in the novel on how they really survived?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7894" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T07:06:24.603" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T22:10:02.637" Title="How did Asuna and Kirito survive?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2014-09-18T01:23:53.540" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Asuna&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Theory 1: Kayaba kept his words to prevent Asuna from comitting suicide&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the fight, Kirito had requested Kayaba to prevent from Asuna taking her own life if he was to die, as Asuna threatened to commit suicide if that happened. Quite possibly, Kayaba had set thing up to ensure that if Asuna went to kill herself, she wouldn't actually die, confident that he would win (as he was supposed to be the last boss on the 100th floor).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13007/how-does-kirito-come-back-to-life-when-hes-fighting-heathcliff/13009#13009&quot;&gt;my answer&lt;/a&gt; to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14035/how-did-asuna-survived#comment18023_14035&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; Mysticial linked to, I explain there is a time delay before the NervGear kills Kirito in the real world. Seeing as Asuna had in a way killed herself, Kayaba at that point might have prevented Asuna from dying in the real world and put her in the holding area where she met with Kirito later. After all, Kayaba was show to have a level of &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Heathcliff#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;honor and fairness&lt;/a&gt; and probably wanted to hold up his end of the deal. Remember that he paralyzed everyone so no one would get in the duel between him and Kirito, yet he was surprised to see that Asuna was still able to move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Theory 2: Sugou had been keeping Asuna alive&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility is Sugou Nobuyuki. Asuna being in the holding area may have been a stroke of luck, and Kayaba didn't notice that after SAO was cleared, Sugou prevented 300 players from waking up for his experiments. However, this runs off the theory that Asuna was not &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; one of the 300, and she was targeted to be isolated and trapped separately. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is slightly backed up by 2 points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sugou did say &lt;strong&gt;he&lt;/strong&gt; was keeping Asuna alive, rather than her father who owned the company, and were more likely to use it to look after his daughter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/RECT_Inc.#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki&lt;/a&gt; about RECT Progress's background says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;RECT Progress Inc. had set the 1st main goal of ALfheim Online to reach the top of the World Tree, but was later found to be impossible to complete. It was revealed that the World Tree's actual purpose was to hold the remaining 300 prisoners from SAO as test subjects in inhumane experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would indicate that since the release of ALO, Sugou was waiting for SAO to be cleared.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kirito&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how Kirito survived, please refer to my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13007/how-does-kirito-come-back-to-life-when-hes-fighting-heathcliff/13009#13009&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. (Originally, this question only addressed Asuna, and I have only noticed that it's been edited to address Kirito as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T05:20:04.330" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14037" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14054" CreationDate="2014-09-18T03:05:25.457" Score="7" ViewCount="2308" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;, during episode 1, Kaneki turns into a half-ghoul, and he is forced to abandon his old life, sans his good buddy Hide, though they do spend less time together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we barely even get a glimpse of Kaneki's home life. We see him briefly in what appears to be an apartment or small home, but without roommates or family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WbUxv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kaneki arrives back home&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Kaneki is around 18, so it's possible he lives alone, but surely someone took care of him long enough to wonder where he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does no one seem to be looking for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T05:41:41.303" Title="Is no one looking for Kaneki?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2014-09-18T03:15:43.030" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add on to Qynn's Answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the most recent chapter of Fairy Tail, Chapter 400: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was revealed that Igneel was residing inside Natsu, OR was using Natsu as a portal from the place where he was residing to come to Earthland. If Natsu had such magic imbued into him that could cause interference with the barrier as logically speaking, the barrier prevents those of age 80+ to leave and if it's a portal for someone of age 80+ to leave the barrier would automatically stop that person from leaving OR Igneel was actually inside Natsu not just using him as a medium and that would most definitely stop Natsu and Gajeel from leaving the barrier because they have someone of at least 300 Years of age in them. Since dragons are extinct, it would be safe to say Igneel and the other dragons are at least that age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T19:57:14.613" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T19:57:14.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14039" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14042" CreationDate="2014-09-18T03:19:22.390" Score="3" ViewCount="5434" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any legal sites where I can download the complete English Sword Art Online light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find translated ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7894" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T07:21:26.240" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T04:07:44.857" Title="Where can I legally download SAO light novel in English?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14037" CreationDate="2014-09-18T03:27:05.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to remember when this is from but, it was revealed that in the later episodes, Kaneki's parents died when he was very young and ever since then he has been living alone. He grew up as a very lonely kid only having Hide as one of his closest and only friend. In his life before the accident of him becoming half-ghoul the only person close enough to care about him is Hide. In the later episodes, Hide makes his appearance multiple times and show some concern for Kaneki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Ken_Kaneki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His aunt's son, Yuuichi, who she always compared with him since Yuuichi did not do well at school. This greatly angered her. When comparing her son with Kaneki, she also compared Kaneki with his late mother, saying how alike they were. Her feelings of inferiority regarding Kaneki's mother were turned on him as spite. As time passed, the family became a place that did not give Kaneki any comfort for long because nobody in the family would look after or care for him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Kaneki has now moved to Anteiku. Since no one gives concern in regarding where Kaneki is, he could have moved out of the old house or still be staying there, but that would not make for any good content since, his hungers, desires are all satisfied at Anteiku to the extent that him in his home would just be watching TV or sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T03:27:05.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14039" CreationDate="2014-09-18T04:25:49.233" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;A quick google search shows that &lt;em&gt;Barnes and Noble&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Amazon&lt;/em&gt; have the paperback novels for sale:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sword-art-online-1-reki-kawahara/1116946707&quot;&gt;http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sword-art-online-1-reki-kawahara/1116946707&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316371246&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-1-Aincrad/dp/0316371246&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are obviously not downloads, but you can request nook or wait for kindle versions to be released, which would be digital downloads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are not free as &lt;strong&gt;legal&lt;/strong&gt; usually means &lt;strong&gt;you pay for it&lt;/strong&gt; unless its so old that the licensing has expired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T04:28:26.670" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T04:28:26.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14043" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14410" CreationDate="2014-09-18T05:16:36.097" Score="14" ViewCount="495442" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; anime has concluded after 148 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2BYjx.png&quot; alt=&quot;An ending shot from one of the final episodes (147)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the manga continues on after this, focusing on new characters and events. If I want to pick up the manga from where the anime left off, what chapter or volume should I start at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T16:21:55.383" LastActivityDate="2018-11-26T22:54:37.130" Title="What manga chapter does the Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime end on?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14043" CreationDate="2014-09-18T06:55:08.357" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is 338 &quot;Up in a tree&quot; based on the previews for 148, although who knows they might include a little of 339 although I doubt it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I state this, is that in the preview of 148, and at the end of 147, the plot is left at the point where Gon is traveling to the World's Tree to meet Ging. This is exactly what happens in 338 of the manga, hence the name &quot;Up in a Tree&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8381" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T15:24:50.450" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T15:24:50.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-18T12:04:01.853" Score="5" ViewCount="9343" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kirito logs in to ALO with his SAO account, all his SAO skills and points and even Yui's heart are loaded; so we can conclude that the same thing must have happened to his avatar, too. If so, why didn't Sugu recognize him and if not, why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8383" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T21:06:06.347" Title="Why didn't Sugu recognize Kirito in ALO" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14048" CreationDate="2014-09-18T12:50:20.213" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people were trapped in SAO, their avatars became exactly similar to their real-life bodies, so recognizing someone from real life was possible there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito at SAO:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UDbjQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito in real life:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rzasj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in ALO, it's totally different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Sugu and leafa as an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real Life:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uBijO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ALO:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZic0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito's avatar in ALO may &lt;strong&gt;resemble&lt;/strong&gt; his character from SAO, yet it's still different.&#xA;A player with that avatar could look totally different in real life. And people that play MMORPG's are not use to talk about their real life at the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Leafa didn't recognize Kirito because there was no reason for her to do so in a game like ALO. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T13:03:50.980" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T13:03:50.980" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3027" CreationDate="2014-09-18T12:51:25.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clue 1: Hashirama: You increased the restraining power using my cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clue 2  Hashirama: Ahahaha! He used my cells to amplify the restraining properties of the Edo Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like Hashirama, who can move freely while on Orochimaru's Edo Tensei, Madara has the cells of Hashirama and can cancel/negate the amplification to the restraining properties of Kabuto's Edo Tensei + the knowledge of Edo Tensei's seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8385" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-19T12:20:02.967" LastActivityDate="2021-05-19T12:20:02.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14052" CreationDate="2014-09-18T15:30:40.107" Score="8" ViewCount="4303" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the sub-titled version of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, there are many points in the story where one of the character's repeatedly uses an English phrase. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples include Mr. JoeStar saying &quot;Holy Shit&quot; or the Genie stand saying &quot;Hail 2 U&quot;. Many of these phrases are not even normal English saying like &quot;Hail 2 U&quot;. Why is it that these English phrases are included, and why are they often strange to a native English speaker?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8381" LastEditorUserId="36295" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T20:48:09.137" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T20:48:09.137" Title="Why does Jojo's Bizarre Adventure have so many English references?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14051" CreationDate="2014-09-18T15:52:47.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I reckon this is primarily because JoJo starts based in 1880s Britain and they wanted to keep referencing this aspect of JoJo's heritage. Even down the generation line when they are based in America, Jojo still has a very english-based family tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why some of them are not common in actual English conversation, It's more than likely problems with translating from English to Japanese and back again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T15:52:47.920" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14037" CreationDate="2014-09-18T20:37:17.237" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of the anime, it is explained in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His dad died before he was old enough to form memories&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His mom died from &quot;overwork&quot; trying to support Kaneki and her younger sister&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His aunt (which took advantage of his mom) is obviously not the responsible type&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the anime goes, Kaneki does not have any other family. As a result, anyone that would care for him is dead, so they can't go looking for him, and his aunt doesn't care about him, so she would not look for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T20:37:17.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11453" CreationDate="2014-09-18T21:53:02.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Summary&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've just watched the anime and want to get into the manga without repeating material, you can probably start with Volume 5. It might also help to read Volume 4. Volume 5 seems to be the cutoff point where the anime ends, but there are some differences in how the material of Volumes 4 and 5 is presented in the anime versus the original manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Evidence&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's shocking how hard it is to find info in English on anything other than mega-hits like Naruto. For that reason, this answer isn't perfectly definitive, but this question deserves some kind of answer, so here's what my efforts produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching the anime and I did a little poking through some scanlations to try and establish the timeframe. Based on my random sampling, nhahtdh is correct that the anime version ends in Volume 5 of the manga; Chapter 22 is the first chapter of Volume 5, and it contains a version of the scene from Episode 11 when Yuki and Hajime meet at the family restaurant to discuss the incident from sixth grade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E9%80%B1%E9%96%93%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%80%82#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this chart from Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; claims that Episodes 11 and 12 are covered in Volume 4. Some scenes in the anime seem to be composites of scenes from the manga, so that might make it more of a &amp;quot;Well, yeah, XX from the anime was in Volume 5, but the bulk of material from those episodes was in Volume 4&amp;quot; sort of thing. For example, the scene with Hajime and Yuki ends totally differently from the anime; they don't meet up with the girls who&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; bullied Kaori, causing her to run into the street and get hit and triggering her memory loss&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;nor does&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Kaori show up and hear the reason for her memory loss&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as happened in the anime; instead, they go to Yuki's house and play video games together. Also, the scene at the crepe shop from Episode 11 when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Kaori tells Hajime she probably can't remember him because he was her friend, then sees her &amp;quot;friends&amp;quot; from her past who bullied her for &amp;quot;stealing&amp;quot; Hajime and gets a tiny flash of memory, causing her to run away, after which Yuki confronts Hajime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;happens in Chapter 18 (Volume 4) under different circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime timeline seems to run ahead of the manga timeline, and as far as I can tell, the pace of the manga is consistently slower than the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_Friends#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-21/one-week-friends-manga-final-volume-ships-in-april-2015/.76876&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Anime News Network posting&lt;/a&gt;), the manga hasn't ended yet and the final volume will be released in April of 2015, so we don't yet know just how how much the anime actually diverges from the manga. However, the main plot points of the manga up to Chapter 22 seem to be the same as the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Hajime shows up, causing Kaori to lose all her hard-earned memories of Yuki. Yuki gets to work rebuilding those memories while trying to get to the bottom of what happened between Hajime and Kaori in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if we look at the dates of release on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_Friends#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, Volume 6 didn't come out until the time the anime was already airing. Volume 5 came out around the time the anime started airing, so assuming the anime production took about six months, the material in Volume 5 was probably the most recent the animators would have had access to when they were creating the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on all of this, my educated guess is that Episodes 11 and 12 contained anime-original material, but were based on material from the manga wherever possible. Episode 12 just wrapped up too neatly to think otherwise, while also avoiding a conclusive ending and leaving things open for a second season to finish the manga plotline. Notably,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Kaori and Yuki are still just friends when the anime concludes, and Kaori still loses her memories every week, though she's fought her way back to remembering tidbits about Yuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you want to cut in to the manga without repeating material, I would start at Volume 5. According to the MangaFox page, the manga has been licensed (though I can't find any info on which company has it), so we might be seeing an official English release soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T21:53:02.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14058" CreationDate="2014-09-19T01:19:03.730" Score="4" ViewCount="672" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finished the anime and very curious on whats gonna happen next. Is the manga complete or is it still on going?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7894" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T16:09:09.377" Title="Is One Week Friends manga still on going?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;one-week-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14057" CreationDate="2014-09-19T01:21:06.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is still ongoing according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_Friends&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. At top right of the page under &quot;Original run&quot;, it says &quot;January 21, 2012 – ongoing&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, Wikipedia doesn't update the information or the status is left like that when the series is on a long unexplained hiatus. Just to be sure, in the Volumes section of that page, it says that the release date for Volume 7 is April 22, 2015, which shows that the next volumes is in the works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=73195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga-Updates&lt;/a&gt; says the same thing under &quot;Status in Country of Origin&quot; (&lt;em&gt;6 Volumes (Ongoing)&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a post on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-21/one-week-friends-manga-final-volume-ships-in-april-2015/.76876&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; provided by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14057/is-one-week-friends-manga-still-on-going/14058?noredirect=1#comment18069_14058&quot;&gt;Torisuda&lt;/a&gt;, Volume 7 is the last one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sixth compiled volume of Matcha Hazuki's Isshūkan Friends. (One Week Friends) manga is announcing on Tuesday (26/07/2014) that the seventh and final volume of the manga will be released in Japan on April 22, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T16:09:09.377" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13689" CreationDate="2014-09-19T03:45:58.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Volume 2, the prologue states that the machine identified Syun as a female. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless there was a translation error in the previous volume, this is the first time there is definitive evidence that Syun's avatar Yun is female in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This occurs when Yun goes an NPC and gets referred to as a female. He then explains how it happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T03:45:58.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14061" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14216" CreationDate="2014-09-19T09:43:01.613" Score="5" ViewCount="515" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think the one I watched is a full episode or something. It should be a trailer, and I assume it is an anime because I watched it on a VCD of a magazine about manga/anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched it during 2000-2003 if I didn't remember it wrong. But it doesn't necessarily mean that the show is a 2000-2003 production. The magazine should be older than the month I watched it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background of the anime seemed pretty dark. I remember a flying sun totem (not sure if it flew by itself or was the face of something else) appearing in different places and in each place there are characters fighting. And the character on the sun totem's side (I assume) always won and killed the other -- an invasion maybe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flying sun totem looks a bit like this pic: abstract flare around the circle, and a face (but filled up the circle part in that anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wdt2zm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;sun totem&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for giving unclear information about the anime. The only thing that still impresses me is the strange flying sun totem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The totem was in yellow or similar colors, and was larger than the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T00:42:35.123" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T00:42:35.123" Title="What is this anime that has a strange flying sun totem?" Tags="&lt;night-warriors&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:32:28.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13947" CreationDate="2014-09-19T16:19:20.350" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some searches, discussion on forums and answers posted here, I came up with the following conclusion, which is based on the content of the manga up to chapter 692 and contains spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start with the term &lt;strong&gt;Jinchūriki&lt;/strong&gt;. The term Jinchūriki (人柱力 (Hitobashira-ryoku); Literally meaning &quot;Power of Human Sacrifice&quot;) implies that human is sacrificed when &lt;strong&gt;Biju&lt;/strong&gt; is implanted or sealed inside. In other words, when a human become Jinchūriki, their body is sacrificed for Biju.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Biju, also known as &lt;strong&gt;Chakra Monsters&lt;/strong&gt;, is a living form of chakra. That huge amount of chakra is sealed, but can be used with high level of training like how &lt;strong&gt;Killer B (Hachibi)&lt;/strong&gt; does. Biju acts as a part of the body or the body's chakra and when all chakra is lost the person die, so healing and restoring chakra should keep Jinchūriki alive. However, the case is different when Biju is extracted: the essential part to live, &lt;strong&gt;the life force&lt;/strong&gt;, is also lost. To add to the argument, this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14025/why-is-madara-supposedly-dead&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; describes that life force is essential to be alive and why Juubi's Jinchūriki does not die after extraction of Biju. Resurrection of &lt;strong&gt;Gaara&lt;/strong&gt; after extraction of &lt;strong&gt;Shukaku&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Chiyo&lt;/strong&gt; using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/One%27s_Own_Life_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;One's own life reincarnation&quot;&lt;/a&gt; jutsu shows that the life force is essential to keep alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Even &lt;strong&gt;Hagoromo&lt;/strong&gt; said,&quot; Madara was once a Jinchūriki. So now that he no longer has a Biju in him, there is no saving him&quot;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hANIK.png&quot; alt=&quot;691-11&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death of Jinchūriki after extraction of Biju is inevitable, unless there is way to provide life force as mentioned above or other ways. If there was any safe Biju extraction method, then why elite shinobi from different village, &lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki&lt;/strong&gt; clan, &lt;strong&gt;Third Hokage&lt;/strong&gt; who knew almost all jutsu of &lt;strong&gt;Konoha&lt;/strong&gt;, did not know such type of jutsu or tried to invent it? There are lots of forbidden Jutsu which are powerful and extraordinary. How can be this possible that no one was able invent it? &lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki clan&lt;/strong&gt; also die, but they resist and can live longer than other Jinchūriki .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Naruto&lt;/strong&gt; was at the stage of death and was saved after putting &lt;strong&gt;Kyuubi&lt;/strong&gt;. Otherwise, death of Naruto was inevitable.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6TqCq.png&quot; alt=&quot;662-14&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T13:11:25.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-19T18:22:35.197" Score="8" ViewCount="10336" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in the anime/manga Brook performs a technique called 45 degrees which seems to be funny somehow. &#xA;It's this some kind of Japanese joke or pun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8404" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T04:36:17.347" Title="What is the meaning of Brook's 45 degrees technique?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14065" CreationDate="2014-09-19T19:10:09.867" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently the move is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVkMbtOa0j4&quot;&gt;Micheal Jackson&lt;/a&gt;.  His dancing style has, at times, included moves where he angles himself further than most people can using his feet as support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alot from the Thiller Bark arc references Micheal Jacksons Thiller music video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going beyond 45 degrees makes it difficult, if not impossible, not to fall over which is frequently mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he needs to get stronger, he seems to think leaning more will somehow make him more useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The leaning against a wall makes the move much less impressive but, hey, that makes it sillier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T19:10:09.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18415" CreationDate="2014-09-19T20:04:32.207" Score="3" ViewCount="312" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sequence of events:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The old man pots the two balls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The younger man attacks him just as they are potted&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The old man dies (or is knocked out or something) in the fight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Young man returns to the table and proceeds to pot the rest of his balls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the old man pots the balls, surely it's still his turn as he scored? Or did the rules of billiards that they were using not necessarily have turns? Or maybe he used the old man's body and made him miss?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any proper answer to this, or is this just a big plot hole that was skipped over?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T21:23:15.010" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T21:23:15.010" Title="How did the young man take his turn? (spoilers)" Tags="&lt;death-billiards&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14068" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15046" CreationDate="2014-09-19T22:45:11.203" Score="6" ViewCount="1211" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime was kind of strange but I will explain as much about it as I can,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was a prophecy that had to be fulfilled, which was that this &lt;strong&gt;girl&lt;/strong&gt; must have a child with the last descendant of the vampire slayers (I think), then kill both the child and the vampire slayer and bathe in their blood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;girl&lt;/strong&gt; was a vampire (I think) whose family was killed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;guy&lt;/strong&gt; was protected by a &lt;strong&gt;cat&lt;/strong&gt; (an actual cat, not sure if she could transform)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;guy&lt;/strong&gt; is in school.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;guy&lt;/strong&gt; was reluctant to do it with a girl he just met&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;girl&lt;/strong&gt; was told this prophesy by a family member who was not present.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;family&lt;/strong&gt; of the &lt;strong&gt;girl&lt;/strong&gt; was killed by villagers and her &lt;strong&gt;parents&lt;/strong&gt; sent her away to save her life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was not a recent anime (last few years) but I cant put an absolute time frame on it, sorry!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;male&lt;/strong&gt; protagonist had &lt;strong&gt;black&lt;/strong&gt; hair and the &lt;strong&gt;relative of the girl&lt;/strong&gt; who had to fulfill the prophecy, had &lt;strong&gt;silver&lt;/strong&gt; hair.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be grateful if you could add to this list or just give me the name of the anime, maybe adding to the character descriptions, or just the year it was released! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not &lt;strong&gt;Omamori Himari&lt;/strong&gt;. It has been half a month!!! Any ideas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8405" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:36:44.137" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:36:44.137" Title="Anime in which a girls family is killed and there was a prophecy?" Tags="&lt;holy-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:32:31.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2283" CreationDate="2014-09-20T10:41:22.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hansel died first because in episode 14, they took the Russian man from the bar to the car. &quot;Hansel&quot; (in reality it was Gretel who carried him) carried him and said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is too heavy; help me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (she) said it because &quot;he&quot; is a girl and the man was to heavy for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real Hansel said to the real Gretel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;NOW you are the boy; you have to carry him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, they change again and the last one in the hotel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, the real Hansel died as Hansel (himself) and the real Gretel died as Gretel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rock was shocked because Gretel thought it's a gift to give him a view (or because Gretel has some injuries there (because the people who make the videos hurt the kids or something like that)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8412" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T15:46:38.443" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T15:46:38.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14146" CreationDate="2014-09-20T12:41:14.447" Score="1" ViewCount="480" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 25 of the new fairy tail season &lt;em&gt;spoilers, doh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; UL sends Jellal and Meldy a letter.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wEWsn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did the message actually say? My eye sight is to bad to properly read it, but I had the feeling the translation was off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-25T03:16:46.090" Title="What did the letter really say?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14085" CreationDate="2014-09-20T14:16:55.307" Score="7" ViewCount="1833" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Hanekawa&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; for the Monogatari states that Black Hanekawa is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Male (Physically Female)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After seeing a blogger describe their experience of seeing this and concluding that Hanekawa is nonbinary (a conclusion which to be honest I was a bit suspicious of for reasons I'm not going into, since they're off-topic), I ended up with several questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Where is such a description of Black Hanekawa stated? Or is there no explicit in-text reference for this? Can this idea at least be drawn from other details in the &quot;text&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If such a conclusion about Black Hanekawa actually exists, why is the gender of Black Hanekawa what it is?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most likely answer to me is that Black Hanekawa is based off of Hanekawa so the apparition will have female traits, but since the &quot;sawari neko&quot; itself has a gender, we have this discrepancy. But I'm not sure how true this is - it's possible that it was mentioned somewhere that the &quot;sawari neko&quot; is male (perhaps in Oshino's descriptions of it), but I don't remember this with complete certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T09:27:23.613" Title="What's the basis for the gender of Black Hanekawa as reported on the wikia?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14078" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-20T18:22:16.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XPKWdm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XPKWdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: 東京喰種-トーキョーグール-) is a dark fantasy manga series written by Sui Ishida. The history takes place in a world where Tokyo is divided between humans and ghouls, creatures that must eat human flesh to survive. Ken Kaneki, after an encounter with one of them, becomes a half-ghoul and has to deal with his new condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt; was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between September 2011 and September 2014 and has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A single volume &lt;strong&gt;prequel manga Tokyo Ghoul: JACK&lt;/strong&gt;, diffused on Jump Live between August 2013 and September 2013, following the youths of Kishō Arima and Taishi Fura.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A sequel titled &lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/strong&gt; began serialization on October 16, 2014. The series is set 3 years after the end of the original series and introduces a new set of characters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three light novels&lt;/strong&gt; have been released so far and all are written by Shin Towada, with illustrations done by series creator Sui Ishida.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: Hibi&lt;/strong&gt; was released on June 19, 2013 and serves as sidestory/spin off that focuses on the daily lives of characters from the Tokyo Ghoul series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: Kūhaku&lt;/strong&gt; was released on June 19, 2014 and fills in the 6 month time gap between volumes 8 and 9 of the first series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: Sekijitsu&lt;/strong&gt; was released on December 19, 2014. It takes place before the events of the main series and focuses on further backstory of certain Tokyo Ghoul characters, including Touka Kirishima, Ayato Kirishima and series protagonist Ken Kaneki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two anime television series were made by Pierrot studio from the original manga, they were both directed by Shuhei Morita, written by Chūji Mikasano and featured music by Yutaka Yamada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/strong&gt;, started on July 4, 2014 and finished on September 19, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul √A&lt;/strong&gt;, following the first adaptation, started on January 8, 2015 and finished on March 26, 2015&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two OVA were released at the end of 2015:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: JACK&lt;/strong&gt;, adapted from the manga prequel of the same name on September 30, 2015. It was directed by Sōichi Shimada, written by Chūji Mikasano and features music by Yutaka Yamada.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO&lt;/strong&gt;, was released on December 25th, 2015. It is based on the third story from the novel Tokyo Ghoul: Hibi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Ghoul &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Ghoul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia page&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tokyo Ghoul &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T16:26:03.820" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T16:26:03.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14079" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-20T18:22:16.323" Score="0" Body="Tokyo Ghoul (Japanese: 東京喰種-トーキョーグール-) is a manga series by Sui Ishida. It follows the story of Kaneki Ken, transformed into a half-ghoul, half-human hybrid and forced to adapt to their lifestyle in order to survive." OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T11:23:44.777" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T11:23:44.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T01:34:56.147" Score="22" ViewCount="318771" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of the series, Kaneki's hair is dark brown, except in the OP, where it we see an image of him with white hair. In episode 11, we see a final scene of Kaneki, his hair having turned white. This turns out to be a preview of things to come, his hair being brown at the start of episode 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during episode 12, we see a scene, theoretically taking place in Kaneki's mind, or as a hallucination, wherein his hair fades from brown to white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e9R3U.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kaneki&amp;#39;s hair changing color&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this scene, however, this color change seems to manifest in the real world, too. (Kaneki's clothes also seem to invert colors.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What caused Kaneki's hair (and/or clothes) to change color in the actual real world during this episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T14:45:14.777" Title="Why did Kaneki's hair change color?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T01:41:10.730" Score="0" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which of the &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; anime have the character, Heroo Yuy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are so many titles dating from different years, I could not remember the year I watched those before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8418" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2019-05-12T00:14:06.687" LastActivityDate="2019-05-12T00:14:06.687" Title="In which Gundam series does Heroo Yuy appear?" Tags="&lt;gundam-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T05:21:09.223" Score="3" ViewCount="974" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Captain Earth, there is a girl that appears only in two occasions during the series, when Daichi gets his Livlaster, and at the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is featured in the opening, so at first I confused her with Setsuna, but the hairstyle was different (huge giveaway they were not the same person).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who is this ex-machina-lady? (huge spoiler if I had to explain why the &lt;em&gt;ex-machina&lt;/em&gt; part)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7fi3G.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fair use rationale: image is of sufficient low resoluton, it is necessary to identify te character.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some speculation in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://captain-earth.wikia.com/wiki/Hana_Mutou#WikiaArticleComments&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;talk page for Hana Mutou&lt;/a&gt; put her as the human form of the Space Squirrel Pitz, the incarnation of the Livlaster, or something otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since that is just speculation, I would like to rule that source out. Can anyone point another source to her bio?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T19:41:36.780" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T19:41:36.780" Title="Who is this mystery girl with blue hair?" Tags="&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14074" CreationDate="2014-09-21T09:27:23.613" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hope answers from the light novels are okay. I remember the anime following the LN very closely on this point, so it shouldn't affect the outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Hanekawa's biological sex is female. Its body is the body of Hanekawa Tsubasa, who is most surely female. (If anyone has any doubt on this point—look at what Koyomi's always fixating on.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oshino does some speculating in Neko Black, but the most definite information comes from the later parts of Nekomonogatari White. The issue of its gender identity is far murkier, as it tells us itself in Nekomonogatari White, Chapter 61, just after it reads Tsubasa's letter on the origins of Kako, in which she calls Black Hanekawa her little sister:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, I was male when when I was run over, so it's weird to call me a little sister—and in the first place, even though my base was the Hindering Cat, seeing as I was created by raw material cut off from Mistress, my gender isn't just vague, it's undeniably a grey area between being a sister and being a brother nyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the point of asking an abnormality about its gender, anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Black Hanekawa calls into question the idea that kaii even have genders or that the concept is meaningful for them. (After all, they don't seem to use sexual reproduction.) Even Shinobu, who is obviously female, seems to be pretty much the same as male vampires except for outward appearance; her sex is a holdover from her time as a human, when it did matter. (See Kizumonogatari on Shinobu once being human.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the context of the above quote, it seems like Black Hanekawa was trying to mock Tsubasa for getting things wrong (against her usual inclination). Just before that remark, it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, it looks like Mistress has still got a few misunderstandings nyah—though I suppose, seeing as she was conjecturing with a lack of data to base her decisions on, these mistakes couldn't have been avoided nyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, both the style and content of the letter [that Tsubasa wrote to explain the situation to Black Hanekawa] are all over the place by Mistress's standards—it definitely wasn't something written while she was calm nyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't a situation to be hoping for full marks anyway, so getting an 80 for an A-grade is good enough nyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the above quote is in the spirit of continuing to call out Tsubasa on her minor mistakes—she calls Black Hanekawa her little sister, and it responds by nitpicking her for assuming it was female. That suggests this isn't a serious statement about Black Hanekawa's gender identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Nekomongatari White, Chapter 60, Tsubasa speculates that Black Hanekawa existed inside her long before she ever encountered the Sawari Neko. In Neko Black, Oshino hypothesized something similar—that the Sawari Neko's consciousness is completely gone from the equation and it's really just its powers being directed by Tsubasa Hanekawa's unconscious will that comprise Black Hanekawa. If true, that makes the Sawari Neko's gender even more irrelevant. But none of this necessarily makes Black Hanekawa's gender identity female—it could be a suppressed masculine part of Tsubasa that expressed itself in the fusion of Sawari Neko and Hanekawa that created Black Hanekawa.&#xA;Kako, the Inflaming Tiger,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; is also a spinoff of Tsubasa, yet is always treated as male, except when Tsubasa calls it her &amp;quot;little sister&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's no evidence I can remember in the books or anime to say that Black Hanekawa actually identifies as male. It's murky, for lots of reasons, and I think it was presumptuous of the wikia to post that line as it did. Furthermore, it seems pretty far out there to assume that this means Tsubasa herself has a nonbinary gender identity, whatever the situation with Black Hanekawa is. Tsubasa is in love with a male, Koyomi. The imagery in the anime during Tsubasa Cat Part 5 even suggests she wants to have a sexual relationship with him. Tsubasa seems uncomfortable with Hitagi's grabbiness earlier in Neko White when they shower together. Nothing she ever says or does suggests that Tsubasa Hanekawa doesn't identify as female. The most we could say on that score is that there's a vague possibility she may have had something like a split personality inside her that identifies as male—and that's almost pure speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but the evidence does not support the idea that Tsubasa Hanekawa is not biologically and psychologically female. And the evidence for Black Hanekawa is very ambiguous, and muddied by the irrelevance of gender for non-human kaii.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T09:27:23.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14081" CreationDate="2014-09-21T10:13:41.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;His change in hair color is probably due to Marie Antoinette syndrome, a rare condition that causes the hair to suddenly become white in response to some great stress or shock. It's so named because Marie Antoinette's hair supposedly turned white after she was captured during the French Revolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_syndrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's Wikipedia on Marie Antoinette Syndrome&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=712060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's a more reliable article&lt;/a&gt; from JAMA Dermatology, a site that archives papers in dermatology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8421" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T06:56:24.410" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T06:56:24.410" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8750" CreationDate="2014-09-21T13:23:05.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First there are the 5 villages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leaf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the hidden villages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Waterfall (Kakuzu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steam (Hidan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rain (Pain and Konan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget hidden Sound and Grass. Then the Uzumaki village and hidden Frost village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Naruto manga (I forgot what book but the one with Edo Haku and and Edo Sasori), it says that the main hidden villages asked hidden Frost and Steam to move to a safer place, so it was somewhat involving them. Then when Sasuke revived Orochimaru they went to the battle field with Karin Jugo and Suigetsu (and the past hokages), this doesn't count as hidden Sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6439" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-09-21T16:52:23.753" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T16:52:23.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8623" CreationDate="2014-09-21T13:28:26.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;at the time of pain he was 30 so one year has passed in the forth great ninja war so he is 31. mr.dimitri mx you were so so close by one year. and also have we considered that kakashi died by pain and was revived so technically he restarted his life when pain revived him so isnt he really one years old. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6439" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T13:28:26.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8750" CreationDate="2014-09-21T15:03:06.403" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are for sure more than the big five nations. I never watched a single episode of Naruto, but I will try to provide an answer here. You only ask for the nations, but I will add a list of the villages too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPF6k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPF6k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Map&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deviantart.com/#/art/Elemental-Nations-Geographical-Map-317422439?hf=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;map is made by xShadowRebirthx&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;This is not a official map and also some places could be differ from the original!&lt;/strong&gt; Click on the image to enlarge the map.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The countries in Naruto operate as separate political entities and are presumably all monarchies, ruled by feudal lords who stand equally in rank with the hidden villages' leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The great five countries&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Five of the countries are considered to be the most powerful and influential of them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Earth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h857w.png&quot; alt=&quot;Earth&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The country is mostly comprised of desolate, rocky areas. The border&#xA;  of the Land of Earth runs along a rocky mountain range, blocking&#xA;  communication with other countries. The wind blowing from the north&#xA;  passes over these mountains, carrying small rocks from the Land of&#xA;  Earth to the surrounding countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBtI8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fire&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Land of Fire is appropriately oriented towards the element of&#xA;  fire, typically having very bright and warm weather. While not the&#xA;  physically largest country, it has the largest hidden village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Lightning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UZBI0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lightning&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the centre of the country are vast mountain ranges, whose many&#xA;  thunderstorms are said to give the country its name. From these&#xA;  mountain ranges, many rivers flow to the sea, creating a very crooked&#xA;  coastline that displays an impressive oceanic beauty. There are many&#xA;  hot springs located within the country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JyxEM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Water&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The country's weather is typically cool and the islands are usually&#xA;  covered by mist. The islands themselves also feature many lakes. The&#xA;  nation is oriented towards the element of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Wind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CQ8fk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wind&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The country covers a vast realm, but that realm is largely composed of&#xA;  deserts. Because there is very little rainfall throughout the year,&#xA;  the people of the country live in villages built on one of the&#xA;  desert's many oases. Despite the country's extremely harsh&#xA;  environment, it has a large population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are all countries listed, here are four more of the bigger ones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Iron&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Snow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Sound&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Land of Sky&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Minor countries&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zMBRD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Minor&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found some other wich I could not assign to a catagory. These are the &lt;em&gt;Land of Grass&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Land of Rain&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Land of Read Beans&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Land of Rice Fields&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Land of the Waterfall&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Land of Udon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Land of Waves&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shinobi Villages/Hidden Villages&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinobi villages, or also called hidden villages, are ninja villages that serve as the military force for their country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/frVaB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hidden Villages&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, there are the 5 big nations, the 4 smaller one which make 9 nations. There are 28 minor countries (or 7 more if you count the not categorized countries) and 31 hidden villages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Most of the information are from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Geography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;. Other information from the frozen site &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutoraikiri.webs.com/narutocountries.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narutoarikiri&lt;/a&gt;. A cached version is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20130710000331/http://narutoraikiri.webs.com/narutocountries.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T15:22:36.503" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T15:22:36.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14082" CreationDate="2014-09-21T15:19:19.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name is obviously &lt;em&gt;Heero Yuy&lt;/em&gt; as DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia suggest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FH4HN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heero Yuy&lt;/strong&gt; (ヒイロ・ユイ Hiiro Yui, derived from Japanese hito, lit. &quot;one&quot;) is the pilot of the XXXG-01W Wing Gundam and its ancestor/successor, the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero. He is the main protagonist of &lt;strong&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam Wing&lt;/strong&gt; and of several derivative works that make up the After Colony timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Heero_Yuy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam.Wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T15:19:19.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14092" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T23:19:51.657" Score="4" ViewCount="989" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Atelier Iris series, all 3 games have character called Iris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny&lt;/em&gt;, they both have Iris Blanchimont. In the first game, she is a great Alchemist who practices the many teachings of  (with the exception of Mull) and she befriended the Mana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She, however, passed away long before the start of the game from fighting Amalgam, leaving only her final creation Lita and the materials and formula to create the Ruby Prism&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Iris in the first game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lfa4S.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second game, she appears as a small child who is taken in by Viese Blanchimont as her sister (though one could speculate that Viese and Felt one day married and adopted Iris as their daughter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Later, we learn that she has the reincarnated powers of Lilith, the Creation Mana, who looks a lot like her, which explains her talents in alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Belkhyde, there are placed like the Tower of Marcus and the Cleft of Nelva&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And at the end, Lilith's power releases Mana throughout Belkhyde which makes Alchemy possible again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Iris in the second game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zLjR9.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just started playing &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm&lt;/em&gt; and found out the Iris in this game is named &lt;em&gt;Iris Fortner&lt;/em&gt;. It's mentioned she was raised by a family of Alchemists. However, when she talks to Yach about how she made the Heal Jars for the quest, he doesn't believe her and Edge indicates that Alchemists are rare (kinda like what was mentioned in the first game with Klein). Furthermore, it seems no one know about Mana and the world seems disjointed with other worlds called Afterworlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Iris Fortner:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/shJB0.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They all look similar, and the first 2 games hint at a direct connection (with Iris's last name and how she would learn Alchemy). Is Iris Fortner the same as Iris Blanchimont (being a younger version of her from Atelier Iris 1)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is not the case, is there a deeper connection to her and the game's title? Apart from her looking like the previous Iris, being an Alchemist and being a main character from the very start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-07T22:03:34.773" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T05:39:20.057" Title="Are the Iris's the same person?" Tags="&lt;atelier&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14098" CreationDate="2014-09-21T23:24:38.473" Score="3" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria&lt;/em&gt; AKA &lt;em&gt;Working!!&lt;/em&gt; Yamada always says her name when she refers to herself (according to NISA's subtitles) ie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everyone is spoiling the lost girl, Yamada wants to be spoiled too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this seems different from when characters refer to each other as &quot;you&quot; or &quot;her&quot; in the subtitles but we can hear them say the person's name. I am wondering why does Yamada keep saying her name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T06:47:39.983" Title="Why does Yamada always say her name?" Tags="&lt;wagnaria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2014-09-22T06:41:40.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watch the original movie first. Arise if you are young and need backstory and canonical chronological OCD. S.A.C is really great and if someone was on a time budget, watching this alone would justify the series and world that truly exposes corruption, future technology and potential criminal activity along with deep socio-political introspective. If you like The Newsroom and the fmv's of Metal Gear Solid, you will like S.A.C. 2nd gig was good too. Nothing beats the original. And Arise is a good modern adaption of the world. Plus sheds some light on Major's past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8429" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T06:41:40.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14093" CreationDate="2014-09-22T06:47:39.983" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese culture, children often refer to themselves in the third person (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/6410/why-do-children-call-themselves-by-their-name&quot;&gt;this question from Japanese Language Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt;, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism#In_everyday_speech&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia article on Illeism&lt;/a&gt;, which is the technical term for referring to yourself in the third person. &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2320/speaking-in-the-third-person&quot;&gt;This JLSE question&lt;/a&gt; also gives more of the nuances of using illeism in Japanese.) A Western example of this would be Elmo, the Sesame Street character, although in the West, illeism usually makes someone look big-headed rather than cute, like former WWE superstar The Rock, who always referred to himself in the third person as &quot;The Rock&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime, older characters with childish personalities often also use the third person; for example, Bakemonogatari's Nadeko always refers to herself as &quot;Nadeko&quot;. (If you see &quot;I&quot; or &quot;me&quot; in the subtitles, it was added by the translators.) Yamada claims to be sixteen if I recall correctly, so she should be too old for this (though &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/2321&quot;&gt;the second comment on this JLSE answer&lt;/a&gt; claims that even women in their twenties will do this in real life), but she spends most of her time acting like she's much younger than she really is, trying to be cute and make people like her and praise her and overlook her mistakes. She tries to adopt a &quot;poor orphan in search of a loving family&quot; kind of persona and get people like Otou, Yachiyo, and Hiromi to feel sorry for her and join her ideal family. I think her use of her own name is meant to play up her assumed role as the cute, spoiled youngest child of her imaginary family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're right that this is different from other times when the subtitles translate a name as &quot;you&quot; or &quot;her&quot;; that usage is more in line with what's described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/591/are-first-second-and-third-person-in-japanese-all-the-same-as-in-english&quot;&gt;this Japanese Language Stack Exchange question&lt;/a&gt;, where you address someone by name instead of using a second-person or third-person pronoun, as a matter of respect. Going by Yamada's personality, I think it's a childish affectation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T06:47:39.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T11:17:02.047" Score="2" ViewCount="1762" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only watched &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Free!: Eternal Summer&lt;/em&gt;, but recently a friend recommended I watch &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; and looking at images of it, I'm reminded of &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; a great deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters even look similar and they both contain a plot based around a sports team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they related, or could this just be a coincidence? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8432" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-13T12:41:36.013" LastActivityDate="2019-11-28T11:03:05.277" Title="Are Free! and Haikyu!! related?" Tags="&lt;free&gt;&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14099" CreationDate="2014-09-22T12:03:46.897" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apart from being of the same genre and containing similar enough art style, I don't think the productions are related. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The authors are different (&lt;strong&gt;Masahiro Yokotani&lt;/strong&gt; vs &lt;strong&gt;Haruichi Furudate&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The production studios are different: &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; is produced by &lt;strong&gt;Production I.G&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Kyoto Animation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; is shonen whilst &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; is mostly targeted at women.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Character style (but this could just be that the style of the characters has been found to appeal to their target market and chosen for this reason)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Exclamation marks in their title!! (but so has &lt;em&gt;K-On!!&lt;/em&gt; and many other shows)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sports genre&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The similarities between the shows aren't really substantial enough to warrant a link between them, so I doubt they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[I thought that &lt;em&gt;Chihayafuru&lt;/em&gt; (another sports title) was similar to &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; also, but it also doesn't have anything in common, so I think this is just an art style that sports anime have evolved into]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-13T12:43:16.120" LastActivityDate="2019-04-13T12:43:16.120" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T13:20:24.387" Score="4" ViewCount="5872" Body="&lt;p&gt;In volume 8 chapter 72, Nishio mentions to Kaneki that his abilities will improve if Kaneki puts on his mask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know it's just a mask (with no special power or anything). So why does it increase his fighting ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/g434EgL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nishio talk with Kaneki&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T18:41:55.703" Title="Why is Kaneki's fighting ability improved when he put on his mask?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T13:21:34.973" Score="4" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ending of the series, Daichi kisses Hana, and Puck is surprised to see they are doing a telepathic kiss between them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since that power works both ways, it's hard to pinpoint &lt;strong&gt;who&lt;/strong&gt; has the power (because it is activated even if unwilling).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, which one of the lovey doveys has the telepathic kiss power? Hana or Daichi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hana is biologically engineered from the Planetary Gears' royalty DNA, so she might be the one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daichi has just &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.../TookALevelInBadass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prestige-classed into &quot;Badass Protagonist&quot;&lt;/a&gt; because the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DifficultySpike&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stakes were raised&lt;/a&gt; and he had to beat the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrueFinalBoss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;final boss&lt;/a&gt; alone. If he could learn how to teleport his Mecha in such a short time, why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And please &lt;a href=&quot;https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/226388/should-i-add-information-from-external-sources-into-my-answers&quot;&gt;back your answer with sources&lt;/a&gt;, if possible. Lets keep it the least subjective possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;P.S.: In advance, I apologize for any time lost &lt;a href=&quot;http://xkcd.com/609/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;visiting TvTropes&lt;/a&gt;. Always mouse over links before clicking away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T10:32:32.067" LastActivityDate="2021-04-23T23:10:46.713" Title="Which one has the &quot;Telepathic Kiss&quot; power: Hana or Daichi?" Tags="&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14106" CreationDate="2014-09-22T18:08:09.310" Score="1" ViewCount="574" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the other anime movies and series, it is often mentioned that Togusa is 'natural' and that he is not a cyborg. However, in the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt;, he obviously got ghost-hacked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss something, or is &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt; inconsistent with the rest of the anime? What would be the point of having him on the team if he is just as prone to hacking as the other members?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8434" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T14:16:21.190" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T14:16:24.477" Title="Is Togusa a cyborg in GITS:Arise?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14105" CreationDate="2014-09-22T18:16:30.610" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's got a &quot;walkie-talkie&quot; in his brain. I'm not sure, but I suspect his brain is fully cyberized as part of his job's requirements. You would certainly not want to be that one idiot shouting tactical information out loud while the rest are communicating almost instantly via a secured wireless connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;GITS:SAC&lt;/em&gt; series when he's in court, his teammates find out they can't communicate with Togusa because he turned off that module, which means he already had it at that time. &lt;em&gt;SAC&lt;/em&gt; happens later than &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt; on the GITS timeline, so he probably got it installed somewhere at the start of his career as a cop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T14:16:23.097" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T14:16:23.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14997" CreationDate="2014-09-22T20:40:31.777" Score="3" ViewCount="1981" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching Bleach probably a month ago and quickly found it to be quite interesting. But there are some things &lt;em&gt;I just don't get&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Aizen... I thought Aizen was awesome. He commands such awe, attention and fear and you can tell that from the Shinigami's protecting Karakura town. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't get is reason for &lt;em&gt;being&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember, every villain that Ichigo came across and defeated - at least the fairly important ones had a background story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To digress Grimmjow, Barragan, No 1 and 3, 5 (+ Neliora) Espada's etc.. had a &quot;beginning&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disappointingly, Ulquiorra (my favorite Espada - btw) had none.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaname had a reason for being. Even Gin - also another disappointment imo - had a beginning, despite its vagueness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But back to Aizen - from the very beginning he was just someone that had twice the amount of reiatsu when compared to a Captain level. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I got he simply wanted more power. To destroy the soul king and in turn destroy &#xA;Soul Society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happens after that? He obviously finds Hollows insignificant, he hates the Shinigami but we don't know why.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if many people feel the same way but there just wasn't enough back story as to why Aizen &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end all we got was some speculation from Ichigo - that doesn't really make sense btw - about how Aizen felt lonely because no one matched his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to find an equal Aizen groomed Ichigo's powers, but the funny thing is Aizen, according to Ichigo's speculation in the meantime sought &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; power by subjugating the Hogyouku to his will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he had so much power, and he felt lonely simply because he outclassed all others, why not find a way to suppress if not completely get rid of his powers akin to Zaraki's eyepatch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo speculates that maybe Aizen let go of his sword willingly, but in Room 46 he doesn't look like someone that gave up his sword &quot;willingly&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;explanation&quot; that we get from Ichigo sounds rather similar to what the author gave us about Jin Kariya. But there was a reason for Jin's motive and considering his back story the explanation for his defeat does make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Aizen... I just don't get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone can make sense of my question, can you give me a satisfactory answer? :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8437" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T20:44:59.493" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T00:09:36.233" Title="Why was the ending to the Arrancar arc so brief?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14111" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T21:42:32.913" Score="9" ViewCount="835" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Rebuild of Evangelion, the first movie is almost an exact retelling of the original anime series. But soon it begins to deviate more and more (and more &lt;code&gt;/sad&lt;/code&gt;...), until I really wasn't sure of what I was watching anymore (but I digress).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, lets consider both storylines as happening on &lt;strong&gt;parallel universes&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the event (onscreen or not) in the Rebirth series that is the turning point of the forking/deviating storylines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this may seem opinion-based, it is not. I am asking you to compare the rebirth movies to the original series, script or storyline-wise, and backtrack the visible differences to their sources, pointing to a specific event that happened onscreen or was mentioned that may be the cause of those differences, looking backwards for the cause of that other event. Pepper your answer with references, please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may add a few speculations in making your chain of causality, if the events have a significant impact or relation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T04:42:00.377" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T01:57:46.333" Title="What specific event was the forking point between the two storylines?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14112" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-22T21:55:19.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion is a movie franchise made by the original authors of the Anime series retelling the story of the Neon Genesis Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T23:12:39.430" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T23:12:39.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14113" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-22T21:55:19.820" Score="0" Body="Rebuild of Evangelion is a movie franchise made by the original authors of the Anime series retelling the story of the Neon Genesis Evangelion." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T23:12:35.473" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T23:12:35.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14114" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-22T21:56:56.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For comparisons between anime  and manga, or the anime series and a feature animated film, or a reboot of the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T22:10:28.947" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T22:10:28.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14115" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-22T21:56:56.563" Score="0" Body="Comparison between versions of the same anime/manga franchise." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-09-22T22:10:40.383" LastActivityDate="2014-09-22T22:10:40.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14111" CreationDate="2014-09-22T22:28:46.427" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only seen up to the second movie. However, if i was to make a guess, it would be what Kaji gave to Gendo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original one, it was a &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Adam#Design&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adam's Embryo&lt;/a&gt;, while in Rebuild it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar%27s_Key&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nebuchadnezzar's Key&lt;/a&gt;. I'd say its discovery (before the first movie) is what would be turning point, but a noticeable difference didn't occur until Kaji went to deliver it to Gendo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Gaghiel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gaghiel&lt;/a&gt; attacked the UN Pacific Fleet searching for Adam's embryo, but that never happened in Rebuild. Rather, &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Ramiel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ramiel&lt;/a&gt; became the new 6th Angel, while Gaghiel never appears. Instead, we have the unnamed &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Third Angel&lt;/a&gt; which, if you account for the fact it was subjected to experiments, is reminiscent of Gaghiel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Kaji released the Third Angel to cover his escape with Nebuchadnezzar's Key, so it's possible that the facility that the Third Angel was in was where Gaghiel attacked before the first movie. Gaghiel may have been captured and experimented on, and became the Third Angel we see in the second movie (thus making &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Sachiel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sachiel&lt;/a&gt; the Fourth Angel). Kaji knew that by releasing the Third Angel, the facility will do everything they can to prevent its escape from the facility, and in the end, they destroy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd also note that Sachiel, &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Shamshel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shamshel&lt;/a&gt; and Ramiel are very much the same since the first movie was more of less the same as the original (very little deviation), except their numbers have been pushed up thanks to the Third Angel appearing in the second movie (and numbering seems to be based off appearance) - from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Seventh_Angel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seventh Angel&lt;/a&gt; on they are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; While &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Bardiel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bardiel&lt;/a&gt; is just demoted in number, Asuka is the one who pilots the Eva, not Toji, and the Dummy Plug is over top Shinji and talks backwards which didn't happen in the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14118/1587&quot;&gt;Jon Lin's Answer&lt;/a&gt; talks about Lilith which I totally forgot about. However, both Rebuild's references to Lilith in the first movie and the original series references to her would still occur &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the item Kaji gave to Gendo was discovered (Original = &quot;Adam's Embryo&quot;, Rebuild = &quot;Nebuchadnezzar's Key&quot;), and as such I stand by my speculations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T13:07:50.813" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T23:58:15.293" Score="1" ViewCount="1130" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's always seemed a bit odd to me. The best explanation I can think of is that it's a reference to makeup, which is itself (sort of) transformational. Just wondered if this is something Takeuchi ever explained somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8438" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T13:14:07.100" Title="Why is &quot;Make Up&quot; the transformation keyword used by the Sailor Senshi?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14111" CreationDate="2014-09-23T00:49:10.023" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Differences_between_Evangelion_1.0_and_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&quot;&gt;Here's a list of differences between the first movie and the original timeline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most notable plot-wise is that Misato knew about Lilith, and she knew what Lilith's purpose was, and later before the Ramiel battle, she showed Shinji what Lilith was and explained why he needed to fight the Angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The appearance and identification of the Angel Lilith at the end of the first movie and just before the commencement of Operation Yashima (Corresponding to Episode 06 of the TV series), unlike the veil of secrecy kept in the original series where Lilith was never seen until Episode 15 and wrongly identified as Adam until Episode 24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;More notably, Gendo and Fuyutsuki speak about a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;contract with Lilith&lt;/strong&gt;,&quot; which did not exist in the old series. Lilith's existence may not be a mystery, but its role is hinted to take a different turn from its original series counterpart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was no mention of a &quot;contract&quot; with Lilith in the original time-line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T00:49:10.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14083" CreationDate="2014-09-23T03:09:12.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact is, we don't have a clue from the series. Our best guess is the Livlaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason 1 - They were confirmed to be living things with a will, but we never really &quot;met&quot; them. We met the machines, but not them, which is odd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason 2 - Her color style is the same as Daichi's Livlaster, so there is reasonable evidence to make the connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason 3 - She was first seen when he got the Livlaster. She is only seen with Daichi during critical moments for him. So she and he are connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next best option is Pitz, but we never gave a corresponding figure for the other squirrel. However, this is probably the second best theory based on the evidence. Following that theory is a new character (like a planetary gear) to intro into a season 2. We have no reason to suspect this, but hey, we don't know. Lastly is Daichi's mom. He lives with his uncle, his dad died, so we have a missing mom figure. Maybe there's some backstory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8441" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T14:48:05.687" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T14:48:05.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14102" CreationDate="2014-09-23T04:56:48.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mask covered Kaneki's nose and mouth. This helps him suppress his urge to eat the opponent by reducing his ability to smell. Remember that Kaneki's ghoul ability is originally Hanazawa Kana's...no wait...Rize's, nicknamed the Glutton for her great hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By suppressing this urge to eat, he can concentrate more on the fight as he's not worried about getting carried away and going berserk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T04:56:48.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14083" CreationDate="2014-09-23T05:42:23.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is both Pitz and the Livlaster, both Pitz and the girl have the same eye shape and color and she appeared to Daichi to give him the Livlaster. It is pretty much confirmed because the other squirrel Lappa disappeared after Siren regained her memories, but it returned to her after her ego block was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8444" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T14:49:02.900" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T14:49:02.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14141" CreationDate="2014-09-23T07:24:43.723" Score="4" ViewCount="3134" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kirei and Kiritsugu's final fight, Kirei uses Command Spells as his Mana source. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That rendered Kiritsugu's Origin Bullet ineffective. Was that on purpose? That is, did Kirei know about Kiritsugu's ability and use Command Spells as a Mana source to counter it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kiritsugu's Origin Bullet must have been a pretty well-guarded secret, or Archibald El-Melloi should not have been caught off guard by it;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using Command Spells as a Mana source is pretty unconventional;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the anime (have not read the Light Novel), there is no indication that Kirei knew about Kiritsugu's ability before the fight;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T13:35:55.660" Title="Did Kirei know about Kiritsugu's Origin Bullet, or was he just lucky?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-23T07:30:57.597" Score="2" ViewCount="25403" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi and Obito, have Mangekyo Sharingan powers but what power does Itachi have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried researching it but nothing is helping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8445" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T07:36:10.347" LastActivityDate="2019-03-09T07:20:22.087" Title="What Mangekyo Sharingan power does Itachi have?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14130" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-23T12:29:44.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the iOS game by DMM Games, personifies Japan's 47 prefectures. In this fantasy, ordinary girls get magical powers to fight against evils in Japan - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/magica-wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T12:29:44.203" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T12:29:44.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14131" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-23T12:29:44.203" Score="0" Body="Based on the iOS game by DMM Games, personifies Japan's 47 prefectures. In this fantasy, ordinary girls get magical powers to fight against evils in Japan" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T12:29:44.203" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T12:29:44.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-23T13:01:36.040" Score="4" ViewCount="3707" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, here we are fans of confusing anime endings, for one more episode of &quot;Did them survive?&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/116/2808&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/search?q=survive&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, did the love doves Daichi and Hana survive the explosion of the (huge) ego block of Robin Goodfellow (formerly Puck)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question comes in 2 parts. For the 2 possible situations. What happened to the 2 of them after the explosion occurred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they died, then how did it happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they did survive, how was that possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try to get sources and references to the anime, if not make your speculative point plausible and very airtight, thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="42685" LastEditDate="2018-10-23T23:50:22.147" LastActivityDate="2020-01-03T12:56:56.923" Title="Did Daichi and Hana survive?" Tags="&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14129" CreationDate="2014-09-23T13:46:30.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Left Eye : Tsukuyomi (powerful genjutsu)&#xA;Right Eye : Amatarasu (black flames)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8449" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T13:46:30.290" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-23T15:02:06.427" Score="7" ViewCount="29466" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the title started with an H and I'm pretty sure it was a mash up of the two main characters names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about a girl who was really popular in school and a guy who was really quite and reserved (thought to be the nerdy type).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they run in to each other outside of school the guy is covered in piercings and has a bunch of tattoos and the girl is basically a house wife always doing chores, cooking and looking after her brother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it sounds lame but it was actually a really good story! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8450" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:18:21.067" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:18:21.067" Title="What's this manga with girl who does household chores and a guy in piercings and tattoos outside of school?" Tags="&lt;horimiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:32:57.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14135" CreationDate="2014-09-23T15:27:30.567" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Horimiya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is what you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the descriptions in your question matches the details in the first chapter of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt; (From MangaHelpers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hori may seem like a normal teenage girl, but she's a completely different person after school. In her workaholic parents' absence, &lt;strong&gt;Hori has been like a parent for her little brother since she was young herself&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Between taking care of her brother, feeding them both, and housework&lt;/strong&gt;, she doesn't have much time for a usual teenage social life. One day, she meets someone else who does not present his true self at school: a quiet, glasses-wearing boy called Miyamura. &lt;strong&gt;She'd assumed he was bookish, and possibly an otaku&lt;/strong&gt;, but Hori couldn't have been more wrong. &lt;strong&gt;Outside of school&lt;/strong&gt;, Miyamura is a friendly guy &lt;strong&gt;with many piercings&lt;/strong&gt;, and he's not very good at academics. Now the two of them have someone with whom they can share both halves of their lives!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the cover of the first volume, which shows both character in their &quot;school mode&quot;. Note how Miyamura (the male character) leaves his hair long and has a nerdy look, while Hori (the female character) looks very stylish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0GHDy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a panel from chapter 1, showing Miyamura in his &quot;after school mode&quot; with plenty of piercing, which he hides by leaving his hair long:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iho2y.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1 - Page 14&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a panel from chapter 2, showing Miyamura's tattoos, which is the reason why he always wears an extra layer of clothes during PE to prevent the tattoos from showing through:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7MSQl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might also want to check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=36865&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hori-san to Miyamura-kun&lt;/a&gt; written and illustrated by HERO, since it is the original work that &lt;strong&gt;Horimiya&lt;/strong&gt; adapts from. The art is not as good, though, like the case with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=103033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/a&gt;'s original work by ONE (which looks like it is drawn with Paint) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=80345&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its awesome adaptation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T15:39:30.360" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T15:39:30.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9939" CreationDate="2014-09-23T16:47:11.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I take &quot;filler episodes&quot; to be episodes that are side-stories that actively avoid making any significant changes to the overall story, in order to extend the length of the series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are anime series which opted to instead finish the overall story their own way, rather  than use what I would call filler episodes to wait for the manga series to get ahead.  Though this is not the canon the original author made up, I would not consider these filler episodes, but rather an alternate canon.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two series I know of that have done this are Full Metal Alchemist (not Brotherhood), and Full Moon wo Sagashite.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me a silly definition to call anything non-canon according to the original manga author &quot;filler&quot;, since most people talk about filler episodes in the context of those episodes that may be skipped, or are less interesting because they are obviously avoiding advancing the overall plot.  Plus, the original definition of the word seems to imply to me that the fandom definition has this meaning.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might even consider an episode that is canon even in the original manga to be filler, if it seems that it's being used to extend the length of the series without really accomplishing anything meaningful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastEditorUserId="3734" LastEditDate="2014-09-23T16:53:11.787" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T16:53:11.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-23T16:54:56.007" Score="1" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a viewer of both series from start to end, I can see several elements in Captain Earth that seems to &quot;borrow&quot; from Gurren Lagann, especially in the second half of both of the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 23, just before the &lt;em&gt;entangle link&lt;/em&gt;, Daichi was interfered by Planetary Gears and put inside a dream where he was tempted to keep on living his normal life, not involving with the whole saving-the-world business. However, he broke out of the illusion due to the memories of his friends in his heart. This is similar to how the almost entire crew of Dai Gurren-dan got trapped in Extradimensional Labyrinth in episode 26 of Gurren Lagann and experienced their dreams being fulfilled, but managed to escape from it with the help of Kamina.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daichi and co. did an &lt;em&gt;entangle link&lt;/em&gt; to jump from Earth to Uranus, similar to how Dai Gurren-dan jumped through dimension from Earth to Anti-Spiral's home world. They both missed on their first try and got ambushed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the final battle, Daichi charged into the transformed Blume while sacrificing the expansion layer (which is assembled as the smaller mecha is launched to Tenkaidou). This is similar to the final battle between Simon and the Anti-Spiral, where outer layers of the Gurren Lagann is left behind as Simon charged in with his Lagann and destroy the Anti-Spiral.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kill-T-Gangs, the perceived antagonists of the series, don't have any libido (&lt;em&gt;Orgone energy&lt;/em&gt;), therefore they can't reproduce, while all human has Orgone energy. This is similar to the Anti-Spirals in Gurren Lagann, who don't have any &lt;em&gt;Spiral energy&lt;/em&gt; (since they purge it themselves), while human has Spiral energy. Both series feature clashes between one with the source of all-powerful energy and one without such energy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these similarities normal for mecha anime, especially when the first 3 points are all focused on the last fight? Has there been any interview regarding this topic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T16:54:56.007" Title="Does Captain Earth borrow elements from Gurren Lagann?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14128" CreationDate="2014-09-23T23:34:10.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kotomine_Kirei#Command_Spells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kotomine's Command Spells&lt;/a&gt; are actually inherited by his father and the previous supervisors of the Holy Grail Wars at the end of the war, since a Master can only obtain 3 from the Holy Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition to his own Command Seals on his lower left arm, he also has Command Seals inherited from his father that cover his right arm from the elbow to the wrist. The supervisor of the Holy Grail War is entrusted with the Command Seals recollected from previous Holy Grail Wars, so he has access to a great number of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He of course got all of the Command Spells that Risei Kotomine had after Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi killed him. And because his Magic Circuit is still underdeveloped by the time of the Forth Holy Grail War, he uses Command Seals as makeshift Magic Circuits and sacrifices them, similar to how Shirou sacrifices the Magic Circuits he made during his training when he does Projections (as noted when he projects Excalibur).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kiritsugu_Emiya#Thompson_Contender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Origin Bullets&lt;/a&gt; utilizes Kiritsugu's Origin of &quot;Severing and Binding&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;Severing&quot; aspect will cause prana stored within the Circuits to ignore the paths within the body, flowing chaotically and destroying it in the process. Afterward, the circuits will be bound together again with the &quot;Binding&quot; aspect, albeit in a chaotic and useless manner, thus rendering them permanently inoperable and destroying the target's magecraft abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since Kotomine is using Command Spells as Magic Circuits, the Origin Bullets affects the Command Spell Kotomine used and leaving the others intact. Kotomine doesn't fight like an orthodox magus which Kiritsugu has fought in the past, and the fact he was even born with with Magic Circuits is abnormal by itself, so Kotomine isn't your typical Magus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what Kotomine knew of Kiritsugu's abilities, while he probably didn't know them at the time he was still a skilled Executor, it's noted that he's skilled enough to judge the type of bullet by the sound of gunfire and able to analyze the situation calmly. Coupled with his own physical prowess and how he uses the Command Seals to reinforce his own body and equipment, he probably figured out Kiritsugu's bullets weren't normal and prepared a suitable Anti-Magus Defense (devised from experience hunting strange Magi in the past for the Church) backed by Command Spells as replacement for a Magic Circuit. And as we can see, he quickly worked out how to defend against Kiritsugu's bullets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-24T13:35:55.660" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T13:35:55.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14129" CreationDate="2014-09-24T01:10:25.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Naruto Wikia site under &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan#Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; (Itachi Uchiha):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the Mangekyō Sharingan, Itachi was able to use at least three powerful techniques. With his &quot;left Mangekyō&quot; he could use Tsukuyomi, an extremely powerful genjutsu that allowed him to distort the victim's perception of time, torturing their psyche for what seemed like days in a matter of seconds. With his &quot;right Mangekyō&quot; he could use Amaterasu, a ninjutsu which creates virtually-inextinguishable black flames at the user's focal point that continue to burn until the target is reduced to ash. The last of these known techniques was Susanoo, which allowed Itachi to summon a massive ethereal warrior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such we can conclude Itachi's powers are,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amaterasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Susanoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Susanoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T01:10:25.890" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2014-09-24T03:26:48.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divine Stone of Returning Soul (還魂【かんこん】の聖晶石【せいしょうせき】, Kankon no Seishōseki) is a unique rare item found in «Sword Art Online» that can be used to revive a recently fallen player. The only known way to obtain it was to defeat Nicholas The Renegade, the Christmas event&#xA;  boss, during the Christmas Event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4bwSi.png&quot; alt=&quot;Divine Stone of Returning Soul&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Item description and image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Divine_Stone_of_Returning_Soul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Art Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remembered this item was mentioned to have existed within Sword Art Online and that it was hypothesized that it must obey the laws of the game. Part of the reason for the delay between a player dying within the game and being killed by their Nerve Gear in real life, was because there is a chance for them to be revived within the game. To me this explains why Asuna was able to live, because the world was 'saved' very soon after her avatar's HP hit zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this could explain why Kirito didn't immediately die after his HP was zero, it doesn't explain why his avatar was still able to last hit the world boss after receiving a death blow. I have a hypothesis for this, but this one is even a larger leap. In Sword Art Online, there are skills known as &lt;em&gt;Unique Skills&lt;/em&gt; which are rewarded to players who satisfy certain conditions. Kirito had the Dual Swords skill (rewarded to the player with the fastest reaction time). My hypothesis is that this unique skill could also have a &quot;last stand&quot; or &quot;last resort&quot; type of skill to get that last hit in or increase DPS for the user in their final throws which makes sense for a player with the quickest reaction time in the game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility is that Kirito could have earned more than one unique skill which allowed for his final thrust. The creator of the game stated that there are 10 unique skills and each one is awarded to the player who satisfies the condition best in all of SAO. He stated that the 10 unique skills are awarded to only one player each, but did not say that a single player couldn't obtain more than one unique skill. Out of the 10 unique skills we know of these six:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;«Dual Blades» - given to the player with the fastest reaction time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;«Holy Sword» - given to the strongest player.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;«Darkness Blade» (暗黒剣, Ankoku Ken)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;«Battoujutsu» (抜刀術, lit. &quot;The art of drawing one's sword&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;«Shurikenjutsu» (手裏剣術, lit. &quot;The art of using a throwing star&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;«Infinite Spear» (無限槍, Mugen Yari)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that there are still 4 unique skills that we don't know the abilities for, of which one could explain Kirito's ability to briefly withstand a killing blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8456" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T20:47:49.457" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T20:47:49.457" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2014-09-24T04:19:45.853" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being Icelandic and speaking the language (which is the closest language to Old Norse), I noticed that Norse mythology is prevalent throughout this series. For example, immediately on episode 18 during Operation Valkyria, Okabe is on the date with Ruka at the cafe &quot;Völuspá Café&quot;. The sign can be seen when they enter the cafe and again when they exit on episode 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Völuspá is the first and best known poem of the Edda (collection of Old Norse poems). In the 19th verse of Völuspá, the 3 Norns - Urður, Verðandi, and Skuld are talked about being home at one of the three roots attached to Yggdrasill, the tree of life. In the 30th verse, Valkyries are gathering because a warrior has fallen and they are preparing to bring him to the afterlife, Valhöll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering all the Norse mythology in this series and that the sign is shown so clearly, it is worth mentioning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8457" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-27T04:48:12.520" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T04:48:12.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14072" CreationDate="2014-09-24T06:52:00.907" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as finally trusting that a day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;will come when you can be forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means never hiding yourself from love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your true battle is still aheard&lt;sup&gt;sic&lt;/sup&gt; of you...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we can not defeat Zeref,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wizardkind will again be awash in grief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please live on, for me...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and battle on, this journey of your&lt;sup&gt;sic&lt;/sup&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;will bring happiness to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is what I pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not proper English. &amp;quot;aheard&amp;quot; is not a word, and &amp;quot;your&amp;quot; should be &amp;quot;yours&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-25T03:16:46.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8445" CreationDate="2014-09-24T08:33:24.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there are two Juubis, because in the final clash between Ten-Tails and Kaguya's sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, they managed to defeat the beast and sealed it within Hagoromo. However, knowing that his death would unleash the Ten-Tails back into the world where it would continue its rampage and reclaim the chakra that humanity now possesses, Hagoromo separated the monster's chakra from its body and used his Creation of All Things ability to create the nine ,tailed beasts. Hagoromo then used Chibaku Tensei to seal the Ten-Tails' husk, i.e the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8459" LastEditorDisplayName="user8459" LastEditDate="2014-09-25T13:02:24.697" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T13:02:24.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14169" CreationDate="2014-09-24T10:45:27.797" Score="5" ViewCount="908" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine linked me a following meme picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Wb7h.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would like to know what's the name of the DVD he's holding in his hands.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I've once seen that DVD cover he is holding in his hands but for the life of me can't recall anything from it. No name, nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason this thing started to bother me and so I'm wondering does anyone recognize the anime he's holding in his hands. But to be honest not sure if it's even an anime. I believe it was some kind of OVA but am not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After searching for it for sometime I couldn't find anything. Hopefully someone knows better than me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8460" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-09-24T10:56:37.177" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T15:13:51.997" Title="What's this anime on the DVD cover in part of this photo?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T05:16:11.443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14129" CreationDate="2014-09-24T11:08:35.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is not clear on this, but the idea many people seem to have is that Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are two generic powers every Mangekyo user has and that Obito and Shisui had various bonus unique powers, but I don't think this is the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither Obito nor Shisui are ever shown to use either of these, my understanding is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi, Sasuke: Amaterasu in one eye, Tsukuyimi in the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito: Kamui, close range in one eye, long range in the other (Kakashi's)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shisui: Kotoamatsukami, perhaps in both eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara: ?? I can't remember if this has been shown&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then any Mangekyo user who has awakened both powers will be able to use Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T11:08:35.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14111" CreationDate="2014-09-24T13:54:19.833" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think one of the biggest changing points is &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Vatican_Treaty&quot;&gt;the Vatican Treaty&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the wiki points, this represents a weakened political influence by the part of Seele. Comparing the roles of Seele in both continuities, in NGE they are the masterminds, but in Rebuild they are more like an advisory board (going even to the extreme of shutting themselves down peacefully, instead of having the plug pulled by Gendo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Vatican Treaty may have arised from a stronger nationalism to fill the vacuum left by Seele's reduced influence. Since Asuka identifies more as a German (even being part Japanese), this reduced the bonding between her and Shinji and probably supressed whatever crush she had on Kaji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But keeping with the Rebuild continuity, there were no need to a fourth pilot, so Toji Suzuhara was never recruited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Bardiel&quot;&gt;Bardiel&lt;/a&gt; attacked, the one inside the plug was Asuka, not Toji. The bond between Shinji and the person trapped was smaller, and the psychological damage from the fight was also smaller. Toji was Shinji's friend as much as in NGE, but Asuka was, instead of a love interest, just some annoying female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This vacuum in Shinji's love interest created by Asuka disinterest had him gravitate more towards Rei. So the psychological reaction to having Rei &quot;dying&quot; while fighting &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Zeruel&quot;&gt;Zeruel&lt;/a&gt; had the added impact that was missing during the fight with Bardiel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So instead of just going into &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Synchronization&quot;&gt;400% synchro&lt;/a&gt; like in NGE, Shinji causes the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Near_Third_Impact&quot;&gt;awakening of EVA-01&lt;/a&gt;. Notice that in both scenarios, EVA-01 ends up bearing both fruits (in NGE she eats Zeruel S2 engine, while in Rebuild the liquified Zeruel-Rei merges with EVA-01), becoming the forbidden godlike being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think the root cause (as far as we can go from what is shown in the Movies) might have been the Vatican Treaty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T13:54:19.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="278" CreationDate="2014-09-24T15:36:49.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my opinion, I suppose that No Face might someway originated from Japanese Theatre Ritual called &quot;No&quot; or &quot;Noh&quot; as the character, Shite, a supernatural character like ghost or god is wearing a similar white mask as No Face in Spirited Away. You can google &quot;Noh Drama&quot; for more info. xx&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8462" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T15:36:49.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13326" CreationDate="2014-09-24T19:22:48.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I recall Obito saying that he need both his eyes for the sharingans true power. Or something of that sort, earlier in the series.... so I think you just need two mangekyou to use susanoo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8467" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T19:22:48.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14157" CreationDate="2014-09-24T23:05:30.593" Score="1" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Trinity Universe&lt;/em&gt; a number of characters from games developed by Gust and Nippoin Ichi Software (NIS) are featured in it. some are obvious but i am wondering which characters belong to which developers and which may be original characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bellow is a List of characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Demon God (Dog) King Kanata&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fox Spirit Tsubaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suzaku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dark Hero Lucius&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Valkarie Rizelea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mizuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pamala&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macaroon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miyu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pirate Queen Etna&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prinny (and in cutscenes, the Prinny Squad)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flonne (Fallen Angel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: i have tagged &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/atelier&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;atelier&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;atelier&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/disgaea&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;disgaea&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;disgaea&lt;/a&gt; because i am assuming the characters would originate from these series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T05:46:01.623" Title="Which Trinity Universe Characters belong with each developer?" Tags="&lt;atelier&gt;&lt;disgaea&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14171" CreationDate="2014-09-24T23:17:30.160" Score="1" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a side quest of the first Hyperdimension Neptunia game, you fight a boss called Macaroon. Here's an image of her (unsure if this is from the original or Re;Birth)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e8FR9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Macaroon from Hyperdimension Neptunia&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Trinity Universe, she appears as an Inn Keeper (before Pamula takes over) and as a shop keeper (before Violet takes over).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mwViC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Macaroon from Trinity Universe&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've played though the Disgaea Games (with the exception to &lt;em&gt;Disgaea D2: a Brighter Darkness&lt;/em&gt;, but it was released after Trinity Universe and Hyperdimension Neptunia) and I haven't seen her, so I assumed that she is a Gust character probably from the Atelier series, since both games feature Gust characters (Hyperdimension Neptunia has a character who represents Gust called Gust like how NISA has Nisa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought she'd appear in the Atelier Iris series, but I'm currently on the third one and I have yet to meet her, but I know some of the Atelier Games were never localized and I'm assuming she's from the Atelier series (Gust also did &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ar no Surge&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, where does she appear? Or was she an original character only used in cross-over works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-25T15:03:55.093" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T23:19:38.250" Title="Who is Macaroon?" Tags="&lt;atelier&gt;&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-24T23:28:17.153" Score="2" ViewCount="728" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the description for &lt;em&gt;Ar no Surge: Ode to an Unborn Star&lt;/em&gt;, it talks about how song and music are used as magic and for character development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AR Nosurge Ode To An Unborn Star PS3&lt;/strong&gt; is a Fantasy, Sci-fi, '7 Dimension' RPG, that takes place in a world where music and song can create magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star&lt;/strong&gt; has a unique character development system that focuses more on the bonds/ relationships between the main characters than their success in missions and battles, as the player's party grows stronger if the characters have a closer relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ozgameshop.com/ps3-games/ar-nosurge-ode-to-an-unborn-star-ps3-game-with-misogi-dlc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ozgameshop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this sounds much like the &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico&lt;/em&gt; series, which talks about how music is used as magic and how you need to develop the character's relationships with one another to develop their strength. Also, both games were developed by Gust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes me wondering: Are the 2 games are related story-wise? If they are, when does &lt;em&gt;Ar no Surge: Ode to an Unborn Star&lt;/em&gt; occur in relation to &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T23:48:34.877" Title="Is Ar no Surge related to Ar Tonelico?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;&lt;ar-nosurge&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-25T02:09:39.427" Score="6" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to see this movie and I don't want to torrent it, but I don't know where I can buy it  so that I will be able to understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance if I buy the DVD listed on Amazon &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00JZBPPU0&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; will it come with English subtitles?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8390" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-23T19:40:56.043" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T19:40:56.043" Title="Does the Japanese The Last Mission DVD have English subtitles?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14153" CreationDate="2014-09-25T05:46:01.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't played the game, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Universe_%28video_game%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its English-language Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Demon God Kanata&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Valkyrie Rizelea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fox Spirit Tsubaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Dark Hero Lucius&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treasure Hunter Recit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Managraphic Artist Miyu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mizuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suzaku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Macaroon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shuten&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ashura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are all original characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flonne&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Etna&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prinny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are all Nippon Ichi characters from Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. (I can personally vouch for this one, since I've played Disgaea.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pamela Ibis&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violet Platane&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are Gust characters from Atelier Viorate: Alchemist of Gramnad 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T05:46:01.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2014-09-25T08:09:08.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kirito and Asuna didn't immediately die because the system, Cardinal, was designed that way. That's why they have the resurrection item like Disgaea mentioned. There is a delay before the player is killed in the real world, following his avatar's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to how Kirito can still move after his HP reached 0, it was because of the Cardinal system's artificial intelligence. Seeing that Kayaba himself was surprised that Asuna can still move despite being under paralysis status applied by Kayaba, the GM, thru the system, it is safe to assume that that is not planned by Kayaba. Being an artificial intelligence system, Cardinal reacted to Asuna's strong will to protect Kirito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the same can be said about Kirito killing Kayaba. It was because in his final moments, Kirito suddenly showed a burst of emotion, strong enough for the Cardinal to approve that it is of higher priority than his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T17:43:37.820" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T17:43:37.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="454" CreationDate="2014-09-25T10:26:54.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Angels are trying to merge with Adam to restore their power on earth. The Ancestral race sent Adam to colony planet Earth with his seeds (the Angels). It was due to the First Impact that Lilith got in Adam's way. She was on her way to another planet and crashed on Earth, stopping Adam. Now, Adam and his descendants just try to reclaim earth from mankind - the seed of Lilith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seele accepted that the humans do actually not have the right to live on earth due to the information they got out of the Second Impact (Reawakening of Adam) and the Dead Sea Scrolls. But they do not want to kill all humans either. So they try to bring together Lilith and Adam in order to develop a new entity that absorbs all humans into one godlike entity (similar to the Angels - Humans are viewed as the final Angel Lilin). In this form humans have actually the right to live on Earth because they are created by the unity of Lilith and Adam. In order to achieve this Seele wanted to merge Kaworu, an Angel and the carrier of Adam's soul, with Lilith. This would be the Third Impact. The whole plan is called the Human Instrumentality Project. Gendo just wants to reunite with his dead wife, Shinji's mother, which is &quot;his&quot; idea of the Human Instrumentality Project. He injects himself the embryo of Adam in order to merge with Lilith. Some years ago, his wife tried to merge with Lilith in order to revive her and disappeared in the process (but she still exists inside Lilith's body). Gendo is later killed by Rei (a humanlike clone of Lilith/Gendo's wife). He sacrified and abandoned his son Shinji to the Angels in order to achieve his goals which was not the will of his dead wife who punished him through the hands of Rei (her &quot;daughter&quot; if you want to put it like that).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8473" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T10:26:54.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14164" CreationDate="2014-09-25T13:07:50.097" Score="5" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W3dye.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what anime is that girl on dakimakura from? The screenshot is from NCIS series, season 9 episode 21. She's similar to Wendy form Fairy Tail, but have different eye color. I'm curious!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8474" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:28:34.833" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:28:34.833" Title="What anime is this dakimakura from?" Tags="&lt;uta-kata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-09T19:23:39.367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14162" CreationDate="2014-09-25T14:10:32.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like a bootleg version of &lt;strong&gt;Manatsu Kuroki&lt;/strong&gt; from the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=2481&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uta Kata&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0lp4s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7884" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T14:10:32.560" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14148" CreationDate="2014-09-25T18:13:05.833" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Searching for the image resulted in this title &lt;strong&gt;影のセクハリスト ～孕ませ王位継承騒動～&lt;/strong&gt;, which roughly translates to &lt;em&gt;Sexual Harasser of the Dark ~ The Impregnation Mayhem for Throne Succession ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/miHk1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a clearer version of the cover&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(NSFW)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lilith-soft.com/lilith/product40.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(NSFW)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v7705&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its entry on vndb&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be a eroge, not an anime, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The site describes it as a &quot;magic school slapstick love comedy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7902" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T15:13:51.997" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T15:13:51.997" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14154" CreationDate="2014-09-25T23:19:38.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14157/1587&quot;&gt;Torisuda's answer&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14153/which-trinity-universe-characters-belong-with-each-developer&quot;&gt;another question of mine&lt;/a&gt; Macaroon seemed to be an original character in &lt;em&gt;Trinity Universe&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Trinity Universe came out in 2009 and &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt; in 2010 it would seem that Macaroon is an original character used in cross-over works as such doesn't appear in any other previously released Gust Game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T23:19:38.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14240" CreationDate="2014-09-26T01:03:52.380" Score="8" ViewCount="10553" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, I'm interested in what the typical equipment is for a Soul Reaper and if there is any difference in equipment...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;... they have when operating in the World of the Living as opposed to operating in the Soul Society&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;... between regular Soul Reapers, Seated Officers, Lieutenants and Captains&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to see actual names if they exists rather than generalized named. For instance, while the white jacket that a Captain wears on top of their black robe could just be referred to as a Captain's Jacket, if it has a proper name I'd rather that be listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also including clothing as I remember it being mentioned the black robe is actually some sort of protective gear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added information/links on the functionality of the piece of equipment is also welcomed (for further reading).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Individual items don't need to be included (i.e. the thing Mayuri Kurotsuchi injected into himself to regrow his arm during his fight with Uryu Ishida during the Rukia Rescue Operation by the Rioka (2nd/3rd season?)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T14:18:14.190" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T17:33:12.623" Title="What is the typical equipment/clothing for a Soul Reaper?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-26T02:23:16.600" Score="3" ViewCount="17391" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to pick up the manga from where the anime left off, what chapter or volume should I start at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7894" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T14:44:48.803" Title="What manga chapter does Gokukoku No Brynhildr anime end on?" Tags="&lt;brynhildr-in-the-darkness&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14175" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-26T08:32:19.530" Score="7" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was rewatching &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki&lt;/em&gt; and saw Episode 15, and it got me thinking. Is it a requirement for your phone to be always on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We already know that 'Future Diaries' are, in other words, your future. So if the phone breaks you have no future which means in short that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;you die&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: what happens for example if you decide to put your phone into shutdown mode? Do you still die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also how exactly are their phones powered? &lt;strong&gt;PS: Magic does not count.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;I will accept Manga answers as I do not think it was explained in the anime. Also I have not read the manga so I am not sure. I will also accept answers with a bit of opinion as long as it is a good answer with some sort of canon. :)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3650" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-25T04:58:34.153" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T17:26:22.493" Title="What happens if a contestant's phone turns off?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13987" CreationDate="2014-09-26T10:56:55.623" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3968/Dragoon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragoon&lt;/a&gt; (1997)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the great Garubado Empire, a lethal weapon is in the process of being manufactured, but is stolen and subsequently lost in battle. Now the Empire is looking for this weapon: a girl that can call forth the &amp;quot;Dragoon&amp;quot; power. She has amnesia and is found by a wandering swordsman in training by who vows to help her find out who she is and why she has such a strange power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis of the first episode from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoon_%28anime%29#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Dragoon, May is the key to unlocking the deadliest weapon, known as the Dragoon. Soon into the film, May is shown in a tube being controlled by two older men. May escapes and finds herself lost in the woods. While sword fighting, a young man named Sedon, hears soldiers and airplanes around where he is practicing his sword techniques. He comes across a search party looking for May, keeping himself hidden behind a row of shrubbery as he follows them. Down the line of hedges, while he isn't looking where he is going Sedon trips. He turns over and realizes what he has stumbled over. He finds May lying naked, unconscious beside him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QW07z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sedon finds May in the snow and takes her back to his cabin&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sorry, no naked picture.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After finding May in the woods, Sedon takes her to his small cabin, in which his father built. They stay there a while, and soon after May awakens. Soon after that, the search party comes across the cabin, and they knock on the door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sedon and May escape just in time, but they are leaving tracks in the snow. To hide this, they run down a small nearby stream. The Searchers lose the trail, and Sedon takes May back to his village. After they arrive, Sedon learns of May's Amnesia. She can't remember a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KxoDs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The blonde-hair&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rain Keeves Fearudo, the blonde-haired character.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T14:05:17.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14174" CreationDate="2014-09-26T13:01:06.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=72810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; the anime ends at chapter 100 of the manga&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(left side, 8th entry)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5035" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T13:01:06.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14117" CreationDate="2014-09-26T13:03:01.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; Because the target audience for the show are girls. And girls are supposed to like makeovers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=Ck2Q5qPVSlYC&amp;amp;pg=PA137&amp;amp;lpg=PA137&amp;amp;dq=sailor%20moon%20make%20up%20transformation%20keyword&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=7hhK9AYMoU&amp;amp;sig=s6Q0SdrVNr2d6ftA2WNV1aR17IE&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=VWElVJi9ArHgsATo_oCACA&amp;amp;ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=sailor%20moon%20make%20up%20transformation%20keyword&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An excerpt from the book&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination (Anne Allison)&lt;/em&gt; (emphasis mine): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a property like Sailor Moon, these two words [romance and fantasy marriage] blend in a story line that incorporates both fighting and romance, (...) however the text still belongs in &quot;girls' country&quot; (...).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Girl heroes have powers rooted in magic or otherworldliness, they fight to help friends, &lt;strong&gt;their weapons double as fashion accessories&lt;/strong&gt;, a princess or spirit empowers them, they &quot;make up&quot; when transformed, and &quot;love&quot; is their keyword. (...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When girl heroes morph, however, the &lt;strong&gt;process is more a &quot;makeover&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; than a &quot;powerup&quot;. Apart from empowerment, that is, transformation also beautifies girls, fostering personal attractiveness, romance and dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can infer that the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;make up&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; magic word in Sailor Moon is used to foster the identification process between the audience (young girls) and the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sailor Moon Crystal, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protagonist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;protagonist&lt;/a&gt; is 14 years old. From the same Wikipedia article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The audience is intended to mostly identify with the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there you go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer also answers: &quot;Why is Tsukino (sailor moon) 14 years old?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T13:14:07.100" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T13:14:07.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14174" CreationDate="2014-09-26T14:05:43.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime ends at chapter 100 of the manga. Below is the last 2 pages of chapter 100.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7lDnO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 100 - Last 2 Pages&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is generally faithful to the manga (the source material) in terms of important plot points. The anime is quite close to the manga for the first few episodes, then it starts to skip many events in the later half. Notably:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mizuka arc, where Murakami and the girls tried to escape from Mizuka, a rank AAA magic user with precognition ability. Mizuka's power can project herself into the future, where she interferes with people's decision to make her vision comes true. The anime skips the whole arc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuki Tsuchiya, debuting during Mizuka arc as a new employee of The Organization, is skipped in the anime along with Mizuka arc. In the manga, she serves mostly as an excuse to let readers have a look inside The Organization and their treatment towards magic users.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kitsuka, who is Murakami's student and has a crush on him, followed Murakami and the girls on their trip to the beach in the manga. This is omitted in the anime. Although this detail being removed doesn't affect the ending of the anime, it is connected to the story after chapter 100 and may confuse you a bit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many details in the last few episodes of the anime are trimmed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I recommend everyone to take a look at the manga for the full experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T14:05:43.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-26T20:56:02.637" Score="3" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Last Exile, episode 23 (&quot;Castling Lucciola&quot;), the battle between Lucciola and Cicada resembles a dance routine. The actual fight begins at about 19:35 into the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What type of dance is this supposed to resemble? I did a little research on it myself, and it seems to most resemble ballet. But if that's the case, then what kind of ballet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8492" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T23:10:45.190" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T23:10:45.190" Title="What dance is the battle between Lucciola and Cicada based on?" Tags="&lt;last-exile&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="238" CreationDate="2014-09-26T21:34:14.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seijitsu's answer refers to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;word of god&lt;/a&gt;, so I won't go that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will assume the OP is male since his profile does not exist ATM. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why go to the trouble of doing a nail job if it is going to be under a glove is the same thought that makes me pull the first boxers out of the drawer and put them on without even knowing its color. Same goes for socks most of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, I am also male. But the other gender works differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Girls wear pretty lingerie nobody will see. It does not matter if their wonderful nail job is hidden behind a glove, they know the nail job is there and they feel good with themselves because of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or if something might happen later in the evening. Narusegawa of Love Hina did that: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.type40.com/Shows/showEpisodeDetails.asp?EID=6417&amp;amp;ID=178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in episode 5&lt;/a&gt;, she has to sleep in the same room as Keitaro. It did not matter that the poor boy was bound and gagged, she got the nice lingerie &quot;just in case&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show is aimed at young girls. Tsukino is 14 when the series begin. The target demographic is going through puberty, beginning to feel like adults. Even though most of them already know how to do makeup (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/819083/What-s-the-right-age-for-girls-to-wear-makeup&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news-features/TMG10721046/Survey-reveals-how-girls-start-wearing-make-up-aged-11.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;), they are at the age their bodies are changing shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The showmakers are aiming at increasing identification between the protagonists (Sailor Senshi) and the viewer (young girls). The principle at work is the same discussed &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2178/2808&quot;&gt;in this other question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T21:34:14.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14189" CreationDate="2014-09-27T00:00:21.527" Score="8" ViewCount="702" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Rebellion film, we see Homura turn into what she realises is a witch (after she discovers some oddities about the version of Mitakihara city she's supposedly living in) because of her despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reason for her turning into a witch makes sense to me because it would be &quot;valid&quot; under the laws of the universe prior to Madoka's changing of them. However, I'm a bit confused about how Homura managed to become a witch after the law of cycles came into &quot;effect&quot;, if under this regime, magical girls disappear instead of becoming witches once their energy is used up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why exactly then was there this &quot;exception&quot; to the law of cycles? (I might have missed something since I haven't really followed &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; very closely.) I suppose the fact that Homura is the only person around who knows of what the former &quot;regime&quot; was might be important in this, but I think I probably missed something when I watched the film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T04:32:19.103" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T04:32:19.103" Title="Why was there an apparent violation of the law of cycles in Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14187" CreationDate="2014-09-27T00:18:17.947" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica:_The_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the wiki page&lt;/a&gt; this should be the part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Homura realizes that said witch must be no other than herself, Kyubey appears and reveals that she had fallen into despair and when she was about to become a witch, he and the other incubators isolated her soul gem to set a trap for Madoka, in order to take control of her power. However, when Madoka appeared, she had forgotten about her duty as the Law of Cycle and her power as such, thus Kyubey kept observing her until that point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess would be: the Incubators trapped the soul of Homura &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the occurence of the Law of cycles i.e. moments before becoming a witch (which is also confirmed by the incubators at a certain point when they say that Homura is between the two states), and it shouldn't contradict the law of cycles because after all it's Madoka who stops the magical girls from turning into witches. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She decides then to become a witch in order to destroy her own soul, so that Madoka won't be trapped by the Incubators, who wanted to study her so that they would have been able to restore the old (magical girl-&gt;witch) rule. After all, &lt;em&gt;Homura's&lt;/em&gt; soul was kept there for that reason (I previously wrote &quot;her&quot; but it was ambiguous).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="8464" LastEditDate="2014-09-27T09:29:05.307" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T09:29:05.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14228" CreationDate="2014-09-27T07:19:22.237" Score="5" ViewCount="564" Body="&lt;p&gt;Further details:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gohan also did not reach it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku was able to do it for a short time once, and later a long time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gotenks did it but for a short time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8494" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T08:44:05.987" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T06:34:20.223" Title="Why did Vegeta never reach Super Saiyajin 3?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-27T17:41:45.397" Score="8" ViewCount="7990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious as to how is an Anbu chosen, what are the requirements, and does every one of them have like a certain backstory that makes them special or different from the normal ninjas (like how Yamato is able to do Wood style jutsu's and how Kakashi was one of the youngest Jounin in the village), or are they just trusted by the Kage's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T03:37:09.820" LastActivityDate="2019-04-14T09:58:52.653" Title="Requirements to be an Anbu Black Op" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14175" CreationDate="2014-09-27T21:51:50.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think the requirement is &lt;em&gt;strictly&lt;/em&gt; for the phone to always be on but rather that it shouldn't get damaged. The phone is meant to be a reflection of the user, like a piece of their soul. So if it's damaged, the user is also affected. It probably doesn't hurt to just casually turn it off since it doesn't harm the phone. Although, it would be a BIG disadvantage, lol! I would guess the power would work the same too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8502" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T21:51:50.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14195" CreationDate="2014-09-28T10:55:39.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anbu are recruited directly by the Hokage (or, in case of Root, by Danzou). There's no mention of a hard requirement, but generally excellent shinobi are chosen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T10:55:39.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14212" CreationDate="2014-09-28T11:01:30.723" Score="5" ViewCount="1805" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disregarding for a second that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Madara is now dead, after ceasing to be a Jinchuuriki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Death Note has a rule which states that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You cannot kill humans at the age of 124 or over with the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The timeline isn't well explained, and I tried to reach a conclusion with a friend, but couldn't eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is: &lt;strong&gt;Is Madara over 124 years old?&lt;/strong&gt; And thus immune to the effects of a Death Note?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-02T15:45:46.360" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T15:46:27.027" Title="Does Madara's age make him immune from the Death Note's &quot;124 years old&quot; rule?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14081" CreationDate="2014-09-28T14:08:04.840" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that his hair turning white and his nails turning black was both due to the physical and mental stress he was experiencing during the torture and the forced regeneration of his toes. (Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comicvine.com/ken-kaneki/4005-101900/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/2g4365/tokyo_ghoul_episode_11_links_and_discussion/ckfksmr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qaster.com/q/489749515193184256/can+someone+explain+to+me+how+kaneki+got+white+hair+from+torture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;three&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whitening of the hair due to stress is also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_syndrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marie Antoinette Syndrome&lt;/a&gt;. The condition got its name after Marie Antoinette's hair supposedly turning white the night before she was going to be executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sidenote:&lt;/strong&gt; Another anime I know of where Marie Antoinette syndrome appears is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8425/Gosick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gosick&lt;/a&gt; where &lt;a href=&quot;http://gosick.wikia.com/wiki/Victorique_de_Blois&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Victorique&lt;/a&gt;'s hair also change colour due to experienced stress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The changes going on both in his mind and the real world (even though that is just my opinion) might be because what happened in his mind affected his behaviour in the real world as well (gave him strength to fight &quot;Jason&quot; while standing up to Rize) and vice versa. Another possible reason is to depict the change in him as a person (not just the physical appearance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="8100" LastEditDate="2014-09-30T13:04:06.140" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T13:04:06.140" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14205" CreationDate="2014-09-28T19:18:43.610" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think he is, he is of an age with Hashirama Senju, as seen from when they were children together, and his slightly younger brother was the master of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was only 69 when he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The age gap between master and student varies, with Kakashi less than twenty years older than Naruto and Jiraiya more than thirty years older than Naruto, but even if Tobirama was forty years older than Hiruzen, that only puts him at 109, and seeing as they were both kids at the same time, Hashirama can't be more than 115 or so, and Madara at most maybe 118.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at it another way, Hashiraama's granddaughter Tsunade is 55 after the timeskip,  and on average grandparents tend to be between fifty and seventy years older than their grandchildren, making it unlikely for Hashirama to be older than 124, but possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also important to note that after entrusting Obito to resurrect him, Madara did pass away, I'm not sure for how long, but most likely at the minimum for a year or two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would guess that Madara was born about 100 to 110 years ago, and spent one to ten of those years dead, making him susceptible to the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T19:18:43.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14305" CreationDate="2014-09-28T21:41:43.943" Score="1" ViewCount="553" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, on the episode 3 of Tokyo ESP, the Ghostbusters appeared trying to capture the flying penguin. Also, Murasaki's dad is clearly King Leonidas from the movie 300, and when Murasaki uses her powers on her dad's nunchaku, she was imitating Bruce Lee.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found these references very funny, but I was wondering: why they added American movie characters on the anime? Did it also happened on the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8514" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T01:52:41.257" Title="Why there are some American movie characters on the Tokyo ESP anime?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-esp&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2257" CreationDate="2014-09-28T22:07:14.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm still learning english, but this is what I understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The apocalypse is related to the legend that Yumina describes in chapter 12. It could have been the great war against one angel (it appears on chapter 7 partially, you could see black wings in the windows- this happens when Felicia remember her past). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The enemy was extremely strong, even a takemikazuchi was not enough to fight against the &quot;angel&quot;. I am not sure if it´s an alien or maybe advanced technology from that time. The &quot;angel&quot; uses a laser to destroy a city.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The world look likes today, some buildings without great technology, the only remarkable thing was takemikazuchi. Chapter 7 has more details.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8515" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T13:34:19.753" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T13:34:19.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14061" CreationDate="2014-09-29T04:09:32.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1952/Vampire_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge&lt;/a&gt; (1997–1998)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world is a dark, brooding place populated by humans, but ruled in reality by powerful beings known as the Darkstalkers, and there is constant conflict between them as they try to determine who is the most powerful of them all. Zombies, vampires, werewolves - all of them compete in contests of strength and sheer will to attain their own personal goals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this becomes moot when a race of Aztec robots called the Huitzil decide that humanity isn't worth saving, and start waging war on the world, while in the sky, a solar god from outer space plots the conquest of Earth. And the Darkstalkers must become unwilling allies in order to save the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sun totem spits out Pyron, the boss of the series, who challenges every monster character and wins all battles until his defeat in the end. The background of the anime is pretty dark most of the time, as you can see in this screenshot of the sun totem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CWH00.png&quot; alt=&quot;The sun totem&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T13:48:20.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14428" CreationDate="2014-09-29T14:00:16.717" Score="7" ViewCount="3115" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that in Japanese culture a person's given name is used very rarely except for children, so I guess that's why for example Naruto refers to Sakura Haruno as Sakura. But why do they call Kakashi Hatake &quot;Kakashi Sensei&quot; and not &quot;Hatake Sensei&quot;? This also applies for all the other teams and their teachers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8529" LastActivityDate="2021-03-08T12:19:32.793" Title="Why do they call their Sensei by his given name?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-29T14:14:22.543" Score="10" ViewCount="31697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku used to have a magical flying cloud (Kinto'un) and an extending staff (Nyoibou). Later on in the series (I think at DB-Z second half, but I am not sure), they were not shown on-screen anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the whole Dragon Ball series (DB-Z, DB-GT, etc)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to them? Were they destroyed, gifted, lost, stolen, or just hung out to dry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:35:50.217" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T19:06:32.373" Title="What happened to Goku's Nyoibou and Kinto'un?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14222" CreationDate="2014-09-29T15:17:16.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the fate of the flying cloud (Kinto'un), according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Nimbus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flying Nimbus&lt;/a&gt; article on Dragon Ball wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Dragon Ball Z, the Nimbus was used by Goku during the Vegeta Saga. He used the Nimbus to chase down and save Gohan from Raditz, and to race toward the battlefield to save his friends from the Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa. The Nimbus perhaps most notably saved Gohan from being stomped to death by Nappa. After recovering in the hospital from the injuries he received during the fight with Vegeta, Goku uses the Nimbus once more to travel to the Capsule Corporation and begin his journey to Namek in Dr. Brief's Capsule Corporation spaceship. This is Nimbus' last appearance for quite some time, as most characters learned high-speed flight, which far outclasses the Nimbus' speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is seen again in the Great Saiyaman Saga when Gohan also used it to fly from Mount Paozu to Orange Star High School, and even raced with it after becoming Great Saiyaman. &lt;strong&gt;He later gave it to his little brother Goten&lt;/strong&gt; after getting the Great Saiyaman Watch from Bulma, which allowed him to fly without the fear of someone recognizing him. &lt;strong&gt;The Nimbus is only used by Goten once,&lt;/strong&gt; as he would soon learn to fly after Gohan teaches him. &lt;strong&gt;This would be the final time the cloud would appear in Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;In the 2004 kanzenban edition of the manga,&lt;/strong&gt; four new pages drawn by Akira Toriyama were added to the final Dragon Ball manga volume. &lt;strong&gt;They depict Goku giving his Flying Nimbus to Uub while they are leaving Papaya Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the extending staff (Nyoibou), according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Pole&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Power Pole&lt;/a&gt; article on Dragon Ball wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Goku shows up for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, he is also carrying the Power Pole. After the 23rd tournament, Goku uses the pole to fight Annin in the final episode of Dragon Ball. Four years later, Goku uses the Power Pole against Garlic Jr. and his henchmen in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone. While Goku was training with King Kai in the Other World after his death fighting Raditz, the Power Pole was shown strung between Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout. Brought by Gohan in Wheelo's fortress, Goku uses the Power Pole again in the battle with Dr. Wheelo in Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest. Following this, Goku retires the Power Pole, presumably because he does not have much use for it with his rapidly ascending power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Garlic Jr. Saga, the pole is not between Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout but in Korin's possession, as seen when he bets it in a poker game with Maron and Yajirobe. &lt;strong&gt;The Power Pole is later seen extending from Korin Tower to the Lookout several times during the course of Dragon Ball Z, and Goku is seen with it one final time in the Japanese ending credits of &amp;quot;Until We Meet Again&amp;quot;, the last episode of Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in the 2 articles, the flying cloud and the extending staff are still there, but no one really uses them. Goku has the extending staff with him in GT, but that is later in the series and he doesn't even use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T13:01:02.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14190" CreationDate="2014-09-29T20:20:59.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are actually a lot of ideas about that, and one is that Goku spent a long time training in the heavens, where power is limitless and that is said to have greatly strengthened him. Vegeta on the other hand, never had that chance. As a note, Vegeta did reach Super Saiyajin 4 after gaining power from one of Bulma's machines, then he fused with Goku to beat the One-Star Dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8405" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T05:12:06.327" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T05:12:06.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4955" CreationDate="2014-09-29T20:23:32.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabuto had Anko for a reason. He knew Orochimaru was inside her and he wanted to absorb his remaining chakra into himself. This is why he led Anko to the graveyard to ambush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8533" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-08-01T04:29:35.657" LastActivityDate="2018-08-01T04:29:35.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2014-09-30T02:52:53.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The byakugan might be able to awaken the the rinnegan. &#xA;Kaguya otsutsuki passed down her power to her two sons. The sage of six path is the ancestor of the uchiha and senju inherited visual prowess and physical prowess. The sages brother is the ancestor of the hyuga and uzumaki inherited sealing justu and the byakugan. So the only way for a byakugan user to awaken the rinnegan is to implant uchiha and senji dna&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8535" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T02:52:53.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14244" CreationDate="2014-09-30T03:04:01.240" Score="7" ViewCount="1180" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, where it discusses the difference between TV and DVD:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the most notable differences is the change of Nanoha's infamous &quot;dead&quot; expression when casting Crossfire Shoot on Teana in StrikerS to a more disappointed one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I bought the DVD Set which had all 3 series and the 2 movies from eBay, I assumed it was the proper Japanese DVDs. However, given how often the subtitles change fonts and how the translation of the names and terminologies changes in later episodes, it's obvious the seller made the copies from fansubs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I am unsure if the episode I saw were ones from the DVD release or the Japanese television release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what is Nanoha's &quot;dead&quot; expression? How does it compare to her disappointed one? And why would it be changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T12:36:56.127" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T08:42:47.483" Title="What exactly is Nanoha's &quot;dead&quot; expression?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7435" CreationDate="2014-09-30T05:12:06.447" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, winged dragon of Ra is the strongest god card and if you have them look close to the bottom of the card it says banned from battle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8537" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-09-30T06:18:55.827" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T06:18:55.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14251" CreationDate="2014-09-30T07:22:01.283" Score="9" ViewCount="43227" Body="&lt;p&gt;The true identity of Rider in Fate/Zero is Alexander the Great, the famed conqueror and King of Macedonia. Since Alexander conquered so many countries, his name has been adapted to many different languages, including Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, in which he's known as Iskandar, Eskandar, and İskender. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander#Variants_and_diminutives&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The page I linked says the Japanese forms of the name are &quot;アレクサンドロス (Arekusandorosu), アレクサンダー (Arekusandā), アレキサンダー (Arekisandā)&quot; which are all based on the Greek form, Ἀλέξανδρος (&lt;em&gt;Alexandros&lt;/em&gt;), or the English/general European form, Alexander. &lt;strong&gt;Did the staff ever publish any statements about why Rider is called by a Middle Eastern form of his name, Iskander, instead of using one of the European forms based on &quot;Alexander&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: If the answer contains spoilers for Season 2, please use spoiler tags, or at least warn me at the top.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2018-09-16T18:18:23.413" Title="Why is Rider called &quot;Iskander&quot; instead of &quot;Alexander&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14239" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14325" CreationDate="2014-09-30T07:55:46.293" Score="10" ViewCount="1141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Specifically, I noticed the transfer of studios for Log Horizon (Satelight to Studio Deen), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely there are more anime series that have changed studios. Why does this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-09-30T08:03:51.457" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T22:45:50.507" Title="What would cause an anime series to be transferred to another studio?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14172" CreationDate="2014-09-30T08:08:17.603" Score="9" Body="&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gotei#Uniforms&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clothing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's actually relatively simple for the &amp;quot;standard shinigami&amp;quot;. They will wear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.neoseeker.com/wiki/Shihakusho&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shihakushō&lt;/a&gt; (死覇装, Garment of Dead Souls), the black .. thingy which comprises of:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitagi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;white shitagi&lt;/a&gt; (下着, under clothing)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosode&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;black kosode&lt;/a&gt; (小袖, small sleeve)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;black hakama&lt;/a&gt; (袴, &amp;quot;trousers&amp;quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;white tabi&lt;/a&gt; (足袋, foot pouch / socks)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waraji&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;waraji&lt;/a&gt; (草鞋, sandals)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally the Lieutenants will sometimes wear an armband with the division symbol and number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Captains wear a white overcoat called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono#Accessories_and_related_garments&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haori&lt;/a&gt; (羽織) with their division symbol in a rhombus (the Gotei 13 symbol)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is differences for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Onmitsukido&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Covert Ops (隠密機動, Onmitsukidō)&lt;/a&gt; They wear a stereotypical ninja outfit.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The other subdivisions of the Covert Ops (namely Detention Corps and Inner Court Corps) also have different clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Equipment&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every shinigami has a Zanpakuto of their own. They will always carry them &lt;strong&gt;especially&lt;/strong&gt; on duty. Usually they don't carry any further equipment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally the fourth division (healers) is regularly seen with pouches for medicine and related material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore Lieutenants and Captains will automatically be given a Power-Suppression-Sigil when they pass the Senkaimon to go to the World of Living.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T10:14:14.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13749" CreationDate="2014-09-30T10:07:36.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, the ability doesn't depend on the Queen of the group&lt;/strong&gt;. I forgot whether it was Rias herself, or Azazel-sensei that said that the stronger Issei is, the longer he can stay in promotion as the promotion takes its toll on his body. &lt;strong&gt;If the promotion depends on the power of the team's Queen, then there won't be any need for Issei to improve his physical strength.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light novel, it was explained that each piece has a value. Queen worth 9 pawn, Rook worth 5, Bishop and Knight 2. So, rather than the strength of the Queen, the promotion increases the strength according to those numbers, I think. Of course the improvement depends on which piece he's going to promote into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Knight is worth 2 Pawns, so the ability improvement is more or less 2x of his ability as Pawn. However, it is not distributed evenly. Most of it will be distributed to the Speed. Queen, being all-round piece, will get an even increment to all abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2014-10-02T07:01:05.693" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T07:01:05.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-30T19:23:56.223" Score="3" ViewCount="2203" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Guilty Crown, the void is said to be the physical manifestation of a person's &quot;heart&quot;, but later on it is also said that it is a fragment of the soul of Mana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is exactly a void (besides a McGuffin)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T15:10:57.133" Title="What is exactly a void?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14233" CreationDate="2014-09-30T19:54:21.013" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;See this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYCiP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYCiP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the difference between TV and DVD&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image consists of comparison shots between the TV broadcast (left) and the DVDs (right). Except for the bottom right one, obviously. The rest are legitimate images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the infamous white devil scene from &lt;em&gt;StrikerS&lt;/em&gt;, and you shouldn't have much trouble noticing significant differences in the faces, especially in Nanoha's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The severity of the difference should also suggest why it was changed: they decided Nanoha's reaction and characterization in that scene were inappropriately grim and harsh. In the broadcast, she is mortified into brutality. In the DVDs, she is disappointed but cool and in control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T08:42:47.483" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T08:42:47.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-30T20:39:04.510" Score="10" ViewCount="62306" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Ban just trolling or is there some hidden meaning behind that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u8rlv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Master~&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T01:08:25.327" Title="Why does Ban call Hawk &quot;Master?&quot;" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6690" CreationDate="2014-09-30T20:39:33.637" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this answer comes late. But i still hope my answer can help you. Well in the manga he is as cold as in the anime. However, in the manga, Near is smarter than in the Anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T20:39:33.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14340" CreationDate="2014-09-30T20:58:43.710" Score="2" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;The crew of &quot;Those who hunt elves&quot; ride around the countryside on a tank. But the countryside is a medieval setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how do they refuel their tank? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained in the series/manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or I have to just suspend disbelief and chant the MST3K mantra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T06:18:31.550" Title="Where do they get fuel for the tank?" Tags="&lt;those-who-hunt-elves&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15471" CreationDate="2014-09-30T21:31:26.317" Score="5" ViewCount="2762" Body="&lt;p&gt;Knuckle Bine is listed as being a natural emitter but I am having difficultly reconciling that with his main power. As an emitter, the most difficult class for him to master is the conjuration and then (ignoring specialisation) transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His ability is to donate (sure you could call it emit) his Nen into another fighter. That Nen will gain interest until it reaches a point where it can force the other fighter into zetsu for 30 days.  The difficult thing to reconcil is that this Nen takes the shape of an indestructable mascot and has very unusual properties following very exact rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The creation of a physical manifestation is conjuration.  This creature appears to be made of Nen which means it wouldn't actually be a physical object (transmutation). These kinds of contracts/rule-following abilities seem to be tied to conjuration as well.  I could even buy that he is using manipulation to control the other person's Nen to force Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is he labelled as an emitter?  Is his main ability emission or is he using a different type than his natural?  Do other emitters have such unusual Nen properties? (maybe the other ones I'm familiar with are just odd?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T07:55:27.787" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T07:55:27.787" Title="Does it make sense that Knuckle has a mascot as an emitter?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6690" CreationDate="2014-09-30T23:35:24.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Appearance&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Near is only ever seen wearing white pajamas, while in the anime, his pants are light blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L:_Change_the_WorLd_%28live_action_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;L: Change the WorLd&lt;/a&gt;, Near is a Thai boy and the sole survivor of a village ravaged by disease. In the live action film, he has black hair, while in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L:_Change_the_WorLd_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;novel&lt;/a&gt; he is described as the original Near in the series (while I haven't read the novel I would assume this means he has white hair).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Personality&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near shows much more emotion in the manga than he does in the anime, particularly his facial expressions. A quote from the wiki shows an example of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the SPK members were killed in the anime Near has a very stern look, but in the manga he is visibly upset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His facial expressions were probably more towards his smiling when he got things right, which was used to foreshadow the end where he smiles after seeing Ryuk, confirming to himself that Light is Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Near&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death Note Wikia site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T12:43:18.513" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T12:43:18.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14238" CreationDate="2014-10-01T00:56:33.070" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I don't know if Gen Urobuchi had said anything about this, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_%28Fate/Zero%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TYPE-MOON Wikia&lt;/a&gt; page for Rider (under Profile section, since you know his real name the first paragraph shouldn't be too bad in terms of spoilers) says his name was also Al-Iskandar which does kinda sound like Alexander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then that doesn't answer &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; they choose that name. This is just speculation on my part, however &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iskandar&lt;/a&gt; is derived from the Old Persian name Sikandar. Old Persian have been used in Achaemenid Empire at the time of Alexander's conquests, and it should be noted that the Achaemenid Empire was &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WBAZAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=%28Meyer%20p.85%29&amp;amp;redir_esc=y&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of the largest empires in the world&lt;/a&gt; in terms of how many people it ruled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Darlus ruled about 50 million people in the largest empire the world had seen (Meyer, p.85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires#Largest_empires_by_land_area_and_population&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; lists it as the second largest in terms of % of the world population&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;44.48% (50 million out of 112.4 million in 480 BC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume Alexander's name being Al-Iskandar (or just Iskandar) is a note to one of his greatest achievements: his victory against the Achaemenid Empire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T12:35:02.947" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T12:35:02.947" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21841" CreationDate="2014-10-01T07:44:43.253" Score="4" ViewCount="802" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, it was revealed that the chickens all shared their names with famous philosophers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Husserl&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Confucius&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makuzu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jonathan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8fq2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to find most of the references fairly easily, but the origin of Jonathan's name eludes me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edmun Husserl&lt;/strong&gt;, who established the school of &lt;em&gt;phenomenology&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fZRKms.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Edmun Husserl&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Confucius&lt;/strong&gt;, the very famous Chinese philosopher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIU0ws.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Confucius&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roger Bacon&lt;/strong&gt;, a Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CIugTs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Roger Bacon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tadano Makuzu&lt;/strong&gt;, a poet and philosopher who wrote important commentaries on Japan's social and political problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9SmMD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tadano Makuzu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which philosopher was Jonathan - presumably the central chicken in the above picture - named after?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to find several philosophers named Jonathan, but most of them are still alive, and much more recent than the other philosophers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T12:27:25.323" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T21:15:56.840" Title="Which philosopher was Jonathan named after?" Tags="&lt;glasslip&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14253" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-01T07:46:42.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Glasslip&lt;/strong&gt; is a 13-episode anime series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Junji Nishimura. The anime aired in Japan beginning in July 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasslip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T23:05:55.930" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:05:55.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14254" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-01T07:46:42.857" Score="0" Body="Glasslip is a 13-episode anime series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Junji Nishimura. The anime aired in Japan beginning in July 2014." OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:47:47.770" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:47:47.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14255" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14263" CreationDate="2014-10-01T10:20:47.680" Score="6" ViewCount="1346" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far we know in Akame ga Kill!, the former user of Pumpkin is Najenda, the head of Night Raid. This weapon now used by Mine. As far I know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only one Teigu for one user.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Najenda gets Susanoo as her Teigu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information why Najenda can be the user of two Teigu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T12:22:37.163" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T14:36:46.217" Title="Why can Najenda have two Teigu?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-01T10:37:48.927" Score="10" ViewCount="1434" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many dangerous beasts in Akame ga Kill, and the strongest class is Ultra class dangerous beast, this is one of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hS8aR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kurome&amp;#39;s Desta Ghoul&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any other class beside Ultra and Normal class?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T03:57:33.977" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T17:45:01.320" Title="How many classes of dangerous beast are there in Akame ga Kill?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="470" CreationDate="2014-10-01T11:31:25.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kirito asked Heathcliff (Kayaba) to promise to prevent Asuna from commiting suicide if Kirito were to lose. But when Kirito was about to lose, she jumped in front of him, using her body to shield Kirito from the incoming strike and &quot;killing&quot; herself in the process. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Kirito lost after that, technically they are both dead. However, Kirito won after that, and Kayaba agreed to make sure Asuna didn't kill herself, but she did. The only resolution therefore was to keep her alive. As for Kirito, it seems to be that Kayaba wanted him alive to talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8550" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T07:20:16.110" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T07:20:16.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14259" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-01T11:52:11.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akame ga Kill! is a manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It began serialization in the April 2010 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker, sold on March 20, 2010. The first tankōbon volume was published on August 21, 2010;ten volumes have been released as of January 22, 2014. The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014 and the first volume is scheduled to be released on January 20, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akame_ga_Kill!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T11:52:11.800" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T11:52:11.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14260" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-01T11:52:11.800" Score="0" Body="Akame ga Kill! is a manga and anime series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It began serialization in the April 2010 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker, sold on March 20, 2010. The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014 and the anime aired in Summer 2014" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T11:52:11.800" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T11:52:11.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14261" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-01T12:24:40.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ybw7c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akame ga Kill image&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It began serialization in the April 2010 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker, sold on March 20, 2010. The first tankōbon volume was published on August 21, 2010; ten volumes have been released as of January 22, 2014. The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014 and the first volume is scheduled to be released on January 20, 2015. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also included are the anime adaptation and the prequel &quot;Akame ga Kill! Zero&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akame_ga_Kill!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22199/Akame_ga_Kill!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:48:49.873" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:48:49.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14262" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-01T12:24:40.973" Score="0" Body="Akame ga Kill! is a manga and anime series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014 and an anime adaptation aired in Summer 2014." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T07:48:49.873" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:48:49.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14255" CreationDate="2014-10-01T13:39:59.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Septian, you have a misconception there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is based on the manga so read at your own discretion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Firstly, Najenda does not have 2 Teigu's. Even though, yes she used to use Pumpkin but that was before she lost both her right eye and arm while trying to run away from Esdeath. It was mentioned, that due to such injuries Najenda only retains 40% of her original ability causing her to lose the power to wield Pumpkin any longer and has passed it on to Mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Secondly, she can use Susanoo even though she is weak mainly because of the type of Teigu that it is. An organic/biological type of Teigu. It has lesser stress on the user, hence allowing even the weaken Najenda to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="8018" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T13:45:33.387" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T13:45:33.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14243" CreationDate="2014-10-01T16:30:07.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Void_Genome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Void Genome&lt;/a&gt; page in GC wiki, a Void is said to be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a person's inner psyche taking physical form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;moreover, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Void's form and function reflects the person's fears and or complexes, in other words it's like the shape of their heart, or personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;definition&lt;/em&gt; of void wasn't given explicitly, but from what can be read in the quotes above the Void is the shape taken by the personality of a person infected with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Apocalypse_Virus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;apocalypse virus&lt;/a&gt; after it has been &quot;condensed&quot; by the power of kings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the page dedicated to the virus, the stages of the disease are reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stage 1-2: Virus materializes the mind in the form of a Void. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stage 3: Small crystal protusions emerge from the skin and grow along the skin. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stage 4 onwards: The person appears to have crystalline substances over some parts of their body. That continues to spread till their entire body is covered in crystals.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Final Stage: Once the body is completely crystalized the body begins to break down. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Void is some kind of temporary materialization of the genome of any individual, which forms after said individual contracts the Apocalypse virus. It takes a shape which mirrors the individual's personality and doesn't really exist unless it is extracted using the power of kings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that a Void is a fragment of Mana's soul should be a consequence of the fact that she was the first one who contracted the virus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T16:30:07.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14238" CreationDate="2014-10-01T21:38:17.593" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have any concrete statement from Gen Urobuchi or the anime production staff, but I suspect it's because although Alexander the Great began as King of Macedonia, he spent a good portion of his life ruling Persia and other Middle Eastern kingdoms, and so was actually more of a Middle Eastern king than a Greek one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, Alexander reigned from 336 BC to 323 BC&amp;mdash;a reign of only thirteen years. He spent two years as King of Macedonia, rallying his forces for an invasion of Asia. In 332 BC, just two years after beginning his conquest, he overthrew Darius III, Pharaoh of Egypt and King of the Achaemenid Empire in Persia, and assumed those titles. That means that, of thirteen years of rule, he spent nine as King of Persia and Macedonia and just two as King of Macedonia; furthermore, we can see from the Wikipedia page that he spent almost all of his time after the invasion in Persia and the Middle East. As @Memor-X mentions in his answer, the Achaemenid Empire was one of the largest empires in the world by population, so being its king put Alexander over a far greater number of people than his kingship of Macedonia. As Memor-X mentions, &quot;Iskandar&quot; is Alexander's name in Old Persian, and all of these new subjects would have known him by that name. And after taking the kingship of Persia, Alexander didn't double back to Europe; he continued east, pushing through Pakistan and into India, searching for the great ocean at the end of the world (as his fictionalized counterpart Rider also was), planning to establish a capital at Babylon and invade the Arabian Peninsula. Since all the people on his eastward march would be more familiar with Persian than with Greek, it makes sense that they would also call him &quot;Iskandar&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only that, but during his time as ruler of Persia, Alexander adopted several Persian customs and overall tried to integrate his Macedonian and Persian subjects (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great#Problems_and_plots&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;, the first paragraph, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great#Last_years_in_Persia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.) Alexander also married two Persian princesses, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateira_II&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stateira II&lt;/a&gt; and her cousin &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parysatis_II&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Parysatis II&lt;/a&gt;, and integrated his army so that both Macedonians and Persians could hold positions of high power; he bribed, pandered, and punished as needed to keep the peace between them, even having some of his men executed for desecrating the tomb of Persian king Cyrus the Great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all that, it seems possible that Urobuchi thought that even though Alexander began as a Greek king, his major accomplishments were more associated with Persia and the Middle East, and so it was the Persian form of his name that should go down in legend. His Noble Phantasm, Ionioi Hetarioi, transports everyone to the Persian desert, not the Macedonian hills, which could be another nod to this. It's also notable that, so far as I can remember, we first hear the name &quot;Iskandar&quot; from Rider himself, in Episode 4 when he flies into the middle of Saber and Lancer's battle and tries to recruit them for his army; perhaps Urobuchi thought that, given all the history that Memor-X and I mentioned, Rider would think of himself as Iskandar and not Alexander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T21:38:17.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14268" CreationDate="2014-10-01T22:38:47.193" Score="1" ViewCount="1217" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a TYPE-MOON Ace 7 - 10 year Anniversary interview, Nasu Kinoko, Takeuchi Takashi, Urobuchi Gen were asked a number of questions. while i was looking up for any interview about Alexander's name choice for another answer here i came acorss &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_%28Fate/Zero%29#cite_note-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; (may have to expand Reference 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: Having the &quot;black&quot; one as the main character and the &quot;white&quot; one as the villain is a refreshing idea. Then, how about the red Saber (Saber Extra), who appeared in Fate/Extra?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Uro&lt;/strong&gt;: That character is completely disconnected from the other Sabers. Personally, she looked like a female Gilgamesh to me.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Nasu&lt;/strong&gt;: If I had written Fate/Zero, then Iskandar would have been a character like Red Saber. In my mind, I can only see Iskandar as a worthy opponent to Gilgamesh, but the Iskandar Urobuchi created was an excellent, wild, and unprecedented character that I could have never thought up. But I want to surpass him somehow, so maybe Red Saber was born out of my drive to create a different tyrant from Iskandar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just from the comments made by Nasu and Urobuchi i would suspect that when the question talks about &quot;black&quot; and &quot;white&quot; they mean the alternate forms of Saber-Arturia, Saber-Alter (black) and Saber-Lily (white) however i don't know any Fate/ work which has Saber-Alter as the main character and Saber-Lily as the villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also i am aware of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_of_Black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber of &quot;Black&quot;&lt;/a&gt; however because Nasu's comment i believe is talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_%28Fate/Extra%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber-Nero&lt;/a&gt; given her reputation rather than &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_of_Red&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber of &quot;Red&quot;&lt;/a&gt; i'd assume he's not talking about Fate/Apocrypha characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering who these &quot;black&quot; and &quot;white&quot; characters are and where they appear in the roles mentioned in the question? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Left is Saber-Alter, the right is Saber-Lily&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FZlLH.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PZuuh.png&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-01T22:52:33.670" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T03:03:50.050" Title="Who are the &quot;black&quot; and &quot;white&quot; characters?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-extra&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14266" CreationDate="2014-10-02T03:03:50.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;By taking the previous &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tsukikan.com/misc/nasu-kinoko-takeuchi-takashi-urobuchi-gen-special-forum.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; into account, the meaning is pretty clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OK then, we'll change topics. Saber has a lot of alter egos like Saber Alter and Saber Lily. How do you see them, Urobuchi?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; What I imagine is that for the Saber Lily storyline, in Fate/stay night, Saber was completely beaten by Caster, and so she became one of her Servants. Like, she thought &amp;quot;I'd be way better off with Caster than with Shirou.&amp;quot; (Laughs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; I never thought of that. Interesting. So in other words, the white dress represents how both her body and soul have been tamed by Caster. So Lily is truly like a &amp;quot;lily&amp;quot; to Caster... you crazy bastard, you did it again...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Takeuchi:&lt;/strong&gt; Lily's design was inspired by the dress she wore when Saber was captured by Caster. Then, we just filled it with feminine qualities that Saber lacked and it became what it is now. So basically, I think Urobuchi really hit it close to the mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; Really?! Lily looked like a villain to me from the moment I saw her. Imagine her appearing from behind Caster, really working those heels! Just thinking of it gets me excited!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Takeuchi:&lt;/strong&gt; But in terms of villains, don't we already have Alter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; No, she isn't a villain, she's a dark hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; Alter is an idealist who clings to her own values even though she's been blackened. In that respect, she isn't a pure villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; For example, Alter's like how Hakaider was in Mechanical Violator Hakaider (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tsukikan.com/misc/nasu-kinoko-takeuchi-takashi-urobuchi-gen-special-forum.html#f8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;*8&lt;/a&gt;). And Lily is the enemy she would face. The wrinkles in the corners of her eyes are proof to that. She'd shine as a villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ (This part is most pertinent in the hypothetical &amp;quot;Black vs. White&amp;quot; scenario posed between Urobuchi and Nasu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; Then after defeating Lily in battle, Alter would jump on a motorbike in the last scene and ride off into the sunset. Then the narration would come in: &amp;quot;She is a modern knight, who lives in a world of darkness!&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tsukikan.com/misc/nasu-kinoko-takeuchi-takashi-urobuchi-gen-special-forum.html#f9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;*9&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Takeuchi:&lt;/strong&gt; Motorbikes aside, (laughs) I do think it'd be interesting to add meat to Lily's character in that manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is indeed a you assumed, but the interviewer merely mentioned hypothetical possibility of series where Saber Alter as the protagonist and Saber Lily as the antagonist would be a refreshing story idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T03:03:50.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6141" CreationDate="2014-10-02T08:53:39.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Naruto could sense BZ evil intent, but maybe not his physical body because the Zetsu army and BZ are as close to nature as beings can be. White Zetsu was able to sneak into the Kage summit ffs, even with the Raikage's senser-nin (C) with him. The Zetsu's are all made from the Juubi/Tree, the origins of chakra so I'm assuming they'd be overlooked even if Naruto was in Sage mode because they're purely artificial/organic humanoids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8558" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T08:53:39.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T23:18:02.247" Score="1" ViewCount="1332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking into buying some anime. But when I go on Amazon, there is a Standard and Limited edition for certain shows. But both say they contain 4 discs, though. I watch unboxings on YouTube for the certain series (like Haganai and Haganai: NEXT) and there doesn't seem to be any difference between the two besides a thicker box (which looks cooler on a shelf). Can someone explain this to me? Links, pictures, and examples would be great, thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T08:41:48.923" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T08:41:48.923" Title="Difference Between Limited Edition and Standard Edition" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;boku-wa-tomodachi-ga-sukunai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="208" CreationDate="2014-10-02T23:25:13.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 23 has the cancellation of the bounty hunter TV show Big Shot, even though it was featured in the movie. That's about the only thing to tie it into the continuity, it has to be sometime before episode 23, and after getting Faye, Ed, and Ein as part of the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8571" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:18:09.747" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:18:09.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14277" CreationDate="2014-10-02T23:50:30.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is normally an obvious difference between Limited and Started Edition anime normally defined by the content they come with, the actual episodes however aren't different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Limited Editions of Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 and Tales of the Abyss came with Manga and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00018D5PI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;first volume of Galaxy Angel&lt;/a&gt; on Amazon came with figures, pencil boards and a book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On RightStuf the first volume of My-Z-HiME came in a special box, not like the one where you have the spins of the disk cases sticking out, this had a lid and also on one side it had the cast printed on a sheet of plastic and was positioned slightly in front of an image of the academy while the other side had Arika's jewel, there's one of it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000PY30ZS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;. the Zwei OVA came with a shirt and there's one on &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B001EL6EAO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; (images say it also comes with Pencil boards, i haven't opened by box yet and i missed that note on the box about what was inside)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Puella Magi Maodka Magica on Madman the only bonus was with Volume 1 and was a box to put the other 2 Volumes in, on RightStuf you got the Soundtrack, Cards, Art Book, all glittery and shiny, also there's 2 more Limited Edition Volumes while Madman never went further than a box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate/Zero subbed on RightStuf original came with a Translation book on developer interviews which was missing in the Dubbed Limited Edition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online on RightStuf, along with the soundtracks, came with limited edition Weiss Schwarz cards. i also remember getting a card in each volume of Fate/Zero dubbed but i can't remember if i did with the subbed (the subbed ones went into storage for safe keeping)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/Anime/Premium&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;NISA's Premium Editions&lt;/a&gt; normally come in a large box with an art book inside however Love Live! School Idol Project has 2 Premium Editions. a standard one and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/Anime/Premium/Love-Live-School-Idol-Project-1st-Season-Premium-Concert-Set&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Concert Set&lt;/a&gt; which comes with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nisamerica.com/anime/lovelive/lovelive_OST.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;OST&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also, NISA will oftern include a bonus item like &lt;a href=&quot;http://nisamerica.com/anime/fuse/fuse_bonus.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tear resistant posters&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/Anime/Premium/Fuse-Memoirs-of-a-Huntress-Premium-Bonus-Set&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;http://nisamerica.com/anime/yuruyuri/yuruyuri2_bonus.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Student Council Armbands&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/Anime/Premium/YURUYURI-Season-2-Premium-Bonus-Set&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YuruYuri Season 2&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;http://nisamerica.com/anime/HSboys/bonus.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ties&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/Anime/Premium/Daily-Lives-of-High-School-Boys-Premium-Bonus-Set&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Daily Lives of High School Boys&lt;/a&gt;) and RightStuf sells NISA stuff though i have yet to get a NISA Premium Edition from them since the PAL Lockout on NISA's store (Hanasaku Iroha the Movie ~ HOME SWEET HOME ~ is going t be the first). it should be noted these bonus items are in even limited supply than the Premium Edition themselves as Arakawa Under the Bridge used to come with a Kappa Mask of Chief however were out of stock by the time i started buying them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally a standard edition will just be a normal case with the disk inside, however Hanabee's stranded edition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabee.myshopify.com/products/nisemonogatari-part-2-dvd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisemonogatari DVDs&lt;/a&gt; are like little art books with the DVD inside while RightStuf Limited Editions includes cards, posters, soundtracks, of cause more expensive. it seems to be the same with other Monogatari releases between Hanabee and RightStuf since all the Monogatari DVDs i've brought from Hanabee has been the same book thing and i always notice a better limited edition on RightStuf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Hanabee's Standard Edition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabee.myshopify.com/collections/everything/products/dusk-maiden-of-amnesia-dvd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dusk Maiden on Amnesia&lt;/a&gt; came with the soundtrack though i still torrented it after because like most soundtracks ripped from disk, unless you have a net connection you don't get the Meta data (Album Name, Artist, Cover Art etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see it all depends on the series and where you buy them. Limited/premium editions are normally worth buying because you get something in them you don't get with a standard edition, and great for collectors since they are limited for a reason, but you should always look up both and see exactly what is different and how much more your paying for the extra stuff&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: i can't get any RightStuf Links due to it being blocked at work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T03:18:44.927" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T03:18:44.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14301" CreationDate="2014-10-03T01:08:38.710" Score="4" ViewCount="8846" Body="&lt;p&gt;While others have 2 considering 1st hokage distributed it to other villages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't make sense to give other villages to have advantage of having more power. I haven't read manga so have no clue if it's been addressed somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4315" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-10-05T07:34:09.960" LastActivityDate="2019-04-29T00:13:19.563" Title="Why does Konoha have only 1 tailed beast?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6420" CreationDate="2014-10-03T01:12:35.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The underling is Obito and the acquaintance is kabuto, the two were working together during the fourth shinobi war, when Kabuto ressurected madara he told him that he had brought him back better than his glory days, in other words, during his fight with hashirama in which he took hashirama's flesh and implanted it into himself, but he didn't obtain the power until he was at a very old age, what Kabuto did was take the power the madara got from hashirama's cells in his old age and implant them into a younger version of madara, making Kabuto the one responsible for the current madara having hashirama's power&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8572" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T01:12:35.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14282" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T03:07:14.933" Score="10" ViewCount="14867" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start watching One Piece again but don't want to start from the beginning. I know most of the beginning where they assemble a crew and fight Arlong, Buggy, Crocodile. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to start at a point where all the big badass characters like Ace and WhiteBeard are involved while still knowing what's going on.  Which is the best episode to start from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8573" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2018-04-09T15:50:02.820" LastActivityDate="2018-04-09T15:50:02.820" Title="Which episode to start watching One Piece from to see Ace and WhiteBeard getting involved?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14282" CreationDate="2014-10-03T03:31:02.417" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; episodes to watch on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/one-piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hulu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crocodile is at the end of season 2, so you will want to start from season 3. Ace also shows up in season 3 from the thumbnails on Hulu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the episodes are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/grid/one-piece?categories=subtitled&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;subbed&lt;/a&gt;, but season 3 and 5 are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/grid/one-piece?categories=dubbed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dubbed&lt;/a&gt; (season 4 is not available dubbed for whatever reason).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another popular site to watch is CrunchyRoll, you can watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece/episode-136-zenny-of-the-island-of-goats-and-the-pirate-ship-in-the-mountains-651953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Season 3&lt;/a&gt; there, too. However, all the episodes are subbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T04:37:39.830" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T04:37:39.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13341" CreationDate="2014-10-03T07:21:43.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the episode where there was a 'death' in a safe zone (can't remember the name) I believe Kuradeel was the 'point' or leader of the three people who where hired to kill the group... with Red-Eyes being there too. At least that's what it looked like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The safe zone killing episode Laughing Coffin players were PoH, Red-Eyed Xaxa, and Johnny Black, three of the top members. Kuradeel is recruited shortly before he kills Godfree and tries to kill Kirito, well after the crusade, sometime after Kirito beats him in the duel. He's just a grunt really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8574" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-10-06T23:10:08.083" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T23:10:08.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T08:11:32.963" Score="6" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Re:_Hamatora&lt;/em&gt;, Art killed his brother Skill to free him from his pain. Then, Skill dies(?) and Art is unconscious. Moral appears and checks Skill for vital signs but discovers that he has died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the last fight between Nice and Art, Skill is shown still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Skill &quot;survive&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4118" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-25T09:47:17.083" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T15:05:00.523" Title="How did Skill &quot;survive&quot;?" Tags="&lt;hamatora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14295" CreationDate="2014-10-03T10:35:59.457" Score="7" ViewCount="34366" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched anime and I liked it. I'm in a weird situation, some of my mind says I must read light novels but the rest of my mind says it is worthless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit busy these days (Learning German) so can somebody who has read the novels could tell me: Are the Light novels exactly like the anime or is it different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8235" LastEditorUserId="8235" LastEditDate="2014-10-04T05:44:48.043" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T06:20:40.260" Title="Are the Oreimo light novels different from the Anime?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14288" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14294" CreationDate="2014-10-03T11:27:43.923" Score="5" ViewCount="1821" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime when I was a kid. It was really old anime, probably 15 years ago. I remember very little about it but here it goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's a drama anime. I remember it was very sad story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think this kid is a boy. He lives alone, probably orphan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His guardian, maybe parent, father or uncle died protecting him (not really sure about this one)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This kid has a dog, and most likely a monkey, and probably has another pet but I can't remember about it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think later on this series, one of his pet died or got an accident, probably the dog.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As far as I remember, it was TV series, not movie. It aired long before Rorouni Kenshin in my local TV station.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I can remember right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:31:31.483" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:31:31.483" Title="Old drama anime about a dog and a kid" Tags="&lt;nobodys-boy-remi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:33:16.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14288" CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:49:34.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_of_Flanders_(1975_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dog of Flanders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1975, 52 episodes) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Patrasche&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Patrasche&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1992, 26 episodes), adaptations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dog_of_Flanders&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Dog of Flanders&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the plot summary of the original &lt;em&gt;A Dog of Flanders&lt;/em&gt; from Wikipedia (&lt;strong&gt;emphasis&lt;/strong&gt; mine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 19th century Belgium, &lt;strong&gt;a boy named Nello becomes an orphan&lt;/strong&gt; at the age of two when his mother dies in the Ardennes. &lt;strong&gt;His grandfather&lt;/strong&gt; Jehann Daas, who lives in a small village near the city of Antwerp, &lt;strong&gt;takes him in&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, &lt;strong&gt;Nello and Jehann Daas find a dog&lt;/strong&gt; who was almost beaten to death, and name him Patrasche. Due to the good care of Johaan Daas, the dog recovers, and from then on, Nello and Patrasche are inseparable. Since they are very poor, Nello has to help his grandfather by selling milk. Patrasche helps Nello pull their cart into town each morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nello falls in love with Aloise, the daughter of a well-off man in the village named Nicholas Cogez. Nicholas doesn't want his daughter to have a poor sweetheart. Although Nello is illiterate, he is very talented in drawing. He enters a junior drawing contest in Antwerp, hoping to win the first prize, 200 francs per year. However, the jury selects somebody else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, he is accused of causing a fire by Nicholas (the fire occurred on his property) and &lt;strong&gt;his grandfather dies&lt;/strong&gt;. His life becomes even more desperate. Having no place to stay, Nello goes to the cathedral of Antwerp (see Rubens' The Elevation of the Cross), but he doesn't have enough money to enter. On the night of Christmas Eve, he and Patrasche go to Antwerp and, by chance, find the door to the church open. The next morning, the boy and his dog are found frozen to death in front of the triptych.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wkipedia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dog_of_Flanders#Film.2C_TV_or_theatrical_adaptations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Dog of Flanders&lt;/em&gt; spawns many adaptations&lt;/a&gt;. Considering the fact that you watched the anime around 15 years ago, and it was a TV series, it can be either of the series above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8576" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T16:38:36.660" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6882" CreationDate="2014-10-03T16:52:56.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We never see the ship running at its full speed as Enel was trying to get the golden bell or wanted the extra gold before leaving Skypiea. Therefore, we don't know its true speed, he also designed the ship showing a high level of intellect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8578" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T15:54:28.733" LastActivityDate="2018-05-07T15:54:28.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14291" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14726" CreationDate="2014-10-03T17:28:52.327" Score="8" ViewCount="2312" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Danna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai Ken&lt;/em&gt;, there is a scene of the husband proclaiming his hate towards working. His face changed to that of some character with a scar on his left cheek. His speech pattern also changed to that of a samurai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hataraki takunai degozaru! Zettai ni hataraki takunai degozaru!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reference in this scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tJn9p.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T19:40:27.150" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T19:40:27.150" Title="What is this guy with a cross scar on his left cheek reference of?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14291" CreationDate="2014-10-03T17:40:24.663" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a reference to Himura Kenshin, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MECpD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Himura Kenshin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is noted not only by the scar, but also by the way &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/121/49&quot;&gt;the sentences are ended&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T17:40:24.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14282" CreationDate="2014-10-03T18:27:42.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am biased and would prefer to watch it from the beginning... largely because I love the show and want to do that myself if I had the time.  Nevertheless, you don't need to watch everything in order to know what is going on now. The start of each arc is an acceptable place to try and pick up the show (though you will miss things obviously).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would recommend that you start from episode 382&lt;/strong&gt;, you will get to know the whole crew a just after they are finally assembled. Before this point there are several entertaining arcs in which the crew progresses through the East Blue and then Grand Line fighting Big Bads and gathers new members.  The current crew becomes whole in episode 381.  You get to see them in one arc together (which provides very important information) and then BIG things happen.  You will meet the characters who are the big players in the world as Luffy does and will get quick overviews of the now underpowered big bads from he previous arcs. This is a major turning point for the show and I don't think there is another good place to pick it up again until episode 517.  If you start there you will have missed the exact badasses you want to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, I would recommend you watch Strong World.  It is a canon movie between (i think) episodes 381 and 382.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not think, however, that I am saying that the first 381 episodes are not worth watching.  They are amazing and provide important backstory to every character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I prefer subs and don't know where to find dubs anywhere but Hulu. Sorry for not being able to answer that part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T18:39:57.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T18:39:57.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14288" CreationDate="2014-10-03T18:38:04.310" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobody's Boy Remi&lt;/a&gt; fits quite well. It's a drama anime from 1977 and is indeed very sad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQLK5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nobody&amp;#39;s Boy Remi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At around the midway point in the series, his guardian dies along with several of his animals, leaving him to fend for himself. He is always accompanied by his loyal dog Capi and has a monkey named Joli-Cœur. Hulu Plus has the complete series if you're a subscriber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was remade in 1996 as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobody's Girl Remi&lt;/a&gt; (switching the gender of the main character), but it isn't as highly regarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T18:38:04.310" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14287" CreationDate="2014-10-03T22:36:12.123" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the first six or so novels, covering up to the end of the OVAs for the first anime series. [Note: now I've read them all, so I've edited to reflect that.] There aren't any major plot differences between the novels and anime, but there is lots of extra material in the novels that could be interesting for big fans of the anime. I'll spoiler-tag major stuff. Some of this material is also in the manga, which has an official US release, although I'm not too familiar with the manga, so I can't say how much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first few novels follow the same plot arc as the anime, with Kyousuke discovering Kirino's otaku secrets and helping her meet Saori and Kuroneko, while also dealing with their parents and Ayase. The main difference is that the novels are narrated in the first person by Kyousuke, so we get to hear his reasons for some of his more inexplicable actions (for example, his screaming bout with his father that was in Episode 3 of the anime was, in the novels, depicted as a product of utter terror and desperation, whereas it looked sort of calculated in the anime). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few extra stories in these novels that weren't adapted to anime, like one where Kyousuke buys Manami a present. The first major difference is the novel-writing storyline, which is almost completely different between the novels and the anime. In the novels, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the woman who was Kirino's editor in the anime is actually a failed novelist herself, who steals Kirino's work and passes it off as her own. Kyousuke and Kuroneko infiltrate the publisher using Saori's connections and expose the plagiarism, after which she becomes Kirino's editor as in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirino's novel is never turned into anime as it was in the anime series. Kuroneko has a much bigger part in this story than in the corresponding anime story, which I enjoyed as a Kuroneko fan. The earlier Christmas date story also has a slightly different emotional payoff than in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the novels' equivalent to Series I, Episode 11, Kuroneko actually finishes showing her picture drama about Kyousuke and Kirino's relationship. Not only is it one of the funniest scenes in the novels, it also explains Kuroneko's behavior towards Manami after she starts attending Kyousuke's school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime's &quot;good&quot; ending doesn't happen in the novels; only the &quot;true&quot; ending, where Kirino flies off to the United States, happens in the novels. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have now read the novels that cover the second series, and the Sakurai subplot, a major subplot explaining&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; why Kyousuke changed to his current &quot;take it easy&quot; persona, causing Kirino and Manami's confrontation and Kirino's hatred for Manami, as shown in Episode 13 of Series II&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;was not adapted to the anime. This subplot takes up most of the eleventh novel and contains a scene of temporary peace between &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirino and Manami, wherein Kirino even helps out at Manami's family's shop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this scene, Kyousuke recounts how when he and Manami were in elementary school, he&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; had a meddlesome, class president-like personality that led him to expend a bunch of energy getting a delinquent and nascent otaku, Sakurai, who of course is another cute girl otaku, to come to class. Kyousuke convinced Sakurai to come on their class trip, where he led her up a dangerous mountain peak. Sakurai fell off and was seriously injured; her parents blamed Kyousuke and moved her to a different school, and they didn't see each other again, until Kyousuke seeks her out to apologize in the present. After this incident, Manami convinced Kyousuke to stop being so meddlesome. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This led to the incidents between Kirino and Manami, and later Kirino and Kyousuke, that we see from Kirino's perspective in Series II, Episode 13&amp;mdash;which is not in the novels.&#xA;The events it covers are implied, but never explicitly shown; in particular, the anime offers a definitive explanation of Kirino's love for little sister eroge, which we didn't get in the novels as far as I can remember. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's debatable how much you're really missing by not getting the subplot from the novels; I found it to be a huge, bloated digression that added very little to the anime's much shorter overview of the events, and it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; adds yet another confession to the string of love confessions that Kyousuke rejects due to his relationship with Kirino, when Sakurai confesses to Kyousuke sometime between his confessions from Ayase and Kanako.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disappointingly (especially for Kuroneko fans), the controversial ending of the anime is an exact adaptation of the novels' ending, so don't expect the novels to save you from that disappointment. (In fact, it's weird how many of the anime's worst moments are direct adaptations of the novel.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, the side characters are integrated into the novel more thoroughly and relationships are explored at greater depth. We get little mentions of things like the relationship between Kyousuke and Rock (Manami's little brother), or between Kuroneko and Ayase. There are also some side stories that shed extra light on certain characters (including Hinata Gokou, Kuroneko's middle sister; Kouhei and Sena Akagi; and Mikagami, who posed as Kirino's fake boyfriend in Series II) and show us things that happened offscreen in the anime, or outside the main timeframe. There's even a crossover story between Ore Imo and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, where Kirino and Mikoto meet on a talk show while Kyousuke and Touma Kamijou hang out backstage. There's a lot of good humor and interesting exploration of the characters in this extra material. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While reading the novels, it's pretty easy to see why all of these things were cut from the anime; the Sakurai subplot introduces a not-very-significant new character at the last minute, and I found the anime version of the main plot perfectly intelligible without it. The rest has nothing to do with the main plot, and is mostly of interest to hardcore fans. I wouldn't say you're not missing anything by skipping the novels, but you're not missing anything &lt;em&gt;essential&lt;/em&gt;&amp;mdash;you can get about 90% of the Ore Imo experience, including 99% of the bad parts, with just the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T20:13:17.583" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T20:13:17.583" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-04T10:40:10.820" Score="6" ViewCount="1490" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the classic 90s anime, Sailor Pluto was commissioned by Queen Serenity (mom of Princess Serenity [Sailor Moon's ancient incarnation]) to guard the Space-Time Door, which she is shown doing in the &lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; season, but she is later allowed to leave, and thus shows up with a civilian form (Setsuna) in the &lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt; season.  One of the 3 rules given by Queen Serenity was that she could not leave her post at the door.  She does go on to break all of the rules, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Pluto#Profile&quot;&gt;according to Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, Neo-Queen Serenity (future Sailor Moon) &lt;strong&gt;gives her permission to leave her post&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But why?  Does the door not need to be guarded anymore?&lt;/strong&gt;  Is it &lt;strong&gt;temporary leave&lt;/strong&gt; and she will need to return eventually, or is it &lt;strong&gt;permanent leave&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Sailor Pluto's guarding location might be located &lt;strong&gt;outside of time&lt;/strong&gt; (or is it located inside of the palace in 30th century Crystal Tokyo?), so perhaps she could technically be there as well as have a 20th century civilian incarnation that is at a point &lt;strong&gt;inside of time&lt;/strong&gt;, so she could apparently continue to guard the door &lt;em&gt;while&lt;/em&gt; she shows up in &lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;SuperS&lt;/em&gt; movie, and &lt;em&gt;Sailor Stars&lt;/em&gt; (but this is unrelated to why Neo Queen Serenity would excuse her from her post in the classic anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; canon&lt;/strong&gt;, is Sailor Pluto able to and/or permitted to leave her post at the door? Is this aspect &lt;strong&gt;identical to the manga version&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T01:19:26.067" LastActivityDate="2018-06-04T16:42:36.403" Title="Why can Sailor Pluto be away from the Space-Time Door?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-04T12:16:06.827" Score="1" ViewCount="859" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very recently, the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga series resumed after its break with Chapter 71/72 (They kinda messed with the chapter numbers, weird).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried to search for a release schedule, but couldn't find one. The official site is Japanese, and I haven't found it there either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when does chapter 73 come out? Is there an official release schedule somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T12:16:06.827" Title="What is the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga release schedule?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11354" CreationDate="2014-10-04T15:54:16.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not putting questions just what I think should be the answers to this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The world is full of &quot;lies.&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;regret. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;blood. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a curse. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;open the cage door. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Every pretty flower has its &quot;end.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;death. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the one who speaks of everything but the truth. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(make-up test) love&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haru &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a curse is as spell that's like Carma and a felicitation is a congratulation. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Therefore, the world is full of &quot;hate.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8584" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-04T16:49:23.890" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T16:49:23.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14280" CreationDate="2014-10-04T21:06:13.887" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their power levels are not equal. Nine-tails power level is equal to every other tailed beast &lt;strong&gt;combined&lt;/strong&gt;. It is stated in no plainer words. However, a beast's power is not determined by the number of tails it has, e.g. two- through eight-tails have a comparable power level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/1943&quot;&gt;Check this out for more info.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T21:14:53.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14346" CreationDate="2014-10-04T22:47:46.480" Score="9" ViewCount="23445" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which episodes of Detective Conan are canonical to the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After watching the first ~20 episodes, I get the feeling that there are quite a lot of non-canon material so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-11-03T06:19:34.770" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T21:50:00.280" Title="Which episodes of Detective Conan are canon?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14213" CreationDate="2014-10-05T01:52:41.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know about the specific case of Tokyo ESP, but it's far from uncommon for anime to have references to American popular culture. For example, there was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerima_Daikon_Brothers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nerima Daikon Brothers&lt;/a&gt;, which was vaguely influenced by &lt;em&gt;The Blues Brothers&lt;/em&gt; and contained the weird Michael Jackson parody Yukel Hakushon. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excel_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Excel Saga&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Shopping_Arcade_Abenobashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi&lt;/a&gt; were also full of them. The Cowboy Bebop episode &quot;Toys in the Attic&quot; was a parody of the &lt;em&gt;Alien&lt;/em&gt; movies. The Yuru Yuri manga included a weird scene where Kyouko imagines a Hollywood movie of Yuru Yuri where everyone carries a gun. Hellsing included &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Hellsing_Combat_Pistol_%27Jackal%27#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its bizarre &quot;Willis&quot; dream&lt;/a&gt; that references Bruce Willis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan receives a good portion of our pop culture. If you look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this list of highest-grossing films in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, you'll notice that it's about an even split between Japanese and US productions, and that &lt;em&gt;Titanic&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Frozen&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Harry Potter&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; are all in the top ten. Japanese voice actors often do both anime and dubs of American films; check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akio_%C5%8Ctsuka#Dubbing_roles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this list of dub roles by Akio Otsuka&lt;/a&gt;, who plays Rider in Fate/Zero. Even movies that many of us Americans would rather no one ever saw, like &lt;em&gt;Con Air&lt;/em&gt; and the entire filmography of Steven Seagal, are in that list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the author of Tokyo ESP was just making reference to well-known movies, for the same reasons any author might. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T01:52:41.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14280" CreationDate="2014-10-05T19:06:52.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding on to what omni said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first Hokage wished/hoped for peace among the five countries, not use their power for war. During the first meeting of the Kages, Hashirama even bowed his head, asking for understanding and peace. To show his sincerity, he might have given the other villages one more tailed-beast than his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's true that Kurama is the strongest among all the tailed-beasts, but I am unsure whether  or not Kurama can take on two of the other tailed-beasts by himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2014-10-09T19:44:33.590" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T19:44:33.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14314" CreationDate="2014-10-05T20:42:04.833" Score="2" ViewCount="1335" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 23/24, Light killed Higuchi to become the owner of his Death Note. It was important that he hold the Death Note so that he wouldn't lose his memory again. After he killed Higuchi, he became the new owner of the Death Note, because he touched the Death Note in the moment Higuchi died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, here's my question. If Light and L both touched the Death Note at the same time Higuchi died, would this notebook have two owners (in this case both Light and L)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-10-06T14:07:35.370" LastActivityDate="2014-11-22T00:13:44.497" Title="Can a death note have multiple owners?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9212" CreationDate="2014-10-05T20:52:39.190" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there can be some common traits that similarly haired characters share. Of course this is not a definitive guide  to a character's personality and there will be many counterexamples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a couple of hairstyles and their common personalities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short hair&lt;/strong&gt; is often seen on tomboys or alternativly 'average' characters. This is presumably so that they seem boyish or have a hairstyle that is not very exciting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vDdgqs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OgH7Ts.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fbGZls.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zlihos.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kanbaru Sugura , Monogatari Series - a sporty fujioshi who is perhaps more boyish than the main , male, lead&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ranmaru Rindou, Binbougami ga! - a female delinquent who was brought up in a dojo like a male&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yuki Nagato , The Melancholy off Haruhi Suzimiya - emotionless&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kumin Tsuyuri - Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! - a member of the club who naps a lot.. And not much else&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twintails&lt;/strong&gt; are often childlike or are childhood friends, this is because twintails are uncommon among older women, but more popular with young girls and society has associated the two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndmRCs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V2jQqs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJqWZs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lingyin Huang - Infinite Stratos, a childish childhood friend&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Azusa Nakano - K-on! , a new (childish) member of the light music club&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yuno Gasai, Future diary, a childhood friend of the main character with simple motivations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Drill hair&lt;/strong&gt; is usually a sign that a character is either wealthy or refined. This is probably because rich characters tend to be braggarts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5om2s.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wQNTas.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7wb9Xs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kR1Vds.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selnia Iori Flameheart - ladies vs butlers - from a rich family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mami Tomoe - Puella Madoka Magi Magicka - an experienced magical girl with refined taste&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Akira Kogami - Lucky Star - drills?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celestia Ludenberg - Dangan Ronpa - from a prestigious family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let's not forget the dudes. If you see this delinquent hairstyle, you can almost certainly categorise that character:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2c5zWs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XIuXps.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D5MqNs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mondo Owada - Dangan Ronpa, Member of a biker gang&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kazu, Redline - a rebel race driver&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eikichi Onizuka, Shonan Junai Gumi &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could go on and on, There are quite a number of examples &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5650/what-is-this-hairstyle-called&quot;&gt;including the somewhat well-known hair antennae linked earlier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think this should answer your question - Yes there can be a relationship between a character and their hairstyle, but its not a solid rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you should bear in mind that hairstyle trends will have changed throughout time - what was once &lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt; is now &lt;em&gt;out&lt;/em&gt; and visa versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't see many girls like this in anime today:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1n4Mcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amano Ai - Video Girl Ai - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T12:25:44.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14312" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14313" CreationDate="2014-10-05T21:12:19.247" Score="5" ViewCount="411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't understand what happened at the sixth episode. Can you explain me the point listed below?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why did 256 guardians come for the rescue? Why so many, and why 2&lt;sup&gt;8&lt;/sup&gt; of them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why did the guardians break the law by rescuing them? What is wrong with the rescue? Why does it become unlawful? Why didn't the command center plan the rescue beforehand? Where they abandoned there officially?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T02:52:38.490" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T03:48:06.910" Title="What is the significance of the rescue of Nagate and Shizuka by 256 Guardians?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14312" CreationDate="2014-10-05T21:23:02.790" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point Number 1.&#xA;Shizuka was already past the point of no return. Which literally means she went past the point where she and Nagate would have enough fuel to return to Sidonia. This is a very real and very deadly result for all of the knights. Even so, Nagate went after her. In addition to him being a hero, his actions gained the respect of everyone, so they left to rescue him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point Number 2.&#xA;The guardians are supposed to guard, not leave the mother ship. By leaving to rescue them, they left Sidonia open to attack. Rescue cost resources, most obviously fuel. Rescue of people past the point of return opens up the risk to Sidonia even more because of the time the rescuers are away. The rescuers can get attacked themselves, and it takes time and resources to replace every knight. So yea, they were officially abandoned because the risk and cost outweighs promoting a new cadet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: the number was because each squad has 4 members, so there were 64 squads present. I'm not sure if this answers your question because I'm not sure what's so strange about the number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT2: The significance of the number 256 according to @krazer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That's the the smallest tactical unit in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Macedonian_army#The_Foot_Companions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ancient Macedonian army&lt;/a&gt;, which was the 256 men syntagma/speira. Take note of the parallelism structure and organization between Sidonia, it's Garde, and ancient city states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T03:48:06.910" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T03:48:06.910" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14310" CreationDate="2014-10-05T21:32:04.953" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_IV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: IV Point 1&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The person in possession of the Death Note is possessed by a god of death, its original owner, until they die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ties with the numerous references of a Shinigami following the owner. This also ties to Light's original fear about being identified by Misa (the second Kira) in &lt;em&gt;Episode 13 - Confessions&lt;/em&gt; (or it may have been the episode before). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode, Light found out that Ryuk would always tail him, which led him to question if Misa's Shinigami could see him and possibly tell Misa who Ryuk was following. So when Light and Matsuda went to try and intercept the meeting between the 2 Kira's, Light brought a bunch of his friends so Ryuk was hoving above all of them (we later learn Misa found Light because of her Shinigami Eyes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the Manga, Near smiled to himself when he saw Ryuk at the end because he touched the Death Note, confirming that Light was Kira&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XIII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: XIII&lt;/a&gt;, it talks about lending a Death Note and how a lender will not be followed. Since a Shinigami follows the owner, this will be problematic if the 2 owners are quite some distance apart, i.e. when Mikami has the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, you seem to be confused with what Light was actually doing when he was holding onto the Death Note. The real reason why he was holding onto it was because when Higuchi would die, whoever holds the Death Note next would become its next owner. Remember that you don't have to be the owner to regain your memories, as Light regain his while Higuchi was still the owner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Death Note was discovered, there was really no risk to Light if Higuchi lived and blabbed about it's usage, since Higuchi was following the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Fake_Death_Note_Rules&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fake rules&lt;/a&gt; too (the only risk would be if he could kill Higuchi after 13 days from the last name). This is why Light killed him with the scarp of the Death Note in his watch and held onto the Death Note, to make sure that no one else became the next owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ties into &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: XIV, Point 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the Death Note is stolen and the owner is killed by the thief, its ownership will automatically be transferred to the thief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, Light stole the Death Note from Higuchi, so when Higuchi died, Light became the new owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This next part is speculation as I don't have too much to base this on. Since it is a &lt;em&gt;what if&lt;/em&gt; scenario but in the situation where both Light and L were holding onto it, I dare say either of these scenarios would occur:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whoever is the last person touching the Death Note becomes the owner, though this would be a problem for Light, had L insisted he confiscate the Death Note as evidence and it ended up as a stand off. (&lt;em&gt;This book seemed to the the key to Kira's killing ability, so why is Light is insistent that L to be the one to let go first, unless he knows what this book is which would make him more likely to be the original Kira&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whoever first physically touched the Death Note is the owner, probably measured in milliseconds, and if we can count on the preciseness of the Times of Death (much more likely).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-06T14:17:00.030" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T14:17:00.030" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-05T22:03:52.177" Score="1" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress&lt;/em&gt;, when we see Tokugawa Ieyasu, he is chanting to a scroll, praying to &quot;keep impostors out&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Shino reaches him, Tokugawa pulls the sword out of the scroll before his head disappears into his robes and pops back out again, with his face looking like that of the father of the woman who gave birth to the first Fusé as depicted in the Kabuki Play. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the fight, Tokugawa talks about how he would kill Shino, the last Fusé, to correct the mistake he made for allowing his daughter to give birth to them (the Fusé, not Shino). After the fight, his head disappears again to pop back out with Tokugawa's original face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Tokugawa Ieyasu a fake, or did this change have anything to do with the sword he was holding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T13:00:01.093" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T13:00:01.093" Title="Was Tokugawa Ieyasu a fake?" Tags="&lt;fuse&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-05T22:15:20.980" Score="1" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Kabuki Play in &lt;em&gt;Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress&lt;/em&gt; Meido reveals that her grandfather is Takizawa Bakin and the play is derived from his original novel and mutters to herself she sees how they've changed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Film &lt;em&gt;Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress&lt;/em&gt; is base off from Kazuki Sakuraba's book &lt;em&gt;Fuse Gansaku: Satomi Hakkenden&lt;/em&gt; which is itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakin's Nansō Satomi Hakkenden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a portrait of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takizawa_Bakin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyokutei Bakin&lt;/a&gt; by Kunisada, to me, kinda resembles Takizawa Bakin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C124o.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gAd5i.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, when Meido talks about the Kabuki Play being derived from Takizawa Bakin's original work was she actually referring to Kyokutei Bakin? and if so, was she talking about the Kabuki play or the entire movie itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T22:15:20.980" Title="Was Meido actully talking about Kyokutei Bakin work?" Tags="&lt;fuse&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14282" CreationDate="2014-10-06T15:56:31.733" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to give an objective answer, so I'll summarize the arcs to give you an understanding where you should start watching without giving too much spoiler. I'll stick to recurring characters and exclude filler arcs, as I haven't watched those. For the exact episode numbers refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Story_Arcs&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to skip to where &lt;em&gt;all the big badass characters like Ace and WhiteBeard are involved&lt;/em&gt; you should &lt;strong&gt;skip to the Marineford Arc&lt;/strong&gt;. In that arc you will see an all-out war going down between Whitebeard and the Marines to save Ace. I would recommend you to &lt;strong&gt;start at the Sabaody Archipelago Arc&lt;/strong&gt; though, where a lot of new characters were introduced that will recur in the story. You could skip inbetween arcs if you want. If you would do so, you'd only have missed the introduction of Franky and Brook and the backstory on Robin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;East Blue&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First half of the Straw Hat pirates are introduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Romance Dawn Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Luffy, Zoro, Coby, Red Hair pirates, (Alvida and Helmeppo).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy rescues Coby and Zoro from the marines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Orange Town Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Nami, Buggy (and his pirates).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Buggy pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Syrup Village Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Usopp, Going Merry, (and Jango).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Black Cat pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baratie Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Sanji, Mihawk, (Fullbody, Johnny and Yosaku).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Krieg Pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arlong Park Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Arlong, Hachi, (and Mohmoo).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Backstory on Nami and Strawhat pirates vs Arlong pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Loguetown Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Smoker, Tashigi and Dragon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy will be Pirate King.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Alabasta&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Robin and Chopper join the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reverse Mountain Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Laboon, Crocus and the Rumbar pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates enter the grand line.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whiskey Peak Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Baroque Works and Vivi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro vs Baroque Works.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Little Garden Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Mr 3 and two giants of Elbaf, Dorry and Brogy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Baroque Works.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drum Island Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Chopper.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs king Wapol.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alabasta Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Robin, Mr 2, Mr 1, Crocodile, Ace.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Baroque Works.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sky Island&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Introduction of some of those bad-ass characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jaya Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Sengoku, Tsuru, Kuma, Doflamingo, Gorosei, Whitebeard pirates, Blackbeard pirates and Noland.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Getting ready to go to Skypiea.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Skypiea Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of sky islands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs god Enel and his priests.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Water 7&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Franky joins the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Long Ring Long Land Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Aokiji.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Foxy pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Water 7 Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Franky, Sogeking, Thousand Sunny, (Spandam and CP9).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Franky Family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy vs Usopp&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji, Sogeking and Franky vs CP9. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Enies Lobby Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Backstory on Robin and Strawhats learn new battle techniques.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs CP9.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Post-Enies Lobby Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Garp and Dadan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ace vs Blackbeard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Thriller Bark&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Brook joins the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thriller Bark Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Brook, Moriah, (Perona, and Lola).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs warlord Moriah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Kuma.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Summit War&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shit goes down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sabaody Archipelago Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Duval, Kizaru, Rayleigh, the Eleven Supernovas, World Nobels, (Fisher Tiger and his Sun pirates).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Rosy Life Riders.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eleven Supernovas vs admiral Kizaru and Pacifista.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs admiral Kizaru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amazon Lily Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Boa Hancock.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy finds out Ace has been imprisoned by the Marines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Impel Down Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Jinbe, Ivankov and Magellan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy brings chaos to Impel Down prison.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marineford Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Akainu, Blackeard's new crewmembers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All-out-war of Whitebeard pirates and their allies vs the marines and the shichibukai in order to save Ace from execution.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Post-War Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Sabo and Haki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Backstory on Luffy, Ace and Sabo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Three year training-timeskip of the Strawhat pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Fishman Island&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A glimps of the new techniques the Strawhats learned during the timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Return to Sabaody Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates regroup after their training.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fishman Island Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Shirahoshi, Big Mom and Koala. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs New Fishman Pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Backstory on the Sun pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Pirate Alliance&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doflamingo doing a lot of sick shit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punk Hazard Arc&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Dr. Vegapunk, Caesar Clown, Kaido, Kin'emon and Momonosuke.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates and Heart pirates form an alliance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates and Law vs Caesar and the Donquixote pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dressrosa Arc (ongoing)&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Introduction of Tontatta, CP0, Fujitora, Bartolomeo, and A LOT of other characters that might make a recurrence in future arcs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawhat pirates vs Donquixote pirates. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T15:56:31.733" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14239" CreationDate="2014-10-06T22:00:37.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is based off of what I know from reading &quot;Hey Answerman&quot; every once in a while, but I think it should be a good enough guess of the process:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Production Committee for Log Horizon decided to adapt the novels into an anime. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They bought 25 weeks worth of a time slot because they were pretty confident that it would be more successful than a typical 13 week anime. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They contracted an animation studio to animate it (Satelight). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime aired and it had a good response with ratings and DVD sales. (And, more importantly, Light Novel sales.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Production Committee thought &quot;Hey, the first series turned a profit and there is a demand for more, lets make a second series&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Production Committee checks with Satelight and decides not to use them again because they were either too expensive or they had already contracted to animate another anime during the proposed season (scheduling conflicts). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Production Committee finds some other animation studio (Studio Deen) that doesn't currently have plans for that season and goes with them because its better to do a second series now while the fan interest is high than to wait until Satelight is available.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4241" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T22:00:37.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14326" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-06T22:00:50.950" Score="1" ViewCount="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Hamaji receives the letter from the Fusé Dousetsu then beheads her. shortly after Dousetsu notices a small trickle of blood coming from Hamaji nose before she goes to cover her nose, this is when more blood start to come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Hamaji bleeding from her nose? was it related to seeing Dousetsu behead the Fusé?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-07T00:17:58.463" LastActivityDate="2014-10-07T00:17:58.463" Title="Why was Hamaji bleeding?" Tags="&lt;fuse&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14334" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14335" CreationDate="2014-10-08T01:03:59.443" Score="16" ViewCount="224184" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, Alluka Zoldyck is considered as a girl by Killua, shown when they leave their estate and were accompanied by four butlers. Killua shouted to Gotoh and said that he needs a female butler to join them because Alluka is a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I am confused because Milluki address Alluka as a brother, in the episode when he wished to Nanika to kill the tourist photographer. He clearly told the the tourist that he was just taking his brothers for a walk. In addition, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Alluka_Zoldyck&quot;&gt;Hunter Wiki&lt;/a&gt; acknowledged Alluka as a male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Alluka's actual gender?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T01:38:04.787" LastActivityDate="2021-03-18T06:11:58.937" Title="What is Alluka's (Nanika's) gender?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14334" CreationDate="2014-10-08T01:35:59.397" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Alluka_Zoldyck#Gender_confusion&quot;&gt;addresses this&lt;/a&gt;, and is quite accurate in its assessment, though the references cite the wrong volumes (but correct chapters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is considerable confusion about Alluka's gender. Two of Alluka's brothers, Illumi and Milluki, refer to Alluka as their brother. But Killua, the closest brother of Alluka, specifically states that Alluka is a &quot;girl&quot; and refers to Alluka as his sister multiple times. This inconsistency can be explained by Killua's intimate and understanding bond with Alluka, hence he would know and care that Alluka is mentally female, versus Illumi's cold and dehumanizing attitude towards Alluka. &lt;strong&gt;While Alluka is most likely biologically male, Killua's interactions show that Alluka's psyche may be female.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone (except Killua) addresses Alluka by her biological gender, which appears to be male. While she is quite small, she shows no female development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, she is very sensitive, gentle, and reserved, and has a very feminine side. Being that Killua is the only one who dares to actually interact with Alluka as a person, he would be the best one to understand that she probably is more feminine inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does seem a bit odd to me; even if someone I knew were closer to &quot;she&quot; in his head, unless they specifically asked, I'd probably still say &quot;he&quot;. But perhaps either Alluka did ask this of Killua, or Killua just took it upon himself because he knew Alluka so well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, since it's never explicitly stated, this is somewhat assumption, but realistically it's the only explanation that makes sense since Killua is the only one to refer to Alluka as female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T01:35:59.397" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14338" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14339" CreationDate="2014-10-08T05:35:40.480" Score="5" ViewCount="598" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14310/can-a-death-note-have-multiple-owners&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; that a death note could only belong to one person at a time, but I was wondering if the opposite was true--that one person could own multiple death notes. Could, say, that person go around killing the owners of death notes and stealing them in an effort to do something like own all of the death notes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T21:12:16.467" Title="Can someone own multiple death notes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14338" CreationDate="2014-10-08T05:53:15.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently yes, there are rules about how the Death Note works if someone has more than 1. These rules are stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXIII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: XXIII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever an individual with ownership of more than two Death Notes loses possession to one of the Death Notes, he will not be able to recognize that Death Note's god of death's appearance or voice anymore. The god of death himself will leave, but all the memory involving that Death Note will remain as long as he maintains ownership of at least one other Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: XXXII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If someone possesses more than one Death Note, by visualizing the victim, then writing down the name in one of the Death Notes and the cause of death in the other, it will take effect. The order however, is unimportant, if you write down the cause of death in one Death Note and afterwards, write the name in the other, it will take effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also see Light owning 2 Death Notes in Episode 25 - &lt;em&gt;Silence&lt;/em&gt; and in Chapter 58 - &lt;em&gt;Feelings Within&lt;/em&gt;. while the scenes play out differently in both Light becomes the owner of Rem's Death Note after she has died. in &lt;em&gt;Death Note: The Last Name&lt;/em&gt; we however never see this as Rem destroys her Death Note in the equivalent scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is however a limit of 6 Death Notes that a single persona can own. This is because only 6 death Notes can be active as it is stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: LII, Point 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the event that there are more than 6 Death Notes in the human world, only the first 6 Death Notes that have been delivered to humans will have effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can assume &quot;ownership&quot; will not work unless the Death Note is active, so the 7th Death Note can probably be passed around. But when one of the currently active 6 is removed (destroyed or taken back to the Shinigami Realm), the person currently holding the 7th will become the owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-09T21:12:16.467" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T21:12:16.467" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14247" CreationDate="2014-10-08T06:18:31.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never read or watched Those Who Hunt Elves, so I'm leaning heavily on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Who_Hunt_Elves&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://scythe.net/archen/misc/elfokarumonotachi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Archen's Anime Page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://scythe.net/archen/misc/elfokarumonotachi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Archen's Anime Page&lt;/a&gt;, there turns out, by a shocking coincidence, to be some kind of nut available in the medieval fantasy world that can be turned into gasoline. (Scroll down to where it says &quot;T-74&quot; under &quot;Characters&quot;.)  That seems to be what keeps the tank moving for the first bit of the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both the anime and manga, the tank is at some point possessed by a cat spirit named Mik&amp;eacute;, as stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Who_Hunt_Elves#Elf_Hunters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; under &quot;Mihke&quot;. According to Archen's Anime Page, this happens earlier in the anime than it does in the manga. It seems that the cat spirit can move the tank without needing any fuel&amp;mdash;Archen's Anime Page says under &quot;About the Manga&quot; that &quot;the T-74 was still at the bottom of the river, until Miké's spirit moved into the tank and drove out of the water.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SapientTank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This TV Tropes page&lt;/a&gt; also implies that the tank actually did run out of gas in the anime and couldn't move until it was possessed by Mik&amp;eacute;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not very clear from my sources, but it seems the gasoline nut was just a stopgap to keep the tank going until the mangaka came up with the idea to have the tank possessed by a cat spirit, and the anime writers decided to just have the fuel last until the cat spirit came along. (This is supported by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Who_Hunt_Elves#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia description of Episode 5&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;Ritsuko's tank runs out of fuel in a town terrorized by the spirit of a deceased cat which can possess inanimate objects.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T06:18:31.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3095" CreationDate="2014-10-08T09:01:58.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think its pretty obvious that Maria and Mamoru are dead if the etheics comittee found the remains had their DNA in it.. Not to mention that squeeler managed to take their child from them..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8621" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T09:01:58.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3651" CreationDate="2014-10-08T10:50:31.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sayonarazetsubousensei.wikia.com/wiki/Fuura_Kafuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, it's unknown (but likely true) whether Kafuka was the same person as Akagi An or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the final chapter of the manga, it is revealed that &lt;strong&gt;Kafuka had died prior to the beginning of the series&lt;/strong&gt;, having her organs donated to a cast of characters that indecently make up the majority of Nozomu's class. However, she was &amp;quot;too optimistic to die&amp;quot;, and thus &lt;strong&gt;possessed one of the main female characters in every scene of the series&lt;/strong&gt;. In the bonus chapter of the 30th volume, it was revealed, that Kafuka continues possessing girls to be able to live on with Nozomu as his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to let Kafuka be able stay with the teacher, all the girls have to live under one roof and go through a rotation of divorces and marriages (it has to be done to let Kafuka stay teacher's wife all the time), which makes it resemble a harem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(my applied emphasis)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we do know that &lt;strong&gt;Kafuka wasn't in the class&lt;/strong&gt; during the run of the series, however, we can't conclusively tell if she is the same person as Akagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I believe that she is not Akagi, as Kafuka was supposedly not alive during the series, and there's not much to suggest she is a ghost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine that during the flashbacks, the students refer to the character as An because that was her actual name. Then she became possessed by Kafuka, and with time the other students started referring to her as Kafuka instead of Akagai An.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T12:00:19.763" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14343" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-08T14:15:30.513" Score="4" ViewCount="4805" Body="&lt;p&gt;By my understanding, the chimera ant &quot;sexs&quot; are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Queen can eat any animal (plants seem to be excluded) and produce&#xA;children without mating.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A King can mate in order to produce a Queen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All others are generally non-reproductive.  If the Queen or King&#xA;another ant is loyal to dies, however, they can go off to mate as the&#xA;King does to produce a Queen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A generally non-reproductive ant can have a traditionally male or female identy and appearance but this can likely be due to the food source.  The original Queen does not have human female characteristics (as opposed to human male) besides those one would consider maternal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything to indicate that the female appearing chimera ants any different from this pattern?  The wiki does not know. The only female besides the queen to &quot;reproduce&quot; was Zazan who used a non-tradition means of reproduction which seems at least partially to be her Nen ability as opposed to something the other &quot;female&quot; ants could do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember one other ant saying she was going to run off and become a queen but I don't think any details were given. The male appearing ones greatly out number the females but this seems consistent with the show as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T08:59:59.397" Title="Are the female appearing ants female?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14345" CreationDate="2014-10-08T18:13:13.873" Score="12" ViewCount="850" Body="&lt;p&gt;Early anime was silent, but as technology got better voice actors or &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; were introduced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know who the first seiyuu was? or at least the first one that there is evidence of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T18:13:13.873" Title="Who was the first seiyuu?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14344" CreationDate="2014-10-08T18:13:13.873" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first seiyuus that were credited in an anime were Furukawa Roppa and Sawa Ranko. They voiced characters in &lt;em&gt;Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The World of Power and Women&lt;/em&gt;). Unfortunatly, this anime was lost in time and there are no copies still available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl6dHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yWD2wm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Seiyuus - who were highly reputed names at the time (Furukawa as a famous comedian, Sawa as a highly reputed film actor) , as the idea of purely voice acting was not yet a reality. These names helped to drag in audiences to the short film feature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ewzr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters that the voice actors played. Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka was praised by many, and went on to be listed as the &quot;Best of the Best&quot; in the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikara_to_Onna_no_Yo_no_Naka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime: A History by Jonathan Clements&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T18:13:13.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14304" CreationDate="2014-10-08T19:13:41.923" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005028/http://members.shaw.ca/makimura/DCN/EPS/DCNCRITEP.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; out. It lists all the essential episodes in the storyline! Here's a copy of the content from that site (as of November 2014) with formatting added:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1-5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;18&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;21 (1st appearance of Yoko-chan (idol))&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;28&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;32&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;34&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;35&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;42&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;43&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;48/49 (absolute must)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;54&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;57/58&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;68-70&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;76 (enter Kid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;77/78&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;81/82 (Minami)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;96&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100/101&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;112 (1st appearance of Kobayashi Sumiko (teacher))&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;116-118&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;121/122&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;128&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;129-131&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;132-134 (Kid, 134 only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;136/137&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;141/142&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;146/147 (Police Love Story #1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;153/154&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;156/157 (Police Love Story #2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;162&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;166-168&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;170-171 (Araide intro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;174&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;176-178&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;188-193&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;199/200&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;205/206&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;217/218&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;219&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;220-224&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;226/227 (Jodie Santemillion debut)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;228/229&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;230/231&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;233/234&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;236/237&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;238/239&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;241/241&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;246/247&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;249/250&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;253/254&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;255/256&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;258/259 (Enter James Black)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;263&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;264-265 (Eri)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;266-268&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;269&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;271/272&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;277/278&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;279/280&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;284-293&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;297-298 (Eri)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;299-300&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;301/302&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;304&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;307-311&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;316/317&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;323/324&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;329-330 (Black Organization, Haibara's parents)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;331/332&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;333/334&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;335/336&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;338/339&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;340/341&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;343/344&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;345 (most critical to date)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;356&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;358/359&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;361/362&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;381/382&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;385-387&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;390/391&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;394-396&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;398-399&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;400-402&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;406-408&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;418&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;425 (another jaw dropper)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;426 (Ran)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;429-430&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;431-432&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;435-436&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;437&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;445&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;446/447&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;449&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;457/458&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;462-465&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;469-470 (Kid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;472-473 (Toichi!!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;474 (Eri)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;479 (2hr, Heiji &amp;amp; Hakuba)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;484-485&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;487 (Police Love Story #8, 1hr special)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;489 (Eri)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;490 (Shinichi VS Heiji for the 1st time, but they didn't know it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;491-504&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;505-506 (Eri)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;507-508 (Eisuke knows C is S)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;509-511 (Enter Okiya or should we say Bourbon?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;515 (Kaitou Kid) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;516-517 (Heiji &amp;amp; Kazuha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;521-523 (Shinichi back and he's a killer)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;528-529 (Eri solves another murder)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;530-531 (Satou &amp;amp; Takagi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;534-535 (Satou &amp;amp; Takagi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;537-538 (Kid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;542-543 (Okiya helps solve case)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;545-546 (a bit of Satou's past)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;554-555 (Heiji &amp;amp; Kazuha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;558-561 (Detective Koumei intro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;563-564 (Akai (or his twin) lives?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;568-569 (Shiratori's love)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;573-574 (Heiji &amp;amp; Kazuha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;579/580/581 (Black Organization, Okiya, &quot;Akai&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;583-585 (Shiratori/Kobayashi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;586-587 (Kid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;589-590 (Eri &amp;amp; Kogoro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;592-593 (Ran)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;608-609 (affects all couples)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;610-613 (Heiji; &quot;Hound of the Baskervilles&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;616-621 (London case!!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;622-623 (Okiya)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;624 (Shiratori/Chiba)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;627-628 (Kid) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;646-647 (Sera intro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;648-650 (Sera, Shinichi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;651 (1hr SP: Conan VS Heiji)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;652-655 (Heiji/Kazuha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;656-657 (Haibara/Sera/Okiya)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;659-660 (Chiba/Miike)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;667-668 (Amuro's 1st appearance)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;671-674 (Amuro, Sera, Okiya)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;675-676 (Black Organization hints, relates back to 671-674)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;681-683 (Takagi/Satou)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;684-685 (Okiya/Haibara)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;689 (Eri/Kogoro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;690-691 (Okiya/Sera/Y Kudo)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;699-700 (Haibara/Amuro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;701-704 (MYSTERY TRAIN CASE)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;705-706 (Amuro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;710-711 (Heiji/Kazuha/Ohtaki/Heizo)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;712-715 (Heiji/Kazuha/Ohtaki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;722-723 (Tanteidan, Amuro, Okiya) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;724-725 (Kid, Sera)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;727-728 (Sera)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;731-732 (Yumi/Miike/Takagi/Megure)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;734 (Jodie/Bourbon/Vermouth) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;740-741 (Sera, Black Organization hints)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;744-745 (Sera, Makoto)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;746-747 (Sonoko/Makoto/Kid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;748-749 (Takagi/Sato) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;751-752 (Amuro; Takagi/Sato)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;754-756 (Sera, Akai, Yamato/Uehara)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;759-760 (Sera, 1st appearance of her younger sister (?))&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;763-764 (Heiji/Kazuha),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;770-771 (Amuro//Eri)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;772-773 (Shinichi/Ran)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;779-783 (Black Organization/Bourbon/Jodie/Vermouth/Akai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;785-786 (Yumi/Haneda)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;787-788 (Sera/mystery girl)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;792-793 (mention of Rum, the case itself is not important)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3999" LastEditorUserId="37708" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T21:50:00.280" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T21:50:00.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14490" CreationDate="2014-10-08T20:16:00.867" Score="9" ViewCount="7255" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand it, the memes used in the fansubbed version of Steins;Gate were adapted for English audience. The Japanese audience would not know the &quot;Yo Dawg&quot; meme, for instance, since it is an English based meme. They would have their own set of memes, which they could have used in the original dialogue. Of course, it could be that their lines weren't memes at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the original Japanese memes that were mentioned throughout the series, if there are any, and what's their context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T03:16:11.613" LastActivityDate="2018-09-27T16:19:14.477" Title="What are the original memes mentioned in Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;steins-gate&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="501" CreationDate="2014-10-09T00:08:58.787" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of Dutch in there as well though, this makes the &quot;based on different cultures&quot; more plausible than the &quot;it's Nazi Germany&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward (or Ed), Roy and Alphonse are typical dutch names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Riza is equivalent to Lisa, a Dutch name&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Breda is a Dutch city&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maes is the medieval Dutch spelling of &quot;Maas&quot; a dutch river witch was a common name at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Winry is equivalent to Wendy, a Dutch name&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Van Hohenheim is a mix of Dutch and German. 'Van' means 'of' or 'of the' (depending on the context) with 'von' being its German counterpart, and Hohenheim translates to high-house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8626" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-10-09T02:43:14.910" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T02:43:14.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14354" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14373" CreationDate="2014-10-09T17:11:12.863" Score="5" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had seen this anime/movie when I was pretty young, so it's probably from the late 80's early 90's. It was also dubbed in English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I vaguely remember the scene, it was with a man and a dark wolf like creature. I assume the wolf had just finished doing a killing/deed. The man congratulates her(the wolf) saying something like, &quot;You did good work, you can have the rest of the day off.&quot; As to which she replies with glee, then turning into a woman. I think she had dark hair, perhaps purple? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene then cuts to her blissfully taking a shower. When she finishes, she walks into a hotel room where there's a robot. (For some reason the only comparison I can think of is Wheatley from Portal2.) To which when the robot sees her, &quot;malfunctions&quot; as a response to her being only in a towel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can also remember that the hotel overlooks a city scape, though that's all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8635" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T00:41:31.997" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T00:41:31.997" Title="Trying to remember a possible Sci Fi Anime/Movie" Tags="&lt;voltage-fighter-gowcaizer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:33:32.437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-09T18:25:55.353" Score="7" ViewCount="2483" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't get what the theme of the story is. Although I can follow the romance aspect of the anime, I don't get what the story is trying to tell us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may have been due to Glasslip being the first original anime that P.A. Works has made. Other series (which are adaptations) were not so confusing, and some were successful at sending their message to the viewer. &lt;em&gt;Hanasaku Iroha&lt;/em&gt; was about self-discovery. &lt;em&gt;Nagi no Asukara&lt;/em&gt; was centered around &quot;Love brings people together&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what was the theme of Glasslip? What is the story trying to tell us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2020-09-25T19:36:57.850" Title="What is the theme of Glasslip anime?" Tags="&lt;glasslip&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2787" CreationDate="2014-10-09T21:01:18.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The physical setting, given the types of plant and animal life, I would assume is on earth, but definitely not in Japan. Just because it is an anime/manga series, it doesn't mean that the setting must always be exclusively in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be in more of a rural, European area. The reason I say that is because the architecture of the buildings seem to have more of a western world design, and the occasional runes that one would see whilst focusing on the background of certain episodes/chapters tend to look as if they were more from the middle ages or the Renaissance period than feudal era of Japan. If I were to be a little more specific, I would say somewhere in the northern UK. Also, yes there are scenes in which it seems like they are in a very busy town, but the surrounding area suggests that it is in a northern wooded area that's rather secluded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the time period, I would like to say that during the recent events in the series (meaning when it's not a flashback moment) the time period would be somewhere between the mid 90's and mid-2000's. This is because though it seems like there is recent technology in the town area, there doesn't seem to be any trace of the new technology that we have today such as smartphones and tablets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vampires themselves I would also assume are not Japanese, but European with the exception of Shizuka Hio. The fact that many of the names are Japanese could be the fault of the author for not taking in to account that he set the characters in a European-like setting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one steps back and looks at the age of the vampire race that the series suggests and compare it to that of the history of Japan as a country, the vampires have a longer history and have been around longer than the country of Japan has. The purebloods would be no doubt from one ethnic decent such as English or French while the nobles could have more than one ethnic decent. The physical traits of commonly having blond hair and blue eyes suggest that German decent is common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;level E&quot; vampires are what I assume to be just what the series describes them as. As for where the vampire race came from in general, I'm not entirely sure, but I do have a theory that their origins are similar to that of the main characters in the movie &lt;em&gt;Hancock&lt;/em&gt; starring Will Smith &amp;amp; Charlize Theron.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8639" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-09T13:04:57.937" LastActivityDate="2018-06-09T13:04:57.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14363" CreationDate="2014-10-09T23:27:59.027" Score="2" ViewCount="12043" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start reading the Naruto manga, but I would rather start reading from the last episode that was aired (currently episode 381). Do you know which chapter that episode (episode 381) would be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T08:22:03.973" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T08:22:03.973" Title="Which chapter corresponds to episode 381 of Naruto Shippuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14362" CreationDate="2014-10-09T23:49:02.200" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be around &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 646: God tree&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T23:49:02.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14364" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14374" CreationDate="2014-10-09T23:53:27.580" Score="19" ViewCount="7763" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand the joke behind &quot;opposite of seme&quot; scene. Can you please explain it to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7rSzo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hi0wr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zqXFu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vypIb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T09:36:16.273" Title="What is the opposite of &quot;seme&quot; according to otakus?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14364" CreationDate="2014-10-10T00:23:50.670" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a reference to &lt;em&gt;yaoi&lt;/em&gt; sex positions. &lt;em&gt;Seme&lt;/em&gt; is the Japanese term for the dominant partner (usually on top), while the &lt;em&gt;uke&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;opposite&quot; of &lt;em&gt;seme&lt;/em&gt;) is the submissive partner, usually on the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also a pun in Japanese. &lt;em&gt;Seme&lt;/em&gt; (same &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt;) is another word for &quot;offense&quot; or &quot;attacker&quot;. The opposite of which would be &quot;defense&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm guessing the joke here is basically that Kaoru is perhaps &quot;excessively&quot; normal, since she is so pure she isn't even aware of &lt;em&gt;yaoi&lt;/em&gt; sex terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-10-10T17:03:29.807" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T17:03:29.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14366" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-10T03:22:03.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CKQLO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Danna Wakaranai Ken image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (旦那が何を言っているかわからない件, &lt;em&gt;Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese 4-panel manga series by Cool Kyōshinsha, with a short anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/26349/Danna_ga_Nani_wo_Itteiru_ka_Wakaranai_Ken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/i-cant-understand-what-my-husband-is-saying&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime-Planet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Understand_What_My_Husband_Is_Saying&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=16246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:43:03.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:43:03.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14367" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-10T03:22:03.717" Score="0" Body="Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken is a Japanese 4-panel manga series by Cool Kyōshinsha, with a short anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T03:43:03.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T03:43:03.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14195" CreationDate="2014-10-10T04:59:33.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, they are chosen from the excellent jounins the village has. This is because the ANBU has to do missions like assassinating missing ninjas, and missing ninjas are more often than not, includes ninjas of jounin level. So if they are just so-so level jounin, they won't be able to do their missions well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, even though s/he is strong, doesn't necessarily qualifies them as ANBU. Notice that although Might Guy is a strong ninja, he never joined ANBU. I think one of the qualifications for entering ANBU is that &lt;strong&gt;even if you excels in one ability, your other abilities must be high-leveled too&lt;/strong&gt;. Guy is very strong in taijutsu (even Uchiha Madara admitted that he never met someone remotely as good as Guy in taijutsu), but his ninjutsu and genjutsu is so so. Compared to Kakashi, although Kakashi is not as strong as Guy in taijutsu, he is quite high-leveled in it. His genjutsu is good and he is excellent in ninjutsu, being called the Copy Ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last requirement and the most important is the &lt;strong&gt;willingness&lt;/strong&gt;. That they know what missions the ANBU conducts and they accept that if they join, they have to do it, even if that means you have to massacre your entire clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T04:59:33.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14372" CreationDate="2014-10-10T08:08:03.437" Score="3" ViewCount="19390" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, how to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi? They looks quite similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-10T08:11:16.917" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T12:47:49.473" Title="How to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14370" CreationDate="2014-10-10T12:00:25.010" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both words can be summerized with &lt;em&gt;Kemonomimi&lt;/em&gt; (獣耳) what just means animal ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kemonomimi, literally meaning &quot;animal ears&quot;, is the concept of drawing&#xA;  animals as bishōjo or bishōnen, or having such characters wear animal&#xA;  accessories such as ears or tails. Catgirls and catboys are the most&#xA;  prolific in this category, although bunnygirls, foxgirls, and dog&#xA;  girls are also common. Kemonomimi characters typically appear human&#xA;  except for added animal-like qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_anthropomorphism#Animals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nekomimi&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Inumimi&lt;/strong&gt; are some more accurate designation for such designed characters. But there is one essential difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;Nekomimi&lt;/strong&gt; (猫耳) means &quot;&lt;em&gt;cat-ears&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in english. On the other hand you have the word &lt;strong&gt;Inumimi&lt;/strong&gt; (犬耳) what means &quot;&lt;em&gt;dog-ears&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. And this is pretty much the difference... &lt;strong&gt;Nekomimi&lt;/strong&gt; are styled like cats and &lt;strong&gt;Inumimi&lt;/strong&gt; are styled like dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally they only wear a headband with the ears of the animal they dress up without a tail or paws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this picture you are able to clearly see the difference between this two species. Left a Neko and right a Inu styled girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AX5Ih.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ears&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Picture from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nonoshirip.blog73.fc2.com/blog-entry-45.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nonoshirip blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not always that easy to find out what is shown at the moment because there are also some &lt;strong&gt;Inumimi&lt;/strong&gt; with pointed ears. But you are also able to recognize them apart by the tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As before, &lt;strong&gt;Nekomimi&lt;/strong&gt; have a tail like the tail of a cat. &lt;strong&gt;Inumimi&lt;/strong&gt; more like a dog. Here is a picture with the tail. Again left the Neko and right the Inu styled girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/omTar.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tail&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Left picture from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/1773005&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt; and right picture from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/1750563&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it is very hard to recognize them apart only by the ears. If you really want to know who is who you need more characteristics than only the ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But watch out! There are &lt;em&gt;Kemonomimi&lt;/em&gt; that look similar to the cat or even more the dog... A example are Kitsunemimi (狐耳) what means &quot;fox-ears&quot; or Okamimimi (狼耳) what means &quot;wolf-ears&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E91YA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kitsu and Okami&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Left image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/1320423&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt; and right image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/239366&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZeroChan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could guess who is who? Left is the fox styled girl and right is the wolf girl. And this is a example where it is actully very hard to find out what &lt;em&gt;Kemonomimi&lt;/em&gt; style the character is designed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T12:47:49.473" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T12:47:49.473" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14354" CreationDate="2014-10-10T12:28:39.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I managed to find the answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=1560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Choujin Gakuen Gowcaizer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems I mistook the wolf and the dark haired woman for the same person.&#xA;They are actually two different people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the film seems to have been released in the late 90's, not late 80's early 90's as I had previously thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8635" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T12:28:39.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14364" CreationDate="2014-10-10T13:55:15.430" Score="22" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;seme&quot; is a noun derived from the verb &quot;semeru&quot; which means &quot;to attack&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The expected opposite is probably &quot;uke&quot;, derived from &quot;ukeru&quot; meaning &quot;to receive&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what Kaoru said was &quot;mamori&quot;, derived from &quot;mamoru&quot;, &quot;to protect&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seme and uke are most commonly used in martial arts to describe the roles in a move: the seme is the person who takes the initiative and attacks, while the uke is the one who is attacked, so it might also be translated as &quot;defender&quot; - but in many (perhaps most) cases also the one who ends up &quot;winning&quot; because martial arts often have turning an attacker's actions against them as a major component.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yaoi fans have adapted these terms to describe the roles in a male/male relationship: the seme is the one who takes the traditional male role: initiates the relationship, &quot;pursues&quot; the uke and is usually &quot;on top&quot; during sex. This can get ridiculously codified and outright heteronormative, e.g. the seme has to be taller and stronger, not show their emotions, etc. The &quot;uke ends up winning&quot; aspect may or may not be relevant.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An otaku would know this, a normal Japanese person may not, but would understand the usage in context.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaoru's answer seems to show that she is aware of neither usage, and I guess semantically choosing &quot;mamori&quot; as opposite of &quot;seme&quot; sounds kinda sweetly naive given the alternatives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A factor might be that the only common use of &quot;mamori&quot; as a noun which I'm aware of is in the honorific &quot;O-mamori&quot;, talismans that one can buy for a few hundred yen in shrines or temples and which promise health, success in business or studying, safe birth, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4092" LastEditorUserId="4092" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T09:36:16.273" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T09:36:16.273" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13194" CreationDate="2014-10-10T14:56:40.437" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The price of licencing a manga/anime &lt;strong&gt;varies widely and are set by the distributor or publisher&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(All prices that follows are in US Dollar, and from 2013.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinki:Extend cost only $91,000 to license while Kurau Phantom Memory cost $960,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some studios have very relaxed licencing policies, some even aim to make their product to go truely global.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simulcast internet streaming rights can be less expensive, with prices around $1,000-$2,000 an episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About $3,000 for a few volumes of a pretty low key series. Not the whole series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Licensing includes the original Japanese company to agree for you to publish it in your region but also encompasses royalty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means a certain percent of the title’s price (In U.S. that would be the MSRP), that ranges from the 7% to 8%, minus tax. And a G.M. (Guaranteed Minimum). &#xA;Let’s suppose the manga in question is sold at $9.99, since the tax is 8% then the royalty is calculated in 9.1908.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that a contract with 7% would pay 0.70 cents per issue, again assuming it’s a $9.99 book. And rounding it up, since the 7% of $9.99 isn’t exactly .70. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really know how many volumes any of the titles in the U.S. market prints so I don’t know an estimate of the GM for the US, but in Spain that would be between 1,000 euros (7% royalty with a GM of 2,000 printed books) and a max of 1,730 (8% and 3,000). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said, those are the numbers for the average title, series like “Naruto”, “BLEACH” or “Death Note” have higher GMs but that´s not important since this kind of titles sell well anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8547" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T14:56:40.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14379" CreationDate="2014-10-10T18:06:43.143" Score="1" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 37/Chapter 106, Light wants to kill Near. But what was his plan? Why did he want to kill Near? Was this because he was angry and wanted to kill the one who was responsible for his capture? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-10-10T19:00:48.640" LastActivityDate="2020-01-24T15:07:56.213" Title="Why did Light want to kill Near?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14378" CreationDate="2014-10-10T18:48:16.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;By that point in time, Light wanted to kill anyone who threatened or insulted him (though he would not really want to admit the latter one).  His ego and desensitization had risen to the point that he did not not really care who he killed.  Near claimed to be L's true heir and the one who could bring Kira (as known as L now and also known as Light) down.  Of course he wanted to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think he would have seriously entertained any other idea at that time even if he bothered to come up with it.  He was more inthralled with his godhood than even the battle anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I don't think it mattered that at episode 37 (the last episode) that even after killing Near, he would still be captured.  He wanted to kill Near because he insulted/threatened him.  If he could avoid capture, though, he would have probably done that planning on killing him later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2020-01-24T15:07:56.213" LastActivityDate="2020-01-24T15:07:56.213" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14381" CreationDate="2014-10-10T19:07:49.210" Score="8" ViewCount="10756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right after the OP on the first episode, 11 year-old Kousei is shown playing the piano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y2uZ2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kousei playing the piano&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What music is he playing? Is this an existing music, or was it something made for the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:08:28.737" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T08:58:22.420" Title="What music was Kousei playing in the first episode?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14380" CreationDate="2014-10-10T19:44:20.993" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1285841&amp;amp;show=0#post9&quot;&gt;this MAL post&lt;/a&gt; I just found out it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven&quot;&gt;Ludwig van Beethoven&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._14_%28Beethoven%29&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor &quot;Quasi una fantasia&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, popularly known as the &lt;em&gt;Moonlight Sonata&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s third and last movement, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._14_%28Beethoven%29#Presto_agitato&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Presto Agitato&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/oqSulR9Fymg&quot;&gt;Here's a video&lt;/a&gt; of the music, played by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Kempff&quot;&gt;Wilhelm Kempff&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/-B2Cqcb8FzU&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; another video by one Brandon Ethridge, filmed from the top. This ones makes it look - at least for me - like the animation was done accurately (or at least the progression of the right hand along the keyboard in the animation intends to suggest a minimum of accuracy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T19:44:20.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14380" CreationDate="2014-10-10T19:50:06.903" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqSulR9Fymg&quot;&gt;Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, 3rd movement.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8646" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T19:50:06.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9859" CreationDate="2014-10-11T00:04:53.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short story: Sabo wanted to eat the Mera Mera fruit because he, as Luffy's and Ace's &quot;brother&quot;, to inherit his will(have his spirit live on).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story: He ate it because, before the final, he was doing it, because he said. wanted to inherit Ace's will. Well, him and Luffy, according to this statement : &quot;We are the ones who will inherit his will!&quot; Besides, Luffy can't obviously eat it, and who better to come along to eat Ace's fruit, then his second brother Sabo!? Seriously, once Luffy fully realized that Sabo wasn't killed, he would obviously let him have the fruit, since he is Luffy and Ace's best friend/&quot;brother&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8652" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T00:04:53.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14386" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-11T02:47:18.293" Score="5" ViewCount="4424" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha and any Sharingan user who awakens the double Mangekyou Sharingan have the ability to use the Susano'o technique, and each Sharingan user seems to have a unique Susano'o form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But what exactly is the Susano'o? Is it a deity, a special form of invocation or just a materialized form of chakra? Has this been explained in the manga so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8404" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-10-11T11:09:38.417" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T20:31:14.840" Title="What exactly is the Susano'o technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14386" CreationDate="2014-10-11T06:25:07.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From naruto wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Susanoo is an ability granted to those who awaken the powers of both&#xA;  their Mangekyō Sharingan. It creates a gigantic, humanoid being that&#xA;  surrounds the user and fights on their behalf. As one of the strongest&#xA;  techniques granted to those that have acquired the Mangekyō Sharingan,&#xA;  it is the user's guardian deity, but at the same time, it consumes the&#xA;  user's life force and damages their body over time.[1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T06:25:07.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3813" CreationDate="2014-10-11T07:42:47.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is due to he and Akira moving on to another plane of reality and creating a new universe.  This directly correlates to the ending of the manga when Kaneda is trapped inside the energy wave as Akira engulfs Tetsuo to keep him from getting too out of control.  Those pages talk about the initial genetic testing on humans which led the test subjects towards a new step in evolution. The conclusion being the possibility of creating a new universe via the powers granted through genetic manipulation and high doses of experimental drugs over subsequent generations of test subjects.  Ultimately, the power talked about in both the film and the comic is &quot;the power&quot;.  It is the power that drives physics, chemistry, and all of life.  It is the power to both create and destroy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8654" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T07:42:47.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-11T08:58:20.833" Score="3" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Vegeta lets the incomplete Cell go to absorb Android 18, Trunks attempts to stop Cell. When trying to escape Trunks' onslaught and get closer to Android 18, the incomplete Cell used the Solar Flare technique to blind Trunks and the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solar Flare is a good technique to be used when the fighter attempts a quick getaway. However, in this case, Cell is still in the same area and it is made obvious that he attempts to absorb Android 18. Why can't Trunks sense Cell's energy level at this point? Why can't he sense Krillin's energy level to judge where Cell will end up going and prevent Cell's completion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4607" LastActivityDate="2014-10-21T21:54:40.810" Title="Why doesn't Trunks sense Cell when Cell uses Solar Flare just before absorbing android 18?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14389" CreationDate="2014-10-11T12:28:30.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are right, Cell ends up using Solar Flare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is hard to get a definitive answer (because the question is pretty speculative), but I will argue that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Solar Flare has been shown to be incredibly disruptive every time it was used - in the manga, everyone affected by it was made helpless for at least ten seconds - having Trunks stop in mid-air because of it is not inconsistent with previous uses of that ability;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I do not remember any character in Dragon Ball that could fight effectively while blinded, or without using his eyes - by implication, it means that there is nothing to suggest that ki sensing could replace eyes if someone was blinded. However, even if you find an example of someone that did fight without his eyes, you would still have to find something that Trunks would be capable of doing it;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The time that Cell took to absorb Android 18 was extremely short - I mean, if you look at the sequence depicted in the manga, it goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trunks blasts Vegeta to distract him;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trunks begins flying towards Cell, who is a few steps away from Android 18;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cell uses Solar Flare;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone is blinded;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cell gulps Android 18 down;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The cloud generated by Trunks' blast around Vegeta dissipates;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, damn, how long did it take Cell to absorb Android 18 after blinding everyone? 3 seconds? The disruption from Solar Flare clearly seems to be enough for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I agree that the scene, as depicted in the anime, does not really make sense, as Android 18 and Krillin attempt to fight against Cell, while Trunks and Vegeta are completely forgotten about. It &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be argued that they were affected more strongly because they were closer to Cell when he used Solar Flare, but that explanation seems dodgy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastEditorUserId="8446" LastEditDate="2014-10-21T21:54:40.810" LastActivityDate="2014-10-21T21:54:40.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14355" CreationDate="2014-10-11T14:41:24.353" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this question &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; opinion-based, but not to an extent where it cannot be reasonably answered. Anyway, that's a decision someone else can make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glasslip is about teenage life, but without many of the cliches that are in many shows - characters are uncertain about many things - love, friendship, future, and in general growing up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why not much happens during the show - the characters are nervous about the fact that they can now date within the group, that a new person has disrupted their social circle, that they will soon be separated as they move on to new schools and new areas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These uncertainties are shown abstractly in character's interations: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Touko feels 'invisible' in her vision of watching the fireworks where she is ignored by all her friends.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kakeru has many internal monologues with different instances of himself, showing his internal conflicts. He also sleeps outside in a tent as it gives him a sense of safety and belonging, which he usually lacks because of his family's constant moving.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yanagi takes up running in frustration of her unrequited love&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's interesting to note that Sachi and Hiro, who do not dwell on their friend's potential reactions to their relationship have an unwavering devotion to each other (apart from Sachi's misleading which causes a small stir).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is true that this was a turning point in all their lives: Touko's life was disrupted by the visiting stranger, Sachi &amp;amp; Hiro are now in a loving relationship, Yanagi has left for her modelling career, Yuki has stopped running and has split off from the group. Kakeru also has travelled somewhere new, but experienced the same conflicted emotions that Touko did over the summer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one is looking for a &lt;em&gt;meaning&lt;/em&gt; in Glasslip, I would say it is to not worry about other people's perceptions of you, that growing up is a confusing, emotional time and that you find who your true friends are during testing times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend reading these reddit analyses of the final episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2grlj5/spoilers_glasslip_episode_12_discussion/cklxbkn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2grlj5/spoilers_glasslip_episode_12_discussion/cklxbkn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2hfo2a/spoilers_glasslip_episode_13_final_discussion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2hfo2a/spoilers_glasslip_episode_13_final_discussion/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-11T16:15:55.727" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T16:15:55.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14386" CreationDate="2014-10-11T20:31:14.840" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o5vV9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Susanoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Susanoo&lt;/a&gt; is an ability granted to those who awaken the powers of both their Mangekyō Sharingan. &lt;strong&gt;It creates a gigantic, humanoid being that surrounds the user and fights on their behalf. As one of the strongest techniques granted to those that have acquired the Mangekyō Sharingan, it is the user's guardian deity&lt;/strong&gt;, but at the same time, it consumes the user's life force and damages their body over time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is : &lt;strong&gt;Susanoo is a materialized form of user's chakra.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Sasuke Uchiha, if a Sharingan user unlocks two Mangekyō&#xA;  Sharingan powers, one in each eye, known as the &quot;Double Mangekyō&quot;&#xA;  (ダブル万華鏡, Daburu Mangekyō), it gives access the third power, Susanoo.&#xA;  Nevertheless, for a Sharingan user to activate Susanoo, according to&#xA;  Obito Uchiha, is a rarity. &lt;strong&gt;Since it is formed through the&#xA;  materialisation of the user's chakra, its abilities, appearance and&#xA;  colour vary among individuals.&lt;/strong&gt; While the user usually remains&#xA;  grounded within Susanoo, it is possible for them to freely move around&#xA;  within its body, as well as levitate inside of it. The user can allow&#xA;  others to enter Susanoo, or leave its body entirely. While Susanoo&#xA;  acts as a defence against external attacks, anything coming out of&#xA;  Susanoo will simply phase through it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Susanoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto wikia : Susanoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T20:31:14.840" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3813" CreationDate="2014-10-11T22:21:19.647" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;I am Tetsuo&quot; is a great and memorable line, but albeit a tricky one to decipher. I believe the intent is to serve two points to the audience, anything further might be reading too much into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first point serves to inform to the user that Tetsuo is still &quot;alive&quot; (as in he' still out there), but not necessarily in a physical sense. The second point serves to point out to the audience the &lt;em&gt;individual&lt;/em&gt; entity know as &quot;Tetsuo&quot; still exists. Not as part of Akira or as a new merged entity, but as Tetsuo in one form or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though this doesn't necessarily doesn't explain or foreshadows anything, it's a reminder to the audience that somewhere in the vastness of space of that world... Tetsuo is out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T22:21:19.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14397" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14398" CreationDate="2014-10-12T05:16:02.597" Score="12" ViewCount="41067" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Amagi Brilliant Park&lt;/em&gt;, the mascot of the titular theme park is a mascot named Moffle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xSeOwt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This is Moffle&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For anyone who knows &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt;, this no doubt bears a strong resemblance to Bonta-kun, the suit that Sosuke designed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sArWom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This is Bonta-kun&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, they don't look exactly the same, but they're similar enough that this is definitely not a coincidence, and viewers are expected to catch this reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that both &lt;em&gt;Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Amagi&lt;/em&gt; are animated by Kyoani, based on light novels written by Gatoh Shoji, and directed by Takemoto Yasuhiro. That's already enough to establish a connection between these series, so that this sort of reference isn't out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any in-universe connection between these two series, or is the reference just a throwback to remind viewers of the earlier work and the staff connection between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2019-04-20T19:59:52.680" Title="What is the connection between Amagi Brilliant Park and Full Metal Panic?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;&lt;amagi-brilliant-park&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14397" CreationDate="2014-10-12T06:00:43.537" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the author &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=4977189&amp;amp;postcount=7&quot;&gt;liked Bonta-kun's design so much&lt;/a&gt;, so he reused (with Shiki Douji's appoval) it in this series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a summary of the afterword of LN Vol. 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the secondary main character &quot;Mofuru&quot;, I ended up borrowing Bonta-kun of FMP. I just couldn't separate the two characters in my head, so I had the idea of just using Bonta-kun directly. I thank Shiki Douji for giving his approval.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T06:00:43.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14403" CreationDate="2014-10-12T06:25:43.113" Score="2" ViewCount="1165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this song was played in other times of the series, but this time it caught my attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;edit: The time is around 14:30&#xA;edit: It's used as background music in most of the comedic parties that the characters have in One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="4164" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T06:41:54.527" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T13:10:27.727" Title="In Epiode 378 of One Piece, what is the first song that Brook played?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14400" CreationDate="2014-10-12T12:54:08.160" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called &lt;strong&gt;Minato Mura&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After some additional searching I found that the piano solo is part of the song called &lt;strong&gt;Village Harbour&lt;/strong&gt; (or Minato Mura in Japanese), which is supposed to be part of the second song of the second OST collection as shown on &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/QZA5qCfRZQc?t=1m17s&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chILw64HZMw&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Piano sheet on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.everyonepiano.com/Music-2670-Minato-Mura---One-Piece-OST.html&quot;&gt;Everyonepiano&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T13:10:27.727" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T13:10:27.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14405" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14406" CreationDate="2014-10-12T16:06:32.147" Score="12" ViewCount="4744" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found that whenever an evil rich character laughs in anime they raise their hands to their mouth and let out a 'ohohoho' or similarly annoying laugh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IDwZ3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;**enter image description here**&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does this mannerism come from? I can now tell someone is rich if they have this style of laugh, but that's because of association rather than understanding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a YouTube user called ohohojuo-sama which posts lots of these &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_k1MZB4Ak&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_k1MZB4Ak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T07:22:16.990" Title="Why do rich people laugh like they do in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14405" CreationDate="2014-10-12T16:06:32.147" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hand raising part comes from old Japanese traditions where refined women were not supposed to show their mouth when they laugh. The fact that a character uses it can indicate that they place a high importance on manners and such which is one of the traits of stereotypical posh characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RjnI8l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Women covering their mouths as they laugh at the lady falling over after pulling bamboo from ground (Scene of the Twelve Months - Fifth Month (Toyoshiro and Teyokuni) ) 1801&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ohoho!&lt;/em&gt; is intentionally high pitched and annoying - this is to make it sound both artificial and bitchy (which is usually the character's personality)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kodachi from Ranma 1/2 was the first instance of this trope occurring in anime, however this trait was already in use in film by this stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoblewomansLaugh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T07:22:16.990" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T07:22:16.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4849" CreationDate="2014-10-12T16:41:01.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Much like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12935/why-marika-didnt-wear-same-uniform-with-others&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, this is most likely to be part of the &lt;em&gt;Transfer Student Uniform&lt;/em&gt; trope that features in a few anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransferStudentUniforms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;New Transfer Students in places where school uniforms are a cultural default setting often wear their old ones until the school can provide them with a new one. In fiction, this shows the newcomer or outsider. When they get the current school uniform, this indicates they've been assimilated. If the student is meant to be a Fish out of Water, they will keep their old uniform throughout the series. In Japanese media, even rebels don't choose to abandon uniforms entirely; in American media they will do this even if the new school doesn't have uniforms. Compare the Non-Uniform Uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to @Jon_Lin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T16:41:01.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="63" CreationDate="2014-10-12T18:15:30.043" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I have watched the anime, but here's a quick rundown of some of the concepts I think the anime portrayed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Absurdism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The resulting conflict, called the &quot;Absurd,&quot; to find meaning and not being able to find any, at least, not in a humanely possible way. In other words, meaning can be logically found, but not be achieved. This concept is shown in Raul's mental breakdown as he slowly loses any possible source of meaning in his life. His adopted child, for example, could have been a source of meaning, but as he loses that and Pino, he began to create the Absurd and the way he resolves this is through suicide. The are other examples of the Absurd, more noticeable when they're talking about their Raison d'Etre. Others can handle the Absurd in a different way, particularly the Proxies because they're not (normal) humans, although those like Re-L was able to handle it as well in the end. The way Ergo Proxy portrayed Vincent's journey can also classify this work as an Absurdist Fiction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mind-Body Problem&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more broad and can be divided into two subcategories: dualism and monism or physicalism (also called Identity Theory). Dualism is where the mind is separate from the body and the latter is when the mind is the body. This issue is addressed when the robots begins to acquire sentience on their own. The Cogito virus, which seems to be immaterial, is what gives the robots in the series their free will, their &quot;mind,&quot; similar to how dualism says that the mind is immaterial and separate from the body. Yet, the experiences each robot has is what makes them act different, which also depends on the body. The state of mind of an intimidating military robot is going to be different than that of Pino, where people are more likely to treat her like a child. This issue is also more notable between Ergo and Vincent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_problem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_problem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social Contract&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime briefly touched on this, but it's there. The legitimacy of Romedau's government is questioned. Cities can be created and destroyed easily by the Proxies, so it seems that the council is very powerless. More than that, no one voluntarily enters these cities. Rather, people are forced to exist inside them, either through artificial birth or through emigration (they were either to die in the harsh outside environment or live inside). In contrast, the commune outside of Romedeau works the opposite, in a way. Thus the problem: would you be willing to give up some of your freedom for comfort or would you rather have complete freedom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Existentialism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very similar to absurdism. This problem is the question of where meaning comes from, if there is at all. It also deals with the issue of where existence came from, whether we existed without our bodies and how does it relate to our meaning. Existentialism on its own is too broad, however, but it seems to me that the anime touched on this as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of references on the other hand, so I'll only list a few:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Utilitarianism&lt;/em&gt; - Society should be guided so that everyone is equally happy. Thus everyone in Romedau is given meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transhumanism&lt;/em&gt; - There was a scene where a city is run completely by robots. This seems to be more of a jab on transhumanism rather than a support for it, as it shows there's no need for humans if everything is mechanized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Divine Command Theory&lt;/em&gt; - Whatever the council says, it has to be good. Why? Because they said so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Übermensch&lt;/em&gt; - Nietzsche's idea of a perfect human and how human propagation gives meaning. The proxies aren't perfect, but it somewhat alludes to it considering how obscenely powerful they seem to be and that their mission is to perpetuate human society, if I recall correctly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T18:15:30.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14043" CreationDate="2014-10-12T18:48:59.557" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hunter x Hunter wiki, the corresponding manga chapter for episode 148 is chapter 338 and 339. Some specific plot points to consider:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gon's friends Killua and Alluka have already departed Gon from the previous episode, 147. This happens in chapter 338.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gon climbs up the World Tree and meets Ging. This happens in chapter 338.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ging explains where the Chimera Ants are from, that they're not from this world. This happens in chapter 338.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In chapter 339, in the Zoldyck's estate, Canary and Amane makes a grave for Gotoh. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the very end of chapter 339, in East Gorteau, Komugi and Meruem are shown holding hands. This corresponds to the end of episode 148.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_338&quot;&gt;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_339&quot;&gt;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T18:48:59.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14418" CreationDate="2014-10-12T22:54:48.267" Score="5" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2 when Madoka and Sayaka are with Mami looking for the Witch, after saving the Office Lady who had the &quot;Witch's Kiss&quot; they enter the building we see that there is text written on the wall at the entrance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iidhc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it looks English however i don't make out what it says, I am wondering if this text has any meaning and if it was in English in the original Japanese Version (the screenshot is from the English Dub)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T00:00:28.420" Title="What does the text at the entrance mean?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14417" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14723" CreationDate="2014-10-12T22:58:13.177" Score="7" ViewCount="609" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of every episode of &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; there is an artist's drawing while one of where characters is narrating the next episode preview. In Episode 2 we see this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJd0y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJd0yl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka Magica episode 2 endcar&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who/what is that behind Homura? And why is he there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T22:24:20.183" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T22:24:20.183" Title="Who is that at the end of episode 2?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14416" CreationDate="2014-10-13T00:00:28.420" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The text on the wall are references to Faust, which foreshadows the plot for the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original Text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Weh! Weh!&#xA;Du hast sie zerstört,&#xA;Die schöne Welt,&#xA;Mit mächtiger Faust;&#xA;Sie stürzt, sie zerfällt!&#xA;Ein Halbgott hat sie zerschlagen!&#xA;Wir tragen&#xA;Die Trümmern ins Nichts hinüber,&#xA;Und klagen&#xA;Über die verlorne Schöne.&#xA;Mächtiger&#xA;Der Erdensöhne,&#xA;Prächtiger&#xA;Baue sie wieder,&#xA;In deinem Busen baue sie auf!&#xA;Neuen Lebenslauf&#xA;Beginne,&#xA;Mit hellem Sinne,&#xA;Und neue Lieder&#xA;Tönen darauf!   &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the screenshot, you can kinda see the &quot;Neuen Lebenslauf&quot; and some of the text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Woe! woe!&#xA;Thou hast it destroyed,&#xA;The beautiful world,&#xA;With powerful fist:&#xA;In ruin ’tis hurled,&#xA;By the blow of a demigod shattered!&#xA;The scattered&#xA;Fragments into the Void we carry,&#xA;Deploring&#xA;The beauty perished beyond restoring.&#xA;Mightier&#xA;For the children of men,&#xA;Brighter&#xA;Build it again,&#xA;In thine own bosom build it anew!&#xA;Bid the new career&#xA;Commence,&#xA;With clearer sense,&#xA;And the new songs of cheer&#xA;Be sung thereto!&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text on another wall, near Getrud's Barrier:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Verflucht voraus die hohe Meinung,&#xA;Womit der Geist sich selbst umfängt!&#xA;Verflucht das Blenden der Erscheinung,&#xA;Die sich an unsre Sinne drängt!&#xA;Verflucht was uns in Träumen heuchelt,&#xA;Des Ruhms, der Namensdauer Trug!&#xA;Verflucht was als Besitz uns schmeichelt,&#xA;Als Weib und Kind, als Knecht und Pflug!    &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Cursed be, at once, the high ambition&#xA;Wherewith the mind itself deludes!&#xA;Cursed be the glare of apparition&#xA;That on the finer sense intrudes!&#xA;Cursed be the lying dream's impression&#xA;of name, and fame, and laureled brow!&#xA;Cursed, all that flatters as possession,&#xA;As wife and child, as knave and plow!&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is referring to the Faustian bargain that magical girls make with Kyubei. In exchange for their wish and their powers, they give Kyubei their souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Episode_2#References_to_Faust&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Episode_2#References_to_Faust&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T00:00:28.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2014-10-13T00:49:14.427" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to add to the list, there's also &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=main&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;anidb&lt;/a&gt; which will also provide related, similar, and random anime recommendations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T00:49:14.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14343" CreationDate="2014-10-13T01:09:01.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, I think you got all the details in your post. From the information provided, as you say, the non-Queen females seem purely based on the fact that the humans they are derived from were female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the one that said she was going to run off, if I remember correctly, it was more establishing a colony and asserting herself as the most dominant ant without any mention of reproduction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T01:09:01.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13291" CreationDate="2014-10-13T01:32:18.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a Maestro is separate from being a doll's medium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A maestro is someone who has special abilities in creating and repairing dolls. (This becomes particularly apparent in the latest Rozen Maiden manga series.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you watch enough of the anime or read enough of the manga, you'll notice only a couple of people are mentioned as being a maestro (Rozen, Jun), and they're the only ones who are ever seen creating or repairing a doll (as opposed to just the clothes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want a full explanation with all the evidence laid out, check out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?s=3b0a40df0651153a7838136975a4ae87&amp;amp;p=707612#post707612&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AnimeSuki Rozen Maiden Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T01:32:18.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13261" CreationDate="2014-10-13T01:44:57.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haine was born into the Kamiya family, but &quot;sold&quot; to the Otomiya family in exchange for 50 million yen, hence why her family name is Otomiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shizumasa is the emperor, but we first meet the &quot;fake&quot; Shizumasa, who is filling in for the real one, and we find out the fake is actually Shizumasa's twin brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details including family tree diagrams, see the GAC wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gac.wikia.com/wiki/Haine_Otomiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haine page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gac.wikia.com/wiki/Kamiya_family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamiya family page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gac.wikia.com/wiki/Togu_family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Togu family page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T01:44:57.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11428" CreationDate="2014-10-13T02:04:39.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hate to write a suggestion in an answer, but too new to comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you tried crunchyroll? If you pay for their premium membership you're supposed to get HD anime and manga (you can get a manga only subscription).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're looking at fan scanlations, some online reader sites downgrade the quality of uploaded chapters in order to make the pages load faster, which will result in jpg artifacting at times as well. If you're looking for higher quality, I suggest grabbing it from the scanlators' sites and/or using their readers if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastEditorUserId="8676" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T17:03:00.387" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T17:03:00.387" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14221" CreationDate="2014-10-13T03:48:08.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be because Naruto doesn't take place on Earth and so the culture is 'Japanese-esque' with certain differences. Or it could be to encourage feelings of comradery between teacher and students so they work better as a team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8679" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T03:48:08.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14430" CreationDate="2014-10-13T10:18:51.800" Score="7" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just been re-watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica / Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (episodes, movie, doesn't change this situation). I noticed a song that sounded quite nice, that Kyoko was dancing to (playing Dance Dance Revolution, if you're happy to go by that name) in the 6th episode, or at 1:20:25 roughly, during the first movie. I'd like to make it clear that I am referring to the &lt;strong&gt;first song&lt;/strong&gt; she dances to, &lt;strong&gt;not the second&lt;/strong&gt;. I am well aware that the second song is &lt;em&gt;Connect&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;ClariS&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKwjb7Lyc9c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;. It starts right near the beginning. What is this song / tune? Does anyone know the name, artist, or what it is from, if it is known outside of Madoka Magica?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8287" LastEditorDisplayName="user8287" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T20:53:48.973" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T20:53:48.973" Title="What song is Kyoko dancing to in Puella Magi / Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14221" CreationDate="2014-10-13T11:05:31.470" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main reason is Naruto's Universe is different from ours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most of the other anime where the story takes place in Japan, Japan's mode of addressing applies. Calling your teacher and your female/male friend by family name. Calling each other by name if you are a lover or male-male or female-female friend. Respecting your seniors by calling them Senpai, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since Naruto takes place in a different universe, the mode of addressing is different. In Naruto, you can find people not only calling by their names but also by their nicknames. Naruto has nicknames for most of his friends, sensei, and elders, like Rock Lee-Bushy Brows, Ero Sennin-Jiraya, ... which you mostly don't find in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not limited to just Naruto. One Piece, Attack on Titan, and most of the other anime where their universe is different from ours (or Japan), the usual Japanese mode of addressing doesn't apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="59258" LastEditDate="2021-03-08T12:19:32.793" LastActivityDate="2021-03-08T12:19:32.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14453" CreationDate="2014-10-13T11:17:08.033" Score="4" ViewCount="9572" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a comment online that stated &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt; is not anime. I kinda know the argument in that &quot;anime&quot; refers to only Japanese animation, but is that so? The style of this anime, the humour, and everything about it seems extremely anime. I understand that it was written by Americans and animated in Korea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt; seriously not considered anime because of this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I going to have to categorize this into an alternate genre type, so that I can add &lt;em&gt;Archer&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Futurama&lt;/em&gt;? Is there a genre type for these types of animations like with &quot;shoujo&quot;, &quot;shounen&quot;, &quot;seinen&quot;, and &quot;josei&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6383" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T13:20:34.520" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T17:21:27.270" Title="Is The Legend of Korra anime?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14427" CreationDate="2014-10-13T11:46:02.490" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's part of the song Connect. You can say it's a remix version. The title is Connect -Game Installation-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jpmusic.info/2011/09/mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-ost-3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Special CD 6 (track #13)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica has total 6 Bonus CD. From what I could see, the artist is still ClariS. (I actually has all the bonus CD)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T11:46:02.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14429" CreationDate="2014-10-13T13:10:00.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The motivation for deciding that it is not anime is that it is a Western Animation. Despite the fact that the styles borrow from one another, anime is often considered simply &quot;Eastern Animation&quot;.  While there is a lot of &quot;I know it if I see it&quot; characteristics which make the Avatar series more anime-like than Futurama, it it still considered Western in origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T13:21:43.243" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T13:21:43.243" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-13T19:16:58.513" Score="8" ViewCount="2720" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QU6gI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sheep!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these sheep dolls mascots, or do they represent something in the series? From the look of it, the blood (?) drooling from their mouths is like Sakamachi Kinjirou's nose bleed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T16:03:31.050" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T18:14:36.333" Title="What do the sheep dolls represent in Mayo Chiki?" Tags="&lt;mayo-chiki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14434" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-13T19:26:57.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lqb6P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mayo Chiki! is an abbreviation of Mayoeru Shitsuji to Chikin na Ore to (迷える執事とチキンな俺と?, lit. The Stray Butler and Myself the Chicken)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story revolves around Kinjirō Sakamachi, a 17-year-old high school boy who suffers from gynophobia. The gynophobia makes his nose bleed every time he has physical contact with a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Mayo Chiki, refer following sites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo_Chiki!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mayochiki.wikia.com/wiki/Mayo_Chiki!_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mayo Chiki wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T20:18:13.163" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T20:18:13.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14435" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-13T19:26:57.700" Score="0" Body="Mayo Chiki! (まよチキ!?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Asano and illustrated by Seiji Kikuchi. " OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T20:18:16.283" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T20:18:16.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11213" CreationDate="2014-10-13T19:29:09.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logia users have full control over which state they are in, and have been shown to be able to have parts of their body in different states. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some activities where literally being fire is very impractical, such as when eating or drinking. Logia users spend the majority of their time in their human forms of flesh and blood, but many have trained to the point where when something or someone unexpectedly makes contact with them they reflexively turn the point of contact and surrounding area into their element. For more powerful users, this is augmented by Kenbonshoku haki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But logia users are still just humans. When Luffy hit both Ace and Smoker by mistake, Ace was eating, and I think Smoker was caught off guard because he was concentrating on Ace as the only threat at the time. It's also worth mentioning that despite Smoker being very strong, he is one of the weaker logias shown thus far and at that time did not appear to posess haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the default form for any human with a devil fruit is their original form, from what we have seen of all Logias and Zoans, with the exception of Chopper, but he throws up all kinds of exceptions, and is also not human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T19:29:09.647" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14437" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-13T19:44:25.490" Score="3" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, &lt;strong&gt;Takanashi Punyuru&lt;/strong&gt; appeared as transferred student in Sakamachi Kureha's class. However, when she was Kanade's butler (&lt;strong&gt;Subaru Konoe&lt;/strong&gt;), she was on same class with &lt;strong&gt;Sakamachi Kinjirou&lt;/strong&gt;. Why was she transferred to Kureha's class instead of Kinjirou's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:24:34.077" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T06:24:34.077" Title="Why was Subaru Konoe transferred into Kureha's class?" Tags="&lt;mayo-chiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14438" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14457" CreationDate="2014-10-13T19:46:46.400" Score="4" ViewCount="1177" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't read the question below if you are not up-to-date to the Fairy Tail manga. It may contain spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the chapter 399-400 from Fairy Tail manga, Erza is fighting Kyouka to stop faces's activation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this fight, Kyouka used her curse to increase Erza's sensitivity to pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IQ8vj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this curse, she used another one to remove all Erza's five senses. But Erza continued to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ephz0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLRKr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the five senses is &lt;strong&gt;tactile perception&lt;/strong&gt;. Without it, she should not be able to feel anything, including pain. Shouldn't it make Kyouka's first curse useless?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But somehow Erza continued feeling a lot of pain and suffering a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VncF9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can she feel this amplified pain since all her senses were stolen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-10-13T20:00:28.150" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T15:10:23.870" Title="Why is Erza able to feel pain during Kyouka's fight?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14429" CreationDate="2014-10-13T20:53:29.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;genre&quot; that I have typically heard these type of shows being referred to as &quot;American Anime&quot; or &quot;Western Anime&quot; to refer to the borrowed style, however I've only seen these terms used &quot;unofficially&quot;. The term anime these days is most commonly used to define works originating from Japan, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;even some dictionaries&lt;/a&gt; define it as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at some other notable titles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RWBY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;RWBY&lt;/a&gt; coins itself as &quot;an American animated web series&quot;. Even though it is licensed in Japan, most still won't consider it &quot;anime&quot; in the traditional sense, although &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/07/12/feature-inside-rooster-teeths-rwby&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;judging by this article&lt;/a&gt; some people really want to view it as such.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_Legends&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Halo Legends&lt;/a&gt; considers itself &quot;anime&quot; as the actual animation studios were based in Japan, and they were given a wide degree of freedom in terms of story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Animatrix&lt;/a&gt; dubs itself &quot;animated short films&quot;. Although the majority of the films within the anthology originated from Japanese studios, the collection as a whole originates from several different countries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this regard we can deduce that strictly speaking, Legend of Korra isn't considered anime solely for the reason that it wasn't produced or even animated in Japan. However this doesn't mean that the definition will evolve to refer to the overall art style if other countries start producing these types of works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T20:53:29.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="393" CreationDate="2014-10-13T22:25:15.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Nemo said that because all the people of Tartessos had become humans for centuries (mix). The last &quot;pure&quot; Atlanteans were Elisis and his wife (and thus their two children). So everyone else in the city (including Gargoyle and Electra) were 99% human. Even if he had been raised AS an Atlantean (as he said), Gargoyle couldn't get another DNA than his... He didn't know (who did, except Nemo ???)... Poor one...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Proof&quot; : Nadia and Jean' son, Nemo and Electra's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nemesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8686" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T22:25:15.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14452" CreationDate="2014-10-14T01:17:11.160" Score="10" ViewCount="7050" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, Mahou Shoujo = Magical Girl as the latter is normally used when turning the Japanese title to English, i.e.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/a&gt; = Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6071&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sasami: Mahō Shōjo Club&lt;/a&gt; = Sasami: Magical Girls Club&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1486&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lalabel&lt;/a&gt; = Lalabel the Magic Girl&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I understand one of the themes of &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; is Magical Girl, and its Japanese name is &lt;em&gt;Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;. I am wondering how did &lt;em&gt;Mahou Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; become &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T15:58:08.700" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T15:58:08.700" Title="Why is &quot;Puella Magi&quot; equivalent to &quot;Mahou Shoujo&quot;?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13006" CreationDate="2014-10-14T01:19:42.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic answer is &quot;it doesn't&quot; - the anime was not canon to the games. The games' timeline is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3: Dante is young, hasn't started his agency yet, we meet Virgil as a human (well, half human), he meets Lady.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: Dante meets Trish and we learn Virgil became Nelo Angelo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4: Both Lady and Trish are in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: Dante becomes trapped in the underworld and we never learn what happened after because they did a stupid reboot instead of a sequel for DMC 5. These events are not mentioned in other games so it is the final game in the timeline. There are no official canon works that make reference to what happened after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime he knows both Lady and Trish so it is set after 3 and 1 and before 2. It could be before or after 4 but I would guess before since the anime was made before the game however there's no real answer because, as I said, the anime is not canon to the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have links or anything because this is just from my memory - I owned all games (sold my copy of DMC 5) including the DMC 3 Special Edition (where you get to play through Virgil's story), two novels, and have the whole anime on my hard drive and have watched all episodes at least twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8690" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T01:19:42.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14449" CreationDate="2014-10-14T02:20:02.550" Score="9" ViewCount="2298" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK this is a long shot as I only remember two scenes. It's just stuck with me and I would be very interested in finding out what anime it was. I saw it about 14 (maybe 15) years ago and I don't know if it was new then or not (probably not anime was never a big thing in the UK back then). I think I saw it on the Bravo channel but I'm guessing as it was the only channel willing to show anime that had anything remotely interesting (other channels had heavily edited Kiddy stuff).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first scene I remember was a stand-off from two wizards (or magic users). One was an old man on the ground, I think he had white hair. He was facing an evil wizard who was levitating some distance away (yet they could hear other as they always seem to do in anime). The old wizard shot some kind of magic arrow that he seemed very certain would kill this evil wizard but the evil wizard blocked it with the palm of his hand which was in a white glove with an up-side-down pentagram. The old wizard clutched then clutched his heart, bleeding as if struck by the arrow (which was still in the evil wizard's hand who seemed unaffected by this), shocked at what had happened, and then fell down, presumably dead. The old wizard laughed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other scene was of some woman, supposedly important but I can't remember why - I think the evil wizard wanted her for something? She was writhing in pain on the floor. It's daylight and they'd in a meadow or plains (short grass and where she rolled there was just dirt). She stops writhing but continues shaking and starts wretching, heaving. Suddenly something pokes out from her mouth and starts coming out of her, it ends up being a giant white-pink maggot which promptly wriggles away. She survives the ordeal and lays there shaking, recovering. There's a voice over of two men who I think were with her but not showing at the time. One is younger asking what happened and one is older (possibly the old wizard I mentioned earlier) explained she gave birth to a maggot and this was due to dark magic. Oddly, neither seem surprised by the fact there is a maggot almost the size of an adult human or concerned that the maggot might become a giant fly (which are annoying pests when tiny and swattable - a giant fly is just... Ick). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the haziness of my memory I am not sure what kind of setting it is. The clothing is all simple but also something you'd expect in older Japan - robes and basic plain cloth type. I don't recall the buildings but I think it is pre-machine times so I don't think there's cars or guns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animation style has that older grittier texture to it which all the older anime seem to have - something between Violence Jack and CyberCity Oeda 808. I think it was a movie/OVA rather than a series but I may be mistaken. I get the impression it was a &quot;not for kids&quot; kind of anime (even though I was a kid at the time) but I'm guessing on that because back then those were the only ones I watched (except for Vampire Princess Miyu) and because it was an 'after 10pm watershed' thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really have much more detail than this I am sorry but it stayed with me and can't seem to find it when I do my searches. If you could help at all it would be appreciated. If you solve this you will have my undying gratitude and I'd even give you my last rolo if I actually ate those. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8690" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:54:41.457" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:54:41.457" Title="Please help identify this anime or OVA from 14 years ago about magic" Tags="&lt;doomed-megalopolis&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:33:41.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14447" CreationDate="2014-10-14T03:34:13.920" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &lt;strong&gt;Doomed Megalopolis&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W3Ubg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From Wikipedia):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doomed Megalopolis (帝都物語 Teito Monogatari?) is a supernatural/dark fantasy anime. It is an adaptation of the historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata. The anime is darker, more violent and sexualized than any previous adaptations of the novel; an artistic decision probably inspired by the financial success of the OVA Legend of the Overfiend. Like its live-action predecessor, Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis, the anime is only an adaptation of the first 1/3rd (the first four books) of the original novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was released by Toei in 1991 as a 4-part OVA. In 1995, ADV Films gained the rights to the anime and released it on a four-volume cassette series in the US, under the title Doomed Megalopolis. In 2001, ADV re-released the entire series on a 2-Disc DVD edition. However, this release did not have the original Japanese soundtrack or any special features. Eventually, ADV gathered the rights to the original Japanese voices, and in 2003, re-released an enhanced version entitled Doomed Megalopolis: Special Edition, wherein the Japanese language option was available and bonus features, such as interviews and documentaries were added.[&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's around the right time frame, though it's not listed under the programs broadcasted by Bravo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main antagonist is an evil wizard with white gloves with a pentagram on it, and in the beginning of the movie, he blocks the arrow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tQKo3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The start of the movie has this old guy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YHBFc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also this scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IekXD.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=1148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomed_Megalopolis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T03:34:13.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14444" CreationDate="2014-10-14T05:50:39.710" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The romanized title is not meant to be an English translation at all. It is not half Latin + half English; it is all Latin from start to finish: &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;. So we shouldn't read the &quot;Madoka Magica&quot; as if it were English and then wonder at why &quot;Puella Magi&quot; is not English. &quot;Madoka&quot; is the main character's name (鹿目 まどか), so that word is a native Japanese word. &quot;Magica&quot; is clearly not Japanese or English; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/magica#Latin&quot;&gt;it is also Latin&lt;/a&gt;. So 3 out of the 4 words are Latin, and the Japanese word is a person's name, so it would naturally be written &quot;Madoka&quot; in romanized letters when in an all-Latin phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Trivia#Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica&quot;&gt;According to the Puella Magi wiki,&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Puella Magi&quot; in Latin translates to &quot;girl [form] of the sorcerer&quot; in English. As this was the translation decided by the Japanese company, it is possible that they did not consult anyone fluent in Latin in order to translate &quot;mahou shoujo&quot; as accurately as possible (we often see Engrish in anime [such as 「それでも世界は美しい」(&lt;em&gt;Soredemo Sekai ha Utsukushii&lt;/em&gt;), which was officially written in English as &quot;Still world is Beautiful&quot; instead of a literal fluent translation like &quot;Even So, The World is Beautiful&quot;]; there is no reason that they would necessarily do better with Latin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki author makes an alternate hypothesis, saying &quot;If interpreted a different way, 'the sorcerer's girl', it implies that the girls are being used - which they are, by Kyubey,&quot; but since we &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; know the meaning of &quot;mahou shoujo&quot; due to its use in the many, many magical girls series that &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; is parodying, we can conclude that it does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; in this case have a unique meaning of girls being used. The series is not a &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series proper (it is a parody of the genre and is targeted at male viewers, whereas real &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; are a subset within &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, meaning they are targeted at an audience of young girls and if there is a manga origin or adaption, it runs in a &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; magazine), so for it to use the standard style and meaning of a &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series best serves its intent at parody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T05:50:39.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14429" CreationDate="2014-10-14T06:25:37.887" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any animation that is not made by a Japanese production company is not anime, according to the English definition of the term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To Japanese people in Japanese, the Japanese words 「アニメーション」 and 「アニメ」(&lt;em&gt;animeeshon&lt;/em&gt;, shortened to &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;) are used to describe any animation, whether made in Japan or made in other countries, such as Disney.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to distinguish between the Japanese word used by Japanese in Japan to describe all animation from all countries, as compared to the English word which is distinct from that in meaning.  The English word only refers to animation that is made by a Japanese production company.  It includes many series which were almost entirely animated in Korea by Koreans, but done so for a Japanese production company. Look in the credits list at the end of many anime TV series and you will see many Korea names; since the company is Japanese, it counts as anime, even if the animating work was largely accomplished by non-Japanese people. If the exact same Korean animators created an animated series produced by a Korean company, it would not be anime according to the English definition of the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Korean comics are called &lt;em&gt;manhwa&lt;/em&gt;. There are a handful of American publishers that might market a graphic novel to you as &quot;manga made in America,&quot; but that is actually an oxymoron. The English word &quot;manga&quot; only refers to comics produced by Japanese publishing companies. Japanese people do not usually use the Japanese word 「漫画」 (&lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;) to refer to comics from other countries; instead they say 「コミックス」 (&lt;em&gt;komikkusu&lt;/em&gt;). Again, you could be a non-Japanese living in Japan and having your comic published in a Japanese manga magazine, and it would be real manga, because of the company, regardless of your own ethnicity. But if you are ethnically-Japanese publishing your comic outside of Japan, it is not manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another important thing to keep in mind is that neither the English word nor the Japanese word contain anything related to art style.  This is also true of words such as &lt;em&gt;shounen, shoujo, seinen, josei&lt;/em&gt;, and so on: within each, there is a wide variety of art styles. For example, compare the art style of &lt;em&gt;Kaitou St. Tail&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;NANA,&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Kiko-chan Smile,&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Ace wo Nerae,&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Zetsuai 1989&lt;/em&gt;.  They are all &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, but they do not look alike, and there are respective &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series that look more like one of them than the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shounen, shoujo, seinen,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt; are words that can only be used to refer to sub-genres within Japanese comics and animation; they cannot be applied to animation produced in America or any other countries. Rather than genres proper, they are simply technical groupings of marketing targets: was this series targeted at young adult women, or not? You can promptly tell which type it is by which area of the Japanese bookstore the manga is  in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/intro.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Energetic Heartbeats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is Shoujo?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Shoujo (girls') is not a genre itself - it's the marketing strategy. Shoujo simply means that the title was originally marketed to a female audience in Japan. Nothing more than that.&#xA;  Shoujo includes its own genres that cannot be found in their original form within the shounen world, including mahou shoujo, shounen ai, yaoi, yuri, and others.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Shoujo is not limited to only anime and manga. The word is also used for audio dramas and novels. . . . Pretty much any film genre you can think of has been represented in shoujo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is Not Shoujo?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Shoujo is NOT a type of art style, nor a type of story element. It is not even neccessarily work by a specific creator. For example, the beloved team CLAMP is responsible for outstanding examples of shoujo manga and anime, but has also created shounen manga. What's the difference between the shounen manga and the shoujo manga? The shounen series was serialized in a manga magazine aimed at male readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="28456" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T17:21:27.270" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T17:21:27.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14343" CreationDate="2014-10-14T07:07:04.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;“Sex” and “gender” bear disparate meanings but many people accidentally conflate these words. In the technical distinction, “sex” is a neutral word referring solely to physiology including differences in brain chemistry and hormones, whereas “gender” refers to cultural constructions/assumptions about what personality traits best suit (or are innately connected to) a particular biological anatomy. The female Ants all seem to identify as female, meaning their gender is female, regardless of 1) whether or not they can reproduce and 2) whether or not they have any interest in reproduction of any sort. It is not clear whether or not they subscribe to a belief in gender essentialism and, even if they did, whether their brand of gender essentialism would include reproduction as the main, or even as a main, component of what &quot;female&quot; means to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Queen and the other feminine Ants were all given female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; (voice actors) and they speak in feminine Japanese. The Queen especially speaks in a very motherly, or perhaps, grandmotherly, fashion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hina (formerly known as Hirin) has a nen ability to remove curses that gives her the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;appearance of being pregnant&lt;/a&gt;. She does not comment on this visual appearance in regard to human pregnancy, but only to complain about her figure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As an aside, the feminine Ants do seem to roughly align with modern Western gender norms for females, but Japanese gender norms have historically differed significantly from Western ones. For example, the 11th century Heian era ideal man was a master of concocting perfume, wearing make-up, and penning love poetry, and in the present day you can often see young straight men styling each others’ hair in public, wearing numerous plushie Disney key chains dangling from their man purses, and dressed in pink and lavender — none of these practices are non-masculine in contemporary Japanese culture — whereas the culture does maintain extremely strict gender norms, copious self-segregation by gender, and rampant sexism.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that a Chimera Ant is female is not dependent on the prior human and/or animal who was/were eaten by the Queen also having been female. Many of them are an amalgamation from a number of humans/animals who were killed, which were likely a mix of males and females. The main illustration of this is Kite, who was a human male, was killed and apparently at least some part of him was eaten by the Queen (though much of his body was not eaten in order for Pitou to make her puppet), then was birthed prematurely as &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Kite_(Chimera_Ant)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a female Ant&lt;/a&gt;, and insisted that her name was Kite from a young age. The characters specifically mention that the Ant Kite is a girl. Her appearance came from a random female villager killed by Koala, meaning it is likely that that girl's entire body was eaten by the Queen, but the resulting Ant retains the memories of Kite instead, even though only a small portion of Kite's body was eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T07:07:04.680" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14438" CreationDate="2014-10-14T08:09:06.173" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense#Non-traditional_senses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, pain &lt;strong&gt;isn't&lt;/strong&gt; one of the &lt;em&gt;traditional senses&lt;/em&gt;. It's marked under &lt;em&gt;non-traditional senses&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that's the reason pain is NOT stolen together with tactile perception (well, I thought, before I looked deeper, pain is connected to the &lt;em&gt;touch&lt;/em&gt; sense, but it seems not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditional senses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hearing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taste&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Smell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are 5 base senses (for more info, view &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_wits#The_.22outward.22_wits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;). As you can see, &lt;em&gt;pain&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is not&lt;/strong&gt; listed. But there are others like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Balance and acceleration&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Temperature&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kinesthetic sense&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pain&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other internal senses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you write, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she can curse to increase Erza's sensitivity to pain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but then &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she remove all 5 senses from her in &lt;strong&gt;other curse&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pain is not a base sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T15:10:23.870" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T15:10:23.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11213" CreationDate="2014-10-14T08:23:44.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well topic a bit exhausted, but i will give one addiction, we dont really know much logia types, we know the 'strong' ones, but they all(?) can use observation haki, so they know when to use it (so they can't be killed in distraction). Maybe Ace and Smoker couldn't use it... We don't really know 'weak ones' to try understanding logia type (if they were unhittable, it would be overpowered)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T08:23:44.400" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-14T09:24:43.573" Score="2" ViewCount="657" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a tree-seed kind of a thing which Doraemon gets even though he did not buy it from the 22nd century. He tells Nobita not to use it, but he does and makes a girl. Now the girl is getting attached to Nobita and they don't know what to do. Finally, an old man sees her and realizes that she looks just like his dead daughter and so he adopts her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episode was this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8701" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T17:47:29.163" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T16:17:53.400" Title="Which Doraemon episode was about a tree-seed thingy which became a girl?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-14T21:47:31.413" Score="4" ViewCount="4454" Body="&lt;p&gt;Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokuki was an anime that I really loved and I was very disappointed when it got cancelled, also because it had some unfinished story arcs like the Gyousou/Taiki arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there are translations available of the novels (both official and unofficial), I have pondered about reading those. However, I always get the impression that though the novels do continue the story arcs in the anime (and more), they were never finished either, so if you were to read them you'd still be left with unfinished arcs (though perhaps ones different from the anime). While searching the internet, I can't seem to find a definitive answer unfortunately, the sources I find either do not mention anything about whether the novels were finished, or to me seem vague about it at best and mostly talk about that not all novels were translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know whether the (original Japanese) novels have finished or has anybody read all the novels and can give the answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8710" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T14:02:52.463" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T19:33:14.827" Title="Were the Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokuki novels ever finished?" Tags="&lt;the-twelve-kingdoms&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14479" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14480" CreationDate="2014-10-15T03:49:02.710" Score="0" ViewCount="1261" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Monster&lt;/em&gt;, there is a character who always smiles, but could not express any other emotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He watched a super hero cartoon, which influenced him as a child and made him a saviour. He kills people when he thinks he can save people but always blacks out and it is always bloody as hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May I ask what is his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8717" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T13:16:30.887" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T13:16:30.887" Title="What is the name of the character who always smiles but could not express any other emotion in the anime &quot;monster&quot;?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14479" CreationDate="2014-10-15T04:30:01.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for Wolfgang Grimmer. (Can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monster_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this list of characters&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First seen in chapter 78, Grimmer is a freelancing journalist researching Kinderheim 511 who is drawn into the search for Johan when he helps Tenma. Nearly always smiling, he is an apparently friendly, polite man who is good with children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xZKBtPf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The guy.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a note for the future: I found his name just by searching &quot;monster anime smiling character&quot; on Google.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T04:30:01.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14485" CreationDate="2014-10-15T05:45:42.680" Score="10" ViewCount="2231" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of the anime, Holo says to Lawrence that the only way she was able to leave the fields was though the wheat Lawrence had brought, and it was key to her being able to remain with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, because of how cumbersome the wheat is, Holo ends up with a small pouch around her neck which has the wheat stripped from the stems inside. When she eats this, she is able to assume her wolf form. In the anime, she doesn't do this often. However it's not a large pouch, so I assume there's not a lot in there and she's already transformed twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I am assuming that if she just spilled it all, she'll just remain where the grain seeds have landed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it hasn't been explained in the anime, has it been explained in the Light Novels what would happen if Holo ate it all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T13:22:09.333" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T06:22:23.853" Title="What happens if Holo eats all the Wheat?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14483" CreationDate="2014-10-15T06:00:11.797" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the info is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://spiceandwolf.wikia.com/wiki/Holo&quot;&gt;Holo wikia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was able to travel with Lawrence because she can &quot;jump&quot; between wheat, and she left the wheat that was in the village's fields and to the wheat that Lawrence bought, giving the reason that she longed for her snowy homeland and eventually contracts Lawrence to take her there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Holo is a wolf harvest deity that was bound to the town of Pasloe, ensuring a bountiful harvest for the residents. As the villagers became more self-reliant with time, however, Holo was neglected and, feeling unneeded, skipped town with the traveling merchant, named Lawrence, by 'jumping' from the villagers' wheat to Lawrence's wheat in his wagon. She longs to return to Yoitsu, her snowy homeland, and makes a contract with Lawrence to accompany her there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Lawrence makes a living being a trader, he can't keep carrying wheat around so Holo keeps some in a pouch. But eating wheat isn't the only way she can transform:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Holo has the power to transform into a massive wolf (bigger than an elephant) in this form she uses this to move at high speeds much faster than another known creature. She also uses her huge jaws in order to defend herself and Lawrence (as well as scare the crap out of her enemies).  To activate this form she must either consume &lt;strong&gt;wheat&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;human blood&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as &quot;dwelling&quot; in the wheat, it also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Holo has lived for many centuries and is not visibly aged past 17 years old (at least in her human form). She credits her wisdom from the experiences her long life has given her. However she is not immortal, she explains that if the wheat she dwells in is destroyed, &lt;strong&gt;she would disappear&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's unlikely she'd eat all the wheat knowing she'd disappear if there was no more wheat to &quot;dwell&quot; in. I don't recall much explanation at all about the wheat aside from the initial bullet points, but I imagine it wouldn't be out of the question to occasionally replenish some of the wheat in her pouch through their travels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T06:00:11.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14494" CreationDate="2014-10-15T09:03:36.340" Score="2" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which episode of the classic Sailor Moon anime are these screenshots of Usagi (Sailor Moon) and Mamoru (Tuxedo Kamen) from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BtJaY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Usagi close-up&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ssUFe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Usagi with head on Mamoru&amp;#39;s lap&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:42:13.450" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:42:13.450" Title="Which episode of Sailor Moon is this scene from?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3646" CreationDate="2014-10-15T09:58:19.637" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately the second link you provided has been removed from YouTube so I could not look at it, but based on watching the Tokyo Mew Mew link you provided I can guess which scene from Sailor Moon you’re thinking of.  The scenes are indeed similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the creators of the series would not need to comment on the similarity because Sailor Moon pioneered the genre of team fighting &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; (magical girl) series.  The &lt;strong&gt;key point&lt;/strong&gt; here is &lt;strong&gt;the combination of &lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; (team fighting) with &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  To merely say Sailor Moon and Tokyo Mew Mew are from the same genre and for the same target audience doesn't &lt;strong&gt;nearly&lt;/strong&gt; explain their large similarities, because neither look much &lt;strong&gt;at all&lt;/strong&gt; like any of the &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series that preceded Sailor Moon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Sailor Moon, the long history of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series were usually EITHER one girl who could transform into a magical version of herself OR one magical girl from another world who is temporarily living in our world and uses an Earthling disguise except for when she needs to transform into her true self to use her powers.  In both cases, most of the occasions for which she transformed were for day-to-day events, NOT for trying to save the world.  (Magical girls living solely in magical worlds, such as &lt;em&gt;Kero Kero Chime&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Akazukin ChaCha&lt;/em&gt;, do not technically fall within the genre of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; because everyone in their world is magical; a &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; is a girl with magic powers in a generally non-magical world.)  At the same time, there was a long history of live-action &lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; (team fighting) series like Power Rangers.  Sailor Moon was the first series ever to combine &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt;: a team of magical girls trying to save the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sailor Moon manga ran in the shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi, published by Kodansha.  During its years-long run, Nakayoshi built off of that success by introducing more magical girl series, some of which were the more traditional style (Kaitou St. Tail), some which in the newly-minted team fighting style (Magic Knight Rayearth, which was also a parody of RPG video games), and one was even a parody of the genre itself which masqueraded as a typical &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; for months before introducing a plot twist (Card Captor Sakura).  Most of these also met with great success.  Once Sailor Moon’s run ended, Nakayoshi continued trying its luck with &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, and met with varying success (such as Akihabara Dennougumi Pata-Pi, Cyber Idol Mink, etc.); obviously, Nakayoshi never regained thei height of popularity that Sailor Moon and Card Captor Sakura had given it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the series Nakayoshi came out with in this period was Tokyo Mew Mew.  It received enough popularity to get animated, and the reasons for its particular similarities to Sailor Moon are explained by the fact that it came so soon on the heels of Sailor Moon; there were very few &lt;em&gt;mahou-shoujo&lt;/em&gt;-mixed-with-&lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; series yet made for it to draw from: Sailor Moon was the main “inspiration” for it, you could say.  In other words, Tokyo Mew Mew is a direct result of Sailor Moon; without the innovation of Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew would never have come into existence. Being published in the same manga magazine, the publishers couldn’t have cared less if it was just a copy of Sailor Moon churned out to turn a profit.  If it did anything unique, great; if it didn’t, they wouldn’t have cared.  Being from the same publisher, it didn't need to worry about copyright infringement by &quot;stealing&quot; any ideas. Manga magazines are growing more and more &lt;a href=&quot;http://matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/colloque/index.php&quot;&gt;unprofitable to publish&lt;/a&gt; in print (evidenced by the fact that the &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; [freebies] they give away with each issue have sharply dropped in quality since the era of Sailor Moon’s run), so any hit series they can get is important.  Tokyo Mew Mew did well enough, and did not need to do much original work, it just needed to utilize what made Sailor Moon and the hits of its day work.  In summary, it would not occur to the creators of Tokyo Mew Mew to comment on the similarities, because that is basically &lt;em&gt;atari mae&lt;/em&gt; (当り前, a given, obvious).  Creators of ensuing &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series from other publishers, such as Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach or Cutey Honey F (or even the newer Pretty Cure franchise), could make comments of comparison, but it would not behoove them to do so since their series are rather obviously Sailor Moon-inspired (if not knock-offs) and Sailor Moon was dreamt up by and owned by their competition, so they wouldn't want to draw attention to that fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T09:58:19.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14347" CreationDate="2014-10-15T12:35:11.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the phrases are explained at the Steins;Gate wiki's &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Real-world_References&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Real-Life References&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_Glossary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Glossary&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the phrase「エル・プサイ・コングルゥ」(El Psy Congroo), according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9941&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/FutureGadgetLab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FutureGadgetLab&lt;/a&gt; is the anime's official Twitter account. According to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/FutureGadgetLab/status/4125656912760833&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tweet&lt;/a&gt; by FutureGadgetLab, Okabe Rintarou (lab member #1) explains it as 「お前の胸の中にあるもの。それが答えだ。俺の中ではKONGROOが正しい。『俺の中では』な。《001》」, which you could translate as &quot;It's something that's in your heart. That's my answer. When it's inside me, KONGROO is right. 'When it's inside myself,' y'know.&quot; So either the author is being intentionally obtuse (i.e., writing in character), or there is not a specific meaning for it, or the author of the tweet (whoever at the company was assigned to manage the Twitter feed by posting as the various lab members) didn't know what the meaning is. &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1381253833&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;next_tales&lt;/a&gt;'s answer given at Yahoo Japan's 知恵袋 (&lt;em&gt;chiebukuro&lt;/em&gt;, bag full of wisdom) website also says that there is a notation stating that the phrase has no meaning in the 『ＳＴＥＩＮＳ；ＧＡＴＥ─シュタインズゲート─ 円環連鎖のウロボロス』 (Closed Chain of Ouroboros) novel. It does not seem like Japanese fans know the meaning and it is not a general meme in Japanese society. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://netyougo.com/an/3125.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ネット王子&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Netto Ouji&lt;/em&gt;, Net Prince) website, the phrase has no meaning but &lt;em&gt;as a result&lt;/em&gt; of its use in this series, it has become an internet meme used by Japanese people in their online communications. So to boil that all down, 「エル・プサイ・コングルゥ」 wasn't a preexisting meme used by Steins;Gate, but it became a real meme as a result of Steins;Gate. (Though it is not a meme, the use of Dr. Pepper in Steins;Gate likewise pushed the soda into popularity in Japan  [I can actually find it in a vending machine here in Hokkaido now, all thanks to Hououin Kyouma, but see these links: &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51247510.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://seventhstyle.com/2011/06/08/dr-pepper-drink-of-intellectuals-in-japan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://seventhstyle.com/2011/06/29/dr-peppers-derranged-steinsgate-fans/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd love to hear further answers to this thread's question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T13:45:41.200" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T13:45:41.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13326" CreationDate="2014-10-15T14:02:29.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Susanoo is awakend when you activate the abilities in both mangekyo like lets say in obito's case in the right eye going trough things  and in the left eye absorb things. that's the two abilities obito awakend to use susanoo or in this case kakashi it's not necesarily needed to awaken only amaterasu and tsukuyomi to use susanoo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8724" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T14:02:29.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11648" CreationDate="2014-10-15T14:33:29.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;if you read them in order of publication date, you should be fine.&#xA;All of the manga to date (excluding the multi-artist anthologies), listed in order of publication date:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS; GATE』11/2010~9/2013 (the main storyline) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Rebellion_of_the_Missing_Ring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『STEINS;GATE 亡環のリベリオン』&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Rebellion of the Missing Ring&lt;/em&gt;) 2/2010~9/2011 (side story, focused on Suzuha in the 0.000000, 0.337187, and 0.409431% World Lines)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/History%27s_Strongest_Slight_Fever&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『STEINS;GATE 史上最強のスライトフィーバー』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The World's Strongest Slight Fever&lt;/em&gt;) 2/2011~10/2011 (the main storyline, focused on Kurisu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『しゅたいんず・げーと!』(&lt;em&gt;Steins・Gate!&lt;/em&gt;) 3/2011~5/2012 (parody of the main storyline)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE DROPS』8/2011~3/2012 (a 4-panel gag comic, the storyline of the comedic Xbox360 fandisc game『STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のだーりん』[&lt;em&gt;Loving Vows' Darling&lt;/em&gt;], set in the 3% World Line)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE 星屑のデュプレット』(&lt;em&gt;Stardust Duplet&lt;/em&gt;) 8/2011~3/2012 (the storyline of the fandisc, focused on Mayuri)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Steins;Gate_-_Darling_of_Loving_Vows&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のスイーツはにー』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Loving Vows’ Sweets Honey&lt;/em&gt;) 10/2011~3/2012 (the storyline of the fandisc, focused on Kurisu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Braunian_Motion_of_Love_and_Hate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『STEINS;GATE 恩讐のブラウニアンモーション』&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Braunian Motion of Love and Hate&lt;/em&gt;) 4/2012~7/2012 (side story, focused on the past of Mr. Braun)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のフューチャーはにー』(&lt;em&gt;Loving Vows’ Future Honey&lt;/em&gt;) 5/2012~? (the storyline of the fandisc, focused on Suzuha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE もっと比翼恋理のスイーツはにー』(&lt;em&gt;Even More Loving Vows’ Sweets Honey&lt;/em&gt;) 6/2012~12/2012 (spin-off from the storyline of the fandisc, about Lab Members going to school)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE 変移空間のオクテット』(&lt;em&gt;Variant Space Octet&lt;/em&gt;) 6/2012~1/2013 (the storyline of the game of the same name, which is a non-canon crossover with &lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理の+ニャン2 くらいしす☆』(&lt;em&gt;Loving Vows + Meow2 Crisis&lt;/em&gt;) 6/2012~1/2013 (the storyline of the fandisc, focused on Feris)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE -哀心迷図のバベル-』(&lt;em&gt;Babel of the Grieved Maze&lt;/em&gt;) 6/2012~2/2014 (the storyline of the CD drama&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=305040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『STEINS;GATEドラマCDα「哀心迷図のバベル」ダイバージェンス0.571046%』&lt;/a&gt;, which is the main storyline focused on Kurisu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のスイーツはにーふぁいなる』(&lt;em&gt;Loving Vows’ Sweets Honey Final&lt;/em&gt;) 1/2013~6/2013 (sequel to the fandisc storyline manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Epigraph_of_the_Closed_Curve&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『STEINS;GATE 閉時曲線のエピグラフ』&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Epigraph of the Closed Curve&lt;/em&gt;) 2/2013~12/2013 (side story, the storyline of the light novel  of the same name, set in winter 2010 in the Beta Attractor Field around the 1.129848 and 1.130205% World Lines)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『劇場版STEINS;GATE 負荷領域のデジャヴ』(&lt;em&gt;Loading Area of Déjà Vu&lt;/em&gt;) 5/2013~12/2013 (the storyline of the movie of the same name, set one year after the events of the TV series)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE -無限遠点のアークライト-』(&lt;em&gt;Arc Light of the Point of Infinity&lt;/em&gt;) 3/2014~present (the storyline of the CD drama 『STEINS;GATEドラマCDβ「無限遠点のアークライト」ダイバージェンス1.130205%』, focused on Mayuri)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『STEINS;GATE 永劫回帰のパンドラ』(&lt;em&gt;Pandora of Eternal Recurrence&lt;/em&gt;) 5/2014~present (side story, continuation of &lt;em&gt;Epigraph of the Closed Curve&lt;/em&gt;, set in the Beta Attractor Field in 2010)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T14:33:29.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14488" CreationDate="2014-10-15T15:19:13.073" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=2152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon R&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HmlVR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fragrance of a flower at the botanical gardens reminds Mamoru of a&#xA;  long forgotten memory from his childhood when he met Fiore, an alien&#xA;  boy who was travelling the galaxy on his own. Before Fiore left, he&#xA;  made a promise to Mamoru to bring him flowers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once banned from society to a far away galaxy, the Kisenian flower, a&#xA;  plant that grows by consuming the energy of living beings, awaits to&#xA;  be found by someone with doubtful heart and weak will on whom to prey,&#xA;  since it is harmless without a proper host — to then transform the&#xA;  host's weakness and fear into dark power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What will happen when lonely Fiore finds Kisenian during his journey?&#xA;  How will he react to finding out about the passionate relationship&#xA;  between Mamoru and Usagi? Will Sailor Moon be able to save Earth and&#xA;  the ones she loves from Fiore's jealousy powered by the accumulated&#xA;  hatred of the Kisenian against people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiGc5VLTg9M&amp;amp;t=11m54s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;YouTube link of that particular scene&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7884" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T15:19:13.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14500" CreationDate="2014-10-15T17:13:41.207" Score="6" ViewCount="4541" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is&#xA;  able to kill the owner of the Death Note**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confuses me, because Light was able to kill Jack Neylon and Higuchi (although he wrote Higuchi's name on a paper from his notebook, so that maybe explains how he could have killed him). So, what does this rule exactly mean? Does this rule mean that if I write Light Yagami's name in a Death Note, he wouldn't die, since only Ryuk can kill him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T17:14:55.213" LastActivityDate="2019-06-17T20:06:08.707" Title="Is Ryuk the only one who can kill Light?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5161" CreationDate="2014-10-15T18:12:14.440" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Zanpaktou Rebellion Arc, it is told by Suzumebachi or Soifon's zanpaktou that she used to belong to Yorouichi. I just saw this recently, but if you see around the 4:30 minute mark of this video, Suzumebachi states this. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DgCe9wM_0k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DgCe9wM_0k&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8729" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T18:12:14.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14497" CreationDate="2014-10-15T20:38:41.637" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to use XXXIV&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The owner of the Death Note cannot be killed by a god of death who is living in the world of the gods of death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, a god of death who comes to the human world, in the objective to kill the owner of the Death Note, will not be able to do so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the rules are grouped together, it seems they are related.  In context, they imply that gods of death cannot kill Death Note owners with the exception of the original owner. Keep in mind that the rules seem to be a collection of observations; not the &quot;programming language&quot; of the Death Note.  This means some wording may not be perfect. In practice, Light was able to kill Death Note owners whose original owners were not shown to also write down their names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, note that everyone already has an expiration date so they are never immortal from non-Death Note related deaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, that interpretation sounds as if an owner who found Misa's old notebook after the Shinigami was dead would effectively be immortal or at least immune to all Death Note users.  This seems unlikely.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2019-06-17T20:06:08.707" LastActivityDate="2019-06-17T20:06:08.707" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14032" CreationDate="2014-10-15T22:30:23.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://magica-wars.wikia.com/wiki/Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Magica Wars Wikia&lt;/a&gt; has updated with a list of the girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series only included a few of them, here are the prefecture's girls in their entirety (with pictures where available)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aichi:&lt;/strong&gt; Rin Takehara &amp;amp; Subaru Amashita&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dqVKym.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akita:&lt;/strong&gt; Mai Inakura &amp;amp; Topiko Arube&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aomori:&lt;/strong&gt; Neo Shiratori &amp;amp; Rui Shirakawagoshi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chiba:&lt;/strong&gt; Sen Hazakura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6nFPMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ehime:&lt;/strong&gt; Setoka Himeno&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7oS4y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fukui:&lt;/strong&gt; Fuku Echizen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLAZU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fukuoka:&lt;/strong&gt; Arisu Sugawara &amp;amp; Ume Hoshino&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N/A , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZBPYW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IVkNqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fukushima:&lt;/strong&gt; Momo Iwaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrcgR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gifu:&lt;/strong&gt; Hidari &amp;amp; Minori Ichiki, Shizuri Tsuzuku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dTvA9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gunma:&lt;/strong&gt; Tsutsuji Makai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yC8gs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiroshima:&lt;/strong&gt; Akane Wajima &amp;amp; Miwa Kyuumon  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iEhgG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNgo6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hokkaido:&lt;/strong&gt; Komako Kitano &amp;amp; Yuki Miku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLOaE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrQje.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hyogo:&lt;/strong&gt;  Hotaru Kugui &amp;amp; Tamae Sakamoto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N/A , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y9kgI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibaraki:&lt;/strong&gt; Mio Kasama &amp;amp;  Nobara Yuuki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N/A , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CN9sb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ishikawa:&lt;/strong&gt; Yuri Inuwashi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EZQ1y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iwate:&lt;/strong&gt;  Meguru Hoshi &amp;amp;  Yuki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KWTnL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ByDVy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kagawa:&lt;/strong&gt; Kanoka Tamamo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PJfhB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kagoshima:&lt;/strong&gt;  Hayame Kaji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ArhA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanagawa:&lt;/strong&gt; Minamo Kousaka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7i9AQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kochi:&lt;/strong&gt; Monobe Tsurugi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kumamoto:&lt;/strong&gt; Renka Ariake&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ec9I2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kyoto:&lt;/strong&gt; Mebuki Konoe &amp;amp; Miyako Saionji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3SdGw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mie:&lt;/strong&gt; Suzuka Kamiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aCMWk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miyagi:&lt;/strong&gt; Naruko Aoba&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mc6Au.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miyazaki:&lt;/strong&gt;   Himuka Amano&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yY34i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagano:&lt;/strong&gt; Shinanono Kawanakajima&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WOOvg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagasaki:&lt;/strong&gt; Ameko Kamishiro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FqDHV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nara:&lt;/strong&gt; Fuhiko Fujiwara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34o23.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Niigata:&lt;/strong&gt; Ichiko Echigo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rdRIA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oita:&lt;/strong&gt; Kemuri Midoriyu &amp;amp; Touka Taketori&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/33gN3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okayama:&lt;/strong&gt; Suzume Momomura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0s6Mg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okinawa:&lt;/strong&gt; Manami Hika &amp;amp; Menou Amakusa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQ8pu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Osaka:&lt;/strong&gt; Sakura Midou &amp;amp; Yana Minase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJmT5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; , N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saga:&lt;/strong&gt; Sayaka Yoshino&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1jiDY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saitama:&lt;/strong&gt; Tamame Saijou&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shiga:&lt;/strong&gt; Kinoe Oumi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxRGY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shimane:&lt;/strong&gt; Chitose Kunibiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ipBr5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shizuoka:&lt;/strong&gt; Matsuri Sengen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/paXDh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tochigi:&lt;/strong&gt; Hikari Tochinobi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/njp0A.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokushima:&lt;/strong&gt;  Narumi Sudachi  Hi-san &amp;amp; Sara Shirasagi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N/A , &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bBp0Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo:&lt;/strong&gt;  Rin Kobari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XY32w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tottori:&lt;/strong&gt; Chiyo Miasa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N/A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toyama:&lt;/strong&gt; Karin Hotarui&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OWc2p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wakayama:&lt;/strong&gt; Kino Shirarahama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l2rYQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamagata:&lt;/strong&gt; Yukana Akaba&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FmheCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamaguchi:&lt;/strong&gt; Natsumi Manten&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HomGTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamanashi:&lt;/strong&gt; Koi Momoyama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MHvPR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone can fill in the blanks, that'd be great. If you speak Japanese, there's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://orenoturn.org/?mode=grp&amp;amp;gid=933923&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;card site here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T22:30:23.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14520" CreationDate="2014-10-16T00:11:41.433" Score="11" ViewCount="3110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently stumbled upon a One Piece pic which left me dumbfounded. In the picture below you can clearly see that 2 Zoros appear at the same time, being a One Piece fan myself I wasn't able to remember when that happened. Does any of you guys in which episode (or special or movie) did this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/54C06.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your help as always :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-10-17T07:46:15.803" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T22:36:24.333" Title="In which episode is this scene with two Zoros?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-16T01:23:05.063" Score="1" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently did a search on Manga Updates for Shoujo Ai, and to my surprise I found a bunch of Aoishiro manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Manga Updates, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20501&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aoi Shiro - Kaeishou&lt;/a&gt; is the official manga, but I am wondering which route/ending from the Visual Novel it adapts and if there are any significant changes to it (i.e. choosing one route while taking elements from other routes, like what the Fate/Stay Night anime did with taking elements from Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel Routes for it's adaptation of the Fate Route).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-16T21:14:26.423" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T21:14:26.423" Title="Which ending/route does Aoi Shiro - Kaeishou adapt?" Tags="&lt;aoishiro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-16T05:14:35.353" Score="5" ViewCount="595" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto's father's name is Minato Namikaze, and mother is Kushina Uzumaki.&#xA;So, why is Naruto's surname Uzumaki? Shoudn't it be Namikaze?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7890" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T15:42:09.347" Title="Naruto's surname confusion" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-10-21T05:37:46.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14510" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14512" CreationDate="2014-10-16T05:35:11.340" Score="1" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to VNDB (for both &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aoishiro&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/v98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akai Ito&lt;/a&gt;) and the Manga Updates page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20501&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aoishiro - Kaeishou&lt;/a&gt;, Akai Ito is the sister game to Aoishiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell, they are both Shoujo Ai/Yuri titles, both done by Success and both seem to focus on Oni. However I can't see how those elements would make Aoishiro and Akai Ito sister games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is there some sort of connection between the 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T15:52:02.010" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T15:52:02.010" Title="How is Akai Ito the sister game to Aoishiro?" Tags="&lt;aoishiro&gt;&lt;akai-ito&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14510" CreationDate="2014-10-16T08:58:41.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imagine the most significant of your mentioned connections is that they are created by the same developer - &lt;strong&gt;Success&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having similar themes and a similar art style is definitely enough to warrant the title of &lt;em&gt;sister&lt;/em&gt; games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Western example, Bastion and Transistor are also sister games - They share no common story, but are similar in artistic style, development company, musician and artist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &lt;em&gt;sister&lt;/em&gt; in sister-game is broad and stems from sister cities &amp;amp; sister companies. The latter of which shares no more than the same parent company. Sister cities are broad, officially approved, long-term partnerships between two communities - but they do not have to be culturally alike or share many traits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The requirements for shows to have an implicit connection is low, and can be justified by being in the same broad universe, parallel universe, etc. It's mainly a production choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T13:32:35.997" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T13:32:35.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-16T11:48:20.393" Score="6" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the OP for the Denki-gai anime, it seems that apples are the main theme.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Not only is the song called &lt;em&gt;&quot;Kajirikake no Ringo&quot; (A Half-Bitten Apple)&lt;/em&gt;, but apples are also seen several times:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/idiHF.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/idiHFm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Shooting apple&amp;quot;?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXZVF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXZVFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;An &amp;quot;apple mango&amp;quot;?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rh8Za.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rh8Zam.png&quot; alt=&quot;Instant apple noodles?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/icIEn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/icIEnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Everyone has an apple!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember anything apple-related in the manga, so I'm assuming this is no reference to something that has happened there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;What's the significance of the apples?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:11:51.507" Title="What's the significance of apples in the OP?" Tags="&lt;denkigai-no-honya-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14505" CreationDate="2014-10-16T19:29:53.637" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This appears to be an animation error from an earlyish episode when that was more frequent.  Specifically it comes from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeXKZ01z5aQ&quot;&gt;Episode 226&lt;/a&gt; which is part of the Foxy Pirate Crew Arc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene Zoro is fighting Foxy the Silver Fox in (a bad) disguise to the left hand side of the screen and also (apparenly) calmly standing there watching the silly fight.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-10-16T19:48:36.423" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T19:48:36.423" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-16T22:32:27.900" Score="2" ViewCount="336" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imported soundtracks for the Black Rock Shooter anime series (not OVA). As per my normal procedure, after getting them, I then searched for torrents of the same soundtracks so I could get ripped .mp3 versions (or FLAC which I could then convert to .mp3) which had the metadata and cover scans for when I put it on my iPod/iPhone (saves up on time having to edit 7589+ songs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the process, I found out that I didn't have one of the soundtracks in the torrent. It consisted of 3 tracks. (Note: these are how the track title meta data had them named)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re:Make&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;NO SCARED&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rock,Scissors,Paper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All 3 had the Artist Meta Tag as ONE OK ROCK and the Album Title as AZCS-2013 (I think it's a catalog number). Below is the corresponding cover scan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VXHRz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I didn't buy the soundtrack, I decided to listen to it to see if I had missed a soundtrack. It was good music, but I don't remember any of it. I know it's definitely not the Opening as that's the Hitsune Miku Black Rock Shooter song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to buy it, but first I want to know where in Black Rock Shooter these songs came from? (Quite possibly only 1 was used). If they happen to come from a different Black Rock Shooter media, I would like to know what it is so I can get it and check it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-17T13:59:50.583" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T01:13:06.403" Title="Where did these songs appear in Black Rock Shooter?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;black-rock-shooter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13446" CreationDate="2014-10-17T00:18:23.757" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, we know that all of humanity has been wiped out, except for the people living inside the walls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing as much of mankind lives on islands (such as the Japanese), it's safe to assume that Titans are able to cross water somehow. Presumably, they're able to float due to the previously mentioned attribute of their abnormally light weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a river going through Shiganshina District that appears to be used for transporting cargo, so mankind is not oblivious to manmade bodies of water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8753" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T00:18:23.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14538" CreationDate="2014-10-17T09:18:56.800" Score="6" ViewCount="16492" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few years ago, my friend and I watched the &lt;em&gt;Trigun&lt;/em&gt; anime, and I've just now picked up &lt;em&gt;Trigun Maximum&lt;/em&gt; omnibus #1. I haven't read the original &lt;em&gt;Trigun&lt;/em&gt; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have become totally confused trying to understand how &lt;em&gt;Trigun Maximum&lt;/em&gt; relates to the original manga and anime. I've heard mixed explanations: that &lt;em&gt;Maximum&lt;/em&gt; is a re-imagining of the story, or that it's a sequel, or that it's a re-imagining of &lt;em&gt;part&lt;/em&gt; of the events of the anime. Unfortunately I haven't found a clear explanation on Wikipedia or the Trigun wikis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is: &lt;strong&gt;What is Trigun Maximum's relation to the original manga and anime?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a sequel, or a re-imagining, or both? To what extent does it overlap or follow on from its predecessors?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8757" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T02:09:42.963" Title="How does Trigun Maximum relate to its predecessors, the Trigun anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14537" CreationDate="2014-10-17T13:46:43.823" Score="6" ViewCount="1718" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person whose name is written in a death note is immune to all other death notes. Are they immune to a bullet to the head or eating an arsenic cream pie, too? If so, would they have a sort of &quot;luck shield&quot; that stops any potential causes of death from making it impossible to fulfill the death note entry, or would they just survive it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-17T13:52:58.957" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T14:55:50.473" Title="Can you protect People with the Death Note by writing their name in it?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-10-16T08:20:40.863" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14536" CreationDate="2014-10-17T14:13:21.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The death note cannot lengthen a person's life span by setting a date of death for that person after their current date of death.  In this case the person would just die as they would if their name was not written.  This is from &quot;How to Use LVII&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wrong on one account originially.  If you write a person's name in the death note and do not edit it for 6 minutes and 40 seconds (400 seconds as that is how long you can edit it), then he is immune from other death notes.  This is due to &quot;How to Use XV&quot; which states that if the same name is in two death notes, the first filled in will take effect.  This can only protect for 23 days as the person will die by then anyways.  It appears that this can be circumvented by editing it every 6 minutes and 40 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can, however, do the following.  If you know Dusk is trying to kill Dawn, you can write Dusk will &quot;be killed by Dawn after failing to even scratch her with his attacks&quot;. This means he must die of either a heart attack because the cause of death could not happen (could not reasonably get to Dawn or Dawn killing Dusk is impossible) or will be killed by Dawn with hurting her.  In any case you need Dusk's name and you are extending Dawn's life by killing Dusk with the death note which humans (not Shinigami) can intentionally do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2014-10-17T14:55:50.473" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T14:55:50.473" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14532" CreationDate="2014-10-17T15:30:10.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story jumps forward two years with the start of Maximum, and takes on a slightly more serious tone, perhaps due to the switch from a shōnen to a seinen magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The publishers were sympathetic, and the manga resumed in 1998 as Trigun Maximum (トライガンマキシマム Toraigan Makishimamu?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[The anime series] was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 30, 1998 . . .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Trigun Maximum was a continuation of Trigun.  Trigun was ended before it was intended because the magazine where it was published, Shōnen Captain, was cancelled.  The anime is based on Trigun only, as its air date was the same year that Trigun Maximum started publication.  You'll notice the anime diverges from the manga quite a bit though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If people say one or the other is a &quot;reimagining,&quot; this is most likely due to the choice of the people making the anime to change the story in order to give it an actual ending.  I would not really call this a &quot;reimagining,&quot; though: it is more like they came up with an alternate canon because the manga was not finished. In other words, the anime started out based on the manga, but then it came up with its own story independently, and the manga author did what he planned to do from the beginning, without being influenced by the anime.  It's possible that people making the anime may have asked the manga author for input on events that he had planned that he had not yet written, but I do not know this for a fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T02:09:42.963" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T02:09:42.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14553" CreationDate="2014-10-17T18:03:39.530" Score="4" ViewCount="15502" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see there are many more chapters/volumes of Knights of Sidonia than there are episodes. If I were to want to get onto the manga after the anime series finishes, where would I start and are they directly correlated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8205" LastEditorUserId="8205" LastEditDate="2014-10-18T08:13:33.990" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T15:04:47.040" Title="How much of the manga does the Knights of Sidonia anime cover?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13446" CreationDate="2014-10-17T18:26:42.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is we don't know. We have not seen (I think) a titan crossing a body of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We don't know if any other cities or islands used water to protect themselves from titans, but none seemed to be known to the populace. The massive size of the walls means that at least one of them should probably be near to the ocean.  I expect that they would know if individuals on boats were safe.  If moats were more effective than walls, they would be implemented in some capacity at the (reportedly) more important locations. It is highly possible, though, that they don't border the ocean.  There definitely isn't an ocean within the outer set of walls, so one has not been accessible for years.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have not seen it rains on titans.  Ergo, I don't know if rain water would dissolve them.  If it had been the case, we would have already seen it in use.  I would be surprised if they did not try those experiments, but the &quot;discoveries&quot; of the military regarding their physiology still seem ridiculously mundane for having studied them for so many years.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Titans are light compared to their size.  Their density is low enough they should float on the top of the ocean.  They are probably, however, not light enough that the reasonably large ones would not touch the bottom when walking across the rivers of the size that have been shown in the series so far.  Do not forget that while a material with density lower than water will float in water, it will still touch the bottom if the water is shallow enough that their body is not sufficiently submerged to cause a large enough buoyancy. Regardless, whether they float or walk across them, I don't think moats could prevent them from crossing.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T17:58:31.433" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T17:58:31.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14526" CreationDate="2014-10-17T21:18:03.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Scared is the opening to Black Rock Shooter: The Game (on PSP).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnATga1UdHg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnATga1UdHg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T01:13:06.403" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T01:13:06.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14552" CreationDate="2014-10-18T16:22:53.073" Score="11" ViewCount="33974" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watch the anime and hear the names of the characters (Soo-won, Son Hak), I thought that the manga is written by a Korean and published in Japan - like in the case of &lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't have been more wrong to assume that. When I check &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=46331&quot;&gt;Akatsuki no Yona&lt;/a&gt; on mangaupdates, it was written by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2181&quot;&gt;Kusanagi Mizuho&lt;/a&gt;, whose profile suggests that he is a native Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Foreign names are common in Japanese manga. It's very common to introduce a foreigner (main character or not) to join the rest of the Japanese cast. Apart from those cases, we have stories where the setting is in a land foreign to Japan, or in an alternate universe where the names of the character are made foreign like in the case of &lt;em&gt;Akatsuki no Yona&lt;/em&gt;. However, in most of the manga I have read that falls into this category, the names are dominantly Western and I have never seen any other shows with all the characters having Korean names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does the author go to the trouble to use Korean names for the characters? Why not Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T17:23:13.220" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T15:31:17.007" Title="Why do the characters in Akatsuki no Yona have Korean names?" Tags="&lt;akatsuki-no-yona&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14551" CreationDate="2014-10-18T16:37:11.830" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The setting for Akatsuki no Yona is loosely based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea&quot;&gt;Three Kingdoms of Korea&lt;/a&gt; period. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://akatsukinoyona.wikia.com/wiki/Kouka_Kingdom&quot;&gt;Kouka Kingdom&lt;/a&gt; is inspired by the Goguryeo Kingdom. Its neighbor Sei and Xing are based on Baekje and Silla respectively. You can also see that the three kingdoms are located in a peninsula in the manga and that they almost have the same layout as their real-life counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T15:36:01.250" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T15:36:01.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14539" CreationDate="2014-10-18T17:40:14.080" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=40103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt;, the first season of &lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt; starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 and ends at Vol 6, Chap 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8205" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-15T15:04:39.847" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T15:04:39.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5051" CreationDate="2014-10-19T04:54:54.933" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the first ten novels from the series and I'd say the content is pretty much the same, i.e. the anime follows the novels pretty well, but of course, the novels are much more detailed, for example more explanations during the fights, small additional scenes or more detailed explanations on certain (pseudo-scientific) concepts regarding the story. Also, in the novel you can often read what the character is thinking at the moment, which gives certain scenes a different feel than in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I found some parts of the novel rather streched-out, but on the other side, some other scenes were really fun to read. If you have time and you really like the anime, you should check out the novels, but don't expect a blast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8260" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T04:54:54.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14567" CreationDate="2014-10-19T06:18:39.187" Score="9" ViewCount="9373" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm reading the Fate/Stay Night visual novel. Early on, in the Kotomine Church, you can reach a bad ending by choosing to have Shirou give up his Command Spells and withdraw from the Holy Grail War as a Master. He goes outside to sever his contract with Saber, who says that normally she would kill a Master who abandoned her. Shirou asks if she'll form a contract with another Master, and Saber says that Archer's Master (Rin Tousaka) should be able to bring out her full power. Upon parting with Shirou, she goes into the church, presumably to form a contract with Rin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the 2006 Studio Deen Fate/Stay Night anime (I haven't reached this far yet in the visual novel, but I assume it's similar), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirei Kotomine commands both Zero Archer (Gilgamesh) and Stay Night Lancer (Cu Chulainn). I assume he was officially the Master of at least Lancer, since unlike Gilgamesh, Lancer would have required a contract to stay in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I can't remember if it was ever stated that he is the official Master of both, or if &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gilgamesh was maintaining his existence with his own mana, and just stuck with Kirei for his own reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do know that it's possible for a Servant to have two Masters, as, for a time, both &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kayneth and Sola-Ui are Masters to Lancer &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Fate/Zero. But are the scenarios above instances of Masters with two Servants? Would Rin have been able to make a contract with Saber while also maintaining a contract with Archer, or was Saber relying on her knowledge that Rin wanted her as a Servant, and would cut off Archer if Saber became available? Was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirei the Master of both Archer and Lancer, or only of Lancer, with Archer a free agent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer is yes, do we know how the situation with Command Spells works? I assume this isn't a problem for &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirei, as he gained all the leftover Command Spells from previous wars when he found his father dying from Kayneth's bullet in Fate/Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But would Rin have gotten an extra three Command Spells if she made a contract with Saber, or would she have to save the one she had left as a sign of her control over both Saber and Archer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still early into the visual novel, and I haven't yet seen the last four episodes of Fate/Zero, so please use spoiler tags as needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T22:46:00.683" Title="Is it possible for one Master to have multiple Servants?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13393" CreationDate="2014-10-19T10:55:47.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a way she can remember about her victims. It's mentioned in the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_738&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter 738&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Sugar is able to make a contract with her victims and control them,&#xA;  leaving them with no control over their own bodies.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read about her abilities here:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sugar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia - Sugar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T14:43:44.213" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T14:43:44.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14509" CreationDate="2014-10-19T15:42:09.347" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto &quot;Ch.440: A Conversation with the 4th&quot; it is stated that the third Hokage wanted as little information about the Kyuubi out in public as possible and that's why nobody, not even Naruto should know that Minato was his father. Thus he was given the name Uzumaki instead of Namikaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 5: &quot;If anyone knew you were my son, you'd have been in constant danger&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8778" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T15:42:09.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-19T16:17:07.867" Score="3" ViewCount="6823" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend told me that the writers of Death Note wanted to end it after L died, but kept on because in Shonen Jump, it's not common that the &quot;evil&quot; guy wins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is he right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T13:06:42.917" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T13:06:42.917" Title="Was &quot;Death Note&quot; supposed to end at episode 25/chapter 58?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14564" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15437" CreationDate="2014-10-19T17:16:48.530" Score="7" ViewCount="1444" Body="&lt;p&gt;What would happen if a person wasn't able to die of a heart attack since they use a pacemaker or are connected to medical equipment that pumps blood for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can create some sub-questions, if people couldn't die of a heart attack such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What would happen if the cause of death specified was impossible, so the person had to die of a heart attack?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What would happen if no cause of death was specified?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8779" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T11:58:15.513" Title="What happens if a person can't die of a heart attack?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14559" CreationDate="2014-10-19T22:04:42.460" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be possible. However most of the examples i can find are &lt;em&gt;non-human&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Apocrypha we learn that the entire Red faction, save Mordrid, is under Shiro Kotomine's control since their Masters aren't in Trifas and he has been working on taking control; I remember reading that he has their Command Seals. The reason he can do this is probably because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He is the Ruler from the 3rd War as such a Servant with a connection to the Grail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14559/is-it-possible-for-one-master-to-have-multiple-servants#comment18903_14559&quot;&gt;zibadawa timmy&lt;/a&gt; mentioned, in Unlimited Blade Works Caster had Assassin, Archer and Saber as her own Servants. However with Assassin she was a Fake Master, but with the latter two, she became a proper Master after using her Nobel Phantasm Rule Breaker to null their contracts with their Masters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only Human example is with Sakura in the Heaven's Feel Route. She has a contract with Rider (from the beginning) but she also, when she accepts Angra Mainyu, is the Master of Alter-Saber and Blind Beserker. However there is the possibility that Sakura was in fact a &lt;em&gt;Servant&lt;/em&gt; herself with Angra Mainyu as the &lt;em&gt;Master&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above three are evidence of how a &lt;em&gt;&quot;Master&quot;&lt;/em&gt; can have multiple Servants under the Fuyuki system; there are examples outside that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Moon Cell, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Alter_Ego&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alter Egos&lt;/a&gt; created by BB are her Servants. However BB is an AI and the Moon Cell/SE.RA.PH operates differently than the Fuyuki Holy Grail which is supposedly what it used to develop the system to determine who was worthy to reach the Moon Cell's core.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Manaka_Sajyou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manaka Sajyou&lt;/a&gt; from Fate/Prototype. She not only is the Master of Beast but she also ends up summoning the other 6 Servants. However&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When she died eight years ago, she became something of a half-zombie due to the power of the Holy Grail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, one can't really consider her a normal human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Command Spells, if a Master contracts with another Servant they are granted a set. However this is only seen with Caster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Upon using Rule Breaker to steal Saber's contract, she appears to be branded with actual Command Spells. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Command_seal#Special_Command_Spells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Special Command Spells - Imitation Command Spells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can assume that it was the same happened with Archer and we can assume the reason is the same as if a Master-less Servant found a new Master (in the case of Caster).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T00:44:39.247" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24578" CreationDate="2014-10-19T23:49:27.407" Score="0" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of the series (i think Episode 5 or 6), Sven teaches Eve to yell out &quot;Tagoya&quot; when she see's fireworks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; later when Sven suggest to launch fireworks to lure Eden off-course, hearing the fireworks go off while within Eden Eve is yelling out &quot;Tagoya&quot; while on an elephant ignoring Adam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, where does this thing about yelling &quot;Tagoya&quot; come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-19T23:59:28.153" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T00:40:16.743" Title="Where does &quot;Tagoya&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;black-cat&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14574" CreationDate="2014-10-20T01:24:09.517" Score="2" ViewCount="660" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the second Arc of the first season, Kirito was able to access Kayaba's Administrator Account and gained control of ALO's systems. Afterwards, Kayaba appeared and gave Kirito &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/World_Seed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Seed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a free kernel of the Cardinal System for the creation of new games and allowing players to pass stats between games. This ended up creating The Seed Nexus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am wondering, since ALO and the Recreated SAO are a part of The Seed Nexus, can Kayaba's Administrator Account go between games? Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T21:09:23.917" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T21:09:23.917" Title="Is Kayaba's Admin Account a part of The Seed Nexus?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14571" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14608" CreationDate="2014-10-20T03:15:35.923" Score="2" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of Sailor Moon Crystal, we see Tokyo being hit by some sort of citywide energy drain right after Minako leaves the other Sailor Senshi when they run into her (or some point in time around that). Everyone &lt;em&gt;except&lt;/em&gt; for the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask has passed out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes sense as a trope in the magical girl genre - I'm pretty sure I've seen similar things in, say, the few bits and pieces I've seen of Pretty Cure - but I'm wondering if there's any &lt;em&gt;in-universe&lt;/em&gt; reason (e.g. maybe something in their brooches?) for why the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask (and their cats) seem to be immune to these energy drains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Minako hasn't been affected makes sense because Kunzite is trying to capture her, but this to me still doesn't quite explain why the other Senshi (and Tuxedo Mask, who doesn't seem to be as &quot;known&quot; as the Senshi are to the Dark Kingdom people) aren't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T02:07:38.560" Title="Is there any in-universe reason why the Sailor Senshi aren't affected by the citywide energy drain?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14573" CreationDate="2014-10-20T04:29:17.613" Score="6" ViewCount="6816" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished the anime and now I want to read the manga, but what chapter should I start from so that I don't have to reread the same content again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8784" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T10:58:36.433" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T10:58:36.433" Title="Where does the Heaven's Lost Property anime split from the manga?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14572" CreationDate="2014-10-20T05:27:48.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read from the chapter where Ikaros and Delta fought Chaos. It differs starting from there. Update the chapter number later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Chapter 31. In the anime, Ikaros was thrown out from the water by her weaponry system. In the manga, she was saved by Astrea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T05:49:45.767" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T05:49:45.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14570" CreationDate="2014-10-20T05:38:34.387" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it won't. The reason Kayaba's admin account works in ALO is that ALO uses the database of SAO. ALO is actually SAO with improvements here and there, changing the textures, adding flight system, etc. That's why Asuna is there. That's why when Kirito logged into ALO, he retrieved his stats and items, though, due to the change in game resources, his items are mostly broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is reasonable to say that a game created from the Seed would not have Kayaba's admin account, since it doesn't have the same database. There is a chance that Kayaba would hard code his account into the Seed's program, but I don't think it is likely since hard-coding is a bad practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;StackOverflow: &lt;a href=&quot;https://stackoverflow.com/questions/828207/what-is-your-attitude-towards-hard-coding&quot;&gt;What is your attitude towards hard coding?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T12:37:12.590" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T07:03:26.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14575" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T06:56:54.297" Score="2" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, the end-of-season fights in Dragon Ball Z, the fights between the Eva and the Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion. I've noticed it in far more things but these are the most recent in my memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a fight is occurring, the more damage which is done to something, even if it is mechanical,  the more powerful it (sometimes) becomes. That doesn't make any sense to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would prefer an explanation which relates to Japanese culture, if such a thing exists (for example, the reason why anime has a lot of characters / machines with weapons attached to their arms is because the Japanese are of the view that weapons are an extension of the body, not something to be picked up and thrown away like a pistol in an American action movie - that kind of thing). However, any insight at all would be great!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8205" LastEditorUserId="8205" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T11:33:02.517" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T17:58:52.670" Title="Why does damaging something sometimes make it more powerful?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14582" CreationDate="2014-10-20T09:15:32.103" Score="5" ViewCount="602" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am writing a short story and need the schematics of the Escaflowne or any other mecha robot to add details to my story. Transformers schematics work too. Particularly, the torso part of the rider and the overall robot itself. I know Transformers don't have riders, but you get the jist.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All the help is appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8559" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T19:39:02.723" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T10:22:22.417" Title="Where can I find mecha schematics?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T11:53:11.077" Score="10" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second episode, at about the minute 3 mark (October 1st), Airi Hasekura lends Yui Furukawa a spare uniform she had in school. Airi's bow-tie is orange, and I think the bow-ties' colours have something to do with either the students' year or their class. If that were so, it'd be reasonable to assume that the spare Airi had would have a orange bow-tie. However, the first image we see of Yui shows her with a green bow-tie:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0w4Zo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yui&amp;#39;s green bow-tie at minute 3:07&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would have been fine, if for the next minute or so the bow-tie didn't change its colour from green to orange and back four times:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yXDdn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yui&amp;#39;s orange bow-tie at minute 3:16&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the bow-tie is &lt;strong&gt;green when first seen at 3:07, orange at 3:16, green at 3:30, orange at 3:44 and green again at 3:53.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the next day (October 2nd) Yui's bow-tie is consistently green. I'm assuming the bow-tie was supposed to be orange on the first day and green on the second, presumably because she would've gotten a green bow-tie meanwhile. This assumption also comes to the conclusion that this was an animation mistake.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, since there was a &quot;time-quake&quot; at the end of the first episode, it came to my mind that this could have something to do with the plot. But since that minute was the only one where this change was seen, I was more inclined to believe this was a mistake.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically my question is: &lt;strong&gt;Were the switching colours of the bow-tie accidental or were they intentional (thus being plot related)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T01:15:12.213" Title="Was there an animation mistake between 3:17 and 4:19 in the second episode?" Tags="&lt;in-search-of-lost-future&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14575" CreationDate="2014-10-20T13:06:00.477" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well in both cases you cited it relates to released energy that was somehow blocked because of the danger of its release. &#xA;In Dragon Ball, I remember the scene near the end of the fight with Frieza where Goku tells Gohan something like this: &quot;If the forces inside of me start unleashing, it will destroy this planet. You have to get out&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Evangelion, we learn that the armor of the Evas are actually blockers to prevent them from going berserk, also hiding the true nature of the Evas, that they are composed more as a human would be, with skin, flesh and organs, than as a robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rGHJ0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these two things are common: the released energy that comes from hard, critical situations, near death experiences, and the revealing of the true nature of something, the dark forces inside all of us. I think it could be symbolic of the awakening of the unconscious part of the self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8688" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T17:58:52.670" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T17:58:52.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14575" CreationDate="2014-10-20T15:22:39.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In real life, when your muscles get worn and slightly torn up from use, after you rest and recover, they will have grown back stronger.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a word for the practice of purposefully wearing down your muscles to cause this phenomenon to happen.  It's called &lt;em&gt;&quot;exercise&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you're seeing(or at least in DBZ), is an exaggerated version of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T15:22:39.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14576" CreationDate="2014-10-20T19:28:19.620" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A quick Google search led me to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.macross2.net/m3/m3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, where you can find a full list of mechas from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Macross&lt;/a&gt; franchise (a quick browse through some pages there showed me that not all mecha have schematics there). For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/destroid-spartan.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; in particular has all the details for the &quot;Centinental/Kransmann MBR-07-Mk II Spartan Main Battle Robot&quot;, along with some perspectives and schematics.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0gtXf.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0gtXfm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Conceptual schematics&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vh820.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vh820m.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Schematics&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=629&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=1&amp;amp;q=anime+mecha+schematics&amp;amp;oq=anime+mecha+schematics&amp;amp;gs_l=img.3...0.0.0.460420.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..56.img..0.0.0.afD_v5kWQc0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Searching Google for &quot;anime mecha schematics&quot;&lt;/a&gt; also shows a lot of results (many of them are from the website referred above):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFA0B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFA0Bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Google images results&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of them even seem to be rather detailed, like this one (despite its small size):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JhXdP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One of the images from Google images search results&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can always follow the images to their source, and possibly find some more results that may interest you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahq.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this other site&lt;/a&gt; where you can find some other drawings of mecha from some series, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam&lt;/a&gt;. In this one, p.e., you can find schematics for the cockpit (in the bottom):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dpfYn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cockpit for ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechatalk.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this forum&lt;/a&gt;, where you may find something if you have some time and patience (I didn't). For instance, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=351&amp;amp;start=280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gearsonline.net/series/gunbuster/gunbuster/bw62.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this drawing&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunbuster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Escaflowne in particular, however, I was not able to find anything.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T10:22:22.417" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T10:22:22.417" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14583" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14586" CreationDate="2014-10-20T21:03:09.033" Score="4" ViewCount="41904" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what is (if there is any) the chronological order for this variety series if I'm going to watch it from the start:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is more that I didn't mention, please add it also if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:45:48.473" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T15:35:17.510" Title="What is the chronological order of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T22:02:00.150" Score="2" ViewCount="61" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Baka and Test, an Avatar's power is determined by the test scores of the subject the field is in. the Iron Bracelet that Aki got allows him to create a field to summon his Avatar and because he is a probationary student, is the only one who can summon their Avatar and help with physical work without the aid of a teacher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However when Aki's Avatar is hurt it looses points and in one episode in Season 1 when the guys are trying to peak on the girls (i think it's episode 5 where Yūji's eyes keep getting poked out by Shouko because the other girls are in swimsuits, the episode before Yūji's and Shouko's &quot;Wedding&quot;) Aki's Avatar's points reach 0 and such Iron Man bursts in and drags Aki out of the hot tub to remedial class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, since a student's avatar is based off their score of the subject the field is in and in the example above Aki used the Iron Bracelet, so what Subject does the Iron Bracelet use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T22:02:00.150" Title="What Subject does the Iron Bracelet use?" Tags="&lt;baka-and-test&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14583" CreationDate="2014-10-20T23:02:14.357" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M8zhU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M8zhU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Relationdiagram&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Diagram from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.anisearch.com/anime/1931,higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni/relations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniSearch&lt;/a&gt;. Click to enlarge!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I am not wrong now and I interpreted the diagram the right way the viewing order of the anime series should be like this. The bold text is the main story!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (05.04.2006)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shared Universe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni (02.06.2009)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Uraneko (23.10.2009)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ookamikakushi (08.01.2010)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira (21.06.2011)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (15.08.2013)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (06.06.2007)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gaiden: Nekogoroshi-hen (02.08.2007)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Other&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Ura Higu (21.09.2007)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (25.02.2009)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T23:02:14.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14593" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-21T09:16:18.353" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-10-21T09:16:18.353" LastActivityDate="2014-10-21T09:16:18.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14594" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-21T09:16:18.353" Score="0" Body="Questions that are light-hearted but hopefully of some additional use beyond mere entertainment." OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-10-21T13:36:03.723" LastActivityDate="2014-10-21T13:36:03.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14067" CreationDate="2014-10-21T11:23:51.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure it was the old man's turn... except he was incapacitated at the time, so he couldn't do anything, which is why the bartender allowed the young man to continue the game. In a normal game of billiards, if a player is knocked out and no one is able to substitute for them, then the game would naturally end. In Death Billiards, however, ending the game was not an option, so the young man decided to take over the old man's turn and finish the game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8801" LastActivityDate="2014-10-21T11:23:51.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-21T12:41:56.043" Score="7" ViewCount="2356" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious because Ruri's birthday was mentioned. Kirino's birthday might probably mentioned in some part of the light novel or manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T09:34:30.107" LastActivityDate="2019-04-08T13:34:27.297" Title="When is Kirino Kousaka's birthday?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11519" CreationDate="2014-10-21T18:01:45.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_or_Die&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[The OVA is] based on the Read or Die manga series... [It] is a continuation of the Read or Die storyline, taking place a few years after the events of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;R.O.D the TV is a 26-episode anime TV sequel to the Read or Die OVA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, R.O.D. started as light novels and manga published at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with all OVAs I've seen, while you may be able to watch them and get some understanding of what's going on without reading the original source material, they are usually short and made on the assumption that people who already like the source will be the audience.  Therefore, they tend to rush through exposition, and even skip over details that they assume the audience is already aware of.  As I remember (it has been a while since I watched) it seems that in the case of the R.O.D. OVA, this meant they had very little explanation of the events that happened a few years before.  So probably you would get more out of it if you went back and read the manga or light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T17:56:07.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-21T18:03:14.267" Score="0" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say, John owns two death notes. One belongs to Ryuk and the other belongs to for Example Ragnarok. He makes the eyedeal with Ryuk, then, he gives ownership from the death note Ragnarok brought him. Will he now lose the shingiami eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-21T18:04:24.173" LastActivityDate="2014-10-23T14:21:38.640" Title="Is there a way to give up ownership of the death note without losing the shingami eyes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14576" CreationDate="2014-10-22T01:47:06.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Search for the phrase「設定資料」in kanji and &quot;&lt;em&gt;settei&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in romaji instead of &quot;schematics&quot; and you will find more.  &quot;&lt;em&gt;Settei&lt;/em&gt;&quot; means the reference materials for animators so that when each ones draws the animation cels, they are consistent with the design. Search for 「設定資料」plus the name of the series in Japanese (such as エスカフローネ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to support the production company in question, then buy an artbook that contains the published &lt;em&gt;settei&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T01:47:06.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14571" CreationDate="2014-10-22T02:07:38.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're correct that there is no sufficient reason for anyone other than Minako to have eluded the energy drain in this episode.  Good observation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that the energy drain only applied to humans, which could exclude the cats. It's possible that the energy drain was localized, whereas only the blackout was citywide.  In that case, as long as the girls and Mamoru had not happened to be standing within the range of where the civilians were drained of energy, they could be excluded (along with all other civilians also out of range); it was not specifically stated that the energy drain happened to every single Tokyoite.  But they did seem to be in rather close proximity to people who'd collapsed.  If the girls had been transformed into senshi form at the time of the drain, we could hypothesize that as senshi they have a higher strength tolerance than regular humans and thereby could retain some energy even if an equal amount had been drained from them, but 1) they were not in transformed form at the time, and 2) even if they had been, in the &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt; canon, Mamoru dresses up as Tuxedo Kamen but he does not transform into it magically as an alter ego in the same way as the senshi do (which he had been able to do in the classic anime series), so Mamoru retaining consciousness would still be unexplained.  It cannot be on account of their transformation brooches possessing a special power because Mamoru doesn't own any transformation item.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not make sense as a trope of the &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; genre.  &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; was the first &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series which combined &lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; (team fighting, such as &lt;em&gt;Power Rangers&lt;/em&gt;, usually involving saving the world and protecting civilians from aliens/monsters) with &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; (which previously had not commonly involved any need to save the world; the classic magical girls used their powers for &lt;em&gt;nichijou&lt;/em&gt; [daily life] activities such as disguise, Good Samaritan action, or to carry on a secret career).  If other &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series that involve team fighting, such as &lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt;, jump the shark in the same way as this episode, then it is following suit from the influence of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, which pioneered the combined &lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt;-with-&lt;em&gt;mahou-shoujo&lt;/em&gt; style of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;.  In other words, this was not a trope in &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; prior to &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, so &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; needs to have an in-universe explanation for this that cannot be chalked up to a trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T02:07:38.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-22T02:09:11.547" Score="2" ViewCount="1371" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Nasu a woman? &#xA;/a/ and 2ch often say that Nasu is a girl; there's also Fate/prototype that resembles an otome game, and also the fact that Nasu's pic is never shown at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8809" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T19:30:01.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T19:30:12.587" Title="Is Nasu a woman?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14609" CreationDate="2014-10-22T02:11:40.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinoko_Nasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, he's a male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kinoko Nasu (奈須 きのこ Nasu Kinoko?, male, born 28 November 1973) is a Japanese author, best known for writing the novel Kara no Kyōkai and visual novels Tsukihime and Fate/stay night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Citing a blog post from July 2004: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.typemoon.org/bbb/diary/log/200407.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.typemoon.org/bbb/diary/log/200407.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T19:30:12.587" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T19:30:12.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7462" CreationDate="2014-10-22T12:39:14.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really is an interesting question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm doing some process and I think that the answer is a maybe. I'm starting to think that there must be something that Killua didn't talk about with Gon. That's one thing you might think about - are Gon and Killua are going to be a couple? My answer is a no. Why you say? It is because I think Gon is starting to have feelings to someone else. Even though I haven't watch it yet, I know that there's only one female character who is almost the same age (in appearance I mean) and that is Kairo in Chimera ant form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like that Gon is having a nice relationship with her (or his) past self. So in summary, your question leads to a dead end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8816" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T14:31:19.313" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T14:31:19.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14635" CreationDate="2014-10-22T20:29:46.397" Score="6" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to find a regularly updated list of official anime home video releases (ie DVD/BluRay/digital), English dubbed/subtitled and available globally, preferably sorted by date of release. Does such a thing exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was part of a larger list of non-anime home video releases that is fine. Wikipedia has lists such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_in_home_video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, but they do not seem to contain releases from smaller studios.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8824" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-23T23:07:45.013" LastActivityDate="2014-10-23T23:07:45.013" Title="List of official anime releases" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-23T00:57:58.293" Score="2" ViewCount="8046" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Shinsekai Yori anime cover all of the material in the light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there more content past episode 25, and would there be more content to continue the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8826" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T01:05:16.333" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T18:46:43.813" Title="Did the Shinsekai Yori anime cover all of the material in the light novel?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6441" CreationDate="2014-10-23T06:33:57.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was an intentionally vague ending. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/tidbits/dragon-ball-gt-ending-analysis/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for one fan analysis. At the bottom of that you will see a quote attributed to Goku's Japanese voice actor with her take on it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scene where, after Goku finishes fighting, he rides on Shenlong, and says, “Shenlong’s back sure is warm…”. That’s because riding on Shenlong means that Goku’s going to leave this world, and go to the world of the gods…. I was glad that they didn’t write it plainly that he died, though…. I feel that Goku probably went to Shenlong’s place, and is training again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even the voice actors had no clear indication of what the ending truly meant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2014-10-23T06:33:57.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14638" CreationDate="2014-10-23T13:12:15.600" Score="3" ViewCount="31525" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second episode of &quot;Code Geass: Akito the Exiled&quot; a man calling himself &quot;Julius Kingsley&quot; exites a train of the royal family. To understand this episode and not getting spoiled by my question you should have seen Code Geass R1 completely, the beginning of Code Geass R2 and the first episode of &quot;Code Geass: Akito the exiled&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that &quot;Code Geass: Akito the Exiled&quot; takes place in the year beetween Code Geass R1 and Code Geass R2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The man exiting the train looks like Lelouch, his behaviour is also similar to Lelouch's (except Lelouch is less arrogant). The facts that Suzaku accompanies him and he wears an eyepatch on his left eye (the source of Lelouch's Geass) made me think whether this really is Lelouch or not. My first thought was that Lelouch lost his memories of the time before he was send to Japan (maybe he lost more memories too) and sees himself as a member of the royal family. Also, Julius Kingsley takes complete control of the troup planing. As Lelouch is a great tactician, I came to the conclusion that Julius Kingsley has to be Lelouch. Am I right? If so, why does he call himself Julius Kingsley? And what happened in the train, when he desperately begged for water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4340" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T10:06:15.183" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:41:49.150" Title="Who is Julius Kingsley?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-23T14:16:24.067" Score="4" ViewCount="20856" Body="&lt;p&gt;We saw at the end of Monogatari Second Season that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaiki is apparently killed by one of the boys (or girls?, I do not remember very well) he scammed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I followed the storyline correctly, this happens just after the events that involved Nadeko, but before the graduation of Araragi and Senjōgahara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, on Hanamonogatari, which is after the graduation of Araragi and Senjōgahara, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaiki is still alive and kicking, and without any evidence of the beating that he received.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something in the storyline? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because he should be dead by the beating that he received. Why he is not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8514" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T07:19:44.320" Title="What happened to Kaiki in Monogatari Series?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14602" CreationDate="2014-10-23T14:21:38.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On chapter 5, Ryuk stated that the shinigami eye was a deal between the shinigami and the human owner of a certain note, so it will probably be associated to that relationship, so the eye will be gone as soon as the shinigami leaves his side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7902" LastActivityDate="2014-10-23T14:21:38.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14737" CreationDate="2014-10-23T16:42:23.757" Score="4" ViewCount="1445" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching all four seasons of Zero no Tsukaima, I don't know if I missed something, but I couldn't find an answer to this question.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the battle at Lagdorian Lake (at episode 9, season 1), Saito promised to give back the Ring of Andvari to the Holy Water Spirit in exchange for &quot;the tear of a water elemental&quot;, that was needed to create an antidote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ring was with Sheffield at first place, but after she loses it, who take possession of it? Was it ever returned to the Water spirit? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-23T16:45:12.623" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T21:41:26.390" Title="What happened to the Ring of Andvari?" Tags="&lt;the-familiar-of-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14632" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14641" CreationDate="2014-10-23T17:17:01.093" Score="1" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saito went to Halkeginia from a portal that appeared in front of him in normal world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of the summoning, he had just picked up his laptop after attempting to get it repaired in Akihabara.&#xA;Walking home a portal of some kind opened in front of him; and Saito's&#xA;curiosity getting the better of him, he touched it and was sucked&#xA;through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, he traveled to Halkeginia and become Louise's familiar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this portal only appeared at Saito's world because Louise used &lt;a href=&quot;http://zeronotsukaima.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_spell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Summoning spell&lt;/a&gt;, to summon a familiar (destiny?). At that time, nobody knew that Saito's world even existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how can be explained all other stuffs from his world that appeared in Halkeginia? Like all those weapons and airplanes used by him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;SIG Sauer P226&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tituK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;M72 LAW&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/53kx8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A6M Zero fighter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mitsubishi-F-2A&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flak 88 anti-aircraft/anti-tank gun&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't read their manga/novels, is it better explained there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Weapon names and images taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://zeronotsukaima.wikia.com/wiki/Hiraga_Saito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Wiki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T09:40:59.860" Title="How Can so many weapons from Saito's world exist in Halkeginia?" Tags="&lt;the-familiar-of-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7004" CreationDate="2014-10-23T19:58:35.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All are from Asia, and the art style is totally different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chinese Manhua uses more slender characters: mostly for males it's the big muscles, large chest with a narrow waist, but female characters are slender and slightly thicker than Japanese Manga women characters and no overly large breasts or hips. But yet, all the characters in Manhua are simple, beautiful model type. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese Manga, on the other hand, is more slender: no big, overgrown muscle types. Pretty much everything is stylized; from hairstyle, to clothes, and even facial expression. That's what keeps it funny but yet serious at the same time. Characters vary in shapes and sizes which gives variety, but more than most are built on the same platform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;South Korea Manhwa is a combo of the two, it uses all aspects of Manhua &amp;amp; Manga. The male characters look more feminine and sometimes drawn almost to look like the female, but its raw power of telling a story with pictures is beautiful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what I'm trying to say here is if you're ever looking for a break for the soap opera America comics (such as Marvel and DC Comics) and looking for an intense genre of stories and art, check out Manhua, Manhwa, or Manga. They won't disappoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8840" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-18T09:07:22.990" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T09:07:22.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14646" CreationDate="2014-10-23T21:33:17.733" Score="1" ViewCount="13492" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Disgaea 3 - Absence of Justice/Detention&lt;/em&gt;, during the story scene of &lt;em&gt;Evil Academy Culture Fair&lt;/em&gt; Map 2, when Salvitore, Master Big Star and Mao were looking for the one who was trying to destroy the Culture Fair, they arrived at the Sophomore's &quot;Super Elegant Cafe&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Master Big Star tried to point out that his Sophomores couldn't be the culprits, Mao got suspicious and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not to mention, all the food as cursed writing, chanting &quot;Moe Moe Kyun♥&quot; to cast spells, and confusing all your customers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given Evil Academy, with how the Cafe looked and how Master Big Star was willing to force Mr. Champloo to make bad food to satisfy some customers (which was against Mr. Champloo's ideals as the Home Ec Teacher), it seemed to be an act of delinquency (in Evil Academy, Delinquents did good thing like volunteer work and going to class, while Honor Students did the opposite - skipping class, breaking rules, etc.). Since Mao was an Honor Student, I assume &quot;cursed writing&quot; and &quot;chanting&quot; are normal things we would expect in a cafe (as Mao was suspicious of the Cafe from the beginning before they said &quot;Welcome back students who are coming in for the first time&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can assume &quot;cursed writing&quot; would be like notes written on the food like you do with cupcakes. However, while I know what Moe is supposed to be, I don't understand what &quot;Moe Moe Kyun♥&quot; is. Does this have anything to do with maid cafes or Japanese culture in general?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T16:07:34.157" LastActivityDate="2019-10-11T23:59:01.743" Title="Does &quot;Moe Moe Kyun&quot; mean anything?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;disgaea&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14615" CreationDate="2014-10-23T21:51:49.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I normally use &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; by searching for a series i'm interested in and seeing if it has a licences for english, this can normally be found further down a page where it lists who does the translations and Voice Actors if it was dubbed. it would also list distributors and internet streamers (like Crunchyroll).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there seems to be a list for upcoming home releases &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/releases.php?format=video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, i can validate the Kill la Kill release with a recent Madman email advertising it's release in Australia. However credit should go to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14615/list-of-official-anime-releases?noredirect=1#comment18999_14615&quot;&gt;this comment&lt;/a&gt; as i actually didn't know about the list on Anime News Network.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with the list if you click on the DVD you want then scroll down to the encyclopedia link and scroll down the next page to &quot;English companies&quot; you can see who the distributors are and to what context their releases where (if they are iternet streaming, subtitled, if it has an English cast then it's been dubbed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-10-23T21:51:49.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-23T23:35:08.687" Score="2" ViewCount="25994" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Visual Novel of Fate Stay Night, both Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes share the same start with Sakura making breakfast for Shirou and Shirou seeing her in the Archery Club. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Unlimited Blade Works is completed, during these initial days, at one of the times where Sakura is preparing breakfast for Shirou, the player can select to notice a bruise Sakura has, netting the player some of the critical affection points with her to go into the Heaven's Feel Route. (We can assume it was Shinji who gave Sakura that bruise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Heaven's Feel, after Rider was defeated early Shinji's tome burned up, later when Blood Fort Andromeda is activated we find out that Sakura is Rider's true Master and Shinji got a second book from Sakura who gave him the books because didn't want to participate in the war (Shinji was begging for Sakura to make another book, and warned her that if she were to participate, she would have to fight Shirou). We also find out about Sakura's connection to the Greater Grail later on in the route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know Shinji is killed by Illya and Beserker in Fate, and in the Unlimited Blade Works, he was only defeated and went to Kotomine afterwards. However, I am wondering, what happens to Sakura in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a canon explanation. I don't believe the events in the Studio DEEN's adaptation of the Fate Route are canon, as the showdown between Rin and Sakura is actually a throw back to Heaven's Feel. Not to mention the whole arc (Caster trying to summon the Grail) is an arc in the Unlimited Blade Works route (in the original Fate Route, Caster appears briefly near the end, but is killed by Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T21:47:42.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T16:47:42.147" Title="What happened to Sakura?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2014-10-24T01:57:01.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is widely believed that Julius is in fact Lelouch. He bares a striking resemblance to Lelouch, wears an eye patch to cover his Geass, and he is a master tactician. Unfortunately, no official information is out yet because ep 3 is still in production but it is assumed that when Suzaku brought Lelouch before Emperor Charles, Charles used his Geass to alter Lelouch's memories temporarily so that he thought that he was a Britannian tactician.&#xA;The water part still has not been explained, at least not that I know of. It possably was just a technique used by the writers too show Lelouch's current interactions with Suzaku and how they feel towards each other but that is just speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T01:57:01.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2014-10-24T02:31:26.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3 of the OVA series it's revealed that Julius Kingsley is infact a brainwashed Lelouch. the brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as when Julius is seen on the train cluching his eye this is a sign that the brainwashing hasn't fully worked and &quot;Lelouch&quot; is trying to come back. he reappears briefly later on showing also that his Geass has yet to be sealed as it is at the start of R2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0M2Mt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lelouch Reappeaering&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T22:21:45.473" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T22:21:45.473" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6540" CreationDate="2014-10-24T05:43:13.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the light novel, but I think the OVA is seen as a flashback that happens between the 4th and last episode (since near the end Taiga says he taught her how to cook and it shows a scene from episode 4). So it begins with Taiga cooking (for the picnic), cuts to the flashback, and ends with them having the picnic, which I think is set after the events of the anime, because of how Taiga is shown feeding Ryuuji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8846" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T05:43:13.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14632" CreationDate="2014-10-24T09:40:59.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;People and items cross over all the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Siesta is a descendant of a Japanese person who wound up there. She actively uses this in her attempts to win Saito over. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Japanese girl's school uniform he gets a hold of (which he has the Princess put on, I think, since it fits her). There's a naughty magazine, as well. The girl who gave it to him thought it was some powerful, forbidden tome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saito tries to use the plane to cross over during an eclipse, but turns back to help Louise. The plane probably came through on a similar link between worlds. I vaguely recall the anime suggesting it was probably the exact same event, which occurred periodically every few decades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the worlds are intrinsically linked by their nature, and the summoning spell just created a particular forced link. These crossed over relics are used to connect Saito to his old home, let him use Gandalfr powers on exotic (to the others) weapons, and comedic relief (forbidden tome = dirty magazine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T09:40:59.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14636" CreationDate="2014-10-24T13:51:52.247" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/a&gt; is the official sequel to Fate/stay night. It has radically different feeling to it, bringing more comical relief and tongue-in-cheek references, but it's as close to &quot;canon&quot; as we can get. It doesn't follow any particular route from F/SN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't read F/HA, but here's how TYPE-MOON Wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Matou#Fate.2Fhollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;references&lt;/a&gt; Sakura's development:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/a&gt;, Sakura lives a peaceful life in Fuyuki City,&#xA;  which Rin has left in Sakura's care while she is at the Mage's&#xA;  Association, and Rider comments that Sakura is now the popular new&#xA;  captain of the school archery club. Sakura's dark side still exists,&#xA;  but appears only for comic relief. Shinji reveals to Shirou that&#xA;  Sakura assumed control of the Matou household, and both he and Zouken&#xA;  are terrified of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the eclipse story The backside of Kibisis Rider and Sakura seem to&#xA;  work together to seduce Shirou and engage in a threesome with him.&#xA;  Actually this is all Rider's doing, trying to get Shirou to pursue&#xA;  Sakura more aggressively. Yet in the middle, Shirou realizes the truth&#xA;  and reverses her spell on her, in the end revealing to viewers that&#xA;  Rider herself has deep feelings for Shirou. Sakura appearing in this&#xA;  episode is only a conjecture by Rider's spell, a representation of&#xA;  Rider's true intentions of her actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any canonical explanation beyond this. Personally, I think it's part of why people like Heaven's Feel so much: the thought of Sakura undergoing torments under Zouken until she dies just doesn't feel right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3188" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T13:51:52.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14634" CreationDate="2014-10-24T15:45:14.100" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;While of course the word &quot;moe&quot; is Japanese slang with a particular meaning that doesn't really translate to English, it's for a very specific type of cute, and the entire phrase is supposed to sound sort of like cutesy nonsense (which as far as I know, not really grammatical at least according to Japanese textbook).  However, &lt;em&gt;Moe moe kyun&lt;/em&gt; has also become somewhat of a meme - a sound to indicate something is sooooo cute. Sort of like baby talk I guess. According to Urban Dictionary, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Moe+moe%2C+kyun!&amp;amp;defid=4756336&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moe moe kyun&lt;/em&gt; was used in the anime K-On!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall whether &lt;em&gt;Moe Moe Kyun&lt;/em&gt; was literally used in the Japanese dialog for Disgaea 3 or not, but I &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; know that in general, the translators for the Disgaea series have been known to insert direct anime and video game references even when they weren't there in the original Japanese script. For example, in Disgaea 4, Fuuka yells &quot;Objection!&quot; in the English translation (reference to Phoenix Wright), but I'm pretty sure she did not say the equivalent in Japanese (「異議あり」　&quot;Igiari!&quot;).  But, anyways, I would not be surprised if it were inserted in the English as an actual reference to K-On!, or perhaps it was even there in the Japanese as a K-On! reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T14:30:35.230" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T14:30:35.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14081" CreationDate="2014-10-24T16:38:58.717" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should read the manga. His hair turned white because of the stress of being tortured 2 or 3 times everyday for 10+ days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is wrong. Why? Because Kaneki's hair didn't change in a moment, in the manga they show us his hair gradually turning white while he also  loses his mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UjlZr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gradually turning white&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wtVVB.png&quot; alt=&quot;There his toenails are already black &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MnC5g.png&quot; alt=&quot;Crazy&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2R1HQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ghoul&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lV9SD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Badass&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They don't explain why the hair turns white or the nails black (also they are not black black, they're more like super dark blood colored), but we can assume that the hair it's because of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_syndrome&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marie Antoinette syndrome&lt;/a&gt;, and the nails are because of the constant regeneration. Like I said before the nails are like dark blood colored, they're not pure black, it's like when you hit a finger really hard, and the nail falls off in a time? Well before that, it gets really dark blood colored, Kaneki's are like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know you posted this a time ago but maybe if you can read it, or other people that has the same doubt will understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8851" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T02:22:20.497" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T02:22:20.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-25T02:05:23.233" Score="15" ViewCount="1390" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the main websites and forums where fans exchange info about where online to buy anime/manga collectibles from Japan (such as trading offers/requests, current auctions, recommended online shops, wish lists)? In particular, for hunting down/notifying about chances to acquire out-of-print merchandise such as for series which have already ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I used to buy anime/manga collectibles made in Japan about 15 years ago, many fans were on email mailing lists (based on subjects such as shoujo anime, or specific series) where members would, from time to time, post links to trading websites and eBay auctions of interest, or share if they had found a reliable shop or proxy buying/bidding service, but I think this sort of ML is not very popular these days.  Where is the Go To place for most fans to share info about anime/manga merchandise that is currently for sale?  I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://myfigurecollection.net/&quot;&gt;http://myfigurecollection.net/&lt;/a&gt; but I have no idea of whether this is a main site for this kind of interaction or whether there are more popular ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T02:22:16.713" LastActivityDate="2018-06-23T18:33:39.430" Title="Where do fans exchange info about anime/manga merchandise for sale?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14662" CreationDate="2014-10-25T04:48:04.203" Score="5" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ZWRE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Occurance1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This job request appeared in Episode 2 of Fairy Tail S1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oaoj0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Occurance2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This job request appeared in Episode 30 of Fairy Tail S2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, considering the 7 year time skip, the amount of adventures they have went on for about 200 Episodes, why has this request not been cleared yet? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any significance that they re-used this particular job request again and again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, I am positive that this has appeared more than this 2 times throughout the entire Fairy Tail Anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T10:00:45.480" LastActivityDate="2020-04-25T18:47:01.773" Title="Job request in Fairy Tail untouched for hundreds of episodes" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2014-10-25T05:05:05.363" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gCVlk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here. This one's from Nichijou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, it's the real thing as is featured in the credit: (0:59 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pue606bayV4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the ending 2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZZzQ1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8856" LastEditorUserId="19671" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T04:08:45.763" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T04:08:45.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8725" CreationDate="2014-10-25T07:36:35.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Jiraya taught the Summoning Jutsu to Minato Namikaze. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Jiraya was the sensei of Minato, and its observed in some episodes of the anime that Jiraya taught him many jutsu including the the Summoning Jutsu, though the training is not directly shown .&#xA; Jiraya was used to be the carrier of the Scroll of Blood Contract, after he earned the &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;trust of the toads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Since, Jiraya took special interest in his student, so he entrusted the Summoning Jutsu technique with minato to make him more powerful in combat. &#xA;&#xA; Also, the toads especially Fukusaku respect both Jiraya and Minato and once was quoted saying &quot; Naruto has surpassed both of 'em the Student(Minato) and his Master(Jiraya) &quot;.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe in training with toads, Jiraya may have helped Minato @Mount Miyoboku.&#xA;Hence, he  must've taught minato the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the order in which their names appear on the script may not be known or quoted anywhere in the anime. Maybe that is due to the fact that if someone dies beyond the scope of reanimation jutsu, his( toad or human) name vanishes from the script &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ref- Anime episode when Pain attack Hidden Leaf Village, and Danzo kills the Messenger Frog. Other frog inform Ma Frog that the name of the Messenger frog has vanished from the scroll.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, Minato's name would have been written in the blank space created so....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8857" LastEditorUserId="8857" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T09:58:25.630" LastActivityDate="2014-10-25T09:58:25.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T00:17:10.660" Score="5" ViewCount="1845" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nora (a.k.a. Furuhime) retains the mark of her past masters who never officially set her free, so shouldn't she still have Yato's mark on her body, allowing him to summon her at any moment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he can, is there any good in-universe reason that he didn't summon her during the final battle (in episode 11) in order to disarm Rabo?  Couldn't Yato have summoned Nora, dropped her onto the ground, and then used Sekki (Yukine) to deal with a weaponless Rabo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bishamon is able to have multiple shinki summoned into their non-human form at once, so there is no restriction that you can only have 1 shinki in weapon form at a time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that once she has been summoned by a god, she cannot be summoned by another god. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, while she was in her human form in episode 11, up until Rabo summoned her into his weapon version of her (Reiki), Yato could just as easily have summoned her into his weapon version of her, and if he had done so, Rabo could no longer summon her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a plot hole: that Yato just didn't think of disarming his opponent when he easily could have done so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T00:42:16.477" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T00:42:16.477" Title="Is there a reason Yato couldn't summon Nora in the final battle of the first season of Noragami?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14653" CreationDate="2014-10-26T01:37:35.087" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As kuwaly said, it is the infamous &quot;picture&quot; of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Loch Ness Monster&lt;/a&gt;. I'm sure there is no real meaning to it, simply that it is a long-running joke in the anime. The reason they used the Loch Ness monster is likely because in real life many people visit the Scottish Highlands, specifically lake Loch Ness to try and find/prove the Loch Ness Monster. The reason they have continued to re-use the request is because, just like in real life no one has &quot;found&quot; the Loch Ness Monster, and because it's just a funny Easter egg that you would only notice if you payed very close attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the infamous hoax image seems to be backwards/flipped in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar Easter Eggs using the Loch Ness monster can be seen in these examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The video game Hitman: Absolution &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RWMgJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://searchengineland.com/google-maps-travel-loch-ness-monster-easter-egg-193243&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8864" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T03:59:40.860" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T03:59:40.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4285" CreationDate="2014-10-26T03:48:37.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the same rod that Madara showed Obito before passing away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It acts the same as a Orochimaru's curse mark, depending on the state of the person he/she gets controlled (limited) by the users will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^^All depends on the state though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The benefits also works as Orochimaru's curse seal, though unlike turning into curse mark v1-v2 like Sasuke and all others...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one contains sage chakra, which Madara said use my will in preforming the six path Justus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can use all the Justus pain/Nagato used through the chakra/black rod without the rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahiko's dead body is a fine example of that, he was able to use shrina tensei despite Nagato's real body having the actual rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eyes on the corpse of pain is a reflection of the users chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8866" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T03:48:37.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4025" CreationDate="2014-10-26T05:23:38.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imagine it would work something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Devil Fruit user, he'd be rendered weak by the submersion. But we've also seen instances of Devil Fruit users' powers being somewhat nullified by submersion in seawater (specified since I have no idea if it applies to bath water, pool water, etc.). For example, Luffy was unable to stretch himself in the Arlong Park arc, but his head was still brought above water by third parties. Similarly, in the Enies Lobby arc, Chopper's rampage was stopped when Franky threw him into the sea, transforming him back into little Chopper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My thought was that since Brook can't drown, as he has no lungs, the fact that he was submersed in seawater would nullify his Devil Fruit power and his soul would leave his body at the bottom of the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8867" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T05:23:38.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14665" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15000" CreationDate="2014-10-26T09:52:50.177" Score="8" ViewCount="852" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read either, but was wondering if the manga &lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt; is the same as the novel by Jane Austen under the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have several similarities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They're both set in Victorian England.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They both have the same title&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are both romance stories&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jane Austen is a famous author, and it's conceivable that someone could adapt her novel into a new graphic format. However, none of the descriptions I've read of the manga mention Ms. Austen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the series related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-12-21T01:05:28.640" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T14:05:59.040" Title="Is the manga Emma a retelling of Jane Austen's novel?" Tags="&lt;emma&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14681" CreationDate="2014-10-26T16:13:11.977" Score="3" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;p&gt;So BB was born with the Shinigami eyes because a Shinigami dropped it's eyeballs. But how is this even possible? Did the Shinigami ripped out his eyes and then let them fall down to Earth? I just don't get it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if a human touched the eyes of a Shinigami, would he then also get Shinigami eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T16:13:57.520" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T14:56:58.027" Title="How can a Shinigami drop its eyeballs?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T18:19:06.750" Score="6" ViewCount="984" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AQgGPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need help finding who this character is, and what anime or manga she is from. It came from a Burger King kids meal around 7 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tt5spm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8873" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T22:19:27.787" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T08:00:41.373" Title="What anime or manga is this pink-haired girl in an athletic outfit from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14671" CreationDate="2014-10-26T18:25:48.030" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Mariah_Wong&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mariah Wong&lt;/a&gt; from Beyblade&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(金李, Japanese: Chou Mao, Chinese Pinyin: Wīng Maou)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGy99.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T18:25:48.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14731" CreationDate="2014-10-26T22:01:36.097" Score="3" ViewCount="11210" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finished watching the first 24 episodes of the series, want to continue the story reading the manga, where should i begin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus question!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What am I missing if I just skip to the chapter from the OP question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: at the time of the original posting of this question, it was uncertain if they would continue the anime series. As of the spring/2015 season, Nisekoi was featured, and new episodes will push the story further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T14:04:35.330" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T14:35:05.823" Title="From what chapter of the Nisekoi manga should I begin reading to pick up where the anime ends?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-27T03:44:22.617" Score="4" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the Naruto Wiki page for Hashirama but I couldn't find his age. I just want to compare the present Naruto (in the anime not in manga... i.e no sage powers yet..) to Hashirama when he was 17-18 years old...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As suggested many times that both of them have a great chakra reserves but Hashirama points it out that naruto has almost the same amount of chakra as him i.e including Kurama's chakra... So when Naruto would be in his prime, for example, 25 years of age will he be able to rival Hashirama (without using Kurama's power)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8883" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-10-27T08:14:06.697" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:52:50.857" Title="What could be Hashirama's age when they formed village?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14669" CreationDate="2014-10-27T03:45:16.923" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;a Shinigami dropping it's eyeballs is just something Mello thought of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is unknown how he could have possibly been &quot;born&quot; with the eyes, though Mello wonders if a Shinigami dropped its eyeballs to Earth (instead of a Death Note)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Beyond_Birthday#Character&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; - Character, 3rd Paragraph, 3rd Sentence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and since Beyond Birthday only appeared in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note:_Another_Note&quot;&gt;Death Note: Another Note&lt;/a&gt; which occurs before the manga (L's first encounter with Naomi Misora during the Los Angeles &quot;BB Serial Murder Case&quot; mentioned in volume 2 of the manga) i can really only answer this from logical evidence, absent of any official statement and assuming that Mello is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suspect but rather than a Shinigami taking it's eyes out on it's own (which are used to allow Shinigami to work out how much life they will gain from taking a life), we can make the assumption that a Shinigami died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How we know of 2 ways a Shinigami can die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they fail to extend their own life by taking names&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they save the life of a human who's death date had arrived&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a Shinigami dies they turn to sand/dust however this isn't instantaneous, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmwo32RDd04&amp;amp;t=1m44s&quot;&gt;Rem's Death: Death Note - The Last Name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6md42qs14k&amp;amp;t=2m56s&quot;&gt;Gelus Death: Death Note Anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as we can see from the links above, Rem began to crumble first however Gelus's eye disappeared first&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we also know that there is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Portal_to_the_Human_World&quot;&gt;Portal&lt;/a&gt; which allows travel between the Shinigami Realm and earth. i theorize 2 ways that the Shinigami Beyond Birthday got the eyes from died&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;said Shinigami saved a human which would explain why they were at the portal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;said Shinigami was sooo lazy that it waited to the last minute to take a name to add more life and couldn't take a life quick enough before it died&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now while we are told that Shinigami are lazy i don't think they are that lazy not to write names (though Ryuk does note this to Light) so i'm going to assume 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;regardless, the Shinigami's eyes could have dropped out of it's head and rolled out of the portal which could explain why the eyeballs were dropped and not the Death Note (as we see in The Last Name Gelus's Death Note fell to earth however in the anime it didn't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So then how did Beyond Birthday get the eyeballs? well it was either by coincidence or since Beyond Birthday was at &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy%27s_House&quot;&gt;Wammy's House&lt;/a&gt; said Shinigami saved Beyond Birthday at birth by saving his mother who may have been pregnant and was about to be murdered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, if a human touched the eyes of a Shinigami, would he then also get Shinigami eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this i can't answer, i would assume the timeframe is very small because the eyeballs would have turned into sand/dust and Beyond Birthday was just very lucky to have gotten them before hand because if it was a living Shinigami's eyes, well the sight of Light running around with a bag of apples trying to get Ryuk top allow him to poke his eyes, or Misa looking all cute and asking Ryuk if she can doesn't quite match the tone of the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T03:45:16.923" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14680" CreationDate="2014-10-27T04:00:40.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been implied that the &lt;strong&gt;chakra reservoirs of a ninja&lt;/strong&gt; increases as they proceed to adulthood. When Hashirama implied that the current Naruto has almost the same amount of chakra &lt;strong&gt;(Naruto + Kurama)&lt;/strong&gt;, he was in fact comparing to the chakra reservoirs of Hashirama when he was in his &lt;em&gt;adulthood/most powerful&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Naruto has a way more to go to adulthood, it is possible that he might surpass Hashirama's chakra, &lt;em&gt;but only in conjunction with the Tailed Beast's chakra inside of him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Hashirama's chakra is all his and it was never shown that he &quot;borrowed&quot; chakra from the Tailed Beasts. &lt;em&gt;But, Naruto has the power from the &lt;strong&gt;Sage of Six Paths&lt;/strong&gt;. But, in the series it has never been implied that the power received from the Sage increases Naruto's chakra reservoir.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adult Naruto's + Tailed Beast's chakra &gt; Harshirama's chakra in his Adulthood.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adult Naruto without Tailed Beast's chakra MAY BE (very likely) &amp;lt; Hashirama's chakra in his adulthood.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T14:52:50.857" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T14:52:50.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16750" CreationDate="2014-10-27T05:30:12.727" Score="4" ViewCount="14740" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Taiyang_Xiao_Long&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; says that Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang's father, first married Summer Rose, Ruby's mother. But why isn't Ruby's name Ruby Xiao Long? This might mean that Ruby isn't the real daughter of Taiyang, probably his adopted daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T15:56:23.260" LastActivityDate="2019-01-04T02:38:17.533" Title="Who is Ruby Rose's father?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14690" CreationDate="2014-10-27T05:33:36.400" Score="2" ViewCount="1217" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragonball Z anime series, as far as I remember, only Goku and Cooler (in a movie) could perform the instant transmission technique. Goku learned it from an alien race when he escaped from Namek after his epic battle with Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a pretty awesome technique but no one else learned it or even attempted to learn it. Do we have any references in the manga or in the anime that suggest why no one else wanted / bothered to learn it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8888" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T13:05:18.943" Title="Learning instant transmission" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14688" CreationDate="2014-10-27T06:02:47.010" Score="6" ViewCount="1441" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Brotherhood (canon), Hohenheim was originally just known as &quot;23&quot; or &quot;Slave No. 23&quot; but yet after Xerxes his name became Van Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if there is an in-universe canon explanation of how/when Van Hohenheim changed his name from 23/Slave No. 23 and where he got the name from (I'm not talking about the origin of his name from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3723/1587&quot;&gt;writers perspective&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T01:57:09.190" Title="How/when did Van Hohenheim change his name?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14687" CreationDate="2014-10-27T07:29:03.250" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know if this was covered in Brotherhood, but in the manga the name Van Hohenheim was given to slave 23 by&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the homunculus Dwarf in the Flask (that later become known as Father) when they first met. Also, the naming didn't have any grand significance. The Dwarf in the Flask just didn't want to keep calling him by a number, so it gifted him a name as thanks for being part of his birth. (His blood was used to bring it to life.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened in episode 40, or chapter 74 in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fun fact, Hohenheim was first going to be called Theophrastus Bombastus Van Hohenheim, but the name was too long for him to remember, so a shorter version was chosen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand it (and as confirmed by the comments), Brotherhood did not change or omit this part compared to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T01:57:09.190" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T01:57:09.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-27T08:07:25.000" Score="2" ViewCount="520" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly as the title says. Why? As of volume 16 of the light novel, the leader of the Chaos Brigade is Rizevim Livan Lucifer, his grandfather. His grandfather killed Vali's father and was the man behind the bad treatment his parents gave him during his childhood (&lt;a href=&quot;http://highschooldxd.wikia.com/wiki/Rizevim_Livan_Lucifer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rizevim Livan Lucifer&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://highschooldxd.wikia.com/wiki/Vali_Lucifer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vali Lucifer&lt;/a&gt;). So why did he join the Chaos Brigade in the first place? Why did he betray Azazel and the Grigori who raised him after he fled from home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T19:36:30.497" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T19:36:30.497" Title="Why did Vali join the Chaos Brigade?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14686" CreationDate="2014-10-27T12:36:22.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Instant Transmission&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goku&lt;/strong&gt; learned &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;instant transmission&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the remote planet &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Yardrat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yardrat&lt;/a&gt;. Many others were capable of performing this technique, none of which were relevant to the show and thus not shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only one, other than Goku, that was shown using the technique was &lt;strong&gt;Cell&lt;/strong&gt;. Since Cell was partly made out of Goku's cells, he could sense how it needed to be performed by seeing Goku do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the others, nobody just bothered to go to all the way to Yardrat to learn the technique. Why they didn't ask Goku is beyond me though. I guess it wasn't needed for the story and Akira didn't want anyone else to look as bad-ass as Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Instantaneous_Movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Instantaneous Movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other forms of instant transmission were seen though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fortuneteller Baba and Kami&lt;/strong&gt; only use this technique to transport people from the Other World to the living world. &lt;strong&gt;Mr. Popo&lt;/strong&gt;, assistant to the Guardian of Earth, can use a version of this technique while sitting on his Magic Carpet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kibito&lt;/strong&gt; uses this technique after being resurrected to find Supreme Kai and Gohan, and take them to the Sacred World of the Kais. He uses it again to take Gohan back to Earth after the latter had his full potential unlocked by Old Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kibito Kai&lt;/strong&gt;, who gathered this technique from Kibito when Kibito and Supreme Kai fused, uses this technique on many occasions: he used it to save Goku, Vegeta, Dende, Mr. Satan and Bee from being killed when Kid Buu blew up Earth, and later, in Dragon Ball GT, to save the whole population of Earth from the planet's explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kid Buu&lt;/strong&gt; using Instantaneous Movement&#xA;Kid Buu learns this technique by watching Kibito Kai perform it. In the anime, his technique is referred to using the generic name Instant Transmission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;(Non-)Canon user list&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a full (non-)canon list, see the full list &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission#Known_users&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T13:05:18.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14397" CreationDate="2014-10-27T12:47:40.843" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Bonta-kun was first stolen by Sosuke at an amusement park and was remodeled by him. Now, it cannot hurt to say that it came from the same place. Maybe this is a prequel of &quot;The Birth of Bonta-kun&quot;? Just a thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8889" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-20T19:59:52.680" LastActivityDate="2019-04-20T19:59:52.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14701" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14721" CreationDate="2014-10-27T22:39:44.117" Score="1" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie? Does it have any significance in the story, or is it a symbolic reference to something? Or did the author simply like the design so much he decided to include it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious about it, because while it was not given much attention in the anime, it did appear in most of the episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T07:03:45.263" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T08:42:16.013" Title="Is there any meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14705" CreationDate="2014-10-27T23:09:44.470" Score="7" ViewCount="414" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend found this costume, which she's seen before but can't find where it's from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wJMe6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Costume&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8899" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T10:16:01.717" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T10:16:01.717" Title="What anime is this white angel costume from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-27T23:19:10.440" Score="3" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wanting to cosplay as Nagisa Furukawa for a long time but I could never find a wig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8899" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T00:58:03.023" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T02:32:52.113" Title="Where can I find a wig for Clannad?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14703" CreationDate="2014-10-27T23:42:51.680" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an outfit worn by Panty from &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=7529&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Panty &amp;amp; Stocking with Garterbelt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LG9u4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7884" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T23:42:51.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14291" CreationDate="2014-10-27T23:50:59.430" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Himura Kenshin is also known as the &quot;Hitokiri Battousai&quot;, Battousai the Manslayer, Rurouni Kenshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4407" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T00:11:14.800" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T00:11:14.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14704" CreationDate="2014-10-28T02:06:14.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good places to search are Japanese shops that sell new or used cosplay items (or shops that import official cosplay items from Japan to whatever country you live in); the websites of people who make and sell handmade cosplay items; Halloween costume websites; and sites with many sellers such as Cosplay.com's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marketplace&lt;/a&gt;, Yahoo Japan Auctions, Etsy, Amazon Marketplace sellers, and eBay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagisa's hair is almost identical to that of Kinomoto Sakura of Cardcaptor Sakura, which is an extremely popular character, so if you search for Sakura wigs, you will find ones that can work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T02:32:52.113" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T02:32:52.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20010" CreationDate="2014-10-28T02:35:23.073" Score="0" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has there been any explanation so far (as of episode 4) on whether or not males can be born a norma? Everyone on the norma base seem to be female. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T00:35:10.450" Title="Are all Norma female (as of episode 04)?" Tags="&lt;cross-ange&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13634" CreationDate="2014-10-28T12:04:24.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically the answer is yes, as any Logia can be hit by any sort of attack if they're in their flesh form, either because they were caught off guard and didn't reflexively transform, or if they wanted to take the hit (for example to shield someone else), or when they are wearing sea stone handcuffs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the answer to the question of whether intangible attacks can hit logia users in general though is no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logia users have two ways of evading attacks in general, they can become their element, such as when Crocodlie is hit by bullets and simply becomes sand where the bullets hit and then reforms, or by changing their shape they can avoid the attack, such as when Aokiji opened up a hole in his own chest when Whitebeard stabbed him with a haki infused bisento. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the first method suffices for a basic intangible attack, as from what we have seen it is not possible to use haki on an intangible attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sword beams are different, as they look intangible, but other than with Law, who uses his devil fruit, what swordsmen such as Zoro and Mihawk do is swing their sword fast enough to send the air in front of the sword flying at you at very high speeds, and they can transfer haki to the air itself, as when Zoro sliced Monet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, proper intangible energy based attack, such as Enel's Lightning, Kizaru's light and possibly Fujitora's gravity have never been shown to have haki infused in them, and Rayleigh's explanation didn't mention this as a possibility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are relatively few intangible attacks in One Piece as a whole, some which seem to be such as Ace's hiken are in fact Ace turning his fist into fire, making the fire huge and hitting you with it, so this attack could easily contain haki. Ace's move where he fires fire through his fingers like a gun however, probably could not contain haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is possible, unless you were to hit them when they are in their flesh form, or with their eleme metal weakness, as the only thing that can normally hit a logia's true body when they are transformed is busoshoku haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T12:04:24.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13015" CreationDate="2014-10-28T16:03:27.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was implied that one gains cantus with the onset of puberty*. My explanation is that Saki got into puberty a bit later than the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*: I've read or heard this somewhere, but can't find a good link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2736" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T16:03:27.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8539" CreationDate="2014-10-28T20:14:08.137" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo-sama is alive and well, as expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;chapter 744&lt;/strong&gt;, we can see his head saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fufufu... You guys really got me good. I'm head over heels in shock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bIlPK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bIlPKl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 745&lt;/strong&gt;, we can see that there are in fact two Doflamingos. The left one is the headless Doflamingo whose head Kyros severed, while the right one is (probably) the real Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rCEo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rCEol.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 745&lt;/strong&gt;, we can see Violet explaining what was going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It appears to be a marionette made of string!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1tdlo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1tdlol.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, since Doflamingo ate the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ito_Ito_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;String Fruit&lt;/a&gt;, he has become a string human. He can manipulate strings to the extent that he can create a marionette duplicate of himself and move it around as if it were him. It was this marionette that Kyros had severed the head of, not Doflamingo's real head. &lt;strong&gt;Therefore, he is still very much alive and completely unharmed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; at that point at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T15:31:15.660" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T15:31:15.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14701" CreationDate="2014-10-28T22:05:46.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the octopus plushie wasn't in the novels, so I don't think it has much significance. It seems to be something that was added as a visual leitmotif for Kirino in the anime, like her whale slippers, which were often used to identify Kirino in shots focusing on the feet. (Apparently she likes sea creatures.) When you see that octopus plushie, you know the scene is taking place in Kirino's room, just like when you see those whale slippers, you know those legs are Kirino's legs. The plushie is used like this in the opening animation a few times too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-universe, the novel describes Kirino's room like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interior wasn't much different from my [Kyousuke's] room, except with a more reddish coloring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the big difference is that it has a computer desk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It suits my image of Kirino well, not being the individualist, but quite modern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds extremely boring, and that's probably the point—all of Kirino's unique possessions are hidden in her otaku closet. But since so many scenes of the anime take place in her room, the animators probably wanted to decorate it a little, while keeping the decorations consistent with Kirino's character. Many teenage girls have stuffed animals, so it makes sense that Kirino would have some, since she tries to portray herself as normal except better. Having them lets her keep &amp;quot;not being the individualist&amp;quot; because they keep the room from looking abnormally dull while she keeps the dangerous stuff sealed in the otaku closet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the animators chose that very specific-looking octopus design (or those very specific-looking whale slippers), they probably just wanted a unique-looking design that would fit with the image they built of Kirino's aesthetic tastes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T22:05:46.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14620" CreationDate="2014-10-29T01:05:02.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no content &quot;past episode 25&quot;, per se - the novel&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; ends just where the anime does, with Saki putting Squealer out of his misery, and finishing with a mention of the sign in the academy that reads 「想像力こそが、すべてを変える」 (&quot;Imagination can change everything&quot;). As such, there isn't any content on which one could base a sequel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it isn't quite the case that the anime covered all the material in the novel - clocking in at around 950 pages of dense prose&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, the novel contained many bits and pieces that didn't make it into the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of this is probably because of restrictions on the kinds of content that can be shown on TV - e.g. somewhere around what would be episode 8, Saki witnesses Satoru and Shun having sex, and this is described in the novel in great detail (though not in a salacious way). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most omissions, though, were probably just because of constraints on the amount of time available to the anime - &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; is an incredibly detail-rich story, and translating all that detail to the screen would require far more than just 25 episodes of anime. Remember how we got nearly a full episode of infodump from the false minoshiro in episode 4? That's the cut-down-for-TV version of that scene. In the novel, the false minoshiro speaks for around twice as long. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Do note that &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; is an actual novel, not a light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; In the one-volume edition, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T01:05:02.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14417" CreationDate="2014-10-29T01:35:01.343" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, uh, this is kind of weird. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1388861238/a212338659&quot;&gt;a guy on Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt; (which is basically Japanese Yahoo! Answers), the artist of this end card, HIKAWA Hekiru, is a fan of the movie Mad Max 2, and one of the characters in that movie is &lt;a href=&quot;http://madmax.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_Humungus&quot;&gt;a dude named Humungus&lt;/a&gt;, who is the guy pictured here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to the guy on Chiebukuro, Humungus has apparently popped up in other works by Hikawa. I'm not familiar with any of Hikawa's works, so I don't know whether this is actually true or not, but the guy in the endcard certainly does look like Humungus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T01:35:01.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14743" CreationDate="2014-10-29T03:14:21.210" Score="9" ViewCount="6611" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started to notice it consistently happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt;, a character communicates through text messages. In the English dub (or, at least the version I watched), these are left untranslated, which is really not good seeing as these are important messages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the sub, they were translated into English just like everything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other dubs I've noticed that do this are &lt;em&gt;Inu X Boku SS&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, just off the top of my head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1607" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:44:57.013" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T14:33:01.600" Title="Why do some English Dubs leave untranslated Japanese Text?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14291" CreationDate="2014-10-29T06:37:22.313" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a internet meme in Japan, that a collage picture from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/a&gt; manga and the text &quot;I hate to work, I certainly hate to work.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPlRR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Meme&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Reference&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%83%8D%E3%81%8D%E3%81%9F%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%94%E3%81%96%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nicopedia's entry on 「働きたくないでござる」&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T13:57:11.857" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T13:57:11.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14620" CreationDate="2014-10-29T07:02:00.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, the novel version of &quot;From the new world&quot; is not a light novel.&#xA;I think it's a hard SF novel, instead of a light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the 25 episodes of the anime covered the whole novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is a new series &quot;New world zero year&quot; that is running in a novel magazine. It has not been turned into a book yet. This series talks about the story before &quot;From the new world&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T18:46:43.813" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T18:46:43.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10105" CreationDate="2014-10-29T10:52:17.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I will provide some information for ya...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In the light novel (chapter 10b), Tsuruya called him &amp;quot;Kyorosuke&amp;quot;, and if we replace &amp;quot;r&amp;quot; with &amp;quot;n&amp;quot;, Voilà! his real name is &amp;quot;Kyonosuke&amp;quot;. The reason why he's being nicknamed as &amp;quot;Kyon&amp;quot; is because of his parents' economical problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.haruhisuzumiya.net/2011/08/03/fan-translation-of-surprise-of-haruhi-suzumiya-released/#comment-45688&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;someone's comment&lt;/a&gt; at haruhisuzumiya.net about this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyorosuke is a nickname for Kyonosuke. Tsuruya just replaced “yono” with “yoro”, just like most of her statements with nyoro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;My own thoughts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8919" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T13:34:23.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14676" CreationDate="2014-10-29T11:20:56.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some differences between the manga and anime. This is some of the chapters that do not appear in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 7: Handmade.&lt;/strong&gt; This chapter tells about Raku and other girls bake a cake together.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 19: Visiting the Ill.&lt;/strong&gt; This chapter tells about Raku that got sick and all the girls went to visit him at home.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 26: Detour.&lt;/strong&gt; This chapter tells about Tsugumi that got a love letter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 40: Liar.&lt;/strong&gt; This chapter tells about Tsugumi and her lie detector.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 41: Stray Dog.&lt;/strong&gt; This chapter tells about Chitoge found a stray dog.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of those chapter are just filler. You still be able to follow the story without reading it. The anime, however, ends in &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 50: Leading Actor&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you want to continue the story from season 1 of the anime, you should read &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 51: From Here on Out.&lt;/strong&gt; But I suggest you also read chapter 50 to get the right feeling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T14:35:05.823" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T14:35:05.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4523" CreationDate="2014-10-29T16:03:00.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically, every player in the game is the supporter, and every player is not.  Because the concept that a player may be officially designated the supporter would create a situation of impunity (who watches the watcher?), and players are told that even the supporter may not know that is there role, it makes much more sense that the players all can fulfill this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a point at which one player will look at the actions of another and feel they are self-serving, and decide they need to put an end to them.  They may try to confront the other party, use their funds to hinder or redirect them, or destroy their efforts.  But in the end, if they come to believe they have a moral out in the role of the supporter, and virtually unlimited funds to get them out of the legal trouble, the societal justice impulse could kick in, and they may kill the player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a possibility, based on the nature of Juiz, that Juiz may also help fulfill this role.  There may be certain conditions or thresholds that will trigger actions by the long arm of the concierge to take actions against misguided players.  This is not evidenced (that I can remember), but it is also possible that Juiz may indirectly responsible for a player acting in the role of the supporter, by ensuring that actions that would trigger them to retaliate will come to their attention.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, self-serving players may be fed information that will cause them to act offensively to another, instigating retaliation from the offended by the information they, in turn, are delivered.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, keep in mind that a player overtly acting as the supporter would be seen as a threat to every other player, and would almost certainly become a target themselves, since transactional data becomes public upon use.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All theoretical, but there may be something there.  Pleasure to serve.  Nobelesse oblige.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8922" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T16:03:00.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15066" CreationDate="2014-10-29T18:53:48.387" Score="-1" ViewCount="7182" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fight between Naruto and Sasuke was brutal. It pushed them both to their limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last page, it is shown that both lose one of their hands.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sasuke admits defeat. I was actually shocked to see that picture.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Never imagined the fight could lead up to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now that Sasuke has finally acknowledged Naruto, does it mean Sasuke&#xA;will now help Naruto?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where does it leave the future of the tailed beasts though, since Sasuke's intention was to kill them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-13T11:15:55.180" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T17:09:36.200" Title="What's the fate of the tailed beasts and Sasuke after chapter 698?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2016-12-01T06:12:16.997" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14629" CreationDate="2014-10-29T21:41:26.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime covers the encounter with the water spirit in episode nine of season one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While asking the spirit about getting the ingredient (a part of her body), Montmorency informs Saito that the spirit is immortal, and so has a different perception of time. After later learning that she is seeking the ring of Andvari, Saito immediately promises to find and return the ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guiche mocks him, saying a spirit won't trust some non-mage commoner it's never met. The spirit immediately agrees, saying that Gandalfr has kept his promises before, so he can be trusted. She hands over the ingredient in the same action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this stage they do not know what &amp;quot;Gandalfr&amp;quot; really is, but the mission is accomplished. When Montmorency questions him why he would so casually agree to it, saying how he'll find it one day, he points out that since the spirit is immortal it won't really mind if it takes years for him to complete the quest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ring remains unreturned in the novels. You can expect it to remain that way forevermore:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We regret to report that Zero no Tsukaima's creator has passed away from his long battle with cancer. May he find rest in Halkeginia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noboru Yamaguchi R.I.P &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;11/2/72-4/4/13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T21:41:26.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14725" CreationDate="2014-10-30T09:36:31.510" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dubbing is expensive; subbing is much cheaper to do.  Anime translation companies usually want to dub because they have no shot at getting it aired on TV outside of Japan if there is no dub, so they usually sell the subbed DVDs etc. for about the same amount of money as the dubbed ones, in order for the sales of the subs to to offset the larger cost of dubbing.  Neither dubbing nor subbing requires editing/adding to the artwork (dubs are an audio track; subs are a separate text file that can be overlaid over the art).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, usually text messages and other text shown in the artwork itself often moves as the &quot;camera&quot; pans; it is not usually static and flat on the screen.  Covering it up would require the company to overlay art that moves: essentially, &lt;strong&gt;to animate over&lt;/strong&gt; the Japanese text with text that can move along with the &quot;camera&quot; panning motion, to avoid scrolling the overlay over the character's fingers, to tilt at the same angle as the cell phone screen is being held at, etc.  In other words, it is a different endeavor than either recording audio or typing up subtitles: one that requires more work which is a different type of work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the company has managed to land the series airing on TV in the country they're licensed for release in, the amount of money they expect to make off of it would cause them to be willing to re-animate those text messages.  They would not have a large motivation to add that animating work on top of their dubbing expenses if they do not expect to make a lot of money from the series.  If the text message is read aloud in either the voice of the sender or the voice of the recipient, it does not require the re-animating work for the viewer to understand (assuming the dub script is accurate, which is a whole different can of worms).  Using the dub voice actor they've already hired to orally take care of the viewer getting the gist of the message saves money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An alternative would be to add a subtitle track which subtitles only the on-screen text messages, book covers, signage, etc. which would be inexpensive to do.  However, when you compare the dub script with the subtitle script from the same company, there are often differences because the dub is 1) attempting to match animated mouth movements and 2) attempting to sound more colloquial (i.e., &quot;What would this character say if this character were talking naturally in English/Chinese/whatever language is being dubbed?&quot; rather than repeating awkwardly in said language a translated phrase that a Japanese person would say in this situation but which a native speaker of said language would never think to say in this situation) as compared to the sub which is more concerned with 1) fitting in the physical space of 1~2 lines of text on the screen at once and 2) just translating more simply (what the character said).  So when the dub and sub scripts do not match, it would cause more confusion to add that sub script they already made into the dub copy, because then the dub actor's voice reading the Japanese text message and the sub at the bottom of the screen would not match.  It is likely that the company doesn't want to make a separate subtitle file for the dub copy unless it is necessary, again to save on costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T09:36:31.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17114" CreationDate="2014-10-30T10:01:29.163" Score="2" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has it been officially stated anywhere by a representative at the production company whether &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;'s 26 total episodes cover the Black Moon arc of the manga (Chibiusa, Sailor Pluto, and the Black Moon Clan, equal to season R of the classic anime series)?  Has it been stated anywhere that it only covers the content of the Dark Kingdom arc of the manga (equivalent to the first season of the classic anime)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt; has covered in a mere 8 episodes the equivalent of 33 episodes of the classic anime series which contained 46 episodes total.  In other words, it has covered 72% of the classic anime's first season content within only 31% of &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt;'s scheduled episode count. I know that &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt; is based on the original manga, that it is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; adapting the classic anime, and that the manga storyline progressed much faster (less filler), but even so, that's a big percentage of the manga's Dark Moon arc to have already shown us in only 8 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opening animation sequence does not include any characters introduced in the Black Moon arc, but then again, it could receive a new animation sequence mid-run at the point in time when that manga arc would begin (without a second season needing to occur to herald the story arc shift).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:40:12.140" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T20:17:33.617" Title="Does Sailor Moon Crystal contain the Black Moon arc of the manga (Pluto and Chibiusa)?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14734" CreationDate="2014-10-30T20:40:32.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I honestly doubt Naruto can die due to the fact he has a bijuu in him. Though...the question that arises to that, if kyuubi has no chakra then that means Naruto has a possible chance of seeing death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8942" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T20:40:32.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8876" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:34:28.477" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing that popped into my mind was date a live because u said &quot;the story revolves around girls with &quot;spirits&quot; they use to fight.&quot; And&#xA; using a &quot;fire spirit&quot; but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes. There also was a smaller girl, which was firstly her rival but they became friends after some time.&#xA;The one who was the heroine didn't use a fire spirit but there was a female who did and accepted it in the series and there is also a girl spirit who uses a huge sword and the main heroine is a boy. I hope this helped&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8945" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:34:28.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="99" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:43:41.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of Sailor Moon Crystal, Sailor Venus is shown intentionally de-transforming in front of the other senshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:43:41.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14907" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:57:31.873" Score="7" ViewCount="2626" Body="&lt;p&gt;So apparently the author almost got sued at some point, but then the plaintiff became an anime sponsor. Anyone have any idea who it was and when this happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 16, Chapter 470&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFfTR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFfTR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hayate almost got sued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T18:17:36.300" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T18:17:36.300" Title="Who tried to sue the author of Hayate no Gotoku, and when?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T01:54:48.000" Score="4" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers for the ending of Golden Time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The twin mirrors are switched in the final episode. Yama is seen giving Koko the broken one in the previous one, but I missed the scene when the one belonging to Koko ends up in Banri's place.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that shown? If it is, in what episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T02:53:39.227" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T02:53:39.227" Title="When did Koko's mirror end up in Banri's stuff?" Tags="&lt;golden-time&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T02:07:25.417" Score="4" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mysticism apart, there are several elements in that sequence that may be real and others that are purely imaginary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conversation between ghost Banri and Reawakened Banri is imaginary, but the other elements are confusing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How the ring ends in Banri's pocket? It fell off the bridge. The ghost is soaking wet, implying that he did went into the river to get it, but the ghost cannot interact with the real world unless he is possessing Banri. Banri is dry when he hugs Koko.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Linda's response: is it the real Linda that is delivering it (she could have ran after and caught up with Banri while he was discussing with the ghost) or just another figment?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How long is that bridge? Is it a real landmark?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T02:52:39.037" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T02:52:39.037" Title="What really happened in the bridge sequence in the final episode of Golden Time?" Tags="&lt;golden-time&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T02:38:10.883" Score="3" ViewCount="125" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is more of a list of the different mental states of Banri and the mental states he is experiencing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, please correct me and expand the list. I will follow this model: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;name&quot;. When he appears. What memories he has. Whether he is a stable or temporary state of mind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pre-accident Banri. Shown in flashbacks. Has all the memories pre-accident, stable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Post-accident (Main) Banri. The one that enrolls university and dates Koko. Has all post accident memories (including the hospital escapade). Stable during the first three quarters of the show.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost Banri. Several scenes throughout the whole series. Only watches, cannot interact. Has all memories (since he is the incarnation of past Banri and watched main Banri all the time). &quot;Stable&quot;, vanishes after his unresolved issue settles after Linda's confession/answer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Possessed Banri. A few episodes in the mid-series. Has pre-accident memories, but is somewhat psychotic. Very unstable.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tabula rasa Banri. Last quarter of the series. Is catatonic, no memories. Unstable, reverts to main Banri after a while. Sometimes shown in the transition between possessed and main Banri (do proper names have plurals? - cross posting to ELL.SE).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Healed Banri. Final episodes. Has pre-accident memories only. Stable, but may have gone into possessed mode offscreen during the month he spent home to retrieve the ring.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Final evolution/Awakened&quot; (sorry for the pun) Banri. Ending, after Koko's visit and the mirror epiphany. Has all memories. Probably very stable, since he is the happy ever after version...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, did I get it right or am I missing/mistaking something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T15:47:36.143" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T15:47:36.143" Title="How many different mental states of Banri are there in Golden Time?" Tags="&lt;golden-time&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T04:26:00.650" Score="4" ViewCount="511" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any help solving this would be appreciated. It's been so long, I can't even tell if I actually saw this, or if it was some sort of fever-dream that I made up and will never track down. Here's the scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A young man is struggling to reach the top of a glass spiral staircase (maybe to save a young woman from something evil at the top?), and the glass steps under his feet keep cracking but not breaking all the way (and maybe cutting his bare feet?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This really felt like I caught just the climax, and I don't remember anything before or after for context, unfortunately. That sequence has just always stuck with me over the years, I need to get closure and find out what it was!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:46:10.510" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:46:10.510" Title="An old anime with a scene of a young man struggling to reach the top of a glass staircase" Tags="&lt;video-girl-ai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:04.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14758" CreationDate="2014-10-31T04:54:56.577" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple googling of the terms &quot;anime glass staircase&quot; brought me to a discussion page on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video Girl Ai&lt;/strong&gt; (1992)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene is from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqWn9pNbmc&amp;amp;t=20m0s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 6&lt;/a&gt;, the last episode of the OVA, and the only thing not matching your descriptions is that the staircase is not spiral: it is straight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/56SS2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis (ANN):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because Youta worried for another instead of dwelling on his own broken heart, he happened upon a very special video store that only the pure of heart can see. There, he buys what he thinks is a normal erotic video - until a girl climbs out of his television set. Her name is Ai, and thanks to a broken VCR, her personality is a little glitchy. Still, it's her job to help Youta feel better, and perhaps even help him get the girl of his dreams, even if Ai herself might be falling for him as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T09:45:42.600" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T09:45:42.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14764" CreationDate="2014-10-31T05:59:03.883" Score="12" ViewCount="188498" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt;), Kaori says a prayer &quot;Elohim, Essaim... Elohim, Essaim I implore you&quot; before the performance. What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T15:43:27.080" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T15:44:35.227" Title="What does &quot;Elohim, Essaim... Elohim, Essaim I implore you&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18728" CreationDate="2014-10-31T06:01:42.727" Score="11" ViewCount="15334" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 4, right before their performance, Kaori headbutts Kousei, and then some BGM starts playing. In the next episode, episode 5, as Kousei is running home in the rain, the same song plays again, and continues into the flashback. What is the name of the song? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've transcribed the first part of the song, it gets pretty inaccurate towards the end but should still be recognizable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/e958304d60b8f1a61108335f228623a5e0084cef&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/e958304d60b8f1a61108335f228623a5e0084cef&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:04:19.610" LastActivityDate="2020-04-27T16:35:26.887" Title="What is the name of the background music that plays before Kaori and Kousei's performance?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6430" CreationDate="2014-10-31T06:37:15.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From otaku's point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, I think you can understand this answer easily.&#xA;First few parts of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; is adventure manga instead of battle (fighting) manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was running in Weekly Shonen Jump.&#xA;Jump has a voting system (by postcard) and the ranking is very very important.&#xA;If a manga can't get a good result, that manga should be discontinued soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first part, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; is not popular.&#xA;Then the author tried to change the style.&#xA;For example, adding more gag, introducing more enemies.&#xA;Finally, he found that battle manga can get more vote and continued over ten years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, many manga has these change.&#xA;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YuYu Hakusho&lt;/a&gt;: detective manga to battle manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Taluluto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Taluluto&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;-style manga to battle manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_King_Tar-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jungle King Tar-chan&lt;/a&gt;: gag manga to battle manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story has the loop:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A new enemy is coming.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Protagonist loses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Protagonist trains.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, wins.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Go back to 1.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But recently the user of shonen has different interest.&#xA;They stop reading at step 2.&#xA;Then, recent shonen manga has a different story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-18T08:39:09.450" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T08:39:09.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T07:38:18.490" Score="4" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the early 2000, I rented an anime film from the library. The film was set in a post-apocalyptic world where it looked like machines were killing humans. I remember that the main character was talking about when he had amnesia and he looked in a mirror and punched it. There was blood from his hand and he commented about it. Also he helped a couple five birth in this post apocalyptic world in the middle of the film. I think near the end there was a woman who was dressed in a clear dress and they were basically having sex at the end of the movie. I cannot remember the title for the life of me and I was hoping someone knows what I am talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8949" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T16:55:23.297" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T16:55:23.297" Title="An anime film set in post-apocalyptic world where it looked like machines were killing humans" Tags="&lt;a-wind-named-amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:08.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14760" CreationDate="2014-10-31T08:42:43.730" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both of the words &amp;quot;Elohim&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Essaim&amp;quot; could be meaning a variety of things.   But my speculation goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2kt3tl/spoilers_shigatsu_wa_kimi_no_uso_episode_4/cloo8fg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit thread&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar phrase occurs in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=HMrV-BPe5h8C&amp;amp;pg=PA129&amp;amp;lpg=PA129&amp;amp;dq=Eloim,%20Essaim,%20frugativi%20et%20appellavi&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=Eloim%2C%20Essaim%2C%20frugativi%20et%20appellavi&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of Black Magic&lt;/a&gt; and in the&#xA;Italian &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/Il_Grand_Grimoire.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Il Grand Grimoire&lt;/a&gt;.   A couple translations and&#xA;transcriptions later, we end up with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Eloim&amp;quot; is &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;God&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; or&#xA;&amp;quot;Powers&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Essaim&amp;quot; might be &amp;quot;Locusts&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Swarm&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I'm thinking that&#xA;she's offering her soul to the devil/the angels/god in exchange for&#xA;being able to captivate her audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't Faust; it's not a serious treatment of pacts. The Japanese adore Christian mythology, similar to how the West adores Eastern mythology. In effect, she's doing the same thing as someone in a Western work invoking his &amp;quot;chi&amp;quot; or whatever. (It's shōnen; teenage boys love foreign mysticism.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T15:21:26.560" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14763" CreationDate="2014-10-31T09:18:31.447" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first result in a Google search for &amp;quot;anime post apocalyptic kill human amnesia&amp;quot; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wind_Named_Amnesia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Wind Named Amnesia&lt;/a&gt; (1990)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CB2ge.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Theatrical pamphlet for the film &amp;quot;A Wind Named Amnesia&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Apocalypse didn't come with a bang, but with a whimper. Silently, the amnesia wind swept away all of mankind's knowledge. Thousands of years of human civilization vanished overnight as people forgot how to use the tools of modern civilization: who they were, how to speak—everything. Technology decayed as mankind was reduced to the level of cavemen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two years later, a young man—miraculously re-educated after the cataclysm—explores this barbaric world while pursued by a relentless killing machine. He is accompanied by a young mysterious woman who is somehow spared the devastating effects of the amnesia wind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Post-apocalyptic world where it looked like machines were killing humans — Check.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main character had amnesia — Check.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main character looked in a mirror and punched it and bled — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZArbMgc72M&amp;amp;t=9m50s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Check&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Near the end there was a woman and they were basically having sex — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZArbMgc72M&amp;amp;t=74m12s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Check&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T13:32:17.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14766" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14768" CreationDate="2014-10-31T09:42:32.320" Score="2" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;This site is have an beatiful anime style: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tofugu.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tofugu.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone know what is the software to draw &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/2014/03/13/why-the-japanese-education-system-does-not-excel-as-much-as-you-might-think/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this anime&lt;/a&gt; style?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8951" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T10:59:06.823" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T11:52:52.803" Title="What is the software to create this type of anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-10-31T19:17:17.473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T11:46:27.743" Score="4" ViewCount="1078" Body="&lt;p&gt;That anime was about two demons being teleported from medieval time to future. They were on some island surrounded by another 4 islands. On the main one in the middle were demons, and they kept attacking them. One day they all attacked at the main island and king of demons with his assistant/friend teleported with time gate or something to the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8952" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:21:05.423" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:21:05.423" Title="An anime about two demons being teleported from medieval time to future" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:11.283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14766" CreationDate="2014-10-31T11:46:58.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the software is mostly independent of the style. The style depent on how the artist is drawing it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway it is not always possible to redraw a image because the software is not supporting some functions! The style from the website you linked is pretty simple so you do not need something special.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQMtv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Example Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be possible to draw the image above with the standard paint of windows except the cheeks (if you look closely a special brush was used to draw this). But this is absolutely not suggested if you really want to redraw it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image is very likly drawn with a tablet that supports pressure/speed recognition (recognizable at the fading outlines) and a software that supports paint application modes (recognizable at the shadows/lightning) and also layer support (the green/yellow background is one layer and the girl with the table and the chair is at least one layer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such things are mostly supported on a reasonably good painting software:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adobe Photoshop&lt;/a&gt; (monthly payment)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gimp.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;GIMP&lt;/a&gt; (open source)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.systemax.jp/en/sai/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PaintTool SAI&lt;/a&gt; (pay once)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.smithmicro.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime/Manga Studio&lt;/a&gt; (pay once)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.getpaint.net/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Paint.NET&lt;/a&gt; (free to use) &lt;sub&gt;I am not sure if everything is possible in this software I listed above!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T11:52:52.803" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T11:52:52.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14760" CreationDate="2014-10-31T11:50:29.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Elohim&lt;/a&gt;(אֱלֹהִים) is a Hebrew word that means either 1) &quot;gods&quot; in the plural, or 2) &quot;God.&quot; &quot;El&quot; (אֵלִי) and &quot;Eloi&quot; (אֶלֹהִי) are &quot;God,&quot; and the &quot;-him&quot; suffix (הִים) makes it plural.  So it would literally mean &quot;gods&quot; in the plural; &lt;em&gt;however&lt;/em&gt;, it is also used in the specific case of referring to the monotheistic Judeo-Christian God. It is found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hebrew-streams.org/works/monotheism/context-elohim.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2602 times&lt;/a&gt; in the Hebrew Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; mean &quot;powers&quot; as Hashirama Senju wrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essaim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Essaim&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is French for &quot;swarm.&quot;  This word does not occur in Hebrew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T12:53:43.357" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T12:53:43.357" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14767" CreationDate="2014-10-31T12:53:39.593" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are remembering &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Is_a_Part-Timer!&quot;&gt;Hataraku Maou-sama!&lt;/a&gt; (The Devil is a Part-Timer!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Demon Lord and one of his generals, Alciel, escape Ente Isla through a portal to modern Tokyo, Japan after being confronted by the Hero Emilia Justina and her companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the wikia page about &lt;a href=&quot;http://hataraku.wikia.com/wiki/Ente_Isla&quot;&gt;Ente Isla&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ente Isla is a world that lies on the Ocean of Ignoria, consisting of one large central island with four smaller islands to the north, south, east, and west. It is laid out in the shape of a cross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastEditorUserId="8446" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T18:13:14.810" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T18:13:14.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T17:05:30.490" Score="1" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;She in not a transfer student, and while she is not Momoko's classmate for as long as Shibumi, it is safe to assume she is of the same age and is in the same class for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why she is still using a junior uniform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T17:05:30.490" Title="Why Mayumi wears a sailor uniform, different than the other girls, if they are in the same class for such a long time?" Tags="&lt;joshi-kausei&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13629" CreationDate="2014-10-31T17:43:04.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2soFL4dIac#t=0m45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DRAGON BALL Z -Orquesta Sinfonica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the music in this video at 0:45. I can't remember the name in the original soundtrack collection. The majority of the DBZ OSTs come from the movies; this one I believe is from some movie between Freeza and Cell saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8957" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T18:20:40.463" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T18:20:40.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12867" CreationDate="2014-10-31T17:58:59.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that Vegeta didn't sense the genkidama hold by Kuririn, we can assume that Ki is not necessarily Battle Power.  Gohan also only noticed the Genkidama after seeing how huge it was in the sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8957" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T17:58:59.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2142" CreationDate="2014-10-31T19:29:30.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be possible that the Millennium Earl was trying to hide the existence of the 14th Noah from the others for as long as possible, as until they found out about Allen, I don't recall any of them mentioning anything about the 14th, and they couldn't sense him yet as he wasn't awakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's always possible that it could've been an error in translation, but I doubt it, as the official versions are, well, official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8959" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T19:29:30.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14775" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14779" CreationDate="2014-10-31T20:40:21.583" Score="6" ViewCount="1476" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I saw this movie about a year ago, but I can't remember much of it and only watched part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It started off with this guy in hell, and he met this young boy and the boy said something like the guy had been lucky and had been given another chance in life to redeem himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then wakes up in a hospital as a boy who I think was in middle or high school - he had committed suicide by overdosing and was supposed to be dead, and the guy had taken over the dead body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The now reborn boy was good at art, and his family gets worried about him as he doesn't talk with them after overdosing - I think it was said that he didn't talk much before, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The young boy that told the guy that he was going to be reborn follows him around, and the guy is the only one who can see him. The guy speculates a lot about whether the young boy is an angel or devil, and tries to find out what the now-dead boys life that he inherited was like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the guy - when reborn as the boy - was wearing school clothes a lot of the time, and had short brown hair. I don't remember what anyone else looked like, as what they were wearing was pretty plain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember, the art style was plain and didn't have much colour, I think everything was pretty saturated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8959" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:27:21.097" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:27:21.097" Title="Anime movie about a guy going to hell and being reborn as a boy in middle/highschool" Tags="&lt;colorful&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:14.563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14775" CreationDate="2014-10-31T22:09:56.760" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you're looking for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Colorful&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I&quot; died and was kicked out of the cycle of reincarnation because of the sin &quot;I&quot; committed. An angel told me that &quot;I&quot; won a lottery and he gave me a chance to remember the sin. My spirit possessed the body of the 14-year-old boy Makoto, who committed suicide and &quot;I&quot; tried to recollect my memory. &quot;I&quot; felt distressed by the terrible circumstances of Makoto and the fact that &quot;I&quot; was borrowing his body. &quot;I&quot; have started to realize that people are hurting each other because the world is too colorful to distinguish the true color of themselves from others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9e0D.png&quot; alt=&quot;The colors, dude!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T22:09:56.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14790" CreationDate="2014-11-01T07:58:15.707" Score="2" ViewCount="849" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the title of the song played around &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEul1jSjgAE&amp;amp;t=7m32s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this part&lt;/a&gt;? I really wanted to know the title of the piano piece or at least the composer. I tried searching for Pupa OSTs but unfortunately only the OP and ED were released. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-21T03:09:41.597" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T03:09:41.597" Title="What is the title of this song on the Pupa OST?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;pupa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12805" CreationDate="2014-11-01T09:40:53.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing as some characters reappearing in Tokyo ESP that don't appear in Ga-Rei-Zero anymore, i suppose the events in Tokyo ESP happen before Ga-Rei-Zero. But this is only what i think from watching Ga-Rei-Zero and the first episode of Tokyo ESP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8966" LastActivityDate="2014-11-01T09:40:53.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14786" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19775" CreationDate="2014-11-01T19:02:08.220" Score="1" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arisa is shot several times by the GHQ soldiers at the end of the series, when her shield fails due to all voids disappearing, but the wiki pages have confusing information about her whereabouts at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Guilty_Crown_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has &quot;She follows Gai to the final battle, holding back the UN forces with her shield, and is alive seen being outside of the falling GHQ.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is she alive? When the scene of her alive outside the building happens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T19:13:11.473" Title="What is Arisa's status at the end of Guilty Crown?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14786" CreationDate="2014-11-01T19:30:03.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Arisa_Kuhouin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, she is still alive, and I believe the scene of her being outside of the building is near the end of the last episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8959" LastEditorUserId="8959" LastEditDate="2014-11-01T22:28:29.633" LastActivityDate="2014-11-01T22:28:29.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14782" CreationDate="2014-11-02T01:33:13.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pupa's OST was composed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/artist/9157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;KONISHI Kayo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/artist/9158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;KONDO Yukio&lt;/a&gt; (who, together, make up the musical unit &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/artist/9159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MOKA☆&lt;/a&gt;). Unfortunately, I think that's as good an answer as you're going to get, given that the soundtrack hasn't been (and, I'm guessing, never will be) released. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you liked the music in Pupa, perhaps you would like to listen to &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/37057&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the soundtrack of Elfen Lied&lt;/a&gt;, which was also composed by Konishi and Kondo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T01:33:13.270" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14792" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14794" CreationDate="2014-11-02T04:48:19.793" Score="2" ViewCount="6781" Body="&lt;p&gt;I notice that a fair number of people (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2id9xl/spoilers_grisaia_no_kajitsu_episode_1_discussion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on reddit&lt;/a&gt;) refer to Kazami Yuuji (protagonist of Grisaia) as &quot;Juicy Yuuji&quot;. Why? What's so juicy about him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also: I haven't noticed anybody in the anime (up through episode 4) refer to Yuuji as &quot;juicy&quot; or anything of that sort. Is the &quot;Juicy Yuuji&quot; nickname (or some Japanese equivalent thereof) used in canon (e.g. the visual novel) at some point, or is it purely a fan invention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T04:53:39.910" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T05:31:57.430" Title="Why is Kazami Yuuji nicknamed &quot;Juicy Yuuji&quot;?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12768" CreationDate="2014-11-02T05:30:31.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Schrodinger specifically said, in that very scene, that blood freely given is an entirely different matter than just taking it. Alucard has the same tendrils when he releases restraints, and I think it's the souls of people vampires have fed off of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Pip offered his blood, I think it allowed his soul to act independently and aid Seras, as well as giving her a greater power boost than normal. Breaking the illusion that was plaguing everyone when she ascended was noteworthy when it happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8975" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T11:01:28.530" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T11:01:28.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14792" CreationDate="2014-11-02T05:31:57.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Visual Novel (not sure about the anime), there is a scene in which Michiru and Makina start a conversation with Yuuji. Specifically, Michiru complains to Yuuji that he is hard to talk to because he gives off a certain aura. She then suggests that they give him a nickname to make him easier to talk to, similar to how Makina calls Michiru &quot;Chiruchiru&quot;. Yuuji says that they're free to call him whatever name they like, though he doesn't see any need for a nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Michiru then makes her first proposal for a nickname 「ザ・近寄り難い人」,　which literally means &quot;The person who is difficult to approach&quot;, or as the fan-translation says, &quot;Mr. Standoffish man&quot;. Neither Makina nor Yuuji is very happy with this name, because it's not exactly easy to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They go back to brainstorming, and Makina comes up with the second suggestion: &quot;Juicy-Yuuji&quot;. Michiru isn't happy with this; she agrees that it sounds nice, but doesn't see what part of Yuuji is &quot;Juicy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, Yumiko comes by asking them to be quiet. She ends up getting roped into the conversation, and Michiru asks her to come up with more names. She first agrees with &quot;Juicy Yuuji&quot;, but then offers as an alternative &quot;Yujiyuji&quot;. After Michiru laughs at this, she exits the conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the VN, Michiru then forces the decision on Yuuji as to which nickname he wants. You have the choice of any of those three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eMAY6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nickname choice&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, for the rest of the scene you're referred to by that name. However, Yuuji decides to get back at Michiru by giving her an equally terrible nickname. Eventually he ends up selecting &quot;Mitcher&quot;, which Michiru finds to be very unpleasant. He continues on a rampage, giving Sachi, Amane, and Makina the nicknames &quot;Satcher&quot;, &quot;Atcher&quot;, and &quot;Matcher&quot;, until Michiru apologizes and pledges not to use the nickname you chose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The choice never has any impact on future events in the VN, and none of the main events from that scene come up again in the future as far as I can remember, but I guess this nickname became popular in the fan community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T05:31:57.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-02T06:45:15.367" Score="3" ViewCount="1094" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUTUMlAdfmM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-08-15/rooster-teeth-rwby-heads-to-japan/.77670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on the news&lt;/a&gt; that RWBY was going to be dubbed by Japanese. I was wondering if the Japanese version would remake the animation, like anime style, or use the original animation, just replacing the voice actors and actresses. Does anyone know an article or a thread regarding this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T10:54:56.317" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T15:58:38.923" Title="Will the Japanese version RWBY remake the animation or just be changing the voice actors and actresses?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11663" CreationDate="2014-11-02T08:23:40.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTq5QgcPVEs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's the link&lt;/a&gt;. The OST was uploaded on September 27, three days after the official release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T08:23:40.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5284" CreationDate="2014-11-02T12:09:17.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters on the right are gibberish that is written to look like Chinese. As many have said, some characters used are viable in Japanese, some viable in Modern Chinese, possibly some viable as obscure ancient Chinese not sure, but mostly it's constructed from legitimate parts to form gibberish. It's the equivalent of writing &quot;angsk ville ast, arg be yous being may kis dangeroust stranger ous&quot; Kind of looks like English with some viable parts to anyone who doesn't know English, but is generally gibberish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8976" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T12:09:17.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4574" CreationDate="2014-11-02T19:24:29.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tsunade described the affects of the Rasen Shuriken, it was said that in the end naruto COULD recover from the nanocuts he recieves via the kyuubi, but it would shorten his lifespan. As people have said before, as a results he's learned ways to avoid being in the blast radius of the move. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't mean, though, that Naruto would never again use the move in short distances. If anything, he was using the RS because he wanted to be Tobi via any means he had at his disposal. If it meant shortening his life span, so be it. The situation was certainly a justifiable one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So IF the people above me are wrong about Naruto somehow avoiding the blast radius and the effects of the RS in this situation, he would probably have used it anyway and took the hit to his life span. Even Sakura and Tsunade herself uses moves that take a significant toll in longevity in situations that called for such a maneuver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8980" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T19:24:29.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14827" CreationDate="2014-11-02T21:48:00.487" Score="2" ViewCount="5214" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Namek Saga of Dragon Ball Z, the first wish to Porunga was to bring Piccolo back, next was teleport him to Namek but before the third wish could be granted Guru died making the Namekian Dragonballs useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Freeza sets Namek to explode the Dragonballs bad been collected on earth (now that Kami was back) and the wish made to Shenron was to &lt;em&gt;&quot;Bring back everyone who had been killed by Freeza&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. after this the Namekian Dragonballs come back and Dende uses the final wish to teleport everyone except Freeza and Goku to earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what i don't get is how Guru was resurrected when the wish to Shenron was to bring everyone Freeza had killed back to life, why was Guru brought back to life even though he wasn't killed by Freeza?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T01:31:32.930" LastActivityDate="2020-06-15T09:55:36.463" Title="Why did Guru come back to life?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14807" CreationDate="2014-11-02T22:01:25.303" Score="11" ViewCount="10471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of episode 17 (of the second season of SAO), after extricating Excaliber from the dais in the lowest level of Thrymheim, Kirito makes a comment about the sword &quot;still being too heavy&quot; for him. He then throws Excaliber away before jumping onto the flying tentacle-elephant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he do that? He doesn't seem averse to accepting the sword from Sinon a few minutes later (after she grabs the sword out of the air with one of her arrows), so it didn't seem like a &quot;I am unworthy to wield this sword&quot; type of thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T04:14:54.297" Title="Why did Kirito toss the sword away in episode 17 of the second season?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2014-11-02T22:30:05.313" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because the sword was overburdening Kirito and since he can't put it into his inventory, he had to make a choice of either letting it go so he can make the jump onto Tonkii or going down with it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the (previously translated) light novel (&lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; Volume 8, Early and Late, Caliber, page 308):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that point, I noticed one terrible fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more exact, in my arms was a heavy load the «Holy Sword Excaliber», so jumping five meters wouldn't be possible. Just by standing, my boots already bit into the ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T22:30:05.313" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14805" CreationDate="2014-11-02T22:54:20.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's true that Grand Elder Guru was not &lt;strong&gt;directly&lt;/strong&gt; killed by Freeza's hands, but his death was someway caused by Freeza, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Elder_Guru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He dies before Frieza is defeated, of a combination of a broken heart&#xA;  and stress (both brought on from repeatedly sensing his children's&#xA;  deaths at the hands of Frieza's minions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the way Freeza and his minions decimated his race caused his death.&#xA;So the wish &quot;Bring back everyone who had been killed by Freeza&quot; involves a lot more cases than only the ones that died from Freeza's hands. It also involves the ones killed &lt;strong&gt;indirectly&lt;/strong&gt; by his acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To confirm this, the Wiki also says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;King Kai chooses to revive him and all the other victims of Frieza's&#xA;  army with the Earth's Dragon Balls so the Namekian dragon, Porunga,&#xA;  would be brought back. The wish revives Elder Guru because Frieza's&#xA;  murder of the Namekians caused Guru to die of grief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T22:54:20.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14760" CreationDate="2014-11-03T02:08:26.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in other answers, Elohim is Hebrew for gods and Essaim is for swarm. I believe it could be interpreted to mean that she believes the swarm of music notes should be as powerful as gods and that she is asking that they listen to her plea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8983" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T02:08:26.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14810" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:05:19.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nQV0q.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ai Mai Mi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (あいまいみー &lt;em&gt;Ai Mai Mī&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese yonkoma online manga series written and illustrated by Choborau Nyopomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about four girls Ai, Mai, Mi and Ponoka-senpai, who formed a &quot;Manga Club&quot; where they fight against alien invaders, face fierce rivals and do all sorts of crazy things when they are not drawing manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thhe Manga was first release in June 2009 in the Manga Life Win Magazine. it recived an anime adaptation which ran between January and March of 2013 with a second series &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; running between July and September of 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Mai_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ai Mai Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:39:10.050" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:39:10.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14811" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:05:19.473" Score="0" Body="Ai Mai Mi is a Japanese yonkoma online manga series written and illustrated by Choborau Nyopomi in June 2009 about 4 girls who formed a Manga Club." OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:39:10.050" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:39:10.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14812" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15138" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:27:22.463" Score="4" ViewCount="1503" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the tune that Noel is humming as heard in around 02:55 of Episode 5? It seems that Nonoka also knows that tune. It also played as the ED of Episode 7. Does someone know how to tranlate the credits? I think the title is stated somewhere there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:11:33.627" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:11:33.627" Title="What's the tune that Noel is humming in Sora no Method?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sora-no-method&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14813" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T05:47:54.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R1C7p.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Celestial Method&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (天体のメソッド &lt;em&gt;Sora no Mesoddo&lt;/em&gt;) is an anime created and written by Naoki Hisaya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nonoka Komiya is a girl who once lived in Lake Kiriya City, based off of Lake Tōya Hokkaido, where she met a blue-haired girl named Noel. Seven years later, Nonoka returns to the city, which now has a mysterious saucer floating above it, and reunites with Noel, who promises to grant her wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Manga adaptation was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine in August 2014 and the first tankōbon volume was released in October.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Method&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Celestial Method&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:40:25.763" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:40:25.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14814" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T05:47:54.500" Score="0" Body="Celestial Method (Sora no Mesoddo) is an anime created and written by Naoki Hisaya release in October 2014." OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:31:52.390" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:31:52.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-03T06:15:14.350" Score="4" ViewCount="110120" Body="&lt;p&gt;Onodera, Chitoge, and Marika seem to own a key and all of them have a fuzzy memory of their childhood. I think Raku really met them all when he was young and made a promise to each, maybe, so that makes all the three promised girls. Of course, only one key can fit inside Raku's locket but it's not whose key can fit but the girl he made a promise to. So the point of the story is whether Raku chooses the &quot;promised girl&quot; or his present love? Or I think is should be which of the three promised girls is his true love? So the one Raku's referring to as the &quot;promise girl&quot; is which: &lt;b&gt;the girl with the key to the locket&lt;/b&gt; or &lt;b&gt;the girl whom he promised to love&lt;/b&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry I think my question sounds a bit confusing but I hope you try to understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T06:59:52.743" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T14:37:12.713" Title="Which promised girl is Raku referring to?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6518" CreationDate="2014-11-03T10:00:01.630" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Kuma did this for Dragon. If Vegapunk does not like the WG we could see Vegapunk give control of the pacifista and Kuma when the time comes. I dont think he would willingly do this to help the wg as he directly opposes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8989" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T14:00:16.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T14:00:16.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-03T16:58:18.493" Score="2" ViewCount="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very briefly in episode 20 (of the 2012 Xebec/AIC remake &quot;Yamato 2199&quot;) you see a flashback of Erik Dommel's wife and a toddler. I not only assume it is his, I also assume something happened and it's this kid that is buried under the grave he meets his wife at in episode 11 after being awarded the Special First Class Dessler Cross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened? Has it something to do with his wife getting involved in the rebellion against Dessler? (I can't read Garmillan, but the flowers are in the way anyway.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8992" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T17:57:28.533" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T17:57:28.533" Title="What's the story behind Erik Dommel's kid?" Tags="&lt;yamato-2199&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14937" CreationDate="2014-11-03T22:01:03.423" Score="1" ViewCount="616" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manhwa Shaman Warrior, does Yaki die in the end? They kinda abruptly cut the fight scene and ended with Yatilla yelling for Yaki years later. But before they cut out her fight, she was kicking butt in full shaman mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also did Horrakan die? He was still alive when he and Nejo fell. Nejo came back alive... what happened with Horrakan? Ending seemed a little abrupt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T02:03:41.803" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T05:54:56.617" Title="At the end of the Shaman Warrior manhwa, do Yaki and Horrakan die?" Tags="&lt;shaman-warrior&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14805" CreationDate="2014-11-03T22:59:58.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all explained by King Kai during the Freeza Saga in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 321&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fmRTU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fmRTUm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;King Kai asks Kami whether people that had died from old age could be revived, to which the answer was negative. So then he asks whether people that had indirectly died by an evil person could be revived, to which the answer was positive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kami replied positive, saying that even though it'd be a first-time case, he'd believe it would be possible to revive those that indirectly died. They would then remain alive for the duration of time their life was shortened by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;King Kai: What if they were confronted by an evil person, and, indirectly though it may be, their death was hastened, even a little bit...?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kami: I believe they would remain alive for the duration of time their life was shortened by...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing this, King Kai asked not only to bring back those killed by Freeza himself, but also by his henchman (Eg: which would include Vegeta).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T22:59:58.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14835" CreationDate="2014-11-04T11:13:16.247" Score="5" ViewCount="2229" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens when a Contractor fails to pay their remuneration? Do they lose their ability or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3568" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T13:19:42.890" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T13:19:42.890" Title="What happens when a Contractor fails to pay their remuneration?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14834" CreationDate="2014-11-04T11:30:55.817" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although this payment can be delayed, especially in the midst of&#xA;  combat, it is ultimately unavoidable. It is unknown what happens to a&#xA;  Contractor that fails to pay his obeisance, although Amagiri has&#xA;  stated that Contractors who fail to do so seemingly 'melt like butter'&#xA;  when depriving a captured November 11 of his remuneration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Obeisance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Obeisance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It was also a pretty easy google search)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T14:02:53.717" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T14:02:53.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14812" CreationDate="2014-11-04T19:49:24.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nonoka was humming it as a child, it was her mother's song. Nonoka promised Noel to bring her mother to sing it for her but then moved away after returning home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9005" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T19:49:24.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14843" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-04T21:44:37.437" Score="4" ViewCount="1166" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy X&lt;/em&gt;, just as Tidus and Wakka enter Besaid, Wakka pulls Tidus back and confirms if he knows the prayer. After showing it to him Tidus's inner monologue says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any Blitzball Player would know that Prayer, that Prayer was the Blitzball Sign for Victory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and we can confirm this at the beginning when Tidus promises a group of kids to teach them how to Blitz and they give him the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, later we learn the Zanarkand Tidus came from was actually a dream world created by the Faith on Mt. Gagazet, it also seem that the Faith in the temples can also go to this world as we see the Bahamut Faith appear at the beginning and also in Tidus's flashbacks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; and also when the truth about Yu Yevon is revealed, visiting the other Faith has them confirm they too are dreaming the Dream Zanarkand&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am wondering, was the Yevon Prayer created from the Blitzball Sign for Victory after Zanarkand was destroyed or is the Blitzball Sign for Victory just the Yevon Prayer that was added to Dream Zanarkand by Bevelle/Yevon centric Faith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T00:17:32.623" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T00:17:32.623" Title="Which came first, The Blitzball Sign for Victory or the Yevon Prayer?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14845" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:40:35.170" Score="1" ViewCount="690" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Toradora SOS - Hurray For Foodies&lt;/em&gt; (as listed on the DVD Cover of the NISA English Dub Release), I understand why Taiga and Ami have animal ears (Taiga is supposed to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Toradora%21_light_novel_volume_1_cover.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Plam Top Tiger&lt;/a&gt; and Ami is a dog because Taiga calls her Chihuahua). However, why does Minori has a flower on her head?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnriKQI-fDs&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=1m10s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt; (subbed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: Toradora SOS 1 and 2 are on the first BluRay disc which had Episode 1 - 9 and I don't recall any character trait of Minori which would indicate the reason for the flower in those episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-09T02:42:53.343" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T02:42:53.343" Title="Why does Minori have a flower on her head?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-05T01:49:50.917" Score="4" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do these Madoka original soundtrack disks have some comprehensible melodies printed on them or are they just random notation signs? If it is possible, I'd like to hear what is written on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JS5Yn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JS5Ynm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M07M8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M07M8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T04:18:10.943" Title="Do the Madoka OST CDs have sensible musical notation printed on them?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14850" CreationDate="2014-11-05T04:53:56.903" Score="6" ViewCount="1959" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi I'm trying to find the manga I've read some time ago. I forgot the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's this teenage kid who was having nightmares about cats, Then there is this army of cats that chased him then he met this magical girl (I forgot her powers) and I think the source of her power relies on her hat. After meeting together, There is this master of cats who's weapon is a chainsaw? Also, the dimension of the nightmare activates when the protagonist tries to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I probably forgot the rest because of an exam that I had to study for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9013" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:24:33.937" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:24:33.937" Title="Manga about a student having nightmares" Tags="&lt;yumekui-merry&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:39.877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14849" CreationDate="2014-11-05T05:10:43.023" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11765&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dream Eater Merry&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Yumekui Merry&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene you are talking about is the first scene of the anime where Yumeji Fujiwara, the main character, is running away from cats in a nightmare he is having. The next time he has the dream, he encounters the leader called &quot;Chaser&quot; John Doe who wields a chainsaw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w58fB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;John Doe&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After trying to escape, Fujiwara encounters a girl called Merry Nightmare who ends up fighting John.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9yYav.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Merry&quot;&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Merry and John are Dream Demons from another world, and Dream Demons can possess people's bodies to enter the real world. However, Merry has no memories and she doesn't need to possess a body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Merry's powers sourcing from her hat, I don't think this is the case. Rather, I think she just really, really, really loves her had. (I haven't seen the series in a while, but I think I remember her being able to fight without her hat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the dimension of the nightmares, these are actually just people's dreams which Merry can enter and drag Fujiwara into. Other humans who appear in dreams are either possessed by a Dream Demon who has entered the dream (i.e. &quot;Garden&quot; Engi Threepiece) or own the dream themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/rPWpM54atXQ?t=13m0s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This video&lt;/a&gt; shows the scene of Fujiwara meeting John Doe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While what I describe is from the anime, there is a manga (the original material) and I believe the beginning of the manga would be the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T16:55:58.060" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T16:55:58.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-05T05:14:37.570" Score="2" ViewCount="1115" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vague ending. What happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for credible, canon / official / source material / word of god sources. For this question, Wikia, wikipedia, reddit, myanimelist, boards or the like will be disregarded as pure speculation. DVD bonus material, showmakers' interviews, etc... is what I am really looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the whereabouts of Kakeru as of the first day of school of the second semester shown at the ending of Glasslip?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T17:52:28.477" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T19:18:29.973" Title="Did Kakeru stay, leave to travel abroad, or is there really no closure by design, at the end of Glasslip?" Tags="&lt;glasslip&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-05T05:17:29.943" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it glass + lip?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it glass + slip?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese title is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;グラスリップ - it is in katakana, so definitely is a foreign word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the title means lips made of glass, or slipping on glass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T21:31:10.113" LastActivityDate="2020-09-25T19:30:12.247" Title="What are the words and meaning that compose the title of Glasslip?" Tags="&lt;glasslip&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14855" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14899" CreationDate="2014-11-05T05:41:29.147" Score="0" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;i recently got this Prinny Bomb from NISA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nisamerica.com/index.php?nav=n&amp;amp;article=pbomb/PrinnyBomb_Vol502.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prinny Bomb Vol 502&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;under the Nyaruko Crawling with Love image there's one talking about the pre-order for &lt;em&gt;Genshiken Second Generation&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i've been seeing NISA's Prinny Bombs talk about &lt;em&gt;Genshiken&lt;/em&gt; airing on Crunchy Roll and have been waiting to see if NISA would release it on DVD however i am wondering if Genshiken Second Generation is a remake for DVD/BluRay or if it is a second season? as i have never seen Genshiken on NISA's store before (and what NISA has on store for anime RightStuf has)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T23:07:35.847" Title="Is Genshiken Second Generation a remake?" Tags="&lt;genshiken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14815" CreationDate="2014-11-05T05:44:18.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both definitions, the key holder and the promised girl are the same, whomever she is. Any of them, all of them or another girl. The manga is not yet finished, so another late entrant could claim to be it (Love Hina again-esque).  If you take only the anime into account, then it is left wide open. Heck, his locket is in repairs as of the final episode. Who knows if the lock had to be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably it will only be revealed in the end of the series (or the end of the manga, if the anime doesn't show any closure). It is the big plot mistery anyway. So getting to who is the promised girl at this point would be getting to the climax too soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Worth of note, he could well have made more than one promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is: &lt;strong&gt;as of October 2014, undefined.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T21:21:23.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T21:21:23.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14857" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14998" CreationDate="2014-11-05T05:52:52.903" Score="1" ViewCount="1037" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both share way more elements in common than two random shounen shows. Digging into the preferences, sources and/or backgrounds of the author of Nisekoi, how much of Love Hina's influence can be found?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both shows have the following in common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChildhoodMarriagePromise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Childhood Marriage Promise&lt;/a&gt;: The centerpiece of both plots is a blurred promise. Love Hina's is both a marriage promise and a college proposal, but has almost the same weight. Note that several other animes (hit TVTropes for the list) have it too, but not as the centerpiece for the love story.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Naru and Chitoge are almost the same person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsundere? Check. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In love with the lead male? Check. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Denies affection to the deathbed? Check. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hits lead male when some gag puts them in an awkward situation? Check.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hair antennae? Check. (Chitoge's is actually her headband, but is indeed an antennae).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Probably the one that made the promise? Check.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raku and Keitaro are similar too, but as far as shounen lead males go, they are all the same person by design. So not too much here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is, if you swap the Nisekoi setting from a high school to a boarding house, and remove the Romeo &amp;amp; Juliet elements, you have Love Hina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking for credible sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T13:35:52.100" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T07:14:28.240" Title="How much of an influence/reference/relation Love Hina and Shakespeare was to Nisekoi?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;&lt;love-hina&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14753" CreationDate="2014-11-05T06:27:20.323" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the sponsors of the anime were Geneon Entertainment, Shogakukan , P&amp;amp;G, Jun Planning Co., INC. and KONAMI.&#xA;So it could be one of those, but why and when? I don't know. Looks like the manga magazine covered the whole thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9015" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T06:27:20.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5032" CreationDate="2014-11-05T10:35:34.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rinnengan User Can Use The Mangekyo Techniques.. But Only If its the user who has awakened the Rinnengan .. As You see in &lt;strong&gt;Madara's&lt;/strong&gt; And &lt;strong&gt;Sasuke's&lt;/strong&gt; Case.. As Sasuke Awakened his Rinnengan (In Left Eye) By taking chakra from Hogoromo he could use his Amateratsu from his left eye ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9019" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T10:35:34.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2014-11-05T10:41:14.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They can't. As you see, Kaguya had 2 sons: Hogoromo (Sage Of 6 Paths) and Hamura (the one with Bayakugan). While Rinnengan and Sharingan are totally different from Bayakugan. As both Sharingan and Rinnegan originate from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinne_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rinne Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9019" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T10:43:27.253" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T10:43:27.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="456" CreationDate="2014-11-05T15:04:59.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alucard sounds semi-immortal, unlike true immortals, who will never ever die, Alucard can indeed die, so long as he wishes it, or if he is killed by some kind of immortal slaying weapon (for example, supernatural weapons specifically designed to kill semi-immortal beings). The best way to defeat an immortal is by sealing them, basically separating them from the physical world, either by magic, or by placing in a burial chamber which they cannot escape from. However, while Alucard, an omnipresence being, can be sealed, it would require extensive planning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9020" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T14:27:43.817" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T14:27:43.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14849" CreationDate="2014-11-05T15:36:02.557" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime/Mange: Golden Time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Banri Tada is a newly admitted male student at a private law school in Tokyo. Due to the after-effects of a fall from a bridge shortly after his high school graduation, he has lost all of his memories prior to the accident ( anesia )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sort of relates to nightmares, its a drama/romance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:46:53.207" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T15:46:53.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14843" CreationDate="2014-11-05T16:58:18.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dream_Zanarkand&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dream_Zanarkand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this is left somewhat ambiguous.  Dream Zanarkand is based upon the memories of people that lived there, yet it is clearly also different from the actual Zanarkand.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we can also consider that Yu Yevon was supposed to be contemporary with the true Zanarkand.  He does not seem to be known in the idealized dream Zanarkand.  And yet the Fayth, who were also contemporary with true Zanarkand, must know of the sign, in order to have dreamed it.  But furthermore, at that time, Yu Yevon was not really a religious figure I don't think, though he may have been the object of a cult of personality.  Therefore, I think it's safe to guess that the Yevon Prayer did not begin as a prayer exactly.  Perhaps it was a sign for Blitzball victory, or I think more likely, some sort of general salute that people would have done in support of Yu Yevon, and perhaps also for victory in blitzball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T16:58:18.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-06T00:50:39.003" Score="5" ViewCount="2421" Body="&lt;p&gt;A manga where some boy is convinced to get in this pod where you randomly get a dragon selected for you and his is literally terrible. But it has hidden off the charts abilities? Any help? I gave it away years ago to a school and now can't remember the name of it for the life of me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9028" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:31:54.907" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:31:54.907" Title="Manga where a boy plays a virtual reality game and gets a dragon thats terrible but turns out to be good" Tags="&lt;dragon-drive&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:46.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14870" CreationDate="2014-11-06T01:06:42.923" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is really &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/935/Dragon_Drive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Drive&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rKxGJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Drive&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga by Kenishi Sakura which finished publishing in the &lt;strong&gt;year 2006&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story follows a boy named &lt;strong&gt;Reiji Oozora&lt;/strong&gt; who's a total loser at school. One day, his friend takes to hidden place and forces him to play a &lt;strong&gt;virtual game&lt;/strong&gt; called &lt;strong&gt;Dragon Drive&lt;/strong&gt;. When he joins the game, he receives his own dragon. But the worst thing is that his &lt;strong&gt;dragon is so small and weak that it can't possibly do anything&lt;/strong&gt; and so he names it &lt;a href=&quot;http://doragondoraibu.wikia.com/wiki/Chibisuke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chibi&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://doragondoraibu.wikia.com/wiki/Chibisuke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As Chibi, he appears to be the weakest dragon, but in his true form, known as Senkoukura, he is the most powerful of all dragons, and worshipped as a deity by some.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chibi in his original and weak form:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/820Yt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chibi in his true form, Senkoukura:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cW4Uk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T05:19:42.290" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T05:19:42.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13878" CreationDate="2014-11-06T02:14:05.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name itself just seems to be a reference to the science fiction writer Issac Asimov who the show draws a lot of parallels to. The team behind the show seem to be classic sci-fi fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: In Asimov's Short Novel series including The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun a detective is charged with investigating a murder of a member of a group of people that left earth to colonize space. These select few created an elitist society with a small but pure, healthy population. Much like American plantation aristocracy. These colonists or &quot;spacers&quot; saw their distant relatives as inferior  and alien due to the lack of attention the Earthlings give to genetic filtering or a seemingly strange social system. Auro Kumar Datta can explain it better that me here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://worldanimeclub.com/2014/10/12/aldnoah-zero-isaac-asimov-revisited/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://worldanimeclub.com/2014/10/12/aldnoah-zero-isaac-asimov-revisited/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9031" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T08:35:55.240" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T08:35:55.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14901" CreationDate="2014-11-06T03:17:46.760" Score="3" ViewCount="824" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a clue on one event as I saw two of the characters saying that John Coltrane passed away and that was 1967. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I know it started in 1966, but is there a rough estimate of when the episodes/events took place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="4164" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T03:23:29.447" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T01:09:25.567" Title="When would Sakamichi no Apollon have taken place?" Tags="&lt;sakamichi-no-apollon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14852" CreationDate="2014-11-06T03:57:02.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure about the meaning behind the name, but I'm pretty sure it is pronounced Glass + lip, mainly due to this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xX0Xy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://animeinspirations.com/attachments/vlcsnap-2014-07-04-17h19m17s62-png.959/&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeinspirations.com/threads/is-there-some-hidden-meaning-to-the-title-glasslip.378/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://animeinspirations.com/threads/is-there-some-hidden-meaning-to-the-title-glasslip.378/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7723" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T13:33:06.523" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T13:33:06.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14847" CreationDate="2014-11-06T04:18:10.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be readable if there was some difference between the minims and crotchets and quavers, but due to the lack of time signature and bar lines, I would say that the design on these discs is just that, a design. Also, as senshin commented, it doesn't seem to resemble anything from the Madoka soundtrack anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7723" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T04:18:10.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2014-11-06T05:41:26.123" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Ignition Claw theory cannot be true, for during the fight with Lust in Brotherhood, Roy didn't have his gloves on. Rather, he snapped with his bare hands while sporting a Transformation Circle on his opisthenar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What it could be is the constant construction of H2O and deconstruction of H2O using the oxygen and hydrogen already present in the air. By continuously reconstructing and deconstructing the hydrogen and oxygen withing the air, you create combustion within an initial energy source to start it. If you are interested, please take a look at Oxygen and Hydrogen combustion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also note that he has difficulty using his ability during the rain, and it can be said the humidity within the air may affect his proficiency at the construction and destruction of H2O; considering that the combustion involves the CONSTRUCTION of H2O rather than the destruction of it, it would be considerably harder to get a response in wet environments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Ah. Okay. I haven't finished the series, and I haven't picked up on an explanation yet. I was Googling around for one but wasn't satisfied, so made one up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9036" LastEditorUserId="9036" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T05:56:53.400" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T05:56:53.400" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14597" CreationDate="2014-11-06T10:25:24.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay this is really it. From my own findings, i was able to conclude that &lt;strong&gt;Kirino's birthday&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;September 4, 1997&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the image provided by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2869/oshino-shinobu&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oshino Shinobu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, I was able to get her birthday from her profile. It says &lt;strong&gt;1997'4 生ま九&lt;/strong&gt;. This probably means that she was born on the &lt;strong&gt;4th day&lt;/strong&gt; of the month of &lt;strong&gt;生ま九&lt;/strong&gt; in the year &lt;strong&gt;1997&lt;/strong&gt;. I tried translating it with google translate but it says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Raw or nine&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in English.  I think I have probably made a mistake in identifying the first two characters correctly. But the important thing is the third character, &lt;strong&gt;九&lt;/strong&gt;, which translates to &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Nine&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, probably the &lt;strong&gt;9th month&lt;/strong&gt; of the year, &lt;strong&gt;September&lt;/strong&gt;. So I deduced that Kirino Kousaka's birthday is &lt;strong&gt;September 4, 1997&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RmFfI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T12:06:36.743" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14887" CreationDate="2014-11-06T13:05:03.520" Score="3" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in The Legendary Super Saiyan 2, Broly dies at the hands of a three-way Kamehameha, he got blasted into the sun, but was this just an unfortunate but cool event and he would have died at the hands of the powerful Kamehameha anyway, or, was it actually the heat of the sun that killed him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9041" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T02:49:45.940" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T02:49:45.940" Title="What killed Broly for good?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14753" CreationDate="2014-11-06T16:00:46.420" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably Konami. The censor had 3 *'s which means three hiragana, and if it was an anime sponsor, Konami fits the bill. They did do a lot of Konami jokes, so it would be a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9044" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T16:00:46.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14884" CreationDate="2014-11-06T16:38:13.687" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, the fact that he's blasted and not disintegrated like Cell for example is the proof that the sun burned him to ashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would he have survived if the sun weren't there ? Well you can't be very close to the sun without dying anyway (radiations, burning~~) so the distance he made to reach the sun should have been enough to disintegrate him if the Kamehameha was enough to kill him. Conclusion: it was powerful but only enough to restrict his movements and push him into the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8788" LastEditorUserId="8788" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T16:48:47.600" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T16:48:47.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-06T17:10:44.930" Score="-2" ViewCount="11105" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that if you write the name of a shinigami in a notebook he won't die. But let's say I would write something like this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7.11.2014.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;John Zeürtö gets scared to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At &lt;strong&gt;11:30&lt;/strong&gt;, John Zeürtö enters a dark alley (name of the alley) with a knife and threatens everyone who is there. Then he sees something not from this world. He attempts to kill the monster, but is unsuccessful. He then sees that the monster is coming closer to him and then he dies at &lt;strong&gt;11:45&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this, the shinigami would technically kill a human without a death note. And since shinigami die when they kill a human without a death note, this could work. But I also have another example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8.11.2014.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bob Johnson dies of a neck fracture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At &lt;strong&gt;1:30 pm&lt;/strong&gt; Bob Johnson enters a mall (name of the mall). At &lt;strong&gt;1:35&lt;/strong&gt; he takes cocaine and destroys certain things in the mall. At &lt;strong&gt;1:40&lt;/strong&gt; he notices a little piece from a death note in the last regal from a TV store. Then he sees something not from this world and shoots at the monster. After he realizes that the monster is still alive he runs to a staircase to flee. But the monster follows him and pushes him. He falls down the staircase and then he breaks his neck. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would that work?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T18:27:06.690" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T14:59:14.663" Title="Is there a way to kill Shinigamis with a death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14891" CreationDate="2014-11-06T18:32:52.933" Score="28" ViewCount="1365185" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last chapter of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, some characters got married, and some of them had kids. What is the entire husband-wife-kids set?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T18:40:40.637" LastActivityDate="2018-09-23T15:09:26.537" Title="What are all the marriages and child relationships following the final chapter?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14890" CreationDate="2014-11-06T18:41:49.087" Score="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Hinata - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bolt (Boruto)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Himawari_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Himawari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sasuke and Sakura - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salad (Sarada)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shikamaru and Temari - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikadai_Nara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shikadai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Chouji and Karui - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dch%C5%8D_Akimichi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chouchou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ino and Sai - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Inojin_Yamanaka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inojin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kurenai and Asuma - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mirai_Sarutobi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirai Sarutobi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiba is shown with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tamaki#Epilogue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tamaki, but we don't even know if there's anything going on between them&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rock Lee is shown training with a kid that looks like him, and Tenten is shown right after that, so maybe that's their kid, or maybe some kid who emulated Lee like he had emulated Guy before.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an image that summarises all the characters seen in the 700th chapter, including the pairings and their children:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bbcy3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bbcy3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pairings and whatnot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Click to enlarge. Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/2lj571/today_naruto_ended_so_i_made_a_chart_of_all_the/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T05:20:45.650" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T05:20:45.650" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14893" CreationDate="2014-11-06T18:50:48.660" Score="13" ViewCount="28241" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did he put a One Piece skull and crossbones (along with the straw hat) on the very last page of the last chapter of Naruto? Seems odd, as the authors differ in both manga (Kishi - Naruto, Oda - One Piece), and I don't understand why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uu5OE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T19:43:01.423" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T02:45:54.297" Title="Why did Kishi draw the One Piece symbol in the last page of the last chapter of Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14892" CreationDate="2014-11-06T18:55:32.767" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oda also made a reference to Naruto in the latest chapter (766):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sXkG8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sXkG8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One Piece 766&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Notice Nami's dress with Konoha's symbol on it, and how there's a fox eating ramen with a whirlpool on its back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just a way for them to acknowledge each other's work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T18:55:32.767" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14908" CreationDate="2014-11-06T19:37:19.073" Score="12" ViewCount="130740" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alert: This post contains spoilers. If you are not up-to-date to Naruto's manga, don't read it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the last chapter of Naruto, Anko appears as Chouchou's sensei:&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rWiY4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was always in good shape during the entire series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iIu0c.png&quot; alt=&quot;Anko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason she got this fat? Is this some kind of a joke made by Masashi Kishimoto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T07:39:00.363" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T19:57:44.440" Title="Why Did Anko get so fat?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-06T19:48:56.087" Score="8" ViewCount="6169" Body="&lt;p&gt;Emblem at the jacket's back usually have some sort of clan connection:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CxEAt.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Uchiha crest&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last chapter of Naruto, Bolt sports a previously unseen emblem on his jacket:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p21gU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bolt after class is dismissed&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whose emblem is that? Does this emblem mean anything? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T22:43:20.423" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T01:59:15.507" Title="What does the emblem on Bolt's jacket mean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14888" CreationDate="2014-11-06T22:33:23.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no way you can kill a Death God with the Death Note.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first example, the human got scared of the Death God and died. The Death God did not do anything. He just stood there and then the human died, so why would he be held responsible for just being and not doing anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second example, you write that the Death God pushes him down the stairs. This situation is impossible, therefore only the cause of death will take effect (see rule LV below). The situation is impossible, because the Death God will never kill a human being without the Death Note, because it would result in their death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LV&lt;/a&gt;: In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T12:58:33.630" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T12:58:33.630" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14855" CreationDate="2014-11-06T23:07:35.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genshiken Second Generation is actually a direct sequel to the original Genshiken. There's also a manga version which is available in English from Kodansha USA. The story follows the club under Ogiue's presidency after everyone else graduates other than Ogiue, Ohno, and Kuchiki. Susannah moves to Japan and joins, and they also recruit three new candidates: fujoshi Rika Yoshitake and Mirai Yajima, and crossdresser Kenjiro Hato. The other original Genshiken members also appear occasionally. There's a pretty big subplot about Hato and Madarame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genshiken 2 on Anime News Network.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genshiken#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, which discusses the new characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T23:07:35.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14873" CreationDate="2014-11-07T00:01:15.553" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story goes from 1966 to 1977. Here's a breakdown for every episode with some exemplary screenshots for every period. This doesn't detail every single event since many episode span a larger time, but it should be easy to extrapolate from this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1966, start of the first year in high-school. I found no mention of 1966 in the anime, but it's in the manga. At the latest we can infer this later on, when we hear about Coltrane's death in ep7.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Still summer 1966&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iH900.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of summer 1966&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q6XlF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Christmas 1966&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbaKF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;January 1967 (first day of school after winter vacation)&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q60Og.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-07-00h05m32s249.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;April 1967, start of the second school year&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MD0BP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-22h01m17s194.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Summer 1967&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HYdp1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-22h18m47s200.png&quot;&gt;&#xA;Since they have the festival afterwards and festivals tend to be held in autumn afaik, the episode might span a few months.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Winter 1967 (plans for Christmas)&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UGxd7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-22h30m40s75.png&quot;&gt;&#xA;Since Jun came back this summer and wasn't disowned yet when he last appeared, the flashbacks must be referring to the very beginning of the Anpo protests, which &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_activism#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; started only in 1968.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Christmas 1967&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QO4ke.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-22h37m55s158.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Starts (probably) after winter vacation, so it's January 1968. Continues until summer 1968 (by now they are in their third and final year).&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MvnYz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-22h53m08s67.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;~Autumn 1968, last school festival&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nX03Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-23h02m29s55.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;~March 1969. Graduation from high school.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U8DrM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-23h08m01s39.png&quot;&gt;&#xA;&quot;Eight years later&quot;, so probably 1977&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9i4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vlcsnap-2014-11-06-23h12m28s147.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T01:09:25.567" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T01:09:25.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11524" CreationDate="2014-11-07T00:07:32.297" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blood acted like a charge and amped up the signal of the seal binding him in the armor and his body by the gate this is the only thing that makes since &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9049" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T00:07:32.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14843" CreationDate="2014-11-07T00:34:08.770" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Kai has mentioned, it is ambiguous and you'll have to make your own judgement call. I've written down a good chunk of information that may convince you either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;: I believe it is blitzball which came first, but I have tried to make this balanced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Timeline:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1000 Years Ago:&lt;/strong&gt; Machina War, Destroyal of Old Zanarkand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End of Machina War&lt;/strong&gt;: Creation of Dream Zanarkand, Sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In-game Present Day:&lt;/strong&gt; Tidus leaves his home, Dream Zanarkand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Machina war neared the end, it was clear that it was being dominated by Bevelle thanks to the help of their machina &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Vegnagun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vegnagun&lt;/a&gt;. Yu Yevon was on the side of Zanarkand (Anti-Machina) who were slowly being destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to preserve the city, Yu Yevon turned the remaining citizens of old Zanarkand into the Fayth. The Fayth then created Dream Zanarkand, based off of memories of their life in the old city. To protect this place of peace, Yu Yevon created Sin to defend Dream Zanarkand and rid the world of traces of machina. Yu Yevon may not have been a symbol of religion at this stage, but he had a large following. It would not be strange for a community of a united cause to have a symbol of respect and unity while he lived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dream Zanarkand is composed merely of the Fayths memories of the old city and their lives. It also resides in a space distinct from the rest of the world. These two facts combined give us evidence that the Fayth must have known of the symbol before Dream Zanarkand was constructed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of Dream Zanarkand was to restore Old Zanarkand to it's pre-war state and to preserve it for eternity. Since Dream Zanarkand was pre-war - there would have been no large following of Yu Yevon as the powerful summoner defence against the machina. Even if this symbol &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; in use, it is much less likely that an already established sport would take on the idealisms and symbolisms of one man's following, than it is to believe that Yu Yevon adopted the symbols as they were already representative of victory and strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first moments of Final Fantasy X, we follow Tidus in Dream Zanarkand, many traditions have been forgotten as years have gone by. Souls no longer need to be sent, there is no evidence of the existance of aeons, and the Hymn of the Fayth no longer holds any meaning. This is the main point of contention - Does the fact that the Hymn exists mean that the Hymn originate from the fayths' subconsciousnesses as they reside in the world (Not related to Yevon)? or was the dream city created to represent the city whilst Yu Yevons still had its following (Originates from Yevon, Possibility the symbol does also)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Hymn_of_the_Fayth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hymn of the Faith&lt;/a&gt; roughly translates to (after some puzzle solving seen in the link):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray to Yu Yevon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dream, Fayth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forever and ever&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grant us prosperity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyrics indicate the acknowledgement of the Fayth's creation by Yu Yevon and how they are to reside there forever and ever in a dreamlike peace. This makes the song even more important in assessing the timeline of the symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wikia and other sites claim that blitzball came first, but none cite any solid articles or go into more detail than passing mentions. Therefore, you must decide yourself which possiblity you believe is more plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T19:38:46.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14938" CreationDate="2014-11-07T01:18:18.360" Score="4" ViewCount="8725" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Toradora series, only Kihara seems to address Kitamura as &quot;Maruo&quot;. Why is this? Why is she the only one who calls him Maruo? Is &quot;Maruo&quot; the real nickname of Kitamura? Do they have a special relationship or something? Are they childhood friends? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9040" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T05:38:37.300" LastActivityDate="2020-06-30T15:20:06.973" Title="Why is Kitamura called &quot;Maruo&quot; by Kihara?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14753" CreationDate="2014-11-07T01:36:03.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not finding any reputable source, but according to both uncyclopedia (&lt;em&gt;caveat emptor&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quizken.jp/quiz/!/eyJkIjoibk5NUGQwdzMrSG89In0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a Japanese quiz site about anime&lt;/a&gt;, Hata Kenjiro, the author of Hayate no Gotoku was sued by KONAMI.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the quote from the quiz site, which is asking whether the fact is true or false (and true was the answer according to the quiz):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;漫画家の畑健二郎は「疾風のごとく!」についてKONAMIから訴えられたことがある&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9052" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T11:37:42.343" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T11:37:42.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14894" CreationDate="2014-11-07T02:03:02.087" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LuNGf.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i-am-a-mellow-drama.deviantart.com/art/Why-I-said-Anko-is-Fat-60424887&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source - deviantart&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be the reason... too many dangos. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in the image above, during the Chunin Exam, Anko consumed four times the amount of calories an adult female needs in one day. If this is typical in her diet she would likely be unable to burn all those calories every day, which would lead to weight gain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9053" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T19:57:44.440" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T19:57:44.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14892" CreationDate="2014-11-07T03:34:41.803" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bolt draw a pirate skull with a hat, a reference to the One Piece series, &lt;strong&gt;part of a wink between authors&lt;/strong&gt; of both sleeves on the cover of Chapter 766 of the manga several references appear to Naruto series: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy and back with a fox Uzumaki clan symbol eat ramen and Nami wearing an outfit with the symbol of Konoha, covering with a plate at the same Naruto eating next to Luffy. Besides the logo of the series has been changed and the skull that forms the O has been changed by the leaf symbol, the E has a shuriken, and figure that usually is Monkey D. Luffy (star of One Piece) has been replaced by a silhouette of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, it's just a way for them to acknowledge each other's work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://es.naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Bolt_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bolt Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T03:34:41.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14916" CreationDate="2014-11-07T03:39:50.787" Score="5" ViewCount="183551" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the last chapter of the manga version, Naruto became the Hokage. How old is he when he became Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T09:21:00.093" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T01:45:48.010" Title="What is the estimated age of Naruto when he became Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14895" CreationDate="2014-11-07T03:48:56.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though it is not explicitly mentioned, that &lt;strong&gt;new emblem&lt;/strong&gt; is most likely the combination of Hyūga and Uzumaki/Namikaze Clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T02:56:34.247" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T02:56:34.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14910" CreationDate="2014-11-07T05:54:53.533" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;code&gt;/!\&lt;/code&gt; Spoiler Warning&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer contains spoilers from the end of the manga. Read it at your own risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just an educated guess, based on information from various point in Naruto's series timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto's biography&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Naruto first season, his age is about 12-13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Naruto Shippuden, his age is about 15-17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that he has two children, and his eldest son Bolt (Boruto) is currently a student in the Ninja Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Bolt's current character design, Bolt's physical appearance ranges from 10 to 12 years old, probably the same age as his father when Naruto was studying at the Ninja Academy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Let's assume 13 is the average age of the students when they graduate from Ninja Academy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a 2 year time skip in the &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Let's give 1-3 years margin of error for Naruto and Hinata to have bonded.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto's current age in Shippuden is about 17.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi just stepped down from his position as Hokage. Since he was about 31 in Shippuden, and he became the 6th Hokage after the two year time skip, so he is about 33 at that time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solution would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;a = 10,11,12 = +-2&#xA;b = 13&#xA;c = 2&#xA;d = 1,2,3 = +-2&#xA;e = 17&#xA;&#xA;Naruto_Age = a + b + c + d + e&#xA;Naruto_Age = (+-2) + 13 + 2 + (+-2) + 17&#xA;&#xA;Minima Naruto's Age = 28&#xA;Maxima Naruto's Age = 36&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting the average of minima and maxima, as the two margins of error (which come from Bolt's current age and the time needed for Naruto and Hinata to get together) are pretty much assumed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto's age when he became Hokage is estimated to be 32.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9013" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T16:20:21.300" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14918" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-07T07:07:17.077" Score="6" ViewCount="26869" Body="&lt;p&gt;The explanation in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Aburame_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt; was not sufficient so I decided to go through the trouble to ask here. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the defining traits of an Aburame is to wear something to cover their eyes and to dignify their whole body, why is it that they cover their eyes in the first place? Whilst, the other noble clans like Uchiha and Hyuga never covers theirs? Does covering their eyes boost their power? Or does it have to do with the insects getting on their eyes? Or might it be that their eyes are not presentable or not to be shown to the public?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any philosophies that might shed light to the importance of protecting the Aburame clan's mysterious eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9013" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T13:29:52.590" LastActivityDate="2019-06-22T11:14:52.417" Title="Why does the Aburame clan cover their eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14918" CreationDate="2014-11-07T08:39:07.523" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;They &lt;strong&gt;do not&lt;/strong&gt; cover their eyes. They use sunglasses/dim glasses for protection. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since they are known for having the characteristics of insects, we can assume that they have crepuscular vision and some have nocturnal traits - meaning that they are most active in twilight/low light/night. Their eyes are highly adapted on low light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, using their naked eyes are like humans using Night Vision goggles. Just imagine the amount of light they will receive during daylight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://cronodon.com/BioTech/Insect_Vision.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Insect Vision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T08:46:19.587" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T08:46:19.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14926" CreationDate="2014-11-07T10:01:52.867" Score="4" ViewCount="850" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9pHcH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember seeing this girl from the series. What is her name and how is she related to any of the characters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9060" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T12:38:35.640" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T04:17:49.880" Title="Who is the silver-haired girl from this picture?" Tags="&lt;the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-07T10:15:40.883" Score="3" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated that she was Eita's lover from his &quot;past life&quot;. But how is she related to Eita? Was she a childhood friend or an old classmate of Eita from the preschool?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9060" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-07T20:47:11.523" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T01:07:05.660" Title="What is Himeka Akishino's relation to Eita in Oreshura?" Tags="&lt;oreshura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-07T11:31:35.300" Score="1" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think another example of a quirk could be when an anime sometimes has the same thing or idea appearing in many of its series that the studio has produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T12:00:01.757" Title="Is there any other studio that is known for a quirk like how Shaft has its famous head tilt?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-11-07T16:27:04.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14922" CreationDate="2014-11-07T11:49:36.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One example is Studio Gainax, who are famous for their &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GainaxEnding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Gainax Ending'&lt;/a&gt;, which original stems from the Ending of the Neon Genesis Evangellion series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An ending that doesn't make any sense, or does make sense but is hidden under enough Mind Screw to not have an easy explanation. This is usually a deliberate form of Mind Screw or intended as a Sequel Hook to a sequel that was never made. For whatever reason, after watching a Gainax Ending, you won't have any idea what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After rewatching it, rewatching the entire series, discussing it with other fans, looking up the meaning of the symbolism, and subjecting the entire thing to a comprehensive literary analysis, you still might not have any idea what happened. If you're lucky, then there will be some kind of emotional or symbolic resolution even if it doesn't actually explain what happened to the characters, and you'll be left with the sense that the series as a whole was more deeply thought out than it seemed before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're unlucky, then you'll be left with more questions than when you started and the sense that the series as a whole has been voided of the meaning you once read in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this in Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, He Is My Master, Monchromatic, and many other series made by Gainax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More recently however, Kill la Kill (by Studio Trigger - where many of the employees are ex-Gainax ones) has one of the protaganists hoping that &amp;quot;Gainax doesn't screw up the ending&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-07T12:00:01.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14890" CreationDate="2014-11-07T17:38:11.470" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I found a good picture showing all the relationships. Here it is.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5HarK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is yet another picture depicting the family tree.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3iyIf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3iyIf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="3793" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T23:50:55.073" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T23:50:55.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14920" CreationDate="2014-11-07T18:41:03.287" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's all I found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nakano Otoha&lt;/strong&gt; (中野乙羽) first appears in the anime in episode 12 as part of the audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EfJ7L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;audience.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://d-game.dengeki.com/sakurasou/home/chara.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;credited characters&lt;/a&gt; in the PSP/Vita game (presumably with a bigger role). Her seiyū is Yuka Ōtsubo (大坪 由佳).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DSmDy.png&quot; alt=&quot;gamechar.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation of her profile:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suimei Art University Associated High School (a.k.a. Suikou) first year student. Although she is not a resident of Sakurasou, impressed by Sorata and co. performance, she told Sorata &quot;I want to help&quot;. She is also the one who invites everyone to participate in &quot;Super Creator Scouting Contest&quot; this time around. Her favorite are vinegar kelp, which she always brings along and according to her would &quot;blow away any fatigue&quot;, and making snacks for members of Sakurasou who are tired from making game from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sakurasounopetnakanojo.wikia.com/wiki/Nakano_Otoha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; says about her personality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nakano is an optimistic girl, her hair is tied into two ponytails. She was born in Montreal, Quebec. She moveｄ to Japan when she was 8. She stops　going to school at the age of 12 because an incident occurred where she was stabbed by a guy. She goes back to her school at the age of 17, starts her 5th year of junior high school. She finishes and graduates her junior high school at the age of 18. After she graduates, she goes to Suimei and she starts her 1st year of senior high school at the age of 19. 3 year later when the story is started, she is twenty-two years old now and she is a 1st year student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She doesn't seem to be on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/search?q=pet+kanojo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;any of the drama CDs&lt;/a&gt;. At least, her seiyū isn't credited on any of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T04:17:49.880" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T04:17:49.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-07T21:16:51.700" Score="5" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are all the details I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It begins with a guy on a swing warning you to not mess with the supernatural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the first story begins about a girl who is jealous of another girl in her class for being more beautiful than her. She is also having strange experiences in her sleep. She asks her friend to videotape her sleeping to find out what's wrong. The next day he looks at the videotape and she is extremely scared to look at it so he watches it himself, after watching it he is so disgusted that he tells her not to watch it. In the end she watches it and it is revealed that she is possessed by some sort of ancient Japanese jealousy demon and that she stole the beauty of the girl she was jealous of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then there's a second part about two girls watching horror movies, one is really scared the other isn't and they go out to an abandoned house for fun, on the way they meet two other girls who come with the crew too look at the house, in the end they invade some kind of demon that brutally kills all but one of them &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9067" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T00:40:20.137" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T00:40:20.137" Title="Whats the name of this horror anime" Tags="&lt;umezu-kazuo-no-noroi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:35:55.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-08T05:04:54.997" Score="10" ViewCount="94309" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Naruto manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi Hatake&lt;/a&gt; has been acknowledged by both &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsunade&lt;/a&gt; to be one of Konoha's most powerful shinobi. But Kakashi himself had confessed that &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt; was on a completely different level from him, who in turn openly acknowleged that &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Itachi Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; was more powerful than him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; was noted to be more powerful than any other Uchiha except &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;, whom Kakashi defeated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, at the time when Kakashi defeated Obito, had he surpassed all of Tsunade, Jiraya, Orochimaru and Itachi? Is there any reference in the manga itself from which a definite answer can be given, either in the affirmative or in the negative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:-&lt;/strong&gt; Before posting any answer to the question please read most (if not all) of the answers that's already posted below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9072" LastEditorDisplayName="user9072" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T06:07:58.000" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T19:44:11.733" Title="Did Kakashi eventually surpass Itachi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="13" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-08T05:13:48.787" Score="1" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the OVA, Hitoshi and Namiko are shown together, about to kiss before they vanish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TfnXK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hitoshi and Namiko kissing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that Hitoshi was &quot;cured&quot; of his inability to feel emotions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this also mean that the 35 year streak of Namiko is about to end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I am talking strictly about the Anime (OVA) here. The wikia pages (for &lt;a href=&quot;http://ka-shi-ma-shi.wikia.com/wiki/Namiko_Tsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Namiko&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ka-shi-ma-shi.wikia.com/wiki/Hitoshi_Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hitoshi&lt;/a&gt;) seem to be either incomplete or based on the manga, so don't base your answer off of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T05:49:41.977" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T05:49:41.977" Title="Did Hitoshi (alien-san) gain the ability to feel emotions at the end of the Kashimashi OVA?" Tags="&lt;kashimashi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14826" CreationDate="2014-11-08T05:54:56.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaman Warrior was abruptly canceled at that point in the story. The story was never finished and as a result, we are left at that eternal cliff hanger without knowing what happens of Yaki and others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though the series had a great story and terrific art, this is the nature of the manhwa business. I have seen more abrupt ends to Manhwa than Manga or Comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author and artist of Shaman Warrior, Park Joong Gi has moved on to another project called: The Arms Peddler, as the main artist. Which is ongoing and published by Square Enix. So if you would like to enjoy his work still, perhaps you should check it out. I personally like it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helped and you'll continue to enjoy Manhwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9073" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T05:54:56.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14906" CreationDate="2014-11-08T06:07:19.870" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it isn't just Kihara who calls him &quot;Maruo&quot; - many of the girls at school call him that. In the light novel, it's pointed out early in volume 1 that various girls call him &quot;Maruo&quot; to be cutesy. In the anime, we see someone (I can't tell who) calling him &quot;Maruo&quot; in episode 14 near 4:40; and later, around 15:15, NANAKO Kashii refers to him as &quot;Maruo&quot; during a conversation with Kawashima and Kihara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway: the reason he's nicknamed &quot;Maruo&quot; is that he bears a striking(?) resemblance (as Kihara notes in episode 2, around 5:00) to the character MARUO Sueo from the 90s-era show &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/951/Chibi_Maruko-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chibi Maruko-chan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aWuh9.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Maruo Sueo&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QdkQd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kitamura Yuusaku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The resemblance apparently extends beyond the visual - I haven't read/watched &lt;em&gt;Chibi Maruko-chan&lt;/em&gt;, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%A1%E3%81%B3%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E5%AD%90%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;whose articles about anime are always a perfect target for wikigroaning&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; states that Maruo, like Kitamura, is one of those do-gooder class-president types. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no explicit mention of this in the light novel (unsurprising, given how weird Japanese media is about referencing other media - whence cometh MgRonald's), but some scouring of the Japanese internet suggests that the reference is fairly obvious to those who grew up while &lt;em&gt;Chibi Maruko-chan&lt;/em&gt; was a popular thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T06:07:19.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8627" CreationDate="2014-11-08T08:42:44.837" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinigamis are not in heaven nor hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are all bored and unhappy and do not lead fulfilling lives. Cased closed. Light is the unnamed Shinigami. Remember Light's tie or the bag he carried with him in the beginning? Think of all the Shinigamis that were introduced. Even though Ryuk said all Shinigamis love apples, he was the only one we saw eating any. The unnamed Shinigami in the 5 minute clip continuation threw him an apple as Light did when living, and he did not stay for the rest of Ryuk's story as if he already knew how it ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9078" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T17:52:26.340" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T17:52:26.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2014-11-08T09:21:23.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto universe, Kakashi is a very famous shinobi and known far and wide. However, it would be wrong to say that he has surpassed everyone. It depends on the timing and circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first bell test, Kakashi defeated Naruto, but in the second bell test, Naruto defeated Kakashi, so it all depends upon the circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If we were to have a direct match between Jiraiya and Kakashi, Kakashi would be defeated. How? Well, Jiraiya faced pain in his full glory in Amegakure, i.e. the opponent's territory, while Kakashi could not defeat just one of Pain's Paths when Konoha was attacked.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next up is Tsunade. Jiraiya himself admitted that Tsunade once drew him near to death, and therefore she is more powerful than him. Thus, Kakashi can't defeat Tsunade either.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now comes up Orochimaru. During &lt;em&gt;Search for Tsunade&lt;/em&gt; arc, we see a hell of a battle -- Tsunade and Jiraiya vs. Orochimaru, still Orochimaru was able to escape in the end. Thus, Kakashi can't defeat Orochimaru either.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now it's time for Itachi. In the very first days of Itachi's first premier in the series, Kakashi fought him and had to be admitted to the hospital for a very long time. Even in the Shippuden version, Itachi is just too powerful to be taken down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then we have Obito. Well, I only watch the anime, and up until now, Kakashi has just been losing to Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are the reasons why I say that Kakashi is not the most powerful one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9079" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-13T05:38:11.203" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T05:38:11.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-08T10:47:36.790" Score="9" ViewCount="671" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that throughout the series the Puella Magi can only search for witches and don't actually know where they will appear ahead of time (Mami named places she searched and had to trace the witch with her Soul Gem), unless they get lucky and find a grief seed of a newborn witch (like the one Madoka and Sayaka found at the hospital).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura was able to know where Walpurgisnacht would appeared because she had prior knowledge from coming from the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the first timeline, Mami knew Walpurgisnacht was coming and was training Madoka in preparation for the battle. Is it explained how she or Madoka knew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T14:03:36.057" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T08:11:57.883" Title="How is Walpurgisnacht's appearance predicted?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14964" CreationDate="2014-11-08T15:46:05.963" Score="11" ViewCount="2835" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the anime and manga I have read/watched have featured a field trip to  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoto&lt;/a&gt;. (As a related example, Beelzebub's field trip destination was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Island&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Okinawa&lt;/a&gt;.) I don't know much about class level or the education system of Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoto&lt;/a&gt; a field trip destination in the Japanese education system or is it just a trope? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="14375" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T08:48:21.720" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T05:58:47.327" Title="Why do most anime have field trips to Kyoto?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14845" CreationDate="2014-11-08T20:42:09.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a little tenuous, but the kanji in Minori's name seem to have kind of a plant theme to them. In Japanese, her name is written 櫛枝 実乃梨 (&lt;em&gt;Kushieda Minori&lt;/em&gt;). The kanji 枝, read &lt;em&gt;eda&lt;/em&gt;, has the meanings &quot;bough&quot;, &quot;branch&quot;, &quot;twig&quot;. The kanji 梨, read as &lt;em&gt;ri&lt;/em&gt;, means &quot;pear tree&quot;. That could be why they chose to symbolize her with a flower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E6%AB%9B%E6%9E%9D%20%E5%AE%9F%E4%B9%83%E6%A2%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Denshi Jisho page&lt;/a&gt; on the kanji in Minori's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T20:42:09.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38646" CreationDate="2014-11-08T20:47:00.790" Score="9" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hanayamata, Hana's full name is &quot;Hana N. Fountainstand&quot; (or Fontaine-Stand, or Fonteyn-Stand, or Founteyne-Stand, depending on who you talk to). Do we ever find out what &quot;N&quot; stands for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this never happened in the anime, so I'm expecting it was revealed in the manga if it ever was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T00:38:45.203" Title="What does Hana's middle initial stand for?" Tags="&lt;hanayamata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14944" CreationDate="2014-11-08T20:49:47.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is slight nuance here. Walpurgisnight is a natural phenomenon that happens all the time. Just like places where hurricanes happen occasionally, you are going to encounter one sooner or later if you start living there. Mami knew Walpurgisnight will come sooner or later. She just didn't know when and where. It might have been next week or next year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura on the other hand knew exactly when and where it will come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T20:49:47.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14954" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-08T21:01:54.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ghD3X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hanayamata girls&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Machi (back left), Tami (back right), Naru (center), Yaya (front left), Hana (front right))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image courtesy of Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sekiya Naru was a shy girl who loved fairy tales and dreamed of becoming a dazzling person. One night, she sees a mysterious blonde girl dancing on top of an arch and spontaneously asks the girl to take her away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blonde girl is Hana N. Fountainstand, an American from Princeton, New Jersey, who has dreams of doing yosakoi, a type of traditional Japanese dancing. Naru eventually joins her in creating the Yosakoi Club, and also recruits her best friend Sasame Yaya and her childhood playmate and idol Nishimikado Tami. Later, Tami's friend and Student Council President Tokiwa Machi also joins the club, and the five of them deal with interpersonal conflicts, disapproving parents, and their own self-doubt as they struggle to achieve their goal: to dance together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original manga &lt;em&gt;Hanayamata&lt;/em&gt; is by Sou Hamayumiba and is carried by Manga Time Kirara Forward in Japan. Six tankoubon have been released. In 2014, a twelve-episode anime by Madhouse was shown in Japan and simulcast by Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanayamata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanayamata on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/34977/Hanayamata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanayamata on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T22:41:28.083" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T22:41:28.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14955" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-08T21:01:54.263" Score="0" Body="Hanayamata is a manga by Sou Hamayumiba about girls who practice yosakoi dancing. It began its run in 2011. In 2014, it was adapted into a twelve-episode anime series." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T22:41:33.710" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T22:41:33.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13565" CreationDate="2014-11-09T02:12:12.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Hisoka knew from almost the beginning that he is interested in what Gon wants, and that is his father, so he must have looked him up. Plus, his name is Gon 'Freecss', so it was obvious. Let's not forget to mention that Ging is the best hunter in the world and Hisoka is interested in strong hunters, so, again, he must have looked him up even before meeting Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, he's interested in Gon, Killua, Illumi, Chrollo, and &lt;em&gt;Machi&lt;/em&gt; as well. Which means, he's not gay and a bae because he wanted to go on a date with Machi. Anyway, in general, he's interested in young people with an amusing behavior or strong people, and he's interested in hugging &amp;amp; cuddling Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9086" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-02-25T02:21:57.733" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T02:21:57.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14960" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15026" CreationDate="2014-11-09T03:33:06.293" Score="4" ViewCount="3211" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 18 of SAO II, there was a flashback of Asuna's trip to Kyoto. In it, she's seen talking to some guys. She declines that this is an arranged marriage, but there was no mention of who they were or what it was about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who were these people? Is this going to be significant to the story in any way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please remember to use spoiler tags when necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-09T03:36:19.113" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T20:43:02.667" Title="Who were the people in Asuna's flashback in episode 18?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7771" CreationDate="2014-11-09T04:29:36.513" Score="38" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us be reminded that the Pokemon franchise started off from video game, and its initial release was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokemon Red and Green&lt;/a&gt; in Japan in 1996. So Mew's very first appearance can only be in Japanese Pokemon Red and Green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Bulbapedia, in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mew_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trivia section of Mew&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mew was a little-known secret when Pokémon Red and Green were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo was not initially aware that Shigeki Morimoto had programmed it into the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In an interview with Game Freak and Creatures, Inc. in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nintendo_Power&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nintendo Power&lt;/a&gt; issue 134, Shigeki Morimoto revealed that he created Mew two weeks before game development was finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train-225842.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the interview&lt;/a&gt; which is cited in the Bulbapedia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morimoto:&lt;/strong&gt; We put Mew in right at the very end. The cartridge was really full and there wasn’t room for much more on there. Then the debug features which weren't going to be included in the final version of the game were removed, creating a miniscule 300 bytes of free space. So we thought that we could slot Mew in there. What we did would be unthinkable nowadays!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ishihara:&lt;/strong&gt; This is in spite of being told after debug ended that you weren’t to tamper with even a single bit! (laughs wryly)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iwata:&lt;/strong&gt; What’s the point of going through all the trouble of the debug process if you’re going to go and fiddle with the game afterwards…? I’d venture that this all came from Morimoto-san’s mischievous nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morimoto:&lt;/strong&gt; Well, it was a prank that everyone right up to Tajiri-san was in on. But even though Mew was in there…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iwata:&lt;/strong&gt; …It wasn't actually supposed to appear in the game, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morimoto:&lt;/strong&gt; Right. Unless we could think about any good opportunity to do so, the existence of Mew wouldn’t have been revealed to the public. It was left in there in case it was suitable for some post-launch activity. But if there wasn’t anyone among ourselves who wanted to use it, I thought it would be fine to just leave it as it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iwata:&lt;/strong&gt; Mew could very well have ended up never appearing in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morimoto:&lt;/strong&gt; Right. But then due to an unforeseen bug, Mew ended up appearing in some players’ games. It looked like we planned all of this, but that wasn’t the case. So although it caused all sorts of problems to many concerned, fortunately enough it ended up having a positive effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iwata:&lt;/strong&gt; That’s how the “Legendary Pokémon Offer”&lt;sup&gt;8&lt;/sup&gt; came about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;8&lt;/sup&gt; The “Legendary Pokémon Offer” was announced in the April 1996 edition of CoroCoro Comic. Twenty winners would be selected who could send their game cartridge in so that the Mew data would be uploaded onto it. There were approximately 78,000 entrants.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the quotes above, it is evident that Mew was not supposed to appear in the first generation. It was only programmed in at the last minute, occupying the space of debug feature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interview hinted at the fact that Mew was added after the debug process had ended, so swapping the number of Mewtwo and Mew at that point would have been disastrous, since Mewtwo had an event in the Cerulean Cave, and its stats, move set, flavor text, ... record would have to be swapped with Mew's. Appending a record at the end was safer, especially when the record was not supposed to be used at all during the normal game play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T04:29:36.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13975" CreationDate="2014-11-09T08:23:00.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you can extend someone's life by 23 days. If someone were going to die on April 1st, but someone wrote in the death note, &quot;will die on April 23rd,&quot; that should extend the natural life span of the victim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9089" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T08:23:00.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14948" CreationDate="2014-11-09T09:49:22.247" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually it's not only Kyoto. Depending on the manga's theme, the field trip could be anywhere, but yes, most of the time it'd be Okinawa, Hokkaido, Kyoto and Osaka. As a side note, most of the manga I read has the school trip to Okinawa and Hokkaido instead of Kyoto like yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Island&quot;&gt;Okinawa&lt;/a&gt; is usually visited during winter because due to its geographical location, it is warmer than the rest of Japan. Example for manga that has summer in Okinawa is Great Teacher Onizuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaido&quot;&gt;Hokkaido&lt;/a&gt; is the other way around. It is usually visited during summer for the students to enjoy cool summer holiday swimming and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, Okinawa and Hokkaido is usually interchangeable, depending on the author. Okinawa is also visited during summer if the author wants a hot summer holiday theme. Hokkaido if s/he wants skiing during winter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for Kyoto, they are visited for the obvious reason. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto&quot;&gt;Kyoto&lt;/a&gt; was the old capital of Japan. It was referred like a holy city, much like Vatican is to the Catholics, while also was the central for administrations and home to the Emperor. It also hosts the famous Honnoji temple, albeit the location is not the same as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honn%C5%8D-ji&quot;&gt;Honnoji&lt;/a&gt; where Nobunaga met his demise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Osaka is also sometimes visited, thanks to its culture. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka&quot;&gt;Osaka&lt;/a&gt; is famous for its &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_dialect&quot;&gt;Kansai-ben&lt;/a&gt; (Kansai dialect) and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Castle&quot;&gt;Osaka castle&lt;/a&gt;, of course. Osaka is also home for many famous Japanese artists and bands, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Arc-en-Ciel&quot;&gt;L'Arc~en~Ciel&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandal_%28Japanese_band%29&quot;&gt;SCANDAL&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ranker.com/list/osaka-bands-and-musical-artists-from-here/reference&quot;&gt;Ranker&lt;/a&gt; listed at least 25 of them.So, that could be one of the reasons too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T19:08:33.070" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T19:08:33.070" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2014-11-09T10:05:52.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we follow the story of Fairy Tail from the beginning, I think it goes like this. At first, Happy was the only Exceed. Mashima-sensei created Happy to be some-kind of sidekick to Natsu. And then there's Gajeel. At that time Mashima-sensei still has no idea about the Edolas Arc, so Gajeel was on his own, even when he revealed that Laxus' thunder magic was in fact a dragon slayer magic. Then there's Wendy, another dragon slayer. Wendy is the first female dragon slayer, and since Happy was the only flying cat (the term Exceed was not revealed at that time), he decided to make another flying cat, named Charle to accompany her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was during this that Mashima-sensei got the idea to make Exceed as the official sidekick of Dragon Slayers. That's why he then make Gajeel wonder why he is the only Dragon Slayer without a cat. And after that, Exceed is the official sidekick of Dragon Slayers. So when he created Sting and Rogue, he created Frosche and Lector too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: The Exceed is sidekick of dragon slayers that was raised by dragons, that is, a real dragon slayer, not the one made by embedding lacrima such as Laxus (Thunder Dragon Slayer) and Cobra (Poison Dragon Slayer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-06-25T05:01:20.137" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T05:01:20.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2014-11-09T10:24:32.877" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taijutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya got the Frog Kumite, Tsunade has brutal strength, so it is clear here that in terms of Taijutsu, Kakashi is not as strong as those two. As for Orochimaru and Itachi, they don't use taijutsu much so it can be said that Kakashi could be on the same level or better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is the renowned Copy Ninja, the one who has copied over 1.000 jutsus. In term of Jutsu knowledge, it can be said he is on par with Orochimaru if not greater. Tsunade is not that great in ninjutsu other that ninjutsu for healing purposes. Jiraiya has great ninjutsus but if we talk about the jutsu element, Kakashi can perform 4 basic elements (Katon: Goukaku, Suiton: Suiryuudan, Doton: Doryuuheki, Raiton: Raikiri). He was also able to learn Rasengan, which was rated as an A rank jutsu. Meaning that it is very hard to learn. Itachi, being an Uchiha, would be able to copy jutsu the same way Kakashi did. So they can be said on the same level. However, it is not known whether Itachi can use 4 elements like Kakashi did. Itachi for sure can use fire jutsus as demonstrated during his fight against Sasuke. Kakashi learned to use Susano'o after Obito transferred his remaining chakra to him upon his death. So here, Kakashi can be said has surpassed the other 4 in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is very well known as having a low reserves of chakra. He commented that Naruto has about 4 times of his. And considering that Naruto-Sasuke-Sakura was like the new Sannin of Konoha, it can be said that Jiraiya has about the same or greater level of chakra than Naruto. Orochimaru as we know is a chakra monster, same with Tsunade. Itachi is pretty much on the same level as Kakashi in term of chakra reserves, except that being an Uchiha, he gets less strain than Kakashi in using the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is better in Genjutsu than Jiraiya, except of course, when Jiraiya used the help of Fukasaku and his wife (the frog sennins) to cast sound genjutsu. He should be better than Tsunade and Orochimaru too since he has the Sharingan. He, however, is far weaker than Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, we can say that overall, Kakashi hasn't surpassed the other 4. He's just pretty much on the same level, or a bit under the other 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T05:54:02.290" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T05:54:02.290" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14969" CreationDate="2014-11-09T10:47:55.520" Score="5" ViewCount="88328" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the title is pretty much self-explanatory. What happened to him? Did he die from being used as a fertilizer for the white Zetsus? Or he's alive, like Mitarashi Anko is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T23:55:09.333" Title="What happened to Captain Yamato by the end of Naruto story?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14967" CreationDate="2014-11-09T11:40:52.103" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;He survived. In 699 you see him emerge from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Spiral zetsu is near him and tries to grab him again, but the zetsu quickly falls apart (presumably it died).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't see him anywhere in 700, though. So it's unknown if he lived to that point or what he did after the IT was dispelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T11:40:52.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14973" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-09T15:22:17.243" Score="1" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, some human beast knights die. What happens to the animal avatar when that happens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dog knight is not mentioned anywhere else, but during the swordfish knight, it is stated that the swordfish stayed besides the body for some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T15:22:17.243" Title="What happens to the beast knights' animals after the ring holder dies?" Tags="&lt;hoshi-no-samidare&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14974" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-09T15:24:57.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer is a manga series by Mizukami Satoshi serialized in the Young King OURs monthly magazine. It tells the story of two forces struggling for the destruction of the earth, and a group of heroes pinned between the two bent on saving the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hoshinosamidare.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lucifer_and_Biscuit_Hammer_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://hoshinosamidare.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lucifer_and_Biscuit_Hammer_Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-11-09T20:39:58.510" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T20:39:58.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14975" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-09T15:24:57.437" Score="0" Body="The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer is a manga series by Mizukami Satoshi serialized in the Young King OURs monthly magazine. It tells the story of two forces struggling for the destruction of the earth, and a group of heroes pinned between the two bent on saving the planet." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-11-09T21:45:15.280" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T21:45:15.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8469" CreationDate="2014-11-09T15:33:08.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I personally think has happened... Since Harutora has now full control of the raven cape and also knows that Kon has transformed into Hishamaru, and when she did transform into her, Harutora knew her name. This shows that he regained his memories of being Yakou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Yakou was a genius omnyoji and visionary, he was able to create the ritual of Taizan Fukun. He was able to reincarnate himself into Harutora, this is proven in the premise of the first paragraph. We can then conclude that when Harutora was in the white room with Natsume and he said &quot;I hope to see you again&quot;, in addition to Suzu Saotome's response of the ritual being &quot;technically successful&quot;, we can infer that Natsume will be reincarnated. Since Harutora's memories of Yakou developed so have his skills and memories of his own Taizan Fukun ritual. Yakou is the only person capable of performing this ritual, and it succeeds. The last season of episode 24 was Harutora and his shikigami's walking away from the ritual after it has succeeded. Harutora will meet Natsume again, her reincarnation that is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just a theory&lt;/em&gt;. I really enjoyed this series and I hope to see a second season, with proof of my assumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9097" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T13:30:49.887" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T13:30:49.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-09T15:45:19.893" Score="1" ViewCount="359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest episodes, Yuu regrets not knowing the birthday of Fuuka (ch37 pg 16). Digging &lt;a href=&quot;http://fuukaakitsuki.wikia.com/wiki/Fuuka_Akitsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Suzuka_characters#F.C5.ABka_Akitsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/100811/Fuuka_Akitsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;, or just straight googling, nothing came up on her birthday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since she made cameos in two prequel series already, is her birthday known?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If her birthday is not know, can it be at least narrowed down to a season or month from the source material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T20:20:13.917" Title="Is the birthday of Fuuka Akitsuki known?" Tags="&lt;fuuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14981" CreationDate="2014-11-09T23:28:50.080" Score="5" ViewCount="885" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Shisei_Kaburagi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shisei Kaburagi&lt;/a&gt; in Shinsekai Yori has double irises. At the same time, he is (one of) the most powerful telekinesis users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After watching the anime, I haven't found any reason why he has double irises, nor why they help him (if they do).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this explained in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6435" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T02:01:25.873" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T02:01:25.873" Title="Shisei's double irises" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14980" CreationDate="2014-11-10T01:58:20.503" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably not explained in the manga, because &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6373/1908&quot;&gt;the manga is... well, not great&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaburagi Shisei's eyes are mentioned in the novel, though. On page 666 of the one-volume edition (book V, chapter 3; right before Hino Koufuu is slain), we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;切れ長の非常に大きな目は、澄みきっていた。顔の造作も整っており、ハンサムと言ってもいいくらいだ。その異様な眼球を別にすればだが。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;鏑木康星氏には、片目に二つずつ、合わせて四つの虹彩があり、薄闇の中で、ぎらぎらと琥珀色に輝いていた。これは鏑木家に代々伝わる特異な遺伝的特徴で、一般人とは隔絶した呪力の証なのだという。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roughly translated, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His unusually-large, almond-shaped eyes were limpid. His face was so well-sculpted, I might even have called him handsome - save for his bizarre eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaburagi Shisei had four irises - two in each eye. They shone through the darkness, glowing the color of amber. That peculiarity was genetic in origin, and had been passed down the Kaburagi lineage for generations. They were a testament to the fact that his cantus was on an entirely different level than that of the common people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess it's just some sort of genetic weirdness in his family, probably a benign phenotypic side effect to whatever mutation makes people of his family particularly powerful PK users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T01:58:20.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T01:59:49.690" Score="2" ViewCount="61" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;, Arisa and Suzuka are both heiresses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can read from the wikia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Suzuka_Tsukimura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suzuka's&lt;/a&gt; family is from Triangle Heart 3 as her older sister Shinobu is one of the heroines; however, Suzuka herself doesn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Arisa_Bunnings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arisa&lt;/a&gt;, it says her parents are company owners and she was adapted from Arisa Lowell; however, Triangle Heart 3 isn't patched in English, nor can I find a wiki for it explaining how much of Arisa Lowell was adapted to Arisa Bunnings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am looking for information regarding the companies/businesses Suzuka's and Arisa's parents own which makes them so rich.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T02:02:24.660" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T02:02:24.660" Title="What kinds of companies/businesses do Suzuka's and Arisa's parents own?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T03:34:40.793" Score="1" ViewCount="550" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Culture Festival in 2-C's wrestling show, when Taiga's  Mind-Controlled &quot;lackeys&quot; have the thread to Yuri Koigakubo's future boyfriend/husband and threaten to cut it, Yuri interrupts the performance and tries to stop them. When the other &quot;lackeys&quot; stop her they go to take her away from the stage and someone says to take her to The Morgue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Taiga is running for Student Council President as a means to try and provoke Yūsaku to run aswell she threatens to take everyone's dreams to The Morgue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get the feeling that this Morgue is some sort of reference but not the traditional sense of a The Morgue. so i am wondering, What/Where is The Morgue where Yuri was taken to and where Taiga threaten to take the student's dreams to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-09-18T08:07:06.530" Title="What/Where is The Morgue?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T03:53:06.733" Score="6" ViewCount="56553" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hisoka hinted that Gon is his treasure and also his prey, but it can't be both, right? Because in the end, he didn't want Gon to die no matter what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's weird that he didn't want Gon to die but also made him his prey to fight till death. Is it sexual for Hisoka or what? I still remember the 'Schwing' thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9086" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T04:34:57.027" LastActivityDate="2021-03-09T16:40:51.680" Title="How does Hisoka see Gon exactly? As a rival or as a toy to entertain himself?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="676" CreationDate="2014-11-10T05:12:30.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Hashirama's story is a lot colder, different and more true to his character, then what people presume.  Hashiramas life was an extremely difficult hardship to bear and not anyone could just be, what he was.  When I say this, I don't just mean physically but emotionally and mentally, as well.  He spent his life, trying to juggle peace, family, friendship and justice for everyone.  He was constantly being tugged by opposing opinions of what peace truly was, or what kind of consequences would come of his actions as a hokage....who would it benefit? who would it hurt?  Would peace truly come of all this, between the Senju and Uchicha clans....or any clans!?  I believe that Hashirama became tired of it all.  He coudlnt balance all this - and no matter what he did, true peace would never come of all his goals.  When Madara read the Naka Shrine; he found out that true peace just wasn't possible; for it was all an endless cycle of death and hatred between clans.  After much time and many years of Hashirama fighting, fighting and more fighting - he started to understand what Madara was trying to say but could never get to that extreme of an solution.  He probably couldn't convince himself of what was right and wrong anymore.  True peace was a catch-22.  There was no way to really reach it.  This could've had a big part to do with Hashiramas standards of peace, since they were so high.  He couldn't bear the fact that he failed(at least by his standards), and like he always says &quot;conflict, no matter what the era&quot;.  Even the most powerful people in the world have a limit.  His heart could only take so much killing and blood spilling.  Think about this: A man who speaks of nothing but peace and love....seeing nothing but war and hate.  The Hashirama that we all know, was a genuine human being with a soft heart and eventually that heart cant take anymore pain.  Yeah, im saying it, because this is what I believe his character truly reflects:  I think he let himself die in war -or- killed himself.  He was just tired of it all and saw no more purpose or meaning, so he hands the title to his brother and goes off to war with the intention of dying without people knowing it was premeditated.  Maybe he wanted people to learn a lesson from his death, if they could figure him out.  A great and extremely significant character like Hashirama, has to have a very significant death, not just by dying in battle.  He was either truly depressed of this fate that could not be altered by his leadership and skills.....or......he wanted his death to be something that people could learn from.  He figured, he goes out with a mark on the world.  His death maybe would be another component of people in the future finding something more close to true peace.  All his successors would learn from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T05:12:30.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T07:22:05.363" Score="3" ViewCount="5022" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand Genjutsu is, affecting the opponent's chakra network with your own chakra through some medium, and create illusions in their mind. It's basically 'Yin Release' through some medium. Incase of Sharingan users, it's done through eyesight. They can cast Genjutsu when the opponent see the caster's Sharingan. That way they imply their chakra into the opponent's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incase of Sage Toads and Tayuya, It's through sound. So, whoever is within the range could be affected by the Genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, Is there any other way to cast Genjutsu ? How come Kurunei is able to cast Genjutsu? Is it through eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T08:44:33.810" Title="How Genjutsu works?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11497" CreationDate="2014-11-10T08:37:08.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The admirals were also using Haki, so it was Sakazuki's Haki vs Marco and Vista's Haki. That's why Akianu was also bleeding, but it did not hurt much because both of them were using Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9103" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T09:17:59.940" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T09:17:59.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14986" CreationDate="2014-11-10T08:44:33.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genjutsu was defined by Jiraiya as &quot;an advanced form of Ninjutsu&quot;. It affects the chakra currents in the opponent's brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra disturbances can be caused through any of the senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch. Additionally, apparently, Yin type Genjutsu (genjutsu that involves creating things from nothing, like Kurenai's) can be cast on an opponent without apparent connection to the senses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Second Mizukage's Yin genjutsu used chakra infused steam to mess with the opponent's sense of distance, over a wide area (so lots of opponents affected at the same time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T08:44:33.810" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14989" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15003" CreationDate="2014-11-10T09:14:01.210" Score="7" ViewCount="3249" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hideaki Anno is a well-known animator and director. He is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;, however, a well-known voice actor. Prior to 2013, he appears to have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15&quot;&gt;a total of two voice-acting credits to his name&lt;/a&gt; - a minor character in FLCL and a minor character in Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai. There's nothing terribly surprising about either of those - both were created by Gainax while he worked there; I'm sure nobody objected to letting their ace director have some fun in the recording studio. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, for some reason, Anno was cast as the adult voice of Jirou Horikoshi, the protagonist of Miyazaki's &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Miyazaki has never been a fan of hiring from the usual stable of anime voice actors, but you'd think he'd at least want somebody who had some experience in the field...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T02:10:25.617" Title="Why was Hideaki Anno picked to voice Jirou in The Wind Rises?" Tags="&lt;the-wind-rises&gt;&lt;hideaki-anno&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T09:24:39.123" Score="4" ViewCount="18339" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...there was mention of a Jōnin Exam in the anime's Kurama Clan Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone here know what are the stages/steps/missions in order to be a Jounin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T12:07:12.040" LastActivityDate="2020-04-12T23:49:22.090" Title="How does one become a Jounin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14984" CreationDate="2014-11-10T10:26:06.187" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hisoka is a psycho that only seek for strong opponents to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He saw a real potential in Gon since they met (Killua too , Leorio and Kurapika too) and just want him not to die until he becomes a monster worth to confront.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes , for psychos , the pleasure they find in their... &quot;activities&quot; are orgasms-like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember just what Hisoka had to do only to &quot;fight&quot; Kuroro , he likes to take his time but in the same time when he fought Gon he could hardly prevent himself from killing him ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can't say he's a rival , he's just another &quot;toy&quot; for Hisoka , but a special one as he really has the potential to become a monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8788" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-11-15T12:39:34.883" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T12:39:34.883" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2014-11-10T13:08:39.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading all the answers, I think I can now make my own conclusion about the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kakashi vs. Itachi&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Itachi is certainly one of the most powerful shinobi. It has been observed that Kakashi was defeated by Itachi by the Tsukuyomi. This is one of the strongest jutsu that he could use. But as has been remarked earlier, Sharingan user can't protect himself from a Genjutsu cast by Mangekyo Sharingan. To remain immune, the opponent should at least use Mangekyo Sharingan (other than the method that Jiraiya said to Naruto, which applies mostly to the people with an immense amount of Chakra). Kakashi was seemingly unaware of his Mangekyo Sharingan at the time he fought Itachi,  so he failed to defeat Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that the Amaterasu would have no effect on Kakashi, because he could simply warp away the flame or move into the Kamui dimension. As for the Tsukuyomi, Kakashi's Susanoo would perfectly counter it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14966/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakurai Tomoki&lt;/strong&gt; noted in his answer&lt;/a&gt;, Kakashi can perform all 5 basic elements, which is a feat Itachi is not known to have. In this aspect, Kakashi is also ahead of Itachi. Itachi also noted that fighting Kakashi alone was dangerous with a high chance of injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kakashi vs. Jiraya&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While comparing between Jiraiya and Kakashi, it should be noted that in the anime, Kakashi was in a developing stage, meaning that his power was increasing whereas Jiraiya's power showed no notable development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of Taijutsu, Kakashi is surely ahead of Jiraiya, in contrary to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14966/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakurai Tomoki&lt;/strong&gt;'s answer&lt;/a&gt;. Let me quote the relevant paragraphs from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya#Taijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;'s article on Naruto Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not being his preferred combat method, Jiraiya was still very proficient with taijutsu, capable of stopping some of the individual dogs that split from the Giant Multi-Headed Dog just using his legs. His natural strength, while nowhere close to his team-mate Tsunade, was very impressive. In the anime, there is one such occasion where this is shown, when Jiraiya intervened in a fight between a young Gamabunta (who was still bigger than himself) and an unknown snake of equal size where Jiraiya grabbed and tossed the snake a great distance away with ease. Also in the anime, Jiraiya, as a child, was able to lift a large boulder several times his size. Jiraiya has showcased a high level of durability over the course of his life; taking a direct kick to the face from Might Guy, as well as surviving a direct blow from Nagato's Giant Ox, which ploughed him through several steel pipes, without getting injured. Even at the brink of death he still managed to figure out Pain's secret and engrave it on Fukasaku's back, so he could deliver the intel to Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all about Jiraiya. Now for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake#Taijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is very adept in taijutsu. In the anime, as a child, he was skilled enough to hold his own against his sensei, Minato Namikaze, in his bell test, managing to touch one of the bells during the test. As an adult, his skills improved considerably, able to easily defeat hundreds of enemies using well-coordinated attack patterns to handle the multiple enemy strikes. Kakashi can also fight on par with Might Guy, a taijutsu master, ever since childhood. Likewise, from his various challenges against and mission with Guy, Kakashi has copied and developed considerable skill in his friend's Strong Fist-style and several of its techniques, enough to train others in its usage. He is also noted to have impressive speed; able to intercept an opponent faster than unfocused eyes could follow even from a distance.His speed allows him to effectively catch his opponents off-guard to quickly strike them down and easily evade attacks. Even against highly experienced assassins, Kakashi can silently sneak-up on them, making him prime to strike. His speed increased considerably in Part II; before the timeskip he had difficulty keeping up with Itachi Uchiha, but he out-manoeuvred him after the timeskip. Kakashi has also shown remarkable reflexes, able to instantly react and effectively manoeuvre out of surreal danger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi's speed is further seen during the Fourth Shinobi World War, able to enough to outmanoeuvre a Version 2 jinchūriki despite its enhanced and multiple fields of vision, and even keep pace with Might Guy using six of the Eight Gates. Kakashi was even able to blitz, and nearly sever Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's arm in one move, despite having her multiple dōjutsu active. Likewise, his hand seal prowess is very great, able to perform them at highly difficult speeds to follow. He can also open at least one of the Eight Gates, a feat that very few shinobi can achieve and, in the anime, utilise advanced techniques derived from it while showing no signs of fatigue afterwards. His raw strength is also noticeably high, able to clash with a physically strong opponent like Zabuza Momochi, who was wielding the rather heavy Kubikiribōchō, simultaneously throw Naruto and Sasuke a large distance, snap one of Nagato's chakra receivers with his bare hand, and later easily wield Kubikiribōchō himself with a single hand for extended periods of time. He's shown a rather impressive level of durability and endurance, able to survive Nagato's building busting Shinra Tensei from upclose with minimum damage and continue fighting afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14942&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;user3275697&lt;/strong&gt; remarked&lt;/a&gt; that Jiraiya fought Pain in his full glory, while Kakashi wasn't able to defeat even one Path of Pain. True. But the difference in Jiraiya and Kakashi's situation is that Jiraiya fought with the Paths with Gamaken and defeated them in his Sage Mode, while Kakashi fought the two Paths of Pain without even using his Mangekyo Sharingan. Therefore, no conclusion can be drawn from this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for Jiraiya's Genjutsu, it should be noted that Kakashi has the ability to encounter all of Jiraiya's attack. For example, he can easily warp away Jiraiya's Rasengan, which he used in his battle against Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, I personally think that if Kakashi were to fight with the Paths of Pain whom Jiraiya fought against, he would be at an advantage because of his warping ability. He could simply warp the summoned animals into Kamui dimension, while Jiraiya could not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Kakashi is certainly ahead of Jiraiya in terms of Ninjutsu. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is said to copy about 1000 jutsus.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kakashi vs. Orochimaru&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is really very hard to compare them. However, Kakashi has improved a lot since their first fight (note that he didn't know how to use the Mangekyo Sharingan at the time of their first fight) and nothing can be said with certainty. However, one thing that is worthy (perhaps) to note is that in the statistics between Orochimaru and Kakashi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru#Stats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt; stands at 35, while &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi#Stats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi&lt;/a&gt; is at 34.5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kakashi vs. Tsunade&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, I think that Kakashi can easily surpass Tsunade in every other cases, except for reserves of chakra. But nothing authentic can be concluded, so I go with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14942&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;user3275697&lt;/strong&gt;'s answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9072" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T18:51:47.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14347" CreationDate="2014-11-10T16:10:40.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's references to 2chan if I remember correctly, which weirdly enough they just called image boards in the dub instead of 4chan as you'd expect. Also there were tons of cross culture references to star wars and other movies. Also memes (is it really?) of &quot;all your base belong to us&quot; which I don't know if it is a Japanese meme as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9107" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T17:04:28.020" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T17:04:28.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14110" CreationDate="2014-11-10T16:26:13.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the whole thing will be explained in the manga. I haven't caught up yet completely but last I saw&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it looked like stuff's gonna go down with the soul king so I expect they'll explain more regarding that.Also at the start of the current arc they briefly showed Aizen being locked away almost as if they were hinting you should keep him in mind. I think it's gonna go deeper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9107" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T16:26:13.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14857" CreationDate="2014-11-11T00:23:08.807" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not that familiar with Nisekoi, but I don't find any of the similarities you mention very striking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Childhood marriage promises are very common in anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first four things you mention that make Naru and Chitoge similar are all pretty standard tsundere traits. Tsundere as varied as Asuka Langley Soryu, Nagi Sanzenin, and Kirino Kousaka all share those traits with Naru and Chitoge. I acknowledge there is some visual similarity even beyond the hair antennae, but Chitoge also looks pretty similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/isurugi-mio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MM's Mio Isurugi&lt;/a&gt;, aside from the difference in build. Mio is even somewhat of a tsundere, to boot. And it's just a natural part of a story about a childhood marriage promise that the main heroine is probably the one who made the promise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You acknowledge that all male shounen heroes are the same person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these are standard clich&amp;eacute;s for shounen romantic comedy. Some of them were popularized by Love Hina, and some have been around since Urusei Yatsura or even earlier. The reviews quoted &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisekoi#Reception&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; all call out Nisekoi for being full clich&amp;eacute;s, bolstering my case that the similarities are just part of the genre. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/interview-naoshi-komi-1743&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this interview&lt;/a&gt;, Nisekoi's creator, Naoshi Komi, says his biggest influence is not Love Hina, but One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T07:14:28.240" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T07:14:28.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2014-11-11T00:46:09.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple analysis (from Madara): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Think rock paper scissors. Just because rock beats scissors, that doesn't mean rock also beats paper. Also, I doubt Obito would have won against Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer the first question: &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi defeated Obito. Had he surpassed all of Tsunade, Jiraya, Orochimaru and Itachi?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partially no.&lt;/strong&gt; With regards to strength (chakra and ninjutsu), defeating someone with such strength like Obito doesn't mean he surpasses the others that he already defeated. This scenario always happens in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partially yes.&lt;/strong&gt; What made Kakashi special is his tactics. He is known to be a genius because of his strategies in combat. Given his limited reserve of chakra, he can analyze fully the situation, come up with a possible solution, and utilize all the resources he has (chakra, techniques, etc) and maximize them all to execute it. Winning a battle is always his goal. Focus is the key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any reference in the manga itself from which a definite answer can be given, either in the affirmative or in the negative?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be tricky. I can cite all the battles of Kakashi in manga/anime, but that requires a lot of space. Just watching/reading all his battles, you can tell that he is indeed a genius because he always thinks and analyzes everything before he makes a move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just an example: when Kakashi and Guy rescue Naruto against Obito, they were patiently waiting for Obito to materialize. That alone can tell how skilled Kakashi is. He used the element of surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T13:37:31.020" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T13:37:31.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14665" CreationDate="2014-11-11T01:08:05.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a reasonable question (see &lt;em&gt;Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo&lt;/em&gt;), but I think the answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. Note that I also have not read either work, but from looking at the Wikipedia articles for the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Kaoru Mori and the novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Jane Austen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga &lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt; is set in 1895 in the Victorian Era. This is much later than the novel &lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;, which was published during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_era&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Regency Era&lt;/a&gt; in 1815.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the defining features of the title character in Jane Austen's novel is that, unlike the heroines of earlier Austen work, she is independently wealthy and runs her own household. The anime's Emma is a commoner, kidnapped as a child for a brothel, who escaped to the streets and was taken in and brought up as a maid by a wealthy family. She is a diligent and hard worker, whereas Austen's Emma was described by Austen as &amp;quot;a heroine whom no one but myself will much like&amp;quot; and is said on the Wikipedia article to have &amp;quot;a strong sense of class&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime's Emma lives in London, whereas Jane Austen's Emma lives in a small country estate in Surrey.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that the manga's author, Kaoru Mori, incorporated some influence from Austen's work, since she's a self-declared Anglophile,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author and illustrator of the manga, Kaoru Mori, is a self-professed Anglophile, [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_%28manga%29#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/a&gt; - 2nd sentence)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But overall, it doesn't look like a direct adaptation of Jane Austen's &lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T13:43:46.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15001" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-11T01:49:26.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vcPvA.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;Emma manga volume 1 from Wikipedia&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (エマ &lt;em&gt;Ema&lt;/em&gt;) is a historical romance manga and anime series by Kaoru Mori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Emma, a Maid in Victorian London set the end of the 19th century (1895) working for the former governess Kelly Stowner. after a meeting with William Jones, eldest son of the &quot;House of Jones&quot; William begins to develop feelings for Emma, despite his family disapproval of him associating with people of the lower classes (the &quot;House of Jones&quot; is in the Middle Class).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mori has drawn the manga in crosshatched pen and ink style to obtain meticulous depth and accuracy in the characters and settings. from Volume 3 of the manga and onwards Mori hired Rico Murakami as a historical consultant to ensure historical accuracy in the manga. Murakami would also later become the historical consultant for the Anime Adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was published by Enterbrain in the magazine Comic Beam in January 2002 with the first tankōbon released in August of that year. An Anime Adaptation titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma - A Victorian Romance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (英國戀物語エマ &lt;em&gt;Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma&lt;/em&gt;) produced by Studio Pierrot and TBS aired between April and June of 2005 in Japan and later licensed by Nozomi Entertainment for English in June 2008. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The season to the anime titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma - A Victorian Romance: Second Act&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (英國戀物語エマ 第二幕 &lt;em&gt;Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma Dai Ni Maku&lt;/em&gt;) aired in Japan between April and July, 2007 with  Nozomi Entertainment picking up the English licences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4506&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma: A Victorian Romance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T01:49:26.787" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T01:49:26.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15002" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-11T01:49:26.787" Score="0" Body="Emma is a historical romance manga and anime series by Kaoru Mori about a Maid in 1895 Victorian London." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T01:49:26.787" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T01:49:26.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14989" CreationDate="2014-11-11T02:10:25.617" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was an interview with Anno on Youtube (which has unfortunately been taken down) where he mentions a few relevant things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He had to audition for the part&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miyazaki joked that he'd give the part to Toshio Suzuki (ex-Ghibli) if Anno didn't get the part&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's my first time voicing a main character, so I figured it wasn't going to be easy. At first Miya-san told me that the character was quiet one and that there aren't lots of lines and I believed that. But after seeing the storyboard, I was surprised. There were ton of lines, songs, French, German. I felt like I was fooled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another interview (which was also taken down from Youtube) Miyazaki mentions during a meeting he got the idea of casting Anno and Suzuki seemed on-board with the idea, but the others weren't too keen. He said that when him and Suzuki were bouncing ideas off each other, Anno's name &quot;just came up&quot;. It's no secret that &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Hideaki_Anno:_Ghibli_ga_Ippai_Liner_Notes&quot;&gt;Anno and Miyazaki go way back&lt;/a&gt;, so when he was asked to come in for an audition, Anno couldn't refused and he turned out to be perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The youtube interviews were both taken down but there's more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/14383/Anno-voicing-the-main-character-in-Miyazakis-upcoming-film/&quot;&gt;In this thread&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201305200071&quot;&gt;Asahi English article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Latest_News#First_Shots_from_Live-Action_Kiki.2C_Kaze_Tachinu_Voice_Recording&quot;&gt;Nausicaa.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T02:10:25.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40482" CreationDate="2014-11-11T02:25:16.647" Score="3" ViewCount="440" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy X&lt;/em&gt;, after being transported to Bikinel Desert by Sin and reunited, Rikku goes to tell the party where they are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rikku&lt;/strong&gt;: i know where we are, but you have to keep it a secret, especially from Yevonites&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Wakka&lt;/strong&gt;: What are you accusing Yevon of this time?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Rikku&lt;/strong&gt;: Yevon did something really terrible to us before&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however all Rikku says at Home is that Sin destroyed the island they came from and it was her father Cid who gathered the separated Al Bhed to build Home. i don't recall Rikku explaining what Yevon did to the Al Bhed, is it stated anywhere what Yevon did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T17:36:48.623" Title="What was it that Yevon did to the Al Bhed?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39920" CreationDate="2014-11-11T04:09:40.773" Score="1" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy X&lt;/em&gt;, during the siege on Home by the Guado you can hear something being said over the speaker system in Al Bhed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds like 2 words with the very end sounding like a &quot;あ (a)&quot; sound (though it could sounds like か (ka) or ま (ma)). At first I thought it might be &quot;Red Alert&quot; but &quot;Red Alert&quot; translates to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;nat ymand&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Pronounced: &quot;nah-te aemahn-de&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://stefangagne.com/albhed.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Bhed Translator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a creditable source which translates what's being said since no subtitles are ever shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T00:52:56.967" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T01:22:38.250" Title="What is being said during the Siege on Home?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15027" CreationDate="2014-11-11T04:33:47.210" Score="0" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to figure out what Belken Devices like Graf Eisen and Laevatein say when they use the Cartridge System, i know that when Mid-Children Devices Rasing Heart and Bardiche say the English &quot;Load Cartridge&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have tried passing in &quot;load cartridge&quot; into Google Translate, ofcause that &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#en/de/load%20cartridge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;didn't go well&lt;/a&gt; and i also did &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#en/de/load&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;load&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#en/de/cartridge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cartridge&lt;/a&gt; separately however can't find neither one in the Nanoha A's Special CD Soundtracks (which came with some tracks of the Devices talking).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i'm looking for what they say &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; the English equivalent on the off chance they don't say word-for-word load cartridge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T04:40:45.873" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T17:36:57.760" Title="What do Belken Devices say for &quot;load cartridge&quot;?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2014-11-11T07:10:39.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloodline limits that can be achieved if your Mom or Dad has these characteristics. It may or may not get activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharingan was activated by Sasuke, while some Uchiha were not able to achieve it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloodline limits could also be obtained randomly by a senju or family branch, like the Uzumaki clan, or just a random genius like the 4th Hokage who wasn't part of senju or Uchiha or any bloodline limit clan at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kimimaro is the sole user of the bone bloodline limit, which is an original from Kaguya.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sage Mode - considered a bloodline limit which requires a person who has massive amount of chakra to perfectly control his chakra without using any amount of chakra to obtain the sage levels. For example, Minato, Naruto, Hashirama, ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloodline limits can also be achieved through implants/mastery/intense practice but has a low chance of getting it into perfect use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi's Mangekyu &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kabuto's Sage Mode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yamato's Mokuton&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kekkei Tōta&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An upgraded kekkei genkai or a 3-element bloodline limit user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rinnegan - an upgraded state of Sharingan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken Jutsu - a densed Kyuubi, Sage, and Wind chakra&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mokuton no Jutsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9116" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T14:46:54.110" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T14:46:54.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="501" CreationDate="2014-11-11T07:56:15.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ishvalans are gypsies.. Obviously.. If FMA is connected to nazi Germany and you knew anything about the extermination of people in nazi germany. It was estimated that 750,000-1,000,000 Romanis(gypsies) were killed during the war. At the start of nazi Germany they were stripped of citizenship and slaughtered.. I mean hell.. They even look like gypsies.. Also if we recall, Ed and Alphonse ran into a few at the little carnival.. Dunno where the hell that guy got the Arab idea from.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9118" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T07:56:15.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15015" CreationDate="2014-11-11T09:29:51.803" Score="12" ViewCount="5756" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series, all the Panzerfahren participants are girls. Are there any guys who also participate in Panzerfahren? And if I recall correctly, all schools that participate in Panzerfahren are also all-girl schools. Is there any rule of Panzerfahren that all participants must be girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T09:35:29.407" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T07:43:59.397" Title="Is Panzerfahren only for girls?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15013" CreationDate="2014-11-11T09:43:01.930" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gup.wikia.com/wiki/Sensha-dou&quot;&gt;Girls Und Panzer wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Panzerfahren (Sensha-do) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a martial arts that involves tanks as weapons. This martial arts are just exclusive for high school girls to develop their self-esteem as young women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like you mentioned, all the participating schools are all-girls schools. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://gup.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_Sensha-do&quot;&gt;rules&lt;/a&gt; themselves don't seem to limit the competitions to only girls, but the martial art itself seems to be only for girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T09:43:01.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15013" CreationDate="2014-11-11T09:43:40.907" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the all-girl schools, it is compulsory that all students select a particular extracurricular activity to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These activities that are offered to the girls are ones that are symbols of femininity and lady-likeness. At the start of the series, the girls have to choose between flower arranging, tea ceremonies and tankery. All equally feminine subjects (&gt;_&gt; in the Girls Und Panzer universe at least)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because tankery is seen as a feminine sport, there are not many male players. There are possibly some, but the overwhelming majority is female as many areas would not have enough interested guys to form a team. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you tried to form a flower arranging club in an all male school, you would probably find there would be few members - This is the case with tankery also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T09:43:40.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2014-11-11T11:09:57.060" Score="10" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Short answer&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke can not use Tsukuyomi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When fighting Kabuto, Sasuke used a regular Sharingan genjutsu on Itachi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke's left eye creates Amaterasu, and his right eye manipulates the flames. There is no place for Tsukuyomi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Long answer&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly from a reddit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2i6hgr/why_sasuke_does_not_have_the_tsukuyomi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke does not have the Tsukuyomi. &lt;strong&gt;What Sasuke uses is the Sharingan's standard ability to cast genjutsu through eye contact with its &quot;eye of hypnosis&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. In the past, Sasuke had personally it used on Sai, Orochimaru and Deidara, and we've seen it used by Itachi, Kakashi, Obito and Madara on different occasions. What Sasuke had been doing since Itachi's death was channeling these Sharingan Genjutsu through his Mangekyou Sharingan, which apparently had the effect of amplifying its strength, rendering him capable of instantly incapacitating his opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke was shown casting genjutsu with one eye of his Mangekyou, like how Itachi cast Tsukuyomi with his left eye (and Amaterasu with his right). But whilst Sasuke typically cast it with his right eye, he had also done it with his left eye. Against C too since he appeared to be holding his left eye, and a third time, if you count his domination of the bijuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even regular Sharingan Genjutsu had been used through a single eye, as demonstrated by Madara and Itachi. Itachi himself used Sharingan Genjutsu with the Mangekyou after his Tsukuyomi eye had been blinded. Madara had done the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasuke has never once called his genjutsu, Tsukuyomi.&lt;/strong&gt; Both Danzo and Tobi compared it to Itachi's Tsukuyomi - which was understandable since they're brothers and both had used Amaterasu and Susanoo - but neither of them actually called it Tsukuyomi. Only twice had Sasuke &quot;named&quot; it where he called it &quot;Sharingan&quot; and &quot;Genjutsu - Sharingan&quot; respectively (just like Madara). When he called it &quot;Genjutsu - Sharingan&quot;, the difference is also made explicit by showing it side-by-side with Itachi's Tsukuyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi implied that Sasuke had received Itachi's eye techniques, but Itachi had only sealed a single use of the Amaterasu inside Sasuke with the Transcription Seal: Amaterasu which Sasuke had no actual control over. From what I've heard, it came from a misunderstanding over how the Japanese language doesn't differentiate between singular and plural. And when the jutsu was unsealed, his eye transformed into Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan temporarily. So if Sasuke used a Tsukuyomi (or another Amaterasu) from Itachi, his eyes would have changed to show it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The genjutsu Sasuke used against B (when he still had to implant Itachi's eyes) resembles the Tsukuyomi with its inverted colours, but this was also the only time it happened. Every other time we saw the genjutsu itself, it didn't have that visual effect. It was also said by Itachi and the second databook that the &lt;strong&gt;Tsukuyomi can only be broken by his own blood&lt;/strong&gt; (presumably someone of the Uchiha bloodline with a powerful Sharingan), which we later saw proven and explained. &lt;strong&gt;Yet B was essentially freed with just a genjutsu dispel.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, Sasuke only has Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi and Susanoo with his Mangekyou Sharingan. Amaterasu was first used with his left eye against Killer B. Kagutsuchi was used to quell the flames and then used and named it against the Raikage where he shaped the black flames and dubbed it &quot;Enton: Kagutsuchi&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;The most blatant evidence of these two being his Mangekyou jutsu is when he fought Kaguya and freed himself from ice using both of his eyes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even after Sasuke took Itachi's eyes to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he has never revealed the Tsukuyomi. You can implant the Mangekyou Sharingan and use the abilities of the original holder (e.g. Kakashi using Kamui or Danzo using Kotoamatsukami), but when those eyes are used to evolve to the next stage, it instead empowers their own abilities from what we've seen. Or at least removes the drawbacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the third databook stated that you would need Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi to awaken the Susanoo, but the above tells us that this is outdated information. If anything, I'd believe that Kishimoto had originally intended to give Sasuke the same jutsu as his brother (with different preferences, perhaps) but decided otherwise at crunch time. As far as we know, the only character with the Tsukuyomi is Uchiha Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the current revision of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt; from Naruto Wiki shows only Itachi Uchiha under the list of users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9123" LastEditorUserId="9123" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T11:01:09.113" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T11:01:09.113" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19990" CreationDate="2014-11-11T11:39:13.387" Score="1" ViewCount="2776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest episode (S04E06, &quot;The Battle of Zaofu&quot;) Korra fights Kuvira who wears the following uniform&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i4HRs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kuvira in her uniform&quot;&gt;&#xA;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Kuvira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;avatar.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the linked article it is also said that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While leading her army, Kuvira took to wearing a uniform with metal&#xA;  strips on her back, biceps, and calves, for which she developed a&#xA;  style of metalbending that involves bending the metal on her uniform&#xA;  and shooting them off of like projectiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I was wondering: Can't Korra bend the metal on Kuvira's uniform and chain her (or subdue in another way)? Is this due to the fact that Kuvira already has control over the metal (as described in the wikia article)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9124" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T02:50:06.717" Title="Why doesn't Korra bend the metal on Kuvira's uniform?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2014-11-11T12:57:44.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, he can.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides everything else that has been pointed out on other answers here trying to prove that Sasuke can use the Tsukuyomi, I'd just like to point out a piece of &lt;strong&gt;information that comes straight from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1362417911&amp;amp;sr=8-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto: The Official Character Databook&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, pointed out in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13336/49&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2784/49&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; before it:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amaterasu, &quot;representing the light of the material world&quot;, is performed with the right eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukuyomi, &quot;the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness&quot;, is performed with the left eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Susano'o&lt;/strong&gt; is &quot;the strength of the tempestuous force that &lt;strong&gt;resides only within those of have mastered&quot; both of the above techniques&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that you have to master &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in order to be able to perform Susano'o. This means that Indra, Itachi, Madara, Kakashi and &lt;strong&gt;Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt; must be able to perform both Amaterasu &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; Tsukuyomi - even if we haven't seen them doing it ever - since they all can use Susano'o.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either that, or the official databook has incorrect data. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15018/49&quot;&gt;Aman Singh's answer&lt;/a&gt; is also very compelling, and makes some good points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T12:57:44.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15023" CreationDate="2014-11-11T13:14:18.323" Score="2" ViewCount="6116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have just started to watch the Naruto Shippuden series. I saw the fight of Pain, but I can't understand the power of Rinnegan. Can anyone explain the power of Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9127" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T12:25:56.510" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T00:02:52.930" Title="What is the power of Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15021" CreationDate="2014-11-11T14:11:04.107" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recommend that you wait until the anime explains it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;spoiler alert!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well it's not just one power, it's a set of powers combined together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Master all five basic nature transformations and the capacity to use any technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Rinnegan allows the user to see chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rinnegan's field of vision can be multiple due to animated body's or summons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grants the ability to summon and control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Creating corporeal shadows which are only visible to the Rinnegan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shift spaces within a certain range.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Control over life and death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transmit their chakra to black receivers as well as manifest the chakra chains (to control Tailed Beast or use a dead body as a host).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Planet creation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Six Paths Technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Six Paths Technique can be divided into 6 (just like its name lol :) )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deva Path—can be used to attract and repel targets.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asura Path—can clad the user in mechanised armour and grant them various weapons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Human Path—can read minds, at the cost of ripping out the victim's soul.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animal Path—can summon various creatures.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Preta Path—can absorb any chakra-based ninjutsu and even from a person's body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naraka Path—can summon the King of Hell, which can be used for interrogation and restoration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer is based on Anime &amp;amp; Manga and the naruto.wikia.com.&#xA;For more info, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naruto.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T12:31:11.493" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T12:31:11.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14990" CreationDate="2014-11-11T15:32:27.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think recommendation to become Jōnin ninja are send by villagers and the hokage has the final decision of a making a one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about this but I think that the candidate has to create a new jutsu in order to become a Jōnin (like Kakashi with Chidori, Minato with Rasengan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't get any other details other than this. Same for the exam. I think that the created jutsu will be examined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is based on the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-10T16:24:26.603" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T16:24:26.603" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14960" CreationDate="2014-11-11T19:25:24.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possible spoilers for future episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Well, in the light novel, Asuna's mum keeps on trying to arrange her a marriage (yes, even after the Sugou incident) to a rich guy, and not someone like Kazuto. She wants Asuna to be the high class girl she was born as, and to stay that way.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So those were probably the random rich guys her mum wanted to introduce, there was also a scene where she was talking at a table... that might have been her cousin that her mum also tried setting her up with.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; But it's alright, Asuna ends up showing her mum her log cabin on ALO, and it happens to look like the home her mum had lived in as a child (as the mum was born to a middle class family), blah blah blah, emotional moment, Asuna's mum relents and tells Asuna to try her hardest to get the person she loves, and she readily agrees.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And Asuna x Kirito fans lived happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9133" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T20:43:02.667" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T20:43:02.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15006" CreationDate="2014-11-11T20:29:43.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a quote from the manga wikia on Vita's list of attacks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nachladen — Not a real attack, just Graf Eisen reloading cartridges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explosion — Also not an attack; Graf Eisen says this when using cartridges, analogous to the English-speaking devices' &amp;quot;Load cartridge.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.wikia.com/wiki/Vita_%28Nanoha%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vita (Nanoha) Manga Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nachladen is also the term listed on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://manga.wikia.com/wiki/Signum_%28Nanoha%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Signum manga wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, a German word which translates to &amp;quot;Reload&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite what the manga wikia says, I always thought that the Belken devices use &amp;quot;Reload&amp;quot; in the same way that the Mid-Children Devices use &amp;quot;Load Cartridge&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Explosion&amp;quot; is when they're being used, particularly multiple cartridges. (Passing reference of this on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Vita#Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nanoha wikia Vita page&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I admit that I have not watch/read/listened to all of the anime, manga, drama CD, etc. and my understanding is that there may be minor differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T17:36:57.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17019" CreationDate="2014-11-11T22:06:05.710" Score="2" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series doesn't end conclusively:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; With Mystletainn's defeat Merry's past is still unknown and &quot;Pharos&quot; Hercules's plans is still in motion being unaffected by Mystletainn's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, how much of the manga was adapted into the anime? And are there any deviations?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T08:45:16.220" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T08:45:16.220" Title="How much of the Yumekui Merry manga was adapted into the anime?" Tags="&lt;yumekui-merry&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15033" CreationDate="2014-11-11T22:13:20.917" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like all Dream Demons have a nickname in quotation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Chaser&quot; John Doe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Garden&quot; Engi Threepiece&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Pharos&quot; Hercules &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Not sure about Merry's or Mystletainn's though I suspect Merry's last-name, Nightmare, could be in quotation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the series Engi talks about her sister Patti who was drawn to the human world by &quot;Pharos&quot; Hercules lighthouse and suspected to have been killed by Mystletainn. However, I am wondering what Patti's nickname is? Since they're sisters is it the same or related to Engi's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-12T02:40:21.820" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T02:50:28.313" Title="What is Patti's nickname?" Tags="&lt;yumekui-merry&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2873" CreationDate="2014-11-12T00:20:36.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the teddy bear shop with Eriol and Li, Tomoyo told Sakura that all she wants is for the person she loves to be happy, so the person she loves doesn't have to love her back. Sakura told her that she was sure Tomoyo's beloved was very happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9134" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T00:20:36.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13791" CreationDate="2014-11-12T01:05:21.253" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This melody seems to be &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oIdIYHpHSo&quot;&gt;Aizome&lt;/a&gt;&quot; by Mamiko Noto, the ending theme of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Girl&quot;&gt;Jigoku Shoujo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. The melody seems to be playing the chorus of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-12T02:20:56.107" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T02:20:56.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15029" CreationDate="2014-11-12T02:50:28.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%91%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;various&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A2%E5%96%B0%E3%81%84%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC#.E3.81.9D.E3.81.AE.E4.BB.96.E3.81.AE.E5.A4.A2.E9.AD.94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sources&lt;/a&gt;, she shares the same sobriquet as her sister, 双月花（ガーデン）&quot;Garden.&quot; The name reflects the duality of the two sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T02:50:28.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-12T02:52:20.127" Score="7" ViewCount="3778" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CyVXO.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sooooo Kawaiiiiiii&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what anime this is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9136" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:18:53.667" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:18:53.667" Title="Anime with kawaii cat girl being patted" Tags="&lt;yozakura-quartet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T01:42:57.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15034" CreationDate="2014-11-12T02:57:19.727" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/14945/Ao_Nanami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ao Nanami&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yozakura_Quartet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yozakura Quartet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wmNGe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find this by using &lt;a href=&quot;http://iqdb.org/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.stack.imgur.com%2FCyVXO.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IQDB&lt;/a&gt; and then going to a result (some sites may not be SFW) and look at the image tags. You can see that the gif is tagged as &quot;Yozakura Quartet&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T15:10:47.227" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T15:10:47.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-12T05:34:58.393" Score="6" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was a child, I was all about this anime movie and for years now I have not been able to find it nor pinpoint the title.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The description is going to be a bit ambiguous so just stay with me here and keep a very open mind. This is coming from the memory of a 5 year old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Timeframe for when movie was made: mid 80s to sometime throughout the 90s&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning there is a brunette little girl (maybe even a pre teen) that does not appreciate something in her life. I believe she gets upset with her mother and takes her for granted then runs outside to her backyard upset. There she encounters... something... a spirit... or animal. I can't remember but she is sent on a mission and it gets pretty hazy from there. I remember the end is her waking up in the backyard and it was all a dream and she runs back inside and hugs her mother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it's not Spirited Away. Really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9137" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:36:03.773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:36:03.773" Title="Help me remember this movie that isn't Spirited Away" Tags="&lt;chie-the-brat&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:36:20.877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4303" CreationDate="2014-11-12T06:25:00.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Titans are humans. In the next season there is a former Titan (Ymir) with the same powers (albeit even weaker) as Eren that was created after she ate another person that had been experimented on by Dr. Jaeger and as a result regained her most of her sanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a one-off OVA episode (Ilse's Journal) where Hanji tries to capture a Titan that corners Ilse and bows to her believing she is Ymir, the Cured One.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9139" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T06:25:00.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-12T13:38:41.790" Score="-1" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since a shinigami dies when he saves a human with his death note, he dies. But when a human does it, he/she won't die. This makes me wondering what happens when a human saves another human with a death note. So here's my bad example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mr. X is a serial killer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He sees a young Lady and decides to kill her. He stalks her, to know her better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One week later, the boyfriend from the lady gets a death note from a shinigami. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the next day, Mr. X tries to kill the lady but her boyfriend writes Mr. Xs name in his death note. Will the young Lady now get a new lifespan. Or will she get the lifespan from Mr. X? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Just an example) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-11-12T13:49:33.607" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T11:16:43.930" Title="What happens when a human saves another one with a death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15047" CreationDate="2014-11-12T14:36:59.417" Score="5" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, I'm looking for the correct way of spelling her name. Additionally, it would also be appreciated if the general translation for names is explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T04:14:41.163" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T04:14:41.163" Title="Should the name of the main character in &quot;Fate Kaleid Liner&quot; be &quot;Illya&quot; or &quot;Ilya&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14068" CreationDate="2014-11-12T15:19:06.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Elaina Lynn didn't put this down as an answer but it was called holy knight. THANK YOU SO MUCH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8405" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T15:19:06.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15044" CreationDate="2014-11-12T15:40:42.517" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Both &quot;Ilya&quot; and &quot;Illya&quot; are official spellings of her nickname. &quot;Ilya&quot; is used on the TYPE-MOON's official website and in the fan translation of the game, but &quot;Illya&quot; tends to be used elsewhere, especially in merchandise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Illyasviel_von_Einzbern#cite_note-2&quot;&gt;Illyasviel von Einzbern Wikia Page: Citation 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4487" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-12T21:35:15.850" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T21:35:15.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15049" CreationDate="2014-11-12T20:30:45.247" Score="9" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the earliest Ghibli works, &lt;em&gt;Sora Iro no Tane&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;The Sky-Colored Seed&lt;/em&gt;, was an advertisement broadcast on Japanese TV in 1992.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This little green dude seems to be the mascot of the product, he seems to be a pig:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGyBE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find any information about what it was advertising originally, and I can't draw a logical conclusion from the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what it was advertising? And how were the animation clips relevant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-12T21:04:23.423" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T21:04:23.423" Title="What was Sora Iro no Tane advertising?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;studio-ghibli&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15048" CreationDate="2014-11-12T20:44:10.367" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sora Iro no Tane&lt;/em&gt; was a TV spot made for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_TV#History_of_Nippon_Television&quot;&gt;Nippon TV&lt;/a&gt; in 1993 to commemorate its 40th anniversary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The creature is called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_films_by_Studio_Ghibli#Nandar.C5.8D&quot;&gt;Nandarou&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (lit. What is it?) and designed by Hayao Miyazaki himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T20:44:10.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15037" CreationDate="2014-11-12T21:09:17.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a guess, it doesn't fit exactly - but hopefully the fuzziness is to blame for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked through all the old Ghibli works, but didn't find anything that seemed to match up. However, there was one show that some of the larger names from Ghibli worked on before Ghibli was created. This show was &lt;em&gt;Chie The Brat&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Jarinko Chie&lt;/em&gt;. This was back in 1981, but it could have taken a while to be translated and localised for English speakers - placing it roughly mid 80s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jaq8Gl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chie is a hardworker at home, but she's not without her brattiness - Flicking through the first few minutes of the show, she takes a cut of the family's earning and keeps it for herself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SgMInm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She eventually leaves on an adventure after her school-life is disrupted by her relatives, who barge in and embarrass both the teacher and herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IqFS3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LD02Lm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She then takes the money she has stored away and travels into the city. There she finds a woman she treats like her mother (whom she embraces occasionally) and rides rollercoasters, paddles boats, and other adventure-y things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7QQmO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for the spirit/animal - there are some talking cats which maybe are what you remembered. The two cats are both from Chie's home village and have a large fight in a graveyard near the conclusion of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oYYJe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, this only loosely fits the description you've offered - but it's the best I could find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T21:09:17.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15042" CreationDate="2014-11-12T21:27:48.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I disagree with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15042/what-happens-when-a-human-saves-another-one-with-a-death-note#comment19646_15042&quot;&gt;Grimlock77X comment&lt;/a&gt;. It's stated in the rules and by Ryuk that the fundamental difference between Humans and Shinigami using the Death Note is that humans don't gain lifespans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XLII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In How to Use: XLII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other humans' lives &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; shortens their original life span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original lifespan and not the shortened lifespan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ emphasis added by me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;since the rule says it that the use of the Death Note can affect lives &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; shorten the original life span we can assume that the Death Note can indirectly give a human more life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;think about rape victims who are denied justice (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Yonegoro_Nusumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yonegoro Nusumi's&lt;/a&gt; victim), if cop drama's like Law and Oder: SVU is anything to go by, without counseling their life deteriorates. with Light killed Yonegoro Nusumi or anyone like him the victims feel justice have been served and improve their lives (and there are no future victims for serial offenders) or wont commit suicide from the denied justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the lifespans, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15079/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; Mr X's lifespan would be just wasted so this isn't distributed. there is also no way guarantee the lady would've lived longer or even shorter because of his death, I dare say also that even with Shinigami Eyes you won't see if the lady lives longer since Shinigami will only ever see the original lifespan so likewise a human with the eye deal will see the same, the only way is if you were like Beyond Birthday or L and had worked out how to read Lifespans and knew when the lady would die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T11:16:43.930" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15042" CreationDate="2014-11-12T21:28:47.777" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to use LIX:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A human death caused by Death Note will indirectly lengthen some other human's original life even without a specific intention to lengthen a particular person's original life span in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lady's life will be lengthened to a new time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T21:28:47.777" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15055" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15221" CreationDate="2014-11-12T23:37:11.977" Score="6" ViewCount="846" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the character's last name comes from a car manufacturer. Acura is a luxury car manufacturer under Honda. Gaz is a Russian car manufacturer. There are others like this such as Trabant, Lancia, Arbath, Dodge, Calloway, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has the author given his reason for this naming convention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T10:38:54.153" Title="Why are the majority of characters named after car manufacturers?" Tags="&lt;hitsugi-no-chaika&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-13T00:16:24.167" Score="1" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Rudeus's arm got regenerated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after he accepted becoming Dragon God Orstred's collaborator(?),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he's seen using the Zariff’s Arm when he fights one of the North Style Emperors. Why? Is there a specific reason that he keeps using it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2159" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-13T01:27:14.710" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T01:27:14.710" Title="Why does Rudeus keep using Zariff’s Arm?" Tags="&lt;mushoku-tensei&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2014-11-13T02:05:06.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They tell time but mainly symbolize being a state alchemist and part of the country's government and army if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9146" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T02:05:06.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15061" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15076" CreationDate="2014-11-13T05:33:07.800" Score="1" ViewCount="1085" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, Kuchiki Rukia is said to be nurtured by the Kuchiki family. Can anyone tell me the names of her real parent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9061" LastEditorUserId="9061" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T04:57:33.880" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T23:22:53.323" Title="What's the name of Kuchiki Rukia's real parents?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7460" CreationDate="2014-11-13T06:47:56.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Live Series cover the first arc of the manga (the &quot;First Witch War&quot; as it is called by a character in the second arc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;WARNING: SPOILER HEAVY.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't bother into putting spoiler markings into the answer, or it will be just a wall of yellow strips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing the live action to the manga, we have the following differences, in no particular order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The seventh witch (Rika Sayonji) is downplayed. Since the story will end just after the ritual, she is not developed, and strikes as mostly comic relief for her no-panties gag.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kentaro Tsubaki is missing. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The old building is not mentioned. We never know where the sealed room is. Neither is the arson arc ever mentioned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ritual takes place in the sealed room, instead of the student council chapel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leona Myamura is Rika's &quot;Friend&quot;. This means Haruma Yamazaki is demoted to a plain antagonist, his character development with Leona is ignored. Also, Leona had her memory wiped in the series, while in the manga she is shut-in as to not lose her memory (she eventually returns and is wiped for a short time).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinichi Tamaki is missing. The witch-stealing power is given to Yamazaki. He is replaced by Isobe in the series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikoto Asuka still has her invisibility power, since She is hinted to be Yamazaki's lover to fill the void left by Leona&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ushio Igarashi remains Nene Odagiri's follower at the end of the series, instead of teaming with Asuka as he did in the second season.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The witches' wish is subverted in the series finale, into a gag. Rika wishes for panties, and then Yamada is forced to use the cancelling power to wipe the witches' powers. In the Manga, Yamada wishes to remove the power directly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T06:47:56.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15070" CreationDate="2014-11-13T06:57:06.837" Score="1" ViewCount="579" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the events of the episode is rolling a huge yellow ball. Hiotan is chosen to represent Umanohone, and there is some gag I did not get by that part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the yellow ball supposed to represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Hiotan embarassed and obviously aroused by the balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Hiotan says she can't be a bride anymore, after being trampled by one of the balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-11-13T19:31:18.640" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T19:31:18.640" Title="What is the meaning of the Yellow balls in the second episode of Denki-Gai?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;denkigai-no-honya-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14734" CreationDate="2014-11-13T10:52:38.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke gave up on killing the tailed beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke - returned to hidden leaf village, and then went to explore the world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kurama - returned to Naruto, presumably now Naruto has a whole Kurama (as opposed to just Yin or just Yang)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gyuki - returned to Killer Bee.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rest of the bijuu, undetermined, presumably they were sent free. All of them can still converge and speak to each other due to all of them giving Naruto a portion of their chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T10:52:38.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15069" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15073" CreationDate="2014-11-13T13:14:46.243" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a video of &lt;strong&gt;Ore no Imouto's 9th Ending &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5YDMJXzbs8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suki Nandamon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and it says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Original Edition&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. It is different from the &lt;strong&gt;TV version&lt;/strong&gt; sang by &lt;strong&gt;Ayana Taketatsu&lt;/strong&gt;, the actual version of the ending of Oreimo. But the singer sounds a bit different from Ayana Taketatsu. I don't know if the &lt;strong&gt;Original Version&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;TV Version&lt;/strong&gt; have the &lt;strong&gt;same artist&lt;/strong&gt;. So I'm asking, is Ayana Taketatsu the artist of the Original Edition? If not, who is the artist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T22:46:24.917" Title="Who's the artist of the Oreimo's Suki Nandamon original edition theme song?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15064" CreationDate="2014-11-13T13:15:15.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The balls were meant to be golden. In Japanese, &quot;golden ball&quot; is &lt;em&gt;kintama&lt;/em&gt;, which is also slang for testicles &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kintama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;according to Urban Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;. That's why the girls were so uncomfortable with this metaphor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9155" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-11-13T19:07:16.770" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T19:07:16.770" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4695" CreationDate="2014-11-13T18:43:10.860" Score="24" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Overview and date convention&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first three seasons&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; of Monogatari series generally takes place in the one-year period between the start of the third year of high school of Araragi Koyomi (March, Year 0) and one month after his graduation (April, Year +1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it is the general trend; the stories may refer to events before the time period above. One story even takes place mostly in an alternate universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The first 3 seasons are named First Season, Second Season and Final Season. The 4th season, named Next Season, has been announced at the end of Zoku-Owarimonogatari.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The details below are mostly referenced and translated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ja.Wikipedia article of Monogatari Series&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Summary&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chapters in each book are ordered chronologically, so if you don't want to be spoiled, the list below should be sufficient:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[3,-]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[6,3]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (Black)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[1,1a]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[2,1b]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[4,2a]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[5,2b]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[8,4b]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Kabukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[7,4a]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari (White)&lt;/em&gt; parallel to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[11,4d]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Onimonogatari&lt;/em&gt; → &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[16,-]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[15,-]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[10,4c]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Otorimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[12,4e]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Koimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[13,6]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tsukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[14,-]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Koyomimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;†&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[17,-]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari (Volume 3)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[18,-]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Zoku-Owarimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;[9,5]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;†&lt;/sup&gt; See Final Season section for more details. Ordering is based on the main events.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first number in bracket is the light novel publish order, and the second number is the anime airing order. So far, the anime generally follows the light novel publish order and the chapter order in each volume, except for Kizumonogatari and Hanamonogatari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;code&gt;/!\&lt;/code&gt; Spoiler Warning&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the details have been kept to minimum, the titles of the chapters and the footnotes may contain spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;First Season&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first season takes place between March 25, Year 0 to August 14, Year 0. It generally introduces the main cast and how they get involved with the apparitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 25th - April 8th&lt;/strong&gt;: Koyomi Vamp/Kizumonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 29th - May 7th&lt;/strong&gt;: Tsubasa Family/Nekomonogatari (Black)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 8th&lt;/strong&gt;: Hitagi Crab/Bakemonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 14th&lt;/strong&gt;: Mayoi Snail/Bakemonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 23rd - May 27th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;: Suruga Monkey/Bakemonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 11th - June 12th&lt;/strong&gt;: Nadeko Snake/Bakemonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 13th - June 16th&lt;/strong&gt;: Tsubasa Cat/Bakemonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 29th - July 30th&lt;/strong&gt;: Karen Bee/Nisemonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 14th&lt;/strong&gt;: Tsukihi Phoenix/Nisemonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; The dates are derived from the fact that May 14th, when Araragi started going out with Senjougahara, was a Sunday, and Araragi got attacked on a Friday in May which was about 2 weeks since he started dating.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Second Season&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Second Season takes place between August 20th, Year 0 and April 21st, Year 1. However, one can argue that the core of this season only extends up to February 1st, Year 1, since the events in Hanamonogatari is quite removed from the rest of the stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Second Season introduces Oshino Ougi and foreshadows her involvement behind the apparition incidents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 20th - August 21st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;: Mayoi Kyonshi/Kabukimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 21st - August 24th&lt;/strong&gt; (Koyomi appeared at the end after Shinobu Mail): Tsubasa Tiger/Nekomonogatari (White)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 21st - August 23rd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; (right after Mayoi Kyonshi): Shinobu Time/Onimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 31st - November 2nd&lt;/strong&gt;: Nadeko Medusa/Otorimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;January 1st (Year 1) - February 1st&lt;/strong&gt;: Hitagi End/Koimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 9th - April 21st&lt;/strong&gt;: Suruga Devil/Hanamonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; On August 21st, they time-slipped back 11 years ago, then returned to August 21st on different route, spent their time there until August 26th, then jumped back to August 21st of their original route.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; Plus an event in late December, where Koyomi told the whole story of how Mayoi disappeared to Ougi.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The period of August 21st to August 24th consists of events happening in parallel from 4 chapters, three in Second Season and one in Final Season. Araragi involved in all four of them, and he resolved one problem just to get caught up in another in the order listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Final Season&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapters in Koyomimonogatari are all over the place in the timeline, with the earliest in April 11th, Year 0, just after the events in Koyomi Vamp/Kizumonogatari and the latest in March 13th, Year 1. However, not all chapters in the book are relevant to the core story in Final Season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Final Season mainly takes place between August 23rd, Year 0 and March 18th, Year 1. This season mostly centers around Oshino Ougi and fills in the void left by the Second Season. Note that the time period in Final Season intersects with the period in the Second Season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 23rd - August 24th&lt;/strong&gt; (after Shinobu Time and parallel with Tsubasa Tiger)&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;: Shinobu Mail/Owarimonogatari (Volume 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 23rd (or 24th)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;: Ougi Formula/Owarimonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 24th (or 25th)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;: Sodachi Riddle/Owarimonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 25th (or 26th)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt; (before Nadeko Medusa): Sodachi Lost/Owarimonogatari (Volume 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;November 1st&lt;/strong&gt; (before Nadeko became god in Nadeko Medusa): Koyomi Mountain/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mid January, Year 1&lt;/strong&gt; (during Hitagi End): Koyomi Seed/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;February 13th - February 14th&lt;/strong&gt; (after Hitagi End): Yotsugi Doll/Tsukimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;February - Late February&lt;/strong&gt;: Koyomi Nothing/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 13th&lt;/strong&gt;: Koyomi Dead/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 13th&lt;/strong&gt; (right after Koyomi Dead): Mayoi Hell/Owarimonogatari (Volume 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 14th&lt;/strong&gt;: Hitagi Rendezvous/Owarimonogatari (Volume 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 14th - March 15th&lt;/strong&gt; (right after Hitagi Rendezvous): Ougi Dark/Owarimonogatari (Volume 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 15th - March 18th&lt;/strong&gt; (right after Ougi Dark, and before Suruga Devil): Koyomi Reverse/Zoku-Owarimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; Plus an event on March 13th, where Koyomi told the whole incident to Ougi. This event takes place before Koyomi Dead, which is on the same day.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt; Given that these events take place in late October, and that Koyomi had been to school 5 days in a row, including the possibility of Naoetsugu High School having class on Saturday, since a different story had been set to take place in the week after, the events can only take place on either dates.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the rest of the side stories in Koyomimonogatari and their relative position in the timeline:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 11th - April 12th, Year 0&lt;/strong&gt; (after Koyomi Vamp): Koyomi Stone/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 9th - May 10th&lt;/strong&gt; (after Hitagi Crab): Koyomi Flower/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June&lt;/strong&gt; (after Tsubasa Cat): Koyomi Sand/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Certain weekend in July&lt;/strong&gt; (before Karen Bee&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;): Koyomi Water/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Early August&lt;/strong&gt; (after Karen Bee and before Tsukihi Phoenix): Koyomi Wind/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Late September&lt;/strong&gt; (after Shinobu Mail): Koyomi Tree/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Certain weekday in October&lt;/strong&gt; (before Ougi Formula): Koyomi Tea/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;December, Year 0&lt;/strong&gt; (after Nadeko Medusa and before Hitagi End): Koyomi Torus/Koyomimonogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt; Since it was the second time Koyomi cleaned Kanbaru's room, the story has to take place before Karen Bee.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T19:55:25.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15069" CreationDate="2014-11-13T19:27:46.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the TV broadcast and the DVD have the same version of &quot;Suki nan da mon&quot;, sung by Ayana Taketatsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The video you linked is a cover of the song by an amateur artist named Misaki Arima. Her name is printed in the info under the video, as well as on the background pic in the video itself; the line 歌：有馬美咲 means &quot;Singer: Arima Misaki&quot;. As senshin pointed out, the line 「歌：有馬美咲　★本編は竹達彩菜さん★」 in the details says &quot;this is sung by Arima Misaki, but the original is by ★Taketatsu Ayana★&quot;. Arima's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/misaki.arima.5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; (which was all I turned up in a Google search of her name) lists Ore Imo as a favorite novel and has the same profile picture as her Youtube profile, which you can see on the video page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The video itself just claims to be the &quot;Full version&quot;, which it is (not the edited TV version of the song). I'm not sure where that commenter got the idea that this was the original version, but, well, you know how commenters can be...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Actually, I think the commenter probably meant &quot;original-length version&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T22:46:24.917" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T22:46:24.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15061" CreationDate="2014-11-13T21:06:07.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Memor-X said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i don&amp;#39;t think it&amp;#39;s stated, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Rukia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&amp;#39;s&lt;/a&gt; earliest point in Rukia&amp;#39;s history is her and Hisana arriving in Rukon 150 ago which would mean they died together, since it doesn&amp;#39;t state that they came with their parents (given Hisana was finding it hard to care for Rukia and live in Rukon) chnaces are their parents died long before and during the Soul Society Arc Horiuchi Hironari says it&amp;#39;s rare to be reunited with family members who died earlier which tends to generate family groups by those who die later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rukia being an orphan is an integral point of her (and Renji's) back story, fitting into the general desperation and poverty of the Rukon district.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, her parents have never been identified and most likely never will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T21:06:07.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15079" CreationDate="2014-11-13T21:12:39.447" Score="2" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rules of the Death Note&lt;/a&gt; (i can't remember exactly which rule) and said by Ryuk himself when he was explaining things to Light ealry in the series, the main difference between a Human using the Death Note and a Shinigami using the Death Note is that Humans don't gain the difference in lifespan when they take a life while Shinigami do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now considering all the people the Kiras took the life of, they all could have been potential targets for Shinigami to increase their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, what exactly happens to the lifespan that normally would collected by a Shinigami when a Human uses the Death Note?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T16:51:55.633" Title="What happens to the lifespan not collected by Shinigami?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15077" CreationDate="2014-11-14T02:14:25.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is actually covered by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rules of the Death Note&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use: LIX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A human death caused by Death Note will indirectly lengthen some other&#xA;  human's original life even without a specific intention to lengthen a&#xA;  particular person's original life span in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that this simply means that the person killed &quot;prematurely&quot; has extended other people's lives as they go about their lives differently than if the person was there, thus events leading to their deaths may change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No other rules of the Death Note cover what you are looking for. Glancing at a few likely places in the manga and reading over the wiki, I cannot find anything specifically stating if anything happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to Misa's death shortly after the series, we can assume that she gained no extra life span from her efforts. Even when she reduced her life span to a quarter by trading for the shinigami eyes twice, she should have still lived a long time if killing someone influenced her life since it would have been added afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, we know that the shinigami owner of the death note does not gain the life span because they did not write the name themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, I would say that the left-over time is wasted. Other people's lives will be influenced due to the rule above, but the &quot;remaining&quot; time is not distributed in any means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastEditorUserId="6174" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T16:51:55.633" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T16:51:55.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15080" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15082" CreationDate="2014-11-14T07:03:02.343" Score="9" ViewCount="5615" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shirobako&lt;/em&gt; is supposed to mean white box, and is a conjunction of &quot;shiro&quot; (white) and &quot;hako&quot; (box). The &quot;h&quot; in &quot;hako&quot; turns into a &quot;b&quot; when you join the two words. Thanks @LoganM for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendaku&quot;&gt;the explanation&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any meaning to making this the title? Is it an anime production-related term?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T08:15:15.407" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T07:29:32.913" Title="What does &quot;shirobako&quot; mean in terms of the anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18527" CreationDate="2014-11-14T07:10:23.930" Score="7" ViewCount="4681" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this might be a real life reference. Is there a real life counterpart to the Idepon series that is being talked about in shirobako?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T08:43:14.573" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T10:48:12.230" Title="What is Idepon in Shirobako a reference to?" Tags="&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15080" CreationDate="2014-11-14T08:00:02.650" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Amusingly, there is an &amp;quot;anime collaboration cafe&amp;quot; in Tokyo called &lt;a href=&quot;http://shirobaco.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SHIROBACO&lt;/a&gt; (no direct relation to the anime Shirobako). They have &lt;a href=&quot;http://shirobaco.com/concept/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a page explaining the origin of their name&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What's SHIROBACO&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;SHIROBACO&amp;quot; = &amp;quot;white box&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime industry, this refers to a video recording that is distributed to members of the production staff prior to airing. Though technology has advanced and it has become easier to receive video in digital formats, the video is still referred to as a &amp;quot;white box&amp;quot;, just as it was when VHS was in use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an image of one such white box that I found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://odcanime.blog40.fc2.com/blog-entry-2357.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;some dude's blog&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wf8AWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a VHS in a white box&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sites on the internet are saying that Shirobako had a scene early on where optical discs (which would count as &lt;em&gt;shirobako&lt;/em&gt; these days) were being distributed to the people at Musashino Animation. I assume they're right; I don't remember there being a scene like that off the top of my head, but that's probably because I was distracted by Miyamori being cute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 12, once they have sent the last episode of Exodus to the station, NabeP brings a &lt;em&gt;shirobako&lt;/em&gt; (in this case, a white optical disc) of the last episode to the show-completion party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A1DPW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 12, around 24:03 - a &amp;quot;shirobako&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T07:29:32.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-14T08:10:30.417" Score="11" ViewCount="1772" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading a fairly new manga a while back where the main protagonist is a large guy on the wrestling team, who is actually really sweet and doesn't like to see girls get hurt. He rescues a girl from being groped on the subway (I'm pretty sure this is what happened), and she bakes him cookies and wants to be friends. He likes her, but assumes she actually is interested in his popular friend (who always rejects girls) and keeps inviting him along when she asks to hang out. It seems like the girl actually did like the main guy and not the good-looking friend, but he doesn't realize. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this manga is called? Did it get cancelled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9164" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:57:48.243" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:57:48.243" Title="Need help identifying this manga- large guy helps out schoolgirl" Tags="&lt;ore-monogatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:36:33.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15081" CreationDate="2014-11-14T13:19:53.433" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;if anything, it reminds me of &quot;captain earth&quot; that came out during the summer. in that there was infinite energy and the strength of hope as  well and other similarities but obviusly the name is way off &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9165" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T13:19:53.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2014-11-14T17:42:17.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru, one of the legendary sanin might knew that the souls trapped by reaper death seal cannot be summoned. So, there was no 4th hokage. However, the kanji on the coffin reads 4. It might be possible that there was 4th kazekage who was killed by orochimaru before the invasion on konoha. Fortunately, hiruzen able to stop it by performing some hand seals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9168" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T17:49:25.197" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T17:49:25.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15088" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-14T20:50:22.103" Score="9" ViewCount="2962" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if there's an imbalance in Japanese society as there is in American society. Or if anyone has come across a survey that found the percent of female vs. male protagonists in anime and manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the main difference in anime and manga is that the Japanese have created genres to meet the interests of those who consume anime and manga (which if I'm not mistaken, is a far larger amount than Americans who consume comics and cartoons). For boys, they have shounen, and for girls, shoujo. For more matured tastes we have seinen and josei (which could arguably still be divided into men and women). In shounen, the protagonist is predominantly male, and in shoujo, the protagonist is usually female. Should I instead be looking at which genre is produced more for my answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9170" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T11:40:59.580" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T11:40:59.580" Title="Is there a huge difference in the amount of male vs. female protagonists in anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-14T20:56:12.900" Score="6" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some years back, I've seen this anime at a friend's place ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was about a city in the future where &quot;pure&quot; (naturally born) humans were only a few and the rest were created artificially, I don't remember if this was the case about the entire world or just located in one geographical point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I do remember is that the city was ruled by a council of old men (naturally born humans), that one day decided to give the artificially created humans the ability to procreate and thus to actually kill the entire remaining naturally born humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably it was about the entire world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I think I'm getting a bit confused here but, I think in this anime there was in the 1st episode a car that wasn't using wheels like any other, but was hovering instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this anime didn't have the gloomy feeling like ergo proxy... it was rather busy and filled with life (the city at least)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be that the water level had risen but I'm not sure...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9171" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:35:25.430" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:35:25.430" Title="Anime set in the future where naturally born and artifically created humans coexist" Tags="&lt;toward-the-terra&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:36:39.877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4251" CreationDate="2014-11-15T04:35:22.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shanks got his scar from Blackbeard the time he was with the Roger Pirates or before he created his own crew. At the meeting (ep.434) with Whitebeard, Shanks said they have been fighting since then, means that Shanks got his scar before he became the captain of Red Hair Pirates. Because, if you notice the flag of the Red Hair Pirates in chapter 1 or episode 1, the flag has a scar already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9175" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T16:00:49.373" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T16:00:49.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15081" CreationDate="2014-11-15T05:23:28.847" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a reference to Space Runaway Ideon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9177" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T05:23:28.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13511" CreationDate="2014-11-15T06:33:26.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually Makishima didn't use his real name to register as a professor at Oso Academy but use his alias &quot;Yukimori Shibata&quot;. Only one who knew the truth in the school is Rikako Oryo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9178" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T06:33:26.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5766" CreationDate="2014-11-15T06:39:28.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because his father was demoted and became an enforcer, Nobuchika was ashamed, so he picked his mother's last name instead. His mother is Akiho Ginoza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9178" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:44:55.990" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:44:55.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15115" CreationDate="2014-11-15T16:51:19.860" Score="2" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaoru collapsed from cigarettes and overworking, so I assume Hajime went to apologize to her father for pushing her too hard, while he can't find a proper job. I understand why Hajime would do so and why he thinks he deserves to be hit, but what would her father get angry about? I don't understand why he would even want to hit Hajime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tAYDu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T08:07:32.210" Title="What happened between Kaoru-tan's father and Hajime-kun?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15100" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15114" CreationDate="2014-11-15T18:42:28.230" Score="11" ViewCount="5094" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of the title &quot;Barakamon&quot; from the anime &lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9186" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T05:46:01.040" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T05:32:26.983" Title="What is the meaning of the title?" Tags="&lt;barakamon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15102" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15106" CreationDate="2014-11-15T19:12:13.633" Score="1" ViewCount="873" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 219 of &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid&quot;, after Senma jumped out of the helicopter, Mouri quickly jumps out and reveals his identity as Kaito Kid. Kid saves Senma from falling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happened to the real Mouri? If the Mouri in the chopper was actually Kid, where was the real Mouri?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-28T18:55:48.607" LastActivityDate="2019-05-29T18:11:15.273" Title="What happened to Mouri in episode 219?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15118" CreationDate="2014-11-16T00:39:59.223" Score="0" ViewCount="3587" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in fate stay night Saber her Noble Phantom is called &quot;Excalibur&quot; which is the same name as her sword. But when Shiro trace the Excalibur, it turns out that is the one that Saber lost forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, did King Arthur in History own two sword called Excalibur and Calibur?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9188" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T09:34:44.640" Title="Excalibur and Calibur in fate stay night, which one is King Arthur using in history?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-11-16T18:33:49.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15102" CreationDate="2014-11-16T00:41:05.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mouri was left on a gas station. At the beginning of this arc, Mouri, Ran, and Conan went to a gas station and asked for the direction. That's when Kid replaced Mouri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBgoY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Last page of chapter 302&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Last page of chapter 302&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ran: Hey, I still have one question. Where is the real dad~?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mouri: A~~choo! (&lt;em&gt;sneeze&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mouri: Fwa.. (&lt;em&gt;wake up from sleep&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-05-29T18:11:15.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6540" CreationDate="2014-11-16T01:04:53.673" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based off my observations of the Anime i believe that the OVA is set between the end of the Culture Festival as Taiga is acting normal around Kitamura which only occurs after the culture festival, and before the student council election as not only is Minori not awkward around Ryuji or spacing out because of what Ami said to her after Taiga and Sumire's fought one another but also the end of the anime series occurs around winter and right after the elections is Christmas which in Japan is in winter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Also it's evident it's still winter when Ryuji and Taiga elope and Taiga moves schools after that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also strengthened by the fact that the first OP was used and after the elections is when the second OP started to be used&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that I would say the OVA occurs between the end of Episode 13 and the start of Episode 15 (as  am accounting the possibility that the OVA is an event that occurred between Episode 14 and 15).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My assumtion is almost spot-on as in art book which came with the limited edition of the series from NISA there is a point at the bottom of page 5 talking about the OVA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;this is the first episode done for &quot;Toradora!&quot; in over 3 years, &lt;strong&gt;and the story takes place between episodes 13 and 14 of the TV Series&lt;/strong&gt;. this episode has a comical bento battle and a heartfelt development, striking a delicious balance between the laughter and drama that &quot;Toradora!&quot; Is best known for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bellow is a photo i took of the relevant section, up the top slightly cut off is the same image as what is posted in the question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XTnbG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Artbook Page 5 Point&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T21:57:42.627" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T21:57:42.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15108" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15128" CreationDate="2014-11-16T01:13:15.287" Score="5" ViewCount="167279" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished watching the anime however it seems unresolved&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; While Taiga does visit the school after the credits allowing Ryuji to say he loves her they are still in separate schools&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, does the anime end at the same point as the Manga/Light Novel? If not which of the Manga or the Light Novel does the story progress the furtherest (so I know which to get to continue and finish the story)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T13:51:41.647" Title="Does the Toradora Anime end at the same point as the Manga/Light Novel?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3269" CreationDate="2014-11-16T01:27:48.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end Makoto already has her leaps restored and Chiaka says 'I will be waiting'. To this, Makoto replies 'I will come running'. This refers to one of them time leaping to the baseball scene/part probably to spend more time with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9189" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T08:51:39.833" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T08:51:39.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15100" CreationDate="2014-11-16T02:09:27.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title &lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt;, as stated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-03/barakamon-mijikamon-short-anime-episode-0-posted/.76261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;, means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;energetic one&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. The &quot;&lt;strong&gt;energetic one&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; must be referring to Naru Kotoishi. Naru is one of the major characters in the story. She is a hyperactive and cheerful kid whom Handa meets in the beginning of the story. Everyday, Naru comes over the Handa house and learns new things from him. Naru tells him the wonders of living a country life, the things she love about the islands. Eventually, Handa begins to appreciate the country and learns the value of friendship, thanks to Naru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T02:09:27.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15116" CreationDate="2014-11-16T04:20:18.047" Score="1" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 220 of &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;The Client Full of Lies&quot;, Heiji appears and explains the reason behind the fake name &quot;Reiko&quot; to Conan that it was to conceal the fact that his mom is from Osaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that doesn't explain why she has to lie about her being good at cooking and her allergy to dust. If she were to hide her identity, she need not lie about the cooking and the allergies. Conan wouldn't be able to find out even if he knew that she was from Osaka since it was his first time meeting Heiji's mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did she have to go that far? Or was it part of her test for Mouri to figure out her real identity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it's the case, I bet no one's going to be able to deduce that she is Heiji's mother because first, it's impossible to even know the true identity of a person just by knowing her hobbies or skills. Unless she has a distinctive quality in which the Hattori's are famous for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Conan did not even know a thing about Heiji's mom. The test was actually for Shinichi but since he wasn't there, she tried Mouri instead. No matter how good Conan's deductions were, it was impossible for him to expose her real identity as Heiji's mom and her real intentions. They were even surprised when she revealed her true identity as Heiji's mom since Heiji didn't even look like her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why did she have to lie about all the stuff?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2019-05-28T18:39:35.333" LastActivityDate="2019-05-28T18:39:37.510" Title="Why did Heiji's mom have to lie to Mouri and Conan in episode 220?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15100" CreationDate="2014-11-16T05:32:12.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title &quot;Barakamon&quot; means &quot;cheerful/energetic person&quot; (元気者) in the local provincial Gotou Island dialect (this seems to be the case with just about all the episode titles), where most of the series takes place, on one of the islands off the western coast of Kyushu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of the anime is titled &quot;ばらかこどん&quot; (Baraka kodon, meaning &quot;[a] cheerful/energetic kid&quot;), which is obviously referring to Naru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nlZRx.png&quot; alt=&quot;Baraka Kodon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T05:32:26.983" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T05:32:26.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15099" CreationDate="2014-11-16T08:07:32.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess I should post this as answer. As a father, you would want your daughter to have a good husband who has a proper job so she won't be having a hard time to word in order to sustain their needs. So Kaoru's father thinks that Hajime is not worthy of being her husband and that makes him very disappointed of Hajime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T08:07:32.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15112" CreationDate="2014-11-16T08:30:41.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her first three lie about her cooking skill, allergies, and the fact that she is married was intended from her to test Mouri whether he noticed it or not, not to hide her real identity as Heiji's mother. But her third lie came unintentionally from her when she was about to say cold coffee. Maybe she did it accidentally and has to cover it with saying &quot;Reiko&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So she lied to test Mouri, not to hide her real identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility is maybe she didn't know whether Heiji told his friend about her hobby and others or not, and she did that because she didn't want to know that she is Heiji's mother and make all her lies vain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-28T18:39:37.510" LastActivityDate="2019-05-28T18:39:37.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15105" CreationDate="2014-11-16T09:34:44.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, there is no &quot;history&quot; to speak of, as the tale of Arthur and Excalibur is fictional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, after looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Excalibur article&lt;/a&gt; on wikipedia, it appears that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Sword in the Stone is the sword that proves Arthur's right to rule after Uther Pendragon;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Caliburn is always an alternate name for Excalibur;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot-Grail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vulgate Cycle&lt;/a&gt; (A 13th-century set of poems in french), Excalibur is explicitly identified as the Sword in the Stone;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Vulgate_Cycle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Post-Vulgate Cycle&lt;/a&gt; (A revision of the Vulgate Cycle, with a lot of changes), Excalibur is the sword given by the Lady of the Lake, and was returned to her after Arthur's passing;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thomas Malory later compiled a number of Arthurian legends in his 1485 compilation called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d%27Arthur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Le Morte D'Arthur&lt;/a&gt;. In it, he mentions both versions of Excalibur's origin. Thomas Malory's work has been the main source for many modern Arthurian authors;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, Excalibur is the Sword in the Stone in some versions of the story, and in other versions it is not. In Fate/Stay Night, the latter option was chosen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the act of using the name &quot;Caliburn&quot; for a sword distinct from &quot;Excalibur&quot; seems uncommon. I suspect however that it is done so that it can be referred to by name instead of always having to call it &quot;The Sword in the Stone&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T09:34:44.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15120" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15127" CreationDate="2014-11-16T11:27:38.127" Score="2" ViewCount="2262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand why Trinity Seven because there are seven deadly sins represented by a girl which is needed to be controlled by Arata. But I don't understand why Trinity? Which is referred to as the Trinity? Does Arata's magic have three forms? Does he need to do three things to control these seven sins? Are there three magus who can control these seven sins? What does the Trinity represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T13:58:15.767" Title="What is the meaning of the title Trinity Seven?" Tags="&lt;trinity-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15121" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-16T11:35:01.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/18xTi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/18xTi.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven: 7-nin no Masho Tsukai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (トリニティセブン 7人の魔書使い &lt;em&gt;Toriniti Sebun: Shichi-nin no Masho Tsukai&lt;/em&gt;) is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series by Kenji Saitō and drawn by Akinari Nao. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Story follows Kasuga Arata, who lived a normal life together with his childhood friend, Hijiri Kasuga, until the day of the Black Sun where a magician appeared before him. The Black Sun caused the Breakdown Phenomenon which destroyed the town and because of this, his life was artificially reconstructed by a grimoire that Hijiri Kasuga had left. These events led him to a new life in the Royal Biblia Academy and meeting the members of the Trinity Seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age in 2010 with it being compiled into 10 tankōbon volumes with the first volumes released in July 2011. Yen Press announced in October 2014 that they would be translating the tankōbon with the first volumes set to be released in May 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;November 2014, a spinoff light novel adaptation of Trinity Seven was announced written by Kenji Saito and illustrated by Akinari Nao covering the past of the main cast and will depect events not yet shown in the Manga. The first novel was released in November 2014, titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven The Novel: Night Episode and Lost Memory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (トリニティセブン 7人の魔書使い The Novel 深夜挿話（ナイトエピソード）と過去記憶（ロストメモリー）&lt;em&gt;Naito Episōdo to Rosuto Memorī&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaptation produced by Seven Arcs started airing in October 2014. directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori with Hiroyuki Yoshino is in charge of series composition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Seven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven (TV)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T22:18:26.453" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T22:18:26.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15122" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-16T11:35:01.837" Score="0" Body="Trinity Seven is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series by Kenji Saitō and drawn by Akinari Nao." OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T22:18:26.453" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T22:18:26.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15083" CreationDate="2014-11-16T11:40:39.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title you're looking for is probably Ore Monogatari. Your description of the story is quite close to the synopsis of the manga, with both the big guy premise and the popular friend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/36933/Ore_Monogatari!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsuyoshi Takeo is a freshman in high school. (Both estimates) Weight: 120kg, Height: 2 meters. He spends his days peacefully with his super-popular-with-girls, yet insensitive childhood friend, Sunagawa. One morning, on the train to school, Takeo saves a girl, Yamato, from being molested by a pervert. Could this be the beginning of spring for Takeo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eHaP2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eHaP2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of Vol. 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/36933/Ore_Monogatari!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Love_Story!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T15:11:51.370" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T15:11:51.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15125" CreationDate="2014-11-16T14:36:58.150" Score="13" ViewCount="72688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw there are various manga with &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt; in their names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones I have found are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=52028&quot;&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=102282&quot;&gt;Akame ga KILL! Zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one should I read if I want to continue the storyline of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T19:31:39.953" LastActivityDate="2019-06-15T16:32:21.943" Title="Which Akame ga KILL! manga should I read if I want to continue the storyline of the anime?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15124" CreationDate="2014-11-16T15:07:24.623" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akame ga KILL! Zero is a sort of prequel which tells the story of Akame when she was a part of the government's army, how she was trained and so on. The anime is following the Akame ga KILL! (non zero) manga and from what I can recall is close to chapter 48 of the manga as of episode 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you want to follow the story of the anime read the first title you posted, the Zero version is a prequel which introduces some characters which may or may not be met again in the principal storyline. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T15:07:24.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15120" CreationDate="2014-11-16T16:18:12.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what I currently know about the term &lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; in the context of this manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The accuracy of this post depends largely on the fan translation of the manga series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When writing this answer, I confirmed all the facts by checking back on the manga. However, I didn't check out the whole series from start to end. I only picked out the chapters which I remembered to have the relevant content and cited from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/em&gt; refers to the 7 strongest mage in a world (there can be many parallel worlds).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arata's world, the &lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/em&gt; are the 7 girls: Asami Lilith, Kannazuki Arin, Kazama Levi, Yamana Mira, Fudou Akio, Kurata Yui and Lieselotte Sherlock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Liese in chapter 17, to be a member of the Trinity Seven means that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; one has acquired the &lt;em&gt;Lost Technica&lt;/em&gt; in one's archive. In Liese's case, it was &quot;Last Crest&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As explained in chapter 36 of the manga, the magic king is closely related to the &lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/em&gt;. Below is the summarized definition, based on  the fan translation by VISCANS:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There exists an infinite number of worlds, with each world connecting to each other by causality. Worlds begin and end, are born and destroyed over and over again. Magic king exists for such system, and his mission, his fate is to reduce his world to nothingness. A magic king is born human, a baby with the secret of unlimited magic power. Regardless of the circumstances of the magic king, he will encounter the Trinity Seven and begin his transformation into a proper magic king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Trinity&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 36 of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... after Arata copied Lieselotte's Logos Arts in Acedia archive, along with Lilith's Outer Alchemy in Luxuria archive and Akio's Matra Enchantment in Gula archive, he was confirmed by the sword Judecca to have attained &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the condition for &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; is quite ambiguous. At the beginning of chapter 35,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... Arata found the Black Imperial Sword Judecca. The sword identified Arata's Magic King element and confirmed his Superbia archive and Impero thema, then it went on to recognize Outer Alchemy in Luxuria archive and Matra Enchantment in Gula archive. However, the sword concluded that Arata did not meet the &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; requirement, and it started to initiate Magic King Berserk Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was quite clear from chapter 5 of the manga that there are many &lt;em&gt;thema&lt;/em&gt; (research topic) in an &lt;em&gt;archive&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;From my personal impression&lt;/strong&gt;, it seems that different mages working on the same &lt;em&gt;thema&lt;/em&gt; may study and master different &lt;em&gt;magics&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And along that line of reasoning, I speculate that Arata had yet to come up with or mastered any magic under Imperium thema, so it was not counted towards the Trinity requirement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the likely direction of Arata eventually copying the magic from all members of Trinity Seven, and thus in control of magics from all 7 archives named after the 7 deadly sins, it is not clear how the &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; requirement works. We know &quot;trinity&quot;, from Christian doctrine, has &lt;strong&gt;tri-&lt;/strong&gt; meaning &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; in it. However, it is not clear three of &lt;strong&gt;what&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;archive&lt;/em&gt; alone is incorrect, as seen above), and whether it requires the mage to have certain level of mastery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make the matter more confusing, according to chapter 37 of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Arata attained power of a &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; when Akio, Liese and &lt;strong&gt;Arata himself&lt;/strong&gt; connected to their archives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at the end of the chapter,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Abyss Trinity, Lilith's father and antagonist in the arc, was surprised by the fact that Arata exceeded Trinity after Lilith reconnected to her archive, which means Arata had 4 archives executed at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there seems to be a further distinction between achieving the &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; status and actually performing magic in &lt;em&gt;Trinity&lt;/em&gt; mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T19:52:29.473" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T19:52:29.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15108" CreationDate="2014-11-16T16:47:58.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The light novel ended a little differently than the anime. The main light novel ends at Ryuuji beginning his third year of high school and meeting Taiga along his way to school, while the anime ends at their high school graduation, and then meeting Taiga in one of the classroom. In the light novel, she moved to a different, but nearby apartment block and her mother cancelled her drop out application from school. The manga has not been finished yet, so we don't know the ending of it per-se. I wouldn't call it the furthest in terms of plot, as it doesn't really cover their third-year high school life or beyond. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is the Toradora visual novel that does cover what happens after their high school graduation. The Taiga ending reveals her to be with Ryuuji and pregnant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taiga's VN ending: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOpaby7Fpk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOpaby7Fpk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T16:47:58.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15124" CreationDate="2014-11-16T18:52:25.753" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=52028&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the main series, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=102282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL! Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a complementary series which tells the story of the characters before timeline of the main series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should read &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt; if you want to continue from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is generally the same up to episode 17/chapter 33. However, the anime begins to have minor deviations from the manga from episode 18/chapter 34. After chapter 38, which corresponds to episode 19, the anime totally skips more than 10 chapters starting from chapter 39, except for this plot point in chapter 43, where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Susanoo died fighting Esdeath to let the rest of the Night Raid escape. Originally, this happened during the mission to assassinate Borick, which spans from chapter 40 to chapter 43. In the anime, Susanoo's death is moved to episode 21 instead, and Borick's assassination is trivialized at the end of episode 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 20 restarts from second half of chapter 50, but doesn't follow the manga too closely, since the manga introduces many new characters during the Wild Hunt arc (from chapter 44 to 48), and several of them affect the story beyond Wild Hunt arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the differences between manga and anime adaptation come from this 10-chapter gap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have time, I suggest that you scan through the manga from the beginning, so that you won't miss any details that might have been omitted from the anime adaptation. Otherwise, &lt;strong&gt;chapter 39 is a good place to pick up the manga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T19:33:05.673" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T19:33:05.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-16T20:54:01.487" Score="27" ViewCount="21928" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime &lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt; is notorious for its one of a kind OP, featuring the mesmerizing theme song &lt;em&gt;Lilium&lt;/em&gt; composed by MOKA and performed by Kumiko Noma, as well as sequences of art porn, a homage to Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt. The idea to pose the characters as in Klimt's artworks came, as far as I know, from director Mamoru Kanbe, who continued this idea in the OP of Sora no Woto. (In my humble opinion, the OP of Sora no Woto is rather bland, and seriously, Klimt with Kalafina?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a self-answered question and a modest attempt at unraveling the sources of and the symbolism represented in Elfen Lied's OP scenes. Other answers and/or suggestions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-11-17T05:22:52.313" LastActivityDate="2020-05-31T15:41:19.693" Title="About the artworks used in the Elfen Lied opening scenes (contains nudity)" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15130" CreationDate="2014-11-16T20:54:01.487" Score="38" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The Elfen Lied OP Code&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This original analysis is built on previous works by &lt;a href=&quot;http://animeafterglow.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/its-the-arts/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Afterglow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.keyfc.net/bbs/showtopic-41583.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;莉露兜&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cuhkacs.org/~benng/Bo-Blog/read.php?686&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;知日部屋&lt;/a&gt;. For the meaning of Kaede's hand gesture that was &lt;a href=&quot;http://zombiebi.web.fc2.com/yubinokotonitsuite.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;once popular in manga&lt;/a&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5472/whats-the-significance-of-the-w-finger-position-in-elfen-lied&quot;&gt;What's the significance of the 'w' finger position in Elfen Lied&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://elfen-lied.wikia.com/wiki/Elfen_Lied_Frequently_Asked_Questions#In_the_opening_of_the_Elfen_Lied_anime_why_does_Nyu.2FLucy_have_her_fingers_positioned_in_a_certain_way.3F&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;In the opening of the Elfen Lied anime why does Nyu/Lucy have her fingers positioned in a certain way?&lt;/a&gt; All names and dates of Klimt's artworks are taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.klimt.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Klimt Museum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Elfen Lied OP animation is sequential storytelling beginning &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_medias_res&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in medias res&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kaede sheds her tears as she and Kouta embraces. (Episode 13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m7nbB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lucy staring at you&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;os iusti meditabitur sapientiam et lingua eius loquetur iudicium — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalmi%2036&amp;amp;version=VULGATE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Psalmi 36:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2037&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Psalms 37:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the vocal sets in, we have a zoom out shot of Kaede hugging a mannequin (dummy). A close-up view reveals an uncomfortable suggestion that it is a headless dummy. If you still don't know what to make of the headless dummy, take a look at the surrounding black ravens: they signify death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lucy killed Kouta's father and sister, thereby killing his feelings for her. Now, only death awaits her as the armed forces are soon approaching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the background, we can see ripe cereals ears, which are ubiquitous in Klimt's artworks presumably as phallic symbols, decorating the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life grows through reproduction and evolution, and bears its fruits, the ravens (deaths), that rest on its branches. Is the human race at the end of one of those branches? Or is it the Diclonius?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mhZwa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaede hugging a dummy&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Stoclet Frieze — The Fulfillment (1905)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;beatus vir qui suffert temptationem quia cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Iacobi%201&amp;amp;version=VULGATE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iacobi 1:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life. — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=KJV&amp;amp;search=James%201&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;James 1:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From here on is a flashback to the very beginning of the story of Elfen Lied, when Kaede was first conceived as a child. The first appearance of the title can be seen behind the rustling ripe cereal ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P4QCM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Elfen Lied in-OP story title&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice here the horns on the female dummy whom we may identify as Kaede's mother. Despite being a human, she gave birth to the 'Queen' Diclonius and therefore is the true originator of the virus. The mysterious 'blemish' on the mother's abdomen may be tied to a manga-only plot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Kaede's mother committed suicide, her abdomen was cut open and her ovaries and womb taken by Chief Kakuzawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is not certain as the information was only revealed almost a year after the airing of the last episode of the anime, in Volume 11 of the manga, which was released on August 19, 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phallic symbols (which almost lit up completely before dimming again) around the private area of both the unconscious Nyu and Lucy, the Eve of the Diclonius race, allude to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Professor Kakuzawa's unsuccessful attempt at raping Lucy/Nyu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can make one-to-one correspondences between the females in &lt;em&gt;The Three Ages of Woman&lt;/em&gt; and Kaede, Lucy and Nyu. Out of the three, only the cuddling one is making the hand gesture, so she is Kaede, as she is the only one out of the three asking for forgiveness. Then the unconscious one is Nyu, and the facepalming one is Lucy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility is that the baby girl is Nyu, the young woman is Lucy, the fertile Queen of the Diclonius, and the old woman is Kaede, who lost her favor with Kouta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a related note: Gustav Klimt uses circles, triangles and squares in his artworks, as does the famous &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sengai Gibon&lt;/a&gt;, who might have had an indirect influence on him because Klimt also studied Japanese art profusely, but I don't have a source to cite for this. Sengai is well-known for his &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FQw4o.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Circle, Triangle, and Square&lt;/em&gt; painting&lt;/a&gt;, the base of design for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenninji.jp/english/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Circle-Triangle-Square Garden&lt;/a&gt; at Kenninji, the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Zen Buddhist philosophy, the Circle, Square and Triangle represent these three elements [ten-chi-jin 天地人] and their relationship to each other: the square signifies Earth, the circle refers to Heaven, and the triangle is man, or the potential of humankind to stand on the Earth and reach toward Heaven – both physically and metaphorically. — &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thespiritoftheman.com/mario-uribe/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spirit of the Man: Mario Uribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sengai left the painting without a title or inscription (save for his signature), however the painting is often called &quot;The Universe&quot; when referred to in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we don't know what Klimt had in mind when he drew those circles, triangles and squares, the workings of the universe do seem to be personified by &lt;em&gt;The Three Ages of Woman&lt;/em&gt; and also Nyu, Kaede and Lucy. Isn't it interesting that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fates&lt;/a&gt; also come in threes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uVeJL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Child Nyu and Lucy the Eve of the Diclonius race&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Bottom: &lt;code&gt;The Three Ages of Woman (1905)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Top: &lt;code&gt;Adam and Eve (1917)&lt;/code&gt;, altered to look also like &lt;code&gt;Medicine (1897)&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S1zIz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes an interesting sequence of introductions to three important characters in the series: Yuka, Mayu and Nana, of ages approximately 19, 13 and 7 respectively (according to Wikia). In other words, from elder to younger, from least unfortunate to most unfortunate, and in the order of first appearance in the anime. It is curious to see &lt;strong&gt;three females&lt;/strong&gt; of different &lt;strong&gt;ages&lt;/strong&gt; (adulthood, adolescence and childhood), each getting their own portrait shots, make their appearances in &lt;em&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Three Ages&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Woman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; scene, out of all scenes. Is this incidental or intentional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5n4XC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuka&amp;#39;s portrait&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origin for Mayu's portrait is not without much contention. It had been suggested to be &lt;em&gt;Lady with Fan (1917)&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Portrait of Ria Munk III (1918)&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Portrait of Serena Lederer (1899)&lt;/em&gt;, but I concur only with the suggestion that is &lt;em&gt;The Girlfriends&lt;/em&gt;. The two women, possibly lesbians, in &lt;em&gt;The Girlfriends&lt;/em&gt; are close to each other just as Mayu is close to Nana whose portrait appears immediately after hers. The fact that Mayu prefers to be with girls lends more evidence to Mayu's artwork being based on &lt;em&gt;The Girlfriends&lt;/em&gt;. However, instead of a naked Nana, we have the recurring phallic symbols in the background, which tell us some backgrounds about Mayu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She was subject to rape and sodomy by her stepfather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ka3ia.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mayu&amp;#39;s portrait&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;The Girlfriends (1916)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mäda Primavesi was, by her own account, an independent, assertive young girl, qualities amply captured in this portrait of her at about nine years old. — &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436819&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Metropolitan Museum of Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The age and personality of Mäda Primavesi indeed fit Nana's. It is the director's sympathetic portrait of a very real and willful little girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyrics sung just before Yuka's portrait, &lt;em&gt;&quot;beatus vir qui (blessed is the man)&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, refers to her good luck, while the lyrics before Mayu's and Nana's, &lt;em&gt;&quot;suffert temptationem (that endures temptation)&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, signals the pass in Mayu's and Nana's life challenges and in their resisting the temptation to give up and die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tPhRl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nana&amp;#39;s portrait&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Portrait of Mäda Primavesi (1912)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;kyrie &lt;em&gt;ignis divine&lt;/em&gt; eleison — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%20%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%91%20%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%98%CE%91%CE%99%CE%9F%CE%9D%2020&amp;amp;version=SBLGNT&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 20:30–31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Lord, &lt;em&gt;Fire Divine&lt;/em&gt;, have mercy on us. — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2020&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 20:30–31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyrie eleison&lt;/a&gt; is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy. The &lt;em&gt;&quot;ignis divine (Fire Divine)&quot;&lt;/em&gt; line is added as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trope_%28literature%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;trope&lt;/a&gt; because &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/lilium&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;kyrie eleison&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is too short&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A specialized use [of a trope] is the medieval amplification of texts from the liturgy, such as in the Kyrie Eleison (Kyrie, / magnae Deus potentia, / liberator hominis, / transgressoris mandati, / eleison).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prolonged singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisma&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;melisma&lt;/a&gt;. As a side note, &lt;em&gt;quoniam&lt;/em&gt; is used in the song in favor of &lt;em&gt;quia&lt;/em&gt; because it means the same and sounds better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only artwork with moving characters: Kouta turns his face away from the viewer and kisses a dummy. Take notice of the human-like dummy Kouta is kissing: judging by her height and bust size, she is around 10 years old, clearly someone from his childhood memories. Is she child Yuka? Or is she child Kaede whom child Kouta treated as a human being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third and last scene of Kaede forgoing the hand gesture, and this time she is Kaede herself, not Lucy or Nyu. Ironically, Kaede finds her own fulfillment (not) in the event of &lt;em&gt;The Fulfillment&lt;/em&gt; where she still had the hand gesture and where Lucy fulfilled her own desire and duty to kill humans, but in that of &lt;em&gt;The Kiss&lt;/em&gt;. You could imagine the dummy kissing Kaede is God or the hypothetical Kouta who loves her / would have loved her in a different universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U9W1r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kouta kissing a dummy and Kaede being kissed by a dummy&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;The Kiss (1908)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kaede's realization that Kouta had cheated on her by going out with Yuka drove her into a deep pit of sadness and madness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wi6J0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaede facepalms&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;The Three Ages of Woman (1905)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fire Divine! Kaede was engulfed in a burning rage for revenge! The background is the same as Mayu's. This scene, the only other that looks like the one where the title is first shown, also marks the end of the flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Digcx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kyrie eleison&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This and the first scene (tear drops) are the only two non-filler scenes without any known reference to an artwork. The two scenes both serve as section stops (almost perfectly at the 0:00 and 1:00 marks in the 1:30 long OP) that fade to black in similar ways, and therefore this is the end of the story of Elfen Lied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ewSrB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaede&amp;#39;s bosom shot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oh, quam sancta, quam serena, quam benigna, quam amoena! Oh, castitatis lilium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O how holy, how serene, how kind, how pleasant! O, lily of chastity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://sanctus.marketproductions.com/?p=762&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ave Mundi Spes Maria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From here on, the scenes are all about depicting Elfen Lied the work. The lyrics in this last section may also be a praise of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, Klimt named his work &lt;em&gt;Water Serpents I&lt;/em&gt; as a pretext to show the feminine body in an erotic context without fearing censorship. The anime is certainly challenging and pushing the boundaries of censorship with its gore and nudity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lKl1U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nyu the Water Serpent&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Water Serpents I (1904)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last scene may have borrowed ideas from &lt;em&gt;Water Serpents II (1904)&lt;/em&gt;, but ultimately this is just a 90 degree rotation of &lt;em&gt;The Fulfillment&lt;/em&gt;, with a slight change in Kaede's head and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rZyEP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Last scene&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Stoclet Frieze — The Fulfillment (1905)&lt;/code&gt;, altered to look like &lt;code&gt;Water Serpents II (1904)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you count the number of unique dummies that have appeared in the OP, and the number of artworks referenced or the number of appearances of Kaede, Lucy and Nyu, you get &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions#Numbers&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;these numbers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_De_Maria&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Walter De Maria&lt;/a&gt; once said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Every good work should have at least ten meanings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this regard, Elfen Lied is a good work of art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-15T15:49:08.620" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T15:49:08.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20340" CreationDate="2014-11-16T22:11:41.337" Score="2" ViewCount="323" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was five or six years old, sometime around 1994, I pestered my mother to buy me a VHS tape about three little ghosts from the stand next to the checkout at the grocery store. I watched that video over and over again, then forgot about it until recently, when I remembered it, recalled how much the art style looked like early Pokemon, and suddenly realized that that was probably the first anime I ever saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In preparation to write an id request, I did some searching, and I now think the show I saw was probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ghosts,_There,_Here,_and_Where&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi&lt;/a&gt;. The timeframe is right, the plot sounds similar, and the picture seems familiar. The character names listed for the Spanish and Polish dubs on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1042&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; sound familiar and both Anime News Network and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/310/Chiisana_Obake_Acchi_Kocchi_Socchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt; give the show the English title &lt;em&gt;Three Little Ghosts&lt;/em&gt;. Anime News Network even lists English language script staff. But there's nothing under &quot;English cast&quot; or &quot;English companies&quot;, and I can't find any hard evidence that it was actually released in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi ever released in the US, and if so, when and by whom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T19:33:30.583" Title="Was Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi ever released in English?" Tags="&lt;chiisana-obake&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21652" CreationDate="2014-11-16T23:55:17.320" Score="10" ViewCount="23218" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga of Akame ga Kill, but I have read that it is really different from the anime.  They even skipped 10 chapter of the manga completely.  Why did they decide to do that?  Was it because the show has to be done in a short amount of episodes or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T18:35:26.443" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T15:03:16.550" Title="Why is the anime of Akame ga Kill so different from the manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14812" CreationDate="2014-11-17T01:41:34.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got it. The title of the OST is &lt;strong&gt;Hoshi no kakera&lt;/strong&gt;. Hoshi no kakera is 2nd ending theme by fhana. It is the ending theme of Episode 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2014-11-17T01:41:34.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-18T03:59:38.950" Score="4" ViewCount="58331" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Hunter X Hunter anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Meruem&lt;/a&gt; is said to be (arguably) the strongest character in the series. However while reading about &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hisoka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hisoka&lt;/a&gt;, I found that he once thought to challenge &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Ging_Freecss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ging&lt;/a&gt; to a battle to death, which seems astonishing because &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Netero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Netero&lt;/a&gt; once said that Ging is one of the five best Nen users in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reference (either in the manga or in the anime) that conclusively says that Meruem is far more powerful than Hisoka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: In the anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Neferpitou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Neferpitou&lt;/a&gt;'s aura is reported to have much more murderous intent that both Hisoka and Illumi's, but I don't know whether it necessarily implies that Hisoka is weaker than Meruem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9072" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T18:49:59.320" LastActivityDate="2019-10-24T03:01:47.207" Title="Is there any reference which confirms that Meruem is much more powerful than Hisoka?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15151" CreationDate="2014-11-18T09:08:21.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it comes to a fight between Nen users, pure power doesn't mean everything. One may have an ability than can overpower a type of opponent (for instance: Kurapika vs. Uvogin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of pure power, Meruem is far stronger than Hisoka (probably stronger than any living being). I'd say Hisoka is about the same level as a Royal Guard (mainly because Hisoka has a lot of battle experience).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, Hisoka doesn't seek for anyone weaker than him when he wants to fight. So the fact that he thought to challenge Ging doesn't mean he's able to gauge his power and think he can beat him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't give you any reference, personally I think the 2011 anime (didn't read the scans) shows that Meruem is the strongest being we ever saw by far. There is something else though. Before the final battle between Hunters and Ants, Netero says that someone will have to be sacrificed. I think he simply knew that nobody could beat the Ant King in a fight and already thought about using a bomb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8788" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T13:58:32.243" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T13:58:32.243" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15182" CreationDate="2014-11-18T10:45:25.950" Score="15" ViewCount="16824" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many shows in America (I am using the US as example because I live here) have TV shows announced almost right away. There aren't usually gaps of more than a year in between seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, for anime, there are usually several years gaps in between seasons. For example, &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; has a couple of years in between seasons, and the Fate series had several years in between all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this because they aren't very popular, or is it due to a different reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-26T08:32:04.797" LastActivityDate="2018-09-04T16:33:04.367" Title="Why do anime (in general) have so much time in between seasons?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-18T11:47:32.690" Score="3" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last scene of episode 7, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Moral was pointing a golden gun at Art.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the beginning of episode 8, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Moral is seen to be holding a normal black gun.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is he holding a different gun? Does this have any implications to the story?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTlmg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T10:39:22.870" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T10:39:22.870" Title="Why is Moral holding a golden gun in Episode 7?" Tags="&lt;hamatora&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15162" CreationDate="2014-11-18T12:19:00.250" Score="5" ViewCount="13539" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find an uncensored version of Tokyo Ghoul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it even released yet? If not, I would like to know when it estimated to be released.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(I'm sure it isn't going to stay like this forever.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T23:29:44.803" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T19:50:31.420" Title="Is there a uncensored version of Tokyo Ghoul?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15161" CreationDate="2014-11-18T12:26:57.540" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The DVDs will be uncensored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are not fully released yet (Volume 3 is coming out on the 28th of November, Volume 4 December 26th ), nor released in English speaking territories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I expect it may take another few months before it is picked up by English licencors (streaming rights have been purchased, but DVD rights aren't up for grabs just yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fandompost.com/2014/09/13/tokyo-ghoul-japanese-anime-dvdbd-releases-get-commercial-collection/&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T12:32:02.070" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T12:32:02.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15159" CreationDate="2014-11-18T22:37:20.077" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it depends more of production than if is an anime or a TV show. But is true that in anime sometimes the time between seasons is more than one year. That's because some anime are quickly than manga and anime need stopping for don't reach the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is possible that the reason is only the business model un US about manga, but I think is for the reason I comment. For be sure you can consult the time between season in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9236" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T22:37:20.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3338" CreationDate="2014-11-18T22:58:00.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, Each colony or colony group was created to provide a specific component or body part to the remaining earth humans.  That flotilla that was encountered in space, the one with the weird drink, was created to provide skin, that water planet provided spinal columns, along with nerve tissue and fluid, and the split planets, where our main cast come from, provided reproductive organs/hormonal systems.  They were separated out and instructed to use cloning technology so that the organs would not be used when it was time for harvesting.  The split colony was one of the last to be created, so it wasn't actually ready for harvesting during the series.  But they rebelled, by the actions of our crew, and so the harvesting happened early.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9237" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T22:58:00.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11296" CreationDate="2014-11-19T00:12:26.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Near(N) used the Death note to kill MisaMisa. MisMisa had no knowledge that Light had died, and she doesn't seem like a person that would commit suicide. Near probable wanted to eliminate Misa for just in case, or as a punishment for being the second Kira. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9238" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T00:12:26.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3788" CreationDate="2014-11-19T02:47:10.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Girl in the Crystal is the 406th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail. This is where you can find the answer to the main question of this thread.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It was revealed on the second to the latest chapter that Lumen Histoire is Mavis Vermillion, frozen inside a crystal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9241" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T09:53:49.850" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T09:53:49.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4456" CreationDate="2014-11-19T05:38:48.460" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He remembers how because when they explained how he turned into a titan it showed a flashback and his dad said &quot;let these memories cloud your mind&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9242" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T12:48:38.493" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T12:48:38.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3788" CreationDate="2014-11-19T09:46:19.343" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;here it is in Chapter 406: The girl in the crystal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ..Mavis Vermillion &#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SFSRa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9246" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T12:05:13.970" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T12:05:13.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15179" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15180" CreationDate="2014-11-19T12:29:20.053" Score="7" ViewCount="3626" Body="&lt;p&gt;On OVA episode 2, when all the girls went camping, Yukari showed her collection, rations from different countries, some of Rabbit Team girls started to yell *pam, *pam, *pam, which is I guess come from word spam. But why they censored the word? How could it become something like &quot;eggs, bacon, sausage, and spam&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T04:11:31.520" Title="Why did they censor the word spam?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15179" CreationDate="2014-11-19T12:29:20.053" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, it's a parody from a popular Monty Python sketch titled &quot;Spam&quot;. It's about two customers who order a breakfast from a menu that includes Spam in almost every dish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As usual, a lot of other shows also have to censored some brand or replace it with similar names to the real-life brand, so that the producers can avoid copyright issues. Some other show also tend to censored part of the show if it's a parody to other show for same reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a video from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlsvLZvAkOg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Girls und Panzer OVA 2&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monty Python - Spam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is a picture for comparison in case if the video is removed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8KiZI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Similarities between the Girls und Panzer parody and the original Monty Python sketch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spam is actually used as military food in World War II.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Spam is a brand of several canned precooked meat products made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. It was first introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II.&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PYvI6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A spam can&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spam was used by U.S. military occupation after World War II into Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, the Philippine Islands, and other islands in the Pacific as one of their military food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term spam in the context of electronic communications is derived from this sketch.&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(1) - Wikipedia: &quot;Spam (food)&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(2) - Wikipedia: &quot;Spam (Monty Python)&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T04:11:31.520" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T04:11:31.520" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15181" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-19T13:24:20.113" Score="1" ViewCount="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;Galileo had a severe eye injury when the senkan-class EIO squeezed her Europa  probe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she recover, or suffered permanent damage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T13:24:20.113" Title="Did Galileo recover from her eye injury?" Tags="&lt;nobunagun&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15159" CreationDate="2014-11-19T16:50:29.583" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;em&gt;sooo&lt;/em&gt; many anime series (and manga for that matter), that broadcasting companies don't know which will be hits and which won't be at the time of establishing a contract with a studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact is, when a studio gets the green light to do a series, it is typically one season; that is, with the exception of some of the &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; comics that have long-running series (e.g. Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, and so on).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when the studio gets the green light to start production, the number of episodes is already decided. For some, this is enough to do a full story arc and have a clean ending. Others end more openly or on a cliffhanger. This can drive the audience to pick up the manga to see how the story continues, or to the hopes of the studio, the popularity will be high enough that the audience will request or demand a second season. This is evident in the recent &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;) boom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also true for Japanese dramas. Typically, they are all one season. And &lt;strong&gt;if&lt;/strong&gt; there is a second season, it comes much later because the studio and the TV broadcasting company weren't originally planning to make a second or third season from the get-go. This means you also have to account for production time between the seasons too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps. (My only reference is that I lived in Japan for over 5 years and saw this happening &lt;em&gt;a lot&lt;/em&gt; and heard about it in the news.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9251" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-04-23T04:13:06.797" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T04:13:06.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2014-11-19T17:34:16.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason behind Naruto's transformations is not that he only has half, but because Naruto and Kurama are not used to being completely linked. Kurama states that he can only use a percentage of the full transformation. Due to the war, they haven't had enough time to train to completely link the transformation. As for the other half, Minato has it inside of him, and Naruto reconnects the yin and yang chakras when he meets Minato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9252" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T20:11:09.207" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T20:11:09.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="846" CreationDate="2014-11-19T18:13:26.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The abilities of the eyes are determined by the users skill and there own training. Amaterasu was given to Sasuke by Itachi and in his other eye he implanted blaze control so that he could incorporate Amaterasu into has chidori and as an example Sasuke was able to use part of Susano'o before he had blaze control and Amaterasu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to clear something up the user does not have to have Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi, they only have to master the two abilities that they chose to implant into there eyes through concentration and training which is shown when Kakashi uses Susano'o &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9252" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T18:22:13.483" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T18:22:13.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15179" CreationDate="2014-11-19T18:57:42.890" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;SPAM® is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hormelfoods.com/Brands/BrandWall/SPAM-Family-of-Products&quot;&gt;a registered trademark by the Hormel Foods Corporation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you might have noticed from other productions, Anime usually change or censor any real-world trademarks which appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to avoid legal trouble with trademark owners should they consider their brand misrepresented&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to not give something away for free &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ProductPlacement/AnimeAndManga&quot;&gt;which they might get paid for&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9256" LastEditorUserId="9256" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T19:11:54.707" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T19:11:54.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14805" CreationDate="2014-11-19T20:47:10.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They actually address this in the anime.  Guru died from a broken heart due to Frieza's genocide of his people and utter destruction of his home planet.  So technically, Frieza did kill guru, even though it wasn't directly, he was still responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9257" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T20:47:10.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11560" CreationDate="2014-11-19T20:52:34.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is actually no.  Gohan's Mystic Powerup IS his Super Saiyan transformation which is why elder Kai tells him to powerup as if he were transforming.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9257" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T20:52:34.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14012" CreationDate="2014-11-20T01:12:42.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hagomoro split the ten tails to 9 individual tailed beasts, while the juubi body is trapped into the moon. Thus when all the tailed beast are combined, the full power is obtained. Hamura did not seal any parts of the beast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T02:54:18.777" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T02:54:18.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15191" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15331" CreationDate="2014-11-20T02:29:32.240" Score="1" ViewCount="2455" Body="&lt;p&gt;After his parasite completely heals his heart and regenerates his arm, does Migi lose any abilities except the power to locate other parasites when he's asleep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T09:34:43.120" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T13:41:26.787" Title="Does Izumi Shinichi's parasite suffer from a lack of power because of his injury?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15192" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-20T02:32:55.603" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T02:32:55.603" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T02:32:55.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15193" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-20T02:32:55.603" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T02:32:55.603" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T02:32:55.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15195" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-20T02:58:05.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F9IrB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The 17-year-old Izumi Shinichi lives with his mother and father in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. One night, worm-like aliens called Parasytes invade Earth, taking over the brains of human hosts by entering through their ears or noses. One Parasyte attempts to crawl into Shinichi's ear while he sleeps, but fails since he is wearing headphones, and enters his body by burrowing into his arm instead, taking over his right hand and is named Migi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Shinichi was able to prevent Migi from traveling further up into his brain, both beings retain their separate intellect and personality. As the duo encounter other Parasytes, they capitalize on their strange situation and gradually form a strong bond, working together to survive. This gives them an edge in battling other Parasytes, who frequently attack the pair upon realization that Shinichi's human brain is still intact. Shinichi feels compelled to fight other Parasytes, who devour humans as food, while enlisting Migi's help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more at - &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22535/Kiseijuu:_Sei_no_Kakuritsu#DbIMbVerXXUOePdU.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T08:40:09.023" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T08:40:09.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15196" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-20T02:58:05.133" Score="0" Body="Parasyte (Kiseijuu) is a 1988-1995 manga by Iwaaki Hitoshi, with a 2014 anime adaptation titled &quot;Parasyte -the Maxim-&quot; (&quot;Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu&quot;)." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T02:58:05.133" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T02:58:05.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6329" CreationDate="2014-11-20T03:16:44.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the anime does take some liberties between the two. The visual novel and anime do follow more or less the same path in the end and do converge but there are some differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, note that the plots remain fairly similar despite this. I haven't looked at the next Visual Novel after &lt;em&gt;Introductory Chapter&lt;/em&gt; yet but since they both end fairly similar one can imagine that the differences aren't large enough that you couldn't skip Introductory Chapter and go straight to the next chapter after watching the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=White_Album_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The differences are large enough that the Baka Tsuki project does not want anyone translating purely off the anime:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I use stuff based on what I've seen in the anime?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not really... the anime takes its liberties with the adaptation, even&#xA;though it's done very well. There are some aspects that are shared&#xA;between the game and anime, but please don't try a 1:1 copy of&#xA;anything in-between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's worth noting White Album 2's Introductory Chapter (the arc in which the anime covers is kinetic.&lt;/strong&gt; This means there will not be choices to make and it will be fairly linear. So, divergence will not be massive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I'll leave this as it is and keep spoilers out. If so desired, I can add more information under a spoiler tag listing some major differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T03:41:28.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6846" CreationDate="2014-11-20T03:22:42.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll try to answer this as a whole since no episode or season has been specified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touya feels bad throughout the entire series and knows he's not really up to much good. In fact, he pushes away the girls who has committed some form of &quot;adultery&quot; with away many times. For this reason, we can conclude there is at least some feeling of guilt brooded within him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the most plausible explanation (note, we can only speculate as the series never says) is Touya has feelings for &lt;strong&gt;Rina&lt;/strong&gt; and does not want &lt;strong&gt;Yuki&lt;/strong&gt; to know they talk outside of business. Touya spends a lot of time with Rina on the job a few times during the season but it was supposed to be strictly that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can only assume out of guilt and uneasiness, the natural reaction was to hide personal relations with Rina so that Yuki would not think less of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T03:22:42.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39" CreationDate="2014-11-20T05:29:31.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As explained on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003106.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nosebleed can be caused by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Irritation due to allergies, colds, sneezing or sinus problems&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Very cold or dry air&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blowing the nose very hard, or picking the nose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Injury to nose, including a broken nose, or an object stuck in the nose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deviated septum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chemical irritants&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Overuse of decongestant nasal sprays&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repeated nosebleeds may be a symptom of another disease such as high blood pressure, a bleeding disorder, or a tumor of the nose or sinuses. Blood thinners, such as warfarin (Coumadin),  clopidogrel (Plavix), or aspirin, may cause or worsen nosebleeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, your Japanese acquaintance is right that in real life, a bloody nose would normally just mean that the person was excited in general, and it would not necessarily have anything to do with sexual excitement. In my experience, though, it's usually due to the causes listed in the bullet points, not due to high blood pressure. I would go with @ʞɹɐzǝɹ 's answer that it is a superstition/myth that is perpetuated in anime and manga, which this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUS74d4pC2c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;potentially NSFW video&lt;/a&gt; debunks (rather unscientifically) in a light-hearted manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hko3zm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uDXCnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Screenshots from the video. The big captions read &amp;quot;Verification method: the woman in front will get naked without warning&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Will the nosebleed come out?&amp;quot;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T10:40:36.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15205" CreationDate="2014-11-20T07:09:11.667" Score="9" ViewCount="18126" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know Naruto has ended. But seriously, what happen to Orochimaru and his team, Suigetsu, Juugo, and Karin? What did Sasuke do to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T10:59:34.837" LastActivityDate="2018-12-09T04:54:56.320" Title="What happen to Orochimaru and his team after the war ended?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-20T07:13:28.823" Score="3" ViewCount="2167" Body="&lt;p&gt;What part of manga is this on Dragonball? I've just seen this and the image seems legit to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iCw1U.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9035" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:35:09.423" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:35:09.423" Title="What part of manga is this on Dragonball? (NSFW)" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14734" CreationDate="2014-11-20T07:15:40.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rest of the beast is set free. their wish was to roam free. after so long being traped and used by humans. but they sure will give naruto a hand if he needs them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T07:15:40.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9926" CreationDate="2014-11-20T07:21:57.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is actually unclear. The Limbo clones can apparently fly and block physical attacks, and they also have the same Rinnegan as the original (they are, after all, clones).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we haven't seen any evidence of the clones being able to use any sort of technique aside from basic taijutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the manga is over and the databook doesn't provide any new data on this subject, the final answer would be &lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;. Limbo clones cannot use ninjutsu by the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T07:21:57.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15200" CreationDate="2014-11-20T07:25:23.203" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was no mention of them. Not by manga nor by databook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We might get a glimpse of them in The Last: Naruto the Movie, but we don't know, and likely never will. (Unless, of course, Kishimoto-sensei decides to reveal those details somehow).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T07:25:23.203" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15201" CreationDate="2014-11-20T08:05:57.710" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vok0I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://thedragonballblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/dragon-ball-h-volume-2-goku-x-chichi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball H&lt;/a&gt; (link may be little NSFW, it's mostly censored). It's a doujin drawn by a circle called &quot;Garland&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T08:05:57.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9926" CreationDate="2014-11-20T09:10:08.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Limbo clones can attack. there was a part where sasuke dealt with limbo and naruto had to deal with the original. Then naruto had to fight a limbo, he looked like an idiot to kakashi and sakura at that time. Finnaly he pinned one of the limbo. If I'm not wrong. could not recall which chapter but it does proves that a limbo can use all madara techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T09:10:08.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-20T09:47:31.660" Score="3" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read those chapters over and over and I still don't understand what Pair is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it a fruit that was eaten by a monkey and it became its testicles? Was it monkey testicles in the first place that got removed and put in the tree? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9265" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T14:33:28.867" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T14:33:28.867" Title="What is the Pair ingredient in Toriko?" Tags="&lt;toriko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15210" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15211" CreationDate="2014-11-20T11:42:55.703" Score="12" ViewCount="5801" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that the word &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parasite&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;parasite&lt;/a&gt; is spelled with an i and not a y. However, the title of the anime and manga, when translated into English, uses a y in the spelling.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, this only seems to apply to the title, since the species is referred to as &quot;parasites&quot; (at least throughout the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasyte&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;) and Uda Mamoru calls his parasite as Parasite in episode 7:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wMPm1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Uda Mamoru says &amp;quot;You can just call him Parasite&amp;quot; pointing to his parasite&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a reason for this misspelling?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is there maybe a difference between &quot;parasyte&quot; and &quot;parasite&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T00:02:58.077" Title="Why is Parasyte spelled with a y in the title?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15210" CreationDate="2014-11-20T14:55:18.043" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia user &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AParasyte#Parasyte_vs_Parasite&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doceirias&lt;/a&gt; who translated the Del Rey version of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Essentially, the word kiseiju&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; is consistently translated as Parasyte, while the word kiseichu&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; is translated literally as parasite. The creatures themselves are referred to either as kiseichu or parasaito. The word kiseiju only appears one time (if memory serves) and is used to refer to human beings. I decided the distinction was an important one, and that the word Parasyte actually referred to mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with writing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte#History&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;byte&lt;/a&gt; instead of bite, Parasyte is a deliberate respelling of parasite for distinction purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; kiseijuu &lt;code&gt;寄生獣&lt;/code&gt;: parasite beasts&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; kiseichuu &lt;code&gt;寄生虫&lt;/code&gt;: parasite bugs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T10:58:55.390" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T10:58:55.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-20T23:01:13.277" Score="1" ViewCount="651" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to get an all-around view of how popular the show/manga of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A rather straightforward question, but how well did both the anime and manga sell?  Were they both popular? What was the account of units sold for the anime each season? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-16T14:28:07.313" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T14:28:07.313" Title="How well did Vampire Knight sell?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T01:07:49.940" Score="2" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_Yagami#Spells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hayate's&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha#Spells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nanoha's&lt;/a&gt; spells, some of them are given a rank. For instance, Nanoha's &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Starlight_Breaker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Starlight Breaker&lt;/a&gt; is ranked S along with &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Blast_Calamity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blast Calamity&lt;/a&gt; and Hayate's &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ragnarok&lt;/a&gt;, while Hayate's (or Reinforce's to be exact) &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Diabolic_Emission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Diabolic Emission&lt;/a&gt; is ranked S-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there is information on &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Rank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ranks&lt;/a&gt;, these seem to only refer to the TSAB's internal Mage Ranking and not how they relate to spells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if the Spell Ranks have any numerical equivalent to them – something similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Nasuverse Rankings&lt;/a&gt; (in which B = 40, A = 50, and the power after appending +'s is (Rank Value + (Rank Value x No. of +'s)), so A++ = 150).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T17:53:27.957" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T18:56:48.040" Title="Do Spell Ranks have any numerical equivalent?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T02:43:03.140" Score="4" ViewCount="6094" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently found this on the internet they say its gonna replace naruto since naruto shippuden ended , Can any one tell me the name is this boy or anime title ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IeS4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9272" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:22:30.107" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:22:30.107" Title="What is this manga with Naruto, Luffy, Goku and Ichigo as characters?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T14:24:02.070" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15216" CreationDate="2014-11-21T02:56:17.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Izuku_Midoriya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Midoriya Izuku&lt;/a&gt; from new manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=112459&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boku no Hero Academia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PXk3f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Boku no Hero Academia poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning of the story is kinda like Naruto but set in the modern day school with bunch of people with special powers, but this boy has no special power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T02:56:17.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21337" CreationDate="2014-11-21T04:05:30.393" Score="4" ViewCount="1235" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 - &lt;em&gt;Ami Kawashima&lt;/em&gt;, after Taiga's encounter with Ami after school, Ryuji goes into Taiga's apartment later that evening to find out why she hasn't come down to have tea. He finds Taiga curled up in her blankets complaining about being short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point she talks about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGl3tBLewf0&amp;amp;t=18m27s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sailor Mercury's name&lt;/a&gt; but I don't really understand this. It could be because I grew up with the American English dub of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury's real name was Amy in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what is Taiga talking about Sailor Mercury's and Ami's names &lt;strong&gt;and why is it a good thing they're similar?&lt;/strong&gt; (In comparison to her other advantages mentioned, being taller and Kitamura's childhood friend.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-16T10:19:01.810" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T17:07:07.390" Title="What did the Sailor Moon reference mean?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15219" CreationDate="2014-11-21T07:17:45.740" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Japanese version of sailor moon, Sailor Mercury's name was Ami Mizuno. Sailor Mercury is reputed for being highly intelligent and outside of crime fighting, she's very studious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why Taiga is jealous of that - She's complaining about her own height and &quot;weird name&quot; (It's not very common, and spurs her nickname of the &quot;palmtop tiger&quot;), and envies Ami's tallness and name, which she shares with a well-known and respected role model for many young girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is mostly for comparisons sake, rather than Ami being a particularly honourable name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T07:17:45.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15055" CreationDate="2014-11-21T10:38:54.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakaki Ichiro (aka the author) used a distinctive naming scheme in his other work &lt;em&gt;Scrapped Princess&lt;/em&gt; as well, but there the characters were named after firearms / guns instead (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapped_Princess#Names_and_firearm_references&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its wiki page even has a section about that&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it may very well just be that he likes to have his character names be a reference to something. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9274" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T10:38:54.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T11:00:44.213" Score="5" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could be anime, manga, or even a visual novel, I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6QkYv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;7 people dressed in a military attire, hand drawn and in black and white&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9276" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T11:04:12.370" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T05:15:39.100" Title="Anyone know what series this image belongs to?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T18:13:42.863" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13916" CreationDate="2014-11-21T11:05:23.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I remember, the 99 souls were not actually confiscated. Because the 100th soul he ate was a cat's, he had to repeat the whole process of hunting 99 red souls again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of this as a &quot;soul-meter&quot;, the goal is to fill it up to 100 (99 being red souls and a soul of a witch). Initially, he had 99 souls already eaten, and he had one more soul to go.&#xA;He then mistakenly ate a cat soul, thinking it was a witch. This caused the gauge to drop back to zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9275" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T11:05:23.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T11:26:24.663" Score="5" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Akame Ga Kill! I'm wondering why Esdeath drank all the demon extract.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If she hadn't drunk the whole thing, could someone else have gained the power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can an Imperial Arms have 2 users at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9275" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-22T01:36:00.890" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T05:50:29.370" Title="What would have happened if Esdeath hadn't drunk all the demon extract?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15227" CreationDate="2014-11-21T12:54:31.237" Score="5" ViewCount="361" Body="&lt;p&gt;On episode 9, Yasaburou and Kaisei went to bath, and they used some kind of citrus fruit like orange and put them inside the bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What fruit is this and why did they use it for bath? Does it have any relation with them being a tanuki? When they went to bath before with Akadama-sensei they didn't use this fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sqXMo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T15:14:31.787" Title="What fruit did they use to bath?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15225" CreationDate="2014-11-21T15:14:31.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's likely to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;yuzu&lt;/a&gt;, a sour, tart, graperuit-like citrus fruit that have a very distinctive fragrance. In Japanese cuisine, their juices are often used as seasoning, and their rind as a garnish. It's tradition to a take &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yuzupassion.com/all-about-yuzu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a hot bath with yuzu&lt;/a&gt; during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iromegane.com/japan/culture/2212-is-touji-in-japan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;winter solstice&lt;/a&gt;, for the fragrance and various &lt;a href=&quot;http://rawketscience.blogspot.com/2009/12/winter-solstice-yuzu-bath.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;health benefits&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T15:14:31.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T17:05:18.823" Score="7" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess is that the anime aired on Cartoon Network sometime between 2004 and 2008, for at least one and probably no more than two seasons. I don't remember many details other than that it was a kind of action-adventure anime with several warrior characters trying to save the world from some evil. What was memorable about it was that they failed at the end of the first season and the world was destroyed. But the second season made clear the heroes through some magic had escaped into a parallel universe at an earlier point in the timeline, wherein they succeeded. It was unusual because most shows don't go into such depth about how time travel would probably work by sending you to a parallel world instead of your own timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9283" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T12:13:30.947" Title="What is the name of a Cartoon Network anime whose second season plot was based on time travel?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:37:11.453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T18:28:16.210" Score="11" ViewCount="713" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, there was a scene of the husband saying &quot;I don't mind at all&quot; at the begining of the episode, with a deep voice and muscular face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WX2vx.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reference in this scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:51:43.567" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:51:43.567" Title="What is the reference in the scene where the husband says &quot;I don't mind at all&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T19:46:37.023" Score="2" ViewCount="7544" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara said that he gave his real eyes to Nagato during his meeting with Obito, and that his current left eye was implanted recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did he get that eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9287" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T14:54:48.870" LastActivityDate="2018-08-15T20:23:13.383" Title="Where did Madara got his left eye after giving both of his real eyes to Nagato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2754" CreationDate="2014-11-21T20:54:33.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was another time when a punishment was used. When the entire guild was racing, the last four people had the punishment of dressing up in women clothes, and they had their pictures taken for the sorcerers weekly magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9288" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T21:27:14.243" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T21:27:14.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T21:33:03.517" Score="9" ViewCount="12828" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know we have met a few people with a few types, but they tend to relate and many mages stick to one kind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean I know Dragon Slayers have their own set of rules going, but Mashima has never dictated that if other magic is a straight up a hereditary thing or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So could Lucy learn how to use Cana's cards since they are both object mages? Or is these something that prevents her from that? But on the other hand she was able to use Urano Metria, a caster spell, which was unusual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't mages learn a bit of healing magic or something similarly useful; even if they can only use these spells at a limited low level they would help a little bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly is keeping one mage from learning other magic? Is it just plot? Easier to study just one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9289" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T22:17:11.130" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T22:04:37.277" Title="What dictates who can use what magic in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15089" CreationDate="2014-11-21T22:03:54.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armitage_III&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Armitage III: Dual-Matrix&lt;/a&gt; maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't quite match everything you said as it is a bit backwards from what you described. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is about an artificial human who holds the secret to how the artificial humans can procreate and the people in charge are chasing her to get a hold of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9291" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T22:03:54.480" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13916" CreationDate="2014-11-21T23:39:03.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read through the first volume again, and it's quite clear that Death believes this to be a witch. Take for instance, the following page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0b1Vi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Death makes several references to Blair as being a witch. He makes no mention that contradicts this belief. In fact, I cannot find anywhere in the manga where Death states there's something odd about Blair, so it appears that part was actually added in the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Death &quot;confiscated&quot; them, I believe that is also something added in the anime. The first volume of the manga ends with Maka asking &quot;Does this mean we failed?&quot;, with the second volume going into Blackstar's introduction. I couldn't find anything regarding &quot;confiscated&quot; souls after skimming over the first few volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T16:17:37.837" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T16:17:37.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15326" CreationDate="2014-11-22T19:18:31.233" Score="5" ViewCount="2939" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Attack_on_Titan_light_novels#Harsh_Mistress_of_the_City&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; there are three light novel volumes titled &lt;em&gt;Before the Fall&lt;/em&gt;, which are prologues to the anime/manga storyline. I saw another light novel titled &lt;em&gt;Harsh Mistress of the City&lt;/em&gt; which comes right after them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that novel tell the story from where the anime and the manga is starting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T21:19:49.983" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T17:20:23.473" Title="Where is this Shingeki no Kyojin light novel in the series' timeline?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15233" CreationDate="2014-11-22T23:48:33.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara had a huge stockpile of Sharingan, presumably collected from the bodies of various Uchihas over the many years he has been alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would expect he used one of these, and that the reason he collected so many is so that he can use Izanagi and other techniques that cost the user an eye quite freely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-11-22T23:48:33.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15250" CreationDate="2014-11-23T00:23:21.180" Score="4" ViewCount="830" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mdad4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hey all, need help with something - as the title states, can anyone tell me where this is from? Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9304" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T00:38:02.410" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T00:38:02.410" Title="Can anyone tell me where this is from or if it is just art?" Tags="&lt;aquarian-age&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T18:13:48.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15252" CreationDate="2014-11-23T01:02:17.290" Score="6" ViewCount="1296" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always thought there is only 1 type of light novel for this series (which is translated to other languages).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But I saw on &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0759531048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; that they are offering to sell 3 types of the same light novel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that below the title section, where it says &quot;See all 3 formats and editions&quot;. After that, you need to press the arrow on the left side to see all the 3 novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what are the differences between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T21:18:33.417" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T21:18:33.417" Title="Is there more than 1 type of light novel in the Spice and Wolf series?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15248" CreationDate="2014-11-23T01:31:25.210" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intressting result I got here... The image, called &lt;em&gt;Coordinator Angel&lt;/em&gt;, is drawn by &lt;em&gt;masterbimo&lt;/em&gt; and can be found on his &lt;a href=&quot;http://masterbimo.deviantart.com/art/coordinator-angel-142665718&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DeviantART channel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a character from a trading card game called &lt;strong&gt;Aquarian Age&lt;/strong&gt; (アクエリアンエイジ). It is a Japanese collectible card game similar to Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the game, the player takes the role of a &quot;Mindbreaker&quot;, who can&#xA;  control and unlock the powers of the game characters. The goal is to&#xA;  defeat other Mindbreakers (players) and to grow stronger. The game&#xA;  continues until the player has defeated all of their opponents, or has&#xA;  been stripped of their powers; thus being knocked out of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike similar TCG, the player fields game characters instead of&#xA;  spells. They must gain control over each character before it can be&#xA;  used in a game. If a player is unable to control a character properly,&#xA;  it may turn on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarian_Age&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that the game was adapted into an anime series called &lt;strong&gt;Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcIaQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Status&lt;/strong&gt;: Finished Airing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aired&lt;/strong&gt;: Jan 11, 2002 to Mar 29, 2002&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genres&lt;/strong&gt;: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shounen, Super Power, Supernatural&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes&lt;/strong&gt;: 13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duration&lt;/strong&gt;: 24 min. per episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rating&lt;/strong&gt;: 13+&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Five supernatural factions have been fighting against each other for&#xA;  who knows how many centuries, with the beginning of Aquarian Age&#xA;  always in mind. Kyouta, soon begins to see visions of mystical girls&#xA;  fighting, except they do exist. Soon he and his girlfriend Yoriko&#xA;  become involved and the battle for Earth and Aquarian Age lies in&#xA;  their hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Image from gzchunfeng. Information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1224/Aquarian_Age:_Sign_for_Evolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T01:31:25.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15249" CreationDate="2014-11-23T02:17:56.267" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are just the different cover release versions. At one point, Yen Press was printing these with a slipcover case on them that shows a more &quot;appealing cover&quot; for the Americanized audience. However, not everyone liked this. They're not available anymore and were a limited print only, so the versions Amazon has listed are the normal and slip covered version (plus the one they fulfill, the none slip cover one.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/2009/11/spice-and-wolf-the-solution/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;You can find the original press release here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually own some of these, although I usually display the original Japanese covers as I prefer them. I've attached some photos so you can get a good idea of how they look in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TZMPp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ylY8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T02:17:56.267" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3656" CreationDate="2014-11-23T13:44:56.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brook is Saul Hudson aka Slash (guns n roses). He is a musician and one of the best known guitarist in the world these days. Brook's personality doesn't make sense at all as he is a pervert, which may have good manners at times but acts silly. He also looks gay, which reminds me more of Micheal Jackson that would be the best fit in regards to his personality in the manga, but MJ doesn't have an Afro hairstyle as a trademark, whereas Slash does. However, if you look closely at the poster of the 'guns n roses' album 'Appetite for Destruction' you will see Brook with the skull face wearing the shades and hat like Slash does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z42LZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Guns N Roses&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYIgq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saul Hudson&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will speculate Franky more as Arnold Schwarzenegger for he is a cyborg related to 'The Terminator' and he always wears underwear posing like a body builder. Arnold was a body builder and had won many titles; if you search on Google for some pictures of this guy you will see him posing with underwear. There are surely more clues with regard to that matter like his real name 'Cutty Flam' and the star tattoo that he has on his elbows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JzfeN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arnold&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WhjHS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Terminator&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Darn, I almost see Duke Nukem in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zorro, the name says it all. Aka Sero, Don Diego de la Vega, he always wears his bandana when he fights seriously which makes him look like a pirate, but it also covers his eyes making him look like Sero when he is not wearing his hat. When it comes to sword play, he uses one-sword style which is unmatched because of his dexterity. It is like fighting someone using 3 swords and the 'Z' of his trademark makes it 3 slashes. They say Sero is a fox with three tails related to Zorro Santoryu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qhpB4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zorro&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KTPKM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sero&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Usopp and Chopper you are correct, I am curious to know about the rest. Remember One Piece is supposed to be funny, this is why the personality differs from the real protagonist, but when they are serious in a fight it turns them into the real thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9309" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T15:16:24.773" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T15:16:24.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14156" CreationDate="2014-11-23T16:50:02.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese version has no subtitles embedded for English. The only way you could get around this is buy the movie, rip the image, mux in some subtitles, and then re-burn a &quot;backup&quot;. This is no advocating doing so -- check your local law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T16:50:02.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-23T17:38:29.067" Score="21" ViewCount="12186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not many anime have a dedicated episode for going to the cinema, concert, amusement park, circus, football match, camping or any other activities. But, almost all of them spare at least one of their episode for a &quot;trip to the beach&quot; episode. The characters sometimes travel a long distance and/or struggle among hardships for this trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is is just for fan service (showing boobs and bikinis)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it related to a strong cultural interest?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or, is this because of a psychological project of the Japanese government for encouraging Japanese youth for swimming? (This reminds me of USA TV series: In almost all shows, it is a must that at least one episode must be dedicated to a gay character, one episode for a Jewish character, and all good working computers are Apple (except for the ones which get hacked or broken).)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what does make beach so special in anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-11-23T18:30:28.577" LastActivityDate="2021-03-29T16:51:15.740" Title="Why do almost all anime series have a &quot;going to the beach&quot; episode?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15257" CreationDate="2014-11-23T18:56:18.577" Score="17" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is is just for fan service (showing boobs and bikinis)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly yes. Occasionally there are plot points or setting circumstances that require a scene be on a beach (legitimate reasons that is, like a romantic beach walk with an imprtant conversation, rather than poor excuses for bikini parades)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the Pretty Cure franchise has one &lt;em&gt;Beach Episode&lt;/em&gt; per season, but, it's not for fanservice. The girls never wear swimsuits and they don't swim at all. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeachEpisode&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[TvTropes]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it is used as a '&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreatherEpisode&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;breather episode'&lt;/a&gt; to let the audience take a break from the intricacies of the plot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it related to a strong cultural interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Japanese will travel to the beach on a trip during the summer. This is common in many modern cultures. However, the Japanese have their own beach traditions too, like smashing watermelons at the beach, which is not common in the West.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or, is this because of a psychological project of the Japanese government for encouraging Japanese youth for swimming? (This reminds me of USA TV series: In almost all shows, it is a must that at least one episode must be dedicated to a gay character, one episode for a Jewish character, and all good working computers are Apple (except for the ones which get hacked or broken).)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you're over thinking this a little :P If the Japanese government wanted to encourage youth to swim - they wouldn't be targetting the otaku demographic, which are stereotypically stubborn basement dwellers who don't go outside much&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T12:15:55.313" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T12:15:55.313" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16811" CreationDate="2014-11-23T21:24:54.193" Score="2" ViewCount="4118" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Gatchaman Crowds&lt;/em&gt;, when we see Rui outside he/she is wearing a blonde wig of either long hair when looking like a punk rocker or short hair when wearing a blue dress. When Rui is getting dressed to meet Hajime see see his/her chest exposed however there was no sign that he/she was a girl. while there was no nipples shown normally even with flat chested girls there is an attempt to try and hide their breasts and with Rui i think i saw more chest than i was expecting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the Gatchamen refer to Rui as a girl however they only have seen him/her in disguise, Hajime makes a comment during their meeting of hiding behind makeup however i don't think i remember her say if Rui is a boy or girl (or correcting anyone)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm watching the English Dub and in the credits Shannon Emerick is credited to be the Vorice Actress of Rui, who is the same woman who is credited for being the Voice Actress of &quot;Garden&quot; Engi Threepiece in the Dub of Dream Eater Merry (both i brought from Hanabee Entertainment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, is Rui just a very flat chested girl or is Rui a cross dressing guy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T20:39:17.597" Title="Is Rui a boy or girl?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-23T21:38:52.730" Score="1" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the Grand Route of Aoishiro, after arriving on Urashima with Nami Shouko gets a call from Aoi-sensei who asks where they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After finding out that Shouko is on Urashima she also confirms if Nami is when her saying she figured Shouko would take Nami there with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i don't get this though, in all other routes when Nami goes missing and Shouko is Urashima with her the usual reasoning is that Shouko went looking for her and found her on Urashima. Also since Yasuhime-sama had only just retried her power from the Tsubaki Tree out the back of Shoushinji which resulted in Nami's voice returning and right after Shouko and Nami leave for Urashima, no one from Seijou would have known of any connection between the Tsubaki Tree and Nami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering why Aoi-sensei expected Shouko to have left for Urashima with Nami?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T21:38:52.730" Title="Why did Aoi-sensei expect Shouko to leave with Nami?" Tags="&lt;aoishiro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15483" CreationDate="2014-11-23T22:18:08.073" Score="3" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Season One, it is revealed that Selectors become LRIGs if they meet the conditions for their wish to come true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this we have a chicken and egg situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first LRIG must have originally been a Selector&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first Selector needed an LRIG to grant their wish&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which came first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-09T14:57:17.223" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T14:57:17.223" Title="Which came first, the LRIG or the Selector?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-24T04:13:21.933" Score="1" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Grand Route, while Shouko and Nami are trying to escape from Ba Rouryuu Shouko looses her arm from his attack. Later during the battle in the underground Nekata Sanctuary it is revealed that the reason why Shouko woke up without her arm missing was that The Sword had became her missing arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the credits when Shouko and Nami are able to escape from the chaos and retain their forms Shouko seems to have her arm. however i am wondering, is this her arm regenerated or it is still The Sword?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T04:13:21.933" Title="Did Shouko retain The Sword in the Grand Route?" Tags="&lt;aoishiro&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15210" CreationDate="2014-11-24T05:08:35.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Parasyte is more like parasite-scythe. Scythe is the weapon of the parasites in this anime/manga, so it's that kind of a pun. Parasyte is because the weapon of the parasites are scythes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T05:08:35.877" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15257" CreationDate="2014-11-24T06:28:09.227" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your premise is false.&lt;/strong&gt; It is not the case that &amp;quot;almost all anime series have a 'going to the beach episode'&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gist of the argument below is as follows: most non-short TV anime of reasonable length (1 or a few cours) do not have beach episodes. However, very long anime will often have beach episodes simply by virtue of being long. OVAs may also incorporate beach episodes, but not so frequently that it would make sense to say &amp;quot;almost all&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it seems like every show has a beach episode, that's because you preferentially watch the kinds of shows that tend to include beach episodes, and says more about your tastes than it does about anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Let's look at some one-cour shows&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an illustrative example, let's just look at the full-length one-cour anime from Summer 2014 that I watched in their entirety. Those that do contain a &amp;quot;going to the beach episode&amp;quot; have their titles bolded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Free! Eternal Summer. Despite this being an anime about swimming set near a seashore, the longest segment on a beach is few minutes in length, and is not the fan-servicey type of thing you're talking about (other than the show having lots of half-naked men in general).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aldnoah.Zero&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sabagebu!. I don't remember any beach segments in this one, but I could be wrong.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tokyo ESP. There is a fairly long segment where one character happens to be on a beach, but this still isn't a &amp;quot;beach episode&amp;quot; in the sense you're talking about.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei. They do talk about going to the beach, but they never actually go there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Futsuu no Joshikousei ga Locodol Yatte mita&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Glasslip&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's 1/9. Certainly not &amp;quot;almost all&amp;quot;. But there are systematic biases in the things I included in that sample, so let's examine those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For one, I probably have an inclination not to watch shows that have beach episodes. There were 29 one-cour full-length anime in Summer 2014, and if it were the case that all the other 20 had a beach episode, then the figure would come out to 21/29, which is sort of &amp;quot;almost all&amp;quot; - but a cursory examination of episode synopses for the other shows suggests the following breakdown. I welcome corrections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Definitely a beach episode: Rail Wars; Majimoji Rurumo; Persona 4 The Golden Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe a beach episode: Bakumatsu Rock; Shounen Hollywood; Barakamon; Jinsei; Momo Kyun Sword; Seireitsukai no Blade Dance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No beach episode: Tokyo Ghoul; Sengoku Basara Judge End; Space Dandy 2; DRAMAtical Murder; Ao Haru Ride; Hanayamata; Re:Hamatora; Love Stage; Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus; Nobunaga Concerto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it looks like we have between 3 and 9 of these with beach episodes; let's assume that all the ones where I was uncertain do indeed have beach episodes, so that we have a total of 10/29. That's certainly not &amp;quot;almost all&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;But what about longer shows?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about shows that are longer than one cour? What if those shows are more likely to have beach episodes? Well, they probably are. The longer a show gets, the greater the odds that it's going to spend an episode sending its characters to a beach. After all, there's only so many different settings you can use for your episodes. For things that run particularly long, there may even be &lt;em&gt;multiple&lt;/em&gt; beach episodes! I would definitely be surprised if a show with more than 100 episodes or so &lt;em&gt;didn't&lt;/em&gt; have a beach episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't think there's anything special about beach episodes here - any show that runs sufficiently long is also likely to have an episode where the characters partake of some other anime staple like going to the hot springs or playing a game of baseball or participating in a school cultural festival, or whatnot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And keep in mind, these long-running shows only make up a small fraction of anime (in terms of number of shows, not total amount of footage).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;And what of OVAs?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about OVAs? What if the reason that the TV series don't have a beach episode is because the beach episode is shunted off to an OVA? This argument also has merit. Let's look at the numbers: which of the OVAs released during Summer 2014 contain at least one episode (20 minutes) worth of beach? For a list of OVAs, I consulted Anichart for &lt;a href=&quot;http://anichart.net/summer-14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer 2014&lt;/a&gt;, and only included OVAs of at least half-length (10 minutes or more) that were associated with a TV series. Only those that have a beach episode are listed below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Definitely a beach episode: zilch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe a beach episode: Hayate no Gotoku OVAs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No beach episode: Tamayura S2 OVA; ImoCho OVA; Girls Und Panzer OVA; Non Non Biyori OVA; Ano Natsu OVA; Kill la Kill OVA; Chuu2 S2 OVA; Suisei no Gargantia OVA; D-Frag OVA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nope. Beach episodes in OVAs certainly do exist, but they aren't all &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; common, and I'd be surprised to find any season in which beach-episode OVAs made up the majority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that Summer 2014 is non-representative for some reason, but I can't be arsed to spend time gathering more data from other seasons. I've seen my fair share of anime and am pretty sure the conclusions I draw above are correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have also ignored shows that aren't full-length (such as 4-minute shorts). I don't think this is much of an issue, since that's precisely the kind of show people typically talk about when they talk about anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T00:53:38.713" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15276" CreationDate="2014-11-24T11:13:16.240" Score="4" ViewCount="1593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Girls und Panzer has several manga series: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/manga/girls-und-panzer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Girls und Panzer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/manga/girls-and-panzer-little-army&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Girls &amp;amp; Panzer - Little Army&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/manga/girls-und-panzer-lovey-dovey-panzer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Girls &amp;amp; Panzer - Lovey-Dovey Panzer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does those three relate to the anime series and which chapter covered in anime series and OVAs? Is there any differences between anime and manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2014-11-24T12:23:40.633" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T18:25:57.990" Title="What is the relation between the Girls und Panzer manga and anime series?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15275" CreationDate="2014-11-24T18:25:57.990" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Girls und Panzer is an original anime and the GuP manga is an adaptation of the anime. Though the manga came out earlier in June 2012 as promition to the anime while the anime came out in october 2012. Both GuP anime and manga are practically the same except for some differences in perspective and events. The anime focused on Miho Nishizumi's perspective while the manga focused on Yukari Akiyama's.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Girls und Panzer: Little Army is a prequel manga for the anime and manga that came out in August 2012 about Miho's past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Girls und Panzer: Lovey Dovey Panzer is a fan-made 4-koma web manga series done by Nii Marco about the GuP characters and it focuses on comedy. From that, eventually Nii Marco was hired by the GuP staff to make an official manga 4-koma series titled Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu, sort of sequel to Lovey Dovey Panzer. Though it's still focuses on comedy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9322" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T18:25:57.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18411" CreationDate="2014-11-25T04:22:05.343" Score="3" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;Track 01 on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/46499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aldnoah.Zero Original Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt; is a vocal piece titled &quot;No differences&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&amp;amp;cover=207415&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lyrics&lt;/a&gt;). It's positively eargasmic. Thing is, I don't remember it being played at any point during the show (and, given that the lyrics are English, I feel like I would have remembered it if I had heard it). Was it used? If so, when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Yeah, I could just rewatch it and listen for the track, but that would take a few hours I don't want to spend right now.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T07:06:53.877" Title="When is the track &quot;No differences&quot; played?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15246" CreationDate="2014-11-25T04:41:16.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga &amp;amp; anime starts with the fall of wall Maria's southern district (manga chapter 1 &amp;amp; 2).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The story in the novel starts with Wall Maria being pierced &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_on_Titan:_Queen_of_the_Isolated_City&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The manga stated that it has been a hundred years of peace within the walls (again chapter 1).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Meaning that the wall has never been breached before.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So this means that the start of the story on the novel is around the time the manga is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2014-11-25T13:40:13.133" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T13:40:13.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15285" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15287" CreationDate="2014-11-25T06:04:40.330" Score="6" ViewCount="2465" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Terror in Resonance&lt;/em&gt;, Lisa is shown reading a manga that depicts the events of &lt;em&gt;Oedipus the King&lt;/em&gt;. Does such a manga actually exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A preliminary search in English didn't give anything useful, and it's pretty likely that this manga might have been invented for the sake of the anime, tying into the other allusions to the work (which seem to be relevant to the plot, but since I'm only on the second episode, I can't tell yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since I enjoyed the play, I'd like to ask just in case there &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; such a manga, and if my searches just didn't work out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-11-25T10:09:31.623" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T15:33:46.947" Title="Does an Oedipus the King manga actually exist?" Tags="&lt;zankyou-no-terror&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11430" CreationDate="2014-11-25T08:28:04.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually Kirito received 3 coats before receiving the Coat of Midnight. It was his 4th coat received after defeating the first floor boss, and yeah Coat of Midnight's also named as Blackwyrm Coat and made by Ashley. In between the 2 years gap, he may have received some coats or purchased them from virtual shops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-11-25T09:35:41.960" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T09:35:41.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15285" CreationDate="2014-11-25T09:25:17.543" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if you're asking this question without the knowledge that Oedipus is originally  from a Greek mythology or not. He is a tragic hero and a king in Thebes and his name translates to the Ancient Greek &quot;Swollen Foot&quot;. Here's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question: No, I don't think a manga version of Oedipus the King exists. Although there may be an English comic about it somewhere. The reference in Zankyou no Terror was most likely for plot rather than an actual cameo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a disclaimer, I haven't finished it either and stopped at episode 9 or 10. Also, this is my first shot an answering a question here @stack-sites, I hope I did good :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T09:25:17.543" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2561" CreationDate="2014-11-25T10:39:28.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He spent only few weeks with the Goomoonryong where:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;he got stamina training, but actually not that much&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;he got the medicine that actually increased his stamina and his ki&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;from that, he got a lot of training on how to circulate his ki around&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the soul crushing technique was shown to him once&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the 4 different foot techniques were shown to him once each&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;and the most important, at the end of the breaker, he gave him a smart phone with many videos to show him new techniques and random advice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, he was shown some techniques only once, and he managed to replicate them, although they were supposed to be difficult. So in fight, we can assume he can do the same. Shi woon is a prodigy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the breaker new waves, even in a second state (under the black origin thingy), during the school arc, against the SUC, when facing the lone wolf, he managed to replicate the techniques easily, even in a state where he can't even think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize, some solid basic trainings, then many videos to improve by himself on top of the fact that he is a prodigy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, with the inner training technique he received in the breaker new wave, he is able to train in his mind, so it might make things easier to try new things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T10:39:28.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11464" CreationDate="2014-11-25T12:20:17.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that Don Freecss is the great grandfather of Gon or later since over 300 years, many generations could've passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is, who is Don Freecss?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don Freecss is a novel writer.&#xA;I don't think he is involved in Gon's transformation. Why? If he was involved in it, then the transformation could have been a power passed over generations and generations and the Freecs family could've been the most powerful nen users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don Freecss was a nen user, but we can't confirm if all parts of this anime are related to Yu Yu Hakusho. That would be a crime. Don Freecss carries the characteristics of Ging Freecss, if you compare them. For example, Don travels a lot to discover new things like Ging does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don Freecss is probably an Enhancer. Why? The Zoldyck family has similarities in Nen. They are usually Transmuters or Manipulators. The only (rare) Enhancer in the family is the great great grandfather of Killua. Ging would be an Enhancer or Transmuter. I took the information by personality by Hisoka; I have not read it well yet, but Ging posseses the characteristics of an Enhancer and Transmuter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don Freecss's appearance is not yet revealed but my guess is that he looks slightly like Ging.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with the theory that he may still be alive somewhere farther than the Dark Continent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe he is immortal since Freecsses are amazing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9332" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T20:54:28.040" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T20:54:28.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15285" CreationDate="2014-11-25T15:29:00.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it's the same manga you mean, but there is a manga about the story of King Oedipus. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4122043344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga of the Greek Myths: Volume 4, Tragic King Oedipus&lt;/a&gt;, by Machiko Satonaka, released 25th February 2004 by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pchhy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9335" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-25T15:33:46.947" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T15:33:46.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8445" CreationDate="2014-11-25T15:57:29.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't a second Juubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After they defeated the Juubi and Kaguya, Hagoromo sealed the Juubi within himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he neared the end of his life, Hagoromo split the Juubi into 9 creatures, and sent the empty shell to the moon with Chibaku Tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the fourth databook, Hamura's clan moved to the moon to safeguard the Juubi's empty shell (that worked out nicely for them, now did it?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T15:57:29.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-25T17:34:35.347" Score="2" ViewCount="2256" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an experienced dev and my goal is to create an anime streaming site. I have made a custom CMS in Python but now need the content. When making the site, I soon realized that the content needs to be real and I don't know how to get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I researched further into the field and saw that I need a license to buy dubbed, subbed or anything related to anime. After seeing this, I brainstormed and saw that it only said that to BUY anime it cost this much. A site named Crunchyroll does this and earns money from subscription fees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I changed my mind and thought I could make a non-profit anime site without a license. Is this true? I'm not editing, changing or adding things to the manga/anime and will not be earning any money off it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9336" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-04-12T02:44:57.757" LastActivityDate="2020-04-12T02:44:57.757" Title="Do I need a license to make a non-profit anime streaming site?" Tags="&lt;copyright&gt;&lt;licensing&gt;&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15294" CreationDate="2014-11-25T17:42:08.500" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply put: &lt;strong&gt;Yes, you will need to license your content.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it is for-profit or free of charge, you are still dealing with &lt;strong&gt;copyrighted&lt;/strong&gt; content. If you want to distribute this copyrighted content legally, you will need to license it. When doing this, make sure the license terms actually allow this kind of distribution. Otherwise you are operating no differently than other illegal distribution websites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may see plenty of websites similar to yours that don't seem to get mentioned. Take this with a grain of salt, a lot of similar operations employ various &quot;tricks&quot; to get around the law. Such tricks can involve hosting in a country with more lax copyright laws. Just because you see such operations doesn't mean your plans will go just as fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, anything in the public domain is fine. There may be older shows where the copyright has expired, so you can get away with publishing those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However what you &lt;strong&gt;don't&lt;/strong&gt; want to do is solely trust some random dude from the internet. If you are seriously considering this kind of operation, then &lt;strong&gt;consult with a copyright lawyer&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T17:42:08.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2014-11-25T21:28:58.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senpai means senior in Japanese. It's more polite to call your senior Senpai at school, at work, etc.. rather than calling them by their name alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Uke is sometimes older than the Seme which means it's more polite for the Seme to call the Uke 'Senpai' if he's his senior or call him (Name+San) which means Mr. (Name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9338" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T21:28:58.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15301" CreationDate="2014-11-26T03:11:13.287" Score="3" ViewCount="921" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shikkoku no Sharnoth ~What a Beautiful Tomorrow~&lt;/em&gt;, some words like Metacreature, Illuminati and Old One have 《 and 》 on either side. you can see them on &lt;a href=&quot;http://amaterasu.tindabox.net/webnovel/Sharnoth%20Webnovel%20Files/shar_novel0301.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Part 3-1&lt;/a&gt; of the Web Novel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I feel like this black form is the same as those 《Metacreatures》.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://amaterasu.tindabox.net/webnovel/shar_webnovel.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on the index page&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the 《Omnipotent》 man (his name is Leo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now at first I thought this was a style choice by Amaterasu Translations since &lt;em&gt;Hikari no Valusia ~What a Beautiful Hopes~&lt;/em&gt; hadn't been translated (and Amaterasu Translations said they may do them one day) however it shows up in &lt;em&gt;Aoishiro&lt;/em&gt; when words like 《Sword》, 《See》 and 《Power》 and it was translated by Shijima. The 2 Visual Novels are also done by different groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I would get it if it was just name, however 《Power》 doesn't seem to be a name as it's normally used to describe what a lot of the heroines are taking from drinking Shouko's blood or what Yasuhime-sama receives from the trees she planted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is the use of 《 and 》 a style thing for translators outside of Japan or is there something in the Japanese language which calls for the use of these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-26T10:16:38.050" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T10:16:38.050" Title="Why would 《 and 》 be used in a translation?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;aoishiro&gt;&lt;shikkoku-no-sharnoth&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15299" CreationDate="2014-11-26T03:45:38.287" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the same way &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liar.co.jp/shar_novel0301.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the original&lt;/a&gt;. The line about &quot;Metacreatures&quot; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;黒い塊は、それら&lt;b&gt;《怪異》&lt;/b&gt;と同じように思えた。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in this case, it's probably just a matter of the translators using the original punctuation (you will notice that they do the same thing with dialogue, using 「」 as in the original rather than “”, which is standard in English).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the original itself uses 《》: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15299/why-would-and-be-used-in-a-translation#comment20020_15299&quot;&gt;Logan&lt;/a&gt; is right that these are not typically used in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are Guillemet marks, which are used as quotation marks in some languages like French and Greek (notably not typically in Japanese though, which uses 「．．．」, though they can be used sometimes and are referred to as either 二重山がた [&lt;em&gt;ni-juu-yama-gata&lt;/em&gt; &quot;double mountain-shaped [brackets]&quot;] or 二重ギュメ [&lt;em&gt;ni-juu-gyume&lt;/em&gt; &quot;double guillemet&quot;]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;《》 are basically used however the author wishes to use them (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/14084/3437&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; on Japanese.SE shows one way that 《》 is used in a Japanese dictionary). I'm not familiar with Shikkoku no Sharnoth, but a quick skim of the web novel suggests that the author is using 《》 to surround proper nouns with a specific in-universe meaning, like 怪異 (&quot;Metacreature&quot;?) and 大消失 (&quot;Vanishing&quot;). Kind of like how we would (and the translators do) use capital letters to identify proper nouns in English. Japanese doesn't have capital letters, so the 《》 is an alternate way of achieving the same effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T03:45:38.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15302" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21743" CreationDate="2014-11-26T04:17:15.570" Score="34" ViewCount="21242" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the scene where Chihiro's parents start &lt;em&gt;pigging&lt;/em&gt; out,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RFOcC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;O Nom Nom Nom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see Chihiro's father eating some soft, almost gelatinous blob that seems to have fins or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an actual food item? If so, what is it? If not, is it based off any real life dishes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2JliW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I want some!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/0Tm9bH6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Moar!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T22:33:12.710" LastActivityDate="2018-12-15T23:18:04.303" Title="What is Chihiro's father eating?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-26T10:18:29.960" Score="6" ViewCount="2555" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closing credits of &lt;em&gt;Katanagatari&lt;/em&gt; show Shichika travelling with the Princess, and being pretty friendly to her. But isn't she at least indirectly responsible for Togame's death, or did I misunderstand the part where Emonzaemon mentions that only he decided himself to kill her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does Shichika let her travel with him when he would have a reason to hate her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6344" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T04:53:12.547" LastActivityDate="2018-05-09T22:40:36.737" Title="Why does Shichika allow Princess Hitei to travel with him?" Tags="&lt;katanagatari&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11473" CreationDate="2014-11-26T22:53:36.753" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Theres a song in the storm revolution game thats starts when konan talks to sasori i think thats here theme&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9355" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T22:53:36.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15318" CreationDate="2014-11-27T01:32:46.623" Score="1" ViewCount="4889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently stumbled upon this video on youtube of a fight Gintoki had with Hijikata on a roof which ended with Gin winning.This is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6e1RBck9w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;. Anyway, does anyone know what episode is this fight from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the help as always :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T03:15:13.147" Title="What episode do Gintoki and Hijikata fight in a roof?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15315" CreationDate="2014-11-27T03:15:13.147" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is Gintama episode 9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can search for Gintama episode 9 on a video site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gintama Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9013" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T03:15:13.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14890" CreationDate="2014-11-27T04:58:56.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the kid training with Rock Lee, I think that Rock Lee’s wife and baby mama is going to end up being Hanabi Hyuuga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are my reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanabi is about to play a much bigger role in the anime – the final movie is about her getting kidnapped and a bunch of Konoha shinobi having to go on a rescue mission.  She even has a super cute new character design to match her new significance.  HOWEVER… the movie is supposed to come between chapter 699 and the full-color epilogue, and we were given NOTHING about Hanabi in that epilogue.  So that would either mean that she went from suddenly super relevant to irrelevant in a few chapters… OR that Kishimoto-sensei left Hanabi’s fate open-ended for a reason.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of the full-color epilogue, take a good look at Lee’s nameless protégé (presumably son – and son according to Narutopedia Wiki).  Focus on his eyes for a second, and tell me they don’t look more like Neji’s than they do Lee’s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanabi and Lee are both taijutsu experts, and that means they automatically have something in common.  The fact that Hyuugas always focus heavily on taijutsu matches the image of Lee’s son studying taijutsu intently with his father.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We already know that Naruto and Hinata end up together and have children.  If Lee and Hanabi ended up together, this would mean that Naruto and Lee’s children are first cousins.  That could be a considered a nod to the relationship between Kakashi and Gai (Naruto and Lee’s senseis).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hyuugas have always married their cousins to keep their bloodline pure.  Since Hinata ended up with Naruto, this would have meant that Hanabi would have been the match for Neji.  However, as we know, Neji dies.  It seems fitting that Neji’s male teammate would step up to fill that role.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9357" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-23T15:09:26.537" LastActivityDate="2018-09-23T15:09:26.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-27T05:08:28.730" Score="5" ViewCount="35926" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Madara took Obito's left eye, how come he has both Sharingans? (Chapter 683, page 15) Did Obito replace the one he lost with Kakashi's Sharingan, like a trade?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9358" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T05:13:01.687" LastActivityDate="2018-07-27T21:46:54.410" Title="How does Obito have two Sharingans if Madara took one?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12832" CreationDate="2014-11-27T06:35:48.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the series myself, I have the perfect answer. Watch Fate/ Zero first as it is incomplete, then watch fate stay/night by Ufotable (The newest version which is still being released in simulcast) I took forever making the decision and I am relieved I chose right. If you watch it the other way around you will have no idea what is really going on. Thus, just go in order with the actual timeline of the story. Fate/Zero, then Fate/Stay Night.  Easy Peezy.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9360" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T06:35:48.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8195" CreationDate="2014-11-27T07:02:35.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Ryo Fui's ranked biography in &lt;em&gt;Shiji&lt;/em&gt;, both the Queen Mother and Ei Sei were returned to Qin by Zhao even before Sei's father became king, though I think conflicting accounts were given in other biographies in &lt;em&gt;Shiji&lt;/em&gt; as to when and how they got back to Qin, let alone other historical records. The mangaka didn't follow the canonical history closely (who the hell is this Hou Ken dude?) nor present the stories as logically, so the story of the manga &lt;em&gt;Kingdom&lt;/em&gt; shouldn't be taken seriously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of proper history,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Remember that the Queen Mother is a Zhao woman and that after the escape of Ei Sei, an heir to the throne, there really is no point in keeping her as a hostage, and Ruo Fui could have bribed or persuaded the Zhao officials to send his lover the Queen Mother back anyways. In any case, Sei would still have rescued her because it would be against the norm and bad for his reputation to ditch the Queen Mother in poverty in Zhao*. By killing the Queen Mother, Zhao would gain nothing but give Qin a moral high ground in invading Zhao. If the explanation in this paragraph is confusing or misleading, forget about it and just take my words in the first paragraph for it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;sup&gt;* I think the mangaka screwed up here, because the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Zhao&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Queen Mother&lt;/a&gt; was a daughter of a prominent family, thus was unlikely to have lived in that condition.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-12-01T08:49:58.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T08:49:58.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15321" CreationDate="2014-11-27T07:34:12.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito had his Right eye Kamui Sharingan and Madaras Rinnegan in his&#xA;  left socket. Madara snatched Kakashis Kamui Sharingan and used it to&#xA;  enter Kamui Dimension and retrieve his Rinnegan. He was successful and&#xA;  Black Zetsu possessed Obitos right body half, which was eyeless until&#xA;  Madara popped Kakashis Sharingan in. Obito got both his eyes back in&#xA;  that moment, but B Zetsu was using the Obitos right half and used&#xA;  Kakashis eye to get himself and Madara out of the dimension..  It was&#xA;  mentioned, but it was easyly possible to miss.. I thought for quite a&#xA;  while that Obito didn't have both of his eyes until it was cleared up&#xA;  to me, that the Obitos right eye was never touched by madara.. thus&#xA;  giving him both eyes. Why did Madara pop Kakashis Kamui eye back? I&#xA;  don't know... Lets just say for plot, because he could have just&#xA;  crushed it. I'd assume he didn't consider Obito a threat anymore and&#xA;  wanted the MS Sharingan as backup for whatever reason.. It really&#xA;  caused a stir here when those chapters came around&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;unmentioned&quot; situation you're looking for spans from chapter 674&#xA;  to 676.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-KuramaErricson&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the answer given by that person, you can refer to his post here. &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/511150-How-did-Obito-get-his-left-eye-back&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/511150-How-did-Obito-get-his-left-eye-back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9361" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T07:34:12.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15246" CreationDate="2014-11-27T08:30:00.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The spin-off light novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_on_Titan:_Queen_of_the_Isolated_City&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan: Queen of the Isolated City&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, subtitled &lt;em&gt;The Harsh Mistress of the City&lt;/em&gt;, is set in the year of 845, a few days after the appearance of the Colossal Titan in the main series [&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingeki-kyojin.com/archives/39591537.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;]. After the breach of Wall Maria, Titans appeared in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Quinta_District&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quinta District&lt;/a&gt; and chaos ensued in this isolated city. So far, only the first volume has been released, on August 1, 2014. There is a legal &lt;a href=&quot;http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063752960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;free sample&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KRo5gm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Harsh Mistress of the City volume 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two volumes in total were planned for this spin-off. The info was given on a flier included in Volume 12 of the main series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uIUAkm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 12 flier&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-13T17:20:23.473" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T17:20:23.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15332" CreationDate="2014-11-27T09:18:20.543" Score="4" ViewCount="2937" Body="&lt;p&gt;Donflamingo can control people using his strings. Why doesn't he use his ability to control Luffy, or Law instead of fighting them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T02:12:28.073" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T17:16:21.630" Title="Why doesn't Donflamingo control Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15191" CreationDate="2014-11-27T09:29:05.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After being 'mixed' with Shinichi, Shinichi became more parasyte-like, while migi became more human-like. This caused him to enter in 'deep sleep mode'. When he's in this mode, he won't only be able to locate other parasytes, he won't even be able to help Shinichi if he's in dangerous situation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T09:33:57.203" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T09:33:57.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15327" CreationDate="2014-11-27T09:33:12.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he has to make them weaker and break their mind psychologically before he can control them, like he does with Bellamy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9364" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T09:33:12.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15330" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16807" CreationDate="2014-11-27T09:44:17.947" Score="6" ViewCount="882" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very start of the first episode, Kaoru had Dark blue hair. But after that, her hair color changed to blonde. Why did Kaoru dye her hair?  Does it mean something like a start of a new chapter of her life? What is the significance of this in the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;During the Marriage/Honeymoon&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/go78G.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kaoru dark blue hair&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At home (and the rest of the episodes):&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GxGFY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T11:03:14.893" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T17:30:26.520" Title="Why did Kaoru's hair color change?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15191" CreationDate="2014-11-27T10:53:42.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suppose you know this already, but to be clear, Migi does not just lose the ability to locate other parasites when he is asleep, he is completely dormant and unable to wake up and react to danger during the sleep. The information about his weaknesses is given by Migi himself on Page 190 in Volume 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/COXGe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Interestingly, a 70% Migi could still sense other parasites within a 300m radius after the incident (for example, in Volume 3, he detected the presence of the parasite murderer 300m away) and a 30% Migi inside Shinichi likewise enables Shinichi to see 300m far, so I see no loss in either power or ability by Migi after his &quot;injury&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is Shinichi's parasite Migi does not suffer from a lack of power because of his &quot;injury&quot; other than the weakness mentioned by Migi in the picture above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T13:41:26.787" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T13:41:26.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15327" CreationDate="2014-11-27T11:38:21.453" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Doflamingo can only control those who are weaker than him with his strings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most powerful man he has been shown affecting with his strings by far is Jozu, but he didn't control him in the same way he did Bellamy, he just froze him still. Jozu couldn't move, but Doflamingo didn't move him around like a puppet either, whether because he couldn't or just didn't bother isn't clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that for people far weaker than Doffy, like Bellamy or Riku, he is able to completely control their movements, for those weaker than himself he is able to stop their movement, but not move them like a puppet, and that those stronger than him, like presumably Kaido, are able to move freely even when he's trying to control them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost no-one in One Piece has any absolute powers, I don't think Doflamingo's puppet ability is magic, I think he is just able to exert a great deal of his strength through his strings. I think Luffy and Law are at the level that Doflamingo could perhaps stop their movements, but he wouldn't be able to puppet them around like Bellamy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="4515" LastEditDate="2015-07-14T17:16:21.630" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T17:16:21.630" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15321" CreationDate="2014-11-27T11:50:10.090" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Because Madara gave him the Sharingan he had taken from Kakashi back when he took the Rinnegan Obito had in his left eye socket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long version:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In chapter 674, page 14, Madara takes Kakashi's Sharingan eye (Obito's left eye):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2qwGI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2qwGIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 674 page 14&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 675, page 10, Madara switches his left eye - currently holding Obito's left eye - for the Rinnegan Obito has in his left eye socket:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Mp6O.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Mp6Om.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 675 page 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that same chapter, he lets Black Zetsu take control of Obito's left side. In chapter 676, page 2, we see that Obito now has both of his Sharingan, though he is not in control of his body:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RzKwx.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RzKwxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 676 page 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 679, page 6, Black Zetsu leaves Obito's body to join Kaguya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k5GWd.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k5GWdm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 679 page 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leaving him finally in control of both of his Sharingan when Naruto revives him and he regains consciousness in chapter 683, page 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m88Fo.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m88Fom.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto chapter 683 page 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T11:50:10.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-27T12:44:16.947" Score="12" ViewCount="2379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Cardcaptor Sakura, xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle a long time ago,&#xA;but I still don't understand the relationship between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Crossover_Universe&quot;&gt;http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Crossover_Universe&lt;/a&gt;, who is whose father, who is who in an alternate universe, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone give a character tree with details?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9368" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T15:22:13.383" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T14:45:41.003" Title="Detailed explanation of CLAMP character relations?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;&lt;xxxholic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-27T23:53:22.997" Score="2" ViewCount="17251" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the question that was asked before:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7297/do-emiya-shirou-and-arturia-ever-meet-again-after-fate-stay-night&quot;&gt;Do Emiya Shirou and Arturia ever meet again after Fate/stay night?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Visual Novel of Fate Stay/Night Realta Nua once you have seen all 5 endings a new ending appears accessible from the title screen call -Last Episode-, this is in 2 parts, a Monologue of the Fate Route and a second part where Arturia is hearing from Merlin about a miracle achievable by 2 people, one who &amp;quot;wait endlessly&amp;quot; and one who &amp;quot;pursue endlessly&amp;quot;, eventfully the pursuer will stop when they reach the waiter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Merlin is referring to is Arturia waiting and Shirou pursueing, eventually Shirou reaches Avalon where Arturia is sleeping and the 2 finally reunite, it's not entirely sure how long it took Shirou to reach Avalon however considering that Avalon transcends all magic including the 5 Magics &lt;strong&gt;it must have taken an eternity for Shirou to reach.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously if it took them an eternity to meet, it's common sense that it never happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my theory is that there are two options for this occasion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author's definition of eternity is something different from what is known to the public.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That it was some sort of an inside joke to troll the audience who desperately want to see them reunite.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official statement about how long &lt;strong&gt;eternity&lt;/strong&gt; is according to the Fate Stay/Night series?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Are there even any clues on which to base some sort of speculation on the matter?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Or maybe the light novel perhaps mentions something about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really want to know how much Saber had to suffer in order to finally meet with Shirou.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(IMO after all she's been through, she has suffered quite enough already).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-03-16T13:03:56.697" Title="How long was Saber waiting for Shirou after she died?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15335" CreationDate="2014-11-28T00:38:13.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avalon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Avalon&lt;/a&gt; is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the domain of fairies... the unreachable utopia that Arthur dreamed of and was said to have gone to after her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Arturia#Fate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate Route&lt;/a&gt;, after Saber vanished and returned to her own time, we see a shot of Arturia and Bedivere. It's assumed that from Arturia's line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I think I will sleep much longer this time...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that this occurs after Bedivere third and final attempt to return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake, as in the previous two attempts, when he was ordered to return the sword, he lied about returning it, knowing that by doing so Arturia would have died. So Arturia died and went to Avalon. Given it's a utopia I don't think Saber would be suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Shiro is shown at the end of &lt;em&gt;-Last Episode-&lt;/em&gt; to be hugging Arturia and he wa wearing the shroud Archer wore (though now in a different style), so they did meet up. This is why &lt;em&gt;-Last Episode-&lt;/em&gt; is seen as the True End of the Fate Route, because Shiro and Arturia are finally together in the end. However, because Avalon transcends all magic, including the 5 Magics, of which &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Magic#The_Fifth_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fifth's&lt;/a&gt; domain is suspected to be time travel (but Touko says &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Magic#The_Second_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Second&lt;/a&gt; governs time travel, so I am assuming that Avalon transcends time, or at least out conception of time), so despite the fact that Arturia died long in the past before Shiro was even born, we can't be totally sure that she waited the same equivalent amount of time for Shirou to even be born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiro may have died to before being reunited, or he may have extended his life as &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Souren_Araya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some Magi do&lt;/a&gt; (without becoming a Dead Apostle). There's a series of H Dojinshin (fan made) which would assume that little time has passed since the time Shiro went to bring Arturia back. (One set has him and Arturia have sex in Avalon when they reunited, while in the next set, they are back in Fuyuki living together with Rin and Sakura visiting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, it's not indicated how Shiro got to Avalon since we only know the conditions of the Miracle Shiro and Arturia achieved. I used eternity as a means to indicate an immeasurable amount of time, since given Shiro's Magecraft abilities, had he developed something to allow him to reach Avalon, it would have taken him a hell lot of time. After all, the ultimate ambition of every Magi is to reach the root, which can take generations to complete, since it took that long for the Tohsaka's to get close to properly using the Second Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T03:21:31.553" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T03:21:31.553" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13587" CreationDate="2014-11-28T03:25:34.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;spoiler alert&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there is a fourth wall according to the second ending &quot;Great Escape&quot; you can clearly see there are four walls&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1dvFG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &#xA;here you can see both wall Sina and Rose where there is no titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TykhL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPjq4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this picture you can see wall Maria, you can see titans roaming around in wall maria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BVObO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/88P76.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5BpT.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here you can see the fourth wall which all the titans seems to live in. Maybe that is where the sifters came from because you know that Bertolt always want to finish his mission and go back to his home town quickly and as you can see in the picture above his hand is laying on where the fourth wall is. Also if you look closely you can see there are no titans beyond that fourth wall, thus we can only see titans in the fourth wall and wall maria. you would wonder how come no one knows about the fourth wall? well we discovered in the latest chapter of the managa that the royal family can alter memory of humanity. Therefore we can conclude from the this evidence that there is a war going on between people in the forth wall and the rest of the other walls and the royal family if trying to hide it so they can maintain peace within the three walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9375" LastActivityDate="2014-11-28T03:25:34.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15345" CreationDate="2014-11-28T09:13:51.307" Score="4" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball fans out there, please explain why Goku says that Uub is related to Maitibu. Please solve my childhood mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T01:08:35.080" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T01:08:35.080" Title="How is Uub related to Maitibu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15344" CreationDate="2014-11-28T10:36:15.507" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that warriors can recognize someone's aura by feeling it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 519, Goku asks Buu to use his magic to fight Uub. But we all know Goku isn't the smart type, he just has this feeling. Goku is the one who fought the most with Buu, its probably normal he's the one who's able to recognize him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q8qiul.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8788" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T03:50:39.200" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T03:50:39.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-28T20:37:32.407" Score="1" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;The terms Lost Technica 《秘奥義【ロスト・テクニカ】》 and Last Crest 《魔道極法【ラスト・クレスト】》 are quite ambiguous, since they are usually mentioned together with the explanation for being a member of Trinity Seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 17, both terms are used one after another near the end of the chapter. This is from just before Liese activated her trump card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0kcMz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;To be a Trinity Seven means that you've acquired the &lt;em&gt;Lost Technica&lt;/em&gt; in your particular archive.&amp;quot;  - Liese&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xRCBi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Japanese version]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Liese activated her trump card, and Sora (the human form of Astil grimoire), warned Arata about the magic being used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bzG1X.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;This is Avaritia's &lt;em&gt;Lost Technica&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;Last Crest&lt;/em&gt; ...&amp;quot; - Sora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;That's right. It's &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baal Peor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; - Liese&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in chapter 19, the condition to be part of Trinity Seven is reiterated, but this time with &lt;em&gt;Last Crest&lt;/em&gt; in place of &lt;em&gt;Lost Technica&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Trinity Seven are the top class magi of each of the seven deadly sins, right?&amp;quot; - Arata&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g3fTz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Correct. We are the ones who have mastered the &lt;em&gt;Last Crest&lt;/em&gt; of each archive&amp;quot; - Lilith&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1UVNE.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Japanese version]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two questions regarding these two ambiguous terms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regardless whether they refer to different concept or not, does &lt;em&gt;Lost Technica&lt;/em&gt; implies &lt;em&gt;Last Crest&lt;/em&gt; and vice versa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please back up your answer with primary sources, rather than secondary sources like Wikipedia or Wikia. You can use them as starting point, though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T16:41:44.083" Title="What is the difference between Lost Technica 《秘奥義【ロスト・テクニカ】》 and Last Crest 《魔道極法【ラスト・クレスト】》?" Tags="&lt;trinity-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15352" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15357" CreationDate="2014-11-29T11:53:15.907" Score="11" ViewCount="2211" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I recently remembered the Steins;Gate anime and upon searching the logo in google, there appear to be what I think are divergence numbers behind the letters. You can plainly see a complete string of numbers in the letter &lt;strong&gt;i&lt;/strong&gt;. If you zoom in enough, there are also a bunch of scattered, unconnected(?) ones hiding in the letters &lt;strong&gt;n&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;s&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;t&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;e&lt;/strong&gt;. A zero (0) can also be found in the dot of the &quot;i&quot;, but it's a bit of a stretch. Or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: What world line do these numbers correspond to in the anime or VN? Or are they just random numbers used in the logo for design purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uJvjG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Steins;Gate anime logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T21:04:49.827" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T21:08:52.520" Title="Divergence numbers in logo: Steins;Gate easter egg?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-29T14:19:00.573" Score="2" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manhwa The Breaker: New Waves, after the new chief of the martial arts alliance confronted Goomonryong after his return to Seoul, he suddenly became so sick that he is going to die. I am really wondering what his sickness/injury was? I haven't seen in the manga the explanation what his injury/sickness is and what the effect of that injury would be. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I am referring to the new chief of the alliance in The Breaker: New Waves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2679" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T21:06:49.740" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T01:08:55.517" Title="What sickness did the alliance chief have?" Tags="&lt;the-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15344" CreationDate="2014-11-29T16:04:17.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uub is the reincarnation of Kid Buu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the Human reincarnation of Kid Buu. Due to being the positive&#xA;  reincarnation of the completely evil Kid Buu, his name is a result of&#xA;  reversing &quot;Buu&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Uub&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Uub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T16:04:17.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15353" CreationDate="2014-11-29T16:58:43.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kang-Sung took some &quot;deadly&quot; hits during his fight with Goomonryong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He couldn't always use his reflection technique to counter the attacks, first example in chapt 142 by kicking him in the air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that he took a huge amount of hits, Goomonryong is strong enough to destroy a building so.. imagine the effect on a human :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imo the final hit chapt 143 is the one that caused the more damages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8788" LastEditorUserId="8788" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T20:16:04.253" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T20:16:04.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-29T17:09:09.953" Score="2" ViewCount="531" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 18:45 in episode 65 of Hajime no Ippo, there is a background song playing when Nekota-san flexes his muscles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried looking for it in the released OSTs but I could not find it. Google also doesn't prove to be very helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone identify this mysterious soundtrack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9393" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T10:55:33.547" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T10:55:33.547" Title="Which background song is playing in episode 65 of Hajime no Ippo?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hajime-no-ippo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15352" CreationDate="2014-11-29T21:00:58.177" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15352/steinsgate-easter-egg-divergence-numbers-in-logo#comment20090_15352&quot;&gt;Eric notes in the comments&lt;/a&gt;, 0.571024 (the number down the side of the &quot;i&quot;) is the divergence number of the worldline Okabe is in at the very beginning of the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The numbers hidden in the letters (0 in i / 4 in n / 8 in s / 5 in G / 9 in t / 6 in e) form &quot;048596&quot;. I bet there's a &quot;1&quot; hidden somewhere I'm not seeing (maybe in the first &quot;t&quot;?), since 1.048596 is also an important divergence number: that's the divergence number of the Steins;Gate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T21:08:52.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15358" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-29T21:14:58.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions related to the process of writing, processing, publishing, editing, or otherwise creating &lt;strong&gt;light novels&lt;/strong&gt;. This tag generally should &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have technical questions on how to write a light novel yourself, consider asking on &lt;a href=&quot;https://writing.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Writing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; instead (in accordance with this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6/are-questions-about-how-to-make-anime-and-manga-off-topic&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-10-29T08:01:22.583" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T08:01:22.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15359" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-29T21:14:58.620" Score="0" Body="Questions pertaining to the process of writing, processing, publishing, editing, or otherwise creating light novels. This tag generally should NOT be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T21:14:58.620" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T21:14:58.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5800" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:04:38.553" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It turns out that the runes in this segment actually represent romaji (transliterated Japanese), rather than German (which is more commonly the language represented by the runes). &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5800/what-do-the-rune-credits-that-play-during-connect-near-the-end-of-the-second-m#comment5636_5800&quot;&gt;Jon Lin's comment&lt;/a&gt; links to &lt;a href=&quot;http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2135111135283389801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Japanese blogpost&lt;/a&gt; that has done the gruntwork of converting from runes to Japanese.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; I trust they're right; I only double-checked the first few lines of the runes myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The structure of the text here is as follows: everything that isn't in white runes is a line said by someone other than Homura at some point in the series. Pink is Madoka; yellow is Mami; blue is Sayaka; red is Kyouko. The text in white, however, is original (i.e. not spoken at any earlier [or later] point in the series), and is &amp;quot;spoken&amp;quot; by Homura (addressed to post-wish Madoka). There does not appear to be any relationship between the positions of the Homura and non-Homura lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the non-Homura lines in order from top to bottom and left to right (translations taken from the official subs on the movie BDs), with annotations indicating where in the series they're from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; I'm the Nurse's Aide in our class.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 10, timeline 1 / 32:37 in movie 2]&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; Homura... I'm really glad I became friends with you.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 10, timeline 1 / 37:45 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mami:&lt;/b&gt; I'm not afraid of anything anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 3 / 45:17 in movie 1; ep title quote]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sayaka:&lt;/b&gt; Give that back! That― That belongs to Mami...!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 3 / 48:24 in movie 1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kyouko:&lt;/b&gt; How do you even call yourself human?!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 9 / 8:13 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; Even now, the fact that we were in time to save you from that witch... It's one of my proudest accomplishments.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 10, timeline 1 / 37:51 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kyouko:&lt;/b&gt; Want some?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[various; ep 6 / 81:54 in movie 1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; Don't talk about Mami that way!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 5]&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; You too― I swear I'll never forget you either! I'll never forget... the way you saved us yesterday!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 4 / 56:00 in movie 1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mami:&lt;/b&gt; You don't read between the lines very well, do you? I'm telling you I'll overlook what you did this time.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 1 / 18:01 in movie 1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; ...why are you always so cold?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 7 / 94:10 in movie 1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mami:&lt;/b&gt; Will you really stand and fight with me from now on? Will you really stay with me?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 3 / 43:05 in movie 1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sayaka:&lt;/b&gt; There's no way I'll ever regret it.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 5 / 69:40 in movie 1; ep title quote]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sayaka:&lt;/b&gt; Miracles... and magic... are real!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 4 / 58:30 in movie 1; ep title quote]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kyouko:&lt;/b&gt; I know you don't want to be alone.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 9 / 26:18 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kyouko:&lt;/b&gt; ...on the one thing that means most to you...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 9 / 25:40 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; So, is it okay if I call you Homura, too?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 10, timeline 1 / 33:19 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madoka:&lt;/b&gt; You... finally called me... by my first name... I'm... happy...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[ep 10, timeline 3 / 49:01 in movie 2]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are the Homura lines, roughly translated by me. It's kind of lyrical/songy, and I don't really get what some of the lines mean (like the one about &amp;quot;a day of blue&amp;quot; [うつろいゆくこの全ては青の日の希望の比喩に過ぎません, guessing at the kanji]), so this is not a good translation. I welcome improvements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if I can't hear what you say,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;your words touch me deep within.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You take on the forms of all sorts of things&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;and shower sparkling dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether above the city or beneath the waves,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;you are my only friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though you never call for me,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;you are always there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these impermanent things are&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;but a metaphor for hope on a day of blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All that came before&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;is now fulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the magic I could not put into words&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;can reach this place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, your eternal wish&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;will come to take us away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; There's a slight oddity in this line - in the movie, Madoka says 「私、保健係なんだ」 while in the runes, she says 「わたし　ほけんいいん　なんだ」. They mean pretty much the same thing, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; The scene where this line is said (Homura and Madoka at the restaurant, with Homura telling Madoka to give up on Sayaka) is omitted from the movie, but would start near 71:06 had it been present. This translation is taken from the Crunchyroll subtitles at 11:50 of episode 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Twitter user @Fau3 did &lt;a href=&quot;http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2135111135283389801/2135419880446186203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a very nice re-rendering&lt;/a&gt; of the credits with the runes replaced with their corresponding kana (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yPieL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lower-res stack.imgur mirror&lt;/a&gt;), which may be of interest to readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T23:45:36.240" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T01:35:09.063" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/15/alenanno&quot;&gt;Alenanno&lt;/a&gt;'s answer, it should be pointed out that the location of the One Piece isn't what is important, but &lt;strong&gt;the journey is what is important&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there were such an item as the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; located at Raftel, the Marines would have been able to get it already. In episode 315, it was pointed out by Coby that the Marines' ships can cross the &lt;em&gt;Calm Belt&lt;/em&gt;, and coming from North or West Blue, they would be able to just go to Raftel without doing the complete journey around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also lots of other ways for the World Government or the Marines to reach Raftel (e.g. Kizaru could use his mirrors, Kuzan could build an ice stairs, Fujitora could literally fly over there, ...). So if it were as simple as going to Raftel to get the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, the World Government would have done so already, displaying whatever treasure it would be and trying to end this &lt;em&gt;Great Age of Pirates&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3W2B5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T19:11:11.720" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T05:33:43.047" Score="4" ViewCount="783" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 34 Near asks Mogi how long you can manipulate a victim before their death. He replies 23 days because the Yotsuba incident proved this? When in the data from the Yotsuba incident was this proved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9396" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T16:41:52.093" Title="When was the 23 day rule in Death Note revealed?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5138" CreationDate="2014-11-30T05:34:48.887" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think K9999 is the 9999th android of &quot;K&quot; because it disappeared, looking for the nests hideout and destroy it because they killed the original &quot;K&quot; who's real name is Kryzalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tetsuo Shima is just a kid who grew up poor and turned into a mutant by Akira and put into an Akira Institute, and he escaped not knowing that his infected arm must be kept stable and that's why he ended up transformed into a huge mutated ugly monster and just died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9397" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T11:36:27.343" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:36:27.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T05:43:28.253" Score="5" ViewCount="355" Body="&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right before the one-month timeskip in episode 19, all four of the Divine Generals seem to have functioning Three-Star uniforms. After the timeskip, though, only Sanageyama's is in working order - and it, too, comes apart as he's evacuating the last of the people from his home turf in northern Kanto. The other three are clad (well, unclad) in Nudist Beach finery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to the Three-Star uniforms of the other three? How were they lost/destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T05:43:28.253" Title="What, exactly, happened to Gamagoori/Jakuzure/Inumuta's uniforms during episode 19?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15366" CreationDate="2014-11-30T05:43:28.253" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fourth Kill la Kill drama CD (bundled with the eighth BD volume) narrates how everyone escapes Honnouji Academy after Satsuki blows the place up. It is truly a riveting tale of discomilfery and nudity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short: the Divine Generals split into two groups in order to lead the people of Honnouji away from the COVERS, which are in hot pursuit. Sanageyama and Nonon lead one group away by helicopter, while Inumuta and Gamagoori lead the other group away by truck. They plan to rendezvous at Rinne-do Middle (i.e. where Satsuki and Gamagoori went to middle school). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanageyama and Nonon's group proceed by helicopter - but as they approach Rinne-do, they see that it has already been overrun by a group of COVERS. Nonon goes forth in her Symphony Regalia (which can fly, keep in mind) to dispatch the COVERS. Before long, her uniform experiences too much strain, resulting in its nexus thread snapping. She falls out of the sky, whereupon Sanageyama activates his Sword Regalia to go forth and save her - but it so happens that Iori and Soroi arrive just in time on another helicopter to catch her. Iori then deploys some sort of instant-freeze weapon to dispatch the COVERS. They decide to rendezvous with the truck convoy ASAP. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon hearing from Sanageyama that Rinne-do had been overrun, Inumuta and Gamagoori decide to divert to the Nudist Beach base in Osaka (under advice from Mikisugi, who has Ryuuko and Senketsu in tow and is following them in his DTR - yet another amusing incident) and have the helicopter group do the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To protect their convoy, Inumuta and Gamagoori hatch a plan. While Inumuta extends his Probe Regalia's active-camouflage feature over the entire convoy to conceal it from the COVERS, Gamagoori waits behind with his Shackle/Scourge Regalia to destroy the COVERS that are in pursuit, to ensure that they cannot destroy the bridge connecting Honnouji to the mainland and sink the convoy as it crosses. They both succeed; alas, the strain on their uniforms is too strong, and both of their nexus threads snap. Tsumugu happens by and picks up Gamagoori (who is in the nude, having lost his uniform, and thus &lt;em&gt;of course&lt;/em&gt; earns Tsumugu's trust) on his way to join up with the convoy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, both groups successfully arrive at the Nudist Beach base in Osaka, and the rest is history. Sanageyama's uniform was saved from terminal damage at the hands of the COVERS by Iori's timely intervention; the other three were not so lucky. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In long: you should definitely listen to the drama CD. Even if you don't know Japanese, it's worth it, if only to hear more of Gamagoori and Mikisugi yelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T05:43:28.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T18:20:28.387" Score="1" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 2 episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi&lt;/em&gt; at around 15:31, there's a piano song playing when Takano and Onodera viewed the snow scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds familiar, and I just want to make sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9403" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-12-06T15:57:48.230" LastActivityDate="2021-04-29T18:04:15.573" Title="What is the piano song playing in Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2, episode 2 when Takano and Onodera viewed the snow scene?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6580" CreationDate="2014-11-30T19:16:35.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that if a shinigami saves a human then that human gets the rest of the life span, then Misa gets that halved with the eye deal from Rem. Rem then saves Misa and Misa gets Rem's remaining life span, and then it is halved by Ryuk. So still she has a pretty long life span. And just as my observation the girl at the end is Misa for the fact that if you look back earlier on in the series Misa wears that same outfit in one of the episodes, but like I said that is just my observation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-11-30T20:51:11.357" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T20:51:11.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15376" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T21:19:45.237" Score="3" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, when Irisviel and Saber arrive in Fuyuki in episode 3 they are accompanied by three Homunculi maids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the three had slightly curvy hair coming from her hood which makes be think it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Leysritt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Leysritt&lt;/a&gt; and I assume where she is, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sella&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sella&lt;/a&gt; would be close by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for confirmation of who these three Homunculi Maids are. If two of them are Leysritt and Sella, what happened to the third that prevents her from serving Ilya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T20:58:40.600" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:58:40.600" Title="Who are the three Homunculi that are with Irisviel and Saber?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15377" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23336" CreationDate="2014-11-30T22:13:38.137" Score="0" ViewCount="2056" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before Berg Katze went to fight OD Hajime asks him if later they can meet up somewhere. after everything has clamed down Berg Katze is trying to stir up trouble by shape shifting and attempting to get people to turn on each other using the Crowds however after that fails be leaves disappointed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that Hajime is seen waiting for him where they agreed to meet before calling her mother, during which the scene is focused on her chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the credits when Hajime goes to leave there are shots focusing on her chest with sometimes tapping/pointing to herself. as she walks out she is announcing her plans before we hear Berg Katze reply acting all negative about it by saying it'll suck. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5360/1587&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; confirms that is it Berg Katze that Hajime is talking to but I am wondering, what happened to him which cased him to now be with Hajime like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T21:02:50.503" Title="What happened to Berg Katze?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15417" CreationDate="2014-11-30T22:16:40.560" Score="1" ViewCount="636" Body="&lt;p&gt;After OD fights Berg Katze he meetings up with Rui and hands him his note back covering up the blood coming down his arm. we also see a shot of his back all cut up. after Rui leaves OD's arm begins to bleed profusely before he collapsed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now at the end we don't see OD no one makes mention that he died and Joe bled just as much after being beaten by Berg Katze. ao i am wondering, what happened to OD?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:08:36.380" Title="What happened to OD?" Tags="&lt;gatchaman-crowds&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15389" CreationDate="2014-11-30T23:19:23.213" Score="3" ViewCount="222" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a snapshot from JAPAN EXPO 2014. I don't know the character, so does anyone know who this character is? &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/UaBGgzEH_aE?t=33s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the source video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ytBw5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1383" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T09:42:54.570" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T09:42:54.570" Title="Who is this character being cosplayed in Japan Expo 2014?" Tags="&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4962" CreationDate="2014-12-01T00:28:25.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese with albinism actually have blonde hair and blue eyes. Unlike the west where people are considered better looking who have a tan; in Japan whiter skin is considered pretty. Due to this Albino people are considered a rare beauty by most. Because they are such a rarity and the cultural association with the idea of &quot;Karma,&quot; it has been suggested that if you are Albino, you must have very good Karma. Anime just takes this concept to a new level. Due some research and you'll find some information on the subject. It is hard though to find good sites in English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9411" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T00:28:25.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15379" CreationDate="2014-12-01T05:42:39.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://na.aiononline.com/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aion&lt;/a&gt; cosplay, those wings she wearing are &lt;a href=&quot;http://aiondatabase.net/us/item/187000121/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hyperion Wings&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's (Of') part of a French cosplay group called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/VicNyophelieEtNanouCosplay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Les Cosplayeuses Emplumées&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1383" LastEditDate="2014-12-01T12:31:25.873" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T12:31:25.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-01T06:36:06.727" Score="12" ViewCount="2811" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been bugging me for a few days now. I can't really remember a lot about it, but here are the things I kind of remember:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think it was Korean manhwa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The setting was old, martial arts was common.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think the MC had amnesia.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He liked to climb trees (shown chapter 1, I think)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He time traveled back to a younger body (mind traveled)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His parents were suspicious of him for being &quot;different than usual&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His parents were killed by thugs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The female helper who was taking care of the main character got kidnapped and raped.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He later tracked the guy who attacked them and was about to kill him, when suddenly a girl stopped him from doing so. It turned out to be the helper; she was pregnant and in love with her captor. He left through the window.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character was scared of the main enemy (I think &gt;.&amp;lt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The enemy was wearing Sephiroth-like trench coat (tall)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Near the end, he found out that the enemy was him from the future (or alternate outcome of his choices)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They fought in the courtyard and both died I think, or just his future self.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is only 1 manga that I'm describing. It kinda feels 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have tried googling this with what I think the genre/tags it would be under, but failed to find it :( &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope someone can help me stop this nagging in my head &gt;.&amp;lt;  Thank you for your time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9418" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:20:28.663" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:20:28.663" Title="A manhwa (or manga) where the main antagonist is the protagonist's future self" Tags="&lt;threads-of-time&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:02.563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15394" CreationDate="2014-12-01T08:10:31.833" Score="12" ViewCount="34802" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was it Minato who invented the Rasengan, or was it Jiraya? All I know is that Jiraiya taught Naruto the Rasengan. Who is the original creator? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T16:18:04.040" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T17:58:50.410" Title="Who invented the Rasengan: Jiraiya or Minato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15392" CreationDate="2014-12-01T08:17:16.537" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was Minato. The Fourth Hokage invented in from seeing the Bijuu-dama. Jiraiya learned it from Minato and then taught Naruto about it. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rasengan&lt;/a&gt; article on Naruto Wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: While it wasn't mentioned which Bijuu Minato based his Rasengan from, it is presumably the Kyuubi as the Kyuubi was the only Bijuu in possession of Konoha at that time and the Jinchuuriki is his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T10:01:23.567" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:01:23.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15392" CreationDate="2014-12-01T08:17:20.797" Score="24" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot;&gt;Rasengan&lt;/a&gt; is an A-rank technique created by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, by observing the Tailed Beast Ball. Minato spent three years developing the Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya taught Naruto how to create and use Rasengan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-01T08:50:27.097" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T08:50:27.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18875" CreationDate="2014-12-01T09:39:50.250" Score="5" ViewCount="300" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-Angel_Headquarters#The_Ever-changing_Paintings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;partial list&lt;/a&gt; available on Wikia. What do the ever-changing paintings mean and how are they connected to the episode's or the overall plot? For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the OP of Episode 4, hung on the side wall is the painting with the kanji [鎮魂歌]【ちんこんか】, which means &lt;em&gt;requiem&lt;/em&gt;. The painting alludes to both the album &lt;em&gt;Requiem for Innocence&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Sad Machine&lt;/em&gt; that has a profound influence on Masami Iwasawa and her disappearance at the end of Episode 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:58:13.493" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T19:57:47.210" Title="What are the paintings in the Anti-Angel Headquarters and what do they mean?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15403" CreationDate="2014-12-01T09:40:53.567" Score="4" ViewCount="8780" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Nibutani Shinka returned her hair color to light brown after dyeing it black in the first episode of Chu2byou! Ren (2nd season of Chu2byou anime)? Was it explained anywhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2020-10-11T01:29:26.460" Title="Why did Nibutani Shinka changed her hair color?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15398" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-01T11:55:24.237" Score="9" ViewCount="13107" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Stay Night there's the famous scene in which &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/UZmvlun.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shirou speaks to Saber&lt;/a&gt;. The scene gained immense popularity across the web, and is usually accompanied by responses like O RLY? and You Don't Say!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, does he actually say that? Is that line also written in the Visual Novel? Is this a translation error? Or is he just &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; stupid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-12-01T17:06:16.867" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T17:25:43.127" Title="Do people die if they are killed?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15398" CreationDate="2014-12-01T12:00:00.717" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding of the phrase is that he means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;People who are killed should remain dead&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in reference to servants - he doesn't like that servants are resurrected souls. They should remain dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T12:00:00.717" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7062" CreationDate="2014-12-01T12:50:58.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understood it's not that he can't use his power. It's just that the amount he can use is limited because his calculations ability is decreased. So he should still have enough to do some stuff. But if he wants to fight with it he needs the collar to help him calculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9422" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-12-01T13:06:52.073" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T13:06:52.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7062" CreationDate="2014-12-01T12:57:20.663" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It wasn't explicitly stated, but the collar has three states: Active, Passive and Dead Battery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Active mode, Accelerator can use his vector transformation powers. In Dead Battery mode, Accelerator can't walk or talk, he can barely think logically, until the battery is recharged or the source of electromagnetic disruption is removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Passive mode, Accelerator can think, talk and walk (although with a cane), so it isn't a stretch to think that he also has a weak enough reflection shield to keep protecting him from UV light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, another possibility is that the author never thought about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T12:57:20.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15230" CreationDate="2014-12-01T13:58:17.863" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolin_Showdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolin_Showdown&lt;/a&gt;. Although it's 3 seasons long. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9426" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T13:58:17.863" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15396" CreationDate="2014-12-01T14:14:26.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It wasn't mentioned anywhere in the anime, I think. I just chalked that up to &quot;trying to live a normal life, devoid of delusions and thus avoiding encounters with other Chuuni practitioners&quot; by changing her image, like creating a &lt;em&gt;new self&lt;/em&gt; - so to say. In addition to that she also arranged her hair in a more lady-like manner, adapted a long skirt and changed her normal black socks to white (gasp!), truly sporting an image change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSPkZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;The difference: I definitely love the old Shinka more :&amp;gt;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds superstitious of Shinka and if you ask me, it was still actually a bit of a Chuuni thing, what she did. And it turns out I was mostly right, it says in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai.wikia.com/wiki/Shinka_Nibutani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia &lt;/a&gt; that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the second season, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren, first episode, Shinka dyes her hair black as she doesn't want to be recognized by other students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; Sorry about that, I didn't what I was writing. It wasn't explained in the anime, as far as I can recall (maybe in the LN, but they're stories are too different anyway). Again this is pure speculation in my part, but I guess after realizing her futile attempt at it and the fact that she's already attached to the other characters in one way or the other, she just changed it back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T12:42:29.797" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T12:42:29.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15405" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15409" CreationDate="2014-12-01T15:41:50.443" Score="3" ViewCount="3277" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, huge spoilers for Attack on Titan in my questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Does anyone have any ideas or theories about why humans are turning into armored and colossal titans, why those titans want to kill humans, and whether they are doing so intentionally? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9429" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2014-12-01T16:17:42.417" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T19:13:28.540" Title="Why are titans killing humans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-12-01T22:47:44.873" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15232" CreationDate="2014-12-01T17:41:33.503" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;By searching for the phrase that the husband is saying 私【わたし｝は一向{いっこう】に構｛かま｝わん. This image turns up in the search:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ow1qs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://diarynote.jp/data/blogs/l/20081228/75450_200812280302078062_1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://diarynote.jp/data/blogs/l/20081228/75450_200812280302078062_1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The striking resemblance in the style of jaw muscles is enough to confirm the reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These entries on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%83%88%E6%B5%B7%E7%8E%8B&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E7%83%88%E6%B5%B7%E7%8E%8B&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nico Nico Pedia&lt;/a&gt; confirms that he is Retsu Kaioh （烈海王） from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baki_the_Grappler&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki the Grappler&lt;/a&gt; （&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E5%88%83%E7%89%99&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;グラップラー刃牙&lt;/a&gt;）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding his habit of saying &quot;I don't mind at all!&quot; (わたしは一向にかまわんッッ), from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%83%88%E6%B5%B7%E7%8E%8B&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;劇中の登場人物の中でも、自己鍛錬や強敵との戦いに対する執念の度合いは屈指のレベルを有し、傍目には無謀な挑戦を持ちかけられても「わたしは一向に構わん」と返答するのが口癖と化しているが、これは彼自身の性格や性情のみならず、まだ「海王」の称号を頂く以前に起こった出来事にも起因している節がある。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even among the characters in the story, he possesses an extreme obsession for self-training and fighting against formidable opponent. Although it has become a habit for him to recklessly reply with &quot;I don't mind at all&quot; when approached with a challenge, objectively speaking, this does not only comes from his own personality and nature, but also comes from a principle he started before he got his Kaioh (海王 &lt;em&gt;Sea King&lt;/em&gt;) title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T11:02:44.710" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T11:02:44.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-01T18:52:25.317" Score="4" ViewCount="1087" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the clothes that Kakashi wears under his grey Anbu flack jacket? You know, with the mask attached to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks a little like a tank top.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to buy one, so places to buy or links would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9433" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T01:24:49.100" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T05:35:38.170" Title="Piece of clothing Kakashi wears under his grey Anbu flack jacket" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15405" CreationDate="2014-12-01T19:13:28.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok can't ask this question without expecting spoilers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Per Armored/Sentient titans attacking in the show, it was revealed why they're currently attacking (in the manga). Which is basically to get back the controller from Eren/Historia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the war is even happening and what causes non-sentient Titans to attack, that has not yet been revealed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**Side note a predominant current theory: It was mentioned the controller used to belong to armored titan's side of the war.  If that is true, non-sentient titans attacking humans on sight maybe a command from previous controllers instead of biological need. Also augmented by instances where titans ignored humans and attacked other titans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T19:13:28.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15428" CreationDate="2014-12-02T01:22:09.683" Score="3" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking over the TYPE-MOON Wikia for new images and saw &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ridinghood.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; which made me think of Assassin of Black in Fate/Apocrypha. However, under &quot;Appears on these pages&quot;, it was listed to be in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_minor_characters#Little_Red_Riding_Hood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of minor characters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In her profile it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Little Red Riding Hood (赤ずきん, ?) is a resident of Fuyuki City who died in a family suicide in Semina Apartments, whose death has become a ghost story involving Mr. A told by Ayako Mitsuduri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ayako_Mitsuduri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayako Mitsuduri&lt;/a&gt; is the one who tells the story, I would assume she's in Fate/Stay Night, but I don't remember any side stories in the original visual novel (maybe in Realta Nua?) or any mention of her in Studio Deen's adaptation of the Fate Route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where does she appear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T23:49:03.920" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T02:36:01.250" Title="Where does Little Red Riding Hood appear?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11541" CreationDate="2014-12-02T02:00:30.080" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there is another theory, Ryuk might be the shinigami king himself therefore as access to infinite number of notes, since the shinigami world is in ruins there isn't any actual proof that it has any particular authority structure, the shinigami sidoh talked to might have pretended to be the king of the death gods to protect ryuk's identity, and since we never saw the king of the shinigami in the manga it might have being ryuk all along, also the bag ryuk is keeping is death note has a strange design and we never saw another shinigami in the manga keeping is death note in a bag, which means ryuk might have a sort of bag to keep his death note because he is the actual king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9435" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T02:00:30.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-02T05:10:13.250" Score="5" ViewCount="1130" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, we see in the anime that sometimes Rikka would fight Touka in the chuunibyou world. My question is, does this means that Touka is a chuunibyou herself, or is she just playing along with Rikka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T17:06:23.303" Title="Is Takanashi Touka a chuunibyou?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18853" CreationDate="2014-12-02T08:06:51.197" Score="1" ViewCount="559" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5, Otonashi and Angel had a conversation about Yuri's dream and how many Hinatas there were, which seemed totally random and out of nowhere. When I first watched that episode, I didn't get the humor and meaning that I expected were there in the conversation. Is there a joke or meaning to those remarks, or are they just some disposable lines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The curious conversation between Otonashi and Angel&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;音無&lt;/strong&gt;：「すまん！ゆりの調子が不安定だ。 原因は、昨夜夢に日向が出てきて……」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;日向&lt;/strong&gt;：『今日の俺と明日の俺が同じ俺だと思うな。気を付けな。』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;音無&lt;/strong&gt;：「……と忠告してきたことによる。そして今、その忠告が事実であることをゆりが証明しちまったところなんだ。」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;天使&lt;/strong&gt;：「日向君は二人いるの？」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;音無&lt;/strong&gt;：「あ、ああ、そういうことになる。」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;天使&lt;/strong&gt;：「三人以上いるかもしれない？」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;音無&lt;/strong&gt;：「え？ああ、ありえる。」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;天使&lt;/strong&gt;：「お気の毒に。」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Otonashi&lt;/strong&gt;: Sorry! Yuri's a little emotionally unstable. Because last night, Hinata showed up in her dream and—&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hinata&lt;/strong&gt;: Don't think that the me from today and tomorrow will be the same. Watch out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Otonashi&lt;/strong&gt;: That's what he said, and Yuri just proved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angel&lt;/strong&gt;: Are there two Hinata-kun's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Otonashi&lt;/strong&gt;: Y-Yeah... that's right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angel&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a chance that there's more than three of him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Otonashi&lt;/strong&gt;: Huh? Oh, uh... it's possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angel&lt;/strong&gt;: I'm sorry to hear that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T12:49:57.967" Title="Is there any humor or meaning to the conversation about Yuri's dream and how many Hinatas there were?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15378" CreationDate="2014-12-02T08:54:58.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23703/Gatchaman_Crowds:_Embrace/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;OVA episode&lt;/a&gt; (director's cut of episode 12, released with the BD/DVD box release), you will know that  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; OD is alive, since he was healed by Utsutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9420" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T11:08:36.380" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:08:36.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15423" CreationDate="2014-12-02T09:10:48.240" Score="1" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law's room ability is a very strong technique, and he can use it to slice whatever he wants.  Why doesn't he use it when fighting against Breed to remove collars from other animal and chopper?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know the chapter but it's on episode 626.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePRlqLi-bUE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a YouTube link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9438" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T06:33:44.443" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T09:40:59.807" Title="Law vs Breed: why didn't Law use room to remove collars?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13602" CreationDate="2014-12-02T09:49:00.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, up until the Edolas arc, Carla and Happy were the only Exceeds in Earth Land, and since Exceeds are the only living beings in Edolas with magic power flowing through them, they would have plenty of time to learn, whereas Carla and Happy knew nothing of their heritage until that arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9439" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T13:29:30.643" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T13:29:30.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15416" CreationDate="2014-12-02T10:13:57.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The joke here, I think, is that before this conversation, Hinata showed up in front of Yuri and behaved very differently from yesterday (before Yuri dreamed about him), so Otonashi said that the warning came true: Hinata really changed. Since Hinata said, &quot;don't think that the me from today and tomorrow will be the same&quot;, tomorrow, he might change again, making Kanade say that there could be more than three of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T15:18:59.657" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T15:18:59.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15210" CreationDate="2014-12-02T10:47:04.010" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is intentional.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Because there's no &quot;Kiseijuu&quot; word in Japanese.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I mean the Japanese original title, &quot;Kiseijuu,&quot; itself is a coined word; parasitized + beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese people know well about the word &quot;Kiseichu&quot;, that means parasite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, &quot;Juu&quot; means animals especially something dangerous or beasts, and &quot;Chu&quot; is bugs.&#xA;I think this is why &quot;Parasite&quot; won't suit for English title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the below is a spoiler for this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In this series, the word &quot;Kiseijuu&quot; will be used or appeared only once. And that is not refer the parasitic monsters like Migi, Tamiya, Shimada, etc.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; One of the key person in this series says &quot;Human-being is the &quot;Kiseijuu (parasyte)&quot; who destroy the Earth!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9440" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T11:01:03.647" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:01:03.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15418" CreationDate="2014-12-02T11:31:00.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was a filler episode which is not taken from source material (i.e. manga). The fillers are just to extend time for the anime so that it does not catch up to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens in Naruto quite a lot and One Piece has only three filler arcs, so don't think too much about that episode, as it is there only to extend time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9443" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T11:47:44.947" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:47:44.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15411" CreationDate="2014-12-02T22:31:07.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very near the beginning&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; of Fate/hollow ataraxia (the sequel VN to Fate/stay night), Mitsuzuri tells a ghost story to an audience including Makidera Kaede, Sageusa Yukika, Rin, Sakura, Issei, and Shirou.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gist of the story is basically what the Type-Moon wikia says on the page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mr. A&lt;/a&gt; - some dude named &quot;A&quot; lives next to a little red-hooded girl whose parents are abusive. One day, the girl's parents are found murdered, and the girl herself is nowhere to be found. Later on, a spoopy apparition of the little girl appears before him, and drives him mad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This little girl is also alluded to in Fate/strange fake - F/sf's &quot;player&quot; character is explicitly named &quot;A&quot; at one point, and his backstory matches up with the story told by Mitsuzuri in F/ha. The text indicates that the player character will sometimes see visions of a bloodstained little girl, who is presumably this little red-hooded girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure where that picture comes from, though. The PS Vita release of Fate/hollow ataraxia just came out last week; maybe it's one of the CGs from that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; I haven't played F/ha, but I have had the pleasure(?) of looking at the .po files for it; this particular scene occurs in &lt;code&gt;真・冒頭-08&lt;/code&gt;, which I would estimate is about 20 minutes from the beginning or thereabouts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Mitsuzuri, Makidera, and Saegusa appear a lot more frequently in F/ha than they do in F/sn (where they're basically background characters that vanish after day 3-ish of the VN). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T02:36:01.250" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T02:36:01.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="483" CreationDate="2014-12-03T02:20:10.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the manga, when Orochimaru summons all four dead Hokage with Edo Tensei after releasing their souls from the Death Reaper's stomach, it is stated that the first time around, all those years ago, when Orochimaru attacked the Hidden Leaf Village (Konohagakure) and failed, Orochimaru had purposely summoned the first and second Hokage without their full power, knowing full well that if he did so, he would not be able to control them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9451" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T17:06:25.370" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T17:06:25.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T03:31:55.897" Score="5" ViewCount="14067" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urbfaxHt64s&amp;amp;t=11m33s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 25&lt;/a&gt; near 11:23, Ryuji goes to Taiga's condo and finds a note. What is written on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u8IPQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T03:51:36.753" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T04:23:48.760" Title="What does the pink note left by Taiga say?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14564" CreationDate="2014-12-03T03:49:58.247" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-attack/basics/definition/con-20019520&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mayo clinic&lt;/a&gt; defines heart attack as an obstruction of blood flow to the heart muscle, causing the body's natural blood pump to fail and/or die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a pacemaker won't save one from a heart failure once it happens, the device avoids them from happening (the real function is more complex, gugure kokkuri-san!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since a heart attack is a failure of the blood pump, it is safe to assume that a DN could make an artificial heart to fail as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T03:49:58.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T03:54:53.533" Score="1" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coppelion are sterile because their immunity to radiation does not extend to their reproductive cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aether is a drug that grants the same immunity to humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't Aether make humans sterile too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T04:53:33.383" Title="Wouldn't Aether make humans sterile too?" Tags="&lt;coppelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15436" CreationDate="2014-12-03T04:12:46.887" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The text of the note is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;竜児へ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;竜児___ね…ずっとずっと自分なんかが&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ___愛されるはずないと思ってた。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  でもそれは逃げてただけなのかも知れない。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  自身がもてないのを親のせいに…周りのせいにして…&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  でも、竜児は私をそのまま愛してくれた…。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  自分に誇りをもって…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;竜児を愛したいから。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;相坂大河&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two blanks (on the first two lines of the body) that cannot be made out because of the pen in the way. However, this turns out to be pretty much the same as the narration that Taiga does starting around 10:28, so we can fill in the blanks: the first blank is 私 and the second blank is 誰かに. Now, a rough translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuuji,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuuji, I... always thought that there was no way anybody would ever love me. But maybe I was just running away [from my problems?]. I blamed my lack of confidence on my parents... on my situation. But even so, you loved me the way I was. I'll be proud of myself...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because I want to love you, Ryuuji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aisaka Taiga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The letter omits the lines to the effect of &quot;I won't run away anymore; I'll change; I'll accept myself&quot; which are present in her narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T04:23:48.760" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T04:23:48.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15438" CreationDate="2014-12-03T04:53:33.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That doesn't seem right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coppelion are sterile because their reproductive cells experience high doses of radiation, not because the rest of their cells are immune to radiation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not Aether itself that causes the sterility - it's the radioactivity. But, in general, Aether is administered to treat short exposures to radiation (if you've suffered a long exposure, you're probably dead), which might not be long enough to cause sterility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, if a human were to spend a long time exposed to radiation after being treated with Aether, then yes, I imagine they would become sterile. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T04:53:33.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3002" CreationDate="2014-12-03T07:24:01.983" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an interesting question, but without an official source to confirm the answers, they can only remain as speculations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you pay attention to the forearm of the hidden character, it is not covered in sleeves, nor is it decorated with anything, like a wrist band, so Kiritsugu is out. Saber's friendly gesture towards the unknown person shows a moderately close affinity between them, so again it can't be Kiritsugu because Saber dislikes him and would have shown an anxious face like Bazett's if it's his hand that is reaching out to her. While Irisviel von Einzbern fits all these bills and is indeed a very likely candidate, the size of the hand seems to be slightly larger than that of Saber and about equal to that of Shirou, which suggests a hand of a delicate man over a hand of a delicate woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Saber is extending her hand to her male archetype counterpart: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/Prototype)#Casual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prototype Saber&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Prototype&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which was released as a twelve minute anime segment released with Season 3 of &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRxLq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRxLq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Prototype Saber in casual wear&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes sense to reveal only the hand because we don't even know of the existence of Prototype Saber until after Ayaka Sajou has called Ahnenerbe in the final segment of the last episode, so the hand serves as a good lead-in to &lt;em&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T11:00:11.683" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T11:00:11.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T08:41:53.200" Score="10" ViewCount="5150" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sure many of you have come across this trope in some anime/manga, where a character gives a thumbs up with an imprinted spiral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bmZwTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Charlotte&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/44wiRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Re:Zero&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6RqHjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touhou&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/33dQUt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ibitsu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spiral is probably a simplified &lt;a href=&quot;https://jisho.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;amp;keyword=%E3%81%AF%E3%81%AA%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hanamaru&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WG9DT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hanamaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which basically has the same meaning as a thumbs up, or &quot;good job&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The focus of this question, however, is on the spiral that appears on the index finger.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Rokd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ov3KJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ibitsu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the two examples shown above, the characters were obviously not showing approval, so the idea of the spiral being a simplified hanamaru is out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone has asked the same question &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=112336&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spirals.&lt;/strong&gt; Just spirals. Apparently there are &quot;spirals of depression&quot; and &quot;spirals of happiness?&quot; I think I heard the depression spirals are meant to represent &quot;sad spirits/ghosts&quot; or something like that? But if the character has spirals on her cheeks, she's happy. &lt;strong&gt;If there's a spiral on her finger when she points at you, she's being triumphant or prideful.&lt;/strong&gt; Can anyone clear this up? :3 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any source to that statement in bold?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: what is the intended effect of the spiral on a character's index finger, and where did this trope or art style originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-07-29T06:35:30.173" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T20:13:26.017" Title="What is intended by a spiral on a character's finger and what is the origin of this trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23133" CreationDate="2014-12-03T10:58:09.807" Score="13" ViewCount="20743" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm reading &lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Soma&lt;/em&gt; and at some points, I thought it would be nice to cook some of these dishes. Unfortunately, I haven't found more than the mackerel burger recipe. I know that not all recipes are published, but I would like to know if there were also other ones that were published.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6344" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T12:20:19.407" LastActivityDate="2018-11-21T09:27:51.827" Title="Where can I find a list of recipes (and their directions) that were used in Shokugeki no Soma?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T12:36:06.890" Score="1" ViewCount="1052" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, I know that Lelouch can only use his Geass once per person, but can he control everything? I mean, if he says &quot;I command you to do whatever I say&quot;, will it work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T12:42:07.517" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T10:00:10.927" Title="Is Lelouch's Geass limited in what it can tell people to do?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15448" CreationDate="2014-12-03T12:40:27.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it would, and he have done so on multiple occasions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (For instance, on Schneizel, &quot;Obey zero&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T12:40:27.960" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16922" CreationDate="2014-12-03T15:25:02.657" Score="5" ViewCount="8118" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that most anime, especially in genres like slice of life and romantic comedies,  there is at least one character that plays  the role of the childhood friend (osananajimi). This is often coupled with the unrequited love, girl next door, or other related &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PatientChildhoodLoveInterest?from=Main.Osananajimi&quot;&gt;tropes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, childhood friends are in every culture out there, but I'm curious if Japan has a special reason for this particular occurrence in anime shows. Also, aside from gender inclination towards the shounen genre, why is it that most osananajimi are girls whereas in real life, our childhood friends are typically of the same sex? Is this occurence more prevalent in Japan than in other cultures?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And feel free to edit (especially the title) and/or comment if this question is off-topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:10:28.323" Title="Why is the childhood friend trope commonly seen in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T20:03:35.983" Score="0" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for a single legal mangaka entity to consist of multiple artists, each of which does different part of the job, like in Bakuman? For example, one makes the stories and the other does the drawing. Will a manga publisher work with such teams? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9459" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T20:16:54.767" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T20:22:01.180" Title="Do manga publishers accept mangas from multiple artists under one pen-name?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15456" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T20:07:04.343" Score="2" ViewCount="1534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to figure out the name/title of the song that plays in episode one of One Piece that starts at the 20:00 mark, when Luffy punches Alvida. Does anyone know it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9460" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T00:53:38.277" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T00:53:38.277" Title="What song plays in episode 1 of One Piece when Luffy punches Alvida?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15455" CreationDate="2014-12-03T20:22:01.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't imagine why the publishers would not allow that. Historically, it has been done by many writer circles − they publish their works under one pen-name, something the readers can remember easily than the actual names of several people involved. It's a good reason to use a pen-name and publishers generally don't protest if the artist want to use one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T20:22:01.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T21:09:08.663" Score="2" ViewCount="3705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satou threatened Key with beheading, telling him that his memories would vanish with the new head growing, but we know it is a lie from the biker Ajin (he was beheaded in his bike accident and retained all of his memories).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Satou had his own head blown off &quot;onscreen&quot; (yeah, its manga) at pointblank dozens of times by the special forces, and his seemingly extensive knowledge of Ajin powers, the question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Satou know that an Ajin's memories are retained even when beheaded by the time he threatens Key?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T21:09:08.663" Title="Was Satou lying when he said that beheading robs an Ajin of his memories?" Tags="&lt;ajin-demi-human&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3002" CreationDate="2014-12-03T21:28:05.350" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/873377&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;zerochan image&lt;/a&gt; suggesting that it's Irisviel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lnOLN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lnOLN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Fate/Zero addition&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it credits a Pixiv user so chances are that it ain't official. Nevertheless, there are some bases for such an assumption:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Irisviel has a connection to Saber (being the stand-in Master during Fate/Zero)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the arm looks feminine &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Despite &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3002/who-is-saber-extending-her-hand-to-in-the-ed-of-carnival-phantasm#comment2381_3105&quot;&gt;Logan M's comment&lt;/a&gt; Fate/Zero characters do appear in the Ahnenerbe party &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xk24zV5_KA&amp;amp;t=15m33s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;after the credits&lt;/a&gt;, even Iris.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MzAh4.png&quot; alt=&quot;Omigawd it&amp;#39;s Irisviel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ozvFP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Real Emiya family&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it stands to reason that Irisviel is the most likely candidate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T04:30:50.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5257" CreationDate="2014-12-04T00:23:03.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the rings are to connect with the Gedo statue. May be their seat on the statues fingers in also where their ring should be. For example I think that Sasori's ring was in his thumb and he sat on the Gedo's thumb. Another example Orochimaru's ring was still with him and the statues had a missing spot. So Zetsu must have collected them in case of more member to make the extraction of the tailed beast quicker( if they were able to find a new member whom was willing to join) ps people are way to into Hidan being a new member and having a past&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9462" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-12-04T08:34:22.507" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T08:34:22.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-04T06:08:39.047" Score="1" ViewCount="1271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just wondering if the Uchiha family members are unaffected by Infinite Tsukuyomi, or if it was Sasuke's Susanno that protected him against it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9464" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T10:57:37.063" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T10:57:37.063" Title="Are Uchihas affected by Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15463" CreationDate="2014-12-04T06:57:04.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; would give you the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the seemingly inescapable nature of this technique, the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be countered through specific means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The user's Rinne Sharingan only reflects off of the moon for a limited period of time after the technique has been activated, allowing those who avoid its light to avoid being trapped within the genjutsu. Using his Rinnegan, Sasuke Uchiha was able to shield himself and his team by covering them with his Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Believing that this genjutsu was cast using a Rinnegan, Sasuke hypothesised that it can be cancelled by another Rinnegan. Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki confirmed this, but revealed that the chakra of the nine tailed beasts is also required, and that a person with said chakra and a Rinnegan user must form the rat hand seal together, though Sasuke claimed he would be able to cancel the technique alone using the tailed beasts under his control. Upon the technique's cancellation, the roots used to bind the victims wither, as do all remaining White Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The user's Rinne Sharingan only reflects off of the moon for a limited period of time after the technique has been activated, allowing those who avoid its light to avoid being trapped within the genjutsu. Using his Rinnegan, Sasuke Uchiha was able to shield himself and his team by covering them with his Susanoo.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T07:13:07.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15448" CreationDate="2014-12-04T07:05:36.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch has done so several times. One of it is like Madara said. Here's another examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To Kururugi Suzaku, &quot;Live!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To Gilford, &quot;Whenever you see Zero putting his hand on his collar, you will see him as Princess Cornelia.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The limitations is of course the physical limitations of the subject of the Geass power. For example if he ordered someone to go to the Moon on foot, then it will not happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T07:05:36.710" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15468" CreationDate="2014-12-04T08:04:17.377" Score="1" ViewCount="983" Body="&lt;p&gt;I totally forgot the name of Aoba josai's Captain and also the senpai of Kageyama when he was in middle school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T15:10:15.887" Title="What was the name again of Kageyama's Senpai?" Tags="&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15456" CreationDate="2014-12-04T09:06:34.040" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece - Music &amp;amp; Song Collection 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Track 22 - Duel!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track contains 2 songs (little pause at 1:03, your song begins at 1:05)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8788" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T09:06:34.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15466" CreationDate="2014-12-04T09:17:00.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's &lt;a href=&quot;http://haikyuu.wikia.com/wiki/Oikawa_Tooru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tooru Oikawa&lt;/a&gt;, occasionally called the &quot;Grand King&quot; (as opposed to Kageyama, the King of the court)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sqd5C.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is also a prodigy setter and Seijou's best player&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T09:17:00.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15466" CreationDate="2014-12-04T09:21:41.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name is Toru Oikawa, commonly referred by the girls as Oikawa-senpai. They both went to Kitagawa Daichi middle school and were in the volleyball club. He's currently the captain of Aoba Jousai High School. He was the one who taught Kageyama his killer serve and how to block and spike. However, their tosses are of their own invention as he didn't teach Kageyama how to do it.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8urbq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;oikawa&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T09:21:41.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14012" CreationDate="2014-12-04T11:45:16.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A couple of things to explain your question. Hamura never sealed any part of the juubi in himself, he was sealed entirely in hagoromo. Also, I don't know if you're talking about the anime or the manga. If anime, no, you haven't seen the full power of the juubi yet, as the resurrection was incomplete due to lack of the hachibi and kyuubi. In the manga, its full power is shown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9467" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T11:01:24.853" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:01:24.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14248" CreationDate="2014-12-04T11:51:31.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Emitters can create beings made out of &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt;; it has been shown with Emitters in the dodgeball game. Razor creates his 14 devils and Goreinu creates his gorillas. These creatures are not conjured but are simply physically shaped &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; made to do a task. The &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; beasts are invisible to people without &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; training and are controlled with manipulation which is similar to emission for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The creatures can also have abilities giving to them, like Razor's devils being able to merge with each other and Goreinu's gorillas being able to teleport. This is how Knuckle creates the APR with the powers. It's mainly emission with a small bit of manipulation to give the APR its orders when it's created. These abilities look like conjuration but are actually complicated emission techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9468" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-12-04T17:24:57.857" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T17:24:57.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4189" CreationDate="2014-12-04T14:19:21.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Michiko &amp;amp; Hatchin has abusive stepparents at the beginning, in an impoverished country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9470" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T14:19:21.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15477" CreationDate="2014-12-04T14:22:27.773" Score="3" ViewCount="4369" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a while seen I last watched &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/haganai&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'haganai'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;haganai&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/oreimo&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'oreimo'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;oreimo&lt;/a&gt;, and I remember there was a cameo role in a certain episode. Problem is, I don't even remember in which of the two anime and season it happened, just that there was a cameo of the main group of characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone point out to me where it appeared and what happened in the cameo? Also, was it reciprocated by the other anime in the pair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-26T02:19:52.473" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T00:38:47.163" Title="Where did the Haganai and Oreimo cameo appear?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;&lt;boku-wa-tomodachi-ga-sukunai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15475" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-04T14:43:16.250" Score="5" ViewCount="8397" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Naruto to be able to use Kurama's chakra he had to go through the whole chakra tug of war thing with the help of Killer Bee and Gyuki, but after Minato gets to the war he automatically is able to connect with Yang Kurama and transform. When did he learn to control Kurama's chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9471" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T04:38:59.517" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T15:05:08.877" Title="After Orochimaru revives the 4 kage how does Minato know how to use Kurama chakra mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15485" CreationDate="2014-12-04T14:51:28.110" Score="1" ViewCount="726" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime we are not told who killed Alice, but I'm sure it does in the manga, so I want to know who the real killer is. In the &lt;em&gt;Pandora Hearts&lt;/em&gt; anime, Vincent Nightray was there when Alice was killed. Does it make him the suspect in Alice's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T06:26:35.933" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T06:30:27.540" Title="Who killed Alice?" Tags="&lt;pandora-hearts&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15474" CreationDate="2014-12-04T14:56:23.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Season 1 episode 11 around 04.31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U1WF4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://haganai.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_11#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia also mention this cameo&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T00:38:47.163" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T00:38:47.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-04T18:19:01.723" Score="12" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 of the second season of Log Horizon, when...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shiroe died and appeared on the unofficial 14th server of Elder Tale, the test server, which was set to be on the Moon instead of on the Earth,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... he checked the location and the dialog was mostly garbled up, saved for the location name &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Tranquillitatis&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mare Tranquillitatis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lx6iY.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can the garbled up text be decrypted, or are they simply garbage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T04:40:00.523" Title="Are the garbled up text in Log Horizon Season 2 Episode 9 meaningful or simply garbage?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15479" CreationDate="2014-12-04T19:13:27.510" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the garbled up text is the result of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojibake&quot;&gt;mojibake&lt;/a&gt;, where the original text in Japanese, encoded in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_JIS&quot;&gt;Shift-JIS&lt;/a&gt; encoding, is decoded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows-1256&quot;&gt;Windows-1256&lt;/a&gt; encoding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;If you ever open up a Japanese web page or text file encoded in Shift-JIS encoding (2-byte character set) under some Western encoding in Windows (1-byte character set), you will see high frequency of &lt;code&gt;ƒ&lt;/code&gt; paired up with some other character in the resulting view. Since I observe that there are Arabic characters in the image, I used one of my existing text file which is encoded in Shift-JIS and tried opening it with Arabic (Windows) encoding in the browser, and I found out that Arabic (Windows) or Western encoding has the same mapping for &lt;code&gt;ƒ&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Œ&lt;/code&gt; (which is another common character in the garbled up text).&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After comparing to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F0QeJ.jpg&quot;&gt;properly rendered location status window&lt;/a&gt; and some guesswork, I managed to decode the garbled up text into proper Japanese text (the brackets 〈 and 〉 are added for clarity and not decoded from garbled up text):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;〈サーバー〉&#xA;月サーバー&#xA;〈ゾーン〉&#xA;月サーバー&#xA;〈区分〉&#xA;個別ゾーン/モンスター出現なし&#xA;〈その他〉&#xA;戦闘行為可能区域&#xA;　全特技使用可能&#xA;　進入許可/制限あり&#xA;　退出許可/制限あり&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;Server&amp;gt;&#xA;Moon Server&#xA;&amp;lt;Zone&amp;gt;&#xA;Moon Server&#xA;&amp;lt;Classification&amp;gt;&#xA;Isolated zone/No monster&#xA;&amp;lt;Other&amp;gt;&#xA;PVP allowed&#xA;Special skills allowed&#xA;Entry restriction/Restricted&#xA;Exit restriction/Restricted&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Appendix&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cross-check the result, you can use the following piece of Python 3 code:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;garbled = 'ƒTپ[ƒoپ[\nŒژƒTپ[ƒoپ[\nƒ]پ[ƒ“\nŒژƒTپ[ƒoپ[\n‹و•ھ\nŒآ•تƒ]پ[ƒ“/ƒ‚ƒ“ƒXƒ^پ[ڈoŒ»‚ب‚µ\n‚»‚ج‘¼\nگي“¬چsˆ×‰آ”\\‹وˆو\nپ@‘S“ء‹Zژg—p‰آ”\\\nپ@گi“ü‹–‰آ/گ§Œہ‚\xa0‚è\nپ@‘قڈo‹–‰آ/گ§Œہ‚\xa0‚è'&#xA;print(garbled.encode('Windows-1256').decode('Shift-JIS'))&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the &lt;strong&gt;view-only&lt;/strong&gt; source&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; of the mojibake for comparison with the image: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The text below contains U+200E Left-to-Right Mark to prevent Arabic characters from rendering right-to-left and changing their shapes based on their position. Another problem that prevents straight copying is due to the presence of U+00A0 No-Break Space, which is converted to space when copied from browser.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;ƒ‎T‎پ‎[‎ƒ‎o‎پ‎[‎&#xA;Œ‎ژ‎ƒ‎T‎پ‎[‎ƒ‎o‎پ‎[‎&#xA;ƒ‎]‎پ‎[‎ƒ‎“‎&#xA;Œ‎ژ‎ƒ‎T‎پ‎[‎ƒ‎o‎پ‎[‎&#xA;‹‎و‎•‎ھ‎&#xA;Œ‎آ‎•‎ت‎ƒ‎]‎پ‎[‎ƒ‎“‎/‎ƒ‎‚‎ƒ‎“‎ƒ‎X‎ƒ‎^‎پ‎[‎ڈ‎o‎Œ‎»‎‚‎ب‎‚‎µ‎&#xA;‚‎»‎‚‎ج‎‘‎¼‎&#xA;گ‎ي‎“‎¬‎چ‎s‎ˆ‎×‎‰‎آ‎”‎\‎‹‎و‎ˆ‎و‎&#xA;پ‎@‎‘‎S‎“‎ء‎‹‎Z‎ژ‎g‎—‎p‎‰‎آ‎”‎\‎&#xA;پ‎@‎گ‎i‎“‎ü‎‹‎–‎‰‎آ‎/‎گ‎§‎Œ‎ہ‎‚‎ ‎‚‎è‎&#xA;پ‎@‎‘‎ق‎ڈ‎o‎‹‎–‎‰‎آ‎/‎گ‎§‎Œ‎ہ‎‚‎ ‎‚‎è‎&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-08T04:40:00.523" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T04:40:00.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15263" CreationDate="2014-12-04T20:46:08.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The LRIGs came first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Season 2 episode 8 &quot;This World is My Property&quot; it is revealed that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The first LRIGs, Tama and Iona (then known as Shiro and Kuro) were created by Mayu to begin the LRIG and Selector system. These LRIGs are suggested to have special powers, compared to normal LRIGs. Mayu created more original LRIGs past the first two. Whenever one of these LRIGs loses three battles, they are not simply returned to the system to find another Selector; instead, they disappear. Tama and Iona are the only remaining original LRIGs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://selector-wixoss.wikia.com/wiki/LRIG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quoted from the Selector WIXOSS wikia&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; confirmed from viewing the episode in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://selector-wixoss.wikia.com/wiki/Mayu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another Wikia entry:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mayu created two imaginary friends, Shiro and Kuro, in order to play the game with them, then proceeded to conjure up the idea of the Selector Games in her mind strictly for her own amusement, creating yet more imaginary friends which served as the first Selectors and LRIGs. Eventually, Mayu's make-belief games became so realistic that the imaginary friends took a life of their own. Mayu proceeded to send them out to WIXOSS players in the outside world, effectively &quot;infecting&quot; the game with her own, selfish desires. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T20:46:08.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15484" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-04T20:51:38.293" Score="8" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mayu created the selector LRIGs, she was being raised in solitude with no access to the outside world or other humans, apart from maids who made sure her simple needs were met. They did not speak to Mayu whilst in her solitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing this, how was it possible for the selector LRIGs to leave Mayu's confined space and enter into the outside world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T20:54:24.883" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T20:32:54.400" Title="If Mayu had no contact with the outside world, how did she contact people in the outside world?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15476" CreationDate="2014-12-04T21:36:35.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one killed her. Alice committed suicide&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Jack was trying to get Oz (B-Rabbit) to destroy the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://pandorahearts.wikia.com/wiki/Alice/History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Alice/History Page&lt;/a&gt; of the wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alice worried as she could feel the danger of the situation sinking in, and so she grabbed a pair of scissors off of the table nearby ... Suddenly Alice plunges the scissors into her chest, commiting suicide to prevent the Intention from being able to take over her body and give [B-Rabbit] more power to destroy the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course this is only stated in the manga as the anime only really goes into detail with the connection between Alice and the Intention of the Abyss and does not show what truly happened during the Tragedy of Sablier or the real perpetrator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://pandorahearts.wikia.com/wiki/Vincent_Nightray/History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vincent's History&lt;/a&gt;, during the Tragedy of Sablier it states that he arrived after Alice died before running to find Gilbert. The part in the anime where Break is with the Intention and she is breaking down when Vincent showed up is after Sablier had fallen into the Abyss and Alice was already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pages listed will contain heavy spoilers as the anime only stops part-way and I think the last two episodes actually deviate from the manga &amp;mdash; at least the Wikia says in the trivia for &lt;a href=&quot;http://pandorahearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kyrie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Episode 24 - Kyrie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that it is filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This epsisode is to say that this is a filler. This never happen in the manga thus making it a filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T06:30:27.540" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T06:30:27.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15487" CreationDate="2014-12-04T23:31:24.190" Score="0" ViewCount="1232" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I have been looking for several months now and I have not found any credible source as to whether or not there will be a third season of High School DxD will have a third season. I have seen that somewhere along the line a third season was discussed as a probability by the producer, but then alot of forums are saying that it was actually green lit. Anyone got any details?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9477" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T12:08:06.900" Title="Any credible news source of a Season 3 for Highschool DxD" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-12-05T01:47:07.443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15486" CreationDate="2014-12-04T23:58:35.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Credible sources? As far as I know, Publisher Fujimi Shobo announced the green lighting of the season 3 last June 16. However, there is apparently no release date given as of this writing. I don't know if these sites qualify as &quot;credible&quot; for you, but here you go:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_DxD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Side bar on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anichart.net/tba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anichart's to be announced page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T12:08:06.900" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T12:08:06.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20501" CreationDate="2014-12-05T00:17:39.463" Score="7" ViewCount="8506" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the Rinnegan is the next stage of Sharingan and since Madara can switch from Sharingan to Rinnegan and vice versa, why can't Nagato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-09T16:55:32.563" LastActivityDate="2019-09-05T11:23:50.353" Title="Why can't Nagato revert his Rinnegan to Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8829" CreationDate="2014-12-05T03:01:32.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since there seems to be no word of god, let's go:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gown has to do with the type of magic the girl uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The blue snowflakes for elemental magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the green faeries (dots, whatever) for spirit, body and mind magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The orange flowers for earth and physical, physics magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shiba Myiuki - elemental magic. Uses snowflakes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saegusa Mayumi - movement, projectiles and matter summoning. Orange flowers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichihara Suzune - body and mind manipulation. Green fairy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mitsui Honoka - Light manipulation. Orange&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watanabe Mari - mind manipulation via aromas. Green&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shibata Mizuki - spirit and magic sight. Green.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list is not exaustive. Feel free to add more examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T03:01:32.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-05T05:43:06.103" Score="2" ViewCount="4832" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha Clan had the Sharingan which  has a lot  of different stages: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharingan (Increases power with age/3 commas = maturity)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mangekyo Sharingan (Unlock = Kill a close friend/family member) (Blindness over time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Time Erase (Kasashi's Mangekyo Sharingan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (Perfect vision/Incredible Power)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amaterasu (Invincible Fire Attack)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukuyomi (Illusion Technique)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mind Control (Shisui Uchiha 'Mental Genjustu')&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Copying Ability (Endless library of techniques) (See opponents techniques/Mimic opponent)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Susano'o (Giant Skeleton/Invincible Sword 'Totsuka Blade'/Invincible Shield 'Yata Mirror')&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Blade and Mirror were found by Itachi, by unknown means - Teleportation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intangibility (Madara Uchiha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izanagi (Dream/Illusion Technique)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharingan+Rinnegan Techniques&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mangekyo/Eternal Mangekyo &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it varies for each user in shape and appearances:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke Uchiha - Six-Sided Star Shape (Mangekyo) Six-Sided Cyclone (Eternal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi Uchiha - Three-Sided Cyclone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi Hatake - Bizarre Three-Sided and Curved Cyclone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madara Uchiha - Izuna Uchiha - Stange Opened Circle with Three Squarish-Openings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shisui Uchiha - Four Sided Throwing Star&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Byakugan stays the same and every member has the same one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it makes me curious, why doesn't Byakugan have a second stage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9486" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-17T13:31:11.977" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T04:38:59.450" Title="Why doesn't the Byakugan have a second stage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-05T05:43:51.913" Score="1" ViewCount="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the first timeslips he had that suburban life with Ai, but later on, the timeslips were getting more and more locked until he gets to the &quot;goes to Africa and dies&quot; inexorable ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposing he changed the future only when he acted on info obtained from a TS, what were the ones he messed up to end with that future (before graduation)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is that he screwed up on the very first one when he told her to stay beside her dying dog, thus giving her the desire to become a vet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole series then showed the future getting more and more deviant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a viable interpretation? What went wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T06:22:27.643" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T06:22:27.643" Title="What timeslips did Aoshima screw up to cause that snowball effect on later TSs?" Tags="&lt;wagatsuma-san-wa-ore-no-yome&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15498" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-05T06:52:23.570" Score="2" ViewCount="49382" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama Senju, the 1st Hokage, married Mito Uzumaki right? So does that make him Naruto's great, great, great grandfather?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9380" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T18:10:10.180" Title="Is Naruto related to Hashirama Senju?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22548" CreationDate="2014-12-05T13:24:24.310" Score="3" ViewCount="1376" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Third Eye&quot; CAD is treated security-wise like a nuclear detonator, and custom made by third division of FLT exactly for him use Material Burst effectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it feasible for him to cast it at that scale/range without it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T10:08:06.727" LastActivityDate="2018-08-09T02:17:42.020" Title="Can Tatsuya use Material Burst in the tactical/strategic scale without the Third Eye CAD?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21676" CreationDate="2014-12-05T13:41:39.160" Score="3" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 26 of the anime, Silver/Ooguro/Tatsuya annihilated the Chinese fleet in one shot with &lt;em&gt;Material Burst&lt;/em&gt;. No wonder his aunt had his ability locked...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the size of that crater? It was shown in satellite images to have eaten a piece of the coastline! Estimate from a screenshot if no source exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it was at the sea, of course the crater is filled with.... duh, seawater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by the images of episode 26, how big was the blast Ooguro caused?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T00:38:19.310" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T00:38:19.310" Title="What is the size of the crater left by the explosion in episode 26?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15507" CreationDate="2014-12-05T14:57:19.240" Score="7" ViewCount="22914" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am confused at how people describe gender roles and their trope classification in anime. I understand that traps are characters appearing to be girls but are actually guys. One of my favorite traps of all time is Steins;Gate's &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Ruka_Urushibara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruka Urushibara&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't get what &quot;reverse traps&quot; are. Are they appearing to be traps but are actually legit girls (a trap trap)? Or a character that initially appears to be a boy, but is actually a girl (a girl trap)? For clarity, consider what you would call &lt;a href=&quot;http://is.wikia.com/wiki/Charlotte_Dunois&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Charlotte (Charles) Dunios&lt;/a&gt; from Infinite Stratos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k8L93.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;charles&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Frkd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;charlotte&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; This post is not intended to be offensive to other genders in any way, the naming convention of &quot;traps&quot; pertain to fictional characters in anime/manga only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T23:27:06.587" LastActivityDate="2019-03-04T00:32:09.267" Title="Definition of a reverse trap" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15502" CreationDate="2014-12-05T15:25:44.447" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;A reverse trap, also known as a Bifauxnen (a portmanteau of Bishōnen and faux, meaning false in French), is simply a girl who resembles a boy. Conversely, what is commonly referred to as a &quot;trap&quot; by the English speaking audience simply refers to a boy who has the qualities of a girl, or otherwise known as a Bishōnen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charolotte Dunois would be a reverse trap using these definitions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bifauxnen?from=Main.ReverseTrap&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bifauxnen?from=Main.ReverseTrap&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bishonen&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bishonen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T15:25:44.447" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15506" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:01:34.053" Score="8" ViewCount="1279" Body="&lt;p&gt;In every episode in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series, about halfway through the episode there is an interruption in which two images (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_%28broadcasting%29#Japan&quot;&gt;eyecatches&lt;/a&gt;) with characters are displayed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which characters are featured and how many times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:38:18.343" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:38:18.343" Title="Which characters are featured in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood eyecatches?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15505" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:01:34.053" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will refer to the first eyecatch of each episode by the number of that episode suffixed by the letter &lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt;, and to the second by appending the suffix &lt;em&gt;b&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have considered the names displayed along the images for this count. Thus, some characters may appear more than once referred to by different names, like King Bradley and Wrath (since these may be regarded as alter-egos), and some may only have reference to the fact that the name appear shortened or something similar, like Winry and Winry Rockbell. The only debatable choice is that I differentiated between Greed in his first body and in Ling Yao's body. But then again, you just need to add one to your count if you'd rather count them as only one character (since Greed only appears once in his first body).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The list follows the order of first appearance, appending the number of the episode a character may have been re-featured after the name.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edward Elric&lt;/strong&gt; - 1a, 2b (as Edward Elric 11 years old), 20b, 26a, 35a, 41b, 44b, 45b, 63a, 64a (as Edward)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alphonse Elric&lt;/strong&gt; - 1b, 2a (as Alphonse Elric 10 years old), 20a, 26b, 35b, 51b, 64a (as Alphonse)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cornello&lt;/strong&gt; - 3a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rose&lt;/strong&gt; - 3b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nina&lt;/strong&gt; - 4a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alexander&lt;/strong&gt; - 4a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shou Tucker&lt;/strong&gt; - 4b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roy Mustang&lt;/strong&gt; - 5a, 10b, 17b, 29a, 31a, 53b, 62a (as Mustang)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scar&lt;/strong&gt; - 5b, 21b, 22b, 59b, 61b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tim Marcoh&lt;/strong&gt; - 6a, 29b, 43a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Winry Rockbell&lt;/strong&gt; - 6b, 9b, 22a (as Winry), 23b (as Winry), 39a, 44a, 46a, 60b, 64a (as Winry)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sheska&lt;/strong&gt; - 7a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria Ross&lt;/strong&gt; - 7b, 18b, 50a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Denny Brosh&lt;/strong&gt; - 7b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slicer&lt;/strong&gt; - 8a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Barry The Chopper&lt;/strong&gt; - 8b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hughes Family&lt;/strong&gt; - 9a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maes Hughes&lt;/strong&gt; - 10a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paninya&lt;/strong&gt; - 11a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dominic&lt;/strong&gt; - 11b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sig Curtis&lt;/strong&gt; - 12a, 12b (without name)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Izumi Curtis&lt;/strong&gt; - 12a, 12b (without name)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roa&lt;/strong&gt; - 13a, 14a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bido&lt;/strong&gt; - 13a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martel&lt;/strong&gt; - 13a, 14b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dolcetto&lt;/strong&gt; - 13a, 14a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greed (first)&lt;/strong&gt; - 13b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May Chang&lt;/strong&gt; - 15a, 25a, 60a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shao May&lt;/strong&gt; - 15a, 25a, 60a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ling Yao&lt;/strong&gt; - 15b, 28a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Focker&lt;/strong&gt; - 16a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gracia Hughes&lt;/strong&gt; - 16b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Henry Douglas&lt;/strong&gt; - 17a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alex Louis Armstrong&lt;/strong&gt; - 18a, 43b (as Alex), 45a (as Alex), 52b, 55a (as Alex)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jean Havoc&lt;/strong&gt; - 19a, 21a, 50a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt; - 19b, 25b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lan Fan&lt;/strong&gt; - 23a, 24a, 48a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; - 24b, 53a, 54a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Van Hohenheim&lt;/strong&gt; - 27a, 42b, 50b (as Hohenheim), 63b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pinako Rockbell&lt;/strong&gt; - 27b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greed (Lin Yao)&lt;/strong&gt; - 28b, 45a, 47a, 56b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Riza Hawkeye&lt;/strong&gt; - 30a, 30b, 58b, 59a (as Hawkeye), 62a (as Hawkeye)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solf J. Kimbley&lt;/strong&gt; - 31b, 33a, 41a, 49b (as Kimblee)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grumman&lt;/strong&gt; - 32a (as Mrs.(?) Grumman), 47b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selim Bradley&lt;/strong&gt; - 32b, 37a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Olivier Mira Armstrong&lt;/strong&gt; - 33b, 36b, 43b (as Olivier), 45a (as Olivier), 55a (as Olivier)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miles&lt;/strong&gt; - 34a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; - 34b, 54b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Raven&lt;/strong&gt; - 36a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; - 37b, 42a, 49a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoki&lt;/strong&gt; - 38a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zampano&lt;/strong&gt; - 38b, 39b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jerso&lt;/strong&gt; - 38b, 39b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slave Number 23&lt;/strong&gt; - 40a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Little One Inside the Flask&lt;/strong&gt; - 40b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; - 45a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;King Bradley&lt;/strong&gt; - 46b, 56a, 61a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt; - 48b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mannequin Soldiers&lt;/strong&gt; - 51a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heinkel&lt;/strong&gt; - 52a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karley&lt;/strong&gt; - 55b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fu&lt;/strong&gt; - 57a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gold-Toothed Doctor&lt;/strong&gt; - 57b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buccaneer&lt;/strong&gt; - 58a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Darius&lt;/strong&gt; - 59a  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scar's Brother&lt;/strong&gt; - 61b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Father&lt;/strong&gt; - 62b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trisha Elric&lt;/strong&gt; - 63b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roy's Team&lt;/strong&gt; - 64b  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of times each character that is featured more than once appears, in decreasing order:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Edward Elric&lt;/strong&gt; is featured 10 times, &lt;strong&gt;Winry Rockbell&lt;/strong&gt; 9 times, &lt;strong&gt;Alphonse Elric&lt;/strong&gt; 7 times, &lt;strong&gt;Roy Mustang&lt;/strong&gt; 7 times, &lt;strong&gt;Scar&lt;/strong&gt; 5 times, &lt;strong&gt;Alex Louis Armstrong&lt;/strong&gt; 5 times, &lt;strong&gt;Olivier Mira Armstrong&lt;/strong&gt; 5 times, &lt;strong&gt;Van Hohenheim&lt;/strong&gt; 4 times, &lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt; (in Lin Yao's body) 4 times, &lt;strong&gt;Riza Hawkeye&lt;/strong&gt; 4 times, &lt;strong&gt;Solf J. Kimbley&lt;/strong&gt; 4 times, &lt;strong&gt;Tim Marcoh&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Maria Ross&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;May Chang&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Shao May&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Jean Havoc&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Lan Fan&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;King Bradley&lt;/strong&gt; 3 times, &lt;strong&gt;Sig Curtis&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Izumi Curtis&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Roa&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Martel&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Dolcetto&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Ling Yao&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Grumman&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Selim Bradley&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Zampano&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, &lt;strong&gt;Jerso&lt;/strong&gt; 2 times, and every other featured character appears only once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This count may differ if one decided to count the number of times a character is seen, since some characters appear without being referenced by their name, like in the case of Roy's Team in the last eyecatch. If one decides to count those, one should add: 2 to the count of &lt;strong&gt;Maes Hughes&lt;/strong&gt; (9a as Hughes Family, 10b back facing camera), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Gracia Hughes&lt;/strong&gt; (9a as Hughes Family), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Elicia Hughes&lt;/strong&gt; (9a as Hughes Family), 2 to &lt;strong&gt;Roy Mustang&lt;/strong&gt; (10a back facing camera, 64b as Roy's Team), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; (16a shadow can be seen behind Focker), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Riza Hawkeye&lt;/strong&gt; (64b as Roy's Team), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Jean Havoc&lt;/strong&gt; (64b as Roy's Team), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Kain Fuery&lt;/strong&gt; (64b as Roy's Team), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Vato Falman&lt;/strong&gt; (64b as Roy's Team), 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Heymans Breda&lt;/strong&gt; (64b as Roy's Team) and 1 to &lt;strong&gt;Black Hayate&lt;/strong&gt; (64b as Roy's Team).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the image files are contained in &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3Au5fzkVRQvfjlHams1OGdJZzdzRTkzNjY4SjAtUGhWSmxOQWtZTFQ2VktnbHo5SUJCSVk&amp;amp;usp=drive_web#grid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Google Drive folder&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;(it contains a full-sized and a thumbnail for each of them, 'cause it's the same folder I used to upload the pics to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1166/49&quot;&gt;Taisho&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:51:26.357" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T17:39:01.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15502" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:05:08.143" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;A traditional 'trap' is a boy disguised as a female. Note that this is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; simply boys who look feminine, but characters who are pretending to be the opposite sex or who are presumed to be by the narrative of the medium. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example 'traditional' trap:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maria from Maria✝Holic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2p8cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp; Steins;Gate's Ruka Urushibara (as you mentioned earlier)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not a trap:&lt;/strong&gt; Ryuunosuke Akasaka (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j1c9tm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 'reverse trap' is simply the opposite - A female character pretending to be a male one. This is why Charlotte falls under this category. (Until she is outed to be a female). Similar to above, characters who are masculine are not strictly reverse traps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example 'reverse' trap:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haruhi Fujioka - Ouran Highschool Host Club&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lNCsvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not a reverse trap:&lt;/strong&gt; Yū Kashima from Nozaki-Kun &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/InYwjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T17:37:30.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T17:37:30.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15500" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:14:24.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short, he can do it at the same scale, but not the same range.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can do it at the same scale, however it would be suicide. Magic, according to the novels, requires setting a target to overwrite its current state, which breaks down to being able to see the object or have acute awareness of its existence and state. Since Material Burst uses Einsteins formula to convert matter to energy, even the smallest thing would set off a massive explosion. Knowing that, it is then safe to assume that without Third Eye, activating Material Burst on pretty much anything within the range of naked eye would cause him to be caught in the ensuing inferno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third Eye is not required to activate Material Burst, it is essentially a tool that allows him to use Material Burst at a strategic scale without annihilating himself in the process. Third Eye connects to a satellite that then relays images to Third Eye, allowing Tatsuya to then activate his magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information here is from reading the fan translation on Baka Tsuki, which does better at explaining things than the anime.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9477" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-06T18:32:01.510" LastActivityDate="2014-12-06T18:32:01.510" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15510" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:19:20.730" Score="6" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, when the couple is discussing children's names, the husband makes a reference by saying &lt;em&gt;&quot;If it's a boy, then Shinji. A girl, then Rei&quot;&lt;/em&gt; （男なら「シンジ」、女なら「レイ」）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CciBM.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reference being made in this scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T23:02:14.577" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T23:02:14.577" Title="What is the reference in the scene where the husband jokes about naming children?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15509" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:39:06.813" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=gendo%20ikari%20pose&amp;amp;safe=off&amp;amp;espv=2&amp;amp;biw=1920&amp;amp;bih=1085&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=KN6BVM98xPNS5ZeB4A8&amp;amp;ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pose&lt;/a&gt; is typical for &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1257/Gendou_Ikari&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gendo Ikari&lt;/a&gt; from the Evangelion series. It even has a page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gendo-pose&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;knowyourmeme&lt;/a&gt; and is also featured as an example for 'Finger Tenting' on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FingerTenting?from=Main.ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tvtropes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XkqvZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gendo Ikari&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the series he has a son named Shinji and daughter (sort of) named Rei.&#xA;(The reference right afterwards is also to Evangelion's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1261/Kaworu_Nagisa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaworu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T17:08:33.547" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T17:08:33.547" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-05T17:09:03.550" Score="3" ViewCount="2564" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen an anime before No Game No life that uses such vibrant colors before, and I thought that it might have been unique to it. However I recently watched A Dark Rabbit Has 7 Lives and it uses an extremely similar style of art, so now I'm wondering what the style is called so that I can look up more work with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9477" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T19:48:56.363" Title="Is there a name to the art style used in No Game No Life?" Tags="&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14397" CreationDate="2014-12-05T22:43:17.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This already got an answer, but I would like to point out that Moffle has a tendency to end sentences with a &quot;-fumo&quot; suffix. This, of course, being another subtle(?) tribute to &quot;Full Metal Panic!&quot; (Fumoffu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9496" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T22:43:17.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14929" CreationDate="2014-12-06T03:58:11.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure I found what you're describing, in the quest to figure out what's the horror anime from late 80s/early 90s that I'm looking for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8211&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Curse of Kazuo Umezu&#xA;楳図かずおの呪い (Japanese)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot Summary: Two separate stories. In &quot;What Will the Video Camera Reveal&quot;, a transfer student arrives from Mexico causing great agitation into the life of a classmate named Masami. In &quot;The Haunted Mansion&quot;, four girls adventure into a sinister house on their neighborhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipIppmeQwf0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipIppmeQwf0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9500" LastActivityDate="2014-12-06T03:58:11.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-06T04:33:09.373" Score="2" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kanie said he did an impression of Prince Shotoku in episode 10. Mofu got really excited, and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sh%C5%8Dtoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shotoku's Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, he was some sort of big shot back in the old days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really get why Mofu would be so excited, why Kanie would think an impression of Shotoku is a good idea, or what someone would do to impersonate someone from over a 1000 years ago?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T06:53:23.390" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T06:53:23.390" Title="What's so special about Prince Shotoku?" Tags="&lt;amagi-brilliant-park&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3135" CreationDate="2014-12-06T06:40:42.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One key facet to this song is the point at which it becomes the ending song, and how that timing and the song itself play against the larger theme of the anime.  The driving message of Toradora is not so much how the characters evolve, but how all their concepts of love evolve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the begining, Ryuji and Taiga have very similar ideas about the concept of love, centered around the high school crush.  In the episode just before the &quot;Orange&quot; takeover, we find out that Kitimura had the same notion, but when Taiga rejected him, found something new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout 'Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas,' we see the other main characters also begin to take up this transformation, along with all the pain and confusion that comes with it.  From the moment Ami's question about her feelings of guilt rattles her to the point of fouling up the game, Minori is forced to consider her growing feelings for Ryuji and their potential consequences, in was she was not able to back at the beach house.  Ryuji has his own moment of burgeoning crisis watching Taiga and Kitimura, while Kitimura has gone from tight containment to bouncing off the walls.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taiga hasn't looked at herself clearly yet, but Christmas is the arc where we will see her do so.  And as for Ami, she is doing her best to force things to a crisis, trying to make the fruits turn orange around her.  None of them are quite ready yet, all a bit sour.  But they are starting to see that quality within each other, and from there reflect what it means when turned inward.  That looking forces them tighter together, unable to give up on those facing the same challenges they are facing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strength of this is that it is something that most viewers can also connect with.  A challenge we have seen in ourselves.  It garners an emotional catharsis that drives viewers to not let it go, because their sour fruit reminds us of ourselves, and we cannot toss that aside or stop from eating it... whichever of those two translations you like best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9503" LastActivityDate="2014-12-06T06:40:42.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15537" CreationDate="2014-12-06T10:20:15.833" Score="3" ViewCount="1625" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 series, Wrath is the homunculus created from Izumi Curtis' child, who either was stillborn or died shortly after birth. After Ed finds and interacts with him, he realises that Wrath has his leg and arm, and if I'm not mistaken, Wrath talks about wanting the rest of Ed's limbs. Wrath acquires the arm and leg when the brothers attempt human transmutation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, after Ed's disappearance into the alternate universe, we also see Wrath fitted with automail that was intended for Ed. According the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Wrath_(2003_anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, this happens after Dante forces the removal of the limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Wrath &quot;need&quot; or &quot;want&quot; the limbs in the first place? If I'm not mistaken:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There wasn't any note of the child Wrath was created from having deformities, which suggests that Wrath had his &quot;original&quot; limbs that didn't come from Ed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that Wrath might have wanted Ed's limbs for some other purpose (e.g. wanting them in themselves, wanting to be able to perform alchemy), but I don't remember if this was explicitly stated anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone shed any light on this, and perhaps provide an episode I could refer to and rewatch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T14:50:50.237" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T14:52:30.287" Title="Why does Wrath want Ed's limbs?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-06T13:11:34.327" Score="-1" ViewCount="5283" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone watches Slam Dunk Anime? It's a basketball anime and I wish to know where can I find English dubbed episodes of this anime. Many thanks in advance! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LAqv3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9508" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T10:23:01.820" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T10:23:01.820" Title="Where can I find Slam Dunk English dubbed episodes legally?" Tags="&lt;slam-dunk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8627" CreationDate="2014-12-06T13:26:57.250" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light Yagami ultimately died as Ryuk himself took his life by writing his name in his Death Note just before Light suffered from a bullet wound. Ryuk had promised Light that if such a situation ever happened, he would set Light free by writing his name in his Death Note. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Update:&lt;/code&gt; You can read about it in the first episode of Death Note where Ryuk talks about killing Light using his death note at 14:50 into the episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And regarding what happens to Light after he dies is probably the Shinigami realm where his life span becomes equal to the number of lives he has taken using the death note. You can read about it here &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/1xFOBns&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/1xFOBns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9508" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T00:31:08.760" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T00:31:08.760" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15525" CreationDate="2014-12-06T15:48:35.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on where you're at, you'll need to find your local licensor. In North America, it's currently licensed by FUnimation, and you can watch it online at Crunchyroll or ANN Video, but I think those are both subtitled. If you want the English dub you'll have to find the DVD's. I know at least &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000787ZP8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; still lists the English dub DVD's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-12-06T15:48:35.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-06T17:44:52.237" Score="10" ViewCount="18912" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taiga goes elsewhere for more than a whole year, entirely skipped in the anime narrative. What the hell was she doing, achieved or solved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a clue, the ep. 25 aftercredits preview has her in the voiceover saying she will now Show Ryuji &lt;em&gt;her&lt;/em&gt; way of doing things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably it is too pathetic to assume that her way is just running away for 300+ days just to blow steam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anywhere to shed light on the matter? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T05:30:17.387" Title="Is there some source as to what Taiga did during the skipped year in the last episode of Toradora?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6416" CreationDate="2014-12-06T18:25:09.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, there is a scene where Katagari tells Dan about the arrival of Hongou. This is the episode where Hongou is first introduced. In the same above scene, Katagari mentions that even Maki sensei had come back from vacation and joined the DDS to resume his teaching and that the team of teachers is complete. Maki sensei is introduced in the beginning episodes. He is a forensic expert. It can be that he was the one who was kidnapped and replaced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9512" LastActivityDate="2014-12-06T18:25:09.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15534" CreationDate="2014-12-06T18:34:24.000" Score="2" ViewCount="1190" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch just the first episodes, it is a ordinary Mahou Shoujo for tween girls anime...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the plot thickens into something too heavy for young girls to digest (imo) soon enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The whole dismemberment and viewing themselves as living sacrifices for their god, not to mention the sisterly guilt trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that in mind, where does it fall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-06T18:50:54.600" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T14:18:31.083" Title="What is the target demographic of Yuki Yuna is a Hero?" Tags="&lt;yuki-yuna-is-a-hero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15533" CreationDate="2014-12-06T20:10:03.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The light novel &lt;em&gt;Washio Sumi wa Yūsha de Aru&lt;/em&gt;, which is set in the same universe 2 years prior and is the prequel of the anime, targets the &lt;em&gt;seinen&lt;/em&gt; demographic. The &lt;em&gt;seinen&lt;/em&gt; demographic includes males from 17 years of age and above. It can be safe to assume that the anime &lt;em&gt;Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru&lt;/em&gt; is for the same demographic as the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show is also broadcast at late night on the primary channel MBS and other channels, at as early as 22:00 and as late as 03:00 late night. The late night showing of the anime implies that it is at least for young adults and not for tween girls as the introduction might have suggests. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABki_Y%C5%ABna_wa_Y%C5%ABsha_de_Aru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Washio Sumi wa Yūsha de Aru&lt;/em&gt;'s target demographic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seinen definition: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinen_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinen_manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;TV schedule: &lt;a href=&quot;http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195090725&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195090725&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-07T14:18:31.083" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T14:18:31.083" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15523" CreationDate="2014-12-07T01:19:26.890" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wrath's goal was to be more human, like the other Homunculi. However with Wrath, he wanted to take Ed's life, in other words making everything that Ed owns his own. He already had two limbs that Ed &quot;gave up&quot; so why not take the rest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure he even says that he wants to take &quot;everything&quot; from Ed during their fight under Liore when Sloth and Wrath appear (where Ed first discovers Sloth is his mother and we find out Wrath's weakness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can also be seen during the fight against Sloth in the weapons factory. Wrath takes the box in which Ed stored bone of his mother's and fused it into himself, taking something Ed owned for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T14:52:30.287" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T14:52:30.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15540" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-07T08:26:11.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/762UA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shigatsu image, characters left to right: Watari, Arima, Kaori, Tsubaki&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (四月は君の嘘 &lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt;) is a music manga series by Naoshi Arakawa, with an anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows a piano child prodigy named Kōsei Arima, famous among his fellow child musicians for playing piano notes with utmost perfection on competitions. However, his mother died of an illness two years ago and this has caused a mental breakdown for Arima. This traumatic experience led to him being unable to hear the sound of his piano playing anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, he still views the world in monotone and seems content with his life without music together with his friends, Tsubaki and Watari. This rhythm is disrupted when she meets Miyazono Kaori, a pretty girl of his age and a free spirited violinist. Together with Kaori and his friends, Arima is again plunged into the colorful world of music he left two years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga and anime focuses on Arima's is internal struggle, as he tries once more to view the world in vibrant colors and adapt a playing style entirely opposite to his original structured playing. These four teenagers tackle the world of music, friendship and love as they grow closer to each other through their adventures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Magazine in May 2011. A-1 Pictures began airing their Anime adaptation of the Manga Series in October 2014 with Crunchyroll streaming the series in English Subtitles&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23273/Shigatsu_wa_Kimi_no_Uso&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on myanimelist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Lie_in_April&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=16107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:12:18.397" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:12:18.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15541" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-07T08:26:11.253" Score="0" Body="Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April) is a music manga series by Naoshi Arakawa. It has an anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures." OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T00:12:18.397" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T00:12:18.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-07T09:32:36.000" Score="3" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;A common conclusion by English speaking followers of SnK is that Hange Zoe is nonbinary, since there is no specific reference to Hange's gender in the language used in the manga. (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/attack-titan-snk-hange-hanji-gender-debate/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for an example.) On the flip side, the in-text justification that gendered-pronouns aren't used isn't useful in the original Japanese context, and there are a bunch of other key characters to whom this lack of gender-specific reference applies to. (I'm also a cynic, and I have seen enough cases of cultural myopia among English speaking animanga fans that I'm simply a bit suspicious.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, there seems to be a great deal of drama floating around about this - for instance, some of the posts &lt;a href=&quot;http://calorescence.tumblr.com/tagged/hanji-zoe-gender-wank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also been &lt;a href=&quot;http://papermoon2.tumblr.com/post/73722925844/i-think-this-confusion-about-non-binary-hange-is&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the suggestion&lt;/a&gt; that the creators don't care what gender Hange is assigned to, but since this indifference apparently (at least according to the OP) extends to all characters (even those who seem relatively well-defined as male or female), I'm sceptical of the value of this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything clear consensus (or &quot;restriction&quot; that at least rules out some possibilities) with regards to Hange Zoe's gender, from a culturally aware interpretation of the material from SnK? [I'm asking this in part since it probably would be useful to have a &quot;resource&quot;, and while I have my own vague conclusions based on webpages and blog posts like the above, I believe it'd be useful to get other perspectives, particularly as someone who has not followed the manga.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T10:06:29.373" Title="Is there a (relatively) clear consensus for Hange Zoe's gender?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15542" CreationDate="2014-12-07T10:06:29.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Anime, Hange is clearly female. In the manga, it's left for the reader to interpret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.tumblr.com/post/79565073216/you-publish-attack-on-titan-right-a-friend&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Hange_Zo%C3%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T10:06:29.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-07T11:01:27.697" Score="7" ViewCount="920" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, in episode 22 of Sword Art Online II...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We learn that Konno Yuuki has incurable super-AIDS, and that she's terminal. That's no fun.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we know that there's technology out there that can digitize your brain - that's exactly what Kayaba Akihiko did, and nowadays he goes around haunting VRMMOs (or something). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't they do the same for her and other people faced with the same issue? It's not a great solution, granted, but she's already used to spending oodles of time in full-dive, and I imagine it's preferable to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T11:55:07.680" Title="Why don't they just upload her brain to the internet?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15552" CreationDate="2014-12-07T13:29:08.260" Score="6" ViewCount="2276" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know Saber's real identity is Arthur Pendragon (&quot;Chief-Dragon&quot;) and that she is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon#Role&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;linked to dragons&lt;/a&gt; through Merlin's sorcery:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;King Arthur was made into the incarnation of a dragon by Merlin by infusing her with the blood of a dragon, and one is shown in Realta Nua as a representation of her Magic Circuits and is visible standing near her Magic Core.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems that Saber is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_%28Fate/stay_night%29#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;linked more to lions than dragons&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though she once felt more linked to dragons, she came to enjoy lions after taking care of a lion cub for a month at some point in her life. She claims that it is not that she &quot;likes&quot; them, but rather the happiness she experienced as he became attached to her brought forth a bond with them. He was very energetic, often biting or scratching, but she wished to be able to stay with him until the end. She has had feelings for them since then, and even remembers the fond memories while holding a stuffed lion. Shirou seeing the memory of her rubbing her cheek against the lion comments on it being a time where she looks like a girl her age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I do an image search on Sankaku Channel with the tags &lt;code&gt;saber lion&lt;/code&gt;, I get 129 results, which is much higher than the 31 results that I get if I search with the tags &lt;code&gt;saber dragon&lt;/code&gt;. A glance through the images reveals that, in addition to the stuffed lion in the original &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;, there are also &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Lion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saber Lion&lt;/a&gt;, the Unit Lion race car that appears in &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;, and a grown lion often found to also accompany Gilgamesh and Iskander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not appear that Saber taking a liking to lions is central to the plot, so why the stronger association of Saber with lions than good old dragons? Was it ever revealed (e.g. in an interview) why Kinoko Nasu chose to portray Saber more as a Lioness than a Dragon Lady?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T05:36:25.657" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T05:36:25.657" Title="How did Saber become more linked to lions than dragons?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9801" CreationDate="2014-12-07T16:53:07.570" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the highest level of control of Conqueror's Haki allows the wielder to &quot;wear&quot; it as an aura much like Armament Haki (or maybe it involves a combination of both kinds of Haki.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's entirely possible that different uses for Haki exist that are bolstered by being strong in multiple types. A Conqueror who's skilled in Observation Haki could brush an opponent's mind with his aura to determine that opponent's level of willpower, for instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9527" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T16:53:07.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15548" CreationDate="2014-12-07T21:29:21.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Lion reference can be dated back to her childhood. it's not mentioned on her page but &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sir_Kay#Kay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sir Kay's section&lt;/a&gt;. Sir Kay is the son of Sir Ector who Merlin left Arturia in the care of, that makes him Arturia's step brother though she had thought of him as her real brother (despite knowing the truth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once while attending to her while she was sick, she told him that she would like to have a dream of a lion running on a grass field. He fashioned a poorly carved wooden lion that looked like a combination between a dog and a cat, and left it by her bedside. When she thanked him and told him that she had a pleasant dream of a young lion, Kay was shocked as he intended to make a decrepit old lion that would have been unable to hurt a rat. He had been worried that the lion might pounce on her in her dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so while she is linked to Dragons, Lions was apart of her upbringing as the brother she loved carved her a lion when she was sick which most likely became a very cherished possession of hers and it's probably a subconscious thing of Arturia's extending from this. not entirely sure as to why she wanted to dream about a lion in the first place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure as to how much of an impact this trait of Arturia's is on the story. &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Lion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saber Lion&lt;/a&gt; is a parody much like how &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Magical_Amber&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magical Amber&lt;/a&gt; and other Magical Girls in the Nasuverse is a parody of Magical Girls. as far as i know it's not stated if the &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; Arthurian Legend depicts lions in the context of a connection with Arthur (the Pendragon Coat of arms normally depicts, as one would expect, dragons. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attributed_arms#Arthurian_heraldry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; Sir Tristran's earliest attributed coat of arms had lions however Kay's Lion would predate this) or if any derived works do or even which legend Kinoko Nasu may have used as a basis for Arturia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If i was to fashion a guess it is probably to make a more unique Arthurian Legend. &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mordred&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mordred&lt;/a&gt; is practically Incest from the most bizarre method, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nero&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Frankenstein&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Frankenstien&lt;/a&gt; and Great Holy Grail War &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_of_Black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jack&lt;/a&gt; are all women and most of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hassan-i-Sabbah&lt;/a&gt; are described as not having faces at all so quite possibly while they all have a base real life legend Kinoko Nasu alters them slightly to have a bit for freedom in developing their backgrounds and legends to suit his needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T03:26:37.407" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T03:26:37.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-07T22:52:39.633" Score="2" ViewCount="1625" Body="&lt;p&gt;in Fate Zero, &lt;em&gt;Episode 10 - Rin's Adventure&lt;/em&gt; shows how she was forced to move out of Fuyuki with her mother by her father in preparation for the 4th Holy Grail War, but runs away from home when her friend Kotone disappears like other children from her school and Rin attends the funeral of one of the children who were found mutilated in Fuyuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wikia for &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_minor_characters_in_the_Fate_series#Kotone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kotone&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is implied that Kotone meets the same gruesome fate as most of Ryuunosuke and Caster's other victims during the novel. ... She is never referenced again afterward. The anime version of the events play out differently, as Rin manages to follow Ryuunosuke to a old building where he is keeping a number of children. She finds Kotone among them, and she manages to save them all by shattering the magecraft that was holding them in a trance. Kotone returns to school afterward with the other victims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now watching the episode i can see how saving Kotone spurs Rin to study more to become the Magus she becomes in Fate/Stay Night however i am wondering, what is considered Kotone's fate in the canon (loosely used considering) and if she dies in the canon how does this affect Rin's motivation for study?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T00:33:01.933" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T00:33:01.933" Title="What is canon in terms of Kotone's fate?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15563" CreationDate="2014-12-07T22:58:44.230" Score="2" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, Rin is given a Mana Compass by her father which she uses in her search for Kotone. I've only seen up to episode 10 but I know she'll appear in a later episode where she will receive the Jewel Pendant which becomes the catalyst to summon Archer in the 5th war and saves Shirou's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I don't remember her Mana Compass being mentioned in Fate/Stay Night, nor can i foresee a situation in Fate/Zero where it would be destroyed. Given how it works it seems to be quite a useful tool Rin could've employed in the 5th war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is it stated what happens to the compass, since it seems Rin treasures the Jewel Pendant she was given, since it came from her father, and I would assume she would treasure the compass as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T01:24:12.667" LastActivityDate="2020-09-30T08:24:33.783" Title="What happened to Rin's Mana Compass?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-07T23:18:17.060" Score="3" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, it seems Caster was able to find Saber far too easily. I can understand how he found her during her and Lancer's fight, as Lancer had &quot;sent an invitation&quot; to all servants and Masters. Rider even noted that the other servants were sneaking around watching the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the attack on the Einzbern Castle, he intercepted Saber and Irisviel while they were driving (he was waiting ahead of them on the road), and he was able to quickly locate the Einzbern castle despite the fact that the Einzbern's wouldn't make their base of operations so easy to find, since I remember that in Fate/stay night, Ilya or Rin noted that the forest around the castle messes with people's senses and makes it hard for them to escape from it while being hunted down by Beserker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand how Medea was able to track everyone in Fate/stay night as she set up her workshop on the leyline nexus at Ryuudou Temple and was manipulating all of Fuyuki's leylines from that point (not to mention her abilities make her seem like a god to modern magi, so Einzbern would be child's play). I also assume Rin's knowledge of the castle came from the fact that by Fate/stay night, she was the second owner of Fuyuki, and as such, she would be aware of the Einzbern and Matou's locations, along with every other Magus workshops legally operating in Fuyuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Fate/Zero, Caster had neither of these things, and both him and his Master didn't operate like proper participants in the Holy Grail War. So how did he keep finding Saber?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T06:02:14.113" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T09:40:29.183" Title="How did Caster find Saber?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-07T23:24:34.370" Score="3" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Risei Kotomine issues the temporary suspension of the Holy Grail War in order to hunt down and destroy Caster, Waver makes a deal with Rider, that if he destroys Caster, he will buy him a pair of pants so he can freely explore outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet in Episode 9 before the two even find Caster's hideout at the time Rider is wearing pants. What happened to the deal? Neither of them was present during the attack on the Einzbern castle and it was in broad daylight so Rider can't have stolen them when he went to collect the water samples for Waver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T11:07:47.737" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T07:27:07.603" Title="Why is Rider wearing Pants?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15561" CreationDate="2014-12-07T23:31:14.253" Score="1" ViewCount="332" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Aniplex English dub, when Caster mistakenly refers to Saber as &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Joan_of_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Joan&lt;/a&gt;, he adds his French accent to the pronunciation of her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the wikia for Joan mentions 2 ways of spelling her name, &lt;em&gt;Joan of Arc&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Jeanne d'Arc&lt;/em&gt;. I don't know French all that well and for all I know, Caster could be saying either. So I am wondering, when Caster says Joan's name, is he using Joan or Jeanne?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T00:52:31.017" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T00:52:31.017" Title="What spelling is Caster using to refer to Joan?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15562" CreationDate="2014-12-07T23:42:09.880" Score="1" ViewCount="717" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Type-Moon Wikia entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Geas#Geis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Geis&lt;/a&gt; it says this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Contract used by Kiritsugu Emiya &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  Binding magecraft: Target – Kiritsugu Emiya &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  The Crests of the Emiya family hereby command: Provided that the following conditions are met, this oath shall become a commandment and bind the target without exception. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;   &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  Oath: &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  To the fifth head of the Emiya house, Kiritsugu, son of Noritaka: regarding both Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi and Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, all intentions and actions to kill and harm shall be forbidden for all eternity. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;   &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  Conditions: &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  Use up all the Command Seals, and let the Servant finish himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I've only seen up to Episode 10 but from how this reads it seems to have been in place before even the first fight between Saber and Lancer since by episode 10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri is Lancer's Master and probably doesn't care about Kayneth since she loves Lancer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Kiritsugu had tried to kill Kayneth on more than one occasion and there seems to be nothing that tries to stop him from breaking this Geis. in Fate/Stay Night in one of Heaven's Feel's bad endings, it's shown what happens when Shirou goes against the Geis he forms with Rin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Once he plans on going against Rin's wishes of killing Sakura Matou, he finds that he cannot move his body at all to stop her. He is immediately freed upon Sakura's death, as there is no longer any reason to bind him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in Cú Chulainn's legend, his demise was caused when he was put in a situation where he had to break a Geis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never refuse a meal offered by a woman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never eat dog meat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was offered a meal of dog meat by a woman and as such he had to break one Geis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while I may be jumping the gun here and asking this before watching the entire series, where does this Geis with Kiritsugu and Kayneth appear? If it was before the first fight between Saber and Lancer, how come there was nothing enforcing the Geis as there was with Shirou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T01:22:42.787" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T18:44:09.327" Title="What is this Geis from?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15560" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T00:40:56.917" Score="5" ViewCount="1536" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode five or six of Sidonia no Kishi, Tanikaze and Shizuka were rescued by their fellow knights against orders of the captain. The rescuers adopted a 256 Gardes formation traveling to and from the protagonist's location. Is the scientific reason behind this peculiar formation explained anywhere in the series (because I can't recall)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPR6s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;256 - knight formation later in the series&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their formation was a perfect circle when they traveled to Tanikaze's location but was uneven as they carried his frame, hence balance might be out of the answer. This formation was also used later in the series when they were going to attack the massive Gauna (as the picture shows). They used all 256 for the formation but still, the mission-grouping were in 128 frames per objective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think this question is a duplicate of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14312/explanation-of-rescue-of-nagate-and-shizuka-by-256-guardians/14313#14313&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; because I'm asking for the scientific explanation of the formation. I'm also aware this question may be put on hold or closed as too speculative, but it's an interesting thing to ask if the explanation is in the series anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe krazer's explanation to the question above (as ton.yeung comments below) is on spot after a little research. However, what I really want to know is the benefits in having everyone in one giant ring when they could create two 128-frame rings that would've been apt on the later event I mentioned. They could even have 64 4-frame rings that might cover a greater area in the long run (or not). Does it save energy, minimize danger, or perhaps guarantee a lesser chance of being lost in space?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2020-06-01T07:16:46.520" Title="Does Sidonia no Kishi's 256 frame formation have scientific advantages?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15557" CreationDate="2014-12-08T00:51:55.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joan is just the English version of the French name Jeanne, both of which are female forms of the Biblical name John. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original Japanese, Caster refers to Saber as ジャンヌ &lt;em&gt;jannu&lt;/em&gt;, which is the Japanese pronunciation of French &quot;Jeanne&quot;. English &quot;Joan&quot; would be ジョーン &lt;em&gt;jōn&lt;/em&gt;. I haven't seen the English dub, but I imagine that Caster is using the French version there, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Caster is Bluebeard (i.e. Gilles de Rais, who was a French person), it makes sense that he would use the French version of the name rather than the English version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T00:51:55.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15558" CreationDate="2014-12-08T01:02:00.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers for the second half of Fate/Zero:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the defeat of Caster in episode 15, Kayneth goes to the church (in episode 16) and asks Kirei's dad for a Command Spell as a reward for having helped defeat Caster (not that he did a damn thing; that was all Lancer). Kirei's dad agrees and gives him a Command Spell. At more or less the same time, Maiya abducts Sola-Ui and also cuts off her arm with the Command Spells. Lancer returns to Kayneth at this point, no longer able to locate Sola-Ui now that her Command Spells have been severed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Saber (with Irisviel) happens upon Lancer at this point and they start dueling. Meanwhile, a bit away from the duel, Kiritsugu shows up with Sola-Ui's body and proposes a geis to Kayneth - Kiritsugu will leave Sola-Ui with Kayneth and shall nevermore harm either of them, provided that Kayneth uses up all his Command Spells and orders Lancer to commit suicide. Kayneth agrees, since that appears to be the only way out of the situation, and compels Lancer to kill himself. Kayneth breathes a sigh of relief, since he and Sola-Ui are now safe from Kiritsugu and Saber.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Of course, Maiya is lying in wait with a sniper rifle, and kills Kayneth and Sola-Ui immediately thereafter. She wasn't bound by the geis, after all. Sucks to be Kayneth.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In any case, only a few minutes at most pass between the geis taking effect and Kayneth/Sola-Ui being assassinated by Maiya (which renders the geis moot). The geis emphatically &lt;em&gt;was not&lt;/em&gt; in effect at any time before that, and as such did not impact Kiritsugu/Saber's previous fights with Kayneth/Lancer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T18:44:09.327" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T18:44:09.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15554" CreationDate="2014-12-08T01:23:23.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, it's never mentioned again (not even later in Fate/Zero), aside from a throwaway reference on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.tba.t-com.ne.jp/taoru/resistance/fake/system.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Fake/states night webpage&lt;/a&gt;, which describes it (魔力針) as an item you could find in-game and which has Rin's name engraved on the back of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From an out-of-universe perspective, the obvious reason why we don't know what happened to it is that it was invented by Urobuchi for Fate/Zero, which was written after Fate/stay night, and it's not so important an object that its whereabouts in Fate/stay night would need to be explained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From an in-universe perspective, I think the best explanation is that by the time of the Fifth War, Rin no longer needed the device - skilled mages can already sense magic to some extent. During the Fourth War, though, when she was just 5 or 6, she probably wasn't experienced enough to be able to detect mana all that effectively, and so the compass was somewhat useful to her back then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rin doesn't get the pendant during Fate/Zero. It's only at the beginning of F/SN (the day before she summons Archer) that she finds it with her father's effects. Rin does happen to show up at the end of Fate/Zero (for Tokiomi's funeral); that's when she receives the Azoth sword from Kirei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T01:29:49.483" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T01:29:49.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T02:37:28.293" Score="7" ViewCount="478" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remembering that there was a dubbed version of one of the OP's from the 2003 FMA &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tndHYimcaX0&quot;&gt;in Cantonese&lt;/a&gt;, that seems to have been popular in Hong Kong (judging from YouTube), I wanted to know if there was anything similar for NGE's &quot;A Cruel Angel's Thesis&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46_LCjeODEA&quot;&gt;this song&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube - there was at least one other upload of a song with the same voice, and I also found &lt;a href=&quot;http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/562139787.html&quot;&gt;a set of lyrics&lt;/a&gt; that approximately correspond to what is sung there. However, I haven't really been able to locate the singer's identity from a quick Google search. Moreover, there doesn't seem to be mention of a singer or a dub of the song on the Chinese Wikipedia, although perhaps my Chinese skills aren't just good enough for me to pick this up. I also managed to find a different recording with a female voice that was in Cantonese, but had different lyrics, which makes me somewhat suspicious as to the existence of an &quot;official&quot; dub. (It's of course possible though that a song will have multiple covers in the same language by prominent artists, as happened with a popular Angela Aki song.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also looked up the Cantonese dub of the first episode of NGE, and the one I found kept the OP in the original Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an actual, reasonably prominent dub of &quot;A Cruel Angel's Thesis&quot; in languages other than Japanese? I'm particularly interested in whether or not there are any Chinese dubs. I'm looking for something comparable to Eason Chan's dub of the FMA OP, in the sense that it should be reasonably &quot;prominent&quot; and done professionally and not, say, a amateur fan-made production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T09:19:56.623" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T22:45:25.470" Title="Are there any prominent non-fan dubs of &quot;A Cruel Angel's Thesis&quot; in other languages?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2014-12-08T06:39:49.293" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, both Naruto and Hashirama Senju are reincarnations of Asura. Apart from that, Hashirama could not be Naruto's direct descendant as marrying to Mito Uzumaki does not mean Mito Uzumaki is directly related to Kushina. There might be a slight chance, but the possibilities are endless, assuming the Uzumaki clan is a big clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T07:19:39.367" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T07:19:39.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T07:17:52.570" Score="3" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only watched the first episode of Knights of Sidonia, and the main reason I dropped it was that the CG ran at an unbearably low framerate. I just took another look at it, and it looks like most of it past the opening sequence was &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/15567/1908&quot;&gt;&quot;on threes&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand why it's rare for anime to do hand-drawn animation (besides pans/etc) on ones - it takes a lot of work!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I can't comprehend why this would happen with Sidonia - it was 100% CG! It seems like cranking the framerate up to twos or ones would just be a matter of changing a setting in whatever tool they were using to render the CG. Last year's &quot;Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio&quot; was full-CG too, and it didn't have this problem...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know why the CG framerate was so low? Was it production issues, or an artistic choice, or...? (Side question: did it get better in later episodes and/or on the BD?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T08:23:53.143" Title="Why was the framerate so low in the first episode of Sidonia?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T07:51:44.313" Score="8" ViewCount="22131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Animation is sometimes described as being done &quot;on ones&quot; or &quot;on twos&quot; or &quot;on threes&quot;. What does that mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T07:51:44.313" Title="What does it mean for animation to be done &quot;on ones&quot; or &quot;on twos&quot;?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15567" CreationDate="2014-12-08T07:51:44.313" Score="13" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Basically:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fundamentally, all anime today is produced at a rate of 24 frames per second. This is the same framerate used for most (all?) film today (e.g. in Hollywood movies). For a filmmaker with a camera, this just means setting your camera to expose 24 frames of film each second. But for an animator, this means drawing 24 images for each second of animation. This can be time-consuming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To reduce the amount of drawing that needs to be done, many animations &lt;em&gt;reuse&lt;/em&gt; images for multiple frames - rather than drawing 24 images for each second, they might draw just 12 or 8 images for each second, and then repeat each image for two or three consecutive frames. That is, one second of animation would look like the &amp;quot;twos&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;threes&amp;quot; row on the following schematic, in which each letter represents a different image and each column represents one frame:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;frame#  01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24&#xA;        &#xA;ones    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  &#xA;twos    A--A  C--C  E--E  G--G  I--I  K--K  M--M  O--O  Q--Q  S--S  U--U  W--W  &#xA;threes  A--A--A  D--D--D  G--G--G  J--J--J  M--M--M  P--P--P  S--S--S  V--V--V  &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the schematic suggests, using 12 distinct images per second is called &amp;quot;shooting on twos&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;animating on twos&amp;quot;, and likewise, using 8 distinct images per second is called &amp;quot;shooting on threes&amp;quot;. Drawing a distinct image for each frame is &amp;quot;shooting on ones&amp;quot;, and is akin to what happens in film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;But note that:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mind you, it is not necessarily the case that all the pieces that go together to form a particular segment of animation will be shot at the same rate. For example, if you have some people walking in the foreground with a pan over a static backdrop in the background, the foreground might be animated on threes (since the walking animation doesn't need to be all that fluid), while the background might be animated on ones (since it takes very little extra effort to shoot more frames on a pan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most animation in anime is done on ones, twos, or threes - anything slower will look decidedly jerky. Nonetheless, you can speak of shooting on fours (6 images per second) or fives (24 images per 5 seconds) or higher numbers as well. Rates that are effectively non-integral are also possible, e.g. &amp;quot;shooting on two-point-fives&amp;quot;, as below, is not uncommon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;frame#  01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24&#xA;        &#xA;2.5s    A--A  C--C--C  F--F  H--H--H  K--K  M--M--M  P--P  R--R--R  U--U  W--W--&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't know if there is an actual name for doing that. If there is one, though, I'd bet that &amp;quot;shooting on two-point-fives&amp;quot; isn't it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T07:51:44.313" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15573" CreationDate="2014-12-08T11:21:58.000" Score="6" ViewCount="448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read it probably one or two years ago, but I'm pretty sure it was older than that. Its art style was extremely detailed, maybe even too much so. It was quite violent as well (e.g. at some point a character throws a sink or something like that through the body of another one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story was about a group of students (maybe high school, not too sure about that) who &quot;build&quot; a Frankenstein-ish monster which should serve them in doing... something? I can't really remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The monster at the end rebels against the group and slaughters them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They kidnap and maybe rape one of their teachers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The leader of the group had some kind of &quot;black star&quot;, and at some point he meets a fortune teller who tells him that the black star is a mark of great evil and that people like Hitler had one, but also that the boy would be even more successful than them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure it had an anime adaptation, but it was less gory and wasn't well accepted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I'm absolutely not sure about this, but the title may have been the name of the creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:19:14.037" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:19:14.037" Title="Looking for a horror manga I read some years ago" Tags="&lt;lychee-light-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:21.580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T13:24:42.223" Score="1" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone here know why Hunter x Hunter chapter 350 has not been released yet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When is it coming out? I would be grateful for any answers or comments you are able to provide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4559" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T13:25:54.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T13:25:54.693" Title="Why wasn't Hunter x Hunter chapter 350 released yet?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-08T13:32:41.890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-12-08T14:16:14.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the Japanese were/are highly influenced by western and American culture. So to avoid looking like someone or as a self-hating country as a whole, they say they think that's how the average Japanese person looks instead of 'I like the way whites look.' This is just my opinion, but I see that it could also very much be a fact because if the Japanese see the characters as &quot;Japanese&quot; why just draw them the way we usually see them? Why not with dark skin, or different features? Features we usually see in other cultures. Wanna know why that's usual?  Because they don't like it, and don't. See the beauty in it and don't want to be or look like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9532" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T14:16:14.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15570" CreationDate="2014-12-08T14:27:37.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is Lychee Light Club. On the cover you can see the black star, the symbol you mentioned , on the leader's glove. He was indeed told by a fortune teller that he would be more evil than Hitler - and he takes pride in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCFD7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Frankenstein monster you're thinking of is Litchi. He's powered by lychee fruits. He was created so that he could capture beautiful girls for the club. He discovers love from one of his captive females and betrays the club whilst defending her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XaLoBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is significantly less dark than the manga and the characters are in a chibi art style&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wsn1Vm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T14:27:37.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18367" CreationDate="2014-12-08T14:56:07.777" Score="3" ViewCount="13281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25517/Magic_Kaito_1412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaito Kid 1412&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Should I watch the other &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8310/Magic_Kaito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaito Kid&lt;/a&gt; anime films?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the difference between this version and the 1412 version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another question, what's the meaning of 1412?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T17:25:11.297" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T17:56:23.820" Title="What are the differences between the original Kaito Kid specials vs. the new Kaito Kid 1412 series?" Tags="&lt;kaito-kid&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15574" CreationDate="2014-12-08T15:16:03.720" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the meaning of 1412?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rcKJS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;strong&gt;1412&lt;/strong&gt; as &lt;strong&gt;KID.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4559" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T15:16:03.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2014-12-08T17:33:09.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a huge diversity of faces among Japanese people.  Cartoon characters are hugely simplified, such that you can only typically identify ethnicity of a character if they're drawn to have stereotypical features.  But why should Japanese people draw only stereotypical Asian features on characters in a show 100% intended for a Japanese audience?  Generally, it is intended for people to assume the characters are Japanese unless stated otherwise.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They only try to distinguish ethnicity in their character designs when the character is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; Japanese, and then they tend to draw very stereotypical features.  From examples like that, you can also tell that Japanese people have a very different idea of what a stereotypical caucasian looks like too.  They tend to draw at least the men with clefted chins, square jaws, prominent cheekbones, wide mouths.  Sort of like how we draw stereotypical superhero faces, really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3734" LastEditorUserId="3734" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T17:42:25.340" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T17:42:25.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T19:17:18.523" Score="1" ViewCount="1879" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I watched Bleach, but what ever happened to Rukia? Is it true that she vanished or something like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9533" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T19:52:48.627" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T17:21:46.087" Title="What happened to Rukia?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15577" CreationDate="2014-12-08T19:25:05.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No idea where you got the idea that she vanished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recent manga certainly feature her, up and fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say you haven't watched Bleach for a while - it has been off the air for a long time now. No idea when it will come back, if at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T19:25:05.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15579" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15590" CreationDate="2014-12-08T19:43:53.820" Score="19" ViewCount="31465" Body="&lt;p&gt;Elfen Lied's opening, Lilium, is a symphony sung in Latin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it written/composed just for Elfen Lied (like for example, the opening songs for Pokemon)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T05:23:49.647" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T00:52:42.387" Title="Was Lilium written or composed solely for Elfen Lied?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15579" CreationDate="2014-12-08T20:00:11.180" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is almost always the case with anime music, Lilium was composed just for Elfen Lied. KONISHI Kayo and KONDO Yukio collectively handled the composition, arrangement, and lyricwriting (and also did &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/19050&quot;&gt;the rest of the soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T20:00:11.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15564" CreationDate="2014-12-08T22:45:25.470" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's also an OP sung in Mandarin, but it looks like my old link to that has been removed from Youtube by Bandai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwZF7SpG5rM&quot;&gt;Spanish Full Opening&lt;/a&gt; that I believe is sung by Jessica Toledo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this appears to be (the song at least) a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciUQc_7qR5o&quot;&gt;Korean version of the short OP&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T22:45:25.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15475" CreationDate="2014-12-09T00:34:22.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kurama's Yin half within Minato noted that Naruto's actions and speech about his father was touching enough to move this half of it&lt;/a&gt;. This allowed the fourth to use Kurama's chakra. There was no need of tug war since Kurama willingly cooperated. It was not planing to take over anybody body or break free. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Re quote  from the link above from the first paragraph of Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, as their battle strategy unfolded, Kurama's Yin half within Minato noted that Naruto's actions and speech about his father was touching enough to move this half of it. Yin-Kurama also told Minato to disregard Obito's words as he was not responsible for any of those tragedies and that instead of leaving his son to do it, he should also act. Later, when Naruto and Minato bumped fists, Yin and Yang-Kurama came in contact with each other, with Yang-Kurama greeting its other half casually and asking it to share its chakra, which led Yin-Kurama to note that asking itself for chakra was an odd situation. Nonetheless, when the father-son duo prepared to deal with Obito, the two halves of Kurama also bumped fists as they prepared to initiate their strategy. As their chakra begin to meld, the two halves conversed about Minato and Naruto, leading Yin-Kurama to comment that Naruto must have had some upbringing to treat a tailed beast as a comrade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="9260" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T06:11:29.510" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T06:11:29.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-09T00:43:53.123" Score="5" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Kage Bunshin make another Kage Bunshin? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes you see the clones die and I am screaming at the TV, why didn't that clone just make a clone of itself before it died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does Naruto tend to let them die on purpose so he can gain their knowledge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9540" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-09T16:57:25.530" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T07:21:12.050" Title="Can a Kage Bunshin make another Kage Bunshin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15585" CreationDate="2014-12-09T00:56:31.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short: &lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several instances where Naruto will create several Shadow Clones, which in turn create more Shadow Clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as why he doesn't create any more, this is speculative. I can think of a few reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Naruto doesn't possess the skill to do so. The useful part of a clone creating a clone right before &quot;death&quot; would be to gain tactical advantage. Naruto's strategy is generally to &quot;charge right in&quot;, while this kind of strategy would rely on the clones &quot;dying&quot; so as to be the bait for a new clone coming right in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There simply isn't enough reaction time. Naruto has demonstrated that it takes time to create clones, even if the amount of time is relatively small. Rather than take the time to mold chakra and perform the technique, why not actually fight?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T00:56:31.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15579" CreationDate="2014-12-09T06:53:50.443" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the pamphlet included in the Elfen Lied OST, the melody of Lilium just surfaced to MOKA, the two-person musician group who was appointed the music producer staff of the Elfen Lied anime TV production team, when they looked at Elfen Lied from a certain perspective: it's not that Lucy wants to be born special — what she desires, the mundane happiness, that which appears to be easily obtainable is in fact obtainable by only a small handful of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;望んで特別に生まれたわけじゃない、欲しいものは簡単に手に入りそうでほんの一握りの人しか手に入れられないであろう、ありふれた幸せ……そんな角度からこの『エルフェンリート』を感じた時に、メインテーマである「LILIUM」の祈るような旋律が浮かびました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MOKA later included rearrangements of Lilium in &lt;a href=&quot;http://moka-song.com/discography/index.cgi?no=3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryugu Genka&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://moka-song.com/discography/index.cgi?no=4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinra Soloist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://moka-song.com/discography/index.cgi?no=46&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Felix Culpa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://moka-song.com/lilium/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;LILIUM MOKA☆ Produce Mixed Chorus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-17T03:01:52.470" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T03:01:52.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41135" CreationDate="2014-12-09T09:44:34.720" Score="12" ViewCount="599" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Alabasta Arc, in episode 102, Zoro tells Chopper that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;someone once said, that from the outside, we don't look like a team.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who originally told this to the Straw Hats and in which episode did this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9546" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T12:18:52.747" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T18:05:21.217" Title="In which episode do they say, that from the outside the Straw Hats don't look like a team?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15488" CreationDate="2014-12-09T10:46:06.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason are most likely similar to Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan case. He just simply doesn't realize it. Nagato &quot;awakens&quot; his Rinnegan when his parents are murdered by the mistaken Konoha shinobi. But actually it was Uchiha Madara implanting it to him, not him awakening the Rinnegan. So, while he can use Rinnegan to great extend, he simply doesn't know that it was originated from the Sharingan and that he can revert it back to Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same as Kakashi. Although he has awakened his Mangekyou when he &quot;killed&quot; Rin, he simply doesn't realize that until years even though he was dubbed as a genius ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it needs to be noted that the ones who knows about the Sharingan can be upgraded into Rinnegan are those who has awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and read the stone tablet in the Uchiha underground hideout using Sharingan, Mangekyou Sharingan and Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan in order. Nagato, being a non-Uchiha and lived far away from Konoha, would have no knowledge of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T10:46:06.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15608" CreationDate="2014-12-09T11:00:14.850" Score="3" ViewCount="988" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching Dragon Ball Z Kai and never really thought about it - If Bulma was able to pack up her cave back into capsules, why couldn't she put the Dragon ball(s) in the house, then pack up the house? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The resulting capsule would be small enough to cause confusion for anyone who had the dragon radar, as it would be in the vicinity (if it still showed up), but could be hidden in someone's pocket or even swallowed / regurgitated as necessary. It could have even served as a &quot;this radar is on the fritz, we don't have any of the balls to hand over, they're still out there somewhere&quot; excuse if cornered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this simply a case of the characters not thinking to try it or is there something that would prevent the dragon balls from being shrunk down / stored in a capsule? And on that note, could you store a person / animal in a capsule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9547" LastActivityDate="2021-01-13T23:22:59.310" Title="Why didn't Krillin and Gohan store the Dragon balls in a capsule?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15601" CreationDate="2014-12-09T15:41:13.540" Score="11" ViewCount="4100" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is about humans and monsters.&#xA;The main character has companions which are human and some monsters.&#xA;These monsters include one blue wolf with horns and some white fur on his chest (it walks on all four), and another one is this big eye on a leg (light green), with a big tongue. I think the eye monster can roll up to attack the foes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the story he fights other people/monsters/animals. &#xA;Some of these animals are also wolfs, but have different colors to our protagonist. Some of them are the one legged big eyes, but different colors as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw it on TV around 2006/7, but it may be older.&#xA;Reason I didn't watch it at the time was because it was aired in Irish (which I didn't speak, or in Japanese with Irish subtitles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9553" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T17:00:01.243" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T17:00:01.243" Title="An anime about human protagonists travelling with monsters, among them are a blue wolf, and a big eye on a leg monster" Tags="&lt;monster-rancher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:30.970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15600" CreationDate="2014-12-09T15:48:04.033" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1469/Monster_Farm:_Enbanseki_no_Himitsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, known in America as Monster Rancher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/9/10870.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Genki is a boy who loves playing video games. One day he's zapped into the world of Monster Rancher and meets the girl Holly and the monsters Mochi, Suezo, Golem, Tiger and Hare. Together, they are searching for a way to revive the Phoenix, which is the only monster capable of stopping the evil Moo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wolf is &lt;em&gt;Tiger of the Wind &quot;Rygar&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSKDj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A blue, wolf-like monster with horns on his head. He is a feared thief and bandit known as &quot;Tiger of the Wind&quot;. He was the leader of a pack of rogue mixed-breed Tigers that were isolated from all humans. Eventually, he met up with Genki. At first, he looked down upon Genki's optimistic and caring nature. Tiger had a rough past that changed him forever, giving him a jaded and cold view of life. However, after listening to Genki, he has learned to care more for others. A clan of Dinos commanded by Moo killed off Tiger's pack, so he joined up with Genki's team in hopes of finding and defeating Moo. Tiger is extremely fast and powerful in battle. He uses an array of swift attacks, as well as firing electricity from his horns and using ice-based attacks. Tiger once had a younger brother named Gray Wolf. They lived together as orphaned pups. Eventually, they built a pack of mixed-breed Tigers. When Tiger first met Moo, the giant monster killed every last member of Tiger's pack, and kidnapped Gray Wolf, leaving Tiger to die. Tiger would later find out the cold, harsh truth of what happened to his brother. Tiger was the Phoenix's anger. {Wikipedia}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eye on a leg is &lt;em&gt;Suezo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ip8fr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A simple monster with only a mouth, a huge singular eye, and an upright tail. He is Holly's loyal monster retainer. Suezo serves as comic relief in many instances and he can be a little obnoxious and loud-mouthed. He has amazing Telescopic vision and can teleport himself and other objects from one location to another in mere seconds, though it took a bit of practice to perfect this. Thus, eventually a very useful asset to the team. Suezo was the Phoenix's pride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1469/Monster_Farm:_Enbanseki_no_Himitsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Rancher_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.373" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T22:28:44.310" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16637" CreationDate="2014-12-09T17:09:38.533" Score="2" ViewCount="487" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got into a discussion with this with my brother the other day and I was wondering if this would be a valid way to cultivate and stock up on Sharingans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see that Madara/Tobi had an entire laboratory of Sharingans, presumably gathered from the corpses from the Uchiha Massacre. Now, if someone like Kabuto were to reanimate Uchiha, they would be revived back with their own eyes as we saw with Itachi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, would it be possible to remove the reanimated Itachi's eyes and store them for use for a later date? My brother told me that the problem with this theory is that a reanimated body using Kabuto's Endo Tensei would just have body parts that would turn to paper/dust if detached from its body, as we saw from many reanimations who lost their limbs in the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what if Kabuto un-did the Endo Tensei jutsu immediately proceeding taking out the eyes of Itachi. Would the eyes still turn to paper/dust or would they manifest in a physical form? If so, this would allow someone like Kabuto to infinitely cultivate Sharingans by continuously reanimating and un-reanimating an Uchiha, something that could be very powerful when comboed with Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the above is not possible with Kabuto's jutsu, how about with Orochimaru's Endo Tensei - the one he used to revive the First and Second Hogake against the Third Hokage in the first Naruto series? If I recall, Orochimaru's original Endo Tensei didn't make the bodies immortal or turn to paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T14:26:42.880" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T22:04:40.293" Title="Is it possible to cultivate Sharingans?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15446" CreationDate="2014-12-09T18:51:00.150" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned before, it's a fingerprint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually the spiral only appears when the character's finger/thumb is close to the screen. The reason for this is simply to add detail to something which is taking up a lot of the screen. Look at the image without the spiral:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dmM5Vm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Rokdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the finger takes up a lot of the screen it's harder to focus on when it's all the same colour. The inclusion of the fingerprint helps break up that space - even if it is a basic design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason it's a spiral is for simplicity's sake. Fingerprints are very intricate and are more trouble that it's worth, unless perhaps the entire animation is ridiculously detailed - otherwise you would get a sharp jarring contrast between the foreground and background:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bh4xJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, this is exaggerated, but I imagine half-hearted attempts would also look out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there's a spiral on her finger when she points at you, she's being triumphant or prideful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's any real evidence to suggest this. This design is used in many situations, often when a character is angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; - It's to break up the area on the finger without going into much detail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T18:51:00.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15595" CreationDate="2014-12-09T23:56:23.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't come across a solid answer yet, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Capsule&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Capsule&lt;/a&gt; might have an explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the article, they mention that a capsule can't be stored within another capsule (as &quot;the results were catastrophic&quot;) so in that regard it is possible for an object to impact a capsule, at least negatively. I then wonder if storing a Dragon ball would negatively impact it, as Colonel Silver in Dragonball said that the balls were unbreakable (and by unbreakable, perhaps unmodifiable and therefore unable to be stored)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also mentions that &quot;organic corpses&quot; were stored in capsules, but no sapient creatures. To me, this sounds like no &quot;animal testing&quot; has occurred (possibly because a lot of the universe's inhabitants are talking animals and it would be morally / ethically wrong) but I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this may be a partial answer, but it'd be nice to have &quot;official&quot; confirmation of why these things haven't taken place before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9547" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T23:56:23.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15609" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-10T01:41:04.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story starts off with &lt;strong&gt;Shoyo Hinata&lt;/strong&gt;, a short, upbeat and clumsy junior high school boy, who develops a strong passion for volleyball after watching a national tournament championship match on a TV. Despite his lack of height, he has a high jumping ability and is inspired by the player he sees on TV, nicknamed &lt;em&gt;Small Giant&lt;/em&gt;. This spurred him to learn volleyball, train and later make a volleyball club with makeshift members from other clubs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tn0a6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Karasuno Team 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, on the very first round they were matched with a team with a great player, &lt;strong&gt;Tobio Kageyama&lt;/strong&gt;, nicknamed &lt;em&gt;King of the Court&lt;/em&gt; because of his arrogance, controlling demeanor and refusal to cooperate with his teammates. However, Kageyama is genius setter and they defeat Shoyo's team miserably. Shoyo then swears to defeat The King in a rematch and continues to train and practice, hoping to make it in the high school volleyball club. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After his first day of high school, he goes right to the gym and gets shocked as he sees his rival, practicing on the court. Initially they don't work well together and fails to coordinate because of their bitter relationship in the past. They later become part of &lt;strong&gt;Karasuno (Crows) High&lt;/strong&gt;, a once powerful high school team that now fell into decline, but now has potentially good players again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b6AHc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Karasuno High Team 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The team is composed of other players who are quite unique and interesting themselves and have the same goal in mind - going to the nationals! The story progresses with these two personality-wise opposite individuals on the same team, with Kageyama learning to value team work and Shoyo gaining experience. Together, the whole &lt;strong&gt;Karasuno&lt;/strong&gt; is rising up once again through adventurous practice matches, tournaments and rivalries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiky%C5%AB!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haikyuu wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20583/Haikyuu!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haikyuu myanimelist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T03:45:38.653" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T03:45:38.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15610" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-10T01:41:04.853" Score="0" Body="Haikyū!! (ハイキュー!!?) is a Japanese shōnen screwball-sports manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. Production IG has made an anime adaptation directed by Directed Susumu Mitsunaka that aired from April 6 – September 21, 2014." OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T03:45:27.887" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T03:45:27.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15611" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-10T02:07:54.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tag for any questions about light novel, manga, games, and anime relating to the Yūki Yūna universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main work is Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru (結城友奈は勇者である) is an anime television series, created by Studio Gokumi and director Seiji Kishi as part of the Takahiro IV Project. The story is about Yūki Yūna and her friends living ordinary lives and wanting to become real heroes. When they are transported into another world, they soon realize that being a hero is not what it seems, as they have to fight the monsters known as Vertex to save the Divine Tree Shinju.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series currently includes the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25519/Yuuki_Yuuna_wa_Yuusha_de_Aru/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;main anime tv series&lt;/a&gt; and the prequel light novel named Washio Sumi wa Yūsha de Aru. There's also a manga adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABki_Y%C5%ABna_wa_Y%C5%ABsha_de_Aru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuyu.wikia.com/wiki/Yuki_Yuna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T03:45:23.387" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T03:45:23.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15612" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-10T02:07:54.647" Score="0" Body="Yūki Yūna is an up and coming seinen anime series. Yūna Yūki and her friends belongs to the school's Hero Club, which helps anyone who requests for assistance. One day, they are transported to an unknown world where they are required to the defend Shinju, the Divine Tree, against monsters known as the Vertex. " OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T03:45:33.080" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T03:45:33.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15617" CreationDate="2014-12-10T04:42:52.170" Score="1" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/gZWaYQVOVG03t=11m30s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 7&lt;/a&gt;, around 11:30, what's the music playing in the background during the fight scene? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:15:19.033" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:15:19.033" Title="What is the music playing in the background of the fight scene in episode 7?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15616" CreationDate="2014-12-10T04:57:19.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;run rabbit junk&quot; by Yoko Kanno from the first OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXSgnsnu8ro&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXSgnsnu8ro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T04:57:19.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7936" CreationDate="2014-12-10T07:59:28.777" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The third season has indeed been cancelled; instead it was replaced with a movie that has just recently come out. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-24/sora-no-otoshimono/heaven-lost-property-new-anime-to-play-in-theaters-in-2014&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This is described by this ANN news article.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Maser&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DQEB6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quick Plot Summary / Overview:&lt;/strong&gt; The scene opens with the Zeus' destruction above Synapse, Tomoki calls for Nymph to return immediately; unfortunately Ikaros responds that Nymph isn't coming. Tomoki commands Ikaros to take him straight to Synapse as the Earth's surface deliberately vanishes. While flying towards Synapse, Ikaros tells Tomoki a story how long ago due to malfunction she was once ordered by a &quot;boy&quot; to attack Synapse out of desperation. Remarking a dying Sugata, Ikaros' body begins burning away because of a device installed within her whenever she approaches Synapse without permission. Having second thoughts, Tomoki orders Ikaros to go back but cannot since there is nowhere else to go to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://soranootoshimono.wikia.com/wiki/Heaven%27s_Lost_Property_Final:_Eternal_My_Master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://soranootoshimono.wikia.com/wiki/Heaven%27s_Lost_Property_Final:_Eternal_My_Master&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T07:59:28.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8662" CreationDate="2014-12-10T08:09:56.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, yes. Throughout the series, it is mentioned that the reason humans can actually live they way they can is because God has given them their &quot;wish&quot;. The reason for the immortality (even if it is miserable) is because God has given up on them and given the human beings what they desired. (Even if it's not a great idea...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this whole thing became possible because of the humans wishes and what they thought was best. So, since this happened before &quot;God&quot; vanished (or as God did, that is) it's safe to assume that perhaps God was capable of fulfilling a few things here and there, too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just speculation but perhaps God has not abandoned them completely just yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T08:09:56.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6008" CreationDate="2014-12-10T08:25:11.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As shown by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.ca/Death-Note-Volume-Box-Set/dp/B001R8B5TO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, Box Set 2 is reprinted. However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.ca/Death-Note-1-Box-Set/dp/B001CZJP0S/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1418199871&amp;amp;sr=1-1&amp;amp;keywords=Death%20Note%20Box%20Set%201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Box Set 1&lt;/a&gt; has not been. In fact, Box Set 2 isn't &quot;reprinted&quot; persay as the new edition with a different cover art was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's case closed on this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T08:25:11.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15577" CreationDate="2014-12-10T13:05:43.157" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last time she appeared was at &lt;strong&gt;manga chapter 604 - REVITALIZE&lt;/strong&gt; (until now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the manga is still ongoing (currently it is at &lt;strong&gt;chapter 608&lt;/strong&gt;), she will keep on appearing at the following chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You heard she vanished because of the &lt;strong&gt;final episode of Fake Karakura Town arc: episode 342    &quot;Thank You&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Where Ichigo loses his shinigami's power, so he lost the ability to see her in shinigami form, so she &quot;vanishes&quot; from Ichigo's sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Rukia_Kuchiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt;, this is the moment where she &quot;vanish&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As it becomes harder for Ichigo to see her, Rukia knows this is&#xA;  farewell. Mocking Ichigo's sad face, she states she will still be able&#xA;  to see him, much to his displeasure. Rukia, disappearing from Ichigo's&#xA;  sight completely, leaves through a Senkaimon as Ichigo, bidding&#xA;  farewell, thanks her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T17:21:46.087" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T17:21:46.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24304" CreationDate="2014-12-10T13:27:07.977" Score="10" ViewCount="41890" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5, when the enemy tried to steal his sword, this seal appeared on his forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P0kAY.png&quot; alt=&quot;episode 5 snapshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T16:46:08.303" LastActivityDate="2019-02-13T05:00:33.597" Title="What does the seal on Meliodas's forehead mean? How did he get this seal?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2014-12-10T17:01:49.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps, since they belong to same clan, Naruto could have some resemblance with Mito Uzumaki because of blood line. Considering a scientific fact that DNA structure does contain some memory from its predecessors. You can generally call someone who is old, grand mother or grand father, but it does not mean that they are in relation. &#xA;Your assumption to say that Hashirama could be great great grandfather is likely a gesture but less likely to be a true relation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T17:01:49.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35900" CreationDate="2014-12-10T18:44:14.887" Score="3" ViewCount="828" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is on the fence between here and &lt;a href=&quot;https://movies.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Movies &amp;amp; TV Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt;, but does anyone know why Cartoon Network never aired the final four episodes of Zoids: Chaotic Century?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I loved CC as a kid, and went to great lengths to watch every airing. I watched it when it was on in the afternoon, and I set my VHS to record it when it came on at 5am CST after [adult swim] ended for the night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all the times I watched it, I never saw &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zoids:_Chaotic_Century_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Ancient Memory, The Zoid Eve, The Moment of Annihilation, or Return to Another Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;. I have my own theories, but I don't want to poison the well and am hoping there actually is an official reason out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:04.833" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T15:35:11.567" Title="Why did Cartoon Network never air the last four episodes of Zoids: Chaotic Century?" Tags="&lt;zoids&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16644" CreationDate="2014-12-10T21:27:24.977" Score="5" ViewCount="2502" Body="&lt;p&gt;Owner Zeff (in the Baratie Arc) was said to be a famous and fearsome pirate from the Grand Line.  However, there has been no mention of him since then by other pirates/marines.  So was he really a famous and strong pirate or was he just strong compared to normal pirates in the East Blue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T04:21:19.433" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T04:25:07.430" Title="How strong is Owner Zeff?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15629" CreationDate="2014-12-10T21:53:12.783" Score="9" ViewCount="1152" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was enjoying my lunch over the 8th episode of YuriYuri and right at the beginning there was this unusual calendar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y1mNM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth be told, this is the first time I see a calendar like that. As you can see, it consists of 3 parts which seem to be made of wood. The lower part says &quot;April&quot;, so I assume it is removable so that the cubes above it can rotate, and that there are 11 more like it somewhere else in store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the tricky part is the numbers. The 2 blocks on top are set up to read &quot;01&quot; which is for April the 1st. But the top side of the block that reads 0 in front, has a 6 on it. What's going on? And there are only 4 sides that can be rotated with their front sides for each digit to form a number of a day of the month. Is this an animation mistake? If not, how can this calendar thingie work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is it even possible to make them read all numbers from 01 to 31?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T10:35:56.293" Title="How does this calendar thing even work?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15628" CreationDate="2014-12-10T22:00:11.860" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;With two cubes, you don't have enough sides (total 12) to give both cubes numbers 0-9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, each cube has its own numbers (there may be other permutations that work, too):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One cube (A) will have &lt;strong&gt;0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The other (B) will have &lt;strong&gt;0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then each date is represented by how the cubes are used:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;01-03: Cube A is 0, followed by cube B.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;04-06: Cube B is 0, followed by cube A.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07-08: Cube A is 0, followed by cube B.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;09: Cube B is 0, followed by cube A, on 6, upside-down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10-13: Cube A is 1, followed by cube B.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;14-16: Cube B is 1, followed by cube A.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;17-18: Cube A is 1, followed by cube B.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;19: Cube B is 1, followed by cube A, on 6, upside-down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20-23: Cube A is 2, followed by cube B.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;24-26: Cube B is 2, followed by cube A.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;27-28: Cube A is 2, followed by cube B.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;29: Cube B is 2, followed by cube A, on 6, upside-down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;30-31: Cube B is 3, followed by cube A.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And before you ask, no, I've never seen one of these, and thus I really have no citation. But given the fact that the cubes look like they can go in either order (since they have numbers on the side, they should come completely free), this seems like the most logical solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T22:00:11.860" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-10T23:44:40.610" Score="1" ViewCount="6983" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Psycho Pass they reference some of the major ideologically leading people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is a direct quote from one of the main characters saying &quot;Be wary of those who quote ___&quot;  There is then a reply: &quot;Had you not quoted him I probably would have.&quot; Who is the author in question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9576" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T22:36:50.800" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T22:36:50.800" Title="People should be wary of those who quote which author?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15545" CreationDate="2014-12-11T00:24:33.847" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They don't do it because of the fail rate. The scan according to the light novels has an extremely small rate of success, and the scan almost certainly fries the brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoted from &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online Volume 4 - Fairy Dance, Chapter 9&lt;/em&gt; (translation courtesy of Baka-Tsuki):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seemed Kayaba had decided to die with the collapse of the&#xA;  world of SAO before the incident even occurred. But it was an unusual&#xA;  way to die. It seems he remodeled a FullDive machine to perform a&#xA;  super-high-power scan of his brain, where it burned out his brain and&#xA;  killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The probability of the scan being successful wasn’t even 1 in 1000&#xA;  - and, although it was baseless, she told me that in her heart she had&#xA;  the feeling that he somehow had succeeded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it worked as Kayaba intended, his own memories and thoughts,&#xA;  all of the electrical signals in his brain should have became digital code&#xA;  and should exist in the network as a real electronic brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is safe to assume that it's for the above reason they don't do it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9477" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T13:37:48.177" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T13:37:48.177" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-11T00:36:03.890" Score="1" ViewCount="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of the second season (&lt;em&gt;Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle&lt;/em&gt;), Gillete didn't recognize his subordinates until...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... Vivi was forced to cut off Gillete's hand in order to prevent him from killing Nikolai. Due to the pain, he snapped out and regained his memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Guy brainwash Gillete, or was he just amnesiac?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T13:28:08.320" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T13:28:08.320" Title="While serving Hartgen, was Gillete brainwashed by magic or chemicals, or he was just in shock from the near death?" Tags="&lt;hitsugi-no-chaika&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8386" CreationDate="2014-12-11T01:13:37.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;TL.DR: they can and did die!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules for someone die of the calamity are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be a student, teacher or up to second degree relative of a 3-3 class' student.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be alive. (The calamity would not kill the dead member of the class)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be inside the city limits. Junta died at the beach, but he had already fatal injuries priorvto leaving the city.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if a student transfers schools or leaves the city for good, the link to the class ends and the  person's family would be safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Koichi's father, being in another country, is totally safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being dead is no protection to a student's family. &lt;em&gt;Takabayashi dies of heart attack in June&lt;/em&gt; (DN reference not intended... &gt;.&gt;), but his grandparents die as part of the calamity in August.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a relative of the ignored student is no protection, as Mei sister shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T01:20:06.653" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T01:20:06.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15635" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-11T01:18:07.743" Score="0" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many students, relatives died? How many survived?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use this template. List names if you feel so (would like, but a body count is fine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teacher 2.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Relatives __&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Students __&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Survivors __&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T01:18:07.743" Title="What was the butcher's bill in the aftermath of the 1998 3-3 class' calamity?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15603" CreationDate="2014-12-11T06:34:44.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short not possible. &#xA;When madara was called by endo tensei he had his sharingan, even he showed the five kages the power of rinnegan . When he was brought back to alive by Obito, he was blind as his original eyes were given to Pain. This proves that you can't simply use endo tensei to manipulate body parts. Releasing a person from endo tensei simply means he/she is free to move on their own will, just like madara when he managed to release himself from kabuto's control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T22:04:40.293" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T22:04:40.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-11T07:21:07.260" Score="3" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Morgiana Arc, how was Aladdin captured or when was he captured? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10579" LastEditorUserId="10579" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T06:41:52.010" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T08:38:07.473" Title="How/when was Aladdin captured?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-11T08:51:35.713" Score="2" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to watch Detective Conan when I was younger and remember I got through the first 100 or so episodes. The most prominent &quot;rivals&quot; of Conan from what I remember was Kaitou Kid and Heiji Hattori. Who are some other characters that come later in the series and which episodes do they first appear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10582" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T12:35:13.243" Title="Debut Episodes of Rival Characters in Detective Conan (Case Closed)?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15628" CreationDate="2014-12-11T09:47:17.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you sure they are cubes? If they are individual panels that 'flip', that 6 would be a 9 and it would make sense. &#xA;Calendars that fip over like this do exist, so maybe it works like that and it's just not clear that it's supposed to flip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10584" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T09:47:17.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15627" CreationDate="2014-12-11T10:15:07.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Zeff was just a great pirate in the East Blue, because as far as we know, he was one of the few pirates who made it to the Grand Line. From an actual point of view, he would be a weak pirate in my opinion. (No offense against Zeff fans ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all, he was on the Grand Line for just an year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zeff originally made a name for himself as captain on a pirate ship. He became both great at being a chef and a pirate. His dream of finding the &quot;All Blue&quot; led him to the Grand Line. After one year of traveling around the Grand Line, he left that sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zeff&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zeff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T04:25:07.430" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T04:25:07.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16660" CreationDate="2014-12-11T10:23:25.080" Score="12" ViewCount="3160" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Rebellion movie, the girls are performing a sort of a ritual that materializes a giant cake filled with whatever they are singing about. Then it's eaten by Bebe in Candy Witch form. It's all fun and nice, but what is the purpose of this ritual? Is it some sort of made-up substitute for transforming witch energy like Kyuubey did by eating the grief seeds, but with Bebe Witch instead? Perhaps there's some info on that in manga/novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ym2np.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T16:19:40.327" Title="What is the meaning of the cake song?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15627" CreationDate="2014-12-11T10:23:41.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All we know about Zeff is that he was strong enough to sail his crew around the Grand Line for a year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a big deal in the East Blue, where even Don Krieg couldn't last a week in the Grand Line, but doesn't tell us that much about his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the timeskip, Luffy and Zoro had been in the Grand Line for less than a year, and had both become pretty strong, so he could potentially be even much stronger than they were, but also pirates like Foxy and fake Luffy seemed to be quite relaxed in the Grand Line and weren't anywhere near as powerful, so there's a pretty big range in what strength a year in the Grand Line might get you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was ten years ago that Zeff travelled the Grand Line, and the only two things that really bought the Strawhats fame were defeating Rob Lucci and Luffy's actions in the Whitebeard War. Zeff might have done some impressive things, but wouldn't necessarily become super famous, and ten years is quite a while for people to forget him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, having lost a leg and gotten older, it's pretty sure that he's a lot weaker than he was, and it's unlikely at best that he would be as strong as the Strawhats these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T10:23:41.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6332" CreationDate="2014-12-11T12:32:13.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mikan seems to remember Natsume because of the alice stone . (Chapter About Creating Alice Stone) , When Natsume give the Alice stone to Mikan , it was nullify and each fragments came back to her . (sorry for my bad english) one of those fragments was About the One she loves . At first it was fuzzy to clear those memories that step by step occuring into her mind when Natsume give that alice stone everything becomes clear .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;  Natsume pulls out the bag containing her tiny Alice stone, the first one she gave to Natsume when they were 12-years-old. Natsume hopes that by returning the Alice stone to Mikan, its proper owner, she will regain her memories, especially him. He gives it to her, and when she takes it, it is suddenly absorbed into the palm of her hand, which means that she has regained some of her Alice&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/wiki/Gakuen_Alice_Chapter_179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/wiki/Gakuen_Alice_Chapter_179&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q9EVb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T12:32:13.317" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-12-11T12:32:13.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2014-12-11T15:01:05.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their weight comes from what they are powered by. Thinking about it, they secrete clouds of heat and &quot;Burn out&quot; when too much energy has been expanded (the hybrid humans after using their titan form). And being as impossibly strong, fast, quick motioned as they are (erin lifting a boulder about 50 tons heavier than his titan weights) the best possibility that they run on adrenaline more than blood. Adrenaline is the only reason fighting, sprinting, moving large objects is possible. The titans, abnormal or not, sprint instead of run, crush instead of grab, can THROW another titan, and obliterate both the section of the opponents body and the hand or limb they used. Adrenaline. The titans lack a digest system, which questions what else they have besides bone and muscle. This can give way to a major adrenal system instead of gland, and since adrenaline is activated by the components of blood, thier constant need is both give the adrenaline a power source and cool them down to avoid &quot;burning out&quot;, adrenaline works like an acid, and a heat source in desperate times. To explain thier weight is the fact that they lack the organs that weight us down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10589" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T15:01:05.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23168" CreationDate="2014-12-11T16:55:25.187" Score="4" ViewCount="1126" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7555/did-the-d-gray-man-manga-cease-publication&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; has been asked before, but it was 9 months ago and more information has come out since. Here's the information I've compiled so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I've been searching on &lt;a href=&quot;https://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/43942-The-DGM-Hiatus-Thread/page61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DGM Hiatus Thread (Manga Helpers)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I've also looked at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jump SQ Site&lt;/a&gt;, but my Japanese is rather poor and I find it hard to navigate. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I've also been looking on &lt;a href=&quot;http://instagram.com/hoshino1000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsura Hosino's Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, not sure if it is verified that it's her's on not. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally I've also seen things on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/2l7sry/dgray_man_manga_looks_to_be_returning_soon_after/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;/r/manga&lt;/a&gt; that say that it's coming back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem I have is that I can't find anything definite. I also wouldn't care if it started back up in either Japanese or English, I would learn Japanese if it meant I was able to start reading D.Gray again! Just wondered if you guys knew about anything more about it. Anything would be appreciated! Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10591" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T14:00:10.363" Title="What is the current serialization status of D.Gray-Man?" Tags="&lt;d-gray-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16651" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16652" CreationDate="2014-12-11T17:44:36.390" Score="4" ViewCount="2472" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime is my head. It's a romance anime and didn't seem that old. It starts with a girl who is kinda a tomboy and she eats a lot of food in order not to stand out. I remember one scene where a guy says that she looks pretty and then she stuffs her face with food, also her friends said bad stuff about a shy girl in her class. She sees her long lost crush walking on her road and he asks her why she considers those people as 'friends' and she listens to him and stands up for the shy girl and becomes friends with her. She is seen crying and the guy hugs her from the window....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just can't remember what its called! So frustrating.. Please help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10592" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:33:33.850" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:33:33.850" Title="A romance anime where the girl eats a lot of food in order not to stand out" Tags="&lt;ao-haru-ride&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:40.563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16651" CreationDate="2014-12-11T17:56:50.410" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like &lt;strong&gt;Ao Haru Ride&lt;/strong&gt; aka &lt;strong&gt;Blue Spring Ride&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/21995/Ao_Haru_Ride&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(MyAnimeList page)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Description from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Spring_Ride&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Futaba Yoshioka wants to &quot;reset&quot; her life. In junior high, girls ostracized Futaba because too many junior high boys liked her. The only boy Futaba liked, Kou Tanaka, moved away before she could tell him how she felt. Now in high school, Futaba is determined to be unladylike so her new friends will not become jealous of her. While living her new life contentedly, she meets Kou again, but he now uses the name Kou Mabuchi and has a cold attitude. He tells her that he liked her too in junior high, but feels differently now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/McVBB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T18:07:22.763" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T18:07:22.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3743" CreationDate="2014-12-11T22:37:15.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I think is that Jigglypuff can't hear itself when it sings. To whoever said you needed to look into its eyes, the Neon City episode in the anime had people falling asleep when they weren't looking into Jigglypuff's eyes. Maybe all Jigglypuff have different songs and ears, so the user of the song can't hear itself sing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10594" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T22:37:15.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16643" CreationDate="2014-12-12T01:07:30.157" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it some sort of made-up substitute for transforming witch energy like Kyuubey did by eating the grief seeds, but with Bebe Witch instead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that the world we see at the beginning is a false world and we later learn that it's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Homura's Witch Labyrinth contained in an Incubator Isolation Field&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as such, we can probably assume that any and all reason for Magical Girls to exist (to balance entropy for the Incubators) won't apply here, and the Nightmares are just a way to explain (to the girls at least) why they are Magical Girls: probably as a means to stabilize the realism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Since we see Homura's Familiars acting as some of the populace and when Homura begins to realize the truth as she is taken further away from her Soul Gem the Labyrinth's reality begins to become unstable like with the airships plummeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Cake_Song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; seems to call the song a nursery rhyme game which would play into the playful nature of the Nightmares. As for the purpose, we see see with Hitomi's Nightmare it seems to be used to turn the Nightmares into something Bebe would eat to then revert the Nightmare back to their original form (as after the Girl's Soul Gems are purified, Hitomi reappears in her bed). Bebe being able to revert them must extend from the powers Madoka gave her when, along with Sayaka, the 3 of them first entered the fake world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T16:19:40.327" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T16:19:40.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T02:51:20.540" Score="5" ViewCount="1709" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry for vague question. All I remember is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;School anime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pretty sure not harem&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Funny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Centers on small group of students, both male and female, maybe a club.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Normal, yellow and white, sweater and tee style uniforms.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Short, blonde female character, flat chested. Not a boobilicious anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not a children's anime, crude humor involved.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know any suggestions at all! :3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10597" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:32:32.977" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:32:32.977" Title="Need help identifying school anime with short, blonde female character" Tags="&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:46.813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16661" CreationDate="2014-12-12T02:57:35.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to guess &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8675/Seitokai_Yakuindomo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seitokai Yakuindomo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;School anime&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not harem&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Well, harems are in the eye of the beholder, but pretty much yes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Funny&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allegedly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Centers on small group of students, both male and female&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One guy and three girls in the student council&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Normal yellow/white uniforms&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oz3izm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SYD main cast&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;　(their shirts are white beneath the blazers)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Short, blonde, flat-chested female&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;See above (Hagimura Suzu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crude humor&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDD40_1LRUg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oh good lord yes&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T03:17:08.837" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T03:17:08.837" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-23T22:20:31.077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15585" CreationDate="2014-12-12T05:55:56.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see two questions here &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;why didn't clones create another clone before they die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A. As we know that clones dispel when they are hit by a force enough to severely hurt them. Image this very thin instance where the clone realizes he is about to die, what amount of chakra does a clone have in that instance, likely very minimal. If he tries to make a clone then, he actually has to divide his chakra, which will further diminish his chakra resource. In this case, he might actually quicken his death, or miraculously if he succeeds in making a clone with such minimal amount of chakra, I don't think the clone is of any use in the fight. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does Naruto tend to let clones die on purpose to gain knowledge ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A. More or less &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;, because clones act on their own, they have their own conscience and they can use full abilities of his caster(who made the clones). They go head on with their opponent. It's a better strategy to learn opponent abilities quickly. Answering you question, its depends on the situation, not every time Naruto purposefully let's clones dispel, even though users have ability to control their clone chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="8988" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T06:19:04.937" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T06:19:04.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16850" CreationDate="2014-12-12T08:44:10.873" Score="3" ViewCount="6390" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched the recent episode (391) and just prior to Obito being taken over by Black Zetsu, he seemed to have acknowledged his sins and was planning on using Rinne Rebirth - but for whom? It certainly wasn't for Madara because Black Zetsu wouldn't have gotten involved. Jiraya was on his mind, so was it him? Or was he planning on reviving all of the ninja who died during the war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T06:21:53.337" Title="Who was Obito going to revive?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16665" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16752" CreationDate="2014-12-12T09:19:35.537" Score="18" ViewCount="2612" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was said that Itachi's genjutsu was so good that both Kakashi and Naruto either felt the after effects of it as if it were reality, or never even realized in the first place that they were in a genjutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, can a strong enough genjutsu be used on someone to make them witness the &quot;death&quot; of someone close to them and thus make the user under the genjutsu awaken his or her Mangekyou Sharingan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2020-10-26T20:19:51.423" Title="Can a Genjutsu awaken Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16666" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16673" CreationDate="2014-12-12T09:30:23.683" Score="3" ViewCount="312" Body="&lt;p&gt;Distance-wise, what is the longest distance in which Amaterasu will ignite its target? Does it have unlimited range? For example, if someone used Amaterasu on the moon from the earth, or on the Hokage Monument looking at it from a mile away, would they catch flame?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T09:09:33.877" Title="What is the range of Amaterasu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14761" CreationDate="2014-12-12T12:58:08.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoSnwZ7dGAk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; will help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is indeed the song you are looking for I'm afraid I can't help further than this. I tried to find the original song but I failed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the name given to the song in this particular video is not its original name, as the description points out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I decided to give a name for this BGM, as the title would've gone over&#xA;  100 characters if I had used &quot;Composed by Masaru Yokoyama&quot;. So I named&#xA;  it Spring's Melody. I don't know if there is an actual name for this&#xA;  BGM...if there is, would you please tell me :3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: The song is called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuujin A-kun wo Watashi no Bansousha ni Ninmeishimasu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and you can find it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcYJHojTsFg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10602" LastEditorUserId="10602" LastEditDate="2020-04-27T16:35:26.887" LastActivityDate="2020-04-27T16:35:26.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16668" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18560" CreationDate="2014-12-12T13:08:53.890" Score="12" ViewCount="1412" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of shows nowadays are significantly censored or badly drawn for TV release. When the home media versions come out, they are uncensored and in some cases redrawn in certain areas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FTcAnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mt2i6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Kagerou Project TV - BluRay Comparison&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of this is of course the rush to release, but when the BluRays / DVDs come out, these are some of the main selling points of the shows in order to engage previous viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sR6MQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul TV - BluRay Comparison&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this something unique to anime and its market? I haven't seen anything like it in Western media&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T02:25:38.017" Title="Is intentionally producing a lower quality TV release unique to anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T16:33:10.423" Score="5" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;The animation throughout the first 10 episodes seemed pretty consistent to me.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uS7ej.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uS7ejm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image from episode 8&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3w5Zx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3w5Zxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image from episode 10&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, episode 11's style had nothing to do with the first 10 episodes (though it was probably consistent throughout the episode):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H3qp2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H3qp2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image from episode 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uY49H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uY49Hm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image from episode 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this show is filled with references to other anime, it occurred to me that the change in style could be a reference in itself. If so, what was it a reference to?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If not, why the sudden change in style? Was it due to budget or something similar, or did they just decide to go on a different direction for some random reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T04:46:58.847" Title="Is there a reason for the sudden change in style in episode 11?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16671" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16675" CreationDate="2014-12-12T16:45:16.467" Score="6" ViewCount="33455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why can't Roy Mustang bring his eyes back using his gate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the final chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, Roy Mustang said &quot;I'd readily sacrifice my own gate like Fullmetal did, but then I'd have no way back&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why he couldn't come back like Ed did? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10583" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:37:27.677" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T15:48:25.757" Title="Why can't Roy Mustang bring his eyes back using his gate?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16670" CreationDate="2014-12-12T18:14:44.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This episode was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16247&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;done entirely&lt;/a&gt; by one person, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/30623/Imazaki_Itsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Itsuki Imazaki&lt;/a&gt;, whose style you might recognize from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16169/Ai_Mai_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ai Mai Mi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything involves storyboard, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_sc%C3%A8ne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mise-en-scene&lt;/a&gt;, directing, and key animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T18:14:44.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16666" CreationDate="2014-12-12T18:32:30.820" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the range is as far as the user of Amaterasu can see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4967" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T18:32:30.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16671" CreationDate="2014-12-12T20:53:25.763" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not completely sure if my answer is any good, but I feel like it was worth putting this out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do indeed see that being blind would have prevented Roy from staying in the military (according to the manga), and that in theory he could have regained his sight by giving up his gate. But as pointed out in the question he would &quot;have no way back&quot;. This doesn't seem to be related to the fact that his responsibilities as a state alchemist might be affected if he took that route, particularly when we see Grumman, who isn't a state alchemist, become the Fuhrer (although he admittedly is a lot more experienced). Rather, I interpreted it as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ed's gate has some sort of connection to Al's. We see this when Ed ends up in front of Al's gate (after he is swallowed by Gluttony) and sees Al's body. It's thus possible to conclude that Ed can &quot;exit&quot; via Al's path, instead of his own. This was stated to probably be related to the fact that they both put in blood into the mix of ingredients used in their human transmutation attempt, somewhere probably midway through the seres.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, Ed can give up his alchemy without being unable to escape the realm of the gate, as he has two possible exits (Al's gate, and his own) prior to giving up alchemy, and giving up alchemy only means giving up one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Comparatively, Mustang hasn't had an experience akin to Ed and Al's - he does not &quot;share&quot; a gate with anyone. He can only enter and exit the realm of Truth through one means, but since it seems that entering (and presumably exiting) rely on there being a Gate, he would be unable to leave that place if he gave up alchemy (and consequently, his gate).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T21:02:21.103" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:02:21.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5970" CreationDate="2014-12-12T21:10:01.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now, yes! Some &lt;strong&gt;Visual Novels&lt;/strong&gt; (these count as novels in my book) have been successfully crowd funded out here.  A few examples of that are mostly done by the &lt;em&gt;Sekai Project&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;strong&gt;World End Economica&lt;/strong&gt; was already funded and has been translated and released. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/world-end-economica-complete&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The original KickStarter can be found here.&lt;/a&gt; Sekai Project is working on a few others, too. These include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/world-end-economica-complete&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Clannad (already funded)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prefundia.com/projects/view/lets-bring-the-grisaia-trilogy-to-the-west/2814/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Grisaia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/bring-was-the-hourglass-of-lepidoptera-to-the-west&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;WAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/fault-milestone-one-directors-cut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fault Milestone One&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the answer is a resounding YES now! With Clannad on the horizon, we might see even more of these reach out into the English tongue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:10:01.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5462" CreationDate="2014-12-12T21:22:42.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga has ended and the anime has ended as well. There's nothing left presumably to animate or write about, so that's the finish of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/search?q=kamisama%20dolls%20movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;searches for a movie bring up nothing&lt;/a&gt;. So, are you sure that wasn't a false memory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:22:42.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5647" CreationDate="2014-12-12T21:25:25.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As noted in the comments, this is actually the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_deformed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;super deformed style.&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia describes it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where&#xA;  characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and&#xA;  chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble&#xA;  small children. This style forms an integral part of what Japanese and&#xA;  American anime fans refer to as chibi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSOWD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2751" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:25:25.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12837" CreationDate="2014-12-12T21:30:23.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure precisely how a character's &quot;official&quot; song is defined, but a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MaQ6m6mho8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Credens Justitiam&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is, in my experience, often associated with Mami. Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AwesomeMusic/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one source&lt;/a&gt; that sites this as the case. Further, for a more speculative approach, this is the song that plays during several of the scenes involving Mami, and, likewise, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; no longer seems to play in the anime after Mami dies (if memory serves me correctly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus it would make sense that this is identified as her theme song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Homura's song, the same source I listed earlier states that Homura's theme song is &lt;em&gt;&quot;Puella in Somnio&quot; (&quot;The Girl in the Dream&quot;)&lt;/em&gt;. Google searching &quot;homura's theme&quot; also will return several YouTube videos all of this song. As before, I believe this song is played most often (if not exclusively) in scenes directly involving or featuring Homura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T21:30:23.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T22:04:44.907" Score="4" ViewCount="241" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying with no luck to identify this &lt;a href=&quot;http://picosong.com/4dwt/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;song&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It is from an old anime but besides that no clue. Anyone who might know something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10605" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T16:55:59.340" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T16:55:59.340" Title="Song identification from an old anime" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:49.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16687" CreationDate="2014-12-13T01:26:30.190" Score="4" ViewCount="459" Body="&lt;p&gt;He appears recently in OP song. Is he an enemy? An ally? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q3p8V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Snapshot of opening song&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T20:59:29.807" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:59:29.807" Title="Who is this person with four eyes in OP song?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16671" CreationDate="2014-12-13T02:13:43.720" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a supplement to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/16675/274&quot;&gt;Maroon's answer&lt;/a&gt; which is far too long to be a comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the raw manga, the original text is not akin to the English phrase &quot;to go back&quot; (as in, to return to the way things used to be; the metaphorical sense). It actually is a literal remark that he will be unable to return [to the real world] after destroying his gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ovDNriI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ovDNriIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The manga page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「鋼のがやったように自分の扉を通行料にできれば良いのだが帰りの通路が無くなる」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which translates somewhat more literally like,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I could, I would do what Fullmetal did, and use my gate as the toll; but then, the path for me to return home would disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the reason Edward was able to give up his gate is, as Maroon said, because Ed and Al's gates are somehow connected. After Edward destroys his gate, he turns around and Truth points him toward Alphonse's gate, where Al is sitting. The two boys return through that to the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/AUhmfvF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/AUhmfvFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The manga page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Mustang could have done no such thing, it makes sense he would have concluded there to be no way to return once he had destroyed his gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Please don't accept this answer; it's just here to support &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/16675/274&quot;&gt;Maroon's&lt;/a&gt;; if you agree with it, please accept that one instead.~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T02:13:43.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-13T03:06:04.960" Score="2" ViewCount="2422" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm on episode 7 of Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works, where Assassin has shown up. From what I have read, his sword is a long katana, but it doesn't have a tsuba (hand guard). As far as I know about katana, they can have shirasaya (mountings without tsuba), but they weren't used for battle. Was the sword just a katana that they didn't bother to put a tsuba on for stylistic reasons, or was it actually a different kind of sword?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FzJ9U.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T04:35:54.653" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T19:51:37.487" Title="What kind of sword did Assassin use?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-13T06:07:48.933" Score="3" ViewCount="1467" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of &quot;AL℃-@&quot; (track 09 on the Aldnoah.Zero soundtrack), before the German lyrics (&quot;Ich reich dir meine Hand&quot; and so forth) kick in around 0:46, the vocalist (Cyua) is singing something. Whatever it is, it's not part of the printed lyrics, and it contains the word &quot;Aldnoah&quot;. Beyond that, I'm not sure what she's singing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt that there are any official lyrics for that part of the track, but perhaps someone who has learned how to parse Hiroyuki Sawano's mangled German could weigh in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a short extract of the segment in question: &lt;a href=&quot;http://clyp.it/h3hfpevb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://clyp.it/h3hfpevb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T02:11:26.457" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T07:51:40.883" Title="What is Cyua singing at the beginning of &quot;AL℃-@&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16681" CreationDate="2014-12-13T09:42:17.140" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how much further the anime series but he looks like this guy,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SGqJxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nyuxu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nyuxum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; He's &lt;a href=&quot;http://kiseijuu.wikia.com/wiki/Got%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gotoh (link contain spoiler)&lt;/a&gt;, he's the mayor's confidant and the most powerful parasite of the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T09:42:17.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31682" CreationDate="2014-12-13T09:51:27.430" Score="2" ViewCount="445" Body="&lt;p&gt;The white bubble thing coming out of Marco's mouth kinds of stands out. What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1TVpm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T14:50:21.227" Title="What is this bubble thing next to Marco's face?" Tags="&lt;terra-formars&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16691" CreationDate="2014-12-13T10:00:44.323" Score="10" ViewCount="33358" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 series. I would like to read/watch the manga/Brotherhood anime now. Does anyone know at what chapter the story of FMA2003 and the story of the manga/Brotherhood anime go their separate ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user10610" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-10-28T23:38:32.083" LastActivityDate="2018-10-28T23:38:32.083" Title="At what point does the 2003 series and Manga/Brotherhood series start to diverge?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-13T10:03:42.107" Score="12" ViewCount="1026" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw it in 2004/5 so must have been released way earlier.&#xA;It wasn't in the normal shoujo/shonen style drawing either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I remember is that there was a competition and the winner would inherit the forest. And people from evil compainies were buying/bribing the winners to win and give them the forest for industrial purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our protagonist is a girl and she is not interested but takes part anyway.&#xA;There were some rather quirky moments which I remember such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the competition there was a task where they had to take water out of a big bottle. A lot of them used a straw for this one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The last round was between the protagonist and an intelligent girl with glasses and a laptop. The protagonist wins after deciding not to answer the question as answering the question correctly would have caused the glasses-girl to fall into the water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yep! That's it. Please help me! I really am not able to find this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10611" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:17:02.317" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:17:02.317" Title="Name of anime where the winner of a competition would inherit the forest" Tags="&lt;baby-baachan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:38:53.063" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16689" CreationDate="2014-12-13T12:15:59.643" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr: there is no exact point where the stories go &amp;quot;different ways&amp;quot;. Depending on how strict you are with the plot divergence, there are several candidates.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Minor differences&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are differences even at the beginning.&lt;/strong&gt; For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In the Lior arc, we see an failed &amp;quot;resurrection&amp;quot; of Rose's boyfriend in 2003 that was created from some birds, whereas this never shows up in the manga. Al never even attempts the state alchemist qualifying exam in the manga, and the train and Shou Tucker incidents happen &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; Ed becomes a state alchemist. Roy finds the brothers because of reports of there having been skilled alchemists, not because of a letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also slight differences in character details (e.g. being a minority, Rose is darker in 2003). 2003 also has some  blatantly non-manga content at the beginning (e.g. episode 4).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;When do major differences start to appear?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter&lt;/a&gt; and 2003 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode&lt;/a&gt;, we have several candidates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep. 7 (chapter 6, or ep. 5 of Brotherhood)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In the manga continuity, it is specifically stated that Shou Tucker is killed. He is arrested, &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; killed in the original anime, and he shows up later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep. 11:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The Tringhams appear later in the anime so they can't just be regarded as &amp;quot;filler&amp;quot; material. But they're not in the manga continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep. 14, 15 (thus, ch. 8/vol. 2, or ep. 4-5 of FMA:B)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Grand is killed very early on in the manga, and only appears in Ishval flashbacks. Moreover the details about Ishval (which isn't discussed until chapter 58) and Scar are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 21 (thus, ch. 11, or ep. 7 of FMA:B)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Scar makes no such appearance in the manga, and the role of his brother is different. The events at Laboratory 5 are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ep. 25, where the 2003 plot completely diverges (so ep. 10 of FMA:B or ch. 15).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The details of Hughes' death are different. The homunculi are different in the manga continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FMA:B and the manga plots seem unrecognisable from a 2003 perspective by around ep. 12-14 or vol. 8.&lt;/strong&gt; However, important differences will have come up before that even though most of the events might be recognisable to someone who saw 2003. &lt;strong&gt;There's no single point before which everything is identical and everything afterwards is not.&lt;/strong&gt; Moreover, some details in later chapters (e.g. the Elrics' childhood, in ep. 3 vs. part of vol. 5) are covered relatively early on in 2003, so there's going to be some duplication unless you specifically avoid those chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Recommendations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you want to be aware of all small deviations, starting from the first chapter/episode of the respective adaptation is best. If small differences aren't much issue and you want to reduce the amount you read/watch, vol. 2, ep. 4 (FMA:B), or ep. 10 (2003) seems like a decent points, although opinions will vary.&lt;/strong&gt; Keep in mind that later plot will still be similar or even identical. If you skip stuff, it may be useful to read summaries and make sure you know the chronology of the adaptation in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, &lt;em&gt;The Sacred Star of Milos&lt;/em&gt; should not require much manga knowledge. I did not watch &lt;em&gt;Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt; closely, but my impression of it was that it required knowledge of the 2003 ending (ep. 48 onwards).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T10:21:15.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16684" CreationDate="2014-12-13T13:08:46.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An exact solution is not traceable... The closest katana is a &lt;strong&gt;Nodachi&lt;/strong&gt; (大太刀) without a Tsuba 鍔 (Handguard) and with a blue/light yellow decorated Tsuka 柄 (Hilt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sgkMT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nodachi&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sakura-no-kuni.weebly.com/nodachi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakura no kuni&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned in your question it could also be a shirasaya 白鞘.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shirasaya actually contains two plain wooden parts. The Saya さや (Scabbard) and the Tsuka. These parts are used to store a katana blade and prevent it from corroding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shirasaya Tsuka is actually not made to be used in combat because of the missing Tsuba 鍔 (Hand guard). I also do not think that a storage tsuba is fixed strong enough to the blade to use it for fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NevhO.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shirasaya&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Image (&lt;em&gt;Sakura Shirasaya&lt;/em&gt;) by &lt;strong&gt;Bahr3DCG&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bahr3dcg.deviantart.com/art/Sakura-Shirasaya-322056624&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DeviantART&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore there is also a Shikomizue 仕込み杖 that general also do not have a tsuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shikomizue is actually a sword hidden in a stick. Propose of such a stick is to hide the sword from the public because it was not allowed to openly carry a sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/md1yL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shikomizue&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Image (&lt;em&gt;Shikomizue Katana&lt;/em&gt;) by &lt;strong&gt;bernardfokke&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bernardfokke.deviantart.com/art/Shikomizue-Katana-98252136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DeviantART&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition they are mostly decorated because it should look nice and unobtrusively like the tsuka of &lt;em&gt;Monohoshizao&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway it is rather be a Nodachi because of length and it is also slightly curved. Just without a hand guard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T19:51:37.487" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T19:51:37.487" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16694" CreationDate="2014-12-13T14:50:00.980" Score="12" ViewCount="713" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason that Kyoko is not pictured in some of the series' more prominent artwork? As part of the story's main set of magical girls, and a character important to the plot, I would expect her to be featured with the rest of the quintet. I consider this piece&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hoFRC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Crunchyroll image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to be the anime's &quot;official&quot; artwork, so (barring whether or not that is a valid assumption on my part) why is a character as important as Kyoko not featured in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image above &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; used &lt;a href=&quot;http://puu.sh/7O4W8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;for Netflix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; in the past and is currently used in &lt;a href=&quot;http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/7facd20f5216202349ad2fc3119e2e5b1329936788_full.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll's listing as well&lt;/a&gt;. The current (Dec 13 2014) image used by Netflix is apparently a different one but nonetheless &lt;a href=&quot;http://cdn8.nflximg.net/webp/3758/4083758.webp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;still does not feature Kyoko&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another instance of this &quot;phenomenon&quot; can be seen in the first volume of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hj36Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;madoka magica manga 1 coverart&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;though an easy explanation for this one could be that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kyoko doesn't appear until the very end of the first volume, and/so her character is not significant to the first part whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why doesn't Kyoko appear in the anime's more iconic or official artwork, or are my assumption(s) about the artwork incorrect?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;: More cases&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70302572?trkid=439131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netflix listing&lt;/a&gt;, Dec 13 2014&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://puu.sh/7O4W8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Older Netflix listing screenshot&lt;/a&gt; ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/21oa7h/madoka_magica_is_now_on_netflix_instant_xpost/cgezk1e&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;This is the image I remember being used when I saw it on Netflix a while back, but I'm not sure if it's been updated/changed since, because I don't use the service anymore.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastEditorDisplayName="user9554" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T17:47:34.000" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T18:24:22.713" Title="Why is Kyoko not present in Madoka Magica's official artwork?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16693" CreationDate="2014-12-13T18:12:44.357" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many other official artwork for the series. That is the cover of the DVD box set and like you said, the other image where Kyoko is not included is the cover for the first volume of the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0nQKB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DVD box set artwork&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably also the reason why Netflix used that artwork as its listing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think iconic is subjective in this case. Someone more familiar with the movies will think differently, as you'll see later, but there are a lot of other official artwork where only two magical girls are featured at a time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bRqvX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bRqvXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Other official artwork&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do think that the reason why she's not included in that artwork is because she's not involved in the first three episodes (there's 12 episodes and the set contains 3 discs, assuming the first disc only contains the first three episodes). At least Sayaka is introduced in the first episode, which is presumably the first episode the viewer will watch after purchasing the discs set. Bear in mind that the cover for the discs set differs from region to region. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the artwork for the disc for the first movie, as well as the movie posters, includes all of the magical girls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2lTgj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2lTgjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First movie disc artwork&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first movie all of the five characters are introduced and played significant roles. So this theory is not that far-fetched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T18:24:22.713" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T18:24:22.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-13T18:53:41.177" Score="2" ViewCount="1678" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sugar turned a lot of people into toys. Goal of the team Usolando is to turn those toys back into human beings. In the theory, if Sugar loses consciousness, the effect of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hobi_Hobi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hobby Fruit&lt;/a&gt; will lift off, and the toys will turn back being their original form. So, they prepared a super hot pill, disguised it as a grape, and trying to make Sugar eat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand this plot. They have &lt;strong&gt;never&lt;/strong&gt; tried to poison, intoxicate or faint out by spices any of their foes any time. Why are they using this kind of attack particularly for Sugar? Why don't they just beat the ship out of her just like they have been doing to every enemy they have ever faced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T11:48:24.897" LastActivityDate="2021-04-09T05:44:18.210" Title="Why are they trying to pass out Sugar instead of beating her into a pulp?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13056" CreationDate="2014-12-13T19:41:10.727" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess for you would have to be a manga that goes by the name &lt;strong&gt;Boku no Ano Ko&lt;/strong&gt;. I can't confirm this for you for sure because I don't have access to the manga to read, but searching for images reveals a character that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;appears visually similar to the one in the picture you've provided, and, incidentally, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;enjoys homosexual activities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is a yaoi, so the dialogue content of the frame you provided fits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a frame I found for you to consider. The manga is NSFW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qpUC2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;frame / manga excerpt&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;: That picture is apparently an edit. &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/thread/86132936/#86199457&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastEditorDisplayName="user9554" LastEditDate="2015-01-07T05:18:51.583" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T05:18:51.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16680" CreationDate="2014-12-13T19:45:14.547" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-8kTRHiyoM&amp;amp;app=desktop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sad Brothers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; from Saint Seiya OST I, played from the middle. Thanks to @hkBattousai for the clue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T13:39:51.743" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T13:39:51.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16695" CreationDate="2014-12-13T21:33:19.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that &lt;strong&gt;it isn't the strawhats that are trying to take down Sugar&lt;/strong&gt;, but the dwarves are, together with Kyros (although he wouldn't stick around to deal with Sugar as his main goal is surprise-killing Doflamingo). Robin and Usopp just got mixed up in the situation, but they aren't leading the operation. Additionally &lt;strong&gt;Robin and Usopp were never the fighting types&lt;/strong&gt; to begin with. If Luffy would have been there, it would have been a totally different situation. To this date (chapter 787), there is no other Straw Hat that even knows about Sugar and her ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally &lt;strong&gt;the dwarves are known as great cultivators&lt;/strong&gt; as they stated that they can cultivate any plant, as evidenced by the abundance of plant life on Green Bit (&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarves#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;). Therefore it makes more sense to take down their enemy with spices than by force. It's their speciality and what they are famous for, despite their inhumane strength. (chapter 726)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xO1s7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, this is probably the main reason, without them actually ever stating this obvious fact. They know &lt;strong&gt;they aren't strong enough to take Trebol down&lt;/strong&gt;. So a frontal attack would never work as they know Trebol will always be by Sugar's side and unless they go about sneaking around with spices they would suffer a horrible defeat. In the end, this was exactly how it went down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally as pointed out by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/14599/wouter&quot;&gt;Wouter&lt;/a&gt;, even if the Tontatta would be physically stronger than Sugar, &lt;strong&gt;they need to take her down, before she can touch them&lt;/strong&gt;, or they would be turned into a toy, exactly as what happened in the end. They underestimated her, because she was &lt;em&gt;only a little girl&lt;/em&gt;. So without using ranged attacks, it would be unwise to attack her. I'm not completely sure why Usopp did not just snipe her though (at that time). He would have been the perfect match as we saw later in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T12:01:37.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-13T22:59:26.613" Score="8" ViewCount="1300" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tatsuya learns of Mizuki's sensitive eyes, he thinks to himself that he has to take care not to let her discover something about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unmarked spoilers below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was it that she could discover with her ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possible things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The seal Miyuki placed on his abilities (since mantaining the seal uses up her magic processor, it is a kind of ongoing effect).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His special abilities. Like she could sense his use of elemental sight.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fact he was not a born magician (his mother used a magic surgery to implant a processor in his brain).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That she could catch him using flash casting &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Something else?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if the source material can be referenced (like the novels or something), all the better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T01:18:36.810" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T05:59:04.550" Title="What exactly was Tatsuya afraid that Mizuki could discover with her sensitive eyes?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16701" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16773" CreationDate="2014-12-13T23:22:39.070" Score="11" ViewCount="8892" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure, there are a few exceptions, but very few. Every anime I watch is about School kids and/or usually takes place in a school. Why is that so? Is it about the general audience, or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Oh yeah, also School Clubs. Schools and school clubs. Seriously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit 2:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-anime-series-NOT-about-high-school&quot;&gt;I found this&lt;/a&gt;, I've already seen quite a few of the mentioned. I don't know if recommendations are allowed on this Stack site but I wanted to get your opinion in the comments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T22:15:26.467" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T04:36:20.413" Title="Why is it that almost every anime I watch is about School kids?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16702" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21991" CreationDate="2014-12-13T23:30:10.787" Score="3" ViewCount="716" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sabagebu!&lt;/em&gt; episode 4, Mokarin tries to find out where Platy comes from. Everyone thinks that Platy is a platypus but they aren't able to confirm it since it doesn't do anything a platypus does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZurXu.png&quot; alt=&quot;Platy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, is it actually a Platypus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T03:00:26.183" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T03:00:26.183" Title="Is Platy really a Platypus?" Tags="&lt;sabagebu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16701" CreationDate="2014-12-13T23:44:43.063" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the most obvious reasons is that it's because of the target audience. The majority of anime titles are aimed at school kids, so there are school kids in it. Of course there are small important distinctions between the sorts of teenagers and young people, but in general they can all be described as school kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Books, movies, tv shows and other works of popular art depict the stories of the sorts of people they are aimed at most of the time. Nothing else is as effective at helping the consumers connect with the characters on screen/page. This is marketing 101 in all its glorious action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that, school is a unique time in the lives of most people. It's when you get to be emotional, meet with new friends and enemies, join various clubs and do fun stuff, try out new things and have a chance to turn your life around completely. Later on in life it's usually a lot more stable for most, so it's not as rich a setting as a school. You probably wouldn't believe that adults could have any fun adventures or be as irresponsible as kids in their thirties, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T03:39:28.827" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T03:39:28.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21989" CreationDate="2014-12-13T23:45:30.053" Score="7" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;In multiple episodes of &lt;em&gt;Sabagebu!&lt;/em&gt;, Mokarin's mom handles her gun exceptionally well and she's sort of badass too (Episode 7).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kWxmxl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mokarin&amp;#39;s mom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how come? Was she part of her own Survival Club? Or, has she had some professional experience with guns? Was this ever revealed in the anime or manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: spoiler is acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-31T13:09:54.693" LastActivityDate="2018-08-31T13:09:54.693" Title="How come Mokarin's mom is so good with guns?" Tags="&lt;sabagebu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16706" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16707" CreationDate="2014-12-14T00:14:28.813" Score="19" ViewCount="177231" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friends read an article which claimed that &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armin Arlert&lt;/a&gt; of Attack on Titan is female. Can anyone confirm or deny this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunrisingblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/shingeki-no-kyojin-armin-is-a-girl/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; included the following statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Out of the group of female characters in the 104th Trainee Squad, who did Mikasa get along with the most?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Armin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zakitakubu.com/2014/10/09/shingeki-no-kyojin-armin-is-a-girl/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This related article&lt;/a&gt; further states the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Isayama has revealed that Armin is a female character.  Now this is a huge surprise for Shingeki no Kyojin fans.  Everyone thought that Armin was always a boy but it looks like she was a girl.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-10-10/attack-on-titan-creator-isayama-totally-called-armin-a-girl/.79797&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here's another article&lt;/a&gt; discussing the possibility of Armin being female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T16:37:03.287" Title="What is the gender of Armin in Shingeki no Kyojin?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16706" CreationDate="2014-12-14T00:29:41.417" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Armin is a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some reasons worth consideration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His appearance is male. This isn't always telltale, due to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3520/274&quot;&gt;traps&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armin uses distinctly male language in Japanese. (He refers to himself as 僕【ぼく】 (&lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt;), which is a male pronoun, fairly rarely used by females unless they are traps.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki refers to him as male.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armin is a boy's name. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Armin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One source&lt;/a&gt;, but there's many.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is voiced by a male in the English dub. Though he is voiced by a female in Japanese, this is common for young or weak boys (Shinji Ikari, Edward Elric, etc.). However, a male voicing a female character is exceedingly rare, and I doubt the mangaka would have allowed it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://zakitakubu.com/2014/10/09/shingeki-no-kyojin-armin-is-a-girl/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the article you are referring to&lt;/a&gt;, the answers to the questions are actually just for humorous purposes, and should &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be regarded canonically. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: Mike smells all kinds of stuff, how does a titan smell?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;A: They smell like a spa-town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this article, Armin was later &lt;strong&gt;confirmed to be male&lt;/strong&gt; by the mangaka himself at a public event found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guuyZxqGNi8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Japanese video&lt;/a&gt; at 3:09 (thanks &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2869/oshino-shinobu&quot;&gt;@OshinoShinobu&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: アルミンの性別はどっちですか？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What is Armin's sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: 男です。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T11:04:47.940" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16708" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-14T02:09:08.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senyuu is a parody shounen manga written and illustrated by Robinson Haruhara. The original manga was run from 2010 to 2013. It was adapted into 2 anime seasons by studios Liden Films and Ordet in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alba, the 45th out of 75 descendants of the original hero who sealed the Demon King 1000 years ago, must save the world yet again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T04:19:56.277" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T04:19:56.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16709" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-14T02:09:08.547" Score="0" Body="Senyuu is a parody shounen manga and anime by Robinson Haruhara. Alba, the 45th out of 75 descendants of the original hero who sealed the Demon King 1000 years ago, must save the world yet again." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T04:19:34.233" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T04:19:34.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16670" CreationDate="2014-12-14T04:46:58.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The entire 11th episode is Kaoru's flashback.&lt;/strong&gt; Often in Anime (and even Cartoons), flashbacks are usually done in slightly different style or with some effect to differentiate them. Same is the case here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the last scene is a flashback. I say this because &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15330/why-did-kaorus-hair-color-change&quot;&gt;her hair is dark blue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in this scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xcq2N.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T04:46:58.847" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16721" CreationDate="2014-12-14T06:22:34.500" Score="6" ViewCount="1275" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to re-watch an anime but I can't remember the characters' names or the title. I remember some of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story starts with a guy at the subway station and he met a girl there who was lost. The girl said she was looking for her fiancé. The guy fixed the girl's sandals which were broken, then they went together to find the house of the girl's fiancé. They went to the address, but it was an empty lot. He took her to his home, where she showed the only photograph she and her fiancé had together. He looked at the photo and it was a photo of him and the childhood friend he was supposed to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry that there isn't a lot to go on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10621" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:25:42.177" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:25:42.177" Title="Anime about a reunited friends who turn out to be each other's fiancee" Tags="&lt;ai-yori-aoshi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:02.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16715" CreationDate="2014-12-14T13:24:35.677" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thats most probably Ai Yori Aoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D7mUy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaoru Hanabishi, a college student who lives alone, met a beautiful but bewildered girl dressed in a kimono at a train station. He volunteered to guide her way to the address she was looking for, which happened to be in his neighborhood, but turned out to be an empty lot. Not knowing what to do next, Kaoru invited the devastated girl to his apartment and asked for any additional clues to her destination. She supplied him with a photo of two children whom Kauru immediately identified as himself and Aoi Sakuraba, his childhood friend. It turned out that the girl in front of him is Aoi Sakuraba herself, his betrothed fiancee who came all the way to Tokyo to marry him. Her revelation was not only surprising but also reminded the deepest part of Kaoru's memory for why he left the Hanabishi family in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/53/Ai_Yori_Aoshi#ukLuKTs2pDyWy1MB.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6344" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T13:24:35.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-14T14:32:39.757" Score="11" ViewCount="1121" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few Dragon Ball Z scenes in which Androids 16, 17 and 18 ride a truck despite the fact that they are capable of flight. It grants extra time to the heroes to recover (such as in Goku's case) and think about or prepare for what to do next, like exploring Cell's egg, or merging Picollo with Kami. To me, it seems both unreasonable and humorous at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, I don't understand the reason for why the producers/storywriters decided to do this. Is there any reason given for this strange choice? Could it be some kind of plot hole or plot device?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1861" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:22:21.913" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:22:21.913" Title="Why do Androids in Dragon Ball Z sometimes use cars?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16722" CreationDate="2014-12-14T17:30:39.910" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a specific reason why they were using the car:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;17 and 18 weren't that emotionally invested in killing Goku, and they were just  killing time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They knew that taking a car was impractical, but they took one anyway because android 17 felt like it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uiS1Z.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T18:06:42.633" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T18:06:42.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6547" CreationDate="2014-12-14T21:07:47.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As explained by Reading Steiner in &lt;a href=&quot;http://ask.fm/SciADV/answer/121050122039&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this question on ask.fm&lt;/a&gt;, this isn't actually covered in the anime, but in the VN, Kai knocked the HAARP Radar into the sweet spot for electromagnetic interference, creating them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading Steiner clarifies a lot of things on his ask.fm over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://ask.fm/SciADV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ask.fm/SciADV&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10633" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T22:38:48.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T22:38:48.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3455" CreationDate="2014-12-14T21:15:25.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, Airi's online handle, SisterCentipede, can be seen in the Chaos;Head VN, so she could have definitely picked up on it from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10633" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T21:15:25.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16728" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16730" CreationDate="2014-12-14T22:26:49.350" Score="15" ViewCount="209301" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often see that a lot of Anime series have a few extra episodes. Some are explicitly labeled as &lt;em&gt;Specials&lt;/em&gt;, others labeled as &lt;em&gt;OVAs&lt;/em&gt;. I get &lt;em&gt;Specials&lt;/em&gt;, but I don't quite understand the term OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled, and found this: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3427/what-is-the-difference-between-an-ova-and-an-oav&quot;&gt;What is the difference between an OVA and an OAV?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, but all I understood from it is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt;/OAV stands for &lt;strong&gt;Original Video Animation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that doesn't explain much, does it? So my question is, how is it different from other extra episodes (Specials)? Are they the same thing and the producers use the terms interchangeably or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2020-07-25T00:42:06.823" Title="What are OVAs and how are they different from Specials?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16728" CreationDate="2014-12-14T22:35:29.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;OVA stands for Original Video Animation, this means these episodes are much like &quot;Beta-tests.&quot; Or they can be anything that isn't related to the Anime itself, for example; In the Anime &quot;Clannad&quot; there is an OVA episode where Tomoyo /Spoilers/ and Tomoya have a romantic relationship, however in the actual series this relationship does not exist, but it does within the OVA. The OVA's are separate from the series, and are usually just a little bonus from the producers, however it should be noted that they are non-canonical and should be treated as such. I hope this can help. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10634" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T22:35:29.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16728" CreationDate="2014-12-14T23:00:25.927" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Broadly, the two terms could be interchanged, although there are a few points of (almost) difference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVAs are generally released for home video (be that VHS, DVD, or whatever), whereas it's possible for a Special to be released as a television broadcast that is just separate from the rest of the show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVAs are often shorter than a normal episode of the show, while Specials are often as long or longer, although this definitely doesn't always hold.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some OVAs are not associated with a show, so they aren't a &quot;special episode&quot; of anything. For example, the series &lt;em&gt;Video Girl Ai&lt;/em&gt; was only ever released as a 6 episode straight-to-video OVA.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T23:00:25.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-14T23:12:58.860" Score="4" ViewCount="13819" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TbiKgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know which anime this character is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10635" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:46:46.597" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:46:46.597" Title="What anime is this grey-haired character from?" Tags="&lt;yosuga-no-sora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T08:55:01.057" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16731" CreationDate="2014-12-14T23:23:47.253" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of this anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosuga_no_Sora&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yosuga no Sora&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzrSC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yosuga no Sora (ヨスガノソラ?, lit. Sky of Connection) is a Japanese&#xA;romance/drama adult visual novel developed by CUFFS (&amp;quot;Sphere&amp;quot;). The&#xA;game was originally released for Windows PC on December 5, 2008. It&#xA;was adapted into a serialized manga and an anime TV series. A&#xA;sequel/fan disk titled Haruka na Sora was released later on October&#xA;24, 2009, which contains new and expanded scenarios for several&#xA;characters from the original game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Plot&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haruka Kasugano and his twin sister Sora have lost both their parents&#xA;in an accident, and with them all their support. They decide to move&#xA;out of the city to the rural town where they once spent summers with&#xA;their late grandfather. At first everything seems familiar and&#xA;peaceful, but changes come as Haruka starts to remember things from&#xA;his youth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8861/Yosuga_no_Sora:_In_Solitude_Where_We_Are_Least_Alone.#iduXmOt3Klom1Zdv.99&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy in the image is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/33225/Haruka_Kasugano&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haruka Kasugano&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/87UYc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This image is larger comparing to the one you post in you question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ueI9E.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their hair look the same in both pictures, so I think this is the anime you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T23:49:23.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16738" CreationDate="2014-12-15T00:41:26.250" Score="15" ViewCount="53188" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto first used Rasenshuriken against Kakuzu the effect was massive. He destroyed   two of Kakuzu's hearts, but there were a huge after effect to him. If I'm not mistaken, Tsunade advised Kakashi to ask Naruto never to use the technique again due to the huge risk. So why is Naruto still able to use the technique and have no side effects after that battle? I may have missed out on something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T12:07:35.290" LastActivityDate="2018-05-10T05:01:49.110" Title="Why can Naruto still use Rasenshuriken?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11464" CreationDate="2014-12-15T00:52:15.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An ancestor of Ging, who  obtained the immortality &quot;curse&quot; from the dark continent, or is still alive by some other means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown when Ging stated that he(Don) was still alive after 300 years. As such, Don is still alive by some means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10638" LastEditorUserId="10638" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T23:51:39.403" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T23:51:39.403" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-15T01:08:47.837" Score="20" ViewCount="146805" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, why was the anime completed before the manga? As far as I am aware, the anime is ahead of the latest manga chapters by a large margin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard that the anime actually differs from the manga; does this mean we might get a remake like &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; for &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, will the manga continue on with Akame's story? Will it explain some of the plot holes that were left unanswered in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10639" LastEditorDisplayName="user9554" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T14:44:29.170" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T01:44:27.480" Title="What are the differences between the Akame Ga Kill! manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16735" CreationDate="2014-12-15T01:23:34.437" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto only used this jutsu one time in normal form (against Kakuzu, and got many side effects, like you said), the other times he was at &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot;&gt;Sage mode&lt;/a&gt;, at this state he didn't damage himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasenshuriken&quot;&gt;Naruto  Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto later improved the Rasenshuriken with Sage Mode. This allows&#xA;  him to throw it at his opponents, and removes the threat of damaging&#xA;  himself with the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T15:55:30.540" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T15:55:30.540" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16735" CreationDate="2014-12-15T01:46:30.920" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;To expand on Rikkin's answer, the damage is only done on impact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Naruto first tried to use it on Kakuzu, his arm was at the very center of the damage radius when it impacted, which caused the damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While training for Sage Mode, Naruto learnt to throw the Rasenshuriken, which allowed him to only damage his opponent and not himself by staying out of the damage radius.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10641" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T01:46:30.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16737" CreationDate="2014-12-15T01:49:07.920" Score="7" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Difference between the anime and manga of &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have listed out some of the differences between the anime and manga of &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15124/what-akame-ga-kill-manga-should-i-read-if-i-want-to-continue-the-story-line-of/15129#15129&quot;&gt;in this answer&lt;/a&gt;. Let me reproduce it here for posterity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is generally the same up to episode 17/chapter 33. However, the anime begins to have minor deviations from the manga from episode 18/chapter 34. After chapter 38, which corresponds to episode 19, the anime totally skips more than 10 chapters starting from chapter 39, except for this plot point in chapter 43, where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; ... Susanoo died fighting Esdeath to let the rest of the Night Raid escape. Originally, this happened during the mission to assassinate Borick, which spans from chapter 40 to chapter 43. In the anime, Susanoo's death is moved to episode 21 during the rescue for Tatsumi instead, and Borick's assassination is trivialized at the end of episode 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 20 restarts from second half of chapter 50, but doesn't follow the manga too closely, since the manga introduces many new characters during the Wild Hunt arc (from chapter 44 to 48), and several of them affect the story beyond Wild Hunt arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the differences between manga and anime adaptation come from this 10-chapter gap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Possibility of a remake ending&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not unprecedented and even common for the anime to have an original ending, when the anime runs out of source material. Heck, for the case of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, the 2003 anime branched off from the manga half-way and followed its own original storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the case of &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt;, it is extremely unlikely that it gets a remake. Unlike the case of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)&lt;/em&gt; anime where the plot in the manga was still developing, &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt; manga is currently on its way to the ending. The anime's ending also prohibits any logical extension to the story, and an anime continuation would require a completely new arc in the manga, plus great demand from fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the manga is currently on-going, only time will tell whether the manga has the same ending as the anime or not, or whether there is any extension to the story of the characters who survives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T06:25:44.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16741" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16742" CreationDate="2014-12-15T03:16:30.677" Score="4" ViewCount="439" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Jinsei&lt;/em&gt; - Episode 2, a boy asks them advice on what to give his friend as a Birthday present that doesn't come off as cheap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikumi gives this advice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B2tfN.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sand that looks like it&amp;#39;s from Koshien&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled &lt;code&gt;Koshien&lt;/code&gt; and all I was able to figure out was that it's a Baseball stadium built for High School tournaments. Does this mean that Koshien is a very important place in Japan? But even if that is so, why sand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope someone can explain this to me. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T03:23:36.853" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T12:54:31.630" Title="What does Ikumi mean by &quot;Sand that looks like it's from Koshien&quot;?" Tags="&lt;jinsei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16741" CreationDate="2014-12-15T03:35:51.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshien_Stadium&quot;&gt;Koshien Stadium&lt;/a&gt; is the site of the finals of two national baseball tournaments for high schoolers in Japan (referred to as &quot;Spring Koshien&quot; and &quot;Summer Koshien&quot;). Making it to Koshien means that your team is extremely successful, one of the best in the country. Making it to either of these is a dream for many Japanese high schoolers who play baseball. Players who make it to Koshien often have successful professional careers after high school. In addition the sand from Koshien is literally a sacred object in Shintoism (there is a shrine outside the stadium). Losing teams at Koshien are allowed to take a bag of the sand home as a souvenir, which is to teach them the value of earnest effort even in defeat and supposedly holds life lessons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, for many Japanese high schoolers, Koshien (and anything associated to it, especially the sand) is something of a dream. Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, and these tournaments are famous enough that almost every Japanese person would know them and understand this reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a sports-fan like Ikumi, this seems like a perfect present. The fake Koshien sand is actually quite cheap, but it &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; valuable given the history and tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T03:35:51.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16741" CreationDate="2014-12-15T03:37:38.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to japanvisitor.com, the sand at Koshien Stadium is considered sacred:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the enduring images of any day at Koshien is the winning team bounding over to their cheering section to celebrate while the losers cry bitter tears of defeat, beating the walls and falling to their knees, &lt;strong&gt;digging the sacred Koshien sand to remember their day by&lt;/strong&gt;. As long as there are boys who dream of glory there will always be Koshien.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanvisitor.com/japanese-culture/baseball/baseball-koshien&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/2ei0og/game_thread_mie_vs_osaka_toin_august_25_2014/cjzp92x&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reddit Post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sand at Koshien is sacred. I mean that literally; the ballpark is considered sacred ground under the Shinto religion, and there's a shrine outside the ballpark to that effect. Losing teams are allowed to take a bag of the sand home as a souvenir. After the game, look for shots of the losing team emotionally gathering earth up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also baseball represents the best qualities found in Japanese sports like a self-disciplined work ethic, teamwork and resilience. These qualities are also valued not only in sports but in life too. Since Koshien Stadium is host to a couple of nationwide events in baseball, being a member of the team who is on the grounds and plays would be a great honor and if you don't win first place, the sand or dirt would be proof of your time there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T12:54:31.630" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T12:54:31.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2360" CreationDate="2014-12-15T03:55:29.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be done as madara exchanged eyes with obito and both did not die. Madara first stole kakashi's eye and went into the kamui dimension. In there he exchanged the eye that he took from kakashi with his original eye that is with obito.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="9260" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T05:29:29.860" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T05:29:29.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16747" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-15T05:49:00.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2rfsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dance in the Vampire Bund&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga series by Tamaki Nozomu running from 2005-2013. It has a 12-episode 2010 anime adaptation by SHAFT. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_in_the_Vampire_Bund&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T05:49:00.920" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T05:49:00.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16748" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-15T05:49:00.920" Score="0" Body="A manga series by Tamaki Nozomu running from 2005-2013. It has a 12-episode 2010 anime adaptation by SHAFT." OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T05:49:00.920" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T05:49:00.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:08:09.253" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;TaiYang Xiao Long is both Yang &amp;amp; Ruby's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yang's mother is unnamed as of Season 2. Ruby's mother is &lt;em&gt;Summer Rose&lt;/em&gt;, who is Yang's step-mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two theories as to why Ruby is Ruby Rose not Ruby Xiao Long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theory 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summer Rose was insistent that her name be carried on, and so Ruby was given the surname Rose. As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14685/who-is-ruby-roses-father/44727#comment19084_14685&quot;&gt;Memor-X has said in the comment&lt;/a&gt;, a husband taking a wife's surname isn't all that rare nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theory 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a convenient choice for the writers - &lt;em&gt;Ruby&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Rose&lt;/em&gt; are both very vividly red items, whereas Yang Xiao Long can be translated as &lt;em&gt;Small Dragon of the Sunshine&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Little Sun-Dragon&lt;/em&gt;, reflecting Yang's powerful, fiery personality &amp;amp; battle ability quite well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theming the characters with their colour seems to be quite important in &lt;em&gt;RWBY&lt;/em&gt; - For instance, check out their pajamas below - Yang has a fiery heart on her tank top, whilst Ruby has rose-patterned bottoms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BPbpLl.png&quot; alt=&quot;the girls with their outfits&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect we may find out more if/when Yang's mother's identity is revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T15:58:28.740" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T15:58:28.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16666" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:09:33.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like what @Minato Sensei is telling, the Amaterasu is based on the user vision. By focusing their vision upon an object the user is able to ignite the flames, the object ignites at the focus of the user's vision. Thus the distance of Amaterasu really depends on the user's vision, from a certain distance the user can't focus anymore. Bear in mind that this technique puts a great deal of strain on the user, usually causing their eyes to bleed. Thus focusing from moon to earth is not possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T09:09:33.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16665" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:17:37.313" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not possible, Sasuke didn't awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan after being battered by Itachi's Genjutsu. Itachi kept on replaying how he killed both Sasuke's parents. The Mangekyou can only be awaken when the user suffer from trauma after witnessing the death of someone close to them. With the user normally having to witness or experience this first hand not by Genjutsu. For further details please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangekyo Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T16:05:45.657" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T16:05:45.657" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11742" CreationDate="2014-12-15T20:40:47.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 of Selector Spread WIXOSS, There is a same-coloured battle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  between Mayu &amp;amp; Ruuko (Black vs Black)&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2QxgO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like when the selectors are battling with the same deck colour, they can choose who goes first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also ties into the real game - where there are no hard set rules on which player goes first. (although I presume this advantage is offset in some way)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T20:40:47.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-15T21:27:19.227" Score="12" ViewCount="2290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akame is just an ordinary member of Night Raid. She doesn't have an integral role in the plot, and she is not an essential character: her absence wouldn't had changed the framework of the story significantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though she did fight an amazing battle, this doesn't seem like it should differentiate her from the others, because all the other members did the same thing. The only difference is that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she fought Esdeath, the primary antagonist, and ultimately survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, on the other hand, the show &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; named after her. In addition, the opening and ending is full of portrayals of her. She takes most of the attention, but she doesn't seem to display a leading role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is she emphasized so much, especially over the other characters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T00:20:06.620" LastActivityDate="2020-03-24T00:07:19.840" Title="Why is Akame the center of attention?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16762" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19287" CreationDate="2014-12-16T00:05:59.040" Score="3" ViewCount="389" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, The squadron stated that their abilities were useless in battle with Adolf Reinhardt and Isabella R. Leon shown to be the only ones with combative creatures from their surgery.&#xA;It's weird that they're being sent to Mars to fight mutated humanoid cockroaches and there are only 2 members of the German squad that are battle ready.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T16:22:15.967" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T16:22:15.967" Title="In Terra Formars, why did the German squad have few combat ready crew members?" Tags="&lt;terra-formars&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16763" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16764" CreationDate="2014-12-16T00:24:54.043" Score="5" ViewCount="1686" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the light novel Fate/Apocrypha has some divergent point after the Third Grail War, but I was wondering what exactly that divergent point was. How did the world end up without a Fourth and Fifth Grail war? Did someone win the Third Grail War, or was there something else that happened differently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T13:32:22.420" Title="Where is the divergence in Fate/Apocrypha?" Tags="&lt;fate-apocrypha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16763" CreationDate="2014-12-16T00:38:52.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One cause was &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Darnic_Prestone_Yggdmillennia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia&lt;/a&gt;, who aided the Nazi's during the Third Holy Grail War by locating the greater Grail and stealing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seventy years ago, he participated in Fuyuki's Third Holy Grail War in an unknown capacity, aiding the Nazis to supposedly help them further their own goals. He found the location of the Greater Grail, and with the power of the Nazi army behind him, plundered it. He betrayed the Nazis as it was being transported to Germany without their knowledge, leading to the only details being known that the Grail disappeared without a trace and the magus aiding them also vanished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is also another deviance which dates back earlier than Darnic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original timeline that Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night follow from, the Einzberns summoned a new &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avenger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Avenger&lt;/a&gt; Class for Angra Mainyu. However, its early defeat and storage in the Greater Grail corrupted it, causing the abnormalities we see in future wars (non-Heroic Spirits being summoned, wishes becoming destruction).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Apocrypha however, the Einzberns summoned &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ruler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruler&lt;/a&gt;, which in the Great Holy Grail War is Joan of Arc, but in the Third War, it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amakusa_Shir%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirou Tokisada Amakusa&lt;/a&gt; who we know in Apocrypha as &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shirou_Kotomine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirou Kotomine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the third war drew to a close, the Einzberns clearly stood closer than any other to the Greater Grail. However Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia successfully stolen the Greater Grail, the only survivors in Fuyuki City were Shirou and Risei Kotomine. While his Master was killed in action, Shirou remained materialized due to Shirou came in contact with the Greater Grail and he managed to receive flesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can assume that what caused the timeline to split is when the Einzberns chose to Summon Ruler instead of Avenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T13:32:22.420" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T13:32:22.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16768" CreationDate="2014-12-16T02:11:20.780" Score="2" ViewCount="1422" Body="&lt;p&gt;What type of Logia can defeat a Haki user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Logia users are hard to defeat. &lt;strong&gt;Fleet Admiral Sakazuki&lt;/strong&gt; a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sakazuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akainu&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Former Admiral Kuzan&lt;/strong&gt; a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuzan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aokiji&lt;/a&gt; are some examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T18:59:06.953" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T15:21:59.183" Title="What type of Logia can defeat a Haki user?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16767" CreationDate="2014-12-16T02:25:14.877" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as a Devil's Fruit that automatically beats a Haki user.  The use of Haki is to be able to make contact with a Logia type fruit user.  This allows for a &quot;fair&quot; fight (in the sense that one person isn't inherently untouchable).  However, there is no fruit that negates the power of Haki (or at least among the fruits that have been revealed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T19:00:07.950" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T19:00:07.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16770" CreationDate="2014-12-16T02:28:01.807" Score="6" ViewCount="2024" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to remember this TV show I watched as a kid, maybe around year 1998-2000. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about this kid who works for this scientist/professor and they collect/battle monsters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't exactly remember the details, but I can tell of an episode where they battle a sphinx who tells the kid a riddle about &quot;what goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening,&quot; which is a spinoff from Oedipus. I can also remember the kid having a hammer-like weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10664" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:24:47.613" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:24:47.613" Title="What is this monster collection anime with a kid that has a hammer-like weapon?" Tags="&lt;flint-the-time-detective&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:11.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16769" CreationDate="2014-12-16T02:41:42.193" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're thinking of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_the_Time_Detective&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flint the Time Detective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is centered around the adventures of Flint Hammerhead, the &amp;quot;Time Detective&amp;quot;, a boy from the prehistoric era who was resurrected from a fossil and became a Time Detective, although his competency as a detective is dubious. Much like Inspector Gadget, much of the heavy thinking is done by Flint's friends, Sarah and Tony Goodman, who accompany him on his adventures. Flint, however, pulled his weight in battle, when he would fight with the aid of his father Rocky Hammerhead, whose partial resurrection left him a sentient, talking rock with a face. Rocky, fashioned into a hammer for Flint, served Flint as both sturdy weapon and adviser, the latter both in and out of battle. Flint's job as a Time Detective was to go back in time and convince time-shifters- cute, collectible creatures - to ally with him to protect the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the US, &lt;em&gt;Flint the Time Detective&lt;/em&gt; aired from March 5, 2000 until November 5, 2000. The series also aired in the Philippines via GMA 7 and dubbed in Filipino language which rans from late 2000 until mid-2001.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AJP71.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flint and co.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T02:46:59.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T02:55:43.210" Score="12" ViewCount="1488" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an old anime that I found sometime ago but whose name I have forgotten. Keep in mind that I only saw the first episode but here are the details that I remember of the plot and parts of the first episode I saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place on a world (that may or may not be earth), more specifically on an island, where an evil wizard, along with other wizards, and his anthropomorphic-like animal servants rule over a primitive humanity enslaving them as they live in terror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This evil wizard was searching for a worthy heir to replace him as a wizard and while ignoring his own wife, he began raiding nearby human villages for beautiful women who he then rapes to produce a son worthy of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode begins when in a dark castle the most recent heir is fighting in a arena to prove himself worthy of joining the wizards demonstrating superhuman strength but no magic. When he won the evil wizard, his father, entered his mind and when the boy couldn't resist him having not enough magic to do so, the evil wizard killed him. The boy's trainer tried to protest this later in the wizard's chamber but he ended up angering the evil wizard and he turned the trainer into a talking wolf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later the evil wizard sent an army to raid yet another human village, over the disgusted protest of his wife, when to his surprise a young red headed woman stood up to the army. She offered herself to the wizard in exchange that her family and the rest of her village are left unharmed. The wizard keeps his bargain and the trainer, now a wolf, takes the girl to the wizard's castle where she is later raped by the evil wizard. After being taken to a cave outside the castle she gives birth to two red headed twins (I forget the names she gives them but one of them had slightly pointed ears). The wolf takes the pointed ear twin and delivers him to the castle and the mother keeps the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's where the episode more or less ends but there is one other detail I remember that should help. During the episode the evil wizard's wife was begging the moon (the name of the deity that shares the name of the title of the anime) to cure her husband of his madness. The moon answered with visions of the two boys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the anime was English dubbed with sub-English option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that with all this detail it shouldn't be difficult to find yet I have been unable to find it myself and I can't remember the name of it so if anyone knows what this anime is could you please tell me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10667" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:16:33.930" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:16:33.930" Title="Looking for old anime with twin brothers fighting their evil wizard father" Tags="&lt;genma-wars&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:15.063" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16701" CreationDate="2014-12-16T04:36:20.413" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;My feeling is that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/16703&quot;&gt;Hakase's answer&lt;/a&gt; is half-correct. I agree that characters are generally chosen so that the target audience can relate to them. However, I disagree that means that they're necessarily the &lt;em&gt;same&lt;/em&gt; age as the target audience. That is to say, people don't necessarily relate best (as a group) to people who are of the same age as them. What people do relate well to are characters who are in a situation that is at least somewhat similar to what they have experienced, but this generally only means that the characters need to be &lt;em&gt;younger than&lt;/em&gt; the target audience, not the same age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand this in more depth, we need to know a bit about anime/manga demographics. You may already know this, but I'll write it here for completeness. There are five key demographic groups. The youngest group is called &quot;kodomo&quot;, literally meaning &quot;child&quot;. The target age range is something like 3-7 years old. It is not typically segregated by gender. The most famous show targeting this group is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doraemon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doraemon&lt;/a&gt;, but there are actually a large number of shows aimed at this group. You probably don't watch many of them, though, so I'll ignore it. Next, there are shounen and shoujo, for (respectively) boys and girls. These target school-age children in the range of 8-17 years old or so. Most of the most famous anime are shounen, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt;. There are some famous shoujo series like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/a&gt;, but fewer than shounen. Above that, there are the seinen and josei groups, targeting (respectively) men and women in the 18-34 age range. By volume, seinen is probably the largest demographic group, but certainly not by viewership. You can probably find more information here in a number of other questions about the relative sizes of these and what counts as what. All the ages quoted are approximate, but they're at least moderately accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These demographic groups aren't as flexible as you might think. Most anime is pigeonholed into one of them. Children's anime typically airs during the daytime and is sponsored by the station directly. Most of these aim to be at least marginally educational. Shounen and shoujo anime mostly airs during primetime hours or in the mornings, when they aren't at school. The successful ones are able to secure some external sponsorship and rely on this as their primary source of revenue. Adult anime usually airs in late night time slots (or on special anime stations), when broadcast restrictions are lessened and stations are willing to sell out their airtime. These are usually not sponsored in any way, and actually have to buy their airtime. They rely on merchandise sales, including DVDs and increased manga sales, to break even, and hence are forced into targeting consumers with enough money to purchase the expensive DVDs (typically approximately 6000 - 8000 yen for 2 or 3 episodes) and merchandise. While it's possible for a show to air at a different time than this would indicate (e.g. shounen shows airing in late night slots), it is much harder for various reasons, so it's not that common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For now, I'll restrict to the male audiences, which are significantly larger than their female counterparts (and with which I have significantly more experience). Among shounen shows, it's actually rather easy to find examples where school is nowhere to be found or irrelevant. All the famous examples I listed above don't have school settings. On the other hand, many seinen shows are set in schools. My personal feeling is that it's probably more common for seinen shows than shounen to be set in a school. I don't claim to have anything like a representative sample, and it may be that the two rates are actually about equal. But even still, the fact that &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; seinen shows are set in schools casts doubt on the theory that the characters are meant to be the same age as the viewers, since very few members of the seinen target audience are still in high school (and none would be in middle school or lower). By my very cursory counting of my own (not at all representative list), of 16 seinen shows I'm watching this season 11 are set at least partially in schools, which is far more than can be explained by the age of the target audience alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, I think the driving force here is &lt;em&gt;nostalgia&lt;/em&gt;. Shounen shows generally try to appeal to younger kids desire to be older and more mature (for which they may use physical strength as a proxy). Hence you see a lot of &quot;adult&quot; characters. By contrast, seinen shows aim to appeal to the desire of adults to return to a more carefree and easy-going lifestyle which they experienced when they were younger. Such shows typically present an idealized depiction of school life. It's a school life very few people actually experienced, but it's at least close enough that it serves the purposes of creating a nostalgic setting on top of which the story and characters can be developed. Of course, making the characters younger means they have more room to develop as well, at least if they are realistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a second, related reason. It's much easier to appeal to the lowest common denominator than to aim for the middle of the road. Putting the characters in high school is not going to demoralize anyone or make them feel inferior. Most Japanese people go to (and graduate) high school; the graduation rate is approximately 95%, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aneki.com/oecd_countries_high_school_graduation_rates.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tied for third place worldwide&lt;/a&gt;. There's little worry that setting an anime in high school will alienate viewers. On the other hand, Japan's college graduation rate is only about 53%; while that's still very high compared to most other countries, anime producers often won't risk alienating 47% of their audience by setting shows in college. Likewise, setting shows in a workplace environment risks alienating &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEET&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NEETs&lt;/a&gt; who are, at least stereotypically, often anime fans, as well as people working in very different kinds of jobs. While some series drop this entirely and aim for a completely unfamiliar setting, this is somewhat more common in shounen series that aim to appeal to the viewer's sense of adventure. Incidentally, for much the same reasons, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2178/why-are-the-shounen-lead-protagonists-usually-shown-to-be-stupid&quot;&gt;shounen protagonists aren't the brightest lot&lt;/a&gt; either. This is absolutely not to say that anime are never set in workplaces or in colleges (see, for instance, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_x_Service&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Servant x Service&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Time_(novel_series)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Golden Time&lt;/a&gt;), but it's far less common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a case study. One of the most successful anime in history is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-On!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;K-On!&lt;/a&gt;, a seinen slice of life series about girls in a high school light music club. The 2009 anime was highly successful and drew a number of readers to the manga, which before that point was relatively unknown. The 2010 sequel concluded the series with four of the five main girls graduating high school and going off to college, while the fifth entered her final year of high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the conclusion of the anime, the manga was basically at the same point. However, as something of a surprise, the manga author did not decide to conclude the manga there. Rather, he decided to continue it with two series. One would focus on the main four girls in college. The other continued the story of the remaining high school student in her last year and promoted two previously minor characters to members of the club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reaction to this was almost altogether negative. Most die-hard fans did not want a continuation in college. On various internet fora, comments were made. Some people said things like &quot;I don't want to read about a bunch of college girls when I didn't graduate college&quot;. Others said &quot;there is no way this can continue to be believable, as now that they're in college, they'll have to get boyfriends, and would not have the time to be in a band together&quot;. People just didn't want to read about a bunch of college-aged adult women sitting around and eating cakes, even when they were quite happy with it when the girls were just a year younger. The high-school part wasn't plagued with the same level of negative commentary, but it didn't do particularly well on its own, having lost many of the good characters. Readership dropped drastically, and the manga concluded just a year later, the mangaka apparently having decided too that continuing any further wasn't worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm returning to the female demographics because they provide some interesting contrast. At least stereotypically, many shoujo series are romances, set in school. This is perhaps understandable. In fantasy, action/adventure genre shows which are common among shounen series, the unusual setting is a large part of the appeal. However, for a romance show, the appeal is in the characters, and as a result setting it in a familiar place like a school is probably the best option. Indeed, for most viewers in the target audience, the majority of all of their social interactions would take place at school. As a result, many (probably more than for shounen) shoujo series are set in schools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, an interesting thing happens with josei anime. Josei is significantly smaller than any of the other three demographics I've talked about here. It's actually quite difficult for josei shows to be successful. But as a result, josei series are, in many cases, forced to be more experimental. These series often feature adults in the workforce or college students, sometimes in unusual or difficult situations. Josei is known for being particularly drama-based; romance is present, but often just to emphasize the interpersonal conflicts. Some examples of successful josei anime which do this are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Drop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Usagi Drop&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_and_Clover&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hachimitsu to Clover&lt;/a&gt;. One can find even more experimental works in manga, though very few make it to anime. Thus, if you want to find some anime that is really broadly different from the mainstream shounen/seinen/shoujo stuff, you can probably find josei works which will appeal to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, at the end of the day, yes, school settings are chosen because viewers can relate to them. However, that is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; because the viewers are expected to be in school themselves, at least not always. Rather, in many cases, it's because the viewers are expected to &lt;em&gt;have been in&lt;/em&gt; schools at some point, and hence can relate. There are few options as broadly applicable as primary/secondary education for that purpose. Such settings also often are chosen to invoke some nostalgic feelings, and because they won't alienate most viewers. While one can find anime which are not set in schools, they're necessarily more experimental as such settings are not as well developed and appeal to smaller viewerships. If course most anime is not meant to be experimental, and even most experimental shows don't experiment with everything, so the majority of shows nowadays are set in schools, but there are exceptions if you look for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T04:36:20.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39999" CreationDate="2014-12-16T06:33:02.307" Score="8" ViewCount="956" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru&lt;/em&gt;, the organization that is responsible for doing things involving the god-tree is called &quot;Taisha&quot;. The official (Crunchyroll) subs don't translate this word, but in Japanese, it's written 大赦. As far as I can tell, this is a legal term meaning &quot;general pardon&quot;, which is a type of pardon in Japanese law that applies to all people convicted of a particular crime or class of crimes (as contrasted with 特赦 &lt;em&gt;tokusha&lt;/em&gt; &quot;special pardon&quot;, which applies only to specific people). This is a very strange name for an organization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is stranger still is that if you know Japanese and you had never seen the term written down, you would probably think that it would be written as the homophone 大社, which means &quot;grand shrine&quot;, which makes a lot more sense as the name of an organization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the logic behind writing &quot;Taisha&quot; as &quot;general pardon&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I am aware of the &quot;theory&quot; suggesting that you can rearrange the strokes of 友奈 &quot;Yuuna&quot; and get 大赦 &quot;Taisha&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/573b6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;see image&lt;/a&gt;]; I do not think that the theory has any merit, since it involves rearranging strokes in a way that does not respect the radicals involved.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T01:09:42.183" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T21:53:28.903" Title="Why is &quot;Taisha&quot; written as &quot;general pardon&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yuki-yuna-is-a-hero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16775" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16787" CreationDate="2014-12-16T07:36:35.710" Score="4" ViewCount="28917" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've watched FMA: Brotherhood and Star of Milos. I want to watch conqueror of Shamballa but it seems like it continues from the  original series.  I don't want to have watch the original series since I know that the earlier portions of the story are the same as Brotherhood . Is there an episode in the original series I can start watching from that's starts to have a different story path from Brotherhood? Or should I just read about the originals ending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10672" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:36:35.457" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:36:35.457" Title="When does Brotherhood and the 2003 series split?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-17T00:26:23.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T08:00:46.127" Score="6" ViewCount="574" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an old anime in which there are three people (two male and one female if I remember).&#xA;One of them has red robot and activates him with his sword, other one is green and activates it with a bow, and the third one is girl in blue and I think she has an axe. And they fight other robots.&#xA;Anyone remembers which anime it was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10673" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:12:07.980" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:12:07.980" Title="Looking for anime a sword, an axe and a bow activating robots" Tags="&lt;madou-king-granzort&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:18.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16767" CreationDate="2014-12-16T08:08:36.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the other perspective, having Haki only allows for Haki user to make contact (or touch) the Logia. It does not give them any anti-Logia super-effective skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, any Logia can beat any Haki user, as the fight essentially comes down to better skills (unless we go and look for specific combinations)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10674" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T19:00:52.477" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T19:00:52.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16780" CreationDate="2014-12-16T09:12:13.963" Score="7" ViewCount="2736" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the title of an anime I've watched several years ago (I think the anime should be from 5 to 10 years ago). I don't remember much about it, just a few scenes from the first episodes. I think it was some short anime series (12 to 26 episodes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember the main character getting his power form something like a blue blob that wrapped around his arm (making it somehow looks like Chad's arm from Bleach). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were also other people getting powers (or weapons I don't remember) in a similar way. In particular I remember a fight with an evil guy in a park who was trying to kill random people there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story was set up more or less in the present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:32:48.863" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:32:48.863" Title="Anime series about a main character gaining power from blue blob on his arm" Tags="&lt;ayakashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:21.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T09:27:14.320" Score="4" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically there is this male student in high school. Waking up and I'm pretty sure he is dazed and unsure where he is. But then a female student with a katana sword walks in and sits down. He sees her, she ignores him. She has long hair and glasses and is very calm, showing a serious, no emotional face. Everyone in the class seems to be having a blast chatting it up. And then as soon as the bell rings for class to begin. Every student starts killing one another. The girl with the katana doing the most work, decapitating students and what not. The male character who woke up is freaking out and hiding and doesn't know what is going on. The girl with the katana comes close to killing him but I believe she spares him and that's the first chapter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10676" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T19:53:16.883" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T19:53:16.883" Title="I can't remember the title of this manga. I read only the first chapter" Tags="&lt;yakuza-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-09T20:11:38.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16778" CreationDate="2014-12-16T09:38:38.613" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might be looking for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayakashi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (2007, 12 episodes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adapted from the 2005 adults-only superhuman battle action visual novel game Ayakashi. Ayakashi is a parasite life force that gives superpowers to its host, taking in return the host's entire life force. Kusaka Yuu is a student that lost his will to live after the death of a dear childhood friend, until the day a mysterious girl, named Yoake Eimu, appears. From that moment on, his life would never be the same again. Hunted by Ayakashi and their hosts, the power within Yuu awakens and a never ending battle begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jBkB2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuu being OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuu KUSAKA in his OP mode.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, an evil guy killed many random people in a park and harmed Yuu's classmate in order to provoke him and awaken his powers. He got totally pwned by the enraged protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T03:28:39.337" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T03:28:39.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T13:10:10.547" Score="11" ViewCount="3252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember an anime that was broadcasted somewhere between 2002 and 2006 on the German MTV.&#xA;It was about two female agents if I remember correctly that were members of some secret/military organization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most noticeable part is the countless upskirts and bra flashes the series showed, never anything more revealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the two females is rather small and both mainly use simple handguns in combat. Can someone help me find the animes name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;edit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;writing these details down, bopped a title to my head.. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noir_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;Noir&lt;/a&gt;.. But I'm not quite sure yet and I can't verify that right now, as I am in the office. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10680" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:16:12.353" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:16:12.353" Title="Manga/Anime of two female secret/military agents featuring countless upskirt moments" Tags="&lt;agent-aika&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T18:03:16.657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16776" CreationDate="2014-12-16T13:49:40.103" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the answer on some forum. I was looking for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2818/Madou_King_Granzort&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madou King Granzort&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HCct.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madou King Granzort cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the future, the moon is a habitable place with atmosphere and gravity and also a famous tourist attraction. There are also stories about a &amp;quot;long ears&amp;quot; creature like rabbits on the moon who can use magic. Haruka Daichi heads off to the moon during a summer holiday alone because he likes to see the long ears creature by himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he get himself dragged into an acient conflict between two acient moon racess: the &amp;quot;long ears&amp;quot; race and Jado race. Jado race wanted to conquer the universe and resurrect ancient evil powers to seize control of the Earth. Now the &amp;quot;long ears&amp;quot; race and Daichi must seek three warriors who could use magic to release Mado King to fight Jado race and to release &amp;quot;long ears&amp;quot; race`s kingdom, Rabiluna, from Jado race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The descriptions in the question contain some minor error. According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soon, Daichi, V-Mei and Guri Guri meet two other &lt;strong&gt;boys&lt;/strong&gt; – Gus and Rabi. Gus receives a magic bow that summons Winzart – the Madou King of Wind, while Rabi receives a magic &lt;strong&gt;top&lt;/strong&gt; that summons Aquabeat – the Madou King of Water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10673" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T14:24:37.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16775" CreationDate="2014-12-16T14:25:37.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 12 in brotherhood is where the story changes from the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it a bit later in the original series, episode 17 or 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key point is the death of hughes, that's where the story's split.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the original series stretches the backstory a bit compared to brotherhood so its worth watching from the beginning but you wont miss anything important if you start at hughes death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="250" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T14:25:37.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12941" CreationDate="2014-12-16T14:37:34.297" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it could be &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shin Hakkenden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (1999, 26 episodes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The year is 2588 in the system of Godworld and its eight satellites. Humanity came here in the distant past, after a long journey across the stars from Earth. Now the system is ruled by a loose coalition of powerful families: House Owari, House Meed, and House Iigy. The story begins when Kai, the heir to House Owari, attacks an icy planet. Living in a humble village on the surface is Kou, a young boy who is perpetually arguing with his father. When Kai's navy arrives, Kou takes his father's mighty Murasame sword to fight back, and his adventures begin. A sci-fi remake of Hakkenden. (Plot from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animevice.com/shin-hakkenden/11-4852/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animevice&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a picture of the main character &lt;strong&gt;Kou&lt;/strong&gt; who has a red gem in his sword (You can also see a dog with an eyepatch: it hide a yellow gem in one of his teeth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXHgMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;Jinrai&lt;/strong&gt; who has a green gem in his shield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gallery.animeinfo.ru/img/Jinrai-125835-57413-1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another pic http://gallery.animeinfo.ru/img/Jinrai-125835-57413-1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;Tomoka&lt;/strong&gt; who has a blue gem in a dice: he is a gambler and use cards also for fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D9Ycfm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tomoka&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T07:27:32.867" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T07:27:32.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16779" CreationDate="2014-12-16T14:42:02.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like blood c to me, if the girl mainly wears red and black with rounded glasses as well as long black hair in pig  tails then yes it is Blood c.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10682" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T14:42:02.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T14:53:03.737" Score="11" ViewCount="15770" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Murasame&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Murasme ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... is a poisonous blade that can kill a person with only one cut. Once the sword pierces skin, it injects a lethal poison into the victim, killing them within seconds. Akame states that cleaning this weapon is very dangerous because of this ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, episode 24 to be exact, she cuts herself when fighting Esdeath to get a massive power boost for a few minutes by supposedly using the strength of all the people she has killed. Based on what I've seen in the anime and the discussions around the blade, she should have died, why didn't she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2021-03-01T17:33:20.193" Title="Why didn't Akame die when she cut herself with Murasame?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16783" CreationDate="2014-12-16T15:11:18.547" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEP1y.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Agent Aika&lt;/a&gt;? It features the main character (older woman) Aika and her partner Rion. There's a &lt;strong&gt;lot&lt;/strong&gt; of fan service, especially panty shots and bra shots. It was released as an OVA in 1997 but was aired on several German TV channels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s1Zvm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;character designs practically make it impossible not to see panties&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Aika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/366/Agent_Aika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agentaika.wikia.com/wiki/Agent_Aika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Agent Aika Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T15:11:18.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16783" CreationDate="2014-12-16T20:10:03.673" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also find Aika to be the most likely candidate as it is the epitome of the panty shot anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is also another candidate which fits the description: Aika's spiritual successor &lt;em&gt;Najica Blitz Tactics&lt;/em&gt; which ran on the other German music TV station Viva in 2004.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l8hq2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Produced by the same studio (Fantasia) under the same director (Katsuhiko Nishijima) as Aika, it also features an older and a younger female agent and lots and lots of panty shots. However, the most memorable difference is that the younger character is an android (gynoid?) whose character development gets much story focus (not as much as her underwear, though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/321/Najica_Dengeki_Sakusen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/NajicaBlitzTactics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najica_Blitz_Tactics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9256" LastEditorUserId="9256" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T20:36:54.890" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T20:36:54.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16783" CreationDate="2014-12-16T20:24:26.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aika&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Najica&lt;/em&gt; are the most likely answers -- &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt; has handguns, short skirts and occasional fanservice, but zero panty shots -- but I have a third guess:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Kiddy Grade&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kt9K9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kiddy Grade&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kiddy Grade&lt;/em&gt; is a 2002 science fiction series about two superpowered interstellar secret agents for the Galactic Organization for Trade and Tariffs, Éclair and Lumière. It's pretty heavy on the fanservice early on, and they largely fight with handguns &amp;mdash; along with super-lipstick, robots and a spaceship, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=891&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/274/Kiddy_Grade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/KiddyGrade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiddy_Grade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4192" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T20:24:26.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2430" CreationDate="2014-12-16T21:41:46.073" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Missing content&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga has 9 volumes and one extra volume (titled 'Bonus track').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;&quot;I'm happy Sen is gone&quot;&lt;/em&gt; scene with Kaoru failing to convey his feelings to Ritsuko and afterwards telling her that he'll be going to Tokyo is the end of the manga's 8th volume. This scene is at 6 minutes into the anime's last episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the following content of manga volumes 9 and Bonus is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaoru leaves to study medicine at a Tokyo university where he rekindles his love with jazz. He kind of makes up with Ritsuko, then finds out she seems to be with another man and cuts all ties. He becomes a doctor at a Kyushu hospital and through a hint by Yurika (who lives with Junichi and later has twins) finds out that Sen became a priest on a nearby island. Sen arrived there after initially having decided to leave everything behind after his sister's accident. Only after realizing how much he loves to work with children does he change his mind. Kaoru meets Ritsuko again many years later, learning she never was in a serious relationship. The manga ends with everyone meeting for a jam session on the island, listened to by Ritsuko who is pregnant with Kaoru's child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a more detailed breakdown by chapters. For the sake of brevity Ritsuko is R. and Kaoru is K.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 9:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ch41&lt;/strong&gt;: On graduation day R. ignores K. He keeps thinking about Sen, but tells people that all this will soon be behind him and he will focus on his studies in Tokyo. K. shouts his apology at R.'s window, same as in the anime. The following train scene is slightly less dramatic - they have time to exchange a few words. R.'s dad thinks that Sen might have gone to Tokyo, too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ch42&lt;/strong&gt;:  K. is at university in Tokyo. With the student strikes still underway life seems easy going. He meets a girl at a party who invites herself over to his place for the night, but thinking of R. he sends her away again without anything happening. While visiting his mother, she sings &lt;em&gt;Lullaby of Birdland&lt;/em&gt; waking old memories in him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ch43&lt;/strong&gt;: The strikes end and instead of partying, K. starts playing piano again after joining the jazz club at university and taking on a part-time job in a Shinjuku bar. The stress of both the job and upcoming university exams has K. at a low when he finds a photo of him and Sen in the bag R. gave him on his departure. The note on the back reads &lt;em&gt;To the two idiots. Friendship is for life. Since 1966, and forever&lt;/em&gt;.  Inspired by this K. changes his mind and begins asking around at work for Sen. He also finally answers a letter he received from R. in ch42. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ch44&lt;/strong&gt;: Junichi shows up at K.'s work and promises to help looking out for Sen as well. K. quits his job in favour of his studies but keeps exchanging letters with R. Over time, her's become less frequent and shorter. One day a telephone number is on a postcard from R. Upon calling the number K. is greeted by a man telling him to leave R. alone. K. assumes the obvious. At his grandfather's funeral K. is told the he is expected to inherit the formers hospital and become 'the pillar of the Nishimi family' (implying upcoming marriage interviews). K. sees Seji, who is now a celebrity, in the TV and realizes that unlike Seiji, he hasn't been following his dreams. Shortly after K. looses the photo of him and Sen and fails to find it again. Yurika (Junichi's girlfriend) visits K. in the hospital and gives him the photo of Sen as a priest together with the address on the island.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ch45&lt;/strong&gt;: We see Sen as a priest in training on the aforementioned island. He seems popular with the kids and islanders. The sound of Moanin' being played on the organ draws him back to the church where he meets K. and they promptly have to run away from the head priest angry at the unauthorized organ usage. After a jump in time we learn that K. turned down the inheritance of the hospital and instead joined a hospital in Kyushu. At Sachiko's wedding (in Sen's church), K. meets R. again and learns that she never really was and certainly isn't in a relationship with the guy on the phone anymore. R. learns that K. isn't going back to Tokyo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus Track (Volume 10):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track 1&lt;/strong&gt;: Yurika is living with Junichi and is having trouble finding a job because she didn't graduate high-school. By chance, she finally finds one in painting sign-boards. While she is increasingly occupied with work, Junichi seems to act  cold and shows that he does not seem to think of a future for him and Yurika. It takes another train station scene with Yurika on the verge of moving out and out of the city for Junichi to admit his feelings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track 2&lt;/strong&gt;: Kouta (one of Sen's brothers), now 14, is shown picking up jazz drumming in the record store's basement. He spends some time with R. who is over around the time of New Year's and they meet the guy who answered the phone when K. called R. back then. He doesn't take No for an answer which leads to an intervention of Kouta, and R. openly admitting to both of them that she still loves K.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track 3&lt;/strong&gt;: Backstory of Tsutomu (R.'s dad). He was introduced to Jazz by a guy called Kenji. Kenji often played Jazz with his brother and Tsutomu used to stop to listen to the sound he heard from the street, until Kenji invites him in one day and starts teaching him bass cello. There he also meets Fumi who has an unnamed illness and sneaks away from the hospital to spend time at Kenji's. With the second world war intensifying, Kenji goes off to join the naval band and Tsutomu is drafted for factory work. Kenji dies in the war and Tsutomu spends some hours with Fumi (who is still in the hospital) after not having seen her for a long time. During the following air raid Tsutomu saves Fumi's life but afterwards finds himself devastated by the destruction. To cheer him up she drags the cello to him and he plays solemn notes to gathering survivors amidst the rubble. Opening the record shop is fulfilling the dream Kenji had ('to spread the music of the world to this town and gather musicians to play together every day').&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track 4&lt;/strong&gt;: Explains what happened to Sen after his sister's accident. Sen is found, almost drowned, by a fisherman. While staying at the latter's place to earn money for traveling on, Sen becomes friends with a younger reclusive orphan. Playing on improvised drums with her and the other kids in the village Sen remembers how much fun he has a around children and decides on his future career. it is initially suggested Sen might have tried to commit suicide by throwing himself into the sea. However, when he leaves the town we learn that he jumped into the water while trying to retrieve the orphan's necklace and passed out in the process.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track 5&lt;/strong&gt;: Kaoru, Sen and Junichi all meet up for a Jazz session on the island and learn that Yurika had twins. Sen sees Junichi for the first time since their argument years ago, but seemingly overcame all bad feelings and congratulates the two. Shortly after, Tsutomu and the pregnant Ritsuko arrive as well. The guys start arguing about the instrument the child will pick up, everyone of course vouching for their own, until Ritsuko reconciles the discussions with her suggestions of the saxophone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Reasons&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning chirale's comment, I did not find anything specifically mentioning whether the series was originally planned to be longer. However, be aware that the Bonus Track Manga was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-30/sakamichi-no-apollon-manga-gets-spinoff-series-in-march&quot;&gt;announced only in January 2012&lt;/a&gt;, while the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13944&quot;&gt;started airing already in April 2012&lt;/a&gt;. It is very possible of course, that the people involved were talking to eachother, but depending on how fleshed out the story for the additional Manga was (not) at this time, there probably wasn't enough time to fit it into the Anime as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, as can be seen above, there isn't really enough story missing to warrant a second cour and some of the stories from the Bonus Track are rather episodic in nature, and therefore hard to adapt into a coherent episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T16:17:22.330" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T16:17:22.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16799" CreationDate="2014-12-16T22:09:24.620" Score="1" ViewCount="4911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching Fate/Zero, and it talks about how the Holy Grail Wars are supposed to be every 60 years. However, it's set in the 1990s, and the Fifth Holy Grail War takes place in the 2000s. Why were there only 10 years(ish) in between instead of 60? Is this explained in Fate/Stay Night or any of the other Fate stories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2020-02-11T13:15:15.670" Title="Why was the Fifth Holy Grail War so early?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19638" CreationDate="2014-12-16T22:33:05.540" Score="6" ViewCount="1917" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/akame-ga-kill/episode-9-kill-the-battle-fanatic-656911&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;around 2:20&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What's the music playing in the background during that sad scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T13:55:32.417" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T13:55:32.417" Title="What is the music playing in the background of the sad scene in episode 9?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16797" CreationDate="2014-12-16T22:38:56.010" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As i explained in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13915/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; (Under Kiritsugu's Plan), it was because there was a build up of Prana in the Greater Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normal Procedure would be that by the end of a War the Prana (particularly Mana) in the Greater Grail would have been spent and thus take 60 years to naturally replenish. Under &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fuyuki_Holy_Grail_War#Procedure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fuyuki - Procedure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Great Grail requires sixty years in order to amass enough mana to summon Servants, making the planning period span over generations. If the Grail is unable to utilize its energy, that which is leftover can reduce the time to as little as a decade, such as in the case of the period between the Fourth and Fifth Wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for where it was mentioned, the citation reference of the section on the Wikia Pages points to Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: Even though it should only happen every 60 years, was the 10 year gap between the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars as short as it was because the Lesser Grail was destroyed before the Greater Grail could direct the accumulated mana to establish its pathway trapped some unused mana in the Grail?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: That’s true. In fact, you could say that the function of the Greater Grail was already muddled when when it was impregnated with Avenger in the Third War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this there are 2 causes for the Mana not having been spent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lesser Grail was destroyed before the Greater Grail could direct the accumulated mana&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avenger, possibly self-aware, perverting the system by withholding Mana as there was still a 60 year gap between the 3rd and 4th Wars (as Avenger was killed early in the 3rd war)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T22:38:56.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T23:19:36.103" Score="5" ViewCount="745" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Psycho-Pass (season 1), Sakurai Takahiro voiced Makishima Shougo. In Psycho-Pass 2, he voices Hinakawa Shou. I find it strange that the same voice actor would be cast to voice two different important characters in the same show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, it's common for a voice actor to voice multiple side characters, I guess to reduce the total number of voice actors that need to be hired (e.g. from this season, Fukuyama Jun voices Hunchoceratops and a few side characters in Amagi Brilliant Park; and Kayano Ai voices a number of side characters in Shirobako). But two different main characters? That's weird. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weirder still, Sakurai is severely playing against type as Hinakawa - soft-spoken roles just aren't what he does, for the most part. Do we know why Sakurai was recast as a different character in Psycho-Pass 2? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T16:45:55.407" Title="Why was Sakurai Takahiro recast in Psycho-Pass 2?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13491" CreationDate="2014-12-17T00:37:33.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is without a doubt the &lt;em&gt;Plan 1058 Codarl-i&lt;/em&gt; as it gets ripped apart (i.e. arms coming off) by the blast from the Arbalest's Lambda Driver. Note that if it was Gate's body, the scale of the explosion would be much bigger as the blast engulfs the entire machine, and would not fit in the shot as Gates is tiny in comparison to the Codarl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take a look at the Codarl, you see it has a slim humanoid body shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ecnHW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;See the Plan 1058 Codarl-i&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that while in his pilot suit, Gates has a small pack on his back, his helmet and the large collar cover of his pilot suit (protecting the area under his neck), if this were his body all of these part are missing. I doubt this would be an animation mistake, considering the studio in charge of the animation. So I think it's safe to conclude that it's the Codarl's rather than Gates that get obliterated by Sousuke's Lambda Driver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w8Ipv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gates in suit&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T00:37:33.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15330" CreationDate="2014-12-17T06:48:11.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they got married, Kaoru's hair was black.&#xA;After a while, Kaoru dyed her hair blonde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ilovecool.web.fc2.com/vippperdays/top.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;web comic version&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ilovecool.web.fc2.com/vippperdays/6/6.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 6&lt;/a&gt; has the story explaining the reason why Kaoru dyed her hair blonde:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/poOwK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Title: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_Yamamura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sadako&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1st frame: (With impersonations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_Yamamura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sadako&lt;/a&gt;) I—am—Sa—da—ko—&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2nd frame: Hajime: Uwah~~~ Sadako-tan so moe~~~ I want to lick you all over~~~&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3rd frame: (Kaoru is angry)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4th frame: Hajime: Oh? You dyed your hair? (Kaoru is sulking)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think, Kaoru did a (light) cosplay of Sadako to get Hajime's attention, but he called her Sadako instead of Kaoru, so she got angry and dyed her hair blonde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="3557" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T17:30:26.520" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T17:30:26.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16728" CreationDate="2014-12-17T07:39:21.190" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To describe &quot;Special&quot; and OVA, we need to describe what's &quot;normal&quot; anime.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Usually anime (TV series anime) is broad-casted weekly.&#xA;It will continue 13 or more weeks.&#xA;It's usually free with Television advertisement (and has eye-catch at center of episode).&#xA;TV station have their code: no pantsu scene, no violence scene.&#xA;The DVD (or BD) will be release later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Special (aka &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_special&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Special&lt;/a&gt;) is not weekly. Usually yearly or one shot.&#xA;It's have only one episode but it's have longer length (ex 2 hours).&#xA;It's still intended for broadcast. Need to meet broadcast code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OVA is created for selling (by Video or DVD).&#xA;It's intended to the small number of viewer without advertisement.&#xA;It means more otaku friendly theme.&#xA;No need to follow broadcast code. It's OK to have hard violence scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in recent time, some OVA was broadcasting with censorship.&#xA;On the other hand, some TV series is on air with censorship, and selling DVD (or BD) without censorship version.&#xA;The boundary became ambiguous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other category is anime movie which is intended to show in theater.&#xA;Anime movie is between special and OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_III&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lupin the Third&lt;/a&gt; has all TV series version, OVA, Anime movie and TV Special.&#xA;In this case, special version is yearly release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T07:39:21.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15260" CreationDate="2014-12-17T11:30:58.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gatchaman.wikia.com/wiki/Rui_Ninomiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ninomiya Rui&lt;/a&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;boy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;who disguises himself as a girl most of the time/crossdresses so that he could easily observe people without being notice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CTaps.png&quot; alt=&quot;Crossdress&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He acts so manly while dressing like this &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oPvmx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;His Gesture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sometimes it's so suspicious because of this &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8ta3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sexy Shirt&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gqg4d.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sexy Pose&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to answer your question : He IS A BOY. definitely.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWzc9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rui&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T21:12:08.710" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T21:12:08.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16899" CreationDate="2014-12-17T12:19:56.010" Score="10" ViewCount="33826" Body="&lt;p&gt;As what I've known, Mirajane has only &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mirajane_Strauss#Magic_and_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3 forms&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Satan Soul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Halphas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sitri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if how many demon forms does Mirajane have (not yet discovered)? Is it three forms only?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T07:49:41.090" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T00:56:20.417" Title="How many demon forms does Mirajane have?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16813" CreationDate="2014-12-17T13:00:44.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Satan Soul&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GRbE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Satan Soul&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Demon: Halphas&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kvm2h.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kvm2hl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Halphas&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Demon: Sitri&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/58n11.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/58n11l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sitri&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read some information about the Mirajane's &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mirajane_Strauss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Take Over&lt;/a&gt; magic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Macro (命令, マクロ Makuro): Unable to fully take over an Etherious, Mirajane took over Sayla's Curse, allowing her absolute control over something, from inanimate objects to even people. She uses this to command Elfman to come to where she and Lisanna are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For now, she had 3 demon take over. She wasn't able to take over an Etherios where she fought  Layla. This is where Layla's true form reveal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azsvd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azsvdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Layla&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T13:48:51.977" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T13:48:51.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8360" CreationDate="2014-12-17T15:20:42.393" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;By googling &lt;em&gt;anime hair cut in park&lt;/em&gt; I got this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16023/Kuro_to_Kin_no_Hirakanai_Kagi.&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuro to Kin no Hirakanai Kagi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The synopsis seems to match quite well with your description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Katagiri Kanade is a hikikomori who spent her days lazing off in her room. Her specialty is her broad imagination which often leads to various wild delusions. One night a weird cowboy guy appeared in her dream, saying that he's her heart's hero. Due to his encouragement, Kanade decided to try and go have a haircut the next day. It was then when she met a mysterious guy who cut her hair in the park, giving her courage to resume her school days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T15:20:42.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2014-12-17T16:13:03.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 521, one of the canon episodes, the gang goes to some town to investigate a report that Shinichi solved a case wrong. That case happened &quot;a year ago&quot; while Shinichi was still teen-sized. Hundreds of episodes have passed since then, but that gives you a floor for the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user10712" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T16:55:28.500" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T16:55:28.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8583" CreationDate="2014-12-17T17:04:53.157" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for this manga too and I hope it's the same manga you were searching for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the manga is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shuu 7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The manga consists of 4 one-shot stories and the story you are looking for is the third one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) Koi no Kajitsu (Fruit of Love)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yuzuhara had to quit the track and field team due to an injury and is down because of that...then one day Tooda Shuuhei pops in at the window where she sits and asks her to date him...although shocked Yuzuhara agrees him to see at her window seat for a month until her seat changes...but on the last day before her seat changes Shuuhei doesn't turn up...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10715" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T14:19:18.540" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T14:19:18.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16822" CreationDate="2014-12-17T18:04:26.750" Score="7" ViewCount="6252" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a known fact that Blackbeard had a fight with Magellan.&#xA;Magellan poisoned Blackbeard and all of his crew. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're seen covered in Magellan's poison after the scene below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why aren't they dead and how did they (also) escaped Impel Down?&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVv9x.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="10716" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T18:17:40.153" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T00:18:40.640" Title="Why isn't Blackbeard dead?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16821" CreationDate="2014-12-17T18:36:40.760" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's because Shiryu gave them the antidote before joining their crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CIhRQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It happen in episode 452 of the anime and in chapter &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangapanda.com/103-2656-1/one-piece/chapter-549.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;549&lt;/a&gt; of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T19:40:39.677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T19:40:39.677" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16824" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-17T21:00:14.430" Score="3" ViewCount="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason Puck needed Hannah's body is that he was somehow unable to land in his Kill-T-Gang form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanna confronts him, and tells Captain Earth that he would cause a &quot;Libido Burst&quot; if he did it that way, and that is the reason he needed her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the other Planetary Gears Kill-T-Gangs had no such concerns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Type-1 Kill-T-Gang caused one such libido burst on the moon. What was different with Puck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T21:00:14.430" Title="Why couldn't Puck land on Earth in his Kill-T-Gang form?" Tags="&lt;captain-earth&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="470" CreationDate="2014-12-17T21:14:22.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asuna didn't die because Kayaba made it so that if Asuna die in game, she wouldn't die in real life, as promised to Kirito before the duel. Just like in episode one, where he made it so that people couldn't log out, and if they died in game they died in real life, he probably disabled this setting for Asuna in the GM console.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10717" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T07:33:07.193" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T07:33:07.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13941" CreationDate="2014-12-17T22:23:52.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;With some google research I found that it comes from a manhwa whose chinese name is &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;万人夜话&lt;/strong&gt;: I don't know if there is an English translation of that. Maybe someone who understand Chinese knows the translated title (if it exists).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dm5.com/m50628/#ipg23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is the link to the scan from which the picture is taken (vol. 5).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T22:23:52.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-17T22:59:40.120" Score="5" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime when I was in grade 4. &#xA;I still can't see why Sara (the orange mermaid) becomes a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBbkZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sara&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SfcpKl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;other mermaids&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T23:19:37.090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-31T07:20:05.643" Title="How does Sara become a child in Mermaid Melody?" Tags="&lt;mermaid-melody&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16829" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-17T23:16:19.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zsulC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yona&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akatsuki no Yona&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: 暁のヨナ, lit. &lt;em&gt;Yona of the Dawn&lt;/em&gt; is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story focus on a girl named Yona, the sole princess of the Kingdom of Kouka she lives a peaceful life in the castle filled with luxury with her father, King Il; her servant, Son Hak; and her cousin and love interest, Soo-won. However, everything became a nightmare on the night of her sixteenth birthday. Intending to tell her father that she cannot forget her love for Soo-won, she visits his room, only to witness her father killed by Soo-won, who reveals that he will become the king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga began to be serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine &lt;em&gt;Hana to Yume&lt;/em&gt; in August 2009. It has since been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of July 2014. the Manga received an anime adaption by Pierrot and began airing in October, 2014 with Funimation obtaining the linces for North American Streaming and Home Video release&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akatsuki_no_Yona&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akatsuki no Yona&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T23:49:26.020" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T23:49:26.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16830" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-17T23:16:19.687" Score="0" Body="Akatsuki no Yona is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi, serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from August 2009." OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T23:49:26.020" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T23:49:26.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-18T00:17:45.203" Score="3" ViewCount="1556" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging from the war, Sakura's role was far less important compared to Tsunade. It looked like Tsunade was more capable of handling the war. Likewise Naruto and Sasuke have shown they surpassed all the other legends. Yes, at the end Sakura did help out, but her skills did not show something new or greater than Tsunade.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it safe to say the strongest female character in the Naruto series - after Kaguya - is Tsunade? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T00:31:00.760" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T00:31:00.760" Title="Did Sakura surpass Tsunade?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2014-12-28T17:41:40.480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16839" CreationDate="2014-12-18T01:36:50.547" Score="1" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently watching a stream of one of my favourite League of Legends streamers, and he had a really good song in the background which sounded like it was from Touhou game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitch.tv/lolgeranimo/v/3616880?t=28m58s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a link to the stream at the time the song is playing (~29:20).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8225" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:11:07.610" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:11:07.610" Title="Song identification request, likely from Touhou" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-18T01:48:06.007" Score="1" ViewCount="6130" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime has ended at episode 24, &quot;Akame ga Kill!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the manga continue the story beyond the anime's conclusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10723" LastEditorDisplayName="user9554" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T02:26:58.730" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T02:26:58.730" Title="Does the Akame Ga Kill! manga continue where the anime leaves off?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-18T02:10:44.653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16834" CreationDate="2014-12-18T04:14:14.427" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Plain Asia&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperishable_Night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Touhou Eiyashou&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think this is not original version.&#xA;I'm not sure which arrange version it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T04:14:14.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16834" CreationDate="2014-12-18T06:48:01.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a &lt;em&gt;Plain Asia&lt;/em&gt; arrangement by &lt;strong&gt;Dark PHOENiX&lt;/strong&gt; for their album &lt;em&gt;Arrow Rain&lt;/em&gt;. In your video, the song starts at 27:53. You can verify that it is the song &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzRakY0oli0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T06:55:02.137" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T06:55:02.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16843" CreationDate="2014-12-18T08:53:41.730" Score="3" ViewCount="14082" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coz' it wasn't revealed in the anime. I want to watch the fight between &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuzan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuzan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sakazuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akainu&lt;/a&gt; again, or maybe I missed that episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which episode of the anime did Kuzan and Akainu fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T14:31:38.847" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T04:58:19.583" Title="In which episode of the anime did Aokiji (Kuzan) and Akaino (Sakazuki) fight?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16841" CreationDate="2014-12-18T08:58:24.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fight has never been shown: it happened in the 2 years gap and at the moment we just know it was on Punk Hazard and that Akainu won after 10 days of fighting (I hope there will be a flashback at some point showing the fight).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Qan-zatao&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is a video taken from episode 570 in which Jimbei explains the situation.&#xA;The fact that they fought on Punk Hazard is explained in episode 582. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T14:33:42.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T14:33:42.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16841" CreationDate="2014-12-18T09:16:57.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fight is shown in Episode 583, when it was told by Smoker-san in the midst of the Punk Hazard Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Smoker, the battle between these two was so ferocious that it literally changed the weather of Punk Hazard Island. Akainu ended up as the winner, but had sympathy enough to spare Aokiji's life in spite of it being meant as a battle to the death. Unfortunately, Aokiji did not escape unscathed. He parted from the battle with a staggering level of scars and with his left leg reduced to a stump. Though crippled, Kuzan used his Devil Fruit powers to generate a replacement limb out of ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuzan#A_Fierce.C2.A0Duel_and_Resignation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuzan&lt;/a&gt; article on One Piece Wiki&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRk8b6bnJ6A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 583 preview on YouTube&lt;/a&gt; showing the scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T12:55:42.027" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T12:55:42.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16844" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16845" CreationDate="2014-12-18T09:46:19.223" Score="6" ViewCount="2854" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've known, she is the only female member of the Shichibukai. She is also the &quot;Snake Princess&quot; of Amazon Lily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question, why does Boa Hancock hate men? And more particularly, why is Luffy an exception?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T10:01:37.697" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T06:51:40.227" Title="Why does Boa Hancock hate men?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16844" CreationDate="2014-12-18T09:55:25.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Boa Hancock and her sisters were enslaved and branded as slaves by the Celestial Dragons (Tenryuubito), this was a secret to everyone in Amazon Lily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She loves Luffy because when Luffy was fighting her sisters (Marigold and Sandersonia) he kept the slave mark from being exposed to all people of the island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dVIKF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T09:55:25.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16849" CreationDate="2014-12-18T11:23:36.510" Score="0" ViewCount="818" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, is that manga considered canon? I heard that Hiro Mashima praised it as being very good, but does he also accepts it as canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: The Key of the Starry Sky arc are not in the manga, yet Mashima-sensei considered it as canon. So, considering this fact, does Hiro Mashima consider this series as a canon as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T05:52:55.460" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T14:39:49.793" Title="Is Tale of Fairy Ice Trail Considered Canon?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16847" CreationDate="2014-12-18T12:25:48.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so, I've searched Fairy Tail Wiki and found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tale of Fairy Tail: Ice Trail (氷の軌跡, アイストレイル, Aisu Toreiru) is a Japanese manga series by Yusuke Shirato and a spin-off of Hiro Mashima's manga series Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's a spin-off I don't think it's canon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T12:25:48.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16664" CreationDate="2014-12-18T12:26:23.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito was trying to revive all the people he killed in battle, the way same way as Nagato did.From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha_Arises&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito attempts to amend his mistakes by using the Samsara of Heavenly&#xA;  Life Technique to revive those he killed, noting he had finally&#xA;  understand why Nagato betrayed him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your question why Nagato didn't revive Jiraiya... My guess is the dead people will&#xA; be revived from where their dead body is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since Jiraiya's body was far too deep in ocean that even Kabuto can't reach to&#xA;  collect his DNA, it would be waste to revive him. Even after reviving&#xA;  he will die because of water pressure. So Nagato didn't try to revive&#xA;  Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya#Legacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;'s wikia page&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later on, Kabuto revealed that he attempted to retrieve Jiraiya's body&#xA;  to bring him back through Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation, but&#xA;  it was far too deep in the ocean for him to reach without being&#xA;  crushed by the water pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="4163" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T06:21:53.337" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T06:21:53.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16853" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-18T13:00:34.103" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T15:47:46.887" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T15:47:46.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16854" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-18T13:00:34.103" Score="0" Body="Uta no Prince-sama (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪) is a series of otome games by Broccoli." OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T15:47:39.740" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T15:47:39.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-18T13:11:38.643" Score="3" ViewCount="1635" Body="&lt;p&gt;She frequently appears in Tomoki's dreams as a sort of &quot;lover.&quot; She comes to his dreams to ask him to help save her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6vWKr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;???&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T23:33:42.617" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T14:27:44.623" Title="What is the relationship between Daedalus and Tomoki?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16856" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-18T14:30:04.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJUP9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist of this story, Sendo Aichi, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life looking backward rather than forward, trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going - the &quot;Blaster Blade,&quot; a card from a card game that was given to him when he was little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the card game is &quot;Vanguard.&quot; The game takes place in a different planet called &quot;Cray,&quot; and due to a never before seen play system, it becomes popular throughout the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aichi, immediately attracted by Vanguard, meets friends such as Togura Misaki and Katsuragi Kamui, along with other rivals. Through friendly rivalry with them, Aichi begins to enjoy a fulfilling life. Aichi, however, has a goal: to once again battle with a Vanguard Fighter by the name of Kai Toshiki. Kai Toshiki is an aloof and cold-hearted high schooler who has outstanding abilities in the world of Vanguard. He is also the reason why Aichi started playing the game. For him, Toshiki is the person who saved him from his boring life and introduced him to Vanguard. In order to get better at Vanguard, Aichi puts his soul into it every day. He wishes that someday, he'll be able to battle Toshiki and have him recognize his worth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: Crunchyroll)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T06:10:44.610" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T06:10:44.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16857" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-18T14:30:04.557" Score="0" Body="Cardfight!! Vanguard (カードファイト!! ヴァンガード Kādofaito!! Vangādo?) is an anime television series was produced by TMS Entertainment, trading card game by Bushiroad  and a manga series published in Kerokero Ace magazine " OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T06:10:44.610" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T06:10:44.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16861" CreationDate="2014-12-18T14:52:33.040" Score="8" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bad example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bob Hyrule writes his own name in the death note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bob Hyrule, peaceful heart attack. Dies peacefully from a heart attack in 20 days.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's say, he then decides to make the Shinigami eye deal. Can he make the Shinigami eye deal? If yes, will he die in 10 days, because he gave his remaining lifespan, or will he still live 20 days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T18:56:08.187" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T18:56:08.187" Title="Is someone who wrote his name in the Death Note allowed to make the eye deal?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16859" CreationDate="2014-12-18T15:38:01.160" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some of Kira's tests, if a person can't fulfill his/hers cause of death, he/she will die of a heart attack when the time comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone write his own name to die of a heart attack in 20 days and then make the shinigami eye deal. It will only have 10 days of lifespan. Therefore that person will die from a heart attack in 10 days because he can't be alive in 20 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T15:38:01.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5793" CreationDate="2014-12-18T17:11:05.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone's chakra is meant to be a different colour and it only depends on how thick it is. Naruto's is meant to be yellow, Sakura's green and Sasuke's black, but they decided to make all of them blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10734" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T18:29:30.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T18:29:30.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16863" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27115" CreationDate="2014-12-18T17:45:02.873" Score="3" ViewCount="7826" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's a well known fact that the Shichibukai are seven. When one of them resigns (Jimbei), dies (Moria) or goes under arrest (Crocodile) he/she is replaced for another one like Blackbeard, Law and Buggy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after the 2 years skip the current Shichibukai are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Law&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mihawk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flamingo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boa Hancock&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buggy (lol)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="10716" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T17:59:39.703" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T16:00:07.373" Title="Who is the seventh Shichibukai?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16863" CreationDate="2014-12-18T17:57:14.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Note this answer is now outdated.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime seems to make a serious point about not revealing who the seventh one is.  I doubt it has been revealed yet in the manga.  That means the answer is we don't and can't know yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said the current &quot;shichibukai&quot; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Law&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mihawk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doflamingo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hancock&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buggy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blackbeard left the warlords and is now much more powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T16:00:07.373" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T16:00:07.373" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5451" CreationDate="2014-12-18T22:17:36.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is partly true. Goku was stronger than Cell but he wanted Gohan to defeat him. Simple as that. Later in the otherworld, Pikkon defeated Super Perfect Cell like he was nothing, and Goku and Pikkon were evenly matched when they were fighting in the otherworld tournament. So from that, Goku was able to defeat Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if Pikkon was slightly stronger than Goku, Cell was still no match for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10738" LastEditorUserId="56897" LastEditDate="2020-10-29T04:41:45.707" LastActivityDate="2020-10-29T04:41:45.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16983" CreationDate="2014-12-18T22:25:21.003" Score="2" ViewCount="1759" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the battle of Damocles, Jeremiah Gottwald fights Anya Alstreim, and after damaging the Mordred, he is about to kill her. However, from what I remember, he doesn't; instead we see him about to activate his Geass Canceler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now by this point in time, we already know that Anya was afflicted with Geass by Marianne when V.V. killed her, and Marianne's power allowed her consciousness to reside in Anya. Before Ragnarok begins, Anya is taken over by Marianne before leaving with C.C. to a Twilight Gate to reach the Sword of Akasha. At this point, she leaves Anya's body, and later dies when Lelouch uses his Geass on God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean the Geass Affliction Anya had is now dispelled. So what was it that Jeremiah saw in Anya which prompted him to use the Geass Canceler on her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T23:28:38.497" LastActivityDate="2019-03-13T13:44:51.220" Title="What Geass was Anya still afflicted by?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16869" CreationDate="2014-12-18T23:39:38.800" Score="1" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Jinsei&lt;/em&gt; episode 11, Akamatsu tells the girls about his &quot;Secret Place for Hiding his &lt;em&gt;Dirty Stuff&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and makes this face, with text written like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NWVlj.png&quot; alt=&quot;計画通り - Just As Keikaku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what is this is a reference to. Can somebody explain? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T01:38:05.493" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T01:38:05.493" Title="What is this scene, where Akamatsu tells about his secret hiding place, a reference to?" Tags="&lt;jinsei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16868" CreationDate="2014-12-18T23:51:36.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is Yagami Light's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkT4vAJnJls#t=7s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;infamous scene&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Death Note.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eONclm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;All according to keikaku!&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/61maNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Keikaku means plan.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T23:51:36.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16870" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16871" CreationDate="2014-12-18T23:54:23.357" Score="5" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this image, we can see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy as Captain America&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robin as Agent Maria Hill&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frankie as Iron Man&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nami as Black Widow &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chopper as Hulk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji as Nick Fury&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro as Thor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usopp as Hawkeye&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I don't know who Brook should be...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O2yc1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Avengers One piece&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T08:36:47.890" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T08:36:47.890" Title="Who's Brook supposed to be in this image?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16870" CreationDate="2014-12-19T00:00:50.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just found out who he should be!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's Agent Phillip &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Phil&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Coulson&lt;/strong&gt; being pierced by Loki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vK0FPtYTvY#t=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vK0FPtYTvY#t=16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T00:00:50.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16877" CreationDate="2014-12-19T02:37:17.023" Score="11" ViewCount="216757" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know, E.N.D is the most powerful demon created by Zeref.&#xA;Zeref tells Natsu to choose between life and death. He's practically telling him that he'll have to decide if he wants to live or if he's going to kill himself for the sake of the other’s. He'll want to die instead of hurting his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeref said that Igneel wanted to kill E.N.D but couldn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, What is the relationship between Natsu and E.N.D?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T00:47:29.873" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T16:57:31.483" Title="What is the relationship between Natsu and E.N.D?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16875" CreationDate="2014-12-19T05:48:44.583" Score="1" ViewCount="1489" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've looked all over the place for this but I couldn't find anything on the manga just the anime version which was a little annoying after Kuro and Keita got so close. So yeah I was just wondering do they develop a relationship or are they forever just friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10742" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T06:07:49.627" Title="In the manga Black god, do Kuro and Keita fall in love?" Tags="&lt;black-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16874" CreationDate="2014-12-19T06:00:38.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kuro has a crush on Keita, proving so in Episode 22, though she never confessed how she felt to Keita&lt;/em&gt; . in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_God_(manga)#Main_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black God&lt;/a&gt; referred to Anime Version .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130123155944AAAHsVa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; and read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=12636&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; maybe you could find the answer , it has the discussion.(Anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Anime : &#xA;&lt;em&gt;No, they do not fall in love .&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;In Manga :&#xA;&lt;em&gt;They do.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="9351" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T06:07:49.627" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T06:07:49.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16855" CreationDate="2014-12-19T06:08:21.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Daedalus is a scientist from Synapse, considered as the greatest mind in all of Synapse. Their relationship was not revealed until nearing the end of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She was the one who created RULE, a device to fulfill anything one wishes. Because of this, everyone on Synapse got bored. Seeing that humans, though far inferior but enjoyed their lives through hard work, the inhabitants of Synapse decided to go into a dream like state to live as humans.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So Daedalus created the device so that Synapse people can sleep and have dream living as humans. Daedalus did that too in form of Mitsuki Sohara, Sakurai Tomoki's childhood friend.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; However, Sohara had weak constitution and died very young. Daedalus then decided to create another Sohara and placed her on Earth. She also later set the Uranus Queen, Ikaros, free from her seal and sent her to Tomoki.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; She is also the one behind the creation of the first generation Angeloid namely, Alpha (Ikaros), Beta (Nymph), and Delta (Astrea). The latter two also joined Tomoki's group later in the story after they were ordered to kill him by Master of Synapse. She's also the one who created Pandora Box system in the first generation Angeloid which allowed them to evolve.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Daedalus was also the one who fixed Chaos, a second generation Angeloid created by Master of Synapse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T14:27:44.623" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T14:27:44.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16872" CreationDate="2014-12-19T06:16:43.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Who will be facing me ? Is it you or END ?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;br&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ladymoonstache.tumblr.com/post/78321997830/end-theory-dragon-slayers-age-mysrery&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Igneel Knows about Natsu .&lt;/a&gt; He knows something but he could'nt about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this &lt;a href=&quot;http://ladymoonstache.tumblr.com/post/92247609213/full-natsu-dragneel-is-e-n-d-theory-more&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; says about Natsu where Makarov hint about Natsu's Ability .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/archive/index.php/t-266949-p-5.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That moment when Atlas meet Natsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E: Etherious&lt;br&gt;&#xA;N: Natsu&lt;br&gt;&#xA;D: Dragneel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fairytailbase.com/threads/e-n-d-and-natsus-parents.14267/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prediction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 373 - Death or Live &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Natsu : The Guy Igneel to wanted&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zeref : &lt;em&gt;to be precise the one he could'nt kill&lt;/em&gt; .&#xA;  Natsu : *I 'll defeat him *&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X7x3C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Z&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zeref : You can do it .However remember one thing &lt;em&gt;Igneel could'nt kill him.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NcIvN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;N&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8z2z5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;i&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IvspR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;t&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Only You and End will be able get to me .&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Zeref&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Fan Art of Natsu Dragneel Becoming END .&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ez6VR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Natsu is END.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T16:57:31.483" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T16:57:31.483" CommentCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T09:15:09.167" Score="3" ViewCount="7972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru claimed that he wanted to take over Sasuke's body, yet he announced that he would help in the war against Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Orochimaru helps him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-18T11:42:11.440" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T16:57:24.397" Title="Why does Orochimaru helps Sasuke in the midst of war?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16880" CreationDate="2014-12-19T09:25:42.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito Uchiha's ultimate goal was to place everybody in the &lt;strong&gt;Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/strong&gt; and lead people to peace through genjutsu, where one can achieve his/her dreams and wishes. That being said, Obito joined Madara because greed had driven people to achieve ultimate power. In the course, his beloved Rin died. Given this, Obito was to trying make sure the greed gets completely eliminated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas Orochimaru is driven by the greed to master all the jutsu in the world. Obito would not let that happen in the world of &lt;strong&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/strong&gt;. Therefore he had to participate in the war to keep his greed alive, with this he was not only helping Sasuke but also himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One can also question why Orochimaru took this decision just after Sasuke decided to join war with the will to save.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly Orochimaru still wants to take Sasuke's body, maybe this was an attempt to win back his trust. Think about it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T16:57:24.397" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T16:57:24.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16883" CreationDate="2014-12-19T10:02:56.547" Score="4" ViewCount="527" Body="&lt;p&gt;If am not mistaken this anime was aired in 90's, I forgot their names and the title of it.&#xA;I tried so many times to search this on google, but I failed.&#xA;I really want know their names and also the title of it.I remembered that this anime was based on a period time of japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NAhT7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T16:56:10.183" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T16:56:10.183" Title="What are the names of these Characters?" Tags="&lt;gate-keepers&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T16:12:58.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16882" CreationDate="2014-12-19T10:11:02.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Keepers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gate Keepers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the list of characters with pictures &lt;a href=&quot;http://gatekeeperaegis.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Gatekeeper_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. They are in order from left to right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shun Ukiya - Ruriko Ikusawa - Misao Sakimori - Reiko Asagiri - Kaoru Konoe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T10:11:02.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16882" CreationDate="2014-12-19T10:11:09.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's from the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Keepers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gate Keepers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T10:11:09.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16916" CreationDate="2014-12-19T10:17:53.537" Score="9" ViewCount="4949" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my few years of watching anime, I have noticed varied amounts of &lt;em&gt;ecchi-ness&lt;/em&gt; portrayed and the corresponding censorship it generates. I mentioned &quot;varied&quot; because I have noted differences in censorship techniques (black/white bars, excessive lighting) and the amount dealt to the scene. For instance most non-ecchi anime have the breasts censored, some only have the nipples removed, and a quite a few bare them completely. The quite few who go the extremes may even be classified as &lt;em&gt;hentai&lt;/em&gt; already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Points in case&lt;/strong&gt; (I wanted to include pics but then decided against it):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Partial covers: Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Infinite Stratos, Trinity Seven&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bared completely: HighSchool DxD, Yosuga no Sora, Elfen Lied&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question: How does Japan implement various levels of content ratings (G, PG, R18+)?  Is it the production studio who applies these varying amount of censorship or is there a committee assigned that does it? Does the same apply for violence/gore censorship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="9330" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T11:13:54.700" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:12:31.040" Title="Who applies censorship on an ecchi anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15475" CreationDate="2014-12-19T10:52:28.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Minato learned it when he entered in the midst of war to help Naruto. &#xA;Of course, we all knew he's one of the most talented shinobi who ever lived.&#xA;He used to seal the Nine-Tails into Naruto, which would allow small amounts of the Nine-Tails' chakra to leak out and naturally mix with Naruto's own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato learned it when he was reincarnated. Unlike most Tailed Beasts,&#xA;the Nine-Tails offers no resistance to cooperating with Minato, &#xA;granting him immediate access to Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, &#xA;which Naruto is impressed by. Minato's is slightly darker than Naruto's but is otherwise identical in appearance and abilities; he can use chakra arms, enter a Tailed Beast Mode, and create Tailed Beast Balls!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fF4Sx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T14:06:50.883" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T14:06:50.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T12:00:34.363" Score="4" ViewCount="33455" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the epilogue of Angel Beats, and it seems Otonashi and Kanade have been reincarnated to meet each other on the street in the real world. In an alternative epilogue, Otonashi is shown to have stayed behind in the afterlife to help people pass on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a second season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T17:21:34.413" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T00:19:53.333" Title="Is there a 2nd season for Angel Beats?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T12:02:31.390" Score="15" ViewCount="54986" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title of the series is &lt;strong&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: &lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the lie? What was the reason for the lie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T14:14:34.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T03:27:32.870" Title="What exactly was the &quot;lie&quot; in April?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16888" CreationDate="2014-12-19T12:04:06.807" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there will be no second season. There is no more story than the one which was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;List of all the episodes and one OVA &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angel_Beats!_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="20681" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T12:54:19.853" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T12:54:19.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16908" CreationDate="2014-12-19T13:00:04.853" Score="8" ViewCount="18720" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Zoro respect Luffy? When they first met, he wasn't really pleased about Luffy.&#xA;Zoro was always quite a loner, even now in the crew.&#xA;Does he accept Luffy as his captain because of his dream? Or because he is stronger than him? (even though their strength is similar, I think Luffy is still stronger)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Thriller Island, we saw how big his support for his captain was, when he took all the pain, to save them all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zImj3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T06:40:25.233" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T19:13:30.903" Title="What factor led Zoro to accept Luffy as Captain?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T13:04:48.103" Score="6" ViewCount="741" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the preview for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animerush.tv/Akatsuki-no-Yona-episode-10/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 10&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akatsuki_no_Yona&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akatsuki no Yona&lt;/a&gt;, it was shown that Ki-ja had this scar on his back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ugRFU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ki-ja&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T18:36:00.353" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T06:06:04.070" Title="How did Ki-ja the Hakuryuu (the White Dragon) get this scar?" Tags="&lt;akatsuki-no-yona&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16891" CreationDate="2014-12-19T13:47:21.423" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess he accepts him as captain because of his kindness, when he was about to be executed, the soldiers hold up their rifles and open fire, and Zoro thinks how he cannot die, and remembers Kuina. However, before the bullets can reach them, Luffy leaps from the Marine base and uses his rubber body to block the bullets and send them flying. When Zoro is shocked and asks who he is, Luffy responds that he is Monkey D. Luffy, and that he will become the Pirate King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;He wants to help Luffy to become Pirate King not because he asked him to join the crew but he was willing to help and to meet Dracule Mihawk while they're sailing .&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Click Here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_2&quot;&gt;First Meet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="10708" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T13:52:23.657" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T13:52:23.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9226" CreationDate="2014-12-19T13:57:50.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They would'nt be affected by the power of FACE , coz' it was clearly stated that ONLY MAGIC which is the Magic User , not them . Their power came from Curse not in Magic . They are planning on a revolution , that would change the world . But that is one of their goal , their main goal is to revive their Master . which is named as E.N.D , the guild master of Tartaros and the strongest demon creation of Zeref . I forgot that chapter where her/he stated that &lt;em&gt;they will not be affected by the FACE Ability&lt;/em&gt; .&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The FACE will steal all MAGIC ability from humans and usher in the age&#xA;  of us DEMON - kind .&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 44 - Fairy Tail 371 Tartaros Arc Part 2 - Song of the Heavenly Dragon Page 7&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zXmO8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T13:57:50.183" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16813" CreationDate="2014-12-19T14:46:57.030" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to  Mashima, says that there are 72 demon forms of Mirajane, but It was not yet revealed in manga and anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mashima has went an interesting way with Mira's powers. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Though if you know about demons from the Goetia list or other animes you probably already sort of know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lisanna has things like Animal Soul: Rabbit, Animal Soul: Tigress &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Elfman has Beast Soul: Weretiger, Beast Soul: Lizardman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Animals and Beasts. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Though in Mira's case of course she'll have demons for her forms, and Mashima has decided to get them from the Ars Goetia list. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;So it'd look like for her, Satan Soul: Sitri, Satan Soul: Eligos etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the list of demons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;King Baal (bael)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Agares&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prince Vassago&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Samigina&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;President Barbas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Valefor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Amon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Barbatos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;King Paimon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;President Buer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Gusion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prince Sitri-Shown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;King Beleth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Leraje&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Eligos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Zepar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count/President Botis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Bathin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Sallos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;King Purson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count/President Marax&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count/Prince Ipos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Aim&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Naberius&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count/President Glasya-Labolas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Buné&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis/Count Ronové&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Berith&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Astaroth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Forneus&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;President Foras&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;King Asmodeus&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prince/President Gäap&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count Furfur&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Marchosias&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prince Stolas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Phenex&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count Halphas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;President Malphas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count Räum&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Focalor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Vepar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Sabnock&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marquis Shax&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;King/Count Viné&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Count Bifrons&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duke Vual&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;President Häagenti&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fairytailbase.com/threads/mirajane-has-72-takeover-forms.3090/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;72 Demons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;link to list: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demons_in_the_Ars_Goetia#Prince_Sitri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demons_in_the_Ars_Goetia#Prince_Sitri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10747" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T07:50:22.500" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T07:50:22.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T15:22:55.933" Score="5" ViewCount="2405" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido#Yonko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaido's article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] Kaido and Edward Newgate were not allies, yet would not, under normal circumstances, provoke each other. However, Kaido saw the opportunity to take down his rival prior to the impending Battle of Marineford, and did not hesitate to take advantage to attempt so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know why Kaido wants to kill Whitebeard at first place. Are there any evidences from the series that suggest so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T15:35:19.383" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T01:34:40.423" Title="Why does Kaido want to kill Whitebeard?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16900" CreationDate="2014-12-19T15:48:25.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pirates are pirates. If they see a chance, they will take it. Also Kaido could have gained much with Whitebeard's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yonko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Wikia article about the Yonkou&lt;/a&gt; (sorry, I couldn't find the chapter where they actually say this):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] the Yonko stuck in a deadlock situation [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally Whitebeard's death would have given Kaido the advantage he needed to advance in the New World and eventually become the Pirate King. He just didn't expect Shanks to help out Whitebeard, or Blackbeard to be so swift taking his place and becoming a Yonkou maintaining their deadlock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T15:48:25.507" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T17:05:46.943" Score="4" ViewCount="7762" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know, that in &lt;em&gt;The Last Name&lt;/em&gt;, L survives, by writing his own name in the death note. But why did Rem die then? I mean a shinigami dies when he kills a person, in a way that saves the life of another person. But L didn't die. So technically, Rem shouldn't have died, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T17:19:28.963" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T23:47:29.840" Title="Why did Rem die in The Last Name?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4777" CreationDate="2014-12-19T17:29:20.320" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Titans are so big and they move with such speed and force they are constantly producing enough heat to burn flesh (remember when Hanji touched Eren's arm when he tried to pick up the spoon and it scalded her after a second?) So when the Titans die, they stop regenerating and the heat begins to damage the flesh resulting in them burning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least I assume so, it makes sense they are always repairing their bodies and they're so hot they can burn people. Plus, in the last episode of the anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eren bursts into flames increasing his body temperature to such a degree his Titan form is in overdrive, making him essentially a &quot;Super Titan&quot;, but if you notice, he doesn't regenerate at all in this form because he's so hot his regeneration can't keep the damage at bay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a guess, but it would fit the idea of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10750" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T05:43:12.547" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T05:43:12.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16904" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T18:58:56.540" Score="2" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Chobits Episode 24 - The Person Only For Chi&lt;/strong&gt;, Dita, the government-made persocom, attempted to shut down Chi by directly connecting with a data cable after she failed to hack into Chi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could Dita really shut down a Legendary Chobits series like Chi with her Trans mode active?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10753" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T13:34:21.240" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T13:34:21.240" Title="Could Dita really shut down Chi with her Trans mode active?" Tags="&lt;chobits&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16779" CreationDate="2014-12-19T20:41:17.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yakuza girl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Senguu Fumihiro is a young boy that made a promise to his dying grandmother to find a good wife for himself. With this intention he enrolls in a prestigious school but on the first day his world turns upside down when all the students begin to kill each other and one of them even turns into a monster. He is saved by a girl named &quot;Akari&quot;, sent to protect him by one of the factions that rule the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4281" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T20:41:17.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16891" CreationDate="2014-12-19T22:01:06.357" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just rewatched the beginning and it makes is surprising clear.  At that time everyone knows who Zoro is, it is implied Zoro could kick Luffy's ass, and everyone looks down on Luffy until they get confused by his devil fruit power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro is a demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro is however a very honorable demon.  He signs (figuratively) a contract to torture himself to protect someone he views as innocent from someone he views as completely dishonorable.  He follows that contract twice: once to honor the efforts of the girl he was protecting after the vermin mistreated her; once when the vermin clearly broke their contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He, while powerless, signs a contract with Luffy.  As long as Luffy frees him and supports (or more accurately does not get in the way of), Zoro's dream to become the worlds greatest swordsman, Zoro will be part of Luffy's crew.  Even when Zoro finds out that Luffy doesn't really have a crew at all, he shows a ting of apprehension but no willingness to break his contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As time continues, Zoro increasingly grows to respect Luffy above and beyond the requirements of his contract. He will not leave Luffy, however, unless his contract is broken.  This would have likely occured if Luffy was not strong enough to proceed into the New World and provide Zoro the opponents he needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess when you make a contract with a straight shooting demon, expect him to follow through in incredible ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T19:13:30.903" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T19:13:30.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16902" CreationDate="2014-12-20T01:23:25.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rem intended to kill L and Watari to save Misa, L did not expect Rem to also kill Watari so he was only able to save his life from Rem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Rem did kill Watari to save Misa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T01:23:25.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16915" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16917" CreationDate="2014-12-20T05:59:25.660" Score="14" ViewCount="550485" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hunter X Hunter anime stopped in episode 148. I wonder why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because Hunter x Hunter is already finished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10747" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T07:53:59.800" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T08:46:48.453" Title="Why did the Hunter x Hunter anime stop in episode 148?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16885" CreationDate="2014-12-20T06:34:14.623" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japan does not have any rating system for normal television.&#xA;Some satellite television requires an 18+ age check to contract some channels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DVD/BD and movies have a rating system similar to North America (G/PG12/R15+/R18+).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most such censorship in anime is &quot;self-censorship&quot;.&#xA;Each TV station has a different code, and the code is different for different airing time slots.&#xA;Morning anime and evening anime have more restrictions. Late night anime have less restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV stations do not explicitly state what the code is, but the director of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokurano:_Ours&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bokurano&lt;/a&gt; wrote &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.goo.ne.jp/moriphy/e/e9298e3448666bcdc83acd3c2e92fc11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a blog post&lt;/a&gt; that says that he was asked not to show blood in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have restrictions on blinking the screen (which can cause epileptic seizures), drinking alcohol, tobacco, violence and fanservice (ecchi) scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One important group about censorship is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bpo.gr.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;BPO&lt;/a&gt; (Broadcasting Ethics &amp;amp; Program Improvement Organization).&#xA;BPO is an organization concerned with ethics of broadcasting for all TV stations.&#xA;Sometimes, they ask TV stations to remove shows which were deemed bad for children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is the shift in animation business models.&#xA;The old model got most of its profit from commercials.&#xA;In that time, anime production removed entire non-compliant scenes instead of adding lighting.&#xA;But recently, anime production gets more profit from DVD/BD than from commercials.&#xA;They find that broadcasting a censored version and selling an uncensored version on DVD/BD is a better strategy to increase sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:12:31.040" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:12:31.040" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16915" CreationDate="2014-12-20T06:58:51.120" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hunter X Hunter Anime is not yet done. According to Togashi, he says he's on hiatus and that he's eventually continuing but the demand from the manga company is too much stress for him and he doesn't want to continue. The quota he has to fill is a chapter a week which is a lot for anyone in the manga industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:AlyZoldyck/Rumors_about_Hunter_x_Hunter_manga_has_already_end.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a blog post by AlyZoldyck&lt;/a&gt; on Hunter X Hunter Wikia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:24:04.557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:24:04.557" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21031" CreationDate="2014-12-20T07:49:59.837" Score="3" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kz8B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Take a look at this picture&lt;/a&gt;, which I have not embedded in this post because it contains some spoilers for the end of season 2 of WIXOSS. It turns out that this is a drawing by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=44597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yakou Hiroshi&lt;/a&gt; (posted &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/dakenmukuinugam/status/545983859414687745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here on Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=47642274&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here on pixiv&lt;/a&gt;), who was an animation director for WIXOSS. So not quite &quot;official art&quot;, per se, but very close to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the person in the middle of the picture (to the right of Hitoe, beneath Hanayo, and left of Yuzuki)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can identify everyone else in the picture, but I have no recollection of seeing this person. I think every important character in the series is in the picture, too (heck, even Ruuko's brother and the card shop lady are in there). The most important person I can think of who isn't in the picture is Hitoe's mom, and that clearly ain't her...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T05:25:13.457" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T03:10:51.297" Title="Who's the character in the middle of this WIXOSS cast picture?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="278" CreationDate="2014-12-20T08:37:14.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought that No-Face was a newly formed Spirit of Empathy, with no control over his abilities or understanding of the Spirit's Bath House, he took on the characteristics of the strongest emotions around him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10762" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T08:37:14.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16885" CreationDate="2014-12-20T09:09:22.627" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/16916&quot;&gt;kumagoro's answer&lt;/a&gt; is relatively good when it comes to &lt;em&gt;mandated&lt;/em&gt; censorship, but there's another common case of voluntary &quot;censorship&quot; which is done voluntarily by production studios. For &lt;em&gt;ecchi&lt;/em&gt; anime like the ones listed in the OP I think this is likely at least as common as any other reason for censorship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of television anime which get this treatment are late night shows. These late night shows operate in a very different way from traditional shows; they have to buy their own airtime from stations and rely on some combination of DVD sales and revenue sharing with the original source material. Because of the time slot and the fact that they are purchasing the airtime themselves, most of the broadcast guidelines simply don't apply. There is some more information on this at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4013/why-does-anime-usually-air-at-night-in-japan&quot;&gt;Why does anime usually air at night in Japan?&lt;/a&gt;. In any case, at the end of the day, most series need to sell DVDs to make a profit. The TV-aired version is essentially an expensive, high-quality advertisement for the DVDs and the source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trend we've started to see with the rise of late-night anime is an increase in self-censorship. Most commonly, this is just airbrushing over shots with fanservice or with various other techniques. These are characteristic of the TV versions; such censorship is removed for the final DVD releases. Among the examples you listed, I'm quite sure that the DVDs of both &lt;em&gt;Gokukoku no Brynhildr&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Infinite Stratos&lt;/em&gt; have uncensored nudity. &lt;em&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/em&gt; possibly will as well, but I haven't seen any of the DVDs yet (the first just came out yesterday) so I can't confirm this. By censoring the TV release, this makes consumers more likely to spend the (rather large amount of) money required to purchase the full version. There's also been a rise in DVD bonus features and DVD-only episodes for similar reasons. So, to first approximation, the reason such censorship exists is because &lt;em&gt;studios stand to make money from it&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, the unusual cases are the ones where the TV broadcast is uncensored, like &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt;. In most cases like this, only the broadcast on certain stations is uncensored or with reduced censorship. The most notable such station is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-X_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AT-X&lt;/a&gt;, a premium channel which airs anime. They're known for having lower censorship, partly because of the premium status. In many cases, these shows air both on regular stations (in a fully censored form) and on a premium channel like AT-X in a partially- or fully-uncensored form. It's generally assumed that in such cases some agreement is made between such stations and the producers which is mutually beneficial, though the details of such agreements are private. Also note that even in the case of shows like &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt; which aired on TV with essentially no censorship, there were modifications made to the final DVD product and short specials added to boost sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, overseas simulcast companies like Crunchyroll also make agreements with producers to air their content outside Japan. Since DVD sales overseas aren't such a concern, the version they give to these streaming companies is sometimes less censored than the Japanese TV version. One recent case of this was &lt;em&gt;Rail Wars!&lt;/em&gt;, for which the Crunchyroll version had far more uncensored underwear shots than the Japanese broadcast versions (but still no nudity, which was present in the DVD releases). This drew the ire of many Japanese commenters on various internet message boards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should state that this really only applies to TV anime, which is pretty much the only place you see this anyway. It doesn't apply to &lt;em&gt;hentai&lt;/em&gt; series, which almost always release directly to DVD. Such shows are basically always uncensored, except insofar as they are required to be censored by the law. Likewise, OVAs and specials aren't typically censored in the way I described above, since those are finished products. If you see censorship in other places, it's probably for other reasons, but for the series you're talking about this is the explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:09:22.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15452" CreationDate="2014-12-20T09:10:28.323" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the comments say, this is a somewhat subjective question. I'll give my own reason, which I think is a big part of the reason this is common, but perhaps not the only reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese society is more regimented than one might believe just from watching anime. By middle school age, and even to some degree in primary school, children are expected to interact with their peers in a relatively professional way. This is especially true of relationships between students of opposite sexes. Such requirements aren't held for family or close friends, but for everyone else one is expected to be polite and not share their true feelings or say things too directly.  This concept of dividing people into an in-group and an out-group (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchi-soto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;内外, &lt;em&gt;uchi-soto&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) is somewhat hard for non-Japanese people to understand, but is central to interactions between people in Japanese culture. In fact, you can find plenty of examples of this and of the related concepts of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honne_and_tatemae&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;honne&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tatemae&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in anime if you look, but if you aren't looking for them specifically it's easy to miss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's difficult for a person in the out-group to enter the in-group. While not impossible, generally this takes time and effort. The groups aren't a simple dichotomy either; they change depending on the situation. It's especially difficult for close friendships between members of the opposite sex to form. One way for this to happen is for the two to enter into a relationship, but this is obviously not ideal if you want to make a romantic comedy where the characters aren't already in relationships. Another way is for one person to act closer to the other than they really are, as a way of testing the boundaries, but that person is being somewhat rude in doing so and it can backfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most realistic way for a character to have a close friend is for them to be long-time friends. Specifically, if their friendship goes back all the way to childhood, when they didn't have to follow these strict rules, a friendship could develop without much issue.  Having a childhood friend character is one way to get a character who is already part of the protagonist's in-group. From a writer's standpoint, this is an attractive proposition, since it gives someone that the protagonist can have relatively serious conversations with, but who can also be a potential romantic interest. In (reverse) harem shows, it's especially attractive to diversify the female (male) cast of romantic interests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I think we have been seeing something of a decline in recent years in this archetype, at least among harem shows. Probably writers have realized that it's overused and that a generic &lt;em&gt;osananajimi&lt;/em&gt; character without any unique personality traits isn't a very interesting character. Opposite-sex childhood friends are also far less common in real life than in anime, making the prevalence of this somewhat unrealistic. 10 years ago, nearly every harem/romcom show had a character like this, but the proportion seems to have dropped to less than half of them today. Partly, this can be attributed to other archetypes increasing in popularity (notably, the little sister/&lt;em&gt;imouto&lt;/em&gt; character, who can be even closer to the protagonist than a childhood friend). When they do show up in shows today, it's often as a dual archetype character, e.g. a &lt;em&gt;tsundere osananajimi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:10:28.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14515" CreationDate="2014-12-20T09:11:51.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lyrics of the song give some clue as to what this could mean. Here are the original lyrics in Japanese. I've cut out all the verses except the choral ones which mention apples. The others are slightly relevant but not necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;あまくて切ない　わたしのココロ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  齧って逃げた子　だーれだ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ゆらゆら揺れてる　わたしのココロ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  恋する気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;傷つきたくない　わたしのココロ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  齧って逃げた子　だーれだ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ふるふる震える　わたしのココロ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  恋する気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;夢を見ていても　空を見てても&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  想ってしまうの…君を&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  キラキラ　ハジける　2人の季節&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  待ってる気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ゆらゆら揺れてる　わたしのココロ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  恋する気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an English translation of the above. I've prioritized literal accuracy in the translation, so it isn't particularly poetic and the lines are rearranged a bit to make them flow in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who was it that took and then fled&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  a bite from my sweet, painful heart.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The feeling of love in my wavering heart&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  is like a half-eaten apple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who was it that took and then fled&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  a bite from my fragile heart.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The feeling of love in my trembling heart&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  is like a half-eaten apple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether I'm dreaming, or looking up in the clouds,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I can't help but think... of you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The sparkling, popping feeling of waiting for our season together&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  is like a half-eaten apple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The feeling of love in my wobbling heart&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  is like a half-eaten apple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, it's clear that, in the context of the lyrics of the song, the apple is a metaphor for the singer's heart. It is half-bitten because a piece of it was bit off by someone. Exactly who among the characters the singer is supposed to represent is unclear. The singer is Taketatsu Ayana, who is also the seiyuu of Fu-girl, but it seems like the lyrics could apply equally well to most of the female characters in the series, and indeed based on the animation it seems to be for all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take this to apply to the scenes in the OP animation, the fact that the characters find apples seems to symbolize them discovering their love. The OP also features the pairings between Umio and Sensei, Hio and Kantoku, and Fu-girl and Sommelier, which seems to more-or-less reaffirm this interpretation. The apples they have in the OP aren't half-eaten, but I'm not sure there's any reason to read into that very far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they chose an apple as the object of the metaphor, I don't know. There could be a reference that I'm missing. This is perhaps a large part of the question, so I'm not convinced this answer is complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:11:51.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T09:40:30.463" Score="4" ViewCount="573" Body="&lt;p&gt;The entity(ies) that keep causing the &quot;random&quot; phenomena with the Social Studies Club kids name themselves &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiospermum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Heartseed&lt;/a&gt;. Sometimes translated as the linked plant genus. Even Wikipedia editors seem to have gone in the same train of thought. But that seems to be speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since the whole series is about connecting their hearts, it could be the case that they are really heart (as in a human's emotion-holding &quot;organ&quot; in popular culture) seeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they plant-ish, really?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:41:36.233" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:41:36.233" Title="Are the Heartseed entities some kind of plant?" Tags="&lt;kokoro-connect&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3584" CreationDate="2014-12-20T09:46:29.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;By the end of the series, this is still unclear, perhaps deliberately, but the evidence points a bit towards Nao having realized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After episode 10, Ink can no longer transform into Pastel Ink, but she decides to cosplay (poorly) as Pastel Ink anyway in episodes 11 and 12 and help Nao with his studies. Mio, who had not seen Pastel Ink before this, immediately recognized her as Ink. However, when Nao sees Ink wearing this outfit, he first calls her &quot;Ink&quot; but then immediately changes it to &quot;Pastel Ink-sensei&quot;, the same way he called her before. Mio is annoyed by her brother's apparent cluelessness at this. However, given the context of the scene, it's also quite possible that this change was out of consideration for Ink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, at the end of episode 12 (the last episode to have &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; Nao and Ink), Nao also says ambiguous lines to Ink, to the effect of &quot;I haven't seen Pastel Ink since then, but I'm sure if I ever needed her help she would show up again.&quot; Given that he was talking to Ink, this could be an acknowledgement that he knows Ink was Pastel Ink in a way that remains ambiguous. He could still just be clueless, but the way this statement is phrased, it &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; like he's thanking her in a way that doesn't give away the fact that he knows she is Pastel Ink. Nao's actions in all of these scenes are of a slightly different character than his interactions with Ink and Pastel Ink in the first 10 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exactly when he realized is difficult to determine. There is one scene earlier in the series in which he sees Pastel Ink and has a vision of Ink. There are also several scenes between the two in which he &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; like he's going to say something important, but backs out at the last moment and says something relatively trivial. At any of these points, it's possible that Nao is actually aware that the two are the same, but it's also possibly just a running gag that he is clueless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, there's nothing in the series which explicitly refutes the idea that Nao is just incredibly clueless and never realized even after episodes 11 and 12. But at the very least, it seems like a reasonable interpretation that by episodes 11 and 12, Nao is aware that Pastel Ink is Ink, and that he's only playing along to avoid upsetting her. There unfortunately just doesn't seem to be any more definitive statement that can be made based on canon sources here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:46:29.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16915" CreationDate="2014-12-20T09:56:03.050" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As what Miramiel stated, the mangaka of Hunter X Hunter, Togashi Yoshihiro is on an &lt;em&gt;indefinite&lt;/em&gt; hiatus but will be back eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is worth nothing that the reason behind this hiatus is the mangaka's &lt;strong&gt;illness&lt;/strong&gt;. Togashi has been experiencing serious back problems &#xA;(sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fandompost.com/2014/09/05/yoshihiro-togashi-extends-hunter-x-hunter-manga-hiatus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FANDOM&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-04/hunter-hunter-manga-hiatus-continues-until-further-notice/.78384&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN-1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-28/hunter-x-hunter-manga-extends-hiatus-at-least-1-more-week/.78119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN-2&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;which have caused him numerous &lt;em&gt;short&lt;/em&gt; breaks over the years. This illness (along with chest pains and sleep loss) has been with him for a quite a while and may have started back when he was still doing &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuyu Hakusho&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These back problems, particularly in the lower back area - makes it hard for a mangaka to deliver weekly chapters. When this condition worsened this year, he was forced to take a hiatus. The &lt;strong&gt;anime&lt;/strong&gt; will not progress with the mangaka's storyline nor will it be filled with &lt;em&gt;fillers&lt;/em&gt; because Togashi would not allow it (and frankly, it would be a waste). It is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/2hdxi8/why_cant_yoshihiro_togashi_dictate_what_happens/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rumored&lt;/a&gt; that Togashi could just ask an assistant/s to draw Hunter X Hunter with his storyline but chooses not to for various reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read this related (old) question here for more links: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4751/why-did-the-hunter-x-hunter-manga-go-on-hiatus&quot;&gt;Why did the Hunter x Hunter manga go on hiatus?&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T02:17:01.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9755" CreationDate="2014-12-20T12:13:13.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm promoting my comment above to an answer. What she says in every instance she talks is 「まじひくわー」, or &lt;em&gt;majihikuwaa&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, &lt;em&gt;maji&lt;/em&gt; (まじ) means &quot;really&quot; or &quot;seriously&quot;. It's a very strong, almost superlative way of modifying whatever follows, so it's literal meaning might be closer to &quot;profoundly&quot; or &quot;incredibly&quot;, but it's far more colloquial than those. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hiku&lt;/em&gt; (引く) is a common verb which has several possible meanings. The meaning here is a rather colloquial one, which literally means something like &quot;to reel back in disgust or fear&quot;. The use of the verb in an unconjugated form here is rather casual, and would not be done in polite speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sentence ends with &lt;em&gt;waa&lt;/em&gt; (わー). &lt;em&gt;wa&lt;/em&gt; is a feminine way to end a sentence (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2886/when-women-use-%E3%82%8F-at-the-end-of-a-sentence-is-it-different-from-%E3%82%88&quot;&gt;this question on Japanese SE&lt;/a&gt;). It's relatively uncommon in real life. It doesn't add much meaning here. Making the vowel long at the end just emphasizes the statement while making it less polite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in all, 「まじひくわー」 is a slang phrase which means something to the effect of &quot;That's seriously gross&quot;. I'm simplifying things a bit here as the meaning could change a bit depending on context, how it's pronounced, etc., but it's always going to be a rather strong, course slang expression of disgust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:13:13.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="145" CreationDate="2014-12-20T12:18:47.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No mention has yet been made of Luffy's mother at all, the idea of her hasn't even been brought up. Very few characters have been mentioned to have mothers at all for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese as in many Asian countries, they use the idea of &quot;Uncle&quot; or &quot;Big brother&quot; differently to in English speaking countries. It just means an older person you respect, and doesn't imply a blood relation at all. By far most likely what happened is Buggy called Rayleigh &quot;Uncle Rayleigh&quot; as Rayleigh used to be his first mate when he was a cabin boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in summary, there is nothing said about Luffy's mother, nor any hints given, and it's incredibly unlikely that Buggy was saying that Rayleigh is Luffy's uncle, which doesn't happen in the manga anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T12:18:47.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T18:02:47.053" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that now, after the war is over and the rules have been made, there are 16 Exceeds, including Imanity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many were there before that? Has it ever been mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2937" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T19:01:34.270" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T19:01:34.270" Title="Before the war, how many races were there?" Tags="&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T18:16:59.893" Score="1" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of Denkigai no Honya-san there is a short scene with a bunch of Uma's employees and the main guy doing the morning drill with them, repeating the standard shopkeeper phrases such as &quot;Welcome, dear customer&quot;, &quot;Thank you for your purchase&quot;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the short frames near the advertisement cut, it can be seen that the Uma store is several stories high and pretty big on the outside. But we only see the inside of the section where the main characters work. That last scene shows that there are a lot more employees in the store and that they work in sections divided by other topics. It seems like there are sections dedicated to items intended for adults. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the topic of the section we see? What are the topics of other sections? Also is there a name for such big manga stores?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T19:01:00.493" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T19:01:00.493" Title="What is the structure of Umanohone?" Tags="&lt;denkigai-no-honya-san&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13629" CreationDate="2014-12-20T18:31:02.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the Genkidama (spirit bomb) theme in the Japanese ost I think it als plays when Goku makes the Super Saiya-jin speech&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10769" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T18:31:02.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15222" CreationDate="2014-12-20T22:37:35.620" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://luscious.net/c/hentai_manga/pictures/album/dorei-kishi-1_63019/id/2611336/@_dorei_kishi_1___59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;original uncropped image&lt;/a&gt; is from &lt;strong&gt;Dorei Kishi 1 「奴隷騎士Ⅰ」&lt;/strong&gt;, a Fate/stay night hentai manga by the doujinshi circle KUSARI. On a &lt;a href=&quot;http://luscious.net/c/hentai_manga/pictures/album/dorei-kishi-1_63019/id/2611115/@_dorei_kishi_1___52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prior page&lt;/a&gt; is printed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;陵辱連鎖シリーズ＋オリジナルイラスト集&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which translates to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryoujoku Rensa Series + Original Illustration Collection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryoujoku Rensa is another hentai manga by KUSARI, based on the 2005 eroge novel of the same title. It is clear that &lt;strong&gt;the image is an original illustration&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T05:15:39.100" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T05:15:39.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16951" CreationDate="2014-12-20T23:32:44.183" Score="3" ViewCount="2036" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't the first time I hear this peculiar ending &quot;-shi&quot; added to words. It usually appears at the end of sentences. From the looks of it, the ending is supposed to make the speaker sound lighthearted, friendly, humorous. As an example, in &lt;em&gt;Selector Infected/Spread WIXOSS&lt;/em&gt; Eldora and Chiyori both talk and behave peculiarly, using this ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the actual purpose of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T06:57:02.693" Title="What is the &quot;-shi&quot; ending's meaning?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T23:45:01.040" Score="1" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, I have only seen Chacha's &lt;a href=&quot;http://chacha.wikia.com/wiki/Magical_Princess&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Girl Transformation&lt;/a&gt;, but I haven't seen the counterpart of that for boys from either Riiya (リーヤ) or Shiine (しいね).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N9F6H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q0Bef.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember, Riiya and Shiine did transform into magical animals/items to help Chacha fight against the villains. I have forgotten the storyline in every episode, so I wonder if it's ever shown in the anime that Riiya and/or Shiine transformed into a magical human form like the Magical Princess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9eLUL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T14:58:31.323" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T14:58:31.323" Title="Has Riiya or Shiine ever performed a Magical Boy Transformation?" Tags="&lt;akazukin-chacha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T23:49:37.710" Score="10" ViewCount="54283" Body="&lt;p&gt;How old were Edward and Alphonse when they performed human transmutation? I am referring to the Brotherhood series, not the 2003 version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10773" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:36:04.553" LastActivityDate="2020-06-11T07:07:32.410" Title="How old were Ed and Al when they performed the human transmutation?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16941" CreationDate="2014-12-21T03:04:40.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could base it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akazukin_Chacha#Main_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, they don't have any HUMAN MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION, unlike Chacha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riiya transforms into a strong wolf that is sometimes mistaken as a DOG. He doesn't have any human magical transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MZK6M.gif&quot; alt=&quot;l&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for Shine, a fellow wizard apprentice who is adept at casting spells and barriers, as well as transformations, his power is better than Chacha's. But I don't remember him being transformed into someone like Chacha's magical human form, the Magical Princess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gffig.gif&quot; alt=&quot;T&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T14:32:42.880" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T14:32:42.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16969" CreationDate="2014-12-21T03:51:53.973" Score="9" ViewCount="896" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Watamote&lt;/em&gt; episode 2, Tomoko meets Hatsushiba from &lt;em&gt;Class 1-17&lt;/em&gt; and starts imagining a scene where they are riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this scene a reference to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wrykI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wrykIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mokocchi and her shirt&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCrFS.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCrFSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T15:38:39.737" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T15:38:39.737" Title="What reference is this scene involving riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise making?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16943" CreationDate="2014-12-21T03:59:45.940" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brotherhood more or less follows the manga. I don't remember if we get a montage of events in the brothers' childhoods with their ages (a quick search through volume 6 doesn't give me anything), but we &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; see Mustang arrive at Resembool presumably shortly after their human transmutation attempt, so we can get some information from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NnCy0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 24 - Fullmetal Alchemist&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Edward is at most 11, and Alphonse 10, when human transmutation is attempted. This matches up more or less with the ages I remember possibly having seen from 2003 and Brotherhood. (Keep in mind that some chronology - such as the death of Winry's parents - might have occurred at a different point in the manga continuity compared to that of 2003, and that there is the additional half year before Ed takes the State Alchemist exams.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T06:02:00.513" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T06:02:00.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16949" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-21T04:24:43.630" Score="5" ViewCount="1911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe I saw this anime for the first time in 2012 or 2013. It could have been as early as 2009 as well. I do not know the name. It is not Soul Eater or Death Note as far as I can recall or determine. The art style is normal anime. It does have some blood but not overly gore from my recollection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, a high school male teenager approximately 18 years old was walking along a street. I believe it was Tokyo urban areas. He was attacked by a large monster. It killed numerous people around him and ate their spirits, presented as a blue flame. As the monster continued to attack, a female warrior appeared, fought the monster and defeated it. The people who were killed did not know they were dead and continued to 'live' for approx 5-8 days, when their flame ran out. I believe they were called lanterns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The teen, who survived the attack, discovered through the course of the show that he was actually a lantern himself. Somehow he was able to exceed the 5-8 day limitation. He aided the warrior woman in fighting and killing other monsters. Along the way, they found relics, specialized items that can be used to kill monsters. This warrior woman belonged to a limited faction of people who hunted these monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Closer to the end of the show, another woman showed up to assist in the destruction of monsters, because as of late, lanterns appearances have skyrocketed. In the final battle, the teenager and the women faced off with a powerful evil on a wooden roller coaster. At the end, the monster was destroyed and the teen's lantern flame burned out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10774" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T00:39:27.930" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T00:39:27.930" Title="What's the anime where people kill monsters?" Tags="&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:40.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16940" CreationDate="2014-12-21T04:46:36.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;-desushi&quot; mean &quot;becase&quot; and &quot;and&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at a few quotes from episode 5 for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ふぉぉぉ！燃える展開です!!&#xA;  ちよりはバーニングチョリソー&lt;strong&gt;ですしー&lt;/strong&gt;!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wow! This is a burning development!! &lt;strong&gt;Because&lt;/strong&gt; Chiyori is Burning Chorizo!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;るぅ子さんがやらないなら私がやります&#xA;  ちよりがやりたい&lt;strong&gt;ですしー&lt;/strong&gt;！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Ruuko doesn't play, I'll play.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Because&lt;/strong&gt; Chiyori want to play!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;-desushi&quot; itself is normal Japanese.&#xA;But the overusing &quot;-desushi&quot; is part of slang of young people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this anime, &quot;-desushi&quot; is used for accent of character like &quot;-nyo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T06:57:02.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T06:57:02.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16949" CreationDate="2014-12-21T06:34:22.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shawn, you are good. That is the one! I was off on a few details such as the year (early 2000's) and the terminology (torches) but you were able to give the correct answer. Shakugan no Shana!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10774" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T06:34:22.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7935" CreationDate="2014-12-21T07:58:59.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can recall, we never actually see Sloth himself laying the rails. With this in mind, it could technically have been anyone, be they homunculi or humans working alongside them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pride seems like one of the more likely options, because we see very little of him for most of the series and he would be up to that kind of task. However, someone would have had to come with him to provide light, otherwise he would not be able to see what he was doing, as seen in the fight between him and Edward, where he devours Gluttony, gaining the ability to &quot;see&quot; with smells. I'm pretty sure that this fight takes place after the rails are shown so we can rule him out as an option, at least him working on it solo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrath would have to be running the government so he couldn't do it. Lust, Gluttony, and Envy are seen too often to be able to do it efficiently, unless they cycled out working, but they had other orders. The first Greed wouldn't do anything to help out &quot;the old man&quot;, and I'm pretty sure the second Greed came after the rails were shown, but even if that's not the case, then that's still not something he would do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following this line of logic, it seem that we are down to three options:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sloth is getting the materials from someone/somewhere and laying the rails himself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pride is working with someone and laying the rails&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no homunculus involved and it is regular humans working under &quot;Father's&quot; orders.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the three, I think that the first is the most likely, but lacking any rock-solid proof, I can not say for certain which one it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T14:20:14.120" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T14:20:14.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19819" CreationDate="2014-12-21T10:22:08.993" Score="7" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was English dubbed, and I remember seeing it on some anime channel around 2008. It involved a short, fat character with weird teeth creating dreams. I think the main characters called him a sandman. The one thing I remember well was the main characters flying into space from earth after weird stuff happened. They discover the earth is shaped oddly. It is flat and looks like a city being held up by giant statues of people. They seemed to recognize the statues. The sandman character mentioned something about creating a pure dream from the mind of an individual girl in the main cast. This sandman seemed to be an antagonist. Sound familiar to anyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10782" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:19:47.523" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:19:47.523" Title="What's the name of this movie with a sandman?" Tags="&lt;urusei-yatsura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:39:43.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-21T11:51:55.037" Score="5" ViewCount="1489" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the music playing as Zoro decides to use Usopp as a sword while they are in Enies Lobby to get Robin back? It's in episode 296 and the music starts at about 22 minutes and 48 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10781" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:02:25.843" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:02:25.843" Title="What is the name of One Piece background music in episode 296 during the scene Zoro decides to use Usopp as a sword?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16958" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18359" CreationDate="2014-12-21T13:32:09.140" Score="4" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the sixth episode of &lt;em&gt;Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita&lt;/em&gt; the two drones in form of black panels have handles attached to them and placed in a wooden shelf with a note near them saying &quot;1 hour of winding = 1 minute&quot;. It's not very clear from the characters' lines what this all means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgP0f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgP0fm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;two black panels with handles in a shelf&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XmHM4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XmHM4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;please assist; 1 hour of winding = 1 minute&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WsQRc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WsQRcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;This is a really ineffective approach, time-wise…&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DoWyJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DoWyJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;We used their remaining battery life to throw it together&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can't drones recharge from electric sockets? I thought Pion just did at the beginning of the episode? Why resort to manual winding mechanism? What's really going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T13:37:53.287" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T13:37:53.287" Title="What happens to the drones at the end of episode 6?" Tags="&lt;humanity-has-declined&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16959" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-21T13:40:38.207" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T13:40:38.207" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T13:40:38.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16960" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-21T13:40:38.207" Score="0" Body="Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (also Jintai, Humanity Has Declined) is an absurdist fantasy light novel by Romeo Tanaka and anime by studio AIC A.S.T.A. In a post-apocalyptic world, what's left of mankind lives alongside fairies, which provide help, but tend to cause all sorts of ridiculous trouble." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T16:43:53.883" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T16:43:53.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-21T13:44:00.587" Score="7" ViewCount="875" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finally, the manga of Naruto has been ended, and yet I wasn't able to figure out why Tobirama created Edo Tensei. From what I've known, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt; is technique was intended for the dead to be reincarnated into soldiers able to clear a battlefield with devastating and under any other circumstance suicidal attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10747" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T13:51:52.223" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T13:51:52.223" Title="Why did Tobirama create Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16961" CreationDate="2014-12-21T13:51:12.130" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is correct. Edo Tensei was designed to be used as a weapon. Edo Tensei has several uses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using your Enemies' allies against them has a deep impact on morale (Imagine having to fight to the death against your best friend/brother/father)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regenerating soldiers can use suicidal moves repeatedly (Although it does seem like some techniques leave a permanent damage, even on an Edo Tensei'd body, like Itachi's Izanami).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Increasing your numbers is always a good thing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobirama created this technique to battle in the wars between clans/villages during his time alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T13:51:12.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16970" CreationDate="2014-12-21T17:25:08.743" Score="0" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Ghost Hunt anime, in the &quot;The After-School Hexer&quot; story (episodes 7-10), Naru shows that he can bend a spoon using psychokinesis, but asks Mai not to tell Lin he did so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is revealed at the end of the first (and only) season that  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naru has tremendous psychic powers, that are too much for a human being to control, therefore he must not use them. Lin looks after Naru and is the one who has told him not to use his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later in the same story arc, it is revealed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naru used a trick to bend the spoon. There was no psychic power involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why would he need to hide this from Lin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T18:41:50.627" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T21:44:52.363" Title="Why did Naru not want Lin to know he bent a spoon?" Tags="&lt;ghost-hunt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16965" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-21T17:26:51.837" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T17:26:51.837" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T17:26:51.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16966" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-21T17:26:51.837" Score="0" Body="Ghost Hunt is a series of light novels about an agency that investigates paranormal occurrences. There is also an anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T18:42:16.580" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T18:42:16.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16947" CreationDate="2014-12-21T21:27:17.757" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a reference to Ghibli Studio's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper_of_the_Heart&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Whisper of the Heart&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;The BGM sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Country Roads&lt;/a&gt; which also happens to be the theme song of the film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ln9pI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzBFAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Whisper of the Heart - Bike scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sGFdL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sGFdLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Whisper of the Heart - Bike scene 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T04:13:10.203" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T04:13:10.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16964" CreationDate="2014-12-21T21:44:52.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Ghost hunt is good mystery story instead of horror story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Warn: I wrote follow part based on novel which anime version doesn't covered and contains spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naru has psychic power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene that naru describe the trick is mislead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naru cuts the spoon, Mai see it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mai talk about (1) to lin, monk and other member.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lin is angry and mock asked how to do it to naru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naru bents the spoon by using trick.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naru apologize to lin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The point is the difference between 1 and 4.&#xA; Naru cuts the spoon at 1. but in 4, Naru just bets.&#xA; The trick which naru describe in 4, naru can't cut the spoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real story is different:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. Naru cuts spoon by psychic power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. Mai talk naru &lt;strong&gt;cuts&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. Lin is angry because naru uses psychic power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4. Naru try to cheat monk using trick, because he'd like to hide his psychic power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 5. Naru success to convince monk and mai.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; But lin know that trick doesn't work for cut which mai talked in 2, and naru know he can't convince lin by this story. Then he apologize to lin about use psychic power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T21:44:52.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16975" CreationDate="2014-12-21T22:01:54.200" Score="1" ViewCount="1217" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kingdom Hearts 2 when we are seeing Sora's memories there is a scene where we see Sora fight someone where he, Donald and Goofy fought Maleficenct's Black Dragon Form. the figure is wearing a black coat, much like those worn by Organization XIII.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this scene was not included in the original release of Kingdom Hearts but in the Japanese only Final Mix version which has now been localized in 1.5 HD Remix. in it this scene is apart of an optional super boss battle which the boss titled &quot;Unknown&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;during the scene Sora being voiced Unknown is not however Unknown comments that Sora is like it and is incomplete&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a reference that when Sora was restored from a Heartless he is still missing the part of him which became his Nobody, Roxas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Unknown must be a Nobody and resembles one of the members of Organization XIII, i am wondering if it's revealed anywhere who Unknown is (given that Unknown's fight is the only optional Superboss we see in Sora's Memories)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:00:41.143" Title="Who was it that Sora fought in Hallow Bastion?" Tags="&lt;kingdom-hearts&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16971" CreationDate="2014-12-21T23:00:41.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Xemnas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wiki&lt;/a&gt; its was Xemnas  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A few days later, for reasons unknown, Xemnas arrived at Hollow&#xA;  Bastion. Being told by the Princesses of Heart of the power that they&#xA;  sensed while on his way to seal the world's Keyhole, Sora, Donald,&#xA;  Goofy, and Beast go to the abandoned area where they fought Maleficent&#xA;  to investigate, and soon encounter Xemnas. Intangible at first, Xemnas&#xA;  passes through Sora, causing him to experience many of his memories in&#xA;  rapid succession, before fully manifesting. Sora asks who the man is,&#xA;  and Goofy wonders if it is Ansem, and though Xemnas says he is&#xA;  familiar with the name, he refuses to clarify his identity. He then&#xA;  launches an energy attack at Sora, who manages to deflect it (with&#xA;  some difficulty). Xemnas remarks how Sora looks like &quot;him&quot; and thus an&#xA;  incomplete being, his words only confusing Sora. Xemnas then attacks&#xA;  the Keyblade wielder, intending to test his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That scene was also include in &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts Final Mix&lt;/em&gt; which was originally released in japan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You can also see identify its Xemnas by the same weapon he wield.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9l20y.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T23:00:41.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16981" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16988" CreationDate="2014-12-22T01:41:09.537" Score="9" ViewCount="2119" Body="&lt;p&gt;A pretty straight forward question, what were the sales and/or projected sales of Sword Art Online season two?  How popular was it compared to season one, which was really popular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T01:58:19.210" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T08:53:24.057" Title="In terms of sales, how popular was Sword Art Online II?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-22T02:47:23.017" Score="9" ViewCount="49839" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've known, Madara was a legendary leader of the Uchiha clan. So, there are chances that he knew all types of techniques in terms of his eyes. His Kekkai Genkai includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Sharingan&quot;&gt;Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Mangeky.C5.8D_Sharingan&quot;&gt;Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Rinnegan&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wood_Release&quot;&gt;Wood Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Storm_Release&quot;&gt;Storm Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I wonder why couldn’t Madara use Amaterasu or Kamui?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T20:39:33.723" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T13:25:54.797" Title="Why can’t Madara use Amaterasu or Kamui?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16867" CreationDate="2014-12-22T04:21:02.397" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was not officially said but it was implied that Charles had actually been using his Geass on Anya for years to erase her memories. If you remember Jeremiah activated his Geass Canceler right after Anya revealed that she had no memories. Presumably, the memory erasing was to prevent her from discovering Marianne's presence or some similar event. Throughout the series Charles is the only one was is able to erase or delete memories and he is also in a key position to be erasing them and he would want to keep Marianne existence hidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T04:21:02.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16992" CreationDate="2014-12-22T04:53:48.370" Score="-1" ViewCount="1246" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friends and I are racking through the Code Geass soundtrack trying to find out which song this is, and we're stumped:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgGG2F4Izf4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgGG2F4Izf4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10793" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T10:40:49.460" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T10:40:49.460" Title="What song is this on the Code Geass soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16902" CreationDate="2014-12-22T07:38:41.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In that movie, Rem died due to the rule where a shinigami will die if he explicitly tries to extend someone's life by killing another using the death note. This happened because Kira guided L towards Misa as the second Kira. Once L has proven that she is, she will be executed. That's why Rem killed L. And since Rem extended Misa's life by killing L, Rem died (Rule XVII:1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L didn't die because before Rem did that, L had already written his own name in the death note that they confiscated from the news announcer. By the rules of Death Note, the first one written takes effect while the latter is ignored (Rule XV:1). So since L had already written his own name, when Rem wrote L's name, it did not take effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death Note Rules&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T23:47:29.840" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T23:47:29.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16981" CreationDate="2014-12-22T08:46:13.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to NewType, Sword Art Online II Volume I Blu-Ray DVD sales ranks 5th in the charts. Volume II sales are still ongoing. In total and as of this post, the average sales ranks 4th when compared to other anime DVDs/BDs sales with a total of about 20,000 sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source for NewType(bottom middle-column): &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Qx6KWY0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://i.imgur.com/Qx6KWY0.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Average Sales: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.someanithing.com/1045&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.someanithing.com/1045&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T08:53:24.057" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T08:53:24.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16957" CreationDate="2014-12-22T09:12:27.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro decides to use Usopp as sword in episode 289: if you are referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/wlm11O6nPYU?t=3m15s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; moment the music is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLdFWj4R5zo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy's Fierce Attack!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3K06y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T09:12:27.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16985" CreationDate="2014-12-22T12:54:17.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &quot;Pure Feelings&quot;, Track 18 in the second OST for R2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the particular piece that plays in the scene you point to begins roughly at 1:34 of the song&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1348" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T21:31:16.550" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T21:31:16.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6128" CreationDate="2014-12-22T14:15:10.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mushiking was pretty much a large advertisement for a game and didn't get a great following - That isn't to say that anime based on games can't be popular (see Pokémon &amp;amp; Yugioh) , but more often than not efforts to make a company's new product the new &quot;thing&quot; end in failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It didn't disappear, rather it faded away in time. A thing that happens to all media, unless it is significantly loved by consumers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, you can still find the DVDs in some places (Japanese):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ie.wowhd.com/DVD/mushiking-the-king-of-beetless-super-battle-movie/dp/22451531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wow HD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009OAW0A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt; (Thanks @senshin)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T14:15:10.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16982" CreationDate="2014-12-22T16:19:42.723" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara can't use Kamui, because that was Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan ability, used by Kakashi after the transplant (after part I). He could only use it because he took Kakashi's Sharingan and used it to access Obito's pocket dimension to retrieve the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi - Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu, Susanoo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke - Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, Amaterasu, Susanoo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito - Kamui, Susanoo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madara - Susanoo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izuna - Not mentioned in the series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shisui -  Kotoamatsukami, Susanoo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indra - Susanoo, Amaterasu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara can't use Amaterasu, because in my opinion, it's an ability that only runs in Sasuke and Itachi's family, seeing as they were the only ones to show this ability in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Mangekyou Sharingan users can use the Izanagi and Izanami ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10805" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T13:25:54.797" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T13:25:54.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14577" CreationDate="2014-12-22T17:23:47.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the whole season of the series and reading some other viewers' opinions (namely on MAL fora), I've come to believe this and other (one in particular I noticed, but others may have occurred) &quot;errors&quot; are actually intentional, because of the fact that the series makes use of different timelines as a plot device.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On episode 10, for instance, we get to see the scene from the second episode once again, but this time the bow-tie does not change colours any time, being consistently orange:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XZHdO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yui&amp;#39;s orange green bow-tie, shown in a scene just like the one from episode 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the scene shown on episode 2, the bow-tie colour change was actually accompanied by a rather &quot;robotic&quot; by the other characters. This was particularly noticeable on the &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; moments the bow-tie changed colours. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1286953&amp;amp;show=80#msg35113191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This other viewer&lt;/a&gt; suggests (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1286953&amp;amp;show=40#msg35081741&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on two different instances&lt;/a&gt;)that this was all done on purpose , so as to draw the viewer's attention to the &quot;error&quot; of the colour changing bow-tie (and of other particular scenes described on that post).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On episode 10, there was another particularly noticeable &quot;error&quot;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/5IMPfxK.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Yui&amp;#39;s dress changing colours drastically, in another &amp;quot;error&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice how Yui's dress changes colours once she walks out the door. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1319867&amp;amp;show=20#msg36505671&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This viewer&lt;/a&gt; (incidentally, the same one from the other posts, though apparently more aggravated on this post) defends once again that this was all done on purpose, so as to show the viewer that several iterations have been made by Yui while trying to save Kaori (capitalisation from the original post, not me):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)YUI IS NOT TIME TRAVELING, SHE IS TRAVELING THROUGH MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS TRYING TO FIND THE COMBINATION THAT WILL SAVE KAORI. THE CHANGES IN DRESS (ALSO THE CHANGES IN HER TIE FROM THE SECOND EPISODE) WERE BOTH DONE ON PURPOSE TO SHOW THAT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THEY ARE NOT &quot;MISTAKES&quot; OR IN NEED OF QUALITY CONTROL. THEY ARE A CREATIVE WAY OF SHOWING THE VIEWER THAT WE ARE SEEING THE SAME EVENT FOR YUI OCCURRING MULTIPLE TIMES.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, after all this, I've come to believe those &quot;errors&quot; are actually intentional, as explained in all of the above. However, I have no official word on this.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were, in contrast, some minor inconsistencies on the animation/drawing quality sometimes, and these ones are (most certainly) not intentional. I refer these only to have some comparison between what seem to be intentional and unintentional &quot;errors&quot;. Here are some examples (the faces are poorly drawn on the first one, and the distance between the hands and the body completely off on the second one):   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nr3QB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nr3QBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The boys&amp;#39; faces are poorly drawn&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fnXZo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fnXZom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The distance between the hands and the body are completely off&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T06:23:40.967" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T06:23:40.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17000" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-22T17:55:01.477" Score="6" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sure that the VN and anime used some real-world references to illustrate the location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The school is located by the seaside in Mishima Cape, probably in Shizuoka prefecture. There is indeed a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com.br/maps/place/Mishima,+Shizuoka+Prefecture,+Japan/@35.1317474,139.0100426,12z/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mishima City&lt;/a&gt; in that prefecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The VN puts the academy near the mouth of the Shinozaki river (it is where Sakaki gets attacked by her father's goons in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-fruit-of-grisaia/episode-6-raison-dtre-661503&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 6&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I fumbled about in Maps, but could not find that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;river in the list&lt;/a&gt;, so maybe its a fictional river.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That in mind, my question is if someone can post a Maps link to the most likely location of the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:15:28.427" LastActivityDate="2021-02-08T17:58:22.820" Title="What is the most likely real world location for the Mihama Academy if it really existed?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17005" CreationDate="2014-12-22T20:48:30.377" Score="3" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Running along the list of unanswered questions, I came along the question about different EDs each episode. And I wondered, has there been an anime that actually switched its OP and ED during the runtime of the show? And if so, which one(s) would that be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T22:15:07.847" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T19:40:28.297" Title="Has there been a anime that used its OP as ED and/or vice versa?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17003" CreationDate="2014-12-22T22:14:38.180" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not uncommon - a number of shows will have a first episode with no song at the beginning, and with the OP at the end of the episode. I'll pull in some examples of this later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also somewhat more unusual cases like Madoka (as Memor-X points out in the comments), in which &quot;Connect&quot; (usually the opening) was used as the ending song in episode 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, for a particularly amusing example of this, look at &lt;strong&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/strong&gt;. In the Monogatari series, OPs are always sung by the voice actors, and EDs are sung by other singers. Hanamonogatari's OP was &quot;the last day of my adolescence&quot; (by Kanbaru Suruga / Sawashiro Miyuki), and the ED was &quot;Hanaato -shirushi-&quot; (by Kawano Marina). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Hanamonogatari was broadcast as a continuous ~2-hour long special, the OP and ED each only ran once - but the ED was played at the beginning, and the OP was played at the end! Imagine that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I think this is because the OP visuals and lyrics are spoilery for Hanamonogatari, whereas the ED visuals/lyrics aren't? But I'm not sure about that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T22:20:28.933" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T22:20:28.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-22T23:34:58.917" Score="6" ViewCount="4766" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tatsuya can cast Regrowth on himself as an instinctive and reflexive measure. He did it twice in the anime (the first time when he tuned his sister Miyuki's CAD and enraged the brocon girl by not gawking at her semi-nude body, the second time when he received a lethal blast during the Monolith Code final at the Nine Schools Competition).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki states (probably sourced from the novel) that his Regrowth was fast enough to be imperceptible to &lt;strong&gt;everyone&lt;/strong&gt; watching the match, including Retsu Kudou, the patriarch of the 10 clans (who is probably the most perceptive and experienced magician of Japan, and the guy that could see with bare-eyed the Chinese virus &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Golden_Electron_Silkworms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Golden Electron Silkworms&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; injected into Miyuki's CAD).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The time required to cast Regrowth into another subject using his Taurus Silver CAD (confirmed by Miyuki during the third arc) is 0.2 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instantaneous brain destruction (like a nuclear blast primary zone, or dipping the head in lava, etc), should be enough to kill him because his magical processor would go down with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What else could kill him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T16:13:48.773" LastActivityDate="2020-12-19T02:27:50.600" Title="Besides instant brain destruction, what would it take to kill Tatsuya?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17009" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-23T00:39:53.127" Score="13" ViewCount="3562" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ep. 23, after both protagonists fall into the cold water below the bridge (astonishingly, without breaking any body parts in such shallow waters), Ryuji proposes to Taiga, and tells her that they could stay on the run until he is 18, and then marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-7114a.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;US embassy orientation about Japanese marriage&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Article 731 to 737 of the Japanese Civil Code stipulates the following requirements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The male partner must be 18 years of age or older and the female partner must be 16 years of age or older.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In addition, for Americans, you must be able to legally marry in your home state; if the legal age of marriage at home is 18, you cannot marry earlier than that in Japan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A woman cannot get married within six months of the dissolution of her previous marriage. According to Japanese law, this is to avoid confusion as to the identification of a child's father if a birth occurs close in time to the end of the marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Most people related by blood, by adoption or through other marriages cannot get married in Japan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A person who is under 20 years of age cannot get married in Japan without a parent's approval.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last line means that they would have to keep on the run for two more years if they were to marry without consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it supposed to illustrate a blunder caused by a lack of information with the teenage characters, or there was a way for them to get married without parental consent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T01:34:59.683" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T13:48:25.850" Title="How exactly were Ryuji and Taiga planning to elope after his 18th birthday, given the Japanese marriage law?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16900" CreationDate="2014-12-23T01:34:40.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Additionally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what is shown, Kaido is a merciless and confident warrior who never lets an opportunity slip by, as evidenced by his plan to attack Whitebeard during the latter's attempt to save Portgas D. Ace from execution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is also &lt;strong&gt;pitiless and not open to negotiations and excuses&lt;/strong&gt;, which makes it seemingly unwise to provoke or underestimate him. This is enforced dramatically when Donquixote Doflamingo, a Shichibukai and World Noble known for his fearless and confident attitude...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he's very rash like Ruffy and doesn't think very much, if he sees an opportunity to get a step closer to the title &amp;quot;Pirate King&amp;quot;, he takes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You find more information about him on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T01:34:40.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-23T02:43:41.667" Score="6" ViewCount="29163" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 264 of Naruto Shippuuden, Kabuto clearly states that the four Hokage can't be reanimated because their souls were sealed away in the Reaper Death Seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how come Orochimaru can suddenly use the reanimation jutsu on them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kind of get the feeling that everyone just forgot that this shouldn't be allowed, or am I missing something that suddenly allows it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10815" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T10:54:39.030" LastActivityDate="2018-09-22T00:35:24.773" Title="How could the four Hokage be reanimated by Orochimaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17013" CreationDate="2014-12-23T03:25:35.033" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed Orochimaru could not reanimate the Hokages while their soul were not in the &quot;Pure World&quot;, in other words, while they are sealed inside the Shinigami's stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at &lt;strong&gt;chapter 618&lt;/strong&gt;, Orochimaru summoned and controled the Shinigami with the help of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami_Mask&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinigami's mask&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JnLiE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he was able to remove the seal if he cuts his on stomach, using the technique: &lt;strong&gt;Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6eXL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the Hokage's souls relesead, he could reanimate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal:_Release&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, this technique is well explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique involves invoking the Shinigami using a mask from the&#xA;  Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple. From there, the summoner is&#xA;  possessed by the Shinigami allowing them control over it, they can&#xA;  then force it to cut its own stomach resulting in the release of the&#xA;  souls sealed inside. Due to the possession however, the same damage&#xA;  will reflect on the invoker's own body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the souls are released, however, persons are free to do as they&#xA;  please with the souls. &lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru used this technique to free the&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;souls of the Hokage along with that of his arms and then reincarnate&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T03:39:41.313" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T03:39:41.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17016" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-23T04:50:58.580" Score="4" ViewCount="2251" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the movie of Sora no Otoshimono entitled &quot;Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master (2014)&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this movie, when Mikako scans Ikaros' memory, it was revealed that Mikako was an Angeloid who sent Ikaros from the sky. In the anime TV series, it was never shown that Mikako is an Angeloid. She's just a childhood friend of Sugata, whom she calls &quot;Ei-kun&quot;, and is the daughter of an influential yakuza boss in Sorami. And there was a possibility that Sugata is also an Angeloid because they were friends since childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why did Mikako send Ikaros from the sky? To meet Tomoki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q35Ktm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mikako&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xARVbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mikaka scans Ikaros&amp;#39; memory&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1vTEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Angeloids&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kMT0Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zc1zbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Mikako Satsukitane.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zlmq9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T19:04:16.840" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T21:41:27.470" Title="Why did Mikako send Ikaros from the sky?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15028" CreationDate="2014-12-23T08:37:10.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case, the manga and anime really weren't very close at all. The most reasonable place to say that the anime ended is at the end of chapter 12 (i.e. the end of volume 2). The manga volume 2 ends with Yumeji learning about Engi and Yui. Almost everything after that in the anime is original. Even before that, there are several very significant changes, so  I recommend rather than starting at volume 3, read from the beginning if you want to read the manga, or else you'll probably end up confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T08:37:10.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17022" CreationDate="2014-12-23T09:47:44.983" Score="4" ViewCount="6382" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law cut Vergo into two in one hit on Punk Hazard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bLzM2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Law cutting Vergo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Haki users can block Devil Fruit attacks. The best example was when Rayleigh fought against Kizaru, in which he easily countered Kizaru's sword with his Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't Vergo block Law's attack? Is Law's Devil Fruit immune against Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-11T22:20:22.367" LastActivityDate="2018-08-11T22:20:22.367" Title="Is Law's Devil Fruit immune against Haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17021" CreationDate="2014-12-23T14:03:53.203" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law didn't just use his power to cut Vergo, he also cut him with his sword as part of that. The combination of Law's power, his sword, and the Haki he used through his sword, were enough to overwhelm Vergo's full body Haki and slice him in two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki is not a binary quality. Depending on the willpower and the strength of the person, they can have stronger or weaker Haki. If Law's Haki had been too weak, he wouldn't have been able to cut Vergo. However, if he used as much Haki for his attack as Vergo used for his defense, then it would just become a contest between Law's sword and Vergo's abs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, there are very few absolute powers. Luffy was able to punch through the Snake Sisters' Haki by putting enough forces into his punch. No one is immune to Haki, but Haki is not infallible either. Haki can be beaten by Haki, and weak Haki can even be beaten by excessive force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, I believe it was a combination of Law's Haki and strength that defeated Vergo's Haki and toughness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T11:23:27.957" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T11:23:27.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-23T14:48:52.590" Score="7" ViewCount="20370" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know which anime/manga/fanart this is, but if you could help me, thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HY7Yw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HY7Ywl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Original link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imgbase.info/images/safe-wallpapers/anime/anime_girls/35522_anime_girls_anime_girl_with_gun.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.imgbase.info/images/safe-wallpapers/anime/anime_girls/35522_anime_girls_anime_girl_with_gun.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10822" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:01:54.540" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:01:54.540" Title="What anime, fanart, or random art is this girl with a gun from?" Tags="&lt;soul-worker-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T01:41:34.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17023" CreationDate="2014-12-23T15:03:40.147" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ntOms.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ntOms.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Artwork&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Image from shuushuu. Click to enlarge!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This image is from the video game &lt;strong&gt;Soul Worker Online&lt;/strong&gt;. Your image is mirrord and the &lt;em&gt;Soulworker Lion Games&lt;/em&gt; watermark is removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O23DZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Artwork&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soul Worker is an anime action MMORPG which takes place in the&#xA;  Cloudrealm, a now vacant city which only harbors the psychics and a&#xA;  horde of monsters. Players will learn about the fate of the city and&#xA;  the reason for the disappearance of all inhabitants through the course&#xA;  of the game, as well as possibly finding a way to reverse this&#xA;  catastrophe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liongames.co.kr/Front/?url=game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;liongames&lt;/a&gt;. Information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freemmostation.com/games/soul-worker/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;freemmostation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T15:25:20.920" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T15:25:20.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13192" CreationDate="2014-12-23T15:51:54.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Full moons are traditionally 'spooky' and are often associated with mystical creatures from the 'darkness'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Midnight during a full moon is called the &lt;em&gt;Witching hour&lt;/em&gt; and is when these many of these creatures gain their full strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An obvious example of this is werewolves who transform under the full moon, but witches and other beings are affected also. A Halloween night (or &lt;em&gt;Samhain&lt;/em&gt; as it was called in Ireland, where Halloween originates) with a full moon is when creatures abilities are at their most potent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is thought that this association was caused by the reactions that normal animals have with changes in the moon. (Birds get restless, dogs bark a lot, etc - much like &lt;a href=&quot;http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/animal_eqs.php&quot;&gt;how animals can predict earthquakes&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bringing this back to vampires in particular, they also are affected by the phases of the moon. A full moon (and being well fed) will mean that their strength is at their fullest, whilst a moonless night could influence their desire for nourishment through blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also remember that in many tales of vampires, they cannot go out in the sun. The association could stem from simplifying the moon to be the 'opposite' of the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR:&lt;/strong&gt; The moon is often used as a general source of power for many mystical creatures. But vampires are also known (outside anime) to be associated with the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T15:51:54.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4469" CreationDate="2014-12-23T18:50:07.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only those involved will know if it was ever intended to have a tv release, but I imagine it probably was initially aiming for such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After testing the waters with the OVAs, they presumably didn't move forward with any plans to that extent as the OVAs did very badly and didn't even finish production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T18:50:07.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14795" CreationDate="2014-12-23T19:11:37.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have compared the animation and dialogue in the English and Japanese versions of the first episode of RWBY (&quot;Ruby Rose&quot;). The dialogue and voices have been set to match the flaps of the character's mouths rather than the other way round.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dub is purely audio, no animation changes were made. This is typical of most localisation dubs both in the western world and in Japan also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T13:51:37.400" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T13:51:37.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17030" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17031" CreationDate="2014-12-23T20:20:52.853" Score="3" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Watamote&lt;/em&gt; Episode 9, Tomoko is angry at her little brother and says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does he have to be better than his big sister at everything?&#xA;  Is he Kenshi***? That bastard!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSmIc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSmIcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Does he have to be better than his big sister at everything?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XRJcX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XRJcXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Is he Kenshi***?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does she mean by &lt;em&gt;Kenshi***&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T20:24:08.480" Title="What does Tomoko mean by &quot;Is he Kenshi***?&quot;" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-23T23:05:39.963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17030" CreationDate="2014-12-23T20:24:08.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it thanks to this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5467/what-are-these-three-references-from-episode-9&quot;&gt;What are these three references from episode 9?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hokuto.wikia.com/wiki/Kenshiro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kenshiro&lt;/a&gt; is the main protagonist of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fist of the North Star&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Manga/Anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dipper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Big Dipper&lt;/a&gt; asterism in the background is a reference to the seven scars on his chest that look like it (where as the Big Dipper is also directly above the North Star in the sky):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kenshiro is also known as the Man With Seven Scars (七つの傷の男 Nanatsu no kizu no otoko?), due to the seven scars engraved on his chest patterned after the shape of the Big Dipper (the symbol of the Hokuto school), as well as the Savior of Century's End &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenshiro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T20:24:08.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17035" CreationDate="2014-12-23T20:45:53.303" Score="3" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Watamote&lt;/em&gt; Episode 10, Tomoko comes back to school to find out that her seat has been changed, she gets a little agitated and says this (well according to the subs, that is):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have to sit here for the whole goddamn second term? Fuck me with a chainsaw dildo!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I can't really Read/Write Japanese or even understand it, but I'm not quite sure that she is actually saying that. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is she?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NkmnL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NkmnL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fuck me with a chainsaw dildo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T23:13:22.463" Title="Is this the correct translation of what Tomoko is saying?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17032" CreationDate="2014-12-23T21:50:09.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmtkbo2QJ7Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;there's a version on Youtube&lt;/a&gt; floating around of that very opening...I doubt that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I don't speak fluent Japanese, it's pretty clear that the word &quot;stress&quot; as well as the word for &quot;stomach&quot; are said, so the above video is likely closer to reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that picture?  Not a chance.  It was probably a liberty taken on part of the translator to include some emphasis of the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T21:50:09.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17032" CreationDate="2014-12-23T23:13:22.463" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japanese is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ニ学期ずっとこの席だと？ストレスで胃が蜂の巣になる！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More or less literally,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have to sit here for all of second term? The stress will turn my stomach into a beehive [i.e. thing with many holes]!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The subtitles you have there are from [Commie]; their subtitles for Watamote were edited by one of their more, um, liberal editors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T23:13:22.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-23T23:17:54.183" Score="9" ViewCount="2218" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that, no matter how you look at it, the events of the Rebellion movie are impossible due to Madoka's wish. Her wish-speech can roughly be split into five distinct parts (significant differences between Meguca's and Doki's translation marked):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I want to [erase/eliminate] all witches before they are [even] born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[I will erase] every single witch in every universe, past and future, with my own hands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(I don't care what you call it. All those magical girls who held onto their hopes and fought against witches - I don't want [to see them cry / them to cry]. I want them to remain smiling until the end.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I will destroy any rule [or law] that stands in my way; I will rewrite them all. This is my [desire/prayer], my wish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Now, grant me this, Incubator!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pars in brackets are most likely not part of the actual wish, as we later clearly see that magical girls are not constantly smiling, not to mention that that would be a very weird wish to make for Madoka. So, only #1, #2 and #4 are the actual wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in Rebellion, Kyubee apparently manages to create a barrier that shuts out Madoka and causes Homura to turn into a witch in her own world / soul gem. However, this contradicts the wish, as Madoka does not allow for any exceptions to be made. Even if we were to argue that a barrier is not a rule, and hence not subject to #5 (even though the fact that Madoka is barred from entering would be a rule), #1 has no limits whatsoever, and should prevent Homura from turning into a witch. Possibly, we can grant that this may happen not through Madoka's own hands (as we might say that Homura's world is not part of any universe and hence #2 does not apply), but turning into a witch is still impossible - her wish isn't &quot;I want to eliminate all witches &lt;em&gt;outside of barriers&lt;/em&gt; before their are born&quot;, after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Homura &quot;splitting&quot; Madoka into Madoka and the Law of the Circle is another such impossibility. #2 says that Madoka - and not the Law of the Circle - will (not can, &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; - she herself has no choice in the matter anymore) do it with her own hands (provided it happens within a universe). In fact, you might argue that, after the split, the Law will &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; do it, as it was Madoka, the human, who made the wish, and so, if Madoka, the goddess, and Madoka, the human, are no longer the same entity, it's the latter who has to do it (whether she lacks the power or memory to do so is once again irrelevant - the universe would be changed so she can do it anyway).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Effectively, the problem is the universal definition of her wish - it has no limitations, and several universal quantifiers, and hence can not really be circumvented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are even further issues, but they depend on how exactly you interpret the terms &quot;rule&quot; and &quot;universe&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10819" LastEditorUserId="10819" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T23:29:33.813" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T12:06:28.460" Title="How come the events of Rebellion are possible, with Madoka's wish?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17021" CreationDate="2014-12-23T23:31:38.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haki isn't almighty.&lt;/strong&gt; Pure strength can still overcome even Haki. The best example we have seen so far is when Luffy was able to punch harder than Boa Marigold could coat herself in armament Haki in chapter 520. This was at the time when Luffy didn't even know how to use Haki yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this example, we can see that one doesn't need Haki to overcome Haki. The same goes for Law. The combination of Law's power and his slash &lt;em&gt;were&lt;/em&gt; more powerful than the power Vergo could ever summon to defend himself with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda added this scene to prove how strong Law had become. He wasn't the weak psycho child he once was. He had grown to be pretty strong and was determined to defeat Doflamingo, and he showed us by defeating Vergo, who supposedly had a pretty strong Haki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T19:18:27.177" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T19:18:27.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17038" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17039" CreationDate="2014-12-24T00:26:54.680" Score="7" ViewCount="3904" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ya-chan (Ryuuji's mom) seems to work at nights in the entertainment industry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is shown carousing with some older men in a nightclub setting...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is exactly her profession? I do not think she is a sex worker, given the lack of social reprise shown in other series for that kind of work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T02:17:20.273" Title="What is Takasu Yasuko's profession?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17038" CreationDate="2014-12-24T00:59:06.243" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yasuko's profession is simply being a hostess and an entertainer at a bar named Bishamontengoku. You are correct in that she is not a sex worker. Think of them as modern Geishas. Their main duties are to entertain customers, like singing karaoke with them or cajoling with men. They interact heavily with the customers, unlike the servers or waitress at a normal bar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan, two types of bars are hostess clubs and kyabakura (キャバクラ?),&#xA;  a portmanteau of kyabarē (キャバレー?, lit. &quot;cabaret&quot;) and kurabu (クラブ?,&#xA;  lit. &quot;club&quot;). Hostesses who work at kyabakura are known as kyabajō&#xA;  (キャバ嬢?), literally cabaret girl, and many of them use professional&#xA;  names called &quot;genji name&quot; (源氏名 genji-na?). Hostesses light cigarettes,&#xA;  pour drinks, offer flirtatious conversation, and sing karaoke to&#xA;  entertain customers. Hostesses can be seen as the modern counterpart&#xA;  of geishas, providing entertainment to the likes of groups of&#xA;  salarymen after work. A club will often also employ a female&#xA;  bartender, who is usually well-trained in mixology, and may also be&#xA;  the manager or mamasan. Hostess clubs are distinguished from strip&#xA;  clubs in that there is no dancing or nudity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hostesses often drink with customers each night, and alcohol problems&#xA;  are not uncommon. Most bars run on a commission system in which&#xA;  hostesses receive a percentage of sales. For example, a patron&#xA;  purchases a $20 drink for the hostess, most of the time which are&#xA;  non-alcoholic concoctions like orange juice and ginger ale, and the&#xA;  patron has purchased the hostess's undivided attention for the&#xA;  subsequent 30-45 minutes. The hostess then splits the proceeds of the&#xA;  sale with the bar 50/50. The light or no alcohol content of the drinks&#xA;  purchased allows the maximum profits and assures the hostess does not&#xA;  become intoxicated after only a short time at work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T02:17:20.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T02:17:20.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17036" CreationDate="2014-12-24T01:22:59.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madoka only had 1 wish, to erase all witches no matter where they are. 1 and 2 are the extent of the wish, 3 is her reason for her wish, 4 is her determination and 5 is just her telling the Incubator to grant her wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the new universe, witches still exists, they will always exists so long as there are magical Girls, however thanks to the Law of Cycles Madoka will arrive and save the Magical Girl before they transform so on the outside it looks like they don't exists and all that happens is the Magical Girl is claimed by the Law of Cycles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your comment about the Magical Girls not smiling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;as we later clearly see that magical girls are not constantly smiling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is because they know they'll become witches but after Madoka assures them they won't, that she'll stop it before it happens, they begin to smile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Homura, she didn't become a witch when the Incubators first kidnapped her. Her Soul Gem was progressing to that point and the Incubators would have observed and theorized at what point the Law of Cycles will occur and thanks to Homura explaining the original system, know there's a stage after this. They created the Isolation Field that blocks out all external influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kyubey places Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field - a space that blocks out all external influence, including the Law of Cycles. However, the Isolation Field prevents Homura from being born as a witch, meaning that Madoka's wish is not invalidated. (Although not directly stated, it's implied that by creating a space where the Law of Cycles cannot enter, Kyubey blocks Madoka's omniscience.) Ultimately, a witch barrier forms inside Homura's Soul Gem. Kyubey allows the barrier to draw in victims, including Mami, Kyoko, and Madoka's family. Kyubey believes that this will eventually cause the Law of Cycles to materialize in the barrier. Kyubey's goal is to observe the Law of Cycles, which would ultimately allow him to interfere with and control it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Kaname#Madoka_in_The_Rebellion_Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madoka Kaname - Madoka in The Rebellion Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now remember the Incubators are incredibly advanced and through Homura they are aware of the existence of the Law of Cycles but just don't understand it, just like how they don't understand how Magical Girls exist in the first place (yet can still create them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when Homura transforms into Homulily the Law of Cycles (Madoka) has already been trapped in the Isolation Field but the Incubators are unable to do anything in terms of manipulating Madoka as she gave up her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa. For the time Madoka, Sayaka, and Nagisa were in Homura's Labyrinth, the law of Cycles was missing from the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, Madoka is aware of Kyubey's plan. She enters Homura's barrier with Sayaka and Nagisa Momoe (the magical girl who became Charlotte) ... Madoka entrusts them with her memories and powers in order to fool Kyubey, and allows Homura's barrier to alter her memories and suppress her powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it's only after the field is destroyed does the Law of Cycles return and Madoka descends down to claim Homura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for Homura splitting Madoka, after being released from the Isolation Field Madoka is still in her human form (though she looks like her goddess form). This is demonstrated by the fact Mami and Kyoko can see her when in the past when Sayaka was claimed by the Madoka, Mami only assumed she was taken and they didn't even know about her. This is most likely due to the fact she is still just recovering her original form, having given up all her powers to Nagisa and Sayaka. In this form Homura could interfere with the Law of Cycles and stop her from purifying her soul gem which now fills with something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As she comes down to take Homura's Soul Gem into the Law of Cycles, Homura grabs Madoka's hands before her Soul Gem can be purified. Homura's Soul Gem turns black, and then fills with a new color. (It's unclear if this color was something that had already existed in Homura's Soul Gem, or if it is the result of Homura grabbing Madoka and interfering with the Law of Cycles). Homura's actions causes reality to crack. Madoka is then separated from Ultimate Madoka (it is unclear if Homura deliberately caused this, or if it is the result of Homura's interference). The colors inside Homura's Soul Gem explode outward. The cracks perpetuate throughout reality, followed by the colors of Homura's Soul Gem, which engulfs the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura then ascends to becomes a new goddess/demon and rewrites the universe with new laws to facilitate her existence and how own control over the universe (as we see where she can suppress Sayaka's powers and memories), particularity allowing Madoka's existence as a person before she became the Law of Cycles. It's not made clear how the Law of Cycles is working now but we can assume it's fundamentally broken as Sayaka asks Homura if she is planning on destroying the universe. We know that if Madoka remembers who she is she'll return to be the Law of Cycles (which Homura actively tries to stop) but regardless Homura is not a witch so even if the Law of Cycles was working she would be immune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I should point out that we don't know the full extent of Homura's actions as one of the things Homura did was force the Incubators to manage all the curses. We can not be sure if they have the opportunity or were even able to create new magical girls. Since witches come from Magical Girls, if the Incubators can not make any more then there's no more witches thus leading the Law of Cycles to no longer be needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T12:06:28.460" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T12:06:28.460" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17042" CreationDate="2014-12-24T02:14:39.317" Score="2" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason other than vengeance for Ishbalan, whose people were exterminated by Military, that Scar set out to exterminate &lt;strong&gt;State&lt;/strong&gt; Alchemists instead of exterminating all Alchemists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T09:45:06.923" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T09:45:06.923" Title="Why did Scar only attack the State Alchemists?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17041" CreationDate="2014-12-24T02:40:42.423" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all based on Scar's train of thought, and own decisions. However, I respect his decision:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fighting continued to spread until the entire East Area of Amestris had become a war zone. In 1908, a full seven years after the conflict had begun, Amestrian Führer King Bradley issued Order 3066, sending State Alchemists in to the front lines to act as human weapons. &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Ishval_Civil_War&quot;&gt;Ishval Civil War - Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as we are told in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (throughout the series, no specific episode(s)) - it was the State Alchemists that were taking part in the war, therefore it was the &lt;strong&gt;State&lt;/strong&gt; Alchemists which the Ishvalans should hold their grudge against - the &lt;strong&gt;State&lt;/strong&gt; Alchemists who murdered them, fought with them, and harmed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said, however, it is based on Scar's decision. It makes sense as you'd want to avenge your friends by harming the person who harmed them. In this case, he went a step further as to attack those who hold the title of State Alchemist, even if they didn't participate in the war. Why he went a step further in that direction and not attack &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; Alchemists, is just be how his rage works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8287" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T02:40:42.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14760" CreationDate="2014-12-24T08:37:33.487" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a chant common in anime and manga (For example, it occurs in Gugure! Kokkuri-san ep12 this season), if recited 3 times can give good luck or summon demons.&#xA;Its origin comes from The Grand Grimoire, it's &quot;The secret of the Black hen, a secret without which one can not count on the success of any cabala&quot;. Elohim as mentioned is Hebrew for God, Essaim could be french for swarm, or a way of writing Jesse; Jesse -&gt; Esse + im (hebrew plural).&#xA;You can read more here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://moto-neta.com/anime/eloim-essaim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://moto-neta.com/anime/eloim-essaim/&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10831" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T08:37:33.487" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-24T09:42:29.690" Score="10" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Jintai's specials we find out that Watashi seems to have permanently lost some of  her brain flour. The number on the fairy spoon was 322 at the beginning and it ended up being 280. Extreme reduction of that number makes Watashi smaller and more simple-minded. At a very low value she started looking like a fairy and her speech became very simplified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/byQkDl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WciJTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vOPeSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that people can become fairies by reducing their brain flour levels? Can fairies become normal people if they eat some of those cookies made from the brain flour? Is this why they always crave sweets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Watashi looked like a very hard studying girl in the later episodes where her school life is shown. Did the loss of brain flour affected her intellectual capability enough to notice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T11:21:35.800" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T11:21:35.800" Title="Brain flour and fairies" Tags="&lt;humanity-has-declined&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17046" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17266" CreationDate="2014-12-24T11:57:00.223" Score="4" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;I unfortunately missed the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itoso-tag/santa-company/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kickstarter&lt;/a&gt; for Santa Company. Since I found out about it, I have been following the updates of the production and they have released the digital version to backers recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anywhere I can purchase the movie digitally despite not having backed the project?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T11:24:33.180" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T00:30:38.023" Title="Is Santa Company available to non-backers?" Tags="&lt;santa-company&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5896" CreationDate="2014-12-24T18:47:17.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though Oda did mention in an SBS that Luffy is interested in her looks (though Usopp is a bad influence on his part), the real reason Luffy is immune is that he has a pure heart. With a pure heart, he has no evil or vile thoughts inside him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10835" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T19:29:40.730" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T19:29:40.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-24T20:32:07.870" Score="1" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Garo: Honoo no Kokuin&lt;/em&gt;, we see that the golden armor (Garo) can only be passed down to one's lineal descendants (for example, from Anna's father [the former Garo] to Leon and Alfonso). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the other armors, like Zoro and Gaia, though? Do they have any restrictions on who can use them? Regarding Zoro, in episode 24, we learn that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Germán's child with Ximena is going to inherit Zoro. That doesn't necessarily mean that Zoro &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; to be passed lineally, but it does sort of suggest that that might be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it looks like Gaia doesn't have any restrictions based on bloodline, since Raphael was able to pass Gaia onto Alfonso, and I don't see how Raphael could be a lineal ancestor of Alfonso - Raphael is not Alfonso's father (the king), nor his maternal grandfather (the former Garo), nor his paternal grandfather (presumably the previous king, who must be long dead), and anybody from Alfonso's great-grandparents' generation should also be dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers based on the tokusatsu version are welcome if they make sense in the context of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T04:10:47.530" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T04:10:47.530" Title="Is the golden armor (Garo) the only one that must be passed from ancestor to descendant?" Tags="&lt;garo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15013" CreationDate="2014-12-25T00:19:58.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a snippet of conversation, background chatter. Someone says, &quot;I can't imagine boys doing tankery. That would be weird.&quot; Or something to that effect (from memory). This directly implies that Tankery is girls only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10838" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T00:19:58.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3091" CreationDate="2014-12-25T00:24:56.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Manga. The tanks are coated with high tech materials that prevent penetration by rounds. This is referred to briefly in the anime, when someone says something like, &quot;the tanks have carbon&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10838" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T00:24:56.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17053" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17054" CreationDate="2014-12-25T02:14:55.477" Score="4" ViewCount="770" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original version of Shirobako which aired on TV was pulled off streaming sites like CrunchyRoll due to rights issues (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-02/shirobako-episode-6-streaming-suspended-due-to-rights-issue/.81672&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see ANN&lt;/a&gt; for more info). Since then, an edited version has been added to replace the original. What were the issues,  and what changes were made to the episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T01:06:15.287" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T01:06:15.287" Title="What changes were made to Shirobako episode 6?" Tags="&lt;copyright&gt;&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17053" CreationDate="2014-12-25T02:15:30.273" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the original (now pulled) and the edited version (currently on CrunchyRoll). The only change I noticed was with regards to the dialogue in the play which Shizuka attends, about 11 minutes into the episode. The original dialogue was clearly taken from Samuel Beckett's famous play &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waiting for Godot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. This play is still copyrighted. To make things worse, as is described in the Wikipedia article linked, Beckett was strongly opposed to having female actors cast in the play, which the episode has. While the amount of the original it used was quite small (there's only about 15 seconds of dialogue), Japanese copyright law has no &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fair use policy&lt;/a&gt;, and so this could still be an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The modified version only changed the dialogue during the play. Rather than taking lines from the original, the new dialogue is a noticeable reference to &lt;em&gt;Waiting for Godot&lt;/em&gt;, but not taken directly from the play. The animation did not seem to have been modified, so the characters' lips didn't exactly match the new dialogue; this will likely be fixed in the final DVD version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The references to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Runaway_Ideon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Runaway Ideon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; seem to be unchanged. Both the original and new version called it &quot;Ide&lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt;on&quot;. While many initially suspected that these were the source of trouble, the &lt;em&gt;Godot&lt;/em&gt; references seem to have been the bigger problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T03:39:32.750" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T03:39:32.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2014-12-25T06:40:08.310" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The walls are built by a special breed of titans that the colossal titan is and this is discovered when a piece of the wall is broken off&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XX6Xz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Wall_Cult&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that a group of religious fanatics and the king know about the wall being made of titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the reason for the wall titans to protect humans is not stated it is possible that titan shifters made up the wall it is also possible that not all titans are against humanity considering the size of these titans they could have preyed on other titans thus providing a motive they wished to prey on titans and humans attract titans the humans might have trapped them and then the titans went into hibernation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10841" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T09:36:50.000" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T09:36:50.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17093" CreationDate="2014-12-25T07:52:16.393" Score="5" ViewCount="4656" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently finished watching Clannad and the ending song is about dango and Nagisa, the one that wanted to start the drama club up again, always seems to be talking about or drawing dango. But, what exactly is a dango? We know it's a food of some sort because the main male character goes and buys them from a gas station and then Nagisa eats them, but what exactly makes a dango a dango and why is there a &quot;big dango family&quot; anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T08:02:22.323" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T02:18:35.027" Title="What exactly is a dango?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17057" CreationDate="2014-12-25T09:08:58.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think she mentioned it about it being a tv show she sayed it used to be popular, it's mentioned in episode 2, it's kinda after half of the episode, it's when they are making a poster to recruit members, and then he says the poster is missing something and he says she can put anything on the poster and then she asks if she could put her favorite picture and he said yes that's when she starts singing the Dango song after that then she starts talking about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10744" LastEditorUserId="10744" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T00:40:20.250" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T00:40:20.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16790" CreationDate="2014-12-25T10:30:35.160" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It indeed is very confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of the anime, Akame tells this to Tatsumi in the alley:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maintaining it is nerve-raking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;referring to her sword. She continues and says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you accidentally cut your finger, you die instantly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping the above in mind, I think there are three possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She was not aware of the hidden power of the sword at that moment (in episode 4) and later on found that she can cut herself to get the cursed power for a short period. This behavior of an imperials arm has been seen at other places too, where Esdeath did not initially know that she can stop time, but she learned that after Tatsumi escaped her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She knew that if she cuts herself with her sword, she would get the cursed powers, but at that moment in episode 4, she wanted to signify that even an invincible looking imperial arms can have weaknesses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last possibility is that the hidden ability of the sword cannot be simply invoked. So when she actually does not want to use the hidden ability and she gets cut by the sword, she might die.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, in the last episode, while using the hidden ability, Akame thinks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if this consumes me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which indicates that prolonged/over use of the ability might lead the user to get consumed by the curse itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any of three scenarios, I think the anime overall was really nice and it just left some open ended questions to the imagination of the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8841" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T10:30:35.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16790" CreationDate="2014-12-25T10:30:56.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many teigu (Imperial Arms) have demonstrated a deep connection with their user, and they have shown to be very adaptable. Many teigu have a hidden ability based on an extension of the teigu's root power:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Incursio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Incursio&lt;/a&gt;'s invisibility is derived from the Danger Beast, &lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tyrant&lt;/a&gt; that the armor was made from.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Susanoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Susanoo&lt;/a&gt;'s power increases significantly by borrowing the power from its user's life force.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Pumpkin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pumpkin&lt;/a&gt;'s power increases based on the user's emotional energy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Demon%27s_Extract&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Demon's Extract&lt;/a&gt; extends the power to freeze time and space.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, we can derive that a given teigu's &quot;trump card&quot; is an extension of the original power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was previously stated by Lubbock that Akame couldn't use Murasame's hidden ability for an unknown reason (chapter 52). There is no information that alludes as to what this might be, though we can take a guess:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A prerequisite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Killing her sister would be a likely one, as that was one big emotional hurdle for Akame.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another possible prerequisite would be Akame's acceptance of those that she killed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Akame states &quot;Even if this consumes me, I'll kill you.&quot; She must be aware of some risk that either drains life force (such as Susanoo) or causes some form of strain or harm to the user.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We also see that Akame is initially affected by the curse, but then the curse disappears. This could mean that Akame must overcome the curse in order to gain its power, whether it be a one-time event or once for each time that she activates this ability.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until it is explained in the manga, we cannot be 100% certain the exact reason she does not die. We already know that the poison is the key to activating this trump card, and that she had to push back the effects of the poison to do so. However there is no information stating why she couldn't use this ability before, or how she is capable of using it now. However regardless of what process she uses, she is nullifying the poison's effect and therefore won't die from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T10:30:56.250" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17062" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17071" CreationDate="2014-12-25T13:43:59.723" Score="2" ViewCount="1162" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days we see how Roxas is actually an anagram of Sora with an X in it and Axel's original names is Lea, as mentioned by Saix. I also remember reading somewhere that Xemnas's name is anagram of Ansam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what are the original names for all the Organisation XIII members?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2019-02-07T21:40:19.687" LastActivityDate="2019-02-07T21:40:19.687" Title="What are the real names of the members of Organisation XIII?" Tags="&lt;kingdom-hearts&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17064" CreationDate="2014-12-25T16:12:51.143" Score="3" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that in the Korean dub version of the Aria series, the OP and ED songs are not only subtitled, but are also sung in Korean. How common is it to also dub the OP and ED songs of a not too popular series (cf. &lt;em&gt;EVA&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;)? And does that require more licensing than &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11251/why-dont-official-english-sites-translate-the-op-ed&quot;&gt;just subtitling the OPs and EDs&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHlnI-Ivy9c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Korean dubbed OP of &lt;em&gt;Aria the Animation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, why was the Katakana アリア removed? Does this kind of thing happen in other subbed/dubbed anime OPs or EDs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fniH0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Original OP animation in the Chinese sub&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original OP animation in the Chinese sub.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5vXp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Altered art logo in the Korean dub&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Altered art logo in the Korean dub.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5vj8y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Korean title for Aria the Animation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it about the Korean dub version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria the Animation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that requires a director and editing? In contrast, the Italian staff has: a dubbing director, a coordination, a mixing, a post production and a sound engineer. Is any of these roles synonymous to the director or editing in the Korean staff?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5W54v.png&quot; alt=&quot;Korean staff of Aria the Animation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T01:08:18.907" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T01:10:45.550" Title="Questions about the Korean dubbed Aria series and OPs" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;aria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17063" CreationDate="2014-12-25T16:28:45.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have sources to cite for all of these, I can maybe come back later and add them if I find them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reasons songs aren't dubbed are because of the cost of a singer and the additional costs of licensing the rights to re-record the song. There's licensing the rights to simply translate the lyrics but redubbing the vocals would be a completely different recording. Re-recording often happens when the localized dubbed version is intended to be released, so people can buy the localized dub opening theme music (full length versions, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for the katakana missing from the title screen, this is probably entirely an artistic decision. The original 3 katakana fits nicely between the 4 western letters, but in the Korean version, there are only 3 Korean characters which only provides 2 slots for the dots inbetween the characters. They probably decided to make all the dots the same for both the English and Korean for consistency, instead of making the dots in the English word filled in with katakana and have them changed to just dots when the title screen transitioned to Korean. Additionally, they probably didn't want to people to think the katakana was really tiny Korean characters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The director credits for localized versions usually mean the director of the acting. There's a director for the voice acting for a localized dub, just like there's a director for the voice acting in the original Japanese. And just like the recorded acting needs to be edited, mixed, engineered, etc into the final sound tracks in the original Japanese, the same thing needs to happen for a localized dub. I'm guessing that's what the director and editor credits are for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T01:10:45.550" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T01:10:45.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2014-12-25T17:36:27.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love this site: &lt;a href=&quot;http://animesuggestions.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://animesuggestions.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You just type any anime you like, &lt;em&gt;e.g. &quot;One Piece&quot; or &quot;Hunter x Hunter&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, and it shows you a bunch of similar animes from which you can choose whatever catches your eyes, I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I only tried it once and I searched &quot;Nagi no Asukara&quot; and found &quot;Elfen Lied&quot;, and I really liked it, okay?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10847" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T15:20:43.550" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T15:20:43.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6580" CreationDate="2014-12-25T21:22:32.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you kill a shinigami you don't get the rest of their lives because in reality Shinigami can't really die. They're pretty much immortal until they sacrifice their lives for a human. When Rem killed &quot;L&quot; and &quot;Watari&quot; Rem just saved Misa from dying from them. Rem didn't give it's remaining life to Misa. Rem just allowed Misa to live a little longer. This is shown when the story is first given to Misa when she asks Rem &quot;How do you kill a Shinigami?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10851" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T21:22:32.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17070" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19291" CreationDate="2014-12-26T04:05:56.153" Score="6" ViewCount="15099" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pattern of the Rinnegan on Madara and Sasuke are different. Looks like Sasuke's Rinnegan have different abilities compared to Madara's. Likewise, Mangekyou wielders have their own special abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T08:59:30.317" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T08:59:30.317" Title="Does the Rinnegan have different abilities depending on the user?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17062" CreationDate="2014-12-26T04:48:00.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I. Xemnas = &lt;s&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Ansem,_Seeker_of_Darkness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ansem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/s&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Xehanort&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Xehanort&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;II. Xigbar = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Braig&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Braig&lt;/a&gt; (Bleig, in the NA version of KH2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;III. Xaldin = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Dilan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dilan&lt;/a&gt; (Dilin; Ibid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;IV. Vexen = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Even&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Even&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;V. Lexaeus = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Aeleus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aeleus&lt;/a&gt; (Eleus; Ibid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;VI. Zexion = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Ienzo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ienzo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;VII. Saïx = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Isa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;VIII. Axel = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Lea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;IX. Demyx = ??? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X. Luxord = ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;XI. Marluxia = &lt;a href=&quot;https://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Lauriam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lauriam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;XII. Larxene = &lt;a href=&quot;https://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Elrena&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elrena&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;XIII. Roxas = &lt;a href=&quot;http://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; XIV. Xion = &quot;nobody,&quot; Sora's (imperfect) replica with Kairi's memories. &lt;br&gt;&#xA; From the Tomoko Tanemaki, one of the scenario writers and writer of the KH novel: Xion's name contains the Japanese words for &quot;tide&quot; (潮, shio), fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi, Naminé, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_tataricus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aster tataricus&lt;/a&gt; (紫苑, shion), which according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanakotoba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese floriography&lt;/a&gt;, means &quot;I won't forget you&quot; or &quot;remembrance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2019-02-07T14:31:25.120" LastActivityDate="2019-02-07T14:31:25.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15013" CreationDate="2014-12-26T06:11:32.350" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 1, Tankery, Here It Comes! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 17 minutes (17:05 to 17:10) after the 'Introduction to Tankery' film has been shown. Miho Nishizumi, Saori Takebe &amp;amp; Hana Isuzu are in the cafeteria. Unknown students are chatting in the background, about Tankery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One says, &quot;They say its perfect training for women.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another student excitedly says, &quot;I never heard of men doing Tankery. Guys and tanks seem kind of mismatched to me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I only noticed this revealing bit of background info on my 4th rewatch!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10839" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T06:11:32.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-26T08:22:44.593" Score="6" ViewCount="1289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know why all the latest releases (about 5 chapters) of &lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Souma&lt;/em&gt; have all been in color? It's great and all, but it's starting to scare me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason, it's hard to find copies online, but I read manga on my phone and all the latest chapters are like HD full-on color. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3744" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T19:35:38.593" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T19:37:56.180" Title="What's the reason why &quot;Shokugeki no Souma&quot; has so many color chapters recently?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7678" CreationDate="2014-12-26T12:53:24.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The longest series is 'Sazae-san'. It has 2255+7071+ episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The number '2255' is actually more accurate although it was achieved through bad math. There are actually [according to more recent numbers from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; wiki list] around 2390+ episodes. However, each episode consists of three separate stories/vignettes and can be counted as three separate episodes and that is where the 7000+ number comes from {2390 x 3 = 7170}. Furthermore, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sazae-san wiki&lt;/a&gt; states it has aired every Sunday since 1969 so using your friend math you can see that 46 years x 52 Sundays per year = 2392 episodes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10855" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T08:55:58.817" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T08:55:58.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-26T18:56:33.020" Score="7" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right off the top, going to apologize for the lack of description here... Really hoping someone might be able to take a stab and I'll be able to find this lost gem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About 3 Years ago, I used Hulu plus and watched random anime. There was one series I watched I really liked, and want to continue to seek out... but I cannot even remember the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to say it had something to do with &quot;Seven&quot;.... Seven samurai perhaps? Seven stones? but that brings nothing to searches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So really, all I know is that one season streamed on Hulu plus, and I don't believe it is streaming any longer. and honestly, I don't even remember much more than that. It was not dubbed (subtitles English), though it may exist as a dub and I wouldn't mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it was produced by the same company that produced Blue Exorcist (Aniplex?). It did have a similar animation style. But I see nothing like it on Aniplex lists...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also vaguely remember a large stone he carried around that could talk... I think it was a demon trapped? This demon could sense other demons nearby, and the main character had some power that allowed him to see and fight these demons... (Gee, that limits it down, I know)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10861" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:26:51.317" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:26:51.317" Title="Long shot: ID an Anime Series" Tags="&lt;sacred-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:40:02.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-26T21:58:30.823" Score="5" ViewCount="3687" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Lucky Star began airing, the show's director was Yamamoto Yutaka (&quot;Yamakan&quot;, as he is often referred to). However, after 4 episodes, he was taken off the project and replaced by Takemoto Yasuhiro (one of Kyoto Animation's longer-time directors), who went on to direct the remainder of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened? This is the only time in KyoAni's history (since they started being a main production studio in 2003, anyway) that a show's director has been changed midway. Kind of weird, huh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware of the general belief - that Yamakan's direction of the first four episodes was so bad that they had no choice but to get rid of him - but I'm looking for specifics, preferably from the mouths of the people involved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T00:21:18.233" LastActivityDate="2021-01-08T21:55:29.810" Title="Why was Yamakan replaced by Takemoto as director of Lucky Star?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;lucky-star&gt;&lt;kyoto-animation&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17078" CreationDate="2014-12-26T22:36:06.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sacred Seven&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seventeen years ago, several meteorites carrying seven types of alien crystals landed on Earth. Given the name of Sacred Seven, these crystals withhold the power to alter DNA and cause mutations. Inheritor of overwhelming abilities from this enigmatic legacy, Alma Tandoji is an unsociable 17-year-old student feared by his schoolmates due to several rumors of his violent behavior. He is contacted by Ruri Aiba, a rich teenage girl and CEO of the powerful Aiba Foundation, who pleads him to help her fight a mysterious enemy that very recently started causing massive havoc through the land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T22:36:06.413" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-12-26T22:36:06.413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17084" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17086" CreationDate="2014-12-26T23:28:42.920" Score="5" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching a movie between the years 2007 and 2011. I am pretty sure it was an anime because it was animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember a futuristic setting with the planet earth in ruins. The main character was a girl and I think I remember deaths (as in people died) :3 but it couldn't have been anything extreme since I was around 11-14 years old and had never watched anime at that point and would have been turned off by that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember something about a last plant or a spirit that the main character had to collect and maybe the earth having radiation or disease that needed her to wear a special suit, and I also remember her having to go through a test when she got back to base which was some ship to test her for this disease or thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember a guy failing this test and some people at the end trying to get to a vehicle like a truck with an open top but that is about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8898" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:45:23.653" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:45:23.653" Title="An animated movie set in a post-apocalyptic future where the main girl has to collect a last spirit" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:40:11.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17084" CreationDate="2014-12-27T01:03:11.633" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IhD4U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Final Fantasy theatrical release poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A planet is overrun by a mysterious group of creatures that infect and destroy all life on Earth. Only the determination of a single woman to find a cure will prevent the world from slowly being eaten away. Yet there are those from within who are impatient for results and will do anything to win this war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T01:03:11.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17088" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T02:56:27.800" Score="2" ViewCount="1973" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is someone/something locked in the basement of Ichigaya. He is the one who sent the message to leave the apple seedling in the inn after the raid by the agents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is also mentioned in the Sachi ending of the VN, and probably in the sequel VNs as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is his/its identity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T03:47:16.340" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T03:47:16.340" Title="Who is the person called &quot;professor&quot; that is kept in the basement under Ichigaya?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17078" CreationDate="2014-12-27T03:54:07.073" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is likely to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Seven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sacred Seven&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, since it is one of the few series with &quot;Seven&quot; in the title and it was aired in Japan in 2011. It is animated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunrise&lt;/a&gt; (a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings) and has no relation to Blue Exorcist's studio &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-1_Pictures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A-1 Pictures&lt;/a&gt; (a subsidiary of Aniplex).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncipl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T03:54:07.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11172" CreationDate="2014-12-27T04:37:29.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Zetsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Zetsu&lt;/a&gt; was created by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki before she was sealed as the Ten-Tails by her sons, Hagoromo and Hamura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Madara was on the verge of death, he believed he had created&#xA;  Black Zetsu by imbuing his will into half of White Zetsu, and that the&#xA;  complete Zetsu was partially his clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T04:37:29.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17057" CreationDate="2014-12-27T06:55:01.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A dango is &quot;a Japanese dumpling and sweet made from &lt;em&gt;mochiko&lt;/em&gt;&quot; according to Shawn Balestracci's Wikipedia link. &lt;em&gt;Mochiko&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;mochi&lt;/em&gt; flour, which is made from pounded rice. The Wikipedia page lists several varieties; some of these are mentioned in the song, such as the &quot;peaceful an dango&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://clannad.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Dango_Family#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Clannad anime is kind of unclear about where the song and characters come from, but within the world of Clannad, it seems to be some kind of mascot merchandising franchise similar to Hello Kitty. Nagisa has a dango daikazoku pillow, for instance. IIRC, Tomoya mentions early on that the dango daikazoku is old and unfashionable, but Nagisa herself is somewhat unfashionable, so it fits her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dango are somewhat commonly mentioned in anime and are even part of a saying, &lt;em&gt;hana yori dango&lt;/em&gt;, which means &quot;dango over flowers&quot; (i.e., put food over aesthetic pleasures like flowers) and was punned on as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_yori_dango&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the title of a shoujo manga&lt;/a&gt;. (The manga title uses different kanji to write &quot;dango&quot; that can also be read as &quot;otokonoko&quot; or &quot;boy&quot;). The sense I get from other anime is that dango are a common snack among Japanese young people, so they would be attractive as a mascot character for children and teenagers, leading to the idea of the Dango Daikazoku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T02:18:35.027" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T02:18:35.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2014-12-27T09:28:24.443" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First to dispell some misconceptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't think that dragon slayers have any rules. Anyone can become a dragon slayer provided that he has a dragon to teach him, or he has dragon slayer lacrima to put in his body. Both are rare, thus there are not that many dragon slayers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I speculate that Lucy could learn to use Cana's cards. (Personally I think that a monkey could use them, but that's just my opinion.) But not because card magic and celestial spirit magic is both &quot;object magic&quot;. Celestial spirit magic is a summoning type of magic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In my opinion (sorry for the speculation again) Urano Metria is not a caster spell. When Lucy used it she actually summoned the power of the stars themselves. (Note that &lt;a href=&quot;http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120320203930/fairytail/images/1/1c/Lucy_calling_the_stars.jpg&quot;&gt;some stellar objects actually appeared&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now to actually answer the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We saw people using different types of magic. Like mentioned before Makarov uses titan, but we also saw him to cast fire. But he also used Fairy Law and other energy type attacks against Jose of the Phantom Lord. We also saw Luxus using Fairy Law while he usually uses dragon slayer magic. Hades used various kinds of dark magic, while in his old days as Purehito he probably had a less dark repertoire. We know that Zeref can use at least two kinds of magic: living magic that created the demons and that black thing that brings instant death. Mirajane has both transformation magic and Satan Soul. But my favourites are Ultear and Jellal. Ultear used both time magic and ice make. And Jellal basically learned Mistogan's magic to add to his repertoire on the tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all of that in mind, no, nothing dictates what magic people learn. Actually a lot of them learn different types of magic. It's probably just that they are better in one field so they don't really use the other most of the time (Like Luxus.) Or they have personal reasons to not use the other type (Like Ultear.) Or they are so good with one type that they don't even bother learning others. (Like Natsu.) Other than that only &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangafox.me/manga/fairy_tail/v28/c233/8.html&quot;&gt;the competence of a mage defines if they can use a magic or not&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T09:28:24.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4251" CreationDate="2014-12-27T09:37:52.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps. Before Whitebeard announced One Piece was real, he had a flashback of when Roger was still alive. In that flashback, he commented on how there was a member of his crew named &quot;Marshall D. Teach”, showing how Teach had joined before Shanks had his scars. Coincidentally, at Roger's execution, Shanks had his straw hat pulled down over his eyes, not giving any indication of having or not having the scar at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10873" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T09:37:52.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T10:28:44.480" Score="7" ViewCount="5021" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the title of the short insert soundtrack that plays at the end of every episode in &lt;strong&gt;Parasyte -the maxim-&lt;/strong&gt;? During the next episode(18) previews (see images), a suspenseful/thriller song is being played as background music instead of the usual vague voice-overs. It really rocks and I want to know because I feel as though I have heard it being used in other anime aside from this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yvelX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Parasyte - The Maxim - Episode 12 Prev 1&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0JILo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Parasyte - The Maxim - Episode 12 Prev 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2015-02-10T08:03:29.933" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T17:03:01.953" Title="What is the title of the song that plays during the next episode(18) previews of Parasyte -the maxim-?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17105" CreationDate="2014-12-27T10:41:49.570" Score="18" ViewCount="15459" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching anime, especially ones that focus on slice-of-life or high school, I often come across a test paper containing a character's score. However, it is interesting to note that the correct answers are &lt;strong&gt;circled&lt;/strong&gt; while the wrong ones are &lt;strong&gt;ticked&lt;/strong&gt; (checked?). As far as I know, ticks are for correct answers and circles are for incorrect answers (unless I've been living in a shell, which would be embarrassing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sY3yZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Four Girls and an Idol&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image is from The World God Only Knows OVA: Four Girls and an Idol, where Keima Katsuragi intentionally placed an incorrect answer for question #1. As you can see, it is checked while the rest are circled. Does this mirror how Japan marks the test papers of students? If so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T17:56:27.963" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T16:57:20.993" Title="Check and circle marks in test papers" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17102" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17104" CreationDate="2014-12-27T10:49:31.610" Score="2" ViewCount="2342" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Episode 6 of &lt;strong&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/strong&gt;, at around 21:30, Principal Mephisto Pheles tells his younger brother, Amaimon, to pass on a message to their other siblings. If the subs were right, it says: &lt;em&gt;&quot;...tell our siblings who are going mad with envy that our youngest brother is being raised under my wing&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mVdhd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ao no Exorcist Episode 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On episode 23 however, Yukio offers his own &lt;em&gt;Satanic&lt;/em&gt; blood to open the Gehenna gate, and at around 2:40 we can see Mephisto and Amaimon observing the chaos unfolding from above. Being the younger twin, Yukio is technically their youngest brother with their blood - in contrast with their conversation from episode 6. They do not seem shocked by the news that Yukio possesses Satan's blood after all, or they cleverly hid their reaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JqXjy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ao no Exorcist Episode 23&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking for clarification, preferably from manga readers: Was Mephisto was really aware of his erroneous statement and was it all really part of his &lt;em&gt;plan&lt;/em&gt; or is this merely a (gasp!) narrative plothole of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T00:04:19.213" Title="Was Mephisto aware that Yukio had Satan's blood in him after all?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17102" CreationDate="2014-12-27T11:20:50.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if it's a plot hole but it's definitely a bit dubious. Yukio's body wasn't strong enough for Satan's powers, so they rejected him leaving him a pure human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Satan is still his dad, so I guess he might still have inherited stuff other than demonic powers. Maybe that includes Satan's blood type, assuming Satan has blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There aren't really any answers in the manga, because the anime goes in its own direction after episode 16 or so, but to answer the question, yes Mephistopheles definitely knew he was the son of Satan but that he had no demonic powers, no he almost certainly wasn't talking about him when he said our youngest brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T11:20:50.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17101" CreationDate="2014-12-27T13:06:40.177" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this does mirror how Japan marks the test papers of students. Let's see an example each of a marked test paper in anime and in real life Japan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UyfAe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yui Hirasawa&amp;#39;s abysmal math test score&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3b9LXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sample of a graded arithmetic drill&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E3%80%87%C3%97&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Circles and crosses&lt;/a&gt; indicate right and wrong answers, but you'll often see check marks used in place of crosses to save time and effort. Check marks are sometimes called &lt;em&gt;reten&lt;/em&gt; for bearing resemblance to the katakana &lt;em&gt;re&lt;/em&gt;, but should not be confused with the return marker &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E3%83%AC%E7%82%B9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reten&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanbun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;annotate&lt;/a&gt; Classical Chinese. Check marks call forth the attention of students to incorrect answers, which they should &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;check&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The check mark as an error mark also sees usage in countries like Korea and Sweden, but as you can gather from the discussions on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1f3ron/why_is_o_yes_an_x_no_in_japanese_playstation/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Check_mark#Ticks_in_various_cultures_.2F_Yes_vs._No&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, there really is no &lt;em&gt;universal&lt;/em&gt; standard for marking right and wrong answers even within a country. The graders may choose whatever the mark they want. My teachers in school thought that ticking off wrong answers wastes too much ink, so they just cheaply impressed a dot by the wrong answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Occasionally, you might also encounter the &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%B8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;flower circle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E4%BA%8C%E9%87%8D%E4%B8%B8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;double circle&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E2%96%B3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;triangle&lt;/a&gt; marks, which denote, respectively, perfect, good and average (poor) work done by the students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WanqHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hanamaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T19:51:37.137" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T19:51:37.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T14:09:13.023" Score="4" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it has ever been mentioned in the anime (or maybe I just don't remember), but what exactly happens if you forge a contract with a dragoon? I've tried searching it in google and  had no luck using the title as the parameters. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://hitsugimenochaika.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; doesn't say much about it, only that it requires an exchange of flesh to be formed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nearing the end of the second season, Toru finally forged the contract with Fredirika, and we can see regenerative abilities but not much else. What advantages and disadvantages are there in forging a contract with a dragoon? Considering how long Toru delayed it, there must be a reason why he chose to do it at the last minute. This may be explained in detail in the LN which I haven't read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastActivityDate="2018-11-07T15:00:47.097" Title="What are the effects of forging a contract with a dragoon?" Tags="&lt;hitsugi-no-chaika&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17107" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T14:10:32.680" Score="2" ViewCount="458" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Grisaia no Kajitsu, Kazami Yuuji works for a company related to Ichigaya and the Japanese government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he very often states that the Japanese branch is indeed a branch of the main corporation in America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems to be some intelligence and special ops agency, but in a worldwide aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this corporation exactly? Asahi Cleaning LLC is the front, that is not what I am asking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking for answers from the VN, since the first season of the anime does not delve too deep into this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T17:14:19.073" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T17:14:19.073" Title="What is this &quot;Company&quot; Kazami Yuuji works for anyway?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T15:18:33.547" Score="5" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this 2008/2009. I think it was one of the last episodes but I liked the anime instantly. I remember only the fight scene. The protagonist was tough guy with a blonde hair tied to a ponytail, military sort, wearing round rimmed glasses and was fighting a sort of little girl, in a factory or lab if I remember it right. He was using guns. He thought he killed her but then it turned out she was actually some sort of biological doll or AI or something. Then all of a sudden, there were more of those little girl dolls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I remember. I've been searching a long time, help would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10876" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:28:03.167" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:28:03.167" Title="An anime with a scene where the protagonist fights against biological dolls" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:40:24.750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13634" CreationDate="2014-12-27T15:46:28.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the Logia user can be hurt by intangible attack. The fight between Monet, Zoro and Tashigi where Monet was going to bite off Tashigi shoulder Zoro cut Monet face using slash/wave, bloods flows so definitely its a hit and it is a slash/wave because Zoro was far from Monet and walking toward her to blow final attack. Episode 613 17:23-17:35. &#xA;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pBs7ZDKzxM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; video clip   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T15:46:28.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17117" CreationDate="2014-12-27T15:53:03.423" Score="4" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is overtly stated in the second half of the anime that the Heroe cannot die, since their fairies protect them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Togo attempted suicide in every way possible to her, even by carbon monoxide asphyxiation and poisioning, and the fairies protected her every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when battling the Vectors, the worst they get is a bashing against the fairies' shield and powering down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the prequel novel there seems to be a character by the name of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABki_Y%C5%ABna_wa_Y%C5%ABsha_de_Aru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Minowa Gin&lt;/a&gt; that died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were the circumstances of her death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T17:54:21.630" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T06:51:33.623" Title="If heroes cannot die because of the fairies' protection, how did Minowa Gin die?" Tags="&lt;yuki-yuna-is-a-hero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17115" CreationDate="2014-12-27T23:16:42.687" Score="3" ViewCount="1204" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon 2 -&lt;/em&gt; Episode 13, &lt;em&gt;Marielle&lt;/em&gt; gives Naotsugu candies made of &lt;em&gt;Coconia Fruit&lt;/em&gt; and according to the Flavor Text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Coconia Fruit:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; A southern fruit used for many applications, such as making various dishes and drinks. If you feed them to someone on Valentine's Day, you may find out who they ♡♡&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as the episode goes, who ever eats it shouts out what they love. When Naotsugu eats them, he only says this much before being interrupted by a kick from &lt;em&gt;Akatsuki&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;O Pa ...nti-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks a lot like &lt;em&gt;Panties&lt;/em&gt; and since it was Akatsuki hitting him, I'm pretty sure it was something perverted. &lt;strong&gt;So what was he about to say?&lt;/strong&gt; Maybe it was mentioned in the manga or someone with Japanese Knowledge can explain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrMfB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrMfBm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naotsugu 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBate.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBatem.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naotsugu 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="10613" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T12:28:43.487" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T12:28:43.487" Title="What kind of Girls does Naotsugu like?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14744" CreationDate="2014-12-28T04:04:08.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: I'm not sure if anything had come up by October, since I haven't really followed Sailor Moon beyond watching the biweekly episodes and I don't know Japanese. But some announcement (referred to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themarysue.com/sailor-moon-crystal-r/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) seems to have been made in early November at an anime convention in Tokyo. The fact that there apparently was speculation before this suggests that no announcement had been made before the anime convention. (I found out about this mostly since I'd read about a newly released trailer, and wanted to find some details about it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking from some recent news sources (e.g &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/sailor-moon/241109/sailor-moon-crystal-to-adapt-black-moon-arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from November 8), it seems that the second half of SMC will cover the Black Moon arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q-rU8s9HCY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;official trailer&lt;/a&gt; was apparently recently released (December 27), and from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-27/sailor-moon-crystal-black-moon-arc-trailer-previews-chibi-usa-sailor-pluto/.82667&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;, we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime premiered on July 5 and airs on the first and third Saturdays every month. Starting on January 17, the second season includes the story from the original manga's &quot;Black Moon&quot; arc and features Chibi Usa. The Comic Natalie website posted more images from the upcoming episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially I was sceptical as to whether this new &quot;season&quot; mentioned in some sources was referring to part of the current SMC or to an altogether new production after this one finishes, but the date given (January 17 next year) implies that it should be within the current production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T20:17:33.617" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T20:17:33.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17112" CreationDate="2014-12-28T05:51:41.097" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you have guessed, Naotsugu was about to say おパンツ, or panties. However, he was kicked by Akatsuki (who went through the trouble of leaving the kitchen momentarily just to kick him) before he managed to finish his sentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also matches the running gag where he would be kicked by Akatsuki, or when she is not around, he would have to dodge some natural phenomenon conveniently occurs before he manages to finish saying anything pervert. The first case frequently occurs in the first few episodes of the first season (among other occurences here and there), and the second case can be seen 8 minutes into episode 2 of the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T06:14:41.203" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T06:14:41.203" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17110" CreationDate="2014-12-28T06:51:33.623" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gin's era, the Hero System wasn't fully developed yet. The girls didn't have fairies to protect them, so they could and often did get hurt. They also didn't have the sealing ritual or Mankai at first either, so in the early battles they had no way to kill a vertex; the best possible outcome was to drive it off without any of them sustaining any serious injuries, but they weren't always that lucky. Gin died protecting the other two girls after they had both been injured in a battle, but for the full story (which is both heroic and sad) you really should read the light novel - it's a good book, and answers several questions that were left open by the anime. All of the chapters have been fan-translated into English and posted online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10884" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T06:51:33.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17074" CreationDate="2014-12-28T09:03:58.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is normally published in the &lt;em&gt;Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; magazine in black and white format, like the others, but the magazine has a new website called &lt;a href=&quot;http://plus.shonenjump.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shonen Jump+&lt;/a&gt; where you can buy the official color chapter to view online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; eventually also have chapters in color on the web, and it's because &lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Souma&lt;/em&gt; is quite popular and as an extra for the final arc autumn election. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10887" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T19:37:56.180" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T19:37:56.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17080" CreationDate="2014-12-28T10:17:05.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20070501034516/http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/info.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an official press release&lt;/a&gt; about him being replaced from KyoAni.  The reason for it is described in it as follows (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] 「らき☆すた」監督の山本寛は、監督において、まだ、&lt;strong&gt;その域に達していない&lt;/strong&gt; [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to translate this since it's in (probably intentionally) vague words, but it says something along the lines of &quot;he has not yet reached a level required of a director.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase (in bold) used to condemn him is well known among fans.  Yamamoto himself often quoted the phrase in his works, including &lt;em&gt;Kannagi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3134" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T10:23:36.077" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T10:23:36.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7236" CreationDate="2014-12-28T10:52:46.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To complement Anon153's answer, here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gilgamesh#Fate.2Fstay_night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;relevant quotation&lt;/a&gt; from TYPE-MOON Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gilgamesh is one of the antagonists in each scenario of Fate/stay&#xA;  night. He first appears before the start of the Fifth Holy Grail War&#xA;  around &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sakura&lt;/a&gt;'s house. He identifies her as “the other Grail” and&#xA;  comes to tell her “Go die right now.” It is just a suggestion rather&#xA;  than a command, as he believes that the matter will develop into some&#xA;  sort of entertainment regardless of the situation. When questioned&#xA;  about the encounter, Sakura just claims that he was asking for&#xA;  directions and that “It was English” in order to hide the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And source referenced is as follows (&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gilgamesh#cite_note-13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Citation Note 14&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/complete_material#Volume_III_-_World_material&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/complete material III&lt;/a&gt; World material - FAQ with Nasu: General Questions about Fate, p.130 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Q: Prior to the start of the Holy Grail War, what was Gilgamesh doing around Sakura’s house?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A: Yes. He came to tell Sakura to “Go die right now”. It is rather a suggestion than command. Regardless the situation, from the King’s perspective, this matter will develop into some sort of entertainment. As a result, what Gilgamesh said was not a command. Sakura’s reply “It was English” was a convenient excuse to hide the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3188" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T21:15:19.813" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T21:15:19.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17050" CreationDate="2014-12-28T11:00:10.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my understanding, the Silver Knight's armor follows similar rules to the Golden Knight's. Note: I've heard it said a couple times that the third series Yami wo Terasu Mono was retroactively declared non-canon, which would get rid of the sole instance in which a Golden Armor was inherited by a random. Further note: YWTM was utterly disappointing making it the sole entry into the franchise I didn't watch completely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10889" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T23:50:13.880" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T23:50:13.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11519" CreationDate="2014-12-28T11:05:21.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be borne in mind that the &lt;em&gt;Read or Dream&lt;/em&gt; manga is not in the&#xA;same canon as &lt;em&gt;R.O.D the TV&lt;/em&gt;. The sisters meet and adopt each other in a&#xA;different way. Hisa has a different history and meets the sisters under&#xA;different circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, I'm not aware of any contradictions between the &lt;em&gt;Read&#xA;or Die&lt;/em&gt; manga and either of the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10888" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T11:05:21.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17112" CreationDate="2014-12-28T11:14:53.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17115/49&quot;&gt;nhahtdh's answer&lt;/a&gt; states, he was about to say おパンツ, or panties.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This doesn't necessarily have anything to do with what kind of girls Naotsugu likes, since Akatsuki explains at around 19:19 on the same episode that the effects of the fruit aren't limited to romantic love:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cjc38.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akatsuki at minute 19:19, &amp;quot;So it isn&amp;#39;t limited to romantic love&amp;quot;.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, Naotsugu was just gonna express his love for panties, and not necessarily answer Marielle's question. Much like Shiroe had expressed his love for curry before, not answering directly any question addressed to him, and as Rudy had just expressed his love for the whole group, without even being asked anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T11:14:53.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17108" CreationDate="2014-12-28T11:36:31.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds a lot like a scene in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence&lt;/a&gt;. Ponytail-san would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animegalleries.net/img/23518&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Batou&lt;/a&gt;. Those are his cyborg eyes, not glasses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10888" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T11:36:31.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-28T14:51:39.200" Score="0" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please tell me the title of the song that starts at 3:04 of episode 59? I love the way it sounds and I want to hear the full version, but since I can't read Japanese I can't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please and thank you very much for anyone that answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10892" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T05:31:25.710" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T05:31:25.710" Title="Ai Tenchi Muyo! episode 59 ending song" Tags="&lt;tenchi-multiverse&gt;&lt;ai-tenchi-muyo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17132" CreationDate="2014-12-28T15:25:27.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is titled &lt;strong&gt;キミと見た花 キミと見た空&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The flower I saw with you. The sky I saw with you&lt;/em&gt;), according to the credit roll of the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uoLoh.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ai-tenchi.jp/bd_dvd_music/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the official website of Ai Tenchi Muyo&lt;/a&gt;, the full version of the song is included in the BD/DVD Volume 1, which is set to released on January 21st, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;封入特典&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;キャラクターソングCD壱&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;愛してるって叫びましょ!! -full ver.-&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    歌:川流もも(CV:東山奈央)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;キミのままで! -full ver.-&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    歌:ハチ子(CV:優木かな)、沙流葉七(CV:M・A・O)、笛山塔里(CV:深田愛衣)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;キミと見た花 キミと見た空 -full ver.-&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    歌:川流もも(CV:東山奈央)、鬼ノ城紅(CV:大地葉)  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, the album &lt;strong&gt;愛・天地無用エンディングテーマShort ver.集 Vol.1&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ai-tenchi.jp/bd_dvd_music/music.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;which includes the short version of the song&lt;/a&gt; can be bought from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%84%9B%E3%83%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%9C%B0%E7%84%A1%E7%94%A8%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9EShort-ver-%E9%9B%86-Vol-1-%E5%B7%9D%E6%B5%81%E3%82%82%E3%82%82-%E9%AC%BC%E3%83%8E%E5%9F%8E%E7%B4%85/dp/B00OTWWUK8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1414718747&amp;amp;sr=1-1&amp;amp;keywords=%E6%84%9B%E3%83%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%9C%B0%E7%84%A1%E7%94%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/ai-tian-wu-yongendingutemashort/id930455509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iTunes&lt;/a&gt;, among others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-28T15:34:33.160" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T15:34:33.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2014-12-28T20:44:26.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gildarts could be a wizard saint. It is possible. Maybe people who read the manga know if he a saint. You never know because the other saints or unknown and in the anime after the s class arc where they return after 7 years he has vanished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10895" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T20:44:26.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17159" CreationDate="2014-12-28T21:54:10.727" Score="2" ViewCount="2038" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Servant is summoned by the Holy Grail, they are gifted with the knowledge of the modern world so they can easily adjust. When it comes to determining the strengths and weaknesses of an enemy Servant, the Servants themselves seem to be able to rely on a pool of data, as shown during the prologue of Fate/Stay Night: when Rin and Archer face Lancer, Archer reveals that he has deduced Lancer's true identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during this same scene, Lancer is frustrated because he doesn't know of any hero who was an Archer but also used twin swords, given that we know that Archer is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a future alternate version of Shirou who became the Counter-Guardian EMIYA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a Servant is summoned, are they also given the knowledge of the legends for heroes who appeared after that Servant's death? (i.e. Gilgamesh is probably the oldest legend, and as such he predates most others and thus wouldn't know about other legends that occur after his death unless supplemented by the Grail)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T20:24:05.327" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T20:24:05.327" Title="Are Servants also given knowledge of future heroes?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-28T22:04:06.933" Score="3" ViewCount="529" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Stay Night, in the 2nd Day of the Prologue, Rin takes Archer to the Fuyuki Park where the 4th Holy Grail War ended. While they are there, Rin's Command Spell acts up and because Archer can't sense any Servant, they figure out that another Master is spying on Rin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just using logic, I could assume it's not...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;... Caster, as while she is the Master of Assassin, she is also a Servant and Archer sensed no Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;... Bazett, as Kotomine had told Rin that 6 of the 7 Masters are ready. While it's revealed in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia that she was Lancer's original Master, at this point, I could assume he had already attacked and stolen her Command Spells&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;... Shinji, as the day before Rin didn't detect the Bounded Field at the school, but the day after she does, which means while she was away from school, Shinji and/or Rider would have been setting it up then.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;... Shirou, as he wasn't a Master at that point.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that would leave Ilya or Kotomine. However, I can't be sure if Sakura had created the Book of the False Attendant at this point, or if Kotomine was actually doing his own recon, so I am wondering if there is any source indicating which Master was spying on Rin and Archer at this point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T05:51:24.753" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T13:47:04.980" Title="Which Master was spying on Rin?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-28T22:20:14.270" Score="3" ViewCount="12015" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.nrvnqsr.com/showthread.php/4745-Fate-Stay-Night-Realta-Nua-PC-version-Mirror-Moon-TL-insertion-project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Beast's Lair forum post&lt;/a&gt; about the &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua PC English Patch&lt;/em&gt;, there is this item in the FAQ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: I want to view the original 2004 version of the&#xA;  relationship between Sakura and Shinji, but I don't&#xA;  want to view the H scenes, what can I do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A: We're working on something to accomodate this request.&#xA;  In the meantime you need H scenes on to view the original&#xA;  version of the Shinji/Sakura relationship. If you don't&#xA;  want to view the H scenes but want to see thier original&#xA;  relationship, then my advice would be to, starting from&#xA;  Day 5 of HF, turn H scenes on when Shinji is in a scene&#xA;  or is mentioned, and on Day 14 make sure you have H scenes&#xA;  on until you see the last Shinji scene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can also been seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://realtapatch.tumblr.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i am assuming that what it's talking about is that in Realta Nua, Shinji's and Sakura's relationship is different compared to the original game. In the original Fate/Stay Night their relationship was that Sakura would became the new head of the Matou family, which Shinji believed he was entitled to, and when Sakura felt sorry for him, Shinji thought she was submitting to him which lead to years of physical and sexual abuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This leads to Heaven's Feel where Shinji attempts to rape Sakura, threatening her that he'll tell Shirou about what he has being doing to her and claiming that Shirou won't want to have anything to do with her after that. Sakura snaps and kills Shinji and then realizes she's the Shadow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when I played it, there was no depiction of rape so I can't understand how or why Shinji's and Sakura's relationship would be different in Realta Nua. How is their relationship different, and why would it be changed? If Sakura's sexual abuse is cut out from Realta Nua does this mean her abuse at the hands of Zouken and his worms is also altered, and if so, how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T02:13:10.523" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T22:59:49.823" Title="How is Sakura's and Shinji's relationship different in Realta Nua?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17143" CreationDate="2014-12-29T01:26:37.183" Score="5" ViewCount="2839" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have had this image for a while now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DCSEz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the brown hair in the middle is supposed to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rv4PX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taiga Aisaka&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Toradora&lt;/em&gt; and the pink hair on the right is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vGW22.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Louise de La Vallière&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/em&gt;, but who is the third character with the red hair on the left? And is there some sort of connection between all 3 characters who are in different anime to make them almost look identical? (e.g. the light in the hair and the face seems to match perfectly yet the shirt on either side doesn't)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:40:43.057" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:40:43.057" Title="Who is this third character and what is her connection?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;&lt;the-familiar-of-zero&gt;&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-10T07:43:52.910" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17142" CreationDate="2014-12-29T03:07:36.997" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think she looks like Shana from Shakugan no Shana&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rk4qH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of them has similar trait, small stature, and tsundere. All of them also has same seiyuu, she's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/people/rie-kugimiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rie Kugimiya&lt;/a&gt;. And all of them also produced by J.C. Staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason of why they look similar probably because (as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/24/logan-m&quot;&gt;@LoganM&lt;/a&gt; says) J.C. Staff is rather lazy with this kind of thing. They also have similar art and animation style among their series even when they have different Character Designer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T05:43:16.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17016" CreationDate="2014-12-29T03:58:17.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, you are mistaken about Mikako sending Ikaros from the sky. It was Daedalus who freed the sealed Ikaros and sent her down to Tomoki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, based on what Ikaros said during the reminiscence, what Mikako did at that time was making Ikaros malfunctioning so that she would accept orders from humans. For reference, Ikaros said, &quot;after I reduced the ground to nothing, suddenly I malfunctioned.&quot; Mikako also possibly sealed Ikaros' memory so that she wouldn't remember what caused her to malfunction until Mikako herself removed the seal by touching her forehead as she said, &quot;please grant Ei-kun's wish.&quot; As for the reason why Mikako did that, it is purely speculation, but it might be because she dislikes the way Master of Synapse ordered Ikaros to kill people mercilessly or she pitied Ikaros for having to kill even when she doesn't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T03:58:17.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7771" CreationDate="2014-12-29T06:18:07.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mew was a Pokemon long forgotten (10,000 years ago in the series). So in this sense, when a Pokemon is found or discovered that is not in the records, it will be added after its discovery. Mewtwo was created using Mew DNA, thus Mewtwo came before Mew in the records&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10901" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T08:30:37.693" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T08:30:37.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8499" CreationDate="2014-12-29T06:56:40.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of us know who are the titan shifters, which are Eren, Reiner, Bertoldt, Annie, and Ymir. We already know what is Eren movtiation is saving humanity, have a taste of the outside world and having his revenge on th titans after what happen to his mother. Annie her movtiation was getting Eren and take him back to Reiner and Bertoldt. Reiner and Berholdt are emotionally and physically damage because they saw their friend get eaten. If Reiner and Bertoldt wanted to free the people they shouldn't break the walls because 20% percent of the population died in Wall Maria it has to be something else. I was doing research it said they destory the walls to get Eren but they failed many times because it said that Eren is the coordinater but I don't know their true motivation on destoring the walls. Also they want to know what is in the basment that Eren's dad was hiding. I dont spoil this for the fans of Attack on Titan because I am a fan too. I hope this help a little.         &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T06:56:40.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17149" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17150" CreationDate="2014-12-29T07:20:10.900" Score="7" ViewCount="5092" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Shirobako&lt;/em&gt;, five major animation studios were listed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yrzqp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a screenshot showing the logo for:&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;スタジオカナン (Studio Canaan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;barmedéa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;武蔵野アニメーション (Musashino Animation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The born&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;G.I.STAFF&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure &quot;G.I.STAFF&quot; is &quot;J.C.STAFF&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the real-life counterparts of the other studios?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-08T16:33:47.587" LastActivityDate="2019-10-08T16:57:52.183" Title="What are the real life counterparts of the anime studios mentioned in episode 12 of Shirobako?" Tags="&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17149" CreationDate="2014-12-29T08:29:19.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Partial answer - I'm not sure about Studio Canaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G.I. Staff → Production I.G (the &quot;G&quot; and &quot;I&quot; on the in-show logo are lifted directly from the actual logo), possibly with an admixture of J.C.Staff&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Barmedéa → Diomedéa (formerly known as Studio Barcelona; the logos are similar)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Born → probably Bones (the logos don't really match, but the president of The Born [Inami Masahiko] looks like the president of Bones [Minami Masahiko] - &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/nNtqZv9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;comparison picture&lt;/a&gt; courtesy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2pp0cb/spoilers_shirobako_episode_11_discussion/cmyvhgn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;/u/TheVict on reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I doubt that Musashino Animation, being the focus of the show, is a parody of any existing studio. If it were, the obvious choice would be P.A. Works (which is the company producing Shirobako), but P.A. Works doesn't really map onto Musashino Animation well. P.A. Works is a lot more successful, for one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T08:29:19.867" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17151" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17175" CreationDate="2014-12-29T08:38:40.087" Score="1" ViewCount="2607" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does the Dwarf in the Flask want to be a perfect being, when he's already an immortal, and has the power to do what he wants using the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Envy, etc.) homunculi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:33:49.917" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:33:49.917" Title="Why does Father (the Dwarf in the Flask) want to be a perfect being?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17155" CreationDate="2014-12-29T11:50:36.490" Score="10" ViewCount="595990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been recommended to watch &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;. However, the person who recommended this series to me can't remember the correct order. After googling it, I'm confused as many people have posted different orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the correct watching order of Fullmetal Alchemist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10800" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:32:42.483" LastActivityDate="2020-01-06T04:39:24.677" Title="What is the correct watching order of Fullmetal Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="7" ClosedDate="2014-12-29T16:50:35.460" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17153" CreationDate="2014-12-29T14:28:55.427" Score="15" Body="&lt;h1&gt;The two continuities&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may know, there are essentially two versions of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime - the 2003 version, called simply &amp;quot;Fullmetal Alchemist&amp;quot;, and the 2009 version, called &amp;quot;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&amp;quot;. The 2003 version deviates from the manga part-way through, while the 2009 version sticks to the manga all the way to the end. For more details, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/55/1908&quot;&gt;What&amp;#39;s the difference between the FMA and FMA Brotherhood series?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two versions are unrelated to each other in the sense that it's not the case that one is a sequel to the other, or anything like that. They're just two separate continuities that happen to start in the same place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being the case, it's up to you which one you want to watch first. Some people believe you should watch the 2003 version and then the 2009 version; some people believe the opposite; and yet others believe that you should only watch one and not the other. All these positions have their merits and demerits; perhaps the most typical order is 2003 followed by 2009, if only because that's the order in which they were made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within each continuity there are multiple entries. There &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a specific order in which these entries within a single continuity should be watched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Within the 2003 continuity&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should watch in the following order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; (the 51-episode 2003 TV series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt; (a 2005 movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt; is a sequel to the 2003 TV series, so it makes no sense to watch it at any time before finishing the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also something in the 2003 continuity called &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection&lt;/em&gt;. I have never managed to locate a copy of this, but it probably makes the most sense to watch it only after you've completed the 2003 TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Within the 2009 continuity&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should watch in the following order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; (the 64-episode 2009 TV series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos&lt;/em&gt; (a 2011 movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike &lt;em&gt;The Conqueror of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Sacred Star of Milos&lt;/em&gt; isn't a sequel - rather, it's a side-story taking place somewhere around episode 20 of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;. You could, in principle, watch it at any time after episode 24 of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, but I would recommend leaving it until the end of the series anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also four half-episode-length specials that accompany &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;. You should watch these after you have finished &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-01-06T04:39:24.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17142" CreationDate="2014-12-29T14:52:24.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To expand on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17143/1587&quot;&gt;Shinobu's answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three (Shana, Taiga, and Louise, in that order) are commonly referred to as the &quot;big three&quot; tsundere characters.  They each take a different perspective on what &quot;tsundere&quot; implies, but are the &quot;guideline&quot; characters when creating a tsundere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These characters were all voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rie_Kugimiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rie Kugimiya&lt;/a&gt;, who has probably voiced the most tsundere characters of any voice actor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, due to fan's personal opinion, the &quot;big three&quot; is stated with other characters, often from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rie_Kugimiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rie&lt;/a&gt;'s portfolio.  Common replacements are Nagi (Hayate the Combat Butler), and Aria (Aria the Scarlet Ammo).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is generally accepted that the three listed earlier are the &quot;big three&quot;, irreplaceable even with the passage of time.  (Since fans have decided that &quot;tsundere&quot; is defined by the three's combined personality, and not the other way around.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To dive into the strange side of anime for a moment; the &quot;fans&quot; I have been referring to are mostly those gathered around the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/TsundereGirlsRules&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TsunDere GiRlS RuLeS&lt;/a&gt; facebook page, and the corresponding wiki, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsunderegirlsrules.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tsunderegirlsrules.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As a side note, Shakugan no Shana is well worth watching.  (My favorite anime.))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tsunderegirlsrules.wikia.com/wiki/Tsundere_Girls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tsunderegirlsrules.wikia.com/wiki/Tsundere_Girls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T21:08:33.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-29T15:01:04.973" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that Terra Formars is spelled as Terra Formars and not &lt;em&gt;Terraformars&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Terra for Mars&lt;/em&gt;, while the technology to transform inhabitable planet into a habitable planet is called &lt;em&gt;Terraforming&lt;/em&gt; and the noun is &lt;em&gt;terraformer&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/terraform&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oxford Reference&lt;/a&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there any particular reason mentioned by the creator of the series for this way of spelling or is it just on a whim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T15:05:35.193" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T15:05:35.193" Title="Why is the title spelled as Terra Formars?" Tags="&lt;terra-formars&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17138" CreationDate="2014-12-29T17:25:36.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate/Zero anime&lt;/a&gt;, when Lancer identifies Saber as King of Knights, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No Heroic Spirit summoned by the Holy Grail could ever mistake that&#xA;  golden blade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the only indicator I can think of that somewhat points to the answer for your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Lancer's true identity,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarmuid_Ua_Duibhne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Diarmuid Ua Duibhne&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is hero of a myth in the period between II and IV century, while Saber's true identity is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;King Arthur&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;whose legend took place between late V and early VI century, which means that Lancer couldn't have known Saber's legend when he was alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After writing above, I looked at TYPE-MOON Wiki and found &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Knowledge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They [Servants] are not granted knowledge on other Heroes through the Grail, but&#xA;  rather from knowledge gained within the Throne of Heroes. Witnessing&#xA;  traits of other Servants can allow them to deduce their true names&#xA;  with the knowledge even if they are from incompatible eras.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Aberrations like Saber, who is not part of the Throne of Heroes due to&#xA; her circumstances, are able to identify those whose legends would have&#xA; been known to them in life, such as Cú Chulainn, but cannot identify&#xA; the legends of later Heroic Spirits like Gilles de Rais even after&#xA; being directly named.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No source is offered for the first part, and if that's true, it would indeed contradict with Fate/stay night's Archer's case, since he is a complete heroic spirit who properly entered Throne of Heroes, yet other heroic spirits have no knowledge of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3188" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T17:42:00.320" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T17:42:00.320" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-29T19:28:57.473" Score="10" ViewCount="4078" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was considering starting to watch the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10165/Nichijou&quot;&gt;Nichijou anime&lt;/a&gt; series, and then thought that maybe I should read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/3082/Nichijou&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; first. Then I noticed that MAL lists &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/26973/Helvetica_Standard&quot;&gt;Helvetica Standard&lt;/a&gt; as Nichijou's manga side-story, and that there is also an &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8857/Nichijou:_Nichijou_no_0-wa&quot;&gt;OVA&lt;/a&gt; listed as a prequel to the anime series, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10807/Nichijou:_Tanken_Nichijou_no_Machi&quot;&gt;14 1-minute special episodes&lt;/a&gt; listed as the anime's side-story.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Bearing all this in mind, I thought I might as well ask:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the anime (including the OVA and specials) a faithful adaptation of the manga (including the side-story), with only slight variations? Or does it add a lot of new content, and possibly stray from the original content?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or should they be regarded as two separate pieces?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T22:01:03.130" Title="How different are the anime and manga versions of Nichijou?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18406" CreationDate="2014-12-29T21:42:37.090" Score="1" ViewCount="891" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the series, one of the characters said &quot;I will be back,&quot; then the credits started.  Was that just a cool way to end the show or was that saying that there might/will be another season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T21:50:58.037" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T11:33:29.660" Title="What does &quot;I will be back&quot; mean in Shingeki no Bahamut?" Tags="&lt;shingeki-no-bahamut&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22422" CreationDate="2014-12-29T22:50:25.697" Score="26" ViewCount="30299" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hXa79.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I SENSE A DISTINCT LACK OF NIPPLES&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7lLD7.png&quot; alt=&quot;WHY DOESN&amp;#39;T HE HAVE ANY NIPPLES&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As shown in the images (from &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt;, respectively), guys in anime often lack nipples. This could be explained by vague Japanese copyright laws, but other anime occasionally show guys &lt;em&gt;with&lt;/em&gt; nipples. Why do guys so often lack nipples?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10916" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T20:45:05.040" LastActivityDate="2018-09-11T06:12:01.477" Title="Why do guys in anime often lack nipples?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17167" CreationDate="2014-12-29T23:02:13.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lower image shows a low-definition scene. The shading is very basic. See how few strokes there are drawn forming the general shapes of the objects? In such scenes, every line counts and you don't want to draw anything too complex that would steal the viewer's attention. On the contrary, in detailed scenes you can see even the tiniest details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can't really say what the anime director thought when he decided to drop nipples from the top image, but I think it was something along the lines of &amp;quot;Huh, nipples look weird in this scene. Let's remove them&amp;quot;. The contrast between sunlit skin and shadow is very high, so nipples would really stand out in this particular lighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth mentioning that there is a whole erotic genre of manga and anime, where nipples and much more are explicitly drawn and expected to be seen. A reason not to draw them is to reduce sexualization to minimum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I'd like to explicitly mention one of the most obvious reasons (in response to the three downvoters who left no comment):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Nobody wants to see men's nipples in regular anime.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T22:26:47.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-29T23:54:38.407" Score="0" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a rule, that a death note entry can't lead to another's dead. So here is a bad example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A has a bomb, which will explode, if his heart stops, (this bomb is extremely accurate, so if his heart even stops for one second, the bomb will explode.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B has a death note, and wants to kill A. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A, has a hostage, who is close to him, and if the bomb will explode, the hostage will also die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B writes A's name in its death note. Will A die, or will he survive, because if he dies, the hostage will also die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T23:59:35.283" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T23:59:35.283" Title="Can a person who influences others lives be killed by a Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-30T04:49:10.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7089" CreationDate="2014-12-30T01:13:52.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jintan still has romantic feelings toward her, as do the other male&#xA;characters. There are also some scenes (at least one, and I think more)&#xA;where Menma is sitting on Jintan's crotch and moving around, which&#xA;naturally gives him nosebleeds and at least once causes him to pass out.&#xA;The implication is that she has no clue what kind of effect this has on&#xA;him because she died before learning about such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems likely that the creators did not want to show that kind of&#xA;scene with Menma looking like a child. &lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/em&gt; ended up not&#xA;being adapted for the US market because of such content. The late-teen&#xA;male characters having romantic feelings toward such a young-looking&#xA;character would also tend to squick people out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10888" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T01:13:52.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15334" CreationDate="2014-12-30T02:37:17.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can offer some details on Xxxholic, as I'm more familiar with that one than others, though I've also read all of Cardcaptor Sakura and the majority of Tsubasa REservoir Chronicle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Spoilers ahead if you haven't read CCS, TRC or Xxxholic&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clow, who is deceased at the time of TRC and Xxxholic, is an ancestor of Sakura's (with no indication of how far back that is). Clow is sort of reincarnated in two characters in CCS, one of whom is Eriol (little kid with glasses who looks like a chibi Clow). The &quot;original&quot; Sakura and Syaoran, from CCS, grew up and married and apparently felt their son (I haven't seen any conclusive name, but he's a boy) was in danger, so they split him into &quot;clones&quot; (could be a bad translation) and sent each into different universes. Two that I know of are named Syaoran, and both show up in TRC. Watanuki from Xxxholic is a third. I don't know of any more, but I haven't read the entire CLAMPiverse and they're still writing. I can't draw a family tree here but if it were tipped on its side: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;      Clow&#xA;        |&#xA;(unknown generations)&#xA;        |&#xA;     Sakura = Syaoran&#xA;            |&#xA;            |--------------------&#xA;            |                   |&#xA;       Watanuki          &quot;Other Syaorans&quot;     &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's highly unlikely Clow and Yuuko had a child together. I get the impression she's quite old (her clothing, pipe and furnishings suggest late 19th century at the latest) but she seems not nearly as old and certainly not as powerful as Clow. Yuuko and Clow made Mokona (both of them) foreseeing they'd be needed for communication between Yuuko and the TSC main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps a bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10923" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T14:45:41.003" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T14:45:41.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17151" CreationDate="2014-12-30T04:24:55.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... had the power to do what he want...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, this is not true. You're suggesting that he has the things he wants already (control of the country, great alchemical power, and so on). But the reality is, Father wants much more than this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father's true motive is, in fact, to be free from the laws of the universe. Because of his upbringing being sealed in the flask, he grew a need to constantly free himself from things he perceived as bounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This motive is stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Father&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When confronted by Hohenheim about this, Father reveals that the seven Homunculi were only created so he would become a perfect being. Ultimately, in his final moments, Father's motivation is revealed to be freedom from the laws of the universe itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is backed by various quotes from the series, including the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;何ものにも縛られず自由に広い世界に&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[I wanted to live] in this vast world without anything being able to hold [me] back!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — Father, &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; episode 63, 6:20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his mind, not only were the people of Amestris (and the world) holding him back, but the physical laws of the world were binding him. Just as he formed his inferiority complex while restricted to the flask, he also felt that the world was restricting him from obtaining the freedom he wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order for him to feel this freedom, he had to discard and surpass the laws of the universe; in turn, he had to absorb and control that which created him: 'God'. &lt;em&gt;This&lt;/em&gt; is why he wanted to become the &amp;quot;perfect being&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T04:24:55.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17176" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23758" CreationDate="2014-12-30T04:43:30.793" Score="2" ViewCount="2443" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Juuzawa Juu was hit by a car/truck and he was shown talking to Ame on the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we supposed to assume that he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; died,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or was it left as a cliffhanger that was never resolved (only three novels were written and that how it was left off)?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, how did Ame know that Juuzawa was in danger at the end? Was that supposed to show that she actually did know him from a different life or was it something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-17T19:10:27.167" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T19:10:27.167" Title="What happened to Juuzawa Juu at the end?" Tags="&lt;denpa-teki-na-kanojo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-12-30T06:41:13.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Eren can't sometimes turn into a titan because he doesn't have a objective to focus on, unlike his first transformation which he focus of not dying and the vision of his mother, sometimes his anger trigger his tranformation. For example, Annie's tranformation was easlier for her because she had to be cold blooded when getting Eren. Before the last espiode Armin told Eren to leave his humanity and became a monster to able to fight Annie. I haven't read the manga but I do my research on Attack on Titan and I will read the manga.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T06:41:13.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16706" CreationDate="2014-12-30T07:18:37.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Armin is a boy because of his physical appearance. Although a woman plays Armin in the Japanese version of Attack of Titan, the voice actor is a guy in the English version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T18:11:25.290" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T18:11:25.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13548" CreationDate="2014-12-30T07:31:54.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vision that Eren had in the first espiode were premonition of things that were going to happen in the anime or later on but he chalked it as other nightmare, so did Mikasa. Eren doesn't understand these visions and what they are about.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T07:31:54.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17181" CreationDate="2014-12-30T08:06:53.630" Score="7" ViewCount="2540" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching it by the Japanese name and lost it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character goes to a college that is divided between the art section and all the others. He lives on a house where the &quot;outcasts&quot; stay. I remember he was put there because he refused to leave some kittens he found on the street, but he couldn't stay on the main dorm if he kept them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He lives with one guy that is that harem main character type who gets all the girls he wants all the time, one girl that is always teasing the main character although she's actually into this other guy that I mentioned. There's also a guy who never leaves his room and only communicates with the others by an avatar called Maid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there's also this female teacher whose niece (if I'm not mistaken, it's her relative of some sort) comes to this art college and stays on the house with them. She's slow as hell and doesn't really have any social skills (but it's not that she can't relate to other people). For example, when she wants to eat something from a store, she just gets it and eats it without paying for it because she just doesn't realize she can't do that). However, at the same time, she's a world famous painter and now she's trying to become a mangaka. Her name is Sora, and she resembles Sora from No Game No Life but older with the body closer to a woman than a little girl like this other Sora. And the main character is the one who takes care of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character also has this friend whose parents don't give her the proper support to pursue her dream of studying art, so she has to live by her own means. She works so hard and doesn't accept help from others so she passes out more than once. She eventually end up living in the house with them so that she could stop spending money on rent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that's all I remember. If I wasn't clear about something or if you want to ask some questions to help me remember, feel free to do it. Thanks in advance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10928" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:32:56.763" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:32:56.763" Title="An anime where the main character lives with a bunch of &quot;outcasts&quot; and has to take care of a girl without any social skills" Tags="&lt;the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:40:37.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17180" CreationDate="2014-12-30T08:18:40.417" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds just like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pet_Girl_of_Sakurasou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some points that matches your description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They all attend Suimei University of the Arts, which is divided into 2 divisions: Arts Division and Regular Division.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They all live in Sakurasou, where they do not fit in any other dorms because they are unique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character, Sorata, had to take care of Shiina as the latter is incapable of doing anything by herself. She is a world renowned painter and is working to be a mangaka.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nanami later moves to Sakurasou because she couldn't afford her rent. Her dream is to be a &lt;strong&gt;seiyuu&lt;/strong&gt;, but her family opposes her decision and doesn't provide any support, so she had to word part-time for expenses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is an avatar called Maid-chan, an A.I developed by the hikikomori Ryuunosuke.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are of course some things that doesn't match your description, but it might have been a mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T14:36:52.043" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T14:36:52.043" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17183" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17184" CreationDate="2014-12-30T11:03:19.073" Score="5" ViewCount="1124" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lDupm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;What is the manga/anime in the bottom right?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was reading chapter 244 of Magi manga, and a picture on the bottom right of the magazine cover caught my interest. I am trying to figure out what manga/anime it belongs to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10930" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:40:19.300" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:40:19.300" Title="What is the name of the manga in the bottom right of this picture?" Tags="&lt;toujuushi-bestialious&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T07:54:57.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17183" CreationDate="2014-12-30T11:17:28.067" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have reverse googled the bottom right corner of the picture to see if I got any results with the dude there. Closest I'm getting to the answer is the website of &lt;a href=&quot;http://websunday.net/jigou/&quot;&gt;Shounen Sunday&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20141230133848/http://websunday.net/jigou/&quot;&gt;[archive.org on 2014-12-30]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you scroll down a bit, you can see him sitting there. Searching for the title &lt;strong&gt;闘獣士&lt;/strong&gt; on mangaupdates reveals that it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=63645&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toujuushi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cover says that it is the serialization of the 3rd episode of the story, which matches the description on mangaupdates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10931" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T13:49:11.803" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T13:49:11.803" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-30T11:56:12.343" Score="6" ViewCount="3375" Body="&lt;p&gt;Split-cour airing format is a noticeable trend in the anime industry recently. Unlike most multi-season shows that are aired two or more seasons in succession, split-cour shows have a break in between that usually lasts &lt;strong&gt;3 months&lt;/strong&gt; (1-cour). However, these cours are produced  as a &lt;em&gt;single product&lt;/em&gt; over the course of several months, not two &lt;em&gt;separate&lt;/em&gt; anime, per se. For more information on cours and split-cours, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7977/what-is-a-cour&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; might help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recent examples of anime that followed this format are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Space Dandy - &lt;strong&gt;Winter 2014&lt;/strong&gt; [break: Spring] &lt;strong&gt;Summer 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hitsugi no Chaika - &lt;strong&gt;Spring 2014&lt;/strong&gt; [break: Summer] &lt;strong&gt;Fall 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aldnoah.Zero - &lt;strong&gt;Summer 2014&lt;/strong&gt; [break: Fall] &lt;strong&gt;Winter 2015&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Ghoul - &lt;strong&gt;Summer 2014&lt;/strong&gt; [break: Fall] &lt;strong&gt;Winter 2015&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some upcoming anime that are announced to be split-cour are Durararax2, F/SN UBW, and the Grisaia VN franchise, though I'm not really sure. Anyway, as the title states: I want to know what was the first anime that used this format of having a 3-month break in between cour/s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T06:16:05.457" Title="What was the first anime that used a split-cour format?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17186" CreationDate="2014-12-30T13:29:08.247" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on an &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?type.web=1&amp;amp;type.unknown=1&amp;amp;type.tvspecial=1&amp;amp;type.tvseries=1&amp;amp;type.ova=1&amp;amp;type.other=1&amp;amp;type.musicvideo=1&amp;amp;type.movie=1&amp;amp;type=2&amp;amp;show=animelist&amp;amp;orderby.name=1.1&amp;amp;orderby.airdate=0.1&amp;amp;noalias=0&amp;amp;langid=2&amp;amp;eps.min=10&amp;amp;eps.max=28&amp;amp;do.search=Search&amp;amp;adb.search=%28%20%29&amp;amp;page=0&quot;&gt;AniDB search&lt;/a&gt; (details below), I'd wage that first such series was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fate/Zero_episodes&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It started airing on 02.10.2011, had 1 cour break after episode 13 on 25.12.2011, resumed on 06.04.2012 and finished on 24.06.2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ran an advanced search based on following criteria:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;( ) characters in title (AniDB marks cours by putting year date in&#xA;parentheses)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;must be a TV Series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;between 10 and 28 episodes (your definition, as I understand it, requires &quot;regular&quot; cour formats)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;first episode already aired&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of deficiencies in AniDB search engine, I could not specify several useful indicators, such as sequel-prequel relation. So I sorted results by air date and examined each individually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are older series that aired with a split, but you requested it to be exactly 1 cour (3 months) long. Notably, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_00&quot;&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam 00&lt;/a&gt; is described by Wikipedia as having been planned from start to end before airing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The staff, consisting of over 300 people, spent roughly two years planning the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the split took 2 cours, from 29.03.2008 to 05.10.2008. If not for the 3 months condition, I'd say that this was indeed first series to air in split-cour format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another case is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_%28manga%29#Episode_list&quot;&gt;Major&lt;/a&gt;, which also had longer split (from 10.06.2006 to 06.01.2007) yet aired before Gundam 00. However, at the time of airing, it was not a &quot;finished product&quot; but ongoing adaptation of still unfinished manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3188" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T13:29:08.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17188" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-30T16:12:04.563" Score="7" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Way back in 2003-4 my girlfriend at the time was watching an anime with her family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things I remember about it are that it kind of gave me a Titanic vibe with the lady re-telling her life story. However, when she told her stories, it transported the film crew (metaphorically?) into the past to record her life story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd love to watch this film again, this time with my wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10935" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:33:07.857" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:33:07.857" Title="Movie about an old woman telling her life story to a film crew" Tags="&lt;millennium-actress&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:40:40.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17188" CreationDate="2014-12-30T16:16:58.980" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are referring to the 2001 film &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letterboxd.com/film/millennium-actress/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Millennium Actress&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (Sennen Joyû) by director Satoshi Kon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who has been a recluse since she left acting some 30 years ago. Tachibana delivers a key to her, and it causes her to reflect on her career; as she's telling the story, Tachibana and his long-suffering cameraman are drawn in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA2M3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T16:16:58.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16638" CreationDate="2014-12-30T22:04:38.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's never shown, last time you see Aladdin he's planning on joining a caravan that's headed in the same direction as him, and then he's not seen again until Morgiana finds him captured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He explains that some rocks fell on the caravans, he blacked out and when he woke up him and his friends were captured. Presumably the bandits just dragged his unconscious body away and cuffed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't seem particularly stressed about the situation, and was probably waiting for an opportunity to escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T22:04:38.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17195" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-30T22:51:15.537" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T22:51:15.537" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T22:51:15.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17196" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-30T22:51:15.537" Score="0" Body="Investor Z (インベスターZ Inbesutā Z) is a manga by Norifusa Mita, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning. It follows the story of Zaizen Takashi as he enters Junior High as the top candidate for his year, prompting him to join a secret club that deals with investments." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T01:36:11.043" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T01:36:11.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17207" CreationDate="2014-12-30T23:33:07.640" Score="2" ViewCount="3475" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, Kana tells Shinichi that she can tell Migi's emissions apart from the other Parasytes. However, she is shown as being on &quot;cloud nine&quot; for Shinichi - going as far as wrapping his hair around her finger like an engagement ring, and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; near the end of the episode, she mistakes another Parasyte for Shinichi in the ruined building, leading to her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Migi states that her powers are increasing, it could be possible that she would be able to tell the Parasytes apart in the future. However, her death cut that development short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was she really able to tell Shinichi apart from the other Parasytes, or was she just delusional? Does the manga reveal anything about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T16:11:19.247" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T11:50:56.980" Title="Could Kana really tell Shinichi's Migi apart from the other Parasytes, or was she just delusional?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17260" CreationDate="2014-12-31T00:19:26.837" Score="3" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tv Tropes states that &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SoredemoMachiWaMawatteiru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; is a spiritual successor to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/NatsuNoArashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Natsu no Arashi!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both female protagonists have the same surname &quot;Arashiyama&quot;: Hotori Arashiyama ((嵐山 歩鳥) and Sayoko Arashiyama (嵐山 小夜子).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series are written by different authors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just a coincidence or is there some relation or shoutout between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; A copy of the page on &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20150102133255/http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SoredemoMachiWaMawatteiru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;archive.org&lt;/a&gt;, snapshot on 2015-01-02. Ctrl+F in your browser for &quot;Spiritual Successor&quot;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T13:36:13.913" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T13:36:13.913" Title="What is the relation between the female protagonists of these two manga series?" Tags="&lt;natsu-no-arashi&gt;&lt;soredemo-machi-wa-mawatteiru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17211" CreationDate="2014-12-31T00:21:49.047" Score="3" ViewCount="11699" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%89tat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 358&lt;/a&gt;, Danzo uses Izanagi against Shisui and steals one of his eyes, meaning Danzo had a Sharingan eye prior to having Shisui's Sharingan eye. Nothing is known about how Danzo got his first Sharingan from what I've searched on the web, but we do know that he had one friend named &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kagami_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kagami Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;, whom Danzo considered to be one of his true friends. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruling out the possibility that Danzo killed Kagami in cold blood, is it possible that Danzo was gifted his first Sharingan from Kagami, possibly in the battlefield? Or could Danzo have gotten the Sharingan from somewhere else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T13:32:46.743" Title="Where did Danzo get his first Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17201" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-31T00:22:18.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (And Yet the Town Moves) is a manga by Masakazu Ishiguro serialized in Young King OURs. It follows the daily life of Arashiyama Hotori, a would-be detective and employee of a maid cafe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T01:50:53.160" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T01:50:53.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17202" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-31T00:22:18.473" Score="0" Body="Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (And Yet the Town Moves) is a manga by Masakazu Ishiguro serialized in Young King OURs. It follows the daily life of Arashiyama Hotori, a would-be detective and employee of a maid cafe." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T01:49:59.770" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T01:49:59.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21314" CreationDate="2014-12-31T00:42:19.130" Score="5" ViewCount="10214" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the English dub, during the fight between the Third Hokage Sarutobi and Orochimaru in the first Naruto series, Sarutobi says that after using the Reaper Death Seal, the souls trapped in the Reaper are tormented for all eternity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that the souls of the First through Fourth Hokages were suffering from the time they were sealed away until they were released in Naruto Shippuden? Or was this a mistranslation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the First through Fourth Hokages were brought back by Orochimaru in Shippuden, they didn't seem like they were being tormented - or rather - it appeared that they had no recollection of their time outside of reality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which one is it? I did not watch the sub/Japanese episodes or read the manga from this part of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T18:41:53.957" Title="Do the trapped souls in the Reaper/Shinigami suffer?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17206" CreationDate="2014-12-31T01:33:02.537" Score="6" ViewCount="20928" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is Wind and Sasuke is Lightning if I'm not wrong. What would Sakura's Chakra element be? Was it mentioned in the series before? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T02:05:01.403" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T01:57:00.623" Title="What is Sakura's Chakra Element?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17205" CreationDate="2014-12-31T02:04:42.780" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell, it was never announced officially. While she is shown to have some main skills--medical ninjutsu and strong resistance to genjutsu--her chakra element isn't mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything that I have found (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutohurricane.com/character-bios/leaf-sakura-haruno.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NarutoHurricane.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Haruno&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, etc.) either lists it as a ? or doesn't list it at all. Naruto Wikia lists her chakra transformations (Earth Release, Water Release, Yin Release and Yang Release) but doesn't give her element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T02:04:42.780" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17198" CreationDate="2014-12-31T02:45:26.277" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: It is possible, though the manga is never conclusive about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@senshin I think Migi is able to tell one parasite from another, at least that is the case for a certain parasite. The proof is given on Page 194 in Volume 9 of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NQ0b5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Migi could tell Gotou from other parasites&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Kana can reach the level of Migi in detecting and differentiating the signals emitted by the parasites, then she would probably be able to tell Shinichi and Migi from the other parasites. Kana demonstrated her potential with her incredible sensing ability on Page 75 in Volume 5 of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bXhug.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kana sensed 4 or 5 out of 8 parasites&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on Pages 115 and 120 in Volume 5 of the manga, we saw that her powers have evolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OoKHI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kana emitted a signal&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ckqv2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Migi told Shinichi about Kana&amp;#39;s signal&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there is her dream, in which Shinichi is clearly distinguishable from the other parasites. Conclusion: it does seem promising that Kana might eventually be able to tell Shinichi and Migi from the other parasites had she not rushed to her death at the hands of a parasite when her powers were still immature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T09:04:34.670" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T09:04:34.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="456" CreationDate="2014-12-31T07:14:51.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on my knowledge of watching Hellsing Ultimate remember so many people try to kill him like Luke Valentine, polices, Walter and many other but the only one exceeded was the Major. Anyways he returned 30 years later. Just because Alucard is immortal doesn't mean these no way to kill him and he said &quot; Only a human can kill me.&quot; I believe the only person can kill Alucard is his own master Sir Integra, this is my opinion but everyone has different opinions about is there ways to kill Alucard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T07:14:51.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-31T07:39:18.417" Score="3" ViewCount="15027" Body="&lt;p&gt;Late in the manga, we know that titans are actually transformed humans, and that not all people who transform into titans can turn back into human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did a lot of research on Ymir and there are many theories regarding how she turns back to her human form for the first time. How does it work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T12:18:08.557" LastActivityDate="2019-06-09T16:24:43.227" Title="How does Ymir turn back into her human form?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17200" CreationDate="2014-12-31T08:37:13.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not clearly stated but from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shisui Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; article it states that Danzo have stolen an eye. Possibility him killing Kagami is very slim as, Danzo owes Kagami many times his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Later, as Shisui prepared to make his move, Danzō Shimura, believing that simply manipulating the Uchiha's leader wouldn't end the conflict, chose to take Shisui's eyes for himself in the desire to protect the village in his own way. While Shisui effortlessly subdued Danzō at first, the ruthless elder caught Shisui off guard by using the forbidden Izanagi with another Sharingan already in his possession to break free and steal Shisui's right eye. As Danzō and his men surrounded Shisui to take the left eye, Shisui managed to escape.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that Danzo have obtain the eye from somewhere else since in manga there was no shisui and danzo fight scripture. It was more towards fillers in shipudden. We all could only speculate, because in manga we just know that Danzo stole an eye from Shisui and that is the source of Danzo's sharingan when he fought with Sasuke. The part where and how Danzo obtained the eye from Shisui was not explained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="3849" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T13:32:46.743" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T13:32:46.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18393" CreationDate="2014-12-31T23:58:47.507" Score="6" ViewCount="2253" Body="&lt;p&gt;So there are 6 (or 7) legendary children. They need to protect the humanity, but one of them is demon (they don't know who it is).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a girl (the main character) and a boy don't like each other, they are walking home from school and a legendary kid appears and saves them from a weak demon. Then he says he hates that the boy is useless and that he should die and then swears to protect the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, they all go to a shrine and a priest tells them they're legendary kids and can have powers. One of them starts to punch the idols because he wants power, then you find out the girl is the demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl has hair that's up at the back of her head. One of the guys has light hair (I don't know what color) and the other guy has black hair and black eyes. This is a romance manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me find this manga. Thanks &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:27:54.180" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:27:54.180" Title="Romance manga about a group of legendary children" Tags="&lt;will-yuki-fall-into-hell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:40:53.203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17226" CreationDate="2015-01-01T00:26:34.937" Score="1" ViewCount="1421" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as the title asks, where can I find the Sunday Without God light novels?  The anime lacked some detail and plot that I feel it needed, but I can't find the English translations anywhere.  If there isn't an official one, could you give me a fan translated one or something along those lines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T03:13:10.420" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T03:13:10.420" Title="Where can I find the Sunday Without God light novels in English?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="752" CreationDate="2015-01-01T01:03:07.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That meme was started from the original DBZ but it got popular after TFS (Team Four Star) made a parody of the episode. And yes, it has mostly spread through Japan. But if you check, Nappa's power level was 4,000 and Vegeta was 2x more powerful, so Vegeta was still surprised. In conclusion, &quot;It's over 9,000!&quot; has spread to Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="11649" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T00:00:55.417" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T00:00:55.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3299" CreationDate="2015-01-01T01:14:35.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Animal#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17%  of the population of earth are animals&lt;/a&gt;. Even the king of earth is a blue dog. The reason they stopped showing them is because DBZ was mainly set in places like the South City and Ginger Town. Those were mainly populated by humans because animals are only found in the more city-like places, like the West City (That's where the World Tournament takes place and where Capsule Corp is).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T06:34:37.413" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T06:34:37.413" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2782" CreationDate="2015-01-01T01:17:53.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Power levels measure their strengths alone. Ki measures the energy they have, and to do certain attacks they need to focus their ki, like when Gohan was teaching Videl how to fly, she pushed her ki to the bottom of her feet to fly!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T01:44:57.617" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T01:44:57.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17210" CreationDate="2015-01-01T01:23:06.480" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just the same as Eric the titan body falls dead at her comand and she foracess her way out through the back of the neck. It gross but awesome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T01:23:06.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16827" CreationDate="2015-01-01T02:13:46.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sara had lost her memories but the few fragments of her former self who loved Masahiro created a body. So the child form of Sara is the feeling she had for Masahiro. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T04:46:20.610" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T04:46:20.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17253" CreationDate="2015-01-01T02:41:17.330" Score="4" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! movie, when Goku is fighting with Super Android 13, there is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/zYP4nNMLn9E?t=6s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scene that showed&lt;/a&gt; Super Android 13 punching Goku in the dragon.. uhmm... genitals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Caution:&lt;/strong&gt; This picture can cause unexpected pain in the crotch!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/h4ZSYij.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Watch it at your own risk.&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence that Goku managed to produce Goten before that fight?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Because I have a doubt about whether he could use &lt;em&gt;them&lt;/em&gt; ever again.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Are the two circles in the picture (that appear to be torn apart) something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T05:06:17.013" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T05:06:17.013" Title="What happened to Goku's &quot;Dragon Balls&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17216" CreationDate="2015-01-01T03:12:44.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no licensed English translation of the &lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt; light novels. There probably never will be, since the show and the light novels are at best moderately popular in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Site policy is to not link to fan translations, so I'm just going to wink in the general direction of Google. (But you're not going to find much - the fans don't appear to be interested enough to translate the novels either.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T03:12:44.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17227" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-01T05:03:24.520" Score="3" ViewCount="2070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the ONA of Ore-sama Kingdom, and I know the English name for it, but when I try to look for the manga, it doesn't show. My older sister knows the name but she forgot recently, which makes me also think that it's not Ore-sama Kingdom, that it's another name or another title. I've been dying to read this manga for a long time but never found it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ore-sama Kingdom description:&#xA;A manga artist (she creates manga books) named Nono transfers to a new school to find 3 handsome &quot;kings&quot; who find out her secret of creating manga books, even though she's still very young (and in high school).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qGeV6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ore-sama Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10963" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T12:54:26.893" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T12:54:26.893" Title="What is the name and where can I find the manga of Ore-sama Kingdom?" Tags="&lt;oresama-kingdom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17227" CreationDate="2015-01-01T05:18:13.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the manga is the same title as the OVA. It is called Oresama Kingdom (オレ様キングダム, &lt;em&gt;Kings of My Love&lt;/em&gt;). There is currently no English distributor for the manga nor is there an official English translation of it and the Japanese magazines publishing the series are &lt;em&gt;Chuchu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ciao&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_My_Love&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_My_Love&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T05:18:13.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17247" CreationDate="2015-01-01T05:49:07.747" Score="7" ViewCount="9262" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tsukihi is taking a bath together with Koyomi, she played with the foam and struck a pose while saying [都条例]【とじょうれい】 (or so I think, based on the translation). Koyomi said it was scary and splashed some water on Tsukihi to wash all the soap away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the image of the relevant scene &lt;strong&gt;(NSFW)&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tauRg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of Tsukihi's pose here? And why did Koyomi freak out like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T11:05:40.207" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T11:05:40.207" Title="What is the meaning behind Tsukihi's pose 17 minutes into in episode 1 of Tsukimonogatari?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-01T06:45:00.727" Score="4" ViewCount="52483" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime and couldn't find a explanation as to why Annie spared Armin's life?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T07:46:34.170" LastActivityDate="2020-12-17T13:18:52.450" Title="Why didn't Annie kill Armin during the 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17210" CreationDate="2015-01-01T11:40:16.937" Score="4" Body="&lt;h1&gt;The answer contains heavy spoilers to anime watchers. You have been warned!&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been heavily hinted (almost confirmed, really) that titans are created by transforming humans in some way. Ymir was transformed to a mindless titan over 60 years ago, and was unable to return to her human form for a very long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We already know that several powers (such as titan shifter powers, titan control powers, and &quot;The Memories&quot;) can be transferred by eating. This conclusion was reached by Hanji in chapter 57.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ymir ate Reiner's and Berthold's friend (who was also a titan shifter), she gained his titan shifting abilities, and was able to return to human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T16:38:44.750" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T16:38:44.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23163" CreationDate="2015-01-01T15:33:23.993" Score="4" ViewCount="4461" Body="&lt;p&gt;Halfway into season one of the anime the storyline changed from that of the manga and new characters were introduced. Then, because of the changes made in season one, the second season was also completely different to the manga. Book of circus, season three, picks up where one veered off. Was there a reason why they didn't just stick to the plot of the manga to begin with? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10965" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T17:59:53.953" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T19:19:37.773" Title="Why did the Black Butler anime diverge from the manga?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14397" CreationDate="2015-01-01T19:11:08.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think because Shinji Gatoh is the original creator of both of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character of both series is the same if you compare each other. A character that shoots guns easily. And the delinquents who beat in front of an amusement park.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10971" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-20T19:59:51.113" LastActivityDate="2019-04-20T19:59:51.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:37:57.913" Score="9" ViewCount="2682" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short-form anime (or &lt;em&gt;tanpen&lt;/em&gt; anime, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4623/is-there-official-terminology-for-anime-series-that-run-less-than-the-standard-l&quot;&gt;Is there official terminology for anime series that run less than the standard length?&lt;/a&gt;) are relatively common, with at least a few each season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems strange to me that this would be a worthwhile investment for studios. Sure, the production costs will be lower, but there are certain overheads that aren't going to scale with cost, and their DVD sales will surely be lower. So it seems like a losing deal for studios. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why, from a production standpoint, would studios decide to produce short-form anime over a full-length TV series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T15:22:34.020" Title="What are the reasons for producing short-form anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:38:14.427" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the short-form Anime that I've seen are comedies that have little to no character development. So it would be quite difficult to find enough content to &quot;fill up&quot; an entire full-length episode. It's the sort of thing where you sit down laugh for a few minutes and leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From another angle, the cost reduction of producing short form Anime is probably even lower than you'd expect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of short form Anime retain the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2597/when-and-why-did-the-trend-of-130-long-openings-and-endings-begin&quot;&gt;standard 90-second OP and ED&lt;/a&gt;. Since each episode is already short to begin with, 3 minutes becomes a significant portion of the episode to get &quot;for free&quot; - thus even less content needs to be produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T20:38:14.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:38:30.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime festivals have some restrictions regarding the length of the animation. There are usually multiple short films shown, so to fit in more works in a 2-3 hour event schedule, in case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://animefestival.jp/en/festival/competition/short/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Anime Awards Festival 2015&lt;/a&gt; it has to be under 30 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The work applied must be a 30 min. Or shorter animation film unreleased in Japan whose copyright is owned by the director, producer or applicant. Note short animation films produced mainly for the purpose of advertisement or promotion of any corporation or organization are not accepted. Also note short animation films having already been commercially released in Japan for a certain continuing period are not accepted; however, those submitted just to film festivals or screened only at graduation shows are not deemed as “commercially released”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T20:38:30.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:38:38.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short form anime has several advantages for creators and studios&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They allow writers to be more &quot;daring&quot; with their story, short forms can contain stories and ideas that will not work on full episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Short forms generally do operate on a lower budgets than their &quot;full-fledged&quot; big brothers. While it's true that there are some costs that don't scale, there are also many of those who do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Short forms allows for potentially higher quality episode due to its short length.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Short forms can squeeze between the larger shows, allowing studios and channels to fill in gaps in precious air time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line, it probably does pay off. Studios wouldn't have done it if it didn't. Short forms led to many great works that gained a lot of popularity and views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T20:38:38.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:41:08.367" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can allow a studio a more relaxed production schedule, for a full-length production, like for example Yama no Susume S2 or Kurmajo-san. This could actually result in similar or increased quality, while keeping additional costs down. Production of a 20-minute episode every 2 weeks rather than every week seems to be a more natural pace, as is apparent in the growing number of split-cour series (series that are spread over multiple seasons) and some series, like Sailor Moon, which broadcast on 2-week intervals. Having half-length or shorter episodes serves a similar purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of shows that have not been able to keep the animation quality up throughout, are &quot;Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu&quot; and &quot;Rail Wars!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6446" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T20:41:08.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:43:34.503" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;One reason that shows may be very short is so that studios can try some experimental works that production companies would be hesitant to release as a full series. One example of this is  Lychee Light Club which took a vastly different approach to the anime than they did with the manga. Characters were chibified and humourous rather than the disturbing horror depicted in the manga. Such a change was likely to spark various backlashes from hardcore fans if it were a full length show&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j08yN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often shows like this have a much lower production quality and would be ignored by the viewers if they ran the full length of a show: like Line Offline Salaryman or Naked Wolves which are very low budget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wF2f9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l5rhjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short time slot gives a lot of opportunity to be largely non-committal to plot and shows tend to be more episodic than sequential. Take for example Tonari no Seki Kun which simply takes place solely at the back of a classroom with a similar plot each episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XgueX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T20:43:34.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-01T20:43:56.720" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the actual reasons and circumstances my vary, usually short-length anime series are created for the following reasons (or combination of them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The adapted content does not have enough content to be adapted to a full length season&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The studio is pretty new to the industry (even if it's founded and made by industry vets, they've yet to prove themselves to the mass). This can be seen with series like Studio Trigger's &lt;em&gt;Inferno Cop&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A studio is trying something new or drastically different from their norm&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shorts have also been a way for the industry to showcase their work like manga authors and light novel writers to do with oneshots and short stories, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T20:43:56.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17229" CreationDate="2015-01-01T21:36:05.837" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand Japanese and relevant part of light novel is not translated, so I'm assuming that the anime translations is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Ordinance_Regarding_the_Healthy_Development_of_Youths&quot;&gt;Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths&lt;/a&gt; is a prefectural law, that simply says that any material, which is &quot;considered harmful&quot; must be marked as so (adult-only or 18+) and can only be placed in adult-only sections of stores. In 2010, the &quot;considered harmful&quot; was supposed to be expanded with &quot;sexually provocative depictions of fictional characters who appear to be under 18 years of age&quot;(aka. &lt;em&gt;&quot;Nonexistent youth&quot; bill&lt;/em&gt;), but was never passed due to heavy opposition from industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meta-joke here is that Tsukihi is both canonically and visually under age of 18, is striking suggestive pose and her privates are barely covered. Araragi is scared, because if said bill was actually in effect, it would immediately make the episode into 18+ material and would be handled as any kind of pornography. And thats something Araragi obviously wouldn't want. This is less obvious in anime, but it would definitely feel like real meta-joke when in written form. And considering NisiOisiN's streak with meta-4th wall breaking naratives, I wouldn't be surprised he written this exactly to make life of animators harder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T21:36:05.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17229" CreationDate="2015-01-01T22:10:07.960" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, what Tsukihi said was 都条例 &lt;em&gt;tojourei&lt;/em&gt;, which is the short name of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Ordinance_Regarding_the_Healthy_Development_of_Youths&quot;&gt;&quot;Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (also called &quot;Bill 156&quot;). This ordinance &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-15/full-tokyo-assembly-passes-youth-ordinance-bill&quot;&gt;underwent a major revision in 2010&lt;/a&gt; that substantially expanded its scope. In particular, it required publishers located in Tokyo Metropolis to self-regulate and prevent the publication of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-13/tokyo-youth-ordinance-bill-approved-by-committee&quot;&gt;&quot;manga, anime, and other images (except for real-life photography)&quot; that &quot;unjustifiably glorify or exaggerate&quot; certain sexual or pseudo sexual acts&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This bill was obviously targeted at the anime/manga/etc. industry (given the exemption for real-life photography). And, of course, the industry (which is largely based in Tokyo) was not a fan of this - this ordinance has been a hot-button topic for some time now. I'm pretty sure that the whole ending of the Kenzen Robo Daimidaler anime was a reaction to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In practice, the law has not been very strongly enforced. &lt;a href=&quot;https://dankanemitsu.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/the-uneasy-ceasefire-of-2012-revised-tokyo-ordinances-current-status/&quot;&gt;As of mid-2012, no works had been actually deemed &quot;harmful&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, though I believe a small number (single digits) were deemed &quot;harmful&quot; in 2013. But anyway:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the meaning of Tsukihi's pose here?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glorifying a pseudo-sexual act, I guess. The pose isn't a reference to anything in particular; the only previous examples of it I was able to find were a few things on pixiv (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=36386978&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=30580433&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;; NSFW) doing drawings based on the description in the light novel (chapter 004; keep in mind that the light novel was written in Sept 2012, nearly two years after the revised ordinance was passed). More generally, this is a pretty prototypical example of the kind of thing that could have been subject to scrutiny or outright banned had the &quot;non-existent youths&quot; provision of the bill gone through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And why did Koyomi freak out like that?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, here is his internal monologue immediately after Tsukihi does her pose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't poke fun at it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Panicking, I dumped the washbowl on her. The soap was washed away. I think that made it worse, at least as far as the Metropolitan Ordinance is concerned. But still, I was of the opinion that covering up bits and pieces was far less wholesome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nudity is healthful and artistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really know what to extract from that. Perhaps he was breaking the fourth wall and was worried that the government's censors would shut them down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T22:15:40.923" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T22:15:40.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21170" CreationDate="2015-01-01T22:43:28.577" Score="18" ViewCount="3873" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest Monogatari - &lt;em&gt;Tsukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt; there is a cut to an image with many young girls surrounding the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wJ0S1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girls in the purple uniforms are from SHAFT's other show &lt;strong&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/strong&gt;, but who are the other girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T02:09:04.177" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T16:51:07.863" Title="Who are all the girls fawning over Araragi?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17251" CreationDate="2015-01-01T22:45:55.920" Score="4" ViewCount="5050" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Koyomi gets ready to make his sister a boiling hot bath in episode 1 of Tsukimonogatari, he does a little dance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/79rX7.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Koyomi dancing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems familiar - is it a reference to another series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-03T00:07:28.030" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T11:18:14.743" Title="What dance is Araragi dancing?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17249" CreationDate="2015-01-02T00:05:14.267" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this is just supposed to be Tsukihi's schtick from her OP in Nisemonogatari (Platinum Disco). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KKUOFm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gvkIem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cy69gm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eSTa4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zT7nqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zmirym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QyPBGm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zXG1im.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l0bThm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XfurTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xTDSmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mD4nBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T00:05:14.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17225" CreationDate="2015-01-02T01:05:30.937" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the vast possibility of Goku eating a sensu bean after that, we can assume he regrew anything that was damaged. We also know that Goku is an alien. Although he looks human, he might not have balls there. Or balls at all. But if he does, like young Goku sometimes shown, he doesn't really use them that much :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9265" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T01:05:30.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-02T01:59:27.557" Score="6" ViewCount="525" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Araragi and Yotsugi land at the base of the steps to the shrine in episode 3 of Tsukimonogatari, we see that Ougi is waiting there, reading something on her phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eJWsE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ougi reading a thing on her phone&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's she reading? Is it plot-relevant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T01:59:27.557" Title="What is Ougi reading on her phone when she meets Araragi at the steps to the shrine?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17255" CreationDate="2015-01-02T01:59:27.557" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ougi is reading Franz Kafka's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Metamorphosis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (in the original German, &lt;em&gt;Die Verwandlung&lt;/em&gt;; in Japanese, 「変身」). She's at the very end of the story. The portion displayed on screen is the equivalent of the following (from the translation by Ian Johnston &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis&quot;&gt;available on Wikibooks&lt;/a&gt;) (spoiler alert!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...which was extremely favorable and with especially promising prospects. The greatest improvement in their situation at this moment, of course, had to come from a change of dwelling. Now they wanted to rent an apartment smaller and cheaper but better situated and generally more practical than the present one, which Gregor had found. While they amused themselves in this way, it struck Mr. and Mrs. Samsa almost at the same moment how their daughter, who was getting more animated all the time, had blossomed recently, in spite of all the troubles which had made her cheeks pale, into a beautiful and voluptuous young woman. Growing more silent and almost unconsciously understanding each other in their glances, they thought that the time was now at hand to seek out a good honest man for her. And it was something of a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions when at the end of their journey the daughter first lifted herself up and stretched her young body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why specifically &lt;em&gt;The Metamorphosis&lt;/em&gt;? Beats me. Perhaps it's that Ougi identifies with Samsa, being a monstrous and verminous creature him/her/itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T01:59:27.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-02T04:31:41.113" Score="1" ViewCount="3307" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime and I really enjoyed it.  However, it didn't have a conclusive end, rather, it seemed to end in the middle of Ai's journey to save the world.  Seeing as there is no English translation that I have found (official or otherwise), I have been looking for a summary of the books that weren't adapted and how the series ended overall. Would you be able to point me towards an in depth summary of all of the books (or just copy/paste it into an answer)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="9200" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T04:18:20.530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T04:18:20.530" Title="How did the Sunday Without God light novels end?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17199" CreationDate="2015-01-02T07:23:06.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no apparent relation between the Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru and Natsu no Arashi manga series&amp;mdash;they were published in different magazines and have different authors (Natsu no Arashi is by Jin Kobayashi, the author of School Rumble). From what I can tell, the stories are completely different too. (I've only seen one episode of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, and never anything of Natsu no Arashi.) But the anime versions of both shows are produced by Shaft and directed by Akiyuki Shinbou, as their Wikipedia pages point out. That's probably what the TVTropes page was referring to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not really sure how that makes Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru a spiritual successor to Natsu no Arashi&amp;mdash;look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyuki_Shinbo#Director&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinbou's filmography&lt;/a&gt; and you could claim that, say, The Soul Taker was the spiritual successor to Twilight of the Dark Master, or Denpa Onna was the spiritual successor to Arakawa Under the Bridge, on the basis that Shinbou directed one and then later directed the other. On the other hand, the otherwise unrelated Pani Poni Dash and Negima?! do share a lot of stylistic similarities, so perhaps it's something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T07:23:06.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17264" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-02T20:25:26.053" Score="3" ViewCount="1480" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched episode 269, and in a flashback, they had whisker marks BEFORE they got swallowed by Kurama (Nine-Tails) and started eating its flesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10985" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-02T20:40:22.837" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T14:31:48.060" Title="Why do the Gold and Silver Brothers in Naruto Shippuden have whisker marks?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17046" CreationDate="2015-01-03T00:30:38.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Santa Company Twitter account (@santa_company), for a limited time (not sure why), it can be purchased from this website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://santa-company.jugemcart.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://santa-company.jugemcart.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10989" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T00:30:38.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17267" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17275" CreationDate="2015-01-03T01:10:33.990" Score="4" ViewCount="417" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and a bunch of other sites, we are given the names of a number of Angels, such as Sachiel and Ramiel. Yet at least in the subbed version of the original 26 episodes that I've been watching - I just got to episode 12 - I haven't seen much (if any) mention of the Angels' names. (Comparatively, I remember seeing the names of new monsters being listed as they appear in-episode in shows such as &lt;em&gt;Ultraman Max&lt;/em&gt;. It's of course possible that I might have missed something similar in EVA, but I feel like it's hard to get through this many episodes without noticing at some point.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are the names from? From sites such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evamonkey.com/platinum-booklets/angel-profiles.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that there is definitely official information out there, but at least in this case, this is only information for a &quot;platinum DVD release&quot;, which would probably be quite a bit later from the original broadcast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus: When and where did viewers &lt;em&gt;first&lt;/em&gt; learn of the Angels' names? Was this within the original broadcast, or was this perhaps in something like an artbook?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T07:56:07.130" Title="Where were we first given the Angels' names?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="835" CreationDate="2015-01-03T03:30:35.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you guys for the explanation, it really helped. But I think there was something left out. I think the other reason there a English courses in Japanese high schools is because we're living in an increasingly English speaking world. A good percentage of Japan's business is with America. Schools are teaching English more simply because it might be needed one day. You can't have a business transaction if you don't understand what the other person is saying. It's very true that America and other English speaking countries are having a lot of influence over Japan, and the proof is seen within the country itself, via advertisements, school, language, art technology and overall daily life. I've been to Tokyo before and was lucky enough to catch a business man talking on his phone in English, and I stopped on the street to take a look around me and marvel at the simple fact that I could actually understand some of the things I saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10991" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T03:30:35.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2015-01-03T03:48:54.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While this hasn't been explained exactly point for point, I do believe the answer is revealed in one of the more recent chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Igneel is somehow inside of Natsu, and Igneel is well older than the required age to hold him back. Same with Gajeel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10993" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-03T04:25:57.513" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T04:25:57.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17282" CreationDate="2015-01-03T05:07:08.323" Score="12" ViewCount="991" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most recent story of the Monogatari series, Tsukimonogatari, has just aired and has all of its four episodes aired on one day. The same thing happened with Hanamonogatari which aired on August 6, 2014. They aired all of its five episodes on that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they do that? Why didn't they wait and air 9 episodes over multiple days, or maybe wait some more to make Monogatari Series: Third Season with Owarimonogatari and Zoku-Owarimonogatari? Why did they air all its episodes in one day? What's the point of making it have 4 or 5 episodes when it could also fit in a movie as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-03T07:30:26.360" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T12:22:50.660" Title="Why did they air all four Tsukimonogatari episodes in one day?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17203" CreationDate="2015-01-03T07:21:07.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Lord Third said those words, he meant that instead of the soul going into its rightful place, it is being trapped inside a demon for eternity. So the soul is never rested peacefully when it is inside the demon. If that is torture, I think all the previous hokage have gone through it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10996" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T07:21:07.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17267" CreationDate="2015-01-03T07:48:45.267" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from the episode 14 &quot;Weaving of a Story&quot; where there is a quick recap of the show up to that point (up to the 11th Angel, although Ireul's name wasn't given in episode 14), and the proper names of the Angels are listed in the eye-catch text, there is also episode 23 where there's a recap of all the angels up to that point, including a picture of the Angel, the number, and name. It occurs right after the halfway point, see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_23_Cut_198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_23_Cut_198&lt;/a&gt; for the entire sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This appeared during the original airing of the series on TV, and would be the first time the names are given for all the Angels to the viewer. Note that &quot;Lilith&quot;'s second Angel designation never appears in the TV series, &quot;Kaworu&quot; doesn't appear until episode 24, and the name &quot;Tabris&quot; never appears in the TV series either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T07:56:07.130" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T07:56:07.130" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17280" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-03T19:35:45.060" Score="8" ViewCount="3088" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write die of disease with a specific disease's name and the person's time of death, there must be a sufficient amount of time for the disease to progress. If the set time is too tight, the victim will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds after completing the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say Y has a Death Note. He also has Shinigami Eyes, and because he's a genius he can read in Shinigami time. So he wants to kill Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Z, bradykardie, dies of bradykardie at 11:59 on this date: 25.07.2062. Till he dies, he will always do whatever the person he knows as A tells him to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Yes, Z is destined to die at the mentioned date.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A won't die, since he already wrote his own name in his Death Note.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7621" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T06:03:50.217" LastActivityDate="2019-04-30T03:53:51.333" Title="How long can you manipulate a person with a Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17286" CreationDate="2015-01-03T20:00:08.993" Score="24" ViewCount="4329" Body="&lt;p&gt;☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do some shows have the star ☆ in them? I understand it makes it look &lt;em&gt;cool&lt;/em&gt;, but it seems to be the only non-standard character that's used in titles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example - you don't see Christmas specials with a unicode snowman in them ☃&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some examples of shows using ☆:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lucky☆Star&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rolling☆Girls&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Space☆Dandy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Puni Puni☆Poemy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fuuun Ishin Dai☆Shogun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Miami☆Guns&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T15:51:26.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T15:51:26.303" Title="Why do lots of anime titles have ☆ in them?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17272" CreationDate="2015-01-03T20:13:35.770" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Hanamonogatari was all aired on one day was because it kept being delayed because of production issues, it was supposed to come out the Spring season but ended up airing at the very end of Summer season (basically the Fall season). The studio decided to delay it no longer and release it all at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-13/monogatari-series-hanamonogatari-delayed-until-august-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See this ANN post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure of the exact reason for Tsukimonogatari's bulk airing, but it could be a related reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T12:22:50.660" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T12:22:50.660" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12945" CreationDate="2015-01-03T23:05:41.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the worlds are not the same but parallel like Edolas. The fact that the rave people came to fairy tail was probably by mistake just how some of the Edolas people got to earth-land. The two anime/ manga are written by the same man, but the fact he linked them could be seen as an Easter egg as some or no ova's are cannon, however in my personal opinion weather it's an OVA or not, the fact that they linked is clear enough to me that they are in fact parallel. However many things are the same in both animes like the jiggle but gang, indicating to me once again it is parallel and characters can move from one place to another. :) &#xA;Nyaaaa~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11000" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T04:21:54.503" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T04:21:54.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17281" CreationDate="2015-01-04T00:39:16.910" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LuckyCharmsTitle&quot;&gt;happens with a lot of other titles&lt;/a&gt;, and it's neither limited to Anime/Manga, nor is it limited to stars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A partial list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//SIGN (read &quot;dot-hack sign&quot;, leaving the slashes unread)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yotsuba&amp;amp; (the ampersand provides a more accurate transliteration of よつばと！)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The iDOLM@STER (at-sign is pronounced like the letter &quot;A&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;∀ Gundam (contains the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_quantification&quot;&gt;universal quantification&lt;/a&gt; symbol, but is read &quot;turn-A Gundam&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan (the Greek letter Ψ (psi) is used for both phonetic purposes and for deeper meaning; this particular letter has roots in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology&quot;&gt;psychology&lt;/a&gt; and related fields)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've observed, the context used for those titles is generally emphasis, tone, or for stylistic purposes.  You're likely correct in that a symbol like this is meant to be there to look cool.  But, if you come across a symbol stranger than a star, there &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; be more to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T00:39:16.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17264" CreationDate="2015-01-04T01:22:37.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is the author is making a reference to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maneki-Neko&lt;/a&gt; or the fortune cat with the whiskers. It is a tradition that these ornaments brings forth good luck or fortune. Back in the old days, copper, silvers and gold were used as part of the currency exchange, that is why the Maneki Neko is sometimes coated in gold like color. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Towards the end before the Gold and Silver brothers were completely sealed away, Darui did mention something about if a bunch of copper work together, it is worth more than a lump of gold or silver. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11004" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T14:31:48.060" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T14:31:48.060" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17281" CreationDate="2015-01-04T01:23:04.570" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;TVTropes calls adding non-pronounceable characters to a works title a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LuckyCharmsTitle&quot;&gt;Lucky Charms Title&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and as you can see from the example list, it is not a purely Japanese phenomenon. However, the Japanese are generally more adventurous with this. An explanation could be that because of the huge amount of Kanji the Japanese written language contains, being suddenly confronted with a character you can not immediately identify is not as jarring for a Japanese reader as it is for a Western reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the Unicode character WHITE STAR (☆) so popular? Because it is a natural eye-catcher. When looking at a list of works, like a TV program for example, the ☆ character immediately stands out, even among the huge number of characters the Japanese language is using.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way: Official releases in English often drop the lucky charms from the title. Amazon sells &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B002M2T21C&quot;&gt;Lucky☆Star&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000924BV8&quot;&gt;Puni Puni☆Poemy&lt;/a&gt; sans ☆'s (although the star usually still appears as a decorative element in the lettering on the cover to reproduce the original typography as faithfully as possible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9256" LastEditorUserId="9256" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T12:21:09.907" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T12:21:09.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17291" CreationDate="2015-01-04T01:45:04.703" Score="4" ViewCount="15483" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this scene in the &lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt; episode of &lt;strong&gt;Date A Live Season 2&lt;/strong&gt;, the main setting is what appears to be a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tanabata&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this first picture, Kotori was writing a wish on her &lt;em&gt;tanzaku&lt;/em&gt; but as Tohka questioned her about it, she then entered &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; mode. Before she managed to erase her original wish and replace it with a plain &lt;em&gt;&quot;I hope Shidou becomes useful.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, the video shows her original wish for a few milliseconds, but there are no subtitles for it. (I'm sorry if the first character was already scratched out, but it was already very difficult to capture this image).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ehOX2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kotori&amp;#39;s wish&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also see Kurumi wrote her own wish in a &lt;em&gt;tanzaku&lt;/em&gt;, but it isn't shown until much later in the episode. The second picture shows her wish as Shidou tied it to the topmost of a bamboo tree, again without subs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAkQZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kurumi&amp;#39;s wish&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did these two girls write in their wishes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9330" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T05:08:18.550" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T04:43:47.667" Title="What are the translation of these two tanzaku in Date A Live II OVA?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;date-a-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7112" CreationDate="2015-01-04T04:22:20.420" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pocket watch is in fact gold according to the English translation of the manga. Yoki mentions this in chapter 3 of volume 1 saying: &quot;A gold watch with the president's crest and the hexagram!! GAH!&quot; After Ed introduces himself in the Inn by showing them the watch. It would be very interesting to find out which side the mistake was made on, translation or the anime and all colored artwork. :) I was wondering about this too for some time but couldn't find anything on it online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11008" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T04:22:20.420" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-04T04:48:49.230" Score="5" ViewCount="1982" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSvH8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder where is this image from. Does anyone know its origin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11010" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:37:29.150" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:37:29.150" Title="What's this picture of a smiling character with blue eyes and light hair from?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T01:41:01.040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17287" CreationDate="2015-01-04T04:51:26.137" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, Kotori wrote in her &lt;em&gt;tanzaku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;士道と結婚．．．&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what lies beyond the cut off part, but it can be inferred that she wants to get married (結婚) with Shidou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Kurumi's &lt;em&gt;tanzaku&lt;/em&gt;, it reads&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;士道さんとまたいつか会えますように&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which translates to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I hope to meet Shidou-san again some day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are wondering, the last 3 characters on the bottom left corner is her name [時崎]{ときさき}　狂{くるみ} (Tokisaki Kurumi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T11:21:06.487" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T11:21:06.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2774" CreationDate="2015-01-04T05:35:15.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe because Goku/Kakarot was going to come back in due time anyways. So the dragon let it slip by like when the dragon had to check if he could make a certain wish. Maybe the dragon only does stuff that can't already happen naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11012" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T05:35:15.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7112" CreationDate="2015-01-04T05:57:56.983" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The correct color of the watch is silver.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A popular fan scanlation of the manga (volume 1, chapter 3, page 19) &lt;strong&gt;incorrectly&lt;/strong&gt; states that the pocket watch is gold in color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CGNJo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CGNJom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;English scanlation from MangaFox&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Third panel down on the left: &quot;The president's crest! The hexagram gold watch!&quot;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct color is in fact silver, according to the raw version. Here is the same panel, taken from the raw manga (volume 1, page 117).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/gsq0zHq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/gsq0zHqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Original manga, photographed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same panel as above reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;大総統｛だいそうとう｝紋章｛もんしょう｝に六芒星｛ろくぼうせい｝の銀時計｛ぎんとけい｝！！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically here, the term 銀時計｛ぎんとけい｝ (&lt;em&gt;gintokē&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &quot;silver watch&quot;) refers explicitly to &lt;strong&gt;銀｛ぎん｝ (&lt;em&gt;gin&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &quot;silver&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt;; as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1587/memor-x&quot;&gt;@Memor-X&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7116/274&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt;, it is similar to 金｛きん｝ (&lt;em&gt;kin&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &quot;gold&quot;), which most likely led to the confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T05:57:56.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17296" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-04T05:59:47.870" Score="3" ViewCount="1354" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what the most popular franchises of all time are, when viewed through the lens of Comiket. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &quot;Comiket-related metrics&quot;, I mean things like: number of circles participating; number of distinct doujinshi sold; total number of doujinshi sold; or any other such metric that you think would make sense. I'm not sure which of these metrics have data readily available, so any of them will do, really. I'm looking for data taken in aggregate since Comiket 1 in 1975, or at least as far back as data is available. I'm &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; looking for information about what was most popular at C87 (the Dec 2014 Comiket) or any other recent Comiket in specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, that said, I'm fairly confident that the number-one most popular of all time is going to be Touhou - it's been at the top of the Comiket &quot;charts&quot; for a long time now (in the comments, Logan suggests it became really popular in 2002). So what I'm &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; interested in knowing is what comes in second place on down. I really have no idea what might even be on the list besides Touhou - maybe something long-running like Nanoha or PreCure or Gundam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T06:15:24.213" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:32:16.610" Title="In terms of Comiket-related metrics, what are the most popular franchises of all time? (Touhou and...?)" Tags="&lt;doujinshi&gt;&lt;comiket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11673" CreationDate="2015-01-04T06:19:10.433" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2mf5hg/meta_i_need_help_with_a_wiki_page_im_setting_up/cm3rir5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;User /u/urban287 on reddit proposes an interesting non-conventional viewing order for watching the entire Raildex series&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Railgun season 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index season 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Index movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His reasoning is rather compelling: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Watching the Sister's Arc first in Index absolutely ruins the emotional impact you get from seeing it from Misaka's perspective while providing absolutely no gain. The Sister's Arc is 4 episodes in Index and 14 in Railgun S as such the Railgun S version's enjoyment should &lt;em&gt;clearly&lt;/em&gt; take priority, especially considering the fact that it is the &lt;em&gt;primary&lt;/em&gt; arc of the entire Railgun series (and arguably the best arc of the &lt;em&gt;entire&lt;/em&gt; show).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first season of Index is the weakest entry to the series. Index season one is written pretty badly. It does a horrible job explaining the world and what is going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raildex is a situation where the conventional wisdom of &quot;watch it in production order&quot; kind of breaks down because there are actually two parallel productions involved. Since this watching order &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; still preserve production order within each individual production (i.e. Index and Railgun), I think it works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do watch the series in this order, note that episodes 10-14 of Index season 1 are basically a condensed, crappier version of episodes 2-16 of Railgun season 2. It'll be a bit of a slog to get through, but you should do it anyway, because the Index version shows events from a different character's perspective (Touma's). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="43453" LastEditDate="2018-11-17T09:13:46.177" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T09:13:46.177" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-01-04T06:19:10.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="553" CreationDate="2015-01-04T15:17:53.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand it, let's say you reanimated Itachi. Sasuke, for arguments sake, doesn't have an eternal mangekyou, so he needs to switch eyes with someone. If he switched with Itachi, Sasuke would have good eyes, and Itachi, the worse ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm almost certain you can't reanimate a person twice at the same time, otherwise we'd have seen a lot more Kages in the fourth shinobi war. This means because you can only revive someone once at a time, and upon death/revival the reanimated body's eyes flake off and diminish, only four of a certain set of eyes can exist at a time because the eyes destroy themselves when the reanimation is destroyed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means, at a time, you can only have 4 eyes in existence (Two in the reanimation, and two in the reanimated persons original body in a coffin, if they haven't rotted away already) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11017" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T15:27:08.407" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T15:27:08.407" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2015-01-04T15:41:48.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must have read the manga up until the last chapter, as this does include very late game information. From manga chapter 695 or something:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Sage of Six Paths was capable of mastering all 5 elemental chakras. We got this from the fourth Shinobi war, when Tenten, someone inept at ninjutsu, picked up a Sage of Six Paths tool/fan and was capable of utilising all 5 chakras, which exhausted her very quickly. Secondly, when Naruto was given power by the Sage of Six Paths, the Sage of Six Paths gave Naruto chakra of all the bijuu. Bijuu each having their own nature, e.g. Son Goku's Lava style (Fire + Earth), which means Naruto had mastered all Kekkai Genkai, and if he was capable of using his wind style to make a Lava Rasen Shuriken, I see no reason why it isn't possible to master all 5 natures, as well as the secondary and tertiary, or even quarternary natures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible to master and use every single chakra type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11017" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-04T16:24:56.643" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T16:24:56.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17305" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-04T18:36:20.280" Score="7" ViewCount="1628" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is related to the Nasuverse in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if Shiki is able to kill Servants using his Chokushi no Magan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11022" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T02:47:03.363" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T13:19:13.290" Title="Can Shiki kill servants?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6301" CreationDate="2015-01-04T20:03:49.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Short version&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It probably takes place between episode 19 and 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Long version (spoilers)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I was wondering about this as well. It clearly takes place after episode 15 when Rin reveals his powers, and after Konekomaru begins to accept him as a friend after episode 18 or 19. So I'd say it takes place before episode 20, because the next few episodes seem to happen concurrently and all are more serialized leading up to the finale. Also, Yukio doesn't have his pointy demon ears in the movie like he does in the after credits scenes of episode 25, so I don't think the movie takes place after the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11023" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T13:05:30.953" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T13:05:30.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17305" CreationDate="2015-01-04T21:47:03.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;Mystic Eyes of Death Perception&lt;/strong&gt; (直死の魔眼, &lt;em&gt;Chokushi no Magan&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mystic Eyes of Direct Death&lt;/em&gt;) can kill Servants&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beings will have different amounts of lines depending on their complexity. Humans will have a countable amount in geometric patterns. The Dead have numerous lines all over their bodies that make their appearance hard to discern. Members of the Phantasmal Species will have very few &quot;parts vulnerable to death.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Those without physical bodies like Servants are also able to be killed&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mystic_Eyes_of_Death_Perception#Lines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mystic Eyes of Death Perception: Lines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This comes from the TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q &amp;amp; A Booklet which is citation 14 in the section I linked to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: Since Saber and Gilgamesh have physical bodies in Fate/Stay Night, can Shiki see lines on them? (@LestatDusk)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A: Not just when they have a physical body, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are effective even when they're in spiritual bodies. For Shiki [Ryougi], if the opponent can be recognized as &quot;living&quot; (not &quot;life&quot;, but &quot;live&quot;), she can see the lines of death. For example, the ghosts in Overlooking View were dead, but they were &quot;living&quot; in the sense that they can interfere with the current world.&#xA;  Also, why she didn't succeed against the Sarira in Araya's arm is because it belonged to an enlightened one who achieved &quot;becoming extinguished, alive.&quot; To kill it by the lines of death means she has to decipher advanced &quot;lines of death&quot; levels higher than the normal concept of death. But what's sad about bones is that rather than having to do that, they'll turn into ash if you burn them. If you have time to be using Death spells, level up and beat it physically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mystic_Eyes_of_Death_Perception#cite_note-Servant-13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Citation Note 14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, whether the user can do it is another thing. In the Q &amp;amp; A quoted above, the answer seems to assume that &quot;Shiki&quot; refers to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ryougi_Shiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryougi Shiki&lt;/a&gt;. If we are talking in terms of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shiki_Tohno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tohno Shiki&lt;/a&gt;, then it'll be a bit more difficult due to the migraine he suffers from when he takes off the Mystic Eye Killers glasses Aoko gave him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are not infallible. The human mind was not meant to perceive death in such a way, and using it is highly taxing on the human brain, causing headaches. In addition, there are multiple levels of perception; in the beginning, Shiki could only see lines on people and objects, then progressed to seeing dots on living things, then dots on inanimate objects. Each step takes the mind further from natural perception, and each step is more damaging to the brain; eventually the stress leads the brain's blood vessels to burst and death for the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shiki_Tohno#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tohno Shiki: Abilities 5th Paragraph&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryougi Shiki is not shown to have migraines from the use of her eyes. Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lastly, the ability to perceive and trace lines or pierce dots does not give the user any added physical capacity to perform the task itself, especially against an unwilling target. [Tohno] Shiki must still get in range, aim, and move his hand by himself, which is not a trivial task against the kind of enemies he faces. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so even with his Mystic Eyes, Tohno Shiki must still be able to stand against a Servant and as mentioned in Ryougi Shiki's page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Ryougi Shiki's] combat ability is only possibly around the level of Ciel, allowing her to manage a defensive fight against a being on the level of a Servant. While still much stronger than [Tohno] Shiki, who holds no hope in even competing with a Servant defensively&lt;/strong&gt;, it is unknown how her abilities work and the speed with which they take effect should she choose to utilize them. She is noted to be the second strongest being in the Nasuverse when not including Servants, under Arcueid Brunestud and above Primordial Demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ryougi_Shiki#Third_personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryougi Shiki: Third Personality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tohno SHIKI/Michael Roa Valdamjong on the other hand, while he has Mystic Eyes, they are not the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception (though he believed they were the same) and he is only cutting the &quot;life&quot; of a person and not the &quot;death&quot;, which is what Ryougi and Tohno do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should also point out that while the Mystic Eyes can kill a Servant (given the user's own physical skill), not everything can be killed with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The only entity [Tohno] has failed to kill is Night of Wallachia, since it does not exist as an actual being, but instead as a phenomenon that does not &quot;exist&quot; until it occurs. Nasu has also stated that beings such as ORT are immune to Shiki's Eyes, having no concept of &quot;death&quot; in the first place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T13:19:13.290" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T13:19:13.290" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17315" CreationDate="2015-01-05T03:49:28.613" Score="5" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 when Tomoko is looking up on &quot;Gaagle Japan&quot; on how to make herself look more cuter it seems her movements are quite exaggerated, to the point where she is using the mouse in a way no normal computer user would. (as the mouse wouldn't normally track while up in the air like that)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is she doing this? is this a parody from something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T03:49:28.613" Title="Why is Tomoko actions on her computer so exaggerated?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17314" CreationDate="2015-01-05T03:49:28.613" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scene itself is a parody from Death Note when Light is writing in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_UTG05S5Ak&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Comparative Video on youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of the exaggerated movement of the mouse is that it's supposed to mimic what Light did with his pen as he was writing the name of criminals in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you'll notice all the shots of criminals dying in Death Note, in Watamote they are replaced with the sites Tomoko found, in a sense her &quot;targets&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T03:49:28.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17290" CreationDate="2015-01-05T04:10:16.757" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's extremely difficult to determine its origin/source. The best I could find is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/ihatelolicon/images/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this image&lt;/a&gt;, which can be traced back to at least as early as April 10, 2009:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5uyX8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marisa Kirisame?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She sure does look like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/5458/Marisa_Kirisame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marisa Kirisame&lt;/a&gt; from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touhou_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Touhou Project&lt;/a&gt;, even though her eye color in canon is either red (in the PC-95 era) or the more popular yellow. I include two images of Marisa for comparison:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SdiMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marisa by Mokku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=683729&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Original artwork of Marisa&lt;/a&gt; by Mokku (cropped).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3TlY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marisa in Labyrinth of Touhou 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Blue-eyed Marisa in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geocities.jp/aaa_3peso/THL2/top.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Labyrinth of Touhou 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, drawn by &lt;a href=&quot;http://eho971.web.fc2.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Juugoichie&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T11:12:56.887" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T11:12:56.887" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-05T05:50:26.247" Score="13" ViewCount="3059" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently started reading the &lt;em&gt;Attack On Titan&lt;/em&gt; manga. I started from chapter 35 and skipped over 1-34 because that's where the anime left off and I already watched it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to know which chapters I should go back and read without having to reread all of them (because I'm lazy and I know I'll lose interest if I do)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11031" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T13:18:09.787" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T13:18:09.787" Title="Which chapters are left out during in the anime of Attack on Titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-05T10:23:44.127" Score="2" ViewCount="492" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last scene of the final episode of &lt;em&gt;Bokura Ga Ita&lt;/em&gt; (ep. 26), Yano repeats a quote that Nanami made in an earlier episode. The quote was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;it all equals out&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the earlier episode, where the quote originated, Nanami was explaining to Yano how&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he may not have anyone he loves, but there are people who really love him and thus &quot;shouldn't it all equal out?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, back to the final scene. He repeats the quote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;it all equals out&quot; and questions it. He says, &quot;it didn't all equal out,&quot; and that &quot;it ended up more equal...&lt;strong&gt;on the positive side.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched two different translations of the scene and I am still confused. I originally thought it was basically saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 'you love no one, but someone loves you a lot, so it equals out', so I'm not understanding the &quot;sides&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is &quot;the positive side&quot;? Did he simply just mean&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;I loved no one, Nanami loved me dearly, and it ended up being on the &quot;side&quot; of me loving Nanami?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is there more to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this isn't a question about &quot;how it ended&quot;. This is a question about the literal meaning of the final lines in the anime. I suspect it might be something lost in translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8815" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-03T16:07:07.807" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T08:03:40.607" Title="What does the dialog related to Nanami's quote in the last episode of Bokura Ga Ita mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;bokura-ga-ita&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16800" CreationDate="2015-01-05T12:34:05.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this has been confirmed, but it's most likely that Takahiro Sakurai enjoyed playing Makishima Shogo in Psycho Pass. With all the praise he got, I think he enjoyed the project (Psycho Pass) so much that he wanted to get back in the action even if it was a role he wouldn't normally take on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11037" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T12:34:05.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8194" CreationDate="2015-01-05T14:52:53.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know what is the first anime to have done this, but I can name one anime older than both &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Love Live&lt;/em&gt; that has done this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (2003 Renewal DVD&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;). According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Fly_Me_to_the_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every episode has a different &quot;Fly Me To The Moon.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's see if anyone can beat me to the Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Thanks to &lt;strong&gt;mivilar&lt;/strong&gt; for the correction. Detailed information about all the ED versions in the different releases of &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Fly_Me_to_the_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T14:10:19.500" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T14:10:19.500" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16943" CreationDate="2015-01-05T16:21:35.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2, the past was shown which was &lt;strong&gt;10 years ago&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's start when his mother was still alive&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward was 7 years old and Al was 6 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research and training&lt;/strong&gt; (4 years)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When their mother died, Edward and Al agreed to revive their mother again by using the taboo which is the human transmutation, but before that, they searched about the human transmutation and improved their alchemy by training with the alchemy master in order to revive their mother...it took many years.&#xA;After the training, they've completed the ingredients and performed the human transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Then that dark incident happens...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It took &lt;strong&gt;4 years&lt;/strong&gt; of preparation and then their bodies were the sacrificed...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Edward became a state alchemist / test part&lt;/strong&gt; (1 year)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that  &lt;em&gt;&quot;dark incident&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, Roy Mustang came to their town hearing that there is a talented alchemist which is referred to as Edward (knowing what Edward have done), then he offered Edward to become a state alchemist and told him about the Philosopher Stone that could bring back their body, which Edward grabs that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward had his surgery and rehab which took only &lt;em&gt;one year&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;He was twelve years old then, and Al was 11 years old.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To shorten my answer, Edward Elric was 11 years old and Al Elric was 10 years old when they've done the human transmutation.&#xA;(Refer to Brotherhood series; his present is 17 years old in Episode 2.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T13:05:15.397" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T13:05:15.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13766" CreationDate="2015-01-05T17:01:27.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode is &lt;strong&gt;Target 55: Resolution&lt;/strong&gt;. At &lt;strong&gt;17:45&lt;/strong&gt; she gives to Tsuna. &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/R6v6Z90LYps?t=16m&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case the video is deleted, below is the picture where she shows the charms she made for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1V0J0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Charm for all&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanted to add a screenshot when she was giving charm to Tsuna, but I cannot find Tsuna,  the charm and Kyouko all in a single picture.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T17:04:48.297" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T17:04:48.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17328" CreationDate="2015-01-05T17:32:39.797" Score="10" ViewCount="434" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8swEa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuru Yuri Season 2, Episode 4, 12:16&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It stopped working but at 99 o'clock. If it's just the reflection (image) shouldn't it be 88:88? Even if it is inverted it will be 18:66, 66 min, but it is not inverted and after repair it shows the time as 15:49. So is that a mistake or there is something really funny which I am not able to get?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:27:58.750" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:27:58.750" Title="How can a clock stop working at 99 o'clock?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17327" CreationDate="2015-01-05T17:45:24.657" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's rather simple, actually − the electronic controller must have experienced a failure and the memory module ended up with unexpected remaining electrical charge when it started working again, but the clock was not designed to counter this possible error, so it does not reset the memory, which results in impossible time, like in this Russian Elektronika-6 clock:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FIxkvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could probably get more technically correct answers at &lt;a href=&quot;http://electronics.stackexchange.com&quot;&gt;Electronics.SE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T17:45:24.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17318" CreationDate="2015-01-05T18:58:45.763" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read from the beginning. From what I remember, the anime didn't leave much out if anything at all. It just stopped at a really bad point. The main difference is that the manga did not progress linearly and employed a lot of flashbacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11040" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-05T19:18:18.723" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T19:18:18.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17331" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-05T19:27:59.017" Score="-9" ViewCount="2433" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am watching Cowboy Bebop right now. It seems it depicts a lot of smoking. Most of the characters smoke in that anime.&#xA;So is there any kind of special meaning of that smoking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7890" LastActivityDate="2020-11-12T04:54:37.940" Title="Smoking in Cowboy Bebop..." Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2145" CreationDate="2015-01-05T21:27:43.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kage bunshin no jutsu makes the amount of clones you want with an excess amount of chakra to still use jutsu. While tajuu kage bunshin no jutsu make a massive amount with just enough chakra to hold the clones and can't cast a lot of jutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11043" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T21:27:43.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11464" CreationDate="2015-01-05T22:01:44.543" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don Freecss is a character mentioned to have written a guide to the dark continent in two parts: East and West. The association has had a copy of East. West has not been seen.  Ging claimed that is because Don is still writing West, and thus is still alive. East was written 300 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Ging is correct, then these are valid assumptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don must be over 300 years old making him the oldest known character.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Dark Continent is notoriously dangerous so Don must be strong or well protected to reside there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freecss is the last name of Ging and Gon so Don is likely related to them through Ging's father.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As Nen slows aging and is the major source of combat power in the series, Don is likely a very power Nen user.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the Dark Continent is noted for having new/strange fauna and flora including powerful medicial plants, it is possible that his environment could greatly impact who the character is and provide a cause for his long lifespan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is all we know and can safely infer from the manga.  There are fan theories surrounding him but at this point we don't know anything else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T01:38:19.317" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T01:38:19.317" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17336" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17337" CreationDate="2015-01-06T01:46:25.757" Score="2" ViewCount="5757" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Kisame passed away, heck, even before he passed away, Samehada seemed to be attracted to Bee. What drove it to do so? The ownership of a sword only changes when the new owner defeats the old owner, isn't it? Or am I getting something confused here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T02:13:22.733" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T02:15:32.937" Title="What made Samehada team up with Bee?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17336" CreationDate="2015-01-06T01:46:25.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found the answer in the Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Samehada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samehada&lt;/a&gt;. The ownership is actually based on Samehada's personality. It seem to have its own conscious (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Samehada is unique for being a sentient weapon that gains nourishment from the chakra of others and as such, the blade is at its happiest when engorged with chakra that possesses both a distinctive and pleasant flavour. It apparently greatly enjoys Killer B's chakra since, according to Kisame, it tastes like octopus. However, it has shown displeasure towards fire-natured chakra, stating that — according to B — it's far too hot. &lt;strong&gt;Being capable of conscious thought, Samehada chooses its own user, an exclusive process that has often resulted in it being thought of as notoriously picky. If someone it disapproves of attempts to wield it, spikes protrude from the handle in order to force them to release their grasp, at which point Samehada will make efforts to return to its chosen owner. Even if it did betray its former owner for a more powerful wielder like Killer B, the blade was at least close enough to Kisame to mourn his death.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T02:15:32.937" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T02:15:32.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17338" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17339" CreationDate="2015-01-06T05:00:49.950" Score="12" ViewCount="2621" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this movie in 2012 on The Hub (Discovery Channel's kid network).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes place after an undefined apocalypse, where the earth is now mostly desert and the moon is shattered into pieces, after being destroyed due to an extremist bombing of a laboratory located there. Now all that is shown remaining on the planet is a human town bordering a jungle-like forest filled with animal-like plant monsters largely hostile to humans. The entire forest is a super-organism led by twin dryad-like beings that the people in the town treat like gods. The water supply of the planet is ever dropping, and the forest is taking most of it leaving the town dry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Elsewhere, humanity is composed of a military-state in a partially underground base that is hostile to the forest and is also in need of water. The protagonist is a boy from the village who agrees to be turned into superpowered human-plant hybrid by the forest to fight this army, and his hair turns white and his clothing changes to being red and sleeve-less. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11049" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:18:19.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:18:19.553" Title="Movie identification: post-apocalyptic setting featuring a genetically engineered forest" Tags="&lt;giniro-no-kami-no-agito&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:41:19.250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17338" CreationDate="2015-01-06T05:21:45.473" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin:_Spirits_of_the_Past&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Origin: Spirits of the Past&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (or Gin-iro no kami no Agito). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xQ6kp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikipedia Link&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Genetic engineering on trees was conducted at a research facility on the Moon to produce trees capable of growing in harsh, arid conditions. The trees gain consciousness, obliterating Earth's civilizations and destroying the Moon. Three hundred years later, Japan is a dystopia covered by the Forest, a huge expanse of sapient trees, and ruled by the tree-like Zruids, which inhabit the planet and control the water supply of both trees and humans. Agito, a geeky young boy, and his father Agashi, as well as his friends Cain and Minka, live in Neutral City, a city carved out of the ruined skyscrapers which acts as both a buffer and a bridge between the Forest and the militaristic nation of Ragna. While the people of Neutral City co-exist peacefully with the trees of the forest, the nation of Ragna aims to destroy the Forest to restore the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wasn't aware that it aired on the Discovery channel but it was made in 2006 and licensed by Funimation, and would definitely of have fit the 2012 airing time frame. The description of the movie pretty much matches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/origin-spirits-of-the-past&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T05:21:45.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21250" CreationDate="2015-01-06T14:01:27.643" Score="6" ViewCount="459" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished episode 24 of EVA, and I noticed that the last two previews I'd seen looked a lot &amp;quot;rougher&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The preview after episode 24 consists of a series of what seem to be rough drawings or sketchs over a voiceover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The preview after episode 23 was animated (in that there were some &amp;quot;moving&amp;quot; frames), but looked unfinished - the colouring and lining looks incomplete. Moreover, some of the images look like they come from a manga (in terms of, for instance, speech bubbles, or hiragana/katakana given for some kanji - although it seems possible to me that the bubbles might just have been taped on so as to give people involved in production some idea of the dialogue in each scene). For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wbXjmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparatively, the artwork in prior episode previews seemed somewhat more &amp;quot;finished&amp;quot;, and, at least in my memory, was usually animated. This I presume is probably because of the fact that EVA had production issues toward the end of the anime run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But less obvious to me is this: &lt;strong&gt;what are these speech bubbles that show up in the episode preview for episode 24 actually for?&lt;/strong&gt; Are they something that feature in preliminary anime sketches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T08:58:34.330" Title="What's with the taped over speech-bubbles in the preview?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8019" CreationDate="2015-01-06T21:56:06.177" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ougi’s true identity is Araragi Koyomi himself. From the Bakemonogatari &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Owarimonogatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia's&lt;/a&gt; section on &quot;Ougi Dark&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gaen reveals that Ougi’s true identity is Araragi Koyomi himself. She is an Oddity that Araragi created, similarly to how Hanekawa’s stress created Black Hanekawa, and Sengoku’s hallucinations created the white snake Kuchinawa. Ougi represents Araragi’s self-criticism. When Araragi saw &quot;Darkness&quot; for the first time in Shinobu Time, he realized that there is a law dictating over the world of Oddity. Araragi knows that he is too weak, too hesitant, too emotional to make harsh decisions, and he subconsciously wished for a being that can judge him, and &quot;correct&quot; everything wrong in this world. His desire came true as Oshino Ougi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11056" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T21:01:10.963" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T21:01:10.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13877" CreationDate="2015-01-07T03:08:00.057" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17343/1908&quot;&gt;user11503's answer&lt;/a&gt; is exactly correct: the earlier parts of JoJo were just as bad when they aired on TV. Here's the TV version of OP's screenshot from JoJo part 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u8AiV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;JoJo episode 1, 0:14&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much better than Stardust Crusaders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what happened: sometimes, Crunchyroll only gets streaming rights to a show after the BDs have come out. This was the case for JoJo parts 1 and 2. In these cases, Crunchyroll will typically use the BD version rather than the TV version, since the BD version is almost invariably higher quality (Shaft notwithstanding). Of course, it so happens that the BD version also will be less censored. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also happened, for example, with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6268/1908&quot;&gt;Madoka&lt;/a&gt; (no simulcast; when Crunchy got streaming rights, they used the BD version).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is unlikely that most of the points mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13921/1908&quot;&gt;Toshinou Kyouko's answer&lt;/a&gt; are relevant in light of the fact that OP's assumption is false: Stardust Crusader is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;, in fact, substantially more censored than parts 1 and 2. The smoking thing seems like it might be playing a role, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T00:51:19.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T04:24:25.687" Score="7" ViewCount="495" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first episode, we see Akira running down the street without pants. Then he asks a bystander, and the guy just lends his pants to Akira. Is this related to some cultural reference, or is it never explained and is a strange plot element even to Westerners?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T10:57:38.663" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T03:14:52.820" Title="Why does a stranger lend Akira pants?" Tags="&lt;eden-of-the-east&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T04:58:41.580" Score="4" ViewCount="855" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuko takes a vial from the art kit to use as a weapon against Shimada, in case he turns aggressive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He does turn aggressive, murdering 17 students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime shows the label (in Japanese) of the vial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What substance was that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T09:30:40.850" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T09:30:40.850" Title="What substance Tachikawa Yuko used on the Shimada Hideo's parasyte in the art club?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18354" CreationDate="2015-01-07T05:52:53.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D4tI2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Paint stripper&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese label is &lt;code&gt;油彩剥離剤&lt;/code&gt;, which translates to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_stripper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;paint stripper&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The principal active ingredient in historically common solvent paint strippers is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloromethane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dichloromethane&lt;/a&gt;, also called methylene chloride, which has serious health risks including death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Symptoms of acute overexposure to dichloromethane via inhalation include: difficulty concentrating, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, headaches, numbness, weakness, and irritation of the upper respiratory tract and eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DCM is also metabolized by the body to carbon monoxide potentially leading to carbon monoxide poisoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prolonged skin contact can result in DCM dissolving some of the fatty tissues in skin, resulting in skin irritation or chemical burns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T09:01:03.857" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T09:01:03.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18358" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T14:08:26.803" Score="8" ViewCount="92905" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several humans which can transfer into titans at will. What about the normal titans? Hange said that titans do not weight as much as they should. Their only vulnerable area is where the real human body would be for shape-shifting Titans. They also look like humans, are there humans inside normal titans as well? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="3771" LastEditDate="2015-01-07T14:20:25.257" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T08:30:06.780" Title="Do normal titans have humans in them as well?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16958" CreationDate="2015-01-07T14:34:45.313" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, I was a bit confused as well, but I think I know what happened at the end. So that Pion and Oyage could stay on Earth instead of going back into space, the main character (Watashi) destroys the electric generator, their only source of power. Near the end, Pion and Oyage are at about 15% power. So, Watashi converts their batteries into wind-up batteries to get past the electricity problem. As said on the sign, 1 hour of winding= 1 minute. They're still okay. :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, if it helps, Chris Seibenmann on &lt;a href=&quot;https://cks.mef.org/space/rtblog/anime/JinruiChronologicalOrder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://cks.mef.org/space/rtblog/anime/JinruiChronologicalOrder&lt;/a&gt; provided an explanation on the timeline of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, and the episodes go: 12, 7-8, 5-6, 1-2, 9, and ending with 3-4. This explains why you don't see them anymore, because the later episodes are flashbacks, albeit episode 9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11073" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T14:34:45.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T14:35:45.953" Score="5" ViewCount="5588" Body="&lt;p&gt;They do seem to become less active at night or if deprived of sunlight, and so it may be possible they draw their primary source of energy from the sun. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13880/how-would-annies-going-underground-prove-anything&quot;&gt;Annie refused to go underground.&lt;/a&gt; There also seems to be types of &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Wall_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wall titans&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that titans are scared of underground and need of sunlight make them weak to underground. Is this true and if so why doesn't the humans try to colonize underground?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T03:52:40.957" Title="Are titan's other weakness the underground?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T15:06:06.237" Score="11" ViewCount="4916" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like the Titans have a really huge advantage like the colossal, armored, female Titan. They could probably charge at Wall Sina instantly, take it down and wipe out humanity. The female Titan spared Armin's life a few times, when she could take him out in seconds.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems the Titans are capable of killing all the humans completely but they don't. Why is that so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T21:05:21.290" LastActivityDate="2018-07-29T01:23:44.320" Title="Why didn't the Titans wipe out humanity yet?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T15:38:13.813" Score="12" ViewCount="4119" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 4 size classes of titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S2HEW.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130527182654/shingekinokyojin/images/thumb/5/56/Maru1369501858577.png/1000px-Maru1369501858577.png&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyoujin Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this so? Do they get larger when they eat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-07T16:50:39.593" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T02:32:44.920" Title="Why are there different classes of titans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T21:30:41.550" Score="2" ViewCount="1533" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just started watching Soul Eater and have the basics pretty much and u was wandering. Could a Demon Weapon also be a weapon meister? This got me thinking when watching the Thompson Sisters defend themselves against an army of mummies can someone shed some light on this? I know the sisters are just weapons belonging to Death the Kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11075" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-01-07T21:44:44.293" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T21:48:23.647" Title="Can a Demon Weapon also be a Weapon Meister?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18364" CreationDate="2015-01-07T21:48:23.647" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Weapon&lt;/em&gt; ability in Soul Eater is basically determined at birth. You either can transform into a weapon or you can't. There's no confusion about that. But the &lt;em&gt;Meisters&lt;/em&gt; are a bit different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be a &lt;em&gt;Meister&lt;/em&gt; basically means to be able to perform well in pair with a &lt;em&gt;Weapon&lt;/em&gt;. Not everybody can do that, but even among the &lt;em&gt;Meisters&lt;/em&gt;, not all of them can perform well enough to be considered a serious threat or a great combo. You could say that a successful combo can do the Soul Resonance thing and unleash their full battle potential. And it doesn't really matter if there's more than one &lt;em&gt;Weapon&lt;/em&gt; in a combo or no &lt;em&gt;Meisters&lt;/em&gt; (non-&lt;em&gt;Weapon&lt;/em&gt;) at all. Thompson sisters show that they can do just fine both in the role of a &lt;em&gt;Meister&lt;/em&gt; and a &lt;em&gt;Weapon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all members of a combo can be &lt;em&gt;Weapons&lt;/em&gt;, but the Soul Resonance best occurs when there is a specialist non-&lt;em&gt;Weapon&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Meister&lt;/em&gt; in it. At least that's what can be concluded from the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T21:48:23.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15574" CreationDate="2015-01-07T22:01:07.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's quite a number of differences from that the new series differs from KID's the older series (OVAs and &lt;em&gt;Conan&lt;/em&gt; anime appearances). The older series was more faithful to the manga, while the new series take certain liberties with it's adaptation, including modernizing outdated technologies. The events from the series still pan out like they did, but some of the results happen differently. For the most part, the movies are considered separate from the TV series in terms of continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the main series. &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan/Case Closed&lt;/em&gt; there isn't much consistency in terms of real-time chronology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/O62L5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This gallery&lt;/a&gt; offers a side to side comparison of the two series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for KID's name &quot;1412,&quot; it's mentioned that 1412 is the case incident file number, Yusaku Kudo (Shinichi/Conan's father) saw a reporter's hastily scribbled &quot;1412&quot; on a piece of paper and purposely misread it as &quot;KID.&quot; Thus, Yusaku unintentionally named the Kaitou Kid his name. This is mention in File 6, Volume 16 of the &lt;em&gt;Conan&lt;/em&gt; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-01-07T22:01:07.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18358" CreationDate="2015-01-08T00:45:11.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the manga hasn't actually confirmed this, but here's a theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly, don't read the manga spoiler if you don't want it. You will regret it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As we already know, Eren and Annie are humans who can turn into Titans. In the manga, Ymir, Reiner and Bertolt are revealed to be able to do the same. There is also this Beast Titan, who is very intelligent and can speak. It is also able to turn humans to titans through some unknown means and give them orders. The manga also reveals that there are titans inside the walls. Maybe that would explain the last scene after the ending in the anime (the Colossal Titan inside the wall Sina).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So my theory is that the Beast Titan can convert humans into titans. Most are stuck in this form, and their human bodies eventually merge with the titan's and they become full titan, thus become unable to return to human forever. Some are able to break free, and they become Titan Shifters  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T13:22:12.470" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T13:22:12.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18363" CreationDate="2015-01-08T00:49:20.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler alert!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The classes are just sizes and nothing more. However, the 60 m class is not really a class but is classified as &lt;em&gt;special&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;abnormal&lt;/em&gt; much like Eren and Annie. These specials are basically one of a kind titan that have different abilities like jumping and running. We see them several times in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11079" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T03:43:06.453" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T03:43:06.453" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19450" CreationDate="2015-01-08T04:41:30.280" Score="6" ViewCount="1439" Body="&lt;p&gt;Multiple times in the GITS Arise characters mention the mysterious Ghost Infiltration Key. From what I understand it is somehow used to stop (paralyze?) an agent of government, or perhaps anyone with a cyberized brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does that thing work? A lot of cyber warfare is based on breaking encryptions and bypassing various types of barriers. And then there are these keys. They have to be unbreakable to be deemed worth keeping in one's hands. Otherwise the risk of such an item falling into enemy's hands is too great − they could neutralize the government agents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's got &quot;Ghost&quot; in its name for a reason, probably to make it clear that the target is not the cyberbrain device, but the Ghost of its user. Ghosts are as unique as it gets in GITS universe, so there can be only one key. Or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is the Ghost Infiltration Key created?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is it stored?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is it activated?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How does it work?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can there be multiple?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T04:02:57.410" Title="What is this Ghost Infiltration Key?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16891" CreationDate="2015-01-08T04:46:41.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact that Zoro cannot bear Luffy's pain (as depicted above) is why he will never be the Captain. Besides, why would he want himself as the Captain, if he is the one who joined Luffy's team? By so doing, I think he is fully aware that the Captain of Luffy's crew is Luffy himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T06:46:07.840" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T06:46:07.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18360" CreationDate="2015-01-08T07:27:51.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main weakness is the back part on the neck that what I want to say. Underground is not exactly weakness. How I want to compare is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/45627/Levi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Levi&lt;/a&gt; fighting with Titan on plain ground without tree and building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why lead Titan to forest or underground ? Because they loose their power. No The main reason is full utilization of 3D maneuver gear. They are confined and they can't use their full potential and give benefit to Scouting Legion to use their 3D maneuver gear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13885/6345&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; and all the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13880/how-would-annies-going-underground-prove-anything#comment17752_13883&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; you would get the knowledge why Annie refused to go underground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the case of sunlight I can't confirm that sunlight give extra power or not but night means less visibility which apply for both human and titan. In &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 38 Castle Utgard&lt;/strong&gt; there is night scene and Titan attack castle at night. But in &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 34 Warriors Dance&lt;/strong&gt; face of Titan inside wall is covered so that daylight won't reach the titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/71479/Ymir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ymir&lt;/a&gt; turn into Titan at night to protect her friend from other Titan and to fulfill the promised made with &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/62481/Krista_Lenz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Krista&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for underground colonization, it is bad idea the reason is as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18360/are-titans-other-weakness-the-underground#comment23384_18360&quot;&gt;キルア says in the comment&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Would you want to live underground when a group of Titans could walk overhead and demolish your entire city with one jump?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T11:49:14.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18362" CreationDate="2015-01-08T08:33:51.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact answer has not been revealed, but some conclusion can be drawn from different episodes and chapters of anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prelude of several episodes of Attack on Titan stated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Over a hundred years ago, humanity suddenly found itself faced with a new predator. They were more powerful than humans. Humanity was immediately pushed to the brink of extinction. The survivors built three walls: Maria, Rose, and Sina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the anime and manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Female Titan spared Armin's life several times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7561/6345&quot;&gt;The walls were built with the exoskeletons of titans.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Colossal Titan, Armored Titan, Female Titan (i.e. Bertolt Hoover, Reiner Braun, Annie Leonhart respectively) and other Titan Shifters actually lived among humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Ymir turned into titan and protected her friends from other titans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Rich people and the top brass who mainly lived inside Wall Sina knew a lot about the titans, the walls and the titan inside the walls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;The titans who broke through the wall and led other titans inside were mainly the Colossal Titan and Armored Titan, and their objective was to search for the mysterious power known as the &quot;Coordinate&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These points lead me to conclude that their main intention is not to destroy humanity, but to find the &lt;strong&gt;Coordinate&lt;/strong&gt; ability for which they may destroy humanity. The relation of the Titan Shifters with human, and their willingness to sacrifice their lives for their friends shows that their main intention was not to destroy humanity. And humans are not as weak as they seem to be; titans need to make some effort to destroy all humans, and those titans with brain know that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T19:07:20.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18377" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T12:01:08.630" Score="3" ViewCount="1260" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt; is a movie based on a story of the same name in &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series&lt;/em&gt; light novel, which is part of First Season before &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;. I don't even remember when it was supposed to air, probably two or three years ago. After the delay, they kept producing other stories in &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series&lt;/em&gt; like &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series: Second Season&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tsukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they put it off for so long? If it was because of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/17272/why-did-they-air-all-four-tsukimonogatari-episodes-in-one-day&quot;&gt;production issue, like &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, why did they keep producing another &lt;em&gt;Monogatari Series&lt;/em&gt; but not &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T19:42:00.127" Title="Why have they been delaying Kizumonogatari for so long?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18478" CreationDate="2015-01-08T12:38:55.183" Score="2" ViewCount="12360" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara was able to get the Rinnegan by mixing Hashirama's meat with his own (i.e. mixing the Indra and Asura chakras) to get the Sage's power. If Naruto did the same by mixing Sasuke's meat with his own, would he get the Rinnegan? Or, if Sasuke mixed Naruto's meat with his own, would he get Rinnegan in both of his eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T04:54:01.440" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T19:51:46.610" Title="Is there a way for Naruto to get the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18383" CreationDate="2015-01-08T12:48:42.740" Score="1" ViewCount="4626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Hashirama hailed as the most powerful shinobi of all time and there hasn't been anyone who can surpass him? Also, why is the Wood Style unique to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T17:45:33.960" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T17:51:00.583" Title="Why is Hashirama hailed as the most powerful shinobi of all time?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18380" CreationDate="2015-01-08T16:19:32.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is more to it than this but the main reason he was considered the strongest was that his Wood Style allowed him to control the Tailed Beasts.  Before he did this there was no Jinchuuriki System.  The system only came after he passed them out to other Nations in good faith.  He potentially had all the Nine fighting for him at one point along with his own abilities.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Wood Release was basically a Blood Release version of Senjutsu which could explain a lot of the shared attributes between the two (like extra damage, rapid healing, growing nature, etc) and was so overpowered. Imagine someone having access to massive nature chakra reserves at all time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish they explained Wood Style more and why the release was only unique to him and not his whole family (since it is considered a Kekkei Genkai).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T17:51:00.583" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T17:51:00.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18358" CreationDate="2015-01-08T16:32:52.050" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was explained titans were humans at one point. The ones from the Ymir's village were turned into them against their will.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Titans&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Titans&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also hinted at by experiments with Eren that the more he uses shifting without resting the more he merges with the titan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ymir also wandered aimlessy as a titan without ability to shift or control her actions for a while, indicating most titans are in the same situation as her.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T16:32:52.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18362" CreationDate="2015-01-08T16:53:32.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has no answer yet, and probably will not for a while. The author has stated the publication will run for at least another three years from the date of the linked article (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-22/attack-on-titan-creator-isayama-manga-to-end-in-about-3-years/.79025&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;September 2014&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is what has been revealed so far: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The reason seems to be that the Coordinate, which has the power to control Titans, is &quot;lost&quot;.  Mindless titans can't be controlled without it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It could be said that Colossal Titan only emerged recently to take down the wall since a Titan of that size and power has never been available before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Titans are actually used to enslave/control the population (since the royal family seemed to have had the Coordinate power for several generations). They never attempted to use it against the &quot;enemy&quot; before Eren took control of it, which is odd. Bertolt, Reiner, Annie could actually be working for the king, since the royal family &quot;lost&quot; the Coordinate to Eren's father. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-29T01:23:44.320" LastActivityDate="2018-07-29T01:23:44.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18377" CreationDate="2015-01-08T17:07:28.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no doubt to the popularity of the Monogatari series that fans are clamoring for Kizu, but since it was delayed by production AND the immense popularity of Madoka Magika, what's probably happening now is that Kizumonogatari is likely being planned to be released towards the end of the franchises finale, as a reflective issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No source for info, just an observation and estimation. Tsukimonogatari marks the beginning of the end of the series, the final arc so it should be within this year that we hear news about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11085" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T17:07:28.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T19:24:22.987" Score="4" ViewCount="15529" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does it ever get explored in any of the materials? Does he ever find out?  It seems like she knows about him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T20:38:32.603" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T17:18:49.100" Title="Does Shirou ever learn about Illyasviel being Kiritsugu's daughter?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18389" CreationDate="2015-01-08T21:29:59.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Heaven's Feel route, yes, as she says she is in the True End:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Shirou kills Kotomine and is about to sacrifice himself to stop the Greater Grail, Ilya appears wearing the Dress of Heaven planning to shut it down herself. Here she tells Shirou that it's her duty as his older sister to protect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Unlimited Blade Works route, however, she doesn't&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; as when Shirou and Rin go to recruit her to help fight Caster, Gilgamesh has already arrived before them, defeated Berserker, and ripped out Ilya's heart, killing her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure about the Fate Route; to my recollection, Shirou doesn't find out (am currently replaying) and I have yet to play Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. However, because it also has hints of all the Fate/Stay Night routes in it, I would assume the knowledge of Ilya and Shirou being adopted siblings is assumed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Of course, Ilya won't admit this to Shirou anyway in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia as the Shirou in it is not actually Shirou but Avenger assuming Shirou's form and Ilya seems to be aware of the False Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T23:47:43.500" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T23:47:43.500" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20643" CreationDate="2015-01-08T21:57:01.063" Score="11" ViewCount="111966" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first episode of Tokyo Ghoul √A aired today, and at the end (obvious spoiler), Kaneki went with Aogiri (we don't know why yet). However, I read that in the manga, he did the exact opposite. Instead, he tried to create a group to fight Aogiri. Why did the second season completely deviate from the manga? Was it by the choice of the mangaka or the anime producers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T12:32:01.207" LastActivityDate="2020-04-16T01:27:28.850" Title="Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18405" CreationDate="2015-01-08T23:28:07.343" Score="7" ViewCount="1115" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Monthly Girls' Nozaki Kun (both in the episode 1 of the anime and chapter 1 of the manga), Nozaki tells Sakura that the bicycle scene cannot have tandem riding because it is against the vehicle law and he can't display that in his manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the same tandem riding is shown in several current works (like episode 12 of &quot;Your Lie in April&quot; - Kaworu rides Kousei's bike standing up).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does the statement by Nozaki-kun have any real world parallel? Are manga artists really pressured by the editors not to put dangerous or illegal scenes in their works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any law in place forbidding this display of &quot;illegal&quot; activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keepe in mind that Nozaki's manga is aimed at girls 15+ in his fictional world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T14:11:32.520" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:34:04.547" Title="Are manga artists really pressured by the editors not to put dangerous or illegal scenes in their works?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;&lt;monthly-girls-nozaki-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17215" CreationDate="2015-01-08T23:31:10.413" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really sounds like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/66509/Yuki_wa_Jigoku_ni_Ochiru_no_ka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuki wa Jigoku ni Ochiru no ka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Fujiwara Hiro)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;military history story concerning boys and girls&quot; revolves around&#xA;  Yuki, a girl who has lived in the rural area of Kyoto with her six&#xA;  childhood friends who all share a secret that they cannot tell anyone.&#xA;  On her 16th birthday, Yuki's fate begins to change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story begins with the main girl and boy (the one with dark hair), their friends are not present at the beginning, then the light hair boy comes back and argues with the dark hair boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each child has specific kind of the power, and the girl power...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; comes from Hell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oPcfA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1 Spead&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9563" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T05:57:27.697" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T05:57:27.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18396" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T01:28:10.673" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the series, Akira Amatsume discusses an ice-pop/popsicle lottery. The winner obtains a wooden stick with some words printed on it. However, later on Akira mentions that it is just a urban myth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this plot point? Does the lottery relate to a real urban myth? Is the lottery a symbol for something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T04:45:57.050" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T04:45:57.050" Title="What's the significance of ice pop lottery?" Tags="&lt;yosuga-no-sora&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T02:07:52.260" Score="5" ViewCount="23367" Body="&lt;p&gt;What chapters do the Berserk movies cover? And what are the chapters 000a and 000b and 000c, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11095" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T14:12:34.183" LastActivityDate="2018-11-02T16:54:35.730" Title="How to start the Berserk manga, should I bother with chapters 000a and 000b?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7135" CreationDate="2015-01-09T03:06:52.153" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It was never Madara's plan to begin with. He was manipulated by Black Zetsu.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&#xA; &lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Seeing them, Madara announces himself the world's saviour, one who has saved the world from itself by replacing the hells of reality with the heavens of dreams. While he is proselytising, Black Zetsu stabs him in the back. Black Zetsu reveals that it has never served Madara, but rather Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and that it has manipulated him for decades in order to bring about her revival.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; --- Quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Kaguya_.C5.8Ctsutsuki_Strikes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA; Black Zetsu is the person who delayed the plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T05:52:31.973" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T05:52:31.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16891" CreationDate="2015-01-09T04:07:07.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is his trust in Luffy and Luffy's dedication to his dream. He believes Luffy has what it takes to be a Captain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro believes in Luffy, he believes that Luffy would go to any length to keep his word. He sees this quality the first time they met each other. He said that Zoro was his comrade and he fought for him, honoring his word. He also sees that Luffy has a big dream, and he was serious about it. Plus, he believes in Luffy to be Captain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be seen when Luffy fights Usopp. Luffy had to beat Usopp and leave him, which was very hard for Luffy to do, but Luffy does it as a Captain. Zoro remarks that it's the burden of the Captain, and the rest of the crew relies on him to bear it (read more about it on the  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_236&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11096" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T06:44:16.987" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T06:44:16.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18403" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18412" CreationDate="2015-01-09T09:28:07.000" Score="6" ViewCount="3729" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song &lt;em&gt;Planetes&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt; begins with some telegraph encoding, which I think is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabun_code&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wabun code&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY9vkhvVZC4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My transcription is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;-•-• -••-- •-- --•-- •- --•-• •-•-- -•--•&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which decodes to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ni-yu-ya a-i-shi-te-ru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Niyuya didn't make sense. Did I get something wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-20T03:50:15.193" LastActivityDate="2020-12-20T03:50:15.193" Title="Meaning of telegraph code in the song &quot;Planetes&quot;" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18392" CreationDate="2015-01-09T12:38:08.517" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think what separates &lt;em&gt;Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)&lt;/em&gt; is the intent. &lt;em&gt;Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun&lt;/em&gt;, as senshin &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18392/are-manga-artists-really-pressured-by-the-editors-not-to-put-dangerous-or-illega/18405#comment23431_18392&quot;&gt;commented&lt;/a&gt;, was most likely comedic exaggeration. On the other hand, &lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt; used that vehicle law as an opportunity to show the strength of the protagonist and the recurring characters' friendship (that they would even have to break the law to get their friend where he needs to be, and even cut classes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In relation to this, Japan also has a peculiar (to foreigners) culture of independence. Their family makes them take the public transportation rather than drop them off with the family cars. It's a huge no-no to personally drop them off. This, as believed, helps them grow in independence; yet, while only a culture, anime usually portrays a wealthy kid (usually a young lady) dropped off with(out) butlers. This leads to two diverging meanings in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the pride of the wealthy kid, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the embarrassment for not being &quot;independent.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Showing this delivers, as mentioned, differing &lt;em&gt;intents&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Although the comparison between a &lt;em&gt;law&lt;/em&gt; and a &lt;em&gt;culture&lt;/em&gt; is different, their value seems similar, so you can take it with value.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11038" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:34:04.547" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:34:04.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17166" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:08:06.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no green-lit at the moment for a sequel of Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis. It's based on a card battle game for iOS and Android, so there's an endless stretch of coverage to adapt here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best we could assume is that it's &quot;prophetic&quot; for anything Shingeki no Bahamut-related since it is peculiar enough there are no &lt;em&gt;explicit&lt;/em&gt; green-lit announcements yet. Anime usually do make the green-lit announcement after the series ended with a hint for a sequel. I take it they meant for something coming, but that's the best everyone (I've searched around) can count on. It could be a sequel, a spin-off (since it's wrapped up), movie, or OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm confident, however, that in no way would they be making a senseless &quot;I'll be back&quot; hint without actually following up anything. Not once, in the hundreds of anime I've watched, would that happen. They could, however, announce a termination of whatever project they originally intended to continue the Bahamut hype.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11038" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T13:08:06.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:40:44.573" Score="1" ViewCount="60" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series only says she was murdered &quot;ten years ago&quot;. What was her age at the time of the murder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T13:40:44.573" Title="How old was Nanana at the time of her murder?" Tags="&lt;nananas-buried-treasure&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17331" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:45:57.760" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Expanding on my extra well received comment…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmokingIsCool&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes article called &quot;Smoking is cool&quot;&lt;/a&gt; where Spike is featured as &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; cool smoker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wt5ky.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;spikeknowssmokingiscool.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There's no denying that nine times out of ten a fictional smoker is a Badass. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We've kinda gotten used to that fact. Cowbow Bebop, among many, many other works, uses smoking to show that the character is likely not a person you want to mess with. Otherwise, you'll have a bad time, like those bandits and criminals Spike and his fellow crew members hunt for government bounties. In addition to Spike, Jet and Fey also smoke, but not as much. Guess the coolest guys smoke the most. There's even a running gag with Spike trying to light up a cig and being told he's in a non-smoking area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a TV show called &lt;em&gt;Big Shot&lt;/em&gt; that the crew of Bebop likes to watch for the news about biggest bounties. The show has wild west decorations and features desert background, guns, cactuses, tumbleweeds, a saloon door, everything that says &quot;this is Wild West&quot;. And of course the image of that cannot be full without some smoking cowboys, which our bounty hunters represent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from all that, the series was produced in the end of the 90's when smoking was still considered kinda cool, although not as much as before. If you look for anime produced around the same time you'll surely find some other examples where main characters are both cool and smokers. Like for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellsing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hellsing&lt;/a&gt; where Integra smokes cogarillos and is a scary-powerful sir. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trigun&lt;/a&gt;, for the most part set in a desert, where Wolfwood lights up a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this smoking thing isn't at all unique to Cowboy Bebop and doesn't have any sophisticated reasons beyond the fact that it is generally regarded as a sign that the smoking character is a badass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T20:50:35.283" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T20:50:35.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18409" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:47:18.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nanana's Buried Treasure or 龍ヶ嬢七々々の埋蔵金 Ryūgajō Nanana no Maizōkin is a Light Novel series by Kazuma Ōtorino. It was adapted to manga and a 11 episode anime. It tells a story of a young boy that moves into an apartment haunted by the ghost of Nanana, an adventurer and treasure hunter murdered 10 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;16 year old Jugo Yama was exiled into Nanae artificial island by his father after he refuses to take over the family business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the island, he moves into an apartment haunted by the ghost of former Treasure Hunter and island founder Nanana Ryugajo, and both become roommates (the ghost cannot leave the room and Jugo is tricked into paying one year in advance before knowing the room is haunted).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jugo soon joins the adventure club of his school, and with his schoolmates goes on a hunt for the lost treasure of Nanana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T17:02:07.083" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T17:02:07.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18410" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:47:18.897" Score="0" Body="Nanana's Buried Treasure a light novel by Kazuma Ootorino and anime by A-1 Pictures. A young boy moves into an apartment haunted by the ghost of Nanana, an adventurer and treasure hunter murdered 10 years ago." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T17:02:02.300" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T17:02:02.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15283" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:56:57.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the entire series again at 15-second interval. &lt;em&gt;No differences&lt;/em&gt; was unused, not even a short part was played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I later &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AwesomeMusic/AldnoahZero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;found out&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;em&gt;No differences&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;AL℃-@&lt;/em&gt; were cut songs. As mentioned further in their &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CutSong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, it is not to be confused with &quot;Long Song, Short Scene&quot; - songs played but with &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; minimal playtime, in which case I can attest no background music of this song was played anywhere in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11038" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T13:56:57.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18403" CreationDate="2015-01-09T14:02:01.847" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really is Wabun Code. The telegraph sequence at the start of the song was widely known and had been discussed on Japanese website, all of them says 「集｛しゅう｝　愛｛あい｝してる」 (Shu-u, ai-shi-te-ru) is the encoded message. &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1194560156&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14111229784&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10107806360&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18938537&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[4]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://d.hatena.ne.jp/altair_u51/20120923/1348329699&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2134797121958660201/2134857251616086703&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[6]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take a look at the Wikipedia page you cited, the small ゃ ya, ゅ yu, ょ yo in the digraphs are encoded the same as regular や　ya, ゆ yu, よ yo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can comparing your attempt at decoding:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;-•-• -••-- •--&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the supposed coding of the message (shi-yu-u):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;--•-• -••-- ••-&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listening to the telegraph sequence again to cross-check, while I can agree with Japanese fans' transcription of the 3rd mora &lt;code&gt;••-&lt;/code&gt;, I could only hear 1 dash at the beginning for the first mora &lt;code&gt;--•-•&lt;/code&gt;. And apparently, &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1194560156&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the author of answer [1]&lt;/a&gt; on Yahoo also encountered the same problem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ネタバレになってしまいますが、&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「しゅう あいしてる」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;だそうです。桜満集のことですね。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ただ、最初の音(？)が微妙に「にゅ」と解読されるようですが、「にゅう あいしてる」だと意味が通じないので「しゅう あいしてる」で間違いないとおもいます。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is going to be a spoiler,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;but it seems to be &amp;quot;Shuu, I love you&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Shuu&amp;quot; here is referring to Ouma Shuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, although the first sound somewhat decodes to &amp;quot;nyuu&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;nyuu aishiteru&amp;quot; doesn't really make sense, so I think it is definitely &amp;quot;Shuu aishiteru&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q11137077736&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; on Yahoo Answer which says that apart from the Morse code at the beginning and at the end &lt;em&gt;(which I myself also confirm, but I don't bother to decode it)&lt;/em&gt;, the asker feels that there are also Morse code playing in the background through out the song &lt;em&gt;(which I also feel there is something, but listening closely reveals nothing)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T21:44:16.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2015-01-09T16:55:43.800" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory is a mixture of a lot of the popular ones, but I think what happened is that, first, Kirito gave the Divine Stone of Returning Soul to Klein. Kirito said to use it on the first person he saw die, and either that first person was Kirito, (Can't remember the order of the episodes) or he saved it, and used it on Kirito, bringing him back to give the final blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Asuna, I think that Sugou prevented her death. We know that he said that he was keeping her alive, and that she was one of the 300 that didn't wake up. Sugou must have stopped her NerveGear from killing her somehow, but how he did is unknown to me. We know that he planned to marry her without her consent, while she was trapped in the game, and that he works at RECT, so, after saving her from dying, he trapped her in a separate game, ALO. That way, Asuna is still alive, and still asleep. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, this makes the most sense, but if there is something I'm missing, please tell me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11106" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T16:55:43.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14067" CreationDate="2015-01-09T19:50:12.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking episode 1 of the TV series &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; (which is based on &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt;) into account, &lt;strong&gt;except for the scoring rules and winning condition, the games don't have any other restrictions in the first place&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As revealed in episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt;, the game is just a means to an end. It is designed so that as the players play the game (under the belief that their lives are at stake), they gradually regain the memory before death and expose their emotions and their true nature as they try to win the game by any means necessary. And the arbiter observes their actions and emotions displayed throughout the game to judge whether they should be reincarnated or sent to void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, although his action violates the rules of the game in real life, it is totally valid here for the young man to knock out the old man and &quot;steals&quot; his turn to pocket the rest of the balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-18T11:00:09.373" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T11:00:09.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T20:01:01.607" Score="4" ViewCount="14271" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the start of the second season of the anime, I've rewatched some of the previous episodes of Tokyo Ghoul. Does anyone know the name of the song that plays at the end of episode 12?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10965" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T00:36:42.310" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T18:05:00.307" Title="What is the name of the theme song at the end of episode 12 of Tokyo Ghoul?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18416" CreationDate="2015-01-09T20:03:53.447" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song that plays at the end of episode 12 is the same as the opening theme song. It is called &quot;Unravel&quot;, and is by TK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NoHhh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Unravel&amp;quot; cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lyrics and more information can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Unravel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full version of the song can be heard &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/uMBT5IHlC6k?t=5s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T20:19:41.180" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T20:19:41.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18418" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T21:07:17.703" Score="3" ViewCount="644" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a scene in the opening (and several others througout the anime) where Noel is using a huge leaf as a sort of umbrella or parasol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that plant a real one? What plant is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tbsqK.png&quot; alt=&quot;That&amp;#39;s one BIG mothertrucking leaf!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T06:49:21.260" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T06:49:21.260" Title="What plant does Noel use as an umbrella/parasol?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-method&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4821" CreationDate="2015-01-09T21:37:44.730" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what happened to Arlong, but according to Hodi Jones he was killed by humans...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZMPjU.png&quot; alt=&quot;From chapter 634&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From chapter 634&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from the Anime Episode #554:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8gi5l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8gi5l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Episode #554 screenshot 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEN41.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEN41.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Episode #554 screenshot 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11108" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T02:07:59.240" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T02:07:59.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18425" CreationDate="2015-01-10T01:56:23.273" Score="3" ViewCount="1855" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently just finished Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, now I've started R2. As much as I've started to love this, I noticed one little thing that I can't quite put my finger on. (I haven't heard anything in the anime about it either.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was led to believe that he was still unable to control his Geass (assumption based on how the first season ended), yet when he's around Milly, Shirley etc., it appears he has it under control?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11111" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T03:14:17.570" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T03:14:17.570" Title="How does Lelouch manage to contain his Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17100" CreationDate="2015-01-10T01:57:50.873" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though this one sounds like a dubstep version, I think it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/parasyte-the-maxim-ost/hypnotik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hypnotik&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11112" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T04:16:09.363" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T04:16:09.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18380" CreationDate="2015-01-10T02:08:27.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason that Hashirama is the only shinobi to don the wood release is purely due to genetics and that alone. Don't quote me exactly on this, however there is a 0.0000001% change of genetically developing mokuton and Yamato was lucky enough to get it through experimentation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why he's considered the strongest, I'd assume it's due to the nature of the wood release, it's classed as a kekkei genkei and is extremely rare, it can suppress the tailed beasts (as shown in episodes such as Naruto's training with Yamato and Kakashi), however it's not just that alone, I'd assume it's also due to his good nature, his determination and the sheer fact he genuinely worked extremely hard to get to the position he was in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11111" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T02:08:27.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18421" CreationDate="2015-01-10T03:30:57.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch obtains eye contacts for his geass eye from CC in episode 3 of R2. It depends on the video, but it happens around the 12-13 minute mark in a flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T03:30:57.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17239" CreationDate="2015-01-10T15:22:34.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Short anime usually aren't very popular and since they aren't very&#xA;popular the budget tends to be smaller. Even though I said the budget&#xA;tends to be smaller, that might be part of the producers plan, the&#xA;smaller the budget is, the more profit they'll make of it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another circumstance might be because there isn't enough material for&#xA;a normal length season. [This one is rare. Short anime are most of&#xA;the times kept as short anime, and full length anime are most of the&#xA;times kept as full length anime]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Short anime are also used to promote certain entities, like train stations, cities, Japanese &quot;idols&quot;, shops, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most common case might be that the producers realized that the story being used isn't going to make profit (or not enough profit) and decided to use a short anime adaptation, managing the story to get adapted while still making enough profit off it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another circumstance is when the studio is new to the industry and doesn't have much money or sponsors. They usually make an adaptation in order to promote their studio as well, just using a small budget, affordable to the studio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shorts are a good opportunity to promote a manga story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11121" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T15:22:34.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18449" CreationDate="2015-01-10T22:18:03.373" Score="6" ViewCount="1075" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this manga around 2009. The main character is a blonde boy whose father is &quot;dead&quot; and his mother dies shortly after I think. Anyway, he carries a large sword which can be powered up by placing these bead looking things in. On his journey, his friend is this attractive blonde girl. At one point, he finds his father, but then his father is killed when large stones fall on him. The manga revolves around the sword and the small stones you place in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11129" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:11:47.577" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:11:47.577" Title="A manga about a boy carrying a large sword which can be powered up by inserting beads in it" Tags="&lt;rave-master&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:41:47.640" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18445" CreationDate="2015-01-11T03:49:51.563" Score="8" ViewCount="98000" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone in the anime 'passes on' after coming to peace with the life they used to have, except for Otonashi. Unless I'm really confused, Angel seemed to imply that the reason Otonashi couldn't pass on is because when Otanashi was alive, he was an organ donor who gave away his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explanation doesn't make sense to me. Does that mean that &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; organ donors are stuck in limbo like Otonashi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't Otonashi find peace/pass on to the next life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1607" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T06:48:45.703" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:23:36.173" Title="Why couldn't Otonashi of Angel Beats pass on?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2015-01-11T05:38:20.950" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Otonashi did pass on, although he was the last to pass on. He is assumed to have reincarnated at the end of episode 13, the final episode of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt;, and it is heavily implied he meets the reincarnated version of Angel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why he couldn't pass on just yet was not fully explained, but we can try to form a conclusion from it, so it is not entirely speculative. First, he lost all of his memories and so he has to regain it to truly understand what he regretted. He did not end up in the afterlife normally like the other students had, so it's highly possible that he did not have a regret in the first place. It could be that he was in that afterlife in order to have Angel move on with her life, as she regrets not being able to give thanks to the person who gave her heart. Kanade, the Angel, was there before him and that normally wouldn't make sense since he died before her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another explanation is that he simply regrets not being able to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor or more specifically, to help people. He wanted to help people after his sister's death and because he died before he was able to reach his goal, it's understandable that he regrets not being able to see for himself that he saved a life. Once he sees that Kanade was able to live her life, that she was content with the life he gave her, he was able to move on shortly after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think all organ donors would necessarily have regrets. If they lived a full life, they would not be stuck in this afterlife school in the first place. Remember that you will only be in this afterlife if you have regrets. Otherwise, you would presumably just be reincarnated. Just because you donated your heart doesn't mean you get to be stuck in that limbo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5153&quot;&gt;How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Yuzuru_Otonashi#Another_Epilogue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia: Yuzuru Otonashi - &lt;em&gt;Another Epilogue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T15:09:16.283" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:09:16.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8202" CreationDate="2015-01-11T05:47:47.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo had Shisui's Kotoamatsukami. He also had Hashirama's cells, which enabled him to use the jutsu to his advantage with regeneration. So there is a possibility that even if Hiruzen wanted to kill him, Danzo could have used Kotoamatsukami to manipulate the Third's thoughts about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T10:17:51.783" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T10:17:51.783" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18418" CreationDate="2015-01-11T06:16:08.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not seen the anime, but I know of a couple big-leaved plants that grow in Japan. Here are three genera with links to Google’s image search:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?q=farfugium%20japan&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Farfugium&lt;/em&gt; sp.&lt;/a&gt; (ツワブキ tsuwabuki), especially &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?q=farfugium%20japonicum%20japan&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;F. japonicum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?q=hosta%20japan&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hosta&lt;/em&gt; sp.&lt;/a&gt; (ギボウシ gibōshi), several big-leaved species native to Japan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?q=petasites%20japan&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Petasites&lt;/em&gt; sp.&lt;/a&gt; (フキ fuki), especially &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?q=petasites%20japonicum%20japan&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;P. japonicum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then—of course—there exist many more species with big leaves similar to the one depicted in the question. It all comes down to whether the designer based the ‘umbrella’ on real-life plants or just relied on our perceived perception of an umbrella-like plant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2625" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T06:16:08.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18442" CreationDate="2015-01-11T06:44:18.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/manga/rave-master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rave Master&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not read the manga, but the description really sounds like the story in its &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/groove-adventure-rave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt; adaption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fifty years ago, the Demon Stone and RAVE (two powerful artifacts) are broken and scattered throughout the world. The story follows the journey of Haru Glory; during his travels he meets many new friends and allies, and also enemies known as the Daemon Card. He will have to use the powers given to him by RAVE to defeat the Daemon Card and find the other pieces of RAVE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the death of the father:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However they stop as Elie is almost crushed by a blouder [&lt;em&gt;sic!&lt;/em&gt;] and saved by Let who helps them escape. In the end, Gale [&lt;em&gt;the protagonist’s father&lt;/em&gt;] falls down a hole and Haru tries to save him but they both become trapped, doomed to be crushed by the tower. However, after explaining to Haru the meaning of being a man and a father, Gale covers Haru’s body to protect him despite Haru’s pleas. After the tower collapes, Haru is horrified to find his father died protecting him. — &lt;a href=&quot;http://ravemaster.wikia.com/wiki/Haru#Tower_of_Din_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rave Master Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rave_Master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rave Master - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2625" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T09:50:00.850" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T09:50:00.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18450" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18455" CreationDate="2015-01-11T08:28:46.700" Score="0" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any jutsu without any weakness? Itachi said there's a weakness to every jutsu . But come on there has to be atleast one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T10:49:56.583" Title="A jutsu without weakness?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-01-12T03:12:52.230" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15418" CreationDate="2015-01-11T09:40:59.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He was waiting for the right time&lt;/strong&gt;. He was waiting until he got enough intel on the enemy before making his final move. If he spoiled the surprise early on, Breed could have counter-acted accordingly and might even have been able to re-attach the collars and order Law to never use his Devil Fruit again. Law didn't know Breed's full power yet at that time and just playing along. Remember how he only pretended to attack Luffy. Law was wearing ear-plugs and he wasn't under Breed's control at that time. He willingly attacked Luffy pretending to obey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law did the same thing on Punk Hazard, where he waited to remove the handcuffs when everyone was caged by Caesar. He didn't want to let his enemy know he was free to move about. He waited until he was out of sight, letting the enemy (Caesar) think he was defeated, giving him a lot of space and time to freely move about preparing his final counter attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I think Law is incapable of actually removing the collars, since he didn't actually removed them himself, even when he shambled to the submarine and had plenty of time to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T09:40:59.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18472" CreationDate="2015-01-11T10:37:26.397" Score="4" ViewCount="2046" Body="&lt;p&gt;At episode 629 and in chapter 700 we could see how Eustass Kid was sailing a smaller version of the Thriller Bark. Since Gekko Moriah has supposedly died, why is Eustass sailing his ship? What is the connection between any of the alliance and Moriah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Im not completely sure whether this information is canon as the name is not written in the manga, but I doubt Toei didn't confirm such major news with Oda first. So what gives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVykh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVykhm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lA5g5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lA5g5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vhtTS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vhtTSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T01:43:57.223" Title="Why was Kid sailing in Thriller Bark?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18450" CreationDate="2015-01-11T10:49:56.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as we know Itachi was right. There is no jutsu in the Naruto universe that we know of which doesn't have limits that can be used against it. The only thing that could accomplish that would be the combined divine ability of an actual god of that universe but no such thing was ever named. The closest thing we know was Kaguya but even she had her limitations, for example she had to take a physical form that could be sealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T10:49:56.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2015-01-11T18:25:15.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is actually pretty simple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hashirama is one of Ashura's, Hagoromo's son's reincarnation, Ashura inherited the Sage's body and physical strength, there is where his and Hashirama's huge chakra reserves is from. He also could use all elements of chakra and the yin/yan release too. (Wood Release is yan Release Kekkei Genkai, because you can breathe life into forms with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11140" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-01-11T18:53:03.307" LastActivityDate="2015-01-11T18:53:03.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-11T20:06:09.510" Score="17" ViewCount="1243" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eq7y7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;in Which ( manga - manhwa -or manhua ) is this?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find this anywhere I've looked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I remember is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This man is a deity or demon of some sort. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He threatened the villagers not to come near his mountain, but it&#xA;turned out that he found a baby and wanted to raise it there. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The&#xA;baby grew in to a man, and soon he fell in love with a lady who loved&#xA;him back. However, the villagers didn't like that, and because of a&#xA;jealous villager, they killed them both. Years have passed and the&#xA;deity/demon found them reincarnated and married with a son.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know which manga is this from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11142" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T14:59:39.153" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T14:59:39.153" Title="Which manga is this smiling man from?" Tags="&lt;tao-tie-jie&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T17:57:20.963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19795" CreationDate="2015-01-11T20:17:31.493" Score="10" ViewCount="995" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking of going to Japan Expo this year - as it is the largest convention in Europe, but because it is located in France, I'm unsure if I would enjoy it as much as my French - while passable - probably wouldn't get me through more complex conversations than ordering food, asking for directions, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The convention's website does have an English version (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japan-expo-paris.com/en/&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;)  but I have been unable to find any information as to how much of the convention is bilingual (there would be no point in going to some guest talks for example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have experience of Japan Expo who could tell me how much English is spoken throughout the convention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T17:39:48.713" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T17:39:48.713" Title="How much English is spoken at Japan Expo (Paris)" Tags="&lt;conventions&gt;&lt;europe&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18467" CreationDate="2015-01-11T21:37:51.300" Score="5" ViewCount="11341" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Shirou's recollection of Kiritsugu at the start of Fate/Stay Night (Visual Novel, after Rin's Prologue) Shirou says that Kiritsugu went overseas and sometimes didn't return for months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly was Kiritsugu doing? Did he resume the job he had before he fought in the 4th Holy Grail War?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T05:59:09.797" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T06:05:53.167" Title="What did Kiritsugu do when he left Fuyuki?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18466" CreationDate="2015-01-11T21:37:51.300" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kiritsugu didn't return to his old profession, but rather he was trying to see Ilya again and his trips were him going back to the old Einzbern castle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of Fate/Zero, when he was killing the illusions of Iris and Ilya which Angra Mainyu used to speak to Kiritsugu, Angra Mainyu cursed him (what Angra Mainyu was saying as Kiritsugu was strangling it wasn't just spiteful words, it was literally cursing him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Type Moon Wiki describes the effects of the curse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Angra Mainyu's curse eventually cost his life, as his limbs were lame, his sight failed, and most of his circuits became useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kiritsugu_Emiya#Fate.2FZero&quot;&gt;Kiritsugu - Fate/Zero (Second last paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the curse, he lost most of his Magecraft abilities which would allow him to pass the bounded fields that protected the old Einzbern castle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add insult to injury, Jubstacheit von Einzbern never allowed Kiritsugu to pass either and raised Ilya to believe she was abandoned by him. Before Ilya set off for Fuyuki, he had also ordered her to kill Kiritsugu and Emiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jubstacheit is not mentioned by name, but Ilya, referring to him as grandfather, mentions being taught details about the Holy Grail War by him. He described Japanese people to her as a &quot;neck-cutting tribe who die by having their necks cut off while sitting Japanese-style.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Another mission that she is given is to slay both Kiritsugu and his adopted son, Shirou Emiya&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Jubstacheit_von_Einzbern#Fate.2Fstay_night&quot;&gt;Jubstacheit von Einzbern - Fate/Stay Night&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T06:05:53.167" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T06:05:53.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18469" CreationDate="2015-01-11T21:46:24.520" Score="18" ViewCount="2183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm rewatching Kill La Kill and I've noticed that the word &quot;kisama&quot; is used by every one of the bad guys (Student Council, Satsuki Kiryuin, Ragyo, and so on) to address basically every good character (i.e. Ryuuko, Mako, her family, etc.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that in the Japanese language there are multiple different ways to address another person depending on the level of familiarity you have with them and so on, and I know that &quot;kisama&quot; is the most impolite way of addressing anybody (and it's usually translated as &quot;bastard&quot; or something like that when it's used).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: why does Satsuki Kiryuin use &quot;kisama&quot; to address the Elite Four? They should, at least, be worthy of a bit more of respect. Was it a stylistic choice that Satsuki would address virtually everyone (with few exceptions such as the butler and Iori, for example) in such a disrespectful way, or is there a different meaning for &quot;kisama&quot; I'm not aware of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T01:43:00.033" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T01:44:58.140" Title="Why does Satsuki address everyone using &quot;kisama&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18468" CreationDate="2015-01-11T23:17:24.713" Score="15" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is: why does Satsuki Kiryuin use &quot;kisama&quot; to address the Elite Four? They should, at least, be worthy of a bit more of respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, for the one thing, this is anime. Typical conventions governing the use of honorifics in actual spoken Japanese frequently go out the window in anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] or is there a different meaning for &quot;kisama&quot; I'm not aware of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It so happens that the &quot;bad guys&quot; that use &lt;em&gt;kisama&lt;/em&gt; frequently are precisely those who typically speak in a mildly archaic-sounding register of Japanese (from memory: Satsuki, Gamagoori, Sanageyama, and Ragyou - but &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; Inumuta, Nonon, or Nui). The use of &lt;em&gt;kisama&lt;/em&gt; in an archaic register of Japanese is not harsh as its use in a modern register would be - historically, &lt;em&gt;kisama&lt;/em&gt; was in fact a polite word (roughly &quot;honorable person&quot;); cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?A3=ind1209a&amp;amp;L=CONLANG&amp;amp;E=quoted-printable&amp;amp;P=222433&amp;amp;B=--&amp;amp;T=text%2Fplain;%20charset=UTF-8&amp;amp;header=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=14412#comment-1279849&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for what little English-language reading about this I was able to find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in modern registers of Japanese, I feel that &lt;em&gt;kisama&lt;/em&gt; is a smidge less harsh than its typical (shoddy) English translation &quot;you bastard&quot;, though I don't know if other people would agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Was it a stylistic choice that Satsuki would address virtually everyone (with few exceptions such as the butler and Iori, for example) in such a disrespectful way [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine the reason that Satsuki addresses Soroi (her butler) using a different pronoun (&lt;em&gt;kimi&lt;/em&gt;) is that &lt;em&gt;kimi&lt;/em&gt; is a more familiar term of address than &lt;em&gt;kisama&lt;/em&gt;, and she feels that she can open up to Soroi more than anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But really, I think this is mostly down to characters using more &quot;powerful&quot; language for dramatic effect (e.g. to express Satsuki's general disdain for most people) since this is an anime rather than real life. You'll see this happening in many an anime; &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt; is by no means unique in this respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T01:44:58.140" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T01:44:58.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-11T23:57:39.807" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question contains spoilers for the whole anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ergo Proxy, being imperfect creation of Proxy One, is shown to be immune to sunrays (all other proxies die when in direct sunlight). It seems to me, that FP-shell, which works by emiting UV rays on contact (thus simulating sunlight and killing the proxy), shouldn't be able to hurt Ergo. However, when hit by FP-shell from Raul, it looks like it's working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this explained somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2186" LastEditorUserId="2186" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T14:25:23.867" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T14:25:23.867" Title="Could FP-shell kill Ergo Proxy?" Tags="&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18454" CreationDate="2015-01-12T01:43:57.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those images does not mean Kidd is using Thriller Bark ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The message it wants to imply is that Absalom is the one that leaked the information about the pirate alliance Kidd is forming. The name Absa and the Thrillerbark ship hints that it really is Absalom that leaked the information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T01:43:57.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18379" CreationDate="2015-01-12T01:45:27.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto could obtain the Rinnegan by means of transplanting. The only option would be taking the eyes from uchiha madara whom already awaken the Rinnegan. On the other hand he could not awaken a Rinnegan by just mixing uchiha cell to his body. The best option would be like what Danzo did, with his uzumaki chakra he might able to handle the sharingan's chakra drainage issue. For sasuke part he may awaken the Rinnegan using the same technique Madara used. But all this is a speculation answer, by means in theory sake based on the whole manga series. Only Kishi Sensei could tell otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T01:45:27.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18477" CreationDate="2015-01-12T06:53:24.583" Score="15" ViewCount="5735" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ijTdS.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Nisemonogatari episode 10&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XrlFY.jpg&quot; height=&quot;168&quot; alt=&quot;Midori no Hibi episode 4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GTync.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Is the Order a Rabbit? episode 10&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FFchj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mawaru-Penguindrum episode 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From left to right, top to bottom: &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Midori no Hibi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Is the Order a Rabbit?&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mawaru-Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of &lt;em&gt;Midori no Hibi&lt;/em&gt;, why is Midori calling Seiji &quot;governor&quot;? Is this a reference to something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T07:09:03.417" Title="What is spinning a girl in yukata like a top a reference to?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18476" CreationDate="2015-01-12T06:53:24.583" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of this meme is &lt;a href=&quot;https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/9992&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obi spin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, from the Japanese term 帯回し &lt;em&gt;obi-mawashi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An old jidaigeki-related meme wherein someone (usually a middle-aged man) pulls on the obi of a young woman wearing a kimono, causing her to spin around as it unravels. Usually accompanied by the tugger saying &amp;quot;It's fine, isn't it? (よいではないか、よいではないか)&amp;quot; in a sexually suggestive tone, while the young woman says &amp;quot;ohhh myyyy~! (あ～れ～)&amp;quot; as she spins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is, of course, an inherently voluntary game the two are playing, as simply putting her arms down would stop the young woman's obi from unraveling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the samurai movies and TV shows, the tugger is usually an 悪代官 &lt;em&gt;aku-daikan&lt;/em&gt;, an evil governor, hence Midori's addressing Seiji as &amp;quot;governor&amp;quot;. There is even a whole series of video games based on the premise, conveniently named &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%82%AA%E4%BB%A3%E5%AE%98_%28%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akudaikan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radar/AnimeAndManga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt; has more to say (and more examples) about this meme:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little-known gesture of implied rape in Japanese culture involves the Shogun grabbing the waistband of his consort and ripping it off so hard that she spins several circles and falls on the bed with her clothes splayed open.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some rare cases, the obi spinning is done to a male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qlpyb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisekoi&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brickmcburly.com/mcburlymonogatari8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this guy&lt;/a&gt; calls the obi spin an &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;ozashiki-asobi&lt;/em&gt; technique&amp;quot;, I am not too sure if he meant it as a satire or a deformation of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://mitene.or.jp/%7Ehoukan/2002/e02.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Geisha entertainment&lt;/a&gt; activity. Obi spin is even featured in shows by the famous comedian &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Shimura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ken Shimura&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLpuj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shimura Ken&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T07:09:03.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18379" CreationDate="2015-01-12T10:44:44.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess, if you combine Ashura's and Indra's chakra, you will obtain the ultimate dojutsu (Rinnegan). Since Naruto is a rebirth of Ashura and if he can implant Sasuke's chakra (since  Sasuke is a rebirth of Indra), Naruto probably will obtain the rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11065" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T10:44:44.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:18:34.733" Score="2" ViewCount="3295" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga makes it plenty clear that Sasuke can/does not use Tsukuyomi. Both his eyes have powers related to Amaterasu only. But why? Madara and Kakashi could use Kamui using Obito's eyes and Danzo could use KotoAmatsukami using Shisui's eyes. Then why not Sasuke? We have seen that during fight with Kabuto, he uses ordinary sharingan genjutsu on Itachi when freeing him from Kabuto's sound genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that once you achieve your own MS powers, implanting someone else's eyes does not grant you their power but just give you EMS?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the eye transplant work differently for non-Uchihas, as in they just gain the original eye power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this still does not explain Madara's using Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: People seem to be confused about the fact that Sasuke can NOT use Tsukuyomi. Here is the detailed answer I wrote: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15018/9123&quot;&gt;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15018/9123&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi wiki&lt;/a&gt; that clearly states the only user is Uchiha Itachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9123" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T07:43:26.823" Title="Why can't Sasuke use Tsukuyomi even after implanting Itachi's eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2015-01-13T11:09:59.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18490" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:23:20.227" Score="3" ViewCount="5524" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season (The goddess goes to the Dragon King Palace) Nanami asks Isohime to remove the eye from her. But in the same episode, it is shown that the eye was consumed by Yukiji in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did the eye go from Yukiji to Nanami?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T14:13:13.193" Title="How did the Dragon King's Eye ended up inside Nanami?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18486" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:45:50.987" Score="3" ViewCount="687" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other humans' lives or shortens their original life span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original lifespan and not the shortened lifespan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We saw, that Misas lifespan was shortened because Light was killed by Ryuk. So this means, that you can shorten a persons lifespan with the death note. So let's say, A has a death note and knows that C wants to kill B with a death note. He writes B's name in his death note, thus preventing him from being killed by a death note. So C, can't kill B with a death note anymore. But since the death note can shorten the lifespan of those, whos name isn't written in the death note, C decides to use Y, to set up a trap. C writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Y, Car accident. Dies at 12:30, after he produces a deadly poison, which he injects into the food the person he knows as ''B'' eats. After he did this, he will die 9 days later in a car accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, could C shorten B's lifespan in this way, so that he is able to indirectly kill him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T11:55:53.543" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T19:11:12.087" Title="How can a death note shorten the lifespan of others?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20246" CreationDate="2015-01-12T12:18:24.437" Score="3" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sensha-dou, if the tank gets hit and is unable to continue the battle, it will raise a white flag. However, there are some cases when the tank got hit but still no flag raised. Here are some example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the Duck Team (volleyball club team) hit St. Gloriana's Matilda tank, they hit it twice on close range but no flag. But when the Hippo Team hit the same type of tank once, that tank got flag.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In OVA, when Ooarai Girls High School fought with Anzio High School, their Carro Veloce got hit several times, but still continued their battle. They just flipped their tank again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was several cases when the rack got hit and came loose, but there was no flag and they fixed it right away. (None of their opponents seem to attack their tanks)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some other cases that I'm aware of probably because of their thick armor like Kuromorimine Girls High School's Mauss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: Most tanks only need one hit to raise a flag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T13:15:30.100" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T12:07:47.197" Title="How do they decide if a tank is eliminated or not?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2015-01-12T12:32:31.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the ending means 'stopping the moment before', I'm gonna assume she died before she came when they were having sex at the end. Especially because when they're looking off into the sky and stuff you can't see her eyes and she appears quite lifeless, especially when he climaxes and he's grabbing her hand and she doesn't hold his firm back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11150" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T12:32:31.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18481" CreationDate="2015-01-12T13:40:17.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not shortening B's lifespan, you had to write B's name in the death note to make that happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way you can accidentally shorten someone's lifespan is, for example, killing the police officer that stopped B from getting shot, thus B's lifespan is implicitly shortened to the time where he gets shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T13:40:17.367" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18485" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-12T14:18:45.860" Score="4" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a fantasy/horror/fighting manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist goes to this school surrounded with a giant wall, which is for people with sort of weird powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overtime, he develops a power, which is basically a 'mole' on his face but is super strong and can help him regenerate limbs and do stuff, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a girl who is with him all the time. From what I remember, she wears glasses, is quite quiet to begin with and fights with a katana/sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any of you can tell me what this manga is, it would be great as I would like to read it again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11151" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:34:28.720" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:34:28.720" Title="A manga where the protagonist's power comes from a &quot;mole&quot; on his face" Tags="&lt;yakuza-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:41:53.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18481" CreationDate="2015-01-12T17:17:18.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, to the extent of how can you manipulate a person's actions with the DN. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/17280/how-long-can-you-manipulate-a-person-with-a-death-note?rq=1&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7415/can-writing-in-the-death-note-influence-others?rq=1&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt;. But care must be taken not to break the other rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your example, B will die in at most 23 days because A has written B's name in his DN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let's assume C wants B dead BEFORE that timeframe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a conflict in the writing C did in the DN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Y, Car accident. Dies at 12:30, after he produces a deadly poison, which he injects into the food the person he knows as ''B'' eats. After he did this, he will die 9 days later in a car accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C's writing may be in conflict with this rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced. Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim’s cause of death will be a heart attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it can either be considered as a violation of the rule above (and Y will die of heart attack) or work as intended by C.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T17:17:18.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15398" CreationDate="2015-01-12T19:15:23.767" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Context is needed for this. From the visual novel, the line is from Shiro, about surviving wounds that would otherwise be fatal if Avalon had not been inside of him. So when Avalon is removed Shiro remarks that things are the way the should be now (people dying, when you kill them.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, the phrase makes sense. When made out of context, it does seem silly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, following said phrase, Shiro says &quot;それが当たり前なんだ&quot;, which more or less means, &quot;that's only natural.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official dub goes with something like: &quot;when people are hurt badly enough, they die.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore in Japanese, there are two ways to describe death, one for body and one for soul. So you may kill one's body, but their spirit wouldn't may still persist. This is where the phrases like &quot;he won't die, even if he is killed&quot; probably originated from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T17:25:43.127" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T17:25:43.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18480" CreationDate="2015-01-12T19:40:46.307" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers ahead...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; TL;DR: Nanami is a direct descendant of Yukiji. So the eye mystically passed from parent to child until it ended up inside Nanami.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; After a girl of Yukiji's lineage gets pregnant (and they can only have girls) The eye passes on to the child, leaving the mother's system. Since Yukiji's bloodline is very weak, this means the mother dies soon after childbirth, but the child becomes quite healthy due to the eye's properties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a deeper backstory in the Manga, and I will quit here in order to spoil the least possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T12:54:26.337" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T12:54:26.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-12T20:51:16.820" Score="1" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll licences anime for simultaneous streaming (simultaneous with the Japanese TV airing, in some cases), so it should have early access to the material to be translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't touch on how they do it or who does it; what I am interested in knowing is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the translation shown in CR to be taken as the official translation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T14:57:28.957" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T14:57:28.957" Title="Can Crunchyroll's translations (subtitles, dubs, manga) be considered official translations?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18492" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18493" CreationDate="2015-01-12T21:26:56.560" Score="7" ViewCount="767" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka?&lt;/em&gt;, Tippy, the creature on top of Chino's head, is introduced to be a rabbit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it in any possible way a rabbit in real life, or is it just another &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RidiculouslyCuteCritter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;RidiculouslyCuteCritter&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1tK0w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T21:28:13.563" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T19:18:11.297" Title="Is this fluffy thing a rabbit?" Tags="&lt;is-the-order-a-rabbit&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18492" CreationDate="2015-01-12T21:30:38.190" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tippy is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angora_rabbit&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angora rabbit&lt;/a&gt;. A popular pet amongst French royalty in the mid-18th century and in Europe in the later part of the century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A picture of a White English Angora rabbit from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6UwUk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also officially confirmed from &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/keqQ4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this magazine illustration&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese) in the Q&amp;amp;A in the lower left corner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is rabbit actually an item on the shop's menu?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although &lt;em&gt;Tippy&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;an Angora rabbit&lt;/strong&gt;, is kept as a pet at &lt;em&gt;Rabbit House&lt;/em&gt;, and in episode 1, Cocoa ordered for a rabbit out of ignorance, there is no such thing on the menu, since Tippy is obviously not for sale (lol). [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T19:18:11.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-12T22:11:06.680" Score="11" ViewCount="34937" Body="&lt;p&gt;How old were Naruto and Hinata when they had Bolt and later Himawari?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have just been puzzled by the question and couldn't come to an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11155" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T14:46:09.943" LastActivityDate="2019-11-14T20:52:22.663" Title="How old was Hinata when she had her children?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18491" CreationDate="2015-01-13T04:11:00.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Crunchyroll has a license from the copyright owner, the content (including cuts / edited video, subtitles, translations, overlay text, dubbing) available is considered official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though Crunchyroll does the translation, the translation is owned by the  anime studio. Also, sometimes the studio chooses how some terms are translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T14:54:18.207" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T14:54:18.207" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-01-13T04:11:00.040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2015-01-13T07:40:28.463" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we look back to Astroboy, the first regularly broadcast tv-length animated series, we can see that characters are still not necessarily Asian-looking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GJYoem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Astroboy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Astroboy started off as a show targeted mostly towards the Japanese, but soon Tezuka realised that it would not strike a profit on this alone. 52 episodes were sold to NBC Enterprises (as opposed to NBC Network), who in turn distributed the show to several places throughout America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the US's different perspective of what is and is not acceptable for broadcasting on television, several episodes were not broadcast in the States - one of these includes a plot device where a message is held inside the eyeball of a statue of Jesus.&#xA;Because the US's involvement was critical for Astroboy's success, Osamu Tezuka &amp;amp; his company Tezuka Productions Ltd. had to take this into consideration in later episodes that they produced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that the US were a recognised target audience of the show whom had influence on its production, Tezuka advised production to make the show &lt;em&gt;denationalized&lt;/em&gt; - that is, they started to include signs in English, removing 'openly Japanese elements' and overall, making the show more accessible to both local and foreign sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the early days of anime, smaller Japanese studios were always competing with the large US giants such as Disney. As a result, Japanese animation was greatly influenced by them - Tezuka's style (along with many other mangaka's of this era) was quite Disney-like, subconsciously affected by the studio's large successes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disney's productions themselves were quite denationalized, some series more so than others, but American viewers did not have to experience a large stylistic change when watching Japanese cartoons - and for the most part, they usually assumed they were American.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ladd with Deneroff 2009: 21 (on Astroboy in America)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We don't plan to advertise the fact that the series&#xA;  is being animated in Japan. We're not going to deny it, if anybody asks, but&#xA;  we're not going to publicize it, either. First of all, there are probably some&#xA;  buyers at stations out there who still haven't gotten over the fact that Japan&#xA;  was our enemy in World War Two. Second, if a buyer hears that the show is&#xA;  of Japanese origin, he's going to think it must be cheap [...]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v14dIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(American shows are mostly denationalized too)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't the only show to have these concerns however. Denationalization is a significant part of anime history as Japanese studios were always competing with their American counterparts, whose animation was higher quality and cheaper to import than produce locally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take a brief look at Scott McCloud's &lt;em&gt;Understanding Comics&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OecNw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter link description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more generic a character, the more one can associate with them, and by choosing a neutral coloured skin tone, more of the audience will associate with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a counter example, an animated movie in which Eastern traits were desired was &lt;em&gt;The tale of the white serpent&lt;/em&gt;. As you can see below, the design of the characters were more oriental. Anyway, denationalization has become the norm and only shows which seek to emphasize Eastern design include it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pRFrY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime evolved with this feature in mind, and as other people have pointed out - audiences will always try to associate with characters in media, whether that be books, anime, film, etc. So, what may look &lt;em&gt;European/American&lt;/em&gt; to you, may look equally Asian to those residing there because of the general design of the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime: A History by Jonathan Clements (p123,124)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T08:35:53.893" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T08:35:53.893" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6517" CreationDate="2015-01-13T10:34:41.197" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In search of a more popular series that had character's crying blood, I came across Saint Seiya &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vIPkq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it does have some fabulous hair, although not &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; like araragi's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VW4oD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T10:34:41.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18501" CreationDate="2015-01-13T10:59:04.873" Score="5" ViewCount="10455" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Marineford, there were other people than Luffy who had Conqueror's Haki (Whitebeard, Hancock, etc.). Why didn't they use it when Ace was about to get beheaded? Because if Luffy did not use it unknowingly, Ace would have died sooner. Or was it the case that no one had Conqueror's Haki as powerful as Luffy's which could act at a large distance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10973" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-13T13:35:24.547" LastActivityDate="2018-12-25T09:13:44.120" Title="Why no one else used Conqueror's Haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18500" CreationDate="2015-01-13T11:35:37.783" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are other people who could use Conqueror's Haki at that moment. On rescue team, they're Shirohige and Hancock. But only Shirohige knows about Ace's situation and Hancock was fighting somewhere else. However, Shirohige wasn't in good condition to use Conqueror's Haki. He was sick and badly injured by some attack by Marine just before Ace's execution order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRyHX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other source said Conqueror's Haki needs heart to use it and Shirohige couldn't use Conqueror's Haki because his heart was injured. But at this point, I can't find any canon source to endorse the statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-13T13:33:48.183" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T13:33:48.183" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18510" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18516" CreationDate="2015-01-13T19:29:20.993" Score="17" ViewCount="11403" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled over this scene from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (EP6) again and realized it contains a lot more references than I initially realized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bunny girls seem to reference characters from other Gainax shows. I recgonize some of them as listed below, but for some I have no idea. I'm also not sure which ones are references at all and which ones are just generic; maybe I labelled too many. The labels are consistent over all pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Jk163fJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iRCyl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Jk163fJ.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/txzSJri.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qcNOC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/txzSJri.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/7W1aZt2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D762s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/7W1aZt2.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/kzzm1wC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jq4UH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/kzzm1wC.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/2058/Nono&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nono (&lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/94/Asuka_Langley_Soryu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asuka (&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/3887/LalC_Melk_Mark&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lal'C (&lt;em&gt;Diebuster&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1314/Mahoro_Ando&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahoro (&lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;thanks ʞɹɐzǝɹ and Jon Lin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/86/Rei_Ayanami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rei (&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1815/Anna_Kurauchi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anna (&lt;em&gt;He is my master&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;thanks Jon Lin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/265/Aki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aki (&lt;em&gt;Abenobashi&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;thanks ʞɹɐzǝɹ and Jon Lin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/15946/Reiko_Kashiwara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reiko (&lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;thanks Jon Lin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/3886/Jung_Freud&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jung (&lt;em&gt;Gunbuster&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1259/Misato_Katsuragi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misato (&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/6691/Owner&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Owner (&lt;em&gt;Ebichu&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/357/Yukino_Miyazawa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yukino (&lt;em&gt;His and Her Circumstances&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;thanks Jon Lin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A second Jung?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1813/Izumi_Sawatari&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izumi (&lt;em&gt;He is my master&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1319/Miyuki_Sakura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyuki (&lt;em&gt;Mahoromatic&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;thanks Jon Lin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-21T17:32:40.890" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T17:32:40.890" Title="Who are these bunny girls from Gurren Lagann referencing?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18510" CreationDate="2015-01-13T23:07:13.800" Score="12" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1314/Mahoro_Ando&quot;&gt;Mahoro Ando&lt;/a&gt; from Mahoromatic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;6, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1815/Anna_Kurauchi&quot;&gt;Anna Kurauchi&lt;/a&gt; (He is my Master) is the only prominent GAINAX character I know with that color hair and hairstyle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;7 is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/265/Aki&quot;&gt;Aki&lt;/a&gt; from Abenobashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;8 is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/15946/Reiko_Kashiwara&quot;&gt;Reiko Kashiwara&lt;/a&gt; from Gunbuster&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10 ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;12 possibly the &quot;Owner&quot; from Ebichu or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/357/Yukino_Miyazawa&quot;&gt;Yukino&lt;/a&gt; from His and Her Circumstances because she sometimes wears her hair that way&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;14 possibly &lt;a href=&quot;http://ami.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/thumbs/200/9180-2064304184.jpg&quot;&gt;Sakura Miyuki&lt;/a&gt; from Mahoromatic?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely they're just random girls as there's really nothing that can accurately identify them like clothing or eye color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T23:07:13.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18517" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18518" CreationDate="2015-01-13T23:23:01.327" Score="5" ViewCount="1297" Body="&lt;p&gt;The protagonist was a half demon man. He was wandering with his group (a black/dark blue haired man with glasses), and some other guy. They were killing demons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I remember, he used bullets that killed demons. I remember 2 episodes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes, he and his group arrived at a village. The villagers were working at the fields, and they didn't greet the strangers. As they passed the villagers, they found a big Japanese house. There was a woman in it, who sang every night. Later it was revealed that she was a demon, who extracted people's &quot;bad memories&quot;, and kept them in oval spheres. The spheres had a vision of the person whose memory was extracted. Whomever she did this to became her slave. She was like a siren with her voice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the other episode, there was a village in a forest. A famous restaurant/dumpling shop opened, but the owner, a young woman's cook was uneatable. It was revealed that she had the special ability to KILL DEMONS with her FOOD. She threw dumplings into the demons mouth to kill them, or just sprout her soup that will make the demons melt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember the name of the anime, but it was old school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11168" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T00:39:11.487" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T00:39:11.487" Title="Need to find anime with a half-demon protagonist and his demon-killing gang" Tags="&lt;saiyuki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:06.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18517" CreationDate="2015-01-13T23:26:33.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiyuki_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saiyuki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VQPNy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saiyuki is the story of four anti-heroes: the monk Genjyo Sanzo (or just &quot;Sanzo&quot;), the monkey king Son Goku, the half-demon Sha Gojyo, and the man who turned into a demon Cho Hakkai (formerly known as Cho Gonou). They have been dispatched by the Sanbutsushin (the Three Aspects of Buddha, who relay the orders of heaven) to travel to India to stop the possible resurrection of the Ox-Demon-King, Gyumaoh. Along the way they are beset by inept assassins, bad weather, and their own tragic personal pasts. Meanwhile, the villains, two unlikely confidants, Gyokumen Koushou (Gyumaoh's concubine, a demon) and a mad scientist, Dr. Nii Jianyi (a human), continue their attempts to restore the long-dead king. These experiments, a forbidden mixture of science and magic, spawn the &quot;Minus Wave&quot;, infecting all of the demons in Shangri-La with madness, shattering the fragile peace that once existed between humans and demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular the episodes you are referring to are from the series &lt;strong&gt;Saiyuki Reload&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv.com/shows/saiyuki-reload/slumbering-memories-401269/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 5:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A peaceful demon, Suika, who cooks wonderful meals allows the Sanzo Party to stay at their village overnight. During the night, she sings and visits all of their dreams, extracting their painful memories from them and making them &quot;happy.&quot; The next day, Sanzo and the others, except Goku, are all acting funny and lifeless. When confronted by Lirin on the road, Sanzo tosses the Maten Scripture at her when she demands it and goes back to Suika's village with Hakkai and Gojyo. Yaone tells Goku a story about a demon that extracts painful memories. Goku and the others head back to the village to try and free the others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv.com/shows/saiyuki-reload/tasty-cooking-401272/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 8:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sanzo party meet a woman who cooks so terribly, people actually use her food as weapons against demons! Goku tries her food and gets sick, though. Hakkai realizes, however, that she really wants to be a good cook for her boyfriend, even though her horirble-tasting food makes for a handy weapon. Hakkai gives her cooking lessons, but when he tries her food, he passes out! Her boyfriend is horrified to hear they're eating her food, and Hakkai tries to explain that she wants to cook well. Her boyfriend decides he'll try her food for himself, as horrible as it may be. As she makes a dish, a demon attacks. She throws the soup on the demon and he disentrigrates. Her boyfriend tries her food, though, and finds it delicious. Sanzo decides that her food kills demons, similar to the way the banishing gun bullets kill them. As thanks for helping her, she gives them all a plate of meat buns, but Hakkai, Gojyo, and Goku don't want to eat them. On their way out, though, they run into a bunch of demons...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-03-01T10:01:52.507" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T10:01:52.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18521" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18525" CreationDate="2015-01-14T04:08:37.800" Score="8" ViewCount="83414" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tfupsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know which elevator is heaven and which is hell? In the &lt;strong&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/strong&gt; movie, it seems kind of debatable. As well as the first episode of &lt;strong&gt;Death Parade&lt;/strong&gt;, did the wife or husband go to hell? Does winning the game have any bearing on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, not sure if this is any kind of hint, but the beginning of the episode, when the couple enters the room:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wiRfv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the end of the episode, the couple leaves in the same elevators but the masks have been switched:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T94ec.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T15:42:51.657" Title="Do we know which side is heaven/hell?" Tags="&lt;death-billiards&gt;&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-14T04:52:01.017" Score="5" ViewCount="1004" Body="&lt;p&gt;In black bullet, the initiators are all cursed girls, and every one of them have an &quot;animal model&quot;. Tina is an owl model, Enju is a rabbit model, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just a classification to sum up the abilities? Doesn't seem so, since Yuzuki can spin webs (although maybe they are artificial webs) but definitely Midori's cat ears are not artificial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The several gastrea are also referred to as animal models (spider, ant, etc). Is there any relation between gastrea and animal DNA in the source material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T14:50:24.093" Title="What is the meaning of the animal &quot;models&quot; of the Cursed Girls?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18523" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-14T04:59:07.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrzIQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrzIQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Black Bullet Picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;ブラック・ブレット&lt;/strong&gt;) is a light novel series written by Shiden Kanzaki.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In a dystopian future, mankind has been pushed to the brink of extinction by the deadly Gastrea virus, which creates monsters of the same name. The last remnants of humanity are forced to live behing huge monoliths made of Varanium, a black metal with Gastrea-repellant properties. Enju Aihara, a girl with superhuman powers due to being partially infected by the Gastrea virus, and Rentaro Satomi, a high school student in a security agency, fight together against the remaining monsters in an attempt to keep the remaining populace safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt; light novels are written by Shiden Kanzaki and illustrated by Saki Ukai. Published by &lt;em&gt;ASCII Media Works&lt;/em&gt;, the first volume was released on July 10, 2011, and the series is still ongoing. There are currently 7 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt; manga is also written by Shiden Kanzaki, but instead features illustrations from Hon Morino. Also published by &lt;em&gt;ASCII Media Works&lt;/em&gt;, the manga ran for 4 volumes between August 27, 2012, and June 27, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime adaption of &lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt; was directed by Masayuki Kojima, and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata. Produced under the studio &lt;em&gt;Kinema Citrus&lt;/em&gt;, it ran for 13 episodes from April 8, 2014, until July 1, 2014.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bullet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:34:42.500" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:34:42.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18524" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-14T04:59:07.253" Score="0" Body="A sci-fi light novel by Shiden Kanzaki with an anime adaption. In a dystopian future, a deadly virus has almost extinguished humanity and turned most survivors into monsters called Gastrea. Enju Aihara, a 10 year old girl with special powers, and her high-school partner Rentaro Satomi hunt said monsters to keep the last pockets of humanity safe." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T15:12:01.220" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T15:12:01.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18521" CreationDate="2015-01-14T06:16:34.147" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the final result is that the husband gets sent to heaven and the wife to hell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Takashi gets reincarnated and Machiko gets sent to the void. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Billiards#Episode_list&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bartender also states that the husband goes to &quot;heaven&quot; and the wife to &quot;hell&quot;. This is in the scene after the end credits for the first episode. I believe you may have missed it or Funimation could have neglected to include it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned, the Funimation subs say Heaven and Hell instead of Reincarnated and Void. I believe that this is due to localization, since most English speakers are going to be more familiar with the concept of &quot;heaven and hell&quot; after death, rather than &quot;reincarnation and void&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mask indicates where the people in the elevator go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reasoning is that the husband arrives in the hell elevator because he killed the couple to begin with. Then when it's revealed that the wife cheated, she gets sent to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="3387" LastEditDate="2015-01-17T07:48:52.230" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T07:48:52.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15081" CreationDate="2015-01-14T10:32:35.030" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a reference to an Anime of the early Real Robot genre called &lt;em&gt;Space Runaway Ideon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Space Runaway Ideon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (伝説巨神イデオン &lt;em&gt;Densetsu Kyojin Ideon&lt;/em&gt;, lit. &lt;em&gt;Legendary Giant Ideon&lt;/em&gt;, also &lt;em&gt;The Ideon&lt;/em&gt;) is a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise, created and directed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiyuki_Tomino&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yoshiyuki Tomino&lt;/a&gt;, produced immediately following his most famous work, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] At one time it was rated #10 among the greatest anime series as compiled by famous anime magazine Animage (counting popularity, influence, and opinion). On the other hand, the series has never been very popular, even among Japanese mecha fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Space Runaway Ideon is a predecessor-of-sorts to Hideaki Anno's &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and deals with many of the same issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] Space Runaway Ideon shares a number of similarities to Tomino's Mobile Suit Gundam series. As well as similar initial fates for both series (cancellation followed by films – though Ideon never became a long-running franchise as Gundam did), there are several broad similarities in the make-up of the characters and some reused plot devices. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Wikipedia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Runaway_Ideon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Space Runaway Ideon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jxcpN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T10:48:12.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18522" CreationDate="2015-01-14T11:44:16.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The animal model the Cursed Girls is representing, what kind of animal gene the initiator possesses. &#xA;As far as I have understood it by reading the wikia and reading the manga, a gastrea possesses DNA of animals, even though they are actually humans. They got infected with the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Gastrea_Virus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gastrea Virus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; which suddenly appeared around 2021. &#xA;So, based on that I can assume that the animal factor is already inside the virus, even though I can not explain how exactly that happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to come back to your question, I do think that the model the Civil Security gave the initiator is a classification to sum up their abilities. Like the gastrea the cursed girls have the animal factor of the Gastrea Virus as well. But unlike becoming monsters in animal form, they just &lt;em&gt;have the abilities and sometimes even the look of the animal&lt;/em&gt;, which would explain Midori's cat ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To read more about the gastrea, you should check out the wikia page about them by clicking right &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Gastrea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I helped you somehow. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4118" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T11:44:16.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2226" CreationDate="2015-01-14T12:52:00.720" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Or maybe Ichigo is bleaching his hair to that color so it would be closer to a version he remembers his mother having? And the title is about him - who is the main character, after all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11176" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T12:52:00.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18578" CreationDate="2015-01-14T16:01:11.840" Score="6" ViewCount="860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching anime for a long time and I still don't understand what it means when a wash pan falls from the sky onto a character's head.  I've seen it recently in &lt;em&gt;Rosario+Vampire&lt;/em&gt; when the witch summons a wash pan over another character's head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean or represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11177" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T16:11:45.273" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T15:05:56.393" Title="Why are wash pans dropped on a character's head?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18978" CreationDate="2015-01-14T18:01:45.847" Score="3" ViewCount="27809" Body="&lt;p&gt;Question for any of you Index/Railgun fans out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index I&lt;/em&gt; Episode 18 the &quot;Replica&quot; Sorcerer (the one with the Obsidian Blade) asks Touma to make sure he protects Misaka.  When Touma answers, we can only see his lips moving (no sound) and then he smiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaka is listening from behind one of the iron beams of course.  Normally in Anime it is fairly clear to me what these moments signify, but in this case, both the Sorcerer's and Misaka's response are (in my opinion) ambiguous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone care to wager what he said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11165" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T22:30:27.643" LastActivityDate="2020-08-11T07:34:55.013" Title="What does Touma say to the &quot;Replica&quot; Sorcerer with the Obsidian Blade?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-14T22:46:29.777" Score="6" ViewCount="1230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't even remember the whole song.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just a very, very small part of the beginning which goes &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/b395503bbf22c81c29fa38c717825b78405980f5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;like this&lt;/a&gt; I think:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wPaW1.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you think you know what it's from, could you help me out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help is appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11179" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:14:23.473" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:14:23.473" Title="Melody from an anime I can't remember" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:09.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18545" CreationDate="2015-01-15T04:17:44.703" Score="6" ViewCount="16665" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching B Gata H Kei, and, let's say, it occupies little enough of my attention that I have time to worry about what the title means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it doesn't mean &quot;Yamada's first time&quot;, the title that Funimation gave the show for the US release. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Gata_H_Kei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the literal translation is &quot;Type: B, Style: H&quot;. Some episodes of the show imply that &quot;B&quot; is a reference to the main character, Yamada's, bust size, and &quot;H&quot; is a reference to her &quot;ecchi&quot; nature. Where does the rest of it (the &quot;Type&quot;, &quot;Style&quot; part) fit in, or is it just meaningless?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T15:45:54.723" Title="What's the meaning of the title &quot;B Gata H Kei&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;b-gata-h-kei&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-15T07:27:52.753" Score="4" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this anime, I recall there being little people (toy dolls, perhaps) that could be bought in stores. If you put on a certain headset, you could move them around and play with them. There were competitions that you could enter these dolls in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is a girl, who has friends who enter the dolls in competitions. In addition, there is a male character (who may have had black hair, though I'm not certain). He enjoyed reading, and in either the opening or ending song, he could be seen falling asleep on his books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11186" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:34:39.633" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:34:39.633" Title="An anime about toy dolls which can be controlled when the player wears a headset" Tags="&lt;angelic-layer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:12.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18539" CreationDate="2015-01-15T07:40:04.933" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/52/Kidou_Tenshi_Angelic_Layer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;12-year-old Misaki Suzuhara has just gotten involved in Angelic Layer, a battling game using electronic dolls called angels. Even as a newbie, Misaki shows advanced skills as she meets new friends and enters Angelic Layer tournaments to fight the greatest Angelic Layer champions of the nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is are 2 pages from chapter 3 of the manga showing the head set and how the doll can be controlled when the player wears the headset:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ljxsR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1348" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-15T14:31:08.253" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T14:31:08.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8254" CreationDate="2015-01-15T08:43:48.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lucy uses haki ;since later on he acquires the mera mera no mi and according to the previous episodes one cannot have more than one devil fruit though blackbeard is an exception&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11187" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T08:43:48.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18543" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26206" CreationDate="2015-01-15T12:27:21.287" Score="6" ViewCount="845" Body="&lt;p&gt;So the censored word is around 16 minutes, during the scene where the girls are drunk from eating liquor-filled chocolate and tie Tomoya up to play a prank on him, Tomoya says  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What have you done?!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The **O won't be...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what was censored with &quot;**O&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T06:53:18.503" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T06:53:18.503" Title="In Saekano episode 0, what is the context of this censored word?" Tags="&lt;saenai-heroine-no-sodatekata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18537" CreationDate="2015-01-15T16:25:48.690" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so a bit of a Japanese lesson:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;i&gt;'B-gata'&lt;/i&gt; would normally refer to the blood type. The Japanese are pretty fond of associating blood types with certain personality traits; and a B-type person is considered to be a bit impulsive, passionate, but their actions 'don't come across clearly' to others. (That seems to describe Yamada's character rather well, doesn't it?)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;On the other hand, &lt;i&gt;'H-kei'&lt;/i&gt; normally has to do with 'ecchi' (the Japanese word for 'sex' that came from the pronunciation of the letter 'H' that is an abbreviation for the word 'Hentai'. Phew.) and &lt;i&gt;'kei'&lt;/i&gt; refers to a type (or even a lineage) of something. &lt;br&gt;Generally put, 'kei' (系) is a classifier for objects (living or non-living) that comes from a tree kind of structure, while 'gata' (型) literally means 'mold' or 'model' and looks at a classification of objects into categories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this being said, the &lt;b&gt;official&lt;/b&gt; meaning of B-gata H-kei is that the 'B' stands for &lt;i&gt;'Bousou'&lt;/i&gt; (暴走), which can be translated to a 'rampage'; and the 'H' stands for &lt;i&gt;'Hentai'&lt;/i&gt; (変態), which we know is the word for perverted behavior. So the title refers to how Yamada is a rampaging sex-crazy pervert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tell you all these pieces of information because they form a sort of pun. The second explanation is the 'correct' one of sorts (in that it's official), but that does not negate the pun that exists in the title - whether it was intentional or not. There is reason to believe the 'B' could also refer to bra-size, as many people have pointed out. That adds to the pun as well, perhaps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I hope this sheds some light on the meaning of 'B型H系'. I can't post too many links here, but check out beta.jisho.org to look up the meanings for the Japanese words I used. Also, this is where I got the 'official' explanation of the title:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1040891740&quot;&gt;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1040891740&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's all in Japanese. The person who had answered that question wrote that this explanation wasn't mentioned in the manga, but in a weekly magazine called Young Jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1139264431&quot;&gt;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1139264431&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The answer there talks about how the blood types of all characters in the story are actually never mentioned (as of the time of that answer), though the fact that Yamada is a B-cup is known. It also mentions that Yamada as a character is modeled after Sanri Youko (the mangaka) themselves and so speculates that Yamada's blood type could be the same as Sanri-sensei's. (Unfortunately, their blood type is also unknown.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a native Japanese speaker (just an enthusiastic learner!) so I might not be entirely correct. But I hope this answer helps, somewhat. Anime titles often have many hidden meanings in them, and it's fun to look for all their possible interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11193" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T16:25:48.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18555" CreationDate="2015-01-15T17:18:49.840" Score="1" ViewCount="2325" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kenshin Himura arrives ten years ago after the Revolution, Basically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Okita_S%C5%8Dji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Okita Sōji&lt;/a&gt;  suffered from tuberculosis, as seen when he fought Kenshin in a flashback as well as in Trust and Betrayal, though he was still able to hold his own with the Battōsai. After that, Okita Sōji didn't appeared his character both Manga and Anime, is he already died before kenshin arrives in tokyo 10 years ago?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phRh0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T10:48:39.783" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T10:48:39.783" Title="Why does Okita Souji did not appear?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18549" CreationDate="2015-01-15T17:44:19.610" Score="3" ViewCount="983" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any rationale, or at least historical reason, why many anime end their episodes with spoilers to the next episode? Even those that rely heavily on plot twists, it's very surprising and one needs to stay sharp to skip it early enough (only to discover at the end of a certain anime, that it actually contained additional scenes and not spoilers...). Unlike with &quot;previously on X&quot; recapitulation I see no benefit in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4686" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T01:46:59.620" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T20:52:45.090" Title="Why do anime end with spoilers?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18548" CreationDate="2015-01-15T17:57:32.290" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's to get viewers hyped up to see the next episode.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do it right, they don't give all of it away, and they leave the viewer with a sense that's there's more to see, and that they need to watch the next episode to figure out what happens or even how it happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T17:57:32.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-15T20:27:16.037" Score="4" ViewCount="2028" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an old anime/cartoon. I have no idea about the name, the year it was published, the original language or whether or not it was an actual anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things I know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It takes place in prehistoric times, a little bit after dinosaurs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was an adult man (dressed like Tarzan) that was struggling to survive (I think he had blond hair, and possible a girlfriend or wife).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was living in the jungle with thick vegetation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I watched it in 2000 ± 2 years but the anime could be 20 years older than that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the main character's name was Koblan(k)/Coblan(k)/Moblan(k). His name was also mentioned in the intro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was played in Greece. It's not &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=2279&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shounen Kenya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=1686&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genshi Shounen Ryuu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11198" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T17:28:06.680" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T09:30:10.413" Title="An old anime/cartoon set in prehistoric time where the main character dresses like Tarzan and lives in a jungle" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2015-07-04T09:08:10.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18552" CreationDate="2015-01-15T21:19:16.057" Score="5" ViewCount="794" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay so I remember normal looking people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then a kid who was really weird looking, Like a completely different art style and drawn badly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He went on adventures I think&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember him chasing a bra. (But that scene could be mixed up with something else)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that all I remember is that I watched all of it because I remember the seasons started over on tv. I watched it when I was around 6 and I am now 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was cartoon network but I'm not sure or maybe fox kids this was in the Uk by the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in adanced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8898" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T14:33:46.163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T14:33:46.163" Title="Remembering Anime/cartoon from around 10 years ago" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:16.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18551" CreationDate="2015-01-15T21:38:49.340" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could potentially be a match for Ranma 1/2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a character named Happosi.  He's a step below &quot;one of the main characters&quot;, so even though the show doesn't revolve around him, you'll see him often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's also not a child, He's actually really old, But It is possible to mistake him for a child because he's really short and he acts like one too.  He does look poorly drawn when compared with the rest of the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what he looks like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mAr1K.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T21:38:49.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18550" CreationDate="2015-01-15T23:28:11.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/future-boy-conan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Future Boy Conan&lt;/a&gt;. It's pretty old, with its first airing in 1978. It was fairly popular, so I wouldn't be surprised to find that it had been translated into several languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FO3WN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, his name is Conan, but the wife you are thinking of might be Lana, a girl he rescues who is a significant character in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2MIZV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the name suggests, it's a time travel show, so many eras are mashed together and at several points Conan swings out of trees like Tarzan and encounters primitive people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot Synopsis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In AD 2008, mankind developed deadly weapons and eradicated most of the Earth and its people. 20 years later, a young boy named Conan and his 'grandpa', one of the last survivors of the devastation, live a peaceful life on Remnant Island. One day Conan rescues a girl on the beach named Lana and learns the true nature of the rest of the world. After Lana is kidnapped, Conan's good nature propels him into the biggest adventure of his life: to find Lana, High Harbor, Dr. Lao, and a way to crush the evil and oppressive city of Industria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T23:28:11.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18547" CreationDate="2015-01-16T01:00:39.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okita Souji is an extremely well-known and well-liked historical figure in the minds of Japanese people, who generally know that he died of tuberculosis at about age 25.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He died on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okita_S%C5%8Dji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;July 19, 1868&lt;/a&gt;.  The Meiji era started on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;September 8, 1868&lt;/a&gt;. In &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;, Kenshin arrives in Tokyo in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1878&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same way that a historical fiction about Abraham Lincoln doesn't need to explicitly include the fact that Lincoln was assassinated since everyone already knows that, Watsuki-sensei did not need to give this detail about the timing of Okita's death within the series itself because the average Japanese person knows he was already dead long before Kenshin arrives in Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:00:39.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17296" CreationDate="2015-01-16T01:32:16.610" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a small amount of officially-released statistical data in English &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comiket.co.jp/index_e.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;The &quot;History of Comic Market&quot; section of the &quot;What is Comic Market&quot; PDF shows a chronology chart of the number of participating circles (32 in the first Comiket, up to 550,000 in a recent Comiket), and the following pages of the PDF list more specifics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of volumes of doujinshi sold and the types of them, I do not beleive that the specific info you seek has been collected.  Comiket is massive and when I sold doujinshi there last year, all of the booths in my area just started closing up shop near the end of the day, without (as far as I know) being required to keep track of how many volumes we sold nor needing to report that number to the organizers of Comiket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best way to attempt to measure which series are represented would be to get ahold of the massive phonebook-sized program booklet from each year and count the number of circles that used a particular series as its sole illustration in the book to advertise its work.  For example, how many picked to use Cardcaptor Sakura, how many picked to draw Evangelion, etc. However, this would only give you a general sense, since of course one circle might draw doujinshi for more than one series, and might even not choose as its one illustration entry in the guidebook whichever series that it sells the most volumes of.&#xA;From what I saw when I was there, and from looking through the program book of that year, Nanoha, PreCure, and Gundam were not big representations (Nanoha and PreCure are not long-running, anyway, as far as Comiket is concerned - they're pretty new series when you consider everything that's been produced since 1975). The ones I saw represented a lot were more old-school ones like Evangelion and series from that era; this also makes sense since the original otaku of such series would largely be in their 30s and 40s, even early 50s now.  It should be noted that about 90% of the doujinshi I saw for sale was all hentai (not the tasteful, romantic sort, but the explicit sort), so the target demographic would reasonably have some bearing on which types of series are represented (i.e., what kind of series do the people who like hardcore hentai tend to like?). Comiket would not attract many of your average Japanese anime-watching demographics for that reason (I ended up not finding anything to buy). People who like sweet fluff or sci-fi action stories or any number of interesting genres that the realm of anime offers us would not necessarily be interested in the very specific subset of doujinshi that you can find at Comiket. Of newer series, Madoka Magica had some representation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:32:16.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16688" CreationDate="2015-01-16T01:54:01.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You often see these type of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SnotBubble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bubbles&lt;/a&gt; coming from characters' noses while they are asleep.  It is highly unusual to see one while a character is awake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that he was chewing bubblegum in this scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:54:01.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18768" CreationDate="2015-01-16T02:24:57.053" Score="3" ViewCount="5574" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many volumes of the light novels did Durarara season 1 utilize? Where should I start reading if I want to continue from after the first season ended? (I know the second season is already being broadcasted). Also, are the light novels still on-going or are they finished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T18:52:38.283" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T00:18:21.313" Title="How many volumes of the light novels did Durarara season 1 cover?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16668" CreationDate="2015-01-16T02:25:38.017" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct that it is about a rush of timing during the initial broadcast of the series.  The &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormooncrystalfailures.tumblr.com/tagged/compbr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; Failures&lt;/a&gt; website is maintaining a log of Toei's initial run screenshots with their Blu-Ray revisions. Toei was running behind from the beginning (it originally announced that &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; would start in summer of 2013, but the release date was pushed back twice: to early 2014, and then it finally did start &quot;airing&quot; in July of 2014).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past, anime was made with hand-painted cels, so of course the production companies were careful to paint each one the way they wanted it the first time. Nowadays, most anime is made with CG, so the idea of getting something rough out by the deadline and then going back and tweaking it later has only quite recently emerged (another production change is that anime is now largely not animated by Japanese animators within Japan; it is often animated by Koreans in South Korea.  Another is that anime is less profitable within Japan than it used to be, so cutting corners more visibly in order to cut down costs was not previously common). &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; was &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9709/why-is-sailor-moon-2014-not-airing-on-tv/13849#13849&quot;&gt;not considered profitable enough&lt;/a&gt; for TV broadcast (indeed its viewer numbers have &lt;a href=&quot;http://ellephedre.tumblr.com/post/107146770770/crystals-ratings-on-niconico-japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sharply crashed&lt;/a&gt; [a drop of 70%] from the number of viewers of the first episode).  This could be another factor in Toei's decision to decrease the artwork quality for subsequent episodes of the initial run and thereby give themselves more time to touch it up afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with you that this is not a common practice in Western media. American cartoon viewers are very particular about the quality.  My friend who is a key-frames animator for &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt; told me that there is one animator whose entire job is just to animate the mouth movements, because if the mouth movement does not perfectly match the voice actor's words, the fans generally feel that they cannot suspend disbelief. In contrast, anime in Japanese does not always bother to record the voice actors' voices first before animating, since Japanese fans do not care much whether the mouth movements exactly match. English dubs of anime can sound strange precisely because the script translator, instead of choosing the most natural-sounding English translation for the original sentence, often chooses what he/she thinks the American voice actor can say that will match the animated mouth movements.  The dub voice actors then try to make their syllables match as closely as possible, even to the point of the sentence sounding unnatural in English. The reason is that American viewers are used to watching mouth movements like in &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt; and Disney films which are perfectly aligned. Along these lines, if a Western company released a cartoon that was not high-quality at first, it would be very ill-received and ill-reviewed, the show could be abruptly cancelled, and they wouldn't be able to make as much money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T02:25:38.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-16T07:45:37.373" Score="10" ViewCount="2906" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto's Nine Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8CMam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto's Tailed Beast Mode&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/31hLMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The change in the appearance is very clear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/meXuim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato's Nine Tails Chakra Mode and Tailed Beast Mode (when he can use Kurama avatar) appearance remains the same. Only his pupils change. So why didn't his shroud get a new design like Naruto's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11205" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditorDisplayName="user11205" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T07:39:43.267" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T02:00:53.920" Title="Why didn't Minato's shroud change when he used Tailed Beast Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-16T08:14:35.233" Score="4" ViewCount="178208" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto appears fighting Toneri using Tailed Beast Mode with Sage Mode. What happened to his stronger form (Six Paths Sage Mode)!? Did he lose it?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11205" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-18T06:16:37.463" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T21:54:43.617" Title="What happened to Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-16T09:02:47.633" Score="2" ViewCount="6955" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just notice that Touka has changed and became more mature. Her surroundings, including Hide who has a part time job, have also changed/became more mature.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How many years have passed? Does anyone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T16:00:38.420" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T17:35:14.487" Title="Was there a time skip on episode 2 of Tokyo Ghoul Season 2?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8254" CreationDate="2015-01-16T10:16:02.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was just using martial arts and haki, many characters fight using haki without saying it. You can tell he's using haki as his hands turn black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T10:16:02.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18536" CreationDate="2015-01-16T10:45:29.207" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;If one shoots enough arrows at the target, one is sure to hit the bull's eye.&quot; So true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kCRKp.png&quot; alt=&quot;Unjust Life music score&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://musescore.com/user/38921/scores/71613&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MuseScore&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, CC Zero license.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T10:57:07.430" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T10:57:07.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2015-01-16T11:07:45.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jeez people are silly. SAO's writer says it himself, Wizardry inspired it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wizardry Online&lt;/a&gt; sometime. It's straight up an SAO MMO, with the possibility of perma-death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character in the story is the only one who can dual wield, but never does *cough* Kirito *cough*. Minor crimes make you yellow for a short amount of time, while heavier crimes like PK-ing, or looting a player makes you red for like 24+ hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game has a totally open PvP combat system that requires skill instead of good gear, cash, or level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11207" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T19:23:04.693" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T19:23:04.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18568" CreationDate="2015-01-16T11:20:21.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is &quot;a years time skip&quot;. At most a few months have passed, as the Anti-Ghoul members who were injured have healed and Aogiri have taken over some areas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point in the manga, the time skip was around 6 months, but apparently this is an original story (for season 2) so that may not be a good guideline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T17:25:28.830" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T17:25:28.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-16T11:36:57.927" Score="5" ViewCount="7903" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Araragi jumps out of a portal and saves Tsubasa from the History Tiger while carrying the Kaii slaying sword...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it was after traveling back to the present (Mayoi Jiangshi) but he just came back normally and he didn't even use the sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched up to Hitagi End and I don't see where that scene fits in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2925" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T04:40:29.607" Title="Where was Araragi when he helped Tsubasa Tiger?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18521" CreationDate="2015-01-16T13:04:44.377" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The man was sent for reincarnation, whereas the wife was sent to the void. In episode 2 Deciem confims this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heaven/Hell doesn't exist in the Shinto religion, the concepts referred to in the original script are Reincarnation and Void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The masks above the door are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh#Masks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noh&lt;/strong&gt; Masks&lt;/a&gt;. These masks come in all different forms, but the ones above the door are a pale female and an oni (demon). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nnDLls.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GxHm8s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;b&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the bar is an area for assessing the candidates who arrive (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Purgatory&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naraka_(Buddhism)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naraka&lt;/a&gt;), we know that they are not fully good - as they would have immediately entered Nirvana . In fact, the test is to see which person is beyond saving and who should be given a second shot at life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The demonic mask is instantly recognizable as 'evil', and as such it's fairly safe to assume that it leads to the &lt;em&gt;void&lt;/em&gt; - which, must not be confused with hell. Void is simply emptiness. the redness of the mask is also associated with rage, or feelings of intense anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pale female mask is human based, and white - giving a sense of calm. It's significantly less intimidating than the oni mask. We can take from this that it is representative of reincarnation (forgiveness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 also confirms that winning doesn't matter - which makes sense. The life-death situation has been created to test the true natures of the people being judged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe in episode one, the mask switch was an animation mistake, as it was correct in the following episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yBFfP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T18:04:55.090" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T18:04:55.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18532" CreationDate="2015-01-16T15:05:56.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imagine this is somehow related to the common schoolprank of placing basins/buckets of water on top of door frames and waiting for people to come in and get soaked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eb3Khm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is mentioned in @Vogel612's link, it's sortof the Eastern equivilant of an anvil being dropped on someone's head. A bit more realistic perhaps though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T15:05:56.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-16T15:33:36.130" Score="8" ViewCount="1496" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most manga that have anime adaptions get them while they are still on-going (even if the manga ends during the initial anime run.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone give/think of a reason why they suddenly made this after 20 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Glad they did though, its might be my favourite anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T00:39:46.523" Title="Parasyte anime 20 years after the manga finished - Why?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4962" CreationDate="2015-01-16T15:37:38.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of Japanese find blond hair exotic and attractive. Because of this, many characters will have bleached hair (like the japanese sometimes do) or have fully blonde sets of hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEVWsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Haikyuu!!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blondes however, are usually exchange students, foreigners or imbued with power -  much like DBZ. It's usually to make them stand out from the other characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T15:37:38.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18550" CreationDate="2015-01-16T15:47:00.733" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Isn't it &lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rahan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;? I know it's a pretty old french comic, even &lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahan,_fils_des_%C3%A2ges_farouches&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the animation adaptation&lt;/a&gt; made out of it is quite old (1986).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a blond guy with a loin cloth, the action is set in prehistoric times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zXfIR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11211" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T21:12:15.000" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T21:12:15.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13602" CreationDate="2015-01-16T18:29:10.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you had listened to Samuel, he said that both him and Pantherlily are the older generation of the Exceeds. Maybe that's the reason why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11213" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T18:32:41.020" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T18:32:41.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18591" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18592" CreationDate="2015-01-17T06:08:56.233" Score="2" ViewCount="944" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, I didn't notice this part because I was too focused on Celty and Shinra's &quot;lovey-dovey upgrade&quot;, until my friend told me about this part... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are making something weird, or should we call it a weapon - right there on the table?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to ask is, are they assassins? Or do they have another identity besides being obsessed with Yuhei-sama ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jCkkT.png&quot; alt=&quot;twins&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T22:06:22.270" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T22:06:22.270" Title="Who are the twins in Episode 1 of Durarara!!x2 Shou?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18591" CreationDate="2015-01-17T06:22:02.070" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're Orihara Izaya's little sisters,&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/30623/Mairu_Orihara&quot;&gt;Mairu&lt;/a&gt; and &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/30624/Kururi_Orihara&quot;&gt;Kukuri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They appeared in the special in the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-01-17T06:31:15.773" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T06:31:15.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18593" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18597" CreationDate="2015-01-17T07:05:58.367" Score="4" ViewCount="2100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember a scene where a boy is riding a bicycle (?) and he runs into a girl. They both take a tumble, but when he goes to check on her, she is more worried about him. I believe she takes in or helps demons that the guy can't see. For each one she helps, she becomes more powerful, but the power is misfortune (?), I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another scene where the demons are checking on the guy when he's taking a bath, and the demons are telling the girl they have seen him naked just to embarrass her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall that she also helps a demon that is a store mascot (?), possibly a panda, and he joins her group. The demons learn that he does a ritual of some sort or has a charm that prevents them for doing any harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11222" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T19:53:52.630" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T19:53:52.630" Title="A manga about a girl helping demons but can't touch anyone because of it?" Tags="&lt;renai-kaidan-sayoko-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:32.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18593" CreationDate="2015-01-17T08:52:25.487" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48943&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Renai Kaidan Sayoko-san&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayoko is an incredibly kind, but solitary, young kimono-clad lady who has certain supernatural abilities. &lt;strong&gt;She can see ghosts, and she frees them from their places of death by agreeing to let them haunt her instead.&lt;/strong&gt; As a result, everywhere she goes, &lt;strong&gt;she is followed by an army of well-meaning spirits that only she can see.&lt;/strong&gt; Her weirdness tends to throw any normal people who would have otherwise possibly become her friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inaba is a poor college student who happens to &lt;strong&gt;accidentally run over Sayoko with his bicycle.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayoko normally is &lt;strong&gt;unable to interact with people for long periods of time, because since she is haunted she endangers the health of other people just by being close to them...&lt;/strong&gt; But for some reason Inaba is completely fine with being around Sayoko even for long periods of time...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.... Just what's going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where &lt;em&gt;Inaba&lt;/em&gt; runs over &lt;em&gt;Sayoko&lt;/em&gt; with his bicycle happens right at the beginning of chapter 1. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLQ7d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayoko was bleeding from her head, but she was more worried about the boy's well-being than herself&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLQ7d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLQ7dl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from chapter 1, Sayoko asked Inaba to lead her to the cursed shop where Inaba was supposed to work at but the manager ran away without paying his wages. When she arrived, she had a talk with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AqQNg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;panda mascot&lt;/a&gt;, who died from a heatstroke. The panda mascot loved the smell of the restaurant, so he stayed and tried to advertise the shop, but every new shop opened there shut down in the end. She let the panda mascot possess her near the end of chapter 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AqQNg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AqQNgl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where the ghosts (not really demons, they are well-meaning ghosts) teased her about seeing the boy naked is from chapter 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T08:58:14.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22088" CreationDate="2015-01-17T09:55:22.827" Score="2" ViewCount="607" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some shinobi can identify the nature of the technique just by looking at the hand seals . How ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T10:00:34.640" Title="How did Sasuke identify that Deidara's &quot;art&quot; uses Earth Style just by looking at his hand seals?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18494" CreationDate="2015-01-17T11:18:18.590" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 700 of the manga takes place &lt;strong&gt;15 years&lt;/strong&gt; after the 4th SWW. During the 4th SWW, Naruto is 17 and Hinata is 16. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at present, they're 32 and 31 respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto's age is revealed to be 12. There's a confirmed two year age difference between Himawari and Boruto. Therefore Hima is 10 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Hinata is 31 years old currently. Therefore, she was 19 when she had Boruto and 21 when she had Himawari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T14:44:51.123" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T14:44:51.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18725" CreationDate="2015-01-17T11:25:27.767" Score="5" ViewCount="26062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is the master and who is the slave in this relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, Shinobu calls Araragi &quot;master,&quot; and sometimes she calls him her &quot;slave/servant.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2925" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T00:54:50.960" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T00:54:50.960" Title="What exactly is the relationship between Araragi and Shinobu?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18567" CreationDate="2015-01-17T12:10:43.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Six Paths Sage Mode is a heightened state of Sage Mode, which drastically empowers the user's abilities to a far greater extent by combining the &lt;strong&gt;Six Paths Sage Chakra&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts&lt;/strong&gt;. Hagaromo takes back his Yang chakra from Naruto, thus taking away the Six Paths Sage Chakra. I think this might have led to Naruto losing the Six Paths Sage Mode. Maybe...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T18:57:43.160" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T18:57:43.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15494" CreationDate="2015-01-17T12:38:57.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &amp;quot;second stage&amp;quot; of the Byakugan, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tenseigan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tenseigan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. And it has its own Chakra Mode, which is said to be on par with the Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Byakugan is combined with the chakra of an Ōtsutsuki clan member, it evolves into the Tenseigan. The only known wielders are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamura Ōtsutsuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toneri Ōtsutsuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RcOuK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tenseigan has abilities similar to the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tenseigan allows the user to control both attractive and repulsive forces, similar to the Rinnegan. Additionally, it also grants the wielder Tenseigan Chakra Mode, which in turn gives the user an increase in speed, power, strength, durability, and reflexes. It also grants its user Truth-Seeking Balls, thus granting the user all five nature transformations and Yin–Yang Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tenseigan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T12:31:54.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18605" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18664" CreationDate="2015-01-17T13:57:57.370" Score="0" ViewCount="1760" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kamui dimension seems huge and Obito used it to store his weapons and other things. So I was just wondering whether the Kamui dimension has a &lt;em&gt;limited capacity&lt;/em&gt; to store or accommodate things or not. Since it is in another dimension, could it actually be &lt;em&gt;infinite&lt;/em&gt; and the user is free to make use of it as much as he wants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-17T15:19:01.410" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T16:11:55.800" Title="Is the Kamui dimension infinite?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-17T15:14:47.323" Score="2" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did Zetsu know that Madara was Indra's reincarnation ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T19:15:24.293" Title="How was Zetsu able to identify the Asura and Indra transmigrants over the years?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18610" CreationDate="2015-01-17T16:10:53.233" Score="5" ViewCount="1892" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 2 of &lt;em&gt;Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de&lt;/em&gt; manga adaptation, we can see that the middle panel makes a reference to Dragon Ball's meme &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/It%27s_Over_9000!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;It's over 9000!&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. The line &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/752/has-the-its-over-9000-meme-spread-back-to-japan&quot;&gt;was actually &quot;It's over 8000!&quot; in the original Japanese manga&lt;/a&gt;, and this explains why Andou only counts up to 8000. The censored word is &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Scouter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scouter&lt;/a&gt;, which is the device to measure power level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CqlGU.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't recognize the reference on the left most panel. Searching for the censored word reveals that it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Menthuthuyoupi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Menthuthuyoupi&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;. However, I don't read the manga, so I don't understand the reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which scene from &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; does this reference come from? And what is the context that makes it worth referenced by another author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T04:26:46.380" Title="What is the context of this Hunter x Hunter reference in Inou Battle manga chapter 2?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;inou-battle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18609" CreationDate="2015-01-17T16:34:05.303" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first reference, &amp;quot;Bankruptcy Chapter 7,&amp;quot; is referring to one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Knuckle_Bine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Knuckle&lt;/a&gt;'s abilities. Doing so, he lends his opponent some of his &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, but while they use it, they are charged &amp;quot;interest&amp;quot; on it, meaning they have to repay that much &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt; back to him.&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reference here is that the male character is wondering how long it would take for Bankruptcy Chapter 7 to completely &amp;quot;bankrupt&amp;quot; her &lt;em&gt;chuuni&lt;/em&gt; powers from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is explicitly seen in a fight between Knuckle and Youpi (for short), during which Knuckle uses this ability on Youpi. It is revealed that Youpi has excessively high levels of &lt;em&gt;nen&lt;/em&gt;. Knuckle states, comparing Youpi to the &amp;quot;boss&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Morel_Mackernasey&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Morel&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Five times what the boss has? Ten times? More? I can't tell! &lt;strong&gt;Assuming he's ten times stronger... with 700,000 aura...&lt;/strong&gt; how long will it take before he [is hit by Bankruptcy Chapter 7]?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is reinforced by a quote on the Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Menthuthuyoupi is an Enhancer. Knuckle estimates the size of Menthuthuyoupi's aura to be at least 10 times greater than Morel's, &lt;strong&gt;or at least 700,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Menthuthuyoupi#Nen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; Wiki, Menthuthuyoupi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reference here is just made to compare the scathingly high levels of Youpi's aura and drives home that her &lt;em&gt;chuuni&lt;/em&gt; power is supposedly... over 700,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[1]: Explained in &lt;em&gt;uber depth&lt;/em&gt; in episode 90, starting around 4:00.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[2]: Stated in episode 112, starting at 11:51.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T21:15:53.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18614" CreationDate="2015-01-17T19:21:01.793" Score="4" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this guy on a poster with Beyond the Grave and Trigun's main protagonist. But I can't find who he is, nor whether he has his own anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy is on the left, wielding two crimson swords, with gray hair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ffrf6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11228" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:35:36.520" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:35:36.520" Title="Who is the guy on the left in this collage poster? And which anime is he from?" Tags="&lt;gungrave&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T09:44:37.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="854" CreationDate="2015-01-17T19:27:09.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Section 1&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also known as &quot;Special Service Squad&quot;. This section investigates very serious crimes, and its reach is limited to Japan only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Section 2&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enforces law in the area of biomedical experiments (un)authorized by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Also enforces patents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Section 3&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Works the drug-related crimes in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Section 4&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Special forces unit called &quot;The Rangers&quot;. Batou is an ex-ranger and has cyberized eyes like the rest of his former colleagues, as seen in GITS:SAC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Section 6&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surveillance and Reconnaissance unit. They are not very cyberized and they don't see much action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell#Public_Security_Bureaus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; plus my own recollection of the events. It is currently unknown what sections 5, 7 and 8 do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T19:27:09.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18612" CreationDate="2015-01-17T19:34:26.273" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is Juji Kabane from Gungrave: Overdose - That's the second game, not actually an anime.&#xA;The weapons are actually Gunblades, if you look at the hilts of the swords in your image you can kinda see the guns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cHujm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T19:34:26.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18622" CreationDate="2015-01-17T19:53:40.967" Score="2" ViewCount="3300" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 1 of &lt;em&gt;Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de&lt;/em&gt; manga adaptation, Andou made a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Phantom_Troupe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Phantom Troupe&lt;/a&gt;'s leader &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chrollo_Lucilfer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chrollo Lucilfer&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; series, as pointed out by Tomoyo. (Note the matching cross-shaped tattoo on his forehead).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What scene from &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; is being referenced here? And what is the context of that scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X8PyS.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T12:37:40.567" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T12:37:40.567" Title="What is the context of this reference to Chrollo Lucilfer in Inou Battle manga chapter 1?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;inou-battle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-17T20:35:10.353" Score="2" ViewCount="2670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to get the Rinnegan if you are not in the Senju or Uchiha clan (including branch clans such as Uzumaki) and inject Senju and Uchiha DNA into yourself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11229" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T16:39:44.667" LastActivityDate="2020-06-25T05:41:25.340" Title="Is it possible to get the Rinnegan by injecting Senju and Uchiha DNA into yourself?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18616" CreationDate="2015-01-17T20:42:54.590" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To awaken the Rinnegan, it's not enough to be a Senju with Uchiha eyes or vice versa, you must be Indra's successor that obtained chakra from Asura's successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A successor does not necessarily come directly from the Senju clan, as Naruto, who is an Uzumaki, is a successor. However, Indra's successor is always an Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, no. It's not possible to do what you describe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T08:24:41.820" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T08:24:41.820" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-18T00:28:44.627" Score="1" ViewCount="288" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Weed from Legendary Moonlight Sculptor ever meet Prina's friend from planting in Valley of Death quest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9265" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-18T00:35:21.477" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T00:35:21.477" Title="Did Weed from Legendary Moonlight Sculptor ever meet Prina's friend from planting in Valley of Death quest?" Tags="&lt;moonlight-sculptor&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22436" CreationDate="2015-01-18T00:46:05.417" Score="14" ViewCount="3360" Body="&lt;p&gt;While rewatching &lt;em&gt;The Flowers of Evil&lt;/em&gt;, I noticed this character in episode 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/odeSj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character on the left struck me as very odd - she's wearing braids (which would normally suggest a female character), but she also has sideburns, which seem to be more or less only something men wear. (I'm assuming the character is female from the voice actor who plays at that moment.) Moreover, if the character &lt;em&gt;weren't&lt;/em&gt; female, it would be odd for a school to allow him to wear braids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1c8gw3/spoilers_aku_no_hana_episode_2_discussion/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; suggests that this character also appears in the manga, so is this just intentional character design, rather than an error in the art? If so, who is this character, and is there anything (e.g. personality traits) that might explain this odd hairstyle? (I have not read the manga yet, and so can't easily look this up.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; I remembered seeing some video footage of the live-action filming that the rotoscoped animation was apparently from on YouTube, so I might try to dig that out to see if I can get a better idea of what's going on here. On a second glance the braids struck me as a bit odd in terms of the shaping of their ends (one usually expects the hair to thin out somewhat and possibly curve a bit), so it occurred to me that this might be useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 2:&lt;/strong&gt; After reading the entire manga, I couldn't find a character with identical design. (From the uniform -- notice that the character here wears a bow, instead of a tie -- it seems certain that they're probably female.) However, I did notice a presumably female character with very short hair (for a girl) that was in the corresponding chapater of the manga. I don't remember if the character was wearing a female uniform but will look it up later when I have time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T22:43:55.333" LastActivityDate="2020-05-11T14:19:09.517" Title="Is this an animation error, or just bizarre character design?" Tags="&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18615" CreationDate="2015-01-18T01:32:48.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scene being referenced is Chrollo's response to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Gon_Freecss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gon's&lt;/a&gt; (the protagonist) question directed at him, &quot;How can you kill people who have nothing to do with you?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For context, Chrollo is the leader of the Phantom Troupe, also known as &quot;the spider&quot;, a murderous group of thieves. In the Phantom Troupe arc, the scene in which this reference comes from, the Troupe kills many people in Yorknew City in order to steal goods from a large underground auction run by the mafia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene that this is quoting comes from episode 56 of the 2011 anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/hunter-x-hunter/episode-56-beloved-x-and-x-beleaguered-611499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Beloved X and X Beleaguered&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. The quote itself can be seen at 16:30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TcgPY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p1VCK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6ysE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Source: Crunchyroll screenshots)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T01:32:48.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-18T02:34:27.753" Score="2" ViewCount="3820" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask who she really is. All I know is that she is member of Aogiri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q89sa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/odgn0.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T05:36:06.007" Title="Who is this Aogiri member (a girl on redhood) in the anime adaptation?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18567" CreationDate="2015-01-18T05:18:30.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theory that Naruto still has the potential to use it but he doesn't, since it needs chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts, which he used up in his battle against Sasuke. The sage said that he was a pseudo-Ten Tails and that the Tailed Beasts could all go into him to speak with each other (this was after he took back his yin and yang seals from Naruto and Sasuke). He may have felt there was no need to, since both halves of the Kyuubi are sealed inside him now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11235" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T15:12:24.210" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T15:12:24.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18662" CreationDate="2015-01-18T05:49:03.697" Score="10" ViewCount="34088" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo took back his Yin and Yang chakra from Sasuke and Naruto &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Elnks.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;respectively&lt;/a&gt; (in chapter 690). So if the Yin chakra was responsible for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBNsk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; development in Sasuke's eye, why didn't it change back into his original eye after the chakra was taken back? Why does it become permanent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T16:18:15.580" LastActivityDate="2020-01-17T19:23:16.730" Title="Why does Sasuke still have the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15283" CreationDate="2015-01-18T07:06:53.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like &quot;No differences&quot; shows up for the first time in episode 2 of the second cour (episode 14 overall) at around 19 minutes in. My ears explode with delight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T07:06:53.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13835" CreationDate="2015-01-18T15:09:43.910" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/23657/Hiseki_Senki_Stone_Buster!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiseki Senki Stone Buster!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/akAJl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hiseki Senki Stone Buster! Volume 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I can not find an English summary online. If you read Chinese, &lt;a href=&quot;http://baike.baidu.com/view/1416354.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baidu Baike&lt;/a&gt; has a very brief synopsis. The manga was serialized in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=11496&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shuukan Shounen Magazine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In volume 1, the following events took place:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Black shadows came out of the black stone, killed the store owner, and burned down the store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a4Eo7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page 34&lt;/a&gt;. The store owner is saying: &quot;My body is dissolving?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The black stone threw itself into his eye and fused with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vkgk2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pages 47&amp;ndash;48&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He got another gift for the girl (a dolphin ring) and she happily accepted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BoNln.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pages 101&amp;ndash;102&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Later in the story:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The guy with a jade necklace that can communicate with plants and the vampire with a ruby that manipulates gravity both appear in volume 3. The werewolf guy appears in volume 2. The monk with a blue stone that heals appears in volume 4. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-02-04T16:25:03.970" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T16:25:03.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23565" CreationDate="2015-01-18T15:51:38.343" Score="2" ViewCount="11390" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Hutch_the_Honeybee&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee&lt;/a&gt; was aired when I was a child, but I never know its ending. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3858/Konchuu_Monogatari_Minashigo_Hutch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; said that it was aired in Japan from 1970 to 1971, but it was aired in my country around the end of the '90s or early 2000s I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how did the anime end? Did he reunite with his mom? Does someone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11241" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-26T08:36:36.077" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T14:22:10.497" Title="Ending of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee" Tags="&lt;hutch-the-honeybee&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-18T18:24:54.547" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Yurisha was sent to earth to deliver the construction plans for the wave motion engine and also Sasha to give them the wave motion power core but why did they do it separately? I mean Yurisha also could have delivered the plans together with the core...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gamilas empire expands and exterminates many other planets not only the earth.&#xA;So why would Starsha want to help humanity? Moreover she and her 2 sisters are the only 3 remaining of her species. Also what would happen if the earth gets restored? The Gamilas just would have continued their attacks and bombs. If the Yamato didn't save the capital of Gamilas and killed their leader the earth would be still attacked sooner or later by the empire. But Starsha couldn't know that this would happen so her plan to help the humans and risk the lives of her sisters doesn't make much sense to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11244" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T18:24:54.547" Title="Can someone explain the story of Space Battleship Yamato 2199?" Tags="&lt;space-battleship-yamato&gt;&lt;yamato-2199&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5161" CreationDate="2015-01-19T00:36:07.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In her fight with soi fon she throws a kunai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She merged with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is really the physical manifestation of urahara's zanpakto which is why he doesnt use it past shikai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11249" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T00:49:30.533" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T00:49:30.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-19T01:13:45.547" Score="14" ViewCount="521" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7, when Tomoko is in line to see the otome Voice Actor from the game, she gets the bonus ticket to get a custom recording. She rethinks about what line she wanted after hearing the girl in front of her request the line &quot;I want to ruin you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tomoko has a montage of different characters from different anime with the Voice Actor as that character, below is an image Tsugumori-704 found. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRj8Q.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRj8Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only know 1 of the shots which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hakuouki.wikia.com/wiki/Heisuke_Toudou&quot;&gt;Heisuke&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Hakuouki&lt;/em&gt; (end of the third row) as he is the only member of the Shinsengumi who has long hair which is tried from the top of the head&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what were the other characters Tomoko imagined and which anime they came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T04:56:49.180" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T17:41:28.583" Title="Who are all the characters Tomoko imagines?" Tags="&lt;watamote&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18697" CreationDate="2015-01-19T01:21:09.213" Score="5" ViewCount="32357" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I recall, Hidan's head was buried deep inside a hole in the Konoha Forbidden Jungle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean that Hidan is still alive after all this year? Is it possible for someone to rescue him and bring him back if he is still alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-22T06:06:26.577" LastActivityDate="2021-01-10T04:37:41.820" Title="Is Hidan still alive?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18640" CreationDate="2015-01-19T01:42:07.423" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it's mostly based on speculation and it isn't really mentioned in the series that that he is definitely alive, when Kakuzu was reincarnated during the Fourth Shinobi World War, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hidan#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Confrontation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;he took Hidan's absence as proof that he was still alive&lt;/a&gt; (Chapter 530, page 3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T17:51:59.060" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T17:51:59.060" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18698" CreationDate="2015-01-19T01:54:09.747" Score="4" ViewCount="5201" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am having a tough time trying to remember the name of this manga. It had three high school friends and they woke up in an alternate reality where people play games to survive. The games difficulty is determined by a something and can determine the difficulty by a deck of cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first game was something like 2 of diamonds and they had to get fortune cookies and survive a bunch of flaming arrows (Which they did). One of the group guys is smart while the other of the group guys is really brave then they have a 3rd member who is worthless it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11250" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T16:56:18.847" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T16:56:18.847" Title="Manga about 3 school friends who have to play games to survive" Tags="&lt;imawa-no-kuni-no-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:38.423" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18623" CreationDate="2015-01-19T06:38:51.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Eto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, her name is Eto. As a ghoul, she is known as the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One-Eyed Owl&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and her human name is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sen Takatsuki&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is also an executive member of the Aogiri Tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10965" LastEditorUserId="12822" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T20:12:22.233" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T20:12:22.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13007" CreationDate="2015-01-19T07:03:06.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kirito didn't come back to life. The whole &quot;You are dead&quot; and then scattering to pieces, and then coming back to life was the anime's dramatization. It was never like that. It was simply there to say that Kirito's mind had accepted death. However, Kirito had &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; died in real life yet, and he had a sudden burst of will and resolution to live, by which he then altered the game's so called &quot;rules&quot;. This is not a bug, it is simply because the virtual world they lived in was, well, &lt;strong&gt;virtual&lt;/strong&gt;. In a way, it's simply an image projected by the brain, and is supported by a system. Because he had a strong resolution, he was able to defeat the game's rules just in time to defeat Heathcliff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, this is not the end of it all. Asuna's died way before this happened. To explain why she was able to survive: Heathcliff had turned off the system's mechanism of killing a person in real life by frying the brain upon in-game death, which was an in-game module, right before the duel started. Thus, even though Asuna had died in-game, she was not killed in real life because Kayaba had disabled the module that fries the brain. The area they were in at the end was neither an imagination, a dream, nor any kind of afterlife. It was a special area Kayaba created in order to talk to Kirito after the duel. Whether he had won or not, Kirito would meet Kayaba in that area &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11260" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T08:17:49.327" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T08:17:49.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18485" CreationDate="2015-01-19T07:13:18.790" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/10347/Yakuza_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YAKUZA GIRL&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Senguu Fumihiro is a young boy that made a promise to his dying grandmother to find a good wife for himself. With this intention he enrolls in a prestigious school but on the first day his world turns upside down when all the students begin to kill each other and one of them even turns into a monster. He is saved by a girl named &quot;Akari&quot; sent by one of the factions that rule the school to protect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a picture of him getting said mole:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jmuxx.png&quot; alt=&quot;Senguu notices he got a new mole&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11222" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T09:08:03.167" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T09:08:03.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5161" CreationDate="2015-01-19T07:28:38.037" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there is no definitive answer at this point many of the theories out there are plausible.  I however, personally think that one of the most overlooked and underestimated answers is that she simply doesn't like/want to use it.  Much to the same affect as to why Sui Feng does not like using her Bankai.  (Said reason being that it does not conform to the style of combat the leader of the Stealth Force conforms to.)  One may also note that most of the unnamed members of the Stealth Force are typically shown with no Zanpakuto.  One must also take into account that Yoruichi is well regarded as one of the finest hand to hand combatants in Soul Society as well as one of the fastest and most proficient users of Shunpo.  Keeping these things in mind, perhaps her Zanpakuto would provide no benefit or even hinder her fighting style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T07:28:38.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7849" CreationDate="2015-01-19T08:36:20.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading the &lt;a href=&quot;http://oreimo.wikia.com/wiki/Saori_Makishima#Relationships&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;relationship&lt;/a&gt; between Saori and Kyousuke there seem to be some feeling but its not shown exactly what type of feeling did Saori have with Kyousuke. Yes the feeling is more toward love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Overall their relationship with each other remained platonic at best. Despite Kyousuke's shock after discovering Saori's ojou-sama side, the two continued to act normally. In conclusion, Saori is only one of the few female characters who hasn't shown any signs of romantic attraction towards Kyousuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which shows that they are more like friend but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the game version, Happy End (PlayStation 3) and Tsuzuku Wake ga nai (PlayStation Portable), they have their own route and in the nearly end, the wedding day of Kyousuke and Saori appeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot confirm the exact feeling of Saori towards Kyousuke. And all most every girls confessed Kyousuke, so why leave Saori alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T08:36:20.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2015-01-19T09:19:39.700" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, we have seen several instances where even losing Six Paths Power still makes one stronger than most, as described by Kakashi after he obtained Obito's power.  I don't remember the exact chapter, but right after he awakened Sharingan in his natural eyes from Obito transferring his power, Kakashi says something along the lines of the eyes being stronger after Obito played host to the Ten Tails.  One could also argue that having the completed chakra of the Six Paths was only a requirement to awaken the Rinnegan, not keeping it.  However, I must stick with whatever facts that I can see and those are thus;  but first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler warning, just in case you haven't read past chapter 690 as mentioned in the OP's question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In chapter 696, after Kaguya was defeated and the Six Paths Yin and Yang symbols had returned to Hagoromo, we witness the final fight between Naruto and Sasuke at the Valley of the End. In this fight, Sasuke was still wielding his Rinnegan, but more importantly for the evidence involved, Naruto was still using Six Paths Sage Mode. That being said, it leaves little room for interpretation that the two of them must still have Six Paths Chakra of their own.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Now the room we do have for speculation comes here where we must decide whether they still have these powers, because&lt;br&gt;&#xA; A. When Hagoromo regained the seals on his hands, they were just the seals for the Six Paths Chibaku Tensei and nothing more. &lt;strong&gt;Or&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; B. Even though Hagoromo took his powers back, having been exposed to the Six Paths chakra has awakened their natural ability to use it, since Sasuke and Naruto were the reincarnated Indra and Asura respectively. After all, Madara was able to awaken the Rinnegan by introducing Hashirama's cells into his own body unknowingly, which means introducing Asura's chakra into himself. After it was integrated, he didn't have to continuously inject Hashi's cells to keep the Rinnegan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastEditorUserId="11261" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T20:27:28.603" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T20:27:28.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18663" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19714" CreationDate="2015-01-19T10:44:06.850" Score="3" ViewCount="1120" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where is Aizen Sousuke after the Quincies wreak havoc in Seireitei? Last time he was seen, he was meeting the Quincy king, Ywach, and Ywach mentioned that during the short meeting, Aizen used his power on him. Does this means that Aizen has escaped? Did Ywach set him loose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T16:31:51.037" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T08:29:52.410" Title="Where is Aizen after the Quincies wreak havoc in Seireitei?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18605" CreationDate="2015-01-19T10:47:37.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a tricky subject as we have in no way been given any limit to the size of the space inside the Kamui dimension. However, we can surmise from what we've seen so far that the space is vast in its nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJHq1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Obito vs Kakashi in the Kamui Dimension&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, the relative appearance of the Kamui dimension is shown in the above image from when Obito and Kakashi fought entirely within its realm. During this fight, we are given this depiction of the Kamui realm as a vast space containing large squared off platforms. Overall, the dimension has a somewhat &quot;blank&quot; feel and is almost reminiscent of the Ichigo's &quot;Inner World&quot; from Bleach. Whether or not the user can actually make changes to the dimension itself is not clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to truly answer your question about how finite this space, maybe you should ask what a dimension is. For the purpose of this discussion, a dimension is an alternate realm of reality, and could therefore contain an entire universe within itself.  For instance, the Kamui moves things from our dimension into its own, that in and of itself entails that we currently reside in one of these dimensions. Within our dimension exists our planet, our solar system, our galaxy, and beyond that our universe. That being said, the only valid conclusion I can come to is that the Kamui space must have at the very least the potential to be as infinite as our universe is. After all, we can't truly give proportion to our universe beyond the face of it being relatively immeasurable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T16:11:55.800" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T16:11:55.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6751" CreationDate="2015-01-19T10:55:14.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could say it is a plot hole. At that point, I don't know why he didn't kill them right there and then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could look at it as a typical case of &quot;Bond Villain&quot; where the baddie has to set a challenge/trap for the protagonist without actually killing the girl because it allows the story to continue, and without it your cast of characters thins out, thus ending the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most importantly&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;in my opinion&lt;/em&gt; - The original author was also building that underlying Taira &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; betrayal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;story so he can't have him dying just yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T10:55:14.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6141" CreationDate="2015-01-19T11:48:29.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One might be able to look at it from the philosophical point of view that there was no evil to sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of this answer may include spoilers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Black Zetsu is essentially Kaguya's will incarnate. That being said, Kaguya's goals were not inherently evil. Technically, her goal was peace. While it may have been a peace forced upon the entire world, in a manner they did not agree with, in her mind, it was still an act of good. It's true that she did want the power of her chakra back from all those it had been sewn into throughout the centuries. Even still, it is difficult for mere mortals to understand what drives a being that could be consider god-like. Good and Evil being matters of perception, maybe Kaguya truly believed in the good of her actions. Of course, this is all speculation, but one has to wonder, I mean when Kaguya initially thought that Naruto and Sasuke were Hagoromo and Hamura, she wept, so she can't be all bad.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; All that considered, and Black Zetsu being an extension of Kaguya himself, maybe the whole &quot;sensing evil&quot; didn't work because there was no evil intent. But this all hinges on the philosophy of good and evil, and deciding if there is a difference between knowing something is evil and not caring, or not believing something is evil because of the eventual good, it will do.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T17:45:59.447" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T17:45:59.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18668" CreationDate="2015-01-19T12:04:21.557" Score="4" ViewCount="3696" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw the trailer of this anime on the Bleach DVD Volume 1, which was featured in the Extras &gt; Trailers. Other anime trailers that were featured on the DVD were for Black Cat, One Piece, Death Note, Eureka 7, Dragon Ball Z remastered and that's all I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the unknown anime trailer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The song sounded like j-techno with female singer. I could recalled an English part of the lyrics being &quot;I need you, I just kiss you, in my life&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Opening sequence shows a nude (?) girl in her early/mid teens with long pale blue hair tiptoed on the water&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character (?) is a boy in his early/mid teens with gold brown hair that is shaped like razors on the sides and wears red clothing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vrJJq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hair colour of the boy (Maybe 1 or 2 shades darker)&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Image of hair colour, maybe 1 or 2 shades darker)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The girl  wears a black dress and has a black/white ribbon wrapped around her hair, kind of like a double helix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/it74t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Appearance of the girl (REALLY SIMILAR ALMOST IDENTICAL)&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(Almost identical to the image of the girl in the trailer)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character and the girl seem to be romantically linked, as they are seen holding hands and the girl comforts the boy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other characters in the trailer are shown one by one with small girl figures popping up behind them. Maybe the little girls are spirits or guardians?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I have for the description, I've tried so long to find out what this anime is and I couldn't find anything related to it except for the picture of the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11265" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:35:47.993" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:35:47.993" Title="What is this anime where the girl wears a ribbon wrapping her hair like double helix and wears black dress?" Tags="&lt;elemental-gelade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:48.093" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18667" CreationDate="2015-01-19T12:13:51.803" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Google reverse image search says &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1250/Elemental_Gelade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elemental Gelade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and the girl is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/2372/Reverie_Metherlence/pictures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reverie Metherlence&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A brief description from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemental_Gelade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as &quot;living weapons&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T15:47:32.903" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T15:47:32.903" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18616" CreationDate="2015-01-19T12:50:25.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is yes, but only by nature of technicality. This method is possible, though highly improbable. It may in fact not have a prayer of working at all. However, let me lay out this plan for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, we know that creatures like the Tailed Beasts can be sealed within a host body. The host body then can gain the power of the sealed Tailed Beast. We also know that a human soul can be sealed, though whether it is possible to seal another person inside one's self is not explicitly shown (to my knowledge anyway). We have, however, seen the souls of all the first four Hokage being sealed within the Shinigami as part of the Reaper Death Seal. Putting these elements together, I think it would be safe to assume it is at least possible for one person to use a similar sealing method as used on the Tailed Beasts to incorporate another human being into themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We also know from Obito and Kakashi that the entire chakra and essence of a person's Kekkei Genkai can be placed into another person's body. This is what allowed Kakashi to make use of the full power of Obito's eyes as well as Susanoo.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Now, for the final piece of information before this can all come together, we know that the requirements for activating the Rinnegan, which, as explained by Black Zetsu, is to bring together the chakra of Indra and Asura, thus giving you the chakra of their father. Therefore, if you could actually seal whoever the current successor of Indra and Asura are, then in this given hypothetical scenario, a third party could in fact gain a Rinnegan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In no shape or form would I consider this natural, and I'm sure there are a lot of questionable morals involved with the entire idea, but through this strange course of action or something similar in nature, I believe it is possible to gain the Rinnegan even as someone who was not born with either Indra or Asura's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know, it's a crazy, loophole kind of a way of going about it. But hey, you asked for possibility, not plausibility or even likelihood. Heh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T17:17:35.027" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T17:17:35.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8334" CreationDate="2015-01-19T13:46:06.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is in fact a style of fighting which utilizes two spears. The Irish used to use single-handed spear combat. This style of fighting was used only by those who already had great skill in double-handed spear combat due to the requirement for greater control and strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this style of fighting, one would carry a one-handed spear in their strong hand, and either a large shield or a small shield and spare spear in their right. While the combat style wasn't specifically designed for fighting with both spears at once, this is clearly where the inspiration for the movements of the character are derived. Some of the ways he strikes in the show even have great visual resemblance to this fighting style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add that to the fact that his character is of Irish legend, one of the most famous knights of Fiana, and that within those legends, he does have two spears among his collection of mythical weapons, it leaves little doubt that our Irish, spear wielding combatant would be using Irish single-handed spear combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tutorials.livinghistory.ie/Home/irish-single-handed-spear-fighting-combat-guide&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Irish Single Handed Spear Fighting Combat Guide on livinghistory.ie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T17:33:33.197" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T17:33:33.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18716" CreationDate="2015-01-19T13:54:00.543" Score="7" ViewCount="22235" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Another&lt;/em&gt;, the extra person was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the assistant teacher, Reiko Mikami, who is Kouichi's aunt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think some hints were dropped during the series that pointed to that person, like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kouichi's grandpa complaining about going to too many funerals, and the protagonist's confusion afterwards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the phone call from Kouichi's father, when he mentions that he was back in town 1.5 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were there other hints to who the extra was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T17:16:59.813" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T15:17:30.187" Title="What hints were shown during the series to who was the extra person in the classroom?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18678" CreationDate="2015-01-19T14:11:12.950" Score="0" ViewCount="4656" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the extreme amount of unclothed female chests in Dakara, Boku wa H! ga Dekinai, those black stripes almost killed the fun of watching the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would rather have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodivaHair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;godiva hair&lt;/a&gt; (they did it in some shots), or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LensFlareCensor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lens flare&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CensorSteam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mist&lt;/a&gt; of the first episodes, or even the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BarbieDollAnatomy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;barbie doll&lt;/a&gt; treatment, but those black strips were too much in the last episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that probably the DVD are uncensored, if that is the case, I just want to confirm it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T15:56:25.343" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T15:57:31.320" Title="Is an uncensored release of &quot;Dakara, Boku wa H! ga Dekinai&quot; released yet" Tags="&lt;boku-h&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18676" CreationDate="2015-01-19T15:15:13.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All six BD/DVD volumes of &lt;em&gt;Dakara, Boku wa H ga Dekinai&lt;/em&gt; have been released in Japan, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%A0%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E5%83%95%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81H%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%80%82#BD_.2F_DVD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 6 was released on February 20th, 2013&lt;/a&gt;. The BD version is uncensored as far as it is allowed for a non R18+ work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a few comparison screenshots from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kira-reviews.com/blog/archives/category/dakara-boku-wa-h-ga-dekinai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kira Reviews&lt;/a&gt;. TV version on the left, uncensored BD version on the right. Both images are from volume 1 (episode 1 and 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQXCB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQXCBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;TV (Episode 1)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rM3S4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rM3S4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;BD (Episode 1)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bw22g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bw22gm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;TV (Episode 2)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwXg7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwXg7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;BD (Episode 2)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T15:57:31.320" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T15:57:31.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18679" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-19T15:16:51.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ryosuke Kaga is a perverted high school boy attending Momozomo Academy. One day, he meets Lisara Restall standing alone in the rain. Lisara is an elite Grim Reaper, who visited the human world searching for &quot;The Singular Man&quot;. Ryosuke makes a contract with Lisara and she sucks Ryosuke's &quot;essence&quot; in order to remain in the human world. This &quot;essence&quot; is his perverted spirit. Ryosuke agrees to help Lisara's search, so as to preserve his own life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T15:50:12.283" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T15:50:12.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18680" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-19T15:16:51.917" Score="0" Body="Boku-H (read the H as ecchi), short for &quot;Dakara, Boku wa H! ga Dekinai&quot; tells the story of pervert extraordinaire Ryosuke Kaga as he gets involved with a grim reaper girl, that needs his perverted energy to survive in the human world, while both search for a special human said to possess great energy." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T15:50:21.573" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T15:50:21.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-19T16:51:31.727" Score="5" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oooIKzmitXU&amp;amp;t=48s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuden Ending 32&lt;/a&gt;, Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura are fighting against some masked bad guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8tBDX.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are those people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T04:34:50.727" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T00:52:47.123" Title="Who are the ninjas Team 7 is fighting with in Naruto Shippuden Ending 32?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11296" CreationDate="2015-01-19T21:05:03.017" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has no one considered the possibility that suicide is not a natural cause of death and therefore remaining lifespan is not affected by it? For example, a person that is supposed to die at 60 dies at 20 because of suicide, but at the time of death, their lifespan still reads that they have 40 years left. Or is there a rule in the Death Note pertaining to suicides?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11278" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T21:05:03.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18721" CreationDate="2015-01-19T22:10:32.223" Score="2" ViewCount="1289" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was one of the earlier episodes but I can't remember. Maybe it was during a character's backstory or a flashback but it was only in 1 episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was an episode in FMA Brotherhood where the scene would fade to a black screen with white Japanese text appearing vertically, and then fades back to the story, and the whole process is repeated several times throughout the episode as the story progresses. I thought it was during the Ishvalan extermination episode, but Riza Hawkeye was narrating that part so I don't know what other episode it could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11281" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:32:08.657" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:32:08.657" Title="Which episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood had a lot of transitions with a black screen and white text?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18642" CreationDate="2015-01-19T22:45:32.587" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it was recent (as in the last couple of years), then it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_Children_Are_Coming_from_Another_World,_Aren&amp;#39;t_They%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?&lt;/a&gt;. The plot synopsis on Wikipedia reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Three children, Sakamaki Izayoi, Kudō Asuka, and Kasukabe Yō, live dull lives because they possess unmatched psychic powers. One day, they receive an envelope that transports them to Little Garden, a place of supernatural powers called &quot;Gifts.&quot; There, the residents use Gifts to play high-stakes games known as Gift Games in order to earn wealth and prestige for their communities. So, the three children join the fallen &quot;No Name&quot; community and resolve to help it regain its prosperity. As they learn more about Little Garden, they decide to overthrow the tyrannical Demon Lords in control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T22:45:32.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18706" CreationDate="2015-01-19T23:25:33.280" Score="8" ViewCount="2671" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching/reading anime and manga, I recently started going into visual novels. One thing that struck me was the fact that erotic content (aka H-scenes) seems to be quite common in the world of visual novels. Examples: Fate/stay night, Muv-Luv Alternative, G-senjou no Maou. Can anyone explain this higher prevalence of erotic content in visual novels, as compared to anime and manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11283" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T00:56:17.560" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T00:56:17.560" Title="Why do many visual novels contain erotic content?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16872" CreationDate="2015-01-20T05:35:59.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 416 pretty much confirmed that Natsu is E.N.D, but there is always the chance that E.N.D is some sort of clone of Natsu and Zeref was calling the clone Natsu (I'm just looking on the bright side...). Although the guild is now disbanded (Assuming they don't start it up again) I PERSONALLY believe that the ex-guild members can save Natsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11290" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T05:35:59.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18640" CreationDate="2015-01-20T07:08:05.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hidan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though believed dead by Akatsuki, Hidan is in fact alive but is dying slowly from a lack of nutrition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kakuzu was reincarnated during the Fourth Shinobi World War, he took Hidan's absence as proof that he was still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T07:08:05.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18642" CreationDate="2015-01-20T07:41:27.473" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=59540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imawa no Kuni no Alice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (English title: &lt;strong&gt;Alice in Borderland&lt;/strong&gt;) is most likely what you are looking for. It is adapted into an OVA series, which has 3 episodes at the time of writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alice Ryouhei will leave high school soon, but he's trying to avoid thinking about his future. Late one night, when he's hanging out with his tough friend Karube and his silly, girl-crazy friend Chota, they see fireworks. After one blindingly bright explosion, they find themselves waking up in a different world. In this 'Borderland,' people are forced to either participate in potentially deadly games or simply die. Will Chota, Karube, and Ryouhei be able to survive this dangerous new world, and is there a way they can get back to their original lives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a page from chapter 2 showing their first game, in which whoever answers the small problem on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-mikuji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;omikuji&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; incorrectly will be shot as many flame arrows as the difference between the wrong and right answer. Normally, &lt;em&gt;omikuji&lt;/em&gt; is a piece of paper with fortune written on it, but in this story, it contains a problem plus some hint to clear the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/izP5Y.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11291" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T14:36:44.733" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T14:36:44.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-20T13:46:45.240" Score="9" ViewCount="4644" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Code Geass, and now I want to know: How did Geass come into existence? Who or what created Geass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T17:26:42.233" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T23:18:14.133" Title="How did Geass come into existence?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8075" CreationDate="2015-01-20T13:54:58.157" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yo, guys. I'll try to clear some of this up. In the manga(and as I see it, the true canon, being that it was made first) Ed turns Sludge(coal dust in ViZ version) in to Gold. As stated earlier, Sludge has trace amounts of metals in it, being that it comes from mining coal, and being that coal is under ground, where we find metal, it is possible to convert coal sludge in to gold. More difficult than just straight up metal, since you can never tell how much metal is in the sludge without a proper examination, which Ed never did. Again, this is all based on the manga, being that it was the original story and ultimate source if you can't consult the author. I hope this cleared it up at least a bit, thanks for reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11293" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T13:54:58.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-20T16:51:30.980" Score="0" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;I havent dig too deep, but I think the extra person in all the years when the calamity happens is someone already related to the class 3-3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T17:50:27.050" Title="Is the extra person always someone related to class 3-3?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-20T17:02:28.460" Score="5" ViewCount="1179" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime ends with &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the rights to the Takanashi residence being transferred to Yuuta, and them moving back into the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels are still ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many volumes did the anime cover? If I were to pick up the light novels from where the anime ended, from what volume should I begin reading?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:43:34.793" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T09:09:56.160" Title="How many light novel volumes are covered in the &quot;Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!&quot; anime?" Tags="&lt;listen-to-me-girls-i-am-your-father&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8075" CreationDate="2015-01-20T17:15:01.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gold on the periodic table is Au. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alchemy is the science of deconstructing and reconstructing matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put so long as we are talking about taking apart and rebuilding compounds one would only need to separate gold from any existing compounds. This is suggested in several episodes, yet still, it is never made explicit. This would mean that no. It is not possible to create gold from compounds not containing Au.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Au is actually kinda rare in everyday items. Seawater contains a small amount of it, yet most things that use gold use gold in it's purest form to conduct electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is deconstructing atoms to base protons, electrons and neutrons and reordering them to have the properties of AU then yes it is possible and easy. It is suggested that this isn't the case but the existence the &quot;law of equivalent exchange&quot;. No alchemist would need any specific ingredients because they can create pretty much anything out of anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The former is suggested in several episodes, yet the possibility to create gold is suggested in the law that state alchemists can not create gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the correct answer. &lt;em&gt;Shrug&lt;/em&gt; Full metal alchemist doesn't let real science get in the way if it's fun. Which is a good thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11297" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T17:15:01.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18699" CreationDate="2015-01-20T17:44:43.773" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answering your question to the letter, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a Geass is created when a code user makes a contract with a human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The type of Geass and its specific powers are dependent on the Code user, the new Geass user's personality and other specifics that are not discussed in the canon material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I feel like your question is not about how Geass powers comes into being, and more in the lines of how the superpowers of the characters (Geass and Code) come into being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The backstory of the Code users is not revealed in depth. The further back we are shown is the life of C.C. while still mortal when she receives the Geass from the catholic nun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(screenshot of C.C. and the nun)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the epoch is not revealed, it is supposed to be in the High Middle Ages, circa XIV century (before the Age of Discovery) if I had to &lt;strong&gt;guess&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;and yes, this paragraph is pure guessing&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I am assuming that &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/C.C.&quot;&gt;C.C. backstory&lt;/a&gt; happens before the Age of Discovery is that she was already immortal for quite some time and was with George Washington and Benjamin Franklin during the American revolution (1700'), as shown in a special feature in the DVD release. Remember that in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History&quot;&gt;world of Code Geass&lt;/a&gt;, Ben was granted nobility, betrayed Washington, and America was never independent form Britannia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the nun was already immortal and already willing to give up immortality and die, the same state of mind C.C. is when she meets Lelouch, we can assume the nun is at least half a millennia old (around the same &quot;oldness&quot; as C.C. when the series launch).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the codes should be around for at least a millennia. There is no info as to who the people with code sigils in their foreheads are, or how old the Geass order is. But one can assume that for as long as codes were around, Geass users are too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(screenshot of the code people)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could dig the origin of the term Geass (geis) on the internet (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geis&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;), but word of god never discussed this far back in the fictional world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The timeline of the fictional world is here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History&quot;&gt;world of Code Geass&lt;/a&gt;, but it does not go into the powers, only historical facts. Whether Geass was used or not in these events (like geassing Ben Franklin into betraying George Washington), it is not discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T18:26:47.800" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T18:26:47.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18689" CreationDate="2015-01-20T18:26:31.003" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because visual novels are spinoff of eroge games. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroge&quot;&gt;According to wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eroge game (or H-game, hentai game) are introduced into the market (no pun intended) in the 1980's as a means to attract users to the (game maker) company computer platform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 1992 the dating sim / love simulators were born, when a company designed the game so the player had to win the affection of the character before gaining access to the H-scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first use of the term visual novel is in 1996, and from there the erotic material became optional, with the introduction of the all ages versions of the visual novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still adhering to tradition, the visual novels of today still have the H content, though not every one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to the wikipedia article to more in-depth historical facts, including game titles and company names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T18:26:31.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18707" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18710" CreationDate="2015-01-20T18:54:30.537" Score="4" ViewCount="1523" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime dubbed on Netflix about 3/4 years ago. It's set in a magical fantasy world. There is a human who works in a pub, but he has to wear cat ears or else he is hunted. Then there is this really cool character who crashes in and takes him on an adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, they left on a boat that they either stole or made themselves, with a talking animal thing while the police are going after them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking that they are on a quest to find something or other. The guy who has to dress as a cat person is tall and slim, with light brown/dark blonde hair.&#xA;The main girl has long pinkish hair, and I believe she has powers and has an animal as her companion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for about 2/3 years and I am going mental. Please help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11299" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:23:06.150" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:23:06.150" Title="An anime where the male protagonist has to wear cat ears" Tags="&lt;sands-of-destruction&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:51.250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18707" CreationDate="2015-01-20T19:24:01.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the anime you're searching is &quot;Loveless&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was on netflix, the main girl has pinkish hair and there's this &lt;a href=&quot;http://loveless.wikia.com/wiki/Kouya_Sakagami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Koya Sakagami Wiki Page&quot;&gt;Koya Sakagami&lt;/a&gt; character who is forced to wear cat ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveless_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Loveless Wiki Page&quot;&gt;Loveless Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11300" LastEditorUserId="11300" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T21:02:17.603" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T21:02:17.603" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18689" CreationDate="2015-01-20T20:32:34.117" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I upvoted @Mindwin's answer because the answer's content is, to my knowledge, absolutely correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to clarify a little more: in the period 1980&amp;ndash;1996 or so, the kinds of games that we'd call visual novels nowadays were a lot more like hentai anime. The stories were usually fairly simple and pretty much revolved around a character talking girls into sleeping with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the different types of games mentioned in Mindwin's answer started to converge on each other. My impression, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroge&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; implies the same thing, is that the first eroge which prioritized story over sex was Kanon. In Kanon, the sex scenes can be totally excised from the story without much loss; they're essentially what the authors of &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0061357952&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;How Not to Write a Novel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; call &quot;benevolent tumors&quot;. Pretty soon, other games, such as Type Moon's Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night, did the same thing and made a game with a deep and interesting story that only incidentally contained sex scenes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we're at the point where some prominent visual novels, such as Clannad, have no erotic content at all. Others, such as Little Busters, are released without erotic content and later re-released with erotic content added in. The modern visual novel is sort of an evolutionary crossover between the original eroge, which always had eroticism, and the renai games like Tokimeki Memorial that usually didn't. Its lineage contains games with erotic content, so visual novels are more accepting of erotic content than more mainstream forms like anime and manga. (As Memor-X points out, this is also somewhat inherent to the nature of the media; anime are broadcast on TV and manga are sold in bookstores, so it's harder to sell anime and manga with sexual content unless they have no other purpose for existing.) But because the sexual content of visual novels is typically easy to remove, and because the stories are often unique and compelling, it's common to simply remove the sex scenes and adapt them to anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T20:32:34.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18707" CreationDate="2015-01-20T21:30:12.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WY3SP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sands of Destruction&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime you are looking for is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sands_of_Destruction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sands of Destruction&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It was originally a Nintendo game and in 2008 it got an anime adaption. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes place in a world where humans serve as livestock for the ruling beastman. The boy in the bar is called Kyrie and the girl is Morte Ashela.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10965" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T23:24:21.660" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T23:24:21.660" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-20T22:49:46.873" Score="5" ViewCount="2195" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an old anime but can't find it.&#xA;I watched it as a kid, around the time Dragon Ball Z got popular in the West too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a guy (I believe with glasses), that starts living in a house with a couple of girls. Most of the stories revolve around crushes of one another, but there are no-sexual encounters, just a lot of mistakes in which he sees them naked accidentally and gets kicked around a lot. Actually he has a crush on the oldest one of the girls in the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of the anime is revolving around the local university/school. He pretends to be in the university, but actually isn't, while I believe the oldest girl in the house is taking the entrance exams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no fighting in the game, nor any sexual content.&#xA;I believe it existed in manga form too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember more. Does anyone know which anime I'm talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11305" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:37:57.280" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:37:57.280" Title="An old anime (1998-2007) about a guy living with a couple of girls under the same roof" Tags="&lt;love-hina&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:42:57.640" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18712" CreationDate="2015-01-20T23:11:18.037" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like &lt;strong&gt;Love Hina.&lt;/strong&gt; Some relevant plot points that matches your description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character wears glasses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He lives with other girls in a hotel, trying to get into the University of Tokyo. He failed the entrance exams twice and still attempts to get into it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the girls is taking entrance exams to the same university.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He does accidentally see other girls naked at times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are no explicit sexual encounter, at least, none that I know of.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about him having a crush on the oldest one. Let us know if this is the correct answer or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hina&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T00:42:45.723" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T00:42:45.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18673" CreationDate="2015-01-20T23:13:54.607" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from the hints mentioned in the question about Kōichi having returned to the town one and a half years ago but not having a memory of it, there are other hints most of which appeared earlier chronologically, but are purposely left to the end in the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Hint 1&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's revealed afterwards that the extra desk that &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Countermeasures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Countermeasures&lt;/a&gt; tried to account for and prevented in the classroom at the beginning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; was actually in the Teacher's Lounge,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and previous incidents seemed to imply the Extra was always a student attending the class, so no one thought to check there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Hint 2&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near the final revelation on who the Extra was, we see the continuation of a conversation Reiko had with Kōichi earlier in the anime which was cut off when it was initially shown,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; where Reiko reminded Kōichi that she was the assistant teacher/deputy homeroom teacher of Kōichi's class and told Kōichi to refer to her by her proper name Ms. Mikami (&lt;em&gt;Mikami-sensei&lt;/em&gt;) at school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with the first hint, we see her connection with class 3-3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Hint 3&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We learn that Kōichi's mother, Ritsuko, was in class 3-3 with Misaki Yomiyama, the first Extra which sparked the Calamity. We also learn that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiko was in class 3-3 in 1983 when Ritsuko, being Reiko's sister, was a victim of the Calamity, and Reiko was class 3-3's homeroom teacher in 1996 when she died. We also know that victims of the Calamity can also be teachers, given how the current Class 3-3's homeroom teacher Mr. Kubodera is listed as one of the &quot;Deaths of July&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_(novel)#Yomiyama_North_Middle_School&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Characters - Yomiyama North Middle School - Faculty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one hint however which can easily be missed thoughout the series and this in regards to the Mikami Family Pet, Rei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rei is effectively a parrot who repeates phrases said around him, the 3 most common ones are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Good morning Rei!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Poor Reiko, poor Ritsuko&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Why, Rei, why?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We later learn that Rei was purchased after Reiko's death and thus 2 lines match up to that of grieving in the house. the 3rd line is probably the grieving questioning of Reiko's death and the point to it (as she was stabbed which lead to her drowning). the 2nd line however can be a hint to that Reiko is the Extra due to the fact it is a repeated line showing sympathy to Reiko in the same manner as Ritsuko who was already dead and there doesn't seem to be a relative to them who died before hand who Reiko and Ritsuko may have been devastated by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This next part is speculation but whenever Rei starts talking Reiko begins to have headaches&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; since Rei is just parroting lines and probably doesn't understand what it is saying the Calamity's Memory Altering effects are probably not applied to Rei whoever Reiko's headaches may be her starting to become self aware she is the Extra by understanding Rei's lines however weather by an effect by the Calamity or by her nature as the Extra Reiko headaches flare up and she seems to want to sleep them off thus stopping the process&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Calamity is designed so that it's near impossible to discover who the Extra was until after everything is over, as people's memories and official records are altered. The only difference that the current year had over all the previous years was that Mei Misaki had the power to see the Colour of Death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the anime, she demonstrated this power with the photos where the Extra was known. Mei could see the colour of death around the Extra, and as such she could identify the Extra, which she did at the very end to confirm to Kōichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oddly enough, however, Mei had never encountered the Extra given the Extra's position in the cast, with the exceptions to when the students went insane at Sakitani Kinenkan and prepared to kill Mei (Mei saw the Extra before the final confrontation however given the deteriorating situation she would've been unable to confront the Extra or speak to Kōichi). Also, the Countermeasures was never made aware of Mei's power even after she was allowed to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also another aberration. The Calamity normally alters memories; however, Kōichi's grandfather's memory is not altered due to him suffering from dementia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the only character who lives in Yomiyama but still remember [the Extra's] death. This is due to his dementia conflicting with his Curse-altered memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Ryouhei_Mikami#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryouhei Mikami - Trivia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the fact that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ritsuko and Reiko sound similar, Kōichi could have passed it off as Ryouhei's dementia making him confuse between Ritsuko and Reiko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who believed in the Calamity, particularly those in Countermeasures, this might have been a clue. However, since Kōichi had only just enrolled, the Countermeasures didn't have proper time to interview and prepare him, and thus Kōichi didn't learn about the Calamity until much later. Furthermore, the Countermeasures had already prepared the correct number of seats and had Mei play the role of &quot;the one that does not exist&quot; well before Kōichi's enrollment into the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T22:00:30.253" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T22:00:30.253" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18663" CreationDate="2015-01-20T23:58:56.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizen could not have forced Juha A Bach to release him. Ywach's power enables him to understand everything and render it powerless against him. If Aizen has been released it was by Ywach's own will, not because Aizen was crafty enough to get him to do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9NCP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11304" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T00:01:50.300" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T00:01:50.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18687" CreationDate="2015-01-21T05:12:07.023" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you're looking for the Youswell flashback, in episode 38 at around 6:52. This &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; not be what you're looking for, since it doesn't repeat throughout the episode; however, it's the only one I can really think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts with a black screen stating １９１４年 (year 1914), followed by ユースウェル (Youswell), followed by various shots of the town and Yoki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KIh0y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KIh0ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;１９１４年 ユースウェル&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These shots are interlaced with black screens of white text showing the dialog these characters are saying while in the flashback, since Yoki is narrating the scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T05:12:07.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18600" CreationDate="2015-01-21T07:54:57.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There will be a lot of spoilers from both the anime series and the &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt; novel, so if you want to read this answer you have been warned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shinobu, or also known as &lt;em&gt;Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade&lt;/em&gt; was the one who made Araragi a vampire, during the events that took place before &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, if you want to read the novel). Their relationship has always been weird, and it has been on the extremes from the very beginning. Araragi was willing to give up his life to save Kiss-Shot, and she (even if she doesn't like to admit it) was moved by his willingness to sacrifice himself to save her life. So instead of killing Araragi (drinking his blood to regain close to full power) she decided to risk by making him a vampire and letting herself to become basically powerless. She still had the regeneration ability, but nothing else, no laser beams, no hyper jumps, no strength. She became the little girl we know from &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, but she was still called Kiss-Shot and not yet Shinobu.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Araragi risked his life again to serve Kiss-Shot and help her regain her full power. She said to him that on the next day, he would be able to turn back into an human, losing all his vampire power, which was exactly what he wanted. She told him that he was only the second minion she created in her 500 years lifetime, and that was why the exorcists (the people that Araragi fought to help Kiss-Shot regain her powers) were astonished by the fact that she created a minion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; On the next day, Kiss-Shot faked an assault at Hanekawa, Araragi fought back to protect her, but he understood what Kiss-Shot was doing. The only way for him to turn back into human was to drink the blood of his former master (Kiss-Shot) to the last drop, which would result in killing her. That was what she wanted, a clean death which saved Araragi from the world of the supernatural. However, Araragi couldn't just kill her, he started drinking her blood, but not every single drop. Therefore, he lost the majority of his vampire power, and the same happened to Kiss-Shot, who became so powerless that she lost even her name. (She was renamed Shinobu some days later by Oshino Meme).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So, up to this point, the master was Shinobu - Kiss-Shot, in theory at least. However, both of them were bound to each other and they needed each other to survive, and after becoming a quasi-vampire, their bond became even stronger. If either of them were to die, the other would turn back to their original self: Araragi would go back into a 100% human and Shinobu would return to being the legendary vampire. But she doesn't want that to happen. Although she went to Japan to die at first, now she doesn't want to be alone, and Araragi is actually her anchor to life, while Araragi also needs her powers and her knowledge to help his friends and family.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So, when you ask who is the servant and who is the master, I would say that we cannot answer, since they both need each other, and they have always needed each other from their first meeting. Even if &quot;theoretically&quot;, the former master was Shinobu (Kiss-Shot), and after the &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt; events it is Araragi, I guess it's not so easy to answer without an explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11313" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T08:34:04.793" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T08:34:04.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15545" CreationDate="2015-01-21T10:09:33.803" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That answer will contain spoilers from Alicization arc, which has not been animated yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Firstly, what Kayaba Akihiko uploaded onto &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/World_Seed&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Seed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; wasn't his brain, not exactly — it was a copy of his &quot;soul&quot;. As explained in the light novel: We have copied the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Fluctlight&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fluctlight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of a number of test subject, and the Fluctlight is what passes through our neurons, so it's basically our soul. However, even though the process of copying somebody's soul is not risky for the real person, it is the case for the copies, because they will just &quot;think&quot; they were the real one and not just a copy. Most of the copies will simply cease to exist as they realize they aren't the original. Kayaba Akihiko's case was an exception, because his real self had already prepared to leave the real world to live in his own creation. So that's the major problem. Once Konno Yuuki realizes that she isn't real but just a copy, she would cease to exist.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The second problem is that the machine to perform the operation isn't public nor medical, and no one (except Kirito and a few others) knows of its existence, let alone where and how to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Alicization arc of the light novels (especially the first two volumes of the arc),  the details are much better explained than what I have here (they actually exaggerate with the explanation of pseudo-science, but well...), so I would recommend you to pick them up if you are into reading, as the Alicization arc is the best up to now in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11313" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T11:55:07.680" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T11:55:07.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14761" CreationDate="2015-01-21T11:48:19.217" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14761/what-is-the-name-of-the-background-music-before-the-performance/18728#comment19205_14761&quot;&gt;my previous comment on the question&lt;/a&gt;, the official website now has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kimiuso.jp/music/soundtrack2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a page for the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Your Lie in April original song &amp;amp; soundtrack&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (「四月は君の嘘 ORIGINAL SONG &amp;amp; SOUNDTRACK」)&lt;/a&gt;. They have a full listing of the soundtrack there, but you cannot listen to it, nor even preview it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So I did a quick search, and found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%9B%9B%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AF%E5%90%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%98%98-ORIGINAL-SONG-SOUNDTRACK-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/B00PB88GH0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Amazon.co.jp page for the cd&lt;/a&gt;, where you can actually listen to a preview of every song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three songs seem to fit the one you want, given that two of them are only variations on the same theme. The one that does seem to be the exact match is called &lt;strong&gt;友人A君を私の伴奏者に任命します&lt;/strong&gt; (something in the lines of &quot;I appoint Friend-A-kun as my accompanist&quot;), and is the 18th track on the first cd. You can buy it individually &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00S1QQ1U8/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The first variation is the 12th track on the first cd, called &lt;strong&gt;今日のことは忘れられないよ&lt;/strong&gt; (something like &quot;I cannot forget that day&quot;), which, once again, can be bought individually &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00S1QPSMU/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. And the last one is 7th track on the second cd (or the 40th if you count them continuously, like Amazon does), called &lt;strong&gt;分かりやすいヤツ&lt;/strong&gt; (something like &quot;Easy-to-understand guy&quot;), which can also be bought individually, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00S1QQYVO/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T14:39:52.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18702" CreationDate="2015-01-21T12:57:15.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, as far as I remember, this is confirmed at the beginning of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Class 3-3 has been the 'cursed' class since 1972&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/na73D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Every year since class 3-3 has had an 'Extra' person in the class from the original year, who doesn't realise they are already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Class_3-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another Wikia&lt;/a&gt; is a good source of information on the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T17:13:54.110" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T17:13:54.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-21T14:33:01.893" Score="9" ViewCount="4032" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where does all the chakra needed for the reanimated shinobi come from? It certainly cannot come from the caster, because the scale of the chakra being used for techniques is huge. In Kabuto's case, he was controlling several Edo Tensei shinobi at once. So all the chakra they were using couldn't possibly be coming from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when Madara &lt;strong&gt;broke&lt;/strong&gt; the Edo Tensei's &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;contract&lt;/a&gt;, he mentioned about &quot;limitless chakra&quot;. Where did the chakra come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T17:27:40.707" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T06:21:43.233" Title="Where does all the chakra of Edo Tensei shinobi come from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18730" CreationDate="2015-01-21T16:16:54.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a limited amount of chakra, however, chakra replenishes so fast making it seemingly limitless. Similarly, body regeneration is also fast in Edo Tensei form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone naturally regenerates chakra. Edo Tensei people regenerate at a faster rate. We know chakra is limited, however, because the Mizukage was drained and tired after using his infinite explosion jutsu - &lt;code&gt;Joki Boi&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T16:16:54.810" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18733" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18735" CreationDate="2015-01-21T20:08:56.677" Score="9" ViewCount="6163" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always see that different stories in the same anime series are usually called with either &quot;hen&quot;, &quot;arc&quot; or &quot;season&quot; as seen in the examples below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hen (編)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Stardust Crusaders - Egypt &lt;strong&gt;Hen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Alps no Shoujo Heidi: Alm no Yama &lt;strong&gt;Hen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Gekitou-&lt;strong&gt;hen&lt;/strong&gt; / Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Junai-&lt;strong&gt;hen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Arata naru Sekai: Kako-&lt;strong&gt;hen&lt;/strong&gt; / Arata naru Sekai: Gendai-&lt;strong&gt;hen&lt;/strong&gt; / Arata naru Sekai: Mirai-&lt;strong&gt;hen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;One Piece: Arlong Park &lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt; / One Piece: Sabaody Island &lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Bleach: Arrancar, The Arrival &lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt; / Bleach: Arrancar, The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry &lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Naruto: Chuunin Exam &lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt; / Naruto: Pain's Assault &lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Aldnoah.Zero 2nd &lt;strong&gt;Season&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Girls Bravo: First &lt;strong&gt;Season&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Moonlight Mile 1st &lt;strong&gt;Season&lt;/strong&gt;: Lift Off&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I observed these differences:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Hen&lt;/strong&gt;: Always added at the end of the title. Sometimes it is made suffix with a hyphen.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Arc&lt;/strong&gt;: Used to logically divide long running series.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Season&lt;/strong&gt;: Always used with a number starting from 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they choose one over another? For example, why don't we say &quot;Moonlight Mile: Lift Off Hen&quot; or &quot;Naruto: Chuunin Exam Season&quot;? Is this only a matter of choice or do they differ in meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T20:26:29.627" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T01:23:21.443" Title="What is the difference between &quot;arc&quot;, &quot;hen&quot; and &quot;season&quot; when categorizing anime series sub-stories?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18733" CreationDate="2015-01-21T21:39:53.407" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arc is English word and Hen is Japanese. They both indicate storylines (separation by what is happening in story), whereas season is used to split the anime by industry and commercial timeline (commonly by actual seasons: Winter 2015, Fall 2015). Multiple arcs may comprise a single season or multiple seasons maybe needed to finish a single arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Piece_episodes#Season_1_.281999-2001.29&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt; for example. Season 3 and Season 4 of One Piece anime actually share arcs.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T01:23:21.443" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T01:23:21.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19661" CreationDate="2015-01-22T02:42:58.543" Score="6" ViewCount="1021" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching the &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill&lt;/em&gt; ONAs, and in &lt;em&gt;AkaKill Theater&lt;/em&gt; episode 22, Kurome is constantly pointing out that Akame doesn't get enough air-time even though the series is named after her and talking smack to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She then says something starting with &lt;code&gt;Ba-&lt;/code&gt;, and is immediately censored. The dialogue goes something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Run:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; We're just about out of time, so let's at least have a good-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kurome:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Sis. Ba-  * censored *&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Everyone is stunned, the display in the back says  &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;She actually said it!&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Run:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; So I think, that's enough for today&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akame:&lt;/strong&gt; (Super Pissed)&lt;/em&gt; Kurome, meet me outside&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ywWrU.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ywWrUm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kurome, censored&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BEDtN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BEDtNm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Akame is pissed&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does she say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T04:27:54.590" Title="What does Kurome say in AkaKill Theater Ep. 22?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18739" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19663" CreationDate="2015-01-22T03:22:37.320" Score="17" ViewCount="73089" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just what the title says, why is the show called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and what does it even mean? Akame was just an ordinary member of &lt;em&gt;Night Raid&lt;/em&gt;, yet the show is named after her. She wasn't the main Protagonist, she wasn't even the main &lt;em&gt;Waifu&lt;/em&gt;! And as this &lt;strong&gt;unanswered&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/16761/why-is-akame-the-center-of-attention&quot;&gt;question mentions here&lt;/a&gt;, the only difference was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She fought Esdeath, the primary antagonist, and ultimately survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled a bit and came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/69737130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;, according to which &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; literally means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akame &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; kill &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does that even mean? Does it mean that Akame is Death itself, or Akame is Dead (Not physically, but mentally - that she is dead inside). But I doubt that either of these interpretations are correct since she acts all cutesy from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another user points out, a general translation would be &lt;em&gt;Akame Kills&lt;/em&gt;, but that would be a very stupid name, wouldn't it? So can anyone help clear this up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Even Akame knows something's not right (from &lt;em&gt;AkaKILL Theater Episode 24 - END&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/07akr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Something&amp;#39;s up&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T04:23:59.687" Title="What does 'Akame ga Kill' mean and why is it called that?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18739" CreationDate="2015-01-22T03:40:01.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akame_ga_Kill!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/em&gt; translates to &lt;em&gt;Red-Eye Kill!&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (Japanese: アカメが斬る! Hepburn: &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kiru!&lt;/em&gt;, literally meaning &amp;quot;Red-Eye Kill!&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is basis for that, Red = Aka 赤 (アカ) and Eye = Me 目 (メ)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the katakana for Akame is used rather than the hiragana since it's used for a character's name so it's describing her perfectly: she has red eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the last part, kiru (斬る), while one could just pass it off as a crappy translation to English because it sounds like kill, it apparently does mean kill:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanji in this word&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;斬: beheading, kill, murder&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japandict.com/%E6%96%AC%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;japandict&lt;/a&gt;. Alternated sources to support: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%96%AC%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiktionary&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://glosbe.com/ja/en/%E6%96%AC%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Glosbe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these definitions seem to point to a sword being used, which is what is depreciated on the cover of volume 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8jIg6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why that name, I haven't watched/read the series and can't answer, but I dare say your linked question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/16761/1587&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; asking why she's the title character may explain that part (when it gets an answer), however I posted this answer (while incomplete) hoping that it would help someone complete the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T19:20:26.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18741" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18748" CreationDate="2015-01-22T04:46:53.657" Score="3" ViewCount="1076" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apart from immortality, in which the puppets can be destroyed and they does not recover. Does the puppets have the same amount of chakra or they only posses only their past live ability. Lets say if pain body were converted into a puppet. Would it have the Rinnegan? Or It would be a blind puppet? How does this puppet thing work. Does it require the person or thing to be alive before a puppet is made out of it or them? OR just ant body or shell is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="9260" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T04:57:59.257" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T20:06:28.110" Title="What is the difference between Sasori's Puppets and Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18739" CreationDate="2015-01-22T05:05:34.217" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is straightforward if you know Japanese. 斬る &lt;em&gt;kiru&lt;/em&gt; is a verb meaning &quot;to cut&quot;, with the specific nuance of &quot;to kill with a blade&quot;. Which is what Akame does, which is why the show is named &quot;Akame ga Kiru&quot;, which means &quot;Akame cuts&quot; or &quot;Akame kills with a blade&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English title &quot;Akame ga Kill&quot; is a fortuitous coincidence owing to the fact that the Japanese pronunciation of English &quot;kill&quot; is also &lt;em&gt;kiru&lt;/em&gt;, and &quot;kill&quot; means more or less the same thing as 斬る &lt;em&gt;kiru&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I googled a bit and came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/69737130&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;, according to which &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; literally means: Akame &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; kill &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, that guy was wrong (or perhaps &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/john-is-kill&quot;&gt;a master ruseman&lt;/a&gt;). There isn't any interpretation of the title under which it could mean &quot;Akame is kill&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As another user points out, a general translation would be &lt;em&gt;Akame Kills&lt;/em&gt;, but that would be a very stupid name, wouldn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's stupid about it? That's what the whole bloody story is about - Akame (and the rest of Night Raid) killing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as for why Akame specifically is the title character, that I don't know. But it is the case that she is the one most wont to killing with a blade (as opposed to, say, a gun or a fist or whatever). Would the title make as much sense if it were &quot;Tatsumi cuts&quot; / &quot;Tatsumi kills with a blade&quot;? No, because he doesn't do that all that much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that they lampoon Akame's lack-of-main-character-ness in the show, I don't know that there's too much to read into this. Maybe she's the title character because the artist liked drawing her on the manga covers or something. It's not like the reason for her being the title character needs to be particularly deep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T05:05:34.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7961" CreationDate="2015-01-22T07:54:17.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. They know each other. In &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt; chapter 7, they met at a lake in the forest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EZqrv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeref taught Mavis, Zeira, Precht, Warrod, and Yuri Dreyar their magic. The two were friends and Zeref hinted that it was because of him (directly or indirectly) that Mavis died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11324" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T05:58:31.507" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T05:58:31.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18741" CreationDate="2015-01-22T10:45:02.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A puppet is handmade and has no brain. It needs to be in close/mid range of the controller so that it can be controlled with chakra strings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the contrary, people reanimated by Edo Tensei are conscious, unless you bind their mind like what Kabuto did.&#xA;They can also move freely and have their own will to do whatever they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T14:49:08.610" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T14:49:08.610" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18741" CreationDate="2015-01-22T11:55:55.167" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edo Tensei and Puppets are very different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is a forbidden technique where, using a living person as a vessel, a &lt;strong&gt;deceased person's soul&lt;/strong&gt; can be called back to the world of the living and bound to it. The vessel will then take on the form that person had in life, thereby reincarnating them to do their summoner's bidding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A living sacrifice has to be made in order for the jutsu to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the individual has been summoned and awakened, the summoner has no control over the reincarnated individuals with the exception of restraining their movements until they implant a special talisman, which is attached to the end of a kunai and implanted in the brain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Puppet&quot;&gt;Puppet jutsu&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are most often humanoid-looking creations, but depending on the creator, can resemble anything. They are fashioned in a manner that uses every part as a weapon, giving the puppeteer a myriad of ways to manipulate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasori's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Puppet&quot;&gt;Human Puppets&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A human puppet is a type of puppet created from human corpses, developed by Sasori during his time in Sunagakure. By removing the internal organs of a foe and preserving the body to prevent decomposition, as well as adding weapons and defences, Sasori can make powerful human puppets. These puppets are different from normal ones, as they retain their use of chakra and any kekkei genkai that the human host once had. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, the Pain puppet might retain its chakra. But it can use the Rinnegan only if the &lt;strong&gt;original&lt;/strong&gt; Rinnegan eyes are present in the puppet's eye sockets. I'm not quite sure about the dead/living part, as we have no evidence about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T20:06:28.110" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T20:06:28.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18749" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18750" CreationDate="2015-01-22T16:35:04.857" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;At 01:53 of episode 4 of Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater special, after Hiroomi said that Mitsuki was his only idol, this conversation happened (transcribed to the best of my ability):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanbara:&lt;/strong&gt; おい、博臣{ひろおみ}、そろそろやめとけよ。美月{みつき}がＭＫ[５]｛ご｝だぞ。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuriyama:&lt;/strong&gt; メガ盛｛も｝り 金平ごぼう、　ですか？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanbara:&lt;/strong&gt; そっ、それ、マジ？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my guesses are right, Kuriyama mistook MK5 (emu-kei-go) as abbreviation for &lt;b&gt;M&lt;/b&gt;egamori (large serving) &lt;b&gt;K&lt;/b&gt;inpira&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;b&gt;Go&lt;/b&gt;bou&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, which is a Japanese dish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; A Japanese style of cooking. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E5%B9%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ja.Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinpira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;en.Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Burdock. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ja.Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctium_lappa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;en.Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Tzor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://cookpad.com/recipe/1743175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://cookpad.com/recipe/1743175&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about &quot;MK5&quot; in Kanbara's line. While the line can be generally understood as Mitsuki was getting pissed off at Hiroomi, I don't get what Kanbara is making a reference of by saying &quot;MK5&quot;. Any idea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T16:37:16.693" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T16:46:02.767" Title="What is the reference Kanbara made in episode 4 of Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater special?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18749" CreationDate="2015-01-22T16:46:02.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;MK5&quot; means &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1447224064&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;maji kireru 5 byoumae&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://zokugo-dict.com/04e/mk5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;マジで切れる５秒前&lt;/a&gt;), or being on the verge of losing it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=MK5(%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B8%E3%81%A7%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%82%8B5%E7%A7%92%E5%89%8D)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;really pissed off&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T16:46:02.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8627" CreationDate="2015-01-22T17:13:34.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have done a ton of research and my conclusion is, how are shinigami created in the first place, then I thought something, maybe shinigamis are human who died in possession of the death note but with no shinigami to take it from them (they also don't remember being human). But light as we all know is one of the smartest beings alive so maybe he might've become a shinigami but found a loop hole to be able to remember a bit of his previous life. Maybe he goes back down there to find out about everything or to continue his previous goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11330" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T17:13:34.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9247" CreationDate="2015-01-22T17:19:35.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's in episode 62.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ukitake asks &amp;quot;Have you become that corrupt? Have you?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen replies: &amp;quot;You're blinded by your self-righteousness. From the beginning,&#xA;no one has ever stood at the top. Neither you, nor me, nor the gods.&#xA;But soon, that unobtainable vacancy at the top will be filled.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/sPFb9gv6deI?t=12m10s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; to the moment you are referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T21:51:29.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8627" CreationDate="2015-01-22T18:23:15.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe I remember in the end of the manga, Ryuk said that Light would go to MU(Nothingness).  This was immediately after Light died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took that to mean that he simply ceased to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="260" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T18:41:31.557" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T18:41:31.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-22T20:02:47.627" Score="3" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Boku-H anime, whenever Ryosuke uses his invisible dictionary, he is shown as a centaur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the symbolism behind that figure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T20:03:46.823" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T14:05:52.817" Title="What is the symbolism behind depicting Kaga Ryosuke as a centaur when he uses his invisible dictionary?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;boku-h&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18756" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18761" CreationDate="2015-01-22T21:44:07.097" Score="4" ViewCount="13759" Body="&lt;p&gt;This manga is about a high school girl who loves doing her sister's hair in the mornings, but she doesn't do her own hair because she thinks it won't suit her. One day at school, she cuts a guy's hair in the middle of class. Later she fixes it, and then the story progresses. That's all I can remember, thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:49:36.597" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T01:49:36.597" Title="A shoujo manga about a girl who cuts a guy's hair in the middle of class and later fixes it" Tags="&lt;kyou-koi-wo-hajimemasu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:10.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18756" CreationDate="2015-01-23T06:10:46.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12294&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kyou, Koi o Hajimemasu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Your description matches the details from chapter 1 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DJ0W8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsubaki is a girl who loves making her younger sister's hair pretty every morning, but she doesn't think that kind of style suits herself!&lt;/strong&gt; The day of her High School Beginning Ceremony, after she failed in being the top student (who usually makes the ceremony speech), she finds herself sitting next to the actual top student of the first years, the worst rude guy ever, Kyouta. &lt;strong&gt;She ends up cutting his hair on purpose because of the bad things he says to her.&lt;/strong&gt; Kyouta demands that Tsubaki pay him back with her body, but &lt;strong&gt;Tsubaki fixes his hair instead--making it even shorter!&lt;/strong&gt; After that, Kyouta unexpectedly kisses Tsubaki and swears that he'll make her his woman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8D,_Koi_o_Hajimemasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T06:10:46.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18755" CreationDate="2015-01-23T07:49:38.483" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was a pun, he &quot;read&quot; from the dictionary Decisiveness (Ketsudanryoku in japanese), while centaur is pronunced Kentaurosu.&#xA;Probably they decided to do this pun from the origin of the legend of Centaur, a bastard son of a Greek God whom got kicked from the Olymp (like Lisara was from the demon world)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11313" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T07:49:38.483" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8690" CreationDate="2015-01-23T08:05:06.960" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;no reason. it's a direction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The measure is &quot;three-three-seven hand clap&quot;(san-san-nana-byoushi in Japanese).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is no element that indicates the relevance of this direction in &quot;Seitokai Yakuindomo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11336" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T08:05:06.960" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18773" CreationDate="2015-01-23T09:39:43.087" Score="2" ViewCount="1158" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;'s article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Naka Shrine had been in the Uchiha's possession for generations and was brought with them when they settled in Konoha. Through careful study, Madara was able decipher enough of it to learn of the history of shinobi: of the endless cycle of failed peace and the destiny of battle between Uchiha and Senju, but also a means of unity for the world. With this knowledge, Madara decided Konoha was a failed experiment. He tried to convince his own clan and even Hashirama of the same conclusion, but none would hear him. Madara chose to &lt;strong&gt;abandon&lt;/strong&gt; the village, returning with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox under his control to challenge Hashirama. They fought to exhaustion, and from the carnage of their battle the Valley of the End was formed. In the end, Madara, too tired to even keep his Sharingan activated, was &lt;strong&gt;killed&lt;/strong&gt; by Hashirama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after he abandoned his clan and his people and then got killed by Hashirama, how was the next clan leader chosen? (I believe Madara wasn't married)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T16:57:37.457" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T17:04:17.120" Title="How was the next leader of the Uchiha clan chosen?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18559" CreationDate="2015-01-23T11:13:12.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durarara!!#Light_novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=49306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt; say that the anime covers the first three volumes of the light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Manga Updates:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Status in Country of Origin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;13 Volumes (Complete)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime Start/End Chapter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Starts at volume 1&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ends at volume 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As per senshin's comment, a sequel light novel series titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_SH&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara!! SH&lt;/a&gt; is underway and has 2 volumes published at the time of writing)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wikipedia excerpt about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durarara!!#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime adaptation&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaption of the light novels was announced in the wraparound sleeve of the sixth volume of the light novel. The anime is produced by Brain's Base and started airing on January 7, 2010 on MBS, TBS, and CBC. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime at 480p and 720p within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere. Other users were able see the same episode in standard definition for free one week later. &lt;strong&gt;The anime adapted the first three novels,&lt;/strong&gt; and it was licensed by Beez Entertainment for European release, while at Anime Expo 2010, Aniplex of America confirmed that they have the license to Durarara!!, later producing an English dub for a January 2011 release. The English dub was produced at Bang Zoom! Entertainment. The music for the first season was composed by Makoto Yoshimori, who also wrote the music for Baccano!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T18:49:01.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-23T11:13:20.813" Score="5" ViewCount="328" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Najenda&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Najenda&lt;/a&gt; is the head of the assassin group Night Raid. Her background story, regarding the events which leads to the amputation of her right arm and the lost of her right eye, is shown in chapter 39 of the manga, right after the events in Kyoroch in the previous chapter (which corresponds to episode 19 of the anime). However, her story is not shown in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't the anime show her background story? I think her background story complements the rest of the series very well and make it easier understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T16:30:11.153" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T16:30:11.153" Title="Why wasn't Najenda's background story shown in the anime?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-23T11:56:36.747" Score="5" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Black Bullet, the main Initiators are all 10 years old girls. But there are several taller and smaller girls shown in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are all the Cursed Children 10 years old, or are there others born after that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the contamination of mothers through the mouth still happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the Light Novels explain this phenomena in more depth than the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be several questions, but the point is the same. Just different phrasing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T05:59:58.673" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T06:40:08.647" Title="Are all the Initiators/Cursed Children 10 years old? Were there none born after that?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18770" CreationDate="2015-01-23T12:41:20.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Bullet Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the births of the Cursed Children are listed as a single year - 2021 - with Enju and Satomi pairing up in 2030.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess the answer is yes, they're all 10 years old +/- 11 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Initiator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Initiator page&lt;/a&gt; also claims that they're all 10 year-old girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T05:57:56.100" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T05:57:56.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18767" CreationDate="2015-01-23T15:55:40.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right before Madara left his own clan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konoha&lt;/a&gt; was founded as a place where Uchiha and Senju could co-exist peacefully. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Madara's death, there was no true leader for the Uchiha clan. All of them were under one leadership of Hokage along with rest of the citizens of Konoha. Hashirama was elected as the first Hokage and he was later succeeded by Tobirama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="104" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T17:04:17.120" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T17:04:17.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18776" CreationDate="2015-01-23T16:42:35.090" Score="2" ViewCount="2978" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, she is celebrated as the world's best medical-nin, and is one of Konohagakure's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sannin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Legendary Three Ninja&lt;/a&gt;. What is her chakra element?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11340" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T17:08:34.820" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T17:10:33.770" Title="What is Tsunade's chakra element?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-23T16:46:41.807" Score="6" ViewCount="5133" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whose phone was connected to the microwave? Who did her message reach to change it, and if she kept it a secret, how did they know whose phone to use on the microwave? Am I forgetting/missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11341" LastActivityDate="2018-12-09T11:50:09.830" Title="In Episode 9 of Steins;Gate, why did Feris's message affect the past?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18774" CreationDate="2015-01-23T16:50:39.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it was officially announced. It's just like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/17205/what-is-sakuras-chakra-element&quot;&gt;Sakura's case&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, we find that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsunade's Nature Types consists of Fire,  Lightning, Earth, Water, Yin &lt;sup&gt;(anime only)&lt;/sup&gt; and Yang Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T17:10:33.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18792" CreationDate="2015-01-23T17:22:03.273" Score="2" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;While searching for the hot spring that can turn him back into male, Kokkuri-san passes several other hot springs. I got the feeling from watching the show that they were giving a shout-out to / parodying other anime shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were those shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T20:54:44.440" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:54:44.440" Title="Was the names of the hot springs in ep8 of Gugure! Kokkuri-san a joke/reference to another anime?" Tags="&lt;gugure-kokkuri-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18778" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-23T17:25:01.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gugure!_Kokkuri-san&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gugure! Kokkuri-san (Japanese: 繰繰れ! コックリさん) is a Japanese manga series by Midori Endō, serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker since 2011. It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of October 2014. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired in Japan between October and December 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kohina Ichimatsu is an expressionless elementary school girl who lives alone, proclaims herself to be a doll, and eats nothing but instant noodles. One day, she plays the Kokkuri game by herself and summons the fox spirit Kokkuri-san who, upon seeing her unhealthy lifestyle, takes it upon himself to become her guardian and raise her properly. Thus starts Kohina's new life of being haunted by various unique spirits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T19:56:15.950" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T19:56:15.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18779" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-23T17:25:01.143" Score="0" Body="The fox spirit Kokkuri-san is summoned by elementary school girl Kohina Ichimatsu, and decides to haunt/live with her as a kind of caretaker. He is soon joined by other spirits. The series follow the antics of this rather uncommon family." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T19:56:19.717" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T19:56:19.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-23T20:41:43.017" Score="4" ViewCount="1524" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/34379/Mysterious_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mysterious Boy&lt;/a&gt; (who is probably the first NPC) explained to Yuri that there was a boy from a long time ago who loved another girl who left him alone in this world. Thus he lost his grip on sanity, and created some sort of &quot;requirements&quot; to this world (the main one being to not allow love to spread). But the Mysterious Boy also told her that his chances of meeting her again are better than 0.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18444/why-couldnt-otonashi-of-angel-beats-pass-on&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, it is assumed that Otonashi didn't have regrets so he did passed on. But I beg to differ on that, because we can also assume Otonashi &lt;strong&gt;DID&lt;/strong&gt; have regrets right after Kanade left him even when he begged for her to stay with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's all based on assumption really, but could it be that the first NPC was actually Otonashi himself in some way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T16:48:40.460" Title="Is there any connection between Otonashi and the first NPC?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18789" CreationDate="2015-01-23T22:11:53.590" Score="1" ViewCount="6781" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until Lelouch confronted his father, his Geass was just in one eye. But suddenly, it changed and also appeared in the other eye. After that, he could stop his father's plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this a sign that his power was getting stronger? Or did something else change? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T23:08:02.977" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T23:08:02.977" Title="Lelouch - Geass in both eyes" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19613" CreationDate="2015-01-23T22:20:05.887" Score="6" ViewCount="19111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suzaku was always Lelouch's enemy; they had the same goal, but different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when they met and killed Lelouch's father, he changed sides and became Lelouch's Knight.&#xA;Why did this happen? At that point, Lelouch had the Geass in both eyes. Could he now manipulate people more often?&#xA;Or did he just agree with Lelouch's plan to cheat the whole world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T22:56:19.963" LastActivityDate="2019-01-13T00:53:35.087" Title="Why did Suzaku change sides?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18787" CreationDate="2015-01-23T23:07:38.940" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Geass-in-both-eyes thing is just how the ever-increasing strength of Lelouch's Geass manifests. C.C. mentions on multiple occasions that his Geass will grow stronger and stronger, to the point that it cannot be controlled (even by the special contact lenses). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's anything to it beyond that. Lelouch's Geass seems to grow stronger precisely when the plot demands it - first it becomes always-on in one eye, triggering the Euphinator incident, and then it activates in both eyes, allowing him to get rid of Charles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T23:07:38.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18788" CreationDate="2015-01-23T23:53:51.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as we know, it's true that their ideals were fundamentally the same:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Suzaku_Kururugi#Character_History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Britannian Empire is corrupt and not worth serving&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To change the corruption of the Britannian Empire, each had his own way to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Suzaku, he didn't agree with Lelouch's way because he wants to change and improve the Empire from within, to show that his father's death was not in vain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is because, as Suzaku claims, achieving results by wrong or illegal methods is meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Suzaku chose to join Lelouch is because after the incident with the death of Euphemia, Suzaku's only motive to keep going basically was to protect Nunnally as long as Lelouch will pay for what he did to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T03:11:02.157" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T03:11:02.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18775" CreationDate="2015-01-24T01:16:41.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a quote from the Steins Gate wiki regarding the message sent back:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She joined in episode 9, recruited by Rintarou because she wanted to make a D-Mail to avoid her father's death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it ended up taking out May Queen (the cafe) and replaced it with some other store. The Akiba district was also heavily influenced by the D-Mail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answering your question of who sent it, I believe Faris sent it herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=299032&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a discussion on the episode that you might want to check out as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Faris_Nyannyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Faris_Nyannyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8864" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T01:16:41.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18777" CreationDate="2015-01-24T02:14:50.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed these two signs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FUBYv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Panda Spring&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sNm96.png&quot; alt=&quot;Woman Spring&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, that's a clear reference to the classic &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ranma 1/2&lt;/a&gt;, as that series features a male protagonist who fell into a cursed spring, which made him turn into a woman whenever he got splashed with cold water. His father likewise received the same curse and turned into a panda after falling into a different spring in the same area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TnffC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ranma 1/2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T08:08:42.427" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T08:08:42.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2015-01-24T02:32:16.650" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It feels more in control when you are older and your uke calls you senpai as a form of respect. Why? Because uke should respect and obey their seme just like they should with their senpai. It's kind of a,&quot;you're older, you're in control, and I respect that I listen to you&quot; thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11348" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T03:29:47.450" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T03:29:47.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18788" CreationDate="2015-01-24T03:57:00.560" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the series it is explained how Lelouch came up with the Zero Requiem; that being, the idea of creating a focal point of the entire world's hatred and then having that point be destroyed thus &quot;Breaking the chains of hatred&quot; furthermore he would make this focal point himself.  Thus, by giving the entire world a single target, they would be united in their fight against the tyrannical leader he became.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through his death, he could facilitate a peace throughout the world.  It is this idea that led Suzaku to join Lelouch, this also coincides with the fact that Lelouch would also be atoning for his sins through his death, one sin in particular being the death of Euphemia li Britannia.  This fact also contributes to Suzaku joining Lelouch as he would gain both justice for Euphemia as well as being able to bring about lasting peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11261" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T03:57:00.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18802" CreationDate="2015-01-24T04:12:06.563" Score="3" ViewCount="1555" Body="&lt;p&gt;Harem manga and anime are so popular that they have their own category. It's easy to name a few: Girls Wild, High School DxD, Sekirei, The World God Only Knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this such a popular theme in both anime/manga? It is odd because in fantasy literature, American cinema, and Western television, harem is not a common theme and would offend most. How is it that they are so extremely prevalent (and seemingly accepted) in anime/manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8381" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T05:08:51.033" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T08:49:55.470" Title="Why is harem a common theme in manga/anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-24T05:58:37.377" Score="5" ViewCount="2634" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hataraku.wikia.com/wiki/Sadao_Maou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Hataraku Maou-sama Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan tried to conquer the land of Ente Isla with four of his war generals, Adramelech, Lucifer, Alsiel, and Malacoda, but was eventually forced to retreat to Earth due to the interference of Emilia and the resisting human armies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, it is possible that she can beat Maou-sama. (Though that was in Ente Isla).&#xA;Does this mean that Emilia is stronger than the Four Generals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T07:00:11.317" LastActivityDate="2021-04-04T02:05:30.447" Title="Is Emilia stronger than the Four Generals?" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-24T06:07:00.573" Score="2" ViewCount="82496" Body="&lt;p&gt;After I watched episode 366 of Bleach, I waited for a couple of months. As I expected, no new episode of Bleach anime has been released since then. And yet, I don't believe that the anime has reached the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Bleach anime stop airing? And did Bleach manga also end its serialization? Though for the case of the manga, I am not sure if it has actually finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T15:17:32.453" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T06:06:50.387" Title="Why did Bleach anime stop airing? And did Bleach manga also end its serialization?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18797" CreationDate="2015-01-24T08:49:55.470" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The target audience of &quot;harem&quot; shows is adolescent males - teenage boys. The main character is usually a male high school or cram school student, who is awkward around girls - someone the target audience can relate to, as they are in the same phase of their lives, struggling with love. (Who hasn't?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adolescent males have always been a large part of the audience for anime; shows featuring giant robots appeal to the same group. So it's a trope that appeals to the traditional audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure why we don't seem to have &quot;harem series&quot; in superhero comics, as it could be successful for the same reason. One reason could be that the iconic superheroes like Superman and Batman are already mature, at an age where they are more confident around females, and also expected to behave more maturely than the protagonists of harem series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T08:49:55.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18810" CreationDate="2015-01-24T12:09:42.150" Score="3" ViewCount="1127" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haku took the shot meant for Zabuza. Zabuza was the wicked one but he still covered for him. Why did he do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11340" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T16:43:10.133" Title="Why did Haku sacrifice himself for Zabuza?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18854" CreationDate="2015-01-24T15:03:09.253" Score="1" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;How popular is the light novel of Mahouka Rettousei Koukou in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I want is the current ratings and standing of this light novel series in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T15:46:19.093" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T15:46:19.093" Title="How popular is the light novel of Mahouka Rettousei Koukou in Japan?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18805" CreationDate="2015-01-24T16:15:55.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story line goes into depth about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haku, as a child, ended up killing his own father by accident (couldn't control his own powers under extreme emotional distress). He was all alone and Zabuza took him in - the understanding was always that Haku was a &quot;tool&quot; to be used by Zabuza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was his goal in life then - to be of use to Zabuza. For that aim, he went through any number of things distasteful to himself (such as assassinations), worked on his skills to become the most powerful ninja he could possibly be, to become the best tool for Zabuza to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When beaten by Naruto, he felt that he was now a useless tool and had no more reason to live. He asked Naruto to kill him - to finish him off, which Naruto was not capable of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Zabuza was about to get the death strike from Kakashi, Haku did the only thing he thought he, as a useless tool, could do for Zabuza and sacrificed his own life to save Zabuza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T16:43:10.133" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T16:43:10.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18801" CreationDate="2015-01-24T16:41:01.773" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the original run of Bleach anime in Japan has finished since March 2012. It seems that you follow the English dub, which &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_episodes#Season_16:_The_Lost_Agent_.282011.E2.80.932012.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;finished airing on November 1st, 2014&lt;/a&gt;, so you don't realize that it stopped airing in Japan long ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason, from the posts I have seen on the Internet, there seems to be no official reason given for the cancellation of the anime series. (Usually, the official reason will be cited before people give their own interpretation or speculation of the situation, but I don't see any).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edas88.hubpages.com/hub/Will-Bleach-Return-and-When&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page by edas88&lt;/a&gt; gives 2 theory as for why the series was cancelled:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The anime was sub-par and had too many fillers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geocities.jp/animesityouritu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt; for TV anime series viewership rating is reliable or not, but viewership for Bleach started out at around 5%, gradually dropped but still managed to get 2-3% up to the point of Aizen's defeat, but it reduced further and sustained at 1-2% till the point it was cancelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compared to the other two series in the &lt;em&gt;Big 3&lt;/em&gt;, One Piece sustained at around 10% viewership over the same period, and Naruto at 7-9% at the beginning, but still got 3-5% at the point Bleach anime was cancelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says that 111 of all 366 episodes are fillers.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The anime stopped to wait for more material from the manga, instead of continuing with filler episodes as what they had been doing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this side, at the time of writing, there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.idigitaltimes.com/bleach-anime-returns-expect-2015-release-once-manga-finishes-376751&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some speculations&lt;/a&gt; that the anime will restart production in 2015, since the manga is expected to end in 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of writing (May 27th, 2015), the manga has not ended its serialization yet. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/releases.html?search=35&amp;amp;stype=series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mangaupdates&lt;/a&gt;, chapter 627 was released on May 21st, 2015 by scanlation groups. There is no news headline regarding the imminent end of the serialization (except that it is confirmed to end in 2015), so I think it is going to continue for at least a few months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T06:06:50.387" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T06:06:50.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18827" CreationDate="2015-01-24T16:59:09.277" Score="5" ViewCount="7714" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight between Minato Namikaze and Tobi (in episode 248 &lt;em&gt;The Fourth Hokage's Death Match&lt;/em&gt; of the &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; anime, or chapter 502 and 503 of the manga), Minato &lt;strong&gt;escaped&lt;/strong&gt; from Tobi's Kamui, despite having been &lt;strong&gt;caught&lt;/strong&gt; in the technique unexpectedly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uwqHH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uwqHH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 minutes and a few seconds later into the episode, the two ran towards each other. At an extremely close distance, Minato pulled off a &lt;strong&gt;Rasengan&lt;/strong&gt;. Considering the bright aura and the sound it makes, I'm pretty sure Tobi noticed it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NBaVX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NBaVX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi let the kunai that Minato had thrown pass through him. So instead of using Kamui to let Minato phase through him, why did Tobi keep going? Minato had already escaped from Kamui once, and that was when he was caught unexpectedly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T18:54:55.790" LastActivityDate="2021-03-11T09:45:36.060" Title="Why didn't Tobi use Kamui when Minato used Rasengan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18818" CreationDate="2015-01-24T20:16:56.877" Score="4" ViewCount="7384" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is set in a world where people duel each other by using small cars with weapons . They throw the cars into the arena and the cars attack each other. I distinctly remember a blue colored car and I think that is the hero's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11359" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:50:15.480" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T01:50:15.480" Title="Anime with guys battling each other using small cars with weapons" Tags="&lt;crush-gear-turbo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:20.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18816" CreationDate="2015-01-24T20:40:18.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that you're referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_Gear_Turbo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Crush Gear Turbo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kbjMy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;CGT&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/CrushGearTurbo-Logo-DVDSrc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/CrushGearTurbo-Logo-DVDSrc.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qjVqL.png&quot; alt=&quot;CGT2&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://de.crushgear.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:Crush_Gear_Turbo_2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://de.crushgear.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:Crush_Gear_Turbo_2.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;hero's&lt;/em&gt; name is Kouya Marino and your description of his appearance matches to an extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T21:39:23.570" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T21:39:23.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8155" CreationDate="2015-01-24T22:40:20.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty certain it was either Doflamanco, Jimbei, or Crocodile because all the warlords at the time who could have done it would either not have or they wouldn't have used a cutting weapon. Kuma wouldn't have because he was a double agent for Dragon and he is trying to keep his cover. Boa didn't because they would've been turned to stone not murdered. The zombie guy who is dead now would've abducted the dead crew. Mihawk who does use a cutting weapon wouldn't have because he seems to obey orders without much argument. Buggy and trafalgar weren't warlords at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11361" LastActivityDate="2015-01-24T22:40:20.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8194" CreationDate="2015-01-25T02:38:12.247" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=731&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shōnan Bakusōzoku&lt;/a&gt;, an OAV from 1986 with 12 episodes and 12 endings (ended only in 1999).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Intro&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took up Gao WeiWei's suggestion and used ANN's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/api.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;API&lt;/a&gt; to create a duplicate of their database and then search for all titles that have as many OPs/EDs as they have episodes. If anyone is interested in the code for this (it's not nice :P) and all results, go &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/613b4d3f9d1918f48e5a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Assumptions&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I restricted the analysis to titles that have at least 6 episodes. ANN's episode field sometimes contains additional information such as '10 (+2 Specials)' in such a case I only take the first number and ignore the rest. There are no checks for the title or anything like that, if ANN lists an ending twice or if the same ending appears multiple times with different artists, those all count as separate. Most importantly, the relevant date is the start date (because that is less parsing work and because often there is no end date given).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Result for EDs&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are the results. With the above restrictions, ANN has 30 animes that fit the bill and the oldest of them is Shōnan Bakusōzoku. Note though, that the final episode is from 1999! Among the first few, &lt;em&gt;Iczer Reborn&lt;/em&gt; ended in 1991-02-25 already, so maybe that's your winner? See &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/613b4d3f9d1918f48e5a#file-ed_list_absolute_urls-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the full table.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;╔════════════╦══════╦═════╦═════╦═════╦════════════════════════════╗&#xA;║  Vintage   ║ Type ║ #EP ║ #OP ║ #ED ║            Name            ║&#xA;╠════════════╬══════╬═════╬═════╬═════╬════════════════════════════╣&#xA;║ 1986-09-10 ║ OAV  ║  12 ║   3 ║  12 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=731&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shōnan Bakusōzoku&lt;/a&gt;          ║&#xA;║ 1987-02-25 ║ OAV  ║   8 ║   6 ║   8 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bubblegum Crisis&lt;/a&gt;           ║&#xA;║ 1990-09-25 ║ OAV  ║   6 ║   1 ║   6 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=682&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iczer Reborn&lt;/a&gt;               ║&#xA;║ 1992-06-15 ║ OAV  ║   6 ║   0 ║   6 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Girl&lt;/a&gt;                  ║&#xA;║ 1997-11-25 ║ OAV  ║   6 ║   2 ║   6 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber Marionette J Again&lt;/a&gt;   ║&#xA;║ 1999-07-25 ║ OAV  ║   6 ║   3 ║   9 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ten Tokyo Warriors&lt;/a&gt;         ║&#xA;║ 1999-10-06 ║ TV   ║  12 ║   1 ║  12 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seraphim Call&lt;/a&gt;              ║&#xA;║ 1999-12-18 ║ OAV  ║   6 ║   7 ║   7 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1015&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakura Wars 2&lt;/a&gt;              ║&#xA;║ 2002-06-15 ║ OAV  ║   8 ║   8 ║   8 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4469&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angelique: Twin Collection&lt;/a&gt; ║&#xA;║ 2002-10-02 ║ TV   ║  13 ║   1 ║  13 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1824&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sister Princess: Re Pure&lt;/a&gt;   ║&#xA;║ 2003-05-08 ║ TV   ║   6 ║   1 ║   6 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saint Beast&lt;/a&gt;                ║&#xA;║ 2005-10-21 ║ TV   ║  26 ║   1 ║  26 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5923&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mushi-Shi&lt;/a&gt;                  ║&#xA;...&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Huh, more endings than episodes?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;You may have noticed, there are titles with more endings than episodes: They can all be considered to have as many endings as episodes. For &lt;em&gt;Ten Tokyo Warriors&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sakura Wars 2&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Heaven's Lost Property&lt;/em&gt; those are caused by some kind of inconsistent annotation in ANN. For &lt;em&gt;Akikan!&lt;/em&gt; they list an extra ending for a special but don't count the special towards the episodes. &lt;em&gt;Katanagatari&lt;/em&gt; got an extra ending for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6594/Katanagatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;noitaminA rebroadcast&lt;/a&gt;. For &lt;em&gt;Highschool of the Dead&lt;/em&gt;  and &lt;em&gt;Maken-Ki! Battling Venus&lt;/em&gt; they count the OAV ending towards the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Almost made it&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I thought it would be interesting to also check which ones cut it very close. Here's an addtitional list sorted by &lt;code&gt;#EPs/#EDs&lt;/code&gt; and then sorted by vintage. I left out all that have a quotient of 1 or less, since we already know those from above. The full list can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/613b4d3f9d1918f48e5a#file-ed_list_quotient_urls-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;╔═══════╦════════════╦══════╦═════╦═════╦══════════════════════════════╗&#xA;║ EP/ED ║  Vintage   ║ Type ║ #EP ║ #ED ║             Name             ║&#xA;╠═══════╬════════════╬══════╬═════╬═════╬══════════════════════════════╣&#xA;║ ...   ║            ║      ║     ║     ║                              ║&#xA;║ 1.04  ║ 2007-04-08 ║ TV   ║  24 ║  23 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/a&gt;                   ║&#xA;║ 1.09  ║ 2010-07-07 ║ TV   ║  12 ║  11 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Strike Witches 2&lt;/a&gt;             ║&#xA;║ 1.09  ║ 2010-10-01 ║ TV   ║  12 ║  11 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heaven's Lost Property Forte&lt;/a&gt; ║&#xA;║ 1.11  ║ 2006-02-10 ║ OAV  ║  10 ║   9 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hellsing Ultimate&lt;/a&gt;            ║&#xA;║ 1.17  ║ 1990-01-26 ║ OAV  ║   7 ║   6 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Be-Bop-Highschool&lt;/a&gt;            ║&#xA;║ 1.2   ║ 1990-06-15 ║ OAV  ║   6 ║   5 ║ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devil Hunter Yohko&lt;/a&gt;           ║&#xA;...&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As ʞɹɐzǝɹ already mentioned &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt; should qualify for the previous list, having 24 episodes and endings, but ANN is missing the ED for ep22. And so on, you can already see, this DB isn't perfect either ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overview&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Finally, here's a barplot showing the distribution of the number of endings among all animes that fit the assumptions described initially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IFTXx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IFTXx.png&quot; alt=&quot;ed_plot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Result for OPs&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only two result for &lt;code&gt;#EPs = #OPs&lt;/code&gt;, and those are already shown in the list above (&lt;em&gt;Sakura Wars 2&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Angelique: Twin Collection&lt;/em&gt;). The results for &lt;code&gt;#EPs / #OPs&lt;/code&gt; are &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/613b4d3f9d1918f48e5a#file-op_list_quotient_urls-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. OPs are generally not as diverse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T1m5M.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T1m5M.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;More OPs than EDs and vice versa&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Gao WeiWei's suggestion: There are 221 animes with &lt;code&gt;#OP &amp;gt; #ED&lt;/code&gt;, among those 115 have no endings listed in ANN at all, which is probably a mix of the truth and missing annotations (&lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/613b4d3f9d1918f48e5a#file-more_ops_than_ed_urls-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;full list&lt;/a&gt;). The other way around, there are 781 animes with &lt;code&gt;#ED &amp;gt; #OP&lt;/code&gt;, 82 with no openings at all (&lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/613b4d3f9d1918f48e5a#file-more_eds_than_op_urls-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;full list&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Outro&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; definite answer either of course, ANN doens't provide an XML schema, so I might have overlooked something, and even if everything went well in my parsing, we already know they have a different opinion on the number of EDs e.g. for NGE (see GaoWeiwei's answer for that discussion), and there are several errors mentioned above. Answering a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/17003/has-there-been-a-anime-that-used-its-op-as-ed-and-or-vice-versa&quot;&gt;different question&lt;/a&gt; I realized I should have probably made sure the endings are unique, that doesn't affect the main result here though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T14:45:30.927" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T14:45:30.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8805" CreationDate="2015-01-25T04:11:22.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi aka &quot;Obito&quot; was just doing his mission what Madara gave to him to do , Since Obito didn't really cared about their village or his clan anymore because of Rin's death, He hates everybody for not helping Rin. He chose Itachi to join the Akatsuki because he wanted to use him in case Nagato betray him to revive Madara back to life. He was going to put the Senju cell inside of Itachi to create the Rinnegan so Madara can come back for exchange of Itachi life, But Itachi was very too smart for that and that's also why Tobi help Sasuke for the same reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11366" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T04:48:39.287" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T04:48:39.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18813" CreationDate="2015-01-25T06:16:12.543" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 502 from page 8, Tobi fought with Minato. As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18813/why-didnt-tobi-use-kamui-when-minato-used-rasengan#comment24074_18813&quot;&gt;nhahtdh commented&lt;/a&gt;, there is no reason to use the same jutsu twice when the opponent can avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image below shows Minato's inner thoughts moments before they clashed against each other in the second image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ypIqI.png&quot; alt=&quot;one on one&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second image you posted above, if you take a closer look&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NBaVX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;both attacking&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the kunai passing through Tobi. If you are not aware, Tobi was actually using Kamui to let the kunai pass through him. However, to attack, Tobi had to solidify his body. Tobi couldn't attack and defend at the same time with Kamui. Correct me if I am wrong here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBrrV.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the above picture, Tobi touched Minato and was going to attack. I don't know what jutsu he was going to use, but Tobi was confident that he would win, so his whole body was solid and he was not using Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kMIlz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Boom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_%E2%80%94_Second_Step&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiraishin Level 2&lt;/a&gt; was faster than Tobi's attack, and Boom. Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the reasons why Tobi did not use Kamui to let Minato's attack pass through him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using the same jutsu twice against an elite shinobi is foolish, unless one has well-grounded confidence that it will work, or has another motive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tobi was confident that he was going to win this fight, as you can see on third picture.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was unaware of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_%E2%80%94_Second_Step&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiraishin Level 2&lt;/a&gt;. As you can see, he was surprise when Minato jumped to the kunai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T06:59:39.570" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18828" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-25T06:49:18.883" Score="4" ViewCount="7953" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sDede.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see above, Aomine is awfully dark-skinned compared to all the other Japanese characters in Kuroko no Basuke. Why is that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T03:24:58.723" LastActivityDate="2021-05-28T13:12:26.093" Title="Why is Aomine so dark-skinned?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-25T08:40:05.540" Score="2" ViewCount="1028" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do mangaka draw those white lines which are used to distinguish folds and other indications in the black and white manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11368" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T13:50:26.493" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T18:52:21.053" Title="How do mangaka draw the white lines in a black and white manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-25T08:53:12.747" Score="1" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching a lot of the original &lt;strong&gt;Lupin the Third&lt;/strong&gt; television series from the 1970s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I watched &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/13203/Lupin_the_Third:_Mine_Fujiko_to_Iu_Onna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23293/Lupin_the_IIIrd:_Jigen_Daisuke_no_Bohyou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lupin the Third: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. These two were my stand out favourites. They both also happen to be tagged as Seinen on MAL, unlike the rest of the Lupin shows which are Shounen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was there a sudden change in the focus of the series?&#xA;Or better yet, why isn't Lupin a Seinen series to begin with? Personally, I think it works much better as a Seinen series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also noticed that they're doing &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/27947/Lupin_III_%282015%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another Shounen series&lt;/a&gt; this year.&#xA;Didn't people like the Seinen ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T09:46:56.003" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T09:46:56.003" Title="Why did Lupin the Third change its target audience in recent years?" Tags="&lt;lupin-the-third&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17102" CreationDate="2015-01-25T18:55:50.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yukio's body was born to be too weak to control Satan's blue flames. But he is still the son of Satan so of course he will always inherit the blood of satan, just not his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11374" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T18:55:50.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18840" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18842" CreationDate="2015-01-25T20:36:01.467" Score="3" ViewCount="28127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched season 1 (episodes 1-22) of Psycho Pass on Netflix and now I want to watch the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the Funimation site there is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episodes 1-22 (Season 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Specials 1-11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episodes 23-33 (Season 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also there is the recently released movie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't started any of the specials or season 2 yet; I don't want to accidentally watch something out of order and spoil it. My question is: Where do the specials fit into the series? Between the two seasons? Side stories? Prequel? After season 2? When should I watch them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode lists I've found seem to leave out the specials so I'm not sure how they fit in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2020-03-25T10:06:12.757" Title="Psycho Pass Episode / Special Order" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-25T20:40:35.190" Score="8" ViewCount="14791" Body="&lt;p&gt;The plot of NGE starts with the first angel &quot;Sachiel&quot;. But where do the angels who are attacking the earth come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also where were all angels before they came to Japan/Tokyo? And why do all angels go to Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T21:10:34.803" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T21:28:50.197" Title="Where do the angels come from?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18840" CreationDate="2015-01-25T21:06:53.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you've watched the first season, you should skip the specials and proceed directly to the second season. After that, watch the movie (when it's available).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;specials&quot; (usually called &quot;Psycho Pass: New Edit&quot; or &quot;Psycho Pass: Extended Edition&quot;, I think) are a re-cut/updated version of season 1, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/14021/1908&quot;&gt;with only minor changes&lt;/a&gt;. The reason there are only 11 of them is that they're double-length. If you were starting from nothing, it would have been better to watch the &quot;specials&quot; and then season 2, but since you've already seen season 1, I don't think there's enough new content to warrant watching the re-cut version before moving on to season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, if you ever find yourself wanting to rewatch the first season of Psycho Pass, I would recommend watching the &quot;specials&quot; instead of the original version of season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T21:06:53.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18841" CreationDate="2015-01-25T21:10:46.180" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Purely within what we see in the NGE TV series, the Angels came from &quot;Adam&quot;, the first Angel on Earth. They came from something similar to the geofront (the black moon) that they call the &quot;white moon&quot;. Episode 21 goes into the history of Nerv and there's some more exposition in episode 23 when Ristuko tells Misato and Shinji and shows them the tank filled with Rei clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the &quot;eggs&quot; and &quot;souls&quot; of the Angels were with Adam in the white moon. Lilith's arrival on the planet was kind of an accident (episode 24: &quot;false successors from the black moon.&quot; and &quot;true successors from the lost white moon.&quot;). At some point, something happened with Adam and Lilith and Adam ended up getting a lance through the back which put Adam in suspended animation. This yielded the way for Lilith to populate the planet with what resulted in animals and eventually homo sapiens. During the Katsuragi expedition (episode 21), scientists woke up Adam and eventually caused 2nd impact and that started the chain of events which started the Angel attacks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info was revealed in an NGE2 special file called the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Classified_Information#Angel&quot;&gt;Classified information&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;Classified&quot; because within the game, these files were revealed through &quot;hacking&quot; the magi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using some of the extra resources, there's some more detailed theories about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Angels%27_Origins&quot;&gt;Origin of the Angels&lt;/a&gt;, but in general, the basic idea is outlined above based on the TV series and EoE. Though the origin theory page contains some possible explanations on where the Angels were between 2nd impact and when Sachiel first appeared in 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beyond the question of how the other Angels were created, is the question of how they went from being created by Adam to where they first appeared in the year 2015. If the Angels were present in the &quot;White Moon&quot; of Adam in Antarctica when Second Impact occurred on September 13th, 2000...how did they reach the areas where they were first encountered? Were the embryos or seeds of the Angels &quot;scattered&quot; across the globe from Antarctica in the explosion of Second Impact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Sandalphon&quot;&gt;Sandalphon&lt;/a&gt;'s first appearance is perhaps the most tantalizing, because Nerv actually discovers it before it starts attacking: Sandalphon is first discovered while in an embryo or cocoon-like immature state...deep inside the magma of an active volcano. Why it would first appear there of all places is unrevealed. Further, this raises the question: were all of the other Angels also hidden in other unaccessible parts of the world (volcanoes, deep ocean floor, etc.) &quot;maturing&quot; in a pupal state, before they attacked in 2015?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Sahaquiel&quot;&gt;Sahaquiel&lt;/a&gt; is the first of two Angels to appear in orbit (the second being Arael). However, it seems unlikely that Second Impact simply blew Sahaquiel's egg into orbit- Sandalphon emerged from its cocoon in Episode 10 at full adult size. Assuming Sahaquiel to be the same, it seems impossible that an object so huge could go undetected in Earth orbit for so long, while Sahaquiel was in a pupal state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Since it is never revealed where any of the Angels directly come from (except Sandalphon), Sahaquiel's cocoon was probably somewhere else on the Earth, perhaps in the desolate southern Indian Ocean near Antarctica, over which it was first discovered, and from where it could have launched itself into orbit undetected. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Tabris&quot;&gt;Tabris&lt;/a&gt;, better known by his human name Kaworu Nagisa, represents a special case, and much has been discussed or speculated about his nature. All that is known for certain is that Seele sent Kaworu to Nerv, and that Kaworu serves as a &quot;vessel&quot; for the soul of Adam. How Seele acquired Kaworu is unknown. It has even been theorized that Kaworu was created by Seele (by inserting Adam's soul) and thus the last &quot;naturally occurring&quot; Angel was Armisael (this is of course unconfirmed). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal&quot;&gt;Evangelion Proposal&lt;/a&gt;, a set of documents created in 1993 that contains proposal and promotional material for the TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Angels were originally meant to be creations of the First Ancestral Race, lying dormant in various secluded locations on Earth and the Moon. Rather than being scattered all over the world by Second Impact, they may have been purposefully hidden deep underground or underwater, escaping detection until they matured and began on their way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sachiel is actually designated the &lt;strong&gt;3rd&lt;/strong&gt; Angel. Adam being the first and also the progenitor of the rest of the Angels, except Lilith who had tne &lt;strong&gt;2nd&lt;/strong&gt; Angel designation but didn't come from Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all the Angels attacked Tokyo-3, &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Gaghiel&quot;&gt;Gaghiel&lt;/a&gt; attacked the UN fleet out in the Pacific Ocean. And according to the classified info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two Seeds of Life are not needed on one planet, and, therefore, one of them is excluded. As recorded in the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls, Adam-based life took part in a contest of survival, putting the stakes on their own existence. Some of them were trying to access Lilith and reset all life, some of them had nothing in mind, and some were trying to recover their progenitor Adam. The Angels — Adam-based life — became active under their respective tactics for survival and success. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: - &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Angel&quot;&gt;Angels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T21:28:50.197" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T21:28:50.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-25T22:06:17.277" Score="9" ViewCount="121768" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to ask what is the first Hentai manga and what is the first Hentai anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="4164" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T02:23:47.573" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T00:38:20.437" Title="What was the first Hentai ever made?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-26T00:30:35.163" Score="5" ViewCount="1838" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned in episode 1 of Ufotable's &lt;em&gt;Fate/Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; that Tohsaka used to go to the archery dojo to watch someone. Was she secretely watching Shirou because she had a crush on him (but how?) or was she looking out for Sakura? Did Tohsaka know of Sakura's feelings for Shirou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T10:26:06.973" Title="What was Tohsaka doing watching the dojo lately?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21820" CreationDate="2015-01-26T00:35:41.653" Score="3" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, when the special forces infiltrated Rin's office, they shot Genta and he was obviously killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after that, when Mimi and Rin revived and returned to their office, Genta was seen alive again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the forbidden fruit of immortality also apply for dogs as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T18:45:52.557" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T18:46:41.973" Title="Is Genta also immortal?" Tags="&lt;mnemosyne&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18882" CreationDate="2015-01-26T00:53:21.207" Score="6" ViewCount="5521" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jpqhx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Not the first time for Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber did not reveal her identity to Shirou for fear of her master giving it away to enemies and thus exposing her strengths and weaknesses. But why, even though in front of a rival master, did she reveal the fact that she has been summoned to the previous Holy Grail War? Wouldn't that enable Rin to deduce whatever advantage Saber has because of her memories of the previous war and possibly even her real identity (Servants being summoned twice and retaining their memories was unheard of)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T05:53:36.170" Title="Why did Saber reveal to Shirou and Rin that she has participated in the previous war?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15416" CreationDate="2015-01-26T02:07:41.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The conversation actually foreshadows a future event where Angel makes an aggressive clone of herself using Guard Skills: Harmonics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are there two Hinata-kun's? Is there a chance that there's more than three of him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, Hinata reciprocated this saying to Angel, which is in itself a gag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mobUT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hinata was saying what Angel had said about him&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't think that the me from today and tomorrow will be the same. Watch out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what the SSS members were worrying about in episode 9: which &quot;Angel&quot; would wake up from the coma after Kanade had absorbed all her clones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Mofy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shiina talked!?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm sorry to hear that. (お気の毒に)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second kanji character used in Angel's expression of pity, 毒 (&quot;poison&quot;), was actually shown right at Hinata's face in episode 2, the last time he was made to be sacrificed by Yurippe. In episode 5, he had to make his sacrifices again at the coercion of Yurippe, but don't worry, the maxim &quot;people die if they are killed&quot; doesn't apply in the Afterlife World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azORP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;O Ki no Doku ni&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T12:49:57.967" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T12:49:57.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18809" CreationDate="2015-01-26T02:12:57.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In terms of light novels, it seems to be the best selling series of 2014. Based on sales surveyed from November 18, 2013 to November 16, 2014, it ranks #1 with an estimated 1,599,614 copies sold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you look at individual volumes, Mahouka Rettousei no Koukou volume 13 ranked #5 with 226,371 copies sold. In comparison, Kagerou Daze V -the deceiving- ranked #1 and sold 398,038.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-03/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-series-2014/.82853&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2014&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-03/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-volume-2014/.82854&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2014&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T02:12:57.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-26T02:34:03.063" Score="12" ViewCount="507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry, I can't be too specific, since I only read 1 volume in a library.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what I remember about the volume 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a group of fighters who want to meet this powerful villain, and on their adventure, they travel into a city. However, it costs 10 silver to enter and leave the city, so they have to work there to pay their debt. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The three boys in the group decide to work in a quarry, but the pay sucks. They work for several hours but only receive 38 bronze.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then, a man introduces them to a new job of washing girl's backs, which pays 1 silver for every customer. Two of the boys are excited to do it (one of them being the main character), while the other boy refuses, saying that girls are generally the ones washing his back. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After a while, the two boys spot a girl and both rush over to wash her back, and the main character ends up knocking the girl over and lands on top of her. It turns out that the girl is actually his partner. She throws a bucket at him while he tries to apologize and leaves the bath. This makes the main character depressed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the end, he earns 30 silver to share with the other boy he was working with. However, the man who introduced them to the job demands a finder's fee of 29 silver.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, I think that's more than enough. Thanks in advance if you can help me :D!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11381" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:17:16.470" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:17:16.470" Title="A manga with a scene of a group entering a city and learning that they have to pay 10 silver to leave" Tags="&lt;arata-kangatari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:30.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18857" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18859" CreationDate="2015-01-26T03:22:00.507" Score="4" ViewCount="499" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't remember the name of a manga series that featured a human girl running a boarding house for aliens as they adjust to human lives. The aliens wore human bodies, and there was one male alien in a woman's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the protagonist had black hair that was short or tied back. I think it came out in late 1990s-early 2000s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was slice of life, seinen, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11383" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T22:49:31.243" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T22:49:31.243" Title="What is this manga of a girl running a boarding house for aliens?" Tags="&lt;safe-again-today&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:36.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18857" CreationDate="2015-01-26T06:29:09.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it finally. It's a Korean Manhwa called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/5399/Safe_Again_Today&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Safe Again Today&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39Cal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image from MAL&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Choi Sera houses displaced aliens in her home, where they all pretend to be UFO fanatics in order to explain their eccentricities. Sera's job is to teach these aliens how to live in human society—not that difficult on the surface, as they ostensibly look like humans (except for the three fingers on each hand thing). They look normal, and they can communicate with earthlings via a translator that looks like a hearing aid, but can they act normal? The answer to that is a resounding no. Watch as Sera tries to school the emotionless twins, Seunghyun and Seungmin (really clones) on dating (with disasterous results), tries to keep Hyunwoo out of trouble, and keep them all from being taken away by the UN alien hunter who's on to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11383" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T07:19:38.137" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T07:19:38.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6563" CreationDate="2015-01-26T07:30:45.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, no. While she may not have been serious when she said he 'slipped on the soap', that doesn't automatically mean he did die of AIDS. It could be the case that Hana just didn't want to talk about it, and given the lack of gravity in the scene, it doesn't seem likely that it would be where they reveal something like that. Furthermore, even if he did contracted AIDS and died from it, that doesn't mean he passed it on. They could have been having only safe sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, since it's never revealed outright, and given the only information we get from the hospital scene — which was that the lifestyle of a homeless person is making it worse, it would make much more sense that her condition wouldn't have been anything serious if she hadn't been homeless. Especially since it would ruin the entire hopeful tone of the story, and the especially upbeat ending, if one of the characters was going to die anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bronchitis, for example, would be a very bad thing for a homeless person to get, but it would be completely non-fatal to someone able to get medical attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As Hana would be able to by the end, because they won the lottery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11385" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T14:38:29.640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T14:38:29.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-26T12:44:23.907" Score="4" ViewCount="1234" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime is set in a Japanese town. One of the main characters is a girl with short brown hair. She went to high school and owned a special bracelet with special powers. Whenever she was in danger, she drew a star in the air and then her friend (or something) got bigger and everything so that he could beat the enemy. The enemy was some kind of computer virus I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, in one episode, that virus went into the telephone cable from the payphone, so it was connected with every phone in that town. Then the virus made the telephone ring, and when someone answered the phone, the person got sucked into the cables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another episode, that virus turned everything into gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In yet another episode, the director of the high school where the girl attended was possessed by that virus, so he ate everything he saw and turned into one awful creature &amp;mdash; he walked in both arms and legs (like a dog), but his stomach was towards the ceiling (just like gymnastic figure &quot;the bridge&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is one more thing, the opening video begins with the high school that the girl went to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11387" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:23:30.203" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:23:30.203" Title="Anime I watched as a kid on VHS where a girl draws a star to beat a computer virus-like enemy" Tags="&lt;corrector-yui&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:39.720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18870" CreationDate="2015-01-26T12:51:36.390" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrector_Yui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Corrector Yui&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kCeMK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pic&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the year 2020 and computers have become an integral part of daily life for most people. However, a teenage girl Yui Kasuga is one of the few who cannot use computers at all, despite the fact that her father is a software developer. An evil computer called Grosser wants to take over the ComNet (what the Internet is called in Yui's time) and as the programs that have been developed to stop it (called &amp;quot;Correctors&amp;quot;) need her help, she is sucked into the ComNet where she is recruited by a corrector called I.R., who gives her downloadable element suits that allow her to become the ComNet Fairy Corrector Yui who can fight Grosser's computer viruses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first season, the series revolves around the war against Grosser, and reveals the mysteries that surround the Correctors, their seemingly missing creator, and the relationship that he seems to have had with the corrupted computer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second season, Yui and the Correctors must fight with a mysterious virus who menaces the ComNet, and also cope with the mysterious Corrector Ai, a Corrector who tends to work on her own and seems to have her own agenda. The key to the mysteries seems to be a strange little girl who seems lost and may be related with the devastating virus appearances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T12:51:36.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8074" CreationDate="2015-01-26T13:53:54.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga 'Monster Soul', it is mentioned that Plue appears in almost ALL of Hiro Mashima's mangas as camios.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11388" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T13:53:54.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18755" CreationDate="2015-01-26T13:56:24.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Centaur, in Greek mythology, is a creature related to both basal instincts and wisdom (lust, or in the context, perverseness). They are connected to the god Dionisius, god of carnal desires (sexual drive) and carousing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://monsters.monstrous.com/centaurs.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Monstruous.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The wicked centaurs are the antithesis of the knight and the horseman. Instead of mastering or taming their instincts, these centaurs are ruled by them. They symbolize violent lust, adultery (...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on Centaurs&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like the satyrs, centaurs were notorious for being wild and lusty, overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the first symbolism of the centaur relates to the fact that Ryosuke is unleashing his perverted spirit energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most famous centaur is Chiron, and according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiron&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; again:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chiron, by contrast, was intelligent, civilized and kind (...) A great healer, astrologer, and respected oracle, Chiron was said to be the first among centaurs and highly revered as a teacher and tutor.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be connected to the fact that Ryosuke is displaying his great knowledge or wisdom, by assimilating the content of the dictionary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T14:05:52.817" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T14:05:52.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15395" CreationDate="2015-01-26T16:12:07.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Directions with respect to Yuri's perspective, where the front is facing the entrance. For the sake of completeness, I also include the paintings that are fixed across episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;All episodes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Q5UY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Portraits of all past principals&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ct5N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Smiley face painting on the right&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; School song of the Heaven Academy. The song lyrics reproduced below reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1043642110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this yahoo answer&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www29.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/70.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wiki page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;校歌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;緑豊かに広がる丘に&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  光輝く我らが母校&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  大いなる大地と&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  天のかけ橋&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  真実を知る時天に登らん&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;心のままに戒めなくは&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  かけ[●●●●●●●●●]【し希望にひるがえる】&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  千里離れた空を思へば&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  遠く忘れし思いはいづこ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  真実を知る時天に登らん&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;光あふれる月の夜&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  耳をすまして聞き入れば&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  天使の歌声高らかに&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  思いを胸に登る[●]【時】&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  真実を知る時天に登らん&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;天上学園&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Back:&lt;/strong&gt; Portraits of all past principals of the Heaven Academy. The portrait of the current principal has been replaced by Yuri's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; During the operation meetings, the banner of the SSS Brigade is hanged on this side of the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; Smiley face painting. Unknown artist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f3l9N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 1 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [危]【き】 — Danger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; テトラポット — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_%28structure%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tetrapod&lt;/a&gt;, a tetrahedral concrete structure used as armour unit on breakwaters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89#.E5.8D.97.E7.B4.80.E3.81.BF.E3.81.8B.E3.82.93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[南紀]【なんき】みかん&lt;/a&gt; — Tangerine from Nanki, Mie Prefecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Note: Jun Maeda, the original creator of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;, is from Mie.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y48FL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 2 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [毒]【どく】 — Poison. I believe it's intended to invoke the expression 「お気の毒に」, meaning &quot;my condolences&quot;, as said by Angel about Hinata in episode 5. By Jun's arrangement or by coincidence, Hinata was forced into sacrifice in an arithmetic progression of episode number 2, 5 and 8.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; [悦]【えつ】 — Rejoicing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [松阪牛]【まつさかうし】 — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsusaka_beef&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matsusaka beef&lt;/a&gt;, another food product from Mie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2iqa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 3 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [嫁]【よめ】 — Wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law. Don't know if this has anything to do with &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v11174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;俺の嫁 〜あなただけの花嫁〜&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or not. &lt;em&gt;俺の嫁&lt;/em&gt; is a love adventure game released in the same year as &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; and sharing some of the voice actors (Emiri Katou, Kana Asumi, Eri Kitamura and Kana Hanazawa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; [諭吉]【ゆきち】 — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuzawa_Yukichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yukichi Fukuzawa&lt;/a&gt;, the guy on the 10,000 yen banknote. Yukichi is the nickname of Yuuki Hashimoto from the 2010 eroge &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v1740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;恋色空模様&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; who is also voiced by Harumi Sakurai (Yurippe's voice actor). Moreover, &quot;Farewell, Yukichi&quot; (「さらば諭吉」) is the defining quote of Kyousuke Natsume from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Busters!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, another visual novel written by Jun Maeda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; マニア — Mania, i.e. Takeyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 4&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vc1Ui.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 4 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right (OP):&lt;/strong&gt; [鎮魂歌]【ちんこんか】 — Requiem. Its significance has already been explained in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [脇]【わき】 — Supporting role; the second stanza of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;renga&lt;/a&gt;. Yui changed her role in the band from support to lead after Iwasawa left the Afterlife World. At this point in time, the story has also entered its second phase in the hokku→waki→daisan→ageku renga structure or the introduction→development→twist→conclusion &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5%8Dtenketsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kishoutenketsu&lt;/a&gt; structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%86%E9%B1%97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[逆鱗]【げきりん】&lt;/a&gt; —  A scale grown upside-down below the chin of a dragon that will anger the dragon when touched; imperial wrath. Yuri's underlings incurred her wrath by failing their mission of defeating Angel's team in the baseball tournament. There is also the angered dragon conjured up in Otonashi's mind in episode 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 5&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wLoPC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 5 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [謎]【なぞ】 — Enigma; mystery, i.e. Ayato Naoi in this episode. If you turn up the volume just after Yuri throws her second tantrum, you can also hear a 'mysterious' voice saying &quot;what's with her?&quot; (「なんだこいつ」). This is documented under the 謎の声 section &lt;a href=&quot;http://www29.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/60.html#id_77947f35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; コテンパン — Black and blue (e.g. beaten ...), i.e. Angel and Hinata in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; バミューダ — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bermuda&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 6&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eQcSY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 6 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [乙]【おつ】 — Second; the latter; strange. Describes Ayato Naoi well in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [猫大陸]【ねこたいりく】 — Continent of cats. Presumably the same painting appears again in the second panel on page 4, chapter 30 of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Beats!_The_4-koma:_Our_War_Front_March_Song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Our War Front March Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g1Kp5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g1Kp5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Neko in 4-koma&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this panel, Yusa is explaining the term &quot;marriage hunting&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%90%E5%A9%9A%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;婚活&lt;/a&gt;) to Hinata. The true meaning of 猫大陸 still eludes me, but if I were to fashion a guess, it would at least be somewhat related to marriage hunting, which reminds me of the missed opportunity in this episode for Otonashi to do, I mean, to become closer to Kanade, and the fact that the 'marriage hunting' was initiated by Naoi on behalf of Otonashi, too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 7&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EC7VR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 7 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; プラ — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan#Symbols&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Recycling symbol used in Japan for plastic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; [濃厚]【のうこう】 — Rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.) and strong; very likely; passionate and hot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; ●(●)ック? (Not legible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 8&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 9&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hEFQW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 9 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; ♨ — Icon for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hot springs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; [部族]【ぶぞく】 — Tribe; clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; マグロ? (Not fully shown) — &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunnus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tuna&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 10&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xsnzW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 10 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; ●ロス? (Not legible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [赤福]【あかふく】 — &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E7%A6%8F%E9%A4%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[赤福餅]【あかふくもち】&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wagashi&lt;/a&gt; of Akafuku shop, Ise City, Mie Prefecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 11&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zucK0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 11 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not fully shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [極上]【ごくじょう】 — First-rate; best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 12&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dcTPR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 12 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [心]【こころ】 — Heart. Lots and lots of hearts on the computer screens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [土]【ど】● (Not fully shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 13&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/npRxc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep 13 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [魂友]【こんゆう】 — Spiritual friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Special: Another Epilogue&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TX0cZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SP Ep paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not shown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Not legible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [東]【とう】●? (Not legible). It would make more sense if the character is [転]【てん】, though, as that means &quot;altering pronunciation or meaning&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;OVA 1: Stairway to Heaven&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wl5f7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OVA 1 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; (Happy face).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; (Teeth-gritting face).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; (Happy face).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;OVA 2: Hell's Kitchen&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nEU9H.png&quot; alt=&quot;OVA 2 paintings&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Front:&lt;/strong&gt; [再]【さい】 — Again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; ボンレス — Boneless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; [久々]【ひさびさ】 — (in a) long time; long time (ago). It's been almost 5 years since the last &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; episode was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T19:57:47.210" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T19:57:47.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14894" CreationDate="2015-01-26T17:02:32.487" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a ninja I assume that you burn a lot more calories and fat much more easily and quickly than regular individuals. So Anko having a slim figure at the time despite eating like this is no big deal. However, when peace came along and she became an instructor I am guessing she spent a lot less time training and taking missions and more time eating therefor the weight began to pack on and she got fat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11389" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T17:02:32.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-26T17:49:38.523" Score="0" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;Related to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3075/when-does-one-become-a-super-saiyan&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, but I would like to know specifically for (young, not future) trunks and goten, how they managed to become super saiyans at such a young age - the others all went through a stressful emotional event that pushed them over the edge, yet while these two were growing up, I can't imagine them going through anything similar - there was no villain at the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ICwZe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110328012834/dragonballaffanon/images/b/b5/Supersaiyan.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9096" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T04:40:30.490" Title="Was there ever a reason for why becoming a super saiyan became easy for the trunks and goten?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-01-27T16:23:40.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5770" CreationDate="2015-01-26T18:11:15.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could also be the &quot;Kaien&quot; robot from Gintama, here is a picture of it firing from episode 235, and the dirty humor definitely fits the series, although I didn't hear that exact quote in the episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B696X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaien robot firing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here is the same scene from the manga&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1CGsv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9096" LastEditorUserId="9096" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T18:26:02.923" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T18:26:02.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18878" CreationDate="2015-01-26T18:26:03.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mixture of races is the answer. Gohan also become very young, but had more difficulties to release its power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime it is said that Goten and Trunks had fighting each other for fun, it probably gave them the skills needed to become.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3464" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T18:26:03.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18852" CreationDate="2015-01-26T21:33:30.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because there's nothing to gleam from the fact that she was summoned previously, infact in the Visual Novel she doesn't say that she was summoned in the previous War but was &lt;em&gt;&quot;summoned once before&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, she doesn't mention that she was in the previous Holy Grail War until later on the 4th day where she and Shirou talk to one another before going to be where Shirou finds out she made it to the war's finale and questions his worth as a Master to her (since within the first night Saber had been in 3 fights and was badly injured in 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Rin mentions when Saber says she was summoned previously that it was quite rare. given what we know about the previous Wars with the exception of 3 no hero has been &lt;em&gt;properly&lt;/em&gt; summoned twice under the Fuyuki System, the exceptions are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Hassan-i-Sabbah, AKA Assassin, as all 19 leaders of the Hashshashin share the same name and the name of the sect is the etymological root of the word &quot;assassin&quot; with the class name itself thus acts as the catalyst to summon the members of the organization. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Hassan-i-Sabbah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type-Moon Wikia: Hassan-i-Sabbah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arturia because&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She isn't a clone of a Hero from the Throne of Heroes like every other Servant summoned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and Gilgamesh because&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he was never unsummoned in the 4th war, Angra Mainyu's corruption unnaturally boosted his Independent Action Class Skill to the point he could stay in the world indefinitely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not including the Looped Holy Grail War which is featured in Fate/Hollow Atarxia as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is it a representation of the 3rd War with 5th war Servants acting as stand-ins for the Servants of the 3rd War and some Masters being based off from 3rd war, such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Edelfelt_sisters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edelfelt sisters&lt;/a&gt; who look like Rin and Sakura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Strange Fake Jack the Ripper is summoned as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_(Fate/strange_fake)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berserker&lt;/a&gt; for the False Holy Grail War in Snow Field and is a male (made sane by the Mad Enchantment Class Skill) but in Fate/Apocrypha Jack the Ripper is a young girl summoned as &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_of_Black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assassin&lt;/a&gt; for the Black Faction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, everyone who knew her identity she presumes had died as at the time she hadn't seen Kotomine nor know that Gilgamesh was still around and finally, given the normal procedure in the Holy Grail Wars to kill Masters to ensure they can't contract another Servant later on, with Gilgamesh being the only other Servant left to confront her she would assume Iskander and Waver are dead (however we know Waver is still alive)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your comment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Servants being summoned twice and retaining their memories was unheard of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it's unheard of, mainly because every Hero summoned is not the real Hero but a clone as such they should not have memories of a previous war as the clone who has these memories is lost at the end. the bellow image and link explains it quite well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4EkOj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Heroic_Spirit#Ascension&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soruce: Heroic Spirit - Accession&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this was not the case then Servants who become corrupted by the Grail particularly those in the Heaven's Feel Route would be corrupted in the Throne as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Reason why Arturia isn't a clone is because she made a contract with the world prior her death to become a Heroic Spirit in exchnage for the Holy Grail, thus she wasn't summoned from the Thone of Heroes as the bllow image shows &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ggC4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; we however do not know what her corruption had done when she returned to her original time however if Fate/Hollow Ataraxia is any hope she is still her usual self just with a corrupt side to her as a second personality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T05:53:36.170" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T05:53:36.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18849" CreationDate="2015-01-26T21:43:48.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume it was because of Sakura. She knew full well of the dealing between her father and the Matous, and it's revealed in Heaven's Feel that despite Sakura's changed appearance (due to the brutal abuse Sakura suffered), she still knew Sakura was her sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparison's sake, this is how different Sakura looks before and after she was adopted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z9OsT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAWHv.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Left - Pre-adopted Sakura. Right - Post-adopted Sakura)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Rin turned up at the dojo after Shirou left, so we can rule him out. The only other person in the club Rin has a relationship with is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ayako_Mitsuduri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayako Mitsuduri&lt;/a&gt;, so it could be her. Nevertheless, Rin cares very deeply for Sakura despite the deal between their families, and I think I remember her mentioning she could only watch Sakura from afar and would have rather protected her if she had the chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:26:06.973" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T10:26:06.973" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18886" CreationDate="2015-01-26T22:26:01.537" Score="14" ViewCount="80423" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the movie, Sophie for the most part was seen in the form of an old woman, thanks to the curse the Witch of the Wastes cast on her. However, whenever Sophie slept, she seemed to revert back to her regular self. And when she was talking to Madam Soloman, her body was slowly reverting and her hair was changing colour. Also, when Howl was setting things up for everyone, her facial features and voice reverted but not her hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the film, Sophie still had white hair but she seemed to have regained her youthful appearance. However, the Witch of the Wastes never removed the curse, given her magic was drained. I am wondering if Sophie's curse was eventually dispelled or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T14:50:03.937" LastActivityDate="2020-03-09T04:00:05.230" Title="What happened to Sophie's curse?" Tags="&lt;howls-moving-castle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18925" CreationDate="2015-01-26T23:10:13.457" Score="4" ViewCount="601" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through out the series the Magical Girls call it &lt;em&gt;Kyubey&lt;/em&gt; however they respond just as well to Homura when she calls them &lt;em&gt;Incubator&lt;/em&gt; and don't go to correct her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering which is their real name, Kyubey or Incubator?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T16:41:51.257" Title="What is the true name for Kyubey?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18884" CreationDate="2015-01-26T23:49:59.197" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The film glosses over the explanation with only a few hints, but it's explained properly in the original novel by Dianne Wynn-Jones (and its sequels). The Witch of the Waste's curse was only short-term, and wore off very early on. The reason Sophie didn't recover was because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she herself had undiscovered magic talent, and was staying in the form of an old woman because she kept thinking of herself as such. She tended to revert whenever she wasn't thinking of herself that way - such as when she slept or when she was too focused on telling Madame Solomon off (and hence was thinking more of Howl).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T23:49:59.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-27T00:46:44.373" Score="4" ViewCount="2318" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does human turn into vampire in the world of Diabolik Lovers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know for a fact&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that Yui is a vampire at the end of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that one of the brothers mentioned that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; no bride ever survived long enough to undergo the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it ever explained in the anime or the VN?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T15:02:30.250" LastActivityDate="2020-01-03T02:09:37.190" Title="How does one become a vampire in the universe of Diabolik Lovers?" Tags="&lt;diabolik-lovers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18889" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-27T00:52:11.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n5yIk.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Komori Yui, a second year high school student, goes to live with a &quot;family friend&quot; when her father, a priest, has to travel overseas for work. She discovers on her first day on her new house that she now shares a roof with six teenage vampire brothers, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main.VampireBride/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;becomes their bride&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally a Visual Novel for the PSP, ported to the PS Vita, Diabolik Lovers was adapted into a 12 episode anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolik_Lovers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diabolik Lovers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diabolik Lovers (TV)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T01:28:55.580" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T01:28:55.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18890" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-27T00:52:11.470" Score="0" Body="Diabolik Lovers is a Visual Novel for the PSP and Playstation Vita, where the player takes the role of Komori Yui, a girl suddenly forced to live under the same roof with six young and seductive vampire brothers. It had a 12 episode anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T02:19:31.097" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T02:19:31.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18893" CreationDate="2015-01-27T05:36:36.850" Score="5" ViewCount="3820" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll just describe it as I don't want to post NSFW links (plus I can't find them anyways).&#xA;I just saw it on some fishy site somewhere, and the story was interesting, at least for me.&#xA;The video was raw, so I didn't understand any of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I remember of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The MC is a guy who is a store employee together with two girls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One girl is a harsh manager of sorts, the other a shy-type&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One day an old guy appeared suddenly, giving him pills that can make him invisible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He tested it and sure enough, he became invisible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Forgot some of the &quot;meaty&quot; parts, but one involved doing it with the harsh manager, and one doing it with the shy-type. There were other girls involved, but I can't remember them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I can remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1672" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T05:50:10.840" Title="Anime identification request about guy with invisible pills (hentai)" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:42.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18892" CreationDate="2015-01-27T05:50:10.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As OP describe It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3888/Toumei_Ningen_%28OVA%29/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Invisible Stud&lt;/a&gt; contain &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/nsfw&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'nsfw'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;nsfw&lt;/a&gt; image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mie happened to pick up medicine that an old man dropped. When he took the medicine, his figure disappeared. Soon he went to a public bath to peep, and began to molest. Then, he went to an all-girls school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there only three character Fujisawa , Mei and Suzu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T05:50:10.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18919" CreationDate="2015-01-27T12:50:30.560" Score="5" ViewCount="1355" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is about this guy who, even though he is a lolicon, gets a girlfriend after school one day while doing the cleaning chores. After that his little sister dies, and time is reversed without him knowing or remembering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He now gets another, different, girlfriend. This chain of events keeps happening until he meets a girl that he created? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember the name, but I think it was a full manga, not a one-shot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:44:58.643" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:44:58.643" Title="Looking for a manga about a guy who gets different girlfriends as a result of time travel" Tags="&lt;boku-to-kanojo-no-koi-log&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:46.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17003" CreationDate="2015-01-27T17:14:51.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This questions seems answered to me, but since it isn't accepted yet, maybe I can add some more info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8194/what-was-the-first-anime-that-uses-different-ending-opening-songs-in-every-episo/18823#18823&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question I have a local copy of the database powering &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN's encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;. So with this in hand I looked for titles, that had the same songs as both OP and ED (at some point, not necessarily the same episode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All title comparisons are done case insensitive to catch annotation inconsistencies. There are no checks for episodes - as long as an OP becomes and ED or vice versa at some point during the anime, it counts (once). The code can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/9680bd90ac681a49ef28#file-calc2-py&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we only take the song's title independent of the artists performing it, there are 233 cases from 216 animes. You can see the full list of titles &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/9680bd90ac681a49ef28#file-same_title-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. If we only consider cases where not only the title was swapped, but it was also performed by the same artist, there are still 210 cases from 194 animes (full list &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/9680bd90ac681a49ef28#file-same_title_and_artist-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). In other words, there are 23 titles that not only swapped positions, but at the same time also got a new artist. Then again, upon manual inspection only 14 of these cases turned out to be true, the rest can be attributed to some kind of inconsistent annotation by ANN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is probably safe to assume there are more errors, but the numbers should at least be roughly correct. I did my best catch all of the systematic inconsistencies. (The results also confirm the three cases mentioned in senshin's answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most swaps:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The only title to have three songs swapped is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Major&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The openings &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipucDn3k0DQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saraba Aoki Omokage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFSPwpt3idI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Play the Game&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5oSlDgGD4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kokoro e&lt;/a&gt; were used as endings in 4 episodes in total, even with the same artists. The full lists for the number of swaps per anime is here (&lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/9680bd90ac681a49ef28#file-swaps_per_anime-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;including same artist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://gist.github.com/JonasR/9680bd90ac681a49ef28#file-swaps_per_anime_title_only-markdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;title only&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T17:14:51.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-27T18:28:49.750" Score="4" ViewCount="16571" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where does the Devil Fruit come from? I know that the Devil Fruits come from a tree. (Is this only a theory or really confirmed?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do all different Devil Fruits come from the same tree or from different trees as usual? And where do these tree/trees grow? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how come that all Devil Fruits are scattered on so many different places in the One Piece world. How did they get there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A special example would be the &quot;Fire Devil Fruit&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How and when did this Devil Fruit get on Dressrosa?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T19:28:21.823" LastActivityDate="2019-03-16T01:07:38.807" Title="Where does the Devil Fruit come from?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-27T19:56:41.790" Score="8" ViewCount="9722" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to this image: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VM8eJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shinji in a chair, facing right&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the very beginning of episode 25 a very similar image occurs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ScRR6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shinji in a chair, facing left&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, even after re-watching the final two episodes a few times, I can't find the image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some specific release of the episodes that the first image occurs in, or does it even not occur in the series at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11408" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-29T01:54:13.603" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T02:34:30.653" Title="When does this image of Shinji Ikari sitting in a folding chair appear?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18898" CreationDate="2015-01-27T20:20:47.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was an early claim that there is some magic tree that grows a Devil Fruit every thousand years or so.  Similarly, there are stories about the &quot;Sea Devil&quot; being the origin of the powers.  There is no real justification for these and they can be taken as in-story myths.  We essentially don't know if they are true or not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we do know is that when a Devil Fruit user dies, its ability is transferred to a regular fruit in close proximity. This is shown when the Salamander Fruit eaten by Smiley regenerated into an apple as it died. This regeneration cycle explains why all these fruits are scattered everywhere and how they continue to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not explain where the fruits came from however.  It seems from out-of-universe statements by Oda that Vegapunk will soon (if not already I'm not up to date on the manga) explain the origins of the fruit.  This and the existence of artificial Devil Fruits indicate that more in depth knowledge about their origin and nature is known among the scientific elite of the New World.  This information has not, however, been revealed to the reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the specific case of the Fire-Fire Devil Fruit: when Ace died, another piece of fruit of the same kind somewhere near Marine HQ became a Fire-Fire Devil Fruit.  This was eventually obtained by Doflamingo and brought to Dressrosa as a means to flush out Luffy.  As the military was in control of the battleground, I would expect they had fruit available to absorb the powers and gave this one to Doflamingo as part of the plan.  Alternatively Doflamingo or someone else could have carried fruit with them during the battle to collect the powers themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T05:40:34.700" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T05:40:34.700" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18928" CreationDate="2015-01-27T20:46:06.563" Score="4" ViewCount="1781" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching an episode of Shirobako. I love how the anime gives you a slight in-depth view on the production process. However, something I can't get my mind around is those few segments that involve CGI (in anime in general) with the interaction of traditional 2D animation such as stationary or moving objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode, a scene in Exodus where the girls rides a jeep while avoiding explosion was shown in key animations/&quot;genga&quot;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sakuga.yshi.org/post/show/10903&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sakuga.yshi.org/post/show/10903&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the 3D bike and characters basically move together on a plane. Could it be that the bike is animated frame by frame in traditional animation somehow? Or the other way around? Or could it be more technical than those?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11411" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T18:00:47.027" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T18:00:47.027" Title="How do 3D objects coincide with traditional 2D animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18906" CreationDate="2015-01-27T22:18:29.080" Score="18" ViewCount="8074" Body="&lt;p&gt;The titles of the first 3 movies of &lt;em&gt;Rebuild of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You Are (Not) Alone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You Can (Not) Advance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You Can (Not) Redo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what is the purpose and/or meaning of the inclusion of &lt;em&gt;(Not)&lt;/em&gt; in the titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T05:31:59.147" LastActivityDate="2019-09-02T13:38:55.800" Title="What is the meaning/purpose of the (not) in the titles of Rebuild of Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18905" CreationDate="2015-01-27T23:21:02.133" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's because of the duality of the theme in each of the movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first movie, one of the main themes is Shinji feeling alone or abandoned. Yet, he's made friends at school and in Misato, yet still feels alone and isolated (mostly because of Eva and his responsibilities). He is alone yet he is not alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second movie, it's about Shinji being able to move on. He's faced with the conflict with his father, Gendo, and with the conflict with Asuka, and later the conflict involving Rei. When it seems he has the chance to advance or move on, by having a dinner planned with his father, reconciling and getting to know Asuka, or preventing one of his last friends from dying in Rei, his hopes are dashed. An activation accident ends the dinner plans, which through his refusal, ends up with (what he thinks at the time) Asuka getting killed, and finally after saving Rei, he's unwittingly started 3rd impact. So he has advanced, yet he has not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the third movie, the theme is him fixing what he's done wrong, or a &quot;Redo&quot;. The majority of the movie is to set him up by showing how much wrong he has inflicted on the world, and then giving him a chance to &quot;Redo&quot; it, or reset it. The chance ends up not working, and in the end, he's made everything even worse. So given the chance for him to &quot;Redo&quot;, it ends up that he can not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ultimately, the titles are just some clever way of expressing this duality of themes in each of the first 3 movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T23:21:02.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18908" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20451" CreationDate="2015-01-28T01:10:18.750" Score="6" ViewCount="733" Body="&lt;p&gt;About 2 years ago, I watched a shoujo anime about a girl who went to an all-girl school. I think her name sounded something like angle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She had the power to exorcise demons and did so with the help of a few handsome men. One of them had red hair, another had green hair, and the other one had some connection with the school. As for the characters, I don't remember a lot. The male with red hair was energetic and did not warm up to the main character at first. The second male, as I recall, had green hair and met the protagonist under a table (?). He was very &quot;happy-go-lucky&quot;, and was warm and friendly to the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10959" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:19:01.857" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:19:01.857" Title="A shoujo anime about a girl who exorcise demons with the help of 3 guys" Tags="&lt;angelique&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:49.453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21761" CreationDate="2015-01-28T03:52:31.977" Score="10" ViewCount="73843" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya, Minato, and Kakashi each could generate and maintain a Rasengan using only one hand. When Naruto first learned the technique, he needed shadow clones to help him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Naruto learn how to generate and maintain a Rasengan without the aid of shadow clones or chakra arms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11415" LastEditorUserId="11415" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T06:06:11.360" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T20:40:03.183" Title="When did Naruto learn how to generate a Rasengan unassisted?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18914" CreationDate="2015-01-28T09:03:32.143" Score="1" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sidonia no Kishi, why is it that the majority of the Gardes pilot are females? I'm fully aware that they have a third gender, however, most of the pilots are taking the female form. Why is that? Was it ever been explained? Does being female help them in photosynthesizing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T14:05:22.027" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T14:05:22.027" Title="Why is it that the majority of Gardes pilots are females?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18913" CreationDate="2015-01-28T09:48:01.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, you can't make that assumption given that there are at least 256 pilots and we aren't introduced to them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are most likely referring to the ones that we see around Nagate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Using pilots we've &quot;met&quot;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hoshijiro, Yamano, Samari, the 11 Honoka clones and Momose of the Akai squad are female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(There are actually 22 clones, 2 batches of 11, but only the first batch are in the anime as far as I remember)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagate, Kunato,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 Members of Samari squad - Tsuruuchi, Tonami, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seii,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 Members of Akai squad - Midorikawa's Brother, Akai and Aoki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinatose is the neutral gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Female:&lt;/strong&gt; 15 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Male:&lt;/strong&gt; 8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neutral:&lt;/strong&gt; 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sole cause of the unbalance is the clones, that's why most appear female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Why was a girl cloned? I don't know]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note - For argument sake I've ignored all deaths.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I found this wiki to help you with characters.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T10:15:10.703" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T10:15:10.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-28T11:39:40.613" Score="1" ViewCount="1777" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, it's explained that Zangetsu is a part of Ichigo and was suppressing his powers. Since he didn't want Ichigo to become a shinigami, he was practically always hindered Ichigo, as one day he might have to kill him depending on his changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry but I read the following part in a wiki. Zangetsu tells Ichigo that the Zanpakuto is physical representation of Ichigo's power, and Ichigo remembers its red ribbon from his friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where I get a little confused. In one episode, Toshiro and another guy had same dream about the sword and both wielded the sword for a short time. The Soul Society then decided only one can wield him. &lt;strong&gt;However, if the Zanpakuto is a part of a shinigami, then how can two people have same power? And how come Toshiro had dreams about wielding the sword, while Ichigo didn't?&lt;/strong&gt; If it wasn't for Rukia power awaking and Urahara forcing through Kido, Ichigo could never have become a shinigami. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like Toshiro's Zanpakuto was given to him by Soul Society because they agreed he was worthy of it after beating the other guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11419" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T18:18:40.120" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T21:46:24.110" Title="What's the difference between Toshiro and Ichigo's Zanpakuto lore?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18895" CreationDate="2015-01-28T14:48:36.157" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not 100% certain but it sounds a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boku to Kanojo no Koi Log&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. I've read this one completely (a little short, but still not bad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The color spread from the first chapter for ease of identification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bKy7d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1 color spread&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 9 and chapter 13 are where the story restarts with different girl. The protagonist followed his little sister the second time around and failed to save her from disappearing in chapter 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11421" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T15:57:17.343" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T15:57:17.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-28T15:11:28.197" Score="5" ViewCount="845" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mikage passed the Tochigami Crest (the symbol of divinity and ownership of his temple) to Nanami, but obviously retained several of his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Like when he converted Nanami's dress into a butterfly pattern before her ritual dance in the end of 1st season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is no longer a god, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he did not attend the Izumo meeting in the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the host god of the Izumo meeting [name pending] specifically states that Mikage is hard to find because he is no longer a god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is Mikage as of the Izumo meeting? He is not a god. Is he a youkai, a fallen deity, or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: In the episode S2E4 &quot;The Goddess Makes Her Second Romantic Confession&quot;, Mikage is shown at the god's summit closing banquet. So he has some divine status, but the divine familiars of Nanami and also the shrine spirits are there too, so that banquet is not deity-exclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T13:17:34.577" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T22:25:43.620" Title="What is Mikage's status (in the spirit/god world) after he passes the Tochigami Crest to Nanami? Is he still a god?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12948" CreationDate="2015-01-28T15:34:25.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a while since this was asked and is pretty much covered in the comments, but here's an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Captain Kobayashi is part of the immortal council and therefore doesn't age. If she walked around never aging people would notice, hence the mask. It probably also serves as a way to hide emotion from the crew, show strength and all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kobayashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sidonia's wikia page is pretty barren, but there is some stuff there.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T15:34:25.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18926" CreationDate="2015-01-28T16:27:41.110" Score="4" ViewCount="957" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to the manga &quot;Me and the Devil Blues&quot; by Hiramoto Akira? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On MAL there's no finish date, but it looks like there hasn't been a new chapter in years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the author has since started a new work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did it end? Go on hiatus? Or get cancelled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T17:06:40.353" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T17:06:40.353" Title="What happened to the manga &quot;Me and the Devil Blues&quot;?" Tags="&lt;me-and-the-devil-blues&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18923" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-28T16:39:36.350" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T16:39:36.350" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T16:39:36.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18924" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-28T16:39:36.350" Score="0" Body="Me and the Devil Blues (Ore to Akuma no Blues) is a manga by Hiramoto Akira, that started in 2005.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T17:18:39.477" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T17:18:39.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18885" CreationDate="2015-01-28T16:41:51.257" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name &lt;em&gt;Kyubey&lt;/em&gt; is a short-hand for In&lt;i&gt;cub&lt;/i&gt;ator (pronounced [in-&lt;strong&gt;ky&lt;i&gt;uh&lt;/i&gt;-bey&lt;/strong&gt;-ter]&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/incubator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, which shows similar phonetic pronunciations). This follows a pattern similar to other nicknames or names that are shortened, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot;, from &amp;quot;Edward&amp;quot; (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_characters#Edward&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edward &amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot; Elric&lt;/a&gt; from FMA) and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Al&amp;quot;, from &amp;quot;Alphonse&amp;quot; (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist_characters#Alphonse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alphonse &amp;quot;Al&amp;quot; Elric&lt;/a&gt;, also from FMA).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kyubey&lt;/em&gt; is the name of the creatures&lt;/b&gt;, whereas &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Incubator&lt;/em&gt; is its race/species&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Kyubey#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madoka Magica wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyubey is an Incubator/Messenger of Magic. Because of this, he, like his race, cannot exhibit emotions of any kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/puella-magi-madoka-magica/episode-8-i-was-stupid-so-stupid-591749&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 8&lt;/a&gt;, around 20:10, Homura says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't let things go according to your plans, Kyubey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or should I say... &amp;quot;Incubator&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which would be equivalent, in context, to me saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't let things go according to your plans, Memor-X.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or should I say... &amp;quot;Human&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T16:41:51.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18922" CreationDate="2015-01-28T17:05:28.190" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%A8%E6%82%AA%E9%AD%94%E3%81%AE%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ja.Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; about the series, the series had frequent hiatus half-way into the serialization, and it finally got discontinued in April issue in 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in September 2010 issue of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E5%88%8A%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Shounen Sirius&lt;/a&gt;, in the introduction text to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=22539&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari&lt;/a&gt; 『アゴなしゲンとNEMESIS物語』, a new series by the same author, it said that the author was aiming to reach the end of part 1 of OreAku (the shortened name of the series in Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2014, it was announced that the series would resume serialization. And in the issue of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Young Magazine 3rd&lt;/a&gt; which was released on September 5th 2014, 2 chapters of OreAku which were not collected into tankoubon was released, and it was also announced that the 5th volume will be the last volume of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The paragraph on Wikipedia which I take the information from (I don't translate everything here, only the main events):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;連載中断と再開&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;連載途中から頻繁に休載するようになり、2008年4月号を最後に中断した。同年6月号を最後に、巻末にも「『俺と悪魔のブルーズ』は休載いたします」といった文言が掲載されなくなったことから、事実上打ち切り状態になった。 その後、同社『月刊少年シリウス』2010年9月号の同作者『アゴなしゲンとNEMESIS物語』の冒頭において、「現在、平本アキラ氏は『俺悪』の第1部・完を目指し描きだめ中なのです!」という作者近況の一文があり、水面下で執筆が進められているものと見られていた。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;そして2014年、同社『ヤングマガジンサード』創刊号にて正式に連載再開が決定した]。9月5日に発売された同号においては単行本未収録分が2話掲載されており、Vol.5から完全新作が最終章として発表されると告知された。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T17:05:28.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-28T18:11:22.870" Score="0" ViewCount="1520" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching &lt;em&gt;Prince of Tennis&lt;/em&gt; and I'm about to start &lt;em&gt;Prince of Tennis: the National Tournament&lt;/em&gt;, but it goes directly to Nationals without telling us what happened with Ryoma in the U.S. Open.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if there is a mini series about that period because I really want to know what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T18:15:06.757" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T18:15:06.757" Title="Is there a mini series that tells Ryoma's experience in the U.S. Open (Prince of Tennis)?" Tags="&lt;prince-of-tennis&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18904" CreationDate="2015-01-28T20:46:47.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bike can be animated in a 3D model editor application and overlayed upon the ready 2D frames. It doesn't really matter which application both come from, since they can all export frames to static images. 3D editors have motion direction, of course, or else we would not see much 3D movies. And you can not add anything else aside from the main 3D mesh with applied texture, so that the background will be transparent upon frame export.  You know how they have those &quot;layers&quot; in Photoshop? Well, that is it. One of them comes from 2D app, the other from 3D. Nothing special.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Images taken &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.cgarchitect.com/34787-help-rendering-vray-reflection-transparency.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from this Autodesk 3ds Max™ tutorial&lt;/a&gt; showing how not much of a rocket science it is to create 3D scenes with transparency (click images for full resolution):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D6FG5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D6FG5l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image with transparent background and white shadow with gradual transparency changing, after exporting from a 3D editor, can be imported into a 2D editor (such as Adobe Photoshop) and be laid over some colored rectangles like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6hscc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6hsccm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gPazq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gPazqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also have sites like &lt;a href=&quot;https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;GraphicDesign&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://stackexchange.com/sites&quot;&gt;StackExchange Questions and Answers sites network&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/27507/how-can-i-create-and-batch-this-3d-planes-effect&quot;&gt;ask questions on similar topics&lt;/a&gt; with such illustrations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nLvit.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say &quot;traditional animation&quot;, but that really means collaging paper elements on a table, taking a shot of the scene and later on gluing together the resulting frames into a cinema roll. You must want to know about the modern day way, so that is what I described above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Older animation techniques require the use of celluloid sheets, which are transparent sheets of plastic, to make the things simple. Are you familiar with the term &lt;em&gt;cel-shading&lt;/em&gt;? Well, this is where the modern day 3D animation technique comes from − the older days method of drawing the outline of objects on a cel sheet. It goes something like this: You draw the black outline and the fill inside areas with colored paint. Then you place it above the scene image and move around or swap for other cels with different character poses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXMAY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXMAYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GhRpd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GhRpdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of techniques used to overlay 3D objects onto ready frames of anything else, used by all sorts of &quot;magicians&quot; in their shows. You could ask google how they did it before computers and find out something new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:46:19.620" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T21:33:17.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6169" CreationDate="2015-01-29T02:21:51.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First not all of the characters are dead and like said above they relate through Eva(who is Yuki). Personally I would read negima because characters from it reaqure in UQ Holder. Plus you need to know most of the background in the manga to experience a more exciting storyline. Especially when previous characters return in this manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11428" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T02:21:51.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18953" CreationDate="2015-01-29T04:50:40.460" Score="5" ViewCount="1893" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's not much to go on, but if you could let me know what manga this is from I'd be much obliged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B4QMB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11434" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:32:31.657" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:32:31.657" Title="What manga is this picture of a melting boy from?" Tags="&lt;domestic-na-kanojo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T01:39:33.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18917" CreationDate="2015-01-29T05:18:37.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zangetsu wasn't suppressing Ichigo's powers nor was he hindering Ichigo. Zangetsu only feared that Ichigo would come to him to learn the Final Getsuga Tenshou. Zangetsu didn't want Ichigo to become a Shinigami, because he (and Ichigo) was part Quincy (and not to mention, Hollow as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Toushiro and Soujiro had the same Zanpakuto was explained in the anime. Go watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo always had the ability to become a Shinigami because he was part Shinigami (from his father). Since his mother was a Quincy, he could have been one too. He could've become a Hollow if he wanted to. Rukia and Urahara only sped up the process. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11423" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T14:18:05.130" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T14:18:05.130" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18606" CreationDate="2015-01-29T05:29:47.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zetsu was created by Kaguya. Essentially, he was her will, ensuring her revival. The Uchiha and Senju clans originated from Kaguya. So I'm pretty sure he'd be able to tell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11423" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T18:11:42.950" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T18:11:42.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18828" CreationDate="2015-01-29T05:37:13.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Daiki_Aomine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aomine&lt;/a&gt; being dark-skinned is to show that he used to play street basketball a lot. Unlike indoor basketball, where the players are not subject to direct sunlight, street basketball is played outdoor. Since Aomine used to play street basketball a lot, which can be seen from his playing style, his skin got darker. Also notice that although his skin is dark, he is not as dark-skinned as Papa &quot;Otou-san&quot; Mbaye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T14:14:00.660" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T14:14:00.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18397" CreationDate="2015-01-29T05:43:05.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Berserk movies cover up to Chapter 102. I don't know what &quot;000a&quot; and &quot;000b&quot; but you probably should read them because here's the content percentage in each format:&#xA;Manga = 100%&#xA;Anime = 60-65%&#xA;Movies = 40%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read and watched them all up to said chapters so I was able to make this comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11423" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T05:43:05.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3108" CreationDate="2015-01-29T05:45:19.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3111/2516&quot;&gt;kuwaly's answer&lt;/a&gt; said, his real identity is still unknown. But if you're willing to accept some guesses (some of which are taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/AngelBeats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;) as to why he calls himself TK, his name could be derived from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Komuro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tetsuya Komuro&lt;/a&gt;, the most successful producer in Japanese music history. His nickname is also TK and most of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/TK#Phrases&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;songs that TK references&lt;/a&gt; come from TM Network which Tetsuya is the lead singer of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Kanade_Tachibana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tachibana Kanade&lt;/a&gt;, the team killer. Tachibana's &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Kanade_Tachibana#List_of_Guard_Skills&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;guard skills&lt;/a&gt; are named after common effects of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_unit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;effects pedals&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_come_(publishing)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;To come&lt;/a&gt;, which is used to signify that additional material will be added at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Time keeper. Inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/28838/8486&quot;&gt;What are the positions “CA”, “TK”, and “AP”?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A shorthand for とにかくキてる (Tonikaku Kiteru, &amp;quot;an eccentric person anyhow&amp;quot;), a nickname given by Noda in chapter 40 of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Beats!_Heaven%27s_Door&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats! Heaven's Door&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; manga. This might be the canon answer as to what TK signifies and how he received that name; the manga's plot after Shiina's recruitment to the SSS seems to be based on Jun Maeda's new writings, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Beats!#cite_ref-89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tainted kerchief. This nameless guy who died in the train accident in episode 9 also wore a &amp;quot;red&amp;quot; bandana like TK's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dOyBbl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Is this guy TK?&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T09:08:57.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18946" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18947" CreationDate="2015-01-29T09:23:00.760" Score="4" ViewCount="2417" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I was browsing through an old &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4550/what-will-happen-to-the-tailed-beast-if-the-jinchuruki-is-killed&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;, the answer shocked me. It seems that if Naruto were killed, Kurama would just revive. Then why did Kurama give Naruto some of its chakra when he was on the verge of death? For instance, when Naruto first summoned Gamabunta while falling to his potential death, Kurama gave him some chakra and helped him out. Wasn't Kurama's dream to break free from Naruto? What's the need of breaking the seal when he can just let Naruto die and he is free? He did push Naruto to the point of opening the gate when Naruto fought with Pain. Why not just sit tight and let Naruto die? Did I miss something? All this while I thought if the host dies so does the tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T18:18:01.760" Title="Why did Kurama keep helping Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18946" CreationDate="2015-01-29T10:48:50.357" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason might be because if the Jinchuuriki dies, the bijuu will indeed be set free. However, the bijuu will also &quot;die&quot; first. The bijuu will &quot;die&quot; first before reviving itself after some time. Where it revives might also be random, as seen in Isobu's case. Isobu, or more commonly known as the Sanbi, revived itself after its host, the 4th Mizukage died. It revived itself in a lake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Kyuubi might want to avoid this. There are three possible reasons for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kyuubi had half of his chakra sealed in the 4th Hokage with Shiki fuuin. Because of this seal, even if the Kyuubi had revived itself, it would have revived with only what he had during the time he was sealed in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kyuubi dislikes the idea of having to die first. Kurama's nature is a bit prideful, so that fits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The half of Kyuubi that was sealed in Naruto was the less sinister half, and Naruto had the power to attract people, so this half might have taken interest in Naruto ever since Naruto used his power to defeat Haku.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T14:11:13.020" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T14:11:13.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-29T14:19:46.557" Score="5" ViewCount="3720" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a manga last year (I think it was last year ^^) and want to read it again, but I forgot the title. I hope you could help me find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a guy who got dragged into a showroom or something like that with a big stage. They were being tested by a person, and had to win games in order to survive. They used cell phones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the main character was playing a social game or something like that, in which you could make friends. He had a lot of virtual friends with whom he could talk about his problems, because he didn't get along with people in real life except for his sister. All other humans who weren't dragged into the survival game could watch this whole spectacle from a TV in the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part of this game was that the people outside this game could cancel their friendship with the people in this room, but if they cancel their friendship with them, the participants die immediately. The people outside the game would also die if the people in the survival die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is as accurate as I can remember. I hope somebody might be able to help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11446" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:39:27.603" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:39:27.603" Title="Manga about a survival game where people in the game make friends with outsiders using cell phones" Tags="&lt;real-account&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:43:55.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18950" CreationDate="2015-01-29T14:34:48.710" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=106257&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real Account&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Color spread from the first chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQIbY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary of the first chapter (written by yours truly, since I can't find any with enough details):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story revolves around the social network &lt;em&gt;Real Account&lt;/em&gt;. The protagonist generally didn't associate much with his friends at school, rather, he spent most of the time on his phone on &lt;em&gt;Real Account&lt;/em&gt;, in which he had thousands of followers. When he was fiddling with his phone as usual, he (or rather his consciousness) got sucked into the virtual world of &lt;em&gt;Real Account&lt;/em&gt;. This marked the start of the death game, where if you died in the virtual world, you &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; your followers would die in reality, and if your number of followers reached 0, you would died. The mastermind then announced the first game, where people were allowed to unfollow whoever got trapped in the virtual world within 3 minutes. Except for his sister, who told him she would never unfollow him, all followers of the protagonist unfollowed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T15:05:51.303" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T15:05:51.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18936" CreationDate="2015-01-29T16:26:11.743" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It actually was &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/70941/Domestic_na_Kanojo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Domestic na Kanojo&lt;/a&gt;, as I first thought, to be precise it was taken from chapter 22.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the full image:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7DbPG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Synopsis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tonight, Natsuo loses his virginity. His partner? Her name is Rui and he just met her today after school. She's the one that brought up this whole situation, stating that she wanted to simply gain the knowledge about sex. She does not want to start a relationship, nor does she care about Natsuo. Afterwards, Natsuo feels guilty for losing his virginity to a girl he doesn't even particularly like. Mostly, it makes him feel like he betrayed his crush to his high school teacher: Hina. A quirky love triangle story unfolds as Natsuo, Rui, and Hina all end up becoming part of the same family!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="8464" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T22:12:21.740" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T22:12:21.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18785" CreationDate="2015-01-29T18:07:26.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Theoretically, no. It's true that Kanade arrived before Otonashi and Otonashi died in the real world before Kanade (because Otonashi's heart went to Kanade), but I think this question never received a response from Key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T16:56:54.260" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T16:56:54.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16888" CreationDate="2015-01-29T18:11:25.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Key are planning a game based on Angel Beats series. This doesn't mean they are going to do a second season, but, it's possible in a far future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T20:52:49.063" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T20:52:49.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18397" CreationDate="2015-01-29T18:49:52.217" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Golden Age arc covers volume 3 to 14, starting with &quot;Golden Age&quot; and ending on &quot;He who hunts Dragons.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_00&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 0&lt;/a&gt; is the &quot;draft&quot; of what is now the main series, that the author did in college and is considered &lt;strong&gt;non-canon&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-11-02T16:54:35.730" LastActivityDate="2018-11-02T16:54:35.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13327" CreationDate="2015-01-29T20:30:16.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light did see Mihael's face when his dad Soichiro confronted Mello at the mafia place (episode 29 in the anime). The Japanese task force had cameras on them when they infiltrated  Mello's hideout. Since Light knew his name and saw his face, he could've killed Mello at any given time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this would make Light seem more suspicious as the only person with a death note at the time was his father and the only people who knew how Mello looked like were the people on the mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Near said he couldn't contact Mello because he didn't know where he was, so Light could've conceivably made Mello disappear in the same way he did with the Naomi Misora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11456" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-01T11:40:08.277" LastActivityDate="2018-04-01T11:40:08.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15391" CreationDate="2015-01-29T22:07:09.540" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not very sure about this, I saw this a long time ago so just as the memory of it is somewhat vague in your mind it is also vague in mine, but your description is reminding me about &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/238/Rekka_no_Honoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Flame of Recca&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't match your description exactly but seeing how you're not sure you're describing a single series I thought this might be one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11458" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T22:07:09.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13233" CreationDate="2015-01-29T22:30:25.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand it from anime and LNs - Kirito was one and only Beater. The main reason of him becoming Beater was to turn anger of &quot;simple&quot; players away from beta-tester by concentrating it on Kirito.&#xA;&lt;br&gt; By the way, Kuradeel says &quot;Sou ka, ano Beater no&quot; what roughly translates into &quot;Oh, he's that Beater...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11447" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T22:30:25.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16700" CreationDate="2015-01-29T23:49:43.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If my understanding was correct, he was afraid that she would discover his unique constitution (the extremely high psion count he had) which allowed him to use some of his really overpowered and rarely seen spells such as Gram Demolition. Knowing that he has this specific constitution would make him a suspect when spells that require this constitution are cast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsuya tried (and failed miserably) to keep a low profile and avoid divulging any information about his powers, as some of these were national secrets (due to him being a special member of the JSDF 101 Independent Magic-Equipped Battalion) and the Yotsuba wanted his and Miyuki's identity as members of the family to remain secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-01T05:13:58.490" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T05:13:58.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18800" CreationDate="2015-01-30T02:49:33.960" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Powers and Abilities , Maou had a great power than Emi .&#xA;As the Demon Lord, Maou possessed great demonic power. Demonic magic is extremely strong, and each user seems to have a unique coloured aura to indicate its presence. For him, that color is black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Earth, he lost most of his powers and was weakened to the point that he could only function as an average human. Finding magical sources was near impossible as magic is largely only present in the form of fiction. However, his powers can be temporarily restored by feeding off negative emotions like fear and despair from sentient beings in the surroundings, such as during the battles with Lucifer and Sariel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maou is able to cast so many high-class offensive and defensive magics to attack enemies or to defend himself from harm with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maou is surprisingly intelligent, able to piece events together and form a logical conclusion with relative ease, such as when he figured out Lucifer's motivations for the mugging incidents around the neighbourhood to accumulate power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;http://hataraku.wikia.com/wiki/Emi_Yusa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Emi&lt;/a&gt;'s human body is more fragile on Earth than it is in Ente Isla ,shown to be capable of flight, but its limitations (such as whether it uses up her Sacred Power or not) are not clear as of yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to be exact Emi can't defeat Maou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T02:49:33.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18976" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18987" CreationDate="2015-01-30T07:10:20.477" Score="5" ViewCount="2402" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haki seems to not only affect the Devil Fruit user, but also all the other weak enemies. What is the mystery behind it? It seems like willpower but there are so many different types. I have read through &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; but I still haven't got a clear picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki is a power that lies dormant in all the world's creatures... &amp;quot;Presence&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;fighting spirit&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;intimidation&amp;quot;... It is not different from the things that humans can naturally sense such as these... 'The act of not doubting'. That is strength!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— Silvers Rayleigh explaining Haki to Luffy at the start of his training&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T00:51:26.707" Title="How does Haki work?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3850" CreationDate="2015-01-30T07:40:42.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He had made the blacksmith of &quot;不知火鉄心 (しらぬい てっしん) (Shiranui-Tesshin)&quot; who live on the earth.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;thus, I think answer is the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11336" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T07:40:42.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18534" CreationDate="2015-01-30T08:26:02.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I have promised to protect Mikoto and her around.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Touma helped Kuroko, he said so, in Volume 8 of the original novel. And perhaps in Volume 11 of the manga.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11336" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T01:55:50.587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T01:55:50.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13146" CreationDate="2015-01-30T10:19:44.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer are in the first episode of the series. Only 10 000 copies of the game are sold, and all of them are in use, because in the presentation, when Kayaba told her all of the &quot;new rules&quot;, there are more than 9k players online, and some are dead at this moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I can understand other explanations are correct, because yes, probably the &quot;login server&quot; is down, or there's only a hidden server (neither series nor the novel said anything about if Kayaba can logout or not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Quikstryke: They cannot hijack packets of the server. I explain: all these players are in controlled environment, because of this, you can sniff the information between NerveGear and the servers. But, you don't know the use of these data. When you do a sniff on an MMO, you are playing the MMO itself. Because of this, you view a packet going to the server or from the server and the effect of this packet on your screen. If you receive a bunch of packets, but you cannot relate it with the proper actions on the game, all these information are more or less useless. More, if these information are encrypted. If you have 5 packets, for example, you can try to relate itself with actions (for example doing one more time the same action for view common packets). But, if you have thousands of them, you don't have nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T04:39:46.270" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T04:39:46.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-30T10:52:27.990" Score="4" ViewCount="2760" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm still wondering, as it was not revealed in the anime version, why the parasites were sent to Earth? Was there any purpose to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T11:51:26.037" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T17:13:08.240" Title="What was the purpose of sending the parasites to Earth?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13233" CreationDate="2015-01-30T10:52:30.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On some chat at first, with Klein, kirito tolds him they lucky obtaining one of the 10k copies of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At same time, Klein tolds kirito he's more lucky, because are one of the 1000 beta testers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because this, you can understand who they're 1000 beta testers online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the &quot;beater&quot; term are a union of beta tester and cheater. But, the definition of cheater in game are only a player with unknown information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can assume who all the beta testers are beaters too, because at one or another form, they know more information about the game, and probably doesn't told to anything, or only to friends. Also, even if you try to not take advantage of these knowledge, you're using it if you need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the term &quot;beater&quot; are used only for these players who uses these knowledge for their own advantage &quot;trying to do it&quot;, then, the quantity are unknown, because of the 1000 beta players you doesn't know nor 10%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T10:52:30.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-30T12:16:33.667" Score="4" ViewCount="1572" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikia page (as reliable as it can be) on Tatsuya says his original Magic Calculation Area &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Shiba_Tatsuya#Innate_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;is completely taken by his Decomposition and Regrowth magic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsuya can only freely wield two types of active magic, based on his innate ability of directly interfering with structural information; &lt;strong&gt;Decomposition&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Regrowth&lt;/strong&gt;. [...]. Owing to this circumstance, his natural Magic Calculation Area is dominated by these two powerful abilities, making him unable to wield other magic.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also says that the magical surgery performed by his mother &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Shiba_Tatsuya#Systematic_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;implanted another Magic Calculation Area&lt;/a&gt; in his limbic system (part of the conscious mind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to allow him to use Systematic Magic, instead of merely his two natural &quot;powers,&quot; his mother and her twin sister operated on Tatsuya when he was 6 years old, installing another Magic Calculation Area or Magic Processor (resulting in him having two) in his mind which allows him to use magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, do the light novels really state that he has two Magic Calculation Areas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T11:22:07.827" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T14:38:10.740" Title="Does Shiba Tatsuya have two Magic Calculation Areas?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-30T14:33:32.877" Score="0" ViewCount="562" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the first episode of Naruto (season 1) until the last episode of Naruto Shippuuden, Naruto has a crush on Sakura, who in turn Sakura has crush on Sasuke (Ino also has crush on Sasuke).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I've been wondering if who will be the wives of Naruto and Sasuke has already been revealed in the manga? Since both of them are already matured. There are some speculations  that Naruto will be the husband of Sakura (just saw it on FB- an image).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T15:24:45.513" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T15:24:45.513" Title="Was it already revealed in the manga who will be the wives of Naruto and Sasuke?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-09-24T10:53:42.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18984" CreationDate="2015-01-30T14:37:03.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very last Naruto Shipuuden manga (issue 700) does reveal who gets married to whom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't hover if you don't want to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto marries Hinata and Sasuke marries Sakura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T14:37:03.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18984" CreationDate="2015-01-30T14:41:55.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been resolved because the last chapter of Naruto has come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the pairings (that you mentioned):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto marries Hinata and they have two children: Boruto Uzumaki (son) and Himawari Uzumaki (daughter) &#xA; Sakura marries Sasuke and they have one daughter: Sarada Uchiha, &#xA; Ino marries Sai and they have one son: Inojin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I can't link to scanalations, here are the Naruto Wikia pages for these characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Haruno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Haruno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ino_Yamanaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ino_Yamanaka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the Wikia page for chapter 700, where all of the pairings are revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki!!_(chapter_700)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki!!_(chapter_700)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T14:49:55.757" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T14:49:55.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18976" CreationDate="2015-01-30T15:33:07.897" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;What we know is that Haki is a manifestation of inner strength/willpower/spirit.  It is similar to chakra/ki/Nen.  It has not been shown or implied to be usable in any way besides the three know types. It is a latent ability in sentient beings (and that we know of only sentient beings) that exists in the world of One Piece.  I do not mean spirit as another word for ghost but instead soul/essence/life energy/determination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no implicit mystery behind it or rather I did not pick up on hints that there is a secret.  It is a physical/spiritual law of that universe that does not really exist in this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason it works on logia users seems to be that hitting with one's spirit will hit their spirit.  Even if their body has been turned to flame by their logia, hitting their spirit will still do damage and turn their body back it normal.  Any more explanation of this would require an explanation of the nature of a devil fruit (which I don't fully know but Oda and Vegapunk do).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some fans have been speculating as to whether Haki without understanding Haki is the cause of some of the more outstanding displays of ability in the early series but this is not confirmed. This includes Pell's survival, cutting steel, anything Oda calls &quot;heart&quot; etc.  That is the only thing I know of that can be considered an outstanding mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three types of Haki and they can be read on said wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Observation Haki/Mantra allows the user to detect the spirit of other people.  It allows him to detect where they are and predict any attack they are about the throw.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armament Haki which hardens a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8123/how-do-they-imbue-their-weapons-with-haki?rq=1&quot;&gt;weapon&lt;/a&gt;/skin/clothing of the user at will to protect against blows.  This allows the user to hit with his spirit and hurt logia users that are immune to normal blows with their fluid state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conqueror's Haki allows the user to force his will at a distance towards others.  This can induce terror in the recipient or cause them to pass out.  Often this is used to convince beasts to flee or follow the orders of the user.  Apparently it can also be used to push away inanimate objects as was done by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9801/is-shanks-haki-different-from-other-users?rq=1&quot;&gt;Shanks on Whitebeard's ship&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In essence Haki is always the same energy.  The powers are to sense it in others, focus and use it in oneself, or push it out of oneself at others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T15:52:45.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7994" CreationDate="2015-01-30T17:58:01.310" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's Britannian thats why he speaks in english &#xA;and i think coz its more catchy to use the english version . just an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11472" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T17:58:01.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18785" CreationDate="2015-01-30T18:51:34.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I still haven't gotten my head wrapped around the ending, but the creator of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;, Jun Maeda, has purportedly said in &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldomonation.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/angel-beats-interview-with-maeda-jun-second-season/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an interview&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was no use being there by himself, so I believe he also left the world after that. Besides, he was rewarded. It wasn’t a bad life. It wouldn’t be like Otonashi for him to stay. He’s a forward-thinker…looking towards his next life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that Otonashi eventually passed on without regrets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otonashi is undoubtedly portrayed as a parallel of the Programmer, but it is not known whether he will end up turning himself into an NPC like the Programmer had done, because the anime didn't give us a clear and definitive answer, and neither did Jun Maeda in the interview. I guess it's really up to you to decide on what you believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T15:33:25.537" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T15:33:25.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3314" CreationDate="2015-01-30T19:34:49.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wrong. Remember guys when Naruto fought Kurama in a tag of war of chakra? When Naruto got Kurama's chakra, he just transform into bijuu mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11474" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-01-30T20:03:12.327" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T20:03:12.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18521" CreationDate="2015-01-30T21:55:35.197" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In actuality there is no &quot;heaven&quot; or &quot;hell,&quot; just &quot;reincarnation&quot; or the &quot;void.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a Christian perspective, reincarnation (not a Christian concept) could be considered &quot;heaven&quot; and the void, &quot;hell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at this from an outside perspective, the only reason the &quot;Heaven&quot; and &quot;Hell&quot; terms were brought up is to make it the situation simpler and clear-cut (i.e., black vs. white) and relatable to the people who undergo this trial. However, the reality of what is portrayed, is that there is no actual reward or punishment (or even a afterlife). The end result simply seems that you either go back to living or you stop existing entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Noh theater, the Female mask (white one) represents the divine, and the Oni (and animal) masks (red one) represent the demonic. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781891640322?redirected=true&amp;amp;gclid=CNGP77rXvMMCFYiVfgodI7IATw&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the analysis of the four anime episode and the &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; OVA, one can conclude that the &lt;strong&gt;White one is &quot;Heaven&quot; and the Red one is &quot;Hell.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reincarnation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/USMT1XKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Takashi&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Void:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/a6x0Xkpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Machiko&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; Female | Oni  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/nYv89YCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Elevator&quot;&gt; &#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/KAircMim.png&quot; alt=&quot;Masks&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ibid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reincarnation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/MBeVd2Cm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Miura Shigeru&quot;&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/9yy8hHdm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Takada Mai&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Void:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (none) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; Female | Female &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/tCOhvJ4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Elevator&quot;&gt; &#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/OkvNloPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Masks&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Episode 4&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reincarnation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/DVWkEYlm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tateish Yousuke&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Void:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/kvT5hLEm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tachibana Misaki&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; Female | Oni  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Z97etbEm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Elevator&quot;&gt; &#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ecjq0fym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Masks&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reincarnation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/PfIMAX3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Otoko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Void:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/PhVTOrCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Roujin&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; Oni | Female&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/EivHBApm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Elevator and Masks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T21:55:35.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18992" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-30T22:01:23.657" Score="6" ViewCount="3361" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for this manga for ages and I don't know what it's called. It's a romance manga, and I think it's also of school life genre and is a one-shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I remember is that it's about a girl and boy who share the same headphones to listen to music. She always listened with her right ear. But then one day, she woke up to find that her right ear had gone deaf. She tried to keep it a secret, but the boy accidentally put on really loud music, and because she couldn't hear, she wasn't surprised or anything, and that was where he realized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, the girl went to her part time job in a shop and someone placed their order. Because she couldn't hear clearly, she asked him to repeat the order, so the customer got angry. At that moment, the boy stepped in and explained the situation. After that, he confronted the girl about why she didn't tell him about her condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was a pretty modern art style. I read it about one and a half to two years ago&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember how it ended but I would love to read the manga again to find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11475" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-13T23:48:51.427" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T23:48:51.427" Title="A romance manga about a girl going deaf in her right ear" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:44:18.360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-30T22:07:20.677" Score="4" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember waking up in the early morning as a child and catching the last few minutes of this one anime on Toonami. From what I remember, this anime took place both in a simulated environment and in the real world. I recall a main character who, if I'm remembering correctly, had spiky silver hair and wielded two shortswords. I seem to recall him finding a giant tree stump amidst a simulated forest that, upon him standing on it and pulling two new blades from it, was teleported to a dark area before some godly figure of light. Next, I believe an older man followed this character's path the same way, found a Greatsword within the tree and also went to find the godly figure. I seem to recall a woman on a computer speaking to the man through a headset and soon the show went on to the credits, where, if I am recalling correctly, the main character was upside down, floating down the screen, and he was hit with a ball of black energy and completely ripped apart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all I know, I could just be loosing it and this could've all been in my head. But if not, I'd love some help in deducing which anime it was. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11476" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T22:49:39.673" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T22:49:39.673" Title="Trying to recall an anime name" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:44:21.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16767" CreationDate="2015-01-31T02:22:50.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only Logia ability that has a proven record of defeating - nay KO'ing Haki users is the &lt;em&gt;Gas-Gas no Mi&lt;/em&gt;, provided it is used with an element of surprise. You would recollect that Ceaser KO'ed both Luffy and Smoker by depriving them of oxygen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the future, we could probably see Logia abilities like hot plasma or gamma ray, which could possibly penetrate Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11479" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T19:01:59.057" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T19:01:59.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-31T09:58:55.830" Score="1" ViewCount="41647" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the Bleach anime first, and I heard that the continuation is only in the manga. So if it's possible, I'd like to know which chapter corresponds to the end of the anime to start reading. I don't want to dig through and reread the chapters which overlap with the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11481" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T15:08:13.987" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T15:08:13.987" Title="Which chapter in the Bleach manga corresponds to the last episode in the anime?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-01-31T23:28:10.923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-31T11:59:46.210" Score="23" ViewCount="60010" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya stated that Tsunade's &lt;em&gt;oppai&lt;/em&gt; size was &lt;strong&gt;106cm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsunade article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite being known as flat-chested in her childhood, she now has a rather large bust; &lt;strong&gt;106 centimetres&lt;/strong&gt; in circumference, according to Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya article&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when caught spying on Tsunade in his younger years, she proceeded to break both of his arms, six of his ribs, and ruptured a number of organs as punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the amount of fear and respect Jiraiya then developed towards her, &lt;strong&gt;how did he know the measurement of the adult Tsunade?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny7Fni193Jk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny7Fni193Jk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm really sorry about the quality of the video)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the image from the corresponding scene in the manga (chapter 406, page 9):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qVJge.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-02-14T02:03:16.080" LastActivityDate="2020-12-30T08:30:55.853" Title="How did Jiraiya find out Tsunade's breast size?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-31T18:00:16.110" Score="4" ViewCount="2281" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main character was a boy who could see spirits, which he eventually got used to seeing them around him. Apparently, his grandmother used to teach him how to exorcise spirits, but his memory was wiped at some point after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, their family was supposedly responsible for protecting these cracks in the ground which led to the spirit world, and after his grandma died, he had to protect it instead. Oh, but because he didn't remember any spells, the protectors of the other cracks into the spirit world (at other places) came to his house to hold a meeting of some sort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, there's also a pair of siblings who used weasels to fight or something..., or maybe those were their spirit animals... I don't quite remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of this manga? I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone does :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11483" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:37:14.193" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:37:14.193" Title="What is the name of this manga involving spirits?" Tags="&lt;totsugami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:44:27.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13393" CreationDate="2015-01-31T18:01:38.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one ok piece of evidence (from the anime I'm not up to date on the manga) that says she cannot remember who she turns into a toy or even whether she did so. There is, however, even better evidence that she could communicate to her non-remembering self and turn him back.  I am not aware of any evidence that she could turn someone back at will but that is comparitively trivial as I don't believe (though they may I just don't see it) that they age while they are toys.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the start of the arc, she had reportedly only ever let one toy free without a contract (Kyros).  She does the religously every time she uses her power (could be anytime she sees a new toy randomly appear in front of her).  When Robin is turned into a ragdoll, she makes no contract and does not try to find her to make one while Usoland is running away in terror. If she can remember, this could also be an oversight on her part, knowledge that she can't get to the toy in time anyways, or may be even an oversight by the animators (couldn't possibly be one by Oda...that is impossible).  If she could not remember Robin, this makes perfect sense and she would behave exactly like she did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether she can remember or not, the statue of Kyros has stood since before he became a toy and communicates information such as his name.  The Toyfamino being contractually ordered to serve himself has free will and can walk her through whatever he needs (as long as he can get her to believe him for a second.  He cannot be the last of his &quot;family&quot; to be turned into a toy, however, or she would give him a different contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This all assumes, however, that she is loyal to him.  For a &lt;em&gt;young?&lt;/em&gt; lady under constant guard by as slimey man she is constantly ordering to die, this might be a radical assumption.  Whether she is loyal or not if he does not age as a toy, has free will, and she will someday die (if he has to kill her to do it), he will likely survive the incident without being physically harmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T16:51:23.513" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T16:51:23.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19002" CreationDate="2015-01-31T18:45:34.350" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=42667&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Totsugami&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/23843/Totsugami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(MAL-link)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narukami Tasuku isn't just an average high schooler. He can see ghosts&#xA;  and demons, even though he doesn't want to. One day he was involved in&#xA;  an incident and found out that his family were totsugamimori, ones who&#xA;  protect the totsugamizuka. He is the only one remaining in his family&#xA;  and now, as a heir of totsugamimori, he was dragged into that world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39gkT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Totsugami cover form myAnimeList&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The siblings fighting with &lt;em&gt;spirit&lt;/em&gt; weasels are: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/73449/Takaomi_Kozuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takaomi Kozuka&lt;/a&gt; and his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T18:58:22.153" LastActivityDate="2015-01-31T18:58:22.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19028" CreationDate="2015-02-01T02:10:03.580" Score="1" ViewCount="662" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this series ages ago and I can't seem to be able to find the episode where Hattori and Gin are hospitalized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T20:22:09.763" Title="Looking for a particular Gintama episode number" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19014" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19018" CreationDate="2015-02-01T04:04:13.253" Score="7" ViewCount="48867" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started reading and watching Naruto. I was wondering in what aspect does the clones made by different techniques differ? They all have the same potential and capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11359" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T09:17:22.133" Title="How is the Shadow Clone technique different from other cloning techniques?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11431" CreationDate="2015-02-01T04:23:52.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, that stone was something that could have been brought back in a major way. A previous poster mentioned the stone would have  been perfect to resurrect Kirito in that final battle, but his will to overcome the system after witnessing his true love fall for him would've been less meaningful to the whole story, and stories ahead. Or it could have been used in any of the floors skipped in the amine.  To me I it just seems like Klein followed Kirito's instructions and just used it on the next person he saw die; which was probably a lot considering the rate of deaths that likely would have happened in his presence. This is this only thing to go off based on actual fact of the Anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never read the light novels, because I wonder if they have more content from the floors that they majorly skipped in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11493" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T04:35:41.763" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T04:35:41.763" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-01T04:52:49.833" Score="0" ViewCount="1026" Body="&lt;p&gt;Midousuji always says &amp;quot;Gross!&amp;quot;, but why does he do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, a scene where he says &amp;quot;Gross&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You pedal so hard. Just how high is your cadence? &lt;em&gt;Gross&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lf5By.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:27:20.100" Title="Why does Midousuji always say &quot;Gross!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yowamushi-pedal&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19014" CreationDate="2015-02-01T05:13:03.980" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clone Techniques (分身術, Bunshinjutsu) are techniques that create a copy of the user or objects used by them. Each techniques differ from each other either by the usage of chakra or chakra type. I'm going to save you the trouble of comparing each article on clone jutsu by explaining them here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the most basic cloning technique:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is a ninjutsu that creates an &lt;strong&gt;intangible copy&lt;/strong&gt; of one's own body, without any substance. Since the &lt;strong&gt;clone itself doesn't have the ability to attack&lt;/strong&gt;, and thus can only be used to confuse the enemy, it is mainly used in combination with other ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an advanced form of the Clone Jutsu and is one of Naruto's frequently used moves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similar to the basic Clone Technique, this technique creates copies of the user. However, these clones are &lt;strong&gt;corporeal&lt;/strong&gt; instead of illusions. The user's chakra is &lt;strong&gt;evenly distributed among every clone&lt;/strong&gt;, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power. The clones are &lt;strong&gt;capable&lt;/strong&gt; of performing techniques on their own and can even bleed, but will usually disperse after hit by a strong enough force. &#xA;  A characteristic that is unique to the Shadow Clone Technique is that any experience the clones gain during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed. Because they are clones of the original, any chakra that the clone possesses will return to the original after being dispelled. Shadow clones &lt;strong&gt;can't be distinguished from the original&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;strong&gt;Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Byakugan&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Rinne Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are cloning techniques based on the chakra natures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Water_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Water Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; uses water as a source for making the clone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Water Clone Technique is similar to the Shadow Clone Technique except it &lt;strong&gt;creates clones out of water&lt;/strong&gt; that have &lt;strong&gt;one-tenth of the original person's power&lt;/strong&gt;. The range of the clone is &lt;strong&gt;limited&lt;/strong&gt; however, as it can not travel very far from the original body without losing control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Similarly,the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rock Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; uses rocks as the base for the cloning jutsu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A clone that is &lt;strong&gt;created of rock&lt;/strong&gt;, after it has been expelled from the user's mouth. Unlike other clones, ones generated by this method do not disappear when struck with sufficient force, but rather break apart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Release_Shadow_Clone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Earth Release Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; uses mud as the source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique creates a shadow clone &lt;strong&gt;made of mud of the user&lt;/strong&gt;. Since its made of mud, it can continue to &lt;strong&gt;reform&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;mould itself back to its original shape&lt;/strong&gt;. Once reverted to mud, the clone can serve as a powerful restraint that is capable of completely halting the opponents movements. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wood_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wood Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It is a highly efficient technique and is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A clone that is created by using chakra to &lt;strong&gt;alter the user's own cells into vegetation&lt;/strong&gt;. They have the ability to travel far from the user and are able to communicate with the original. By directly touching the wood clone with his hand, the user can absorb the information it gathered and change the shape of the clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other types of cloning jutsu include: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Human_Clone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beast Human Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beast Human Clone is a modified and mixed version of the Transformation Technique and clone technique, which is &lt;strong&gt;unique to the Inuzuka clan&lt;/strong&gt;. It allows a canine-user to &lt;strong&gt;transform their animal companion into a perfect copy of themselves&lt;/strong&gt;. Like any transformation, the technique can be broken by identifying and attacking the animal, thus dispelling the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Crow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Crow Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A technique that produces a clone by projecting one's own chakra towards dozens of &quot;crows&quot;. Because it uses crows as a medium, &lt;strong&gt;it requires less chakra&lt;/strong&gt; than the normal Shadow Clone Technique, while still being &lt;strong&gt;able to perform techniques&lt;/strong&gt;. The dozens of crows come together to form the body of a clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Haze_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haze Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Insect_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Insect Clone Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What differentiates all these clone jutsu are the chakra consumed for the technique and the chakra release required for the execution. Most of these clones can be distinguished from the original by looking at the imperfections and chakra levels. Dojutsu such as Sharingan and Byakugan can distinguish certain types of clones, but it seems that the Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clones) cannot be distinguished. Although it has been stated that the Wood clone cannot be distinguished from the original, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike other clone techniques, the wood clone doesn't disappear when hit and takes the damage to a certain degree. This according to Madara Uchiha makes it the perfect clone technique that only he with his dōjutsu, was able to see through. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This jutsu doesn't require specific chakra release and is dependent on the user's skill with the technique and the chakra levels. Combined with the ability to fight, use/mould chakra, relay information to the original and avoid detection of being a clone, the Kage Bunshin makes itself as an ideal Cloning technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes Taju KageBunshin no Jutsu, or multiple shadow clone technique.&#xA;The difference b/w a simple Shadow Clone and Taju KageBunshin no Jutsu is just the numbers. Many hundreds to even thousands of shadow clones are possible with multiple shadow clone technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T09:17:22.133" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T09:17:22.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19014" CreationDate="2015-02-01T05:19:37.033" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some points that differentiate &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/a&gt; from other Clone Techniques are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clones are corporeal instead of illusions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The clones are capable of performing techniques on their own and can even bleed, but will usually disperse after hit by a strong enough force. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The clones can also disperse on their own or be dispelled by the user of the technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shadow clones also seem to be able to think for themselves and feel the original's pain to some extent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since chakra is equally distributed to all the Shadow clones, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Multiple_Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Multiple Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/a&gt; can be dangerous to the person performing it, hence a forbidden technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the most important characteristic of the Shadow Clone Technique is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any experience the clones gain during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the 7th characteristic, Shadow Clone Technique can be used in different places like training (like what Naruto did with Kakashi to learn Rasen Shuriken), or spying where user can learn faster and gain vital information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T07:06:27.743" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T07:06:27.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-01T12:56:17.090" Score="1" ViewCount="346" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Akito the Exiled episode 2, there is a female scientist talking with a person in a lab tank and she mentioned about &quot;BBT event&quot;. It seems it was about the four 11s being synced in battle. But still, what does it mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T15:28:27.647" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:57:04.077" Title="What is BBT event?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-01T13:01:07.513" Score="2" ViewCount="3339" Body="&lt;p&gt;He seems to be able see and talk with dead people, which can be a coincidence as he is mentally unstable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, he shines in battle and yells &quot;die&quot; while fighting, and this behavior seems to spread to other Japanese as well. However, the EU commander isn't affected by this at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly is his Geass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T15:32:45.390" LastActivityDate="2020-12-31T11:06:13.393" Title="What is Akito's Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19024" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-01T18:43:35.757" Score="2" ViewCount="5578" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually, I see that all anime and manga are licensed! But sometimes I see that some anime or manga are not licensed. Why is that so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I am asking what is the difference between licensed and unlicensed anime and manga? And what does that mean for the producers, television stations, websites (and other who &quot;buy&quot; and publish the anime/ manga) and for the anime/ manga fans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also how does the process for licensing an anime work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could you this explain this through an example like these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; (licensed anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free!: Eternal Summer&lt;/em&gt; (unlicensed anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; (licensed manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hetalia&lt;/em&gt; (unlicensed manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T21:20:25.437" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:20:25.437" Title="Why are some anime and manga unlicensed?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;licensing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19029" CreationDate="2015-02-01T19:12:19.113" Score="0" ViewCount="11430" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only place we've seen them together is during the war. Long before Ace died, Flamingo disapeared (after talking to Moria).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how did he get the Mera Mera no mi? Is it a real one or just an artificial one made with Smile?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:10:54.853" Title="How did Flamingo get the Mera Mera no mi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19024" CreationDate="2015-02-01T19:52:40.763" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Preface: this answer mostly uses examples of licensing in North America / the USA because that's what I'm most familiar with. Keep in mind that a show that isn't licensed in North America may still be licensed in other regions of the world, such as Australia, Europe, China, and so forth.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, I am asking what is the difference between licensed and unlicensed anime and manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Licensing&quot; here refers to the process by which a party that is not the original creator/distributor of a piece of content acquires rights to distribute that content, usually with the limitation that they may only distribute the content in a certain country or part of the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Funimation has licensed &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; (I believe in North America only), they are authorized to legally distribute &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; to consumers in the region for which they have licensed it. (I'm not sure who, exactly, the licensor for &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; is, though I suspect it's the original manga publisher, Shueisha.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free! Eternal Summer&lt;/em&gt; is not a good example of an unlicensed anime, because it has in fact been licensed for streaming in North America by Crunchyroll, though I'm not sure if it has been licensed for home video. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider instead an earlier Kyoto Animation show: &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt;. As far as I know, nobody has licensed &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt; anywhere for any purpose (and this makes me very sad). This means that if you want to consume &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt; through legitimate routes, your only option is to purchase the Japanese BDs/DVDs, or find someone who DVRed it in Japan, or something like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usually, I see that all anime and manga are licensed! But sometimes I see that some anime or manga are not licensed. Why is that so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an anime or manga is unlicensed, it is because no company has bothered to purchase a license to distribute the product in the region where you live. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that while the majority of new TV anime produced these days are licensed (at least for streaming in the US), the fraction of manga that are licensed relative to the total amount produced is still very small (though this has been slowly changing with the advent of manga &quot;streaming&quot; services like Crunchyroll Manga). If you usually only run into licensed manga, that just means you're mostly only consuming manga through legitimate, licensed providers outside Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what does that mean for the producers, television stations, websites (and other who &quot;buy&quot; and publish the anime/ manga) and for the anime/ manga fans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an anime or manga has not been licensed in your region, it means that there is probably no legal way to consume a version of the product that has been adapted for consumers in your region (i.e. by subtitling, dubbing, localizing, 4Kids-ifying, etc.). Of course, this has never stopped anime watchers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also how does the process for licensing an anime work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a complicated topic, and is worth a whole question on its own. (And also, I don't really know the answer beyond vague generalities.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T19:52:40.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19012" CreationDate="2015-02-01T20:22:09.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1bor42rkjo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 67&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Season 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Lto6aV70A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a clip from the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T20:22:09.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19025" CreationDate="2015-02-01T20:46:34.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now we don't know how he got hold of the mera mera no me. (My guess is that we'll never really know.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's definitely the real deal. Artificial fruits are zoan types and the mera mera no mi is logia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T20:46:34.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19025" CreationDate="2015-02-01T21:10:54.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo was there for the death of Ace, as were all the warlords. The situation with Moria happened afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what we've seen with Smiley and the axolotl fruit, it seems that when a Devil Fruit eater dies, it takes over another fruit, somewhere in the world, and with Smiley that fruit happened to be very nearby. So it is possible that Doflamingo had an apple in his pocket which became the Mera Mera no Mi after Ace's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are many possibilities, the current owner of the Mera Mera is Sabo, which he gained possession of by defeating Diamanté and the others. He was definitely nowhere near Ace, it is also easily possible that Doflamingo did the same as Sabo did and just took it from whomever found it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:10:54.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18999" CreationDate="2015-02-01T21:18:38.100" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya was a very powerful ninja, and particularly proficient in stealth missions. He was almost the sole source of all information on Akatsuki, and was able to enter Amegakure and defeat several of Pain's bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya feared Tsunade after she beat him particularly badly once, but if the mission was important enough he showed himself to be ready to risk death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that with careful planning and execution, Jiraiya could have and would have done this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:18:38.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18993" CreationDate="2015-02-01T21:48:44.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6248&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.Hack//ROOTS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 2015, CC Corporation's datacenter caught on fire destroying &quot;The World&quot;. By splicing in data from what would have been another project, CC Corp. was able to rebuild the game. In 2016, &quot;The World R:2&quot; was released. .hack//Roots covers the time Haseo spent with Shino and Ovan in the guild known as the Twilight Brigade, before the .hack//G.U. PS2 games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as per the description, it's the prequel to the PS2 game Series .Hack//G.U. particular it goes though the events that occur between the scenes of the intro to the first game (from when Haseo is first saved by Ovan until his fight, defeat and re-initialization at the hands of &quot;Tri-Edge&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the scene you refer to is &lt;em&gt;Episode 17 - Painful Forest&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Episode 18 - Limit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Set during the Forest of Pain event players are tasked to reach the deepest part of the forest. upon reaching it Taihaku (the one who finds the Greatsword) and Haseo (who finds a pair of Twin Blades) are teleported to another area outside the game&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Within this area each one encounters a red figure who asks if they have seen it's Daughter. those familiar with the previous games/series will recognize this has Harald Hoerwick, the one who first developed the Beta of The World called Fragment and the &quot;Daughter&quot; he asks about is Aura, the AI Child he created in the previous games&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Taihaku answers that he does not know Harald's daughter but wishes that she is ok to which Harald bestows onto him the sword he found. Haseo, consumed by rage in his quest to destroy &quot;Tri-Edge&quot; who turned Shino into a Last One answers he doesn't care about Harald's Daughter and demands to know where &quot;Tri-Edge&quot; is. Harald refuses to give him the weapon and Haseo is struck by something.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; before the Forest of Pain is deleted Tabby is waiting for Haseo to return and when he does she finds that he no longer looks the same. Haseo's Class, the Adept Rouge, can be powered up by obtaining new Forms and after what struck him Haseo has gone from the original 1st Form to the 3rd Form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i can't remember the woman on a computer but i assume this would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ender/Pai - Real name is Reiko Saeki, a Member of the Guild, Raven, who's members are apart of Project G.U and are Epitaph Users who wield Avatars, the manifestation of one of the 8 Phases of Morganna&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i believe is her as at the time the only other female character is Tabby however i don't recall her talking a man outside the game and i believe the man is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naobi/Yata - Real Name is Takumi Hino and is the .hacker Wiseman from the previous series of games. he is the leader of Raven and assists Reiko as they both work for CC Corp while he has deeper knowledge in the original Project G.U which Reiko's missing brother took part in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T23:32:17.030" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T23:32:17.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19022" CreationDate="2015-02-01T21:57:04.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scientist says &amp;quot;BRS&amp;quot;, not &amp;quot;BBT&amp;quot; (this is around 54:12 into the episode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Odds are that the &amp;quot;BR&amp;quot; stand for &amp;quot;Brain Raid&amp;quot; (which is a thing that is mentioned earlier by the same person, around 46:37). &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%A1%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AD%E3%83%88#.E4.B8.BB.E8.A6.81.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia claims&lt;/a&gt; that the &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; stands for &amp;quot;System&amp;quot;, though I don't know where it gets that from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geass.jp/akito/kmf_alexander.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The official website&lt;/a&gt; describes &amp;quot;Brain Raid mode&amp;quot; (ブレインレイド状態) as a feature of the Alexander (the mech that Akito pilots):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ブレインレイドの状態に突入すると、頭部のマスクが展開する。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ブレインレイドとは、アレクサンダのパイロットの精神が拡張する機能。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;拡張された精神はType-02の各パイロットの精神を浸食、各機を子機として自在に操ることができる。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Alexander enters Brain Raid mode, its face mask deploys. During a Brain Raid, the pilot's mind &amp;quot;extends&amp;quot;, allowing it to subsume the minds of other Type-02 pilots, allowing their mechs to be controlled as extensions of the main unit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T21:57:04.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15210" CreationDate="2015-02-02T00:34:35.927" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last i checked it was extra little bit of protection against copy-right claims as part of the localization, that turned out to not be required, but was kept anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T00:34:35.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18579" CreationDate="2015-02-02T00:39:46.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because they felt like it. Simple as that. Though the Parasyte Live action movies have been in development hell for years, so the anime might have simply been a marketing tool to get people interested in the movies since the Manga is pretty old, and even the reprint edition (from 2006 or so) can be kind of hard to find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T00:39:46.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18999" CreationDate="2015-02-02T06:54:29.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guest is he use his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Cloak_of_Invisibility_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cloak of Invisibility Technique&lt;/a&gt; a.k.a Cloaking Technique. (Synonymous to Naruto's kage bunshin). I just can't remember on what episode of manga the 3rd Hokage mentioned about Jiraiya using it (I think during a flashback of their training).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T06:54:29.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18999" CreationDate="2015-02-02T07:46:34.307" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the time he was training Naruto, Jiraiya was seen fooling around with girls. It could be from the experience with girls that he had gathered for decades, that he was able to measure a girl's breast size based on looking only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T03:38:42.963" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T03:38:42.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18846" CreationDate="2015-02-02T08:38:48.290" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The history of Japanese hentai manga is very, very old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;The Dream of the Fisherman&amp;#39;s Wife&quot;&gt;The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife&lt;/a&gt; (NSFW) was drawn in 1814.&#xA;The work is also known as the earliest &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tentacle_erotica&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Tentacle erotica&quot;&gt;tentacle erotica&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;In 1722, the government created a law to ban hentai manga.&#xA;This means hentai manga had already been known in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Japanese hentai anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt; says Suzumi-fune (1932) is oldest hentai anime.&#xA;But well-known oldest hentai anime is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_Lemon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cream Lemon&lt;/a&gt; series.&#xA;This series was ranked in the best-seller video list (which contains non-adult videos.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T18:17:54.087" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T18:17:54.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19047" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-02T09:48:36.650" Score="1" ViewCount="762" Body="&lt;p&gt;He used that technique to escape from the sealing . But later on he is unable to use some techniques. What happen during the sealing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11509" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T18:52:41.193" Title="What technique did Lord Mu use to escape Gaara's sealing sand in the Fourth Shinobi War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19047" CreationDate="2015-02-02T09:51:02.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mu used a technique during the Tsuchikage's attack, where he split his body into 2. This technique cause his power to be split into 2 as well, causing him unable to cast jutsu afterwards. The one that Kazekage sealed was one half of him, while the other half ran away and later summoned Uchiha Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T09:51:02.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19047" CreationDate="2015-02-02T09:58:19.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The technique used by Lord Mū was the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fission_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fission Technique&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique allows Mū to literally &lt;strong&gt;split his own body into two identical yet entirely independent duplicates&lt;/strong&gt; of himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it might seem to be as same as the Clone Technique , &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the ability is instead a &lt;strong&gt;physical separation&lt;/strong&gt; and so does not require hand seals to activate, making it faster in comparison as a result. This also means that even if one is incapacitated, the other remains &lt;strong&gt;completely unaffected&lt;/strong&gt; and as neither can truly be regarded as the original, the duplicates &lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt; be dispelled like normal clones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result of being split into to two entities , &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, while split, Mū's power is &lt;strong&gt;halved&lt;/strong&gt; and as such he is &lt;strong&gt;unable to use more complex techniques&lt;/strong&gt; like his Dust Release kekkei tōta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unable to remove the seal so he could reunite with his other half, Mū was made to begin summoning &quot;that&quot; reincarnation. Due to his weakened state, it took longer for Mū to complete the summoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt;&quot; here refers to Madara Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T09:58:19.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-02T12:05:30.900" Score="9" ViewCount="10211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it there any particular reason why the main characters of Amagi Brilliant Park are named after rap singers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be precise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kanie Seiya (可児江 &lt;strong&gt;西&lt;/strong&gt;也) is named after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West&quot;&gt;Kanye West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(西 means west)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Latifa Fleuranza after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah&quot;&gt;Queen Latifah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sento Isuzu (千斗{せんと} いすず) after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent&quot;&gt;50 Cent&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sento is homophone with Cent セント。 いすず can be rendered as &lt;strong&gt;五十&lt;/strong&gt;鈴 in kanji where 五十 means 50)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I  guess there is a reason for this and I was wondering what it may be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T14:03:58.743" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T00:21:04.460" Title="Why are the main characters of Amagi Brilliant Park named after singers?" Tags="&lt;amagi-brilliant-park&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19064" CreationDate="2015-02-02T13:01:12.567" Score="2" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching One Piece anime ep. 492.&#xA;There were Capture Levels for each animal shown on the screen subtitled, but the Capture Level of Hungri-la Birds was missing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Capture Level of Hungri-la Birds? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3365" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T20:32:57.120" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T20:32:57.120" Title="What is the Capture Level of Hungri-la Bird?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;toriko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19052" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19086" CreationDate="2015-02-02T13:31:15.467" Score="3" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I left the title ambiguous as my question is slightly spoiler-ish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Who is this girl who killed Nura Rikuo's father, Nura Rihan?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F0cQ0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This tiny girl in the picture.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they actually say who she was? Or am I right that they never flat out said it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hagoromo Gitsune was still sealed, so it couldn't have been her. But I know it has something to do with Hagoromo Gitsune's curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T06:18:55.790" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T06:18:55.790" Title="Can someone identify this girl in Nurarihyon no Mago?" Tags="&lt;nurarihyon-no-mago&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19366" CreationDate="2015-02-02T16:13:51.117" Score="9" ViewCount="40561" Body="&lt;p&gt;A running gag in One Piece is that Usopp's lies eventually turn out to be true (with some minor modifications such as his age). For instance, he discovered giant goldfish, pirates came (though they don't find out), and the existence of an island of dwarves. I fully expect every significant lie he says from the beginning of the story to come true in some (likely absurd) way at some point in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know the lies which are yet to come true. Currently, I am only aware that he lied about a medicine that can cure any disease. His claims to be captain could potentially count, but he has been acknowledged by the title &quot;Captain Usopp&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What other lies are left that have not yet come true?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T01:02:55.807" LastActivityDate="2020-09-25T18:28:03.083" Title="Which of Usopp's lies have not come true?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19056" CreationDate="2015-02-02T18:04:52.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;None, you got that all right.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There's korean website which I just checked for you, and the person who studies one piece whole time, said that those are the ones which are yet to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cluster1.cafe.daum.net/_c21_/bbs_search_read?grpid=aSh8&amp;amp;fldid=70Pu&amp;amp;datanum=572&amp;amp;openArticle=true&amp;amp;docid=aSh870Pu57220130325004522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11516" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T20:03:00.887" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T20:03:00.887" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18391" CreationDate="2015-02-02T18:19:19.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it's a bit simple because it's a bit like books turned into films and have always a different ending. Possibly,the director of the anime wanted to show the audience how it would be like if kaneki  turned to Aogiri. It is possible doe that the director just didn't want to copy the manga because sometimes it does happen when directors want to put there own ideas into it rather than copying the actual thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11517" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T18:19:19.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2015-02-02T18:48:46.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe we are all wrong, and he is actually the 2nd strongest wizard saint. We don't know who the top two are, and since the third one's identity is unknown, it is possible for the other two to be unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the Magic Games, the top three were noted as being &quot;not human&quot; in terms of strength, and, if I remember correctly, Gildarts has been called such on several occasions. So, I believe this theory is probable and the reason I say number two is due to the fact you can't have the top dog not face Natsu and/or Laxus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11518" LastEditorDisplayName="user9554" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T20:05:00.580" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T20:05:00.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19051" CreationDate="2015-02-02T19:37:18.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/Hungry-la_Bird&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toriko wiki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; its Capture Level is 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NumEx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T19:37:18.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19066" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-02T20:24:06.203" Score="6" ViewCount="3581" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm searching for an anime which was released between 2013 and 2014. I am not so sure, but it seemed to be a new anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot of this anime is about a girl who has always been bullied at school. One day, when she goes to the schools toilet, she see a message on the WC door. The message comes from a boy/man/person who &quot;is a god&quot; (he calls himself a god). In the message, he tells the girl that he can stop the bullying and make her life better. All he wants from her is that she believes/trusts him like a god (because gods need trust/belief from humans to exist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:30:10.337" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:30:10.337" Title="An anime about a bullied girl who gets help from a &quot;god&quot;?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:44:40.610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19066" CreationDate="2015-02-02T21:03:11.523" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're describing the plot to the first episode of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20507/Noragami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noragami&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noragami#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; excerpt of the first episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A god named Yato answers a five-yen prayer to defeat a phantom that has appeared above a school using his Regalia, Tomone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a picture of the main characters - the one with the sword is the God, Yato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LL1VL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Main Characters of Noragami&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T04:17:59.313" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T04:17:59.313" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18992" CreationDate="2015-02-02T21:09:45.240" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kieta Hanbun, Nokotta Real&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Half Gone, Love Remains) oneshot from &quot;Kiss to Koukai&quot; by &lt;strong&gt;Mio Nanao&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A broken school festival sign and a common love for music makes best&#xA;  buds out of Naru and Yamato. That is until Naru loses all hearing in&#xA;  her right ear and she keeps her condition from Yamato a secret...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9563" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T21:09:45.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19070" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-02T23:01:06.967" Score="7" ViewCount="21957" Body="&lt;p&gt;Code seems to be obtained after your geass upgrades to full power and you kill a code bearer. What happens to your geass after you obtain the code? Do you lose your geass? Is code an extra power? What is the difference between these two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastActivityDate="2021-01-05T13:33:14.133" Title="Difference between a code and geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19070" CreationDate="2015-02-02T23:17:41.653" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A geass is a supernatural power, like Lelouch's ability to command people to do things, or Charles's ability to rewrite people's memories. A code is a, uh, different supernatural doohickey that 1.) makes you immortal; and 2.) allows you to grant geasses to other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What happens to your geass after you obtain the code? Do you lose your geass? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you lose your geass. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall that C.C.'s geass was the power to make people love her. Once the nun passed her code on to C.C., she lost her geass - if she still had the power to make people love her, surely she would not have been tormented and treated as a witch by the people of her time. Similarly, V.V., another code-bearer, shows no signs of having a geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T23:17:41.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22420" CreationDate="2015-02-02T23:18:37.183" Score="20" ViewCount="957" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pure curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do some series carry a dot [.] at the end of their titles?&#xA;Is there a meaning to it or is it convention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ex: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/24705/Ore_Twintails_ni_Narimasu.&quot;&gt;Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5678/Kobato.&quot;&gt;Kobato.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11421" LastEditorUserId="11421" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T00:23:22.987" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T02:44:13.123" Title="Why do some works [anime, manga, novels] have a trailing dot?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19070" CreationDate="2015-02-02T23:21:46.183" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Code is obtained, the one who obtains it seems to lose their Geass Powers. We see this happen with C.C in her flashbacks as beforehand she had the Geass Power to make everyone love her. In the scene where we last see with her Geass her Geass is now uncontrollable before the Nun admits she tricked C.C, from then on we see C.C's Geass Sigals on her forehead instead of in her eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can assume the same thing happened with Charles. At the end of the first season he uses his Geass to manipulate Lelouch's memories but he didn't have V.V's Code yet as later on in the second season when Cornelia infiltrate's the Order's Base she throws a knife at V.V seemingly killing him until he gets up and takes the blade out of his head. However at the Sword of Akasha after Charles &quot;comes back to life&quot; he doesn't once uses his Geass on Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that the Code doesn't have to be given/received willingly. The Nun who gave C.C the Geass powers forced her to take the code (though we are unsure how) and in the second season as C.C is about to reach the Twilight Gate V.V is seen wounded saying Charles &quot;stole&quot; his code&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of what the Code Bearer gains, from observations we see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ability to create contracts with others to bestow Geass&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Immunity to Geass&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Immortality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another power we only see once in the first season and used by C.C at the Battle of Narita where C.C feeds Suzaku &quot;shock images&quot; to immobilize him. However I am unsure if this is a power related to the Code or a natural power C.C has as neither V.V nor Charles demonstrates such a power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Twilight Gates can be accessed by anyone who has Geass or the Code as Charles is seen at the Sword of Akasha without V.V with him at the beginning of the second season (where he first shows Suzaku the Sword of Akasha saying it's a weapon to slay God)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T07:34:06.133" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T07:34:06.133" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19056" CreationDate="2015-02-03T00:16:53.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember one during the Thriller Bark arc. Where he tries to wake Luffy, Zoro and Sanji up by yelling that there is a beautiful lady swordsman with a ton of meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that one would be good to see if it comes true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T00:16:53.743" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-03T07:45:01.083" Score="12" ViewCount="594" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0SVKml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blonde swordswoman wearing a highleg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My daughter bought this at a garage sale, but we do not know who she is. I do not know many anime series and I have not found a match using Google image search. Can someone give me the name and the series that she is from? Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11523" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T02:53:29.040" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T02:57:43.407" Title="Can I get some help identifying this figurine of a blonde swordswoman wearing a highleg?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18775" CreationDate="2015-02-03T10:10:47.443" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mistake you're making is that the phone attached to the microwave is irrelevant—any phone is okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phone that matters is the phone that the microwave phone sends the message to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The message is sent to &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Yukitaka_Akiha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Faris's father, Yukitaka Akiha&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason could be classed as spoilers, so make sure you watch the show first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yukitaka died in a plane crash several years before the events of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;. He was the only victim of the crash. However, his daughter later uses a D-Mail to save his life, by making him believe she was kidnapped and forcing him to take the bullet train instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T17:11:13.047" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T17:11:13.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19084" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-03T11:46:56.277" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T11:46:56.277" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T11:46:56.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19085" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-03T11:46:56.277" Score="0" Body="Rikuo Nura appears to be an average middle school student - but is actually the all-powerful leader of a house of Yokai." OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T13:04:00.933" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T13:04:00.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19052" CreationDate="2015-02-03T11:58:15.633" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; young &lt;strong&gt;Yamabuki Otome&lt;/strong&gt; (Hagoromo Gitsune's host).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uNrF3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yamabuki Otome&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who is actually...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rihan first wife.&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://nurarihyonnomago.wikia.com/wiki/Yamabuki_Otome#8_Years_Ago&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abe no Seimei and Sanmoto Gorōzaemon brought her back to life in her younger form&lt;/a&gt; to become Hagoromo Gitsune's host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T14:57:21.483" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T14:57:21.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4564" CreationDate="2015-02-03T12:34:30.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume what they were hoping for is that Noein would no longer be able to attain Haruka and confirm the existence of Shangri La, with the hopeful outcome.  As stated in the show, no one knows what would happen if Haruka was killed.  Any and all futures would be possible, confirming their own dimensions existence and stopping its destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My problem with the 'observer' idea is that she saw Lacryma first, wouldn't that confirm its existence above Shangri La's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11525" LastEditorUserId="1651" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T18:11:04.757" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T18:11:04.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19190" CreationDate="2015-02-03T14:28:13.643" Score="2" ViewCount="9832" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/em&gt; (影分身の術) literally translates into &lt;em&gt;Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the word &quot;&lt;em&gt;kage&lt;/em&gt;&quot; used to suggest that this technique was developed by a &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tobirama_Senju#Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ho-kage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;? Or does the jutsu have an actual connection to shadow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T14:42:16.627" LastActivityDate="2020-04-15T21:05:59.293" Title="What does the term &quot;Kage&quot; in &quot;Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&quot; actually refer to?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19092" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19099" CreationDate="2015-02-03T14:42:51.360" Score="12" ViewCount="1651" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recognize Lancelot and Mordred as knights from Arthur's legends. There is also a cat named Arthur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about other names like Schneizel, Cornelia and title characters Lelouch and Nunally Lamperouge? Are there other works they have drawn references from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T16:03:30.743" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T23:35:57.187" Title="Where did the Western names in Code Geass come from?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4022" CreationDate="2015-02-03T19:58:21.523" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;most of naruto jutsu really on bijuu.&#xA;even the rasenshuriken (his only futon jutsu), without kyuubi heal ability, naruto arm would be disabled to cell level after the first try.&#xA;If naruto hadn't kyuubi power (strong seal, fully isolate kyuubi from naruto like a high secured living storage scroll) naruto would be a outcast nobody (his strong own chakra level come from the seal convert and mix kyuubi chakra with his own)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11531" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T19:58:21.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6833" CreationDate="2015-02-03T20:42:02.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The eye was James. Hence the part where it says the &quot;red eye warped/as if looking at something bright&quot; hearkening back to the many times it mentions James doing the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11532" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T20:42:02.447" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6766" CreationDate="2015-02-03T20:48:23.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kadath is another world loosely based on the Dream-world from a series of HP Lovecraft short stories. It's the world in which Souten no Celenaria, Sekien no Inganock, and Hikari no Valusia take place and the origin of the steam-based technologies seen within the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know the specifics as I have not played Celenaria, but from what I understand it's a parallel world that is connected to Earth/Seikyou via a portal in the North Pole, hence only being accessible by airships, and being an apparently dangerous journey. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the level of technology, I don't believe they have space travel, but Kadath is where airships were invented, and they do have floating fortresses and other higher technology marvels, especially after the Infinite Mist around Inganock cleared, and the breakthoughs of the Phenomenon Equation Experiment were shared, allowing development of crack engines and other technologies based on the Equation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11532" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T02:43:52.390" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T02:43:52.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19092" CreationDate="2015-02-03T21:39:32.180" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is only a partial answer as I don't actually think the names of characters came from anything else, just chosen names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the case of Britannian Terminology a lot of it comes from legends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arthurian legends&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Elite group Suzaku joins, the &lt;strong&gt;Knights of the Round&lt;/strong&gt;, is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knights_of_the_Round_Table&quot;&gt;Knights of the Round Table&lt;/a&gt;. I'm quite sure each of their Knightmares is named after the member Knights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lloyd Asplund's Irregular Special Research Division, &lt;strong&gt;Camelot&lt;/strong&gt;, is named after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot&quot;&gt;Castle/Kingdom&lt;/a&gt; Arthur would rule.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Britannian Capital &lt;strong&gt;Pendragon&lt;/strong&gt; is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendragon&quot;&gt;family name&lt;/a&gt; of the monarchy that rules Camelot. ie &lt;strong&gt;Uther Pendragon&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Arthur Pendragon&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Norse mythology&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Ragnarok System&lt;/strong&gt; is named after the foretold end/resetting of the world, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k&quot;&gt;Ragnarok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luciano Bradley's &lt;strong&gt;Valkyrie Squadron&lt;/strong&gt; are named after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie&quot;&gt;Valkyries&lt;/a&gt;, who, just like the squadron, are all women.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Greek&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Sky Fortress Damocles is possibly named after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damocles&quot;&gt;Damocles&lt;/a&gt; in the Greek Anecdote &lt;em&gt;the Sword of Damocles&lt;/em&gt;. Much like the sword, the fortress would be hanging over the planet as an imminent and ever-present peril with its payload of F.L.E.I.J.A. Warheads, had it reached orbit. (Funny enough, the Fortress and the F.L.E.I.J.A. firing switch sort of resemble swords)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Other&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the Wikia under &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Akasha#Trivia&quot;&gt;Trivia&lt;/a&gt; for the &lt;strong&gt;Sword of Akasha&lt;/strong&gt; it mentions the Nasuverse uses of Akasha. On Wikipedia this matches to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_records&quot;&gt;the Akashic records&lt;/a&gt;; however, this is a theosophy meaning and there are other meanings for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akasha&quot;&gt;Akasha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note, under the trivia of Kyoshiro Tohdoh's first Knightmare in The Black Knights, &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Zangetsu#Trivia&quot;&gt;Zangetsu&lt;/a&gt;, it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zangetsu is also the name of main character Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō in the hit anime series Bleach. Ichigo Kurosaki's English voice actor is Johnny Young Bosch, the same English voice actor as Lelouch Lamperouge. Also, Tohdoh's Zangetsu's color scheme is black and red, the same as Ichigo Kurosaki's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Bleach first airing predates the start of Code Geass, so it is possible the choice to cast Johnny Young Bosch as Lelouch in the English dub stemmed from his role as Ichigo, wielder of Zangetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1348" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T23:35:57.187" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T23:35:57.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19089" CreationDate="2015-02-03T22:40:22.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Kage&quot; means &quot;shadow&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why they call it the &quot;Shadow Clone Technique&quot; in the English dub (or at least the early ones).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The suffix &quot;kage&quot; in &quot;Hokage&quot; also means &quot;shadow&quot; (&quot;Hokage&quot; = &quot;Fire Shadow&quot;, I believe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:49:32.683" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:49:32.683" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20387" CreationDate="2015-02-04T04:13:06.847" Score="7" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember very little detail of this movie that randomly aired on TV about a decade ago. Here is what I do remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dark overtones reminiscent of future noir style. The animation, similarly, is reminiscent of &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Ergo Proxy&lt;/em&gt;. The story paces slowly as further details about the monster are given. It was possibly produced in the late '90s to early 2000s, a few years before I watched it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The focus of the movie is a rather generic monster: it walks on all fours, is adept at swimming, has olive skin, and a large tail. Also, at some point, it is discovered that it's pregnant. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the main characters is a salty old detective who limps around. I think he has a cane which he hastily abandons in a chase scene (see next bullet).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a climactic point in which the detective is limping through a multilevel construction site whilst being pursued by the monster. There are large exosuits visible in the background (possibly used for construction).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this same scene, the construction site undergoes some sort of emergency shutdown, during which the monster's large tail is cut off by a closing door. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm not certain but I believe the monster dies in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry I don't remember any more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11536" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:29:21.950" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:29:21.950" Title="An obscure movie featuring a mysterious amphibious monster" Tags="&lt;patlabor&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:44:50.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20631" CreationDate="2015-02-04T05:34:30.660" Score="3" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the first few chapters of the Ikoku Meiro no Crois&amp;eacute;e manga. In these chapters, we hear a little about Yune's mother, and a little about her older sister, but I don't remember anything being mentioned about her father. Do we ever hear anything about him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T19:58:31.907" Title="What do we know about Yune's father?" Tags="&lt;ikoku-meiro-no-croisee&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20060" CreationDate="2015-02-04T09:43:41.090" Score="7" ViewCount="96887" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neji, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Sasuke, Choji, Shikamaru and Ino all have their clans' Kekkai Genkai, e.g. Shikamaru possesses shadow jutsu, Ino has mind controlling jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Uzumaki clan is said to have sealing techniques. Then why doesn't Naruto possess any of the techniques? At least, he should have some of his father's abilities (excluding Rasengan, as Jiraiya and Kakashi were able to do it), but from the beginning, it is shown that he didn't possess any clan-specific technique. Why so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T05:53:13.203" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T05:53:13.203" Title="Why doesn't Naruto possess any of his clan's specific jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3135" CreationDate="2015-02-04T11:35:38.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The narrator is a person who sings of her plight and hopes as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;sour, unripe, insignificant orange + sunlight = ripe orange&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;bitter, incomplete, pained person + lover = happy person&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the orange metaphor, the narrator is a unripe fruit that chanced upon this world and her lover is sunlight that shines upon her. &quot;So look at me!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song continues its flavor (bazinga!): as a person, she gets reminded of herself by oranges. In particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most striking, a sour orange reminds herself of her sourness, so om nom nom nom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a bunch of unripe oranges reminds herself of her uncertainty, so om nom nom nom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Taiga and Kushieda can play the orange role, while Ryuji is the Sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may be interpreting stuff too literally. Dont go through the orange, instead let the orange go through you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T11:35:38.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19115" CreationDate="2015-02-04T12:26:02.407" Score="2" ViewCount="3687" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime it was shown that Deidara was so fixated on killing Orochimaru by himself, he also recklessly attacked Sasuke for killing(!) Orochimaru...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was shown that Deidara joined Akatsuki only after Orochimaru left,&#xA;  So what could be the reason for his desire to kill Orochimaru by himself?&#xA;  Is it said anywhere in story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-04T12:33:49.623" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T04:51:39.050" Title="Why did Deidara want to kill Orochimaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19113" CreationDate="2015-02-04T13:29:30.817" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;More information about Deidara can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Deidara&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Deidara's exploits caught the attention of the Akatsuki, Itachi&#xA;  Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Sasori were sent to recruit him. Deidara&#xA;  refused at first but accepts a challenge from Itachi on the condition&#xA;  that the Akatsuki let him be if he won. However, Deidara was easily&#xA;  defeated by Itachi's Sharingan and begrudgingly joined the&#xA;  organisation. -&gt; Chapter 359.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His ego crushed since then because he admitted to himself that the&#xA;  Sharingan was a work of art, Deidara carried a murderous loathing for&#xA;  Itachi and the Sharingan for the rest of his life. Acknowledging that&#xA;  Itachi was a more powerful opponent, Deidara took steps during his&#xA;  time with the Akatsuki to get revenge on Itachi, such as training his&#xA;  left eye to counter genjutsu, and devising the means to create C4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since Itachi easily defeated Orochimaru, Deidara wanted to defeat&#xA;him as well to show off and prove to Itachi that he is strong. You can&#xA;say, Itachi defeated Orochimaru, then he MUST defeat him as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastEditorUserId="3009" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T04:51:39.050" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T04:51:39.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19126" CreationDate="2015-02-04T17:00:39.087" Score="10" ViewCount="56245" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it was Light's plan to make Misa look suspicious again so that Rem would kill L. But why did she think that Misa was going to be executed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it because her lifespan was shortened again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought that only a Death Note can shorten the lifespan of a person, and even though she did the Shinigami eye deal again, was her lifespan too shortened? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or can your lifespan get shortened by other people, because of their actions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T17:15:46.490" LastActivityDate="2020-09-02T12:13:51.063" Title="Why did Rem kill L?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19123" CreationDate="2015-02-04T17:48:39.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The police suspected Misa of being Kira, and she was about to be exposed. Rem realized that Light had purposely set Misa up to get caught &lt;em&gt;so that the only way to save her&lt;/em&gt; would be to kill L, otherwise, Misa would get the death penalty for being Kira. If a Shinigami helps a human by extending their life like this, the Shinigami dies. Even knowing this, Rem sacrificed herself in order to save Misa by killing L and making it so Misa would no longer be a suspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7524/what-was-the-intent-for-making-rem-sacrifice-herself-for-misa&quot;&gt;What was the intent for making Rem sacrifice herself for Misa?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T17:57:42.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19123" CreationDate="2015-02-04T18:21:45.017" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, &lt;strong&gt;L told her&lt;/strong&gt; what would happen, when she would be caught. Light made it pretty obvious that Misa was the new &lt;em&gt;Killer&lt;/em&gt;, letting all evidence point in her direction. He made her kill people the instant she left the mansion. Especially since Misa was the original suspect for being the second &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt;. If it wasn't for the fake rule, Misa would have been arrested or at least thoroughly investigated and L had doubts about that rule from the beginning anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If the murderer by notebook is recognized, at the very least, if we cannot get the capital punishment, we would have them write their own name in the book. That's how it is. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;chapter 57&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/veP4X.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/veP4Xm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem, being pretty sharp herself, came to the same conclusion. She knew L would figure it out, she knew it would mean the end for Misa. Though, she had made a promise to protect her till the end, so she knew she had to kill L to prevent Misa from dying early.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rem:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The one who is killing the convicts right now is Misa. There is no doubt about that. Since the notebook has been revealed, no matter what happens from this point on, the one who will be caught as Kira will be Misa. That wont change...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yagami Light is confident that I will save Misa's life... The only way to save Misa in a situation like that would be for me to write Ryuuzaki's true name in the notebook...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And in that situation if I were to kill Ryuuzaki then I would have clearly meddled with Misa's lifespan and die. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;chapter 57&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mAcJl.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mAcJlm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T18:21:45.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5352" CreationDate="2015-02-04T21:57:43.160" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a similar list back in 2003 when I was watching the series for the second time through. I had read the manga before that, though I don't remember whether I took it into consideration when making the list. In general the anime follows the manga very accurately - if we ignore some blatant filler such as episode 32 (Yotsuya's egg; IIRC even its drawing style differs, so maybe the animators were using it for practice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your list corresponds to the B and C ratings in my list; B doesn't advance the main story but still e.g. develops the characters, whereas C is a pure filler episode. Except for a couple of episodes, our lists are similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's interesting to notice that after episode 70 there are no filler episodes, and also on average the ratio of content to filler episodes is much better than in many other anime series. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;A: Important part of the story&#xA;B: Could be skipped but is still worth watching&#xA;C: Totally irrevelant&#xA;&#xA;01 A    + + +&#xA;02 A    + + +&#xA;03 A    + + +&#xA;04 A    + + +&#xA;05 A    + + +&#xA;06 A    + + +&#xA;07 A    + + +&#xA;08 A    + + +&#xA;09 A    + + +&#xA;10 A    + + +&#xA;11 B    + +&#xA;12 A    + + +&#xA;13 A    + + +&#xA;14 A    + + +&#xA;15 A    + + +&#xA;16 A    + + +&#xA;17 A    + + +&#xA;18 A    + + +&#xA;19 A    + + +&#xA;20 B    + +&#xA;21 B    + +&#xA;22 A    + + +&#xA;23 A    + + +&#xA;24 A    + + +&#xA;25 A    + + +&#xA;26 A    + + +&#xA;27 A    + + +&#xA;28 B    + +&#xA;29 C    +&#xA;30 A    + + +&#xA;31 A    + + +&#xA;32 C    +        not in manga&#xA;33 B    + +&#xA;34 A    + + +&#xA;35 A    + + +&#xA;36 C    +&#xA;37 C    +&#xA;38 A    + + +&#xA;39 A    + + +&#xA;40 A    + + +&#xA;41 B    + +&#xA;42 A    + + +&#xA;43 A    + + +&#xA;44 C    +&#xA;45 A    + + +&#xA;46 C    +        not in manga&#xA;47 B    + +&#xA;48 A    + + +&#xA;49 A    + + +&#xA;50 C    +&#xA;51 C    +&#xA;52 A    + + +&#xA;53 A    + + +&#xA;54 A    + + +&#xA;55 A    + + +&#xA;56 A    + + +&#xA;57 A    + + +&#xA;58 A    + + +&#xA;59 A    + + +&#xA;60 A    + + +&#xA;61 A    + + +&#xA;62 A    + + +&#xA;63 A    + + +&#xA;64 A    + + +&#xA;65 A    + + +&#xA;66 A    + + +&#xA;67 A    + + +&#xA;68 C    +&#xA;69 B    + +&#xA;70 A    + + +&#xA;71 A    + + +&#xA;72 A    + + +&#xA;73 A    + + +&#xA;74 A    + + +&#xA;75 A    + + +&#xA;76 A    + + +&#xA;77 A    + + +&#xA;78 A    + + +&#xA;79 A    + + +&#xA;80 A    + + +&#xA;81 A    + + +&#xA;82 A    + + +&#xA;83 A    + + +&#xA;84 A    + + +&#xA;85 A    + + +&#xA;86 A    + + +&#xA;87 A    + + +&#xA;88 A    + + +&#xA;89 A    + + +&#xA;90 A    + + +&#xA;91 A    + + +&#xA;92 A    + + +&#xA;93 A    + + +&#xA;94 A    + + +&#xA;95 A    + + +&#xA;96 A    + + +&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11549" LastEditorUserId="11549" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T07:40:31.050" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T07:40:31.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43123" CreationDate="2015-02-05T01:08:31.587" Score="4" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching episode 15 of Osamu Tezuka's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Beginning:_The_Bible_Stories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the Beginning: The Bible Stories&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; out of curiosity. In both this episode and episode 23, we see what appears to be the stone inscriptions of the ten commandments, in something that looks like Hebrew. (Click for bigger image.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwXLu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwXLum.png&quot; alt=&quot;tablet from episode 15&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0GWsr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0GWsrm.png&quot; alt=&quot;tablet from episode 23&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if these are actually reasonably &quot;correct&quot; Hebrew inscriptions, given that I've seen placeholder texts in animated books that had nothing to do with the actual in-universe meaning of the books (e.g. RPG-related material in alchemy books in the 2003 FMA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume that this &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; correct, but I had extremely little success trying to cross-check with either text in Hebrew &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0220.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0505.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, particularly since I don't know Hebrew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Might anyone know the answer to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T03:22:55.207" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T19:14:48.697" Title="Are these Hebrew inscriptions actually &quot;correct&quot;?" Tags="&lt;in-the-beginning-the-bible-stories&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T01:46:32.707" Score="2" ViewCount="4259" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the song or the artist that sings in the final battle of episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul √A&lt;/em&gt;, when Kaneki is battling Shachi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11554" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:10:36.960" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:10:36.960" Title="What's the music played during the final battle of Tokyo Ghoul √A episode 4?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T03:53:39.133" Score="5" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;I notice, for example, that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Akagi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Kaga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; both began construction in 1920, and they're portrayed as being more senior than &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fubuki_(1927)&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Fubuki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Mutsuki&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Mutsuki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Y%C5%ABdachi_(1936)&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Yuudachi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, all of which only began construction later on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a reasonably consistent pattern among the other fleet girls? Or is it more or less arbitrary which girls are portrayed as being senior to others? (Or is it not arbitrary, but based on something else entirely, like ship class?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T05:55:24.840" Title="Do seniority relations among the fleet girls have any basis in properties of the actual ships?" Tags="&lt;kantai-collection&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19131" CreationDate="2015-02-05T04:52:05.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are ask real words (in the top picture, it's kind of hard to read the second one).  I don't really know how to prove it though.  The big, bold words mean vertical, no, no, and trapped in that order going down.  The rest is religious about g-d.  Sorry if that doesn't answer the question fully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T04:52:05.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18999" CreationDate="2015-02-05T08:32:11.230" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe Jiraiya transformed into Tsunade using a transformation technique and found the size using traditional measures by measuring himself(!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He may have used &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sexy_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sexy Technique&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39UEr.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4163" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T00:42:56.233" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T00:42:56.233" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19143" CreationDate="2015-02-05T13:52:34.030" Score="5" ViewCount="1157" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, at least, it seems that the girls are much more conscious about showing skin or cleavage than in other anime set in modern times (except for the beach episode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially when you take into account the target audience, it is rather odd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the light novel or other official sources delve deeper into this cultural element of the fictional world of Mahouka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T06:04:00.167" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T06:04:00.167" Title="Are the clothing/modesty standards in the world of Mahouka Koukou stricter?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19141" CreationDate="2015-02-05T14:29:19.840" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is indeed mentioned in the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(All the excerpt from the light novel quoted onwards are from Baka-Tsuki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 2 - Chapter 7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, during the scene where Tatsuya was called to the Counseling Room by Ono Haruka (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] Haruka's smile grew a little forced as she crossed her legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beneath the mini-skirt, the derriere wrapped in silk stockings could almost be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to modern decorum, it was advisable to keep revealed flesh to a minimum.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because women usually wore thick stockings that covered everything beneath their dresses, even when exuding maturity, this sight was quite stimulating to the eyes. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of which, she was also wearing a rather open shirt, where the lines of the undergarments could be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a faculty member to wear this in front of a student was overly flirtatious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 3 - Chapter 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, after the ball game in physical education class, when Tatsuya and Mikihiko made acquaintance with each other and Erika came by to chat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In 2095 AD, fashion and proper decorum demanded that any trace of exposed flesh be covered in public. Since school was considered a public environment, even if it was in summer, women were still obligated to wear jackets and a colorless, impenetrable pair of tights or leggings beneath their dresses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, these rules didn't apply to athletic uniforms, so athletic clubs suffered no penalty or criticism for revealing their hands or legs with their uniform, and physical education classes were also not bound by this rule. For example, Tatsuya and the other male students were currently wearing shorts that did not extend to their knees while Mizuki was wearing a fairly long pair of rhythm pants, which was the standard uniform for physical education.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Erika was......&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of her legs were completely uncovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the thighs down, everything was revealed to the sweltering summer air. Her pants had no length to speak of whatsoever. Finally, the T-shirt she wore barely extended over the pants, giving the impression she was wearing only her underwear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also again mentioned in &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 3 - Chapter 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, during the scene where Mayumi turned up late in her summer dress and asked Tatsuya of his thought about her appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters' consciousness towards the dress code is also shown indirectly through Hattori and Mayumi's expression in the scene slightly after when they are on the bus, where Hattori offered Mayumi a blanket to cover herself up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the issue is brought up again a bit later into the same chapter when Tatsuya and Miyuki arrived at the hotel, where they met Erika and Mizuki in &amp;quot;revealing&amp;quot; outfit (according to the standard in Mahouka's world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T16:06:26.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T14:35:48.667" Score="0" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This centers around Noto Mamiko, but you can answer the question from a general/industry stand point if you want.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically since 2013, I'm noticing &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/40/Mamiko_Noto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Noto Mamiko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is pretty much a bit-character voice actress. She's not even &quot;the MC's best friend&quot; or anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can think of 1 main character role in 2013 - Satellizer el Bridget in Freezing Vibration. That's it.&#xA;Even last year, her biggest role was probably Nishiki in Donten ni Warau, not even a main character!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In severe cases she is in the show for literally 1-2 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would this GREAT VA, who has played some very memorable main character roles, now be playing barely supporting characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she get married? Start TV acting? Any reasonable suggestion for this atrocity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is it me or is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/869/Saori_Hayami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hayami Saori&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; stealing her roles?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T15:54:54.503" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T15:51:24.350" Title="Why would VAs that have many memorable lead roles take lesser roles?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;mamiko-noto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19145" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-05T14:42:46.427" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T14:42:46.427" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T14:42:46.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19146" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-05T14:42:46.427" Score="0" Body="Noto Mamiko, Born February 6, 1980 .&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Voice actress, notably Enma Ai in Jigoku Shoujo, Satellizer el Bridget in Freezing." OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T15:11:57.827" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T15:11:57.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T15:57:38.083" Score="11" ViewCount="7267" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of episode 5 of Kantai Collection, Kaga said that a fleet of two aircraft carriers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Zuikaku&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zuikaku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), two torpedo cruisers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Kitakami&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kitakami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_%C5%8Ci&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ooi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), one battleship (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kong%C5%8D&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kongo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and one destroyer (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fubuki_%281927%29&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fubuki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) was originally an impossible fleet, so they go along with assigning Fubuki - a destroyer - to be the flagship of the fleet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is such a fleet an impossible one in the first place? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T16:50:06.300" Title="Why is a fleet of two aircraft carriers, two torpedo cruisers, one battleship and one destroyer an impossible fleet?" Tags="&lt;kantai-collection&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19255" CreationDate="2015-02-05T19:48:14.687" Score="9" ViewCount="10676" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of &lt;em&gt;School Days&lt;/em&gt; anime, Sekai said that she was pregnant. Her behavior seemed like she was telling the truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when Kotonoha offered Sekai to consult at the hospital, she refused to go. This made Kotonoha suspect that Sekai was lying. And when Kotonoha stabbed and dissected Sekai, Kotonoha confirmed her suspicion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even before her death, Sekai stated clearly that she was pregnant, though she didn't have to lie to Kotonoha anymore as Makoto was already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So was Sekai really pregnant or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7890" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T06:12:08.517" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:36:28.163" Title="Was Sekai in School Days anime really pregnant?" Tags="&lt;school-days&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19141" CreationDate="2015-02-05T19:56:37.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to nhahtdh's answer, I would also like to add that &lt;strong&gt;Volume 8 - Chapter 2&lt;/strong&gt; of the light novel also talked about temperature dropping (a mini ice age) in 2030 AD, and the temperature only went back to normal recently. Then, the light novel went on to attribute the drop in temperature to the changes in the fashion/dress code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—Beginning from around Common Era 2030, the earth underwent a radical drop in temperature; the world’s overall food supply deteriorated on a massive scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at that vivid greenery and sparkling ocean, makes the world’s temperature drop seem like an event in a fictional story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, that event is an unequivocal fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before we were born, the world’s climate began getting warmer but, we can look at the traces of the temperature dropping all around us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the dress code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not exposing bare skin, this manner in which we dress is nothing but a trace of the deep impression the era of the temperature dropping left on the world.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, I have no interest in dressing to expose my shoulders or breast area — and in the first place, it would not be a flattering style on me, yet—, it’s not compulsory to have a skirt so long the hem drags, and I like clothes. However in private places, there are no rules over the manner of dressing so it’s not like it really hinders us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11573" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T05:51:54.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19173" CreationDate="2015-02-06T02:16:28.100" Score="12" ViewCount="42285" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sword Art Online, why did Akihiko Kayaba make the game so as to make death permanent? Don't get me wrong, I know that in episode 1 he claims that he would like to &quot;control this world's fate&quot;.  However, in episode 17, when he says that he &quot;wanted to make a world free of laws and restrictions&quot;, then why make it so that people must die in real life as well?  Wouldn't that make a real death contrary to his goals?  And if he &quot;forgot&quot; somewhere in the middle of the game (as he claims in episode 14), what is the point in continuing further?  Has he no regard for human life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11581" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T12:49:44.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T19:11:01.263" Title="Why did Akihiko Kayaba make death permanent in Sword Art Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19161" CreationDate="2015-02-06T02:39:38.433" Score="4" ViewCount="853" Body="&lt;p&gt;So a few years ago, I saw an anime where everyone had special glasses that basically superimposed a virtual world onto the real world (so, erm, Google Glass but better). I don't remember it very well, but I think there was a very large round red object related—does anyone have any idea what anime this is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11583" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:47:54.443" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:47:54.443" Title="What anime is this where everyone has a virtual world from glasses?" Tags="&lt;dennou-coil&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:22.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19160" CreationDate="2015-02-06T03:30:44.477" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Odds are you're thinking of &lt;strong&gt;Dennou Coil&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The large round red thing is a Searchmaton / Satchii. These creepy little buggers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Npdb8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Satchiis galore&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dennō Coil (電脳コイル Dennō Koiru?, lit. Electric Brain Coil or Computer Coil), Coil—A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality (AR) technology has just begun to enter the mainstream. The series takes place in the fictional city of Daikoku, a hotbed of AR development with an emerging city-wide virtual infrastructure. It follows a group of children as they use AR glasses to unravel the mysteries of the half real, half Internet city, using a variety of illegal software tools, techniques, and virtual pets to manipulate the digital landscape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Coil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T15:32:23.700" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-23T22:20:09.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19165" CreationDate="2015-02-06T07:44:02.460" Score="1" ViewCount="785" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that Senju shinobi received physical strength from the Six Path of Sage. The first Hokage's wife was from Uzumaki clan. Are these the reasons why Tsunade had monstrous strength and was able to use sealing techniques?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T13:10:22.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:20:08.973" Title="Did Tsunade's abilities come from the fact that she was descendant of Senju and Uzumaki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19162" CreationDate="2015-02-06T08:07:10.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say partly yes and mostly through training. She developed &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Enhanced_Strength&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chakra Enhanced Strength&lt;/a&gt; which allows her to increase the strength of her attack tremendously. It's proven that through training even Sakura is able to show such strength in her attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It should be noted that unlike Sakura, Tsunade herself already possesses incredible raw strength, capable of crushing stones in a single hand with nothing but pure muscle power. This strength is later increased to monstrous levels, when Tsunade uses this technique, allowing her to perform feats like lifting and swinging Gamabunta's tantō, creating giant craters and fissures in an area by simply striking it with either her heel or finger, destroying Madara Uchiha Susanoo's ribcage and its sword, and sending opponents flying with a flick of her finger with relative ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T10:20:08.973" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:20:08.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19144" CreationDate="2015-02-06T08:18:06.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, voice actor has been idle reduction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, maybe television stations and offices is made to use the young voice actor.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;----- Postscript -----&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Although it is not a story that was only to Noto's,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;in Japan, as the number of years that has been active as a voice actor is longer,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;rank increases and salary will be higher.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So that, the request side want to reduce the production costs,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;want to aggressively hired short activities years young.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also is might cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11395" LastEditorUserId="11395" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T15:51:24.350" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T15:51:24.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7231" CreationDate="2015-02-06T08:37:33.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the prime minister had acquired a modest amount of military backing and/or created task forces that the governing body (and section 9) were unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar to the clone army in Star Wars, Sifo-Dyas believed he had commissioned the secret army &quot;for the Republic&quot; to be held in reserve for the coming conflict. Neither the ruling party nor the Jedi council were aware of &quot;their&quot; army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Exerpt from wiki&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;During the refugee crisis, she is arrested under charges of treason&#xA;  for requesting United Nations intervention in the crisis, though this&#xA;  action on the part of the Ruling Party chairman was &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; sanctioned&#xA;  by either party, or electorate - her escape from custody and the aid&#xA;  of Section 9 prevented this &lt;strong&gt;secret&lt;/strong&gt; coup d'état from becoming a&#xA;  reality, and also then sent a clear signal to the American Empire that&#xA;  Japan prefers a Stand-alone status within the international community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This demonstration of capability, and the calling in of favours owed&#xA;  at the height of the crisis increased her ability to control Japan in&#xA;  the wake thereof. &lt;strong&gt;She also demonstrated that she held clout from a&#xA;  military stand-point: The JASDF was her tool of choice for reminding&#xA;  the contending land and sea force commanders where Japan's true&#xA;  military prowess was to be found, from both a domestic and military&#xA;  stand-point.&lt;/strong&gt; Kayabuki displayed great wisdom by selecting Daisuke&#xA;  Aramaki and Major Kusanagi as personal advisors that prevented&#xA;  potentially cataclysmic events during the beginning of her&#xA;  premiership.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bottom line is that she used the state's military forces (the two jets that buzzed the American sub), to protect the state, from the state, all without the state even knowing. Refusing to contribute to genocide against the refugees (and possible future citizens), the JASDF branch she called was obviously led by a patriot* who backed the State, rather than the Leadership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: *Actually, it is unclear as to whether or not the JASDF commander knew that Kayabuki had been arrested and was being fired. I like to believe in &quot;true patriots&quot; standing up for what's right, but it's also possible that the JASDF commander was simply not aware of Takakura's actions and would have refused Kayabuki's order, if he'd known. Since Kayabuki was &lt;strong&gt;being&lt;/strong&gt; fired but wasn't fired &lt;strong&gt;yet&lt;/strong&gt; (publicly), he also may have just been &quot;following orders&quot;. The JASDF excercise is called a &quot;favor&quot;, which leans toward the commander knowing the details of the situation and voluntarily following Kayabuki's order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11588" LastEditorUserId="11588" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T21:38:53.650" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T21:38:53.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19170" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19172" CreationDate="2015-02-06T10:06:38.437" Score="4" ViewCount="9084" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend&lt;/em&gt;, Kasumigaoka always calls Tomoya &quot;Mr. Ethical&quot; (倫理{りんり}君{くん}).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this come from? Is it explained at some point in the original source material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to spoil it for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T11:01:11.877" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T20:57:00.560" Title="Why does Kasumigaoka call Tomoya &quot;Mr. Ethical&quot;?" Tags="&lt;saenai-heroine-no-sodatekata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19159" CreationDate="2015-02-06T15:19:07.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Kayaba says (I doesn't remember when), &quot;There's no difference between IRL and SAO.&quot; If you die, it happens on both ends. I think it was to induce psychological effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 1 - Chapter 24 of the light novel, during the scene where Kirito and Kayaba had a talk before they returned to reality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; “…What about those who died? Both of us are already dead, yet we continue to exist here. Doesn’t that mean you can return the other four thousand dead to the original world as well?”&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Kayaba’s expression didn’t change. He closed the window, put his hands into his pockets, and then said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; “Life can’t be recovered so easily. Their consciousness will never return. The dead will disappear —  this fact remains true in every world. I created this place only because I wanted to talk with you two — one last time.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference is &quot;a world free of laws and restrictions&quot;. You can change or remove some restrictions. For example, in real life, you cannot fight continuously for 20 hours, nor can you jump more than 20 meters. You can change some laws or some restrictions, but there are some basic things that you cannot change. Or, at least, you need some time to gradually get used to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example are Asuna's words. She told Kirito about male and female genitals. They weren't present in early version, but because of psychological effect, they were added in later version during Beta testing phase, but without any hair (because lack of effect, I think).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read this in Volume 1 - Chapter 16.5 (this special is in the web version only):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There is a somewhat interesting story concerning all of this (I apologize for digressing, but)... When SAO was under development, the Argas company had an internal closed alpha test phase during which time they reasoned that since players would have no use for genitals, it would not be necessary to objectify it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; However, in reality they found that most of the male testers would experience a certain amount of severe anxiety. Even so, while there was no problem when playing for several hours. When they conducted consecutive tests over a 48 hour period, they found that most of the male testers who attended this trial period were unable to stand not having their genitals and gave up. So it was from the Beta testing phase that the genital parts were implemented out of a sense of necessity. It seems that this was also part of the reason why SAO players were not allowed to change their characters' genders.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; However, even if you had your genital parts, the question that I had prior to the official start of the game (meaning, before the incident) was whether or not there would be anxiety over the lack of proper function. I myself had agonized repeatedly on multiple occasions over the inability to release my pent up energy, but now I saw that if the ethics code or whatever was disabled, then functionality, probably even ejaculation was possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T19:11:01.263" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T19:11:01.263" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19170" CreationDate="2015-02-06T15:22:21.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an excerpt from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saekano:_How_to_Raise_a_Boring_Girlfriend#Main_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saekano&lt;/a&gt; wiki-page in the description for Utaha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She used to call Tomoya Tomoya-kun (倫也君) but now she calls him Rinri-kun (倫理君). She began to call him by the nickname Rinri-kun when he flatly rejected her suggestion that he read the last volume of Koisuru Metronome before it is published.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Rinri-kun&quot; being &quot;Mr. Ethical.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, Tomoya is called Mr. Ethical by Utaha due to his ethical behavior, in this case, with how he decided to wait until the release of the last book — just as every other fan/reader has to wait — in order to enjoy the novel. It'd be unfair for him to get first dibs on reading it before everyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T15:39:49.607" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T15:39:49.607" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19159" CreationDate="2015-02-06T16:16:20.030" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, this question raises way to many personal opinions and speculations. It's never explained why perma-death was enabled in Sword Art Online. We'll also never find out since Kayaba Akihiko died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, I'd like to note that the perma-death was neither a law nor restriction, it was a rule, and thus Kayaba Akihiko did not go against any rules he set for SAO. Obviously, a game will have rules, so you'll have things like: death, no flying, max health, etc. What Kayaba Akihiko was referring to was a world without the laws and restrictions placed by the society in real life. That's my speculation, but that's all it could truly point to. Naturally, there are no laws or restrictions regarding death in SAO or IRL, but rather it's a fundamental rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Kayaba_Akihiko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kayaba Akihito&lt;/a&gt;'s entry on Sword Art Online Wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kayaba Akihiko had little to no empathy, with no regard for human life&#xA;(including his own)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akihiko seemed to be very sincere and thoughtful, as shown when he told Kirito of his dream about creating a floating castle as the basis for creating Sword Art Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In spite of this, Akihiko had a level of honor and fairness. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at those three lines, we can also take something else from this. At the end of Sword Art Online Asuna dies, right? Wrong. Kayaba Akihiko made the promise to Kirito to prevent Asuna from committing suicide before the match was over (episode 13). He made this promise because he is both sincere and fair. Therefore, while Asuna did indeed die in the game, she didn't die in real life because of the promise Kayaba Akihiko made with Kirito. This is also why, as promised at the beginning of the series, all 6147 players were returned to the real world after Kirito completed SAO. Quoted from the anime: (Kayaba Akihiko) &amp;quot;Moments ago, all 6147 remaining players were successfully logged out.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting back to the point, everything Kayaba Akihiko did was not contrary to the goals he set and had in mind through out Sword Art Online. Everything fell into place and he didn't violate any of his rules. He fulfilled his dream and simply brought others into it, the idea was that Kayaba Akihiko wanted to replace the real world with virtual reality for himself. This is shown in the anime episode 14 at 18:41, when Kayaba Akihiko said, &amp;quot;I wanted to leave the Earth behind and go to that castle. For a long, long time that was my only desire.&amp;quot; Naturally, since he made the game available to everyone, the rules he believed in and set for himself would have to be followed everyone else as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T17:21:38.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19290" CreationDate="2015-02-06T18:54:58.283" Score="6" ViewCount="1382" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the DBZ episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Meal_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meal Time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, why didn't Dabura even try to turn Majin Buu into stone? I'm not saying or implying it would have worked, but it seemed more likely to work than anything else he did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9096" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T02:42:43.047" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T02:42:43.047" Title="Why didn't Dabura attempt to turn Buu to stone?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11242" CreationDate="2015-02-06T21:54:21.610" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will move this to comment, when I'm able.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice the [mouse] cursor being moved to the &quot;purchase&quot; button. This is clearly an individual and not software. The user also scrolls through the list to find the Cerano entry where software would index and select the entry directly from an array or list in memory and not with the mouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11588" LastEditorUserId="11588" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T22:10:06.817" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T22:10:06.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19178" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19193" CreationDate="2015-02-06T22:10:02.557" Score="6" ViewCount="6327" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a manga about a girl who has the ability to see every person as two people; one normal and one that shows what the person is actually thinking. The second has a large '&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;'(the kind you see with eye tests) on them (around the stomach area) (I do not know how to explain this)&#xA;She has a pair of glasses to see normally and keep her power hidden.&#xA;I remember her going to school and talking to a teacher as for the setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this is enough information&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11597" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:14:45.787" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:14:45.787" Title="Looking for a manga with a girl that can see people's thoughts" Tags="&lt;shiryoku-kensa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:25.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19181" CreationDate="2015-02-07T00:25:29.617" Score="7" ViewCount="30890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just watched episode 20 of Hunter X Hunter, in which it is revealed that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; During the final phase of the Hunter Exam, Killua kills Bodoro as soon as the fight between Bodoro and Leorio starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would Killua act in this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He knows that both interfering in other fights and killing other applicants is against the rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I don't understand why he did what he did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11599" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T01:03:56.333" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T21:39:06.067" Title="In the final phase of the Hunter Exam, why does Killua act the way he does?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19180" CreationDate="2015-02-07T01:34:21.943" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few factors in play, but the most prevalent reason is Illumi's control over Killua. It's possible you underestimate just how much of an influence Illumi exerts—shown both in this episode, and elaborated on in episode 94.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suffice it to say, Illumi basically raised Killua to be a killer, and thus has had years and years of exposure to Killua to manipulate how he thinks and behaves. Through his aura and manipulative skills (and other methods, revealed in episode 94), he was essentially able to convince Killua that he was not worthy of love or friendship, and that all he was meant to  be was a perfectly honed killing machine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2xJeY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;A killer doesn&amp;#39;t need any friends.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, this reversal of psychology drove Killua into an unstable state, unearthing his urge to kill and forcing him to act upon it again. At that point, he had been driven to believe he was just a killer, had failed to protect Gon, and he'd never be a Hunter—why would he care what happened anymore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As a side note, it also ensured both that he wouldn't have to fight Leorio, and that Leorio would become a Hunter. So bonus points to Killua for that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T01:34:21.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19188" CreationDate="2015-02-07T05:36:14.027" Score="6" ViewCount="618" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of Great Teacher Onizuka, who is this &quot;Kenshiro&quot; that Onizuka is parodying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFYT5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Onizuka is Kenshiro?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:50:32.200" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:50:32.200" Title="Who is being parodied by Onizuka?" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19187" CreationDate="2015-02-07T07:13:43.617" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Onizuka is making a reference to Kenshiro from &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star&quot;&gt;Fist of the North Star&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&#xA;In the English translation of the manga, this was added as a note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenshiro's fiancée is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fist_of_the_North_Star_characters#Yuria&quot;&gt;Yuria&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T07:19:20.447" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T07:19:20.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19089" CreationDate="2015-02-07T13:02:30.223" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You said the answer yourself in the comments: the &quot;kage&quot; part means the shadow clones...well, have a shadow. Regular clones lack substance and do not carry chakra, whereas shadow clones are basically copies of the person. Shadow clones carry and use their own bit of chakra that they receive from the original, so there is actual substance to them. The ninja way of summing this appears to be to say that &quot;illusions do not cast shadows, but objects with substance do.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally it seems as though from a naming standpoint, a prefix to &lt;em&gt;bunshin&lt;/em&gt; gives the clones some physical substance, whether is be water (水分身) or paper (紙分身) or something else. In my personal opinion shadows are merely quasi-physical in the sense that they are a &lt;strong&gt;lack&lt;/strong&gt; of light in the midst of a more brightly lit surface, so it feels better if &lt;em&gt;kage bunshin&lt;/em&gt; and regular &lt;em&gt;bunshin&lt;/em&gt; were switched around. But hey, I guess adding the word &quot;shadow&quot; makes it sound cooler so it has to be the stronger spell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11610" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T13:02:30.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-07T14:40:12.643" Score="2" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece's episode 406. Whats the name of the music that starts playing on the 2:30 mark after the opening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11611" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T23:31:47.407" Title="What's the name of the music in One Piece filler episode 406?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-07T15:10:01.267" Score="12" ViewCount="1711" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinji, Rei and other pilots wear these headsets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4yKvu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why don't Asuka and Mari wear those headsets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11612" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T15:27:04.447" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T10:27:43.340" Title="Why don't Asuka and Mari wear headsets?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19178" CreationDate="2015-02-07T16:31:25.597" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=97903&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shiryoku Kensa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on the 40mP million-view hit Vocaloid song Shiryoku Kensa, Miyashita Megumi, also known as &quot;Gumi&quot;, was one of the only survivors in a plane crash thirteen years ago. &lt;strong&gt;Since then, she has been able to see two copies of every person and one of them always has a &quot;C&quot; on them.&lt;/strong&gt; Thirteen years later, she now wears glasses, yet her left eye remains a puzzle. And then, her friend goes &quot;missing&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her physician told her to keep her glasses on to prevent her left eye (the C eye) from seeing the true self of people, so that she could live a normal life. And she had been keeping her glasses on since then until her friend stopped going to school one day, when she decided to use the power of her left eye to investigate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a page from chapter 1 showing her C eye's power activated after she removed her glasses. As shown in the page, she could see 2 copies of the same person when they are lying, and the copy with the C is the person's true thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g0aXf.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T16:59:28.147" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T16:59:28.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19192" CreationDate="2015-02-07T17:11:31.703" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;They wear them in a different place, and both of them also &quot;accessorize&quot; them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asuka wears red ones that double as hair clips:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gkWeL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Mari wears white ones as part of her hair band:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BpWw3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of them are seen pretty much wearing them all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Interface_Headset&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Interface Headset wiki page&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The headsets used by Asuka Langley Soryu, and by Asuka Shikinami Langley for her Eva-03 test, are both more similar to hair clips in form than the default model. Mari Makinami Illustrious also wears a unique model incorporated into a hairband. For both Asuka and Mari, the headset lies against different parts of the brain than the standard model, but whether this has any functional implications isn't known. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T10:27:43.340" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T10:27:43.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-07T23:28:49.627" Score="7" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this episode Pinocchio was in a village. In this village was a boy. That boy said to his friends and other boys that they should steal and destroy all toys of their village that they can find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There was one scene where this boy took a wood toy giraffe and broke its neck and stole it. The child/ girl who was the owner of the toy giraffe was looking while this boy doing that. After that she started to cry.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the evening all boys gathered to one place and dropped all toys into a hole. Then they took torches and start circling (the torches) around the hole with the toys and their bodies. In this scene came Pinocchio and told them to immediately stop doing that. Pinocchio said that if they wouldn't stop, then god would punish them. But all children continued with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suddenly the toys shoot lights/ laser and spread the light (from the hole) everywhere. All objects and animals (earth, trees, cats etc.) who got shot by this laser came to life, and started moving and talking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What episode was that happening?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T04:23:23.447" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T04:23:23.447" Title="In which episode did some boys destroy all of their village's toys?" Tags="&lt;pinocchio&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13056" CreationDate="2015-02-08T05:09:41.053" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your image is a collage from a scene in the second chapter of a 3-chapter short BL series named &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34901&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Light Blue Triangle&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese title: みずいろ三角). It is collected along with 2 other stories into tankoubon under the title &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=46638&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Konna Nekomimi, Suki desu ka?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the page which the image comes from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nO7Ko.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, what he actually said is along the line of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shut up! You don't know anything at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what you have is confirmed a collage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image was reposted on &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/thread/86132936/#86166234&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt;, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/9554/secret-evil-radio&quot;&gt;@Secret Evil Radio&lt;/a&gt; has pointed out. However, the first identification was incorrect, and the actual series was pointed out at &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/thread/86132936/#86200155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the end of the reply chain&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now I searched through the internet archive (since that Tumblr account deleted his posts) and found out that the title is &lt;em&gt;Konna Nekomimi, Suki desu ka?&lt;/em&gt;. It's a collection of stories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T05:09:41.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-08T05:50:15.247" Score="7" ViewCount="1152" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the girl was sitting on some boxes of wood as the boy with fire powers passed by. The boy noticed the girl and adored her singing, and he approached the girl. When the girl finished singing, she started talking to the boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, suddenly, evil men in black suits came, and they had some powers. They wanted to take the girl away, but since the boy was of a certain clan, with his awesome fire powers, he ejected fire from his finger, frightened the men, drove them away, and saved the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was aired around the same time when &lt;em&gt;Kekkaishi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Japanese Classic Horror&lt;/em&gt; was shown on Animax India in 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11622" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:31:24.063" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:31:24.063" Title="An anime where a boy, who can eject fire from his finger, saves a girl from black-suited men" Tags="&lt;kaze-no-stigma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:39.437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19208" CreationDate="2015-02-08T05:59:16.410" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;If anyone is looking for the same anime, I just got the name of it from Google.&#xA;It was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_Stigma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. However, the story remains incomplete as the author of the light novel series died in June, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11622" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-08T15:21:07.090" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T15:21:07.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2015-02-08T07:18:16.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think magic has to be learned. It is like studying I guess. When Erza was still a child, she was able to learn magic without actually practicing it. If you have knowledge of how to use a certain magic, you can use it. I guess it may depend on the user's willpower, or it may actually be inside them all along. By the way, there are a few characters who can use more than one type of magic like Ultear, Jellal, Zero/Brain, and Hades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-08T07:28:36.367" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T07:28:36.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19214" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19262" CreationDate="2015-02-08T09:15:12.387" Score="3" ViewCount="1756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oreki Houtarou is the main protagonist in Hyouka. At first, he is very lazy, then after he meets Chitanda, he starts solving mysteries and becomes a little active. He takes a course in humanities in second year. But I am curious what is his real purpose in life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-08T15:17:35.237" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T08:01:23.580" Title="What does Oreki Houtarou want to do with his life?" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2497" CreationDate="2015-02-08T09:59:09.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I legitimately doubt that anything serious was meant by that, or even came of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's character has always been to help others out where and when they need it, but in this case, he didn't pick up on the subtext like Rock Lee, Kakashi and Sakura did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If nothing else, there won't be a child between him and that priestess.  Considering that, in canon...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...he has &lt;em&gt;two&lt;/em&gt; children with Hinata:  Boruto and Himawari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T09:59:09.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6198" CreationDate="2015-02-08T16:50:53.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Anime&quot; was actually ORIGINALLY meant to describe animation, but that used a particular number of frames per second, before becoming a term just for animations in general. Anime doesn't HAVE to be strictly Japanese, but some rules have to be followed for this (the same applies to &quot;manga,&quot; the comic book version of anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an anime is made in Japan (especially if the original language of creation is Japanese) then it is free to be called anime. Same goes for manga. However, if it has the same or a similar enough style to anime or manga but is made OUTSIDE of Japan (for a good example, see the Korean-made &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/13387/March_Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;March Story&lt;/a&gt;&quot; series) then two actions could be taken; calling it either a &quot;cartoon&quot; or &quot;graphic novel&quot; depending on the medium, to differentiate it; OR, you may call it anime or manga, if the country or origin/main release is SPECIFIED (so March Story would be Korean Manga, and Avatar would be American Anime). This implies that it looks like anime, maybe even has similar themes or stereotypes as anime, or manga, but that it ISN'T because of the country of origin. This appeases everybody, and makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11629" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-02-08T18:41:54.950" LastActivityDate="2015-02-08T18:41:54.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19260" CreationDate="2015-02-08T22:03:00.277" Score="9" ViewCount="29078" Body="&lt;p&gt;The full title of the PS3 game is &lt;em&gt;Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch&lt;/em&gt;. Google Translate &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fails&lt;/a&gt; when I try to use the kanji, and the closest I can get is by writing the whole phrase in hiragana, which Google &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/%E3%81%AB%20%E3%81%AE%20%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AB&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;translates to&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The country of the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the title would become &lt;em&gt;The country of the Wrath of the White Witch&lt;/em&gt;, which doesn't seem to make sense. Of course, this is dependent on a Google machine translation, so it might not even be reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what does &lt;em&gt;Ni no Kuni&lt;/em&gt; mean given the context of the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T05:41:05.630" LastActivityDate="2019-03-20T16:37:06.910" Title="What does Ni no Kuni mean exactly?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;ni-no-kuni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-08T22:31:54.973" Score="4" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Ending animation sequence of Jintai, the song &lt;em&gt;Yume no Naka no Watashi no Yume&#xA;(My Dream Within a Dream)&lt;/em&gt; plays with the following lyrics in romaji:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wasuretai tte kimochi&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sore mo uso ja nai kokoro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/jintai/yumenakawatashiyume.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Lyrics&lt;/a&gt; it is translated so: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The feeling of wanting to forget&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It, too, is an emotion that is not a lie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the subs I have, it is translated like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is it?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There you sit on my lap, little squirrel&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The chestnut is like your flag, you child of the forest, seeking courage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the sounds of March are all around, even the humans will know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Day in, day out, I sow the seeds for the future&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Eventually they bloom to flowers, and all feast on what it brought to fruit&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  My dream fulfills that of the others at the same time&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Isn't it nice to make your wishes then?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I want to forget the little nuts&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  That's what I really feel like&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's wrong today?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You wave your chestnut like a flag, little squirrel&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Soon you will run to the forest again, your refuge&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  What's wrong today?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Here you sit on my lap&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Why don't you rest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animation sequence itself contains many objects that come directly from the story. Most of them I recognized, but where do these &lt;em&gt;little nuts&lt;/em&gt; come from in the subtitle translation? Was it a mistranslation or some subtle reference to the events of the story? I wonder if the differences are because of some double-meaning words or some hidden context that one of the translators (or both) didn't get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T04:00:52.497" LastActivityDate="2021-05-26T00:05:30.547" Title="&quot;I want to forget the little nuts&quot;" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;music&gt;&lt;humanity-has-declined&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-09T00:15:49.520" Score="6" ViewCount="7647" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don´t know what genre this anime would fit best, but whatever. The anime I´m searching for is about a guy who leaves his village with 2 friends, another guy and a girl. They get separated and he searches for them. After a while the guy ends up in a town without money and decides to sleep on the street. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A young lady drives by in a carriage and offers him to stay with her family in their mansion. The whole family seems pretty nice at first. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While staying with them the mansion gets attacked by a group of people trying to kill the family. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The guy protects them. during the fight the girl of the family runs to some kind of shack. Inside the shack are the 2 missing friends of the guy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They´ve been tortured, it turns out the family captures and tortures people they think are worthless and the group attacking them are the good ones. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The guy confronts the girl why she did it and she said they were worthless and it was her right to kill them. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She also said that the female friend of the guy had more beautiful hair than her and that she couldn´t allow her to live, that she had to be punished. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They kill the evil girl and the guy joins the group in their quest to change the situation in the town.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11636" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:22:49.123" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:22:49.123" Title="Looking for the name of an anime about a guy who leaves his village with 2 friends" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:42.813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19222" CreationDate="2015-02-09T00:33:53.740" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15919&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P5Dg3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from ANN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsumi is a self-acknowledge country bumpkin who is nonetheless a well trained fighter. He and two companions leave their remote village to head to the Imperial City to find a way to relieve their friends and family from ruinous taxation imposed by the authorities. Yet the Imperial City is filled with unimaginable amounts of corruption and evil from supernatural sources. Tatsumi is immediately swindled after reaching the City and nearly loses everything soon after, but finds himself allied with an unlikely group of assassins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your description matches the plot summary from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akame_ga_Kill!#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; quite well (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tatsumi is a fighter who, accompanied by his two childhood friends, sets off to the Capital&lt;/strong&gt; in search of a way to make money to assist his poverty-stricken village. &lt;strong&gt;After being separated from his friends&lt;/strong&gt;, Tatsumi not only fails to enlist in the army, but is swindled out of all his money. &lt;strong&gt;He is then taken in by a noble family who offer him help, but intend to torture and kill him, just like they did with his friends and dozens of other people.&lt;/strong&gt; Tatsumi is rescued by a group of assassins known as Night Raid, and is invited to join their ranks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the series myself, but this seems to match most of your points, particularly Episode 1 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tatsumi heads for the capital despite warnings about the area's dark nature as he needs to raise money for his village. Shortly after arriving, Tatsumi is robbed by a woman and has to sleep in the streets. However, &lt;strong&gt;he is invited to the manor of a young rich girl named Aria, who takes pity on him. As he waits for his best friends, Sayo and Ieyasu, to arrive in the capital, Tatsumi learns of an assassin group named Night Raid&lt;/strong&gt;, whose members are wanted for numerous murders. &lt;strong&gt;One night, the group appears and starts killing Aria's guards and her parents&lt;/strong&gt;. Tatsumi faces off against Night Raid member Akame, but their duel is interrupted by Leone, the same woman who robbed him; she reveals to Tatsumi that &lt;strong&gt;Aria and her parents has tortured several people from the countryside, including Ieyasu and Sayo&lt;/strong&gt;, the latter already being dead. Tatsumi kills Aria just before Ieyasu dies and Leone, impressed with Tatsumi's ability to kill mercilessly, invites him to join Night Raid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Akame_ga_Kill!_episodes#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Akame ga Kill! Episode List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T05:49:09.920" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T05:49:09.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19226" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19231" CreationDate="2015-02-09T01:21:14.123" Score="2" ViewCount="5918" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the &lt;em&gt;Akagi&lt;/em&gt; anime. It seems safe to conclude that Akagi probably survives the match with Wachizu, but since there are two more rounds that aren't covered by the last episode of the anime, I'm wondering how they go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As thus: which chapter of the manga does the &lt;em&gt;Akagi&lt;/em&gt; anime end on? Is it safe to assume that up to that chapter, everything covered in the manga will have been more or less covered in the anime (given that in some anime adaptations, like FMA, this isn't true)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T15:22:30.117" Title="What manga chapters does the Akagi anime adapt?" Tags="&lt;akagi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4605" CreationDate="2015-02-09T01:28:52.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;9 tails fears being controlled by Madara because he likes his current host. Plain and simple. The Uchiha have a past with him as well, as depicted in shippuden episode 2 when Sasuke uses his sharingan to explore Naruto's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, the Jinchuriki (all demons as well) are beings that thrive via personal gain. A demon will not present itself to a human unless it wants or needs something that can be taken or given freely from the human. Perhaps 9 tails believes Madara is just another (1)manipulative asshole with the (2)last name Uchiha. 2 reasons not to go with him. Another reason could be that e believes Madara is weak &gt;:p and unworthy of his acquaintance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11638" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T01:28:52.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-09T06:02:13.337" Score="5" ViewCount="4951" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just remember reading it along time ago. I think it was something like, she wakes up one day and goes to school, where she realizes some people smell funny. I think later some dude tells her she can smell when the people around her are sexually aroused. I know it sounds really weird for me to be searching for this... It's not that I want to read it thatt much, but I just remembered reading it and it's bothering me since I can't seem to find it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11642" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:32:55.437" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:32:55.437" Title="I'm looking for a manga about a girl who can smell when people are sexually aroused" Tags="&lt;para-paru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:46.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19226" CreationDate="2015-02-09T09:44:25.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions like these &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime Adaption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starts&lt;/strong&gt; at Volume 1, Chapter 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ends&lt;/strong&gt; at Volume 13, Chapter 109 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skips&lt;/strong&gt; Volume 6 Chapter 51 &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; Volume 7 Chapter 56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series currently has &lt;em&gt;28 Volumes&lt;/em&gt; and is still &lt;em&gt;ongoing&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T15:22:30.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T15:22:30.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18360" CreationDate="2015-02-09T10:45:33.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence to suggest that being underground/confined spaces can actually be a weakness for Titans. However there isn't any evidence supporting the contrary as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A definite &lt;strong&gt;strategic disadvantage&lt;/strong&gt; of underground transformation is obvious (due to the restricted space for movement and the lack of visibility).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the corresponding chapter, you would do well to &lt;strong&gt;notice&lt;/strong&gt; that the Titan smashes the tunnel from outside, all too easily. So underground colonization is a definite &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also no hard evidence on whether sunlight is a primary source of power for Titans. If that were the case, then Annie's transformation in the forest would have degenerated (no/minimal sunlight there). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also (as suggested by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/18373/11643&quot;&gt;@mirroroftruth&lt;/a&gt;), the use of forests is mainly because of the better 3D maneuver environment. However from my perception, undergrounds are just as &lt;em&gt;bad&lt;/em&gt; an environment for 3D maneuvers, as they &lt;strong&gt;may be&lt;/strong&gt; for Titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11643" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T10:45:33.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-09T11:21:41.403" Score="6" ViewCount="3949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched an anime a while ago, but I can't seem to remember its title. Can someone help me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The anime's main character is a black-haired, gloomy-looking girl&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The anime is about the girl liking a popular boy at her school&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everyone, except for the popular boy and 2 other people, runs away when they see the girl&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:25:01.270" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:25:01.270" Title="What is this anime about a gloomy girl with black hair liking a popular boy at her school?" Tags="&lt;kimi-ni-todoke&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:49.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19233" CreationDate="2015-02-09T11:39:28.630" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer probably is Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ATvJX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from &quot;The Ring,&quot; which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose &quot;100% refreshing&quot; personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe... there is even a little hope for some romance in her future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist is Sawako &quot;Sadako&quot; Kuronuma&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ts2mx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the good-looking guy is Shouta Kazehaya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qNIwE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_ni_Todoke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6045/Kimi_ni_Todoke/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T11:39:28.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19241" CreationDate="2015-02-09T13:13:49.013" Score="3" ViewCount="1044" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Acnologia a human or a Dragon? In Fairy Tail, it is shown that he was a Dragon Slayer who had transformed into a Dragon. But, who was he before becoming a Dragon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T10:51:27.697" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T10:51:27.697" Title="Who is Acnologia?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19237" CreationDate="2015-02-09T15:00:19.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was definitely a human.  Not sure if you're reading the manga or watching just the anime, but its pretty evident he was a human who was taught dragon slayer magic.  They said as he killed more dragons he started transforming into one.  Dragneel and the other dragons prevented this from happening to the current generation dragon slayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T15:00:19.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-09T15:00:32.720" Score="5" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tried Google searches for a list of parodies that appear in G.T.O without any luck. I'm also not even sure if this is a parody, other than the fact that it would be super random if it wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the Mohican character that Onizuka is parodying in the picture? &lt;em&gt;(Appearing in episode 17)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7QkTd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mohican Character Parody from G.T.O ep17&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:28:21.640" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:28:21.640" Title="Who is the character sporting a mohican whom Onizuka is parodying?" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19237" CreationDate="2015-02-09T15:48:57.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/19238/1398&quot;&gt;Quikstryke's answer&lt;/a&gt; said, Acnologia was one of the first Dragon slayers. The more he fought with dragon magic, the more he became dragon-like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a recent manga chapter, it is revealed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Igneel and the other dragons were &quot;alive/dead&quot; inside the dragon slayers, and as the dragon slayers matured, the dragons inside them prevented the dragon magic from consuming them and turning them into dragons like Acnologia's case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T16:00:02.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19250" CreationDate="2015-02-09T17:01:53.010" Score="2" ViewCount="30151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for Lucy to meet Aquarius again, or did she die/get sacrificed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there only one key for each of the 13 gates? Or are there multiple keys?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T17:39:08.307" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T18:28:17.117" Title="Is it possible for Lucy to meet Aquarius again, or did she die/get sacrificed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19246" CreationDate="2015-02-09T20:49:06.527" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aquarius did not die, because when Lucy broke her Gold Key, she only became unable to leave the Spirit World and travel to Mage's World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Aquarius&quot;&gt;Aquarius&lt;/a&gt;'s article on Fairy Tail Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aquarius adds that breaking the key won't kill her, but will merely&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;make her unable to leave the Spirit World&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, there is only one Gold Key to each Zodiac Spirit. You can see all of them in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Celestial_Spirit_Gate_Keys&quot;&gt;this part of the Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2251" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-10T06:13:45.737" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T06:13:45.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19259" CreationDate="2015-02-09T21:29:26.707" Score="3" ViewCount="1987" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what song plays at about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/parasyte-the-maxim-/episode-5-the-stranger-662591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:20 in episode 5&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11654" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T04:13:41.397" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T03:36:46.490" Title="What is this song playing in episode 5?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19150" CreationDate="2015-02-09T22:02:10.617" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not definite, and you'll hear differing opinions based on who's talking about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She was pregnant:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She had morning sickness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kotonaha's attempt at searching inside Sekai is of course fruitless, as the baby would not have had enough time to develop. Maybe after several weeks something would be visible. Also it's a very crude way of doing it, so it's not surprising she wouldnt see anything, not being a trained professional &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She didn't want to go to the hospital understandably, it would be a frightening and stressful experience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She had no motive, she was clearly worried by the experience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She was not pregnant:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Morning sickness started occuring too early&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/false-pregnancy-pseudocyesis&quot;&gt;There have been several instances of fake pregnancies,&lt;/a&gt; where the body emulates all the symptoms of pregnancy (sickness, missed periods, etc) because of stress / belief that they are pregnant&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She was scared that her lie would be revealed if she went to the doctor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her motive could have been that a baby would tie Makoto strongly to her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://overflow.wikia.com/wiki/Sekai_Saionji&quot;&gt;Sekai Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt you'll find a conclusive answer, as many posts out there have already made up their mind. But one thing I think we can gather is at least &lt;strong&gt;she thought she was pregnant&lt;/strong&gt;, regardless of if she was or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T22:02:10.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-10T01:33:41.627" Score="-1" ViewCount="613" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have finished this anime a time ago, but the last episode ended with a cliffhanger and I'm still wondering what is going to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11620" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-10T05:20:48.680" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T20:30:30.550" Title="Is there a season 2 in Kamisama Hajimemashita?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19256" CreationDate="2015-02-10T01:38:29.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Anime News Network, Kamisama Hajimemashita &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-01/kamisama-kiss-kamisama-hajimemashita-manga-gets-2nd-anime-season/.77194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gets second anime season&lt;/a&gt;, and it is currently airing this season (Winter 2014/2015) in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further confirmation, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10642&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga entry of Kamisama Hajimemashita&lt;/a&gt; shows &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamisama Hajimemashita (TV2)&lt;/a&gt; being the sequel of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14441&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamisama Kiss (TV)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; (which happens to be the second result &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/search?q=Kamisama%20Hajimemashita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;of the search&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;Kamisama Kiss&lt;/em&gt; is the official localized English title of &lt;em&gt;Kamisama Hajimemashita&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-10T05:33:05.497" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T05:33:05.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19252" CreationDate="2015-02-10T07:19:07.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sound track is called Migi's Theme. It was kind of difficult to find the name as there don't seem to be too many hits on the Parasyte OSTs, but here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigNVWoqHHU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; link to it as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T07:19:07.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19218" CreationDate="2015-02-10T07:32:34.847" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Ni no Kuni &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni_no_Kuni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it literally means Second Country or Country of Two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the final title is either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Country of Two: The Wrath of the White Witch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second Country: The Wrath of the White Witch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the difference in wording, they generally mean the same thing, which in essence is a country with two sides to it, e.g. two faces, dimensions, etc. This makes sense since the premise of the game is to travel between Oliver's world – world 1 and the parallel world – world 2 – world of magic (which is magically linked to Oliver's world) in order for Oliver to find a way to save his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T06:17:17.360" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T06:17:17.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19268" CreationDate="2015-02-10T07:55:15.660" Score="2" ViewCount="2040" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime features several classical tracks by composers such as Rachmaninoff or Beethoven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are the performers behind the performance attributed to Kaori and Arima in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-02-10T13:56:42.353" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T13:56:42.353" Title="Performers of classical music in Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19214" CreationDate="2015-02-10T08:01:23.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a great question--for a great anime--however Oreki doesn't really seem to want to do anything specifically with his life. On top of this the anime doesn't mention this either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's assumed he doesn't want to do anything specific due to his personality: energy conserving. More like he wishes to breeze through life doing everything as averagly as possible in order to conserve energy. If you go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hyouka.wikia.com/wiki/H%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D_Oreki#Quotes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oreki Houtarou&lt;/a&gt; wiki page and down to Oreki's quotes you can get a good idea of what kind of person he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oreki's Motto: &amp;quot;I don't do anything I don't have to. What I have to do, I do quickly.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 22, 22:50-23:00: &amp;quot;About the business side you gave up on... How about I take care of that for you?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if we look at 22:50 to 23:00 we can see Oreki sort of &amp;quot;fantasizing&amp;quot; about helping Chitanda with her duties of running the Chitanda family in the future. However Oreki gives up and doesn't actually tell Chitanda he'll help her. In this sense Oreki ends up actually wanting to help Chitanda and ends up moving a bit away from his motto. However he decides not to help Chitanda after realizing how Satoshi felt when he turned down Ibara, e.g. undeserving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T08:01:23.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9226" CreationDate="2015-02-10T11:35:23.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually even if the demons are created by Zeref's magic, they will not die as they are not magic objects but actual living beings. He created these living beings using his Living Magic (Seikatsu Mahou), thus breathing life into them which means they no longer need his magic to continue living. Thus, when all magic will disappear, they will continue to live and their curses won't be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:53:52.530" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:53:52.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19265" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19277" CreationDate="2015-02-10T13:00:18.800" Score="14" ViewCount="7217" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime it is said that if you try to remove the helmet it would destroy the brain - so what if you pull it off quick enough that it doesn't have a chance to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certainly, it's not impossible; and on that note, why did they not just use an EMP on the device to begin with, frying the circuits so there is no way for the battery to power the microwave transmitter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some law of physics I am missing here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T02:19:49.803" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T21:06:18.593" Title="What would happen if the NerveGear was yanked from someone's head?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19265" CreationDate="2015-02-10T13:07:59.653" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can think of two reasons: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plot. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They wouldn't want to risk someone's life for an experiment with EMP, who knows what kinds of backups does the NerveGear has, and EMP can be guarded against.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for yanking, a computer would have a much faster reaction time than you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T13:07:59.653" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19261" CreationDate="2015-02-10T13:38:09.577" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a CD release (ESCL-4302) with all the non-original tracks featured in the anime. You can find more info about it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/47707&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;VGMDB&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see there, the violinist is Yuna Shinohara (篠原悠那) and the pianists are Tomoki Sakata (阪田知樹) and Eriko Kawachi (河地恵理子).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;VGMDB also provides scans of the booklet, here is the page showing this information (red rectangle):&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8xTG1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T13:38:09.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19269" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19272" CreationDate="2015-02-10T13:42:33.617" Score="1" ViewCount="1468" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime in full. I understand that canon stops at ep 62. What are the other animated contents that cover the canon story &lt;strong&gt;to the fullest&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring Wikipedia, there were two OVAs. Rurouni Kenshin: Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal seems canon without controversy. Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection was declared non-canon by the author, but I guess it was sourced from canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my best guess is, I must watch Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal and then Reflection to get the canon story. Is my guess correct or did I miss something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What parts of the manga have been not-animated? Are there upcoming projects that cover the canon story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T15:25:40.363" Title="How do I watch canon Kenshin content?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19269" CreationDate="2015-02-10T15:25:40.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're gonna want to watch Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal, then Reflection.  While the ending is not what the author wanted, its still semi-canon and good.  It also covers some of the final arc (Jinchuu Arc) at the end of ova 1 and beginning of ova 2.  Also the fight animations and soundtrack are great. Also worth watching if for nothing else than the reinvented fights (which are more realistic) is Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I would go back and read the manga after where Trust &amp;amp; Betrayal left off, it covers a lot of details that really add to the story and overall depth to characters (like sanosuke's past)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T15:25:40.363" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19265" CreationDate="2015-02-10T16:23:38.673" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned that the machine intercepted their nervous system so they can't walk around when telling their brains to walk in the VR world (Why they're usually in bed when playing).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would think the removal process involved restoring those neural connections.  Yanking or disrupting this process probably resulted in permanent paralysis/neurological issues.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T16:23:38.673" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19265" CreationDate="2015-02-10T23:48:29.540" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have to assume that some people at least &lt;strong&gt;tried&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your initial examples, there simply isn't any canon information to help us. I am quite certain that there would be a huge political backlash which would attract attention, and the families of the trapped players would also be seeking out help. However the entire story was told from the point of the players, and there was no announcement that anyone made it out alive otherwise. That means details of various failed experiments simply added to the near 4k dead by the end of the experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I believe that it was entirely possible to release all of the players, but then a very delusional man named &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sugou_Nobuyuki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sugou&lt;/a&gt; came along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest thing that I want to stress is that the brain-frying function of the NerveGear was understood very little. While it was explained to everyone within SAO, we have no idea how much information was given on the outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except we know that the company who developed SAO, &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Argus&lt;/a&gt;, went bankrupt due to the SAO incident. Their assets were acquired by &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/RECT_Progress_Inc.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;RECT Progress Inc.&lt;/a&gt;, who formed a Fulldive division headed by Sugou to overlook the SAO servers and assets including the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Cardinal_System&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cardinal System&lt;/a&gt;. Furthermore, we can tell that they have the direct source code to the system based off the modifications that they have been able to make. This includes upgrading the system to improve on things that it couldn't do before, and also modifying the Logout function to redirect 300 users to their own server.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here we're dealing with a team of people that has access to the full server software, the hardware that it runs on, and the connection that goes out from it. On top of that, this team has full documentation on the NerveGear (they did co-develop the NerveGear's successor), and they have shown to be able to modify the existing SAO game. This means that this team, with time and patience, could have done any of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Restore the logout button&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Forcibly log everyone out&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Modify the &quot;death&quot; script to no longer instruct the NerveGear to fry the brain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Disable the NerveGear remotely&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this didn't happen. Instead, 300 unlucky people were transferred from the hands of one madman to another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now remember that this one small division of people were responsible for the lives of many thousands of people, and they had nefarious plans. It was in their interest to keep the players inside the game in order to avoid any attention to their true goals. They were so good about keeping secrets that they were able to design an entire game world around the very place they did the experiments in, and not one person in the company found out. Remember that this was such a commercial success that Sugou was to inherit the company, however nobody else in the company figured out what was going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's even worse about this secrecy is that this treasure-trove of information is kept from the public. The &quot;experts&quot; in the field are the exact same people who want to keep everybody in the game. Now if you wanted to free your relative from a death game, would you put your trust in Joe Schmoe who has a theory but no solid evidence? Or would you trust the kind team of dedicated individuals who are experts in this area and tell you that nothing can be done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2015-02-10T23:48:29.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14990" CreationDate="2015-02-11T00:51:27.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jonin are generally highly-experienced shinobi with great individual skill who serve as military captains. They are often sent on A-rank missions, and experienced jōnin may even be sent on S-rank missions (which are considered to be the greatest difficulty). It is not unusual for jōnin to go on missions alone. Jōnin are generally able to use at least two types of elemental chakra, proficient genjutsu, and decent taijutsu skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can deduce that to become Jounin a ninja needs to meet certain requirement such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Must be highly experienced and skillful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Able to participate in multiple &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/A-rank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A- Rank Mission&lt;/a&gt; and some &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/S-rank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;S-Rank missions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Capable of handling at least two types of elemental chakra, proficient genjutsu, and decent taijutsu skills&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once this criteria is met:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The villagers may send their recommendations for a jōnin appointment. The Kage reads said recommendations and may consider appointing an individual a jōnin if his or her qualities are recognized as adequate by enough people and himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the exam, I'm not sure since I don't follow well the anime. &#xA;About creating a new jutsu, I have found out that each technique is well classified according to their rank. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Special:BrowseData/Jutsu?Jutsu_rank=A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; shows list of A-rank Techniques. This may support a theory that a Jonin is required to have at least a few A-rank jutsu's and may be S-rank Jutsu's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T00:51:27.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19602" CreationDate="2015-02-11T04:28:19.450" Score="9" ViewCount="15193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched SAO on Crunchyroll, where the subtitles for episode 2 have Kirito saying: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I made it higher than anyone else during the beta test.  The reason I knew the bosses skills is because I fought monsters with katana skills on floors far above us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time, I just accepted this as &quot;Kirito is just that good,&quot; which was born out by his skills and abilities later on in the series.  After all, &lt;em&gt;someone&lt;/em&gt; had to be the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/13233/2139&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; claims he lied during that speech, and I've since checked the dubbed version, where he says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the beta, I made it to floors that were higher than any of the other testers.  That's a fact.  I knew about the boss 'cause I fought tons of monsters with way more sword skills on higher floors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The implication of word choice and tone in the dub does sound like the kind of exaggerated bragging that gamers do when they're claiming preposterous things, but the subs don't convey that to me at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information showing whether he was &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; lying?  Was he just a good beta tester (possibly in the lead group), or was he really significantly above everyone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2139" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2018-11-13T18:55:31.107" Title="Did Kirito lie about being the *best* beta tester?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19281" CreationDate="2015-02-11T04:45:03.390" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was a Beta Tester. Klein identified Kirito as one in the first episode before Kayaba trapped all the players. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Klein#Aincrad_Arc&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online Wiki&lt;/a&gt; also confirms this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Early in the official version of the game, he noticed and identified Kirito as a beta tester, and asked to be taught the basics of fighting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what Kirito was lying about was &lt;strong&gt;how far he got&lt;/strong&gt; during the Beta testing phase. In fact, he only got to the 10th floor during the Beta, which was about as far any of the Beta Players got:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the lucky 1000 players accepted into the closed-beta, Kirito logged hundreds of hours of playtime. He, along with the other top players, were able to reach the 10th Floor before the beta had ended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Kirito#Sword_Art_Online_Closed_Beta&quot;&gt;Kirito: Sword Art Online Closed Beta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Beta_Tester&quot;&gt;Beta Tester&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The beta period lasted until the August 31, 2022 and the beta testers managed to reach the 10th Floor by the end of the beta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both instances, it says that they &lt;em&gt;reached&lt;/em&gt; the 10th floor, not cleared it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as cited in my question that you link to, during the scene, Kirito claimed that (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; made it to floors &lt;strong&gt;not even the other Beta players&lt;/strong&gt; could reach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What he claimed contradicts with the information from the Wiki, so I think Kirito is lying about his progress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Kirito seemed to be out of character when he acted stuck up and looked down at the other Beta Players as he compared himself to them and accepted the term Beater. So while Kirito is one of the top Beta Players, I believe he was lying about his own progress during this scene&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is based on watching the anime. I have not read the light novels.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T06:04:03.437" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T06:04:03.437" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2015-02-11T06:49:48.657" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I deliver my answer, we must ask ourselves what &lt;strong&gt;Sage Mode&lt;/strong&gt; is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is Sage Mode?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Mode article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sage Mode is the &lt;strong&gt;empowered&lt;/strong&gt; state humans enter when they &lt;strong&gt;learn to draw&lt;/strong&gt; natural energy inside them and blending it with their chakra. By doing so, the human creates &lt;strong&gt;new senjutsu chakra&lt;/strong&gt; that allows them to enter Sage Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next question is: Where do shinobi learn it from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus far, Sage Mode has been shown to be &lt;strong&gt;taught&lt;/strong&gt; in two places: at Mount Myōboku by the toads, and Ryūchi Cave by the snakes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The articles clearly states that Sage Mode is achieved when the user &lt;strong&gt;learns&lt;/strong&gt; to draw natural energy and mixes it with their chakra, &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave are two known places where they can &lt;strong&gt;learn to do so&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the requirements for learning Sage Mode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Fukasaku, only those who already possess &quot;&lt;strong&gt;extreme chakra levels&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; can utilise natural energy to &lt;strong&gt;invoke&lt;/strong&gt; senjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us move onto &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hashirama_Senju&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hashirama Senju&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of his large chakra reserves, Hashirama is able to use senjutsu by entering Sage Mode, a feat he could perform instantaneously; it is not known where he learned it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hashirama_Senju#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abilities section&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is similarly knowledgeable of skills he has no training in, being able to recognize the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking into consideration the aforementioned details, &lt;strong&gt;in conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;, it is &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; that Hashirama learned Sage Mode by himself. Since it is self-taught, it is not animal-influenced. Hence it would be something-like a &quot;Normal-Without-Animal-Influence-Sage-Mode&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What led me to this conclusion?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Learning Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave grants the user with a &lt;strong&gt;toad&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;snake-influenced&lt;/strong&gt; Sage Mode respectively,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the explanation for the toad/snake techniques used by Jiraiya/Naruto and Orochimaru/Kabuto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Hashirama's Sage Mode hasn't shown what animal-influence it possesses so far. Therefore, he couldn't have learned his Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His &lt;strong&gt;Sage Mode&lt;/strong&gt; strengthens his Wood-Release techniques and his overall performance drastically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Naruto manga, Chapter 657, Page 08:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EbBFp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EbBFpl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madara&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara-sama's line: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Only this much power... This will be easy to handle.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, shows that an experienced and powerful &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shinobi&lt;/a&gt; can use Senjutsu within mere moments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Wrapping up&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is no official details about what Sage Mode Hashirama uses, my conclusion is classified as a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible conclusion is detailed in this answer: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11736/sage-mode-for-slugs/11746#11746&quot;&gt;Is there a slug based Sage Mode?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T18:43:30.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-11T09:23:05.403" Score="2" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fight between Adolf Reinhart and the cockroaches, why did the cockroaches use their kneeling friends to step on as they threw the rocks? Does doing this increases the attack power? If yes, did humans do the same thing during the age where we fought one another using similar weapons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T20:47:15.803" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T20:47:15.803" Title="Kneeling and Rock Throwing in Terra Formars" Tags="&lt;terra-formars&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16762" CreationDate="2015-02-11T09:26:11.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A possible explanation would be Adolf's ability himself. Adolf's ability was that of an electric eel. He can shoot electricity around with the help of his throwing knives. By fighting alone he won't have to worry about friendly fire or accidentally injures his subordinates from the spark. That's why his squad requires only a few combatants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T10:02:55.763" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T10:02:55.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19288" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19292" CreationDate="2015-02-11T11:11:30.147" Score="8" ViewCount="2388" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I would like to buy the CDs for some of my favourite soundtracks, I don't have a CD drive on my laptop and also I would be ripping the music off the cd anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any legal sites where I can download soundtracks for shows I like, rather than purchasing the physical media?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, I'm looking for the 'Your lie in April' OST, but I would like to know in general where I could go for this sort of thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2021-04-14T19:45:48.753" Title="Where can I purchase anime soundtracks for download?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19289" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19311" CreationDate="2015-02-11T13:34:22.203" Score="1" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 we learn that Hare's void is Bandage, a healing void. Throughout the next couple of episodes she heals Funell, a bridge, and Shu. Why doesn't Hare repair Ayase's legs so she can walk again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the writers just not think of this or is there another reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T13:40:44.663" LastActivityDate="2019-04-20T22:18:34.083" Title="Why doesn't Hare fix Ayase's legs with her Bandage void?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19175" CreationDate="2015-02-11T14:23:48.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode &lt;em&gt;Meal Time&lt;/em&gt;, Dabura actually did try to turn Buu into stone by using his spit. But when he did, Buu dodged the attack, then turned him into a cookie and ate him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Buu was hit by the stone spit from Dabura, he would be able to regenerate after breaking like Piccolo did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In desperation, Dabura tries to turn Buu to stone with his spit. Buu&#xA;  dodges and turns him into a huge cookie with his Chocolate Beam,&#xA;  eating him afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Meal_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the same page&lt;/a&gt; that you posted in the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6515" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T20:44:20.833" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T20:44:20.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17070" CreationDate="2015-02-11T15:45:18.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara's eyes were the first to awaken the Rinnegan. He then transplanted them into Nagato. Obito took one of the Rinnegan eyes and transplanted into himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan offers a vast array of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;techniques&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Absorption Soul Technique&#xA;Amenotejikara&#xA;Animal Path&#xA;Asura Attack&#xA;Asura Path&#xA;Banshō Ten'in&#xA;Blocking Technique Absorption Seal&#xA;Chakra Receiver Manifestation&#xA;Chibaku Tensei&#xA;Demonic Statue Chains&#xA;Deva Path&#xA;Flaming Arrow of Amazing Ability&#xA;Genjutsu: Rinnegan &#xA;Human Path&#xA;Indra's Arrow &#xA;Limbo: Border Jail&#xA;Naraka Path&#xA;Outer Path&#xA;Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique&#xA;Preta Path&#xA;Shinra Tensei&#xA;Six Paths Technique&#xA;Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal&#xA;Six Paths of Pain&#xA;Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei &#xA;Six Red Yang Formation&#xA;Summoning Rinnegan&#xA;Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path&#xA;Tengai Shinsei &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato's&lt;/a&gt; case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagato inherited both the eyes through transplantation. Meaning: &lt;em&gt;those weren't his original eyes&lt;/em&gt;. He was capable of using several of the above mentioned techniques.But not all. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato#Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato's&lt;/a&gt; wiki article (emphasis by me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though he was &lt;strong&gt;not the eyes' original owner&lt;/strong&gt;, being an Uzumaki allowed him to use the Rinnegan to their full potential&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito took &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; of Nagato's eyes as a replacement. He was seen using several techniques too. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obito Uchiha's&lt;/a&gt; wiki article (emphasis by me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although he used only one eye and was &lt;strong&gt;not its original owner&lt;/strong&gt;, Obito nevertheless gained a great deal of power from it. He is capable performing all of the Six Paths Techniques with the Rinnegan, but he is only ever seen using abilities of the Outer Path: he can summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, create chakra chains to restrain targets, and use Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive the dead in exchange for his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito and Nagato were seen to have &lt;em&gt;almost&lt;/em&gt; the same set of Rinnegan skills (Rinne-Rebirth, Six Paths of Pain Techniques, etc.), although Nagato was better experienced with their use.&#xA;From the above, it is safe to presume that the Rinnegan's abilities don't have different set of Rinnegan-based skills. Since Nagato and Obito aren't the original owner(s) of the eyes, there is a certain degree of extent to which they can use the Rinnegan eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Rinnegan wiki article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The various abilities of the Rinnegan remain intact upon being transplanted into another individual, but only when both eyes are wielded by the original owner can their full power be accessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara&lt;/a&gt;- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because Madara was the eyes' original owner, only he could use them to their fullest power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also explains how he was able to use &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Limbo:_Border_Jail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Limbo&lt;/a&gt;, as he was the real owner and knows techniques of the Rinnegan better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha#Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sasuke's Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;, it is practically the same as the standard Rinnegan .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: The Rinnegan abilities &lt;strong&gt;don't&lt;/strong&gt; differ from shinobi to shinobi. It is kinda like, the original owner has the complete mastery over it whereas the ones who borrow it have a piece of the action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: Rinnegan and Rinne-Sharingan are not the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17073/49&quot;&gt;Sume-mase's answer&lt;/a&gt; is wrong because :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaguya and Sasuke's dojutsu aren't the same. Kaguya has the Rinne-Sharingan while Sasuke has a Rinnegan (evolved from a Sharingan). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke having the tomoe pattern on his Rinnegan has nothing to do with Kaguya. If it had been like that , Madara's &lt;strong&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/strong&gt; would also have the tomoe pattern.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T11:16:12.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19288" CreationDate="2015-02-11T16:22:13.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Amazon Japan has the Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso soundtrack available for download: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%9B%9B%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AF%E5%90%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%98%98-ORIGINAL-SONG-SOUNDTRACK-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/B00PB88GH0/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1423671231&amp;amp;sr=1-2&amp;amp;keywords=%E5%9B%9B%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AF%E5%90%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%98%98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ORIGINAL SONG &amp;amp; SOUNDTRACK&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. It's an MP3 download (so not lossless, unfortunately). The whole OST is 3000 JPY (~25 USD), or you can buy individual songs (but this quickly becomes more expensive than just buying the album). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OST does not appear to be available (losslessly) on any of the sites linked in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19288/where-can-i-purchase-anime-soundtracks-for-download#comment24793_19288&quot;&gt;mivilar's comment&lt;/a&gt;, but the Ongakuchou (consisting of the classical pieces from the show) is, at mora: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mora.jp/package/43000001/4988010065508/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - Boku to Kimi no Ongakuchou&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. I've never used mora, but it appears they have a FLAC version of the album available for 3200 JPY, as well as &lt;a href=&quot;http://mora.jp/package/43000001/4988010065706/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 320kbps AAC version&lt;/a&gt; available for 2100 JPY.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amazon Japan has a setting somewhere for translating the UI (but not product descriptions and so forth) into English, but I'm not seeing anything similar on mora, so you may want to find a buddy who knows Japanese and/or bumble your way through Google Translate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T16:22:13.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-11T16:57:23.070" Score="0" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we all know, that everyone in Death Note has a lifespan and one day, they'll die when their lifespan runs out. But doesn't that mean, that the victims who get killed by a serial killer are destined to being killed by him? Or are their deaths destined the moment a serial killer decides to kill them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:56:57.240" Title="Can a person die before their lifespan ends?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19295" CreationDate="2015-02-11T17:18:14.820" Score="2" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WTlbs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saika on Durarara Message Board&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm on the first season of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; (Coalgirls Subs), and on the Message Board Saika often posts random words like &lt;em&gt;Love, Peace, Cut, etc.&lt;/em&gt; - All of which are subbed except for this repeated character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially I thought that Saika might be spamming with &lt;code&gt;DESU DESU&lt;/code&gt; or something similar (I don't know why I thought that), but googling this didn't return any results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is this word, Saika is constantly spamming the board with?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T01:37:51.037" Title="What is Saika constantly posting on the Message Board?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19294" CreationDate="2015-02-11T17:35:56.437" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AF%8D#Japanese&quot;&gt;母{はは} (haha)&lt;/a&gt; is the Kanji for 'mother'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T17:35:56.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5161" CreationDate="2015-02-11T18:24:01.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of Yoruichi's departure from Soul Society and her back story and Soifon's initiation state that Suzumebachi is the Zanpakuto given to all the reigning leader of the Onmitsukidō or Stealth Force. Yoruichi doesn't have her Zanpakuto because it is inherent to the current leader of the Stealth Force, which she is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11675" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T19:55:11.257" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T19:55:11.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19298" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-11T18:47:09.177" Score="2" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aaroneiro and Szayel Appollo go to hell in an episode meant to promote The Hell Verse movie. Logically, they should split into individual souls and the evil souls go to hell and the rest are reincarnated judged on what they did before death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a canon depiction the fate of such beings? If so, how can it be explained? Why is the conhollowfied form judged for its sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T18:47:09.177" Title="What happens when an evil con-hollow dies?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19301" CreationDate="2015-02-11T19:03:17.257" Score="5" ViewCount="4262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know Japanese script, but Light would be spelled &quot;Tsuki&quot; which means &quot;moon&quot;. So which of &quot;Tsuki&quot; or &quot;Raito&quot; can kill him? Would &quot;Light&quot; in English work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems the death note is a stickler for spelling, as shown here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6185/what-did-light-write-before-killing-shibuimaru-takuo?rq=1&quot;&gt;What did Light write before killing Shibuimaru Takuo?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T16:19:27.790" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T16:19:27.790" Title="How would you write Light Yagami's name in the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19293" CreationDate="2015-02-11T19:04:27.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's their regular lifespan which is when they are going to die for whatever reason like serial killer, or bus accident (this reflects in their lifespan).  BUT they can be killed before their time using the deathnote, which then sends the the difference in lifespan to the shinigami to extend their life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T19:04:27.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19299" CreationDate="2015-02-11T19:37:57.760" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that the Death Note is &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; specific about using the &lt;strong&gt;original spelling&lt;/strong&gt; for a name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So which of &quot;Tsuki&quot; or &quot;Raito&quot; can kill him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only one that matters, 月 or &quot;tsuki&quot;. Early in the manga he makes a point about the pronunciation for this very reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Would &quot;Light&quot; in English work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. The original spelling is required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following will work:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;夜神月&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following will not work:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;夜神&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;月&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ヤガミライト&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yagami Raito&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yagami Light&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Light&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T19:37:57.760" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7319" CreationDate="2015-02-11T20:19:21.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another option, are, even if all system are programmed by one or multiple persons, Yui are here as a part of Cardinal System, and The Seed. All the system are programmed not only for SAO, it's ready for creating more worlds (end of ALO words of Kayaba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same as the link between The Seed created games. These system are present on SAO too (probably), but, you cannot view it because there isn't more games, or, these system are explicit disabled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another option are, Cardinal disabled Yui itself, because Yui have GM privileges and can logout players if they're in too bad mod (something stupid in a game without logout button).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T20:19:21.527" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19310" CreationDate="2015-02-12T00:06:48.783" Score="7" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was looking for a cute image to post in the chat room, I came across this image&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/627wU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;an invisible person looking at a manga page&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember in &lt;em&gt;Season 2 Episode 8 - Chinatsu Unrivalled&lt;/em&gt; (I think), Toshinō Kyōko gets everyone to help her with her doujin work by doing some shading. From what I remember, they place the darker sheet on top of the outlined doujin pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly is this sheet? What is it used for? Is it something doujin artists use to supplement what a professional would use, or is it used by professional mangakas as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T10:39:06.507" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T08:56:23.677" Title="What is this sheet Toshinou Kyouko is using?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20337" CreationDate="2015-02-12T00:11:51.310" Score="17" ViewCount="6890" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Natsume's Book of Friends&lt;/em&gt;, some of the human-looking Youkai wear masks, or at least obscure their sight. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tsubame&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Waoc.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Tsubame&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hotaru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QkrsW.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Hotaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hiiragi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZxP5p.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Hiiragi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tsuyukami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ijJeE.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Tsuyukami&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sasago&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bN23x.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Sasago&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there is a reason for this as none of these Youkai seemed to be affected by their obscured vision. For Tsubame and Hotaru, they are both shown to be able to show their full face. And for Kiiragi, after she was attacked, we can see one of her eyes though her broken mask and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T06:02:11.187" LastActivityDate="2019-04-29T03:26:16.570" Title="Why do the Human-looking Youkai obscure their eyes?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19293" CreationDate="2015-02-12T01:47:54.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people can be killed before their lifespan ends using Death Note. The lifespan of a person is decided by fate and doesn't keep on changing, like when a serial killer decides to kill that person, his lifespan changes. No, the lifespan is already decided, so if the lifespan is already short the serial killer succeeds; if it isn't, the serial killer fails. Also, if a Shinigami writes someone's name which in turn increases the lifespan of others, that Shinigami dies. Humans don't have this problem while using Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:56:57.240" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T09:56:57.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19303" CreationDate="2015-02-12T04:19:00.970" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screentone&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;screentone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The idea is that it's borderline impossible to get a uniform gray that will be reproduced well by a printer if you shade the gray in by hand. Keep in mind that &quot;gray&quot; on a standard printer is actually just &quot;small black dots with some white space&quot; - which is not what a human with a pencil or an ink brush will produce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screentones, in their most basic form, are preprinted sheets of various shades of gray that can be cut and pasted onto a black-and-white drawing to impart some &quot;color&quot;. As you can see, they are printer-friendly, since they consist of black dots on a white backdrop. Also, aside from the fact that they print better, it's just easier to cut-and-paste screentones than to draw stuff in by hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webshop.sekaido.co.jp/product/details.php?pid=20054&amp;amp;cat=1102010101&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oKzTSt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More elaborate screentones exist for other kinds of non-uniform textures, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;plaid (screentones are why the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnmovingPlaid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Unmoving Plaid&lt;/a&gt;&quot; thing happens)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webshop.sekaido.co.jp/product/details.php?pid=20746&amp;amp;cat=11020203&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yoKr7t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;gradients&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webshop.sekaido.co.jp/product/details.php?pid=35130&amp;amp;cat=1102010303&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NSpst.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;floral patterns&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webshop.sekaido.co.jp/product/details.php?pid=21317&amp;amp;cat=11020507&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bvhrZt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;kablooies (this is a technical term)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webshop.sekaido.co.jp/product/details.php?pid=20996&amp;amp;cat=11020306&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sly3At.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume that professional manga artists and amateurs both use screentones for any serious work they do, though I imagine pros probably have access to (and make use of) a wider variety of screentones, being professionals and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T04:19:00.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19289" CreationDate="2015-02-12T05:45:06.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find a non-subjective answer to this question. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Hare_Menjou#Void&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hare's Void is called Lover's Bandages. Through her Void, she is able to repair any object or heal any person. When used, the Void wraps itself around the target and begins to glow and reverse any and all damages. The process takes time depending on both the object or person being healed and the extend of the damages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My hypothesis is that the extent of the damage done to Ayase's legs is beyond Hare's ability to heal/repair. Due to this, Ayase cannot be healed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of this, technically Ayase's legs aren't &quot;damaged&quot;. What I mean by this is that they're fully healed in the sense that they don't produce pain. However, when they were healing, she wasn't able to have surgery or proper treatment (or it wasn't possible to treat) to allow her to walk. Thus her legs healed improperly, and thus Hare cannot heal her as there isn't actually anything for Hare to heal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T05:58:29.157" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T05:58:29.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19316" CreationDate="2015-02-12T12:32:49.707" Score="-1" ViewCount="2354" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film:_Z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece movie&lt;/a&gt; about Zephyr ( Z ) sensei. In it they explain that someone killed his family and cut his arm off, later becoming a warlord. I searched online, but could not find another movie or episode where they reveal which warlord it was? Although I suspect Doflamingo or Mihawk because only they have cutting related skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10973" LastEditorUserId="11206" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T15:53:25.710" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T15:53:25.710" Title="Who killed Z sensei's family?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-02-12T23:38:25.077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13106" CreationDate="2015-02-12T13:32:32.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that since the Dreamshade &lt;em&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/em&gt; was absorbed back into Akihito Kanbara's body, he might have had some unconscious control over the other dimension that the Dreamshade created, and since he wanted Mirai Kuriyama so badly, he might have brought her back from that dimension. After all, it was his dream world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T18:45:19.877" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T18:45:19.877" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21086" CreationDate="2015-02-12T13:34:14.990" Score="4" ViewCount="389" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both the VN and the anime stress that Michiru is a fake blonde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makina and Yumiko have natural hair colors...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about Amane and Sachi? I don't think there are too many natural redheads in the native japanese population of the Kyoto region (where Amane's parents are from), but I am almost sure no human is born with pink hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just a case of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeHair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;anime hair&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, and we are supposed to overlook these two hair colors (MST3k style), or is there something else abou these characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about hair color as a recurring element(as @senshin pointed) in other shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-02-12T18:36:29.110" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T12:35:31.207" Title="Michiru is a fake blonde, ok. But what about Sachi and Amane's hair colors?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19313" CreationDate="2015-02-12T14:35:15.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You haven't missed it, it's just not been revealed yet. We know it's not Doflamingo or Mihawk, because that person became a Warlord during the Timeskip, so it's not Hancock or Kuma either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three possibilities are Law, Buggy, and the unrevealed third new Warlord. It's almost certainly not Buggy, as he wouldn't really be able to challenge someone like Z, so it's either Law or the new Warlord, but Law's obsessed with getting back at Doflamingo and almost everything he does is to that end, leaving the most likely man as the mysterious, yet unrevealed, seventh Warlord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T14:35:15.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19336" CreationDate="2015-02-12T16:23:30.393" Score="6" ViewCount="33645" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is really several questions. I do not read the manga so I'm certain this is likely covered there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, is Zangetsu fully restored after Ichigo's powers are restored? Does he look different? Both the Shikai and the Bankai appear different in the anime. Did this transformation result in any physical changes to Zangetsu's appearance? Of course, I mean within Ichigo's inner realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same vein, did Ichigo retain or regain any of his Hollow powers, or were they completely absorbed when he merged with his inner Hollow as revealed in episode 309?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11684" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T07:00:29.043" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T14:51:11.917" Title="Is Zangetsu restored after Ichigo gets his powers back?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-12T17:37:18.290" Score="5" ViewCount="2569" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a manga I remember I read and liked, but I can't remember the name! It is about a girl who takes over a house as some kind of landlord and the boy starts to like her right away. There is also a girl who dresses like a prostitute in the house. They all throw a party in this boy's room to celebrate the girl who is the landlord, but he gets angry because he is studying. There is also an ecchi scene where this landlord is repairing the bathroom and he comes in and yeah, so on... does anyone know the name of this manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11687" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:42:06.180" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:42:06.180" Title="What's the name of this romance/ecchi manga about a girl who becomes the landlord of a boy's house?" Tags="&lt;maison-ikkoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:45:55.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19318" CreationDate="2015-02-12T20:49:02.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vIyk8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1453/Maison_Ikkoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maison Ikkoku&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story takes place in Maison Ikkoku, a worn and aging boarding house where Godai Yuusaku, a 20 year old college applicant, lives. Though honest and good-natured, he is weak willed and often taken advantage of by the offbeat and mischievous tenants who live with him. As he is about to move out, he is stopped at the door by the young and beautiful Otonashi Kyouko, who announces she will be taking over as landlord. Godai immediately falls in love with her and decides to stay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally never read the manga, but in the anime the residents always throw parties in Godai's room, especially when he's trying to study.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Ikkoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=376&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maisonikkoku.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-02-12T20:49:02.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19325" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19326" CreationDate="2015-02-13T09:15:37.357" Score="5" ViewCount="1379" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a martial art themed manga about a boy fighting in a tournament. One of the character fought using only legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly, the main character turned into girl if he got splash with water, though I'm not sure how he turned back into a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a vivid image of a panda back in my head but really not sure if it is related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this manga came out during Dragon Ball era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:37:06.427" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:37:06.427" Title="Please help me identify my childhood manga about a boy fighting in a tournament" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:46:02.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19325" CreationDate="2015-02-13T09:27:32.893" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ranma 1/2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pCFfA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pCFfA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On a training journey in the Bayankala Mountain Range in the Qinghai Province of China, Ranma Saotome and his father Genma fall into the cursed springs at Jusenkyo (呪泉郷). When someone falls into a cursed spring, they take the physical form of whatever drowned there hundreds or thousands of years ago whenever they come into contact with cold water. The curse will revert when exposed to hot water until their next cold water exposure. Genma falls into the spring of a drowned panda while Ranma falls into the spring of a drowned girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T12:22:35.097" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T12:22:35.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19345" CreationDate="2015-02-13T10:35:35.357" Score="5" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 34, Kasuga was asked to read aloud a page from a book in class. The translation I'm reading gives the lines as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sun climbed above the abyss and Urehi walked crouched under the bridge. Beyond the railroad fence, that endlessly extended into the vast horizon...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, on the same page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Believing nothing. Getting angry over one's own belief. Never knowing how to reject the lust. Accusing one's own lust...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This might not be a very good translation of the original Japanese, since there are other quality issues with the translation I'm reading. I'm also not sure if the two parts go together.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case I'm not parsing the text correctly, here's an image of the page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ACEQZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;volume 7, chapter 34, page 53&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this from an actual book or poem, and if so, what is this text? I've tried searching the content in the first two bubbles, but Google hasn't given me anything useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-14T01:43:25.783" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T07:50:50.943" Title="What is Kasuga reading from in chapter 34?" Tags="&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19329" CreationDate="2015-02-13T11:44:36.200" Score="4" ViewCount="8351" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths only the Uchiha clan seems to be alive. Where is the Senju clan (except Tsunade)? Were they eradicated during the wars? Or are they still alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T09:58:26.430" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:54:23.237" Title="Whereabouts of Senju clan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19328" CreationDate="2015-02-13T12:17:24.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has not been revealed. The list of Senju clan members shown in the series are very few and almost all of them are dead (with the exception of Tsunade):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the list of Senju clan members who are known:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nawaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Butsuma Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hashirama Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itama Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kawarama Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tobirama Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tōka Senju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsunade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senju&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Senju clan&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;unknown&lt;/strong&gt; if the Senju clan still exists as an independent clan since it neither became one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure nor is there are any &lt;strong&gt;known&lt;/strong&gt; people with the last name &quot;Senju&quot; — with the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, being the only possible exception. Their legacy however, lives on strongly in the hearts of the people of Konoha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/clans.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clan Guide&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Senju (Thousand Arms) of the Forest were one of the founding clans of Konoha. Under Senju Hashirama, they allied with other clans including the Uchiha, to found the Fire Country's ninja village. It is &lt;strong&gt;unknown&lt;/strong&gt; if Senju retains a clan structure in the current Konoha. Tsunade is the only known living descendant of founding clan of Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the Senju and Uchiha, the Uzumaki clan also has roots leading to the Sage Of Six Paths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki clan&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Descendents from Asura Ōtsutsuki, being originated from the Senju clan,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the &lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki&lt;/strong&gt; clan is &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; one of the surviving descendents of the Sage of Six Paths, along with the Uchiha clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T10:54:23.237" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:54:23.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19333" CreationDate="2015-02-13T16:20:33.667" Score="6" ViewCount="946" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember looking through a manga years ago - the book was in Japanese, but I really loved the artwork. I would like to find this book again and see if there is an English version available. The problem is that I haven't been able to find it again and I don't know what it is called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book seemed to be about a girl on a bit of a destruction spree with telekinetic powers. Most of the book seems to be set around some flats (tower block) and a playground, which she finally destroys with her powers. I remember there was a man talking to her near the end, possibly trying to capture her. I may be wrong about this, but there may also have been some old people who lived there - I remember an old woman who may have been some relation to the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original book that I saw had a light blue cover with a picture of the girl on the front with loads of debris behind her. I think it was 80's or early 90's when I first saw the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help would be much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11698" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:28:31.300" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:28:31.300" Title="Help identifying a manga about a small girl with telekenetic powers" Tags="&lt;domu-a-childs-dream&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:46:06.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19332" CreationDate="2015-02-13T16:37:05.337" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your description reminds me of a manga called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domu:_A_Child%27s_Dream&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Domu&lt;/a&gt;, which featured a telekinetic girl with other powers as the protagonist.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of it took place in an apartment complex, but there were some scenes at a playground just outside the complex&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Snaif.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it was written by the same guy who wrote &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T16:37:05.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19017" CreationDate="2015-02-13T17:17:23.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He seems disgusted by everybody that competes with fighting spirit, or with beliefs of friendship, for the team goals, self awareness, etc. It seems (as his point of view) that he rides a bike for the pure joy of win and all the other thoughts are superfluous to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some of the later episodes, he shows empathy for the second climber of the Hakone Academy (Manami), because of this reason and Onoda in the image you showed is trying to reach his team to help them in the future obstacle (the next climbing zone), and he seems to enjoy himself, smiling at full throttle, because riding is fun, and that's gross!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11702" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T10:27:20.100" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:27:20.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19317" CreationDate="2015-02-13T17:19:03.220" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about before the Fullbring arc, Ichigo still has Zangetsu up until the point where he uses Mugetsu to incapacitate Aizen enough for Urahara to seal him. It's at that point that he loses his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;strong&gt;MANGA SPOILERS AHEAD**&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about the Fullbring arc, that's a completely and wildly different side of the story that has no bearing on the past or the future of the general story. Manga filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about after the Fullbring arc, then no. Squad Zero restore's Ichigo's powers to a completely different Zanpakutou. It's explained that Zangetsu is a &quot;fake&quot; Zanpakutou that resembles Yhwach that stems from Ichigo's ties to the Quincy bloodline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Highly suggest you catch up on the manga. You're not that far behind, and it's coming to an end now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11704" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T17:19:03.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-13T18:22:32.380" Score="7" ViewCount="2162" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the other timeline where Shinobu destroys the world, Araragi was killed by Tsubasa. Why didn't she help him in that timeline? In both timelines, he didn't find her so what was the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11709" LastEditorUserId="11709" LastEditDate="2015-02-13T18:35:17.987" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T23:31:36.273" Title="How did Shinobu know where Araragi is when he was attacked by Tsubasa?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-13T19:15:35.437" Score="7" ViewCount="2201" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons Kousei uses to rationalize never making a move on Kaori (and the real reason being his indecisiveness, in my opition) is that she is Watari's girl/romantic interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watari and Kaori are never shown as a couple, or even having anything between them beyond friendship, when they are together onscreen. Kaori doesn't seem to even give Watari the time of the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 17, he tells Kousei &quot;For the woman I love, I would drink even muddy water&quot;, while trying to usher him into visiting Kaori. His attempt at pushing Kousei into going there seems a perfectly fine wingman behavior, so I am quite confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there are a couple unknowns here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the fist episode, it is clearly stated that Watari has an interest in Kaori (and it is what starts the whole &quot;Friend A&quot; Kousei's self-demeaning thought train). Did they move forward?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Watari really wingmanning Kousei when he tells him to go visit her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-14T06:50:50.977" LastActivityDate="2020-03-08T14:35:48.393" Title="Are Watari and Kaori a couple by the time she is hospitalized after missing the gala violin concert?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19327" CreationDate="2015-02-14T01:39:51.503" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the top panel, Kasuga is reading lines 1-4 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20040910180721/http://www.hi-net.zaq.ne.jp/meiro/miti/sakutaro01.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;『漂泊者の歌』&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Hyōhakusha no Uta&lt;/em&gt; &quot;The Wanderer's Song&quot;, a poem in the collection &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000067/files/4869_14066.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;『氷島』&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Hyōtō&lt;/em&gt; &quot;The Iceland&quot; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakutar%C5%8D_Hagiwara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HAGIWARA Sakutarō&lt;/a&gt;. In the bottom panel, he's reading lines 16-19 of the same poem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;日は断崖の上に登り&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  憂ひは陸橋の下を低く歩めり。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  無限に遠き空の彼方&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  続ける鉄路の柵の背後に&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;かつて何物をも信ずることなく&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  汝の信ずるところに憤怒を知れり。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  かつて欲情の否定を知らず&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  汝の欲情するものを弾劾せり。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There exist English translations of Hagiwara's poetry (though I'm not sure whether this specific poem has been translated), but none of them are available online, as far as I can tell. An enterprising person with access to a good dead-tree library might like to search for a printed translation of this poem (perhaps &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0811221601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;). The scanlation you have is definitely botched (e.g. &quot;Urehi&quot; is not a name but rather 憂い &quot;sorrow&quot;), but I don't feel competent enough to offer an alternate translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have the knowledge of Japanese literature to contextualize this appropriately, but my reading of the poem (which could be wrong) is that it is basically in praise of those who wander and aren't tied down by nostalgia / attachment to places they have left behind. Donald Keene writes a bit about this poem and its collection in &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=kw7q73qBIMoC&amp;amp;pg=PA276&amp;amp;lpg=PA276&amp;amp;dq=%22the%20iceland%22%20hagiwara%20%22wanderer%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dawn to the West&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (an excellent read on modern Japanese literature, by the way). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of &lt;em&gt;Aku no Hana&lt;/em&gt;, this probably has some thematic relevance or ironic value or something - but I haven't actually read that far into the manga, so I wouldn't know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T07:50:50.943" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T07:50:50.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-14T03:01:52.557" Score="12" ViewCount="6020" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gy%C5%ABki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eight Tails&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lower left part of its horns was &lt;strong&gt;permanently sliced off&lt;/strong&gt; in a battle with A, and the right horns were &lt;strong&gt;destroyed&lt;/strong&gt; by its own point-blank Tailed Beast Ball when fighting the Ten-Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of hind-legs, its lower half consists of its eight tails, which resemble the cephalopod arms of an octopus. &lt;strong&gt;These tails will grow back in the event they are sliced off.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the tails are able to &lt;strong&gt;grow back&lt;/strong&gt;, then why can't the horns too? Since Gyūki is made of chakra, how was it possible to &lt;em&gt;permanently slice off&lt;/em&gt; a part of its horns?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:19:44.650" Title="Why didn't the Eight Tails' horns grow back?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19204" CreationDate="2015-02-14T09:04:07.370" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's &lt;strong&gt;Episode 33&lt;/strong&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio:_The_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1972 series&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/-A0d8M3SfYs?t=7m1s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is the scene with the giraffe toy and &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/58ir_9oRdsk?t=45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; is the scene of the hole and the torches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7557.png&quot; alt=&quot;giraffe&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T09:04:07.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19355" CreationDate="2015-02-14T10:20:44.683" Score="2" ViewCount="4195" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've always noticed this for years watching anime, I always look at anime characters and they seem to have to kind of milky/blurry texture on their skin/clothes. It's not to noticeable to some people, but hopefully you can see what I mean with these pictures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Click the pictures and zoom in for a better idea of what I mean.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hI3BT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hI3BT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GCAn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GCAn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I copy and pasted the pics in Photoshop and used the eye drop tool on different areas of the skin and clothes. The color codes jump around everywhere so they can't be solid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it be that these frames were scanned in at a certain DPI? Maybe something as a result of an editing software like After Effects? Or maybe it's the texture of the paper?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11411" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-14T13:47:39.127" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T16:47:43.497" Title="Why do animes have this &quot;milky&quot;-like texture?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19353" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20506" CreationDate="2015-02-14T12:42:38.870" Score="4" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;As opposed to being worn as a pendant or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2hnlob.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Juna Ariyoshi&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FxkXub.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arjuna&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlwkKb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Susano-Oh&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T14:10:02.987" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T18:01:29.113" Title="What is this bluish &quot;9&quot; thing and why is it embedded in Juna's and Susano-Oh's forehead?" Tags="&lt;arjuna&gt;&lt;blue-seed&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19350" CreationDate="2015-02-14T13:07:04.823" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This happens if you encode a video with a lossy codec. In each frame the solid colors are actually drawn solid. But at the moment where they get converted into a video, a lossy compression is used. Lossy data compression discards some data from each frame so it becomes small (within the meaning of computer memory) enough to be stored on for example a DVD or so it is possible to stream them over the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Compression artifacts occur in many common media such as DVDs, common&#xA;  computer file formats such as JPEG, MP3, or MPEG files, and some&#xA;  alternatives to the compact disc, such as Sony's MiniDisc format.&#xA;  Uncompressed media (such as on Laserdiscs, Audio CDs, and WAV files)&#xA;  or losslessly compressed media (such as FLAC or PNG) do not suffer&#xA;  from compression artifacts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look close to the image you can see some kind of a square pattern (two are highlighted with circles), also called artifacts, that appears if you use lossy compression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MgurW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Artifacts&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A other effect that occurs is that the color is changing. Here is a example where the left image is a lossless png file and the right image a very high compressed jpg image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eq8WD.png&quot; alt=&quot;lossless&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fdFch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;lossy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image to the left needs 168 KByte on the disc while the right only needs 2 KByte. If you want to know the reason why these artifacts are appearing, read the articles I provide below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Information and image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_artifact&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and more information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy_compression&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2015-02-14T13:41:16.700" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T13:41:16.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19350" CreationDate="2015-02-14T16:47:43.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So as you already know this happens due to loss of image data due to compression. This effect gets more noticeable, the lower target quality/size is for the video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get better screenshots, in case you don't need a particular frame of a scene, you should always go for the keyframes. In lossy video compression algos, keyframes are inserted now and then in the video stream and they contain an initial representation of a new scene, from which the fragments start moving around, so that any static fragments may not take up valuable data bits in the stream. After these fragments start moving, the image gets blurry, you start seeing artifacts, etc. Some players and most video editing apps show you when you've paused at a keyframe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T16:47:43.497" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-02-14T16:47:43.497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7672" CreationDate="2015-02-14T16:52:56.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one important dissimilarity the other answers didn't cover: the NPCs forget things they were told the next day, as revealed in volume 5 of the &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats! Heaven's Door&lt;/em&gt; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OZ7l3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that the NPCs do retain a record of the past activities done by the humans, as Yuri and her SSS comrades were denied participation in the Christmas party because they were labelled as problem students for causing a ruckus at the swimming competition. Also, the NPCs don't forget what they have experienced, like the principal was aware that he had been held as a hostage many times in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T15:01:36.940" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T15:01:36.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19056" CreationDate="2015-02-15T00:21:55.533" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm using &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXx3FoHnVQ&amp;amp;app=desktop&quot;&gt;the youtube link&lt;/a&gt; OP provided in one of the comments to answer this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the lies that haven't come true according to this video are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Conqueror's) Haki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having 8000 followers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Medicine that cures all diseases&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brave warrior of the sea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;King usopp from hell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beating ten giant shadows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assisting in bringing down a bombman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Descendant of Noland &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being born on sniper island.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I believe three of them have been verified in recent chapters though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;- Haki could be considered as truth as he indeed unlocked (Observation) Haki and  he will most likely not discover Conqueror's Haki.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Law's DF could be considered the medicine that cures all diseases as he could cure fatal diseases as lead poisoning and could even cure the terminal illness called death...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Assisting in bringing down a bombman is probably referring to the fact that he sniped Sugar the second time bringing down the giant toys that were aiding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For completeness, here are the lies that have been confirmed according to the same video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pirates came to Syrup village (Black Cat Pirates)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saved a whale from North Blue (Laboon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fought a huge goldfish with poop as large as islands (The goldfish at Little Garden killed by Brogy and Dorry. The same goldfish had pooped the island called nanimonai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Honestly, I know I'm a man amoung men, but you can't fall in love with me, girl. Not my fault if you get burned.&quot; (Basically what Sanji told the Okama)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A big condor, flying through the skies (The big condors Chopper met during the time-skip. Usopp rode one during the reunion)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abominable snowman (Rock and Scotch, the Yeti Cool brothers)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A beautiful female swordmaster that brought a lot of meat (Rebecca buying Luffy three bentos at the Colosseum)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A huge mole inside the mansion (Miss Merry Christmas from Barocque Works)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During Syrup village arc, they pretend to chase &quot;Cerberus&quot;, while chasing a regular dog (Usopp met a real Cerberus at Thriller Bark)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They also pretend to capture a dragon (The Straw Hat Pirates actually capture (eat) a dragon on Punk Hazard)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Country of dwarves (Tontatta country)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Legendary hero Usoland (God Usopp)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-02-15T00:41:42.803" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T00:41:42.803" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19369" CreationDate="2015-02-15T02:00:26.177" Score="3" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;On page 3 of chapter 9, Sakamoto is walking while holding two rods in his hands. What is he trying to accomplish doing that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKgjt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakamoto walking with two rods in his hands&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T17:08:14.587" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T17:08:14.587" Title="What is Sakamoto doing holding those rods?" Tags="&lt;sakamoto-desu-ga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19368" CreationDate="2015-02-15T02:00:26.177" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakamoto is holding the L-shaped &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dowsing rods&lt;/a&gt;, which are used to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and many other objects and materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uk5Vw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two L-shaped metal wire rods&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rods enable Sakamoto to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;physically&lt;/em&gt; locate the trap set up by Acchan and his gang&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;spiritually&lt;/em&gt; locate &quot;points which require adjustment&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T17:03:58.560" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T17:03:58.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2015-02-15T03:27:15.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was the Fourth and it didn't fail because he was already sealed, as later on (much later) Orochimaru summons the Fourth and the Third to fight in Chapter 329, I believe (not certain which episode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11729" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T06:16:07.017" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:16:07.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19479" CreationDate="2015-02-15T04:44:43.563" Score="7" ViewCount="13015" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, by the end of Shippuden (ignoring the epilogue), neither Naruto nor Sasuke had ever passed the chunin exams. Given that the chunin exams seem to be held sporadically (two years between the ones in Naruto Part 1 and the ones being shown in the anime currently), it seems possible that other genin would end up in this situation. Is it possible for those genin to go directly to being jonin, or do they have to wait for possibly dozens of years (depending on how sporadically the chunin exams are held) to become a chunin first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2021-01-05T01:11:11.697" Title="Is it possible for a genin to become a jonin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19148" CreationDate="2015-02-15T07:04:08.457" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're willing to impose a certain level of realism on the show, then such a fleet would indeed be absurd by WWII-era naval warfare standards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In WWII, the biggest source of firepower for a navy was large ships, primarily battleships and aircraft carriers. Such ships required a huge amount of resources to operate - &lt;em&gt;Kaga&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Zuikaku&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Kongou&lt;/em&gt; each had well over a thousand personnel on-board. They could be used effectively in a variety of situations, from naval combat, to blockades, to bombarding enemy troops anywhere near water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, such large ships had a fatal weakness, which had been known since the 19th century: torpedoes. A battleship could easily sink weak enemy boats from a long distance away. For example, &lt;em&gt;Kongou&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_14_inch/45_naval_gun&quot;&gt;356 mm guns&lt;/a&gt; had a maximum range of 35 km (the effective range was somewhat lower, but still quite far). However, if the enemy forces had a large number of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo_boat&quot;&gt;small boats&lt;/a&gt;, each armed with torpedoes, it would be difficult for the battleship to take down all of these with its relatively slow weaponry. Certainly, it could hit some of them, but with enough numbers it wouldn't be able to take them all down effectively. Aircraft carriers fare a bit better in this respect, but they too had to worry about any sort of armored torpedo-carrying vessel or submarine, and enemy fire could prevent aircraft from launching or landing, which would basically cripple their offensive capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With enough ships, the enemy forces could easily advance to within the effective range of torpedo fire (which depended on the model of torpedo, but was around 4-8 km for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_14_torpedo&quot;&gt;one common torpedo&lt;/a&gt; used by the U.S. Navy). It would not take long to deal heavy damage to the large ship, possibly even sinking it. Small enemy vessels (such as cruisers) could also quickly approach to get in range of their own guns, at which point the main advantage of battleships and aircraft carriers (long range) is lost. If this seems like a poor strategy, keep in mind that torpedo boats could be very small (at some points even converted merchant/fishing vessels were used for this purpose), and operated by only a few people, yet a small number of them would pose a serious threat to much larger battleships and aircraft carriers. Thus, the big ships need some way to deal with smaller ships approaching them too quickly for the large ship to deal with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the reason destroyers were invented. Destroyers were relatively heavily armored (given their small size), highly mobile small ships which were primarily used for short-range tactical combat and to escort larger ships. While torpedo-boats and other swarms of small ships could out-maneuver large ships with enough numbers, they weren't a threat if you could intercept them before they got in firing range and take them out. A destroyer like &lt;em&gt;Fubuki&lt;/em&gt; would generally only be used in combat against other naval forces. Their &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.7_cm/50_Type_3_naval_gun&quot;&gt;medium-caliber guns&lt;/a&gt; could still easily outrange (maximum range of over 18 km) torpedoes, and would be a threat to approaching cruisers as well. A destroyer only required around 200 personnel, and more than just destroying enemy torpedo boats, they were generally pretty versatile: they could be used for holding tactical positions, reconnaissance, torpedoing enemy ships, attacking enemy submarines (essentially just underwater torpedo boats), and anti-air attacks, depending on the needs of the mission and the available equipment. Even in the worst case scenerio that the destroyer sinks, this still buys time for the (much more important) large ships to escape, fight back, or wait for reinforcements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, any larger ship during WWII would be escorted by at least one destroyer. Especially important ships might get more than one destroyer escort. So, for a fleet of 2 aircraft carriers, one battleship, and 2 light cruisers (&lt;em&gt;Kitakami&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ooi&lt;/em&gt; are described as torpedo cruisers, but this is just a type of light cruiser armed primarily with torpedoes), we'd expect at least 5 or so destroyers, and possibly even more. For a real-life example, the Japanese fleet at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons&quot;&gt;Battle of the Eastern Solomons&lt;/a&gt; had the following numbers, which were reasonably typical for a battle of this size:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 carriers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 seaplane tender (essentially a light carrier)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 battleships&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;16 cruisers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;25 destroyers (more than the above 22 ships combined in raw number)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Several smaller/non-combat boats&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fleet of 2 carriers, 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, and 1 destroyer is rather absurd in comparison; it's putting far too many resources in the large ships, and not enough into protecting them. A swarm of small ships would pose big problems for a fleet like this. While such a fleet would have excellent offensive capability given the number of ships, they wouldn't have especially good defensive capabilities, and would be an attractive target for enemy attacks (basically a glass cannon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the flagship was the most important ship in any operation. The commanding officer of the operation was on the flagship, and crippling or sinking the flagship would not only damage enemy morale, but also their communications and strategy. Making a ship that was designed to be relatively expendable, like a destroyer, would be a bad idea. The enemy forces would likely all target the destroyer, and the fleet would be in serious trouble if it sank, usually forced to retreat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically, the flagship was one of the largest ships in any given operation, being difficult to sink, well-defended, and powerful enough to boost the morale of other ships in the operation. A small ship being the flagship would probably have problems with respect as well as being an easy target. While there were a couple cases where a destroyer was used as the flagship for an operation, these were generally only in cases that the whole fleet consisted of only destroyers, or when the original flagship was too heavily damaged to continue (such as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal&quot;&gt;Battle of Guadalcanal&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all that said, none of this really applies very well to the Kancolle universe, at least in the game. Destroyers had a predominantly tactical, defensive role, but the game's battle system doesn't do much to emulate this. In game, most of the advantages of destroyers (evasion and speed) aren't particularly unique to them; one can replace destroyers with larger ships without much loss. This &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; incur larger ammunition and fuel costs, but it isn't necessarily a bad strategy or one that the enemy forces will have any way to exploit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, once one progresses far enough in the game, even &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; unbalanced fleets become commonplace. Later missions require more and more firepower, which is increasingly hard to meet with weaker ships like destroyers and cruisers. The game is also generous enough with resources that the fuel and ammunition consumption become relatively unimportant. Since the number of ships you can bring to a battle is limited (as are your enemy's, preventing any kind of swarming strategy), it's often better for high-level missions to only deploy battleships and carriers. If you're well prepared, it's relatively rare that such large ships will take any serious damage, and with some strategy there's essentially no risk of them sinking. If anything, the single destroyer would be the weak link defensively, and unlike in the real world, where losing a single destroyer in an otherwise good battle would be seen as a big victory, in the game you can't afford to throw away experienced destroyers regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making the destroyer your flagship would offer it some protection, since in-game flagships can't be sunk, but if it reaches a heavily damaged level (which is quite plausible) you'll be forced to retreat. There are other benefits for the flagship, such as increased leveling and a chance to have attacks hit other ships instead. There are strategic benefits to both large and small ships being flagship, but in any case it's not crazy to make a weak ship like a destroyer the fleet's flagship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect there's no good in-universe reason to consider this strategy crazy or impossible, at least based on what we know now about battles in the Kancolle universe. In the game, it wouldn't really be at all, given the right circumstances. The anime hasn't presented us with any explanation, and it has an original story (since the game has almost no story), so we can't really find any answer there. But in the context of actual WWII-era naval battles, it would indeed be a crazy, illogical decision to make a fleet like this, and there are no historical examples of such a fleet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-02-15T07:41:25.857" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T07:41:25.857" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16688" CreationDate="2015-02-15T16:20:50.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can only see three possible things causing this as it's an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's common for small bubbles like that to be in mangas to express a sigh, sometimes it occurs in animes too, but it's more common for that to happen when characters enter a more comedic and less serious stage (it tends to be fairly obvious).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is the above mentioned bubble-gum bubble, no further explanation required (you will know by observing the context if he put something in his mouth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third possibility (that I can see) is that it's a part of his soul. In Japanese culture the soul can exit through your mouth, normally through great shock or near death experiences. It is also fairly common that some characters have special powers that lets part of the soul slip out through their mouths for various reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I haven't watched this anime&lt;/strong&gt; so I can't tell for sure since I don't know the context. My answer could however be of use to anyone else wondering in general about bubbles from the mouth. Just by looking I'd place it more likely that it's a gum-bubble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11735" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T16:20:50.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-15T16:49:37.010" Score="10" ViewCount="2951" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sanjuan_Wolf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;San-Juan Wolf&lt;/a&gt; is a giant who was a prisoner in Impel Down, until Blackbeard freed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/77om0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how does a man so huge, who is almost big as the Marine Headquarters, get put in the Level 6 of Impel Down? Also, when Blackbeard came, how does he get out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T05:35:30.107" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T06:19:59.597" Title="How was San-Juan Wolf put in the Impel Down?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21840" CreationDate="2015-02-15T17:06:57.620" Score="5" ViewCount="593" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Teik%C5%8D_Junior_High&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Teiko basketball club&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Kuroko no Basket&lt;/em&gt; is described as an incredibly strong team with over 100 members that won the championship three times in a row.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, only 6 in the main roster and 2 of their senpai(s) are actually shown and mentioned in the whole anime. The other 92+ players were never mentioned and are literally useless. They also affected the basketball in middle school, where they themselves got more and more bored and their enemies gave up before even playing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm wondering why would 92+ players even join the basketball club when they obviously have no chance to play in a real match?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11608" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T18:29:58.040" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T18:29:58.040" Title="Why does the Teiko basketball club have over 100 members?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19371" CreationDate="2015-02-15T17:07:44.740" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14990/how-does-one-become-a-jounin&quot;&gt;not exactly known how a Chunin becomes Jonin&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jonin&lt;/a&gt; article on Naruto wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The villagers may send their &lt;strong&gt;recommendations&lt;/strong&gt; for a jōnin appointment. The Kage reads said recommendations and may consider &lt;strong&gt;appointing an individual a jōnin if his or her qualities are recognised as adequate by enough people and himself&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, there was mention of a Jōnin Exam in the anime's Kurama Clan Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we don't know what the requirements for this exam are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seems that the article/series doesn't mention anything about the general requirements for becoming a Jonin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Jonin article, it is safe to assume that becoming a Jonin is matter of experience, reputation and most importantly, skill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it possible for a Genin to become Jonin? Yes. Provided:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are highly talented.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are respected and well-known in his/her village.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have high level of experience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have unique skill set.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But whether to become a Jonin also depends on personal beliefs of the person. As we can see from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genin&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kosuke Maruboshi, who is called the Eternal Genin (万年下忍, Mannen Genin) has the skills of a &lt;strong&gt;jōnin-level&lt;/strong&gt; shinobi, but is officially a genin — a rank he had consciously decided to remain at, due to personal reasons. He shares the epithet with Might Duy, who in his twenty years as a genin mastered the Eight Gates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T12:07:25.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18920" CreationDate="2015-02-15T17:10:54.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not as present in the anime as in the manga, but Mikage takes the shape of a butterfly and you can see him fly around in the manga at all the important events and otherwise. He's constantly monitoring Nanami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe he is still a kami deity, just not the deity in charge any more. I've interpreted it as the crest being a sign of her taking on the godly responsibilities and in all practical manners is a god, even though she is still human. He's still the shrine's god, he's just handed over the practical responsibilities to Nanami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your race doesn't change just because you gave away or received a profession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my interpretation at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11735" LastEditorUserId="11735" LastEditDate="2015-02-15T17:19:35.640" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T17:19:35.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18830" CreationDate="2015-02-15T17:22:02.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two ways of making white spaces when drawing; it's either by not inking that part, or plainly drawing with white-out. I don't know about the modern manga-kas but the ones working in traditional media use a fountain pen-type to ink. Though the fountain-pen they use normally don't have the ink inside it as the fountain-pens you can buy in normal stores; they have the drawing head and you dip it in ink, or in wite-out if that's the desired effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In practice, the white-out is acting like white ink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11735" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T17:22:02.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19379" CreationDate="2015-02-15T19:12:35.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not obvious, but there are a few possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could have a devil fruit user working for the world government who's able to somehow get him in. For example, Law would be able to do this with his fruit by cutting Wolf up, and it's possible Blackbeard got Wolf out by absorbing him into a black hole and using &quot;Liberation&quot; to set him free outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other obvious possibility is that there is a second, much larger entrance to Impel Down underwater, and Wolf was brought in by a giant submarine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be either of these, or something else entirely, it seems ridiculous, but in the world of One Piece almost anything is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T19:12:35.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19385" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19400" CreationDate="2015-02-16T02:32:36.047" Score="12" ViewCount="71083" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110417182121AAgkRcz&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This answer on Yahoo!&lt;/a&gt; says he became a Jounin at the age of 13, which makes him the youngest Jounin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard a lot of chatter on the subject, but I've never seen the answer stated outright (or with any proof). The youngest I've seen reference to was Kakashi. He was a chunin at 6, a jonin at 10, and joined ANBU Black Ops at 13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi, on the other hand, became a chunin at 10 and became a Captain of ANBU Black Ops at 13. He's still pretty amazing, but Kakashi was younger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.absoluteanime.com/naruto/itachi.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.absoluteanime.com/naruto/itachi.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that he is the youngest Jounin? What is his real age when he became a Jounin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The magic number starts from at the age of 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T12:22:52.090" Title="At what age did Kakashi Hatake become a Jounin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3301" CreationDate="2015-02-16T02:56:03.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging by the monster-wife the older shopkeeper seemed to have at the end, the story was more of a &quot;Selkie&quot; story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Spider-mom would attack the village if not given a sacrifice, until the monk sealed her in the lake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Spider-girl would take control of people using her webs, and force them to walk into the lake to feed her mom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that Suzuri was originally going to be sacrificed, but the Spider-girl had A: Fallen for him, or B: wanted to repay his kindness and thus fed Mizuki to the Spider-mom and took her role as Suzuri's companion in Mizuki's form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of legends, both Japanese and European tell of women that were originally spirits, animals, or both, that can take on human form to be the wife of a human, such as Selkies or the Legend of the Swan. Usually the myths end with the spirit wanting to return home, either leaving the husband or in some versions taking him with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As aficionados of old books, legends and myths, the two book-sellers would be familiar with these legends, as hinted at with the older man's &quot;Wife&quot; seen in the last few shots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether there was any romantic reasons for the Spider-girl staying with Suzuri doesn't matter; most likely, she was using him to eventually find more food for her trapped mother. It's mostly left up to the viewer what the Spider-Girl's intentions were and why she is staying with Suzuri in Mizuki's form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11738" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T03:09:57.923" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T03:09:57.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-16T03:28:12.400" Score="1" ViewCount="431" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her spectre was captured and used to lure her right? What happened in the end? Does she get her spectre back? Or do I just keep watching to find out? What exactly does capturing a spectre do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11341" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T04:32:04.593" Title="What happened to Yin' spectre by the end of episode 14 of Darker than Black?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19387" CreationDate="2015-02-16T04:32:04.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's returned to her at the end of the episode. to quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 13/14 on the Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Itzhak tries to make a run for the car, but he gets shot in the back by Huang with a sniper rifle. Huang then aims for Yin, however he notices first that the dying Itzhak has started to glow. Itzhak begins emanating outward all the surveillance spectres that he took in, and they soon cover the sky in a beautiful swirl. In his final words, Itzhak tells Berta that this is the light of the moon, a moon filling in silvery white. Both Hei and Huang are shocked to see Yin crying, and although Huang still takes aim, he can’t pull the trigger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's implied that she got her Spectre back as in future episodes we also see Yin's Spectre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams, and Falling Drunk...&lt;/em&gt; Huang has Yin use her spectre to keep an eye on Hei and Shihoko which blows their cover and exposes Shihoko as traitor to Alma's organization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in &lt;em&gt;The City of Regulations Is Moistened by Tears...&lt;/em&gt; Yin's spectre appears in Mao's water dish when Hei, Yin and Huang go to rescue Mao who ended up in Evening Primrose hideout&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Yin's Spectre makes appearances in &lt;em&gt;Gemini of the Meteor&lt;/em&gt; as she tried to reach out to Hei&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; however Hei has lost his Contractor Powers to the Meteor Core Suou wears and only Suou sees her evolved specter appear from puddles&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what capturing a Spectre does the Dolls seem to become &quot;lost&quot; without their Spectre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he then notices another surveillance spectre - one belonging to Yin - out on the water and tries to suck it up too. His action causes Yin to suddenly fall down in the dark alley where she’s standing ... In a hotel room somewhere, the Contractor whose name is Itzhak tells the fat woman Berta that the Doll he shocked last night is adrift somewhere as if sleepwalking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is also the lost of their observational power, however aside from this there is little to go on as most Dolls used for observation are normally kept confined like the ones used by Evening Primrose during their attack on Hell's Gate or the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and all of these seem to be without wills similar to how Sakurai was originally. the only 4 who seem to have &quot;wills&quot; and have Spectres are Yin, July and Ariel and Bernice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T04:32:04.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19392" CreationDate="2015-02-16T07:03:26.337" Score="3" ViewCount="28332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a big fan of the &lt;strong&gt;One Piece&lt;/strong&gt; manga. I just started watching the anime (completed 3 seasons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering: What powers did the Pirate King Gol D. Roger possess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any chapter/episode which reveals his powers? Or is there any theory about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11740" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T00:14:17.627" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T00:14:17.627" Title="What powers did Gol D. Roger possess?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19391" CreationDate="2015-02-16T08:04:02.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has not been any information about the Gol D Roger power. Though there are some episode where part of Gol D. Roger are connected but information about him is very low. Main information about him are about family member, some crew, cause of death, very few information about his treasure One Piece but information of power has not been revealed. There are some more information about him in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gol_D._Roger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the story is progressing lots of thing are untold or unknown which may be revealed in future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T08:04:02.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-16T08:30:02.780" Score="7" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for a Japanese manga for a while. I can't seem to remember the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a girl and her father who traveled to places via a magical door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the stories is about a girl who didn't like vegetables and went to a world without vegetables through the magic door. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another story is about a girl who was not satisfied with her appearance and obtained a knife which can change her face and body. However, she overused it and her face became scary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please please please let me know. Really appreciate your help. Thanks :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11741" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:01:29.697" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:01:29.697" Title="A Japanese manga about a magical door, a girl, and her father?" Tags="&lt;another-door&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:46:29.093" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19082" CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:27:50.593" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/5488/Yuna_Kagurazaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuna Kagurazaka&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Fraulein_Yuna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Galaxy Fraulein Yuna&lt;/a&gt;, which is a series of video games that also spawned two OVA releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WtXVK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuna in the OVA&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the same figurine in different angles &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/1998/galaxy_fraulein_yuna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ywe5G.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuna as a figurine&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T02:57:43.407" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T02:57:43.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19397" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19405" CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:45:43.950" Score="4" ViewCount="5413" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the anime we're lead to believe that Daikichi's grandfather and this Masako woman are Rin's parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the anime they confirm that Masako is Rin's mother, but they leave the father's identity up in the air.&#xA;If Daikichi's grandfather was Rin's father, he would have had to taken part in her conception at 73 years old - not impossible, but it's still a stretch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Daikichi's grandfather &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; Rin's father? &lt;strong&gt;Is this revealed in the manga?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T20:02:22.390" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T20:02:22.390" Title="Is the identity of Rin's father confirmed?" Tags="&lt;usagi-drop&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:49:24.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kakashi was already a Jonin when he was 13. I don't want to spoil you, but there is an episode where his former teammates gave him presents for his promotion to Jonin.&#xA;However, he may not be the youngest Jonin, because Itachi Uchiha became Chunin when he was 10, and at 13, he was already the leader of an Anbu unit. So he might have become Jonin somewhere between the age of 10 and 13, which means he was younger than Kakashi when he became one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11744" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T12:04:34.327" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T12:04:34.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19399" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19403" CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:53:14.810" Score="17" ViewCount="43582" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first and second seasons of SAO, Kirito seemed to be interested in more than one girl at the same time. At the end they are all friends and such, but they are all jealous of him and he likes them back and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some would argue Asuna is the real girlfriend, but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the cave with Sinon (SAO II, ep.11, 20:30), Sinon asks &quot;Is there someone you don't want seeing this?&quot; Kirito shyly answers no.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While introducing Asuna to Sinon, Kirito only said that Rika and Asuna were his friends. Asuna looked okay, a bit like she was thinking &quot;Yeah I'm just his friend.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two occasions got me wondering: is he playing them all at the same time or something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm asking for is something like a timeline, which shows when Kirito likes whom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11078" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T14:29:14.580" LastActivityDate="2019-04-04T00:46:43.243" Title="What is Kirito's relationship with the girls of SAO?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2015-02-16T11:00:36.013" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi became a Genin at the age of 5 and Chunin at 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito became a Genin at the age of 9 and Chunin at the age of 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was around the time when Obito became Chunin that Kakashi was promoted to Jonin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito then &amp;quot;died&amp;quot; at the age of &lt;strong&gt;13&lt;/strong&gt;, which was almost two years after his promotion to Chunin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=855357&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread on narutoforums&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is impossible for both Kakashi and Obito to have been 13 during the Kakashi Gaiden, because there is at least a confirmed &lt;strong&gt;4 year age difference&lt;/strong&gt; between Kakashi and Obito when they were confirmed to both be Genin teammates during the Chuunin Exams. They entered the academy the same time, and they all graduated the academy together as teammates. Kakashi was at least 4 years younger than both of his teammates at all times. There is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; possible way that Kakashi was a 13 year old Jonin during the Kakashi Gaiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this idea that he was 13 isn't even supported in the databooks, either. It's time we all got our facts straight. If Obito died at 13, then Kakashi was most likely &lt;strong&gt;9&lt;/strong&gt; during the Kakashi Gaiden. It is impossible for these two teammates to have ever been the same age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi was 13 during the Kyuubi attack on Konoha&lt;/strong&gt;. There is a 4 year difference between the events of the Kakashi Gaiden and the events of the night Naruto was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;talk page of Obito Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; on Naruto wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito-Kakashi timeline is based on the anime mostly and pre-chapter 599 manga/databook stuff. Kakashi graduated the academy as 5 years old, Rin and Obito as 9. Obito is 3 years 7 months older from Kakashi. They all took the same Chunin Exam, with Kakashi having managed to become a Chunin in it at the age of 6, while Obito age 10 failed. Obito trainer hard, took the next exams and became a Chunin at 11. Obito got crushed by boulders as 13 years old, that means Kakashi was 9-10 at the latest in the Gaiden. Kakashi is now 31 so Obito died as 34.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the youngest Jonin part, no one really knows how many official Jonin are there. If I remember correctly, Itachi wasn't officially declared as a Jonin. He got into the Anbu after he became a Chunin. So Kakashi &lt;strong&gt;might&lt;/strong&gt; be the youngest Jonin. There is no definitive answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit (courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/38125/merrice-henderson&quot;&gt;@Merrice Henderson&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is evidence that Kakashi made Jonin the same year that Obito and Rin made Chunin. This is an exert from Obito's wikia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eager for Rin's attention, Obito trained relentlessly, eventually rising to the rank of chūnin himself. His excitement was short-lived as Kakashi soon afterwards became a jōnin, once again earning Rin's praise and Obito's resentment.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Obito was confirmed 11 when he became Chunin. If we go based on the theory that Kakashi is 4 years younger (which I am more inclined to believe), then he was 7 when he made Jonin. That would effectively make him the youngest Jonin of all time. If Kakashi was the same age as Obito and Rin, there are a few years that need to be accounted for, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Who was he teamed with after graduation while Obito and Rin were still in the academy?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;What happened to Kakashi's other teammates, or was he on hiatus for that time?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T12:22:52.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19397" CreationDate="2015-02-16T13:10:59.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the Series, I believe so, as no other figure appears, nor is mentioned.&#xA;I think it is safe to assume this is the case, as no other information is available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T13:10:59.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19399" CreationDate="2015-02-16T13:58:19.547" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;In light novel Volume 5 and Volume 6 - &lt;em&gt;Phantom Bullet&lt;/em&gt;, it is confirmed that Kirito is going out with Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Volume 5 - Chapter 1&lt;/em&gt;, when Kirito went to meet Kikuoka from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Virtual Division for a talk regarding victims of Death Gun in GGO (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“...Well, at least I’m together with &lt;strong&gt;my girlfriend&lt;/strong&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I see, I am jealous to death over that one point, Kirito-kun. The next time we’re in ALO, wouldn’t you introduce me to some girls? Take the Sylph Lord for example, she is just my type.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This conversation took place before they began talking about the cases related to GGO (B-part of episode 1, SAO II), and was cut off from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Volume 5 - Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;, after the meeting with Kikuoka, he met up with Asuna at the Imperial Palace for their date (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“...Oh yes, why did you choose the Imperial Palace &lt;strong&gt;for our date&lt;/strong&gt;? Kirito-kun, are you interested in history?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Well, not really. The main reason was... recently, I was called around here for some stupid business...”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This conversation took place before Kirito's talk about the closed network of the surveillance system in Imperial Palace (A-part of episode 1, SAO II), and was also cut off from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Volume 6 - Chapter 9&lt;/em&gt;, before the final round of BoB (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I really won’t dare to say this to a real person in the real world. &lt;strong&gt;No, considering that I already have a girlfriend in Asuna&lt;/strong&gt;, it’s unforgivable even in the virtual world. However, I dare to swear to god that this isn’t about trying to get a date in the VR world, but to fulfill my duty and mission, and also a necessary step to ensure Sinon’s own safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This inner monologue took place when Kirito asked Shinon to explain the format of the final round of BoB, which took place between 30 players on a huge map (anime episode 8, SAO II).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I think this should be enough to show that Kirito and Asuna are dating in real life after the events in Aincrad and ALO.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T13:58:19.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19393" CreationDate="2015-02-16T14:15:15.840" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34444&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another Door - Isekai Kaikitan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's about a girl and her father who traveled to places via a magical door. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the girl and her father were on a journey to learn more about human behaviour. They approached humans in trouble, and offered them the &quot;Door&quot; which would lead them to the world they wanted or their ideal world where their troubles would be resolved. What lied beyond the door was different for each person.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) One of the stories is about a girl who didn't like vegetables and went to a world without vegetables through the magic door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) Another story is about a girl who was not satisfied with her appearance and obtained a knife which can change her face and body. However, she overused it and her face became scary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, I remember this two stories were indeed in the manga, since I've read the manga multiple times (one of my relatives had a copy). I also cross-checked with my sibling, and she remembered it too. Below is the more detailed version of the two stories you remembered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1) What lied beyond the door was a world without vegetables where people only ate sweets. Eventually, her body weakened, because people from 'this' world needed more than sweets to keep their health. In the end, she realized how important vegetables were for her body, and she went back to 'this' world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2) What lied behind the door was an operation room to make her beautiful. The girl stole the knife and operated herself, thus didn't need to open the door anymore. As she became more and more beautiful, she entered the entertainment world. In the end, in a photo shoot (I forgot the exact context, but her image would be taken with camera), when she tried to smile, her mouth tore in both side, making her look like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna&quot;&gt;Kuchisake Onna/Slit-Mouthed Woman&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the link I gave above, no chapter was ever scanlated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11241" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T15:40:25.540" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T15:40:25.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19397" CreationDate="2015-02-16T14:19:56.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga spoilers ahead:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In chapter 40 of the manga, Rin requests her family register from city hall to learn about her mother. Daikichi intercepts the response letter and after confronting Rin about it, agrees to schedule a meeting with her mother. Meeting her, Rin learns that her mother was the housekeeper at Souichi's place. In chapter 54 Rin's mother reveals, that Rin is not Souichi's daughter  (he just adopted her). Daikichi already knew this after reading the will of Souichi while Rin was still a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More spoilers about the implications of this and ending of the manga, not directly answering the question. You probably don't want to know if you liked the pure ending of the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rin told her mother that she likes Daikichi. This is what triggered the mother's response about Souichi not being the father. Upon learning that Rin shares no blood ties with Daikichi, she decides to marry him. Which he accepts to after asking her to at least wait for her graduation (2 years later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T14:19:56.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-16T15:42:40.830" Score="7" ViewCount="2298" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is about a high school boy who learned boxing from reading a book. Later on in the manga, he started fighting gangs and earned the nickname &quot;Gang Destroyer&quot; or something like that. He lived with his father, mother, and sister, and they had no idea that he was the Gang Destroyer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me figure out the name of this manga T_T&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11751" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:19:15.883" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:19:15.883" Title="A manga about a high school boy who learned boxing from book and later started fighting gangs" Tags="&lt;holyland&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:46:32.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19408" CreationDate="2015-02-16T16:17:08.360" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1629&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Holyland&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It's manga about boy who was bullied and learned the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-two_combo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one-two combo&lt;/a&gt; (a jab then a cross) from boxing book to get revenge. This drew attention of underworld, which got him into new fights and forced him to get better at fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown in earlier chapters that his only move is the one-two combo. Even his stance and his footwork were that of an amateur. However, he managed to defeat thugs with his only move and earned him the nickname Thug Hunter/Gang Hunter among the street gangs and drew their attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background story on how he learned the one-two combo, and even the fact that he learned it from a book, was only revealed in chapter 12 to chapter 14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4707" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T07:45:25.007" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T07:45:25.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15151" CreationDate="2015-02-16T18:39:37.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Meruem is actually the strongest living being in term of Nen Aura. This is also due to his Nen consumption ability, as seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his wiki article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meruem's initial ability gives him strength through consumption.&#xA;  Meruem's aura grows every time he devours a user of Nen, with their&#xA;  aura synthesizing to his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Netero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netero&lt;/a&gt;, who was one of the strongest characters in Hunter X Hunter, couldn't really beat Meruem. Don't forget what he said to Meruem when he met him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When? When did I start waiting for my opponent to make the first move?&#xA;  When, indeed? It became a routine. The loser held out his hands in&#xA;  gratitude for the lesson and I graciously accepted without skipping a&#xA;  beat. As if that was what I wanted!! That's not how it should be!! For&#xA;  so long, I sought the height of perfection. I dreamed of giving my&#xA;  heart and soul to battle an unstoppable adversary!! I'm a lucky man.&#xA;  I'm thankful for everything that led me to this point...that led me to&#xA;  you!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So considering this, Hisoka has to be weaker than Netero, who is indeed weaker than Meruem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as already said in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15157/1398&quot;&gt;Kalilz's answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it comes to a fight between Nen users, pure power doesn't mean everything. One may have an ability than can overpower a type of opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11608" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T18:56:02.147" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13602" CreationDate="2015-02-16T21:21:42.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of Fairy Tail chapter 420,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Carla has taken on a human-esque form, similar to Pantherlily and Samuel. It might be age-related, or age combined with maturity to get to this second form of appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11761" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T13:31:08.480" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T13:31:08.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19489" CreationDate="2015-02-16T22:14:08.167" Score="12" ViewCount="7550" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &quot;Kill la Kill&quot;, Aikuro Mikisugi hates and avoids the expression &quot;Dōtonbori robo&quot; and requests everyone using that phrase to say &quot;DTR&quot; instead. Does this phrase have some hidden meaning that explains his behavior, or is it explained otherwise in canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10821" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T02:49:17.140" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T15:34:54.897" Title="Why does Aikuro Mikisugi request everyone to use the DTR acronym?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3846" CreationDate="2015-02-16T22:20:15.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clare being 1/4 Yoma surely indicates that she has full potential to house 3/4 of human energy mind being amongst the 1/4 Yoma. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Claymores, in a sense, have it rough, you might say, as they are all equally assessed in the middle of battleground between lethal killer and calm human, exceptions such as Teresa and Priscilla (before becoming aggravated by Teresa) are able to house full 100% human control within their means of reach of fighting, until they begin to access Yoki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clare is an exception to being discussed over ranking! This Claymore Universe may indeed need to stop entirely placing Clare on a parallel comparison to the other Claymores, as this is why: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She became a Claymore to exact her spiritual bond connection to the physical beings of herself and Teresa's physical being, therefore &lt;em&gt;she has no hatred whatsoever towards Yoma or Claymores&lt;/em&gt;. Only Priscilla, not Priscilla the Awakened Being, just Priscilla as an Entity, which qualifies Clare to have a unique case within the organization, as all other Claymore Creation stories, involve traumatic events with Yoma or Yoma Awakened Beings that cause them to choose to exact revenge (offensive) &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; protect themselves (defense), from the Yoma beings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact she took in 1/2 already Yoma Potent Flesh versus 1 whole piece of Yoma flesh, deems the obvious we know, 1/4 Yoma in Clare. This alone should not even begin to have a place in conversation over ranking, as with her fact she had 1/4 Yoma, means she has more Human Energy Control, which finalizes the logic behind her consistent ability to awaken far many more times than her comrades did, and with seeming ease reverts back more frequently, which wouldn't be possible with any half bred as by that many awakenings they would have by then surely lost their 50% control.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clare needs to stop being judged. She's practically Teresa's daughter, that in itself gives her enough credit to be called a Badass Warrior. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11764" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T01:31:08.833" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T01:31:08.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19421" CreationDate="2015-02-17T02:30:26.337" Score="12" ViewCount="135224" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched through &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; once, and I never remember hearing L's name, even after he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was L's real name, or did he never have one (it was never said)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3021" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-30T05:31:16.373" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T21:09:31.693" Title="What was L's real name?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19420" CreationDate="2015-02-17T02:44:27.823" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Death_Note_characters&quot;&gt;Death Note Character list on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L_%28character%29&quot;&gt;L character page on the Death Note Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, his full name is &lt;strong&gt;L Lawliet&lt;/strong&gt;.  He does have several aliases that sound more like real names but L seems to be his actual name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_%28Death_Note%29&quot;&gt;L Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of the series [...] For L's name, he wanted to use a single letter with a lot of significance; he considered &quot;I&quot; and &quot;J&quot;, but eventually chose &quot;L&quot; after careful consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wiki page also points out that his name is written in Latin characters as &quot;L&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11437" LastEditorUserId="11437" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T02:56:18.260" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T02:56:18.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19420" CreationDate="2015-02-17T02:45:36.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;L's real name is &lt;em&gt;L Lawliet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alias: L&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Letter: L&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Real Name: L Lawliet&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Relation: The famous detective L. He was found by Wammy as a child and brought to the orphanage. The goal of the orphanage is to train a worthy successor to his title.(†)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy%27s_House#Characters_related_to_Wammy.27s_House&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wammy's House - Characters related to Wammy's House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; lists his name as エル (&lt;em&gt;Eru&lt;/em&gt;), so most likely that is how you would spell L in his name (over using the English letter L)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a scene in the movie &lt;em&gt;Death Note 2: The Last Name&lt;/em&gt; where we see L's real name written in the Death Note&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; which he shows to Light that he wrote in himself to become immune to Rem's use of the Death Note and trap Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-06-30T05:31:18.780" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3292" CreationDate="2015-02-17T04:00:21.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English version does things chronologically, blending and splicing a lot of events together that were left as flash backs in the Japanese version into the beginning of the English version. So the Japanese one does kinda start at &quot;episode 2&quot;, throwing you directly into the action and getting to the boring bits later, at least to my knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11769" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T04:00:21.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13920" CreationDate="2015-02-17T04:20:33.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about the Zerozaki part. But looking at just the pronunciation, &quot;shi&quot; in Hitoshiki can also be rendered as 死｛し｝ meaning &quot;death&quot;, and as Torisuda mentions, &quot;hito&quot; means person, so together they make &quot;person's death&quot;. Furthermore, Hitoshi is an actual name, but Hitoshiki is not and &quot;shiki&quot; can be rendered as 死期｛しき｝ which means &quot;time of death&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11770" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T07:03:52.233" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T07:03:52.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19425" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19427" CreationDate="2015-02-17T04:51:05.693" Score="4" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never actually read the manga, only the fanfic of another manga it inspired. The author couldn't remember the name of the manga but here's what they had to say about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It had a group of teenagers who planned a suicide pact online, became friends, got distracted by alcohol and general shenanigans, and ended up not going through with the suicide anymore... main female lead was out with one of the guys and she was thinking 'maybe in different circumstances, we would have been out on a date instead of out planning to die'.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took out some stuff where the ellipsis are, since it was a side comment. They did mention the ending was kind of tragic though. I'd be really grateful if someone knows of it. Thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11771" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:51:04.333" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T01:51:04.333" Title="Manga about teenagers making a suicide pact online" Tags="&lt;kanojo-ga-tonda-hi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:46:38.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19425" CreationDate="2015-02-17T05:56:03.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Durarara&lt;/a&gt; manga. There's a suicide pact website and &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Izaya_Orihara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Izaya Orihara&lt;/a&gt; gets someone to sign up to it but it was all a joke to him. He gets them drunk and high but they never went through with the pact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T05:56:03.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19425" CreationDate="2015-02-17T06:04:30.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like the first story of &lt;strong&gt;Kanojo ga Tonda Hi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is the description of first story from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/16136/Kanojo_ga_Tonda_Hi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL Page of Kanojo ga Tonda Hi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Recruiting those who want to finish it and die, but feel sad doing it alone…”&#xA;  Fed up with everything, Mie posted a notice on an Internet Bulletin Board and found suicide-partners. Four boys and girls were gathered together because of their ties to death. And then…?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The continuation from that description is just like the description you have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...became friends, got distracted by alcohol and general shenanigans, and ended up not going through with the suicide anymore... main female lead was out with one of the guys...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not really sure about her thoughts, but indeed she thought of something along the line &quot;If only I met him earlier&quot; or like that, and she did fall in love with him.&#xA;And about... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...They did mention the ending was kind of tragic though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;maybe it's about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Just like you have said, the suicide plan was nulled. But in the end, one day, the three of them got the news that the other girl (the one who's not the main chara) was dead, from committing suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11241" LastEditorDisplayName="user11241" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T06:11:07.453" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T06:11:07.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19433" CreationDate="2015-02-17T07:28:32.993" Score="2" ViewCount="1668" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rqRcl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;When Sanji cries&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anyone who can tell me which soundtrack this is? I couldn't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11774" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:10:09.183" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:10:09.183" Title="What is the name of the soundtrack playing in One Piece episode 527 when Sanji cries on Fishman Island?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18500" CreationDate="2015-02-17T07:42:26.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;whitebeard not use Conqueror's Haki  because it effect on all peoples without powerful will so his man also effected with that. It's king personality i think&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11774" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T07:42:26.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19430" CreationDate="2015-02-17T08:08:19.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64bfT-NBWMM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resort Island&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from One Piece Movie 6 OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T08:08:19.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19391" CreationDate="2015-02-17T09:21:04.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theory which says that Gol D. Roger ate an Akuma no Mi, which made him capable of speaking/understanding any language. It would explain why he could understand the Poneglyphs, and why he was the most wanted man (before Dragon), because in terms of strength/power, he was Whitebeard's rival. However, this is just a theory (I think).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-17T09:33:56.787" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T09:33:56.787" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19441" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19442" CreationDate="2015-02-17T19:57:11.863" Score="-2" ViewCount="12448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to watch Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions, but I'm not sure where to start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the watching order of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12782" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T11:55:42.587" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T12:04:04.563" Title="What order should I watch Love, Chunibyo &amp; Other Delusions in?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-12-23T12:04:11.470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19441" CreationDate="2015-02-17T20:25:24.683" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;First Season: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14448&quot;&gt;Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second Season: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15622&quot;&gt;Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions! -Heart Throb-&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side Story &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15781&quot;&gt;Love, Chunibyo &amp;amp; Other Delusions! Ren Lite&lt;/a&gt; (ONA)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Start with season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T20:25:24.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-17T21:30:35.630" Score="0" ViewCount="3033" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I never noticed in the main story of the anime, there are scenes in some of the openings where Zoro, Nami and Robin are shown wearing eyeglasses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/tIPp1Zhg2gU?t=33s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zoro in opening 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/ntoB59VttFU?t=55s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Robin in opening 13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/3wSvrBxzX4o?t=26s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nami in opening 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the fact that they all have bad eyesight canon? Or is it just some filler that the author probably wanted to mix into the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T13:14:13.123" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T22:26:45.080" Title="Do Zoro, Nami and Robin suffer from bad eyesight?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-17T22:57:22.960" Score="12" ViewCount="13850" Body="&lt;p&gt;Repeatedly I see that people in animes drink milk, often after bathing. Females tend to say that it helps to grow their chest. Is that true? But also male characters sometimes drink it, like &lt;em&gt;Kurozuma Watarufrom&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UV9Ld.png&quot; alt=&quot;Oishii~ milk&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedreamingotaku.com/2012/11/chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai-episode-5.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;thedreamingotaku&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Sanae Dekomori&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai&lt;/strong&gt; in episode 5.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning behind the drinking milk trope, what do people gain from it and why is it shown so often in anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="7817" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T15:56:31.620" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T15:56:31.620" Title="Why is the &quot;drinking milk&quot; trope so prevalent in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19447" CreationDate="2015-02-18T00:02:57.207" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's probably no one answer for why they drink milk &lt;em&gt;in general&lt;/em&gt;, but as far as the bathing, it's considered a traditional drink in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Japanese public bath houses&lt;/a&gt; after a soak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is usually a refreshment cooler here where customers can self-serve and pay the attendant. Milk drinks are traditional favorites and sometimes there is ice cream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most places don't know how the tradition started but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gjsentinel.com/blogs/west_meets_east/entry/japanese-baths-and-hot-springs&quot;&gt;it's been around for a long time&lt;/a&gt; and some people say that milk drinks (not just plain milk but also milk+coffee) &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tsunagujapan.com/japans-bathing-culture-sento/&quot;&gt;taste particularly good after a hot bath&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T00:02:57.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18371" CreationDate="2015-02-18T00:12:25.980" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure it is explicit in the show, but here is my long-winded explanation based on extrapolating from present-day technologies and trends:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, &quot;certificates&quot; are used to verify the identity of (trust) computers you communicate with; a website that &lt;em&gt;looks&lt;/em&gt; like your bank's, isn't your bank's. By installing/using your OS, you've already consented to trusting whoever they've added to the default list. VeriSign is an example; the company has a process for new websites to establish trust with them, and they have trust with your OS manufacturer, and you have already consented to trust them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, this is all done with &gt;128-bit keys, however, in the time of GITS, it's reasonable to assume they are able to use massively long keys, possibly &gt;128-&lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;bit. It would take a PC from our time, working non-stop, &lt;em&gt;until the time of GITS&lt;/em&gt; to crack one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could Google extensively about encryption, but for simplicity's sake:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Someone can create a certificate to &quot;verify&quot; anything they want. Ultimately, you will have to either explicitly trust them, or defer to a third-party to evaluate their claims on your behalf. We don't background check and explicitly trust every single merchant with a credit card reader; instead, we trust a select few companies, Visa, Mastercard, etc. to not associate with disreputable merchants and unconditionally handle any problems that arise, if they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the time of GITS, cyber-brains are evidently secured by, at a minimum, a very-strong private key, approximately unique to each. Additional security features can be added/upgraded such as &quot;attack barriers&quot;, &quot;dummy barriers&quot;, etc. As governments usually go, it is extremely likely that the government has interfered heavily in cyberization matters, enacting legislation to ensure minimum-this', maximum-thats, etc. Another typical feature of governments both in today's time, and in GITS time, is reliance on a self-preserving model of &quot;buying &quot;security&quot;&quot; with liberty. In other words, we cannot be 100% safe and 100% free at the same time. In order to do their job, we must &lt;strong&gt;trust the government&lt;/strong&gt;. The result of that implied trust are (many) laws allowing them to legally spy on and/or indefinitely detain you. If you are deemed a &quot;threat to national security&quot;, your liberty is administratively revoked, your communications are monitored, you are no longer innocent until proven guilty, etc. Consider that, today, your cell phone's microphone, camera, GPS, etc. are all controlled by software and can all be enabled and activated remotely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that in GITS, although technically a &quot;police force&quot;, we are never given any indication that any member of Section 9 has &lt;strong&gt;EVER&lt;/strong&gt; applied for a search warrant. Many times, while in their own country, Section 9 shows no regard (and sometimes contempt) for security/local police or their instructions, preferring to knock them down or disable them to gain (technically-illegal) entry to private properties, usually by kicking in a few doors/walls/faces. Section 9 goes and does, almost unilaterally, wherever and whatever they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding the GIK:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I suspect that it is not a single entity. It is more likely to be a set of private keys from a very-high-level certification authority (CA). These keys have long, but not indefinite, lifetimes and today's computers already check for both revoked and expired certificates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When folks get &quot;back-hacked&quot;, minor systems are affected and the intrusion is not necessarily obvious. A few examples are: Batou being &quot;encouraged&quot; to punch himself out by The Major, Batou's eyes being hacked by Aoi, Batou hacking an arm suit operator's eyes to appear dead, etc. These were all basically &quot;subliminal suggestions&quot; to lower-level systems. After convincing Batou's eyes that he was no longer there, Aoi casually walks off. Batou is very sharp, but even he took a few seconds to realize/remember that lists of vaccine recipients do not usually materialize out of thin air and hand themselves to people. In contrast, the recruits initially failed the entrance exam because they &lt;strong&gt;never&lt;/strong&gt; figured out they had been implanted with false memories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[I think] &quot;Ghost&quot; refers to hacking an individual with the intent to directly harm, disable, and/or control the human (override their ghost/spirit/soul), rather than to just subvert their free will by obfuscating reality (eye hacking) or misdirecting them (implanting false memories).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using &quot;the GIK&quot; is not so much, more-invasive, as it is &lt;strong&gt;final&lt;/strong&gt;. The implied super-extra-high-level nature of these keys makes overriding their use impossible; the prosthetic body, cyber-brain, any barriers, and all other related systems and functions will deliberately &lt;strong&gt;ignore&lt;/strong&gt; input from the human brain-cells they are intended to support in favor of the trust implied by a GIK.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11588" LastEditorUserId="11588" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T04:02:57.410" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T04:02:57.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19452" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-18T02:20:47.723" Score="6" ViewCount="1182" Body="&lt;p&gt;On episode 14 - &lt;em&gt;YE$&lt;/em&gt;, at 6:21 in this episode, we see the crew being debriefed by Aramaki. The chief remarks that she is wearing &quot;some get-up&quot;, inquiring whether she is searching for a specific kind of attention. She replies, somewhat... despairingly(?), with &quot;...; I just... &lt;em&gt;don't have a choice&lt;/em&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene prior to this ended with her being ejected from a building through a window and landing on a pile of trash. She is noticeably soiled by &quot;garbage-type fluids&quot; and, presumably, needs to get cleaned up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not explicit, but it seems that only a few hours, at most, have passed between the incident and the debriefing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from being her usual hot-gun-toting-super-hacker-ninja self, I have missed the implication as to why this particular outfit is &quot;mandatory&quot;. Is there a specific clue I missed or was it just to imply that she may have had other, personal, obligations for which she was still dressed? Her outfit was definitely extreme for being at &quot;the office&quot;, even for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11588" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T10:50:05.390" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T23:02:26.033" Title="Why did Major Kusanagi wear a particular extreme outfit on episode 14?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19454" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-18T03:17:51.523" Score="1" ViewCount="658" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wherever there is internet and controversial plot twists, there shall be rage, angst and trolling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trying to sift through the comment threads in /r/anime and other places is really a pain, and somewhere I end up bouncing on the language barrier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing what they did to the title character so early surely was controversial, and it seems it was not an event planned from the beginning of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What has Seo Kouji stated regarding &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Akitsuki Fuuka's death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and how were those statements received? What were the repercussions in specialized media?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T13:49:18.480" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T13:49:18.480" Title="What official statements have Seo Kouji's studio made regarding Akitsuki Fuuka's fate, and what were the repercussions of said statements?" Tags="&lt;fuuka&gt;&lt;kouji-seo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19501" CreationDate="2015-02-18T05:36:34.917" Score="13" ViewCount="18193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to think that incest was only in hentai/eroge, but gradually, I have run into more mainstream content which seems to hint at brother-sister, mother-son relationships, or the tension of such attraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of this theme?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it so prevalent in Japanese manga and anime compared to Western comics? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems strange for a taboo to be popping up everywhere, so I am curious as to the origin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12794" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T05:46:35.717" LastActivityDate="2020-04-17T12:33:59.367" Title="Why is incest such a prevalent theme in manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19461" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19518" CreationDate="2015-02-18T05:40:34.723" Score="1" ViewCount="1343" Body="&lt;p&gt;Himura Kenshin, the Battousai, used a &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Sakabat%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;sakabatou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. He did this to prevent himself from killing people anymore. My question is, if that is his goal, then why didn't he settle with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;bokutou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (wooden sword) instead? A &lt;em&gt;bokutou&lt;/em&gt; would definitely be duller than a &lt;em&gt;sakabatou&lt;/em&gt;, which is made of steel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T16:16:35.383" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T02:34:23.870" Title="Why didn't Kenshin use a bokutou?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19468" CreationDate="2015-02-18T06:34:44.860" Score="5" ViewCount="1477" Body="&lt;p&gt;A strange epidemic comes and it starts to kill everyone, but the survivors gains &quot;super powers&quot;. A boy's sister gets infected with the disease and survives, but her newly gained &quot;power&quot; makes her less human. To save his sister, the boy later injects the illness into himself and gains the power to take another person's power away. There is also a side character who survived the disease, and he becomes sort of immortal because nothing can hurt him, but he cannot sleep or eat. The sister's previous mutation looks like a cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12795" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:27:43.850" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:27:43.850" Title="What is the name of this manga with the survivors of an epidemic gaining super powers?" Tags="&lt;absorb-ability&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:46:56.077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19467" CreationDate="2015-02-18T06:34:45.313" Score="4" ViewCount="2305" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end of episode 12, as if a teaser of season 2 (which apparently is not happening), a general (or daimyo) is shown behind her armies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s0UbQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels' storyline goes further than the anime, so who is she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:24:49.733" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T22:24:49.733" Title="Who is the general depicted in the ending of Oda Nobuna no Yabou?" Tags="&lt;oda-nobuna-no-yabou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19465" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-18T06:39:03.157" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T06:39:03.157" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T06:39:03.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19466" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-18T06:39:03.157" Score="0" Body="Light novel series adapted into anime, it follows the antics of current-time high school student Yoshiharu Sagara as he travels 400 years into the past in the middle of the Sengoku era. There he discovers the world is different from his own world's past and the games he payed: most samurai and daymios are women. He enters the service of Oda Nobuna (not Nobunaga), the princess-daymio of Owari." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T07:32:46.950" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T07:32:46.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19464" CreationDate="2015-02-18T06:43:48.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shingen Takeda&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on the emblems. That is the emblem of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takeda Clan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Takeda_mon.svg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I read the novel and that is how she is depicted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.430" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T07:04:44.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19463" CreationDate="2015-02-18T08:00:55.220" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/12132/Absorb;_Ability&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Absorb; Ability&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Japan wields the power of a new form of influenza so lethal that only one person out of a million can survive an infection. Kazuma, a man able to withstand the infection of the unknown virus, &quot;Cherubim&quot;, has obtained the power to save his twin sister from facing the influenza! While Kazuma saves other people's suffering by using his new power, he will also encounter many surprising and painful things... A serious and comedic story of new abilities begins!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be the cat-like mutation you are referring to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrSyQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T08:08:39.227" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T08:08:39.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18567" CreationDate="2015-02-18T14:20:29.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that he still has access to the Six Paths Sage Mode, due to the fact that he could still enter it during his fight with Sasuke even after the mark on his hand vanished. Plus, even after the battle with Sasuke, it is shown that he was able to dispel the Infinite Tsukiyomi with Sasuke, which requires both the Rinnegan and the power of all Tailed Beasts according to the sage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12804" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T15:05:31.777" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T15:05:31.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19476" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-18T21:31:32.370" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T21:31:32.370" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T21:31:32.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19477" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-18T21:31:32.370" Score="0" Body="Light novel series adapted into anime, it follows the antics of current-time high school student Yoshiharu Sagara as he travels 400 years into the past in the middle of the Sengoku era. There he discovers the world is different from his own world's past and the games he played: most samurai and daimyos are women. He enters the service of Oda Nobuna (not Nobunaga), the princess-daimyo of Owari." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T21:31:32.370" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T21:31:32.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19478" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-19T01:23:09.570" Score="2" ViewCount="1023" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read all the way up to chapter 8 in the manga series called &quot;Absorb: Ability&quot;, but I cannot find the 9th chapter anywhere on the internet. Does anyone know where I can read this manga? It does not have to be in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12795" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T01:52:47.727" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T06:20:55.023" Title="Where is the next chapter in this manga?" Tags="&lt;absorb-ability&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19371" CreationDate="2015-02-19T01:59:17.390" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Road to Ninja&lt;/strong&gt; movie, Naruto tried to get a recommendation from Iruka for promotion to Jōnin, but was refused.  Iruka said that Naruto had to become a Chūnin before he could become a Jōnin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: so, what did you want to talk about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: Um, Iruka-sensei, uh, listen, you think you can submit a Jonin application for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: What?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: It's just that all of my other classmates are going to have their parents fill out applications for them, and, well, I, uh...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: Nope, sorry. I won't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: But why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: &lt;strong&gt;Because that step is supposed to come after you become a chunin.&lt;/strong&gt; Sure you saved us from Pain, and everyone calls you the &quot;Hero of the Hidden Leaf&quot;, but &lt;strong&gt;I can't give you special treatment.&lt;/strong&gt;  I mean, even your Dad worked his way up through the ranks - from Genin, to Chunin, to Jonin, to become Hokage. Then he went on to became a Hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: hmm, to become just a face carved into a rock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;: In the Naruto Shippuden anime, &lt;strong&gt;Episode 413 - Hopes Entrusted to the Future&lt;/strong&gt; shows that it is possible for a Genin to be promoted to Jōnin under special circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lee, Tenten, and Negi did not complete the original requirements of the second Chūnin Exam.  They returned with 2 &quot;Heaven&quot; scrolls instead of &quot;Heaven&quot; and &quot;Earth&quot; scrolls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lee: [places two heaven scrolls on the table] Please accept these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Proctor: Two &quot;Heaven&quot; scrolls are not acceptable!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lee: Oh, but that's--! [slaps table]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Proctor: No, no, no!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lee: I can't reveal any details, but there were extraordinary circumstances that prevented us from collecting scrolls!  Please ask Lord Kazekage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Proctor: It doesn't matter what circumstances there were. No means no!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gaara later rescinded that requirement when he cancelled the Third exam after he and Fū were attacked in an attempt to steal their tailed beasts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Temari: Cancel the Third exam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gaara: I'm sorry. I can't go into details, but this is a domestic matter within the Sand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shikamaru: Then how do we determine who passed the Chunin Exams?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gaara: We've prepared detailed reports about each team's performance in the Second Exam.  &lt;strong&gt;I'd like the respective villages to use them to decide whether their participants should be promoted to chunin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[later, when addressing the exam participants...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gaara: Therefore, I deem the Third Exam unnecessary... Furthermore, I am rescinding part of the requirements for the Second Exam... For each of you standing here right now, a detailed report of your performance will be sent to your respective villages.  &lt;strong&gt;Your Kage will make the final decision on your promotion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on that report, Lady Tsunade &quot;double-promotes&quot; Negi to Jōnin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsunade: I've gone over your Second Exam reports. And... Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Choji, Ino, and Sakura... You six passed with flying colors and are promoted to chunin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[cheers]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsunade: [looking at Tenten, Negi, and Lee] Finally, although they did not collect two scrolls, they performed admirably... and are more than qualified for promotion.  Lee and Tenten, you are now chunin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lee: Lady Tsunade!  Team Guy is one for all, all for one!  How can Neji not be included...?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsunade: Just let me finish!  &lt;strong&gt;Neji Hyuga is given a special double promotion to jonin!&lt;/strong&gt;  The Kazekage himself noted, &quot;In particular, Neji's performance was most impressive and due consideration has been given in this report.&quot;  He's already proven himself to be more than capable as a chunin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3407" LastEditorUserId="3407" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T19:57:23.153" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:57:23.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-19T04:00:34.723" Score="0" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen various lists of manga genres in English, but in my experience they haven't lined up to the writing that I have read in Japanese book stores. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, so that the question is not too broad, I limit the scope of this question to the genres you would find in the labeling scheme of a book store in Japan. Obviously subgenres on to infinity can be defined. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, at a Japanese bookstore (like Kinokuniya), what would the aisles be named? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask, because I imagine the perception of genre to the English speaking otaku may be different than what is considered in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For instance I see yaoi sections marked as BL &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There appears to be a section for young girls, but I can't read the kanji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps scifi? But again I can't read the kanji.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is giant robot considered a genre in Japan, is that something you'd see an aisle for in a bookstore? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would be the idioms be in Japan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12794" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T19:00:17.940" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T19:00:17.940" Title="What would the list of manga genres in Japan be, based on bookstore labeling schemes?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19478" CreationDate="2015-02-19T04:20:50.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For some reason, English scanlation stopped after chapter 8. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you want to read raw manga you should buy the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2790" LastEditorUserId="2790" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T04:34:15.343" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T04:34:15.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19461" CreationDate="2015-02-19T05:08:14.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;But I'm pretty sure a bokuto would break if he was fighting against a person with a sharp blade. It's better to use a metal sword so it doesn't break. Yeah, metal's just stronger than wood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12808" LastEditorUserId="12823" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T21:06:37.033" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T21:06:37.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19486" CreationDate="2015-02-19T05:24:30.587" Score="3" ViewCount="2313" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that the Hobi Hobi no Mi grants eternal youth to the user, besides allowing them to turn people into toys and wiping their existence out of anyone else's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that being said, it is implied that Sugar is much older than she really is, and that the Hobi Hobi no Mi only makes her look young. But I have tried looking at the chapters she is in but there is no mention of how old she is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something out there that tells us how old Sugar is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T10:29:06.020" Title="How old is Sugar?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19485" CreationDate="2015-02-19T05:41:37.407" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sugar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; her age is mentioned. Due to Hobi Hobi no Mi she has two age which are &lt;strong&gt;10(biologically)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;22(legally)&lt;/strong&gt;. So she looks like 10 year old but she is actually 22 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugar ate the Hobi Hobi no Mi at age &lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt;, ceasing to age since then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that the user stops aging once the fruit has been eaten, as she remains a 10-years old despite being chronologically &lt;strong&gt;22&lt;/strong&gt;. This also happens with her victims, as Kyros, who was a toy during &lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt; years, when reverting to normal did not show any biological signs of aging&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q7N2Y.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sugar 10 year old&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/anYeMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sugar 22 year old&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T10:29:06.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19478" CreationDate="2015-02-19T06:20:55.023" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably going to have a pretty hard time getting a hold of this legally. As far as I know, there's no legal digital distribution of the manga, so you'll need a print copy. While you may be able to find pirated copies online, we won't help you do so here as per our site policy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Absorb; Ability&lt;/em&gt; was never especially popular in Japan. There are 2 volumes, each with 6 chapters, so you'd only need the second volume. The series ended in 2008, and the volumes have long been out of print. There's no licensed English release (confirmed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=13103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baka Updates&lt;/a&gt;), and given the length and popularity licensed releases in other languages are also very unlikely. So you'll have to get your hands on the out-of-print originals, which means looking to the pre-owned market. This is unfortunately not easy, especially if you don't live in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a couple online Japanese stores carrying it right now. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%82%A2%E3%83%93-ID%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-ZERO-SUM%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E3%82%88%E3%81%AD%E3%82%84%E3%81%BE-%E3%81%9B%E3%81%A4%E3%81%93/dp/4758053316/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon.co.jp&lt;/a&gt; has it, and there are some available used copies for very cheap. It's also on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/503004106001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suruga-ya&lt;/a&gt;. Both of these stores will only ship domestically in Japan though. You can use a proxy or forwarding service you're familiar with to get around that if you're willing to pay somewhat more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I couldn't find anywhere that would ship internationally without a proxy or forwarding service, so if you aren't going that route your best bet is to check &lt;a href=&quot;http://ebay.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ebay&lt;/a&gt; regularly and hope it appears, which is honestly not very likely. Relatively obscure series like this tend to require jumping through some hoops to get your hands on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T06:20:55.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19416" CreationDate="2015-02-19T08:28:26.467" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dotonbori is a street within the redlight district of Osaka that sees the highest number of prostitutes working on it. He is probably embarrassed or doesn't want DTR to be associated with Dotonbori, considering their (DTR) preference to be nude could be taken the wrong way by the average person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12809" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T15:34:54.897" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T15:34:54.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13455" CreationDate="2015-02-19T13:41:27.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magical girls in MadoMagi universe are like zombies. It doesn't matter if her brain gets destroyed as long as her Soul Gem is intact. Homura knows this fact, but Mami does not and that's why she panics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Mami at this point is already a ghost, although she should have known that things like this would not hurt magical girl, she was brainwashed like the rest of people inside the barrier and forgot. As for why Mami was killed by Bebe in earlier scene, it was not because her brain was destroyed, but because she wore her Soul Gem on her hat and it was eaten along with her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Homura was safe all along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12817" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T15:39:30.493" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T15:39:30.493" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19494" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19500" CreationDate="2015-02-19T14:12:59.127" Score="5" ViewCount="1915" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight between Neji and Naruto, Naruto comes out of earth to finish his final blow on Neji. So does he possess earth element as his chakra nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T14:35:08.947" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T02:23:37.533" Title="Does Naruto have Earth as chakra nature?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-19T15:42:03.350" Score="1" ViewCount="4593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Broly is shown to have a tail as a baby.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ho57v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Broly as a baby&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the tail is not there when he is an adult or kid, which means that he has the potential to become Super Saiyan 4. The only time he has a tail is when he was cloned, as shown in &lt;em&gt;Bio-Broly&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;The time span in which Broly does not have a tail is: &lt;em&gt;Broly — The Legendary Super Saiyan&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Broly — Second Coming&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know if Broly was able to transform into Super Saiyan 4 in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only time he turned to Super Saiyan 4 is in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/em&gt;, which is a game and not canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12819" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T01:08:25.537" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T22:13:27.670" Title="Was Broly able to transform into Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball Z?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2015-02-19T15:47:10.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Witch form of Homura (Homulilly) was presented in the PSP game and it looks nothing like her witch form from Rebellion. One can say that this means that depending on the circumstances witch form can change. Plus, Madoka's witch form (Kriemhild Gretchen) also looks slightly different in different timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nutcracker Homulilly lacks top of the head and on the concept art for Walpurgis Night you can see that Walpurgis also does not have a top of the head. Nutcracker Homulilly also has oldee-european style dress similar to dress that Walpurgis has. Gears/clock theme that Walpurgis and Homura share, similar conical silhouette, two streak hair (braid on PSP Homililly, just streaks on Nutcracker and two-hat thing on Walpurgis), plus production notes that say that &quot;Walpurgisnacht's and Kriemhild Gretchen's silhouettes are supposed to make a pair and they are meant to look like an hourglass&quot;. All this pretty much cements Homura as Walpurgis. Regular designs of Homura and Madoka are also make pair, with Homura being black and purple and Madoka white and pink (purple being basically pink with a lot black and gray added to it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, facts aside, thematically there is no reason for Walpurgis to be anyone else beside Homura. If Walpurgis is Homura it creates dramatic irony of Homura fighting with herself and more she grows stronger the stronger her enemy becomes. And trying to save Madoka from her dark side Homura more and more corners Madoka into basically suicide. From the literary stance Homura being Walpurgis makes perfect sense, especially after &quot;Akumura&quot; is created. &quot;Trying to fix everything you only make it worse and probably things would be better if you leave them alone&quot; seems to be a theme with the series in general and especially Homura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12817" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T15:47:10.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-19T16:09:55.493" Score="3" ViewCount="43724" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru has pale white skin and purple skin around his eyes. His eyes are also similar to that of snakes. Does it signify that he belongs to a particular clan? Or is he one of a kind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T08:38:31.923" LastActivityDate="2018-12-26T06:12:10.437" Title="What is Orochimaru's ancestry?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19494" CreationDate="2015-02-19T16:11:21.410" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, in that particular fight, he just (dug a hole and) hid underground to surprise Neji.  No part of that used Earth chakra or Earth jutsu.  I don't think he even knew any Earth jutsu.  He eventually got access to all chakra types due to the Six Paths mode, but still, he was never seen doing any specific Earth jutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T06:58:40.110" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T06:58:40.110" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19460" CreationDate="2015-02-19T17:31:04.043" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, it needs to be said that incest in popular culture is prevalent in many other culture. It isn't unique to anime or manga works. Although it is true that compared to Western comics it is less prevalent, incest do exist in Western pop-culture songs, movies, literature, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that, we should focus on what it is in Japanese culture that makes incest a seemingly prevalent trope in anime and manga. There's also different types of incest relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incest is a taboo in Japan. What is incest to them, however, may be a little bit different than ours. Incest marriages between cousins are occasional as they are not considered incestuous until recently. This may explain why incest relationships like in &lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt; is a recurring trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is that historically, marriages between nephews and nieces have been approved. Even now in some rural areas, fathers marry their daughters when the mother dies. They are forced to do this as they follow old feudal laws. Sometimes when both parents died, the brother ends up having sex with the sister in order to end confusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the common trope of brothers and sisters sleeping or bathing together in anime and manga. This is easily explained as such things are still prevalent in Japanese society. This doesn't necessarily lead to incest, however, but there are certainly hints towards it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first manga that involves incest is &lt;em&gt;Cream Lemon&lt;/em&gt;, released in the 1980s. So this isn't something new. It is also noted that incest is in mangas for the &lt;em&gt;Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; demographics, which is mainly for females. In other words, people might like incestuous anime and manga for the emotional relationship and not the physical relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The combination of Japanese history and the demographic's tastes may help explain why incest is a popular trope in anime and manga. I could go on and on, but it may take too long to explain, so if anyone would like to read more, I have provided sources for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest_in_popular_culture&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest_in_popular_culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangatherapy.com/post/1467868478/incest-in-anime-manga&quot;&gt;http://www.mangatherapy.com/post/1467868478/incest-in-anime-manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://psychohistory.com/articles/the-universality-of-incest/&quot;&gt;http://psychohistory.com/articles/the-universality-of-incest/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T17:33:47.943" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T17:33:47.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-19T18:01:20.793" Score="14" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 of Yuri Kuma Arashi, I noticed that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Leading_the_People&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Liberty Leading the People&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was hanging on the wall in Tsubaki Kureha's living room:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rJVy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuri Kuma Arashi, episode 7, minute 20:41&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an image of the full painting:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFzUf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;*Liberty Leading the People*&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Leading_the_People#Symbolism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the symbolism of the painting itself&lt;/a&gt;, but what's the symbolism it has in the anime?&#xA;Or is it just a known painting on the wall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19502/is-there-a-meaning-behind-the-painting-in-tsubaki-kurehas-living-room#comment26118_195027&quot;&gt;ʞɹɐzǝɹ pointed out in a comment below&lt;/a&gt; that the painting across from that one is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_%28Rousseau_painting%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Henri Rousseau's &lt;em&gt;The Dream&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wUqWy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuri Kuma Arashi, episode 7, minute 15:54&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the full painting: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1IkYN.png&quot; alt=&quot;*The Dream*&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So I extend my previous question to this painting too:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Do the paintings have any special symbolism in the anime itself, or are they just paintings on the wall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T02:47:34.700" Title="Is there a meaning behind the paintings in Tsubaki Kureha's living room?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;yuri-kuma-arashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19480" CreationDate="2015-02-19T18:59:31.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically, at a Japanese bookstore (like Kinokuniya), what would the aisles be named?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19480/what-do-most-japanese-consider-the-list-of-manga-genres#comment26082_19480&quot;&gt;M.I.A's comment hits it right on the head&lt;/a&gt;. In the US (and, I think, much of Europe), books in bookstores are often broken down by subject or genre or category or whatnot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also true in Japan - to a degree. You will still have broad categories like &quot;computers&quot; and &quot;art&quot; and &quot;foreign language&quot; and &quot;fiction&quot; and &quot;comics&quot; (manga). But &lt;em&gt;within&lt;/em&gt; the manga section, you'll probably find that the manga are grouped by &lt;em&gt;publisher&lt;/em&gt; (Kodansha, Shueisha, Kadokawa, etc.), rather than by genre/etc. I don't know if this is universal, but this is how it worked in all of the manga-selling Japanese bookstores I've been to (not that I've been to all that many). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the closest you'll get to genre-based categorization within the manga section is e.g. that certain publishers almost exclusively publish shoujo content. I can't remember the names of any of the big publishers in that sector, but if you go to a Japanese bookstore, you'll easily be able to identify the shoujo-publisher section by its garish pinkness. The same is true (to an extent) for yaoi/shounen-ai. But for subject-matter-based categories like &quot;science fiction&quot; or &quot;romance&quot; or &quot;giant robots&quot;, you're unlikely to find subsections of the manga section devoted specifically to those things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, given that you seem to be located in NYC - if you want another perspective on what Japanese bookstores tend to look like, I'd recommend visiting the basement of the Book-Off on 45th St if you have a chance. (But Kinokuniya does still have a much better selection.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T18:59:31.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19499" CreationDate="2015-02-19T19:38:37.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is never any mention of this in the story so far.  The thing that was confirmed was he is an orphan and his parents death influenced him greatly.  He also tried to forget their deaths and probably them in general since it was too painful, so he probably dropped usage of his clan name for that purpose.   He is considered to be a prodigy, however no mention of any blood limits were mentioned (though not all prodigies need blood limits, ex: Yellow Flash or Hiruzen)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T19:38:37.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19497" CreationDate="2015-02-19T22:27:44.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Super Saiyan 4 was never a canon - all of the Dragon Ball GT episodes are filler and Akira Toriyama, the manga author, had never made SSJ4 and the next official transformation or rather power up is &quot;Super Saiyan God&quot;  - achievable by 5? (I don't remember) Saiyan powering up one Saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12825" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T04:12:55.683" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T04:12:55.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19510" CreationDate="2015-02-19T23:16:53.847" Score="26" ViewCount="37577" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times when I see images of Hatsune Miku, she is shown holding a leek or spring onion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8Eby.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8Eby.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S5CuN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S5CuN.png&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9n5Zl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9n5Zl.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tM9n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tM9n.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from headphones and microphones, other popular and well known Vocaloids, such as Rin, Len, Kaito and Luca, don't seem to have any strange items like vegetables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is Miku shown with a leek? And if there aren't any other Vocaloids with strange items, why is she the only one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T04:27:40.987" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T15:17:25.537" Title="Why is Miku shown with a leek?" Tags="&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19509" CreationDate="2015-02-19T23:58:31.883" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hatsune Miku holding a leek comes from a parody video of the Leekspin meme. The Leekspin meme is a video of Orihime from &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; spinning a leek in one of the episodes with the Finnish folk song &lt;em&gt;Ievan Polkka&lt;/em&gt; playing in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On another note, the vegetable she is holding is actually a &quot;negi&quot; or green onion. However, the English dub for Bleach called it a leek.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Hatsune Miku parody video:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbbA9BhCTko&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbbA9BhCTko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leekspin meme: &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leekspin-loituma-girl&quot;&gt;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leekspin-loituma-girl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T00:03:33.697" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T00:03:33.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2015-02-20T01:31:30.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rod Reiss' ancestors, the first king, used his powers to create the walls (and Titans?) And wiped all memory of the word before the walls from the mind of humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12829" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T01:31:30.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18828" CreationDate="2015-02-20T04:12:45.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently the author wanted a &amp;quot;black&amp;quot; character in the story as a stereotype of being the &amp;quot;best basketball player&amp;quot; but still wanted him to be Japanese, so he is a little lighter than Papa who is African. Another Black Japanese guy is Nebuya on the Rakuzan team who is the same color as Aomine. The reason they aren’t as dark as Papa is because they’re dark-skinned Japanese people while Papa is literally a black person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note if you look at the official colored manga for Aomine, Nebuya and Papa they're relatively similarly as dark. Granted papa is still the darkest but not by much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12831" LastEditorUserId="60823" LastEditDate="2021-05-28T13:12:26.093" LastActivityDate="2021-05-28T13:12:26.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-20T05:06:47.770" Score="4" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not talking about the Gaiden one, but the one before it: &lt;em&gt;Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Moon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11341" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T13:23:02.500" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T13:23:02.500" Title="Does the first OVA take place right after the last episode of the first season of Darker than Black?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19522" CreationDate="2015-02-20T06:11:34.310" Score="3" ViewCount="593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several characters in the Naruto universe share their bodies with other entities, most of them are true allies. They share the Power both have, even if one has the upper hand controlling the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why doesn't this happen with Kyuubi and Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several times Kyuubi saves Naruto with his red chakra out of hairy situations. Naruto is aware of it and sometimes they talk to each other.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kyuubi is an evil Daemon, sure, but due to the fact tat he would die if Naruto died; and Naruto, as a Ninja, has a dangerous live; it would be in Kyuubi's advantage to help out, given that his Chakra is way stronger than Naruto's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't they team up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Question regarding &lt;strong&gt;Naruto Vanilla&lt;/strong&gt; not &lt;strong&gt;Shipuuden&lt;/strong&gt; or anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9126" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T13:21:38.577" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T08:19:48.833" Title="Why aren't Kyuubi and Naruto real allies?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19517" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19520" CreationDate="2015-02-20T11:55:34.133" Score="9" ViewCount="108269" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many animes have filler episodes and arcs. So this question has two parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which anime has the most number of filler episodes? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the length of the longest filler arc?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T04:18:03.500" LastActivityDate="2020-07-08T14:43:45.007" Title="Which anime has the most number of filler episodes and the longest filler arc?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19461" CreationDate="2015-02-20T13:25:55.717" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons he would go the awful length to get his Sakabato forged by a master swordmaker, with metal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) &lt;strong&gt;Weight&lt;/strong&gt;: there are no material at the time that could have the same density as metal. For a swordsman, the weight of the blade is very important. For Kenshin, since all of his attacks are blunt attacks, it is vital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) &lt;strong&gt;Resilience&lt;/strong&gt;: enemies can break wood and bamboo swords. The medieval jousters carried twenty plus jousting lances to tournaments, because they would break every time they delivered a solid blow, and most of the times when they missed or scraped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) &lt;strong&gt;The edge&lt;/strong&gt;: the Sakabato does have an edge, on the back side of the blade. Himura uses it to cut everything from pottery to cannonballs. His only exception is people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLirL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;IMAGE: kenshin slashes a cannonball&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) &lt;strong&gt;His self-image&lt;/strong&gt;: even though his passive servant act, Kenshin is still a japanese swordsman. The fact he has a sheathed sword by his side still demands some respect from his opponents (and the most wary ones are the ones that did not fall for his timid demeanor). Also whatever shred of pride he have (arguably some) would demand he carried a real sword (even though several characters in that universe do not consider the sakabato a real sword).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His use of a Sakabato is &lt;strong&gt;foremost a physical expression of his vow&lt;/strong&gt; (in the manga several times his Sakabato is inspected by officers or other swordsman, only to be met with disdain), and in a second moment for the convenience of not having to twist the blade everytime he wants to deliver a non-lethal blow. Several other anime has this scene in a swordfight where the winner delivers a otherwise fatal blow and follows up with &quot;don't worry, I used the backside of the blade&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T14:10:44.537" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T14:10:44.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19509" CreationDate="2015-02-20T15:41:38.917" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apart from headphones and microphones, other popular and well known Vocaloids, such as Rin, Len, Kaito and Luca, don't seem to have any strange items like vegetables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, many vocaloid (and other voice software) have items associated with them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ptOMrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ee9dym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wsZ7Bm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;GUMI (a Megloid) has a carrot for her item&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Teto Kasane (an UTAUloid) has bread&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luka is often associated with fish, or because of her hair, octopuses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/vocaloid-character-items&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;There are more listed here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of these originated from fans rather than the original creators, and are not official - even though there is a casual acceptance of the character items. For example Leek shaped glowsticks are occasionally given out at Miku concerts. Character items frequently feature in artists videos also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T07:32:06.390" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T07:32:06.390" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19517" CreationDate="2015-02-20T15:55:09.380" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Percentage wise &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/bleach&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;bleach&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;bleach&lt;/a&gt; has the most fillers, since it has a total of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;366 episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;160 filler episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means &lt;strong&gt;43.4%&lt;/strong&gt; of the anime are fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/naruto&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;naruto&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;naruto&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/naruto-shippuuden&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;naruto-shippuuden&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;naruto-shippuuden&lt;/a&gt; combined have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;640 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;238 filler (1st season 89, 2nd season 149)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means &lt;strong&gt;37.2%&lt;/strong&gt; of the anime are fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/one-piece&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;one-piece&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;one-piece&lt;/a&gt; has&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;682 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;97 filler episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means only 14.2% of the anime are fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you were to look at the sheer number of filler episodes, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/naruto&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;naruto&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;naruto&lt;/a&gt; has more fillers with 214 filler episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I believe the longest filler arc would be in &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/rurouni-kenshin&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;rurouni-kenshin&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;rurouni-kenshin&lt;/a&gt; where the last 35 episodes were fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Own experience, Google, &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20170606145453/http://www.fillerguide.com/filler-lists&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Filler Guide (webarchive)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;why in your estimation, none of the longer-running series beat out Bleach and Naruto under the definition of &amp;quot;filler&amp;quot; that others already provided above&amp;quot; - seijitsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking a few of your given long running samples such as &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/sazae-san&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;sazae-san&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;sazae-san&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/nintama-rantarou&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;nintama-rantarou&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;nintama-rantarou&lt;/a&gt; makes the question quite simple to answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Nintama Rantarou non to barely non fillers have been aired. This does not mean it did not have fillers, because they certainly had. They were extras which as far as I know where only available on dvd. Furthermore they did not have a plot/story to follow, which makes the only deviation the moment the story would not be based on the manga, which in almost all episodes is the case. Also with the episode length given in this series 3 episodes would be the equivalent of 1 episode in naruto and the likes, which in this way easily out does this particular one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Sazae-san, Sazae-san actually &lt;strong&gt;Did not have ANY filler episodes&lt;/strong&gt;. Long running does not mean it needs fillers, there are several which never got a filler, even though they had a particularly long run time. Here follow a few&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GE 999&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hoka Hoka Kazoku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;gundam First&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sazae san&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kochi kame&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lupin III&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Super Robot Saga shows [ Maziger z Getta Robo and Grendizer]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ninja Hitori kun&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2020-07-08T14:43:45.007" LastActivityDate="2020-07-08T14:43:45.007" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19515" CreationDate="2015-02-20T17:13:14.383" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;Naruto Vanilla&quot; you mean the manga, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto and the Kyuubi actually did become allies in the later parts of the manga. As it turned out, just about all the Tailed Beasts, including Kyuubi, were mistreated and abused by humans, so they distrusted and disliked humans. That's why Kyuubi wasn't that friendly to Naruto, or at least at first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T08:19:48.833" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T08:19:48.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19616" CreationDate="2015-02-20T18:28:24.973" Score="9" ViewCount="943" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Private citizens with small pistols&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Private citizens with hand-cranked machine guns&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Soldiers of the old order with guns killing Sano's friends&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Soldiers of the new order storming Yutaro's mansion after the rebels camped in it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Revolutionary soldiers practising stabbing motions with special sticks, while the teenage Kenshin practises swordsmanship in Trust and Betrayal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like the opposing factions could acquire guns in the Kenshin universe; it seemed to come from totally unregulated trade with foreigners, or the same army which is in #2, #3 and maybe #4. Is this historically accurate? Where did they all get their guns from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T06:26:39.923" LastActivityDate="2020-10-24T08:57:39.900" Title="Are guns in Kenshin historically accurate?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19353" CreationDate="2015-02-20T23:39:18.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Magatama (勾玉?), less frequently (曲玉), are curved, comma-shaped beads&#xA;  that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the Final Jōmon period through&#xA;  the Kofun period, approximately ca. 1,000 BC to the 6th century AD.The&#xA;  beads, also described as jewels, were made of primitive stone and&#xA;  earthen materials in the early period, but by the end of the Kofun&#xA;  period were made almost exclusively of jade. Magatama originally&#xA;  served as decorative jewelry, but by the end of the Kofun period&#xA;  functioned as ceremonial and religious objects. Archaeological&#xA;  evidence suggests that magatama were produced in specific areas of&#xA;  Japan and were widely dispersed through the entirety of the Japanese&#xA;  archipelago by trade routes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Kojiki and Nihon shoki, completed in the 8th century, have&#xA;  numerous references to magatama. They appear in the early in the first&#xA;  chapter of the Nihon shoki, which largely describes the mythology of&#xA;  Japan. Susanoo, god of the sea and storms, received five hundred&#xA;  magatama from Tamanoya no mikoto, or Ame-no-Futodama-no-mikoto, the&#xA;  jewel-making deity. Susanoo went to heaven and presented them to his&#xA;  sister, the sun goddess Amaterasu, who bit off successive parts of the&#xA;  magatama, and blew them away to create other deities. Tamanoya no&#xA;  mikoto remains the kami god of magatama, glasses, and cameras. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the legend Amaterasu later shuts herself in a cave.&#xA;  Ama-no-Koyane-no-mikoto hung magatama, among other objects, on a five&#xA;  hundred-branch sakaki tree, to successfully lure Amaterasu from the&#xA;  cave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the year 58, in the reign of the Emperor Suinin, the Nihon shoki&#xA;  records that a dog kills and disembowels a mujina, a type of badger,&#xA;  and a magatama was discovered in its stomach. This magatama was&#xA;  presented to Suinin, who enshrined it at Isonokami Shrine, where it is&#xA;  said to presently reside. A similar practice is described again in the&#xA;  Nihon shoki during the reign of the Emperor Chūai. Chūai made an&#xA;  inspection trip to the Tsukushi, or Kyūshū, and was presented with an&#xA;  enormous sakaki tree hung with magatama as well as other sacred&#xA;  objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magatama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the Magatama in the anime is attached to the forehead/characters instead of a pendant is to show the character's divinity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12841" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T23:52:11.027" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T23:52:11.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-21T07:04:36.120" Score="1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please I would like to know if it is possible or stated in any official resource.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12846" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T11:19:09.170" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T11:46:04.853" Title="Is it possible for Gohan to transform into a super saiyan while in his ultimate form at the same time?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-02-21T16:49:16.143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11560" CreationDate="2015-02-21T07:17:02.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Dragon Ball Wiki, Daizenshuu 2 commented on the possibility of &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan#Power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gohan&lt;/a&gt; becoming a Super Saiyan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Daizenshuu 2 states that Ultimate Gohan is still capable of becoming a Super Saiyan, but even without utilising the form he surpasses Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in power, if Ultimate Gohan was to become a Super Saiyan his power would likely rise to levels above even Super Buu (Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks absorbed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12846" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T07:40:44.773" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T07:40:44.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19531" CreationDate="2015-02-21T11:39:36.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Old Kai used his &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Old_Kai%27s_Unlock_Ability&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unlock Ability&lt;/a&gt; to released Gohan ultimate form, he actually released his full potential.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning&lt;/strong&gt;, this is the best that Gohan could get at this time been.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it's only my opinion and not an official resource, Gohan could not transform into super saiyan not only because it's a weaker form, also it's because a new individual form entirely.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And that's why he didn't transform into a super saiyan when he reached this level at the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T11:46:04.853" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T11:46:04.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7303" CreationDate="2015-02-21T12:15:22.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Frankies/BF-37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Frankie article&lt;/a&gt; on One Piece Wiki that is actually meant to be a &lt;strong&gt;flame-shaped plate&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Strong Right&lt;/strong&gt; (ストロング右（ライト） Sutorongu Raito?): A new version of the original Strong Right, Franky launches his much bigger right fist at his opponent akin to a rocket, with a chain to retract it. The fist also has flame-shaped plates on the sides with &quot;STRONG&quot; written on them that seem to be purely for aesthetic design. His fist also seems to have an electrical charge. This was first seen used against the attackers on Punk Hazard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indeed make much more sense than a rollercoaster car and is more fitting with Franky robot style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T12:15:22.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-21T15:28:29.130" Score="29" ViewCount="169199" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Nami undergo a breast operation by Chopper?  ;-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OUonk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;b00bies&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All joking aside!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How could an 18 year old girl's breasts grow so large within 2 years?&lt;/strong&gt; After the time skip, Luffy became 19 and Nami turned 20. I know that in the world of One Piece, everything is possible, &lt;strong&gt;but why did the producers change her breasts?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This cannot be a coincidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/feEIb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://new1.fjcdn.com/comments/Holy+just+imagine+how+large+nami+s+breasts+would+be+_f36ad77dc2549159bea1387dc2459b48.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a comment on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T14:23:11.940" LastActivityDate="2018-08-27T22:19:29.637" Title="What's up with Nami's breast size?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19540" CreationDate="2015-02-21T15:52:00.533" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt there is a legitimate plot based reason for this, and it's more to do with giving more fanservice to the audience and perhaps the animators refining the character design over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T15:52:00.533" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19542" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19543" CreationDate="2015-02-21T15:55:27.767" Score="7" ViewCount="50977" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been playing Dangan Ronpa 2 and one of the Monokuma theaters that act as short intervals was done in Morse code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZpdp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;-... . / ... ..- .-. . / - --- / -.. .-. .. -. -.- / -.-- --- ..- .-. / -.- ..- -- .- - .. -. .&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T16:00:53.560" LastActivityDate="2018-07-16T00:17:47.830" Title="What does Monokuma's Morse code theatre translate to?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19542" CreationDate="2015-02-21T15:55:27.767" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typing it out and using a tool to translate it reveals the message:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR KUMATINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mysterious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in fact a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Christmas Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, in which the protagonist Ralphie gets his decoder ring and feverishly tries to decode the radio's message. The message turns out to be &quot;Be sure to drink your Ovaltine&quot; - a very disappointing advertisement, rather than the 'spy' message he was hoping to obtain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch! &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuma is Japanese for Bear (Mono kuma - Mono Bear), which is where that part of the message comes from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T16:03:45.697" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T16:03:45.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2015-02-21T17:39:14.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just read your question and saw your graph. Got to say, nice work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, I would make some changes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blaze Release: Should be an advance version of Fire release, not a combination of Fire and Lightning release. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Magnet Release: This is my own opinion, but I think this is more of an Earth and Lightning release. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your actual question, I would fill in the blank in the diagram with Sand Release. Let me explain my choice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Shukaku has the Magnet release, but the Mizukage proved that even a regular shinobi can have more than one Kekkei Genkai, so why not a Tailed Beast? Also there's the fact that the Third and Fourth Kazekage used their Magnet release to mimic Shukaku's sand. Although sand does have &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; magnetic minerals inside of it, these minerals will just slide past the rest when they come in contact of an actual magnet. So, in conclusion, my theory is that the Kazekage couldn't manipulate sand because it's not a magnet type element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One may argue that the reason why the Kazekage didn't manipulate regular sand is because iron sand and gold dust is heavier. However, I would say that regular sand is more versatile and plentiful. There are oceans of sand, and they are not completely made out of metal. Sand is a mixture of all types of minerals that have been broken down to the size of a grain. In fact, Gaara himself once said that he uses his sand to dig underground, find the hardest minerals, crush them, and then mix them into the sand to make it stronger. Sand release makes more sense for Wind and Earth combination, since it's a product of weathering and erosion. So instead of being a magnetic type element, it's a deposition type element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't mean that Gaara is weak compared to his predecessors. Since it's lighter, it's also quicker and more likely to be easier to control. Also, it's easier to produce, you can turn just about any kind of rock into sand. On the other hand, you can't turn sand or just any kind of rock into iron or gold without going through a molecular process. While his father used the gold dust to way Gaara down, Gaara could simply use his sand to gather the dust, take the infected sand, and bury it before making more sand from his environment. Of course, this all depends on who's better with their ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I firmly believe that Earth + Wind = Sand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12852" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T16:05:05.217" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T16:05:05.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19572" CreationDate="2015-02-21T21:05:56.813" Score="11" ViewCount="3980" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished the anime and I still wonder what Kurisu said to Okabe in the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She pulls Okabe out of the conferance and says &quot;Back there, you were going to tell me something, weren't you?&quot; and Okabe responds &quot;Back there?&quot;. Kurisu says &quot;About fifteen minutes ago&quot; and Okabe says &quot;I don't have the slightest idea&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it has (spoiler for the end of the anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; something to do with time travel and world line travel in episode 23 and 24 but unfortunately I didn't watch those episodes that carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what did Okabe intend to say to Kurisu, and where, and when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9307" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T21:13:37.633" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T06:19:27.543" Title="What was Kurisu going to say to Okabe in the first episode?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18521" CreationDate="2015-02-22T05:32:09.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guys I saw this page and it said that the Takashi went to hell basically &amp;amp; his wife went to heaven. But in Buddhism, reincarnation is what's considered to be bad. Someone who is reincarnated is someone who is still ignorant and has yet to reach enlightenment. So they go through the sufferings and trials of living in an endless cycle to eventually achieve it. Also,&#xA;To go into the void is to reach enlightenment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;When ignorance is uprooted, rebirth is ceased.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone who reaches the void achieves nirvana. Being enlightened is to be ridden of all worldly desires and enter a state of &quot;emptiness&quot; or existential freedom or transcendence. (Cease to exist)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the issue at hand isn't whether or not these people go up or downstairs, but whether they reach enlightenment or accept and acknowledge their sins...I would say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12865" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T05:32:09.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21969" CreationDate="2015-02-22T05:41:53.653" Score="7" ViewCount="12545" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime, strands of hair often disappear or stop short in front of the eyes. I've seen this often enough that maybe there's a reason or at least an origin of the pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do the artists do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or do these anime characters actually have bangs?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PesJo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kenshin&amp;#39;s strands of hair disappear in front of his eyes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8665" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T06:55:18.160" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T08:30:38.837" Title="Why are the eyes in front of the hair?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2015-02-22T06:13:35.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a pure speculation, but, if you have a chunk of Earth, and you separate it into very small pieces and let it fly using Wind release, wouldn't that end up as Sand? Or at least sand-like. So I think the combination of Earth and Wind is Sand Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fits as Yamato explained before, that since he can use Wood Release, he can also use Water and Earth release. Shukaku can use Wind Release too and sand is pretty much Earth, so for Sand Release he uses both Wind and Earth release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T06:13:35.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19571" CreationDate="2015-02-22T11:45:49.153" Score="4" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently rewatched the series and noticed that in episode 10, Shiba Tatsuya was wearing a course 1 uniform in the ball. I'm thus confused whether this is a formal wear, or to prevent discrimination from occurring in the ball, or perhaps a mistake by the studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tD44W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T15:45:10.820" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T16:02:03.740" Title="Is the uniform worn by Tatsuya during the Nine Schools Competition banquet a mistake or formal wear?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T13:56:37.473" Score="15" ViewCount="110074" Body="&lt;p&gt;Valid points are stated in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfv5a9QFu8&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Western countries, anime is thought of as Eastern animation. In Eastern countries, all animation are thought of as anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this question kind of leads to what is an anime? Does having a published manga a requirement to become an anime? Let's settle this once and for all, is &lt;em&gt;Avatar: the Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt; an anime or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T05:24:43.827" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T21:13:17.570" Title="Is Avatar: the Last Airbender an anime?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-02-24T04:41:54.653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19566" CreationDate="2015-02-22T14:12:20.940" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anime&lt;/em&gt; basically translates to &lt;em&gt;animation&lt;/em&gt;, so the Japanese don't really have a distinction. Claymation for example could qualify as 'anime' in the East.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FqhaK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a Western perspective, 'anime' is a looser term, generally meaning animations from Japan, but sometimes it's applied to Western shows with the anime 'look', like RWBY or Avatar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no strict guideline on what qualifies as anime and what doesn't, and arguments arise frequently online by people with different opinions on this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's safest to say Avatar is &lt;strong&gt;anime-styled&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to the 'manga' of Avatar, it seems to be commonly referred to as a comic rather than a manga. But the format of this should have no bearing on the animated production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T15:42:45.627" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T15:42:45.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19563" CreationDate="2015-02-22T16:02:03.740" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is intentional and is emphasized in the light novel. As representatives of First High to the Nine Schools Competition, all participants wore school uniform with the school's emblem to the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Volume 3 - Chapter 3&lt;/em&gt;, right before the ceremony to send off the representatives to the Nine Schools Competition, Tatsuya was handed the uniform for the technician team, which was to be worn during the ceremony and for the full length of the Nine Schools Competition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;This is the uniform for the technician team. Please put that on during the ceremony in place of the actual uniform.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who answered was Mayumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsuya was largely aware of why his sister was in such a fantastic mood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her happiness was likely caused by the school emblem embroidered over the jacket's left breast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The emblem was styled after a flower with eight petals.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The emblem of First High.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And not a replacement either, but the symbol of a Course 1 student.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The intramural competition uniforms were largely the same as the normal ones, which was natural since it was only intended to identify which school the contestants belonged to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T16:02:03.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19549" CreationDate="2015-02-22T16:54:24.077" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 9 minutes into episode 24 (try watching from 08:30), Okabe from the future (episode 24 Okabe) bumped into Kurisu on the stairs in the radio hall building. He was going to say he would save her, but got interrupted by an announcement over the PA system and ran off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, Kurisu dragged Okabe (episode 1 Okabe) from the lecture, asking what he was going to tell her &quot;about 15 minutes ago&quot;. He didn't know as he was episode 1 Okabe and the one she met was episode 24 Okabe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't understand how that works... Well, that's time travel for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T16:58:42.830" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T16:58:42.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T20:52:31.220" Score="2" ViewCount="5270" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started watching Code Geass, and I find the soundtrack absolutely amazing! There is one song in particular that I would like to find the name of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts playing at about 20:14 in the episode &quot;Geass vs Geass&quot; where &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=091vibikAOE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lelouch goes to hug Shirley&lt;/a&gt;. I think it may be called &quot;Lelouch of the Rebellion&quot;, but I am not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T14:24:48.417" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T14:22:45.717" Title="What is the song playing in Code Geass Episode 14: Geass vs Geass" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19585" CreationDate="2015-02-22T21:34:13.797" Score="7" ViewCount="34211" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/28223/Death_Parade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Parade&lt;/a&gt; right now and I just heard about &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14353/Death_Billiards&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/a&gt;, which seems to be a predecessor work for Death Parade. A one-shot of sorts, or so it seems. I'd like to know without spoiling the rest of D.P. how the two works are related, and if it's recommended to watch D.B. before D.P.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update:&lt;/em&gt; After seeing Death Billiards, I'd say it's best to watch it after episode 2 of Death Parade, but before episode 7. D.B. is pretty much like the first episode of D.P., but with different bar customers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T16:59:42.240" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T01:11:49.880" Title="How are Death Billiards and Death Parade related?" Tags="&lt;death-billiards&gt;&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19581" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-22T21:38:28.497" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T21:38:28.497" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T21:38:28.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19582" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-22T21:38:28.497" Score="0" Body="Death Parade is a psychological thriller anime by Yuzuru Tachikawa and studio Madhouse. The newly dead arrive at an unusual bar where they are offered to play a game that will decide who gets to live once more, and whose existence ends entirely." OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T22:00:41.227" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T22:00:41.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19566" CreationDate="2015-02-22T21:51:26.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There really isn't much point in arguing about whether Avatar or whatever is an anime or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Really, all you're doing is looking at the definition of the word anime, and there is no authority on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending who you ask, it's a style of animation, probably including shows such as Avatar and RWBY but not the Simpsons, or it just means cartoons from Japan, in which case Avatar is definitely excluded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this ambiguity, there isn't a simple, accepted answer to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T21:51:26.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19580" CreationDate="2015-02-22T21:51:39.310" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Death Billiards was an OVA, and indeed a 'once-off' type of show.&#xA;It's very similar to the current series and you could probably drop it in as a longer episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the surprises will have already been revealed in Death Parade, but it should still be entertaining as it's mostly focusing on the billiards, rather than what goes on behind the bar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same location and such, just billiards instead of darts or another game. It's not necessary viewing for Death Parade either as there aren't any plot points that haven't been covered by the first few episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T21:51:39.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T23:11:33.843" Score="1" ViewCount="1089" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Namek exploded, what happened to the Namekian Dragon Balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12882" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T02:42:27.017" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T02:42:27.017" Title="What happened to the Namekian Dragon Balls when the planet exploded?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19588" CreationDate="2015-02-23T00:03:32.893" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;chapter 327&lt;/strong&gt;, the Namekians were sent to Earth by using Porunga's third and last wish. As mentioned by Grand Elder, it seemed that at that time the Dragon Balls had followed him to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then &lt;strong&gt;in chapter 329&lt;/strong&gt;, after being on Earth for a year, the Namekians wished to be sent to New Namek together with their Dragon Balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically the Dragon Balls moved about together with the Namekians from Namek to Earth to New Namek.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mnvac.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mnvacm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PV9mI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PV9mIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T00:08:56.483" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T00:08:56.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16872" CreationDate="2015-02-23T01:02:21.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;CH 416 blatantly told us that Natsu is E.N.D, I think the book contains Natsu's demonic powers, it would make sense, though I'm wondering why we're still discussing this. Natsu is Zerefs strongest demon &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12884" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T01:02:21.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19499" CreationDate="2015-02-23T01:51:44.757" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In support of @Quikstryke answer, allow me to elaborate more on this topic.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;How Orochimaru gained snake-like characteristics&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt; article on Naruto Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru was an orphan who became a pupil of Hiruzen Sarutobi alongside Jiraiya and Tsunade. Compared to the more laid back Jiraiya, Orochimaru stood out as a genius — his talents, knowledge, and determination were considered by Hiruzen to be that of a prodigy seen once in a generation. According to Tsunade, Orochimaru had a twisted personality even as a child. His sadistic attitude was presumably due to the death of his parents. At some point after losing them, Orochimaru found a white snake near his parents' grave, with Hiruzen's explanation of it representing fortune and rebirth inspiring Orochimaru to study &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;kinjutsu&lt;/a&gt; and obtain knowledge of all techniques. Jiraiya theorised that Orochimaru went down this path in an attempt to forget his painful memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the link above, we learn that Orochimaru did not get his snake like eyes from childbirth, but through his research on the white snake that he found near his parents grave. He spent his life researching about immortality and rebirth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orochimaru_%28Naruto%29#cite_note-18&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt; article on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through his experimentations he has also been able to add some snake-like characteristics to his own body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Orchimaru's Snake Techniques&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the list of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru#Snake_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru's snake related techniques&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru's trademark trait is his affinity with snakes, in addition to impacting the appearance and composition of his true form, and granting him the ability to extend his limbs to abnormal lengths and to take on snake-like traits in battle, caused him to learn a number of snake-related abilities, including learning Sage Mode. His snake-related techniques have been referred to as Power of the White Snake. One such ability is being able to summon giant snakes to fight alongside him in battle, made possible by the summoning contract tattooed on his arm. This allows him to summon snakes within his vicinity, as opposed to having to place his hand on a surface.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If need be, Orochimaru can morph into a giant snake, despite being slightly smaller in size to his larger ones. His signature summon was Manda, a colossal snake which was described as the largest in the world, with immense fighting capabilities. With Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, Orochimaru can instantly call forth snakes from his sleeves and mouth to attack his opponents in large numbers with venomous bites. A stronger variation of this technique was the Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, in which the summoned snakes grow noticeably in both numbers and size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another usage of snakes comes in the form of his signature weapon, the Sword of Kusanagi, the Kusanagi of Japanese legend. The sword, kept within the mouth of a snake within his own throat, is able to extend to great lengths to attack enemies that are very far away, can be controlled remotely by Orochimaru, and can return to him by turning in a snake. Although he is capable of wielding the sword normally with great proficiency, it's not uncommon for him to use it without ever removing it from his mouth. The sword is stated to be able to cut through almost anything, and despite failing to penetrate four-tailed Naruto's chakra shroud, did push him back an incredible length. In the anime, he is also capable of having numerous Kusanagi-like blades sprout from the mouths of the snakes he summons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is also able to summon use one of his larger snakes around its target, trapping it in its stomach. Following this, Orochimaru can speed up the digestion process on the target. His strongest technique is the Eight Branches Technique, which allows him to transform into an eight-headed, eight-tailed giant serpent bigger than the already colossal Manda, another reference to the Japanese myth. This was described as the ultimate snake-related technique, which turned the user into an immensely powerful &amp;quot;Dragon God&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T08:46:58.563" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19566" CreationDate="2015-02-23T02:40:09.777" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answers are being unnecessarily noncommittal. The meaning of the word &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; has different connotations in the West and in Japan. No, &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; is not an anime, speaking in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the West - more specifically, in English - &lt;em&gt;animation&lt;/em&gt; is a general term that means all animated media, yes including claymation and cartoons. In Japanese, &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; is a borrowed word derived from &lt;em&gt;animation&lt;/em&gt;, and it means the same thing as the original word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Japanese animated works crossed over to Western audiences, the word &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; was then borrowed back to refer to animated works from that country, especially those with the style we would naturally describe as &quot;anime&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; is a show created in the west that was heavily influenced by asian culture and anime. It was designed and created in the West. It was not created in Japan, and it does not have the style that English-speakers would call &quot;anime&quot; -- it has influences, but would never be identified as anime if placed next to a show like &lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;. The show's style is distinct from other western cartoons because of the Asian influence, but the incredible variety in animation style among Western cartoons is also a distinct flavor of American-designed animation. And &lt;em&gt;animation&lt;/em&gt; includes everything already. &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; doesn't match any criteria - I use that word loosely, since it's more a mass understanding than a checklist - to be called anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying that there's ambiguity in what is and is not anime is like saying that there is no style that an English-speaker would recognize specifically as &quot;anime&quot; at all, which is untrue. And I don't want to read any mentions of &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; being animated in Korea, because no-one will ever call &lt;em&gt;Family Guy&lt;/em&gt; and most other American cartoon TV shows &quot;anime.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--Edit because I forgot to address the manga part--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also no, the comics are not &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;, speaking in English, for the same reasons as above. There are plenty of anime that don't have manga, so it's not any kind of requirement, to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;, the word &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; was borrowed by Western audiences to refer specifically to Japanese comics. In Japanese, the word &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; is equivalent to the English &lt;em&gt;comic&lt;/em&gt;. So someone speaking Japanese would call &lt;em&gt;The Promise&lt;/em&gt; &quot;manga&quot; because that's the Japanese word for such works, like &lt;em&gt;Calvin &amp;amp; Hobbes&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;X-Men&lt;/em&gt;. As with &lt;em&gt;Family Guy&lt;/em&gt;, there are no English speakers who would describe &lt;em&gt;X-Men&lt;/em&gt; with the Japanese word unless they were speaking Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12887" LastEditorUserId="12887" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T02:58:34.083" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T02:58:34.083" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2015-02-23T05:09:06.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Otonashi actually was not supposed to be in that world, but due to him losing his memory, he stumbled into that world accidentally as stated in the anime. But even after regaining his memory, he did not disappear. That's because although he did not have any regret in his previous life, he gained something that was necessary to be accomplished in this world - which was helping everybody to pass on. So in the anime, it doesn't show the exact moment of Otonashi passing on, but after the ending song, it shows reincarnated Kanade (Angel) with short hair humming to &quot;My Song&quot; and reincarnated Otonashi with his hat on walking pass her. Moments after he passed by Kanade, Kanade started to walk away, and Otonashi then turned around and extended his hand toward her back as if he was trying to tap her shoulder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Another Epilogue&lt;/em&gt;, it actually shows Otonashi not passing on. It's only like 2 ~ 3 minutes long and it shows a boy in the Battlefront world who finally figured out that something was wrong in the middle of a test. He caused a riot and the student council president walked into the classroom, and you can see that the student council president was Otonashi. Otonashi then told the boy what he should do (sort of, he kinda gave hints) and told him to come to the student council room if he had any questions. After Otonashi left the classroom, the NPCs murmured about how cool he was and if he had a girlfriend. Then one NPC said that there was a rumor that Otonashi was actually waiting for someone and you can kind of make a relation to the situation of the creator of Angel Player and Otonashi, who both found love in the Battlefront world although they were not supposed to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12891" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T15:12:41.763" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:12:41.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2015-02-23T06:43:10.190" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some web digging, I found the exact chapter which mentions about Kakashi's Jounin promotion. It is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_of_Departure!!_(volume)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the manga chapter 239&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are some relevant pages from the manga chapters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kC8bS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vQyUI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this new finding, can we say that Kakashi became a Jounin at the age of 9, given the fact that he was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=855357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4 years younger&lt;/a&gt; than Obito, and Obito was 13 in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi Gaiden&lt;/a&gt;. Thus, we can confirm that this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutohq.com/hatake-kakashi.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; and the Yahoo answer which say that Kakashi became a Jounin at the age of 13 are wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the youngest Jounin, it is still a mystery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9260" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T06:56:39.503" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T06:56:39.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19281" CreationDate="2015-02-23T13:29:43.887" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can think that's a lie, but not totally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I made it higher than anyone else during the beta test. The reason I knew the bosses skills is because I fought monsters with katana skills on floors far above us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two possible interpretations of his claim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kirito made it to higher floors than anyone else.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is incorrect, because you cannot go to higher floor without defeating the boss first. And, after you defeat it, everyone else can go to the next floor through the teleport door.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kirito have more experience than others.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably correct, because from Light Novel Volume 1 - Chapter 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The two months of beta testing were like a dream. At school I thought endlessly of my skill set, equipment, and items. I ran all the way home as soon as school ended and dived till dawn. The beta test ended in the blink of an eye. On the day my character was reset, I felt a sense of loss as if half of my actual self had been cut away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this, you can assume that Kirito had spent a lot of time on the game,  maybe more than others. Maybe he compiled more floor map information than other players... maybe, he knew more mobs, but he couldn't know mobs or bosses from upper floors. All information which Kirito knew was also available for other beta players if they tried to view it (maybe, but unique quests were unlikely to be made public).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no info about boss defeat in beta, but there probably wasn't any boss defeated by Kirito only (but that's my opinion).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T08:46:37.580" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T08:46:37.580" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19615" CreationDate="2015-02-23T13:56:40.673" Score="2" ViewCount="6247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am following the anime through EpisodeCalendar and there is no episode 12.5. Is this episode a filler or part of the original story? (That is, would I miss any part of the story if I skipped this episode?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11078" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T20:18:06.793" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T21:12:22.833" Title="Is episode 12.5 in Durarara a filler?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19566" CreationDate="2015-02-23T14:56:27.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The term comes from Japanese, and in that language, yes: Avatar is anime.&lt;/strong&gt; As used in Japanese, the term simply refers to animation, and does not distinguish it by nation of origin. &lt;strong&gt;But as a loanword in other languages, however, Avatar usually doesn't qualify&lt;/strong&gt;. Most languages other than Japanese have borrowed the term &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; to refer specifically to animation of Japanese origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime-as-loanword is a somewhat fuzzy term, but generally refers specifically to the animation's &lt;em&gt;origin&lt;/em&gt;, and not necessarily where it is &lt;em&gt;produced&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Much of what we would call anime is actually produced outside of Japan&lt;/strong&gt;: it originates there, but the production is outsourced to studios in other countries. &lt;em&gt;Kaleido Star&lt;/em&gt; is an example of this: its origin is Japanese, but much of the work was done as a collaboration between Japanese studio GONZO and Korean studio G&amp;amp;G Animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Likewise, a surprising amount of animation that we wouldn't call anime originates outside Japan, but the animation work is outsourced to a Japanese company&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;ThunderCats&lt;/em&gt; is an example in both its incarnations: few people outside of Japan would call it anime, but the animation work &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; done there (the 1980s TV series was done by Pacific Animation, while the recent series was done by Studio 4C).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt; represents a third category: it is neither of Japanese origin nor production, but is so heavily influenced by anime tropes that it can be difficult to tell the difference without researching the show's credits&lt;/strong&gt;. The creators are American. The animation work on the original series was outsourced to a number of Korean companies. A few episodes of its sequel series, &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt; actually were animated in Japan (by Studio Pierrot), but most of the animation work on this series was done by a Korean company: Studio Mir. But despite the franchise's origin and production, the influence of anime on it is extremely strong, as its own creators admit. Anime's influence can be seen in virtually every aspect of the franchise, from its visual styling to its world-building to its character depictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whether this makes it count as anime, or at least as &quot;close enough&quot;, is a subject of debate among some fans&lt;/strong&gt;. In the strictest sense, it doesn't qualify unless you're speaking Japanese. But if it's indistinguishable from anime without closely examining the credits, then perhaps there isn't much sense in insisting on the distinction. So, at least, say the people who would include it. There are also fans who agree that it's &quot;not technically anime,&quot; but consider it close enough that it should be included in anime fandom anyway (&quot;honorary anime&quot; is a term you hear from this camp sometimes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even in Japan there is some debate, in a case of what can only be described as linguistic ping-pong&lt;/strong&gt;. It's common knowledge that the term &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; was borrowed (in abbreviated form) from English, to mean animation. English then re-imported the term, referring specifically to anime of Japanese origin. And although it has yet to really hit the mainstream, some Japanese fans have taken to re-&lt;em&gt;re&lt;/em&gt;-importing the term, this time in the unabbreviated form &lt;em&gt;animation&lt;/em&gt;, to refer to animation of &lt;em&gt;non&lt;/em&gt;-Japanese origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2403" LastEditorUserId="2403" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T21:13:17.570" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T21:13:17.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-23T16:29:27.503" Score="17" ViewCount="973" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_S_Original_Soundtrack_2&quot;&gt;The OST&lt;/a&gt; in question can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75dFt2STxIk&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I'm looking for where it was played in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title says &quot;Saijaku VS Saikyou (最弱 VS 最強),&quot; which translates to &quot;Weakest vs Strongest,&quot; but I don't seem to hear it in Touma vs Accelerator's battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T08:06:16.880" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T11:01:48.707" Title="Where is the first track of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S OST 2 first played?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19611" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19630" CreationDate="2015-02-23T17:28:38.197" Score="9" ViewCount="3624" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 421, we see Natsu tickle Lucy's feet. Nothing out of the ordinary, yet he gets called a creep/sicko perv. So is tickling someone's feet considered a pervert act in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4iNy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T17:38:35.230" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T23:50:55.180" Title="Why was Natsu called a pervert?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18788" CreationDate="2015-02-23T20:11:00.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TL;DR: He never changed sides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suzaku's allegiance remained with the Britannia Empire the whole series&lt;/strong&gt;. After the events in C world that culminated with the Emperor's death, Lelouch became the new Emperor, and it was only logical that Suzaku would serve Britannia's Emperor, Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Lelouch and Suzaku had the same goal: to restore Britannia and end the corruption. Suzaku wanted to do it by working WITHIN the system, Lelouch would do it by the fastest means available. That is why they were at odds before the Emperor's death. Once Lelouch became part of the system, that rivalry ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Lelouch had already used Geass on Suzaku in the first season, by ordering him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To Live!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that was triggered anytime Suzaku was at a risk of death, most of the time improving his combat edge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch could use Geass more than once on an individual, &lt;strong&gt;only if Orange-kun used his Geass Canceler between uses&lt;/strong&gt;. Happened only once in the whole series, with Shirley: he used it once to eraser her memory, then Orange-kun wiped that effect, and later while she was dying on Lelouch hands, he commanded her to live, but she was unable to carry that and died anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Agreeing to the Zero Requiem plan suited Suzaku on several levels. &#xA;He would &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Serve his Emperor's (Lelouch's) orders,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avenge Euphemia (by killing&#xA;Lelouch),  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clear his slate with Karen (by being dead, or even if he&#xA;was unmasked as Zero afterwards, she would still be ok, I guess), &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And stay in a position able to defend Nunnally forever.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T10:58:47.100" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:58:47.100" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19603" CreationDate="2015-02-23T21:12:22.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Durarara episode 12.5, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_Episode_12.5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Justice Is Slow But Sure&lt;/a&gt;&quot; isn't a recap episode. It and &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_Episode_25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 25&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;are DVD only episodes that actually have some semblence of plot to them (as much plot as you get with Durarara). It's not related to any of the&#xA;main plotlines, though, especially the:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;overarching yellow scarves/dollars that's part of the later half of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's kind of a side story. You can treat them as OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T21:12:22.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19525" CreationDate="2015-02-23T21:19:14.720" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember, Rurouni Kenshin is set during the late 19th Century. This is just after the American Civil War, during the British Victorian Era: the height of the British Empire, and a time when the Western powers were very interested in the riches of the Far East. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Western powers were mostly laissez-faire capitalists who would allow their people to trade anything with anyone; read about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_opium_in_China#Growth_of_the_opium_trade&quot;&gt;British opium trade in China&lt;/a&gt; to get an idea of how trade worked at the time. Western traders would trade whatever they could for Eastern gold, silver, tea, and silk; that included guns, which were plentiful and relatively inexpensive in the West&amp;mdash;the Japanese Meiji Era began just a few years after the American Civil War ended, and there were guns everywhere in America. The factories of Britain, France, and Germany were also constantly spitting out rifles, revolvers, and cannons. In this period, the European powers would still have a major war among themselves every few years (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War&quot;&gt;Franco-Prussian War&lt;/a&gt; broke out during the same timeframe that Kenshin takes place), so they all wanted to build up stores of arms in preparation for the next struggle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that guns were everywhere in the West, that they were highly desired in Japan, and that Western traders desired Eastern riches, it makes sense that the Western traders would trade guns to the Japanese. Although we don't see it in Rurouni Kenshin (to my knowledge; I only watched the anime up to the end of the Kyouto Arc), I always assumed these factions got their guns by trading goods like silk and tea to Westerners, or by buying them from Japanese merchants who had traded for them with Westerners. This did happen historically, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_of_Japan#Boshin_War&quot;&gt;the article on Firearms of Japan&lt;/a&gt; linked by @nhahtdh tells us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the regulatory side, things in general were much less regulated back then. The Western governments of this era had little power to regulate trade, due to corruption and cronyism. Even if they were able to regulate trade, they didn't have any incentive to do so; Western governments wanted their merchants to trade in Japan and bring the riches back home. The Japanese government had no power to regulate trade on its end either; it had seen what happened when the Chinese tried to stop the opium trade, and knew it could do almost nothing to regulate foreign trade until its military was modernized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can remember, the guns in Rurouni Kenshin are historically accurate to the period; the Gatling gun &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun&quot;&gt;was very new at the time, having been invented during the American Civil War&lt;/a&gt;. Revolvers, like the famous Colt, were also common in the West. According to the article @nhahtdh linked on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_of_Japan&quot;&gt;Firearms of Japan&lt;/a&gt;, firearms from before the Tokugawa period were matchlocks based on the Portuguese &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus&quot;&gt;arquebus&lt;/a&gt;. Many of these were destroyed during the Tokugawa period, but some remained, and after the arrival of Perry, they were converted to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintlock&quot;&gt;flintlocks&lt;/a&gt; as part of the modernization effort (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus#History&quot;&gt;the fourth paragraph, here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T21:19:14.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19577" CreationDate="2015-02-23T21:40:05.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLvfKm_eYfo&amp;amp;t=27m49s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Masquerade&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is Track 13 on the first OST according to the metadata on my iPhone/iPod.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masquerade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Vocals: Hitomi&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Lyrics: Kuroishi Hitomi&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Composition: Kuroishi Hitomi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I can't time the song perfectly to where I believe &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fTprZ-2sBc&amp;amp;t=20m14s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it starts in the episode&lt;/a&gt;, one point that makes me believe they are the same song is at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLvfKm_eYfo&amp;amp;t=28m41s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;0:51&lt;/a&gt; of the song which matches the song at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fTprZ-2sBc&amp;amp;t=20m54s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:54&lt;/a&gt; of the episode (in the link)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T06:22:19.187" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T06:22:19.187" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19629" CreationDate="2015-02-23T22:57:27.527" Score="2" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard from a lot of people that season 2 of the Gunslinger Girl anime adaptation is significantly more upbeat and brighter than the original, and loses the feeling of dark, morbid 'beauty', yet apparently, the second season follows the manga a lot closer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the corresponding parts of the manga also have a more cheerful feel? (I only watched the anime, didn't read the manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12901" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T05:47:44.743" LastActivityDate="2019-07-28T19:15:34.997" Title="Gunslinger Girl II Teatrino: Anime vs Manga" Tags="&lt;gunslinger-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19611" CreationDate="2015-02-24T03:52:33.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought she was just embarrassed because lately he's asked her to join a bath and blown fire between her legs so maybe she assumed he was trying to start being perverted and stopped him (even though this time I doubt he meant it as a perverted way at all but he HAS &lt;em&gt;been&lt;/em&gt; a pervert so can you blame her?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12903" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T23:50:55.180" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T23:50:55.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16872" CreationDate="2015-02-24T04:32:44.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains knowledge from different parts of the series, especially chapter 416, and up to the current chapter 421. Read it at your own risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It has been revealed that Natsu, or another being inside of Natsu which may be dormant, is in fact END. It stands for Etherias Natsu Dragoneel. Crazy connection right? Though after Hiro Mashima tossed that bombshell, he sent the story into another adventure with a disbanded Fairy Tail: guild master gone missing, guild mates scattered across the continent, Natsu just returning from a two year long training by himself in the wilderness (basically pulled a Naruto) and teaming up with a semi-depressed Lucy, who was a reporter by that time, and had been keeping tabs on everyone in the hopes of the guild reforming.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The only thing I can connect Natsu and END is his Dragon Force, but even that's far-fetched since the other Dragon Slayers can also enter Dragon Force. However, from what we have seen so far, none of the other Dragon Slayers have been able to stomach other Dragon Slayers' powers and combine them with their own, except for Natsu, which is where his END part comes in. That's the only connection that I can come up with so far. Gajeel had done it too, so maybe he has something to do with Zeref's demons as well. It would make sense why there are the three dragons that talk together, about the three dragonslayers meeting and them forging their own path from now on.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; That and when the series first starts jogging in the &quot;Erza Arc&quot;, we can see Natsu ate a rock of Etherias (hint hint) which should have killed him (hint hint) but it didn't. Instead, it just gave him a power up and a massive stomachache (hint hint) in the fight against Jellal who was possessed by a demon of Zeref. The story is now at chapter 421, and those stuffs in the first, second and third arcs are starting to make sense. But as there have been a plethora of arcs since then, you kinda need to go back and re-read it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, this is just based off of my observations and what I have connected. If you'd like the refute my findings and opinions in a mature rebuttal you may. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12904" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T06:16:09.850" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T06:16:09.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19618" CreationDate="2015-02-24T05:31:10.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. I think so, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Many &lt;em&gt;gitai&lt;/em&gt; (girls) died: Henrietta, Rico, Triela, Angelica, Beatrice, Silvia, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11336" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T06:08:28.200" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T06:08:28.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19611" CreationDate="2015-02-24T06:00:08.053" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lucy calls the guys perverts a lot. It's sort of her thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She calls Natsu a pervert in part because there seems to be a running gag of him coming into her personal space unannounced and unwelcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It goes along with the running gag of Gray always taking his clothes off... and getting called a pervert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11437" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T06:00:08.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15560" CreationDate="2015-02-24T07:21:27.937" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing you need to realize is that there is no gravity in space, so the formation doesn't make any difference in terms of balance. What the formation does is allowing all the guard ships to see each other and use minimal energy to reach a much higher propulsion. When you take gravity and air resistance out of the equation, such formation is one that makes the most sense in the series. Plus, in my own opinion, even though it's never mentioned in the manga or anime, I believe when the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Clasp_Formation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;clasp formation&lt;/a&gt; is completed, one or two primary pilots control the thruster output of all connected ships. It's not to far-fetched to believe so with their technology, as they probably have a computer auto-piloting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Sidonia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sidonia - Sidonia no Kishi Wiki :&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guardians are immensely fast and can multiply their speed by gathering in a clasp formation. By linking their Heigus engines together, they can reach significant fractions of the speed of light, as shown when Sidonia is engaging the Gauna around the Lem system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12905" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T08:59:21.960" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T08:59:21.960" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-24T08:45:24.543" Score="6" ViewCount="25141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the whole village get burned down? How about the girl? The whole thing seems quite incomplete to me. Can someone explain the ending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12834" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T08:47:41.137" LastActivityDate="2018-08-04T14:08:11.490" Title="Can someone please explain the ending of Shiki?" Tags="&lt;shiki&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13233" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:26:22.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the question, it's first important to understand what a &quot;Beater&quot; is. The term was coined as conflation of &quot;Beta&quot; and &quot;Cheater&quot; to describe Kirito immediately after he made his speech after Diavel's death. The definition is, therefore, the contents of said speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his speech, Kirito asks not to be conflated with mere &quot;beta players&quot;, noting that he is much knowledgeable than &quot;regular&quot; beta players. In part, this is an exposition speech, explaining how Kirito knew a detail about the 1st floor's boss's weapon that Diavel did not. Kirito explains that he knew more than Diavel, a fellow beta tester, due to reaching a higher floor during beta (Although Kirito doesn't specifically reveal that Diavel was a beta tester, but talks more generally. It is implied that he is talking about Diavel, though). This immediately rules out Diavel as a possible beater, as he is used for contrast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition of a &quot;Beater&quot; is hence: A beta tester who has more knowledge than the average beta tester due to playing more and reaching farther.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the mere act of clearing a floor unlocks the upper floors to all players, the very concept that Kirito was the only one to venture to the higher floors is unlikely from the get go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since the other beta testers that appear don't go around specifically saying which was the highest floor they had reached, it's hard to determine which was a beater, and which wasn't. The only one that could be reliably ruled out was Diavel, due to his lack of knowledge about the Nodachi. At any rate, after the 10th floor was cleared, any special knowledge known to the beta testers was rendered worthless, as only the 10th floor was reached during beta. This also means that past this point, it would be completely impossible to identify a beta tester based on knowledge or behavior, let alone a beater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12909" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T12:26:22.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19637" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19641" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:39:49.657" Score="8" ViewCount="2033" Body="&lt;p&gt;I apologize in advance for the lack of details. This is an anime movie which I've watched a long time ago on TV, and I've only seen the ending. I remember a scene in which there was a man and woman talking, and one of them betrayed the other and shot them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animation style resembles something from the Lensman era, so I'm thinking '80s or early '90s. I distinctively remember it due to the fact that it was one of the first animations, if not movies in general, that had important non-villain characters dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, the one detail I distinctively remember is that every time a person died, it was depicted as a white bird flying away, as if the person's soul was going to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, there was a guy lying down, leaning on a rock, apparently dying, possibly regretting something he had done, or a choice he made. He was looking at the sky, and then you see a white bird flying away, implying he had died. The bird then joined a whole bunch of other white birds, implying something about his choice having caused a lot of people to die, or something to that extent. It was all very symbolic, but I was young, and started watching it near the end, so I could only just barely follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think it was possibly sci-fi, but not 100% sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, while I realize it's a long-shot, I would like to know if anyone has a clue what movie it was, so maybe I can watch it again from the start, and actually get it this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12909" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:04:15.290" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:04:15.290" Title="Old anime movie. White birds representing death" Tags="&lt;windaria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:31.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16798" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:51:01.523" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the first track on Disc 1 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/49690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akame ga Kill! Original Soundtrack 1&lt;/a&gt;: Le chant de Roma (虐げられた者達の為に), a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmUnLtZ3_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fallen Heroes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T12:51:01.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19644" CreationDate="2015-02-24T13:22:02.527" Score="7" ViewCount="1539" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Battle of Fairy Tail, no one mentions the S-Class wizard, Gildartz, when suggesting who is the strongest. Why does no one remember him? Do they assume that he would be on a mission that would take too long, and would take perfect timing for him to show up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3021" LastEditorUserId="3021" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T18:23:56.777" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T08:51:42.897" Title="Why does no one remember Gildartz?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7547" CreationDate="2015-02-24T13:32:41.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Nanami_Yasuri#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hidden technique: Migeika (見通し研修) - Nanami Yasuri was born with the eye of gods, with this ability, she is able to see through any technique, any movement, any weaknesses, thus mastering any ability with observation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clairvoyance Nanami is mentioning was Migeika, her special technique. Nanami is literally saying that she can &quot;see everything.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around 8:20 Nanami says, &quot;I can see through any technique, any movement and any weakness.&quot; This is the closest in both fight scenes where she mentions any sort of clairvoyance implicitly. However, I didn't see her mention clairvoyance directly at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 11:44 Nanami says, &quot;And I've absorbed all of them. With these eyes.&quot; She doesn't say she has clairvoyance (which is a see all: &quot;he supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.&quot; Google Definitions). Think of Migeika as more of an ability to take in every bit of visual information and process all of it and understand all of it as it is. In this sense, she can take in everything in battle, process that information and immediately understand and make use of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through out the show it is explained though that Nanami has this technique, you simply missed it. It's especially mentioned in episode 4 where she fights the Insect Squad of the Maniwani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T14:10:25.583" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T14:10:25.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19637" CreationDate="2015-02-24T13:50:29.307" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some similarities with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Windaria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The mountainous kingdom of Paro and the coastal city-state of Itha had been at peace for over a century. They would have remained that way but for the ambitions of Paro's power-hungry king. Paro invaded Itha, despite the love between Jill, Paro's prince, and Ahanas, Itha's princess. Caught between duty and emotion, the star-crossed lovers were forced to fight a war to its bitter conclusion. Isu was a simple farmer from the neutral village of Saki, but he saved Itha from being destroyed by a spy from Paro, and found himself hungering for wealth and glory that the Ithan monarchy could provide. Agents from Paro made him an offer to fulfill his wishes, and he left his wife Marin behind in what would turn into a battlefield between the two kingdoms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As stated on its &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/Windaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this story, the soul takes the form of a bird of red light, and flies off to a mysterious airship over the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, there is the connection between bird and death, but the color of the birds doesn't match.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/4XVY5tm_qqI?t=1h26m50s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;final scene&lt;/a&gt; is similar to what you described. The main character felt that he had betrayed his own town by abandoning his fiancée. He regretted what he had done and decided to come back, but what he saw was only desolation. Eventually, he met his fiancée, but after a brief talk, he realized that she was only her ghost, who then took the form of a bird and flew away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/4XVY5tm_qqI?t=1h16m20s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; can be the scene with a man and a woman talking: she killed him and then committed suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6so3Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T09:39:41.037" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T09:39:41.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7546" CreationDate="2015-02-24T14:14:13.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately it is never explained why Shichika killed his father, however from episode 7, we can get a pretty good guess that it might have been to protect Nanami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the dialogue from the second fight at 35:00:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nanami:&lt;/strong&gt; Do you remember when you killed Father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shichika:&lt;/strong&gt; I guess I do...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nanami:&lt;/strong&gt; I haven't thanked you for that yet. But I'm not particularly grateful to you for that, so even now I don't intend to say so. Because I would have been fine with being killed by Father back then. I would have been fine with it. There's no point to me living after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we can gather from this implicitly is that Shichika killed their father in order to protect Nanami, without any request from Nanami, e.g. simply sibling affection. In this sense, this means their father either mentioned that he would eventually have to kill Nanami and thus forced Shichika's hand or he attempted to kill Nanami and thus forced Shichika's hand. So whether or not he mentioned it or attempted it we don't know, however I believe it's most likely the latter due to Nanami's extreme potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason, what we know is that Nanami has the ability &lt;a href=&quot;http://katanagatari.wikia.com/wiki/Nanami_Yasuri#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Migeika&lt;/a&gt;. For this reason in episode 4 Nanami recaps that her and Shichika's father neglected to make Nanami the Yasuri 7th generation family head, because this ability made her too powerful. Since she was too powerful because she could see any ability and learn it instantly, including the Kyotouryuu sword arts, that their father deemed her to be too dangerous with her potential and thus decided to eliminate her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T14:14:13.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19639" CreationDate="2015-02-24T16:25:22.067" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is mentioned. In chapter 119, Mystogan mentioned him to be the strongest of Fairy Tail and I quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mystogan: I have little interest in such things, but I would propose Gildartz.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Laxus: Eh, he's no use... He ain't coming back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, Laxus knew Gildartz was undertaking the 100 year job involving Acnologia and had assumed him to have died, since no one else has ever come back from that mission alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRiR8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRiR8l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T16:25:22.067" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2015-02-24T16:34:00.427" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Muslim and my answer is, no it's not based on Islam. The culture in Magi was based on the Middle East before Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jenn, magic, and harem were very common at that time and thousand of stories talked about jennies talking and serve people, and some people were practicing real magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some events that have been taken from Qur'an as Solomon story and how Allah gave him the power to control jennies and animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12915" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:16:04.460" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:16:04.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7651" CreationDate="2015-02-24T20:44:29.427" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds almost exactly like &lt;strong&gt;IRIA: Zeiram the Animation&lt;/strong&gt; to me. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107228&quot;&gt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107228&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really loved Iria when it first came out, the action and character designs are excellent. Interestingly, this OVA is based on a live-action movie series called Zeiram (which I've never seen). I wish they had made sequels to this anime because I found Iria a pretty engaging character at the time (haven't seen it in forever). Her grappling hook thing was pretty slick and she kicked serious butt ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The alien (Zeiram) is pretty much unstoppable and has a creepy, extensible face (kind of like a Xenomorph). It can clone itself and absorb people. Here's the description of the monster (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/21662/Zeiram#aJugBUYj0dqWceUH.99&quot;&gt;http://myanimelist.net/character/21662/Zeiram#aJugBUYj0dqWceUH.99&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Zeiram is the ultimate being and virtually indestructible. In addition to being &#xA;  extremely powerful, Zeiram can generate imperfect clones of itself to assist in battle. &#xA;  Zeiram also needs to assimilate other life forms in order to sustain itself, but in &#xA;  doing so it is thought that Zeiram can learn whatever is known by the organism being &#xA;  assimilated. Zeiram is not a unique creature and other versions of itself are known to &#xA;  exist throughout the universe. Later in the show Zeiram attempts to contact other &#xA;  Zeirams in order to bring them to Myce.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12920" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T20:44:29.427" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19230" CreationDate="2015-02-24T21:13:00.350" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Para Paru&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a shoujo manga about a girl who wakes up one day finding herself being able to smell certain scents from the people around her. She also hears a strange voice inside her head. Later with the help of a friend, she finds out that an alien got inside and is now living in her head, and it is the one responsible for giving her the enhanced ability of smell. The certain scents are explained and analysed to be associated to sexual arousal and physical attraction, as well as dishonesty and nervousness, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other people in the same school who receive similar abilities in taste, touch and hearing. The manga is ongoing and touches on sensitive and mature matters such as rape and pregnancy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12921" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T05:49:46.320" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T05:49:46.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13667" CreationDate="2015-02-25T05:08:50.147" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/33327/Tokyo_Ghoul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ghoul(Kushu)&lt;/a&gt; its a really good manga, and it already has an anime adaption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Strange murders are happening in Tokyo. Due to liquid evidence at the scene, the police conclude the attacks are the results of &quot;eater&quot; type ghouls. College buddies Kaneki and Hide come up with the idea that ghouls are imitating humans so that's why they haven't ever seen one. Little did they know that their theory may very well become reality. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/33327/Tokyo_Ghoul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12925" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T08:43:35.787" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T08:43:35.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18623" CreationDate="2015-02-25T05:36:06.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather substantial spoilers below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;girl with the red hood&quot; that you refer to is a &quot;one eyed ghoul&quot;, meaning that they only have one Kakugan or shining eye where as a normal ghoul would have two. Eto is the only natural (she was born to a ghoul father (Yoshimura) and human mother (Ukina)) one eyed ghoul that we know about as of yet. The other one eyed ghouls that we know of are Ken Kaneki and Kurona and Nashiro Yasuhisa, all of whom became ghouls after operations rather than naturally. It is said that one eyed ghouls can become much more powerful than their two eyed counter parts. Eto is also one of a few ghouls known as &quot;kakuja&quot;, a ghoul that commits cannibalism and develops a full bodied armour that they are able to activate similarly to their kagune. To many, including the CCG, she is known as the one eyed owl. Eto is a high ranking member in the ghoul organisation Aogiri Tree and arguably the most powerful. While she is living in the human world, she goes by the name Sen Takatsuki, a notable author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will be able to read all about her on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Eto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, hope this helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12923" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T05:36:06.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19658" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19659" CreationDate="2015-02-25T05:48:11.190" Score="8" ViewCount="9899" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading a manga a few years ago about that features a boy who dresses as a girl and his twin sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The backstory of the two was that the boy did not go to school and dressed as a girl at home to impostor his twin sister to escape their father's abuse, as he does not usually abuse his sister or abuse him when she is around. One time however, the father ends up abusing the twin sister (he was drunk or something), kissing her hair, saying it reminds him of their mother. Later the twin sister goes to their actual mother (who is divorced with him) for help but the mother brushes her daughter off, telling her to solve her own problems. So when it happens again (or something like that), she shaves her head completely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then, even after her hair grew out, the twin sister does not let anyone touch her hair - not even her brother - with the exception of her female best friend (that if I remember correctly she has some romantic feelings for?). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another detail I recall is that the father was a photographer and obsessed over taking pictures of a bird he has, but at some point the bird dies but I don't remember why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is set after all of these have taken place, and is told in the perspective of another boy who goes to the same school as the two of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12926" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:21:00.237" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:21:00.237" Title="What is the manga about a twin brother and sister called?" Tags="&lt;hanayashiki-no-juunintachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:35.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19658" CreationDate="2015-02-25T06:46:20.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=28423&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanayashiki no Juunintachi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sakura Aki is a penniless high schooler who likes to cook and does other &quot;unmanly&quot; things. His grandfather and father are disciplinary on gender roles and beat up Aki everytime he does a thing that women would usually do, like cleaning. When his father leaves him absolutely broke, and with his grandfather realizing Aki's &quot;unmanly&quot; flaws, he sends him to live at one of the dorms at an all girls' school that he runs, a school where distinguished young ladies of the country attend, the Hanayashiki - Flower Estate-, to teach him a lesson.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura Aki is the name of the boy who went to the same school as the two girls - the twin sister (Ayame) and her best friend (Renge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background story about the twin brother (Kakitsubata) and sister (Ayame) is told in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 8 and 9&lt;/strong&gt; from the point of view of the twin sister. Actually, it's mostly about how Ayame developed androphobia and personality disorder due to unhappy family, and also how she and Renge became close friends. Your description in the question matches the content of these 2 chapters quite well, so I will just put up some images to show the similarities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This page from chapter 8 shows Ayame in the past with shoulder-length hair, and a picture of the blue bird, which their father was obsessed with. Their father also kept a bird of the same species in a cage in his room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nw2Kg.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another page from chapter 9 shows Ayame cutting her hair off to &quot;solve the problem&quot;, since her hair was grabbed by her father during the previous incident where she was about to be punched. She later shaved her hair clean and wore a wig to class instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D90oy.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T13:22:57.117" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T13:22:57.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18738" CreationDate="2015-02-25T09:36:42.277" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://nozomi.2ch.sc/test/read.cgi/ymag/1417014469/669&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, Kurome most likely said something along the lines of &quot;Sis, you are just like Bakabon&quot; or &quot;Sis, have you heard of Bakabon?&quot; given the context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;以前このスレで妹を斬るの回のアカ斬る劇場でアカメとクロメが話してて&#xA;  クロメが最後に何て言ってたのか？って話題があったが　&lt;strong&gt;あれは多分&#xA;  「お姉ちゃん　バカボンみたいだね」か「お姉ちゃんバカボンって知ってる？」&#xA;  のどちらかだと思う。&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensai_Bakabon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tensai Bakabon&lt;/a&gt; is another show named after someone who, like Akame, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18739/what-does-akame-ga-kill-mean-and-why-is-it-called-that&quot;&gt;didn't have anywhere near enough screen time for a title character&lt;/a&gt;, as it is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bakabon's troublemaker father who eventually steals the show and becomes the central character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So essentially, Kurome is just mocking Akame for the fact that she was upstaged by a supporting character (Kurome herself), &lt;strong&gt;for the third time&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T04:27:54.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18739" CreationDate="2015-02-25T10:46:49.890" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;To reiterate, アカメが斬る (&lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kiru&lt;/em&gt;) means &quot;Akame cuts/slices/kills&quot;. &lt;em&gt;Kiru&lt;/em&gt; also has another meaning: &quot;to perform surgical incision&quot;, though the kanji is 切る in the case of this definition. This aligns well with the settings of the series: the goal of Akame and her group is to perform the necessary surgery on the corrupted empire by eliminating the tumors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is missing in the title are the objects, the targets that Akame kills. In episode 1, Tatsumi said 「俺が斬る」 (&lt;em&gt;Ore ga Kiru&lt;/em&gt;), which means &quot;let me kill (her)&quot; or &quot;I'll kill (her)&quot;. Even though there was no object specified, we could infer whom Tatsumi would kill. As for whom and what Akame kills, アカメが(Xを)斬る, the object X can be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Akame_ga_Kill!_chapters#Akame_ga_Kill.21&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;any of those in the chapter titles&lt;/a&gt;. Granted, it wasn't always Akame who did the killings, but she is actually a personification of Death (see explanation below) because her lethal and efficient one-cut-kill is befitting of Reaper's Scythe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it mean that Akame is Death itself, or Akame is Dead (Not physically, but mentally - that she is dead inside).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, that is my thought exactly. In episode 24,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Esdeath remarked that Akame is no longer human. It makes sense because Murasame's one-cut-kill doesn't work on non-human beings, or more precisely, beings without a beating heart, which is why Akame didn't die after cutting herself with it because she became Death. Also at the end, Akame said &quot;I can only kill&quot; because that is her newly acquired job as Death. Najenda and Akame, the only two survivors of Night Raid in the anime, actually symbolize Life and Death, as shown by them wearing &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oKIjE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;capes of opposite colors&lt;/a&gt; and carrying out opposite roles of constructing and destroying for the new empire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akame was just an ordinary member of Night Raid, yet the show is named after her. She wasn't the main Protagonist, she wasn't even the main Waifu!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke#Production&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Princess Mononoke&lt;/a&gt; is also named after San who is not the main protagonist, even though Hayao Miyazaki had originally preferred the title &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Ashitaka&lt;/em&gt; and even went as far as to create a new kanji for &lt;em&gt;legend&lt;/em&gt; (sekki). Although Akame is not the main protagonist, like San, she is still indispensable to the plot, especially in a symbolic way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why not name the series &lt;em&gt;Ore ga Kiru&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Tatsumi ga Kiru&lt;/em&gt;? Well, because it wouldn't be as intriguing as &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kiru&lt;/em&gt;. The readers would get hooked on who is Akame and why does she have &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedEyesTakeWarning&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;red eyes&lt;/a&gt;, the literal meaning of &lt;em&gt;akame&lt;/em&gt;. (In Chinese, it so happens that there is a phrase 殺紅了眼 to describe a person who goes berserk from killing too many people that his eyes turn red.) It's red eyes and not black eyes because the story is full of the so-called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_politics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;leftist&lt;/a&gt;&quot; ideas, hence the oft regarded &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_colour&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;color of the left&lt;/a&gt;. Subjectivity aside, the ordering also matters: &lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt; is both the first letter in the English alphabet and the first character in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goj%C5%ABon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gojuuon&lt;/a&gt;, so &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kiru&lt;/em&gt; will pop up earlier in searches than the alternatives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T10:47:27.720" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T10:47:27.720" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-25T12:23:14.613" Score="7" ViewCount="4113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the first chapter of this manga in 2014. There was only 1 chapter of the manga when I read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main heroine considered herself an average girl, and she had a female friend whom she considered a very beautiful girl and the perfect heroine. However, when the MC met her, she saw that her friend was being sucked into a portal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they woke up, it seemed that the summoner was supposed to summon the Goddess of Creation (I think). In the confusion, the beautiful girl was mistaken as the Goddess (since the MC was average), but the MC found out that she herself was actually the Goddess. So the MC's plan was just to support her friend to play as the Goddess, while the MC herself made miracle behind her back...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12933" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:31:52.273" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:31:52.273" Title="A manga about two girls being summoned to another world and mistaken identity" Tags="&lt;plus-alpha-no-tachiichi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:38.733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19665" CreationDate="2015-02-25T13:13:24.913" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=99920&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+α no Tachi Ichi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your description of the manga is extremely similar to the synopsis from mangaupdates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satoki Houma is an imaginative girl who enjoys shoujo manga. She has long comes to terms with the fact she will never be the type of girl that is the heroine of a manga — purely because she isn’t pretty, and she has decided she prefers to watch events unfold rather that get involved in any case. However, in the perfect shoujo manga twist, one day she gets dragged to an alternate world where the people have summoned a Holy Maiden to save them…!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except so did her classmate, Haruka Toudou, who fits the exact model of a Shoujo Protagonist. Naturally, Satoki is overlooked for Haruka… except it’s not Haruka who has the powers of the Holy Maiden they wished for. What will Satoki do!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;By the way, I easily found the manga by going through the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?category=Transported+to+Another+World&amp;amp;orderby=year&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of series tagged with &lt;em&gt;Transported to Another World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on mangaupdates.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T13:13:24.913" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-25T14:21:15.923" Score="4" ViewCount="4165" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching the anime &quot;Parasyte - the maxim&quot; I can't really see any of the organisms shown as real parasites, from a biological/ecological viewpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can any of the different kinds of alien parasytes shown be classified as a bona fide parasite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T07:37:06.733" Title="Biologically speaking, is it true that there are no parasites in Parasyte?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19667" CreationDate="2015-02-25T14:21:27.550" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will use &quot;parasite&quot; (lower case, with an &quot;i&quot;) to refer to the ecological relationship, and &quot;Parasyte&quot; (upper case, with an &quot;y&quot;) to refer to the manga creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism&quot;&gt;parasitism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Parasitism is a non-mutual symbiotic relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. (...) Unlike predators, parasites typically do not kill their host (...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapitation&quot;&gt;decapitation&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This form of injury invariably results in death (...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, on the three kinds of Parasytes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ones that &quot;eat&quot; the brain and take over the head, they already killed their hosts upon infection. So they &lt;strong&gt;are not parasites&lt;/strong&gt; because they first &lt;strong&gt;kill the host&lt;/strong&gt;, then inhabit the corpse. &lt;strong&gt;Parasitism&lt;/strong&gt; is a kind of &lt;strong&gt;symbiosis&lt;/strong&gt;, meaning that &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; organisms must be &lt;strong&gt;alive&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livescience.com/42301-brain-death-body-alive.html&quot;&gt;Livescience&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person is considered brain-dead when he or she no longer has any neurological activity in the brain or brain stem — meaning no electrical impulses are being sent between brain cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The head of those bodies is the Parasyte, the original human head long gone, consumed by the Parasyte larvae. So there is no ecological relationship between living organisms. The Parasyte simply took over the corpse of the human they killed. Such is the case when a Parasyte changes bodies too, like when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shinichi's mom is beheaded by the car crash Parasyte, because it needed a female body to inhabit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can then infer that these head-Parasytes are not parasites. The relationship between them is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensalism#Metabiosis&quot;&gt;called Metabiosis&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The co-inhabiting Parasytes, like Migi and Joe, they are really either &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutualism_%28biology%29&quot;&gt;mutualist symbiotes&lt;/a&gt; because the Parasyte provides his host with augmented abilities and protection from a predator (other Parasytes), and even if we think of a co-inhabiting Parasyte that stays dormant on his host, it would still be a case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensalism#Types&quot;&gt;phoresis or inquilinism commensalism&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The human in the case of a commensalist symbiote would not be harmed or hindered, because the Parasyte emulates the body part it &quot;ate&quot; and the commensalist Parasytes are not too eager to kill their host since their primary drive is survival, and as Migi states, without eating the brain they do not know how to control a whole human body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The colony Parasytes, like&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Miki and Gotou&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are a colony of same-species organisms mimicking a human body. They are also not parasites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the bullet points above, we can say that none of the Parasytes shown in the manga or the anime (so far) are not really parasites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T13:16:25.583" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T13:16:25.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19670" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19803" CreationDate="2015-02-25T16:16:45.183" Score="1" ViewCount="735" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 7, when they play against Seiho, it shows that the way the Seiho players run is different from the common way (specifically, the way they swing their arms). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this running technique exist in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8599" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T22:15:23.910" LastActivityDate="2020-12-28T15:30:53.903" Title="Does the &quot;running technique&quot; of Seiho players exist in real life?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19677" CreationDate="2015-02-25T19:08:08.830" Score="4" ViewCount="1178" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an older manga and it is completed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Can't remember the name but it kind of reminded me of Ao no Exorcist the only major difference though is that there were no exorcists.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I believe it begins with a kid and his brother, the brother became a cop to catch their parents' killer?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one brother does his own kind of investigation into some murders and eventually intersects with his cop brother and I believe the cop bro dies while the other brother gains a portion of the killers powers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Because of the powers he gains the ability to see demons and other supernatural phenomenon.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The surviving brother eventually becomes a cop and investigates all sorts of supernatural stuff.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;One case had something to do with a magical pelt that when worn allows the person to become a werewolf.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another case had something to do with goblins tearing things apart because they weren't being paid their due.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In order for the Goblins to be useful or helpful had to leave out some kind of candy or they would destroy stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some additional info, it is set in Europe and his power had something to do with a spear.  I think it was the Spear of Longinus.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11655" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T22:49:57.987" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T22:49:57.987" Title="Manga with supernatural settings and two brothers trying to find their parents' killer" Tags="&lt;arago&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:42.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19676" CreationDate="2015-02-25T20:09:26.460" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it through here... Figures I post something and then find a tagline and remember it was mostly based on Irish mythology.  The manga is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/17518/AR%E2%88%80GO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AR∀GO&lt;/a&gt;.  The spear was Brionac not the Spear of Longinus. Here is the summary for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story centers around two twins, Arago and Yuan, whose parents were slaughtered by monsters. Years later, the vengeful Arago crosses paths with Yuan, who has since become a police officer, just as blood begins to flow again in the streets of London.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11655" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T20:17:48.987" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T20:17:48.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-25T21:21:34.307" Score="11" ViewCount="2274" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed every episode of Parasyte, with the exception of the last one (which shares the title of the anime, Parasyte), is named after a literary work:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Metamorphosis&lt;/a&gt;, Franz Kafka&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Diable_au_corps_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Devil in the Flesh&lt;/a&gt;, Raymond Radiguet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_%28Plato%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Symposium&lt;/a&gt;, Plato&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midaregami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tangled Hair&lt;/a&gt;, Akiko Yosano&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Stranger&lt;/a&gt;, Albert Camus&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_Also_Rises&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Sun Also Rises&lt;/a&gt;, Ernest Hemingway&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dark_Night%27s_Passing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Dark Night's Passing&lt;/a&gt;, Shiga Naoya&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayako_Miura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Freezing Point&lt;/a&gt;, Ayako Miura&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Beyond Good and Evil&lt;/a&gt;, Friedrich Nietzsche&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Mad_Universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What Mad Universe&lt;/a&gt;, Fredric Brown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Bird_%28play%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Blue Bird&lt;/a&gt;, Maurice Maeterlinck&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Heart&lt;/a&gt;, Natsume Souseki&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_Tristesse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hello Sadness&lt;/a&gt;, Françoise Sagan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Selfish Gene&lt;/a&gt;, Richard Dawkins&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Wicked_This_Way_Comes_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Something Wicked This Way Comes&lt;/a&gt;, Ray Bradbury&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selected_Stories_of_Lu_Hsun#Happy_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Happy Family&lt;/a&gt;, Lu Xun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dying_Detective&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Adventure of the Dying Detective&lt;/a&gt;, Arthur Conan Doyle&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Than_Human&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;More Than Human&lt;/a&gt;, Theodore Sturgeon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Cold_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In Cold Blood&lt;/a&gt;, Truman Capote&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crime and Punishment&lt;/a&gt;, Fyodor Dostoyevsky&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%80%A7%E3%81%A8%E8%81%96%E2%80%95%E6%80%A7%E3%81%AE%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E5%8F%B2-%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-%E3%83%93%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%97/dp/4309230601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sex and Spirit&lt;/a&gt;, Clifford Bishop &lt;sup&gt;(this is the only one I am unsure of, since no link is available yet on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasyte#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia page on the anime&lt;/a&gt;, so I had to do some research)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quiescence and Awakening&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Life and Oath&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do the episode have these works' titles as their own? Were these significant pieces of literature for Parasyte's creator?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or are the titles somehow related to what happens on each episode? I can see the relation in the first two episodes, the 5th, the 15th and the 20th. But I don't recall precisely what events happened in other episodes, so I can't compare them to the titles (also because I hadn't noticed they were references before).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also related, and may help to answer the other questions: were these titles chosen solely for the anime or do the chapters (or at least some of them) use them too?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a post on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2tzkye/spoilers_kiseijuu_sei_no_kakuritsu_episode_16/coaclya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt; that says:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the name of the first episode, Metamorphosis, is writer Hitoshi Iwaaki's inspiration for the whole series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no source or reference backing that up, though.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just edited that in so that there's at least somewhere to start looking, &lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; the claim in the post is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latest two episodes still aren't referenced in Wikipedia, and I have no idea what work they could be alluding to. If anyone knows what piece of literature they are a reference to, please edit my post accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T11:29:24.740" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T16:46:53.383" Title="Why are the episodes named after literary works?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19687" CreationDate="2015-02-26T04:53:49.300" Score="4" ViewCount="967" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the anime was in the 90's. Artwork looked similar to YuYu Hakusho. Action/Martial Arts anime. One thing that I remembered most about the opening theme was that there was a part where the wind blew past him and he disappered into the with like a ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is a funny guys who plays around too much. He is a great fighter, moves like the wind, and in the beginning of the anime he protects this girls from a group of thugs. He also had a friend who helped him and the girl escape from a bad guy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His friend uses feathers as weapons. From what I can remember he had red, blue, and black feathers that he used. Some feathers that he threw could turn around like boomerangs. Eventually as the main character escapes with the girl (I think), his friend fights till then end and gets killed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The killer has this ability where he can copy other people's face by pressing the people he kill face's into the ground, pours some liquid into the ground, puts his face into the mold he created with the dead person's face and he can copy their face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After killing the main character's friend he goes after the main character with a fake face posing as the main character's friend. That's all that I can remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12947" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:24:22.833" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:24:22.833" Title="Action/Martial Arts anime with a character fighting with feathers" Tags="&lt;fuuma-no-kojirou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:45.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19686" CreationDate="2015-02-26T07:05:59.963" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%ABma_no_Kojir%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fūma no Kojirō&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hakuō Academy used to be a prestigious high school, and famous for martial arts. However, because its rival school Seishikan has been cowardly luring its superior students, Hakuō was going to decline. In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuō; Himeko Hōjō, sends Ranko Yagyū to the Fūma village in search of the famous Fūma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fūma sent Kojirō to Hakuō, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan led by Musashi Asuka. Kojirō's comrades arrive, resuming an all-out ninja war that began five centuries ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two twins &lt;strong&gt;Kou&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Shoryu&lt;/strong&gt;, who fought with feathers (white, blue, red and black).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 3, Kou fought with two guys, &lt;strong&gt;Byakko&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Shien&lt;/strong&gt;. After defeating Byakko, before Kou could deal the final blow to Byakko, he was interrupted and killed by Shien. However, before he died, he managed to kill Shien with a black feather. Byakko, who survived the fight, copied Kou's face by pressing his face to the ground, pouring a liquid in the hole and then immersing his own face into it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/GARn0w6O8UM?t=15m30s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is the scene where Kou fought with the feathers, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/GARn0w6O8UM?t=23m52s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; is the moment when Byakko used his &quot;copy ability&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 kind of feathers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;white feathers&lt;/strong&gt; are used to attack (they randomly attack the enemy as flying blades) and help to identify the position of the enemy (forming something like a web around the user).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;blue feathers&lt;/strong&gt; are thrown like knives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;red feathers&lt;/strong&gt; come back as boomerangs stabbing the enemy in the back.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;black feathers&lt;/strong&gt; hide themselves in the shadow of other feathers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the story, Shoryu would see through Byakko's disguise and fight with him to avenge his brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are pictures of Byakko and Kou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5XO3Mm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Byakko&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d3L5P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kou&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T14:24:03.580" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T14:24:03.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18464" CreationDate="2015-02-26T10:04:09.647" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not attended previous meetings of this convention, but I can tell from my professional knowledge that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is the largest in all Europe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many of the guests come from Japan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This convention is considered a professional meeting point in the world of manga/anime, and as far as I know from my colleagues who have attended, all the meetings are in English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I think I can state with relative certainty that a significant portion will be in English or bilingual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people at the booths will probably attend you in English and French.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you might not find many English manga on sale. As far as I know, the manga they sell, except for some imported material in Japanese, are mostly licensed in France and edited by the respective publishers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T13:27:37.230" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T13:27:37.230" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17230" CreationDate="2015-02-26T12:47:40.313" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why would she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annie, at least in her mind, is not a villain. She may be an antagonist to the main characters in the Anime, but she does not think of herself as a villain. She does not think of herself as evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She would not benefit in the least from killing Armin. The only members of the expedition she killed were the ones that threatened her titan form. She trained alongside them, and even had formed bonds of friendship with some of them. Even the explorer corps members were at a discomfort dealing with her, after learning what she did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her main goal was to get Eren and deliver him to her masters/employers (it is still unclear who charged her with the kidnapping in the manga - as of chapter 66).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, her reasons for not killing Armin may be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armin was harmless. His vertical maneuvering skills were poor, and even if he were to attack her titan form, she would easily squat him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She does not think of herself as a monster&lt;/strong&gt;, or even that she is evil, so she has zero motivation for random killing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;More on her self-image, she is clearly a human that can change into titan (in contrast to Ymir who was a titan for 60 years before gaining the power of shifting). She has a good life with the MP Brigade. She is not a psychopath.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She may have some feelings of friendship or camaraderie towards Armin. Remember Armin has a very likeable personality. He gets along well with everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_Leonhart&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;her personality&lt;/a&gt;, Shingeki no Kyojin Wiki says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yet, she somehow does seem to hold a strange fascination and even feelings of respect towards people that have a deep sense of duty and righteousness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it seems to me that Armin falls under that category.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maybe killing Armin at that time would take more time than just confirming he is not Eren, and she is in a hurry to complete her goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armin was not alone. Killing him (remember that people actually LIKE Armin) could usher the other explorer corps around into a battle-frenzy to avenge his companion (maybe not likely, but who knows).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasons for killing Armin at that moment? Can't think of any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T13:07:09.670" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T13:07:09.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16904" CreationDate="2015-02-26T13:15:34.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In theory, Dita was manufactured for that purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to know about OS on Chi to get these response. The problem aren't if Chi are on Trans mode or not, the problem are if their OS have some backdoor for access. If these backdoor are present, there isn't important the trans mode, it's only the difference between ability of the attacker and the defender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On real terms, think on that scene as two hacker working. One are attacking and another one defending. Probably the most important question here are the computer power itself, because Dita and Chi are AIs, the better processor can react before and do better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you need to think about the methods. Taking into account the above, probably Dita have more processing power than Chi (Because if you made a persocon for defeating another one, you need more power on them), but, Dita only have a basic AI and programming routines for doing their work, but Chi have some knowledge (Because have their learning program), and some feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably no, Dita cannot defeat Chi, because Chi can learn about the attack, and use these knowledge for doing something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there isn't any fact about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T13:15:34.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14334" CreationDate="2015-02-26T13:49:27.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is physically a male, and mentally female. It is the reason why Killua referred to him as &quot;she&quot;. This is stated in the databooks and also by the canon writers. So in other words, Alluka is transgendered. Though, I believe people have the right to think of him as whatever they like, male or female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12955" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T14:07:15.930" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T14:07:15.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14334" CreationDate="2015-02-26T15:31:08.027" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alluka is male. He just dresses like a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Alluka_Zoldyck#Gender_Ambiguity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alluka&lt;/a&gt; article on Hunter x Hunter Wiki (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is conflicting information regarding Alluka's gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The official data book lists Alluka's gender as male&lt;/strong&gt;, and two of Alluka's brothers, Illumi and Milluki, refer to Alluka as their brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Killua, the person closest to Alluka, specifically states that Alluka is a girl and refers to Alluka as his sister multiple times. While Alluka may have been designated male at birth, Killua's interactions show that Alluka may identify as female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This inconsistency may be due to Killua's intimate and understanding bond with Alluka, hence he would know and care that Alluka identifies as female, versus Illumi and Milluki's cold and dehumanizing attitude toward Alluka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode showing Alluka in his childhood, we can see that he used to dress like a boy. He ended up looking like a girl, because he played with doll too much that his parent decided to dress him up like a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T15:15:22.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19698" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-26T15:35:31.457" Score="4" ViewCount="1824" Body="&lt;p&gt;The girl has green hair. There's some kind of musical instrument in the anime, like a flute or something. She lives in a farm and takes care of these animals which are then used for war as mounts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I started watching this anime a long time ago but stopped midway, so now I want to finish the rest of it. If someone here can help me, I'll be very grateful :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12958" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:17:44.493" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:17:44.493" Title="What's the name of an anime with a girl who lives in a farm and takes care of these animals which are like Komodo Dragons?" Tags="&lt;kemono-no-souja-erin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:48.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19698" CreationDate="2015-02-26T15:55:23.163" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5420/Kemono_no_Souja_Erin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kemono no Souja Erin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1lm49.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Description from MAL:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Erin is a young girl who lives with her mother in a village which raises war-lizards, called Touda. We see her daily life, which changes as she grows up. Meanwhile, there is growing tension between the two provinces of the country she lives in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T15:55:23.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6809" CreationDate="2015-02-26T18:25:39.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Gol D. Roger and Rayleigh are the ones who know about the One Piece.  Do you remember the scene when Roger had a chit chat with Whitebeard?  He offered to give information about One Piece to Whitebeard, but he rejected it, because he doesn't want the One Piece. Also, when Usopp asked Rayleigh about the location of One Piece, he said he knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12957" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T08:20:42.850" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T08:20:42.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19718" CreationDate="2015-02-26T19:12:03.200" Score="5" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character preferred fighting unarmed, or with very short weapons, feeling that any long weapon could be countered by getting in close&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This fighting style is unique to his clan, whose name begins with an M (yes, I'm 100% sure of that)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character's final fight was with another good-guy, whose skill was on par with his own&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This other good-guy carried both a katana and a wakizashi (slightly shorter sword), and in one case used one of them as a throwing weapon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;other good guy&quot; wore a blue kimono&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The genre is both historically inspired, but slightly &quot;shonen-ized&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think these details combined are unique to this particular anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking for the name, but also an opportunity to re-watch. Any helpful links are also appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll keep adding details as I remember them, until someone correctly names it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Dario guessed, it was &lt;em&gt;Shura no Toki&lt;/em&gt;. I highly recommend this one because of its similarity to certain historical characters and events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9537" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:33:28.890" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:33:28.890" Title="Looking for the name of an anime with a guy who was so fast, he let the enemy's sword practically touch him before he reacted" Tags="&lt;shura-no-toki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:47:51.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15630" CreationDate="2015-02-27T03:25:05.233" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;From episode 16 - The Gates Of Judgement (at around 16:10), Shogo Makishima said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Justice is subject to dispute; might is easily recognized and is not disputed. So we cannot give might to justice,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In return, Shinya Kogami replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have long since learned, as a measure of elementary hygiene, to be on guard when anyone quotes &lt;strong&gt;Pascal&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is Blaise Pascal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, Kogami's reply is actually a quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com.vn/books?id=6U4naz5DfsgC&amp;amp;lpg=PA71&amp;amp;ots=RH0VoGXejm&amp;amp;pg=PA71&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toward a Philosophy of History&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by José Ortega y Gasset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12910" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T07:13:10.830" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T07:13:10.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4798" CreationDate="2015-02-27T03:26:03.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, two gates were shown instead of just one as in the original. Both of the gates have pictures of a tree on them. As you have already said, one of them is the tree of life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To uncover the identity of the other gate, we have to bring to light the book of Genesis, which is where I personally believe the two gates originated from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are familiar with the story of creation, you know that Adam and Eve lived happily in a garden where only one law existed. This law was simply not to eat the fruit which grew from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve were told that disobedience would lead to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We later realize that you would not actually stop breathing and became a cold lifeless shell, but instead, this death refers to dying to the flesh. Dying to the flesh means surrendering your life to your deadliest desires and choosing to never obtain fulfillment. Pretty dismal, right? Anyway, Adam and Eve decided to rebel and eat the fruit after being promised by the devil that such consumption would unfold the truth and enable them to understand the ways of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the universe of Fullmetal Alchemist, alchemy was a powerful science that brought happiness to both those using its powers for good and those receiving aid from alchemists. A rule was given with this great gift: do not perform human transmutation. Ed and Al had repeatedly heard that death followed after a human transmutation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Against better judgment, the two brothers gave into their deadliest desire to have their deceased mother be by their sides once again. Immediately following the human transmutation, Ed and Al passed through a gate with picture of a tree where they uncovered truth, both good and evil knowledge that governed alchemy and even the world itself. Because of the boys' disobedience, Al lost his entire body and could not be entirely happy or fulfilled without it. He died to the flesh... LITERALLY! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For these reasons, I am led to believe that the tree on the gate resembles Adam and Eve's tree of knowledge of good and evil found in the Bible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12967" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T13:28:05.150" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T13:28:05.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18663" CreationDate="2015-02-27T08:29:52.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizen was sealed. It was revealed in chapter 617.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He was released by Captain Kyouraku in chapter 617. Kyouraku himself didn't mean to release him completely, but somehow he is. It wasn't clear who destroyed the initial seals as Kyouraku used only the key to unseal Aizen's mouth. It was probably Yhwach who did that as Yhwach himself stated during his fight with Yamamoto Head Captain that he met Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T08:29:52.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8758" CreationDate="2015-02-27T10:09:23.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=406&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MangaUpdates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starts at&lt;/strong&gt; Volume 1, Chapter 1 (Season 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ends at&lt;/strong&gt; Volume 6, Chapter 118 (Season 3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These is a season 4 on top of that, but I couldn't find what it adapts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami-ke#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;second season deviates from the manga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or more accurately, includes non-manga episodes/content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An excerpt from the link above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also different in storytelling as it uses material not from the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami-ke#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, 12 tankōbon volumes of the series have been released, which as you say is still ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T10:09:23.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19736" CreationDate="2015-02-27T12:16:52.070" Score="8" ViewCount="23263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen the expression &quot;best girl&quot; being used several times, and I find it quite self-explanatory. However, some people seem to define it in slightly different ways. Here are some different definitions from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1rxldu/how_would_you_define_what_a_best_girl_is_in_anime/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/226ubl/what_does_best_girl_mean_im_really_behind_the/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt; reddit threads:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's when I get a boner in my heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Best Girl = Mai Waifu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if everyone thinks about it like I do, but with 'best girl' I just mean it's my favourite girl from a show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, it just means you post a hundred pictures of a pretty anime girl you're in love with. And its creepy without context. Unless its being done ironically, then its only a little creepy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I was wondering if there's some sort of &quot;official&quot; definition for the expression &quot;best girl&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Beside that, where did the expression&lt;/strong&gt; (or meme, I'm not sure it is considered a meme) &lt;strong&gt;originate from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is this an expression that is used in Japan too, or is it a Western thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T14:23:00.607" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T08:21:48.600" Title="What exactly does &quot;best girl&quot; mean and where did the expression originate from?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19704" CreationDate="2015-02-27T13:06:23.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/205/Samurai_Champloo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RKexU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Samurai Champloo image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the main characters is called Mugen, which matches your description, of a name starting with M.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The other good guy (Jin) wears a blue kimono, and uses a katana and wakizashi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have a duel in the end too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T13:12:02.133" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T13:12:02.133" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19704" CreationDate="2015-02-27T13:42:05.660" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/340/Mutsu_Enmei_Ryuu_Gaiden:_Shura_no_Toki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mutsu Enmei Ryuu Gaiden: Shura no Toki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Legends tell of an invincible martial art known as Mutsu Enmei-Ryu, an unarmed style that allows the user to defeat any number of armed opponents using incredible speed and strength. This is the story of three generations of those who bear the name Mutsu, and their encounters and battles with the strongest fighters of their era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8EOj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T13:42:05.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19716" CreationDate="2015-02-27T13:54:15.807" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Best Girl' is usually used to refer to someone's favourite character in a series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Toshinou Kyouko is &lt;em&gt;best girl&lt;/em&gt; in Yuru Yuri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, &lt;em&gt;best girl&lt;/em&gt; is used to refer to a female character, but occasionally people include male characters. Take &lt;em&gt;Shinji Ikari&lt;/em&gt; from Evangellion or &lt;em&gt;Kaiki&lt;/em&gt; from the monogatari series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term comes from fans choosing their favourite choice in harem / female-dominated shows. &#xA;It's hard to pinpoint when or why the term came about, but using some keywords in Google Trends, 'best girl anime' seems to become popular around 2007&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zcqJU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Best Girl&lt;/em&gt; is generally &lt;strong&gt;your&lt;/strong&gt; favourite character. Your favourite pairing of characters (example: Main Character and Shy Dark-Haired secondary character) is usually referred to as an OTP, or One True Pairing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a &lt;em&gt;Waifu&lt;/em&gt; is a character with whom your love &lt;em&gt;transcends&lt;/em&gt; a series. Waifu-havers proclaim that this character is their favourite out of all shows ever. [Simplistic explanation, I'm sure someone will be able to expand on it]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T14:17:43.460" LastActivityDate="2015-02-27T14:17:43.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-27T18:16:04.817" Score="10" ViewCount="30358" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I finally got around to seeing what the fuss was all about with &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; anime series, by marathoning it in two days, and I am glad I did. Do note that I just finish watching the anime series only, so if it's answered in the manga, please indicate spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing that stood out for me though was the complete absence of Eren's father after the first two episodes, and the fact that no one seemed in the least bit concerned. We know he was (probably) not dead, because in the second episode, he was seen riding back home concerned about whether his wife, Eren and Mikasa were safe. In Eren's memories, he also seemed to be aware of what was going to happen (or saw it as inevitable), so it seemed unlikely that he had been killed, particularly with no mention of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, aside from some recurrences of Eren's dream/memory, there was no sign of his father at all, and nobody seemed to care. Eren and Mikasa didn't mention or even recognised the absence. And the various soldiers, generals, etc. didn't seem interested either, even though Eren made it clear that his father had something hidden in his basement, possibly related to his ability. I would have thought that &lt;em&gt;someone&lt;/em&gt; would have interrogated him further on what his father was doing or what could be in the basement. All we seem to know is that he had been traveling somewhere for a week or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation as to where Dr. Jaeger was during the 5+ years? Is it just an oversight that Eren's father is so glossed over by the series? Seems kind of weird when he's potentially a crucial character in the same vein as Annie's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12976" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-02-27T18:33:16.433" LastActivityDate="2020-10-08T07:33:29.083" Title="Where is Eren's father Dr. Jaeger?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19724" CreationDate="2015-02-27T18:56:15.493" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whereabouts of Dr. Jaeger are revealed in chapter 62. To give you an idea how far ahead that is, the latest episode (25) plays out during chapter 33, so you are basically halfway through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Eren has eaten his own father&lt;/strong&gt;. This event happened somewhere during the time-skip of the second chapter, so Dr. Jaeger has basically been dead for most of the series.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sW655m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T00:06:23.653" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T00:06:23.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20194" CreationDate="2015-02-27T20:29:02.183" Score="18" ViewCount="10133" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, during Madoka's conversation with Kyuubei, we see that she has a ton of chairs in her room:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vfVzfm.png&quot; alt=&quot;bunch of chairs&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought this was just the usual Shaft weirdness. But I stumbled on &lt;a href=&quot;http://kevo.dasaku.net/?p=2108&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a blog post&lt;/a&gt; that attempted to explain all the symbolism behind the imagery in this scene. According to the author of the blog, the empty chairs represent fallen Magical Girls. While the author's interpretation is plausible, I also found it somewhat tenuous&amp;mdash;the only evidence the author gives is the scene in Mami's apartment earlier on, when Madoka sees Mami's furniture and bursts into tears. I don't have a very clear memory of the scene, but I don't remember it focusing specifically on the furniture&amp;mdash;it could just as well have been the empty apartment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any other evidence in the show that supports this blogger's reading? And is there evidence that supports another meaning for the scores of empty chairs in Madoka's room?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T12:14:34.480" Title="What's the meaning behind all the chairs in Madoka's room?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2015-02-27T21:14:39.993" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason they didn't die is because it takes some time between the moment you die in game and the moment your brain is fried in real life. If you recall the scene where Kirito looked at the menu to find &quot;[Executing the Final Phase, 54% completed]&quot;, the &quot;Final Phase&quot; was meant to be death in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Volume 1 - Chapter 24&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the window contained neither an avatar nor a menu list. The&#xA;  blank screen showed only the message [Executing the Final Phase,&#xA;  54% completed]. As I stared at it, the number went up to 55%. I had&#xA;  originally thought that my mind would die alongside the destruction of&#xA;  my body, but what was going on here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course, he cleared the game in time to be logged out before the Final Phase was complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The item Kirito got from the Christmas Event was the 10 Second Revival Item, which also backs up why it took time before dying. The delay gave them a chance to be revived, and the Nerve Gear had to charge up to fry the brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12980" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T08:01:35.943" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T08:01:35.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19731" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19853" CreationDate="2015-02-28T04:19:23.317" Score="8" ViewCount="6881" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ultra Ball (Japanese: ハイパーボール Hyper Ball) has a 100% higher chance to catch a Pokémon than a regular Poké Ball, and a 33% higher chance than a Great Ball. It has a catch multiplier of 2.0.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yyorh.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball, and Master Ball&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the factor that makes Poké Balls such as the Ultra Ball and many others different from regular Poké Balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T20:25:05.310" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T16:23:08.110" Title="What makes an Ultra Ball different from the basic Poké Ball?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19733" CreationDate="2015-02-28T06:13:46.393" Score="10" ViewCount="2214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that in all of the typography (except for the episode titles), the anime Bakemonogatari exclusively uses kanji and katakana, instead of the usual combination of kanji and hiragana. For example,　&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「貴方をみる」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;would be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「貴方ヲミル」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my experience, katakana is usually only used to sound out words from other languages, so this just seems weird.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this purely a stylistic choice by Shaft, or is there some deeper meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T20:38:14.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T20:38:14.883" Title="Why does Bakemonogatari exclusively use katakana?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19732" CreationDate="2015-02-28T07:24:10.560" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I strongly suspect the use of katakana here is just to give an archaic flavor to the typography. Historically (pre-WW2 or thereabouts), &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/14849&quot;&gt;katakana was actually used in many contexts where hiragana is used today&lt;/a&gt; - not just for loanwords (note, though, that even today, &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/1930&quot;&gt;katakana has other uses&lt;/a&gt;). In the same vein, the show's typography exclusively uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABjitai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pre-simplification &lt;em&gt;kyuujitai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; kanji rather than their modern &lt;em&gt;shinjitai&lt;/em&gt; counterparts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Formal pre-war documents were frequently written in the &quot;Monogatari style&quot;, so to speak - look, for example, at the 1890 &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E3%83%8B%E9%96%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AB%E5%8B%85%E8%AA%9E#.E6.9C.AC.E6.96.87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imperial Rescript on Education&lt;/a&gt;, which uses exactly the same style: &lt;em&gt;kyuujitai&lt;/em&gt; and katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is any deeper meaning to the use of katakana, in and of itself. Maybe there is something to be said about the archaic-flavor thing viewed as a whole, though. (Personally, I suspect the thing to be said is just &quot;Shinbo thought it looked cool this way&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T07:24:10.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19771" CreationDate="2015-02-28T08:10:11.233" Score="4" ViewCount="982" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is about an anti-bully high school boy who goes on a website to talk to his online girlfriend. When he talks to her, he completely changes his personality and becomes completely sweet. The two decide to meet up in real life. There and then, they find out that they are in the same class, and that they do not get along at all unless they communicate through text messages, so they are in a cafe looking extremely angry towards each other, but talking very sweet through their phones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga follows the two as they begin dating and the progress of their relationship. The manga also follows another couple where the guy accidentally buy a date from another (I think it was a middle school) girl instead of his dream girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to find this manga for a while now. Any help would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12987" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:51:37.800" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T01:51:37.800" Title="A manga about a high school student couple who don't get along in real life but are lovey dovey when they chat via text messages" Tags="&lt;mel-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:48:01.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19716" CreationDate="2015-02-28T08:15:56.070" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I first sat down to investigate &quot;best girl&quot;, I was pretty sure that this was a fairly old lexical item - not pre-internet, by any means, but probably c. 2003-04. Alas, I had fallen victim to internet time dilation yet again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having looked into it, I now claim that the idea of &quot;best girl&quot; as we now conceive of it only started to come into being quite a bit more recently - I would generously estimate c. 2010, or maybe a little bit earlier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the idea of a &quot;girl&quot; being the &quot;best&quot; is as old as time. What we're really interested in is the idea of &quot;best girl&quot; as a distinct lexical item; as part of a particular grammatically-unusual construction, in which &quot;best girl&quot; is not accompanied by the definite article, often in a clipped utterance; as something that can be snowcloned (as it has been, to give us &quot;worst girl&quot; and &quot;best boy&quot;); as something so argot-y that it provokes confusion from people not familiar with the jargon of the internet anime subculture. In other words we're talking about things that are archetypically like &quot;Ritsu is best girl&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I decided to take a look through the &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/&quot;&gt;/a/ archiver&lt;/a&gt; - it only has posts from Feb 2008 forward (and I think its coverage is a bit spotty for 2008), but that seems to be good enough for our purposes. Why? Well, look at the search results for &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/search/text/%22is%20best%20girl%22/order/asc/&quot;&gt;&quot;is best girl&quot;&lt;/a&gt; - there are about a hundred results between Feb 2008 and Jul 2010 (and thus almost certainly very few &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; Feb 2008), but a further 37,000 between Jul 2010 and now (Feb 2015). Some of that is certainly attributable to an increase in users on /a/ (&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/statistics/activity/&quot;&gt;see the bottom graph here for an idea of how much growth we're talking about&lt;/a&gt; - roughly a factor of three from trough to peak), but I think that far more of it has to do with the &quot;meme&quot; of &quot;best girl&quot; taking hold. (Implicit here is my claim that the idea of &quot;best girl&quot; as we now conceive of it is directly correlated to the usage of &quot;best girl&quot; without a definite article.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another good proxy for the memeticization of &quot;best girl&quot; is the growing use of &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/search/text/%22best%20girl%20thread%22/order/asc/&quot;&gt;&quot;best girl thread&quot; on /a/&lt;/a&gt;. Here, we see 25 posts from Feb 2008 to Apr 2011, and then a further 2800 from Apr 2011 to now (Feb 2015). Here, I think we can identify a fairly discrete changeover around mid-2011, when the phrase &quot;best girl thread&quot; began to sharply rise in popularity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beside that, where did the expression (or meme, I'm not sure it is considered a meme) originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am fairly confident that we can't pinpoint a specific origin for the term - as I mentioned above, the idea of a &quot;girl&quot; being the &quot;best&quot; is obvious and needs no explanation. The transition from discussion of &quot;girls who are the best&quot; to discussion of &quot;best girls&quot; as a crystallized notion was almost surely slow and gradual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should add: while I don't think we can pinpoint an &lt;em&gt;origin&lt;/em&gt; for the term, I'm pretty sure that it was &lt;em&gt;popularized&lt;/em&gt; on /a/ before spreading to the wider internet in the past two years or so. As the classic Human Centipede-inspired graphic suggests, a large fraction of anime-related memetic content (that isn't ganked directly from Japan) does come from 4chan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this an expression that is used in Japan too, or is it a Western thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm by no means a 2ch memelord, but I don't know of any direct equivalent in Japan. Even if there is one, English &quot;best girl&quot; is assuredly an independent invention, and isn't inspired by the Japanese equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T08:15:56.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19739" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29404" CreationDate="2015-02-28T10:17:46.997" Score="3" ViewCount="2927" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlwV3scCgAM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ladybug PV&lt;/a&gt;. The anime is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous_Ladybug&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Miraculous Ladybug&lt;/a&gt;, but can anyone identify the title of the song used in this PV?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10808" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T02:01:41.007" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T02:01:41.007" Title="Ladybug theme song identification" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;miraculous-ladybug&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19749" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19751" CreationDate="2015-03-01T08:51:27.707" Score="2" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;In SAC episode 18, we see Kusanagi stop Yu from physically attacking the Chinese foreign minister, but after her short exchange with Batou (who is standing nearby), Yu turns to smile and creates an explosion via some sort of detonation device in the bouquet he's carrying. From a bird's eye shot, we then see a somewhat large explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet after that, we learn that the Chinese minister returned safely to China, and it looks like Kusanagi, Yu, and Batou are still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's with this explosion then, and why is no one (or at least the major, non-background characters) hurt? Somehow, the fact that Kusanagi is a cyborg doesn't quite seem to explain things, since this still doesn't deal with the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T11:08:20.823" Title="What's with the explosion in episode 18?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14815" CreationDate="2015-03-01T08:56:38.063" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't forget about Yui onee-chan. She is also one of the girls who made promise with Raku in their childhood, and she also has a key, just like Onodera, Marika and Chitoge. In the new chapter of Nisekoi manga, when Ryuu asks Raku which girl Raku actually loves for now, he says Onodera, but Ryuu doubts it and then Raku starts thinking about Chitoge. My point is that maybe Raku will choose Chitoge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-01T12:25:15.110" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T12:25:15.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19749" CreationDate="2015-03-01T11:08:20.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very next scene, major Kusanagi explains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The risks, of course, are considerable, but we couldn't find a better solution than to further edit Yu's memories with a successful assassination attempt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what we see after the moment major attached a cyberbrain-disabling device to the back of his neck, is only a fake memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T11:08:20.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19758" CreationDate="2015-03-01T20:52:30.560" Score="6" ViewCount="21363" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Nanatsu no Taizai&lt;/em&gt;, the main characters are associated with one of the 7 deadly sins, and to each sin is associated with a certain animal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wrath - dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Envy - snake&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Greed - fox&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sloth - grizzly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lust - goat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gluttony - boar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pride - lion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some reference in this association? Does it correspond to some tradition or is it just made up in this manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-09T11:47:59.230" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T11:47:59.230" Title="The connection between the deadly sins and the animals in Nanatsu no Taizai" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19757" CreationDate="2015-03-01T21:49:41.117" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just my interpretation, however I believe it is close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wrath - dragon &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrath is described as extreme anger, fury and/or rage. Apart from the most common belief that dragons breathe &lt;strong&gt;fire&lt;/strong&gt;, which is normally connected to extreme anger (which we even see in anime when a character becomes angry they erupt in flames), dragons are also depicted as clam creatures whose path of destruction is brought about by their rage/anger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Envy - snake &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a person is envious of another, they normally &lt;strong&gt;poison&lt;/strong&gt; oneself in some form or another which will normally lead to their own self-destruction if they don't change their ways. Take Snow White's stepmother: in the original works, because of her envy towards Snow White's beauty she continues to plot to get rid of Snow White until at the very end after arriving at Snow White's and the Prince's wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a punishment for her attempted murders, a pair of glowing-hot iron shoes are brought forth with tongs and placed before the Queen. She is forced to step into the burning shoes and to dance until she drops dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Greed - fox &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one I am not entirely sure, but foxes can be seen as greedy as they will prey on any small animal for food, including new born lambs only a few days old (have had personal problems with Foxes where I live when lambs are born). Also, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19757/nanatsu-no-taizai-on-the-correspondence-sin-animal/19758?noredirect=1#comment26537_19758&quot;&gt;Septian Primadewa has commented&lt;/a&gt;, foxes are depicted in stealing things such as his example of Swiper from Dora the Explore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sloth - grizzly &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sloth is normally seen as the reluctance to work or make an effort or just general laziness. If you think about how grizzly bears will hibernate for the winter &lt;strong&gt;sleeping the entire time&lt;/strong&gt; you can normally associate someone who sleeps all the time as being lazy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lust - goat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goat can sometimes be symbolized as lewdness. When carried over into Christianity, the goat represents the Devil, lust and the damned while the sheep symbolizes the saved. Also in general, both sexes of goats symbolize fertility, vitality and ceaseless energy, with the male goat representing masculine virility and creative energy, while the female goat represents the feminine and generative power. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theikga.org/goat_symbolism.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Main Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gluttony - boar &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boar is a wild pig..... do I need to say any more how pigs represent gluttony?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pride - lion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lions are normally seen as prideful creatures. With the alpha lion, the herd it leads is normally referred to as its pride, and given that lions fight over the top spot of the pride, to be its leader would be quite the satisfaction derived from the achievement of having become the leader. Also when we generally think of lions, the first image we think of is normally one with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hd.wallpaperswide.com/thumbs/lion_5-t2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;large mane&lt;/a&gt;. Wouldn't you take great prideful of that?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T11:14:52.073" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T11:14:52.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20352" CreationDate="2015-03-02T09:52:51.533" Score="4" ViewCount="16758" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was the biggest question I had for Gorou Miyazaki's debut animated film &lt;em&gt;Tales from Earthsea&lt;/em&gt;. Was the motivation for Arren's murder of his father ever revealed in the anime or in the original &lt;em&gt;Earthsea&lt;/em&gt; series by Ursula K. Le Guin? Or was it just a projection of the inner feelings the director had toward his father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T16:10:16.590" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T05:59:30.343" Title="Why did Arren kill his father?" Tags="&lt;tales-from-earthsea&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19770" CreationDate="2015-03-02T11:20:30.337" Score="3" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, I'm interested to know where the story for Ronja the Robber's Daughter came from, and if it has a source, I want to read it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it based on a manga/light novel? Or is it an anime-original story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11206" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T13:27:25.710" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T13:27:25.710" Title="What is the source material, if any, for Sanzoku no Musume Ronja?" Tags="&lt;ronia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19768" CreationDate="2015-03-02T11:39:07.193" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from a children's fantasy book called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronia_the_Robber%27s_Daughter&quot;&gt;Ronja Rövardotter&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Ronia the Robber's Daughter&lt;/em&gt;) by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13018" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T13:25:47.463" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T13:25:47.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19735" CreationDate="2015-03-02T14:26:14.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4694&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mel Kano&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; maybe? I haven't read it, but your description is pretty close to what I know of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinjou Shouryuu is a healthy 17-year-old high-school boy. Many of his kouhai wonder why such a great guy doesn't have a girlfriend. Ask him and he'll tell you that between school, work, and saving his kouhais from bullies doesn't leave him much time to go on dates. So he instead goes online to &quot;F.I.L. GATES&quot;. There in the chat room his alter-ego, Kakeru, is infatuated with the girl called Hal. Hal sends a message reminding him that Sunday will be the six month anniversary of when they first met (online) and that she wants to meet him in person! And let's just say it's not your typical first date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12951" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T14:41:34.803" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T14:41:34.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T15:14:40.447" Score="6" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &quot;Reluctant Demon King (魔王 Maou) Heiress&quot; trope seems to be a subversion of the classic &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Hero vs Demons&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; fantasy genre. The demon king is gone, and the heir to the throne and/or the owner of Maou's power is a female, and she has almost no interest in doing evil things to humanity. Instead, she wants to mingle with humans, helps humanity prosper and is mostly in love with the shounen main hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several anime/manga and assorted media where the heroine is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Of a benevolent demeanor (not evil).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heiress of, or the demon king herself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Romantically involved with the MC.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the run from her duties as heiress/king (see #2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strongly disinterested in pursuing the path of former demon kings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As examples, we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14833/Maoyuu_Maou_Yuusha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maoyuu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/18677/Yuusha_ni_Narenakatta_Ore_wa_Shibushibu_Shuushoku_wo_Ketsui_Shimashita.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-shibu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23233/Shinmai_Maou_no_Testament&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinmai Maou no Testament&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this trend start from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T15:28:11.833" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T15:28:11.833" Title="What is the origin (or first known work) of this &quot;Reluctant Maou Heiress&quot; trope we see in several contemporary works?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14786" CreationDate="2015-03-02T19:13:11.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arisa can be seen outside of the collapsing GHQ building at around 20:23 of episode 22.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3JkKK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Screenshot courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/191/hakase&quot;&gt;Hakase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not known how she got out of the collapsing GHQ building with the bullet wound she got from the UN Military Forces at 18:15, though. My guess is that she got rescued by the UN Forces, probably as an act of humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T19:13:11.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T19:16:38.770" Score="2" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several episodes, sanity is discussed by the characters. There is even a sunscreen to protect sanity from UV rays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the purpose of sanity in the anime? Why is it a recurring theme?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T06:10:57.327" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T06:10:57.327" Title="Why is sanity a recurring theme in Haiyore Nyaruko-san?" Tags="&lt;haiyore-nyaruko-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19776" CreationDate="2015-03-02T19:44:07.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haiyore Nyaruko-san&lt;/strong&gt; is based on Lovecraft's mythos, which includes the concept of Eldritch abomination. It has been said that when one gazes at or even think about such abominations, they will slowly lose their sanity as they are beyond comprehension. Many of the characters in his works regularly succumbs to insanity, slowly but surely. It is a common theme that these characters are vulnerable and fragile, keeping up with his other theme of humanity being insignificant when compared to the grand scheme of the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a recurring theme in the anime because it is based on a work that has the loss of sanity as a recurring theme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that &lt;strong&gt;Nyaruko&lt;/strong&gt; is a satire of the mythos. Many of the tropes and themes in the anime are greatly exaggerated because of this. They are hyperbolic to achieve a comedic effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Sanity points, it may refer to the many board games that has a Lovecraftian theme. Board games such as &lt;strong&gt;Betrayal at House on the Hill&lt;/strong&gt; would be just one example, as it uses sanity checks as part of its gameplay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Source&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovecraftian_horror&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovecraftian_horror&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyaruko:_Crawling_with_Love&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyaruko:_Crawling_with_Love&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T06:08:33.963" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T06:08:33.963" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12867" CreationDate="2015-03-03T01:49:28.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Units of power are somewhat of a rough indicator of how strong a person is in that point in time.  Although at the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, in the Vegeta and Frieza arcs, power level is considered the only thing that matters. We later see in the Cell arc with Vegeta and Trunks with their alternate SSJ 2 form (The really buff one) that power level only measures strength and not speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So later on in the series power level just becomes somewhat of a joke when Goku and all the others have power levels of 100 000+ that it really just doesn't matter what your power level is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the creator of DBZ says that power levels often lie, because they don't show hidden power or potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like in the fist couple episodes where Gohan has a super pathetic power level that just skyrockets when he gets mad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T04:53:28.747" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T04:53:28.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13252" CreationDate="2015-03-03T02:26:21.987" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be perfectly honest there was no original &quot;notice me senpai&quot; moment in anime. The way it started is when a female character has feelings for a guy, but she never manages to tell him, and this just happens again and again. My guess is that it was probably a fan of one of these anime that made the first meme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what anime was used in the first &quot;notice me senpai&quot; meme, neither I nor anyone else would be able to give you a definitive answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you got Google themselves to look it up for you :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm sorry that this probably wasn't the answer you were looking for, but I've watched a lot of romantic comedy type anime, but have never actually heard someone say that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T05:45:06.810" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T05:45:06.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7968" CreationDate="2015-03-03T05:12:08.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay from what I understand so far about the whole Magia Erebea is that &lt;em&gt;it can be&lt;/em&gt; a way to become immortal. Now within the manga, UQ Holder, we find out that there are varying degrees of immortality and what is suggested that they are not &quot;Complete&quot; because they still need to eat, they can become injured and, to some degree, die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Negi, on the other hand, uses a Complete form of Magia Erebea, suggesting that he is a complete immortal, having no need to eat, cannot be injured and cannot die in any event and will continue to always  exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now I'm assuming that everyone knows how we eat is a necessity because that allows our bodies energy to do things.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How Magia Erebea could potentially, and this is only in theory, make someone immortal is to continually &quot;flow life, energy or magic&quot; into the user. Now as explained in Negima!, Magia Erebea is a techniques that allows the user to absorb and take in magic. Now it is possible that the user of Magia Erebea can use the magic to sustain their life and the complete version could do so passively without the need of incantation or commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now looking at Eva, she still needs to eat and feed, like all vampires, on blood or more accurately, explained in Negima!, that she feeds on a person's mana. She can still be injured and there is a possibility that she can still die when the time arises. Due to this, it can be said that the Magia Erebea that Eva wields is incomplete because the Magia Erebea has not granted her &quot;Complete&quot; immortality, also Eva still needs to activate it through commands meaning that it's not passive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that helps but you probably know all of that by now...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13032" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T05:12:08.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-03T15:19:38.827" Score="11" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!&lt;/em&gt;, in the scene where the girls draw lots from the lottery box, the lottery box is shown with some characters crossed out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VnVz3.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching for &lt;strong&gt;めだちた&lt;/strong&gt; leads me to the dictionary entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/270074/m0u/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;【目{め}立{だ}ちたがり屋{や}】&lt;/a&gt;, which means &quot;attention seeker&quot;. However, it feels a bit out of whack here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this box? And why are the words crossed out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T17:38:01.230" Title="What is the significance of the lottery box in Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! OVA? And why are some of the words crossed out?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18464" CreationDate="2015-03-03T16:56:18.693" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Been numerous times to this convention (as a pro and as a visitor).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the publisher booths are from French publishers. Panels, activities are in French and speakers are in French. Some panels don't really require to understand French though (cosplay).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some video projections are in English but it is rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the booths will speak English, but it will mostly be approximate English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Documentations (map and planning) and information booths are available in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The professional part (license market) is in English, but I don't think you will attend as a pro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2630" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T17:00:34.630" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T17:00:34.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20249" CreationDate="2015-03-04T02:29:10.287" Score="1" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of episode 8 of Koufuku Graffiti, there's been at least one shot per episode in which Ryou's downstairs neighbor is briefly shown (usually standing on her balcony folding clothes or something).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fmP8Ql.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the downstairs neighbor&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is she ever going to be introduced as a character, or is she more just a running joke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T01:45:23.267" Title="Are we ever going to be introduced to Ryou's downstairs neighbor?" Tags="&lt;koufuku-graffiti&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19811" CreationDate="2015-03-04T04:41:23.550" Score="5" ViewCount="3569" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the final episode of Angel Beats, I saw that, after the credits,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; both Otonashi and Angel found each other again after being &quot;reincarnated&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is that all that happened when everyone passed on? Did they just lose their memory and get reincarnated as a human with a similar look?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3021" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T16:53:15.360" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T23:57:19.207" Title="What exactly happened when a person passed on?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19804" CreationDate="2015-03-04T07:05:44.283" Score="2" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Impel Down Arc it is seen that luffy already had a straw hat when Ace and Luffy both have flashbacks of the past when they were kids. Didn't Luffy only get the straw hat when he was older from Shanks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13049" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T07:27:01.890" Title="Luffy's Straw Hat" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19670" CreationDate="2015-03-04T07:08:19.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know this running technique, but I can tell you how important it is to swing your arms properly while running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a Look here -&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livescience.com/46844-natural-arm-swing-saves-runners-energy.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LiveScience Arm Swinging&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scientists found that swinging the arms reduced energy costs by 3 percent compared with holding the hands behind the back, 9 percent compared with holding the arms across the chest, and 13 percent compared with holding the hands on top of the head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have a look at professional runners, you will recognize how focused they move their arms. I can't tell if this special arm swinging is working, but there are surely different techniques to reduce your energy cost by swinging your arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T10:01:14.983" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:01:14.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19802" CreationDate="2015-03-04T07:27:01.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;timeline of One Piece&lt;/a&gt; you can find under &quot;12 years ago&quot; the explanation.&#xA;Luffy met Shanks before his grandfather Garp took him away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Red-Haired Shanks, then twenty seven years old, arrives at Luffy's hometown and decides to stay there. Luffy accidentally eats the Gomu Gomu no Mi, giving him rubber powers and an inability to swim. Higuma is eaten by a Sea King in an incident involving Luffy and Shanks. Shanks leaves Luffy's hometown after staying there for almost a year.[32]&#xA;  Shortly after Shanks' departure, Luffy is taken by his grandfather Monkey D. Garp to train with Curly Dadan and meets his adopted brother Portgas D. Ace. Luffy soon forms a brotherhood with Ace and Sabo in desire to becoming pirates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T07:27:01.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20080" CreationDate="2015-03-04T08:09:40.277" Score="4" ViewCount="4887" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that My Neighbor Totoro was released at least twice (possible three times because of some sort of airplane release) in the United States. I'm pretty sure that at there was at least a cast change between the two major US releases, but are there any other changes? Was anything censored or was any animation or lines changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T13:28:56.840" Title="What are the differences between the Totoro releases?" Tags="&lt;my-neighbor-totoro&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-04T08:41:22.093" Score="7" ViewCount="519" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Jobs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, there are different types of jobs with different levels of difficulty. From my understanding, any guild member can apply for the job and gets permission according to their level. There are some exceptions where the client ask for specific candidate(s), like in the case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Warrod_Sequen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Warrod Sequen&lt;/a&gt;. Marijane seems to be involved in job processing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want to know the details on how the jobs are processed - from the moment the client submits the job to when the client rewards for job completion. If there are any other processes that are not mention below, feel free to add them to the list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are jobs submitted to every guild as advertisement or only to a specific Guild?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is every job accepted by guild? And who is responsible for this?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who is responsible for assigning the ranks of the jobs and giving permission to guild members to take the job if requested?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How does the payment work after the jobs are completed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What happens when the mission fails?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If different guilds have different processes, then please use Fairy Tail guild as example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T03:19:02.853" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T03:19:02.853" Title="What are the processes involved betwen job submission and rewards?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19800" CreationDate="2015-03-04T10:24:37.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no information about the next life of these present on the afterlife, but, if you think on the series there's some moments they talk about reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can read on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto#Afterlife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In old Japanese legends, it is often claimed that the dead go to a place called yomi (黄泉), a gloomy underground realm with a river separating the living from the dead mentioned in the legend of Izanami and Izanagi. This yomi is very close to the Greek Hades; however, later myths include notions of resurrection and even Elysium-like descriptions such as in the legend of Okuninushi and Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this, there's a generally accepted theory about reincarnation. They think on this, but, not on reincarnation on a person, because they can reincarnate as any other thing (Remember these chapter talking about reincarnating in a barnacle? (I don't remember now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, you can think who Otonashi and Tenshii (Yuzuru) have a lot of luck and got reincarnated on persons, in the same time and place, and they meet again. There's only a ideal situation, not the default form of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T10:24:37.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19800" CreationDate="2015-03-04T12:00:46.003" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; universe&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime didn't tell us much about what happened to the people who passed on, except for the ambiguous scene at the end. There is a chance that the ongoing &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Beats!_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;visual novel&lt;/a&gt; will explore this topic a bit. For now, we can only refer to side materials, such as the third &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Beats!#Broadcast_and_distribution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;drama CD&lt;/a&gt; released with the sixth limited edition BD/DVD volume. In the drama CD, everyone reincarnated as a human being with a similar look (except one guy), but not with a similar personality (except a few). They all met in the Afterlife World for the second time after dying again, and they were able to recognize each other and remember their previous lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In the Keyverse&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS ahead for the following series: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/charlotte&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;charlotte&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;charlotte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/clannad&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;clannad&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;clannad&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/little-busters&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;little-busters&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;little-busters&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/one&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;one&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are recurring themes and concepts that connect together the worlds of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One:_Kagayaku_Kisetsu_e&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Note that &lt;em&gt;One&lt;/em&gt; is generally considered to be part of the Keyverse because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[m]uch of the staff that created the game later became the founding members of the visual novel brand Key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;, there is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://clannad.wikia.com/wiki/Illusionary_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Illusionary World&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This world is later revealed to have been created by Ushio, who died regretting having left her father alone. She therefore became the girl in this world with the hopes of meeting her father again and collecting enough light orbs to make a miracle possible. [...] In theory, the Illusionary World is the after-life; when a person dies they are still connected to the real world, yet they are free to create their own world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt;, there is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://littlebusters.wikia.com/wiki/Saya_Tokido#Biography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Artificial World&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the artificial world was created, her wandering soul which still had a lot of regrets and unfulfilled wishes entered the artificial world. [...] [Riki] got involved with Saya so much that her existence caused him to stray away from the other Little Busters members. At some point, Kyousuke realized that he has to make Saya leave as soon as possible in order to come back to the original purpose for the creation of the world[: to make them strong enough to deal with what will happen when they awaken in the real world].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One&lt;/em&gt;, there is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One:_Kagayaku_Kisetsu_e#Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eternal World&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Eternal World is a place similar to the afterlife where a person's &quot;other self&quot; awaits. Anyone can access it, though it is only accessible once one has lost his or her grounding in the real world. It may be necessary to form a pledge with someone in the real world as a guide to the Eternal World, but one's memories surrounding the pledge become vague. A grace period can be granted between when the pledge is made and when someone goes to the Eternal World. Once the process has started, nothing can prevent someone from going to the Eternal World, and returning to the real world is difficult. Someone about to leave to the Eternal World starts to be forgotten approximately one week before going, and the amount of time before someone forgets differs based on how much someone thinks about the person leaving. However, he or she is remembered the moment that person returns. If a strong emotional bond is established in the real world before leaving, a person in the Eternal World can be returned after approximately one year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;, there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://charlotte.wikia.com/wiki/The_World_that_is_No_Longer_Here&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The World that is No Longer Here&lt;/a&gt;, which is a world where people with superhuman abilities exist, and regrets ensue. Otosaka forms a pledge with Tomori to loot the abilities of everyone in the world in exchange for her love, but eventually loses memories of the world with ability users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then recall that the main setting of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Afterlife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Afterlife World&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite the numerous enigmas that surround the world, it serves as a sort of second life for teenagers whose lives were filled with despair and pain. They are brought there after they have died and, alongside others, try to live there with fulfilled existences to make up for their pain. After, they disappear as their happiness has been granted. [...] Or, it could be simply said that time does not exist in the Afterlife and teenagers who died with regrets can go there, regardless what time of death or time period said person is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, all these worlds are for people who have regrets and lost memories surrounding the regrets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happens in the Keyverse when a person &quot;passed on&quot; from one of these worlds? They return to the real world, and in the case of Tomoya in &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/258/8486&quot;&gt;he returned to a past point in time after collecting enough light orbs to grant his wish&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the recurring themes and concepts in the Keyverse, this is the sequence of events that unfold after Kanade and Otonashi passed on from the Afterlife World:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They had established a strong emotional bond before leaving to the Afterlife World, which ensured their eventual return to the real world. [&lt;em&gt;One&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They had been helping people achieve happiness by fulfilling their goals, so the &lt;a href=&quot;http://clannad.wikia.com/wiki/Light_orbs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light orbs&lt;/a&gt; that appear in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j5fet.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OP&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KL9BL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 13&lt;/a&gt; granted their wishes and brought them back to a time before the point of no return so they could meet each other and be together. [&lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since coming to the Afterlife World, Otonashi and Kanade had grown stronger and opened up their heart more, so they would be in better shape when they return to the real world to overcome their tragedies (abdominal injury and heart failure) and change the outcome of the adversities favorably for them. [&lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were able to recognize each other thanks to a song of a certain musician, which they somehow retain the memories of. [&lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, Otonashi Yuzuru (音無 結弦) means &quot;no sound&quot; and &quot;fastened strings&quot;, Hatsune (初音), the name of Otonashi's little sister, means &quot;first sound&quot;, like the first sound of heart beat of a person long thought to be dead, and Kanade (かなで/奏) means &quot;to play an instrument&quot;. Playing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulName&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meaningful Name&lt;/a&gt; trope, Kanade &quot;plays&quot; out the tunes of her romantic encounter with an Otonashi whose love string is fastened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T23:57:19.207" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T23:57:19.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-04T15:52:32.027" Score="3" ViewCount="410" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series, the more scholar-inclined Parasytes (Reiko Tamura and Migi) state that the Parasytes cannot reproduce (and they do not know their own origin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any canon reference or proof that this is indeed true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T14:53:10.897" Title="Is there any &quot;Word of God&quot; or solid references proving that Parasytes cannot reproduce?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18981" CreationDate="2015-03-04T16:00:31.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not be the real purpose (and as Gao Weiwei commented, there will be more hints), but Hirokawa (the leader of the cabal and mayor of the neighbor town) states during a meeting (in which Reiko Tamura was present at the time, but did not object) that Parasytes were sent to earth as a counter to the environmental damage humans were doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether this was the real purpose, or whether Horikawa was mistaken, or whether he was just pushing some hidden agenda, is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the fact that Reiko (the &lt;s&gt;person&lt;/s&gt; one that did the most research on Parasyte's nature) did not object may back that hypothesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T17:13:08.240" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T17:13:08.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2015-03-04T17:37:05.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The magic council doesn't know Gildarts power level as shown in s-class magic arc. it was when Lohar know about Bluenote Stinger is fighting fairy tail. he say no one in fairy tail strong enough to defeat him. Then I see that Gildarts is stronger than Makarov.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13057" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T20:12:48.197" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T20:12:48.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19840" CreationDate="2015-03-04T19:42:22.137" Score="6" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lunar hypergate that was destroyed 15 years ago during Heaven's Fall was said to strand the Vers Knights on the Earth Orbit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is improbable that there are no unmanned ships ferrying supplies to the Vers homeworld (Mars) and parting from the Vers foundries to the frontline (Earth orbit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But given the scale of space technology, it is not unthinkable that some people (commoners) would not travel several months to get from Earth orbit to Vers (Mars). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the nobles of Vers think themselves as stranded on the orbit because they would not submit themselves to this arduous trip, OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But do people still travel to and from Vers after Heaven's Fall? Is there some reference from the canon material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T06:04:08.230" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T02:39:12.733" Title="Do people still travel to and from Vers after Heaven's Fall?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19818" CreationDate="2015-03-04T20:59:27.607" Score="4" ViewCount="49851" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to Goku in those 100 years after he left the Earth (by which Pan was already an old woman)? Did Goku die or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13059" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T05:48:07.927" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T17:12:22.320" Title="What happened to Goku after he left the Earth at the end of Dragon Ball GT?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-04T20:59:58.593" Score="3" ViewCount="1046" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please help me find this anime movie that I watched in the 1980s: The story is about a boy who travels with his parents on a holiday to some kind of island, then he gets lost, and has to become brave to survive as he fights these monsters/dinosaurs, and kills them with a long spear (half metal half wooden). He also finds a girl whom he protects/teams up with. In the end, his parents find him again, as a transformed brave boy, and they leave all together with the girl he falls in love with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13060" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:52:15.980" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T01:52:15.980" Title="Identification request for anime movie: A boy who loses his parents, fights dinosaurs/monsters and rescues a girl he falls in love with" Tags="&lt;shounen-kenya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:48:30.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19816" CreationDate="2015-03-05T00:55:01.273" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot can be said about the last episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could argue that Goku went to train with Shenlon, you could argue that he offered his own life for that last wish, you could argue that it was all an illusion, seeing Pan holding his shirt after he had supposedly left, you could argue that he became one with the Dragon Balls/Shenlon, you could argue that he'd become immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This list goes on and it will remain to your own imagination what you believe has happened to Goku, as it was never thoroughly explained in the anime. I guess if anything, we could agree that Goku had surpassed human existence and entered a state different from being alive or dead as we know them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-29T23:02:23.163" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T23:02:23.163" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16956" CreationDate="2015-03-05T02:06:34.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1921/Urusei_Yatsura_Movie_2:_Beautiful_Dreamer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. I highly recommend &lt;strong&gt;Urusei Yatsura&lt;/strong&gt;, but I would urge you to watch the TV series before even beginning to think about enjoying this movie... or not. This movie kinda stands on its own, but not knowing the characters is kinda sad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most convincing proof is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy8CWV0ki-A&amp;amp;t=2935&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Youtube video&lt;/a&gt;, it starts right where the group lifts off the planet and they see what you described. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088334/synopsis?ref_=ttpl_sa_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the synopsis from IMDb&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, when they get a ways above the city, everyone is shocked to see that the province of Tomobiki-cho is on a circular disc on the back of a turtle, floating through space. The group also zooms in under the disc, noting that there are two giant statues holding it up on the turtle's back: one of Onnsen-Mark, the other of Sakurambo, Sakura's uncle (who she noted had seemed to disappear recently). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the fat dream man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iadO0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the oddly shaped world and a statue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aGJaH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aGJaHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lwfjc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4241" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T06:00:56.330" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T06:00:56.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19812" CreationDate="2015-03-05T02:35:10.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact that it was mentioned in the show means that it is canon reference. So in fact, no, parasytes cannot reproduce. At least technically so...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you remember, Tamura Reiko did in fact reproduce via the human body and gave birth to human offspring. However, what about parasytes? Well, no, parasytes cannot reproduce, however, there isn't anything against them splitting into multiple organisms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The below answer is contradictory to the show, see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/19830/3034&quot;&gt;answer below&lt;/a&gt; by Mindwin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Tamura Reiko can split into two separate parasytes. So let's consider that if a parasyte split into two separate parasytes and both latch onto two separate organisms, or parts of the same organism. Both would cultivate and grow from the nutrients, and both would have different experiences, and thus develop different personalities. In this sense, parasytes can multiply like cells via cell division and in the process creating successful offspring. Sources? None for this, it's hypothetical, however highly possible and an interesting concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What supports this idea though? Both the fact that Tamura Reiko split into two separate parasytes with two separate personalities, and the fact that the parasytes can indeed grow - as seen when a parasyte infects a human and takes over that human or part of that human's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The parasytes are made up of cells which is explained by Dr. Yui. In this sense, this supports my hypothesis since cells can perform cell division, which ultimately is a form of reproduction. So we can't necessarily rule out the fact that parasytes have the ability to divide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you're wondering, reproduction is covered in episode 15. Tamura Reiko splitting into two happens in episode 17. Dr. Yui explains the neuron idea in episode 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; No, parasytes cannot reproduce, and there is nothing that supports that they can reproduce via sex organs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T14:53:10.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16892" CreationDate="2015-03-05T10:19:07.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is revealed in &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 70.5 - Extra Chapter: Upon That Back&lt;/strong&gt; of the manga and in the OVA &lt;strong&gt;Akatsuki no Yona - Sono Se niwa&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It was caused by the previous White dragon, who was also Ki-ja's father, at the moment of his birth as a &lt;em&gt;mark of desperation&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEsM7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 70.5 - Page 25&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T06:06:04.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T06:06:04.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19812" CreationDate="2015-03-05T13:06:28.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have to disagree with @FatalSleep on one point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems Parasytes cannot grow new cells. Since they are alien in origin, and the series cover only a couple years (Shinichi high school life), we have no info on the lifespan of parasyte cells. But we have info proving that parasytes cannot grow new cells:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Migi's 30% lost inside Shinichi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Migi could grow new cells (and we can believe he can have a precise enough cell count, or he would not get to this 30% figure), he would not be too concerned with the retrieval of those cells. Also the fact he has to sleep for 4 hours out of every 24-ish is caused by being not whole anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed, it is shown several times (his invading of Shinichi's dreams for example) that he is very concerned about this loss of cells. Since there was more than an year between the current anime episode and the heart wound, if he could perform cell division like animal cells he would have done it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reiko's burrowing split fighting technique&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reiko would also have split into several copies during these years if she was able to grow new cells (and given her personality, she would act like Agent Smith in Matrix II &lt;code&gt;if &quot;Me, me, me... Me too!&quot;&lt;/code&gt; If she could make clones of herself. But when she splits in two during her fight with the other parasytes, it is shown that her intellect is greatly diminished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A parasyte brain power is dependant on his cell count. When Migi splits in several smaller versions to show the ability to Shinichi, he clearly says so that each smaller portion is dumber, and if he did not give straight orders to rejoin after a few moments, that portion would be lost forever, just like the 30% inside shinichi. Also there is the fact that a split strand of hair is only able to panic while it writhes without nutrients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parasyte cells can diferentiate back and forth from stem to specialized cells. The degree of fine control the Parasyte has and this fact may be a pointer to a infinite lifespan to the parasyte cells (contrary to animal cells that have finite lifespan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from the facts above, it is very unlikely that parasyte cells undergo mithosis. This leads to an incapacity for assexual reproduction, aside the incapacity to sexual reproduction exposed by @FatalSleep's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T13:06:28.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5594" CreationDate="2015-03-05T16:52:05.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gravity on the ship is somewhat inconsistent. However, it is useful to keep in mind that there are actually two systems used on the Bebop for attachment to hard surfaces; gravity and magnets (Such as seen in &quot;Honky-Tonk Woman&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bebop, at least in theory, generates apparent gravity by rotating, at least part of the ship (see &quot;Toys in the Attic&quot;). How this fits in with the stationary appearance of the Bebop in orbit, I couldn't really say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gravity on the command deck, as you alluded to, is somewhat inconsistent in the show. In the opening episodes, only Spike and Jet appear to have gravity.  As the show went on however, more objects on the bridge appear to experience gravity - shogi pieces, and Ein being prime examples. However, looking at the Bebop, the command deck is actually in the &lt;em&gt;opposite&lt;/em&gt; orientation to be experiencing apparent gravity due to centripetal force - if this was the cause of the gravity in it, Spike/Jet would be walking upside down, and there would have to be two control consoles; one on the ceiling and one on the floor, for when landing on a planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's my rather generous theory:&#xA;The Bebop has artificial gravity in the living quarters of the ship, which it accomplishes by rotating its interior fore-deck independently of the rest of the ship, explaining the lack of apparent rotation of the Bebop itself. In the rear of the rear of the ship however, &quot;gravity&quot; is generated by magnetism. This explains how Jet's tendency to fix the ships in 0-g conditions in the hanger deck (if not Faye's ability to jump and land on her ship, and Ein); it also means that during &quot;Toys in the Attic&quot;, Spike was disabling a magnetic system of artificial gravity in the rear, as well as the rotation of the front living quarters, to float the fridge out of the airlock. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fun Fact: Based on this, the nuclear reactor powering the Bebop is either in the (rotating) foredeck; or Jet does 0-G Bonzai. Personally, I'm hoping for the latter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This has clearly bugged me more than I thought. :P&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13074" LastEditorUserId="13074" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T17:16:32.530" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T17:16:32.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-05T17:00:23.507" Score="1" ViewCount="638" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know which websites out there provide legal streaming services for dubbed anime. Among the series I'd like to watch are Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist, but I'd really like to be able to see whole seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13073" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T17:09:35.720" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T08:56:08.380" Title="What websites provide streaming services for dubbed anime?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19832" CreationDate="2015-03-05T17:17:48.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Cruchyroll.com, netflix, hulu.com (hulu plus), amazon video service, crackle all have dubbed.  They're not always clearly labeled though on what is dubbed and what is not.  Youtube also has legal streaming channels for pay you can watch episodes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T17:17:48.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19817" CreationDate="2015-03-05T20:49:50.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it might be &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/shounen-kenya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shounen Kenya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This cartoon, based on a popular manga (Japanese-style comic), centers&#xA;  on an 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941.&#xA;  Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy&#xA;  joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins, a&#xA;  sort of Young Indy Jones meets Tarzan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character has 1/2 wooden 1/2 steel spear.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He traveled with his parent to a place with dinosaurs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He rescue a native girl.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UBGSz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T20:49:50.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-05T22:55:04.443" Score="3" ViewCount="11312" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so I watched all of the Akame Ga Kill anime. My question is should I start reading Akame Ga Kiru (the manga) from the beginning or continue from where they split?  I saw on another post that they split around approximately chapter 48. I understand that the overall plot is similar up until that point, but if there are additional characters or skipped over mini-archs then I want to go back and read it all.  If the anime is completely accurate until chapter 48 then I will just start there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone know the answer to this?&#xA;(Please no spoilers from anywhere after the anime splits off)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13080" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T22:56:29.567" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T20:26:54.027" Title="How different are the anime and manga versions of Akame Ga Kill?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9953" CreationDate="2015-03-05T23:00:49.660" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he used the same technique that dr vega punk used to creat (lasso, an Frankfurt) he must have place the fruit in his rings some how to been able to use 2 devil fruits. With that being said BB technically only has one devil fruit in his body an he place the other one in his rings on his hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13081" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T23:00:49.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16761" CreationDate="2015-03-05T23:16:47.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could be completely off base here, but honestly I think it's because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she is the one of the only ones who survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think she is very central to the story, though. She just isn't your stereotypical front and center protagonist. She does have the most backstory, and they did create &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL! Zero&lt;/em&gt; to further develop her character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13080" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T17:14:43.047" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T17:14:43.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19815" CreationDate="2015-03-06T01:24:46.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We found out right at the beginning of episode 1 (around 0:22) that Asseylum herself left Vers just two months before the start of the show, at which point she is in Earth orbit (in Cruhteo's castle). Also, in episode 21, we see that Klancain (Cruhteo Jr.) has come from Vers to meet Slaine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So transit from Earth-vicinity to Mars without the Hypergate surely must be &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt;, but this of course says nothing about how prevalent it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose this also does tells us one more thing - the fastest mode of transit from Mars to Earth orbit must take somewhere under two months, which is considerably faster than all currently proposed ways of getting people to Mars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we want to look to marginally-less-canonical material: the second volume of the BDs came with a short manga titled &quot;Aldnoah.Zero Extra Episode 01&quot;, which portrays Slaine's life right after the passing of his father, including his being taken in by Cruhteo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, we learn that the Orbital Knights (or at least Cruhteo) and their retinue come to Vers every so often on business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3mls.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3mlsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aldnoah.Zero Extra Episode 01, p. 26&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Top left panel: Asseylum asks Cruhteo, &quot;You had come to Vers?&quot;; bottom right panel: Cruhteo replies, &quot;I had a minor matter to attend to.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T02:39:12.733" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T02:39:12.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19837" CreationDate="2015-03-06T01:34:33.050" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime splits off at chapter 39 right after the Mine vs Seryu fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13083" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T02:49:51.657" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T02:49:51.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6009" CreationDate="2015-03-06T02:12:08.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's definitely vague, it could be assumed that the Death Note rule about Infinite pages only applies to Death notes in Possession of a Death God (i.e., full pages simply disappear and are replaced with new at the end of the book, since Death God's have no real reason why they need to keep the pages), where as Death Notes in possession of Humans have a finite number of pages (as is specifically stated by a Death God), but can be erased and reused as needed (If they think to do so before the pages are all used up).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is really the only way IMO that Near's trick could've worked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T02:12:08.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2643" CreationDate="2015-03-06T03:42:07.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hard to say, since there's a lot of reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some are just horrible decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some are money motivated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Ghoul is a recent example of how NOT to adapt a manga into an anime, which basically ruined it FOR NO REASON (since the manga was almost in it's 2nd to last arc when the anime started development, so all the material they were basing the anime on was already there and ready to use). (Even anime-only viewers that had never read the manga were able to pick up on the fact that something didn't feel right....nice action scenes to be sure (when the whole screen wasn't blacked out since someone decided it was a brilliant idea to run a gory series like TG on a network with strict censors), but the plot, characters, and pacing was meh...a lot didn't even realize it was supposed to be a seinen series and mis-type it as shounen when describing it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rearranging events that made no sense to rearrange to begin with (introducing several noticeable plotholes, such as Kaneki actually getting WEAKER as the story progressed, since in the first arc (after the intro arc) he demonstrates sudden melee fighting skills, but none in the 2nd arc in his fight with Amon, where as in the manga it was his inability to control his Kagune in his fight with Amon (and lack of fighting skills that forced him to use it) that convinced him that he should learn to fight without relying on it until he could control it properly as to not endanger his friends and allies, which is why he'd become much stronger during the Gourmet arc). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Completely altering the MC's personality into a helpless useless baby that did nothing worthwhile until the last arc, where as in the Manga he was just understandably lost/confused with the completely new life he'd been forced into and adapted to it rather quickly and well. (one of the biggest differences being in the first episode/chapter, where defining character moment was changed completely. When faced with a monster and threat of death, Manga Kaneki fought, while anime Kaneki fled). Also the fact that Manga kaneki discovered most of the stuff about being a ghoul by himself, where as anime Kaneki has to be told every little thing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar thing was done to Shinichi in the new Parasyte anime, but only for the first episode or two at which point he jumped back to his manga incarnation (which according to Madhouse, was because modern anime fans have had their brained rotted out by years of terrible anime that they can't properly detect subtle shifts in personality unless they're beaten over the head with it with extremely blatant evidence of personality shifts such as dramatic physical/psychological changes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leaving out A LOT of character development across the board. (this is ESPECIALLY bad for a seinen series being adapted because one of the biggest differences between a seinen and shounen is that seinen tend to have much deeper looks into character development, where as shounen is generally more superficial or glossed over in favor of focus on action due to being marketed to younger audience with less attention span and wanting to see more explosions (Obviously the only real definition for Shounen vs Seinen is which magazine the source material ran in, which results in stuff like Death Note or AoT being shounen despite having the sort of themes and depth you expect from a seinen.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;FILLER SCENES in an anime that was already way too short, that could've been better spent on the cut character development or scenes actually in the manga that were pretty important but cut in the anime. This is the WORST kind of filler. If the anime had been ~24 episodes and they added a bunch of filler that expanded and fleshed out the world to get them to the point where the anime ended (if properly adapted the beginning through Aogiri arc to it's full conclusion, rather then simply stopping in the middle like the anime did would've taken about 18-19 episodes), AFTER they'd properly adapted everything that was supposed to be there, then that's good filler. But when you're already having to prune the story (and some element could be pruned without hurting the overall experience, like Amon running out to dig up Hinami's father's mask to prove the mother and child were ghouls, which showed Amon was dedicated, albeit recklessly so to hunting down ghouls, but wasn't critical to his character since he showed his revolve and beliefs A LOT)) to get it to fit into the Season length, filler shouldn't exist at ALL. Taking Hinami's father's episode scenes as an example...IF the anime had the run time to allow it, AND it was treated as a flashback instead of currently happening, then sure, it would've added to the story and been useful, but it served no purpose in the anime and was so unimportant in the manga it was only mentioned in passing. We already cared about Hinami because of what happened to her mother....and seeing what happened to her mother already let us imagine what happened to her father who we knew was killed before the story began, so wasting almost a 1.3 episodes worth of run time on HIM, was pointless because we're not going to care about Hinami any more then we manga readers did already without having to know him, which could've been better spent on Kaneki/Touka (in disguise) visiting the CCG's Ward 20 office (giving the audience some crucial insight into how ghoul's bodies work and exactly what the stakes are for the future of ghouls) that ACTUALLY HAPPENED in the manga. Or the non-existing plot over Jason's pliers, which didn't happen in the manga, because in the manga RC suppressants were used, where as in the anime, since they skipped everything involving how a ghoul's body works, they had to make Quinque steel surgical implements a anime-original plot point, and then wasted even more time on it then just explaining RC would've taken.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Ghoul is a rather gritty and Psychological seinen manga, but the animating studio (who are mostly known for shounen series) animated and paced it LIKE a shounen series (the author of the manga is on record as being very disappointed with the direction they took in the adaption), which caused a lot of the explored themes and struggles as to come off as very superficial, with the skeleton of the plot they used serving as just padding to move from action sequence to action sequence, including throwing in new action sequences that never happened or were deliberately never shown in the manga because action was never supposed to be the focus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T03:42:07.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-06T03:44:29.493" Score="3" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of season 2, episode 21 of Log Horizon, as Minori and the rest of the gang are walking home after getting some wyvern skins, they run into Nyanta, who &quot;happens&quot; to be flying by on a griffon. In the next scene, everybody is back in Akiba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how did they get back? Don't griffons only have a capacity of 2 riders? Did Nyanta make multiple trips, maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T14:16:50.127" Title="How did Minori and co. get back to Akiba at the end of S2E21?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18391" CreationDate="2015-03-06T03:55:08.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because season 1 was changed rather dramatically from what it should have been, so when the author (who is on record stating how disappointed they were with the adaptation) took over creative control of writing for the 2nd season, they decided to write it as an original story and try to fix the mess somewhat, so when/if there's a &lt;em&gt;TG:Re&lt;/em&gt; anime, manga and anime fans alike will be able to pick it up immediately without having to check the other's material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20150413001802/https://lightinvasions.tumblr.com/post/116045009295&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a translation to Ishida Sui's comment on the anime's 2nd season&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mikasano-san, who wrote the screenplay, really enjoys the original.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;After he reads &lt;em&gt;Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; in the magazine, he excitedly shares his thoughts on the chapter over Skype with me, and personally, I really like him.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But being in charge of the screenplay, he was required to edit a lot of the original story for the anime, so I really thought that it was a little ironic that he had to suffer so much in writing.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;He’s a really passionate and loveable person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I wrote about 300 pages of storyboards for the 2nd season.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But I can’t be sure of the number because there were a lot of detailed ones, and I reused some for the parts that were the same as the original.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I mostly worked on them around July of 2014.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Of course, this was a project alongside serialization, so writing both a present storyline as well as an “if” storyline set in the past at the same time made my brain feel like it was about to explode; but I learned a lot from the experience.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;There were some really interesting parts that couldn’t fit into the anime (like a scene where Ayato and Tsukiyama have a conversation…)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I hope that someday, there will be a chance for everyone to see them.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(But it might be interesting if it never sees the light of day, like the one-shot version of &lt;em&gt;Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-04-16T01:27:28.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14037" CreationDate="2015-03-06T04:05:44.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaneki moved out when he turned 18 to get away from his abusive relatives who didn't really like him or want anything to do with him. After his mom died, her life insurance was left as a trust for him, which is where his living expenses came from. Upon graduating from high school, he was able to get the entire thing and moved out to live by himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His &quot;family&quot; didn't give a damn about him, and as we find out, aside from Hide, he had no close friends, since he was emotionally distant and withdrawn. Instead, he preferred to read in quiet places by himself, aside from the occasional friends by association with Hide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the manga, there &lt;strong&gt;were&lt;/strong&gt; missing person flyers posted around after his sudden disappearance&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; following his kidnapping by Aogiri. Even Touka didn't know where he was most of the time after that, because he distanced himself from them to protect them, while Hide was actually covering for him, saying he just had some family troubles and wasn't feeling well and just wanted some time alone. The coincidence between the disappearance of Kaneki and the appearance of Eyepatch became an important clue for the CCG to discover Kaneki's identity as Eyepatch. Although Hide had been covering up for Kaneki, once they had made the connection, Hide basically told them everything to try and get them to agree to help him, which was why he was trying to tell Kaneki to give it his all to try and impress the CCG enough to consider him worth keeping around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Kaneki continued going to college all the way up until that point in the manga.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T05:41:41.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T05:41:41.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14102" CreationDate="2015-03-06T04:15:04.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To protect himself, as a human. By putting on the mask, he's putting on becoming a ghoul and can fight as he must, knowing that by taking it off he can be &quot;human&quot; again and as such he can fight harder with it on. Fighting without the mask means accepting that he is a ghoul if he fights with his full strength, and as such without the mask he'll hold back to try and stay &quot;human&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During his torture however, he came to accept his ghoul half as part of himself, and his mask loses it's meaning, just becoming a means to protect his identity from others then as an emotional crutch. Nishio of course only knowing the old Kaneki, who wanted to hang on to his humanity as long as he could.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Touka is actually the same, acting far more ruthless with her mask on then she is when it's off, because of her strong desire to be human even though she knows she isn't at all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="4966" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T04:31:50.247" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T04:31:50.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-06T09:28:48.563" Score="3" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;For me, it is quite unclear what Kagetane really wants to achieve in the end. What does he gain from fighting Rentaro or the whole system?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the light novels shed any light regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4118" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T16:08:45.877" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T16:08:45.877" Title="What is Kagetane's real goal?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19731" CreationDate="2015-03-06T10:27:39.287" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is based on canon facts, but, as far as I know, I don't think the mechanism was ever explained. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball#Mechanics_and_design&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki on the Poke Ball mechanism&lt;/a&gt; agrees that the mechanism is unknown so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SxUBr.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SxUBrm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As my own speculation, I'd say it might have something to do with the closing mechanism. As we can see in chapter 38, Giovanni damaged Red's Poke Balls' shutters during his gym fight, preventing the Poke Balls from opening and trapping Gyarados and Venusaur inside until the balls were repaired. The shutter must be key to catching/trapping a Pokemon in the ball. It might thus be the case that Ultra Ball has a more advanced or stronger lock than a regular Poke Ball, making it harder for the Pokemon to open the lock and escape from the ball. With the Master Ball having the perfect lock, as not even Mewtwo could escape after being caught by Red, in chapter 35, while still being at almost full power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ntmla.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ntmlam.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see, the Poke Balls are empty inside. The only thing it seemingly does is shrink the Pokemon. There is no inducing gas or anything inside to weaken the Pokemon. Pokemon do undergo a change in character when being caught though. We have seen the most bad-ass Pokemon turn into loyal &lt;em&gt;servants/friends&lt;/em&gt; after being caught. But this might be due to the Pokemon's honour submitting to its defeat, or it might be that the Poke Ball actually does something to the Pokemon during the bounce process. We don't really know the correct answer to this so far. Again, Mewtwo could be seen as a good example, as he didn't start rampaging after being released from his ball, but he came to respect his trainer Blaine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T16:42:41.173" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T16:42:41.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19861" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19862" CreationDate="2015-03-06T18:27:19.417" Score="3" ViewCount="10623" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering if the voice actor of Franky is the same as the one of Mr. 2 Bon Clay. They sound the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13097" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T20:35:37.493" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T20:35:37.493" Title="Are Franky &amp; Bon Clay voiced by the same voice actor?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19861" CreationDate="2015-03-06T18:32:25.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, both Franky and Mr. 2 Bon Clay are voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuki_Yao&quot;&gt;Kazuki Yao&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Piece_characters#Franky&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Piece_characters#Bon_Clay&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both the 4kids English dub and Funimation English dub, they are voiced by different people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T18:32:25.663" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19837" CreationDate="2015-03-06T20:26:54.027" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15124/what-akame-ga-kill-manga-should-i-read-if-i-want-to-continue-the-story-line-of/15129#15129&quot;&gt;made a comparison of the anime and manga of &lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL!&lt;/em&gt; and included suggestion on where to pick up the manga if you know the series by watching the anime&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, if you don't want to read too much overlapping content, &lt;strong&gt;start reading from chapter 39&lt;/strong&gt;. The previous chapter (chapter 38) covers the fight between Mine and Seryu, which corresponds to episode 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many differences between the anime and manga from that point on. The Wild Hunt arc (from chapter 44 to chapter 48) in the manga introduces several new characters, some of which play important roles in the overall storyline beyond their arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the anime skips this arc, the fates of several characters were changed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Run was severely injured in chapter 48 after he defeated Champ, who was the perpetrator behind the massacre of Run's students back in his village. Before Run died, Kurome stabbed him with Yatsufusa and made him her puppet. He was alive and well at the end of the anime, though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Bols' wife and daughter was brutally murdered by Wild Hunt for their amusement in chapter 46. They stayed alive at the end of the anime and were seen distributing ration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;In the manga, Suzuka - one of the Four Rakshasa Demons - actually survived from Tatsumi's attempt to crush her by destroying the whole building. She is assumed dead in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, although you might encounter some similar scenes in some of the chapters, it is best if you read from chapter 39 to understand the context in later chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the main chapters, there are several &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Akame_ga_Kill!_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;extra chapters&lt;/a&gt; which are not adapted in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 5&lt;/strong&gt; - (Unnamed Special Chapter)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 8&lt;/strong&gt; - Extra Chapter (33.5) &quot;Kill the Reminiscences&quot; (追憶を斬る Tsuioku o Kiru)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Extra Chapter (7.5). &quot;Kill the Blackness&quot; (暗黒を斬る Ankoku o Kiru)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Extra Chapter (6.5). &quot;Kill the Mad Swordman&quot; (剣鬼を斬る Kenki o Kiru)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you are interested, you might want to read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=102282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akame ga KILL! Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which tells the background story of several characters in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T20:26:54.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16761" CreationDate="2015-03-07T07:30:49.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akame, like all other Night Raid members, had a reason for joining. However, unlike the others, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she had to leave an actual &lt;strong&gt;relative&lt;/strong&gt; behind on the government's side, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so she's already different from everyone else right off the bat, not to mention the fact that her sister (pretty much her past) came back later on in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She had the most character development. Sure the author could've used any character to zero in on, but he chose Akame. As to why she was the center of attention, well, she was really the strongest one, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;not to mention the only one who survived of nightraid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's only natural that she was the center of attention. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13102" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2017-08-07T13:59:35.973" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T13:59:35.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7352" CreationDate="2015-03-07T08:59:08.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, Eren is not immortal and can be killed. &lt;strong&gt;Eren isn't different from other Titan Shifter&lt;/strong&gt;. If anything he is actually weaker than most of the Titan Shifter we have seen, yet some have died. Out of the seven introduced Titan Shifter, two were killed so far, so it is safe to say that Eren has the same weakness as they had and that he can be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eren is a Titan&lt;/strong&gt; and will always be a Titan. Titans can all regenerate quickly, but the only weaknesses known so far is &lt;strong&gt;destroying their necks&lt;/strong&gt; beyond repair. We know that not only regular Titans have this weakness, but Titan Shifter also have this weakness as we can see Annie protect her neck by all means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anything, I'd say &lt;strong&gt;the Armored Titan might be immortal&lt;/strong&gt; as we haven't seen a way to pierce the armored skin so far. He can be killed in human form, but if he can transform fast enough for it to happen, we have yet to find a way to stop him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T08:59:08.643" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19873" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-07T09:11:48.453" Score="7" ViewCount="1838" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's even a name for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6556/why-does-the-drawing-style-in-manga-or-anime-often-change-when-a-character-is-di&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question that explains &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt; but I'd love to know if there's a name for it. The linked question mentions &lt;em&gt;superdeformed&lt;/em&gt; but I figured there's a Japanese name, if there's anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do it in many anime (and manga) and it's used with the character is embarrassed, sometimes it's when they're tired, annoyed, or confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It reminds me of chibi but it's even simpler than that and doesn't really make them look like kid-versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/udtFV.gif&quot; alt=&quot;From Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11437" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2020-04-02T10:21:06.637" LastActivityDate="2020-04-02T10:24:45.700" Title="What is the simplified art style called that is often used when a character is emotional?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7352" CreationDate="2015-03-07T16:22:18.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eren is not immortal. In Chapter 65: Dreams and Curses, Krista Lenz's (Historia Reiss') father tells her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; to turn into Titan and eat Eren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And below is the part of manga from Chapter 66: Wish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ie7kUl.png&quot; alt=&quot;chapter-66&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this will explain that Eren is not immortal and can be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T11:06:44.387" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:06:44.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13252" CreationDate="2015-03-07T16:50:32.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Notice me senpai!' Really didn't originate from anywhere, it's more of a reference to when there's a romance in Animes that deal with school life. Before it somehow always was the girl chasing the guy (and still is). So I'm betting that whatever was the first anime to have an older male protagonist and a younger female protagonist, is most likely where it really originated from. If you watch older romance anime's their almost always about school life, so I'm assuming as time went on people noticed the pattern and came up with that meme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13102" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T16:50:32.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3455" CreationDate="2015-03-07T21:25:43.617" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah guys you really need to see this, all the games are very connected. Mainly due to the 300/Illuminati pulling the strings from the background, also NOZOMI is key in Chaos;Head. And there's a sequel called Chaos;Child that sheds some more light on things nut. Anyway the timeline, if you haven't seen or played Steins;Gate this will be very confusing to you, also Takki does NOT have a mental issue it was PUT there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Committee_of_300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Committee_of_300&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;BTW this timeline has major spoilers, so if you have not seen all the science adventure series or played the Steins;Gate VN you may be a bit confuzzed. And for &quot;whose eyes are these&quot; you have to look hard into the brainwashing microchip angle. SERN created this and some of the timeline depending on attractors and divergences of course are going on simultaneously. Also, there are a few mention in Steins;Gate about Daru knowing about the new gen murders and chatting with Takki's SN. Also Sawada from Robotics;Notes is very key as well. Also if you don't know who DaSH is yet... lol never mind I won't spoil it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13110" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T11:59:49.097" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T11:59:49.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19885" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-07T21:52:13.000" Score="0" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know some anime counterparts of manga are extremely different while others are so similar they nearly go panel-by-panel. I've watched the Magi anime (labyrinth and kingdom of magic) and would like to read the manga to see what comes next. My question: How close is the manga to the anime? Is it different enough that I should read the manga from the beginning or could I start off where the anime left off? And if I could start off where the anime left off, about what chapter would that be? :D&#xA;Thanks so much in advance~!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11434" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T21:53:25.913" Title="How similar is the Magi anime to the manga?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-17T23:31:03.080" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19917" CreationDate="2015-03-07T22:22:20.213" Score="4" ViewCount="674" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the moon boosts waterbenders and the sun and the comet boost firebenders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there other things that boost earthbenders and airbenders?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-07T23:47:03.397" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T02:20:44.170" Title="Things that boost different bender skills" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19918" CreationDate="2015-03-07T22:25:50.570" Score="2" ViewCount="690" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Firebender gets boosted by the comet and Aang is also a Firebender, shouldn't his Firebender abilities also be stronger with the sun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course the same with the moon and his waterbender abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-08T20:45:07.153" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T23:21:16.693" Title="Is Aang also boosted by the comet?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-07T22:29:05.513" Score="3" ViewCount="1322" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is supposed to be the highest-power character in the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series? Is it Lord Beerus, Gogeta SS4, or somebody else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13059" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:50:42.533" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T18:57:47.020" Title="Who is the most powerful in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-06-30T07:04:18.120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19793" CreationDate="2015-03-07T22:30:49.690" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this is the same box that was used earlier in the series for drawing lots. It's a running joke that Kyouko kept on pulling out the box, crossing out what she originally wrote on it, and writing something new. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time, in Episode 1 of Series I, everyone put in things that Akari could do to try and stand out more as a main character, which is probably what &quot;めだちた girl&quot; refers to. The manga translation that I read translates the word as &quot;star wannabe girl&quot;. Yui thinks that it sounds pretty horrible when she sees it, so it seems like that out of whack feeling was intentional; it was supposed to be Kyouko--intentionally, since she's always messing with Akari, or possibly unintentionally--using a term with the negative connotation that Akari was trying to draw attention to herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RMFum.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another time, which seems to have only happened in the manga, Kyouko filled the box with conversational topics like &quot;Club activities&quot; and &quot;I'm hungry&quot; and penalties like &quot;Say 'Shazam!' at the end of your sentences&quot; and &quot;Talk erotically&quot;. (Akari had to say &quot;Shazam!&quot;, while Chinatsu had to talk erotically.) There were other instances across the manga and anime where Kyouko pulled out the box and wrote something new on it; being Kyouko, it wouldn't be too surprising if everything she wrote was some kind of pun on the original &#xA;&quot;めだちた girl&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T07:35:48.683" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T07:35:48.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19888" CreationDate="2015-03-07T23:21:46.787" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most powerful character in the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; universe, currently, is &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Whis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Whis, Beerus' assistant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pf7XI.png&quot; alt=&quot;Whis, standing next to Beerus&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/battle-gods-animanga-akira-toriyama/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an interview with Akira Toriyama&lt;/a&gt;, the creator of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I suppose if Beerus’ strength is a 10, [Super Saiyan] God would be right about 6. [...] Incidentally, I guess Whis would be about a 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T23:21:46.787" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7346" CreationDate="2015-03-08T00:59:26.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the events in the anime, it can be inferred that the ring is in fact an object to keep her powers in check. The ring was a gift from the family that took her in, and she accidentally killed one of the daughters in said family. The ring serves as a reminder just how dangerous her abilities can be, and the mistake she had made. In the anime, Mirai's blood becomes more acidic whenever the ring is taken off. This can be seen when she gets into more serious fights. So, technically speaking, the ring helps her keep that acidity away from hurting her friends because she is reminded of what she did to the family.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13115" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-08T03:31:39.280" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T03:31:39.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39392" CreationDate="2015-03-08T10:44:33.923" Score="3" ViewCount="2356" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what was the meaning of the tile Usagi drop: literally it means &quot;Bunny drop&quot;, but how is it related to the story? Is there some reference to somethings or is there some pun involved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T15:53:38.067" Title="What is the significance of the title &quot;Usagi drop&quot;?" Tags="&lt;usagi-drop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19906" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-08T11:49:51.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qXuyu.jpg&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;Bunny Drop&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bunny Drop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (うさぎドロップ &lt;em&gt;Usagi Doroppu&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese josei manga series by Yumi Unita, first serialized the monthly magazine Feel Young in October 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Story begins with Daikichi Kawachi, a 30-year-old single man who returns home for his grandfather's funeral. there he learns of Rin Kaga, his grandfather's illegitimate six-year-old daughter and an embarrassment to all his relatives and is treated as an outcast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annoyed by this Daikichi decided to take responsibility of Rin and raise her himself despite being single and having no experience raising a child. He is helped by Kouki Nitani, a single mother and a friend of Rin's who she meets in nursery school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga was serialized in f the monthly magazine Feel Young from October 2005 to April 2011 with a spin-off title, also done by Yumi Unita, titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Usagi Drop: Bangaihen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which was serialized in Feel Young from July 2011 to December 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was licensed to English by Yen Press with the 9 bound volumes having been published by August 2013 and Usagi Drop: Bangaihen released in April 2014 as a tenth one. the publisher Delcourt has the license for the French release of the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Anime adaptation was produced by Production I.G and aired on the noitamina timeslot on Fuji TV from July 2011 to September 2011 with Toho, Fuji TV, SMEJ, Dentsu and Shodensha involved in the production of the series. the anime was later licensed by NIS America for English Release. the Anime covers only the first part of the Manga which is before the 10 Year skip where Rin enters high-school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Live-Action Film adaptation of the Manga began prodcution in June 2010 and was released in Japanese theaters in August 2011. Directed by Sabu the role of Daikichi is played by  Kenichi Matsuyama while child actress Mana Ashida plays the role of Rin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Drop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bunny Drop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10995&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bunny Drop (manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usagi_Drop_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Usagi Drop (film)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T03:36:07.520" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T03:36:07.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19907" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-08T11:49:51.180" Score="0" Body="Bunny Drop (うさぎドロップ Usagi Doroppu) is a Japanese josei manga series by Yumi Unita" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T03:36:07.520" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T03:36:07.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-08T16:50:39.450" Score="7" ViewCount="750" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unmarked Spoilers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several fights in the second half of the anime between Teigu users who both walk away alive after the battle. The rule that was established,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;namely, that if two Teigu users fight each other, one of them is guaranteed to die,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;seems to create many plot holes. (The list is of examples and is not supposed to be exhaustive.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wave and Tatsumi fight (actually Wave beats Tatsumi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leone and Run in the royal palace.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bols vs Leone and Akame&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kurome vs Leone and Mine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the case, or is there some reason given in the anime that explains this apparent contradiction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T00:03:04.637" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T21:38:10.953" Title="Doesn't the rule &quot;When two Teigu users battle, one is guaranteed to die&quot; create plot holes?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19913" CreationDate="2015-03-08T17:19:03.623" Score="5" ViewCount="1749" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard SAO was published online before being published in paper (not sure if only the first volume or more). Now, the question is where was it published, which site?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that the webnovel version of SAO is likely no longer available there. I'm more interested in the site. I tried googling it but I've got no answer, so I'm asking it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13125" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T17:50:34.543" Title="Where was Sword Art Online published online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19912" CreationDate="2015-03-08T17:50:34.543" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will not be able to (legally) find the web novel version anymore as the author has pulled it out after agreeing to publish it with ASCII Media Works. As for the website it was published in, it would be on SAO's author Reki Kawahara's&lt;a href=&quot;http://wordgear.x0.com/novel/&quot;&gt; website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that he used the pseudonym &quot;Fumio Kunori&quot; when he was writing this particular web novel series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Light_novels&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Light_novels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T17:50:34.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15019" CreationDate="2015-03-08T17:57:32.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Korra more or less could bend the metal on Kuvira's uniform, as long as she knows the exact type of metal. However, it would be pointless to do such thing. An example would be: If Toph was an earthbender and so as Dai Li's force, then Toph should have subdued them through earthbending like enclosing them in a rock or in a statue, which of course Dai Li can always fight easily being the earthbender itself. The same is applicable for both Korra and Kuvira - both can bend metal, so neither can really overpower the other just by chaining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="13126" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T19:03:08.607" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T19:03:08.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8861" CreationDate="2015-03-08T18:47:02.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the variety of events that happened in first season, it is safer to conclude that a Great Mushi-Master can live as long as he want. Though I agree with your view that as per Nui, anyone who lost one of its eyes to Tokoyami is bound to become Tokoyami sooner or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand from the death of Nui in episode 12, Tokoyami is more like a mushi that colonizes the host from inside, seeing as it came out from Nui's second eye to devour her from outside, and the same happened to the one-eyed fish which Yoki saw in the pond during daybreak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are cases where people were able to avoid death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 20, Ginko went to meet &lt;a href=&quot;http://mushi-shi.wikia.com/wiki/Tanyuu_Karibusa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tanyuu Karibusa&lt;/a&gt;, who happened to have a Mushi inside her, but she was able to slowly &quot;get rid of it&quot; by writing the stories of Mushi's being killed. The ink used was the caged Mushi, which thereby got sealed into the writings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 9, Ginko met a head priest of a village who happened to use a seed having Kouki (the life pulse of all the Mushis) inside of it. The head priest was dead by the end, but Ginko revived him by injecting the same seed into priest's mouth, and then, he became immortal. Though such is a forbidden practice, it is always possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these three episodes, I'm completely certain that he can live as long as he want. He is no ordinary man who can be engulfed by Tokoyami easily. I'm certain that Ginko, being a Mushi-Master, can find a way to cure himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T01:54:04.230" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T01:54:04.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19886" CreationDate="2015-03-08T19:36:33.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Such powers are not been mentioned in the Comics or in Avatar or Korra Series. That said, the powers from the Sun and the moon can be seen in the negative sense. Because Night leaves the Firebenders vulnerable a lot (the reason why General Iroh asked Admiral Zhao to wait until daybreak for attack again at Northern Tribe in Episode 19) as WaterBenders becomes virtually unstoppable under moon. Similarly, WaterBenders lose a lot of their power to Sun and they become vulnerable (that's why Admiral Zhao continued the attack only in Day). The powers are more like in Cycle, one is bound to overpower another. Earth and Air on the other hand are elements that have no relation with any natural phenomenon in Avatar World, thereby, making them virtually impossible to be boosted unless by Physical and Mental Training. Besides, Air seems to be the only element that is present everywhere, whether a wooden cage, a metal cage, a ship to hold Criminals, or any other ordinary or extraordinary place. This makes Air as a gift to be virtually available  everywhere for any Airbender. Even the Fire has its limits (remember the way Pa'li was caged before being freed) on availability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T19:36:33.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19887" CreationDate="2015-03-08T19:36:46.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Sozin&amp;#39;s_Comet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; suggests Aang also effected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An Avatar-level firebender can produce fire whips, the most being five&#xA;  at once. They are capable of reaching across long distances, displayed&#xA;  when Aang used the technique hundreds of feet above Ozai. This may&#xA;  have been a result of his firebending being augmented by Sozin's Comet&#xA;  or because he was in the Avatar State at the time, or possibly a&#xA;  combination of both. Each fire whip is also very wide and moves in a&#xA;  similar fashion to squid or octopus tentacles. They have enough&#xA;  destructive power to demolish large rock formations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6pFJQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="11077" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T23:21:16.693" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T23:21:16.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19886" CreationDate="2015-03-08T20:26:45.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike water and fire, air and earth have different properties, thus different objects or attributes can boost or decrease their bending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Airbending relies on feeling the air current, and airbenders use the flow as a booster to their bending. This can be done by an &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Airbender_staff&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;airbender staff&lt;/a&gt; or similar items. This is why most airbenders can't fly without a staff. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Airbender staff is a wooden stave used primarily by airbenders to&#xA;  augment their bending. The versatile instruments were a major part of&#xA;  Air Nomad culture and used in the execution of several complex&#xA;  airbending techniques. Staffs were constructed to unfold into fan-like&#xA;  gliders which enabled airbenders to fly while manipulating the air&#xA;  currents around them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for earthbending, earthbenders can boost their bending by boosting their &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Seismic_sense&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;seismic senses&lt;/a&gt;. Basically, equipping items like hammers, maces or not wearing shoes enable them to boost their bending in a degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Earthbenders have been known to use hammers and fans to augment their&#xA;  bending, and it has been stated that the Chinese great sword dadao, a&#xA;  heavy war sword, or literally &quot;big knife&quot;, would also be best-suited&#xA;  for a strong earthbender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T01:27:06.233" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T01:27:06.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19921" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19924" CreationDate="2015-03-08T20:46:53.297" Score="2" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Kyoshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Avatar Kyoshi's page&lt;/a&gt; on Avatar Wiki, it is stated that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Avatar Kyoshi used a pair of fans to enhance her bending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Earthbending&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Earthbending page&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Earthbenders have been known to use hammers and fans to augment their&#xA;  bending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can a pair of fans be used to augment earthbending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T01:23:09.517" LastActivityDate="2020-05-05T13:14:10.963" Title="How can fans be used to augment earthbending?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19921" CreationDate="2015-03-08T22:02:38.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They don't, but Avatar Kyoshi was an Avatar and therefore did not just Earthbend. She is shown using the fans to enhance her Airbending. This is seen when she &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/avatar/images/4/4c/Kyoshi_and_Chin.png/revision/latest?cb=20140215112601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;creates Kyoshi Island&lt;/a&gt; and when she &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/avatar/images/4/46/Kyoshi_defeats_Earth_King%27s_guards.png/revision/latest?cb=20130627161500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;defeats the Earth King's guards&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fans themselves are merely instruments that were used by Kyoshi herself, and later adopted by the Kyoshi warriors. As Suki says when she is teaching Sokka to use them, &quot;Think of the fan as an extension of your arm.&quot; She also mentions that &quot;Our technique is about using our opponents force against them&quot; which is similar to the principles around Airbending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kyoshi is show using her bending, she is shown doing so with her fans. They were her weapon of choice, and considering she is the one who taught the first Kyoshi warriors, they are the ones likely to know her reason best. She also was teaching the women these techniques because they were being mistreated by men. The principles of using ones strength against them taught by Airbending is a good principle to teach to people who may be smaller than their attacker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no real evidence to support it &quot;enhanced&quot; her Earthbending in any way other than the fact she was shown Earthbending with the fans in hand. The cited source for the claim is the episode in which she creates Kyoshi Island, and while she is shown using the fans, she also enters the Avatar state to be able to do the high level bending needed to perform the task. The stances she takes are that of a regular Earthbender/Lavabender, and the fans only really come into play when she uses them for her Airbending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, there is no evidence to support this, though also no evidence to the contrary. It is merely a claim about her use of the fans as a weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="118" LastEditorUserId="118" LastEditDate="2015-03-08T22:20:09.797" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T22:20:09.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="456" CreationDate="2015-03-09T07:23:53.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Except he already lost his identity when he first consumed schrodinger? He wasn't aware that he existed yet he still came back. Which leads me to believe Alucard is definitely immortal as long as he wishes to be. He can not be killed. On the higher being part when Anderson absorbed the helena nail that's almost like the power of God yet he won still. This leads me to believe Alucard is immortal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13138" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T07:23:53.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19929" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21766" CreationDate="2015-03-09T08:10:53.410" Score="2" ViewCount="5691" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series of Konjiki no Gash Bell has 150 episodes. I watched up to episode 26. As far as I saw, in most of the episodes, the main plot does not advance. Watching all those 150 episodes will be very time-consuming if that's going to be the case for the rest of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give me a list of the essential episodes so that I could skip over the non-essential ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T00:28:00.863" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T15:29:34.947" Title="Which episodes of Konjiki no Gash Bell are essential?" Tags="&lt;konjiki-no-gash-bell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19931" CreationDate="2015-03-09T08:38:54.010" Score="13" ViewCount="10218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime is colorful. It has voice and music. It contains tens of thousands of frames. It requires advanced computer software and high level of technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, manga is nothing but a drawing with pen and pencil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would expect manga to be produced faster than anime under these conditions. However, it appears to be not the case. In most long running series, anime eventually catches up to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because the mangakas are lazy, or is there another reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T05:18:12.800" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T05:18:12.800" Title="Why is anime produced faster than manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19930" CreationDate="2015-03-09T09:48:57.993" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mangas are usually written by one person, called the mangaka. The mangaka has to come up with creative ideas, original scenery, character expressions and dialogues while making sure that the story flow is coherent and planning ahead to pick up the story in the next chapter and see if he/she can take it from there. The mangaka first has to draw everything in frames of various sizes (some of which are very difficult to fill due to abnormal proportions [to create effects]), outlines everything and then fills in the ink. Sometimes the mangaka even has to come up with a color cover page/chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime production houses employ many individuals who don't have to work around the clock all the time (shifts reduce workloads on individual employees). They already have most of the original artwork from the manga, and they simply have to digitize it and add vibrant colors (not that it isn't difficult). Most voice recordings are done prior to the final graphical rendering.&#xA;The mangaka is more likely to be pressurized when trying to meet the next week deadline than anime production houses, because a shortage of ideas is a disaster for the manga but easy to deal with in the anime (just adding a filler often makes it up, regardless of the quality of the content). This means that the mangaka prefers to spend a little more time on the story to think and draw more carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list goes on and on, but for the sake simplicity, I've decided to end it here. Just a side note that most mangakas work an average of about 18 hours a day (almost no days off), which can't really be characterized as lazy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13068" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T13:46:53.503" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T13:46:53.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19933" CreationDate="2015-03-09T11:01:04.510" Score="1" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't a question about a specific anime. However, I wonder why filler episodes exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I thought it was to allow the manga to advance a bit more when the anime was catching up. However, in Naruto (for example), the manga has finished and the anime still has fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For other series like One Piece, the anime is relatively close to the manga and there are no fillers (Thanks God!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the purpose of filler episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T13:18:56.000" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T13:20:52.300" Title="What are the main reasons for filler episodes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-03-09T11:19:09.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19932" CreationDate="2015-03-09T11:13:11.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Filler episodes aren't supposed to be bad at their fundamental purposes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They are supposed to mainly close opened gaps and holes in the plot of the main series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could be also be used to divert the main story into a different one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example, in Naruto, there are many &quot;side-stories&quot; that couldn't be connected to the canon (like the stories from the video games/movies, but not all of them though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T13:20:52.300" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T13:20:52.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-09T17:50:23.150" Score="2" ViewCount="5449" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monkey: Journey to the West&lt;/em&gt; by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century is regarded as one of the 4 great classical novels of China (at least according to Wikipedia).  I have read that Son Goku (&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;) is directly inspired by Sun Wukong as &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; was originally supposed to mirror &lt;em&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/em&gt; (and of course deviated from this).  While I don't know if that is true, I know Oda lists the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series as a major inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Monkey D. Luffy the man aiming to become the King of the Pirates named after Sun Wukong: the Monkey King?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: I apparently overlooked that Sun Wukong (Chinese) is referred to as Son Goku (Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-06-29T04:40:05.507" LastActivityDate="2020-11-10T07:41:17.323" Title="Is Monkey D. Luffy named after Sun Wukong?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19937" CreationDate="2015-03-09T20:52:23.730" Score="10" ViewCount="7166" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was surprised when I saw, watching PomPoko with my family, that the characters had really, REALLY large &lt;em&gt;ahem&lt;/em&gt; ... well see for yourself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEf7z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, that can't be natural can it? I'm pretty sure last time I saw a racoon it didn't have that part so huge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it perhaps some other body part? You can see their tails in the below picture as they use the flesh for parachutes, so I'm sure it's not that. It &lt;strong&gt;does&lt;/strong&gt; seem to be coming from their nether regions though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is up with these racoons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jmtmVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T17:06:27.680" Title="Why do the racoons in pompoko have such large genitalia?" Tags="&lt;pom-poko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19936" CreationDate="2015-03-09T20:52:23.730" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The racoons in this film aren't the usual ones the West would know of. They are in fact &lt;em&gt;Tanuki&lt;/em&gt; and are better know as &lt;em&gt;Racoon Dogs&lt;/em&gt; in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bElm4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nyctereutes_procyonoides&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, you can see from the picture above that they aren't as heavily endowed as the ones in the Ghibli film. This is because the film takes the concept from Japanese folklore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese folklore, the Tanuki are shape-shifters, much like the &lt;em&gt;kitsune&lt;/em&gt; fox. They're generally tricksters, but they have positive connotations in Japan despite their fearsome nature in older times. The humongous scrotum only came about in the Edo period in Ukiyo-e drawings - the precursor to several other drawn art forms, and eventually, to manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R1KKSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZwbuBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some drawings of tanuki flyfishing and pulling a ballsack-boat to shore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/2015/01/30/tanuki-the-magical-canine-with-gigantic-magic-tanuki-balls/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tofugu's article on tanuki&lt;/a&gt; if you want to learn more about these creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T00:59:52.237" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T00:59:52.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19930" CreationDate="2015-03-09T21:36:34.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A 20-page manga chapter takes a week to produce. And based on the dialogue at the beginning of Shirobako episode 10, given that the script and the storyboard are already complete, 5 weeks is considered a very tight schedule to produce a single anime episode, and 2 months (8 weeks?) is normal. That's not faster than manga. The reason a long running anime can air an episode every week is because they have bigger staff, and the whole process is in a pipeline so they don't wait until the current episode is over to start on the next episode. For example, the animators work on the next episode while the background artists work on the parts the animators just finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime adaptations catching up to their source material has more to do with the density of the source material as it's produced. For instance, it might take just 4 minutes to read a chapter of BLEACH as it uses large panels that eat up the page count, but the anime has to cover 20+ minutes so they'll adapt 5 chapters. This may be attributed to style, laziness, or the profit the creators get from dragging out a series, if you must.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6338" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T01:21:04.180" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T01:21:04.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19955" CreationDate="2015-03-10T00:56:19.307" Score="4" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Dragon Ball, when Goku and Chi Chi were questing to find the Bansho Fan to put out the fire trapping the Ox King, it seems as if they could have used the Dragon Balls to do it quickly. More than one year had passed since their previous usage and, as far as I could tell, the balls were not scattered after wishing Krillin and the others back to life (they remained on the ground at the Kame House after the wish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it seems like they could have quickly made a wish to stop the flames and restore the castle. Why did they not do so? I did not read the manga, I only watched the anime. Was there a specific reason that either I missed, or that was perhaps stated in the manga, or was it simply a plot device to fill the last few episodes of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T16:23:17.353" Title="Why didn't Goku and Chi Chi use the Dragon Balls to rescue the Ox King and his castle?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19953" CreationDate="2015-03-10T01:02:03.680" Score="3" ViewCount="566" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Dragon Ball, when the Ox King was trapped, Goku flew into the fire on the Nimbus and had an extended conversation with the Ox King. Goku's previous demonstrations of strength also implied that he would have no problem lifting and holding on to the Ox King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not read the manga, I only watched the anime. Is any specific reason given or implied why Goku could not have grabbed the Ox King at that time and carried him (either on the cloud or hanging onto him if Ox King could not fit or ride) out of the flames to buy himself and Chi Chi extra time to find a way to extinguish the flames?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastEditorUserId="7864" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T15:25:48.263" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T15:50:43.987" Title="Why couldn't Goku use the Nimbus to rescue the Ox King from the fire?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19946" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42105" CreationDate="2015-03-10T09:31:21.790" Score="7" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the main differences between anime in the 90s and in 2000s in terms of technology used (like on twos, on threes, etc)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T08:36:43.643" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T07:57:57.163" Title="What are the differences of anime in 1990s and 2000s in terms of technology used?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19949" CreationDate="2015-03-10T10:45:24.013" Score="4" ViewCount="1785" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember Captain Ginyu exclaiming that Goku had a power level of 180,000 in the Ginyu Force arc, but I don't recall a higher scouter being shown/read aloud in any other episode/movie of DBZ (I'm not including Frieza's 1 million bluff).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have more information on this from a credible source? If official data is available, I would also want to know the power levels of a regular Super Saiyan, SS2 and SS3 as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13068" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:53:58.790" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:53:58.790" Title="Who has the highest official Dragon Ball Z power level?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19948" CreationDate="2015-03-10T11:42:20.847" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how credible you consider the Dragon Ball Wiki, but they have compiled a list of power levels of most characters mentioned throughout the series, including GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The highest power levels in that list would be the old Supreme Kai's at at most 120 billion, while the next largest power level would be Gogeta SSJ4 at 25 billion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_power_levels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a more exhaustive list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvuPE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T04:06:54.960" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T04:06:54.960" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-10T15:04:27.803" Score="3" ViewCount="1057" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm asking about episode 9, in which Otonashi remembered that in his past life, he was involved in a train crash accident. The illogical thing is: what on earth takes the rescue team so long to notice there are people trapped in there and to actually rescue them? It took them 7 days! That is, a full week!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T16:17:18.870" Title="How is it possible to take 7 days to rescue the trapped survivors in the train crash?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19940" CreationDate="2015-03-10T15:50:43.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was most probably because Ox King did not have a pure heart, and so would not have been able to ride the Nimbus. Evidence for this is seen during the first meeting of Goku and Ox King, when rumors that Ox King murdered those who approached his castle for treasures (out of greed, of course) was confirmed by him when he admits his wrongdoings in front of Master Roshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, it is filler content and not part of the original manga, so no &quot;official&quot; explanation exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13068" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T15:50:43.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19952" CreationDate="2015-03-10T16:17:18.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might appear absurd to some people (maybe it really is), but I think there is an in-universe (in-Keyverse) reason: &lt;strong&gt;they were forgotten&lt;/strong&gt;. I have thought about it when answering &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19800/what-exactly-happened-when-a-person-passed-on&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; that since Jun Maeda doesn't have many tricks up his sleeves, it must be explainable with the logic from his other works. And I think I've found it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One:_Kagayaku_Kisetsu_e#Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;One&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Busters!#Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Someone about to leave to the Eternal World starts to be forgotten approximately &lt;strong&gt;one week&lt;/strong&gt; before going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the mechanisms in the Eternal World are really the same as those in the Afterlife World. In &lt;em&gt;One&lt;/em&gt;, Kouhei was banished to the Eternal World because he broke the pledge with his deceased younger sister, that he would always remember her, by going out with other girls and therefore forgetting about his younger sister. That is exactly what happened to Otonashi: his purpose in life used to be his younger sister, Hatsune, but she died of illness. After observing a fully recovered child ready to leave the hospital, he made up his mind that he would live for someone else, to save that someone from dying from illnesses. Thus, he broke the pledge with Hatsune, as his center of life was no longer his younger sister, so he would receive his punishment by being sent to the Afterlife World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, he or she is remembered the moment that person returns. If a strong emotional bond is established in the real world before leaving, a person in the Eternal World can be returned after approximately one year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He established a strong emotional bond with Kanade when he signed the organs donor card (it could be that she received her heart from Otonashi or someone else, but she didn't know whom for sure), so it ensured his return to the real world after approximately one year (so he didn't pass on with the rest because it hadn't been one year since his arrival in the Afterlife World, but this may need a separate question and answer to explain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I surmise that his experience in the Afterlife World could be training Otonashi to cope with loss and thinking for himself for once (like being able to love a girl). Then when he comes back stronger (waking up in the real world again), then it could follow the story of &lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rejecting this turn of events, Rin travels back into the artificial world again (this time created by Riki and Rin) and helps Riki overcome his weakness. Afterwards, the two of them go back to waking up at the crash site. This time, Riki and Rin work together to save everyone at the crash scene. Kyousuke, who sneaked onto the bus (as a third year he was not allowed to go), managed to block the leak hole on the gas tank to delay the explosion, despite his injuries being far greater than anyone else. Everyone in the bus recovers from their injuries, although Kyousuke's recovery takes longer due to extensive injuries. Finally, after Kyousuke returns, he rents a minibus, and the members of the Little Busters set out for a trip to the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So somehow his abdominal injuries didn't take his life and he met Kanade again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T16:17:18.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19939" CreationDate="2015-03-10T16:23:17.353" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your assumption about the dragon balls was wrong. They did indeed scatter in chapter 156, right after Shenlon brought everyone back to life. Also seeing the mini saga about the wedding-dress was anime filler to begin with, one could argue that it would be pretty lame to fill it with the gang just using the dragon balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, it should be noted that getting the dragon balls wasn't as easy as it sounds at that time. Bulma did have the dragon radar, but she would not have been able to retrieve them all on her own as we had seen earlier in the series. And Goku couldn't help her either as he had promised to train at the sanctuary with God for three years. He was stuck there all the way to the tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when the fire actually happened, it would take Goku less time to get the fan, than to collect all dragon balls. So trying to get the fan first, would be the best choice of action. If he would fail, they could collect the dragon balls as a backup plan anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hp2Ntl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T16:23:17.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-10T18:35:29.987" Score="3" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Otonashi's flashback in episode 9, he was on his way to take the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_Test_for_University_Admissions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;National Center Test for University Admissions&lt;/a&gt;, held annually during a weekend in mid-January over a period of two days, when the train he boarded crashed. He took out his mobile phone to check the time and then realized that he was late for the test. Thus, we can conclude that January 15 was a Sunday and Otonashi left the real world on January 21 (Day 7).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/40FLHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Date of Day 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite being a school-themed anime, there seemed to be little indication of time and the seasons in the Afterlife World when compared to the real world in the flashback episode, where we knew the exact dates (and even the days) of the incidents that were happening. Can we tell the date (or the time of the year) each episode occurred on from the activities the students were doing (or any other hint)? And can we possibly determine the duration of Otonashi's stay in the Afterlife World up till the last episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T21:19:53.313" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T17:25:00.203" Title="Can we roughly determine the dates and duration of Otonashi's stay in the Afterlife World?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19934" CreationDate="2015-03-10T22:25:32.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so. The novel is called &lt;em&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Monkey&lt;/em&gt; is the name of a translation into English that became popular that shifted more of the focus onto the Monkey King, Sun Wukong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible, but Goku was literally given the Japanese name of the Monkey King and had the ability to change into a Giant Ape and the magical staff of the Monkey King, whereas for Luffy it is just his family name, that he shares with Garp and Dragon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think he is named after this story, there are many stories in the Far East about a handful of animals such as monkeys, dragons and tigers, often the monkeys in the stories will have similar traits, like being playful and strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many characters in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; have animal themes, notably the original Shichibukai and Admirals, and they all act/appear in a way that suits their animal to some extent, Mihawk hunting Krieg in his first appearance, Doflamingo being flamboyant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Luffy was just given the name Monkey to highlight his monkeyish characteristics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-06-29T04:40:07.717" LastActivityDate="2019-06-29T04:40:07.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T06:03:46.130" Score="3" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sunday Without God&lt;/em&gt;, Ai's father takes his name from a story about a toy that continues to move for eternity after its spring breaks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an actual story on Hampnie Hambart that was pulled as a reference into the anime? Or is this simply character background information?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T06:14:54.347" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T06:14:54.347" Title="Real story of Hampnie Hambart?" Tags="&lt;sunday-without-god&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T08:22:04.910" Score="9" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;All I remember is watching an anime early in the morning on Sci-Fi channel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember a scene of a young boy with a gun in a futuristic setting. He was watching a large conveyor belt with old androids and/or humans being dumped into a machine which turns them into supplement pills that everyone takes instead of eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could have been a movie or an OVA, I'm not sure. Also, I am not sure when it aired on Sci-Fi, but it had to be anywhere from 2000-2006 and it was in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13177" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:56:25.197" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:56:25.197" Title="An anime in which people/androids are turned into pills which everyone takes instead of eating" Tags="&lt;galaxy-express-999&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:49:14.720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19979" CreationDate="2015-03-11T10:59:38.727" Score="2" ViewCount="1412" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the final episodes, Chez notices Isaac is immortal when he's trying to save him from falling off the train.&#xA;Isaac also got shot, and beaten down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he didn't drink the &quot;sake&quot; he and Miria stole from the mob, did he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did he and Miria became immortals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T09:19:34.253" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T09:19:34.253" Title="How did Isaac and Miria became immortals?" Tags="&lt;baccano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19956" CreationDate="2015-03-11T11:52:49.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a complicated question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Really, you cannot know when Otonashi enters afterlife.&#xA;But, something is clear: Isn't immediately after his dead. The only explanation about this, are who you can think &quot;time does not pass when you're dead&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kanade enters afterlife before Otonashi (Kanade have Otonashi's heart, if you understand this, Kanade dead after Otonashi), there's some time who Otonashi are dead and out of afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some option are this: Kanade doesn't feel fulfill with their life. Because this, they arrives afterlife. Some time ago, their feeling and &quot;request&quot; for fulfill their life make Otonashi to go afterlife (from a unknown place). Then, the series start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need a date, then, probably they're a year after Otonashi's dead. But, without more info, that's impossible to know. Maybe the game can give more information about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info about the time lapse can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/206/how-is-it-possible-that-kanade-has-otonashis-heart&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/279/11451&quot;&gt;this reply&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T11:52:49.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19975" CreationDate="2015-03-11T14:24:33.490" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Same way as Gandors and Martellos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Box with elixir of immortality went from what's-his-name brewer to Dallas Genoard, who then left it at Gandors' place. On Scilard's orders, Dallas recovered the box, but then he was robbed by Isaac &amp;amp; Miria, who took the box with them to Firo's inauguration party, where &lt;strong&gt;all present&lt;/strong&gt; drank the elixir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1348" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T14:24:33.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6803" CreationDate="2015-03-11T14:52:02.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20101126114115/cupped-expressions.net/air/info-moreexplanations.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, which cited &lt;a href=&quot;http://air-the1000thsummer.com/indexnew0.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a study of &lt;em&gt;Air&lt;/em&gt;'s ending&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From: &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20100520000017/http://akirunoneko.at.infoseek.co.jp/archive/text/AIR_interview.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Colourful Pure Girl&amp;quot; in the March edition&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The author declared that those two kids were not the reincarnation of any of the characters and he doesn't want people think of air like that.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author also says that those two kids were more of outsider view point. It's like themselves (KEY) are watching the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How to get to the study's page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kvp9nl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Click on the rightmost list items&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The text is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.keyfc.net/bbs/showtopic-14041.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Key Fans Club&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In more detail: the study said there were three curses that were cast on Kanna:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Restriction on reincarnation&lt;/strong&gt;. This was the direct result of the sealing a thousand years ago, and the effect was that in a set period of time, Kanna's soul could not be reincarnated. This curse was automatically lifted after about a hundred years when the power of the seal had weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solitude&lt;/strong&gt;. This curse was an indirect effect of the sealing of Kanna, caused by Kanna's sadness and guilt over Ryuuya's death such that she became unable to form a close relationship with anyone lest she suffered great pain. This curse was lifted by the development of a close bond between Misuzu and her aunt, Haruko, made possible because of Yukito's sacrifice, which prolonged Misuzu's life by temporarily saving her from dying by the third curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dreams&lt;/strong&gt;. Dreams were the manifestation of the memories of the winged beings in their reincarnated bodies. Both the vastness and accumulated sadness of the memories of the winged beings could damage a human's body. Yukito offered his mental storage capacity to Misuzu so that she would be able to live long enough to break the second curse, which prompted his own memories to be transferred to Sora. With the second curse gone, Sora flew to the heavens to bring the last happy memories of Misuzu to Kanna so that she could be released from Ryuuya's shadow and returned to Earth, and blend the memories of the winged beings with the Earth's. From then on, no one needed to bear the memories of the winged beings alone anymore, so the third curse was also lifted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The children playing on the beach at the end should not be seen as the reincarnations of Misuzu-Kanna/Yukito-Ryuuya, but as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheOmniscient&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;all-knowing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WriterOnBoard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Key staff&lt;/a&gt; and you, the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T22:04:50.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T15:38:02.457" Score="6" ViewCount="894" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a comedy anime for children with a professor/inventor who has an polar bear as friend. The polar bear can walk on two legs and can perfectly speak and talk with humans, and he is also very crazy and stupid (similar to Spongebob or Goofy). The anime and the episodes have a &lt;em&gt;crazy made-for-children&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;plot [1]&lt;/strong&gt;, similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Slump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dr. Slump&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/310/Chiisana_Obake_Acchi_Kocchi_Socchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The drawing style is also similar to those animes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] The &quot;regular&quot; plot among the episodes is: the professor always invents strange/crazy and funny inventions, and his crazy and stupid polar bear friend always destroys them (similar to &quot;Dexter's Laboratory&quot;, where Dexter always comes up with some invention just to be destroyed by his stupid sister). Then the professor gets angry as always.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other characters in this anime are a nice young blond woman, an nasty old brown-haired woman with glasses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another detail which maybe helpful is that I watched this anime in the late '90s in Germany.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:17:13.570" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:17:13.570" Title="A children's anime with a professor and a polar bear" Tags="&lt;wowser&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T17:57:28.977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19983" CreationDate="2015-03-11T16:52:39.207" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wowser_(TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cubitus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. &lt;strong&gt;Wowser&lt;/strong&gt;). It features an inventor who has a huge white dog (some people mistake him for a polar bear).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/efitI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cubitus&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T16:59:05.227" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T16:59:05.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-12T02:06:32.687" Score="7" ViewCount="2589" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember the girl being a quiet 6-7 year old who was clingy and highly reliant on the guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the girl looked exactly like the guy's ex who either died or left him years ago which is why the guy was so attached to the little kid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't a comedy manga by any means, it was more like a slice of life or psychological themed story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I had read, there wasn't anything sexual or physical between the guy and the little girl (wasn't a loli manga) but the two were really close and the guy didn't want to get into a new relationship because he kept thinking about her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was raising the little girl as his own child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl kept wanting to look older and more mature so she used to steal make up and high heels to get the guy's attention&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's pretty much all I remember and the manga was a chaptered one so no one-shots &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13187" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:17:57.110" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:17:57.110" Title="Manga where a guy, whose girlfriend passed away/dumped him, is left to take care of a little girl and starts getting too attached" Tags="&lt;my-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:49:17.920" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19987" CreationDate="2015-03-12T03:24:59.083" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/6164/My_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Girl&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oeKX2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy had a girlfriend who had to travel abroad and she ended up having a kid but didn't tell him, deciding to dump him instead (so as to not burden him with a child). Then she died and the guy ended up taking care of the kid. The little girl is in kindergarten I think, so maybe 5 years old? I can't remember if it was specifically mentioned that the girl looked exactly like her mother, but they're drawn very similarly, and because he is still kind-of in love with his late ex-girlfriend, he decides to take care of the little girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a total of 44 chapters across 5 volumes. Later in the story, there's a sort-of love interest for the guy, and some drama between the 3 of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T20:06:19.457" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T20:06:19.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15019" CreationDate="2015-03-12T03:36:10.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's a canonical explanation of how bending works, but the way Earthbenders fight suggests that they have much more control over soil that's near them, and that they work best with sudden, abrupt movements. For instance, it's common for earthbenders to stop large slabs of rock, but they always wait for it to get close rather than slowing it gradually from a distance. Most attacks originate from the bender, and when they act on distant earth it's usually to throw their opponent off balance rather than injure them directly. There's almost no instances of earthbenders pulling rocks as a form of attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also shown throughout the series that bending heavy loads is not unlike physically lifting them; it's usually done much more slowly and the weight of the rocks causes resistance against the bender's movements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's likely that Korra could bend Kuvira's armor, but it would be impractical to do so from the distance they kept from each other while fighting. This seems to be supported by the fact that in the season finale, after slamming Korra against a wall, Kuvira pulls out three chunks of metal from it and brings them close. She then launches small bits of the chunks at Korra very quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears Kuvira felt she couldn't have attacked Korra directly using the metal in the wall, or using larger chunks of metal, without a high chance of Korra dodging or using a quicker attack in response. By that same token, I imagine if Korra tried to throw Kuvira from a distance, Kuvira would easily hit her with a small piece of metal before Korra completed the throw. And considering they can both react to small projectiles traveling at high speeds, I doubt Korra would've been able to bend a large amount of metal and surround Kuvira with it quickly enough to actually trap her either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13179" LastEditorUserId="13179" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T03:44:00.127" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T03:44:00.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2015-03-12T03:41:52.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, Kakashi did surpass them all, &lt;strong&gt;momentarily&lt;/strong&gt; that is. I don't see Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade taking on Kakashi with his double Mangekyō Sharingan (Complete Body Susanoo, plus both variants of Kamui).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi, on the other hand, just might have a chance against him. Since Itachi's Susanoo is equipped with Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror, which was stated to be &lt;strong&gt;essentially invincible&lt;/strong&gt; by Zetsu, he might have a chance against Kakashi's Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Double Mangekyō Sharingan Kakashi surpassed the Legendary Sannin and Itachi possibly, but then again, he lost his Sharingan power ups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, he did surpass them when he got the Double Mangekyō Sharingan boost. However, the &quot;Hokage Kakashi&quot; is way behind Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Itachi. He still might be able to win against Tsunade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13190" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T17:36:28.937" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T17:36:28.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3813" CreationDate="2015-03-12T05:57:08.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Tetsuo had created a new world to inhabit as a higher power and not in a firey passion but in a benevolent society. Perhaps he had just said I am Tetsuo to to hint at his conciouaness thrives on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13192" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T05:57:08.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20146" CreationDate="2015-03-12T06:22:35.157" Score="6" ViewCount="3455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waking up in the hospital after an accident, the boy finds that his eyes become able to see certain people's shadows. Later, it is revealed that those people are murderers, and he gets scouted and recruited by a team of 3 girls to hunt those murderers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of murderers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A woman with a giant eyeball shadow replacing her face. She takes eyeballs off her victims.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A man with a scythe-shaped shadow replacing his head. He was shown eating ramen next to his victims' corpses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga doesn't have an anime, I believe, since it is quite recent. I am quite certain that it was released after 2013. Not a lot of chapters are out. The premise does sound quite a lot like &lt;em&gt;Shinrei Tantei Yakumo&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13193" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:15:08.343" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:15:08.343" Title="What is this manga about a boy with special eyes recruited by 3 girls to hunt murderers?" Tags="&lt;deathtopia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:49:21.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19997" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-12T11:15:39.163" Score="2" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song Muse performs on the rooftop of A-rise's school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was to qualify for the idol tournament, I think, and they wore blue dresses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-13T22:36:31.287" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T01:24:54.760" Title="What is the song Muse performs on the rooftop of A-rise's school?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19998" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20002" CreationDate="2015-03-12T11:29:09.583" Score="1" ViewCount="14391" Body="&lt;p&gt;I loved the sound of the song that sounds like English (I can't understand the words but I know most of it are not &lt;em&gt;nihongo&lt;/em&gt;) that is usually being played on dramatic scenes in Tokyo Ghoul RA. Can someone tell me its title and its singer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13198" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T11:41:06.817" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T10:45:40.923" Title="Title and singer of that english-sounding song in Tokyo Ghoul Root of Aogiri anime?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10003" CreationDate="2015-03-12T16:49:47.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing to consider is that the original Japanese title is &quot;Sidonia no Kishi&quot; (シドニアの騎士), which doesn't suggest a connection so clearly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nihei's past series have had English titles (Blame!, BioMega), so I think if he wanted to reference the song he'd use English for the original title. I think it's just a coincidence that it's so similar to the song's name, once translated into English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13201" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T16:49:47.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19998" CreationDate="2015-03-12T16:56:58.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I usually do in cases like this is look the show up on AnimeNewsNetwork, where it lists all the insert songs used in the show:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16318&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16318&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have enough reputation to post more links yet, but it looks like it might be the songs &quot;On My Own&quot; or &quot;Glassy Sky&quot; (both on Youtube). They're both song by Katherine Liner, BTW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13201" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T16:56:58.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2015-03-12T21:43:48.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a way to be the Fourth, but very unlikely. In the anime, probably in the manga as well, Kabuto taught Obito Edo Tensei. He got Danzou's bodyguards to show an example. He kills one of them, take his DNA and start the ritual. After it's complete, the dead guy is standing there, but he's not moving. That makes me think that only the body was there, and not the shinobi's soul or mind. As we saw in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Power_%28Arc%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chikara&lt;/a&gt; filler arc, Kabuto tried to use some of the Akatsuki members but failed, saying that it was not enough time to use it yet. That could mean that between successive the ritual, there is a cooldown time, maybe the time for his mind or soul take control of the host. Considering this, the most probable thing is that it was the Fourth, but the ritual was made not so far in the past. Orochimaru did complete the ritual, and had Minato, but he couldn't use him right away. He tried to summon him on the fight, but because of the Shiki Fuujin, the host was not taken over by Minato's soul or mind. Either Orochimaru didn't know about the sealing or didn't know about the cooldown time. Minato died protecting the village, but many didn't know how. Orochimaru maybe didn't know he was sealed, and that made the coffin to failed and he being surprised in the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13202" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T06:02:23.420" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:02:23.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20007" CreationDate="2015-03-12T22:15:25.507" Score="2" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alright, so this is driving me crazy but I recently read the first issue of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=119149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kagamigami&lt;/a&gt; that came out in Shonen Jump (I'm a few weeks behind). I remember reading another manga that felt almost the exact same as Kagamigami. In the manga I read, the crime takes place in a tunnel, not in front of stairs like in the recent issue. The evil Shikigami also wasn't called the &quot;Ripper&quot; I believe, and the main character didn't have a detailed discussion with the culprit like she does in this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The premise is almost the exact same: girl with power to trace objects becomes detective. The Shikigami that the boy uses are almost the exact same as the manga I remember reading. Besides re-downloading every issue of Shonen Jump, does anyone have an idea of what this might have been?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T22:37:25.170" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T23:03:51.430" Title="Was there an early preview of Kagamigami or a similar series in Shonen Jump?" Tags="&lt;shonen-jump&gt;&lt;kagamigami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20005" CreationDate="2015-03-12T23:03:51.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suspect you may have read &lt;strong&gt;Shikigami Twilight Days&lt;/strong&gt; (式神トワイライトデイズ), published in 2014 vol. 28, which is the one-shot predecessor to Kagamigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you're interested, I found this by using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ktr.to/Comic/jump.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this nifty Shounen Jump database&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ktr.to/Comic/yomikiri.cgi?start=1300&amp;amp;end=&amp;amp;order=0&amp;amp;keyword=%B4%E4%C2%E5%BD%D3%CC%C0&amp;amp;andor=0&amp;amp;example=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;searching for the author (Iwashiro Toshiaki / 岩代俊明)&lt;/a&gt; in the oneshots (読み切り) section at the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AC%E3%83%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kagamigami's dic.pixiv page&lt;/a&gt; verifies that Shikigami Twilight Days was the one-shot version of Kagamigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T23:03:51.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-12T23:43:16.810" Score="1" ViewCount="551" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Impel Down Arc, it was said that Shiryu (also known as Shiryu of the Rain) is on par with Magellan in terms of strength. How did they put Shiryu in his cage if he is on equal strength with the Chief Warden Magellan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T16:54:32.767" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T17:02:54.373" Title="How did they put Shiryu in his cage?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20009" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-13T02:14:41.833" Score="3" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;Embyro self proclaimed to be thousands of years old. But he is shown in a flashback as a scientist in the 22nd century, and the destruction of old earth happened only 534 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can he be that old?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T02:14:41.833" Title="How is Embyro &quot;Thousands&quot; of years old, if the destruction of old earth happened only 534 years ago?" Tags="&lt;cross-ange&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14712" CreationDate="2015-03-13T02:45:34.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Unmarked spoilers.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Norma can only be female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The survivors of the pre-mana world, like Tusk and his parents also cannot use mana (because the mana-wielders were genetically engineered by Embyro), and Tusk were incorrectly identified as a Male Norma by Hilde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gene rejects DRAGON-based powers. Thus norma are immune to mana, and to the dragon's roars (this being the main reason they pilot the para-mails).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we play a little with genetics, we can say that the norma gene is a recessive gene situated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/sex-chromosomes.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;homologous portion&lt;/a&gt; of the sexual chromosomes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homologous portion is that in which there are genes having alleles in both Y and X sex chromosomes. The homologous portions are situated more in the central part of the sex chromosomes, near the centromere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The recessive allele appears only on the X chromosome, with the dominant allele appearing on both X and Y. The recessive characteristic grants &lt;strong&gt;immunity to DRAGON based powers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is little recombination between X and Y chomosomes during meiosis (and this recombination takes place only near the telomeres), there is no way this gene can cross over to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_chromosome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Y chromosomes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The human Y chromosome is normally unable to recombine with the X chromosome, except for small pieces of pseudoautosomal regions at the telomeres &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So only females could be norma. Males would be carriers only at most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this is viewed as a genetic flaw by the mana society (including several characters) but I boldfaced the immunity text above for a reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Embyro designed the mana-wielding humanity. It would be very unlikely he would let &quot;an old gene&quot; slip by a mistake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mana society needs Aura as its Draconium reactor. It means the dragons came into existance before Embyro designed them. Since Embyro knew the dragons would go to any length to rescue Aura (even going on suicide missions), he would need troops immune to the dragon powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he engineered the Norma. They were not an &quot;accident&quot; or a &quot;mistake&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why engineer his soldiers as female only? Because Embyro is a womanizer at the very core. He has no interest in males.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, he views the mana wielders as mere puppets. Since it is shown that he at several times seduced and enthralled the norma to satisfy his urges, he would expect some thrill out of breaking them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can dominate any mana wielder at will, so we can infer from his personality that he would have no interest in having a woman he can control with a flick of his finger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it was Embyro that designed the norma to be his anti-DRAGON soldiers, female only. So he would have some girls to toy with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T00:35:10.450" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T00:35:10.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2015-03-13T02:57:07.603" Score="16" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Spoilers from the manga.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the king's sanctum incident (ch50~65) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (when Rod Reiss tried to make Historia eat Eren), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is disclosed that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The First King used his Coordinate power (control over titans) to force those titans to use their hardening power to shape up the walls, then used his Memory power to wipe the memories from the pre-wall era from humanity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; leave hibernating titans inside the walls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he also created the Wallist Church to help him oversee the walls safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T19:41:41.070" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T19:41:41.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14990" CreationDate="2015-03-13T03:59:25.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19371/is-it-possible-for-a-genin-to-become-a-jonin/19479#19479&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; to a similar question :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Road to Ninja&lt;/strong&gt; movie, Naruto tried to get a recommendation from Iruka for promotion to Jōnin, but was refused.  Iruka said that Naruto had to become a Chūnin before he could become a Jōnin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: so, what did you want to talk about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: Um, Iruka-sensei, uh, listen, you think you can submit a Jonin application for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: What?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: It's just that all of my other classmates are going to have their parents fill out applications for them, and, well, I, uh...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: Nope, sorry. I won't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: But why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka: &lt;strong&gt;Because that step is supposed to come after you become a chunin.&lt;/strong&gt; Sure you saved us from Pain, and everyone calls you the &quot;Hero of the Hidden Leaf&quot;, but &lt;strong&gt;I can't give you special treatment.&lt;/strong&gt;  I mean, even your Dad worked his way up through the ranks - from Genin, to Chunin, to Jonin, to become Hokage. Then he went on to became a Hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto: hmm, to become just a face carved into a rock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credits to Remy Lebeau.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we know that being a Chunin is essential , combined with the other factors from the other answers given here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T03:59:25.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20062" CreationDate="2015-03-13T11:54:04.333" Score="3" ViewCount="2557" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the scene on the roof of the hospital, in episode 21, Kaori starts mimicking playing a violin (around minute 10):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PDyYX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kaori mimicking playing a violin, around 10:53, episode 21&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to find out what music she was playing, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN's page on the anime&lt;/a&gt; does not list the music (at least yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What music is this, and who is its author?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:09:57.597" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:09:57.597" Title="What music was Kaori &quot;playing&quot; in the roof of the hospital in episode 21?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20019" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-13T12:37:24.940" Score="6" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Mur Mur reads manga sometimes. What are these manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/91Fyil.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CN5kGl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-03-13T15:22:55.367" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T20:13:10.790" Title="What manga is Mur Mur reading?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-13T13:01:08.127" Score="1" ViewCount="10398" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eye_of_the_Moon_Plan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Project Tsuki-no-Me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was supposed to be &quot;Madara's&quot; Sharingan's reflection on the Moon itself, as Tobi declared during the &lt;em&gt;Five Kage Summit&lt;/em&gt;. However, when he got his hands on the Nine-Tails Chakra from Lords Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the moon turned into a red one — it looks just like a regular full moon, but in red colour. So, is that the first stage of &lt;em&gt;Project Tsuki-no-me&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13207" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T18:54:50.927" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T19:00:51.947" Title="What is &quot;Project Tsuki-no-Me&quot; exactly?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19346" CreationDate="2015-03-13T15:17:21.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It comes down to the basic fundamentals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bottom half of the 8 Tailed Beast is an octopus, but the top is more bull like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bulls horns are like bone, unlike tentacles made of easily dividable cells, the horns of an animal do not &quot;grow from the top but from the bottom upwards&quot; they are like finger nails, the horns may eventually &quot;grow&quot; but not &quot;heal&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T09:02:13.703" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T09:02:13.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20020" CreationDate="2015-03-13T15:19:36.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tsuki no me, is essentially a permanent dream state, the user's body is kept alive by a certain mechanism- spoiler avoided. But the &quot;spirit&quot; is tricked into a &quot;happy&quot; dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T08:47:05.387" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T08:47:05.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20034" CreationDate="2015-03-13T17:18:31.833" Score="9" ViewCount="961" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Brotherhood, during a transmutation, what happens if too much is given as a part of the equivalent exchange? In the series, the brothers lose something each for trying to give too little during the human transmutation attempt to bring back their mom... So what would happen if they give too much? Anything at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13210" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:31:38.470" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:31:38.470" Title="What happens if too much is given during a transmutation?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20028" CreationDate="2015-03-13T18:53:42.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe that you even can pay too much.  The law of equivalent exchange would dictate that if you put in a quantity X of dirt and transmuted it to gold, you should get the exact equivalent amount of gold out, no less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of paying more (as Ed and Al did) there is a fairly good explanation in episode 26 &quot;Reunion&quot;.  (Spoilers ahead)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ed, Ling and Envy are inside of Gluttony.  Ed explains that a failed transmutation (which I assume would include paying too much, if such a thing is even possible) &quot;ricochets back onto the one that performed it&quot;, whatever that means.  To me it sounds like it just doesn't work. Though in this case it sounds like less of &quot;paying to much&quot; and more of &quot;trying to do something that just plain doesn't work.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA; &lt;p&gt;Ed also gives a very good explanation of what human transmutation really is in that same episode. He states that human transmutation (as they wanted to do to bring back their mom) just isn't a thing.  Human transmutation really involves transmuting live humans, not bringing back the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA; &lt;p&gt;Later in the same episode, Envy explains that to open the Portal (which is really what Ed and Al did, they didn't actually transmute a human), they have to pay a toll.  In the case of Ed and Al they paid with their bodies/body parts.  In exchange the got to open the Portal and received the knowledge and power that came with it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastEditorUserId="1778" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T13:20:29.293" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T13:20:29.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20028" CreationDate="2015-03-13T20:15:57.303" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as &amp;quot;giving too much&amp;quot; here. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20031/274&quot;&gt;@Becuzz's answer&lt;/a&gt; touches on this, but I want to expand on it as well as talk about the human transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Giving &amp;quot;too much&amp;quot;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alchemy (in the &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; canon) is basically chemistry. I will assume anyone reading this has not taken much (or any) chemistry in their life, so I'll try to keep it relatively simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine you have a lighter filled with benzene. When you light it, and it starts burning, a chemical reaction is taking place, transforming benzene (C&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;) and oxygen (O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;), into carbon dioxide (CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;) and water (H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O). You can represent this as an equation showing the &amp;quot;amounts&amp;quot; of each compound required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHseF.gif&quot; alt=&quot;2C6H6 + 15O2 -&amp;gt; 12CO2 + 6H2)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happens if you put in 25 of O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; instead of 15? Simple: the 10 remaining O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; will not be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transmutation, while more complex scientifically, obeys the same principle. If we're transmuting a block of lead into gold, we will get an equivalent amount of gold as the lead that we transmuted. Giving &amp;quot;too much&amp;quot; lead will result in either excess gold (if there is enough transmutation energy), or leftover lead (if it is not transmuted). The amount of gold will &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; be chemically equivalent to the amount of lead consumed in the reaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; The chemical amount consumed in the reaction will always equal the chemical amount of the product created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Human transmutation&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the series, the brothers lose something each for trying to give too little during the human transmutation attempt to bring back their mom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't exactly correct. I get what you're trying to say, but it's not quite accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The brothers gave exactly what they needed to get their mother back, right down to the soul data from their own blood. The reason they didn't succeed is because they could not provide &lt;em&gt;her&lt;/em&gt; human life to go inside the body they created (which was actually a pretty good attempt for pre-teen prodigy knowledge of human anatomy). Add to that, of course, that God does not permit resurrection of this human life, and you've got a recipe for disaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason they lose their bodies proper is because they had to pay a toll to go inside the Gate (yes, against their will, as punishment). In the eyes of the beings overseeing this transmutation, the exchange was equivalent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The materials (carbon, water, etc.) given were consumed and created the blackened beast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward lost his leg and saw some knowledge within the Gate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alphonse lost his body and saw a lot of knowledge within the Gate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward lost his arm and brought back Alphonse's soul from beyond the Gate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, neither too much nor too little was given, and the transmutation obeyed equivalent exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Related reading&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8679/274&quot;&gt;When Edward and Alphonse try to transmute their mother, how come they didn&amp;#39;t gain anything?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8699/274&quot;&gt;If the &amp;quot;Truth&amp;quot; didn&amp;#39;t exist, would that mean that feats such as Human Transmutation would work?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T20:15:57.303" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19997" CreationDate="2015-03-13T22:36:14.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song they perform in season 2 episode 3 on top of A-RISE's school is &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Yume_no_Tobira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Yume no Tobira&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T22:36:14.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19111" CreationDate="2015-03-13T22:47:08.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is probably because Naruto is genetically 1/2 Uzumaki and 1/2 another clan (Namikaze). Unlike the other Uzumaki clan members we have seen (Kushina, Karin, Nagato, Mito), Naruto does not have their trademark straight red hair. Instead, he inherits his father's spiky blonde hair. I think this probably results in inheriting only a portion of the Uzumaki genetic characteristics (e.g., compatibility as Kurama's jinchukiri), but losing others (e.g., chakra chains, fuinjutsu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13217" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T22:47:08.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5284" CreationDate="2015-03-13T23:40:00.117" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He speaks normal Japanese.. But backwards. You can see this clearly at 17:12 where the Japanese subtitles say &quot;どうした&quot; (do u shi ta) and he says &quot;tashiudo&quot; (ta shi u do) which is what you would get if you read the hiragana backwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13219" LastEditorUserId="13219" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T22:42:24.160" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T22:42:24.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20042" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20071" CreationDate="2015-03-14T02:20:10.307" Score="6" ViewCount="8481" Body="&lt;p&gt;After his curse was lifted, the reason for his exile from his village no longer existed. His relationship with San also showed no signs of developing further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he decided to remain in Irontown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he is a prince of his people (and the last one to boot), wouldn't it be more logical for him to return home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2020-01-10T03:48:51.887" Title="Why didn't Ashitaka return to his village after his curse was lifted?" Tags="&lt;mononoke-hime&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20043" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-14T02:24:44.730" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T02:24:44.730" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T02:24:44.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20044" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-14T02:24:44.730" Score="0" Body="Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke - もののけ姫) is a 1997 epic fantasy feature film by studio Ghibli. After defeating (and being cursed by) a demon, a wounded prince has to travel east in search of a cure for  the curse. He reaches a developing frontier town, where he meets a princess that lives with a pack of feral wolf-spirits." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T05:34:27.937" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T05:34:27.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T02:29:05.653" Score="3" ViewCount="1233" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering why would the school keep a cursed class open for more than 20 years when people are dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think they Misaki mentioned in the anime that the school tried to change the class name to &quot;3-C&quot; or something similar, but was there a reason why they just didn't remove the class entirely so they go &quot;3-1&quot;,&quot;3-2&quot;,&quot;3-4&quot;,&quot;3-5&quot;,...etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a canon explanation of why the school is just ignoring the deaths an leaving it to the simple &quot;ignore one student&quot; strategy? Moreover why do students openly join a cursed class instead of moving to another class? another school? another city?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T14:08:00.460" Title="Why is class 3-3 still open?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20016" CreationDate="2015-03-14T04:59:27.417" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13222" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T04:59:27.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18567" CreationDate="2015-03-14T13:55:00.767" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sage mode is all about natural energy and the moon has no nature, so Naruto can't connect with all the Tailed Beasts. That's why he can't go into the Six Paths Sage Mode. Six Paths Sage Mode is a heightened state of Sage Mode. If Naruto can't use Sage Mode on the moon, he also can't use Six Paths Sage Mode because of the absence of nature. He can't collect any natural energy and he  also can't connect to other Tailed Beasts because they all are still on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13227" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T01:40:36.197" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T01:40:36.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20045" CreationDate="2015-03-14T13:59:59.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think there is a canon expanation, but there are several factors to take into account to explain the fact that class 3-3 is still open:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The society believes the curse to be a superstition.&lt;/strong&gt; There is no scientific proof of the curse existing (even the members of the class have a hard time believing it with people BEING MURDERED in front of hem), and the very curse has effects to hide its occurence (&lt;em&gt;modifying memories and written records&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Schools in Japan have to meet demand.&lt;/strong&gt; The school board for their town might have determined that there must be three third year classes because of the population size in the neighborhood. Removing one class would mean transfering kids to schools further away, and would make the school administration seem lazy (almost a sin in Japanese culture). Remember kids walk to shcool in Japan, so they usually attend school near their homes. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncee.org/programs-affiliates/center-on-international-education-benchmarking/top-performing-countries/japan-overview/japan-system-and-school-organization/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;For further reading into the japanese school system, click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These boards are responsible for making recommendations on teacher appointments to the prefectural board of education, choosing textbooks from the MEXT-approved list, conducting in-service teacher and staff professional development, and overseeing the day-to-day operations of primary and lower secondary schools. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The curse might be self-sustaining.&lt;/strong&gt; A curse that can change written material, delete people's memories could very well act every time someone in charge thinks of closing the class and modify their heart about it. You might even think of it as having some sinister intelligence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  From our outsider perspecive, watching the story from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narration#Third-person.2C_omniscient&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3-rd person omniscient narrator&lt;/a&gt;, it is easy to reach those logical conclusions, but to the limited awareness of the characters (specially the stakeholders that are unaffected by the curse, or only receive the news after a time, already filtered down) it is almost impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is no evidence that making the school have only 2 classes wouldn't make the curse move to class 3-2 instead. Who said it was bound to the &lt;strong&gt;THIRD&lt;/strong&gt; class of the third year and not the last one in the rooster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T14:08:00.460" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T14:08:00.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T15:23:45.260" Score="9" ViewCount="2365" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Gon transformed against Pitou, his Nen increased a lot. Why didn't we see any reaction of people feeling it like The King, the other Royal Guards, or Netero (if they were still alive) ? In the Election Arc, we saw everybody feeling Alluka's power, as it was very big. &#xA;I could say the same with the King's birth, because he was born with Nen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13231" LastActivityDate="2019-02-04T15:54:33.733" Title="Did anybody feel Gon's Nen?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T16:20:48.340" Score="2" ViewCount="479" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the two first episodes of Fafner Exodus, but it was very confusing, as the story is ongoing. Not much intro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were a prequel series, and a movie. What should I know from this prequel material in order to understand Fafner Exodus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T08:08:50.460" Title="What should I know if I am to watch Fafner Exodus without watching the prequel series and movie?" Tags="&lt;fafner-exodus&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19111" CreationDate="2015-03-14T20:32:20.700" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;To expand on my comment, as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19111/why-doesnt-naruto-possess-any-of-his-clans-specific-jutsu?noredirect=1#comment26938_19111&quot;&gt;nhahtdh's request&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because clan specific jutsu &lt;strong&gt;have to be taught&lt;/strong&gt;, even though you may have an affinity toward them or less difficulty in learning them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which are techniques (usually) unique to a clan &lt;strong&gt;passed down genetically&lt;/strong&gt;, clan specific jutsu - or &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - are &lt;strong&gt;passed down through teaching/orally&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples of &lt;em&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; include, but are not limited to, the Sharingan, the Byakugan, the Shikotsumyaku (Kimimaro's bone ability), Ice Release techniques (used by Haku) and Wood Release techniques.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Examples of &lt;em&gt;Hiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; include, but are not limited to, the Nara clan's Shadow techniques, the Aburame clan's Insect techniques, the Hyuuga clan's fighting style (Gentle Fist) and the Uzumaki clan's Sealing techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is also noteworthy to point out that Naruto possesses many of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;general &quot;abilities&quot; of the Uzumaki clan&lt;/a&gt;, such as an incredibly strong life force, great recuperative powers and over the average longevity. He possesses these because, not unlike &lt;em&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/em&gt;, they are passed down genetically. &#xA;On the other hand, he does not posess the clan's specific jutsu, due to the simple fact that &lt;strong&gt;there was no Uzumaki around to teach them to him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T09:09:30.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20016" CreationDate="2015-03-14T21:54:31.307" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &quot;Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction + Rondo Capriccioso&quot;. It was also used in Episode 4, when Kousei and Kaori perform together for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the segment we hear here begins around the time that Kaori starts playing the violin again after stopping for Kousei. If you remember, she encouraged him to start again. We hear a lot of Kaori's and Kousei's thoughts during this time, where she wants to join him in the journey to being a musician. To struggle together no matter how dark the road ahead is. She is most likely trying to bring back Kousei's memory of the struggle they faced together on that stage, and encourage him again to continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Q0ajM7aL-Vc?t=3m56s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a version of it on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2336" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T21:36:08.277" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T21:36:08.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T22:33:23.237" Score="0" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from the &lt;em&gt;Eclipse Celestial Spirits&lt;/em&gt; arc, what other episodes of Fairy Tail season 2 are anime-exclusive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13236" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T15:12:23.083" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T15:12:23.083" Title="Which episodes of Fairy Tail season 2 are anime-exclusive?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-15T16:47:21.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16889" CreationDate="2015-03-15T04:17:36.980" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the lie was that Kaori lied about being in love with Watari. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; On page 13 of Chapter 44. She says in her letter &quot;This lie was that Miyazono Kaori had feelings for Watari Ryouta&quot;. She was secretly in love with Arima but didn't want to break the relationships between Arima and Tsubaki.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uHQU3l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image from mangahere chapter 44 page 13&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T22:19:51.360" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T22:19:51.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20042" CreationDate="2015-03-15T04:40:13.387" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a couple arguments on why he no longer returns home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is that his banishment forbids him from doing so. Ashitaka cut his own hair which symbolizes him losing his culture and heritage. Kaya also gives Ashitaka her dagger because she wanted him to have a memento of her. It shows that he is no longer allowed to come back to the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another argument is that he no longer has a way of returning home. In the scenes following Ashitaka leaving the village, it is apparent that he has traveled a great distance from his village. Most likely he has forgotten the way home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, he could have stayed behind out of consideration for the others. Mononoke-hime is the person he loves and he wants to stay with her. It is possible he also wants to forge a good relationship between Irontown and the forest so that future demons won't come and attack his village or other villages. Furthermore, his elk was shot and probably can't go as far as it once could. So he stays out of consideration for the elk, since it's possible the elk would not have been able to make the journey. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T21:13:27.043" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T21:13:27.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-15T08:33:10.703" Score="2" ViewCount="1317" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Akame ga Kill, there is a guitar song played in ep 21 Budou vs Mine and I can't seem to find it or any info about it. Does anyone know anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13245" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T20:56:24.060" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T20:56:30.323" Title="What is the song used in Akame ga Kill during the Budou vs Mine fight?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19805" CreationDate="2015-03-15T09:03:07.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro#Release&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, Tokuma Communications did a release in 1993, which was released on video by 20th Century Fox and dubbed again by Streamline as a special release for airlines. The Wikipedia article claims that Miyazaki would not allow any sort of editing, modification, or censorship, due to his disappointment with &lt;em&gt;Warriors of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;, the heavily edited version of &lt;em&gt;Nausica&amp;auml; of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/em&gt; that was released in the US. The article offers no source, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/nausicaa/faq.html#warrior&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; supports the idea that Miyazaki hated &lt;em&gt;Warriors of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fox's rights expired in 2004, and Disney acquired the license, creating a new dub. The Ghibli fan site from the link above makes the following claim about the Disney / Ghibli relationship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No. This will not happen [editing of or changes to the Ghibli films]. Disney can not cut even one second from the&#xA;  films, according to the contract. Ghibli has officially stated that&#xA;  &quot;With Disney's commitment to maintain the quality of the original&#xA;  titles, there will be no changes to music and sequences in foreign&#xA;  language versions.&quot; According to Mr. Suzuki, the producer of Ghibli,&#xA;  other companies such as Fox and Time-Warner contacted Tokuma, but&#xA;  Disney was the only company willing to agree to this condition, and&#xA;  that was the main reason why Tokuma chose Disney as a partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/totoro/faq.html#dub&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;FAQ on &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; also claims that nothing was cut from the Disney release, but does state that the songs were translated into English and dubbed by an American singer, as with other Ghibli releases by Disney. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I watched the Disney dub, and an even longer time since I watched the Carl Macek dub, but I'm pretty sure Disney did a new translation and wrote a new dub script. The Disney DVD also includes Japanese audio with English subtitles. I never watched Totoro subbed, but I have watched other Disney releases subbed and compared them with the dub translations, and the degree of fidelity is always very high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T09:03:07.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11402" CreationDate="2015-03-15T09:56:45.620" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a quite wild guess but it could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya_Omega&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saint Seiya Omega&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The storyline of Omega takes place 25 years after the Holy Wars of the 20th century narrated in the original manga and its anime adaptation. The goddess Athena is still on Earth after reincarnating to continue her duty of protecting peace against several antagonistic deities. Athena and a new generation of Saints prepare to face new threats that lurks in this new era, in which Pegasus Seiya, the protagonist of Kurumada's manga, is revered as a Saint of legend and one of Athena's Gold Saints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two characters you are referring to could be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ryuhou&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very caring of others by nature, Ryuhou suffers from a frail health. Calm and polite, he has a natural talent for becoming a formidable Saint, but he is affected by his condition. He received the Dragon Cloth from his father, the legendary Dragon Shiryu. The young Ryuhou commands the element of Water. After Genbu's death, Geki entrusts the Libra Cloth to Ryuhou so that he can give it to his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J5lct.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dragon Ryuhou&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pegasus Koga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main protagonist in the series, trained since his early childhood to become a Saint, Koga is rebellious but also compassionate. He is still unaware of the purpose of having become a Saint in an era of peace, and has yet to discover his destiny. He meets Seiya, who teaches him the importance of friendship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9vTTK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pegasus Koga&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other two characters you mentioned could be &lt;strong&gt;Aquila Yuna&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Lionet Soma&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TFPWI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aquila Yuna&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WlTve.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lionet Soma&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot will match your description even more if you replace Satan with the Greek god of war Mars, who in any case has a devilish aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YeeGom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic4&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T07:56:34.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20064" CreationDate="2015-03-15T13:27:33.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Fairy Tail episodes are listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The background of the air date indicates what type of episode it is, with yellow indicating anime-exclusive episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of writing (The day after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pi-day&lt;/a&gt; 2015), the following episodes were anime-exclusive in Fairy Tail season 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All episodes of the &lt;strong&gt;Eclipse Celestial Spirits arc&lt;/strong&gt; (204 to 226). Excluding episodes 219, 220, 222 and 226, which were Omake episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T13:33:27.363" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T13:33:27.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20097" CreationDate="2015-03-15T13:29:06.407" Score="9" ViewCount="20051" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XaXRR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XaXRR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Noucome&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that in &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; Anime, the teachers are very short/little, I mean they look like elementary school kids. The anime I'm talking about are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strike the Blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noucome&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard same is the case with &lt;em&gt;Doki Doki School Hours&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pani Poni Dash&lt;/em&gt; but haven't watched them so can't say for sure. My question is, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;why is it so?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Is it to appeal to a larger audience, specifically lolicons? Or is there some other reason, because from where I stand, I haven't seen how their being small has had a role in moving the story forward in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2N1AE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2N1AEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Strike the Blood&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSJon.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSJonm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Toaru Majutsu no Index&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T05:22:32.640" LastActivityDate="2020-07-16T06:11:44.670" Title="Why do some Anime have Loli Teachers?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20094" CreationDate="2015-03-15T13:40:59.020" Score="8" ViewCount="814269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch One Piece, but the anime has a lot of filler content not in the manga. I'd rather not watch the filler content and only watch the episodes which are directly related to the plot. To be clear, I'm defining a filler episode as one which is not based on any story in the manga or based on extra manga chapters which have nothing to do with the overarching story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episodes are filler?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;This question is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3018/6166&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. I was curious about this myself after completing the One Piece manga, but to keep uniformity between similar questions, I took the same wording as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/24/logan-m&quot;&gt;Logan-M&lt;/a&gt; had used in his question about Bleach filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T16:59:14.903" Title="Which episodes of One Piece are filler?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20088" CreationDate="2015-03-15T22:31:07.187" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be alot less filler in One Piece than in Naruto or Bleach.  That being said, there have been 12 filler arcs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warship Island Arc (episodes 54-61)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Post Alabasta Arc (131-135)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goat Island (136-138)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruluka Island (139-143)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G-8 (196-206)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ocean's Dream (220-224)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Foxy Returns (225-226)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lovely Land (326-335)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spa Island (382-384)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Little East Blue (426-429)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Z's Ambition (575-578)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ceasar Retrieval (626-628)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episodes 50, 99, 102, 213, 280-283, 291, 292, 303, 317, 318, 336, 406, 407, 492, 499, 506, 542, 590 are also listed as filler on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Filler_Episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are additional episodes that are part of main arc that spend time on (sometimes non-canon) details that aren't significant in the manga.  As this is subject to opinion and doesn't take an entire episode, I don't have a simple list for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-04-04T16:59:14.903" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T16:59:14.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20087" CreationDate="2015-03-16T00:30:11.363" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, wall of text, so take your time to read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, these shows are aimed at teens. Since our society delegates the act of teaching children mostly to women (changing, but still), we have that the teacher is the grown female outside the teenager family circle that said teenager have the longest contact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime/manga this romantic/sexual tension is explored in several titles, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/195/Onegai%E2%98%86Teacher&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Onegai Sensei&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5042/Kiss_x_Sis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;KissXsis&lt;/a&gt;, and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can infer that several teenager boys have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeacherStudentRomance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hots for the teacher&lt;/a&gt;. Teenage girls ALSO have the hots for the male teacher, but I will restrain the answer to the boys' universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One sub-genre of anime characters regarding teachers is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SenseiChan?from=Main.Sensei-chan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sensei-chan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common Japanese media character type, the female high school teacher who is fairly young, attractive, even cute, and on friendly terms with her students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, she is still unmarried, and very conscious about it, as well as about the lack of respect she gets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we get another genre of anime characters, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TokenMiniMoe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Token Mini Moe&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Token Mini Moe is a young or young-looking member of a cast designed to appeal to one of two predominant demographics. The first is those who simply find the character absolutely adorable and/or endearing and feel protective towards him or her. The character allows this sort of fan to act as and live out the role as an idealized older brother or sister (or parent) cheering their little sister on and helping her achieve whatever goals the setting deems important. The second are the Lolicons/Shotacons, who take an erotic or romantic interest in the character. Needless to say, these two groups are often at each other's throats over the character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the two (&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sensei-chan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Token Mini-Moe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;) overlap, you get the kind of teacher you are asking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is a character designed to fill two roles at the same time. Depending on the needs, the Loli Teacher can appeal more to the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; side or the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lolicon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; side&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T00:30:11.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T01:23:28.987" Score="1" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand where Ding Dong Dell's and Al Mamoon's Animal Themes from from given their rulers are a Cat and a Cow but Hamelin's past and current Emperors aren't pigs and everyone only started to wear those pig suits when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Marcassin was Brokenhearted and lost his Belief&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where does the Pig Theme for Hamelin come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T01:23:28.987" Title="Where does Hamelin's Pig Theme come from?" Tags="&lt;ni-no-kuni&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20117" CreationDate="2015-03-16T02:00:54.353" Score="14" ViewCount="2115" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the short Me Me Me, the male character seems to be mentally tormented by a female character. There are various hints in the short about the relationship of the two. Is there anything official describing the relationship between the two characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T06:50:09.687" Title="What is the relationship between the male and female character?" Tags="&lt;me-me-me&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20099" CreationDate="2015-03-16T04:05:23.287" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the western side of the web, probably not. The only official description is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“You are attacked and ravished by many girls”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That really does not answer the question. But looking up for explanations of the symbolism, I came upon two analysis of the video: the first one by &lt;a href=&quot;http://newvagabond.tumblr.com/post/105239387947/news-me-me-me-sleep-paralysis-analysis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewVagabond.tumblr&lt;/a&gt;, the other one on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/blog/2014/12/31/ask-john-whats-the-meaning-of-mememe/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ask John column of animenation.net&lt;/a&gt;. They are lengthy and detailed, full of screenshots and worth reading. &lt;strong&gt;Go read them, I'll wait&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, the writer behind &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/blog/2014/12/31/ask-john-whats-the-meaning-of-mememe/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Ask John&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After composing my own interpretation, I did a web search for other criticisms and interpretations. I encountered a number of analysis that interpreted the video entirely oppositely to the way I did. I encountered several interpretations that suggest that the video represents the boy’s effort to stop being an otaku, that the video is a criticism of hikikomori otaku culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did his homework, it seems. But one other thing on his closing thoughts caught my eye:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(...) Hideaki Anno’s influence and involvement in the production (...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anno-sensei is well-known for his &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_the_Author&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death of the Author&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; philosophy, where what the author meant with his work is replaced with what the viewer felt when consuming said work. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anno-sensei's roundtable discussion at Anime Expo '96 convention&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Animation makes sense to people in the process of their seeing it. (...) There has to be a relationship that comes into being between the person watching and what the character's saying in the animation itself.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am inclined to assume that the production staff of &lt;a href=&quot;http://animatorexpo.com/mememe/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Me!Me!Me!&lt;/a&gt; follows the same ethos. But all this about Anno's philosophical influence is totally an assumption on my part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since even the &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mememe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;know your meme page&lt;/a&gt; (and the linked articles therein) also do not point to an official explanation (but do comment on the confusion the viewership feels when watching the video), I end my report with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything official describing the relationship between the two characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;No, to the best of my &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=google-jutsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google-jutsu&lt;/a&gt;, there is not.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Appendix&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pastebin.com/LApLn63E&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link to the translated lyrics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newvagabond.tumblr.com/post/107924032107/me-me-me-translation-by-newvagabond&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yet another translation, with Kanji and Romaji lyrics by newvagabond.tumblr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The official site of &lt;a href=&quot;http://animatorexpo.com/mememe/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan Animator Exhibition&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese) also have the Kanji lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, I also felt like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KKO4U.png&quot; alt=&quot;yes, I also felt like this&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T15:14:56.013" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20054" CreationDate="2015-03-16T16:48:48.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are multiple factors to it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Distance: Gon and Pitou were a substantial distance away from the main combat areas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The varying use of In and En by the users.  During combat scenario this is very crucial vs the election which was a more friendly environment. Most of them were in their own active battles concentrating on either sneaking or fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) I believe they tend to pick up the largest active source of nen.  When the king was born, Pitou was on the look out and used her nen (En) to channel it out in a defensive grid surrounding the nest.  Everyone was so afraid to get near the nest that they wouldn't have been close enough to feel his nen in his passive state. Pitou could also have potentially masked or partially masked Gon's nen in their fight since she was fleeing away from him towards the others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Gon in an enhancer, they fight by concentrating their nen into their own bodies, along with everything else on the list this would contribute to why they couldn't feel it since he tends to concentrate his nen more inwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I maybe be wrong about this last one (been a while) but I thought Killua who was closest did feel the difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T16:48:48.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20109" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20111" CreationDate="2015-03-16T21:32:30.897" Score="5" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering where the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Lyrical&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; part of &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl &lt;strong&gt;Lyrical&lt;/strong&gt; Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; comes from. To the best of my knowledge, none of the Magic the characters use seem to be remotely music based, and even when the writers tried to step away from the &quot;Magical Girl&quot; aspect, they still kept the &lt;em&gt;Lyrical&lt;/em&gt; part in &lt;em&gt;Magical Record &lt;strong&gt;Lyrical&lt;/strong&gt; Nanoha Force&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some meaning to the word &lt;em&gt;Lyrical&lt;/em&gt; that I've missed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T05:46:32.357" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T05:46:32.357" Title="Where does the &quot;Lyrical&quot; part come from?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20055" CreationDate="2015-03-16T22:10:02.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a prequel series, an OVA and a movie, and they do all need to be watched (and in that order) to understand Exodus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fafner's plot is pretty complicated. You may even need to watch the original series twice to understand it (the first half was done by a different writer and isn't as good, but makes more sense on a second watch).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a good series (and Exodus is brilliant so far), but it does require a fair bit of time investment, and the plot isn't for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13265" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T05:32:14.397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T05:32:14.397" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20109" CreationDate="2015-03-16T22:23:24.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like a lot of this stuff, its probably just english that sounds cool - also Nanoha does use it in her activation key (which is barely ever used).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for where it originally came from, Nanoha itself is a spinoff from Triangle Heart, a VN series about the rest of the Takamachi family, who are badass bodyguards - you can see the original prototype here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RBghAfiW8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RBghAfiW8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13265" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T22:23:24.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20120" CreationDate="2015-03-17T01:53:09.460" Score="4" ViewCount="2404" Body="&lt;p&gt;By default, every C-rank Border member wears a white uniform. But Kuga wears black. Is there some reason behind this distinction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A1425.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The uniform is patched with the Tamakoma branch's insignia, so it should be a new one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought it was because of the black trigger, but he is not listed as an S-rank, and its a key plot point that he keeps his black trigger &quot;apart&quot; from his Border assignments (so far).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T11:52:03.820" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T00:05:08.543" Title="Why is Kuga Yuma's C-rank uniform black? Every single other C-rank wears white" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2015-03-17T02:22:07.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Natsu couldn't be 14 because he didn't meet Igneel when he was born. When Igneel found Natsu alone in the woods, Natsu was able to walk properly, which means that he had to be around 7. Igneel left when Natsu was around 12 and spent around 5/6 years in Fairy Tail, not counting the years he skipped in the Eclipse. Hence, Natsu is currently around 17 or 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13267" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T06:14:08.010" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T06:14:08.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-17T02:35:46.527" Score="2" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the battle, there is a moment when the Arashiyama team stops to rethink their strategy in an alley. Both Jun and Ai are severely impaired (Jun carrying gravity bullets, and Ai with a severed leg).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that when they deactivate their triggers, the Trion bodies vanish, and when the trigger is activated, it is rebuilt wholly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why didn't they just pop in and out of their triggers to remove those impairments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know for a fact that repeated trigger activations in the same day have an impact upon the users Trion reserves: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Osamu couldn't summon even a blade when he changed a second time in the same day, during episode 4. But it is stressed everywhere that Osamu's Trion potential is crappy, and they are Rank-A agents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="11648" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T08:53:22.653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T08:53:22.653" Title="Why didn't the Arashiyama team just deactivate and reactivate their triggers during ep 15?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-17T02:39:24.413" Score="6" ViewCount="1608" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wlEUF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can figure the rest of this image out, but I just don't know what anime/manga the sword and the dog are from. Can someone help me out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13268" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:23:56.573" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:23:56.573" Title="What anime/manga are the sword and the dog in this image from?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-02-12T08:09:13.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20116" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-17T02:41:51.863" Score="1" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the recruitment arc, there are 3 idiots that resemble closely the school bullies in the beginning of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Trigger_characters#Other_agents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia lists them as the 3 new idiots&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;New 3 Idiots (新３バカ?)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Voiced by: Ryosuke Kanemoto (Kōda), Ryohei Arai (Saotome), Yusuke Handa (Hinoe)&#xA;  A Trio of C-Class agents who were seemingly made to believe that Arashiyama Unit has no real strength. They're frequently trying to show off, but get constantly beaten up. According to Replica, they seem like idiots. The credits give them the surnames: Kōda (甲田), Saotome (早乙女), and Hinoe (丙) in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and right below lists the old 3 idiots&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Trigger_characters#Other_agents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;link&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;3 Idiots (３バカ?)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (No. 1), Kōta Nemoto (No. 2) and Hiroaki Miura (No. 3)&#xA;  A trio of bullies from Osamu and Yūma's classroom. They bully Osamu and Yūma at first, but start fearing them after they find out Osamu is a Border agent and after Yūma scares them away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their seyuu are different, but the characters seem the same ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T13:28:43.197" Title="Are the 3 idiots in the Recruitment arc the same ones in the beginning of the series?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20099" CreationDate="2015-03-17T03:30:25.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lyrics and parts of the video indicate that the guy and girl were in a relationship, but have since separated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically the first 9 translated lines of the song indicate a happy relationship and the 2:55 mark of the video where the breakup is presumably shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the time, all the time&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  We were together, weren’t we?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  All the time, all the time&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I was thinking about you  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You were that way too&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You were the same&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There were only two feelings&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And going ahead, and going ahead&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You felt like you were living too&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - translated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://newvagabond.tumblr.com/post/107924032107/me-me-me-translation-by-newvagabond&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;newvegabond&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o9WYE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the circumstances between the two, a quick analysis (speculation by me) of the video and the lyrics indicate that he forced his ideals on the girl in the beginning of the relationship. This is indicated by the next 20 lines of the song and the first half of the video where every thing is happy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that things go down hill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming he realizes that she isn't the girl he made her out to be, and so he unilaterally ends the relationship. At this point, the song seems to tell of how the girl still loves the guy, but hates the girl she had pretended to be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last part of the song -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I waited for you nonetheless&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I loved you nonetheless  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eternal love&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Within my cry for help&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Eternal love&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Certainly&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Won’t be&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Anywhere anymore  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goodbye&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KMMjo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song indicates she still loves him, but if the love isn't there anymore, she has to be gone. The image below shows her being swallowed up, and that's the last we see of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, a quick wrap up of the short - the guy is bed ridden due to guilt. He dreams of his ex-girlfriend. He is haunted by his guilt, in the form of the masked succubus. The succubus shows him the break up scene and continuously attacks him. He tries to fight back but its all in vain. She's already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;thanks krazer for pointing me to the translated lyrics&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T03:30:25.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20112" CreationDate="2015-03-17T07:17:37.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuma's father Yugo worked with Border when it was founded, so he had Trigger technology from back then. So when Yuma first used a Border Trigger years ago when with his dad, the Trion body and uniform designed for him came from the Borders old days. So for him he uses the same Trion body now with the black uniform, rather than make a new Trion body with Border's current white one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of what I mean is Konami Yuma's mentor, said she has been in Border even before Jin. She had short hair in her early years, so even though she has long hair now. She lets her Trion body keep the short hair she used to have, because her current real body long hair is not fit for battle. Basically unless Yuma makes a new Border's Trigger, Trion body, he will have the black uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13273" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T07:17:37.563" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20115" CreationDate="2015-03-17T11:19:55.837" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dog is a smaller version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Sadaharu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sadaharu&lt;/a&gt; from Gintama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g3qpol.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g3qpom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/088/b/4/_Gintama_Fanart_1__by_Chinchi_Commissions.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/088/b/4/_Gintama_Fanart_1__by_Chinchi_Commissions.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The colour of the dog is of course Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sword is the Shikai form of Zangetsu, Ichigo's sword from Bleach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/so4Lg.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://de.bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:Zangetsu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://de.bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:Zangetsu.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13056" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T14:12:21.857" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T14:12:21.857" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20114" CreationDate="2015-03-17T18:04:37.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The possibility of a trap, and the training they received.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it, when is the best time to attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the enemy can't defend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They had no idea if they were being watched, and since it takes only a split second for someone with chameleon to hold a trion blade to their throat, it would make no sense to risk turning human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T18:04:37.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20211" CreationDate="2015-03-17T18:17:11.467" Score="7" ViewCount="14852" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Okabe goes back to the 'beta world line' (Steins Gate) he learns that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He can save Kurisu. In order to do that he needs to make it look like she is laying in a pool of blood being unconscious. At the time same her death would normally take place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could Okabe have done the same with Mayuri in the alpha world line? I noticed her watch stops and then breaks every time she is about to die. Could Okabe have saved Mayuri in the alpha line by breaking her watch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vy64bm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mayuri&amp;#39;s watch breaking&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T17:58:13.497" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T12:11:25.777" Title="Could Okabe have saved Mayuri in the alpha world line?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20115" CreationDate="2015-03-17T18:34:15.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the sword is &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Dragonslayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragonslayer&lt;/a&gt;, Guts' sword from Berserk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lxaFw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13018" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T18:34:15.663" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2015-03-17T19:51:20.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurisu ends up in a pile of blood on the same place around the same time in almost the same way. But Mayuri's deaths are all different, one time she gets in front of a train and another time she gets shot. Since its not provable I would say maybe but most likely not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13278" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T11:53:10.130" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T11:53:10.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41812" CreationDate="2015-03-17T20:19:25.030" Score="7" ViewCount="10953" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Berserk manga, the very first scene is a sex scene involving Guts and one of the Apostles. Although that scene was what got me into reading the manga, now I'm not sure I find much sense to it. From what I now, Guts hates the Apostles. If he knew that woman was an Apostle, why would he have sex with her? Why not just kill her before she turned to her &quot;Apostle form&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13229" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T04:34:25.297" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T11:12:30.787" Title="Why did Guts have sex with an Apostle? Was he aware that she was an Apostle?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-17T22:23:11.207" Score="2" ViewCount="38" Body="&lt;p&gt;The theme of episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boueibu Love&lt;/em&gt; is Yumoto catching a cold for his first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When his cold is confirmed, he is exhilarating that it is the first cold in his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is he so happy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T06:19:48.570" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T06:19:48.570" Title="At the beginning of episode 10, why is Yumoto so happy he got a cold for the first time in his life?" Tags="&lt;boueibu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20020" CreationDate="2015-03-17T23:59:14.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan has the ability to hypnotize someone just by making eye-contact with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sharingan's final commonly-used ability is capable of inducing a unique brand of hypnosis that involves suggesting actions and thoughts to the opponent through genjutsu cast by simple eye contact between both parties &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito was even able to control Kurama, commonly known as the Nine-Tails (九尾, Kyūbi), so you can imagine what Madara's Sharingan hypnosis is capable of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] only Madara and Obito Uchiha have achieved this feat. It has been stated by Madara Uchiha that the beasts were slaves to those with the blessed eyes. When this was used against Manda and the Nine-Tails, their eyes took on the tomoe pattern of the users' Sharingan while under hypnotic influence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to hypnotize everyone, Madara needs everyone to look into his eyes. Therefore, he utilizes the moon as a reflector for his eyes so that he can apply Sharingan hypnosis on everyone who looks at the moon. The red moon is the start of his Sharingan reflection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might also want read this answer about Infinite Tsukuyomi:  &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20151/why-everyones-affected-by-infinite-tsukuyomi&quot;&gt;Why is everyone affected by Infinite Tsukuyomi?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13056" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T19:00:51.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20088" CreationDate="2015-03-18T09:06:43.760" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/one-piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One piece fillers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ pretty much tells what what to skip and what to watch:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;canon - Watch&#xA;filler - don't&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and if you're wondering, there are about 96 filler episodes.. (14% of the series)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;screenshot -&amp;gt;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iRJIF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of website&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T23:38:00.280" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T23:38:00.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19993" CreationDate="2015-03-18T09:16:02.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's definitely &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=110116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deathtopia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the picture of the main character on the color page of chapter 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MGrLJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1 Color Page&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a scene near the end of chapter 1 of the guy who eventually murder everyone in his family and eats ramen while sitting on the couch, as revealed in chapter 2 and 3. At this point in time, the main character had yet to see the true shape of the shadow, and he only managed to made out the scythe-shaped shadow in chapter 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l0zJw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Chapter 1 - Page 57&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l0zJw.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three girls who scouted him at the end of chapter 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EbfD2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Chapter 1 - Page 59&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EbfD2.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T14:04:07.633" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T14:04:07.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13602" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:18:41.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure that this applies for Pantherlily and Samuel, but in chapter 421, Charle could transform into anthropoid (human-like form) because she learned transformation magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Im3YA.png&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 421&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be the cause that Pantherlily and Samuel could transform, and Pantherlily saying that he could maintain that form for certain time only when he's worn out in battle because it requires magic to maintain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T10:15:49.010" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T10:15:49.010" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:38:50.677" Score="2" ViewCount="1376" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been searching since I first heard it before the time-skip.&#xA;I believe it was also played before the news coo delivers the paper&#xA;to chopper in bird island.&#xA;I quit searching and now heard it again in the last chapter. So I'd like to know what soundtrack is being played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13292" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:09:37.253" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:09:37.253" Title="What is the soundtrack playing in One Piece when god Usopp is held up by the giant?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:44:13.517" Score="4" ViewCount="3512" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, we can avoid Sharingan-based genjutsu just by avoiding eye contact. Can't we avoid Infinite Tsukuyomi just by not looking at the moon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T15:39:42.723" LastActivityDate="2019-02-09T23:19:07.193" Title="Why is everyone affected by Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20151" CreationDate="2015-03-18T12:02:16.587" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Infinite Tsukuyomi uses the moon to reflect the user's Rinne-Sharingan. Sharingan based genjutsu can be avoided by avoiding eye contact , yes. But not all. However the working of the Infinite Tsukuyomi differs from that of normal Sharingan genjutsu. The user's eye is reflected on the moon's surface. And then the moon &lt;em&gt;shines&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;illuminates&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&quot;&gt;Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt; wiki article :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique can also be reflected off the moon, upon the technique's activation, the light from the moon's eye illuminates the entire planet, turning it bright as day and making it impossible to escape. All living things are bathed in &lt;strong&gt;its penetrating light and immediately placed under the genjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the part where Sasuke puts up the Susanoo to protect the team from the light produced by the Infinite Tsukuyomi moon? That was because the Infinite Tsukuyomi activates when the light falls upon the individual. The Susanoo blocked the incoming light rays and prevented the genjutsu. The moment the light penetrates the body, the person falls under the genjutsu. So, in order to avoid the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the person has to avoid the light given off by the moon. That is why the others couldn't escape it. Not looking at the moon doesn't help because it's the light that induces the genjutsu and not the moon's surface.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T13:34:42.627" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T13:34:42.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20150" CreationDate="2015-03-18T12:25:45.407" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The theme is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK_h97JHK-g&quot;&gt;Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura&lt;/a&gt;. It is played when the giant picked up god Usopp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13294" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T18:10:59.197" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T18:10:59.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T15:13:58.133" Score="5" ViewCount="672" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering how the will of D. is passed on. We have seen three cases where the will of D. was shown to be passed on and they were all from generation to generation by birth. Luffy got it from Dragon, Dragon got it from Garp and Ace got it from Roger (and Rouge?). In each case the will was passed on along with the last name. Now this made me wonder. Is it merely in a name? Or is there more to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ace would probably be the best example. He chose to go through life using his mother's name &lt;em&gt;Portgas D.&lt;/em&gt; Now what if Ace's mother would not have been a carrier, would Ace have not have had the will of D because of his name? Or what if Ace's mother married some other guy who didn't have the will of D, would she be unable to pass it on, because children are given their fathers name? This sounds pretty sexist to me, so it made me wonder whether just having the right surname is enough for someone to have the will of D or if there is some other way to become a D or to pass on the will of D?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there isn't, the will of D will probably die out pretty soon...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T00:17:54.470" Title="Can only men pass on the will of D.?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T00:08:27.427" Score="4" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the Day of Severance had to have happened some time after Kureha was born. Indeed, it must have occurred sometime after Ginko and Kureha became friends (i.e. after they met on the snowy battlefield past the Door to Friendship), since they could not have become friends in the first place had Severance already occurred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that the Day of Severance happened before episode 1 of the show, because, of course, that's how the narrative begins in the first place. I'm pretty sure that Severance was also before Ginko and Lulu met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we pinpoint when the Day of Severance happened any more accurately (relative to other events in the story)? In particular, it's not clear to me whether the Day of Severance was before or after the day on which Reia sent Ginko back across the Door to Friendship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or maybe I've got this all wrong? In episode 11, the way Kureha's classmates harass her about her friendship with bear-Ginko [during a flashback] seems to suggest that the Day of Severance had already happened - so does that mean that the Day of Severance even precedes the day on which Kureha went across the Door to Friendship to fetch Kureha from the snowy battlefield?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T21:17:30.867" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T22:14:42.323" Title="When was the Day of Severance?" Tags="&lt;yuri-kuma-arashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T00:15:49.783" Score="5" ViewCount="425" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuki and Inaho are orphans by the time Aldnoah.Zero opens. Do we know what happened to their parents? Or are we just to assume they died in the mess surrounding Heaven's Fall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have speculated that Saazbaum could somehow have been Inaho's father (given that Saazbaum and Orlane descended to Earth right around the time of Inaho's birth). Is that plausible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T14:11:05.520" Title="What happened to Yuki and Inaho's parents?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20181" CreationDate="2015-03-19T02:02:42.810" Score="2" ViewCount="6414" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand this image: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jixzx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jixzx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at her headgear, you'll see that it's polished and has that clean shine. But what's up with her breasts? They appear to be &lt;em&gt;shining&lt;/em&gt; or they look polished, just like her helmet. I don't watch One Piece. So I don't know if she has shiny breasts, or if she polishes them. Can someone please enlighten me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="13647" LastEditDate="2018-11-17T14:32:38.210" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T14:32:38.210" Title="Why do Rebecca's breasts appear polished/shiny?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20168" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:00:24.420" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:00:24.420" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:00:24.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20169" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:00:24.420" Score="0" Body="Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boeibu Love (English title: Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!). A mahou shounen anime in Winter 2015 season." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:00:24.420" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:00:24.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20170" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:06:56.997" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:06:56.997" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:06:56.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20171" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:06:56.997" Score="0" Body="ME!ME!ME! is the 3rd anime from Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition (Nihon Anima(tor) Mihon'ichi)." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:06:56.997" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:06:56.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20172" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:11:24.610" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:11:24.610" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:11:24.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20173" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:11:24.610" Score="0" Body="Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (English title: Zatch Bell!) is a shounen manga by Makoto Raiku, which received a 150-episode anime adaptation running from 2003 to 2006." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:11:24.610" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:11:24.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20174" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:17:18.820" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:17:18.820" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:17:18.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20175" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:17:18.820" Score="0" Body="Kouji Seo (瀬尾 公治 Seo Kōji) is a Japanese mangaka who is known for his works of Suzuka, Kimi no Iru Machi (A Town Where You Live), Fuuka, ..." OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T06:17:18.820" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:17:18.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20165" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:26:31.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, his parents died in the first mars-earth war.&#xA;and my best guess is that the authors killed off the parents to make his sister look for &quot;motherly-like&quot; and that they had a good bond, and so when she was in trouble, saving her (which is at episode 1) would be better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T06:26:31.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20178" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20179" CreationDate="2015-03-19T08:04:36.033" Score="1" ViewCount="25230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently got to the episode in the anime where Ichigo fought with Grimmjow in Hueco Mundo after Inoue healed them both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, even though the episode ends at the scene where it looked like Ichigo was about to beat Grimmjow, in the next episode, they were back in &quot;the real world&quot; and the events in Hueco Mundo haven't been mentioned for a couple of episodes now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just me or is this a weird transition in the storyline? Or is there a higher purpose in such transition and it will somehow make sense later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13087" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T19:13:44.000" LastActivityDate="2020-11-05T05:48:11.527" Title="Is the weird transition after the fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow deliberate?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20178" CreationDate="2015-03-19T08:41:05.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At that point in the anime they reached the manga storyline so they had to put in several fillers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/bleach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/bleach&lt;/a&gt; here is the complete list of fillers so you can skip them and just go back to the storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13157" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T08:41:05.130" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20166" CreationDate="2015-03-19T10:55:18.930" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This picture shows Rebecca fighting in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Corrida_Colosseum&quot;&gt;Corrida Colosseum&lt;/a&gt; in  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dressrosa&quot;&gt;Dressrosa&lt;/a&gt; at the Mera Mera no Mi Tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I the One Piece Wiki abpout &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rebecca&quot;&gt;Rebecca&lt;/a&gt; it's said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is a fair-skinned, slender, curvaceous and very well endowed young girl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can assume that Rebecca has a very smooth skin. &#xA;Since fighting is very sweat-inducing, we can say that her body is covered in sweat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sweat + smooth skin = shiny skin in the right viewing angle &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13056" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T10:55:18.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20187" CreationDate="2015-03-19T13:24:57.880" Score="6" ViewCount="3972" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a similar &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4940/what-are-the-anime-censorship-laws-in-japan&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; to ask. What are the anime censorship laws in the United States? There appears to be major culture difference between United States and Japan and I am not sure if that implies a difference between their respective anime censorship laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5080" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T18:53:13.420" Title="What are the anime censorship laws in the United States?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14815" CreationDate="2015-03-19T14:35:51.683" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't got a chance to read the manga yet but I have finished watching the anime and if I remembered correctly, when Chitoge told raku about the promise she had made with a boy 10 years ago, she also said the phrase &quot;forever in love&quot; which in the pilot episode, that phrase was said by raku and the girl he made a promise with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13307" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T14:35:51.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20185" CreationDate="2015-03-19T15:21:32.000" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The FCC, the government body responsible for broadcasting media, does not have any specific laws against animation that comes from Japan, otherwise known as anime. &lt;a href=&quot;http://censorship.laws.com/censorship/censorship-laws&quot;&gt;Because the 1st amendment protects the Freedom of Expression,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fcc.gov/guides/obscenity-indecency-and-profanity&quot;&gt;the censorship laws that are in place and enforced by the FCC in the U.S are concerned with obscenity, indecency, and profanity.&lt;/a&gt; The short summary of the law is that, for media to be prohibited to be aired on television from 6 a.m to 10 p.m, it must:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not be acceptable to the average person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Depict anything that violates other existing laws, such as child&#xA;pornography.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack any artistic, scientific, political, or literary values.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Contain greatly offensive language or otherwise known as profanity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is arguably vague, but usually if it meets some of the criteria above, it would be permitted. For example, a satirical anime on U.S politics would probably not be acceptable to the average person and can be offensive. However, if it contains a good amount of political value in the work and does not violate any other existing laws, it would be permitted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_cartoon_pornography_depicting_minors#United_States&quot;&gt;Even lolicon material is permitted as it meets some of the criteria above, although it is a murky territory and can land you in legal trouble nonetheless.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this is also the criteria used in courts for media in general, also known as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_test&quot;&gt;Miller Test.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Censorship are also in place for libel and slander, but it would be extremely difficult for anyone creating anime to be prosecuted for such things as it would have to lack any artistic, scientific, political, etc. values.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The censorship that you see in anime imported from Japan and translated into English are self-imposed. Different studios handles it differently. For example, the infamous 4Kids Corporation would blatantly westernize the anime it imports, replacing Japanese food with American food, removing highly emotional scenes, and much more. There are also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America_film_rating_system&quot;&gt;non-governmental ratings made by independent organizations such as the MPAA&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Parental_Guidelines&quot;&gt;government imposed ratings such as the TV Parental Guideline&lt;/a&gt;. Theaters and TV stations would follow these ratings to show what is and what is not appropriate to show in what timeslot, in addition to the FCC rules described earlier. Keep in mind that these ratings have no legal weight. A TV-MA rated content can be shown at any time of the day and no one would be prosecuted for it. People would probably think less of your network and so TV stations follow these ratings to keep their audience, but it is not illegal to ignore the ratings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, as long as it passes the Miller Test, it should be legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T08:32:37.467" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T08:32:37.467" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20192" CreationDate="2015-03-19T17:04:57.160" Score="13" ViewCount="2311" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time we see a bullet hit Kirito's light-saber the bullet melts. Next episode we see this happen again although this time the sword cuts the bullet in 2 half's. How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/AnPL136.png&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 5&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wGSWe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T12:09:58.767" LastActivityDate="2018-04-15T20:30:45.653" Title="Kirito's &quot;light-saber&quot; versus bullets" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20189" CreationDate="2015-03-19T17:09:21.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be possible that the light-saber isn't a full cylinder, but more sword-like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's kinda hard to explain, but I'll try anyway:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BL3Pa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take a look at this sword I found on Google images (I literally just googled for &quot;sword&quot;), you can see that the front of it is wider. &#xA;The edges of the sword are thin and sharp, so it can properly cut.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, my theory is that Kirito blocked the bullet with the wider side in Picture 1, whereas he cut the bullet with the edge of the sword in Picture 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13281" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T18:58:02.563" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T18:58:02.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20189" CreationDate="2015-03-19T17:55:09.197" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20190/1398&quot;&gt;Lordmau5's theory&lt;/a&gt; is quite interesting, but it doesn't quite match the visual appearance of the sword as described in the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I stared at it for a while, and found that the sword itself didn’t&#xA;  have any direction as the entire circular section was just like a long and&#xA;  thin cylinder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;* From Sword Art Online Volume 5 - Chapter 6, after Kirito bought the sword and activated it for a test run.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The corresponding scene in the light novel (also in Volume 5 - Chapter 6) doesn't say anything about the bullets melting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The enemy’s rifle’s muzzle suddenly let out an orange spark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During this time, the blade of the light saber blocked the lines of&#xA;  the first and second bullets with pinpoint accuracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*BA-BAM!!* The surface of the light saber let out two bright&#xA;  orange sparks. The moment I noticed this, my right arm immediately&#xA;  pointed the photon sword onto the third and fourth bullet lines at a&#xA;  lightning quick speed. Then, the sound of the bullets being deflected off&#xA;  the intense energy could be heard again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5...and that’s the 6th one! After deflecting all the bullets that could&#xA;  have hit me successfully, I kicked the ground hard with all I’ve got to&#xA;  cover the remaining distance between us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next scene (where his opponent ran out of ammo and had to change magazine) starts right after the text cited above. Therefore, the scene in episode 5 of SAO II is most likely something added in the anime to explain how the bullets are neutralized and to impress viewers, since the viewer can't see how Kirito neutralize the bullets if the scene is animated at real world speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bullet being cut in half in episode 6 is actually described in Volume 5 - Chapter 7, though:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the Hecate’s large muzzle break came orange flames.&#xA;  On the other side, the blue white lightning cut through the dusk&#xA;  darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shining like shooting stars, two small lights split to the left and&#xA;  right, flying far away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It was cut apart.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the moment the bullet fell to the ground, Kirito’s lightsaber&#xA;  slashed upwards, and cut the 50-caliber bullet that was supposed to be&#xA;  a fatal hit. The two shooting stars that Sinon saw, were fragments of&#xA;  the bullet that were cut by the high concentration energy blade, and&#xA;  flew pass either side of Kirito behind him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it doesn't say anything about the bullet being &lt;em&gt;cleanly&lt;/em&gt; split in half as shown in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any explanation on how the sword works in the light novel, though, and with so little information, we can only guess why the light saber would deflect bullet in one scene, and cut the bullet in half in another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T18:34:29.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19727" CreationDate="2015-03-19T20:06:07.593" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those chairs are a direct reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1690/Bokurano&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bokurano&lt;/a&gt;, understanding which actually adds depth to the scene (if you've seen Bokurano).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bokurano &lt;strong&gt;huge&lt;/strong&gt; spoilers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Childs sitting on the chairs are actually giving up their lives for the privilege of fighting a defence of Earth.&#xA; Note that chairs appear before the big reveal about souls and zombies in Madoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZGue7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bokurano chairs&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xhDmA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chairs comparison&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastEditorUserId="3082" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T21:51:44.530" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T21:51:44.530" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9531" CreationDate="2015-03-19T20:41:49.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They could not be planned to foreshadow Rebelion for a very simple reason: &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Gen_Urobuchi#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Urobuchi (author of the story) did not plan for Rebelion when writing the series&lt;/a&gt;. There are actually quite a few interviews with him that bring some light to his choices about the script, and he never mentioned lyrics.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Short answer then: very unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: As comments states. This does not apply to the movies' openings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastEditorUserId="3082" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T21:49:03.843" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T21:49:03.843" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19680" CreationDate="2015-03-19T21:53:20.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime (know very vaguely), but I have studied a couple of text you mentioned. Let's see...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Metamorphosis: Supremely weird and rather unnerving. It's a story of a man who one day wakes up to find that he has turned into a human-size cockroach. The story focuses on the transformation of one's humanity (hence, metamorphosis) in a surreal situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Stranger: A work focuses on absurdity of life. We follow a man who is completely apathetic to everything, because there is no purpose to anything. He is not immoral, but due to his amoral, society condemns him anyway out of fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nietzsche in general: I've read his 'Genealogy of Morality', figure it's not too different. He argues that there is a difference between the world 'bad' and 'evil', despite the fact that both words are the opposite of goodness. Basically, there's the evil of someone being immoral, and there is also the badness of someone being in your opposition. A lot of talks about masters and slaves here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13311" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T21:53:20.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20198" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T23:19:50.700" Score="2" ViewCount="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;We learn in the final episodes of Mourestu Pirates that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Marika's father Gonzaemon is alive, and goes by the name of Steel Beard, an imperial pirate captain of the Parabellum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we also learn that Ririka, Kane and Misa also knew this secret, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ririka is in the Parabellum crew, Kane switched places with his twin brother, and Misa nonchalantly scolds Kane for the switch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can infer that the rest of the crew of the bentenmaru also knew, leaving Marika as the only one in the dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T23:19:50.700" Title="Is Marika the only one unaware of her father's true fate?" Tags="&lt;mouretsu-pirates&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20207" CreationDate="2015-03-20T04:48:26.327" Score="10" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm on episode 18 of &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt;, and I noticed vocal background music sung by a male singer that seemed rather classical in style at the beginning, when there is a montage of Faye at a horserace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the title of this piece? Is it something classical music, or is it an original soundtrack-specific composition? The Wikia for the episode doesn't seem to give me anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:09:24.930" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T13:19:34.823" Title="What's this vocal piece in the beginning of episode 18?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20202" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T10:15:21.930" Score="10" ViewCount="10623" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we have all seen Zoro boast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Over the 9 mountains and 8 seas... Throughout the world itself... There is nothing I cannot cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it made me wonder, which mountains and what seas was he referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T10:13:55.377" Title="What are the 9 mountains and 8 seas?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20202" CreationDate="2015-03-20T11:23:16.380" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of Zoro's attacks are named after Buddhism like 36/72/108 Pondo Hou&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/Misc.&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the 36/72/108 Pondo Hou, is a reference to the 36 passions of Buddhism&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So most likely Zoro is referring to the Buddhist legend of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumeru&quot;&gt;Sumeru&lt;/a&gt; the central world-mountain in Buddhist cosmology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not an Buddhism expert but in the Wikipedia article about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumeru&quot;&gt;Sumeru&lt;/a&gt; you see a list of 9 mountains and 8 seas, so since Zoro likes Buddhism and Hindu references in his attacks, it's most like Oda made a reference to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13056" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T20:18:29.483" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T20:18:29.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2015-03-20T12:34:05.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it was possible.All the world lines which contained mayuri's death,the alpha line were all closely tied together like a thread,hence,they all converged to the same event,that is,mayuri's death and sern's dystopia.Even if okabe were to stop watch from breaking,there would be some other event which will break it,otherwise,if he breaks it himself,a common event in all attractor field,I think mayuri is sure to die,this means the only way to escape is to escape from world lines 0.00% to 0.99%.Also in beta world line there is only one that is,steins;gate world line in which kurisu doesn't die and WW III doesn't occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T12:34:05.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T12:36:37.030" Score="1" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that in the anime, the God only brought sorrow but not peace to people, and showed no mercy to those on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Junketsu no Maria anti-Christian or something? Is it trying to depict Christian god as a brutal god?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13326" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T12:42:19.560" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T12:42:19.560" Title="Is the anime Junketsu no Maria depicting Christian god as a brutal and merciless god?" Tags="&lt;junketsu-no-maria&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T12:47:35.500" Score="10" ViewCount="2534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find the title for this pic because I'm interested in watching it. If only I knew what it's called...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJCak.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Please help me find the title&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13327" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T21:00:38.377" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T21:00:38.377" Title="Where is this gif of a girl turning into stone(?) and breaking apart from" Tags="&lt;haibane-renmei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:37:04.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20200" CreationDate="2015-03-20T14:17:34.823" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/cowboy-bebop-lyrics/adieu-lyrics.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lyrics&lt;/a&gt; are clearly from the song  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws8X31TTB5E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adieu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (lyric: Brian Richy, singer: Emily Bindiger):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Been a fool, been a clown &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Lost my way from up and down &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And I know, yes, I know &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And I see in your eyes that you really weren't surprised at me &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  At all &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Not at all &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And I know by your smile &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It's you &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the singer in episode 18 is male and I haven't managed to find who he is yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T13:19:34.823" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T13:19:34.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20206" CreationDate="2015-03-20T15:06:17.840" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not completely sure, but I think this is from one of the episodes towards the end of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haibane_Renmei&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Haibane Renmei&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, where Reki, who is the character here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; finally is forced to confront her problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Off the top of my head, I don't remember the episode number. I'll try to look in the &lt;em&gt;Haibane Renmei&lt;/em&gt; tag or the one for Reki on Tumblr to double-check this, since I think I've seen something like this there before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is based off of some doujinshi by Yoshitoshi ABe, and follows the progress of a character named Rakka once she comes to an enclosed town and finds that she is one of the Haibane, who have grey wings and a disk on their heads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Haibane_Renmei_episodes&quot;&gt;episode list&lt;/a&gt; suggests that this is from the final episode (13), where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; [Reki] throws Rakka out of her studio, confronts a crumbling stone manifestation of herself, and relives her dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rewatching the episode on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Pg0uJQyL4&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; (beware of spoilers - this is the last episode), the build-up to the scene begins at around 4:50, &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/z5Pg0uJQyL4?t=13m15s&quot;&gt;the actual scene&lt;/a&gt; starts slightly after 13:15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T15:19:52.267" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T15:19:52.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20202" CreationDate="2015-03-20T15:10:01.423" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mintri's answer is right, but for the sake of having an in-universe/joke answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8 Seas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;North Blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;South Blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;East Blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;West Blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Paradise (Grand line, 1st half)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New World (Grand line, 2nd half)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Left Calm Belt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Right Calm Belt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9 Mountains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse_Mountain&quot;&gt;Reverse Mountain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Drum_Rockies&quot;&gt;Drum Rockies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mariejois#Location&quot;&gt;Marijois' Mountain Range&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mt._Colubo&quot;&gt;Mt Colubo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Punk_Hazard&quot;&gt;Punk Hazard's Mountain Range&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the remaining 4 yet to be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8111" LastEditorUserId="8111" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T15:19:33.570" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T15:19:33.570" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2015-03-20T16:42:54.343" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Needless to say, this answer contains spoilers. Therefore, I have chosen not to spoiler it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Okabe could not have saved Mayuri, as he found out by himself the hard way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mayuri was meant to die in the alpha world line; her death is what is called a &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;convergence point&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;. No matter how Okabe manipulates the alpha world line, creating a new timeline in the process, every timeline belonging to the alpha world line would eventually &amp;quot;converge&amp;quot; to make that one event happen without fail: Mayuri's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Okabe &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; try to save Mayuri countless times. If breaking her watch were enough to save her, then the convergence point would have been the event where her watch breaks. Thus, in at least one timeline, Mayuri's watch would've broken without Mayuri dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Edit (after playing the VN):&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pockety (the watch) actually never broke in the VN, or if it did, it was considered so minor it was never mentioned even once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that the scene where it breaks was added for the anime to stylize Mayuri's death, in order to imply her death without actually depicting it. Remember that Mayuri died in several — at times gruesome — ways, such as getting shot in the head, or getting crushed by a subway train. The anime team likely didn't want to make the show too gory, as it would not have fit with the rest of the series very well. The theory isn't too far-fetched, since watches symbolize time, and time symbolizes life. Since Mayuri carries Pockety (a memento of her late grandmother's) at all times, it may as well signify her own life; its breaking meaning her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, despite carrying its own name (Pockety), the watch was never important in the VN in the first place. I figure the anime team wanted to give it meaning in some form, which I'll admit is a nice touch on their part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the watch breaking was never meant to be important at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Makise Kurisu's case. Okabe could save her by making her lie in a pool of blood, because that was the only thing he ever established. When he first saw her, he never actually bothered to check if she was dead in the first place, so convergence might not have been her death, but her lying in a pool of blood instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was of course a gamble. There was no guarantee it would've worked, since they didn't know which event was the actual convergence point: Makise's death, or her lying in a pool of blood (or both). The fact that she survived was merely a lucky shot that could've gone wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In retrospect, Christina could've died of a heart attack after getting tased by Okabe. Mayuri died of heart attacks quite often too, when nothing else was killing her. Although Mayuri's death was never specified in those instances where she simply &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;collapsed, breathing heavily, clutching her chest&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, and turned out to be dead, I'll just assume it was a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okabe simply got damn lucky with his assistant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T10:48:05.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14334" CreationDate="2015-03-20T21:09:38.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always played with two theories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could be the case that the family refer to Alluka as male to distance themselves from her, denying the fact that she's female to dehumanize her, or to further disassociate her from the family in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or it could very well be that, as Alluka's exact origin is unknown, she isn't strictly human and doesn't possess what we would call a conventional gender, but rather, her gender is simply non-existent, like a Nen beast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I favor the latter, or a mix of the two. These are all just speculation, of course, but it's interesting to think about nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13336" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T15:07:06.880" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T15:07:06.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T21:56:33.887" Score="1" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series forgets even to introduce the strikers team members (we reach the summer vacation episode and you have to pick up their names on the go), and sadly there is no intro on the metaphysicals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what are the metaphysicals (aside from being huge mithical monsters) and where do they come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T21:56:33.887" Title="What are metaphysicals, and where do they come from?" Tags="&lt;world-break&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T01:48:04.620" Score="3" ViewCount="760" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the strong points of A Bridge to the Starry Skies - Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is the location. The countryside town, with all that pure air, water and greenery really sets the mood and works as a contrast with the Tokyo grown protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shibuya? Is it something to eat? - Ui, ep 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a real place? Or was it inspired in some real world location? Bonus points for google maps link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:48:08.123" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:48:08.123" Title="Is the location of &quot;A Bridge to the Starry Skies - Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi&quot; a real place?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;hoshizora-e-kakaru-hashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14037" CreationDate="2015-03-21T02:22:09.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo Ghoul A there were missing signs in the college that Kaneki went to, and there were also files on him missing. In an episode his friend always take down the missing flyers, and I guess the government kept this accident confidential since only the doves had access to the information. But he has no family because both of his parents died. I conclude that his friend kept his disappearance a secret and the government or doves kept this confidential from the public eyes, and nobody worried or is looking for Kaneki.&#xA;*according to the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13339" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T02:22:09.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T05:53:49.367" Score="5" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching it in the early 2000s. The style was unique. It barely had any dialogue (the girl doesn't speak at all since she is little), only narration since I think it was a kid show. I think her grandma/parents who raised her in the cabin passed away, so she lived by herself and was really young. She would go outside with a hat on and find stuff like water, and explored many areas in the forest. I remember a scene where something was shaken and a snake appeared. And the narration told us that she was afraid of snakes so she stood very still until it moved away. I think later on, in the next episode or so, she met new friends and they were all little girls. I also think it was an OVA? I really want to see it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13341" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:44:37.780" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:44:37.780" Title="Anime about a little girl who lives in a cabin by herself in the middle of the forest/woods" Tags="&lt;binchou-tan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:50:39.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T08:38:36.523" Score="3" ViewCount="2288" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the music playing from 20.00 to the end of the episode in Tokyo Ghoul √A episode 9?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13342" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-23T04:29:42.683" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T04:29:42.683" Title="What's the name of the music played during the final battle of Tokyo Ghoul √A episode 9?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T12:25:02.557" Score="3" ViewCount="3364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just now finished Ergo Proxy and have few questions regarding it. Please Help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Who loved Monard Proxy initially? Proxy One or Ergo Proxy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Who created Romdo? Proxy One or Ergo Proxy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Why did Proxy One create Ergo Proxy in the first Place? And why did Ergo Proxy had his memory locked away? Was it according to some plan of Proxy One?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Which one was imperfect Proxy? Since the creator of Romdo is Considered imperfect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) why did the creator of Romdo fled it? whichever proxy it was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thanks a lot :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13344" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T12:59:04.380" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T18:59:32.850" Title="Explain about Ergo Proxy and Proxy one and their relation with Monard Proxy" Tags="&lt;ergo-proxy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-08-20T09:46:39.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T12:51:02.740" Score="2" ViewCount="2133" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished Darker than Black few days back and has been going through different forums and explanations to find a suitable conclusion but no good. Someone please help with the questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Yin was Izanami which is apparent and is shown in black outfit to differentiate from the actual Yin, which is white one. Correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Who was Izanagi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) What was that yellow spectre thing inside Yin which makes the promise to  grant her a wish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Is Yin dead in the end? OR did Izanagi(considering Shion as Izanagi) create a clone of Yin which differs from her in gender and placed the Izanami inside that body? and later Hei carried Yin's soul to her original body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) How come Hei gets to know about the second earth and everything which is going on and stops Suou from shooting Izanami?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find it difficult to accept that Hei separated  Yin from Izanami considering his powers because then there is no body for Izanami to return to? and Shion was already dead by the time Hei appears on the screen, so it will be impossible for Shion and Hei working together to separate Yin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6) Also, does anyone have any idea about Yin's wish? Was it to be dead to save the world or to be with Hei? I personally believe the second one since and think that Shion to be Izanami and the yellow spectre(which i cannot explain how but please expain if you know since he is contractor nota doll so no spectre for him) and finally he creates a seperate body for Izanami hence full filling her wish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks a lot and sorry for the long post :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13344" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T13:42:03.320" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T13:42:03.320" Title="Explain the ending of Darker than Black season 2?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-24T12:27:30.113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T16:05:03.993" Score="3" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say, Bob has a death note. He gives up ownership, so that another one with shinigami eyes can tell him his lifespan. Bob is a genius, so he can calculate his death date. He writes his own name in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bob Hyrule, Bradykardie, 2.3.2034. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He set his death date, by killing himself with a disease. Now he makes the shinigami eye deal. Will he die earlier? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T23:05:28.423" Title="Can a person do the shinigami eye deal without losing half of his lifespan?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20221" CreationDate="2015-03-21T16:23:54.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This will not work due to the 23 day rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to use XXVII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now lets say the person's lifespan will end in 23 days or less. Then the question could be rephrased as &lt;em&gt;What would happen to a person whose name is written in a DN, but whose lifespan is recalculated to be before the date written in that DN?&lt;/em&gt; This could be caused by both the shinigami deal or by indirect influence of other people's deaths by DN. In this case we would again end up at the situation where a person's lifespan is before the date set in the death note and as we know from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/909/6166&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, it is impossible to &lt;em&gt;increase your lifespan by killing yourself with the death note.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to use VLII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim's original life span. Even if the victim's death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore &lt;strong&gt;I'd assume Bob to die within 11 days and a half&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T16:52:20.860" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20214" CreationDate="2015-03-21T16:57:20.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never seen Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, but I was able to find &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsurebashi.blog123.fc2.com/blog-entry-85.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a blogpost by somebody who seems to have found the model-location&lt;/a&gt; for the countryside part of the show: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takayama,_Gifu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hida-Takayama, Gifu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to explore the area, here's &lt;a href=&quot;https://goo.gl/maps/2s83N&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Street View from just outside the Hida-Ichinomiya station&lt;/a&gt; (the one whose signboard is shown below), and here's &lt;a href=&quot;https://goo.gl/maps/kYrfi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Street View from on the red bridge&lt;/a&gt; (also shown below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a couple of the comparison shots from that blogpost: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W9W8Em.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7XScm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4wEPjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wz9Xom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MOIpHm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yICwDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r64aim.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vbPdam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the dedicated anime pilgrim, &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime-tourism.com/cgi-bin/map.cgi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime-tourism.com&lt;/a&gt; may be of particular interest - it includes a list of locations for quite a few anime, including Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi. And not only do you get the locations, you get &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?msa=0&amp;amp;mid=z60v_I865QYs.k62viAf4v5Gg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a map with pins for all the sites you should visit&lt;/a&gt;! The pins are, in order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hida-Ichinomiya Station&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miyanaka School, old building (now demolished)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanzaemon Inn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bridge on the way to school&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bus stop&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi shrine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Liquor store (?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bagpipe Cafe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nakabashi / central bridge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In front of the pickler's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T16:57:20.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20216" CreationDate="2015-03-21T17:27:43.347" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binch%C5%8D-tan_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Binchou-tan&lt;/a&gt;, though it looks like a children's show, there's some pretty heavy moments in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IcHDN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She lives in a cabin out in the forest by herself. It's hinted at that she used to live in the cabin with her grandparents and they've died (she visits a tree like it's a grave). She also wears a piece of charcoal on her head, that's sort of a play on words with her name (binchou=charcoal). I think in the very first episode, she encounters the snake. Although she does speak, a lot of the anime is narrated by a woman. Every once in a while, a bunch of her friends (all girls, sometimes animals) come to visit her, but for the most part, she is completely alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about 12 episodes long at about 12 minutes per episode and was adapted from a 4-koma manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/750/Binchou-tan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5314&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T17:27:43.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8708" CreationDate="2015-03-21T18:32:05.680" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &quot;The Science of Pokemon&quot; on Tumblr, a charizard's tail flame keeps it warm. Without the flame, the charizard will basically freeze to death, because it has no other way to generate enough body heat to keep it alive. It's because the flame isn't just at the tip of charizard's tail. It burns inside of it's body, because of a stream of gas that passes through him. It seem like the tail flame is the flame that keeps the rest of the gas lit, so if it goes out, the rest of the fire inside goes out, too. It does indicate the health and emotions of charizard, too, but I think that's more of a side effect than something really important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13349" LastEditorUserId="13349" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T18:37:21.583" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T18:37:21.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18775" CreationDate="2015-03-21T19:07:49.857" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her message was sent back in time to her father's phone. The message she sent changed the fact that he had gotten on the plane and died. Without her father in the picture, she sparked the existence of the moe culture in the city. But with her father in the equation, she had never sparked the moe‑ization of the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13350" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:36:27.430" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:36:27.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20241" CreationDate="2015-03-21T22:57:29.540" Score="4" ViewCount="535" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is pretty obvious that &lt;em&gt;Nadia&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Castle in the Sky&lt;/em&gt; shared a lot of their basic premise: both of them feature a girl who owns a mysterious glowing blue pendant, meets a boy who is interested in flying machines, and is chased both by a small pirate band and a sizeable military power. Other similarities are pretty obvious once one has seen both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was that level of similarity in &lt;em&gt;Nadia&lt;/em&gt; due to a conscious or inconscious influence from &lt;em&gt;Castle in the Sky&lt;/em&gt;? Did it come from a common origin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T23:28:14.807" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T15:24:18.367" Title="Is Nadia voluntarily inspired by Castle in the Sky?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water&gt;&lt;castle-in-the-sky&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-21T23:55:50.180" Score="3" ViewCount="4143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Light didn't want to kill his father in cold blood, but after his father, Soichiro Yagami, died, he could've just killed them. And then, Near accused L #2 of being Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near only found out that Light was Kira because of the information Aizawa gave him. He could've just killed the Task Force and went incognito. I know he wanted to kill of Near and Mello, but I'm sure that he could've found a way to kill them off later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T06:46:24.330" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T06:46:35.837" Title="Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-22T01:06:24.927" Score="4" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched it around 2009 but I can still remember lots of details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It involved a young boy, an older guy (a knight I think) and a girl going on a quest to find these stones/gems/whatever. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl had a small pet... puffball thing, and a raven. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was a witch, sorceress something-or-other, and at one point the raven pecked her. Making her bleed was her only weakness, and so she died from that. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was an episode where they met a giant guarding a bridge, and he told them a riddle: &quot;Tell me the truth, and I will kill you with my sword, tell me a lie and I will kill you with my bare hands&quot;. The boy said &quot;you will kill me with your hands&quot;, which caused a paradox thing (If that was true, he would kill him with his sword, but then it would be a lie, so he would... yeah, you get the idea.) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I can remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13354" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:24:48.383" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:24:48.383" Title="I can't find the name of this anime with a witch whose only weakness was bleeding" Tags="&lt;deltora-quest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:50:42.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16686" CreationDate="2015-03-22T01:22:43.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is only vaguely an answer to my question, but: &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50322&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second OST&lt;/a&gt; included the piece &quot;Harmonious&quot; (also used as the ED for episode 23), which is a vocal piece to roughly the same melody as &quot;AL℃-@&quot; (this is a standard Sawano trick, as with &quot;MKAlieZ&quot; vs. &quot;aLIEz&quot;; &quot;アZ-Kat&quot; vs. &quot;A/Z&quot;; and so forth). Like &quot;AL℃-@&quot;, it has &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/22xlf40w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 16-bar vocal introduction from 0:19 to 0:35&lt;/a&gt; (albeit in 3/4 rather than 4/4), but with actual comprehensible lyrics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;煌めく欠片&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  降り注ぐ空に&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  未来繋ぐドア&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  隠した&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roughly,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The shining fragments, falling through the sky, concealed the door to the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this clearly &lt;em&gt;isn't&lt;/em&gt; what Cyua is singing in AL℃-@, but as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/16686/what-is-cyua-singing-at-the-beginning-of-al%E2%84%83/18413#comment26814_18413&quot;&gt;mivilar  noticed in the comments on Cole's answer&lt;/a&gt;, Cyua distinctly appears to be singing the word 未来 &lt;em&gt;mirai&lt;/em&gt; &quot;future&quot;, and it lines up with what the singer (Amamiya Sora / Asseylum) is singing in the third four-bar segment of the introduction to &quot;Harmonious&quot;. Unfortunately, I have difficulty identifying any other correspondences between the known lyrics in the introduction to &quot;Harmonious&quot; and the unknown lyrics in the introduction to &quot;AL℃-@&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T17:00:38.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20165" CreationDate="2015-03-22T01:45:02.450" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Volume 3 of the Aldnoah.Zero Blu-rays came with a collection of four short narratives about Inaho and Yuki's life well prior to the events of episode 1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second of them, 「春の遠足」 &quot;A Trip in Spring&quot;, we learn that Inaho, Yuki, and their mother had been on a train to somewhere when Heaven's Fall occurred. Their mother was killed immediately, probably because a meteor landed near their location (though the story is mostly told from Yuki's point of view, and she, being five-ish years old at the time, obviously doesn't have the best recollection of events). Somehow or the other, Inaho and Yuki both survive, and she, carrying Inaho, follows the crowd of evacuating people, eventually ending up in an underground shelter afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their father, a military man, was deployed at the time; a short while after Heaven's Fall, while Inaho and Yuki are still living in the shelter, Yuki receives a letter from the government indicating that they have been deemed war orphans. The implication being, of course, that their father, too, is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Saazbaum hypothesis is clearly implausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T01:45:02.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-22T04:57:41.397" Score="1" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question about a lucky bastard fever episode in &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt;, I was wondering if you could help me find what episode this is from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about that bird man bad guy and Lollipop was at her house and some professor guy was there too, but then he left and then he came back from the house side of the house. Lollipop did not know how he did it but later it  turned out that the other professor was the main bad guy in trying to find a weakness on the action bastered suite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13357" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T07:11:32.363" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T07:11:32.363" Title="What episode is about &quot;Lucky Bastard Fever&quot;?" Tags="&lt;crayon-shin-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7959" CreationDate="2015-03-22T05:03:26.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sting said that when you become a real dragon slayer, you start to suffer the motion sickness. Maybe Wendy doesn't have it because she's not at that level yet, which means that Natsu has been a strong dragon slayer since the beginning and was stronger than Gajeel up until the episode 161 &lt;em&gt;Chariot&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13359" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T14:36:41.540" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T14:36:41.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13007" CreationDate="2015-03-22T07:09:11.740" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kirito need to live on was great enough to where he could mentally hack the game sort of so he delayed the deleting proses long enough for him to kill Kayaba. Also because of Kayaba being defeated, he did not have to hold on any longer he was already safe. Also to correct what another said, Asuna did not die because the creator of Alfhiem Online spent a long time gathering her very essence and sending her to his game before the Nervegear fried her and was under his control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13360" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T07:34:04.730" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T07:34:04.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20230" CreationDate="2015-03-22T08:24:15.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as there was a Task Force, there was a line of communication with Near. And thus (more) opportunities to find out the true identities of Near and Mello. The Task Force was still a valuable asset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was much better to try and convince Near that he wasn't Kira. And Light is (over)confident enough to believe he can pull that off. Near is much harder to fool than other people. But to Light, that probably makes it an exciting challenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T06:46:28.513" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T06:46:28.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20232" CreationDate="2015-03-22T08:44:14.720" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deltora quest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shadow Lord, an evil sorcerer and The Lord of Shadows which comes from The Shadowlands, has taken over Deltora by destroying a magical object known as The Belt of Deltora, which is Deltora's only protection against him. Throughout the course of the anime, Lief, Barda and Jasmine travel around the land of Deltora to return the seven gem of the initials of which combine to form DELTORA, hence the name Deltora Quest, to the belt and save the land. Their first destination is the Forests of Silence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UOYSv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three characters are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lief:&lt;/strong&gt; At the start of the series, Lief is the son of a blacksmith who lives in the run down city of Del. He is (as Barda describes him) 'A young hot-head' and spends his time roaming the streets and both tempting and dodging trouble. On his 16th birthday he leaves Del on his father's quest to find the magical gems missing from the belt of Deltora and the heir destined to wear it. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Barda:&lt;/strong&gt; At the start of the series Barda appears to be a poor beggar living on the streets of Del. He is revealed to be an ex-palace guard who assumes the role of protector to Lief, much to both his and Lief's dismay. He is a skilled swordsman and frequently makes jokes about being stuck with two young hot-heads- Lief and Jasmine. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jasmine:&lt;/strong&gt; At the start of the series Jasmine is a wild orphan girl who lives a solitary life in the dangerous Forests of Silence. She has messy coal black hair which frames her elfin like face and emerald green eyes. She is often described as impatient and lonely but with a good heart. Her only friends in the Forests are the raven named Kree and a small furry animal called Filli. Jasmine understands the language of trees and many other animals. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They met the giant guarding a bridge (see picture below)  in &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/bpd02P998t4?t=6m&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 4&lt;/a&gt;. The guard asked each person a riddle, and allowed only the ones who solved their riddles to cross the bridge. &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/bpd02P998t4?t=14m32s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The paradoxical riddle&lt;/a&gt; was given to Lief after he failed to answer the riddle given to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zmYFD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene with the raven pecking the sorceress (see picture below) happens in &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/zHqcK1tx8AM?t=15m56s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 7&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v6mAq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T14:32:34.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20229" CreationDate="2015-03-22T10:32:46.713" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Toshio Okada's (co-founder of GAINAX) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/1996-animerica-conscience-otaking#page-24-1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1996 interview with Animerica&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ANIMERICA&lt;/em&gt;: Wasn’t &lt;strong&gt;NADIA&lt;/strong&gt;’s story originally by Hayao Miyazaki? Is that the real reason it seems to show so much of his influence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Okada&lt;/em&gt;: Yeah. The original story was going to be called “Around the World in 80 Days by Sea”. That was Mr. Miyazaki’s plan, fifteen years ago. And the Toho people held onto it, and showed it to Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and told him, “&lt;em&gt;You&lt;/em&gt; make it.” [...] &lt;strong&gt;NADIA&lt;/strong&gt; was a very hard experience. At first, Sadamoto was supposed to be the director. But after two episodes, he said “Okay, that’s enough for me!” and went back to character design and animation direction, and Anno took over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;em&gt;Nadia&lt;/em&gt;'s original story was by Miyazaki, and it seems very likely that that original idea was part of &lt;em&gt;Castle in the Sky&lt;/em&gt;. That is claimed at least by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/nonmiyazaki/#nadia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;nausicaa.net&lt;/a&gt;, but that claim is not sourced (and all google results for &amp;quot;Around the World in 80 Days by Sea&amp;quot; is ultimately sourced from one of these two pages). However, the timing certainly makes it plausible - &lt;em&gt;Around the World in 80 Days by Sea&lt;/em&gt; would have been first written ca 1981, while &lt;em&gt;Castle in the Sky&lt;/em&gt; was originally released in 1986.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T10:38:09.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20230" CreationDate="2015-03-22T10:50:09.493" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20239/2516&quot;&gt;Vixen's answer&lt;/a&gt;, Light didn't kill the Task Force before Near was even in the picture because they posed him no threat. Initially, he only killed criminals, and later he started killing everyone opposing his utopia. However, they were working for him then, so there was no need to kill them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, keep in mind that he couldn't hide those deaths from the world. It would seem rather strange that the entire Task Force died and he was the only survivor. He would have to made them all die in such a way that he would seem innocent, but it would still seem odd to any onlooker. So, maybe he didn't want to risk exposure even more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, it might have been his conscience if he still had any left. He partly killed his own father to convince everyone that he was innocent. He purposely made his father do the eye-trade so that his father could prove his innocence by telling everyone he had a showing lifespan, meaning he could not have been the Killer. Killing everyone else after that ordeal would make his father lose his lifespan in vain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T06:46:26.717" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T06:46:26.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-22T11:31:28.040" Score="6" ViewCount="1414" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ange&amp;quot;, apart from the obvious reference to the main character, also means &amp;quot;angel&amp;quot; in French and implies the connection between Ange and Vilkiss, which has an angel sculpture on its head. This connection also extends to the full title &lt;em&gt;Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons&lt;/em&gt;, which foreshadows the end of Ange's journey, as seen in the last few episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &amp;quot;Cross&amp;quot; doesn't quite make sense in the title. According to the preview at the end of episode 24, subtitle by CrunchyRoll:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the hell did &amp;quot;Cross&amp;quot; in &lt;em&gt;Cross Ange&lt;/em&gt; mean, anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ange is always cross, I guess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a pun?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;Cross&lt;/em&gt; in this context means &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;angry or annoyed&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross_3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oxford Learner's Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it somewhat makes sense, this seems to be a liberal translation to match the fact it is a pun in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the original explanation in Japanese? Is there any other official explanation of what &amp;quot;Cross&amp;quot; mean in the title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T01:55:58.213" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;Cross&quot; in the title Cross Ange?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;cross-ange&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20243" CreationDate="2015-03-22T11:31:28.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original explanation in Japanese in the preview cited in the question is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「アンジュが苦労｛くろう｝する」ってことでしょう？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which roughly translates to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ange has been through many hardships, I guess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, the pun is on Cross - クロス (kurosu) and 苦労｛くろう｝する (&lt;b&gt;kuro&lt;/b&gt;u &lt;b&gt;su&lt;/b&gt;ru).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of the time of writing, this is the most official explanation on the meaning of &quot;Cross&quot; in &lt;em&gt;Cross Ange&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T01:44:14.577" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T01:44:14.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18482" CreationDate="2015-03-22T12:07:47.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The calculation takes into effect the power of the actual gun of each tank. The Type 89 the volleyball team used has terrible gun that can't even penetrate the ass of a British Matilda. The StuG III Ausf G that the Hippo team uses a gun that has better penetration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the Carro Veloce, their reasoning is that the tankettes are only flipped because of their small size and the computer that does the calculating doesn't register it as a penetrating shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Maus, it's the same reasoning as question number 1. The Maus has very thick armor and regular hits from Ooarai's tanks will never penetrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13364" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T12:07:47.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14312" CreationDate="2015-03-22T19:30:48.577" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;256 is also the amount of numbers that can be represented by 8 bits of data (1 byte)&#xA;It seems like the japanese like this kind of numbers, in an Evangelion episode, they claim that the S2 engine could had failed by 32768 possibilities, not considering sabotage.&#xA;The number 32768 is the amount of numbers represented in 15 bits of data, or the maximum represented positive number in 16 bits when using one bit for the sign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13368" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T19:30:48.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19799" CreationDate="2015-03-22T19:32:21.300" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/%ca%9e%c9%b9%c9%90z%c7%9d%c9%b9&quot;&gt;krazer&lt;/a&gt; in the comment, she is Yuki Uchiki. She is finally introduced in episode 10 &lt;em&gt;Chewy, Melty.&lt;/em&gt; (Japanese title: &lt;em&gt;Hamohamo, Michichi.&lt;/em&gt;) when Kirin eavesdropped on her phone conversation and accidentally fell (and safely landed) on her veranda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, episode 10 happened around January (as the next episode happened in February, and the previous episode happened on New Year's Eve). At this time, Yuki was a graduating undergraduate student, while Ryou and Kirin were preparing for their high school entrance exam in March. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%86%85%E6%9C%A8%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her wiki page&lt;/a&gt; on nicovideo, she is going to work as a librarian at the same high school where Ryou and Kirin goes to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T01:45:23.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23954" CreationDate="2015-03-22T22:36:39.873" Score="3" ViewCount="11934" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 11&lt;/strong&gt; of the Berserk anime, Casca and Guts fell from a high cliff into a river. Later, Guts found Casca suffering from high fever, so he decided to warm her body. While undressing her, he saw something (as I saw) like &lt;strong&gt;blood flowing down&lt;/strong&gt; (I couldn't understand from where), then he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now I understand. Must be hard, being a woman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What did Guts mean when he said that?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think she was having periods, but then what else could it be specific only to a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T18:21:00.903" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T02:43:07.587" Title="In the Berserk anime, what was Guts's interpretation of Casca's &quot;woman issue&quot; in episode 11?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-22T23:19:08.307" Score="1" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;How come after chapter 1.5 there is no mention of Kim-Soon-Lee and the operation to catch the Murim killer? Is this due to it being a bonus/filler chapter or has it not yet been covered?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13369" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T23:38:16.943" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T23:38:16.943" Title="What happened to Kim Soon-Lee?" Tags="&lt;the-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20189" CreationDate="2015-03-22T23:21:30.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most likely case is that because in the first situation Kirito's blade was standing still it melted while in the second it was in motion causing it to cut in half&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13369" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T23:21:30.510" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5947" CreationDate="2015-03-23T03:51:18.293" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is explained in Digimon Tamers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a digimon materializes in the real world, it creates protein and other components from the air and nearby matter (exactly how, if it involves nuclear fusion or not, is unclear) to create a body using energy and data from the digital world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same is true when humans travel to the digital world. Their bodies are converted to digital &quot;energy&quot; and this energy is recombined into real bodies. As seen in s2, the clothing can be changed by the mindset of the children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some effort to cross to and from, so usually digimon and children only use gates, places where the boundaries are thinner. Only special digimon like Grani can freely move to and from the digial world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T03:51:18.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20267" CreationDate="2015-03-23T03:56:27.550" Score="2" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vers was colonized in 1980 according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fabelyn.tumblr.com/post/93525769376/aldnoah-history-1969-2014-timeline-translation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;official timeline&lt;/a&gt;. Since Rayregalia cut ties with Earth shortly after, lets assume the scientific development was split, save for the occasional espionage or exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is much Mecha, space and aldnoah technology on screen, but what about the other fields? They should be really advanced in physics (having firsthand opportunity to build those special mecha), but in some ways it seems they have regressed. Like in social sciences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is Vers' knowledge, compared to our own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T10:51:42.343" Title="Besides the mecha, space and aldnoah technology displayed in the show, how technologically advanced is Vers compared to 2014' real world Earth?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-23T06:00:05.880" Score="2" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lqb6Pl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter link description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/41379/Nakuru_Narumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nakuru Narumi&lt;/a&gt; has dark skin compared to other characters. So why she has dark skin tone ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T06:31:32.600" Title="Why is Nakuru Narumi so dark skinned?" Tags="&lt;mayo-chiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20261" CreationDate="2015-03-23T06:01:49.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;She actually does not have dark skin tone. It is fashion called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ganguro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As MAL Describe her character as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The cat-eared &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ganguro&lt;/a&gt; student that is spying Konoe and Kinjirō.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the defination of ganguro as described by Wikipedia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ganguro (ガングロ?) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women that started in the mid-1990s, distinguished by a dark tan and contrasting make-up liberally applied by fashionistas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T06:31:32.600" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T06:31:32.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16688" CreationDate="2015-03-23T08:09:00.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; an &quot;emotion bubble&quot; like @seijitsu suggests:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this particular scene, there is no trigger/reason to show one. These bubbles are shown in anime usually when a character is disappointed or tired. But Marcos is actually joyful for the medicine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This anime has never used this type of artifact in any other episode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The bubble is moving up &amp;amp; down as Marcos speaks. However, the traditional &quot;emotion bubble&quot; either remains static OR moves in a direction opposite to the mouth while it fades away.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that it moves up &amp;amp; down as he speaks suggests that it is something that exists physically (unlike &quot;emotion bubbles&quot;, which are more abstract) - given the above, and the fact that Marcos had &lt;strong&gt;just eaten a small candy-like medicine&lt;/strong&gt;, it is most likely just some sort of bubble made out of the medicine's gum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it looks odd (a gum bubble should probably be smaller) - but that's probably attributed to the artists' drawing style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T08:09:00.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20258" CreationDate="2015-03-23T15:29:31.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best way to describe it is not by knowledge, but freedom. The people who were sent to Mars were not all &quot;scientific minds&quot;. There were some normal people (as seen in the current Mars colonization efforts), but these people were easily manipulated, as seen in how the &quot;knights&quot; swore loyalty in return for Aldnoah, and thus suppressed the masses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people have no freedom. They are starving, eating krill to survive (refer to the scene where Count Saazbaum eats chicken for the first time), so the recent scientific advancement since the 1980s has not been &quot;learned&quot; nor &quot;taught&quot; to, or by these people. Instead, it has been kept under wraps by the knights and &quot;king&quot;. This is why Princess Asseylum wishes for peace between Earth and Vers, so that the people no longer suffer without knowledge or freedom, so that a trade route for both can be obtained and thus the people can be &quot;happy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer the question: Ver's knowledge is a lot better, but it is not as effectively used, as there is no fresh thought or freedom of thought.&#xA;If &quot;knowledge = power&quot;, then the people have neither.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="11648" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T10:51:42.343" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T10:51:42.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-23T17:19:15.697" Score="4" ViewCount="801" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched an anime show a while back on Crackle, but I can't remember the name. It's not there anymore but I really enjoyed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It started out with a teenage prince and his servant running through the woods being chased by zombie like creatures. They came across a house where a beautiful woman lived and asked for shelter. They both fell in love with her. Then, they found out that she was an immortal, and a group of assassins were after her blood. She turned the prince into an immortal as well. When he woke up 1000 years in the future, he couldn't remember anything, but he went on a search for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13383" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:24:59.353" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:24:59.353" Title="Anime with a prince and a servant chased by zombies who meet an immortal woman" Tags="&lt;kurozuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:50:45.733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20270" CreationDate="2015-03-23T17:32:43.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurozuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kurozuka&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series begins in 12th century Japan and centers on Kuro, a character based loosely on the legendary Japanese swordsman Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Kuro and his servant, Benkei, meet a beautiful and mysterious woman named Kuromitsu while on the run from Kuro's elder brother, who seeks his life. Kuromitsu and Kuro fall in love, but he soon discovers that she harbors a terrible secret: she is a vampiric immortal. Following an attack by his pursuers, Kuro is badly injured and must imbibe Kuromitsu's blood to save his own life. Kuro is then betrayed and attacked by Benkei, who has been subverted by a shadowy organization called the Red Army, and Kuro's head is severed, which interferes with his transformation into a fully immortal being. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WYkSx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T17:32:43.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20275" CreationDate="2015-03-23T18:48:27.310" Score="7" ViewCount="3069" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started watching &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;(Remastered Edition)* after a long break. There is this scene in S01E21 (&lt;em&gt;Counting Down&lt;/em&gt;) in which Master Roshi and others summon the dragon to wish Goku back. Just before they can wish him back, Oolong (the pig) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Excuse me, Mr. Dragon could be possibly destroy the Saiyans that are on the way to Earth right about now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to which the dragon replies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your wish cannot be granted because the guardian of Earth created me. I cannot grant a wish which exceeds his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this has put me into dilemma. If the dragons' power was only limited to Earth, why was everyone around the universe after these Dragon Balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are few questions that bug me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the dragon says &quot;wish which exceeds his power&quot;, does he mean that he can only use his powers on/for the Earthlings?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If yes, how could they wish Goku back, because technically, he is not born on Earth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If not, why did destroying the Saiyans exceed the dragon's power?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone around the universe was searching for Dragon Balls because they could fulfill anyone's wish. Does it mean that it is not mandatory to be an Earthling, but it's compulsory to be on Earth to have your wish granted by the dragons?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If yes, why didn't they ever wish to destroy the enemies after they had landed on Earth and within the effect of the dragons' power?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8448" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T08:10:16.930" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T12:11:01.757" Title="What is the extent of the power of the Dragon Balls?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20274" CreationDate="2015-03-23T19:25:35.677" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;You misunderstood Shenlong's words. Shenlong was created by the guardian of the Earth, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kami&lt;/a&gt;, in chapter 165. Therefore, Shenlong could not have greater powers than his creator. Shenlong's powers are not limited to the Earth nor are they limited to Earthlings. That's not how it works and it is not what he meant by that. &lt;strong&gt;They are disallowed from killing others, creating love, or anything that Kami wouldn't have been able to do with his own power.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ujo6Qm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the above statement is still rather vague. I mean, does this imply that they could wish for weak Earthlings to die, because Kami has the powers to do so? Or could Kami himself grant immortality, since his powers should be greater than or equal to those of Shenlong's? Those &lt;em&gt;rules&lt;/em&gt; aren't ever explained in detail in the manga as far as I know, and it is never explained whether Shenlong can't kill anyone or only those stronger than Kami, but it is clear that Shenlong couldn't kill Nappa, Vegeta or any other villain Earth has encountered, because neither Kami nor Dende were that strong to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_%28object%29#History&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about the Dragon Balls' or Shenlong's powers on the wiki page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Earth Dragon Balls are about 7.5 cm (approximately 3 in) in diameter, and they summon a dragon named Shenron. They were created by &lt;strong&gt;Kami&lt;/strong&gt;, and later re-created by &lt;strong&gt;Dende&lt;/strong&gt;. Shenron can grant a wish within its powers as long as it &lt;strong&gt;does not kill&lt;/strong&gt;, create love, repeat a wish he previously granted, &lt;strong&gt;surpasses its creator's power&lt;/strong&gt;, and a few more restrictions. Legitimate wishes include eternal youth, immortality, bringing back a scorched forest or even an annihilated planet. Also, it is possible to return a person to life, although only if they meet certain criteria, like dying of unnatural causes or within the time-frame of a year (half a century according to the Ocean Dub), and each individual can only be brought back once. The Eternal Dragon will grant the first wish uttered after it was called, by whomever is present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T19:38:24.903" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T19:38:24.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-23T19:28:21.203" Score="4" ViewCount="2795" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know bits of it but I still have no luck in finding it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts off with a girl who works at a flower shop. She sees a boy and he immediately makes her his lover. (I think he was a demon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the chapters, the boy is going back to his home so he can finish his work. He takes her to his private beach house, where he makes love to the girl and she allows it. The next day, they get dressed and he notices how much he changed her. When they get to the airport, he gives her his earring he always wears and tells her that he will come back for her, then he kisses her and leaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13384" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:12:20.030" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:12:20.030" Title="A manga about a girl who works in a flower shop, lover has private beach house and gives her his earring" Tags="&lt;kiss-hug&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:50:48.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-23T19:36:10.000" Score="4" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime was from the 1970's or the very early 1980's. I really don't have much to go on, I'm afraid, but it was Sci-Fi, and I'm pretty sure it had robots in it as well as humanoid characters. They were on a journey/quest, and, this may be the best clue, there was a disturbing scene (remember, I was young!) where a large guy with a beard or mustache was gunning down teddy bears (or cute bears of some kind) in a room with what looked like an M60 machine gun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been driving me NUTS! Please, if anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:25:37.877" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:25:37.877" Title="An anime from the 70's or 80's which had a scene of a large guy gunning down teddy bears" Tags="&lt;space-firebird-2772&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:50:52.063" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-23T19:36:51.907" Score="4" ViewCount="1752" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a quick scan through translated volumes of Absolute Duo on Baka Tsuki, it seems that the anime adapted up to Volume 5 - Chapter 2 (or a few more chapters ahead). However, looking at the illustrations, it seems that some content are not adapted in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the chapters missing from the anime adaptation? Within the adapted content, does the anime adaptation have any major deviation from the source material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T19:36:51.907" Title="Does the anime adaptation of Absolute Duo deviate much from the light novel?" Tags="&lt;absolute-duo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20317" CreationDate="2015-03-23T19:51:54.577" Score="12" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not remember if this character is from a manga or anime. However, I think he was a side-character who told his story to the main character, or at least a character of some importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His story goes somewhat like this: He is fascinated by fighting and trains in the sword techniques. One night, he witnesses a man killing someone with sword. Upon closer inspection, it is revealed that the facial expression of the slain man has a calm feeling to it. The character deduces that the killing must have been so swift that the slain man had no time to notice it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Years after the man has been practicing his sword techniques, he encounters the man whom he has admired since that night. The character succeeds in decapitating the killer almost effortlessly. However, he then realizes that he has been mistaking about the facial expression that night, and that there was no such sword technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then returns to his hometown to learn that the girl who mas madly in love with him has died while waiting for his return. The man regrets his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking of something along lines of &lt;em&gt;Samurai Champaloo&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;. However, there was no mentions on the characters lists for those descriptions. It could be an entirely different show. It could also be from &lt;em&gt;Blood and Steel&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Vagabond&lt;/em&gt; or other samurai/sword-themed show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13386" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:17:58.543" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:17:58.543" Title="In which anime or manga was there a man who admired a fast killing sword technique but was mistaken" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:50:55.327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18567" CreationDate="2015-03-23T20:21:03.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even If he doesn't have all the tailed beast he still should have half of the sages chakra but he did lose the are in which the sage gave his chakra. The movie didn't really show Naruto going all out from what I've seen. &#xA;I don't even know if Naruto still have the truth seeking balls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13387" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T20:21:03.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16771" CreationDate="2015-03-23T22:12:56.100" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1705/Genma_Taisen:_Shinwa_Zenya_no_Shou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genma Wars&lt;/a&gt;, which is based on the manga called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genma_Taisen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genma Taisen&lt;/a&gt;. It seems to fit your description of the plot and characters (twin brothers, wizard father, kidnapped mother, etc) perfectly. Cheers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6lZqO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the distant future, monsters and inhumans roam the land, and the ruling Evil King seeks a human woman to bear him powerful, force-adept heirs. Non offers herself to the Evil King in order to save her village from Ape Clan raiders, and gives him twin sons, Loof and Jin. She and her sons are exiled by the ungrateful villagers, however, and Non's companion Nue (a Demon Clan member changed into a wolf for disobedience) takes Loof to be raised by his father, the Evil King. The Evil One's Queen Parome despises humans, however, and her malevolence towards Loof deepens...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13388" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T22:35:36.060" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T22:35:36.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20221" CreationDate="2015-03-23T22:36:28.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it was after all a Shinigami's book so probably not but lets go the logical way. If you set your death date at 22 days after this day then you die 22 days later. Then you make the Shinigami eye deal. Your current lifespan is 22 day because you set it at that day so then after making the deal you lose half so that means 11 day out and your left with only 11 days to live. So judging by this logic I think that you can not make the eye deal with out losing half your lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13389" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T22:36:28.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21015" CreationDate="2015-03-24T00:28:14.387" Score="6" ViewCount="1231" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I have read One Piece, Sanji has not met any woman yet that he did not get attracted to (except okamas, old women and young girls).&#xA;My question is, were all middle-aged women in the series supposed to be beautiful? Or does everyone look beautiful to Sanji?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-29T05:56:42.190" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T05:56:42.190" Title="Has there been a woman that Sanji did not get attracted to?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-24T01:51:15.383" Score="6" ViewCount="2692" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song is common in many episodes and even appears several times in one episode. It's kind of a sad music with male vocals and instrumentals such as some kind of flute or something similar. It's from episode 48 titled &quot;Bonds&quot; of Naruto Shippuden and starts close to 3:10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13391" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:09:11.203" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:09:11.203" Title="What is the song from Naruto Shippuden episode 48 - Bonds at 3:10?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7959" CreationDate="2015-03-24T02:50:02.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In real life, motion sickness is caused by mixed signals from your senses, i.e. your eyes tell you the train isn't moving, as you are moving with it, however, your sense of balance feels all the bumps and swaying and tells you that you are moving. The result is confusion leading to nausea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting that into the context of Fairy Tail, Dragon Slayers are shown to have heightened senses, Natsu more so than the others, probably because he is strong. So my guess is, stronger senses means stronger mixed signals and stronger motion sickness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13392" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T06:08:13.113" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T06:08:13.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20274" CreationDate="2015-03-24T07:57:17.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember, Goku was sent to destroy Earth. But for the whole time, he did the opposite to that . The 2 Saiyans that you are mentioning about, are &lt;strong&gt;Vegeta&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nappa&lt;/strong&gt;. Both come to find Goku and destroy him along with Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shenron couldn't grant this wish because he said that he can't use his powers to kill or forcibly against anyone stronger than his creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, Dende becomes the guardian, and recreates the Dragonballs because the old ones disappeared when the combined Piccolo/Kami died. After he recreates them, some time passes and he improves them, allowing three wishes to be granted instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T22:50:58.050" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T22:50:58.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20297" CreationDate="2015-03-24T08:19:42.810" Score="4" ViewCount="69117" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a great fan of Dragon Ball, and I have watched almost every series and movies of Dragon Ball. However, I'm not sure if there is any other series after Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13393" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:48:47.137" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T07:48:47.137" Title="Is there any anime series of Dragon Ball after Dragon Ball GT?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4785" CreationDate="2015-03-24T08:33:22.760" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Frieza vs Goku battle was the long lasting one. In episode 87 to 105, the &quot;5 minutes&quot; battle starts at episode 97. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gohan can't sense the power level of Goku. He flies from the turret where Piccolo was kept to find Goku. Frieza spotted him and Gohan started to do some time pass with Frieza by keep fleeing. Then Frieza said that after &lt;strong&gt;2 mins&lt;/strong&gt;, the whole planet will burst.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think so even after that there were many episodes passed till the fight with Goku continues with Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13393" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-24T06:29:06.867" LastActivityDate="2018-08-24T06:29:06.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4472" CreationDate="2015-03-24T08:38:38.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2924/ef:_A_Tale_of_Memories.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ef: A Tale of Memories&lt;/a&gt;, made earlier by the same director. &#xA;This show is also referenced on &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mGhPq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 6&lt;/a&gt; and the OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T09:39:47.603" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T09:39:47.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20290" CreationDate="2015-03-24T09:26:29.233" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Dragon Ball GT came &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z_Kai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai is a high-definition remastered and recut of Dragon Ball Z, done for its 20th Anniversary. The series' plot focuses more on the manga style. The total episode count for the series is 167, comprising of :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiyan Saga (26 Episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frieza Saga (26 Episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Androids Saga (25 Episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cell Saga (21 Episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Majin Buu Saga (35 Episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Evil Buu Saga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details on the episode list, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_Kai_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related : &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3010/will-i-miss-anything-by-watching-dragon-ball-z-kai-instead-of-the-other-series?rq=1&quot;&gt;Will I miss anything by watching Dragon Ball Z Kai instead of the other series?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A new &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series has been announced, titled: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Super&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Super&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot framework and character designs were created by original author Akira Toriyama. The series will be developed by Toei, in a similar process to the Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT animes. The beginning of the series plot takes place after the Majin Buu Saga, potentially putting it in either the 10 year gap towards the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament, or afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Super is set to begin airing in Japan on Fuji TV, July 5th, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dragonballinsider.com/2015/05/03/dragon-ball-super-start-date-of-july-5-2015/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.dragonballinsider.com/2015/05/03/dragon-ball-super-start-date-of-july-5-2015/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T08:03:55.713" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20290" CreationDate="2015-03-24T10:24:08.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following the storyline, after &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/225/Dragon_Ball_GT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/a&gt;, there was &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/987/Dragon_Ball_GT:_Goku_Gaiden!_Yuuki_no_Akashi_wa_Suushinchuu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story ends with the TV special mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the same series were remastered/revised (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6033/Dragon_Ball_Kai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Kai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22777/Dragon_Ball_Kai_%282014%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Kai (2014)&lt;/a&gt;), also two new movies &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14837/Dragon_Ball_Z_Movie_14:_Kami_to_Kami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25389/Dragon_Ball_Z_Movie_15:_Fukkatsu_no_F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’&lt;/a&gt; (this movies takes place on Frieza Saga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8494" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T14:53:36.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T14:53:36.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20290" CreationDate="2015-03-24T10:33:41.300" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no anime series of Dragon Ball after Dragon Ball GT.&#xA;Dragon Ball Kai has no independent story but is basically the story of Dragon Ball Z itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of an anime series, the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods was released which is in official continuity with Dragon Ball Z and therefore, before the events of Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This year (2015) the sequel to Battle of Gods - Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' will be released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A new anime series Dragon Ball Super is going to be aired from July 2015 onwards. It's story will pick up after the events of Resurrection 'F'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the story of Dragon Ball Z has taken a significant turn by introducing the Super Saiyan God ability and other plot events, the fate of Dragon Ball GT is left hanging in the balance. At this minute, there is no official word about whether it will still exist in the continuity of the Dragon Ball Universe or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13397" LastEditorUserId="13397" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T08:13:42.193" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T08:13:42.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19497" CreationDate="2015-03-24T11:24:40.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Broly wasn't a canon character and Super Saiyan 4 isn't a canon transformation, so the idea of Broly being a canon Super Saiyan 4 is kind of madness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broly is a character from the movies, in which there is no hint that he or anyone else can become a Super Saiyan 4, and SS4 is from GT and there was no mention of Broly in GT. If he went SS4 in some game, then in the canon of that game he is able to, but otherwise I would say no, there is no reason to think Broly could be a SS4, as even his normal Super Saiyan form is in fact pretty weird and not particularly similar to the main characters' Super Saiyan transformations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T11:24:40.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20286" CreationDate="2015-03-24T12:27:30.203" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's this song here &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/P5Hp42y7gVA&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuden OST 1 - Track 28 - Shippuu Kumikyoku ( Hurricane Suite )&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the singing starts at 0:40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13056" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T12:27:30.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20308" CreationDate="2015-03-24T12:47:19.130" Score="3" ViewCount="3944" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series like &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt;. One thing remains same is that Saiyans never look aged.&#xA;The last episode of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt; shows &lt;strong&gt;Pan&lt;/strong&gt; as a grandma, but &lt;strong&gt;Goku&lt;/strong&gt; was looking as young as he was in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;. Why don't Saiyans age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13393" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:50:00.410" LastActivityDate="2021-04-28T12:03:00.600" Title="Why don't Saiyans age?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20303" CreationDate="2015-03-24T14:01:16.573" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, they do age, just very slowly in adulthood. This is a genetic trait, I assume, to reach longer duration of physical demands. They are designed to be fighters, and longevity of a lifespan is only practical. Vegeta confirmed this towards the end of DBZ: &quot;So they can fight longer&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a quick Google search:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the Daizenshuu, Saiyan's lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years, with exceptions, of course), but keep in their peak longer. Unlike Humans, Saiyans remain in their youth and prime much longer. As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z, they stay young longer because they live for and are built for battle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saiyan&lt;/a&gt; article on Dragon Ball wiki. (Visit the link for more examples, and a more definitive explanation).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something else to consider: they stay in their prime longer because they are full Saiyans, whereas Pan is only quarter Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13390" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T15:11:53.077" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T15:11:53.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14245" CreationDate="2015-03-24T18:02:18.490" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hawk is The Great Leftovers Knight. And at the party when Ban first joined, Hawk rams Ban and said &quot;respect the The Great Leftover Knight&quot;. And Ban said (I think) &quot;I'm sorry for not recognizing you, master&quot;. It's like when you're good at something, and I admire you and call you master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13408" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T02:56:49.783" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T02:56:49.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19873" CreationDate="2015-03-24T18:04:59.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In all the artist references and sources I've used for drawing manga, I've never come across a standard name for the style. I've sometimes seen it referred to as deformation, with super-deformation chibi style at the end of the spectrum. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More often I've seen it referred to simply as exaggeration, as it's exaggerating the facial features and body language to emphasize the depicted emotions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13404" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T18:04:59.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18358" CreationDate="2015-03-24T19:31:18.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regular titans have had their weak area cut into.  The visible result was that there was no human in that or any other part of the body.  The weak area does, however, correspond with the size of the person's spinal cord but that isn't their either.  The ability to transform back into human is a special power special titans have... they can obtain it by eating other transforming human/titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T19:31:18.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16706" CreationDate="2015-03-24T19:34:53.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Armin is confirmed to be a boy in story when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He is kidnapped while pretending to be Krista/Historia.  While the kidnappers originally think him to be female, they are... shocked... when they find out he is male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T19:34:53.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20279" CreationDate="2015-03-24T19:34:56.267" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you saw was an episode of Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rurouni_Kenshin_episodes_%28season_3%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;63: &quot;The Legend of the Fireflies&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UUgCe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode is a perfect match to your description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that episode, Kenshin, the protagonist, encountered an old man who told him the exact story that you laid out in your post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man was already a hobbyist in swordsmanship, and participated in competitions with a wooden sword.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He saw a robber who killed some people with a technique as &quot;fast as lightning, never eve realizing that it was over for them&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He killed a person, and left his love interest behind because she disapproved of the killing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He killed more people, and eventually cut down the robber with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the robber died, the man saw the exact same expression on the robber's face, and he realized that he had surpassed him long ago and that the technique was just imagined, and not even real.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he got back to his home town, he learned that his love interest was dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="260" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T00:53:52.267" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T00:53:52.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2015-03-24T19:56:29.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No doubt that it is mainly influenced by Ragnarok Online.  Music, mood, atmosphere, character and art are very similar.  Even the naming and boss monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13410" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T19:56:29.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2015-03-25T00:28:24.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She has leukaemia which is Cancer and not AIDs... Also all of her symptoms also indicate that it is leukaemia. Not to mention that the doctors mentions it too. The disease Symptoms may include bleeding and bruising problems, feeling very tired, fever and an increased risk of infections. These symptoms occur due to a lack of normal blood cells. Having sex would kill her and in this case I am pretty sure that's what happen. Still really sad about the fact that the woman at the end isn't her.. ''You Still Exist'' means what you carved into my heart/body is still there. (explaining why he can't have a boner like a normal person anymore.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13411" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T02:46:23.850" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T02:46:23.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20326" CreationDate="2015-03-25T08:19:12.330" Score="6" ViewCount="899" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://9gag.com/gag/am0oOe2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;picture&lt;/a&gt; which collect a bunch of characters from many anime: I was curious about the two characters that I put in the red square (just below Ichigo). Which anime are they from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBxGL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:15:53.280" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:15:53.280" Title="Anime with a boy wearing a sun-shaped crown" Tags="&lt;madou-king-granzort&gt;&lt;mashin-hero-wataru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T09:52:24.383" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20324" CreationDate="2015-03-25T08:43:09.363" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character on the left is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/8280/Wataru_Ikusabe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wataru Ikusabe&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3837/Mashin_Eiyuuden_Wataru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b3hkh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character on the right is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/28122/Daiichi_Haruka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daiichi Haruka&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2818/Madou_King_Granzort&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madou King Granzort&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AF5WX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are grouped together because both series are directed by Shuji Iuchi. In fact, there is a crossover of &lt;em&gt;Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru&lt;/em&gt; in the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Madou King Granzort&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxJzR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T09:00:34.313" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T09:00:34.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20413" CreationDate="2015-03-25T10:39:58.640" Score="5" ViewCount="5575" Body="&lt;p&gt;What determines if someone going to Heaven (reincarnate) or Hell (void)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 6, Harada was sent to void despite him repenting his attempt to kill Mayu. Yet, in episode 2, both Chisato and Shigeru was reincarnated, despite Chisato lying to Shigeru about her identity. Yes, Shigeru knows about her identity, but still she is lying to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what exactly determines the sentence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T03:03:12.170" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T00:14:59.850" Title="What determines if someone going to Heaven or Hell?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-25T12:17:34.540" Score="6" ViewCount="648" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was little, I used to own this film on VHS:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/csBtr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that the version I had was called &lt;strong&gt;The Talisman&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find it again, preferably a digital version so that I can burn it to disk, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It's also coming up with different names when I search for it: &lt;strong&gt;The Talisman&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;The World of The Talisman&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Birth&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The version I owned was an American dub, and I'd love to find it again, as it is a film my brother and I used to always watch, so it has a lot of nostalgia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13420" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T14:28:10.960" LastActivityDate="2020-04-19T17:08:28.233" Title="Where can I find (digitized version if possible) an old film called &quot;The World of The Talisman&quot;?" Tags="&lt;the-world-of-the-talisman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20330" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20334" CreationDate="2015-03-25T12:34:23.497" Score="4" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen so far that Jewelry Bonney can alter someone's age by touching them. So I'm just wondering how could you fight against that kind of power with Haki. Could Armament Haki defend the user from her power when she touches him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastEditorUserId="13056" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T13:06:02.030" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T14:28:46.880" Title="Haki against Jewelry Bonney" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8018" CreationDate="2015-03-25T13:01:07.310" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Mirajane beat a demon (Satan) and she get this power and Elfman and lisanna study this magic because Mira was lonely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13421" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T13:01:07.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20330" CreationDate="2015-03-25T14:25:45.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I guess you have to do it, like Zoro fought against Ain: Don't get touched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest is guessing, because as far as I know, there hasn't been shown any other way to fight powers like hers so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9546" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T14:25:45.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20330" CreationDate="2015-03-25T14:28:46.880" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has been no proof of this yet, so I'm basing myself on Sugar's power and speculation. She has a similar power, where she can alter a person's body by touching them. We have seen Sugar turn a lot of Haki users into toys, so it is safe to say that Jewelry Bonny could also turn Haki users into babies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But could they transform a Haki coated body? Well, Haki allows a user to touch the real person underneath, bypassing the Devil Fruit's power, so I would speculate that Haki would prevent someone from turning them into toys or babies, because the power would not be able to reach the victim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T14:28:46.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19304" CreationDate="2015-03-25T18:23:44.393" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buzzle.com/articles/japanese-masks-and-meanings.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on Japanese masks and their meanings&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In ancient times, masks were used to portray creatures and characters&#xA;  during plays and rituals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that that carried over into manga and anime to represent youkai when in human form, much like the common depiction of a ghost wearing a triangle-shaped bandage on the head. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noh plays in particular seem to be a common style source for masks worn by human-form youkai characters. Many of the fox, cat and other masks shown at festivals derive from Noh mask style and have been used to represent their respective creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen manga and anime that uses masks depicted in the more traditional style as portrayed in that article (particularly the Hannya and Oni masks), masks that are styled after Noh masks, and simple cloth coverings over the face. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I expect that in Natsume's Book of Friends, it's simply a stylistic choice by Yuki Midorikaw more than anything else to depict youkai in that manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13404" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-04-29T03:26:16.570" LastActivityDate="2019-04-29T03:26:16.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6725" CreationDate="2015-03-25T19:19:24.973" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.taptaptaptaptap.net/sao-qna-heathcliff-kunori/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q&amp;amp;A session between the author Kawahara Reki and Heathcliff (Kayaba Akihiko)&lt;/a&gt; in 2005 (during the web novel period, to give some background of the characters), Kayaba Akihiko said that he &amp;quot;acquired a lot of inspiration from [Wizardry]&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q. If I were to ask for you to mention one of the games you like best, which would it be?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A. If you mean aside from SAO, it would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wizardry&lt;/a&gt;, a game from long ago. I acquired a lot of inspiration from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can take this as the author indirectly borrowing Kayaba Akihiko's position as the man behind the design and development of Sword Art Online VRMMORPG to confirm the source of his inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T19:37:22.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15133" CreationDate="2015-03-25T19:33:30.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TV+made+Saban+rich,+selling+falafels+makes+him+secure.-a012251839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article that senshin found&lt;/a&gt; indicates that Saban Entertainment, the infamous anime mutilator and &quot;creator&quot; of Power Rangers, co-produced Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi, so it seems incomprehensible that they wouldn't have produced an English dub. I also found an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9cts_P1H0I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English-dubbed video&lt;/a&gt; of Three Little Ghosts which I am quite sure is the show I saw. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1042&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network page&lt;/a&gt; gives the three ghosts' English names as Sally, Bumper, and Cutter, which is exactly what I remember their names being in the show I saw. The ANN page doesn't list any English voice actors, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NowWhichOneWasThatVoice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this TV Tropes page&lt;/a&gt; mentions that Saban and other dubbing studios around this time frequently didn't credit the voice actors, so it's possible that the compilers of the ANN page couldn't find any information on the English voice actors and decided to leave it blank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all that, I'm quite satisfied that Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi was released in the US and that it was the show I saw. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T19:33:30.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20347" CreationDate="2015-03-26T02:01:27.430" Score="4" ViewCount="28435" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this Korean manhwa about 2 years ago. I am bad at names, which is why I don't remember the title of the book, nor the names of any of the characters. This is not a popular series, and may not even have an anime. The manhwa is complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has street fights. There are no superpowers whatsoever, as they are all humans. It's all about a guy becoming the top fighter in the school completely by accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it takes place at an all boys high school, but there is a girl whom everyone mistakes for a guy attending the school for some reason. There are technically no rules against girls going to that school, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character is a complete wuss, with brown hair. In the first fight (maybe, not too sure), he pretends to be tough, then a group of people try to beat him up. However, he accidentally beats them all up instead. After that fight, I think pretty much all fights from that point on are 1 on 1, as people try to take him down and fail by sheer bad luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even with all the fights going on, the parents are never involved, though I believe the principle is, and he literally beats up any kids that get into fights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a less popular remake where he can fight, but he keeps losing to everyone he tries to fight with. Basically, a complete flip of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to make pot shot guesses, I will look up all answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13427" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:13:10.133" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:13:10.133" Title="Korean manhwa about a guy who cannot fight, but ends up winning every fight he is in" Tags="&lt;storm-bringer&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:51:11.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20342" CreationDate="2015-03-26T03:00:30.553" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edit: The series is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=63461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Transfer Student Storm Bringer&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl in this series has pink hair, and the guy has brown hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/AngelDensetsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angel Densetsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, the main character becomes the top fighter of his school due to luck/accident. As a result, many people from other schools come to challenge him to test his abilities, but he wins by luck as always.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is totally a complete wuss with no experience in fighting, and he is just ugly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the manga above is not what you are looking for, try taking a look at the manga listed below. They also have the same trait as &lt;em&gt;Angel Densetsu&lt;/em&gt; where the protagonists are just wusses and win by luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15446&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ocha ni Gosu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gorio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=22320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Legend of the Strongest Man, Kurosawa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26484&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bari Haken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=63461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Transfer Student Storm Bringer&lt;/a&gt; (The girl in this series has pink hair, and the guy has brown hair)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2679" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T22:06:34.183" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T22:06:34.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20342" CreationDate="2015-03-26T03:04:05.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series I was looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=63461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Transfer Student Storm Bringer&lt;/a&gt;. This is the only Korean manhwa among the series listed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20347/1398&quot;&gt;the answer above&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ju Ingong (which literally translates to Main character) has been terrifying all his schoolmates in every school he has been so far. He has one extremely scary face type and whoever lays his eyes on him thinks he is a BAMF (bad ass). Although… is he really?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13427" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T06:21:38.283" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-26T04:39:57.480" Score="6" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shape corrosion is the term used in Black Bullet to define how much of the host body the Gastrea virus has taken hold. If it gets over 50%, the human turns into a Gastrea monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is specially important for the Initiators, because they are infected at birth, and there is always a risk they turn into Gastrea in the middle of an operation. If an initiator is injected with more virus (by monsters, for example), shape corrosion can increase in a very short time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the series we learn that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Aijara Enju's Shape Corrosion is well over 40%, putting her almost on the death row, should the virus spread more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is special medicine all initiators have to take regularly to halt the spread of shape corrosion, but is there any method mentioned in the black bullet manga or anime of reverting this index?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2018-07-11T15:10:44.720" Title="Can shape corrosion of an Initiator's body be reversed, or only contained?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19767" CreationDate="2015-03-26T09:42:58.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gorou Miyazaki had denied that Arren's murder of his father was a reflection of his own feelings; rather, it was more or less the feeling of the young Japanese generation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On Earthsea, Goro denied that Arren’s oblique patricide reflected the director’s own feelings in an interview at the Venice Film Festival. “I do not have much relationship with my father; because of that, I have never felt like killing him. I decided to start with the son murdering the father because I understand that’s more or less the feeling of the young Japanese generation. When I worked in the Ghibli museum, most of the staff there were young people with common problems. I wondered about why that was and tried to come up with reasons, which are reflected in the film. I purposely didn’t explain why Arren stabbed his father because I wanted the audience to think about it, and reach a broader idea of why these problems exist.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangauk.com/post.php?p=family-feud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Tales from Earthsea and family feuds&quot;, &lt;em&gt;UK Manga Entertainment Website&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as Gorou purposely didn't explain the why, it proved to be a challenge for many viewers to figure that out for themselves. For what it's worth, Ursula K. Le Guin thought the murder was committed without much reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The moral sense of the books becomes confused in the film. For example: Arren's murder of his father in the film is unmotivated, arbitrary: the explanation of it as committed by a dark shadow or alter-ego comes late, and is not convincing. Why is the boy split in two? We have no clue. The idea is taken from A Wizard of Earthsea, but in that book we know how Ged came to have a shadow following him, and we know why, and in the end, we know who that shadow is. The darkness within us can't be done away with by swinging a magic sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ursulakleguin.com/GedoSenkiResponse.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Ursula K. Le Guin: Gedo Senki, a First Response&quot;, &lt;em&gt;ursulakleguin.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="4837" LastEditDate="2018-02-24T05:59:30.343" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T05:59:30.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20276" CreationDate="2015-03-26T10:25:14.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12453&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kiss/Hug&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girls works in a flower shop that belongs to the family. The scene you're describing resembles one of the last few chapters where he has to go to England for some work he does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuu, a super-business-like transfer student from England with black hair and blue eyes just arrived! During the night of the Tanabata festival, Ryuu and Yukino became attracted to each other at first sight. He then declares, &quot;You will be mine!&quot; This brought confusion to Yukino, who has zero experience in love. But could she actually be falling in love? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6344" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T13:32:43.157" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T13:32:43.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19497" CreationDate="2015-03-26T10:55:34.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Broly was not able to transform into Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball Z.&#xA;Actually no character was able to achieve Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball Z as Super Saiyan 4 was introduced in Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will not go into details of what is canon and what is filler as the other answers have explained it well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Broly had a Legendary Super Saiyan form - the only Super Saiyan transformation that Goku has not been able to achieve in the series, canon or otherwise.&#xA;How strong the Legendary form is in comparison to Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2 etc. is open to interpretation. Still one can say quite surely say that Legendary Super Saiyan form was considerably weaker than Super Saiyan 4. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no Broly never achieved Super Saiyan 4 and he never got as strong as Super Saiyan 4 either.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T10:55:34.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20405" CreationDate="2015-03-26T13:34:04.547" Score="7" ViewCount="101585" Body="&lt;p&gt;What did Migi do in the last episode? I remember him saying something about walking on a different path so he would sleep for a long time and that he possibly won't wake up anymore. He could've stayed in Shinichi's hand as he normally did and continue to coexist with humans like Uda and Jaw. But why would he do that? Was it for his own good?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2019-12-23T03:28:15.330" LastActivityDate="2019-12-23T03:28:15.330" Title="What happened to Migi in the last episode?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20361" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20368" CreationDate="2015-03-26T17:58:47.923" Score="6" ViewCount="474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Kaede (&quot;Lucy/Nyu&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; lost her Lucy consciousness (&quot;bad side&quot; or &quot;little Kaede&quot; side) and kept the Nyu consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she ever recover her Lucy or &quot;real&quot; side?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13439" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-27T01:56:24.120" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T01:57:52.453" Title="Did Lucy ever recover her consciousness?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20361" CreationDate="2015-03-26T21:44:28.063" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before Lucy's body completely melted away and was about to be shot in the head, she went berserk. So it is safe to say that she indeed &lt;em&gt;recovered&lt;/em&gt; her evil side. Although on the other hand, we could see her DNA protect Kouta unconsciously, so the memories she made after becoming &quot;Lucy&quot; were real, and despite recovering her true self, she could not forget about those happy memories she had with Kouta and the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/haZsrl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-27T01:57:52.453" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T01:57:52.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2633" CreationDate="2015-03-27T01:48:23.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deadman Wonderland was built on ground zero of the Great Tokyo earthquake, also being the place where Shiro and Ganta lived during their childhood, to suppress poor Shiro with speakers, made partly of her own flesh and blood, aka the Mother Goose System. Shiro is the original sin, the original deadman, which Ganta was supposed to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I honestly doubt there will ever be any more shown in the anime, since key characters have been missing, but let's hope for a continuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13445" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-27T01:55:00.100" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T01:55:00.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20376" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20385" CreationDate="2015-03-27T01:59:15.033" Score="4" ViewCount="3816" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite interested in Zoro's personality, especially when he boasts to others about his powers. Can someone list out all or some of Zoro's lines so far in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can only remember two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Dressrosa arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; During his fight with Pica, he said &amp;quot;Only if your Haki is stronger than mine&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Punk Hazard arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; When he and Tashigi are fighting with Monet, I can't remember exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T18:15:09.947" Title="Roronoa Zoro's boasts" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20357" CreationDate="2015-03-27T03:06:06.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, Migi shut off all external interference to his thoughts, so he wouldn't talk, hear, or sense anything. Instead, he would only focus on the information he had collected up until that point, and this &quot;hibernation&quot; would allow him to contemplate it without being disturbed. Migi said that there was a possibility that he would awaken from this state one day, but that he might be dormant for the remainder of his and Shinichi's lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12923" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-27T14:51:08.330" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T14:51:08.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20391" CreationDate="2015-03-27T04:08:40.563" Score="3" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is of coarse a hypothetical question cause I do know that he needed to make the old ones reappear in order to do the thing with Cell. But this is only part of the question if Dende created new balls would the seven Dragons appear? I think not because there should be no negative energy in the new balls but im curious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13446" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-27T11:17:16.917" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T15:23:27.467" Title="What would have happened if Dende could have made new Dragon Balls?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20382" CreationDate="2015-03-27T04:19:40.670" Score="1" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pica uses the Stone Stone fruit, which in recent episodes, shows him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; turning into a giant stone colossus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, what happens to his human body when he uses his fruit in this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3021" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T05:58:27.480" Title="Where does Pica's body go when he uses his fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40045" CreationDate="2015-03-27T04:34:48.953" Score="6" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could only find a one line synopsis of the manga on Wikipedia's entry on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokurikozaka_kara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;From Up On Poppy Hill&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The main character, Umi Komatsuzaki, is a high school girl who has to grow up quickly when her father goes missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like a more comprehensive list of differences than this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The manga is set in the late 1960s in Yokohama, Japan; the Ghibli film is set in 1963.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T18:32:44.250" Title="What are the differences between Studio Ghibli's film adaptation and the original manga of &quot;From Up On Poppy Hill&quot;?" Tags="&lt;from-up-on-poppy-hill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-27T05:54:19.573" Score="11" ViewCount="9738" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Japanese theatrical poster of &lt;em&gt;From Up on Poppy Hill&lt;/em&gt; designed and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki, there is one flag before the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sleewee.com/misc-signal-flags.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two-letter signal&lt;/a&gt; (UW):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7lznT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5qa8r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Japanese theatrical poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flag looks like that which represents the number 1 in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Code_of_Signals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;International Code of Signals&lt;/a&gt;. However, looking up in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marinedocs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/International-Code-of-Signals.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;International Code of Signals (Revised 2003 United States Edition)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, I could not find the signal &lt;code&gt;1 UW&lt;/code&gt;, but only &lt;code&gt;UW 1&lt;/code&gt; (p. 89), meaning &quot;Thank you very much for your cooperation. I wish you a pleasant voyage&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's not a numeral pennant, then is the flag what I think it is, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;national flag of Japan&lt;/a&gt;? What are the signal flags as a whole supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-08-22T15:43:25.980" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T20:38:54.400" Title="What does the top flag mean on the Japanese theatrical poster of &quot;From Up on Poppy Hill&quot;?" Tags="&lt;from-up-on-poppy-hill&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20379" CreationDate="2015-03-27T05:58:27.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in the most recent episode you saw &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ruffy destroying the head of the big stone giant Pica created, while Zorro states, that the stone body is just a hull and that Pica can recreate it. Only seconds later you see Pica coming out of the stone body itself, so I guess it is not wrong to say: He hides somwhere insided the stone body he created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9546" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T05:58:27.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20378" CreationDate="2015-03-27T08:28:52.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would take longer, but &lt;strong&gt;they would appear eventually&lt;/strong&gt;. Humans would keep on wishing for stuff, adding to the negative energy stored in the balls. So I guess they could renew the balls from time to time, preventing the negative energy from building up, but where would the energy go and what would happen to the balls? The negative energy is still around, so I think even if the balls would be renewed over and over again, the cumulative negative energy would eventually make the seven dragons appear. I think it was Earth's destiny for it to happen. We should all be happy that at that exact time, Goku was coincidentally strong enough to defeat them. Imagine what would have happened if he was still only a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T08:28:52.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-27T08:45:20.053" Score="4" ViewCount="12190" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that the dragons apparently disappeared in the year X777. At the same time, Lucy's mother, Layla Heartfilia, died at the age of 29. I don't know the cause of her death, it's just that I know she passed away at the same year.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Layla Heartfilia seemed to be a powerful Celestial mage given that she had three Golden keys (Aquarius, Capricorn, and Cancer; these three are pretty powerful too) and she probably had more than that (Silver keys or something).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It hasn't been mentioned whether Layla died the same day the dragons disappeared, just that it's the same year, or has it? So I was wondering, could she have had some sort of connection with the disappearance of the dragons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the truth about the disappearance of the dragons has been revealed and all, but I still think that there's still something behind this.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Too bad the dragons can't reveal anything anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13324" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T09:31:34.143" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T23:05:37.090" Title="Does Layla have some sort of connection to the X777 event?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20376" CreationDate="2015-03-27T08:46:30.220" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have an exhaustive list of Zoro's quotes, so until someone comes up with such a list, I'll give you the ones I could find googling this problem. Keep in mind that these are translations and he might have said it differently in Japanese. Have fun reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His most recent one liner on Dressrosa is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/20202/6166&quot;&gt;Over the 9 mountains and 8 seas... Throughout the world itself... There is nothing I cannot cut.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quote you were looking for when fighting Monet is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You've underestimated me, snow woman. When you thought you couldn't beat me, you should have run. Of course, there are things that I don't wanna cut. But... let me ask you something. Have you ever seen a fierce animal you were sure would never bite? Because I haven't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find 29 quotes on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.less-real.com/quotes/search/Roronoa%20Zoro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;less-real&lt;/a&gt;. They don't say when he said them though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If I die here, then I'm a man that could only make it this far.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;You need to accept the fact that you're not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bring on the hardship. It's preferred in a path of carnage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Either in belief or doubt, if I lean to one of these sides, my reaction time will be dulled if my heart thinks the opposite of what I choose.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I don't care what the society says. I've regretted doing anything. I will survive and do what I want to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;You want to kill me? You couldn't even kill my boredom!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;You sure can talk the talk, but you're not quite ready to walk the walk. Time's up, it's my turn.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When the world shoves you around, you just gotta stand up and shove back. It's not like somebody's gonna save you if you start babbling excuses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;So, are you stupid enough to fall for such a stupid trap that such stupid people set up?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I'm a pirate hunter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A wound that'd make an ordinary man unconscious... I won't lose to it. A wound that would kill an ordinary person... I won't lose to it! To face one who is extraordinary, Hawk Eyes... I can't allow myself to be ordinary!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There should be a limit to how similar a couple looks like.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When I decided to follow my dream, I had already discarded my life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you kill yourself, I'll kill you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Well, how about this. My &quot;luck&quot; versus this thing's &quot;curse&quot;. Wanna see what's stronger..? If I lose, then I'm just that much of a man anyways...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There is someone that I must meet again. And until that day...not even Death itself can take my life away!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I don't know. I'm not sure why myself. But if I were to take even one step back, I believe that all those important oaths, promises and many other deals 'til now, will all go to waste and I'll never be able to return before you, ever again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;So what if you're a girl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If I can't even protect my captain's dream, then whatever ambition I have is nothing but talk...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When you decided to go to the sea, it was your own decision. Whatever happens to you on the sea, it depends on what you've done! Don't blame others!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;You'll never understand...your swords will never be as heavy as mine!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you do anything that would cause me to abandon my ambitions... You will end your own life on my sword!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fine! I'd rather be a pirate than die here!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I am always serious.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I do things my own way! So don't give me any lip about it!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I'm going to be the world's greatest swordsman! All I have left is my destiny! My name may be infamous...but it's gonna shake the world!!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you die, I'll kill you!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bring on the hardship. It's preferred in a path of carnage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More quotes can be read on &lt;a href=&quot;http://animequotes.net/one-piece-quotes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;animequotes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There is someone that I must meet again. And until that day… not even Death himself can take my life away!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Well, how about this. My “luck” versus this thing’s “curse”… wanna see what’s stronger…? If I lose, then I’m just that much of a man anyways…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikiquote&lt;/a&gt;, which has a compilation of quotes, phrases, dialogues from One Piece. You could search for Zoro in the page for more dialogue from him, but I'll stick to his single quotes here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I will... I will never... LOSE AGAIN! Until I defeat him [Mihawk] and become the world's greatest swordsman, I'll never be defeated by anyone!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;This is the burden of a captain, you can't doubt yourself. In times like these if you lose your confidence, then who can we have faith in?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When the world shoves you around, you've just gotta stand up and shove back. It isn't like you can do anything just by giving excuses. If I die, then I am just a man who can only make it this far.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I'll get strong, stronger than she[Kuina] ever was, you hear me! Strong enough that my name reaches up to the heavens! I am going to be the world's greatest swordsman. I promised her... I promised.. I did...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to weed out the doubles, but forgive me if I put the same quote more than once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more one liners of One Piece on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/1jieba/best_one_liner_in_one_piece/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, but they aren't all Zoro's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T08:46:30.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19104" CreationDate="2015-03-27T12:48:55.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is an arc in the Patlabor manga storyline. Most likely, you are talking about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It has also been adapted in the original late '80s OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13451" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T19:45:44.297" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T19:45:44.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15089" CreationDate="2015-03-27T12:55:28.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toward_the_Terra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Toward the Terra&lt;/a&gt; 2007 remake: &lt;em&gt;&quot;Under the rule of Superior Dominance all humans are born in vitro and given to carefully selected parents&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13451" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T12:55:28.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14815" CreationDate="2015-03-27T13:50:40.173" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler! Do not read if you haven't gotten to Yui's arc yet!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I've read 163 chapters so far - since the manga's still on going and all, and I think that the keys all fit the lock, but not in the way that we think they do. My theory is that the keys are supposed to be inserted in a specific sequence. Remember when Yui said that the lock won't open the way it is? I think that she was referring to my theory. And if you'd refer to the storybook about the prince and the princess, it would make sense. The prince had some help with (allegedly) three other girls who each had keys that helped him with his journey in finding the princess. So if you'd compare it to my speculation, then the three other keys are just tools for the lock to reach the last key.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; This is what I think the sequence is:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 1st - Kosaki Onodera | Bronze&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2nd - Marika Tachibana |  Silver&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3rd - Chitoge Kirisaki | Golden&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Idk what material Yui's key is made of, so I can't assume anything yet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And the reason that I think Chitoge is the promised girl is because her key is made out of the same material as Raku's lock. Sure, the lock had silver etchings at the side, but its dominant material is gold. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AND TEAM CHITOGE! I'd love to state the reasons of bias but that's for another time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13453" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-27T14:49:18.290" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T14:49:18.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20378" CreationDate="2015-03-27T15:23:27.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is an &quot;&lt;strong&gt;official&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; answer to this question as technically GT is anime-based only (Toriyama did not make the whole story himself), but a fair guess would be that it is irrelevant - the seven dragons would appear as long as enough wishes were asked of from Shenron. According to the anime, the only important factor (other than the content of the wish itself) that influenced and kept the dragons from appearing was the time lapse between successive wishes, which was dramatically reduced after Bulma invented the dragon radar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are all sorts of fan-based speculations as to why the dragon balls weren't simply kept in the hyperbolic time chamber after every wish (since it is quite possible to catch the balls after a wish before they are dispersed, as was once done by Goku) so that the negative energy would dissipate, but they are just &lt;em&gt;theories&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13068" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T15:23:27.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20393" CreationDate="2015-03-27T16:44:21.880" Score="16" ViewCount="41119" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, why is Tokyo Ghoul's second season called √A?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T12:38:51.293" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T23:32:32.740" Title="Why is Tokyo Ghoul's second season called √A?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20392" CreationDate="2015-03-27T17:42:49.700" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;√A (&quot;root A&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt; is a reference to and pun on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Aogiri_Tree&quot;&gt;Aogiri Tree&lt;/a&gt; organization, which is the focus of the second season. &quot;A&quot; is simply the first letter of the organization, and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root&quot;&gt;root&lt;/a&gt; is a pun on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root&quot;&gt;tree root&lt;/a&gt; (since it's the Aogiri &lt;em&gt;Tree&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T17:42:49.700" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2015-03-27T22:56:35.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened towards the last couple of episodes: there was a girl going to a house with two kids and a lady, I think it was the orphanage she was raised at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She said she had sisters so it could be her twin sister, because when she was going into the house as the train was going by when the main characters stole the girl from the hospital, the train was going by.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She said &quot;I smell Kurumi&quot; which was the sick girl he broke out of the hospital so after they did what they did and then had sex later on down the line, the main character girl ends up dying and the girl with the mole in the long hair and the big boobs I didn't know nothing about the OB club her twin sister went to visit in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could have worked it out for her dying wish to marry the guy that she loves so he will always be happy and you know and she dies without him knowing then they end up getting married. That's why she has the ring on her finger and she doesn't remember anything about before the golden shower and other stuff, because remember she did say she lives in an orphanage with her kids brothers and sisters, he could have had a twin sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13461" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T07:42:47.663" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T07:42:47.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4749" CreationDate="2015-03-28T04:46:18.367" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skywhales&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skywhales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is what you are looking for. It is a British animated short film in 1983 directed and written by &lt;em&gt;Phil Austin&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Derek Hayes&lt;/em&gt;, and it is included in the &lt;em&gt;British Animation Collection Volume 1 DVD&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can view this animated short on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6qw1nh0tA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A scene during the hunt, where the main character flew towards the skywhale and stabbed it with a harpoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P7hZY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;5:45&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where everyone returned from the hunt. You can see a bunch of flying ships anchored on the port.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IkUXS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;6:46&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character died and went to throw himself down a hole inside a building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DE0cq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;7:59&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As he dropped down the hole, he turned into cocoon, then emerged from it as a skywhale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZHUOh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;8:52&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters in this animated film speak some sort of nonsensical language. You probably mistook it for Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13465" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-28T13:09:24.413" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T13:09:24.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19580" CreationDate="2015-03-28T15:25:11.867" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It probably makes the most sense to watch &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; before &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; because it is a pilot episode and the TV series makes a passing reference to the bar customers from the movie. Chronologically speaking, the story of &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; takes place sometime after episode 5 and before episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If you take note of the roulette board in &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt;, it actually featured &lt;em&gt;Chavvot&lt;/em&gt;. This roulette board was only switched in from the beginning of episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; at Nona's request. In the first four episodes of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; (and in episode 6 at Ginti's bar), the roulette board only had a generic symbol on it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The old woman who died and arrived at Quindecim in episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; was revealed to be the wife of the old man in &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt;, as shown on her set of cards and in her flashback. Also, during a flashback of the old man in &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt;, it was hinted that he passed away before his wife. Therefore, &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; should occur before episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@nhahtdh made a good argument that we could further restrict the occurrence of the events in &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; to that before episode 8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; if we take Chiyuki's mentality into consideration. She couldn't have been as relaxed as was shown at the end of &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; if she had just sat through the trial of the two killers in episodes 8 and 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; in between the &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; episodes, you should watch it after episode 6 and before episode 7 (or 8, the next best choice) because the only billiards game in &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt; is played in episode 7, which lasted only about 90 seconds and commenced without any explanation to the rules of the game, so it would be a nice continuity to finish the movie first and then jump back to watch episode 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; Watch &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt; either before episode 1 or in-between episodes 6 and 7 of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T11:49:34.677" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T11:49:34.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20496" CreationDate="2015-03-28T19:48:50.430" Score="6" ViewCount="5729" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main character is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; reincarnated in a different world. Rather, he is reborn so far in the future that his legend is but a myth now. Every time he is born, he is born with silver hair (although he fixes it later). Due to the religious influence &quot;kill all silver haired babies, reincarnation of the demon&quot;, he was killed right after birth &lt;strong&gt;26&lt;/strong&gt; times. On the 27th time, he was saved by his poor parents who refused to let his son be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He attends a magic school. Normally, people don't even know they are magicians until 15, but he, a little kid, starts learning intermediate class summoning in his 1st year of school (although it's still nothing for him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first sight, he may be a kid, but when angered, the blood thirst that is released freezes everyone through pure fear. The cool and awesome, yet merciless main character is the best part of this &lt;s&gt;light&lt;/s&gt; novel. The writing style brings out the best of the hero's character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T03:42:07.297" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T03:42:07.297" Title="A novel where the main character is reborn and killed right after birth 26 times due to his silver hair" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-02T05:02:38.757" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20357" CreationDate="2015-03-28T20:02:25.073" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;During his stay in Gotou's collective, Migi was put under hibernation, but with a constant and pleasant flux of information sent by Gotou through Parasyte telepathy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you are mistaken. Migi did not go anywhere. He remained as Shinichi's right arm. Since the beginning of the series, Migi can delegate control of his muscle structure to Shinichi through the nerve connections of the arm stub. So Migi was to be forever as Shinichi's right arm/hand, hibernating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This connection is telepathic too. Since Parasytes have empathic telepathy (they can convey feelings) and it is shown that Migi can enter Shinichi's dreams, it means Migi and Shinichi share some thought bond, probably through the nerve connections (Shinichi mentions there are Migi cells in his brain since the chest wound).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could explain why&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Migi temporarily awakens when Murano falls from the roof, extending the arm and lifting Murano back to the roof. Then he tells Shinichi &quot;you can do the work of holding her now&quot; before going back to hibernating. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that the conversation above happened telepathically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Migi tells Shinichi that it was so pleasant staying in the &lt;em&gt;Gogou's information highway&lt;/em&gt; that he would not mind remaining part of Gotou's collective hibernating forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After he was reunited with Shinichi, he had a ton of issues in mind. This should be a good point to stress that Migi was a scholar type of Parasyte, similar to Tamura Reiko. So to him, understanding the information was more important than merely subsisting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several of the issues that Migi wanted to solve:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reiko's signal when she died protecting the baby. Migi was bedazzled at this brand new kind of signal. We can think it was maternal instinct, the will to put another's life above one's own (which is unthinkable to Parasyte mindset).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gotou's information torrent. You can think like Migi downloaded several Terabytes of data from Gotou while hibernating. He wanted to process that information.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give Shinichi a normal life. By the end of the series, Migi is no longer of that Parasyte mindset, just like Reiko. The fact that he was willing to die in order to allow Shinichi to escape Gotou proves that he too was placing another's life before his own.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lay low. Since every Parasyte that knew Shinichi/Migi was dead, and all the others were deadly scared of humans in general after the mayor's office carnage (going so far as to change their diets or to stop killing in an obvious way), there was little probability another hostile Parasyte would attack Shinichi. Meditating would turn off his signal, making Shinichi just a normal human, and giving them both peace of mind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meditate on &lt;a href=&quot;http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Ultimate_Question&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the question&lt;/a&gt; (the one with the answer 42). Without any imminent threat, having learned almost everything, and with his nutrition granted by Shinichi's body, life for Migi was bound to be Boring with a capital B. So he turned to the higher thought processes to make up for the lack of more physical endeavors to pursue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T18:55:24.187" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T18:55:24.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20407" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20448" CreationDate="2015-03-28T20:33:25.890" Score="0" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Momokyun Sword episode 3, around 12:50, Enki is in the process of &quot;torturing&quot; her prisoner Karin, in a very special way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beginning by running her hands up her thighs, telling Karin &quot;私 は 天国 見せて 上げる&quot; - I'll show you heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Onihime tells her to stop: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Es5bh.png&quot; alt=&quot;Enki, cut it out or a lot of people will get angry at us&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Enki promptly stops and apologise, but she is looking straight at the camera angle - probably turning 180° and facing onihime based on their positioning on the shot above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DJ1kR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who is this &quot;a lot of people&quot; Onihime mention? It couldn't be anyone from the Earth or Celestial realm, because they are really mad at the oni anyway by default.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seemed to me that she was breaking the 4th wall. Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T01:30:22.947" Title="Who is Onihime talking about in this scene? Is it a 4th wall joke?" Tags="&lt;momo-kyun-sword&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-28T21:48:28.460" Score="3" ViewCount="547" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Nyu have Vectors? And if not, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I notice that when Lucy's mind switches to Nyu (looks like), there are no Vectors anymore, aren't there? And most of all, is Nyu a Diclonius?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-29T06:59:01.257" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T07:02:41.043" Title="Does Nyu have Vectors?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20408" CreationDate="2015-03-28T22:13:58.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nyu is a Diclonious, she's a regressed split personality of Lucy. They share the same body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst it's not explained in depth how Vectors work, it's understood that Vectors are controlled by the user's mind and are telepathic in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vectors come in several potencies depending on the frequency of the user's brainwaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Low frequency - Can go through objects without causing physical interference.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Medium frequency - Can lift objects and throw them, as well as disrupt blood vessels.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;High frequency - Can slash through wood, flesh, bone and rock. Can carry liquid on surface.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Extremely high frequency - Highly visible and gain potentially explosive power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elfen-lied.wikia.com/wiki/Vectors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference - Elfen Lied Wikia on Vectors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Lucy is 'Nyu', her intellect and capabilities vastly drop. You may remember when she wet herself in Kouta's house, or the fact that she could only say Nyu when she first met Kouta. We can assume from this that her ability to manifest Vectors is inaccessible due to the decreased mental ability she has with this personality change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-29T07:02:41.043" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T07:02:41.043" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20410" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-28T22:41:19.930" Score="5" ViewCount="5078" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiggly Jiggly Heaven is the series that the animation team in Shirobako worked on previously that was notorious for a disastrous episode. Specifically, the ninth episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lM2hF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It became an internet sensation (in the Shirobako universe), but for all the wrong reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ouKJW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the show likes to throw in references to other production studios and works - Is there any particular work that is being referenced here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T22:41:19.930" Title="Is Jiggly Jiggly Heaven a reference to an existing series?" Tags="&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20411" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-28T22:52:53.190" Score="9" ViewCount="520" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt; special episode 10.5, there was a scene where Nana is standing next to a wall where bearing this graffiti:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7miaJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if is important or not, but the writing is so noticeable that I would like to know: what's written there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T15:41:25.277" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T16:00:16.880" Title="What does this (possibly Japanese) graffiti say?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4403" CreationDate="2015-03-28T23:54:42.550" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's done so because when the human mind sees red blood it sets off a red flag in they're brain, but if it's a different color you don't get that reaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13476" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T23:54:42.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20327" CreationDate="2015-03-29T00:14:59.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering the same myself for some time, and have come to the conclusion that there isn't really a rule as to how to judge the various guests. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ginti, for instance, cast Harada into the void because he was about to betray Mayu, pushing her to her death. Ginti didn't care that Harada had a change of heart and &lt;em&gt;tried&lt;/em&gt; to save her; he would've pushed her in cold blood anyways, had she not decided to jump on her own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Decim, on the other hand, focused more on the actual result, rather than what &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; have happened. If we look back to episode 1: Takashi (the husband) was sent for reincarnation, despite him betraying his wife (he eventually played to win, after all). Takashi even tried to attack his own wife, only to be stopped by Decim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, Decim's (in)actions drastically change his style of judgement. In episode 4, Decim doesn't even try to stop Misaki (the TV show hostess) as she repeatedly smashes Yousuke's (the NEET) skull into the screen, probably because the game was still in progress then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, we have Tatsumi (the fallen detective) and Shimada (the boy whose sister was raped) during episodes 8 and 9. Like before, Decim stops Shimada from attacking Tatsumi after the game's end. Only &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;this time&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, he provides Shimada with an opportunity to &lt;em&gt;torture&lt;/em&gt; Tatsumi. Had Decim performed his judgement the same way he did in episode 1, Shimada would probably &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; have been cast into the void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for episode 3 (not 2), Mai (aka Chisato) didn't exactly &lt;em&gt;lie&lt;/em&gt; to Shigeru; not intentionally, at least. At first she didn't remember who she was and as the game progressed, she remembered Shigeru, Chisato, and Mai. Only, she &lt;em&gt;believed&lt;/em&gt; she was Chisato, and it wasn't until after the game had ended, that she remembered who she &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; was. As soon as she remembered, she tried to tell Shigeru the truth, but he interrupted her, saying he already knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, there is no real determining factor to the judgements. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases, and their judgement can change dramatically over time, as seen with the stark contrast between episode 1 and episode 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T00:14:59.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6449" CreationDate="2015-03-29T06:14:29.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new Gi was introduced at the end of DBZ to show that a lot of time had passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, not only was the Gi different but also significant events had taken place such as Gohan's marriage and Pan's birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also almost everyone's outfit was changed. This was probably done to show that a long period of peace had prevailed and so the characters didn't need to wear their fighting clothes (or armor as in Vegeta's case) all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When DBGT came along it maintained a similar style to these end episodes of DBZ to show continuity, with some changes which was the liberty of the studio/animators making it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T06:14:29.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14190" CreationDate="2015-03-29T06:18:57.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an additional note to the accepted answer, Gotenks was able to reach SSJ3 only because the fusion dramatically increased his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gohan never reached it because he had the Old Kai awake his sleeping powers (Mystical Gohan form) which made his power comparable to a SSJ3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T06:18:57.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18521" CreationDate="2015-03-29T09:31:49.440" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Death Billiards&lt;/em&gt;, the fates of the man and the old geezer were weakly implied by the billiard balls Decim was holding at the end of the movie: the blue ball linked to the man's heart was up and above the red ball linked to the old geezer's heart, hinting that the man had gone up to Heaven and the old geezer to Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9dW1G.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The billiard balls&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what really settles the debate is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20151009054546/http://www.deathparade.jp/introduction/words.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;glossary section&lt;/a&gt; of the official website of &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt;, in which it is explicitly stated that the masks indicate whether the souls of the dead are sent for Reincarnation or banished into the Void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;様々なゲームによって裁定を下された死者たちは、2つのドアが並んだ客用のエレベーターに乗せられ、転生か虚無のどちらかに送られる。その行き先はエレベーター上部にある「白い能面」と「般若の面」が表しており、死者の身体は魂が送られた後、ただの人形と化す。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://nohmask21.com/koomote1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;white Noh mask (Koomote)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hannya mask&lt;/a&gt; designate Heaven and Hell, respectively. To clarify, the Void is more like Hell than Nirvana. Ginti gave a description of the Void in episode 11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It amounts to a space containing nothing — a graveyard for souls. Your mind is all that remains. Terror, regret, despair — it's the sensation of falling forever while embracing all your negative feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have created a table showing all the outcomes of the games and the decisions made by the Arbiters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╭─────────╥─────────────┬─────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────────╮&#xA;│ Episode ║    Game     │     Winner      │   Loser   │   Heaven    │      Hell       │&#xA;╞═════════╬═════════════╪═════════════════╪═══════════╪═════════════╪═════════════════╡&#xA;│ 1,2     ║ Darts       │ Machiko         │ Takashi   │ Takashi     │ Machiko         │&#xA;│ 3       ║ Bowling     │ Shigeru         │ Mai       │ Shigeru,Mai │ (None)          |&#xA;│ 4       ║ Arcade Game │ (Tied)          │ (Tied)    │ Yousuke     │ Misaki          |&#xA;│ 6       ║ Twister     │ Harada          │ Mayu      │ (None)      │ Harada          │&#xA;| OVA     ║ Billiards   │ Man             │ Old Man   │ Man         │ Old Man         |&#xA;| 7       ║ Billiards   | Woman           | Man       | Woman       | Man             |&#xA;| 8,9     ║ Air Hockey  | Shimada         | Tatsumi   | (None)      | Shimada,Tatsumi |&#xA;| 10      ║ Old Maid    | Sachiko(,Decim) | (Chiyuki) | Sachiko     | (None)          │&#xA;└─────────╨─────────────┴─────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────────┘&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA; Note: We didn't actually get to see the &quot;customers&quot; leave by the elevators in episodes 6 and 9. But even without the reliable indicator of judgment that is the masks, there is little doubt that all the &quot;customers&quot; in those two episodes got sent to Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the outcome of the games does not seem to have any bearing on whether the winner or loser is sent to Heaven or Hell. In fact, &lt;strong&gt;each of pretty much all possible outcomes is covered in exactly one of the seven types of games&lt;/strong&gt;. It's unclear whether the winners and losers of a particular type of game will always receive the same judgment, but it's unlikely to be the case that they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T12:24:58.233" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T12:24:58.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20421" CreationDate="2015-03-29T09:31:54.733" Score="5" ViewCount="417" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched an anime recently, but I have forgotten its title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a sci-fi anime that resembles &lt;em&gt;Black Bullet&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, in the sense that humankind is confined within some boundary due to threats outside that boundary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A part of the story I remember is about this male character bringing back some seeds from outside the boundary. He would water one of the seeds daily in a pot he kept in his office (if I recall correctly), while the other seed was implanted into the wrist of a female character (his daughter, if I am not wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have any idea which anime this is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13480" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T14:33:32.000" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T14:33:32.000" Title="An anime where a male character brings back some seeds and implants it on the wrist of his daughter" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:51:27.063" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20419" CreationDate="2015-03-29T15:50:27.673" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2025/Darker_than_Black:_Kuro_no_Keiyakusha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Darker Than Black&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/5/19570.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dude on the left is the protagonist&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as &quot;Hell's Gate&quot; appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man takes a seed from Hells Gate and plants it in his daughters wrist as well as a pot in his office. This is in episode three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJgXr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11666" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.470" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T16:11:38.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20425" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-29T17:27:21.103" Score="7" ViewCount="1319" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this manga is relatively old, probably from the '90s. I don't recall there being an anime adaptation of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the story, a man found the partially destroyed head of an android with the brain still intact. He used parts from other androids he had found to reconstruct her. Her first limbs were delicate and were decorated with flower designs, I think. If I remember correctly, they were destroyed when she took on a powerful android. The man used this android's parts to create strong, sturdy limbs for the android girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl was cheerful and very expressive despite being an android. She was probably in her &quot;teens,&quot; had shoulder-length black hair and was drawn with large, emotive eyes. The man was older, and I think he was a scientist or researcher, as well as a fighter. The other androids that appeared were drawn in great detail, and I think there was some detailed gore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last thing I remember is that they were in a bar, and there was a giant android head/snake-like thing that was attacking them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13485" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:18:36.773" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:18:36.773" Title="A manga about an emotive android fighter girl with black hair" Tags="&lt;battle-angel-alita&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:51:30.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9351" CreationDate="2015-03-29T17:56:01.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is called the Piercing Armor. It allows her to pierce through substances and leave an hole within them. That was actually the first time she used it within manga/anima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13487" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T17:56:01.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13036" CreationDate="2015-03-29T18:35:03.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wishes weren't wishes from the wish granting side of Alluka, or Nanika as Killua calls her (as Killua calls him a girl, I will refer to him as such).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stated in the manga that Alluka is made of two different distinct personalities: Alluka, the normal girl, and Nanika, the wish granting one. Alluka comes up when Nanika is sleeping. Nanika sleeps after a) before she starts asking someone wishes after she's granted a wish, b) if the person she is asking wishes too leaves her sight before she can complete her wishes or c) after Nanika heals something and tires herself out. I think this would come under a), that this is still Alluka asking Killua to do things as a normal sibling would. Nanika's first wish, which could have come up at any moment is the fingernails that comes later on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, how many of 'wishes' she asks during this scene does not matter. What does matter is how the watching family interprets them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua didn't actually die when he was told to die, so that could be discarded. The second possibility is that the second 'wish' isn't a wish because in the Japanese manga it is said in a very different style to the other 'wishes'. It could be that if the Zoldycks were to realise that Alluka didn't want Killua to actually die, the second 'wish' of waking up could be thought of as an extension to playing dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua doesn't want his family to know that he can command Alluka, so pretends that the 'wishes' he has been set by Alluka are actual wishes from Nanika. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, it could easily be a mistake on Togashi's part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T18:35:03.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20425" CreationDate="2015-03-29T19:35:45.467" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps you're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Angel_Alita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kML3ul.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Chapter 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qgVJxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ibid&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series is set in the post-apocalyptic future and focuses on Alita, a cyborg who has lost all memories and is found in a garbage heap by a cybernetics doctor who rebuilds and takes care of her. She discovers that there is one thing she remembers, the legendary cyborg martial art Panzer Kunst, which leads to her becoming a Hunter Warrior or bounty hunter. The story traces Alita's attempts to rediscover her past and the characters whose lives she impacts on her journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-03-29T19:43:04.087" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T19:43:04.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20434" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20435" CreationDate="2015-03-29T20:09:34.733" Score="4" ViewCount="749" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine recently recommended me an anime. He told me the name, but I forgot to note it down, and now I don't remember it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about people who are trapped in a fictional MMO and can't get back to the real world. When he told me that, I asked if he was talking about &lt;em&gt;Sword Arts Online&lt;/em&gt;, but he told me that wasn't it. Unlike SAO, people who die in that MMO revive some time later, so death is not permanent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said I'd be particularly interested in the protagonist, since he's smart, analytical, quite the strategist, and wears glasses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also told me the anime was more about society than about the actual game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I remember him telling me that the anime is still ongoing, but that was a few weeks ago, so it might have ended recently, or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the anime he told me about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:26:21.950" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:26:21.950" Title="An anime about MMO with a glasses wearing protagonist" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:51:33.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20434" CreationDate="2015-03-29T20:23:19.917" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do believe you're talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Horizon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Some relevant plot points that matches your description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The setting is an MMO world called &lt;em&gt;Elder Tales&lt;/em&gt;. All the players currently logged on cannot log out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character wears glasses, is smart, and is considered one of&#xA;the best strategists in the game's community.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no perma-death, but there is a penalty for it, which will be&#xA;revealed later in the series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first season has heavy emphasis on the politics and economy of&#xA;the game world. It shows how the players and the NPC interacts, how the NPC interacts with other NPCs, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, you can check out its &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Horizon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; or look through its own &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Log_Horizon_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T06:17:56.097" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T06:17:56.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19180" CreationDate="2015-03-29T21:39:06.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He did it &lt;em&gt;because&lt;/em&gt; it was against the rules. He became disqualified on purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua has been influenced by his family since the moment he was born, being taught to believe that he could do nothing other than kill. If Illumi told him he wasn't worthy of a friend and shouldn't be a hunter just yet, Killua would purposely fail the exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illumi had basically told him he would end up wanting to kill Gon if he stayed with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie, Phantom Rogue, Killua can't even move when faced with the prospect of fighting even a doll of his brother. It just shows how much influence Illumi has over Killua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been shown multiple times that during the earlier years of hxh, Killua had little to no hesitation about killing and, although it's said he's sick of killing, I think he stopped killing later on more because Gon said so, rather than he thought it was morally wrong. Therefore, exiting the final exam in such a dramatic way is not so shocking by his standards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua's got a huge amount of bloodlust underneath the exterior, as it becomes apparent when he goes into 'assassination mode'. Killing would be a way of venting anger and frustration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess a part of Killua would want to cut off all chances of becoming a hunter as soon as possible because that is what his brother would have wanted. If he continued to fight in the tournament, a person might randomly forfeit to let him win. Unlikely, but still possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, a tinsy, winsy part of him might have wanted to help Leorio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T21:39:06.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-29T22:34:44.450" Score="3" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;In special episode 10.5 of Elfen Lied anime, there was a scene where Lucy was together with a girl in a school. Who was that girl? A friend? And why did she want to protect her? I thought Lucy hated all humans and wanted to kill them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Vnp3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T05:48:03.970" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T05:48:03.970" Title="Who was this girl by Lucy in special episode 10.5?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20438" CreationDate="2015-03-29T23:24:40.813" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is &lt;a href=&quot;http://elfen-lied.wikia.com/wiki/Aiko_Takada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aiko Takada&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Five years after murdering Kouta's family, Lucy (or Kaede as her original name was) went around killing and infecting humans. Aiko Takada was responsible for inadvertently stopping Kaede from going on another rampage when she was accidentally hit by a soccer ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aiko is the second girl after &lt;a href=&quot;http://elfen-lied.wikia.com/wiki/Orphanage_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the unnamed Orphanage Girl&lt;/a&gt; who befriended Kaede. In the anime, when Kaede revealed her horns to Aiko, Aiko found them cool, like how Kouta did back then. She is also a pivotal point in Kaede's/Lucy's life as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kurama shot Aiko by mistake when she tried to protect Kaede. Kaede then agreed to go with Kurama to the Diclonius Research Institute because he promised that Aiko could be saved. Later in the facility, he reported to her that Aiko died, leading to Kaede/Lucy hating Kurama for breaking his words and planning to kill all his loved ones while leaving him alive like what he did to her with Aiko (as Kaede/Lucy considers Aiko a loved one of hers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T05:45:32.420" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T05:45:32.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:13:01.727" Score="3" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the series, whenever Kate tries to use her Seifuku Jikan on smokers, the attack fails to conquer the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8X9vx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRmBj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other moments when smoke and smokers are shown to have an effect on the Zvezda team:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/boM1f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One theory is that what the enemies are smoking is quite not tobacco...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what is going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T01:13:01.727" Title="Why is Hoshimiya Kate's Seifuku Jikan weak against Tobacco?" Tags="&lt;world-conquest-zvezda-plot&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20445" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:19:33.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20973/Sekai_Seifuku:_Bouryaku_no_Zvezda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does it take to conquer the world?! Every leader of the past has thought of it... but all they have done was to merely dream of its greatness. World domination... nobody has been able to achieve it. Until one little girl by the name of Kate Hoshimiya came along. Kate Hoshimiya will shock the world! How was she able to carry out such a magnificent stunt? So frightful! So glorious! Could this be... the Zvezda Plot?! Let the light of our great Zvezda shine upon this land far and wide!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conquest_Zvezda_Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;World Conquest Zvezda Plot (lit. Sekai Seifuku: Bōryaku no Zvezda) stars a little girl named Kate Hoshimiya (also known as Lady Venera), who is at the helm of an organization called Zvezda, which has the purpose of World Conquest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day, main character Asuta Jimon, a middle school boy who ran away from home due to family issues, ends up meeting Kate on the street, and subsequently getting roped into joining Zvezda with them. However, in order to conquer the world, they must defeat an organization called White Light, which is contracted out by the Japanese Government to defeat Zvezda and put an end to their plots of World Conquest once and for all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T03:34:33.200" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T03:34:33.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20446" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:19:33.833" Score="0" Body="World Conquest Zvezda Plot (世界征服〜謀略のズヴィズダー〜, Sekai Seifuku: Bōryaku no Zuvizudā) follows the adventures of preteen Hoshimiya Kate and how she achieved world conquest." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T02:49:40.463" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T02:49:40.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21784" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:28:15.510" Score="1" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several anime series (I would say half of them) do a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TitleDrop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Title Drop&lt;/a&gt; on the last episode: the final episode's title is the same as the series'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around when did it become so commonplace, and what are the reasons for the showmakers to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T05:28:17.617" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T08:24:58.200" Title="When did the trend of doing a Title Drop on the last episode started, and what is the reason of doing it?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20407" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:30:22.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The subtitles in the screenshot are not exactly accurate. Onihime warns that 「各方面」(&lt;em&gt;kaku houmen&lt;/em&gt; = all sides, from every quarter) will get 「うるさい」 (&lt;em&gt;urusai&lt;/em&gt; = noisy, loud, possibly cause a ruckus). It seems that Enki is threatening to rape Karin (from Enki's perspective, it would be heaven, but since Karin is protesting 「いやぁ！やめて！」[&lt;em&gt;iyaa! yamete!&lt;/em&gt;], that would constitute as non-consensual). Therefore, Onihime warns that everyone would get noisy if Enki went through with it - meaning that either 1) Karin's 「仲間」(&lt;em&gt;nakama&lt;/em&gt; = comrades, friends) will be indignant about it once they find out, 2) viewers will object with a loud complaint, or 3) the hentai viewers will make some other sort of noise... Her next line recommends for Karin to pray that her &lt;em&gt;nakama&lt;/em&gt; will arrive soon, so it is very possible that &lt;em&gt;kaku houmen&lt;/em&gt; refers to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't look like Enki's eyes are looking directly at the camera in the next shot, but rather at Onihime, so no, she does not break the fourth wall.&#xA;In summary, Onihime rather than Enki might break the fourth wall by alluding to viewers, but it is not clear enough that she is not referring to an objection by in-canon characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T01:30:22.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20303" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:53:10.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just have to add something else: &#xA;Goku shrunk back to being a little kid during DB GT, right? And if I remember right, he never got the chance to grow back right away but grew up naturally.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Might add as to why he looked the same as he was in DBZ when Pan found him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13324" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T01:53:10.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13798" CreationDate="2015-03-30T02:02:07.633" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I posted the question half a year ago, I've been tracking Sailor Moon scripts on Yahoo! Japan Auctions more regularly. If you are looking for a script of a specific episode, you should act when it becomes available, because there are always some scripts up for sale, but not scripts of most of the episodes of such a long series. At a given time, about 10~30 episode scripts are on auction. Scripts from the Sailor Stars season (season 5) rarely go up on auction (I've only seen 2 listed in the past year). The Japanese used (i.e. pre-owned) merchandise store called Mandarake (online shop, plus branches in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, etc.) sells scripts from a variety of series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T05:03:30.033" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T05:03:30.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18908" CreationDate="2015-03-30T02:06:01.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this matches entirely your description but since you mentioned &quot;handsome men&quot;, &quot;red hair&quot;, &quot;all-girl school&quot;, &quot;exorcising&quot;... I thought of one thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neo-Angelique Abyss&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Protagonist is a girl coming from an all-girl school&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-There's a guy with red hair named Rayne&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-Another guy with green hair named Nyx (dark green)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-Then another guy with green hair named JD (light green)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-Then some elf guy (I think) with silver hair  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could try &lt;a href=&quot;http://neoangeliqueabyss.wikia.com/wiki/Neo_Angelique_Abyss_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see if it really is the anime you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Now that I think about it, this may not be actually the anime you're looking for.  Because, whoops, I mentioned four guys. I don't remember much the anime, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13324" LastEditorUserId="13324" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T02:12:51.897" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T02:12:51.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19134" CreationDate="2015-03-30T05:21:58.327" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few points that rule out ship age as a deciding factor:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Nagato&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Mutsu&lt;/em&gt; are the secretary ships of the fleet and hold highest seniority, yet the construction of the four &lt;em&gt;Kongou&lt;/em&gt;-class battleships had all been completed at least five years beforehand. The &lt;em&gt;Kongou&lt;/em&gt;-class were all originally battle cruisers, which is a possible reason for their lower seniority assuming it's based on ship class, as the &lt;em&gt;Nagato&lt;/em&gt;-class were dreadnoughts, and the &lt;em&gt;Nagato&lt;/em&gt; often served as flagship IRL.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ashigara&lt;/em&gt; and the other three &lt;em&gt;Myoukou&lt;/em&gt;-class heavy cruisers are depicted as teachers. However, every single &lt;em&gt;Mutsuki&lt;/em&gt;-class destroyer was completed around 4-5 years before them, and they're &lt;em&gt;Ashigara&lt;/em&gt;'s students in the show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ooyodo&lt;/em&gt; light cruiser was completed in 1943, well after most other ships in the fleet, but works with &lt;em&gt;Nagato&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mutsu&lt;/em&gt;, which is likely because she was originally intended as a command vessel for submarine operations and briefly served as flagship of the Combined Fleet before being sunk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Shimakaze&lt;/em&gt; was also older than the &lt;em&gt;Mutsu&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the other references to real-life attributes of the various ships and their histories (e.g. the &lt;em&gt;Sendai&lt;/em&gt; fought all of her battles at night, hence her character's obsession therewith), I would guess fleet seniority is handled based on ship roles in the actual Combined Fleet, which would roughly follow ship class just because of the different capabilities/stats of each. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The information of the ships are referenced from Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T05:55:24.840" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T05:55:24.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20459" CreationDate="2015-03-30T05:31:16.490" Score="11" ViewCount="11278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching an anime with my friend about 9 years ago, while I wasn't taking any shows seriously. The show also has a Manga, which my friend also had. Here are some general details about the world that I can remember: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are people in the world with special powers manifested in an Aura.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Every person has a unique Aura with its own special capabilities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every person with an Aura can do certain basic things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can cross their arms in front of them and create a shield made of Aura. This technique is called Guarding, I believe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can do short-distance teleportation. If I remember correctly, this is a semi-advanced technique. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can hold up their right-hand index finger and middle finger (like a peace sign or a V or what-have-you), and put this in front of their eyes to see through the space between their fingers. This allows them to see other peoples' Auras, if they have any. I do remember that in the Anime, there were many colors of Aura, but I am not certain if their colors represented anything meaningful. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people who had an Aura were taken (not necessarily by force) to a special school to foster their growth and development.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is tension between people with Auras and gangs and other organizations of humans without Auras. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Auras slightly reflected a person's nature. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are some of the details about the world in general, and of how much of their magic system that I can remember. I do not remember any character names either, but I can give details about them as much as I can remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character was a male, and in the beginning of the show he learns that he has an Aura, which he has not identified. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He had a childhood friend, a girl, and they liked each other. During their childhood, she was revealed to have an Aura, so she was brought to the school I mentioned earlier, and was taken from his life. Her Aura was Water, and she uses her Water Aura to heal people by making little water clones of herself that wash away peoples' injuries. For a good portion of the show, she is the MC's main love interest. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not long in the show, the main character meets another girl through an interesting event: A mother holding her baby while standing on a balcony accidentally drops her baby (somehow) while the MC just walked by. He turns around in response to her scream for help and reaches his hand out to the falling baby, which magically floats in the air for about a second, just enough time for this girl character to teleport into the air and catch the baby. This girl had red hair and her Aura was called &quot;Burning Rose&quot; and later on in the show becomes the MC's love interest. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character is not unaware of this world at all, as he has an older brother who has the Aura of Metal. His older brother is also famous in the world for some of his powers. One of those that I remember is that he can cocoon himself in metal (and possibly regenerate). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are some of the main protagonists of the show. Aside from them, there are some students at the school I can recall, as well as some other characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was a girl who wore glasses, and while I am not too certain about this, I believe her Aura was Wind. Her special power utilized a special crystal ball, and she used Divination with that ball to test the compatibility of two Auras. If I recall correctly, generally a really good rating from her divination is about 80% compatibility. One thing I distinctly remember is that she performed this Divination on the MC and the Burning Rose girl, and their Auras turned out to be 100% Compatible. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was another student, a male who wore glasses, and his Aura was Strings. I remember him because the class was having practice matches, and this particular student believed he was superior to the Burning Rose girl, so he challenged her to a duel. His strategy was to bind her with strings and attack her after she was subdued. Naturally, she burned away the bindings and defeated him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I do remember one of the antagonists of the show: a male scientist who was on an R&amp;amp;D team developing technology dealing with Auras. Primarily, they could give an Aura to someone who was not born with one, and could also change peoples' Auras. Additionally, there was a machine they developed that specifically nullified any Auras that dealt with non-organics; this seems to have been meant to defeat the Burning Rose girl, who was one of their test subjects, and the MC's older brother, whose Aura is Metal. The Scientist gave himself an Aura of Plants, so that he could take advantage of the Machine's configuration. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I believe the main antagonist of the show was another teenage male, whose relation to the MC I cannot recall. Either way, he was another test subject of the aforementioned Scientists, who gave him an interesting Aura of Gravity, with side-effects. One such effect that develops later in the show is an automatic gravity that pulled in others' life energy. This particular power killed someone very close to him while he was unaware of it. He realizes what he is doing when he brings flowers to her funeral, and when a Scientist explains it to him the Scientist points out that the flowers he brought are now dead. He reacts by grabbing the Scientist by the shoulder, where he absorbs some of the Scientist's life energy and understands what he has done. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that is everything I can remember about it. Sorry about the long post!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13502" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:58:32.193" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:58:32.193" Title="What is this anime where people manifest special powers from element-based auras?" Tags="&lt;psychic-academy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:51:52.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20457" CreationDate="2015-03-30T05:44:45.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_Academy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psychic Academy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vYVmj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Psychic Academy follows the life of Ai Shiomi, a boy with psychic powers, also known as &quot;aura power&quot; in modern day Japan. This ability has emerged in the world, but not all people have it. Aura power itself allows certain elements such as fire, water, ice, wind, lightning, earth, and light to be used by those who have the ability. Which type of power they can use depends on their aura and what they are taught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T05:44:45.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20529" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:14:22.910" Score="5" ViewCount="565" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for a Senju to awaken a Rinnegan? Suppose that a Senju got an EMS from an Uchiha and implanted it, would he also awaken the Rinnegan just like an Uchiha did, given that the ratio of Uchiha and Senju DNA is different than if an Uchiha awakens it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T15:07:32.450" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T19:58:15.340" Title="Does the Uchiha:Senju DNA ratio matter in awakening the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20469" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:41:25.220" Score="7" ViewCount="1518" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime 10 years ago or more, and I missed the ending. During my childhood, this is one of my favorites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime started with a little boy and his little sister riding a train at midnight to search for their lost parents. They met a girl in the train who rode the train to unlock the mystery of the train, and she also revealed that the train only appeared at midnight. The siblings told her they were in search of their parents who were scientist and was lost during the blast a year ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their journey began when the train sent them into another dimension or world, where they met a man who possessed a gun with bullets of different type of effect (like fire, ice, water, air, etc.). Eventually, the man joined them in their search for the children's parent and sent them home too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that's a lot. Hope someone knows. Thank you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:32:10.913" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:32:10.913" Title="What is this anime which started with a boy and his sister riding on a train to another dimension to search for their scientist parents?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:52:02.467" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20465" CreationDate="2015-03-30T13:10:26.070" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_Unlimited&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy: Unlimited&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It was my favorite back then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1157/Final_Fantasy:_Unlimited&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ai and Yu, after reading their parent's research and after their parents' disappearance, they decided to go on search for them. They ride a strange train to the Inner World in search of their parents and meets up with Lisa in the train and together they begin their journey within the Inner World. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13198" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T16:09:28.307" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T16:09:28.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-30T14:36:20.710" Score="5" ViewCount="1141" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled across a really interesting anime which starts out with two young men exploring the ruins floating in the sky, looking for relics of the ancient heroes. They stumbled across a girl who passed out and, when she woke up, refused to tell them who she was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They brought her back to the village, only to be explained that she couldn't see the lead character's friend or any of the villagers as they were &quot;spirits&quot;, and the lead character was only able to see them because, having grown up there, he has become accustomed to their &quot;presence&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl ended up attracting a monster, which broke through the barrier protecting the village, forcing the villagers to defend themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's as much as I can remember, unfortunately. Hopefully this is enough information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13516" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:05:16.693" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:05:16.693" Title="Anime about a girl found by the lead character in the ruins in the sky who attracted a monster to a village inhabited by spirits" Tags="&lt;tales-of-zestiria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:52:08.797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20470" CreationDate="2015-03-30T15:31:18.657" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYQbc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Sounds like &lt;strong&gt;Tales of Zestiria: Doushi no Yoake&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It had an OVA produced by Ufotable and aired last December 2014 in order to promote the original game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story focuses on Sorey who goes on a quest to restore peace on their homeland. The woman you might be referring to is &lt;strong&gt;Alisha&lt;/strong&gt;, the brown-haired girl from the picture, whom &lt;strong&gt;Sorey&lt;/strong&gt;, the dark brown-haired guy, and &lt;strong&gt;Mikleo&lt;/strong&gt;, the white-haired one, met when they were exploring these said ruins. They brought her to Sorey's land, which was inhabited by these spirits, where only Sorey could actually see them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Zestiria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T05:22:05.897" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T05:22:05.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-30T17:10:56.853" Score="1" ViewCount="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Slayers Revolution&lt;/em&gt;, who voiced the old man of Rol village that asked for help with winning the festival's ball rolling competition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recognise the voice from somewhere. I thought it was either the same voice actor as Makarov Dreyar of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; or Gol D. Roger of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, but I can't find any evidence to support either theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8111" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T17:19:17.797" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T17:19:17.797" Title="Who voiced the old man of Rol village in Slayers Revolution episode 6?" Tags="&lt;slayers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20505" CreationDate="2015-03-30T17:14:31.870" Score="3" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do we usually see only one person using a type of magic? Look at Cana's magic for example. Out of everything shown via the Anime, no one else has used it on their own. Same with Reedus, Makarov, Evergreen, Bickslow, Gildarts, Jura, Erza (Knight), and many other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand why limited number of people use the rare/lost magic (Dragon Slayer and other lost types), but what about the more modern magics?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3021" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T18:14:24.050" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T16:36:52.783" Title="Why do we generally see only one person per type of magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4139" CreationDate="2015-03-30T18:33:30.907" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the case of Lucky Star, this is because &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/24597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the drama CD&lt;/a&gt; predates the anime by about two years, and was produced by a completely different group of people. When Kyoto Animation took on the Lucky Star anime project, they decided to cast new voice actors. Why? I don't know in this specific case, but one possibly contributing factor is that drama CDs are likely to have a smaller budget than anime, meaning that there are probably more constraints on which voice actors can be hired. Then again, maybe the producers just didn't like Hirohashi Ryou as Konata, or maybe Hirohashi had scheduling issues (because, after all, the Lucky Star anime wouldn't have been part of her contract to do the drama CDs). Who knows? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a pattern you will see from time to time - there are some manga/LN franchises that get drama CDs before getting an anime adaptation. In these cases, the drama CD cast is likely to be replaced when it comes time to make an anime, simply because the production staff for the drama CDs and anime are different, and so there's nothing really necessitating that the anime production staff use the drama CD cast. Kara no Kyoukai is another example of this - there was &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/49306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a drama CD back in 2002&lt;/a&gt;, but the entire cast (besides glorious Nakata Jouji as Araya) was replaced for the movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, when the drama CDs are a &lt;em&gt;tie-in&lt;/em&gt; to the anime, you'll almost invariably see the same cast used for both, since they're both being produced by the same people/companies. I know of no exceptions to this, though I wouldn't be too surprised if there were some exceptions out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T18:33:30.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20164" CreationDate="2015-03-30T22:14:42.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the Day of Severance is the day Ginko is sent out into the battlefield . Before this, tensions were rising at each side of the Wall - The young bears were brainwashed into thinking fighting in this battle would gain Kumalia's love, And you can see the human's disdain for bears when Kureha is picked on as a child for being a 'bear-lover'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wall of Severance was erected after the battle (hence the Day of Severance) to separate the two worlds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be an oversight in the plot in regards to the Door of Friendship and when it was built, which is what I personally found confusing. It appears that the door of friendship was built prior to the day of severance, but only discovered in the midst of the battle. It does seem a little odd how this portal was overlooked for so long if it already existed, and what use it served without the wall in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither world seems to know much about the portal, it seems to be a only known about by Ginko, Kureha, Reia and Lulu. One theory is it could have been built by Kumalia, another is that it's a plothole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T22:14:42.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-31T01:42:03.480" Score="4" ViewCount="741" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, the music starts at around 37:31 or so according to my timestamps, during the fight between Shirou and Lancer inside the main house, right after Shirou blocks the lance and gets cut, and a second before Lancer says 'Hoh'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched entire OST, but seemed to have missed it anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13534" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:08:00.053" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T14:14:27.157" Title="What's the name of the background music which starts at 37:31 in episode 1 of Fate/stay night UBW (2014)?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20495" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20521" CreationDate="2015-03-31T05:03:32.460" Score="4" ViewCount="478" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Bechdel test asks if a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The requirement that the two women must be named is sometimes added. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know if this series passes the test and what was the scene that makes the series pass test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T03:32:42.600" Title="Does Kamisama Kiss pass the Bechdel test?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20404" CreationDate="2015-03-31T06:05:54.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you mean the fiction &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.royalroadl.com/fiction/1439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forgotten Conqueror&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is published on Royal Road.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a piece of the novel from chapter 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Twenty-seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was the number of times he had been thrown back into this world, only to be promptly dispatched and returned to the empty void to wallow in his own regret at how powerless he was when it truly mattered, and his sorrow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Memories that the Entity otherwise known as Rhultal did not want to remember yet could never forget flashes through his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broken and bleeding parents even before he had yet come of age. His life growing up in the hands of those who would step on him and use him for their own purposes. Watching those he love and cherished in agony and mercilessly slaughtered. His hatred that sought out power. his lack of control allowing the darkness to slowly overpower him, his pain at what he had become when that was all over, and the people who allied with the monsters and brought him to his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet for some reason he did not die. His body may have lost all functions and the body has rotted with the passage of time, but his spirit can recall everything he’s done, and the knowledge of his past remains solely his without dispersing into the ether. unable to move on, eventually his spirit would merge into a being for the cycle of life, but upon birth, for reasons unbeknownst to him, he would most definitely be culled upon the sweet air of freedom; excruciating pain, followed by death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over and over this event has already occurred twenty-six times, and this was the twenty-seventh. He had already understood that this was his own private hell for everything he has done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bracing himself for the inevitable fate that follows, the thing that was once known as Rhultal falls silent relinquishing his will and anticipation at the prospect of finally being whole. He silently waits for the hands of death to drive him back. He heard shouting and yelling, and at some point it felt like the hands of death were upon him. For what felt like eons, he waited with abated breath. Yet death did not follow. Instead, what he felt were two wavering hands full of warmth, grasping holding onto him. The entity remained in silence, unwilling to make a sound. After an eternity, the hands holding him start shaking, and he felt the atmosphere change. A soft cry could be heard. Suddenly, the arms were clinging on to him as if clinging onto its dear life, and a loud wailing noise erupts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surprised at this turn of event and the possibility of life, the entity opens his mouth and starts crying with all the strength that his tiny body could muster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As if in accordance to his cry, the wailing stopped and a sound of sobbing delight could be heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Confused yet elated, he sought to use this chance to once again walk upon Lovis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13157" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T05:59:23.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20499" CreationDate="2015-03-31T06:54:19.683" Score="1" ViewCount="41170" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that when introducing Shino to Asuna and Lisbeth, Kirito mentioned them as his &lt;em&gt;nakama&lt;/em&gt;. Why is that? Why is it that Kirito didn't introduce Asuna as his girlfriend? Is this what is normally done by a Japanese couple? Or did they broke up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2020-03-30T21:06:49.837" Title="In SAO 2 did Asuna break up with Kirito?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20497" CreationDate="2015-03-31T07:19:20.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about the cultural reasoning behind it, but I can at least say, from a story point of view, they have not broken up, since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later in the story, Asuna and Kirito walk to Asuna's house so Kirito can properly greet Asuna's parents, which is not something you would do when you've broken up :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's about as non-spoilery I can get, but I hope it helps as an answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6446" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T07:19:20.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20497" CreationDate="2015-03-31T07:34:17.870" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no reason to think so. When Kirito introduced Shino to Asuna and Liz at the Dicey Cafe, the three of them were preparing to bring Shino back to her hometown, where she encountered the gunman she shot and killed as a young child, so that she could accept the consequences of her actions and overcome her guilt of having killed a man. One typically doesn't revisit the scene of a childhood trauma with just anyone, so Kirito, whom Shino already knew and trusted through GGO, called Asuna and Liz his &lt;em&gt;nakama&lt;/em&gt; to tell Shino that he trusted them -- therefore she should too. It was more important to convey that Asuna and Liz were trustworthy rather than the fact that Asuna was his girlfriend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T07:34:17.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2532" CreationDate="2015-03-31T08:31:26.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody would want someone who destroys everything he passes by be called a wizard SAINT. xD He might be strong but reputation-wise, he is just a dirty old skirt chaser who brings literal destruction to those he comes near to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13198" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T08:31:26.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15488" CreationDate="2015-03-31T11:23:00.973" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan is extremely rare and is considered as the most powerful among the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Byakugan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Great&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dojutsu&lt;/a&gt;. Before I get to my answer, it is necessary to look into other cases of dojutsu transplantation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Kakashi Hatake&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi received the Sharingan at a young age. He had years of experience with it and was considered a genius at the usage of Sharingan. He was even appointed to train Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha with their Sharingan&#xA;development. Even with the amount of knowledge and power of the Sharingan, he couldn't revert the Sharingan back to its normal state. That was because of a simple reason: the eye wasn't his. It originally belonged to Obito Uchiha. Since Kakashi wasn't the original owner of the eye, he is unable to revert the eye back to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi Hatake wikia article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because he is not an Uchiha, Kakashi was unable to deactivate this dōjutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article tells us that, in order to deactivate the Sharingan, the person needs to be an Uchiha. This can also be related with Danzo Shimura and his arsenal of eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito &quot;borrowed&quot; the Rinnegan from Nagato, who originally got them from Madara Uchiha. There were many reasons why Obito implanted only one Rinnegan eye even after having obtained both. However, one of the main reasons was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Under the guise of Madara and inheriting the former's work, Obito Uchiha claimed that he was entitled to take the Rinnegan from Nagato's body after his death. He then implanted the left Rinnegan into himself and hid the right Rinnegan, &lt;strong&gt;unable to handle the power of both eyes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Obito wasn't the original owner of the eyes,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He did not have complete mastery over it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He couldn't handle its overwhelming power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito, being an Uchiha, lacked control over the Rinnegan. This kind of proves that an Uchiha cannot simply control the Rinnegan if he isn't the original owner. Keep in mind that Obito was trained by Madara himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Nagato&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagato received the eyes at a very young age. He did not know that the Rinnegan were transplanted into him, and nor did he know that it evolved from a pair of Sharingan eyes. Nevertheless, he had &lt;em&gt;almost&lt;/em&gt; complete mastery over them because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was an Uzumaki and thus had huge chakra reserves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The eyes were implanted at a very young age, giving him time to perfect his Rinnegan skills by adulthood.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15488/why-cant-nagato-revert-his-rinnegan-to-sharingan/15594#15594&quot;&gt;Sakurai Tomoki's answer&lt;/a&gt; is logical and makes sense. However, if we were to look at similarity between the Rinnegan (evolved from Sharingan) and the Sharingan itself, it seems that answer could be different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know from Kakashi's case that he couldn't deactivate the Sharingan because of its origins. We also know that Obito lacked control over the Rinnegan, which implies that he couldn't deactivate and revert it into a Sharingan. Combining these two factors, we can derive an explanation to the original question: Nagato couldn't revert the Rinnegan to Sharingan because he wasn't the eyes' original owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara displayed certain new and powerful &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Limbo:_Border_Jail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;techniques&lt;/a&gt; when he received his original eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because Madara was the eyes' original owner, only he could use them to their fullest power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many situations when the power of a borrowed dojutsu is questioned, the full potential of the eyes is always attained by the original owner. So it's logical to conclude that the Rinnegan to Sharingan swap was exclusive to Madara and not to the other two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T15:04:19.803" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24530" CreationDate="2015-03-31T12:47:04.737" Score="9" ViewCount="713" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone identify an anime from a single episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this about 5 years ago at a convention, but it looks to have been produced in the 90's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People wearing robotic armor compete in some kind of fight. It looks like it just takes place outdoors, not in an arena of any kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The robotic suits are brightly colored, this is not an overly serious anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an old scientist type guy who built the suits for at least the main character's team. There is a guy who fights first, and when he is knocked backward he lands on a girl's lunch (a girl he apparently likes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He notices tears in her eyes and thinks &quot;she really cares for me! she's crying because I was knocked down!&quot;, but then we get the real picture, and she is thinking &quot;oh no, my poor lunch!&quot;. Throughout the episode she is sulking because of her broken lunch. She keeps saying things like &quot;my lunch...&lt;em&gt;snif&lt;/em&gt;&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the guy's fight an energetic girl is up next, presumably fighting the same person the guy was (he lost, I think). They do a cheer and say &quot;We'll beat 'em with Dell Power!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole time I thought the anime was called &quot;Dell Power&quot;, but when I looked that up I found nothing at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="258" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:53:47.350" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:53:47.350" Title="What anime features robot armor and reference to &quot;Dell Power&quot;" Tags="&lt;delpower-x-bakuhatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:52:11.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20478" CreationDate="2015-03-31T16:36:52.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 222 of the Anime, Lucy want to learn transformation magic from Mirajane (and some others join in). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is possible but really hard and requires a large effort than mastering his own type of magic. Besides it was too complicated for her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is like talent. Additionally not all types of magic are accessible to everyone because of missing prerequisites, such as dragon slayer and god slayer magic, which requires an dragon teaching an infant from the beginning or a lacrima crystal implant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also magic wilders like Rufus Lore who creates new spells based on those he memorizes. Although one might argue that it's his magic which allows him doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13555" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T16:36:52.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19353" CreationDate="2015-03-31T16:46:15.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What is this thing?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bead that looks like a &quot;9&quot; or a comma is called a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magatama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;magatama&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Magatama appeared in prehistoric Japan (approximately ca. 1,000 BC to the 6th century AD) and were made of primitive stone and earthen materials in the early period, but by the end of the Kofun period were made almost exclusively of jade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PZao4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Evolution of magatama&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not known why magatama look the way they are. They may be fashioned after animal fangs or the shape of fetuses. Moreover, they look like a part of the taijitu, which is also shown in the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Arjuna&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d9z6rm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arjuna using the taijitu as a shield&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime and manga, characters named or modeled after Susanoo, god of the sea and storms, almost always possess a magatama. For example, Susanoo in &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/em&gt; has the &lt;a href=&quot;http://akamegakill.wikia.com/wiki/Susanoo#Trump_Card&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yasakani no Magatama&lt;/a&gt;, one of the three &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Regalia_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imperial Regalia of Japan&lt;/a&gt; that represents benevolence, in his chest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5zl5bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Susanoo in Akame ga Kill!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The connection between magatama and Susanoo can be found in Japanese mythology: Susanoo received five hundred magatama from Tamanoya no mikoto, or Ame-no-Futodama-no-mikoto, the jewel-making deity, and presented them to his sister, the sun goddess Amaterasu, when he went to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why is it embedded in the forehead?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill!&lt;/em&gt; example has shown, the magatama need not be embedded in the forehead. In fact, in an extreme example found in &lt;em&gt;Blue Seed&lt;/em&gt;, eight magatama are embedded in various body parts of Mamoru Kusanagi: four in the chest, two in the knees, and another two in the back of his hands. As far as I know, it is never explained why the magatama is embedded in Juna's and Susano-Oh's forehead and not in a different body part of theirs. I suspect that it is purely an artistic decision, and because the forehead is the commonest place for the third eye, which, like the magatama, is a source of mystical powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/12841/charon-styx&quot;&gt;CharonStyx&lt;/a&gt; made a good point that the reason why the magatama is embedded in the forehead, rather than worn as a pendant, is to show the characters' divinity: that they have innate noble responsibilities and divine powers that can not be taken away from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T18:01:29.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18567" CreationDate="2015-03-31T21:54:43.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would think that how Minato sealed part of Kurama, in which it could repllenish its own energy when its low. I'm guessing that the taled beast within Naruto could do the samething. Seeing as Hagoromo said that Naruto would be the meeting place for all the tailed beast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto should have the potential to use six paths sage mode, seeing as Sasuke still has full access of his rinnegan. He could even turn the eye off completly. I remember reading somewhere that in the Last movie Naruto's chakra was turned into a bomb that destroyed half the moon. That could be why he doesn't use that mode. I did see that Naruto could touch Toneri Ōtsutsuki's truth seeking balls which means he has the other half of Hagoromo's chakra which is the important thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13387" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T21:54:43.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20495" CreationDate="2015-04-01T03:27:13.627" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, while &lt;a href=&quot;http://bechdeltest.com/&quot;&gt;bechdeltest.com&lt;/a&gt; exists as a database for movies that pass and do not pass the test, at the moment no equivalent can be found for anime/manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga passes the test in the second chapter: the main character meets an old woman lying outside who tells her she has sprained her legs, so she helps the woman to the woman's home, where she is invited to stay for the night, as the main character was left homeless in the first chapter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's as far as I read, so there may be more passing conversations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that while the Bechdel test has been used as an indicator of gender bias or feminist litmus test in works of fiction, it doesn't really prove much aside from the presence of female characters. Plenty of works with strong female characters fail the Bechdel test, and because the Bechdel test doesn't take into account the length, complexity, or subject of the conversation, works with one-dimensional female characters can pass easily as long as two women speak to each other about shoes or cooking or how they don't understand math or politics or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fifty Shades of Gray&lt;/em&gt; passes the test, but has been blasted for glorifying abusive relationships. The movie &lt;em&gt;12 Angry Men&lt;/em&gt;, widely regarded as one of the best films of all time, fails because it focuses on a 1950s-era jury, on which women did not serve. The entire &lt;em&gt;Lord of the Rings&lt;/em&gt; series fails the test because none of the female characters ever get the chance to talk to each other, and &lt;em&gt;Pacific Rim&lt;/em&gt; also failed because the female lead was the only notable woman in the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pacific Rim's failure to pass the Bechdel test inspired a similar test named after that character, the Mako Mori test, which is passed when the film has: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;at least one female character;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who gets her own narrative arc;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that does not revolve around supporting a man's story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of what you intend to gain from these tests, the best way to judge a work is to experience it for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T03:32:42.600" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T03:32:42.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20573" CreationDate="2015-04-01T03:35:59.333" Score="9" ViewCount="887" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudazumo_Naki_Kaikaku&quot;&gt;Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku&lt;/a&gt;, the protagonist Junichiro Koizumi is able to use &quot;goumoupai&quot;, the ability to turn any mahjong tile into a white/haku tile simply by &lt;em&gt;gripping it with immense strength&lt;/em&gt;, usually leaving the tile dented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, the manga frequently goes overboard with the abilities of each character, but this one seems like it might actually be possible in real life. I'd assume that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sloperama.com/majexchange/id.html&quot;&gt;material the tile is made out of&lt;/a&gt; would be a giant factor, but apparently Koizumi can even do it with &lt;em&gt;depleted uranium tiles&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much grip force would be needed to scrape/dent a mahjong tile so that it turns white? Would it be possible for a human (for any material)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13542" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T03:45:53.387" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T16:41:05.740" Title="Is it physically possible to turn a mahjong tile white with a super grip?" Tags="&lt;mudazumo-naki-kaikaku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T04:07:22.540" Score="3" ViewCount="1115" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that both men (e.g. Mendoza) and women (e.g. Ema) can be Makai Priests. And, of course, men can be Makai Knights (Leon, Alfonso, Germán, ...). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But can women be Makai Knights? In episode 24 of Garo: Honoo no Kokuin, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jiruba says that Germán's child with Ximena is going to inherit Zoro. This prompts Leon to ask Jiruba if that means that the child is a boy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to suggest that women cannot be Makai Knights. Is this in fact the case? Supporting information from the tokusatsu series would be very welcome here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T14:37:12.823" Title="Can women be Makai Knights?" Tags="&lt;garo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20536" CreationDate="2015-04-01T06:39:21.547" Score="6" ViewCount="2813" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does the Grail choose the participants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We know that the Grail tries to pick people who have some sort of strong desire (when Kotomine asks Tohsaka at the beginning of Fate/Zero).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you need to descend from a mage bloodline? Did the murderer guy (the one who got Caster in Fate/Zero) have magical blood?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It seems like you don't need to be aware of the existence of the Holy Grail war (Shirou and the murderer guy were both pretty clueless).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You do seem to need an heroic relic... or do you? When Kotomine was surprisingly chosen in Fate/Zero, did he have one already? What if you lose the relic before the summoning occurs? (In Fate/Zero the participants were already making preparations for &lt;strong&gt;years&lt;/strong&gt; before the summoning).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Matou were disappointed that Kariya left behind their magical teachings, so they decided to adopt Sakura to prepare her for the next war. When Kariya returns and chooses to fight, he successfully becomes a master. This suggests that there is a way to opt out/in from the war (?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does the Grail pick participants exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T20:57:36.037" Title="How does the Grail choose the participants?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20543" CreationDate="2015-04-01T08:03:10.287" Score="3" ViewCount="6761" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read from an anime magazine that Milly Ashford, the school president, was described as the daughter of the owner of the school which is obvious because the name is Ashford Academy. However, she was also described as the girl who always pairs up Lelouch and Shirley as couple, despite she herself having feelings for Lelouch. Is there any proof of that? I watched the R1 and R2 anime 5 years ago and I cannot remember a part that could prove it. Or am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T17:28:42.027" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T15:19:44.500" Title="When or in what part did Milly Ashford (the school president) admit that she has feelings for Lelouch?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20464" CreationDate="2015-04-01T08:38:39.017" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Answer given by @Ero Sɘnnin in the comments.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not every Uchiha is able to awaken the Rinnegan. Nor can any common Senju.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not the Uchiha:Senju DNA ratio that governs the Rinnegan's existence. It is the Asura and Indra chakra mixing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I think the chakra ratio doesn't matter as we see in Madara's case. Although more chakra can maybe speedup the process of Rinnegan formation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21537/what-if-hashirama-had-implanted-madaras-cells-into-his-body&quot;&gt;What if Hashirama had implanted Madara&amp;#39;s cells into his body?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13229" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T09:28:20.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20899" CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:12:42.390" Score="1" ViewCount="3229" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been stated clearly that Alluak Zoldyck has the same amount of power of a normal child, which in the Hunter x Hunter universe means that he/she is very weak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/myJLE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Killua vs Illumi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, all other children in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Zoldyck_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zoldyck family&lt;/a&gt; have received training since a very early age as well as possessing a set of talents that unique to the family, such as resistance to poison, strength and resistance to pain, even before learning nen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until they found out about Alluka's wish granting ability, there was nothing to suggest he/she was different from the other siblings. Therefore, it could be assumed that he/she should have received the same training as his/her siblings before that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does she only have the power of a normal child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T16:55:35.433" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T04:54:36.843" Title="Why does Alluka only have the strength of a normal child?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15230" CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:13:30.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is indeed Xiaolin Showdown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bvdih.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was broadcast between 2003 and 2006 consisting of 3 season. Each character was master of an element:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Big dude (Clay) - Earth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girl (Kimiko) - Fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dot-Head (Omi) - Water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Remaining Boy (Raimundo) - Wind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's actually an American production, but set in Asia. They protect the &lt;em&gt;Shen Gong Wu&lt;/em&gt; from the evils that desire the treasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first season ends with their failure and they need to travel back in time and create an alternate future resulting in their success. This is what the second season mostly deals with. In the third and final season the warriors travel to the Ying-Yang world to retrieve Omi's good chi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T12:13:30.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20740" CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:54:10.393" Score="17" ViewCount="5633" Body="&lt;p&gt;When an anime character is going to do something cool - or do something with fierce determination (Thank you @Ross Ridge), animators put in a sparkle on their eye usually accompanied by a metallic 'shiing' sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like a reflection of sorts, but where did it come from originally? I haven't seen this in other media before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PSNQJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TUArvm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8L9Kpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T12:36:40.403" LastActivityDate="2019-08-09T22:46:05.213" Title="Where did the shining eye trope come from?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T17:26:28.077" Score="0" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo Ravens, why is it that some of the shikigamis (especially those used by the Onmyou Agency) are looking like wanzer from Front Mission? What is it derived from? Is there any improvement in Onmyouji between the time of the Abe no Senmei and the current time in Tokyo Ravens that caused this? Is there any explanation for this anywhere in the novel or anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: The following link refers to the Shikigami I call &quot;looking like wanzer&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T07:49:42.920" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T07:49:42.920" Title="Why is it that some shikigami are like Wanzer from Front Mission?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20525" CreationDate="2015-04-01T17:27:50.217" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact way in which the Grail picks Masters is not well-understood, as far as I'm aware. It's a fuzzy process even to the participants themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To try to address your specific questions: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you need to descend from a mage bloodline? Did the murderer guy (the one who got Caster in Fate/Zero) have magical blood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure whether you strictly need to descend from a mage bloodline (this is probably addressed in side materials I haven't read), but Ryuunosuke did have a mage somewhere in his ancestry, and as such, he had a small number of Magic Circuits (this is mentioned in the light novel, but not the anime). The magic tome he had on hand when he murdered that one family right before summoning Caster was apparently something he found in a storehouse belonging to someone in his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems like you don't need to be aware of the existence of the Holy Grail war (Shirou and the murderer guy were both pretty clueless).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You do seem to need an heroic relic... or do you? When Kotomine was surprisingly chosen in Fate/Zero, did he have one already? What if you lose the relic before the summoning occurs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't need a relic to be granted Command Spells by the Grail. Having a relic helps with the &lt;em&gt;summoning&lt;/em&gt; further down the line, but even then, you don't strictly need a relic. If you don't have a relic, the Grail just gives you a Servant who is &quot;compatible&quot; with you or &quot;similar to&quot; you in some sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Matou were disappointed that Kariya left behind their magical teachings, so they decided to adopt Sakura to prepare her for the next war. When Kariya returns and chooses to fight, he successfully becomes a master. This suggests that there is a way to opt out/in from the war (?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kariya had no guarantee that he would be selected as a Master during the fourth war. He was essentially gambling, hoping that by undergoing the worm treatment, he would be picked by the Grail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically, I get the impression that there are usually few enough mages in the Fuyuki area that most mages in town during a Grail War end up becoming Masters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T20:57:36.037" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T20:57:36.037" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7216" CreationDate="2015-04-01T19:02:51.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no YGOTAS season 4 yet, so &quot;these guys from season 4&quot; are from the actual show when it starts getting all trippy and Egyptian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T19:02:51.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T19:46:47.840" Score="1" ViewCount="228" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to Episode 38 of the TFS &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Abridged&lt;/em&gt; series, at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/wXxqHqbjC7g?t=7m40s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;around 7:40&lt;/a&gt;, I think, when Dr. Gero activates 17 &amp;amp; 18 for the first time, a theme music plays in the background...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Various comments on the video say that it is the Cybermen theme from &lt;em&gt;Doctor Who&lt;/em&gt;, but the theme sounds nothing like it.... Does anyone know which theme it is, or where can I find this theme?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13659" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T06:19:47.653" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T06:19:47.653" Title="What is the theme music when Androids 17 and 18 are activated?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20528" CreationDate="2015-04-01T21:50:41.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has never been show if she has or ever had feelings for Lelouch. However she is very caring as demonstrated in &lt;em&gt;Episode 9 - Refrain&lt;/em&gt; when talking to Kallen about her parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Milly#Character_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; does says she cares deeply for him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Milly cares deeply about Lelouch, but realizes the need to restore her family's status by marrying a noble. She is aware of Lelouch's identity as a former prince of Britannia, since her family were close supporters of his mother, Empress Marianne. This relationship however, would lead to the family's nobility status being stripped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;this relationship&quot; refers to supporting Marianne who was a commoner at birth and already looked down upon by members of the royal family (though it was more jealousy that she became a wife despite being a commoner).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember reading somewhere (though I don't remember where so don't hold me to it) that Milly spent time with Lelouch and Nunnally as children before Marianne's death which is why despite knowing they are royalty, she can be very forward with them, making her probably the closest person &lt;em&gt;alive&lt;/em&gt; to them to date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T08:42:34.870" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T08:42:34.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16737" CreationDate="2015-04-01T23:35:31.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are also several exclusions of the story of several side characters. &#xA;For example the anime completely leaves out the Wild Hunt without which viewers never find out Run's story (it's touched on in the anime but never developed).&#xA;Because the anime ended early, people will never know the story of people like Wave.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lubbock gets killed by Budo after escaping being tortured in prison by Syura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there will probably never be a remake - it's just too brutal...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you should definitely read the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13673" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T23:37:37.463" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T23:37:37.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T23:39:39.820" Score="15" ViewCount="10776" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do we know about Shirou's biological parents/grandparents/etc.? Do we even know anything at all? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is relevant to e.g. understanding why Shirou can perform magecraft despite presumably having had non-mage parents. (Also, it's just kind of weird that he seems to never say anything about them. He was certainly old enough to remember them when they died in the fire at the end of the fourth grail war.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T04:42:38.717" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T00:57:27.017" Title="What do we know about Shirou's biological ancestors? (not Kiritsugu)" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14577" CreationDate="2015-04-02T01:15:12.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You make a reasonably convincing argument, JNat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, here's the problem - they fixed these things on the BDs (at least for episode 2; episode 10 BDs aren't out yet). Which &lt;em&gt;strongly&lt;/em&gt; suggests they were animation/coloring mistakes, not intentional artistic choices. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV on the left, BD on the right. As you can see, her bow is consistently orange on the BDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rg1jO.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N6MiC.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gFlU6.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WRhGi.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5EFIH.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xUrup.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HDqk9.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HXZO7.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y23xA.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IV9Yo.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9OGRU.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ggzkO.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Waremete wasn't exactly an exemplar of high-quality production. It's likely that someone just screwed the pooch at the studio, thereby causing all these inconsistencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(That said, I dropped the show after episode 2, so I'm not really in a position to evaluate whether ALL CAPS GUY's arguments make sense.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T01:15:12.213" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20557" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-02T06:12:59.623" Score="2" ViewCount="15348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Deadman Wonderland about two months ago, when I started I watched the first episode on Adult Swim. I saw the Red Man kill Ganta's classmates and other episode Shiro was passed out in dark basement with this older gentle man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As soon Shiro wake up it wasn’t her, she was a different person and she grabs this outfit that look like the Red Man’s clothes. Later on of the season it was Ganta’s flashback he had a figure look like Red Man also.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the red man? Aceman ? Shiro?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vll5s.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ace Man&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dYwOZl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Red Man&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10902" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T00:07:22.620" LastActivityDate="2019-02-05T00:00:34.600" Title="In Deadman Wonderland, is the Red Man is supposed to be Ganta's childhood hero, Ace Man?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20560" CreationDate="2015-04-02T07:32:37.457" Score="18" ViewCount="21272" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the endings shown in the anime series and shown in &lt;em&gt;The End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; different/alternate or are they same but in different places?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9123" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T07:48:09.110" LastActivityDate="2021-03-24T03:25:01.750" Title="What is the difference between the ending in the anime and in The End of Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20558" CreationDate="2015-04-02T07:35:58.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The endings are actually the same. The series ending shows how humans perceive the human instrumentality in their minds (their loneliness erasing and all their minds merging). The movie ending shows the events that happen in the outside world (the physical events).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Really, the movies were result of pressure from fans. :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13690" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T07:35:58.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20558" CreationDate="2015-04-02T08:09:52.467" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;First the history of the endings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gainax studio went through a huge financial crisis near the ending of evangelion. They decided to end the series anyway, and went for a low-budget ending (the episodes 24-25).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The television series takes a very avant-garde approach and focuses on a first-person psychological account of the instrumentality process from the perspective of its main characters (primarily Shinji Ikari). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nervarchives.com/analysis.altendings.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;ref&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fanbase reaction was brutal. From death threats to graffiti, hatemail and the likes. Anno's take on that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20020606012703/http://masterwork.animemedia.com/Evangelion/anno.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;On Evangelion's last two episodes , which upset many fans...&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;ANNO: I have no problem with them. If there's a problem, it's all with you guys. &lt;strong&gt;Too bad.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;sub&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(emphasis given because of verbal cue given by Anno himself during the interview&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later they decided to do the feature animation &amp;quot;The end of evangelion&amp;quot;, retelling the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to take in mind that Anno's style of storytelling is very fluid. He would only work on a new episode when the previous was finished:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toshio Okada:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;But--the last scenes were never fixed. When I talked to Mr. Anno a month ago, he said he couldn't decide the ending until the time came.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;ref&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anno comments on the development of the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hideaki Anno&lt;/strong&gt;: “The development of Evangelion gives me the feeling of a ‘Live’ concert. Whatever the story or the development of the characters, I made them without a plan. During the production, whether listening to various opinions or analysing my own state of mind, I kept questioning myself. I got the concepts from this personal stocktaking [self-assessment]. At first I had intended to make a simple work featuring robots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even when the main scene became a high school, it did not differ compared to other productions in the same style. At this point, I did not really think of creating a character with two faces, two identities: one shown at school, and the other inside the organization he belongs to [Nerv]. The impression of ‘Live’ concert that gives me the birth of Eva, was the team joining me in developing it, in the manner of an improvisation: someone plays the guitar and, in response, the drums and bass are added. The performance ended with the TV broadcasting ending. We only started working on the next script once the previous one was done. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/1996-newtype-anno-interview&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;ref&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they made the film with the new ending, re-telling the story from another perspective. Some classify the first ending as the personal instrumentality inside Shinji's mind, the other as the external instrumentality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anno, in the best &amp;quot;death of the author fashion&amp;quot;, said (and I am sorry I couldn't find the source) that the &amp;quot;true&amp;quot; ending lies with the viewer. When he started to make the new movies (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebuild_of_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the rebuild of evangelion&lt;/a&gt;), he is simply telling another evangelion story. Like folklore, the true story is nowhere to be found, all of them are true, depending only on the viewer's impression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hideaki Anno:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;”Eva&amp;quot; is a story that repeats.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is a story where the main character witnesses many horrors with his own eyes, but still tries to stand up again.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is a story of will; a story of moving forward, if only just a little.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is a story of fear, where someone who must face indefinite solitude fears reaching out to others, but still wants to try.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;We hope that you look forward to the 4 new retellings of this story.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/hideaki-anno-releases-statement-about-new-evangelion-movies&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;ref&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the truth is that the real ending is all / any of them. The interpretation of what you saw on the screen is &lt;strong&gt;intentionally left open.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T03:33:31.603" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-02T08:14:34.223" Score="5" ViewCount="55514" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which manga chapters are covered by both season of &lt;em&gt;Kamisama Hajimemashita&lt;/em&gt; anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, if I am to pick up the story where the anime left off, what chapter should I begin reading?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-07T02:24:11.267" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T02:24:11.267" Title="Which manga chapters are covered by both season of Kamisama Hajimemashita anime?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20557" CreationDate="2015-04-02T10:01:09.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't really get the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that there was that Ace Man figure in the flashback doesn't have anything to do the Red Man (or at least that's what I think). Maybe the author decided to do a very similar costume, but for the story, there wasn't a specific inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will explain a little better who is the Red Man, major spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shiro is actually the Red Man, as you have mentioned, but it needs some clarification.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; When they were small, Shiro saved Ganta, so she became his &quot;Ace Man&quot;. After the experiments and Ganta's departure, Shiro cracked up and developed alternate personalities: the perfect, childish, happy Shiro and the Wretched Egg, who is more mature and filled with hatred (Red Man). Keep in mind that the happy-Shiro isn't the former Shiro.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Eventually the happy-Shiro and the Wretched Egg fuse together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11313" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T14:32:33.063" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T14:32:33.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2015-04-02T13:18:43.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The devil fruit was smiley devil fruit because when ever a devil fruit eater died the devil fruit will be reborn to nearby fruit that is how the apple became a devil fruit in episode 602 in one piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13698" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T13:18:43.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8152" CreationDate="2015-04-02T14:10:20.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, all the dragons left there foster children (Gajeel, Wendy Natsu) because they didnt want them to turn into dragons. it explains later in the show that if a dragon slayer becomes powerful enough, he/she can actually turn into a dragon. They didn't want this to happen, so they went into hiding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13699" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T14:10:20.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-02T15:04:41.890" Score="4" ViewCount="3583" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Trebol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trebol&lt;/a&gt;, he should be a Logia user, using the Sticky Fruit's powers. This was verified in chapters 741 and 760, when we could see Trebol completely unaffected after being cut into pieces by Usopp and Law. Now chapter 782 makes me really confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUFYT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In chapter 782, we could see how he was hit by Luffy, yet remained completely unharmed despite being hit with hardening Haki. Logia users should be hurt by attacks like these. Additionally, later in the chapter we can see Law cut his body open with his sword. This could be defended by the fact that Law could have imbued the sword with Haki, but the appearance of Trebol's shriveled up old body, makes me really think Trebol was Paramecia after all. Although a Paramecia should not have been able to live after having his body severed. Now what's the deal here?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aM269.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T10:09:39.003" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T09:55:37.310" Title="What are Trebol's powers?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8152" CreationDate="2015-04-02T15:24:55.340" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were several reasons why the Dragons disappeared at that time and it was revealed in chapter 415.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, the dragons were indeed still &lt;em&gt;alive&lt;/em&gt;. They hid themselves inside the dragon slayers' bodies. The reasons behind this were threefold:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The dragons were afraid a new human would become so powerful that he would transform into a dragon, just like Acnologia. To prevent this from happening they went inside their bodies to slow down their power increase.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second reason was that the dragons were waiting for the right time to defeat Acnologia. Despite this reason clearly being stated by Grandeeney, I have a hard time believing it. Especially since the dragons did not fight Acnologia at all. They just watched Igneel get defeated. If they had attacked together, they might have been able to do more damage I believe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third and probably main reason why the dragons all disappeared was that Acnologia used his magic to extract their souls from their bodies. In order to prolong their lives, they retreated their souls (and apparently their bodies too) inside the dragon slayers they had once raised.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jcte5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jcte5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5FsxJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5FsxJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T11:06:39.593" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T11:06:39.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20522" CreationDate="2015-04-02T16:41:05.740" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The average human hand cannot produce enough grip force to do such a thing. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bleng.com/rfv-22.aspx&quot;&gt;this study on grip strength&lt;/a&gt;, the maximum key grip (holding an object like you would a key) force listed is 42 pounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wood will probably be the softest material a typical modern mahjong tile is made of, from the link in your post. Looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12299/12299-h/12299-h.htm#I_04&quot;&gt;compression strength properties of wood&lt;/a&gt;, the softest wood listed compresses at 193 pounds per square inch. Keep in mind that hardwoods like maple (456 psi) or oak (778 psi) would actually be used rather than softwoods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plastics take things to an entirely new level. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matweb.com/reference/compressivestrength.aspx&quot;&gt;This chart&lt;/a&gt; shows the compressive properties of some common polymer plastics. Note that the values are given in MPa, or megapascals. 1 megapascal = 145.037738 pound-force/square inch (PSI).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for materials such as pulverized bone, the only references I could find involved using the materials as partial replacement for concrete. I'd say it's safe to infer that the compressive strength for the compound used in making mahjong tiles would be at least as strong as hardwoods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind these figures only talk about the compression strength of the material. Just compressing the tile alone would not be enough to remove the engraving and paint of the characters on the tile face. Some shear force would also need to be applied as well. I don't think it's necessary to go there at this point, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13404" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T16:41:05.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-02T18:25:40.877" Score="3" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second DVD of the first movie &lt;em&gt;Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End&lt;/em&gt;, and also one of the disc in Complete Bluray Box Set feature &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMJnAoKDKSw&amp;amp;t=2m18s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a quiz session&lt;/a&gt; between the voice actors for &lt;em&gt;Youko&lt;/em&gt; (Inoue Marina), &lt;em&gt;Shimon&lt;/em&gt; (Kakihara Tetsuya) and &lt;em&gt;Kamina&lt;/em&gt; (Konishi Katsuyuki) about various details in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first quiz of the show, it is mentioned that one of the special features in &lt;em&gt;Gurren Lagann&lt;/em&gt; is the names of the characters: [シモン]{Shimon} comes up [下]｛Shimo｝ (down), [カミナ]{Kamina}　comes up [上]{Kami} (up), and the answer to the quiz reveals that [リーロン]{Leeron} comes from [論理]{Ronri} (logic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about other characters in Gurren Lagann? What are their names derived from, and how do they relate to the characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Feel free to explain the relation between the names and the characters already mentioned above.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T13:44:38.140" Title="What are the names of the characters in Gurren Lagann derived from? And how do they relate to the characters?" Tags="&lt;gurren-lagann&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20866" CreationDate="2015-04-02T22:00:17.497" Score="0" ViewCount="8935" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's clear now that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; boasts the most powerful &lt;strong&gt;dojutsu&lt;/strong&gt; out of the 3 dojutsu (not including &lt;em&gt;Tenseigan&lt;/em&gt; here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are few occurrence where we got to saw &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rinne Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in action. So, where does it put the power of &lt;em&gt;Rinne-Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current power level is laid out as such: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sharingan 1st &amp;lt; Sharingan 2nd &amp;lt; Sharingan 3rd &amp;lt; Byakugan &amp;lt; Mangekyo Sharingan &amp;lt; Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan &amp;lt; One eye Rinnegan &amp;lt; Both eyes Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rinne Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; lie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="34809" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T06:09:57.053" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T06:09:57.053" Title="How powerful is the Rinne Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3663" CreationDate="2015-04-03T01:21:26.047" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been two years since this question was posted, but since there's been no answer so far and a lot has happened since then, I thought I might have some fun and see what I could find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parts with * means that it happened outside of a tournament, e.g. at a training camp. For references I'm using the Saki and Achiga-hen mangas/animes only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Basic yaku/han rules&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuitan (open tanyao):&lt;/strong&gt; Yes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pbk2tm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Achiga Ch. 20&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ippatsu (one-shot):&lt;/strong&gt; Yes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dora:&lt;/strong&gt; Red (four), ura, kan, kan-ura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sanrenkou/Suurenkou (3 or 4 consecutive triplets):&lt;/strong&gt; No (Ch. 52 Saki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Scoring rules&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No-ten penalty:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tobi (going bust):&lt;/strong&gt; Negative score, not zero (Ch. 42 Kana)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koromo, being the sadistic loli she is, &lt;em&gt;purposely cheapens her hand&lt;/em&gt; to drop Kana's score to exactly zero.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tiebreaker after score&lt;/strong&gt;: First dealership (Achiga Ch. 20 Awai)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Awai ignores a potential sanbaiman since it would make her tie in points with Shizuno, and because Shizuno's dealership was earlier Awai would end up behind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uma/oka (bonus points based on final placements)&lt;/strong&gt;: No (Ch. 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Double wind pair:&lt;/strong&gt; 4 fu (Ch. 47 Saki)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saki gets a 1 han 110 fu, which is only possible with this rule due to 102 fu being rounded up. For rules where this is 2 fu, it would be stuck at 100 fu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Yakuman rules&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robbing a closed kan for kokushi&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Ch. 36 Saki)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saki avoids calling kan on a set of wests, being suspicious of Yumi's kokushi (which was 1-shanten at the time).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Double yakuman&lt;/strong&gt;: No (Ch. 43, Ch. 51 Kana)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hisa explains that there are no double yakumans in &quot;this year's rules&quot;, so the rules most likely change from year to year.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allowed yakuman&lt;/strong&gt;: Either mentioned, attempted or actually won&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;s&gt;Riichi tsumo toitoi&lt;/s&gt; Suuankou/Four closed triplets (Ch. 3 Saki*, Ch. 20 Kaori, Ch. 51 Kana, Ch. 125)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kazoe-yakuman/Counted yakuman (Ch. 44 Kana, Ch. 52 Saki, Achiga Ch. 20 Himeko)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokushi musou/Thirteen orphans (Ch. 4 Saki*, Ch. 42, Ch. 48 Kana, Ch. 53 Yumi, Ch. 125, Ch. 140 Yukiko, Anime Ep. 21 Kaori)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chinroutou/All terminals (Ch. 68 Hiroe)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shousuushi/Little four winds (Ch. 56 Hatsumi, Ch. 89 Hatsumi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daisuushi/Big four winds (Ch. 125)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsuuiisou/All honours (Ch. 125)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daisangen/Big three dragons (Ch. 13 Mai, Achiga Ch. 15 Takami)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenhou/Win on first dealer draw (Ch. 71)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiihou/Win on first non-dealer draw (Achiga Ch. 19 Awai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ryuuiisou/All green (Ch. 58 Kaori*)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Possibly more)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;General play rules&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daiminkan pao/sekinin barai (responsible for open kan rinshan):&lt;/strong&gt; Yes (Ch. 52 Saki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temporary furiten:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes (Achiga Ch. 6 Shizuno)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shizuno could only win on 1-sou with a 2-3 wait, but could not ron in one of the rounds due to a 4-sou played earlier that round. Later she ignores a ron off one player in order to win off another.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taahai (penalty for having too many tiles)&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Ch. 62 Maho*)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the training camp Maho reaches to draw a tile even though she's dealer before the first discard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Empty riichi&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes, and counts as tenpai on draw (Ch. 27 Hisa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Furiten riichi&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Ch. 137 Yukiko, Anime Ep. 21 Mihoko)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukiko draws her winning closed 2-man but contemplates a furiten riichi to gain more points. Mihoko &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; pulls off a furiten riichi against Hisa in the individuals, and wins with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Calling pon on a tile you just discarded:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes (Achiga Ch. 8, Teru)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dealer can extend leadership after last round:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes (Achiga Ch. 10 Teru)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going west (extra round added if no player gets at least 30000)&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Anime Ep. 21)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Halfway through Ep. 21 Mutsuki explains how Nanpo was able to make a comeback once it entered the south round, despite it being a tonpuusen (east-only game). Note that no round is added if the top player ends on exactly 30000, as Saki did in Ep. 22.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Draw condition rules&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kyuushuu kyuuhai (starting hand has 9+ terminals/honours):&lt;/strong&gt; Yes (Ch. 140 Yukiko)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukiko says that &quot;normally, one would abort the round&quot; (普段なら流すところだけど), which suggests that she has the option to do so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UNOcum.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ch 140&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suufontsu renda (all players discard same wind tile on first round):&lt;/strong&gt; Yes (Ch. 73 Yuuki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuuki reaches tenpai on the first round, but is forced to abandon it since it would require discarding a west, drawing the round.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Possibly more)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Tournament room&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People allowed:&lt;/strong&gt; The four players only (Ch. 11)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Presumably this refers to the competing schools only, since tournament staff are seen in the room later in the same chapter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mobile phones:&lt;/strong&gt; No point since they won't get any signal (Ch. 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stuffed toys:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taking off shoes and socks:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Singing&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Ch. 125 Choe)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The commentators go on to explain that this is allowed in European championships, but not for pro tournaments in Japan (interhigh is okay).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Throwing a tile into the air then slamming it down:&lt;/strong&gt; Nobody complained (Ch. 25 Hisa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Playing with tiles face down&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Ch. 141 Megan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Playing left-handed&lt;/strong&gt;: Yes (Ch. 138 Yukiko, discussed in Ch. 142)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other rules&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practice games for prefectural winners&lt;/strong&gt;: Only against other non-prefectural winners (Achiga Ch. 3)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Similar rules seem to apply to the individual tournament (Achiga Ch. 7)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vanguard for team tournaments:&lt;/strong&gt; Must be Japanese (Ch. 108)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This rule was recently changed, since up until now Rinkai had all five members being foreign (Ch. 106).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13542" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T13:36:44.090" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T13:36:44.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29869" CreationDate="2015-04-03T04:46:56.647" Score="4" ViewCount="1173" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 16, what appears to be a Japanese translation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Donna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Dona Dona&quot;&lt;/a&gt; plays twice -- once where Nanami has a dream where she, like the calf in the song, is sent away to her death, and once right after Utena removes the cowbell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that there are translations of this song (which seems to originally have been in Yiddish) -- there's a recording of Joan Baez singing it in English on YouTube, and Wikipedia lists a bunch of other languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that I doubt Japan has a particularly large Jewish presence compared to the other countries indicated by the languages listed on Wikipedia, I'm wondering about the Japanese translation: who did the translation, and when did a translated version of the song first appear? Did a translation exist before Utena?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T16:25:17.647" Title="Where is the translation of &quot;Dona Dona&quot; from?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20578" CreationDate="2015-04-03T04:46:56.647" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an internet search for &lt;code&gt;dona dona japanese translation&lt;/code&gt;, which I ran after it occurred to me that there might be a quick answer out there, I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://ejtranslations.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/revolutionary-girl-utena-dona-dona/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this blog&lt;/a&gt; that mentioned a 1966 translation by &lt;strong&gt;Yasui Kazumi&lt;/strong&gt;. An MIT's &lt;a href=&quot;http://techiya.mit.edu/repertoire/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jewish A Capella&lt;/a&gt; site also gives the same translator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to further double-check things, I ended up on the Japanese Wikipedia page for both &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E4%BA%95%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A%E3%81%BF#.E8.A8.B3.E8.A9.9E.EF.BC.88.E3.81.BF.E3.83.8A.E3.81.BF.E3.82.AB.E3.82.BA.E3.81.BF.E5.90.8D.E7.BE.A9.E3.82.92.E5.90.AB.E3.82.80.EF.BC.89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yasui&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the song&lt;/a&gt;. My Japanese knowledge is somewhat lacking, but I can read katakana and hiragana, and they also list the same year and translator, although the Wikipedia page lists an earlier instance of the song being performed in Japan (which may not have been in Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the song translation definitely appeared before the anime (which, if I'm not mistaken, was in the 1990's), and it wasn't anime-specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T04:46:56.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20583" CreationDate="2015-04-03T05:59:54.373" Score="7" ViewCount="13485" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remembered watching a battle scene from the 2009 anime titled Fullmetal Alchemist and was puzzled by how Edward Elric managed to throw volley of punches at Father, a homunculus or the dwarf in the flask whom had earlier absorbed an entity and gained the power of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because the power of God cannot be controlled and led to Father's defeat, or because the absorbed homunculus or souls are revolting inside Father thereby restricting Father's focus on a battle? How did Elric win this seemingly impossible fight? What happens to Father after vanishing into thin air? Did he return to the flask?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13708" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:31:18.720" LastActivityDate="2020-03-17T02:29:31.873" Title="How did Edward manage to defeat Father?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20580" CreationDate="2015-04-03T07:25:14.957" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to answer based on the manga, because I still have not seen the Brotherhood anime. I think this is just fine, as it seems that the anime streamlined the ending a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is going to be spoilerific, but scarcely more than the question itself, so I'm not putting &lt;em&gt;all of it&lt;/em&gt; in spoiler tags.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start at the core of the issue. You say that Father &quot;absorbed&quot; God. This may be a bit of a misnomer. It's more accurate to say that he simply contained God within himself to control its power. And this is the crux of his defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c43yY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Father, referring to people as fuel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not explicitly stated, it's obvious that Father needs tremendous amount of energy to contain God. He already had the power of half the people of Xerxes, but his plan was to bolster this power by the souls of all the people of Amestris. However, Hohenheim managed to thwart this part of the plan by forcing the release of these souls right after they were taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This weakened Father's grip on God, but not enough for full release yet, although his control over his powers obviously weakened (See chapter 105, pages 32-33). After this, &lt;strong&gt;everybody&lt;/strong&gt; started attacking him. The military, the rebels, Edward, May, and even blinded Roy Mustang. Father deflected all these attacks without even lifting a finger, sometimes even retaliated. However, even though he seemed to be unaffected by all these attacks, they do require energy from him to block. Slowly but surely, his energy reserves diminished to the point that he started to take damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This led to even more energy drainage, because now he had to use the energy to rebuild himself. Energy that he desperately needed to contain God. As the battle waged on, it became more and more obvious that God was actively battling against Father to escape. He tried to salvage the situation by absorbing Greed, but this turned against him, because Greed (and as far as I understand, only Greed) betrayed him and caused his limbs to turn fragile. That and the final punches from Edward pushed his energy reserves over the limit, and he no longer had the power to contain God. What happened next is sort of hard to explain, so I'll just refer to Chapter 108, page 21.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all this, Father, now reduced to Dwarf in the Bottle, found himself in front of The Gate. He had a brief encounter with &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Truth&quot;&gt;Truth&lt;/a&gt; and was then violently dragged within The Gate, to whatever fate awaited him in there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T15:30:38.083" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T15:30:38.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-03T09:21:57.067" Score="16" ViewCount="2500" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't L check Yagami Light's handwriting and try to match that to the handwriting in the Death Note when he had the notebook?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13711" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-02-03T13:15:55.083" LastActivityDate="2020-10-11T12:49:47.823" Title="Why didn't L check Light's handwriting?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15555" CreationDate="2015-04-03T09:40:29.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is probably no canon answer, but we can speculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and both him and his Master didn't operate like proper participants in the Holy Grail War&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is actually one of the reasons why he could track Saber. Normal servant would focus on all other masters equally. Caster on the other hand single-mindedly focused on Saber. He could invest all of his time and energy looking for her and following her. This is probably why Rider was able to enter his workshop without being noticed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Einzbern's bounded field. I think it was designed against humans and low-level mages. For something like Caster, it would be child's play to break it or to ignore it. And even if it did pose problem for him, he just needed to see Saber entering the area. He doesn't need to know where exactly she is in the area. That's probably why he lured her out and not approached her directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T09:40:29.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-03T10:57:11.017" Score="4" ViewCount="1037" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's about a boy with a supernatural power. He discovered his power when he was attacked by a black monster. As he threw a can towards the black monster, his power was activated, and a circle figure formed in front of him, which accelerated the can as it passed through and killed the monster. He also met a girl with a wooden katana who had the same power as him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13714" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:47:23.870" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:47:23.870" Title="Anime about boy who can accelerate objects; also meets girl with wooden katana" Tags="&lt;gate-keepers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:52:27.717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29495" CreationDate="2015-04-03T13:08:50.480" Score="6" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song I'm referring to is often called the &quot;Underwater quest BGM&quot;, as it is first played when Asuna is buffing the party in the Extra Edition. The next time it is played is in SAO II episode 2 near the ending. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which album was the soundtrack placed in? Last time I checked, it wasn't in Volume 1 nor 2 of SAO II's OST. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T21:34:05.173" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T12:37:45.640" Title="What is the name of the song played during the scene where Asuna is buffing the party underwater in SAO Extra Edition?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20574" CreationDate="2015-04-03T13:35:57.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Nia_Tepplin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nia's name has multiple potential origins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her name in Japanese could also be read as Near. Referring to her relationship with Simon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nia's name by itself can also be seen as a short version of other feminine names ending with Nia such as Antonia or Stefania.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her name is also present in the Swahili language, where it means purpose. Referencing her role as the Anti-Spirals' messenger. It could also possibly refer to the fact that, in one way or another, she motivates Simon (and by extension, the rest of Team Dai-Gurren) to overcome impossible odds time and again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nia's name could also be considered as a Welsh variant of the Irish name Niamh (pronounced &amp;quot;neev&amp;quot;), which means bright or radiant. Possibly referencing her appearance and/or her personality prior to the Anti-Spiral War and during her captivity on the Anti-Spiral homeworld as well as events that follow. The name Niamh, in turn, originates from the Irish mythological figure Níamh Chinn Óir. (Also known as Niamh of the Golden Hair, and known by the Welsh as Nia Ben Aur.) Who, according to legend, is said to be the daughter of the Irish sea god Manannán mac Lir, the wife of Oisín, the mother of Plor na mBan and Oscar, and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, The Land of Youth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Viral&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viral&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Viral's name comes directly from the word &amp;quot;viral&amp;quot;, tying in with the Beastmen's genetics theme, but there are other theories about his name's origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One is the fact that it can also be an anagram for &amp;quot;rival&amp;quot;, referring to his constant rivalry with Kamina, which transferred to Simon throughout the series until near the end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another possible theory comes from the Nikopol Trilogy of comic books written by Enki Bilal, as Enki is the name of Viral's first Gunmen and &amp;quot;Bilal&amp;quot;, pronounced in Japanese, sounds like &amp;quot;Viral&amp;quot;. Supporting this theory is Viral's theme song, which is titled &amp;quot;Nikopol&amp;quot;, on the anime's soundtrack.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of Viral's Ganmen may be tied to the Sumerian deity Enki, though it is much more likely that there is a deliberate connection between his second Gunmen, Enkidu, and the character of Enkidu from the Epic of Gilgamesh. The myth consists of Enkidu ('Enki's creation'), a man of the wild who seeks to challenge King Gilgamesh, a mighty warrior, but who later befriends him and assists him in in his travels, which may be a reference to Simon and Kamina, as he initially wanted to beat them but later joined Simon to save the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Lordgenome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lordgenome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lordgenome's name comes from the English &amp;quot;lord&amp;quot; (a male noble) and &amp;quot;genome&amp;quot;, the blueprint for an organism found in its DNA. For this reason, many people spell his name as &amp;quot;Lord Genome&amp;quot;. The name is meant to tie in with theme of biology for Lordgenome's inner circle with each of his generals getting his/her name from one of the nitrogen bases that make up DNA, as well as reflecting upon his position as a king on Planet Earth. Lordgenome's name was combined by Gainax to reduce confusion among Japanese readers about &amp;quot;lord&amp;quot; being a title, rather than a part of the character's first name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Kiyal_Bachika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiyal Bachika&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiyal's name comes from yaruki meaning 'willingness'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Thymilph&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thymilph&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thymilph's name is based on the DNA chemical thymine and the elemental Sylph. His Ganmen, Byakou, is based on the mythical White Tiger, Byakko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Adiane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adiane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adiane's name (pronounced &amp;quot;Ah-DEE-NAY&amp;quot;) is based on the DNA chemical adenine and the water elemental, Undine. Her Ganmen, Sayrune, is based on the mythical Azure Dragon, Seiryū.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Cytomander&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cytomander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cytomander's name (pronounced See-toh-man-dra) is based on the DNA chemical Cytosine and the elemental Salamander. His Ganmen, Shuzack, is based on the mythical Vermilion Bird, Suzaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Guame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guame&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guame's name is based on the DNA chemical Guanine and Gnome, the earth spirit. His Ganmen, Gember, is based on the mythical Black Tortoise, Genbu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://gurrenlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gurren Lagann Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4187" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T13:44:38.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20561" CreationDate="2015-04-03T15:57:53.640" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second season ending covers the events of the manga up to chapter 64. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first season ends at chapter 30 or 31 (you can think of chapter 31 as a transition).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notable differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The earth spider at the end of season 1 is anime-only. Also Nanami ends the Kagura dance without Mikage's interference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kayako the human-goddess is manga-only. She is Nanami's rival for the vacant spot at the Izumo's god summit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other scenes from past chapters covering the new year's transition event, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Like the swamp princess wedding preparation and the Tengu visit to Kurama on Earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but they are minor details, and there are already a side-story on chapters 65 and 66, so it is better to pin the ending of the second season on chapter 64.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T16:12:22.623" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T16:12:22.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4304" CreationDate="2015-04-03T16:13:25.010" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; also did something similar, except that the numbers, prefixed by the character 'c', appear in the previews for next episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F4jrV.png&quot; alt=&quot;Angel Beats! next episode preview&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the &lt;strong&gt;cut numbers&lt;/strong&gt; found in storyboards, or （絵）コンテ (&lt;em&gt;e konte&lt;/em&gt;, from the English word &lt;em&gt;continuity&lt;/em&gt;) in Japanese. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Production – Detailed Guide to How Anime is Made and the Talent Behind it!&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cuts refer to a single shot of the camera and an average TV-anime episode will usually contain around 300 cuts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which basically matches the range of numbers that appear in both &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To top it off, I was able to find a screenshot (click to enlarge) of a selection of &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt;'s storyboards:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cF20q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cF20qm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oregairu storyboard selection&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.gamer.com.tw/C.php?bsn=44991&amp;amp;snA=514&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://forum.gamer.com.tw/C.php?bsn=44991&amp;amp;snA=514&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Corrections to OP's post&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The circled numbers actually mark the &lt;strong&gt;current&lt;/strong&gt;, not the next, episode number. See the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime.marumegane.com/2013/oregairu.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of titles for all episodes&lt;/a&gt; (scroll down to the middle).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The numbers/titles don't always appear at the end. For example, the title of episode 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;17 ②きっと、誰しも等し並みに悩みを抱えている。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;appears very early, corresponding to the 17th scene (excluding the OP and ED) in that episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T05:12:19.040" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T05:12:19.040" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-03T19:36:49.270" Score="1" ViewCount="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the 11 episodes and wonder if I missed the point where they explained how Karen's little sister, Touka's spirit became fused with Karen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11706" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T11:37:24.663" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T11:37:24.663" Title="How did Karen's little sister's spirit get fused to Karen?" Tags="&lt;karen-senki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20601" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20604" CreationDate="2015-04-03T20:33:12.727" Score="6" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not too well versed in the laws of Amestris or its political climate, but the law only prohibits material transmutation to gold, besides human transmutation. I suppose transmutation to silver or other highly valued materials are still allowed, such as petrol, which is sometimes more valuable than gold in the real world. This leads me to believe that the only reason why it only prohibits gold is because the currency is backed by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leads me to the question, why couldn't they just use &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money&quot;&gt;fiat currency&lt;/a&gt; instead? Why is gold so important to the Amestris economy when other precious metals and resources are allowed to be transmuted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T20:42:45.897" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T21:44:30.240" Title="Why is gold important to Amestris' economy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20618" CreationDate="2015-04-03T21:21:13.300" Score="3" ViewCount="462" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first opening of K-ON!, the following appears at 35 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LYbyL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;k-on!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episode is that picture with Ritsu in the green clothing from? And what is the time mark in the episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6484" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T21:40:04.000" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T06:09:41.357" Title="In which episode does this picture from the opening of K-ON! appear?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20601" CreationDate="2015-04-03T21:44:30.240" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite simply put, this is a world in which almost anything can be made by putting thought and understanding into it aka alchemy. Alchemy was essentially founded when Amestris was founded, and only existed in Xerxes prior to that. Therefore modern alchemy has been around for approximately 400 years by the time the manga/show began.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technology at this time was also much less advanced than ours. It would have been difficult to produce bank notes or other such fiat currency that would be difficult to reproduce. An alchemist could even produce all of the necessary components in his own home, and it would be much more difficult enforcing the ban on many specific components.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, gold is large and heavy. It is also very rare, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_elements_in_Earth%27s_crust&quot;&gt;with only a tiny fraction of the gold on earth available in the crust&lt;/a&gt;. Suddenly having a large supply coming through without any regulations down the supply line would be downright suspicious. Manufacturing gold in amounts large enough to disrupt the economy would surely take notice, and thanks to its weight, would surely be much easier to trace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this is all assuming that Amestris was designed to withstand the test of time. Really, the homunculi only needed a (relatively) short-term solution that would keep the populace happy until it was time to murder everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6174" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T21:44:30.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20607" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20609" CreationDate="2015-04-03T23:59:04.613" Score="1" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Ping Pong the Animation, around 9 minutes in, Peco called Smile a poster child for B type blood. What does this mean, exactly? What significance does this have? How does this relate to his personality?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T04:03:51.463" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T03:26:21.757" Title="What does it mean to be a poster child of type B blood?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;ping-pong&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20607" CreationDate="2015-04-04T01:45:32.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First lets gather all elements. From &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3285/2808&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blood type carries a significant weight in Japanese culture, so much so that Japanese are often surprised when people of other origins are not familiar with their blood type. In their culture, they associate every blood type with a certain personality and demeanor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Type B   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Independent   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Agressive   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Optimistic   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Friendly and open   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Humble   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Afraid of being alone   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Flexible thinker   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Like to play&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does being a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poster_child&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;poster child&lt;/a&gt;&quot; means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The definition of &quot;poster child&quot; has since been expanded to a person of any age whose attributes or behaviour are emblematic of a known cause, movement, circumstance or ideal. Under this usage, the person in question is labeled as an embodiment or archetype. This signifies that the very identity of the subject is synonymous with the associated ideal; or otherwise representative of its most favorable or least favorable aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_Pong_(manga)#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;character&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yutaka Hoshino/Peco (星野 裕/ペコ Hoshino Yutaka/Peko)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  One of the protagonists and Smile's childhood friend. Peco is loud, cocky, and carefree. He is initially considered one of the best players on the Katase team, but begins questioning himself after a couple of surprising losses. Peco is frequently seen snacking on various junk food items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he is saying something in the lines of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;you could put a picture of Peco in the encyclopedia entry for blood type B's personality.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;or   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Peco is a living example of a blood type B's personality.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T03:26:21.757" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T03:26:21.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20619" CreationDate="2015-04-04T05:05:10.230" Score="11" ViewCount="2790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has there been an official credible reference that there are real life counterparts to the characters in shirobako?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard from a friend today that there are real life counterparts to the cast just like there are real life counterparts to the studios in the anime. My friend said that he knows that at least the director and the mohawk production assistant had real life counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T09:42:38.770" Title="Are there real life counterparts to the characters in the anime?" Tags="&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20602" CreationDate="2015-04-04T06:09:41.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the scenes from the K-On openings don't ever happen in the anime or manga. They're things that we can imagine might have happened off camera sometime. I'm fairly certain this scene of Ritsu is one of those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, this image of Mio wearing Nodoka's glasses never happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/81gttm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mio in glasses&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Azusa never licks the whisk like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j7ySXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;azusa licking whisk&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clannad does the same thing&amp;mdash;the opening contains scenes that look like they're repeated from somewhere in the series, but actually aren't, like this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mkLWLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kotomi blowing dandelion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZG3iAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kyou and tomoya&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's obviously difficult to present hard proof for this, especially hard proof that that specific scene with Ritsu never appears, but I'm 99% certain that those two scenes I mentioned with Mio and Azusa never appeared anywhere. I'm about 85% certain the scene with Ritsu never happened in the anime, and about 75% certain it was never in the manga. However, there might have been a similar or related scene; Azusa did make a cake, so we can imagine she might have licked the whisk while doing that, and this might be a similar case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T06:09:41.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20616" CreationDate="2015-04-04T06:20:23.687" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh boy, this is going to be a big answer eventually. There's a lot more than I have here so far, but I need to go back and rewatch some of the episodes to re-find some of the references. I'll continue to update this answer every so often as I rewatch the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know that there is an &quot;official credible reference&quot; (in fact, I suspect that there is not and never will be such a thing because of how Japanese media tends to pussyfoot around references to real-life people/media/etc.), but some of the references to real-life people are incredibly transparent if you know who they're referencing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyamori and her four friends don't have real-life counterparts, but many of the other characters most definitely do. Here are some of the ones I'm aware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, first off, Shirobako director Kinoshita Seiichi looks a lot like real-life director &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3891&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mizushima Seiji&lt;/a&gt; (and their given names are eerily similar). I'm told that the director of Shirobako (coincidentally named Mizushima Tsutomu) is buddies with Mizushima Seiji, hence his appearing in the show as the director.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/21Fku.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Director&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three Exodus lead voice actors - Nakaharu Mei (Akane), Kayana Mui (Alpine), and Itou Suzuka (Aya) - are voiced by real-life voice actors &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nakahara Mai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=91009&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kayano Ai&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=17353&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Itou Shizuka&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gS93ql.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Exodus lead VAs&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, of course, veteran director Kanno Mitsuaki, the man behind Avangelion, is none other than the master, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anno Hideaki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39hA4l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;*vangelion&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T06:20:23.687" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15391" CreationDate="2015-04-04T06:26:35.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_of_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Threads of Time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a Korean manhwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been a few years since I read it, so my memory is fuzzy about the fine details, but it has enough similarities to be a match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I definitely remember these details you wrote in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It was Korean manhwa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Martial arts was common.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He time traveled back to a younger body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;His parents were suspicious of him for being &quot;different than usual&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The female helper who was taking care of the main character got kidnapped and raped.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He later tracked the guy who attacked them and was about to kill him, when suddenly a girl stopped him from doing so. It turned out to be the helper; she was pregnant and in love with her captor. He left through the window&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The main character was scared of the main enemy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last 2 details (reproduced below) might be from a different manga if you're completely certain about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Near the end, he found out that the enemy was him from the future (or alternate outcome of his choices)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;They fought in the courtyard and both died I think, or just his future self.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I think you might have gotten those details wrong, since the MC time traveled back into the brother of one of the villain's victim in order to untangle or sever the Threads of Time (Fate?). Near the end, he realized that the villain was his past self and he defeated him, but he also died soon after and returned to his present time. Though this time around, he is no longer tied down by fate/destiny because he broke the cycle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Years of reading manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I hope this is the right one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13731" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T09:03:47.157" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T09:03:47.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-04T06:44:23.987" Score="11" ViewCount="2362" Body="&lt;p&gt;My son is into manga and anime. When I look for 'kid-friendly' sources for him to read and watch, I make sure that they filter out the mature stuffs. Currently, he has the Crunchy Roll app, and it seems to be pretty kid-friendly and filtered. If I am wrong, please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He asked me to check out an app called &quot;Manga Rock&quot;, but from the first page, the results were not the kind of stuff I want him to read due to the heavily mature content. (If you know what I mean...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any recommendations for a manga app that I can feel comfortable with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T07:04:54.020" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T02:37:11.383" Title="Looking for manga apps which filter out mature content" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2015-04-05T00:20:28.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you remember when Kotomi was talking about her parent's research, and how there were alternate universes where things were different from the one that they lived in? Do you also remember how they talked about the orbs of glowing light being a representation of happiness and can grant wishes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, the ending basically brings those two concepts together. The other universe has the robot and the girl: the robot is Tomoya and the girl is Ushio. They are on the side where all the orbs of happiness come from the world that people live in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, after Ushio died and Tomoya collapsed into the snow, they show the beginning of the series again with Nagisa sitting under the tree and Tomoya saying to himself that he wished he'd never met her, because he regretted all the things they had gone through, and because she would still be alive otherwise. While he was fighting with his regrets, Nagisa started to leave and walked up the hill. Seeing Nagisa leaving, Tomoya chased after her and hugged her, where she responded with something like &quot;What took you so long?&quot;. This is where he decided that he should have never regretted meeting her, as he realized that he loved the time he spent with her because he loved her so much. At that moment, the orbs of happiness essentially granted his wish and put him back into his normal universe with the alternate ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13740" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T09:14:35.037" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T09:14:35.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20630" CreationDate="2015-04-05T02:40:44.807" Score="14" ViewCount="53801" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2014 Fate Stay Night anime, Saber was under the control of Caster and was posed like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PNoQj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there any actual reason for this or was it merely fanservice? How was this explained in the original Visual Novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T22:43:09.747" Title="Why is Saber wearing a white wedding dress and why was she posed like that?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20629" CreationDate="2015-04-05T02:40:44.807" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reasons are twofold. The original visual novel, which is what the anime was based on, was an eroge. Naturally, scenes like these would appear. This scene came straight from the visual novel with minor differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second reason has to do with Caster's identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caster's real identity is Medea.&lt;/a&gt; Her life was full of betrayal and her innocence was taken away from her when she was young. Her backstory indicates that the reason why she put Saber in such an embarrassing position with the dress was because she essentially wanted to do the things that was done to her to Saber. The difference is that she wanted to make Saber her slave and make Saber betray Shirou out of her own free will. She didn't want to control her forcibly with the Command Spell, an analogue to how Aphrodite forced her to become Jason's lover with her powers. &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/xgPxW&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The dialogue in the Visual Novel&lt;/a&gt; also shows why she put her in such a dress and why she had taken a liking to Saber. She wanted the white dress to represent Saber's virginity, and she wanted her to succumb to sexual pleasure while staying a virgin forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without spoiling, the scene was not mere fanservice. Rather, it has to do with Caster's past. The things that Caster did to Saber were the things that happened to her in her past life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T07:01:53.760" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T07:01:53.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19105" CreationDate="2015-04-05T03:25:20.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very little. In fact, we know very little about Yune's family in general, or what she was doing in Nagasaki when Oscar found her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 1 of the manga, Oscar mentions meeting Yune's father, but doesn't elaborate. We only hear about her mother early on when she gives Claude her mother's kimono to sell. It's implied that her mother is dead. We hear the most about Yune's older sister Shione, and even see her a few times in Yune's flashbacks. In the anime, Yune remembers Shione singing to her, tending her in an illness, and doing shadow puppets with her hands through the door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Yune's flashbacks, the house we see appears to be a large mansion, so it seems probable that Yune's parents were either nobility or somehow affiliated with nobility. The beautiful kimono that Yune inherited from her mother also implies wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga ends without ever telling us anything more about Yune's family, so this seems to be all we can ever know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Early on, I suspected we'd find that Yune was Oscar's love child from a forbidden dalliance with a Japanese woman, but I no longer think that likely.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T19:58:31.907" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T19:58:31.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3845" CreationDate="2015-04-05T07:44:24.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are separate cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first movie &lt;em&gt;The Invasion of the Strongest Army Ogre&lt;/em&gt; is not connected to the main series, since it happened in a different timeline due to the time travel. So in the main anime's timeline, the events in the first movie never happened.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second movie &lt;em&gt;The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon&lt;/em&gt; is canon for GO and occurs between the 2 matches. It is canon, as the next episode features Pegasus arc, and the speech about avatar drawing and talking about batteries and circuits.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13745" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T10:57:40.653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T10:57:40.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20557" CreationDate="2015-04-05T07:56:57.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the contrary to what Zeor mentioned, I believe that the Ace Man action figure did have some influence on the Wretched Egg and Shiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At 1 minute into Episode 8 of the anime, we see that Shiro dropped down from the ceiling and attacked Azuma Genkaku, and then went on to point out her special move, which is identified to be Ace Man's special move: &lt;em&gt;Ultra Chaos Endorphin Screw, Hadouken-Style Alpha-Wave Version Kick&lt;/em&gt;. Then she said, &quot;Ace Man is here.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; When Shiro and Ginta were younger and were living together, Shiro would impersonate Ace Man (as seen in Episode 7 at 10:45). In that scene, Shiro also dropped down onto a dog and said, &quot;Ace Man is on the scene.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this sense, we can see that it's not simply coincidence that the Wretched Egg looked like Ace Man. The outfit most likely derives from Shiro's personality and her attachment to impersonating Ace Man for Ganta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ace Man is the action TV hero Ganta looked up to. Shiro is the Red Man, AKA Wretched Egg, or more precisely, the Wretched Egg is a split personality of Shiro's. The outfit of the Wretched Egg is derived from Shiro's personality where Shiro impersonates Ace Man to act as Ganta's hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Ace Man did have direct correlation to Shiro and the Wretched Egg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T08:48:52.610" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T08:48:52.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20653" CreationDate="2015-04-05T08:19:50.253" Score="1" ViewCount="8332" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logia types seem overpowered. Excluding the fact that they are practically invincible to anyone who is not a Haki user (if they can reflexively turn into their element), they have many more advantages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think about how outrageously powerful some of the Logia types could be if they were creative. Almost every other strong character in One Piece (Devil Fruit user or not) is strong because they were either creative as hell, had sheer strength and technique (Zoro), are Haki users with some sort of fighting ability or a combination of all three (of which Luffy is a perfect example). My point is, they all had to be creative or strong and skillful, with Haki to boot (sometimes). Let's be honest, most of the Logia types are so powerful because of their Fruits, I am not denying that their own, personal skill didn't attribute to some of their strength, but let's be real; you've got people like Enel, Kizara, Sakazuki and Ace. Pre-timeskip Ussop would be a formidable opponent with any of these Devil Fruits. It takes a lot of Logia types no physical training, and very little creativity to be a dangerous person to face. If these guys had creativity and didn't completely rely on their Devil Fruits' sheer power, very few people in the OP universe could beat them. Sakazuki could make his opponent's entire stepping ground a field of lava, he could simply make lava &quot;minions&quot; like mannequins made out of lava that could smash into his opponents. I'm sure there are more things he can do, I just made that off the top of my head. Anyways, there seems to be so much they could potentially do, that could wreck their opponent, but they are too comfortable in their abilities to even fathom needing more variety to beat someone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Logia can produce limitless amount of their element, this screams overpowered. Someone as formidable as Hawkeye Mihawk could be rendered useless to Ace if he simply chose to send an island-sized fire ball, after all Logias can produce an endless amount of their element. Even if Hawkeye is very fast, Ace could simply use the fire ball if he neared him or if he moved out of sight, and nuke the entire area with it. I doubt even Hawkeye is fast enough to get out of the destruction the attack would cause. Or take another hypothetical situation, Enel verses Shanks. Shanks is one of the strongest characters in One Piece, but if Enel uses his supercharged mantra plus his ability to travel at the speed of sound, he would own Shanks within moments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a combo of my two points above, if they can control and manipulate their element in any fashion and use it limitlessly, couldn't they just create a repetitively powerful attack? Okay, some of them would need time for these attacks, but what about the extremely powerful ones that don't? Enel can easily send 200,000 volts into someone. I realize this won't immobilize some of the heavy hitters, but it would slow them the fuck down after he hit them with it for a second time. Kizara could just lock someone in a light cage and shrink it until they combusted inside, Ace could lock someone in a fire sphere and shrink, I am going off on what I read on Logias, that they can manipulate their element in any way, so they don't have to touch it to control it. Why hasn't anyone done this?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would bring up other situations that a Logia could have dominated in a split second if they had simply thought of said tactic, but that would take too long. I know some Logia types are more restricted verses others, and don't follow the exact definition, but still most aren't. Logia types could easily destroy islands and kill strong people in moments, it is ridiculous considering Paramecia types and Zoans being on-par with them, some but not many. If we follow the Logia's definition, Logias should be dominating everyone, only challenged by other Logia types. It is the only way (that I know of) in which a weakling or complete idiot can become one of the most dangerous people in OP, maybe the idiot would die, but think about how easily he could decimate a town. And the weakling is worse, they could strategize with power and beat the shit out of anything. I know even the extremely powerful Logias can easily lose, but a lot of that is up to circumstance and they still have a better chance at winning unless they are fresh newbies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seriously, everyone else has to work their ass off to just compete with Logias, and they use almost non of the creative end of their powers and just rely on its sheer destructive nature, and I think Oda knows this. Oda probably knows almost no Logia uses their abilities to its fullest, not even a tenth of its potential, and is still extremely strong. It might be a long running joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13744" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T14:56:00.760" LastActivityDate="2021-03-03T19:34:57.037" Title="Are Logia types overpowered?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4957" CreationDate="2015-04-05T08:34:29.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're about the same, but the anime doesn't always follow the manga's plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're new to the series and want to know where to start, go with the manga first, then watch the anime, because the anime is based on the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know the differences, I have spotted a few changes in season 1 that differ from the manga. The examples below are from chapter 120:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the anime, Alibaba became a Dark Metal Vessel user or Dark Djinn Equip near the end of season 1, which isn't part of the manga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Another change is that Hakuryuu got his arm &lt;strong&gt;cut off&lt;/strong&gt; in a sword fight trying to protect Alibaba, instead of falling off after the Zagan arc in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13746" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T10:59:32.137" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T10:59:32.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-05T08:49:26.830" Score="2" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roboworld is a dangerous place for the racer. When they announced that the race was to be held in Roboworld, the President of Roboworld directly stated that they would not allow the race to be held there, and they would destroy any outsider who entered their territory by any means necessary. They know that Roboworld had many troops and weapons to stop the race. One of the racer even stated that Roboworld troops were the meanest troops in the galaxy. So why did they still decide to race there? Was there a reason behind it or did they just want an intense race?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T10:07:53.190" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T19:10:14.690" Title="Is there any reason why the race takes place on Roboworld?" Tags="&lt;redline&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20634" CreationDate="2015-04-05T10:23:55.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct, &lt;strong&gt;devil fruit users are inherently overpowered over regular humans&lt;/strong&gt; and within the devil fruit powers their is indeed a power ranking, with Logia users being on top in most cases, unless they fight their natural enemy (Luffy vs Enel). So in a world where not much experienced or strong fighters are available, like East Blue, every devil fruit user will become a ruler and would seem like the most bad-ass person around (Eg: Buggy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering Logia users, I don't understand how you didn't mention Smoker. Smoker is the only Logia user we have seen that completely relied on sheer devil fruit powers. Pre-timeskip he lacked in every other field of combat. Enel and Ace had physical power and creativeness, while the government admirals had Haki to boot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while I completely agree with you in the four Blues or on Sky islands, I completely disagree with you on this in the New World. &lt;strong&gt;In the New World, having Logia powers means nothing.&lt;/strong&gt; First of all, your examples are not consistent with your statement and basically answer your own question. You say that Logia powers are overpowered regardless of training, which is not true. Considering your example of Ace vs Hawkeye. Ace will never be able to throw a fireball that big, just by eating the fire fruit. He would have to train first to make this happen. He would need to train his power and speed. If he doesn't create the ball fast enough, Hawkeye would just cut Ace in two in no time. Also, even if Ace would have been able to conjure such a fireball, Hawkeye would just cut the ball to pieces and move on. Remember how Fujitora threw a meteor on Law and Doflamingo? They just cut it, like it was nothing. So &lt;strong&gt;unless you are well trained, you will not survive the new world&lt;/strong&gt;, regardless of what powers you might have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T10:23:55.797" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-05T10:28:46.560" Score="1" ViewCount="13019" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the two-year time skip, Zoro and Robin came back lighter skinned. I would have thought nothing of it, but after searching for &quot;fishman racism&quot; on Google, I ran into &lt;a href=&quot;http://ittoryu-iai.tumblr.com/post/29321899821/racial-issues-in-one-piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an article on Oda's racism towards &quot;ethnic&quot; people&lt;/a&gt;. One Piece is my favorite anime and I watch it a lot, so I don't take any &quot;white washing&quot; argument lightly. I don't even want to think of Oda as having racial bias, but I won't ignore the facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article discusses different aspects of One Piece that can lead one to believe that the show has some racist undertones, but I won't go into detail about the article. The story about racism in One Piece mentions that Oda did tell the animators to change certain things concerned with the two-year time skip, and two of the dark-skinned characters came back way lighter. Is Oda racist? I don't know but I can't say he isn't, as the article had valid and reasonable points to prove that he at least has a racial bias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then after reading the article above, I am sitting around thinking about it from time to time. So was it actually white washed or did these changes happen for some other reason?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13744" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T19:20:09.573" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T09:34:25.513" Title="Why was One Piece white washed?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-01-03T09:46:24.660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20641" CreationDate="2015-04-05T10:45:01.620" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Zoro did spend those two years in a dark island/gloomy castle, so he probably didn't see much sun. Robin also spent her time in the mountains, I believe, which were hardly places to get sun tans (compared to her old job in a desert).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think the skin pigment changes had anything to do with racism, as these kinds of changes were more associated with tans and less with race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13748" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T11:16:01.043" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T11:16:01.043" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18391" CreationDate="2015-04-05T13:01:46.087" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's inaccurate to say it &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; deviated from the manga. I read the manga first until the end as Tokyo Ghoul aired. Spoilers ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The season 2 would seem to deviate from the manga because of the &quot;main difference&quot; people constantly point out: Kaneki joined Aogiri in the anime while he created his own group in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two points to note here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First: Kaneki, both in the manga and anime, looked for the same thing: the strength to protect his comrades.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the manga, we later found out he did this through character development and explicitly stating this. In the anime, it was only explicitly stated why he joined Aogiri. It would always be better when in accompaniment with other developments to support this rather than plainly stating it. The anime riddled itself with Kaneki's identity; the manga thoroughly went through his identity mixed with progression of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second: This makes most sense when taking into account the impressive and risky compression of over 100 chapters into around 20 episodes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; You will notice differences in the manga and anime, but they always ended up with the same conclusion. The anime makes impressive compression, most especially in the first season, then it started crumbling and destroyed itself by the end of the second season. The anime made thorough emphasis on different things, like Rize's appearance and later crucial catalyst to Kaneki's power &amp;amp; identity. The manga, most of the time, would contribute at a normal pace to the story development and the CCG's side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In spite of all that, Tokyo Ghoul always wound up with the same conclusion and same point. Fights are compressed to one scene; multiple events occurring at different times are made into one event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, it never mattered at all if Kaneki would join Aogiri (anime-only) or form his own group (manga). This may be my only speculation, but this was a nice move by the director, writer, producer, or anyone who handled it because this meant the manga followers/fans would be baited to watch the second season if there were any developments that would lead to a different ending when it was as close as the manga, except: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; showing Hide flat-out dead in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, myself, was caught with the hype after reading the manga with the sudden turn of events at the end of the first season, even though I expected they would use the same formula (minor changes and compression of events to make the same conclusion as in the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11038" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T13:01:46.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-05T16:48:16.187" Score="2" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;The navigation devices in the One Piece universe are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;compass&lt;/strong&gt; for the Eastblue, Southblue, Westblue, Northblue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Log-Pose&lt;/strong&gt; for the Grand Line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;New-World Log-Pose&lt;/strong&gt; for the New World&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other navigation instruments (in exceptional cases) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Eternal-Pose&lt;/strong&gt; for Grandline (always points at the same island)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;South Birds&lt;/strong&gt; on Jaya whose bills always point south.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Kame-Pose&lt;/strong&gt; who always points to Mecha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these navigation instruments have limitations and disadvantages. The compass, for example, does not work for the Grandline and New World. The Log-Pose can follow only one magnetic wave and takes time to record the next magnetic wave. And the Eternal-Pose works for only one island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, navigation in the One Piece universe is very complicated. And this is the point where my question is. Besides the Eleven Supernovas, all other pirates, marines and other ships are free to travel through the whole Grandline and Blues, and to go on any island they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkPwJEasyKI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 392&lt;/a&gt;, Shakuyak explains how hard it is to travel through the Grand Line for the Eleven Supernovas as they tried to get to the Sabaody Archipel. However, the Marines and other pirates commute easily between every island. Do they have an extra expensive Eternal-Pose for every island?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So why is navigation so easy for the Marines and other pirates whereas it is so hard for the Straw Hat crew (as example)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T18:00:34.740" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T11:26:47.623" Title="How does navigation work in One Piece universe?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20645" CreationDate="2015-04-05T18:36:24.127" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Navigating is as easy as the goodness of your maps and directional devices. So in general I would suspect navigating to be &lt;strong&gt;as difficult for the Strawhats as for any other pirate crew&lt;/strong&gt;. Pirates usually have the same amount of resources to start with. If anything it should be easier for the Strawhats because Nami has been looking at maps since she was just a child. Although this advantage was never really mentioned in the series and I don't think she was actually able to exploited that knowledge (yet?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you are correct in saying that it is &lt;strong&gt;much easier for the Marines&lt;/strong&gt; to navigate through the world and this makes a lot of sense. The Marines and the World Government have been around for more than 800 years, since the Void Century. Therefore they were able to draw maps of the entire world and would have been able to create many eternal poses for all available islands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Books with &lt;strong&gt;maps&lt;/strong&gt; are available in local stores or libraries as we can see how Nami's room at Arlong's park was filled with these books. Pirates would be able to obtain these books, but with the WG having much greater funds, I would assume every ship to have such maps available to navigate through the seas. The fact that the Marines travel by map can be seen in chapter 321 when Aokiji takes his map to check the location the Strawhats are about to travel to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z7gKam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While on the grandline, the Marines use &lt;strong&gt;eternal poses&lt;/strong&gt; to navigate. This can be seen in chapter 128 when Smoker asks for an eternal pose to Alabasta. All they really need to do is contact Headquarters and they will send them an eternal pose, presumably by air similar to the newspaper birds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O8BXy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the number of smart scientist the WG would have had over the years, it wouldn't surprise me if the WG would have similar devices for New World. I don't recall there being any mention of such a device just yet though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T11:26:47.623" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T11:26:47.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20645" CreationDate="2015-04-05T19:19:16.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, part of it is the fact that the Marines won't run into pirate resistance, as they don't get messed up by pirates, not even the strong ones like the Supernovas or the Four Emperors. No one else would think of messing with the Marines if pirates won't (probably).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure they have many more means of transportation, be it a vessel or navigation instruments, they likely have other technology for easy travel. So I would say yes, they do have other means of travel and even more efficient forms of navigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the fact that they know how certain parts of the sea are, and use said knowledge to their benefit and their enemies' disadvantage when traveling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13744" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T19:37:19.250" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T19:37:19.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-05T19:43:27.130" Score="7" ViewCount="491" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was rewatching the first season of Oregairu the other day, and something caught my eye on the list of contacts on Hachiman's phone (which we see in episode 5, after Yui adds herself as a contact).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oRXuh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oRXuhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screen one&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSVmd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSVmdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screen two&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list here is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Komachi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grandpa's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Home&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Soubu High School&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takatsu Dentistry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Barbershop&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanazawa Hanako&lt;/strong&gt; (花沢華子)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;✨✨Yui✨✨&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have Hachiman's relatives; places he goes (school, dentist, barber); and now Yui. But who is Hanazawa Hanako? That's a girl's name - but why would Hachiman have a girl's number in his phone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T19:16:50.623" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T19:16:50.623" Title="Who is Hanazawa Hanako?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20649" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20651" CreationDate="2015-04-05T20:54:35.977" Score="7" ViewCount="3793" Body="&lt;p&gt;He gave Shanks a brutal scar, years before he found the Yami fruit. This instantly makes me think he is strong as hell, with or without a Devil Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He almost broke Ace's neck during their battle. Breaking someone's neck just by chopping, especially when it was a quick jab-like chop, which didn't have much effort put into it, makes me believe he is pretty strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does he act like a coward when he is in battle? With his Devil Fruit abilities plus his personal talents, he should be a little more secure.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13744" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T10:28:52.807" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T10:28:52.807" Title="Was Blackbeard strong before eating the Yami Yami no Mi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20649" CreationDate="2015-04-05T23:54:57.957" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only thing we really know about Blackbeard from before he ate the Dark fruit is that he cut Shanks and killed Thatch. The problem is that we don't know how these fights went down. The fight with Shanks was over 12 years ago, so we don't know the extent of Shanks' power at that time. After reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/8540/wayzz&quot;&gt;wayzz&lt;/a&gt;'s comment, I reread the conversation between Whitebeard and Shanks, and it gives a pretty good idea of Blackbeard's power. If any, you should read &lt;strong&gt;chapter 434&lt;/strong&gt; again, to get a grasp of his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned by Hawkeye and later by Whitebeard that, Shanks and Hawkeye used to fight many times. Despite fighting many times, there was never a clear winner, so we can deduce that Shanks' strength must have been similar to that of Hawkeye's. Now getting back to the fight between Blackbeard and Shanks, &lt;strong&gt;Shanks&lt;/strong&gt; mentioned that he &lt;strong&gt;wasn't being careless&lt;/strong&gt; and despite that, BB could give him the scar on his left eye. He mentions that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shanks: Blackbeard was waiting patiently for an opportunity... He didn't take the position of captain, nor did he become renown (by taking the position of division commander). He hid himself behind a large shadow called Whitebeard!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So being in the Whitebeard Pirates for many years, being able to scar Shanks in a real fight, being able to take down the fourth (Thatch) and second (Ace) division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates makes him a worthy opponent. Don't forget that two of the Yonkou got nervous about Ace fighting him. Both Whitebeard and Shanks wanted to stop Ace from pursuing him, because they felt like this was not going to end well, and it didn't. So it is safe to say that he didn't become the new Yonkou based just on his Devil Fruit powers alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think Blackbeard's seemingly cowardly appearance might have something to do with his Dark fruit.&lt;/strong&gt; The Dark fruit increases the amount of pain received by Blackbeard. So he might not be scared of losing the fight, but he might be scared of the pain that follows a single blow. His Dark fruit absorbs the punch even more than a regular person would, making it hurt much more. It hasn't been confirmed, but this might be the reason why he seems scared. Unless if you were talking about the Marineford Arc. At that time, I think he was honestly worried about losing, or at least getting his crew hurt or captured, because he would have never been able to fight both the Marine Admirals and one of the Yonkou at full strength. At that time, he chose wisely to retreat. This would give him more time to really master his newly absorbed Devil Fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T10:27:38.020" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20634" CreationDate="2015-04-06T01:29:24.500" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I disagree with your idea that they're overpowered, but I do agree that they're very powerful. Remember, One Piece is not a game, it's a story, and there's no need for balance, so if there were a few characters who were unbeatably strong, they're not necessarily over powered, just unbeatable. I don't think logia users are unbeatable at all though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's repeatedly stated and shown that Logia are the rarest and most powerful devil fruit. Smoker, Aokiji, Crocodile and Kizaru all effortlessly crushed Luffy the first time they met, while simply ignoring his attacks. If you took a random villager from anywhere in One Piece, almost certainly the best way to give them a lot of power very quickly is by feeding them a logia fruit. Coby's transformation took everyone by surprise, but if he had skipped all the hard training and missed his growth spurt and just eaten a logia, other than lucking out with elemental weaknesses, Luffy, the Strawhats and everyone else on Water 7 would have been powerless against him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most logias also come with amazing offensive capabilities, as well as almost complete invulnerability to anything other than haki and maybe an elemental weakness. In particular, Enel and the Admirals have very destructive fruits, that aren't complicated or hard to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, they aren't as invincible as you make them out to be. I disagree with both of your examples, I think Mihawk would defeat Ace and Shanks would defeat Enel. I don't think logias work quite how you think, rather than controlling the element, the logia becomes the element, and can then fire it off sometimes. I don't think any character has been shown to control their element after it's left their body, so I don't think Ace or Kizaru can do the kind of attacks you say they can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even if they could, again it's not that simple. If Ace hits you with a fireball, your burnt but there's no guarantee that you're defeated. Many One Piece characters are very tough, and some have such good haki and reflexes that they're almost impossible to hit. Ace tried to kill Whitebeard many times and never left a scratch on him. If Ace were to hit Mihawk with a big Fireball, and Mihawk ran through the fire and gave him a haki-imbued slash, I suspect Ace would be in much worse condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In theory logias can produce an infinite amout of their element, but not necessarily all at once. I doubt Ace could flip out and burn a whole island/the world on a whim, in the same way Law claims that having a room up for too long exhausts him, I suspect logias work the same way. Enel wanted to destroy Skypiea, but rather than just point his finger and blast it away, he had to use his maxim to do complicated things with storm clouds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for your final point, Enel and Kizaru can travel at very high speeds, probably much faster than any character relying on their legs to travel like Shanks or Mihawk. But they can't necessarily think and react at those speeds, if Enel turns to lightning and shoots over to hit you, but you predict it with your haki and dodge, I don't think he could change course and hit you. As well, the transition from human to light/lightning form is not instantaneous, with Kizaru having repeatedly been stopped once he started trying to beam himself somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in answer to your question, I think yes, logia fruits are very powerful, but no they aren't everything. You can't just eat a logia and wait around to be made a yonko/admiral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T01:29:24.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20664" CreationDate="2015-04-06T04:03:16.560" Score="6" ViewCount="54395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently binge watched all of the original &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series and have started on &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; (around episode 20 as of now). Recently, I heard that the movie &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt; came out. From what I have heard, the movie has spoilers about the end of the manga (like chapter 700), but I'm currently not reading the manga (though I plan on starting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were to watch the movie, when does the movie take place within &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, if at all? I saw somewhere saying that it took place at around episode 399-400, but I also heard that a series following Shippuden is coming, so I don't know if I should watch Shippuden, &lt;em&gt;then&lt;/em&gt; the upcoming series, and &lt;strong&gt;then&lt;/strong&gt; the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13758" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T16:20:34.773" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T18:24:23.417" Title="When does The Last: Naruto the Movie take place within Naruto Shippuden anime series and Naruto manga?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13051" CreationDate="2015-04-06T07:02:08.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of Aomine's formless shots are unachievable outside the realm of lucky. Midorima's shot arc is excessive but the half-court shot (without the crazy arc) is within reason. Murasakibara's quickness and speed can be explained, but that crazy power with that body frame is insane. Akashi's emperor eye. A good eye, tons of experience, and athletic ability. Kise's Copy... well, there's plenty of people out there that are like that. The zone is explainable, but the reasoning on how it can be &quot;tapped&quot; into (in the anime) is dubious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My two cents on Kuroko's misdirection and Misdirection Overflow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most coaches and players define misdirection as putting their attention on themselves to create space for others (which is Overflow). Kuroko's misdirection if applied in real-life only allows for, at most 3 1/2 feet of separation. It's almost unbelievable to shake somebody's line of sight that it distracts the defender to lose sight of their mark entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Physical abilities alone, outside of the generation of miracles, they're all normal (and achievable). Hyuuga's streaky shooting, Takao's Hawk Eye, Kasamatsu's speed, Kiyoshi's right of postponement... They are all within reason&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch a Japanese basketball game... There's a great disjoint on how basketball is played in Japan in real life and Japan in the anime world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13759" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T07:02:08.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20648" CreationDate="2015-04-06T07:17:50.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hikigaya asked for a girl's phone number in middle school, as mentioned in his flashback at 6:30 - 7:00 in episode 4. The number probably belongs to her, though he left her anonymous in his story in the anime (I haven't read the early volumes of the LN's). There's no Hanazawa Hanako in Volumes 7-10. For now, she remains in the back-burner of possible characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13759" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T13:27:23.790" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T13:27:23.790" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20657" CreationDate="2015-04-06T13:24:32.543" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie takes place two years after the events of the Fourth Shinobi World War, ie two years after Chapter 699.  The last chapter of the manga, Chapter 700, shows events taking place over 10 years after the Fourth Shinobi World War. So the timeline of &lt;strong&gt;The Last&lt;/strong&gt; falls in between chapters 699 and 700. Chronologically, the movie takes place after the Shippuden series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your original question, the current episodes of Naruto:Shippuden series are fillers. So they are not based on the manga and is made specially for the anime.  But removing the filler arc, it is currently at Chapter 662 of Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more Naruto related stuff, check out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T13:24:32.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3427" CreationDate="2015-04-06T18:08:15.663" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;A pretty late answer, but I found a comment from Yoshiharu Tokugi (famous for writing Dirty Pair, Macross and Power Rangers) in Johnathan Clement's &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1844573907&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime: A History&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tokugi claims there is a slight distinction between the terms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;is an industrial term, introduced at the production level to differenciate between anime produced for film or television, and those works that are intended to go 'straight to video' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OAV&lt;/strong&gt; is a &quot;marketing term, introduced at the level of distribution to make it clear that the object in question was not simply a repurposed work from film or television&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quoted from the book, rather than Tokugi directly]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems to be at some stage the terms were used to indicate that a show was &lt;strong&gt;not being televised/filmed&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt;) and to indicate a work that was &lt;strong&gt;not a recap, enhanced version, etc&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;OAV&lt;/strong&gt;). So technically, a work could be both, or neither.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The terms have become homogeneous now though, probably due to the subtleties between the terms and the likeness of the acronyms. So it is safe to assume that an &lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt;/&lt;strong&gt;OAV&lt;/strong&gt; will refer to a straight-to-video-release. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T08:03:49.657" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T08:03:49.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19494" CreationDate="2015-04-06T18:19:03.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only thing i would add is upon review of this scene, they make a point to show Naruto stomping a hole in the ground as he's running towards Neji for the last time.  He shouldn't be able to do this, as the other person who uses this trick (Kakashi) uses Earth chakra to do so.  Think this may be an instance of plot armor unfortunately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13767" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T18:19:03.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19956" CreationDate="2015-04-06T20:03:41.890" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Hell's Kitchen OVA set between episodes 2 and 3, we learned from Yuri's event application form that the deadly picnic took place on May 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJCbA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJCbA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuri&amp;#39;s event application form&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Yuri allowed for one week of preparation for the picnic prior to the Golden Week. Taking that into account and given that the series of events connecting the first two episodes and the second OVA episode were tightly packed, it is probably safe to say that Otonashi woke up in the Afterlife World sometime around the start of the first term of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_term#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese trimester system&lt;/a&gt;, maybe even on the first day of the fourth month as an April Fool joke by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no set date for the Ball Day (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;球技大会&lt;/a&gt;), but with its conditions being similar to the day of the regional game final that would decide if Hinata and his team get to participate in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_High_School_Baseball_Championship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer Koushien&lt;/a&gt;, it should be set in late July during the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_days#Span_of_the_days&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dog Days&lt;/a&gt;, or not, if the anime followed the logic explained in the next paragraph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the anime, everyone wore the same winter uniform, unlike in the &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats! Heaven's Door&lt;/em&gt; manga where they actually switched to the summer uniform once. As the dates of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://japandave.com/2007/10/school-uniforms/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seasonal uniform switch in Japan&lt;/a&gt; (June 1 and October 1) are strict and almost universal, there is little doubt that the anime didn't show anything that occurred between these two dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following episode 4 and preceding episode 5 is the Stairway to Heaven OVA episode. Otonashi and his comrades organized the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_day#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sports Day&lt;/a&gt; that normally occurs in September/October. Then by episode 5, the students were taking their &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9A%E6%9C%9F%E8%80%83%E6%9F%BB#.E4.B8.AD.E7.AD.89.E6.95.99.E8.82.B2.E6.AE.B5.E9.9A.8E.E3.81.AE.E5.AE.9A.E6.9C.9F.E8.80.83.E6.9F.BB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second midterm exams&lt;/a&gt; in early/mid October per usual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;November largely overlaps with the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannazuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kannazuki&lt;/a&gt; (神無月), or the &quot;Month with/without Gods&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 無 character, which normally means &quot;absent&quot; or &quot;there is not&quot;, was here probably originally used as ateji, that is used only for the sound &quot;na&quot;. In this name the na is actually a possessive particle, so Kaminazuki means &quot;Month of the Gods&quot;, not &quot;Month without Gods&quot; (Kaminakizuki), similarly to Minatsuki, the &quot;Month of Water&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether God exists or not is still debatable, like how it is with the &lt;em&gt;na&lt;/em&gt; in Kannazuki. Interestingly, Naoi proclaimed, in episode 6 during the &quot;Month with/without Gods&quot;, that there was no God and that he is God. Maybe God is a Schrödinger's cat in the tenth month of the lunar calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From mid-November to early December is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_rainy_season#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;rainy season of the Camellia&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. (The only times it rained in the anime were in episodes 6 and 9.) We saw the blooming Camellias in episode 7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGHuU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGHuUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Camellia sasanqua in anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Fx9T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Fx9Tb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Camellia sasanqua IRL&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also saw Kanade weeding the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum_japonense&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chrysanthemums japonense&lt;/a&gt;, which typically flower in November annually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dsbob.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dsbobm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chrysanthemum japonense in anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mCgBtb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chrysanthemum japonense IRL&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't pick up any seasonal cue in the later episodes, so I'm less confident with the time of the events happening in episode 8 and onwards. It was not clear how long Kanade stayed in a coma, but could it be that she woke up on or around the day Hatsune died (Christmas Eve)? I couldn't help make this assumption because of the similarities between Kanade and Hatsune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then there is Matsushita's mountain training. It is possible, but highly unlikely, especially for a person like Matsushita who is not too fat, to lose 10 kg in a week. Judgment by the eyes (my eyes) tells me that he had lost 20–40 kg by the time he returned from the mountains in episode 12. That equates to a 3–6 weeks minimum time gap between the beginnings of episodes 10 and 12. However, it is far more likely that he was away for longer than that, probably 1–3 months to coincide with the time of the graduation, which is in March. I would wager that the anime ended with the end of the third term in March, excluding the epilogues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T17:25:00.203" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T17:25:00.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-07T04:01:11.333" Score="2" ViewCount="5358" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that in Fairy Tail everyone has a different type of magic. But would it be possible to possess more than one type of magic? For example: Natsu being able to use Fire Dragon Slayer Magic and and also being able to use Magic like Gray's Ice-Make spells? Or are there rules for his Dragon Slayer Magic not allowing him to use different kinds of Magic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13772" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-07T07:42:57.060" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T06:01:12.313" Title="Can wizards/magic users possess more than one type of magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20584" CreationDate="2015-04-07T08:18:04.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;L had foreseen that the handwriting could be faked. Later in the story, one of Near's subordinates created a fake Death Note containing the names Mikami had written. Mikami didn't notice this since the fake book had &quot;his&quot; writings in it. L, being someone on a greater level than Near, would have thought that Kira might have faked his own handwriting so that just in case the Death Note falls into the SPK's hands, his handwriting won't be used as evidence. Therefore, he didn't even bother trying to check Yagami's handwriting. Also, handwritings are not that distinguishable from one and another. It is very likely for some people to have the same or similar handwriting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, we can try to do a similar experiment by showing someone we know our handwriting using our non-dominant hand. I practiced this before and the person didn't notice that it was me writing it, despite knowing my usual handwriting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-07T08:56:17.903" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T08:56:17.903" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20523" CreationDate="2015-04-07T08:29:49.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://garo.wikia.com/wiki/Makai_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Garo wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Order required self-sufficient/independent warriors that's highly adept in martial arts (stronger than their priests and greater combat strength against Horrors), strong mental and emotional discipline (to handle their emotions, manage against potential dark energies, and see through illusions), and mastery over Soul Metal (due to its dangerous nature); creating a full-fledged Makai Knight is a lifetime of training. Because males are physically stronger than females, the order decided to exclude women from ever becoming a knight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about other armors, but in Golden Knight's case, one day in every month, the knight won't be able to fight as Zaruba is taking the knight's whole day. Also, women has to face menstruation every month, and that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cycle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;menstruation&lt;/a&gt; didn't last just one day and disappear tomorrow. A female Makai Knight would be unavailable for more than one day a month, which is a totally bad idea. Thus, while technically they might be able to become one, it is undesirable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-24T14:37:12.823" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T14:37:12.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20670" CreationDate="2015-04-07T09:58:50.017" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they can. The best example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Makarov_Dreyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Makarov Dreyar&lt;/a&gt;, Fairy Tail's 3rd and 6th master. He can master many different types of magics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fairy Law&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fire Magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ice Magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Light Magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Maximum Defense Seal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Requip&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Titan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wind Magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Dispelling Magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Telepathy &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is Ultear. She originally learned Time magic and later learned Ice magic to kill her mother. &lt;strong&gt;Magic isn't something you are born with, it is something you can learn.&lt;/strong&gt; So you can learn multiple magics, but with anything in life, if you stick to only one skill and train it with everything you got, you will become more profound in it, than if you divide your time between different skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-08T13:47:52.160" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T13:47:52.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-07T10:42:55.687" Score="0" ViewCount="1278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have these 3 tunes from the show stuck in my head, and I can't seem to find them in the OST for the show. The playlist of the album can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDDCGB3AsFJVwavn7Mau9GV2f8fVCd0X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 16 of the show features the three tracks I am looking for. One of them starts at 00:06, the other one starts at 3:42, and the final one starts at 4:14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13781" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T00:41:37.947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T00:41:37.947" Title="What are the names of these 3 songs in episode 16 of Nanatsu no Taizai/The Seven Deadly Sins?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-07T13:50:50.483" Score="8" ViewCount="27694" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that traveling between and within the oceans in the One Piece world isn't easy. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FGCI1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FGCI1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Marines and some advanced pirate crews/alliances commute daily between the oceans. To be more specific, here are a few examples to demonstrate what I mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Marines travels between every oceans they want. By using Seastone on their ships, they can easily travel through the Calm Belt and switch between the Grand Line/New World and all Blues. Because the Marines is a member of the World Government, they can also pass the Red Line via Mary Joa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Seastone technique (Episode 410) is a new invention from Dr. Vegapunk. How did the Marines travel through the Calm Belt so easy before that? Another example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiFOvnqltYw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 502-503&lt;/a&gt;: How did a World Government ship travel from the Grand Line to East Blue 10 years ago when Seastone technique hadn't been invented?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhK3BRBsF34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luffy's past&lt;/a&gt;, Shanks was in the East Blue, then in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD-4E3Zg_Qs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of Marine Ford&lt;/a&gt;, he was again in Grand Line, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same for Whitebeard. One time, Whitebead was in the Grand Line, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_v1KGYYf6Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;then&lt;/a&gt; in the East Blue, and then again in the Grand Line, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do Shanks and Whitebeard manage to travel between the Grand Line and the Blues on daily basis? &lt;strong&gt;Do Whitebead, Shanks and other Pirates also use Seastone like the Marines?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And what about Monkey D. Dragon? &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXfNIwcfa_M&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One time&lt;/a&gt;, Dragon was in the East Blue. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ZCploiduQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;, he was again in the Grand Line.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I hope you see what my question is. I'm especially curious about the daily switching between the Grand Line/New World and Blues. As I know, the only way to enter the Grand Line is via the Reverse Mountain, which isn't the most harmless way as you can see in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece-tube.com/folge/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 61&lt;/a&gt;. Does that mean that every time Whitebeard and Shanks want to go to the Grand Line, they have to pass this small river with their gigantic ships?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from getting to the Grand Line, how do they leave the Grand Line/New World? According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opwiki.de/images/Karte_der_Grandline.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;maps&lt;/a&gt;, there is no way to get out. How did &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Krieg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Krieg&lt;/a&gt; leave the Grand Line?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9093" LastEditorUserId="4957" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T16:53:06.510" LastActivityDate="2018-05-10T18:30:21.613" Title="How does the travel works in One Piece universe?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-06-08T10:21:39.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-07T15:01:46.890" Score="2" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;anata wa soko ni imasu ka&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (Are you there?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... seems like this &quot;magic spell&quot; works over the radio, which the Festums have to decode and hack into. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always wondered if this could be a kind of hypnosis. If so, the Festums are more human like than I think. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13769" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-07T15:46:41.103" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T05:50:43.773" Title="Is &quot;A re yo u o ver the re&quot; a kind of hypnosis?" Tags="&lt;fafner-exodus&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20679" CreationDate="2015-04-07T15:06:49.693" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been revealed there are several ways to travel apart from traditional ships.  It's also been hinted that the islands range from prehistoric to scifi advanced, so there are methods yet to be revealed.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example, Rayleigh swam from the Grand Line through the Calm Belt to reach the Amazon's Island.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Skypieans have been shown to have flying devices and shells that could propel.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amazons have been shown to use creatures to pull the boats.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blackbeard's boat is just a giant raft, implying they just use a sail and row. (Given the strength of the characters in this class, chances are that there were a lot of rowing involved)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franky came up with Coup de Burst, which also lets them cross vast distances quickly.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Several subs have been shown so far including Wapol, and the Heart Pirates indicating travel without need for waves. The Marines probably have access to this tech (at least, Z's Neo Marines did).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;More importantly, several fruits aid in propulsion. Ace used fire to power his skateboat.  Whitebeard could probably just cause waves even in the Calm Belt to propel his ships (and quite fast I might add, based on wave size and speed).  Dragon (though not confirmed how) was the reason for the gust of wind that helped Straw Hats escape from Loguetown. He may be using similar methods. Dragon also used to have Bartholomew Kuma, who can repel things and land them anywhere in the world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Several characters, including Sanji, can use Moonwalk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7597" LastEditorUserId="40566" LastEditDate="2018-05-10T18:30:21.613" LastActivityDate="2018-05-10T18:30:21.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14245" CreationDate="2015-04-07T16:58:43.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically it's just trolling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like calling some idiot &quot;sensei&quot; or adding &quot;-sama&quot; sarcastically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then it turns into more of an affectionate nickname than an insult, I suppose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13784" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T16:58:43.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20690" CreationDate="2015-04-07T18:03:34.627" Score="7" ViewCount="1036" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is simple - should one read the manga, watch the OVAs, play the games (personally, I don't have access to these) of Triangle Heart before diving into the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13390" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-07T18:04:48.350" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T06:39:13.220" Title="Should one read/watch Triangle Heart before diving into the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20637" CreationDate="2015-04-07T19:10:14.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being attacked by the local military made the race just that much more exciting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The racing culture seemed very counter-culture or anti-authority as well, so holding the race somewhere they were forbidden from just jived that much more with their ideals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, there was a nearby refugee moon where they were basing out of (if I recall correctly) so it wasn't too hard to pull off logistically... especially considering some of the race organizers literally had magic on their side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to answer your question, I don't think there was any single, specific, reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13784" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T19:10:14.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20685" CreationDate="2015-04-07T23:13:59.437" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, there's nothing from &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt; that would apply to Nanoha, except for the backgrounds of some characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; is based on the spin-off of &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart 3&lt;/em&gt; called &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v2500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart 3 ~Lyrical Omochabako~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart 3 ~Lyrical Toy Box~&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several things are carried over, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Kyouya_Takamachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyouya&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Miyuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyuki Takamachi's&lt;/a&gt; back-stories as bodyguards for Fiasse Crystela.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Shinobu_Tsukimura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinobu Tsukimura&lt;/a&gt; returns, and in the A's manga, it is hinted that her family are vampires through a shout out to &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt; when &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Suzuka_Tsukimura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suzuka&lt;/a&gt; (who didn't appear in &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt;) shows her inhuman strength in the dodgeball match with Fate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are changes in &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; which deviates from &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt;'s continuity, most notably:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nanoha's father &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Takamachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shirō&lt;/a&gt; is still alive. However, he was in the ICU for some time, which led to Nanoha's insecurity at the beginning of the series&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shinobu and Kyouya are dating, making Shinobu the canon romance. (In comparison, I believe Fiasse was considered canon in &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Noel_K._Ehrlichkeit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noel K. Ehrlichkeit&lt;/a&gt;, Shinobu's maid is mechanical in &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt;, but in &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;, she appears to be human.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nanoha herself doesn't have magic in the main &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt; series, but she is given magic in Lyrical Toy Box (which explains the title &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;). (In my opinion, Lyrical Toy Box is a spin-off from &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; rather than the general &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt; series).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other characters from Triangle Hearts are used as basis for original characters in &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Chrono&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chrono Harlaown&lt;/a&gt; is an antagonist. However, the prototype for his Enforcer uniform is a throw back to his &quot;evil&quot; black outfit with spikes from the game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alisa Lowell is used as a basis for &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Kinomoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arisa Bunnings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The shape-shifting fox-girl Kuon becomes the &quot;ferret&quot; boy &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Yuuno_Scrya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuuno Scrya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raising Heart's Crystal is changed from a heart to a sphere. It is also shorter in &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt; and more reminiscent of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Kinomoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakura Kinomoto's&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Sealing_Wand#Star_form&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sealing Wand's Star Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6Ast.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nanoa with Raising Heart and Kuon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Lindy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lindy Harlaown&lt;/a&gt; is not a member of the Time Space Administration Bureau, but instead a fairy from the Dream World. She, however, retains much of her design, including her fairy wings, which appear in &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; when she flies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpFtj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fairy Lindy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main point is that a lot of the minor characters' back-stories are tweaked for &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;, while most of the main characters except for Nanoha are all original and do not relate back to &lt;em&gt;Triangle Heart&lt;/em&gt; (Lindy and Chrono retain their appearances, but they are still different).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As noted above, the only real change that affects a main character is that Nanoha's father isn't dead, since his time in the ICU created the Nanoha we see at the start of the series (before meeting Yuuno and using magic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-08T06:39:13.220" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T06:39:13.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31193" CreationDate="2015-04-08T01:17:06.500" Score="2" ViewCount="384" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;World of Ice&quot; (ep. 9), there is music that starts off with something that sounds like a harpsichord, after Himari enters a hidden door in the library (around 6:11). Strings (mostly playing pizzicato, I think) and a clarinet come in later. Normally I'd assume that this might be something original created from the anime &amp;mdash; for instance, I've heard stuff that could pass as classical music in the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; Series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I've noticed pieces that were clearly not original being used in this series, such as the beginning of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 331 (when Himari is still in the normal section of the library), or the famous &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/-ENf4VEhI40?t=45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;theme&lt;/a&gt; from Dvořák's 9th symphony (in &quot;Because I love him&quot;). Thus, it seems plausible that this is not original music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the music playing here? I tried to look up the soundtrack or the episode on the fan-made wiki, but neither gave a full listing. Is this original music, and &lt;em&gt;if not&lt;/em&gt;, where is this music from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; If I'm not mistaken, the same track appears in the first half of ep. 21 (&quot;The Door of Fate We Choose&quot;). This would suggest to me that it's more likely to be original music, but I'm not even completely sure right now if it's the same music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 2:&lt;/strong&gt; I tried to search Musipedia, which largely is a classical music identification site, for the beginning of this section of the soundtrack and came up with no results that seemed correct. I also listened to this section of &quot;World of Ice&quot; a second time and it struck me as less &quot;Baroque&quot; and &quot;classical&quot; than I initially thought. Original music seems more likely, but I'm still having trouble obtaining the title of this music. (It's definitely nothing listed on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://seizon-senryaku-shimashouka.tumblr.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tumblr&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T20:17:26.960" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T21:08:17.557" Title="What's this music in &quot;World of Ice&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;mawaru-penguindrum&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20571" CreationDate="2015-04-08T03:43:31.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I truly believe he is a Logia user, it just makes sense. I agree that he used his powers to make his mucus outer shell. I believe he activates his full Logia powers when he needs to, thereby making his coat an extension of his body. Then he refrains from using his powers to keep his real body separate from his coat so as not to be hurt by haki users. So opponents never really know what they are hitting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I compare him to a jello mold with a piece of pineapple in the center. Hard to get to that pineapple by simple means lol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also agree that Law's sword was imbued with haki to hurt him. They were in Law's Room after all, so it is quite possible that he was able to gain control of his arm and attach haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13793" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T03:43:31.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20697" CreationDate="2015-04-08T04:19:29.933" Score="6" ViewCount="4468" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've begun rewatching Fate, and there is something unclear to me about the Servant's behavior during the war:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Holy Grail grant &lt;strong&gt;only one&lt;/strong&gt; wish? Because if that is the case, what goes through a Servant's mind when they participate in the war? If they use a bit of logic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I kill all other Servants&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Me and my Master win&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Holy Grail appears&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;... Who gets their wish granted? Me? My Master?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, we know that in truth, masters will use a command seal to kill their own servant at the end, so they can actually summon the Holy Grail. So Masters already have a plan. But what about Servants? Do they all plan to betray their Masters at the end or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T20:36:31.250" Title="What do servants expect will happen at the end of the Holy Grail war?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20696" CreationDate="2015-04-08T04:37:44.763" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;To expand on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20696/what-do-servants-expect-will-happen-at-the-end-of-the-holy-grail-war#comment27968_20696&quot;&gt;@Septian Primadewa's comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The winning pair is supposed to be able to claim the Holy Grail and utilize it to grant a wish for each of them. &lt;strong&gt;Its true purpose is to actually utilize the seven Servants returning to the root as a way to form a hole directly to it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail_War#Fuyuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Holy Grail War&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;*emphasis mine&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the catch is in the last sentence of that quote. Most serious Magi are like Tokiomi Tohsaka and don't see the Holy Grail as a Wish Granter but a way to the Root as such they will keep one Command Spell until the end and use it on their Servant and force them to die as was Tokiomi's plan with Gilgamesh and why he plotted so much to regain his lost Command Spell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Einzbern's would follow suit using all 7 Servants as they don't care for the Wish, they want the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Third Magic, Heaven's Feel&lt;/a&gt;. much to the same as Zouken Makiri/Matou who sought the same magic because the materialization of the soul would allow him to continue to live but stop the rotting of his Soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some Servants being summoned to the War is their wish, such as Diarmuid Ua Duibhne who wanted to faithfully serve a Lord which he was able to through Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald. Likewise with Masters as with Waver Velvet in a way, he didn't necessarily have a wish but winning the Grail War would show his worth as a Magus (seeing the Holy Grail War as the ultimate test of Magi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there hasn't been an incident where a Wish has been granted as all previous wars did not end with a victor. So there is no actual proof in universe that they are granted Wishes from the grail so the wish could be just to lure other Magi to the War and summon Servants so they can all be sacrificed for those seeking the Root or the Third Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T20:36:31.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2015-04-08T15:37:01.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gildarts returned from &quot;Century quest&quot;. That means he was gone for 100 years, but he was with Natsu when he was little... so I think that in their time 100 years are maybe 3-5 years in real life. So... They are maybe several hundred years old but they just don't age as quickly as in real life...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would make sense - the age of dragons was 400 years ago so if 100 years = ~4 years then Natsu is around 16 + time before he met Igneel so around 17-20 years old in our world. Or like 500 years old in Fairy Tail universe! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or... maybe they just count years in different way. Maybe &quot;one year&quot; is for example 50 days long. So 365 days are 7 years not 1 or something... that's why they put for example X780 year. That X is a number that changes not in 1000 years but faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you liked my theory :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-08T15:50:36.750" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T15:50:36.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2015-04-08T18:29:30.653" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;On their own, Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously this is a fairly blanket statement and is hard to qualify because of secrecies in company financials, but I think it's reasonable to assert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also realise I'm not directly answering your question about dropped manga adaptions, but addressing the question broadly. I think most points probably apply to that situation also, but these are some of the reasons in general why anime fail/return losses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Anime as a loss-leader&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime is often used by companies as a promotional tool for their other merchandise. This is often the case with children's mecha shows - They will watch the show on TV and then potentially buy the DVDs, toys, albums, etc. As an interesting side note, since about 1990 children are more likely to buy hero toys than villain toys - hence several combining mecha shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example as to how shows act as advertisements is low cost harem anime. Whilst not immediately as obviously merchantable as a show like Gundam or Power Rangers, The large female cast that the protaganist has to choose from has the potential to have their own figurines, body pillows, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These mean that anime doesn't have to turn a massive profit (or indeed a profit at all) - that's up to the sales that it inspires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evolution of anime itself is deeply associated with advertisement, even since its inception when it was used solely for advertisement rather than as a standalone medium. In Hayao Miyakazi's biography &amp;quot;Starting Point&amp;quot; he mentions that one company in particular was known to contribute a third of their target anime's total cost (Note that this was at an earlier point in history). This amount would typically be around 90% of a successful toy company's advertising budget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a stereotype of otaku in Japan that they buy 3 copies of any one DVD/Book - &amp;quot;one to read, one to collect, one to lend&amp;quot;. The consumers of anime in Japan, whether children (A good market worldwide) or otaku are very keen on merchandise and spending on a franchise. It is the combined revenue streams that the anime creates, combined with the show itself which usually lifts the show into profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the main reason why an anime would be turning a loss.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Relying too heavily on emulating success stories&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a big one too. Once a very successful show hits the market (for example Evangellion, Akira, K-On!!, Pokémon) many clones will follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same phenomenom can be see in bookstores - The amount of romance vampire books in stores went from 0 -&amp;gt; many after Twilight's success. Similarly 50 Shades of Grey did the same for erotic romance for women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only so much capacity in the market for cloned shows, and more than likely none of them will be as successful as the original. This often leads to a situation with a few big winners and many losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Too many blockbusters&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ideal time to release your amazing anime series is to pick the season that has the highest viewing rate of your target audience. Hence, shows that target the same audience may be heatedly vying for the same audiences attention. Usually one show will win, and the others will lose by a sizeable margin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been several media studies that have shown that usually only one film/series occupies a viewers fanaticism at one time period. This is what has lead to the yearly &lt;em&gt;blockbuster&lt;/em&gt; summer and Christmas successes in Hollywood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Things go wrong, often&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are still animating episodes whilst the first ones are airing, any delays can set the whole show back. What usually happens is that recap episodes are shown, animation quality drops in the latter episodes and potential postponements of episodes in the worst of cases. These things transfer to the quality of the production and hence affect the impressions on viewers, which then affect sales, and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Tight budgets&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kind of fits into the previous item, but when budgets are tight (which they usually are for anime) studios cannot afford to replace sick animators, redo scenes that don't fit well, etc. Another problem with tight budgets is that studios often have to outsource animation to cheaper countries like China - which in itself has problems of communication issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Subsequent seasons&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime that are received well in their first season often announce another, or several new seasons. The problem with this is that each season the audience dwindles - Viewers become less and less likely to stick with a show as the time investment increases. It's a difficult call to make for the directors to stop the broadcasts before the series starts to become loss-making.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just as a final note, I don't believe there is one over-arching reason. Each studio is different, has different priorities, objectives, revenue streams, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T20:03:03.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20588" CreationDate="2015-04-09T02:59:30.740" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty sure you're thinking of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/127/Gate_Keepers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gate Keepers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Tokyo, 1969. Earth is under the attack of the &quot;Invaders.&quot; Fortunately, though, the public is unaware of this. But to the secret orginazation, A.E.G.I.S., the threat is very real, and it is up them to stop this invasion. One day on his route to high school, Ukiya Shun observes a battle between a young girl and a group of Invaders. He ends up helping her and discovers that much like the girl, he possesses the ability to generate a &quot;gate&quot; of special power that only a few other people are gifted with. As a result, Ukiya then joins A.E.G.I.S. in an effort to recruit other Gate Keepers in order to protect the city, all while doing his best not to imitate his late father, whom he dispises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character boy was trying to defeat the black iron ball monster attacking his house by throwing a can at it. He is the one with the wooden katana (Special Bokken Sword). The main girl uses a bow to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/abSx6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13784" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T03:21:46.907" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T03:21:46.907" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="58045" CreationDate="2015-04-09T03:14:41.480" Score="4" ViewCount="3829" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series currently has 6 seasons. How much of the manga was adapted into these 6 seasons? Are there any differences in the plot between the anime and the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T15:01:38.987" LastActivityDate="2020-07-03T10:27:21.140" Title="How much of the Natsume's Book of Friends manga was adapted into the anime?" Tags="&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20717" CreationDate="2015-04-09T06:15:04.473" Score="9" ViewCount="89289" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, Shanks doesn't have any Devil Fruit power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, he lost an arm while saving Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes him a Yonko ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whitebeard had a powerful Devil Fruit. But even without that, his physical&#xA;  strength was tremendous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please explain what made Shanks a Yonko? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11557" LastEditorUserId="11557" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T11:21:51.187" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T11:21:51.187" Title="Why is Shanks a Yonko?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20716" CreationDate="2015-04-09T07:09:00.683" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading this manga from it's beginning. I think we can all agree that we haven't seen enough of Shanks powers. But, let's see some examples of him demonstrating his powers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we first saw him with Luffy (in the first episode) and we see little of his fighting skills, mostly just his spirit, which he demonstrates against &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Higuma&quot;&gt;Higuma&lt;/a&gt; and then to the Sea King where, he demonstrates &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;his Haki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then after 10 years, with only one arm left, he is been visited by &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mihawk&quot;&gt;Mihawk&lt;/a&gt; on an island. We all know Mihawk is the best swordsman in the OP world. A guy won't just cozy up to any ordinary pirate after all for a drink, in celebration of Luffy's first bounty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After which we learn that they've had regular matches with one another, which means in terms of powers he has to be very strong to be a match for Mihawk. Also then he demonstrates that he can take a blow from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido&quot;&gt;Yonko&lt;/a&gt;. And when he entered the Whitebeard's ship his haki not only knocked out a lot of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Whitebeard_Pirates&quot;&gt;Whitebeard's crew&lt;/a&gt;, but also damaged the ship. Also this caused &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Whitebeard&quot;&gt;Whitebeard&lt;/a&gt;'s scar to ache and have &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marco&quot;&gt;Marco&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jozu&quot;&gt;Jozu&lt;/a&gt; commend about his spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also before the Summmit War Arc he was fighting another Yonko, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido&quot;&gt;Kaido&lt;/a&gt;, which According to Law, he is &quot;the strongest creature in the world&quot; and an ally of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Doflamingo&quot;&gt;Donquixote Doflamingo&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that events, we saw him in Summit War Arc where he stopped &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Akainu&quot;&gt;Akainu&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;Armament haki&lt;/a&gt;. And then he asked Blackbeard which until then he didn't fear anyone to fight (Whitebeard, was an exception) and he said that it's not time yet for them to fight. He understood on that moment he isn't ready to fight Shanks, which it means a lot, since he stopped the war, even Sengoku respects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Shanks hasn't been in a lot of fights and Oda haven't show us yet Shank's skills, from the above mentioned facts, I think we can all agree that he deserves to be amongst the Yonko. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also It's not just him that's strong, his crew members are too, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Benn_Beckman&quot;&gt;Ben Beckman&lt;/a&gt; was able to make Kizaru stop for a moment during the Summit War Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="13795" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T08:29:12.547" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T08:29:12.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20718" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33778" CreationDate="2015-04-09T09:26:02.647" Score="2" ViewCount="760" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the season and the episode number in which the following scene occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gintoki speaks with some people (maybe with Kaguya-chan and megane-kun). I don't remember the topic of speech but he gives this as a supporting example: There is a very shy and cute school girl. After the summer holiday, she becomes very arrogant and slutty with a lot of make up on her face. Gintoki says that something must have happened in the summer. While Gintoki gives this example, we watch before &amp;amp; after images of the girl on the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T06:12:20.973" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T01:45:20.387" Title="Gintoki's example: Shy school girl becomes slutty after mysterious summer holiday" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-09T13:03:18.360" Score="2" ViewCount="2360" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like the title says, where did Mr. Kishimoto got the idea of the character personality, backstory, name etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9123" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T14:09:42.097" Title="What was the source of inspiration behind the character Sasuke in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20726" CreationDate="2015-04-09T13:09:31.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha#Creation_and_conception&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sasuke Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; article on Wikipedia, Sasuke's name comes from Sarutobi Sasuke, a fictional ninja featured in Japanese children's stories. Kishimoto also once said that Sasuke's character was influenced by Hiei from YuYu Hakusho.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13818" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T14:09:42.097" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T14:09:42.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20744" CreationDate="2015-04-09T15:29:14.210" Score="6" ViewCount="1418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an anime I watched on TV. I don't remember any character names, but just the story, which went something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, a team of soldiers were running to a helicopter to get away from the infected robot-like creatures. They got into the lift, however, when they were about to leave, one of the guys got bitten and slowly turned into one of the infected creatures. He told the others to leave him behind, then he shot himself in the head before the transformation complete. The others continues on their escape, and more of the robot-like creatures came after them. Two more guys got taken out, and only a girl and a guy remained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later, an enemy showed up, who was someone they knew. He could control the&#xA;  virus, and it gave him superpowers by transforming his body's surface into a mechanical suit. He was getting orders from a woman, who probably was wearing a lab coat. The guy sacrificed himself and somehow saved the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The girl ended up in a very big facility that wanted to destroy both the infected robot-like creatures and the humans who could control the virus' power. The girl knew how to drive, so she was assigned as a driver to a team. She was in the place where they kept the customized tanks and/or big vehicles. She did not know that the guy in her team who saved her was still alive and was held prisoner in the same facility somewhere. He was unconscious. When he woke up, he had lost his memories, and he also became like the infected robot-like humans. He had a headache, and he wandered in the facility trying to find an exit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the guards chased him, he found a room in which there was a bike protected by a barrier, and there was a control panel. When he touched the control panel, numbers started appearing and the barrier went down. As he touched the bike, it modified itself and changed from black to red. He rammed through the wall and ended up where the girl was. As he drove off, the guy's and the girl's eyes met and his head started to hurt again. The girl remembers but the guy could not, and as he was driving away quickly, a song started to play, with lyrics like &quot;It hurts to remember you&quot;, or maybe &quot;I can't remember you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The girl was sent on a mission as a driver with a team to clean up a small area. The team wasn't able to do it, though. The infected superpower humans showed up and killed everyone. They were about to kill the girl when she was saved by another guy (say, &quot;Guy #2&quot;) who was also infected, but he was not like the others. He also had superpowers and wanted to kill the evil humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guy #2 saved the girl and also got hurt; he was bleeding from a shoulder. I don't remember if he killed the evil guys, or if he just evaded them. They were near a church, so the girl helped him walk and he said, &quot;Let's go inside, we need to hide.&quot;, so they went into the church's basement. Guy #2 said that in the corner, there was a pile of broken pieces of wood. If they moved them, they would be able to find an old hose which they could get water from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The girl asked him how he knew so much about the place. He answered that he grew up in the church, as he was an orphan. This started a flashback for Guy #2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;As an orphan, he lived there with many children, and there was an old priest who took care of the children. Guy #2 helped in the church's chores and cleaned the church. He wore a big thick black belt on his stomach before he went to the town with the priest to collect charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The first house they arrived at was that of a rich woman. When she came to the door, the priest asked if she would be kind enough to give charity &#xA;    for the orphans in the church. The woman told him that they had already asked last week, before her son came out and said that they should give &quot;the Father&quot; some money and they should have some tea. The woman remarked that her son had a heart of gold, and invited the priest inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The boy said that he wanted to play a game with Guy #2, which consisted of taking him to a back alley and removing his belt before beating him ( because he was an orphan) and telling him that he should die since no one loved him. A fat man pulling a wooden cart of bakery goods was passing by when he saw this. He yelled at the kids to stop it, and the kids ran away. The fat man came closer and Guy #2 started to cry. He said, &quot;Please don't beat me, too. The kids have beaten me up so much that I can't bear any more.&quot; The fat man said he would not beat him and wiped his tears. The fat man then asked where he wanted to go and took him there. He gave Guy #2 some bread as a gift, and even though he was very happy, he didn't eat it, but took it to the orphanage for the kids instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;A few days later, the fat man met him again and gave Guy #2 some more bread and he left happily. Then the fat man was pulling his cart and crossing a stone bridge over water. Suddenly, someone started to push his cart from the side to the edge of the bridge and he started pushing from the other side to stop himself and his cart from falling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The ones who were pushing the cart were the blonde son and his friends, because he had saved Guy #2 from getting beat up and they were taking revenge on him. The fat man and his cart went over the edge. As Guy #2 came back to thank him, he saw what had happened. Seeing the badly injured fat man, Guy #2 said that he knew who had done it, and he named the blonde kid and his friends. They were very rich and trusted, so a crime like this could not be put on them without any evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;They asked the fat man what happened and who did it. He replies that he did not see who did it, as he was pushing from one side and they from the other. So, they told Guy #2 that he would have to swear on the Bible and say that the the blonde kid and his friends did it, and he agreed. Later, the blonde kid came to Guy #2 and asked him to tell everyone and swear on the Bible that it was him who pushed the fat man over the bridge, because the kid's family gave the church money the most, and if he didn't say it, they would stop giving money to the church and the orphan kids would all die of hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;This made Guy #2 very sad and depressed. He then took the blame on himself and said he did it because he wanted to steal the bread he had.  Some time later, he found out that his older sister, who was an doctor or something, was attacked by the town's people while returning home. They beat her up so bad that she was covered in blood, and left her in the middle of the road.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That's all he said about his backstory, and they both slept in the church's basement. After waking up, there was a loud noise outside, so they went out to take a look, and there was a large robot coming towards them. The hatch opened and it was the person in charge of the facility, along with a scientist who was Guy #2's sister, who was somehow still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this anime is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13822" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:25:11.897" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:25:11.897" Title="What is this anime about a church orphan who had to testify against his fat friend?" Tags="&lt;blassreiter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:52:56.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6446" CreationDate="2015-04-09T15:58:18.617" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is the king of Edolas but was banish as they both ask the same question is &quot;Is Being in a guild fun?&quot; As also Mystogan put the fairy tail symbol up as he notice the symbol and walks off as Edolas is the opposite of the person in Earth Land that why he looks so different As he is tall, And on the evil side as i heard the same voice in the dubbed as for Makarov his short and part of the ten saints WAYYYY opposite from Faust (opposite) As i think this is the Logical explanation of your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13823" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T15:58:18.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19934" CreationDate="2015-04-09T16:45:08.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe so. Luffy's primary attack involves manipulating the size of his arms, similar to the staff of Sun Wukong. They're both useless in water. Also, the Pirate King thing is very much like Sun Wukong's &quot;Equal to the heavens&quot; schtick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13824" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T16:50:43.447" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T16:50:43.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19680" CreationDate="2015-04-09T16:46:53.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a partial answer pertaining to episodes 21-24. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall that the Japanese title of the anime is &quot;Kiseijuu - Sei no Kakuritsu&quot;, or loosely, &quot;Parasyte - the probability of &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. The title is written in Japanese with &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt; in katakana, which is a non-semantic syllabary, rather than in kanji. This makes it unclear what the intended meaning of the word &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt; is, because there are at least 30 different kanji (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Index:Japanese_kanji_by_reading/%E3%82%B5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a quick look here&lt;/a&gt;) that can be read &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt; (and hence around the same number of distinct meanings for the word), and it is not possible to infer from context which one is intended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ties into the titles of episodes 21-23, which are all pronounced &quot;Sei to Sei&quot; in Japanese, but using different characters for each distinct &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt;. Specifically, episode 21 has 性 &quot;sex&quot; and 聖 &quot;holy&quot;; episode 22 has 静 &quot;quietness&quot; and 醒 &quot;wakefulness&quot;; and episode 23 has 生 &quot;life&quot; and 誓 &quot;vowing&quot; (生 &quot;life&quot; is the same &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt; as in &quot;kiseijuu&quot;, incidentally).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three titles constitute a sort of wordplay, in my opinion. This sort of homophone-based wordplay is fairly common in Japanese, since Japanese is a very homophone-rich language, owing mostly to heavy borrowing from Chinese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly suspect that it is only coincidental that the Japanese translation of the English book &quot;Sex and Spirit&quot; by Clifford Bishop has the same title as episode 21 of the anime (judging from the synopses of the book available, anyway). Given that the book is &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316096067&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;only a penny on Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, the interested reader might like to pick up a copy of it and see if there is, in fact, any thematic relationship with Parasyte. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being the case, I do not believe that the titles of episodes 21-23 reference literary works, other than coincidentally. And, of course, there's no literary reference in the episode 24 title 寄生獣 &lt;em&gt;kiseijuu&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Parasyte&quot; - unless you count a title drop as a literary reference, I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T16:46:53.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5216" CreationDate="2015-04-09T17:32:15.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Canon is whatever the rights holder (people who own the IP) says it is. Canon is always changing. Just look at the American comic industry, DC and Marvel are always retconning and reinventing the canon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11760" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T17:53:36.657" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T17:53:36.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13892" CreationDate="2015-04-09T17:55:52.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2002-06-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2002-06-11&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Anno is not really critique anything in particular.  He came up with the concept of EVA when he was going through depression.  It is a coming of age story and offers ideas of living the life that he and Gainax thought were important for life.  The show does play homage to series like Ultraman; and is littered with hidden references. Most of the food in the vending machines were discontinued favorites that the animators liked (the junk food market has a quick turn around with many flavor varieties being limited edition). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Hon%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blue Blazes (Aoi Honō)&lt;/a&gt;. This J-drama has Anno and other members of Gainax and does show a little about who Anno is and how Gainax made the Daicon (Diacon 4 in particular) opening that made them famous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would look at ME! ME! ME!&#xA;This recent music video is a much straight forward critique on how anime is consumed by Otakus in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otaku no Video&#xA;is another cool OVA to check out. Made by Gainax it is something of an autobiography into how the studio was created. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11760" LastEditorUserId="11760" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T22:13:27.600" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T22:13:27.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20532" CreationDate="2015-04-09T18:11:36.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwinkleInTheEye&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The shining in the eye trope&lt;/a&gt;, as you call it, has been around for decades; I even remember seeing it in some black-and-white anime. It is a way for the animators and mangaka's to show the character's intent, and it has many spin-offs like the glowing glasses, which usually means the wearer of the glasses has a malicious intent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a lot to do with the common saying of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/american-english/a-gleam-in-your-eye&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a gleam in your eye&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.  I am sure you have been told this or something like it at least once in your life. Japan has a similar saying, quite possibly adopted from watching US movies and cartoons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry, the explanation isn't as interesting as &quot;why the Japanese think people are talking behind their back when they sneeze.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11760" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T05:41:10.833" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T05:41:10.833" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2015-04-09T18:18:41.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jun Fukuyama voices both Lelouch and Julius. As for the clone theory, I expect it might be morally wrong to clone people, the same as it is in the real world. Charles could have changed Lelouch's memories multiple times too. As for the unnamed child's geass, according to the wiki, it was most likely given to him by V.V.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13826" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T18:35:10.947" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T18:35:10.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20734" CreationDate="2015-04-09T18:37:12.033" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on some of the details provided I would guess this is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blassreiter&quot;&gt;Blassreiter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. (Check here for the episode-by-episode synopses: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blassreiter_episodes&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blassreiter_episodes&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It basically has &quot;robot zombies&quot;, Demoniacs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The facility you describe which wants to fight the robot zombies and XAT in Blassreiter seem similar. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main character in Blassreiter is one of the few Blassreiter-empowered humans to fight against the Demoniacs rather than with them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a character who was orphaned and is considered an &quot;Outsider&quot; by society and there are a few episodes centered on a church outside of town.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Humans who have Blassreiter powers have a &quot;Blassreiter form&quot; which is essentially a mecha shape.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story is set in a fictional Germany and centers around the outbreak of biomechanical creatures called &quot;Demoniacs&quot;, who rise from corpses and attack people savagely. The Demoniacs have the ability to merge with most technology including cars and motorcycles, not only gaining control of them but also enhancing their performance greatly. Against them is a group of people known as XAT, Xenogenesis Assault Team, who police these Demoniacs in an attempt to keep the peace and discover the reasons for the &quot;Demoniac&quot; change. All the while, a number of human-turned-Demoniacs appear. Some use their powers for good, others for evil. One will rise above all other Demoniacs to become known as the &quot;Blassreiter&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't personally remember that flashback scene which you described at length, but I watched this in 2008 as it aired so my memory has definitely faded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13784" LastEditorUserId="13784" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T18:51:37.413" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T18:51:37.413" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8688" CreationDate="2015-04-09T18:58:36.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The parasitic mushroom comes from real life. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyceps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cordyceps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/51Eqs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/3/1336047375506/Zombie-ant-infected-with--001.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/3/1336047375506/Zombie-ant-infected-with--001.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fungus infects insect and uses them to breed. This is where Game Freak got its inspiration for Parasect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11760" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-09T19:01:32.967" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T19:01:32.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-09T23:07:55.980" Score="9" ViewCount="2560" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/strong&gt; the crew always yell &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*anishment this world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;during their &quot;transformations&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are they saying? &lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;anishment or &lt;strong&gt;V&lt;/strong&gt;anishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several sources over the western web (just google it - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com.br/search?q=vanishment%20or%20banishment%20this%20world&quot;&gt;I just did&lt;/a&gt;), and there is nothing conclusive, so if you can point to some canon or other eastern sources, appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T02:20:33.797" Title="The Chuunibyou crew wants to do what to &quot;this world&quot;, exactly?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20819" CreationDate="2015-04-10T01:26:59.603" Score="9" ViewCount="89079" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently finished all three seasons of Hajime no Ippo and I wanted to know where the last season left off in the manga. Also, I wanted to know if the anime follows the manga storyline or if there are things changed, so as to know if I have to start the manga from chapter 1 or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T01:55:20.933" LastActivityDate="2019-09-27T00:02:20.423" Title="Where does the anime Hajime no Ippo: Rising leave off in the manga?" Tags="&lt;hajime-no-ippo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22327" CreationDate="2015-04-10T01:58:42.270" Score="13" ViewCount="3437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout all of Fullmetal Alchemist Manga, King Bradley chopped his way through everything, from stone to arms to automail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did it get to be so sharp? What did the King use to sharpen his sword?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An aside: the sharpness of his sword seemed to transfer to any bladed weapon he used. Was it a side effect of his homunculus-ness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:29:45.993" LastActivityDate="2019-02-10T02:51:29.357" Title="How is King Bradley's sword so sharp?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20750" CreationDate="2015-04-10T02:00:17.930" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; &quot;vanishment&quot;, though I think the evidence is a bit too sparse to be 100% sure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The season 2 ED does explicitly say &quot;Van!shment Th!s World&quot; in Latin script (which is also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/42764&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;title of the ED song&lt;/a&gt;) : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jt5Utl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reasons that are not entirely clear to me, people on the Japanese internet mostly appear to think that the word in question (バニッシュメント &lt;em&gt;banisshumento&lt;/em&gt;) is from English &quot;vanishment&quot; rather than &quot;banishment&quot; (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14120902704&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/history/view/723017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;this revision is from before season 2 aired&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://toki24827.blog49.fc2.com/blog-entry-504.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three&lt;/a&gt;). Perhaps this points to greater awareness of English &quot;vanishment&quot; than &quot;banishment&quot; among speakers of Japanese? If this is in fact the case, it suggests that Rikka's catchphrase would have been intended to use the word &quot;vanishment&quot;. Then again, perhaps the ambiguity was intended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, to muddy the waters a bit, the B-side on the season 2 OP album is titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/42763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;PunIshment this worLd-VOICE-Episode.Φ&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we're at it, apparently Japanese &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1216526397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sometimes transliterates &quot;varnish&quot; as バニッシュ &lt;em&gt;banisshu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, so I suppose it's not &lt;em&gt;entirely&lt;/em&gt; impossible that Rikka is actually saying &quot;varnishment this world&quot;. Crazier still, the most recent Kuroko no Basuke opening (S3 OP3) displays the phrase &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8JaK8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Burnishing Drive&quot;&lt;/a&gt; for a move that everyone would think was called &quot;Vanishing Drive&quot; (バニシングドライブ &lt;em&gt;banishingu doraibu&lt;/em&gt;). With Japan, all things are possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Incidentally: I've only read snippets of the light novel, but as far as I'm aware, this particular catch phrase is anime-original, so that's a no-go for getting clarification.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the benefit of the reader who may be confused about why this is confusing, Japanese did not historically have a &quot;v&quot; sound, so borrowings of words from English that do have a &quot;v&quot; typically had the &quot;v&quot; replaced with a &quot;b&quot;. This causes a bit of confusion in this case, since &quot;banishment&quot; could be from English &quot;banishment&quot; &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; from English &quot;vanishment&quot; with the &quot;v&quot; changed to a &quot;b&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T02:20:33.797" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T02:20:33.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2015-04-10T02:04:03.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the current Dragon Slayers who were raised by Dragons have there parent Dragon inside them. That's why it seems like they are more than 80 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu is older than Wendy, but younger than Erza, so his age would range from 14-17. I'm leaning more towards the older side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13830" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T06:05:17.760" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T06:05:17.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20758" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20760" CreationDate="2015-04-10T08:45:11.987" Score="4" ViewCount="2366" Body="&lt;p&gt;After blowing up the Moon, making it lose more than half of its mass, what did Koro-sensei do to prevent it from crashing onto the Earth? Given the loss of mass, the Moon would have lost the centrifugal force that kept it from crashing onto the Earth. So, there must be something that he done to prevent it, because if not, the World Leaders would've noticed and said something about the Moon getting closer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T12:19:09.420" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T03:53:34.890" Title="How did Koro-sensei prevent the Moon from falling onto the Earth?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20758" CreationDate="2015-04-10T09:55:57.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Physically speaking, assuming there weren't any debris from the moon blowing up and hitting the earth, there's no real reason for the moon to fall down. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gravity is determined by (among other things), the product of the Earth's and the Moon's masses. The acceleration is determined by the force of gravity divided by the moon's mass, so if you do the math, the only thing that matters in this problem space is the Earth's mass. The moon has no say in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar to the reason all objects fall at the same acceleration on Earth, regardless of mass/weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T09:55:57.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6392" CreationDate="2015-04-10T18:40:39.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a more recent chapter, Gowther is revealed to be a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;puppet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Merlin gives Gowther magic stabilizing pills in order to regrow his armor.  and when Merlin uses her magic cancelling power, he turns into his &quot;natural&quot; form. It seems clear that his flesh grows due to his magic and, if stabilized for a time, it will grow into an armor.  As the armor is part of Gowther, it is reasonable to think he never took it off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T18:40:39.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-10T21:17:50.027" Score="3" ViewCount="5109" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any anime with an overweight female protagonist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine told me that there is none. Is she right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just need one simple yes/no answer and, if affirmative, one example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13847" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T18:15:19.913" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T16:54:08.337" Title="Is there any anime with an overweight female protagonist?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2015-04-14T17:32:11.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20680" CreationDate="2015-04-10T21:58:25.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is no, its not hypnosis - its essentially the Festums trying to find/communicate with humans. The long answer is, it has a double meaning in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, the most direct reason that particular phrase and voice is used is that Festums originally found out about humanity by encountering a voyager like probe - on the probe was a recording of a woman asking this question (where it was meant to be 'Is there anyone out there?' question). The Festums did not understand humanity at all and just echoed that exact recording back when trying to find humans to &quot;save&quot;. You can see a framed copy of this record hanging up in the UN leader's office in a few scenes in Exodus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, it's important to understand that Festums, at least in the first season, did not understand humanity at all. (In the movie, they learned a little... which made the situation for humanity even worse, not better). Festums do not exist in the same way that humans do. They do not understand the concept of existence as humans do. They perceive the human's state of existence as an irregularity that needs to be saved from. As they understand so little, the question becomes very literal - they are asking &quot;Do you exist?&quot; - and if someone answers, the Festums become fully aware of the existence of the human that answered and try to &quot;save&quot; them by assimilating them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question really is the core of the show's setting. These two races are so alien to each other that this strange roundabout question is the only way they could initially even communicate, and both sides think the other is in a horrific, incomprehensible situation. Humans see assimilation to non-existence as basically death, and Festums see human's existence as something they need to be saved from. Most of the main cast want to establish meaningful communication with the Festums, but at this point, it is unclear if it is even possible, at least without fundamentally changing the nature of the Festums or humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13265" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T05:50:43.773" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T05:50:43.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20773" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20798" CreationDate="2015-04-10T22:43:23.323" Score="5" ViewCount="1496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this anime on a VHS somewhere in the middle 90s. I've only watched a few minutes into it (probably just an opening), and the few details that I remember are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A spaceship, not too big, probably a single-pilot fighter, with a&#xA;streamlined design and a small forward-swept winglet protruding from its&#xA;underside (like a hook of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://texascreek.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/trencher.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;trencher machine&lt;/a&gt;); the ship&#xA;probably had a greenish tint (though it could be a VHS color&#xA;artifact);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The pilot was a long-haired girl; her design was probably typical for that era (at least, I can't remember anything particular about her, except for the serious face expression); she was beautiful, that's for sure;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There also was another ship (no winglet) with a female pilot, but I'm not completely sure about that;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't remember anything important happening during those minutes&#xA;(no dogfights etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't remember anything &quot;European&quot; or &quot;Victorian&quot; in the design of&#xA;ships and pilots (as opposed to popular space operas of the 80s); even if there was any, it was subtle;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't remember any other characters, ships, or locations from those few&#xA;minutes;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Overall, it seems like it was a serious title, not a&#xA;comedy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am definitely not an expert in the retro-space-opera department, so it could easily be something totally mainstream. Since it was on a bootleg VHS, it could be an OVA, a full-length movie, or a TV episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPD. The winglet was small, compared to the craft dimensions (see the trencher machine proportions). Overall, the craft design was rather streamlined. It didn't look like a &quot;many pieces held together&quot; thing (in terms of the game FTL: more of the Stealth cruiser than Engi or Lanius one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13848" LastEditorUserId="13848" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T11:02:05.207" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T18:59:30.433" Title="Space anime from 80s/early 90s, with a distinct ship design and female pilots" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:53:05.610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-11T16:09:05.177" Score="5" ViewCount="18366" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 10, during Eren's flashback, Eren's father gave him a key and told him to embrace the power of Titan transformation if he wanted to protect Mikasa and Armin. His father said that the key is for the basement under their home in Wall Maria where all the secrets would be revealed. I wonder if it's already been revealed in the manga. If it has been revealed, can anybody explain it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10708" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T01:22:27.247" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T14:30:58.810" Title="What's the secret behind Eren's key?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12992" CreationDate="2015-04-12T00:50:56.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Damian, the original owner of Ash's Charmander (now Charizard), was one of the Pokemon trainers from Pallet Town. Firstly, because he wasn't seen at the Pokemon League. Secondly, wild Charmanders weren't seen in the anime much or maybe at all. So it's reasonable to say that he got it as his starter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know about Bulbasaur, though. It probably belonged to a girl who quit in episode 30 something, because she wanted her Pokemon to just be her companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13858" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T05:02:31.900" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T05:02:31.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20785" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20786" CreationDate="2015-04-12T08:30:02.037" Score="8" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across a few clips of this a few days ago, but I didn't attempt a reverse search because it was in .webm form, which I haven't had much luck reverse searching through Google.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animation seemed to feature two main characters: a girl with short hair wearing cat ears, and a glassed girl wearing a dragon suit who appeared to be the enemy. The latter might have also worn braids. The dragon suit led me to believe that the first girl was supposed to represent a tiger, what with various elements of Japanese mythology representing them as rivals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tiger-girl may have had some sort of transformation sequence before the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dragon-girl could control ice, which put their fight heavily in her favor, since she and the tiger-girl were fighting in an area that was frozen over and covered in snow and icicles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the scene, the tiger-girl attempted (mostly in vain) to land blows on her opponent while dodging the icicles her opponent broke off from the surroundings and shot at her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point, the tiger-girl managed to dodge a volley of icicles and take advantage of an opening in the dragon-girl's defense to leap into the air and try to claw at her, which was shown through silhouette. Time slowed down for a moment as she flew through the air, and then it returned to normal as another wave of icicles seemingly impaled her in midair from all directions, kind of like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DhvhA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Except she wasn&amp;#39;t a brooding teenager addicted to VR games.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The camera then changed angles out of silhouette to show that the tiger-girl hadn't been stabbed - she was only trapped and tangled in the interlocking icicles as she attempted to break free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's about all I could remember. The animation looked very smooth and polished. At one point, something shattered, sending beautifully animated ice shards flying. Both characters were super-deformed/chibi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used &quot;animation&quot; and not &quot;anime&quot; in describing it, because I am not sure if it was just some independent video or an actual series. I tried searching various combinations of relevant keywords on Google, like &quot;3d&quot;, &quot;icicles&quot;, &quot;chibi&quot;, etc., but most of what I got was mediocre DeviantArt and drawing tutorials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:21:33.377" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:21:33.377" Title="An animation featuring two chibis wearing tiger and dragon costumes duking it out" Tags="&lt;etotama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:53:18.217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20785" CreationDate="2015-04-12T09:10:12.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etotama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Etotama&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, an anime currently airing this season (Spring 2015).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/28221/Etotama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime's story revolves around Nya-tan, the cat of Chinese astrology who wants to become a member of the Chinese zodiac. [...] She meets Takeru Tendo, a high school student who lives alone in Akihabara, and becomes a freeloader at his house. Little by little, she gets closer to her goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime's setting is built upon &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac#The_Great_Race&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this folk story&lt;/a&gt;, which explains the origin of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac via a story about a race between the animals to become part of the zodiac. The Cat in variations of this folk story were always tricked by the Rat in one way or another and missed its chance to become part of the zodiac.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene you describe is from the second half of episode 1, where Nya-tan (Cat) and Doratan (Dragon) brawled out with each other to give Nya-tan the setting of &quot;a tragic heroine who's shocked because the Dragon Eto-musume she thought was a friend ended up being a traitor&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A screenshot from around 16:33 of episode 1, showing both the Cat and the Dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R0ILH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A screenshot from around 17:52 of episode 1, showing the Cat being restrained by multiple icicles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lknPg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T11:13:27.887" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T11:13:27.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4663" CreationDate="2015-04-12T16:29:57.940" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the perspective of someone from Japan, I suppose there are some reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the saturation of English names. Because there are quite a lot of anime/manga contents in Japan, it is really hard to find a new nice English name for a new character. One handy solutions is to pick a German name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, the ease of pronunciation. Because Japanese language has only 5 vowels: &quot;あいうえお&quot;, some European names are a bit hard to hear and/or pronounce for Japanese-speakers, though most German names are not really hard to pronounce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Japanese just love Germany. They (we) have learned many things  like constitutions, medicals and chemicals from Germany. They also love German products like BMW automobiles, artificial hearts, etc. and believe Germans are hard-working, honest and industrious. (Personally, I also rely on German middle-wares).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess past military relationships between Germany and Japan &lt;strong&gt;don't&lt;/strong&gt; make Japanese love Germany, because Japanese regret WW2 and grieve what happened in Europe. Years ago, a Japanese comedian said black jokes which affirm the Axis on TV (of course, he was just joking). After that, he was heavily criticized and had to apologize in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways today's era is wonderful because we all can talk about anime and manga here, isn't it. See you. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13871" LastEditorUserId="13871" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T22:46:00.117" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T22:46:00.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20770" CreationDate="2015-04-12T18:24:39.407" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While &quot;overweight&quot; can be subjective, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Drive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real Drive&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; generated &lt;a href=&quot;http://animehomec.blogspot.com/2008/05/real-drive-hooray-for-chubby-girls.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ogiuemaniax.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/thick-with-cyberpunk-real-drive/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;buzz&lt;/a&gt; for chubby female characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character in question is Minamo Aoi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZRdmE.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sample of another female characters in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x8zg9.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pictures from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/source.php?id=1503&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;animecharactersdatabase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T20:33:52.363" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T20:33:52.363" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20773" CreationDate="2015-04-12T18:59:30.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bit of stab in the dark, but I think you might be referring to something by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiji_Matsumoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leiji Matsumoto&lt;/a&gt;. Beautiful long-haired women are a dime a dozen in his works, and there are at least few ship designs with something like a winglet on the underside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Spacewolf fighter from the various Captain Harlock TV shows and movies usually has a winglet on the underside. The version on the left below, from Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX, is noticeably swept forward. The enemy Mazone fighters, always piloted by women with long hair, also can have something like a underside winglet, like the example below on the right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cornponeflicks.org/harlock/pirateships.html#SPACEWOLF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbvH9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spacewolf fighter from Endless Orbit SSX&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cornponeflicks.org/harlock/mazoneships.html#MFIGHTERS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NRC41.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mazone fighter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently the fighters in Space Battleship Yamato sometimes had a bottom mounted winglet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yamato.wikia.com/wiki/Type-Zero_Space_Model_52_Cosmo_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NDrnb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cosmo fighter variant from Yamato &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit of a stretch, but but if you didn't realize how big it is, The Queen Emeraldas, kinda sorta fits your description. It has a long &quot;streamlined&quot; shape and the gondola can sorta look like a forward swept winglet depending on how it gets drawn. Despite its size I believe it's usually shown a being piloted by one long-haired woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cornponeflicks.org/harlock/pirateships.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uEuIz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Queen Emeraldas&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Click on any of the above images will take you to a page with more images of similar craft.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I'm can't suggest any specific titles or episodes. I'm not that familiar with these works, having only a watched a few Captain Harlock episodes recently and a handful other shows in French as long, long ago as a kid. Hopefully this will at least help narrow it down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T18:59:30.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8459" CreationDate="2015-04-12T19:19:42.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it the spirit of &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Yulia_Jue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yulia Jue&lt;/a&gt;. It's also her her spirit floating about the world in the opening scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KySk3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yulia Jue&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T19:19:42.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-12T19:34:48.150" Score="1" ViewCount="288" Body="&lt;p&gt;The premise for the &lt;strong&gt;Teekyuu&lt;/strong&gt; anime says it's about 4 girls in the tennis club, and during some of the episodes of the first season they actually play some tennis, but it seems after that nothing revolves around tennis or the club. It could have been about any 4 girls in any school who were friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the source material (manga) have more to do with sports and tennis? The manga doesn't look like it's 4-koma and seems kind of a weird to adapt it as 2 minute long episodes as an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T19:41:06.453" Title="How much of Teekyuu is actually about Tennis or the Tennis club?" Tags="&lt;teekyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20806" CreationDate="2015-04-12T21:23:16.330" Score="13" ViewCount="9892" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, Irisviel was created to be the Grail vessel. In Fate UBW, I think Illya was one as well. (I think it's also the case in Fate/stay night in general, but I'm not sure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; a Grail vessel? Is it &lt;em&gt;required&lt;/em&gt; to summon the Holy Grail? Because if that's the case, what if there is no Grail vessel in the war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T00:33:05.000" LastActivityDate="2019-06-24T04:58:51.447" Title="What is a Grail vessel?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20803" CreationDate="2015-04-12T23:37:50.977" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vessel to the Holy Grail, known as the Lesser Grail, is used to summon the Greater Grail, which resides in the cavern underneath Ryuudou Temple. It is the Greater Grail, which allows a magus to access the Root or re-obtain the Third Magic, so it stands to reason that it is also meant to grant the promised wish to Masters and Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until the end of the Third Holy Grail War, the Lesser Grail was literately a cup, but during the Third War it was revealed how the ceremony could easily be interrupted, as the Lesser Grail was damaged before the war concluded. &lt;strong&gt;Since the Lesser Grail failed to function properly due to damage, it could not call forth the Greater Grail, and thus the ceremony was meaningless.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In preparation for the Fourth War, Jubstacheit von Einzbern, the head of the Einzbern Family, used the families expertise in the Thaumaturgical School of Alchemy to create a Homunculus to &amp;quot;cover&amp;quot; the Lesser Grail in a humanoid shape in order for it to be self-managed (i.e. be able to protect itself). This led to Irisviel being created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until the third Grail War, the vessel for the Grail, also called the Lesser Grail (小聖杯, shouseihai), was a literal &amp;quot;cup&amp;quot;. However, during the events of the third War, it was damaged in battle and the ceremony was interrupted; for that reason, it had to be made as something that could manage and protect itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail#Container&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Holy Grail - Container&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Einzbern's seek victory over all else, both &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Irisviel_von_Einzbern&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Irisviel&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Illyasviel_von_Einzbern&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Illyasviel&lt;/a&gt; will slowly lose aspects of themselves as each servant is defeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As each servant dies, its energy would flow into her artificial body. When six servants die, her body would be destroyed and give birth to the Holy Grail. Thus, by having Homunculus participate in the war, the Einzbern master would never be able to make a wish even when they win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a vessel of the Grail, Illya's body can only take up to 4 servants and if she absorbs the fifth servant, she wouldn't function as a human any longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Illyasviel_von_Einzbern#Vessel_of_the_Grail&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Illyasviel von Einzbern - Vessel of the Grail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in Fate/Zero, as Iris began to get weaker, Saber was necessitated to drive and carry her things, and she ultimately showed Saber how weak she had become by trying to squeeze her hand. The same happened to Ilya in Fate/Stay Night, where she was shown to get weaker and become bedridden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Fourth War, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Zouken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zouken Matou&lt;/a&gt; collected the fragments of the broken Lesser Grail (the Cup the appeared from Iris's body) and used them on Sakura through his worms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Fourth War, Zouken acquired the fragments of the destroyed Grail. He combined the fragments with his Crest worms, which he put inside Sakura's body. Though she was incomplete, this turned her into a second Lesser Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would prevent Zouken from having to fight for possession of the vessel while taking care not to damage it. However, Sakura can be seen as the Black Grail&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, as it is through her that Angra Mainyu could achieve its desire to be born. Ilya, having knowledge of Angra Mainyu and its corruption of the Greater Grail, was never manipulated by it, and thus remained a pure White Grail&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Greater Grail is hidden, it stands to reason that anyone outside the Einzbern's and Zouken (and possibly the Tohsaka's, though I can't remember if Rin knew about the Greater Grail before Ilya's explanation in Heaven's Feel) wouldn't be able to have their wish &amp;quot;granted&amp;quot; if the vessel was destroyed, as they wouldn't know where the Greater Grail was. It's also hard to determine what would happen should someone try and use the Greater Grail without the Lesser Grail, as the only people to &amp;quot;use&amp;quot; the Greater Grail are Lesser Grails themselves (Sakura used it as a Prana Source during her fight with Rin in Heaven's Feel, and Ilya used the Third Magic to save Shirou in the True End of Heaven's Feel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, depending on when the Vessel is destroyed, the Prana can build up from previous wars. Each war is supposed to take place roughly every 60 years, because this is how long it is needed for the Greater Grail to &amp;quot;recharge&amp;quot; to begin the next war. However, as the Vessel was destroyed in the Fourth War before the Greater Grail was used, there was a build up of Prana, allowing there to be only a 10 year gap between the Fourth and the Fifth wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is just my terminology, as Ilya wore white when she was about to use the Greater Grail, while Sakura wore black when she accepted The Shadow.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jDWpz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jDWpz.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;White Grail Vessel&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pf2Ro.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pf2Ro.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Black Grail Vessel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T23:07:53.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-13T02:14:08.283" Score="5" ViewCount="308" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Einzberns hire Kiritsugu. Some random mage hunter guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm concerned, the Einzberns pretend to use the Grail to restore the Third Magic thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if Kiritsugu uses the Grail for his wish (the world peace thing), won't the Grail vanish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, what were the Einzberns planning to do once Kiritsugu won the war? Don't they need the Grail to get the Third Magic thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T09:00:20.827" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T09:06:17.837" Title="What were the Einzberns planning to do once Kiritsugu won the war?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20571" CreationDate="2015-04-13T03:10:15.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are still things to clarify so far.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Right now, he may be  paramecia or logia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Logia&lt;/strong&gt; because of how flexible he can be and surviving after being cut by Law.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Paramecia&lt;/strong&gt; because he may be just like Magellan who produces poison out of his body but cannot transform his body to be entirely made of poison. Both of them just produce the material out of their bodies. He survived Law's cutting maybe because of his very thin and flexible body that he could hide it in his very thick mucus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T03:10:15.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20807" CreationDate="2015-04-13T07:40:01.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This spoils Fate/Stay Night, especially the Heaven's Feel route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There are actually two Grails. The Greater Grail that was created by the three mage families, the one that facilitates the war and is the one that would be used to &quot;perform&quot; the Third Magic. The Lesser one is the one that manifests at end of the war and does the wish magic. Most of the power that gets accumulated from heroic spirits goes to Greater Grail, while Lesser Grail gets only a small fraction for doing actual wish. Simply said, the whole &quot;unlimited wish&quot; from Lesser Grail is a plain lie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T09:06:17.837" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T09:06:17.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20584" CreationDate="2015-04-13T11:45:52.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20584/death-note-handwriting-check/20674#20674&quot;&gt;what Sakurai said&lt;/a&gt;, there were also times in the show where L thought that Light could have been manipulated by Kira, so it would have been in Light's handwriting anyway. He already practically knew that he was involved with Kira in someway or another, but at that time in the show, he theorized that Kira had cut ties with him, so it did not matter if it was his handwriting or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T15:38:54.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20777" CreationDate="2015-04-13T13:15:56.557" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has not been revealed yet in the manga but there have been further clues than are available in the anime.  Please note that this contains major spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Titans can turn back into humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This ability can be obtained by eating a human with that ability.  Some other titan powers can be transfered in this way.  Some lineages of humans have special powers and most of humanity is from a single related lineage. Most of the memories of this family were erased by the &quot;true royal family&quot;. One Titan has the ability to hold the memories of some past Titans including the Titan who built the walls and erased the memories. This ability can only be unlocked if a member of the true royal family has that Titan power. As this was said by a member of the true royal family trying to convince his family member to eat the current holder of that power (who wasn't a member of that family) this information is somewhat suspect. At one point in time, Eren's father had this ability (though possibly could not unlock it).  In addition, the member of the royal family demonstated the ability to inject himself with a syringe which turned him into a specific titan of his choosing.  Eren's father showed familiarity with this family and that ability.  In the basement, Eren's father has left some information either about the syringes, unlocking the Titan memory, what he learned via the Titan memory, why he betrayed the true royal family, or simply what we have already learned about Titans and the royal family but what Eren wouldn't have known at the time the key was given to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also possible (with the way this amazing manga preceeds) that the basement pertains to some secret that hasn't even been hinted to us yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T13:15:56.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-13T20:05:22.907" Score="4" ViewCount="1975" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both Stay/Night and UBW, Illya is a Grail vessel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and she's also a master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the Einzbern make her a master? If she wins the war, she will &lt;strong&gt;become&lt;/strong&gt; the Lesser Grail because she is the vessel itself, won't she? And if she becomes the Lesser Grail, then there will be literally nobody present to take possession of the Holy Grail (since all other competitors would be dead / defeated).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T00:14:01.667" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T10:13:49.070" Title="Why did the Einzberns make Illya a master?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20817" CreationDate="2015-04-13T22:50:40.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the plan of the Einzbern's for the 5th Holy Grail War was to obtain the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Third Magic&lt;/a&gt; on the spot, and not try and relay on a third party to secure it or the Greater Grail (as they did last time, which failed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My evidence for this is shown in the Heaven's Feel Route, at the very end of the True Ending, Ilya is shown wearing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Magic#Dress_of_Heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dress of Heaven&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mystic Code of the Einzbern family, the Dress of Heaven, is the heart that controls the Great Grail that is capable of materializing the soul for several seconds. This allows for the transferal of a soul into another container, such as when Illya places Shirou's soul into a doll in a bad ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what Ilya uses to materialize Shirou's soul at the end of the Heaven's Feel Route using an incomplete form of the Third Magic, which is later found by Rider and placed in a puppet made by Touko Aozaki. It stems to reason that since the Dress of Heaven is transmuted from the ether that forms Leysritt, Ilya had the Dress of Heaven since the beginning of the war (thus having it in all 3 routes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Ilya is the strongest Master the Einzbern's could send out. The number of Magic Circuits she has overwhelms that of a typical magus. She has an unlimited supply of mana to supply to Beserker and she also possesses the Mystic Eyes of Binding. After she starts to break down from absorbing Servants, Kinoko Nasu has said in an FAQ that Leysritt and Sella would then aid her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: What is Illya’s capacity as a Grail? Hypothetically, if the Einzbern won the War, Illya absorbed the other 6 Servants besides Berserker, and had some shred of human will left, could she still don the Dress of Heaven and initiate the Grail ritual?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: That’s what Liz and Sella are for. Ilya can only take up to 4 - I would think that absorbing a fifth Servant wouldn’t allow her to function as a human any longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ilya#cite_note-CM2-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Illyasviel von Einzbern - Citation 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I don't know in what context they mean by &amp;quot;obtained&amp;quot; when referring to Magic in the Nasuverse so I can't think as to what would happen after, but I would assume Sella would play some role in it given that she was to help Ilya wear the Dress of Heaven after Leysritt is sacrificed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other plan the Einzbern's may have had was to either materialize the soul of or extract the current modern time user of the Third Magic, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Justeaze_Lizrich_von_Einzbern&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern&lt;/a&gt; from the Greater Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no information on the original practitioners of the Third Magic. If it can be considered to have any user in modern times, it would be Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern, who is the core of the Great Grail. Illyasviel von Einzbern also makes use of it in one of the routes of Fate/stay night, although it is an incomplete usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Magic#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Third Magic - History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T10:13:49.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20752" CreationDate="2015-04-14T05:21:37.417" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rising&lt;/em&gt; ends with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://ippo.wikia.com/wiki/Hajime_no_Ippo%3A_Rising#After_the_War_Arc&quot;&gt;four-episode arc&lt;/a&gt; focused on Kamogawa and Nekota in their younger years. Though the anime places this arc after Takamura's victory against David Eagle, it &lt;a href=&quot;http://ippo.wikia.com/wiki/After_the_War_Arc&quot;&gt;originally&lt;/a&gt; came after Takamura's first match against Bryan Hawk in the manga, so you'd want to pick up from the end of Takamura's fight against Eagle, which ends on &lt;strong&gt;Chapter/Fight 556&lt;/strong&gt; in the manga.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dynamiteglove.org/node/843&quot;&gt;Most&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/hajimenoippo/comments/2amgtl/difference_between_the_anime_and_manga/&quot;&gt;people&lt;/a&gt; seem to agree that while the anime made some cuts for the sake of time, important scenes have been retained, and that cut scenes generally would have added depth of background, humor, or added characterization that the series had no time for or that would have disturbed the flow of the plot. According to the first link, a fight between Hayami and Kobashi that originally took place in Chapter 290 of the manga was cut, but it was relatively short and likely had little bearing on the main plot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't actually watched it, so I can't say for certain, but from what I've read, the anime should be a pretty faithful adaptation of the manga. If you really wanted to, you could start from Chapter 1 anyway to pick up the minor details that were cut. You may end up enjoying the series more, or it might not make much of a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T05:21:37.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-14T05:51:00.723" Score="2" ViewCount="336" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first VN/season deals with the fruit of Grisaia, the sins (or sorrow) of the girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3139/is-the-fruit-of-grisaia-an-actual-fruit&quot;&gt;Is the Fruit of Grisaia an actual fruit?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what is &lt;em&gt;Labyrinth&lt;/em&gt; in the title of the second game supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T11:20:58.203" Title="What is the symbolism of Labyrinth in Grisaia no Meikyuu?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20826" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-14T11:36:01.727" Score="0" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many seasons are there in the &lt;em&gt;Diabolik Lovers&lt;/em&gt; anime series? Some websites say that there's a season two, and some say that there's only one season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13893" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T16:26:26.103" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T03:26:34.330" Title="Is there a season two of Diabolik Lovers?" Tags="&lt;diabolik-lovers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20830" CreationDate="2015-04-14T15:49:48.353" Score="10" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scenario:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A streaming site has streaming rights to an anime and then a different company picks up the title for DVD/Bluray viewing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the second company have to re-subtitle the show even though that work has been done already by the streaming company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I assume the subtitles &lt;em&gt;belong&lt;/em&gt; to the company who made them - Do companies sell them on maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T17:49:33.040" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T17:49:33.040" Title="Are some translated anime needlessly subbed twice?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;licensing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20828" CreationDate="2015-04-14T17:47:54.963" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of it may depend on the region/country which the original translation was created and where the second company's region is. In the U.S., translations are derivative works, which are copyrighted separately themselves but cannot be produced without the consent of the original work's copyright holder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And because the reason for doing the translation and distribution (be it streaming or physical media) is to localize for a region's consumers, there's usually no reason to need a new translation but it ultimately depends on the original copyright holder. Sometimes, simulcast streams have translations that were done under a heavier time constraint, even if the scripts are shared to the translators before the original airing of episodes. There's less supervision in some of these cases and the original copyright holder (e.g. the Japanese Studio) may not have the same control they'll have if they work directly with an editor or a script director for the licensor (e.g. the streaming company or distributor). At the same time, the original license holder may ask that another translation be used instead of the licensor creating their own new translation, though I'm not sure how often that ends up happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any numbers or citations to give you an idea of how many streamed translations end up being re-used by other distributors, but they would either pay a licensing fee to the translation's copyright holder (be it the streaming company or a translation service), or they could just buy it. The original copyright holder, though, would most definitely have some say about this when the license to distribute is hashed out. If the original copyright holder is OK with reusing another translation, then that's probably what usually ends up happening. Otherwise, the studio may demand a new translation with more direct input.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that translations, even on physical media getting reused isn't uncommon, especially with distributors for different regions but the same language (U.K., U.S., Australia, etc). Also note that some studios get new translations made for the &lt;em&gt;same&lt;/em&gt; property on newer releases (e.g. ADV's Neon Genesis Evangelion's perfect collection vs platinum collection).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T17:47:54.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9877" CreationDate="2015-04-14T19:44:55.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Anpanman does not die if his entire head comes off. When getting a new head made by Uncle Jam, his damaged head comes off before the new one is put on. Although having no head means he is unable to fight, it doesn't kill him. On top of this, I remember watching a scene where, instead of taking only part of his head off to feed the hungry, he takes off his whole head and survived. It is not fully explained how. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T19:44:55.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:08:34.773" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the Sage of Six Paths had two sons, one was Uchiha and the other was Senju. However, the Senju son was also an ancestor to the Uzumaki clan, so if you think hard and research deep, you'll find out that the two clans are related. So the Uzumaki and Senju clans are closely related. So, yes, Naruto is related to Hashirama, as well as Tobirama and Tsunade. Naruto is also related to the Hyuuga clan (the Sage's brother was the ancestor) as well as the Uchiha clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13901" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T00:44:32.107" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T00:44:32.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:15:43.967" Score="4" ViewCount="6545" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, we see that the Matou don't really have a proper candidate to participate in the war. So Zouken adopted Sakura. Then Kariya comes up and participates. In exchange for winning the grail, Zouken will release Sakura from her fate as a mage (?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Kariya loses. Therefore Zouken still needs Sakura, does he not? Zouken will continue training her to participate in the next war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in Fate Stay/Night and UBW, this is the situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakura is a normal girl with no apparent knowledge of magic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinji Matou is the master fighting for the Matou family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero? Why did Zouken need Sakura if he had Shinji?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T18:36:16.187" Title="Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20835" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:35:37.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, he was five years old at the time. I guess that during Fate/Zero, he was hanging around the Matou residence or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why did Zouken need Sakura if he had Shinji?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heaven's Feel spoilers (I think?): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shinji is a non-mage, like his father (Byakuya), and thus essentially useless to Zouken. This, again, was the whole point behind having Sakura adopted in from the Tohsaka family - Kariya was unwilling to cooperate, and Byakuya was a non-mage (and so would all his offspring be).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; But, you say, Shinji is a Master in the fifth war! How can that be? Well, it turns out that Rider's actual master is Sakura. Basically, Shinji torments Sakura until she surrenders provisional control of Rider to Shinji by means of a magical book that behaves like a Command Spell.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So anyway, Shinji, like Kariya, did not really factor into Zouken's plans. With both of them, it would have been nice if they won the war, but Zouken's ultimate plans revolved around Sakura. During Fate/Zero, his plan was for Sakura's offspring to win the fifth war; but when the fifth war came around fifty-ish years early, his goal was to have Sakura herself win the war on his behalf. This obviously doesn't work out well for Zouken in Fate or UBW, but he comes pretty close to getting what he wants in Heaven's Feel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This whole confusion you're having is one of the big reasons why watching Fate/Zero before Heaven's Feel makes for a somewhat subpar experience - knowing in advance that Zouken has all these sinister plans, you can't help but wonder what he's been up to in the first two routes and what the whole deal with Sakura and Shinji is and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T21:35:37.613" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11736" CreationDate="2015-04-14T22:21:55.810" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also assume that Hashirama used the Slugs-based Sage Mode. I noticed the name Shikkotsu Forest/Wood, &quot;wood&quot; is in the name of the jutsu Hashirama used - the Wood style. This observation makes me conclude that Hashirama is a Slug Sage. I also noticed that Hashirama got a healing jutsu which the slugs used. The jutsu was also inherited by his granddaughter (Tsunade-sama), who also passed the power to her apprentice (Sakura-chan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9388" LastEditorUserId="13901" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T21:53:38.350" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T21:53:38.350" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20835" CreationDate="2015-04-14T22:26:03.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinji was overseas at the time. He is only mentioned by his father Byakuya in the original Novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was briefly mentioned by Byakuya in the original Fate/Zero novel, his only child was sent overseas in the name of studying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shinji_Matou#Other_Appearances&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinji Matou - Other Appearances&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why did Zouken need Sakura if he had Shinji?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original reason Zouken adopted Sakura was because Shinji was inferior as a magus due to their declining bloodline and wasn't fit to be an heir. Shinji stated in the Fate Route that this was because the Matou didn't properly adopt to the land, as they were foreigners to Japan, unlike the Tohsaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, since having two heirs would weaken the inheritance (magic) that is to be passed down, and raising both as magi is always believed to cause conflict between the siblings down the track (as was the case with the Aozaki family), the Tohsaka's, like any other magus family, can only choose one heir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Tohsaka's and Matou's were ancient allies back from when the 3 families were tutored by Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, Tokiomi Tohsaka put Sakura up for adoption to the Matou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like most magi, her father chose only one daughter to carry on his family's tradition as he believed raising an additional child would introduce competition. Zouken Matou, an ancient ally of the Tohsaka House, offered to adopt Sakura with the intention of training her as the successor of the Matou's magecraft as his own heir, Shinji, was incapable of sorcery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Matou#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sakura Matou - Background&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Rin was chosen over Sakura was because Rin's Elemental Affinity was all five, while Sakura's was Imaginary Numbers. However, it was during her &quot;training&quot; which forcefully changed her Elemental Affinity to Water (Matou standard) that Zouken saw her potential as a Master. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Shinji Matou being a Master, he was a fake Master. From the beginning, Sakura was the Matou's Master. The book Shinji is shown to hold when he commanded Rider was the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Command_Spells#Special_Command_Spells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Book of the False Attendant&lt;/a&gt;, which was created from one of Sakura's Command Spells. Because the book cut Rider's Prana supply from Sakura but didn't change the source to Shinji, Rider needed other ways to gain Parana to stay manifested, thus the set up for &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Blood_Fort_Andromeda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blood Fort Andromeda&lt;/a&gt;. Sakura made the book for Shinji to use, as she did not want to fight in the War because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; hurt Shirou (at that time, she was not aware that he had become a Master)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; hurt Rin (despite being told by Zouken to think of her former family as dead, she still recognized Rin as her sister)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura was only forced to fight in the war in the Heaven's Feel Route when Shinji splashed something on Sakura during the Blood Fort's activation, causing the worms inside Sakura to go crazy. This forced her to fight in the war and put an end to it, lest she be consumed by the worms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T18:36:16.187" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T18:36:16.187" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15376" CreationDate="2015-04-14T23:23:56.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This only partially answers the question. However, in both of their Wikia pages, under &lt;strong&gt;Appearance&lt;/strong&gt; it states that Leysritt and Sella are in fact 2 years old. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite her appearance, she is only about two years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Leysritt#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Leysritt&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sella#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sella&lt;/a&gt; - Appearance &lt;sup&gt;*exact same wording on both pages&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given there is no mention on either of their pages, of them being in Fate/Zero I would assume this would be referring to their appearance in Fate/Stay Night which would make it impossible for them to have appeared in Fate/Zero which is set 10 years prior to Fate/Stay Night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T11:02:38.800" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T11:02:38.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2015-04-15T01:53:46.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Naruto related to Hashirama? Technically everyone is related, how closely related they are depends on how interbred the Uzumaki and Senju Clans were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Hashirama Naruto's grandfather (I think any farther back the timeline goes out of whack)? No, Kushina would have to be his daughter and the flashbacks make this very unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13902" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T01:53:46.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6913" CreationDate="2015-04-15T02:19:45.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I want to know from which chapter should I continue reading the manga to pick up where the anime left off.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime ends with Guts having lost his right eye and Casca being thrown aside after being sexually assaulted by Femto. After a complete blank scene, a new scene showed up where Guts left Godo's house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This last part didn't occur in the same fashion as in the manga. One must be baffled and would want to know how Guts actually survived the eclipse and managed to meet Godo again. Besides, considering the last scene with Femto, one should start reading manga from &lt;strong&gt;Episode 88: Escape&lt;/strong&gt; to know how Guts survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are there any differences in the plot in anime and manga that I should know about?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 1 of the anime, the girl inadvertently rescued by Guts in the bar was an elf in manga, who followed him later almost everywhere in the story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Certain characters like Skull Knight, Wyald, Apostle Count, Bakiraka Clan &lt;em&gt;et al&lt;/em&gt;, were omitted from the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Certain scenes were also omitted from, as well as added into the anime.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T16:28:27.887" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T16:28:27.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20826" CreationDate="2015-04-15T03:26:34.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-09/diabolik-lovers-gets-2nd-anime-season-stage-play/.84238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the link&lt;/a&gt; that @nhahtdh provided above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The official Twitter account for the anime of Rejet's Diabolik Lovers video games for women announced on Monday that a second season of the anime has been green-lit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/anime_dialover/status/564740026479558656&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mentioned Tweet&lt;/a&gt; is as follows (emphasis added):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;【お知らせ】アニメ「DIABOLIK LOVERS」第２期の制作が決定！ 逆巻兄弟はもちろん、無神兄弟も登場！&lt;/strong&gt; 続報をお楽しみに☆&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;みなさま、応援よろしくお願い致します！！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bolded text above roughly translates as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Announcement] The second season of the Diabolik Lovers anime has been set! The Sakamaki brothers, of course, and the Mukami brothers as well, will make an appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No airing date nor other details have been announced as of &lt;strong&gt;April 14, 2015&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T03:26:34.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-15T06:18:04.023" Score="14" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;The (NSFW, be warned) &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuwMqYS4AIA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;broadcast opening&lt;/a&gt; for the Tsubasa Cat arc of Bakemonogatari (&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Sugar Sweet Nightmare&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;) features various artistic nudes with what appear to be rail tracks stretching out along the model's body, such as in this SFW sample:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kLSDK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'stations' here actually appear to correspond to various stations mostly in the Kansai area; for instance, 天見 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_Station&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amami Station&lt;/a&gt;) is a station on the Koya Line in Osaka, and 川西 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi,_Hy%C5%8Dgo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kawanishi&lt;/a&gt;) is a small city in the same broad area.  On the other hand, a bit of digging doesn't turn up any rail lines that run between the two.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does anyone know if there's any meaning to the specific choice of rail stations used in this opening and their layout, or was it essentially just a mishmash of random location names?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6490" LastEditorUserId="6490" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T16:52:50.367" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T12:12:54.807" Title="Is there any meaning to the rail lines in Bakemonogatari's &quot;Tsubasa Cat&quot; OP?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-15T07:03:30.257" Score="5" ViewCount="1232" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 425, Natsu is seen riding a boar. How come his motion sickness had not kicked in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4UJs3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Natsu riding a boar with Lucy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He should've built an immunity to Wendy's anti-motion-sickness spell, so why isn't he getting a motion sickness here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T09:20:46.793" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T06:43:16.483" Title="How did Natsu solve his transportation problem?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20847" CreationDate="2015-04-15T07:53:56.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The same as Happy applies. The boar is not a transportation vehicle, it's a living creature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13912" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T07:53:56.123" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-15T08:03:06.780" Score="5" ViewCount="1698" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the UBW series. When Caster abducts Shirou to take his Command Seals so she can use Saber against Berserker, Archer comes in and saves him - then fights Caster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point during the fight, Caster sees Shirou unprotected, so she fires at him (at which point Archer saves him again).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pv511.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Caster shoot Shirou, if she hadn't retrieved his Command Seals yet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not like Shirou was any sort of threat. Surely dealing with Archer first would be a better idea, then retrieve the Command Seals off Shirou (since he's no match against Caster) to be able to fight Berserker using Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caster was definitely aiming to kill - other than the fact that her attacks literally blow up the ground, she was also smiling (as in, &quot;gotcha!&quot;), and then was surprised to see Shirou still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T14:44:54.080" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T16:06:22.703" Title="In Unlimited Blade Works, why did Caster try to kill Shirou when she hadn't retrieved his Command Seals yet?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20863" CreationDate="2015-04-15T10:44:54.730" Score="10" ViewCount="9206" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya, Naruto, Hashirama and Kabuto were able to enter into Sage Mode. One who enters Sage Mode possesses more abilities than a normal ninja. Why did the Uchihas never try to learn Sage Mode? Is it because of the Sage of Six Paths dividing his power among his sons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T19:05:21.500" LastActivityDate="2018-10-19T04:54:04.240" Title="Why did the Uchihas never try to learn Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20915" CreationDate="2015-04-15T12:21:20.487" Score="6" ViewCount="11614" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the series, we see Shanks carrying the Gomu Gomu no Mi fruit around like a treasure. Was he expected to eat this fruit? Or did he just sell it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vn5AG.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's obvious he didn't want Luffy to eat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T19:12:02.860" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T17:55:12.243" Title="Was Shanks expected to eat the Gomu Gomu no Mi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20855" CreationDate="2015-04-15T12:42:16.100" Score="4" ViewCount="5399" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the genre of this manga is action, ecchi, and supernatural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main girl has multiple personalities, and every time she changes her personality, her body changes, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember in the first chapter, as she was being chased by some people, she ended up transforming (or like I said, changed her personality) and killed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's all that I can remember. Please help me find this manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13915" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T22:51:03.010" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T22:51:03.010" Title="An action and ecchi manga about a girl who has multiple personalities, whose body also changes whenever she changes her personality" Tags="&lt;gun-x-clover&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:53:30.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20853" CreationDate="2015-04-15T13:04:20.060" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=77394&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gun x Clover&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It is an action and ecchi manga, according to mangaupdates, and I think the female protagonist's power can be considered supernatural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a page from the first chapter, showing &lt;em&gt;Futaba&lt;/em&gt; - the 2nd personality of the female protagonist. The girl has multiple personalities (7 in total), and whenever she changes her personality, her body features (and even her outfit) also change to match the personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/191fH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/191fHl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Page 9&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is another page from the first chapter, showing &lt;em&gt;Mitsuba&lt;/em&gt; - the 3rd personality of the girl. As you can see, her hair turns white as the 3rd personality takes control, and she becomes violent and capable of killing people. This is right after the scene where &lt;em&gt;Futaba&lt;/em&gt; got caught by mercenary and was about to be defiled, when the 3rd personality &lt;em&gt;Mitsuba&lt;/em&gt; surfaced to protect herself and killed off all the small fries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ywIjs.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ywIjsl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Page 24&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T13:04:20.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20858" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20905" CreationDate="2015-04-15T16:26:52.077" Score="4" ViewCount="1421" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this anime way back when I was small, so I don't remember the details. I'm not sure, but I think it was an anime movie. It was aired on Animax India. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the name of the anime was a girl's name. Somewhere in the middle of the movie, some guy explains how the spiral is somewhat of a universal symbol, and how the earth is somewhat shaped like a spiral. The girl has a monster helping her, and there's this guy who helps her with her powers at first, but he turns out to be the villain in the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place in a modern city. The only identifiable thing that I remember is the spiral. I think she gets it on her forehead, along with her powers to control a huge robot like creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I can remember. It would be great if anyone knows this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13922" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:13:20.403" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:13:20.403" Title="An anime with a female main character with a spiral on her forehead" Tags="&lt;arjuna&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:53:34.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20862" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-15T18:37:00.940" Score="11" ViewCount="1113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final scene of Angel Beats!, we see what we know is Otonashi pass by Kanade. Kanade is humming Iwasawa's last song 'My Song', which she wrote in the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did both Otonashi and Kanade remember this song? If they disappeared in the afterlife, their souls/spirits would have passed on, so how do they remember it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assumed that when they are 'reborn' in their next life, they would have no memory of the afterlife or previous life. I guess this isn't the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13924" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T10:07:17.630" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T22:24:20.870" Title="How do Otonashi and Kanade remember Iwasawa's last song in their next life?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20851" CreationDate="2015-04-15T18:40:30.050" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Mode&lt;/a&gt; requires a large chakra pool. Most Uchihas can't learn it because of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Fukasaku, only those who already possess &quot;extreme chakra levels&quot; can utilise natural energy to invoke senjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13902" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T18:41:02.560" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T18:41:02.560" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13513" CreationDate="2015-04-15T18:51:31.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Griffith's dream was to become a ruler of a kingdom.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it has always been true for any form of Griffith (purebred human, angel Femto, reincarnation into human) that his goal is to have a kingdom, he has never mentioned the boundaries of or the terms for his kingdom. That is, a reader in early chapters of the manga could think of it as the kingdom of Midland; in middle chapters, as Empire of Holy See and of Ganishka; in recent chapters, a kingdom encompassing both Human and Astral World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But at what point did his dream all go to hell?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is already clear in the manga, this dream of having his kingdom is the reason why Griffith in his human form lived, later took rebirth into an Angel (to get rid of human body restraints) to start his expedition of having a kingdom again (because of being feeling lost in the jail for so long when he was purebred human), and had reincarnation into a human to claim human world from the existing emperors. Accounting the development in recent chapters of the manga, there is no doubt that this dream has not been abandoned but has been invigorated with new plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your words,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the dream did not got to hell but the hell has been brought to earth by him to rule both simultaneously from Windham.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did demons originally get involved in all this...?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Some part of the following text is complete opinion of mine.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans follow the fate set forth by &lt;strong&gt;The Idea of Evil&lt;/strong&gt; and the Behelit which the chosen ones receive draw them to the currents of causality, thus, reaching a point of despair and malice, that they decide to offer sacrifice to get rid of this feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turning into an Apostle doesn't end fate but marks a watershed moment. They are still headed for the destiny set forth by fate knowingly (like Emperor Ganishka thought) or unknowingly (like the tragedy with Count).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Griffith, his fate was set by &lt;strong&gt;The Idea of Evil&lt;/strong&gt; and the Crimson Behelit made sure that he remains drawn to the currents of causality as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13618/13126&quot;&gt;answered&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/8128/gunfulker&quot;&gt;Gunfulker&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to the question about involvement of the Demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Regarding their involvement into the eclipse&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Apostles might knew or could have received the information that their will be a feast on eclipse, or an angel, a member of God Hand, will be reborn, or it could be both. So, they came to the spot &lt;em&gt;en masse&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aforesaid conclusion can be deduced from the following events in the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Wyald tried to look for Crimson Behelit in Griffith's body (to call God Hand) during latter's rescue by his band;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Zodd  interfered and killed Wyald for doing such and later accepted the position of front guard during feast;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Rosine and Count among others ate injured members of the band of the Hawk (while Rickert was away to fetch water) in the night; and Skull Knight asked them to make haste for reaching the Eclipse spot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Regarding the involvement of Demons in the army of War-Demons&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not shown in the manga but can be concluded that,  since Zodd was seeking the strongest one to fight (as he witnessed the dream of a white hawk flying in a dark sky) he was defeated by Femto, thereby, Zodd became the first member of Griffith's army. It cannot be said how Locus, Grunbeld and Rakshas came to know of Griffith's presence on Earth, but they chose to join him voluntarily as witnessed in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has also been witnessed that a demon cannot stand against Femto, irrespective of their wish. When Ganishka (extremely powerful Emperor and a demon) encountered Griffith the first time on the battlefield he felt been carried away by latter's presence, comforting voice, and the blood of demon realm that flows through Griffith too. Therefore, it can be concluded that while an Angel doesn't control a demon willingly, a demon cannot directly fight against, as well as oppose an Angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it can be ascertained now how did demons get involve with Griffith into his War-Demon army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: The question has been answered by accounting episodes 01-337.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T16:15:57.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20576" CreationDate="2015-04-15T20:18:35.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, it should be ahead of everything except the Rinnegan. It should be above them as well but Kaguya didn't show enough of it to be a 100% sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I wouldn't necessarily put the Sharingan above the Byakugan, especially the incomplete versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13902" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T01:20:13.837" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T01:20:13.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6895" CreationDate="2015-04-15T22:33:43.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara doesn't wear the armor until later on after his final battle with Hashirama. This leads me to believe that Madara took Hashirama's armor. I don't know why, but they're identical besides the Senju crest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13928" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T23:58:00.023" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T23:58:00.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20019" CreationDate="2015-04-16T11:57:43.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me the first one looks like a manga magazine. So it includes more than one manga. And the magazine is called &quot;Shushu&quot;. I assume it is a fictional magazine since I can't seem to find information about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13941" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T11:57:43.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5559" CreationDate="2015-04-16T15:17:27.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beedrill is called Poison Bee Pokemon, but Kingdra is called Dragon Pokemon when it's clearly a seahorse. I'd say it's based off a wasp, due to the fact that its main feature is a sting. Bees sting once then die, but wasps can sting as many times as they want, just like Beedrill. Hence the 3 stingers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13946" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T18:03:04.623" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T18:03:04.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8839" CreationDate="2015-04-16T15:41:59.187" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another possibility, although slight - is that it could be a reference to the series Initial D. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have much information to back this up, but I noticed a distinct similarity between the faces that Yuko and the other characters make, and some screen captures and manga sections of Initial D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vacant neutral stares of the characters in Initial D seem to reflect a similar sense of 'not getting it' or being unsure of what to make of a situation, which is pretty similar to the reaction of the girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YuFJJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MU8xR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sREZNm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I haven't watched the show in its entirety, so it might be a baseless speculation. There are also better examples of this, I just couldn't find them again &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T16:51:37.433" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T16:51:37.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20887" CreationDate="2015-04-16T19:57:35.297" Score="6" ViewCount="3885" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, a girl with pink hair, half naked (or completely naked), with supernatural power makes limbs explode. In the first episode or the second one, she's embraced (?) by someone. If I remember correctly, she's mentally like a child, or really lacks communication abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help would be much appreciated! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Sorry for the terrible description, it's just that I have vague memory about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13949" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T18:22:28.510" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T18:22:28.510" Title="An anime where a girl with pink hair, half naked (or completely naked), with supernatural power making limbs explode in the first episode" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:53:37.217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20886" CreationDate="2015-04-16T20:02:03.740" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfen_Lied&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It's really crazy, especially the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EdfZN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T01:34:31.333" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T01:34:31.333" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7383" CreationDate="2015-04-16T22:22:56.200" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe &lt;strong&gt;Igneel&lt;/strong&gt; comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;igneous rock&lt;/a&gt;, which refers to rocks formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other two kinds of rocks are sedimentary and metamorphic. Sedimentary rocks form from once-living things (examples are fossils and coal). Metamorphic rocks are igneous rocks that were reheated after they were formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, seeing as igneous rocks are the only ones formed by magma/lava, that's where I figured it came from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name probably also comes from &quot;ignite&quot;, but I might be overthinking about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source(s): Science teacher&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13952" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T10:10:38.407" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T10:10:38.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9776" CreationDate="2015-04-16T22:44:40.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lucy would be the main protagonist, seeing as the story is mainly revolves around her. Though Natsu is the main male protagonist and Lucy the main female protagonist - sorta like &lt;em&gt;Rave Master&lt;/em&gt; (or simply &lt;em&gt;Rave&lt;/em&gt;), another work by Hiro Mashima, with Haru as the main protagonist/main male protagonist and Elie as the main female protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13952" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T01:41:22.883" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T01:41:22.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18682" CreationDate="2015-04-17T00:05:11.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I said in the comments, I have a theory about the identity of these bad guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because this was an ending of a canon episode, I would say they didn't exist in the Naruto universe. But if we take a closer look they are wearing Konoha's clothes and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANBU's&lt;/a&gt; mask. So these bad guys, I think they are &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANBU's&lt;/a&gt;  ninjas (even though some times they don't wear these outfits) who are &quot;chasing&quot; Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I noticed that these masks are similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami_Mask&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mask&lt;/a&gt; that Orochimaru found in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan%27s_Mask_Storage_Temple&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone with more information, please don't hesitate to change this post. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T00:52:47.123" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T00:52:47.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20946" CreationDate="2015-04-17T02:12:29.773" Score="15" ViewCount="5736" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched the first episode of the new Gintama 2015 season. At the beginning, when Gintoki was hit by a chair, he screamed &lt;em&gt;Psycho-Pass!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Psycho-Pass is another anime (I watched it) - but what was the meaning behind that reference in Gintama? I was wondering if both animes had the same studio or something, but that doesn't seem to be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T02:03:39.863" Title="Why did Gintoki scream &quot;Psycho-Pass!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20243" CreationDate="2015-04-17T02:59:55.670" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Angel's Crusade: Balade of Angels and Dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2 initial answers explained but didn't provide the specific term needed: A &quot;Crusade&quot;.  In sum up, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crusades&lt;/a&gt; were battles in the name of the Christian Cross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I recognize that after seeing the Crucifixion explanation, it sounds like a more plausible reason for the 'Cross' term, Crusade cannot be discarded at all. It can be possible: Supported in the initial concept, Cross and Crusade relate to a Holy War in the name of beliefs and religions. Ange had to fight around dimensions against The Tuner (a &quot;god&quot;) and Aura (New Earth's god). She also discovered the truth and started a new belief (a new religion) where all are accepted. In the end, Crusade translates as &quot;several fights because of beliefs or religions&quot;, which happened plenty along the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13957" LastEditorUserId="13957" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T07:17:54.897" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T07:17:54.897" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20243" CreationDate="2015-04-17T03:16:03.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, I think Crusade can be a good explanation, but following the previous 2 explanations and taking into account the &quot;hardships&quot;, it can be closer of an analogy with Christ and his Crucifixion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember Christ's story. Son of God, prophet that came to Earth to teach humans on the Grace of God. But then humans went against him and punished him, made him go through several hardships and then the crucifixion. Ange wasn't an explicit prophet, but she was kind of &quot;programmed&quot; as one, -say with biogenetics or so, and started to live the hardships similar as Christ lived them. She also did miracles (like with Sylvia, and &quot;walking again&quot;). The analogy works except in the point that Ange wasn't an explicit but rather an implicit prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet because you can see in the last chapter where everything gets explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the Prophecies which are inside the songs. By the way, &quot;El Ragna&quot; is a reference to Ragnarok. Quoted from HorribleSubs: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The returning El Ragna. The time flows. Through the hour glass.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The flames of countless lives. Fall through and become stars. They fly beautifully.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And fade away in the cradle of life and death.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The wind goes, El Ragna, with roaring wings.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The light of the beginning. The light of the end.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the elements of the prophecy happen in the last chapter. The world is dying, and &quot;The light of the beginning&quot; and &quot;The light of the end&quot; fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also added from Ange, being a prophet, -a Messiah like Christ (Also quoted from HorribleSubs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I won't let myself be controlled by anyone!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Humans are: Anti-authoritarian, aggressive, rebellious misfits&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;I understand now why Normas were born!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Human genes will not be controlled by the likes of you&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Why are Normas all women?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;So they can bear children to those they love, and so reject your world!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Mother handed down the song and the ring to me.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;So I could destroy this rotten world, made by a rotten creator.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it comes another part of Fukuda's mock on the otaku-waifu culture, then (also quoted from HorribleSubs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It's ten million years too soon for you to even try to hold me!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet/Messiah wins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13958" LastEditorUserId="13958" LastEditDate="2015-04-19T01:55:58.213" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T01:55:58.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20712" CreationDate="2015-04-17T04:24:47.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of 4th season, the anime covers the manga up through &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=416029#msg13918177&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 51&lt;/a&gt;, which is the final chapter of volume 12 of the Japanese &lt;em&gt;tankouban&lt;/em&gt; (graphic novels).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A difference occurs in &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/487372-Some-questions-about-this-Manga?p=12512848&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post12512848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 36&lt;/a&gt;, which is in volume 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To date, the manga series has been collected into &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_search?sha=8&amp;amp;jan=&amp;amp;pat=b2&amp;amp;text=%89%C4%96%DA%97F%90l%92%A0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19 volumes&lt;/a&gt; but it is still ongoing in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/natsume/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LaLa&lt;/a&gt; magazine. There are also a spin-off 4-panel gag manga web comic titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hanayumeonline.com/magazine/magazine08.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;『ニャンコ先生が行く！』&lt;/a&gt;(Nyanko-sensei ga Iku!) which can be read online for free on the official website, free online &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/novels/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;novels&lt;/a&gt;, 1 published &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_detail?isbn=9784592197492&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;novel&lt;/a&gt;, and 3 drama CDs (which were &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; freebies only available with the purchase of specific issues of LaLa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T15:02:01.870" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T15:02:01.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20530" CreationDate="2015-04-17T04:54:36.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct in that, until Alluka evidenced dangerous powers, there is no clear reason why Alluka would not have received any Zoldyck assassin training from a very young age.  However, a statement that Alluka has the physical strength of a normal child does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; tell us whether or not Alluka received any special training prior to entering solitary confinement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua's brother Milluki, who we do know has undergone the standard training, does not demonstrate having any special amount of physical strength (he easily tired of whipping Killua due to exertion in &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Milluki_Zoldyck&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter 42&lt;/a&gt; of volume 5). He also does not display any Nen abilities. It could well be that he only has the physical strength of an average overweight teenage boy his age and his assassin training was solely in areas other than physical prowess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua's mother Kikyo, who has undergone the standard training, also does not show examples of physical strength. Physically, we only know that 1) she can run at high speeds and 2) she was able to hold Killua by the arm in order to try to keep him from leaving, but since she willingly decided to let him go, we do not know if she is necessarily physically stronger than him or not (i.e. if she had wanted to make him to stay, could she have kept him pinned there by physical force, or could he have wrested away on his own strength? [same &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Kikyo_Zoldyck&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter&lt;/a&gt;]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T04:54:36.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20411" CreationDate="2015-04-17T05:20:01.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This does not look like Japanese (kanji, hiragana, or katakana). The closest you could get to Japanese would be by flipping the final ‘letter’ on the top line horizontally to get 「ツ」(&lt;em&gt;tsu&lt;/em&gt;) or a「レ」 (&lt;em&gt;re&lt;/em&gt;) plus a 「&quot;」(&lt;em&gt;tenten&lt;/em&gt;) and reading the final 2 ‘letters’ on the bottom line as「水」(&lt;em&gt;mizu&lt;/em&gt;), but 1) since the rest of the lettering does not match anything in Japanese, that would be illogical to do, 2) the chance of mixing katakana with kanji is low, and 3) “re” is never paired with a “tenten.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take it to be the alphabet, you can come up with a backwards “N”+“USH,” OR possibly “WASH,” OR you could interpret the final letter as an “L.”  However, none of those explain the two vertical dashes on the right side. The bottom line could be either “PARNZIK” OR “PNRNZIK.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The artist would not expect the Japanese audience to be able to decipher the lettering of the graffiti&lt;/strong&gt; in this scene. Students in Japanese schools learn to read and write English letters in a certain, standardized, clean form, and get tripped up if they see the letters in an unconventional form. In general, they do not develop individual handwriting for writing in English. Thus, this graffiti was not meant to convey any particular message to the viewer and is not necessary for understanding the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, in real life, many examples of graffiti are not written in letters/spellings that allow outsiders to read them.  It may be that this is what the artist was going for, either 1) for realism or 2) for the ability to avoid coming up with an actual message for background art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T05:20:01.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6589" CreationDate="2015-04-17T06:12:53.933" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are multiple cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) &lt;strong&gt;Child &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; (voice actors) are pretty much unheard of in Japan.&lt;/strong&gt;  (It is not impossible [for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theatre.co.jp/talent/178.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matsuura Aya&lt;/a&gt; voiced Kaga Rin in &lt;em&gt;Usagi Drop&lt;/em&gt;, which aired when she was about 10 years old], but most &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; are at least 14 years old when they begin working [such as Maaya Sakamoto when she debuted as Kanzaki Hitomi in &lt;em&gt;Tenkuu no Escaflowne&lt;/em&gt;, a character of her own age]).  It is common to debut through audition or to complete a degree in an Anime Manga Seiyuu &lt;em&gt;senmongakkou&lt;/em&gt; (technical college).  Finding a young boy to voice boy roles is uncommon. It is worth noting that &lt;strong&gt;very young girl roles are likewise usually played by adult women, not by young girls&lt;/strong&gt; (for example, the younger sister Mei in &lt;em&gt;Tonari no Totoro&lt;/em&gt;). When casting young girls or boys in Japanese theatrical stage productions, usually 2 to 4 children must be cast for a single role, because child labor laws do not allow a child to work more than a certain number of hours per week (for example, Chibiusa and Chibichibi in the &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; musicals a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;SeraMyu&lt;/em&gt; and Rudolf in &lt;em&gt;Elisabeth&lt;/em&gt;); this is also partly why it is common to cast adult women as young girls and boys even in Japanese live-action stage plays).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Many characters in anime, such as protagonists of extremely long-running children's series, are boys who have not yet hit puberty, which is when their voices would change (for example, Satoshi in &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; and Conan in &lt;em&gt;Meitantei Conan&lt;/em&gt;). Employing a female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; allows the character a high-pitched, youthful, cute sound, and the &lt;strong&gt;series can go on for decades without any need to replace the voice (whereas if a young male had been cast, his voice might break and become too low for the character).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishounen&lt;/em&gt; (pretty-boy) characters&lt;/strong&gt; are often, though not always, voiced by women.  &lt;strong&gt;In some cases, the fact that the character is male is not revealed until a number of episodes after the character is introduced&lt;/strong&gt;, which creates gender-bending hijinks for the other characters who aren't yet in the know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) &lt;strong&gt;Characters whose sex and/or gender is intended to remain ambiguous&lt;/strong&gt; are often given female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; (for example, Frol in &lt;em&gt;11 Nin Iru!&lt;/em&gt; and Alluka in &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;Characters who switch sexes&lt;/strong&gt; are often given female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;, which allows the same &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; to voice the character at all times (for example, the Sailor Starlights in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; or Dilandau in &lt;em&gt;Tenkuu no Escaflowne&lt;/em&gt;). In contrast, in dubs of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; in other languages, 2 voice actors were cast for each of the Starlights, 1 to voice the female scenes and another to voice the male scenes. The benefit of the Japanese style is to employ a single &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; who can play the entire role as well as perform the songs for CD character image songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) As compared to voice actors in other countries, &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; have a very high level of skill and training, and it is a lucrative career. This valid career option allows &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; who become famous and beloved by their fans to continue to work for decades (they need not worry about signs of aging as much as live-action film actors do). Other than those with very low masculine voices, their own age in real-life is irrelevant regarding what age of character they can play (this is a reason that child &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; are not necessary). &lt;em&gt;Seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; can acquire large fan bases, and production companies will hire them partly based on the &lt;strong&gt;star power&lt;/strong&gt; of having their name in the cast (in other words, some viewers will watch an anime simply due to the fact that a certain favorite &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; is in the series). Some &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; have a wide range of character roles they can play, others are &quot;typecast&quot; --- but in a way that fans know what to expect out of them and it is generally viewed as a positive feature rather than a limitation. As a result, &lt;strong&gt;certain female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; are more likely than others to be employed in roles of young boys or &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt;, because they are renowned for such work&lt;/strong&gt; and/or it's what the fans want to hear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth noting that sometimes Japan does the unexpected in terms of voice casting. The female mother wolf character of Moro in &lt;em&gt;Mononoke-hime&lt;/em&gt; is voiced by Miwa Akihiro, a male &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; who is a drag queen with a low, deep voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T00:17:59.357" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T00:17:59.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-17T06:59:53.520" Score="6" ViewCount="523" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone recognise the voice of the ancient dragon called Scissor Runner?&#xA;I'm pretty sure I've heard it before but I can't seem to find any information on that matter, except for one person saying it is Kamikawa Takaya, but in comparison they sound very different to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I continued searching and this is what I additionally came up with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know only some french words but as far as I understand it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-98-656415-1-0-1-0-je-recherche-le-nom-d-un-seiyuu.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the person here asks the same question like me&lt;/a&gt; and someone suggests Ikeda Shuuichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While my personal theory, after comparing several voices, is: it's the same voice as Laxus. Konishi Katsuyuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately still all of them are mere guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13941" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T16:22:43.407" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T18:28:54.547" Title="Who is the voice actor of Scissor Runner in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9776" CreationDate="2015-04-17T08:22:36.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would seem Lucy is the main character, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9776/who-is-the-main-character-of-fairy-tail/11177#11177&quot;&gt;Peter Raeves said&lt;/a&gt;, both Natsu and Lucy are mentioned in the first chapter (and episode). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the more recent chapters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Fairy Tail split up, the story came back to focus on Lucy and on what she was doing, then slowly adding Natsu, then Juvia and then Gray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T06:59:01.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20902" CreationDate="2015-04-17T08:40:25.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although not officially confirmed, the rumour on MAL is that it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/5993/Takaya_Kamikawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takaya Kamikawa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's mostly known from the voice of Anti-Spiral in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="20681" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T15:21:53.067" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T15:21:53.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20858" CreationDate="2015-04-17T09:43:45.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could it be &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Earth Maiden Arjuna&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (2001)? I have never seen it, but it seems to deal with Earth, so there could be a &quot;universe&quot; theme. There is a modern setting. There is a female protagonist, and the title is based on the her name, Ariyoshi Juna. She has a magatama on her forehead which I think could be mistaken for a spiral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iSOWY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ariyoshi Juna&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also has a superhero form, if that is familiar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d9cOw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from AnimeNfo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Ariyoshi Juna has a bad accident, her spirit turns to light and rises up out of her body into the night sky where she gets a glimpse of Earth a few months in the future. What she sees is the Earth on the brink of total destruction, ruled by the merciless demon forces called the Raajas. Then Chris Hawken hands Juna a power stone and tells her to use it to save the Earth. The power stone gives her the ability to call up an aura suit, that activates and enhances a person's dormant special powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6338" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T06:55:12.177" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T06:55:12.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20217" CreationDate="2015-04-17T14:36:14.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song's name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Das zweite Kapitel (disc #1, track #26)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13964" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T15:31:23.780" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T15:31:23.780" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-17T18:45:59.933" Score="3" ViewCount="1677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is the title &lt;strong&gt;Punchline&lt;/strong&gt;? How does it relate to the series itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to dictionary.com, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/punch+line&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;punchline&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do we have to wait until the end of the series to understand the meaning of the title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T18:45:59.933" Title="Why is the title Punchline?" Tags="&lt;punchline&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20909" CreationDate="2015-04-17T18:45:59.933" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchline_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punchline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese パンチライン contains the terminology [パンチラ]{Panchira}, which means &lt;em&gt;&quot;the instant of miracle granted by the god of chance when the panty becomes partially visible&quot;&lt;/em&gt; according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A9&quot;&gt;Nico Nico Pedia&lt;/a&gt;, or simply &lt;em&gt;panty-shot&lt;/em&gt; according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchira&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is inline with the theme of the show, where the main protagonist has to avoid all those moments when the girls inadvertently expose their panties, or he will become excited and somehow cause an asteroid to collide with the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relation between the title and the term &lt;em&gt;panchira&lt;/em&gt; is prominently displayed in the OP of the series, and also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/lyrics/shokotan-daisuki-denpagumi/punch-line/#Japanese&quot;&gt;the lyrics of the OP 「しょこたん♥でんぱ組」&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;パンパンチラ　パンパンチラ　パンパンチラ　パンパンチライン&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  パンパンチラ　パンパンチラ　パンパンチラ　パンパンチライン&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why not look at my panty line?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  女の子に恥かかせないでね&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The line before last in the lyrics also gives rise to another interpretation of the title: &lt;em&gt;Punchline&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;Panty Line&lt;/em&gt;, since the sound of &lt;em&gt;panty&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;punch&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese is very close （[パンテーィ]{Panti–} vs. [パンチ]{Panchi}）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T18:45:59.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="61041" CreationDate="2015-04-17T18:46:05.100" Score="17" ViewCount="10674" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several months back, there was a meme circulating where anime characters had pregnancy tests photoshopped onto a picture of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OevXxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ePSiSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yWgpim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zmI25m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two hands and device look fairly well drawn, so I presume it was cut out from another show. I haven't been able to find out what &lt;strong&gt;the show that originally had the pregnancy test&lt;/strong&gt; was. Does anyone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T22:24:15.717" LastActivityDate="2020-11-13T12:01:14.187" Title="Which anime did the pregnancy test meme come from?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-17T18:53:11.987" Score="7" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kick-Heart&lt;/em&gt; is notable as the first anime to be crowdfunded via &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/production-ig/masaaki-yuasas-kick-heart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kickstarter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The base goal of the Kickstarter was to reach $150,000, with additional stretch goals for more money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On their campaign page, they tell potential backers how they intended to use the funds raised:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Increase the quality of animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Increase the overall duration of the animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Help offset the current production costs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Manufacturing costs for backers rewards (Blu-ray, printed materials, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Digital distribution costs for backers downloading the film&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Festival submission fees&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they mention the breakdown of expenses anywhere? I couldn't find it on their Kickstarter page. Generally speaking, it's not uncommon for crowdfunded projects to show where your money goes. Was it perhaps revealed in a backer-only update (which I wouldn't have access to)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just thought it was odd that the amount was so high compared to latter Kickstarters like Santa Company for $50,000, which was also a longer animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T08:25:42.280" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T08:25:42.280" Title="Did Kick-Heart reveal a breakdown of its expenses?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;kick-heart&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20913" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-17T21:02:14.213" Score="5" ViewCount="5413" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserk&lt;/a&gt; manga, after the carnage at Eclipse, the protagonist &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Guts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Guts&lt;/a&gt; repeatedly came to be called as the Black Swordsman by everyone, other than his new friends-cum-comrades. I've read the manga but I couldn't figure out the possible reason for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I do have some following clues but cannot account them as the primary reason for such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. In the first and the last episode (scene before the ending) of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserk_%28Anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserk anime&lt;/a&gt;, Guts skin color was neither white nor dark (like of &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Casca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Casca&lt;/a&gt;) but something different.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. The color of Guts's outfit excluding the armor was almost black. After the addition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_Armor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserker Armor&lt;/a&gt;, everything he wore was black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, these reasons are not very convincing. Therefore, I ask the question again:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: No racial discrimination or apartheid is intended in &lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="13126" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T17:14:49.203" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T10:48:22.567" Title="Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20862" CreationDate="2015-04-17T21:28:54.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you ever had a tune stuck in your head but you have no idea where it came from? The tune just came to you like you have known that little tune for your whole life? I think that's what the author was going for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think the song itself could be etched into their soul, because they may not remember anything but maybe their soul remembers the strong feelings? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just the ideas I made up when I saw the ending...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11555" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T21:28:54.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20852" CreationDate="2015-04-17T21:41:29.417" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think Shanks ever planned to eat the Gomu Gomu no Mi. I think he probably gave it to one of his crew members or sold it for some sake. With Shanks being one of the most powerful men in the world, I think if he ever wanted a Devil Fruit, he would have been able to get one pretty easily. If he wanted the Gomu Gomu no Mi specifically, then it would be a different story. However, I just can't think of any reason why he could have wanted that one Devil Fruit. There are more powerful fruits to go after which would suit him better, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11555" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T07:53:47.050" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T07:53:47.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20913" CreationDate="2015-04-17T21:56:35.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guts was known as the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Swordsman clad in black&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, which was eventually shortened to &quot;&lt;em&gt;Black Swordsman&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7UdJD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Guts before he got his Berserk Armor.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qh97e.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Guts with his Berserk Armor.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His armor was always black, but the most relevant item was his black cape, which always covered his whole body in black when he wasn't fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T21:56:35.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-18T07:57:34.470" Score="2" ViewCount="15992" Body="&lt;p&gt;If anyone has Netflix in here, I have a question about the difference in Funimation subtitles vs closed captioning, which I'm guessing is provided by Netflix. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not that I really even use Netflix for anime, but I have tried a few series and noticed Funimation titles have both, a &lt;strong&gt;Subtitles&lt;/strong&gt; as well as a &lt;strong&gt;Closed Caption&lt;/strong&gt; option, with different translations on both... not just the audible sounds and what not. Subtitles always being coded in yellow and CC being encoded in white.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone shed some light on this? Im guessing the yellow encoded subs are from the DVD localization, and then the white CC are a resub, relicensed through Netflix??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13390" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T08:39:46.970" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T16:31:17.920" Title="Subtitles vs closed captioning translation difference on Netflix?(specific to Funimation titles)" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20934" CreationDate="2015-04-18T14:12:10.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Closed captioning (CC) and subtitling are both processes of displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive&#xA;information. Basically, both are the same. But looking into it technically, CC offers more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on Closed Captioning&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;HTML5 defines &lt;strong&gt;subtitles&lt;/strong&gt; as a &quot;transcription or translation of the dialogue ... when sound is available but not understood&quot; by the viewer (for example, dialogue in a foreign language)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;captions&lt;/strong&gt; as a &quot;transcription or translation of the dialogue, sound effects, relevant musical cues, and other relevant audio information ... when sound is unavailable or not clearly audible&quot; (for example, when audio is muted or the viewer is hearing impaired).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put it in simple words, subtitles display the dialogue whereas CC  is meant to replace sound, not just dialogue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your question, in most cases, the CC differs very much from the subtitles. This is because, in this case, Netflix, not only focuses on what's being said, but also on pretty much everything thats going on around. Subtitles, like you mentioned in your question, are often DVD localisations. But the CC  available on Netflix could be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;made by the employees.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;made by Audio Recognition softwares.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;submitted by users or volunteers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it leaves a significant margin for error. Hence resulting in the obvious difference between the subtitles and CC. I dont use Netflix, but it seems the matter is not exclusive to Funimation series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the color of the texts, I guess is just to imply that subtitles will be yellow colored while CC white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source(s):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theweek.com/articles/452181/how-netflix-alienated-insulted-deaf-subscribers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://theweek.com/articles/452181/how-netflix-alienated-insulted-deaf-subscribers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T16:31:17.920" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T16:31:17.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-18T14:34:00.157" Score="13" ViewCount="1173" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 17 seconds into episode 3 of &lt;em&gt;Re-Kan!&lt;/em&gt;, there is this weird window (as in GUI element) from Windows Vista or Windows 7 on the wall of the classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kFWbu.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another screenshot at around 07:22 in episode 1, showing the window in the lower right corner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WT9Ec.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking through all 3 episodes which are aired so far, the charts and the weird window are consistently animated. While the animation is consistent, the choice of article to place on the wall is still weird. The window element looks completely out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an animation mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T15:41:00.927" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T18:55:04.333" Title="What is this Windows Vista/7 window doing on the wall in episode 3 of Re-Kan?" Tags="&lt;re-kan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20936" CreationDate="2015-04-18T18:49:20.597" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a screenshot from LMTOOLS by Flexera Software. As it's a tool for working with a software licencing management server, I think you're right and it's out place on the wall of an average Japanese highschool.  It hard to see such a specialized tool being the subject of instruction, and the screenshot alone stuck to a wall wouldn't serve any purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing the screenshot was grabbed from the Internet somewhere. Like this one I found on as part of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aldec.com/en/support/resources/documentation/faq/1280&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;FAQ entry on using the tool&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mEwrn.png&quot; alt=&quot;LMTOOLS by Flexera Software screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="7861" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T18:55:04.333" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T18:55:04.333" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-18T18:57:36.780" Score="7" ViewCount="30809" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berserk&lt;/a&gt; manga, given the enormous amount of chapters dealing with &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Guts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guts'&lt;/a&gt;  over-sized sword, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Dragonslayer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragonslayer&lt;/a&gt;, I didn't try finding a pic that clearly shows the sword hanging slantingly along his dorsum. Neither did I notice the following issue before completing all the available episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm intrigued by how exactly Guts was always able to wield Dragonslayer without at first having any difficulty from the hooks holding it, unhinges it to be more precise to say. &#xA;If we assume having his arm fully stretched upward and trying to displace Dragonslayer from its stationary position, then &lt;em&gt;prima facie&lt;/em&gt; the distance between his grip (not of sword's) and shoulders cannot be &lt;em&gt;greater than or equal to&lt;/em&gt; the length of the blade of the Dragonslayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is this impracticability that made me to request here, a picture of Guts along with the Dragonslayer featuring his dorsum without any cape, so as to understand the truth. While a picture will speak the answer by itself, a context around it or without the picture itself may help too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: &#xA;On a side note, these pictures of Guts somewhat shows the hinge which holds off Guts' sword. But I can't fathom how then he could use the sword instantly when the sword needs to be unhooked every time to slay the enemy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BMYSY.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BMYSY.png&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PSiwo.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PSiwo.png&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Click image to enlarge it)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="13126" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T00:40:31.650" LastActivityDate="2019-11-16T07:14:39.360" Title="Feasibility of Guts using the Dragonslayer" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20941" CreationDate="2015-04-18T20:07:39.937" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;So if I am understanding the question correctly, you are wondering why he has no issues with unhinging the sword from his back and getting it into battle position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me instantly break the bad news, in real life this would not have been possible. And it  falls under the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BFS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;BFS trope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even so people tend to want to investigate how 'impossible' it would be to wield such a weapon. And which real life weapon would be most comparable to this. They came to the following numbers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guts is roughly &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Berserk_characters#Characteristics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1.90 meters&lt;/a&gt; high&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Dragon slayer is roughly the same &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Berserk_characters#Equipment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;height&lt;/a&gt; (the size is a bit variable through out the series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The blade most likely weights about 220 pounds or 99.8KG. Although on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Dragonslayer#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it has been stated that it should be around 400 pounds, and some reddit user calculated it to be around &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Berserk/comments/2c6prz/to_put_into_perspective_how_crazy_gutss_sword_is&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;625 pounds&lt;/a&gt; or 283.5KG&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So coming back to your question, to displace the sword, assuming that Guts and the blade are equal in height and the blade weighs 220 pounds. Trying to pull it with a stretched arm length of 0.95m (it is said that the length of fingertip to fingertip is roughly your body length) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(not sure how to do the maths from here, but feel free to edit it in)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to round up the post, the closest resembling sword to that of Guts', would be a two handed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ceremonial sword&lt;/a&gt; which only resembles the blade in length &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(199cm / 78.3inch)&lt;/a&gt; and weighing much less &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5.42KG / 11.9 pounds)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T12:10:32.380" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T12:10:32.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21765" CreationDate="2015-04-19T04:17:00.103" Score="5" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the first episode, we see Haru end up (very briefly) at this shrine in Enoshima, in front of which people are singing some song to some actions. Is there any &quot;meaning&quot; to what these people are doing in from of the shrine (particularly in the real world, and out of Tsuritama-specific context)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dv5IM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what it's worth, later, we see Haru and Yuki's classmates sing the same song after Yuki gets shot by Haru's water gun, so at the very least, I'd assume that the song itself might simply be something meaningless outside of this anime-universe, but I don't know enough Japanese culture to come to conclusions I trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:00:24.430" Title="What are these people doing in front of a shrine?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;tsuritama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20895" CreationDate="2015-04-19T08:38:09.663" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;After an hour of extensive googling, I think I might have stumbled upon an answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gintoki screaming &lt;strong&gt;Psycho Pass!&lt;/strong&gt; when hit by the chair,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Cqq6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is a reference to a scene from the Psycho-Pass series, where Kasei gets hit on the face with a book, thrown by Makishima. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8G6a9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Gintama is well known for using gags and references regarding other animes. Most references are made when the situation is similar to that of the other animes. This Psycho-Pass reference is a new one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also believe it could be a word which was misheard by the viewers. Found this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://forums.yorozuyasoul.com/index.php?topic=3001.45&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yorozuya Soul Forums&lt;/a&gt;. The author has a good point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gin had shouted a lot of random words before, when he gets hit or blown away, maybe it's just a random thing, I personally think that maybe he actually said &quot;&lt;strong&gt;psychopath&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; but the translator though he said Psycho-Pass, since they are both pronounce the same way (Psycho-Pass is a pun), at least that's my assumption, I could be wrong, it's not like I'm fluent in Japanese(YET!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T17:54:22.830" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T17:54:22.830" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13051" CreationDate="2015-04-19T09:10:41.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think misdirection can be achieved by learning, because if you learn to constantly use silent steps and slide your feet for a moment, you'll eventually get the disappearing down. Since it's on a daily basis for me, it's like being an assassin or ninja being sneaky. That's my conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13999" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-19T11:52:52.177" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T11:52:52.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20571" CreationDate="2015-04-19T09:37:13.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many are using the argument that Trebol hid within a piece of his body to evade Usopp's attack and that Luffy missed him because of how skinny he is. Trebol's height never changed. Even after losing his outer layer he was still just as tall. So for him to hide within his body like that would mean he'd have to be a contortionist with mad skills. And the angle and way he was looking through the hole Luffy made would suggest he could move his neck and body in a way that would snap a normal human spine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, after Usopp's attack, Trebol reforms himself entirely. You can see his hand reform as it is grabbing his staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trebol's devil fruit type is a mystery so far. Oda will have to confirm which he truly is. If he reforms himself after the explosion then we will have our answer. I still believe he is a Logia user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13793" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T09:37:13.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20951" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20960" CreationDate="2015-04-19T12:39:40.017" Score="5" ViewCount="9980" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Kakashi's new technique &lt;em&gt;Lightning Release: Purple Electricity&lt;/em&gt; as powerful as his signature technique, the &lt;em&gt;Lightning Cutter&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it is written that after losing his Sharingan, Kakashi can't use Lightning Cutter &lt;strong&gt;properly&lt;/strong&gt;. What does this mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9072" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T14:41:59.870" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T19:11:18.887" Title="Why can't Kakashi use Lightning Cutter properly after losing his Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20277" CreationDate="2015-04-19T17:12:05.610" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2793/Hi_no_Tori_2772:_Ai_no_CosmoZone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Space Firebird 2772&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (1980). That scene made a big impression on me as a kid too! Great movie, worth re-watching as an adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene is around 15 minutes into the movie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HcxhGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The gunning scene&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLnbBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The large guy with a beard and mustache&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14007" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T02:07:31.370" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T02:07:31.370" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20970" CreationDate="2015-04-19T18:17:39.650" Score="29" ViewCount="2164" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, Guy Sensei and Rock Lee can use the Eight Gates technique. If the last gate is opened, you die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of emphasis in the series that shows that one must train very hard to perfect a jutsu, technique, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how do you train and perfect something that you can only do once... and then just die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14008" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T12:21:12.760" Title="How do you train in a jutsu that kills you if used?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20958" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-19T22:20:33.677" Score="5" ViewCount="1727" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the manga's name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yo3wN.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Cute couple slapping each other in the face&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance n_n&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14009" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T02:52:00.213" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T03:34:19.433" Title="What is the source of this animated GIF of a couple slapping each other in play?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T17:25:19.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20951" CreationDate="2015-04-19T22:56:11.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi can't use the Lightning Cutter because it creates tunnel vision without the Sharingan, leaving him open for counter-attacks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13902" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T22:56:11.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20966" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-20T05:11:21.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FPeCo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of Volume 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Humanity Has Declined&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (人類は衰退しました &lt;em&gt;Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita&lt;/em&gt;), or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jintai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (人退?) for short is a Light Novel Series written by Romeo Tanaka in 2007. Artwork was originally done by Tōru Yamasaki in the first 6 volumes but in 2011 was replaced by Sunaho Tobe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where Humanity's numbers are declining while being replaced by the Fairies, small human like creature with permeate smiles, who are considered the New Humanity. the Fairies have incredibly advance technology which could be considered Magic and have a total disregard for human safety. they love sweets and more appear when they are having fun (thought to be how they reproduce)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main protagonist is an unnamed female, either refered to as &quot;I&quot; (わたし &lt;em&gt;Watashi&lt;/em&gt;), &quot;Ms. Sweets&quot; (お菓子ちゃん &lt;em&gt;Okashi-chan&lt;/em&gt;) or by her title as Mediator. As her title describes she is the mediator between Humans and Fairies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In March 2010 a  the first chapter of a Manga adaptation of the Light Novel illustrated by Rei Neyuki was released in that month's issue of Shogakukan's &lt;em&gt;Monthly Ikki&lt;/em&gt; magazine but in May the Manga had gone on an indefinite hiatus and was ultimately cancelled. Takuya Mitomi illustrated a second Manga titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Nonbirishita Hōkoku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (人類は衰退しました のんびりした報告) which was serialized in &lt;em&gt;Monthly Ikki&lt;/em&gt; from January till July of 2012 with a single tankōbon released in July 2012. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mitomi also illustrated &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Nonbirishita Hōkoku 4-koma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (人類は衰退しました　のんびりした4コマ), a 4-panel comic strip which began silealization in august 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;Monthly Ikki&lt;/em&gt;. a third Manga titled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Yōsei, Shimasu ka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (人類は衰退しました ようせい、しますか), illustrated by Terae Kichijō was serialized in  Media Factory's &lt;em&gt;Monthly Comic Alive&lt;/em&gt; from March 2012 with the first volume of it release in June 2012 and as of February 2013 there have been 3 Volumes released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2012 and Anime adaptation aired in Japan between July and September directed by Seiji Kishi and produced by the Anime International Company A.S.T.A division with it being simulcast by Crunchyroll. Sentai Filmworks obtained licensed the series for subtitled Bluray/DVD release in North America in December 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanity_Has_Declined&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Humanity Has Declined&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13787&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Humanity Has Declined (TV)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T05:11:21.050" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T05:11:21.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20967" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-20T05:11:21.050" Score="0" Body="Humanity Has Declined is a Light Novel Series written by Romeo Tanaka in 2007 which has spawned an Anime Adaptation and 3 Manga." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T05:11:21.050" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T05:11:21.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7849" CreationDate="2015-04-20T08:24:44.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;IIRC, in the light novel, Saori never confessed to Kyousuke, nor in the anime. Saori did insisted that she's the best to take care of Kyousuke like you mentioned. But this seems more like she did that so that she stays true to her Saori Bajeena character, rather than a real romantic feelings towards Kyousuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The possible reason for this is that at that time, all the other girls insisted on taking care of Kyousuke. It fits Saori Bajeena's cheerful persona more if she were to also join the fray rather than staying quiet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility for her behavior was that at that time there were Kuroneko and Kanako competing for the position. Saori surely knows who they are to Kirino. Were Kirino to choose either one, the other is surely to be hurt. Saori proposed herself so that Kirino won't be troubled choosing between the two (three if you count Manami, but Kirino won't choose her anyway).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that in the end Kirino chose Ayase instead of Saori. Possibly because Kiririn felt that Saori is also attracted to Kyousuke. This is not likely though, since Ayase actually has a feeling towards Kyousuke and she still chose her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: I read the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T08:24:44.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20957" CreationDate="2015-04-20T09:03:14.943" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's like jumping off a building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can jump from the first, second or third floor and survive. The method to reach all the floors remains the same &lt;em&gt;(Climbing by stairs... or you may call this training.)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after a certain number of floors, you will come to a realization that after you jump through this floor (let's just say the 20th -- &lt;em&gt;you need not practice climbing 20 floors for this -- the experience of climbing one floor is just fine)&lt;/em&gt;, you will &lt;em&gt;become extinct&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't need the experience nor practice to reach the 20th floor but you will surely &lt;em&gt;become extinct&lt;/em&gt; if you jump from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13889" LastEditorUserId="13889" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T12:21:12.760" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T12:21:12.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7383" CreationDate="2015-04-20T10:28:35.670" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to the list, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Igneel&lt;/strong&gt;: most likely derived from Ignis, which means fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grandeeney&lt;/strong&gt;: She's the skydragon, named Grandine in Japanese. This translates to &lt;em&gt;hail&lt;/em&gt; from Italian, which might explain the relationship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Acnologia&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;Acno&quot; is a Greek word used to reference aging. The word &quot;Logia&quot; is a Greek word from New Testament scholarship that translates roughly as &quot;sayings, utterances, oracles&quot;. His name could thus be translated as &quot;The Prophet of The End,&quot; as well as &quot;Ender of Eras&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T11:38:02.233" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T11:38:02.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20973" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T15:12:01.897" Score="3" ViewCount="7265" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several anime shows, when a character is staring at another, the character actually says &quot;stare&quot; (sometimes with the &quot;stare&quot; in written form too not unlike manga - not the subtitles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the context and the animation, the stare is obvious, so why go the extra mile and literally shout &quot;stare&quot;??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not about the lightning display when two characters stare into each other. It is about saying or shouting stare when staring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that in manga you have to put those things in written form, so this question is restricted to anime media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T18:06:26.610" Title="Why go through so much trouble to show a character is staring by having her say or shout &quot;stare&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20342" CreationDate="2015-04-20T15:58:03.240" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are looking for Ultimate Legend: Kang Hae Hyo. He did not become a top fighter by accident. He was technically a beast in fighting until he got hit by a bus or truck (i can't fully recall which one was it). His lost memory started to re-surface as the fighting went on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This manhwa also ticks the box on the girl you are looking for since the story involves a chick that was mistaken for a guy. She also led a gang where her gang members took her for a guy but for unknown reason she left the gang and only saw them again when she enrolled on a same school his former gang members were schooling at. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14019" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T08:05:09.133" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T08:05:09.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T17:42:12.230" Score="7" ViewCount="1083" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a particular episode from a magical girl anime, but I don't know the name of that anime. In the episode I'm looking for, the heroine finds a baby, and in order to communicate with it, she uses her powers to turn herself into a baby. However, because babies can't speak very well, she can't pronounce the magical words to change back. Does anyone know which anime this could refer to, and which episode? Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:29:39.453" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:29:39.453" Title="Looking for a magical girl anime episode where the heroine is turned into a baby" Tags="&lt;hime-chan-no-ribbon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:53:56.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20973" CreationDate="2015-04-20T17:53:36.177" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, there is actually an onomatopoeia/mimetic for the act of staring: じー &lt;em&gt;jii&lt;/em&gt; (or something similar to that - mimetics don't generally have strictly prescribed spellings as far as I'm aware). To the English speaker, this seems bizarre, because staring is not an action that produces sound, so why would there be an onomatopoeia for it? Nonetheless, &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/5318/3437&quot;&gt;for whatever reason&lt;/a&gt;, Japanese is a language rich in mimetics, and often has mimetics for concepts that lack equivalent onomatopoeia in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to the Japanese audience, it isn't terribly weird that there would be a &quot;sound effect&quot; accompanying someone staring at someone else. Now, I don't know that it's necessarily often the case that &quot;the character actually says 'stare'&quot; - certainly the character's &lt;em&gt;voice actor&lt;/em&gt; will say &lt;em&gt;jii&lt;/em&gt;, but I don't think that this corresponds to the character themself saying &lt;em&gt;jii&lt;/em&gt;. I think the idea is more that using &lt;em&gt;jii&lt;/em&gt; there as sort of a &quot;sound effect&quot; just emphasizes the fact that someone is staring at someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, this causes a problem for subtitlers - clearly something is being spoken, but this particular utterance is something that simply does not and cannot occur in English. I don't know what a good solution to this is, and I guess that nobody else does, either, and this is how we end up with subtitles that make it look like the character is literally saying the word &quot;stare&quot;. Which looks really stupid in English, but is there a better way to go about it? Not that I'm aware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T18:06:26.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T19:56:06.697" Score="10" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1 episode 13 &quot;Me, Her, and Another&quot; (the last episode), Kaoru learns she is pregnant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the second season makes no reference to this (supposedly huge) factor in their relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hint where the two seasons are chronologically (from the manga, for example)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T06:53:16.060" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T20:22:41.453" Title="Where is the second season of &quot;Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken&quot;, chronologically compared to the first?" Tags="&lt;danna-wakaranai-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T20:23:27.270" Score="9" ViewCount="9582" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/26351/Nagato_Yuki-chan_no_Shoushitsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL's page on &lt;em&gt;The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; lists it as a spin-off for both &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/849/Suzumiya_Haruhi_no_Yuuutsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4382/Suzumiya_Haruhi_no_Yuuutsu_%282009%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly does the new series relate to the others?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Where does it fall into the timeline?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it completely independent aside from using the same characters - in which case, can it be watched without previously having watched any of the older series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T17:57:17.730" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T06:24:07.760" Title="How does &quot;The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan&quot; relate to the Haruhi Suzumiya series?" Tags="&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;&lt;nagato-yuki-chan-no-shoushitsu&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20982" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20983" CreationDate="2015-04-20T23:05:47.007" Score="5" ViewCount="3694" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, inside General Yan's room there is a world map. The thing I got confused with is that, the story takes place in Tokyo but what the hack is with this map? Why doesn't it have the original world map?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1KWlQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T23:27:17.103" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T23:59:13.260" Title="What is up with the World Map?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20982" CreationDate="2015-04-20T23:14:22.393" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a world map. It's a map of Japan (tilted about 45° clockwise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gcuXr.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Road map of Japan.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T23:14:22.393" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19317" CreationDate="2015-04-21T02:43:27.047" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well did you know that  his fullbring fused with his soulreaper powers I mean it's been stated multiple times in the fullbring arc and that was The main purpose for him achieving fullbring so that it can fuse with his soul reaper powers. I know ginjo said that he took all of ichigo fullbring and soul reaper power well that is not true because his was soul reaper was restored by rukia PLUS 30% of his fullbring fused with soul reaper powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13665" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T02:43:27.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20989" CreationDate="2015-04-21T03:05:58.837" Score="-5" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think im impatient. Im really inlove with Nisekoi, and I badly need to know when would it be release - the second season i mean. Last year December I found out that they will realease it on April this year and yet, I still don't know if it already is airing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T03:29:15.787" Title="Is there second season for Nisekoi as of this day April 21 2015?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20987" CreationDate="2015-04-21T03:29:15.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 2nd season of &lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; have already started airing since April 10, 2015. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisekoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In Japan, it is shown through the Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS networks&lt;/a&gt;. You can find a legal stream with English subtitles through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/nisekoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T03:29:15.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-21T03:30:57.657" Score="10" ViewCount="4814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Animax Asia suddenly stopped airing new episodes of Naruto Shippuden in India as of January 30th 2014. As I am a Naruto fan, I was upset to see it cancelled. What was the reason it stopped airing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14027" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T18:20:50.407" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T13:45:56.897" Title="Why did Animax Asia stop telecasting Naruto Shippuden in India?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;india&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2015-04-21T05:35:37.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is also worth noting that (insofar as I recall) the 'psychic' powers of the type Misaka has are loosely based on the ever-popular, fantastic, double-misinterpretation of the Schrödinger's-cat thought experiment: that perception influences reality, and thus altering perception in the correct manner should alter reality. (Or something like that. There was surrounding techno-babble, but that seemed to be the gist of it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, an alternate though less-interesting explanation of the disproportionate effects of her railgun would be something along the lines of: Misaka's own perception of how powerful the railgun should be is wrong, &lt;em&gt;resulting in exaggerated effects&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14029" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:41:44.637" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:41:44.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20981" CreationDate="2015-04-21T05:45:12.677" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show's existence is in itself a spoiler for &lt;em&gt;The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya,&lt;/em&gt; so anyone who hasn't seen the movie/read the book yet has been warned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuki-chan&lt;/em&gt; is a spinoff anime based on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disappearance_of_Nagato_Yuki-chan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; that began in 2009. The series is written by the original author of the &lt;em&gt;Haruhi&lt;/em&gt; series, Nagaru Tanigawa, and takes place in the alternate universe created during the events of &lt;em&gt;Disappearance,&lt;/em&gt; in which the members of the SOS Brigade are simply normal humans, and the SOS Brigade doesn't even exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spin-off focuses more on the day-to-day interactions between the characters than the original series, and follows the titular Yuki-chan as she attempts to pursue Kyon, on whom she has a crush. As the series progresses, Yuki-chan develops a friendship with Kyon as she attempts to confess to him, which leads me to believe that the series is non-canon, as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqVA0GFOqZQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;following conversation&lt;/a&gt; takes place in &lt;em&gt;Disappearance&lt;/em&gt; shortly after Kyon finds himself in the alternate universe (around 3:17 in the link):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Nagato, tell me ... do you know ... who I am?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I do. [...] I know that you're a student in class 5. I see you every now and then. But I don't know any more than that.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spin-off can't take place before the events of &lt;em&gt;Disappearance&lt;/em&gt; because &lt;em&gt;Disappearance&lt;/em&gt; Yuki only knows Kyon from when he helped her get a library card, and it can't take place afterward because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagato had actually used her powers to rewrite the world and take away all supernatural elements surrounding Haruhi, not just create an alternate universe, and she reverts the change at the end of the story, erasing &lt;em&gt;Disappearance&lt;/em&gt; Yuki and the rest of the &lt;em&gt;Disappearance&lt;/em&gt; SOS Brigade from existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is thus probably non-canon, and doesn't fit into any specific place in the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its plot is basically separated from that of the original series, so it can be watched independently with almost full plot comprehension. However, enjoyment of the characters and their actions might requires familiarity with the source material because the much of the show's appeal stems from &lt;a href=&quot;http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/01/17/gap-moe-alluring-discordance/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;gap moe&lt;/a&gt;, in which a perceived difference or contradiction in a person's behavior or action (i.e. &amp;quot;gap&amp;quot;) is found to be cute or attractive. &lt;em&gt;Yuki-chan&lt;/em&gt; lets viewers see the normally stoic Nagato express her feelings as a normal, shy girl, and without this contrast the show turns into another &amp;quot;cute girls doing cute things&amp;quot; anime - not that there's anything wrong with those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T18:58:49.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20995" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31386" CreationDate="2015-04-21T06:11:08.487" Score="2" ViewCount="6550" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have Tata Sky at my place right now, but there is no Animax channel in any of the packs which they are currently offering. &#xA;So which DTH operators are currently telecasting Animax in India?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7607" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T14:19:40.810" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T17:15:41.547" Title="On which DTH operator can I get Animax channel in India?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;india&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-21T07:27:02.287" Score="6" ViewCount="755" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fight between Jiraiya and Pain, why didn't Fukasaku and Shima's sound genjutsu affect Nagato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Six Paths of Pain were dead and were only being controlled by Nagato wirelessly through the chakra rods.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shared vision and hearing with Nagato were demonstrated during fights and talks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I didn't see the genjutsu released, so the other Paths should never have been able to retaliate if Nagato was still in it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or maybe it did, but I just missed a sequence)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13539" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T17:58:16.150" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T18:58:55.737" Title="In the fight between Jiraiya and Pain, why didn't Fukasaku and Shima's sound genjutsu affect Nagato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20995" CreationDate="2015-04-21T07:35:54.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All DTH providers in India have delisted Animax, as the channel couldn't pay carriage fees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you can watch it on cable on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hathway Channel 324&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fastway Channel 381&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;DigiCable Channel 278&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kerala Vision Digital TV Channel 158&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14031" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T09:10:53.460" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T09:10:53.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14948" CreationDate="2015-04-21T08:00:40.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked a Japanese friend and apparently, depending on where in Japan kids go to school, they indeed often have a field trip to Kyoto at one point in their school life. So it is not just a trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okinawa does not seem to be such a common destination though, as it is not as conveniently reachable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14033" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T18:12:45.260" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T18:12:45.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20998" CreationDate="2015-04-21T15:51:37.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Nagato's awareness is divided between the Pains, so unless they were all affected by sound genjutsu, he would not be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14044" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T17:59:12.600" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T17:59:12.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21009" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-21T17:39:04.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dSlhY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dSlhY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nagato&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan&lt;/strong&gt; is a manga/anime series about Nagato Yuki, the shy president of a literature club, who has never been very sure of herself around other people. But around Kyon, the only boy in the tiny, three-person club, Yuki finds herself faltering even more than usual. For Kyon, and for her precious club, Yuki decides to find her confidence and let her true personality shine!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on the series, see its page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disappearance_of_Nagato_Yuki-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia &lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/26351/Nagato_Yuki-chan_no_Shoushitsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:32:13.133" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:32:13.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21010" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-21T17:39:04.567" Score="0" Body="The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, is a seinen manga/anime series by Puyo. The series follows Yuki Nagato, who in this world is not a stoic alien but rather a shy and tentative girl, as she develops feelings for her fellow literature club member, Kyon." OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T18:10:46.130" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T18:10:46.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20975" CreationDate="2015-04-21T19:25:23.360" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know a manga (which has an anime too) where &lt;strong&gt;a girl turned herself as a baby&lt;/strong&gt;, but &lt;strong&gt;had difficulty to change back due to the &quot;baby language&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, but the purpose was not for talking with another baby but for being a replacement until the actual baby is back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2037/Hime-chan_no_Ribbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hime-chan no Ribbon&lt;/a&gt;, in the books, this event happened in a bonus chapter of the volume 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oWtRU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://a.mfcdn.net/store/manga/558/cover.jpg?1419502322&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9563" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T19:25:23.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20852" CreationDate="2015-04-21T21:35:52.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe he was looking for that specific Devil Fruit, nor do I believe he intended to eat it himself. I believe he simply came across this Devil Fruit by pure chance or by taking it from another pirate crew who he happened to fight, and intended to sell it; if another member of his crew wanted to eat it, they probably would've done so before Shanks even arrived at Fuschia Village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T21:35:52.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20284" CreationDate="2015-04-21T21:40:45.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are women Sanji has met who he hasn't been attracted to, like Kokoro, Lola and Shakuyaku. I believe he's more into young women and young girls, and although he does respect older women, he doesn't swoon over them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T05:52:06.357" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T05:52:06.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19446" CreationDate="2015-04-21T21:45:37.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering they don't wear glasses normally or even while reading, it's fair to say that their eyesight is just fine. They simply like to wear those glasses from time to time for the sake of appearance. Even Sanji wore glasses for a moment in One Piece Film Z, for that same reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T21:45:37.400" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20189" CreationDate="2015-04-21T22:47:41.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Theory: the saber is actually a sword but it is re-textured. It looks like a cylinder because it generates a light through the whole sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DH3QC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Example, well a bad one&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14052" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T17:38:11.990" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T17:38:11.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21019" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-21T23:02:01.303" Score="4" ViewCount="133" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching &lt;em&gt;Terror in Resonance&lt;/em&gt;, the airport episode. Sphinx goes through a lot of trouble to find the hidden bomb - even risking their own identities. Their intention is to keep everyone away from harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't they just upload a new video literally saying &quot;&lt;em&gt;we're gonna blow up the airport&lt;/em&gt;&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, Sphinx has gained so much media influence that it would instantly go viral (just like with their previous videos). The airport (and anyone else) would most certainly take such video seriously and evacuate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This way, there would be no casualties, which is what they want. The bomb would still detonate and cause several structural damages, but that would not be anything new or surprising considering Sphinx literally blew up a skyscraper in the first episode anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:43:53.757" Title="Why didn't Sphinx upload a new video to evacuate the people from the airport?" Tags="&lt;zankyou-no-terror&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-21T23:07:38.213" Score="6" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Nightmares the Magical Girls fight as a substitute for the Wraiths and/or Witches are born from people's nightmares (as shown when Hitomi returns to normal but is asleep and she was about to go to bed when the her Nightmare first appeared). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given the world in which they appear in is a fake one inside Homura's Soul Gem. I am wondering who came up with the idea of fighting Nightmares (Homura or the Incubators) and why a new kind of enemy rather than the Wraiths? (in order to keep the illusion of reality)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T01:57:57.840" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T13:03:45.307" Title="Where did the concept of fighting Nightmares come from?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21034" CreationDate="2015-04-22T00:16:21.793" Score="4" ViewCount="754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you identify this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This anime might have been a short movie that was an extra on another dvd set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about a guy who starts seeing these bug-like things attached to peoples backs. I think he has the urge to eat one which makes him realize that the 'bugs' are the regrets or bad memories of those people. When he eats them the people become happier. After trying to help people by eating their invisible 'bugs' he notices they might have been better off keeping those memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that's not much to go on, but any help would be great!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14054" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:13:45.877" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:13:45.877" Title="Anime about a guy who sees and then eats invisible bugs?" Tags="&lt;boogiepop-phantom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:09.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21024" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21029" CreationDate="2015-04-22T02:38:33.843" Score="12" ViewCount="10139" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: this topic was somewhat addressed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5926/what-happen-at-the-end-of-the-third-madoka-magica-movie?rq=1&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, but remained unclear to me after reading the answers to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of Rebellion, after Homura has rebelled and created the Homuverse where everyone can have their desires for love and friendship fulfilled, after the end credits, we see Homura in a field, holding her new soul gem and dancing around a mangy, scruffy, miserable-looking Kyuubei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fb18ym.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R9Yvam.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DK98gm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the movie ends, the camera closes in on Kyuubei's face, and we see its eyes seem to be ringed with the same black field as the witches' curses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WO73Lm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I8d30m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is going on here? It seems clear that Homura is torturing Kyuubei for its many crimes, but what exactly is she doing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T02:58:00.380" Title="What exactly happens to Kyuubei at the end of Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21025" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-22T02:41:07.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xQZdc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xQZdc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, the human deity has a hard time to prove herself worthy of her new title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14713/Kamisama_Hajimemashita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamisama Kiss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14441&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamisama Kiss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamisama_Kiss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kamisama Kiss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:32:30.850" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:32:30.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21026" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-22T02:41:07.273" Score="0" Body="Kamisama Kiss is a shōjo manga/anime series by Julietta Suzuki. The story revolves around Nanami Momozono and her new duties as the new local land god." OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T02:59:00.143" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T02:59:00.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21027" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21028" CreationDate="2015-04-22T02:44:26.147" Score="-8" ViewCount="515" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho is one of my favorite shows. But unfortunately I don't know the name of the creator of this series. Can anyone help me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14027" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T02:47:56.077" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T03:25:59.503" Title="Who is the creator of the manga Yu Yu Hakusho?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21027" CreationDate="2015-04-22T02:48:18.833" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original manga was written by Yoshihiro Togashi. He's also the author of Hunter x Hunter, among other less well-known series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read an interview in the US Shounen Jump where he talked about how Yu Yu Hakusho began with his idea for a series that would start with the protagonist dying, and how later portions were informed by his love of horror movies such as &lt;em&gt;Dawn of the Dead&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of the Sailor Moon manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Togashihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Togashi&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-05T03:25:59.503" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T03:25:59.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21024" CreationDate="2015-04-22T02:54:14.823" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are burdened to deal with the world's curses. the reason why Wraiths existed was because of the world's curses that normally was reflected with the Witches&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the conversation near the end of the series between Kyubey and Homura, Homura mentions that although Madoka's wish prevented witches from being born, the curses of the human world still remained and continue to haunt humanity in the form of &quot;magical beasts&quot; (魔獣), demons of unknown origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce - &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/161/1587&quot;&gt;ʞɹɐzǝɹ's Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Universe was being recreated Kyubey laments that it's kind should never have messed with Human Emotion when Homura reveals that her Dark Gem is the pinnacle of human emotions. When Kyubey tried to flee Homura catches him and says she still needs it's existsnce to deal with the curses of the world. after all, in Homura Universe, Magical Girls don't seem to need to fight anything anymore&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As she swallows the dark orb, &lt;strong&gt;she claims it is the pinnacle of human emotions&lt;/strong&gt;, something more passionate than hope and deeper than despair: Love. Kyubey says Homura is no longer a magical girl or a witch, and asks what she is becoming. Homura transforms into a new costume and grows a pair of black wings. Homura says that since she is a being that brought down and imprisoned a god, it's only appropriate to call her a demon. &lt;strong&gt;Kyubey exclaims that his kind never should have experimented with human emotions, as this is a result they can't handle. Kyubey attempts to run away but Homura, now a giant, catches him. She claims that she still needs his existence to deal with the world's curses, and says she'll make Kyubey cooperate&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madoka Wiki: Rebellion/Synopsis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rPm3am.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0lpDm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HXTNjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Kyubey, or the Incubators in general, now exist to deal with the world's curses thus eliminating the existence of Wraiths and the need for Magical Girls to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume at the end of the move where see a disheveled Kyubey Homura was forcing it to deal with said curses or even punishing it more, after all it's new existence is a form of punishment in itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T02:58:00.380" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T03:07:02.077" Score="2" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;They supposedly share the same universe, but is there any element from one series referenced in the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isao Komori is from the same region where Aku no Hana happens (and is the birthplace of both series' creator). Is it the only link, or is there anything else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T03:07:02.077" Title="Is there any cross-reference between Aku no Hana and Inside Mari?" Tags="&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;&lt;inside-mari&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16918" CreationDate="2015-04-22T03:10:51.297" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her name is Honoka. She's a part of Kazuki's circle of friends. In episode 6 of the first season she and a couple of other girls confront Yuzuki about her relationship with her brother. In episode 8 she leads Kazuki out from the card shop where they're playing together in order to confesses her feelings to him. When she's rejected, she tells him what people have been saying behind his back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4414" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T03:10:51.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21032" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-22T03:14:07.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvMDd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvMDd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2027, Motoko Kusanagi is a highly skilled agent of the military that meets Daisuke Aramaki, former soldier who is currently the chief of Public Security Section 9. Their encounter sparks the assembly of an elite new unit within Section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15096&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T19:56:02.617" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T19:56:02.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21033" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-22T03:14:07.063" Score="0" Body="Ghost in the Shell: Arise is an original video animation and anime television series that serves as a re-imagining of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell. " OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T03:28:05.923" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T03:28:05.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21021" CreationDate="2015-04-22T05:19:12.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like an episode of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogiepop_Phantom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Boogiepop Phantom&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different episodes focused on different characters, each having a special ability... that was usually not as beneficial as it seemed. Their stories intertwined and showed the events from the different viewpoints of these characters. The guy who could eat bad memories was one of these episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T05:19:12.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T07:48:41.353" Score="0" ViewCount="978" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to buy the manga/magazine of full volume of KamiNomi, but don't know where to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in the the Philippines. Anyone knows where I can buy one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14061" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T10:15:19.567" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T10:15:19.567" Title="Where can I buy KamiNomi Manga?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21036" CreationDate="2015-04-22T08:54:25.690" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga series has not been licensed in English unfortunately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can stream the anime via &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-world-god-only-knows&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CrunchyRoll&lt;/a&gt; or buy the DVD/BluRay through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/facetedSearch/?search=The%20World%20God%20Only%20Knows#/?s=The%20World%20God%20Only%20Knows&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;RightStuf&lt;/a&gt; (although you may need to enquire about shipping estimates/availabilty)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T08:54:25.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T09:34:54.347" Score="3" ViewCount="8982" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a known fact that Yukihira Soma is the son of one of the world's most famous chefs, Yukihira Joichiro, but why is it that the students from Tōtsuki Culinary Academy don't know about Soma?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's even stranger that Nakiri, who is known as the God's Tongue for her extreme tasting skills, admires Joichiro but fails to realize that Yukihira Soma is the son of Yukihira Joichiro. She had seen Soma's application form, so it must have given her a hint already. One of the few people (or maybe the only one) who seems to know about this fact is the headmaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that? Are they trying to hide the fact that Soma is the son of Joichiro, probably for some unknown reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T17:26:44.613" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T07:42:22.260" Title="Why is Yukihira Soma not famous at Tōtsuki Culinary Academy?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T10:06:30.627" Score="2" ViewCount="1568" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the truth is, I haven't been reading manga lately, and the first thing that I remember is Zettai Karen Children. Following that, Haibane Renmei, and Aria, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Problem is, I can't find anyone selling them anymore. Where can I buy or watch them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like legal resources as an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14064" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-06-16T17:06:41.080" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T17:06:41.080" Title="Where can I watch Zettai Karen Children, or old anime in general?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;zettai-karen-children&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21041" CreationDate="2015-04-22T10:51:56.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some legal and popular anime streaming sites are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.crunchyroll.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.manga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga Entertainment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/watch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funimation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.daisuki.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daisuki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theanimenetwork.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Anime Network&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime you're looking for, &lt;em&gt;Zettai Karen Children&lt;/em&gt;, can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Anime/Psychic-Squad/Info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Anime Network&lt;/a&gt;, and the spin-off series &lt;em&gt;The Unlimited - Hyōbu Kyōsuke&lt;/em&gt; can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-unlimited-hyobu-kyosuke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the manga(s), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Comics-Graphic-Novels-Books/b?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=4367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amazon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a good place to start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/legal_streams_/_downloads&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list of legal anime streaming/download sites&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T16:45:05.080" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T16:45:05.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21040" CreationDate="2015-04-22T11:50:29.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not read the entire manga, but I read that Soma's father was formerly known as &lt;strong&gt;Saiba Jōichirō&lt;/strong&gt;. It is not the same last name as Yukihira Soma, so this may be a reason why people don't know that they are father and son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dichir%C5%8D_Yukihira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jōichirō Yukihira&lt;/a&gt; on Shokugeki no Souma wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T13:41:59.210" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T13:41:59.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21040" CreationDate="2015-04-22T11:56:11.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few possible reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Joichiro ran a small shop for years, and faded away from public eye, and especially the younger generation may no longer know about him. The older generation may not care, or they just want to know what is going to happen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People share names - they may just think it's a coincidence, especially as Soma is a bit troublesome&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's fiction - not knowing the relation makes the manga much more interesting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As @YLombardi said, Joichiro previously used the last name &quot;Saiba&quot;, which may confuse people. This would contribute to 1st option, as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We won't really know, unless the author clarifies, but I think it's the 3rd option, with the author explaining it with one (or both) of the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW, the last name is Yukihira, not Soma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12951" LastEditorUserId="12951" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T12:01:12.830" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T12:01:12.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T18:48:00.893" Score="5" ViewCount="1497" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 1-3 years ago, I found an interesting manga in my local library, but I didn't bring my library card with me. The following week, I returned to borrow it to read, but of course it was gone :/&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things I remember is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga was based in a game world or VR.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were not trapped like SAO, rather it was a really good VR.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was a boy and girl, and they were brother and sister.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The brother complained about his sister's lewd or ecchi outfit, and it was a running gag where he challenged people who hit on her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story content included:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finding a phoenix down to save someone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A cute hippo-like pet, which could be grown into a mount. (One of the side/main characters had one of these, and he was kinda an arsehole)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was a race and people was swimming in it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been translated into English, because it's in my local library and I live in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14073" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:39:17.757" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:39:17.757" Title="A manga about the adventure of a pair of brother and sister in a game world" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:15.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20329" CreationDate="2015-04-22T18:50:22.753" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, let's learn the different names and versions of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_%28anime%29#English_dubs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English dubs of &lt;em&gt;Birth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two English dubs of &lt;em&gt;Birth&lt;/em&gt; exist. The first was licensed in 1987 by Harmony Gold and released by Streamline Pictures in North America and the United Kingdom under the title &lt;em&gt;The World of the Talisman&lt;/em&gt;. [...] The OVA was later retitled yet again to &lt;em&gt;Planet Busters&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the names are different, the content and dub of both versions are entirely the same.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/talisman.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second dub by ADV Films, released on DVD on July 13, 2004, is much more faithful to the original Japanese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ADV release is titled &lt;em&gt;Birth: A War of Two Worlds!&lt;/em&gt;, and there's a good &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20140315044219/http://www.mania.com/birth_article_76256.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;review&lt;/a&gt; of the DVD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have two choices:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00004U5K5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;VHS&lt;/a&gt; and digitize it yourself, or bring it to a Walgreens store (for example) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://photo.walgreens.com/walgreens/storepage/storePageId=DVD+Transfer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ask them to do it for you&lt;/a&gt;. This is the only option if you want to reminisce about the Harmony Gold's version which you owned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00029NMIQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DVD&lt;/a&gt; directly, but remember that the content and dub of the ADV release are different from what you used to watch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also recommend a read of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/birth-classic-1984-ova-yoshinori-kanada/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;well-written post&lt;/a&gt; on the OVA and the animators behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T17:37:37.347" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T17:37:37.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21045" CreationDate="2015-04-22T19:01:54.917" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Legend_of_the_Twilight&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;.hack//Legend of the Twilight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's about a game called &lt;em&gt;The World&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People can freely log out, including the main characters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main characters are a boy named Shugo and his twin sister Rena.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rena's outfit is quite revealing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are hippo-like creatures, called &lt;em&gt;Piikey&lt;/em&gt;. Hotaru, one of the female side characters, has one as a pet. Komiyan the Third, one of the male side character, uses one as a mount. Both main characters find Komiyan annoying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Phoenix Down (aka Phoenix Feather) is used to save the life of Hotaru's Piikey.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the GMs (Game Masters) loves to organize events. One of those, I faintly remember being a race involving swimming.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="13330" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T19:39:22.977" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T19:39:22.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T19:15:44.737" Score="8" ViewCount="4046" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hellsalem's Lot&lt;/em&gt;, the current name of formerly New York City, immediately strikes me as a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem&quot;&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt;, since they sound extremely close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, in Japanese, they only differ by one &lt;em&gt;mora&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A1%80%E7%95%8C%E6%88%A6%E7%B7%9A#.E7.94.A8.E8.AA.9E&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ヘルサレム&lt;/strong&gt;ズ・ロット&lt;/a&gt; (Hellsalem's Lot) vs. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A0&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;エルサレム&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Jerusalem).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;Hellsalem's Lot&lt;/em&gt; a reference to Jerusalem? If that is the case, what are the aspects in &lt;em&gt;Hellsalem's Lot&lt;/em&gt; that make reference to Jerusalem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T08:46:49.507" Title="Is Hellsalem's Lot a reference to Jerusalem?" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20958" CreationDate="2015-04-22T20:56:20.867" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: This is a bit too long for a comment, but I'm not really sure about my answer. If something is egregiously wrong, I'll delete this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ran some reverse image searches and noticed that the GIF appeared to be created from &lt;a href=&quot;http://rinkizaki.tumblr.com/post/49946474834&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this image set&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YCak8.png&quot; alt=&quot;non-GIF version of image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tumblr source links to a now-deleted Pixiv entry by the user &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&amp;amp;illust_id=35560856&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ましき　＋　まこる&lt;/a&gt;. Given the lack of series-specific tags on both the first Tumblr source I found and &lt;a href=&quot;http://kanzentai.tumblr.com/post/50309661333&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; -- they simply state &quot;Pixiv&quot; and some generic description tags -- I'm inclined to suspect that this might be original work (or at least some sort of doujinshi). However, I can't read the Japanese of the caption of the &lt;em&gt;second&lt;/em&gt; source, and so I may be missing something from there. Moreover, since the original Pixiv image appears to have been removed, it's hard to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T20:56:20.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21055" CreationDate="2015-04-22T21:17:12.377" Score="12" ViewCount="4938" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shoujo anime is famous for its big eyes and magical transforming heroines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sailor Moon is probably the most famous of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Tqc3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When was the first time a magical girl magically transformed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T06:13:10.980" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T21:50:16.947" Title="What was the first magical girl transformation scene?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21054" CreationDate="2015-04-22T21:17:12.377" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first 'magical girl' anime was &lt;em&gt;Sally The Witch&lt;/em&gt;, who transformed with a wand into another costume - This was a simple animation though and performed in the same cut as the rest of the scene. Sally The Witch came out in 1966 and was in black and white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t22lN.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Apologies for low-quality gif]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If however, that feels like a bit of a cop out answer, the anime &lt;em&gt;Cutey Honey&lt;/em&gt;  which was released in 1973 was much more focused on the transformation scene and featured many of the tropes of this type of this scene which have lasted to this very day - magical jewelery, activation words (&quot;HONEY FLASH&quot;), nudity whilst transforming, floating around the screen while transforming, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surprisingly though, Cutey Honey was not a shoujo, it was a male-targetted show and the characters were thought at the time to be superheroes rather than magical girls. However, Cutey Honey was a significant influence on transformation scenes from then on and looking back at the show, it's surprising to think that they are not actually magical girls. They even have the catchphrase &lt;em&gt;&quot;Stars in the heavens! Flowers on the Earth! Love to the people! Warrior of Love, I am Cutey Honey!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BhITt.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &#xA;(partial sequence sped up)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cutie Honey is a much bigger deal in Japan than it is in the US. This is primarily due to it not being available in North America and other English-speaking countries until Discotek released it in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWRC1pHI6c0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Some of Cutey Honey's transformations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it was &lt;em&gt;back in the day&lt;/em&gt;, there weren't such a high volume of series airing at one time. Inbetween Sally the Witch and Cutey Honey, there was only one other magical girl anime - &lt;em&gt;Himitsu no Akko-chan&lt;/em&gt;, who transformed similarly to Sally the Witch, albeit with a mirror instead of a wand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you're interested in transforming robots too, check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4357/what-is-the-first-transforming-morping-mobile-suit-robot-in-anime&quot;&gt;this question.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T21:17:12.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-22T22:57:25.490" Score="8" ViewCount="1559" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mr. Satan was a professional martial artist. Surely, he was also a buffoon, but from what we've seen he is definitely very strong and skilled by the standards of someone who was never trained by someone like Kami or Kaioshin. In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series, he would probably be a decent opponent for Goku or Tien.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also wasn't completely stupid - you don't become champion, millionaire and world star by not knowing what are doing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the real world, it takes a mixture of raw talent, hard work, and passion to achieve such level, and we have no reason to assume that it's any different in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to finally get to the point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How come that he never came across stories about people like Master Roshi?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How come he didn't watch 21st, 22nd and 23rd Tournaments, where flying, Kamehamehas, disappearing and other strange techniques were common?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How come he had no idea about Tien (who won 22nd Tournament)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan must have been a young boy or teenager, and if he had the passion for martial arts, people like Tournament Winners should be like Gods to him. And yet, after these Tournaments, Mr. Satan doesn't recognize Goku, Piccolo or the other Z-Fighters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mind that I'm not questioning why he kept on insisting that everything that happened during Cell Games was a &quot;trick&quot; - he wouldn't want to admit that he was outclassed - but why was he actually and genuinely surprised. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14078" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-21T16:41:53.850" LastActivityDate="2018-07-21T16:41:53.850" Title="Why didn't Mr. Satan know about Z Warriors and their abilities?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16761" CreationDate="2015-04-23T08:44:03.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akame is the centre of attention because her role in the anime is to kill the minister or esdeath either so the story follows all of night raid however it shows akame more due to the her experiences as a imperial spy and being seperated from her sister. although tatsumi is the main protagonist and the main character its akame who has the main role of &quot;assassin of the empire&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11036" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T08:44:03.257" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21057" CreationDate="2015-04-23T08:53:55.133" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mr. Satan wasn't stupid. He just took credit for everything the Z fighters did like Cell, Buu, etc.. His fame was gained mostly by winning martial art tournaments after Goku and co. stopped entering them after he was a world legend. Although, after taking credit for the defeat of Cell, he became a world savior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to answer the question, he has seen abilities like this, although he just thought of them as magic tricks. This is explained in the fight with Cell.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11036" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-21T16:38:10.947" LastActivityDate="2018-07-21T16:38:10.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-23T09:05:12.757" Score="4" ViewCount="7333" Body="&lt;p&gt;The operation of the phone microwave in Steins;Gate is confusing me. I finished episode 9, and I don't fully understand how it works; except that it allows texts to be sent in the past, 1 second on timer = 1 hour in reality, and that messages can only be sent during 12pm-6pm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain the rest of the microwaves' operation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) the bananas turning green, and why the first green batch wouldn't transport?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) why did Mayuri's chicken tenders burn? can food be cooked like normal, or is their microwave permanently modified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) why a phone is hooked up to the microwave, what is the significance in connecting it, and why is it no longer needed in future episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) in reference to question 3, what type of connection was the phone connected by? USB?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) why does the timer always seem to be set to 120?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6) what do the orange numerals above the timer numerals mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7) how is data sent? how are objects sent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8) what is the cause of the electrical discharge? and why does it appear at different intervals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9) is there significance behind the rotation of the microwave table? does clockwise move time forward, and vice versa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;10) how is a modern day text message able to be routed to a 90s pager?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;11) what is the large flat radio device sitting on top of the microwave, and what is its purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12) what the heck is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)? the landlord wears clothing with CRT related phrases on them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14085" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-23T12:23:42.247" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T12:23:42.247" Title="How does the Steins;Gate phone microwave work?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-04-23T15:04:17.370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20621" CreationDate="2015-04-23T09:56:26.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;CrunchyRoll also has a manga app for &lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crunchyroll.crmanga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Android&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/manga-by-crunchyroll/id617048063?mt=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;iOS&lt;/a&gt;. You can also view their manga selection on their main site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can set a filter to block mature content in your profile settings. Unfortunately, you can't password protect this from change, so if your son found that the filter was on, he could potentially turn it off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Access to manga is exclusively for paying members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T09:56:26.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21064" CreationDate="2015-04-23T10:48:12.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will leave out anything that is related to further in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- they went green because they entered the blackhole that was created, but were spat out again in the same place as no &quot;space/time coordinates were sent (ie a phonenumber)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- as far I can tell it is always needed up until Okabe does something &quot;different&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- it is in a dock stand probably hard wired manually into the circuitry on the microwave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- lazy animation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6- date time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8- PLOT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quite easily, as long as they know the phonenumber as pagers worked alot like texts do these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12 - Cathode ray tubes is what Old Televisions used to create images, I wont go into any detail so google this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T10:48:12.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23011" CreationDate="2015-04-23T13:54:49.880" Score="6" ViewCount="4007" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taeko (as a child) complains about not having a nice handbag and refuses to go out to dinner with the rest of the family. When she realises that they are willing to go without her, she bursts out the door after them - regretting the tantrum she just had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once she leaves the front door, her father hits her for seeing her come out the house with no shoes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She recalls that this was the first time, and the only time, that her father had hit her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realise that she was being bratty, but what was so bad about leaving the house without shoes on (compared to having a selfish tantrum about handbags)? Is it a cultural thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T04:16:27.407" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T04:16:27.407" Title="Why did Taeko's father hit her?" Tags="&lt;only-yesterday&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18548" CreationDate="2015-04-23T20:52:45.090" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When anime was first produced, it was very expensive to make and a very time consuming process. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Osamu Tezuka first created the animated Astroboy, he sold each episode for 750,000 ¥ , even though his estimated cost was 2,500,000¥ per episode. In light of this, anime had to adapt clever ways of saving money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tesuka pioneered several cost-saving measures, some of which are still around today. Animating &lt;em&gt;'on threes'&lt;/em&gt; (each celsheet is shown for 3 frames each), recycling cels on other scenes, characters talking but their mouths are not shown and several other items. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Astroboy's success other companies realised that an anime series &lt;em&gt;was indeed possible&lt;/em&gt; despite the seemingly infeasible costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Astroboy contained both opening and closing songs, which meant that the studio only had to animate them once, saving roughly 7 minutes per episode. Other studios started to extend these savings with 'Previously On X...' and 'In the next episode of X...'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this is where the origins of 'next on X' lie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from saving money, The purpose of these scene is to also get the viewers excited to watch the next episode (as @Sam I am has said in his answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is, often when shows end on cliffhangers - the entire next episode is how that plot point resolves. Moreso if the studio has reduced animation time per episode to its max, then there isn't much content to pick from for the preview. As previews are sections of already animated material, some parts may not be ready for viewing yet and also likely won't have gone through the rigorous storyboarding and preparatory work that the main feature has. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this in several studios where they've actually made a good effort to not show anything explicitly plot revealing, but the soundtrack has (from being associated with a character).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something which studios do also is use their animation budget to emphasize key scenes - More attention to detail will be made for a character's death, than when the character has a casual stroll along a pavement. This is a sensible decision by the studios - viewers will remember the amazing transformation scenes that the main character's robot performed, but not so much the animation of a heavy dialogue scene - It will seem to be of an overall higher standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the preview side of this, in order to attract repeat viewers, studios want to pick the most attractive scenes - and yes, they're often the ones that are most important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T20:52:45.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6649" CreationDate="2015-04-23T22:17:07.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Maka's mom is referenced many times by Maka, who says that she occasionally gets postcards from places her mother has been to. Therefore, I'm assuming that after a Meister makes a Death Scythe, they take on a job like any other person would, or maybe some special mission from Lord Death himself. After all, after the Weapons become Scythes, they go around the world protecting different parts of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a theory. The answer may have been revealed in the manga, but I don't know for certain. I hope this helped a little bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14096" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T14:58:59.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T14:58:59.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19724" CreationDate="2015-04-23T23:08:53.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to Eren's dad is revealed in volume 62 of the manga. In the anime, though, Eren's dad is glossed over, but that's because he isn't Eren's main priority. Learning how to kill Titans is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would think he doesn't really want to think about his dad because there is a possibility that he may be dead! Having to deal with the pain of his mother dying is a lot for a little boy to deal with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are instances though when he is thinking about the basement that he asks himself why his dad just disappeared. So, the watcher is lead to believe that he is either dead or gone somewhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, if you read the manga, you know what really happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14098" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-04-23T23:20:58.783" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T23:20:58.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20977" CreationDate="2015-04-23T23:50:22.740" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second season interleaves with the events in the first season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the title card roughly in the middle of each episode, it shows the episode number and where it relates to the first season in parentheses below it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1 is 7.5 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 2 is 9.5 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 3 is 8.5 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 4 is 11.5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 5 is 12.5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screenshot from Episode 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AOOpK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Season 2 Episode 3 0:42 title card&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screenshot from Episode 4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NDhRq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Season 2 Episode 4 1:37 title card&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10775" LastEditorUserId="10775" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T20:22:41.453" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T20:22:41.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-24T00:05:18.833" Score="9" ViewCount="4046" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just reading asks on Attack On Titan and came upon this one &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13548/what-was-erens-vision-about?rq=1&quot;&gt;What was Eren&amp;#39;s vision about?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where someone says in one of the answers that Eren lost three years of his memory due to his father experimenting on him? Can anyone tell me what volume of the manga this is from because I am all caught up and I don't remember this. I thought the timeline went like this (from the beginning of the manga/anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dr.Jaeger says he's going into town to do some check ups&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The wall is broken&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The news reaches Dr.Jaeger (not sure how long this took)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He kills the real royal family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He goes after Eren (although I'm not sure how he found him??)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Injects Eren (like we saw in his flashbacks), Eren eats him and he dies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also not sure how old Eren was when he ate his Dad? I think maybe he was 12 or quite young. &#xA;So in all this I don't remember his Dad doing any experiments on him or if was mentioned/explained/hinted anywhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14098" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T14:17:53.397" Title="In Shingeki No Kyojin, when does Eren lose 3 years of his memory?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21507" CreationDate="2015-04-24T03:06:53.193" Score="19" ViewCount="3957" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this image a little while ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5S3JB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Witch Girls&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears to be fan depictions of the magical girls who end up becoming witches who are fought in the series. I know that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2nd one is &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Elly&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elly&lt;/a&gt; due to the the apperance of the screens on her left and the doll thing which is like Elly's Minions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 3rd is supposed to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Nagisa_Momoe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagisa&lt;/a&gt; looking more like &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Charlotte&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Charlotte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 5th one is &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Elsa_Maria&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elsa Maria&lt;/a&gt; due to the appearance of the Sun above her head&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I don't know which witches the first and fourth girls are supposed to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T20:45:44.323" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T16:57:47.010" Title="Who are the Witches whom these Magical Girls represent?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-24T03:10:18.817" Score="3" ViewCount="459" Body="&lt;p&gt;So here is the cover page from &lt;strong&gt;Lessa the Crimson Knight&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uA6Gu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I don't think&lt;/em&gt; I've ever seen this character, maybe it in the future,&#xA;but not once. Anyone know if he's from the first manga &quot;Lessa&quot;, and I just missed him, or if I just forgot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T09:20:47.057" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T10:48:51.043" Title="Lessa The Crimson Knight, weird cover page?" Tags="&lt;lessa-the-crimson-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21081" CreationDate="2015-04-24T03:32:54.310" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 4th girl looks a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Gertrud&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gertrud&lt;/a&gt;. I'm not sure about the first one, however, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;there are no witch that is associated with those weapons or her colors of the witches in the anime,&lt;/a&gt; which I assume the fanart is based on. There are also &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Oriko_Magica_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;no witches from the manga spin-off that might look like her.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T03:32:54.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21081" CreationDate="2015-04-24T03:43:18.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to what &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/293/frosteeze&quot;&gt;Frosteeze&lt;/a&gt; said (I still can't add comments), the most left girl might be &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Gisela&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gisela&lt;/a&gt; as shown from given link (&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Characters&lt;/a&gt;). I think it might have to do with the crest behind each girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dbe8g.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gisela&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki page on Gisela mentions that she's the silver witch, and the first girl clearly has a silver color theme. The wiki also speculates that the magical girl who became her was a bosozoku. The bokuto and nail bat that the first girl is carrying are associated with bosozoku. Whether or not this is true, the artist of the picture might have believed it and included it in the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13891" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T20:19:58.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21085" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21088" CreationDate="2015-04-24T03:46:58.063" Score="2" ViewCount="2219" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, despite being Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's fiancée, is shown not to particular like him, criticizing him about his strategy for not facing the other Masters face to face and hiding in the shadows while Lancer does all the work. However during the series it's shown she has developed feelings for Lancer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lancer however possesses a curse known as the Mystic Face which takes the form of a beauty spot on his face and causes any woman who looks at his face to instantly fall in love with him. During their first encounter at the port Saber was shown to be immune because of the High Magic Resistance those of the Saber Class obtain and pointed that out to Lancer (which lead to Lancer's identity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, did Sola-Ui truly love Lancer? or did she fall in love with him only because of Lancer's curse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-24T04:41:58.353" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T13:54:21.560" Title="Did Sola-Ui truly love Lancer?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19315" CreationDate="2015-04-24T10:47:37.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general blonde hair is thought to be foreign in Japan, Most foreign characters/exchange students usually have stereotypically bright blue eyes and blonde hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Young people who dye their hair blonde are generally attempts to be 'cool'/rebelious, and are often delinquents. For this reason it is somewhat meaningful that a character has dyed their hair blonde, as it is a thing that happens occasionally in Japan, whereas other colours are not so daring/meaningful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4962/why-are-many-anime-characters-blond/18580#18580&quot;&gt;Why are many anime characters blond?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the more 'obscure' shades of hair, pink and other hair colours were originally introduced into anime as an easy way to distinguish characters without adding much more detail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched le fruit de la grisaia, but I imagine that it's probably a result of these two occurrences. I have seen Clannad however , and I can confirm Sunohara's hair is dyed blonde as an attempt to be cool (however misguided that attempt may be :P)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T12:35:31.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6853" CreationDate="2015-04-24T12:22:00.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might be completely wrong, but I think this face/trope is more about the wide-mouthed grin rather than the curling tongue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare it to the emoticon &quot;:V&quot;, which is usually used online after saying something that will annoy the reader. Which is what is also happening in the panel given in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Person A:&lt;/strong&gt; You should watch Avatar, It's one of my favourite anime second only to Lucky Star.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Person B:&lt;/strong&gt; I'll check it out, but technically Avatar is a cartoon :V&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They seem similar enough both in what they represent and how they look to be connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%3AV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary entry for &quot;:V&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ob4r9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll often see the smiley referred to as the 'pacman smiley', but this term has risen from Facebook's popularity - The smiley has been around on forums and other community groups (albeit less mainstream) for many years and tracing its origins is near impossible due to the vast nature of the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wide mouthed grin is also a noticeable feature of the famous troll face, albeit at a different angle. Its usage is similar to the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NPeXBs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T12:49:55.450" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T12:49:55.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21085" CreationDate="2015-04-24T13:54:21.560" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kayneth himself tells us that even the lowest class of Magi (anyone with magic circuits and some training in using them at the simplest levels) are functionally immune to Lancer's enchanting beauty mark.  All they have to do is cycle their prana and it will wipe out the effects of the curse.  In the anime in particular you actually see Iri start to come under the effect of the curse, only to immediately break it as soon as she suspects something unnatural is afoot. This happens in the novel, as well.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sola-Ui herself is from a respected magus family, and while not the heir to the crest she was not ignorant of such basic techniques (by Kayneth's remarks).  Her marriage to Kayneth is specifically an attempt to combine two high quality magi in hopes they will have similarly gifted children, which is itself an attempt to counter the degradation in the quality of magecraft and magi in the modern age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the curse breaking only triggers if the affected person actually does the prana cycling, and so anyone unwilling (or unable) to do so will be subjected to the effects of the curse normally.  I don't recall the novel ever giving us any of Sola-Ui's motivations direct from herself, but it is heavily implied that she intentionally allowed herself to be subjected to the curse.  In the anime there is a sequence where she looks upon Lancer, we get a close-up of his beauty mark (the embodiment of the curse), and then a shot of an obviously entranced Sola-Ui, and a reaction shot of Kayneth suggesting he has noticed something happening.  Kayneth also notices this in the novel, specifically telling the reader (through his internal monologue) that any magus should be immune as long as they try to resist, and then wrestling with the implications of whether Sola-Ui just intentionally let herself come under its influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer to your question depends heavily on what one interprets that choice to mean.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the novel was written by Urobuchi, who is well-known as a writer of tragic or at best bitter-sweet stories, would suggest that the correct interpretation of Sola-Ui's motivations here are lust and escape from an arranged future she does not desire.  Romantic relationships in Fate/Zero, as with Urobuchi's other works, are inherently all flawed and tragic.  As you said, she was not particularly interested in Kayneth, and certainly not in love with him (and even Kayneth himself acknowledges this, but hopes that with time she will come to love him in earnest).  Lancer, on the other hand, was very attractive, mysterious, and possessing a romantic legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T13:54:21.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19724" CreationDate="2015-04-24T16:21:11.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unmarked spoilers because otherwise this whole A would be a yellow rectangle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Dr. Jaeger is dead, he was eaten by Eren during his first titan transformation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; As of his remains, it should be somewhere, a pile of half-digested bones because titans (do not have digestive organs) vomit the remains of humans they eat (gross, sorry).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; But do not feel sorry for the doctor , because he probably wanted to be eaten, in order to pass the progenitor titan powers to Eren.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; just to finish the yellow block, progenitor titan power is passed by drinking the spinal fluid of the former holder, killing him in the process. You can also eat the person with the spinal fluid to the same effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually Dr. Jaeger is not THAT crucial by himself in person as much as being a plot device on Eren's background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His role was giving Eren titan powers and putting whatever is inside the basement near wall maria there. Now that it is done, another scholar character can pick up from where he left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also argue that since he probably knows too much about Titans, he would be a dealbreaker character if he was still alive, so taking his secrets to the grave (aside what is in the basement) protects the mysteries of the series. The same thing happened when they threw the king under the bus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; But there are still the wallist priests, I doubt they do not have a compendium of all the truth hidden somewhere. It was shown they are very good at taking their secrets to the grave, so it is not unthinkable they have the complete faq/walkthrough to their universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (Dr. Jaeger) can come back through the basement content's (not back to life, but back to the story, in some flashback fashion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T16:21:11.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-24T18:00:29.953" Score="4" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of episode 3, as &lt;em&gt;Mikatan&lt;/em&gt; brings a Christmas tree into Ito's room, this conversation happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ito:&lt;/strong&gt; Wh-What is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mikatan:&lt;/strong&gt; Isn't it obvious? It's Yakushimaru Ritsuko. Oh, I mean, a Christmas tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dB4NB.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is Yakushimaru Ritsuko supposed to be a reference to? Does the real person has anything to do with the context here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T18:00:29.953" Title="Who is Yakushimaru Ritsuko?" Tags="&lt;punchline&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21099" CreationDate="2015-04-24T22:52:50.967" Score="8" ViewCount="843" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season, episode 6 it is said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;by Aoi, who is trying to persuade her mother to let her climb Fuji-san&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that ‘Fuji-san is a mountain that even beginners can climb.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That got me wondering. The mountain is over 3700 m high and to the best of my map-reading knowledge, the valleys surrounding it can’t be too far away from sea level. That means it’s a climb of — let’s be cautious — 3000–m. To a height that can likely cause altitude sickness to untrained persons (and let’s be honest: The girls are pretty untrained, considering which peaks they have climbed so far). All these factors scream out to me that Fuji-san will be anything &lt;em&gt;but&lt;/em&gt; an easy climb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I wrong and is the anime right and if so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T07:10:53.927" Title="Is Fuji-san really that easy to be climbed?" Tags="&lt;yama-no-susume&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21098" CreationDate="2015-04-24T23:36:50.343" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more about real-life mountain climbing than it is Yama no Susume, so it's only really marginally on-topic here. But it turns out that the series itself does a good job of addressing it, and is relatively realistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to address your question, altitude is only one factor in climbing, and far from the most important. Mt. Fuji is an extremely popular tourist destination (one of the most climbed mountains in the world), and as such the trails are well-paved and developed, with many rest stops. The trail isn't particularly steep, and there's no difficult rock-climbing sections; it's basically a hike to the top. In more technical language, the routes to the summit are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_Decimal_System&quot;&gt;YDS class 2&lt;/a&gt;, which involve little to no technical skill. Endurance (the climb can take over 6 hours) and altitude sickness are really the &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; major hindrances in climbing Mt. Fuji (other than under-preparedness). Some climbers bring oxygen canisters to combat the altitude sickness, though experienced climbers usually only use these on much higher peaks (in excess of 8 km high). So yes, a beginner in decent shape could do it, though not all will make it to the top.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That isn't to say that it's a cake-walk though. Indeed, the anime shows that this is not a trivial climb. Aoi was somewhat exaggerating her preparedness for it, as we see later:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  During the climb, Aoi develops altitude sickness after reaching the 8th station on the path. Despite trying to go farther, her exhaustion worsens, and she eventually gives up. Kaede stays with her, while Hinata and Kokona make it to the summit before sunrise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both in real life and in the show, Mt. Fuji is the kind of mountain a beginner can climb without special techniques or equipment, but it isn't completely trivial and does require some endurance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-04-24T23:36:50.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21100" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21105" CreationDate="2015-04-25T04:51:13.343" Score="3" ViewCount="51961" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sanji appeared in the starting of the Dressrosa arc and fought with Doflamingo for a short span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I haven't seen him in any of the ongoing Dressrosa fights (I mean he should have been there to defeat the executives or family of Doflamingo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or have I missed something in between?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4411" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T12:02:01.337" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T04:28:46.327" Title="Where is Sanji in this currently ongoing Dressrosa fight?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21098" CreationDate="2015-04-25T07:10:53.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 2008 a friend and I climbed Mt. Fuji. We were both in our mid-20's and in reasonable shape. We started from the bottom at a shrine and made it to the fifth station by the end of day 1 and summited by the afternoon of day 2. At the summit, we got caught in a lightning storm and had to descend on the opposite side of the mountain, which took us about another day (including spending the night at another fifth station). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I laugh whenever people say that climbing Mt. Fuji is easy. Yes, it's more of a hike than a climb, but the route is not paved, the altitude got to us both, and you really must have more than your average suburban endurance to make it up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14114" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T07:10:53.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11497" CreationDate="2015-04-25T07:56:05.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think because Sakazuki's Haki is probably superior to Marco and Vista's Haki, it appears as if he is not affected by their attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To confirm whether the admirals are affected by Haki or not, let's take a look at some cases where a &lt;strong&gt;Haki of same or higher level&lt;/strong&gt; is used against the admirals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYoTNFcm5dY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aokiji was thrown away by Marco while attacking Luffy at Marineford&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdWxPzOn9A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kizaru vs. Rayleigh&lt;/a&gt; (probably same level Haki)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6xjr1iqoSM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sakazuki vs. Shanks&lt;/a&gt; (same level Haki, or I think Shanks was on the defensive while using it).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these cases prove that Haki does work on the admirals even though they are Logia users, but the &lt;strong&gt;level of Haki&lt;/strong&gt; is what makes the difference!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T05:54:40.210" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T05:54:40.210" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21100" CreationDate="2015-04-25T08:15:50.600" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right now &lt;strong&gt;Sanji&lt;/strong&gt; is amidst the fight with the Big Mom Pirates along with Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Kinemon's son Momonosuke. Then they were heading to where the Trafalgar's nakama were supposed to meet at &lt;strong&gt;Zou&lt;/strong&gt;. Big Mom's pirates were after Caesar which was alsp with them. He was requested by &lt;strong&gt;Franky&lt;/strong&gt; not to allow those Big Mom Pirates close to Dressrosa or else the Tontattas' efforts will be wasted (it doesn't seems to be logical enough to me though) and Sanji was granted the permission to annihilate Big Mom Pirates as Luffy has already challenged her. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVicPkzh_ys&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; showing Sanji group leaving for Zou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess in the background the fight is still going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edits and Updates:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;This answer has heavy spoilers. Otakus who don't read manga are advised not to read the spoiler...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  The manga has completed the Dressrosa arc! And then in Chapter 795, it appears that Sanji and his team has left the Big Mom Pirates, as shown: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5xTc1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5xTc1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 795: Page 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  And from the background of the manga it appears &lt;strong&gt;they have already reached Zou.&lt;/strong&gt; They escaped from Big Mom Pirates maybe because they (Big Mom Pirates) would’ve proved too much for Sanji and others. (It's an assumption. Nothing is specified canonically).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Then in Chapter 801 the raise in the Bounty of the Straw Hat crew specified that &lt;strong&gt;Sanji was wanted alive!&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Am87K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Am87K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  which may imply Sanji is an important personnel that the government needs!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Now the latest Chapter 806 says Sanji is not present at Zou but in some trouble! Here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WmqKn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WmqKn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  Since Oda-Sensei is known for his cliff-hangers, this last page determines that Sanji was somehow overpowered and taken &lt;strong&gt;ALIVE.&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jack Pirate&lt;/a&gt; is strongly suspected to have taken Sanji! He might have taken Sanji for some personal gains from the Marines or to become a Shichibukai (like how &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Trafalgar_D._Water_Law#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trafalgar Law did&lt;/a&gt; as mentioned in 6th line of 7th paragraph) since Doflamingo is no more a Shichibukai and a seat is vacant! These are just my &lt;strong&gt;HYPOTHESIS&lt;/strong&gt; and where Sanji might currently be can only be declared by Oda-Sensei in the next few upcoming chapters!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T04:28:46.327" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T04:28:46.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6649" CreationDate="2015-04-25T10:19:40.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Meisters who made their Weapons into Death Scythes are then ready to take on evil with their Meister abilities like Stein. They probably become a backup plan when Satan-sama or Shinigami-sama aren't available or incapable of using the Death Scythe. I can't understand why there are so many Death Scythes who are used by the Shinigami only. There has to be more than just the Shinigami who can use them in times of need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another logical explanation would be that the Meister who upgrades the Weapon into a Death Scythe is probably its best user, so they are probably only summoned when needed. However, many Death Scythes who operate on their own (like Justin) can be used even when Shinigami or Meister aren't available. Until they are summoned, the Meisters probably have to take on some jobs for survival, etc. However, they might be summoned to use the Weapons that they have converted to Death Scythe because of their mastery and wavelength compatibilities. This can be observed when all the Death Scythes that Crona destroyed were accompanied with their Meisters at the place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T15:29:38.837" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T15:29:38.837" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-04-25T10:19:40.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-25T10:34:45.620" Score="6" ViewCount="7741" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 507 the Straw Hat crew meets Rayleigh for the first time. It was then that Robin asked whether Roger was able to understand the ancient language used on the poneglyphs, because at Skypiea she had come across a poneglyph with a passage written on it, supposedly signed by Roger. Yet Rayleigh said that they were merely pirates and that Roger could not match the intellect of those of Ohara. So then in the end, who did write the passage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have come here, and will lead this passage to the very end. - Pirate Gol D. Roger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n5qQF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n5qQFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1T8B6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1T8B6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ElPsa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ElPsam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-25T12:48:09.723" LastActivityDate="2019-12-20T18:21:15.290" Title="Who wrote the passage on the Poneglyph at Skypiea?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21108" CreationDate="2015-04-25T11:02:27.183" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like Luffy is stupid and can't understand Poneglyphs, Roger would've have been no good but he might have had a nakama like Robin, probably from Ohara, who may not only be able to read Poneglyphs but also might have a mastery in Poneglyph writing. Seeing Rayleigh mentioning about the Ohara tragedy, makes me think that that Nakama from Ohara was probably separated from others after Roger and with the end of Ohara, Rayleigh would've realised that he even lost another Nakama or maybe Rayleigh just have known the background of Robin (I can't declare for sure). That thing about Rayleigh saying &quot;ability to hear&quot; things is too inexplainary and not adequate to jump to any sort of conclusions but I gues Oda is probably preparing for a new ability for future like he did with Haki. That thing about &lt;strong&gt;Ability to Hear&lt;/strong&gt; is similar to what Zoro had experienced during the Alabasta Arc while fighting Mr. 1. He was able to feel/hear the steel, rock, leaves, etc. But I still can't relate it to this Rayleigh's proposed &lt;strong&gt;Hearing Abiltiy&lt;/strong&gt; theory. So I guess it would've been the work of a scholarly Roger Nakama like Robin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T13:26:32.267" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T13:26:32.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20852" CreationDate="2015-04-25T11:16:39.660" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He didn't wanted to eat it, that's for sure because if he wanted to do so he would've done it for himself or for one of his nakama.&#xA;Secondly he is a Pirate and the fact that he was safe-guarding the fruit was to secure the fruit until he sells it.&#xA;It would've been probably for selling but you can't say this for sure on any grounds and only Oda would've answered it the best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T11:16:39.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20716" CreationDate="2015-04-25T11:50:02.213" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is considered a Yonko for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can use all three types of Haki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was the rival of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dracule_Mihawk&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greatest Swordsman in the World&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has a deadly crew&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can break a &lt;strong&gt;ship&lt;/strong&gt; with his wave of Haki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has the guts to mock the strongest man by making members of his (supposedly the strongest) crew faint.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Challenged Mihawk (the strongest swordsman) and Newgate (the strongest man alive) even &lt;strong&gt;without an arm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Challenged everyone after the war: the three Admirals, the Fleet Admiral, overshadowed old school player Garp, Blackbeard (who had the strongest Logia and strongest Paramecia), but yet no one stepped forward!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Convinced Marines to end the war with no further casualties single-handedly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was able to stop Kaido before time and head to stop the war (probably made Kaido, the strongest Beast, retreat) during the Marineford arc, as stated on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks#Marineford_Arc&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was considered to be one of the few people capable of defeating Blackbeard by the Gorosei&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has yet to demonstrate his full powers, yet dreaded as the dangerous Yonko.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you still think he is not capable of being called as Yonko just because he has no Devil Fruit or doesn't shown his might like what Whitebeard does, then what would you say about Kaido and Big Mom?&#xA;I think he is the strongest non-Devil Fruit user of the series!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T20:00:19.520" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T20:00:19.520" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21116" CreationDate="2015-04-25T16:20:40.353" Score="1" ViewCount="23217" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Plastic Memories adapted from a manga/light novel? If so, how many volumes/chapters have been released so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-25T17:26:48.757" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T13:02:28.320" Title="Is Plastic Memories adapted from a manga/light novel?" Tags="&lt;plastic-memories&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21114" CreationDate="2015-04-25T16:37:28.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plastic Memories (プラスティック・メモリーズ Purasutikku Memorīzu?) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara. The story was conceived by Naotaka Hayashi, who also wrote the screenplay, with original character design by Okiura. The series premiered in Japan on April 4, 2015 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Memories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime premiered in 4/4/2015 with no manga adaptation as its an original anime only story with original anime only character designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a manga &lt;strong&gt;spin-off&lt;/strong&gt; that's planned for 6/2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T16:37:28.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21119" CreationDate="2015-04-25T18:45:33.707" Score="25" ViewCount="13745" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not like I like tsunderes or anything, I'm just interested in anime history okay?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just happened to be on the site, so don't get the wrong idea!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Geez, j-just tell me who the first tsundere was already, Baka!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PWYRt.png&quot; alt=&quot;I didn&amp;#39;t post an image just for you, what are you saying!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; For clarification, I'm looking for the first known character that expresses tsundere qualities, rather than the first character that was &lt;em&gt;labelled&lt;/em&gt; tsundere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2020-04-20T16:39:55.403" LastActivityDate="2020-12-18T16:59:23.903" Title="Who was the first tsundere character?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21118" CreationDate="2015-04-25T18:45:33.707" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;em&gt;The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan&lt;/em&gt;, Lum Invader from Urusei Yatsura is possibly the first tsundere to exist (and also potentially the source of all moe)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xQOupm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Urusei Yatsura started manga distribution in 1978 and Lum's cold exterior (but in actuality being kind and loving) accrued her the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mazinger_characters#Sayaka_Yumi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayaka Yumi&lt;/a&gt; from Mazinger Z (1972) appears earlier in history than Lum, despite the popular support for Lum's claim. Sayaka, whilst generally a pleasant character, is brutish and brash towards the main character's affections - despite having a crush on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbjwO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T11:02:04.777" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T11:02:04.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21124" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-25T21:27:01.103" Score="5" ViewCount="2189" Body="&lt;p&gt;In around 2010, I remember watching an anime that was sort of based in the future after some type of explosion happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there was a green-haired girl robot thing named Sophie, and she stayed with a man named Ryo, who lost his daughter in the explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It ended with the robot girl going into outer space to save everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14129" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:44:00.203" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T01:51:26.950" Title="What is this anime about a green-haired robot named Sophie?" Tags="&lt;soltyrei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21130" CreationDate="2015-04-25T22:29:25.940" Score="10" ViewCount="4610" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found this pretty cute image on the web, and I'm curious as to why the girl turned into a child, and what happens next. I've tried a reverse image search, but it didn't yield any satisfactory results. Does anyone here recognize this image? Could you please tell me where it comes from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F1AhZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T08:06:42.307" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T08:06:42.307" Title="What manga is this girl shrinking into a child from?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="13" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-10T18:14:06.143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21126" CreationDate="2015-04-26T06:10:20.673" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pages shown in the question comes from the short story &lt;strong&gt;Heart no Kusuri&lt;/strong&gt; in the shoujo manga collection &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2308&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Majo no Lesson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Natsumi Matsumoto&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two-page spread of &lt;em&gt;Heart no Kusuri&lt;/em&gt; one-shot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EExvl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Heart no Kusuri spread&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Chinese cover of &lt;em&gt;Majo no Lesson&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/obk3O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Majo no Lesson is a collection of shoujo short stories including the title short about a girl who is always teased by the boy she likes about having long black hair like a witch. She actually is a witch and her hair holds her power, but she almost cuts it when she inadvertently seals the boy's voice away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;If you're wondering how I found the manga, I split the image in your question into two, then I did a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZivGP8fGVh9nbg2D29O15RcH0gCvfcg9iVg3pSDIurVR_1xoccGxyG6BIOoDptnmUUaz5OHDFdgGAJ5EBI-1mbfauCf2Agprf9HIjLTVoP-zbCFsq7lrPAlgcZ2nBcbUqIq3Jh_1V_11recRHk4PSbVRatd5EvXgcdf9Ia2CIWnYx4hOrhjbmoezMzWEB6x7scke5EPmuaiPSuRi0HkfaNJtcUB2AXRutiEwIhKUUxuTnLIhEj0B5VzlkElfvAHp_1xzpL3pPcfgevveljr6TzI0ZqMpsGVl7Z8gfHXuZe2AoK1fvaQhU6HHOBNcvUqH-p2RXMj0y5F7-axqeU5izs-RiRNCeRvFuCKdBEKanqjXQr_15AlD4gV2ht6t3h6aADWyI-1up-KX9o568qm_1I4xKzCUscpUF6GW4IMa8ykA7asvxnws1vpWnbpMExXfCk4qum5KnWCRnwgobshGr8x8evM9djZVaA0ETML8IGN9vUFh8h0FjS0ZTeJ5ewsV-FOgTZxhEv7X1PSCeSaVKcFA6B-sOcAIQeqrFnhLuRwlvkW9mrpE0VjDQV3piWrwQNdW7dMZ2JCV1nTL8LPinGkatWryEA4-ATS66val_1ySWL6Zs_1PbpM7zDv1EHpfoOILfE4JMDqF9pBhU05dmkVzxnNTAnRVmt6xDwLLazHl0NSMnRaO5TiF9GQBOPw3iVJ_1_1ACms58dNwkQbZ2r2P_1g-o87yOJqbrAmShZsEJdYpJ99lpo8Pt-jNRg9Fp53ANPETkL8yxPoLo5CogcknqhjViqC0xp3QDb9zBx3Vn_1fbCpICzLk9FnA62OxkqrIlWDK094Q5y7xTEjLpZv294q0nfsCVWvs9ViatV6e8WsAE-mPnc2a4zzAaOr7Pf3T8dU-Ukuz7TfBZlQP94-Lf4RhzgNJ9oQ6cU-aIVmYUEaR_171e_1uLFF5llsbGMRCZRBSpXanyKLHa1SeqWFrDfaeOHeHcVEdrfce2d-gBAeD0rUtPC3gIOBl3xf8YrqMSP3-VTWDb8-Fr6Zur9jbCwz1McfVTqPtkOTFWS2uKrdtdSJE8TiN0seiuiWvXEGQEdyKrZBq4X4zuGAHzVgaFNz9tWGxTox3ReEyg9Dt4Us9XUQJv7c84R3nyRx03dzkL4UkmKFmh9_1O8l4jlUz0UrM0-p4_1T7Ii3kSx6xuGvS78Ei56R2yAB0Ht4idsvxzUS09EQCc24trW3KjL1UaV113hX8arHvnIEeZS2LOC9_1MUVOEz4mJ3oNHNAvrMhHxl04Dz-1G30TuWc9Q8S4cKzHP6TSc9E24PvSu6LC_1AMSwd2d3VytC1JzM0IldiRyx2PFFAq4V9hKY1ffvfXVNwuSbILo4PdemcuXnoQlWs4DNY4S_1DRza3DTdh7_18gM_10UW2IEaUVlOj7_1nAPUzeQb1qufwkyqLx9Evr6NIWyiB-LdUfMhmjIgHd5x-CW4uigikAcqhCuLbZzX-1WbPNYDVXtENDchc5AUbpyy5Dwu-75xkUFKPiWz2ogKcv0_1UHRz0VV9N-WYx2awuND4GE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reverse Image Search&lt;/a&gt;, which led me to &lt;a href=&quot;http://club.history.sina.com.cn/thread-1827659-5-9.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page. I did an Image Search once again using the cover page. Voila! &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T08:03:14.560" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T08:03:14.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21141" CreationDate="2015-04-26T06:47:34.490" Score="2" ViewCount="1234" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was grounded and held underground deep inside the walls, but what about it?&#xA;Did they manage to extract any information from her? If no then why? Getting by without saying a word is too good for her!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T14:06:18.630" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T14:06:18.630" Title="Did they manage to extract any information from Annie Leonhart after she was captured?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-26T06:55:27.200" Score="11" ViewCount="2409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Tesagure! Bukatsumono Spin-off Purupurun Sharumu to Asobou&lt;/em&gt;, at around 14:16 into the episode, when they are talking about making a new school song, Aoi interjects with an obscure reference &amp;quot;Comaneci!&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xh0ol.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quick search on the Internet point to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Com%C4%83neci&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nadia Comăneci&lt;/a&gt;, who is the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event, among other achievements. However, I can't tell how it connects to the context here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the translated dialogue leading to the reference above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yua&lt;/strong&gt;: Actually, starting this year, Tosei High School is going to have a new school song, and they're inviting people to submit lyrics, so I thought we would participate, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Koharu&lt;/strong&gt;: Write the lyrics for a school song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hina&lt;/strong&gt;: If the lyrics are used, they'll become a piece of school history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoi&lt;/strong&gt;: Comaneci!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yua&lt;/strong&gt;: All right! But before we actually think of lyrics, let's think about a &amp;quot;new school song.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain this reference and how it connects to the context of the episode here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T06:06:33.633" Title="What is Aoi referring to when she says &quot;Comaneci&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tesagure-bukatsumono&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2015-04-26T08:13:14.980" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She could be deaf and those headphones serve to help her hear, I mean if it is never addressed then it should be assumed that the information is common knowledge in that universe, maybe they serve to let her hear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see them in a similar way as a blind man's shades, only with the augmenting ability that they let her hear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14136" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T08:13:14.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21124" CreationDate="2015-04-26T09:28:47.363" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're definitely thinking of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoltyRei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SoltyRei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ebWPc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SoltyRei poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SoltyRei_characters#Roy_Revant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Roy Revant&lt;/a&gt; (right), a bounty hunter who lost his daughter in the Blastfall (when a large building exploded).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SoltyRei_characters#Solty_Revant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Solty&lt;/a&gt; (middle), a &lt;em&gt;Resemble&lt;/em&gt; (or artificial human), unlike anything the world has seen before...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SoltyRei_characters#Rose_Anderson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rose Anderson&lt;/a&gt; (left), a thief who is revealed to be Rita Revant (Roy's daughter), shortly before her death.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="283" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T09:28:47.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-26T11:50:52.470" Score="5" ViewCount="4966" Body="&lt;p&gt;After &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Clash_of_the_Titans_arc&quot;&gt;Clash of the Titans arc&lt;/a&gt; (from chapter 35 to chapter 50), it was confirmed that Reiner and Bertolt survived. Since they were previously planning to go back to their village with Eren, now that Eren has been rescued, will they really go back without Eren? Or will they come back for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T14:54:37.113" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T09:28:58.467" Title="What happened to Reiner and Bertolt after Clash of the Titans arc?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27996" CreationDate="2015-04-26T11:56:18.773" Score="3" ViewCount="2290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anybody give me a complete reference to all anime whose titles, artists and/or lines were referenced in the Bakuman series? It would also be great if you could let me know when they were mentioned. External sources will be appreciated too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T08:11:25.007" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T01:38:26.170" Title="List of anime referenced in Bakuman" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21131" CreationDate="2015-04-26T13:57:20.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as the story goes, they were not able to abstract any information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_Leonhart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annie&lt;/a&gt; yet, because she had covered her whole body in a particularly hard crystal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened back in chapter 34, but was the last we have heard and seen from Annie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/81DJG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/81DJGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T13:57:20.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6237" CreationDate="2015-04-26T14:46:21.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The clones are never mentioned again in the series. One possible explanation is that they were supposed to trigger in case of Jail Scaglietti's death; but he is still alive, in a maximum security orbital prison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14139" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T14:46:21.370" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21187" CreationDate="2015-04-26T15:57:42.223" Score="3" ViewCount="778" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where can I find English translated Clockwork Planet light novels? Are there online shops which sell translated copies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T03:25:36.860" Title="Where can I buy English translated Clockwork Planet light novels?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;clockwork-planet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15215" CreationDate="2015-04-26T16:22:12.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no such numeric formulae; at least, not in the official materials. Numeric rankings are rarely mentioned in the show; one of the rare such examples occurs in an episode of the original series, where Nanoha's magic power is estimated as 1.27 million, while Fate's is 1.43 million. (They were both of AAA rank at the time.) &quot;Plus&quot; and &quot;minus&quot; are not modifiers that can be applied multiple times to a rank, either; &quot;A+&quot; is simply a rank higher than &quot;A&quot; and lower than &quot;AA-&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mage ranks are qualitative; they do not just measure amount of magic power, but also skill. They are usually granted by a test by TSAB; when this is not possible, i.e. in case of antagonists, they can be estimated. A spell rank presumedly signifies the rank of a mage who should be able to cast the spell, but this isn't a hard and fast rule: &quot;Eternal Coffin&quot; is a S+ rank spell, but Chrono (ranked AAA+) was able to use it thanks to his device's specialization for freezing magic; for another example, Teana (ranked B at the time) was able to use an AA-rank technique during a training to combine her projectiles with a barrier in order to protect them from an anti-magic field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14139" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T16:22:12.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21132" CreationDate="2015-04-26T16:32:38.693" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Com%C4%83neci&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nadia Comăneci&lt;/a&gt;'s article cited in the question, I suppose it is for the following reason: Comăneci was the first athlete to get a perfect score (10.00) when she was 14, a high school student. So, I suppose she's a piece of school history in her country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't think of anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14141" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T17:42:18.083" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T17:42:18.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16889" CreationDate="2015-04-26T18:45:12.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two &quot;lies&quot; that I can see in the last parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  1. The lie is the promise between Kousei and Kaori &quot;Let's play again together&quot;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2. Kaori lied that she liked Watari at the beginning of the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14143" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T17:59:56.193" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T17:59:56.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2092" CreationDate="2015-04-26T18:50:53.977" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alright, I just finished watching the entire series and I feel so strongly about the show, and the fact that there is no solid explanation for it, that I registered to provide my interpretation of the show. This is going to be a long post, and there are still some parts I'm working out so I welcome any comments. However, I feel like I have an accurate take on this anime so help me get this out there!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an obvious fact that Maromi and 'Lil Slugger were both physical manifestations of Tsukiko's wild imagination. However, what EVERY SINGLE post and review I have read on this show seems to be overlooking is the fact that Tsukiko, and all the other characters, are really.... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DEAD. -eerie music plays- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember episode 8, entitled &quot;Happy Family Planning?&quot; At first I thought this was pointless filler (like episode 10), but in reality this was the most important episode of all. The three main characters in this episode kept trying to kill themselves.. To no avail. The one person who OBVIOUSLY managed to kill himself in the episode, the guy who jumped in front of the train, walked back onto the platform all manner of torn up - even after the girl comments that he was smushed all over the tracks. This leads me to believe that the three main characters in this episode had killed themselves and so they saw the train-tracks guy as a ghost; This is speculation, but I think the two men killed themselves with pills after abandoning the little girl - who must've also killed herself because she suddenly appeared in the room (as a ghost?!) right after the guys took the pills. [another possibility is that some people can see ghosts and the guys simply joined her after they died.] The rest of the episode, their suicide attempts fail for one reason or another, and NOBODY CAN SEE THEM. Everyone walks right past them - even when the little girl starts screaming and crying. This evidence leads me to believe that a lot of characters are, in reality, dead throughout the show AND stuck doing the same thing they were doing when they died. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, I feel like this entire show is just a convoluted regret that stands as a barrier between Tsukiko and her happiness in the afterlife. You may have a couple questions now: why is Tsukiko dead, what afterlife, and what regret? Let me begin by assuring you that Tsukiko is indeed DEAD throughout the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to understand this, you have to consider my personal theory of what happens when we die - it kind of involves the multiverse theory. So, the multiverse theory says that there are unfathomable numbers of different parallel universes that exist beyond the scope of our perception. To me, this is one very logical explanation of the afterlife: when we die, we become part of our own &quot;world&quot; or reality. So there would be an unfathomable amount of worlds that coexist, often completely unaware of each other's existence. If one perceives their personal afterlife to be a good thing, it's heaven. If we perceive it to be a negative thing, it's hell. This duality is seen throughout the series; note that the series begins with EVERYONE in Tsukiko's world talking negatively on the phone. It ends on a very positive note, everyone saying happy things. This somewhat supports the fact that the world, Tsukiko's &quot;reality,&quot; is affected by her perception and is most likely her afterlife/a parallel universe.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real evidence that Tsukiko is dead (in episode 12 I think) is when she briefly leaves her world to visit her dad's, who for some apparently random reason is also the Chief who interrogated her in the beginning. Remember the crazy 2-D people that gave him free beer and smokes? Yeah, that was HIS afterlife, which was empty without his daughter in it (So if the people are closely connected, afterlives can overlap). When he took up the bat and shattered everything, he became part of Tsukiko's afterlife... an interesting point which I won't discuss further. Just know that this is enough to prove that there are a variety of different afterlifes described throughout the show - the one that seems most realistic is Tsukiko's (because she is the main character). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really don't think its a stretch to see that Tsukiko is dead, so it surprised me that nobody had considered it. If this is news to you, what will REALLY blow your mind is to consider which characters are really dead, when they died, and how they died....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For now, lets focus on Tsukiko because, as the main character, she's the easiest to piece together. This is just pure speculation, but I believe Tsukiko's life went something like this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukiko gets the puppy and it dies when she is distracted by a shooting pain in her stomach (perhaps her period? not trying to be gross or funny, it just fits with a theme in the show). She blames the death of her puppy on a mysterious assailant wearing in-line skates and wielding a metal bat so her father isn't mad at her. Her father vows to avenge her loss of innocence and always carries a bat in case he gets the opportunity to avenge her. -something that was said also leads me to believe he kept a GOLD bat because he deep down knew she had lied- From here there are many possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(For example, one possibility could be that her dad killed the boy who met the description she gave. Yet another could be that the boy goes to jail after being accused of killing the puppy. His life ruined, he kills himself. There are many possibilities, and it is highly likely that all of these variations are implied to have occurred in some version of reality. There simply isn't enough solid evidence to tell EXACTLY what the truth is. What can definitively take out of it this that her lie caused a schoolboy to die somehow.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, the evidence provided leads me to assume the most likely explanation to her life is as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her dad never finds the boy. Tsukiko grows up and becomes successful by making a toy that resembles her puppy, which shows that she is deeply and utterly traumatized by the incident from when she was a kid. Since her success is pinned on the lie her whole life revolves around, she isn't able to create a new toy design and further aid in the success of her company. So, she deals with her troubles, once again, by blaming it on 'Lil Slugger - she bashes her own leg apart and continues the lie from her childhood. The resulting chain of events causes a school boy, Makoto Kozuka, to be accused and he kills himself in prison having had his whole life and his innocence taken from him. Her employees catch on (this is why there was that line about the Lil Slugger never having grown up) and one of them gets so frustrated with her that he &quot;accidentally&quot; kills her. This is seen in one of the episodes when her coworker suddenly and violently grabs her by the neck and begins screaming at her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go back and watch this part again; just as suddenly as he grabs her, he lets her go... after screaming at her for a good while. Tsukiko leaves the car and just stands there. Her coworker apologizes and sounds almost traumatized. He says &quot;I didn't mean..&quot; and just trails off. Note that he isn't even looking at her during this part, rather he is looking at the seat where... Tsukiko's body is. This means that she is just a ghost at this point; she watches him drive into a telephone pole. Not sure if this is an accident because he is so shaken by having killed her, or if it was purposely done to cover his murder. Could be both. What is certain is this is how Tsukiko died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, here comes the really convoluted part; there is a scene that leads me to believe Tsukiko never really was alive to begin with. This would mean that the timeline I just described would be one version of a life she lived in her afterlife (multiverse theory once again). In episode 11 or 12, The Chief is shown to be Tsukiko's dad, and her mom is seen having a miscarriage. So, this leads me to believe that Tsukiko never really was alive. Thus, in part, this show is about her becoming reunited with the family she never had (this is the deeply moving part if you think of it: the father was in an empty afterlife without her and he was reunited with his wife and connected with the woman his daughter would have been - part of the reason why Tsukiko is able to have a happy life at the end.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality, the writer wanted to represent the multiverse theory to its fullest: there are so many different realities that have happened for Tsukiko. In one reality she was never born. In another she was born and her dad was a huge part of her life. In yet another, Tsukiko got a boy convicted for killing her puppy. Which one is really real? Well, that's up for you to decide. Personally, I think Tsukiko was never really born, which is why her dad is depicted as a complete stranger in the beginning and at the end. I'm sure that's confusing as hell, but you'll see what I mean if you rewatch the show with the multiverse theory in mind. It explains why certain characters literally appear and disappear from time to time, and it explains why all of a sudden the police chief was her dad. However, for simplicity's sake, lets assume that Tsukiko did live a life with her dad and the show takes place after she has died in the timeline I laid out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who is really alive in this show? In the final few episodes, I don't think there are any characters left alive. However, it is VERY POSSIBLE that Detective Maniwa is still alive. Yet again, for simplicity's sake, let's assume this isn't true due to the jump in logic in the final episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The end seems totally random, but notice the subtle changes in character dynamics. Note that there is a timeline between some of the characters; Chief meets Tsukiko as his daughter only after Maniwa is shown as the Holy Warrior. So, Maniwa dies and then reaches out to the Chief, who was already dead - asking for his help and prompting Tsukiko to face the truth.  The truth is that the Little Slugger is a manifestation of Tsukiko's guilt; Remember how I said that when people die in the show they hold on to the last thing they were doing? Tsukiko dies remembering her guilt and her lie... that guilt becomes a tangible entity, which transforms into a destructive force throughout the various forms of her afterlife. The slugger covers up the truth because Tsukiko doesn't know how to handle the raw negativity of it.  Maniwa dies seeking the truth and trying to stop the slugger, so he comes into the afterlife as a Holy Warrior.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maniwa really is taking the place of Lil Slugger as the Holy Warrior, who is honestly GOOD at the beginning of the show. Including his initial assault on Tsukiko, he only appears when people ask for his help and the result is always positive. Tsukiko can't handle the stress from work, so she falls back to needing his help and he reappears. She gets famous from the resulting media exposure and she doesn't have to make a new doll (which is why her puppy is ironically seen more and more throughout the show and taking life of its own). Slugger pummels the reporter who is after Tsukiko, and the reporter ends up with the story he needs to pay off his debt. Because of the story that is written, Yuichi is blamed and bullied because of his semblance to the slugger.  Yuichi blames the chubby kid, who is attacked by the slugger. Then he wishes to be attacked himself to show everyone he isn't to blame. So he is. ETC. ETC. ETC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows you that the slugger only appears when he is needed and asked for (in the beginning). The result is generally a good thing. However, it always has a further consequence. This chain of events (butterfly effect) ultimately leads to the slugger being bested by the crooked cop, Masami. This leads to the slugger being thrown in jail and broken down by cops who are convinced he is evil. (The interesting part about this is its really Tsukiko's dad, the chief, who breaks down the boy - representing the fact that he took up arms against the person who had supposedly killed the dog) Ultimately, these worldly evils cause the slugger to break down and admit to the crimes even though he was honestly doing good. With his will broken, his evil counterpart is able to kill him in jail and begin his evil killing spree. This symbolizes a bunch of things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, the slugger was a lie that Tsukiko came up with both as a kid and as an adult. So the concept here is that a lie will grow and continue to have consequences the longer you let it grow. This is also why they say Maromi is the same as the slugger; her growing fame is a symbol of her growing lies. I feel like this is a representation of Tsukiko's life; after she once again blames the slugger for a crime, someone is actually arrested and he kills himself in jail. This is where Makoto comes in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality, Makoto was accused of being the Slugger, broken of his childhood innocence, and had killed himself in jail. He is then brought into the afterlife as a Holy Warrior because he dies wondering who he took the fall for (this is why he is on a holy quest to find the source of evil, which is truly Tsukiko). But, Makota is also the 'Lil Slugger in her afterlife because he died thinking he was due to the aggressive cops. This explains the confusion. He's both the Lil Slugger AND a Holy Warrior. This is why he is good at first. But, just like his real life played out, Makota is forced to take the blame for all the &quot;crimes&quot; (which were really helping people, except the crooked cop who was too far gone). He once again loses all hope and literally kills himself in her afterlife. Then the slugger is reborn; it takes its true, pure evil form (representing just how cruel the lie had become at that point) and basically becomes the grim reaper. He kills people who want to die, who are about to die, and people who deserve to die (mainly people associated with causing Makota to kill himself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Thus, we have the true overarching theme for the show: the loss of childhood innocence that leads to a cycle of hate and revenge. We see this several times, but the main manifestation of this is that Tsukiko's innocent childhood fantasy became something evil when she brought it back as an adult. The idea is that it was passable for her to lie about something as a kid, but as an adult her lie got someone arrested and killed. Up until the point where Makoto kills himself, her lie was innocent and harmless (even though a poor puppy was killed in the process - but that's not as serious of a crime as assault or murder). So, the initial manifestation of her lie (Lil Slugger) was good. After that loss of innocence occurs, Lil Slugger actually starts killing people - he's all bad and he continues to grow (symbolizing that a lie can grow over time).]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point here, though, is that after the first Holy Warrior dies, someone has to take his place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That someone is Maniwa. I believe he is represented as a Holy Warrior because he died seeking to uncover the truth to what actually happened. He loses his job pursuing the slugger and comes back at the end of the show to finish him off. This means Maniwa dies trying to uncover the truth. This is why he shows up in her afterlife as the Holy Warrior, where he solves the mystery, shows Tsukiko what really happened, and then reunites her with the family she never had in order to give her a reason to let go of the guilt and shame she felt. Thereby, the evil Lil Slugger is beaten and the world is saved!! Tsukiko then enters a new reality that is entirely positive, and she lives happily ever after in her heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Multiverse theory makes this really convoluted and complicated, and there are tons of themes that I assuredly have missed. However, I guarantee this is the most accurate general interpretation of this show to date. I haven't read a single review or post that realizes the fact that people are dead in the show and that multiple realities are being represented. This is honestly why its so hard to understand and explain. Ultimately, this was the writer's intent; its supposed to be overly complex so everyone interprets it in their own way. (This parallel's the ending where Tsukiko's perspective molds her reality.) Point being, you're supposed to figure it out yourself! This means that you have to go back, watch it over, and do research if you really want to understand the story. This is also why Paranoia Agent is now my most favorite anime EVER; you can watch it again and again, always learning something new. It's graphics are great, it's chock full of wonderful messages, shows you that there is good in the world if only you perceive it, and has amazing replayability. 10/10 best anime ever. Sorry for the novel, but I hope you learned something new, and I hope I answered your questions in the process. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14144" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T18:50:53.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19123" CreationDate="2015-04-26T20:24:43.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is for me the weakest play from any character in the series. I've searched through the internet to see if someone had the same thought that I did but haven't found any mention to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem wants to protect Misa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem needs to be alive to protect Misa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, Rem can't protect Misa if she's dead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this simple point in mind, what she did was only the last resource she had, a resource that she should of have taken after discarding other ways of action. If she's dead nothing stops Light from killing Misa on his own (which was his initial plan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't she talk to L and negotiate? Give him two options:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Option 1 (what she partially did): I kill you, Watari and the whole task force and you'll never catch Kira nor Misa, failing in every aspect of your investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Option 2 (what she could have done before going for Option 1): I tell him that I can see who's the first Kira, and that the second Kira is Misa. But that as a Shinigami who's involved with Misa, I will not let anything happen to her, so I can either kill them all, or give them, in exchange for Misa's innocence), the name for the first Kira. If they refuse this deal, then they will have none (and go to Option 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a chance L would of rejected this deal, for an ideal about finding through himself who's Kira or an ideal of justice where he wouldn't want Misa to have immunity. But in the face of death, there was a chance where he could see that one of the two options had a better outcome than the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14145" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T08:32:20.687" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T08:32:20.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29518" CreationDate="2015-04-27T01:06:23.103" Score="10" ViewCount="4644" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise − Alternative Architecture&lt;/em&gt; episode 3 and was dismayed to find that the episode was pretty much a repeat of part of the &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise − Border&lt;/em&gt; 1 movie. I’d rather not re-watch the same content, so I was wondering &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which episodes of the TV series &lt;em&gt;GITS − AA&lt;/em&gt; are covered by the &lt;em&gt;GITS − Border&lt;/em&gt; movies?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any differences between the repeated stories (IE. extra&#xA;scenes/new content/changed plot)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T00:11:10.837" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T10:21:49.550" Title="Which episodes of &quot;GITS: Arise − Alternative Architecture&quot; are covered by &quot;GITS: Arise − Border&quot; movies?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-arise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21167" CreationDate="2015-04-27T04:41:47.060" Score="11" ViewCount="232961" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching the first season of &lt;em&gt;Nanatsu no Taizai&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/em&gt;). I would like to continue by reading the manga but I am unsure which chapter to start from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I read online that there is a lot missing in the anime compared to the manga. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11147" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-03T12:20:28.880" LastActivityDate="2018-04-03T20:19:32.807" Title="Which manga chapter does the season 1 of the anime end on?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-27T04:55:59.383" Score="6" ViewCount="644" Body="&lt;p&gt;All I have is this talisman thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sEHtR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;talisman&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me what anime this is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1606" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T06:44:39.700" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T06:44:39.700" Title="What anime is this talisman with a cross and three 6s from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21158" CreationDate="2015-04-27T09:08:44.530" Score="3" ViewCount="36525" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm on chapter 57 on &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, and a &quot;coordinate ability&quot; keeps getting mentioned -- here by Hanji, but also earlier by either Bertholdt or Reiner (who apparently didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands). But what exactly is this coordinate ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I skipped a lot of the chapters up to 34 because they were just rehashings of the stuff in the anime, and I skimmed over a lot of the Survey Corps action in the woods, since it was getting too repetitious for me, so it's possible I might just have missed something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit (taken from my comment in the answers):&lt;/strong&gt; As an explanation to other readers, I was confused about this since at least in English, &quot;coordinate&quot; is pretty ambiguous without any further qualification. (It could be something geographical.) From the way Reiner and Bertholdt were talking about it, it sounded a bit like it could simply be a piece of crucial information that Eren might have in his lost memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0IzRd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Reiner and Berthodt&amp;#39;s conversation.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, because of how Hanji was describing it merely as a &quot;coordinate ability&quot;, it still wasn't clear to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T20:38:56.390" LastActivityDate="2021-03-02T19:28:42.090" Title="What's the coordinate ability?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21157" CreationDate="2015-04-27T10:00:26.450" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Titans can have different types of abilities, like shifting back to human form (aka &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Titan_Shifter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Titan Shifters&lt;/a&gt;), or putting armor on themselves (eg: &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Reiner_Braun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armored Titan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Reiner_Braun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annie&lt;/a&gt; hiding the back of her neck, ...). The third ability that was shown, was that of the Coordinate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Coordinate ability is basically the ability to control Titans. If the ability is controlled properly it can command all Titans to do whatever you want them to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is how humans were able to built the walls as sturdy and as big as they are right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the story goes, it does not seem to work on Titan Shifters and there is supposed to be only one Titan with the Coordinate ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Although the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beast Titan&lt;/a&gt; was shown to have a similar ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T10:07:38.653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T10:07:38.653" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21162" CreationDate="2015-04-27T11:36:42.123" Score="4" ViewCount="471" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Lucy is forced into her 'Nyu' personality, she is reduced to a basic level of intelligence, with a diminished vocabulary and no access to her vectors. As the chapters progress, we see her begin to learn - specifically new words, like 'Kouta' and 'Yes'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Early in the story, we learn that Diclonius children gain access to their vectors and begin to kill humans at around the age of 3. Given that Nyu is in a childlike state, and that she's learning much like a normal Diclonius child would, does that mean that she too would begin to murder humans after around 3 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or would the fact that she isn't &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; a child mean those consequences wouldn't occur?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've already finished the story, so no need to worry about spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note:&#xA;If I remember rightly, at some point in the later chapters (just before Kaede house is attacked), a particular event occurs where Nyu regains most of her intelligence, and can string together proper sentences. I can't remember exactly what happens, since it's been a while since I've read it, but for the question's sake, let's just assume that never happened, and Nyu stayed as she originally was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T11:47:02.907" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T12:38:11.800" Title="Would Nyu have developed murderous tendencies after enough time had passed?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21160" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-27T12:13:11.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w4HdC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w4HdC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the year 2577, a ship consisting of six humans were sent to Mars, to check on the terraforming process of Mars, which was initiated 500 years earlier. To their horror, they find out that the entire planet is infested with giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength, later labeled &quot;Terraformars&quot;. The humans make others on Earth aware of their discovery, but they're killed before they can escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A team of elite warriors are chosen to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Formars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22687/Terra_Formars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Anime List&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:33:02.790" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:33:02.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21161" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-27T12:13:11.897" Score="0" Body="Terra Formars is a seinen manga/anime series written by Yū Sasuga. The story deals with a group of elite warriors sent on a mission to Mars, to eradicate the result of a terraforming process gone wrong." OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T12:23:57.850" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T12:23:57.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21159" CreationDate="2015-04-27T12:31:01.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fyi: The snapshots are &lt;strong&gt;nsfw&lt;/strong&gt;, so they are put spoiler tags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaede has been able to use her vectors in Nyu-mode and is also able of speaking properly.&lt;/strong&gt; During the 6 months timeskip of chapter 72, Nyu was able to learn speech and in chapter 87 she unlocked her vectors in Nyu-mode. See below for more details. It hadn't been three years, but you were right in thinking that she would be able to grow her second personality the same way she did her first. I guess she could learn faster at this stage, as her brain was fully grown by now, compared to when she was still a child. Kaede was also always seen as the more intelligent Diclonius, because she was able to reach a high age without being found out. And if it wasn't for her friend, she would have never been caught, despite being a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kaede was taken hostage by Chief Kakuzawa in chapter 86, he claimed that she had a split personality and that her Nyu-side could not use her vectors, just as you claimed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgDW0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgDW0m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This argument was countered in the next chapter though. In chapter 87, we can see Chief Kakuzawa push Nyu to her limits, claiming that she has no place to go to and that they should create a new world together filled with real demons. Getting fed up with his story, she snapped and Nyu became able to release her full power, despite staying in Nyu-form. Chief Kakuzawa (and thus Lynn Okamoto himself) confirmed that she hadn't changed back to Lucy-form, despite releasing really powerful vectors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/50rAX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/50rAXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T12:38:11.800" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T12:38:11.800" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21166" CreationDate="2015-04-27T13:01:17.827" Score="7" ViewCount="2703" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ryuuko uses Seki Tekko, the glove with a wristband to pierce her skin and draw blood that Senketsu needs to transform and give her power. That glove was given to Ryuuko by Aikuro Mikisugi (the teach in pilot shades) in episode 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YtGlXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lOvTFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is colored red and is exactly what  Ryuuko needs to make use of Senketsu effectively. Was it just lying around in the teacher's closet for punishing  bad students and just happened to fit, or did Mikisugi make it specifically for Ryuuko? Where does this glove come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2018-04-18T10:59:28.813" Title="Is Seki Tekko (the red glove with a blood drawing wristband) a part of Senketsu?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21165" CreationDate="2015-04-27T13:01:17.827" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This glove is originally a part of Senketsu. If you look carefully at the flashback scene in episode 3 where Mikisugi goes to the burned down Matoi house, in the basement where he finds Senketsu, you can see that the glove is in the left sleeve:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U5P5k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T13:01:17.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21155" CreationDate="2015-04-27T14:47:01.540" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the manga first and started watching the anime halfway through, &lt;strong&gt;but the final episode coincides with chapter 100&lt;/strong&gt;, as far as I can remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the manga goes, it has 3 arcs. The first arc ends with chapter 123. It ends kind of abruptly. So if you want to read the manga, starting from after the anime series ends, you have to start with the chapter &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Power of Love&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. I am sure it's above 101, it could be 102 or 103. So starting at 101 would be your best bet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime almost covers what the manga does. Obviously, the manga might feel much granular and in-depth, but the anime gets most of the important point though. &lt;strong&gt;Try reading from chapter 101&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="14161" LastEditDate="2018-04-03T20:19:32.807" LastActivityDate="2018-04-03T20:19:32.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7619" CreationDate="2015-04-27T16:28:39.283" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he knew that remaining in such an unimportant inefficient state couldn't accomplish anything remotely significant and it was kinda idiotic to still be in such an extremely weakening state for him since Madara had such an immensely glorious goal of the highest calibre to achieve. Also, actually in fact Madara himself is million times more vastly powerful in his fully-living body than in his half-dead paper-maché-like like living corpse state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real/living-vital Rinnegan he received is extremely far beyond thousand times more extraordinary powerful/capable than the half-dead Edo Tensei extremely weakened one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was like literally comparing the important significance of rarest diamonds to paper mache which is in shape of a common diamond and has some real microscopic pieces of common and rare diamonds inside. There is a lot of astronomical universal-sized difference here, both between real Rinnegan and Edo-Tensei Rinnegan and between Fully-Vitally-Revived Madara and the Half-Dead Walking Corpse Madara respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14162" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T17:02:48.497" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T17:02:48.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17248" CreationDate="2015-04-27T16:51:07.863" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is going to be a huge disappointment, in all sorts of ways. I genuinely hope that someone comes along and proves this answer wrong somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think the other four girls are references to anything; I think they're just generic middle school girls from Koyomi's hometown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at the two girls on the right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/imLV9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;girls on right&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They seem to be wearing the same school uniform as Nadeko:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qz0Bfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nadeko in uniform&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And look at the two girls on the left:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aRusZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;girls on left&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They appear to be wearing the uniform of Tsuganoki No. 2 Middle School, Karen-chan and Tsukihi-chan's school:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wiJ09m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Karen-chan and Tsukihi-chan in uniform&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to suggest that the other four girls are just hypothetical middle school girls of the Fire Sisters' acquaintance, since they attend school in Koyomi's hometown alongside Nadeko, Karen-chan, and Tsukihi-chan. In other words, the thinking behind the scene was not, &quot;Hey, let's fill up this scene with characters from our other works&quot;; it was, &quot;Hey, we've got this scene full of middle school girls, how about we shove in Madoka, Homura, Kyouko, and Sayaka?&quot; (Poor Mami got left out again.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Madoka girls aren't actually wearing their regular uniforms either. Below we see the Mitakihara Middle School uniform, modeled by the lovely Homura, Sayaka, and Madoka:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vn0NTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka, Sayaka, Homura in uniform&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the ribbon is similar, their regular uniforms clearly don't have a sailor collar. Since the Madoka girls are in different uniforms, the other four girls might still be from other shows, and were put into uniforms from the Monogatari series. As a counter-argument to this, the Mitakihara uniform looks very different from Nadeko's and the Fire Sisters' uniforms; the scene would look unbalanced if the Madoka girls were put into such different-looking uniforms. Also, in the Madoka series, Kyouko doesn't attend school with the others, so it wouldn't have made sense to put her in the Mitakihara uniform. (Mami attends Mitakihara, but she got left out again.) For those reasons, the animators may have decided to give just the Madoka girls different uniforms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these arguments is iron-clad, so it is still possible that the four non-magical girls are from other shows and were put into uniforms from the Monogatari series for this scene. I genuinely hope that there is some more interesting answer than this one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T16:51:07.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21173" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21174" CreationDate="2015-04-27T18:31:03.470" Score="1" ViewCount="4076" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the actual name of character c2 in the anime code geass? I would also like to know the name of v2 if that is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T18:36:07.477" Title="What is C2's actual name?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-04-27T18:43:34.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21173" CreationDate="2015-04-27T18:36:07.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13158/2808&quot;&gt;Answered here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unknown by design. C2's name is obscured when she tells it to Lelouch in the cave (first sesason, episode 5 to 8 -ish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere it is written, and given the producers inclination to secrecy, it won't be revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is speculated that the name begins with the letter C, but that is all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T18:36:07.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21175" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:02:50.200" Score="2" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening song matsutarou sings along with Reika. They're both dressed in traditional kimono.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyMHm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matsutarou has these weird pink things on  the side of his head though. The only thing I can think of is that he's impersonating someone and it's possibly an imitation of that singer's hair? That doesn't really explain why it is pink though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what the pink strands are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T22:20:09.590" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T22:20:09.590" Title="Is Matsutarou imitating a famous Japanese enka singer?" Tags="&lt;matsutarou&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:09:45.643" Score="1" ViewCount="417" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mononobe Yuu fights Hecatoncher, Yggdrasil tells him he needs to give up more memories because he has an &quot;Incomplete Marduk&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In mithology, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marduk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marduk is the Babylonian god&lt;/a&gt; that fought Tiamat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlimited_Fafnir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia erroneously names Yuu's cannon as Marduk&lt;/a&gt;. The cannon's name is Babel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T19:19:09.267" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T16:15:31.463" Title="What is a Marduk?" Tags="&lt;unlimited-fafnir&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:17:28.360" Score="2" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of Yuu's classmates are shown to have dragon &quot;partners&quot;/&quot;suitors&quot; (to avoid a more heavy term), and the plot runs around avoiding having the dragon meet the designated girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am talking about when a dragon comes for a girl and her Ryuumon glows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples are Iris and Leviathan, Tear and Basilisk, the girl Mitsuki killed (she turned into a dragon in the backstory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the school has dozens of D girls. Are there that much dragon beasts rampaging around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T13:27:07.793" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T14:15:13.587" Title="Do all the D' girls have dragon &quot;mates&quot;?" Tags="&lt;unlimited-fafnir&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5834" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:49:46.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know, Sanji has acquired Haki and Sky Walk. If Sky Walk (also Blue Walk, but underwater) can serve as a foundation for friction, and Haki as an incinerator, then we get fire underwater. We know that Luffy can generate fire thanks to this logic... Haki and speed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14163" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T20:18:56.190" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T20:18:56.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21177" CreationDate="2015-04-27T20:08:14.553" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably not, as I cannot imagine that Yggdrasil is in the same realm as mankind, I would imagine there are multiple or perhaps even an infinite amount of realms. That would also explain the sudden appearance of the Dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I have no real evidence of this being the case. My comment is based on mere assumptions after watching the aired episodes of the anime series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14164" LastEditorUserId="14164" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T23:06:07.200" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T23:06:07.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21188" CreationDate="2015-04-27T20:11:48.650" Score="6" ViewCount="2190" Body="&lt;p&gt;Below is the color cover for chapter 31 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/70775/Youkai_Shoujo_-_Monster_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Youkai Shoujo - Monsuga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e97cW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters here are very clearly cosplaying as characters from other works; which characters are they cosplaying as?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T20:57:13.200" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:57:13.200" Title="Which characters is the cast of Youkai Shoujo - Monsuga cosplaying as in the chapter 31 color cover?" Tags="&lt;youkai-shoujo-monsuga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21181" CreationDate="2015-04-27T20:11:48.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I do not recognize the child in what appears to be a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kiwi&lt;/a&gt; costume, but here's a list of all the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From front to back (closest to farthest):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/File:Anime_mutsu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFu5D.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Mutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mutsu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Kancolle_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Mami_Tomoe_Original_Design.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cmb2U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Mami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tomoe Mami&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/File:Yazawa_Nico_Official_Profile_3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eoIqj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Yazawa_Nico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yazawa Nico&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Love_Live!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Live!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kurisu_profile.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zCtP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Kurisu_Makise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makise Kurisu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Steins;Gate_%28visual_novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/File:Sakura_Kasugano_%28CFE%29.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gt9lC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kasugano Sakura&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Street Fighter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_3r_000.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rdEEf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Unknown &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;kiwi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; child...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Terraformar.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kMDmZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/Terraformar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Terraformar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/Terra_Formars_TV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Terra Formars&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://residentevil.wikia.com/File:Ada5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PVRB6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://residentevil.wikia.com/Ada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ada Wong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://residentevil.wikia.com/Resident_Evil_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resident Evil&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/File:Azrael_%28Chronophantasma,_Character_Select_Artwork%29.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a8tMu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/Azrael&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Azrael&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/BlazBlue_%28series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BlazBlue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On screen in the background:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Kappa&lt;/strong&gt; as him-/herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T20:28:55.603" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T20:28:55.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21183" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21344" CreationDate="2015-04-27T22:26:23.190" Score="13" ViewCount="1750" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometime ago I found the following picture on 9gag or some similar website: it is from an anime (probably broadcast in the 80s or early 90s). It seemed familiar, but I didn't manage to recall the title of the show. (I'm not even sure if I actually used to watch it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yz4XL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quality of the picture is not very good, and my attempts to identify the picture using reverse image search failed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Most probably the anime is among the ones listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Tv_%28syndication%29#Cartoni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (unfortunately the page is in Italian) but I didn't manage to recognize the correct one (and moreover I don't know if the list is complete).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:20:52.300" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:20:52.300" Title="Picture of a red-haired girl from old (maybe 80s) anime" Tags="&lt;robby-the-rascal&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-21T22:52:10.543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21144" CreationDate="2015-04-28T03:25:36.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Clockwork Planet&lt;/em&gt; (『クロックワーク・プラネット』) light novels have not been licensed for English translation and distribution so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yen Press has licensed &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;, another light novel series by the same author, Kamiya Yuu; volume 1 was released in April 2015 and volume 2 will be released in July 2015. The highest chance of &lt;em&gt;Clockwork Planet&lt;/em&gt; light novels being translated is currently through Yen Press, but Yen Press &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/2014/09/we-have-a-few-announcements-to-make/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;has not&lt;/a&gt; licensed the series &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/2015/01/new-licenses-for-the-new-year/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;so far&lt;/a&gt;. You can make a request to express your interest by sending a message through their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hachettebookgroup.biz/contact-us/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;contact form&lt;/a&gt; or by posting a comment in response to their new licenses &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/2015/01/new-licenses-for-the-new-year/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;announcement&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T03:25:36.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21181" CreationDate="2015-04-28T04:29:14.883" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The child in bird (kiwi) costume looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/65407/Diao_He_Liao&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Diao He Liao (Karyou Ten)&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Kingdom&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dGYpB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Character sketch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LkrgV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ten when she wears a poncho made out of straw to hide her gender&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T04:29:14.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21190" CreationDate="2015-04-28T06:06:16.157" Score="3" ViewCount="357" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first launch of the Lancelot, the development team says that they haven't been able to install an ejection mechanism in it. Even though the Lancelot gets new upgrades as the story progresses, no mention about the ejection mechanism gets made. Did they finally install it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T07:34:37.713" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T23:09:51.613" Title="Did they finally put an ejection mechanism in Lancelot?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21189" CreationDate="2015-04-28T06:15:49.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's assumed so since the page for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lancelot_Conquista&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lancelot Conquista&lt;/a&gt;, the upgraded version of the original Lancelot, lists it as one of its design features while the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lancelot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lancelot&lt;/a&gt; does not list it. So one could assume that before it was officially ordained as the &lt;em&gt;Conquista&lt;/em&gt; the Cockpit Ejection System was added in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Lancelot was equipped with the Float System in &lt;em&gt;Stage 20 - Battle for Kyushu&lt;/em&gt; it was designated as the &lt;strong&gt;Z-01/A&lt;/strong&gt; (the Lancelot is designated originally as &lt;strong&gt;Z-01&lt;/strong&gt; while the Conquista is &lt;strong&gt;Z-01/D&lt;/strong&gt;). C.C's Lancelot Frontier (which is more or less another Lancelot) is listed as having the Cockpit Ejection System and it too is designated as the &lt;strong&gt;Z-01/A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; so to narrow down the time we could assume that it was between Stage 20 the Ejection System was installed and the ordination of the &lt;em&gt;Conquista&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lancelot_Albion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lancelot Albion&lt;/a&gt; had to have had one installed regardless for the successful completion of the Zero Requiem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As Suzaku needed someway to escape from his exploding Knightmare when he faked his death to later assume the role as Zero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Cockpit_Ejection_System&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cockpit Ejection System&lt;/a&gt; does say this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All production-model and most prototype Knightmare Frames are equipped with this system. &lt;strong&gt;The only Knightmare confirmed to lack a cockpit ejection system is the Z-01 Lancelot.&lt;/strong&gt; This flaw is later addressed in the Lancelot Frontier, which except for its color is otherwise identical to the Lancelot's. It is unknown whether Suzaku's final machine, the Lancelot Albion, had an ejection system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;though the last sentence seems contradictory since the Lancelot Albion's page says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the last episode, it is hinted that a cockpit ejection system might have been built into it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1 - the designantions are shared between Knightmares when massproduced. the Glasgow's designation is RPI-11 which is shared by the Knightpolice (who are retired Glasgow's) so the Z-01/A being shared between the Lancelot and Lancelot Frontier could be an indication that the Frontier's specs are what was planned for possible Mass Production of the Lancelot before the inception of the &lt;em&gt;RPI-212 Vincent&lt;/em&gt; which later led to the Mass Production Model &lt;em&gt;RPI-212B Vincent Ward&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T23:09:51.613" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T23:09:51.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7875" CreationDate="2015-04-28T06:41:28.867" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there's a lot of debate about that. I found that there's 'somewhat' of an order as it follows below, and by the way, that order is how the OVA's and anime's episodes were released as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 00&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 01&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 02&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 01&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 02&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 03  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 04&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 05&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 06  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 07 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 08&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 09&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 03&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 10 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 04&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 11 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ep 12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 05&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 06&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 07&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 08&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 09&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ova 11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the OVA's list starts with '00'. It isn't a typo, it's how it was released, and is counted as that in the official list of released content of the series overall. This list is for BD released / translated content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14169" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-10-13T19:52:14.817" LastActivityDate="2019-10-13T19:52:14.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-28T08:42:18.970" Score="3" ViewCount="1172" Body="&lt;p&gt;This week, I was talking to friends and congratulating them for having Golden Week, but it turns out that despite it being Golden Week, they have to work their asses off even more than usual, just because it is Golden Week. So it made me wonder what kind of holiday it is and why some (eg: Manga writers) can take a break, while others cannot. What is celebrated on Golden Week and by whom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T01:38:50.687" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T04:13:22.863" Title="How are mangaka affected by Golden Week?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2015-04-29T03:45:51.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-28T09:36:40.267" Score="5" ViewCount="2516" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga was about a boy who could control time. He could even reverse death. When he uses his power, he enters a different dimension and time is represented by films and he could cut out parts of the film, which in turn changes the past. He was a normal boy until a group of kids that had esp came to find him. Among those kids, there was a girl whose power could her escape from her body, sort of like a soul, and the girl also ends up naked when she uses her power. There's also another boy with the same power as the mc but he's the bad guy and is from where the group of kids escaped from. The place where they escaped from is dubbed &quot;the greenhouse&quot; and kids with esp are there where they take medications to get stronger. There's also this battle with people from the greenhouse and one of the enemies is a girl with a giant lollipop I think. I also believe the mc was dubbed Zero by the greenhouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14175" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:43:42.437" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:43:42.437" Title="What's this manga about a boy who could control time" Tags="&lt;psycho-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:38.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21195" CreationDate="2015-04-28T09:49:14.720" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Busters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Psycho Busters&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WwoEH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Psycho Busters &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could find this specific information from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://psychobuster.wikia.com/wiki/Psycho_Buster_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; of this manga:&#xA;&quot;Angered by ... ruthless murder ... power awakens and time begins to rewind.&quot; which refers to bringing back the death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is mention for the Greenhouse you said and the group with some boys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T10:15:19.657" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T10:15:19.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21193" CreationDate="2015-04-28T13:18:24.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alright! This is one question I have asked before and I will give the perspective for manga artists and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Golden Week is a week at the end of April and beginning of May. This week has a series of many national holidays strung together.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 29, May 1 (Mayday), 3 (Memorial Day), 5 (Children's Day) are all holidays. In the previous decade it made no sense for the factory workers to start and stop the plant every alternate day and so the week was announced as Golden Week and observed as holiday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However the normal offices usually keep the days which are not holidays as working days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For manga writers, this is not a real holiday as deadlines do not take into account this Golden Week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also during this period all the leisure activities spike up. The film industry gets huge revenues during this period and makes major releases during this period (I am from India, people do the same for big festivals here too :D). So manga being a top entertainment source, I assume the mangaka have to work hard to keep deadlines in this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So for budding mangakas, this is a crucial time as most new mangas and a whole bunch of releases happen at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some fun facts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems that this time of the year is very pleasant and along summer. So people use this as their vacation period and travel a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even though offices observe working days in between the Golden Week, employees usually use their PTO (aka vacation days) and take the whole week off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Golden Week is another holiday observed in China, but it's completely different and started in 2000.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SOURCE: Baku-man for giving insight into mangaka's life, my brain for storing some of the info, and google :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T04:13:22.863" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T04:13:22.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-28T13:45:23.460" Score="7" ViewCount="2863" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story is about a girl and a boy meeting after their parents went on a vacation. When their parents came back they exchanged partners and the two became siblings. Please help. I wont be able to sleep well until I remember the anime. ;(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14179" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:18:11.267" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:18:11.267" Title="What's this anime with a boy and girl meeting and becoming siblings?" Tags="&lt;marmalade-boy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:41.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21200" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-28T15:01:48.873" Score="8" ViewCount="5728" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 of &lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/strong&gt;, what was Natsume hiding in her closet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14181" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T16:49:08.633" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T02:28:09.093" Title="What was Natsume hiding in her closet in episode 11?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21200" CreationDate="2015-04-28T15:15:03.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never shown in the whole series, but we can make some intelligent guesses. Here are the list of things Natsume hides:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is a girl. No one except Harutora knows she is a girl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is the controller behind Hokuto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is obsessively in love with Harutora.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on these things, it could be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Girl clothes, cosmetics, girly things, etc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clothes and kit that Hokuto uses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A whole collection of things related to Harutora, maybe during his time with Hokuto. Pictures, memorabilia etc..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T02:28:09.093" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T02:28:09.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21203" CreationDate="2015-04-28T15:23:43.350" Score="4" ViewCount="1372" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly a late 90's/early 2000's anime. Memory is really fuzzy, but it had this female character who was a time traveller/or from space/another dimension. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a villain who was able to shape shift. There was one scene where the bad guy changed into (either by accident or deliberate) the main character and tried to rape the main character's love interest by locking himself and her in a closet at the gym. When the bad guy tried to touch her, electricity was discharged from his hand which caused him to flee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last scene I remember was the main character furiously riding his bike to face off against the bad guy. The bad guy was in a mansion(?) and he apparently was stealing the life force/identity of several victims by squeezing their face with his palm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watched the whole thing in Japanese. No subtitles. Wonderful anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14180" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:26:38.500" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:26:38.500" Title="A guy who can steal people's identity and power - what is this anime?" Tags="&lt;dna2&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:44.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21202" CreationDate="2015-04-28T15:41:55.473" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA%C2%B2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DNA²&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; you are talking about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGkBjbLovYiLoBVvAD-nW-8UIxnJaA-jX_3_DwYjgPe5v2u4FZ8pU6D8nu&quot; alt=&quot;DNA^2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl in question seems to be Tomoko and as soon as the villain Ryuji touches her, he changes to her I guess. I don't remember if the last line of sucking others life force. But the description brought back the scene from DNA². Check out &lt;em&gt;episode 10&lt;/em&gt; of the series and tell if it is the one you want. Hope this helps :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T16:12:37.750" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T16:12:37.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21176" CreationDate="2015-04-28T17:46:47.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Juuou Mujin no Fafnir&lt;/em&gt;, Yuu contracts with the oldest Dragon Yggdrasil. This allows him to get blueprints for weapons from an ancient lost civilization. If you look carefully, all of the weapons are names of Mesopotamian myth, especially with Babylon. If you know Babel, it was attributed to the Mesopotamian god Marduk (not Babel, but associated with a similar structure &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etemenanki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Etemenanki&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So essentially, &lt;strong&gt;Marduk&lt;/strong&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;huge weapon&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Babel&lt;/strong&gt; is its &lt;strong&gt;main cannon&lt;/strong&gt; which stops Leviathan. As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21176/what-is-a-marduk/21323#comment28667_21176&quot;&gt;nhahtdh pointed out in the comment&lt;/a&gt;, Megiddo and Noah are the other cannons. So to complete the whole weapon Marduk, he needs to give up more memories. In essence, you can think of Marduk as a huge battleship and Babel as one of its cannons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Tower of Babel allusions: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tower of Babel - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T16:15:31.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2015-04-28T18:00:33.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay. Before answering, we have to consider the fact that Kishi sensei doesn't leave chances for plot holes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two instances where Izanagi is discussed formally are during :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi and Sasuke's fight against Kabuto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Konan vs Tobi fight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/When_It_Turns_9_o%27clock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Itachi explains to Sasuke&lt;/a&gt; how the Izanagi and Izanami are very much related and what role they played in the Uchiha history. However, Itachi mentions that the Uchihas were able to use Izanagi. This contradicts Obito's explanation. Well, not really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Obito said was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QKwb9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice how he said &lt;em&gt;incomplete&lt;/em&gt; form of Izanagi. In the fight between Obito and Konan, Obito was able to surprise Konan by escaping her &lt;em&gt;10 minutes of paper bomb explosion&lt;/em&gt;, using Izanagi. This was considered the complete form of Izanagi (Obito's thoughts) because Obito had control of Hashirama Senju's DNA. Whereas Danzo's Izanagi was considered incomplete because of the control he lacked over Hashirama's DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there exists two types of Izanagi: the complete form and the incomplete form. To perform the complete form, you need full control of Senju DNA and of course, Sharingan. The incomplete form however, needs only the Sharingan and a good amount of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, both cases are TRUE, leaving no plot holes. Seems both Itachi and Obito were right, but the entirety wasn't revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T18:00:33.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16690" CreationDate="2015-04-28T18:29:20.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this anime. It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2732/Baby_Baachan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baby Baachan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zgm0f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Baby Baachan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main girl is Amika, who fights to save the forest which her grandmother has protected. The other girls are other granddaughters of the grandmother. The grandmother possesses her baby brother's body and tries to teach Amika how to win. She hates it till the end. The rounds go exactly as you say. In between, the grandmother/baby offers useful tips like cutting onions without crying, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will never forget this anime because the tips in this series helped me a lot in life when I was young. Hope this helped :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T17:56:08.500" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T17:56:08.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21209" CreationDate="2015-04-28T21:03:47.307" Score="4" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6, Io asks everyone the following question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Was the Sakaki you dropped in this pool a Gold Sakaki, or a Silver Sakaki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this in reference to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T21:42:17.667" Title="What is the reference behind &quot;...Gold Sakaki or a Silver Sakaki&quot; that Io mentions?" Tags="&lt;acchi-kocchi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21208" CreationDate="2015-04-28T21:42:17.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is in reference to one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aesop's Fables&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honest_Woodman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;The Honest Woodman.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Greek version of the story tells of a woodcutter who accidentally dropped his axe into a river and, because this was his only means of livelihood, sat down and wept. Taking pity on him, the god Hermes (also known as Mercury) dived into the water and returned with a golden axe. &quot;Was this what you had lost?&quot;, Hermes asked, but the woodcutter said it was not, and returned the same answer when a silver axe was brought to the surface. Only when his own tool is produced does he claim it. Impressed by his honesty, the god allows him to keep all three. Hearing of the man's good fortune, an envious neighbor threw his own axe into the river and wailed for its return. When Hermes appeared and offered him a golden axe, the man greedily claimed it but was denied both that and the return of his own axe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T21:42:17.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21210" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21211" CreationDate="2015-04-28T21:58:05.143" Score="16" ViewCount="2568" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember a scene from an anime which I can't identify. (I don't remember whether it was a film or a series.) It was in the style of &lt;em&gt;The Girl Who Leapt Through Time&lt;/em&gt;. I watched it about 3-10 years ago but it could be much older.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I remember: A poor girl works in a public bath and is forced to wash a special guest who the other girls working there don't want to wash. The guest is coated in mud. The girl gets help (maybe animals?) / a special soap. She uses the soap on the customer and the mud vanishes. As a thank-you she gets a reward. I think I could see gold coins in this scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I already went through the list of anime I remember watching but it was none of them. As this scene regularly comes to my mind, it annoys me not to know where it's from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14185" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T14:58:50.820" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T14:58:50.820" Title="What is this anime where a poor girl forced is to wash an ugly guest that's very muddy?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:48.077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21210" CreationDate="2015-04-28T22:21:18.647" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is presumably the scene from &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt; where Sen has to clean the river spirit. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bnjTr1Bfm0&quot;&gt;here's a crappy camrip on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T22:21:18.647" CommentCount="6" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-23T22:17:18.990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="501" CreationDate="2015-04-28T23:47:43.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The governmental organization, architecture, and names suggest the setting is German-esque. Likewise, the culture, architecture, minarets and desert suggest that the Ishvalans are an Arab-esque influence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14180" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T23:47:43.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5850" CreationDate="2015-04-29T01:33:02.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't an answer, but rather a theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like when your hair becomes charged from static buildup and begins to rise, when a Saiyan goes Super Saiyan, their hair becomes super charged with Ki energy to such an extent that it literally begins to glow, resulting in a blond appearance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this charge is pushed to greater extents, the focused charge pulsing from root to tip not only glows outward from the shaft, but also fires a visible laser like beam of light from the tip, resulting in the apparent lengthening of the hair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this charge is pushed to EVEN greater extents, the visible distance of this light is amplified, and the space around the hair begins to distort, further &quot;lengthening&quot; the hair, as well as amplifying it's volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14188" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T01:33:02.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21217" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-29T01:42:33.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHT47.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHT47.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Place to Place&lt;/strong&gt; (あっちこっち &lt;em&gt;Atchi Kotchi&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Acchi Kocchi&lt;/em&gt;) is a Japanese yonkoma manga series by Ishiki which began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine in 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follow serious-minded Io and the pure-hearted Tsumiki who feel they never want to be parted, but haven't become a couple yet being more than friends but less than lovers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime television series based on the manga began airing in Japan in April 2012 which ran for 12 episodes. an extra 13th Episode was released with the 6th Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes in Japan. Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD in North America in April 2013&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;See also&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_to_Place&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Place to Place&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12698&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Acchi Kocchi (Manga)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://acchikocchi.wikia.com/wiki/Acchi_Kocchi_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Acchi Kocchi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:33:17.437" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:33:17.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21218" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-29T01:42:33.777" Score="0" Body="Place to Place (あっちこっち Acchi Kocchi) is a Japanese Yokohama manga series by Ishiki which began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine from 2006. An anime adaptation by AIC aired on TBS between April and June, 2012." OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T02:55:20.610" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:55:20.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21307" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:01:37.677" Score="6" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of the manga, Rukawa was already a legend and contender for &quot;No. 1 High School Ace&quot;, but he enrolled at the extremely weak Shohoku, which at the time only had Akagi as a strong player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he join such a weak team, when he could have had his pick of great schools? One might initially think that he would risk being overshadowed in a strong team, for example by Sendoh if he were to join Ryonan. However, we know later in the story that he had very lofty ambitions - of even entering the NBA - and with such a goal, it wouldn't matter if he were the ace of a single team or not, since he had to outperform all the other aces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Rukawa give any indication why he picked Shohoku in particular? Was it simply because, as a teenager, he made bad choices? Was there something special about Shohoku that I missed? Did the ambition come later, as the character evolved? Or did it make some sense from Rukawa's perspective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4262" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T18:20:08.150" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T08:32:23.167" Title="Why did Rukawa join Shohoku?" Tags="&lt;slam-dunk&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21118" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:23:36.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Tsundere&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is a rather new term which came into popularity &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in 2005&lt;/a&gt;, and an early account of its use was &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC#.E5.BD.93.E5.88.9D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in 2002&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, to apply the term to any character created before 2002 or so, a &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; would be categorized as such retroactively. In this case, the character was not techincally &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; when it was created, since the mangaka/director/whoever did not consciously have the concept of &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; in mind at that time (we could say that the character became &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; afterward, since &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; wasn't a thing at the time that the character &quot;lived and breathed&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character type has existed for a long time, but Japanese fans might disagree on who is the earliest character to whom the label could be applied to. It is likely that the term would not be bothered to be applied to characters from obscure series or to supporting characters from early anime works simply because those characters are not famous, even if they would fit the definition. So it is very debatable to declare which character is the earliest &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;, unless Japanese fans settle upon a generally-agreed list of which older characters count as &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To assess this based on English-language sources would be to rely on the opinions of otaku from non-Japanese worldviews/cultures to delineate which characters are retroactively &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; and which are not. This is problematic, because 1) &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; is originally a Japanese concept and thereby should be mainly fleshed out by people within Japanese culture, who are &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;not yet generally resolved on a standard definition&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; (from the Japanese Wikipedia: 「現在ではインターネットスラングを起源とするとされ、そのため定義も多様で、確定していない。」 [&quot;Since the origin [of the word] is internet slang, there are a variety of definitions, so [the meaning] is not firmly determined.&quot;]), and 2) the further back in anime history we go, the less anime was exported to non-Japanese audiences, which means that the selection of early characters that global fans have been exposed to is likely far more limited than the number of characters that long-time Japanese anime fans are familiar with. This means that the earliest character that an international fan can recall might not be as old the earliest character a Japanese fan could be aware of. So it seems ambitious/pretentious to assume that a character well-known internationally actually happens to be the earliest &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;, since another character which never became known or popular outside of Japan in the 70s (for example) might be an earlier &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; than any renowned character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T02:29:31.863" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:29:31.863" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21227" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:56:36.037" Score="7" ViewCount="625" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was watching Phi-Brain Episode 2, I tried solving the puzzles on my own. But on that sliding block game, I couldn't figure out how Gammon solved that puzzle &lt;strong&gt;without moving the red car until the path was cleared&lt;/strong&gt;. Here's how it looks like:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tVp1f.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The black car on the farthest left and the white car near the exit are 3 blocks long which can be confirmed from this picture below.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIblP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when you plot it out, the puzzle would look like this: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9bCpp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm kinda wondering how and I don't think it's possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T03:47:22.537" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T14:00:30.843" Title="How did Gammon solve the puzzle in episode 2?" Tags="&lt;phi-brain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="15" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21199" CreationDate="2015-04-29T05:00:55.617" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade_Boy&quot;&gt;Marmalade Boy&lt;/a&gt;. Originally a manga, had an anime adaptation later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikipedia page I linked above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Miki Koishikawa's ordinary life as a high school sophomore is turned upside down when her parents suddenly announce that they are getting divorced in order to swap partners with a couple they met in Hawaii. They seek her approval of the shocking change, and at a dinner where Miki meets the other couple as well as their son Yuu, who is about her age, she reluctantly agrees to the arrangement. Yuu, while at first a jerk who takes every opportunity to make fun of Miki, turns out to be fun and attractive, and Miki finds herself falling for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T05:00:55.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21199" CreationDate="2015-04-29T06:17:19.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;『ママレード·ボーイ』 (Marmalade Boy) is a 76-episode TV anime which also has 1 theatrical film (the film is a prequel). It is adapted from an 8-volume manga, and there is a currently-running manga sequel titled 『ママレード·ボーイ little』(Marmalade Boy - little -) which continues the story when the original protagonists (Miki and Yuu) are in their 30s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither Miki nor Yuu change their family registry (戸籍, &lt;em&gt;koseki&lt;/em&gt;), so although their parents divorce and remarry, they do not change their family or their names, and neither is adopted by a non-biological parent. Technically, according to Japanese law, they are not siblings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, the animated film shows that Yuu &quot;met&quot; Miki before their four parents arranged for them to meet in episode 1 of the TV series. He observed her and started to like her before he found out that their parents would swap spouses and all six people would live under one roof. Although they live together in one large house, because Yuu already liked Miki as a romantic interest from beforehand, he did not come to think of her as a sibling. When Miki met Yuu, she was immediately physically attracted to him but hoped he would help her break up their parents, so her initial feeling toward him was not that of a sibling either. (This is markedly different from the situation of their younger siblings in the sequel, in which Yuu's younger sister grows up in the same house with Miki's younger brother and thinks of him as a sibling even though they are not legally related nor do they share a bloodline.) When the parents returned from their vacations in Hawaii, they got Miki and Yuu's consent before proceeding with the divorce and re-marriage, so when they moved into the large house together, the four parents were not yet married in their new pairings (Japanese law requires a waiting period between a divorce and a subsequent marriage, so at the time of the move-in date, the four of them were all single). It is not clear in what way the parents expected their children to relate to one another, other than as being one big happy &quot;family.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler for the end of the anime series and for 『ママレード·ボーイ little』:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Miki and Yuu divulge to their parents that they love each other romantically, their parents are not at all bothered; it is clear that they did not assume their children ought to consider one another as siblings. Miki and Yuu marry in 『ママレード·ボーイ little』 and intend to birth biological children, so they never end up functioning as siblings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3wFR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T06:27:36.443" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T06:27:36.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21221" CreationDate="2015-04-29T08:11:18.723" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ended up writing a descriptive model for it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/software/idp&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;IDP&lt;/a&gt;, letting the solvability prover from our univeristy prove whether a solution can be found. The fastest solution it could come up with was one finishing the game in &lt;strong&gt;48 steps&lt;/strong&gt; (see below). Therefore the problem is indeed solvable. My first answer though, saying Gammon cheated, was indeed incorrect. It was only &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; he had solved the puzzle, that the system was sabotaged and made Kaito &lt;em&gt;cheat&lt;/em&gt; to save their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I numbered the cars from top to bottom and left to right as in the following picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Kgdtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The solution is written in the form &lt;code&gt;Move(t,cid,d)&lt;/code&gt; with &lt;code&gt;t&lt;/code&gt; being the step number in the solution, &lt;code&gt;cid&lt;/code&gt; being the car identifier and &lt;code&gt;d&lt;/code&gt; being the distance the car travels during that time step. &lt;code&gt;d&lt;/code&gt; is positive when driving up or to the right and &lt;code&gt;d&lt;/code&gt; is negative when driving down or to the left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Move = {&#xA;    1,9,1; 2,4,2; 3,2,1; 4,1,-1; 5,6,-3;&#xA;    6,7,1; 7,9,1; 8,3,3; 9,7,-2; 10,6,1;&#xA;    11,1,1; 12,2,-1; 13,5,3; 14,2,1; 15,1,-1;&#xA;    16,6,-1; 17,7,2; 18,8,2; 19,10,-4; 20,8,-2;&#xA;    21,7,-1; 22,6,1; 23,1,1; 24,2,-1; 25,5,-3;&#xA;    26,2,2; 27,1,-1; 28,6,-1; 29,7,1; 30,3,-3;&#xA;    31,7,-1; 32,6,1; 33,1,1; 34,2,-2; 35,4,-2;&#xA;    36,9,-4; 37,4,2; 38,2,1; 39,1,-1; 40,6,-1;&#xA;    41,7,1; 42,3,3; 43,7,-1; 44,6,3; 45,1,1;&#xA;    46,2,-1; 47,5,4;&#xA;}&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-05T01:03:47.820" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T01:03:47.820" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21230" CreationDate="2015-04-29T09:27:33.567" Score="5" ViewCount="7008" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Hyuuga Hinata's family name after she married Naruto? Is it still Hyuuga, or has it changed to Uzumaki? And what about their children? Are their surnames Uzumaki or Hyuuga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also post the proof of them being called with their family name and not just quoting their name in Wikia, as the Wikia page currently doesn't have the proof of them being called with their family name (by 29-04-2015 4:20 PM GMT+7 time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T10:40:34.030" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T01:21:20.817" Title="Hinata's &amp; her children's family name by the end of Naruto" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21229" CreationDate="2015-04-29T10:23:02.330" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna have to say that Hinata's surname will remain as it is. Because, if we take the case of two other couples, who were from different clans and had offsprings, we can see that wives' surname remains as it is. Examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yūhi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases, even after their marriage, their surnames were kept the same. So this leads me to believe that Hinata will retain her surname as Hyuuga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking the same examples for the case of the offsprings,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mirai Sarutobi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mirai's case, she retains her father's surname. While Naruto's official surname is Uzumaki. But the Uzumaki surname was given to him because it was a means to protect him and his identity (from enemies). I think there was a chapter which discussed that incident. Therefore, his original surname was Namikaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these examples, I think its safe to say that the child recieves the surname of the male parent. Which means the names will be Boruto Uzumaki and Himawari Uzumaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; (credits to @AyaseEri)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for physical evidence, the 8th official guidebook, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Zai_no_Sho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zai no Sho&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (released Aug 7th 2015) confirms that Boruto and Himawari have their surname as Uzumaki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto Uzumaki (page 26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Himawari Uzumaki (page 31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it seems my logic with the wife's surname being preserved is faulty. As in Zai no Sho, Hinata's surname is not Hyuga, but &lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki&lt;/strong&gt; (page 31). Therefore, her official name after marriage has become Hinata Uzumaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T10:31:28.783" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21235" CreationDate="2015-04-29T19:08:41.993" Score="2" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently started watching anime. I've watched Code Geass R1 and R2 and now I've just started Steins;Gate. I was surprised to see that in both series' ending credits the word &quot;Wish&quot; appears between the Japanese characters in a similar font, since it's the only one or one of the few words in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a screenshot from Code Geass R2's credits showing what I mean&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LTwMd.png&quot; alt=&quot;end credits from Code Geass R2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have any special meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14204" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T19:24:45.477" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T19:47:19.340" Title="&quot;Wish&quot; in the credits of Code Geass and Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21233" CreationDate="2015-04-29T19:23:51.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The section of the credits you're looking at there is 仕上 &lt;em&gt;shiage&lt;/em&gt; &quot;finishing&quot;, which is the task of finishing the coloring of a scene. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wish&lt;/a&gt; is a studio that does subcontracting for this kind of work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their name is in English because why not. See also: J.C.Staff, Production I.G., Sunrise, Studio Feel, ufotable, and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other eight names in that section are the names of people (not studios); I suspect they're employees for Wish. (At least one of them, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=28036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katou Rie&lt;/a&gt;, is, it seems.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T19:23:51.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21233" CreationDate="2015-04-29T19:27:01.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, however, from the screenshot above, &lt;strong&gt;Wish&lt;/strong&gt; refers to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4062&quot;&gt;an animation company&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the screenshot above, the company is credited for Finish Animation (仕上 &lt;em&gt;shiage&lt;/em&gt;), and the people on the list are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=11320&quot;&gt;[伊藤 良樹]{Itou Yoshiki}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=28036&quot;&gt;[加藤 里恵]{Katou Rie}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=79248&quot;&gt;[熊田 真子]{Kumada Masako}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=75061&quot;&gt;[加藤 明美]{Katou Akemi}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18914&quot;&gt;[斎藤 知津江]{Saitou Chizue}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=57678&quot;&gt;[江草　大樹]{Egusa Daiki}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55063&quot;&gt;[角野 江美]{Kadono Emi}&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=84577&quot;&gt;[三上　幸恵]{Mikami Yukie}&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wish&lt;/strong&gt; is not a particularly big animation company. From the list on ANN, they are mostly in charge of Finish Animation, In-Between Animation, 2nd Key Animation, Digital Paint, etc.  So far, they have only produced a single anime title &lt;em&gt;Elite Jack!! (OAV)&lt;/em&gt; in 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T19:47:19.340" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T19:47:19.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-29T21:21:44.933" Score="4" ViewCount="1760" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, so this was a mecha anime. It was a series. The main story is that there was a boy who, along with his robots (I think they belong to him, also I think some of them were created by his grandpa ) are trying to win some kind of robot world championship. I just remember some scenes, which I am describing below &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is one scene where the boy's grandpa says that he left a sticker inside every robot he created, then one of the robots exclaims &quot;huh! So that sticker is inside me also ?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In one of the fights, one of the opponent's robots has a cobweb inside, due to which it cant function properly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then there is one scene where they go to train, and one of the robots was cutting wood, but the way he was cutting was curious, that he simply tapped the wood and it was cut perfectly (sides were smooth)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main female character goes to another team, where she is assigned to work on only a limb of the robot. She quits saying that her team is the best( the main character's team ) and that she is returning to it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me find this anime. Really important part of my childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14207" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T22:51:26.567" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T22:51:26.567" Title="What's this mecha anime with a robot world championship?" Tags="&lt;daigunder&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:54:57.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21277" CreationDate="2015-04-29T23:00:42.997" Score="2" ViewCount="8966" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like there were expectations for a full second season of Buddy Complex, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-30/buddy-complex-anime-to-be-continued&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt; in March 2014:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... the official Twitter account and website for the anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/buddycomplex/status/450292920180932608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;confirmed&lt;/a&gt; that the series will still &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.buddy-complex.jp/app-def/S-102/news/?p=532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;continue&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then, only three months later, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-01/new-2-part-buddy-complex-sequel-anime-to-air-this-fall/.75100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a two-episode finale was announced instead&lt;/a&gt;, seemingly to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2850981&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;surprise&lt;/a&gt; (a reaction of confusion common in other forums as well, which I share) of many. The finale was released in September 2014. The finale announcement article also concludes with the same note that &quot;the story will still continue&quot; but this seems to be more copy-pasted from the first announcement than an actual announcement (it links back to the same old Twitter post).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Buddy Complex not get a full second season? Was a second season scheduled and then reduced to two episodes because of poor sales or anything like that? Is another season still planned? I don't know Japanese and so searching for sources was difficult. I'm looking primarily for official news and announcements, interviews, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-04-29T23:10:30.493" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T09:53:06.017" Title="Why was the Buddy Complex &quot;second season&quot; just a two part finale?" Tags="&lt;buddy-complex&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4017" CreationDate="2015-04-30T00:33:06.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those cat-like dolls kinda looks like Kapibarasan. A doll popular in Japan. I have one as well and the salesclerk told me they were Suguha's dolls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14210" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T00:33:06.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21254" CreationDate="2015-04-30T01:25:20.940" Score="12" ViewCount="4671" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very beginning of the Evangelion anime, when Shinji is waiting for Misato, he notices Rei standing across the street. She then disappears after he turns away and looks at the spot again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kvJEo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rei on street&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's with her appearance here? Surely this can't be the &quot;real&quot; Rei, given that later, I think we see Rei in bandages when Gendo Ikari goads Shinji into piloting the EVA? I'm assuming that this could be some sort of foreshadowing (?), but even so it doesn't make sense for Rei to literally appear before Shinji, unless this is some sort of illusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T01:36:53.687" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T06:41:38.470" Title="What's with Rei's appearance at the very beginning?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21247" CreationDate="2015-04-30T05:57:33.850" Score="1" ViewCount="3290" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find the name / info on the French rap song played at 21:30 of &quot;The Irregular at Magic High School&quot; episode 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know anything about it?&#xA;Is there a database that holds the music credits of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have googled everywhere and even shazam'd the song on my iPhone but did not find anything .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any insight will be great&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14213" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T07:25:22.297" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T20:27:09.723" Title="The Irregular at Magic High School episode 17 French rap credits" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21245" CreationDate="2015-04-30T06:45:56.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of this song is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/8y9M6EEw7jE?t=2h8m55s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Metaphore 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's found on the The Irregular at Magic High School &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/46292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original Soundtrack 2&lt;/a&gt; as song #20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-05T20:27:09.723" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T20:27:09.723" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-30T08:40:33.330" Score="5" ViewCount="24228" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing the first episode of Tokyo Ghoul √A, I noticed a major difference in the anime. Are there any more differences between manga and anime (both seasons)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11036" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T09:36:09.457" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T21:06:16.860" Title="What are the differences between the Tokyo Ghoul anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17342" CreationDate="2015-04-30T08:44:27.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The shots from the episode 25 preview seem to be shots from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;storyboard&lt;/a&gt;, an artifact created in an early phase of animation production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After writing the script for a scene, the next step in the production of an animated work (and sometimes also in live-action movies) is the creation of a storyboard. A storyboard shows the scene similar to a comic. The purpose is to give the animators instructions how the individual shots of the scene are going to be arranged (during this line close-up on character A, this line reaction-shot from character B, this showing both in a wide-angle shot etc). For dialog scenes it is not uncommon to add speech bubbles so the animators know which line from the script corresponds to each shot (although it is more common to place the dialog below the panel and focus more on the visual arangement).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;barely animated&quot; pictures from the episode 24 preview seemed to be from one step further in the animation production process: The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_frame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;keyframing&lt;/a&gt; phase. During this phase the animators only draw the most important frames of the animations in a very rough manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What follows then is the inbetweening phase where animators draw the frames between the keyframes to create fluent animations, and then the inking and coloring where the rough scetches are redrawn properly to production quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the last episodes of EVA, the production drastically fell behind their schedule. When the last episodes finished, some WIP artifacts seemed to be the only parts of the next episode which were ready to be shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9256" LastEditorUserId="9256" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T08:58:34.330" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T08:58:34.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21253" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22381" CreationDate="2015-04-30T13:16:05.013" Score="3" ViewCount="4901" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing I did not get at all is how the Yotsuba kept the siblings' very existence hidden right under the noses of the other families and the public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would expect all of Japan to be constantly buzzing about the Ten Clans' heirs, like the world gossips about the succession line of the British crown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some thoughts to consider about the Shiba siblings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their mother's wedding could not have been in secret. Even if it was a discreet event, it would be easy to find out that she married.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In their childhood, they were part of the Yotsuba family, who could not have erased their existence from public records.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tatsuya's connection to FTL was never hidden. His shared surname with the company's CEO should have drawn some suspicion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who is the heir apparent to the Yotsuba at the time the siblings attended high school? The Yotsuba, a member of the Ten Clans, would have needed someone to fill the gap in order to keep their image.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this was left unexplained in the light novels, but it is completely handwaved in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Juumonji Katsuto even seems suspicious of Tatsuya when he asks him if he has some connection to the Ten Clans (right before suggesting betrothal into one of them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="13504" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T17:52:38.497" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T09:02:57.563" Title="What steps did the Yotsuba family take to keep the Shiba siblings hidden from the other families?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21240" CreationDate="2015-04-30T14:10:12.760" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a mind boggling theory for this. If you are an avid reader of EVA Geeks you would enjoy it very much. So here is my small take on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rei appears with the same uniform in the &lt;em&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; standing on a sea of LCL. Here is the scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FueOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rei on LCL&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinji, when he first sees Rei at Nerv, recognizes her and makes a connection to the girl in the school uniform. So he is &lt;strong&gt;not hallucinating&lt;/strong&gt; when he sees the image of Rei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point there are a few theories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Rei which is seen could be &lt;strong&gt;Eva Unit 01&lt;/strong&gt; which is trying to contact his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another theory is that Shinji has mental visions of Rei in episodes 16 and 20 which could be Rei herself contacting Shinji telepathically.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A nice theory would be that Rei has the DNA of &lt;strong&gt;Yui Ikari and Lilith&lt;/strong&gt;. So essentially, it's &lt;strong&gt;two mothers&lt;/strong&gt; watching over their sons: namely, Yui looking after her son Shinji in the first episode and Lilith, who is the mother of Lilin, or all mankind, looking after her sons / daughters (let's not go on that path) in the End of Evangelion (picture above).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mind blowing theory:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;        I swear this is one of the mind blowing theories I have read about Evangelion. But it gives reason to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 23 Ritsuko shows Rei's room. If you notice the wall it has the words &quot;Top, Bottom, Strangeness&quot;. This presumably is put there to show Rei's powers or nature. In quantum physics these three represent a sub atomic particle called the quark. The six types of quarks are: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. As you can see, three of the quarks are listed in Rei's room. The way it is related is that quarks defy classical physics. They can be at two places at once. In End of Evangelion, Rei is seen everywhere. At the sub-atomic level the particles do not follow the laws of physics, so much that they can create effect without cause, or they can reach their destination before starting their journey. So this could give you reason why she could be at two places at once or show up as an image at the beginning and at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: I did not come up with connecting the quark theory, but I did realise the writing on the wall meant that Rei had a connection to quarks or just that she likes quantum mechanics a lot (like me :D). But EVA Geeks had this connection posted and credits to them for this mind boggling theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source at EVA Geeks: &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Rei%27s_Ghostly_Appearances_and_Quantum_Mechanics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Theory and Analysis: Rei's Ghostly Appearances and Quantum Mechanics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T06:41:38.470" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T06:41:38.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21237" CreationDate="2015-04-30T14:29:35.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK I think I am pretty sure the anime you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daigunder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daigunder&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Bv93.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;POINT 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The main character is Akira Akebono and his grandfather, Hajime Akebono, is a famous research scientist who created the robots. He is like Ash Ketchum except with robots instead of pokemon. The robot which says ,&quot;I have the sticker inside me too?&quot;  is Daigunder units' human like AI robot called Ryugu, flaming robot warrior. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;POINT 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Coming to the cobweb thing, there is an episode where the robot malfunctions and tries to harm Ryugu even after the battle is over. Akira jumps in (like Ash saving Pikachu or hugging it to death ) and tries to protect Ryugu. I think they get disqualified for a that tourney. But Akira gains Ryugu's trust. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;POINT 3:&lt;/strong&gt; And the robot cutting wood must be Bulion, the blue thrasher. Its just a small scene in training. I don't clearly remember which episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;POINT 4:&lt;/strong&gt; The girl in question is Haruka, she at first thinks Akira is a dumb kid (as he really is). But eventually joins this team as a manager.She gets a job at her dream company I guess but instead, joins this team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;check this out for a list of episodes. But all you points come up within 4 to 5 episodes of the series. Hope this helps :D&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=daigunder+episode&amp;amp;ie=utf-8&amp;amp;oe=utf-8#q=daigunder+episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.google.com/search?q=daigunder+episode&amp;amp;ie=utf-8&amp;amp;oe=utf-8#q=daigunder+episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T04:04:06.967" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T04:04:06.967" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21258" CreationDate="2015-04-30T15:24:26.190" Score="5" ViewCount="6570" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that rule mean? I think I'm misunderstanding it, and I'd like to know, what the rule &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-19T00:42:31.203" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T05:39:11.957" Title="What does rule XXXV mean?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21257" CreationDate="2015-04-30T15:48:02.553" Score="10" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Wiki&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules related to misspelling are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_IX&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule IX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Death Note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is misspelled four times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule XXXV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person whose name was misspelled four times on purpose will not be free of death by a Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we put all these rules together, that means that if you misspell a person's name four times on accident, &lt;strong&gt;that person is free from being killed from the Death Note forever&lt;/strong&gt;. However, this does not mean you could make a person untouchable from the Death Note on purpose. The second rule from XXXV prevents this from happening. If someone purposely misspells someone else's name four times, he will kill himself and the &lt;em&gt;victim&lt;/em&gt; will remain as is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Manga&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga seems to contradict this though. We have seen Light misspelling the name of a criminal more than four times, yet that person still ended up death. So if the rules are correct, it must be that one of the first four names Light wrote down was the real name of the criminal. Although I do find this a bit of a stretch, so I'm not really sure what is going on here. Ohba did make Light write down the criminal's name more than four times, but on the other hand, there was two occasions where he mentioned misspelling (rules IX and XXXV), so I'm not completely sure what to believe here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NcI0l.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T18:27:32.560" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21264" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-30T20:43:03.910" Score="6" ViewCount="490" Body="&lt;p&gt;In EtoTama ep 4, around 11:40, Rabbit introduces herself as a Production Pro, or &quot;P.P.&quot;. Boar then goes and gently pushes the 4th curtain aside (note: it is just episode 4 and there is no longer a 4th wall standing in that series) and says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I wonder if she realizes that abbreviation sounds like it's meant to censor a word we can't say on air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W0T8K.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot. the edge at the bottom is because I pasted two frames together to assemble the whole line.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What word is Boar talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-05T02:30:50.057" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T02:30:50.057" Title="What is the Japanese word they are talking about?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;etotama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21264" CreationDate="2015-04-30T21:51:10.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound that a censor bleep makes is ピー &lt;em&gt;pii&lt;/em&gt;, which happens to also be the pronunciation of the letter &quot;P&quot;. Hence, &quot;Usa P.P.&quot; sounds not entirely unlike &quot;Usa &amp;lt;BLEEP&amp;gt; &amp;lt;BLEEP&amp;gt;&quot; to the Japanese listener.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T21:51:10.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21249" CreationDate="2015-04-30T23:32:57.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Pierrot] changed the chronology of some of the events in the manga. For instance, Kaneki doesn't meet Tsukiyama (Gourmet) until after the Hinami incident with Amon and Kado (senior) (the doves) killing her parents. I believe they changed the order of these events to make Kaneki's presence in these fights more comprehensible. For example, Kaneki is less involved and a little helpless in the church scene against Tsukiyama, even in the manga. This is a result of his starvation causing his weakened state, despite his amount of training &quot;actually&quot; being greater than when he fought Amon (based on the manga). But in the fight against Amon, both manga and probably TV, Kaneki is much more active and displays more tactical fighting. So it makes sense to put the Tsukiyama conflict part before in the television as a result of Kaneki being more passive and weaker in these instances as opposed to when he fights Amon, it highlights the benefits of his training and emphasizes his increasing strength. So to an extent this is interesting that [the studio] changed the chronology of these events it makes sense in an appreciable way. The censoring is ridiculous though, on an emotional level, your missing out on a lot of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2d5h3p/tokyo_ghoul_manga_vs_the_anime_so_far_what_are/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T17:03:27.330" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T17:03:27.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21283" CreationDate="2015-04-30T23:53:10.303" Score="27" ViewCount="6140" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person's parents didn't name him/her, does this make him/her immune to Death Note? What would a Shinigami contractor see looking at this specific person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, nicknames don't count as real names according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12977/what-name-will-shinigami-eyes-show-above-the-head-of-a-person-who-changed-their&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T10:49:50.943" Title="Is a person who wasn't named by his/her parents immune to the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21280" CreationDate="2015-05-01T01:46:00.940" Score="2" ViewCount="300" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 22 of &lt;em&gt;Ginga e Kickoff!&lt;/em&gt;, we see that Reika, after a devastating game, has come down with a fever and is being cared for by her parents at home indefinitely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xrKK4Bz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/xrKK4Bzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Reika at home in bed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watching episode 23, we barely hear anything about her, except that she has gone off to her family's villa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/9q7HosM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/9q7HosMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Reika-chan is going to her villa.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Reika return later in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T13:13:22.797" Title="Does Reika return later in the series?" Tags="&lt;ginga-e-kickoff&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5217" CreationDate="2015-05-01T08:20:53.020" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, this question begs the question of &lt;strong&gt;“&lt;em&gt;Are&lt;/em&gt; the Seven Deadly Sins often used in anime?”&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt; are provided as examples.  Both series deal with the concepts of souls, taboos, and consequences of breaking said taboos.  It makes sense that in such a storyline, like stories featuring shinigami, you might come across inclusion of the Seven Deadly Sins (a.k.a. capital vices or cardinal sins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a lot of anime which contain the Seven Deadly Sins as a plot element or even as a reference do not immediately come to mind…  Whereas if you asked why the Five Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Void) are in so many anime, or why Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, The Four Symbols (Azure Dragon of the East, Vermilion Bird of the South, White Tiger of the West, Black Turtle of the North), the Chinese Zodiac, Journey to the West (Sun Wukong, a.k.a. the Monkey King), vampires, or such themes are in so many anime, I could more easily and quickly form a list of series that contain these recurring themes.  So &lt;strong&gt;in contrast, the Seven Deadly Sins are not a major, frequently-occuring theme in the corpus of anime and manga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second question asked was &lt;strong&gt;“Is there a specific reason for this?”&lt;/strong&gt; Of course it is easier to write a story around a borrowed theme, or to incorporate one to give support to the story you already want to write, or to simply insert one that has a built-in fan base in order to pull in an audience already primed to find it interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to answer whether there is a &lt;strong&gt;specific&lt;/strong&gt; reason in regard to its use in anime (as compared to, say, use of it as a literary device in American comic books), we should consider by what means a Japanese mangaka or anime director could have even heard of the concept of Seven Deadly Sins in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basic Japanese education does not include mention of anything that touches on religion virtually at all, even in courses such as History or Literature&lt;/strong&gt;; it is safe to say that over 90% of Japanese university students have not even heard of the Apostle Paul, who remains one of the most famous figures in world history even from the perspective of non-Christians. They do not have a basic literacy regarding the Bible or other religious texts (including Buddhist and Shinto texts).  Unless they attended a Catholic high school, they cannot likely name the main strands of Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Protestantism), name the Ten Commandments, name the Beatitudes, or so on.  So the chance that they would have received any mention of the Seven Deadly Sins (which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=22364.0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a much later product of Christianity&lt;/a&gt; than the New Testament) within their educational career is very low. &lt;strong&gt;Academic writing, writing skills, and creative writing are not generally taught in Japanese schools, and Japanese education does not generally highlight recognizing, analyzing, or making use of literary themes&lt;/strong&gt;, also rendering the chance of exposure to the Seven as simply a literary reference inside of an academic class low.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we cannot look to educational institutions as a likely source of knowledge of the Seven, we should consider other possible sources. &lt;strong&gt;Christians in Japan make up less than 1% of the population&lt;/strong&gt;, and of those, some are &quot;in the closet&quot; and do not mention that they are secretly Christian to any of their friends. Thus, it is not likely for a mangaka or anime director to run into the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins or other Christian-related topics of conversation in regular day-to-day life interactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes more sense for those Japanese who could recite to you a list of what the Seven Deadly Sins are (and I guarantee you, this would be a meager percentage of the population!  I cannot even think of a single one of my Japanese friends here in Japan who I imagine could do it [even though I teach in the English department of a high-ranked Japanese national university and am a doctoral candidate in the Religion department at another]), to have heard of it, most likely, from either 1) coming across it in a prior manga or anime or light novel, or 2) reading of it within the sort of Japanese novels considered to be decent, respectable literature by most Japanese (something like Akutagawa Ryuunosuke or Murakami Haruki).  If the Seven Deadly Sins are found in modern Japanese literature, that is a prime source that could have spread the concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since most average Japanese adults do not read manga and do not watch anime, if it was primarily spread through either of these two mediums, we’re looking at the demographics who would know of the Seven Deadly Sins as 1) young children and 2) otaku, neither of whom are a majority in an aging society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realistically, what we are looking at is that some author or mangaka in recent history found out about the Seven Deadly Sins and thought it would make a nice trope; then, readers of said novel or manga heard of it, then one of them gave it a different spin in his manga, then someone else saw it there and adopted it, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One &lt;strong&gt;specific reason&lt;/strong&gt; that a Japanese author or mangaka originally latched onto the idea of Seven Deadly Sins might be precisely because &lt;strong&gt;it is not common knowledge in Japanese society: it is novel, foreign, and niche&lt;/strong&gt;. The Bible originates from the Middle East (which still bears the sense of an exotic, far-away place to the Japanese), though, perhaps unfortunately, most of the Japanese conceive of Christianity as “Western.” While the Seven Deadly Sins are most well-known within Roman Catholicism, their origin is not actually Western. The origin &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=22364.0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dates from before the East/West schism in Christianity and involves Eastern church fathers&lt;/a&gt;. Also, there is wide variation among the strains of Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Protestantism’s many branches, indigenous Christianities), &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_sin#Eastern_Christian_views&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not all of which recognize a set of Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/a&gt; (some Eastern ones do, some Western ones do not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put it simply, the Seven Deadly Sins has &lt;strong&gt;a curious, intriguing, &quot;Other&quot; aspect to it from the Japanese perspective&lt;/strong&gt;.  Precisely because it is not familiar or easy to understand gives it a juicy hook.  This means &lt;em&gt;the reason for its use in anime is &lt;strong&gt;different in nature&lt;/strong&gt; from the reason/s for its use in works produced in countries that have a history of Christendom&lt;/em&gt; where it is commonplace for the average Joe to have at least heard of the Seven Deadly Sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third question asked was &lt;strong&gt;“Or is this a reference of them being beyond sin?”&lt;/strong&gt; I am not clear on what is being asked in this question (What does “them” refer to?), but an additional factor which should be considered is that, in Japanese language, the word used to translate the Greek word for &quot;sin&quot; is 「罪」(&lt;em&gt;tsumi&lt;/em&gt;), which commonly refers to crimes. The average Japanese person does not have a conceptualization of any sin that is not criminal/against the law/severe (such as murder or theft). Thus, the more globally-recognized definition of &quot;sin&quot; as something that one could do which is either 1) mild in its effects (laziness, tell a 'white lie,' shove your brother) or 2) internal/an attitude (lust, greed, pride) is not understood as fitting the definition of 「罪」 to the Japanese. (This means that every missionary and pastor in Japan must go to some pains to re-explain the word “sin” to their would-be converts, because most Japanese do not think they have ever committed a sin at all, since they have never done anything that would warrant getting arrested). The Seven are, therefore, not the easiest things for Japanese to conceive of as fitting the definition of what 「罪」 is, since none of them are illegal: wrath, greed, pride, lust, and envy are things you can keep to yourself without affecting others, and sloth and gluttony are looked down upon as personality flaws but not the sort of things you’d need a Savior to rescue you over. Japan is a rather don’t-ask-don’t-tell, do-whatever-you-want-in-the-privacy-of-your-own-home-and-just-don’t-bother-anyone-else-about-it society, so &lt;strong&gt;the Seven Deadly Sins are not necessarily things that the average Japanese even considers make a person evil, bad, or guilty&lt;/strong&gt;: if you lust over your &lt;em&gt;bishoujo&lt;/em&gt; dating sim video game or porn, even on your lab computer at university right in front of everybody, or mention that you’re going out to feel up a stranger's breasts for a fee at the hostess club afterward, your labmates don’t think you need to be punished or forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we come back to the fact that &lt;strong&gt;the content of the Seven Deadly Sins themselves would be viewed as unexpected and even somewhat bizarre,&lt;/strong&gt; whereby it could become a theme that &lt;strong&gt;sticks in subcultures in which having niche knowledge is valued&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T22:56:08.770" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T22:56:08.770" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21264" CreationDate="2015-05-01T09:19:29.993" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;「P」 is &lt;a href=&quot;http://genbunomiko.tripod.com/terms.txt&quot;&gt;a common Japanese name suffix&lt;/a&gt;, so there is arguably a play-on-words going on here too. You can add it to any person's name (first name or last name, male or female, though it is more often used for females). It is a cute and informal suffix for a friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the 「P」 suffix is used in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;. Usagi calls Minako 「みなP」(Mina-P), and Chibi-usa calls her cat-face robot「ルナＰ」(Luna-P). The mangaka's editor &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Fumio_Osano&quot;&gt;小佐野文雄&lt;/a&gt; (Osano Fumio), goes by the nickname &quot;Osa-P&quot; in real life. The jewelry store in the series, 「ジュエリＯＳＡ＊Ｐ」, is named after him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give yourself a nickname suffix, and to double a 「P」suffix into two back-to-back Ps is likely to portray Usa's character as ultra-cute and cutsey  (「うさ」 Usa, short for rabbit, 「兎」 &lt;em&gt;usagi&lt;/em&gt;  + 「P」+「P」). Japanese &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/guides-old/japanese-onomatopoeia-guide/&quot;&gt;onomatopoeia&lt;/a&gt; (擬態語, &lt;em&gt;gitaigo&lt;/em&gt;; 擬音語, &lt;em&gt;giongo&lt;/em&gt;, and 擬態語, &lt;em&gt;gitaigo&lt;/em&gt;) often (though not always) repeats one or two syllables next to each other, and is considered to have a cute sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boar's Fourth Wall comment indicates that Usa only has the 「P」suffix, in mind, but that the audience knows that &lt;a href=&quot;http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/browse/pi-/&quot;&gt;「ビーッ」 (&lt;em&gt;piiii&lt;/em&gt;) is the sound effect (擬音語) of a high-pitched computer error sound&lt;/a&gt;, such as a censor bleep for television broadcast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T09:19:29.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21238" CreationDate="2015-05-01T09:53:06.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The official &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/buddycomplex/status/450292920180932608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tweet&lt;/a&gt; you link to simply says: &quot;Regarding &lt;em&gt;Buddy Complex&lt;/em&gt; TOKYO MX, that everyone [kindly] watched episode 13, thank you very much! That is to say... To be continued！This work will continue! Please wait for the follow-up. Later on, [we'll] release BD privileged information! #buddycom&quot; (「【バディ・コンプレックス】TOKYO MXにて第13話をご覧頂きました皆様、ありがとうございました！という事で・・・To be continued！本作品はまだ続きます！続報をお待ち下さいませ。この後BD特典情報を公開します！ #buddycom」)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;no mention or implication&lt;/strong&gt; within the text that indicates any particular set &lt;strong&gt;length of running time&lt;/strong&gt;, nor even the &lt;strong&gt;media type&lt;/strong&gt; of the promised follow-up. 「作品」 (&lt;em&gt;sakuhin&lt;/em&gt;) is a non-specific word for a work of some sort, such as a production, a piece of art, a piece of work, handiwork, even someone's opus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the 2014/10/27 post on the official &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buddy-complex.jp/news.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; announcing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9#Blu-ray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;完結編&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;kanketsuhen&lt;/em&gt;, the last program of a series), which was released November 21st, 2014 and comprised of a two-parter 前編 (&lt;em&gt;zenpen&lt;/em&gt;, first part) and 後編 (&lt;em&gt;kouhen&lt;/em&gt;, second [after] part), does not in any way conflict with the original Twitter announcement. This means that, no, &lt;strong&gt;a second season of TV anime was not scheduled and then cancelled&lt;/strong&gt;. 「完結編」 (&lt;em&gt;kanketsuhen&lt;/em&gt;), by its very meaning, is the last program of a series; to title a release that way is to &lt;strong&gt;explicitly state that there are no plans for ever produce a following work&lt;/strong&gt; such as a second TV anime season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it does not seem that proficient readers of Japanese would have misunderstood the tweet to promise a season's worth of upcoming anime. Someone who reported on the tweet in English for an English-language source seems to have jumped to a conclusion regarding in what sense the 「作品」 (&lt;em&gt;sakuhin&lt;/em&gt;) would continue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T09:53:06.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17006" CreationDate="2015-05-01T12:36:45.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What this comes down to is essentially the following:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Aside from instant brain destruction you mentioned, or instant entire-body destruction (which is essentially the same thing), Tatsuya can repair whatever damage has been dealt to him and survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only sure way to take him down is to hit him with something that there's definitely no recovery from, such as Ichijou Masaki's &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Rupture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rupture&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. An attack like this would all but annihilate the body (including the brain, and therefore magic calculation area), meaning Tatsuya would certainly die. However, this is far easier said than done, as we know he is especially skilled at using counter-magic derived from his Decomposition ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, he isn't impervious to assault - he's struck by a sniper's bullet in episode 19 of the anime, and is overwhelmed by Masaki's uncontrolled &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Air_Bullet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Air Bullet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (albeit while being under limitations) in the Monolith Code final, meaning it is potentially possible to land a lethal attack. And if the right kind of attack does hit, he's just as mortal as the next guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsuya's &lt;em&gt;Regrowth&lt;/em&gt; can heal major and minor wounds alike in a fraction of a second, meaning that he can maintain combat effectiveness through almost any injury he sustains. Lacerations, broken bones, and even the removal of one of his arms can be repaired without diverting his full magic calculation area to the matter at hand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A thin ray of light was squeezed out and grazed Tatsuya’s right arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite it only being grazed - Tatsuya’s right arm from the elbow down was carbonized and blown away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Into that gun barrel, Tatsuya thrust his gun shaped CAD, the custom Silver Horn, Trident.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  With the right arm that was supposed to be blown away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“That arm!?” Lina shrieked.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 11 - Visitor III, Chapter 13&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He does, however, &lt;em&gt;reflexively&lt;/em&gt; heal any would-be fatal wounds that occur - and that can be exploited:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When used intentionally, as in the above quote, Tatsuya can control the magic he's wielding. When used reflexively on major wounds, that control is lost and the casting of &lt;em&gt;Regrowth&lt;/em&gt; uses his entire magic calculation area, meaning he's left in a vulnerable state during the regeneration process. While only a short period, during this time he's completely open to attacks. Those mentioned in the first half of the answer would have no resistance, and even conventional attacks that strike the brain would be enough to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This essentially amounts to the point that Tatsuya has only two major weak spots - his brain, and his heart. This is proven during his fight with the Parasite Dolls in volume 12, where he only focuses on protecting those two points from any attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Amid the incoming superpower [...] attacks coming from all directions, Tatsuya charged forward while only protecting the vital areas of the head and heart and swiftly came into contact with the first Parasite doll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Utilizing a full backup of &lt;em&gt;Restoration&lt;/em&gt; could block the pain, but under those circumstances, &lt;em&gt;Restoration&lt;/em&gt; would temporarily monopolize the entire Magic Calculation Area, crucially delaying any counterattack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was precisely for this reason why Tatsuya shielded the vitals that impacted life and death. So long as his &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; were not exhausted, he wouldn’t die even if suffered a fatal injury. However, if he did suffer a life threatening blow, then his survival instincts would automatically initiate a full backup and put every other magic ability on hold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 13 - Steeplechase, Chapter 7&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can destroy the brain, that's enough to put him out permanently. If you can severely damage his heart, that would force him into automatic regeneration and therefore potentially provide enough of an opening to perform the first action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other way to take down Tatsuya is mentioned briefly in that previous quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So long as his &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; were not exhausted, he wouldn’t die even if suffered a fatal injury.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As all magic requires &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; to cast, if his supply was empty, he would be unable to restore himself, reflexively or otherwise. Therefore, if it was possible to completely drain Tatsuya's supply of &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;, a fatal wound (even one not targeting the brain) would be enough to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this is practically nearly impossible, as he has such a huge &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; count - even Mayumi Saegusa comments on this after he uses &lt;em&gt;Gram Demolition&lt;/em&gt; during the Nine Schools Competition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;But there are very few people capable of performing this feat. I cannot do it either. Since this isn't an interference ability but a true dispersion, I am unable to create that kind of force with my psion count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In summation, it's a super heavyweight!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There were at least ten overlapping Magic Sequences during the incident, but they were all dispelled instantly... Exactly how&#xA;  high is his psion count..?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 4 - Nine Schools Competition II, Chapter 10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If nothing else, you could always wait for him to die from old age. While he can repair any injury, he still ages, and will therefore die like anyone else after so long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T21:26:58.350" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T21:26:58.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21273" CreationDate="2015-05-01T13:13:22.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, She does come back in Episode 26 . They go to her villa to train I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the plot for that episode. Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gingaekickoff.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://gingaekickoff.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T13:13:22.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42795" CreationDate="2015-05-01T12:49:05.640" Score="11" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://evakitty.evaair.com/en/Stories.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hello Kitty&lt;/a&gt;, the &quot;Love Apples&quot; section has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is five apples tall and weighs three apples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Kagerou Project, where &lt;a href=&quot;http://kagerouproject.wikia.com/wiki/Marry_Kozakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marry's weight&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;130 apples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese Vocaloid Kaai Yuki has her height measured in apples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Height:   &quot;As tall as 10 big apples&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do some characters have their weight measured in apples? Did the trend of measuring weight in apples start with Hello Kitty? Or is the trend not as common as I think it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" OwnerDisplayName="Malandy" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T07:16:59.107" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T07:16:59.107" Title="Why do some characters have their weight measured in apples?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11188" CreationDate="2015-05-01T14:47:48.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody ever told Toko directly that she was adopted. As you mentioned, she overheard her relatives speaking about it, and she confirmed it by looking it up in a registry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting a line from &lt;a href=&quot;http://marimite.wikia.com/wiki/T%C5%8Dko_Matsudaira#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Toko&lt;/a&gt;'s article on wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She found out the truth later after listening in to some of her relatives' conversations, and confirming it in a registry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Suguru just got angry and there was no specific person who revealed the secret&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T10:47:49.047" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T10:47:49.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21270" CreationDate="2015-05-01T17:21:10.087" Score="27" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use: IX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Death Note will not affect those under 780 days old.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use: XXX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The names you will see with the eye power of a god of death are the names needed to kill that person. You will be able to see the names even if that person isn't registered in the family registration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name to be written in the Death Note to kill a person isn't relevant until the person turns 780 days old. Moreover, even if a person changes his name and/or uses aliases multiple times during his life, there's only one name which can kill the person, and it is known to the Shinigami (as well as a human who has the Shinigami eyes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, it appears that for each person, the name which can kill him is decided at a certain point in his life, and then it is never changed. Since the person has to be &amp;quot;killable&amp;quot; on the 781st day of his life, this &amp;quot;christening&amp;quot; (for the purpose of the Death Note) happens before that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further to avoid confusion, this christening is presumably done by the Shinigami King or automatically handled by the Death Note system somehow. Of course, who would go through the trouble of choosing a unique name for every person? Thus, for simplicity, the person's official name is chosen for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people are given some official name by the time they are 780 days old, so this won't cause a problem. For the rare cases where a person doesn't have a name by that day, the Shinigami King or the Death Note system presumably picks some random name on the 780th day (to satisfy the rule IX/1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this arrangement, the Shinigami and humans having the Shinigami eyes know the name required to kill the person. Humans who own the Death Note but do not have the Shinigami eyes cannot kill the person using the Death Note because they don't know the name required to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T17:21:10.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-01T18:05:53.820" Score="2" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking through the Wikipedia article of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmet_Girl_Graffiti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koufuku Graffiti&lt;/a&gt;, I noticed that Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names are missing. It is also missing on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B8%E8%85%B9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;. Since Japanese Wikipedia is usually very detailed about terminology and character names, the last name being missing suggest that it is not yet revealed at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names? Has it been revealed in the manga? Is there any official reason why their last names are kept secret?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T14:46:20.717" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T02:47:35.890" Title="What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names?" Tags="&lt;koufuku-graffiti&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21284" CreationDate="2015-05-02T04:29:17.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some characters in anime are &lt;strong&gt;not ever given surnames&lt;/strong&gt; by the production company. This is the case for Shiina and Tsuyuko, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/koufuku_g/staffcast/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Staff and Cast page&lt;/a&gt; of the official website:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;キャスト&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;町子リョウ：佐藤利奈&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;森野きりん：大亀あすか&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;椎名&lt;/strong&gt; [Shiina]：小松未可子&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;内木ユキ：井口裕香&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;露子&lt;/strong&gt; [Tsuyuko]：小林ゆう&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;町子明：野中 藍&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see in this list how these two names do not have surnames, whereas the rest of the characters' names in the list do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;not standard&lt;/strong&gt; or commonplace in anime &lt;strong&gt;to start a character without a surname in the cast list and add a surname for the character at a later point&lt;/strong&gt;. As such, we can have no reasonable expectation of this happening for these characters, and thus, it is not the case that the surname is simply &amp;quot;not yet revealed.&amp;quot;&#xA;In other words, the surnames are &lt;strong&gt;not &amp;quot;missing&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;kept secret.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; They simply do not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only chance of the characters receiving a surname is &lt;strong&gt;if the mangaka adds mention of one&lt;/strong&gt; into a currently-running manga: for example, by creating a character profile printed in the &lt;em&gt;tankoubon&lt;/em&gt; (graphic novel volume release) or printed in a special feature page in the manga magazine it runs in, or if it comes up incidentally within the manga itself, such as meeting/greeting a character's parents, or showing the character's name on their shoe locker at school (even if this happened, it would not retroactively give a surname to the anime version of the characters). However, &lt;em&gt;Koufuku Graffiti&lt;/em&gt; is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkoma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;yonkoma&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (four-panel comic strip type of manga), in which it is &lt;strong&gt;commonplace for supporting (and even some protagonist) characters not to have any surnames&lt;/strong&gt;. Here are some examples of such: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E6%A8%AA%E7%94%BA#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animal Youkocho&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s protagonist has a surname but none of the other characters do; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8D%E3%81%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%99%E3%81%BE%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B#.E7.8C.AB.E7.A4.BE.E4.BC.9A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kiko-chan Smile&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s protagonist and her family share a surname, but other characters bear either a given name (i.e. first name) or a surname but not both; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san#Other_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has three main families who have surnames but supporting characters are a mix of 1) those who have only given names, 2) those who have only surnames, and 3) those who lucked out with both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T01:16:03.683" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8556" CreationDate="2015-05-02T12:27:29.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nanoha A's takes place six months after the original series, on December of the same year. The Book of Darkness was activated on midnight 3/4 July, as seen in the first episode of A's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is that the activation of the Book of Darkness and appearance of the Wolkenritter occurred just after the conclusion of the Jewel Seed incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14139" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T12:27:29.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21297" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21302" CreationDate="2015-05-02T14:25:01.123" Score="7" ViewCount="33514" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 214, just after Knuckle and Shoot left Gon and Killua to go to NGL, there is a scene where Gon cried, saying that he didn't realise that being weak was so painful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FYEOe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 214, page 14&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the bottom of this page, Killua also cried, although I don't think the reason is explained clearly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The next page explains that Killua intended to leave Gon after he spent 30 days protecting him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the reason he cried because he knew that he would be leaving Gon, or because he empathised with Gon, or because he too felt that being weak was painful? If so, why would it effect him so deeply?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Could it be a mixture of the two - he felt that he was too weak and that was the reason he would have to leave Gon?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T17:15:32.637" LastActivityDate="2020-12-05T07:01:14.150" Title="Why does Killua get upset when Gon says &quot;being weak is so painful&quot; in manga chapter 214?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18983" CreationDate="2015-05-02T14:28:03.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he does, and yes it is - an experiment performed on the 6-year-old Tatsuya replaced his emotions with another Magic Calculation Area, which means he has two when combined with the one he was born with. This is confirmed in the light novels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While visiting FLT to deliver the newly developed flying magic, Tatsuya and Miyuki run into their father, Shiba Tatsurou, and a butler, Aoki. After a confrontation between Tatsuya and Aoki, a segment of writing briefly covers the experiment that gave him his second calculation area:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Shiba Miya] used the forbidden Non-Systematic Magic 'Mental Design&#xA;  Interference', forcibly altering the area in the consciousness, most&#xA;  likely to create strong emotions called the limbic system by inputting a&#xA;  Magic Calculation Model, creating an artificial Magician. The one&#xA;  who designed this experiment was Yotsuba Maya [...] while the one who&#xA;  conducted this experiment on her six year old son that had no magic&#xA;  skills was Shiba Miya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; &lt;em&gt;Volume 3 - Nine Schools Competition I, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The detail on the experiment here is limited to this, and instead more emphasis is put on the fact that the inclusion of an additional Magic Calculation Area replaced his strong emotions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsuya's heart did not possess the ability to &quot;hate&quot;.&#xA;  He could not feel any strong emotions like fury, despair, envy, hatred,&#xA;  disgust, gluttony, lust, sloth, and...... love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; &lt;em&gt;Volume 3 - Nine Schools Competition I, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this meeting at FLT is shown in episode 9 of the anime, it skimps on the details on Tatsuya's background, and instead just focuses on the interactions between the four people present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, this is also covered in chapter 4 of the NSC arc manga (Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei - Kyuukousenhen), where visual proof of a second Magic Calculation Area is provided:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.p.mpcdn.net/25603/440080/32.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Page http://2.p.mpcdn.net/25603/440080/32.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T14:38:10.740" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T14:38:10.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-02T15:16:40.660" Score="10" ViewCount="2585" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a manga I read about 4-5 months ago. I can't remember the names of the characters. These are what I can remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is about a school which only accepts students who can see an island in the sky.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the first day, everyone was given a word which turned out to be some kind of power. The main character got the word which allowed him to change his appearance to that of other people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of the student were killed in the first day by some kind of monster, and there were monsters appearing everyday (except for rainy days).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was one student who got the word which made him immortal. Another one got the word which gave him the ability to steal anything (heart, brain, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14240" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:57:10.660" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:57:10.660" Title="A school-life manga where everyone is given a word, which becomes their power to survive against monsters" Tags="&lt;aphorism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:09.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21300" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21986" CreationDate="2015-05-02T15:42:44.267" Score="7" ViewCount="2626" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the fight with Miki when she transformed into the the Demon Lord, Sill protected Rance by putting herself in front of him, taking the brunt of Miki's attack. She was permanently frozen after that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned that the reason Rance does not risk pregnancy during his sexual escapades is because Sill used a magic spell on him to kill all of his sperm, if I remember correctly. After she was frozen, she wouldn't be able to do this anymore. So how did Rance avoid impregnating anyone after Sill is frozen? Can he use the spell himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T03:46:59.993" Title="How did Rance avoid impregnating anyone?" Tags="&lt;sengoku-rance&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21299" CreationDate="2015-05-02T15:47:27.600" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like you're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Aphorism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aphorism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Phfgg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Phfggm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is about a school which only accepts students who can see an island in the sky:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Welcome to Naraka High School, where every graduate is guaranteed a bright future. Seriously. Just by graduating, your status will be greatly raised, and can even become a bureaucrat without ever needing to go to college. Entry requirements? If you can see the floating island, you’re accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the first day, everyone was given a word which turned out to be some kind of power. The main character got the word which allowed him to change his appearance to that of other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rokudou Momiji is a kid who does not matter, an absolute nobody. He has never been smart enough, or fast enough, or even tall enough, and he wants to change that, since he’s going to high school, and especially since he’s met a girl he wants to impress. So on the first day of high school, when the students are tasked with writing down “a character (kanji) that they will need for the future”, he writes down the kanji for “change”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most of the student were killed in the first day by some kind of monster, and there were monsters appearing everyday (except for rainy days).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Monsters start oozing out from the ground, and all the students are forced to start fighting for their lives. ... When it’s over, more than half of the student population has been killed, and there's more: every time the floating island aligns with the sun, something like this will happen, and every time it happens, students will be expected to fight for their survival. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T15:57:13.897" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T15:57:13.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21297" CreationDate="2015-05-02T17:07:59.520" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR version&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua cries because he remembers that his own weakness of fighting with the aim of running away will cause him to leave his best friend, Gon, to die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detailed version&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua was born into the famous Zoldyck family of assassins. His family has already decided that he would be an assassin, and put him through harsh training for that purpose, right from childhood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After meeting Gon during the Hunter exam, Killua decided that he wanted to be Gon's friend and lead a normal life, not be an assassin. As they spent time together during the later arcs, Gon's friendship became the most important thing for Killua. It was also his source of hope for escaping from the life his family had pre-decided for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly before this incident in the question, Biscuit points out that Killua's weakness is he fights with the aim of running away, and further notes that it would cause Killua to leave Gon to die some day. This wasn't a mean taunt by an enemy, but an assessment of his weakness by his Nen teacher, and he probably realized that it was true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would have been immensely painful for him to realize that his weakness would cause him to leave Gon to die, Gon being his best friend, the person who changed his life and gave him hope of leading a normal life. For that reason, he decided to protect Gon for 30 days, and then leave him forever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gon says that &quot;being weak is so painful&quot;, it resonates perfectly with Killua's own feelings, and so he cries too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T12:10:50.337" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T12:10:50.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21303" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-02T18:37:38.930" Score="5" ViewCount="2012" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading the manga Berserk for a second time I noticed a particular scene that when I first read it I didn't give even the slightest attention, this scene is from the chapter &quot;The Golden Age (3)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene starts when Guts had to kill Gambino (which would leave him strongly marked in the future), and he begins to escape from his former comrades because they didn't really know what had happened. The persecution happens on horseback and when Guts reaches a cliff is hit by an arrow, making him fall... and here is when one of my favorite scenes occurs in berserk... after the life of Guts went to hell Kentaro Miura shows us Guts watching the vastness of a beautiful starry heaven, after that Guts kept fighting for survive...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8jQKh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somehow it made me remember a scene from the manga Vagabond, chapter &quot;Heaven and Earth&quot;, which is when Miyamoto Musashi (Shinmen Takezo) is fightning with Inshun (which was his worst enemy so far), and just when Inshun was going to attack Musashi recalls an advice that Takuan had given him long ago, and he start thinking &quot;Beneath the vastness of These starry heavens... Inshun and I, both, are insignificant...&quot;, which made Inshun feel threatened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EH8Jk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this scene has a deeper meaning, and that is more or less the same line as the scene of Vagabond, which I think it's: &quot;When we realize how insignificant we are is when we can bring out our true potential&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you think?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14242" LastEditorUserId="14242" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T20:45:24.567" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T10:10:35.603" Title="In the Berserk manga, what was the interpretation when Guts was lying on his back looking at the starry heaven?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;&lt;vagabond&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="236" CreationDate="2015-05-02T18:47:08.103" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapika uses vows and limitations. &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The stronger the vows and limitations are, the stronger the Nen.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a student of Nen can increase the overall power of an individual skill by stating a self-imposed restriction that forces even more conditions on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurapika is the one of the only characters shown who uses such strong vows and limitations because of its risk. If he makes one wrong move and attacks somebody who isn't a spider, he will die. For most people, this is a risk that isn't worth taking because they could easily make a mistake - death does not leave any second chanced. Kurapika took on this risk because he was desperate for a way to beat the spiders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of this, only being able to use your Nen on a specific group of people, especially one that is only thirteen members, limits the use of your powers substantially. Kurapika's power was one developed exclusively for fighting the spiders but most other Nen users would want to be able to use their power more generally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, other characters do use weaker versions of vows and limitations. For example, Bomber must tell all his victims about his powers before using it, which means he loses the advantage of anonymity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combined with his specialist power of Emperor Time, which means he can use all types of Nen with 100% efficiency, Kurapika's Nen becomes very powerful. Emperor Time is very useful because one of the major weaknesses of Nen can be attributed to not being the right 'type'. Killua is bad at emitting aura (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kjeY2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chimera Ant arc - Chapter 237 - Page 7&lt;/a&gt;) and this is presumably because he is a transmuter. The same with &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Machi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Machi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the threads leave Machi's fingers, their ultimate strength drops significantly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enhancers have the advantage of being able to enhance their power. A transmuter only has 40% of this efficiency and so on so forth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forcibly learning a Nen of a type that doesn't suit you can result in one losing the ability to perform other Nen skills. Hisoka calls this running out of memory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a combination of these two factors, Kurapika's Nen is far more powerful than most Nen users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T18:52:33.697" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T18:52:33.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14155" CreationDate="2015-05-02T18:47:25.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Warning, some spoilers for Ar Nosurge are below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ar Nosurge is set in the same universe as Ar Tonelico, but not on the same planet as Ar Tonelico (mostly, two of the main characters do visit Ar Ciel, the planet in Ar Tonelico). It is also a prequel to Ar Tonelico (the plot of Ar Nosurge takes place around 700 to 800 years before Ar Tonelico).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite being set on a different 'planet', there is a major story link between the two, as it deals with the origin of the Teru tribe in Ar Tonelico. You also meet a major character from Ar Tonelico in Ar Nosurge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13265" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T18:47:25.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21219" CreationDate="2015-05-02T20:30:02.930" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A picture is worth a thousand words...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from page 12, chapter 150.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SPKv1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14242" LastEditorUserId="14242" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T16:23:01.510" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T16:23:01.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-02T22:03:51.387" Score="3" ViewCount="447" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of Oregairu S2, Hachiman enlists Zaimokuza's aid in getting Iroha elected president. Zaimokuza then goes on to give Hachiman an earful about how he doesn't want to be the fall guy for the scheme and how Hachiman had better take responsibility, and all of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what role did Zaimokuza even have in the scheme? It looked to me like Hachiman did all the work in setting up the Twitter accounts and pulling the bait-and-switch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T22:13:01.430" LastActivityDate="2019-06-13T20:03:45.503" Title="What was Zaimokuza's role in Hachiman's scheme to elect Iroha?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-03T02:42:37.850" Score="5" ViewCount="1201" Body="&lt;p&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica's Homura Akemi and Fate/Zero's Kiritsugu Emiya were both written by Gen Urobuchi, although Kiritsugu was created by Type Moon's Kinoko Nasu. There are numerous similarities between them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both are magic users with control over time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both augment their magical powers with modern weaponry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both are very taciturn, but deeply loving towards certain people (Homura towards Madoka and Kiritsugu towards Iri and Illya).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both are mentally damaged by the horrors of war (Homura's experiences in the time loops and Kiritsugu's experiences in various war zones over the years).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both characters are pivotal to the events of the story, but for most of the series the viewers, and even the main heroine herself, have no idea what they are thinking.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both have something of a gap in ideals with the main heroine (Homura's actions during the movie go against Madoka's wishes, while Kiritsugu and Saber clash so much from the very beginning that Kiritsugu assigns her to work with Iri).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both have great hair :)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w8duJm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kiritsugu&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/58Wrkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this just an archetype of Urobuchi's writing, the way Stephen King spent three decades writing about common household objects trying to kill people? Or is there an interview or any evidence which suggests this was intentional? As a related question, how much of Kiritsugu's overlap with Homura was Nasu's doing, and how much was Urobuchi's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T07:35:14.267" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T07:35:14.267" Title="Are the similarities between Homura Akemi and Kiritsugu Emiya intentional?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21311" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21351" CreationDate="2015-05-03T02:56:19.727" Score="5" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Aeka story, we see that Aeka is stuck in an incredibly bleak situation where she's being bullied at school by Kyouka Nanjou. She gets out of this situation by the end of her story with the protagonist's help, but it's rough going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUjfL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;aeka&amp;#39;s ending&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Aeka story, I became obsessed and raced through the Mizuki and Nekoko stories in three days, so maybe I missed the finer points. Was it ever mentioned what happened to Aeka in these stories? Was she still able to escape from her situation without Kouhei's help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T18:49:07.687" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T19:03:23.097" Title="What happened to Aeka during the Nekoko and Mizuki stories?" Tags="&lt;yume-miru-kusuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-03T05:59:53.920" Score="5" ViewCount="43184" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the battle against the Kyuubi, Minato split the Kyuubi's chakra into two halves, sealed the Yin-half into himself and the Yang-half into the newborn Naruto. He then &lt;em&gt;dies&lt;/em&gt; shortly afterwards due to use of the Shiki Fujin technique, and was sealed into the Shinigami's stomach along with the Yin-Kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;17 years later, he was released from the Shinigami's stomach, and he was seen using the Kyuubi Chakra mode right away. It took Naruto nearly 17 years to achieve the same Kyuubi Chakra mode after going through a lot of trouble, so how was Minato able to use it almost instantly?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T14:57:17.123" Title="How did Minato gain the Kyuubi Chakra mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21312" CreationDate="2015-05-03T05:59:53.920" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question has perplexed many readers, who consider it either a major plot hole, or an &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AssPull&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ass pull&lt;/a&gt; by the author. However, on further analysis, this seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridgeBrilliance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fridge brilliance&lt;/a&gt;, since a canonical explanation can be inferred from Sarutobi's explanation to Orochimaru given way back during the Konoha Invasion arc (manga chapter 124).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this jutsu, the one whose soul is sealed will suffer for all eternity in the belly of death, never gaining release. The one who is sealed and the one who performed the seal, their souls will mingle, &lt;strong&gt;hating each other and battling the other for all eternity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j2lXo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sarutobi seals Orochimaru using Shiki Fujin&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in manga chapters 496 through 499, we saw that Naruto gained control of the Yang-Kyuubi chakra by defeating it in battle and the chakra tug-of-war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After being sealed in the Shinigami's stomach, the Yin-Kyuubi continued fighting Minato, and Minato probably defeated it in the battle thus gaining the Kyuubi Chakra mode. Minato was already at Kage-level when he died, so it is entirely reasonable to assume that he defeated the Yin-Kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Minato could not have foreseen that he would be released from the Shinigami's stomach in future, so he did not gain the Kyuubi Chakra mode because he wanted it for use in battle. He gained it simply because the Yin-Kyuubi picked up a fight and he had no other choice but to subdue it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T05:59:53.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17203" CreationDate="2015-05-03T06:08:21.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga chapter 124, Sarutobi tells Orochimaru what happens to the souls who are sealed by the Shiki Fujin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this jutsu, the one whose soul is sealed will suffer for all eternity in the belly of death, never gaining release. The one who is sealed and the one who performed the seal, their souls will mingle, &lt;strong&gt;hating each other and battling the other for all eternity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j2lXo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sarutobi seals Orochimaru using Shiki Fujin&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would happen in the &lt;em&gt;normal&lt;/em&gt; case, which is when a shinobi uses the Shiki Fujin to seal his enemy's soul along with his own. Naturally, their souls would continue to fight after being sealed inside the Shinigami's stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Sarutobi used it to seal his former teachers, Hashirama and Tobirama, who were only fighting him because they were under Orochimaru's Edo Tensei control. After being sealed, there was no reason for them to continue fighting, and hence, when they were released, they don't look like they were suffering or exhausted from battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Fourth Hokage was sealed with the Yin-Kyuubi, and he presumably ended his battle long ago, as described &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21313/99&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, so he had no reason to be suffering either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T06:08:21.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21336" CreationDate="2015-05-03T07:48:56.247" Score="4" ViewCount="1219" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found one post on this site that might be about the same anime that I'm looking for. It's not answered and already closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19036/help-identify-this-mecha-anime&quot;&gt;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19036/help-identify-this-mecha-anime&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was about a boy who gets involved in some kind of (military? government?) mech program. There are already some other people there piloting mecha. The boy forms some kind of connection with a mecha that is smaller than the rest, and also somewhat feminine-looking. At least, it seemed to have high heels on its feet.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure but I think I watched it the late 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what I remember is that, that boy also gets another, big yellow robot. Once, when his fraction is under attack and he gets cornered in a corridor, he steps back and surprisingly appears in that yellow robot, it turns on and he starts fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The small robot isn't usual. It's not just standing there and waiting for that boy to drive it. Boy and small robot, they have some kind of spiritual connection. Boy can call him and the robot somehow teleports to him. He also can combine that small and big yellow robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I also remember that scene when that boy is stack in a big spaceship, which is about to explode and he calls that small robot but it's not teleporting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think these shows are the same; does anybody know it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14259" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:27:29.690" Title="Mecha anime where boy pilots small, somewhat feminine robot that can teleport to him" Tags="&lt;ninja-senshi-tobikage&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:13.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21317" CreationDate="2015-05-03T08:27:28.710" Score="7" ViewCount="11747" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage&lt;/em&gt; manga, page 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/muwrS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the guy with blue hair sitting next to Boruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a new character or did I miss something from Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T07:54:03.907" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T07:54:03.907" Title="In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage, who is this blue-haired guy sitting next to Boruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21316" CreationDate="2015-05-03T08:44:49.593" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character sitting next to Boruto is &lt;strong&gt;Mitsuki&lt;/strong&gt;. He is a Konohagakure shinobi who originated from an unknown village and also the team-mate of Boruto and Sarada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8fhWe.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mitsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born as Orochimaru's son, Mitsuki immigrated to Konohagakure, where he was then enrolled into the Konoha Academy. Most of Mitsuki's background is left as a complete mystery to the point where even his own team-mates don't know who his parents are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extract from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mitsuki#Epilogue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Boruto questions Mitsuki about his parentage, to which the latter says he is the son of Orochimaru. This shocks Sarada and she asks if Orochimaru is his mother or father while Boruto asks who Orochimaru is, and Mitsuki replies it doesn't matter, much to Boruto and Sarada's confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T18:16:49.037" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T18:16:49.037" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14221" CreationDate="2015-05-03T11:41:10.347" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the other answers which point out that the Naruto universe doesn't necessarily follow the Japanese culture in our real life. However, in case of Naruto, there's one other reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not just the jonin teachers, but pretty much everyone in the Naruto universe addresses everyone else by their first name.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This practice seems to have its roots in the shinobi rule of guarding one's surname from strangers, which was strictly followed in the times before Konohagakure was founded. (Chapter 622) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D4Y3ql.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hashirama introduces himself to Madara&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PfzwBl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Madara introduces himself to Hashirama&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Konohagakure was founded, it was no longer necessary to hide your surname, but the habit of calling people by their first name remained. Nobody felt the need to reconsider the practice and think, &quot;Hey, we don't need to hide our surnames anymore, let's just call each other by our surnames from now on, mkay?&quot; (If it ain't broken, don't fix it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, seems to be the only major character who is an exception, as everyone addresses him by his last name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T11:41:10.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9226" CreationDate="2015-05-03T12:36:49.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we saw in the manga, what FACE does is to absorb magic power. It's not a dispell or a counter of any type of magic, but instead its ability is to absorb magic power in a radius around each face head.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the demons of Zeref are all created by the Living Magic spell, or so it seems, but with the latter addition of the known as Curse Power, which doesn't have a magical nature and it's instead related to something else (humans emotions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, &lt;strong&gt;Zeref's demons may have been created using magic power, but they do not have any magic power inside of them and thus are inmune to FACE effects.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13229" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T12:36:49.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21176" CreationDate="2015-05-03T15:51:06.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8A%83%E7%9A%87%E7%84%A1%E5%B0%BD%E3%81%AE%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%95%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB#.E9.81.BA.E5.A4.B1.E5.85.B5.E5.99.A8.EF.BC.88.E3.83.AD.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88.E3.82.A6.E3.82.A8.E3.83.9D.E3.83.B3.EF.BC.89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Juuou Mujin no Fafnir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; article on Japanese Wikipedia (I find the Japanese articles on recent anime rather detailed, compared to the equivalent article in English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marduk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the trump card in the fight against Dragon, it's an anti-Dragon weapon used by Mononobe Yuu from time to time. Among the weapon blueprints obtained from Yggdrasil, its main armament is impossible to be reproduced by the current scientific technology [..]  Being technology of previous civilization once existed in the far past, none of those blueprints still remains in the modern time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the original Marduk is huge weapon consists of many types of batteries&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, it's not possible to completely materialize the whole weapon with the power of D. However, it can be used in battle by materializing the only the minimal necessary part of the battery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To date, the batteries featured so far are the special cannon Megiddo (Boundary-Scorching Blue Flame) which annihilated Hecatoncheir, the main cannon Babel (Sky-Blocking Tower) which annihilated Leviathan, the twin gun Noah (Equinox-Lasting Ark) which annihilated Hresvelgr. [...] It's currently not known whether these three cannon makes up the whole of Marduk or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Meaning &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/battery&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a fortified emplacement for heavy guns&lt;/a&gt;. Translated from 砲台.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Translated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E9%8A%83%E7%9A%87%E7%84%A1%E5%B0%BD%E3%81%AE%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%95%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB&amp;amp;oldid=55421454&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article version dated 2015-05-03&lt;/a&gt;. Some text removed due to conflict with knowledge from other source, or not related to the question being asked.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in the Wikipedia article, Marduk is the name of the whole weapon, which Yuu only materialize parts of during the fights against Dragons. Megiddo, Babel and Noah are the names of the cannons on Marduk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T15:57:21.287" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8236" CreationDate="2015-05-03T16:53:31.077" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you have heard is not a rumour, this reason is mentioned in Fairy Tail manga volume 6 Q&amp;amp;A. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mirajane has an extra copy of her house key which she gives to the other members so that they can enter Lucy's house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have a copy of this volume now so I cannot confirm it myself, but it has been posted on the Fairy Tail wiki, and a number of other sites. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T16:53:31.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8830" CreationDate="2015-05-03T17:01:58.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;FatalSleep's answer is right in saying that magic doesn't take the form of weapons, and is just thought particles called Psions. Magic sequences are only &lt;em&gt;processed&lt;/em&gt; through &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Casting_Assistant_Device_%28CAD%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CADs&lt;/a&gt; shaped like weapons. Why they are that shape is covered below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it's important to understand the difference between a general and specialised CAD. This excerpt from the light novel covers it nicely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The two types of CAD are general and specialized. The general type placing a larger burden on the user but capable of a wide range of up to 99 activation sequences, while the specialized type is only able to contain up to nine activation sequences but possesses subsystems able to reduce the load on the user, making it possible to invoke magic faster.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 1 - Enrollment I, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add to those points, there's also a brief description of why certain specialised CADs take the shape of weaponry such as handguns and sniper rifles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;By its nature, aggressive combat type magic sequences are generally stored in specialized CAD. [...] Specialized CAD are often shaped in the form of guns because using the auxiliary aiming systems incorporated in the area corresponding to the barrel, coordinate data is input at the moment the activation sequence is initiated&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 1 - Enrollment I, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Put simply, the shape makes targeting easier - aiming the CAD helps determine the location of the desired target, rather than the Magic Technician having to supply all the coordinate data manually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why it's some combat specialised CADs that take the form of guns - the majority of spells will be cast towards an opponent, which requires precise aiming. Such examples would be Tatsuya's Silverhorn Trident, Ichijou Masaki's CAD, and the CAD used by Saegusa Mayumi (below) in the Speed Shooting tournament at the NSC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei/images/0/02/Speed_shooting.png/revision/latest?cb=20140615023312&quot; alt=&quot;Mayumi&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T17:32:15.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21326" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-03T18:59:09.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VKgIY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yume Miru Kusuri is a 2005 visual novel by rúf, released in English by Peach Princess in 2007. It was written by Romeo Tanaka, author of the Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita (Humanity has Declined) light novels and also a writer on the visual novels Cross Channel, Kana Imouto, and Rewrite. The art is by Kiyotaka Haimura, illustrator of the To Aru Majutsu no Index light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Kouhei, a high school boy living with an adoptive family. In one scenario, he makes a deal with Aeka, a girl who is being bullied by his classmates, and ends up becoming her ally. In another, he takes up with Mizuki, the rich, impulsive, self-destructive student council president. In the third, he begins associating with Cat Sidhe Nekoko, a mysterious girl in a fairy costume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yume_Miru_Kusuri:_A_Drug_That_Makes_You_Dream&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yume Miru Kusuri on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yume Miru Kusuri on VNDB&lt;/a&gt; (Also the source for the picture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T19:08:57.747" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T19:08:57.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21327" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-03T18:59:09.493" Score="0" Body="A visual novel by rúf. Released in English by Peach Princess. Written by Romeo Tanaka, author of the Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita (Humanity has Declined) light novel series." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T19:09:03.623" LastActivityDate="2015-05-03T19:09:03.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21338" CreationDate="2015-05-04T00:02:57.467" Score="6" ViewCount="8466" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Bakmonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, Araragi revealed to Senjogahara that he was once a vampire and that he retained the regeneration ability after being cured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 3 &lt;em&gt;Mayoi Maimai - Part 1&lt;/em&gt;, Araragi is looking at Hachikuji after she comes back. His eyes go red and he says something about normally being able to read names at his current distance but with Hachikuji he can't. This leads him to ask Senjogahara about characters appearing in Hachikuji name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what powers Araragi still has after being cured of his vampirism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T06:38:44.153" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T07:14:46.763" Title="What powers does Araragi have after he was cured?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-04T02:25:30.973" Score="4" ViewCount="1874" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the R season of the classic anime of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, Chibi-usa had a flashback memory of her surprise birthday party in the 30th century Crystal Tokyo, in which Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus were present (Wiseman made use of the piece of memory of the span of time during which the secret about the surprise was being kept from her in order to turn Chibi-usa into Black Lady). Chibi-usa also had a faint memory of the same four sailor soldiers fleeing with her while Crystal Tokyo was being attacked, but in this memory, the four people are darkened silhouettes. I can understand that, due to the trauma of the attack and worry about her mom, Chibi-usa might not remember clearly who helped her escape. After these events, she time-traveled to the 20th century where she met Sailors Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus in their solider forms (as well as met them in their civilian forms).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If Chibi-usa had the clear memory of the birthday party, why didn't she immediately recognize those same four sailor soldiers when she &quot;re-met&quot; them in the 20th century?&lt;/em&gt; Didn't the party scene indicate that they were her friends and she knew their names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a plot hole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The manga does not feature the birthday party memory, so I am looking for answers regarding an in-universe explanation for the classic anime canon.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T03:46:11.980" Title="Why didn't Chibi-usa initially recognize Sailors Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, &amp; Venus as her friends?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21315" CreationDate="2015-05-04T02:40:30.817" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this might be &lt;strong&gt;Ninja Senshi Tobikage&lt;/strong&gt;(Ninja Robot)p? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5g7WZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be the feminine robot or the one which has the capability to connect with the mind of the protoganist (Joe maya). As for the yellow robot , it maybe Golden lion &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NNQR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just a small figurine version to show the size difference and that they can combine together to form another robot form.IT was aired first in late 1980(1986 to be precise). But many people including me watched it in the late 90's . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T02:40:30.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15219" CreationDate="2015-05-04T03:07:44.193" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kawashima Ami, introduced in the 5th episode of &lt;em&gt;Toradora!&lt;/em&gt;, has the same given name (first name) as Sailor Mercury's civilian form; not only is the name the same pronunciation, but they share the same &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; (Chinese characters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;川嶋 亜美 (Kawashima Ami)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;水野 亜美 (Mizuno Ami)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「川嶋」means &quot;river&quot; + &quot;island,&quot; and「水野」means &quot;water&quot; + &quot;field,&quot; so both have a water theme and sound refreshing.&#xA;「亜美」is harder to translate, since「亜」is never used alone (it can have a meaning of &quot;sub-&quot; but that is not the intended meaning here). 「美」means beautiful, so it is a very well-liked &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; for girls' names and is highly-respected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;逢坂 大河 (Aisaka Taiga), in contrast, does not connote lovely images in the same way.「逢」means &quot;meeting&quot; or &quot;rendezvous&quot; and 「坂」 means &quot;slope&quot; or &quot;hill.&quot; 「大河」does have a water image, since it means &quot;large river,&quot; but it also has general associations in Japanse culture which do not conjure up the image of refreshing water, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga_drama&quot;&gt;「大河ドラマ」&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;taiga dorama&lt;/em&gt;), which are dramatic TV series set in a historical period, and the phrase「大河小説」(&lt;em&gt;taiga shosetsu&lt;/em&gt;), meaning a sequence of novels that carry over a theme, a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel_sequence&quot;&gt;roman-fleuve&lt;/a&gt;. 「大」is not a terribly common &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; for girls' names since it means &quot;big&quot; or &quot;large&quot; (it does have positive meanings, like in combinations for &quot;great&quot; or &quot;serious&quot;). Although the main Japanese word for &quot;tiger&quot; is 「トラ」(&lt;em&gt;tora&lt;/em&gt;),「タイガー」(&lt;em&gt;taigaa&lt;/em&gt;) is also possible (especially for names of sports teams such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers&quot;&gt;「阪神タイガース」&lt;/a&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Hanshin Taigaasu&lt;/em&gt;]), so her nickname may be a play on words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mizuno Ami and Sailor Mercury (ranked separately) have consistently &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Mercury#Reception_and_influence&quot;&gt;placed high in character popularity polls&lt;/a&gt;. She beat all other female anime characters for the #1 spot in &lt;em&gt;Animage&lt;/em&gt; magazine's May 1993 poll, so she is well-known for being intelligent (with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Mercury#Profile&quot;&gt;genius IQ&lt;/a&gt;), enduringly popular with male otaku, and generally well-liked. She is not considered tall (among the original five sailor soldiers, Sailor Jupiter is known as being the tall one, but she is later shorter comparatively to some of the outer solar system soldiers and Starlights).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T03:07:44.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21333" CreationDate="2015-05-04T07:05:39.553" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;[Potentially incomplete answer. I have only watched the anime and read &quot;Tsubasa Song&quot;, and I suspect that there would be more information in the light novels. Some referencing from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Koyomi_Araragi&quot;&gt;Wikia entry&lt;/a&gt; for Araragi, since I needed something to jog my memory.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through-out the series, we see a couple different traits that were presumably acquired as a result of having become a vampire:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, Araragi has various &lt;strong&gt;healing powers&lt;/strong&gt;. For instance, even after being attacked by staplers in the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, it seems that his mouth was able to heal very quickly. Moreover, in &lt;em&gt;Nekomonogatari Black&lt;/em&gt;, he heals Hanekawa's wound with some of his blood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Hachikuji arc, Araragi reads Hachikuji's name off of her bag. I don't remember the scene very well, but Senjougahara is unable to see the name. Araragi is not aware -- at that point in time -- that Senjougahara is unable to see Hachikuji. Rather (per a discussion on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LightNovel/Bakemonogatari&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt; that I read -- see &quot;one dialogue, two conversations&quot; -- and my memory of the scene), he assumes that he was able to read the name because of some &lt;strong&gt;enhanced vampiric vision&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Nisemonogatari, we see Araragi being hesitant to spar with his sisters. This is because he doesn't want to harm them because of the &lt;strong&gt;super-human strength&lt;/strong&gt; he has acquired.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Later, Araragi removes some of the poison that has been making Karen feverish. However, it's not clear if this is just a vampire ability or a result of the fact that given that the fever is supernaturally generated, he can remove some of it. &lt;em&gt;Without more information, I would assume that it's probably the latter.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most definitely at least during the events of &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; in the in-universe chronology, if not after it, Araragi has a conversation with Meme Oshino (or possibly with Shinobu -- I don't remember which).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He is told that he has the option of becoming entirely human again, provided that he does not feed Shinobu his blood. Moreover, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukimonogatari&quot;&gt;&quot;Tsukimonogatari&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, we see that Araragi is slowly becoming a vampire -- he can't see his reflection anymore, and Shinobu closes the blinds in his room to prevent him from contacting sunlight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above suggests that the exact abilities Araragi has &lt;em&gt;are dependent on how much blood Shinobu has been allowed to suck from him&lt;/em&gt; -- we see, for instance, in &quot;Suruga Monkey&quot;, that Araragi preemptively lets Shinobu suck blood from him to ensure that he won't straight-out die from being attacked by Kanbaru. Furthermore, Araragi's exact abilities eventually change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in any case, &lt;em&gt;normally speaking&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. when he hasn't let Shinobu suck a lot of his blood), Araragi's abilities seem to essentially be slight improvements of normal human physical abilities (of sight, strength, healing), and nothing more than that. For instance, unlike Shinobu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Araragi is incapable of time-travelling alone -- it's Shinobu who creates a portal to the past in &quot;Mayoi Jiangshi&quot; -- and we never see him travel at really high speeds when he is &quot;normal&quot; (whereas Shinobu presumably did when she escaped with a man to Antarctica).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T07:14:46.763" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T07:14:46.763" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21339" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-04T12:18:57.077" Score="2" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, it is shown Yuu learns how to use antigravity, and Mitsuki can make antimatter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the anime ends just after they defeat Basilisk, did any of them learned to use catastrophe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it happen to the other dragons they kill in the Light Novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T12:18:57.077" Title="Does D always get the special power of the dragon they vanquish?" Tags="&lt;unlimited-fafnir&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21340" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-04T12:32:37.610" Score="3" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slamdunk.wikia.com/wiki/Sannoh_Industry_Affiliated_High_School&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sannoh&lt;/a&gt;, the defending national champions, are a team of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_cut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;buzz cut hair&lt;/a&gt;. Here are their starters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0UGVE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sannoh starters&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even their substitute (Mikio) has the same haircut:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pnfix.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mikio&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gives the team a very distinctive appearance and no doubt makes them look intimidating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was it ever explained in the manga (or other media) why they all have this haircut?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Were they based on some real-life team or players that had this haircut?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4262" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T12:32:37.610" Title="Why do the Sannoh players all have buzz cut hair?" Tags="&lt;slam-dunk&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17088" CreationDate="2015-05-04T13:28:42.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is revealed in the third part &lt;em&gt;Grisaia no Rakuen&lt;/em&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Locked away in the basement was Yuuji's sister Kazuki Kazami, but it was her brain that was left and functioning. Ichigaya was the one who retrieved her body and built a super computer with her brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the corresponding scene is at the end of episode 5, and further elaborated in episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Grisaia no Rakuen&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14273" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T03:39:17.077" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T03:39:17.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21183" CreationDate="2015-05-04T16:28:34.270" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be Tiffany from Robby the rascal, also known as cybot robotchi or in Italian as Robottino. It was originally broadcasted by TV tokyo from 7 october, 1982 till the 29th of June in 1983.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the English version deleted much of the risqué humor that, while not uncommon in children's animation in Japan, would be considered unacceptable by American standards, with the policewoman Sachiko (Sgt. Sally) being the usual target of the fan service-oriented humor. The TV series also aired in its entirety in Italy under the title Robottino (&quot;Little robot&quot;), and some episodes are also available in Spanish as Robotete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EUzAF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Image the OP provided also comes from a fan-service scene, which can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/832/256/b52.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T16:28:34.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21345" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21356" CreationDate="2015-05-04T19:37:50.563" Score="2" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aldnoah Drives seem to understand language (as seen when Asseylum ordered Castle Crutheo's Drive to sleep) and recognize people (as seen when Emperor Vers was granted activation powers at the first contact with Aldnoah in Mars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Aldnoah Drives have any kind of intellect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T18:46:16.260" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T18:46:16.260" Title="Do Aldnoah Drives have any kind of consciousness or intelligence?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13487" CreationDate="2015-05-04T21:02:37.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instead of revisiting all the differences between the original, the dub, and the manga, I wanted to contribute some input on the filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia, the original anime and the manga were produced almost simultaneously (the manga had a 6-week head start). Different studios deal with this situation differently. Fairy Tail took a one-year hiatus when the anime caught up with the manga. Bleach introduced anime-only story arcs that would last about a year and return to the manga story arc once that was done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of waiting for the manga to get a head start or coming up with filler story arcs while the author came up with more material, Sailor Moon was rife with filler episodes. As a result, the plot is slow to advance and some of the deeper, character-building aspects of the manga were left out. Though it isn't the origin, Sailor Moon is definitely a poster child for the Monster of the Week trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, Sailor Moon Crystal is essentially covering a chapter of the manga with each episode. The Dark Kingdom story arc was completed after 46 episodes in the original anime, but Sailor Moon Crystal packed it into 13 episodes and deviated from the Monster of the Week trope set by its predecessor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13167" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T21:02:37.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21348" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21349" CreationDate="2015-05-04T22:26:54.513" Score="4" ViewCount="4545" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend sends me this video of an anime featuring what seems to be Nazi (?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJsRswmAiWo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJsRswmAiWo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither of us knows what anime it was from. Does anyone know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a SFW screenshot, as requested:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FpwTP.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14279" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T19:05:42.540" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T19:05:42.540" Title="What anime is this video featuring girls wearing Nazi armband from? (NSFW)" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-21T14:07:14.207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21348" CreationDate="2015-05-04T23:35:42.300" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a reverse image search on one of the frames in the video. It's an hentai anime from 1986 called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_Lemon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cream Lemon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. I haven't watched it and I am not going to, but if you want to know more about check &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_Lemon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeraw.com/archives/5090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is what the reverse image search turned up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T19:00:52.167" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T19:00:52.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21311" CreationDate="2015-05-05T03:48:01.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had forgotten that I took notes as I was playing the game. I shoved them off in a corner of my Dropbox and forgot about them, but they contained the answer to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both the Mizuki and Nekoko stories, Aeka attempts to commit suicide by jumping off the roof. She survives, but is hospitalized. She leaves behind a note accusing her tormentor, Kyouka Nanjou, which seems to lead to Nanjou's expulsion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HCIi6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aeka on the edge of the roof&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Mizuki story, after Mizuki leaves school, Kouhei becomes the student council president. Because of what he saw happening to Aeka while they were classmates, he makes bullying his signature issue and tries to end the culture of silence where bystanders protect the bullies for fear of being targeted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WpVMY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mizuki final shot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell from my notes, the Nekoko story says nothing further about Aeka's fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r5V6a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nekoko chowing down&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the bad ending, where you don't complete anyone's story, the narration states that Aeka just disappeared all of a sudden from school. Interestingly, you can get this bad ending even after Aeka has already attempted suicide and jumped off the roof. So she attempted suicide, was hospitalized, and then just disappeared all of a sudden from school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T03:48:01.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-05T18:33:25.573" Score="12" ViewCount="802" Body="&lt;p&gt;As noted on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3744/how-are-the-themes-and-songs-picked-for-a-particular-series&quot;&gt;How are the themes and songs picked for a particular series?&lt;/a&gt;, some anime openings are created for their show; thus, the song and anime theme usually coincide and work together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since these songs are widely promoted in Japanese society (and consumed largely by young ones that regard them highly as they grow), I guess these themes heavily influence Japan's music scene too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least the influence of early video game music is easy to note. The wide spread of anisons has to have had an influence in musicians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, the trace of influence might start with the society itself as in Society/Home → Author Experience → Piece of Work → Anime+Anison, and then feeds back to Society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The background of the question&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that there's a lot more of songs that talk about peers understanding (in love, hurting, etc) in Japan than in Western music. The motivation for this question is to prove or disprove, since I'm making the assumption that these anisons lyrics/themes have influenced current Japanese song writers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do believe that Japanese writers express the need of Japan's society to communicate their problems to others and to understand other people struggles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there has been any study or documentary talking about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even a formal investigation about this theme bias I see in the lyrics of Japan's music bands works. And sure, this might be just my imagination, is really uncommon that theme on western songs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of these kind of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtPx6WdNM30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;differences between japanese music and western music&lt;/a&gt; is noted by Marty Friedman (former Megadeath guitarist). But what he talks about is the music composition, not the topics on jpop/jrock lyrics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14289" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T18:12:14.207" Title="Has there been a study or documentary on the influence of Ani-song themes on Japan's music scene?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21345" CreationDate="2015-05-06T00:26:28.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is nothing in the series that indicates that Aldnoah drives possess consciousness or intelligence. Aldnoah was awakened by Emperor Vers, but, &lt;a href=&quot;http://aldnoahzero.wikia.com/wiki/Aldnoah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it can be activated by voice but &amp;quot;will continue running regardless of the activator's location, but only if the individual with the activation factor either loses consciousness, dies, or if a descendant of the VERS Royal Family intervenes, will the Aldnoah Drive shutdown.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several different ways to stop an Aldnoah Drive's activity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Damaging/Destroying it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user deactivates it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone of Royal Blood (such as Princess Asseylum) forcibly shuts it down&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The heart of the person who activated it stops (if the person gets revived with CPR he/she needs to reactivate the Aldnoah Drive).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The drive itself does not seem to be able to activate itself, stay activated, or deactivate itself at will; has never demonstrated a concern regarding its ethical use; has not taken any side in the war; has not personally communicated with anyone; and does not seem to participate in a relationship with the activator to the degree that it will not/cannot run without the activator present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This differs slightly from mecha technology such as the Escaflowne in &lt;em&gt;Tenkuu no Escaflowne&lt;/em&gt;, to which one must form a contract to awaken it and, once done, it seems to take the side of the pilot, be loyal to the pilot, and work with the pilot in a supporting and sometimes rescuing role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T18:45:14.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3304" CreationDate="2015-05-06T01:47:11.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Z fighters weren't recognized during the Cell games because they had never had extensive media coverage done on them before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tenkaichi Budokai was never filmed, but I'm sure that some people who attended might have recognized the uniforms and hairstyles (or lack thereof), but that wasn't really a huge group of people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was later revealed that the announcer had barely recognized Goku and Piccolo. At that time, Mr. Satan was the majority winner of all the Budokai(s) thereafter. He was basically the Mayweather of the time. Totally undefeated in the ring, the common people of the world assumed he was the strongest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the anime makes a lot more inconsistencies than the manga. In the manga, Goku had never been caught on camera anywhere before the Cell games. That whole bit of Goku being given the key to the world after defeating Demon King Piccolo didn't happen in the manga. The King actually took off and left Goku, a child, to fight Piccolo alone. Bulma and co. showed up later after Goku had already left called the media, and told them that the world was saved by the forces of good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the aside from the two second place fights and one first place fight at the Budokai Tenkaichi, Goku had not been seen by the entire world before. He had only a few martial arts fans before the tournament became as mainstream as it eventually became. How can you recognize someone you've never really seen, right? Vegeta had appeared on camera once during the Saiyan Saga, and the same for some of our heroes, but only very briefly. Gohan's appearance changed dramatically. Trunks was from the future so nobody recognized him. Krillin should have been recognized because he didn't grow much from child to adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's probably the best answer anyone can give. I saw some other posts that gave really good answers and you shot them down. I don't see why. It's a cartoon. I don't know what you expect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, I think it would be better to ask: &lt;strong&gt;Why weren't the Z Fighters recognized from the Cell games during the tournament prior to the Buu Saga?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, that's a much better question, because they had actually been seen on TV at that point. Plus, there were little mascot people doing shows at the tournament, who strongly resembled all the Z Fighters. You will be made to think that someone would have put two and two together by then. However, it's completely understandable for anyone who holds the manga in higher regard than the anime.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14292" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T18:39:29.253" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T18:39:29.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-06T04:45:52.233" Score="3" ViewCount="1310" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm kinda wondering what the opening theme song of Arakawa Under the Bridge, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;Venus and Jesus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; lyrics mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the third stanza,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;A neighbor of Venus&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Why? During that interval that we don't know&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Jesus lives across the hall&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I'm hearing something bad&#xA;  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It mentions the name, &lt;i&gt;Jesus&lt;/i&gt;. What does that stanza imply? Does it have something to do with the Christian religion? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;A neighbor of Venus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe, Earth? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Why? During that interval that we don't know&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interval we don't know? Maybe, before the concept of time existed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other lines that I don't quite understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lyrics taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://lyricstranslate.com/en/venus-jesus-venus-and-jesus.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lyrics Translate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T16:36:04.570" Title="What is the meaning of Arakawa Under the Bridge's opening theme song?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21363" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21364" CreationDate="2015-05-06T17:42:40.207" Score="2" ViewCount="1081" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Earth Dragon Balls were only capable of reviving one person at a time and that too, only once. Then how did they revive Vegeta and all the Namekians on planet Namek when the dragon was asked to revive everyone killed by Frieza?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14305" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T02:42:01.063" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T18:49:52.317" Title="How did the Earth Dragon Balls revive everyone killed by Frieza?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21363" CreationDate="2015-05-06T17:47:17.233" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Um... they weren't limited to only 1 person at a time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the Namekian Dragon Balls that were limited to 1 at a time.  The Earth Dragon Balls had no such restriction. In fact, they were used before to revive multiple people that Piccolo killed at the end of the Piccolo saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Further reading : &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_%28object%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T18:21:06.807" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T18:21:06.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21365" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-06T19:20:11.093" Score="6" ViewCount="1906" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an anime I would love to draw or watch again and here are the details &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good graphics all around&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very, VERY few episodes, about 20-40&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Includes superpowers (a girl shapeshifting , a guy learning everybody else's abilities , etc).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Protagonist is a guy that learns the abilities of his foes, there is one more guy with this power who is supposedly stronger but I think he loses in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's about a destroyed city or a war is going on and they are living in some kind of church.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The girl comes with the Protagonist in the start, she wears purple, very short top and skirt, it reveals her belly and she has big breasts, blue hair &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A woman that doesn't talk is an enemy, and she uses aromas as a special ability, and also uses a board to write (so to speak she is talking like that).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that's it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14306" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T00:16:16.970" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:16:16.970" Title="Anime where MC learns the abilities of his foes, in destroyed or war-torn city" Tags="&lt;needless&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:22.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21365" CreationDate="2015-05-06T19:34:39.537" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guarantee you, you're thinking of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needless&quot;&gt;Needless&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some details:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Very, VERY few episodes , about 20-40 episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Needless has 24 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Includes superpowers (a girl shapeshifting , a guy learning everybody else's abilities , etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia: &quot;The Black Spot eventually becomes populated by outcasts, some of whom, as a result of the contamination, gain various powers called &quot;fragments&quot;. Those in possession of such fragments come to be known as &quot;Needless&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Protagonist is a guy that learns the abilities of his foes, there is one more guy with this power who is supposedly stronger but I think he loses in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia, the main character is &quot;Adam Blade&quot;: &quot;Adam Blade is a destroyer priest who lives in the church in Sector 533. He has a metal collar engraved with the characters '079.AB.' affixed to his neck. He has inhuman strength and endurance as well as accelerated healing, plus a skeletal structure attached with a special metal called Orichalcum. It was revealed that he is a clone of the strongest Needless, 'The Second Christ'. His only flaw is his attraction to cute, young girls. His fragment 'Zero' allows him to learn the attacks of his enemies, after being hit by it or seeing it, also being able to combine other abilities learned as well. His special move is 'Death Verdict', the final pronouncement when taking an enemy's life.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Its about a destroyed city or a war is going on and they are living in some kind of church&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia: &quot;This anime is set in the year 2130 (the beginning date remains unclear), 50 years after World War III. The war has left a crater where Tokyo once stood, a place now filled with contaminated rubble.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13784" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T19:34:39.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21411" CreationDate="2015-05-06T20:53:04.920" Score="8" ViewCount="568" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OdhBb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the subject of my question. The last screen of the second season of Silver Spoon show this text. One of the sentences is really disturbing. Translated, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Visiting the places and facilities used as models can be dangerous&#xA;  and may result in contracting diseases from the animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they put a such worrying message at the end of this innocent anime that shows the passion of people for farming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14256" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T17:43:03.087" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T09:15:54.067" Title="Why is there a warning about diseases you can contract in farms at the end of Silver Spoon Season 2?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;silver-spoon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2015-05-06T23:45:25.113" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why he can't turn into a Titan at will is because he can only do so if there is a set goal in mind. Which is also why he could not turn in to a Titan when he was in the well, but later on when he was sitting at the table with the rest of his squad and he dropped his spoon and then proceeded to pick it up, he grew a Titan arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14311" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-07T02:01:39.340" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T02:01:39.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-07T06:21:53.977" Score="5" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm searching for the music of an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is &quot;Kyoukai no Rinne&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background music comes from episode 1 from 12:15 to 12:32.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14313" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:07:35.043" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T14:24:56.177" Title="Kyoukai no Rinne background music" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;kyoukai-no-rinne&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2015-05-07T06:50:58.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They did gain something, though it cost them a bit more. See while the materials were enough in theory to remake a human body, it might not have been enough to construct it. So it took their bodies to help with the construction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you gotta remember is they did get what they wanted. Their mother, at least in the 2003 version. In Brotherhood, it's never revealed who it was they really brought back. So in either case, they did gain the body they tried to revive. In the '03 version, Alphonse did not gain anything because he lost his body, so Edward was the one to gain from the transmutation, and when he transmutated his leg, he gained back Al's soul, since it was still being taken by the gate. Maybe souls take longer to breakdown, so he was able to pull it back, and anchor it to the armor. So, that's what Ed gained for that transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Brotherhood, it's the same, the boys did get something from the human transmutation, but in this case, they got two things each. The creature from the chemicals they'd used, and the Truth. But what they learned, probably can't be measured in what they gave up. Since Alphonse was so young and eager to grow up, that could be why he lost his body. And since Edward was so proud of his Alchemy that he'd stand against life to gain back his mother, he lost his leg, and maybe to be ironic, the truth took the last of his family since he opposed Trisha's death so much. (those were just my thoughts there) In the end, both boys received the Truth as recompense for their bodies being lost, but it's hard to say if Al gained more or not, since you can't really measure what he lost in measure to what he gained, which he didn't really get until later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe everything I said sounds like nonsense, either way, hoped this helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14314" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-05-07T06:51:50.667" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T06:51:50.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21373" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21374" CreationDate="2015-05-07T10:34:45.157" Score="6" ViewCount="27033" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure you've heard the news about the new &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, made by Akira Toriyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read about it and the release date is in June or July (can't remember).&#xA;We're talking about manga, right or brand new episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's just the manga, is it already known when we can expect brand new &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T19:11:26.940" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T10:34:02.363" Title="Dragon Ball Super release date" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21373" CreationDate="2015-05-07T10:44:54.120" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragonball Super&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; will be animated rather than a manga version and released on J&lt;em&gt;uly 5th, 2015&lt;/em&gt; in Japan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/rumor-dragon-ball-super-go-long-100-episodes/&quot;&gt;http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/rumor-dragon-ball-super-go-long-100-episodes/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T10:44:54.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21375" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21376" CreationDate="2015-05-07T11:54:44.047" Score="2" ViewCount="7336" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watch the anime I get excited by Koro-Sensei's new student, Itona. He has many similarities with koro-sensei. So, my question is: why do they look different? Koro-sensei is like an octopus and Itona is like a human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14316" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-07T12:26:20.617" LastActivityDate="2019-05-28T16:22:10.250" Title="Why is Koro-sensei's sibling Itona not like him?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21375" CreationDate="2015-05-07T12:08:48.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itona isn't a relation of Koro-sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the son of Horibe Electronics Factory's former president. After his father's company went bankrupt, Itona was abandoned by him which became a source of bullying towards him as well. One night, he was found by Shiro who told him that in his eye lies a tenacity for power and that he would help him achieve that power in order to grasp victory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See more: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ansatsukyoshitsu.wikia.com/wiki/Itona_Horibe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ansatsukyoshitsu.wikia.com/wiki/Itona_Horibe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I presume the similarities lie in the tentacles. Itona's powers are manufactured by scientists, wheras Koro-sensei is an octopus alien.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ktSNTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T12:08:48.530" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21377" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24328" CreationDate="2015-05-07T12:55:18.630" Score="9" ViewCount="101657" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage&lt;/em&gt;, Chapter 2, Page 14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing one of them is Gaara. If so, who is he married to? Even when looking at the picture at the end of the chapter, I can't recall ever seeing that woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MNCod.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T11:11:23.730" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T11:11:23.730" Title="Who are Mitsuki's parents?" Tags="&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21375" CreationDate="2015-05-07T13:56:10.163" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Toshinou Kyouko explained, Itona and Korosensei aren't actually related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koro-sensei was...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... originally the subject of human experimentation. His powers are the result of the experiments that were run on his own body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itona is considered being Koro-sensei's brother because...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... he received his tentacles from the same scientists who experimented on Koro-sensei. His powers are inherited from Koro-sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they don't look alike:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Itona had his tentacles implanted into him. Those tentacles were most likely originally part of Koro-sensei's body after the latter turned into the octopus we now know and &quot;love&quot;. Unlike Koro-sensei, his body didn't actually change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T13:56:10.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-07T14:00:12.093" Score="4" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone who has watched Naruto knows that Naruto isn't good at clone jutsu. However, there's a part which confuses me: how did he elude those 2 guys chasing him after he steals that forbidden scroll in the first episode? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, from 1:40 to 1:50, it showed the same wall where Naruto passed by and followed by 2 guys. Then, 1-2 secs later Naruto was revealed hiding behind the wallpaper. How did he do that? He couldn't have used a transformation jutsu; if he did he could just stay in the transform jutsu. He shouldn't be faster than Chuunin or Jounin, but from 1:41-1:45 it showed them chasing him at the same speed (Although, if they have higher speed than Naruto, they would have caught him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14317" LastEditorUserId="13784" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:31:25.340" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T07:33:15.260" Title="How did Naruto elude the Ninja chasing him at the start of Episode 1?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8708" CreationDate="2015-05-07T20:52:12.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generation one Pokedex entry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obviously prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unless it's dying, it can lose its tail flame temporarily, which will later come back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14323" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:34:57.153" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T15:34:57.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-08T03:09:00.690" Score="2" ViewCount="4498" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently rewatched the epic battle between Netero and Meruem in the 2011 anime. I noticed that most of the time, Netero &quot;floated&quot; in front of his summoned Kannon. (I am lazy now to include snapshots, but believe me, he was not just &quot;jumping&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IIRC, in the final battle in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter:_The_Last_Mission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Last Mission&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; movie, Netero stood in front of his Kannon by standing on one of Kannon's palms, which was a very clever and reasonable way to keep a high position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to question: &lt;strong&gt;How did Netero manage to levitate during his fight with Meruem?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far (both in the manga and the anime), no Nen user was shown levitating, just flying at best (and using wings in those cases). Of course, the answer to my question can be &quot;By using Nen&quot;, but frankly, it would be a very inefficient way to use it (c'mon, just reserve one of Kannon's palms to lift you, and leave the other 99 for &quot;ant swatting&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDENDUM:&lt;/strong&gt; The scene that made me think about all this is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/hunter-x-hunter/episode-126-zero-x-and-x-rose-646097?ssid=110275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in episode 126 at 6:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1919" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T05:34:56.123" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T21:59:16.713" Title="How did Netero manage to levitate during his fight with Meruem?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48706" CreationDate="2015-05-08T14:05:06.837" Score="4" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Aleister create the Science Side? Do we actually know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ACertainMagicalIndexAcademyCityLeadership&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Reality Warper&lt;/strong&gt;: He is capable of omnipresence and other tricks. Confirmed when it is revealed at the end of New Testament volume 11 that he possesses something called the Archetype Controller, which can basically create or destroy Jungian archetypes, which would be like the equivalent of controlling tropes, in a way. It is revealed that, using this power, he literally created the entire concept of a &quot;Science side&quot;, and made Academy City and its espers part of the archetype of &quot;mankind’s worship of science&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:05:28.713" LastActivityDate="2018-09-07T21:55:06.200" Title="Why did Aleister create the Science Side?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21396" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-08T14:21:54.963" Score="2" ViewCount="38" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_Upon_the_Pleiades#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In the ONA&lt;/a&gt;, they were the same person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in TV anime version, Subaru does not seem to recognize him (or at least she is keeping her cards hidden from the other girls). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their appearance are somehow similar (the horns could be a part of the outfit), but the personality of the horned guy who attempts to steal the fragments, and the greenhouse kid are radically different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they the same person in the TV anime as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T15:23:17.340" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T15:23:17.340" Title="Is the &quot;Greenhouse Boy&quot; the same person as the main antagonist in the TV anime version of Wish upon the Pleiades?" Tags="&lt;wish-upon-the-pleiades&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21399" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21401" CreationDate="2015-05-08T16:33:33.810" Score="13" ViewCount="7736" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, Brook, and sometimes Zorro, do some big attack with their swords, but the cuts are not shown until after they return their swords to the sheaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T17:49:40.367" LastActivityDate="2020-11-03T22:05:31.190" Title="Why is it that the swordsman's attacks appear to do nothing until they click the sword back into its sheath?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-08T16:40:31.037" Score="3" ViewCount="1082" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Arlong Park arc, specifically episodes 33 and 34, Nami stabs her left hand to help Usopp fake his death before the fishmen. Following the incident, Nami wears a glove on her &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; hand. Then Usopp resurfaces (pun very much intended) and the crew learns that Usopp is not dead. We then see the glove on her left hand to cover the stab wound. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I just miswatch the episodes or did the animators screw up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T23:18:15.697" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T23:18:15.697" Title="Did the animators make a mistake with Nami's glove after she stabbed Usopp at Arlong Park?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21399" CreationDate="2015-05-08T16:41:37.810" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;This trope is usually attributed to Fist of The North Star, after Kenshiro attacks someone he pauses and says &quot;You are already dead&quot;. It is only then that they realise their defeat and the attacks are applied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8IxVLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-are-already-dead-%E3%81%8A%E5%89%8D%E3%81%AF%E3%82%82%E3%81%86%E6%AD%BB%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B-omae-wa-mou-shindeiru&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference.&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouAreAlreadyDead&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another Reference (TVTropes)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar to how in Road Runner, Wilee Coyotee often runs off of cliffs, without realising the ground below him has stopped - he only falls when this is pointed out to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34640.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The usual rationale is that everything happens so fast that the character cannot register what is going on - and neither does their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T16:50:44.063" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T16:50:44.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21399" CreationDate="2015-05-08T22:13:33.677" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes defines this as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DelayedCausality&quot;&gt;Delayed Causality&lt;/a&gt;. It is purposely meant for dramatic effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The in-universe explanations for it (if any) are often noticeably tongue-in-cheek rather than meaningful. There is &lt;em&gt;nothing&lt;/em&gt; believable about cutting someone up with a sword and them failing to notice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In One Piece this is more strongly associated with Brook, because his fighting style has emphasis on speed and &quot;so fast they didn't notice&quot; plays to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="307" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T22:13:33.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21368" CreationDate="2015-05-09T05:11:07.657" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the message &lt;strong&gt;translated more literally&lt;/strong&gt;, it is not quite so scary-sounding:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「劇中に登場する個人名･団体名などはすべて架空のものですが、酪農については、食と命に関わるテーマとして事実に基づいて表現を心がけています。モデルとなった場所や施設を訪問する行為は、動物の疫病を引き起こす等の原因ともなりえる危険な行為です。」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;All personal names and organizations that appear in this program are fictional, however, regarding dairy farms, [we are] committed to representing themes about food and life based on reality. Visiting the location or facilities used as models is a dangerous act which may result in contracting an epidemic [from] animals, among other things.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;a simple legal disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt; for the animation company to cover themselves from anyone suing as a result of visiting the location and somehow catching a disease or any other number of &amp;quot;other&amp;quot; things they might do while there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The model&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt;'s fictional 大蝦夷農業高等学校 (&lt;em&gt;Ooezo Nougyou Koutou Gakkou&lt;/em&gt; = Ooezo Agricultural High School) is the real-life &lt;strong&gt;Hokkaido University&lt;/strong&gt;.  This is clear because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「蝦夷」(&lt;em&gt;ezo&lt;/em&gt;, more frequently written in &lt;em&gt;katakana&lt;/em&gt; as 「エゾ」) is the traditional word for &amp;quot;Hokkaido&amp;quot;. For example, エゾモモンガ　[&lt;em&gt;ezo momonga&lt;/em&gt;] is the flying squirrel native to Hokkaido and エゾシカ [&lt;em&gt;ezo shika&lt;/em&gt;] is the  deer native to Hokkaido.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hokkaido University was founded under its prior name of 札幌農学校 (&lt;em&gt;Sapporo Nougakkou&lt;/em&gt; = Sapporo Agricultural School), and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt; ending theme shows the characters walking along the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/about/facilities/gardens-and-parks/poplar-avenue-both-old-and-new/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ポプラ並木&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Popura Namiki&lt;/em&gt; = Poplar Avenue) which is Hokkaido University's most famous attraction.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hokkaido University is one of the top-ranked national universities of Japan and is &lt;strong&gt;one of the main tourist attractions of Hokkaido&lt;/strong&gt; prefecture. Now the university includes many other majors, but the major in Agricultural Science is still a main feature of the university, and large portions of the campus are covered in farm fields, including cows, sheep, horses, dogs, and plants. The fact that the campus contains lots of farmland and is home to livestock is not a deterrent; rather, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/about/visitors-access-maps/sapporo-campus-map/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tourism is encouraged&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Not only do countless Japanese tourists, foreign tourists, and Japanese school groups visit the campus every year for sightseeing, the campus opens its doors to the public throughout the year with 北大際 (&lt;em&gt;HokuDaiSai&lt;/em&gt;, the four-day annual school festival), エルムの森 (&lt;em&gt;Erumu no Mori&lt;/em&gt; = Elm Forest) cafe (designed more for tourists than for students since students frequent the cheaper cafeterias), and public lectures. In order to view the Poplar Avenue and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/%7Ehashi-sculp/Museum/4hokudai/232/232.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bust of Inazo Nitobe&lt;/a&gt; statue next to it, it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/maps/?p=sapporo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;impossible not to walk past one of the farm areas&lt;/a&gt; of campus. Children (and adults!) enjoy watching the sheep grazing just to the right of Poplar Avenue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;not discouraging fans from making a pilgrimage&lt;/strong&gt; to Hokkaido University and is &lt;strong&gt;not warning that fans will &lt;em&gt;likely&lt;/em&gt; contract a disease&lt;/strong&gt; from the animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I lived in the international student dorm of Hokkaido University, I walked through a farm plot every day to get to class. Each time that I flew to the U.S. and went through Immigration, I needed to declare that, yes, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/sample-declaration-form&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I am bringing soil or have been on a farm/ranch/pasture&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;  since it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/955/%7E/importing-soil-into-the-united-states&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;illegal to bring foreign soil&lt;/a&gt; into the country, but when I handed in my Declaration Form and mentioned that I was an international student at an agricultural university, I was simply waved on by with no concern by the officials. Walking through the farm areas of campus and seeing the livestock in close proximity is not considered dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two asides:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Sapporo Agricultural School was founded as a three-year college in the early Meiji era, the students entered at around age 14. Although it was a college and they were hired by the government into prestigious official positions directly after graduating, the age at which they undertook their college education parallels the age of high school students nowadays, so &lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt; matches the real history in terms of ages of students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is not permitted for anyone (students or tourists) to walk along Poplar Avenue in the present day.  We can go look at it and walk a very short stretch of it, but most of it has been fenced off after a typhoon felled some of the trees; poplars are, apparently, not very wind-resistant, so it is no longer considered safe for people to walk alongside or under the trees (just in case of a strong gust of wind!). There are many Japanese who would love to be able to experience walking the Avenue like the early students of Sapporo Agricultural School got to, and the characters in &lt;em&gt;Silver Spoon&lt;/em&gt; get to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T09:15:54.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-09T05:15:48.277" Score="1" ViewCount="385" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song starts playing from around 3:12 (when Shin'ichi walked to school) to around 4:53 (at the end of the basketball game). I just really like the music during that scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14361" LastEditorUserId="1361" LastEditDate="2018-06-08T22:18:08.750" LastActivityDate="2018-06-08T22:18:08.750" Title="What's the song that plays during the basketball scene in episode 2 of Parasyte?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21419" CreationDate="2015-05-09T05:28:49.350" Score="4" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character was a young (probably 10–15 years old) boy who was possessed by some sort of demon (so, fantasy); a tree might have been related here&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This might have caused him to (want to?) eat people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Said possession happens during the course of the book, and the character is still himself, only more… evil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The cover was this character with a sharp-toothed grin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The title was one word starting with K&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was a series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I found the first in the series in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bolen.bc.ca/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a book store&lt;/a&gt; somewhere between 2007 and 2011; it was the only one there at the time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a stretch and it’s been so long that I’m not completely sure of any of the details. Still, if anything can be found from it…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:28:05.003" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:28:05.003" Title="Manga about possessed child who develops a taste for people" Tags="&lt;kurozakuro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:35.170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21399" CreationDate="2015-05-09T06:01:44.210" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This slashing technique is explained in &lt;em&gt;Chapter 450: General Zombie Night&lt;/em&gt;.  known as &lt;strong&gt;Hanauta Sancho: Yahazugiri&lt;/strong&gt; (literal meaning: Three verse humming: Arrow-notch slash). The slash occurs at such a fast pace that it appears as if the swordsman simply walked past the victim. The victim feels the effects only after a certain amount of time, which is about the time to walk three metres (or ten feet) away. As Dr. Hogback points out, the victim &lt;em&gt;continues to hum three verses&lt;/em&gt;, and only then realize that they have been cut. Further, he notes that only a &quot;master&quot; swordsman can use this slashing technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The swordsman sheathing the sword and announcing &quot;I have already cut you&quot;, moments before the victim feels the slash is only because it &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool&quot;&gt;looks cool&lt;/a&gt;. The victim would feel the effect all the same even if the swordsman just stood there doing nothing after slashing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T06:01:44.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21414" CreationDate="2015-05-09T06:25:28.817" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;We confirmed &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/21545988#21545988&quot;&gt;in chat&lt;/a&gt; that this is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurozakuro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurozakuro&lt;/a&gt;. Here's the plot synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/1063/Kurozakuro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the story of a wuss named Sakurai Mikito who one day swallows the creation of a creature called Zakuro and becomes an &quot;oni&quot;, a superhuman creature with a taste for human flesh. As Mikito is horrified by this change in his once-gentle nature, he decides to leave on a journey with an oni-hunter in order to discover a way to turn back to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially everything matches the description in the OP. The first volume of the manga was released in English in November 2010 by Viz media. The series was finished in English at 7 volumes a year later in November 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the (Japanese) volume 1 cover:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kYbCh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kurozakuro volume 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T06:25:28.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-09T09:11:26.573" Score="4" ViewCount="17997" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v5Qkg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;couple kiss&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What manga is this image from? I found it on Tumblr, but I couldn't find the name of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14344" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T01:10:11.290" Title="What manga is this picture of a couple kissing from?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T17:26:52.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21413" CreationDate="2015-05-09T11:55:12.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The music is written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%84%E7%94%9F%E7%8D%A3#.E3.82.B9.E3.82.BF.E3.83.83.E3.83.95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ken Arai&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack track listing is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vap.co.jp/goods/1413348048571/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ONY5W66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here on Amazon.co.jp&lt;/a&gt;), where you can listen to samples of each track to check which song you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T11:55:12.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21435" CreationDate="2015-05-09T12:33:21.703" Score="12" ViewCount="5286" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching Inuyasha with subtitles and in episode 6 and 7, Inuyasha fights with his brother Sesshomaru about a sword. The English subtitle says &quot;Tetsusaiga&quot; but they're clearly saying &quot;てっさいが&quot;. Why are they subtitling it in this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9052" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T13:22:57.783" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T03:11:57.957" Title="Why do the subtitles say &quot;tetsusaiga&quot; for &quot;tessaiga&quot;?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-09T13:42:17.157" Score="2" ViewCount="5317" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Naruto Shippuden song played during Sasuke's and Itachi's final battle (episode 135 of Naruto Shippuden)? The song starts playing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjfA-JetlHw&amp;amp;t=2m25s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14371" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T21:23:12.520" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T21:23:35.257" Title="What is the song played during Sasuke's and Itachi's final battle?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21400" CreationDate="2015-05-09T13:50:19.933" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This incident occurs during anime episodes 33 and 34. Nami does not wear a glove on her right hand at any point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the stills from these episodes below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scene 1: Nami &quot;stabs&quot; Usopp at Arlong Park&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami pretends to stab Usopp. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FjBCQm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nami pretends to stab Usopp.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scene 2: Nami returns to her room&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami has bandages on her left hand when she returns to her room. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qcIw0m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bandages on Nami&amp;#39;s left hand.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scene 3: Nami meets Luffy's crew&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami has a glove on her left hand when she meets Luffy's crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Otkzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Glove on Nami&amp;#39;s left hand.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scene 4: Nami visits Nojiko&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami still has the glove on her left hand when she visits Nojiko. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4GVeum.png&quot; alt=&quot;Glove on Nami&amp;#39;s left hand when she visits Nojiko.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T13:50:19.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21428" CreationDate="2015-05-09T15:12:55.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bingo. The name of this song is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hidan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. You can check it out &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5FjkQQql4I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it might sound a bit higher in pitch to the link you provided, the tune seems very pretty much alike, maybe it was modified because of, you know, to avoid copyright infringement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T21:23:35.257" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T21:23:35.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21413" CreationDate="2015-05-09T16:05:48.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA3PSYeo7rs&amp;amp;t=2m35s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this OST&lt;/a&gt;, then title is &lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt; by Ken Arai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T16:05:48.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21389" CreationDate="2015-05-09T21:58:30.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most credible explanation is that Netero wasn't actually levitating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is undeniable that there are scenes where he seems to be levitating:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VJUhk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Netero, levitating&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it could be that Netero was jumping up, and the entire half a minute scene of him in midair, which also includes a flashbacks, is in incredible slow motion. Because of his superhuman strength, it would not be difficult for him to jump this high (Gon and Killua did this in GI). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Netero is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Netero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of the fastest characters in HxH&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He managed to out-speed Neferpitou and, even more remarkable, Meruem, as he was able to launch numerous attacks on Meruem with his 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva with the King unable to see the coming assault. It took him many minutes of incessant fighting to grow used to Netero's speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His punches are faster than the speed of sound, and this attack was so fast Meruem could not see them coming. Note that Meruem is one of the strongest characters of HxH and is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;incredibly fast&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Immense Speed and Reflexes: Meruem can rip off limbs and obliterate entire bodies in less than an instant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the attacks were slow enough to be clearly visible to us. Therefore, it can be deduced that the scenes is in extreme slow motion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did land just afterwards. If he had been levitating, it would have been better to keep levitating to carry on his attack:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D8EQ0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Netero, landing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T05:44:38.410" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T05:44:38.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21427" CreationDate="2015-05-10T00:19:29.087" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why the subtitles don't match the dialog is apparently because Viz wanted to be consistent with their earlier translation of the Inuyasha manga. In the manga it's not at all clear that the sword should be named tessaiga (てっさいが) instead of tetsusaiga (てつさいが). It's a made up name whose kanji (鉄砕牙) could be pronounced either way. There's furigana in manga to show the author's intent but it doesn't make the tsu character clearly smaller:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fZyA8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Inuyasha manga excerpt with tessaiga/tetsusaiga furigana&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1JvDW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dialog bubble with tessaiga/tetsusaiga furigana&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the above pictures in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://inu-fanon.tumblr.com/post/64738304205/tetsusaiga-vs-tessaiga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tumbler post&lt;/a&gt; that goes into more details about the mix up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems it wasn't until the release of the anime that Viz had any reason to believe they were wrong, and I guess they decided it would be better to be consistent with their manga translation than the Japanese audio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I have to say though that all this makes me wonder if the producers of the anime version were just guessing as well.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T00:19:29.087" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21427" CreationDate="2015-05-10T02:59:04.387" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's tempting to chalk this up to a mistranslation by Viz, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21435&quot;&gt;Ross Ridge's answer&lt;/a&gt; suggests (and that Viz themselves might even admit to), I think if we take the question as seriously as possible, the answer must be that both names are correct, at least in writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relevant background here is that Inuyasha takes place in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sengoku period&lt;/a&gt; roughly 500 years ago. So Inuyasha's sword's name should be interpreted in the Japanese of the time, not modern Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the use of っ in Japanese is a relatively modern invention. The earliest known uses of it in this way occurred in the 19th century, and it wasn't standardized until 1947. Prior to this, double consonants in Japanese existed only as common slurs where only the consonant was pronounced. This form of slurring &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; existed for a long time, likely since the Sengoku period. I suggest reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/751/how-did-little-tsu-become-a-lengthener&quot;&gt;this Japanese SE question&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while 鉄砕牙  would have been written out as 「てつさいが」 in the classical Japanese of the time (or possibly in several other ways, as &lt;em&gt;hiragana&lt;/em&gt; themselves were not standardized until 1900 with the removal of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentaigana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;hentaigana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), it could plausibly be pronounced as either 「てつさいが」 (&lt;em&gt;tetsusaiga&lt;/em&gt;)　or 「てっさいが」 (&lt;em&gt;tessaiga&lt;/em&gt;) to the modern Japanese ear. But the classical Japanese speaker would have recognized these as the same word. Even this is something of a simplification, as pronunciation of these syllables has shifted over time, but without having audio records of Japanese from that time it's fairly difficult to know exactly what shifts have occurred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say, while &lt;em&gt;tessaiga&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tetsusaiga&lt;/em&gt; sound rather different to us, there isn't any distinction between the two in period Japanese writing, in the same way that &quot;sorta&quot; is just a slurred version of &quot;sort of&quot; in English. They're both valid romanizations of the same word, and so they're both really the same name. In some sense, saying that either &lt;em&gt;tessaiga&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;tetsusaiga&lt;/em&gt; is correct is actually historically inaccurate. In modern Japanese, it's clear that they say &lt;em&gt;tessaiga&lt;/em&gt;, but that doesn't really mean that &lt;em&gt;tetsusaiga&lt;/em&gt; is an incorrect way of writing the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the real reason for this confusion is that the text has gone through so many different linguistic steps that it would necessarily end up being somewhat confused. Of course the text is written in modern Japanese, but it's supposed to be a modern interpretation of historical Japanese. In order to romanize it, since there's no way to romanize classical Japanese, it first needs to be converted back into modern Japanese, and then to roumaji (which approximate Japanese pronunciation using latin alphabet characters). But the conversion back to modern Japanese is ambiguous, and so both &lt;em&gt;tessaiga&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tetsusaiga&lt;/em&gt; could be simultaneously valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all that said, I don't think Inuyasha tries especially hard to stick to historically accurate Japanese, so to some degree this is a moot point. I just wanted to point out that, strictly speaking, in Sengoku-period Japanese, there is no way to differentiate the two words. On the other hand, for practical purposes, one can hear that the anime uses &lt;em&gt;tessaiga&lt;/em&gt; for pronunciation and writes てっさいが as the furigana, so presumably this is the more understandable choice in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T03:11:57.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-10T03:51:35.123" Score="11" ViewCount="5413" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ikebukuro there are two living urban legend, The &quot;Black Rider&quot; and The &quot;Slasher&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Qcqa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Black Rider&quot; Celty Sturluson is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;dullahan&lt;/a&gt;. And The &quot;Slasher&quot; Saika (currently in the possession of Sonohara Anri) is an entity that manifests itself as a cursed Japanese sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Celty is based on Irish mythological figure, so is Saika also based on some old folklore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T12:22:48.237" Title="Is Saika also based on some old folklore?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18574" CreationDate="2015-05-10T04:10:01.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You didn't miss anything; the Second Season anime never shows us what happened to Koyomi during the time period of Tsubasa Tiger after the end of Shinobu Time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the novels, though, there is a Third Season of stories which take place during the same timeframe as the Second Season. The Third Season hasn't been adapted to anime yet, although it may well be in the future, since they made Tsukimonogatari against my expectations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suruga Devil is chronologically the last story in the Monogatari series, but the Third Season explains what Ougi's deal is and shows us what was going on behind the scenes during the Second Season, including what happened to Koyomi after Shinobu Time. I haven't read the Third Season novels, but according to the Bakemonogatari wikia, the story Shinobu Mail from Owarimonogatari Volume 2 covers this period. It takes place between Shinobu Time (which was immediately after Mayoi Jiangshi, and also overlapped with Tsubasa Tiger) and Ougi Formula, the first story of Owarimonogatari. You can read a thorough summary of Shinobu Mail &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Owarimonogatari#Shinobu_Mail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the wikia&lt;/a&gt;; I'll just summarize how it bridges the gap between Shinobu Time and the end of Tsubasa Tiger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In return for her help during Shinobu Time, Gaen Izuko asks Koyomi to help her deal with an ancient kaii which seems to have a connection to Shinobu. This is why the vampire hunter Episode was in town to meet Tsubasa on the street during Tsubasa Tiger: he was hired by Izuko to help with this job. Izuko also has Koyomi summon Suruga. Suruga meets Koyomi at Eikou Cram School. They have a confrontation with the ancient kaii, which ends when Kako sets fire to the building. Shinobu and Black Hanekawa arrived during Tsubasa Tiger just in time to see the building burning. Shinobu and Black Hanekawa fight a strange creature in the park, after which they get separated. Koyomi and Suruga meet up with Shinobu. It turns out that the ancient kaii in samurai armor is Shinobu's first servant, mentioned in Kizumonogatari. After a climactic confrontation with him, Koyomi sets off with Kokorowatari to save Tsubasa from Kako, leading to the end of Tsubasa Tiger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the short answer is that Koyomi was off on a job for Izuko between Shinobu Time and the final scene of Tsubasa Tiger. He was beat up when he rescued Tsubasa because he'd just finished with another battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T04:40:29.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-10T05:28:14.863" Score="5" ViewCount="2287" Body="&lt;p&gt;All I can remember is that there was a girl riding a scooter/bicycle and she witnesses kids jumping off a roof to see who can get closer to the ground and just before they hit the ground they stop and hover. I can't remember anything else; it was about 8-10 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14377" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T05:38:13.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T18:52:55.947" Title="What's this anime with kids jumping off a roof and then hovering over the ground?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:38.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2015-05-10T08:57:13.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure why &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2985/6166&quot;&gt;Robin's answer&lt;/a&gt; was not accepted, but &lt;strong&gt;it has indeed been long confirmed that Devil Fruits re-appear after the user dies&lt;/strong&gt;. On the other hand, whether artificial Zoan fruits re-appear has not been confirmed at the time of writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_676&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 676&lt;/a&gt;, it was the first time we could see a fruit re-spawn. &lt;strong&gt;When &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smiley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Smiley&lt;/a&gt; dies, we can see the nearest apple change form&lt;/strong&gt; into the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sara_Sara_no_Mi,_Model:_Axolotl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salamander fruit, model Axolotl&lt;/a&gt;, which was the fruit that was injected into the poisonous H2S gas, creating &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smiley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Smiley&lt;/a&gt;. It seems like at least all pirates related to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Doflamingo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Donquixote Doflamingo&lt;/a&gt; know about this process, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Caesar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caesar&lt;/a&gt; put a bag of apples on the sledge on purpose, commented that he will meet Smiley again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qzi1Lm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_703&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 703&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;it was then finally confirmed that Devil Fruits do indeed re-spawn after a user dies&lt;/strong&gt;. When &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luffy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Franky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Franky&lt;/a&gt; were interrogating one of Doflamingo's underlings, he revealed that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mera_Mera_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fire Fruit&lt;/a&gt; would be put up as the price for the Colosseum contest. He then confirmed that a fruit can exist only once and that they are indeed reborn, making this Fire Fruit, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ace's&lt;/a&gt; Fire Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IUgW5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Devil's fruit... It is said two of the same kind can't exist at the same time. However... It appears that when an ability user dies, that Devil's fruit is reborn somewhere in this earth! Fire fist Ace's &lt;em&gt;Fire Fruit&lt;/em&gt; was unknowingly, brought back to this world after his death... And is now in possession of the young master!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T09:03:37.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13947" CreationDate="2015-05-10T09:10:33.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's simple really. The ninja shares its body and chakra with the beast, so when it's all pulled out, it depletes both parties' chakra. And you know what happens when your chakra goes down to zero, right? (Killer Bee says this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14381" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T10:48:44.120" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T10:48:44.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-10T11:53:08.580" Score="3" ViewCount="16066" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to know who is the main character in Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works, in the sense that every season has a different main character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14383" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T18:54:05.570" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T19:41:29.617" Title="Who is the main character in Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8848" CreationDate="2015-05-10T12:39:51.167" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;For starters: Sasuke's Rinnegan is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; the same as Kaguya's/Madara's Rinne Sharingan (not to be confused with Madara's Rinnegan, I'm talking about the one in the middle of the forehead of both of them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke's Rinnegan has 6 tomoe, Rinne Sharingan has (at least) 9.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke's Rinnegan is blue, Rinne Sharingan is red.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Sasuke only has the Rinnegan in one eye was not mentioned or explained in either the series or the data book. So we can only speculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In no particular order, here are my speculations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hagoromo only gave Sasuke enough chakra to awaken the Rinnegan in one eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That's the best Sasuke can do without fusing Asura's chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's the cool factor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T12:39:51.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-10T13:32:50.170" Score="4" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of every episode, there are some guys cosplaying the Chief and Hoshi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0wgre.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who exactly are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T13:32:50.170" Title="Who are these guys in the end of every episode?" Tags="&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21484" CreationDate="2015-05-10T19:25:58.697" Score="8" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched half an anime movie a long time ago and need to identify it so I can catch the whole thing. This would've been from the 90s, possibly very late night on the sci-fi channel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can remember, a tall, very strong (possibly genetically modified) male character gains control of an absolutely massive mech. He unleashes a set of missiles with the mech that release a chemical which renders down a huge number of people in seconds.&#xA;The protagonists fly in a jet straight into the cockpit of the mech. The main character is a male, black hair, mid twenties with a bandage round his eyes, blind. There is a female character, she is mid twenties, has long blue hair, two tendrils of which she seems to press to the main characters head to share her sight with telepathically, as they also seem to float. I also believe there was an old man in the cockpit with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The antagonist basically tanks a fight with them, ignores several punches and attacks. Eventually, the hero breaks his neck. When they think they have defeated him, he pops his neck back into place. He is finally defeated when the hero shoots him in the head with assistance.&#xA;The ending is the giant robot vanishing, and the woman with blue hair appearing naked in the wilderness, where two more children with the same floating hair things discover her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would love to find it, is driving me insane and I have been searching for years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14390" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:20:03.620" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:20:03.620" Title="What is this anime movie from the 90s where the protagonist in a jet fights an enemy mech?" Tags="&lt;orguss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:44.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-10T22:02:44.900" Score="5" ViewCount="2082" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so I'm trying so hard but I cannot remember this for the life of me...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's a movie that's relatively new and probably around 2005-2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Genre: Mecha&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A princess is on the run and controls a mecha&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Princess' mother was killed in a coup d'tat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boy whom she finds has white hair and blue eyes and is a really good fighter &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the movie, there is huge fight with a mega mecha that everyone assumed was a myth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In order to use the mecha, it has to stab you in the throat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It has a sad ending cause both the main characters die&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14393" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T14:32:56.820" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T14:32:56.820" Title="Name of anime which is about a fugitive princess who controls a mecha" Tags="&lt;neppu-kairiku-bushi-road&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:48.060" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21447" CreationDate="2015-05-10T22:36:39.940" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[...] every season has a different main character&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is actually incorrect. Fate/stay night always has the same main character Shirou Emiya. In the visual novels, you always play/read in the perspective of Shirou, with some exceptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Various interludes (such as in the Fate route, the scene where Saber left to attack Ryuudou Temple in the middle of the night, going against the group's decision not to attack, is played in the perspective of Saber).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prologue, which plays at the beginning when you start the game up for the first time (replayable from the Extra's Menu). You play as Rin Tohsaka from the morning before she summoned Archer until the point where Archer was attacked by Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, depending on the route, there is a second character whom the story focuses on. The female main character is always the heroine/romance interest of Shirou during the said route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Fate route, it is &lt;strong&gt;Saber&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Unlimited Blade Works route, it is &lt;strong&gt;Rin Tohsaka&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Heaven's Feel route, it is &lt;strong&gt;Sakura Matou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in regards to the Fate/stay night anime adaptations, Shirou is always the male lead, while the female lead in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studio Deen's 2006 &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; anime adaption, it is &lt;strong&gt;Saber&lt;/strong&gt; (the majority of the series adapts the Fate route)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studio Deen's 2010 &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; movie adaptation, it is &lt;strong&gt;Rin Tohsaka&lt;/strong&gt; (the movie &lt;strike&gt;poorly&lt;/strike&gt; adapts the Unlimited Blade Works route)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ufotable's 2014-2015 &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; anime adaptation, it is &lt;strong&gt;Rin Tohsaka&lt;/strong&gt; (it adapts and adds onto the Unlimited Blade Works route)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ufotable's TBA &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel&lt;/em&gt; anime adaptation, it is &lt;strong&gt;Sakura Matou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the heroines, their Servant also get featured in their respective routes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Fate, it remains as Saber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Unlimited Blade Works, it is Archer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Heaven's Feel, it is Rider&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remembering reading somewhere that there was originally a plan for a route in which Ilya was a Heroine, but it was later scrapped and merged into the Fate Route (apparently, a dinner scene in which Ilya is a part of was taken from this route). So had this route been published, Berserker most likely would be the Servant featured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, &lt;strong&gt;Shirou is still the main male character, but Rin Tohsaka is the main female character in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ufotable&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ufotable's Type-Moon Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Deen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studio Deen's Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T19:26:03.393" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T19:26:03.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13947" CreationDate="2015-05-11T02:20:28.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple explanations. &#xA;1) Jinchurikki are sacrifices to contain (and control) Bijuu. It seems they latch themselves on to the Jinchurikki's life force. We have to understand that there were no Bijuu Beasts to begin with. They were Juubi's chakra. Hogoromo made them into nine different entities, by expending his own life force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's entirely possible that the Bijuu substitutes as the life force of the Jinchurikki once they are sealed inside someone. The resiliant Uzumaki or Senju relatives can not die instantly, but they are going to die anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra is something that mixes with life force and as explained in Naruto, if you exhaust your chakra, you die. Bijuu extraction methods does not differentiate between a Bijuu's chakra and a persons own. It depletes all of it in one go. And since Bijuu is basically chakra, the extraction casuses fatality to the host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bee was able to stay alive after extraction via connecting to a bit of Gyuki's tail containing its chakra. Naruto got Kurama's chakra else he also would've died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14368" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T02:20:28.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21476" CreationDate="2015-05-11T12:42:35.797" Score="5" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately, Mashima has been giving us a lot of double chapters. He will reportedly have double chapters for four consecutive weeks (starting week of April 22, 2015 with chapter 429). At first, I thought it was related to Golden Week, but that does not last four weeks. Does anyone know why we are getting four double chapters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T17:31:04.280" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T17:31:04.280" Title="Why will Fairy Tail have 4 consecutive weeks of double chapters?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21469" CreationDate="2015-05-11T12:46:06.600" Score="8" ViewCount="2530" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember an anime I watched on Indian television 8 years ago or maybe more. The points I remember are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl gets some soft toys from a toy store. (She doesn't buy them but they follow her)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One soft toy was some kind of a cute dinosaur&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The toys have magical powers. They give a notebook and pen to the girl&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She somehow becomes an adult by using these magical items, and she can repeat this to turn back to normal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In her adult form, she helps a lady, who helps her to become a model&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One day she loses her powers and can't turn into her adult form. The modelling company ends up in trouble because their model disappears&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her adult self has a short hairstyle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some doubtful points, which might not be completely accurate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her hair color changes between forms. Maybe red and blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The modeling company she works in also has an employee that is a relative to her (mother or big sister)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:04:39.933" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:04:39.933" Title="Anime about a girl, who becomes an adult by using magic and starts modeling" Tags="&lt;fancy-lala&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:55:54.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21468" CreationDate="2015-05-11T12:54:55.937" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy_Lala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fancy Lala&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day, nine-year-old girl Miho Shinohara is given two stuffed dinosaurs by a stranger. The stuffed dinosaurs come to life and present her with a magic sketchbook and pen. Within limits, and subject to varying degrees of control, she can draw in the sketchbook and bring the drawings to life. Miho can also transform into a teenage girl, whom she names Fancy Lala. Fancy Lala is scouted by Yumi Haneishi, the president of the talent agency Lyrical Productions, and begins the long road to stardom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OTrJ1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T12:54:55.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-11T13:12:49.683" Score="9" ViewCount="11571" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wave states with great confidence that Incursio is weaker than Grand Chariot, because Incursio was a prototype for Grand Chariot, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The early clashes between Wave and Tatsumi can lead the viewer to such conclusion, but Incursio's has the ability to evolve (from the beast it was made of), while Grand Chariot doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you watched to the finale, we can see that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tatsumi causes Incursio to evolve so much during the fight against Shikoutazer that it even gains the ability to fly. While it is enough to defeat the emperor, unfortunately not enough to save Tatsumi's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering this, I don't think that Incursio was the weaker one. Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T13:38:16.150" LastActivityDate="2020-10-14T12:17:18.550" Title="Was Incursio really weaker than Grand Chariot, or was Wave just delusional?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21471" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-11T13:22:28.987" Score="5" ViewCount="3023" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the definition of a trump card, it is the ultimate Teigu's ability, one that often comes with a risk to the user's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is true for several Teigu, like Murasame (infecting oneself with the fatal poison and the regret of everyone slain by it), Susano-o (giving up one's life force to the Teigu, said to be usable only three times before certain death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikia has on the Trump Card:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Several Teigu were shown to have a hidden ability (奥の手, oku no te, lit. secret move), often referred to as &quot;Trump Card&quot; or &quot;Ace in the Hole&quot;. (...) Usually, such moves are the most powerful, &lt;strong&gt;last resort&lt;/strong&gt; ones. &lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikia lists the invisibility power as Incursio trump card. It goes against the very definition, since it has no risk (exaustive, yes, but not life-threatening) and is used in almost the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I have to disagree with that definition. I think that Incursio Trump card is the evolutionary power. It is shown in the Manga that Tatsumi is being consumed by Incursio due to the repeated evolutions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However because Tatsumi forced Incursio to evolve rapidly to increase his strength, Incursio started to manifest in one of Tatsumi's eyes. After being examined by a doctor, he reveals that the armor has started to bond with him. He also states that after a few years Tatsumi could use it without overdoing it like Bulat. Now &lt;strong&gt;at the risk of being devoured by Incursio&lt;/strong&gt; (...) &lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is the trump card of Incursio? Is there any official or canon material on the issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T18:40:38.310" Title="What was Incursio's trump card ability?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21470" CreationDate="2015-05-11T14:20:02.193" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently there is no actual way of knowing this, especially not in the anime variety as this bends off from the manga's story quite a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wave states that Incursio is the prototype of Grand Chariot, meaning it was created after Incursio. (ch 18, p 36) (ep 10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its full capabilities, however, have yet to be revealed and it is therefore unknown if it is more powerful than its predecessor, Incursio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But assuming that Incursio's Adaptation &amp;amp; Evolution are limitless, we can most likely state Incursio to be the stronger armor. But as we get to know in the manga &lt;em&gt;(do not believe this is shown in the anime)&lt;/em&gt; it also has huge side-effects&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;spoiler from the manga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; However because Tatsumi forced Incursio to evolve rapidly to increase his strength, Incursio started to manifest in one of Tatsumi's eyes. After being examined by a doctor, he reveals that the armor has started to bond with him. He also states that after a few years Tatsumi could use it without overdoing it like Bulat. Now at the risk of being devoured by Incursio, Tatsumi can only transform 3-4 more times before Incursio consumes Tatsumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T14:20:02.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21470" CreationDate="2015-05-11T14:22:50.377" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather than evolving, Incursio adapts to its user. Tatsumi just happened to have huge potential, which lead to Incursio evolving along with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we think back to the days where Incursio belonged to Bulat, its only ability apart from the obvious strength enhancing one which it shares with Grand Chariot, is its invisibility. Bulat had owned Incursio for many years longer than Tatsumi ever had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we know next to nothing about Grand Chariot's own abilities. For all we know, it might be the same as Incursio, only much younger and thus less &quot;experienced&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T14:22:50.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21471" CreationDate="2015-05-11T14:33:57.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think that the adaption and evolution can be counted as a trump card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Tatsumi, Bullat and Gensei also were users of the Teigu Incursio.&#xA;Both Bullat and Gensei did not unlock the capability of evolution in the Teigu like Tatsumi did. This might be due to them not being skilled enough to or just because Tatsumi has so much hidden potential. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said for most Incursio users the invisibility most likely will be the actual trump card, with the only life losing risk being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As noted, a weakness of the invisibility is that while it masks the user visually from the naked eye, it does not hide their &quot;presence&quot;, allowing skilled opponents to sense the user despite the invisibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Tatsumi did manage to awaken this power from the Teigu, most likely is due to his hidden potentional, which seems to get stated by allot of characters through out the series as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsumi's name means &quot;Sleeping Dragon&quot;, which seems to be a reference to his hidden potential, which has been noted by many different characters in the series. The first creature he was shown fighting was an Earth Dragon, and he later obtained the &quot;Demon Dragon&quot; Teigu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T14:33:57.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21471" CreationDate="2015-05-11T14:51:48.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the  fact that it does not render true invisibility to the user is a great weakness. In one episode, Chelsea finds tatsumi's presence in the hot springs. The fact that you enter a battle with an ability which is fallible is as great a weakness as Murasame. Because when I watched the anime, the fallible nature of invisibility seemed too much of a weakness to me to ever use the ultimate technique. This seems like an abstract reasoning. So let me explain it in comparision to murasame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Murasame infects the person who is cut with a fatal poison and knows neither friend nor foe. The fact that akame can use it depends on her skill to handle the sword. Similarly , Incursio's invisibilty also depends on the user's abilty and strength and skill. One misstep can kill you in either case. I would believe this was the thought process in creating the weakness of incursio. Also each teigu has it's own set of weakness and strengths. You cannot expect each one to kill the user. For example the Omnipotent Five Sights teigu would make the user hear voices in the head which not necessarily kill the user. Or Mastema which has no such weakness(afaik,correct me if I am wrong). So saying incursio's trump card ability is not limited is wrong. I think we are too interested in the protagonist having the strongest ultimate and a corresponding weakness to believe that tatsumi can just make himself invisble.(To relate this to another anime, kenpachi zaraki of bleach has no bankai and is still hell of a lot stronger, this is akin to that in the sense , incursio's power lies in its ability to adapt and evolve and have almost limitless strength rather than its ultimate ability). Hope this helps :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T14:51:48.290" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21467" CreationDate="2015-05-11T17:02:27.707" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is mainly a marketing tactic, meant to attract more readers to buy copies of the Weekly Shonen Magazine&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. When the magazine's copies hit the bookstore, a front cover caption &lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail! Double Chapter inside!! ... and next 3 weeks too!!!&lt;/strong&gt; (or something on those lines) will draw the buyer's attention, and would likely lead to an increase in sales. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regular readers would buy the magazine no matter what, but the tactic is mainly aimed at two categories of prospective buyers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New buyers, that is, people who have never bought (or perhaps, even heard of) the magazine before.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buyers who are unsure if they should buy the magazine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are made to believe that they are getting something &quot;extra&quot;, which often leads to making a buy decision. This, by the way, is not much different from the &quot;Buy One, Get One Free&quot; offers. It is also quite common for popular TV shows to have &quot;2-hour specials&quot; every once in a while, which is also based on the same &quot;principle&quot; (if you will). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, announcing 4 consecutive editions with double chapters increases likelihood of repeat business. People look forward to buying the next 3 issues as well. Buying 4 consecutive issues will lead to at least a sizeable number of readers &quot;latch on&quot; to the magazine, who would naturally choose to continue buying later issues as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Fairy Tail gets double chapters so often (as against other mangas), I think it mostly comes down to &lt;strong&gt;&quot;because he is&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;s&gt;Erza&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Mashima!!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; To elaborate, Mashima (and his assistants?) are able to spend more time and/or effort on their manga and can submit two chapters in a week, whereas most other mangakas may not be able to do so due to personal commitments or other reasons. As an aside, he published &lt;em&gt;triple&lt;/em&gt; chapters of Fairy Tail for two consecutive weeks a year or so ago. (Chapters 338-340 and 341-343, IIRC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Weekly Shonen Magazine is different from Weekly Shonen Jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T17:16:41.650" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T17:16:41.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21479" CreationDate="2015-05-11T17:17:50.180" Score="8" ViewCount="6317" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS AHEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Hagoromo Otsutsuki gives his Yin chakra to Sasuke, Sasuke develops a new dojutsu in his left eye.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4gUiP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this dojutsu the same one as Kaguya and Madara's third eye?&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HF4DQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases, the eyes have circles and tomoes in them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2019-11-21T14:29:32.417" Title="Is Sasuke's new dojutsu same as Kaguya's third eye?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21478" CreationDate="2015-05-11T17:17:50.180" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Sasuke's dojutsu is different from Kaguya and Madara's third eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke has the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; while Kaguya and Madara have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinne_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rinne Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the dojutsu might look similar in design, but they're not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A5HZv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A side-by-side comparison of the two dojutsu shows that although they have similar circles, the Rinne-Sharingan has nine tomoe whereas Sasuke's Rinnegan has 6 tomoe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another visual difference between the two is the color. Later in the manga, their colors were revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XMxzTs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  - Madara and Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan is &lt;strong&gt;red&lt;/strong&gt; in color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ysxjds.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  - Sasuke's Rinnegan is &lt;strong&gt;purple&lt;/strong&gt; in color, just like a &lt;a href=&quot;http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140621040659/naruto/images/thumb/7/7e/Rinnegan.svg/300px-Rinnegan.svg.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;normal Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to technical terms, the Rinne-Sharingan can be acquired only if the person is the Ten-Tail's jinchuriki. Also, it is seen that the Rinne-Sharingan is activated on the user's forehead as a new eye, unlike how the Rinnegan is attained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it is clear that both the dojutsu are not the same and what Sasuke has is a Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T17:17:50.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21482" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-11T18:30:20.213" Score="15" ViewCount="20383" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watched episode 25 of Death Note (AKA the one when L, Watari, and Rem died), I noticed that Light was strangely kind to L. Is that because he was nice to L before he died, or because he actually thought of L as a friend? This is something I have been pondering over ever since L said that Light was his only friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14407" LastActivityDate="2021-03-10T17:47:44.487" Title="Did Light Actually Like L (in a friendship way)?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21456" CreationDate="2015-05-11T18:38:23.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm almost certain this is the 1993 OAV &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=707&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Dimension Century Orguss 02&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Details escape me, but there is indeed a gigantic mecha near the end that the protoagnists needed to stop. The hero was injured and couldn't see, so his friend (the aforementioned blue haired girl) helped him see by linking him to her eyes using tendrils that come out of her head. That's her in the eye-catch below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C94vc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Orguss 02&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="66" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T19:00:08.867" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T19:00:08.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2015-05-11T18:44:28.437" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he only saw him as an obstacle, but I assume he respected him. Otherwise he would not have gone to such great lengths to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14409" LastEditorUserId="4515" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T22:30:59.213" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T22:30:59.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13155" CreationDate="2015-05-11T18:45:44.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch Lamperouge &#xA;(Rurushu Ramperuji) = R.R. thus R2 - R2 (R.R.) is his code name like V2 (V.V.) &amp;amp; C2 (C.C.) had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14410" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T18:45:44.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21440" CreationDate="2015-05-11T18:52:55.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds like the &amp;quot;Beyond&amp;quot; segment of the anthology &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Animatrix&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Beyond&amp;quot; is written and directed by Kōji Morimoto. It follows a teenage girl, Yoko (Hedy Burress), looking for her cat Yuki. While asking around the neighborhood, indicatively somewhere in Japan, she meets some younger boys. One of them tells her Yuki is inside a &amp;quot;haunted house&amp;quot; and invites her to see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The children have stumbled across an amalgamation of anomalies within an old, dilapidated building. They have learned to exploit this glitch in the Matrix for their own enjoyment, through several areas which seem to defy real-world physics: glass bottles reassemble after being shattered, rain falls from a sunny sky, broken lightbulbs flicker briefly (during which they seem intact), a door which opens into an endless dark void, shadows which do not align with their physical origins, and a dove's feather that rotates rapidly in place in mid-air. &lt;strong&gt;There is a large open space in the middle of the run-down building where they take turns jumping off a high point and falling towards the ground, yet somehow stopping inches before impact.&lt;/strong&gt; This proves amusing and they do not seem to be bothered by the inherent strangeness of the place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it is on YouTube: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJe53IA9DE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJe53IA9DE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T18:52:55.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2015-05-11T19:31:23.713" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might be my personal opinion, but this does not look like the face that a person would show his friend when that friend is dying. Light had been pretending to be L's friend for a while, so by (over-)reacting he achieved two things. The first would be keeping his image and the second would be giving him a reason to go looking for the Death Note, that he knew would be laying around somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G8DUam.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T19:31:23.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8829" CreationDate="2015-05-11T20:27:11.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I, too, thought the capes would be explained further, as it does seem to correspond to the owner's magic. I wish they had been, since the audience would be able to then identify approximate magic types on sight, or be intrigued by a new, previously unseen color. Prime storytelling opportunities have been missed there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only one girl I've seen who doesn't wear it, and that's Erika. There are multiple reasons to explain why she would not wear it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) She's the only Course 2 (Weed) girl character we've seen, so it may be a Course 1 (Bloom) exclusive uniform piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) If it's truly based on magic, which does seem to play a part in the colors, Erika's style is sword and weapon-based where the other girls use a different type of non-weapon magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) If it's completely optional, Erika has exactly the kind of personality that would forego the cape by choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the texture goes, it's always looked like a sheer fabric attachment to me rather than lace. If it's supposed to be lace, they didn't do very well in animating it. Looks closer to tulle, maybe? Or, actually, my vote is for chiffon. Chiffon flows the same way as they portray in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14412" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T20:27:11.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13051" CreationDate="2015-05-12T01:07:28.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Highly possible to do all of these things, including the phantom pass. Though, your height and the strength in your legs would have to be incredible to pull of the jumps and continue running as they do. But all can be achieved, the phantom pass is more of an actual technique used in basketball. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though you won't see something like that used often, coaches teach fakes more than they do misdirection. It requires no ball handling; well at least almost none. If you want to achieve misdirection, most is natural. The misdirection or 'phantom pass' used in Kuroko no Basuke, is most achieved naturally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not something easily taught, I can naturally use it. It's as simple as a fake, maybe even easier. Stay invisible until you know you have a chance to score, call for a pass earlier to who you plan to pass to you. Once you arrive at the rim, almost like a phantom, the players not paying attention to you. Jump at the rim, since you are most likely to be blocked at a shot, put your hand up if above your shoulder and grab the ball, in that instant, shoot it back over your shoulder to an open teammate on the three point line or one with a defense who doesn't expect you to do so. If the ball is passed too low, lower your hand to the ball, the palm of your hand facing behind you. After you feel the ball in your hand, either grab and pass in that instant. Or you can hit it back down in an instant to your teammate, just like above, open or with a defender who doesn't expect it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For jumping, it's just like in the anime, train the strength in your legs, hauling things back and forward on sand. Leg workouts of any kind, you'll be able to jump in no time. I've got an insane jump but I have to jump over and over, just like in the anime. Kagami's jumps only get higher. You start using more and more strength to put yourself into the air, realizing you need to use more strength. Your body responds to this and launches you higher. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The agility is possible, but very-very hard. The speed is the same as anything else, work your legs, train on getting faster, and the higher you raise your stamina, the faster you'll be able to run, as well as maintain the speed. Sorry for the 10 page long response. But it's not really easy to explain how all of the skills you mentioned can be obtained, as well as performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14417" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T01:37:39.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T01:37:39.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="51614" CreationDate="2015-05-12T04:16:20.073" Score="14" ViewCount="1427" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I watched &lt;em&gt;Otoboku&lt;/em&gt;, but I've always wondered if the visual novel explained what happens to Mizuho after he graduates and puts aside his fa&amp;ccedil;ade. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mizuho is a guy disguised as a girl, attending an all-girls school. He doesn't exactly keep a low profile, either; if he'd done that, he could have just made his girl form disappear after graduation and went back to being a man. Instead, he runs for Elder and becomes a celebrity who is looked up to by the younger girls. When he graduates, he can't just throw off his wig and dress, go &quot;Phew, what a relief&quot;, and be a man again, because tons of his former classmates recognize him. He would have to either tell them all &quot;Yeah, I was cross-dressing all those years and hanging out in the dressing room and bathrooms with you&quot; and get arrested for a pervert, or else pretend to be his own brother (or something) and get out the disguise again whenever his old school friends come around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dgOsd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mizuho hair flipping&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, seriously, that's a guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, Mariya, Takako, and Shion all know by the end of the anime series that Mizuho is a guy. Yukari and Kana never find out. So at some point, he's going to have to break it to Yukari and Kana, even if he decides to never see anyone else from the school again. (According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru_characters#Main_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, though, he, Shion, and Takako often visit their old school after graduation.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article says the VN does show what Mizuho does after he graduates. Does it address this? Does he maintain his female disguise or eventually break it to everyone that he was a guy the whole time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-22T19:33:45.720" LastActivityDate="2019-04-22T19:33:45.720" Title="Does Mizuho reveal his crossdressing after he graduates?" Tags="&lt;otoboku-maidens-are-falling-for-me&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21499" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-12T04:26:45.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Kf89.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Otoboku cast&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From left to right: Yukari, Kana, Mariya, Ichiko (in background), Mizuho (locking arms with Mariya), Shion, Takako.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru is a 2005 visual novel by Caramel Box, adapted into a 12-episode anime in 2006. It follows Mizuho Miyanokouji, a teenage boy whose grandmother stipulates in her will that he must attend her old high school, Seio Academy, an all-girls school. With the help of his cousin Mariya, Mizuho crossdresses and begins attending, where he befriends the refined and ladylike Shion Jujou and tsundere Takako Itsukushima, and becomes a highly respected oneesama for his underclassmen and dorm-mates Yukari Kamioka and Kana Suoin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also known as Otome wa Oneesama ni Koishiteru, or Otoboku for short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru#Main_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1569/Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList entry for the anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T05:04:17.173" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T05:04:17.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21500" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-12T04:26:45.480" Score="0" Body="Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru is a 2005 visual novel by Caramel Box. It was adapted into a 12-episode anime in 2006. Known as Otoboku for short." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T05:04:09.073" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T05:04:09.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-12T06:49:43.287" Score="-1" ViewCount="2253" Body="&lt;p&gt;Android 17 got out by opening the gap between Hell and earth. But instead of doing the same, Goku could have used Instant Transmission to get out. Why didn't he do so? Is it because of the fact that he was turned into a child and he could use Instant Transmission only as a Super Saiyan 4 (taking into consideration that Goku could only be a Super Saiyan 4 for a certain amount of time)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14421" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T09:40:25.280" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T13:30:44.977" Title="Why didn't Goku think of using Instant Transmission to get out of Hell before trying what Android 17 did?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12992" CreationDate="2015-05-12T07:57:04.500" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/584OI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the trainer who picked Charmander. He kinda looked like the same as Ash, but I think its Red. Just saying guys, Red looks like Ash, but I don't know the Bulbasaur one. I saw one of Red's series, his starter was a Charmander, so maybe its Red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh I also found who got Bulbasaur. Her name is Saur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wMLLR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14422" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T08:21:15.730" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T08:21:15.730" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21081" CreationDate="2015-05-12T09:42:48.533" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;the crests in the background are giving it away from left to right: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1: Gisela&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/avwwK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2: Elly&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4jyKc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;           &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3: Charlotte&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SR25p.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4: Gertrud&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4bz20.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5: Elsa Maria&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SxJmn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T09:42:48.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-12T10:05:48.500" Score="10" ViewCount="1310" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that my premise is extremely flawed, but I have noticed in recent times that there are quite a few live-action adaptations of Japanese anime or manga that look very similar in visual style to their source material. For example, I recently saw a trailer for the Japanese film &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasyte:_Part_1&quot;&gt;Parasyte&lt;/a&gt;, which is based on a manga. Many of the scenes from the trailer look identical to parts of the manga, and the appearance of the parasites is identical to the original artwork. I also saw the movie trailer for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/a&gt; and the titans in the film look identical to those in the manga and anime. There are quite a few other examples that I've encountered that I cannot list right now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hollywood, even when animated material is adapted to live-action, usually the artistic direction is quite distinct between the two. Some of Marvel's latest superhero movies borrow a lot from their comic book material, but even then their visual style is quite distinct from the &quot;comic book&quot; look. The film adaptation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen&quot;&gt;Watchmen&lt;/a&gt; was &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; similar in both plot and artistic direction to the graphic novel and it was critically panned for this, which leads me to believe that it is somehow deemed unacceptable to do this for Western graphic novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why the live-action adaptations of manga are so close in appearance/artistic direction? Or is it just my limited experience?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14399" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T08:57:21.223" LastActivityDate="2020-10-13T06:03:27.897" Title="Why do Japanese live-action adaptations appear to have extremely similar artistic direction to their manga/anime source material?" Tags="&lt;live-action-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="85" CreationDate="2015-05-12T12:54:56.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A non-Uchiha cannot advance their Sharingan. As seen with Danzo and Kakashi. The only reason Kakashi had a Mangekyo Sharingan is because Obito saw Rin die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is explained by Tobirama when he tells about the Uchiha's brain, how their pain and hate change their brain physiology and functioning, allowing them to turn that pain into the Sharingan. As their pain and hate grow, so does their power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a brain isn't an Uchiha brain, and thus does not have this special area of the brain, then they will not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A.) Naturally gain a Sharingan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B.) Awaken the different stages of the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14409" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T13:27:22.213" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T13:27:22.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19111" CreationDate="2015-05-12T15:32:51.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto does seem to have the innate ability to manipulate the seal on Kurama however, with not indication that he received training on this. So he does have some skill in the art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14409" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T15:32:51.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-12T22:15:36.600" Score="4" ViewCount="1816" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory is that the hooded man might be someone new who was also working behind the scenes, but didn't make himself known as Obito and Madara had done or could be someone already introduced as a part of the Uchiha, it could be Madara, or Danzo. So, perhaps even the masked guy isn't Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who do you think it could be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXkV2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;who is this?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13015" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T09:25:20.400" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T09:25:20.400" Title="Who is the person in the Akatsuki cloak in Chapter 702?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21591" CreationDate="2015-05-12T23:34:18.630" Score="4" ViewCount="1031" Body="&lt;p&gt;There’s this manga where, in the beginning, a boy is in school and sees a hot girl. She lures him to some isolated garden outside or something and tries to eat him (take his blood and stuff). A girl in his class, who is always seen sleeping, comes and rescues him by blowing up the vampire girl’s brains and stabbing its heart. The girl has two seals in her hands, and she usually uses only her right hand that has this monster/demon that can kill vampires. The monster-arm girl has a mission to kill all of the pure blood vampires (7 powerful women). She has a little girl sidekick that was bitten by a vampire but was mutated to help some organization’s cause. The girl with the monsters on her hand is human but wants some sort of revenge (I think?) and uses the monsters’ power. They drag the boy along as bait for the 7 purebloods (kinda)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;omg i remember all of this but i don’t know the name of it please help :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14430" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:28:27.777" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:28:27.777" Title="Manga with a girl having demons in her hands and hunts vampires" Tags="&lt;crimezone&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:56:01.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2015-05-13T04:35:13.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the sociopath suggestion, it is generally thought that sociopaths are born that way. You don't just become one. Insane narcissist? Yes, he totally, but sociopath? Doesn't fit the bill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A total narcissist loves only themselves, and might have emotion for others, but mostly just in how they help themselves feel good.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at Light during the period of time where he forsakes the Death Note, he is actually a decent guy. Notice how his entire expression and tone are changed. (even when no one is looking)  He is corrupted by the power of the Death Note, and becomes a figurative monster. &#xA;Absolute power corrupts absolutely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the topic of psychological issues: L is a textbook case of Asperger's  Syndrome. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14434" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T04:35:13.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2105" CreationDate="2015-05-13T08:37:04.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Kaguya clan members have that two-dot mark as their trait, just like how the Uzumakis have red hair, Uchihas with Sharingans, Yamanakas have blonde hair and greenish eyes, Hyugas have Byakugans,  etc.. It's done to make the clan member stand out from other clans and clan members and to identify exclusively from which clan the Shinobi is from. Mangakas do this so that the readers don't get confused  and also to have a good amount of distinction between each clan and their members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T08:15:05.673" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T08:15:05.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21529" CreationDate="2015-05-13T11:43:02.747" Score="0" ViewCount="878" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rolo has been using his Geass since he was very young and using it beyond limits; for various missions and assasinations again and again. But he never lost control over the Geass like Lelouch and Mao. Also if he had lost control before dying then what would be his situation if he had used it infinitely? Would he stop the time around him forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T14:19:21.513" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T03:07:32.060" Title="Does Rolo's Geass have no Limits?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:14:48.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When he uses his power his heart stops beating!&#xA;In other words if he uses his Geass for a long time he dies because his blood stops circulating!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T13:14:48.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21531" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:14:50.830" Score="5" ViewCount="2223" Body="&lt;p&gt;A couple of months ago, i read a manga about a guy who get's a job to tutor a girl for math or other things, and he finds out shes a rich million air girl. She made her money by stocks, and he's curious and decides to learn stocks to get closer with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's really all I know, It should be enough though. &lt;strong&gt;it's a romance 90%&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you can get me the name of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:33:44.113" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:33:44.113" Title="Romance manga where a guy tutors a girl who turns out to be a millionaire" Tags="&lt;billionaire-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:56:08.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:26:16.597" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forever would have been impossible. The weakness to Rolo's time stopping Geass is that it also stops his heart, so he'd die quickly enough from it being in permanent use, which in turn would stop the geass. Same goes for him overusing it. The limit of his geass comes from a sort of body-based time limit (surviving while his heart is stopped) preventing extended use, rather than a limit of the power itself. Below is a quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Geass#Rolo_Lamperouge.27s_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page,&lt;/a&gt; which I've spoilered out for plot reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Its weakness was that it stopped Rolo's heart when used, limiting its activation to short bursts. A large number of people was also more difficult to stop, as Rolo was exhausted after he projected a field encompassing a majority of the school's campus. Finally, this Geass was unable to stop inanimate objects or physical phenomena such as speed and momentum. Rolo ultimately died when he overused his power in a short amount of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14447" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T13:26:16.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38183" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:26:30.023" Score="1" ViewCount="14100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know in which episode Tsuna gets stronger, so that I can tell my friend and get him to stop bothering me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone answer it for me please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:22:59.993" LastActivityDate="2018-05-31T20:07:07.797" Title="In which episode does Tsuna get stronger?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21528" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:27:07.017" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sure the manga in question is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/23588/Billionaire_Girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Billionaire Girl&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy's name is Takato Kei. He tutors this rich teenage girl for 10000 Yen per hour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gdSQZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It a complete romance story. In reality she is not a high school girl who has amassed a lot of wealth from stock market. I think this covers the description you gave. Hope this helps :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BTW Fun-Fact:&lt;/strong&gt; I just noticed it was written by Isuna Hasekura (of Spice and Wolf fame :D ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T13:55:53.033" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T13:55:53.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:43:43.993" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He cannot stop time forever, mainly because of his heart stops every time he uses it. It takes 4 mins of heart stoppage to kill your brain cells. So the maximum he can stop time is for 4 mins (if he has a tremendous will power) after which he will be dead no matter what. &#xA;Weaknesses of Rolo's geass as descibred in Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The weakness of Rolo's Geass is that his heart stops when he uses&#xA;  it,[5] limiting its activation to short bursts. The range also&#xA;  determines the amount of strain it puts on him.[6] Finally, it is&#xA;  unable to stop inanimate objects or physical phenomena such as speed&#xA;  and momentum (for example, it cannot stop a clock nor a projectile in&#xA;  mid-flight).[1] Although the Geass can work on Jeremiah Gottwald,&#xA;  Jeremiah's Geass Canceler automatically activates when that happens:&#xA;  limiting the Geass' effect on him to just a few seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from Wikipedia, he has a bunch of weaknesses. Essentially, everytime he uses it he gets a heart attack, even for a second. We all know what repeated heart attacks can do: they kills some of your heart cardiac walls. It not even a temperory weakness. He essentially trades a &lt;strong&gt;part of his lifespan&lt;/strong&gt; every time he uses it. His geass also cannot stop any inanimate object (unlike Sakura's time card :D).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T03:07:32.060" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T03:07:32.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21530" CreationDate="2015-05-13T13:52:34.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He gets stronger in episode 25, and the story takes on a shonen-ish type of twist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode is aptly named too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I Want to Win! Moment of Awakening&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Hyper_Dying_Will_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hyper Dying Will Mode&lt;/a&gt; which is a calmer version of the Dying Will Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:24:55.543" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:24:55.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21535" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30050" CreationDate="2015-05-13T14:42:55.640" Score="10" ViewCount="12902" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to watch and read Bleach before, but I stopped following the series after the defeat of Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Urahara's Bankai is a mystery to me, and since I'm no longer updated, I don't know if there's more to tell on Urahara's abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been an update on what we know about Urahara since Aizen's defeat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14449" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T17:42:19.857" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T00:27:37.503" Title="Was Urahara's Bankai ever revealed or hinted at?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21539" CreationDate="2015-05-13T16:58:30.350" Score="4" ViewCount="3595" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Fourth Shinobi World War, it is revealed that after losing to Hashirama at the Valley of the End, Madara implanted Hashirama's cells into his wounds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; which led to him awakening the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, it is also revealed that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Madara and Hashirama are transmigrants of Indra and Ashura, and one needs both Indra's and Ashura's chakra to awaken the Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Hashirama had instead implanted Madara's cells into his body, would he also have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; awakened the Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T20:05:11.173" Title="What if Hashirama had implanted Madara's cells into his body?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21537" CreationDate="2015-05-13T19:15:19.737" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not the cells but the eyes he would need to have Rinnengan, this is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because the Rinnegan was wielded by the Sage of the Six Paths, merging&#xA;  the chakra of his two sons, Indra Ōtsutsuki and Asura Ōtsutsuki,&#xA;  within one's body brings forth the Sage's chakra, which can evolve&#xA;  their Sharingan into the Rinnegan. This was proven when Madara&#xA;  Uchiha, Indra's reincarnation at the time, awakened the dōjutsu from&#xA;  his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan by infusing the DNA of Hashirama Senju,&#xA;  Asura's reincarnation at the time, into his body; however, it did not&#xA;  manifest until many years later when he was near death. At some&#xA;  point after this, Madara would implant his eyes into Nagato — a young&#xA;  boy of Senju lineage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a theory from Orochimaru and Kabuto, that says Sharingan came from Rinnegan, so without these eyes no Rinnegan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They theorised that because the Sharingan originated from the Rinnegan, it&#xA;  was possible for the dōjutsu to change into the Rinnegan as part of a&#xA;  &quot;natural evolution&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="13795" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T19:20:47.513" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T19:20:47.513" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-13T19:34:06.160" Score="8" ViewCount="1996" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ufotable's adaptation of Unlimited Blade Works, when Lancer fights Archer for the first time (episode 0), near the end of the battle Lancer begins charging his Gae Bolg, but is later distracted by Shirou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, on episode 5 of the second season, when Lancer fights Archer again, Lancer mentions that he wasn't fighting with his full potential back then because he was under a Command Spell telling him to not kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is true, then why did Lancer even bother charge his Gae Bolg back then? I imagine that the point of his Noble Phantasm is to finish off his target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T00:26:47.660" Title="Why did Lancer prepare his Noble Phantasm during his first fight with Archer?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-13T19:50:17.067" Score="10" ViewCount="4570" Body="&lt;p&gt;Were the Heroic Spirits that powerful in their lives? Consider:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some heroes had &quot;reasonable&quot; powers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate Zero's Caster has a spellbook that granted him massive amounts of mana.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate Zero's Lancer had two magical lances.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stay Night's Caster has a contract-breaking dagger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate Zero's Assassin could split into several shadows (I think it's reasonable, as if it was just some sort of complicated spell).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But other heroes had ridiculous powers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;King Arthur's holy sword could shoot an epic anti-fortress beam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;UBW's Lancer's Gae Bolg did an anti-army explosion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilgamesh's Ea was an anti-world weapon (whatever that means, but it destroyed Rider's reality marble).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heracles could regenerate from death several times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was King Arthur's Excalibur really capable of such beam? Was Lancer's Gae Bolg really that destructive? Or were such attributes given when they were summoned by the Grail, based on their legends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, there is the physical strength factor. Most heroes make holes in the walls and ground while fighting, and can jump great heights (in UBW, episode 1, I remember Saber jumped to the roof of Shirou's house, looking for nearby enemies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T20:01:29.517" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T05:51:51.290" Title="Were the Heroic Spirits that powerful in their lives?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21541" CreationDate="2015-05-14T00:12:06.483" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Hero dies and ascends to the Throne of Heroes to become a Heroic Spirit they will gain strength based off the worship of their legend as such the more fame and renown one gets the stronger they become. when they are summoned, there are factors which determine how much strength they have in relation to what they have from the Throne of Heroes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cultural Sphere&lt;/strong&gt; in which the Servant is summoned and the &lt;strong&gt;Recognition&lt;/strong&gt; they receive there are two factors that play a role in their strength. The closer the are to the stage of their legend, a geographical boost, and the more that they are known makes them &amp;quot;stronger&amp;quot;, bringing them closer to the strength they had in their legend and providing them with more of their equipment displayed in their legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magic energy of the Master&lt;/strong&gt; - The more powerful the magical energy of the Master, the greater the Servant will be able to reach the strength they displayed in their legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Container Parameters:&lt;/strong&gt; Unmodified by the strengths and weaknesses of specific Heroic Spirits, the containers of the seven standard Servant classes of the Fuyuki Grail War possess known base parameters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Factors&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Servant - Strength - Factors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance with those, Cú Chulainn, Heracles and Arturia would be stronger in Europe. Arturia's Strength fluctuates from her different Masters with Rin being the strongest because of Rin being an excelent Magus in comparison to Shirou or Kiritsugu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cú Chulainn, being an excellent fighter, would be lesser so when Summoned as a Caster which as seen in Fate/Grand Order when he is summoned as a Lancer and a Caster by The Protagonist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             Lancer | Caster&#xA;Strength:       B   |   E   &#xA;Mana:           C   |   B&#xA;Endurance:      C   |   D&#xA;Luck:           E   |   D&#xA;Agility:        A   |   C&#xA;N. Phantasm:    B   |   B&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Servant Stats for Protagonist &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_%28Fate/stay_night%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lancer (Fate/stay Night)&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_%28Fate/Grand_Order_-_C%C3%BA_Chulainn%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caster (Fate/Grand Order - Cú Chulainn)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see when Summoned as a Caster Cú Chulainn looses Strength, Endurance and Agility but gains Mana and Luck which then makes him much like most Casters and not suited for a head on battle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the above Quote uses the word &amp;quot;Legend&amp;quot; which is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume that after ascension they gain ever greater strength so while a Heroic Spirit may not have been insanely strong in real life their legends argument their strength further&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another instance of a Servant being stronger that they actually were in real life because of their &amp;quot;legend&amp;quot; is with &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avenger_%28Fate/hollow_ataraxia%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angra Mainyu&lt;/a&gt; who was an ordinary villager and was randomly chosen as the &amp;quot;source of all evil in the world&amp;quot; by his village and was tortured and sacrificed in the following rituals, so while his legends states that he is the evil god of Zoroastrianism he actually isn't&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things you have identified are all Noble Phantasms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilles de Rais's Anti-Army &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Prelati%27s_Spellbook&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prelati's Spellbook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Diarmuid Ua Duibhne's twin Anti-Unit Lances &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gae_Buidhe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gae Buidhe&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gae_Dearg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gae Dearg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Medea's Anti-Thaumaturgy &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rule_Breaker&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule Breaker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Hundred-Faced Hassan Self Targeted Anti-Unit &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Zabaniya:_Delusional_Illusion#Delusional_Illusion&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zabaniya： Delusional Illusion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arturia's Anti-Fortress/Anti-Unit&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Excalibur&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Excalibar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cú Chulainn's &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gae_Bolg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gae Bolg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilgamesh's Anti-World &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ea&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heracles's Anti-Unit &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/God_Hand&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;God Hand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;crystallized mysteries&amp;quot;, powerful armaments made using the imagination of humans as their core, and weapons or abilities owned by Heroic Spirits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Phantasm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noble Phantasm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so these would be under the most influence from one's legends with their original weapon being the basis and arguments/altered by their legends, for instance with Ea it's actual strength is around the level of Excalibur, its effect is unquestionably that of the legend of &amp;quot;ripping the world&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with Cú Chulainn's Gae Bolg it is in fact 2 Noble Phantasm, the first (&lt;em&gt;Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death&lt;/em&gt;) being a single Anti-Unit of the legend of a cursed spear but the second (S&lt;em&gt;oaring Spear that Strikes with Death&lt;/em&gt;) is Anti-Army without it's curse to reverse cause and effect which in his Legend&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It distorts space to create a &amp;quot;tapestry of action&amp;quot; that splits into numerous spearheads that pour down over the enemy. It is said that it split into thirty in his legend, but it seems that the number has increased after Cú Chulainn became a Heroic Spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so &lt;em&gt;Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death&lt;/em&gt; is in fact more powerful than the original legend, possibly because of his legend being embellished over the years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Was King Arthur's Excalibur really capable of such beam?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it actually isn't a beam, on the Wikia Page it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the result is what looks like a large beam of light, only the tip of the attack, which is a wave of light that can mow through the surface of the Earth, is capable of doing damage, as the beam is the result of the &amp;quot;dislocation&amp;quot; of everything the attack destroys in its path. Even if it is dodged, those in close proximity can still be temporarily distracted by its intensity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also when we see Arturia use it we see her swing her sword rather than point it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Mdym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Excalibur Usage&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but as already mentioned since a Nobel Phantasm is influenced by the  imagination of humans more than likely it is King Arthur's Legend of being a king who was the only one to wield a sword forged by gods and when people think of weapons forged by gods they think very, very destructive (ie Thor's Hammer, Odin's Spear)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: In the Fate/Zero material - Servant Status: Saber, p.012-013 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Excalibur#cite_note-FZS-1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Citation&lt;/a&gt;) states that Excalibur: Sword of Promised Victory is Anti-Unit while all other places state it is Anti-Fortress, am unsure if this is a translation error or not&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T05:51:51.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21546" CreationDate="2015-05-14T06:51:18.817" Score="2" ViewCount="1033" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V27Vf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime is this girl from? I found this on Facebook and I'm just curious. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14454" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T08:49:50.290" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T08:49:50.290" Title="What anime is this figure of a white girl from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T17:10:30.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21545" CreationDate="2015-05-14T07:06:20.563" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantai_Collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kantai Collection (艦隊これくしょん Kantai Korekushon, lit. &quot;Fleet Collection&quot;, subtitled as &quot;Combined Fleet Girls Collection&quot;), abbreviated as KanColle (艦これ KanKore), is a Japanese free-to-play web browser game developed by Kadokawa Games&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game was adapted into a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantai_Collection_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV anime series&lt;/a&gt; in Spring 2015 season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl the figure is modeled (including her pose) after one of the Abyssal Bosses, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Aircraft_Carrier_Princess&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aircraft Carrier Princess&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgKA7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Aircraft Carrier Princess&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T06:12:52.043" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T06:12:52.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-14T07:20:57.717" Score="6" ViewCount="634" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the manga below, the text has been changed by a translator team to help find new translators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NzWMC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14455" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:30:22.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:30:22.553" Title="What manga is this page used to advertise for scanlators from?" Tags="&lt;happy-cafe&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-13T01:39:46.627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21547" CreationDate="2015-05-14T07:32:00.627" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Happy Cafe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PhXcg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Romance and happiness blossoms at the Happy Cafe! Uru takes her mother's remarriage as an opportunity to work part time at the Happy Cafe. There, she befriends Ichirou and Shindou, two of the most unsociable guys she's ever met! To make matters worse, it turns out that Uru is not exactly meant for the waitressing world, as she's a huge klutz. But as this hilarious shoujo tale unfolds, true happiness,and even true love, lurks just around the corner. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6599093-happy-cafe-vol-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this particular image you have posted is from the 11th volume of this manga.&#xA;for more informations about his manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Cafe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6599093-happy-cafe-vol-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14032" LastEditorUserId="14032" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T08:04:22.517" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T08:04:22.517" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-14T09:30:47.500" Score="1" ViewCount="48556" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Chimera Ants Arc, after Gon fights with Neferpitou,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gon lost his Nen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will he be able to fight and continue advancing within the Hunter x Hunter Universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T19:52:38.863" LastActivityDate="2021-02-11T04:19:33.667" Title="How will Gon continue fighting after his fight with Neferpitou?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7622" CreationDate="2015-05-14T12:14:34.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know about the other two, but Fairy Law is actually based on the spell &quot;Law&quot; which Mavis used in &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt; (the story about how Fairy Tail was founded).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown for the first time in chapter 10. Mavis learned &quot;Law&quot; from Zeref, so if we say that &quot;Law&quot; and &quot;Fairy Law&quot; are the same, people who are not in Fairy Tail can also learn this Spell (Zeref for example). If &quot;Fairy Law&quot; is a development of &quot;Law&quot; created by Mavis, probably only members of her guild can use this spell because no member of Fairy Tail would tell this secret to an outsider. &quot;Law&quot; on the other hand can be learned by people who are not in Fairy Tail too. The problem here is, that it takes ten years to master this spell (according to Zeref at least).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14459" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-28T16:42:30.533" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T16:42:30.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-14T12:34:17.673" Score="1" ViewCount="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last scene of the show we see Reiji and Elen in Mongolia standing in the fields and Reiji ends up shot and--I'm assuming--killed by the man on the wagon passing by. However Elen's emotions don't reflect this at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I know, the show is setup to favor Elen and Reiji being together with their bond they slowly developed throughout. However, when Elen looks back at Reiji she is smiling happily thinking. &quot;These memories are enough for me,&quot; and goes to lay down in the grass paying no mind to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My thoughts on what happened:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First off, the ending scene goes from them being together mid-day to each of them in separate scenes at sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elen is thinking back on her times with Reiji, after the point of his death. Which happens to be at the same place and time of day that he died. Elen says, &quot;I have memories of being with you,&quot; which could possibly be referring to a flashback from before Reiji died.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to point out that she could possibly have planned his death, although unlikely. Since that wouldn't fit with the dialogue of her thinking back about Reiji.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T12:44:41.877" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T12:44:41.877" Title="How does Elen's attitude layout the last scene of the final episode?" Tags="&lt;requiem-for-the-phantom&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21550" CreationDate="2015-05-14T13:00:59.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without nen, Gon won't be able to fight against Nen users. As was seen in the Heaven's Arena arc, the only way to defend against Nen is with Nen, and without it even relatively weak attacks will kill or cripple you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the moment, the story is on an indefinite hiatus, but if it ever gets going properly again, Gon will not be able to fight against Nen users unless somehow he is able to regain his Nen, whether by himself or by someone helping him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's obviously a different story, but I think it's similar to how after Ichigo lost his spiritual pressure in Bleach, he was pretty weak for a while until it was restored to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alluka was able to save Gon, and it's definitely possible that either some Hunter has the capability to restore Gon's Nen, or that somewhere in the Dark Continent there will be a way of restoring it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T13:00:59.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21554" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-14T14:47:19.910" Score="2" ViewCount="1193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched Dragon Ball in detail, but I think something like this has never been explained and it doesn't make sense to me at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It took all Dragon Balls for Goku to go from power level of 10 to a maximum of 950 in his fight against Raditz. However, in much less time than what took Dragon Ball to happen, he managed to get to 8000 in base form to fight Vegeta in relatively little time, and then to 300000 in base form in even less time to fight against Freezer, and so on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's obvious that if you get better training methods, you can improve faster. However, I think something like that doesn't make sense in this case even for an anime. I'd like to know if there's an in-universe explanation for this exponential growth in power level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14462" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T19:26:28.627" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T14:33:04.910" Title="Is there an explanation to the &quot;exponential&quot; growth of power levels in Z fighters?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21554" CreationDate="2015-05-14T18:04:24.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;One possible answer is that Saiyans get way more powerful than before if they agonize (and survive). It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zenkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zenkai&lt;/a&gt;. This ability is found in pure Saiyan, half-blood and even Cell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example is when Gohan fights Cell, kicks him around, but refuses to kill him. This allows Cell to recover and get way stronger than before, making it very difficult to Gohan to kill him, even with help of other warriors, Vegeta and even dead Goku. In retrospect, Gohan could have single-handedly kill Cell, but he didn't do so at the beginning of their fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not by coincidence, this &quot;ability&quot; make every fight involving Saiyan longer and with plot-twists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zenkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zenkai - Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14463" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T19:19:51.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T19:19:51.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21535" CreationDate="2015-05-14T20:04:13.730" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of yet, Urahara's Bankai has never been revealed. We know that he is capable of it, but he has never actually used it on-panel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back when Ichigo was still working to attain his Bankai (Chapter 132), Yoruichi informed Ichigo that Urahara gained his Bankai using the same training method, and did it in three days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later (Chapter 224) Sado comes to him for training. Urahara tells Sado that he needs to train against a Bankai in order to improve. He then assigns Sado to train with Renji, saying that his own Bankai was not suitable for training. This implies that his Bankai is either absurdly lethal, or may not be a combat-focused weapon (like how Unohana's Shikai is a flying ray medevac thing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastEditorUserId="14466" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T21:00:32.807" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T21:00:32.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21559" CreationDate="2015-05-14T20:27:41.540" Score="4" ViewCount="852" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello :) so I saw only part of it a while back and so I only know a little bit about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was definitely on the horror side - there were humans vs vampires and (I dont know if it was for just that episode or if it was the entire series) but the humans were the ones hunting down the vampires. The vampires weren't evil and were just regular humans, but the humans were rude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene I saw went something like this:&#xA;Some vampires are crawling through a narrow tunnel (head to butt) trying to escape the humans - they are obviously panicked and some are crying. Then one by one, the humans begin to rip them out of the tunnel. Pretty gruesome. After they rip them all out, you can see a massacre of bodies around as a large man comes up to one of the vampires (Who is burning, if I remember correctly because of the sun) and he says something that makes it evident that his son was killed by a vampire and then he kills her and the rest of the humans around him console him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid that is all I know, any help would be extremely appreciated! &amp;lt;3 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14467" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:28:43.747" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:28:43.747" Title="Horror anime about vampires hunted down by humans" Tags="&lt;shiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:56:11.200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21558" CreationDate="2015-05-14T20:49:53.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/7724/Shiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shiki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BaK9A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When citizens of a secluded village begin dying off in alarming numbers, the sole hospital's head doctor tries desperately to save his patients—but his efforts are in vain. Entire families are wiped out while others desert their homes. All hell breaks loose as the villagers discover their loved ones' corpses are rising from the grave with an insatiable thirst for human blood. Who is safe when the urge to kill in order to survive blurs the line between man and monster?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is pretty gruesome especially in showing humans killing vampires&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the beginning of the series vampires kills humans without letting them realize they were actually killed (they just considered theirs as unexplained deaths)... When humans realize the existence of vampires they begin to hunt them down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think the scene you described is taken from &lt;strong&gt;Episode 20.5&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_Dcp5Ljp4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is a clip from that episode.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BwmcP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T07:58:05.083" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T07:58:05.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21562" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21572" CreationDate="2015-05-15T05:53:20.767" Score="4" ViewCount="1731" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the epilogue to &lt;em&gt;Ping Pong&lt;/em&gt;, we see this newspaper headline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U7I9R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;newspaper headline about Kong Wenge&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Five years after naturalization, finally a ticket to the Olympics for Tsujido Wenge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I don't know Japanese, but I can kind of read this at the very beginning of the Japanese text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;辻堂文革（中国名 孔文革）&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This translates to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsujido Wenge (Chinese name Kong Wenge)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that Kong Wenge is known as &quot;Tsujido Wenge&quot; in Japan. This is because it doesn't make sense for 中国名 to simply be referring to the Chinese characters (the kanji) for his actual name to me, given the &quot;中国&quot; (i.e. &quot;China&quot; or &quot;Chinese&quot; in the sense of nationality), but again, I don't know Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any in-universe reason for this discrepancy?&lt;/strong&gt; Perhaps since he wants to play for Japan, he's better off with a Japanese surname? I think the school Kong played for was Tsujido, and this also seems relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T06:13:02.917" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T10:13:53.347" Title="Why is Kong using a Japanese surname?" Tags="&lt;ping-pong&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21564" CreationDate="2015-05-15T07:23:40.777" Score="8" ViewCount="22533" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the prologue to &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;, we see Rin drop her pendant after saving Shiro's life. She doesn't bother picking it up, and later, Archer returns it to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the first &quot;main&quot; episode, we see that Shiro picks up the pendant and takes it home after he is revived, and he doesn't encounter Archer until the next day. So it doesn't seem like Archer could have intercepted him at some point and retrieved the pendant. Moreover as additional support for this, when in episode 12, he topples Rin's jewelry chest, he sees her pendant and notes that it's exactly the same as the one he remembered seeing that night. So it looks like Shiro believes the pendant he finds at Rin's house is different from the one he has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a contradiction or omission here? It doesn't seem like Rin has more than one pendant, from the narration in the beginning of UBW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T22:17:43.290" LastActivityDate="2019-01-04T16:03:01.090" Title="Why did Shiro have Rin's pendant, if Rin's pendant was returned to her by Archer?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21563" CreationDate="2015-05-15T07:23:40.777" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only just started the second season, but from a combination of the material here and what I've gleaned from sources like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer_%28Fate/stay_night%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, I have something of an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no contradiction or omission, in that there isn't only a single pendant involved in the series.&lt;/strong&gt; In the first episode of the second season, we have this exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Shiro shows Rin the pendant.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rin:&lt;/strong&gt; Huh? How did you get that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shiro:&lt;/strong&gt; Anyway, you can have it back. I have another pendant like it at my house. After Lancer nearly killed me at school, it was lying next to me. I picked it up, and I've had it ever since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this, Rin seems surprised. So barring any weird, supernatural duplication, there must be more than one pendant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N.B.: it seems that Rin's pendant is unique. Archer tells Rin that she shouldn't lose it again back in the beginning, and that it suits her (and not others). From both my guess and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia episode list&lt;/a&gt;, it looks like Shiro was returning the pendant from Rin's room, although the English dialogue isn't completely clear on this. (I could not tell if Shiro's explanation for having one of the pendants was supposed to explain why he had the one he was returning. But this is more plausible, and perhaps Shiro didn't realize that the pendant lying next to him after he almost died was necessarily Rin's, even if he remembers her in the hallway.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this doesn't explain where Archer got the pendant he returned to Rin. Now, Archer's true identity is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Shiro of an alternate timeline from that of Fate/stay night [...] He is summoned because he still has the jewel pendant that Rin used to save his life after Lancer stabbed his heart. The jewel he owns is the actual catalyst used for his summoning rather than the one that Rin still has at the time of his summoning. (Source: Wikia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it must simply be that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Archer gave Rin his own pendant (which he obtained from her in another timeline in a similar fashion to this one), and implicitly lied about picking it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm watching the UBW movie now, and Shiro tells Rin when returning the pendant that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't realize [it was yours] until I saw one with the same shape in your home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm not sure if the conclusion I gleaned from Wikipedia about which pendant was being returned was right. The anime series would suggest that he simply took the pendant out of Rin's chest and is returning that one, but here, it looks like Shiro is returning the pendant that he'd kept after being revived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 2:&lt;/strong&gt; the visual novel (which I would consider &amp;quot;canon&amp;quot;) makes it clear that Shiro is simply returning the pendant he found at Rin's house (i.e. the one Archer &amp;quot;returned&amp;quot;), when he explains to Rin where he found the pendant he's returning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found it in your room. Oh . . . You might get surprised when you get home, but I'm sorry. I tipped over your dresser . . . Well, I have the exact same pendant at my house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T20:21:10.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21569" CreationDate="2015-05-15T08:29:05.363" Score="15" ViewCount="43419" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, it was revealed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Dwarf in the Flask was an experiment of the King of Xerxes and that it has Van Hohenheim's blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it wasn't explained what method was used to create him. So, how was The Dwarf in the Flask created? Was it ever explained in the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="88" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:28:00.987" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T04:13:02.983" Title="How was The Dwarf in the Flask created?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21567" CreationDate="2015-05-15T08:58:27.833" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The backstory of van Hohenheim and Father is discussed in chapter 74 and 75. All we see is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Dwarf in the Flask talks to slave no. 23, whom he names.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Van Hohenheim is taught to read and write, and ends up in a better position in the household.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The king wants immortality, and the homunculus tricks him and destroys the whole country, excepting Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The only thing relevant in these chapters to how the homunculus was created is this: it notes that blood was taken from Hohenheim to create the homunculus.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From chapter 74:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0OB6A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 74 excerpt&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The notion that they have blood relation is repeated later in chapter 75, but this is the main thing we ever get as to the origin of the Dwarf in the Flask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible of course that there might have been more information in bonus material to the series, but the fact that &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Father&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikia&lt;/a&gt; lacks anything beyond this and that I've never seen any serious commentary on this among fans of FMA suggest that this probably isn't the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T08:58:27.833" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21570" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-15T09:57:25.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ping Pong was a 1996-1997 manga by Taiyo Matsumoto following the development of ping pong players Peco and Smile, and their interactions with players from other schools, such as Kaio's Ryuichi Kazama and Chinese transfer student Kong Wenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was later adapted into a 2002 live-action film and a 2014 anime series by Tatsunoko Production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_Pong_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T10:08:11.797" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T10:08:11.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21571" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-15T09:57:25.527" Score="0" Body="Ping Pong (also known as Ping Pong: The Animation) is a 1996-1997 manga that was later adapted into a live-action movie and an anime series." OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T10:07:58.020" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T10:07:58.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21562" CreationDate="2015-05-15T10:13:53.347" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The keyword is in the &lt;strong&gt;(Japanese) naturalization&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kong Wenge took a Japanese nationality by mean of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_nationality_law?oldformat=true#Naturalization&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;naturalization&lt;/a&gt;. After naturalization, he needed to have a Japanese legal name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turning-japanese.info/2010/07/faq-do-you-have-to-take-japanese-name.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Do you have to take a Japanese name if you naturalize?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The simple answer to this question is YES, you &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; need to take a Japanese name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reality, however, is that a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_name&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Japanese name&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; is not necessarily what you are thinking. &lt;strong&gt;You have to follow the same rules that a Japanese parent has to follow when naming a baby&lt;/strong&gt;... [...].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]. As you can see, some of us (like me) choose to write our existing names in Japanese characters. Others choose a more Japanese-sounding name that is similar in either sound or meaning to their original name, and &lt;strong&gt;others choose something that is altogether different from the name they were born with&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You do need to write your name in Japanese characters. This can include ひらがな (hiragana), カタカナ (katakana), &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1_qI8j9F5b8XqF8k1CklBiGRDSDp7kzhTc_oM7n5DUhE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;常用漢字 (jōyō kanji) (kanji for everyday use)&lt;/a&gt;, and/or &lt;a href=&quot;http://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1V0HNlUmutkYG8y1rh91KFQi9TxRFEGgnbKjo4Idimng&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;人名用漢字 (jimmeiyō kanji) (kanji designated for use in names)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.ikanji.jp/character/%E5%AD%94&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;孔 (kō)&lt;/a&gt; is actually an acceptable kanji (it's inside kanji for everyday use), given the privilege to change his name, he chose 辻堂 (tsujido), probably to show his support to his high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T10:13:53.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13733" CreationDate="2015-05-15T13:27:59.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the manga your mentioning is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/5966/Hikari_no_Pansy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pansy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A girl is raised by monkeys before being brought to where people are and eventually meets the crown prince. It turns out her family was good at pianos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14480" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T13:51:22.283" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T13:51:22.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-15T17:28:55.210" Score="7" ViewCount="12163" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Stardust Crusaders&lt;/strong&gt; series, the antagonist &lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Vanilla_Ice&quot;&gt;Vanilla Ice&lt;/a&gt; is localized into English as &quot;Cool Ice&quot;. There's also the renaming of &lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Steely_Dan&quot;&gt;Steely Dan&lt;/a&gt; to &quot;Dan of Steel&quot;. Is it due to possible copyright/trademark infringements? Or is there another reason, artistic license?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T20:25:26.047" Title="Why was &quot;Vanilla Ice&quot; localized as &quot;Cool Ice&quot;?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21576" CreationDate="2015-05-15T20:19:50.993" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a page from the US Government's Patent and Trademark Office that explains when a musician can trademark a name. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/musicians-and-artists-profile&quot;&gt;http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/musicians-and-artists-profile&lt;/a&gt;, under &lt;strong&gt;Registering a Name&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes musicians and artists want to register their name as a&#xA;  trademark, including a stage name or pseudonym. If the mark appears to&#xA;  be a person’s name, then there are additional requirements for the&#xA;  application. If the name is an actual name (including a nickname or&#xA;  stage name) of any living individual, then the person’s consent to the&#xA;  use and registration of the name must be included in the application&#xA;  file. See TMEP 813 &amp;amp; 1206.03. If the mark does not refer to a living&#xA;  individual, but could be interpreted as a name (e.g., a band name that&#xA;  looks like a person’s name), then a statement that the mark is not a&#xA;  living individual must be in the application file. See TMEP 813.01(b).&#xA;  In addition to the consent requirement, applications seeking to&#xA;  register a performer’s name as a trademark must include evidence that&#xA;  the mark appears on at least two different works (e.g., multiple CD&#xA;  covers). See TMEP 1202.09(a).  Applications seeking to register a name&#xA;  as a service mark must show a use in connection with the service, and&#xA;  not merely the artist’s name or the name of the group. See TMEP&#xA;  1301.02(b).  However, an artist’s name or pseudonym affixed to an original work of art (sculptures, paintings, jewelry), need not show&#xA;  use in connection with a series. See TMEP 1202.09(b).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any specific source saying that Vanilla Ice and Steely Dan were trademarked, but it seems likely they are. (So we should really write Vanilla Ice&amp;trade; and Steely Dan&amp;trade;.) The names have appeared on several CD covers, so that clause is covered; and it seems unlikely that the actual name of any living person is &quot;Vanilla Ice&quot; or &quot;Steely Dan&quot;. (But even if there was a &quot;Vanilla Thaddeus Ice&quot; living in Gary, Indiana, the kind of money that a major record label used to be able to command could probably convince him to give permission for the trademark.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The US fair use laws do list parodies as a protected class of work, so according to what little I know of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and fair use law, it could probably be argued in court that this is a parody and therefore a protected usage. But I imagine the translators wanted to avoid any risk of going to court to argue about this, so they voluntarily changed the names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T20:19:50.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21576" CreationDate="2015-05-15T20:25:26.047" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think are there any real copyright or trademark issues that would prevent the names Vanilla Ice or Steely Dan being used in the English localization. You can't copyright a name and I don't think trademark law would apply because there's no chance a consumer would confuse these very different products. In the case of Vanilla Ice his &lt;a href=&quot;https://trademarks.justia.com/856/85/vanilla-ice-85685764.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;abandoned registered trademark&lt;/a&gt; in the US would have only covered &quot;Audio and video recordings featuring music and artistic performances [...] T-shirts [...] Entertainment in the nature of live MUSICAL performances by AN INDIVIDUAL [...]&quot;, and not characters in comic books and cartoons. On the other hand, Steely Dan's name is not exactly original, they took their name from a strap-on dildo in a William S. Burroughs novel. Also copyright protection is automatically world wide, and trademark protection goes wherever the product does. I don't know if Vanilla Ice ever had much of presence in Japan, but Steely Dan has toured there, so the group would be entitled to just as much protection of their name in Japan as the US.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, even if they don't have a leg to stand on, it's much easier for an American to cause legal trouble for an American company in the American courts, than it is for them to do the same to an Japanese company in a Japanese court. The company doing the localization might have very well changed the name to avoid a legal fight they couldn't afford even if they were certain to prevail in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least for the Vanilla Ice character there's another fairly obvious reason why the name would be been changed. Many Americans would recognize the name and be put off by the fact that the character doesn't actually resemble the rap performer. Even without the legal considerations they may have changed the names of the characters (there are quite few using names of musicians) to avoid all the baggage the names would have with American audiences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T20:25:26.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21583" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38914" CreationDate="2015-05-15T22:25:12.820" Score="3" ViewCount="66" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, when Teito meets Lazet for the first time she looks &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/YI1vGFJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;like a brunette&lt;/a&gt;, but a few moment afterwards (something like 10 seconds), her hair color &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ErkyK0p.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;changes to pink&lt;/a&gt; without any noticeable reason (and apparently no one seems to be bothered by it at all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I didn't see the whole series, I'd like to know if this phenomenon has been explained later in the series, or has it just remained unexplained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T23:54:42.620" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T08:54:17.987" Title="Why does Lazet's hair color suddenly change?" Tags="&lt;07-ghost&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21585" CreationDate="2015-05-16T01:25:22.427" Score="0" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who is the seiyuu/voice actress of the young Aya in Episode 17 of Mushishi? I want to know because I think she sounds like Naru Kotoishi from &lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8802" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T02:10:54.643" Title="Who is the seiyuu of Aya in Mushishi?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;mushishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21584" CreationDate="2015-05-16T01:57:21.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KBVO4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;綺（子供時代）　黒葛原未有&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=25483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsuzurahara Miyu&lt;/a&gt;, apparently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, AnimeNewsNetwork tends to have very comprehensive listings of voice actors and staff, so that's always a good place to check if you have a question like this in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T02:10:54.643" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T02:10:54.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7241" CreationDate="2015-05-16T11:33:22.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that there code names are base on there roles in the organization because sherry is made of grape that is good for medicine and her role is to make poison or medicament&#xA;Vodka is made of potato and there are trades for poor peoples like the alcohol to so he do the trades like tequila that is also like vodka &#xA;Another exemple calvados is a sniper and you all know the game shoot an apple on the head...&#xA;So with those codes names the contact by telephones are at a minimum number because the phone number is the proof that she is a women that want to avenge her 7 child with the poison made by ai&#xA;And because of her known that she can be a bar woman&#xA;And because she called ai  sherry and not xeres like in other languages we can know she is from england or america but the suspect number 1 if I am right is Yuzuki from the BAR POOL&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14490" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T11:33:22.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21514" CreationDate="2015-05-16T15:19:40.380" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crimezone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; fits most of your description, including the fact that they use the main character as bait, and that there were 7 &amp;quot;pure bloods&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to mangaupdates, it's still ongoing, and last update was almost a year ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mangaupdates&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/uOzRQv7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover Image&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of Earth live in a society where vampires aren’t just real but dangerous. Although humanity has been able to keep them under control and even take the night away as the vampire’s natural habitat, some of them have adapted. Hesperides, a relatively new breed of vampires, have adapted over hundreds of years in order to be able to go outside during dusk when the sunlight is at its weakest and feast on humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aburaya Shiro, a high school kid, lives in a town where there has not been a vampire attack in years, but adults keep warning them of going outside at dusk. Shiro and his classmates take this warning lightly and head out at dusk only to find out one of their classmates who they thought they knew well turns out to be a Hesperides. With all his classmates violently murdered, the only way Shiro was able to survive was with the help of a different classmate, Ichijoji Eruka, who doesn’t seem to be human herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14492" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T16:31:01.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21714" CreationDate="2015-05-16T15:40:10.257" Score="4" ViewCount="4361" Body="&lt;p&gt;Armament Haki is being used by a number of users, namely Luffy, Sabo, Garp, Chinjao, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, has there been any explanation given about the process or training involved in obtaining this Haki ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4411" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-17T05:42:10.777" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T05:14:23.023" Title="How is Armament Haki obtained or learned?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18855" CreationDate="2015-05-16T17:37:44.200" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=37033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arata Kangatari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the series you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It took some thinking, since I dropped it a few years ago, but what you remember is from chapter 53 of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the last page of the chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qI3Ax.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qI3Axl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Last page of chapter 53&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=37033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arata Kangatari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; from mangaupdates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HggwA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head! Now, another Arata from our world has crossed over in Arata's place! How did this happen, and how will these two survive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/arata-kangatari&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;arata-kangatari&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;arata-kangatari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14492" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T15:42:29.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21459" CreationDate="2015-05-17T04:40:49.353" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NZ8OD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds a lot like this anime and it is from 2013 but the boy did not die, only the girl did. But that was in the after-credits scene so its possible you did not see it. The robot did stab the girl in the throat and it was considered a myth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neppu_Kairiku_Bushi_Road&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story takes place in a time when the world is in the pits of despair after being ravaged by a poison called &quot;shinobi&quot; that came to earth via an asteroid. The people run away to the place called &quot;Kairiku,&quot; a place that used to be the bottom of the ocean. Here, the people try and protect themselves against the effects of the poison. In such a world, there was a single light of hope. The &quot;Holy Weapon Giga Road&quot; and the legendary warrior &quot;Yagyuu&quot; are needed in order to counter the effects of the poison. Ame, a princess of a fallen nation, stands up in order to save the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ame: The main girl &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A former princess/priestess of the country Ise.&#xA;  Her mother is dead because of a shinobi. She travels with companions and a key to finding a weapon built by men who put an end to the shinobi. She has romantic feelings for Suou. She disappeared in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T13:35:29.883" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T13:35:29.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-17T05:09:27.300" Score="4" ViewCount="3713" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/utbtB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This picture is really cute so I want to know what manga this is so please help me thank you for your consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14504" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:37:47.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:37:47.933" Title="What is this manga where a girl is told that she's never been seen only as a friend?" Tags="&lt;houkago-x-ponytail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-27T14:50:15.790" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21599" CreationDate="2015-05-17T05:36:25.743" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga that this image is from is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/43789/Houkago_x_Ponytail&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houkago x Ponytail&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It is in the second chapter and in page 29. A quick Google search will show this as the source, although you may need to dig a bit deeper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-17T06:12:50.863" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T06:12:50.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-17T06:26:30.897" Score="6" ViewCount="2990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only have the anime to go on so maybe there's an explanation in the manga. It seems clear that Ichigo is stronger than Rukia was in episode 1 at the point of his first battle with Renji. In fact it seems like Ichigo may have been stronger as soon as he became a soul reaper, but based on Rukia's reaction to the stronger enemies up to that point (Menos Grande, and Grand Fisher) it seems she believes that a single shinigami could hope to win in cases where Ichigo does. This seems to imply that Ichigo is stronger than Rukia ever was at that point. Then Ichigo fights Renji and is at least closely matched. It's difficult to say that at the point where Ichigo gains the upper hand whether he is stronger or weaker than when he was fighting stronger enemies in the past but it does seem like Ichigo and Renji, at their first meeting, are at roughly the same strength which is greater than Rukia's at the beginning of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in episode 32 where Renji has his flashback to his time in the Rukon district and training to be a shinigami it seems clear that Rukia was always stronger than he was. So then how do we explain this discrepancy? Did Renji get significantly stronger in the few months Rukia was in the world of the living? Is there any particular reason for that? Or am I underestimating how strong Rukia was at the start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14505" LastEditorUserId="14562" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T11:21:37.663" LastActivityDate="2020-03-15T09:26:51.453" Title="How does Renji become stronger than Rukia?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21373" CreationDate="2015-05-17T17:16:27.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toei Animation have announced that they will indeed make a manga for the upcoming Dragon Ball anime series, &quot;Dragon Ball Super&quot;, with the Dragon Ball creator, and author Akira Toriyama and the Dragon Ball: Heroes Victory Mission author, Toyotoro. Now we see if they can deliver for us that we really want to see, that Dragon Ball GT did not deliver to the Dragon Ball fans. We may see the other 12 gods that Beerus mentioned in the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods film, Uub, Gohan's coming back to training, a first ever Female Super Saiyan, new villains, and a lot more that we wanted to experience it, and fun epic adventures too. Just like the original Dragon Ball, and Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14513" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T17:16:27.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21601" CreationDate="2015-05-17T18:44:39.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Rukia stepped into the world of the living, she had to inhabit a &quot;Gigai&quot; (empty body) to be able to interact with the living. That body was provided by Kisuke Urahara. Hidden inside that Gigai was one of his inventions (the Hōgyoku), which by being placed in the same body as a Shinigami would be destroyed, or so he planned. After Rukia gifting her Shinigami power to Ichigo, her powers failed to return, and the Hōgyoku was what was blocking Rikia's powers. Along with the tower she was held in during her wait for execution, she was left with no power. Shortly after she was saved, the Hōgyoku was stolen, and her power began to very slowly return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the later episodes, when she has recovered, you can clearly see her strength after she has enough power to call forth her Zanpakutō with its overwhelming ability to freeze enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as Ichigo has gotten stronger from numerous fights with Hollow and Shinigami, so has Renji from their fights and his own determination to save Rukia from her execution and later protect her from further harm. Also, his power was boosted considerably with him mastering his Bankai at the same time Ichigo was unlocking his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, all Shinigami have their power capped/suppressed when visiting the human world, or they would seriously damage the living.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14500" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T16:45:38.913" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T16:45:38.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21615" CreationDate="2015-05-18T08:57:38.700" Score="2" ViewCount="2138" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for the name of this OST, but I haven't had any luck finding it. It's the first one played &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liotuj4dArU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. It's also played on the 6:07 mark in &lt;a href=&quot;http://gogoanime.tv/naruto-shippuden-episode-343&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 343&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14371" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T10:30:00.973" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T10:30:00.973" Title="Does anyone know this song from Naruto Shippuden that plays in this video?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21614" CreationDate="2015-05-18T10:23:34.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is an unreleased OST titled (for now) as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1ppyOGg2E&amp;amp;list=PL3EFB5805B9DDB6BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konoha Peace Theme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that the soundtrack will be included in the Naruto Shippūden: OST III. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T10:23:34.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21619" CreationDate="2013-12-31T10:44:42.303" Score="92" ViewCount="115606" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I see an image that I believe is from either an anime or a manga. What are some ways that I can go about finding what series it's from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Try these options:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21619#21619&quot;&gt;Google reverse image search&lt;/a&gt; (browser built-in support and plugins)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/24210#24210&quot;&gt;Other reverse image search engines: TinEye, SauceNao, iqdb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/30207#30207&quot;&gt;Search engine tailored to searching anime by screenshots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/36843#36843&quot;&gt;Search for an anime or manga character&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21620#21620&quot;&gt;Technique: Cropping the image&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21651#21651&quot;&gt;Animated GIF: Picking the right frame&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: Please note that as of May 9, 2016, &lt;strong&gt;ALL&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/identification-request&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;identification-request&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;identification-request&lt;/a&gt; questions are now &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2812/identification-request-cleanup-phase-1-deprecation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;off-topic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore, you can't ask an identification request question on this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, such questions are still welcome &lt;a href=&quot;https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/maid-cafe-&quot;&gt;in our main chat&lt;/a&gt; for users with at least &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/chat&quot;&gt;20 rep&lt;/a&gt; (globally on StackExchange).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Protip&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;If you are using Google Image Search in a non-English language&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en#languages&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;change your language to English&lt;/a&gt; or just use &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/ncr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google NCR&lt;/a&gt; for better, more accurate results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" OwnerDisplayName="almousawi" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T20:43:52.957" Title="Where is this picture from? How do I use Reverse Image Search to find the source of an anime/manga image?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="21" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-05-18T15:03:46.037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2013-12-31T10:44:42.303" Score="52" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Google reverse image search&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Chrome for desktop&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say you saw an interesting image online and you want to identify the anime it's from. To do this, you'll have to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Right-click on the image.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &quot;Search Google for this image&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccgN2.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here it is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9d4E.png&quot; alt=&quot;Like magic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Using another desktop browser&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: If you are using Firefox, you can download the &lt;a href=&quot;https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/search-by-image-by-google/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Search By Image (by Google)&lt;/a&gt; plugin and search for images like when using Chrome. If you use a Chromium based browser (like Opera), you can download the same extension from &lt;a href=&quot;https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-by-image-by-google/dajedkncpodkggklbegccjpmnglmnflm?hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chrome Web Store&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To search for images on browsers other than Chrome, you'll have to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/imghp&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google image search&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Press the camera button.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Paste the image URL, or upload a file from your computer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hk97V.png&quot; alt=&quot;google image search screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Using Chrome for mobile&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just press and hold the image and click &quot;Search Google for this image&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vbGFKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Using another mobile browser&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Switch your browser to desktop mode, and then follow the steps in &lt;em&gt;Using another desktop browser&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2656" OwnerDisplayName="almousawi" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T01:52:48.160" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T01:52:48.160" CommentCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-05-18T14:33:21.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2014-02-27T14:56:51.913" Score="29" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Search parts of a larger picture&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes you find a huge image, or an image consisting of several characters whom you want to identify. In that case, you will first need to crop the image for the search to work correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Cropping the image&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you will need to crop the image. For example, let us use this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/342/6/1/white_haired_anime_characters_by_jonatan7-d5ng5ph.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;picture&lt;/a&gt; from DeviantArt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4yI1x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose we want to find out who the top right character is, and from which anime he is. First, you need to single his picture out. You can do so by importing the picture into a picture editor such as Paint or Photoshop, or an external screenshot device such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://gyazo.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gyazo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After cropping the image you should have a picture similar to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OGL18.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having the cropped the image, you can follow &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21619#21619&quot;&gt;almousawi's guide&lt;/a&gt; to reverse image search it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" OwnerDisplayName="Dimitri mx" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:01:49.823" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T07:01:49.823" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-05-18T14:33:30.797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21554" CreationDate="2015-05-18T14:33:04.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saiyans become more powerful from battle, especially if they're injured. They also become more powerful every time they are presented with a challenge that is above them. So when Goku was killed by Picollo (when fighting Raditz) he became more powerful, even though he had died. Saiyans also become more powerful through anger and the training from King Kai also helped. As for the rest of the Z fighters, they always became more powerful from some sort of training (Kame's lookout, King Kai) or power given to them by a character that has the ability to unlock their potential (like the elder guru did for Gohan and Krillin on Namek). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T14:33:04.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21623" CreationDate="2015-05-18T16:06:30.320" Score="4" ViewCount="3846" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Death Note anime, Rem kills &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Ginzo_Kaneboshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ginzo Kaneboshi&lt;/a&gt; in episode 21 to help Misa convince Higuchi that she is the second Kira. But why didn't Rem die after this? If she died after killing Watari/L, but why not after killing Kaneboshi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14524" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T18:13:37.200" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T13:51:10.933" Title="Why didn't Rem die after killing Kaneboshi?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21622" CreationDate="2015-05-18T16:21:13.630" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is because a Shinigami can die only if they try to &lt;strong&gt;extend&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;prolong&lt;/strong&gt; the life of a human. In this case, Misa was not in any danger, and killing Ginzo would in no way extend Misa's life directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinigami_%28Death_Note%29#Overview&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; explains that Shinigami can die only by saving a human life (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like humans, Shinigami also can die, of sorts by extending the life of a human they care about (by saving them from certain death): the&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;purpose of a Shinigami is to end life, not give it, and hence saving a human is contrary to their nature&lt;/strong&gt;. Shinigami who die in this manner are reduced to dust. Their Death Note is left behind. The other way that a Shinigami can die is that they stop writing names in their Death Note- since Shinigami take human lifespans for their own when they write a name in their Death Note, if they stop they will eventually die when their lifespan runs out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T16:26:13.980" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T16:26:13.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21627" CreationDate="2015-05-18T16:48:12.780" Score="12" ViewCount="8793" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 62 of Brotherhood series, when Father's stone was nearly depleted, he started to search desperately for a new one. When he saw Edward Elric pinned down, his expression suddenly changed and he started walking towards him, as if he had found one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are part human, part Philosopher's Stone, isn't it kinda ironic that what they had been looking for was inside them all along?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14526" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:27:43.550" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T00:39:04.083" Title="If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher's Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16872" CreationDate="2015-05-18T16:54:06.970" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 436 it is revealed that, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsu (Dragneel) is the younger brother of Zeref (Dragneel). Zeref's younger brother died a few years after birth. Unable to let go, Zeref researched everything he could find about bringing back the death (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Tower_of_Heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;R-system&lt;/a&gt;), travelling through time (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Eclipse_Gate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eclipse Gate&lt;/a&gt;) and creating magical beings (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Etherious&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Etherious&lt;/a&gt;). In the end (pun not intended), he combined all of his knowledge and created an Etherious version of his younger brother, using the original body of that younger brother, named E(therious) N(atsu) D(ragneel).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3g8KA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; On a side note. This does not yet explain why Zeref was holding the book of E.N.D. in chapter 413. By holding the book, it would give the impression that E.N.D. is not yet summoned, which imho contradicts the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T19:15:26.497" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T19:15:26.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21625" CreationDate="2015-05-18T17:31:20.223" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few different things to address here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, &lt;strong&gt;Edward and Alphonse are fully human&lt;/strong&gt;. This is actually addressed when Alphonse first finds out about his dad's origins. Essentially, he contains a philosopher's stone within himself, but he is still biologically human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/bRm5KBI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/bRm5KBIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;My soul is fused with the philosopher&amp;#39;s stone, but the actual core that holds me together is myself, a human being.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Click to enlarge.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, remember that &lt;strong&gt;all humans are philosopher's stones&lt;/strong&gt;. Edward (kind of) states this in episode 41, and says that his life energy is identical to that of a philosopher's stone, and he's right. All humans are simply philosopher's stones containing exactly one soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/IQRjOk6.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Right now, I&amp;#39;m nothing more than a philosopher&amp;#39;s stone made out of one soul!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, it is because of the above points that Father approached Edward. It wasn't because he'd get a lot of energy, like from a true, isolated stone (such as one of Kimblee's), but rather &lt;strong&gt;because Edward had one soul of energy within him&lt;/strong&gt;. Father was desperate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T17:31:20.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11505" CreationDate="2015-05-18T18:43:31.347" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku is the main character in the anime, he dies many times be he is brought back because where would the franchise be without him? Take this as an example, the episode of dragon ball when he leaned kamehamheha his first try. He always was the strongest and his children are because they train with their already stronger parents who face stronger opponents later on. This makes it all relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T18:43:31.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22063" CreationDate="2015-05-18T18:52:04.987" Score="6" ViewCount="957" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I remember this scene from an anime for many years now but I can't find it no matter what I searched for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Green (maybe blue? not sure) long-haired badass guy, with dark clothing. He really resembles Sephiroth from &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The setup is in a futuristic city/world, the city I remember resembles the city from &lt;em&gt;Akira&lt;/em&gt;: flying cars, full of roads, light etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It must be an old anime, late 80s or early 90s. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene I remember clearly is this guy walking an empty road on that city, but the screen is full with roads on all heights, buildings etc. I think this guy is accompanied by someone else on that scene but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to find it many times for 5 years or so, but I cant remember anything else at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14531" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:16:05.680" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:16:05.680" Title="What's this old school anime with a badass green-haired Sephiroth lookalike?" Tags="&lt;escaflowne&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:56:30.467" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21631" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-18T20:14:43.943" Score="4" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the girls conquered by Keima have issues that seem to be partially solved once freed from their Loose Soul (like Kanon's invisibility), but while Elsie sometimes ponders if it has any relation to the lost soul being inside the girl's heart, it is not confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any solid reference in canon material of drawbacks of being possessed by a Loose Soul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T01:56:27.077" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T01:56:27.077" Title="What are the drawbacks of being possessed by a Loose Soul?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21631" CreationDate="2015-05-18T21:49:32.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only &lt;em&gt;consistent&lt;/em&gt; drawback of remaining possessed is having your first child being the reincarnation of a devil from old hell. The main goal of a loose soul is to be returned, and since they do this through the first offspring of their host (see below), they wouldn't want to adversely affect said host too drastically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIKFMl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that, like you say, certain girls that host a Loose soul have a particular &quot;power&quot;, such as Kanon's invisibility, or Tsukiyo's shrinking. Even if not having a certain &quot;power&quot; as such, the Loose Soul can still heavily affect its hosts personality (e.g. Shiori, who has no specific power, but reads each book in the library and lives a secluded existence). These are all unique to a particular girl, and even though they vary greatly in severity, they are still definitely drawbacks that would leave less than desirable living conditions if left unchecked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deciding on the most potent drawback depends on the girl, I suppose, but there aren't any positives to take away from being possessed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T21:54:33.943" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T21:54:33.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9784" CreationDate="2015-05-19T01:18:49.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Power is definitely a factor. But other than that, other factors might come into play. Here's what I am guessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Power (obviously)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magical knowledge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magical exploits (ie. if you have saved many lives or led a great journey)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deeds that benefited mankind (for instance, Warrod has used his magic to stop the desertification)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How well known you are, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the ranking among the Wizard Saints is also not important. For instance, Jura is currently the 5th Wizard Saint and there is no way he is more powerful than Makarov. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, Natsu defeated Jellal. But you have to consider that Jellal was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A) weakened by the fact he had recently recovered his full power because he had been using a thought projection for years and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B) Natsu was in Dragon Force as well as fueled by Etherion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality, Jellal is among the most powerful of Wizard Saints, for he was a member of the 10 Wizard Saints at a fraction of his power because it took most of his power to simply maintain the thought projection. He was also a prodigy as a child, to the point that as a child he blew up a small mountain with a wave of his hand while using self-destruction magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, power is a major factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, with the recent exploits of Natsu (the avatar fight specifically Ikusa Tsunagi fight) should land him on the wizard saints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-12-29T09:08:19.433" LastActivityDate="2018-12-29T09:08:19.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21674" CreationDate="2015-05-19T06:17:58.760" Score="11" ViewCount="8779" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Namek Saga, we found out that the Namekian Dragon Balls need a password to be activated, which Dende uses on behalf of the Z Warriors. Since he says it in Namekian, I am wondering if there is a translation of what he is saying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T18:41:39.987" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T22:49:18.643" Title="What does the Namekian password for the Dragon Balls translate to?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21650" CreationDate="2015-05-19T06:54:42.137" Score="10" ViewCount="951" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Death Parade, after the first game, the woman's soul is voided, and the man gets reincarnated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T94ec.png&quot; alt=&quot;Outcome first episode&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the darts game, the woman tells the man that she is pregnant. Does this mean that the baby's soul is also voided? This would be weird knowing that the baby probably was reincarnated not so long ago and had no impact on what his or her mother would do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T09:14:44.310" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T11:44:28.607" Title="What happens to the pregnant woman's baby in the first episode of Death Parade?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20862" CreationDate="2015-05-19T07:42:12.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There could be a few explanations but I don't think it goes that deep. The idea for the anime did imply that their souls kind of ended up in that world temporarily and then, they left eventually. It's the same soul of the same person. There's no telling how do our memories actually act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hell lot of stuff up there in your subconscious but you are not aware of it. You only remember what is in your conscious part of brain. The rest of subconscious is vast and still there but only in a dormant form. You don't really know what it is. It is depicted in dreams and some abnormalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's quite possible that the memories keep accumulating in one's subconscious as he goes through life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T07:42:12.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2015-05-19T09:01:53.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on Fairy Tail chapter 436, it was somewhat explained why Natsu can't past the barrier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsu's physical body is more than 80 years old. Zeref used the body of his little brother to create Natsu and Zeref himself is about 400 years old. This is the likely answer why he can't past Freed's rune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason for why Gajeel can't too has not been explained as the current chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T09:01:53.287" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21643" CreationDate="2015-05-19T09:39:05.467" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I imagine that in the Death Parade universe this happens often enough to have a specific arbiter rule about it. Any details of such a rule haven't been revealed yet however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the woman and the man's souls that are being judged in that trial, so I presume the baby either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Has a separate case for review, possibly not present in the woman's body in body/soul during the woman's trial&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is not eligible for trial due to not having enough life experience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rebirth/Void concept that Death Parade uses is based on Buddhist concepts, which means that an opinion-based answer could be highly debatable as it would be based on theological concepts such as the possibility of humans being born malicious, or becoming malicious through life's influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References if you want to decide by yourself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fst.org/reinc3.htm&quot;&gt;Reincarnation: The Process of Rebirth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts10265049.aspx&quot;&gt;Forum Debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T11:44:28.607" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T11:44:28.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2015-05-19T12:02:49.437" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;This can also be done with GIFs. Some GIFs on the internet do not have much movement, and it's usually safe to run those through the reverse image search without more extra work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, other GIFs involve a lot more motion, and so it can be trickier (particularly since some of the frames can be useless). This can sometimes be done by &quot;timing&quot; the search right (by clicking just before the right frame) and trying a different points in the GIF, but this isn't very efficient, particularly since it can be hard to get the timing right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A better tactic is to first break down the GIF into all its frames and search some of the more promising ones. There are a number of websites where this can be done, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gif-explode.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gif-explode&lt;/a&gt;. We can then run a couple individual reverse image searches, and some frames might work better than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Demo&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, this GIF does very poorly at certain frames, yet as I stated in my answer in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/12881/2604&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, some of the frames do work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FkBpa.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Sample GIF&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Running this through gif-explode, I get the GIF broken down into its frames. (Click on the image to get bigger picture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ve5x9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ve5x9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Frames of the GIF&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pick a couple of frames and run them through Google Reverse Image Search, and the frame boxed in red gives me the very useful result of &lt;code&gt;illya archer&lt;/code&gt;, and some links to the Fate series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MaCkk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MaCkkm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Search result sample&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, other frames in this GIF give me no result, so it can take a couple of tries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T18:12:27.300" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-05-19T12:02:49.437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15136" CreationDate="2015-05-19T12:25:48.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I come with an answer from Polymanga 2015 in Switzerland when the author was there. You can verify it here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.polymanga.com/?lang=fr&quot;&gt;Polymanga 2015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following question was asked and the author answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the anime, the manga was already written but in the end the anime exceeded the manga. That's the reason why I want to change the story because the people who had already seen the anime know the end and they will find the manga boring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not his words exactly (I don't remember exactly) but it's the general idea of what he wanted to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after that, he adds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The end of the anime was fantastic. But the end of the manga will be more fantastic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the ones who didn't see the end, let's go see it;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8730" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T15:03:16.550" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T15:03:16.550" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14462" CreationDate="2015-05-19T13:15:02.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are the two I can find. The 1973 version did not adapt this story. Both are without subtitles though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the summary you want, I was only able to find a Chinese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zh.doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/%E7%AB%B9%E7%BE%8E%E4%BA%BA%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chinese Summary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrimYoIH1iE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1979 Version&lt;/a&gt; in Chinese&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y2iZsiRlCs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2005 Version&lt;/a&gt; in Cantonese&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T16:12:48.573" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T16:12:48.573" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T15:15:34.210" Score="11" ViewCount="4262" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that if you kill a person via a disease, the Death Note isn't limited to the 23 day rule. Now those who have watched death note know, you can manipulate a person to an extent. So my question is, could I write something like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;John Doe, Diabetes. Obeys every command from the person he knows as &lt;em&gt;J&lt;/em&gt;, till he dies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T23:11:20.630" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T16:21:06.307" Title="How far can you manipulate someone with a Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21659" CreationDate="2015-05-19T15:24:37.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the series only once and I am sure it is clearly stated in the series that it is absolutely possible to control a person's actions and manipulate him to do anything at all as long as it is physically possible for that person to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't really think if that command is going t work. You see, death note only kills a person and you can make a person do some stuff before he eventually dies. There might be a time limit for manipulating the person before he dies but I am not sure about that. I think I read something about this kind of stuff in the rules that appear in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T15:24:37.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21659" CreationDate="2015-05-19T15:28:44.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can write that but the person would die in 10 seconds because you didn´t put the time when he dies. (I think it was 10 seconds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastEditorUserId="14403" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T16:21:06.307" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T16:21:06.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21659" CreationDate="2015-05-19T15:39:46.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;But there's another thing. For instance, he wrote Diabetes. The death note only makes the person do things that are physically possible. Otherwise, he dies of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what if the person is fit and doesn't consume a lot of sugar? Death note is only supposed to alter a person's state of mind and make him to stuff. But bringing about a biological change in a person sounds kind of impractical to me, save for the heart attack though. That's the default case scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T15:39:46.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21563" CreationDate="2015-05-19T15:43:48.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Archer is Shirou!&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Basically that's it!&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Because Shiro was grateful about being saved, he kept the pendant and even as a heroic spirit he kept it. There is only 1 pendant; the other one came from another time and space!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T19:43:28.610" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T19:43:28.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21659" CreationDate="2015-05-19T16:05:47.173" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different ways to interpret this question.&#xA;So let's break this down&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;John Doe, Diabetes. Obeys every command from the person he knows as&#xA;  ''J'', till he dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SO according to rule 23 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write die of disease like before with a specific disease's&#xA;  name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for&#xA;  the human to die the 23 day rule will not take effect and the human&#xA;  will die at an adequate time depending on the disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the first part of your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;John Doe, Diabetes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;works fine and the disease would take a natural course of action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here is the catch. You cannot let another person control the user as easily as you think. In the second sentence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obeys every command from the person he knows as ''J'', till he dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have entered the name 'J' and would kill the person named as 'J' using a heart attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the line states &quot;Every command&quot; that 'J' gives. SO &quot;every&quot; command could also include that 'J' orders john doe to do things he would not like to do or 'J' could order 'Jon doe' to kill others which is not possible. According to TV tropes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first is that the Death Note can only kill one person per name. If&#xA;  it brings harm to anyone else, the person will just die of a heart&#xA;  attack. Also, aliases don't work, period. The Death Note doesn't know&#xA;  who L or Kira or Wedy or Aiber or Near or Mello or anyone else with an&#xA;  alias are. Real names only. However, you could write something like&#xA;  &quot;Report Siht. Demolishes a hotel, then subsequently dies.&quot; and then&#xA;  write &quot;L Lawliet. Crushed by falling debris as his hotel is&#xA;  demolished.&quot; As long as two names are written, they are able to&#xA;  interact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is a limit of how much you can control and you cannot pass the control to someone else without killing them(since you wrote 'J' in death note already). So you statement in the death note would fail and would kill 'J' with a heart attack and also kill 'John doe' with a heart attack as the &quot;Obeys 'every' command&quot; is ambiguous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT: In respect to the comment by Dark Yagami.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What works:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;John Doe, diabetes. Eats fries and gummy bears, cheats on his&#xA;  girlfriend&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;would work and you can control them as long as you want (at least till they die of diabetes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does not work:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;John Doe, diabetes. J, diabetes. John Doe obeys every command of &lt;em&gt;J&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;won't work. Because you transfer control of power to change the lives of other people (in this case &lt;em&gt;J&lt;/em&gt; could ask John Doe to kill someone or make John Doe do something impossible like fly to California from Japan in 2 mins. You cannot give an ambiguous command or control of other people's lives in the Death Note as the death note would just kill John Doe with a heart attack and &lt;em&gt;J&lt;/em&gt; with diabetes in the above case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing you guys must understand is, Death Note does not transfer the ability to control the lives of anyone other than the ones in Death Note. So you cannot make someone do something they would never contemplate. So handing over life of someone to another person is impossible for death note to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/DeathNoteRulesOfTheDeathNote&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/DeathNoteRulesOfTheDeathNote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T23:10:45.387" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T23:10:45.387" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21681" CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:11:01.940" Score="4" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;p&gt;Few months ago I was watching anime on kissanime.com. In &lt;code&gt;Latest update&lt;/code&gt; section I found interesting anime. I watched 2-3 episodes and then left site (forgot to bookmark). I thought that was airing anime, because it only had 2 or 3 episodes at that moment. After a month I tried to find it (MAL, google, browser history), but I couldn't. So lets give a try to find that dam anime :).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Story:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays. Two guys (cool looking teenagers, like a gangsters) was standing near the river. One said that life was boring. Then suddenly they had been teleported to abandoned city. They went to explore what is going on. When they ware wondering, they met women. After that they all together reach temple. In the temple game of death started. They all had to draw card with question. The answer- number. And if you guest wrong the temple are bombarded with fire arrows (arrow count is difference between correct answer and wrong answer). Finally MC (one of the guys) figured it out and escaped temple. Although his friend was shot with arrow in the leg. After then (or maybe later), someone explained all situation. That they must participate in those death games. And if they win, they can live X days more. Otherwise satellite will kill you (if you run out of time). MC was quit exited, so he suggested to participate in another game. His friend was injured, so he went with that women. The next game was in multistory building. There was about 5 levels with a lot of rooms. And outside stairs and balconies connected to each room. There were a lot of participants and all of them had to find room with red button. They they press it, they will win. Although there was walking a tough guy with MAC smg. And killing everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some information can be inaccurate. I watched this anime long&#xA;  time ago and I remember it poorly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, I think that is enough story. Please help me find this anime. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14550" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:15:00.053" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:15:00.053" Title="Which anime it is? (from description)" Tags="&lt;imawa-no-kuni-no-alice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-05-20T10:09:16.923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21670" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21673" CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:13:36.053" Score="7" ViewCount="5520" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai, Rikka refers to herself as 邪王真眼 (&lt;em&gt;Jaou Shingan&lt;/em&gt;). Wikipedia says this translates literally to &quot;True Eye of the Evil King&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMHFp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rikka with her jaou shingan exposed&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A while back, I watched a fansub which translated it as 'Tyrant's Eye'. I'm now watching the official Sentai Filmworks translation, which I've so far been pretty underwhelmed by. The official translation uses 'Wicked Lord Shingan', as if &lt;em&gt;jaou&lt;/em&gt; is a title and &lt;em&gt;shingan&lt;/em&gt; is a name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are these three translations so different? 'Tyrant's Eye' is easy enough to see; the meaning is close to the literal translation, and it sounds better in English. But why is the official translation so far off?  Is there some ambiguity in the original Japanese that makes this hard to translate? Or did the official translators drop the ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T23:00:11.363" Title="Why are the translations of 邪王真眼 (jaou shingan) so divergent?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21659" CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:38:39.200" Score="2" Body="&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr:&lt;/strong&gt; This will not work and John will die of diabetes at an adequate time. In the off chance that John is so healthy that it would not make sense for him to die of diabetes, he will ironically die of a heart attack instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LcPSi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LcPSim.png&quot; alt=&quot;!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I start quoting the rules, let us go back to the beginning. &lt;strong&gt;In chapter 6&lt;/strong&gt;, when Light just got his Death Note, he was as curious as you are right now and did similar experiments to the question you have been having. In one of the failed experiments he requested a prisoner to write down the words &lt;code&gt;I know L distrusts the police.&lt;/code&gt; Light almost thought it would work, but he guessed that &lt;strong&gt;it would be impossible for him to make people have thoughts they would never have&lt;/strong&gt;. In other words, even with the Death Note, Light could not do the impossible, whether it would be physically impossible (eg: travel to Paris in 30 minutes) or mentally impossible (eg: draw a picture of an unknown person or write down something you would not naturally think of).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So coming back to your question, where John has to obey every order &lt;em&gt;J&lt;/em&gt; gives him. It would be impossible for John to be thinking about obeying &lt;strong&gt;every&lt;/strong&gt; command &lt;em&gt;J&lt;/em&gt; tells him. Therefore, similar to what happened to the prisoner, the situation of death would become void and only the cause of death would occur as written down.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant rule:&lt;/strong&gt; Also, after writing the cause of death, even if the situation of death is written within 6 minutes and 40 seconds in the human world, the situation will only occur &lt;strong&gt;to the victims whom it is possible&lt;/strong&gt;. For those where the situation is not possible, only the cause of death will occur. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LVI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HTU:LVI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would make the situation of John's death impossible, but not the cause. Therefore John will still die of diabetes, with nothing more specified about his death. Unless he is medically unlikely of gaining diabetes, as mentioned earlier. In that case, he will die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant rule:&lt;/strong&gt; In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, &lt;strong&gt;only the cause of death will take effect&lt;/strong&gt; for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HTU:LV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you did not specify a time of death, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23-day rule&lt;/a&gt; was bypassed and John will die at an adequate time needed for the disease to take effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant rule:&lt;/strong&gt; If you write die of disease like before with a specific disease's name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23 day rule will not take effect and &lt;strong&gt;the human will die at an adequate time&lt;/strong&gt; depending on the disease. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVIII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HTU:XXVIII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T21:18:11.547" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T21:18:11.547" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21670" CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:41:24.843" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia translation &quot;True Eye of the Evil King&quot; is a character-for-character translation of 邪 &lt;em&gt;ja&lt;/em&gt; &quot;evil&quot;, 王 &lt;em&gt;ou&lt;/em&gt; &quot;king&quot;, 真 &lt;em&gt;shin&lt;/em&gt; &quot;true&quot;, and 眼 &lt;em&gt;gan&lt;/em&gt; &quot;eye&quot;. The fansub translation &quot;Tyrant's Eye&quot; is, as you say, a nice localization of that, where we view &lt;em&gt;jaou&lt;/em&gt; ~&quot;tyrant&quot; as an attributive modifier for &lt;em&gt;shingan&lt;/em&gt; ~&quot;eye&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sentai's translation appears to proceed along the same lines: they view &lt;em&gt;jaou&lt;/em&gt; ~&quot;Wicked Lord&quot; as attributively modifying this thing called &lt;em&gt;shingan&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. what property does &lt;em&gt;shingan&lt;/em&gt; have? The property of being a wicked lord, of course). And, in fact, if you were presented with the phrase &lt;em&gt;jaou shingan&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;completely devoid of context&lt;/strong&gt;, Sentai's translation is not &lt;em&gt;obviously&lt;/em&gt; wrong - it could well be that &lt;em&gt;shingan&lt;/em&gt; is the name of some being who is a wicked lord or somesuch (in Japanese, unlike in English, proper nouns are not always easily distinguished from common nouns, particularly when it comes to edgy chuuni things). Indeed, one might be inclined to translate it this way as a parallel to structurally-similar phrases like 魔王サタン &lt;em&gt;maou satan&lt;/em&gt; &quot;demon lord Satan&quot;, where, of course, &quot;Satan&quot; is a name (though in this case there is no ambiguity, since サタン &quot;Satan&quot; is obviously a loanword).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the phrase &lt;em&gt;jaou shingan&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; devoid of context. As anyone who has watched the show knows, &lt;em&gt;jaou shingan&lt;/em&gt; is what Rikka calls her eye. As such, it strikes me as bizarre to treat &lt;em&gt;shingan&lt;/em&gt; as a proper noun rather than translating it as &quot;true eye&quot; or something similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Sentai screwed the pooch on this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T19:41:24.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21641" CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:52:59.180" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no known explanation for the password in manga AFAIK. According to the Dragon Ball Wikia, only a few words of the Namekian language are explained. Piccolo and Porunga are the two words really explained and the others are in filler episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The password is &quot;Takkaraput pop porunga pupiritt paro!&quot; . As far as you make it out, Porunga is part of the password. And the episode is named as &quot;Password is Porunga&quot;. So the best guess is something like calling Porunga. Also for Shenron, replace Porunga with Shenron in the password. So the password isn't a randomn mystery but some sort of calling to the dragon's name. It is however a guess as there is no official translation&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote the wikia on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Namekian language is a fictional language spoken by Namekians,  individuals native to Planet Namek. &quot;Piccolo&quot; and &quot;Porunga&quot; have been defined in the Dragon Ball manga; other words appear as filler material in episodes of Dragon Ball Z. In Dragon Ball, Piccolo and Kami speak in Namekian language to each other during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament; although their actual words are translated, Namekian letters appear on the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of known Namekian words, some translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Avishta&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – never explained, although it may have some relation to &lt;em&gt;'hello'&lt;/em&gt;, as Krillin says this during the Namek greeting gesture he  makes to Raiti.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Butla antu&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;em&gt;&quot;bed&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, literally &lt;em&gt;&quot;sleepy time&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Dablirobe&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – never explained&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Dorigelop crafca&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;em&gt;''fly to''&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Onska ropeca&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – never explained, although it has some relation to &lt;em&gt;'turn around'&lt;/em&gt;, as the phrase causes the Namek spaceship to turn while in flight.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Piccolo&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;em&gt;&quot;from another world&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&quot;open&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Porunga&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;em&gt;&quot;dragon of dreams&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&quot;dragon of law&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Seata belta&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &quot;toilet&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Stando boomsca&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – never explained, although it has some relation to &lt;em&gt;'fire'&lt;/em&gt;, as the phrase activates the Namek spaceship's beam cannon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Naroka's Namek to English translator, these are the remaining words that have been translated from Namek to English in the whole manga&#xA;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Stando boomsca&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – Relation to &lt;em&gt;'blast'&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;'fire'&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Pikonatto&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;em&gt;&quot;good day&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Kistan&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - *&quot;Guardian&quot; *&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Dimo&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;I'm&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or *&quot;I am&quot; *&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Matto espen&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - *&quot;What is your name&quot; *&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Kado&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Hey&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Ba soun&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Over there&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Ne sinti&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Phrase, &lt;em&gt;&quot;He/She seems well/nice&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Sinti&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Nice/Well&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Kabo ko&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Still&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Bäsa&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Unsure&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Horou&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Do you&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Sä&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;It/It's&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Irra Pokabo&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Possible&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Kogata ro sa shikohama&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&quot;Do it or die&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the Namekian password has never been translated in the manga too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namekian_language&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namekian_language&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wodsouls.freeforums.net/thread/1299/naroka-ukares-namekian-english-dictionary&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://wodsouls.freeforums.net/thread/1299/naroka-ukares-namekian-english-dictionary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T18:48:31.363" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T18:48:31.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T22:31:38.523" Score="4" ViewCount="1674" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge it only has 1 chapter and I want to know more about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy is in debt and so he has become a shut in until he falls asleep and goes to a world of fantasy. He meets a girl and they partner up on a mission they completed it but goes on an adventure and the girl ends up dead by some monster. He teleports in time before he is killed and he wakes up. He checks his balance and he made the exact amount from his amount in the game. He then goes to the hospital and finds out that the girl may be dead. Next chapter was suppose to reveal if that part is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone help me find this manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14552" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:38:43.827" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:38:43.827" Title="What's this manga about a guy in debt who goes to a fantasy world?" Tags="&lt;zero-no-shiniki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:56:40.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15501" CreationDate="2015-05-19T22:32:41.067" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The easiest solution to this would be if the light novels gave us a concise answer, but of course, nothing in life is that easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But while the light novels don't give us an accurate size of the crater, they &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; give us the equivalent energy - 20 megatons (20,000 kilotons) of TNT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Repeating Kazama's order, Tatsuya pulled the trigger on Third Eye.From within Tsushima Base, across the strait, directly into Zhènhai&#xA;  Naval Port. Tatsuya's magic transformed 1 kg of matter directly into energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In accordance with Einstein's Formula, the heat energy equated to&#xA;  approximately 20,000,000 tons of TNT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;– &lt;em&gt;Volume 7 - Yokohoma Disturbance II&lt;/em&gt;, Chapter 13&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now using this, we can approximately calculate a blast radius.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get my results, I used this simulation here - &lt;a href=&quot;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/&lt;/a&gt;. First off, I ran a couple of tests by plugging in the data from real-life detonations to see how accurate it was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Test 1: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Mike&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ivy Mike&lt;/em&gt; Test&lt;/a&gt; - Actual crater diameter: &lt;strong&gt;1900m&lt;/strong&gt; Result from simulation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&amp;amp;kt=10400&amp;amp;lat=53.4624326&amp;amp;lng=-1.8402328&amp;amp;airburst=0&amp;amp;hob_ft=0&amp;amp;crater=1&amp;amp;zm=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1680m&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - 88% accurate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Test 2: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Castle Bravo&lt;/em&gt; Test&lt;/a&gt; - Actual crater diameter: &lt;strong&gt;2000m&lt;/strong&gt; Result from simulation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&amp;amp;kt=15000&amp;amp;lat=53.4624326&amp;amp;lng=-1.8402328&amp;amp;airburst=0&amp;amp;hob_ft=0&amp;amp;crater=1&amp;amp;zm=9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1900m&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - 95% accurate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Test 3: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedan_(nuclear_test)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sedan&lt;/em&gt; Test&lt;/a&gt; - Actual crater diameter: &lt;strong&gt;390m&lt;/strong&gt; Result from simulation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&amp;amp;kt=104&amp;amp;lat=53.4624326&amp;amp;lng=-1.8402328&amp;amp;airburst=0&amp;amp;hob_ft=0&amp;amp;crater=1&amp;amp;zm=13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;360m&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - 92% accurate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this information, we can assume that the simulation is roughly 90% accurate, giving an error margin of ±10%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Setting the yield as 20,000 kilotons, with an airburst of 17m (the beam height of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_052C_destroyer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;typical modern Chinese ship&lt;/a&gt;, or the height at which the flag would be flying) leaves us with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&amp;amp;kt=20000&amp;amp;lat=30.0090526&amp;amp;lng=121.7565488&amp;amp;hob_opt=2&amp;amp;hob_psi=5&amp;amp;hob_ft=56&amp;amp;crater=1&amp;amp;zm=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;result&lt;/a&gt; of a crater diameter of &lt;strong&gt;2100m&lt;/strong&gt;, which, accounting for error, could be anywhere between &lt;strong&gt;1890m&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;2310m&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the blast itself, the simulation lists the fireball as having a diameter of &lt;strong&gt;6400m&lt;/strong&gt;, which following the previous error margins could be between &lt;strong&gt;5760m&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;7040m&lt;/strong&gt;. These and other statistics are all from the simulation and are viewable upon following &lt;a href=&quot;http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&amp;amp;kt=20000&amp;amp;lat=30.0090526&amp;amp;lng=121.7565488&amp;amp;hob_opt=2&amp;amp;hob_psi=5&amp;amp;hob_ft=56&amp;amp;crater=1&amp;amp;zm=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the picture below, the blast is still only just beginning, and if we assume the ships in the shot are the same length as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_052C_destroyer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;typical modern Chinese ship&lt;/a&gt; (~155m), these numbers seem definitely feasible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/V3W9OOk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Material Burst&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR: The &lt;em&gt;crater&lt;/em&gt; would be approximately 2.1km across.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, this simulation is for a nuclear blast and not a mass of pure energy, but since the energy released is the same, the results should be more or less equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T22:32:41.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T23:08:02.223" Score="3" ViewCount="2006" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't stop thinking  of  what happens between Oreki and Chitanda after the last episode of the anime. Does  anyone  know what happens in the 5th volume of the manga, with regards to Oreki and Chitanda?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14553" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T23:09:31.190" LastActivityDate="2020-02-02T12:00:02.677" Title="Oreki and Chitanda's relationship in the anime Hyouka" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21675" CreationDate="2015-05-20T01:19:04.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/76191/Zero_no_Shiniki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zero no Shiniki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and like you said, there's only one chapter translated so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=105763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MangaUpdates&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J4Aaj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanzaki Rei is an avid gamer, but one day he hit rock-bottom due to his debts. During the night while sleeping, a strange phenomenon happened and sent him inside the game he previously played. A world of life and death awaits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14492" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T02:14:43.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21669" CreationDate="2015-05-20T01:35:35.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16495&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imawa no Kuni no Alice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the anime, but what you describe is more or less the same as the first chapters of the manga going by the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/24781/Imawa_no_Kuni_no_Alice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qsKGu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows a high school boy named Arisu and other youths who are transported to a devastated alternate world. Trapped, they are forced to play a deadly game of survival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14492" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T02:28:20.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-20T08:00:10.410" Score="12" ViewCount="2038" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer by Imprfectluck at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21659/6166&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; made me wonder what would happen to people whose name was written down in the details of another persons death. For example: &lt;em&gt;John Doe dies after his date with Jane Doe&lt;/em&gt;. The foremost basic rule of the Death Note states that &lt;code&gt;The human whose name is written in this note shall die&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;So will Jane Doe die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We additionally have rule LIV that states that if you write the cause and details of death on a different page, you need to be thinking of the original victim and would not be able to think both of John and Jane at the same time. This would indicate that you have to choose what will happen. Either you think of John and the details happen, either you think of Jane and she dies. Does a similar rule exist when writing on the same page? Or is writing someone's name in the details of another's death just an exception to that first rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to make the Death Note take effect, the victim's name must be written on the same page, but the cause of death and situation around the death can be described in other pages of Death Note. &lt;strong&gt;This will work as long as the person that writes in the Death Note keeps the specific victims name in mind when writing the cause and situation of death.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T14:34:02.983" Title="Will a person die when their name is written in the situation of death?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21687" CreationDate="2015-05-20T08:09:23.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is correct. Jane Doe will die of a heart attack 40 seconds later (unless the cause/time of death is also described for the second victim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The death note will not cause the deaths of other humans whose names are &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; written. But once written, all bets are off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T08:09:23.373" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2015-05-20T09:13:11.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Julius Kingsley is really in fact Lelouch because Xin Hyuga Shaing also suspect it and Suzaku says &quot;He is Zero&quot; . And there is also a pic that Julius Kingsley is really in fact Lelouch &lt;a href=&quot;https://vk.com/photo278017489_366517888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enter link description here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14563" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T09:13:11.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2015-05-20T10:02:45.980" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in chapter 436 it is revealed that, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Natsu is about 400 years old.&lt;/strong&gt; Give a few years between the flashback  and his birth and take seven years during the time-skip. He was born 400 years ago as the younger brother of Zeref. He died soon thereafter, but his body was kept intact by Zeref during all those years. The body Natsu is using in the current time-line is the exact same as that of Zeref's younger brother. More can be read at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/16872/6166&quot;&gt;this related question&lt;/a&gt; about how this all came to be.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R9J3y.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T10:02:45.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21694" CreationDate="2015-05-20T12:05:00.767" Score="3" ViewCount="3685" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Blackbeard send Burgess to assassinate Luffy? Is he afraid of him?&#xA;I mean with his 2 Devil Fruit powers, he is overpowered.&#xA;Even just with his Yami Yami no Mi, he won quite easily against Ace, and now he also has the Gura Gura no Mi and a strong crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there a special reason for him to kill Luffy? And why not do it himself? Does he fear the D in Luffy's name? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-21T05:22:43.177" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T10:07:23.377" Title="Is Blackbeard afraid of Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21692" CreationDate="2015-05-20T12:31:44.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the moment I reckon this is all just speculation. I think he wants to kill Luffy because of his ability to inspire the people around him, as often noted by Kuzan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the battle of Marineford Luffy continuously inspired the other pirates to rise up and fight, just by being himself. This alone is a force to be reckoned with that could well be used against Blackbeard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think that he doesn't see luffy worthy enough to be have his personal attention when it comes to the assassination. It's almost the same as Luffy not bothering with alot of minor henchman of the bad guys he encounters. Often the crew just take care of those. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the fear of the D in Luffy's name concerned. I highly doubt thats the case, since (spoiler alert)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Blackbeard is a D. aswell, Marshall D. Teach&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time will tell what Oda has in store for us tho&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T12:31:44.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21692" CreationDate="2015-05-20T12:46:36.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blackbeard did not send Burgess to kill Luffy, he did not even know Luffy was at Dressrosa to begin with. &lt;strong&gt;Blackbeard originally had send out Burgess to Dressrosa to get the Fire Fruit&lt;/strong&gt;. Later it was Sabo who ate the Fire Fruit, but it looks like not much people knew about this. The only thing most people really knew, was that &lt;em&gt;Lucy&lt;/em&gt; had eaten the Fire Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5DS5u.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5DS5um.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later when Sabo blew up the colosseum, Burgess realized that &lt;em&gt;Lucy&lt;/em&gt; was not Luffy any more, because Luffy already ate a Devil Fruit before and could not eat a second. He just did not know who actually ate the fruit and thought that person would have been long gone by now. That's why he went for the next best thing, not having to go home empty handed. Though, when Sabo showed Burgess, that he had eaten the Fire Fruit, Burgess completely forgot about Luffy and turned his attacks towards Sabo instead, still hoping to get the Fire Fruit eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RL8zc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RL8zcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note: Blackbeard never targeted Luffy for personal reasons. He originally wanted to kill Luffy to make a name for himself, but after he became a Warlord, he did not care much for Luffy any more. He could have easily destroyed Luffy at Impel Down, but he had other ambitions by that time, other than the one he had at Mocktown, Jaya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-21T10:07:23.377" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T10:07:23.377" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21687" CreationDate="2015-05-20T13:23:39.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK here is the discussion that gave me that idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can you have someone you are controlling with a Death Note order a&#xA;  murder? For instance, could Light have written down the name of a mob&#xA;  boss, then write, &quot;orders the demolition of the hotel where L is&#xA;  currently staying, then dies three hours later.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, for two reasons. The first is that the Death Note can only kill one person per name. If it brings harm to anyone else, the person&#xA;  will just die of a heart attack. Also, aliases don't work, period. The&#xA;  Death Note doesn't know who L or Kira or Wedy or Aiber or Near or&#xA;  Mello or anyone else with an alias are. Real names only. However, you&#xA;  could write something like &quot;Report Siht. Demolishes a hotel, then&#xA;  subsequently dies.&quot; and then write &quot;L Lawliet. Crushed by falling&#xA;  debris as his hotel is demolished.&quot; As long as two names are written,&#xA;  they are able to interact.&#xA;          Isn't it only that the person cannot directly harm people? Of course, regardless of that, &quot;orders the demolition of the hotel where&#xA;  L is currently staying&quot; is impossible because the mob boss could&#xA;  impossibly know that L is staying in a hotel or which hotel that is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the above discussion tries to prove that you would need the name of person to be killed to actually kill them. So as long as Jane Doe's name is in the notebook , it will kill them. Either in one sentence or two sentence. If you do not think of the person , the death note's command would not work either as it protects from killing someone by mistake.So either the &lt;strong&gt;command will work&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Jane doe will die&lt;/strong&gt; are the only possible outcomes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14161" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T13:23:39.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21852" CreationDate="2015-05-21T03:41:26.640" Score="3" ViewCount="3249" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VUQ5l.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Weird Face&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it that the characters' faces do this at various points in the dialog and what is it meant to convey? I wonder if perhaps this is a Japanese culture or anime culture expression that I have not seen before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8381" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:05:31.373" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:05:31.373" Title="Why in World Trigger do the characters have times when their faces get blank during dialog?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-21T04:03:54.510" Score="2" ViewCount="10984" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the new movie &lt;em&gt;Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master&lt;/em&gt; the definite ending movie of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are so many loopholes in the story which have yet to be filled in. And the series has been quite the success as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14581" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T19:37:27.280" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T18:57:46.047" Title="Is Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master the definite ending movie of the series?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2015-05-21T08:34:48.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well according to me I think Naruto Uzumaki uses his mother's last name cause it was a reputed clan, however there was nothing about his father's clan in the scenario. though Minato Namikaze was the fourth hokage still there was no details about his family in the whole manga series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14583" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T08:34:48.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18362" CreationDate="2015-05-21T08:54:51.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Titans can't wipe out the human race by themselves. They couldn't break through the wall for over 100 years, and still required the help of the intelligent &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Titan_Shifter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Titan Shifter&lt;/a&gt; to break through the wall at all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think certain Titan Shifters are on a kind of a mission — maybe they want to show the human race that they can't sit around and do nothing? Or perhaps they have an even bigger goal?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere (sadly I can't remember where) that the Titans stopped their mission of attacking because they are afraid of the new Titan Eren. He could be a problem if he finds out the truth behind the Titans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T19:47:57.127" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T19:47:57.127" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21705" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-21T09:28:00.477" Score="9" ViewCount="7532" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do understand it is a fictional character, and so I feel there must be a story behind this virtual Diva. I am interested in learning &quot;how&quot; Hatsune Miku became interested in singing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7607" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-21T09:30:50.460" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T04:05:53.507" Title="What is the background story of Hatsune Miku?" Tags="&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20008" CreationDate="2015-05-21T10:42:39.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shiliew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His strength is also said to be equal to the Chief Warden Magellan. However, since Magellan's work hours are limited by his diarrhea, Shiliew was considered more dangerous. Despite this, Magellan was still able to suppress Shiliew and place him in a cell in Level 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you are right about their strength. But I could imagine that they trapped him, or Magellan asked an Admiral for support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About their strength: I believe Shiryu has no chance against Magellan, because of his Venom-Venom Fruit. He just has to hit him a few times, or maybe just once to poison him and that would be Shiryu's end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T17:02:54.373" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T17:02:54.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19380" CreationDate="2015-05-21T10:46:22.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how this works in Japan, but I could imagine that the school has multiple teams for different age groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe they couldn't get into the main basketball team, and play in a lower or younger team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T17:07:21.950" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T17:07:21.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21727" CreationDate="2015-05-21T19:07:57.247" Score="5" ViewCount="44863" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing as we finished the arc with Fū, I would like to see her reaction again when she actually meets him. So, in what episode does Naruto get linked to all of the tailed beasts and their jinchūriki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T13:29:20.617" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T13:29:20.617" Title="In what episode does Naruto get linked to all the tailed beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21713" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-21T20:29:29.677" Score="2" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;Death note states that if there's no other way a person would die due to a heart attack, but what if when you should die via the death note you have no heart? And no, that's not a silly question, there's a machine used for heart tranplant surgery called extracorporeal circulation system that acts as a sort of heart for the person in which the surgery is being performed on while it's done. So, technically speaking if your name where to be written you could not die due to a heart attack, unless that by heart we would also consider that machine, although this is a bit far fetched. Then if you get another heart or put yours back you have avoided the death note effect, and at this point it has failed to its own rules. From this point I'm not sure what would happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think something like that was covered either in the anime or the manga, although I think it would have been an interesting concept to explore, as they could have experimented with that if they wished, but maybe the author explained how things would be like in a case like this one in an interview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official explanation or any thing I missed that would give an answer to my question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14462" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-05-21T20:39:07.363" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T20:39:07.363" Title="Could you avoid to die due to the death note if you have no heart in your body?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-05-21T21:29:15.740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21592" CreationDate="2015-05-21T21:50:10.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an introduction I will quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the wiki page on Haki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haki is a mysterious power that is found in every living being in the world. It is not that different from the normal senses. However, most people do not notice it or fail to awaken it. Broadly, there are two types of Haki common to everyone, given the proper training&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned here, everybody has the ability to learn Haki, given the proper training. We have seen lots of examples of people who had obtained Haki through training, like the girls from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuja&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kuja tribe&lt;/a&gt;, Luffy during his training with Rayleigh, Cobi during his training with Garp, etc. Almost every person we have seen, that uses Haki has gone through some kind of training from a &lt;em&gt;Haki expert&lt;/em&gt;. The problem is that &lt;strong&gt;none of these training sessions have been shown&lt;/strong&gt; as of writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Training is not the only way to obtain Haki though&lt;/strong&gt;. As mentioned in the introduction, Haki is not different from your normal senses and that means that you can also obtain Haki subconsciously. We have seen a handful of cases, where people had obtained Haki on their own, without any training whatsoever. Examples of this are Ace and Luffy obtaining Conqueror's Haki, Cobi and Usopp obtaining Observation Haki or Sai obtaining Armament Haki. So it does not mean you have to take training per se to obtain Haki, but it is well advised to take training to fully control your power. Ace for example was shown to have Conqueror's Haki, but it did not look like he ever learned how to control it properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T21:50:10.317" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21717" CreationDate="2015-05-21T22:43:54.930" Score="4" ViewCount="464" Body="&lt;p&gt;Volume 1 of the manga series The Different Story tells a story about Mami and Kyouko before the timeframe of the anime series, when they were partners and Kyouko regarded Mami as a big sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GdotF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kyouko kissing Mami&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Makes me wish KyoMami was a more popular pairing.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the events of Volumes 2 and 3, we can infer that The Different Story is one of the hundred or so timelines that Homura experienced as she was trying to fulfil Madoka's last request, as seen in Episode 10 of the series. But the events of Volume 1 take place before Homura started going back in time. Does that mean that this partnership between Kyouko and Mami happened in every timeline, including the main anime timeline that ends with Madoka becoming Ultimate Madoka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T20:23:49.400" Title="Did the events of The Different Story Volume 1 occur in all timelines?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21715" CreationDate="2015-05-21T23:20:40.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Drama_CD_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;drama CD&lt;/a&gt; that the first volume of &lt;em&gt;Different Story&lt;/em&gt; is based on, it is in fact canon to all timelines that Mami and Kyoko met. To quote the wiki,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The timelines diverge on the day when Homura wakes up in the hospital, so events prior to that are unaffected by her resets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we don't know the exact date that Mami and Kyoko met (we do know Homura wakes up on the 16th of March), the drama CD does go into detail about the events that lead to Kyoko's father killing the rest of her family before killing himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, at the end of Episode 4 when talking to Kyubey, Kyoko refers to Mami by her first name only, and according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Kyoko_Sakura#Speculations_.26_Observations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was considered a sign that Kyoko and Mami had known each other previously. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-22T20:23:49.400" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T20:23:49.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7850" CreationDate="2015-05-21T23:23:51.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The later parts of Ore Imo contained all sorts of plot holes, dropped plots, and things that were just plain stupid. This was not the anime's fault&amp;mdash;all of its plot holes and stupidity were copied straight from the light novel, but usually without the bloat that plagued the later novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, the novels give no clear indication about whether the Kousaka parents knew their children were &quot;dating&quot;, but as @nhahtdh says, it seems very unlikely that Kyousuke would be allowed to live in the house if their father knew, since their father is also very protective of Kirino and often critical of Kyousuke. Manami did threaten to tell their parents, but relented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @noko mentions, there was a scene in both the novels and anime where their mother seemed to be on to something. (This was before they were &quot;dating&quot;, though, so it actually was an unfounded accusation at that point.) This occurred in Chapter 1 of Volume 10 of the light novels. However, if we look at the conversation, it doesn't seem like she actually thought they were romantically involved:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Mom started with a topic that made me yell in surprise -----&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;…Kyousuke, you…have you done something strange to Kirino?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Pfffff.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ha? Ha!?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hearing that totally unexpected topic, both Kirino and I were caught&#xA;  off guard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Mom? What did you just say?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I asked if you have done something strange to Kirino.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;What do you mean by 'strange'?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Yes! Strange means strange things!!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Give me a good answer! You really are Kirino's mother!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That…in other words…You are thinking that I have done some erotic&#xA;  things to Kirino?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Cough cough cough!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Next to me, Kirino choked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well…her reaction is understandable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seeing my reaction, Mom's eyes suddenly became sharper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I didn't mean it like that, but since that’s the first thing that&#xA;  came to your mind, so it seems…..&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All their mother does is ask if Kyousuke has done something strange to Kirino. Kyousuke himself brings up &quot;erotic things&quot;, and their mother jumps on the fact that that was the first meaning he thought of for &quot;something strange.&quot; She does go on to mention all the lovey-dovey things they've been doing recently, including coming home in wedding clothes, but until Kyousuke opened his big dumb mouth, she probably just wondered why they were suddenly so close and engaging in such strange behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, their father already knows about Kirino's otaku hobbies and how Kyousuke is in on it and covering for her. The novels remind us of that in this piece of dialogue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dad made a 'don't pass the ball to me now' expression then sighed and&#xA;  said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I'm not worried about the situation that your mother just talked&#xA;  about. I'm the one who understands what is going on between you and&#xA;  Kirino better than anyone. For you to cherish each other so much is&#xA;  within my expectations.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dad, you are making it worse!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My face was gradually getting redder, my throat seemed like it was&#xA;  blocked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;……&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, no, don't say something so embarrassing! I'm embarrassed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;….I didn't even know why Dad spoke so highly of me ----- no, it’s&#xA;  probably because I was the one who brought Kirino back from America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's natural for a doting elder brother to take care of his little&#xA;  sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now, I could say it without hesitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Still, Dad wasn't the type to just praise someone that easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Kyousuke. Think back to about a year ago.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A year ago?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Yes, about Kirino's - no, your hobby, we talked about it before.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;…..&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kirino's hobby – you mean the 'little sister based eroge'? When you&#xA;  caught her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At that time, I insisted that it was my hobby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably enough to explain their newly found closeness for their father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the novel, in Chapter 4 of Volume 10, Kyousuke asks his mother about her suspicions, and his mother replies that she never really believed they were romantically involved, reinforcing what I claimed above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Oh right, Mom. I got an A. So was your inexplicable misunderstanding&#xA;  solved?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;What inexplicable misunderstanding are you talking about?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That — the misunderstanding that I had a love affair with Kirino.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even now, I still don't understand. Mom suspected that I had an impure&#xA;  relationship with Kirino, so she forced me to keep a distance with&#xA;  Kirino. But why did she allow me to come back if I got an A? It had no&#xA;  effect on my relationship with Kirino at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ah, you meant that.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mom burst out laughing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Actually, I never thought that you had done anything to your little&#xA;  sister.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;— What?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did I just hear something unbelievable? I thought about what I just&#xA;  heard —&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;What! What is going on!?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I roared and stood up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Recently, your relationship with Kirino has improved. So under these&#xA;  conditions, I separated you two. By doing that, you – the lazy brother&#xA;  would do your best due to the power of your siscon nature. Looks like&#xA;  my plan worked out in the end.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mom continued praising herself, &quot;I'm so smart.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The later novels don't ever suggest that their parents know anything, and it seems likely they don't. After all, as far as we can gather, not much changed in their relationship, at least externally. Maybe they're a little more lovey-dovey, but they were already pretty lovey-dovey by Volume 10. They were already going to each others' rooms at night and going out together on weekends; the only real difference is that the weekend outings are &quot;dates&quot; now. They do go around telling their friends that they're dating, but aside from Manami, none of their friends has any reason to rat them out, and Manami gave in, so it's probably just a sort of open secret among their circle of friends. Also, they only &quot;dated&quot; for around three months, and were probably rather scrupulous about keeping the secret during this period&amp;mdash;no more coming home together in wedding clothes. So, all in all, it seems that the Kousaka parents didn't know anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T23:23:51.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T01:50:37.533" Score="3" ViewCount="1003" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;Maria the Virgin Witch&lt;/em&gt;, Maria temporarily lost her powers after she was beaten by Galfa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did he make them go away for only a slight amount of time without taking her virginity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-06-12T05:29:07.030" LastActivityDate="2019-07-12T06:01:35.157" Title="How did Galfa make Maria temporarily lose her powers?" Tags="&lt;junketsu-no-maria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T03:02:51.567" Score="5" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, in Owari no Seraph, we have these weird monsters called &quot;Horsemen of the Apocalypse&quot; or &quot;Horsemen of John&quot;, right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they attack people? What is their motive? Do they, for example, eat people for nutrition? Are they under the control of the vampires?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T07:52:33.403" Title="Why do the Horsemen attack people?" Tags="&lt;owari-no-seraph&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T04:49:10.137" Score="2" ViewCount="1457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the series once and I believe there are quite a few things left unexplained. The powers for instance can be transferred to others by only the people who have the &quot;Code&quot; like C.C. or V.V. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly is this code? And was Charles after immortality when he tried to acquire C.C.'s code? He even acquired V.V's code didn't he? So he was immortal. Why was he after C.C.? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T05:33:47.443" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T03:27:20.367" Title="What exactly is the Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21712" CreationDate="2015-05-22T07:41:34.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 324 (&quot;The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble&quot;) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes_(season_15)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/a&gt;. But the fight between Naruto and the other Jinchūriki continue till next episode &quot;Jinchūriki vs. Jinchūriki!!&quot;. Until they started getting absorbed into the Gedo Statue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-22T14:43:59.150" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T14:43:59.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19371" CreationDate="2015-05-22T09:28:20.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is quite possible, but very unlikely. In the anime, during the arc of the second Naruto Shippuden Chunin Exams, it was revealed that Neji was directly granted the Jonin rank from Genin. However, this came under extraordinary circumstances, in which he led Tenten, Lee, Matsuri of Sunagakure, and two Genin of Takigakure to fight Hōichi of Sunagakure, who had captured Gaara and Fū, the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14597" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T19:49:39.000" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:49:39.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20156" CreationDate="2015-05-22T13:49:22.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK, this is a hard question and not much is released about it till now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a short summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are multiple characters in the One Piece universe with the letter D in their name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monkey D. Luffy, Monkey D. Garp, Monkey D. Dragon, Gol D. Roger, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Marshall D. Teach, Portgas D. Rouge&lt;/strong&gt; and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, I found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whitebeard noted that killing the bloodline of a D does not put out the flames that they (a person carrying the &quot;D&quot;) carry and someone else simply will pick it up one day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there, the &quot;D&quot; is linked to someone's name and not to the bloodline itself. So this would mean, you can't wipe out the will of &quot;D&quot;. It will appear somewhere else in some other family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's the Dark King thinking this time? The Will of the D. will almost certainly call up a storm again&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gorosei&lt;/a&gt; mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;D&quot; means danger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can say this question is not surely answerable right now. But I'm quite sure this &quot;D&quot; is not just about bloodline. I agree that in the Monkey family the will is given to the next generation, but I don't think it's just about the blood, it's more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;: I also found a pretty interesting where &quot;the will of D&quot; could mean &quot;the will to die&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2mpnj8/will_of_d_theory/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gol D. Roger, gave himself in the arms of death to inspire a new generation of pirates. Portgas D. Ace, fought for the honor of his captain and died saving his brother.&#xA;  Let's take a look at Marshall D. Teach. While fighting with Whitebeard he showed clear signs that he feared death. Minutes later we get a speech from Whitebeard telling us that he was not the man Roger is waiting for, and that he was also not a true D.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find this in chapter 576.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vLdlI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 576 Page 8&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QYvsS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 576 Page 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;At this point, Whitebeard speaks also about the &quot;bloodline&quot; and not just about the name. And you also never know how correctly translated this mangas are.&#xA;I know its not a clear answer, but maybe you found some aspects which helps you.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="4957" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T00:17:54.470" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T00:17:54.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T15:03:46.470" Score="2" ViewCount="7307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every trigger user have two bodies: his original flesh body, and the Trion combat body. When he activates his trigger, the flesh body is stored inside the trigger, and is physically replaced by the Trion body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Yuma's trigger permanently stored his flesh body (black haired) inside, and he lives with a Trion body (white hair). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ep. 1 or 2 when he crashes into a car, his face shows a crack (causing Mikumo to become certain Kuga is a neighbor) - the same kind crack Aftokrator's magnetic shard trigger user (forgot his name - the one defeated by Jin in ep.29) shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when he activates a trigger, he undergoes the same transformation as any trigger user, and have a combat body. Proof is that he seems a bit surprised in Ep.8 when he deactivates his trigger (after the Miwa Squad ambush at the abandoned train station) and his severed arm returns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, besides the two bodies (flesh body and Trion combat body), does Yuma Kuga have a third intermediary body from his black trigger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T20:46:03.830" Title="How many bodies does Yuma Kuga have?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20115" CreationDate="2015-05-22T16:11:47.330" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8t1bU.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hair: Soul Eater&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dog: Gintama (with Pikachu's colour)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sword: Bleach&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Background: Totoro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Body: Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scarf: Fairy Tail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hat: One Piece&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pendant: Yu-Gi-Oh! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14600" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T17:44:44.587" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T17:44:44.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T17:39:37.150" Score="12" ViewCount="21583" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does it appear that Doflamingo's Bird Cage is indestructible? What is the different between the strings used in DD's attacks and the birdcage? Why can't Zoro cut the birdcage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11479" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T02:14:54.380" Title="Why can't the birdcage be cut?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21705" CreationDate="2015-05-23T04:17:39.940" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is the case with most vocaloids, the company that invented 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku), Crypton Future Media, released an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku#Characteristics&quot;&gt;official personal data sheet&lt;/a&gt; for Miku; however, this contains her physical and technical traits rather than personality or back story, which intentionally allows the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crypton.co.jp/download/pdf/info_miku_e.pdf&quot;&gt;fans to take a role&lt;/a&gt; in developing the characterization of the character.  She is referred to as a &quot;beloved &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/cv01_us.jsp&quot;&gt;collaboratively constructed&lt;/a&gt; cyber celebrity with a growing user community across the world.&quot; Some fans have been allowed to create officially-sponsored costumes for Miku through a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku#Winter_festivals&quot;&gt;design competition&lt;/a&gt; for the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival).  It could be said that the clothing design becomes a part of the character's personality (i.e. this is the sort of fashion that Miku would wear).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku:_Unofficial_Hatsune_Mix&quot;&gt;『メーカー非公式 初音みっくす』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Meekaa Hikoushiki Hatsune Mikkusu&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga about Hatsune Miku which ran in『月刊コミックラッシュ』(&lt;em&gt;Gekkan Comic Rush&lt;/em&gt;) magaizine published by ジャイブ株式会社 (JIVE Ltd.). It is licensed in North America by Dark Horse Comics under the title &lt;em&gt;Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%B1%E5%88%8A%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E5%88%9D%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF&quot;&gt;『週刊はじめての初音ミク』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Shuukan Hajimete no Hatsune Miku&lt;/em&gt;) is a &lt;em&gt;yonkoma&lt;/em&gt; gag manga that ran in 『週刊ヤングジャンプ』(&lt;em&gt;Shuukan Young Jump&lt;/em&gt;) magazine published by 集英社 (Shuueisha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, some mangaka of 『りぼん』(&lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt;) shoujo manga magazine published by Shuueisha have drawn &lt;a href=&quot;http://mantan-web.jp/2015/05/01/20150430dog00m200029000c.html&quot;&gt;illustrations of Miku&lt;/a&gt; that were included in a 付録 (furoku = freebie) included with an issue of the magazine, and on some special pages printed in the magazine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each of these portrayals have different aspects and storylines for Miku, in keeping with the collaborative, undefined nature of vacaloid characters. There is no one background story for Miku. Crypton intentionally encourages fans to create their own songs, music videos, visual novels, doujinshi, fanfiction, fanart, etc. and basically anything is fair game; portrayals that strike a chord with many fans rise in popularity, where fans adopt another fan creator's rendition of Miku into their own image of her character. Miku is who each person wants her to be, which includes limitless options for coming up with her backstory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T07:20:39.607" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T07:20:39.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20115" CreationDate="2015-05-23T06:06:09.807" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the record, here are the rest of the references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The color of the dog references Pikachu from Pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PbyUS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PbyUSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The guy's hair references Death the Kid from Soul Eater&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dFBsY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dFBsYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The guy's face references Goku from Dragon Ball&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJvZw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJvZwm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The whiskers belong to Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kmedQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kmedQm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hat belongs to Luffy from One Piece&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ldnyG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ldnyGm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scarf belongs to Natsu from Fairy Tail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JX2kW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JX2kWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The necklace belongs to Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qZseF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qZseFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The prosthetic arm, the torn shirt and the robe are references to Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Akare.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Akarem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The apple is probably a reference (?) to Ryuk from Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sK3mI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sK3mIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T17:13:17.400" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T17:13:17.400" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21705" CreationDate="2015-05-23T06:56:52.577" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I said in the comment, official background story for Hatsune Miku doesn't exist. Like pointed by @seijitsu in his answer, Crypton Future Media released only his physical and technical traits. This applies to most other Vocaloids too if not all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various stories about Hatsune Miku on the net. She even have 2 visual novels namely, &lt;em&gt;Mirai no Kimi to, Subete no Uta ni&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mirai no Uta to, Tsunagaru Hitomi&lt;/em&gt;. If I remember correctly, one tells about how she got interested in singing. Those visual novels, however, are not official story from Crypton. They are fan made stories released on Comiket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depiction of Miku's personal item (ultimate weapon?) the Leek (in Western community) or Negi (in Japanese community) is also based on fan-made videos. It started from the song &quot;Ievan Polka&quot;, which is a composer-made song, not a song from Crypton.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can try checking Nico Nico Douga to find videos of Hatsune Miku daily conducts made with MMD. It has story of her and other Vocaloids like the Kagamine twins, Luka, and Kaito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T10:54:23.007" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T10:54:23.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15302" CreationDate="2015-05-23T07:09:44.173" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that the food was noted as &quot;lamb stomach&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;haggis&lt;/a&gt; or similar) at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ntv.co.jp/layout/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studio Ghibli Layout Designs&lt;/a&gt; exhibitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4oJTJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haggis&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;The &quot;fins&quot; are where the haggis is sewn or tied.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wasn't there at the exhibitions and don't own the exhibition catalogue, so I can only cite this &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/natumikan_a3/archives/51145706.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;blog post&lt;/a&gt; as source. According to the blog post, the annotation for that scene is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;中にジューシーな具が入っている。トロトロした子羊の胃袋のような感じ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so the food has a juicy filling and &quot;dozes off&quot; like a lamb stomach. While the description doesn't tell us the name of the food, it likens it to, and probably is, a lamb stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps you've been told that the food is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba-wan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ba-wan&lt;/a&gt;, a Taiwanese street food. Perhaps you've been told that the town from Spirited Away is modeled after &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiufen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiufen&lt;/a&gt;, a tourist attraction in Taiwan. They are at best misinformation and at worst disinformation propagated by travel agencies and shopkeepers to increase sales. Hayao Miyazaki has denied twice, once in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ9BnbkRzOg&amp;amp;t=3m20s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVBS news interview&lt;/a&gt;, and once more in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i6_h3A6QaM&amp;amp;t=1m15s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;CTi news interview&lt;/a&gt; that Jiufen was an inspiration for the film's settings. What were really the inspirations and/or models for the settings are listed in this well-researched &lt;a href=&quot;http://note.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/detail/n164416&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;: the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Dgo_Onsen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dougo Onsen&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo-Tokyo_Open_Air_Architectural_Museum&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%AE%E9%BB%92%E9%9B%85%E5%8F%99%E5%9C%92&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meguro Gajoen&lt;/a&gt; being the &lt;strong&gt;officially confirmed&lt;/strong&gt; places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T15:08:21.893" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T15:08:21.893" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19514" CreationDate="2015-05-23T07:13:18.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it definitely takes place sooner. Because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Huang is still alive who died before the end of the first season.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mao is still there and in his cat body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The inspector doesn't know about Hei's identity. She finds out about it in the OVA but they forget it again because of that potion. But it is hinted in the last episode hat she did have an idea who the black reaper was even though she hadn't seen his face. It could have been that her memories of the events that happened in the OVA returned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T07:13:18.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21705" CreationDate="2015-05-23T07:31:09.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miku is a product. She is made to sing, she has no other purpose in life but to sing. Before being a singing superstar, she didn't exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miku has a version number, she is character version 01 of the singing software Vocaloid. Her tattoo is much like a serial number on a factory product. Factory products don't have back-stories :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/48UC0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lYzsUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Miku &lt;strong&gt;did&lt;/strong&gt; have a background story, it would probably be fan-driven and non-canon, as the creators of Miku &amp;amp; Co left their stories purposefully open so that creators could write their own stories - Similarly, they didn't mention what style of music Miku likes or what her aspirations in life are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T07:31:09.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21379" CreationDate="2015-05-23T07:33:15.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, he was vandalizing around the town when the two guys were chasing him. He steals the scroll later on. And it wasn't the transformation jutsu either. Just a simple trick with the wall paper. Now don't ask me where did he get that wall paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for speed, even if he is a rookie, he is still a ninja and the other two didn't seem to be exceptionally skilled either. If it's someone like Kakashi, clearly he didn't have a chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T07:33:15.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-23T08:46:16.117" Score="2" ViewCount="341" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3 of Tsukimonogatari, Araragi said &quot;&lt;em&gt;It's not that uncommon for the collection of unpaid tabs to all come at once lately.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&#xA;I checked another set of subtitles, and found that those gave &quot;&lt;em&gt;Lately, it isn't so strange that a bunch of unpaid tabs come knocking all at once though.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly, I'm confused and not sure &quot;unpaid tabs&quot; means. Is it a joke of some kind or what?&#xA;I'd like some help and explanation, thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14610" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T16:51:03.947" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T12:01:49.607" Title="What's the meaning of &quot;collection of unpaid tabs&quot; in Tsukimonogatari episode 3?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9776" CreationDate="2015-05-23T09:14:12.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion Natsu is the main character, because at the root he is the one that everyone in fairy tail relies on. It can be clearly seen that all important fights include Natsu at the core. Even though Erza, Laxus and Gray and all others are powerful, still Natsu is the one that always fights hardest and finishes the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode where everyone is on Tenrou island, Zeref's magic was unable to kill Natsu because of his scarf. Also Zeref said that Natsu was still not ready to kill him and Zeref and demons from his book are the evil mages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So IMHO Natsu is the Protagonist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T09:26:45.927" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T09:26:45.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21748" CreationDate="2015-05-23T09:16:42.610" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;At a bar, you can put something 'on your tab', which is a way of saying you'll pay it later (usually next time you come to the bar) which when you do pay later, can be known as 'collecting a tab'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Araragi is saying is that all the things he has been putting off have come back looking for resolution at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T10:51:17.630" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T10:51:17.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21751" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21758" CreationDate="2015-05-23T10:17:14.873" Score="5" ViewCount="3133" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't think of the anime name but the first episode stars the main character and either his little sister or female childhood friend. The main character can't help but notice that the sun is different (I think he noticed that the sun was black instead of orange or yellow). Then, I think, he is transported, or something similar to transported, to another world or dimension that's the same as earth but with magic. He then decides to enroll in a magic school because of a girl that may or may not have saved him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do remember that it is a recently dubbed or at least somewhat recently dubbed anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only saw the first episode and would like to finish it but I can't remember the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14611" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T19:34:01.750" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:34:01.750" Title="Anime where a boy is transported to a world with a different sun and enrolls in a magic school?" Tags="&lt;trinity-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:56:56.250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="734" CreationDate="2015-05-23T10:43:23.247" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;People seem to read past your second question, but yes Luffy's bounty was an equivalent to 30 million &lt;strong&gt;Yen&lt;/strong&gt;. As said in the trivia section of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Beli&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page on Beli&lt;/a&gt;, both the appearance and denomination of the beri closely resembles the Japanese Yen...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In appearance and denomination, the belly closely resembles the Japanese Yen (日本円 Nihon En). The characters Yukichi Skull, Ichiro Kumaguchi, and Hideo Usaguchi portrayed on the belly banknotes are a pun on Hideyo Noguchi, Ichiyō Higuchi and Fukuzawa Yukichi portrayed on the corresponding yen banknotes. &quot;Kuma&quot; and &quot;usa&quot; mean bear and rabbit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and so does its value. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Images for comparison:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tklF3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Beli&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece Beli bills and coins&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Guhb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yen bills&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdsa9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yen coins&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Real Japanese Yen bills and coins&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference I put a few prices below gotten from the wiki page. Comparing them to contemporary &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/japan/4-profiles.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;slave prices&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/the-rewards-for-justice-program-offers-bounties-to-try-and-stop-terrorism/story-fnpjxnlk-1227364950539&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;terrorist bounties&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that we put more value on human life than in the One Piece universe and have somewhat higher prices going on, but when comparing everyday objects like a cabbage loaf, jacket or brand shirt, it seems that the prices pretty much resemble current Japan prices. &lt;strong&gt;Therefore it is safe to say that Oda based the One Piece currency on the currency of his home country Japan.&lt;/strong&gt;[A reference of Oda confirming this would be nice, but I could not seem to find any]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One cabbage loaf: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFAm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;150&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Doskoi Panda brand shirt: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFAm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;10,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nami's jacket: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFAm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;28,800&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Human slaves: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFAm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;500,000+&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Portgas D. Ace's now inactive &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0mvFAm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;550,000,000 bounty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2479" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T16:29:20.373" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T16:29:20.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3788" CreationDate="2015-05-23T11:27:13.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally it was said that &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lumen_Histoire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lumen Histoire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is located in the basement. This has later (in chapter 4 been revealed, not to be a &lt;em&gt;thing&lt;/em&gt;, but a weapon. A weapon related to the sealed body of the first master of Fairy tail, Mavis. Therefore, more than just &lt;em&gt;Lumen Histoire&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;it is Mavis' sealed body that lies beneath Fairy Tail's &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/First_Fairy_Tail_Building&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original building&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vseEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lumen Histoire is located in a secret underground room in Fairy Tail's original building. This secret is only known by Fairy Tail's Guild Master and is passed on to the new Master successively. Precht showed it to Makarov when he became Master. Years later, Makarov showed it to Gildarts Clive when he told him that he wanted him to be next Master of Fairy Tail. According to Ivan Dreyar, Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's darkness, while according to Mavis Vermilion, it is Fairy Tail's light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, it is revealed that Lumen Histoire is in fact the body of Mavis Vermilion encased in a crystal. Makarov also calls it the &amp;quot;ultimate weapon&amp;quot; of Fairy Tail. &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lumen_Histoire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T11:27:13.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21898" CreationDate="2015-05-23T11:35:52.370" Score="2" ViewCount="1761" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/061WYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has got me wondering for a long time. In the first chapter, we see Zeira lying motionless on the ground. Yet in later chapters, we see her alive and well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how Mavis is able to conjure pretty powerful illusions and how we have never seen anyone interact with Zeira thus far, is it safe to say that Zeira had indeed died and it was all just an illusion, or am I thinking too much here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T09:38:34.930" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T23:52:57.750" Title="Is Zeira alive?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21755" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-23T11:42:29.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MMzwo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/strong&gt; (フェアリーテイル ゼロ, Fearī Teiru Zero, romanized as FAIRY TAIL ZERØ in Japan) is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Mashima and a spin-off of his manga series Fairy Tail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story behind the creation of Mage Guild Fairy Tail begins to unfold on Tenrou Island. On the year X679, Mavis Vermilion is left to fend for herself after a war takes the lives of those who reside on the island. Seven years later, she encounters those who will, in the near future, title themselves as the founding members of Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Tail_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T11:42:29.457" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T11:42:29.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21756" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-23T11:42:29.457" Score="0" Body="Fairy Tail Zero is a manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. Fairy Tail Zero is a spin-off of Fairy Tail and is about the story behind the creation of the Mage Guild Fairy Tail." OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T11:42:29.457" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T11:42:29.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21751" CreationDate="2015-05-23T12:28:18.283" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show you are looking for is probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Seven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trinity Seven&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DrHJJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kasuga Arata lived a normal life together with his childhood friend, Hijiri Kasuga, in a small town. However, everything changed on the day of the Black Sun, and a magus (mage) appeared before him. The Black Sun caused the Breakdown Phenomenon which destroyed the town where he lives. Because of this, his normal life was artificially reconstructed by a grimoire that his childhood friend had left. The appearance of the magus led him to a new life in the Royal Biblia Academy and meeting the members of the Trinity Seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T12:28:18.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21751" CreationDate="2015-05-23T12:45:00.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime that you are asking about is Trinity seven. It's first season has ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everyday is a normal day in the small town where Kasuga Arata lives;&#xA;  however, everything changed on the day of the Black Sun, and following&#xA;  it, a magician appears before him. The Black Sun caused the Breakdown&#xA;  Phenomenon which destroyed the town where he lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T12:49:09.827" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T12:49:09.827" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-05-23T12:45:00.160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21737" CreationDate="2015-05-23T13:29:02.750" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmTCv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmTCvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is because Zoro cannot cut the cage that he is trying to push it back. In chapter 270 he was in a similar situation, where he was trapped by the &lt;em&gt;White Cage&lt;/em&gt; during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ordeal_of_Iron#Ordeal_of_Iron&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ordeal of Iron&lt;/a&gt;. At that time he says it is completely unnecessary to trap him, because he is not going to run away. Now, with the birdcage, the situation is similar in the sense that he has no intention of running away. &lt;strong&gt;Cutting the birdcage or running away, will not benefit anyone with Doflamingo still around.&lt;/strong&gt; He will try to kill anyone present at the island, with or without the birdcage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro knows this and knows that the person that will defeat Doflamingo is Luffy, but he does not know how much more time Luffy will need. Therefore &lt;strong&gt;to buy Luffy as much time as he can and to prevent as much casualties as he can, he tries to block the cage, instead of cutting it.&lt;/strong&gt; We have no clue what would happen if he cuts the cage and it will probably require much needed energy, which will probably just go to waste by cutting the cage over and over again, because we all know Doflamingo will keep putting it up again and again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as to your question whether the birdcage is indestructible, &lt;strong&gt;that has not yet been revealed up until the latest chapter 787&lt;/strong&gt;. Other than a few unknown pirates and the meteor from Fujitora, there has not been a single person that has actually tried to attack the cage, not now, nor in the flash-back. Therefore it is hard to say how strong the strings actually are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T13:29:02.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18910" CreationDate="2015-05-23T13:53:22.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time Naruto used Rasengan without clones is in Naruto episode 134 at around 8:20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/1yF25q4OL_4?t=20m45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is the part where Naruto first used Rasengan with only one hand.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14613" LastEditorUserId="14613" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T12:50:47.500" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T12:50:47.500" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9632" CreationDate="2015-05-23T14:01:59.677" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the strawhat Pirates reunited, they have been on a rollercoaster ride of events. In the One Piece universe, not much more than a few days or maybe a week has passed and they just did not have time to &quot;catch up&quot;. They always have had bigger things to worry about. The thing is, suppose they would have had the time, it actually makes a lot of sense for Robin to keep quiet about her whereabouts and it quite fits her character as well. &lt;strong&gt;The following list are reasons why Robin should clearly not have told Luffy about Sabo.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robin did not know about the relationship Sabo, Ace and Luffy shared. She only knew Ace and Luffy were brothers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if Sabo did tell Robin, she did not know Luffy considered Sabo to be death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if Robin did know about all of this (which seems very unlikely), Sabo was to be considered death for the rest of the world too. So if anything, he probably wanted to keep it that way for the time being.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sabo might even have asked Robin to keep it a secret, to not spoil the surprise. He probably wanted to tell Luffy himself, similar to how Shanks did not want to meet Luffy during the Marineford War.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robin has been hiding her activities since she was just a child, so it was just natural for her, not to talk about it anyway.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if Robin wanted to share her whereabouts, she was probably told not to do so by Dragon himself, because being associated with the Revolutionary Army has major consequences. The World Government might want to interrogate her about the Revolutionary Army as lots is still unknown about them as of chapter 787. They want to keep a low profile as long as possible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt; as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/99/masked-man&quot;&gt;Masked Man&lt;/a&gt;'s comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Robin doesn't really &quot;socialize&quot; much, she is serious most of the time and doesn't get into &quot;personal discussions&quot; too much, so it would be totally out of character for her to talk for hours about what she did during the timeskip.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T14:18:50.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21763" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24176" CreationDate="2015-05-23T14:07:32.813" Score="5" ViewCount="23746" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where in the manga does anime season 2 of Rosario to Vampire end? And are there any major differences in the plot between the anime and manga that are good to know about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14614" LastEditorUserId="14614" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T02:11:01.837" LastActivityDate="2019-10-29T22:17:01.017" Title="Where in the manga does anime season 2 of Rosario to Vampire end?" Tags="&lt;rosario-vampire&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21813" CreationDate="2015-05-23T14:12:22.247" Score="5" ViewCount="3645" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 199, Gon and Killua's names are written  the Latin alphabet on the blackboard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ntoQY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 199 page 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 45, Killua and Zushi's names are also in the Latin alphabet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QJDoj.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 45 page 06&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the writing uses the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_Alphabet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter x Hunter alphabet&lt;/a&gt;, so why are these names written in the Latin alphabet? Is it just another language that is used in Hunter x Hunter world? If so, is there an anything that indicates where the Latin alphabet comes from in the world of Hunter x Hunter? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="13489" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T10:27:41.173" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T09:35:38.900" Title="Why are some of the names written in the Latin alphabet in Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20943" CreationDate="2015-05-23T14:31:03.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/NNTMMrEbet4?t=1m17s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In this video&lt;/a&gt;, which shows a performance of Kagura/Bugaku (traditional Japanese dance) at Setsubun event, people seem to do the same thing: chanting &quot;Haino&quot; and raising their hands. So the scene in the question could be some kind of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kagura&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14613" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T19:00:24.430" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:00:24.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19929" CreationDate="2015-05-23T15:01:03.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sjump-forum.livejournal.com/33717.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, there are 121 canon episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Filler episodes for Zatch Bell/Gash bell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;31-35&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;89-100&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;139-150&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you reach the end of episode 138, read volume 22, chapter 212 to continue the story properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;139-150 have parts in them that are canon, but they are not completely canon, they are mostly filler and the manga is better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T15:29:34.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-23T15:45:47.780" Score="3" ViewCount="1730" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Luffy covers his arm with Haki and puts it in the water, will he lose his power or does the Haki cancel the effect of the water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought about it because of this image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kxtu6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Luffy used his &quot;Red Hawk&quot; against Hody, the water had no effect on his power. Is this because of the Haki he used for Red Hawk (which was not well drawn in the anime) or is there another reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T18:39:02.517" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T13:13:22.870" Title="Does Haki also eliminate Devil Fruit users' weakness against water?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21768" CreationDate="2015-05-23T17:20:19.290" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy would lose his power&lt;/strong&gt;, because Haki does not seem to negate the power of the sea at all. In chapter 603, we could see how Luffy put his hand into the ocean without coating it in Haki. He said to be powerless in the ocean, yet he was able to draw Sanji back to the boat. This would make it seem that due to his training during the time-skip, he has become able to withstand the power of the sea for a short while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j4xNN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, in chapter 605, we could see how Luffy put his hand back into the ocean, but this time he coated it in Haki. Despite being fully coated, he still lost his power at the same rate. Luffy got a lot stronger during the time-skip and it might even be that, since he has more power to drain, it might take a bit longer, but &lt;strong&gt;it is safe to say that coating yourself in Haki does not negate the effects of the sea&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/efoi2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T18:34:05.003" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T18:34:05.003" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-23T19:10:12.957" Score="4" ViewCount="1818" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of anime that have a first season, but no second season, even though there is enough material to produce another season. There are also a few anime which are dubbed, but only up to a certain point in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why do anime companies keep the rights to these anime, instead of passing them on to another company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, here are a few anime which didn't get more seasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mayo Chiki&lt;/em&gt; (1 season) - Big cliffhanger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rosario Vampire&lt;/em&gt; (2 seasons) - Another cliffhanger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;High School of the Dead&lt;/em&gt; (1 season)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt; (3 seasons) - Missed out a lot of content&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some which are dubbed only to a certain point in the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; (130 episodes) - Stopped due to low ratings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/em&gt; (1 season) - Dubbed no further due to low ratings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many more examples. Why are the studios behind these series and dubs reluctant to release the rights to others to continue the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14620" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T20:00:26.120" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T02:12:35.727" Title="Why do anime production studios keep the rights to anime which they don't plan on continuing?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2015-05-23T22:32:59.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is quite well-explained in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6CyPM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6CyPM.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS3NJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS3NJ.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As he was dying, he said to himself &quot;The system might be telling me to get lost, but &lt;strong&gt;I'm not listening! I'm still here! I'm still alive!&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, denying the system's control over his existence, and more or less breaking the limitation imposed on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the first season episode 24 &lt;em&gt;Gilded Hero&lt;/em&gt;, at the end of ALfheim arc, the gravity magic used on Kirito didn't end, but like he did in the battle against Heathcliff, he again denied the system and stood up with his willpower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14622" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T10:16:03.247" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T10:16:03.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-23T22:49:48.713" Score="3" ViewCount="229" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, they usually announce their jutsu's (i.e. fire style, fireball jutsu), but do they do the same for genjutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14623" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T10:31:42.793" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T22:46:00.867" Title="Do characters announce genjutsu before casting, like regular jutsu and taijutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21764" CreationDate="2015-05-24T01:16:19.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most writing in &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; is in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;syllabary&lt;/a&gt;, rather than an alphabet, that correlates exactly to the syllabary of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese written language&lt;/a&gt; (hiragana and katakana).  A syllabary is a set of written symbols that represent the &lt;em&gt;syllables&lt;/em&gt; which make up words; a symbol in a syllabary is called a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabograms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;syllabogram.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;  (In contrast, an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alphabet&lt;/a&gt; is comprised of letters.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Romaji is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;application&lt;/a&gt; of the Latin script to write the Japanese language, not the Latin script itself. In romaji, 「キルア」 would be written as &lt;em&gt;Kirua&lt;/em&gt;.  Romaji does not include the letter &quot;L.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, these scans you provide show a language that is most likely &lt;strong&gt;English&lt;/strong&gt;, based on the inclusion of the English word &quot;To.&quot;  It appears that &quot;Killua&quot; is the intended English spelling of 「キルア」.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The syllabary is the primary written language of the &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; world and is therefore used on official documents, etc. but it is &lt;strong&gt;not the only language that exists in that entire world&lt;/strong&gt;. Since &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/14634/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AD%E3%82%BE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF&quot;&gt;キルキゾルデイック&lt;/a&gt;'s useful answer was unfortunately deleted from this SE, I will also add here キルキゾルデイック's answer that &lt;strong&gt;Leorio's cell phone, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Beatle_07&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beatle 07&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, boasts a translation tool that can translate over 200 languages. If a person never or rarely comes across other languages in the &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; world, a translation app would not be a useful feature that customers would fork out 200,000 Jenny for; that this is valued as a feature of the phone implies that it can be very normal to come across written languages other than the syllabary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there is no stated reason for the inclusion of English specifically in the &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; world, the world includes linguistic elements that are shared with or based on our real world, which make up at least a portion of the 200+ languages that are stated to exist.  Just as if you visit Japan and see that most documents and signage are printed in the official language (Japanese), that does not preclude any Japanese person from writing something in English, or French, or Arabic, if they so desire at any given time; the person writing does not need to provide a specific rationale for this to be considered normal behavior.  In the same way, the &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; syllabary is what we see most often in that world, but since it is not the only language which exists in that world, &lt;strong&gt;any character at any given time can opt to write in another language that exists in that world&lt;/strong&gt;, according to his/her personal preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example of the &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; world unapologetically employing English and other languages from our world, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Yorknew_City&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ヨークシンシティ&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Yooku Shin Shiti&lt;/em&gt; = York New City)'s name is based on New York City, in a combination of the Japanese katakana pronunciation of &quot;York&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ヨーク&lt;/a&gt;), the native Japanese word for &quot;new&quot; which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E6%96%B0%20%23kanji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「新」&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;shin&lt;/em&gt;), and the Japanese katakana pronunciation of &quot;city&quot; (シティ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another example, the character ハンゾー (Hanzo) is from the 国家 (&lt;em&gt;kokka&lt;/em&gt; = nation) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/HUNTER%C3%97HUNTER#.E4.B8.96.E7.95.8C.E8.A8.AD.E5.AE.9A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ジャポン&lt;/a&gt; (Japon), which is clearly based on Japan, since he is the only one who knows how to make 寿司 (sushi) in the ハンター試験 (Hunter Exam) and he bears a &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hanzo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ninja&lt;/a&gt; motif. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Japon&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exonym_and_endonym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;exonym&lt;/a&gt; for the nation of Japan.  An exonym is the name of an ethnic group and where they live, which is applied to them by outsiders (in contrast to endonyms, which are the names used by the group itself, such as 「日本」[&lt;em&gt;nihon&lt;/em&gt;], 「日本（にっぽん）」[&lt;em&gt;nippon&lt;/em&gt;], 「大和」[&lt;em&gt;yamato&lt;/em&gt;], and「和」[&lt;em&gt;wa&lt;/em&gt;]). The English word &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japonism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Japonism&quot;&lt;/a&gt; comes from this exonym.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a third example, Gon's primary attack is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9#.E5.BF.B5.E8.83.BD.E5.8A.9B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ジャジャン拳&lt;/a&gt; (Jajanken), which relies heavily on the Japanese words employed in the Japanese version of the originally Chinese game &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-paper-scissors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;じゃんけん&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Janken&lt;/em&gt;, known as &quot;Rock-Paper-Scissors&quot; in English). The game starts with the phrase 「最初はグー」(&quot;&lt;em&gt;saisho ha 'guu,'&lt;/em&gt;&quot; meaning &quot;first comes 'rock'&quot;), which is necessary for Gon to say aloud in order to power up. He uses the Japanese words 「グー」(&lt;em&gt;guu&lt;/em&gt;, which correlates to 「石」 [&lt;em&gt;ishi&lt;/em&gt; = rock]),「チー」(&lt;em&gt;chii&lt;/em&gt;, which correlates to 「鋏」[&lt;em&gt;choki&lt;/em&gt; = scissors]), and「パー」(&lt;em&gt;paa&lt;/em&gt;, which correlates to 「紙」 [&lt;em&gt;kami&lt;/em&gt; = paper]) to vary his attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a fourth example, Netero wears a baseball tee with the Japanese or Chinese word 「心」 (&lt;em&gt;kokoro&lt;/em&gt;) on it.  Some characters, including Netero, have names with origins in languages from our world (his first name is アイザック [Isaac], the katakana pronunciation of the English pronunciation of the Hebrew name &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.behindthename.com/name/isaac&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;יִצְחָק&lt;/a&gt; [Yitzchaq], which means &quot;he laughs&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, this case is not out-of-place according to the worldbuilding that the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt;, Togashi Yoshihirou, crafted.  Rather, it &lt;strong&gt;fits with his precedent&lt;/strong&gt; of including spoken and written languages other than the syllabary in the &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T01:21:44.813" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21773" CreationDate="2015-05-24T06:32:36.450" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Essentially, it all comes down to money.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of series are discontinued simply because the series aren't making enough money - whether that be for the English publishers in the West, or the original publishers in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Selling the rights of an anime means that they cannot continue to receive any recurring income from the series - even if it isn't that significant. Ongoing income could include licensing the rights to stream the show as part of a package deal to streaming services. For example, a studio licenses a bundle of three shows to CrunchyRoll, when CrunchyRoll really just wants one. [On a side note, this is why there's a load of random movies on Netflix]. Also, if there are new platforms on which to sell their media - such as new online stores or new video systems - studios effectively get another burst of sales, especially if it's digital (much less cost to put the items up for sale).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't a lot of incentive for other companies to buy studio's productions that have proven to be loss-making, especially as the price and the long processes to secure the deal would often be hard to justify. It's a much wiser decision for companies to focus on works that have a solid following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every season, the popularity of a show drops as less and less people keep up to date/interested. If a show is profitable in the first season, it doesn't necessarily mean that it can manage with reduced sales the next time round. On the other hand, if the main show is still profitable, they don't really have much reason to sell it either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;It isn't strictly true that shows will never change hands though.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take Yuru Yuri for example: the third season is going to be animated by TYO Animations, even though the first 2 were animated by Dogakobo. Anime companies tend to be fairly tight-lipped about internal processes and exchanges, so I'm afraid it's quite hard to get more information on why they swapped studios, or the process they had to go through to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been several Western examples of &quot;license rescues&quot;, which, whilst not explicitly the same as the bare rights (but similar to your dubbing question), allow publication of a discontinued series to continue to be translated. This is quite rare unfortunately - &lt;a href=&quot;http://organizationasg.kokidokom.net/2014/03/24/what-manga-publishers-can-actually-license-in-the-us/&quot;&gt;Viz Media explains that they tend to be hard sells&lt;/a&gt;. Western companies are similarly tight-lipped, although luckily less so that their Japanese counterparts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Further reading&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-06-11&quot;&gt;Anime News Network on U.S. licensing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T07:55:11.507" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T07:55:11.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20447" CreationDate="2015-05-24T08:24:58.200" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This trope's origins don't lie in anime. An early example of a title drop in film is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1929's &quot;All Quiet on the Western Front&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, or even earlier in the Sherlock Holmes novel &quot;A Study in Scarlet&quot; (1887). Generally title drops are done near the end of a work in order to give the desired effect of new understanding of the title with the context of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first known japanese animation ever created was in 1907's 13 second long &quot;Katsudo Shashin&quot;, so the trope pre-dates anime history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time anime was being televised (1960s), this trope was a staple feature in many media formats, so it's not a surprise that it transferred itself into anime also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bear in mind that many anime are adaptions from light novels, manga and other formats, so the title drops may be transferred from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T08:24:58.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14334" CreationDate="2015-05-24T09:04:46.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is my assumption: When Alluka was born, her mother didn't take care of her, she let the butlers to take care of her (like bathing her, etc), and because their mother always thought that all her children must be male, so she thinks that Alluka is male too, especially because she is cold to her and never bathe her, so she doesn't know that Alluka is actually female, and the butlers are too afraid to tell their mother that Alluka is female. While Killua is the one who really cares for her, and knows her the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even thought in the birth-biodata and everywhere, Alluka is stated as a male, but Killua knows the truth, and so the butlers who ever took Alluka to bath also have known that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just my hypothesis after watching the anime. I think if this hypothesis is true, this story will be a very nice scene, because then it will be stated that &amp;quot;Even the writer of the story doesn't know about Alluka's gender, but her brother knows it because of how he always set an eye on her.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14629" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-03-18T06:11:58.937" LastActivityDate="2021-03-18T06:11:58.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-24T09:30:53.347" Score="12" ViewCount="1407" Body="&lt;p&gt;To kill a person using the Death Note, you are required to think of their face while writing their name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Death Note user last saw a person decades ago when he was a child, but has no idea what he looks like now, can he kill the person by remembering the childhood face? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T06:42:47.243" Title="Can an adult be killed using the Death Note, by remembering their childhood face while writing the name?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3408" CreationDate="2015-05-24T09:53:07.497" Score="26" Body="&lt;h1&gt;The First Anime&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Astroboy's Claim to Fame&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Astroboy&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(1963)&lt;/strong&gt; is often thought to be the &amp;quot;first anime&amp;quot;, but that's false. It does merit some firsts though: it was the first anime to be broadcast overseas, and also the first anime that was broadcast regularly that lasted a full TV slot's duration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What Astroboy isn't, and the real 'first anime'&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first known animation to come from Japan is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Katsudo Shashin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Experts debate its age, but it's thought to have been created between &lt;strong&gt;1907 - 1911&lt;/strong&gt;. This short clip was likely shown in a private home to entertain guests, rather than be publicly available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YnPij.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the frames from &lt;em&gt;Katsudo Shashin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clip is out of copyright, you can watch it on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime's growth then was primarily attached to live action. Actors would interact with fictional anime characters for a short segment of a show. The most screen-time anime would get would be during advertisements, or occasionally once-off films that were shown as a novelty. The main reason for this is that the production costs for anime were prohibitive if a company wanted any significant amount of time animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another area where anime was being used was in the armed forces. Studies at the time discovered that recruits learned faster and remembered better instructional videos that were animated. With the need to train many troops with the appearance of World War 2, anime became utilized more and more. At the height of the war, the first feature length anime film was produced - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D:_Umi_no_Shinpei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(1945)&lt;/strong&gt; - a propaganda cartoon for the masses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/soCqlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors features a lot of military content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without significant funding such as the military's, anime was still non-viable for any studios. Several productions were made, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otogi_Manga_Calendar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otogi Manga Calander&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(1961)&lt;/strong&gt; - the first anime series to be televised. The &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; first tv anime is contestable though - The first televised stand-alone full episode anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Tales_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three Tales&lt;/a&gt; beat Astroboy by a single year however in &lt;strong&gt;1960&lt;/strong&gt;. Or a shorter clip (8 minutes) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/19/national/ntv-unearths-oldest-tv-anime-film/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mole's Adventure&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;1958&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan wasn't devoid of animation, however. Disney was doing very well in the West and many of their movies were imported to Japan, and did consistently well in the box office. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_White_Serpent&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tale of the White Serpent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was released in &lt;strong&gt;1958&lt;/strong&gt; to try and rival the productions of Disney. Toei (the animation studio responsible) had difficultly making a significant profit off film however, and had to support their work with money made from advertisements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IgynNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tale of the White Serpent&lt;/em&gt; was heavily influenced by Disney works, although Toei tried to keep some of its own influence in the drawings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;1963&lt;/strong&gt;, Astroboy was released and had great impact on the industry. Osamu Tesuka (Director &amp;amp; Author of Astroboy) made large breakthroughs on how anime was produced and significantly reduced the financial investment required. This probably belongs better in another question, but for a taster some of his innovations included:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Realising that Intros, Outros, &amp;quot;Previously On&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;In the Next Episode&amp;quot; segments could be reused - cutting animation time per episode significantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reuse of backgrounds and celsheets, and reducing the amount of movement onscreen also reduced the time to animate each episode. (Fun fact - before Tesuka, animation studios would give fans who showed up to the studio cel sheets because the fans loved them and the studio had no use for them. They're now worth a lot of money)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus anime as a viable industry for television was born and more competitors began to appear onto the market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJJTnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Flying through the sky at its basics only needs one cel sheet, and a moving background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two years later &lt;strong&gt;(1965)&lt;/strong&gt;, another Tesuka work made a mark on the world - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimba_the_White_Lion&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kimba the White Lion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the first colour TV anime series to be broadcast to the public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hIw66.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kimba the White Lion also used many of Tesuka's animation tricks, such as repeated segments of running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The First Manga&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The development of manga was a gradual evolution from ancient Japanese artworks such as Yamato-e, paintings on folding screens &lt;em&gt;(byōbu)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(as early as 646AD)&lt;/strong&gt;, which often told stories when read from right to left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KYuxA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depiction of the Battle of Sekigahara from the Edo era&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hikone-jo Bon Sekigahara Kassen Byobu&lt;/em&gt; by Kano Sadanobu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many different stylistic developments in &lt;em&gt;(byōbu)&lt;/em&gt; artworks, but the next relevant stage for manga is the popularization of portable artworks that told stories. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handscroll&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Makimono&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; handscrolls. These existed for many years (&lt;strong&gt;pre 300AD&lt;/strong&gt;) but were mostly for written messages at first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Scrolls of Frolicking Animals&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dj%C5%AB-jinbutsu-giga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; are attributed by some to be the first manga drawings. These are held in the Tokyo National Museum and consist of several volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9zl0Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The invention of the printing press brought ukiyo-e (woodblock paintings) to the general public.Some historians believe these to be the &lt;em&gt;first manga&lt;/em&gt;. These were sold commercially for many years from as the &lt;strong&gt;17th century&lt;/strong&gt; right through to the &lt;strong&gt;19th&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7B3e2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ukiyo-e print of the new printing process&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with ukiyo-e woodblock paintings, other woodblock paintings started to become popular when many of them were bundled together and sold as a set. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusaz%C5%8Dshi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kusazoshi&lt;/a&gt; picture books (** 1600-1868**) in varying forms (the colour of the cover of the books often indicated the genre/target audience) were now available to the general public as a commercial product. These were primarily written stories with picture accompaniments, but are sometimes regarded as the origin of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KxbW6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the poet Izumi Shikibu - by Komatsuken circa 1765.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With printing came newspapers and magazines, and at certain stage, comics strips began to be printed in newspapers - mostly strips that were sent in from the public. In particular, &lt;em&gt;Japan Punch&lt;/em&gt; was known for its political-based cartoons. These were very popular with the public and in &lt;strong&gt;1874&lt;/strong&gt;, the first comic-strip magazine was published - &lt;em&gt;Eshinbun Nipponchi&lt;/em&gt;. These productions are argued by other academics to be the conception of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fHi4f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cover Page of Japan Punch (April 1883)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the &lt;em&gt;first manga&lt;/em&gt; is very much up for debate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Additional Reading&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This a very interesting topic and believe it or not, this long post is very summarized. I'd recommend some of the following books to learn more about anime history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=zCNlAwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA28&amp;amp;lpg=PA28&amp;amp;dq=Hakujaden%20funding&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=luxidf-lSS&amp;amp;sig=1N3JM0rNWT533wsGyvNGIYls65o&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=VZdhVfKjKsTLmAXe9IOgAg&amp;amp;ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=Hakujaden%20funding&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives&lt;/a&gt; (Book, Reference)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1844573907&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime: A History&lt;/a&gt; (Book, Reference)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Drifting_Life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Drifting Life&lt;/a&gt; (Manga, Autobiographical)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1421561042&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Starting Point - Hayou Miyazaki&lt;/a&gt; (Book, Autobiographical)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/%7Ejnc/prints/process.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How the printing process for woodblock prints worked&lt;/a&gt; (Online)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T02:33:31.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21787" CreationDate="2015-05-24T10:02:29.130" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is never really explained, but according to the rules, you should be able to kill that person, if you know their name and face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The human whose name is written in this note shall die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;           &#xA;— &lt;em&gt;Death Note, How to Use: I&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T12:54:39.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6524" CreationDate="2015-05-24T12:13:54.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=333091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL forum&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch became immortal, so the theory of him with the wound in Akito, post R2 makes sense.&#xA;C2 started off a mortal who obtained geass and eventually became in an immortal when she obtain the highest level and the code from the nun. Lelouch obtained his V2 code when he murdered his immortal father who stole V2's code just before. So it is plausible that Lelouch is now immortal and also has given Suzaku a different geass ability as scene in the last scene in the series.&#xA;For Akito, I initially believed it was when Lelouch was a kid when the OVA was taking place due to the old version of Knightmare frames until I saw Lelouch on the train with Suzaku. However it makes lots of sense that this takes place after R2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14632" LastEditorDisplayName="user8802" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T13:13:35.003" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T13:13:35.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21787" CreationDate="2015-05-24T13:32:36.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not expanded on in the series just like many other rules regarding the Death Note. I believe Ohba has not commented on such things either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is: &lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think a photo of a person's face can qualify as &quot;has the person's face in their mind&quot; if (and only if?) that person's current appearance is &lt;em&gt;not too far&lt;/em&gt; from how the person looks in one's memory or in a photo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt a baby picture of L accurately describes the current appearance of L.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A possibly relevant detail: I would say those drawings of Mello and Near would be far superior to photos of them when they were younger. &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XX&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Since those drawings do not work for inferring names with Shinigami Eyes&lt;/a&gt;, I guess childhood photos also won't work when used for inferring names with Shinigami Eyes and possibly the same for the scenario in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you were to kill someone (using a Death Note) who is about 13, and you last saw them when they were 11, that may work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who judges &quot;not too far&quot;? I guess whomever invented Death Notes and their rules in the first place or whomever is responsible for the Death Notes' working. As Death Note is fantasy and not scifi, I think such question will not have a precise answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T06:42:47.243" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T06:42:47.243" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8693" CreationDate="2015-05-24T16:09:35.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 1 adapts volumes 1-6 while heavily omitting a lot of details, interactions, and important scenes. Volume 6.5, bonus track excluded, is condensed in episode 13. Presumably season 2 will adapt volumes 7-9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From: &lt;a href=&quot;https://kyakka.wordpress.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://kyakka.wordpress.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2376" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T16:09:35.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21798" CreationDate="2015-05-24T18:17:34.100" Score="4" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember seeing either a trailer for it or a part of the first episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a guy who tried to commit suicide (I think) and jumped off a tall building. As he was falling this guy and I think 2-3 others kinda fly next to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy offers him his services to save him or something coz I remember him giving the suicidal guy a card. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if I didn't describe it very well, but that's a that I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14640" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:38:56.033" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:38:56.033" Title="Getting a business-card after jumping from a sky-scraper" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:57:05.890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21797" CreationDate="2015-05-24T18:25:12.673" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you may be looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noragami&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noragami&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw5P_rYXit4&quot;&gt;The scene you described is in episode 4&lt;/a&gt;, where a guy tried to commit suicide by jumping off a rooftop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only part that doesn't fit your description, is that the guy jumped. He &lt;em&gt;intended&lt;/em&gt; to jump, but &quot;accidentally&quot; fell instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T19:01:33.493" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T19:01:33.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="498" CreationDate="2015-05-24T19:38:17.607" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Avatar universe, much like in the &lt;em&gt;Futurama&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Frozen&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Once Upon a Time&lt;/em&gt; universes, some people who are frozen under certain conditions have their metabolism pause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;A:TLA&lt;/em&gt;, Aang, after freezing himself and Appa, is sustained through the Avatar State according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Aang&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;currently unsourced portion of Aang's page in Avatar Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Avatar State kept him alive, albeit not fully conscious, in the iceberg for about a hundred years while the war raged on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am guessing the Avatar State also sustains Appa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not really happen in real life except for things like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptobiosis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cryptobiosis&lt;/a&gt; but is seen in much fantasy and scifi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Further reading&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspended_animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Suspended animation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanPopsicle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TvTropes - Human Popsicle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zidbits.com/2011/02/can-a-human-be-frozen-and-brought-back-to-life/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zidbits - Can A Human Be Frozen And Brought Back To Life?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Cryonics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2020-09-02T12:09:23.610" LastActivityDate="2020-09-02T12:09:23.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17160" CreationDate="2015-05-24T20:19:42.590" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having seen the anime and read some of the manga (I own the first volume), I would have to say that the differences are minor. The only real exception is that Nano starts going to school for the first time in Vol.1 and then later I think it shifts the focus back in time to before she went.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime simply re-arranged this and some other events for convenience's sake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would still suggest reading it though, as while I am pretty sure most of the anime comes from scenes in the manga, the manga naturally has more content and as it is still running at time of writing, more will be added.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only a few scenes were taken from Helvetica Standard though, so I would also suggest reading that too. Some of them are less random and could fit in Nichijou as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T21:11:12.930" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T21:11:12.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-24T22:55:02.783" Score="6" ViewCount="2579" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of Tsubasa Cat in Bakemonogatari, Mayoi tells Araragi that she saw Shinobu at Mister Doughnut. Araragi doesn't seem to be all that worried though, as Shinobu can't be too far away from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Black Hanekawa is about to kill Araragi, he calls Shinobu for help, where she appears from his shadow and attacks Black Hanekawa. At the end of the last episode, when Araragi is riding on the bike with Senjōgahara, he notes that Shinobu now lives in his shadow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between when Mayoi told Araragi where she saw Shinobu and when Shinobu attacked Black Hanekawa, Araragi didn't see Shinobu or even came across her. I am wondering: &lt;strong&gt;When did she start to live in his shadow?&lt;/strong&gt; From the way things played out, she must have been living there the entire time while he was looking for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T16:24:17.013" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T23:23:05.660" Title="When did Shinobu enter Araragi's shadow in Tsubasa Cat?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21811" CreationDate="2015-05-24T22:57:23.463" Score="9" ViewCount="6412" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; before the opening, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbR-L4rf7_Q&quot;&gt;we see&lt;/a&gt; Araragi chained and handcuffed in the cram school with Senjōgahara being the perpetrator. At one point, Araragi said that he would be enjoying the moment more if it wasn't for the Evangelion reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reference he was talking about? I didn't see anything which hinted at an Evangelion reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T04:58:48.880" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T03:45:21.737" Title="What is the Evangelion reference Araragi was talking about?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21809" CreationDate="2015-05-24T23:21:34.720" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is referencing the conversation between Shinji and Rei in episode 6 while preparing to engage Ramiel. At least that's the best I could think of and evageeks &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Tributes_to_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_in_other_Anime_and_Manga#Nisemonogatari_.28.E5.81.BD.E7.89.A9.E8.AA.9E.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;agrees&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Click the image below, for the full sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/OdFox&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4FPNz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rei&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ll protect you in episode 6&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T12:17:30.207" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T12:17:30.207" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21809" CreationDate="2015-05-25T00:03:02.157" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding onto the other answer, the exact thing that gets interpreted as an EVA reference is Senjougahara's line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You won't die. [&lt;em&gt;Short break.&lt;/em&gt;] You won't die. Because I'll protect you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that this is probably the content of the &quot;reference&quot;, as Araragi makes the comment about wanting &quot;no unnecessary Evangelion references&quot; right after this line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is nearly identical to a line between Shinji and Rei in episode 6 of the EVA anime, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/34/mivilar&quot;&gt;mivilar&lt;/a&gt; has pointed out. In that episode, there is an Angel attacking NERV, which has so far repelled the attacks against it. The solution is to use a very high-power rifle against the Angel from a distance, with Rei acting as a back-up or shield for Shinji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to the start of the mission, Shinji is worried, and asks Rei if she is scared. In response, she tells him that he shouldn't be scared, that &quot;you won't die; I'll protect you.&quot; (The exact wording probably depends on the subtitle set.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aside:&lt;/strong&gt; Naturally, this suggests that the EVA line is rather notable (something which did not occur to me when I first watched EVA). I would suspect that it has become so partly because of the pacing of the specific scene. Perhaps it's also easier to catch the mirroring of words in Japanese, as this is not a line with very idiosyncratic vocabulary. (Compare to Senjougahara's reference to &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, where the exact ordering or wording of &quot;X kilos of A, Y grams of B, . . .&quot; doesn't matter too much in terms of the ability of a watcher to catch the reference.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T00:16:39.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21359" CreationDate="2015-05-25T00:11:47.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an English fan dub of the OP &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDy0pvuxTKo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, they use &quot;Jesus&quot; as a curse word, but I haven't found anything on Japanese people doing that, so I would assume they could not decipher the meaning and just went with what sounded good.&#xA;Jesus is also mentioned in the title so it seems to refer to a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing to think about is the &quot;I'm in hell again&quot; line. Is that meant to tie in?&#xA;Well, the Japanese word used &quot;地獄&quot;　can refer to either the Buddhist hell or the Christian one. (Used in Mark 9:43-44.)&#xA;It doesn't seem to refer specifically to the Christian hell.&#xA;As the full word was &quot;生き地獄&quot;, I think a more accurate translation may be &quot;hell on earth&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may just be another instance of &quot;use Christian themes to sound cool&quot; thing. Random Christian stuff like crosses and such are added in to Japanese media a lot because it is exotic and strange to them. Using &quot;Jesus&quot; in a song is an example of that I have seen before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;Arakawa Under the Bridge&lt;/em&gt; is very random, it's hard to tell. The perspective of the song appears to change between the stanza and the person who translated it is actually French, and from what I can gather, some bits may not be entirely accurate. However, the French version seems to take some liberties that are not in the Japanese for some reason. I also looked at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/arakawa/venusandjesus.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this translation&lt;/a&gt; which varies slightly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically: The song is random like the series, and the use of &quot;Jesus&quot; is just to make it sound cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coincidentally, Hikaru Nakamura, the mangaka of &lt;em&gt;Arakawa Under the Bridge&lt;/em&gt; also writes another great series called &lt;em&gt;Saint☆Oniisan&lt;/em&gt;, which is a slice-of-life about Jesus and the Buddha on holiday living in an apartment in Tokyo. Probably nothing to do with it, but it's pretty interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T20:00:49.430" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T20:00:49.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21764" CreationDate="2015-05-25T01:14:01.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's more than only Hunter language in the world, and romaji (or directly English) is one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you remember Leorio mentioning that the phone Beetle can translate over 100 different languages? Hunter world most likely has the same languages of the real world, and many more are not shown yet, so far the Hunter language is the only invented one that we could see in both anime and manga, that's the reason of why in the manga we could see Togashi using the romaji/English writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I guess that the image you provided was edited by a fansub, as the original name of Zushi as for &lt;em&gt;Official Hunter Databook&lt;/em&gt; (done by Yoshihiro Togashi) is written as Zooci (in Japanese ズシ, romaji &quot;Zu-shi&quot;) and not Zushi. In the 1999 version, you see how the name Zushi is written in the score screen as Zooci. I don't think that Togashi would name Zushi as &quot;Zushi&quot; in some part of the manga when he intentionally wrote his English name as &quot;Zooci&quot; in his databook, it's pointless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are more cases where English was used instead of Hunter Language although I don't remember all, but we can assume that Hunter World has two major languages, and these are Hunter and English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14634" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T09:35:38.900" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T09:35:38.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-25T02:46:51.950" Score="7" ViewCount="1152" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Prisma Illya universe, the class cards (cf. below) are physically real magical items. But what about in the &quot;main&quot; Fate universe, where Fate/stay night is set? Do the class cards physically exist there (even perhaps in some non-magical capacity)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OjXwTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Archer class card&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do see a fair bit of them in the VN, but never &quot;in-universe&quot;, per se, at least as far as I remember - we mostly see them as illustrations to accompany explanations given to Shirou, without any actual indication that they are physically present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would have thought that the class cards don't physically exist there, but I just had a look at the first OP for DEEN/stay night, and there's a shot there of Kirei holding the cards (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlu8Ce2PP_8#t=0m48s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;). Not that DEEN/stay night should necessarily be taken at face value, but it does make me wonder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpEUZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirei discarding the class cards&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T12:33:56.447" Title="Do the class cards physically exist in the main Fate universe?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18851" CreationDate="2015-05-25T05:49:49.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne_%28anime%29#Others&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genta&lt;/a&gt; is immortal. As described on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rin and Mimi's female dog who lives at their office. As an immortal, she does not age throughout the series and survives being shot on multiple occasions without any visible lasting injuries. Mimi takes her with her after the Asougi Consulting office is demolished in episode four. Genta is killed in episode five, leaving only ashes behind, just like human immortals whose time spores are removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T18:46:41.973" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T18:46:41.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2015-05-25T07:19:57.740" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi can't spam his Kamui abilities so even if he could use it against pain, he probably only use it 1-2 times till he gets drained. Also, Kakashi is no where near the Sannins level. Unless you count Kakashi with the boosted power ups from Obito which I really don't give because he had the power for only 1-2 chapters ._. Itachi slays Kakashi, how much more proof you need to believe this ?! Orochimaru slays Kakashi... Kakashi fears the man as seen on many episodes.  Tsunade &amp;amp; Kakashi is the only reasonable fight seeing that tsunade is a medic ninja that has great strength &amp;amp; power. But even then Kakashi would have his hands full. Kamui spams is a bad reason for Kakashi to get the edge. Kakashi is my favorite character but this is too easy. &amp;amp; yes, Hokage Kakashi still loses. Hokage Kakashi is the weakest Kakashi since he has no sharingan &amp;amp; he probably can't use the jutsus he copied due to that. &amp;amp; you guys bring up the 1000 Jutsus he's copied yet we don't know what the jutsus are. Kakashi loses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14658" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T07:19:57.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21731" CreationDate="2015-05-25T09:23:50.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuma does not have a third body, he only has 2, the real body stored in the trigger and the trion body he lives with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ep 8, he was not surprised, he was just checking whether his arm was working fine after he regenerated it using his own trion as trion bodies can be repaired with trion if the trion was not supplied to a trigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode when he used Osamu's trigger, a new border tigger based trion body was created based on his trion body from his black trigger as he was using that trion body when the trigger was activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if he were to use another such as Osamu's trigger while in his white-haired trion body, a third trion body would be created using his white hair trion body as a base.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prove is that in ep 23, he had to deactivate his border trigger to utilise his black trigger as the trion body he was using was not the one from his black trigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T13:08:54.710" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T13:08:54.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-25T10:13:17.197" Score="4" ViewCount="2328" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's about two students in the same class who realize everyone but them is in a relationship. They are kind of forced by their classmates to go out with each other, even though they don't particularly like each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember the cover of one volume being the two main characters in front of a class board. There is also an otaku couple (one acts openly, while the other is a closet otaku).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read this manga once and really liked it, but can't remember the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14661" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T21:48:00.870" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T21:48:00.870" Title="A manga about two students in a class where everyone but them is in a relationship" Tags="&lt;bocchi-na-bokura-no-renai-jijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:57:18.497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21808" CreationDate="2015-05-25T10:21:30.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Araragi did go check out Mister Doughnut store Mayoi was talking about, about five minutes into Tsubasa Cat Part 4. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/41G8Rm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mister Donuts sign&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NqzqNm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Araragi in front of the store&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't find her, but this seems like the most plausible time for her to sneak into his shadow without him knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of the alternate timeline, Araragi didn't know about that Mister Doughnut, didn't go there and didn't get Shinobu into his shadow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T23:23:05.660" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T23:23:05.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11520" CreationDate="2015-05-25T12:17:34.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoan Devil Fruits allows the user to transform into another species. &lt;strong&gt;This type of fruit provides three basic forms&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan#Effects&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Human Form (人型 Hito-gata?): The user's natural form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Human-Beast Form (人獣型 Jinjū-gata?): A hybrid form, combining both the original and the fruit-bestowed species into an unusual form (usually in a bizarre way where the size is greatly exaggerated).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Beast Form (獣型 Kemono-gata?): A fully transformed type.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not different from any Zoan user we have seen so far. The thing where Zoan users can get creative is within their Human-Beast form. The Human-Beast form combines both the original and the fruit-bestowed species into an unusual form, but it does not specify which parts are of which species. Zoan users can be creative as to which parts they turn into which species', but &lt;strong&gt;it seems that great control over your Devil Fruit and/or muscles is needed&lt;/strong&gt; before you can attempt such feats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why Chopper has been able to discover much of his combinations much sooner on, because &lt;strong&gt;Chopper had been on drugs the whole time&lt;/strong&gt;. The rumble ball enhances his control over his Devil Fruit, making him able to experiment more with his different combinations of his Human-Beast hybrid form. He is not the only one that has been able to transform into more than three transformations though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00Qwzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While most Zoan Devil Fruits normally allow three forms of transformations under normal circumstances, &lt;strong&gt;Lucci is able to access a fourth form using &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Life_Return&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Life Return&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Neko_Neko_no_Mi,_Model:_Leopard#Usage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;). Rob Lucci was seen as one of the strongest Zoan users we have encountered so far, thus it makes sense for him to also be able to manipulate his body further, without the need for drugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Another example we have seen of Zoan users that had transformed further, were the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jailer_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jailer Beasts&lt;/a&gt;. Those five Zoan users, were confirmed to be awakened Zoan users by Crocodile. Assuming Chopper's monster point is his &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan#Awakening&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Awakened&lt;/a&gt; form, it is again shown, that &lt;strong&gt;Chopper could access his awakened transformation earlier on than other users due to him being on drugs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, at this point it seems that Thebluefish is correct in saying that Chopper can transform into different forms prematurely due to his Rumble ball. Though, &lt;strong&gt;I do not agree on the fact that the rumble would supposedly be necessary in order to gain different transformation. It just greatly enhanced it progression.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T12:17:34.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="464" CreationDate="2015-05-25T12:50:29.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been established by now that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2979/&quot;&gt;Devil Fruits respawn&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore when a Devil Fruit is eaten, &lt;strong&gt;their shapes and powers are recorded and passed on mouth-to-mouth&lt;/strong&gt; as mentioned at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/5919/&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. Seeing humanity has been around for a while, it would make sense that the shape and powers of most fruits are recorded by now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To come back to your question how Blackbeard in particular knew about the shape and the power of the Dark Fruit, it was mentioned in chapter 440, during his fight with Ace, that &lt;strong&gt;Blackbeard had memorized the shape of the Dark Fruit. He memorized its every curve and point.&lt;/strong&gt; He must have read or heard about its powers and shape, wanting the power for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; follow the progress of the Dark Fruit as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/466/&quot;&gt;in the answer by Hashirama Senju&lt;/a&gt;. Instead, he joined the Whitebeard crew and spent decades on his ship, because Blackbeard thought his chances of finding the Dark Fruit would be the best. In the end, he was correct in thinking so and despite giving up, the fruit appeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HF5Ja.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T03:33:08.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17280" CreationDate="2015-05-25T13:15:20.310" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This would not work, because you can only manipulate a person for a maximum of 23 days with the Death Note. This is therefore straightforwardly called the &lt;strong&gt;23 day rule&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;27th rule of the Death Note&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by Laiseran in the comments, &lt;strong&gt;there is indeed one exception to this rule&lt;/strong&gt;. Although not directly relevant to your example, the 23 day rule can indeed be bypassed. If you write down a specific disease as the cause of death, but do not specify a specific time of death, the time of death will be unknown to the writer. The time of death will never be after the day that the victim's lifespan would run out, but if enough time remained, the Death Note will give the disease time to take effect. Since it might take more than 23 days for the specific disease to take effect, the human might thus be controlled longer than 23 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVIII&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;28th rule of the Death Note&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you write die of disease like before with a specific disease's name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23 day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T18:47:46.230" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T18:47:46.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21829" CreationDate="2015-05-25T19:12:59.220" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's most likely &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=102410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bocchi na Bokura no Renai Jijou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The color spread from chapter 1 indeed features the main couple in front of blackboard:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xy43Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When summer break ended, high-schooler Ichijou Hajime finds out that everyone in his class but him has gotten a girlfriend or a boyfriend! Hajime suddenly finds himself a loner but then Ninomiya Chitose transfers into his class...!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since they are the only loners in the class, their classmates suggest them to go out with each other. Of course, they vehemently refuse the suggestion, since they just meet each other. However, the boy makes a faux pas when he says he doesn't want to date her just to make do, which the girl responses by saying that he is &quot;unsold good&quot;. This marks the bad start of the love story between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the otaku couple, here they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nPhM6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nPhM6l.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T19:12:59.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10026" CreationDate="2015-05-25T20:24:38.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The money seems to be handled by Nano, so I doubt Hakase sells her inventions herself. (otherwise she would just buy &lt;strong&gt;loads&lt;/strong&gt; of chocolate sharks)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is presumably from a relative, or the money comes from a patent on an invention (with the money going to Nano).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No relatives are ever mentioned, so it's probably some form of research funding. (I personally think one of Hakase's inventions actually backfired at some point, turning her into a child, that would explain why she gets it and that Nano handles it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T20:24:38.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19380" CreationDate="2015-05-25T20:59:39.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second/third string in Teiko play matches against weaker schools. In one of the OVAs (Tip Off) Kise (when he first joined) and Kuroko help the second string in an exibition match. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, first years and even second years would not usually make first string right away in a bigger school, but they still need training so that they can possibly join later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could just have joined to play/practise basketball. Remember that it's a &lt;strong&gt;club&lt;/strong&gt; not just a team. I doubt that anyone would even attempt to join if they had to make first string. It's pretty clear playing in matches is a privilge for most people, not an expected outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T20:59:39.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14252" CreationDate="2015-05-25T21:15:56.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming that all the chickens are related to Touko's friends, it becomes quite obvious who Jonathan is meant to represent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakeru reminds Touko of Michelangelo's &quot;David&quot; and is often referred to by that name. In the Biblical story of David, his best friend is a man named Jonathan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jonathan is not a philosopher, but in the same way, Kakeru is not friends with Touko's other friends. It separates him from the others and Touko does pay more attention to that chicken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T21:15:56.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-25T21:31:43.637" Score="4" ViewCount="2351" Body="&lt;p&gt;It all begins when my friend asked me, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Would Saekano be as popular if the illustrator weren't Misaki Kurehito?&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we may have known, a light novel's illustrations are the main 'bait' to catch the attention of new buyers, but I still haven't figured out how those LN publishers usually assign the illustrator to work on a light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do LN publishers assign the illustrator for a light novel?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14667" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T06:16:23.667" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T04:35:22.630" Title="How do LN publishers assign the illustrator for a light novel?" Tags="&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21850" CreationDate="2015-05-26T07:56:18.683" Score="1" ViewCount="4007" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 'Fairy Vearth' that God Enel keeps talking about, the continuous land.&#xA;Is he talking about the moon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:48:23.570" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:48:23.570" Title="What is Fairy Vearth?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21849" CreationDate="2015-05-26T08:49:43.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XAi4T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XAi4Tm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Short-term concentrated &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_mini-series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cover series no. 9&lt;/a&gt; &quot;To the Fairy Vearth&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Vearth is a legendary land that Enel mentions throughout the Skypiea Arc. Enel wanted to travel to Fairy Vearth after he destroyed Skypiea. For this purpose he built his ship, Maxim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After being defeated by Luffy, Enel headed off to Fairy Vearth, which turns out to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Moon&lt;/a&gt;. There he found a group of alien like creatures - who have wings similar to the Skypieans - which Enel befriended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vearth#Fairy_Vearth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T08:55:21.363" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T08:55:21.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21849" CreationDate="2015-05-26T08:50:56.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fairy Vearth refers to the &lt;strong&gt;Endless Earth&lt;/strong&gt;. In de &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_mini-series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enel's mini series&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;chapter 428-474&lt;/em&gt;) you can read his story. It's a reference for &lt;strong&gt;the moon&lt;/strong&gt; where he wanted to travel with his specially build ship &lt;strong&gt;Maxim&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Montblanc_Noland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Montblanc Noland&lt;/a&gt;, despite the fact that he is known as the world's largest trickster and liar, he was also a very skilled sea man. At the point he was stronger than Zoro and Wiper by a lot at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="14562" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T08:20:25.513" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T08:20:25.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21699" CreationDate="2015-05-26T09:25:23.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the actions of the characters and Yuma's unique personality, I believe it's more of a &quot;I get the reason, but not the logic&quot; like understanding that the kettle is hot without understanding why, or rather not caring why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The little kid in Tamakoma does the same face, as Yuma when it come's to our world may as well be a child.&#xA;he also frequently say's &quot;naru hodo&quot; which roughly translate to &quot;now I get it&quot; but in reality he doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T09:25:23.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19380" CreationDate="2015-05-26T09:26:15.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it's anything like when I was in school (which isn't too long ago):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There may be age-limited leagues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was in my first year, there were leagues that only allowed first year players to compete. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There may be multi-tiered leagues&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like soccer, there could be an A-league, B-league, C-league, etc. Generally our school would put one team in each league - according with skill of course.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Players join for the fun of it, rather than the competition&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had a short stint at playing volleyball and really enjoyed it - I didn't want to play it competitively though, and that's the attitude a good few others might have too&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's still the opportunity to get in the lead team with enough time and effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there's no &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; games to be played by the other players, there's still the opportunity to get on the team that plays. Anime sports rosters don't change that much, but if a coach sees one player who is really good but isn't playing - they'll probably bring them onto the team. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T18:25:25.753" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T18:25:25.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-26T17:06:55.897" Score="14" ViewCount="890" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we have scene showing a person (or many people) sleeping soundly, it's quite common to have one of them saying &quot;I can't eat anymore&quot; 「もう食べられないよ…」 in their sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this forum thread&lt;/a&gt; on ANN, this trope has been observed in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; (by Edward)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Air in Summer&lt;/em&gt; (by Kanna)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inu-Yasha&lt;/em&gt; (by Shippo)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Super Milk Chan&lt;/em&gt; (by Milk-Chan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;CardCaptor Sakura&lt;/em&gt; (by Kero, also inverts the joke in one instance)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; (by Usagi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt; (by Tessa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gokujou Seitokai&lt;/em&gt; (by Randou Rino, in episode 24)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the forum thread above is from 2006, the examples are quite old. Below are some recent examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brynhildr in the Darkness&lt;/em&gt; (by Kotori)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/13167/paul-rowe&quot;&gt;Pawl Rowe&lt;/a&gt; for providing the example above&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Feel free to edit in more examples and images showing this trope, preferably from recent series).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the origin of this trope?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T05:29:20.950" Title="What is the origin of the trope where a person says &quot;I can't eat anymore&quot; 「もう食べられないよ…」 in their sleep?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21787" CreationDate="2015-05-26T17:54:11.483" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XX&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule XX&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If above conditions are met, names and life spans can be seen through photos and pictures, no matter how old they are. But this is sometimes influenced by the vividness and size. Also, names and life spans cannot be seen by face drawings, however realistic they may be. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Shinigami Eyes work through a picture no matter how old it is, this would seem to take into account childhood photographs. The rules for using Shinigami Eyes (actually seeing them) compared to using the Death Note (remembering their face) are much stricter, so I would assume that, as long as it was a clear memory, remembering their face would work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember that the purpose of remembering their face is only to distinguish them from people with the same name or to check that you know who you are writing about. If the Death Note counts a child version as &lt;em&gt;definitely that person&lt;/em&gt;, then it will work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T06:22:56.280" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T06:22:56.280" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21861" CreationDate="2015-05-26T18:55:20.533" Score="5" ViewCount="1549" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know in which episode Luffy said the following quote: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You came without fear. Don't have any regrets, no matter what happens.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This is the duel you wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7620" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T19:12:08.693" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T23:30:54.403" Title="In which episode did Luffy say the following quote?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21859" CreationDate="2015-05-26T19:05:30.043" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I don't have a specific episode number, I've found some context that can help you find it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tieba.baidu.com/p/445238214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tieba.baidu.com/p/445238214&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds like this happened around the beginning of the Water 7 arc, which is around the time where the Going Merry had damage to it's keel and couldn't be fixed, and Usopp and Luffy get into a fight about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T19:05:30.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21859" CreationDate="2015-05-26T19:11:47.927" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from &lt;strong&gt;Episode 236&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/j0BtHTmDfAc?t=3m29s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; is a clip from the episode at the scene you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context is the duel between Usopp and Luffy: after Luffy decided to buy a new ship and abandon the Going Merry, Usopp abandons the crew and challenged Luffy to a duel. The cross talk is between the two of them just before the duel began.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LjAwl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T04:17:22.567" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T04:17:22.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21863" CreationDate="2015-05-26T20:25:51.647" Score="9" ViewCount="5058" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often in anime which features a character who wears glasses, when they take off their glasses, their eyes turn into a sort of puckered lip emoticon that looks like the number 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0JDv.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning is fairly obvious, that the character looks drastically different or worse without their glasses on. But why is this icon used, specifically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14575" LastEditorUserId="14575" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T16:37:34.383" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T16:37:34.383" Title="When characters take off their glasses, why do their eyes turn into a &quot;lip eyes&quot; icon?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21862" CreationDate="2015-05-26T20:37:23.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;3&quot; is a stylized (and humorous) way of showing the characters squinting their eyes, which then look somewhat like a &quot;3&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most glasses wearer &amp;mdash; especially the young ones &amp;mdash; are short-sighted, so whenever they take off their glasses, they start squinting. The &quot;3&quot; is used in a similar fashion to depict pouting characters, like with the following emoji:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(°3°)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A variation of this is the famous へのへのもへじ (henohenomoheji), which uses Hiragana characters that look somewhat like facial features and is used almost exclusively for humorous purposes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/09/26/hiragana-art-creating-pictures-using-the-japanese-syllabary/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sWo03.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/09/26/hiragana-art-creating-pictures-using-the-japanese-syllabary/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RocketNews24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="13330" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T20:42:26.190" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T20:42:26.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21303" CreationDate="2015-05-27T01:22:58.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, there is no official interpretation of the symbolism behind this scene. Your interpretation is a good one and might be exactly what the author intended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My interpretation is different. I see the sky as a symbol for limitless opportunity. The sky goes on forever and there are countless stars, just as human potential for growth is limitless and there is no limit to the number of paths we can take in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took this interpretation because in the same scene, &lt;strong&gt;Guts asks the same question twice in a row: &quot;Where should I go?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. The repetition indicates the importance of the phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the sky represents the endless destinations and possibilities that exist in human life, like bright stars against a black nothingness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L8Cf6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5rZ4f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14684" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T05:49:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T05:49:49.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9607" CreationDate="2015-05-27T03:48:46.567" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Jagirinawa tried to kill Nadeko when the ritual was performed, there are 2 snakes on her body. The ritual of removal can be done only for one snake, the ritual is not strong enough to remove 2. So Araragi forcefully removed the rest, but was not strong enough and was stopped by Kanbaru by letting it go. Nadeko only have the pain from the curse, the boy didn't die because he's not doing the removal ritual and have no two curse in his body. So if the curse returns back to the boy, he only gets the pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14688" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T03:55:53.970" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T03:55:53.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21814" CreationDate="2015-05-27T07:21:18.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;These cards only appear in the Prisma Illya universe as physical objects. In all other works in Nasuverse (Fate/stay night, etc.), these cards are only used to explain the situation of the Servants and the Holy Grail War. They never appear as physical objects, but only as visual aid to the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13294" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T12:33:56.447" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T12:33:56.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21875" CreationDate="2015-05-27T07:39:42.740" Score="4" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose that there is Mr. A, who received a plastic surgery to have the same face as Mr. B and changed his name to Mr. B. He uses this name for years and everyone knows him as Mr. B now. I then get to know his current face and name and write that in the Death Note. Who will die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T16:39:27.270" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T11:07:14.327" Title="Can Death Note misfire if a person changes their name and appearance to that of another person?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21877" CreationDate="2015-05-27T07:51:42.857" Score="8" ViewCount="1700" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are Mr. A and Mr. B. They are conjoined twins who each has their own set of organs except for the heart. I write the name of Mr. A while imagining his face, with the cause of death being falling from the top of Tokyo Tower head first. Let's say the difference in height between the two is less than 1 cm. Will Mr. B also die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use: XXVI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, item 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a &lt;strong&gt;heart attack&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a heart attack will also kill Mr. B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use: X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, item 2 stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. &lt;strong&gt;This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is a bit different than &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7415/can-writing-in-the-death-note-influence-others&quot;&gt;the one proposed as possible duplicate&lt;/a&gt;. In the proposed question, the death of the pilot or the surgeon doesn't necessarily means that the people in the plane or the one in the surgery will 100% die. There is a delay before they actually die. Surgery is rarely done by only one doctor. It usually is done by a team of doctors, so the other doctors can still save the patient. Flying a plane is also the same. There is also the co-pilot. In the case of my question, killing Mr. A is the same as killing Mr. B since they share the same heart with no delay whatsoever to save Mr. B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T17:25:40.053" Title="Killing Conjoined Twins using Death Note" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21873" CreationDate="2015-05-27T08:05:06.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal guess would be that &lt;strong&gt;nobody would die&lt;/strong&gt;. It was established at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/12978/6166&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; that despite changing names, the Death God would still see the original name. Therefore Mr. B would still show &lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt; as his real name. So if you would write down Mr. B, while thinking of Mr. A, the names would not match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about having the exact same face. One could argue that Mr. B would die, because you did write down his name and did think of his face, but despite having undergone plastic surgery, your face will never be 100% exactly the same. Even with identical twins, they will have differences. That's why I believe that nothing will happen, since the Death Note probably knows you are not thinking of Mr. B, but of Mr. A, due to their faces being slightly different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T11:07:14.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21874" CreationDate="2015-05-27T08:23:48.420" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does rule XXVI not answer your question? Mathematically speaking you could rewrite it as follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Causes others to die =&gt; (Cause = Heart-attack).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you could see that the heart attack would be &lt;strong&gt;logically implied&lt;/strong&gt; as the cause of death if others are influenced, regardless whether they take others with them. Therefore &lt;strong&gt;they would both die&lt;/strong&gt;. Mr. B would also be killed. Remember that this rule does not say that if you would cause another human to die, that you would stay alive. It only says that the cause changes to a heart attack, which in this case would kill both, so the death of the other would be unavoidable in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this would not have been true, &lt;strong&gt;Light would have been able to make himself completely immune to the Death Note, even making it impossible for Ryuk to kill him&lt;/strong&gt;. Light could have implanted a bomb inside a few people, that would all be triggered when either his heart or their heart stopped beating. He would repeat this over different groups of people. By doing so, Ryuk would be rendered unable to kill Light as it would be impossible to kill any of those with a bomb implanted, as it would kill the others and he would not be able to kill Light as it would kill all of them. This would make Light immune to the Death Note, which I found very unlikely to be true, because &lt;strong&gt;it would completely contradict the first and most fundamental rule of the Death Note&lt;/strong&gt; namely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The human whose name is written in this note shall die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T10:31:28.590" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T10:31:28.590" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21502" CreationDate="2015-05-27T10:09:21.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instant Transmission article&lt;/a&gt; on Dragon Ball Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Goku became a child in Dragon Ball GT, the ability to use this technique was greatly hindered to the point where he just randomly travels to places a short distance away; however, as a Super Saiyan 4, he is able to use the ability to its full potential. When he is given energy by Goten, Trunks, and Gohan during the battle against Syn Shenron, kid Goku is able to properly use Instant Transmission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T16:10:47.697" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T16:10:47.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21891" CreationDate="2015-05-27T12:10:55.987" Score="8" ViewCount="18953" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though L had his suspicions about Light, he was not sure that Light was Kira and he couldn't prove it either. However, N was able to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What evidences led N to believe that Light Yagami was Kira?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Since I only watched the anime and didn't follow the manga, I'd appreciate it if the answer also references episode number.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T17:57:34.373" LastActivityDate="2018-06-21T23:09:44.797" Title="How did N come to the conclusion that Light Yagami was Kira?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21862" CreationDate="2015-05-27T12:35:38.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this scene, Marii goes on to ask &amp;quot;Why the Nobita Face?&amp;quot;. The fact that she refers to the trope as thus would indicate that it's the origin or at least the most famous version of the trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4985/what-exactly-is-a-nobita-face?lq=1&quot;&gt;From a previous question I asked&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Doraemon Wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobita's eyes are never drawn consistently. Sometimes they look like the number 3, sometimes they're black beaded, and sometimes, like in the case of the recent movies, they're normal eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DynTN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T12:35:38.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21874" CreationDate="2015-05-27T14:27:25.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although Peter Raeves has given quite &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21877/1398&quot;&gt;a good explanation as to why they will simply both die&lt;/a&gt;, there is also the possibility that rule XXVI &lt;strong&gt;does&lt;/strong&gt; imply that no other people will die because of the person's death. In practice, this would be a hard rule to follow (pilots dying whilst flying, doctors dying whilst operating, a conjoined twin...), but for the world of fiction, it of course wouldn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can always think of a scenario where no other people will die. The bomb scenario in Peter's answer, for example, can be debunked with simple technology malfunction. Every time Ryuk writes down a name, there is the extreme coincidence that the bomb on that person disables for what seems to be no reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the conjoined twins, they can have a heart attack, yes. However, you can be &lt;em&gt;revived&lt;/em&gt; after this. So people try to revive them both, but only Mr. B gets to survive, and the other dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every thinkable scenario can be debunked in the world of fiction :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14694" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T16:51:50.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21883" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-27T16:19:20.743" Score="2" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you state &quot;Jack Hare&quot; will die at precisely 15:00 12/03/14 without stating the location, and you write this without knowing where they will be at the time, and the person goes to work as per normal, can this be used to kill more than one person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T16:45:32.850" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T17:38:58.727" Title="Can Death Note be used to indirectly kill more than one person by killing the driver of a train/bus/plane?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-05-27T20:44:06.710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-27T16:46:50.847" Score="1" ViewCount="599" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several occasions, for example, when Mikami used his Shinigami Eyes to see everyone's name in the final episode, he saw in a red tint. Is this only done for dramatic effect, or do they generally see in a red tint? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T17:06:35.060" LastActivityDate="2019-01-05T21:50:38.693" Title="Do Death Note users with Shinigami Eyes see in a red tint?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21886" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-27T16:58:55.767" Score="4" ViewCount="24682" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/diVDX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive a new skin was released called the Akihabara Accept. The description of the skin is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Powerful and accurate, the AUG scoped assault rifle compensates for&#xA;  its long reload times with low spread and a high rate of fire. It has&#xA;  been decorated with a heat transfer vinyl of an &lt;strong&gt;anime magazine cover&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm curious, does this actually come from a real anime magazine cover? Or is this just some custom in-house work by Valve?  On the girl on the butt end of the gun the words &quot;Fazik&quot; are labelled on her uniform; perhaps it's part of the artist or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/01T6o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/OFadr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;imgur album with closeups of the skin in question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T08:20:01.067" Title="Does the AUG | Akihabara Accept come from an anime? If so, which one?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:57:21.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21883" CreationDate="2015-05-27T17:28:56.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule X&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Suicide is a valid cause of death. Basically, all humans are thought to possess the possibility to commit suicide. It is, therefore, not something unbelievable to think of.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule XXVI&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you just write, &quot;die of accident&quot; for the cause of death, the victim will die from a natural accident after 6 minutes and 40 seconds from the time of writing it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that the Death Note cannot be used to indirectly kill other humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XLII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule XLII&lt;/a&gt; it is possible to shorten other lifespans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other humans' lives or shortens their original life span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original lifespan and not the shortened lifespan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T17:38:58.727" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T17:38:58.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22042" CreationDate="2015-05-27T17:58:33.477" Score="9" ViewCount="15254" Body="&lt;p&gt;A common trope across various anime and manga is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SnotBubble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;snot bubble trope&lt;/a&gt;. I've put an example below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kqEmO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kqEmO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can gather what it signifies from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SnotBubble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes description&lt;/a&gt;, but what's the origin of this? Does anybody know where it was first used, or where the inspiration came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T10:40:14.633" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T10:40:14.633" Title="What is the origin of the bubble during sleep trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21879" CreationDate="2015-05-27T19:07:21.840" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;N researched the past, so much of his conclusions match L's, so I will start from the beginning as to why N (and L) thought Light was the &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 2/Episode 2 (19:11): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; must be in the Kanto region.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 3/Episode 3 (3:35): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; must be a student.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 4/Episode 3 (10:40): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; must be a relative of the police.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 11/Episode 6 (8:45): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; acts alone and must be among those investigated by the FBI during the first 5 days.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 15/Episode 8 (5:58): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; was investigated by Raye Penbar and is thus part of Chief Yagami's family or part of Sub-Chief Kitamura's family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 19/Episode 9 (15:35): L's gut tells him Light is the &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this point onwards, L keeps suspecting Light, but could never find any concrete evidence proving this conjuncture. This was mainly due to the false rules put in by Light himself. If it was not for those rules, Light would have been convicted. Then in chapter 58/episode 25 (18:45) L dies and in chapter 59/episode 27 (1:25) N and M come into play and the cat-and-mouse-game starts all over again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 60/Episode 27 (13:22) (M): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; must know about the abduction of director Takimura.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 63/Episode 27 (20:27) (N): L is a fake and now called L2.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 75/Episode 30 (1:44) (N): L2 is the &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 77/Episode 30 (10:53) (M): N finds out one of the rules is fake by M.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 78/Episode 30 (12:16) (N): The &lt;em&gt;13 day rule&lt;/em&gt; is believed to be fake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 79 (N): The rule is confirmed to be fake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 82/Episode 31 (13:27) (N): The &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; must be the son of Chief Yagami, Yagami Light.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 85 (N): It is confirmed that Light is the first &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; and Misa is the second &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this point onwards, N keeps suspecting Light, but again needed evidence to actually convict Light. It took N until chapter 103 to gain this evidence and he only got it by chance too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 103/Episode 36 (21:16): Light confessed &lt;code&gt;Victory is mine&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 103/Episode 37: Mikami calls Light a God (2:37), and the only name not written down is Light's (3:00)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was considered enough evidence to convict Light and the game of the &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; is finally over when Ryuk kills Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T10:49:43.653" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T10:49:43.653" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21884" CreationDate="2015-05-27T19:17:49.753" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It looks like they do see in a different colour.&lt;/strong&gt; The first time Misa meets Light we can see her look at him differently, but from the manga it is hard to deduce what the actual colour is. From chapter 28 it does seem that users with Shinigami Eyes do see in a different colour as shown in the pictures below. Another moment when this happens is when Chief Yagami looks at Mello through the Shinigami Eyes. At that time, he also sees him in a different colour, so it is safe to say that people with the Shinigami Eyes look at the world differently than we do, but the actual colour could be any colour, since the manga is just black and white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7B0kZm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbw40m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 28, we can see this colour page and it would make it seem that users with the Shinigami Eyes, see the world not in red, but in reverse. Although it is not completely sure who made this colour page. It might just be fan-art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVm4g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-27T19:25:52.803" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T19:25:52.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21893" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21903" CreationDate="2015-05-27T19:50:44.127" Score="13" ViewCount="2822" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have all seen it often before, that when girls are among themselves, they tend to playfully grope their friend's breasts and it all seems to be okay and accepted behaviour. This trope is thus appropriately called &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SkinshipGrope&quot;&gt;Skinship Grope&lt;/a&gt;. I am aware this is used often as fan service and it does mention at the trope page, that one &lt;em&gt;should not try this at home&lt;/em&gt;, yet I have had this trope confirmed by friends and TV shows. Therefore it made me wonder where this trope originated from. Did it come from a (at that time) weird manga or did this originate from a cultural difference I am not aware off being a European male myself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T00:09:56.367" Title="Where did the Skinship Grope trope come from?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-27T19:59:22.910" Score="13" ViewCount="628" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw someone on the internet wonder if Ed and Al are capable of doing flame alchemy because they have seen Truth. This bothered me, since this would negate the idea that flame alchemy was difficult to learn and that via destroying Hawkeye's tattoo, it would be possible to avert the existence of another flame alchemist (vol. 14).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone suggested that it's possible from &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8rLJY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an omake&lt;/a&gt; where Ed finds Roy's lost gloves, puts them on, and creates an explosion. (Click to see images.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is an &lt;em&gt;omake&lt;/em&gt; so I doubt it can be taken completely seriously, and moreover, Ed does not seem to have any of the technique Roy has honed. Yet at least with flame alchemy, where manipulation of gas concentrations is necessary (vol. 1), technique and precision seem to be crucial. Given this, I would normally expect to be what Ed describes as a &quot;rebound&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does seeing truth indeed allow alchemists to circumvent the normal learning process, &lt;em&gt;provided that they at least have a rough idea of what materials are involved and the arrays needed,&lt;/em&gt; if they are lacking in the specific techniques that would normally be indicated by the ability to use an array?&lt;/strong&gt; (The latter bit is necessary; otherwise, there's no reason why Ed and Al don't learn for three years how the philosopher's stone is created.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the four alchemists who have seen Truth in FMA, all of them seem to only have gained the ability to perform alchemy without an array, and if I'm not mistaken, we only ever see them perform transmutations that they can be presumed to have already known beforehand. We &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; see Ed use Scar's deconstruction technique once, but unlike with flame alchemy, there's no question of needing the correct combination of materials or precise &quot;technique&quot; here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for answers based on the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:27:16.417" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T09:27:16.417" Title="How much of the normal process of doing alchemy can be circumvented by seeing Truth?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15364" CreationDate="2015-05-27T21:14:36.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was revealed because of Misa in chapter 48. Higuchi promised to stop killing criminals, so he could marry Misa, the second &lt;em&gt;killer&lt;/em&gt; and he did. But because he had written down lots of criminals already, the deaths kept on continuing for 23 days until they stopped. From this they could deduce the killings could only be manipulated until 23 days in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eYFWO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T21:14:36.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21754" CreationDate="2015-05-27T21:39:46.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 11, it was revealed that ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; You were correct. &lt;strong&gt;Zeira was indeed nothing more than an illusion created by Mavis.&lt;/strong&gt; This was confirmed when Yuriy told Mavis that none of them can actually see or hear Zeira and that Zeira must be an illusion, Mavis made herself to keep herself company.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lgoOt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-12-28T23:52:57.750" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T23:52:57.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21886" CreationDate="2015-05-27T21:53:14.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, as mentioned by Matt, &lt;strong&gt;it does not look like it comes from any specific manga or anime&lt;/strong&gt; and is just some random Japanese anime character put on there by Steam, hoping to get some money from otaku fans alike willing to pay huge amounts of money for just an anime skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensiveTrade/comments/37ftv6/discussion_aug_akihabara_accept_screens/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;comments on it at Reddit&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/AUG%20|%20Akihabara%20Accept%20%28Field-Tested%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;steam itself&lt;/a&gt;. If it was based on something you would expected steam to promote it as such.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T21:53:14.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11256" CreationDate="2015-05-27T23:15:50.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the second trailer of the first movie released on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X0i4gnbBOA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;, and based on below synopses, it seems like the first movie will feature the first chapters of the manga. The wall will fall by the Colossal Titan, Eren will join the Survey Corpse and will have to transform to defend mankind. It is also confirmed that Levi will not feature in the movie, but an additional character and additional content will be created instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_on_Titan_%28Live-Action_Movie%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That day, humanity remembered... More than one hundred years ago, Titans suddenly appeared. The majority of the human race was eaten and civilization collapsed. The survivors of the war built three walls to prevent the invasion of the Titans, and kept the peace by securing the living area inside. In one hundred years, the wall has not been broken... until this day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2072230/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IMDB&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A teenage boy named Eren Jaeger must use his special gift to fight alongside with the military to defeat the titan race. Mankind is on the brink of extinction when these man eating monsters terrorize everybody and destroy the last of human civilization left in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more on&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan#Live-action_films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://asianwiki.com/Attack_on_Titan_%28live-action%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Asianwiki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.finalreel.co.uk/attack-on-titan-movie-trailer-part-two-end-of-the-world/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Finalreel&lt;/a&gt; or their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shingeki-seyo.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T23:15:50.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21895" CreationDate="2015-05-27T23:39:19.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, all that seeing Truth does is allow one to create an Alchemy Array with their own body (as opposed to drawing it). it should be noted that in the 2003 Anime&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; that even though Ed could have been doing circle free Alchemy from the moment after he and Al tried to being their mother back he still used circles. his first discovery that he didn't need them was when Gracia was giving birth and his second attempt was during the State Alchemist Exams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mustang knows all the finer details of his alchemy because he had to learn it all from himself just from the Tattoo Riza has on her back which was placed there by her father, and further simplified it to be a smaller circle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Flame Alchemy is the brainchild of the master alchemist Berthold Hawkeye, who had spent several years perfecting it before his death from illness in 1905. Believing it to be the greatest and most powerful form of alchemy possible, Hawkeye refused to pass on the knowledge to Roy, who was his apprentice at the time, and instead entrusted the secrets of his search for knowledge to his young daughter Riza - tattooing the perfected array onto her back as the only physical record of its existence. The full array appears to consist of a circle corralling an inverted hexagram made up of a large air triangle and a large earth triangle, both splitting into identical pairs as they intersect, with a fire triangle at the center, pointing upward toward a flame. Below the hexagram is an image of a salamander. Outside the circle is a pair of entwined basilisks and the text of the &quot;Libera Me&quot; responsory repeated multiple times. After Roy gains Riza's trust and takes the Flame Alchemy knowledge for himself, he modifies the symbol somewhat for his gloves (removing the text and the basilisks in favor of a simplified circle). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Roy_Mustang#Flame_Alchemy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Roy Mustang - Flame Alchemy (4th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the Omake being canon can be questioned, logically Ed could just as well do the exact same with Mustang's gloves as they are a simplified form but he wont have the finer control that Mustang has and will most like just cause very big explosions...or blow himself up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside from using the gloves, Ed would still need to know the kind of Array to use to subconsciously alter his internal array and the procedure needed to utilize it. as for understanding the Array Ed has demonstrated in Lab 5 that he is quite knowledgeable (understanding the one to create the philosophers stone and altering it to be more efficient) which one can assume the ability to understand array's he's never seen before comes from the knowledge he gained from The Gate and Truth (as knowledge on Homunculi would have came from books he already read, after learning about Winry's parents Ed says he read about them in a book), as such looking at Berthold Hawkeye's array he may in fact be able to understand it quicker than Mustang. though at it's current state with the important aspects for it having been destroyed by Riza's request Ed would probably need to study in order to figure out what is needed to complete it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Brotherhood skips a lot of Ed's early years but i do remember events from the 2003 anime being the same as the manga (ie, Bald, Nina being chimeratized and killed by Scar, Barry the Chopper) so it stand to reason that up until Yuswel it is more or less the same&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T23:39:19.137" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21893" CreationDate="2015-05-27T23:58:00.137" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the member of the Manga &amp;amp; Illustration Society student club at a Japanese national university, I have seen young Japanese women involved in sub-culture perform this joking action in public in real life.  I have seen it done in a small group of female friends while staying at an &lt;em&gt;onsen ryokan&lt;/em&gt; (traditional inn at a hot spring), in the midst of a large group of male &amp;amp; female college students, and my husband saw it done by girls in a booth sitting in a bar-type restaurant. Sometimes it is either asked (&quot;Can I touch your breasts?&quot; and the person answers &quot;No&quot; or &quot;I don't have any breasts to begin with&quot;), or threatened (&quot;I'm gonna touch your breasts!&quot;) but if the person protests, the threat is not followed through, or she might only threaten playfully and then not go through with it of her own volition. In all cases, the girls have been fully clothed (I have not witnessed a case in an &lt;em&gt;onsen&lt;/em&gt; [hot spring] itself or otherwise nude context where the Japanese and Korean phrase &quot;skinship&quot; might be applicable).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Culturally, it is indeed considered okay and acceptable behavior, and does not imply that that the girl/s involved are lesbians.  It seems to be a sort of compliment, i.e. false hitting-on (a true lesbian could engage in such banter/activity without ever coming out since the purportedly straight girls do it too).  I heard one female college sophomore give her name, grade, major, and &quot;I love breasts&quot; as her entire self-introduction to the group (a mixed gathering of males and females) at the start of the academic year. Of course, the context matters: young women would not do this at formal functions, when professors are present, etc. Young Japanese can throw out the phrase 「セクハラ」(&lt;em&gt;seku-hara&lt;/em&gt;, short for &quot;sexual harassment&quot;) in these cases, but it &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/15328/what-do-young-japanese-mean-by-%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A9&quot;&gt;does not bear the severity and criminal meaning&lt;/a&gt; of the English phrase and is not necessarily unwelcome by the person being hit on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in anime, this is not simply unrealistic fan service for male viewers, but rather is a practice among real-life young Japanese women who do not do it for the sake of the enjoyment of men.  As a non-Japanese, of course this is rather surprising the first time you see it happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Culturally, bathing at an &lt;em&gt;onsen&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;sento&lt;/em&gt; does not generally lend itself toward any sensual content; most women there either avoid eye contact with others, just don't look down (focus on the other person's face), or look at the scenery or wall painting instead of at the friend sitting next to you. People who normally wear glasses cannot see clearly while in the &lt;em&gt;onsen&lt;/em&gt; anyway. You can go with your family, relatives, friends, co-workers, and/or acquaintances, or alone and no one expects to be looked at uncomfortably. The very fact that everyone is naked and no one cares or is weirded out or shy about it makes it easy for the average Japanese to enjoy and truly relax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T00:09:56.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21389" CreationDate="2015-05-28T01:42:27.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the anime actually explains the method to levitate during the Greed Island Arc. The treasure hunter was demonstrating his skills to qualify for the 15-man squad by showing off his ability to temporarily levitate by pushing Nen from his feet and using it like a pillar of sorts to keep afloat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boys outflew him literally on their first try. It's not a stretch to say that Netero knew how to do this technique already and was liberally using it in his fight with Meruem... He just slowly retracted his Nen as he fell and slowly decelerated to ground level. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14703" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T05:48:51.350" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T05:48:51.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7110" CreationDate="2015-05-28T01:59:04.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The game appears to be a blend of shogi, othello, checkers, chess, and as mentioned earlier stratego. The objective is to put your opponent into checkmate by capturing the king. The set up is closest to checkers, while movement is like chess, and the evolution of pieces is similar to checkers &quot;king&quot; creation. Shogi is in the overall patterns and formations that can be made on the board and in the variations of strength regarding pieces. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the pieces being taken after certain placements were shown in the anime during a few of the matches more complicated maneuvers. This is what leads me to think of Othello, though this may have no real bearing at all in the true gameplay. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14703" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T01:59:04.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T06:47:03.493" Score="1" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are quite a few anime, manga, and JRPGs that have a character who, at one point, offers to (or in some cases has to) cook for the other characters and is often convinced they are at least decent. They end up poisoning the others by mistake. It's often played for laughs that this person is shockingly bad, but (often) completely unaware. Usually, this person is a woman or girl. It's mildly amusing,&lt;sup&gt;(citation needed)&lt;/sup&gt; but it happens in so many stories, it seems any show going long enough needs to have this joke in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes page with examples &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LethalChef&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it about this joke that it is so often repeated in manga and anime (and games, I guess)? Is there some cultural thing I'm missing making it funnier? (As a sub-question, why is it nearly always women?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4695" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T07:30:29.220" Title="Oblivious life-threateningly terrible cooks?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21908" CreationDate="2015-05-28T07:30:29.220" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually the food is a gift from a girl to a boy - for example, sharing bentos at school or making the boy chocolate for valentines day. These are pretty common occurances in both games and anime - usually in the lead up to a confession of love. When guys give gifts to girls in anime it's more often jewellery or something to remember them by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnwantedGiftPlot&quot;&gt;Gift-Giving going wrong&lt;/a&gt; is another trope and the humour in it is that the character getting the present feels obliged to pretend that they really like the gift. For example, getting a present that you already own. This trope has been going in different media for ages, and stems from real-life experiences. I know I've gotten presents I haven't been overly thrilled by but had to express my gratitude to be polite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when gift-giving going wrong is applied to food - the character has to try and eat a disgusting meal while saying it's delicious - or at least, not say it's awful. The humour comes from the conflicted emotions and the effort the character has to put in to make sure it doesn't come across on his face that it's disgusting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the fact that gifting food occurs so often in anime, means that this alternative gifting has become a &lt;em&gt;spinoff&lt;/em&gt; as it were - and has become a trope in its own right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this answers your question or not - add a comment if it doesn't :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T07:30:29.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21886" CreationDate="2015-05-28T08:08:55.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2516/aki-tanaka&quot;&gt;Aki Tanaka&lt;/a&gt; it is probably a parody of an anime magazine. Valve is not allowed and will never use original artwork, covers or other illustrations that have been produced by somebody else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://steamcommunity.com/app/730/workshop/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Steam Workshop&lt;/a&gt; is the only platform where other people can upload their ideas for a skin, but before they can upload it they have to give Valve all rights for said artwork, confirming that the skin is their own work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Akihabara Accept&lt;/em&gt; is not a work from the workshop and therefore has been made by Valve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Descriptions like the one you posted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been decorated with a heat transfer vinyl of an anime magazine cover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are only to roughly indicate how the skin has been created. It is similar to the &lt;em&gt;Kami&lt;/em&gt; skin which has a manga page painted on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been painted using a hydrographic in a Japanese manga pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7817" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T08:20:01.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T11:21:55.613" Score="0" ViewCount="1849" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;, after Naruto and Hinata got married and Hinata gave birth to two kids, is that the end of Naruto? Will they create a sequel to the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14707" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T16:56:20.400" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T17:10:13.460" Title="Is the last scene in The Last: Naruto the Movie the end of Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21912" CreationDate="2015-05-28T11:27:42.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's currently an on-going manga about a future story titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;, there is an announcement for the next movie called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. (Thanks to Ankit Sharma for pointing this out)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T17:10:13.460" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T17:10:13.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21914" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T11:59:28.107" Score="1" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second half of the soundtrack for the WIXOSS anime came on the album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/49081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;selector spread WIXOSS music Particle.2&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. This album was released with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%8Cselector-spread-WIXOSS%E3%80%8DBOX2-%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E4%BB%98-Blu-ray/dp/B00OH1K9DG/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the second spread WIXOSS box set&lt;/a&gt; back in April. For whatever reason, though, the track listing for this album does not appear to be available anywhere on the internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the list of tracks on this album?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T19:33:03.023" Title="What is the track listing for &quot;selector spread WIXOSS music Particle.2&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T12:18:26.833" Score="-3" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;i really cannot recall hear. what was her name again? Since this post does not meet standards i have to write that i tried to remember her but no luck in this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14708" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T19:13:33.230" Title="what was the name of girl who gives everyone starfish in clannad?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21915" CreationDate="2015-05-28T12:27:10.147" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character's name is &lt;em&gt;Fuko Ibuki&lt;/em&gt;, sometimes spelt &lt;em&gt;Fuuko&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gLa9D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You probably could have Googled 'starfish girl Clannad' to get the answer faster&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T19:13:33.230" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T19:13:33.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21918" CreationDate="2015-05-28T12:36:32.293" Score="0" ViewCount="29812" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Ichigo's father, Isshin, is shown to have captain level powers, but I think that it was never mentioned that he was a substitute shinigami. So where does he get his powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why did he hide his powers (or why couldn't he use his powers) for 20 years?  And why did he hide the fact that he was a shinigami from his son?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T04:34:34.103" LastActivityDate="2020-04-11T16:47:36.077" Title="What do we know about Ichigo's father?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21917" CreationDate="2015-05-28T12:55:45.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The below answer contains spoilers (because the anime stops before this was explained).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give you a little back story before explaining:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after Ichigo is done with the Fullbringers, there is the Final Arc with the Quincies. Ichigo's Zanpaktou in Bankai is broken and he has to fix it with the help of the Zero Division. The man that creates the Zanpaktou tells him that he needs to find his true Zanpaktou, but Ichigo can't because he needs to learn something about his past that is blocking him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how he learns about his father. In 10 chapters, his father finally talks so Ichigo could learn about his past, why he didn't tell him about his Shinigami powers and how his mother died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isshin was the former head of a branch of the Shiba Clan, as the Shiba that Rukia knew (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kaien_Shiba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaien Shiba&lt;/a&gt;), and Captain of the 10th Division. He was in the Shinigami world until Aizen, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen were doing these experiments with Hollows and Shinigamis in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after a while he decided to go to see what is going on in the human world (because people died), and he found a White (an experimental Hollow) and he couldn't defeat it. So Ichigo's mother came and she is revealed to be a Quincy and tried to defeat it. She did it, but she was injured by it, which infected her and she was becoming a Hollow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Kisuke found Ichigo's mother and father and told Isshin that if he wants her&#xA;to live he has to sacrifice his power to protect her in a device (as he did with the Vizards, but not 100% the same). He accepted and lost his powers and became a human. So when she died, he got his power back because it stopped protecting her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T06:53:06.563" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T06:53:06.563" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21687" CreationDate="2015-05-28T13:28:50.737" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems this was actually confirmed by L in chapter 45. The Yotsuba company had made tests of their own, and deduced rules from this. One of the things they deduced was that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If other names are specified, the action becomes void and they all have heart attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore a person written in the situation of death would completely void the action and kill all written names with a heart attack. Obviously the most fundamental rules need to be fulfilled (eg: Think of that person's face, nicknames would not work, ...), but it seems that the complete action would actually be voided if more names were written down in the situation of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hseDp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T13:28:50.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="278" CreationDate="2015-05-28T14:05:07.830" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can actually also relate the character of No-face (kaonashi) to a similar supernatural entity from Inu Yasha (S1 EP. 11). There was an episode where a demon Noh Mask was featured. This entity ate all the people it encountered; even though it's goal was to search for &quot;a body that will not rot away, the concept is very similar to the character of No-face from Spirited Away. I guess they're based from a certain concept then manipulated to suit the storyline - :p&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14709" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T14:05:07.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21928" CreationDate="2015-05-28T14:27:06.477" Score="25" ViewCount="52643" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist the door in the Truth realm has a huge symbol with all kinds of things on it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WZK3s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WZK3s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Door in the Truth realm from FMA&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion today and noticed that the same symbol is shown in the beginning of the opening around 0:10 - 0:13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I first thought that it was just a random symbol in FMA, but now that I've seen it in the opening of NGE, I believe that it must come from something else since there is no connection between those anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this symbol, where does it come from and what does it describe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a more detailed picture of the symbol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GuvzR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GuvzR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Symbol from both Anime in High Quality&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13056" LastEditorUserId="28456" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T10:56:46.400" LastActivityDate="2021-02-24T14:48:52.053" Title="What is this huge symbol on the door in the Truth realm and in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T15:56:42.233" Score="0" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since July 17th 2014, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Tail_Wiki:Sorcerer_Magazine/Monthly&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Monthly&lt;/a&gt; has been released. Every month at the 17th it is supposed to come out with the aim to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Entertain  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Inform users of important series information, rumors, funfacts, trivia, etc.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Inform users of ongoing important votes, discussions, and articles needing improvement  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Provide users with a quick summary of happenings in the past month, e.g. user rights changes, major community decisions, discussion results  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Keep users updated with the latest contests, community activities, etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also contain a chapter of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Tail_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/a&gt;, written by Hiro Mashima. Since the chapter is due 11 days now, it made me wonder whether something has happened to the magazine. Was it not yet released in Japan due to Golden Week? Or did the magazine just not contain a chapter this month? Is there anyone that might know more about the magazine and the chapter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T16:10:56.167" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T16:10:56.167" Title="What happened to Fairy Tail Monthly?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T16:03:52.767" Score="3" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 1 of Monmusu Quest, it is shown that a large number of humans worshiped Ilias. Yet, not all human communities consider her as a goddess. The worship of Ilias also seems to be the root of the conflict between most humans and monster girls considering how much Alice detested Luka's worship of her. The conflict wasn't always the case either, it seems to have arisen after humans started worship Ilias. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did humans started worshiping Ilias? How did it get started?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T16:03:52.767" Title="Why did humans worship Ilias?" Tags="&lt;monmusu-quest&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21923" CreationDate="2015-05-28T16:03:54.673" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gate&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The FmA Wikia&lt;/a&gt; seems to indicate that the picture is &lt;em&gt;Tree of Life&lt;/em&gt; (also known as &lt;em&gt;World Tree&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Tree of Emanations&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Arber Sephiroteca&lt;/em&gt;), as described by a 17th century English Paracelsian physician &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fludd&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Robert Fludd&lt;/a&gt;. I'm having a hard time finding additional information about the diagram, but the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Tree_of_Life#Arber_Sephirotheca&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;EvaGeeks Wiki&lt;/a&gt; has a page that describes the different parts in more detail. It does seem somewhat related to the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sephirot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Sefirotic Tree&lt;/em&gt; as diagrams depicting it are often called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/31QWM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fludd&amp;#39;s Sefirotic Tree&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seems that this diagram is unique to Edward's Gate, as Alphonse's Gate has a different diagram, from 15th century alchemist &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ripley_(alchemist)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;George Ripley&lt;/a&gt;'s text &lt;em&gt;The Marrow of Alchemy&lt;/em&gt;. (I wasn't able to find out if the diagram itself has a name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H0lPI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Marrow of Alchemy diagram&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T16:48:31.337" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T16:48:31.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21951" CreationDate="2015-05-28T16:07:13.710" Score="-1" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Miku kind of falls under the purview of the Anime/Manga Realm with her image, and PV's I suppose she belongs here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The PV for the video started out with miku in a lab, she finds a &quot;scouter&quot; like object which translates alien language allowing her to take control of the spaceship she somehow enters, she then enters a &quot;faster than light&quot; sort of warp and heads to like a space mall, things happen and then she &quot;wakes up&quot; at the desk where she originally was.&#xA;I think the technology was like &quot;xeno&quot; something or other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T17:49:52.530" Title="Trying to find the name of a song/PV from Miku Hatsune" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21923" CreationDate="2015-05-28T16:14:44.507" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a slightly modified version of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sephirothic Tree of Life&lt;/a&gt; as defined by Robert Fludd, who was a physician with interests in Kabbalah and other religious mysticisms. The globes (called Sephiroths) are thought of as being ways in which the universe shows its truths to humanity. They're also printed with the words God used in creating the universe in Genesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8UHvS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The tree is a different view of the Kabbalist Tree of Life&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read up on it more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta29.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, but the basic idea behind it is that it is a mystic symbol representing universal truth -- and the Truth is on the other side of the door in FMA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Tree_of_Life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NGE&lt;/a&gt;, however, the symbol appears after the Mass Production units form an inverted tree of life, symbolizing the opposite of creation -- destruction, death -- after crucifying Eva 01. This is part of the Third Impact, in which nearly all of humanity is reduced to LCL. You'll find that there's a lot of mystic symbolism in NGE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18894" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T17:20:20.783" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T17:20:20.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11682" CreationDate="2015-05-28T16:18:26.883" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until chapter 69, there has not been any mention yet of who Maria, Rose and Sina are in-universe. Neither has there been any explanation from the author as to who they supposedly represent. Though I have found this interesting interpretation as to what they might mean by &lt;em&gt;kcwhitmore&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;gettingfitandstayingthere&lt;/em&gt; written on the &lt;em&gt;snkconspiracytheories&lt;/em&gt; tumbler page. You can read it &lt;a href=&quot;http://snkconspiracytheories.tumblr.com/post/73695111903/behind-the-names-of-the-wall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all we have Wall Sina. The heartland of the civilization, the interior is an idyllic place, almost utopian in its bliss. This is accordance with the name ‘Sina’ which in fact means blessed. The reader/watcher was provided with a view into this blessed world when shown Pixis’ interactions with the government official. There was wine and food in abundance; beautiful rooms, buildings, and surroundings. This is in direct contrast to the outer most wall: Maria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even pre-attack, the interior of Wall Maria boasted none of the lavishness of the interior of Sina. This land was the outskirts of human domain with a scarce amount of food and other natural resources. The nature of this interior is reflected in the wall’s name; Maria means ‘bitter’. There is a decided bitterness to the life style within Wall Maria. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin did not grow up in a blessed land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, Wall Maria was demolished by the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan surged through the gape to break entry into the interior as a whole. This provided the titans with entry into the interior of Maria, forcing the humans back; decidedly dislodging their control in that land. This reflects the second definition of Maria, which is ‘rebellion’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally we have Wall Rose. ‘Rose’ is a symbol for innocence, youth, and love. It is also the token symbol of many Great Goddesses, including Aphrodite. This love and youth and innocence is seen in Eren’s blissful ignorance as he declares the counterattack to have begun. For five years they lived in a tentative peace after the fall of Wall Maria. But that innocence was shattered by the appearance of the Colossal Titan once more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The duality of a rose’s natures should also be considered when thinking of the Wall’s names. Rose’s though symbols of beauties are also dangerous because of their thorns. The walls as a whole function in this same regard. They protect the people, but they also keep them caged. There is a harshness to them despite the sanctuary they provide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall the walls are, especially as considered by Wallists, three goddesses. These goddesses show truths of the world: there is bitterness (Maria) and blessedness (Sina)—a harsh duality (Rose) of the black and white society that are separated by the walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T16:18:26.883" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T17:44:39.433" Score="5" ViewCount="523" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHJpUN5P2yg&amp;amp;hd=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the scene where the song in question is playing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clip is taken at around 15:13 into episode 24, at the scene where Hideyoshi Sarutobi slapped Mikawa Kai to calm him down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4833" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T15:35:31.360" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T22:35:43.380" Title="What's the name of the song playing in Seto No Hanayome episode 24 at around 15:13?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;my-bride-is-a-mermaid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21933" CreationDate="2015-05-28T18:28:42.887" Score="6" ViewCount="26631" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only seen Ufotable's adaptation of UBW (and the movie too but that was long ago).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's still not very clear to me what's up with Archer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He's Shirou from the future. Does he not remember the events of this war? He would also know that Shirou is going to beat him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did Shirou die? There is a scene in which a giant glowing ball absorbs Shirou (like some sort of pact), so I assume that's when he became a Heroic Spirit too. Did he &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;die&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; at that point? (so he killed himself)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So Archer wants to kill Shirou because he &lt;em&gt;regrets&lt;/em&gt; his decision of becoming a Heroic Spirit? Why does he regret it? Because Kiritsugu was right? (that you have to kill people to save others).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why does Archer have Rho Aias from the Trojan War?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this Archer the same Archer from Fate Stay/Night? In other words, is the Archer from the original series also Shirou from the future?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T00:15:51.533" Title="What is Archer's background in Unlimited Blade Works?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21935" CreationDate="2015-05-28T18:50:53.433" Score="11" ViewCount="4595" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of Ufotable's UBW adaptation, on the day Rin was going to summon Archer, the clocks happened to have moved backwards by one hour. She considered that it may have been her father's doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the clocks move one hour backwards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T10:05:49.587" Title="Why did the clocks move one hour backwards when Rin summoned Archer?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21931" CreationDate="2015-05-28T19:12:31.830" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He's Shirou from the future. Does he not remember the events of this war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the version of the war that Archer experienced as a Master, Rin summoned someone else as a servant (still an Archer-class Servant, but we're never told who). Archer has no experience of having met his future-self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I forget where - maybe it's some kind of side material or maybe it's Last Episode or something - but we &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; explicitly told that Archer vividly remembers having summoned Saber when he went through the war (this is something that happens in every timeline, because of Avalon). Something to the effect of &quot;even were he to die a thousand times, he would never forgot Saber's radiance&quot; or some similar schlock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing Archer pulls at the beginning where he claims not to remember who he is &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; initially because Rin genuinely did mess up the summoning, but he regains his memory relatively quickly and maintains the facade of memory loss for some time afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How did Shirou die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer explicitly mentions in episode 19 or 20 that he was scapegoated by one of the people he saved, and was executed shortly thereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a scene in which a giant glowing ball absorbs Shirou (like some sort of pact), so I assume that's when he became a Heroic Spirit too. Did he die at that point? (so he killed himself)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, that's when Archer (then-Shirou) &quot;contracted with the world&quot; (to use the parlance) and became a Counter Guardian. He only died later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So Archer wants to kill Shirou because he regrets his decision of becoming a Heroic Spirit? Why does he regret it? Because Kiritsugu was right? (that you have to kill people to save others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer regrets having become a Heroic Spirit because he did so by becoming a Counter Guardian (as opposed to by becoming an actual Hero). What this means is that he gets dispatched to situations where mankind is destroying itself. He stops mankind from destroying itself by killing the people who are the cause, generally after they've already done their damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Implicitly, this does mean that Kiritsugu was right, though I don't think that Archer is specifically bothered by the mere fact that Kiritsugu was right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why does Archer have Rho Aias from the Trojan War?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat mysterious. The implication is that Archer must have been dispatched to the Trojan War at some point (in his capacity as a Counter Guardian), where he must have seen Ajax using his shield and copied it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this Archer the same Archer from Fate Stay/Night? In other words, is the Archer from the original series also Shirou from the future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &quot;Archer from the original series&quot;, do you mean &quot;Archer from the 2006 DEEN anime&quot;? If so, yes - that Archer is also Shirou from the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T06:29:09.557" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T06:29:09.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21737" CreationDate="2015-05-28T19:17:02.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 2 theories on why Zoro did'nt try to cut the birdcage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He never interferes with Luffy's fight just like Luffy will never interferes with his...he could have also chosen to attack Doffy directly now that he's weakened badly and either defeat Doffy or easily buying the 10min Luffy needs...instead he chose to delay the birdcage closing and believe in Luffy eventually defeating Doffy and making Luffy appears as the ultimate hero in stopping both Doffy and birdcage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doffy has COC haki and Zoro doesn't. So at this point he can't go up against Doffy nor cut his birdcage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I prefers the first theory cause it's way cooler and there is the speculation that Zoro possess COC ever since his fight with Monet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Fujitora I believe he could not openly oppose Doffy due to their respective status. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14712" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T19:17:02.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21932" CreationDate="2015-05-28T19:29:43.353" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The explanation is kind of dumb. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The day before Rin summoned Archer, she was rummaging through her father's effects in hopes of finding stuff that would be useful for the summoning. One of the things she found was the box containing the pendant (and, at least per the depiction in UBW 2014, the catalyst for Gilgamesh), protected by a magical MacGuffin that, when activated, makes clocks go wonky and apparently rewind by one hour. She activated the MacGuffin. The clocks rewound in two half-hour increments. She only noticed one of the half-hour increments. The end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nasu later stated in an interview (in Complete Material 3) that this was apparently an intentional &quot;test&quot;-of-sorts on Tokiomi's part, the idea being that if she couldn't handle a minor issue like this, she wasn't cut out to be in the war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes no chronological sense, because Tokiomi likely never expected Rin to be in the war in the first place (Tokiomi would have expected the fifth war to take place around 2060 or so, by which time Rin would have had descendants rather more sprightly than she), but there you have it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T10:05:49.587" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T10:05:49.587" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21940" CreationDate="2015-05-28T19:47:58.190" Score="40" ViewCount="22607" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a 9 year old daughter that has expressed some interest in manga, but I'm having trouble locating series that are appropriate for her age. No one at our local bookstore could offer any advice. Is there a kid-friendly imprint or other resource I could use to help her find something appropriate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clarification: I recognize that there's a lot of personal opinion wrapped up in what is considered appropriate. What I'm really hoping for is a way to narrow down my options so that I can make a judgement for myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My preference is for physical books but I'm willing to explore digital options. I see from the potential duplicate question notification that the Crunchyroll app may be an option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14713" LastEditorUserId="14713" LastEditDate="2015-05-28T20:04:02.043" LastActivityDate="2020-07-11T16:46:25.170" Title="How can I identify child-appropriate manga?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21936" CreationDate="2015-05-28T23:19:59.640" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the back of a lot of US manga there's an age guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt; – Youth, Age 10+&#xA;Similar to a &quot;PG&quot; movie rating, the &quot;Y – Youth, Age 10+&quot; rating means that the title may contain mild violence and/or cursing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;T&lt;/strong&gt; – Teens, Age 13+&#xA;The manga rating equivalent of a &quot;PG-13,&quot; &quot;T - Teen&quot; indicates that the comic's content may include some sexual innuendo and/or violent action scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OT&lt;/strong&gt; - Older Teens, Age 16+&#xA;&quot;OT - Older Teen&quot;-rated manga may contain more explicit sexual situations and some violent scenes, including blood and gore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt; – Mature, Age 18+&#xA;Manga rated &quot;M - Mature&quot; is strictly for adults. You can expect to find explicit sexual situations, strong language and / or bloody battles and mayhem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can usually find these ratings on the back cover, but occasionally they'll be on the front:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4KbBNs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The design changes with publisher so be aware they mightn't all look the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think the best way to determine if a manga is appropriate is to flick through it yourself - if something undesirable occurs it's likely to happen a few times and you'll probably catch it skimming through. As she's 9 though, I'd say the &lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt; tag is fine :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T23:19:59.640" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21936" CreationDate="2015-05-29T02:13:33.850" Score="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;content deemed acceptable for Japanese children generally differs&lt;/strong&gt; from the concept in other countries; manga contains all genres of stories, so one cannot responsibly presume that just because a title was marketed at Japanese kids, that you would likewise consider it appropriate for your kid of the same age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As one example:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The popular girl's series &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; was published in the manga magazine &lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;, which was marketed toward elementary school-age girls (1st through 6th grade). This series includes strong language, bullying, violence, death, war, genocide, refugees, lovers' suicide (more than once), non-consensual kisses (forced while awake, while asleep, while drunk), a father fondling his adult daughter while brainwashed, human/animal romance, demonic-style alien possession of human bodies, nudity, cross-dressing, a non-monogamous lesbian couple, and non-graphic sex resulting in teen pregnancy (the 90s anime version, also marketed toward children, also added wrist/ankle restraints for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.btchflcks.com/2013/02/sexual-assault-subtext-in-sailor-moon.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rape-like&lt;/a&gt;, pain-inducing entering of victims).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many &lt;strong&gt;manga reviews&lt;/strong&gt; on the web, including those that specifically &lt;strong&gt;for parents and teen/preteen/kid readers&lt;/strong&gt; on what sort of possibly objectionable content is included in the title (such as strong language, violence, nudity, gender-bending, innuendo, sexual content, etc.) and what sort of general content you can expect (for example: horror, potty humor, serious themes like depression/body image/sexual orientation/prostitution/parental abandonment/bullying/suicide) and let you as the parent or the reader use your own judgment about whether a title fits what you deem appropriate at what age. Browsing reviews also allows you to seek out titles that reinforce and contribute to your family's values (such as traits of selflessness, generosity, celebration of uniqueness, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some good starting places are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abcb.com/parents/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Parent's Guide to Anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mangabookshelf.com/good-manga-for-kids/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Good Manga for Kids&lt;/a&gt; at Manga Bookshelf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/category/manga/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Good Comics for Kids&lt;/a&gt; at School Library Journal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noflyingnotights.com/category/mangaandanime/mangaandanime-kids/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kids Manga&lt;/a&gt; at No Flying No Tights&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you have a daughter, she may be especially interested in shoujo manga, which was written with the target audience of Japanese girls. Within shoujo, nearly all genres of stories are included; some titles are very cheerful and innocuous and teach a moral-of-the-day, others are dark and heavy. Good starting places to get informed are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/japan_quarterly/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is Shoujo Manga?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/whatisandisnt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What Shoujo Manga Are and Are Not&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/susume/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Recommended Shoujo Manga&lt;/a&gt; by Matt Thorn, a professor in the Faculty of Manga at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/eng/edu/manga/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoto Seika University&lt;/a&gt; (one of the world's experts on shoujo manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/intro.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is Shoujo?&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Energetic Heartbeats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some shoujo manga review sites are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://shojocorner.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/the-classics/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Classics&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;https://shojocorner.wordpress.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoujo Corner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://niko-niko.net/shoujo/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Emily's Random Shoujo Manga Page&lt;/a&gt;  (despite its unassuming name, contains many detailed reviews)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heartofmanga.com/review-index/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heart of Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shoujosavvy.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoujo Savvy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujomangarecs.tumblr.com/tagpage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoujo Manga Recommendations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://romancemangareviews.tumblr.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Romance Manga Reviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kieuana.blogspot.jp/search/label/review&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoujo Manga Reviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujomanga-reviews.blogspot.jp/p/shoujo-manga-with-anime.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoujo Manga with Anime&lt;/a&gt; at Anime Manga Reviews&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More general review websites include &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangablog.mangabookshelf.com/category/reviews/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MangaBlog&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kuriousity.ca/reviews/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuriousity&lt;/a&gt;, and a Google search will find you many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2018-03-17T04:49:55.680" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T04:49:55.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19632" CreationDate="2015-05-29T02:15:19.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an open-ended finale. After the credits, there are still 30 seconds that you might have missed. All this is conjecture: the village burned but as fire pass away (purification) the survivors rebuilt it and the villagers' life goes on. The only Shiki whose status we're not sure about (for romantic reasons) are Sunako, the little girl of the mansion, and the head monk; either they burnt in the church or survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14718" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T04:39:37.360" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T04:39:37.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T04:17:40.980" Score="0" ViewCount="3227" Body="&lt;p&gt;I  want to start reading the manga Naruto Shippuden, but I would rather start reading from the last episode that was aired (currently episode 413). Do you know which chapter that episode (episode 413) would be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14720" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T04:27:01.910" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T04:37:28.373" Title="What chapter is the episode 413 of Naruto Shippuden" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21943" CreationDate="2015-05-29T04:37:28.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto: Shippuden episode 413, titled &lt;em&gt;Hopes Entrusted to the Future&lt;/em&gt;, is a filler episode. The entire arc, &lt;em&gt;In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths&lt;/em&gt;, is a filler arc. Meaning, none of the episodes from the arc has a manga equivalent and is anime exclusive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you want to check the manga equivalent of an episode from the main arc, you can get the episode details from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T04:37:28.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21737" CreationDate="2015-05-29T06:01:44.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, the birdcage itself cuts. A person not possessing Haki can't even touch the cage. If they try to touch they might get injured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Here is a proof:&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CcpnA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 788-Page 14&quot;&gt;&#xA; Zoro told them to move towards the factory because the factory is made of sea-stone (Kairoseki) as mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SMILE_Factory#Dressrosa_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; and is immune to getting cut by the threads, but is getting dragged instead. So the question of normal people cutting it is solved. But what about the people who possess Haki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The threads created by Doflamingo are thin enough to be almost invisible but strong enough to slice rocks, trees and even meteors as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Doflamingo#Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no person who has attempted to cut down the Birdcage. Since no one has tried, it's probably presumed by the swordsmen like Fujitora, Zoro, Trafalgar and Bastille that it can't be cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar to the barriers of Bartolomeo that are indestructible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T09:56:08.760" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T09:56:08.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21948" CreationDate="2015-05-29T06:09:07.717" Score="2" ViewCount="831" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hattori mentioned that what Ashirogi Muto's Manga lacked was Serious Comedy and tries to explain what it was and how to implement it in 22nd Episode in second Season. Ashirohgi Muto implemented it but it was hardly described how and also the concept of serious comedy is still unclear with me. Please help with some examples!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T06:22:05.260" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T09:17:06.187" Title="What is the serious comedy?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21947" CreationDate="2015-05-29T09:05:38.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 22 of season 2, &lt;em&gt;Shuukan Shounen Janpu&lt;/em&gt; editors Hattori Akira and Miura Goro have a meeting with Mashiro Moritaka and Takagi Akito (the mangaka team known as Ashirogi Muto) to discuss what their next manga series will be like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, Hattori gives the following explanation of &lt;strong&gt;「シリアスの笑い」&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;shiriasu no warai&lt;/em&gt; [「笑い」 can be translated as &quot;humor&quot;, &quot;comedy&quot;, or &quot;comic&quot;; the literal meaning of the &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; is &quot;laugh&quot; but it is used to refer to comedy acts]):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foremost, the mangaka Hiromaru Kazuya's series 『ラッコ11号』 (&lt;em&gt;Rakko&#xA;11-gou&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;Otter #11&lt;/em&gt;) is given as the primary example.  It has a &lt;strong&gt;serious, realistic setting&lt;/strong&gt;.  In one chapter,&#xA;an otter was made fun of on TV, and then the&#xA;main character (who is an otter himself) rammed a truck into the&#xA;station building and pulled out the victim otter to rescue him from&#xA;his oppressors. The storyline is dealing with serious themes&#xA;(bullying, vengeance) and the tone is serious as well, but when the&#xA;truck slams into the side of the building, Miura agreed with&#xA;Hattori's assessment, and reported that it made him laugh. In other&#xA;words, the reader of the chapter probably strongly wants the otters&#xA;to get back at the humans, and the main character's very earnest,&#xA;dramatic way of doing so &lt;strong&gt;induces a feeling of &quot;Yessss!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; so the reader&#xA;ends up laughing (perhaps partly in relief, partly at the&#xA;ludicrousness of an otter barreling into a building).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hattori points out that Hiramaru was &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; doing 「笑いを取る」 (&lt;em&gt;warai wo toru&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;= &lt;strong&gt;trying to get a laugh&lt;/strong&gt;). Mashiro concurs that 「いいえ、真剣に書いてると思います」(&lt;em&gt;Iie, shinken ni kaiteru to omoimasu&lt;/em&gt; = No, I&#xA;think he was really writing it &lt;strong&gt;in all seriousness/earnestness&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hattori contrasts Hiramaru's「シリアスの笑い」 with Ashirogi Muto's prior gag&#xA;manga series 『走れ!大発タント』(&lt;em&gt;Hashire! Daihatsu Tanto&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;Run! Daihatsu&#xA;Tanto&lt;/em&gt;), which was written with 「呆けて笑わそうと考えている」 (&lt;em&gt;bokete warawasou to&#xA;kangaetieru&lt;/em&gt; = the mind-set of &lt;strong&gt;dumbing-down&lt;/strong&gt; to make people laugh) and&#xA;Hattori deems it 「もったいない」 (mottainai = too bad/a waste). Rather than&#xA;being enjoyable to write, that method made Takagi feel 「苦しかった」 (&lt;em&gt;kurushikatta&lt;/em&gt; = it&#xA;was painful) and made Mushiro feel 「あまり…」 (&lt;em&gt;amari...[tanoshikunakatta]&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;= it wasn't really [fun]).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hattori also contrasts 「シリアスの笑い」 with Ashirogi Muto's prior series&#xA;『この世は金と知恵と見た目』 (&lt;em&gt;Kono Yo ha Kane to Chie to Mitame&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;This World is&#xA;All About Money and Intelligence and Appearance&lt;/em&gt;) and with Iwase Aiko&#xA;and Niizuma  Eiji's series 『+ NATURAL』, which are both categorized as&#xA;「シリアス」 (serious) but 「笑いが一切もない」 (&lt;em&gt;warai ga issai mo nai&lt;/em&gt; = there's&#xA;not a speck of humor [in them]). A 「シリアスの笑い」 would be received by&#xA;readers as just as serious in tone as those series, yet manages to&#xA;bring some irony or &lt;strong&gt;makes the reader lighten up for a moment&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hattori explains that Ashirogi Muto's 「シリアスの笑い」 would combine&#xA;「高木くんが作る笑い」 (&lt;em&gt;Takagi-kun ga tsukuru warai&lt;/em&gt; = the kind of humor&#xA;Takagi-kun can create) with 「真城くんのシリアスの絵！」 (&lt;em&gt;Mushiro-kun no shiriasu no&#xA;e!&lt;/em&gt; = Mushiro-kun's serious artwork!), resulting in a 「シリアスの笑い」 that&#xA;only Ashirogi Muto could pull off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga that &lt;strong&gt;fulfills Hattori's description&lt;/strong&gt; of 「シリアスの笑い」 is Ashirogi Muto's &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%80%82#.E4.BA.9C.E5.9F.8E.E6.9C.A8.E5.A4.A2.E5.8F.B6.E3.81.AE.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;subsequently published series&lt;/a&gt;, 『PCP -完全犯罪党-』 (&lt;em&gt;PCP -Kanzen Hanzai Tou-&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;Perfect Crime Party&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T09:17:06.187" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T09:17:06.187" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21949" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T09:39:39.523" Score="4" ViewCount="2271" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to find this anime for years, the last time I saw it was in 2002 when I was 4. I remember it was on a VHS that we rented. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about a red-haired boy, who I believe fought demons. He would transform in the style of Yugi Muto into a bigger and older-looking self when fighting those demons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can only remember one episode where he fought a super fast wolf-looking demon that was actually a young marathon runner possessed by some king of a golden eye if I remember correctly. Anyway, the red-haired boy protagonist would eat that eye when he defeats his opponent and they would return to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's about all I can remember, and I would appreciate all the info I can get, thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14724" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T13:59:06.327" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T10:12:33.093" Title="Old anime with a red-haired protagonist who fights demons" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:57:31.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21927" CreationDate="2015-05-29T10:48:24.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to people who searched, it took me until page 20, going through Miku's &lt;em&gt;Innocence&lt;/em&gt; song, and then a little bit further to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM0_0oSdwc8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hatsune Miku &quot;Escape&quot;, 3D Music Video in Sci-Fi style&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;strong&gt;ESCAPE&lt;/strong&gt;. The &quot;xeno&quot; part referred to &quot;Xenolinguistic&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T17:17:56.097" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T17:17:56.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7539" CreationDate="2015-05-29T15:53:01.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the top answers have already stated, the characters do look Asian from the point of view of the artists, but I want to add that Japanese people (and other Asian nations) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china-and-its-neighbors/091123/asia-white-skin-treatments-risks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;have a fascination with white skin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linked article gives an overview of the phenomenon. Pale skin is seen as an ideal trait that many young women strive for. Its origin is not in trying to appear more Western or European, but rather has a history in economic status, where field workers who were out in the sun all day would have much darker skin than the aristocrats staying in the shade. Today, it is manifested as an unrealistic beauty standard for women, not unlike the ones in the United States and other countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How this relates to anime is that artists typically enjoy drawing beautiful people, unless they are concerned with realism (which, let's face it, most anime is not). In this case, that means having pale skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14575" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T17:08:42.510" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T17:08:42.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T16:36:16.817" Score="4" ViewCount="2058" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 20 of UBW (or episode 8, UBW 2nd season), Kirei announced that he would take Rin's heart. I suppose that he wanted to use it as some sort of vessel for the grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about Illya's heart that Gilgamesh had taken earlier? Why did he take Rin's if he already had Illya's, which I guess is better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps he was not allied with Gilgamesh anymore? Or perhaps, he just wanted to kill Rin for the laughs and giggles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T18:47:01.517" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T06:44:05.757" Title="Why does Kirei want Rin's heart?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T21:11:44.517" Score="8" ViewCount="2023" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 116 after Ultear lost the fight with Gray, she tells him that he cannot beat Hades, but does not tell him anything about Hades' weakness (eg: his heart).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BFXo1.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ultear telling Gray there is no other way&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems weird since when she had Zeref a couple episodes back, she was about to stab Hades in the back and take Zeref for her own purposes. This would imply that she was no longer on Hades' side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later we see that the guards knew that the room Hades' was in was something they could not lose control of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2f0RF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lilly versus guards&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the guards knew about this wouldn't Ultear know this as too, seeing as she was pretty much raised by Hades?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-07-18T04:32:50.047" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T04:32:50.047" Title="Did Ultear know there was a different way to defeat master Hades?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21962" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21966" CreationDate="2015-05-30T00:20:27.077" Score="19" ViewCount="32623" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original Dragon Ball series, Master Roshi (Kame-sennin) realizes that Goku turned into a rampaging ape due to the effects of the full moon, and comes up with a characteristically Dragon Ball solution&amp;mdash;just blow the stupid thing up! After all, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spaceanswers.com/solar-system/what-would-happen-if-we-blew-up-the-moon/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;who needs it&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, the moon is restored by the Dragon Balls, if I recall correctly. Later, Piccolo blows it up again to stop Gohan's rampage during their training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NIoxh.png&quot; alt=&quot;Piccolo blowing up the moon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's become sort of a stereotype of Dragon Ball that people are constantly blowing up the moon, and that sometimes when they do it, the moon has already been blown up and yet mysteriously reappears just to be blown up again. My question is, just how many times was the moon blown up? And how many of those instances were plot holes, if any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pojo.biz/board/archive/index.php/t-140510.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This forum thread&lt;/a&gt; makes some unsourced claims about the answer to this question. I wasn't exactly filled with confidence in its accuracy, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers covering any of the available material (the manga, the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime, the movies, and the Dragon Ball GT anime) are appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:49:59.767" LastActivityDate="2021-02-16T23:44:02.283" Title="How many times was the moon destroyed?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4046" CreationDate="2015-05-30T00:38:25.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, Yue is cold toward Sakura. He is a very nostalgic person who only recognize Clow Reed. &#xA;But Sakura's warmth melted the coldness in his heart, and he recognized Sakura as his new mistress deep within his heart. He and Sakura gets quite intimate in the battles to turn Clow Cards into Sakura cards, and even wiped her tears away in Episode 65 when Sakura overheard the conversation and transfer of powers between Yue and Toya.&#xA;Does Yukito and Toya have romantic feelings for each other? I'd say yes.&#xA;But how about Yue's feeling for him? Truthfully, I think after such a long time with Sakura, he has stronger emotional attachment to her than to Toya, whom he met only once in his true form. It is his false form, Yukito, who had feelings for Toya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14740" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T00:38:25.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21962" CreationDate="2015-05-30T02:57:32.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken, twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As like you said, after the first time, the Dragon Balls were used to restore it. After the second time, I remember a time where Goku's spaceship (in which he came to earth) projected the moon so Gohan(?) could transform again, after which it was destroyed by Piccolo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the reason why Vegeta had to use a special technique to transform into a Great Ape in his fight with Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, in GT, they had to use the earth as a &quot;moon&quot; during the fight with Baby, and a Blutz waves machine during the fight with Shenron.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember any other time the moon was involved. So I think it was destroyed twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14736" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T03:49:27.590" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T03:49:27.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21962" CreationDate="2015-05-30T03:27:17.453" Score="15" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The moon was destroyed twice and recreated twice.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time, it was destroyed by Jackie Chun, by using a MAX Power Kamehameha in the 21st Tenkaichi Tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was later recreated during Goku's training with Kami, after Kami removed Goku's tail. This was revealed during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was then destroyed by Piccolo during his training with Gohan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Moon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, the Earth's moon was never shown again until the Trunks Saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now moving on to the questions from the forum:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that one guy(his name escapes me at the moment) who looked like Goku blew it up in DBZ the movie the Tree of Might&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;one guy&amp;quot; mentioned here is Turles.  And what he blew up was not the moon, but a Power Ball. He had created the Power Ball to make Gohan transform into his Great Ape form. He then destroys the Power Ball to prevent himself from turning into a Great Ape, as he claims that he would lose his wits if he does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and didnt it get destroyed in DBGT when Baby come to earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Highly unlikely, because I recall in the fight between Goku and Baby on New Planet, Goku transforms into the Golden Great Ape due the reflection of the &lt;strong&gt;Earth&lt;/strong&gt; and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the people present for the battle questioned where the moon was, including a brainwashed Bulma and Baby himself, giving an elusion to the moon whereabouts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Moon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But from the Wikia itself,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z episode 118, &amp;quot;Frieza's Counterattack&amp;quot;, the moon can be seen while the Earth is briefly shown from King Cold's spaceship. The moon also appears in the sky in one scene of the movie Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon. It is possible the moon was restored when it became clear that there would no longer be threats from evil Saiyans/Great Apes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reminds me of Dragon Ball GT's inconsistencies. Nevertheless, the official number of times it was destroyed was 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T00:58:21.173" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-30T03:56:52.030" Score="2" ViewCount="759" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song played in Episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; at around 21:45? I can't seem to find this song anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T04:03:36.923" LastActivityDate="2021-04-11T21:03:25.263" Title="Name of song in Episode 9 of No Game No Life at around 21:45?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19557" CreationDate="2015-05-30T07:00:55.927" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since emotions are best expressed through the eyes, they are usually made visible even if the character has bangs or wear glasses. There are exceptions, when the author wants to give the character a mysterious aura, or to hide the character's emotion momentarily. However, the eyes are usually shown regardless when it is necessary to clearly portray the determination of the character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being able to see the eyes of a character is important - but why put the hair there in the first place? This is to distinguish characters from each other. Disallowing hair in front of the face limits the amount of hairstyles that can be used. Also, the characters generally face the camera, meaning that they need to be distinguishable from the front too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I0W6M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, if the hair isn't completely obstructing the eye or eyebrows, it would be fine to leave out the detail on the eye, but it's become the norm in anime so animators probably don't think twice about doing it. It also saves having to worry about the eye looking odd when partially hidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&amp;amp;t=19397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In a forum post here&lt;/a&gt;, one user suggests an alternative way of drawing such cases, in which the hair gradually becomes translucent as it nears the eyes, so the characters expressions can be seen more naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FyNEN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No Transparency&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transparency&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gradual Translucency&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T08:30:38.837" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T08:30:38.837" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21992" CreationDate="2015-05-30T07:55:36.263" Score="8" ViewCount="3438" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the most popular anime shows in Akiba's Trip: Undead &amp;amp; Undressed is Stripism. Here's a screenshot of them in-game (in their own game).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MB9Ve.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing Akiba's Trip and its countless references, I can't think that this isn't a reference to some magical girl series. Unfortunately, I don't know enough magical girl series - and there isn't much info about the girls on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm somewhat inclined to think they're a parody of Pretty Cure because of their vibrant colour scheme, but it's got a load of different series so I'm not sure if they are or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one stage the Akiba's Trip girls cosplay as the characters, so possibly some of that bare skin is fan service on AT's part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUcn4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the Stripism girls a parody of Pretty Cure? Or any other anime series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T07:28:45.630" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T21:08:52.783" Title="who are Stripism a parody of?" Tags="&lt;pretty-cure&gt;&lt;akibas-trip&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13453" CreationDate="2015-05-30T08:25:34.780" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime of Skip Beat was in 2008/09 , by Hal Film Maker. Shortly after the anime, Hal Film Maker merged into the parent company TYO Animations. There may have been some issues with licensing works from a company that didn't exist anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was also around the time of legal online streaming's emergence - so interested studios (possibly Funimation, who took on B Gata H Kei - Hal Studio's next production) had a lot of business decisions and work at this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most dubbed anime go under a lot of cost analysis to see whether it is worth it to produce. Usually shounen works are the easiest of works to pull a profit on. Shoujo works are harder to sell, so perhaps it was decided by most companies that it just wasn't worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any of these could be potential reasons and this probably isn't a very satisfying answer, but unless there's an official announcement by a involved company, we won't know due to company secrecies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longer it remains unlicensed however, the less likely it is to be picked up as it slowly looses the target audience's interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T05:24:16.490" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T05:24:16.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21949" CreationDate="2015-05-30T08:31:35.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eQLtb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you are talking about this character &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurama&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you will he has red-hair and an older look as you said.&#xA;He is fighting demons.&#xA;And also it's very old anime (1992)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T08:31:35.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-30T08:46:31.687" Score="8" ViewCount="3127" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if this is on topic here as it's not a question about a specific manga... or even specifically about manga, but about comic books in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of shadow is important for conveying lots of different things... mood of a person, setting or simply for dramatic effect. I am wondering specifically, in a close up shot of a face in the classic 3/4 position, &lt;em&gt;what is the difference if the face is in shadow in the foreground versus on the background side?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this assume the only difference in the drawing is the placement of shadow, the position expression and amount or surface covered in shadow are the same. The only difference is shadow on the side facing the viewer versus the side away from the viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is my poorly drawn example of what I am thinking in my head:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qt7XH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;em&gt;tried&lt;/em&gt; to draw a neutral expression but they both kinda look upset... so try not to base the answer on the facial expression, just shadow placement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the thematic/mood/emotional response differences to the audience when using those lighting patterns?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14745" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T13:18:33.910" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:18:33.910" Title="Thematic or mood effects of shadow placement on a character's face?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21971" CreationDate="2015-05-30T09:18:13.070" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The screenshot of Stripism features the three main characters of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From left to right, they are &lt;em&gt;Kuro Kagami&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Rin Kokonoe&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mimi Usa&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJoob.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure what their outfit is reference of, though. However, PreCure does seem to be a close match, except for the design of the clothes, which may have been altered for the purpose of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T09:18:13.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21956" CreationDate="2015-05-30T15:19:48.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seriously, it may be a spoiler, given that the status of Gil/Kotomine's alliance is pretty uncertain in the anime (if you do not have complementary information).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, taking it from cues mostly from the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 19, he comments, as he asks Lancer to kill Rin: &quot;The vessel has no need for a heart.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, that suggests that whatever part he envisioned for Rin, it would not need Rin's heart. I guess you can take it from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going from that, I believe that the intended meaning of &quot;I will take this heart.&quot; is that he is taking Rin's heart out, but not necessarily to make any use of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T15:19:48.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20849" CreationDate="2015-05-30T16:06:22.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is based purely on speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I believe that there is one reason for Caster to do that, and one reason why that is probably not a big deal to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, Archer was called there in order to save Shirou from Caster. Targeting Shirou would force Archer to move in order to protect him. That kind of tactic is also shown in Episode 15 when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Near the end of the fight, Gilgamesh targeted Ilya to force Berserker to backtrack and protect her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second, even if Shirou had been hit, she would probably still have been able to extract his Command Seals. (Note that she only makes one magical shot on Shirou's location)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene happens a bit differently in the VN. In it, the relative locations of Shirou, Caster and Archer are less clear - the only clear things are that Shirou is in the line of fire, and Archer has to backtrack from the temple's exit to reach Shirou. In particular, it is hard to tell whether Caster specifically targeted Shirou or if she was just shooting at the area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8446" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T16:06:22.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21984" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21987" CreationDate="2015-05-30T19:51:21.363" Score="3" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this GIF on the internet, and I was kinda shocked. Does anyone know if this was really said in the anime? And if possible if you could tell me the season and episode?&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KfizE.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6163" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T22:22:53.133" Title="Did this really happen in Kuroko no Basket?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21300" CreationDate="2015-05-30T20:08:05.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He couldn't, even before Sill was frozen Rance had a son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Sill was frozen, he got a daughter and at least 2 other women are pregnant with his child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14752" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T20:08:05.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21300" CreationDate="2015-05-30T20:45:21.467" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally, Rance had no contraception spell on him, nor did he use any other form of contraception.  He was basically saved by luck and convenience for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://alicesoft.wikia.com/wiki/Rance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;personal timeline for Rance&lt;/a&gt; on the Alicesoft wikia, we have the following pregnancy related events for Rance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;GI1013 15 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taught how to interact with girls from the female warrior and learn how to prevent getting a girl pregnant though he mostly ignored these lessons. He was also trained in basic survival techniques and swordsmanship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;GI1015 (= LP0000) 17 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of his victims, a girl in a wealthy family, had an abortion, causing Rance to begin taking birth control into consideration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;LP0001 18 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While working as a body guard for a slave trader, he purchased a slave, Sill, from a slave trader.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;LP0002 19 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bounded the devil Ferris into his service. With her, he later conceives his first child, Dark Rance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;LP0004 21 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Helped Dark Rance rescue Ferris.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This last event is worth saying more about, in particular.  Rance was not aware that Ferris had gotten pregnant and had a child before Dark Rance showed up, nor did he know that there were severe consequences for Ferris as a result.  This is when Rance actually took pregnancy completely seriously, leading him to have Sill place a contraception spell on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of clarity, it may be worth noting that Devil children grow up much faster than human ones.  Dark Rance was somewhere around the equivalent of an 8 year old when he shows up to Rance, despite having been conceived at most two years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point we can note he has one child, and impregnated at least one other woman (who ended up having an abortion).  He's not done yet, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;LP0005 22 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hotspring trip to JAPAN. Had a chance meeting with Oda Nobunaga, became fast friends, and become the hidden ruler of the Oda House.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rangi was born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alicesoft.wikia.com/wiki/Yamamoto_Rangi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yamamoto Rangi&lt;/a&gt; is the son of Yamamoto Isoroku and Rance.  As the alicesoft wikia link notes, it is not clearly stated what allowed Isoroku to become impregnated, as Sill and the contraception spell are still active during the time period Isoroku would have had sex with Rance.  In Isoroku's own route, Rance specifically orders Sill to remove the contraception spell so that Isoroku may bear his son (she joined him specifically under the condition that he would give her a son to continue her family line).  However, this is a side route and not the &quot;canonical&quot; route that subsequent games would use.  Nevertheless, Rangi is referenced in subsequent materials, leading to the various conjectures on the wikia about how Rance managed to get her pregnant.  I'll note that Rance also has a son with Isoroku, under the same pretenses, in the What-If game Kichikuou Rance (Savage King Rance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Rance is still not done, especially since after his JAPAN trip Sill has been encased in ice and the contraception spell is no longer in effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;LP0006 23 years old&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Incident at Kalar forest. Resulting Rance being cursed by Pastel Kalar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reset Kalar was born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The curse is because Rance raped Pastel Kalar.  Pastel soon after gave birth to Reset Kalar.  Reset is also born to Rance and Pastel in Kichikuou Rance, though in that game the sex was consensual and for the sole purpose of procreation.  Seriously.  Kalars also age much faster than humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the most recent child Rance has had so far.  It is unclear if he will have more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T20:45:21.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21984" CreationDate="2015-05-30T22:22:53.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, that dialog is made up. I saw the BL joke somewhere on the internet and while Kise's ankle/knee did bother him during the game, I'm not sure that shot from the image you posted is even from that game. The entire game is from the 1st season and I think it spans a few episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 23 &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/I%27m_Not_Mature!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I'm not mature&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 24 &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Don%27t_Get_the_Wrong_Idea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Don't Get the Wrong Idea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 25 &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Our_Basketball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Our Basketball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that cover the match between Toho Academy (Aomine, from your picture) and Kaijo (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dta_Kise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kise&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T22:22:53.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19338" CreationDate="2015-05-30T23:31:36.273" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21830/7579&quot;&gt;This answer to another question&lt;/a&gt; presents a case that Shinobu slipped into Koyomi's shadow about five minutes into Tsubasa Cat Part 4, when Koyomi went to look for her at the Mister Donuts where Mayoi saw her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we accept that, everything else falls into place. In the alternate timeline, with no Mayoi, Koyomi has no idea that Shinobu was at that Mister Donuts. He's panicked by her sudden disappearance and overburdened by the return of Black Hanekawa, so he forgets her love of donuts and never even thinks to check the donut shop. Then, as in the main timeline, Black Hanekawa finds him and offers to help look for Shinobu. Black Hanekawa attacks him when he refuses Tsubasa's love, but unlike the main timeline, Shinobu is not in his shadow, and he is killed. Shinobu later finds out and goes on a rampage, turning everyone into zombies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T23:31:36.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16704" CreationDate="2015-05-30T23:57:07.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Momoka's skill is possibly hereditary. Kazue Sonokawa (her mother) possibly has a natural affinity with weapons just as Momoka does. She's possibly seen a bit of action when she was younger too and has the lessons of experience as an advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another contributing factor is that Kazue is an adult. Adults in Japan are allowed weild more powerful weapons than juveniles' airsoft guns. Adolescents can only use guns which are limited to a kinetic energy of 0.135 Joules. However, adults can use guns with 1 Joule - which could be why her bullets seemingly shot through the floor and also gave her an advantage over Momoka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_in_airsoft#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It was probably just the mangaka's decision though)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T23:57:07.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16702" CreationDate="2015-05-31T00:09:09.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think so, although it's never revealed - the name Platty (and in Japanese Kamo - short for Kamonohashi [platypus] ) and his appearance is pretty indicative of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_test&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Duck Test&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Platty:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Looks like a platypus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We don't really get to see Platty swim, but he does enjoy a hotspring - where platypuses can reside. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ed.oita-u.ac.jp/kykenkyu/bulletin/kiyou/takahama32-1.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article about an investigation of Platypuses in Lake Kinrin hotspring water&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DkU4Cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He sorta sounds like a platypus &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsd7ZfdZcNU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsd7ZfdZcNU&lt;/a&gt; , but it's more of a quack noise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Maybe? (I don't think we're supposed to know)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T00:09:09.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21971" CreationDate="2015-05-31T00:35:01.370" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7lqg6Yn2A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「秋葉少女ストリッピスム」&lt;/a&gt; (Akiba Shoujo Stripism) in Akiba's Trip: Undead &amp;amp; Undressed is not a parody of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/a&gt; specifically. Pretty Cure is a rather new franchise that started in 2004, which itself draws from &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series dating from the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akiba Shoujo Stripism employs the characters from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/a&gt; to blatantly &lt;strong&gt;parody the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Rhythm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pretty Rhythm&lt;/a&gt; franchise&lt;/strong&gt;, as the three Stripism character's names are ピンクリズム (Pink Rhythm), ブルーリズム (Blue Rhythm), and イエローリズム (Yellow Rhythm). Pretty Rhythm's earliest incarnation, the Aurora Dream series in 2011, featured three girls in vibrantly-colored costumes; Pretty Rhythm is not &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; but rather is an idol competition series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akiba Shoujo Stripism &lt;strong&gt;also parodies the genre of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;-mixed-with-&lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; (live-action team fighting) which began in 1991 with Sailor Moon&lt;/strong&gt;: this is clear because the characters are battling in the game, whereas Pretty Rhythm does not contain any fighting, and it looks like the characters attack using magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akiba Shoujo Stripism is not a parody of the majority of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series. Before &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon&lt;/a&gt;, the long history of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series were usually &lt;strong&gt;EITHER one girl&lt;/strong&gt; who could transform into a magical version of herself (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himitsu_no_Akko-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Himitsu no Akko-chan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://Mahou%20no%20Yousei%20Persia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou no Yousei Persia&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;strong&gt;OR one magical girl from another world&lt;/strong&gt; who is temporarily living in our world and uses an Earthling disguise except for when she needs to transform into her true self to use her powers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/megukasha.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majokko Meg-chan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_the_Witch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahoutsukai Sally&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/sweetmint.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou no Angel Sweet Mint&lt;/a&gt;). In both cases, she was &lt;strong&gt;not part of a group&lt;/strong&gt; dressed in vibrantly-colored complimentary costumes. (Magical girls living solely in magical worlds, such as Kero Kero Chime or Akazukin ChaCha, do not technically fall within the genre of &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; because everyone in their world is magical; a &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;a girl with magic powers in a generally non-magical world&lt;/strong&gt;.) In some cases, a magical girl's identity allowed her to work as an idol (&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/emikasha.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou no Star Magical Emi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/creamymamikasha.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://idolmink.tripod.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyber Idol Mink&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Moon_o_Sagashite&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Full Moon wo Sagashite&lt;/a&gt;), which drew mahou shoujo closer to the ordinary-girl-suddenly-becomes-an-idol sub-genre in shoujo (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_Densetsu_Eriko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Idol Densetsu Eriko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/youkokasha.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8D_Kuse_ni_Naris%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chou Kuse ni Narisou&lt;/a&gt; and, of course, now Pretty Rhythm and its spin-off, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PriPara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PriPara&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the occasions for which the pre-Sailor Moon magical girls transformed were &lt;strong&gt;for day-to-day events, NOT for battling or trying to save the world&lt;/strong&gt;. At the same time, there was a long history of live-action &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; (team fighting)&lt;/strong&gt; series, which created the &lt;strong&gt;group-dressed-in-vibrant-colors scheme&lt;/strong&gt;  (a famous example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Power Rangers&lt;/a&gt; which is adapted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Sentai_Zyuranger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyouryu Sentai Zyuranger&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;Sailor Moon was the first series ever to combine &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt;: a colorful team&lt;/strong&gt; of magical girls trying to save the world. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3646/have-the-creators-of-tokyo-mew-mew-or-sailor-moon-commented-on-the-similarities/14489#14489&quot;&gt;Ensuing &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;-mixed-with-&lt;em&gt;sentai&lt;/em&gt; series&lt;/a&gt;, such as Pretty Cure, Tokyo Mew Mew, Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach, and Cutey Honey F, are rather obviously Sailor Moon-inspired (if not knock-offs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akiba Shoujo Stripism in Akiba's Trip: Undead &amp;amp; Undressed is a type of &lt;strong&gt;parody targeted at adult male viewers&lt;/strong&gt; (whereas real &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; are a subset within &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, meaning they are targeted at an audience of young girls and if there is a manga origin or adaption, it runs in a &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; manga magazine).&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/a&gt; is the currently well-known example of this strain of parody for adult males (which, unfortunately, gets referred to as being &quot;&lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&quot; proper, confusing people on what &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; is and isn't). Though Madoka Magica has clearly struck a chord for that demographic, it is not the first series-for-male-viewers to adapt the &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; genre. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutie_Honey&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cutie Honey&lt;/a&gt; was a successful men's version of the &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; genre (with a &lt;strong&gt;stripping theme&lt;/strong&gt;), but it surprisingly ended up coming full circle by getting adapted into the actually &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutie_Honey_Flash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cutie Honey Flash&lt;/a&gt;, which was marketed to girls. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_A-ko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Project A-ko&lt;/a&gt; parodied &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; back in the 80s and there have been plenty of other shounen parodies since (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Pretty_Sammy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_User%27s_Club&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahoutsukai Tai!&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/a&gt;, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T01:20:32.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21999" CreationDate="2015-05-31T00:48:11.723" Score="0" ViewCount="2616" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend is really into &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; and I watched a really good fight from it with Rogue and Sting vs Natsu and Gajeel. But he said that he didn't know who Rogue and Sting were. So I was wondering who they are and when they first showed up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14757" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T12:14:41.977" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T14:00:56.763" Title="Who are Rogue and Sting and when were they first revealed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T01:12:52.257" Score="5" ViewCount="20523" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichika is shown at the end of the finished movie wearing the clothes Nanami brought from Bolivia, so it is inferred that she somehow returned to Earth after being abducted by the unmanned probes from the Federation search party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is not about this particular part of the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official material (manga, OVA, ONA, etc.) that tells &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; it came to that ending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; How did she return to Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T05:43:10.313" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T16:01:15.133" Title="What happens to Ichika after the fated summer ends?" Tags="&lt;ano-natsu-de-matteru&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21996" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-31T01:17:55.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An animation series produced by J.C. Staff. Ichika Takatsuki, an alien traveler, crash lands on Earh and injuries high-school filmmaker Kaito Kirishima. After transferring to the same class and ending up living in the same house, both and their school friends begin to make a movie over their summer vacation, while Ichika looks for a special place on Earth seen in her memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T01:36:35.783" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T01:36:35.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21997" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-31T01:17:55.667" Score="0" Body="An animation series produced by J.C. Staff. Ichika Takatsuki, an alien traveler, crash lands on Earh and injuries high-school filmmaker Kaito Kirishima. After transferring to the same class and ending up living in the same house, both and their school friends begin to make a movie over their summer vacation, while Ichika looks for a special place on Earth seen in her memories." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T01:36:21.127" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T01:36:21.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21993" CreationDate="2015-05-31T05:03:07.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rogue and Sting are members of the Sabertooth guild. They make their debut at the start of the Grand Magic Games arc, in anime episode 151 (Title: Sabertooth) and manga chapter 258 (Title: Sabertooth). Rogue is a Shadow Dragon Slayer, while Sting is a Light Dragon Slayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c8PZd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rogue and Sting&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T05:17:58.333" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T05:17:58.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21956" CreationDate="2015-05-31T06:44:05.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 20 of UBW (or episode 8, UBW 2nd season), Kirei announced that he would take Rin's heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, that was episode 19. Second, he says complete opposite thing. He says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;The vessel has no need for a heart.&quot; This implies that he wants her body except her heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 20, we see what he meant, when &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gilgamesh pushes Illiya's heart inside Shinji, turning him into vessel and using him as way to &quot;anchor&quot; the grail to this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Grail needs two components, first it needs the core. In Fifth grail war that is either Illiya's or Sakura's heart. And it needs a vessel to anchor it to real world. Vessel can be any body with enough magic circuits. Normally, Illiya herself works as both core and vessel, but for some reason Gilgamesh didn't want that, so he only took the core. And at the time, Rin is only actual mage nearby, making her best option for a vessel. But when in episode 20 she regroups with Saber and Shirou, he could no longer get to her, so he went with next best option : Shinji. Even though his magic circuits are pretty bad, he is still a magus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T06:44:05.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20384" CreationDate="2015-05-31T10:48:56.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I don't think so&lt;/strong&gt;, if you take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/a&gt; timeline you see that for some events there is no exact date known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the timeline, these events happened somewhere in the year X777:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Romeo_Conbolt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Romeo Conbolt&lt;/a&gt; is born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lector&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lector&lt;/a&gt; is born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Layla dies of an unknown illness.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore we can assume that the aforementioned events did not happen on July 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Underneath that you see the events of July 7 X777,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All dragons disappeared on 7 July.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Natsu is found by Makarov and invited to join Fairy Tail.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mystogan left Edolas through an Anima portal and enters Earth Land.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Natsu_Dragneel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Natsu Dragneel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gajeel_Redfox&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gajeel Redfox&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Wendy_Marvell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wendy Marvell&lt;/a&gt;'s Dragon parents leave them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there is a bigger chance it had to do something with Mystogan coming to Earthland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T07:45:13.827" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T07:45:13.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22007" CreationDate="2015-05-31T10:54:09.783" Score="4" ViewCount="871" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dressrosa Arc, Luffy runs or rides constantly in order to reach Doflamingo - first he rides the bull Moocy, then he rides Cabbage's horse, and later starts running himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Luffy use his Gear Second instead to quickly reach Doflamingo? We have seen how swiftly he moves and jumps from one place to another in Gear Second. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get the point that he was carrying Law with him, but I guess that shouldn't be problem for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4411" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T16:33:49.290" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T16:33:49.290" Title="In the Dressrosa Arc, why doesn't Luffy use Gear Second to quickly reach Doflamingo?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22004" CreationDate="2015-05-31T12:04:29.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He isn't really running endlessly. &lt;strong&gt;He is taking the shortest route towards Doflamingo every time.&lt;/strong&gt; In the palace, he did not take any detours and barged straight into the castle, going straight for Doflamingo. Then later, when the palace was relocated, again, just jumped straight down into the city, running straight towards Doflamingo again. Remember how he originally went over the stone statue, as he thought it would be a short-cut, the same with the well. There was no instance where he just &lt;em&gt;endlessly ran about&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, &lt;strong&gt;it would not make much sense to use up your stamina even before the game started&lt;/strong&gt;. Imagine Marouane Fellaini, imagine him having an important football match in a few hours, would it make sense for him the give it all he has got and run towards to stadium to get there faster? It wouldn't, because the run is not important at all and he would not be able to last until the end of the match to his full extend. The same would happen to Luffy. Luffy is well aware of the fact that he will need every last bit of energy he has got to take down Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, as explained &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8177/6166&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, what happens with Gear 2, is that Luffy is drugging himself, by making his heart pump his blood around much faster. Originally it was introduced as a major drawback as it would eat away at his life, since his heart would have to pump at abnormal rates. Assuming that it is still true to some extend, &lt;strong&gt;it would not really make sense to shorten your life for no aparent reason&lt;/strong&gt;. Keep in mind that at those times, nobody was in real imminent danger and there was no real need for him to get to Doflamingo asap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, &lt;strong&gt;Luffy was never running alone&lt;/strong&gt;. There was always someone slower with him (Eg: Zoro, kinemon, Violla, Law, Soldier, etc), so if he would just run off alone, he would basically leave his friends behind, unable to protect them. So by going together, he does not put pressure on his heart, is able to protect his friends and can have some fun along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T12:04:29.360" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22009" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T15:14:59.607" Score="1" ViewCount="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tried to find a list of the dragons online, but so far only found &lt;a href=&quot;http://juuou-mujin-no-fafnir.wikia.com/wiki/Dragons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this stub on wikia&lt;/a&gt;. As hecatoncheir is not even listed there, it is not complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I get a list of the dragons that appeared on the Light Novels with their alleged powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T15:14:59.607" Title="How many dragons exist in the Light Novels so far?" Tags="&lt;unlimited-fafnir&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T19:03:45.327" Score="4" ViewCount="2742" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember hearing that the Red Dragon could steal others' power and even use it. How did Issei steal Vali's power? Can the White Dragon steal others' power too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14768" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T23:47:26.180" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T06:08:24.680" Title="How did Issei steal Vali's power?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22023" CreationDate="2015-05-31T20:45:15.983" Score="8" ViewCount="2644" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8177/how-do-luffys-gear-attacks-work&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, Gear Second decreases the user's life span. When he first used Gear Second, it was a really important decision to make since it's side effect is so brutal. But after Enies Lobby Arcs he started using it casually. What changed and made Gear Second from a very risky technique to a casual technique? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T19:21:53.960" Title="Why does Luffy use Gear Second so much?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T21:30:40.563" Score="3" ViewCount="45765" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really love the Fairy Tail anime, but cannot seem to find more dubbed episodes in English after episode 175. Does any one know when FUNimation will continue dubbing the Fairy Tail anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14769" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T21:09:45.100" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T14:30:17.320" Title="When will Fairy Tail (2014) be dubbed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13301" CreationDate="2015-06-01T00:36:29.313" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is this term only used in Japan?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This term &lt;strong&gt;originated in Japan&lt;/strong&gt; as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;和製英語&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;wasei eigo&lt;/em&gt; [meaning Japan-style English] = Japanese-invented &lt;strong&gt;words that &quot;superficially appear to come from English, but in fact do not&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;). &lt;em&gt;Wasei eigo&lt;/em&gt; differs from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;外来語&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;gairaigo&lt;/em&gt; = loanwords or real “words from abroad”) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Engrish&lt;/a&gt; (misuse or accidental corruption of the English language by native speakers of some East Asian languages).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;light novel&quot; has been adapted from Japan for &lt;strong&gt;use in other Asian countries&lt;/strong&gt;, where it refers to imported light novels from Japan as well as to &lt;strong&gt;locally-produced books of similar style&lt;/strong&gt; (In Korea, it is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8_%EB%85%B8%EB%B2%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;라이트 노벨&quot;&lt;/a&gt; [&lt;em&gt;laiteu nobel&lt;/em&gt;], in China it is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BC%95%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;輕小說&quot;&lt;/a&gt; [&lt;em&gt;qīng xiǎoshuō&lt;/em&gt;] = &quot;light fiction&quot;), whereas &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_novel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;in English-speaking countries&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the term refers &lt;strong&gt;exclusively to Japanese light novels&lt;/strong&gt; which are imported under that term. In the English usage, the term is only used to refer to such books produced in Japan (i.e. there cannot be a legitimate American light novel just in the same way as there &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14429/is-the-legend-of-korra-anime/&quot;&gt;cannot be American anime&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How is a light novel different from a regular novel? Except for light novels being... light, are there any other differences?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A light novel is short in page length and usually features intermittent manga-style illustrations --- but that same description can be said of many Japanese children's novels! &lt;strong&gt;In contrast, light novels are for all ages &amp;amp; demographics.&lt;/strong&gt; Although it is approximately equivalent in length to the Western &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;novella&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;the light novel cannot be called a Japanese novella&lt;/strong&gt;: the Japanese term for &quot;novella&quot; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E7%B7%A8%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「中編小説」&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;chuuhen shousetsu&lt;/em&gt;), and is not used to refer to light novels (it is used for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami#Short_stories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;short stories by Murakami Haruki&lt;/a&gt;, for example, which are considered high-quality literature).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Though each published volume is short, light novels can stretch into long series. Some of the series premier in magazines, so you can think of those like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_(literature)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;literary serials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (think &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens#Episodic_writing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Charles Dickens&lt;/a&gt;); a serial is &lt;strong&gt;episodic&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;a printed format by which a single larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in sequential installments.&quot;  As such, a serial is written differently than a full-length novel that gets published into a chunky book at once. A serial must grab the reader's interest in the first chapter, and plot out the development so that at least one exciting thing happens in each chapter. It intentionally ends chapters with a cliff-hanger when possible. It cannot leisurely build to the climax, or take a whole chapter or so to only tell you what a minor character is doing somewhere else (which a novel printed all at once is free to do). Thus, &lt;strong&gt;the format of the story is structured in a specific way that other novels are not bound to.&lt;/strong&gt;  This is another aspect in which the light novel differs from average Japanese children's novels. This is also why, if &lt;em&gt;Harry Potter&lt;/em&gt; had been written in Japanese with manga-style illustrations, it still would not have been a light novel: it is not short in length and it was published all at once rather than serialized.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A large percent of light novels are read by people involved in some sort of &lt;strong&gt;sub-culture&lt;/strong&gt;, such as manga, anime, and/or gaming. However, just because a certain percentage of light novels include &lt;em&gt;moe&lt;/em&gt;, light novels are not limited to such content and tone; &lt;strong&gt;all genres are included&lt;/strong&gt;, from horror to romance to sci-fi. Some are the novel-equivalent or adaption of shoujo manga and are marketed at young girls. Some genres are less likely to be exported based on the otaku demographics outside of Japan, so those genres are less well-known to the international subculture community.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In contrast to standard Japanese (and Western) novellas and novels for adults&lt;/strong&gt;, light novels are &lt;strong&gt;often illustrated&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are light novels used exclusively for anime or manga adaptations?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, some light novels are serialized as their own original works in non-manga magazines and &lt;strong&gt;never have a relation to manga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some light novels now &lt;strong&gt;originate online&lt;/strong&gt; and never have a relation to manga or any other mediums.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some light novels are created as &lt;strong&gt;adaptions&lt;/strong&gt; of manga/anime/games after the manga series or game has gained a lot of popularity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some light novels start as original works and then &lt;strong&gt;get adapted&lt;/strong&gt; into manga/anime/games/live-action afterward.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are there any light novels that do not use manga-style drawings?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Artists of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;earliest light novels&lt;/a&gt; included those who worked in 油絵 (&lt;em&gt;abura-e&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;oil painting&lt;/strong&gt;) and 水彩画 (&lt;em&gt;suisaiga&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;watercolor&lt;/strong&gt;). In 1987, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;少女小説&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;shoujo shosetsu&lt;/em&gt; = girl's novels) genre began, and for the first time shoujo manga style was used, which helped establish the trend of manga-style art as the standard for light novels from the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While illustrations are a common feature, &lt;strong&gt;some light novels do not include any illustrations whatsoever&lt;/strong&gt;. The ones without any illustrations are less likely to be exported to other countries and are therefore less well-known outside of Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T02:53:39.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22015" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22021" CreationDate="2015-06-01T00:38:09.627" Score="7" ViewCount="960" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Karen Bee in Nisemonogatari I've noticed some weird scenery, one is after Kanbaru and Araragi clean up Kanbaru's room we see there are books stacked outside in small structures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another is when Araragi is talking to Senjougahara about Kaiki, Senjougahara seems to be building with the sharpened pencils, at one point when the table is slammed a group of them fly up into the air and land next to Araragi forming a different structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another one is when Karen confronts Kaiki and the walls seems to act as TV screens. at one point when Kaiki is talking about money, on the wall we see coins fall into place forming notes with what looks to be Araragi's face on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there is a lot  of other strange scenery like this but i am wondering, are these actually described in the Light Novels or are these artistic choices chosen by SHAFT when making the anime? if so is there a statement as to why they made these choices?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T00:46:59.770" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T07:49:22.813" Title="Are the visualizations in the anime from the Light Novels?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22031" CreationDate="2015-06-01T05:05:39.123" Score="5" ViewCount="7364" Body="&lt;p&gt;About two weeks ago, at a Funimation panel, they were showing off some anime that they had recently dubbed. One of the anime they showed caught my eye, but I completely forgot what it was called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember, the plot went something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By some random circumstance, this guy (I assume he's the main character),  a human, becomes this girl's spirit familiar (or something). Then they go to a special school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yep, that's what my brain remembers. If anyone has any clue as to what I'm talking about, please help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was at ACen 2015 (15-17 May, so two weeks ago) when I heard about this. I honestly don't remember anything about how it looked like, but the series couldn't have been more than 3 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T19:37:49.057" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T19:37:49.057" Title="Anime about a guy who becomes a girl's spirit familiar" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:57:44.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22017" CreationDate="2015-06-01T05:19:23.557" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds like &lt;strong&gt;Zero no Tsukaima&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Familiar_of_Zero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;its Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; to verify whether it matches your description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's one of my favorite, and it already has season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T19:51:11.037" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T19:51:11.037" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22017" CreationDate="2015-06-01T05:20:12.023" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6660&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Familiar of Zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDq9K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meet Louise, a budding magician. The students at the Tristein Academy call her &amp;quot;Zero Louise&amp;quot;, due to her current record of zero successes with magic. In fact, her magic tends to go spectacularly wrong. Now, as an important test of her aptitude for magic, she must summon a familiar to be her servant. At this critical moment, she summons up all her magic and wishes for a familiar that is &amp;quot;devoted, beautiful and powerful&amp;quot;, and gets... Hiraga Saito, an ordinary Japanese boy. It's difficult to say who is more surprised and dismayed, but the rules don't allow for second attempts. Louise is stuck with her strange familiar, and he with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Proof's&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By some random circumstance, this guy (I assume he's the main character), a human, becomes this girl's spirit familiar (or something).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be &lt;strong&gt;Hiraga Saito&lt;/strong&gt;, as the description of the series points out he is an ordinary Japanese boy and becomes the Familiar for &lt;strong&gt;Louise&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then they go to a special school&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saito starts going to the same school as Louise, &lt;em&gt;Tristein Academy&lt;/em&gt;, because he is now no longer of Earth but instead another world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Contradictions&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;at a funimation panel, they were showing off some anime that they had recently dubbed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FUNimation Entertainment did at one time have the licenses to distribute The Familiar of Zero, however these licenses have since expired and now owned by Section23 Films (Since 2014)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T05:21:02.637" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22114" CreationDate="2015-06-01T05:46:40.507" Score="5" ViewCount="21790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I know this is kind of a weird question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In episode 176 of Naruto Shippuden&lt;/strong&gt;, when the village's history is shown, we see that everyone hated Naruto, and even his homeroom teacher (Iruka) didn't understood him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was upset, and Teuchi of Ichiraku Ramen asked him to have some ramen, but he said &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I didn't have money for it&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought a lot and was unable to figure out where he got his money from? He didn't have his missions at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14775" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T18:45:04.183" LastActivityDate="2018-07-16T04:43:44.773" Title="Where did Naruto get his money from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22015" CreationDate="2015-06-01T06:38:59.920" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't speak for those situations in particular I think this is probably an artistic choice by SHAFT. Having interesting things going on in the background makes the long dialogue sections more bearable for viewers and helps break up long sections in the same room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not up to date with the light novels, but I have reached Kanbaru's story. Here's a translation of the passage where Araragi appears at her house (Suruga Monkey). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her futon was left spread out on the floor, clothes (including panties) were strewn all around, as were books of all sort, textbooks, novels and manga, some open and some closed. It almost seemed like her storehouse, with cardboard boxes piled up into mounds in the corners. The worst atrocity was the garbage casually left not in garbage bags but just on a random tatami, or sometimes, to the best of her ability, shoved into the plastic bags from the neighborhood convenience store and then left lying around. Rather, it seemed as though the concept of a container for housing garbage was entirely foreign to the room.&#xA;  Even with its expansive 12 tatami space.Not even a single space to start going in from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Sorry that it's a little messy&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not Nisemonogatari, this is Shaft's depiction of Kanbaru's room in Bakemonogatari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ouE6I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SHAFT moved the focus from garbage onto books, and expanded the size of the room tremendously (but SHAFT does like to do that with rooms).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTUvd0jrcS8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's a video I found on youtube of a 12 tatami mat room&lt;/a&gt; . So it's quite big, but not quite as large as SHAFT depicts. Using some size guides, I worked out that 12 Tatami Mats is roughly 18.36 square metres.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SHAFT also animates kanbaru opening several doors, including one which causes a landfall of books to land on Araragi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I know now's not the time, but can I ask you for a favor.&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Sure. Say anything you want. I wouldn't refuse a request from you, Araragi-senpai.&quot;&#xA;  &quot;One hour, actually, half an hour's fine... Just give me some time to clean up this room. And a big garbage bag.&quot;&#xA;  It's not like I'm a clean freak, I don't really even keep my room that clean, but this was just too horrible, one could even call it cruel. Kanbaru stood and started at me with a puzzled look on her face, as if she didn't even understand what I had just said, however, without any particular reason to refuse, she simply said &quot;OK&quot; and left to get a garbage bag.&#xA;  Fast forward.&#xA;  I suppose.&#xA;  Of course, the disastrous wreckage that was Kanbaru's room wasn't so soft that much could be done about it in a mere half an hour. And in any case, this still being the room of a girl who I didn't know that well, there were areas that I could and couldn't ethically, or rather morally, touch. So, I gathered up the garbage and organized (simply sorted by size, as there weren't even any bookshelves in Kanbaru's room) the various books and magazines in an admittedly random way, cleaning the square room into more of a circle. The room was at least at a state where I could look at it after the futon was folded and stowed in the closet and clothes folded and placed in a corner. At the very least, there was space for Kanbaru and I to sit and face each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the animated version, it shows an area where Kanbaru fit perfectly (implying it was the only free area). Kanbaru and Araragi play in the books throwing them around and jumping into the sea of novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm not sure about those particular cases - but SHAFT does take significant artistic control over the work - adding scenes, emphasizing certain characteristics &amp;amp; generally filling the work out to fit an animated form. As you can see from the passages the novels aren't description-heavy. They are dialogue-heavy though, so I imagine that SHAFT has done these things themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T07:49:22.813" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T07:49:22.813" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21975" CreationDate="2015-06-01T07:01:00.577" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In real life, the shading on a face (or anywhere on the human body, animals, plants, and inanimate objects) is merely a case of the direction of light hitting it. In illustration, the realistic way is most common: the mangaka or animation aims to highlight and shadow according to the light source in the scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pYkj8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeo from Ore Monogatari!! in sunlight&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AiDq2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeo in fluorescent lighting&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in some instances, a shadowing which is not primarily based on the placement of the light source can be employed to convey emotion or lack thereof. The most common variety is to shade the forehead and eye area of a character's face. This is partly accurate to the light source, assuming the light source is generally coming from above: considering that a character who is angry, fuming, plotting something evil, sad, dejected, alarmed, or stunned might tilt their head downward. However, its main purpose is to convey that the character's emotions are not being revealed at the present moment, in order to generate suspense (i.e. &quot;What is he thinking?!&quot; or &quot;How is she gonna react?!&quot;). To shade this area conveys that the character is clouded by an emotion but the audience has not yet been shown exactly what that emotion is. Often, the character will dramatically snap his/her head up after the effect, letting the audience abruptly know what he/she was thinking during that head-downward period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OjkOP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yamato&amp;#39;s emotion not yet revealed&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U4stS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Suna&amp;#39;s emotion not yet revealed, implied to be dejected&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the eyes convey the most emotion, it is possible to achieve this by only shadowing the eye area. Alternately, it is also common to achieve the same effect by simply using the character's bangs to temporarily cover his/her eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O874j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeo in distress&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w3Zm3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Suna&amp;#39;s emotion not yet revealed&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In manga, there is also a practice of using a shadowing which can go against the placement of the light source. If the face is mostly dark, the character is feeling evil or dark thoughts which have not been shown to the other characters (only the audience is able to see that the character's feelings are covered by a &quot;mask&quot; of darkness; the other characters in the scene usually cannot detect that the face is darkened). Alternately, a character might be shown with dark shadowing if the audience is supposed to assume that he/she is thinking something bad, but then later it will be revealed that he/she was merely in deep thought/stewing over something/puzzling over something/concerned about something unrelated to the current topic of the scene. Another meaning is to depict the character as menacing or possibly scary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ssrex.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeo looking scary from the perspective of the other character&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One common use of forehead shadowing is to express distress, mortification, or utter shock. This can be drawn with vertical lines in combination with or instead of shadowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0tUBp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeo in distress&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/njLHX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeo in shock&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T07:36:43.597" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T07:36:43.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22011" CreationDate="2015-06-01T07:33:06.533" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main cause is training, and mastering of the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the timeskip:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After training with Rayleigh, Luffy is capable of using Gear Second with specific body parts, activating the technique without using the stance we see in Enies Lobby Arc. This way reducing the strain he imposes on his body, making him able to use it withouth the side-effects, it is even stated in the manga that he could use it on his entire body with only the hungry side-effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This only explains why he is able to use Gear Second so many times.&#xA;The real reason for using this technique so much is because of the formidable opponents he faces. He needs to be able to match or overcome them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Second_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Second_Techniques&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14776" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T19:21:53.960" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T19:21:53.960" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22045" CreationDate="2015-06-01T11:39:05.547" Score="9" ViewCount="4363" Body="&lt;p&gt;As in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, Kakashi used his Sharingan only during a combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where as the Uchiha clan members (mainly Itachi and Madara), used their Sharingan almost all the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does the Sharingan consume more chakra in the case of Kakashi as compared to an Uchiha? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14775" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T12:37:00.000" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T19:36:32.733" Title="Does Kakashi's Sharingan use more chakra than the Uchiha clan members?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22026" CreationDate="2015-06-01T12:55:42.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer comes right from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake#Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; as @mirroroftruth said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he first recieved it, Kakashi's Sharingan only two tomoe. Later,&#xA;  the traumatic loss of his dear friend Rin Nohara at his own hand&#xA;  caused Kakashi's Sharingan to fully mature. Because he is not of&#xA;  direct Uchiha heritage, Kakashi was unable to deactivate this dōjutsu.&#xA;  This forced him keep it covered when not needed as it also consumed&#xA;  much greater chakra reserves than an Uchiha, leaving him bedridden if&#xA;  overused. Because of this, Kakashi only relied on it when absolute&#xA;  necessary. In Part I, he could only handle using it for a short while&#xA;  in battle before suffering somewhat crippling effects and severe&#xA;  fatigue. In Part II, his efficiency with maintaining it greatly&#xA;  increased, able to use it for seemingly an entire day without any&#xA;  adverse effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T13:11:45.367" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T13:11:45.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22017" CreationDate="2015-06-01T17:26:59.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given it was recent and from Funimation, I'd argue that it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, rather than &lt;em&gt;Familar of Zero&lt;/em&gt;. Both are good series though, so do check them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Licencer panel was Funimation, and &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt; is distributed by Funimation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Ravens original run was from October 9 2013, to March 26 2014, which is quite recent. &lt;em&gt;Familiar of Zero&lt;/em&gt; has been out for more than 3 years, given that it has 4 seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The male protagonist, Harutora Tsuchimikado, fits the &lt;strong&gt;normal guy&lt;/strong&gt; setting. He was born into an onmyouji family, but has no power to sense spiritual power whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He takes up on a promise he made long ago to become Natsume's shikigami (&lt;strong&gt;familiar&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Harutora becomes Natsume's shikigami, he has to follow her back to Tokyo and attend the Onmyo Prep School (which is a &lt;strong&gt;specialized school&lt;/strong&gt;) with Natsume.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Figured I'd give a small quip from work... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14791" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T19:47:51.973" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T19:47:51.973" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22034" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22036" CreationDate="2015-06-01T20:43:24.263" Score="1" ViewCount="542" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvO-1A4RHA#t=1m42s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1:42 of the song&lt;/a&gt; there is some choir (priests?) singing in the background.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But I couldn't find out what they actually singing about.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Where can I found the lyrics of this song with the choir part included?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T20:45:45.017" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T21:03:41.643" Title="What is the full lyrics of the song Si deus me relinquit?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-01T20:53:17.307" Score="1" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Breakers can draw on Lost Precious' powers and use them. Are they the only ones able to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are LP only antiques for the other people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T20:53:17.307" Title="Are Breakers the only ones able to draw on the Lost Precious' powers?" Tags="&lt;dragon-crisis&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22034" CreationDate="2015-06-01T21:03:41.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(eng: Lamb of God, you who take away the sins of the world)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;recalling &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/FMDo0QvujTU?t=13s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this other music&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T21:03:41.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6879" CreationDate="2015-06-01T21:05:09.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the anime last night.  I also rewatched the last episodes (22,23,24). At the last time I watched an ep of the anime, I noticed that there's a relevance of the events that happened in ep 24 and 1. In what I think. Okabe saved Kurisu by piercing himself for the blood pool so that the present Okabe (talking about the ep 1) will see/mistake her as dead in the first episode.(re watch from ep 24 to 1 to see the connection) The scream in ep 1 was definitely Okabe's (the Okabe from ep 24 when he pierced himself). Although it also doesn't really make sense to me on how the D-mail was sent to Daru in ep 1. Causing Kurisu not to remember meeting Okabe. And herself being alive (reffering to ep 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After thinking about stuffs regarding the REAL plot of the whole anime series. I realized that in the first episode, Kurisu weren't really dead. Okabe in the first episode mistook her as dead, which Okabe in the ep 24 exactly wanted. The first D-mail which Okabe ( 1st ep ) sent to Daru &#xA;; Seems someone stabbed Makise Kurisu. ( I forgot the exact words)&#xA;That caused the &quot;misunderstanding&quot;&#xA;Wherein, if Okabe went back to the time where the D-mail/Phone Microwave didn't exist, Kurisu would be dead, which wasn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a pretty interesting topic, I'd love to hear and see your opinions regarding this discussion. Especially those who just finished the one of the greatest anime ever, welcome to the fandom ^^ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: If anyone have corrections for my post/theory and stuff , feel free to reply&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14794" LastEditorUserId="14794" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T05:44:48.800" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T05:44:48.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22012" CreationDate="2015-06-01T21:05:53.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like my original comment does link to the release of season 2 of Fairy Tail, but a different season 2 as I assumed. It links to the release of Funimation's second Fairy Tail season aka episodes 49 to 72 and not to the 2014 sequel series aka all episodes going from 176.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ended up saving face though as I eventually discovered that Funimation had actually announced their release date for their seventh season not too long ago. As you can see below, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KFlis.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail season 7 (aka episodes 176 to 187) is scheduled for June 30th 2015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The schedule can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/schedule&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Update&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the release should have been tomorrow, yet it seems the release has been delayed by six weeks. If you look at their current schedule, &lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail season 7 seems to be moved to August 11th 2015&lt;/strong&gt; as mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/15350/shadowx123&quot;&gt;shadowx123&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z9CE4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T12:55:16.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21890" CreationDate="2015-06-01T22:35:42.530" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The origin is, perhaps surprisingly, real life! This does occur among &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.flickr.com/photos/altus/1515466596&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;children in Japan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://jemblankz-monstervikings.blogspot.jp/2011/06/funny-snot-bubble.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in other countries as well&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dvp2q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zqk4c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T22:35:42.530" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22026" CreationDate="2015-06-02T00:33:25.003" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To directly answer the question, &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, it doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theoretically, I think the consumption/amount of chakra using Sharingan comparing to other &lt;em&gt;Uchihas&lt;/em&gt; is the &lt;em&gt;same&lt;/em&gt;. They only differ on &lt;em&gt;how they use them with their bodies&lt;/em&gt;. We all know that Uchihas (mainly Itachi and Madara) has bodies mainly adapted to use Sharingan thus making them &lt;strong&gt;efficiently&lt;/strong&gt; use it in battles. On the other hand, Kakashi retains his body (which is not Uchiha's) causing him to use Sharingan inefficiently which in return produces waste chakra during its usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharingans are like weapons - same weapon requires equal strength in order to use them. But no different body can use the same weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't get me wrong, the other answer is still correct. But does not necessarily answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, as per @mirroroftruth, Kakashi can't deactivate his Sharingan. Active Sharingan constantly use chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2015-06-09T23:46:40.157" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T23:46:40.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21699" CreationDate="2015-06-02T00:43:42.593" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a stylized squint.  It is not specific to &lt;em&gt;World Trigger&lt;/em&gt; or Yuma's personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This stylized squint is a variation on using horizontal lines to indicate eyelashes.&lt;/strong&gt; This was popularized in shoujo manga, where the eyelashes were originally very thick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QD0bJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Candy Candy&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oN5vG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oniisama he・・・&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over time, eyelashes have generally become thinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dN8Bx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chihayafuru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;over time, increasingly abstract versions&lt;/strong&gt;, such as a sketch of horizontal lines, have emerged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4WjMa.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ore Monogatari!!&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uJVa0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BUh5G.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuma's 3 horizontal lines is an abstraction of the standard horizontal-line eyelashes&lt;/strong&gt;, which in this case conveys acting like one is trying to understand or agree: squinting indicates &lt;strong&gt;thinking so hard&lt;/strong&gt; that you end up squinting from the strain on brain power and/or on account of focusing by shutting out your surroundings. Sometimes it is used when a character is thinking 「なるほど」 (&lt;em&gt;naruhodo&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;Oh, I see...&quot; or &quot;Oh, so that's what that means&quot;) whether or not he or she actually understands what happened/what was said. Here you can see Teruo from &lt;em&gt;Ore Monogatari!!&lt;/em&gt; doing the same thing with an abstraction of 1 horizontal line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q121L.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it is used for squinting for vision purposes, such as when a character takes his/her glasses off and cannot see clearly. This is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty7RmPCP7OI&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=2m50s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;real Japanese people imagining that squinting improves long-distance vision when they do not feel like wearing their glasses or if their glasses prescription is too low (a very frequent occurrence in the Japanese school classroom).&lt;/a&gt; The &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21862/what-is-the-history-behind-lip-eyes-on-characters-with-glasses&quot;&gt;3-shaped abstraction&lt;/a&gt; is a development in which the horizontal lines become a very stylized scribble (the artist does not pick up the pen between each horizontal line, so the squint is connected into a single line).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0JDv.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it is used to indicate sleeping with closed eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gBKwl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Doraemon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T00:43:42.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9434" CreationDate="2015-06-02T01:03:19.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japanese term for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specular_highlight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;specular highlight&quot;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_light&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;catchlight&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8F%A1%E9%9D%A2%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;「鏡面ハイライト」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;kyoumen hairaito&lt;/em&gt;), meaning &quot;mirrored surface highlight&quot; or &quot;specular surface highlight.&quot; 「鏡」 can be pronounced &quot;&lt;em&gt;kagami&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; &quot;&lt;em&gt;kyou&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; or &quot;kei&quot; and means &quot;mirror,&quot;「面」 is pronounced &quot;&lt;em&gt;men&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; &quot;&lt;em&gt;omote&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; or &quot;&lt;em&gt;tsura&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and means &quot;mask&quot; (as in the word 「仮面」[&lt;em&gt;kamen&lt;/em&gt;]), &quot;face,&quot; or &quot;surface.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sort that appear in human eyes are called 「人物のハイライト」 (&lt;em&gt;&quot;jinbutsu no hairaito&quot;&lt;/em&gt; = person's highlight), &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E7%9C%BC%E7%90%83%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88&amp;amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enJP509JP509&amp;amp;es_sm=91&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=7QBtVZnEJOTKmwXqk4DQCw&amp;amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&amp;amp;biw=1274&amp;amp;bih=740&amp;amp;dpr=0.9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;「眼球のハイライト」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;&quot;gankyuu no hairaito&quot;&lt;/em&gt; = eyeball highlight) or  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E7%9C%BC%E7%90%83%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88&amp;amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enJP509JP509&amp;amp;es_sm=91&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=7QBtVZnEJOTKmwXqk4DQCw&amp;amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&amp;amp;biw=1274&amp;amp;bih=740&amp;amp;dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&amp;amp;q=%E7%9C%BC%E7%90%83%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;「眼球ハイライト」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;&quot;gankyuu hairaito&quot;&lt;/em&gt; = eyeball highlight). A specifically manga-style specular highlight can be referred to as &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8F%A1%E9%9D%A2%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88#.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9.E3.81.AE.E3.83.8F.E3.82.A4.E3.83.A9.E3.82.A4.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;「漫画的に描いたハイライト」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;&quot;manga-teki ni kaita hairaito&quot;&lt;/em&gt; = highlight drawn in manga-style).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T01:03:19.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21856" CreationDate="2015-06-02T01:30:26.553" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1087146595&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt;, an early source is a 落語 (&lt;em&gt;rakugo&lt;/em&gt;) performance act titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%93%81%E5%B7%9D%E5%BF%83%E4%B8%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「品川心中」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Shinagawa &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinj%C5%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinjuu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, meaning &quot;Lovers' Suicide in Shinagawa&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinagawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinagawa&lt;/a&gt; is a ward of Tokyo]) written in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo era&lt;/a&gt; (between 1603 and 1868) (unsurprisingly, the tale revolves around a double lovers' suicide). &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakugo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rakugo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a form of Japanese verbal stage entertainment. A single storyteller sits in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;seiza&lt;/em&gt; position&lt;/a&gt; and tells a long and complicated comical story which involves dialogue of two or more characters. The art was invented by Buddhist monks in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakugo#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9th and 10th centuries&lt;/a&gt; to make their sermons more interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the work was a live performance so long ago, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eurartproject.com/artworks/shinagowa_lovers_suicide/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;conclusive historical evidence does not exist&lt;/a&gt;, but it is generally believed that the story included the following lines of dialogue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「ほら、あんた、起きとくれよ！」(&lt;em&gt;Hora, anta, oki to kure yo!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「ふぇぇー？ もう食えねぇ～．．．」 (&lt;em&gt;Fuee~? Mou kuenee~...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「何言ってんだい、お前さん、時間だよ．．．」 (&lt;em&gt;Nani itten dai, omae-san, jikan da yo...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;meaning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: Hey, you, wake up!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;B: Huhhhh? I can't eat anymooore...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: What're you talking about, hey you, it's time [to get up]...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「食えねぇ」(&lt;em&gt;kuenee&lt;/em&gt;)　and「食べない」(&lt;em&gt;tabenai&lt;/em&gt;) both have the &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/3016/what-is-the-difference-between-%E9%A3%9F%E3%81%86-and-%E9%A3%9F%E3%81%B9%E3%82%8B&quot;&gt;same meaning&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;can't eat.&quot; The &quot;&lt;em&gt;kuu&lt;/em&gt;&quot; pronunciation is used by men and has a rougher sound, and is also used to refer to animals consuming their food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The inclusion of this line in various manga indicates that &lt;strong&gt;even to the present day, dreaming of eating so much food that you couldn't possibly eat any more is considered a good dream&lt;/strong&gt;: such a good dream that you don't want to wake up from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T05:29:20.950" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-02T02:08:33.127" Score="1" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Scripture_Triten&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TYPE-MOON Wiki&lt;/a&gt; it says that Hibiki Hibino&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...is the Holy Scripture Triten (聖典トライテン, ?) of Caubac Alcatraz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caubac_Alcatraz#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Caubac Alcatraz's page&lt;/a&gt; it says in the second paragraph in his Abilities&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created a labyrinth inside a treasure chest that cannot be opened to protect his ideal terminal, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Scripture_Triten&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Holy Scripture Triten&lt;/a&gt;, but the reason he hasn't appeared for a century is because he accidentally became trapped inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now obviously Arcueid can get to him as she states that it's &quot;too troublesome to get to him while he is in his own world&quot; probably referring to how the chest cannot be opened and probably the chest being near indestructible otherwise it's easy picking for the Church, but she seems to imply she can get inside anyway as she threatens to kill him in his own world when he enrages her by telling her that he was talking about her having found love like that of a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the point of the labyrinth is to protect Holy Scripture Triten and it was Hibiki Hibino who handed the phone to Arcueid. So why isn't Holy Scripture Triten inside Caubac's Labyrinth? is Caubac even aware that she isn't in the Labyrinth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;I use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/tsukihime&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;tsukihime&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;tsukihime&lt;/a&gt; because of Arcueid and that Caubac Alcatraz is one of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors and these are more references in Tsukihime than Fate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T02:13:44.627" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T02:13:44.627" Title="Why isn't Holy Scripture Triten inside Caubac Alcatraz Labyrinth?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21842" CreationDate="2015-06-02T02:14:30.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Japanese Wikipedia, for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB#.E6.8C.BF.E7.B5.B5.E3.83.BB.E3.82.A4.E3.83.A9.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88.E3.81.AE.E9.87.8D.E8.A6.81.E6.80.A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;earliest light novels&lt;/a&gt;, artists were selected by the publishing company EITHER for their work in 油絵 (&lt;em&gt;abura-e&lt;/em&gt; = oil painting) and 水彩画 (&lt;em&gt;suisaiga&lt;/em&gt; = watercolor) OR for their work in manga-style art, such as PC games. In 1987, the 少女文学 (&lt;em&gt;shoujo bungaku&lt;/em&gt; = girl's literature) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;少女小説&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;shoujo shosetsu&lt;/em&gt; = girl's novels) genre began, and for the first time shoujo manga style was used, which helped set the trend of manga-style art as the standard for light novels from the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8C%E8%B6%85%E3%80%8D%E5%85%A5%E9%96%80-%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E6%96%B0%E6%9B%B8-%E6%96%B0%E5%9F%8E-%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9E/dp/4797333383&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『ライトノベル「超」入門』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Raito Noberu &quot;Chou&quot; Nyuumon&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;Ultra-Initiation to Light Novels&lt;/em&gt;) by &lt;a href=&quot;http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sinjowkazma/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;新城カズマ&lt;/a&gt; (Shinjou Kazuma）pages 105-116, the increasing demand for anime-style artists available for light novel illustrations grew so large that it was necessary to develop a system for the industry to produce a large number of illustrations in a short time period (this time demand was partly off-set by the introduction of illustration software, allowing artists to complete illustrations in a shorter time frame).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, it is standard practice that each artist is associated with a particular publisher. This means that they can switch between manga and light novel magazines, but they only switch between magazines all owned by the same publisher. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miho_Obana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obana Miho&lt;/a&gt; is a mangaka under &lt;a href=&quot;http://arina.wikia.com/wiki/Shueisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;株式会社集英社&lt;/a&gt; (Kabushikigaisha Shuueisha), so her earlier works like 『こどものおもちゃ』 (&lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Omocha&lt;/em&gt; = Children's Toy) and  『パートナー』 (&lt;em&gt;Partner&lt;/em&gt;) were published in Shuueisha's 「りぼん」(&lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt;) magazine, her 『ハニービター』 (&lt;em&gt;Honey Bitter&lt;/em&gt;) is published in its 「Cookie」magazine, and her 『あるようでない男』(&lt;em&gt;Aru You de Nai Otoko&lt;/em&gt; = Not That Kind of Guy) was published as a one-shot in its 『りぼんオリジナル』 (&lt;em&gt;Ribon Original&lt;/em&gt;) magazine and then serialized in its 「コーラス」 (&lt;em&gt;Chorus&lt;/em&gt;) magazine.  Her novelizations of 『この手をはなさない』 (&lt;em&gt;Kono Te wo Hanasanai&lt;/em&gt; = I Won't Let Go of This Hand) and 『こどものおもちゃ ガールズ バトルコメディ』(&lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Omocha Girl's Battle Comedy&lt;/em&gt;) were published under Shuueisha's コバルト文庫 (&lt;em&gt;Cobalt Bunko&lt;/em&gt; = Cobalt Library) line of light novels.&#xA;Thus, to select the artist for a light novel, any of the artists associated with that publishing house are fair game; it partly depends on how busy they are on other projects, what connotations their art is associated with, and their fanbase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are some rare exceptions to the rule. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoko_Takeuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takeuchi Naoko&lt;/a&gt; was associated with 株式会社講談社 (Kabushikigaisha Koudansha), which published her 『美少女戦士セーラームーン』 &lt;em&gt;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; = Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon) in 「なかよし」 (&lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;) magazine and &lt;em&gt;Codename ha Sailor V&lt;/em&gt; in its 「るんるん」 (&lt;em&gt;RunRun&lt;/em&gt;) magazine. She illustrated all the light novels authored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%B3%89%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8A%E3%81%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koizumi Marie&lt;/a&gt; up through the  &lt;a href=&quot;https://missdream.org/raw-sailor-moon-downloads/other-books-by-naoko-takeuchi/mermaid-panic-volume-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『マーメイド・ぱにっく』&lt;/a&gt; (Mermaid Panic) series: 『ま・り・あ 』(Maria), 『あたしのわがままを聞いて…』 (&lt;em&gt;Atashi no Wagamama wo Kiite…&lt;/em&gt; = Listen to My Selfishness...), and 『絶対、彼を奪ってみせる! 』(&lt;em&gt;Zettai, Kare wo Ubatte Miseru!&lt;/em&gt; = I'm Definitely Gonna Steal Him!). However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/pqangels/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;after Kodansha lost some pages&lt;/a&gt; of her &lt;a href=&quot;http://piikochan.tripod.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『PQ Angels』&lt;/a&gt; manga manuscript before it made it into print in late 1997/early 1998, Takeuchi abadoned that series and was recruited by rival company Shuueisha, which published her &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Punch&lt;/a&gt; series in its 「Young You」 magazine in 1998. After Takeuchi left Kodansha, illustrations for Koizumi Marie's novels were assigned to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.j-n.co.jp/writer/?writer_id=449&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ogura Masora&lt;/a&gt; whose style is shoujo but otherwise not particularly-related to Takeuchi's. After publishing many Koizumi/Ogura novels, Koizumi's work was consistently illustrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E5%B7%9D%E3%81%BF%E3%82%86%E3%81%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kitagawa Miyuki&lt;/a&gt;, who is best known for her manga series 『あのこに1000%』 (&lt;em&gt;Ano Ko ni 1000%&lt;/em&gt; = That Girl Goes to 1000%) and 『東京ジュリエット』 (Tokyo Juliet), then by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E9%AB%98%E7%94%B0%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9F&amp;amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enJP509JP509&amp;amp;es_sm=91&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=pS5tVam9O4G4mwWsiIKIAg&amp;amp;ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&amp;amp;biw=1274&amp;amp;bih=700&amp;amp;dpr=0.9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takada Tami&lt;/a&gt;, and Koizumi's most recent novels have been illustrated by a variety of artists. &lt;a href=&quot;https://missdream.org/about-naoko-takeuchi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Five years after Takeuchi's departure&lt;/a&gt; from Kodansha, Takeuchi returned to Kodansha to publish her 『ラブ・ウィッチ』(Love Witch) manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some light novel authors have the talent and skills to illustrate their own light novels (or, as the case may be, get &lt;a href=&quot;http://seventhstyle.com/2014/09/23/no-game-no-life-artist-caught-tracing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;accused of plagiarism&lt;/a&gt; for re-working other's artwork).  Some light novels are self-published online and have no ties to publishing companies, so they are completely free to choose their illustrator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%81%8C%E3%81%99%E3%81%94%E3%81%84!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『このライトノベルがすごい!』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi!&lt;/em&gt; = &lt;em&gt;This Light Novel is Amazing!&lt;/em&gt;) published annually in November and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;『ライトノベル・データブック』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Light Novel・Data Book&lt;/em&gt;)  explain the history of light novels and project an overview of upcoming trends in the industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T04:35:22.630" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T04:35:22.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-02T03:48:18.487" Score="2" ViewCount="3461" Body="&lt;p&gt;Replica can use the powers of Yuma Kuga's Black Trigger. He also seamlessly wraps himself over Yuma's left arm when he activates the Black Trigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Trion soldiers Replica creates (like the Rabbit he gated in to help Osamu in episode 31 &quot;Osamu Mikumo's Determination&quot;) can also use Kuga's trigger powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Replica part of the Black Trigger, or is he an independent component which shares the power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T19:09:43.590" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T17:57:28.080" Title="Is Replica part of Yuma Kuga's Black Trigger?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23846" CreationDate="2015-06-02T04:30:37.493" Score="4" ViewCount="1202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really don't see a difference between investigators of different ranks, whether it's power, personality, weapon type/weapon shape, or knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would you please describe the concept of ranks to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14803" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T05:27:44.867" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T15:47:55.590" Title="What's the difference between Rank 1 through Rank 3 investigators?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21700" CreationDate="2015-06-02T08:14:21.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_no_Otoshimono_Final:_Eternal_My_Master&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;『 そらのおとしものFinal 永遠の私の鳥籠 』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master&lt;/em&gt;) was released as &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE#.E5.8A.87.E5.A0.B4.E7.89.88.E7.AC.AC2.E4.BD.9C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;劇場版第2作&lt;/a&gt; (second theatrical installment) following the first film 『劇場版 そらのおとしもの 時計じかけの哀女神』 (&lt;em&gt;Gekijouban Sora no Otoshimono Tokei jikake no Angeloid&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it was announced, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kadokawa-anime.jp/soraoto/2013/10/2014.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the announcement&lt;/a&gt; did not specify that this is absolutely the final film, but it did state:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『「第３期シリーズ」として発表しておりましたが、この度シリーズ作品ではなく...2014年に劇場公開することが大決定しました！！』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Although we had previously said there would be a third series [season], this time instead of a series...in 2014 it's been decided that there will be a theatrical release!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third season of the TV anime had previously &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;been promised&lt;/a&gt; in the March 2012 issue of 「月刊少年エース」 (&lt;em&gt;Gekkan Shounen Ace&lt;/em&gt;) magazine, but the film announcement corrects that to state that there will not be any further TV anime after all, and the second film is a replacement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether there will ever be another film or OAV is not clearly articulated, but the title of the film implies that it is intended to be the final production. They could have used the term 完結編 (&lt;em&gt;kanketsuhen&lt;/em&gt;, the last program of a series) in the title or in the announcement to explicitly state that there are no plans to ever produce a following work, but did not do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T19:28:04.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21630" CreationDate="2015-06-02T08:33:57.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this possibly the &lt;a href=&quot;http://escaflowne.wikia.com/wiki/Escaflowne_movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Escaflowne (film)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;? It was made in 2000, adapting a TV anime from 1996.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Folken in the film version has long sky-blue hair and dark clothes, and is the main antagonist (he was born as Dune of Adom but became the leader of the Black Dragon Clan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DFJdR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DFJdRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Folken&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7L7UC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7L7UCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Folken holding Hitomi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allen Schezar in the same film, the leader of the Abaharaki (a group of refugees),  also has Sephiroth-style bangs with long hair and dark clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FCCaq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FCCaqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Allen&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aMC5O.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aMC5Om.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The film includes airships, roads, and lights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSzwT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSzwTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;night scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gQxJx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gQxJxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;dusk scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T19:21:32.640" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T19:21:32.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21508" CreationDate="2015-06-02T09:55:50.623" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I probably have not watched enough live-action drama TV series and film adaptions of manga to verify whether or not they do, for the most part, bear extremely similar artistic direction to their manga/anime source material; however, this is not surprising if it is indeed the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason it is not surprising is that Japanese culture values sticking with tradition and establishing traditions. This is why their traditional arts such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tea ceremony&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ikebana&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono#Textiles_and_manufacture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kimono manufacture&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_wash_painting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sumi-e&lt;/a&gt; painting are not interested in &quot;innovation&quot; but rather pride themselves in remaining unchanged in technique and materials/tools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Japanese companies follow a tradition of doing things procedurally as they have been done up until now; they are generally averse to streamlining, experimenting, and risk-taking (this is the launching point for the plot of the TV drama &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Freeter,_Ie_o_Kau.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;「フリーター、家を買う。」&lt;/a&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Part-Time Worker Buys a House&lt;/em&gt;]: Take Seiji quits his job after only 3 months because his company will not allow any newbies to suggest improvements to make operations more efficient).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/takara.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takarazuka Revue&lt;/a&gt; all-female theatre company has &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/takaramusicalmanga.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;adapted a number of manga&lt;/a&gt; titles into stage musicals. Once they create choreography for the musical, it becomes tradition and every single performance of the same show must be danced using the exact same choreography as the first production. A prime example is &lt;em&gt;Versailles no Bara&lt;/em&gt;, which has, arguably, very out-dated, over-dramatic and poorly-choreography dances and battle scenes from the very first production in 1974, but despite adapting the manga into a variety of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_Versailles_musicals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;perspectives&lt;/a&gt; (i.e. Oscar and Andre version, Oscar version, Andre version, Fersen and Marie Antoinette version, Girodelle version, Alain version, Bernard version, etc.), no dance moves can be revised for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-02/rose-of-versailles-revival&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;revivals&lt;/a&gt; (when the company stages the show again for a new run with a new cast).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this vein, for live-action adaptions of manga to attempt to replicate with live actors the scenes and &quot;camera angles&quot; that the mangaka made and which the fans already love matches Japanese tradition. Another way to think of it is loyalty. Japan has a solid history of respect for &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; and other &lt;em&gt;doujin&lt;/em&gt; works, so if you want to take someone else's work and adapt it liberally, you are free to do that (&lt;a href=&quot;http://17th-angel.tumblr.com/post/45418445861/doujin-download&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some&lt;/a&gt; professional &lt;a href=&quot;http://three-lights.net/gallery/strawberry-lunch/strawberry-candle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mangaka&lt;/a&gt; do draw &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clamp_%28manga_artists%29#Before_their_debut_.281980s.E2.80.931989.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga by others&lt;/a&gt;); if you want to make an official adaption, it makes sense to be true to it and meet fan expectations and hopes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another aspect of Japanese culture is the concept of accuracy, meticulousness, and painstaking attention to fine details. Although Japan does not invent as many products as some other countries do, they have a tendency to take someone else's invention and greatly improve upon it in small details (for example, the automobile) and have thus gained a global reputation for quality technology. This penchant for aiming for precision and correctness would also lend itself to depicting a beloved work as respectfully and exactly as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T22:11:15.590" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T22:11:15.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2015-06-02T10:26:39.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think to be able to use a type of magic, one has to learn it. There are no requirements as to who can learn which magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one particular episode, Mirajane teaches Natsu, Lucy and Happy the transformation magic and Natsu was able to transform into Lucy (even though that was not perfect, but that shows that you need to practice a particular type of magic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as have been mentioned in other answers that many characters are able to use more than one kind of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T11:42:42.610" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T11:42:42.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21508" CreationDate="2015-06-02T12:04:29.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's easier for comics to change the theme and style in movies as compared to manga. The superhero comics generally are based upon one really strong character or group. These characters can do anything and fight any evil, so it leaves a lot open to artistic interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, manga are generally made in idea of the story. All the artistic interpretation goes into the drawing of it, therefore, if you change the setting, then it feels like a very different story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are exceptions. Dragon Ball, for example, can take place anywhere, which is why Hollywood thought it was a good idea to make a live-action. Granted the result was awful, but given enough love and care, I do think Dragon Ball could be on par with a lot of the recent superhero movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you change the appearance of Kenshin for example, then to many of the fans, the character wouldn't be Kenshin anymore. They could've gone even further, by making a prequel of Kenshin, but the manga already generally defines the character. To stay with Kenshin's example, the manga gives a complete profile who Kenshin is, along with his past, present and future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidently, the same goes for Shingeki no Kyojin. They could change the appearances of the titans. However, since they're described in detail in the manga, as well as the entire atmosphere and even the characters, changing their appearances would be like changing the manga and people generally disapprove.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's going to be interesting how &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219827/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell (2017)&lt;/a&gt; live action adaptation is going to turn out though. To me, it already smells like failure, but who knows. They might amaze us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T18:53:19.437" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T18:53:19.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22055" CreationDate="2015-06-02T14:20:01.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Replica is an &quot;autonomous Trion soldier&quot;, which implies that Replica is made entirely from Trion. Since he can split into smaller Trion soldiers, it would imply that his state is not solid but more like liquid. This would explain how he merges with Yuma's Black Trigger mode armor - he probably dissipates into Triton particles smaller than can be seen with naked eyes and integrates with Yuma's armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Yuma is in combat mode, he shares Trion with Replica, allowing Replica to perform trigger functions. Since triggers are small computers that really just perform complex calculations using Trion and then output the result, we can assume Replica has his own trigger, which is used as a node for Yuma's Black Trigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all speculations on my part, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T17:11:45.687" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T17:11:45.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22145" CreationDate="2015-06-02T19:35:43.907" Score="8" ViewCount="18256" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;DanMachi&lt;/em&gt;) Bell learns how to use an Argonaut skill which Hestia refers to as a skill for a hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the literal meaning of Argonaut when used in this context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T21:29:19.317" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:22:54.403" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;Argonaut&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22076" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-02T19:48:15.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lx6AVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lx6AVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DanMachi light novel volume 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか Hepburn: Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?), also known as DanMachi (ダンまち?) for short, and with English subtitle Familia Myth,&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lx6AVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; is a Japanese light novel series, written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published seven volumes since January 2013 under their GA Bunko imprint. It has received a spin-off light novel series and three manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff began airing from April 3, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows the exploits of Bell Cranel, a 14-year-old solo adventurer under the goddess Hestia. As the only member of the Hestia Familia, Bell works hard every day in the dungeon to make ends meet while seeking to improve himself. Bell looks up to Aiz Wallenstein, a famous and powerful swordswoman who once saved his life, and with whom he fell in love. Bell is unaware that several other girls, deities and mortals also develop affections towards him; most notably Hestia herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Wrong_to_Try_to_Pick_Up_Girls_in_a_Dungeon%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;DanMachi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;DanMachi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dungeon-ni-deai-o-motomeru.wikia.com/wiki/DanMachi_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;DanMachi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:34:11.783" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:34:11.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22077" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-02T19:48:15.570" Score="0" Body="Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (&quot;Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka?&quot;) known as &quot;DanMachi&quot; for short, and with English subtitle Familia Myth, is a Japanese light novel series, written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. Also use this tag for the spinoff &quot;Sword Oratoria&quot;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T11:38:48.847" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T11:38:48.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22074" CreationDate="2015-06-02T21:11:27.317" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Argonaut has a number of meanings, but in this case is simply another word for Adventurer, Hero, Quester etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Argonaut&quot;&gt;thefreedictionary.com&lt;/a&gt; gives the definition for 'argonaut' as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person who is engaged in a dangerous but rewarding quest; an adventurer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further down that same webpage, the thesaurus provides a description of an argonaut as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/argonaut&quot;&gt;Dictionary.com&lt;/a&gt; gives the appropriate definition as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that an Argonaut skill is simply a skill for an adventurer to learn, and Hestia's comment appears to confirm that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in my above comment, (and as I originally thought before research) Argonaut also refers to any man who, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts&quot;&gt;Greek Mythology&lt;/a&gt; accompanied Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece aboard his ship, &lt;em&gt;Argo&lt;/em&gt;. This may well be where the word originated from due to it's Greek/Latin origins, but that's a different question for another day!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T21:21:35.070" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T21:21:35.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22080" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22084" CreationDate="2015-06-02T22:02:33.940" Score="23" ViewCount="54478" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm familiar with some other cooking shows, but not all of them are nearly as experimental as &lt;strong&gt;Food Wars&lt;/strong&gt;. With something like &quot;Yakitate!&quot;, being a baker, there's a lot of truth behind the recipes and some of the crazy things Azuma and some of the other bakers did. Not being a chef, I can't tell if some of the cooking/recipes in &quot;Food Wars&quot; actually work like they claim in the show. For example, in a recent episode Soma used some crushed something (I can't remember) as the breading for fried fish, or the use of honey to tenderize meat; how accurate are these things from the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T18:15:24.103" Title="How accurate is the cooking in Food Wars?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22104" CreationDate="2015-06-02T23:03:41.440" Score="9" ViewCount="1346" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Assassin was summoned after Caster, and in most cases, Saber is the last Servant to be summoned. (The exception is in Heaven's Feel if you count True Assassin's appearance as a separate summoning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I am wondering about the order of summoning of all the Servants, and if possible, the approximate times in which they were summoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the visual novel, the date is shown during cutscenes, and I am quite sure that Saber was summoned on the night of 29th of February 2004, as I remember that the date changed from 29/2 into 1/3 after Shirou returned home with Saber. This can be used to approximate when the Servants were summoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T18:21:36.357" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T20:09:24.987" Title="In what order were the Servants summoned for the 5th Holy Grail War?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22082" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22085" CreationDate="2015-06-02T23:06:45.870" Score="5" ViewCount="1197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/22081/1587&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, but focusing only on the Servants of the 4th Holy Grail War featured in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, it would be also be good to list when the Servants were summoned if possible, though I am unsure if there was any date notation of any Servant's summoning to use as an approximation unlike that of Saber's summoning in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T00:41:40.180" Title="In what order were the Servants summoned for the 4th Holy Grail War?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22080" CreationDate="2015-06-03T00:23:45.850" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like with &lt;em&gt;Yakitate! Japan&lt;/em&gt;, the recipes in the manga are &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/shokugeki_anime/status/546151956658397184/photo/1&quot;&gt;supervised&lt;/a&gt; by an actual professional, in this case, chef &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=126499&quot;&gt;Yuki Morisaki&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the cooking techniques you mentioned, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Char_Okakiage&quot;&gt;crushed &quot;something&quot; breading for fish&lt;/a&gt; is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-kakinotane.com/more/&quot;&gt;kaki no tane&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (柿の種), essentially soy-flavored rice crisps made to resemble Japanese persimmon seeds. When crushed there are more or less like breadcrumbs or panko crumbs, the only differ is they have a distinct soy flavor to them. &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesefooddictionary.blogspot.com/2013/08/agemono.html&quot;&gt;Koromo-age&lt;/a&gt; is an actually popular batter frying technique in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for honey being a tenderizer, the food science behind it is not very well explained. While cooking with honey is a technique that spans back to the middle-ages, where they did honey-cured ham and baked gammon coated with honey and mustard. I don't believe the proteins are actually broken down by the honey. While honey is said to contain enzymes that help digest both protein and carbohydrates, such as amylase, sucrase, and proteases (a group of enzymes that break down proteins into amino acids), there more of something that helps your body break down the proteins than have an active process in cooking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see, honey is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honey-properties.html&quot;&gt;extremely hygroscopic&lt;/a&gt;, which means it absorbs moisture really well. If you pull water out of a piece of meat, that meat will end up less stiff and seem more floppy, but the collagen and tough tissue aren't actually affected. It's common to find marinades containing honey and vinegar that make meat more tender and supple. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while the recipes are actually recipes developed by a professional chef, the food science behind them might be a bit questionable. Such things aren't explained well in the anime and manga as the intended audience is supposed to be Japanese. Some terms and techniques are probably more commonly understood to native audience than ones overseas. Such as &quot;A5&quot; meat being pure Wagyu beef from the Kagoshima Prefecture, such a designation does not really exist in other countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T05:00:48.913" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T05:00:48.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22082" CreationDate="2015-06-03T00:41:40.180" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on skimming the light novel and the Wikia, this is what I could come up with about the summoning order of the Servants in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Fate/Zero doesn't give actual dates, but it does count down the hours until the start of the Holy Grail War, although the novel only gives them at the start of a chapter, so there's a certain amount of imprecision. We also don't know exactly when Assassin and Lancer are summoned, since those summonings happen offscreen, although we have some pretty clear indications of where their summonings fall relative to the other Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assassin is summoned first. This is mentioned in Act 1, Part 3 of the first novel. It happens offscreen, sometime before that chapter, so we don't have an exact time, but Kirei tells Tokiomi that according to Risei, whose ability to detect Servant summonings is infallible, no other Servants have been summoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rider, Berserker, Saber, and Archer are all summoned in Act 1, Part 5, which takes place at -268:22:30. Their summonings are stated to be &quot;almost simultaneous&quot; and no exact times are given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, Lancer is summoned near this time as well, but we don't see his summoning onscreen. I give my reasons for thinking so below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caster is summoned in Act 2, Part 3, which takes place at -222:24:48, about two days after the summonings of Rider, Berserker, Saber, and Archer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't clear exactly where Lancer's summoning falls. We know it was after Assassin's, but we don't know how much time it took Kayneth to discover that Waver had stolen his artifact and prepare a different summoning. But after stealing the scrap of Alexander's mantle from Kayneth, Waver runs off, flies to Japan, and sets himself up in a house before summoning Rider. It probably took Kayneth around that much time to make his own preparations. Also, the first time we see Lancer is just after Saber and Irisviel arrive in Japan. Saber is summoned at the Einzbern Castle in Germany, and she and Irisviel arrive in Japan by plane in Act 3 Part 2 at -167:27:03. They meet and battle Lancer that very night, so Kayneth, who flew in from England, must have arrived around the same time or a little earlier. So my sense is that Lancer was summoned around the same time that Rider, Berserker, Saber, and Archer were summoned. It may have been a little earlier since Kayneth &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; already in Japan when Iri and Saber arrived, but I don't think it could have been later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in the end, we arrive at this list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assassin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lancer (?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rider / Berserker / Saber / Archer (&quot;almost simultaneously&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Caster (two or so days later)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T00:41:40.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2015-06-03T02:50:59.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He has those dark lines around his eyes, not because Shukaku won't let him sleep, but because Shukaku is like a racoon -- racoons have dark lines around their eyes, like how Naruto has whiskers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14817" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T19:06:39.907" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T19:06:39.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22074" CreationDate="2015-06-03T03:06:57.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Goddess Hestia has said in the end of episode eight, &lt;strong&gt;Argonaut&lt;/strong&gt; is the name of the skill Bell has achieved. She said that it is a skill of &lt;strong&gt;wanting to be a hero&lt;/strong&gt;. And it proved that it is so, when it activates every time he wants to save somebody. So I think Argonaut could be defined in this anime as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;the hero in you&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, much like the literal meaning of it and in which the Argonaut skill actually gives you the power to fulfill your desire to be a real hero whenever your desire (for wanting to be a hero) wakes up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T13:22:54.403" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:22:54.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18598" CreationDate="2015-06-03T03:44:54.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as @JNat mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18598/how-did-sasuke-identify-that-deidaras-art-uses-earth-style-just-by-looking-at#comment23729_18598&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;some seals are generally associated with some particular Nature Releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the entire fight between Deidara and Sasuke, Deidara constantly uses one hand seal, which enables Sasuke to identify the Nature Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0PiB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hand seal he used was the Snake (巳, Mi) hand seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b7iou.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WQSHF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(click on picture for basic hand seals list)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Snake hand seal is commonly affiliated with Earth Release, and also with Wood Release. In most cases, the hand seals are done with such speeds that the opponent cannot identify any of the seals used. But Sasuke, having the Sharingan, was able to see all of Deidara's hand seals clearly; as he tells during the fight:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When facing the Sharingan, you really ought to weave your signs out of the line of sight.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A shinobi can thereby deduce what release their opponent is using by carefully observing the hand seals. It is highly useful since it enables the shinobi to determine the enemies weakness and provide counter-jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T10:00:34.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22092" CreationDate="2015-06-03T04:26:17.540" Score="3" ViewCount="26948" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, Yamato called Kakashi as Kakashi-&lt;strong&gt;sama&lt;/strong&gt;, whereas Naruto as Naruto-&lt;strong&gt;kun&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previously, I thought that &lt;em&gt;sama&lt;/em&gt; was for equal or higher rank shinobis while &lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt; was for junior rank shinobis. But I noticed that I might be wrong as Hinata too called Naruto as Naruto-&lt;strong&gt;kun&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found some general answers on &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060925163110AAxkqMD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt;, but is there a specific reason why they did that in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;? What's the actual meaning of &lt;em&gt;sama&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14775" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-18T17:24:43.430" LastActivityDate="2019-05-18T17:24:43.430" Title="What do &quot;sama&quot; and &quot;kun&quot; mean? Are they related to the shinobi rank?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="14" ClosedDate="2015-06-04T03:31:47.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22090" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22105" CreationDate="2015-06-03T04:32:52.910" Score="12" ViewCount="66753" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person has already eaten one Devil Fruit, what will happen to him if he eats another Devil Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T06:17:17.067" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T17:01:37.907" Title="What will happen if one person eats two Devil Fruits?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-03T04:33:54.900" Score="6" ViewCount="5234" Body="&lt;p&gt;Approximately how fast can people move around with the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG) in &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;? What is the maximum speed attainable? If people can move faster when the hook is reeled in, then I want that answer, if they can move faster in the air by swinging then I want that answer. But I don't want the speed of the hooks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14624" LastEditorUserId="14624" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T22:00:50.223" LastActivityDate="2020-07-21T22:43:26.210" Title="How fast is the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG)?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22089" CreationDate="2015-06-03T04:37:02.663" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both terms are Japanese honorifics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sama&lt;/em&gt; (様)&lt;/strong&gt; is the formal version of &quot;san&quot;, used for persons in higher positions (inferiors to superiors). On the other hand, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt; (君)&lt;/strong&gt; is informal and mostly used for males, such as boys or juniors. It is used by superiors to inferiors, by males of the same age and status to each other. In schools, teachers address male students as &quot;kun&quot; while girls as &quot;san&quot; or &quot;chan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for anime &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, Yamato called Kakashi as Kakashi-sama simply because of respect for the higher position. Kakashi is a lot experienced than him. Meanwhile, Hinata called Naruto with &quot;kun&quot; as an informal honorific for a boy with the same age, that applies too for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-18T17:13:23.753" LastActivityDate="2019-05-18T17:13:23.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20911" CreationDate="2015-06-03T04:57:33.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Closest I could get to an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pregnancy-announcement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;knowyourmeme&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to archived discussions&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imgbako.com/256387646.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://kmlg.jp/logview/kmlg.jp/archive/may_b/284333605.htm/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; from the Japanese imageboard site Futaba Channel (2chan), the photoshop meme originally began as a minor fad sometime in the summer of 2014, but it didn’t take off until the blank template image was posted on Twitter&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/Gorxxx_/status/522386028594618369&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; by @Gorxxx_&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/Gorxxx_/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; on October 15th, 2014.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14624" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T05:43:08.527" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T05:43:08.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-03T06:42:10.783" Score="1" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;5:54 Zapp said &lt;em&gt;&quot;What's he doin', playing it backwards in fast-forward?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; You could replace &lt;em&gt;fast-forward&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;double-time&lt;/em&gt; according to another set of subtitles. He was referring to the vampire, but the vampire wasn't even doing anything. What exactly does it mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14610" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T05:06:17.867" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T05:51:12.620" Title="Kekkai Sensen ep9, meaning of &quot;playing it backwards in double-time/fast-forward&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-03T07:16:58.593" Score="1" ViewCount="9469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering if season 3 for heaven's lost property would come out or if it was already out. Could direct me to the place where I could find it? If it isn't out yet, would you happen to know if it will come out and when exactly might it come out? I am a U.S. Citizen but I am currently not in the mainland. I'm at Hawaii and hopefully me telling you that might help...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14822" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T06:11:07.293" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T22:50:57.133" Title="When will season 3 of Heaven's Lost Property come out?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18904" CreationDate="2015-06-03T08:09:30.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Construction of Anime Frames&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a frame of anime is made, there are different layers to the images. These allow for easy editing of a particular component.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example image (taken from Wikipedia) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgIoAs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presume that we are releasing an anime about this bird and this is the image that comes up in the title screen. We are ready to release the first episode, but the director says &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;actually, that bird is too far to the left, we need to change it.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If our image didn't have layers, when we move the bird we won't know what was behind it originally, leaving a hole in the image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ig24us.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because we're a very experienced set of animators however, we know that we should use layers. We have one layer with the background on it, and another layer that is transparent apart from the image of the bird. Moving the bird layer should be much less painful now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eqFy4s.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D7e7ys.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is by using layers in images, that animators can put in other mediums such as 3d, or real-life photos with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How 3D can be put onto 2D?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example 3D model that I found of a motorbike within a 3D editor:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JjTti.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the editor, you can control the camera (left) and the lighting(right) [both highlighted in orange] of the scene. This particular scene only has one light source, but you could have several.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/frReM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Editors usually allow the user to render a 2D image of what the camera can see. By moving the camera around, you could get all the images you need for the frames. You can then insert them on their own layer of the 2D images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7k3Ghm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZyEjum.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some problems with this approach though, A better way of getting the result though. If there are multiple movements in the system it is hard to do keep track of their timing from frame to frame. Also, if other camera angles are requested by the director, the process must being again. For this reason, making scripted movements is a much better approach. The frame-by-frame solution would work well for objects such as parked cars, or objects with little movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manual setting of movements (examples: rotate wheel of bike 5rps, 'turn 30degrees left after 4 seconds) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arch.virginia.edu/arch545/handouts/keyframing.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key Framing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is how an animator sets up this system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LwSuk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3D animators can then export the animation as several images, as seen from the camera's point of view. They can then be added to the layers of the 2D frames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the director wants to change an angle, all the 3D animators have to do is move the camera and regenerate the images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not 100% certain about this but I imagine that the moving 2D parts of a frame are done after the 3D rendering as 3D's precise movements would make it hard to adjust for the 2D's less refined movements, wheras 2D is easily changeable to accomidate the 3D models - it also allows the camera angles to be changed early on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T08:09:30.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4019" CreationDate="2015-06-03T08:35:06.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whist in Japan, I've seen this happen in other places outside of anime. The opening times for one onsen was 18:00 - 20:00 for women, 21:00 - 25:00 for men. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it's to avoid the &lt;em&gt;break&lt;/em&gt; that happens when switching days. It's easy to see that the men's bath is open for 4 hours, but 21:00 - 01:00 isn't so obvious at first glance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also related to waking hours - if you're up at 1:00 it's more likely that you've stayed awake rather than woken up early. In that vein, keeping the same day's hours could potentially be less confusing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T08:35:06.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-03T09:30:47.250" Score="7" ViewCount="6294" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to Argo the rat by the end of SAO (that is, the end of Aincrad)? Did she survive? Or was she killed before that? I can't seem to find anything about her fate in the novel. Did Kawahara-sensei confirmed her fate anywhere else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="14562" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T09:27:09.413" LastActivityDate="2020-06-03T08:16:39.743" Title="What happened to Argo the Rat by the end of SAO Aincrad?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22081" CreationDate="2015-06-03T09:34:28.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of these are explained in the visual novels of &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First to be summoned was Berserker, two months before Saber.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second to be summoned was Caster, one month before Saber.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rider, Assassin and Lancer are summoned at around the same time, around ten days or so before Saber.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Archer is summoned two days before Saber.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, Saber was summoned during the night between February 2nd and February 3rd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14827" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T20:09:24.987" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T20:09:24.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22090" CreationDate="2015-06-03T10:00:09.740" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Their body would explode without a trace, and they would die...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WqwV8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WqwV8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Enies Lobby arc, in chapter 385, we see how Jabra gets scared when seeing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ushi_Ushi_no_Mi,_Model:_Giraffe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giraffe Fruit&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Awa_Awa_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bubble Fruit&lt;/a&gt;. He claims that a rumor exists that says that when an &lt;em&gt;ability&lt;/em&gt; user comes close to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt;, the Devil will come out of the fruit and start fighting with the Devil residing within his body and that would make his body explode. This was immediately countered by Bluenote saying that &lt;strong&gt;Grandline scientists have already uncovered that the body would only explode if two fruits are eaten by the same user&lt;/strong&gt;. Therefore it is believed and apparently proven that eating two Devil Fruits would make a person's body explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eQOVW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eQOVWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later during the Marineford arc, in chapter 577, we have seen an exception to this case. &lt;strong&gt;Blackbeard was seen to have two Devil Fruits at the same time&lt;/strong&gt;. When Whitebeard died, he supposedly extracted the Devil from Whitebeard's body and put it into his own. How Blackbeard was able to extract it and whether his body did not explode due to it being &lt;em&gt;different&lt;/em&gt;, due to the Dark Fruit powers or due to a different reason, can be read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/9953/6166&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T10:05:16.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22010" CreationDate="2015-06-03T10:12:09.407" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Issei was able to use Vali's White Dragon Emperor power, Divine Divide, because Issei took one of the jewels in Vali's armor during their fight in Volume 4 and put it on his own. This allowed him to gain access to Vali's predecessors (past Hakuryukou) and their powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I picked up the thing lying at my feet—a jewel of the [Vanishing Dragon]. Earlier, when I hit him, his armor was damaged and this thing flew out. His body’s armor seems to have restored the destroyed section including the jewel, though. &lt;br&gt;&#xA; ...  &lt;br&gt;&#xA; I smashed the Sekiryuutei jewel that was on the back of my right hand into pieces, and drove into it the [Vanishing Dragon] jewel that I picked up before! —Your power of vanishing! I’ll transplant it into my Sacred Gear!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He managed to activate it right after he transplanted it into his Sacred Gear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A hit to Vali’s abdomen with my right fist! In my mind, Buchou’s breasts shook!  &lt;br&gt;&#xA; [Divide!!]  &lt;br&gt;&#xA; At the same time I activated the Hakuryuukou power I had just transplanted and felt the aura covering Vali decrease sharply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the predecessors (refer to my first paragraph), one of the past Hakuryuukou indeed came to him later and helped him during his fight in Volume 10 of the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T06:08:24.680" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T06:08:24.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22112" CreationDate="2015-06-03T14:14:10.850" Score="4" ViewCount="1095" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the source of the following image, including which episode of the source it appears in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google image search isn't able to find anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSw5O.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;If it gets too bad, I can just pretend I&amp;#39;m a cat!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I'm looking for this image, is because I want the image in better quality, given the current one is a small jpg with ugly artifacts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6484" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:39:04.473" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:39:04.473" Title="Identification of purple haired girl claiming she will pretend to be a cat if things go bad" Tags="&lt;koufuku-graffiti&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T05:17:09.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22111" CreationDate="2015-06-03T14:29:06.327" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/bqQ1E78wHMM?t=12m20s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this scene&lt;/a&gt; from Episode 9 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/24629/Koufuku_Graffiti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Koufuku Graffiti&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story follows Ryou, a middle school girl who lives by herself. She has a knack for cooking and makes friendships with everyone through her food. The cooking manga is &quot;full of detailed cuisine art to whet the appetite and slightly erotic meal scenes.&quot; The &quot;koufuku&quot; in the title is a wordplay on two Japanese homonyms—one which means &quot;happiness,&quot; and another that means &quot;appetite.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl is &lt;strong&gt;Kirin Morino&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FgVG3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T14:37:42.670" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T14:37:42.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-03T15:40:01.407" Score="5" ViewCount="5172" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main character of the story is a boy born into a noble family that rules the surrounding farming lands but is actually rather poor. He has many big brothers, and therefore he has no hopes of becoming the successor of the family, but he doesn't have any intention of doing so anyway. His father also has an affair with the village head's daughter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one pays attention to him or expects anything from him, except for one of his big brothers. Magicians are rare in the world, but his father does have some magic books, even though he cannot use magic himself. It turns out the boy has a great talent for magic and learns very quickly. He also visits the woods behind the estate to train his magic and hunt for game. Because the woods are dangerous, people generally don't enter leisurely, and since the population is desperately needed for farming, there are not many hunters. When he brings back animals he hunted, he is greatly praised for adding meat to their family's fare, which is usually made of unappetizing gruel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, he meets a zombie in the woods, who turns out to be a great magician who died but cannot leave because of his wish to find a disciple. In a short time, the boy learns his new master's magic and also receives his mana capacity. His master grants him his magic storage ring, which among many other items, also includes rations that could feed an army for months. The boy grants his master a peaceful death with his newly learnt magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It slowly becomes known that this young master can use magic, and the village head approaches him to usurp his oldest brother's claim to the title of the head of the house. The boy, however, does not wish for conflict nor is he interested in the position. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When his oldest brother marries, all of his big brothers are forced to leave the house, since they have come of age and need to find their own path in the world. The boy gets to stay a few more years because he is still too young. His mastery of magic allows him to fly, and thus he can visit other cities. In the city, he pretends to be a young boy from a neighboring village who came to sell game his father hunted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he becomes a bit older, the boy leaves his home to enroll in an adventurer's school. In order not to strain his finances, he applies for scholarship and passes the test with flying colors. He forms a team with 1 other boy and 2 girls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a representative of his house, he is invited to attend a party of the reigning local noble. It turns out that they were interested in him because they found out about his connection with his master. His master was a genius magician among their ranks, who was sent to battle but perished and ended up wandering around as a zombie. The noble asks for the battle rations back and the boy returns them. In exchange, they hand over his master's bank account and house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that the description of this novel says that it contains a lot of economic topics. If I recall correctly, the main character is also a reincarnated person from another world. The novel is in the mangaupdates.com database, but I cannot find it. Please help if you know it, thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11144" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:41:27.910" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:41:27.910" Title="A light/web novel about a person reincarnated as the youngest child in a noble family, who later learns magic from a zombie magician" Tags="&lt;hachinan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:58:15.717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22020" CreationDate="2015-06-03T17:13:43.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, looked after Naruto, in accordance with the Fourth Hokage's wish to have the village see Naruto as a hero. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Early in the series, Sarutobi mentions how the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi inside Naruto, and died wishing that the village would treat Naruto as a hero. Much later, it is also revealed that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sarutobi personally witnessed the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, use the Shiki Fuijin technique to assist in sealing the Kyuubi inside Naruto. Sarutobi remarks about Minato making his own son a Jinchuriki to save the village. In the process, Naruto also became an orphan minutes after he was born. (Chapter 504)&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iMTcB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sarutobi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sarutobi saw the Fourth Hokage's deed as a heroic sacrifice (especially in the light of the spoiler-text above), and took up the responsibility of fulfilling the Fourth Hokage's wish. Naturally, that includes paying for the orphan child's expenses until he is old enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along the same lines, it was also mentioned that Sarutobi banned any discussion of the Kyuubi incident and severely punished anyone who disobeyed. Most other people either hated Naruto or were indifferent towards him, as he remarks multiple times later on during the series. Thus, nobody besides Sarutobi could possibly care to pay for Naruto's expenses.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, although nobody explicitly stated that the Third Hokage looked after Naruto's expenses (room rent, food, clothes, etc.), it is obvious that this is what happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This also leads to one of the many plotholes in Naruto's childhood story: Naruto has said a few times that Iruka-sensei was the first person who cared for him, and before then, his life was a hell of loneliness. Why didn't Sarutobi treat him with a bit more warmth from the beginning, &lt;em&gt;especially&lt;/em&gt; when he knew who Naruto's parents were? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T17:13:43.780" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22113" CreationDate="2015-06-03T21:50:38.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it. It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=121027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from mangaupdates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichinomiya Shingo, a young 25 years old, single, worker of firm company while thinking of tomorrow' busy working day goes to sleep. However the moment he woke up, it's a room unknown to him. He then learn that he is inside a 6 years-old boy and is taking over his mind. He then learn a lot from the memories of the said boy: he was born as the youngest child (8th son and 10th child) of poor noble family living in back country. Having no administrative skill, he can't do anything to manage the vast land his family has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fortunately, he is blessed with a very rare talent, talent of magic. Unfortunately, while his talent could bring prosperity to his family, in his situation it only brought disaster. Yes, this is the story of the boy, Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister, opening his own path in a harsh world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11144" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T06:39:53.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22098" CreationDate="2015-06-03T21:58:54.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://kadokawa-anime.jp/soraoto/2013/10/2014.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official announcement&lt;/a&gt; for the second film stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『「第３期シリーズ」として発表しておりましたが、この度シリーズ作品ではなく...2014年に劇場公開することが大決定しました！！』&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Although we had previously said there would be a third series&lt;/strong&gt; [season], this time &lt;strong&gt;instead&lt;/strong&gt; of a series...in 2014 it's been decided that there will be a theatrical release!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third season of the TV anime had been previously &lt;a href=&quot;http://kadokawa-anime.jp/soraoto/2013/10/2014.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;promised&lt;/a&gt; in the March 2012 issue of 「月刊少年エース」 (&lt;em&gt;Gekkan Shounen Ace&lt;/em&gt;) magazine, but the film announcement corrects that to state that &lt;strong&gt;there will not be any further TV anime&lt;/strong&gt;. The second film is a replacement for season three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T21:58:54.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22103" CreationDate="2015-06-03T22:40:34.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Argo's Wikia page&lt;/a&gt; it says under &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo#ALfheim_Online_.28Lost_Song.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appearance - ALfheim Online (Lost Song)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the non-canon game adaptation, Sword Art Online: Lost Song, Argo plays ALfheim Online as a Cait Sith. Her avatar has blonde hair and yellow-green eyes, a new outfit similar to that worn by her SAO avatar, and a pair of wrist-mounted blades as weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tf43n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ALO Argo&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however Lost Song is not canon to the novels/anime as indicated in in the quote above, nor does her appearance in ALO in Lost Song constitute as a official statement she did start playing ALO like other SAO Players seen at the end of of the first season as indicated in the final point of her &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trivia Section&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Argo is the first canon Sword Art Online player to be included in Lost Song without having been confirmed as an ALfheim Online player in the canon timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however, on her page for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo#November.2C_2024&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aincrad Arc&lt;/a&gt;, it is presumed that she was one of the remaining 6,147 players who were freed after Kirito's victory over Heathcliff&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;November, 2024&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is presumed that Argo was among the remaining 6,147 players logged out of the death game after Kirito killed Heathcliff, prematurely clearing the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this can be a baseless assumption as there are no citation for this on the 24th of October, 2024, Kirito returned to Floor 22 with Asuna to buy a house but the hosue was missing and was later found to be apart of the quest «Witch of the West and the Three Treasures»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On October 24, 2024, Kirito returned to the floor with Asuna to buy a detached house in the forest. However, the house they were looking for was not present at the location that it was supposed to be and they later found out that the house was part of the «Witch of the West and the Three Treasures» quest. After triggering the quest, they were taken to an isolated location in the northwestern area of the floor where they had to defeat the Witch of the West before being able to buy the house. Afterwards, the couple spent nearly two weeks on the floor, engaging in various activities and adventures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/22nd_Floor_%28Aincrad%29#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22nd Floor (Aincrad) - History (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Argo's Page under &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo#The_Day_Before&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chronology - The Day Before&lt;/a&gt; (from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_Before&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bonus side story&lt;/a&gt; that came with the limited edition version of volume 1 of the DVD/BD sets for the anime) it mentions a quest Argo was doing on the 22nd Floor which Kirito and Asuna was caught up in which seems to be the same quest which moved the house Kirito was looking to buy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this means Argo was alive at the end of October 2024 and SAO was &amp;quot;cleared&amp;quot; on the 7th of November 2024, which means that unless something catastrophic happened in these 2 weeks (&lt;code&gt;(31 - 24) + 7 = 14&lt;/code&gt;) we can logically assume that Argo was alive when SAO was cleared and her fate after that can be left to speculation of what elements of Lost Song can still actually remain canon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in regards to the Sword Art Online Games (Hollow Fragment, Lost Song) as already mentioned above Argo appears in Lost Song which takes place after Hollow Fragment. in Hollow Fragment the events leading up to the Boss Battles on Floor 75 occur the same as the light novels/anime (aside from Kirito's attire). the deviation from the original plot occurs during Kirito's battle with Kayaba in which Kayaba disappears and everyone continues to Floor 76.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Argo is alive in Hollow Fragment on Floor 76 at the Teleport Gate of Arc Sophia. she headed up to Floor 76 because contact with the Assault Team was cut off due to players reaching Floor 76 being unable to return to lower floors. since everything up to Kayaba's disappearance is still the same this appears to be further proof that Argo was alive during the Boss Raid on Floor 75 and not apart of the Assault Team who was there. i recall when reuniting with her she said that she was on a much lower floor at the time before investigating the sudden loss in communication with the Assault Team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T21:31:41.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22125" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22176" CreationDate="2015-06-04T01:55:46.973" Score="1" ViewCount="1208" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy VII&lt;/em&gt; when infiltrating Shinra H.Q there is a puzzle where one has to complete a model of Midgar, when examining Sector 6 it says that it's being rebuilt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Cloud's team eavesdrop on the meeting with President Shinra, Scarlet, Heidegger and Reeves they mention that they are stopping reconstruction of Sector 6 to focus on the Neo Midgar Plan (now that Aerith could lead them to the Promised Land).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has always confused me as I always thought that Midgar was a completed city and that only the Sector 7 plate was destroyed in the early events of the game. So what happened to the Sector 6 Plate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T18:31:27.070" Title="What happened to the Sector 6 Plate?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22127" CreationDate="2015-06-04T04:24:52.953" Score="6" ViewCount="2134" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember seeing this title on Anime News Network but I can not for the life of me remember the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Plot Summary I remember from the site is that in the world all humans are born as female and remain like that until a certain age in which they have to choose their gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The staring group have been tasked with an important mission of some sorts and i think their equipment can only be used by females as i remember the summary saying that the group are at the age where they must choose their gender but it's been decided that they can delay the decision for the duration of their mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it isn't Infinite Stratos as the plot didn't describe a guy who is able to use female equipment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:30:35.200" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:30:35.200" Title="Anime set in a world where females choose their gender" Tags="&lt;simoun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:58:25.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22126" CreationDate="2015-06-04T04:41:31.480" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am very sure it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simoun_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Simoun&lt;/a&gt;, everything say matches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEVCY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the world of Daikuuriku, everyone is born female, and chooses which sex they wish to become at age 17. In this world, the peaceful theocracy of Simulacrum is guarded by magical flying machines called &quot;Simoun&quot;, which can only be piloted by young girls who haven't chosen a sex yet. The Simoun can activate a magical power known as &quot;Ri Maajon&quot; that can destroy large numbers of enemies at once. When the industrialized nation of Argentum decides that it needs to invade Simulacrum to acquire the secret of the Simoun, war breaks out, drawing the Simoun &quot;Sibyllae&quot; (priestesses who fly the Simoun) into a lopsided battle. Because the war is raging, the Sibyllae are granted an exemption from choosing a permanent sex for as long as they're willing to keep flying. Aaeru, a determined young Sibylla with a mysterious past, and Neviril, the leader of Chor Tempest, Simulacrum's most elite Simoun squadron, must lead their fellow priestesses through conflict both within their ranks and in the sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T04:41:31.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5926" CreationDate="2015-06-04T05:52:54.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with rezark except for the end Houmura became a demon thru Madoka's power as a god therefore when Houmura took Madoka's power she then gained the power to rewrite the world as she seen fit which then refers back to the conversation with Sayaka. When Sayaka asked her question and Houmura responded with &quot;when all wraiths are defeated&quot; she gained the power to throw them back into the world and use them as a source occupation for all the magical girls such as Sayaka Mami BeBe and so on in the time of occupation giving Houmura the time to know there attacks and then keep the world at a stasis with just her and Madoka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14843" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T05:52:54.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7234" CreationDate="2015-06-04T06:23:28.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a shop in Akibahara that sells anime themed jigsaw puzzles - Yodobashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PRDGVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have an online store which returns around 370 results for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/category/index.html?cate=&amp;amp;word=%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AB&amp;amp;ginput=%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'jigsaw puzzle'&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FLCL is a good 15 years old now, so it's unlikely that there are any currently instock jigsaws for the series - Japanese anime stores only tend to cover the most popular old series (Ghibli, Evangellion, Kon) and current season shows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your best bet is to probably monitor auction sites such as Yahoo and Ebay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T21:35:32.467" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T21:35:32.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2351" CreationDate="2015-06-04T06:44:10.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no particular rule that anime ought to be adaptions of existing manga. Many anime are original, written by the director and screenwriters. Some of the most popular of these &lt;strong&gt;receive manga adaptions after&lt;/strong&gt; the anime has started airing. Some of these receive &lt;strong&gt;both a shounen manga and a shoujo manga&lt;/strong&gt;, which are illustrated by differing mangaka and either run in different magazines concurrently or run at different times. Some examples of these titles which have both a shounen adaption and a shoujo adaption are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shin Kidousenki Gundam W&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tenkuu no Escaflowne&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahoutsukai Tai!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime that later get adapted into manga is &lt;strong&gt;not uncommon in shoujo&lt;/strong&gt;, as shoujo manga magazines an not financially-viable and make less money than shounen magazines, so they are keen to cash in on a title that already has a fanbase (thereby collecting those prior fans who will then begin to buy their magazine and/or graphic novels who otherwise would not have). Some examples include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star&lt;/em&gt; published in ASUKA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt; (many varieties) published in Nakayoshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ojamajo Doremi&lt;/em&gt; published in Nakayoshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akihabara Dennou-gumi&lt;/em&gt; published in Nakayoshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Super Doll★Licca-chan&lt;/em&gt; published in Nakayoshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala&lt;/em&gt; published in Ribon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aikatsu!&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao and Pucchigumi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pocket Monster PiPiPi Adventure&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pocket Monster Chamo Chamo Pretty&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tottoko Hamtarou&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Majokko Tickle&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cutie Honey Flash&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Corrector Yui&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jewelpet&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fushigiboshi no Futagohime&lt;/em&gt; published in Ciao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T06:50:15.877" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T06:50:15.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2826" CreationDate="2015-06-04T07:50:02.123" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding onto @Angelo's answer, the rise of the trend seems to coincide with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_idol&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;rise of idol culture&lt;/a&gt; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idol phenomenon began during the early 1970s, reflecting a boom in Japan for the musician Sylvie Vartan in the French film Cherchez l'idole in 1963, with Japanese title (アイドルを探せ Aidoru wo sagase?) in November 1964.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term came to be applied to any cute actress or female singer, or any cute male singer. Teenage girls, mostly between 14 and 16, and teenage males, mostly between 15 and 18, began rising to stardom. One in particular, Momoe Yamaguchi, was a huge star until her marriage and retirement in 1980.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Idols dominated the pop music scene in the 1980s, and this period is known as the &amp;quot;Golden Age of Idols in Japan&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps somewhat as a result of this, &lt;em&gt;kawaii&lt;/em&gt;-ness soon came into fashion - especially with schoolgirls. Schoolgirls are commonly fetishized in the sleazier section of society anyway, so this could be where the trope slipped into anime's fanservice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not really a definitive answer, but I'm of the opinion that &lt;a href=&quot;http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tv%20is%20a%20reflection%20of%20society&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;television reflects society&lt;/a&gt;, rather than life reflecting television (although, there is some of that) - So I would say that it came from the gradual shift in attitudes in Japan, rather than a new idea that was introduced to anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I suppose it wasn't too much of a shift either as many shows would have had young female characters already because they were targetted at a younger audience and it was just a case of moving them to more &amp;quot;mature&amp;quot; shows, which by their nature contained fanservice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some recommended reading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=fdHZAwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT135&amp;amp;lpg=PT135&amp;amp;dq=japanese%20idols%20anime%20loli&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=i_aFBX-tp5&amp;amp;sig=ruHqoPxuUoQLaD4jdxErRo1ti-s&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=1_9vVbb6BoXm8AWusIOoCw&amp;amp;ved=0CDcQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool&#xA;By Brian Ashcraft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415639484/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Routledge Handbook of Sexuality Studies in East Asia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T07:56:33.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="835" CreationDate="2015-06-04T08:16:29.637" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on the context of the inclusion of English, the reason is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Earlier Usage&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From early Meiji up through pre-war Japan, English-language education in Japan was stronger than it is now&lt;/strong&gt; (in other words, Japanese mastery of English has sharply dropped in recent history, and the Japanese government's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [MEXT] is still attempting to raise the level through a variety of teacher trainings and education reform in hopes of catching up to the current level of English-language education in China, South Korea, and other Asian nations). The older the manga/anime/song is, the more likely the mangaka/screenwriter/lyricist accurately understood English. &lt;strong&gt;Older titles&lt;/strong&gt; feature snippets of English because at that time, more Japanese people had a &lt;strong&gt;working grasp of basic English&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Cultural Connotations&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese language and culture, loanwords, &lt;em&gt;garaigo&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;wasei eigo&lt;/em&gt;, and Engrish (each of these terms refer to distinctly different linguistic entities) bear &lt;strong&gt;connotations&lt;/strong&gt; of &quot;new,&quot; &quot;cool,&quot; and &quot;young&quot;/&quot;youthful,&quot; so in Japanese advertising, English words, French words, and katakana are utilized for products that the manufacturer wants to project an innovative or coolness factor, whereas they are intentionally and carefully avoided for products associated with concepts of tradition, vintage, and long-term repute (this is not only true among young Japanese, but is the general association among the populace; you can see this reflected in titles and character names from manga written in the 70s). &lt;strong&gt;Manga, anime, and j-pop generally fall into the &quot;novel and exciting&quot; category rather than into the traditional Japanese arts category&lt;/strong&gt;, so peppering them with English, and Japanese variations on it, contributes to the association of the medium with &quot;contemporary&quot; and &quot;hot.&quot; &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt; is definitely a series that wanted to be the &quot;next big thing&quot; in the footsteps of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt;, so &quot;new&quot; connotations can only be a plus. The arenas of manga, anime, gaming, and j-pop are very competitive and fans can be fickle; being new and cool is important for a successful launch and for maintaining a prominent place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Being 'Other'&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Returnees (Japanese who lived/studied abroad and have returned to Japan), &lt;em&gt;haafu&lt;/em&gt; (people of Japanese descent, such as half-Japanese, half-Caucasian), and international students are sometimes featured as characters in anime and manga. The &lt;em&gt;tenkousei&lt;/em&gt; (transfer student) is an enduring theme. Often, the creator of the work concludes that the character needs to speak English, German, or another language (at least once) in the story to &lt;strong&gt;evidence having been out of the country&lt;/strong&gt;. This is an alternate case in which English or Engrish is inserted: while it gives the character a coolness factor, it predominantly provides an &lt;strong&gt;'Other'-ness factor that contrasts the character against the others&lt;/strong&gt;. The reason this works effectively is that, unlike the earlier generations of Japanese education in English, among young people, English is viewed as very 'Other,' foreign, and difficult: it is not something &quot;we Japanese&quot; speak in daily life; a classmate who can speak fluently is considered &lt;strong&gt;a novelty&lt;/strong&gt;. Because mangaka and anime directors are more likely to have been educated in Japan, such as at the prevalent &lt;em&gt;anime manga seiyuu senmongakkou&lt;/em&gt; (anime/manga/voice acting trade schools), they are not the most likely demographic to have studied abroad, worked abroad, or worked in an international company with branches in Japan; this is not to say that none of them are fluent or near-fluent in English or that none of them possess intercultural communication skills, but it is the case that not all of them have a functioning mastery of English or intercultural sensitivity. This may be a factor in why the English or Engrish that anime characters who lived abroad speak is often pronounced in exaggerated stereotyping of non-Japanese as boisterous, loud, outgoing, etc. and that when these characters speak Japanese, they talk in a mispronounced caricature of Japanese that does not accurately reflect the sorts of mispronunciations that actual non-Japanese of varying mother tongues do. This also is done to portray 'Other'-ness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A Lingua Franca&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among younger Japanese, despite not generally using English themselves communicatively for listening and speaking (most recent and current English education in Japan is grammar-focused reading and writing), it is considered to be the lingua franca of the planet and is associated with &quot;international&quot; and &quot;globalization.&quot; In current Japanese education, the subject of Japanese language is called 「国語」 (&lt;em&gt;kokugo&lt;/em&gt;, meaning &quot;national language,&quot; rather than meaning &quot;Japanese&quot;. If, for example, the United States did this, instead of the subject of English it would be called the subject of National Language). In contrast to this, the other language subject in Japan's curriculum is called 「外国語」(&lt;em&gt;gaikokugo&lt;/em&gt;, meaning &quot;other/outer country language/s&quot;) but in the majority of schools, the only language offered for &lt;em&gt;gaikokugo&lt;/em&gt; class is English. This further entrenches &lt;strong&gt;English as the international language in Japanese people's minds&lt;/strong&gt;. When they see a Caucasian in Japan, they are overwhelmingly more likely to ask, &quot;Do you speak English?&quot; in English to the person than they are to ask, &quot;Do you speak English?&quot; or &quot;Is Japanese alright?&quot; in Japanese to the person. Many Japanese recognize that their English language ability is weak, but look forward to, and some are already working toward cultivating, &lt;strong&gt;a future in which they envision more Japanese being able to communicate in English&lt;/strong&gt;. This is why &lt;strong&gt;sci-fi&lt;/strong&gt; series such as &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; select to include English, which is considered the way of the future: the plot involves the leaders and militaries of &lt;strong&gt;the entire Earth trying to work together, so settling on an in-universe lingua franca&lt;/strong&gt; is realistic. Some anime do select Japanese as the in-universe lingua franca, but English is a common choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Settings and Props&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modern Japan has brands and store names that are always written in English or &lt;em&gt;romaji&lt;/em&gt;, so when parodies of these restaurants, convenience stores, food packages, soda cans, etc. show up in anime, they are illustrated to &lt;strong&gt;match the logo of the famous brand&lt;/strong&gt; (usually, the name is slightly skewed in order to avoid licensing fees). This is the reason that the word &quot;beer&quot; can be illustrated in English: the beverage is often written as such on the beer glassware and interior decorations in Japanese pubs, so the letters form an easily-recognizable shape to Japanese people without them having to feel like they are reading English while leisurely watching an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;(An Aside)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While English and Engrish do appear in many series, sometimes a non-Japanese reader/viewer assumes that English is being used in a case when, in fact, it is not. Sometimes it is &lt;em&gt;romaji,&lt;/em&gt; sometimes it is a non-real language (such as how &lt;a href=&quot;http://revyl.tumblr.com/post/15110287704/official-romanizations-of-some-hxh-characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;names in HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/a&gt; are written in Latin letters but do not adhere to a consistent real language: Gon Freecs, Curarpikt, Leorio, Quwrof Wrlccywrlir, Wbererguin, etc.), and sometimes other languages that employ the Latin alphabet (such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14444/why-is-puella-magi-equivalent-to-mahou-shoujo/14452#14452&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/a&gt;) are included in anime for reasons that may, or may not at all, be related to the Japanese utilizations of English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T08:53:01.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22139" CreationDate="2015-06-04T09:05:56.750" Score="6" ViewCount="648" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no appearance of his parents at his marriage, during the proposal or even at his home! But there is (as long as my memory serves) no canonical statement where it is mentioned that he doesn't have any parents or lives away from them. I'm confused if he is an orphan or just living without his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T09:13:20.847" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T00:29:18.663" Title="Does Akito Takagi have parents?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-04T09:29:24.480" Score="3" ViewCount="11800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ace was the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard crew, but he hadn't displayed power befitting of his title. Besides the fact that he was a Logia user with the power to control fire from Mera-Mera No Mi, he has not demonstrated any other type of powers like Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Alabasta Arc, he fought against Smoker, but he wasn't able to put up a good fight, claiming that both were Logia users and the fight would end with no result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;This also raises questions about Smoker's Haki abilities and the fact that even Smoker wasn't able to use Haki at that time.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wasn't able to hit Blackbeard when Blackbeard used his Logia power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He showed no resistance when Akainu hit him, not even weak Haki, and took the hit head-on. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He never fought Logia users with Haki, nor has he shown remarkable Kenbunshoku Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki was revealed after the time skip, but it has been there since Rayleigh's and Roger's times. Were Ace's abilities limited to his Devil Fruit power only?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T16:40:50.830" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T16:51:26.243" Title="Did Ace master any Haki abilities?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22137" CreationDate="2015-06-04T09:48:48.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Ace had possessed Haoshoku Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Portgas_D._Ace#Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Portgas D. Ace&lt;/a&gt; article on One Piece Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not portrayed in the main storyline, it was revealed in a flashback that Ace possesses Haoshoku Haki, which at the time he had no conscious control over. Ace first demonstrated the ability at 10 years of age, when he knocked the Bluejam Pirates crew unconscious after an outburst of rage (only Bluejam himself remained conscious from the Haki release, and he was a high-tier of East Blue at the time). Much as Luffy used his Haki to knock out a crowd of Kuja warriors, Ace used his Haki to knock out the attacking members of Bluejam's pirate crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ace was first shown to have knowledge about it when during the Battle in Marineford, he witnessed Luffy unknowingly unleash his Haki and remarked &amp;quot;You too?&amp;quot;. He has never been seen using Haki apart from during his childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ace unleashed Haoshoku Haki in chapter 587...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a1Eba.png&quot; alt=&quot;Using Haki&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and Bluejam's pirate crew after they are hit by Ace's Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yF3qZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;After using haki&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He might have developed and mastered other types of Haki too, but they are not shown in the manga. After all, he was the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and had the power of D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T16:51:26.243" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22136" CreationDate="2015-06-04T10:23:13.410" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Akito_Takagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takagi Akito&lt;/a&gt;'s parents are shown in a flashback in chapter 8 of the manga which is titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Carrot_and_The_Stick.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ame to Muchi&lt;/a&gt;, in which Takagi explains that his dad was laid off from a bank and his mother pressured him to become a banker, but he stood up to her and she never commented on his choices after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Akito_Takagi%27s_Mother&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takagi's mother&lt;/a&gt; calls him &quot;Acchan&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/84Rf4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takagi&amp;#39;s mother&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6fIo9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takagi's father:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rfCkA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 76 titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Love_and_Rejection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daisuki to Hitei&lt;/a&gt;, a scene takes place during Takagi and Kaya's wedding reception, but though the venue looks to be a large room at which the happy couple sit at a special table on an elevated stage facing the guests, it does not show who any of the wedding guests are other than 1) the one round table of the &lt;em&gt;Shounen Jump&lt;/em&gt; crowd and 2) two other tables (in which none of the figures are shown in detail). It is impossible to know whether Takagi's father is one of the seated guests in the illustration since his face was never shown, or whether his parents were seated at another table. In Japanese culture, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2010/05/how-to-not-make-fool-of-yourself-at.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;it is most likely&lt;/a&gt; that they would be present at the wedding, dressed in the expected attire for parents of the bride and groom according to contemporary Japanese culture, would be presented with a present and/or speech from the married couple during the reception, and would &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stripes.com/military-life/dressed-to-thrill-clothes-are-important-at-weddings-in-japan-1.176157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;participate in some fashion&lt;/a&gt; that honors them, such as standing in the receiving line, giving a speech, and/or pouring drinks for guests before the toast. For parents to be absent would cause the parents to be looked badly upon, so unless the parent is deceased/hospitalized or the parent/child relationship is completely severed, it would be extremely rare for a parent to not be there. In the flashback, Takagi's mother indicates a desire for her family to be viewed positively in society/to follow societal norms, so she would likely want to take her customary place in her son's wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/voZmp.png&quot; alt=&quot;wedding&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eYNt2.png&quot; alt=&quot;wedding&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HpcVv.png&quot; alt=&quot;wedding&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T00:29:18.663" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T00:29:18.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-04T10:29:54.053" Score="6" ViewCount="1767" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the time-skip Luffy was sent to Rusukaina to train with Rayleigh. When they arrive Rayleigh introduces the island as follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rusukaina is home to the &quot;48 seasons&quot;, a brutal island where the climate changes once a week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This quote makes me wonder about the number of weeks in a year in One Piece. One would expect there to be 52 weeks as there are in our human world. So what about in the One Piece world? Are there 48 weeks in a year, 52 weeks in a year, or maybe a different number?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V26HE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T02:03:02.613" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T02:03:02.613" Title="How many weeks are there in a One Piece year?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22150" CreationDate="2015-06-04T14:29:54.640" Score="8" ViewCount="16894" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Code Geass R2&lt;/em&gt; episode 17, why did Lelouch lie to Suzaku that he ordered Euphemia to massacre all the Japanese people? The scene starts at 8:14 into the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14613" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-04T20:13:22.243" LastActivityDate="2020-02-27T00:01:30.693" Title="In Code Geass R2 episode 17, why did Lelouch lie to Suzaku about what he ordered Euphemia to do?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22547" CreationDate="2015-06-04T15:14:31.610" Score="6" ViewCount="6344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's Rinnegan (pre-chapter 700) had six tomoe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PiR46.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage&lt;/em&gt; chapter 6, when Sasuke's Rinnegan is shown, it doesn't have the tomoe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2tzNz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PUFzO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to the tomoe in his Rinnegan? Is this an error or is there something else to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T11:08:38.793" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T11:08:38.793" Title="What happened to the tomoe in Sasuke's Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21949" CreationDate="2015-06-04T15:29:36.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zenki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/28Tn9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zenki appears to be a child who transforms into his true and powerful demon form. In the early episodes, Chiaki needed to use the bracelet to transform Zenki into his true form. In the final episode, however, Zenki's anger allows him to transform into his true self. With the help of the bracelet and Goki, another powerful demon spirit, Chiaki is able to transform Zenki into a super powerful demon spirit. The bracelet is no longer necessary when Chiaki attains her full powers in the final episode of the series. Zenki likes to eat the Karuma Seeds for they are delicious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14851" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T15:29:36.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22074" CreationDate="2015-06-04T17:47:46.157" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;In DanMachi's universe, &lt;strong&gt;Argonaut is the name of the story of a boy who wants to be a hero&lt;/strong&gt;, according to the conversation between the Loki familiar members from 17:16 in episode 8:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;This is my adventure. I want to be... I want to be a hero!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tiona (Tione?):&lt;/strong&gt; Like the Argonaut...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finn:&lt;/strong&gt; It's the story of a boy who wants to be a hero, yeah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tiona/Tione:&lt;/strong&gt; I liked that story, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that is not its first mention in the story. &lt;em&gt;Argonaut&lt;/em&gt; appeared as early as episode 5 as part of the visual, when Bell was answering the question posed by the grimoire, as to what he sought from magic (the image corresponds to the bold line):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;What do I seek from magic?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell:&lt;/strong&gt; The woman who's faster than anyone, like a lightning bolt... I want to catch up to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Is that all?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell&lt;/strong&gt;: If it were possible... I'd like to be a hero. &lt;strong&gt;Like in the fairy tales I read when I was a kid.&lt;/strong&gt; A hero they'd be satisfied with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;You're such a child.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell&lt;/strong&gt;: I'm sorry. But that's who I am!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bell&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;That's who I am!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Psu0K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 5 at 12:10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the alphabets are distorted, it still bears a lot of similarities to English alphabet, especially A, R, U, T.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;I don't know whether the light novel reveals the name of the fairy tale in this scene, though.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Bell attained the skill &lt;em&gt;Argonaut&lt;/em&gt;, which is named after the story of a boy who wants to be hero, signifies his strong &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;desire to become a hero&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which is the meaning of the kanji in the title of episode 8 [英雄願望]{Argonaut}.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T17:47:46.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21737" CreationDate="2015-06-04T21:31:32.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that his awakening or conquerors Haki may be directly associated to the birdcages invulnerability, even Fujitora and Zoro cannot cut it. It also may be because doffy's clone, whom he doesn't need to directly control will just continuously set up the cage. My final speculation is that the birdcages center might contract upon cutting a section out of it, making cutting it a bad option. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14854" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T21:31:32.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22141" CreationDate="2015-06-04T23:16:55.060" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because he did order Euphie to massacre the Japanese people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Stage 22 - Bloodstained Euphie&lt;/em&gt; after Euphie had invited Zero to attend the commemoration ceremony for the Special Administrated Zone, Lelouch had planned to use his Geass on Euphie to shoot him. It would have looked like Britannia had declared the zone to lure out Zero to be assassinated and spur the people to fight Britannia. In the chaos Zero would, however rise from the dead (as the shot wouldn't have been fatal) and help lead the Black Rebellion. It is for this reason he created a ceramic and bamboo hand gun and snuck it in with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course Euphie was Lelouch's first love and Euphie explains that she is most likely going to be condemned by the Royal Family for her independent action and that she wanted to create the Zone so that she could be with Lelouch and Nunnally (as in the stage before she confirmed Nunnally was living in Japan with Lelouch). Hearing this, Lelouch is unable to go though with his plan because his first love had totally defeated him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Euphie remarks that she could never shoot Lelouch. That's when he reveals the nature of his Geass (without actually revealing it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: However... and in your usual rash Euphie fashion, you've managed to end up winning all of it.&#xA;  When I think of you, I don't visualize the sub-viceroy or a princess; I only see the plain little Euphie who you used to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: Then will you join plain little Euphie and help her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: You are... you are the worst opponent I have ever faced.&#xA;  You win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: Huh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: I'll amend my plans to help out your Special Zone. But not as your subordinate, all right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: All right! Though you haven't got very much faith in me, have you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Hmm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: Did you honestly believe that by simply threatening me I would shoot you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Oh, no, you've got it all wrong. When I really want people to follow my orders, they will not resist me -- whether it's to shoot me, to grant pardon to Suzaku, or any order at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: Oh, now you're being silly. Stop playing with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;*Geass Activates*&lt;/strong&gt; I'm serious. For example, if told you to &lt;strong&gt;kill all the Japanese&lt;/strong&gt;, it wouldn't matter how you felt about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: No... don't make me do it, please! I'm not-- I'm not going to do it, please...! I don't wanna kill them! No...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Did I--?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Euphie&lt;/em&gt;: You're right. I have to kill all the Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;I've become like Mao! -- I can't control my Geass power! Forget the order I just gave you!&lt;/strong&gt; Euphie! Wait, Euphie, don't!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Code+Geass+%3E+22.+Bloodstained+Euphy&quot;&gt;Anime Transcripts - Code Geass &gt; 22. Bloodstained Euphie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while he didn't mean for it to happen, Lelouch's Geass went out of control, just like Mao's did. So now if he looks at anyone and asks/tells them to do anything, they'll always do it. Later in the next episode as the Black Rebellion is starting, Lelouch laments that he will never be able to see anyone again with the exception to C.C. who is immune&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time Suzaku confronts him, he was suffering from the guilt of having been responsible for killing Euphie and Shirley. He had already destroyed Shirley when he inadvertently killed her father in the landslide and in her grieving state she became mentally unstable. She planned to kill Lelouch (as a part of Mao's plan) and then herself because she wouldn't be able to live with the guilt of having killed the boy she loved. To save her, Lelouch &quot;killed&quot; her by erasing his existence from her memory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when Jeremiah Gottwald used the Geass canceller, she was caught in the blast. Her memories returned but the memories she gained in the past 2 years were gone. Still grieving her father and confused that all her friends were gone (Rivalz was the only one left at school as Milly, Nina and Kallen had already left for different reason) and Nunally was now the Viceroy of Area 11, she tried to seek out Lelouch because of her last memory of him saying she would forget. She confronts a boy claiming to be Lelouch's younger sibling who then kills her. Rolo admits he did it but it was to protect Lelouch's identity as Zero. Lelouch knows this is a lie but he blames himself because it was his actions which made Shirley unstable which, to him, was the major contributing cause of her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &lt;em&gt;Turn 17 - The Taste of Humiliation&lt;/em&gt;, Lelouch had already accepted these and while he may have been able to handle it, Suzaku then re-opens and pours salt on the wounds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku:&lt;/em&gt; You wanna know? I'm fed up with lying. I've had to lie to Nunnally. Just the way you have. That's the worst thing. Some friend you were. You've been betraying me all along. Not just me, either, but everyone on the student council, too. And even Nunnally. And don't forget Euphie!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku&lt;/em&gt;: I need to know. Did you use your Geass power on Euphie? Be honest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku&lt;/em&gt;: You caused her to massacre the Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: I ordered her to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku&lt;/em&gt;: Why would you use your Geass like that? Answer me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: To motivate the Japanese people. If the specially administrated zone of Japan had been established, the Black Knights would've collapsed.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku&lt;/em&gt;: And Shirley's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Also my fault.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku&lt;/em&gt;: You aren't even a human. You know that? Shirley and Euphie were both of them nothing more than pawns for your ambitions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Yes, that's right. &lt;strong&gt;So all the sin is mine alone to shoulder&lt;/strong&gt;. My little sister had nothing to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzaku&lt;/em&gt;: Why, you coward! How could you use Nunnally like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lelouch&lt;/em&gt;: Suzaku, I'm sorry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Code+Geass+R2+%3E+17.+The+Taste+of+Humiliation&quot;&gt;Anime Transcripts - Code Geass R2 &gt; 17. The Taste of Humiliation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch had already been a good liar: he hide his family background and who knows how many people in the past could have identified him and Nunnally as royalty, he's lied to Nunnally about his night activities, he hid from Shirley about him being Zero, he had lied to the Black Knights about who he was, and he had planned to lie to the entire country in his original plan for the Special Administrated Zone. What's a couple more lies now? Especially when he believes it's his actions which caused their deaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: There is the exception to those who Lelouch has used his Geass on before like Shirley but numbering those who Lelouch would have met if he had a normal life to everyone else he would meet these are few in number. Also with Nunnally, while Lelouch couldn't make eye contact with her due to her blindness, aside from what we learn at the end of the series it was initially said that her blindness was trauma from seeing her mother die, so that aspect is based more on psychological factors that actual damage to the eyes. Nunally would one day open her eyes and then she's be susceptible to Lelouch's Geass&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2: This is actually true, had the zone been established then the Black Knight who are mainly Japanese would choose this option over getting killed. Though after being convinced by Euphie, Lelouch was going to amend his plans for the Black Knights, and this could mean allowing them to disband or having them supplement a S.A.Z Military Force&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T02:57:38.397" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T02:57:38.397" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22165" CreationDate="2015-06-05T00:47:59.677" Score="44" ViewCount="5182" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does the &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt; franchise of RPGs, anime, manga, etc. contain &quot;Final&quot; in the title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it that the original concept of the first game was intended to portray the ending of a story? Was it derived from in-universe content?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or is it because the creators did not plan to produce more games, and did not expect that any sequels would be desired?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or was the inclusion of the word &quot;final&quot; chosen for a completely reason?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T05:44:51.667" Title="Why does Final Fantasy contain &quot;Final&quot; in the title?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;&lt;game-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22153" CreationDate="2015-06-05T00:54:08.663" Score="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hironobu Sakaguchi, a designer at Square (the company who developed &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;), was essentially creating what he saw as a magnum opus. After his lack of success with previous Square titles (nearly leading to its bankruptcy), this was his &lt;strong&gt;final&lt;/strong&gt; attempt to live out his &lt;strong&gt;fantasy&lt;/strong&gt; of developing games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy#Origin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though often attributed to the company allegedly facing bankruptcy, Sakaguchi explained that the game was his personal last-ditch effort in the game industry and that &lt;strong&gt;its title, &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;, stemmed from his feelings at the time&lt;/strong&gt;; had the game not sold well, he would have quit the business and gone back to university.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia attributes this to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.develop-online.net/news/sakaguchi-discusses-the-development-of-final-fantasy/0102088&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another article&lt;/a&gt;, with a direct quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The name ‘Final Fantasy’ was a display of my feeling that if this didn’t sell, I was going to quit the games industry and go back to university. I’d have had to repeat a year, so I wouldn’t have had any friends – it really was a ‘final’ situation.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  — Hironobu Sakaguchi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T23:49:46.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T01:11:28.660" Score="-8" ViewCount="218344" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2923653/1/Duty-Before-Honor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that for an A-class ranked mission, Sakura teams up with Kakashi, her sensei, and according to the requirement of the mission, she loses her virginity to Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this story true? Had it actually happened in the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14856" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-19T15:51:23.840" LastActivityDate="2020-09-19T14:13:33.947" Title="Did Sakura lose her virginity to Kakashi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22155" CreationDate="2015-06-05T01:37:52.233" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Canon information about Sakura does not anywhere mention her losing her virginity to Kakashi, nor her being sexually-involved with him in any form. See some of the following profiles: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Haruno&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_Haruno&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%A5%E9%87%8E%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same goes for Kakashi profiles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%9F%E3%81%91%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B7&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the event did not occur in manga canon, no page reference can be provided. Sakura's virginity, or lack thereof, is not unmistakably specified in canon. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha_(chapter)&quot;&gt;manga chapter 700+1&lt;/a&gt; titled &lt;em&gt;Uchiha Sarada&lt;/em&gt;, it is evidenced that Sarada has believed Sakura to be her biological mother and Sasuke to be her biological father, so it &lt;em&gt;implies&lt;/em&gt; that Sakura lost her virginity at some unspecified point (unless she used IVF technology). However, Sarada &lt;em&gt;subsequently questions&lt;/em&gt; whether Sakura is indeed her biological mother; this is debated by fans in threads such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:168274&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:168203&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:169667&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Sarada's doubt about biological ties to Sakura means that canon has not uniquivocally defined whether or not Sakura has ever been sexually active or pregnant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2923653/1/Duty-Before-Honor&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Duty Before Honor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an English-language fanfiction written by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/u/524424/SilverShine&quot;&gt;SilverShine&lt;/a&gt; with a Kaka/Saku &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_%28fandom%29&quot;&gt;ship&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. pairing). The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/r/2923653/&quot;&gt;reader reviews&lt;/a&gt; for the fanfic indicate that the premise was created to be an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_universe_%28fan_fiction%29&quot;&gt;AU&lt;/a&gt; (alternate universe) rendition of the characters crafted by SilverShine. &lt;a href=&quot;http://archiveofourown.org/works/443225/chapters/757443&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Stripped Bare&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is also an English-language fanfiction, written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://archiveofourown.org/users/Purple_Panic/pseuds/Purple_Panic&quot;&gt;Purple_Panic&lt;/a&gt; (formerly known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1277173/J-Pop-Princess&quot;&gt;J-Pop Princess&lt;/a&gt;); its reader reviews are &lt;a href=&quot;http://archiveofourown.org/works/443225/chapters/757443&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/guidelines/&quot;&gt;Fanfiction.net&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://archiveofourown.org/about&quot;&gt;Archive of Our Own&lt;/a&gt; are both fanfiction repositories. As such, they do not feature canon material and are not intended to serve as a source of information about canon; in contrast, fanfiction and &lt;em&gt;doujin&lt;/em&gt; works tend to create content that is original or intentionally contradicts canon. Kaka/Saku (written as カカサク, or カカシ×サクラ) is &lt;a href=&quot;http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?auccat=&amp;amp;p=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%80%80%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AF%E3%80%80%E5%90%8C%E4%BA%BA%E8%AA%8C&amp;amp;tab_ex=commerce&amp;amp;ei=utf-8&quot;&gt;not a prominent ship in Japanese doujinshi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T04:51:51.887" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T04:51:51.887" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22159" CreationDate="2015-06-05T04:36:27.767" Score="11" ViewCount="25387" Body="&lt;p&gt;Early in the Dragon Ball series, Goku and Krillin rescue a chick named Launch who could switch personalities by sneezing. What happened to her? They don't give any mention about her in Dragon Ball Z or GT, and she seems to have just disappeared in Dragon Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T05:04:53.423" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T15:48:13.987" Title="What happened to Launch?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22158" CreationDate="2015-06-05T05:04:04.427" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Launch&quot;&gt;DragonBall wikia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/DragonBallSupportingCast&quot;&gt;TvTropes&lt;/a&gt;, Akira Toriyama gave a statement saying that  the reason Lunch stopped appearing during Dragon Ball Z was because he simply forgot about her and that her bad state would have caused confusion because of its similarity to the Super Saiyan transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She does appear three times in Dragonball Z's anime - most prominently at the beginning of the Vegeta Saga - although she mainly appears in filler or flashbacks. In the manga she doesn't seem to be there at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original source of the interview seemingly in the March 24th 2013 edition of Mandō Kobayashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T05:09:35.060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T05:09:35.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T06:02:12.993" Score="5" ViewCount="1040" Body="&lt;p&gt;People can use the lift to go down. The Birdcage wouldn't possibly be deep enough. Also, the cage won't do any harm since it is a port and there is sea-water. The path can be created by any strong character to lead to the uderground place like Fujitora, Chin Jao, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Scrapheap where Kanjuro was held could also be used for refuge!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the depth of the underground space:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHrPj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHrPjl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;underground Port and Scrapheap&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why isn't Oda using it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T06:40:01.290" LastActivityDate="2019-11-19T17:45:21.810" Title="Why don't the citizens use the underground port and factory to escape the Birdcage?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21513" CreationDate="2015-06-05T06:28:53.093" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shin_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shin Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oLJhI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7XKfH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shin Uchiha  is a shinobi who was once Orochimaru's follower and also a test subject for genetic experimentation. He intends to revive Akatsuki and return conflict to the world so that humans can once again evolve through it. Despite his surname he is not truly a member of the Uchiha clan. At some point Shin became intrigued by Itachi Uchiha and began to imitate the Uchiha Clan, adopting their surname and customary clothing, as well as numerous Sharingan which have been implanted all over his body. His Sharingan-embedded right arm was harvested by Orochimaru and transplanted to Danzō Shimura along with some of Hashirama Senju's cells. Some time after this Shin left Orochimaru's side, taking most of his clones with him. His treats his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shin_Uchiha_(Clones)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;clones&lt;/a&gt; as son as well as organ donors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Some speculation say he can be &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shisui Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;, his body didn't got found yet. He has the reason to hate sasuke because he killed his friend. Maybe Orochimaru helped him to get this eyes in his arm and head, as he done something similar to Danzo.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T10:39:07.890" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T10:39:07.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22166" CreationDate="2015-06-05T07:23:23.287" Score="7" ViewCount="3719" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dungeon-ni-deai-o-motomeru.wikia.com/wiki/Items&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, adventurers can exchange the gems they collect in the dungeon for money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Magic stones are crystal-like stones that are dropped by monsters. The&#xA;  stones can be exchanged at the Guild for valis (Orario currency).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bigger the stone, the more valis it is worth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, why does the Guild want these crystals? Do they have a use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ylUic.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gem&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T17:18:39.347" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T06:32:15.133" Title="What is the usage of the stones monsters drop?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22162" CreationDate="2015-06-05T07:50:08.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they use it to create potions or armors, weapons and/or anything it can be made out of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that both shards and drop items (monster parts) can be used for crafting. Drop items not necessarily lead to magic items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In episode 9 entitled &quot;Blacksmith (Welf Crozzo)&quot;, Bell meet Welf Crozzo and at the end of this episode, Welf made Bell a weapon crafted from the horn dropped by the Minotaur he had killed on previous episode.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&#xA; Since Crozzo is reluctant to craft magic items, the weapon he crafted from the minotaur' horn is not a magical item.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Wrong_to_Try_to_Pick_Up_Girls_in_a_Dungeon%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adventurers visit the dungeon to defeat monsters and take their shards, which are used to craft magic items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T20:31:13.273" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T20:31:13.273" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22160" CreationDate="2015-06-05T08:06:06.250" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ocMOm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would not make sense for them to go down there. Most of the citizens don't even know about the underground port and everybody also witnessed Pica's strength. &lt;strong&gt;If they would go down there they would be sitting ducks.&lt;/strong&gt; Doflamingo would be able to throw attacks at them and use Parasite until they all die, or Pica would be able to just bury them all alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that we know more than the people in One Piece know. &lt;strong&gt;Most people don't know about the port and a lot of people don't know about the sharpness of the cage.&lt;/strong&gt; Normal citizens in general don't know about the port, because it was always kept secret, while those that were turned into toys, have a big grudge against Doflamingo and would be going straight for him to take revenge. There was also a short time period where the citizens believed Doflamingo and wanted to end the game by capturing the &lt;em&gt;criminals&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dressrosa is a pretty big country and is in a state of confusion. Aside from the fact that &lt;strong&gt;they just wouldn't all fit in there&lt;/strong&gt;, most citizens take the most logical decision and that is running away from the most imminent treat. Those at the suburbs would notice the cage coming closer and would run towards the city center, while those at the city center, would see the Donquixote family being close and would try to run towards the cage as they don't know it is closing in and is as sharp as it is. &lt;strong&gt;The citizens are powerless and would just run until this is all over.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the tunnel under Dressrosa is filled with water, so they either have to swim out of there, or take a boat. Since there are many people that cannot swim (elderly, kids, even adults, Devil Fruit users), they should all be carried or taken on a ship. Yet most citizens don't even know how to navigate a ship and there just are not enough ships available to carry everybody. &lt;strong&gt;So in any case many would have to be left behind.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they would eventually reach the outskirts of the country, they should go somewhere. Yet they are in open sea, so there is nowhere to go. The only thing they could do is, build a tunnel upwards or make a net to climb the huge boulders and wait until the fight is over. While this on its own sounds very unlikely to be done, when they get out, &lt;strong&gt;Doflamingo would just redo the birdcage&lt;/strong&gt; over the entire island, destroy the tunnel/net and start over from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T11:13:02.170" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T11:13:02.170" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22153" CreationDate="2015-06-05T08:38:48.047" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-was-almost-called-fighting-fantasy-creator-explains-actual-reason-behind-the-name-292792.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Destructiod article&lt;/a&gt; detailing why Sakaguchi decided to call the game &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final&lt;/strong&gt; Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;The article states that he wanted to use the abbreviation &amp;quot;FF&amp;quot; because it rolls off the tongue nicely in Japanese.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Sakaguchi, the team wanted a title that had a simple abbreviation in the Roman alphabet &lt;em&gt;(FF)&lt;/em&gt; and a four-syllable abbreviated Japanese pronunciation (&amp;quot;efu efu&amp;quot;). Because of the setting and style, &amp;quot;fantasy&amp;quot; was an easy choice. &amp;quot;Final&amp;quot; wasn't the first choice of adjective, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The initial proposed name was &amp;quot;Fighting Fantasy,&amp;quot; but it was already taken by a tabletop game. And so it is, &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;To be sure, we had our backs to the wall when we were developing &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;,&amp;quot; Sakaguchi said, &amp;quot;but really, anything that started with an F would have been fine for the title.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Destructoid article links to a Famitsu article (in Japanese) where Sakaguchi says this. The article is dated 24th May 2015. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article goes on to explain that FF composer Nobuo Uematsu confirms the story of &amp;quot;Final implies it may have been the last game&amp;quot; but that was in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wired.com/2009/07/final-fantasy/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wired article from six years ago&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't disprove the original theory that &amp;quot;Final&amp;quot; was the last one. But it's interesting that Sakaguchi doesn't appear bothered about what the first 'F' stood for, but never denied the theory that they made it 'Final' because he was planning on quitting if the game was not successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14859" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T05:44:51.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22162" CreationDate="2015-06-05T13:26:26.470" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AB%E5%87%BA%E4%BC%9A%E3%81%84%E3%82%92%E6%B1%82%E3%82%81%E3%82%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF%E9%96%93%E9%81%95%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%8B#.E3.82.A2.E3.82.A4.E3.83.86.E3.83.A0.E9.96.A2.E9.80.A3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ja.Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;魔石&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;モンスターの生命力の核にして、冒険者の飯の種。例外なく胸部に存在する。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;モンスターを倒して胸の魔石をえぐり出し（アニメでは倒すと肉体が消失して魔石だけが残る）、ギルドで換金するのが冒険者の主な収入源。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;魔力が込められており、照明や下水浄化、調理用コンロ、冷蔵庫など、さまざまな道具に用いられる。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;胸の魔石を直接攻撃して砕いた場合、モンスターは即死する。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magic Stones are the core of the monsters' life force, and adventurers' means of living. Without exception, it locates in the monster's chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killing the monsters, gouging the Magic Stones out of their chests (in the anime, the body of the monsters disappear when defeated, leaving their Magic Stones behind), and cashing them in at the guild is &lt;strong&gt;the main source of income of the adventurers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charged with magic, &lt;strong&gt;Magic Stones can be used to create various tools&lt;/strong&gt;, such as lighting, sewage purification, cooking stove, refrigerator, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Monsters die an instant death if the Magic Stone in their chest is destroyed by a direct attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dungeon-ni-deai-o-motomeru.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Stone&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;DanMachi Wiki&lt;/a&gt; has a bit more details regarding the use of Magic Stones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Uses&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magic Stone Lamp:&lt;/strong&gt; A handy and flexible use of the Magic Stone is the production of Magic Stone Lamps. These items give off a dim shine that allows one to see underground or in total darkness. It was once considered as the &amp;quot;century's greatest invention.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ignition Device:&lt;/strong&gt; Magic Stones can be used to produce ignition devices.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Freezer:&lt;/strong&gt; Magic Stones are used in the production of freezers to preserve food.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 1, Chapter 2 is cited as the source of the information above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T20:01:48.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T14:13:16.837" Score="5" ViewCount="1252" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please help me find the name of this anime I've watched online maybe 3 years ago. This is how I remember it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were two villages with previously unfriendly assassins or samurais (possibly with supernatural powers) that made some sort of pact because a woman from one village and a man from the other were in love. They were always meeting somewhere in the middle of the path between the villages. It was almost sunrise and each wanted to stay together a little bit longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, some weird bad person decided the villages had to have a tournament of some sort, and scrolls were given to the heads of the families. They had a fight, maybe both died? And a crow or some bird took one of the scrolls. The Romeo/Juliet (not their real names) parted ways. Maybe some spiderwebs now and maybe the scrolls were 10 for each of the strongest warriors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there was fighting. In the last episode, the only ones left were the Romeo/Juliet combo. I think the Juliet was seriously injured and one of them was blind. Furthermore, one of them took some kind of poison. They probably both died at the end, but I think the weird bad person died, too, maybe in a carriage carried by people, not horses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about most of the stuff, except for the title of my request. :? If anyone can help me, I'll be happy to watch this anime again. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14865" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:04:58.863" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:04:58.863" Title="Anime involving a love story and two samurai/assassin villages, previously on unfriendly terms, that were made to fight each other again" Tags="&lt;basilisk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:58:41.373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22168" CreationDate="2015-06-05T14:24:37.727" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Basilisk&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbzJ6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two warring ninja clans, one led by a girl, Oboro Iga, and the other a man, Gennosuke Kouga, who are both secretly in love with each other. They all have unique supernatural powers. During the course of the story, Gennosuke is blinded by a spell of some sort and they both of to fight each other at the end of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very much like a &quot;Romeo/Juliet&quot; type story set in 17th century Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://basilisk.wikia.com/wiki/Basilisk_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4318&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/67/Basilisk:_Kouga_Ninpou_Chou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T14:29:11.200" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T14:29:11.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T15:40:12.190" Score="5" ViewCount="1402" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuta Iridatsu has a strange power:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Yūta sees a girl's panties twice in a row, the Earth will be destroyed by a meteor.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Line_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  Yūta is biologically female &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Line_%28anime%29&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning that he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; always was a boy inside a girls' body for a long time, ever since the accident when they escaped the lab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming he kept proper hygiene (else the other tenants would've kicked him out a long time ago) and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Meika seems to be the only one that knows Yuta is biologically female - until she reveals the fact to the other tenants before the new year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't Yuta have caused the meteor to strike several times already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T03:38:45.193" Title="Wouldn't Yuta destroy the world every time he takes a bath?" Tags="&lt;punchline&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22172" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T16:44:59.727" Score="3" ViewCount="1051" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was unfortunately unable to be a part of the group that got to read the web novels before they were taken down, but it's killing me ever since I finished LN 15.  There are so many unresolved questions that I have and I can't seem to even find a release date for the Japanese version of Volume 16, let alone the English version, so if you read the web novel, can you enlighten me on a few points that are driving me crazy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end of LN 14 when the power surge hits Kirito's FL, it seems to rip a hole in his consciousness and even the crying out of Asuna only seems to bring nostalgia, but he can't seem to place why he knows that voice?  Is that what happened?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alice seems to be following a similar train of thought to Kirito from the original SAO arc, that if the **** hit the fan, she's going to run with Kirito for the World End Altar?  What would happen if she and Kirito do make it there?  Kirito could log out, but she can't?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not that I want to seem like a shipper, but the relationships in this storyline are frustrating because I can't decide who to root for.  It's almost like Reki is opening the chance for Kirito to stay with Alice instead of returning to the real world?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How does Kirito get his consciousness back?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Given the side stories that have been released, it seems that the battle comes to a close with a truce?  Is that true for the main storyline?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does anyone have any info on release dates?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14868" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T16:44:59.727" Title="What happens in the final battle of Underworld between the Human Army and the Dark Territory Army?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6250" CreationDate="2015-06-05T17:28:38.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nunnally is able to see a person's intentions by touching their hand. This is stated early on in the show, and she is shown using it on Alicia Lohmeyer when they were discussing the plans for redeveloping the ghettos. Alicia said that it wouldn't be a big deal for the Japanese citizens, but Nunnally asked Alice to touch her hand and saw that she was lying, which prompted her to demand that the plans be rewritten so as not to hurt the Japanese anymore. (Season 2 Episode 8, I believe)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flashback could have been for the viewers rather than something Nunnally actually saw directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14869" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T19:30:21.203" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T19:30:21.203" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22125" CreationDate="2015-06-05T18:31:27.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know what the writers had in mind for this at the time that scene was written in Final Fantasy VII when it came out in 1997, but the 2004 cell phone game &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Before_Crisis_-Final_Fantasy_VII-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-&lt;/a&gt; explains how Sector 6 was destroyed. This game was never released in English, so I'm relying on the wikia for this information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that game, the player controls a member of the Turks during their conflict with AVALANCHE six years before the start of Final Fantasy VII. AVALANCHE takes in a girl called Felicia who was implanted with a materia by Hojo. The materia was supposed to be able to summon a creature called &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Zirconiade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zirconiade&lt;/a&gt;, but summoning Zirconiade required four support materia, which Hojo didn't know, so he pronounced the experiment a failure and threw Felicia out. She was taken in by AVALANCHE. Fuhito, a scientist for AVALANCHE, figures out that Zirconiade needs the four support materia to be summoned, so the group starts tracking them down in order to summon Zirconiade and destroy all life on the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ks6m0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zirconiade&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Zirconiade&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the game, Fuhito manages to summon Zirconiade and the Turks fight it as the final boss. Its destruction creates a massive shockwave which &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Sector_6#Before_Crisis_-Final_Fantasy_VII-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;destroys the Sector 6 plate&lt;/a&gt;. Six years later, during Final Fantasy VII, much of the Sector 6 slums is still wrecked and full of monsters, but some parts, including the Wall Market, are habitable. It isn't clear from the wikia whether these parts escaped destruction or if they were rebuilt in the intervening years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T18:31:27.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14297" CreationDate="2015-06-05T20:59:47.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Crystal continuity it is unknown as it is a work in progress, and did not progress too much further from Pluto's introduction, so it is &lt;strong&gt;unknown for Crystal continuity&lt;/strong&gt; if she will leave the door or not. There is still no canon material on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why she can leave the door, she has the power to seal off entire worlds out of the fourth dimension (the time dimension)&lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSailor_Pluto%20&amp;amp;cd=7&amp;amp;hl=pt-BR&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=br&amp;amp;lr=lang_en%7Clang_pt#Special_powers_and_items&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(ref)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you need a time-space key to safely navigate fouth dimension, she could secure all keys, lock the access to the place where the keys were stored and leave for a short time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably her leave cannot be defined as permanent or temporary. Since the fourth dimension is outside normal time, she can safely exists in the fourth dimension and outside it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, for all intents and purposes, in the manga the technicality of Sailor Pluto existing outside of time means she is able to be reincarnated as a normal woman while still existing back at her post at the Time Gate.&lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSailor_Pluto%20&amp;amp;cd=7&amp;amp;hl=pt-BR&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=br&amp;amp;lr=lang_en%7Clang_pt#Profile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(ref)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sailor Pluto's racial status is also subject of controversy. While Endymion/Tuxedo Mask is from the Earth realm, Usagi/Sailor Moon is from the Silver Millenium race, the other sailor senshi seem to be reincarnated humans, Sailor Pluto is more of a goddess than a human:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is also stated to be the daughter of Chronos, god of time. (manga act 18, original anime ep. 82).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They made significant changes in Crystal from the original Sailor Moon works (like giving Tuxedo Mask an attack), so I wouldn't expect it to be identical, but to follow closely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can compare Crystal and the original making a parallel between the original Yamato series and Yamato 2099 that aired in 2014. They tend to follow the original work closely, but making adaptations and concessions to suit XXI century's scientific and social developments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T20:59:47.343" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T22:52:54.610" Score="8" ViewCount="9759" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like when you watch a character talk in anime you'll notice he/she is not lip syncing the words he/she pronounces: their mouths move up and down and appear to be looping. This limited animation technique is 'looping' from talking, running, walking, etc. So why is it Japanese animation is limited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T01:38:38.787" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T19:53:00.917" Title="Why is anime limited in animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22178" CreationDate="2015-06-05T23:21:11.427" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I have done a big re-work on this answer, so it is worth re-reading if you have read an older version. This answer also focuses on mouth movements in particular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more time that is spent dubbing a show precisely, the more money animators will need to be paid, as they will be drawing many additional frames. Additionally, retakes are harder for voice actors/actresses - so more money may be needed for the time needed to re-voice a part as it is more difficult to match the precise mouth movements. Anime usually have tight budgets, so sometimes paying for more animation or voice time isn't seen as a worthwhile decision. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;a lot&lt;/strong&gt; of techniques that studios use to save money, and this is just another one of them. Other examples include using the same drawings in different scenes, not showing lips at all when characters are talking, panning shots (over one drawing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0V7dr.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in early anime, &lt;em&gt;looping&lt;/em&gt; was common as a cost-saving technique. (Kimba  the white lion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Animating people talking in a fixed loop is a fairly standard technique in animation. There are a certain number of mouth positions to know, which can also be simplified down to as low as two looped frames. The broadness of these simplified frames lets the timing and positioning &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seems less &lt;em&gt;off&lt;/em&gt; than a highly precise matchup&lt;/a&gt; which may seem unnatural. Sometimes in a close-up shot, there will be a larger range of mouth poses that the animators will draw to add detail to the scene. In most scenarios though, animators can get away with a reduced set of movements&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Differing levels of mouth movement:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5pzvJ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RWswe.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zuGFJ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YpvOm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A small guide to animating dialogue. This isn't a feature of just anime, but is in most animated and 3D works too.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to voice acting itself, the way the English and Japanese voice actors/actresses work are quite different;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually when the anime is first being made, the Japanese actors will face a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_reel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leica Reel&lt;/a&gt; (sometimes called &lt;em&gt;animatics&lt;/em&gt; in the West, but essentially timed storyboards). There are sections in the script where they can ad lib and generally, the animators will match the pauses and openings with the recorded voices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the exported market however, the anime is already created and voice actors have to &quot;match the lip flaps&quot; that already exist. The translation team translates the script - but usually the non-scripted ad lib sections will be translated too. This is because a lot of the time Western voice actors won't have much of an idea about the story (at least in the less prolific studios / actors).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Western dubbed anime can sometimes seem better dubbed (in term of lip matchup) because of the sole focus on this aspect of the show. Japanese studios need to worry about a lot more aspects of the anime and cannot afford to be perfectionists in each area. Seemingly (I have no solid source for this), culturally the Japanese experience less of a disconnect from the show with less-than-perfect syncing than in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kylehebert.com/?page_id=241&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt; that Kyle Herbert &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kyle-Hebert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from many well known series&lt;/a&gt; has made, where he talks a little about matching the flaps and the skill required.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newtype USA April 2003 - Jonathan Clements talks about directing English voice actors and the surprise they faced when asked to ad lib.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T19:53:00.917" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T19:53:00.917" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22181" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T23:42:03.360" Score="-7" ViewCount="12147" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5idRK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAzxA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing Naruto and Goku, we can see that Naruto has the same hair and eye color as Goku from his Super Saiyan form and also, their jumpsuit color schemes are similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T04:25:34.543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T13:25:46.297" Title="Was Naruto's design inspired by Goku's?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-06T00:01:48.253" Score="-3" ViewCount="15744" Body="&lt;p&gt;As shown in the following pictures, there are so many similar scenes/character designs with &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ENIYR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ENIYRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;exhibit 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oSXWE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oSXWEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;exhibit 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't this considered plagiarism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T06:48:02.410" LastActivityDate="2018-07-01T19:32:46.207" Title="Did &quot;Fairy Tail&quot; plagiarize &quot;One Piece&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22178" CreationDate="2015-06-06T00:13:50.033" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please see the latter part of the answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/16668/is-intentionally-producing-a-lower-quality-tv-release-unique-to-anime/18560#18560&quot;&gt;Is intentionally producing a lower quality TV release unique to anime?&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;American cartoon viewers are very particular about the quality. My friend who is a key-frames animator for &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt; told me that there is one animator whose entire job is just to animate the mouth movements, because if the mouth movement does not perfectly match the voice actor's words, the fans generally feel that they cannot suspend disbelief. In contrast, anime in Japanese does not always bother to &lt;strong&gt;record the voice actors' voices first before animating&lt;/strong&gt;, since Japanese fans do not care much whether the mouth movements exactly match. . . . American viewers are used to watching mouth movements like in &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt; and Disney films which are perfectly aligned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a case of anime being &quot;limited&quot; in a negative sense of slacking off, cutting corners, or being too rushed, but rather, Japanese viewers are not at all bothered by mouth movements which do not perfectly align with the voice, and therefore do not expect that out of animation production companies. It is &lt;strong&gt;a cultural difference&lt;/strong&gt;, so it does not make sense to label the Western style as &quot;better at&quot; animating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime can precisely match mouth movements to the voice &lt;strong&gt;when it is desired&lt;/strong&gt; to do so (see the opening theme song sequences of &lt;em&gt;Ao Haru Ride&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ore Monogatari!!&lt;/em&gt; for examples), so the companies have the required skill to do it. It is just a matter of preference that they often do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Japanese viewers are not particular on this point, it allows the production company to begin animating the cels before the &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; (voice actors) finish recording their lines. This gives the anime industry more &lt;strong&gt;flexibility in the timeline of production&lt;/strong&gt;, as compared to non-Japanese animation which requires the script to be finalized and the voice acting to be recorded before the mouth movement animation can begin (in other words, multiple aspects of the production of an anime episode can occur at the same time). A benefit of this flexibility is that &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; have the &lt;strong&gt;freedom to ad-lib&lt;/strong&gt; lines in the studio on the spot if they come up with something they think might work better than what is written in the script that was handed to them; even if the mouth movements have already been animated to basically match the line in the script, improvisation is still possible. Some fans enjoy buying anime scripts and comparing the original script to the final product, so they can discover which parts the &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; contributed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically, anime was drawn by hand, so looping, panning, overlaying cels, etc. were more utilized in older titles (since animating a whole episode's worth of cels took a lot of man hours) than in current anime, which is predominantly computer-animated. If you watch older series such as &lt;em&gt;Ashita no Joe&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Ace wo Nerae!&lt;/em&gt;, you can see very impressive and creative alternatives to animating many frames per second, an art form which has largely diminished with the advent of computers. There is a remarkable and arresting charm to some of the classic animating techniques which were developed in order to stylistically or realistically convey the scene or the character's emotion in less frames. The looping mouth movement is one of these early innovations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T00:37:24.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22182" CreationDate="2015-06-06T00:19:02.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both artists have claimed Akira Toriyama (creator of Dragonball) is their biggest influence, and coming from the same art school I think it's likely enough they share a lot of other influences as well as possibly knowing each other personally as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiro Mashima's earlier work &lt;em&gt;Rave Master&lt;/em&gt; was quite similar artistically to Eiichiro Oda's work &amp;amp; Fairy Tale as well. So, it's not as if Mashima's has purposefully made Fairy Tale similar in an art style similar to One Piece - It's just his own style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QCe9N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as mentioned before, there is only so much uniqueness that one can have in a show as long as both of the shows are. The combination of those two facts are probably sufficient to pass the comparisons you've shown as coincidence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless, I would imagine that it's not doing Oda any harm so he's chosen to leave it be if it was the case that there was some level of plagarism going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T07:51:05.403" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T07:51:05.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7234" CreationDate="2015-06-06T01:23:00.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imaginatorium shop have some anime jigsaw puzzles (Naruto, One Piece, Ghibli...)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imaginatorium.org/shop/shop.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://imaginatorium.org/shop/shop.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13736" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T01:23:00.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22181" CreationDate="2015-06-06T04:29:46.893" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put it precisely, &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22181/is-naruto-a-clone-of-goku#comment31529_22181&quot;&gt;@Gao&lt;/a&gt; mentions in his comment, the difference in appearance between the two is obvious enough, keeping their clothing similarity aside. Moreover, Naruto and Goku exist in different series universes and hence they're not &lt;em&gt;clones&lt;/em&gt; of each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the similarity between the characters are astonishingly similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series, was deeply inspired by Akira Toriyama's (creator of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series) works. Kishimoto often describes how Toriyama's works influenced him and encouraged his own works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: When was the first time that you thought of becoming a mangaka, and why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: At some point between second and fourth grade I got into Akira Toriyama Sensei’s Dr. Slump anime and Dragon Ball manga. I loved his characters. I was especially attached to Dr. Slump’s Arale and Dragon Ball’s Goku. Also, his art really appealed to me. There was something about his cartoony drawing style that felt right, more so than realistic drawings. I thought to myself, I want to become like Toriyama Sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/interview-masashi-kishimoto-59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;INTERVIEW: Masashi Kishimoto - Feb 13, 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto openly admits that the character Naruto is inspired by the hero of Dragon Ball, Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kishimoto cites Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series as one of his influences, noting that Goku, the protagonist, was a key factor when creating Naruto Uzumaki due to his energetic and mischievous personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Art Collection: Uzumaki, page 139&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the clothing, both the characters are often portrayed in orange-blue color schemes (although it changes series wise). The reason for this uncommon combination is, to make the character appear more active and pop out to the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrangeBlueContrast&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basic complementary color theory states that when two contrasting colors are put together, they &amp;quot;pop,&amp;quot; so the natural technique is to color films to have a strong, contrasting palette.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bright color schemes are used so that the character would certainly catch people's attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orange in his costume makes Naruto &amp;quot;pop&amp;quot; and the blue parts are often used as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_colors&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;complements&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki (Wikipedia)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as I have mentioned above, Naruto was deeply influenced by Goku. Therefore their are very similar (that includes the color schemes too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details regarding the creation and concept of the two characters, check out their Wikia articles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#Concept_and_creation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto#Creation_and_Conception&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T12:53:50.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22189" CreationDate="2015-06-06T07:34:50.720" Score="14" ViewCount="1074" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was in Akibahara when I came across a load of stalls selling second-hand figures. I couldn't resist and bought some stuff from my favourite series. Also, I bought a figure of a schoolgirl with a baseball bat who seems to be floating on top of some water with lotus flowers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ekNk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any company markings on it, apart from maybe a 'C' at the backside of the base. I don't have a ruler, but I estimate it to be about 5.5 inches tall. Unfortunately I don't speak Japanese, so I couldn't ask the seller.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sA1Ss.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have any ideas what series she could be from? I'd really like to put a name to the face (and watch the series also)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T01:18:56.103" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T01:18:56.103" Title="I bought a figure of a girl with a baseball bat, but I don't know who of" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22188" CreationDate="2015-06-06T08:40:01.580" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;She seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.natsumeyuujinchou.wikia.com/wiki/Reiko_Natsume&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Reiko&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4081/Natsume_Yuujinchou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iRM8s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, she's shown with a baseball bat with some seals on it, which she uses to fight youkai. This is a picture of her wielding the bat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Efztr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For extra confirmation, the same figure can be seen on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B00DT3RY6S/ref=dp_change_lang?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;language=en_JP&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; with 夏目友人帳 (Natsume Yuujinjou) and 夏目レイコ (Natsume Reiko) in the description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T18:36:55.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T18:36:55.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-06T11:19:41.680" Score="6" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Hueco Mundo arc, Episode 139, 19th minute, the passage between gates should be closing from behind but the narrowing of the passage wasn't approaching and though Inoue stayed there for a lot of time and chatted with Ulquiorra while he cuts down Inoue's escorts and she waits and heals them. Such a long time taken and no threat of narrowing of gates till then? What happened suddenly? Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="15049" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T07:12:19.593" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T07:28:45.017" Title="What happened to the Senkai Gates during Inoue's kidnapping?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22195" CreationDate="2015-06-06T14:18:57.120" Score="8" ViewCount="3262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a few questions in mind. Akane is someone who strongly believes in justice and she doesn't cross the line even she could. She knows Sybil is not the perfect system and lots of people do suffer from injustice because of it. So why support it then even when she has had the chances to destroy it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean how bad can it get without Sybil. It might be difficult for the society without Sybil but if the rest of the world can live without it, then why not the Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T16:02:32.347" Title="Why does Akane support Sybil?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22194" CreationDate="2015-06-06T15:20:16.627" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several opinions on this matter discussed in the anime, and I believe one of them makes the most sense. The fact that the society living under the law of Sybil has already formed certain behavioral patterns makes it very hard to safely oppose the system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember how people start freaking out at the very thought that their criminal rating &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; go up? How they become extremely nervous at the sight of a criminal activity or something that may look like it. Imagine if they learned that somebody is trying to oppose Sybil, how they would react. This would certainly cause a lot of trouble and quite possibly lots of people killed because of how the Sybil system works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the safer solution is to change the way it works gradually from within, by changing the basic principles of how it judges people. Akane can't single-handedly destroy the Sybil system, and because she has such a strong sense of justice, she knows it would not be right to risk more innocent people's lives than she has to, so she doesn't really have a lot of choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T15:20:16.627" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22197" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22198" CreationDate="2015-06-06T17:14:25.863" Score="5" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;The virtual robots that cleans up outdated space and illegal objects called Satchii, arrive in a similar manner: before they start shooting erasing beams at animate objects like people and virtual pets, they announce &lt;em&gt;&quot;Boku Satchii!&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &quot;I'm Satchii!&quot; (slightly distorted Japanese transliteration of the English word &lt;em&gt;search&lt;/em&gt;). How many times, throughout the 26 episodes of anime series, do these robots announce their arrival?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T17:15:37.480" Title="How many times did Satchii say &quot;Boku Satchii!&quot; throughout the series?" Tags="&lt;dennou-coil&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22197" CreationDate="2015-06-06T17:15:37.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After extracting all subtitle files and looking for the name &quot;Satchii&quot;, it looks like there are a total of 120 mentions of their name, and 20 times it's themselves announcing their arrival:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Click for full size)&lt;/sub&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U9ahm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U9ahm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T17:15:37.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22020" CreationDate="2015-06-06T20:00:35.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know that Third Hokage, Sarutobi was always there for orphans especially those whose parents were shinoubi and had died for Konoha , such a case can be seen for Iruka when he was child and had lost his parents as in Episode 144 of Shonen Jump ,in Mizuki's flashback. Same was the case with Naruto for his father , The Fourth Hokage had also used the forbidden jutsu, died and made his son a jinchurikki as to save Konoha that is why Naruto was given all economical support but the caring and love could not be given to him by Sarutobi because hokage is always busy in paper work and assembling of ninjas and could not spare time for that, the proof for that thing is when Lady Tsunade is made hokage she has bundles and bundles of paperwork to do so. That is how Naruto has money but still spends his life in Loneliness and Despair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14856" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T20:00:35.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22247" CreationDate="2015-06-06T21:57:11.647" Score="1" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song playing when Mr. 3 uses his Wax Wax Mansion ability on Luffy during the Little Garden arc (I think it's episode 75 ish)? I've been searching for it ever since I heard it, but no luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14892" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:04:52.203" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:04:52.203" Title="What's the name of the song playing when Mr. 3 uses his Wax Wax Mansion ability on Luffy during the Little Garden Arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13453" CreationDate="2015-06-06T23:42:54.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I began this as a comment on Toshinou Kyouko's answer, and it's sort of a supplement to that answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;US companies, in general, have become a lot more averse to producing dubs. In the days of Geneon (2003&amp;ndash;2007), almost everything that came out had a dub. That is no longer the case; lots of shows come out with no dub, and it seems that, as Toshinou-san mentioned, any show that isn't going to make the sales doesn't get one. Shoujo anime typically doesn't sell that well in the US; only a small fraction of all the shoujo produced even comes out here. (Shoujo manga used to sell well, in the age of Geneon, which was also the age of Tokyopop.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't companies want to produce dubs? The economics of anime has changed pretty drastically. In the Geneon days, you bought anime as a series of DVD releases, usually six or seven of them, for about $30 each. That works out to about $180 to own a complete series, but the companies also sold a lot of individual copies of the first few discs. (If you think that's bad, the original release of Eva was on 13 VHS tapes, each with two episodes, and you had to pick whether to buy the dub tapes or the sub tapes.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Legal streaming sites changed that. Whether you intend to buy the DVDs or not, it makes sense to watch it for free online so you know you're getting a good value. Everyone stopped paying $60 just to watch the first five or six episodes of a series to find out if it was good or not. DVD releases now are usually in box sets that contain 13 episodes. The US distributors have to assume that everyone who buys the DVDs has already seen the series online, which drastically limits the market for most shows. Also, US distributors today have seen Geneon and ADV fold because they spent too much money on fancy dub scripts and pop-up notes for shows that turned out to be unpopular. For shows like, well, about 80% of what I watch, producing a dub is a losing proposition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also believe dubs became less popular because the TV market for anime dried up. In the mid-2000s, TV networks were hooking up left and right with anime distributors. Cartoon Network was working with Viz and Funimation; Encore was carrying titles for ADV and Media Blasters; Geneon worked with TechTV (later G4) and even had a deal with MTV that resulted in a disastrous run of Heat Guy J. As far as I can tell, no one except Cartoon Network is carrying anime anymore, and they've scaled back quite a bit. The networks have also been hit by the Internet, and they've figured out that they can produce their own anime-like content, such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, and have full control over it, instead of having to work out some weird limited-term licensing deal with a US distributor who already has a weird limited-term licensing deal with a Japanese distributor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Producing a dub is much more expensive than producing a subtitled translation; that's why you see lots of fansubs, but very few fandubs. That's also why streaming sites such as Crunchyroll don't produce their own dubs. And since anime is still fairly low-profile in the US, for a lot of shows, it just doesn't make sense to spend that money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T23:42:54.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22182" CreationDate="2015-06-06T23:48:03.637" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism&quot;&gt;Plagiarism&lt;/a&gt; is a legal crime and thereby &lt;strong&gt;its definition and how it is handled differs by nation&lt;/strong&gt; (also, plagiarism and copyright infringement are two different things). For example, in the U.S., an illustration that draws upon previous works by others must be different enough that a specific source for it cannot be pinpointed and that multiple possible sources cannot be presented (to mash-up a couple of works and/or to change the pose slightly can be enough that it does not constitute copyright infringement). Some of the illustrations you include above are not clearly similar enough to count under that sort of definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;strong&gt;Japan is not a country that is as concerned about plagiarism&lt;/strong&gt; as many other nations. Plagiarism is generally thought of as poor behavior &lt;strong&gt;in the academic context&lt;/strong&gt; and when infamous cases of it come out in the international sphere, &lt;strong&gt;an apology&lt;/strong&gt; and possibly &lt;strong&gt;a retraction&lt;/strong&gt; of the academic paper may be made: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579438131341933464&quot;&gt;a recent example&lt;/a&gt; is the stem-cell research dissertation that contained almost identical portions to text posted on a U.S. National Institutes of Health website; the author &quot;said she was 'very hurt' by the media hoopla surrounding the research&quot; and the university &quot;released a statement of apology it said was signed by Dr. Obokata and two of her co-authors. They said they 'humbly accept the various suggestions made about the flaws in our paper' and were discussing a retraction . . .&quot;&#xA;Some universities do not even prepare and distribute a plagiarism policy, professors vocally welcome plagiarism (I heard the other day a prof say in a room of fellow instructors and students that it is fine for students to plagiarize speeches as a way of practicing English), and unwelcome plagiarism noticed by professors is often not reported (instead, the work is graded according to its quality or the student fails the course. If the plagiarism is reported, the prof must fill out lots of paperwork and the student fails the course anyway, which means the same student may be back in the same class next semester and the same prof has to deal with him/her again, so failing the student quietly or grading the work on its own merit [usually not high quality] can be preferred. This is especially true because once the paperwork is filed, the school administration can decide whether or not to give the student any consequences or can tell the prof to please go ahead and pass the student).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In standard publishing&lt;/strong&gt;, plagiarism is usually dealt with by simply making a &lt;strong&gt;public apology, or an expression of regret&lt;/strong&gt; (which carefully avoids technically apologizing), and possibly &lt;strong&gt;withdrawing further sales of the publication&lt;/strong&gt; and/or the plagiarist &lt;strong&gt;promptly retires&lt;/strong&gt; (a culturally well-thought-of means of demonstrating that you were not qualified to have that role; if a Japanese company makes a major blunder, often the boss will announce retirement to take the blame): see the examples in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%97%E4%BD%9C#.E7.9B.97.E4.BD.9C.E3.81.AE.E4.BE.8B&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia page on plagiarism&lt;/a&gt;. In only two of the cases listed there did the victim press charges and file a lawsuit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese are often assuaged by, or really &lt;strong&gt;the only thing they wanted out of their complaint is, an apology&lt;/strong&gt;. In Japanese culture, it is rude to explain in an apology why the thing happened (i.e. if you are late to class, only say you're sorry for being late; do not mention whether your mother just got rushed to the hospital or the train got delayed from a suicide on the tracks or you overslept. They want the apology only, and it is more polite to make it as succinct as possible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sue over plagiarism, the victim who was wronged (the publishing company that owns the plagiarized work, or possibly the author of the plagiarized work) must have a desire to sue; then it will come up before a prosecutor and then possibly proceed to court (sometimes the prosecutor determines that the defendant is not guilty, or for some other reason that it would not be best for the case to go to trial, and it dies in the prosecutor's office. Fictional examples of this can be seen in the Japanese live-action TV drama &lt;em&gt;HERO&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;In Japanese culture, suing is not as common and viewed as respectable behavior&lt;/strong&gt; as it is in some other countries. About a year ago at my Japanese university, a student was physically abusing another student and it was found out by an American international student, who reported it to the advisor. The advisor was angry that this was reported by the international student because it could look bad for the department, and the police came to campus to investigate but were not able to do anything because the victim refused to admit the abuse, since if he did so, his chance of getting hired by a Japanese company after graduation would sharply decrease: &lt;strong&gt;a person who reports misdemeanors is considered a trouble-maker&lt;/strong&gt; that a company would not want to hire; the batterer went off scot-free. This is not the unfortunate case of every crime in Japan, but it is prevalent for victims to want to protect their standing in society by not getting involved in a police report or lawsuit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some character designs, and battle poses, are common enough&lt;/strong&gt; in many manga/anime titles that no one could sue over them (such as hair styles like the long, black straight hair that waves at the bottom seen in Tomoyo in &lt;em&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Chronicle&lt;/em&gt;, or the high ponytail with a wide ribon or sash seen in Kaoru in &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;, or the shooting-straight-up spikes of hair like Gon in &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also not considered plagiarism to &lt;strong&gt;pay tribute&lt;/strong&gt; to a character/costume design that you like in a parody sort of way. Having your characters cosplay is the easiest way, like &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://hyouka.wikia.com/wiki/Mayaka_Ibara&quot;&gt;Ibara Mayaka&lt;/a&gt;'s copy of Frolbericheri Frol's fashion in the classic shoujo sci-fi &lt;a href=&quot;http://frolbericheri.tripod.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;11 Nin Iru!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (They Were Eleven), but adapting a design in a way that incorporates originality while giving a big hint to the audience who you're giving a shout-out to is also unlikely to garner ill feelings from the artist who created the original character. As an example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Sailor_Moon_and_Crayon_Shin-chan&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; parodies appeared in &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt; and vice versa&lt;/a&gt;, even though the manga titles were not owned by the same publishing company nor the anime owned by the same animation studio (though both aired on the same TV channel), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Cameos&quot;&gt;here's a list&lt;/a&gt; of other series in which Sailor Moon was given a cameo appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8YuFi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Costume Comparison&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hC85H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;in Shin-chan&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mLy9A.png&quot; alt=&quot;in Sailor Moon&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2xgXU.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Shinnousuke character in Sailor Moon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, 1) &lt;strong&gt;plagiarism is not considered a major scandal requiring action to be taken&lt;/strong&gt; and 2) &lt;strong&gt;a publishing company or the artist must have a desire to sue for plagiarism, which is not all that common&lt;/strong&gt; in Japan. When Kamiya Yuu's illustrations were &lt;a href=&quot;http://seventhstyle.com/2014/09/23/no-game-no-life-artist-caught-tracing/&quot;&gt;accused of plagiarism&lt;/a&gt; on the Twitter account rotiflride (which has since been suspended), no action was taken. When an element in the anime adaption of his &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; series was discovered to be plagiarized according to another Twitter account, the production committee admitted this and issued an apology, and decided to replace the image for the DVD and Blue-Ray release. The specific artist who committed the plagiarism &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-29/no-game-no-life-anime-staff-apologizes-for-using-art-without-authorization/.74993&quot;&gt;wrote a response&lt;/a&gt; which looks vaguely like an apology but which does not technically apologize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T00:39:13.277" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T00:39:13.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22209" CreationDate="2015-06-07T00:03:48.650" Score="16" ViewCount="10277" Body="&lt;p&gt;In non-hentai anime, nudity and ecchi scenes are everywhere—dramatically more than American broadcast TV and even more than non-porn American movies and cable TV. Yet, at the same time, sex is almost nonexistent and nearly all non-adult anime characters (and many unmarried adults) are virgins—dramatically more than in American movies and broadcast TV (and cable all the more so).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this discrepancy—that anime is so perverted and yet so prudish—to be explained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14894" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T04:05:54.760" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T06:04:52.823" Title="Why are there so many perverted virgins in anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22208" CreationDate="2015-06-07T00:45:45.403" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, nearly 50% of Japanese adults are not sexually active. This has been reported in international news such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/22/japans-sexual-apathy-is-endangering-the-global-economy/&quot;&gt;Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/11357201/Nearly-50-per-cent-of-Japanese-adults-not-having-sex.html&quot;&gt;Telegraph&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/young-people-japan-stopped-having-sex&quot;&gt;Guardian&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2473167/Why-Japans-20-somethings-stopped-having-sex.html&quot;&gt;Daily Mail&lt;/a&gt;, and Japan's own English-language news source, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/19/national/japanese-couples-going-without-sex/#.VXOTDGSqqko&quot;&gt;Japan Times&lt;/a&gt;. Anime characters are a reflection of the real situation. Not all of the adults who are not currently sexually active are virgins: some are, while others are people who do not plan to become sexually active again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan is a don't-ask,-don't-tell society: what you want to do in the privacy of your own bedroom (watch hentai, use body pillow dolls, any matter of fetishes, etc.) is not considered any big deal, and mentioning that you felt up a stranger's breast in a hostess club can be done in front of your colleagues without anyone raising an eyebrow, so it is not a &quot;prudish&quot; society at all. However, the Japanese overwhelmingly want you to keep your sexuality and sexual activities to yourself: do whatever you like and that will generally be respected, but PDA (public display of affection) or coming out and sharing about it to others is not socially respected (i.e. don't bother other people with it). Many young Japanese believe, likely as an influence from the Western nations, that it makes sense to test-drive a potential spouse before marrying (sleep together and/or live together), but it is simply the case that not as many Japanese are even dating and getting married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another cultural factor that may contribute, which you can see in quite a lot of manga and anime, is that a major format of Japanese romance is to like someone who you are not friends with for a long time, and finally &quot;confess&quot; your feelings in a sudden love letter, on St. Valentine's Day, or on graduation day, in which the recipient must abruptly decide whether or not he/she has romantic interest in the other person -- who might not have been on the recipient's radar whatsoever. This can result in either being turned down on the spot (&quot;I don't even know you&quot;), a willingness to try to go on a couple dates (&quot;Maybe I could get interested in you&quot;), or the first-choice being the recipient is overjoyed (&quot;I secretly pined away for you for years too!&quot;). A lot of romantic feelings and sexual desire are never confessed, but some that are get rejected due to the format in which the potential couple does not get to know each other through friendship or casual dating before a major DTR (defining the relationship) event takes place, or reciprocal feelings are confessed right after the graduation ceremony and the respective parties part ways to go to different schools for high school or university, so the mutual interest doesn't lead anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ecchi&lt;/em&gt; content in anime is responding to a market that may not have an outlet for sexual release in a real-life relationship; on the flip side, characters who are virgins are easy for certain demographics to relate to, so if the virginal character ended up getting laid, the viewer wouldn't feel like a kindred spirit. In terms of storytelling, delaying steps toward the culmination of a relationship keeps viewers coming back for more episodes, such as rationing out the hand-holding, kissing, etc. (although this is perhaps not as often done regarding sex between characters in mainstream Western TV shows for adults, a good example is Sheldon and Amy in &lt;em&gt;The Big Bang Theory&lt;/em&gt;). While delayed gratification is a normal plot device, in modern Japan, another type of love triangle has emerged in &lt;em&gt;bishoujo&lt;/em&gt; harem and &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt; reverse harem anime: a lot of love interests are available to the protagonist, but he or she ends up not choosing between them and doesn't end up with anyone. This purportedly allows the view to favor any one of the potential suitors and imagine the post-episode happily-ever-after that they prefer without their favorite ship getting rejected in canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Legally, what is considered porn or not porn differs by country. I once turned on a Japanese TV during prime time (while kids are awake) and found myself looking at a topless woman in a live-action TV drama series. In manga and anime, non-pornographic depictions of nudity should not include the details of female nipples or any genitalia (and they usually do not include any body hair), so the bodies look Barbie doll-ish or the genital area is censored with a white spot (nothing is drawn there).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all nudity in manga and anime is considered sensual or sexual. Just as the Japanese public baths (&lt;em&gt;onsen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;sento&lt;/em&gt;) do not innately bear any association of nudity with sex among the general population, nudity can be included in illustrations that are not intending to have any sexual connotations. Historically, the Japanese were surprised by the foreigners who arrived on their shores and balked at the public baths, since the Japanese didn't view them as related to sexual interest. In fact, nudity can in some contexts connote purity, as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Usagi%27s_Love!_The_Moonlight_Lights_up_the_Galaxy&quot;&gt;final episode&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, in which the protagonist fights her final battle in the nude, her pure heart able to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; reach and connect to the villain's and set her free from being possessed by evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither the villain, nor any of the onlooking supporting characters, particularly pay attention to her nudity during and after the battle; even when she is subsequently hugged by her boyfriend, there is no sensuality present in the depiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T04:21:37.150" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T04:21:37.150" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9486" CreationDate="2015-06-07T03:17:24.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a bible verse similar to this in Numbers 21:8, stating&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interpretation is &quot;to be pure, to be purified&quot;. I say this because in FMA, alchemy is what the world revolves around. Even in our reality, alchemy was fabled to transmute any metal into gold. Since gold is considered to be the purest of all metals, we can also transcribe that context to the purest (or purified) form of expression, ideas, self, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14899" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T03:28:54.947" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T03:28:54.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21737" CreationDate="2015-06-07T04:43:38.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I believe that zoro still not strong enough to cut the tread, as he said he cant hold much longer againts the thread, and I believe fujitora able to cut the thread but he choose not to. straw hat teams still need training and it will be time skip 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T04:43:38.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22208" CreationDate="2015-06-07T06:04:52.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that this is not really that anime-specific, It can be seen in lots of American shows also. I can't say that I see much of a difference myself, perhaps there are particular genres (either american or japanese) that do, but for the most part I think it's about equal. Perhaps barring more recent shows as I believe american TV has become more open about sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of a story, usually traits are added if they're essential to the plot. Because of this, we usually have two polar opposites - Pure Virgin &amp;amp; Promiscuous. Some stories need some conflict with exes, and there's usually an episode of intimacy included here - just like with American TV. Most of the time however, one's &lt;em&gt;experience&lt;/em&gt; isn't really mentioned and it's assumed by the viewer that they are virgins from their appearance/demeanour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ecchi shows, being a virgin is often an appeal point - viewers like innocent females moreso than promiscuous ones. This is seen in Western culture too - see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut-shaming&quot;&gt;Slut-Shaming&lt;/a&gt; and the porn industry's value on virginity videos. For an example in Eastern culture, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-21299324&quot;&gt;many idol groups who prohibit relationships&lt;/a&gt; in order to keep their appeal to their fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point to mention is that anime &lt;em&gt;generally&lt;/em&gt; has a younger cast than western shows. Many western shows are based around an adult cast at work, wheras the majority of anime shows are focused on school-life. Obviously adult characters would have had more time to experience intimate relationships than school characters (especially as they could be in single-sex schools)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with a school setting, comes teenage angst, fluctuating hormones and an increased interest in the opposite sex. Because of this, a common character is one who has found their first love / wants to experiment with the opposite sex. This is a theme that resonates strongly with the male teenage target audience which is an important majority of anime fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, my exposure to American shows is limited. But coming from a background with much exposure to British media - I think it's not too indifferent from the shows here. Maybe it's America who are the odd ones out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T06:04:52.823" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2889" CreationDate="2015-06-07T06:16:21.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of people on various forums like to nit pick at the details, but in essence they are very similar. Both Shikai transform the blade of the sword into smaller substances that are used for offense and defense. While Byakuya is able to control Senbonzakura telepathically, Matsumoto controls Haineko with the hilt of her sword.  However, in Matsumoto's fight against Apache, SunSun, and Mila Rose, she changes Haineko's form from a dispersed cloud of ash to an ash tornado with her empty hand. The fact that Byakuya controls senbonzakura with his mind might just be due to the fact that he is a stronger and more experienced shinigami and partner to his zanpakuto. Just for the sake of the viewer/reader I wish would release a list or booklet or something along those lines of the zanpakuto and their abilities. I'd love it if he would say what their Bankai would be if they ever reached that level. I really wanna know what Urahara's Bankai is and especially Yoruichi's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14901" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T06:16:21.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22194" CreationDate="2015-06-07T06:47:00.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, how Hakase said, the process of disabling Sibyl would be extremely tough and if not done correctly, it would result in many people getting hurt or dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is other problem : what system should replace it? I think it was stressed enough in conversation between Akane and Sybil. Even though Akane doesn't like the current system, she doesn't have a replacement that would give same results as Sybil while being much &quot;nicer&quot;. Unlike Makishima, who didn't care what would happen after Sybil was destroyed, she doesn't want to risk anarchy afterwards. She doesn't want to risk a situation, where system much worse than Sybil would emerge afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one more thing : no matter how bad you think Sybil is. It still gives &quot;happiness&quot; to most people. Even if life of few are sacrificed for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="115" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T07:34:45.053" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T07:34:45.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22228" CreationDate="2015-06-07T08:15:37.750" Score="8" ViewCount="2787" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the similarities and difference between Reiatsu from &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; and Chakra from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've felt that they both are similar, like it's a part of the individuals' insides/spirit/soul and also it can be sensed from a distance. Generally, the higher the person's Reiatsu or Chakra levels, the stronger that person is. Another similarity is how Chakra and Reiatsu diminishes to zero while dying. However, there are some significant differences which don't make them the same thing with different names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know both the differences and the similarities between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T22:17:10.283" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T04:06:50.393" Title="What are the similarities and differences between Reiatsu and Chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6185" CreationDate="2015-06-07T08:31:05.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He wrote down the man's name 8 times, the first of which was correct. The next 7 attempts were other guesses at the spelling of Takuo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, a rule in the death note stating that if a person intentionally writes a name incorrectly four times, that person will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, just like in &quot;Death Note Onison&quot;, the intent to misspell is a key factor. In &quot;Onison,&quot; L has Misa write his and his companions name's down four times. They do not die, however, because L knew Misa was illiterate, (at least in this version of Death Note) and she tried her best to spell the names correctly. Because she tried with intent to spell correctly, she did not die; Light Yagami did not die for the exact same reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light Yagami has found the perfect murder weapon, and unknowing almost killed himself in the process of trying it out. Had Takuo's name been written incorrectly over 4 times first by Light, and then one of the next four spelling been correct, Light may have been killed first, then Takuo. Light would die since he got the spelling wrong 4 times in a row before getting it right. Takuo would die because Light still got it right once, and a name written in a Death Note can never be prevented. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I have already stated that intent is required for the Death Note to be effective, evidence is only seen for this in &quot;Onison,&quot; which was only a skit, and the word &quot;intent&quot; in the rule on the Death Note page describing that the person would die if it was written incorrectly four times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though Light did truely intend to spell it correctly, he did know he would potentially misspell it as well. As we see in the Manga and the Series, the rules of the Death Note can be somewhat loose. If you figure out a particular rule by testing it, you can utilize it how Light did. However, we never see somebody incorrecly spell a name 4 times in a row to see what would happen to them, since Light got his very first guess right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth is, nobody knows what would have happened had Light been wrong more than 4 times before getting it right, since we never see what the Death Note would do in a situation like that. How the Shinigami killings occur is a very interesting speculation, but impossible to comprehend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily Light did not intend to misspell the names, and he also spelled the very first one correct. This means that one of these factors prevented Light from dying, and continuing to utilize the power of the Death Note. Unlocking this secret could have cost Light his life, (if that sounds melodramatic, an early death) but his spelling abilities allowed him to almost rule the entire world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;skit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boy handed death note and bored Shinigami encounter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boy: &quot;What's that?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinigami: &quot;It's a Death Note. You just write a person you know's name in it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boy: &quot;I can't spell yet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinigami: &quot;That's fine.&quot; &lt;em&gt;smirks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: The previous skit at the end is based on the assumption that the result of writing a name 4 times consecutively with the intent of being correct will not prevent the death of the Death Note user. However, this is not proven in the series and is merely speciation at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credit: The line, &quot;If that sounds melodramatic, an early death&quot; is taken from the light novel &quot;L Change The World,&quot; which features an alternative ending that L defeats Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14907" LastEditorUserId="14907" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T08:36:12.077" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T08:36:12.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T08:40:15.627" Score="14" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail and Yankee-kun to Megane-chan have a cross over titled Fairy Megane, and there's one scene when Natsu wore a glasses from Adachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QIGZX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was he trying to imitate someone? If he did, who was that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T07:12:51.737" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T07:48:37.003" Title="Was Natsu trying to imitate someone?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T08:59:00.337" Score="4" ViewCount="1156" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cannot find the name of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boy ends up joining a mercenary group that has a talking Alligator as the leader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He teams up with a vampire girl, a robot dude with his robot dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the last chapter I read, his team was stopping a slave trafficking caravan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:48:28.900" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:48:28.900" Title="Manga that involves a boy with cursed mechanical dragon wings whenever he is in danger" Tags="&lt;stealth-symphony&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T17:58:44.700" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T09:10:47.243" Score="2" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been confirmed by L that if a person's name is written in the Death Note, and they are written to die in a form that specifies another person's name, (like &quot;L Lawliet will die after he deletes all his evidence on Light Yagi and goes to Misa Amani's apartment&quot;) then all of them would die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is due to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule XI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...] once the victim's name has been written, the individual's death can never be avoided.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rule above may appear to trump &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rule X&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. [...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it does not. &quot;The victim&quot; is automatically anyone whose name is written in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose somebody uses a Death Note to kill someone and specifies another person's name in the description. &lt;strong&gt;Will that person — who is specified, but not intended to be killed — live, if the Death Note user does not know their face?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14907" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T19:22:06.267" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T06:21:40.773" Title="If a Death Note user specifies, along with the actual target, the name of a person whose face the user doesn't know, will that person live?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22221" CreationDate="2015-06-07T12:23:19.780" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is definitely &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/66811/Stealth_Symphony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stealth Symphony&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boy with cursed mechanical dragon wings: check, the protagonist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;joining a &lt;a href=&quot;http://stealth-symphony.wikia.com/wiki/V%26V_Total_Security_Protection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mercenary group&lt;/a&gt; with a talking alligator boss: check&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vampire Girl: &lt;a href=&quot;http://stealth-symphony.wikia.com/wiki/Alice_Nijigami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;check&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robot dude with robot dogs: Check, no link found :(&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stopping a slave-trafficking caravan: Check, that's about chapter 6 - 9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pIQPK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from MAL (taken from MangaHelpers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a world where elves, dwarves, and invisible dragons live in harmony&#xA;  inside a metropolitan city, Jig sets out to find someone or something&#xA;  that can unleash the curse that he carries on his back. As he attempts&#xA;  to survive in the city of Jinbocho, a city filled with fantastic&#xA;  secrets and organizations, he encounters many powerful individuals who&#xA;  set out to either destroy him or save him. Will Jig be able to&#xA;  discover the true secret of his curse, or will it lead him to his own&#xA;  demise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T12:40:30.460" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T12:40:30.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22218" CreationDate="2015-06-07T14:54:52.563" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, one of the main differences is most likely that chakra in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; seems to be a power exclusive to living things (like animals, plants and humans) while reiatsu in &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; is more of a general form of energy (as all of Seireitei is made of reishi). Also, chakra can only be used through a medium (a body, tool etc.) while reishi can just be collected from outside and then used (like the way quincies collect reishi to form their arrows) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, later in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, Madara explains that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; chakra was not actually a power of humans. They &quot;stole&quot; it from the God Tree (神樹, Shinju), which then became the Ten-Tails. And the Sage of the Six Paths inherited chakra from his mother, defeated the Ten-Tails and gave chakra to living things as a mean to connect each others hearts. Only later they started to refuse to connection to each other, and instead train their own chakra to use it in battle. So while reiatsu is a ever present form of energy, chakra is more of a foreign power to humans &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my personal opinion, I think that reiatsu is a symbol of &quot;the power of one's Soul&quot; while chakra is &quot;the power of one's body&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11744" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T21:29:40.347" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T21:29:40.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22271" CreationDate="2015-06-07T17:20:13.933" Score="14" ViewCount="47596" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the Dragon Slayers were trained by Dragons, while others gained Dragon Slayer Magic by means of Lacrima implants (as in the case of Laxus). For Lacrima implants, the Dragon Slayer Magic has to be extracted from a Dragon (that's my assumption). So how many Dragons in total, living or dead, exist in Fairy Tail? If possible please provide their names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T16:20:14.480" LastActivityDate="2019-10-02T22:47:18.433" Title="How many Dragons are there in total in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T17:25:27.433" Score="2" ViewCount="2044" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail, all the Dragons have names, like the Fire Dragon, Igneel. But I don't remember anyone mentioning the names of the Thunder Dragon or the Poison Dragon in the anime. Does someone know what their names are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T04:27:32.480" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T04:27:32.480" Title="What're the names of the Thunder and Poison Dragons?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22232" CreationDate="2015-06-07T17:44:58.103" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Laxus and Cobra are &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Slayer#Second_Generation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second generation Dragon Slayers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, so they weren't taught Dragon Slayer Magic by a Dragon. Hence, Thunder and Poison Dragons are never mentioned (moreover, they possibly do not exist at all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those from the second generation of Dragon Slayers have had Dragon Lacrima implanted into their bodies, granting them the ability to use Dragon Slayer Magic. Because they were not taught their abilities by a Dragon, they are considered artificial Dragon Slayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T18:57:38.833" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T18:57:38.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21139" CreationDate="2015-06-07T18:14:39.260" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To Love Ru (A discussion between the protagonists and fellow mangakas about this ecchi manga and how it was targeted at boys) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Death Note (Mentioned while talking about successful manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece by Eiichiro Oda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bleach by Tite Kubo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slam Dunk: A manga about basketball (brought up when the protagonists are talking about their favourite manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ashita no Joe: A manga about boxing (brought up when the protagonists are  talking about their inspiration/their favourite manga),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragon Ball Z (Name is brought up from time to time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They may have referenced a few other anime but these are the ones that came up the most. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14917" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T08:16:40.180" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T08:16:40.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T18:20:35.667" Score="9" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well... this is awkward:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we have the literary medusa, Azami, in a nice black dress with red eyes and her partner Tsukihiko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have a child. That child's name is Shion, and Shion, half-meduse, half human has a child of her own. That child is Marry...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the interesting part: Who the heck is the father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, it's kind of difficult to get pregnant in a tower in the middle of the forest on top of a cliff... alone...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T18:20:35.667" Title="Who made Medusa's Daughter pregnant?" Tags="&lt;kagerou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22231" CreationDate="2015-06-07T18:25:14.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are thousands, but the main ones (that trained the dragon slayers) are of a number of 5. (&lt;strong&gt;Igneel&lt;/strong&gt; (Natsu), &lt;strong&gt;Grandine&lt;/strong&gt; (Wendy), &lt;strong&gt;Metallicana&lt;/strong&gt; (Gajeel),  &lt;strong&gt;Skiadrum&lt;/strong&gt; (Rogue) and &lt;strong&gt;Weisslogia&lt;/strong&gt; (Sting).) There is also &lt;strong&gt;Acnologia&lt;/strong&gt;, making a total of 6 main dragons. There are a lot of other ones, but these are the dragons worth remembering. Especially Acnologia. There are other minor ones, but I don't think they are really important to the plot. The number of names mentioned is of 13, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14917" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-08T18:58:42.057" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T18:58:42.057" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22171" CreationDate="2015-06-07T18:38:03.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might seem kind of stupid, but maybe it doesn't work on him. Maybe he just sees himself as a male, and not a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14917" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T18:38:03.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22222" CreationDate="2015-06-07T20:36:32.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The person would live in many cases. That rule indeed says that if multiple people are specified, that they all would end up having a heart attack, but &lt;strong&gt;it does not circumvent all the other existing rules&lt;/strong&gt;. You would still need to have the person's face in mind while writing and the name should be the person's real name and not a nickname. The only thing that rule says is that all other details regarding the first person's death are just ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if you write&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Person A stabbed to the heart. Person A would hug person B and would then kill person C. Person D would become jealous and would stab person A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Death Note would read it as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Person A &lt;strike&gt;stabbed to the heart.&lt;/strike&gt; Person A &lt;strike&gt;would hug&lt;/strike&gt; Person B &lt;strike&gt;and would then kiss&lt;/strike&gt; Person C. Person D &lt;strike&gt;would become jealous and would stab &lt;/strike&gt;Person A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Person A&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Person B&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Person C&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Person D  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unless you had the specific person's face in mind while writing the name or unless the name was fake, the person would die from a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T20:36:32.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22204" CreationDate="2015-06-07T20:58:12.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32EmX1eO5Xo&amp;amp;ab_channel=MrCyboron&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32EmX1eO5Xo&amp;amp;ab_channel=MrCyboron&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Here is the sound track. Most One Piece official soundtracks will come with at least more than one song. The soundtrack you're looking for will be the second of two soundtracks.&#xA;EDIT: The name of the soundtrack is Difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14922" LastEditorUserId="14922" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T21:11:19.220" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T21:11:19.220" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T22:27:08.963" Score="7" ViewCount="82745" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the new manga mini-series, Sarada figures out the girl in glasses with Sasuke to whom Sarada seems to look like (the glasses, the face). I was wondering if maybe Sakura isn't her biological mother and that Sarada is a child of Sasuke and the other girl in picture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14856" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T04:42:21.080" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T03:09:51.530" Title="Is Sakura, Sarada's biological mother?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22171" CreationDate="2015-06-07T23:10:08.207" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since it is an original anime series, there is little canon material outside the videos themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So lets attempt to delve into Yuuta's psyche using another strongly male-self-identifed character: Ranma Saotome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ranma could change back into a boys' body, but nowhere in the whole series he got turned on by his own female body. There were times when he was embarassed, but even when male and female Ranma got separated, there were no chemistry between them, at least from the male side. (chapter ref pending).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also bring the panty fanservice that is abundant in shonen titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These factors all come into play for the Japanese panty fetish. First, panties were long associated with the risque. Not only do they cover up desirable bits, but they also have a strong association with high-class prostitution. Second, panties tend to reflect a lady’s personal tastes in fabric, lace, and design. They also have connotations of wealth since originally only the wealthy could afford such luxuries. Finally, the up-skirt shot originated from when women were adapting to the less constrictive Western styles and developing feelings of shame with underwear exposure. These associations merged into the panty fetish and fan service we see in Japanese culture and anime today. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/the-historical-origin-of-panty-fan-service&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(ref)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Yuuta uses boxers. Maybe it gets a little loose in the front, but lets assume he is used to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ep9 flashback at 15:30, Narugino and Yuuta stumble onto each other on the front porch, causing Yuuta's bag to burst open. Narugino accidentally grabs one of Yuuta's boxers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fhEPg.png&quot; alt=&quot;Narugino accidentally grabs one of Yuuta&amp;#39;s boxers.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from these arguments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yuuta is not turned on by his own female body&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yuuta has a panty fetish. We can safely assume he is more turned on by a pretty (or daring!) panty than naked female genitalia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yuuta does not uses female underwear. We can also consider that Chiyoko's (Narugino original body) teen body is underdeveloped, and he does not need a bra, or uses other ways of holding/hiding the breasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can then add the final statement: When he returns to his body in ep7, Chiranosuke (the ghost cat) tells him that if his Uberfy goes overboard in his spirit form, the physical body (possessed by another timeline's Yuuta) dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if he bathes on his physical body, he would only drop unconscious from over Uberfy-ing if he did Uberfy from his own female body (we showed he wouldn't). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is the issue if viewing the same thing twice in a short time counts as two viewings. Every time he blew up he had seen two separate sets of panties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T14:12:24.723" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T14:12:24.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T23:29:22.987" Score="11" ViewCount="953" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Punch Line&lt;/em&gt; episode 7, at around 6:35 there's this scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uyKLB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Punch Line ep.7 6:35&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are five girls here. Who are they depicting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blonde with the green dress.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brunette with the blue dress. Meika?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Redhead with the purple dress. Mikatan, probably.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slender brunette with the brown dress.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Green haired in the lower right.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-05T10:58:12.970" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T05:00:14.567" Title="Who are the girls depicted in this scene?" Tags="&lt;punchline&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22249" CreationDate="2015-06-08T00:25:39.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some fans are stating as fact that Karin is Sarada's biological mother based on the result of a DNA test in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genetic_Slaves&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 700+7&lt;/a&gt;, but the test does not make this clear&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 700+7, Sarada gets a genetic (遺伝子, &lt;em&gt;idenshi&lt;/em&gt;) test. The Japanese words for &quot;DNA&quot; (デオキシリボ核酸, &lt;em&gt;deokishiribo kakusan&lt;/em&gt;) and &quot;DNA test&quot; (DNA型鑑定, &lt;em&gt;DNA-gata kantei&lt;/em&gt;) are &lt;strong&gt;not used&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sarada goes into it with the assumption that doing so will conclusively determine who her birth mother is. Her assumption is based on a photo she saw in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha_(chapter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 700+1&lt;/a&gt; of Karin standing next to Sasuke, who she believes to be her biological father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NzX4H.png&quot; alt=&quot;DNA test result&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pQerl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The result of the test is that she has a genetic match (一致, &lt;em&gt;icchi&lt;/em&gt;: the image above from page 20). &lt;strong&gt;However,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;=&lt;/strong&gt;  it is unknown what genetic material Suigetsu matched Sarada's saliva swab to. Suigetsu found something in Karin's desk which he believes to be from the time of Karin's birth (on page 19), but 1) what item he found and tested is not shown and he does not mention what it is, 2) whether Suigetsu's assessment of it dating from Karin's birth is unknown, and 3) even if it dates from that time, it is unknown whether the item contains Karin's genetic material (the possibility that the genetic material belonged to someone other than Karin remains)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;=&lt;/strong&gt;  there are ways Sarada and Karin could have a genetic match without being mother/daughter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;=&lt;/strong&gt;  even if Sarada and Karin have a genetic match based on Sarada being conceived from Karin's egg, it is possible that Karin was not the birth mother (such as surrogacy, egg donation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;=&lt;/strong&gt;  the storytelling &lt;strong&gt;lead-up within the chapter to this scene implies that the reader should not put too much trust in genes alone&lt;/strong&gt; through the following plot points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On page 9, Sakura says that Ochimaru is even a bigger idiot (大バカ者, &lt;em&gt;oobakamono&lt;/em&gt;) than Orochimaru because he doesn't at all understand what is important to a parent (親にとって大事なものが何かまるで分かってない！&lt;em&gt;Oya ni totte daiji na mono ga nani ka marude wakattenai!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7jKAQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On page 15, Ochimaru says that humans are merely &quot;slaves to genes&quot; (遺伝子の奴隷, &lt;em&gt;idenshi no dorei&lt;/em&gt;) and that any individual's connection to any other person can be proven by such (その繋がりも全て証明できる, &lt;em&gt;sono tsunagari mo subete shoumei dekiru&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o7tj7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On page 22, Suigetsu feels likes he might've done something bad by conducting the genetic test (…ぼく…なんかまずいことしちゃった感じかな？, &lt;em&gt;...Boku... nanka mazui koto shichatta kanji kana?&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wkUpI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On pages 22 to 23, Sarada violently reacts to believing she now knows who her biological mother is (we could say, she overreacts: she verbally disowns Sakura as her mother)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tIaT0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g6CyK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is still room for someone other than Karin to be Sarada's birth mother. If the reader is meant to trust Sakura over Ochimaru regarding what a parent is, and to dislike Sarada's turbulent reaction to the genetic test result, &lt;strong&gt;the reader should not 1) interpret the test as conclusive, and 2) even if Karin is the biological mother, to not interpret Karin as the &quot;real mother&quot; because parenting is not simply about biological ties&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether Karin is Sarada's biological mother or not has not been stated in canon, but &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_adoption&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;adoptive mothers are real mothers&lt;/a&gt; in the full sense of the word&lt;/strong&gt;, so Sakura is Sarada's &quot;real mother&quot; even if Karin is her biological mother. Likewise, adoptive daughters are &quot;real daughters&quot; of the parent/s who raise them without being related biologically. The relationship between adoptive mother, adoptive daughter, and birth mother is given a careful treatment in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodocha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Omocha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (also known as Kodocha or Child's Toy) manga volumes 3 to 4 and in episodes 17 to 19 of its anime adaption. For more information about the complicated situations of people who grow up without knowing who their biological parent/s are, see the documentary films &lt;a href=&quot;http://theinvisibleredthread-themovie.com/about-the-movie/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Invisible Red Thread&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docsonline.tv/documentary/314&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Birthplace Unknown&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfb.ca/film/foster_child&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Foster Child&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anonymousfathersday.com/about/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anonymous Father’s Day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://breeders.cbc-network.org/?page_id=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Breeders&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-16T01:36:30.250" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T01:36:30.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-08T02:23:49.883" Score="12" ViewCount="2416" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and in &lt;em&gt;Overlord&lt;/em&gt;, there is a character named Momonga (in &lt;em&gt;Overlord&lt;/em&gt;, Momonga was his earlier name, but he goes by Ainz Ooal Gown during the series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bplYY.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bplYYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;One Piece&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pvb1p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pvb1pm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Overlord&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A2%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;「モモンガ」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;momonga&lt;/em&gt;) is the Japanese word for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dwarf_flying_squirrel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;flying squirrel&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and is used for the type native to Japan, as well as for the northern flying squirrel and southern flying squirrel of North America, and for the Siberian dwarf flying squirrel (in contrast, the word 「ムササビ」 [&lt;em&gt;musasabi&lt;/em&gt;] is used to refer to giant flying squirrels native to and outside of Japan), and the marsupial &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sugar glider&lt;/a&gt; is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A2%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;「フクロモモンガ」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;fukuro momonga&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These characters both are not particularly cute, are large in size, have small eye sockets, and do not feature a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagium&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;patagium&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. gliding membrane-like flap of skin or fabric stretched from their wrists to their ankles). In other words, they do not feature the best-known features of flying squirrels. Why were they named Momonga?  Is there anything about them that was intentionally derived from real-life flying squirrels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgIiD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ezo momonga&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T18:17:52.417" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T17:34:31.443" Title="Why are characters named Momonga named after flying squirrels?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22255" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22257" CreationDate="2015-06-08T02:37:30.953" Score="13" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Kotetsu trying to parody in this scene from chapter 495?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Apparently its really old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L2YVK.png&quot; alt=&quot;fundamentals&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T05:37:46.397" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T07:44:25.220" Title="What is Kotetsu trying to parody with the fundamentals of photography?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22255" CreationDate="2015-06-08T05:37:14.347" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a reference to the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44207&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyuukyoku Chojin R&lt;/a&gt; (究極超人あ〜る), a gag manga running from 1985-1987 published in Shuukan Shounen Sunday (the same magazine &lt;em&gt;Hayate&lt;/em&gt; runs in) about a robot student named R who joins a photography club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More specifically, it's a reference to the somewhat well-known scene in the first chapter of volume 8, titled 「これは基本だ」 (&amp;quot;These are the fundamentals&amp;quot;), in which a couple club members get into an argument about what the most important principles are to follow during photography. Here's the relevant 2-page spread (click for full-size):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WHsOf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WHsOfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;reference image&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that the third panel on the left page is obviously a similar posture to the one in the image from &lt;em&gt;Hayate&lt;/em&gt;. The text there and in the next panel translates to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the fundamentals of photography!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Triumph through backlighting!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Divide the world in thirds!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Never use direct sunlight!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Overhead empty margins are the enemy!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is basically exactly what Kotetsu says as well. I don't have access to an untranslated version of &lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/em&gt; chapter 495, but it's clearly the same principles being said, and quite possibly the exact same dialogue in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, this scene itself has a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Tri-X&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodak Tri-X film&lt;/a&gt;. The right page contains the phrase 「トライＸで万全」 (&amp;quot;Perfection through Tri-X&amp;quot;), which is used a bit satirically to refer to people who believe that film quality alone will lead to great pictures. This part of the scene is probably a bit more well-known, an has been referenced as well, most notably in Genshiken Nidaime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZjVE9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZjVE9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Genshiken reference&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T07:44:25.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22258" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-08T10:47:37.863" Score="2" ViewCount="848" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have only watched the whole anime series, but I'm not sure if I'm missing content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read the American arc is anime only, but are there any other arcs that are different? Also are there any major plot points that deviate from the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T10:47:37.863" Title="What are the differences between the Prince of Tennis manga and anime?" Tags="&lt;prince-of-tennis&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21601" CreationDate="2015-06-08T11:53:26.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he had the best scores in the academy, Renji was in the the advanced class  together with other students, Kira and Hinamori among them. Rukia was in the normal class because her scores were worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, the scene in the anime with Rukia making a bigger ball of light than Renji is filler, and it doesn't appear in the manga. Additionally, that wouldn't necessarily indicate that Rukia was stronger, as it can simply mean that Rukia was better at kido.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14934" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T13:38:59.683" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T13:38:59.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22222" CreationDate="2015-06-09T04:05:32.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: I&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, answer for this question is&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;That people, who Deathnote user does not know their face, will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-09T04:24:20.057" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T04:24:20.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22231" CreationDate="2015-06-09T09:20:30.513" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Fairy Tail &lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon#Known_Dragons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, there are &lt;strong&gt;18 Dragons&lt;/strong&gt; who have been given a name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Magic_Games_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Magic Games&lt;/a&gt; arc we learn that 400 years ago the world was ruled by dragons. Many a Dragon were slain, and thus, the humans became known as Dragon Slayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragons with titles:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Igneel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Igneel&lt;/a&gt; - The Fire Dragon King&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Metalicana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Metalicana&lt;/a&gt; - The Iron Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Grandeeney&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grandeeney&lt;/a&gt; - The Sky Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Acnologia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Acnologia&lt;/a&gt; - The Black Dragon (The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Weisslogia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weisslogia&lt;/a&gt; - The White Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Skiadrum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Skiadrum&lt;/a&gt; - The Shadow Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Zirconis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zirconis&lt;/a&gt; - The Jade Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Atlas_Flame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Atlas Flame&lt;/a&gt; - The Fire Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Belserion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Belserion&lt;/a&gt; - The Sage Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Irene_Belserion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Irene Belserion&lt;/a&gt; - Queen of Dragons&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Elefseria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elefseria&lt;/a&gt; - The Law Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mercuphobia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mercuphobia&lt;/a&gt; - The Water God Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other named Dragons:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Motherglare&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Motherglare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Scissor_Runner&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scissor Runner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Levia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Levia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dark Dragon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rock Dragon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Animus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T10:45:56.107" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T10:45:56.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-09T10:49:11.083" Score="6" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 23 of Dennou Coil, we find out that Yasako (Okonogi Yuko) has a working encode reactor. I think I missed the part where they explain how she got it and whether it's a physical device or a virtual one. Was it something installed into her body (or her virtual private data) during the healing experiment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-02T17:02:25.273" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T17:02:25.273" Title="Why does Yasako have an encode reactor?" Tags="&lt;dennou-coil&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5676" CreationDate="2015-06-09T11:57:57.390" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sort of lack of defined lips is &lt;strong&gt;stylistic&lt;/strong&gt; within the &lt;strong&gt;art form&lt;/strong&gt; of anime (and some manga do this as well). This isn't something that the artists can't be bothered to draw due to lack of talent, skill, or time. Even though that style exists, &lt;strong&gt;many anime character designers and mangaka have drawn lips in their character designs, from the earliest anime up through today.&lt;/strong&gt; So we can be sure that &lt;strong&gt;it is not that lips are just too darn difficult&lt;/strong&gt;, or that &lt;strong&gt;only the early artists could handle it but that newer generations just aren't cut out for drawing lips&lt;/strong&gt;. Those who do not incorporate well-defined lips into their character designs &lt;strong&gt;desire for their designs to look that way&lt;/strong&gt;; it's not a case of refusing to learn how to draw a face accurately. In the same way, we can note that some anime characters have barely-there nose design, but this is because some artists think this looks better than drawing out a large nose or detailing nostrils, rather than because they couldn't draw a more robustly-shaded nose if they wanted to (and likewise, some character designers and mangaka do choose to draw very defined noses compared to what other artists prefer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, one &lt;strong&gt;might even be hard-pressed to prove that anime characters are &quot;usually drawn&quot; without lips.&lt;/strong&gt; Two out of the four images you posted as examples actually are drawn with lips (the &lt;em&gt;Full-Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; image does not look like it comes from an anime cel... but it does have a lower lip in the illustration). So this may not be the most popular answer to your question -- certainly a lack of visible lips is true of many series -- but &lt;strong&gt;whether it is true of the majority&lt;/strong&gt; of series (in other words, &quot;usually&quot; the case) is debatable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Historically, both &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; anime have featured lips on a regular basis&lt;/strong&gt; in the character designs for both male and female characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.new-anime.com/images/black-jack_3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.new-anime.com/images/black-jack_3.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f1zshtTasBw/hqdefault.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://professormortis.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/scandal-hunter.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/binary/65.$plit/C_4_foto_1232761_image.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://static.fanpage.it/cinemafanpage/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Occhi-di-gatto-638x425.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zSWAxTmTDD4/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NFOIZ.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H1vUz.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UfFRo.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RNQ7F.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QLfJM.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HBgoD.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://0.viki.io/c/5849c/aeca2cf6cf.jpg?x=b&amp;amp;s=590x330&amp;amp;q=h&amp;amp;e=t&amp;amp;f=t&amp;amp;cb=1&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I9e8n.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet &lt;strong&gt;recent series&lt;/strong&gt; have also featured a good deal of defined lips...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://ramensoupreviews.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/oremono_takeorinko.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://static.hummingbird.me/gallery_images/images/000/004/227/original/4227.jpg?1375602391&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://entresabanasyalmohadas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/sidonia-no-kishi-03-large-26.jpg?w=1200&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animemvc.com/Content/animes/nana/nana_hachi_komatsu_nana.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://animemvc.com/Content/animes/nana/nana_hachi_komatsu_nana.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/StarMasayume/Galleries/AnimeCovers/GNK_New_Anime_ED4_04.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f8XxM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uYwaI.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/paradisekiss/images/7/7c/Para-Kiss-anime.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120830030710&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bp6a7.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8flrd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s0hbaokJCrI/VViCZFuGitI/AAAAAAAABpE/gcn3G5mDbyQ/s1600/Aldnoah.Zero.full.1862333.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/wolfsrain/images/b/b8/Wikia-Visualization-Add-6.png/revision/latest?cb=20130225210912&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNxMc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Moon Crystal&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some series have characters who wear lipstick as part of their personality...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qaeqM.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WQs2M.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... or as a plot element:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://33.media.tumblr.com/7a1d72c6e98f7b847ca8c4b8b86a306f/tumblr_ncznffH57J1tl8vkpo3_500.gif&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In series in which characters' lips are not usually emphasized, the shape of lips is often seen in &lt;strong&gt;side views&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CkFnb.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.briarhenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Akatsuki-no-Yona-01-hair-1024x575.png&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bkp4o.png&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;but even in such series, at times the characters' lips &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; drawn in detail&lt;/strong&gt;, in order to emphasize that the other character in the scene is noticing their lips (worrying about getting kissed, thinking the other person looks alluring) or to contrast a female character as young and demure against other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QpQSC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Seiya Kou, who is not often drawn with defined lips, in a scene where Usagi presumes he wants to have sex with her&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://classicanimeblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/nineteen19-anime-ova-1990-screenshot-3.png?w=584&amp;amp;h=298&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2018-12-30T22:19:47.967" LastActivityDate="2018-12-30T22:19:47.967" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22282" CreationDate="2015-06-09T13:25:07.267" Score="3" ViewCount="10115" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Grisaia no Rakuen, it is revealed at the end of episode 5 that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kasuki is still alive as part of the Thanatos system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore in episode 8,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She gets a body.&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L7Gbp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is Kazuki's body in episode 8 her original body at the time of her &quot;death&quot; preserved through the years? Or was it newly grown in a laboratory?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any hard evidence suggesting either?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazuki's body doesn't seem to have aged though it may be difficult to tell. Either way, that doesn't give any new information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A cryopreserved body would retain the original age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Likewise a body in a vegetative state would continue to age at the normal rate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A newly grown body can be given an arbitrary look and age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:17:42.120" Title="Did Kazuki get a new body?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-09T18:14:12.200" Score="-1" ViewCount="571" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, we have seen that Orochimaru summons the coffins of both, the 1st and 2nd Hokage, and uses them to fight against the 3rd Hokage. Also in Shippuden Season 2, he tells that he experimented with the 1st Hokage's body to make Yamato. Why didn't the coffins of both the Hokage have any seals on them, so that no one could humiliate their bodies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14856" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-09T18:41:04.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T10:13:15.987" Title="Why were the coffins of First and Second Hokage not sealed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22275" CreationDate="2015-06-09T18:14:13.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;begin TL;DR:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;end TL;DR.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kazuki was sold to make the Thanatos system, the system creators were faced with a dilemma:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; how to keep the brain alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their original intent was to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; cut off the brain and hook the organ directly to the machinery&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then they would have to deal with a &quot;little&quot; problem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they would need to supply nutrients, oxygen, antibodies, leukocytes, and all sorts of stuff to the brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would require additional machinery/technology, but then they realized that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a human body already does all that, you just have to shove food and oxygen through the mouth and nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they decided to ditch their original plan and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; just hook Kazuki's brain indirectly to the machinery, and keep the body intact in life support fluid (think of Evangelion's LCL).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Kazuki's body not aging, she was 12/13 years old when the &lt;a href=&quot;http://grisaia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Takizono_Academy_Minibus_Accident&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;accident happened&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Her body was not frozen. It was kept in a vegetative-comatose-ish state. In the visual novels, she is very debilitated when rescued by JB, and had to be carried out of Ichigaya by the German blonde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a spoiler of future episodes, so don't read below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the hook in her hand (the one she injuried in the bus crash) is fake. Her arm/hand is fine and she thinks she is making a great pun, but Kazuki is running for &lt;strong&gt;worst sense of humor in a VN/anime character ever.&lt;/strong&gt; Who gave her that grappling hand in the suspended animation chamber, it is stuff for another question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty#Timing_of_the_onset_of_puberty&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;According to wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, females end puberty earlier than males, and reach an adult body earlier too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maximal adult height is achieved at an average age of 15 years for an average girl and 18 years for an average boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we can assume Kazuki grew around two more year's worth since the accident. Her body frame was always petite and she was precocious in several aspects, why not puberty? She was around the same size as Amane during the accident, so maybe her growth spurt had already happened by then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to boot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She was sexually active since a very tender age. Her favorite food is Yuuji (eden ep.6), nuff said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably that caused her puberty to have an early onset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T19:17:42.120" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T19:17:42.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23536" CreationDate="2015-06-09T19:33:38.817" Score="7" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the events of &lt;em&gt;Selector Infected Wixoss&lt;/em&gt;, it is revealed that when a Selector loses 3 battles...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; her wish is reversed. Hitoe, who wished to make friends, would therefore be unable to touch any potential or current friend without suffering from intense pain. She would also be unable to remember her friends or read any diary entry about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, the very first episode of &lt;em&gt;Selector Spread Wixoss&lt;/em&gt; shows Hitoe touching Ruuko without showing any signs of pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is that possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T23:19:38.917" Title="How can Hitoe touch Ruuko?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22287" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-10T00:41:32.987" Score="8" ViewCount="610" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Tsubasa Cat arc, I remember Hachikuji saying that she saw Shinobu at Mister Donuts and she ran away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Hachikuji meet Shinobu? As far as I remember, Hachikuji never met her, except in Kabukimonogatari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14960" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T04:27:01.890" LastActivityDate="2020-08-03T16:03:30.350" Title="In the Tsubasa Cat arc, when did Hachikuji meet Shinobu?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22140" CreationDate="2015-06-10T01:14:25.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to go out on a limb, and suggest that &quot;once a week&quot; is not precise. Most people would find it more convenient than &quot;once every 7.6 days&quot; or worse &quot;every 1.1 weeks&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it would be interesting to have complicated shenanigans, and I have no definitive proof that there aren't any, I think it's more just quick communication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14961" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T01:14:25.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2239" CreationDate="2015-06-10T02:12:56.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's another story of this movie talk about MoMo, NaNa instead of LaLa. MoMo wanted to make Rito Fall in love with she by her Harem plan because she thinks however married MoMo instead of LaLa, Rito still become the greatest man in the universe. And this story might discover about the mystery girl, Mea. Everyone wanted to find who is Mea's master and her relationship with Yami. About another things, I have no idea. So if there is some thing wrong, please support me because this just my things about this. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14964" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T02:12:56.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-10T02:59:51.547" Score="1" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm curious as to what is the chronological order of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v917&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series, including the placement of &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v5244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanahira&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v12293&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira - Tenshi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; games (the latter in relation to &lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that some games like Sono Hanabira 4 and 6 are sequels to Sono Hanabira 2 and 1 because their starring couples are already in relationships by this time. I also know that in the second game, Yuuna appears and tries to convince Sara to call Kaede &quot;Onee-sama&quot;, and in the third game she encouraged Mai to be honest with her feelings, saying that it feels good to be in love. But in neither of these does Yuuna hint that she's already in a relationship with Nanami, as in the first game Yuuna admits she fell in love with Nanami when they first met when Nanami was lost and was trying to get to the opening ceremony and that she has always wanted to be called Onee-sama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember in one of the games, some of the characters mentioning the new student which I think is referencing Sara (though I can't remember which games).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T10:13:55.503" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:13:55.503" Title="What is the chronological order of the Sono Hanabira games?" Tags="&lt;sono-hanabira&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-10T05:11:36.947" Score="8" ViewCount="4256" Body="&lt;p&gt;I get it's all equivalent exchange ,but logic dictates that to bring a soul you must lose a soul (Al's) and to make the materials into a body you would need to destroy a body (Al's again) but why was Ed's leg taken?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean if it was about the size of the person they should both be disintergrated and there mom alive. But it seems arguably more than enough to bring her back. And I get that the point of human transmutation is that it is impossible to bring someone back from the dead, but shouldn't Ed be unscathed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14966" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T05:36:26.113" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T22:34:28.443" Title="Why does Ed and Al's mom cost so much to transmute?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22294" CreationDate="2015-06-10T05:45:43.373" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to Al and Ed's Leg was the result of the Rebound&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since the alchemical forces being manipulated are not human in origin, but of the world as a whole, the consequences for attempting to bypass the Law of Equivalent Exchange in transmutation are not merely failure and cessation. When too much is attempted out of too little, what occurs is called a Rebound, in which the alchemical forces that are thrown out of balance on either side of the equation fluctuate wildly of their own accord in order to stabilize themselves - taking or giving more than was intended in often unpredictable and catastrophic ways such as accidental mutation, serious injury or death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Rebound&quot;&gt;Alchemy - Rebound&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what happened was that Ed and Al had all the Materials collected for an average adult body, whether or not this matched Trisha's body isn't the problem but what they gave up for the Soul, a couple drops of blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is hinted on when Ed is talking to Rose about what makes a human and how Cornello's &quot;miracle&quot; to bring the dead back to life is no act of god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ed:&#xA;  Water, 35 liters. Carbon, 20 kilograms. Ammonia, 4 liters. Lime, 1.5 kilograms. Phosphorous, 800 grams. Salt, 250 grams. Saltpeter, 100 grams. Sulfur, 80 grams. Fluorine, 7.5. Iron, 5. Silicon, 3 grams. And trace amounts of fifteen other elements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rose:&#xA;  What's that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ed:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;It's all the ingredients of the average adult human body, down to the last specks of protein in your eyelashes.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  And even though science has given us the entire physical breakdown, there has never been a successful attempt at bringing a human to life.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;There's still something missing, something scientists haven't been able to find in centuries of research.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  So what makes you think that hack-job priest with his parlor tricks is going to be able to?&#xA;  And in case you're wondering, all those ingredients can be bought on a child's allowance.&#xA;  Humans can be built on the cheap.&#xA;  There's no magic to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rose:&#xA;  Well if there's no magic, then you bring someone back to life!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ed:&#xA;  Just a matter of time, Rose.&#xA;  Science will find a way.&#xA;  Science is the answer to everything.&#xA;  If I were you, I'd drop the scriptures and pick up an alchemy book.&#xA;  We're the closest thing to gods there are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Fullmetal+alchemist+%3E01.+Those+Who+Challenge+the+Sun&quot;&gt;Fullmetal alchemist &gt;01. Those Who Challenge the Sun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Ed is referring to is the Soul. while scientists in Fullmetal Alchemist can measure all the stuff needed to make a human body the problem arises that there is no equivalent for a soul. even in real life the existence of the Soul is debated because there is no way to confirm it's existence or even measure it to determine what would be of equal value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Ed wasn't sure when they did it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ed:&#xA;  Just hold out your finger, okay? &#xA;  What's a soul, really?&#xA;  When you take out the myth, it's just the spark that starts life. &#xA;  This is our blood. &#xA;  From her blood. &#xA;  That's a fair trade. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Fullmetal+alchemist+%3E03.+Mother...&quot;&gt;Fullmetal alchemist &gt;03. Mother...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so anyway, back to the rebound. It wasn't a fair exchange as a couple drops of blood wouldn't equal a soul so Al's entire body, soul included, was taken along with Ed's leg by the wildly fluctuating equation taking more than it should in it's attempt to stabilize. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we can even call the end result to be a cause of the rebound, Trisha was given &lt;em&gt;&quot;life&quot;&lt;/em&gt; but her body wasn't properly reformed as her organs outside her body not to mention there is no way to confirm if Trisha's soul has been brought back. in the 2003 Anime we learn that this Trisha did continue to live but as a Homunculus didn't have a soul and was missing parts of her memories while in Brotherhood and the Manga, Ed exhumes Trisha's body which Pinako buried and Ed learns that what it wasn't Trisha as her hair colour and bone structure were different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T22:34:28.443" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T22:34:28.443" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22297" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22303" CreationDate="2015-06-10T06:28:48.833" Score="21" ViewCount="16265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been warned lots of times to make sure figures aren't fake before buying them. Mostly conventions have strict policies about this with the allowed vendors - but occasionally I see people complaining about one stall selling fake merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can usually tell with obvious fakes, but it seems to me that fakes are getting less and less distinctive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone provide some helpful information about making sure I can avoid fake figures, and stick with the official ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2019-12-20T22:22:00.970" Title="How can I tell if an anime figure is a fake?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;conventions&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22297" CreationDate="2015-06-10T07:30:25.580" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;To identify for fake goods, sometimes you'll have to check the official website for how the goods actually looks like. This is not always available though as not all company provides pictures of the goods in their website. GOOD SMILE is one of the companies that do. You can check it &lt;a href=&quot;http://partner.goodsmile.info/support/eng/fake/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the fakes are of lower quality. If its sculpting is not perfectly smooth, colors are different from what they are depicted in the anime (even a little difference is a clue), weird joints, cheaper than what is should be (not always since some shops sells their fake goods with the price of the official ones), then it is very likely that it is a fake goods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T07:30:25.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22297" CreationDate="2015-06-10T07:45:57.247" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;First,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Check if there is a fan website that catalogues the produced figures for the series you're interested in.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Check the catalogues at &lt;a href=&quot;http://myfigurecollection.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyFigureCollection.net&lt;/a&gt;, make an account, and consult collectors there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Browse the website of the Japanese manufacturer/s that produce the official figures and familiarize yourself with them (even if you don't read Japanese, you can navigate a bit with GoogleTranslate on and just by trial-and-error) and take note of 1) the market price, 2) details of the packaging, and 3) when the figure was released (if it is brand-spanking-new, the chance of bootlegs floating around already is low).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if you're standing at a convention booth with a figure package in your hand and wondering, pull out your smartphone/tablet/laptop and do a quick Google search for name-of-figure + manufacturer+name-on-box or model-series-name-on-box + the word &quot;bootleg&quot;: do other collectors own this? Have other collectors warned against buying this?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese companies are very unlikely to sell you a bootleg, so if you are concerned about shelling out your hard-earned cash on the real thing, you can have more peace-of-mind if you purchase from a Japanese store, its online website, or its Rakuten online shop. Even if you are buying a used figure from Mandarake, you will know the staff have already inspected and verified it as being, to the best of their knowledge, an authentic figure. Another option is to bid on &lt;a href=&quot;http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo Japan Auctions&lt;/a&gt;, where most sellers are Japanese (some are real stores that also have an online auction presence, but many are individuals); since the Japanese generally have a strong ethic regarding honesty about their products, you can also have the piece of mind that virtually none of the sellers are trying to swindle you (I have purchased well over a hundred items from sellers there with no problems. If a seller has any concerns whatsoever about the condition of the product, they will explain this in the item description and/or advise to carefully inspect the uploaded photos; they lean towards cautioning potential bidders not to bid if you have any possible qualms about the item: in all such disclaimers cases for the dozens of items I have won, only 1 of them was actually in poor condition as the seller had mentioned. In all the thousands of auction listings I have perused, I have not come across any bootleg items. This is not to claim that none ever crop up, but there is not as much to worry about as when buying from eBay or at a convention outside of Japan). Most Japanese auction sellers do not personally ship to overseas customers, so if you do not have an address within Japan, you can use a proxy bidding service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are in a situation where you're looking at the figure and you don't have a chance to investigate online before buying (or not):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first thing to look for (as I assume we are talking about bootlegs that look pretty real, rather than ones where, on first glance, you can tell the quality is shoddy) is any non-Japanese text, such as Chinese, Korean, Thai, etc. While there are figures officially-licensed for production and sales outside of Japan, most bootlegs are also produced outside of Japan. If you see non-Japanese text, be wary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Next, locate the logo of the series and a copyright (such as the copyright symbol © or the trademark letters &quot;TM&quot;). This might be printed directly on the box, might be embossed into the cardboard of the box, and/or there might be a gold-foil sticker.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Carefully check the font of the lettering. Some official Japanese figure boxes have English on them, but it follows a pattern, so that is a reason to familiarize yourself with what words/phrases/font the manufacturer uses for its printing. Seeing the name of the series or character typed in another font than the company usually uses should be a red flag.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese companies are very meticulous about packaging, so if the box looks like 1) the art doesn't quite line up with the box edges, 2) the art is slightly blurry, and/or 3) the colors are too harsh, it probably is fake. In other words, a bootleg package might be created by taking a digital photograph or scan of the original box and printing a copy, so it might lose crispness in the reproduction process.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Something to be aware of is that Japanese high-quality models (garage kits) are usually sold unpainted (the body comes in pieces that must be assembled and is cream-colored or light gray [paints must be purchased separately]); generally, if you are looking at something that is painted or colored plastic, either 1) it was an unpainted model that someone painted and is selling their painted version (a model painted by someone else is not mint condition, yet it often has a high price tag to pay the artist for their time and skill in painting it for you. This is a valid option of something to buy, but pay attention to whether the paint colors used accurately match the colors from the real series; some artists use their creative license and change details in the paint job), 2) it is a plastic figure produced as such by the company (the plastic sort are usually cheaper in price than the top quality line of models. One type is the posable, jointed limb plastic models. Another type are lower-quality figures marketed toward kids with pricing that parents, rather than serious collectors, would be willing to buy), or 3) it is a bootleg.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myfigurecollection.net/blog/16464&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;helpful review&lt;/a&gt; of a Sailor Saturn figure posted on MyFigureCollection.net and the corresponding article &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormooncollection.com/2014/11/26/identifying-s-h-figuarts-sailor-moon-series-bootlegs/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Identifying SHFiguarts Sailor Moon Series Bootlegs&quot;&lt;/a&gt; at the fansite Sailor Moon Collection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An official figure box (the Toei animation gold sticker, the real logo [&quot;Sailormoon World&quot; is the official logo created for the 20th anniversary merchandise, not one of the original TV series official logos], the copyright info at the bottom edge, standard pattern to the lettering font):&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i1Tqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Saturn box&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a garage kit figure looks like pre-painted (cream-colored pieces):&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nWTnG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;unused Sailor Saturn garage kit&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a garage kit figure looks like after being painted by someone:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uj5RW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;painted Sailor Saturn garage kit&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T00:36:59.947" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T00:36:59.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22281" CreationDate="2015-06-10T08:35:31.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How you perceive it is incorrect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Edo Tensei doesn't summon their coffins or their dead bodies. Edo Tensei uses the body of a live person. Then it binds the soul of the person you want to ressurect to the body of the host. Through this technique, they get the image of their own body and can use their jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EO18y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Explanation edo tensei&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWPNM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Explanation edo tensei&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/czQpE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Explanation edo tensei&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUVXS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Explanation edo tensei&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason the Fourth couldn't be summoned was because his soul was sealed through a sealing technique he used to seal the kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T10:13:15.987" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T10:13:15.987" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22323" CreationDate="2015-06-10T09:04:57.747" Score="1" ViewCount="1516" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Tsumugi's gender? I know that she is created from Hoshijiro's placenta and shares the same seiyuu, but does that also means that they are of the same gender? Was there any evidence that shows that Tsumugi is a female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Nagate is in love with Tsumugi as Tsumugi was born from placenta Hoshijiro, but since IRL same gender relationship do exist, I don't think this can be used to prove that Tsumugi is a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T04:59:00.423" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T04:59:00.423" Title="What is Tsumugi's gender?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22306" CreationDate="2015-06-10T10:45:41.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Tsumugi_Shiraui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, Tsumugi's gender is female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14969" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T11:08:47.997" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T11:08:47.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7582" CreationDate="2015-06-10T12:05:28.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another way to get one might be going to a convention (gaming or anime). I don't know where you're from but I got my Death Note replica at the GamesCom (Germany). As Death Note is a really popular anime, you'll find a lot of it on conventions, not only the notebook itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13180" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T12:05:28.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22249" CreationDate="2015-06-10T17:10:30.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Karin (the other girl you're talking about).&#xA;It's a very minute possibility that Karin is the mother of Sarada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons being:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was no relation whatsoever between Karin and Sasuke until the end of war.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the final fight, Sasuke went to explore the Ninja world. And before leaving, he tapped on Sakura's forehead. The tapping symbolizes love, and affection. This is similar to what Itachi did to Sasuke. So it's a very minute possibility that Sasuke would maintain sexual relations with a girl at that time. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14976" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T05:14:42.010" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T05:14:42.010" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7582" CreationDate="2015-06-10T22:42:00.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Additional to the other answers, they are also available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&amp;amp;initiative_id=SB_20150610144043&amp;amp;SearchText=death+note+notebook&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aliexpress&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2/189-8457276-2810964?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;amp;field-keywords=death+note+notebook&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;. They even throw in a feather pen for you to make it even more real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my guess would be, that you would be best off going to your favourite online webshop and search for &lt;em&gt;death note notebook&lt;/em&gt; and you will find what you were looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T22:42:00.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22306" CreationDate="2015-06-11T00:02:17.393" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiraui Tsumugi is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.knightsofsidonia.wikia.com/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E7%BE%BD%E8%A1%A3%E3%81%A4%E3%82%80%E3%81%8E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;融合個体&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;yuugou kotai&lt;/em&gt;, meaning &quot;fusion individual organism&quot;) created with the intent of serving as a biological weapon (生体兵器 = &lt;em&gt;seitaiheiki&lt;/em&gt;). As such, &lt;strong&gt;Ochiai's intent as to whether Tsumugi has a sex and/or gender is unknown&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Sex” and “gender” bear disparate meanings (though many people accidentally conflate these words). In the technical distinction, “sex” is a neutral word referring solely to physiology including differences in reproductive organs, brain chemistry, and hormones, whereas “gender” refers to cultural constructions/assumptions about what personality traits and behaviors best suit (or are innately connected to) a particular biological anatomy. It is not clear whether or not Tsumugi subscribes to a belief in gender essentialism or what &quot;her&quot; specific concept of &quot;female gender&quot; would include and not include. Tsumugi does not seem to have any focus on or concerns regarding gender identity. However, &lt;strong&gt;the creators have implied that Tsumugi identifies as female&lt;/strong&gt; through the following aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsumugi was given a female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; (voice actor) and speaks in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_differences_in_spoken_Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;feminine Japanese&lt;/a&gt; rather than masculine Japanese (more details on Japanese gendered language can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/guides/japanese-gendered-language/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; at Tofugu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsumugi's mannerisms culturally align closer to the gender norms of Japanese girls and women than to 1) Japanese men or to 2) Shinatose Izana's mannerisms which were intentionally written as gender-ambiguous (since Izana is intersex)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsumugi's bodily form features what looks like the shape of a very fluttery dress&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsumugi likes Nagate from the get-go, which could imply that Tsumugi possesses memories of Hoshijiro, who was both biologically female and mentally identified as female&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsumugi's sex is unknown (whether or not the body has any female anatomy and could reproduce in kind). Gauna are not understood to bear distinct bodily organs, but on the other hand, Gauna placenta are able to replicate a functioning human uterus. In real life, even plants can reproduce and are labeled in science as “male” or “female,” or even “male” and “female” parts on the very same individual plant, without needing to reproduce by sexual intercourse of the human kind (using the words “male” and “female” for these plant parts makes their reproduction easier to describe). On the other hand, some humans cannot naturally reproduce (infertile, or use in vitro fertilization), but no one is unwilling to call them “male” or “female” due to that limitation&#xA;alone, since that is not what verifies whether or not they are indeed male or female (biologically and in identity). So even without organs &lt;strong&gt;it is possible that Tsumugi could be biologically female in addition to identifying as female in gender&lt;/strong&gt;. Interestingly, Tsumugi's tentacle (触手 = &lt;em&gt;shokushu&lt;/em&gt;) arguably looks rather phallic, but it does not seem to be perceived this way by the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T00:08:40.903" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T00:08:40.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22332" CreationDate="2015-06-11T01:56:45.100" Score="7" ViewCount="1458" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a lot of supernatural anime, like &lt;em&gt;Shin Sekai Yori&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt; there often appear these large ropes with folded paper things hanging from them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JKfYhl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;sacred barrier&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, they serve to seal or mark places that are sacred or in some way supernatural, like &lt;em&gt;shinboku&lt;/em&gt;, or holy trees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Shinboku_at_kasukabe_hachiman_jinja.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;shinboku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these folded paper things, and what purpose do they really serve?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.833" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T05:23:53.257" Title="What are those zigzagged folded paper things you see in supernatural anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20753" CreationDate="2015-06-11T02:00:05.700" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're so sharp because he takes care of them. The true power behind his swords are his swordsmanship, superhuman strength and incredible speed. Everything King Bradley uses to fight with is really just ordinary weapons. There is a scene in the brotherhood series (I'm aware you mentioned the manga but your overall question is generic) where he even picks up two dagger and starts to fight the old man with no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the right amount of precision and strength it is possible to slice through some really dense materials (Including metals) with a really well made sharp sword. Keep in mind that it is still just an Anime/Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14969" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T02:00:05.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22326" CreationDate="2015-06-11T03:44:35.867" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Zigzag-shaped paper streamers are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shide_(Shinto)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shide&lt;/a&gt; and are used in Shinto rituals. They can be seen in many animes that are located near Shinto shrines. To create one you can cut out a piece of paper like the diagram below and fold the paper along the dotted lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aPmyv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shide cutout diagram&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14969" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T03:44:35.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22326" CreationDate="2015-06-11T04:31:05.400" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The zigzagged paper streamer things you mention are called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=316&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;shide&lt;/a&gt;.&quot; They are in essence wards for purification. They are often seen with the rice straw rope they are attached to are called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/pschmid1/array/convolute3/shimenawa.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;shimenawa&lt;/a&gt;.&quot; Together they marks the boundary to something sacred (or rather mark the boundary between the sacred and that which is not) and can typically be found can be found on torii gates, around sacred trees and stones, etc. They are intended to keep impurities out and purify the space within. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the same time, they can also be use to prevent, or rather seal the passage of gods. According to the Kojiki (a oral collection of myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.), shimenawa was first used to prevent the sun goddess Amaterasu from re-entering a cave to save the world from eternal night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Shin Sekai Yori&lt;/em&gt; anime, it's mentioned &quot;evil spirits&quot; and &quot;monsters&quot; are roam outside the town and any child who ventures out alone would suffer terribly. Hacchijoume is the shimenawa that encircles Kamisu's District 66, erecting a sacred barrier that &lt;em&gt;protects&lt;/em&gt; the town from outside forces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T04:31:05.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22333" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-11T05:33:28.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shōjo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;shojo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; manga (少女漫画 &lt;em&gt;shōjo manga&lt;/em&gt;) is manga aimed at a teenage female readership normally focusing strongly on romantic relationships and emotions. despite the target demopraphic male readers can still enjoy Shoujo Titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magical Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; genre (魔法少女 &lt;em&gt;mahō shōjo&lt;/em&gt;, also known as &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;majokko&lt;/em&gt;) is normally seen as a subgenre of Shoujo with the majority of Magical Girl themed titles focusing on the same things as the boarder Shoujo genre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuri&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (百合?, &lt;em&gt;&quot;lily&quot;&lt;/em&gt;), also known as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girls' Love&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese jargon term for content and a genre involving love between women. Yuri can focus on the the sexual and/or emotional aspects of the relationship, the latter in the west being called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shoujo-ai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; with Yuri used to refer to adult content&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Alo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Djo_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shoujo Manga&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_girl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magical Girl&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yuri&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T06:41:12.483" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T06:41:12.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22334" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-11T05:33:28.150" Score="0" Body="Titles marketed at girls, titles categorized as such in Japanese bookstores. not to be used for identification requests" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T02:47:05.137" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T02:47:05.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20634" CreationDate="2015-06-11T06:41:48.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, at first it looks like it's overpower and we think nothing can stop him. But remember, how powerful a devil fruit's power can be is based on how powerful the person who ate it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may think Luffy's powers are great because he is rubber so you can punch anyone as hard as you can without worrying you will hurt your arms, but remember he cant even beat Sabo or Ace at first, simply because two of them are stronger than he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is when Smoker easily caught Luffy in Logue Town or in the Marineford War arc, which is because he too is stronger than Luffy. But in the Punk Hazard Arc, Smoker loses twice when he fights Law and Vergo, because he is far weaker than Law who has the Paramecia power and Vergo who hasn't eaten any devil fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are some characters who relied on his devil fruit so much like Enel and Caribou, but according to Pekoms, anyone that thinks they're superior just because they eat logia fruit can't survive on New World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14985" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T08:38:19.023" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T08:38:19.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22338" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22396" CreationDate="2015-06-11T10:30:18.567" Score="12" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I mean by this is not the alias they use when they do H-Games. What I mean is whether they use a stage-name when doing anime works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all started from a little question I had in mind, &quot;Is Hanazawa Kana really Hanazawa Kana?&quot; Usually people in the entertainment industry use a stage-name to avoid mixing up their personal life and their public life. An example for this is the actor Hiro Mizushima, who is not really Hiro Mizushima by birth. His birth name is Saito Tomohiro. Does the same hold true with the seiyuu profession?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also noted that Mizuki Nana's birth name is Kondo Nana. But is she just a rare case or are most seiyuu like that (that is, using a stage name)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T14:36:31.100" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T02:32:21.853" Title="Do Seiyuu use stage-names for their anime works?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-11T12:37:53.640" Score="5" ViewCount="17089" Body="&lt;p&gt;This man is shown to be the Beast Titan. Who is he? A member of the royal family, maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers below for chapter 70 of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I9zq5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14850" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T13:29:30.403" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T03:18:44.637" Title="What is the Ape Titan's identity?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2145" CreationDate="2015-06-11T13:36:33.460" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you guys are messing up the names of the jutsus, which makes it confusing for others who came to find out the actual difference between the two (like myself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jutsu that is often taught in the academy is called Bunshin no Jutsu, aka the move that Naruto sucked at. The one that was in the scroll in the beginning was the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, invented by the 2nd Hokage. It was sealed away because it takes much more chakra for this jutsu than for regular clones, which don't have tangible bodies like shadow clones do. When Naruto says Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, he means to make many copies of himself, this is when you would see up 100+ copies of himself. Tajuu means mass, hence Mass Shadow Clone Jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reply might be really late but someone had to clear it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14996" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T13:36:33.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15200" CreationDate="2015-06-11T16:31:17.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the new release of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangahere.co/manga/naruto_gaiden_the_seventh_hokage/c007/8.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden manga chapter 7&lt;/a&gt; (or Naruto manga chapter 707), Sasuke split up with team Taka and Orochimaru went back to his hideout with the rest of team Taka (Suigetsu, Juugo, and Karin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4559" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T16:31:17.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22351" CreationDate="2015-06-11T16:49:15.137" Score="1" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason that no one notice Dal Dal cat ears?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm not very familiar with the Korean traditions, but I don't think it's just a hair accessory because sometimes when she get excited she reveal a cat tail.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And I also remember there were some guy who cheer for Moon-Young who has a bear ears, so she couldn't be the only one (isn't?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iqskw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T17:15:19.047" Title="Is Dal Dal cat ears is just hair accessory?" Tags="&lt;girls-of-the-wilds&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22350" CreationDate="2015-06-11T17:15:19.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer comes from the wiki of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://girlsofthewilds.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I2kYF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://girlsofthewilds.wikia.com/wiki/Dal_Dal_Choi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dal Dal&lt;/a&gt; always sports a pair of tiger ears. The tiger ears are&#xA;  actually detachable and are pinned to her hair. The author also&#xA;  sometimes adds a tail on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T17:15:19.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22352" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22369" CreationDate="2015-06-11T18:10:36.427" Score="1" ViewCount="2821" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Portgas D. Ace refuse to take the Monkey D. name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What had his father done to him to resent him that much?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7620" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T06:08:11.340" LastActivityDate="2020-08-11T18:48:58.363" Title="Why had Portgas D. Ace refused to take his father's surname?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22353" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22445" CreationDate="2015-06-11T18:32:07.237" Score="2" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In This Corner of the World&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni&lt;/em&gt;) was announced recently to be funded for an anime adaption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I can't find the original source of the crowdfunding campaign. I'd like to be able to see their pitch, budgets and other interesting information that they've likely provided to potential funders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.konosekai.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The official website&lt;/a&gt; doesn't seem to mention it either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where was the anime funded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-13T15:24:58.537" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T15:24:58.537" Title="Where was “In This Corner of the World&quot; funded?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;in-this-corner-of-the-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-11T20:06:22.610" Score="1" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jeff-kun is both the stuffed bear charm and the mysterious magician / &lt;s&gt;pen-pal / mentor of Sae&lt;/s&gt; (supposedly the stuffed bear was given to Sae by him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I misplaced Jeff with Miki-senpai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is shown as a silhouette in the end of S2, but still remains shrouded in mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other kids don't even register Jeff-kun as a distinct entity. They just assume Sae is taking to the toy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the information above correct? Is there any other source as to who Jeff-kun really is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:16:19.187" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:16:19.187" Title="Who is Jeff-Kun? Is there any canonical references about him besides what is shown in the Anime?" Tags="&lt;magic-users-club&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22355" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-11T20:12:45.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_User%27s_Club&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Magic User's Club (魔法使いTai! Mahō Tsukai Tai!?) is a magical girl/boy anime, released as a six-part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network, Animax, across its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions. The original plan was done by anime director Junichi Sato, with animation produced by Triangle Staff and Bandai Visual. There were also two manga series made, a shōjo manga version by Tammy Ohta (太田 多美 Ōta Tami) and shōnen manga version by Shamneko (紗夢猫). The Magic User's Club anime is released in North America by AnimeWorks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Plot:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OVA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An enormous cylindrical alien spaceship, which people call &quot;the Bell&quot; (釣り鐘 Tsurigane), descends upon Earth one day. Multinational military forces attack it, but the Bell's defenses easily vaporize all human weaponry. The story takes place one year afterwards. The Bell, which seems to have no living crew, has sent out robotic probes to explore and analyze human civilization. It soon became apparent that the Bell's defenses and its probes only destroy whatever attacks them first. As such, most people have adapted to the Bell's presence on Earth and are once again going about with their everyday lives, just making sure to stay out of the way of the probes when they pass by. For most of the series, the Bell hovers quietly above the ocean, several miles from Tokyo. A lot of people, however, due to a message sent by the Bell, believe the Bell may eventually attack and conquer Earth, and are working to figure out a way to stop it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV Series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Bell has been defeated, its &quot;crew&quot; having retreated into space, but a massive cherry tree stands in its place above the city. The Magic Club must meet once again to solve the problem of the giant tree, which is blocking off sunlight for the city. A mysterious figure descends from the tree and watches over the members of the club as they continue to deal with magic in their daily lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:40:12.790" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:40:12.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22356" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-11T20:12:45.213" Score="0" Body="Mahou Tsukai Tai or &quot;Magic-User's Club&quot; is a 1996 magical Girl/Boy anime. The magic club of Kitanohashi High School is thought by others to be a common parlor trick club, but in reality the members practice actual magic! When an enormous alien cylinder called &quot;The Bell&quot; defeats all the world's military and then just sits there and watches people, the club members think otherwise. Time to defeat the aliens and save the world!" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:40:37.427" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:40:37.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22357" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-11T20:13:58.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WDzyQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Wild's High has a 42-year history as a fighting specialized, girls only, private high school meant solely for the elite.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is also the place that Wild's-League is held: the most popular event in the country and the only place in the world where teenage girls have brutal fights with their lives on the line.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;One year the school changed from a girls only school to a mixed gender school.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The only male student, Song Jae Gu, has been granted a full 3-year scholarship regardless of grades.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Being someone who had to spend every moment either working or taking care of his younger brother and sister, he accepted.But after meeting Queen, the bloody champion of Wild's-League, drenching her in coffee, calling her a monster, and getting caught seeing her while she was taking a shower...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;his scholarship could prove fatal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:39:57.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:39:57.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22358" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-11T20:13:58.120" Score="0" Body="Girls of the Wild's is a Korean manhwa series written by Hun and illustrated by Zhena(Kim Hye-jin). Started on August 7, 2011." OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T20:40:47.087" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T20:40:47.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-11T21:44:29.650" Score="5" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if &quot;Neon Genesis Evangelion - Evangelion Feature Films - DTS&quot; was including The End of Evangelion, that version seems to contain Death and Rebirth + EOE, I wanted to know if that was the right version to buy/watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15005" LastEditorUserId="30377" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T23:01:00.937" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T23:01:00.937" Title="Which NGE movie package should I buy?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14967" CreationDate="2015-06-11T23:02:31.410" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;he survived..&#xA;naruto gaiden the seventh hokage episode 7 page 8&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJREd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15006" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T23:02:31.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2015-06-11T23:28:12.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto has the whiskers because he has the nine tailed fox, Gaara has the dark circles around his eyes because he has the Shukaku which is like a raccoon, these are trademark features that a jinchuuriki possesses depending on which of the tailed beast they have, as to why they are still there is most likely because it's like a birthmark it doesn't go away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15007" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T23:28:12.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="782" CreationDate="2015-06-12T00:59:56.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy is the official spelling, which you can see printed on official merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「ルフィ」 (&lt;em&gt;rufi&lt;/em&gt;) is the Japanese pronunciation of this name. The first syllable of it is &lt;strong&gt;pronounced by the average Japanese person as an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_tap&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alveolar tap&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (written in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/learn-english/pronunciation/vowels-phonetics/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;International Phonetic Alphabet&lt;/a&gt; (IPA) as the fishhook-shaped &lt;strong&gt;ɾ&lt;/strong&gt; symbol. Note how this symbol subtly differs from the English &lt;strong&gt;r&lt;/strong&gt; letter) plus an &lt;strong&gt;&quot;oo&quot; sound&lt;/strong&gt; (as in &quot;root,&quot; &quot;google,&quot; etc. Written in the IPA as &quot;u&quot; or in the standard symbol as ū. See the English Language &amp;amp; Usage SE for details on &quot;u&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/36905/why-are-there-3-different-ways-to-pronounce-oo&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese syllabograms &lt;em&gt;ra, ri, ru, re,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ro&lt;/em&gt; (ラ、リ、ル、レ、ロ、 or in hiragana, ら、り、る、れ、ろ) are alveolar taps, which are a type of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_consonant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;liquid consonant&lt;/a&gt; that sound rolled. They &lt;strong&gt;do not directly correspond to any English letter&lt;/strong&gt; such as R (which is written in the IPA as &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GqFd7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; . Notice that phonetically it is not the same as the thin fishhook-shaped &lt;strong&gt;ɾ&lt;/strong&gt; symbol). An alveolar tap &lt;strong&gt;can sound approximately like &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; of the following English letters: R, L, or D&lt;/strong&gt;. In Japanese pronunciation, it is &lt;strong&gt;equally acceptable&lt;/strong&gt; to pronounce 「ルフィ」 sounding like a rolled R, a non-rolled R, an L, or a D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since many native English speakers do not grow up exposed to listening to the alveolar tap, many think they are hearing an R or L while listening to Japanese and therefore romanization of Japanese into romaji uses &quot;r&quot;. This is the exact inverse of some Japanese people hearing an English R or L and thinking that they are hearing an alveolar tap. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_of_English_/r/_and_/l/_by_Japanese_speakers#Perception&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Japanese can distinguish the difference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in listening to the English R versus L versus alveolar tap, even though they cannot accurately replicate  R and/or L, while some Japanese cannot hear the difference. Some can pronounce the difference between R and L. Some cannot originally distinguish and pronounce the difference but &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_of_English_/r/_and_/l/_by_Japanese_speakers#Effects_of_training&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;can learn to via phonetics training&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The natural English pronunciation of the spelling &quot;Luffy&quot; would most likely be with an L sound and a short &quot;uh&quot; sound (as in &quot;ruff, &quot;just,&quot; etc. Written in the IPA as &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dBrIr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; or in the standard symbol as ŭ). However, &lt;strong&gt;such an intended pronunciation would have been written&lt;/strong&gt; in katakana as 「ラフィ」 (&lt;em&gt;rafi&lt;/em&gt;) with an &quot;ah&quot; sound (as in &quot;call,&quot; &quot;also,&quot; etc. Written in the IPA as &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qEZk7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; or in the standard symbol as ô), so we can deduce that Oda did not have &quot;luh&quot; in mind as the correct pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「フィ」 is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanese.gatech.edu/WebCTVista/JAPN1001/contents/Lesson02/katakana/2.7.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;glide&lt;/a&gt; (not unlike a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fonetiks.org/sou3ja.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;diphthong&lt;/a&gt; slide) of 「フ」 (&lt;em&gt;fu&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;hu&lt;/em&gt;) + 「イ」 (&lt;em&gt;i&lt;/em&gt;) = &quot;&lt;em&gt;fui&lt;/em&gt;&quot; sped up becomes &quot;&lt;em&gt;fi&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. It is analogous to the long I sound (as in &quot;sunny,&quot; ski,&quot; etc. Written in the IPA as &quot;i&quot; or in the standard symbol as ē).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In International Phonetic Alphabet, 「ルフィ」 is pronounced &lt;strong&gt;ɾ u f i&lt;/strong&gt;. To present this in perhaps an easier-to-read spelling, we could write &quot;roo + fee&quot; where the &quot;r&quot; is rolled (as much or as little close to an English L as you like).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:38:45.803" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T00:59:56.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T01:15:32.063" Score="4" ViewCount="471" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the proper reading order for the &lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Tonight&lt;/em&gt; shoujo manga series about a half-vampire, half-werewolf girl written by Ikeno Koi? When should 「ときめきミッドナイト」(&lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Midnight&lt;/em&gt;), 「星のゆくえ」(&lt;em&gt;Hoshi no Yukue&lt;/em&gt;),  「真壁俊の事情」(&lt;em&gt;Makabe Shun no Jijou&lt;/em&gt;), and「江藤望里の駆け落ち」(&lt;em&gt;Etou Moori no Kakeochi&lt;/em&gt;) be read in comparison with the main series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other prequels, sequels, side stories, or spin-offs that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;were published in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;tankoubon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of another series by the same mangaka (i.e. tacked on as a one-shot at the back of the book)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ran in &lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Cookie&lt;/em&gt;, or such sister manga magazines but have not yet been published in &lt;em&gt;tankoubon&lt;/em&gt; book form?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;were published outside of the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) line?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T02:27:33.683" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T02:27:33.683" Title="What's the proper reading order for the Tokimeki Tonight manga?" Tags="&lt;tokimeki-tonight&gt;&lt;ribon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22352" CreationDate="2015-06-12T02:54:03.130" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off, his father is Gol D. Roger so his birth name was originally Gol D. Ace. However, he did get adopted by Monkey D. Garp. And before his execution, many assumed that he's Monkey D. Dragon's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving on to your question as to why he rather chose his mother's name that his father's was that he felt grateful for her mother's willpower and sacrifice just of keeping him in her belly for one year and a few months after just to save him from the Marines of finding out he's Roger's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Just before passing away, Rouge gave him the name Gol D. Ace. However, Ace, grateful to his mother for her sacrifice, chose to take her name instead.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Portgas_D._Ace#Portgas_D._Rouge&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your second question, it also has been revealed in the manga that he did not resent Roger that much in fact from the flashbacks, Ace would get violent to anyone who would speak ill of his father. Let's just say Ace was indifferent to the idea of Roger being his father. Because after all, Roger was already dead wen he was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, for proof you could check out the wikia page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Portgas_D._Ace#Gol_D._Roger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ace&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13324" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T02:54:03.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T05:01:12.793" Score="2" ViewCount="481" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Thriller Bark Arc., when Absalom is having marriage ceremony with Nami for the second time after being interrupted by Sanji, Lola appears and once again the ceremony is interrupted and Absalom hits Lola. After that Nami brings out her Clima-tact and attacks Absalom with thunder tempo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since Nami was unconscious and her dress was changed by zombies, where did she get her tact to fight Absalom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T08:34:44.647" Title="Where did Nami get her Clima-tact while fighting Absalom?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T05:13:58.590" Score="8" ViewCount="797" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Thriller Bark Arc, it was shown that all general zombies are under the command of Absalom and all zombies must follow the orders of their commander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then how is Lola able to chase after Absalom even though he keeps telling her that he will not marry her? Also, Lola comes and saves Nami from Absalom even though they are enemies and Lola was given order to fight Straw Hat crew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T08:24:53.157" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T07:18:13.903" Title="How is Lola (a general zombie) able to do what she wants?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22361" CreationDate="2015-06-12T08:00:16.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The DTS Evangelion Feature Film collection seems to be correct in having Death &amp;amp; Rebirth and End of Evangelion. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Evangellion Wiki&lt;/a&gt; anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also been remastered with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTS_(sound_system)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;DTS&lt;/em&gt; audio&lt;/a&gt; which I think means it supports surround sound and other such systems better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:00:16.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22372" CreationDate="2015-06-12T08:03:46.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official answer but I have an idea:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She always wears a girdle around her leg where she keeps her clima-tact, the zombies probably didn't think it would be something relevant or dangerous and let her keep it on her when they changed her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T08:03:46.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22425" CreationDate="2015-06-12T08:49:43.747" Score="1" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 16 of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, we see Kayneth go to the church in a wheelchair to plead for a command seal. Risei Kotomine relents, and when transferring one of the command seals onto Kayneth's hand, we see this line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Take this cup and drink from it. This is my blood, given to you, for the salvation of all. The blood of a contract!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Translation from Crunchyroll subtitles.) Barring the bit about the contract, this is suspiciously -- to me anyway -- reminescent of the Christian tradition of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper#Institution_of_the_Eucharist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Eucharist&lt;/a&gt;. However, unlike the real world ritual, there is no actual cup here: Risei says this line while his hand is on Kayneth's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any in-series meaning or significance to this?&lt;/strong&gt; (Is it part of the ritual of transferring &quot;blank&quot; command seals unconnected to a specific servant? Notice that when Sola-Ui forcibly takes Kayneth's command marks, nothing similar seems to appear.) &lt;strong&gt;Or is this merely symbolism or a reference thrown in for the sake of atmosphere?&lt;/strong&gt; (Here, perhaps to give a sense of mysticism and foreboding to the Grail, given that blood, on its own, could have negative connotations? Or perhaps simply some sort of &quot;Easter egg&quot;?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter explanation seems more likely to me, given what I've heard about a lack of knowledge of Christianity in Japan, but it could be that I'm missing knowledge about the workings about the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; series universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not seen &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; beyond this. I &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; have some vague idea of how the Grail works from skimming over various Wiki articles or posts on this site, and from what has so far been covered in the current UBW adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T08:50:17.540" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T08:57:48.653" Title="Is there any significance to Risei's line?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22383" CreationDate="2015-06-12T10:21:30.967" Score="3" ViewCount="241" Body="&lt;p&gt;While exploring this site, I came across this particular question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20202/what-are-the-9-mountains-and-8-seas&quot;&gt;What are the 9 mountains and 8 seas?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the answers however, I did not see anyone mention All Blue. So my question is why is All Blue not a part of the 8 Seas that Zoro mentions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T18:53:00.007" Title="Why is All Blue not part of the 8 Seas?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21253" CreationDate="2015-06-12T11:00:29.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To an extent, this is also handwaved in the light novels as well - the &lt;em&gt;specifics&lt;/em&gt; of how the siblings were/are protected are not disclosed. However, there are many references to the Yotsuba family's incredible power and influence, which allows us to infer - to a certain level - what's going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Japanese public may well have been interested in the heirs of the &quot;10 families&quot;, the Yotsuba are a special case. More so than the other clans, (such as the Ichijou, Saegusa and Juumonji) the Yotsuba are an inherently secretive family, even before considering Tatsuya and Miyuki's special case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Because the Yotsuba Family, who maintain a systematic policy of secrecy, would never invite a large number of outsiders as guests... the siblings had brought themselves to the mountain village that was not recorded on any map...&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] not even Miyuki knew the number for the direct line. The information control surrounding the Yotsuba Family was several times more intense than the government, and that was no idle exaggeration by those in the know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 9 - Visitor I, Chapter 6&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to the sibling's enrollment at First High, they too would have naturally been caught inside the familial policy of secrecy, meaning their chances of being discovered by outsiders was slim. Even during this time, Tatsuya is under strict instruction from his mother to remain inconspicuous:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Tatsuya, it’s as you heard. You’ll be accompanied by Miyuki san on your tour of the base.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Yes.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Just keep one thing in mind. In public, don’t go using honorifics or the like when addressing Miyuki-san. Rather than ‘Ojou-sama’, just ‘Miyuki’ is fine. Actions which could lead to the discovery that Miyuki-san is a Yotsuba Head successor are prohibited.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the military assists the Yotsuba in keeping Tatsuya's existence under wraps, as his power as a strategic-class magician is important for them to guard as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is most likely some of them will link this with the annihilation of the fleet the Great Asian Alliance dispatched three years ago. It would be a very undesirable outcome for us to have Tatsuya-san's identity to come out.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I fully agree.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seeing Kazama's nod, Maya gave a broad smile indistinguishable between real and fake... Maya's negotiation with Kazama was steered to obtain the most satisfactory result for the Yotsuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 15&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Working in collaboration with the military by extension means working with the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Electron Sorceress&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Fujibayashi_Kyouko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fujibayashi Kyouko&lt;/a&gt; , who can manipulate electronic information to an unfathomable degree, creating an almost watertight seal around the siblings information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves a situation where even Kokonoe Yakumo, a renowned information broker, cannot uncover any of their background information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsuya squinted his eyes.&#xA;  &quot;Our situation as well?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yakumo laughed heartily.&#xA;  &quot;I've inquired into it, but wasn't able to unearth any noteworthy secrets.&#xA;  The intelligence manipulation surrounding the two of you is truly&#xA;  invincible. Or should I say, worthy of its high reputation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 2 - Enrollment II, Chapter 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same is true for the information network available to the Kitayama family:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In response, Tatsuya received it with a magnanimous look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Who the devil are you? With Kitayama’s…… The information network from the “Corporate Alliance” couldn’t even find your Personal Data!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 12 - Double Seven, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes down to it though, the people that have the power, influence or luck to uncover the truth about the two would be too scared to both continue their investigation or disclose the information to anyone else after hearing the name 'Yotsuba':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Yotsuba name had even more impact than the Saegusa name. The political utility of the Saegusa name was higher, but the Yotsuba name incited much more fear in people with influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 12 - Double Seven, Chapter 6&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fear is also shown when Erika stumbles across Tatsuya's secret accidentally, and warns her brother against investigating him too much:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I see…… I understand. Then let’s proceed along these lines.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;……Fortunately, she was able to convince her brother without dropping the name “Yotsuba”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 11 - Visitor III, Chapter 15&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even those &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; in the higher echelons of magicians should be rightfully wary of the Yotsuba family - after all, this is the clan that previously took down &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Dahan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;an entire nation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in under 2 years! Furthermore, at present, they're quoted as being &lt;em&gt;even stronger&lt;/em&gt; than then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...it] was utterly incredible that they could have forgotten such a harsh reminder in the last 20 to 30 years. Not to say the might of the Yotsuba Family – “might” that hinted at influence but was more along the lines of violence – was far greater now than it was in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 11 - Visitor III, Chapter 15&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the points you raised:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This isn't covered in the light novels, so I can't reference anything in particular, but given the other information, it's safe to assume that anything the Yotsuba wanted to keep secret (like children from a marriage) could be kept secret.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Their &lt;em&gt;existence&lt;/em&gt; isn't erased, but all the data relating to them has been heavily modified, to the point where only the bare essentials are available, and there's nothing that could link them to the Yotsuba:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;After all, I can’t attend high school without Personal Data.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsuya’s answer made perfect sense. However, Benio felt that this was the rub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Please don’t underestimate adults. It is true that your PD has the lowest level of information, interlaced with extra information that complicated the picture and a few negative reviews, so it wasn't overly perfect.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 12 - Double Seven, Chapter 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When involved with FLT, Tatsuya goes by the alias 'Silver', and not his family name 'Shiba', which would help against identification from most staff or customers. In addition, while FLT is &quot;owned&quot; by Tatsuya's father, it's actually under Yotsuba jurisdiction, meaning they would have a careful eye on the situation, especially Tatsuya's colleagues who would be more likely to accidentally uncover sensitive information.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like FLT, this hotel was one of the dummy corporations that was controlled by the Yotsuba Family in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 10 - Visitor II, Chapter 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the time the siblings are entering high school, there is currently no selected Yotsuba heir. If you recall back to episode 9 of the anime, Tatsuya chastises Aoki for calling Miyuki the next head, even though there has been no announcement regarding that position. Given Yotsuba Maya is also regarded as one of the world's most powerful magicians, I doubt anyone would be pressuring her too much for a decision. Additionally, as referenced earlier in the answer (quote 3), it seems they want to keep Miyuki's position a secret to outsiders for the time being.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T12:23:23.500" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T12:23:23.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22379" CreationDate="2015-06-12T12:05:32.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because All Blue is not a sea in itself, but the point of union of all 4 great seas where every kind of fish of every sea can be found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/All_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14776" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T17:59:30.450" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T17:59:30.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T13:10:37.420" Score="1" ViewCount="1968" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what's the name of the song that plays in FMA Brotherhood when Ed and Pinako dig up the corpse of the failed transmutation during rain? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzkiDXlFkI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; you can hear the song more clearly from the minute 9:25 to 10:03.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find it on Shazam or on Youtube :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15012" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T18:17:59.023" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T18:17:59.023" Title="What is the song that plays when the results of the failed transmutation are dug up?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22385" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T13:15:14.910" Score="4" ViewCount="10252" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/22379/6166&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, I looked through some One Piece world maps as you can see below and they made me wonder. Where would &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/All_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;All Blue&lt;/a&gt; even be at? All Blue is supposedly the place where the four seas meet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The All Blue is a mystical sea of legend, rumoured to be the only place in the world where the North, South, East, and West seas meet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the four seas are separated from each other by the Grand and Red line, how and where would they be able to meet? Where would All Blue be at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLSru.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLSrum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xZPzf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xZPzfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;There is even &lt;a href=&quot;http://khooz.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this interactive world map&lt;/a&gt; if you would be interested.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2018-07-15T05:40:24.153" Title="Where is All Blue located?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22384" CreationDate="2015-06-12T13:17:15.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;strong&gt;FMA Brotherhood OST 2 - Anticipation&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-W7xveVzUw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; is a link to the full track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T13:17:15.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T13:32:23.960" Score="5" ViewCount="8108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watari is a big part of the romantic rectangle in the story, but he is also pivotal to &quot;the lie&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime it is only hinted that he is aware of the lie, for example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when he in a light, teasing tone asks Kousei if he is going to steal &quot;his&quot; Kaori (while climbing the stairs of the hospital, during a visit - one of the last 4 episodes of S-2, i think).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this internal conflict of Watari explored in more depth in the manga? Is it shown that he is aware of the lie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T09:36:33.260" Title="Is it shown in the Manga the moment when Watari becomes aware of &quot;the lie&quot;?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22389" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22391" CreationDate="2015-06-12T16:53:20.130" Score="2" ViewCount="5246" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; anime, though at first Itachi was accused for murdering his best friend, Shishui Uchiha. But later, it was revealed that Shishui gave one of his eyes to Itachi. But the next day, he was found dead. But what happened to Shishui? Did Danzo kill him?  But he already snatched his other eye before Shishui met Itachi. I did not understand if it was shown in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14583" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T17:33:39.013" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T17:39:42.460" Title="What happened to Shishui Uchiha?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22389" CreationDate="2015-06-12T17:12:11.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can search on the wiki about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;character&lt;/a&gt;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JVgxQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you have seen in the anime, contains more story than in the manga.&#xA;The only thing that we learned from the manga was that, Shisui gave one of his eyes to Itachi because Danzo had the other eye already. In order to hide his other eye from Danzo, he found Itachi and gave him the eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth about his death is as explained (from the wiki):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fearing that Danzō was right in Shisui's inability to stop the&#xA;  Uchiha's revolt and that the elder would continue to pursue his left&#xA;  eye as well, Shisui entrusted it to Itachi, telling him to protect&#xA;  both the village and the Uchiha name. Shisui wrote a suicide note&#xA;  telling his clan he cannot follow through with the coup d'etat, but&#xA;  his clan's narrow mindedness made them unable to understand this,&#xA;  believing he would even sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the&#xA;  Uchiha Clan. The contents of the suicide note also made it appear as&#xA;  though he had crushed his eyes when jumping off a cliff into the Naka&#xA;  River to kill himself in order to prevent conflict from arising over&#xA;  his eyes within the clan. He, at the same time, was able to erase&#xA;  his existence, leaving no corpse behind. In the anime, Shisui&#xA;  was also hoping to use his death to awaken Itachi's Mangekyō&#xA;  Sharingan, succeeding in the goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T17:39:42.460" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T17:39:42.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8468" CreationDate="2015-06-12T19:39:33.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Ofunehiki is an emulation of the original Ojoshi-sama sacrifice, in an attempt to quell the wrath of the Sea God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of the Shioshishio and Oshiooshi used to take turns providing for the Ofunehiki, but in recent years (pre-ep1) they stopped doing so because the growing animosity between the sea and surface people (evident when Hikari calls a meeting and they end bickering).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime things go out of control because the sea god is very wrathful-ish. My guess is that when Uroko says the Ofunehiki is useless, it is not because it held no power, it is because a poorly-executed ofunehiki would do no effect on the sea god feelings dissolved in the ocean. (lets assume Uroko had very little faith in Hikari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wooden maidens (more so the living ones) are very desired by the Sea God, in an attempt to fill the void left by the departing ojoshi-sama. He would gather the fallen wood figurine and guide it to the graveyard with the currents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 16 sea villages around Japan (they also do not care to say what about the rest of the world, but there is a lot of sea out there). It is said somewhere near the end of S1 and the beginning of the S2. If they all hold Ofunehiki or if they have their own version of Uroko-sama is not stated in the anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also no reference as to how long Ofunehiki is being held. But you can expect &quot;for centuries&quot; as a good measure. The Ojoshi-sama was a real person, and the sea people are all her descendants, so we can think of an adam-eve kind of timeframe, for her existance to fall into a (almost forgotten) legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T19:39:33.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22394" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T19:40:40.587" Score="1" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Nagi no Asukara&lt;/em&gt;, what is exactly &quot;the calm&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fisherman at the final episode rejoices because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  &quot;the calm&quot; has ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is &quot;the calm&quot; referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T19:51:20.177" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T09:17:50.727" Title="What is &quot;the calm&quot;?" Tags="&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22338" CreationDate="2015-06-13T02:32:21.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked up each of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/individual.html&quot;&gt;listed &quot;major&quot; and &quot;popular&quot; male and female &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at Hitoshi Doi's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; (voice actor) Database&lt;/a&gt; (Doi's database has been collecting &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; information &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Doi&quot;&gt;since 1994&lt;/a&gt; and hit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-11-02/seiyuu-database-surpasses-50-000-entries&quot;&gt;50,000 entries in 2001&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is not a representative sampling of all &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;, out of these 20 individuals recognized as &quot;major&quot; and &quot;popular&quot; by Doi, 4 (or possibly 3) are using a stage name (if 4, that comes out to 20%):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;水樹奈々 (Mizuki Nana), who you mentioned, born as &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E6%A8%B9%E5%A5%88%E3%80%85&quot;&gt;近藤奈々&lt;/a&gt; (Kondo Nana)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[山口勝平 (Yamaguchi Kappei), born as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/yamaguchi-kappei/&quot;&gt;山口光雄&lt;/a&gt; (Yamaguchi Mitsuo)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;優希比呂 (Yuuki Hiro), born as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/yuuki-hiro/&quot;&gt;露崎照久&lt;/a&gt; (Tsuyusaki Teruhisa), debuted in 1988 under the name 結城比呂 (Yuuki Hiro = same pronunciation but different &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; for the surname), &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%84%AA%E5%B8%8C%E6%AF%94%E5%91%82#.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot;&gt;changed his surname to 優希 in June, 2007&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;堀江由衣 (Horie Yui), born as Horie Yoshiko &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/horie-yui/&quot;&gt;according to Hitoshi Doi&lt;/a&gt;, but he does not know her original &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; nor does the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%80%E6%B1%9F%E7%94%B1%E8%A1%A3&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; mention a name change&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this small sample, 1) &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; can choose stage names and change stage names after debut, but the majority go by their real name, and 2) those who do adopt a stage name may likely adapt their real name (change only the surname or given name but not both).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To check for more individual cases, the Japanese Wikipedia page of each &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; lists the real name under 「本名」 (&lt;em&gt;honmyou&lt;/em&gt; = real name) in the profile box on the right side, if the person has a different real name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E6%BE%A4%E9%A6%99%E8%8F%9C&quot;&gt;花澤香菜&lt;/a&gt; (Hanazawa Kana) is her real name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T02:32:21.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8693" CreationDate="2015-06-13T07:25:04.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first season covers the first 6 volumes, and the second season will adapt volumes 7-11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://kyakka.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/oregairu-zoku-episode-12-and-13-synopses/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://kyakka.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/oregairu-zoku-episode-12-and-13-synopses/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T07:25:04.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11744" CreationDate="2015-06-13T13:31:46.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are waterproof.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Paramecia is one of the three Devil Fruit types. These fruits give the users a power that can affect their body, manipulate the environment, or produce substances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three different types of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paramecia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Paramecia&lt;/a&gt;, and Doflamingo seems to be the third type. He can produce strings, rather than his body being made of strings. We have clearly see him get hurt and bleed and additionally have we seen strings separated from his body, still being intact (eg: birdcage). The strings that he produces come out of his body and are thus not part of it any more. He can manipulate their shape and structure, and he can use his parasite technique to make them move, but they are just strings and nothing more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proof that they are indeed separate and do not affect him, has been given in chapter 787.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Franky and the Tontatta try to push back the birdcage with the seastone factory, the strings are basically touching seastone, yet we don't see them nor Doflamingo get any weaker. So whether it be the birdcage or the string clones he makes, regardless of them being touched by water or seastone, they will not lose their power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAYium.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a sidenote, it seems that this effect happens with every paramecia that produces things, except for Robin. I think, Robin &lt;strong&gt;would&lt;/strong&gt; be affected if her hands touch the sea(stone). I'm basing this on the fact that she could be turned into a doll, by touching one of her &lt;em&gt;limbs&lt;/em&gt;, while similarly it does not seem like Doflamgino would be turned into a doll if his cage or clone was touched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T13:31:46.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-13T13:45:00.717" Score="7" ViewCount="20035" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to the art style in Fairy Tail after episode 175?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Old art style:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jM111.png&quot; alt=&quot;Old art style&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New art style:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1DzSA.png&quot; alt=&quot;New art style&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14795" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T17:28:00.007" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T18:18:19.290" Title="What happened to the art style in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22404" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-13T14:21:40.360" Score="3" ViewCount="758" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro couldn't cut them and they are stated to be as hard as diamond. So how are Sea-Prism Stone items made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T18:26:48.260" LastActivityDate="2018-04-09T08:15:04.543" Title="How are Sea-Prism Stone items made" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22407" CreationDate="2015-06-13T15:05:56.553" Score="18" ViewCount="2423" Body="&lt;p&gt;I occasionally see forum posts of people in Japan showing off their anime-styled cars and I saw some whilst in Japan also. I believe there's also groups of these people who have meetups and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SPmY1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ow9arm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not just cars either, I've seen some boats and a few helicopters decorated too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4m1w2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGru1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vzBHUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, these weren't around in the early days of anime - but when did they start appearing on the streets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2019-08-22T07:57:52.063" LastActivityDate="2019-08-22T07:57:52.063" Title="When did people start putting anime characters on vehicles?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;itasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22406" CreationDate="2015-06-13T15:05:56.553" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;These type of otaku-owned car are called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itasha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Itasha&lt;/a&gt; 痛車?, literally &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;painful car&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; (painfully embarrassing / painful for the wallet) and started with decoration of cars in the &lt;strong&gt;80s&lt;/strong&gt; when Japan experienced a lot of growth and many wealthy people started importing many luxury cars. This decoration only really consisted of plushies, stickers and non-permanent features.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia, fully-fledged Itasha only really started being seen in the &lt;strong&gt;21st century&lt;/strong&gt; - when internet culture gave the anime industry a large growth sprurt - in advertising, greater fan communities and distribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20110718225635/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Events/Public/News1/Itasha_and_Intansha_1117.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Expert from Itasha article, Otaku USA Magazine, &lt;strong&gt;2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most often, stickers are put on the hood and doors of the car and then airbrushed. People who think, &amp;quot;It's kind of embarrassing, but I really want to ride in an itasha! ... But I'd have to hide it from my family and at my job. [..] can quickly take the design off by attaching and detaching magnetic stickers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although printing cutting sheets of personal favorite characters and putting them on the car is a popular method, people who are really devoted will commission a specialist to airbrush their designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This article mentions a few owners with itasha cars from &lt;strong&gt;2002&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notable Dates:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;2007&lt;/strong&gt;, the first Autosalone (itasha convention) was held.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;June &lt;strong&gt;2008&lt;/strong&gt;, Aoshima Bunka Kyozai launched &amp;quot;ITASHA&amp;quot; as one of the first offically licensed Itasha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not a purely-japanese phenomenon either, there are itasha to be seen in &lt;a href=&quot;https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1734133&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malaysia&lt;/a&gt; , Taiwan and the Philippines too. It hasn't become overly popular in the West just yet however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T15:05:56.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6518" CreationDate="2015-06-13T18:05:39.857" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;well first things first, he's one of the Revolutionary Army, and I thinks he's willing to do everything for the sake of their Army, willingly turning himself into a Pacifista &quot;may be&quot; a voluntary action by himself to earn the full trust of the WG (again, he willing to do everything for the army's sake right??) and on my understanding, Dragon is a very good leader and would not force his nakama like Kuma to be a cyborg just for the army..and on that finals request to Vegapunk for his final modification, it is still unclear why Vegapunk allow that to happen since he's under the WG and knows that Luffy is a pirate, he must really respect Kuma as a colleague so he grant his request or knew Dragon or Garp in the past to grant that kind of request which is of course against the WG ideals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15032" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T18:05:39.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22403" CreationDate="2015-06-13T18:42:05.530" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;After episode 175 &lt;strong&gt;the production studio changed&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://a1p.jp/&quot;&gt;A-1 Pictures&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.satelight.co.jp/&quot;&gt;Satelight&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://a1p.jp/&quot;&gt;A-1 Pictures&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bridge-inc.co.jp/&quot;&gt;Bridge&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character designer change,&lt;/strong&gt; before episode 175 character design was done by 'Aoi Yamamoto' after that by 'Shinji Takeuchi' and 'Toshihiko Sano'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Art director change,&lt;/strong&gt; before episode 175 character design was done by 'Junko Shimizu' after that by 'Shigeru Morimoto'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in the rest of the staff check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10942&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page for everything before episode 175, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15799&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page for everything after 175.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The new animation places emphasis on the special attacks, fast-paced scenes, overall story's color, clarity, and fluidity. Some people will like the change some don't. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIo039VRfo&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a video that shows some differences with character design.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T19:06:46.403" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T19:06:46.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19072" CreationDate="2015-06-14T02:36:12.537" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The punctuation symbol  &lt;strong&gt;。&lt;/strong&gt; is called a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_punctuation#Full_stop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;句点&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;kuten&lt;/em&gt;). Although it often functions like the English period (a.k.a. full stop), it is &lt;strong&gt;not identical&lt;/strong&gt;, and is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_punctuation#Question_mark&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;used as the punctuation mark for a question sentence far more often than the ? symbol&lt;/a&gt; is (the question mark is called 疑問符 [&lt;em&gt;gimonfu&lt;/em&gt;] or はてな [&lt;em&gt;hatena&lt;/em&gt;]. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%96%91%E5%95%8F%E7%AC%A6#.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E8.AA.9E&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Historically, Japanese did not have the question mark&lt;/a&gt;, so although it exists in Japan now, it is not used in Japanese academic writing). In horizontal writing, the &lt;em&gt;kuten&lt;/em&gt; is placed in the same position as a period would be in English: at the bottom right of the preceding character. In vertical writing, it is placed immediately below and to the right of the preceding character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_punctuation#Full_stop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; explains that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Starting in the 1980s, advertising copy writers began incorporating full stops in titles and other advertising. In the 1990s, the group Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) began using a full stop in its name, starting a fad for this usage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other cases include &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;バクマン。 (&lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt;) manga by  Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;いいひと。 (&lt;em&gt;Ii Hito&lt;/em&gt;) manga by Takahashi Shin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;野ブタ。をプロデュース (&lt;em&gt;Nobuta wo Produce&lt;/em&gt;) live-action TV drama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, &quot;Bakuman&quot; is not a full sentence by itself, and &quot;Nobuta. Wo Produce&quot; intentionally slices a single phrase into two fragments by the placement of the &lt;em&gt;kuten&lt;/em&gt; (Nobuta is the nickname of a main character that the protagonist decides to &quot;produce,&quot; meaning to make-over &lt;em&gt;Pygmalion&lt;/em&gt;-style.  Grammatically, you cannot make &quot;Wo Produce&quot; into its own sentence), so these are both examples of a &lt;em&gt;kuten&lt;/em&gt; that should not be interpreted as a period for ending a sentence. The &lt;em&gt;kuten&lt;/em&gt; can be utilized as a sentence ender, but it is often &lt;strong&gt;used for style without any grammatical meaning&lt;/strong&gt;. Similarly, some series titles make use of other &lt;strong&gt;Japanese typographic symbols&lt;/strong&gt; for style such as　&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGjTw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_typographic_symbols#Other_special_marks&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;＊&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_(glyph)#Five_points&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;☆&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_note&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;♪&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_(music)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;♯&lt;/a&gt; (for example, うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ [&lt;em&gt;Uta no Prince-sama&lt;/em&gt;] and おジャ魔女どれみ♯ [&lt;em&gt;Oja Majo DoReMi Sharp&lt;/em&gt;] and the choice of a star to be read as the letter A in &lt;a href=&quot;http://utanoprincesama.wikia.com/wiki/ST%E2%98%86RISH&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ST☆RISH&lt;/a&gt;, an idol group in the former).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T02:44:13.123" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T02:44:13.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17167" CreationDate="2015-06-14T04:09:39.950" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Animated male nipples are not a matter of legal Japanese censorship (or copyright law). It is fine to air them on TV in prime time. As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/12879/ray&quot;&gt;Ray&lt;/a&gt; noted in a deleted answer, &lt;em&gt;Dragonball&lt;/em&gt;, viewed as a most-typical shounen anime aimed at children, features male characters whose nipples are easily visible.  Although the series garnered many adult and female fans, the characters are not particularly intended to look comely or provocative to the target audience. The &lt;strong&gt;innocuous&lt;/strong&gt; nipples in &lt;em&gt;Dragonball&lt;/em&gt; can be there &lt;strong&gt;because they are not intended to be viewed as attractive&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, mainstream &lt;strong&gt;character designs that aim to captivate the viewer in a romantic or sensual way&lt;/strong&gt; are more likely to be nipple-free, because a well-known aspect of creating fantasy is to paint a rosy picture and subtly remove pesky details that can snap a viewer out of the lovely reverie back to stark reality (the old adage “less is more”).  Nipples are not considered to contribute toward this end, in the same way that Japanese people do not generally shave or wax &lt;em&gt;(since this site is 13+ I'm not going to provide citation links but you could Google that)&lt;/em&gt; but we are never shown body hair in regular manga and anime: in real-life, we know these anatomically exist, but drawing them does not help the audience escape into daydream. (&lt;em&gt;Hentai&lt;/em&gt; titles and &lt;em&gt;hentai doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; have a different goal, so that is why you are more likely to see male nipples there than in mainstream titles.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; is a &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt; (pretty boy) title, so the characters are intentionally &lt;strong&gt;drawn to be eye candy&lt;/strong&gt;. Even more so than the earlier &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt; anime series, &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; and other more recent titles such as &lt;em&gt;Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei Bu Love!, Uta no Prince-sama, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Kiniro no Corda, Dance with Devils, Diabolik Lovers, Brothers Conflict, K, Kamigami no Asobi, Starry Sky, Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49&lt;/em&gt;, etc. focus heavily on the eye candy aspect, such as including stages of undress, characters striking sensual poses, “camera” angles and lingering shots that accentuate their figures, etc. The character design is intended to garner fans who crush on the characters and buy all manner of &lt;strong&gt;merchandise&lt;/strong&gt; sporting those characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishounen&lt;/em&gt; characters are not as prevalent in shounen titles as in shoujo, but they are now widespread (f you look at the bulk of shounen series from the 80s, 70s, and 60s, you will find far fewer &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt; characters there, especially as primary protagonists), partly based on changing cultural preferences (something along the lines of metrosexual) and partly on expanding &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; demographics (pulling in the potential female audience can be more financially-viable than it was in the past). &lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt; is not marketed toward women, but it follows in the current trend within shounen series of those that try to appeal to readers/viewers beyond the target demographic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically, the naked body was not considered to be attractive in Japanese culture. The classic Heian era (11th century) novel &lt;em&gt;The Tale of Genji&lt;/em&gt; illustrates how people wore layers and layers of clothes (women wore 12 layers), and had sex while (nearly) fully dressed and in the dark (see pages 30-32 of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0804818797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu: A Reader's Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; by William J. Puette). Some consider the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Dnen#Origin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;origin of &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to date as far back in Japanese literature as the protagonist of &lt;em&gt;The Tale of Genji&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. Hikaru Genji as the proto-&lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt;). Genji was the era's ideal man. He considered imagining his lover without looking closely as preferable to viewing the unattractive details of her actual body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T04:09:39.950" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22378" CreationDate="2015-06-14T08:57:48.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just some unimportant ritual Risei thought up, possibly because he cared for the symbolism (being a devout priest), or that it might accentuate and reinforce his role as overseer.  You'll see implicit evidence of this in later episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Risei is killed, Kotomine takes the command seals.  He has to recite a specific verse of scripture to do this, thus reinforcing how Risei likes to add his faith into the things he does.  He later convinces Kariya to use two of his command seals to kidnap Irisviel, on the promise that Kotomine will give him another fight with Tokiomi, as well as the grail at the end of the war.  He wonders if it was really worth two commands, and Kotomine assures him that there is nothing to worry about.  He simply places his hand over Kariya's command seal marks, and they are restored in a (literal) flash, and nothing more. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fd0Ni.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kotomine restores kariya&amp;#39;s seals&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T08:57:48.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-14T10:57:32.800" Score="7" ViewCount="2515" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some famous manga like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt; have 77 volumes and are still ongoing or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt; which has 72 volumes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which manga series is the one with the highest number of volumes ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T11:56:08.637" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T15:24:34.903" Title="Which is the manga series with the highest number of volumes?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22426" CreationDate="2015-06-14T10:57:32.800" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_series_by_volume_count&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochira_Katsushika-ku_Kameari_K%C5%8Den-mae_Hashutsujo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (Kochikame)&lt;/a&gt; is the manga series illustrated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Akimoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Osamu Akimoto&lt;/a&gt; with the highest number of volumes and ended on September 17, 2016 in the 42nd issue of the year, in commemoration of Kochikame's 40th anniversary. It was continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 1976 with 1960 chapters collected into 200 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tankōbon&lt;/a&gt; volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2017-12-23T15:24:34.903" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T15:24:34.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22430" CreationDate="2015-06-14T13:35:00.933" Score="1" ViewCount="1781" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the anime of Brynhildr in the Darkness, however the story in the manga continues from what I've heard. It seems that some questions at the end are answered in the manga which I haven't read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why are the girls alive again in the end, except one of them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Were they succesfull with creating their own pills?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it really impossible for Kuroha Neko to regain her memories?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13096" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T14:01:45.963" Title="Things that aren't explained in the anime" Tags="&lt;brynhildr-in-the-darkness&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22429" CreationDate="2015-06-14T14:01:45.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime, so I can only guess at what's happened there so far, but this is what happened in the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why are the girls alive again in the end, except one of them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because of Hatsuna. Her power grants her immortality and allows her to regenerate infinitely, as long as her Drasil is still in her Harness. Her power even allows her to revive and regenerate someone within 24 hours of their death, at the cost of Hatsuna hanging up and staying in a half melted state until she recovers the next day. She uses this power to save Kasumi who was killed by Valkyria the same day Kotori died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Were they succesfull with creating their own pills?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yes. As a reward for defeating Valkyria, and saving the world by ejecting Kotori, they received the formula for the medecine from Hexenjagd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it really impossible for Kuroha Neko to regain her memories?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; That is currently unknown. We know that Kuroha managed to recover her memories when fighting Valkyria, including the ones from before she became a magic user. That was the only instance where she regained any kind of memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the above answers assume that the anime has been (more or less) faithfully following the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T14:01:45.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22432" CreationDate="2015-06-14T14:23:08.770" Score="6" ViewCount="1932" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a previous question about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-produced-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;first anime and manga ever&lt;/a&gt;, but I was wondering when the English-speaking world got introduced to the world of anime and manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were comics in the English-speaking world for ages, but at what point did we decide to try out the comics in the East? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T16:31:55.333" Title="What were the first official English-translated anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22431" CreationDate="2015-06-14T14:23:08.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first signs of manga in the western world came in through magazines - Much like how manga first came to Japan before being compiled into full books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Occasionally publications would include smaller works or partial translations of a larger manga. Notably (as @krazr has pointed out) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/concerned-theatre-japan.pdf?c=cjs;idno=aag0609.0002.002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Concerned Theatre Japan's second volume, 2nd issue &lt;strong&gt;1971&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a manga special with 3 short works translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This issue features &lt;em&gt;Sakura Gaho&lt;/em&gt; (Eng. &quot;Sakura Illustrated&quot; - excerpt) &lt;em&gt;Akame&lt;/em&gt; (Eng. &quot;Red Eyes&quot; - Part One),&quot; and &quot;Nejishiki&quot; (Eng. &quot;The Stopcock&quot; - Short work)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tz0tom.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5jMy6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first fully independent manga series that was translated into English and published was &lt;em&gt;Barefoot Gen&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;1979.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Swvddm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Barefoot Gen is an epic 10 volume manga of the story of a boy during the Atom bombing of Hiroshima. The piece takes many sections from  Keiji Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor. Feeling the work should be spread for the largest impact, a pacifist translation charity &lt;em&gt;Project Gen&lt;/em&gt; starting working on translating it into English in &lt;strong&gt;1976&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first two translations were published in &lt;strong&gt;1979&lt;/strong&gt;. Unfortunately, it wasn't as successful as first thought and no more volumes were published. It was only in 2004 that the full 10 volumes eventually got fully released (by Last Gasp).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to this, there was a comic adaption of Astroboy redrawn by Americans in &lt;strong&gt;1965&lt;/strong&gt;. Barefoot Gen retained the original artwork, so is usually considered the first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Astroboy was the first anime series to be brought overseas, in the same year as it was televised nationally (&lt;strong&gt;1963&lt;/strong&gt;) and much like today - it was seen a definite secondary market to Japan. An earlier 3-part work, &lt;em&gt;Three Tales&lt;/em&gt; was released 2 years beforehand in &lt;strong&gt;1961&lt;/strong&gt; (A year after it aired in Japan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B9kha.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=655&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hakujaden&lt;/a&gt; was one the first Japanese animation films to make it to the US under the title &lt;em&gt;Panda and the Magic Serpent&lt;/em&gt; (and also the first anime movie) in 1961 along with two other titles - &lt;strong&gt;Magic Boy&lt;/strong&gt; (premièred a month earlier) and &lt;strong&gt;Alakazam the Great&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime &amp;amp; Manga Trade (Book)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jai2.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Frederik L Schott (Translator of Astroboy, Barefoot Gen and many other works) 's Site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime: A History - Jonathan Clements&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T16:31:55.333" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T16:31:55.333" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22447" CreationDate="2015-06-14T15:50:03.020" Score="6" ViewCount="5829" Body="&lt;p&gt;With &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22431/what-were-the-first-official-english-translated-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-produced-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; both receiving some attention recently, it made me think - which anime was the first to receive a dub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the first anime available in western countries such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/a&gt; had dubs produced in the 1960's as stated in the linked wikipedia article, but which show was the original one to have an officially produced English dub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2019-10-27T03:11:51.790" Title="Which was the first anime to receive a English dub?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18621" CreationDate="2015-06-14T16:51:33.757" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in my comment, this doesn't seem to be an animation error. Aku No Hana is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoscoping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rotoscoped&lt;/a&gt;, which is essentially drawing over live action sequences. Here's a shot from before it was animated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4LV43.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it was intentional if they had this character dressed up like that. I haven't seen the animated show, but the character definitely doesn't appear in the manga, having read it myself also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a guess, but perhaps it was to exaggurate ugliness of a character because the animators couldn't do it that easily with the technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes it does seem to just be bizarre character design. Especially as the character barely appears in the anime and only has a single line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T22:09:03.270" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T22:09:03.270" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22438" CreationDate="2015-06-14T17:47:38.933" Score="5" ViewCount="974" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 7 of Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai Ren, Shinka and her friends are on a school trip in Kagoshima. They see a statue of someone called Saigo-san. One of the friends complains that he doesn't have his dog, and Shinka tells her that he doesn't have a dog in Kagoshima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xzhcnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;saigo-san&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gfcz4m.png&quot; alt=&quot;no dog in Kagoshima&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, they find a dog so they can hold it and take a picture in front of the statue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, Saigo-san appears to have European features. I know that Kagoshima is on the island of Kyushu at the far south of Japan. The south &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejima&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hosted a Dutch enclave&lt;/a&gt; for years after the foreigners were expelled from Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate. I assume he's some kind of historical figure, but who is he and what's the deal with the dog?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-07-29T14:31:28.790" Title="Who is Saigo-san?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22437" CreationDate="2015-06-14T18:09:19.587" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Saigo_Takamori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saigo Takamori&lt;/a&gt; often know as &lt;em&gt;the last samurai&lt;/em&gt; - and has a film by that very name about him. He is most famous for his opposition against the Meiji government in the Battle of Shiroyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFodk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see here his very distinctive brow which is apparent in the scene in Chuunibyou too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has another statue in Ueno, Tokyo that has a dog beside him, which is probably what they are trying to replicate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YW9Mtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagoshima is his hometown, and there's a statue there in his likeness (without a dog):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pK1Ug.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T18:15:36.060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T18:15:36.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22385" CreationDate="2015-06-14T18:42:31.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reverse Mountain. That's the only logical option right now - the currents are formed from water of the four Blues so it connects on top of it. Maybe there aren't fish from all Blues, but there is definitely water from all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15053" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T18:42:31.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22353" CreationDate="2015-06-14T23:44:44.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.makuake.com/project/konosekai/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni&lt;/em&gt; crowdfunding project was hosted by Makuake&lt;/a&gt;, a crowdfunding platform managed by CyberAgent Inc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakumode.com/news/54fd6553413196a05a8784ef/Anime-Feature-%E2%80%98Kono-Sekai-no-Katasumi-ni%E2%80%99-Begins-Crowdfunding-Original-Work-by-Fumiyo-Kono-Directed-by-Sunao-Katabuchi?lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;opened on March 9, 2015 with a goal of 20,000,000 yen in 80 days&lt;/a&gt; but has hit 36,224,000 yen (181%). It closed and is no longer accepting pledges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animation studio is MAPPA, which created &lt;em&gt;Sakamichi no Apollon&lt;/em&gt;, and the producer is Genco.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To check for other anime and live-action film crowdfunding projects you might be interested in participating in, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.makuake.com/discover/categories/film/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;listing is here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T23:44:44.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22433" CreationDate="2015-06-15T00:14:35.030" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_in_the_United_States#1960s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the earliest anime to air dubbed in English is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsujin_28-go&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-go&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (known in English as &lt;em&gt;Gigantor&lt;/em&gt;), which started airing October 20th,  1963 in Japan on Fuji TV and then the dub &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantor&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;started airing in 1964 in the United States on WPIX New York&lt;/a&gt; and, according to page 319 of &lt;em&gt;Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews&lt;/em&gt; by Fred Patten, was distributed by Trans-Lux Corporation. Since the English dub was so heavily re-written, &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=VWE79MHm1JoC&amp;amp;pg=PA320&amp;amp;lpg=PA320&amp;amp;dq=anime%20history%20gigantor&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=ctZzxldxvc&amp;amp;sig=OegmbEbIyjiRWGy8P6I84fBl9V8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0CCIQ6AEwATgKahUKEwja9pHftpDGAhXE36YKHRJ7AF4#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=gigantor&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;13 of the English episodes were dubbed back into Japanese&lt;/a&gt; and aired in Japan from September 1st, 1965 through May, 1966 as if they were a reboot or sequel.  It was subsequently broadcast in Australia and New Zealand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://mediag.jp/project/project/images/JapaneseAnimationGuide.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Manga, Animation, Games, and Media Art Information Bureau's &lt;em&gt;Japanese Animation Guide: The History of Robot Anime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Tetsujin 28-go&lt;/em&gt; is considered &quot;the ancestor of all giant robot anime shows.&quot; The anime was black and white, and a radio drama and a live-action series had been adapted from the manga previously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iTc5c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tBg1G.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether the dub was recorded first or not is unknown, as four TV anime were dubbed into English and started airing overseas in 1965 (in other words, they could possibly have been voice recording at the same time). These are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tetsuwan Atom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (known in English as &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimba_the_White_Lion#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jungle Taitei&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (known in English as &lt;em&gt;Kimba the White Lion&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wonder 3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (known in English as &lt;em&gt;The Amazing 3&lt;/em&gt;), and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Man#The_US_version&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;8 Man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (known in English as &lt;em&gt;8th Man&lt;/em&gt;): 3 out of 4 being from the &quot;god of manga&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tezuka Osamu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T00:30:01.450" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T00:30:01.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22497" CreationDate="2015-06-15T01:36:40.833" Score="15" ViewCount="28800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Multiple authors on the net have pointed out that a lot of the sex in hentai is, or appears to be, non-consensual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://magicalgirlproject.tumblr.com/post/91661244454/porno-month-reflections-why-so-much-rape-in&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://magicalgirlproject.tumblr.com/post/91661244454/porno-month-reflections-why-so-much-rape-in&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched 20 hentai over the course of June/July, and looking back over them all, I’m left with one frustratingly unanswered question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[WHY IS THERE SO MUCH RAPE IN HENTAI?!?]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is rape so ubiquitous in hentai, why is it so inescapable, and why do so many of [these hentai that I've watched] focus exclusively on rape, with maybe one token consensual scene or sometimes none at all? It’d be like if 90% of the porn made in Belgium featured a buttplug scene — it’s weirdly specific and implies there’s some kind of cultural thing going on that I don’t yet understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, note this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php/431127-Why-does-hentai-have-so-much-violence-rape-towards-women&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php/431127-Why-does-hentai-have-so-much-violence-rape-towards-women&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A commenter on the first article claims these 'rapes' are not as non-consensual as they seem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ninfadelagua said: The average porn scene does seem rapey, even if it isn’t extreme (no hitting/scratching/biting) there seems to be a trend of women acting like they are resisting a lot and the men in the porno keep going and prey on them sexually (for hetero porn).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that the 'victim' enjoys the rough sex and is 'resisting' as part of the 'game', sort of like how tsundere pretend to hate the person they actually love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leads to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Not If They Enjoyed It Rationalization:&lt;/a&gt; which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turns up often in Hentai, Boys Love Genre and Fanfiction. A lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the claim is that this, in some sense, doesn't count as rape because the purported victim enjoyed the experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this actually what's going on? What is about Japanese culture that makes reluctant sex, which looks non-consensual to Western eyes, so common in hentai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T17:55:05.323" Title="Why is there so much reluctant sex in hentai?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="19" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-15T01:56:54.890" Score="3" ViewCount="2939" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the &lt;em&gt;Tsukihi Phoenix&lt;/em&gt; Arc of &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; Yozuru Kagenui is seen not touching the ground. When she first meets Araragi and asks him directions to the cram school, she's standing on benches, and when she goes to leave, she jumps from bench to bench.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she and Yotsugi Ononoki go to attack Tsukihi at the Araragi's house she is at first standing on the fence. When Tsukihi is seemingly killed by Ononoki she jumps on top of Araragi, pinning him to the ground, but she still stays off of it herself. When she and Ononoki go to leave, she is standing on Ononoki's finger as Ononoki walks away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when Araragi and Shinobu fight the two of them in the cram school she is walking on the ground. I am wondering if there is a pattern or condition to when she walks on the ground and when she doesn't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T18:30:54.190" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T18:30:54.190" Title="Are there conditions to whether Yozuru Kagenui walks on the ground or not?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22662" CreationDate="2015-06-15T06:17:18.770" Score="6" ViewCount="2127" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shirobako episode 16, Ema is caught doing a little dance exercise on the roof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvlVueWyu18&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvlVueWyu18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZjLxW.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CrunchyRoll's subtitles call this the 'Angel Dance' exercise. There's no results for that in english, but I was thinking maybe it's an exercise only really known about in Japan. For the most part, Shirobako has solid references to existing things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this dance a real exercise or was it just created for the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T01:34:46.163" Title="Is there an 'angel dance' outside of the Shirobako anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22462" CreationDate="2015-06-15T06:31:46.427" Score="5" ViewCount="7469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been seeing this thing called &lt;em&gt;Caramelldansen&lt;/em&gt; show in in .gifs by 2 characters from all different series. pairs such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deviantart.com/browse/all/?q=fma%20caramelldansen&quot;&gt;Ed and Al&lt;/a&gt; from Fullmetal Alchemist, Arcuied and Ciel from Tsukihime, Rin and Saber from Fate/Stay Night and these crappy quality ones on youtube of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAtUzQV7F8s&quot;&gt;L and Light&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plijsX1wx-8&quot;&gt;Mello and Near&lt;/a&gt; from Death Note &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is Caramelldansen and where does it originate from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T06:39:41.137" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T15:30:08.123" Title="What is Caramelldansen, and where does it originate from?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22457" CreationDate="2015-06-15T06:34:06.540" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/caramelldansen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Carameldansen on Know your meme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caramelldansen (eng. The Caramel Dance) is a series of animated dance videos that use the dance track with the same title. Its original track was released in Supergott which is the 2nd album of the Swedish pop group Caramell in November, 2001.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The big sensation was caused on the web by the huge amount of fan-made videos and artworks in such as YouTube, deviantART and the Japanese video sharing service Nico Nico Douga (NND) around 2008 to 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T06:34:06.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2015-06-15T08:40:56.170" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Why does Himura always end almost every sentence with gozaru in this show?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To &lt;strong&gt;express his self-abasement,&lt;/strong&gt; modesty, and serving attitude.  This is the &lt;strong&gt;persona he adopted in the Meiji era&lt;/strong&gt; as a &lt;em&gt;rurouni&lt;/em&gt; (wandering samurai).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kenshin's usage&lt;/strong&gt; of this speech pattern is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; for the intent of marking the series as historical fiction&lt;/strong&gt;.  This is evidenced by the fact that &lt;strong&gt;none of the other characters&lt;/strong&gt; in the series speak this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, &lt;strong&gt;Kenshin did not use「でござる」(&lt;em&gt;de gozaru&lt;/em&gt;) when he was younger&lt;/strong&gt; (before his &lt;em&gt;rurouni&lt;/em&gt; phase of life), and &lt;strong&gt;when he flips into &lt;em&gt;hitokiri battousai&lt;/em&gt; mode&lt;/strong&gt; within the series proper (when his eyes are yellow), &lt;strong&gt;he does not use this copula verb form&lt;/strong&gt; because, in &lt;em&gt;battousai&lt;/em&gt; mode, he does not have a meek personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stark difference between his speech patterns and everyone else's emphasizes &lt;strong&gt;Kenshin's personal, intentional choice to use this style of speech&lt;/strong&gt;. Rather than the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt;, Nobuhiro Watsuki, intending this phrasing to be representative of the era, it highlights Kenshin's now humble personality and that he is a bit different from the new norms of his time period (in the same way that he persists in carrying a sword and sheath, still wears &lt;em&gt;hakama&lt;/em&gt; rather than pants, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;De gozaru&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is part of Kenshin's response to realizing that he was very mistaken in his previous actions and convictions during the Bakumatsu period. In combination, he also uses 「拙者」 (&lt;em&gt;sessha&lt;/em&gt;), which is a 謙譲語 (&lt;em&gt;kenjougo&lt;/em&gt; = humble language) word. &lt;em&gt;Kenjougo&lt;/em&gt; is a lowering of the speaker in comparison to the person/people being spoken to. As seen in thejapanesepage.com's &lt;a href=&quot;http://thejapanesepage.com/grammar/more_polite_language&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on &lt;em&gt;keigo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (polite speech), &lt;em&gt;kenjougo&lt;/em&gt; is (to this day) employed in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;referring to oneself or one's family members and (usually) &lt;strong&gt;speaking to someone higher up&lt;/strong&gt; in social rank, position or some other criteria for determining status. However even some people with high positions may choose to use the humble form with those under him/her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japaneseprofessor.com/reference/grammar/conjugations-of-the-japanese-copula/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kenneth Hanson&lt;/a&gt; explains&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A copula is a word meaning “to be”, and is used to predicate a sentence. . . . &lt;strong&gt;The copula takes three basic forms&lt;/strong&gt; in standard speech: the plain form だ (da) in informal speech, the polite form です (desu) in formal speech, and でございます (de gozaimasu) in honorific speech. In the case of the last form, the same word is used both for respectful and humble speech; unlike other components of keigo, de gozaimasu is neutral to who the subject is. . . . In truth, things are a little more complicated than this. . . . &lt;strong&gt;de gozaru is the honorific form of de aru&lt;/strong&gt;, but with keigo the polite form of an honorific verb is almost always used, so we get de gozaimasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is this normal for people in that time period?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No.&lt;/strong&gt;  It was &lt;strong&gt;not customary for people to use 「でござる」 in this period&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; takes place starting in &lt;strong&gt;1878&lt;/strong&gt; (year 11 of the Meiji era) and the epilogue ends in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.gamesurf.it/immagini/cherry/haru_ni_sakura-6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;spring of &lt;strong&gt;1885&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Meiji Era year 18). The side story &lt;em&gt;Yahiko no Sakabatou&lt;/em&gt; takes place 5 years after the Great Kyoto Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/users/153/boaz-yaniv&quot;&gt;Boaz Yaniv&lt;/a&gt; explains on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/653/if-i-wanted-to-sound-more-like-a-samurai-what-words-and-phrases-should-i-learn/673#673&quot;&gt;Japanese Language SE&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the stereotypical Samurai speech in Jidaigeki is actually based on the &lt;strong&gt;Edo dialect of late Edo period&lt;/strong&gt;. Many of the mannerisms you'd find in this speech do not specifically represent Samurai, but rather a typical resident of Edo in that particular time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo era lasted from 1603 to &lt;strong&gt;1868&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; however, Japan had been forcibly opened to the outside world by Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s black ships back in &lt;strong&gt;1853&lt;/strong&gt; (15 years before Edo officially ended).  The Convention of Kanagawa was signed with Perry in &lt;strong&gt;1854&lt;/strong&gt;, with three more international treaties of Amity and Commerce following in 1858 (the shogunate was successfully disbanded in 1867, the Boshin civil war raged for over a year as loyalists attempted to restore the shogunate to power, and the Republic of Ezo, a secessionist state located in what is now Hokkaido prefecture, stayed afloat for half of 1869 before being crushed by Japan’s imperial forces).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast to speech patterns of the late Edo period, Meiji is when Japan's first generation of young men attended college, learned English, learned how to eat with fork and spoon, and went to study abroad. &lt;strong&gt;Japan was very keen to portray itself as rapidly modernizing so as not to be colonized by other nations&lt;/strong&gt; (approximately when Perry opened Japan to the West, the British Empire took control of India; America annexed Alaska and Hawaii; and the Berlin Conference of 1884 set the Scramble for Africa into motion. Historical figure Nitobe Inazo explained that &quot;[t]he Union Jack was firmly planted in India and was moving eastward to Singapore, Hong-Kong, and there was some probability of it marching on to China.  Why not to Japan too?  The French Tricolor was also seen floating over Cambodia, Annam, and Tonkin, and nobody could tell how far north or east it would fly.  More alarming than these, the Muscovite Power, like a huge avalanche, was steadily descending southwards from its Siberian steppes, crushing everything on its way.&quot;  Inazo Nitobe, “Lectures on Japan: The Manchurian Question and Sino-Japanese Relations,” in &lt;em&gt;Lectures on Japan: An Outline of the Development of the Japanese People and Their Culture&lt;/em&gt;, pp. 227–29).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T04:54:18.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22457" CreationDate="2015-06-15T09:32:15.457" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take note that the dance and a song are two parts of a whole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most familiar with the the meme would know that the title is Swedish for &quot;Caramel Dance&quot; and comes from the first track of the album &lt;em&gt;Supergott&lt;/em&gt; released in November 2001, by the Swedish band &quot;Caramell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's important about this is not the music but the animated dance that make up this meme. The meme is said to have appeared during the second half of 2006. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While its exact date of inception is uncertain, for a fact, this means started as a fifteen frame Flash animation loop showing Mai and Mii, who are characters of the Japanese (adult) visual novel &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popotan&quot;&gt;Popotan&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; doing some sort of swinging hip dance while holding their hands over their heads imitating some sort of animal ears. The music played in the background was a sped up version of the song aforementioned song sung by singers Malin and Katia from the aforementioned band. There were other remixed versions that showed up almost in parallel, but that's not the most important part about this meme or its dance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see this popular dance clip originated from gif loops of the game's OP:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/--Yr5q6tU9A?t=102&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/--Yr5q6tU9A?t=102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game itself was released in 2002, with an anime following it in 2003. So why did it take so long for the meme we know today to appear? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that the anime, being anime, was more available to the public than its adult visual novel counterpart. For obvious reason such as content and availability, since fast broadband and Youtube (it appeared early 2005) were as readily available and prominent as it is today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's evidence to suggest that the a similar loop from the anime brought attention to the game. This particular loop was created based off a loop of the character Mii from the OP of the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/tboQg1xj010?t=62&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/tboQg1xj010?t=62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular loop was probably made sometime around when the anime aired in the later half of 2003: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dagobah.biz/flash/miidance.swf&quot;&gt;http://dagobah.biz/flash/miidance.swf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly the game's dance sequence would be considered cuter by most fans. Before Caramelldansen was even a thing, there were many other remixes being called different things with different songs from different bands playing, from Aerosmith and Run DMC's &quot;Walk the Way&quot; to &quot;Dare&quot; by the Gorillaz, most of them done in Flash. Subsequent spin-offs were created based on original characters and popular characters alike. But where and when did the meme in question start its popularity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently a guy from Sweden by the name of Sven, created the flash loop and posted it on his personal website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://md5.se/h/032/&quot;&gt;http://md5.se/h/032/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From there it made itself across the internet in the later half of 2006. Originally many large communities such as Hongfire and 4chan &quot;Popotan Dance&quot; or &quot;Popotan Dansen,&quot; but as after 2008 it became more popularly known in its country of origin, Japan, as the &quot;uma uma dance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it's believed that it wasn't until early 2008 that the meme truly popularized, with the help of versions and remixes shared via video sharing communities such as Youtube and Nico Nico Douga where its popularity truly peaked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T15:30:08.123" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T15:30:08.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3317" CreationDate="2015-06-15T09:45:29.297" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;2 different things&lt;/strong&gt; that you're picking up on: &lt;strong&gt;catch phrases&lt;/strong&gt; proper, versus &lt;strong&gt;copulas&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these can be utilized in 1) making a character &lt;strong&gt;easy to remember&lt;/strong&gt;, 2) setting the character apart in &lt;strong&gt;contrast to other characters in the same series&lt;/strong&gt; (it is more common for only one character to sport a catch phrase in a series than for multiple characters to have one), and/or 3) &lt;strong&gt;epitomizing&lt;/strong&gt; something about that character's &lt;strong&gt;qualities&lt;/strong&gt;. Meaningless suffixes can likewise accomplish 1) and 2) but can't fulfill 3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Catch Phrases&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;datte ba yo&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is a catch phrase, since it is a stand-alone sentence that he can say whenever he likes. &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Datte&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;because&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;but,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;da&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is an informal copula (the formal version is &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;desu&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;) + &amp;quot;-&lt;em&gt;tte&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; means someone said it, so all together it could be translated to something like &amp;quot;'Cuz I say so.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Just 'cuz.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;That's what I say.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Isn't it?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Word.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Just, yeah.&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Yep.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenshin's &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;de gozaru&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is not a catch phrase (see below). His catch phrase is &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;oro&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;quot; The mangaka Nobuhiro Watsuki &lt;a href=&quot;https://rozzychan.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/interview-with-watsuki-nobuhiro-at-anime-expo-2002/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;explained his catch phrase in an interview&lt;/a&gt; at AnimeExpo in 2002 (the English is from the interpreter's on-the-spot translation of his Japanese words):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: What is the origin of “&lt;em&gt;Oro&lt;/em&gt;?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: I was surprised that it caught on like it did. Because it is just like saying “huh” or “uh” or “eh”. I am surprised that Kenshin used it so much, and that the fans caught on to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good example of a catch phrase is Abe no Yasuaki's &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Mondai nai&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; (meaning &amp;quot;It's not a problem&amp;quot;) in &lt;em&gt;Harukanaru Toki no Naka de&lt;/em&gt;, since it is neither a verb ending nor a suffix. It is simply a phrase he often uses, which encapsulates his stoic personality and that as an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;onmyouji&lt;/a&gt; he can handle pretty much anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minami Mirei's catch phrase in &lt;em&gt;PriPara&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PriPara#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Pop, Step, Get You!&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;, is an interesting one since she coined it in order to craft an image of herself to project toward her fans, when in fact its buoyant perkiness does not match her real, secret personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japaneseprofessor.com/reference/grammar/conjugations-of-the-japanese-copula/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Copula: Verb Endings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenshin's &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;de gozaru&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is a copula of &amp;quot;de aru&amp;quot; but it is not strictly associated with him. It is historical from the Edo period and became &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/653/if-i-wanted-to-sound-more-like-a-samurai-what-words-and-phrases-should-i-learn/673#673&quot;&gt;associated with historical series in general&lt;/a&gt; in the minds of Japanese people. Kenshin uses it in a period in which it was not common, highlighting his &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22460/8134&quot;&gt;personality as humble and not following the fashion of the times&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ika Musume's &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;degeso&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is a creative adaption of a copula. It is a play-on-words (we could call it a pun or &lt;em&gt;oyaji&lt;/em&gt; gag), but its intended meaning is to be simply understood as that of the copula &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;degesu&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; (meaning &amp;quot;to be&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chichiri in &lt;em&gt;Fushigi Yuugi&lt;/em&gt; ends sentences with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fushigi_Y%C3%BBgi_characters#Chichiri&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;no da&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;.  &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Da&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is the most common and informal form of the copula, but inserting &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; makes it sound distinct without changing the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Suffixes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Mascots&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mascots&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt; franchise, characters in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Gi_Charat&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Di Gi Charat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and many other characters in anime, especially cute ones, tack a meaningless suffix onto their sentences. Rather than being a catch phrase proper, it is either 1) a repetition of part of their own name, 2) part of the name of something else in the series, or 3) a syllable or two that sound cute to the Japanese ear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minami Mirei in &lt;em&gt;PriPara&lt;/em&gt; (mentioned above) appends the suffix &amp;quot;-&lt;em&gt;puri!&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; onto many of her sentences in order to sound cutesy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T23:24:43.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22476" CreationDate="2015-06-15T11:55:24.427" Score="5" ViewCount="49715" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of season 2, Kaneki's hair turns back to its original colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know his hair turned to white because of the Marie Antoinette (MA) syndrome, but in all the research I've done, I've found nothing regarding a cure for the MA syndrome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why did his hair change back? Can the MA syndrome be cured? And why did Kaneki get cured out of the blue for no reason at all? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15070" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:01:30.463" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:21:22.050" Title="Why did Kaneki's hair turn back to its original colour?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22472" CreationDate="2015-06-15T17:28:22.570" Score="3" ViewCount="798" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                    Canon   Non-Canon   SBS&#xA;Paramecia -          49*       15        2&#xA;Zoan -               17         3        0&#xA;Logia -              11         3        0&#xA;Unspecified -         0         1        1&#xA;Total Devil Fruits - 77*       22        3&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that Paramecia users outnumber both Zoan and Logia users. Is there any specific reason for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that more Zoan users mean more animals, so it will have less creativity (for attacks) compared to other Devil Fruits. So that may be a reason for less Zoan users till now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about Logia? Most Logia users are big-shots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13869" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-16T02:40:27.603" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T14:34:04.357" Title="Why are the numbers of Logia and Zoan Devil Fruit users lower when compared to Paramecia users?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22471" CreationDate="2015-06-15T19:29:10.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the answer is pretty simple. Logia Devil Fruits give you the power to become an element, Zoan fruits give you the power to become an animal, Paramecia fruits are those which allow you to do anything else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine if you divided all cars you saw into Volvos, Peugeots, and Others. You'd expect far more of the third category because it's definition is broader. So out of all the Devil Fruits in existence, you'd expect more to be Paramecia than others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Logia should be even more under reported than they are, as they are stated to be the rarest and most powerful of the three types of fruit, but at the Whitebeard War, many of the most powerful men in the world were shown, so the fruits we've seen are skewed towards the more powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T14:34:04.357" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T14:34:04.357" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21731" CreationDate="2015-06-15T20:25:41.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he indeed has three bodies, but nonetheless he only has access to two of them at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuma's fleshly body is safely stored in suspended animation inside the black trigger ring his father created. Inside the ring, time passes ever so slowly that Yuma's certainly fatal wounds have not yet killed him even three years after the incident. This body is black-haired.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;civilian&quot; trion body. The one he uses whenever a trigger is not active. This body is made of Trion (see the scene in ep.2 when he is run over by a car, leaving only a small crack on his face). This body supposedly requires nutrients (since Yuma is shown to be eating). It has white hair.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The trion combat body, that replaces the civilian body (or is morphed into) when Yuma goes &quot;trigger on&quot;. During the fight with Miwa squad in the abandoned train station, this body has an arm cut off. When Yuma &quot;trigger off&quot;, the combat body is dissolved and the intact civilian body is replaced.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3.1 Also during his fight with Viza in ep. 34, Viza successfully kills Yuma combat trion body, and his black trigger restores the civilian body. Being made of Trion, Yuma uses the inertia of his movement and a seal to burst through Viza's combat body. Viza is seen remarkably surprised for all his combat experience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is supposed&lt;sup&gt;(whom?)&lt;/sup&gt; that if and when Yuma is able to heal his flesh body, the black ring will stop mantaining the trion civilian body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T20:25:41.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22475" CreationDate="2015-06-15T23:08:31.450" Score="0" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find any girlsdemo songs with English sub they are the band from angel beats. Does anyone know a place I can find videos of all the girls dead monster songs with English subtitles? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15056" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T01:05:47.710" Title="Girls dead monster songs?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22474" CreationDate="2015-06-16T01:05:47.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/angelbeats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; site is a great for anime lyrics from pretty much any show you can think of.&#xA;Youtube is also a great source. I got a ton of results just by searching &quot;girls dead monster english sub&quot;&#xA;I'm not sure that you'll be able to find &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; of them, but stuff like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi7qYAmPF3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is all over youtube. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T01:05:47.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2015-06-16T01:11:48.947" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;My interpretation was that it was purely symbolic. I saw the white hair as a change in his personality, a sort of draining of his &quot;color&quot; or original personality. When his hair changes back, we see some of his old self coming back.&#xA;Keep in mind that writers don't necessarily make those sorts of decisions with medical backing. Pure symbolism is often a very large factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T01:11:48.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22479" CreationDate="2015-06-16T01:27:06.807" Score="20" ViewCount="4381" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely, the actual seasons are not a cause for the television broadcasting schedule in Japan. Furthermore, the seasons themselves don't much align to actual seasons, with &quot;Spring 2015&quot; ending in late June.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems strange to me that series air in such regular intervals and with such consistent lengths (only deviating by perhaps 2 episodes from what I've seen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, I'm no expert on western television, but it seems to me that western shows don't adhere to such a rigid schedule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notably, it seems that season lengths have changed in anime over the years, too. For instance, the original season of Naruto had 35 episodes, which is something I don't think would happen these days.&#xA;Is there a specific reason for this schedule? (cultural or otherwise)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-06-16T07:28:33.127" LastActivityDate="2020-12-15T05:01:31.000" Title="Why does anime air in 4 seasons per year of ~13 episodes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22477" CreationDate="2015-06-16T02:06:41.530" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is for financial reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past, many series had longer seasons: 24, 26 or 28 episodes for a season was common in the 90s (&lt;em&gt;Meitantei Conan&lt;/em&gt;'s first season was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Case_Closed_episodes_(seasons_1%E2%80%9315)&quot;&gt;28 episodes&lt;/a&gt;). Series that were pretty guaranteed to be popular enough to keep up selling a lot of toys to kids had longer seasons (&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;'s first season had &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sailor_Moon_episodes#Episode_list&quot;&gt;46 episodes&lt;/a&gt;). Gag series from &lt;em&gt;4-koma&lt;/em&gt; comics are more likely to have a long series length (&lt;em&gt;Nintama Rantarou&lt;/em&gt;'s first season had &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintama_Rantar%C5%8D_episodes_(series_1)&quot;&gt;47 episodes&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Chibi Maruko-chan&lt;/em&gt;'s first season alone was a whopping &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chibi_Maruko-chan_episodes&quot;&gt;142 episodes&lt;/a&gt;). In the past, more people were loyal to their favorite series and collected the merchandise carefully, whereas Japanese children now are quick to switch their fads (from &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Youkai Watch&lt;/em&gt;, for example), so investing a lot into a series that'll get discarded next year is not financially-sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12- or 13-episode series started to appear in the late 90s as a way to animate and broadcast something (adapting a manga or video game, or an original series) that did not have a big enough fan base to sustain financing a full-length series (of course, this was in the era when everything was still drawn by hand). Previously, those sort of anime only received a one-shot OAV or a brief OAV series (for example, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Is_Greenwood&quot;&gt;Koko ha Greenwood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokimeki_Memorial_(series)#Anime&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Memorial&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though anime is mostly animated outside of Japan and by computer, lowering production costs, the industry is able to further expand the genres and number of titles produced by switching to a lot of shorter series over a smaller number of long-running ones. To have a long run, a series needs to keep viewers coming back (the sort of plot that can go on and on, like &lt;em&gt;Inu Yasha&lt;/em&gt;) and sell merchandise well. Many genres of manga do not lend themselves to those epic series, so studios are creating shorter series that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can get something animated which in previous generations of anime production would never have had a chance to get animated at all because it's more niche.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can make a modest amount of money off of it if it does well (and give it another season), or they can chalk it up to not too drastic of a loss if it doesn't do well and quickly move on to the next one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Provide a nice, tight story arc that has closure at the end (though when they are not sure up to nearly the last minute whether they will get the green-light for another season, the ending can still fizzle).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the main reason is financial, a series where the very limited total number of episodes available to work within is known to the staff from the start can allow the writers to craft the storyline to suit the length with little to no filler, which offers a different sort of project than &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;HUNTER x HUNTER&lt;/em&gt; where you don't entirely know where it's going and how many episodes it will need to get there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what you mean by &quot;the seasons themselves don't much align to actual seasons, with 'Spring 2015' ending in late June.&quot; Japanese culture is very specific on when seasons take place, what is associated with that season, what to do during each season, what day of the year to switch from spring/summer school uniform to fall/winter school uniform and vice versa (called &lt;em&gt;koromogae&lt;/em&gt;: see 2.07 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genvid.com/lunarch/faqyou/continuity.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), what to eat in which season, etc. The seasons coincide with the Japanese academic year, so that the &lt;em&gt;sakura&lt;/em&gt; (cherry blossom) trees are blooming in most of the country during graduation ceremony in late March and during the first day of school (on April 1st). This is a primary reason why, although Tokyo University has switched to the Western academic year, most schools in Japan strongly do not want to. Anime is usually keen to let the viewer clearly know what season it is in the story, and try to coincide this with the air date of the episode (New Year's Day, St. Valentine's Day, &lt;em&gt;sakura&lt;/em&gt; blooming, the sound of cicadas in summer, mosquito repellent, summer festivals, &lt;em&gt;ishi yaki imo&lt;/em&gt; (stone-baked sweet potatoes) in autumn, fall leaves, snow, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-16T06:33:36.857" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T06:33:36.857" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22577" CreationDate="2015-06-16T05:10:43.867" Score="2" ViewCount="13774" Body="&lt;p&gt;As shown in Shippuden, Fukasaku, one of the two Great Sage Toads says that Naruto has surpassed his master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya was not able to completely enter into sage mode, and as such only had a partial toad-like appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I read from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya#Senjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jiraiya didn't like Sage Mode because it gave him a more toad-like appearance, with longer marks along the sides of his face, a goatee, a larger nose with warts, webbed hands and feet and sharp teeth, all of which made him unappealing to girls. This appearance is due to Jiraiya not having complete mastery over the technique.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't think this was the only reason for not mastering such a great technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though he was one of the great legendary Sannin, why was he unable to master the Sage mode completely? Any reason other than the above.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14775" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-16T09:09:40.153" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T02:04:27.343" Title="Why wasn't Jiraya able to use Sage mode completely?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22477" CreationDate="2015-06-16T06:48:47.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the point of view of a consumer who isn't watching things as they air, but instead buying box sets or watching them on Crunchyroll or similar, my experience is that 12ish episodes is about ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e.g. as much as I liked the first few seasons of the (original) Sailor Moon anime, they dragged out a lot. And being so large, the thought of watching them again (especially if it means purchasing box sets) feels very daunting, and I am unlikely to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas, for example, the 12 episodes Puella Magi Madoka Magica was long enough to be able to tell a story in satisfying depth, but short enough that it feels like the story keeps moving along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, I'm just speculating that this is something producers care a lot about, but I'd be surprised if they didn't care at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7812" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T06:48:47.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5237" CreationDate="2015-06-16T11:02:03.830" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since your question is remarkably broad (historical facts, events, the art of the sword, the base for all of the characters &amp;amp; plot points), and since some aspects of &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;'s historicity have already been answered in other questions on this SE &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/541/who-is-kenshin-based-on&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18547/why-does-okita-souji-did-not-appear&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19525/are-guns-in-kenshin-historically-accurate&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and there are useful fan websites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://hanyaiseng2.blogspot.jp/2012/03/hitokiri-battousai-really-there.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://shinsengumisadaptations.wordpress.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://spressivo.com/isa/TenThings2009/1428.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oocities.org/rainforestwind/meiji2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, I will collect here some of the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; Nobuhiro Watsuki's own comments in a number of interviews about how historically-accurate the series is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interview at AnimeExpo 2002 convention in 2 different fan translations (he was speaking in Japanese):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://rozzychan.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/interview-with-watsuki-nobuhiro-at-anime-expo-2002/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#1&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hmmmmmmm, &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; started as a short story, so I didn’t do much research on it, but in the year and a half between the story and the start of the series, I spent a lot of time reading [books about Meiji]. I did the manga because I wanted to draw kimono and swords, so don’t count on all of the details to be completely accurate. . . . Also, I am a big fan of the Shinsengumi. . . . The model for Kenshin was one of the old &lt;em&gt;hitokiri&lt;/em&gt; of the Bakumatsu. This man was an assassin and slayed … He had a tough life, and in his last years he started to repent for all of the killings, but he kept his will and was executed by the government. So he is not very well respected in Japan. . . . Some moves are based on actual moves. Sanosuke’s &lt;em&gt;fuwai no kuwami&lt;/em&gt; is just an exaggerated double punch. The other half of the moves are created by him swinging his sword around in the privacy of his own room. A third category pays homage to his favorite shows like &lt;em&gt;Sunrise Showdown&lt;/em&gt;. Shishio’s final move is just a big-ass &lt;em&gt;homoro dama&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have practiced Kendo, but I am very weak. That is where my love of sports comes from, but I am very weak. If I were good at Kendo, I wouldn’t be drawing manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-65909/interview-with-nobuhiro-watsuki-about-rurouni-kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#2&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; started as a shot story without much research. In the year and half, he had between when the series started he read a LOT of books. He wanted to draw kimonos and swords, so its not very accurate to the Meiji period. . . . He is also a big fan of the Shinsengumi, but he couldn't do the actual revolution since he wanted to do more human drama. . . . There was a &lt;em&gt;hitokiri&lt;/em&gt; of the revolution [name missed], who had his own mind, and never really bent to the government. He did end up repenting for his killing, however he DID get executed for never submitting to the government. . . . A lot of the moves are based on real martial arts moves, just over-exaggerated. The other half are created by him flinging a sword around in the privacy of his room. Others are homages to favorite games, like &lt;em&gt;Samurai Spirits&lt;/em&gt; . . .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Watsuki has practiced Kendo and his love of sword comes from that. He's very weak thought, and if he was a good kendo practitioner he wouldn't be drawing manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interview from &lt;em&gt;Kenshin Kaden&lt;/em&gt; guidebook in 2 different fan translations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://users.skynet.be/aoshihomepage/Kenshin/Author.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;sakabatou&lt;/em&gt; is something original that I came up with. The reason for it is very simple: I didn’t want my main character killing anyone. But a bamboo sword or wooden sword isn’t intimidating enough, so I came up with the idea of a sword that has its sharp and blunt edges on reversed sides. That way the main character is able to fight the way he always does, and still be able to refrain from killing anyone. [laughs]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://users.skynet.be/aoshihomepage/Kenshin/Author.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's an original idea, a weapon like that didn't exist at that time. Right before the beginning of the series, I told myself that it wasn't a good idea to have a main character who killed his opponent in every fight, but I also didn't want to give him a &lt;em&gt;bokuto&lt;/em&gt; (wooden sword), or a &lt;em&gt;takemitsu&lt;/em&gt; (sword with a normal hilt but a wooden blade). Then I got the idea to create a sword with a sharp back, so that it could be used effectively against opponent, but it wouldn't be lethal. And that's how the &lt;em&gt;sakabatou&lt;/em&gt; was born!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interview from &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenkaku.free.fr/interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kenshin Hiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; guidebook:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I practiced [kendo] in jr. high but only to an elementary level. Then I stopped practicing during high school, since I was devoted to drawing manga by then. I didn’t want my time limited by extracurricular activities. . . . It started when I read the new &lt;em&gt;Moeyo, Ken&lt;/em&gt; by Shiba Ryuutarou (another very famous and popular history in Japan).  I loved the book and decided to use the end of the Bakufu era as a historical background. Later, the story spread to the Meiji era, which is due to another book I read in that same period: &lt;em&gt;Shuugata Sanshirou&lt;/em&gt; by Tsuneo Tomita. Designing a story set at the end of the Bakufu perid is quite a complicated job, and therefore the short history presented is inadequate. The end of the Bakufu and the beginning of Meiji is filled with chaos and instabilities, so I chose Meiji years 10 to 20, a more stable era for the background of a short story. Due to various limitations, I couldn’t draw real historical figures. So I created my own characters. . . . This is because of the Satsuma Rebellion. Before the end of the Satsuma Rebellion in the tenth year of Meiji, there was always a lot of turmoil and rioting in Japan. Most people are familiar with the end of the Bakufu and the Meiji Restoration, not recognizing that the end of the Bakufu as the exact beginning of the Meiji era. Instead, the Meiji truly began in Meiji year 10, after the Satsuma Rebellion ended. For the same reason, I chose Meiji year 11 for the background story of &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;. . . . No, I didn’t take [Ookubo Toshimichi’s assassination] into consideration at that time. Initially, &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; was only intended to be pubished for 30 weeks. Though I hadn’t thought of it beforehand, I thought it'd be very interesting to add this into the plot. . . . No, I wasn’t very confident [laughs], especially when the series was first published, I was really worried. . . . My interest in history began with the start of the &lt;em&gt;Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; series. I learned all of this history along with my readers. I had to look for references at the same time as I was drawing the series; I knew very little about the Shinsengumi. I like the Shinsengumi since I created &lt;em&gt;Sengoku no Mikazuki&lt;/em&gt; in the year that I finished &lt;em&gt;Rurouni&lt;/em&gt; and started &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;, the only book that I read was about the Shinsengumi [laughs]. . . . My favorites are Hijikata Toshizou, Okita Souji, Saitou Hajime, Harada Sanosuke, Serizawa Kamo, in fact each of the units. I also like Takeda Kanryuu and Nagaruka Shinpachi. I always want to somehow arrange an appearance of Nagakura Shinpachi in the manga. . . . Yes, I also like Ookubo Toshimichi. Things related to Katsura Kogorou have an interesting feel as well. Apart from the Ishinshishi, it's boring to study the life of Enomoto Takeai after the Battle of Hakodate. I like that. There was also a swordsman appointed in the late Bakufu period, Sakakikara Kenkichi. He was a master of the martial arts school established by the Bakufu government. His title required being the strongest swordsman of the Bakufu. He insisted on wearing a cape to his death; he was really a stubborn person. I also considered adding him into the manga. I’m interested in Sakamoto Ryoma recently, but I don’t intend to add him into the manga [laughs]. . . . Although I don’t have time to read these days, I read a lot in the beginning. The writers that I like include Shiba Ryotarou, Ikenami Shoutarou, Shibata Renzaburou, and more. Covering the Shinsengumi, Shimo Zawahiro (a writer of novels chronicling the Shinsengumi) is very famous. His writing is interesting and serves well as references and historical novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2011/03/28/Nobuhiro-Watsuki-Conference-et-Interview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Interview at Made in Asia 3 convention&lt;/a&gt; (I'm translating from the French, since it took place in Brussels):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It’s true that at the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;, I wasn’t a specialist in this period, even though I liked a lot of aspects, especially the Bakufu. It’s really as I was drawing the story that I became more knowledgeable. At that time, the internet was not at developed as it is now, so I had to deepen my knowledge by finding out through old books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T11:07:23.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12935" CreationDate="2015-06-16T17:24:13.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Myabe she doesn't want to? Not that I know this for a fact within the story, but remembering Nagi No Asu Kara, the characters had agreed to keep wearing their old school uniforms on purpose as a way of saying they didn't belong to the new school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15104" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T17:24:13.180" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-16T18:06:26.200" Score="9" ViewCount="1776" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also acceptable is the first anime to have body pillows (or dakimakura) as merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/POG9X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime body pillows are a big part of anime otaku culture - but this can't have always been the case. I doubt there were body pillows of the characters back in the 60s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did body pillows start being sold as merchandise for anime and who was the character to get the first pillowification?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in officially licensed body pillows only - and specifically body pillows as opposed to normal pillows (if the line is vague though, that's fine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T04:20:31.520" Title="Who was the first anime character to be on a body pillow?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22385" CreationDate="2015-06-16T18:30:20.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no canon or non-canon answer from the One Piece universe.  Sanji referred to a lake on Fishman island as his All Blue but that was not serious (I think). Until Oda says, we don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could speculate it could be reverse mountain, or a bay at Raftel, or a cavern deep underground, or Vegapunk's research aquarium on the moon, or an alternative dimension (an island ate a devil fruit?), or ..... The point is that Oda is very creative.  It could be many things as a result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T18:30:20.833" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22448" CreationDate="2015-06-16T21:13:56.383" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Some references have been excluded here for PG reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a few layers to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, this isn't a hentai-specific thing. Lots of Japanese non-animated porn contains rape. This is a cultural thing spanning more than just anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason as some people have pointed out to you is that &lt;strong&gt;it sells&lt;/strong&gt;. But let's go a little further into why that demand exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may know, Japan is suffering from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2011/09/06/issues/sexlessness-wrecks-marriages-threatens-nations-future/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;increased sexless-ness&lt;/a&gt; and has one of the highest sexlessness rates in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 2005, Durex, the world’s largest condom maker, conducted a Global Sex Survey (see www.durex.com/en-jp/sexualwellbeingsurvey/documents/gss2005result.pdf) involving 317,000 respondents in 41 countries. The survey found that Japanese had the least sex in the world, at 45 times a year — far less than second-from-bottom Singapore (73 times a year), and even farther from the world average (103 times a year, meaning twice a week).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons of this are many - although there is no agreed consensus on the exact causes. Some of these reasons likely include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Long Working days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Men and women have quite distinctly seperate social lives&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/porn-erectile-dysfunction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;emergence of pornography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore_men&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Herbivore' Men&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These cases are amplified by the application of surrounding businesses. Japan has a large sex industry sector - &lt;a href=&quot;http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat19/sub127/item674.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;There are more than 12,000 sex-related businesses in Japan&lt;/a&gt; with big companies like Hitachi (devices) and many small companies too specializing in particular niches. Many of these are relevant to couple's engagements, but a significant portion of products are made for solo purchases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1YwBg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some doll adverts claim you'll never want a girlfriend again.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's not to say that there isn't a large couple's market - in Japan there are many &lt;em&gt;Love Hotels&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;S&amp;amp;M Clubs&lt;/em&gt; that you can visit with your partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the mention of S&amp;amp;M, Non-standard sexual behaviour is not as taboo as it is in the West (especially America &amp;amp; the UK). Bondage for example is occasionally incorporated into fashion trends and there are many specialized shops for it around the country. There are many other specialized stores and services available for those who seek it. Famously, there are the infamous &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.techinasia.com/japan-used-panty-vending-machines-fact-fiction/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;used underwear vending machines&lt;/a&gt; that have created many stories for Western newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also read the rest of my answer about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22133/1530&quot;&gt;Where the lolicon genre came from&lt;/a&gt; which covers that large area of fetishization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And fetishization isn't a new thing, there are many lewd woodblock paintings from older Japan, such as &lt;em&gt;Diver and Octopuses&lt;/em&gt; - a tentacle sex scene from 1 814.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, non-consensual ( at first :| ) isn't particularly striking as a fetish when seen with all Japan has to offer (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_in_Japan#Fetish_scene&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;More.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from the above section we know that the Japanese have a large fetish scene anyway - and that sex rates aren't that high. But that doesn't specifically answer your question - so let's keep going. Bear with me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going back to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore_men&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Herbivore Men&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. These men range from actively shunning women (sometimes preferring 2D women) to being disinterested or resigned to their fate as a single man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k5ARy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As of September 2010, 36% of Japanese men between the ages of 16 and 19 perceived themselves in this way. Additionally, two surveys of single men in their 20s and 30s found that 61% and 70%, respectively, considered themselves grass-eating men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scarcity of female interaction can often manifest as idolizing women - which can be seen in idol obsession and other aspects of japanese culture. The appeal of rape for herbivore watchers is then in attaining something that is not attainable normally - even if it is played out onscreen rather than in real life. &lt;a href=&quot;https://emmatheemo.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/why-do-rapists-rape-for-power-or-sex-lets-ask-a-rapist/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This is a large reason motivation behind many real life rapes aswell&lt;/a&gt;. There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-369262/Women-blame-raped.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;certain unsavory culture in many areas&lt;/a&gt; that blame the victim for rape situations - somewhat empathizing with the rapist. These beliefs are also contributory rationale for some rapists. Raping unfortunately isn't always restricted to acted situations on TV however, and Japan has a significant amount of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rape-debate-in-japan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(mostly unreported&lt;/a&gt;) rape charges. Unwarranted sexual advances can be seen in the establishment of female only carriages on rail lines after many groping allegations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on a more hentai-specific note, I don't know if many people who would willingly do it with a sea monster. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/818/why-are-tentacles-prevalent-in-anime&quot;&gt;Why are tentacles prevalent in anime?&lt;/a&gt; is possibly of interest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.ie/books/content?id=uXDfbYIBroEC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;img=1&amp;amp;zoom=5&amp;amp;edge=curl&amp;amp;imgtk=AFLRE72VMX_-wqbZct4e6l188j2GCBIRptpGeb1dFkI2NepRxNMCG3x3ZV8mNLaDX7IxDDEXbeGTaecNw8ES-W70cXbLeMvS-0mGSvoXOpFQkQajhwJ7cVCcrUR0AHczRYoZC9rZhZka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Girl Seeks Herbivore Boy: Studying Japanese Gender at Cambridge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T19:23:35.637" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22507" CreationDate="2015-06-16T21:18:54.657" Score="8" ViewCount="47124" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/weiEB.png&quot; alt=&quot;The hair of death...&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen this joke float around various social media sites lately. Is there a particular reason for why characters with this hairstyle - particularly mother figures - seem to die so consistently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, is it an allusion or symbol that I don't understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, are there any strong counter examples?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T11:47:58.843" Title="Is there a reason for the &quot;Hair of Death&quot; hair style?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-17T03:58:39.077" Score="1" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for subtitle tracks for Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor, but haven't had any luck. I figured I'd ask here in case any of you guys knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15114" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T20:16:48.650" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T08:20:55.087" Title="Is there a place that has Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor subtitles?" Tags="&lt;soukyuu-no-fafner&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22494" CreationDate="2015-06-17T04:20:31.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find a specific character, but I can give you a company!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakimakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia page, the company Cospa was one of the first companies to begin printing anime characters on Dakimakura. They started in the late 90's, however it's notable that non-anime Dakimakura have been around for a long time, in the form of what the Wikipedia page calls &quot;security objects&quot; (some object providing psychological comfort, especially in &quot;unusual situations&quot;). However I cannot find any pictures of cospa's early pillows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said I feel that the Wikipedia source on the country is probably reliable, because it cites Patrick Galbraith's &quot;Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan&quot; which, along with his book &quot;The Moé Manifesto&quot; are great sources for answers to any other questions you might have similar to this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T04:20:31.520" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22498" CreationDate="2015-06-17T06:18:07.153" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;This meme seems to be a conflation of two very different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, Hyakuya Akane from &lt;em&gt;Owari no Seraph&lt;/em&gt; (the girl on the lower part of the image) does not share the low below-the-shoulder ponytail that the women in the top of the image share; she has a loose braid. Today I was handed this event flyer by a friend (a Japanese college student involved in subculture), which features a girl with a one-sided, front-of-the-shoulder loose braid and long bangs. I mentioned this SE question to her and she said &lt;strong&gt;the hairstyle has no association other than looking gentle&lt;/strong&gt; and seemed incredulous that someone would come up with such an idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pLQrA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A loose braid, or two, or a single low ponytail on one side at the neck, or two low/loose pigtails, or are fairly common for contemporary pre-teen/teen girl character designs, since this is a &lt;strong&gt;current fashionable style&lt;/strong&gt; among real-life Japanese pre-teens through college students. So Akane doesn't necessarily fall within a grouping of mother figures or people fated to die any more than the following characters do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131023101354/kancolle/images/7/7a/145.jpg&quot; height=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upic.me/i/9i/minitokyo-nagareboshi-lens.jpg&quot; height=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sBW2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://wir.skyrock.net/wir/v1/profilcrop/?c=isi&amp;amp;im=%2F4193%2F91554193%2Fpics%2F3225848697_1_16_jDtfwy7a.png&amp;amp;w=298&amp;amp;h=447&quot; height=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cisnD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Himegi Hotaru in Kono Oozora ni, Tsubasa wo Hirogete&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/52/60/fd/5260fd5507eb671538e5c1b138085608.jpg&quot; height=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KelWv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, mothers can be given the low ponytail because it is &lt;strong&gt;one of a number of soft, gentle hairstyles&lt;/strong&gt; (contrast this to styles such as a short page-boy clipped cut, or a long past hip-length luxurious cut, or spiky hair). Not all mother characters, but many are portrayed with a nurturing, warm personality. However, plenty of kind mother characters in anime -- both those who die and those who don't -- sport other hairstyles. (Also, the hairstyles in the pictures in the meme are not that strongly similar to one another when you look at the styles of the bangs.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, there are largely &lt;strong&gt;no moms in classic literature&lt;/strong&gt; (a wealth of orphan stories: Heidi, Anna of Green Gables, Tom &amp;amp; Huck, David Copperfield and basically all of the Dickens' boys, little princess Sara, Mary of the secret garden, etc.) or in Disney animation either.  Dads trying to marry off their daughters, yes.  Cute, plump, bumbling dads, yes.  Absentee fathers, yes.  But in many cases, we have orphan protagonists with no parents around at all.  We can &lt;strong&gt;feel empathy for the characters whose loved one died&lt;/strong&gt; and a &lt;strong&gt;death can be a strong motivation for characters to resolve to take a stand against evil&lt;/strong&gt;, but more importantly for drama, for suspense, for excitement: &lt;strong&gt;without a mom to take care of them and worry about them and discipline them and tell them which things are too dangerous to do, orphans are freed up to go on adventures&lt;/strong&gt;.  No questions asked!  No curfew!  If you have an eccentric, sweet little papa or dad who works long hours or lives separately from you, it's also easy to slip out of the house to go on adventures.  Where are the moms?  Well, evil stepmoms are okay, since the caring mom is already dead and safely out of the way for the story to move forward.  A common plot element in stories is that kids only get an adventure if mom is already dead.  So the unfortunate message we get is, motherhood is boring, and mothers make their kids' lives boring. &lt;strong&gt;Mothers who exist at the start of a story, irrespective of hairstyle, will often need to be killed off in order for the protagonist to achieve the freedom to do dangerous things that a responsible mom wouldn't stand for.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.900" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T06:27:16.953" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6142" CreationDate="2015-06-17T08:57:55.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a little bit of digging through multiple posts, official and not so much; to see if this was true for Guy. Sure enough, he has mastered two nature types. These two are made clear to be fire and lightning release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15119" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-08T14:17:46.243" LastActivityDate="2018-08-08T14:17:46.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-17T12:10:59.307" Score="8" ViewCount="4018" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Punk Hazard arc, we have learned that Vegapunk had created a unique substance called &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SAD&quot;&gt;S.A.D.&lt;/a&gt;, which is one of the few things needed to create &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Devil_Fruit#Smiles&quot;&gt;Smiles&lt;/a&gt;, artificial Zoan Devil Fruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically we have (a joker) using sadness to create smiles. I doubt Oda named both objects that way accidentally. So does anybody know if Oda has ever mentioned what the symbolism is behind S.A.D and Smiles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2019-08-30T00:57:18.070" Title="What's the meaning behind S.A.D. and Smiles?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8287" CreationDate="2015-06-17T12:16:40.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is unique in this opening&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There hasn't been any opening before with text between two characters. I've seen every opening and haven't seen it in earlier openings, that being said I don't know every ending of OP so I don't know if it was used in those before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The piece of dialogue is just flavor, nothing more nothing less. It isn't shown anywhere in the anime or the manga. This is probably just to spice up the opening and set a premice for the opening battle that follows suit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any other anime did this please let me know or correct me but I haven't seen it anywhere before, but I haven't seen every anime so I can't say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T12:16:40.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9954" CreationDate="2015-06-17T16:36:50.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may be because the mangaka, Nakamura Shungiku, likes to show link between her two works, Junjou Romantica and Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi. In Junjou Romantica, bears have debuted the work as &quot;Suzuki-san&quot; and hence maybe she likes to show links using the bear and bunny mascots&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15125" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T16:36:50.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-17T16:54:00.753" Score="4" ViewCount="645" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched a scifi anime movie and I forgot its name. All I remember is the story and characters. I think the female robot protagonist was on the cover of the movie and had blue or white scifi style clothing. I also think the movie was made in 2014, but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Story: The movie starts in a hologram environment where the female protagonist is sunbathing. Gets hit on by a guy when suddenly the hologram room gets hacked and she traces this hack to earth. Later on it is revealed that the hacker is an AI trying to get people on his rocket out of Earth to colonize new planets. The AI leaves himself without anyone else in the end of the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main protagonist: Female data. Lives in a big structure above earth in space. Is allowed additional &quot;memory&quot; due to high enthusiasm and goals. Gets a mission to go down to earth. She hastened the body creation and took the body of herself at the age of 18 instead of her grown-up body. She falls to earth in a pod meeting her informant (male) luring mutated beast animals to her on purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15127" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T17:01:59.990" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T17:01:59.990" Title="What anime movie is this?" Tags="&lt;expelled-from-paradise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:00:10.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22522" CreationDate="2015-06-17T17:01:14.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled from Paradise, a 2014 movie. Genres: action, mecha, sci-fi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie poster and the girl's &quot;data&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HuC8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KFR25m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Description from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/13391/Rakuen_Tsuihou:_Expelled_from_Paradise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With Earth now left in ruins following the &quot;Nano Hazard,&quot; most of&#xA;  humanity has abandoned the planet they once called home along with&#xA;  their physical bodies and rebuilt their digitalized minds into a&#xA;  society within the cyber universe of &quot;DEVA.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A.D. 2400, DEVA's central council detects an incident of unauthorized&#xA;  access into their mainframe. Someone on Earth was trying to hack into&#xA;  the system. The only information DEVA was able to retrieve was that&#xA;  the hacker referred to themselves as &quot;Frontier Setter.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To investigate the mysterious hacker's motives, the high officials of&#xA;  DEVA dispatch System Security Third Officer Angela Balzac to the&#xA;  Earth's surface. Equipped with a prosthetic &quot;material body,&quot; Angela&#xA;  attempts to make contact with a local agent Dingo, but what awaited&#xA;  her instead was a swarm of Sandworms now infesting the Earth's&#xA;  surface. Angela intercepts the gruesome pests with her exoskeletal&#xA;  powered suit Arhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will Angela and Dingo be able to find Frontier Setter on this&#xA;  devastated planet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their journey to explore the secrets of the world will begin now...!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T17:06:15.253" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T17:06:15.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2681" CreationDate="2015-06-17T17:13:05.223" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shounen-ai and shoujo-ai in manga are often used when theres hugging and dates and kisses only which may mean that it is not mature themed as compare to yaoi and yuri which usually contains sextual themes.&#xA;Ecchi usually comes with romance and consensual sex which means that the manga/anime is likely to be focused on the storyline.&#xA;Hentai usually comes with rape and sexual kinks, forced sex which means that the story line would be more focused on the sexual acts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15125" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T17:13:05.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22530" CreationDate="2015-06-17T17:13:22.020" Score="9" ViewCount="6650" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching anime I often come across filler episodes or arcs. They are often episodes that are not described in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read much manga, so I was wondering: Does manga also have filler volumes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T17:20:40.363" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T18:53:03.973" Title="Is there filler manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22527" CreationDate="2015-06-17T17:23:31.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically what a filler episode is is a episode that does not involve any content from the original manga, these episodes are called &quot;non-canon&quot; or like you described it as &quot;filler episodes&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is always 100% non-filler, but the anime adaption can contain these filler episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13294" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T18:53:03.973" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T18:53:03.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22527" CreationDate="2015-06-17T17:41:46.973" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on your definition of filler, I would say yes, there are indeed filler arcs in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say this for a few reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The other answer on here as I write this assumes that the manga is always the original content, which is untrue. While that's the most common way to do things (adapt manga into anime) there are certainly cases of adapting anime into manga form (for example, Madoka Magica).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consider &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Filler&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; TV Tropes page. It offers a few definitions of filler. One is something that &quot;isn't in the source material.&quot; However it could also be considered something &quot;unrelated to the main plot,&quot; which doesn't necessarily mean that filler arcs are exclusive a specific adaptation. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, consider the Excalibur arcs in the Soul Eater manga, which also appear (almost verbatim in some cases) in the anime. They have no practical effect on the overall story - they exist simply for comedic effect. If you skipped those chapters, the overall story would not really lose anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, yes, manga can have filler, because filler can be defined as anything which does not have a direct effect on the main story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T17:41:46.973" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-17T18:45:20.407" Score="0" ViewCount="659" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime &lt;em&gt;Monster&lt;/em&gt;, it's common to see people enter other's houses just by opening a door (without a key). Example: episodes #7, #12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T16:47:02.147" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T16:47:02.147" Title="Why people in Germany don't lock their doors?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="69" CreationDate="2015-06-18T02:47:47.373" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, anime in English tends to refer to Japanese content. However, as noted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/81/2604&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;anime&quot; in Japanese just refers to &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; animated content. That said, it's fine to have this discrepancy &amp;mdash; similar things have cropped up in other English loanwords. (For instance &quot;Lied&quot; or its plural &quot;Lieder&quot; refer to 19th to 20th century styled German language art songs when the words are used &lt;em&gt;in English&lt;/em&gt;, but in German, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lied#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Lieder&quot;&lt;/a&gt; seems to sometimes take on a more general sense.) &lt;strong&gt;So in this sense, at the very least, &lt;em&gt;in English&lt;/em&gt;, not all cartoons are anime, because not all cartoons are Japanese.&lt;/strong&gt; (Certainly it would be ridiculous for me to go around claiming that &lt;em&gt;Spongebob Squarepants&lt;/em&gt; is anime to an English speaker.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is still unclear whether &quot;anime&quot; is simply a subset of &quot;cartoons&quot;. The main problem, which other answers have touched on, appears to be that in English, &quot;cartoon&quot; often suggests something intended for young children, which does not cover the content of a lot of anime. Certainly things like &lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/em&gt; or the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; series are, by this connotation, not really &quot;cartoons&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, even shows animated outside of Japan are sometimes denoted as &quot;cartoons&quot;, even when their content or art style doesn't really fall into the areas of the average person's idea of a &quot;cartoon&quot;. For instance, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=waltz%20with%20bashir%20cartoon&amp;amp;oq=waltz%20with%20bashir%20cartoon&amp;amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.3027j0j7&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;es_sm=93&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=waltz%20with%20bashir%20%22cartoon%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;search&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;code&gt;waltz with bashir &quot;cartoon&quot;&lt;/code&gt; suggests that at least a few writers in large newspapers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/movies/26bash.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/war-death-and-animation-cartoon-film-stirs-israels-conscience-1021732.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;) described the animated film &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_with_Bashir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waltz with Bashir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as a cartoon, and both its subject matter (the 1982 Lebanon War) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?site=&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;source=hp&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=663&amp;amp;q=waltz%20with%20bashir&amp;amp;oq=waltz%20with&amp;amp;gs_l=img.3.0.0l10.112.1774.0.2505.10.8.0.2.2.0.116.635.7j1.8.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.10.654.qmuUDfV8Fy8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its style&lt;/a&gt; hardly resemble the likes of the average cartoon, both in content and style. (Compare to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arthur&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;South Park&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same goes for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=archer&amp;amp;oq=archer&amp;amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.839j0j4&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;es_sm=93&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=archer%20%22cartoon%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Archer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is, at least in the English-speaking world, markedly more famous than &lt;em&gt;Waltz with Bashir&lt;/em&gt;. I have not seen &lt;em&gt;Archer&lt;/em&gt;, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_(TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; suggests that it is hardly more appropriate for children than &lt;em&gt;Waltz with Bashir&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So insofar as usage &lt;em&gt;in English&lt;/em&gt; goes, either:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; different from &quot;regular cartoons&quot;, but &lt;em&gt;only insofar as &quot;regular cartoons&quot; consists of children's shows&lt;/em&gt; and also fail to cover other animated content like &lt;em&gt;Waltz with Bashir&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; Anything outside of regular cartoon-appropriate content is best either described with a different classification if this gives more information about the content (e.g. &quot;anime&quot;) or a broader one (e.g. &quot;animated content&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime &lt;em&gt;is not&lt;/em&gt; different from &quot;regular cartoons&quot;, because &quot;cartoon&quot; covers anything at all animated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either sense, &quot;anime&quot; is really only about the fact that something was animated (and marketed towards the Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am inclined to prefer the first view in terms of how I &lt;em&gt;personally&lt;/em&gt; use the word &quot;cartoon&quot; (so describe &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chibi Maruko-chan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; but not &lt;em&gt;Fate/zero&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;cartoons&quot;) because of the connotations of &quot;cartoon&quot;. However, I would consider the second to still be acceptable (in the sense that I won't get upset about that view being taken) because it's obvious that people also use &quot;cartoon&quot; similarly &quot;inappropriately&quot; on other more adult-oriented shows that &lt;em&gt;are not&lt;/em&gt; from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T03:01:16.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22142" CreationDate="2015-06-18T07:26:16.460" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The latest manga of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage&lt;/a&gt;, show us that his eye was weakened and that's why he didn't have tomoe in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; or why he couldn't activate his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eternal_Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was weakened because he tried to open &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya%27s_Dimension&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dimensions&lt;/a&gt; with his eyes which consumes a lot of chakra, as Obito had tried before he died in the battle with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaguya&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bjNkL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T08:19:50.950" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T08:19:50.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15500" CreationDate="2015-06-18T08:29:49.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, he can maintain strategic class levels of range and potency, even without the &lt;em&gt;Third Eye&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two parts to strategic level magic - range, and strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsuya can successfully cast &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Decomposition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Decomposition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on objects with the size and mass of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC's)&lt;/a&gt;, and material burst is merely an differentiation of that (the conversion of matter to energy, rather than base elements). A flag of 1kg is the cause of the destruction in Zhènhai Naval Port, so while he would find no trouble in casting &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Material_Burst&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Material Burst&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on something like a car, the destruction caused would be far greater. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being near the activation point of such a cast would be, as mentioned in Saphiric's answer, suicide. But, this is just hypothetical - Tatsuya has the &lt;em&gt;potential&lt;/em&gt; to cast that kind of magic if he wanted to, and that's all that matters for the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So his scale, naturally, is still of strategic class even without the &lt;em&gt;Third Eye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Range is a more awkward matter.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While it's more difficult for him to activate magic on a strategic scale without the &lt;em&gt;Third Eye&lt;/em&gt; CAD - mostly due to the necessity of finding a suitable target - it is still possible for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important to remember that magic isn't bound to the physical plane, instead using a separate dimension where trivialities like distance aren't issues. Since magic is simply a phenomenon rewriting the data of a specific &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Eidos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eidos&lt;/a&gt; (information body) that exists in the real world, as long an information body's coordinates are known, it can be targeted.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Only a very small number of spells (such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Gram_Dispersion#Gram_Demolition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gram Demolition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) physically travel through the real world, and therefore only those spells are restricted by physical distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most magicians can't perceive a target more than several hundred meters away, simply due to the limits of the human body.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But, this is Tatsuya. With his &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Elemental_Sight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elemental Sight&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; he can perceive things in the information dimension, or the dimension of magic, where distance is no issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was not looking down from a bird’s eye view, he was looking at things from the point of view of the information dimension. It was not an elliptical sphere around the double focal points, it had nothing to do with physical distance[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 10 - Visitor II, Chapter 12&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even so, he can't just pick a random target to cast &lt;em&gt;Material Burst&lt;/em&gt; on - he has to know the coordinates of the Eidos. This is the main purpose of &lt;em&gt;Third Eye&lt;/em&gt;, to pick targets at huge physical distances, so Tatsuya can easily manipulate them in the information dimension.&#xA;However, this isn't the only way he can find a target. If he picks out an information body he can perceive at close range and follow it as it travels, he can cast magic on it at any distance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By his own hands, using the magic he alone could wield, he had decomposed then&#xA;  rebuilt the bullets. However far away they flew, he would not lose sight of their information structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 8 - Reminiscence,Chapter 16&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As proof of this, the first time Tatsuya uses &lt;em&gt;Material Burst&lt;/em&gt; is without any sort of CAD, and he casts it at a target 20km away, one of the aforementioned bullets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsuya stretched out his right hand towards the west, and forcibly unclenched his palm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bullet broke down into energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In that moment, the mass conversion magic ‘Material Burst’ was used in anger for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 8 - Reminiscence,Chapter 16&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, it's not quite as far as the distance he casts it in Episode 26 of the anime, but it's still a considerable distance that's far beyond the realm of normal human perception. Furthermore, he states that he could cast it at a greater range, but in this instance, he is limited by the range of the sniper rifle's bullets he uses as a medium to cast &lt;em&gt;Material Burst&lt;/em&gt; on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanada’s murmur was drowned out by the boom of the sniper rifle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tatsuya’s eyes seemed to chase that supersonic bullet which should never have been seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At length he shook his head, disappointed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;……It’s no good. It could only reach 20 km.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 16&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So although &lt;em&gt;practically&lt;/em&gt; very difficult to recreate without proper planning and requirements, it is &lt;em&gt;theoretically&lt;/em&gt; possible in the right circumstances, &lt;strong&gt;meaning his range too, is still that of strategic class without &lt;em&gt;Third Eye.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, yes, Tatsuya &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; cast Material Burst unassisted at a range and scale similar to that which he achieves in Episode 26 with the &lt;em&gt;Third Eye&lt;/em&gt;, but he would require a very specific set of circumstances, and would need to rely solely on &lt;em&gt;Elemental Sight&lt;/em&gt; for targeting. That's the main reason for that CAD - to make &lt;em&gt;Material Burst&lt;/em&gt; far more practical to cast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With or without &lt;em&gt;Third Eye&lt;/em&gt;, he's still very much &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Strategic-Class_Magician&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Strategic Class&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T14:40:42.613" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T14:40:42.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22550" CreationDate="2015-06-18T09:57:40.743" Score="2" ViewCount="2351" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fairy tail, during the fight between Natsu and Rogue and Sting in the Grand magic games, Natsu finally uses an attack called Crimson lotus exploding flame edge.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He says that it is a secret dragon slayer art. So, what is so secret about this attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2743" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T10:55:28.877" Title="What is secret dragon slayer art?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22549" CreationDate="2015-06-18T10:55:28.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can guess that they are called as secret because only Natsu can use those secret attack , As shown &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Natsu_Dragneel#Magic_and_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; attack like &lt;strong&gt;Dragon Roar&lt;/strong&gt; are pretty similar to other dragon slayer and those secret attack are very powerful comparing to other attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gajeel_Redfox#Magic_and_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; you can see , Gajeel also have Dragon Slayer's Secret Art like &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Karma_Demon:_Iron_God_Sword&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Karma Demon: Iron God Sword&lt;/a&gt;. And Wendy also, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Shattering_Light:_Sky_Drill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shattering Light: Sky Drill&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Milky_Way&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Milky Way&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mention, while fighting with Rogue and Sting ,Natsu was playing with them and when he became serious he use his secret attack which is one of the important attack for a Dragon slayer. Which are very powerful, even Laxus and Gildarts had hard time handling that attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T10:55:28.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-18T13:24:48.520" Score="10" ViewCount="26415" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, Piccolo and Kami are written as if they are demons from Earth, but in Dragon Ball Z, it is revealed that they are actually aliens from the planet Namek.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another prominent character who &lt;em&gt;looks&lt;/em&gt; like a demon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor_Pilaf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Emperor Pilaf&lt;/a&gt;, is never stated to be a Namekian, but he shares the odd skin tone and pointed ears of one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121115034813/villains/images/a/a0/Emperor_Pilaf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Emperor Pilaf&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Garlic_Jr.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Garlic Jr.&lt;/a&gt; is Namekian-looking, minus the antenna, and seems to have some connection with Kami that is never fully explained.  He also doesn't seem to grow taller at all (Neither does Emperor Pilaf) and has the same approximate skin tone as Pilaf.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're almost Namekian, but not quite, and don't seem to follow the same character design as other Namekians, and they seem to be permanently short, so I hesitate to call either of them Namekians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if they're the same species, but they're very similar.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly are these two characters?  An offshoot of Namekians?  Actual demons?  Or something else entirely?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://img13.deviantart.net/4ae3/i/2014/087/a/b/garlic_jr_by_luigicuau10-d7c1pfm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Garlic Jr.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2733" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:45.933" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T06:09:02.887" Title="What race are Emperor Pilaf and Garlic Jr.?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22596" CreationDate="2015-06-18T21:04:18.947" Score="3" ViewCount="628" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hunter x Hunter, one of the rules of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Alluka_Zoldyck&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nanika/Alluka&lt;/a&gt;'s power is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Alluka is making requests from a particular person, they cannot be moved over to another person mid-way. Therefore if that particular person disappears such as concealing themselves, Alluka is unable to make requests to anybody else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Tsubone disappeared from Alluka's sight, Nanika was not able to give her wishes. So therefore, if the target of Nanika's wishes is never seen by Alluka/Nanika again, theoretically, would that be able to stop Nanika from using the wish granting powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This does not include Killua's ability to give Nanika 'orders'.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T17:28:15.827" Title="Would avoiding Nanika indefinately would stop Nanika's wish granting power?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2015-06-18T21:07:43.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see the changing of his hair color as a physical side effect of him forsaking his mother's nature (his nature), and if you will allow me to speculate, the white hair is symbolic of him embracing his father's nature, not that I think he knows it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just guessing, but I think Arima (the white hair guy fighting the big Owl, the man Kaneki runs into at the end) is really his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They go out of the way in episode 9 of season 2 to show Arima thinking long and hard on what to write in his will, but in the end he leaves it blank. I think it would be messed up to write your child into a will when that child thinks you are dead like, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Dear Kaneki, so I'm not dead, but if you're reading this, then I am dead, so ya, sorry. P.S. Love ya&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. But the desire to reach out would at that moment be strong. With Arima leaving it blank, he is showing what kind of man he is. A man willing to make the hard choices. The same (more or less) choices Kaneki is making.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, he isn't able to walk away from his friend's request and willingly put himself in harm's way when at that moment no one needed his protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why I think we see his hair change over and over in the end... a battle between his two natures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15151" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:06:28.713" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:06:28.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22572" CreationDate="2015-06-18T22:06:22.393" Score="10" ViewCount="14054" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;, fodder ghouls were getting killed by stabs to the chest and stomach, but then there are people like Nishiki getting impaled repeatedly and destroyed by Shuu, but he still lives. Plus, there's Kaneki getting those... injuries at the end of part 1, but he also still lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Ishida just being inconsistent, or is there a reason for this? What does it take to kill a Ghoul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15152" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-21T09:33:56.200" LastActivityDate="2019-10-08T18:00:29.750" Title="What does it take to kill a Ghoul?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22559" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-18T22:27:14.817" Score="2" ViewCount="443" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this definition of &quot;video game&quot;, I am purposely excluding visual novels. By &quot;video game&quot;, I generally mean anything you can play on a console (e.g. Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Fire Emblem, etc...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So most anime that airs each season is adapted from some form of source material, like a manga, a light novel, or a visual novel. Why aren't video games adapted as often? Sure, there are a few out there (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/5507/Senjou_no_Valkyria:_Gallian_Chronicles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2719/MapleStory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MapleStory&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1726/Devil_May_Cry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Devil May Cry&lt;/a&gt;, and of course Pokemon, to name a few), but overall, anime adapted from games tend to be much less frequent than those adapted from LNs or VNs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? Why don't bigger title games (like the aforementioned Chrono Trigger or one of the many Final Fantasy games) get full-length anime adaptations? (I'm also not counting those &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1751/Jikuu_Bouken_Nuumamonjaa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;small OVAs&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1157/Final_Fantasy:_Unlimited&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;side story series&lt;/a&gt; that have nothing to do with the actual in-game story either). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4879" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-18T22:29:12.897" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T13:25:47.543" Title="Why don't more video games get full anime adaptations?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22562" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22563" CreationDate="2015-06-18T23:20:20.907" Score="1" ViewCount="633" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you don't know the name but know whether it's a Saudi-type song or some other type, let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15154" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:04:36.813" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:04:36.813" Title="What's the name of the song that plays during Morgiana's dancing scene at the end of ep 18 in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22562" CreationDate="2015-06-18T23:40:46.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it out... it's called &quot;L'arabesque danse toujours&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15154" LastEditorUserId="15154" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T03:00:55.377" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T03:00:55.377" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22559" CreationDate="2015-06-18T23:54:34.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Data about anime adapted from video games does not always separate out genres as you would like (you seem to be primarily interested in RPGs, but data about anime adaptions may generally group RPGs along with other games such as children's games, dating sims, visual novels, etc.), but according to page 8 of &lt;em&gt;Anime and the Visual Novel: Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games&lt;/em&gt; by Dani Cavallaro (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2010) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tft.ucla.edu/mediascape/Fall2014_MangaGames.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manga, Anime and Video Games: Between Adaptation, Transmedia Extension and Reverse Remediation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Stefan Werning,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;manga and anime based on digital games appeared much later [than video games]; for example, series like &lt;em&gt;Fate Stay/Night&lt;/em&gt; (2006) have been developed as adaptations of existing visual novels. . . . &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; (2009-2014), &lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt; (2012) and &lt;em&gt;Btooom!&lt;/em&gt; (2012) is constructed around a fictional video game. This phenomenon can be partially explained in the context of films referencing (digital) games as plot elements or even as narrative structures. . . . &lt;strong&gt;adaptations&lt;/strong&gt; of popular game franchises such as &lt;em&gt;Super Mario Bros.&lt;/em&gt; (Rocky Morton &amp;amp; Annabel Jankel, 1993) or &lt;em&gt;Street Fighter&lt;/em&gt; (Steven E. de Souza, 1994, Figure 2) &lt;strong&gt;were first produced for an international audience&lt;/strong&gt; [in other words, not produced for Japanese demographics]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to Mélanie Bourdaa's &quot;‘Following the Pattern’: The Creation of an Encyclopedic Universe with Transmedia Storytelling,&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Adaptation&lt;/em&gt; 6, no. 2, 2013: pages 206 and 211) and Werning,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though many of the anime series represent adaptations of light novels, the games usually do not cover the “canonic” stories from the novels but rather pick up loose ends and elaborate on the characters, often in unusual ways, thereby adding to the &lt;strong&gt;“multiplicity” of the franchise&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_based_on_video_games&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of anime based on video games&lt;/a&gt; evidences that the number of anime adapted from video games has been dramatically increasing within the past decade. By &quot;full-length&quot; anime adaptations, if you mean a TV anime of any length, including the current trend of series that are 10 to 12 episodes in total, the number of these has been &lt;strong&gt;greatly increasing as compared to the situation in the 90s or the 80s&lt;/strong&gt;. It is not an overstatement to predict that the percentage of all anime produced which are video game adaptions is likely to rise in the next decade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See senshin's answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8237/are-anime-that-are-not-based-on-manga-common/8240#8240&quot;&gt;Are anime that are not based on manga common?&lt;/a&gt;: during the 2000s, anime adapted from video games have maintained a sizable chunk of all TV anime produced and has increased in percentage since 2006. &lt;strong&gt;You can see in the graph that video games have gotten adapted into anime more often than visual novels have&lt;/strong&gt;. See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22479/8134&quot;&gt;Why does anime air in 4 seasons per year of ~13 episodes?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/17239/what-are-the-reasons-for-producing-short-form-anime&quot;&gt;What are the reasons for producing short-form anime?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T23:54:34.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5193" CreationDate="2015-06-19T00:32:04.873" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/36/beska&quot;&gt;Beska&lt;/a&gt; notes in useful comments at the related question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39/does-the-bloody-nose-trope-necessarily-imply-a-sexual-situation&quot;&gt;Does the “bloody nose” trope necessarily imply a sexual situation?&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I think it steps around the question: whether there is a difference between what is understood in normal Japanese society vs anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, when I mentioned this to a Japanese person (someone who was not a big anime viewer), she was confused, and adamant that a bloody nose would normally just mean that the person was excited in general, and it would not necessarily have anything to do with sexual excitement.&#xA;  That's the problem I have. I mean everyone seems to &quot;know&quot; this...I did as well. And yet, when I asked someone Japanese about it (far more likely to know about the cultural norms than me), they had no idea what I was talking about (and were very adamant that it was not the case that it was sexual.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be correct: that outside of the subculture of anime and manga, associating nosebleeds with arousal, or portraying it as a visual euphemism of sorts for such, is not common knowledge among the general Japanese population. As such, we can deduct that it &lt;strong&gt;does not originate in well-known folklore&lt;/strong&gt; and thereby became a common belief. It most likely originated in manga or anime. Although the concept has now become recognized enough among otaku that &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Line_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Punchline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; features it in every episode, I discussed this with a Japanese female college student who is heavily involved in subculture (has manned a booth at Comiket, member of the university's Manga Research Society, practices drawing manga, reads manga and watches &lt;em&gt;4-koma&lt;/em&gt; gag anime, enjoys &lt;em&gt;doujin&lt;/em&gt; visual novels, vocaloid fan) and even she had never heard of this trope, since it is not customary to come across it within the genres that she likes. Though by no means conclusive, she said that if you mention that a character gets a nosebleed, the average Japanese person will imagine that the character got punched by someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/10/23/bloodbath-why-do-so-many-anime-characters-have-nosebleeds-when-theyre-aroused/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NicoNico News interviewed an Ear/Nose/Throat doctor in Yamaguchi prefecture, Dr. Kanaya Kouichiro&lt;/a&gt;, on the topic of nosebleeds in anime/manga, but the video is no longer available online. His &lt;strong&gt;personal theory as to an origin is sports such as pro wrestling&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the past, people like pro wrestlers would intentionally give themselves small cuts on their forehead in order to build tension and atmosphere in a match. I can only imagine that the idea of extreme stimulation and an excess of energy was portrayed in the same way with nosebleeds, and it’s come to be the accepted method of representing that feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T10:54:02.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22601" CreationDate="2015-06-19T00:43:00.473" Score="5" ViewCount="4177" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found on the web that there are some differences in the storyline of the manga and the anime (English) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Beyblade_%28original_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beyblade (original series)&lt;/a&gt;. In my quest to know the differences I tried to find the manga online (legal), but I've yet to know for certain how many volumes/chapters (of the manga) are available for the original Beyblade series. Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyblade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shows&lt;/a&gt; that there are 14 issues available. But the description about Vol. 14 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comicvine.com/beyblade-14-vol-14/4000-261215/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the source of confusion for me. It says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's down to the final battle in the G.B.C.--the ultimate test to see which team will earn the title of Beyblade world champions! Tyson's grandfather and friends start celebrating victory before the final battle even takes place--but will the BBA Revolution actually win?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I just completed the series and the aforesaid description fits into &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyblade_%28season_3%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 30&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Beyblade:_G-Revolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 3 G-Revolution&lt;/a&gt; where BBA team stands victorious in final round of Beyblade World Championship. Also, Season 3 ran for 52 episodes and the episodes after Episode 30 dealt with a challenge named BEGA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is exactly my confusion. If I consider the description then it means almost 40 p.c. of anime aren't present in the last issue, Vol. 14 of manga series, and this seems to be a major difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it all comes down to the following points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Am I missing something about manga of the said series?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Could it be that the said description is incomplete or wrong?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where does the final issue of manga end?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Would manga be enough to reflect the complete storyline of anime? Meaning, does there exist mini-series too?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Optional: where can I buy/get the complete manga for the said series?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:38:11.183" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T15:30:16.927" Title="Where does the manga for Beyblade original series end in comparision to the anime?" Tags="&lt;beyblade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22573" CreationDate="2015-06-19T03:15:44.393" Score="6" ViewCount="3228" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the &lt;em&gt;Mayoi Snail&lt;/em&gt; arc in &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; we eventually learn that Senjōgahara couldn't see Hachikuji while Araragi could, because only those who didn't want to return home would be able to see her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But while Araragi was waiting for Senjōgahara to get back from seeing Oshino, Hanekawa turns up and is able to see Hachikuji. Later in &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa Cat&lt;/em&gt; we learn that the stress which caused Black Hanekawa to appear was from Hanekawa's repressed feeling for Araragi and not from family problems which caused Black Hanekawa's original appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, was there a particular reason why Hanekawa didn't want to go home or were things getting worse between her and her parents?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T05:27:05.950" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T03:19:49.753" Title="Why didn't Hanekawa want to go home during Mayoi Snail?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22558" CreationDate="2015-06-19T05:33:25.923" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know, ghouls have very strong muscle and high regeneration abilities. A ghoul's body can be damaged by &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Quinques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quinque&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Q_bullets&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q bullets&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main requirement to kill a ghoul are weapons like those mentioned above and critical damage to a ghoul's body that even their regeneration abilities is not enough to keep them alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Ghoul#Biology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; regarding the weaknesses of a ghoul,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ghouls will die if they receive extremely critical or life-threatening traumatic injuries that will kill them before they have a chance to heal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you described, some ghouls are still alive while some are not even when they received similar damage. It is because they are strong ghouls, they have more power compared to others and can handle bigger damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-16T09:32:46.543" LastActivityDate="2018-11-16T09:32:46.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22570" CreationDate="2015-06-19T06:25:05.957" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the middle of the last episode of the &quot;Mayoi Snail&quot; arc, we are told that Araragi is being led astray by Hachikuji after he didn't want to go home, because he was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;feeling awkward because it's Mother's Day, fought with [his] sister, and didn't want to go home&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, past 14 minutes into the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The condition for encountering a lost cow is to have a desire not to go home. But everyone feels that way at some point. After all, everyone has family problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it doesn't have to be a particularly strong lack of desire to go home -- it doesn't have to be something &quot;big&quot; enough to lead to another appearance of Black Hanekawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having thus obtained an explanation for why he saw Hachikuji from Senjougahara, Araragi thinks of Hanekawa, and concludes to himself that Hanekawa &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; able to see Hachikuji because of her family problems:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And so did [Hanekawa]. Carrying the weight of bad blood and strain within her family . . .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So it simply looks like while Hanekawa's stress with her parents dissipated somewhat after the first Black Hanekawa possession, the underlying problems were never resolved.&lt;/strong&gt; For instance, in the beginning of &quot;Tsubasa Tiger&quot;, which is in the second season of the series and which is after &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; we learn that Hanekawa (still) doesn't have a room of her own in her house, and sleeps on the floor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, at the very least, it looks like &lt;em&gt;Araragi&lt;/em&gt; thinks that Hanekawa's ability to see Hachikuji is entirely to be expected, and not a cause for concern about new developments. It's &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; that Hanekawa is keeping her friend in the dark about things -- if I'm not mistaken, in the &quot;Suruga Monkey&quot; arc, we see her lying to Araragi about where she is. &lt;strong&gt;But &lt;em&gt;even if&lt;/em&gt; something new has come up between her and her parents, it probably isn't anything out of the ordinary, at least in that we never see any more detail go into this in the anime and in that it never turns into a massive crisis on its own.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T06:25:05.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22570" CreationDate="2015-06-19T06:25:18.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just because she wasn't stressed by her family situation doesn't mean she was not bothered by it and didn't want to return home. The situation with her parents was still same, but as Araragi notes, it would take some time before her stress built up enough from that. The stress from her unrequited love was much worse and accumulated much faster. Most probably because she spent all her time outside so her family situation was not on her mind all the time. But she met Araragi all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things started getting better with her family only after Tsubasa Tiger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T06:25:18.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22026" CreationDate="2015-06-19T06:33:41.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, as explained by the Second Hokage : &#xA;Strong feelings in the Uchiha clan folks had the potential to release a certain type of chakra in their brains. This was visible in their eyes as a red color, which is the Sharingan. The stronger their emotions, the stronger their Sharingan powers grew. They were able to awaken Mangekyo in cases of extreme mental trauma [either self-inflicted / suffered]. Very few have actually done it in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, Kakashi did not awaken a Sharingan, it is Uchiha Obito's eye.&#xA;He was able to use it by means of his own chakra, but since that did not originate in him, the amount of chakra consumed was higher. Similar to using a scroll for a Suiton [Water] style jutsu, without having an affinity for that type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, he could not control the sharingan to the level of actually using whenever required, he covered it with his headband. This doesnot mean he was using the sharingan always, he had to lift up his headband to use it [during combat / when required]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He does have vast reserves of chakra as displayed by his use of copied techniques, body activation and his own elemental manipulation, which are not easy without that. But Sharingan is something external to him, and he needs to focus more chakra to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wanted to add upon the wiki reference with some additional info.&#xA;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14299" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T06:33:41.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22480" CreationDate="2015-06-19T06:56:31.123" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title great Legendary Sannin does not mean theat he was the master of all types of techniques. He has sealing jutsus, summonings, body activation, combination techniques and is a pretty darn awesome Ninja. He did master the Sage techniques, he just couldn't perfect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto surpasses Jiraiya as a Sage because of the nature of Sage chakra. It has to be in balance with the other two types of chakra in you. The balance was slightly tending towards Senjutsu chakra for Jiraiya and hence the toad like appearance, doesn't mean he didn't master how to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto mastered it too, but with the balance being perfect. Also, his clone training technique gave him 4 times more practice [exponentially more] than what Jiraiya was able to spare during his missions and travels. So it is possible that's a reason he was able to perfect it. Surpassing his master meant the perfect balance of chakra without any frog features according to sage Fukasaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They both were masters of Senjutsu, as they were able to use it without becoming a toad, were able to perform Kawazu kumite [excuse me if that's a typo] and giant rasengans.&#xA;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14299" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T06:56:31.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22578" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-19T06:59:01.347" Score="2" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we find out at the end of the series…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Amasawa Yuuko's brother actually died in an accident some years ago and was not in a coma like she thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who did she go visit in the hospital then? Was it a very complicated hologram and she's never taken her glasses off the entire time (hard to believe, but not impossible)? Or was it another person in disguise hired by the Megamass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T11:57:43.410" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T11:57:43.410" Title="Who did Amasawa-san go see in the hospital?" Tags="&lt;dennou-coil&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19639" CreationDate="2015-06-19T08:35:20.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ask about the anime specifically, there is a different reason as to why he is never mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because it was never expected to reach the point when Gildarts would show up, so instead of mentioning a character who wouldn't appear in the anime, they left him out completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime ended up lasting longer, and his character is still introduced as normally intended - the only change is that there is no mention of him before that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the manga, Gildarts is mentioned several times as being the strongest Mage within Fairy Tail before his actual appearance. However, there had been no indications or mentions of him in the anime prior to Episode 74. This was because the anime was initially supposed to stop before his appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gildarts_Clive#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source:&lt;/a&gt; First bullet in the 'trivia' section. This is the answer to a question asked at a convention, I think, although I can't remember which one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T08:51:42.897" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T08:51:42.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22559" CreationDate="2015-06-19T13:09:08.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logically speaking, it's a game - therefore, its role is to make people play it. Say you made an anime based on it, that may result in people playing the game, but it would also result in paying weekly for the animators to work on it (even though they already made plenty of money from the game itself). Also, there's no point making one, as it would potentially give spoilers, as seen in titles such as Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, which both have in depth stories. Remember, making a game is more complex and harder than animating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15169" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T13:25:47.543" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T13:25:47.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22593" CreationDate="2015-06-19T13:39:52.430" Score="0" ViewCount="2540" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching this anime, then while I was watching it, I had no idea what's really going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aftering watch the first season, I started the second one (Episode 1-5), I realized that one or more scenes in &lt;em&gt;Zoku&lt;/em&gt; is the same with the first season.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(What I remembered the most is the PSP scene) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15169" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T14:23:33.840" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T14:37:30.147" Title="Is Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku a remake?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22591" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-19T13:58:02.793" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T13:58:02.793" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T13:58:02.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22592" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-19T13:58:02.793" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-06-19T13:58:02.793" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T13:58:02.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22590" CreationDate="2015-06-19T14:37:30.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23847/Yahari_Ore_no_Seishun_Love_Comedy_wa_Machigatteiru._Zoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is simply the second season of the show &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14813/Yahari_Ore_no_Seishun_Love_Comedy_wa_Machigatteiru./&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and not a remake of the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While both are adapted from the original &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/40171/Yahari_Ore_no_Seishun_Love_Comedy_wa_Machigatteiru.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, the current two seasons of the anime are chronologically ordered, following directly on from one another.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is clear after comparing the episode synopses of both &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14813/Yahari_Ore_no_Seishun_Love_Comedy_wa_Machigatteiru./episode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;season 1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23847/Yahari_Ore_no_Seishun_Love_Comedy_wa_Machigatteiru._Zoku/episode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;season 2&lt;/a&gt; on their corresponding MyAnimeList pages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may well be some similarities in the two seasons, as shows often provide throwbacks or other references to earlier works, but since the plot itself continues on, this isn't enough to classify it as a remake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T14:37:30.147" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13565" CreationDate="2015-06-19T16:46:58.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hisoka is interested in very strong and powerful people he want's to kill them, so he's inetrested to Ging Freecss and Isaac Netero, Gon Freecss is he's most interested to, because Hisoka is very strong and powerful that he can see how strong and powerful a person is as seen in the election arc, Hisoka was just amazed in Kuroro Lucifer's power's abilities that's why he want's to kill him, so Kuroro Lucifer was just a killtime to Hisoka, Hisoka was only toying Machi so he has no interest to her, Hisoka was just outsmarting and toying the whole Genei Ryodan group and even this group unite and take on Hisoka they all will die in the hands of Hisoka...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15171" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T16:46:58.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22556" CreationDate="2015-06-19T17:28:15.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All evidence thus far supports this understanding but it is clear from the story that not everything about her powers is understood.  For instance, what if the person dies before being given the subsequent requests?  This means, therefore, that would stop her powers unless there are additional rules that have yet to be stated to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T17:28:15.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-19T19:34:26.217" Score="5" ViewCount="974" Body="&lt;p&gt;So i remember once reading a mange where theres is an online VR game. Two classmates play it without knowing that either plays it, Both of them hate eachother in real life but in game are very close.&#xA;Both of them play the opposite genders.&#xA;The girl playing as a male and vice versa.&#xA;One day they get stuck in the game due to a &quot;bug&quot; and i believe one of them turns into the gender they were in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To further add, The male character is a so called &quot;loner&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I remember that when the male character was later &quot;attacked&quot; in the manga. his game persona took over his real life body for a little while.&#xA;2nd Edit: Found it, Check answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15173" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:40:48.180" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:40:48.180" Title="Identification about a manga with a VR game that results in &quot;IRL&quot; gender changes" Tags="&lt;trans-trans&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:00:33.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21540" CreationDate="2015-06-19T23:35:24.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lancer was specifically ordered to scout out the other masters and determine their Servants' strengths by fighting them to a draw.  He couldn't expect to get a proper measure of Saber or Archer's strength, who were going to some lengths to hide their abilities&amp;mdash;indeed, both Saber and Archer were going on about how their &quot;true&quot; weapon could be anything, but they weren't going to bother revealing it&amp;mdash;, unless he tried to force their hands.  In a battle between Servants, this pretty much always requires the use of their most powerful Noble Phantasms.  While use of his Noble Phantasm could result in the deaths of either Saber or Archer, it seems likely that either the Command limited the potency of the attack, or that the vagueness of &quot;find out their strengths&quot; allowed him a bit of a loophole against such secretive opponents.  A Command not to kill them would seem likely to interfere with a Noble Phantasm to some extent, perhaps giving the opponent just enough wiggle room to avoid death (but not necessarily a severe injury, such as with Saber).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TypeMoon wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Contrary to his legendary battle prowess, his fighting in the Fifth Holy Grail War is extremely limited. Fighting several Servants to a draw, he will never start a fight on his own. Even if he gains a full chance to kill an opponent, he is to merely observe and is given no authority to attack. He can only go all out against an opponent during their second encounter due to the Command Spell, so his first true &quot;battle without any binds&quot; is against Archer. Without anything binding him, his strikes are much faster and harder to see than in the previous battle. The only way Archer is able to keep up with him in direct combat compared to the previous fight is due to the experience of previously fighting him.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recall that Lancer was initially attacking Shirou before Saber had been summoned.  Shirou was simply an outside witness, and by Rin's commentary this was strictly disallowed, and so it was completely natural that Servants would disengage from their own fights to eliminate the witness.  Once Saber is summoned, Lancer backs off and waits for Saber to come to him and force the combat (thought he doesn't seem to have problems with trying to provoke his opponents).  For the preceding fight with Archer, we do not know exactly how it was initiated.  We are introduced to the fight already in progress from Shirou's perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T23:35:24.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22567" CreationDate="2015-06-20T01:02:53.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Bakuden Shoot Beyblade&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Bakuten_Shoot_Beyblade_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga by Aoki Takao&lt;/a&gt; is the basis for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_Beyblade_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seasons 1 to 3&lt;/a&gt; of the original anime series. Episode 51 of season 3, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyblade_(season_3)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;G-Revolution&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, correlates to chapter 3 (the final chapter) of volume 14 of the manga. Chapter 3 of manga volume 14 does not correspond to &lt;em&gt;G-Revolution&lt;/em&gt; episode 30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler for final pages of manga chapter 3 and episode 51:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Taichi and Kai stand poised to battle one more time, but the battle itself and its results are not shown. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jVaFP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;G-Revolution&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyblade_(season_3)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 52&lt;/a&gt; features&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a giant vortex crisis and then wraps up with showing images of every team and major character that appeared in the entire 3 seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contents of that episode are not covered in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga volume 14 includes a manga version of the &lt;em&gt;Bakuten Shoot Beyblade The Movie: Gekitou!! Takao vs. Daichi&lt;/em&gt; direct-to-DVD anime film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 14 also features an epilogue one-shot manga about the children of the main characters (who are now grown up). This epilogue was not animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Aoki Takao commissioned novelist Tachimori Megumi to write a Bayblade &lt;em&gt;gaiden&lt;/em&gt; (side story) short novel titled &lt;em&gt;Bakuden Shoot Beyblade Gaiden -Yuriy Ivanov-&lt;/em&gt; for which he provided the illustration, which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sakura2factory.web.fc2.com/novel.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;free to read on his official website&lt;/a&gt;. Fans have made an English translation of it &lt;a href=&quot;http://z4.invisionfree.com/BeyUKforum/ar/t505.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. This novel was not animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also a spin-off manga from the original series titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Saint_Warrior_BLADERS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seidoushi BLADERS -Beyblade Battle Story-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; written by Miyazaki Masaru and illustrated by 印照 (whose &lt;em&gt;romaji&lt;/em&gt; name I can't find anwhere. It might be pronounced &quot;Shirushi Shou&quot; or &quot;Shirushi Teru&quot;), collected into 3 volumes. Its content is not depicted in the anime at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fans have discussed some differences between the manga and the anime in &lt;a href=&quot;http://z10.invisionfree.com/Beyblade_Blitzkreig/index.php?showtopic=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this forum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also mentioned the English-language version of the anime. Since the English dub contains a large amount of edits from the original anime, the dub version does not match the original manga closely. You can see the dub changes from the original anime listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://animemanga.worldbeyblade.org/index.php/Cuts_and_changes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T01:15:17.697" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T01:15:17.697" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T02:32:27.767" Score="4" ViewCount="6183" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I have a list in notepad that I use to keep track of what episode I have watched:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;********** Latest episode that I have watched: **********&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Certain Magical Index                         Season 1    Episode 24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun                    Season 2    Episode 24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Absolute Duo                                                Episode 7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accel World                     (anime)                     Episode 23&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accel World                     (light novel)   Volume 2    -all-&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accel World                     (manga)                     11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;... etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some other headings like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*********** Finished (hopefully not) ***********&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*********** To watch/consider: ***********&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a good tool online to do the same thing that I am doing but better, and will update automatically when a new season is automatically added, such as moved from the finished section to the latest section?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14722" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-07-14T22:48:15.743" Title="What is a good way to keep track of the episode you're up to?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22605" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T02:47:37.077" Score="4" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've started watching &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and was wondering if anyone actually dies or if it is like &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; and it never really happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please no spoilers about who dies, just if someone does or if there are serious injuries inflicted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14722" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T13:55:26.120" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T09:41:57.133" Title="Does anyone actually die?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22605" CreationDate="2015-06-20T03:07:29.260" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, people die.  The first major arc (Zabuza arc) features multiple deaths. Several villains die throughout the story.  Some country leaders also die, as do some fairly plot-important characters and/or their relatives.  A lot of the most important characters end up near-death, but survive for various reasons.  Not all of those are able to recover well enough to resume their previous lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Some of the dead ones don't stay dead, though.  Some of those come back as zombies.  But then they go back to being dead.  Others just get a resurrection spell cast on them.  Kind of like in Dragon Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T03:07:29.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22604" CreationDate="2015-06-20T03:29:48.990" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/panel.php&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; is a fantastic option. Of every site I've tried it's by far the best. In addition to allowing you to track your anime according to a number of headings, it also allows you to specify a ton of other information, like times rewatched, rating, start/end dates, and how you have it stored (for example, if you own DVD's or BluRays of a show). Your ratings are actually aggregated with the rest of the community too - which is a very active community, I might add.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the site will help you track manga in the same way. Not to mention favorite characters and staff members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus they have news, and there's even a blog attached to your account should you choose to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that weren't enough, it has a massive database of just about every anime and manga you could ever imagine, complete with character lists, plot summaries, staff/stuido information, user reviews, and recommendations for other similar anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, MAL is exactly what you are looking for and more. Switching from a notepad document to that has saved me quite a few headaches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T03:29:48.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T06:24:39.877" Score="5" ViewCount="1971" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find out the name or any identification of the background music played at:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/2abVsiv8Edo?t=1m5s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;01:05&lt;/a&gt; in Episode 2 of Beyblade &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Beyblade_(First_Anime_Series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Season 1&lt;/a&gt; (English dub) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Beyblade_%28original_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;original series&lt;/a&gt;. It's played during the battle between &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Kai_Hiwatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kai&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Tyson_Granger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tyson&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/7e7fjtpYNwU?t=5m57s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;05:57&lt;/a&gt; in Episode 3 of the aforesaid season. The music plays during the conversation between Tyson and &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Kenny&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kenny&lt;/a&gt; after a friendly battle between Tyson and &lt;a href=&quot;http://beyblade.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Tate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Max&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did search on web but most of the time the results I get are either the Beyblade songs with lyrics, or links to Japanese ones, but I can't figure out the one needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:04:19.267" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T10:01:37.940" Title="Identification of the background music played in episode 2 and 3 of Beyblade Season 1 English dubbed version" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;beyblade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15088" CreationDate="2015-06-20T06:40:59.317" Score="11" Body="&lt;h2&gt;I'm wondering if there's an imbalance in Japanese society as there is in American society. Or if anyone has come across a survey that found the percent of female vs. male protagonists in anime and manga?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &amp;quot;imbalance . . . in American society,&amp;quot; I'm going to guess that you mean the number of male protagonists within American comics, rather than sexism in society at large (though sexism is far more rampant in Japanese society than in American society).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly believe that such a survey does not exist, since the sheer number of anime titles that have been produced since the dawn of the medium, and the even more monstrous number of manga titles, would not be able to be researched and distilled into such a graph, even with a team of paid researchers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Have the Japanese created genres to meet the interests of those who consume anime and manga (which if I'm not mistaken, is a far larger amount than Americans who consume comics and cartoons)?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;American cartoons come in many varieties, which have differing demographics, such as Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks theatrical films; Saturday morning and weekday afternoon cartoons for kids; &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Family Guy&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;South Park&lt;/em&gt; satirical cartoons for adults, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The demographics of readers of American comics has drastically changed within the past decade. In previous generations, adults and children read comic strips in the newspaper, children read comics like &lt;em&gt;Archie&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Barbie&lt;/em&gt;, young men read fanboy superhero titles like Marvel and &lt;em&gt;Star Wars&lt;/em&gt;. Nowadays, though a large bulk of American comics are still super hero serials that appeal to fanboys, 1) the advent of American comics that have expanded into other genres such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Maus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_(comics)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Born_Chinese&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;American Born Chinese&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and importing/translating serious comics from other languages (such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(comics)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Persepolis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Jew_in_Communist_Prague&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Jew in Communist Prague&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Wolf_and_Cub&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kozure Ookami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) has gained comics a recent recognition of contributing to quality literature by American libraries and teachers (for example, see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_Award&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eisner Award&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Award&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Harvey Award&lt;/a&gt; winners, &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Good Comics for Kids&lt;/a&gt; from School Library Journal, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://noflyingnotights.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;No Flying No Tights&lt;/a&gt;), 2) fangirls and niche reader demographics have increased, and 3) being a nerd/geek/otaku has become more respected in society at large, as evidenced in the popularity of &lt;em&gt;The Big Bang Theory&lt;/em&gt; sitcom.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aside from Studio Ghibli films, of which nearly everyone in Japan has seen some, the demographics who consume anime and manga in Japan are 1) children who buy the toys, 2) casual viewers, such as families who tune into anime when it airs on TV but are not particular fans, 3) families/teens/adults who only purchase &lt;em&gt;tankouban&lt;/em&gt; (graphic novels) of the specific series they care for, and 4) otaku, who are a minority of the population. There are also Japanese who casually read manga such as &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; when the magazine issues come out, but most read it &lt;em&gt;tachi-mi&lt;/em&gt; (stand and read) in the convenience store or bookstore without purchasing anything, so they cannot be counted as consumers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlike in many parts of the world where manga and anime are considered esteemed art forms, in Japan most parents consider manga to be junk and discourage their kids 1) from reading manga, since they should be reading literary novels instead, and 2) from becoming a &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; when they grow up. So most Japanese do not read manga as adults, and most who had a dream of being a &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; gave up on it. Teens and adults who are involved in subculture are generally viewed negatively by the general populace, and many are socially-awkward or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a consumer demographic which is uncommon in the U.S.). Even though many Japanese have read manga and/or watched anime at some point in their life, it is not considered a mainstream thing to have as your interest or hobby.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The population of the United States is estimated at 316.5 million, whereas the population of Japan is 127.3 million, as of 2014 (the U.S. has a constant influx of immigration, which is not common in Japan, and Japan has a falling birthrate, so the difference in number is probably more pronounced by 2015). It is very possible that more Americans are cartoon and/or comics consumers than how many Japanese people are anime and manga consumers (many Americans have bought a ticket to watch an animated film at a movie theater, bought the VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray release, bought &lt;em&gt;Dora the Explorer&lt;/em&gt;-themed school supplies or  Christmas presents, etc.).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is true that manga and anime boast a wider range of genres and subject matter than comics in other countries, as pretty much any literary genre you can think of has been explored in manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga scholar at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/eng/edu/manga/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoto Seika University&lt;/a&gt;, Matt Thorn, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/japan_quarterly/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;explains&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another trend in the way shôjo manga were published was also &lt;strong&gt;intimately linked to the nature of the genre&lt;/strong&gt;. Because readers looked for works that clicked with them personally, they were not happy to simply read what everyone else was reading. As a result, shôjo manga became increasingly niche oriented. The number of magazines increased, but the circulation of each slipped as the pool of readers became dispersed. For example, the top-selling teen magazine, &lt;em&gt;Bessatsu Maagaretto&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;Special Edition Margaret&amp;quot;) stuck rigidly to the school-based hetersexual romance. &lt;em&gt;Juné&lt;/em&gt; and other magazines, on the other hand, focused exclusively on the theme of boys' love. &lt;em&gt;Wings&lt;/em&gt; was created for fans of science fiction and fantasy. By contrast, the bulk of young male readers gravitated to just three weekly magazines: &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Magazine&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Sunday&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Boys were concentrated in a vertical column, all reading virtually the same manga, whereas girls were spread out horizontally&lt;/strong&gt;, each seeking a manga world suited to her own identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;For boys, they have shounen, and for girls, shoujo. For more matured tastes, seinen and josei could arguably still be divided into men and women?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thorn &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/japan_quarterly/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reports&lt;/a&gt;  that the origin of the segregation of &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; happened in 1902:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;roots of both shôjo and boys'manga can be traced to early magazines for children&lt;/strong&gt;—boys and girls alike—which began to appear in the late 19th century, reflecting the Meiji era effort to encourage literacy. &lt;strong&gt;In 1902&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shôjo kai&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;Girls' World&amp;quot;) was first published, and &lt;strong&gt;children's magazines began to be segregated, as was the education system itself, along gender lines.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/whatisandisnt.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;that&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, though, things are complicated by differences in target age groups. Although male manga are easily classified as shônen (&amp;quot;boys'&amp;quot;) or &lt;em&gt;seinen&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;men's&amp;quot;), female-oriented manga &lt;strong&gt;are not so neatly divided&lt;/strong&gt;. This is probably because the first successful manga targeting adult women were labeled as &amp;quot;ladies' comics,&amp;quot; and these comics quickly acquired a stigma that fans of shôjo manga did not want to be associated with. . . . &lt;em&gt;josei-muke&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;woman-oriented&amp;quot;) or &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;women's&amp;quot;) manga, but such terms never really caught on with mainstream readers. To those readers, such works are still shôjo manga, or else just plain manga. But readers have no doubt, in most cases, about whom the target audience is. To make things even more complicated, there are many manga today that are created by female artists, and deal with themes of interest to women, but which are published in &amp;quot;gender-neutral&amp;quot; magazines, and &lt;strong&gt;have many male readers as well as female readers&lt;/strong&gt;. Think of these as &amp;quot;indy&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;underground&amp;quot; manga, even though many are published by huge publishing houses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seinen&lt;/em&gt; is the Japanese word for &amp;quot;young man&amp;quot; and &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt; is the Japanese word for &amp;quot;young woman&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;women&amp;quot; in general (such as &lt;em&gt;joseikan&lt;/em&gt;, which means &amp;quot;view of women&amp;quot;), so yes, they are explicitly marketed toward men or to women just as &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; is marketed toward boys and &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; is marketed toward girls. Likewise, the words &lt;em&gt;seinen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt; contain no indication of what sort of content is included (they are not genres such as sci-fi or history which are grouped based on the content). The sections in a Japanese bookstore are clearly delineated as to what the target market is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In shounen, the protagonist is predominantly male, and in shoujo, the protagonist is usually female?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correct. Of course there are exceptions, such as the massive corpus of BL (boy's love) titles within &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, which have been produced ever since the 70s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thorn &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/colloque/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;points out&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while it may be difficult to imagine now, heterosexual romance was rare--indeed, almost taboo--until the 1960s. &lt;strong&gt;In the prewar period, readers of manga were small children&lt;/strong&gt; who had not yet learned the pleasure of reading text-only fiction and non-fiction. Even after the war, when Tezuka had launched a boom in thematically sophisticated “story manga,” it was assumed throughout the 1950s that &lt;strong&gt;children would “graduate” from manga by the time they were thirteen or fourteen&lt;/strong&gt;. And since the heroines of shōjo manga were &lt;strong&gt;almost always girls between the ages of ten and twelve&lt;/strong&gt;, romance occurred only between older supporting characters, such as elder siblings. Whereas manga for boys have always been about action and humor. . . . Prewar shōjo manga were short humor strips, usually set in the home, neighborhood, or school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Female protagonists are not as uncommon in &lt;em&gt;seinen&lt;/em&gt; as male protagonists are in &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt;, because &lt;em&gt;seinen&lt;/em&gt; includes many &lt;em&gt;bishoujo&lt;/em&gt; titles, not all of which are harems in which there is an ordinary male who all the females center around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Should I instead be looking at which genre is produced more for my answer?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that is also hard to pinpoint. Since &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; is far more financially-viable than &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, we might conclude that most manga published are &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt;. Under that conclusion, if most &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series have male protagonists, we would say that most manga and anime protagonists have statistically been male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Thorn's claim that &amp;quot;the bulk of young male readers gravitated to just three weekly magazines: &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Magazine&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Sunday&lt;/em&gt;. Boys were concentrated in a vertical column, all reading virtually the same manga, whereas girls were spread out horizontally&amp;quot; throws a wrench into that hypothesis. Going by this fact, one would conclude that perhaps more &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series have been published in recent decades than &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series, since &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; + &lt;em&gt;Magazine&lt;/em&gt; + &lt;em&gt;Sunday&lt;/em&gt; only run about 20 series per magazine at a time (about 60 series published in a given week), whereas a larger number of &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; magazines each putting out 20 series an issue would outnumber 60 contemporaneous &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that also fails to take into account that &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; magazines are usually published weekly whereas &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; magazines come out monthly, and the fact that both types of manga magazines are ruthless in canceling any series which drops in the monthly reader survey. So we would need to consider which tend to get cut after a shorter number of chapters: &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; titles? If, for example, &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series die more frequently than &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; ones since all the &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series are duking it out in cutthroat competition within only 3 main magazines, it could be that the number of short-lived &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; series outweighs the number of &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details on the financial situation, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/colloque/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thorn&lt;/a&gt; as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since 1995, sales of manga magazines, along with sales of all magazines, have steadily declined. Sales of manga paperbacks have fluctuated, but have so far managed to escape the fate of magazines. Why have sales of magazines declined? We can identify several factors, such as: the growth of the Internet in Japan; the increasing sophistication of video games; a lengthy recession that forced consumers to be more frugal; the rise of massive used bookstore chains, not to mention twenty-four hour manga cafes, that do not pay royalties to publishers. But the biggest single factor in the decline of magazines in Japan is this: the cell phone. Fifteen years ago, you would board a train in Japan and see dozens of people reading magazines, including manga magazines. Today you board a train and see everyone hunched over their cellphones, reading or writing e-mail, surfing the Internet, buying concert tickets--almost anything you can do on a personal computer. For more than thirty years, . . . manga is then serialized in cheap magazines with few advertisements that are essentially sold at cost. Serials that prove unpopular are cut short. Those that prove even marginally popular are republished in paperbacks. Ten percent of the cover price of each copy sold is paid to the artist as royalties, and the rest of the profit goes to the publisher. The magazines, in other words, are extravagant advertisements for the paperbacks, which are the primary source of profit. The quandary for publishers is that, in this digital age, Japanese consumers are no longer inclined to buy a large paper object that they will eventually discard anyway. . . . The extinction of the printed magazine is inevitable: not a matter of “if” but “when.” . . . Even those who work in the giant manga publishing houses--Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kodansha--acknowledge that those corporations are dinosaurs, massive and slow, unable to turn quickly or adapt to sudden changes in environment. That is why the glass ceiling against which female employees bump their heads remains firmly in place, and that is why these publishers will follow the printed magazine to extinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T06:50:59.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6262" CreationDate="2015-06-20T06:56:02.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the opinions posed by Secret. But there's another addition/modification I would like to make to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His initial motives were in line to end Charles' Hegemony and he had people in support for it, that's how he gained the support of the Black Knights. &#xA;But after the incidents in the thought chamber when he stopped Charles and Marianne, he had made a different plan with Suzaku and CC. In order to execute this plan he required an army which he could gain neither by motivating them by his motives nor by the virtue of his emperor post(since he was a usurper). Hence the Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary: He had a moral compass which he later compromised for the greater good (Instead of his morality being lost after Nunnaly's death)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15181" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T06:56:02.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22597" CreationDate="2015-06-20T07:21:26.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/61561/Trans_Trans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trans Trans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Ruen Rouga. For some odd reason it is simply listed under RUEN Rouga however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A girl playing a male character in a video game falls in love with a female character in the virtual world while unaware the player is actually a boy. Meanwhile strange distortions begin to happen in the real world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sLRD8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15173" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T07:42:50.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T07:42:50.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22604" CreationDate="2015-06-20T08:07:38.293" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/8486/gao&quot;&gt;Gao&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/274/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A2&quot;&gt;キルア&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hummingbird.me&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hummingbird&lt;/a&gt; is also worth a shot. At least as of the time of writing, it fails on a few points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unlike MAL, Hummingbird does not really support keeping track of manga well: its focus is on anime.&lt;/strong&gt; You can easily click on an image of animated shows on the front page to move the &quot;record&quot; the site has of where you are forward, but it offers nothing similar for manga.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A lot of the additional information you can input into MAL (such as start/end dates of when you saw something) is not present.&lt;/strong&gt; I don't care about which set of subtitles I used or my rewatch priority for a series -- I mainly use sites like these to keep track of where I am in a series or what I want to watch in the future -- but things like &lt;em&gt;when&lt;/em&gt; I saw something are kind of interesting to look at.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is why I only mentioned MAL initially.) However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You have a choice between the website showing &quot;canonical&quot; titles, the most common English translation of the title, or the romanized Japanese title.&lt;/strong&gt; This is immensely useful: MAL often only features the romanized title in its main listings (although it does list alternative titles) and no form of the English title except in cases where the Japanese title is some transliteration of some other language (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14131/Girls_und_Panzer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Girls und Panzer&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/379/Heppoko_Jikken_Animation_Excel_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Excel Saga&lt;/a&gt;, which is listed as &lt;em&gt;Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel Saga&lt;/em&gt;). This can become incredibly confusing in series (such as various Studio Ghibli films) where the Japanese title may not be well-known.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It offers machine recommendations for anime based on what you've watched.&lt;/strong&gt; This feature can get kind of wonky because it depends on the various &quot;lists&quot; you have of anime: for instance, at one point, I had a lot of recommendations for various Evangelion productions based on my &quot;watching&quot; list because I was rewatching the Evangelion anime, and moreover, if I've already seen Evangelion and liked it, I probably already know of the existence of the additional films. But this makes for a nice additional feature, and, at least personally, I tend to trust machine recommendations a bit more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure if MAL offers anything for light novels: I am inclined to suspect that it does not, as it only has an &quot;anime list&quot; (for anything animated) and a &quot;manga list&quot; for each user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T08:07:38.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T09:20:55.490" Score="6" ViewCount="722" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one-piece is there an in-universe reason for the seagull on the navy flag or is there another reason that they chose a seagull for the navy flag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rh9UC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T09:34:44.070" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T09:33:07.327" Title="Significance of Seagull in Navy flag" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T14:04:00.403" Score="10" ViewCount="20884" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UHJQr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tVLA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many shows use the same face template throughout.  Why do they use this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T14:51:22.150" LastActivityDate="2020-06-07T17:34:02.307" Title="Why do anime and manga use the same faces?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22604" CreationDate="2015-06-20T14:10:15.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another large one is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt;. This has similar things to MAL &amp;amp; Hummingbird, but also has some additional features.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recommendations of shows based on other shows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recommendations of shows based on what you've watched&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Similarly for manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch anime on-site - legally thanks to their partnership with Crunchyroll, Hulu and some other video providers. &lt;strong&gt;If you watch anime through this feature, you can let it automatically update your stats.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Track the anime/manga you are watching, have watched, want to watch, do not want to watch, watching-but-stalled-halfway-through... (it covers most bases - even rewatches)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Add favourite characters, artists, staff, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read reviews of shows you might like&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Create custom lists (e.g. &quot;Anime for showing someone how hasn't seen any anime&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discuss anime things in their forum (I don't use this much, but it's there if you want it)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;View lists of upcoming anime and the currently most popular shows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;View graphs of your anime/manga activity. Here's mine for an example:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Sij3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a smaller selection of light novels and music videos (like Miku) that you can track as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The site has a very active owner, who continually makes changes to the site to improve the experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T12:41:53.663" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T12:41:53.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22624" CreationDate="2015-06-20T14:42:38.563" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnlySixFaces&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Relevant TV Tropes page.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's easier for animators to keep one face pattern and differentiate through other features that are unique to that character - hair colour, hair design, eyes, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The love-live girls are a good example of this. They're very unique at first, but their faces are mostly similar designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HmzIV.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some benefits of keeping the same face is that the animators only have to learn that single type of face, meaning less time redrawing as they should be very used to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in certain scenes characters may be switched out for others if the director decides it. This means that only the hair / peripherals would have to be changed - rather than the entire body. Even if they are somewhat different - changing a the colour of an eye is a matter of a simple image tool's slider. It also means that facial features can be mostly left alone if there is a significant rush for release. Your first image is a good example of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime also is a medium that has gone through years of refinement. If you watch a show about schoolgirls - there's a certain subset of design that this will fall into - you aren't going to get gritty speedlines and heavily shaded faces unless in the case of a gag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combine this with the artist's particular style which is an important feature for first-glance recognition - and &lt;strong&gt;the fact that anime characters are significantly less detailed than real-life humans&lt;/strong&gt;, means that a lot of characters can look the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kwzu4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what has lead to all the crazy pink, purple, blue hair colours that are so common (and presumed natural) in anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2872/why-do-many-characters-tend-to-have-crazy-hair-colors-and-styles&quot;&gt;Why do many characters tend to have crazy hair colors and styles?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In summary&lt;/strong&gt;: Character designs are limited in several ways, so animators prefer to spend time on other parts of anime characters instead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T07:32:16.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22650" CreationDate="2015-06-20T18:48:49.820" Score="10" ViewCount="1186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mio was carrying Yuuko's wallet in her bag for some reason (why?). Then the moment comes and Mio realizes that the wallet is not there. They go to the lost and found department. They found the wallet and we see inside of it as in the screen shot below. Yuuko's day is ruined after see that paper and the green thing inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was that paper and the green substance that put Yuuko in such a bad mood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inside the wallet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/qZjDcq3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/qZjDcq3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Inside wallet&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuuko's mood for the entire day after this event:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/VcGSOVi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/VcGSOVi.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yuuko&amp;#39;s Mod&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Location: Episode 12; at the beginning of the second half.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T10:00:54.507" LastActivityDate="2020-12-08T18:54:27.693" Title="What was inside Yuuko's wallet?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="818" CreationDate="2015-06-20T19:25:30.660" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answers are also correct, but a significant player in the tentacle's popularity was the anime &lt;em&gt;Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Overfiend&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;1987&lt;/strong&gt; which was one of the first hentai to feature tentacles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason it was so influential is that its sales were very good. Especially in the West, where it got a lot of media attention for its gore and rape scenes. Of course, this only drove more sales for the show. In Britain, it sold 40,000 copies at a time when the average convention was about 500 in attendance. For comparison, the only animated feature that sold more than this (by 1998 at least) was Akira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ref: &lt;em&gt;Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trad&lt;/em&gt;e )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was this show that started the term 'tentacle rape' and is also the source of early bad reputation for anime in Britain, and elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As hentai shows were quite new then (The first hentai anime débuted in 1984), the commercial success of the overfiend probably contributed heavily to it's future repeated use in erotic animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Animated Movie Guide By Jerry Beck&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T13:06:05.650" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T13:06:05.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22651" CreationDate="2015-06-21T01:15:56.340" Score="7" ViewCount="3275" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why a modeler originally choose 1:144 scale to create a plastic model such as GunPla? Why not choose 1:100 or some other number that can easily determine the size of the model from the original size?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15193" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T07:40:21.237" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T05:27:10.657" Title="Why is 1:144 scale used for plastic models?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22635" CreationDate="2015-06-21T02:26:50.457" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is likely an unofficial common standard based on tradition that is used for small models and figures. As キルア said, 1:144 is a natural way to scale down a 1:12 scale model, which is another historically popular scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theoretically, you could use whatever scale you wanted. It could cause compatibility problems if you use an uncommon scale as other figures would not be the right proportion due to being based on a different scale, but it would work just as well in every other way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14895" LastEditorUserId="14895" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T02:32:13.960" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T02:32:13.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22635" CreationDate="2015-06-21T05:45:45.897" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;1:144 is often used for models of large aircraft like airliners.&#xA;1:144 is half 1:72 which is a very popular scale for scale model aircraft/tanks etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thinking about it, as scale aircraft came first, I think it likely that Bandai etc adopted existing conventions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15196" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T05:45:45.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22624" CreationDate="2015-06-21T07:06:31.580" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a matter of &lt;strong&gt;artistic style&lt;/strong&gt; and a &lt;strong&gt;branding strategy&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a prime example: &lt;strong&gt;Studio Ghibli films are arguably the highest-quality anime produced&lt;/strong&gt;. They &lt;strong&gt;painstakingly aim for realism&lt;/strong&gt; in the movements of characters and objects and the backgrounds are lush and extremely detailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The balance of light and shadow accurately matches real life, and every cell is intentionally still hand-painted in the studio to preserve the high quality (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/hayao-miyazaki-interview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Roger Ebert's interview with Miyazaki Hayao&lt;/a&gt; reports, &quot;Miyazaki, who is suspicious of computers, personally draws thousands of frames by hand. 'We take [handmade] cell animation and digitize it in order to enrich the visual look, but everything starts with the human hand drawing. And the color standard is dictated by the background. We don't make up a color on the computer'&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only do the Japanese think so, but Studio Ghibli's work has been internationally acclaimed for its impeccable quality. &lt;strong&gt;Without any interest in a computer-generated template, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/studio-ghibli-characters-sure-look-the-same-1578891061&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studio Ghibli uses the same face character designs over and over.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HR5OL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HR5OL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Studio Ghibli heroines&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/krJFz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/krJFz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yw9kr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yw9kr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NW0GF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NW0GF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kanta, Tombo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wT6t4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wT6t4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EN7m3s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EN7m3s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JwpdG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JwpdG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Howl no Ugoku Shiro&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are four main points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Studio Ghibli doesn't do this because they are lazy, cutting corners in the production process, or not creative enough. Similar and even nearly-identical faces are &lt;strong&gt;not a result of mangaka and animators feeling limited by their mediums&lt;/strong&gt;, as if a wider variation in facial design would be too hard for them to pull off, or not worth bothering with. Studio Ghibli has never been interested in trading a drop in quality in exchange for a time-saving measure. Though many anime studios now animate by computer, &lt;strong&gt;the tradition of crafting and amply using a trademark facial design for multiple characters predates the technological possibility of mixing-and-matching&lt;/strong&gt; hairstyles onto a basic &quot;doll&quot; head, and did not arise in the art form in order to make that the standard once animation software could be invented.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;character designer is a prominent position&lt;/strong&gt; in an anime's staff roster, as some character designers, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-10-02/pmx2014-sailor-moon-character-designer-guest-of-honor-kazuko-tadano/.79507&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tadano Kazuko&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuteru_Y%C5%ABki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobuteru Yuuki&lt;/a&gt;, draw such recognizable faces that the designer can be billed as a feature of the series. Character design is all done in pre-production (before the animators start painting cells), so &lt;strong&gt;increased/decreased variation in the character design does not create a large impact on the production schedule&lt;/strong&gt; once animating begins, unless the character's costume is extremely detailed. Once the designs are established, the character designer draws official &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aquantis.tripod.com/setteifaq.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;settei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (設定, meaning &quot;materials&quot;) sheets which show the character from various angles and includes notes for the animators about details not to overlook. These usually utilize very clean lines, though some character designers distribute sketchy ones. The &lt;em&gt;settei&lt;/em&gt; are photocopied and each animator receives one copy for reference while animating, so that the character designer's intent is realized even across a large number of animator staff.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cHySc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cHySc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;settei&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each mangaka or character designer has a style that he/she personally likes. It may get honed over the course of the beginning of her career, but once he/she captures his/her Ideal, &lt;strong&gt;the artist becomes a pro at making it consistent&lt;/strong&gt;. Unless it is a rare manga or anime in which that character designer does not intend to draw attractive-looking characters, it stands to reason that &lt;strong&gt;the design perceived as most attractive will be used time and again&lt;/strong&gt;. This may mean the same face for nearly all female protagonists, the same face for nearly all male love interests, and the same face for amicable, friendly men. As an example, Takeuchi Naoko can be counted on for consistency.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aqysPs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aqysPs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only one of these blue-haired girls is Sailor Mercury:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Xtqcs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Xtqcs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I9nyls.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I9nyls.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Is9WVs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Is9WVs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZPtaX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZPtaX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Soranu Hikaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiba Mamoru (Tuxedo Kamen) and his dead ringers from other series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iKSu6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iKSu6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b3h1d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b3h1d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ouji PQ Angels&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKO91.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKO91.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mermaid Panic light novel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tenou Haruka (Sailor Uranus) and dopplegangers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kqiVv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kqiVv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenou Haruka&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/240/whats-the-difference-between-a-logo-and-branding&quot;&gt;Branding&lt;/a&gt; (also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Visual_Identity_Management&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Visual Identity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_management&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brand Management&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_design&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corporate Design&lt;/a&gt;), is very important in successful marketing. Mangaka and character designers who provide &lt;strong&gt;immediately recognizable&lt;/strong&gt; faces grant fans the ability to know in an instant that this is a title they are interested in, and whenever they hear an announcement that the same creator is starting a new series, they can &lt;strong&gt;know exactly what to expect&lt;/strong&gt;. Studio Ghibli has crafted &lt;strong&gt;simple&lt;/strong&gt; character designs that &lt;strong&gt;strike a chord, make the protagonist easily likable, and garner sentimentality&lt;/strong&gt; from the viewers. This strategy ensures repeat consumers more than if they changed up the character design from film to film. A good example of strong branding that evolved from the time of her debut is Yazawa Ai:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;early work → &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uDN3ls.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uDN3ls.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dFpCGs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dFpCGs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;middle period →&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YIDK7s.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YIDK7s.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yE6fRs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yE6fRs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;distinct branding →&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DtACOs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DtACOs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eAiUs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eAiUs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although many mangaka and anime character designers do this type of branding very well, it should be noted that this is not specific to manga and anime, but can be seen in other mediums in other countries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For example&lt;/em&gt;, even while Disney intentionally adds hints of traditional cultural art styles into its films (eye shapes for Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Megara), facial design for Disney protagonists is, for the most part, easily recognizable as being Disney, regardless of the ethnicity of the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gDQbu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gDQbu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disney women of color:&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JEZZt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JEZZt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T18:18:10.490" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T18:18:10.490" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-21T10:11:43.110" Score="3" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did chakra really come from the Juubi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw the flashbacks where Rikudo Sennin's mother took chakra from the Juubi and that the Juubi was a tree first. Is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15198" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T01:57:14.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T01:58:59.960" Title="Did chakra come from the Juubi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22629" CreationDate="2015-06-21T13:06:07.477" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;( ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°) It's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/zhz6smMccYo?t=66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;piece of snakeskin&lt;/a&gt; and a receipt from a store in front of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/nichijou/_userdata/map/tokisadame_station.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;certain station&lt;/a&gt; she frequents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wallet is Yuuko's because she identified it by the color and unique contents (the snakeskin). The empty face is one of shock and perhaps angst because all her money is gone. The gag here is not the contents but her reaction after looking in her wallet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, there is a superstition that goess if you put the cast-off skin of a snake into your wallet, your wallet will be able to accumulate more money. In Japan and other asian countries as well, snakes are a traditional symbol of money and wealth (amongst other things), in Japanese myth some notable ones associated with snake gods are Ugajin and Benzaiten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2020-12-08T18:54:27.693" LastActivityDate="2020-12-08T18:54:27.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22635" CreationDate="2015-06-21T13:12:47.930" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Didn't you ask this exact question of SF&amp;amp;F yesterday?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, toy makers have used a 1:12 scale when building scaled down model of real objects, such as dollhouses. This practice pre-dates the metric system, and made it easy to scale down measurements because, at 1:12, one foot becomes one inch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, suppose you wanted to build a dollhouse, and inside it, you want to have a dollhouse. To do that, you'd have to scale down your 1:12 model house by another 1:12, to give you 1:144. This is why 1:144 is sometime's called the &quot;dollhouse's dollhouse scale&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since 1:12 and 1:144 were already well known and popular by the time anime miniatures came around, the first people to make such models were already familiar with it, and they used it. After that, it's mostly inertia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15207" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T13:12:47.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-21T13:33:38.780" Score="9" ViewCount="400" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga &lt;em&gt;Stretch&lt;/em&gt; is a story about two girls living together who come to love stretching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually the stretches they do are introduced in a small panel with a little bit of demonstration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nwe2H.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is some story elements in the manga and also the types of stretches are often spread out in different places (example: stretches to do before you go to bed occur interspersed in several chapters)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an existing convenient way of seeing these stretches grouped together rather than having to compile them manually? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are groups that will compile anime cookbooks, so I don't think it's too out-of-the-ordinary that something like this may exist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T13:33:38.780" Title="Is there somewhere where the Stretch exercises are compiled?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;stretch&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22648" CreationDate="2015-06-21T14:50:55.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your assumption is close, but not 100% correct. Chakra did not come from the Juubi, but the Juubi came as a incarnation of the tree, also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinju&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinju&lt;/a&gt;. The fruit which grew on the tree, known as the chakra fruit was first eaten by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, making her the first chakra user, and the origins of chakra as used now a days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bit more details below, but also massive spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Kaguya Otsutsuki (Rikudo Sennin's mother) ate the fruit known as the chakra fruit that grew on the tree, she obtained almost god like powers. Which she then used to single handedly end all wars at the time. This makes her the first wielder of chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She slowly went insane. On the brink of insanity, she incarnated with Shinju to create the Juubi. After that, she went into a fit of anger after finding out that her 2 sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, inherited her powerful chakra and dojutsu respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T01:58:59.960" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T01:58:59.960" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-21T23:21:05.147" Score="7" ViewCount="457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to identify these girls for a friend. Any lead would be most appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gOtkO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Figure 1&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8kffm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Figure 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15216" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T01:32:43.560" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T19:53:12.740" Title="Who are these two girl figures?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-11T10:58:12.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-21T23:27:47.137" Score="0" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;The DVDs I own of &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; seemed to use very bad fan subs as when Alph first appeared, Arisa kept referring to her as a 'he' (despite clearly seeing her boobs), then Fate was named Feid, and Alph was Elofy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 7, &lt;em&gt;Is This a Third Magician?&lt;/em&gt; (titled in the subs as &lt;em&gt;The Third Magical Girl&lt;/em&gt;), there is a subtitle indicating where Fate was living. However, I don't trust it as shortly after when Nanoha gets off the bus to walk home and meets Yuuno with the repaired Raising Heart, there is a subtitle of where she is and not only is it totally different to what was shown with Fate's location, but it doesn't even says Uminari City which is where the the Takamachi's, Bannings' and Tsukimura's live and where Midori-ya and Seishou Elementary School located (as such it's very unlikely Nanoha was dropped off in another city after school to go home or to visit Arisa or Suzuka).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering where was that apartment tower Fate was living in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T21:13:39.550" LastActivityDate="2021-04-20T01:48:12.890" Title="Where was Fate staying during the first season?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7714" CreationDate="2015-06-22T00:21:30.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roel van Uden's answer is pretty accurate. However concerning Fujibayashi Ryou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There is no good end except for her end in Hiiragi Kappei's route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found this a useful site: &lt;a href=&quot;http://soukyuu.emevas.net/CLANNAD_guide.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://soukyuu.emevas.net/CLANNAD_guide.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15217" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T00:21:30.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22456" CreationDate="2015-06-22T00:24:41.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what I read in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/showthread.php?36321-Shirobako-Discussion-Thread&amp;amp;p=290346&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post290346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a forum&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ema's Angel Exercise is modelled on the real-life Angel Exercise in the 70s.&#xA;  Bodybuilder Tsushima Seiji, under the name of Mukimuki Man (Muscular Man), comically did the Angel Exercise in the TV commercial for a sweet made by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morinaga_%26_Company&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Morinaga&lt;/a&gt; and also in other TV programmes in the late 70s. (Morinaga's mascot is an angel, and the founder of Morinaga &amp;amp; Company Morinaga Taichirō was a Christian and learnt how to make Western-style confectionery in the USA.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the video of the original Angel Exercise: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpF9V3nQoK4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpF9V3nQoK4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15218" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T01:34:46.163" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T01:34:46.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T01:20:04.153" Score="6" ViewCount="2159" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I remember is that a young black-haired teen gets transported to another world but he notices that there is no manga in that world, so he stayed there and opened a manga shop or library. He also is tended by a young, blonde and kind maid whom he also taught to write or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruler of that world is interested in the main character. The ruler is a very young stubborn and spoiled girl, who gets her way, and who likes manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any suggestions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15220" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:25:39.117" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:25:39.117" Title="Anime about black haired teen who opens a manga shop in another world" Tags="&lt;outbreak-company&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:00:52.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22664" CreationDate="2015-06-22T01:32:22.977" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably thinking of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_Company&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Outbreak Company&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shin'ichi Kanō is a young secluded otaku who is offered a job thanks to his vast knowledge of anime, manga and video games. However, just after meeting his new employer, he is kidnapped, awakening in an alternate world with a fantasy setup. Shin'ichi is then informed that he was in fact selected by the Japanese government to help improve his country's relations with this new world by establishing a company to spread the unique products of the Japanese culture to this new, unexplored market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/04TIs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Play ball!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T01:32:22.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22635" CreationDate="2015-06-22T02:12:54.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the more common modeling scales are based on the Imperial System, rather than the (base-10) Metric System. 1/12 for dollhouses is one foot per inch. The popular aircraft scales of 1/48 and 1/72 are four feet and six feet per inch, respectively. When it came time to produce models of larger subjects, in particular airliners, 1/144 made perfect sense. It is 1/2 the size of 1/72, and still an even division of units in IS (twelve feet to the inch). As a previous answer pointed out, Bandai most likely chose it because it was suitable to the size of their subjects and was already in popular use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; been efforts to popularize scales that are base-10, but they've had very limited acceptance; 1/50, 1/100 and 1/200 have all been used by various kit-makers, but none have gotten the customer buy-in that the other scales have. Other Imperial-based scales that have strong followings include 1/96, 1/192 and 1/720, which are popular in boat/ship modeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then things get interesting in the world of scale. (Well, &quot;interesting&quot; if you're a model geek, I suppose.) Some scales don't really make that much sense, unless you know some of the history. While 1/720 is/was frequently used by U.S. model manufacturer Revell for ships (and later Italian manufacturer Italeri), the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1:700_scale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia on 1/700 scale&quot;&gt;1/700 scale used by Japanese manufacturers has become much more popular&lt;/a&gt;. And once 1/700 had a lot of appeal, 1/350 (2x the size of 1/700) came along a few years later for people who wanted larger-scale models. The 1/32 scale (3/8&quot; equals one foot) that is popular in aircraft and has some acceptance in automotive and older armor kits, was mostly &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1:32_scale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia on 1/32 scale&quot;&gt;introduced by railroad modeling&lt;/a&gt;. It is also popular with slot car models. It's popularity with armor lost out over the years to 1/35 scale. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1:35_scale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia on 1/35 scale&quot;&gt;1/35 was made popular by the Japanese manufacturer Tamiya&lt;/a&gt;, largely so they could fit motorization gear into their models. Their models proved more popular than the 1/32 offerings from places like Monogram, and eventually 1/32 largely disappeared from the military miniatures landscape. Except for the realm of figurines, many of which are still sculpted to 1/32 (54mm) scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm sorry... what was the original question...?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15221" LastEditorUserId="15221" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T05:27:10.657" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T05:27:10.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22668" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23006" CreationDate="2015-06-22T05:20:20.817" Score="7" ViewCount="8019" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching episode 10.5 of Kekkai Sensen, I found that Black, when possessed by King of Despair, was whistling some tune. I'm sure that Black whistles that tune more than once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember hearing it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before Leo &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI-_Hkc3Bc8&amp;amp;t=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;meets&lt;/a&gt; Black in a train, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Black is waiting for White to wake up to ask for taking Leo's eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it from another song? Or is it an original tune?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T00:40:48.900" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T00:40:48.900" Title="What is the name of the tune that Black always whistles?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22552" CreationDate="2015-06-22T07:11:56.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Garlic Jr. is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Makyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Makyan&lt;/a&gt; ( natives of the Makyo Star) not a Albino Namekian. Albino Namekian are still presumed all dead. For Emperor Pilaf nothing much is know, we can assume him as earthling like other animal looking people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Makyan#Known_Makyans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Known Makyans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cinnamon &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Garlic &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ginger &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Herb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jasmine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mustard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nicky&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sansho&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spice&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vinegar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T06:09:02.887" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T06:09:02.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22674" CreationDate="2015-06-22T13:36:06.847" Score="5" ViewCount="872" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few years ago I read a manga with the following features:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist was a teenage boy, who grew up to an adolescent over the course of the story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He cruelly stabbed both his parents to death when he was young.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He got sent to a juvenile detention centre, where he learned karate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he got out he became a delinquent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Highly psychological and adult manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am really curious as to how it ends, but I just can't remember the manga's name. Any help would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8080" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:40:30.810" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:40:30.810" Title="Manga about a crazy teenage boy" Tags="&lt;shamo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:01:02.327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22673" CreationDate="2015-06-22T14:42:04.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamo_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shamo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bHfak.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Selected synopsis (emphasis by me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryo Narushima (成嶋 亮 Narushima Ryō?), a talented highschooler who was about to enter Tokyo University, the most prestigious university in Japan, &lt;strong&gt;killed his parents&lt;/strong&gt; before his successful life could begin. [...] The &lt;strong&gt;16-year-old&lt;/strong&gt; bookworm murderer was convicted and &lt;strong&gt;sent to a reformatory&lt;/strong&gt; where he was gang raped by other boys. Kenji Kurokawa (黒川健児 Kurokawa Kenji?), a jailed man who nearly assassinated Japanese Prime Minister decades ago, was sent to the reformatory to &lt;strong&gt;teach the youngsters karate&lt;/strong&gt; every week. [...] Ryo returns to society with the mindset of gaining strength so as to survive and never be a victim again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of interesting note is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This story was inspired by the Kobe child murders of 1997 that a 14-year-old &quot;Boy A&quot; (&quot;Shōnen A&quot;) killed and decapitated several children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot and settings somehow reminded me of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/7482/Rainbow:_Nisha_Rokubou_no_Shichinin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rainbow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which tells the story of 7 teenage delinquents, their lives in the reformatory, and their encounters in the real world outside. One of the seven killed his father (if memory serves), another went searching for his sister, and yet another learned boxing while in the reformatory, all very similar to what the protagonist Ryo in Shamo did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T14:42:04.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T14:42:44.363" Score="1" ViewCount="4438" Body="&lt;p&gt;A while back I have watched all three of the Berserk &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserk_(Films)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;movies&lt;/a&gt;. Since I really enjoyed them, I decided to start watching the anime as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime, however, starts a while after the events in the movies since Guts already has his mark. Reading the &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserk_(Anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berserk wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it states that a lot of events are missing in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, since I especially care about Berserk's storyline, I was wondering if I should start watching the anime from start to end, jump in a few episodes of the anime to get the chronological order right, or skip the anime all together and just read the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8080" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T11:01:59.960" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T11:01:59.960" Title="Where to continue after Berserk's movies?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22722" CreationDate="2015-06-22T18:31:02.637" Score="3" ViewCount="2806" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the English release of Princess Kaguya, it's translated that she originally came from the moon. And it seems that way, as she looks up at the sky above a lot when the moon is out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is though, is she actually from the moon - or is it something lost in translation, because during the ending scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The buddha and other celestial beings come down to retrieve her.&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PChs6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Celestial beings&quot;&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CqHDz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Buddha? and Kaguya&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought he was not from nor went to the moon, but an exceptional human being. This has me thinking that there is something out of place here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is 'moon' the correct translation? Is my understanding of the film off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T19:21:53.627" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T19:04:25.100" Title="Where did Princess Kaguya come from?" Tags="&lt;princess-kaguya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22683" CreationDate="2015-06-22T18:46:29.747" Score="7" ViewCount="1360" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this shared several times on Tumblr, Facebook and forums. But I have never found what the source is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mtGmy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are the catgirls originally from, and why are they so sad :'(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T20:33:39.463" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:33:39.463" Title="Where are these catgirls originally from?" Tags="&lt;ufo-ultramaiden-valkyrie&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T19:28:22.263" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T18:52:49.690" Score="2" ViewCount="796" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Warning: spoilers of the second season.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The education committee decides to eliminate Mamoru, and sends the Impure Cats against him, but fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It then leads to him and Maria escaping and triggers the whole mess with the monster rat revolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Education Committee is scolded for attempting to eliminate Mamoru and also for failing to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why did they decide that Mamoru had to be eliminated in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T21:26:07.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T13:47:57.990" Title="Why did they decide to eliminate Mamoru?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22681" CreationDate="2015-06-22T19:08:21.397" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cropping the frame out, I found out via IQDB that this is probably from &lt;em&gt;UFO Princess Valkyrie&lt;/em&gt;. These cat girls appear to be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ufovalkyrie.wikia.com/wiki/Catgirl_Maid_Squad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Catgirl Maid Squadron&lt;/a&gt;, also pictured here, who serve &lt;a href=&quot;http://ufovalkyrie.wikia.com/wiki/Sanada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miss Sanada&lt;/a&gt;, another catgirl who is the chief maid for the royal family of Valhalla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UjgxR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Catgirl maids.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair colours and approximate complexions also match up here, and the &quot;maid&quot; designation explains the outfits in the GIF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_Ultramaiden_Valkyrie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;UFO Princess Valkyrie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is also known as &lt;em&gt;UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie&lt;/em&gt; follows Kazuto Tokino, who decides to run his grandfathers's bathhouse. Unfortunately, in addition to his lack of skills, an alien princess named Valkyrie from the planet of Valhalla destroys the bathhouse and nearly kills Tokino after she crashes into it. To save him, she kisses him, but in the process, she transfers half her soul to him (which forces her to stay with him) and also becomes an eight-year-old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series was originally a manga, although it has also spawned an anime adaptation. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1127/UFO_Princess_Valkyrie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL link&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact frame used here is from episode 8 of the second season, a bit more than four minutes in. Earlier, the maids are scolded by Miss Sanada, who refers to them as &quot;Maids A, B, C, and D&quot;, refusing to use their real names (which she may have forgotten). Later, when the maids suggest that they take Valkyrie to the mountains themselves, after she is unable to go on a school trip there (because Tokino doesn't go to that school), Sanada praises them, but still refers to them as &quot;Maids A, B, C, and D&quot;. This prompts this &quot;You're so mean!&quot; response in the subtitles in the GIF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T19:36:35.007" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T19:36:35.007" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22684" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-22T21:22:59.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/irY2mm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/irY2mm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tale of the Princess Kaguya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kaguya-hime no Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;) is a 2013 Japanese animated fantasy drama film produced by &lt;em&gt;Studio Ghibli&lt;/em&gt; and directed and co-written by Isao Takahata. It was released on November 23, 2013, and based on the folk tale &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Kaguya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576852/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Kaguya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on IMDB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://studioghibli.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Kaguya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the &lt;em&gt;Studio Ghibli&lt;/em&gt; wiki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:36:16.460" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:36:16.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22685" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-22T21:22:59.517" Score="0" Body="&quot;The Tale of Princess Kaguya&quot; is a 2013 Studio Ghibli film, directed by Takahata Isao." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T17:43:10.463" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T17:43:10.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22688" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-23T00:00:40.253" Score="1" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;So looking in my emails i noticed that there was a &lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura&lt;/em&gt; Anime and a search on &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?adb.search=Senran%20Kagura&amp;amp;show=animelist&amp;amp;do.search=search&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB.net&lt;/a&gt; shows there is also an OVA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus Let's Get Physical&lt;/em&gt; on the Vita and plan to get &lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura Burst&lt;/em&gt; on the 3DS so i am wondering if the Anime and OVA of &lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura&lt;/em&gt; are related to games plot wise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T00:00:40.253" Title="Is the Senran Kagura Anime/OVA related to the games plot wise?" Tags="&lt;senran-kagura&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22690" CreationDate="2015-06-23T00:14:11.130" Score="4" ViewCount="990" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've had this image for a while (just been trying to find it to use in the question).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkU1w.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy, Naruto, Ichigo and Goku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that all four characters are from Shonen Jump and looks (to me) like a screenshot of an actual anime, but when I try to use Google reverse image search I either get other image hosting sites tagging all the characters uploaded by various users or a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF_pO_21VIk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube AMV&lt;/a&gt;. (I am assuming as it is an AMV I don't have sound but the description links to a song called &quot;Hear Me Now&quot;. Also I don't see the image in question in the video so I think it's used as a thumbnail). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering is there a Shonen Jump anime which stars Luffy, Naruto, Ichigo and Goku?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T06:17:47.920" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T06:17:47.920" Title="Is this a Shonen Jump anime?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;&lt;shonen-jump&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-16T08:01:59.467" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22689" CreationDate="2015-06-23T00:54:49.180" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second page of a reverse image search leads me to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ladygt.deviantart.com/art/Making-of-a-crossover-fanart-207124921&quot;&gt;this Deviant Art page&lt;/a&gt;, where it's made clear that this is fan art. (A lot of fan edits can look reasonably professional. For example, I know of someone on YouTube who includes a lot of scenes in her AMVs which she creates with Photoshop or the such. As an example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhV5spHUbT0&quot;&gt;this &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; AMV&lt;/a&gt; features a number of with Hawkeye and Mustang that are non-canon, and which the creator states as such &lt;a href=&quot;http://climbingonroofs.tumblr.com/tagged/fma%3Ab+scenes+were+mainstream+so+I+made+my+own&quot;&gt;on her Tumblr blog&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since it's still interesting to look at whether or not a cross-over exists, I'll take a look at that as well. It doesn't look like there's an anime starring all four, at least in that a search for any cross-over spin-offs doesn't generate anything &quot;official&quot;. As I don't follow any of these series, this may have been insufficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what it's worth, I searched for &lt;code&gt;one piece spin-off dragon ball z naruto bleach&lt;/code&gt;. However, &lt;code&gt;one piece spin-off dragon ball z&lt;/code&gt; did generate &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/Toriko_Collaboration_Specials/Toriko_x_One_Piece_x_DBZ&quot;&gt;this one-chapter collaboration&lt;/a&gt; involving both series and &lt;em&gt;Toriko&lt;/em&gt;, so it can't be that my search terms are completely off. Replacing &lt;code&gt;spin-off&lt;/code&gt; with &lt;code&gt;collaboration&lt;/code&gt; still yields no useful, official results. Moreover, when I put the names of the series in quotation marks, all I ended up with on the first couple pages were either references to the Toriko collaboration or people comparing all four series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T00:54:49.180" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22694" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-23T06:45:09.707" Score="3" ViewCount="7293" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, when Hestia walked up to Bell who was battling with the envious adventurer, she was glowing while angrily saying something like &quot;I said stop!&quot; - referring to the battle. Meanwhile, Hermes, overlooking them from a cliff, said that Hestia released her power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware of the rule that Gods and Goddesses are not allowed inside dungeon. But at this point, I'm confused whether the Gods and Goddesses regain their power inside dungeons, or they possess it all the time (even outside dungeon) but they just don't use it? I don't mind if the answer contain spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T06:55:48.257" LastActivityDate="2019-06-13T17:00:04.147" Title="Do Gods and Goddesses regain their power inside dungeon?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22610" CreationDate="2015-06-23T08:35:42.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, the soundtrack for the English Dub is as such.&#xA;For example, others like you &lt;a href=&quot;http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Season-1-background-music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;have tried to ask and received a similar reply&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The music for dubs seems like quite a collaboration from both Nelvana and the Japanese side, as referenced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toonzone.net/forums/anime-forum/272264-nelvanas-dubs-beyblade-metal-fight-fusion-bakugan-music-expensive-2-print.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually - aside from guitars/bass - there's only 1 piece where I used live instruments- and that was cello. The rest is all electronic acoustic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyblade was a really unique situation, because once Corus/Nelvana sorted out the initial details, I was working directly with the Japanese for the entire process and I'd literally just update Nelvana with what was happening every few weeks or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The director was very specific about instrument choices (you'll notice there's very little synthesizer/electronica) and it's mainly traditional orchestra/acoustic instruments. I worked with a translator on the Japan side at D-rights and all the music requests/revisions and so on were through them. The schedule was so tight that they were animating an episode as I was composing it and then they'd edit video to score on many occasions. Very interesting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shows that it is definitely different from the original Japanese version, although it was for Metal Fight instead of the original Beyblade series, I suspect it is the same treatment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might try your luck trying to contact the guy who did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; you are looking into it, I am not sure. However, if you just want to listen to it, there is some guy who did some sort of compilation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/w_7460ppe2c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/w_7460ppe2c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/6fu-ONlAn64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/6fu-ONlAn64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/UfB7IbP_uyE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/UfB7IbP_uyE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he credits Martin Kujac in his FAQ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably not sufficient as an answer, but also, it was too much to put into the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not think that you will find your answer anywhere, and this question is probably not answerable, unless you contact Nelvana or the creator of said BGMs, as they are unnamed and uncatalogued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T10:01:37.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22682" CreationDate="2015-06-23T09:45:39.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before trying to eliminate Mamoru, the committee had already gotten rid of a girl named &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Reiko_Amano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reiko&lt;/a&gt;, who belonged in the same group as Saki and the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason they killed her was &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4130/13330&quot;&gt;due to her poor control of Cantus&lt;/a&gt;, out of fear of Fiends and Karma Demons. In this particular case, it's the fear of Karma Demons and their inability to control their Cantus, leading to unconsciously and involuntarily destroying their surroundings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mamoru had similarly weak Cantus. Though not quite as bad as Reiko's, the committee feared he might become a Karma Demon because of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T13:47:57.990" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22659" CreationDate="2015-06-23T12:01:04.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first one is Erika Sendou from Fortune Arterial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tsk9C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Erika Sendou&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T12:01:04.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22704" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-23T14:46:08.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yurikuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ユリ熊嵐, lit. &lt;em&gt;&quot;Lily Bear Storm&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&quot;Lesbian Bear Storm&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;&quot;Yuri Bear Storm&quot;&lt;/em&gt;) is an anime series produced by Kunihiko Ikuhara with the studio Silver Link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the asteroid Kumaria explodes, there is a meteor shower on earth, which is then attacked by bears. To defend against the bears, the humans built a &quot;Wall of Severance&quot;. However, a few years later, two bears enroll at Arashigaoka Academy and take an interest in the human student Kureha Tsuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurikuma_Arashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T02:09:51.717" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T02:09:51.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22705" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-23T14:46:08.623" Score="0" Body="Yurikuma Arashi is an anime series produced by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Silver Link, about female students at Ararshigaoka Academy after an invasion of the earth by bears." OwnerUserId="8080" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T03:22:24.860" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T03:22:24.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7889" CreationDate="2015-06-23T18:21:07.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Long shot, guys, but don't you think that if it's a chant it can be in Chinese?&#xA;For example like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;没师傅你哭吗    Méi shīfù nǐ kū ma&#xA;那你可那波苦    Nà nǐ kě nàbō kǔ&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First two lines can be then read as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Master didn't cry for you&#xA;You can wave of that pain&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I'd go with Japanese/English line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;いけない FORGIVE    Ikenai FORGIVE&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that one means simply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Don't forgive&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing I can't possibly get is the last line... It sounds Latin-ish, but it can't be as there are no words fitting phonetically to these syllables...&#xA;It sounds between Japanese and some ancient European language...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you think, guys?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15246" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T18:21:07.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22707" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40154" CreationDate="2015-06-23T20:32:38.343" Score="6" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I liked &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mawaru Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;, I'd like to watch the &lt;em&gt;Yuri Kuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt; anime, particularly since it's spawned some interesting questions on this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurikuma_Arashi&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; tells me that there is a manga, an anime series, and a light novel, which MyAnimeList give nearly identical summaries for (&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/26165/Yuri_Kuma_Arashi&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/66879/Yuri_Kuma_Arashi&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/86367/Yuri_Kuma_Arashi&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;). The Wikipedia description suggests that the announcement was first for an anime series, but the manga is ongoing and started first, whereas the anime is already done with. Moreover, the Wikipedia character lists suggests that the manga occasionally differs from anime characterization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do the various adaptations of &lt;em&gt;Yurikuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt; relate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can I just assume that the &quot;original&quot; medium was the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the manga simply an adaptation, or is it the &quot;original&quot; work?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The light novel and manga are listed as &quot;alternative versions&quot; on MAL. Are there any major content differences? (Is there anything comparable the differences between the two &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; continuities, or maybe even just the differences I've heard of between the various adaptations of the basic content of &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T16:31:55.797" Title="How do the various Yurikuma Arashi adaptations relate to each other?" Tags="&lt;yuri-kuma-arashi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22709" CreationDate="2015-06-23T22:15:49.243" Score="1" ViewCount="1517" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers, obviously, since this concerns the end of the Negima manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were many confusing aspects of the ending of the Negima manga. Many, many confusing aspects. For a series that started out as Harry Potter crossed with Love Hina, it's amazing how many were the confusing aspects of the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagi's appearances towards the end were possibly the most confusing. In 334th Period at the end of Volume 36, the group defeats the Averrunci, only to find that their leader, in the black robe, is apparently Nagi. He tells Negi: &quot;Kill me. Then it will all be over&amp;hellip;I'll be waiting&quot; (KC USA translation), then disappears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volumes 37 and 38, we go through the wrap-up to miscellaneous other plots, and it seems that no one says anything at all about Nagi, as the focus is mostly on Asuna. Then, in Volume 38, 355th Period, the story skips ahead seven years to the day of the Ala Alba reunion. And there's Nagi, sitting right there drinking tea with Albireo, Rakan, Eishun, and Evangeline. Nodoka, Yue, Makie, and Ku Fei are surprised to see him, but Konoka and Setsuna are just surprised to see him up and about, and make some remarks about his health. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened? Is there any supplemental material that explains how we went from the events of 334th Period to what we see in 355th Period? I read &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.astronerdboy.com/2012/03/new-proposed-japanese-law-reason-ken.html#.VYnTu0ZmO1s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a blog&lt;/a&gt; saying there was some kind of legal issue going on at the time Akamatsu finished Negima, which may have led him to finish it early. Did that have anything to do with this? The entire story began with Negi wanting to find his father, so it seems pretty odd to go through 37 volumes of material, set up the story where'd he'd finally accomplish this goal, and then totally skip it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T01:47:44.893" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T01:47:44.893" Title="Did we ever find out what happened with Nagi between Volumes 36 and 38?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22708" CreationDate="2015-06-24T01:25:51.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, in the real-world, there was a law set to be passed that would, in principle, give editors and the magazine substantially more control over the individual manga.  In the end not much came of it, but Akamatsu took it pretty seriously at the time and suddenly ended the manga in three chapters, seemingly in part to avoid and protest the perceived legal issues.  He has subsequently said that the ending was nevertheless the ending he had wanted and envisioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an ongoing sequel of sorts called UQ Holder that may resolve some of the unresolved plot threads.  It's set about 80 years after the end of Negima; Negi and Nagi have made cameo appearances in recent events; and Eva appears fairly regularly (probably about the same as in Negima).  It isn't entirely clear exactly where this fits into the full plot of Negima.  Some fans think this is the timeline Asuna hadn't returned in, and/or that the Eva we see was the one we saw heading off with Chao Lingshen to find someone, or any number of other possibilities.  Exactly which, if any, of these is true hasn't been settled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how Nagi was seen as The Lifemaker (aka The Mage of the Beginning), this is part of a number of events that indicate the Lifemaker is something that cannot be killed in a normal way, and gets &quot;passed on&quot; to anyone who kills the current Lifemaker.  Why this happens is uncertain.  It could be a possessing spirit, with a goal to take over ever more powerful hosts to some unknown end; a sort of parasite (with much the same goal, just not a spirit per se); or maybe the Lifemaker serves some major and important function that those who best it find out about and cannot find any way to resolve other than to take on its mantle for itself.  The latter seems favored to me by what we know of what Nagi did between defeating the Lifemaker and the last time Negi, or anyone else, saw him, and the overall plot themes that are emerging in UQ Holder.  But that's just my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T01:25:51.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2015-06-24T02:39:25.673" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About Sayu, the only reason he didnt kill her was that the only ones aware of these were them and Near's crew.&#xA;Though he never really loved Misa, he did get involved with her as a couple&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15250" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T02:39:25.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3777" CreationDate="2015-06-24T03:13:55.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is not clear cut at all. While there are enormous facts pointing to two different worlds, there are several facts pointing to one single world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Facts supporting a unified world are the fact that during the last episode of the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After drinking the elders blood, she has a flash vision as her memories return. One of these memories during this time, and other times through out the series, is her fighting and killing a Chiropteran several times. Most of the flash visions are blurry, showing the shape of what appears to be a Chiropteran. In one of the last flash visions Saya has, it clearly shows her being attacked by a Chiropteran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this could just be a coincidence if it was a joined but separate world, meaning that the two Saya's are different people. It is clearly stated that Saya is not the girls real name in Blood-C, that it was just a name given to her by her captor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, it is what ever you believe it is because the facts point to either side of the spectrum. you decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15251" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T04:03:19.583" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T04:03:19.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T05:45:21.677" Score="2" ViewCount="6149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start reading the manga Naruto Shippuden, but I would rather start reading from the last episode that was aired (currently episode 414). Do you know which chapter that episode (episode 414) would be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15254" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T05:46:49.867" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T06:12:12.613" Title="What Manga chapter is Episode 414 of Naruto Shippuden from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22714" CreationDate="2015-06-24T06:20:32.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The next episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Two_Mangeky%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Two Mangekyo&quot;(416)&lt;/a&gt; is parallel to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Two_Mangeky%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Two Mangekyō (chapter 666)&lt;/a&gt; from the manga. So you can start with chapter 666.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T06:12:12.613" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T06:12:12.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21049" CreationDate="2015-06-24T07:24:52.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Blockade_Battlefront&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kekkai Sensen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s Intended Association: Evil Living Among Humans&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both the fictional town 'Salem's Lot and the real city of Salem, Massachusetts are associated with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;witchcraft&lt;/a&gt; and evil living among regular humans.&lt;/strong&gt; This fits the ethos of &lt;em&gt;Kekkai Sensen&lt;/em&gt;'s 「ヘルサレムズ・ロット」, which is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kekkai-sensen.wikia.com/wiki/Volume_7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mystically transmogrified&lt;/a&gt; version of New York City after a gateway between Earth and the Beyond opened, so that extra-dimensional creatures and humans dwell in the same &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Blockade_Battlefront&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;paranormal melting pot&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Origin of the Phrase &lt;em&gt;'Salem's Lot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem%27s_Lot,_Maine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jerusalem's Lot, Maine&lt;/a&gt; is a fictional town created by Stephen King which he has used as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Within his worldbuilding, the town is nicknamed &lt;em&gt;'Salem's Lot&lt;/em&gt; (including the apostrophe) and &lt;em&gt;the Lot&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The town called 'Salem's Lot first appeared in his 1975 novel &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Salem%27s_Lot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;'Salem's Lot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, but has reappeared as recently as in his 2014 novel &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_(novel)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revival&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia, the description of the fictional town is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The town that would become Jerusalem's Lot was founded in 1710 by a preacher named James Boon, the leader of a cult of schismatic Puritans. The cult became &lt;strong&gt;notorious in the region for its open embrace of witchcraft and for its amoral sexual practices&lt;/strong&gt;, including inbreeding. Jerusalem's Lot became an incorporated town in 1765, but was abandoned in 1789 after Boon and his followers mysteriously vanished [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Jerusalem's Lot was incorporated in 1765, Maine was still part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. &lt;strong&gt;The town got its name from&lt;/strong&gt; a myth about one of the earliest residents, Charles Belknap Tanner, who raised pigs; &lt;strong&gt;one of these pigs was named Jerusalem&lt;/strong&gt;. One day, &lt;strong&gt;Jerusalem escaped from her confines into a nearby forest, and became aggressive and wild&lt;/strong&gt;. Tanner began warning young children who trespassed on his property to &amp;quot;Keep 'ee out o' Jerusalem's wood lot,&amp;quot; lest the pig devour them. Eventually, the phrase &amp;quot;Jerusalem's Lot&amp;quot; was adopted as the town name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] Jerusalem's Lot has been identified as &lt;strong&gt;a residence for great and mysterious evil, particularly vampires&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Derivative Uses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fictional town is also mentioned in Alan Moore's 2002-2003 comic book series &lt;em&gt;The New Traveller's Almanac&lt;/em&gt;, in the 2002 Eminem song &lt;em&gt;Lose Yourself&lt;/em&gt;, and in the 1993 Nirvana song &lt;em&gt;Serve the Servants&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Katakana and Pronunciation&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kekkai Sensen&lt;/em&gt;'s 「ヘルサレムズ・ロット」 (&lt;em&gt;Herusaremuzu Rotto&lt;/em&gt;) sounds similar to both the fictional town 'Salem's Lot (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%AA%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E7%94%BA#.E3.81.82.E3.82.89.E3.81.99.E3.81.98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「セイラムズ・ロット」&lt;/a&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Seiramuzu Rotto&lt;/em&gt;]) and the Japanese word for &amp;quot;Jerusalem&amp;quot; (「エルサレム」 [&lt;em&gt;Erusaremu&lt;/em&gt;]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese title for the novel &lt;em&gt;'Salem's Lot&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%AA%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E7%94%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;『呪われた町』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Norowareta Machi&lt;/em&gt;, meaning &amp;quot;cursed town&amp;quot;). In the Japanese translation, the name of the town is katakana-ized as &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%AA%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E7%94%BA#.E3.81.82.E3.82.89.E3.81.99.E3.81.98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「セイラムズ・ロット」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Seiramuzu Rotto&lt;/em&gt;), using the &lt;strong&gt;spelling of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0_(%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B5%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E5%B7%9E)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salem, Massachusetts&lt;/a&gt; (「セイラム」= &lt;em&gt;Seiramu&lt;/em&gt;), infamous for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;witch trials&lt;/a&gt;, not the Japanese spelling of Jerusalem&lt;/strong&gt; (「エルサレム」= &lt;em&gt;Erusaremu&lt;/em&gt;). The place name Salem (perhaps ironically) is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hellenized form of the Hebrew word for &amp;quot;peace&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;שָׁלוֹם&lt;/a&gt; = &lt;em&gt;shalom&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hebrew, the pronunciation for &amp;quot;Jerusalem&amp;quot; is &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.co.il/israel_jerusalem.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yerushalayim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2GKA5.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Jerusalem in Hebrew&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;「ヘルサレムズ・ロット」 is not a reference to the city of Jerusalem, but rather to a fictional town known for housing monsters and named after a pig.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T08:46:49.507" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22719" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22728" CreationDate="2015-06-24T08:03:28.667" Score="12" ViewCount="30117" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using ~-san, ~-kun, ~-sama while addressing other people is common in Japanese culture.But Law uses &lt;strong&gt;ya&lt;/strong&gt; as suffix while addressing people, like in the nicknames &lt;strong&gt;Strawhat-ya&lt;/strong&gt; for Luffy and &lt;strong&gt;Blackleg-ya&lt;/strong&gt; for Sanji, and in real names &lt;strong&gt;Zoro-ya&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Nami-ya&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nico-ya&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ya&lt;/strong&gt; are translated as &lt;strong&gt;Mr.&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Miss.&lt;/strong&gt; in English. But in Japanese adding &lt;strong&gt;ya&lt;/strong&gt; defines someone's profession. It is not that Law does not use ~-san at all, Like with Corazon and sarcastically with Vergo. As stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Trafalgar_D._Water_Law#Translation_and_Dub_Issues&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does Law use &lt;strong&gt;ya&lt;/strong&gt; rather then ~-san, ~-kun, etc. while addressing others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T13:09:27.967" LastActivityDate="2018-10-30T23:25:51.357" Title="Why does Trafalgar D. Law use 'Ya-や(屋)' suffix while addressing others?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22680" CreationDate="2015-06-24T08:28:45.340" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she is originally from the moon (月), in both the original fairytale &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter&quot;&gt;『竹取物語』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Taketori Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;, meaning &lt;em&gt;The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter&lt;/em&gt;) from the 10th century (a classic of Japanese literature) and in the Studio Ghibli film. She feels sad when she looks at the moon because she doesn't want to go back there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's plot description of the anime film says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A bamboo cutter named Sanuki no Miyatsuko discovers a miniature girl inside a glowing bamboo shoot. Believing her to be a divine presence, Miyatsuko and his wife decide to raise her as their own, calling her &quot;Princess&quot;. . . . When the girl comes of age, she is granted the formal name of &quot;Princess Kaguya&quot; for the light and life that radiates from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kaguya then demonstrates the ability to disappear at will. . . . Kaguya reveals to her parents that she originally came from the Moon. Once a resident of the Moon, she broke its laws, hoping to be exiled to Earth, so that she could experience mortal life. When the Emperor made his advances, she silently begged the Moon to help her. Having heard her prayer, the Moon will reclaim her during the next full moon. Kaguya confesses her attachment to Earth and her reluctance to leave. . . . When the Moon shines upon Kaguya, she begs Sutemaru to hold her tightly. Despite Sutemaru's best efforts, Kaguya is torn from his grasp out of the sky. . . . On the night of the full moon, a procession of celestial beings descends from the Moon, and Miyatsuko is unable to stop it. An attendant offers Kaguya a robe that will erase her memories of Earth. . . . The attendant then drapes the robe around Kaguya, and she appears to forget about her life on Earth. The procession ascends to the Moon, leaving Miyatsuko and his wife distraught, as Kaguya looks back one last time with tears in her eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 10th century characters associate (or, we might say, conflate) the moon, which is impossibly far away, with heaven (天, &lt;em&gt;ten&lt;/em&gt;), and therefore they think of people of the moon as living in heaven&lt;/strong&gt; (similar to the humans in Marvel's &lt;em&gt;Avengers&lt;/em&gt; universe assuming Thor and his friends are gods because they have superpowers and are from another place... though from Thor's own perspective, he is not actually a deity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is why, in the original version, the Emperor asks &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter#Narrative&quot;&gt;where the tallest mountain is so that he can be as close to heaven (where Kaguya-hime will be when she is on the moon) as humanly possible&lt;/a&gt;: Mt. Fuji, which is the tallest peak in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original fairytale, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter#Narrative&quot;&gt;the Buddha was not named among the celestial beings&lt;/a&gt;, but they were clearly described both as being from the capital (city) of the Moon (月の都/京 Tsuki-no-Miyako) and also as being from heaven. It is Studio Ghibli's creative license to portray one of the heavenly beings as either being, or looking like, the Buddha. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Japan#Asuka_Period_.28538_to_710.29_and_Nara_Period_.28710.E2.80.93794.29&quot;&gt;Buddhism has been practiced in Japan since at least 552 AD,&lt;/a&gt; as dated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Shoki&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nihon Shoki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. Buddhism began to spread throughout Japan &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_period#Heian_culture&quot;&gt;during the Heian period&lt;/a&gt;, so the original author of the fairytale might have been aware of the religion, but it is unknown how the author viewed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T08:54:20.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T08:54:20.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22719" CreationDate="2015-06-24T09:48:31.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;や [ya] is the kansaiben flavor of the copula verb です [desu], OR だ [da]. Kansaiben is a language that isn't official in Japan. It is like a dialect.&#xA;Therefore it could be that to emphasize his character it chooses to use that instead of the ~san, ~kun or any other honorific expressions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T09:48:31.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22719" CreationDate="2015-06-24T12:44:00.043" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the SBS (質問を募集する, &amp;quot;I'm Taking Questions&amp;quot;) question and answer column of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_62&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 62&lt;/a&gt;, chapter 609, page 122:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: Like &amp;quot;Mugiwara-ya&amp;quot;, Law-san tends to call people with the &amp;quot;-ya&amp;quot; suffix, but in the case where the person's last name is &amp;quot;Tsuchiya&amp;quot;, then does that become &amp;quot;Tsuchiya-ya&amp;quot;? Please tell me Law-san♡ P.N. HeartLoveWoman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: Mr. Law—they're calling you --! ............. Aw he won't come-. Let me answer instead. A long time ago, around maybe the Edo period--. There was this thing called &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yag%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yagō&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;. So if for instance, in the case where there were two Mr. commoners named &amp;quot;Tomekichi-san&amp;quot;, things like &amp;quot;Dōgu-ya no Tomekichi&amp;quot; (Tomekichi of the Tool shop) or &amp;quot;Oke-ya no Tomekichi&amp;quot; (Tomekichi of the Bathtub maker); something with &amp;quot;~ya&amp;quot; would be used in place of a last name-. Like how you shout &amp;quot;Tamaya~&amp;quot; at the fireworks or &amp;quot;Nakamuraya&amp;quot; from Kabuki; have you heard of those? In other words, he just goes with the flow. Right, Law-san?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L: Yeah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;D&amp;quot; denotes the reader (dokusha), &amp;quot;O&amp;quot; denotes Oda, the author, &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; denotes Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially it's as as if Law is calling Luffy &amp;quot;Strawhatter&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Strawhat guy.&amp;quot; Like you would refer to a butcher (nikuya) or a baker (panya) by the shop they run. Note that no honorific is applied, so you cannot assume this to be polite. You could say it puts a bit if the distance between the speaker and the one they are speaking to. Much like in a MMO party where someone calls you by your class or your role instead of your character name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T12:44:00.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22731" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22733" CreationDate="2015-06-24T14:30:26.897" Score="8" ViewCount="34289" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am reading the Claymore manga. There are around 5 chapters left before I finish it. In chapter 150 of the manga, I see that Teresa is alive, but I am pretty sure that in the anime, she was killed by Priscilla, and Priscilla was defeated by Clare at the end of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference in the endings of the storylines of the manga and the anime has confused me. Can you tell me what's going on here? Or does this simply mean that the anime's storyline is different from that of the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11270" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T17:19:29.000" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T17:19:29.000" Title="Do Claymore manga and anime have different endings?" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22731" CreationDate="2015-06-24T15:18:36.290" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/strong&gt; although strictly not spoiler info (they're all details that were mentioned before), reading the answers kind of spoils the excitement and all the built-ups that lead to the grand conclusion. I advise you to just continue reading chapter 151, which would clear your confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Claymore anime storyline is indeed different from that in the Claymore manga, albeit only substantially different for the ending. As the manga was still ongoing, the anime had to end at the conclusion of the Northern Campaign arc, but they somehow made the ending different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the final chapters in the manga, Priscilla remained undefeated since she slew Teresa. What's more, she never met Clare and her comrades in the Northern Campaign arc, and would not have been defeated by Clare were she to meet her at that time. This was different in the anime, as you said, Priscilla was defeated by Clare, and seemingly more by her desire for revenge than by Teresa's flesh and soul, and therefore talent and power, that resided within Clare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teresa was killed for sure, in both the anime and the manga, but she still lived within Clare because Clare took up her flesh and blood (from her severed head) to become an unusual Claymore who is 1/4 yoma and 3/4 human. The Teresa that appears in chapter 150 is Clare's awakened form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T17:58:32.777" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T17:58:32.777" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T17:41:50.373" Score="0" ViewCount="1127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find the right song in episode 40 (not Shippuden!) When Zaku thinks of his past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's from 06:00 to 07:48 in the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15263" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T00:18:02.350" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T00:18:02.350" Title="Does anyone know what song is played in episode 40?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13146" CreationDate="2015-06-24T17:45:44.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came here because I wanted to know people's opinions on the matter. You are all sticking to the fact that only 10,000 copies were made and all were being used. While this is true, I think that we shouldn't go on facts for this. I believe we should theorize and just get away from the fact that all copies were in use. Let's say that about a hundred or so never logged in on the first day. Would they be able to log in if they still had the copy of the game? While we are at it, let's take away the whole thing about how the government would confiscate those copies as well. Also, let's put people's reasoning about joining a death game aside. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my answer to this is kinda going to be everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alright, I believe that in a way, they could. I mean, look at how the game was set up. Let's start with the Beta of SAO. Everything is great; a few bugs here and there, but everything is running smoothly. Now for the Full Version. The game was specifically modified to not have a &quot;Log Out&quot; button. So the people that joined SAO on day 1 already logged in while the game had no &quot;Log Out&quot; button in the first place. So there goes that theory about people not being able to join after the &quot;Log Out&quot; button was removed. Right now it's looking as if they might be able to. Now let's go into the game's system, Cardinal. The Cardinal system is SAO's whole system and does a number of things. It would also adapt to situations. Let's say one of those things is to make the game fair for everyone. Would it not block out any other people from entering because everyone had a head start? It would possibly try to send them to another server for when the game had multiple of them. But then what about the Beta Players? They are ahead of everyone; would that not be the same as if someone new joined? So there goes that one. It would go without saying that nothing is standing in the way of a person from joining. The servers wouldn't be full, so people could still join. Unless the guys that worked on the game made it so that no one could join. But with that said if they had that power to do so, then wouldn't they be able to pull everyone out of SAO? It's most likely that Kayaba was the last person to check the systems before release, so he could have made changes to the game that the others didn't notice. Or maybe Kayaba was the last person the game went through before release so everything would be set up the way he wanted it to. It would also go without saying that only Kayaba could access the game, as we learnt that he was actually playing himself. Now, there's another thing we have to consider. I believe Kayaba would not have joined SAO on day 1 either, other than his appearance at the opening ceremony. I believe that he would have joined after the first month or so to ensure that everything was going well without him interfering. Also, what's to say that Kayaba thought about people not joining on day 1 and didn't bother to put a restriction on it? He did want everyone to join so that he could control a world by his design. So the reasoning stands that yes, they could join and be trapped there like the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's my theory, but something else bothered me as well. For this, I am bringing back the rule about the government confiscating the copies. If these copies of SAO were usable, would the government not try to find a way to get everyone out by looking at the game's codes and crap? This was most likely a thought in Kayaba's mind. So he probably did put a restriction on new players joining. Now with that in mind, Day 1 would have been the only time to join, unless you're the GM. Joining on any other day would result in a connection problem. So if we add in that one little detail, then the whole answer turns around. So it varies on different occasions, but my final answer is no. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now don't go hating on my theory as this was actually my first theory that I have thought of myself. And I'm sorry in advance if any of it does not make sense as it is very late so I'm tired and I've spent like over an hour writing this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15265" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T18:57:16.300" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T18:57:16.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T18:48:23.150" Score="2" ViewCount="1546" Body="&lt;p&gt;To make it short:&#xA;I watched all three anime adaptations, but after browsing the questions here for 5 minutes I feel like I don't know anything about them...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Where is all this extra information hidden? &lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(More specific question:)&#xA;I am searching for information about 2 things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Hidden&quot; information which is only for one story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Hidden&quot; information which is cross-story (at least two stories &quot;combined&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'll specify what I mean with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(This example is not related to the stories in the title.) For example, something like the real name of L (from Death Note).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Something like &quot;What is DaSH?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do NOT want you to list all the secrets and easter-eggs! I only want to know where, and (maybe) how to find them. If there are manga with extra information, please give me the title. Or if there are articles on the internet about it, please give me a link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I know that there are visual novels for all the stories listed in the title. I'm going to watch/read/play them soon.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15266" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T21:50:26.030" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T00:18:46.837" Title="Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes: where is all the extra information?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;&lt;robotics-notes&gt;&lt;chaos-head&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2015-06-25T02:43:51.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21914" CreationDate="2015-06-24T18:52:24.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some nice person added the track listing to VGMdb a little while back (I assume it's correct, though there are no scans of the listing included); here is a romanized / translated&lt;sup&gt;†&lt;/sup&gt; version of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Battle ~ I can make your wish come true&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;doushite naite iru no?&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Why are you crying?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;fushigi&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Strange&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chiyori&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Chiyori&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;chiyoringaa, chiyorunbaa, chorisoo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;gikochinai&lt;/em&gt;  / &quot;Awkward&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;yukkuri to&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Slowly&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Urisu to Iona&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Ulith and Iona&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;uso to yokubou, kowarete guchagucha&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Lies and desires come tumbling down&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iona to Akira&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Iona and Akira&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;iradachi to kyoufu&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Anger and fear&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;kenshin to izon ~ Devotion&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Sacrifice and dependence ~ Devotion&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conflict&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;atarashii katachi&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;A new form&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;nichijou ~ Futase&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Life ~ Futase&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;mayoimichi&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Gone astray&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fumio&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Fumio&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle ~ mou, genkai nan da&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Battle ~ I can't go any further&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mayu to shiroi heya&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Mayu and the white room&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;hibiware ~ Brasted piano&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;A crack ~ Brasted piano&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ulith&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Ulith&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;omoikomi?&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;A preconception?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;utsuro na sonzai&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;A hollow existence&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;minna de yarinaosou?&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Why don't we all start over?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Battle ~ Consternation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;taiji to itami&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Confrontation and pain&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;kizu&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Injury&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;dakedo&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;But&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuki&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Yuki&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Profane Wish ~ Brasted piano&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;moshikashitara&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;What if&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;sorezore no yasashisa&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;Kindness, each in their own way&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;tobira&lt;/em&gt; / &quot;The gate&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;infinite Girl&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;†&lt;/sup&gt; Except for track 5, because what do you even do with that? Also, because I'm lazy, I didn't pull the translations for things like tracks 22 and 23 from the simulcast subtitles, so they'll probably be sort of discrepant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T18:52:24.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22737" CreationDate="2015-06-24T22:37:11.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said by senshin in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22737/chaoshead-steinsgate-roboticsnotes-where-is-all-the-extra-information#comment32482_22737&quot;&gt;his&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22737/chaoshead-steinsgate-roboticsnotes-where-is-all-the-extra-information#comment32484_22737&quot;&gt;comments&lt;/a&gt; the Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate and Robotic;Notes anime series are adaptions of Visual Novels. bellow is a list of the corresponding games on VNDB (Visual Novel Database)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v2002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v5883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Robotic;Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From each of those links you can also find links to the anime and other games based off each of these. however not all of these one would consider canon and most times these would have [Unofficial] in their title or have Fan-Fiction as a tag, ie. &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v15695&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Steins;gate Divergence&lt;/a&gt;. As senshin has said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The visual novels are significantly longer and contain a lot more information than was shown in the corresponding anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This obviously because of time constraints on Anime being set to go on for a set number of episodes of certain length (normally between ~12 and ~24 episodes ~20 minutes long Excluding OP and ED). multiple seasons of a series are normally either done based on popularity of the previous season or planned because it is foretasted that the previous season will sell well (as with Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another source of information is also Art/Material Books such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animebooks.com/stofmacobo.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Steins;Gate Official Material Collection Book&lt;/a&gt;. these tend to have a bit more information that may not have originally been in the Visual Novels. in my experience large series tend to have these to fill in some plot holes, for instance in the Nasuverse (Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime etc.) the Material Books go into depth about the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors, the on-goings between the Church and the Mage's Association and the Aylesbury Valesti which is theorized to have been the cause of the Prana drying up in the world in Fate/Extra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also on occasion at conventions some writers/developers hold Q&amp;amp;A Sessions where fans can ask them a number of questions. these can sometimes also been included in Material Books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However most of the time this extra information is in Japanese, for English fans who don't know Japanese this can be a barrier when the work isn't translated. for instance while Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate have English translations, both fan made and official, Robotic;Notes does not and the likely hood of a fan translation of it is very unlikely due to the game being on Console. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in these situations a Wiki (normally a Wikia site) tends to be a good source of information. however one need to be careful as sometimes there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://chaoshead2.wikia.com/wiki/Rimi_Sakihata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://chaos-head.wikia.com/wiki/Rimi_Sakihata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikias&lt;/a&gt; for one game however one can normally tell which is of inferior quality. also despite the 3 titles mentioned being apart of the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Science Adventure series&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (科学ＡＤＶ, &lt;em&gt;Kagaku Adobenchaa&lt;/em&gt;) there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://chaoshead2.wikia.com/wiki/Science_Adventure_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Science_Adventure_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;separate&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://robotics-notes.wikia.com/wiki/Science_Adventure_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikias&lt;/a&gt;. sometimes however you may get lucky with a series which has a single wiki (eg. &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type-Moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcause one should take heed with Wikia's as these tend to not normally be maintained by the developers. a good sign that a Wikia is reliable is what kind of References it has, on the Type-Moon Wikia information gained from Q&amp;amp;A sessions will be included most of the time in both Japanese and in English&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Titles include Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime, Kagetsu Tohya, Melty Blood, Kara no Kyoukai, Notes, etc.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2: Titles include the Final Fantasy games (I - XV, Tactics, Crystal Chronicles), Vagrant Story, Bravery Default, The Four Heroes of Light, etc.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T00:18:46.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22748" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22750" CreationDate="2015-06-25T02:17:30.417" Score="0" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that this is a manga with 7 chapters or books about the servers of the former Ragnarok online (if I'm not mistaken: Chaos, Iris, Loki, Fenris, Fenrir etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you have any suggestions about where I can buy, bid on, or otherwise obtain this manga series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T02:22:11.753" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T02:40:24.573" Title="Is there somewhere I can buy or bid on the whole Ragnarok Into the Abyss manga series?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;ragnarok-into-the-abyss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22748" CreationDate="2015-06-25T02:40:24.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series is currently on on indefinite hiatus. In total there should be 10 volumes. The NA publisher Tokyopop went out of business, but you can probably still get the English version thru Madman Entertainment (UK/AU) or Chuang Yi (Singapore). You might also be able to find used copies on Ebay and other auction sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T02:40:24.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23045" CreationDate="2015-06-25T06:21:01.467" Score="1" ViewCount="949" Body="&lt;p&gt;While searching for the answer of my question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14433/what-does-this-sheep-represent-in-mayo-chiki&quot;&gt;What do the sheep dolls represent in Mayo Chiki?&lt;/a&gt; I found out that the plush doll is from the the popular series &quot;Lost Sheep&quot; as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo_Chiki!#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she enjoys instant noodles and is also a fan of the popular &quot;Lost Sheep&quot; series of plush dolls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I searched for the series &quot;Lost Sheep&quot; I found about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Lost_Sheep&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Parable of the Lost Sheep&lt;/a&gt;. I tried to search using different Keyword but the result is same. It leads to the Parable of the Lost Sheep but in different site and presented in different manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the series that is stated in Wikipedia Or there is another series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T18:16:00.367" Title="Which is the series &quot;Lost Sheep&quot; of which plush doll Subaru Konoe is fan of?" Tags="&lt;mayo-chiki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-25T08:29:41.430" Score="1" ViewCount="573" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Ittou Asanuma's first appearance in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; is in episode 15 when Makoto introduces him to Usagi and friends, that he does not appear in episode 16, and that his famous scene with Makoto from the manga is in episode 17. Is he in any other episodes, or did he only appear in those two 2 episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gE9hc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kino Makoto and Ittou Asanuma&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T08:44:19.850" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T01:32:45.873" Title="Which episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal are Ittou Asanuma in?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22471" CreationDate="2015-06-25T11:40:06.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Additional to Qiri's answer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_35#Chapter_334.2C_Page_146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the SBS where Oda basically mentioned the same Qiri did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Oda-sensei, I was curious; is Foxy the Silver Fox's Noro Noro no Mi a Logia type, Paramecia type, or Zoan type? I'll be too anxious for your reply to use the bathroom, so hurry it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: It's a Paramecia (superhuman) type. Logia (nature) type can turn their bodies into something completely different. Zoan (animal) type can turn into animals. &lt;strong&gt;Everything aside from those is lumped into the Paramecia (superhuman) category.&lt;/strong&gt; However, there are some Paramecia who can change their own bodies, as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda indeed confirms that Logia and Zoan are a specific Devil Fruit, but everything else would be considered &lt;em&gt;superhuman&lt;/em&gt; and is lumped into that category, so it would make sense for it to be the largest category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T11:40:06.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19540" CreationDate="2015-06-25T11:48:24.960" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oda answered this question himself in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_36#Chapter_342.2C_Page_126&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 36, chapter 342&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Nami's breast grew so much, because she was still young and in her growth phase.&lt;/strong&gt; Especially with the two years timeskip, they had plenty of time to grow!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Good day, Oda-sensei. You know, that Nami-chan is so gorgeous!!! That beauty, that figure! I'm already swooning ♡ By the way, when you compare her to the Nami-chan in Volume 1, haven't her breasts grown somewhat? by Saori-chan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Yep. I get this a lot. But when you consider that &lt;strong&gt;she's only 18, she's still in her growth phase&lt;/strong&gt;. She's got more room to grow! I'll give it my best!! (←?) And Robin's only 28! I'll give it my best!! (←?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After I ended up reading more of the SBS answers, more measurements were revealed. So as we are all curious as to the question &lt;em&gt;how much&lt;/em&gt; they have grown, I will additionally post those in the answer, &lt;strong&gt;Nami's sizes!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_6#Chapter_49.2C_Page_104&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 6, chapter 49&lt;/a&gt; Nami's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust/waist/hip_measurements&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bust/Waist/Hip (BWH) measurements&lt;/a&gt; are revealed to be &lt;strong&gt;86/57/86&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: When the question came up about Nami's measurements, you promised to tell us sometime. So when are you going to tell us?!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Hehe. I have made a friend that comes in quite handy for this. His eye is quite accurate. It's the &amp;quot;weird chef&amp;quot;, who can tell a girl's measurements with just one look, Sanji-san!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sanji&lt;/strong&gt;: Shitty guy! I'm not &amp;quot;weird&amp;quot;!! It's &amp;quot;love&amp;quot;, I'm a &amp;quot;cook who loves&amp;quot;!! Oh but, you called me. I get it, leave it to me. Nami-san's cute, isn't she. She also has style to match. Now, let's take a look... &lt;strong&gt;B 86! W 57! H 86!&lt;/strong&gt; No doubt about it!! But she's so cuuuuute. She's definitely a thief. But I still like her!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_37#Chapter_353.2C_Page_146&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 37, chapter 353&lt;/a&gt;, which was still before the timeskip, it was revealed that her bust size had grown to 95, making her new BWH measurements &lt;strong&gt;95/55/85&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Hi, Oda-sensei! In Volume 36 you were saying that Nami's breasts had grown in size from years ago, so what are her 3 sizes now? I'd bet that every man in the country is dying to know this, so don't hold out on us!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/moBGX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Nami: Height 169 B 95 W 55 H 85. Robin: Height 188 B 99 W 59 H 89&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_42#Chapter_406.2C_Page_146&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 42, chapter 406&lt;/a&gt;, which was again before the timeskip, Oda confirmed that Nami's and Robin's breasts were &lt;strong&gt;I cups&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: I am &amp;quot;Sogeking-ko&amp;quot;, a proponent of all healthy young boys everywhere! Healthy young boys of this country!! Remember the question in the SBS of Volume 41, asking about Nami-san's cup size?! According to my rotoscopic vision, Nami-san's under bust size is 65. So her regular bust size of 95 would make her an I cup!!! (donnn) That's HUGE!!! I'm a D cup... Boys... can you accept this answer??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Well, I must say I received a lot of answers to this question from my female readers. Thank you for your detailed and in-depth explanations. But you know, the boys aren't gonna read any of these complicated, difficult answers, so I'm just gonna report on the most common result! &lt;strong&gt;Nami and Robin are I cups. Wow.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_69#Chapter_686.2C_Page_166&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 69, chapter 686&lt;/a&gt;, after the timeskip, her new size were revealed to be &lt;strong&gt;98/58/88, J cup&lt;/strong&gt;. It seems like she had grown a bit more. I wonder when her growth phase will end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: About the mystery of Nami-san's New World bust size from volume 66, I would like to provide my opinion as an employee at LADIES' INNER. Nami-san's bust size is most likely a &amp;quot;J Cup&amp;quot;. There is a possibility that she may have even grown bigger than this. ...If my calculations are correct, her band measurement is 63cm, and her bust is 98cm. If we were to use these measurements, she would end up being a &amp;quot;K&amp;quot;; however, right now in Japan, there is no such thing as a &amp;quot;K&amp;quot; cup. She'd have to order from overseas. Oui, in other words, non-standardized!!! Well, personally, I'd say that Nami-san is a &amp;quot;Nami Cup&amp;quot;. (Boiing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.N. Shimizu Chageburo's secret fan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Translator's Note- LADIES' INNER is a Japanese female underwear chain store.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Alright. Boys, the day has finally come. This fire that readers started on volume 66. Thank you all for submitting these countless letters. Sanji-kun! Has your nosebleed stopped yet!? Now, give them the presentation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sanji&lt;/strong&gt;: Yeah... sorry about last time. So it's Nami-san and Robin-chan's current 3 sizes, right? They did in fact grow in size, but don't be tricked!! In these 2 years, what really improved is their &amp;quot;sexiness&amp;quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nami- B: 98 (J Cup), W: 58, H: 88&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Robin- B: 100 (J Cup), W: 60, H: 90&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Disclaimer: I am no expert on women's sizes and measurements, so if I had made a wrong interpretation somewhere, please forgive me.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T15:19:42.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22761" CreationDate="2015-06-25T14:48:47.913" Score="0" ViewCount="1758" Body="&lt;p&gt;More specifically, how many objects can a user mark simultaneously? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's an infinite number, then why don't they mark all the objects around them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, besides the number count issue, what other limitations are there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15049" LastEditorUserId="13795" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T15:50:21.230" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T15:50:21.230" Title="What are the limitations of the Flying Thunder God technique (Flying Raijin Jutsu)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22760" CreationDate="2015-06-25T15:18:36.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150308034703/naruto/images/5/5d/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As from what we have seen this far, if you remember the fight of Minato and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/A_%28Fourth_Raikage%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A&lt;/a&gt; (War Arc 4th Raikage), &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minato&lt;/a&gt; had a lot of kunai with the mark of this Jutsu spread around the area. So we can say there has to be a specific limitation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also we know this technique is connected to the chakra of each user, so it means there are also some limitations there as it's one he makes it takes some of the chakra user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the longetivity of this justu as from the wikia about &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flying Thunder God Technique(Flying Raijin Jutsu)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Minato also noted, the marking formula never disappears from a marked target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T15:18:36.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4975" CreationDate="2015-06-25T16:27:06.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a good idea on how the black box works. The top trigger is used for the hook and the bottom trigger is used to activate the gas with the one fan on that side therefore turning the operator. The two switches on the side are used to extend and reel in the operator on the wire that is attached to the hooks. If you have any other ideas please let me know, I saw Levi do this in one of the OVA's that is how I figured it out. If you want the link just let me know.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://watchsnk.net/2014/09/shingeki-no-kyojin-ova-gaiden-kuinaki-sentaku-no-regret/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://watchsnk.net/2014/09/shingeki-no-kyojin-ova-gaiden-kuinaki-sentaku-no-regret/&lt;/a&gt; This is a simple theory since it was only for aprox. 10 seconds, it starts at 17:47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15288" LastEditorUserId="15288" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T15:56:34.870" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T15:56:34.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22763" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22769" CreationDate="2015-06-25T16:44:13.710" Score="1" ViewCount="11110" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the One Piece wikia's Enel page&lt;/a&gt;, Enel's power won't work against Luffy because he is a rubber-man. But at some point, I'm confused from this fact since lighting that strikes at 1 Million Volts would burn anything, even rubber.&#xA;Also, he melted gold and placed on Luffy's hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, is there any logical reason why is it that Luffy doesn't feel any hurt when Enel strikes him?? I will not include what episodes this happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14308" LastEditorUserId="14562" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T08:03:11.860" LastActivityDate="2020-12-29T08:56:22.773" Title="Is it logical that Enel's power is ineffective against Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-25T19:01:01.823" Score="2" ViewCount="1150" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the pieces of character motivation in Ikki Tousen that I found interesting is that the characters get their powers from &lt;em&gt;magatamas&lt;/em&gt;, basically stones containing the souls of people from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In exchange for this power, characters are (supposedly) cursed to play out the Romance of the Three Kingdoms again, taking the role of the person whose soul they carry; some characters are aware of this and deliberately try to avoid their RoTK fates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which RoTK characters do each of the major Ikki Tousen characters correspond to, and are there any ways in which the Ikki Tousen overall plot breaks from the RotK plot (ignoring trivial differences that don't affect the ultimate fate of notable characters)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is specifically about the &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt;, not the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15290" LastEditorUserId="15290" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T19:44:53.997" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T19:44:53.997" Title="How closely does Ikki Tousen match Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Tags="&lt;ikkitousen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22766" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22897" CreationDate="2015-06-25T19:41:55.940" Score="9" ViewCount="1006" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the intro to Shirobako, the girls are shown flying in fighter jets. Each of them has a design under the cockpit - presumably related to the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't figure them all out though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nFrvzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the easiest one, the two toys are delusions of Aoi's that she interacts with often during the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ikKQvm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shizuka's plane has the  pig with a plum-shaped nose. This was the character that she got to play in costume during one of the episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/53qoYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misa's plane has a depiction of a penguin - from the show that inspired her to join the company she was making tires for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't know what the final two are referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mzuQa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhdgC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss something obvious? Any ideas how these pictures / characters are related to the cast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T19:07:40.263" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T10:26:35.133" Title="Who are the characters on the girls' planes in Shirobako?" Tags="&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22763" CreationDate="2015-06-25T22:27:24.160" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it isn't logical, but it was deliberate. TVTropes has a trope which perfectly summarizes this kind of phenomenon: &quot;Acceptable Breaks from Reality&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Willing Suspension of Disbelief is a must for almost any work of fiction. There are certain elements of story or gameplay where realism would simply make a work tedious, difficult, or confusing for the audience. Thus there are ways in which works will be blatantly, unabashedly unrealistic, and nobody really minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga deliberately takes liberties with certain inconvenient real-life physics rules for the sake of drama or balance; Most Logia Devil Fruits would have been way overpowered and/or impractical if the manga followed the laws of physics faithfully. Akainu's magma powers, for instance, would have made him unapproachable because his magma would have vaporized everything without even needing to make contact. For the same kind of reason, Luffy is completely immune to electricity; Enel would have won way too easily otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T22:27:24.160" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22604" CreationDate="2015-06-26T01:47:53.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find the &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; the best choice by far, when it comes to tracking watched or planned to watch anime. It also contains some useful tool when you are downloading anime. The tool will scan the file and if it is they database and you marked check box it will automatically add the episode into your list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3238" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T01:47:53.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22778" CreationDate="2015-06-26T04:28:59.937" Score="3" ViewCount="948" Body="&lt;p&gt;Conan mentioned that he probably worked for the Japanese Secret Police, but who are they exactly? Under what jurisdiction of Japanese law enforcement are they under? Are they like MI5 or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15296" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T16:52:14.703" Title="What is this 'Japanese Secret Police' Furuya Rei is in? Are they a real police division?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22776" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22779" CreationDate="2015-06-26T07:48:12.060" Score="-4" ViewCount="1654" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched 2 seasons of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; about 2 years ago. As I know, the manga is still continuing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there an announcement for the 3rd season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T04:25:04.233" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T04:25:04.233" Title="Was there an announcement for the 3rd season of Vampire Knight anime?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-06-26T15:52:16.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22774" CreationDate="2015-06-26T08:36:22.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Furuya Rei is a member of 「黒の組織」(&lt;em&gt;kuro no soshiki&lt;/em&gt; = the black organization). I don't know what chapter or episode you are referring to, so I cannot verify the original Japanese for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Rei_Furuya#Scarlet_Showdown_.28Manga:_894-898.2CAnime:_781-783.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Japanese secret police&quot; used there&lt;/a&gt;, but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, in real life there was a Japanese secret police along the same lines of Nazi Germany's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestapo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gestapo&lt;/a&gt; and the Soviet Union's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;KGB&lt;/a&gt;. It likewise carried out &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempeitai#Human_Rights_Abuses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;human rights abuses&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;crimes against humanity&lt;/a&gt;, such as experimentation on live prisoners of war and other individuals, and biological warfare (see also &lt;em&gt;Japan’s Gestapo: Murder, Mayhem And Torture In Wartime Asia&lt;/em&gt; by Mark Felton).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was called the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempeitai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kempeitai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. There was also a navy branch called the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokubetsu-keibi-tai_(Navy)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokubetsu Keisatsutai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. In addition, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokubetsu_K%C5%8Dt%C5%8D_Keisatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokubetsu Koutou Keisatsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; conducted domestic criminal investigation of civilians suspected of being anti-war or dangerous and counter-espionage functions, and punished perceived offenders with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokubetsu_K%C5%8Dt%C5%8D_Keisatsu#The_Tokk.C5.8D.27s_use_of_Torture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;torture&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, all three were abolished by the Allied Powers in 1945, so &lt;strong&gt;it is not possible that Furuya Rei was a member&lt;/strong&gt;, since he is only 29 years old in the &lt;em&gt;Meitantei Conan&lt;/em&gt; series. Japan does not have a post-WWII secret service. It is likely that what is being translated as &quot;Japanese secret police&quot; is either 1) the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Security_Intelligence_Agency&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kouanchousachou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; a.k.a. the &lt;strong&gt;Public Security Intelligence Agency&lt;/strong&gt; established under the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_ministry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ministry of Justice&lt;/a&gt; in 1952, which &quot;is tasked with internal security and espionage against threats to Japanese national security&quot; and &quot;has ties to several foreign intelligence as security agencies, including the CIA, FBI, MI6, and Mossad, with several PSIA agents having been invited to train with the CIA under its Intelligence Analysis Course,&quot; or 2) one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Japan#Special_police&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;types of &lt;strong&gt;special police&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T08:48:52.387" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T08:48:52.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22776" CreationDate="2015-06-26T09:04:34.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; manga by Hino Matsuri ended its run in &lt;em&gt;LaLa&lt;/em&gt; manga magazine on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;May 24th, 2013&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vampire_Knight_chapters#Chapters_not_yet_collected_in_tank.C5.8Dbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter 93&lt;/a&gt;. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vampire_Knight_chapters#Chapters_not_yet_collected_in_tank.C5.8Dbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2 side-story chapters&lt;/a&gt; were not published within the &lt;em&gt;tankoubon&lt;/em&gt; graphic novels. Two light novels authored by Hino Matsuri were published in 2008: &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second season of the anime, &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight Guilty&lt;/em&gt;, ended its run on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vampire_Knight_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;December 29th, 2008&lt;/a&gt; (4 1/2 years earlier than the manga ended). No further TV anime or other anime adaption was announced before the manga's final chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T09:04:34.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="54122" CreationDate="2015-06-26T10:43:08.567" Score="6" ViewCount="5732" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have just finished the Claymore manga. Clare and Raki stay together at the ending of the story. I am sure they are going to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question about the two of them. We know that female Claymores are half-human and half-Yoma hybrid warriors, but in the manga, they never tell us whether female Claymores are able to give birth to babies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would Clare be able to get pregnant for Raki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11270" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T11:22:28.300" LastActivityDate="2019-12-22T23:37:39.330" Title="Can female Claymores give birth to babies for their husbands?" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22604" CreationDate="2015-06-26T17:35:31.013" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is only my way of doing it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm downloading every episode I watch (mainly because my internet is too slow for streaming) so I'm sorting them in folders on my HDD. Also I have a normal text file in the root of my anime folder where I list all the anime I want to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This method has pros but also, unfortunately, cons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pros&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You don't have to care about any 3rd party service.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can watch the episodes everywhere. Offline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After downloading an episode, It won't use any bandwidth when watching it. (useful for people with slow internet, like me.) This includes rewatching.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cons&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are not able to make such nice graphs as @moegamisama showed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If your HDD dies, you lose everything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It overall isn't as fancy as on a website. It might look like this: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8RDBU.png&quot; alt=&quot;That&amp;#39;s how it looks for me.&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15266" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T23:38:45.090" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:38:45.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22780" CreationDate="2015-06-26T17:45:34.007" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think probably not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer contains manga spoilers (further than the anime)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 15, Teresa is ambushed by bandits who wish to rape her. She opens her clothes to reveal something hideous to the men who then back off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aIdFFm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2OBC7l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on we see a body with a large scar down her middle. Presumably this is related to what Teresa has shown the bandits - as she implied that it was a trait shared by claymores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aFVUI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=170816#top&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scars are presumably a mark of their bodies transformation with youma flesh, and being so thorough it wouldn't surprise me if wombs as other normal organs were missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one stage, there is an awakened being that has captured claymores and wants them to awaken - presumably unable to breed its own spawn. As awakened beings are ex-claymores, their anatomy is going to be roughly similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T17:45:34.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22830" CreationDate="2015-06-26T19:25:28.827" Score="4" ViewCount="978" Body="&lt;p&gt;The timeline in Owari no Seraph is a little bit confusing to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did vampires first come into contact with humans? I was initially under the impression that this happened when the &quot;disease&quot; struck some 5-10 years before the &quot;present&quot; of the show (i.e. &quot;during episode 1&quot;) - but if that's the case, &lt;em&gt;where&lt;/em&gt; did the vampires come from at that point in time? Given that they have robust, structured, hierarchical societies, it can't be that they just appeared out of nowhere then, could it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the vampires have been around longer than that, where were they, and how is it that a modern human society didn't run into them sooner? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T06:34:51.367" Title="For how long have humans and vampires coexisted?" Tags="&lt;owari-no-seraph&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22790" CreationDate="2015-06-26T21:31:31.847" Score="7" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koro sensei is super cool and ultra powerful. Although he has many weakness like water, special knives and bombs. I want to know if he is also fireproof?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2790" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T22:58:35.633" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T22:58:35.633" Title="Is Koro-sensei fireproof?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25888" CreationDate="2015-06-26T22:21:44.470" Score="14" ViewCount="530" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shirobako&lt;/em&gt;, the studio has to deliver the tapes to broadcasters physically. I'm not surprised that this is a process, but I am surprised that there's nothing more &lt;em&gt;modern&lt;/em&gt; in place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Early on, we learn that Musani Animation has an FTP server to store their files - So why don't they just send the file over the internet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8W6iT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard some arguments that physical deliver is still faster, but I'm not sure I buy that - Japan's internet speeds are quite good and the file sizes shouldn't be overly huge as it should be the compiled product rather than files with image layers, audio tracks, cg models, etc all seperate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are anime really still submitted by tape? If so - why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T21:34:20.867" LastActivityDate="2019-10-25T15:36:09.290" Title="Are anime still submitted to broadcasters in tape form?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;shirobako&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22788" CreationDate="2015-06-26T22:57:55.733" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far there has not been any sign of a fiery attack or his ability to resist it, besides the hot weather. Which seems to cause him a quite extreme fatigue. He also is said to handle hot food pretty badly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xplUC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T22:57:55.733" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8326" CreationDate="2015-06-26T23:41:36.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the Naruto series is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where nuclear weapons and the influence of a re-created Soviet Union destroyed the world's economy and led to World War 3. That's why the Hidden Rain looks like a destroyed version of an American city (actually, it is all that remains of New York).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15310" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T00:18:51.683" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T00:18:51.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20981" CreationDate="2015-06-27T05:00:38.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's my theory but it contains spoilers of &quot;The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi&quot; so proceed with caution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Perhaps &quot;Disappearance of Nagato Yuki&quot; is a parallel universe to the main series. Here's why: remember how Nagato gave Kyon a choice between the changed world and the original world? It was only because of that choice that allowed Kyon to fix everything to what it was again. However, what if that choice wasn't given to him? What if Nagato decided not to give Kyon the choice of reverting everything back to the original world? This TV series is the result. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15312" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T05:00:38.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T05:37:26.613" Score="1" ViewCount="2485" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Elizabeth Midford and Ciel Phantomhive stay together even after Ciel turns into a demon in Season 2 episode 12?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15313" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T05:45:13.190" LastActivityDate="2021-02-15T05:42:12.773" Title="Ciel and Elizabeth after episode 12 of the second season?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24004" CreationDate="2015-06-27T11:48:35.733" Score="5" ViewCount="22242" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Itachi Uchiha always said complete truth, is it possible that he himself knew the truth about Tobi being Obito and not Madara?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3578" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T06:06:08.430" LastActivityDate="2019-09-11T16:26:42.683" Title="Is it possible that Itachi knew the truth about Tobi being Obito and not Madara?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T12:20:57.857" Score="1" ViewCount="1937" Body="&lt;p&gt;What song is playing 12 minutes into episode 13 in the first season of &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15317" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T14:23:17.330" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T04:21:44.503" Title="What song is playing 12 minutes into episode 13 of Code Geass R1?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22799" CreationDate="2015-06-27T13:34:53.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is titled &lt;strong&gt;Stories&lt;/strong&gt;, sung by Hitomi Kuroishi (黒石ひとみ). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details about it is here:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Stories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Stories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the youtube link:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0fkr2XoCM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0fkr2XoCM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2790" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T04:21:44.503" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T04:21:44.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T15:41:48.970" Score="7" ViewCount="15657" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hz8b0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hz8b0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ual8O.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ual8Om.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azqvg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azqvgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SbE0j.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SbE0jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; all have blood. Why doesn't &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; have it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T18:32:47.543" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T08:14:12.093" Title="Why does the Fairy Tail anime have no blood?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22805" CreationDate="2015-06-27T16:50:53.657" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is &lt;strong&gt;censorship&lt;/strong&gt;. Fairy Tail has a 'PG-13' age rating; most shows with this rating do not show gore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example of something they censored would be that in the manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gray_Fullbuster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gray Fullbuster&lt;/a&gt; is a smoker. They took this out in the anime because they were afraid it might influence children to think that smoking is cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be seen in &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 4, Page 20&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 10, Page 6-7&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iRihl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gray Fullbuster smoking.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On a side note, the first OVA (&quot;Welcome To Fairy Hills!&quot;) is the only episode I know of that shows blood before Fairy Tail 2014.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/0TvEpL2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Levy after Erza smashed her face into the wall.&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Levy after Erza smashed her face into the wall (10:05).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T08:14:12.093" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T08:14:12.093" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22809" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-27T17:18:56.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GD37Hm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Black Butler manga vol.1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Butler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (黒執事; Japanese title: &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt;) is an ongoing manga series and completed anime by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yana_Toboso&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yana Toboso&lt;/a&gt;. It's about Ciel Phantomhive, who is a twelve-year-old earl, and his demon butler Sebastian Michaelis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Black Butler franchise includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An ongoing &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga series&lt;/a&gt; started in 2006 that is published in Monthly GFantasy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; that ran from 2008 to 2011 containing 36 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7 OVAs&lt;/a&gt; that aired in 2010 and 2011&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A musical adaptation that ran in Sunshine Theater from May 28 to June 7, 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A video game&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A number of book&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A live-action film to be released in 2014&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T17:18:56.047" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T17:18:56.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22810" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-27T17:18:56.047" Score="0" Body="Black Butler (&quot;Kuroshitsuji&quot;) is a manga series by Yana Toboso about the twelve-year-old Earl of Phantomhive and his demon butler Sebastian Michaelis. It has several adaptations in anime and other media." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T17:18:56.047" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T17:18:56.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T19:25:35.137" Score="1" ViewCount="7186" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DQfK8l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yusuke &amp;amp; Gon&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Gon doesn't look similar by facial design, he is similar to the green schemes that Yusuke has, and his hair color is similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DxNgpl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Killua &amp;amp; Hiei&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua is similar to Hiei's demeanor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3E5Y1l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kurapika &amp;amp; Kurama&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Kurapika and Kurama have androgynous appearances&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6YNoyl.png&quot; alt=&quot;??? &amp;amp; Leorio&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personalities are similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T19:56:06.993" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T19:56:06.993" Title="Why did Yoshihiro Togashi recycle designs from Yu Yu Hakusho for his characters in Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T20:44:42.800" Score="8" ViewCount="10665" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; chapter 425, during the Avatar arc, Sting has become a &quot;little&quot; chunky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OqJHZm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sting is fatter than usual&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Might it be a new move or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15321" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-15T05:58:47.007" LastActivityDate="2019-09-15T05:58:47.007" Title="In the Avatar arc, why is Sting fat?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22819" CreationDate="2015-06-27T21:21:29.597" Score="6" ViewCount="1836" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/em&gt;, Meow, Dandy, and many other people become zombies, after Meow gets bitten by an infected alien. If I'm not mistaken, there's no cure for being a zombie -- all the advice Dandy and Meow get is to change their outlook by eating yoghurt instead of meat and sunbathing, so that they are &lt;em&gt;fermenting&lt;/em&gt; instead of rotting. (Whether this logic about zombie biology is true is probably best left to another question.) This reaches the point where since life insurance companies are losing a lot of money to zombies cashing out on their policies, they try in vain to hunt down these zombies (but fail and eventually also become zombies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, everything looks fine in the next episode: Meow, Dandy, and the massive swathes of the population that were zombies in episode 4 are now alive again. Why is this the case? Does &lt;em&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/em&gt; largely simply consist of non-cohesive &quot;filler&quot; segments that don't necessarily have to follow each other? Or did some cure for zombification come up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga, so perhaps something comes up there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T11:24:48.897" Title="Why aren't Meow and Dandy zombies anymore?" Tags="&lt;space-dandy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22816" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-27T21:30:55.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rjeidm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rjeidm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dandy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a 2014 anime series produced by Bones and directed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinichir%C5%8D_Watanabe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinichiro Watanabe&lt;/a&gt; (of &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; fame) and Shingo Natsume. It follows the titular Dandy, his robot QT, and a cat-like alien named Meow who joins them in the first episode, as they hunt for aliens to make a living. They are pursued by Dr. Gel, a gorilla-like officer, as Admiral Perry, the lead of the Gogol Empire, who believes that capturing Dandy will allow them to gain power over the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series was also adapted into an ongoing manga that started publication in 2013 in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Young Gangan&lt;/em&gt;, and currently has 2 volumes. Additionally, a video game based on the show titled &lt;em&gt;Space Galaga&lt;/em&gt; has been released for iOS and Android by &lt;em&gt;Bandai Namco Games&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Dandy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://space-dandy.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Dandy_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:35:35.120" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:35:35.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22817" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-27T21:30:55.843" Score="0" Body="Space Dandy is a 2014 anime produced by the studio Bones. It follows the eponymous Dandy, an alien hunter, and the rest of his crew on the Aloha Oe. The show has also spawned a video game and a manga adaptation." OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T21:30:55.843" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T21:30:55.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22815" CreationDate="2015-06-27T22:12:08.127" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Non-spoilery answer: there's an explanation for this, but you're going to have to wait pretty much until the end of the show to find out what it is. It's not a deus ex machina or anything, though; there are hints dropped along the way, and you may be able to figure it out beforehand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a fuller answer, which spoils some of the last episode of the show, except sort of not really, since the whole thing is so damned wacky anyway: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The reason that Space Dandy seems so vignettish is that it takes place across a number of different timelines. When Dandy and crew die in the zombie episode, they're dead and stay dead - &lt;em&gt;in that timeline&lt;/em&gt;. When we see them alive and well in the following episode, that's a Dandy-and-crew from a different timeline.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; You see, the Dandy universe (well, multiverse) is one in which the &quot;many-worlds&quot; interpretation of quantum mechanics (hey, Everett!) is literally true - there are infinitely many parallel universes, and for the most part they can't interact. However, &quot;cosmic strings&quot; (which are probably somehow unrelated to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_string&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;these things&lt;/a&gt;) can reach from one universe into another, and the way in which they do is regulated by some mysterious substance called MEGA-pyonium (which, in Japanese, sounds &lt;em&gt;suspiciously&lt;/em&gt; like &quot;bigboobsonium&quot;).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Anyway, for some reason, Dandy is well-endowed with pyonium (&quot;boobsonium&quot;), which is like MEGA-pyonium, except smaller, I guess? Well, not just &quot;some reason&quot;; apparently, the supreme god of the universe (a.k.a. The Narrator) has had his eye on Dandy for some time, and wants Dandy as his successor for after the universe goes through another Big Bang / Big Crunch cycle, and I guess this is why he has all this pyonium? And, uh, yeah, this doesn't actually matter, since Dandy himself can't really interact with his alternate-universe selves (but then again, there's episode 14...). I think Dandy yanking on the cosmic string in episode 1 may have had something to do with it?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Point of the matter is, there's a lot of universes. And pretty much every episode from 1-25 takes place in a different one. The only time we have any real episode-to-episode continuity is between episodes 25 and 26. In every other case, you can probably safely assume that the Dandy of episode &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; is a different Dandy from the Dandy of episode &lt;em&gt;n+1&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should note that I haven't touched the Space Dandy manga; it could be that there are some better explanations in there. (But, given that this is Space Dandy we're talking about, I kinda doubt it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T22:17:51.237" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T22:17:51.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20862" CreationDate="2015-06-27T22:24:20.870" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the fact that it might not be as deep as having the song etched in their soul but it could be that one of them heard something that triggered that memory of the song and not where it came from and when otunashi heard it it triggered an aha moment along with the memory of kinade and that's why they both remember that song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15324" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T22:24:20.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22825" CreationDate="2015-06-28T01:20:56.367" Score="8" ViewCount="991" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a standardised English-English (as opposed to English that borrows words willy-nilly from Japanese) term for Shōjo manga (少女マンガ) used when describing it to people not familiar with manga and anime or the Japanese language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One person suggested &quot;girl-oriented manga&quot;, but that sounds ambiguous, because it sounds like it's talking about manga with lots of girls in it, as opposed to manga whose target audience is girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T00:36:54.773" Title="English-English term for &quot;Shōjo manga&quot;" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22823" CreationDate="2015-06-28T01:36:38.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I don't think we really have a term for this. Keep in mind there's a vast cultural gap between Japan and English-speaking countries, so our terminology doesn't exactly overlap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about movies, &lt;strong&gt;chick flick&lt;/strong&gt; can come reasonably close. The demographics aren't a perfect match-up, and there are certain elements you might expect from chick flicks not always seen in shōjo media, but it's the closest the average English speaker can get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best suggestion is to go with the descriptive route: &lt;strong&gt;(Japanese) comic targeted at females, mostly preteen or younger&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Djo_manga#Meaning_and_spelling&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's article on shōjo manga&lt;/a&gt; suggests the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As shōjo literally means &quot;girl&quot; in Japanese, the equivalent of the western usage will generally include the term: &lt;strong&gt;girls' manga&lt;/strong&gt; (少女漫画 shōjo manga), or &lt;strong&gt;anime for girls&lt;/strong&gt; (少女向けアニメ shōjo-muke anime). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T04:18:00.507" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T04:18:00.507" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22823" CreationDate="2015-06-28T02:54:38.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is there a standardised English-English (as opposed to English that borrows words willy-nilly from Japanese) term for Shōjo manga (少女マンガ) used when describing it to people not familiar with manga and anime or the Japanese language?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, there is not a standardised English-English term for Shōjo manga.&#xA;However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is a succinct, accurate, and accepted&lt;/strong&gt; English-only way to describe Shōjo manga in to people not familiar with manga, anime, or the Japanese language.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is a standardised term&lt;/strong&gt; for Shōjo manga but it is comprised of loanwords which were not borrowed &quot;willy-nilly.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How to Describe to Those Unfamiliar with Anime/Manga&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; can still be used to refer to manga targeted at Japanese female teens and women, the accurate way since the 1990s to describe &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; to those unfamiliar with anime/manga has been a descriptive phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japanese comics published in magazines that have a target readership of elementary school girls&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/whatisandisnt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matt Thorn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world's shoujo manga experts and professor in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/eng/edu/manga/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;acknowledges&lt;/strong&gt; in his article &lt;em&gt;What Shôjo Manga Are and Are Not&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For most Japanese below the age of fifty, such categories as shôjo (&quot;girls&quot;) manga and shônen (&quot;boys'&quot;) manga require no definition or clarification. They are as plain as the nose on your face. But &lt;strong&gt;to outsiders&lt;/strong&gt;, it seems, &lt;strong&gt;the categories are perplexing, and therefore a little explanation is required&lt;/strong&gt;. Most people seem to think that shôjo manga are distinguished by certain features of content and style. For example: the eyes are unusually large (even by manga standards); flowers and bubbles are often seen floating in the background; they are romances; or they invariably have a female protagonist. I've seen fans debate these fine points on English-language message boards for ten years or more, and when I intervene and offer my own two cents (based on 15 years of studying shôjo manga, their readers, their creators, their editors, their publishers, and their retailers), participants are usually disappointed. This is probably because, after they have plumbed the depths of style and content ad nauseam, I simply tell them that &lt;strong&gt;shôjo manga are manga published in shôjo magazines (as defined by their publishers)&lt;/strong&gt;, and shônen manga are manga published in shônen manga magazines (likewise defined by publishers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm sorry, but &lt;strong&gt;that's really all there is to it&lt;/strong&gt;. Naturally, there will be certain leanings in one genre or the other, since they are geared at different sexes, but just as you will find sci-fi shôjo manga, you will also find romantic shônen manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matt Thorn is not alone in this definition: others well-respected in establishing the global fandom of shoujo content concur, including the following figures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/19990203035746/http://whistler.cs.ucla.edu/~yasuyuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sato Yasuyuki&lt;/a&gt; of GENERAL RESOURCES ON MAHOU SHOUJO ANIME (formerly at &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/&lt;/a&gt;*/&lt;a href=&quot;http://whistler.cs.ucla.edu/~yasuyuki/www/mahou/genres.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://whistler.cs.ucla.edu/~yasuyuki/www/mahou/genres.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.technogirls.org/barbara/anime/tapelist.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barbara&lt;/a&gt; of The Technogirls, The Shoujo Anime Club, and Shoujo Anime Club Mailing List which gathered together the well-known shoujo fan community during the 90s (definition provided &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.technogirls.org/barbara/anime/tapelist.htm#shoujo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SHOUJO: Manga or Anime which was &lt;strong&gt;originally marketed to girls or ladies&lt;/strong&gt;. The content is superfluous -- it is &lt;strong&gt;the marketing intent&lt;/strong&gt;, not the content, which determines whether a feature is shoujo or shounen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/kasha.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dave Endresak&lt;/a&gt;, founder of KASHA a.k.a. Kawaii Shoujo, Anonymous (formerly at members.aol.com/AiTenshi/kasha) and the Tenshi-tachi mailing list&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20030608190513/http://mahoushoujo.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamera&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. Mikage) of Temple of Yokyun and Wasabi Anime San Diego's Anime Club (formerly at &lt;a href=&quot;http://mail.mahoushoujo.com/~mikage/resources&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://mail.mahoushoujo.com/~mikage/resources&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/intro.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dioptase&lt;/a&gt; of Energetic Heartbeats:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shoujo (girls') is not a genre itself - it's &lt;strong&gt;the marketing strategy&lt;/strong&gt;. Shoujo simply means that &lt;strong&gt;the title was originally marketed to a female audience in Japan. Nothing more than that.&lt;/strong&gt; Shoujo includes its own genres that cannot be found in their original form within the shounen world, including mahou shoujo, shounen ai, yaoi, yuri, and others. . . . It is not even neccessarily work by a specific creator. For example, the beloved team CLAMP is responsible for outstanding examples of shoujo manga and anime, but has also created shounen manga. What's the difference between the shounen manga and the shoujo manga? The shounen series was serialized in a manga magazine aimed at male readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20130508224207/http://www.swb.de/~zahara/shoujo/shoujo.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zahara&lt;/a&gt; of Zahara's Shoujo Manga Page (formerly at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swb.de/~zahara/shoujo/shoujo.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.swb.de/~zahara/shoujo/shoujo.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is shoujo? &quot;Shoujo manga&quot; is the term used to classify those manga &lt;strong&gt;published in magazines oriented towards girls and young women&lt;/strong&gt; ^^ This genre encloses a pretty &lt;strong&gt;wide variety of genres&lt;/strong&gt; in itself; the all-famous &quot;magical girl&quot; genre is typical of the shoujo, and so are themes like sport-girls' life, romance, grown-up stories, etc. ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ribon.toxikon.org/indexx.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Emiko&lt;/a&gt; of Emi-chan's Ribon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shoujo - Literally, &quot;young girl&quot;. It is usually descriptive of a certain genre of comics/manga. Shoujo manga is &lt;strong&gt;comics for young girls&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Standardised English Term&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may sound confusing, but there is a standard English term that was not chosen &quot;willy-nilly.&quot;  Actually, the standard term is... &lt;strong&gt;&quot;shojo manga&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, which is now a valid English phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Djo_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;shojo&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Japanese_origin#Arts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;manga&quot;&lt;/a&gt; are actually English words just as much as &quot;kamikaze&quot; or &quot;skosh&quot; are legitimate words in the English language (that were derived from Japanese words). You can play the word &quot;manga&quot; or pluralize it as &quot;mangas&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble-2/en_US/search.cfm#dictionary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the official rules of Scrabble&lt;/a&gt;, which are rooted in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Note that &lt;strong&gt;the English-language word &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;manga&quot;&lt;/a&gt; has a different meaning from the Japanese word&lt;/strong&gt;. The Japanese word 「漫画」 (&lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt;) can refer to all comics from any countries/cultures (i.e. including American comics), whereas the English word definition specifies that manga are Japanese comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/shojo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oxford Dictionary&lt;/a&gt; defines it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;shojo: A genre of Japanese comics and animated films aimed primarily at a young female audience, typically characterized by an intense focus on personal and romantic relationships&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shojo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Merriam-Webster&lt;/a&gt; dictionary defines it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;shojo: manga intended primarily for girls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both use the spelling &quot;shojo,&quot; rather than &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; or shôjo or shōjo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Demographics: Who &lt;em&gt;Shoujo Manga&lt;/em&gt; is Aimed At&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matt Thorn &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/japan_quarterly/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;recounts that&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, the term shôjo manga refers only to those manga geared explicitly at girls &lt;strong&gt;below the age of eighteen&lt;/strong&gt;, but as often as not it is used as I use it in this article, to refer to all female-oriented manga. . . .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Manga magazines geared at adult women also began to appear in the 1980s&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[T]he first successful manga targeting adult women were labeled as &quot;ladies' comics,&quot; and these comics quickly acquired a stigma that fans of shôjo manga did not want to be associated with. . . . It wasn't really until the 1990s that sophisticated and intellectually stimulating manga for women began to really get a foothold in the manga industry in Japan. . . . [We] call them &lt;em&gt;josei-muke&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;woman-oriented&quot;) or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;women's&quot;) manga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see here that the term &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;previously described a wider target age range than it generally does now&lt;/strong&gt;. Since &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt; has been the term for women’s manga since the 90s, that addition to the terminology has &lt;strong&gt;pushed the general image of &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; to a younger age range&lt;/strong&gt; than it encompassed up to and during the emergence of &lt;em&gt;josei&lt;/em&gt;. Furthermore, the older the average Japanese grows, the less manga he/she reads (see the “Have the Japanese created genres to meet the interests of those who consume anime and manga (which if I'm not mistaken, is a far larger amount than Americans who consume comics and cartoons)?” part of this answer starting from the “Unlike in many parts of the world…” bullet point for &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15088/is-there-a-huge-difference-in-the-amount-of-male-vs-female-protagonists-in-anim/22612#22612&quot;&gt;demographic info&lt;/a&gt;). As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/9052/virmaior&quot;&gt;virmaior&lt;/a&gt; first noted here in his comment on a deleted answer, magazines for young girls sell more than those for older girls/teens/women, so &lt;strong&gt;contemporary shoujo targets younger readers more than older ones.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence that the targeted age range for most shoujo manga is young elementary school age can be taken from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the age of the real-life models shown the photos on pages about fashion/hair/make-up or modeling next month’s advertised furoku. In the big three  magazines (&lt;em&gt;Ribon, Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Ciao&lt;/em&gt;), they are always preteens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the age of the male idol groups featured on pages containing news or interviews with idols -- in the big three these are usually the ones comprised of younger boys such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya-ya-yah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ya-Ya-yah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexy_Zone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sexy Zone&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the type of &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; [freebies] included with magazine issues. In &lt;em&gt;Ribon, Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Ciao&lt;/em&gt;, the bulk of &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; can only be used by little kids: a Japanese high schooler couldn’t be caught dead wearing them. The &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; produced in recent years have increasingly become &quot;kiddie&quot; items.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONUVMin4QoE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;types of commercials that air during shoujo anime&lt;/a&gt;. If they are advertising children's sneakers, Barbie-style fashion dolls, and eye drops for swimming at the kiddie pool, you can know the target readership of the manga that this anime was adapted from is young girls rather than teens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the fact that only 1) young kid characters, 2) very childish characters, and 3) hardcore otaku characters in anime/manga are ever shown reading a manga magazine. Tsukino Usagi in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; and Gouda Takeo in &lt;em&gt;Ore!! Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; are shown with manga magazines in their bedrooms, because it shows that these characters have the mental age of an elementary school kid despite being high school freshmen. Manga magazines aren't found in the bedrooms of mature and average teen characters, just as most real-life Japanese teen girls do not read manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Pitfalls in Referring to &lt;em&gt;Shoujo Manga&lt;/em&gt; as Chick Lit&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In キルア's answer and the comments to it, the term &quot;chick flick&quot; is posited as &quot;the closest the average English speaker can get&quot; to an equivalent term. Rather than posting further comment there about his rationale, I will append some cautions for this approach here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the slang term &quot;chick&quot; is offensive/disliked by some women who consider it derogatory or disrespectful, whereas the word &quot;&lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&quot; isn't slang and doesn't bear any negative or controversial connotations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the term &quot;chick&quot; refers to women, not usually to young girls, whereas &quot;&lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&quot; refers to girls rather than to grown woman. Accordingly, chick flicks are targeted more at adult women than they are at young girls, whereas &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; is targeted more at young girls than at adult women.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the term &quot;chick flick&quot; is not applied to non-Japanese animation targeted at girls&lt;/strong&gt; (such as &lt;em&gt;My Little Pony, Powerpuff Girls, Dora the Explorer, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Disney Fairies&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;strong&gt;nor to live-action films targeted at girls&lt;/strong&gt; (such as &lt;em&gt;Ramona and Beezus, What a Girl Wants, Matilda, Harriet the Spy, The Secret Garden&lt;/em&gt;, and the American Girls franchise). If there is a term that describes these, it might be appropriate for &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the term &quot;chick flick&quot; refers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_flick#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;films&lt;/a&gt;. Since shoujo manga is a print medium rather than film, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;chick lit&quot;&lt;/a&gt; or &quot;chix comix&quot; come closer to it than &quot;chick flick&quot; does.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_flick#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;American feminist film critic Molly Haskell describes chick flicks as&lt;/a&gt; &quot;sing[ing] a different tune&quot; from the &quot;women's pictures&quot; of the 1950s and are &quot;more defiant and upbeat, post-modern and post-feminist.&quot; In contrast, &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; is a marketing strategy that has nothing to do with the content of the stories, which encompass every literary genre, and many are not-at-all feminist or post-feminist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;chick flicks are &lt;strong&gt;associated heavily with light romance plots&lt;/strong&gt;. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/chick-flick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cambridge Dictionary&lt;/a&gt; defines &quot;chick flick&quot; as &quot;about relationships, love, etc. that attracts mainly women.” &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_flick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says &quot;a film genre mainly dealing with love and romance,&quot; &quot;'chick-flick' is typically used only in reference to films that are heavy with emotion or contain themes that are relationship-based,&quot; &quot;most films that are considered chick-flicks are lighthearted,&quot; and &quot;generally held in popular culture as having formulaic, paint-by-numbers plot lines and characters.&quot; While many &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; do feature relationships, there are plenty more which are &lt;strong&gt;about anything under the sun &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; than an angsty young woman in a love triangle&lt;/strong&gt;. A few examples are the sci-fi classic &lt;em&gt;Terra he...&lt;/em&gt; and tons of works written by the venerated Moto Hagio, such as her manga about Siamese twins, her manga about a man trapped in a room as a science experiment, &lt;em&gt;11nin Iru!&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;They Were Eleven&lt;/em&gt;: a space academy entrance exam mystery), &lt;em&gt;Poo no Ichizoku&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The Family of Poe&lt;/em&gt;: a serious story about a vampire family), to name only a few. Even &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; stories that include romance can make it take quite a backseat and &lt;strong&gt;not figure as a main plot element&lt;/strong&gt;; for example, &lt;em&gt;Glass no Kamen&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Attack No. 1&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Magic Knight Rayearth&lt;/em&gt;. These are all a far cry from the best-known staples of chick flicks (i.e. &lt;em&gt;Breakfast at Tiffany's&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bridget Jones Diary&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Notebook&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Twilight&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we consider &quot;chix comix&quot; as a better substitute than &quot;chick flick,&quot; we come to the following problems:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;this was &lt;a href=&quot;http://comicbookdb.com/imprint.php?ID=289&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a term coined by TokyoPop&lt;/a&gt; for their &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; translations but it did not catch on in the industry. Do a Google search for the term and not much comes up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;no one uses this term to refer to non-Japanese girl-targeted comics such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(comics)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Persepolis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anya&amp;#39;s_Ghost&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anya’s Ghost&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Waiting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Castle Waiting&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.idwpublishing.com/jem-and-the-holograms/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jem and the Holograms&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.I.T.C.H.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;W.I.T.C.H.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winx_Club&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winx Club&lt;/a&gt;, Marvel's &lt;a href=&quot;http://marvel.wikia.com/Barbie_Vol_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barbie&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Disney_Princess_Comics_Treasury&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Disney Princess comics&lt;/a&gt;. As some of these are award-winning literature, to call them &quot;chick&quot;-anything sounds not only misleading but rude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we consider &quot;chick lit&quot; as a better substitute:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;renowned classics of world literature targeted at female readers are not customarily referred to as &quot;chick lit.&quot; &lt;em&gt;Shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; includes esteemed award-winning literary classics which deserve the same respect.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;chick lit is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a genre that emerged in the late 1990s&lt;/a&gt;, whereas &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; has been developing a vast variety of literary genres since the 1950s.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;while &quot;Chick lit typically features &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit#Composition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a female protagonist whose womanhood is heavily thematized in the plot&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; the arena of &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; includes many series which do not dwell on the protagonist's womanhood at all and, in fact, there are &lt;strong&gt;plenty of titles which feature a male protagonist&lt;/strong&gt; --- not only the massive corpus of boy's love manga, but even mainstream &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; titles such as &lt;em&gt;Ore!! Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;D・N・Angel&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Babylon&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; (yes, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2351/has-an-anime-ever-come-out-before-the-manga-was-published/22132#22132&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; manga is &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;chick lit remains subject to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit#Criticism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;harsh feminist literary criticism&lt;/a&gt; as the bulk of its titles feature a white, upper-class protagonist. &lt;em&gt;Shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt;'s critics and their criticisms are wholly different.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, the terms &quot;chick flick&quot; and &quot;chick lit&quot; often evoke connotations that are &lt;strong&gt;more harmful than helpful&lt;/strong&gt; in succinctly and clearly describing what &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; is. &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Japanese comics published in magazines that have a target readership of elementary school girls&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is admittedly a bit longer rolling off the tongue but is a more neutral way to describe &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt; using only English words without the risk of accidentally inserting misrepresentative associations that are untrue of &lt;em&gt;shoujo manga&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T19:05:23.697" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22787" CreationDate="2015-06-28T06:29:26.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're correct: the &lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Vampires&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vampires&lt;/a&gt; have regenerative abilities and thereby would are essentially able to be immortal, so long as they don't starve to death, get their head destroyed, or get &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8A%E3%81%AE%E3%82%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95#.E5.90.B8.E8.A1.80.E9.AC.BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;too much exposure to ultra-violet light&lt;/a&gt;. Their structured, hierarchical society lived for a very, very long time underground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the prequel light novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Volume_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16sai no Hametsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which opens about 10 years prior to when the virus strikes, the vampires were not yet rampant above the surface of the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Japanese_Imperial_Demon_Army&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The reason they decided to emerge&lt;/a&gt; was when the &lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Four Horsemen of John&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. Horsemen of the Apocalypse) surprisingly arrived in 2012 and started killing humans. The &lt;em&gt;Owari no Seraph&lt;/em&gt; Wiki says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In response,&lt;/strong&gt; vampires came into the open and saved as many humans as they could as human livestock &lt;strong&gt;out of concern for their drastically diminished food supply&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that, until that point, vampires preferred to covert travel above ground to snatch individual human prey without alerting humankind to their existence (during that period, it's very reasonable to assume that once in a while a human got tipped off about the existence of a vampire, but it was never accepted as fact by human society at large [chalked up to the level of a report of monsters, ghosts, or UFOs]), but once the humans started dying off at a rapid rate, the vampires reasoned that they could not continue their subtle hunter/gatherer style and needed to turn humans into livestock (a farming style that they could control themselves).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T06:34:51.367" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T06:34:51.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22835" CreationDate="2015-06-28T07:01:37.447" Score="5" ViewCount="17194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of Ufotable's adaptation of Fate/Stay Night, we were shown a glimpse of what Waver looks like years after the events of Fate/Zero:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oO2Hi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://i.imgur.com/Qp641sN.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, we are shown that Iskandar's reality marble contains all of his comrades from the past. One of the soldiers who appeared in his army looks very similar to Waver:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RD9WS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Waver-like person in Iskandar&amp;#39;s reality marble&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is that really Waver? If so, how did he appear in Iskandar's reality marble?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T07:20:07.010" LastActivityDate="2019-12-28T14:26:51.887" Title="How did Waver appear in Iskandar's reality marble?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22834" CreationDate="2015-06-28T07:05:09.367" Score="11" ViewCount="6177" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fkjid.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who is this man?&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Epilogue episode of UBW, who is the guy that Shirou passes in the Clock Tower that he mentions he recognizes? Is his appearance significant in anyway? Like Luvia's or Waver's appearance (as El-Melloi II)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T02:38:07.520" LastActivityDate="2019-06-18T06:14:58.560" Title="Who is the guy that Shirou passes in the Clock Tower that he mentions he recognizes?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22833" CreationDate="2015-06-28T07:05:09.367" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Twice_H._Pieceman&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twice H. Pieceman&lt;/a&gt; or someone that looks like him at least. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1wqwG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Twice!&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they decided to show him... I'm not sure, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem that he and Shiro (or rather EMIYA) shares some common viewpoints about war (orphaned by conflict), but ultimatly came to different conclusions on what to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iiFh2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Extra&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e3lwI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;More Extra&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T03:53:22.663" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T03:53:22.663" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22832" CreationDate="2015-06-28T07:43:11.710" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ionioi_Hetairoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;type moon wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Iskandar's reality marble is created with help from people who &quot;shared his dreams and pledged allegiance to him after many victories and defeats&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, in essence, Iskandar's reality marble is created by his followers, which Waver is, essentially, by the end of Fate/Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Waver is included among the rest of Iskandar's followers inside the Ionoi Hetairoi. However, you might ask how it's possible for older Waver to be here already. Servants and their magic are noted to exist outside of time, so as with Shirou and Archer, it's not unreasonable for the two to exist in the same time through the power of Rider's noble phantasm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT - Several other things of note, as suggested by :&#xA;First, consider Waver's oath to Rider. On the last day of the 4th Grail War, Waver uses all of his command seals on Rider, effectively stepping down as Rider's master. However, Rider insists that Waver ride into battle with him &lt;em&gt;as a friend&lt;/em&gt;. Furthermore, after Rider's death, Waver promises to live in order to tell the story of &quot;his king.&quot; All this lends support to the idea that Waver is a follower of Iskandar, just like everyone else inside Rider's Noble Phantasm. &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Waver_Velvet#Fate.2FZero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate on how Servants exist outside of time, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Heroic_Spirit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; heroic spirits are &quot;freed from the constraints of time itself and removed from the ring of reincarnation, moved to the Throne of Heroes&quot; which exists &quot;outside of both the world and the time axis&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastEditorUserId="15060" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T16:10:19.880" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T16:10:19.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22838" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22841" CreationDate="2015-06-28T09:11:14.763" Score="6" ViewCount="14075" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch this new season but It will be my very first time with Gintama, so... Maybe should I start from the beginning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15332" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T18:44:52.753" Title="Can I watch Gintama' (2015) if I haven't watched previous seasons?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22838" CreationDate="2015-06-28T11:39:04.010" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there's nothing stopping you from watching the newer episodes :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gintama is mainly episodic (as in, not much ongoing connection from episode to episode) so it's probably okay to do so. You might miss out a few references to past episodes though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, if you want to enjoy it fully I'd recommend you start from the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T11:39:04.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22843" CreationDate="2015-06-28T12:02:58.753" Score="15" ViewCount="2426" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Kancolle anime (and presumably the game as well), several characters have little quirks that make them more memorable and unique. Some of these appear to be based on the factual history of the warships they resemble, but others I'm not so sure on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the character Kongou often uses English phrases sporadically in her sentences, and in her introduction to Fubuki she mentions she was &quot;born in England [and] raised in Japan&quot;. The real life battleship that was the first of the Kongou class was indeed originally constructed in England, which makes me believe that the quirks of this character are a reference to the history of the warship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, which of the following are jokes based on fact, and which are simply made up, or carried over from the browser game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_Pc1ZK7aw&quot;&gt;Yuudachi's 'Poi'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shimakaze's speed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi-1V2FElk0&quot;&gt;Shimakaze having 3 'Rensouhou-chans' rather than turrets attached to her body like the other girls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sendai's love of night battles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgdC2CHHBi8&quot;&gt;Naka's claim of being the one idol of the fleet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszhCnteRvE&quot;&gt;Akagi's (and Yamato's) huge appetite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXrzXL7Oe0g&quot;&gt;Fubuki being unable to sail properly at the anime's beginning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85zvqy4810M&quot;&gt;Akatsuki's obsession with being 'ladylike', Ikazuchi's phrases about relying on her, Hibiki's 'khorosho', and Inazuma's 'nano desu'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1pv3WMlQRE&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=34s&quot;&gt;Atago's 'pan paka pa~n' (ta-da!)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmTJ8hToy_U&quot;&gt;The poor relationship between carrier groups 1 and 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njim5jIcZ-U&quot;&gt;All sister ships have a close relationship, but is the especially close relationship between Kitakami and Ooichi significant?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGuTWiEhuA0&quot;&gt;Ashigara and the other Myoukou class ships taking up positions as teachers in the fleet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried to include links to evidence for most of them. If I've missed any major historical references made in the anime, please mention those in an answer as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T01:28:42.927" Title="Which of the character quirks are based on real life, and which are purely fictional?" Tags="&lt;kantai-collection&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22842" CreationDate="2015-06-28T12:29:18.630" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all I've been able to find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Yuudachi&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UtEWz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuudachi KanColle&quot; title=&quot;Yuudachi KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CeMIPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuudachi&quot; title=&quot;Yuudachi&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;~poi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Yuudachi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Kancolle Wikia&lt;/a&gt; and a few other sources, &lt;em&gt;~poi&lt;/em&gt; can roughly be translated as 'supposedly', 'seems like', 'perhaps' - all words of uncertainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason behind Yuudachi's speech pattern is because no one actually had a clear record of what she actually accomplished in the Guadalcanal Campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was technically a huge mess during the fight and no one actually knew what was happening. Even though Yuudachi did wreak havoc in the battle, there are other ships who also claimed the kills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since her battle records were unclear and involved a lot of guess work from naval historians from both sides after the war, the game version of Yuudachi landed with the &amp;quot;poi&amp;quot; catchphrase just to reflect that little piece of history. (You can see from her introduction line that she wasn't so sure of her battle result in Guadalcanal either.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_Campaign&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guadalcanal Campaign&lt;/a&gt; was fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 in and around the island of Guadalcanal in World War II. It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Yuudachi was disabled on the night of 12-13 of November, 1942 and the crew made some makeshift sails out of white hammocks. This was mistaken by the Americans to be a flag of surrender &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/22866-the-yuudachi-destroyer-shiratsuyu-class/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;causing much confusion as they were still fighting back&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the Yuudachi is surrounded with a lot of confusion and vagueness which I image is what &lt;em&gt;poi&lt;/em&gt; is referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Naka&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eSBKP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naka Kancolle&quot; title=&quot;Naka KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sfY5z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naka&quot; title=&quot;Naka&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.combinedfleet.com/naka_t.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;anything&lt;/a&gt; related to idol culture in Naka's &lt;a href=&quot;http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;history&lt;/a&gt;, but it did go through a repetitive change in leadership and was at the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of the Java Sea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; which had the most amount of ships taking part in battle since 1916.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So possibly there's been some parallels drawn between that and the larger idol groups like AKB48. (She does &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Naka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; the group in some of her game lines)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Shimakaze&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nq1m5.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Shimakaze and 'Rensouhou-chans&quot; title=&quot;Shimakaze KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q3CAq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shimakaze&quot; title=&quot;Shimakaze&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two Japanese destroyer Shimakazes, the one built in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shimakaze_(1942)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1942&lt;/a&gt; was enormously powerful and one of the fastest destroyers in the world: her designed speed was 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph), but on trials she made 40.9 knots (75.7 km/h; 47.1 mph). The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shimakaze_(1920)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1920&lt;/a&gt; ships were also record-breakingly fast for their time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/7250-focus-the-shimakaze-class-destroyer-shimakaze/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The ship&lt;/a&gt; does have 3 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.7_cm/50_Type_3_naval_gun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;powerful twin-turrets&lt;/a&gt;. I'm not sure why they are separated from her body though. They did seem to be very &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.avalanchepress.com/Shimakaze.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;powerful&lt;/a&gt; - perhaps the original designer thought they deserved their own characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sendai&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/04wYp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sendai KanColle&quot; title=&quot;Sendai KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B3Rz8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sendai&quot; title=&quot;Sendai&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's not much information about the Sendai light cruiser, but its most famous naval battle was when it attacked Malaya as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War (according to &lt;em&gt;Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45&lt;/em&gt;, Mark Stille) at 23:45 on 7th December 1941 under the cover of darkness. Presumably, that's why she loves night battles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Fubuki&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QIxMx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fubuki KanColle&quot; title=&quot;Fubuki KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DOtS4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fubuki&quot; title=&quot;Fubuki&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, not much relevant information here. However, there were some accusations that the Fubuki destroyer accidentally sunk a Japanese minesweeper and four transports - perhaps as an anime girl that makes her clumsy? (It is now thought that the ship Mogami was the culprit) [Mark Stille again]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Akatsuki&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a69E3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akatsuki Kancolle&quot; title=&quot;Akatsuki KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7h9u7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akatsuki&quot; title=&quot;Akatsuki&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find anything that was lady-like about this ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hibiki&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HolzT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hibiki Kancolle&quot; title=&quot;Hibiki KanColle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WbVZnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hibiki&quot; title=&quot;Hibiki&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her tendency to include Russian words in her speech (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Hibiki#Quotes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;not just &amp;quot;khorosho&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;, as seen in the game) is a reference to the fact that she was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hibiki_(1932)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;turned over to the Soviet Union as a prize of war in 1947&lt;/a&gt;, and placed in service with the Soviet Navy under the name Verniy (Russian: Верный &amp;quot;Faithful&amp;quot;). She was renamed again in 1948 as Dekabrist (Russian: Декабрист &amp;quot;Decembrist&amp;quot;). She was retired from service in 1953.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the game, on her second remodel (Kai Ni), her name is changed to Верный/Verniy, and her hat is changed to a white hat with a star and hammer-and-sickle symbol, which are references to the Soviet Flag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29mNo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29mNom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hibiki (Kai Ni)&quot; title=&quot;Hibiki (Kai Ni)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Ashigara &amp;amp; the other Myoukou class ships&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lhZCn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; title=&quot;Ashigara and Myouko Class ships&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s8mZW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ashigara&quot; title=&quot;Ashigara&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I think this is a seniority thing, Ashigara was one of the very first &lt;em&gt;10,000 Tonne&lt;/em&gt; ships produced by any nation, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0870219073&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;All the World’s Fighting Ships 1902-1920&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%C5%8Dk%C5%8D-class_cruiser&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Myoko cruisers&lt;/a&gt; were also built fairly early.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question asking about seniority in Kancolle: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19134/do-seniority-relations-among-the-fleet-girls-have-any-basis-in-properties-of-the?rq=1&quot;&gt;Do seniority relations among the fleet girls have any basis in properties of the actual ships?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carrier Divisions 1 and 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Vkyam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; title=&quot;Kaga and Zuikaku arguing&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the reason for the dislike isn't mentioned explicitly, on the Kancolle wiki page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Kaga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaga&lt;/a&gt;, this excerpt can be found under Quotes &amp;gt; 'Battle start':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote: 五航戦の子なんかと一緒にしないで。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English translation: Don't put me together with 5th Carrier Division's kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historical note: By &amp;quot;kids&amp;quot; she refers to their air wings rather than the 5th Division's ships themselves; historically 1st Carrier Div's crew looked down upon 5th Div's (Shoukaku and Zuikaku) as they were newly grouped during the early stage of WW2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the ships originally in Carrier Division 5 (Zuikaku and Shoukaku) along with the light carrier Zuihou were moved into &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Carrier_Division&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Carrier Division 1&lt;/a&gt; after Kaga and Akagi were sunk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamato Hotel and Yamato huge appetite&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDA5a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yamato and Akagi&quot; title=&quot;Yamato huge appetite&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dZn6K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yamato&quot; title=&quot;Yamato&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find anything related to Akagi huge appetite but as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22842/which-of-the-character-quirks-are-based-on-real-life-and-which-are-purely-ficti#comment32690_22843&quot;&gt;Sakurai Tomoko mentioned on comment&lt;/a&gt; Yamato were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed and she has a high fuel consumption which explain her huge appetite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Yamato#Service&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;It is mentioned on wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Yamato was once dubbed &amp;quot;Hotel Yamato&amp;quot; by the Japanese cruiser and destroyer crews. The battleship spent only a single day away from Truk between her arrival in August 1942 and her departure on 8 May 1943.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She remained here (Truk) throughout the Guadalcanal Campaign because of a lack of 460 mm ammunition suitable for shore bombardment, uncharted seas around Guadalcanal, and her high fuel consumption&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mamiya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sTRPC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mamiya kancolle&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rqzFp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rqzFp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mamiya&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mamiya is often seen to runs a cafe in the naval district. In real life, Mamiya was a food supply ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy and was in service from 1920s-1940s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ryuujou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bK0I5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryuujou kancolle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/swiWA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryuujou&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike most aircraft carrier, her small figure look different than the likes of Kaga or Akagi. She's totally flat on top and use a scrolls instead of bow.&#xA;In real life, Ryuukou was classified as light aircraft carrier. She was the only light aircraft carrier of her type to be completed by Japan. She was small and lightly built compared to other aircraft carrier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tenryuu and Tatsuta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4B8LM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenryuu and Tatsuta kancolle&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f2KiP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenryuu&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Known for using a melee weapon, both Tenryuu and Tatsuta are unique compared with other kanmusu who mostly only use their guns (with an exception for aircraft carrier). In real life, both ship were renovated with a modified bow superstructure, replacing the canvas sides of the bridge with steel plate. The bridge was then further reinforced with steel plate as protection against shrapnel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their weapon also look similar to their bow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bQ7D5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tenryuu&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xiYRSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tatsuta&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T01:28:42.927" CommentCount="4" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-06-28T16:02:21.970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22845" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-28T16:59:46.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WunTc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WunTc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a franchise featuring groups of female ninjas. As well as several video games, it has a number of manga adaptions and an anime tv series. Questions pertaining to any area of the franchise should use this tag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senran_Kagura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://senrankagura.wikia.com/wiki/Kagurapedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Senran Kagura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:35:52.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:35:52.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22846" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-28T16:59:46.387" Score="0" Body="Senran Kagura is a franchise featuring female ninjas. As well as several video games, it has a number of manga adaptions and an anime tv series." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T17:08:14.023" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T17:08:14.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-28T21:53:18.830" Score="7" ViewCount="15627" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a little online search, I've found the following list, compiled from &lt;a href=&quot;http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Comics#Official_.28Japanese.29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Official_Literature#Comics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; (excluding the two short stories and including the two comics in the Artbooks section), of official Touhou Project manga related to ZUN's scenarios:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Eastern_and_Little_Nature_Deity&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eastern and Little Nature Deity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Strange_and_Bright_Nature_Deity&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Strange and Bright Nature Deity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Oriental_Sacred_Place&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oriental Sacred Place&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Extra_of_the_Wind&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Extra of the Wind&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Memorizable_Gensokyo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Memorizable Gensokyo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Silent_Sinner_in_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Silent Sinner in Blue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Inaba_of_the_Moon_and_Inaba_of_the_Earth&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Wild_and_Horned_Hermit&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wild and Horned Hermit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Forbidden_Scrollery&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forbidden Scrollery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what order should I start reading these manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T17:06:49.863" LastActivityDate="2019-07-25T02:34:33.717" Title="In what order should I read the Touhou Project manga?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9173" CreationDate="2015-06-29T00:06:44.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be exact, that frame is from the original Ghost in the Shell movie, and depicts the creation of the cyborg body of the Major.  It is part of the opening title sequence - which for being 20 years ago still thrills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15342" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T00:06:44.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-29T03:31:34.907" Score="9" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;My interest in anime and manga is largely a solitary pursuit that consists of me watching copious amounts of animated TV shows and answering questions on this site -- I don't really collect merchandise much or go to conventions . However, in the past, I've missed at least one convention that I would have liked to go to, on account of the fact that someone who had been involved with a few series I really like spoke there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One problem, in addition to my lack of interest in looking through guest speaker lists early enough, is probably simply that I don't really know where I can learn about ongoing conventions.&lt;/strong&gt; I might know of some small &quot;convention&quot; run by the anime club of a school I might be affiliated with, and, along with that, of one much larger convention in the area. However, I only know of these via word-of-mouth, and I pretty much do not know of the approximate times of any other conventions near areas I've lived in. Moreover, if I travel, it'd be nice to be able to have some approximate idea as to whether there are any conventions in the area, so I can see if I might be interested in going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With this in mind, are there any websites that list major conventions by location and dates?&lt;/strong&gt; (Bonus points: are there any particular websites that do not just do so for, say, the US?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T22:20:45.857" Title="Where can I get listings of convention locations and dates?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;conventions&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22856" CreationDate="2015-06-29T05:07:12.533" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although Jay Fubler Harvey's massive Anime Web Turnpike web directory of over 40,000 links unfortunately went offline in November 2014 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Web_Turnpike&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;after being acquired by The Anime Broadcasting Network, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;, the classic version is still visible at archive.org. The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20120301161848/http://classic.anipike.com/cons.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Conventions&lt;/a&gt; page lists all of the main anime and/or manga conventions&lt;/strong&gt; that had come into existence by that point. There is also &lt;strong&gt;Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_conventions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of Anime Conventions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The largest anime convention in the world is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-expo.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AnimeExpo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which is held in July in either Los Angeles or Long Beach, California. It features what is arguably the best line-up of Japanese celebrities: mangaka, anime directors, anime producers, animators, and seiyuu. It also features a variety of options for spending your time such as anime screenings, hands-on workshops, academic lectures, competitions (cosplay, AMV, gaming, karaoke), and performances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The largest doujinshi convention in the world is Comic Market, better known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comiket.co.jp/index_e.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Comiket&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, held twice a year in summer and winter in Tokyo. Since it is doujinshi-focused, it does not contain much in the way of anime/manga guests of honor, licensed anime/manga content, or vendors of anime merchandise, but it does include cosplay and sellers of handicrafts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The main manga conventions in Japan are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jumpfesta.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jump Festa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ribon.shueisha.co.jp/festa2015/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ribon Festa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (this is the link for the 2015 Ribon Festa, but the URL for the convention changes every year. You can find the current one linked from the Ribon magazine &lt;a href=&quot;http://ribon.shueisha.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;official site&lt;/a&gt;). These conventions include exclusive anime OAV premiers, exclusive collectibles that cannot be bought elsewhere, mangaka talk shows and autograph sweepstakes, and gallery displays of real manga pages. Since they are sponsored by the publishing company, they aren't conventions that feature any titles other than Shuueisha's own series. Jamie Lynn Lano (who worked as a professional mangaka assistant) attended Ribon Festa and reported on it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamieism.com/1527/japan/ribon-festa-2013&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, as well as on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamieism.com/1965/japan/working-assistant-prince-tennis-p43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tenipuri Festa&lt;/a&gt;, which represents smaller-scale Japanese conventions about specific titles (in this case, &lt;em&gt;Tennis no Ouji-sama&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're going to shell out a lot to travel to a con, AnimeExpo is highly recommended and you'll want to be there all 4 days (there's quite a lot to do); Jump Festa and Ribon Festa are a fantastic experience but minimal Japanese language skills are required (1 day is enough, as the scale is much smaller than AnimeExpo). Comiket is about 90% explicit hentai doujinshi, so if that's not your thing, you will likely be disappointed by the experience and I would recommend against attending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T00:22:11.047" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T00:22:11.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8389" CreationDate="2015-06-29T07:02:36.913" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct: &lt;strong&gt;Comiket is the world's largest convention for selling/buying &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and includes cosplayers. However, it is &lt;strong&gt;not an anime/manga convention&lt;/strong&gt; and as an experience is &lt;strong&gt;pretty much nothing like Comic Con&lt;/strong&gt; or similar conventions to Comic Con such as Anime Expo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Comiket only exists in Japan, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comiket.co.jp/index_e.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;over 550,000&lt;/a&gt; Japanese &lt;em&gt;doujinshika&lt;/em&gt; (a.k.a. doujin artists) gather to sell their self-published works. It is held at Tokyo Big Site (in Tokyo) twice a year, in summer (called &lt;em&gt;Natsucomi&lt;/em&gt;) and winter (&lt;em&gt;Fuyucomi&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What Happens at Comiket&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comiket is almost entirely comprised of Japanese &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; circles (a circle is a group of artists) and individual &lt;em&gt;doujinshika&lt;/em&gt; selling their &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; comics, light novels (in other words, fanfiction), and some &quot;merchandise&quot; of their artwork such as laminated cards and posters. Some of their works are based on real anime/manga series, whereas others are completely original self-published content. &lt;strong&gt;About 90% of these are explicit &lt;em&gt;hentai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Only about 10% are non-graphic; of these, a fair percentage are &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; created by student clubs at Japanese universities (the quality of the art varies, but is generally well below that of what you may be used to seeing produced by prominent &lt;em&gt;doujinshika&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the rooms look like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bcQdX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Comiket&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1nqQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Comiket&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from shopping for doujin works, there is &lt;strong&gt;not much else to see/do&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although you can see cosplayers walking around doing their own shopping, many Japanese are shy, photo averse, and/or concerned about privacy, so there is a &lt;strong&gt;rule that you should not take any cosplayers' photo outside of the designated cosplay arena&lt;/strong&gt;. Only when cosplayers are within the boundaries of this area are you allowed to photograph them. Even within this area, they mill about and do not necessarily pose for you to have their photos taken. This is a big difference from cosplayers at conventions outside of Japan who are often delighted to be stopped and asked for a photo. There may be a cosplay competition but I don't recall one being heavily promoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The line to get to the cosplayers area (in sweltering Tokyo August humidity):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ejKvP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Line to see cosplayers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only &lt;strong&gt;one room of vendors promoting licensed anime/manga/gaming titles&lt;/strong&gt;, but 1) it is not very big, 2) &lt;strong&gt;almost all of the titles represented are niche&lt;/strong&gt; (not well-known outside of Japan), 3) &lt;strong&gt;not much is available to purchase&lt;/strong&gt;, since most of these booths are run by the production company or publisher to generate interest in an upcoming title (last year, most were &lt;em&gt;bishoujo&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;bishounen&lt;/em&gt; titles. You will not see any &lt;em&gt;Naruto, One Piece, Pretty Cure, Pokemon&lt;/em&gt;, or other mainstream stuff here, and definitely nothing of series that have already ended), 4) &lt;strong&gt;extremely few freebies are handed out&lt;/strong&gt; at the vendor booths, and 5) &lt;strong&gt;none of the booths are retail&lt;/strong&gt; stores/online shops. You can't find figures, trading cards, t-shirts, and that sort of stuff for sale here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I had heard Comiket (inaccurately) described as the largest anime/manga convention in the world, in reality, the licensed anime/manga content constitutes less than 5% of the entire convention. You could go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefest.cz/en&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animefest&lt;/a&gt; in the Czech Republic to find more to do and buy of actual anime/manga than you'd find at Comiket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vendor room:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bMc46.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vendor room&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, there is one hall that features about &lt;strong&gt;20 booths of handicraft sellers&lt;/strong&gt; who sell all manner of handmade stationery items and decorations. Most of their merchandise has no connect to &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt;/anime/manga. I bought a squirrel clothespin magnet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The handicraft booths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jez23.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Handicrafts sellers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Differences from Comic Con&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comiket differs dramatically from Comic Con in the following ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you're into hardcore &lt;em&gt;hentai&lt;/em&gt;, Comiket is your ideal convention, but if not, you will likely be quite disappointed, as there is very little else there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Comic Con features many celebrity guests of honor, whereas Comiket celebrates doujin works, which are &lt;strong&gt;not technically legal&lt;/strong&gt; according to Japanese law in terms of copyright, so although some professionals in the manga industry attend Comiket to go shopping themselves, they don't attend as advertised attractions and do not participate in events, as they &lt;strong&gt;shouldn't publicly condone&lt;/strong&gt; the &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; market. If you spot your favorite &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; while you're there, you shouldn't necessarily go up to talk to him/her, ask for an autograph, etc. since he/she is there as an individual in his/her own spare time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Comiket doesn't have much in the way of planned events or competitions. Some of the vendors hold unscheduled mini-events like a talk show where interested consumers can listen to a spiel about the new product and then get a chance to win a promotional item as a sweepstakes prize. In contrast, Comic Con features&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comic-con.org/about&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a massive programming schedule&lt;/a&gt; (close to 700 separate events in 2014), [...] hands-on workshops and educational and academic programming such as the Comics Arts Conference; anime and film screenings (including a separate film festival); games; the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the “Oscars” of the comics industry; a Masquerade costume competition with prizes and trophies; an Autograph Area; an Art Show; and Portfolio Reviews [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Comiket's vendors room differs in nature from, and is very small in comparison to, the exhibit halls (a.k.a. dealer's room) at Comic Con or AnimeExpo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T17:25:24.610" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T17:25:24.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22794" CreationDate="2015-06-29T08:27:50.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of that episode, it was shown that Ciel went to leave his mansion along with Sebastian. Sebastian then jumped off a cliff with Ciel on his arms. Considering this, it is very likely that Ciel didn't stay together with Elizabeth. He left her (dumped her, whatever you call that) to go with Sebastian, possibly to the underworld, considering the settings of the manga and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ciel left a card saying that he died to all his friends (Prince Soma, Undertaker, Greill Sutcliffe).&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tBwiX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tBwiX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was then seen princess carried by Sebastian in a flowery field and the sound effect suggests that they jumped of the cliff.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29XwG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29XwG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T10:27:27.457" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T10:27:27.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3410" CreationDate="2015-06-29T08:52:32.740" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm surprised that none of the other answers here provide reliable citations regarding the Japanese language or Japanese culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Meanings of the Japanese Word &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Otaku&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese Language SE has considered this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/6989/is-being-called-an-%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AF-derogatory&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/6986/when-is-it-appropriate-to-use-%E3%81%8A%E5%AE%85-to-refer-to-the-second-person&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/25284/4547&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, pointing out that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original meaning of 「お宅」(&lt;em&gt;o-taku&lt;/em&gt;) is one's household/home/family/husband/organization and is, in this usage, employed by Japanese politicians or near-strangers to imply that the relationship between the speaker and the other person is not close and possibly estranged&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word is used as a passive form for politeness when talking to other members of your in-group about something that someone who is socially above you (such as a teacher) has done for you&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the context of a fanboy/fangirl, the word is not considered strongly negative by everyone in Japan, but &lt;strong&gt;does bear some connotations&lt;/strong&gt; such as &amp;quot;narrow interest,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;not caring about anything except for a specific topic,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;not sociable,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;strong interest on a particular field and spend more time for knowing the subject or collecting the related goods&amp;quot; that &lt;strong&gt;many Japanese would view negatively&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese people would not generally think to use &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; to refer to people outside of Japan who are passionate about hobbies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Negative View of Anime/Manga Fandom in Japanese Culture&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general Japanese culture, an interest in anime and manga is looked down upon, as I posted &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22612/8134&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike in many parts of the world where manga and anime are considered esteemed art forms, in Japan most parents consider manga to be junk and discourage their kids 1) from reading manga, since they should be reading literary novels instead, and 2) from becoming a mangaka when they grow up. So most Japanese do not read manga as adults, and most who had a dream of being a mangaka gave up on it. Teens and adults who are involved in subculture are generally viewed negatively by the general populace [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is due to this cultural perception that anime/manga fans have a somewhat negative association, and &lt;strong&gt;as a result&lt;/strong&gt; why some were derogatorily referred to as &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; by others and/or some took on the term &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; to refer to themselves. It is not simply that &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; is a rude term used by haters that got thrown onto anime/manga fans, but early anime/manga fans themselves felt some embarrassment/shame over being such and described themselves &lt;strong&gt;self-deprecatingly&lt;/strong&gt; as &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Current Perception &amp;amp; Japanese Anime/Manga Fans' Preferred Term&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current generation of young adult anime/manga fans in Japan are still viewed as &lt;strong&gt;oddball&lt;/strong&gt; by others; they have not reached the level of acceptance by society at large that Western otaku enjoy (for example, the popularity of the TV sitcom &lt;em&gt;The Big Bang Theory&lt;/em&gt; or that in American people could mention in passing that they're going to a con or RenFair this weekend and many others won't judge them for it). However, the demographic is not as negatively viewed as it was in past generations. Now, they might jokingly refer to themselves as &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the &lt;strong&gt;Japanese adults who are unabashed anime/manga fans do not usually refer to themselves as &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt;, but rather prefer using the term &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「サブカルチャー」&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subculture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;subculture&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt; to describe their interest and what they are involved in. This term, &lt;strong&gt;rather than focusing on oneself, focuses on being part of a group that differentiates itself from the parent culture&lt;/strong&gt; to which it belongs in particular, intentional ways. This usage of subculture is used not only for anime/manga fans but for other &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC#.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E3.81.AB.E3.81.8A.E3.81.91.E3.82.8B.E3.80.8C.E3.82.B5.E3.83.96.E3.82.AB.E3.83.AB.E3.83.81.E3.83.A3.E3.83.BC.E3.80.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;demographics of Japanese people&lt;/a&gt;, such as those interested in &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC#.E5.88.86.E9.A1.9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the occult, clubbing, or reggae&lt;/a&gt;, which are likewise not mainstream hobbies in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otaku&lt;/em&gt; ≠ &lt;em&gt;Hikikomori&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese language and culture, &lt;strong&gt;the word &lt;em&gt;otaku&lt;/em&gt; by itself does not include the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「引き籠もり」&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;hikikomori&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, sometimes translated as &amp;quot;shut-in&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;acute social withdrawal&amp;quot;), which is a social and psychological phenomenon defined by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as those who people &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori#Definition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;who refuse to leave their house for a period exceeding six months&lt;/a&gt; (further definitions have and are being created by researchers and mental health professionals). &lt;strong&gt;Some &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; have an interest in anime/manga/gaming, but others do not.&lt;/strong&gt; Some became &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; after having experienced bullying at school, but the cause for others is unknown. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Japan/English/english-Constitution.html#CHAPTER_III&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Japanese Constitution&lt;/a&gt;, children have a right to education, in other words, a right to attend school, but they are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Eja8i-brtl/Legal_Issues.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;not legally required to attend school&lt;/a&gt; in order to make use of this right (this is why &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Eja8i-brtl/Keiko.htm#Homeschooling%20and%20the%20Law%20in%20Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;homeschooling is legal in Japan&lt;/a&gt;). As a result, becoming &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; is not illegal activity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Article 26:&lt;/strong&gt; All people shall have the right to receive an equal education correspondent to their ability, as provided for by law.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;2) All people shall be obligated to have all boys and girls under their protection receive ordinary education as provided for by law. Such compulsory education shall be free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Article 27:&lt;/strong&gt; All people shall have the right and the obligation to work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I joined the Manga and Illustration Research Society at my Japanese university, I was a bit surprised to find out that most members are strongly socially awkward in ways which I hadn't seen prevalent among American fanboys/fangirls. There is an overlap between social awkwardness and social withdrawl and the Japanese anime/manga fan community, but it is not a simple and well-understood correlation. It could be that the less-socially-adept veer toward niche interests, or it could be that when a &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; is in his/her bedroom for years on end, it &lt;strong&gt;makes sense that he/she would gain an interest in hobbies that can be done alone at home using the TV or computer&lt;/strong&gt; for entertainment and for reaching out to fellows through the web.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes good marketing sense that the growing number of &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt;, of whom a sizable percent are interested in anime/manga/light novels, has created &lt;strong&gt;enough consumers who would relate to &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; protagonists that the Japanese companies are responding to this market&lt;/strong&gt; by producing more titles that feature &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; in a positive light. This may figure into a cycle in which people who are considering making the switch to being &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt; feel more like it is not a terribly shameful that that only losers do but that there are a lot of other people in the same boat (it's still too early to know whether these titles have any effect on increasing the numbers of &lt;em&gt;hikikomori&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T13:01:14.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22863" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22883" CreationDate="2015-06-29T11:49:49.767" Score="6" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch declared the creation of the &quot;United States of Japan&quot;. But why did he add &quot;United States&quot;? Japan is not called this in the real world, nor in the series before this moment. Why did he have this change of mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;I am in the middle of R2 but I will not mind spoilers from manga or further episode if necessary.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T07:03:44.753" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T07:03:44.753" Title="Why did Lelouch call it the &quot;United States of Japan&quot;?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25662" CreationDate="2015-06-29T11:52:07.213" Score="5" ViewCount="27234" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series, it is stated that Kakashi was 26 when he became the leader of Naruto's squad. So following that, he was 14 when the Kyuubi attacked the village. Seeing that Obito was the same age as Kakashi, he should be 14 but he didn't look like it. How old was Obito at that time? It shows him as an grown up, adult man. Is this because of Zetsu covering him or is he just older than Kakashi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a question directly about the age of Obito but also why he looked older. In my understanding Kakashi and Obito are about the same age. I don't care when Kakashi became a Jounin because that is not relevant to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T02:39:10.190" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T06:17:17.170" Title="Why does Obito look like an adult during the Kyuubi attack on Konoha?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22863" CreationDate="2015-06-29T14:19:26.193" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is used as an artifact to show Lelouch's interest in freedom and democracy and all that stuff we usually associate with the &quot;United States&quot; image. And I am not talking about USA. In our world, there are/were a lot of countries that used the term &quot;United States&quot; in their name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Long version:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History&quot;&gt;Code Geass universe&lt;/a&gt;, there are no USA (now I am talking about THAT stars and stripes real world nation). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the duke of Britannia bribed Benjamin Franklin to betray Washington, and the rebellion failed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Britannia loses the british isles, and relocates to the New World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in 1807 AD, Elisabeth III is captured by a revolutionary militia and is forced to abdicate. She and her knights move Britannia into the new world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Japan has massive sources of Sakuradite, a scarce resource in the west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakuradite is known since the middle ages, but its too scarce in the west. Marco Polo in his travels learns that Japan has huge deposits, and this knowledge spreads in the west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in order to fuel the war machine, it is vital for Britannia to hold unto Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Britannia holds (at the time of R2) almost all of the world and it is a monarchic Empire, Lelouch wants to declare at the same time his rejection of the government system of his father, and his intent with building a free nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T17:28:03.087" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T17:28:03.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22868" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-29T14:23:55.863" Score="4" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final chapter of Girl May Kill is very confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of dream sequences / flashbacks mingled with the real story, and I am having a hard time separating them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pages with a black background are not real. But what happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Did she really kill Gohongi? If she killed him, what did it accomplish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And later on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If Gohongi is dead, is she only dreaming of how it would go if he was alive (when she is grown up and says &quot;I am glad you waited for me to grow up&quot;) when she eventually grow up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T17:29:33.940" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T17:29:33.940" Title="What sections of the final chapter are real, and the ones that are flashbacks/dream sequences?" Tags="&lt;girl-may-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22869" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-06-29T15:16:00.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6aobIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Box art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sengoku Rance&lt;/em&gt; (戦国ランス) is a conquest SLG by AliceSoft and the seventh game in the Rance series released on December 15, 2006. The story takes place during the 4th sengoku (warring states) era of JAPAN, an area of the Rance World which parodies medieval real-world Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/16844/Sengoku_Rance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; that follows the story of the daughter of one of the feudal lord defeated by Rance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information at:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rance#Sengoku_Rance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alicesoft.wikia.com/wiki/Sengoku_Rance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T15:16:00.053" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T15:16:00.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22870" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-06-29T15:16:00.053" Score="0" Body="Sengoku Rance (戦国ランス) is a conquest SLG by AliceSoft and the seventh game in the Rance series released on December 15, 2006. The story takes place during the 4th sengoku (warring states) era of JAPAN, an area of the Rance World which parodies medieval real-world Japan." OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T15:16:00.053" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T15:16:00.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14433" CreationDate="2015-06-29T15:50:18.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a mascot for the series. Subaru is a butler, and in Japanese, &quot;butler&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/shitsuji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shitsuji&lt;/a&gt;) and &quot;sheep&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/hitsuji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hitsuji&lt;/a&gt;) sound the same, making it a play on words. The reason it is bleeding is itself a pun because a sheep bleats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15358" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T08:14:24.817" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T08:14:24.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22884" CreationDate="2015-06-29T19:19:46.613" Score="4" ViewCount="5191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find it really odd and confusing that the six paths were all people Jiraiya had encountered randomly in his journeys. Jiraiya recognized them all during that last fight and they were all there in his chronicles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One or two guys being the same can be thought of as a coincidence, but all six of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T02:29:10.707" Title="Why were Nagato's Six Paths those people who Jiraiya had randomly encountered in his journeys?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-29T21:42:22.697" Score="2" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit confused about it, especially the following dates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When was the big battle featuring the Demon King and the Hero King (and, apparently, &quot;a young swordsman Hina Maxima&quot;)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When was Hina knighted in Biscotti?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When did she meet Yukikaze? Was it before or after she was knighted?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How old are actually Maxima siblings and Yukikaze?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you very much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15348" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T21:42:22.697" Title="What is Brioche d'Arquien's timeline in Dog Days?" Tags="&lt;dog-days&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9779" CreationDate="2015-06-29T23:16:53.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In karate there's a breathing excersise that uses that hand form and you can bet it's in Kung Fu as well since karate came from Kung fu. Anyway, it's a martial arts breathing form typically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15362" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T23:16:53.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22863" CreationDate="2015-06-30T01:19:26.937" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch's intended style of government is unlike real-life Japan's central government, in which all laws and decisions pass from the decision-makers down to prefectures which do not make their own differing laws. To add the words &quot;United States of&quot; is to communicate that, of all the types of government that exist (such as confederation, empire, federation, hegemony, unitary state, etc.), he wants to avoid Japan's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Japan&quot;&gt;constitutional monarchy&lt;/a&gt; system and select not only a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy&quot;&gt;democracy&lt;/a&gt; (of which many varieties exist), but specifically &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Federalism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;a political concept in which &lt;strong&gt;a group of members&lt;/strong&gt; are bound together by covenant . . . with a governing representative head. The term &quot;federalism&quot; is also used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally &lt;strong&gt;divided&lt;/strong&gt; between a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as states or provinces).&quot; This fits with Lelouch's &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8#.E8.A1.8C.E5.8B.95.E5.8E.9F.E7.90.86&quot;&gt;action principle&lt;/a&gt; that the king should consider himself like only one piece on the board of a chess game and that the other pawns are also valuable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the real world, Japan is a &lt;strong&gt;constitutional monarchy&lt;/strong&gt; (formerly an empire) comprised of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Japan#Local_Government&quot;&gt;prefectures&lt;/a&gt;, which are administrative divisions&lt;/strong&gt; called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state&quot;&gt;unitaries&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;governed as one single power in which &lt;strong&gt;the central government is ultimately supreme&lt;/strong&gt; and any administrative divisions [subnational units] exercise &lt;strong&gt;only powers that their central government chooses to delegate&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;). Since prefectures directly follow the decisions of the nation's central government, this differs in nature from a federated union of states.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real-life United States of America is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation#Federal_governments&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;federal government&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, meaning &quot;&lt;strong&gt;two or more&lt;/strong&gt; levels of government that exist within an established territory and govern through common institutions with &lt;strong&gt;overlapping&lt;/strong&gt; or shared powers as prescribed by a constitution.&quot; The word &quot;federal&quot; refers to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation&quot;&gt;federation or group that retain individual rights&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;entity characterized by a union of &lt;strong&gt;partially self-governing&lt;/strong&gt; states or regions under a central (federal) government.&quot; It was designed in such a way that federal power is supposed to be balanced by states' individual powers and the will of individual citizens (an actual union of colonies that started out with differing charters and laws but which decided of their own will to become a team against the British Empire). The USA's &quot;founding fathers&quot; were very keen to make sure that a federal government of the union of states would not easily be able to make top-down decisions, and made provisions so that state laws are still in many ways independent of each other (&quot;created to &lt;strong&gt;limit the federal government from exerting power&lt;/strong&gt; over the states by enumerating &lt;strong&gt;only specific powers&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;). Nowadays, many people rattle off the phrase &quot;United States of America&quot; without thinking about the meaning, but the name was chosen intentionally, to enduringly show that it is &lt;strong&gt;not a single entity nation&lt;/strong&gt; like many others but rather &lt;strong&gt;a conscious, willful union (banding of) individual states that largely intend to maintain their autonomy&lt;/strong&gt; even while forming a team. This is the message that Lelouch wants to convey, and therefore the United States of Japan is referred to as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/United_States_of_Japan&quot;&gt;Unitary Parliamentary Democracy&lt;/a&gt; (not a real-life phrase).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T01:34:58.353" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T01:34:58.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22873" CreationDate="2015-06-30T02:29:10.707" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think a canonical reason has ever been explicitly spelled out, but the following seems the most logical to me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya is an old, well-traveled, highly skilled ninja.  It makes sense that he would have encountered a large number of people and built up a sizable number of memories about many of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having been taught and rescued by Jiraiya, Nagato (aka Pain) would have had ample chances to build up a certain familiarity or even obsession with him: Jiraiya likely related a lot of stories to him, including the various people he had met.  So Pain is likely to have at least a second-hand association with these people, and may have had an inherent interest in those meaningfully associated to Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nagato had to witness the deaths of his friends and comrades even after Jiraiya left.  Feeling that they could have been prevented if Jiraiya had stayed with them, he blames Jiraiya and wishes to inflict the same misery upon him.  In other words, he wishes to shove the ignominious deaths of Jiraiya's comrades in his face.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nagato has a keen awareness that Jiraiya is one of the most powerful ninjas around, and expects him to be one of the biggest problems to deal with.  As such, anything that will put him mentally off-balance will be a major benefit.  He knows that Jiraiya is emotional and cares about his comrades, so what better way than to make him fight them (or their bodies, at least)?  As I recall, this worked for a brief period of time.  At the end of the fight, Nagato says that if Jiraiya had just figured out the secret of the Six Paths of Pain earlier he would have won.  So it's possible that even a matter of a few seconds spent in surprise or uncertainty about fighting (the bodies of) his comrades made exactly that difference: if he had remained calm and collected the entire time he may have figured things out sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T02:29:10.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-30T09:16:51.093" Score="0" ViewCount="2521" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that during the Dekoboko Arc (Anime episode 275-277) the seiyuu for Sakata Gintoki, Kagura, Okita Sougo, Kondo Isao, Sarutobi Ayame, and Tsukuyo changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakata Gintoki : Sugita Tomokazu -&gt; Tomatsu Haruka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagura : Kugimiya Rie -&gt; Ishii Kouji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kondo Isao : Susumu Chiba -&gt; Takahashi Chiaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okita Sougo : Kenichi Suzumura -&gt; Itou Shizuka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sarutobi Ayame : Kobayashi Yuu -&gt; Okitsu Kazuyuki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukuyo : Kaida Yuuko -&gt; Hoshino Takanori&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yet, the seiyuu for Hijikata Toshirou was not changed&lt;/strong&gt;. Why is that? If it was to keep cost low, then why not have everyone voiced by the usual seiyuu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware whether such sex change has happened before in other anime. If yes, then please state what anime and what kind of approach they were using and the reason for such approach for comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2020-11-05T20:01:29.997" Title="Gintama Sex-Change Seiyuu Change" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22814" CreationDate="2015-06-30T09:29:15.750" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clearly explained in the same chapter (425), that he had taken part in Sabertooth's annual Saber eating competition.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without cover etc., it was explained on page 13, upper half, said by Minvera to Lucy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/grHzW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/grHzWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same chapter, two pages further, Libra had helped Sting with her magic to get thin again, so even if he had some use for the fat, it is now gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y6soK.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y6soKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5098" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T09:59:24.103" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T09:59:24.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22891" CreationDate="2015-06-30T11:09:05.177" Score="3" ViewCount="479" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't read the kanji, but I'm interested in what each member's score was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGfOP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Karaoke/Dance Results&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T12:24:13.230" Title="In Love Live episode 6, what were the results of each member in karaoke/dance?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22890" CreationDate="2015-06-30T12:24:13.230" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their Karaoke Score/Dance Result (the names in the note are their surnames):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yazawa Niko （矢澤 にこ）: 94/A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kousaka Honoka （高坂 穂乃果）: 92/A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami Kotori （南 ことり）: 90/B&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sonoda Umi （園田 海未）: 93/A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nishikino Maki （西木野 真姫）: 98/B&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koizumi Hanayo （小泉 花陽）: 96/C&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hoshizora Rin （星空 凛）: 91/AA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T12:24:13.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4026" CreationDate="2015-06-30T12:59:38.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe its because the devil fruits have some sort of origin with the fishmen. I mean, come on. Fishmen are already ten times stronger than a normal human, so maybe someone in the past thought that such power would be too dangerous if it fell to the hands of fishmen. That's why those who eat it couldn't swim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it started out as a feud in the past of the &quot;ancient weapons&quot;- the objects capable of destroying the world. Look at &quot;Noah&quot;, the big ship at fishman island. Maybe it played a part in the devil fruits. Or maybe it's connected to the adam wood and eve tree something which franky stated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a guess though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15367" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T12:59:38.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22766" CreationDate="2015-06-30T20:36:37.090" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ema's is one of the characters from their &lt;em&gt;Seven Lucky Battle Gods&lt;/em&gt; anime.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/SUnx586.png&quot; alt=&quot;character&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about the one for Midori, but it might be the guy behind her in the red armour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15372" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T20:36:37.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22904" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T02:24:56.790" Score="5" ViewCount="868" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Akashi → Emperor Eye&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kise → Perfect Copy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aomine → Formless Shot (among others)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Murasakibara → Thor's Hammer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Midorima → ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Midorima's ability to shoot 3-pointers from anywhere on the court have a super-cool name like the special techniques of the rest of the Generation of Miracles? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a few frames in the last OP of season 3 that say &quot;Sky Direct 3P Shoot&quot; in green text, which I suppose sounds kind of like a description of Midorima's technique, but I don't recall having heard that in the anime. (It's also the only move name in that OP I can't match up to a player, for what it's worth.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T11:24:28.043" Title="Does Midorima's shooting ability have a name?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22907" CreationDate="2015-07-01T02:56:55.817" Score="4" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen bits and pieces of the &lt;em&gt;Nana&lt;/em&gt; films before, and I'm thinking of watching them again for the nostalgia kick. I am aware that there is also an anime adaptation of the manga, which I assume does not cover the entirety of the manga. (The anime ran in 2006, and the manga last published in 2009.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been recommended the anime before (albeit by a friend who had somewhat different taste in this sort of thing), so on the off-chance I end up wanting to watch the anime or read the manga after seeing the film: &lt;strong&gt;how much of the manga do the live-action films cover? Are there any major changes to plot or characters that I should be aware of?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T21:24:48.923" Title="How much do the live-action Nana films cover?" Tags="&lt;nana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22905" CreationDate="2015-07-01T04:43:15.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The live action goes up to episode 19 of the anime series, which in turn is shorter than the manga (only goes up to the 12th volume out of 21).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of plot and relationship changes that happen in the future chapters, rather than spoil them here you should read to find out :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the manga does not have a conclusion just yet as it was put on hiatus in June 2009 when Yazawa became ill. So just be aware that there is a lot of loose ends in the &lt;em&gt;current&lt;/em&gt; final chapters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T04:43:15.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22904" CreationDate="2015-07-01T05:37:42.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in the manga, his skill is also hardly mentioned, and when he does it, he is &quot;shooting&quot; and mostly translated as &quot;Midorima's super long 3-pointer/shooting&quot; or some variation. There wasn't a special name for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wikia lists it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Talent:&lt;br/&gt;High Projectile Three&lt;br/&gt;Perfect Accuracy&lt;br/&gt; Unlimited Range&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Shintar%C5%8D_Midorima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Shintar%C5%8D_Midorima&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess there really isn't a &quot;special&quot; name for his move. Just a super long 3 pointer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T06:15:06.780" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T06:15:06.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2015-07-01T05:48:00.963" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think the following chronological timeline works best for story purposes and character arcs, but only if you ignore a few specific points, such as the dates specified in the films. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, it makes more sense as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost In The Shell: Arise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost In The Shell (original or 2.0)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost In The Shell: SAC - The Laughing Man&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost In The Shell: SAC, 2nd Gig - Individual Eleven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost In The Shell: Innocence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, they're in 3 separate continuities, but they can basically work this way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15382" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T06:34:31.427" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T06:34:31.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22387" CreationDate="2015-07-01T06:13:32.140" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, technically the &quot;lie&quot; was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kaori liking Watari, so whether Kousei likes Kaori or not wasn't a direct indication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even very early on in Chapter 3 page 5:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Watari half-jokingly boasts about Kaori and implies Kousei has intentions for her. Kousei rejects this suggestion, because &quot;she likes Watari&quot;, thus it was &quot;impossible&quot;. To which Kousei did give him some form of open competition by telling him only Kaori can decide what's impossible for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also much later on,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Watari decides to encourage Kousei to visit Kaori more, he admits that Kaori always turns to Kousei and that Watari himself feels unable to help. This is also shown in the anime. At this point Watari is probably at least subconsciously aware that Kousei is probably as important to Kaori as he is (at least) (This is however my take on it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is quite filial to the manga, as the events are followed quite closely. Any variation comes from the differences in emphasis between certain scenes but is outside the scope of this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, the manga hints as much as the anime about how much Watari knows and it is never clearly stated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We can only guess that perhaps that this one time, Watari &quot;lost&quot; a girl he really liked to Kousei, and that he probably didn't want to admit it himself as we see the parting shot where he stares at the picture of him and Kaori on his phone. Or maybe perhaps he knew all along and was lying to himself. There is no confirmation either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as far as how much Watari suspects, the first real evidence of this is from the manga, Chapter 21, page 31, where they were talking after Watari played some football.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hvk44.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hvk44.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Watari asks Kaori&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNYBJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNYBJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaori replies!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaori gave an affirmative to being asked if she &quot;likes&quot; Kousei and Watari even says that he has thought as much, meaning that he actually suspected it then. However, Kaori gave a cop out answer stretching the meaning of &quot;like&quot; and says that she likes everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Kaori never admitted to Watari, so as a technicality, Watari never knew &lt;strong&gt;for sure&lt;/strong&gt;. But surely he had strong suspicions all the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T12:51:13.797" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T12:51:13.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T09:02:35.167" Score="3" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone had for example a &quot;wood&quot; devil fruit, his body would be entirely made out of wood. Would it be possible then to swim on the water, because naturally wood &quot;swims&quot; or at least floats in the water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does the sea eliminate his wood power and give him his normal body back, so he would drown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T06:30:56.607" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T06:30:56.607" Title="Do some Devil Fruits allow the user to swim in water?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T09:31:56.047" Score="2" ViewCount="455" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the music name...that plays in episode 533 at 19:47 min when Brooke runs to see Mermaid Princess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15388" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T13:53:19.507" Title="One Piece Episode 533 Music Name at 19:47" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="734" CreationDate="2015-07-01T09:49:32.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The author have clarified it in S.B.S corner (a Q&amp;amp;A corner, may not be available for non-Japanese, or non-Korean readers), that one &quot;BELI&quot; worth 1 yen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it's about 80 cents for 100 yen, but it is more appropriate to see it as 1 dollar for 100 yen, so 30M Beli would equal to 300K USD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15389" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T04:21:13.473" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T04:21:13.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22074" CreationDate="2015-07-01T09:53:02.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Argonaut story in Danmachi universe, as recalled by Bell in the volume 4 of the light novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;Argonaut&amp;gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is a myth where a boy with no special skills headed to rescue a princess kidnapped by a Bull Monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist was often deceived, he did not even know that he was deceived. The story advanced in a slightly ridiculous manner, then, the protagonist finally reached where the monster was located. In the end, it seems like he was saved by the princess-sama who was waiting to be rescued?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]. It was simply uncool…… &lt;strong&gt;&amp;lt;By dreaming of being a hero, it is considered to be a hero?&amp;gt;&lt;/strong&gt; —— I used to say this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My grandfather who claims that he likes this story says “This guy becomes more amazing later&#xA;on” and laughs. Compared to that, &lt;strong&gt;I would pout and say “This story is already finished”.&lt;/strong&gt; —— This memory, even now, I still remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it is a &lt;strong&gt;desire&lt;/strong&gt; to become a hero, because in the story the boy never actually became one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15390" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T18:38:04.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22915" CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:02:25.063" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, there are no Devil Fruits that allow a user to swim in water. Every Devil Fruit user has the same basic weakness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since wood is lighter than water, he might be able to float on the water though. While floating on the water, you are submerged for over 50%, which would result in energy drainage for fruit users and make the user unable to move and even if he could master some energy to move his arms or legs, if he wants to move through the water he has to put them in the water, submerging himself more and losing even more energy. So &lt;strong&gt;my guess would be that the user would not drown and be able to motionlessly float around the ocean&lt;/strong&gt;. He has to go into the water laying face up though or he would not be able to breath and still drown anyway (but not sink). So I guess if such a user falls into the water and would emerge with his head first fast enough before passing out, he might be able to survive, but probably not for long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T15:13:26.953" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T15:13:26.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T18:00:40.737" Score="4" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Rinne, Rokudou uses a special Haori called &quot;Haori of the Underworld&quot; that grants several powers, like making a physical entity behave as a spiritual one, or vice versa (by donning it inside-out).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also a very precious item to Rokudou Rinne, more even than his Shinigami Scythe. This is evident during his duel with his father (wielding the blood-sucker fire wheel) when he threatens to convert the Haori into money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is half-shinigami and half-human, so he should have some powers (he can see spirits even without the Haori, but it is shown that anyone that eats afterlife food can do it, like Sakura).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen if the Haori becomes permanently unavailable (stole, destroyed, etc)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T10:35:47.200" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T22:25:54.977" Title="What would happen if Rokudou loses his Haori of the Underworld?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-rinne&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22755" CreationDate="2015-07-01T21:31:54.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not recall Asanuma appearing in the first half of the show. It's of course possible he might have appeared earlier as a background object, similar to how the Curtis couple in &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; shows up in the background when Winry arrives in Central before they are formally introduced, but there are assuredly no &lt;em&gt;explicit&lt;/em&gt; appearances up until episode 15. (If he did show up before then, it would be unsurprising for me -- as someone not &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; invested into &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; -- to have missed it, since I would not have known of Asanuma before episode 15.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episodes 1-14: no explicit appearances&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 15: Makoto introduces Asanuma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 16: no appearance except in the preview for 17.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 17: Asanuma asks Makoto about her identity and tells her he wants to protect her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 18: Asanuma is briefly shown standing in front of a building right before the half-way mark, thinking of Makoto, and then at the fortune-telling meeting being brainwashed along with some other characters (Naru-chan, Sarashina from Rei's school).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 19-25: no appearance: apart from two brief instances where Usagi and some of her friends return to the 20th century, these episodes are entirely set in the 30th century.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 26: short appearance in a still towards the end, after characters return to earth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T01:32:45.873" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T01:32:45.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T02:27:21.747" Score="2" ViewCount="13209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinobi using Rasengan can often use it more times in a battle as compared to a shinobi using Chidori. Kakashi on one hand, could only use Chidori upto a maximum of four times a day in Part 1. Naruto, however, even when he is using Shadow clones (meaning that he would have only a fraction of the chakra he normally has) still has no trouble using the Rasengan more than that and still have plenty of chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rasengan is almost equally, if not more, powerful than the Chidori. So the Rasengan should require the same or more amount of chakra than the Chidori.  Naruto is also said to be very inefficient in using jutsu. So even though he has more chakra than Kakashi, his Rasengan would be less efficient than Kakashi's Chidori. &#xA;I do not believe that Naruto chakra levels are so vast, that even with the use of shadow clones and being inefficient while using jutsu, he can use it multiple times while still retaining plenty of chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why can Naruto use the Rasengan more than Kakashi using the Chidori?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15383" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T05:37:48.580" LastActivityDate="2021-03-30T22:07:28.217" Title="Why can Naruto use Rasengan more than Kakashi using Chidori?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14297" CreationDate="2015-07-02T08:19:22.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, as she the daughter of the god of time, she has a strong connection to the Space-Time Door and can control it from anywhere. She even used an attack with the Garnet Rod, &lt;em&gt;Dark Dome Close&lt;/em&gt; to close the Door from the 20th century. However, she sometimes cannot use this abilities, such as in case of an eclipse - that's why the Dead Moon Circus arrived in time of an eclipse. In Crystal, as it's following the manga, it might be the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, this wasn't explained too much, as Setsuna was a minor character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15410" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T16:07:50.137" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T16:07:50.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T13:21:12.933" Score="5" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much of the &lt;em&gt;DEATH NOTE&lt;/em&gt; manga does the Frank Wildhorn &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnotethemusical.com/eng/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;theatrical musical&lt;/a&gt; cover? (More info in English is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-01/hear-death-note-the-musical-song-sung-in-english-by-tony-nominees/.83964&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I gather that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/04/death-note-musical-starring-jyjs-junsu-reveals-trailer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Korean production&lt;/a&gt; is a translation of the same script rather than content different from the Japanese production, but if it differs, I'd like to know what part of the manga the Japanese staging covers as well as what part of the manga the Korean version covers.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T08:56:44.613" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T08:56:44.613" Title="How much of the manga does the Death Note musical cover?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22949" CreationDate="2015-07-02T16:44:07.817" Score="7" ViewCount="7030" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hope this is not too off-topic, but I recently watched &lt;em&gt;Hibike! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Sound! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt;), and I was wondering if anybody knows where I can find sheet music for the piece that they play in the competition. Specifically, I'm looking for &lt;em&gt;Crescent Moon Dance&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Namie Horikawa&lt;/em&gt; (I don't know if this is an alias or not). I play the trumpet, and I really wanted to try out Kousaka's solo. If anybody could help me out, that would be appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15417" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T17:55:34.033" LastActivityDate="2019-10-17T00:00:05.537" Title="Where can I get the sheet music for the song Crescent Moon Dance?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hibike-euphonium&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22948" CreationDate="2015-07-02T17:48:22.673" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime-eupho.com/product/bddvd/oritoku/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt;, the official sheet music for Crescent Moon Dance 「三日月の舞」 was given as extra on purchase of the Volume 1 of BD/DVD at certain stores in Japan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. Unfortunately, Volume 1 already went on sale on Jun 17, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, the sheet music for the opening 「DREAM SOLISTER」 and the ending 「Tutti」 will be given as extra on purchase of BD/DVD Volume 2 and 3 respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The stores as listed on official website: 玉光堂、バンダレコード・ライオン堂、ＪＥＵＧＩＡ、十字屋CROSS、新星堂、山野楽器、ヤマハミュージックリテイリング&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The advertisement, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/VandaHirosaki/status/599149966670438401/photo/1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;posted by one of the stores on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, inviting people to reserve a copy of the BD/DVD for the sheet music:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lmBtS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lmBtSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T17:53:37.990" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T17:53:37.990" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T20:56:36.687" Score="5" ViewCount="31978" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the UBW final battle, how come Shirou could use Rho Aias? Archer mentioned it was from the Trojan War (probably learned it while working as a counter force), but Shirou hadn't seen Rho Aias yet (not even when Archer used it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T04:14:33.570" Title="Why could Shirou use Rho Aias?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T20:59:35.857" Score="5" ViewCount="3316" Body="&lt;p&gt;In UBW, when Rin removes Shinji from the Grail, the Grail attempts to take him back (with little hands). Then it grows a massive hand, but instead of going for Shinji, it goes for Gilgamesh to replace its core. Why didn't the hand try to retake Shinji, if he was much closer than Gilgamesh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could argue that Gilgamesh would be much more fit to be the Grail's core, but I'm not sure if that's explicitly mentioned or not. Besides, Shinji's body was doing the job just fine I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T01:44:45.323" Title="Why did the Grail try to grab Gilgamesh instead of Shinji?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T22:45:27.403" Score="0" ViewCount="1762" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please tell me if there has there been an English dub release of Ghost in the Shell - Arise 3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15335" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T23:14:21.590" Title="Has there been an English dub release of Ghost in the Shell - Arise 3?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-07-02T23:15:40.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22952" CreationDate="2015-07-02T23:02:57.547" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://completematerial.pbworks.com/w/page/34267021/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Material FAQs&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;fate/complete material III&lt;/em&gt; with Nasu (p.130) reated to the VN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q:&lt;/strong&gt; In the end of the Rin route, was it Shirou that projected Rho Aias in the Shirou vs Gilgamesh fight? Or was it Archer? In Fate/side material, it's said that it was projection magic from Archer, but in the story, there was the depiction of Shirou &amp;quot;pulling the shield from the hill&amp;quot;. Does this mean that this switched to Archer's scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; This has been easy to misunderstand, but the part about Archer supporting Shirou was the time before Shirou pulled out Rho Aias, before Shirou came to his realization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Shirou's monologue about his surprise that he was still alive after taking Gil's attack, &amp;quot;If I survived, there must have been a reason why I survived. But that was simply something I didn't have any control over.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was the &amp;quot;Rho Aias&amp;quot; that Archer made to help Shirou in a way that wouldn't let Gilgamesh know there was someone else waiting to ambush him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the first Rho Aias that defended him (as he was chanting UBW, it's difficult to project something like that at the same time) against Enuma Elish was project by Archer (EMIYA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ePQbb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rho Aias 1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original has 7 petals, this one has 5 in the 2015 ufotable anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bDpCH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rho Aias 1a&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one inside UBW was probably one copied from Archer's version (perhaps drawing from the experience that flowed into Shiro as they clashed). It's not clear how many petals was in this version (likely &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qU5F5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4 petals&lt;/a&gt;, like in the Heaven's Feel path). This part was never really clarified, but you can compare it to &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hMC1k.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuro's projection&lt;/a&gt; of it using the Archer Class Card from &lt;em&gt;Prisma Illya.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6bwm0.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6bwm0.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Shirou's projection in UBW&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that against Lancer, Archer had to muster almost all of his prana to project a &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TF495.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;7-petal version&lt;/a&gt;. Since he didn't have the prana for another 7-petal projection, he probably summoned a lesser projection in order to protect the Shirou and what reserves he had left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rho Aias not being a sword (being a shield), is going to cost more prana to summon. Since the UBW reality marble was not up, it's unlikely that Shirou had the means to to summon it at the time. So it's more likely that it came from an external entity (Archer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Fate/side material&lt;/em&gt; encyclopedia on Rho Aias (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tmdict.com/book/fate-side-material#ro.rho-aias&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;p.78-79&lt;/a&gt;) states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rho Aias that protected Shirou's spellcasting during the finale of the Rin route was not something he projected himself, but was actually made by Archer who was watching the battle from a distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirou mentioned that he was able to project it by pulling it out of the &amp;quot;hill of swords.&amp;quot; This is likely a metaphor that refers to his reality marble (a materialization of one's inner self) or the collective of Archer memories, and not a literal hill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T03:02:57.310" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22955" CreationDate="2015-07-02T23:14:21.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To clarify, so far there have been no official announcement on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise#Films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Border OVAs&lt;/a&gt; 3 or 4 in respect to dubbing. Funimation announced on the 8th of March that they aquired the rights to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise_-_Alternative_Architecture_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arise: Altered Architecture&lt;/a&gt;, a recompilation of the four Border OVAs. No word if the dubs or the OVA will continue or if they will just move onto the TV versions, as the dubbed version for 1 and 2 just came out around &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/blog/2014/05/13/english-recording-set-to-begin-for-ghost-in-the-shell-arise/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mid-May 2015&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T23:14:21.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-03T01:11:22.043" Score="3" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second OVA, Miyamura seems borderline terrified of a student wearing a maid outfit with cat ears, and indicates that he doesn't like cats. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UcoiDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;terrified Miyamura&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why's that? What does he have against cats? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T01:11:22.043" Title="What does Miyamura have against cats?" Tags="&lt;yamada-and-the-7-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-03T01:22:42.017" Score="4" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt;, we see the patriach of the Jarjayes family designate his newborn daughter as his &lt;em&gt;son&lt;/em&gt; and name her Oscar, because he is in desperate need of an heir to his office and his offspring only consist of daughters. Thus, it looks like a woman would not be normally regarded as an appropriate candidate for military duties. This makes sense combined with the gender roles alluded to in the first two episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girodelle initially refuses to duel Oscar on account of gender&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Later he makes mention of &quot;womanly whims&quot; when she disappears in the second episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Jarjayes housekeeper laments that Oscar isn't treated like a daughter and hopes when she refuses to become an officer that she is doing so because she wants to be a woman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, both in this episode and the one that follows, it is shown that Oscar's gender is more or less an open secret: at least three people outside of the Jarjayes household know of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Girodelle (see above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The woman who tells Marie Antoinette about Oscar while she is going to Versailles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The man whom Jarjayes talks to who proposes the duel between Girodelle and Oscar, although he tells Jarjayes that it's fine that Oscar is a woman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Given that a number of outsiders are aware of Oscar's gender, is there any in-universe reason why Oscar is still permitted to take on masculine roles, if being female was supposed to be an impediment in the first place?&lt;/strong&gt; Or is everything fine and dandy provided that Oscar does not appear overtly feminine and so long as &lt;em&gt;the average person&lt;/em&gt; isn't aware of it? After all, Marie Antoinette, Fersen, and Rosalie are unaware of Oscar's gender until they are told of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T03:30:13.473" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T03:30:13.473" Title="If some of the higher-ups know about Oscar's gender, why is she still permitted to be in the Royal Guard?" Tags="&lt;the-rose-of-versailles&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22953" CreationDate="2015-07-03T01:44:45.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll offer a few reasonable-sounding hypotheses.  Some of which I can support, but others I can't.  Maybe one of us can then find some evidence to either support or dismiss the others afterwards and thus post a more solid answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grail is acting instinctively.  It goes after Rin/Shinji first because they're closest.  But then it gets attacked by Archer, and decides those two must be too dangerous.  It then moves to the next closest target: Gilgamesh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the Lesser Grail is destroyed, its targets are now limited to things it has a connection to.  Gil, being a nearby servant with a physical body produced by the mud, is the only option left.  Thus, even though it got curb stomped the first time around, its only choice for survival is to go after Gil.  It may also be aware that Gil is weakened and injured, and so expects less of a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shinji's body wasn't really doing &quot;just fine&quot;.  Rin remarks that the giant fleshy mass is a result of Shinji being too poor a vessel to really contain the Grail.  He was only &quot;just good enough&quot; to get the ball rolling.  We know in the HF route that vessel there has no real problems containing the grail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the second attempt, Gil admonishes the grail for apparently not being aware that a servant can't serve as its core.  In particular, this would mean that Gil is actually not suited to be the core at all.  This could be more evidence of the grail's instinctual behavior: it is either too stupid to have reasoned behavior, or it is so desperate that it's willing to gamble that it can make it work somehow (or buy itself time to find a real solution).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T01:44:45.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-03T02:57:42.483" Score="4" ViewCount="3305" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song that both Sala and Ange mysteriously know is called &quot;Towagatari&quot;, which means something like &quot;Eternal Story&quot;. The version that Ange sings is subtitled &quot;Hikari no Uta&quot; = &quot;Song of Light&quot;; the version that Sala sings is subtitled &quot;Kaze no Uta&quot; = &quot;Song of Wind&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;duet&lt;/em&gt; version that they sing in the final episode is 1.) glorious; and 2.) subtitled &quot;El Ragna&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who or what is &quot;El Ragna&quot;? &lt;a href=&quot;http://crossange.wikia.com/wiki/Towagatari_~El_Ragna~&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Cross Ange wikia claims that it means &quot;The Goddess&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm not sure on what basis they make that claim (&quot;El Ragna&quot; doesn't mean anything in Japanese, at least). I don't recall the show telling us what &quot;El Ragna&quot; means; is there perhaps some side material that does tell us what's up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-04-26T10:04:40.417" Title="Who or what is &quot;El Ragna&quot;?" Tags="&lt;cross-ange&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22930" CreationDate="2015-07-03T03:27:31.080" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly, at one time, Kakashi commented that Naruto's chakra is about 4 times of what he has. With addition to Kyuubi's chakra, Naruto has about 100 times what Kakashi has. Suppose that Kakashi's chakra is 4, Chidori then costs 1 chakra for each use. Naruto has 4 times what Kakashi has so he has 16. Kage Bunshin actually costs small amount of chakra. The problem with Kage Bunshin is that it splits the chakra of the user which makes it appear as if it costs a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, when the jutsu is cancelled either by when the Bunshin gets hit, or the caster cancels it, the chakra comes back to the caster along with its experience. Suppose that Naruto doesn't cancel and re-cast Kage Bunshin, there won't be additional chakra cost for casting the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chidori cost = 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasengan cost = 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kage Bunshin cost = 0.5 &amp;lt;- assuming it cost lower than Rasengan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi Chakra = 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto Chakra = 16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inefficient chakra usage modifier = 200% (was 125% but changed as per ThatOneGuys's comment)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi Max Chidori = 4 / 1 = 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto Max Rasengan = (16 - 0.5 * 200%) / (1 x 200%) = 15 / 2 = 7.5 -&gt; 7 (rounded down)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without using Kyuubi's chakra, Naruto can do about 2 times more Rasengan than Kakashi can use Chidori. With Kyuubi's chakra, Naruto would be able to do about 100 times more. Of course, since with the training Naruto improved his chakra control, the current Naruto can do more Rasengan than this simple calculation shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reference about Naruto's and Kakashi's chakra pool size and the fact about Kage Bunshin splitting the user's chakra and returning it when the jutsu was cancelled is from the episode where Kakashi train Naruto to develop Rasen Shuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T05:47:43.727" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T05:47:43.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22992" CreationDate="2015-07-03T04:36:52.997" Score="21" ViewCount="6308" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, maids are basically a moe stereotype. Otaku characters like Sakurasou no Petto na Kanojou's Ryuunosuke Akasaka, Lucky Star's Konata Izumi, and the Genshiken gang all love maids. Even K-On's Sawako Yamanaka, who isn't an otaku, puts the Light Music Club girls in maid outfits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xM8knm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;K-On girls in maid outfits&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a while, every single show that came out had a maid character, and several shows focused wholly or in part on maids, who may or may not also be androids (e.g. Hanaukyou Maid Tai, Hand Maid May, He is My Master, Koharu Biyori, Mahoromatic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5bNjom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;koharu biyori&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aB6jSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;he is my master&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pu8Cbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hand maid may&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRd3Ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mahoromatic&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;It was shockingly difficult to find a SFW picture from Koharu Biyori.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even shows that didn't have maids were affected: Digi Carat's Dejiko wore a costume which looked rather like a maid outfit, even though she was not a maid, but rather a clerk in an anime store (and actually an alien princess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JxmcIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dejiko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My perception was that this all started sometime around 2001, but I never saw how; it just seemed like one day I was surrounded by maids. (Not that it bothered me to be surrounded by maids.) How did this get started? Was there a single show or a few shows that started the maid craze? Or was it always there, and I just never noticed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T19:02:30.767" Title="How did maids get popular in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22965" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22966" CreationDate="2015-07-03T04:39:24.250" Score="5" ViewCount="862" Body="&lt;p&gt;In UBW, Gilgamesh kills Archer. How come he's still around at the ending when he helps Shirou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T05:44:47.803" Title="How come Archer was still around?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22965" CreationDate="2015-07-03T05:44:47.803" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Turns out, Gilgamesh doesn't actually kill Archer. Yes, he skewers him with multiple weapons, but that apparently isn't enough to off him. When you see Archer disappear after being skewered, that's him changing to spirit form, rather than him dying and dematerializing altogether. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kind of an unsatisfying explanation, but it is what it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T05:44:47.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22605" CreationDate="2015-07-03T09:19:04.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are often serious injuries inflicted on &quot;good guys&quot; which causes them to be assumed dead but they usually end up alive and well with a few exceptions here and there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There is a medical ninja who basically magically cures everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The villains die more often but some of the stronger ones live and cause a lot of trouble. Most just die though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15383" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T09:41:57.133" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T09:41:57.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22930" CreationDate="2015-07-03T10:33:16.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto not only has a natural vast chakra pool but he has even the Kyuubi supliying him with nearly unlimited chakra amounts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; and even Kakashi could use the Rasengan pretty easily &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if in the manga and anime it is stated that Naruto's chakra managament is poor &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; because the seal on his belly  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a lot of training and getting rid of some limitations, he improved his chakra management vastly and even learned how to recover chakra in combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; thanks to the Sage mode &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, it is stated multiple times in the manga/anime that the Rasengan, even though it uses a lot of chakra, isn't comparable on the amount of chakra the Chidori uses. Chakra bending is a lot less taxing than giving an elemental nature to a bending &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto's Rasenshuriken is a Rasengan imbued with his Wind element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14776" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T14:44:25.197" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T14:44:25.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22980" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-03T11:09:18.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rB0o1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rB0o1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;RoV&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;ベルサイユのばら&lt;/strong&gt;), also known as &lt;em&gt;Lady Oscar&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;La Rose de Versailles&lt;/em&gt;, is a manga written by Riyoko Ikeda. It has also been adapted into several musicals, as well an anime television series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt; focuses on Oscar François de Jarjayes, a girl raised as a man to become her father's successor as leader of the Palace Guards. A brilliant combatant with a strong sense of justice, Oscar is proud of the life she leads, but becomes torn between class loyalty and her desire to help the impoverished as revolution brews among the oppressed lower class.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also important to the story are her conflicting desires to live life as both a militant and a regular woman, as well as her relationships with Marie Antoinette, Count Axel von Fersen, and servant and best friend André Grandier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original manga for &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt; was written by Riyoko Ikeda, and published in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Margaret&lt;/em&gt;. It ran from 1972-1973, and finished with a total of 10 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A lesser known &quot;sequel&quot; manga to &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt; was written by Riyoko Ikeda, titled *Eikou no Napoleon - Eroica&quot;. Running from 1986 to 1995 with 12 volumes, it features a number of characters from the original publication.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; series is a selection of short stories written by the author of the main series. They were published in two separate instances - the first in 1974, the second from 1984-1985.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime series for &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt; ran for 40 episodes between October 10, 1979 and September 3, 1980. It was produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Movie Shinsha&lt;/em&gt; and had two different directors - Tadao Nagahama for episodes 1 to 18, and Osamu Dezaki for the remainder. Dezaki was also the director for the OVA titled &lt;em&gt;The Rose and Women of Versailles&lt;/em&gt;, which was released on September 10, 1980.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are currently two movies in the &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt; franchise.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first is a live-action film shot in France titled &lt;em&gt;Lady Oscar&lt;/em&gt;, and was released on March 3, 1979. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second is titled &lt;em&gt;Inochi Arukagiri Aishite&lt;/em&gt; and summarises the entire anime series. It was released in 1987. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A third film, titled &lt;em&gt;La Rose de Versailles&lt;/em&gt; (ベルサイユのばら) is currently in pre-production.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There have also been a large number of musical adaptions of &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt;, having been dramatised for &lt;em&gt;Takarazuka Revue&lt;/em&gt; by Shinji Ueda. The most recent adaptions are those from the &lt;em&gt;Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; series of short stories. For a full list, see the link at the bottom of the page.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_Versailles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rose-of-versailles.wikia.com/wiki/Rose_of_Versailles_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikou_no_Napoleon_%E2%80%93_Eroica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Glory of Napoleon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Oscar_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lady Oscar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_Versailles_musicals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musical adaptions&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;The Rose of Versailles&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:36:37.140" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:36:37.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22981" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-03T11:09:18.540" Score="0" Body="&quot;The Rose of Versailles&quot; (ベルサイユのばら), is a manga written by Riyoko Ikeda. The story follows Oscar François de Jarjayes, a girl raised as a man to become her father's successor as leader of the Palace Guards." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T14:15:25.483" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T14:15:25.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22984" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-03T13:41:04.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XY78Sm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XY78Sm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sound! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Hibike! Yuufoniamu&lt;/em&gt; is a novel series by Ayano Takeda. The story takes place in Uji, Kyoto, and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, which is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original novel series of &lt;em&gt;Hibike! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt; is written by Ayano Takeda, with illustrations by Nikki Asada. Published by &lt;em&gt;Takarajimasha&lt;/em&gt;, it began publication on December 5, 2013 and is currently ongoing. There are 4 volumes at present, one being a collection of short stories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga adaption is also written by Ayano Takeda, but is illustrated by Hami. Published in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web&lt;/em&gt;, it began publication on November 28, 2014, and is currently ongoing. It has 2 volumes at present.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime television series is directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, written by Jukki Hanada, and has music by Matsuda Akito. Produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Kyoto Animation&lt;/em&gt;, the series ran from April 7, 2015 until June 30, 2015, with 13 episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound!_Euphonium&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hibike! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://hibike-euphonium.wikia.com/wiki/Hibike!_Euphonium_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hibike! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/27989/Hibike!_Euphonium&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hibike! Euphonium&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MyAnimeList&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T13:38:14.850" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T13:38:14.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22985" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-03T13:41:04.933" Score="0" Body="&quot;Sound! Euphonium&quot; (Hibike! Yuufoniamu) is a novel written by Ayana Takeda. The story takes place in Uji, Kyoto, and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T14:15:30.737" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T14:15:30.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22986" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-03T14:58:03.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fyAuLm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fyAuLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SOTE&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, (&lt;em&gt;Owari no Serafu&lt;/em&gt;) is a dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In 2012, the world allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a &quot;human-made&quot; virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched. It is at this time that vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth, likely followed by age-old horrors of the dark thought only to be myth. The vampires sweep the earth and claim it in a single violent stroke, subjugating the remnants of humanity and leading them beneath the surface to safety. This &quot;protection&quot; comes at the price of donating blood to their captors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga series for &lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End&lt;/em&gt; is written by Takaya Kagami, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. Published by &lt;em&gt;Shueisha&lt;/em&gt; in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Jump Square&lt;/em&gt;, it has been running since September 3 2012, and is currently ongoing. There are currently 8 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The light novel in the &lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End&lt;/em&gt; franchise is titled &lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose's Catastrophe at 16&lt;/em&gt; and is written as a prequel set 9 years before the events of the manga. Written and illustrated by the same team producing the manga, it has been published by &lt;em&gt;Kodansha&lt;/em&gt; since January 2013, and is currently ongoing. There are currently 5 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime series for &lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End&lt;/em&gt; is written by Hiroshi Seko, and directed by Daisuke Tokudo. Produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Wit Studio&lt;/em&gt;, it ran from April 4, 2015 until June 20, 2015 with 12 episodes. The second season, also consisting of 12 episodes, is planned to run from October 2015 to December 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraph_of_the_End#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Owari_no_Seraph_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seraph of the End&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:37:07.020" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:37:07.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22987" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-03T14:58:03.490" Score="0" Body="&quot;Seraph of the End&quot; (Owari no Serafu) is a dark fantasy manga written by Takaya Kagami. Set on a dystopian Earth, mankind has been wiped out by a human made virus, leaving only children under the age of 13 unscathed. At this time, vampires emerge from the recesses of the planet, and claim it for themselves." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T15:36:34.887" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T15:36:34.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2015-07-03T17:57:46.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mustangs ignition glove is made from a material that produces a spark when rubbed together&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His glove also has the Transmutation circle on it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly or have correct knowledge it has something to do with breaking down of H2O in the air to make pure forms of hydrogen to ignite a line of flame and oxygen to keep the flame Alive long enough to reach his target&#xA;My theory on It but it may be different &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15440" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T17:57:46.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12929" CreationDate="2015-07-03T18:36:52.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the anime your talking about, I enjoyed watching it too. It's a korean anime called Dae Jang Geum: Jang Geum Dream. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I read the description posted, and it's an exact match for the anime Dae Jang Geum. The girl wants to learn to cook, and ends up be one of the cooking maids for the emperor. However, she unexpectedly rescued the emporer, not knowing it was him and the bad guys start causing trouble for her. She's clueless about the bad guys until the end of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15441" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T22:13:35.333" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T22:13:35.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22964" CreationDate="2015-07-03T18:38:58.283" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of this is a summary of the paper &lt;a href=&quot;http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue25/galbraith.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maid in Japan: &#xA;An Ethnographic Account of Alternative Intimacy&lt;/a&gt; by Patrick W. Galbraith (author of 'the otaku encyclopaedia')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first maid costume in Japanese popular culture came from the erotic anime series &lt;em&gt;Cream Lemon, part 11: Black Cat Mansion&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;1986&lt;/strong&gt;. (Hiroki Azuma, Otaku: Japan's Database Animals, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009, p. 42.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth reading the full paper as it's quite interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Galbraith mentions that they maid cafés may have evolved from hostess clubs, but with the new 'moe' and cute appeal that was starting to gain momentum in the 1970s&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A game that specifically had maid cafés in it was &lt;em&gt;Welcome to Pia Carrot!!&lt;/em&gt; and is usually tied to the start of this trend. Furthermore, the first maid café to be set up was in 1998 , as a special event for the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHipD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first permanent café &lt;em&gt;Cure Maid Café&lt;/em&gt; was set up in 2001 and in the years between then and 2011 a massive 386 cafés were set up (although the majority have closed, there still remains many today)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2826/how-did-the-lolicon-genre-begin-in-anime-manga&quot;&gt;How did the lolicon genre begin in anime/manga?&lt;/a&gt; (as it is similarly motivated by cuteness)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T19:02:30.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-03T21:22:37.647" Score="1" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere (can't google now) that the protagonist of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/81079/Sora_wo_Kakeru_Yodaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka&lt;/a&gt; only has 200 days to retrieve her body, else the change is permanent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I re-read the first chapters (thanks the author for the furigana), and there is some character saying that in 200 days all the cells in your body are replaced, so you are entirely another person after that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But where is that comment linked to the body change, I could not find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T22:11:56.623" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T22:11:56.623" Title="Where is it mentioned in the manga that the protagonist has a time limit to change back?" Tags="&lt;sora-wo-kakeru-yodaka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6142" CreationDate="2015-07-04T01:39:35.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Early in the series we see him do turtle summons and dispel genjutsu, and no one makes any explicit or implicit suggestions that taijutsu is the only thing he has competence in.  His most powerful abilities were certainly in taijutsu, the gate releases in particular.  After approximately the Chunin exams (excluding movies, which are typically non-canon and I'm not familiar with) Gai uses exclusively taijutsu (which is probably why you were thinking he'd never used anything else before), and the only skill any of his opponents ever exhibit caution about is his taijutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly Kishimoto regretted giving Gai other skills.  The sudden disappearance of his other skills seems to be a silent, implicit retcon to make the Lee-Guy relationship deeper and more meaningful, or to at least stop said skills from driving a wedge between them in the reader's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that we end up seeing Guy's father, aka The Eternal Gennin (not to be confused with a similarly named filler character), and he also has no skills at all beyond the gate releases.  We are also shown, during his first meeting with Kakashi, that Guy failed the ninja school entrance exams because he could only do taijutsu.  Guy does not become aware of his father's one amazing technique until later, and watches his father sacrifice his life to hold off the entire cadre of the swordsmen of the village hidden in the mists using it.  He is thus made into a very strong mirror of Lee&amp;mdash;intensely dedicated to perfection of the one ninja skill they can naturally use&amp;mdash;deepening their connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while Guy officially has non-taijutsu abilities, they seem to be low-tier, mostly functional abilities that we don't see outside of the early parts of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T01:39:35.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23000" CreationDate="2015-07-04T06:14:54.493" Score="1" ViewCount="18080" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga, but I have been watching the anime. Kakashi seemed to use earth style before inclining to lightning style. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So can a shinobi learn to master a chakra nature other than his chakra nature easily ? Or does Kakashi have both the chakra natures ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="15049" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T10:29:01.743" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T23:01:03.410" Title="Kakashi's chakra nature" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22999" CreationDate="2015-07-04T06:59:05.657" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi Hatake's natural affinity is towards Lightning Release. Being a Jonin (now Kage) level ninja, he is adept in using multiple releases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi's nature affinity was confirmed to be Lightning Release by the use of Chakra paper, in episode 55 of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; (courtesy of @krazer):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPE74m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earth Release is not his natural affinity, and hence he had learned it (along with other releases). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So a shinobi can learn to master a chakra nature other than his chakra nature easily. Is that so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, shinobi are capable of using multiple chakra natures (eg: Jonin, Kage, Missing Nin, etc.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jōnin are generally able to use &lt;strong&gt;at least two types of elemental chakra&lt;/strong&gt;, proficient genjutsu, and decent taijutsu skills. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is common (but not easy) for shinobi to master elemental chakra apart from their affinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Kakashi's case, he was able to use the following Releases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SG9wF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bust of an unknown god&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi Hatake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nature Transformation article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control chakra natures that match their affinity, although even then it may take any number of years. &lt;strong&gt;Shinobi are not limited to the nature they have an affinity for, and it is in fact common for jōnin to have mastered two natures&lt;/strong&gt;. Although it is technically possible to master all five natures, it is very rare because of how much of training is involved; Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only shinobi known to have done so via normal means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T07:39:34.877" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T07:39:34.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13036" CreationDate="2015-07-04T08:17:18.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both answer are pretty good but there are still some missing point. Killua explained in the later episodes that there are 2 things the family doesn't know, and the unknown will keep Killua from being control by his needle brother who will surely abuses the power/wishes from Nanika.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first unknown from the family perspective is that Alluka calls Killua &quot;brother&quot;, and Nanika calls Killua &quot;Killua&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second unknown from the family perspective is that Killua can issue &quot;command&quot; to Nanika with no constraints (later episode explain Nanika just want praise from Killua).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If his Needle brother does not fully know all the rules applied to Killua with regards to Nanika, its pointless to control Killua against his will. Hence, Killua has every reasons to misguide his family to keep the rules as secretive as he can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, regarding to why the family thinks there are 3 request from others seems to simply because they are not Killua. Then the awfulness of the request has to do the the nature of the last wish. Also Killua explained that Nanika never request awful things after healing (Nanika simply needs pat on the head and rests after any acts of healing). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are key points to notice from the moment that killua meets Alluka in the isolated room, to Nanika healing Tsubone's left hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last wish granted from Nanika is a computer from the fat brother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Killua meet Alluka, all the &quot;request&quot; are from Alluka (not Nanika). Hence they aren't request at all, its just Killua and Alluka hanging out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The real requests after the computer wishes are the finger nails from Tsubone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After healing Tsubone, Alluka/Nanika &quot;requests&quot; pat on the head and needed to rest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trivia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Killua issued a two clauses commands to leave home seems to be some specific writing for viewers to distinguish if Killua and Alluka/Nanika leave home accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Killua and Alluka/Nanika know each others existence since they are little child playing in the yard, and child Killua witness how child alluka/Nanika healed a bird.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Killua stated that only the people who wishes are cursed, NOT Alluka/Nanika.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alluka call Nanika a &quot;she&quot;, Killua did the same. But the family called Alluka/Nanika a &quot;he&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Killua still seems to be unsure about relationship with Nankia even though he knows everything between the three of them (killua, alluka and nanika).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15446" LastEditorUserId="15446" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T08:25:20.600" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T08:25:20.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22668" CreationDate="2015-07-04T10:58:09.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ep11 seems to suggest that it's Magic Flute's Overture but slowed down.&#xA;Well, they did use Ode to Joy as well (Albeit, usage is not as epic as Evan), so I'm assuming that they also selected another classical piece to be in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In EP 11: &#xA;1659-1723 King of Despair hums that song at an extremely slow pace.&#xA;1723-2017 his hum is replaced with orchestra version which seems to increase in speed after a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=h018rMnA0pM#t=85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1:27&lt;/a&gt; and set the speed to 0.5. Or a different source at here at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fas6zUDa5t8&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=5m35s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:38&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;credits to ʞɹɐzǝɹ for bringing 'Overture' up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;man you got me thinking about Hibike Euphonium all over again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15451" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T11:36:13.793" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T11:36:13.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23007" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-04T11:49:04.450" Score="11" ViewCount="10938" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaname Madoka from &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; and Nakano Azusa from &lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt; have a broken line for mouths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JG3aWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaname Madoka&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W4kcMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nakano Azusa&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do characters in some art styles have a broken line for mouths? The lines are broken unless it defines lips but I don't know otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T02:22:16.747" LastActivityDate="2018-11-19T11:52:57.540" Title="Why do characters in some art styles have a broken line for mouths?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21067" CreationDate="2015-07-04T17:12:04.973" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an impactful yet controversial scene that baffles even the Japanese viewers. In chapter 22 of the original, semi-autobiographical manga that the Ghibli film is based on, the author speculates that Taeko's father physically punished Taeko because she was not acting in line with his principle of raising a dignified (read of higher class) daughter. This is because in post-war Japan, including the time of Taeko's childhood in 1966, barefootedness (outside of house) was commonly associated with poverty. (Cf. the classic manga &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_Gen&quot;&gt;Barefoot Gen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; by Hiroshima survivor Keiji Nakazawa that is also a testimony to the living conditions of the impoverished people.) Whether Taeko was acting selfish or bratty probably was of no concern to her father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;原作コミック（岡本蛍・作 刀根夕子・画）の２２話「ワガママ」には&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「ひょっとして父は・・・タエ子のワガママにいまさら腹を立てたのではなかったかもしれないはだしで飛び出すというそのみっともなさ あさましさに激怒したのではなかったろうか ワガママでもいい 凛々しく育ってほしい・・・それが父の美学だったのかもしれない」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13117211068&quot;&gt;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13117211068&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%A0%E3%81%97%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2&quot;&gt;はだし教育&lt;/a&gt; (hadashi kyouiku, &lt;em&gt;Barefoot Education&lt;/em&gt;) is generally well-received these days, so I don't think that children leaving the house without shoes on would incur that kind of penalty anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inspired by a post-viewing &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ludic/e/578592a611a351a750302fb470625c1d&quot;&gt;reflection article&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese, a good read), I think the scene of Taeko running out of the house in barefoot prompted the recall of the original &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferiority_complex&quot;&gt;inferiority feeling&lt;/a&gt; by the father and was treated as an attack on his &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superiority_complex&quot;&gt;feeling of superiority&lt;/a&gt; that was his defense mechanism. It is all based on assumptions really, but could it be that the father was once poor and worked his way up to the middle-upper class? Was his sumptuous lifestyle (e.g. buying the then rare and expensive pineapple and not finish eating it) an overcompensation for his earlier days? The relevant parts in the Wikipedia articles (emphasis by me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Superiority complex is a psychological defense mechanism in which a person's feelings of superiority counter or conceal his or her feelings of inferiority. [...] [I]f we inquire into a superiority complex and study its continuity, we can always find a more or less &lt;strong&gt;hidden inferiority [feeling] complex&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Inferiority complex] is often subconscious, and is thought to drive afflicted individuals to &lt;strong&gt;overcompensate&lt;/strong&gt;, resulting either in &lt;strong&gt;spectacular achievement or extreme asocial behavior.&lt;/strong&gt; [...] A secondary inferiority feeling relates to an adult's experience of being unable to reach a subconscious, fictional final goal of subjective security and success to compensate for the inferiority feelings. The perceived distance from that goal would lead to a negative/depressed feeling that could then &lt;strong&gt;prompt the recall of the original inferiority feeling&lt;/strong&gt;; this composite of inferiority feelings could be experienced as &lt;strong&gt;overwhelming&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The inner workings of human beings are really complex, as this example in the film has shown, with many viewers, myself included, still begging for an explanation of the motives behind the father's action. There may never be a definitive answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T17:12:04.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23007" CreationDate="2015-07-04T21:16:38.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, this choice is likely because it makes the character look &quot;cute.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, why exactly does this make the character look cuter? To understand, we'll have to take a look at the aesthetic theory behind &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slang)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;moé&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some central components of cuteness are, according to Sianne Ngai (professor of English at Stanford who has done a lot of research into aesthetic categories) &quot;smallness...incompleteness...and vulnerability.&quot; Ngai cites Hello Kitty as an example of this, noting that Hello Kitty's complete lack of a mouth creates a kind of &quot;power differential&quot; which is appealing to consumers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444516?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; (Note: you can't read the full text here without paying for it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These qualities are similarly expressed by an incomplete mouth. This, in addition with very soft lines and colors (compare these character designs to anime like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) creates a childish and defenseless aesthetic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This aesthetic can be used for a number of purposes. For instance, the characters in Madoka Magica (noted in the question) were likely designed to emphasize innocence and powerlessness in order to create contrast with the dark atmosphere of the series as a whole and evoke pity or sadness from the viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T21:16:38.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23007" CreationDate="2015-07-04T22:15:38.453" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the explanation given in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23013/&quot;&gt;moegamisama's answer&lt;/a&gt; is a step in the right direction; however, an argument purely from high-level principles about moe/cuteness lacks sufficient explanatory power to explain why &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; particular style (&quot;broken line&quot; mouths) is often seen. I think a more mechanistic explanation for why mouths are drawn this way is also necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking for granted that the minimization of some facial features (a small nose, compensated by large eyes, say) is a common feature in &quot;moe&quot; character design today, and observing that the mouth is an oft-minimized feature, the mechanistic explanation, then, is as follows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take a close look at the way Madoka's mouth is drawn in the picture you posted. You will notice that the thickness of the line that represents her mouth is not constant. Rather, it is thickest near the edges and becomes thinner as we approach the center of her face. The line &quot;breaking&quot; at the center of her face strikes me as an artistic convenience: rather than drawing a super-thin line there, the artist simply omits the line altogether, and the viewer's mind merely fills it in (this is the so-called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_grouping#Closure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;principle of closure&quot;&lt;/a&gt; of gestalt psychology). You see the same thing (albeit less delicately) in the picture of Azusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T22:15:38.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23016" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-04T23:31:52.600" Score="5" ViewCount="1198" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he is given a wooden sword and has to fight demons and things like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is not used to the 20th century since he was dead for a long time. He then lives with this girl he saved when he first got out of hell. He also is followed by a guy from hell who watches him to make sure he doesn't do anything bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember one part where there is a bank robbery and he defeats all the robbers and saves everyone in the bank also most of the people have demons in them he has to defeat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15459" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:38:47.520" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:38:47.520" Title="What is the manga where to escape hell the person has to do a bunch of good deeds?" Tags="&lt;togari&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:01:57.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23020" CreationDate="2015-07-04T23:37:41.410" Score="3" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass season 1 episode 7, there is a song playing at 16:56. I can't find the song no matter where I look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15460" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T05:16:19.947" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T05:16:19.947" Title="Code Geass season 1 episode 7, there is a song playing at 16:56" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23017" CreationDate="2015-07-05T05:16:11.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Stream of Consciousness&quot; (track 4 from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/19057&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the first OST&lt;/a&gt;). Here is a thirty-second extract from the beginning of the track: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/qupf3tgv&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/qupf3tgv&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T05:16:11.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23021" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-05T05:18:18.213" Score="5" ViewCount="746" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, we learn that gods are forbidden from entering the dungeon. This is apparently against the rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who enforces the rules? What happens to someone found in defiance of them? I mean, Hestia and co. &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; gods, after all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T01:01:00.673" Title="Who enforces the rules that the gods must obey?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31385" CreationDate="2015-07-05T06:43:26.830" Score="2" ViewCount="2789" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fairy tail, we know that the third generation dragon slayers have been taught dragon slayer magic by dragons and also that they have dragon lacrimas implanted.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If a dragon lacrima of an element of different type is implanted what will happen?  Will they gain two types of dragon slayer magic?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;( For example if Sting is implanted with a fire element type dragon lacrima will he gain two types of dragon slayer magic? i.e. holy light type magic taught by Vicelogia and fire type magic gained from the lacrima)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2743" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T21:27:34.030" Title="What happens if a dragon lacrima of another element is implanted?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23016" CreationDate="2015-07-05T07:12:44.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togari_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Togari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. It's about a boy named Tobei who has been dead and living in hell for over 300 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yJWW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Togari cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He tried to escape hell multiple times but got caught repeatedly. One day he was made an offer that if he could kill 108 demons in 108 days, then he would be free to return to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He agrees on doing this and then gets sent into modern-day Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Things that definitely match your description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the cover you can see his magical sword that can easily be mistaken with a wooden sword or stick.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He lives together with a girl name &lt;em&gt;Itsuki Asagi&lt;/em&gt;. He saved her from getting raped and murdered by a thug. After this, they live together with her grandfather.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In volume 3 they are caught in the middle of a bank robbery with one&#xA;of the bandits holding Itsuki hostage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-07-11T20:07:27.873" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T20:07:27.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23035" CreationDate="2015-07-05T12:35:08.607" Score="10" ViewCount="19435" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FpJZgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Garp&#xA;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L2UePm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Vice Admirals&#xA;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o2Z95m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Admirals&#xA;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QCagbm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;ex-Fleet Admiral Sengoku&#xA;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are the coats always worn as capes? Is there an in-universe explanation as to why the Marines wear it in that way? The only character who I remember seeing, wearing a coat as it should be worn, is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MqItL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gol D. Roger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2020-03-17T20:28:59.660" Title="Why do all Marine Vice Admirals (and higher ranking officers) put their coats as capes?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23031" CreationDate="2015-07-05T13:47:30.167" Score="9" ViewCount="43320" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Dragon Ball Super considered an original works by Akira Toriyama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T19:09:56.950" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T03:24:20.080" Title="Is Dragon Ball Super considered canon?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23029" CreationDate="2015-07-05T14:33:37.187" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This really depends on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5219/11469&quot;&gt;what you consider canon&lt;/a&gt;, but for now let's define &quot;canon&quot; as material that's covered in the original source material and has impact on the story.                   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this season does have a manga adaptation and takes place after &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kid_Buu_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kid Buu Saga&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; but before the tournament with Uub, I would say that this &lt;strong&gt;is canon&lt;/strong&gt; material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt;, After seeing more then the first episode I think its safe to say that the anime does not follow the manga 100%. Therefore I consider it &lt;strong&gt;somewhat canon&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T03:24:20.080" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23033" CreationDate="2015-07-05T15:20:57.713" Score="3" ViewCount="1516" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know details about Ninku. It's a very old ninja anime. Anybody knows from where I can legally get raw or subbed links or online streams or even a manga?&#xA;When I was little, a TV channel named &quot;Animax&quot; used to telecast episodes of Ninku. This was about 10-12 year ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4271" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T16:12:03.480" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T16:12:03.480" Title="Where can I legally stream or download Ninku?" Tags="&lt;ninku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23032" CreationDate="2015-07-05T15:45:53.303" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are DVDs available, if you keep an eye out. Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ninku-Japanese-DVD-BOX-Complete-Set-TV-Anime-/281361514972&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; ...at 750$ :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga seems to only have been published in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3275&quot;&gt;French&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't look like its been touched by any English groups apart from the original broadcast so I'm afraid you're out of luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2603&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt; doesn't mention any Japanese streaming download sites, so I think your best bet is to try and get the DVDs somewhere and import the manga if you read Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T15:45:53.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23028" CreationDate="2015-07-05T17:29:17.650" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There has been no in-universe explanation&lt;/strong&gt; as to why the Marines wear the coats over their shoulders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only in-universe information regarding those coats is that they are supposedly held up by the Marine officers' beliefs in Justice. As long as the Marine in question believes in the justice of the Marines or World Government, the coat will not fall! ... is what Oda said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_61#Chapter_596.2C_Page_48&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 61, Chapter 596&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: You know the coat that all those commissioned Marine officers wear on their backs? The one that says &amp;quot;Justice&amp;quot;. That thing never falls of no matter how much the guy wearing it moves, but how does it stay on? A snap stopper? Or maybe super glue? My husband says &amp;quot;it's rubber&amp;quot; (making it a circle and passing it through another circle). P.N. Koteni-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Too bad, nothing is on there. That is a coat that has &amp;quot;Justice&amp;quot; on the back. It never falls off, because to them, Justice never &amp;quot;falls&amp;quot;!! As long as that feeling stays in their hearts, THE COAT WILL NEVER FALL!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The out-universe explanation is described by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoatCape&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV trope CoatCape&lt;/a&gt; linked in the comment by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/34/mivilar&quot;&gt;mivilar&lt;/a&gt;. It states that &lt;strong&gt;military leaders (and delinquents aka pirates) often wear their coat as a cape to show how cool the character is&lt;/strong&gt;. The coat will never fall off despite the situation. The Trope also explains not to confuse the (Marines') &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoatCape&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coat-Cape&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; with (Mihawk's) &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassLongcoat&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Badass-Longcoat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoatOverTheShoulder&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coat-over-the-shoulder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, to show how cool a character is (or just how broad his shoulders are), all he has to do is wear his coat like a cape, as in not bothering to put his arms through the sleeves. This is often a trait of Japanese Delinquents or military leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't expect them to slip or fall off, even up against powerful winds, explosions and any amount of running, jumping and acrobatics, unless it's for dramatic reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare Coat Over the Shoulder. Not to be confused with Badass Longcoat, which often resembles a cape but is worn normally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T17:29:17.650" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20381" CreationDate="2015-07-05T17:40:39.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the top middle of the poster is written &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukiyaki_%28song%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ue wo Muite Arukou&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ue o Muite Arukō&quot; (上を向いて歩こう, &quot;I Look Up As I Walk&quot;) is a Japanese-language song that was performed by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, and written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. Ei wrote the lyrics while walking home from a Japanese student demonstration protesting against a continued US Army presence, expressing his frustration at the failed efforts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The lyrics tell the story of a man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that his tears will not fall. The verses of the song describe his memories and feelings. Rokusuke Ei wrote this song while coming back from a protest against the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan and feeling dejected about the failure of the protest movement, but the lyrics were rendered purposefully generic so that they might refer to any lost love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the poster, Umi also looks up while she is raising the flags, possibly so her tears will not fall &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_and_If&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;when and if&lt;/a&gt; she thinks of her deceased father who was killed in the Korean War. That, or Miyazaki is using Umi's story to express &quot;his frustration at the failed efforts&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The poster is roughly sketched, so it's hard to tell whether the flags are being raised by the girl or the tugboat. The relative sizes of the flags would suggest they're being raised by the tugboat, but looking closely at the poster, we see the UW flags are connected by a line that doesn't extend to the topmost flag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When viewed this way, it does seem like the topmost flag is being raised by the girl in the way of a flag raising ceremony and the flag being raised is the hinomaru flag. The fact that the flag is drawn tapering to one end like the numeral pennant 1 just adds to the overall sketchiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe Miyazaki did draw the hinomaru flag to reference Japan, seeing off his country as she sails off in the dangerous and wrong path to destruction, but this interpretation is rather unfounded given the evidence presented so far, so I hope someone chimes in and writes a better answer. Meanwhile, I will continue to do research on it and hopefully come up with something to support or refute my argument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-08-22T18:38:04.053" LastActivityDate="2018-08-22T18:38:04.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2015-07-05T18:41:40.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Tohno (male character) contacted Akari through email and mail stuffs, they hadn't felt the true meaning of love. So the title &quot;5 Centimeters Per Second&quot; tells that their love was growing apart with time. So Akari gave up on their relationship and found a new guy. But Tohno's life got ruined by her beauty and he still loves her and this kinda relates to the ending song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15476" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T05:16:40.597" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T05:16:40.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22823" CreationDate="2015-07-05T22:56:40.473" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure the other people that answered are much more informed than myself, but I just wanted to say that back in 2000, Tokyopop was putting out 'Americanized' shojo manga (they changed the left-to-right format over to right-to-left, they changed character names to English names, and they often changed names of Japanese food or places to American food or places), and they put them out under a line of books they called 'Chix Comix'.&#xA;These versions were pretty much forgotten when the better ones came out later, but since they did introduce a lot of people to manga, I heard some women and girls still refer to shojo as 'chick's comics' for a few years after. Just thought I'd mention that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15482" LastEditorUserId="15482" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T00:36:54.773" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T00:36:54.773" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23021" CreationDate="2015-07-06T01:01:00.673" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on episode 13 of the series, it seems like the dungeon itself enforces the rules. While having Hestia and Hermes in the search party didn't trigger any ill-effects on its own, Hestia's use of her godly powers within the dungeon resulted in a boss-level enemy along with multiple smaller mobs breaking into the sanctuary of level 18, and the characters' reactions suggested that this was the dungeon reacting to (and being upset at) the use of the power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T01:01:00.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-06T07:44:29.153" Score="5" ViewCount="350485" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been watching Naruto online, and there are no episodes available to watch after 301, even though I know there is a big war on that episode. Are there any more Naruto episodes? People have been saying there is an episode 700, but is that all manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15489" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T08:05:51.100" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T17:02:40.963" Title="How many episodes of Naruto are there?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22754" CreationDate="2015-07-06T08:08:00.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the '&quot;Lost Sheep&quot; series of plush dolls' is a line of toys that exists only in the Mayo Chiki universe, something like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gashapon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gashapon&lt;/a&gt; vending machine toys. (If I recall correctly, the Lost Sheep toys are larger and come from a crane game machine, though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toys like this are fairly common in anime and manga since the characters are often teenagers who spend time in game centers, and they're quite common and ubiquitous in real life as well. From the Wikipedia article on Gashapon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gashapon toys are often licensed from popular characters in Japanese&#xA;  manga, video games or anime, or from the American entertainment&#xA;  industry. These highly detailed toys have found a large following&#xA;  among all generations in Japan, and the trend is filtering to the&#xA;  world, especially among adult collectors. It is not uncommon for sets&#xA;  marketed specifically for adults to feature risqué female figurines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(By the way, if you go through to the original article, &lt;strong&gt;do not&lt;/strong&gt; click on the citation for that last sentence unless you are alone in a dark room, preferably about forty miles from the nearest civilization.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T08:08:00.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13106" CreationDate="2015-07-06T09:38:14.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a crap one, but I'd like to put the thought out there that the writer probably thought that her rebuilding her body could be easily explained by his over load on food at the shop, she could have easily felt his feelings and decided it would be better to live, the one in the dimension had a different outfit on, I'm willing to bet that was the writers way of letting us know that the real one was already out making an effort to rebuild her body, after all she could replenish her blood very fast after only one meal, why not be able to create a flimsy body as the construct and him fought so that she could eat and rebuild herself? Not such a big plot hole when you analyze the capabilities of the characters and the clues put into the fight build up. More eating for extra nutrition, and a different version of her in the dimension then what was seen before. Incredibly well planned out if you can find the bread crumbs to come to the most apparent conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15493" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T09:38:14.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23052" CreationDate="2015-07-06T11:02:46.827" Score="2" ViewCount="5102" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Redial&lt;/em&gt; conclusion to &lt;em&gt;Future Diary&lt;/em&gt;, we see the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; iteration of Yuno living a normal life in the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; reality after the incident caused by the original Yuno and the 2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; Yuki saved her family's future. She has no recollection of Yuki at all in this world, even though she knows she is missing some very important memories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is almost identical to the state Yuki is in while trapped in the &quot;ideal&quot; world created for him by the original Yuno. However, she purposely removed herself from that false world, so it makes sense that Yuki can't even recall her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happened to the third iteration of Yuki that meant the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; Yuno couldn't remember him? He isn't seen at all in the final episode, so I'm confused as to what occurred in that regard. 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; Yuno wouldn't have had a reason to kill him as she wished to &quot;try again&quot; in that timeline, and Yuki, of course, wouldn't want to kill his own self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation as to what happened to the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; timeline's Yuki?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And if he did still exist in that iteration, why can't the corresponding Yuno remember his identity at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T14:25:28.753" Title="What happened to the third iteration of Yuki?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23048" CreationDate="2015-07-06T13:43:41.297" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 26 from around 17:25 third world and all the diary holder are shown one by one. Everybody are living happy life. At19:50 Yuno is shown with her friend in some restaurant and she sees Yukiteru outside with his family and the girl &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/73005/Moe_Wakaba&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Moe Wakaba&lt;/a&gt;. He is the 3rd universe Yuki. Looking from those clip, Yuki is happy with his family and Moe Wakaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ZbIBm0RjKtI?t=19m50s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T13:50:07.400" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T13:50:07.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23055" CreationDate="2015-07-06T15:20:52.420" Score="-3" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really love anime and I can't stop watching them. Among them, the anime I like most is &lt;em&gt;The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays&lt;/em&gt;. I really want to know Kuroko's real name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15499" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T15:59:17.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T15:59:17.553" Title="What was Kuroko's real name?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23054" CreationDate="2015-07-06T15:36:26.647" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're asking about the character, his full name is &lt;strong&gt;Tetsuya Kuroko&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're asking about the voice actor, it's &lt;strong&gt;Kensho Ono&lt;/strong&gt; for the Japanese version, and &lt;strong&gt;Adrien Solis&lt;/strong&gt; for the French version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can all be confirmed on Tetsuya Kuroko's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/18769/Tetsuya_Kuroko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T15:36:26.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23058" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-06T19:14:09.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TAw5Dm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Super (Japanese: ドラゴンボール超{スーパー} Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Sūpā?) is an anime television series produced by Toei Animation that began airing on July 5, 2015. It is the first Dragon Ball anime produced in 18 years and is set after the defeat of Majin Boo, when the Earth has become peaceful once again. It is broadcast on Sundays at 9:00 am on Fuji TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Super&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T19:14:09.300" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T19:14:09.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23059" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-06T19:14:09.300" Score="0" Body="It is the first Dragon Ball anime produced in 18 years and is set after the defeat of Majin Boo, when the Earth has become peaceful once again." OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T19:14:09.300" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T19:14:09.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23061" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23096" CreationDate="2015-07-06T19:39:18.690" Score="2" ViewCount="458" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed a recurring design in anime, manga, and other Japanese art and I'm wondering where it comes from. It's basically a jet-like machine or creature with a pointed head, tufted &quot;ears&quot;, long neck, and sharp wings attached to a back-heavy body. Here's some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gekko from Eureka Seven:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/droEG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Latias/Latios from Pokémon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AHDW6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiara Toscana's weapon/vehicle from Shakugan no Shana:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a598B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these simply coincidences or is it a design trope, similar to something like mecha? Is there more history behind this shape? If you know of any other examples, I'd love to know about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15504" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T02:25:26.377" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T20:13:40.877" Title="What are these designs based on?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-06T20:16:08.083" Score="5" ViewCount="77583" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Dragon Ball series we can see &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GWTlM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goku fly off with Uub towards his village to train&lt;/a&gt;. There had been years of peace so we see Goten and Trunks all grown to teenagers, yet in the Super series they are still young. So it seems that Uub does not exist yet and the Super series does not follow directly after the Dragon Ball series, the same way the GT series did. So where does it fit in? When does the Super series take place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T04:45:46.797" Title="Where in the Dragon Ball timeline is the Super series?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23070" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23088" CreationDate="2015-07-07T02:31:28.790" Score="12" ViewCount="7030" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed in an episode of Sword Art Online II (Calibur arc) that Sinon (a Cait Sith) reacted strangely when Kirito grabbed her tail. Silica (also a Cath Sith) noticed this but it seems that she too (just like me) has no idea. What happened &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzxbodu3AnY&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T20:01:36.150" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T13:20:25.357" Title="Why did Sinon act strangely when Kirito grabbed her tail?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23044" CreationDate="2015-07-07T07:00:36.953" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;220 episodes&lt;/a&gt; in Naruto original anime series, which has been completed. Then Naruto Shippuden, which has 500 episodes in total. The series finished airing on the 23rd of March, 2017. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can stream and watch anime from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/naruto-shippuden/videos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime-planet&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/922/how-can-i-tell-if-a-site-is-legal/923#923&quot;&gt;some other anime streaming sites&lt;/a&gt;. Some of them may charge you, some of them may not. Best way to watch Shippuden is on Crunchy Roll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 700 manga chapters and an extra 10 chapters in the Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet manga, which is set several years ahead of the final chapter (volume 72) of Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the conclusion of Naruto, we now have its spin-off/sequel, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. This is currently airing on Crunchy Roll and is 18 canon episodes in as I am writing this. Also the manga is available to read for all the purists. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T17:02:40.963" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T17:02:40.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23080" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23092" CreationDate="2015-07-07T08:10:10.830" Score="10" ViewCount="1351" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am latest in the manga chapter. So I know the history behind Koro-sensei. But I wonder how can he fly? I mean, I know he is super fast. But being fast doesn't mean you can fly. And he don't have any psychic or esper powers to levitate or fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He may be fast to run in the air or something like that. But when he is flying he is not upright, he is laying down like super man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He may also use his tentacles as propulsion, but as seen whenever he is flying it seems his tentacles are just there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14960" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:48:52.433" Title="How does Koro-sensei fly?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22813" CreationDate="2015-07-07T08:57:42.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see from these comments by me, @seijitsu, and @eha1234, there's a considerable amount of skepticism over how &quot;recycled&quot; these designs really are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Me: Personally, I don't think the characters in this question even&#xA;  look that similar, not compared to Ken Akamatsu's Naru and Asuna, or&#xA;  the Ai Yazawa and Naoko Takeuchi characters that seijitsu mentioned in&#xA;  regard to the &quot;same faces&quot; question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;eha1234: Yusuke and Gon have very different personalities and I think&#xA;  the green scheme is only present in the anime - the manga is black and&#xA;  white. Hiei and Killua's demeanour isn't the same. Killua, when&#xA;  relaxed, is quite playful whilst Hiei is silent. They've both got&#xA;  tragic pasts though. Many of Togashi's characters have androgynous&#xA;  appearances, especially in Hunter x Hunter: Kalluto Zoldyck and Pitou&#xA;  for example. I would say although the character designs are similar in&#xA;  some respects, they're all unique and different too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;seijitsu: Yuusuke does arguably wear &lt;a href=&quot;http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/manga/1/59865.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a green seifuku in the manga&lt;/a&gt;, but&#xA;  otherwise I agree with eha1234 that the characters' personalities are&#xA;  not very similar and with Torisuda that the characters do not look&#xA;  very similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Yusuke and Gon both had hair which was a particular shade of periwinkle only expressible in the CMYK color space, I might agree that the similarity was significant, but black hair doesn't quite make it. You can see characters which are much more similar in appearance in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22641/7579&quot;&gt;seijitsu's answer to &quot;Why do anime and manga use the same faces?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. And if having multiple characters with androgynous appearances constitutes recycling, then all shoujo artists have been recycling the same male character design at least since the 1990s. If anything, Togashi is doing better than many mangaka at not recycling character designs, as eha1234 points out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are answers to the question &quot;Why would a mangaka recycle the characters' visual appearances?&quot; over at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8181/7579&quot;&gt;&quot;Is it common for mangaka to maintain the same character design between different titles?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, so I'll focus on the personality issue. At this point we're really talking about writing, which cuts across all media. If you follow the works of individual writers of any medium&amp;mdash;literature, manga, Western graphic novels, visual novels&amp;mdash;you'll notice that it's quite common for writers to have characters with similar personalities across several works. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stephen King often has a tough, brassy guy who swears a lot that everyone looked up to; he also likes to have a kid or intellectually disabled man with psychic powers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gen Urobuchi likes to have an idealistic character whose ideals are a little too rigid, and slowly destroy everything the character believed in before sending them to a miserable death (Sayaka in Madoka and Kariya Matou in Fate/Zero). I asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21310/7579&quot;&gt;a question&lt;/a&gt; about whether the similarities between another pair of Urobuchi characters was intentional.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ken Akamatsu had three manga starring an energetic, caring, somewhat tsundere girl with thick eyebrows (Cindy in AI ga Tomaranai, Naru in Love Hina, Asuna in Negima). Two of these manga (AI and Love Hina) also had a young blonde troublemaker, and two of them (Love Hina and Negima) had a shy and quiet girl with short hair and a secret, passionate crush on the main character.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lots of reasons why writers do this. Sometimes it's because of a theme that cuts across all of their work. Sometimes the character represents some portion of the author's personality that keeps seeping into their work. Sometimes the author wants to put similar characters into very different situations and see how this changes things. I haven't read or watched Hunter x Hunter, but from what I understand it's more lighthearted than Yu Yu Hakusho; perhaps Togashi wanted to explore how similar characters would behave in a more lighthearted story. From what eha1234 says in the comment quoted above, there are also some quite profound differences in personality between the Yu Yu Hakusho characters and the Hunter x Hunter characters; it's possible the purported similarities are a complete coincidence. We can't know exactly unless Togashi stated in an interview somewhere why he did it, or whether he even intended to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, in a visual medium like manga, if the writer reuses a certain personality, it often makes sense to give that character a similar appearance as well, because appearance and personality are closely related in anime and manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T19:22:15.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2015-07-07T09:42:27.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ending scene can be taken both ways, maybe she was there, or maybe not. For me, I believe she really was there. This may be subtle, but as they passed by each other, both of them (even the girl) seemed to notice each other. However, when they look back, as the gods of love like to interfere, a train appeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the train is passing by, Akari went ahead. I think it symbolizes that she had already moved on for a long time. However, the main character clearly still had lingering feelings for her, as seen in episode 2 and 3. He did not only look back, but he also waited for the train to pass. He even turned around and took his hands out of his pocket. However, when the train passed by, the woman was nowhere to be found. He took it as a sign to finally moved on, and as he was smiling, he turned away. If I remember correctly, he was sad in episode 2, and even more depressed in episode 3: he even tried to slept with other woman, and he even quit his job to forget the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know for sure who first stopped writing letter, but I think it was the boy. This can be seen in the scenes where they exchanged letters, though I don't think it means that the boy stopped liking her — as seen in the ending, he truly loves her. Maybe it was due to some other reason, like change of address, undelivered letter, or something we would never know. But we can see that even though they don't receive letters from each other, they still looked at the mailbox - both of them. Even when the girl was walking with another guy, she still looked at the mailbox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, no matter how anyone views it. The movie was a masterpiece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I remember reading an interview with the writer/director of the movie where he said that the theme for 5cm/sec was &quot;reality&quot; - it isn't always a happy ending in real life, most of the time love fails. (Sorry, but I don't have a source for this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14960" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T12:03:33.277" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T12:03:33.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20549" CreationDate="2015-07-07T14:42:13.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The identity of Shirou's biological family was never revealed in the game, the anime or the manga of Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night.&#xA;The only thing you know about them is that they died because of the end of the 4th Holy Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason why Shirou can perform magecraft, It is caused by the sheath of Excalibur : Avalon, which have been implanted in Shirou's body by Kiritsugu. Even though it is not clearly explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15522" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T14:42:13.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23070" CreationDate="2015-07-07T14:50:47.433" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is quoted from Sword Art Online Book 8: Early and Late, page 221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The triangular ears and tail unique to the Cait Sith race were of&#xA;  course organs human don’t have, however, they could sense the feeling&#xA;  using an unknown mechanism. Being grabbed hard by a player who&#xA;  wasn’t aware of the fact would cause a «super weird feeling»——&#xA;  Silica’s explanation——for that reason, the reaction was always very&#xA;  amusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This quote actually shows us a few things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why Kirito pulled her tail in the first place: it's &quot;amusing&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What it feels like: &quot;a super weird feeling&quot; cause by sensentations from an organ humans don't normally have - similar to the wings in ALO, I might add&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why Silica looks at her tail in the YouTube clip: calling it a &quot;super weird feeling&quot; was her description, so she clearly knows how it feels. In other words, it's likely that someone (possibly Kirito, since he seems to enjoy it so much) has done the same thing to her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've added the picture of this scene from the light novel just for reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wI7Az.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirito Pulls Sinon&amp;#39;s Tail&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T14:50:47.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-07T16:09:01.223" Score="3" ViewCount="7604" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was thinking of Mard Geer, since he's said to be more powerful than Zeref.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But was it ever mentioned in canon who cursed Zeref to be immortal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15526" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:28:33.027" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T12:28:33.027" Title="Who cursed poor Zeref?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;fairy-tail-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23080" CreationDate="2015-07-07T16:14:37.117" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;How Koro-sensei can fly has never been mentioned in the manga or the anime, so I can only explain it based on my inferences from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koro-sensei has been referred to as an octopus on multiple occasions in the anime and the manga (eg episode 10 at around 10:40 in the anime).&#xA;So it is fair to assume that Koro-sensei's body behaves like an octopus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you read about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20160729081842/https://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Invertebrates/Facts/cephalopods/locomotion.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;locomotive system&lt;/a&gt; in octopi and the like, it's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asnailsodyssey.com/LEARNABOUT/OCTOPUS/octoJet.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jet propulsion system&lt;/a&gt; that they use to move around in water. Koro-sensei should be able to use similar methods in the air. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3ugJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As all his cells are tentacles&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u8CQo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;he can freely control his tentacles&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Koro-sensei should be able to fly with a jet propulsion system like the octopus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Chapter 140, page 14.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Chapter 137, page 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T13:48:52.433" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:48:52.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23091" CreationDate="2015-07-07T16:32:46.653" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XcBYim.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 436, Zeref mentioned that he must have been cursed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ankhseram_Black_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ankhseram&lt;/a&gt;, the God of life and death, for researching resurrection magic (R-System, Eclipse Gate, and later Summoning Magic). One of the side-effects of this curse was that he became immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/11648/denslat&quot;&gt;Denslat&lt;/a&gt;, this is indeed metaphorical. At this point it is not proven whether a deity exists in the Fairy Tail world. As far as we know, the curse was cast upon those magicians that had messed around with incomplete versions of Grand Magic (or Black Magic, depending on the translation). Zeref for using resurrection magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mavis for using (Fairy) Law. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xo4hq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FT 449&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n8dRJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FT Zero 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whether a real deity was upset or not, the people in the Fairy Tail world, call this curse the curse of Ankhseram, the God of life and death, regardless of its existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T15:01:16.957" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2800" CreationDate="2015-07-07T16:42:56.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if you comics are counted as Literature or not, but there are anime adaptations of several marvel comics like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6919/X-Men&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;X Men&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6919/X-Men&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iron Man&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6918/Wolverine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wolverine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly TMNT also was adapted into anime/OVA named &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1059/Mutant_Ninja_Turtles:_Superman_Legend&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mutant Ninja Turtles: Superman Legend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Video Game &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Age&lt;/a&gt; was adapted into an anime movie called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1709652/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T16:42:56.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23061" CreationDate="2015-07-07T20:13:40.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @ʞɹɐzǝɹ and @seijitsu mentioned in the comments, these designs appear to be based on birds. Specifically, the long neck and football-shaped body look like a crane or goose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KnLvlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;painting of Japanese goose&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cfq26m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;red-crowned crane&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The red-crowned crane has a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_crane#Culture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;significant place&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese and Chinese culture. It figures in the fairy tale &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuru_no_Ongaeshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsuru no Ongaeshi&lt;/a&gt;. As txteclipse mentioned in the comments, Japan Airlines even uses the red-crowned crane as its logo; the Wikipedia article says this symbol was chosen by an American branding expert due to the positive image of the crane in Japanese culture and mythology. Given that, it makes sense that Japanese artists would think of using the crane as a basis for imaginary creatures or flying vehicles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crane-like design is also unusual in real world aircraft. As you can see from the first image of the goose, the goose's and crane's wings angle forwards; this is replicated in the OP's first image of the Gekko from Eureka 7. Real-world aircraft tend to have a more straight, cylindrical body and wings which angle backwards:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eBN1Gm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f15 fighter&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Mhlgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;boeing 747&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These differences give aircraft based on the crane design a unique, fantastical appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't track down any species of crane or goose which has tufted &quot;ears&quot; like the Gekko or Latios. Some geese do have tufted feathers, but they seem to be always on the back of the head. However, some bird species, such as the the great horned owl and the juvenile of the house finch, do have such tufted &quot;ear&quot; feathers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IT06bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;great horned owl&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0cGWqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;young finch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to designing a fictional creature or aircraft, a design based on the crane's head is a little bit boring to look at. The tufted head feathers also come from real-life birds, but they add visual interest to the head area, without seeming too ridiculous or over-the-top like the head adornments of certain bird species. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T20:13:40.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23104" CreationDate="2015-07-08T05:06:21.377" Score="2" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Death Note: How to use it VIII&quot;, it &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;states that&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Even if you do not actually possess the Death Note, the effect will be the same if you can recognize the person and his/her name to place in the blank.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is It possible to kill a person even if you don't have a Death Note?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or am I just confused with the words?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T05:14:31.957" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T13:14:01.120" Title="Can a person kill another person even if that person does not possess the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23103" CreationDate="2015-07-08T06:47:16.707" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can kill someone with the Death Note, without actually &lt;em&gt;possessing&lt;/em&gt; one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That specific rule was probably referring to the Ray Penber accident. What they mean is that despite Ray Penber not possessing a Death Note himself, he could still manipulate his colleagues through the Death Note by filling in the names in the blanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second rule should be read in combination with the first (see below), saying that the effects of the first part of the rule would not only take affect when the owner writes the names in the blanks, but also when some other person does so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you might have been confused on the words &quot;possessing a Death Note&quot;, which is more than just &quot;holding a Death Note&quot;, I suppose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_VIII&quot;&gt;VIII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;You may also write the cause and/or details of death prior to filling in the name of the individual. Be sure to insert the name in front of the written cause of death. You have about 19 days according to the human calendar in order to fill in a name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Even if you do not actually possess the Death Note, the effect will be the same if you can recognize the person and his/her name to place in the blank. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T13:14:01.120" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T13:14:01.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23114" CreationDate="2015-07-08T07:39:33.730" Score="4" ViewCount="13067" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japanese title is Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru with subtitle My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as Expected. The subtitle already pretty much translate the Japanese title. So, what is the SNAFU in its English name? How did it get there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T08:12:45.610" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T16:56:15.927" Title="What is the &quot;SNAFU&quot; in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-08T07:44:15.617" Score="0" ViewCount="2854" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blackbeard exist in both the worlds, one piece as well as the Pirates of Caribbean movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other characters who exist in both the worlds? Or is there any other character shown in Pirates of Caribbean which is similar to the one shown in One Piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4208" LastActivityDate="2019-01-28T16:54:27.507" Title="Common characters in One Piece and Pirates of Caribbean" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23044" CreationDate="2015-07-08T12:48:42.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must be following the Naruto Shippuden English Dub Episodes. At the moment, the English Dub episodes are lagging far behind the Japanese episodes as far as the anime is concerned. Like @mirroroftruth said, the Manga is the latest episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in English Dub, the latest is episode 301 and more are coming up. The next one is expected to be aired on July 11th. So you'll have to be patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Japanese, the latest one aired yet is episode 418.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T12:48:42.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23105" CreationDate="2015-07-08T14:46:36.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here, the word for wrong - &quot;machigatteiru&quot; - is being changed into &quot;snafu,&quot; which, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/snafu?s=t&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the dictionary&lt;/a&gt; is &quot;a badly confused or muddled situation&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When translating literally, we could just use &quot;wrong&quot; (as in the subtitle you mention). However, an important thing to note about anime is that translations are almost never exact. Whether it's just the dialogue, or the entire anime name, many things can be changed to suit a western audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, consider the title &quot;chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai&quot; (Literally: Chuunibyou, but I want to do love) which in English is officially titled &quot;Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions.&quot; A much more marketable title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, with Oregairu, the English licencing company likely decided that using a more &quot;interesting&quot; word like &quot;snafu&quot; would make the show more intriguing to western consumers, thus improving sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T14:46:36.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16706" CreationDate="2015-07-08T14:58:09.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Armin is male. It was joked that the girl Mikasa got along with best was Armin. This is kind of a joke on the fact that Mikasa doesn't seem to have any female companion that she likes and also because of Armin's more feminine build and behavior as opposed to Eren or any other distinctively male character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is common practice in Japanese production that mild, gentle and physically weaker males are voiced by women as well as young boys. Armin is all of these as a 15 year old intellectual who has been thrust into the position of a soldier because he was alone and scared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15550" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T15:12:14.437" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T15:12:14.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19132" CreationDate="2015-07-08T16:00:11.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song used is track 10: &lt;strong&gt;Wanderers&lt;/strong&gt; (vocal by Luschka) from disc 2 of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T16:00:11.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23105" CreationDate="2015-07-08T16:56:15.927" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suspect that whoever decided to use the &quot;SNAFU&quot; translation for the title was going for the original military acronym &quot;Situation Normal, All Fucked Up&quot;, rather than the contemporary non-military meaning of &quot;something that has gone wrong&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Well, the title in Japanese is &quot;yahari... machigatteru&quot;, which means &quot;...wrong, as one would expect&quot;. If that isn't a borderline literal (if less vulgar) equivalent of &quot;Situation Normal, All Fucked Up&quot;, I don't know what is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is also, in my &gt;opinion, a better translation choice than &quot;...is wrong as expected&quot;, which is relatively unnatural and pretty obviously directly calqued from Japanese.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T16:56:15.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23120" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23124" CreationDate="2015-07-08T17:18:17.713" Score="2" ViewCount="476" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does somebody know what happened on the bridge at Enies Lobby after Usopps speech to Luffy (This isn't hell!), when the three Marines attacked him and he didn't manage to hit them? &#xA;Suddenly he got rescued, but who did that? I guess it was Dragon but is there any proof?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9546" LastEditorUserId="9546" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T05:42:01.673" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T05:42:01.673" Title="Episode 309: Who saved Usopp on the bridge at Enies Lobby?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23135" CreationDate="2015-07-08T17:34:10.940" Score="5" ViewCount="3389" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Minato used the Eight Trigrams Seal and the Four Elements Seal to seal Yang Kurama into Naruto, why didn't he use the same set of seals on himself to seal the Yin half? Why Reaper Death Seal? Or into Kushina? Seems like a pointless sacrifice. And waste of Yin Kurama's potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15545" LastEditorDisplayName="user15545" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T04:02:22.473" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T04:21:47.117" Title="Why didn't Minato make himself also the Yin-Kurama jinchuuriki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23120" CreationDate="2015-07-08T20:27:33.250" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga Usopp was saved by Zoro, but in the anime it seems &lt;strong&gt;Usopp was saved by a stray &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rokushiki/Rankyaku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rankyaku&lt;/a&gt; Gaichou shot from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rob_Lucci&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lucci&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. He got extremely lucky that it hit the three of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are screenshots from chapter 309. At 15:43 Lucci releases the shot. At 15:46, Luffy dodges the shot and it goes upwards. At 15:56 it hits the Marines next to Usopp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9GgfMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dF1VYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/snN4Sm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqIN4m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T20:38:08.433" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T20:38:08.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23129" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23132" CreationDate="2015-07-08T22:34:22.803" Score="0" ViewCount="39376" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first episode of &lt;em&gt;Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan&lt;/em&gt; shows Kanata risking his life for his friends. However, when they show him next, they call him a traitor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki is very unhelpful in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why they call him a traitor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4662" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-27T06:48:20.447" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T06:48:20.447" Title="Why is Kanata Age called a traitor in Kuusen Madoushi?" Tags="&lt;sky-wizards-academy&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-06-27T16:32:01.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23129" CreationDate="2015-07-08T23:50:54.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well... no one knows, not as of the end of episode one, anyway. According to the first episode, while everyone else was escaping, something happened with Kanata. Nothing else was revealed other than that, so it's basically all speculation until they reveal it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15556" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T00:16:32.810" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T00:16:32.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15447" CreationDate="2015-07-09T01:32:34.800" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Krazer said, the recipes can be found on the Japanese tankobon versions as extras. The English version, however, also have the same recipes. At the time of this writing, 6 volumes have been released in English and this &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/DSPFQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imgur album&lt;/a&gt; contains the English version of the recipes up to the 6th volume. It doesn't contain all of the recipes, as you guessed yourself, but it contains most of the meals that the main cast cooked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also find partial recipes in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Shokugeki_no_Soma_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shokugeki no Soma wiki&lt;/a&gt; by looking up the names of the food. They usually only contain the ingredients and not step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the food. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T01:32:34.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23146" CreationDate="2015-07-09T02:22:40.610" Score="3" ViewCount="892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the fact that Kirito's Dual Wield in SAO was an award or was awarded by the system for being the top player with the fastest reaction time. see &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Dual_Blades&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that Yuuki can pass down her insane sword combo - 11 hit (Mother's Rosario) to other players like Asuna. (Because kirito is having a hard time reproducing Starburst Stream in ALO which is 16 hit combo, as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Dual_Blades&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how did Konno Yuuki create this skill? Or is it just a skill which came from her converted account because she was in some other VRMMO?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a chapter in the light novel / manga where this is discussed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T04:41:12.277" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T07:29:21.430" Title="How can a player in ALO make an original Sword Skill?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23121" CreationDate="2015-07-09T03:48:15.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; chapter 503, page 17:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cN8a8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato decided to seal Kurama into Naruto, primarily because of Jiraiya's words about the &quot;Child of Prophecy&quot;, thinking/knowing that Naruto could utilize the Tailes Beast's power to be the saviour of the ninja world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato tells Kushina that sealing the complete Kyuubi was &lt;em&gt;not physically possible&lt;/em&gt; and they had to split the beast into the Yin and Yang halves for the sealing. Also, the entire Nine Tails' chakra was too immense to be sealed into an infant.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kushina was dying because of the Tailed Beast extraction and therefore she wasn't capable (or wouldn't survive) of becoming a Jinchuriki again. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the aforementioned reasons, Minato decided to seal the Yang half into Naruto (so Naruto could harness the power for good) and the Yin half into himself (as sealing the entire Kurama wasn't possible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato and Kushina decided that Naruto could become the said child of prophecy with the power of the Kyuubi. Since the entire Kyuubi couldn't be sealed into the infant Naruto, Minato had to use the Reaper Death Seal. So the Kurama's power could be brought down to seal him into Naruto. Also, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reaper Death Seal&lt;/a&gt; allowed Minato to choose which half of Kurama should be sealed into Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So essentially, Minato &lt;strong&gt;did&lt;/strong&gt; become the Yin Kurama's jinchuriki and remained that way. But the loss of using the Reaper Death Seal is that, it seals the user's life too. Minato sealed Yang Kurama into Naruto by becoming Yin Kurama's jinchuriki and at the cost of his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T04:21:47.117" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T04:21:47.117" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-09T05:46:50.290" Score="1" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really like the storyline, and I kinda miss it since the series hasn't released a new chapter in a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there no progress anymore on H.O.T.D?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15561" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T10:51:23.877" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T10:51:23.877" Title="Why is there no progress anymore on H.O.T.D?" Tags="&lt;highschool-of-the-dead&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-07-09T06:08:24.717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-09T06:05:55.770" Score="5" ViewCount="1260" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this manga a few months ago, but I forgot the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about a boy who met a lone &lt;strong&gt;god&lt;/strong&gt; and participated in battles which would expand her shrine every time he won. I remember the guy using a rope to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really want to read it again. Hope you guys can help me :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15561" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T14:31:56.663" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T14:31:56.663" Title="Manga about a boy who participates in battle to expand his god's shrine and uses rope to fight" Tags="&lt;gan-kon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:02:32.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23139" CreationDate="2015-07-09T06:23:01.387" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gan-Kon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (English title: &lt;em&gt;My Wife Is Beautiful God&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbS4s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbS4s.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tagamori Shinta is a student who routinely confesses with complete sincerity to any girls that he likes, failing every time with good reason. One day, after another failed attempt, he stumbles upon a strange shrine and ends up making the most important wish of his entire life. A romantic comedy packed with action on a celestial scale. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character battles with the red thread of fate, which becomes thicker the more affection he has towards the girl (his god).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YfAtp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YfAtpl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1 Page 46&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After every winning battle, his god gets more territory and her shrine is also upgraded accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T06:30:49.733" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T06:30:49.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23129" CreationDate="2015-07-09T06:44:59.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The volume 1's prologue of the light novel gives you a kind of good understanding of why he is a traitor, but beyond that, it isn't discussed much. Assumptions are that after their big battle, he lost his power for combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15564" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-27T06:42:11.463" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T06:42:11.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23129" CreationDate="2015-07-09T07:18:24.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the start, he basically sacrificed himself to let everyone else escape. It might look as something's wrong when they call him a traitor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True fact, but actually the first episode has the answer. When he sacrificed himself, that was either somewhere into the future or he did something to acquire his title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own speculation is that once a certain episode has been released, we'll be back in the present to see what happened after he risked his life for his teammates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is extremely flawed because there is no proof of what I am saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15565" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-27T06:46:57.480" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T06:46:57.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23148" CreationDate="2015-07-09T07:18:35.947" Score="4" ViewCount="184217" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not reading Nisekoi's light novel/manga, so I wonder, how much of the manga does the anime's second season cover? Because I found that only a few episodes contribute to the story itself and almost half of the entire season appeared to be fillers. Is it also the same in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T22:45:38.827" LastActivityDate="2020-05-28T14:38:50.867" Title="How much of the manga did Nisekoi season 2 cover?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15556" CreationDate="2015-07-09T07:27:07.603" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waver does say in Episode 7 that he'll buy Rider some pants as a reward for taking out Caster. In the novel he tells Rider in Volume 2, Act 5, -140:41:54, that he'll buy him a pair of pants if he can defeat even one of the other Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Waver] “Your majestic achievements and your trousers are two completely&#xA;  irrelevant things! Before you go out to enjoy yourself, show me what&#xA;  you can! Kill at least one of the opponents’ Servants!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Rider] “Eh? You are quite an impatient fellow. You can engage a Servant in a&#xA;  combat anytime you want, you know.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Waver] “So do it now! Kill at least one of them! If you do that, I’ll buy you&#xA;  trousers or anything you want.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, in Episode 9 of the anime, we find out that Waver caved and bought the pants for Rider so he would be able to go outside and get the water samples that would let Waver isolate the location of Caster's workshop. In the novels, this occurs in Volume 2, Act 8, -108:27:55.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Rider] “No no. He is the one who has been of help to me. These trousers, even&#xA;  he had chosen and bought it for me. Looks great on me, doesn't it!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the time when he was entrusted with external businesses, Waver got&#xA;  stuck with buying stuff for him, and bought an XL-size washed-jeans&#xA;  for Rider, which he proudly showed off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Waver ended up having to buy the pants for Rider early so that Rider could go out and gather water samples without looking strange or attracting attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T07:27:07.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23134" CreationDate="2015-07-09T07:29:21.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wiki page has an explanation on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To record a new OSS, the player needs to open the menu, move to the OSS panel and activate the Sword Skill recording mode by pressing &amp;quot;Start&amp;quot; there. After that, the player only needs to swing one's weapon in a desired set of moves and press &amp;quot;Finish&amp;quot; once done. The downside of this system is that such skills are only accepted by the system if they meet very high speed, combo and execution requirements. To create an OSS the player must be able to execute the skill flawlessly, at the same speed as the completed skill but unassisted by the system. This should be impossible without the system's assist, but players have managed to create various OSSs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides adding the ability to automatically use desired moves, it also adds elemental damage, which can be from fire, earth, lightning, water, light and darkness, to the Sword Skill. A skill can have up to two different elemental attributes and the damage rate of the skill is a combined percentage between the physical damage and the magical damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Original_Sword_Skill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Original_Sword_Skill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T07:29:21.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23144" CreationDate="2015-07-09T08:17:17.467" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first episode of season 2 starts at 51 chapter of manga and the last episode ends at chapter 106, but there was one filler episode (6th or 7th) with something like Madoka (I closed it right after I saw what's there). Also some chapters from this interval were covered in OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1826" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T08:17:17.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23149" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23150" CreationDate="2015-07-09T10:22:07.570" Score="6" ViewCount="59508" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Chise is referred to as being a &quot;Slay Vega.&quot; In Japanese it's 夜の愛し仔（スレイ・ベガ）, &quot;Beloved Child of the Night.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJQQZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Preview image for Vol. 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this term mean? What is the significance of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T06:33:28.573" Title="What is a Slay Vega?" Tags="&lt;the-ancient-magus-bride&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23149" CreationDate="2015-07-09T10:22:07.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would seem the scanlators use the term &amp;quot;Slay Vega,&amp;quot; while the official Seven Seas release uses the term &amp;quot;Sleigh Beggy.&amp;quot; While the former certain sounds cooler, the latter seems to be more correct. Acording to &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=_P5fcbMQMKEC&amp;amp;lpg=PA313&amp;amp;ots=pRkNtmJAjT&amp;amp;dq=manx%20Sleigh%20Beggy&amp;amp;pg=PA313#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=manx%20Sleigh%20Beggy&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manx lore&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;Sleigh Beggy&amp;quot; (or rather &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=KsgrYMWZTb4C&amp;amp;lpg=PT293&amp;amp;ots=h1BKl7PycW&amp;amp;dq=%E2%80%9CSleih%20Beggey%E2%80%9D&amp;amp;pg=PT293#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%E2%80%9CSleih%20Beggey%E2%80%9D&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sleih Beggey&lt;/a&gt; in the Manx language, meaning &amp;quot;little people.&amp;quot; The equivalent of &amp;quot;fairy&amp;quot; in English.) is a term used to describe a type of fairy that originally inhabited the Isle of Man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nRKaW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nRKaWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seven Seas Edition!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Seven Seas' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sevenseasentertainment.tumblr.com/post/120370462795/hello-on-the-account-of-the-sleigh-beggy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tumblr blog&lt;/a&gt;, they mention the significance being:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Chise, this term is used to describe her being a type of extraordinary individual, and not being an actual fairy. So while the scanlator's intended meaning for &amp;quot;Slay Vega&amp;quot; may have been &amp;quot;dearest child of the night,&amp;quot; it's actual meaning to English speakers is &amp;quot;to kill a star.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this extent, we are of one mind in that the usage of Sleigh Beggy is in line with the manga-ka’s intended vision for this amazing series. Hopefully this clears up any confusion or misconceptions our readers had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T10:22:07.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3713" CreationDate="2015-07-09T14:03:13.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one game on Orange Islands. The name of the game is Pokemon Naranj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15574" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T14:28:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T14:28:10.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23029" CreationDate="2015-07-09T16:20:19.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as i love super already... Technically Super is not cannon with Z either. Why? because it takes place straight after the buu fight (Between the 10 year time skip). Pan's not even born yet &amp;amp; Goku sure as hell had not activated god mode before the fight with Uub at the tournament (Last Episode Of Z). Completely parallel timeline. Although it does state it is on: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_timeline&lt;/a&gt; , however it also states GT is apart of the timeline aswell which many would argue is not. But still a series worth watching and cannot wait to see how it pans out!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15578" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T16:20:19.263" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-09T17:36:45.300" Score="3" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've kept up to date with the manga of Denpa Kyoushi, which I've really enjoyed - but I've heard bad things about the animé. Mostly about the low standard of art and not doing the manga justice in some scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did enjoy the manga, but not enough to watch the anime - unless there is any significant difference between them (in which case, I'd like to watch those segments so I have the &lt;em&gt;complete&lt;/em&gt; story).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything major in the anime that is different to the manga? or any new characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T08:17:03.120" Title="Does the anime of Denpa Kyoushi add anything new?" Tags="&lt;denpa-kyoushi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2015-07-09T19:19:37.773" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time the first season of the anime was developed, there was not enough published manga content to fill a season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode of the Black Butler anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1316554/episodes?year=2008&amp;amp;ref_=tt_eps_yr_2008&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;aired on Oct 2 2008&lt;/a&gt;. (IMDB) At that time, the last completed arc was the Curry arc. The first chapter of the Circus arc &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/That_Butler,_On_a_Stage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;was not published until August 18, 2008&lt;/a&gt;. (Kuroshitsuji Wikia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7686" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T19:19:37.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23144" CreationDate="2015-07-09T22:44:18.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been reading the Nisekoi manga either, but I have seen this chart, which purports to provide a correspondence between manga chapters and anime episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rJogV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming this chart is accurate, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23148/&quot;&gt;Mihai Svet's answer&lt;/a&gt; is roughly correct, though there appear to be a number of omitted chapters (above and beyond those relegated to the OVAs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T22:44:18.560" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-06-26T11:49:40.137" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16650" CreationDate="2015-07-10T03:24:28.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; dated July 4th, 2015 on Anime News Network (which I believe is a reliable source):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jump Square Crown will launch on July 17. The new magazine will publish Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man and Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So D. Gray-Man is going to be serialized again, but it is going to be serialized as a quarterly manga, so it will be something like 4 chapters a year of about 100 pages each&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:- D Gray Man Chapter 219 has been released, 53 pages of content excluding the announcement, Color page etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastEditorUserId="3997" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T14:00:10.363" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T14:00:10.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22948" CreationDate="2015-07-10T15:48:23.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crescent Moon Dance 「三日月の舞」 trumpet solo, as transcribed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLmYuODzssAtpIiJAyYPPcA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Skye van Duuren&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/VU27_28hoKs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s6ki2.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15601" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T06:07:42.183" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T06:07:42.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23182" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23187" CreationDate="2015-07-10T19:32:48.587" Score="4" ViewCount="1970" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for an old TV-series.&#xA;As far as I remember there were different specific characters and a plot in something like a farm.&#xA;The main-character was a blonde and blue-eyes girl, who had a mother who died (I think due to a disease) and she told her, that when someone dies, they turn into a star.&#xA;The father was a doctor I think, he had, if I remember correctly, a mustache and brown hair.&#xA;Then there was of course the mother, she had long blond hair too, like her daughter.&#xA;The daughter would often wear pink dresses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another boy, who has brown hair and probably worked on the farm along side with another black boy who worked at the farm with his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boy with the brown hair would later go search for her, find her in something like a foster home, lead by a nun and something like a butler, who raise children, and the main-character helps them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The brown-haired boy asks her if she wants to marry her, but she doesn't want to and hides behind a door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all I can remember, I hope you can help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14579" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T17:02:53.637" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T17:02:53.637" Title="80s-90s anime with a blonde main character whose mother dies" Tags="&lt;jeanie-with-the-light-brown-hair&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:02:48.950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23183" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23188" CreationDate="2015-07-10T19:45:15.360" Score="2" ViewCount="491" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somebody tell me where I can get them on the internet please? I'm looking for any and all sites where you find them for sale. I've looked vigorously, but I need to be sure that their existence is only a dream before I give up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2530" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T21:21:44.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T02:57:49.820" Title="Where can I buy Suzaku Kururugi's sunglasses?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23182" CreationDate="2015-07-10T23:29:19.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pRkJv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story begins in a small town in Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair (although this could be perceived as being blonde hair). Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a boy who is very good at playing the banjo, are great friends of Jeanie's. They enjoy playing music together like a small band.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Jeanie's happy life changes dramatically after her mother suddenly passes away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Experiencing many difficulties and learning the importance of life, she decides to devote her life to helping many people suffering from illness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is a love story about the relationship between Steven and Jeanie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T23:29:19.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23183" CreationDate="2015-07-11T02:57:49.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also were unable to find a direct re-seller for those glasses. I did however find something very similar on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/168888764/anime-noriaki-kakyoin-jojos-bizarre?ref=shop_home_active_6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Etsy&lt;/a&gt;. It also seems this person accepts custom requests, so you could also contact him for a custom design if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aI822.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T02:57:49.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23197" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23207" CreationDate="2015-07-11T13:03:54.633" Score="5" ViewCount="1800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Dragon Slayers teach other people Dragon Slayer Magic just like how the Dragons taught them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2743" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-11T13:14:33.467" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T21:21:45.713" Title="Can Dragon Slayers teach Dragon Slayer Magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22192" CreationDate="2015-07-11T16:38:26.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The passage doesn't close because they had hell butterflies with them. Hell butterflies are used for both communication as well as keeping the gates from collapsing while they are in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15621" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T16:38:26.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23197" CreationDate="2015-07-11T23:10:03.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Slayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Dragon Slayer Magic is a form of lost magic. We know that Ultear was able to learn a form of lost magic called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Arc_of_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arc of Time&lt;/a&gt;&quot; from Hades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we know that there are currently two ways you can obtain Dragon Slayer Magic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Learn it from an actual Dragon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Implement a Dragon Lacrima into your body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I would say &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, this might be a third way to teach someone Dragon Slayer Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-07-12T11:39:51.880" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T11:39:51.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23217" CreationDate="2015-07-11T23:42:42.237" Score="4" ViewCount="372" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the episodes, there are several scenes that play out in a similar fashion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Static is heard and a diary's contents are updated to reflect the updated future.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Person 1: &amp;quot;Did you hear that?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Person 2: &amp;quot;There must be another diary user nearby&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sometimes the things that alter the future are incredibly trivial, (like travelling to a different floor on the elevator, or not eating a salad) and theoretically anyone should be able to do them. The main reason the diary users change the future more often is because they can see certain events in advance and consciously decide to change them, but other than that, they are visibly no different from the rest of the population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone seems to have free will, and so everyone should be able to make a spontaneous decision and affect the timeline. For example, Yuki altering the future by opening the door at Yuno's house was down to his curiosity alone and not related to his diary, so surely a non-user would have altered the timeline in that same scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, for a diary to display the altered future, it has to correspond with that diary's output (e.g. something in close proximity to Yuki, something affecting an escape for Ninth), but that alone doesn't isolate changes to &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; other diary users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why are the diary users so confident in proclaiming the proximity of another diary user when the future changes? Why couldn't it just be a regular person altering their schedule, coincidentally coinciding with the user? And doesn't Akise change the future (as a non-user) in chapter 14 during the coin game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/7b72bfeb250520cb4d0c84d727bca00b.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Chapter 11 page 27&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/81589616362c5b87e22ab1448a8a55fe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Chapter 14 page 33&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:28:47.943" Title="Why is altering the future limited to diary users?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23210" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23235" CreationDate="2015-07-12T10:39:35.440" Score="1" ViewCount="1296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Chimera Ants remember parts, or all, of their life before they were eaten by the Queen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By eating other creatures, a Chimera Ant queen can impart the characteristics of ingested creatures onto the next generation of Chimera Ants it gives birth to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chimera ants are shown to have characteristics that are from two, sometimes more (in the case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Rammot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rammot&lt;/a&gt;, a combination of human, rabbit and shrike) It is shown that not only human past lives can be remembered, because in Chapter 197 of the manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Leol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Leol&lt;/a&gt; remembers being a lion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the chimera ants that remember their past life seem to only remember one. Is it only possible for them to remember one? Why would this be? If they can remember more, why is this never shown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T14:26:38.640" Title="Why do Chimera Ants seem to remember only one past life?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21961" CreationDate="2015-07-12T12:51:33.347" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Urtear did know for sure. She had been trying to deceive Gray all along. She told Gray that the Iced Shell was the only way because the spell traps the caster as a shell of ice for all eternity. She wanted him to die because she thought Gray was the one responsible for her mother not loving her which was not true at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Urtear knew more about Hades than any of the outsiders. She obviously had a plan to kill Hades herself but having Gray kill him would be killing two birds with a single stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Gray realizes that after he over hears her and sees her trying to kill Juvia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T12:51:33.347" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T13:30:48.090" Score="2" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dragon ball super anime started last week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering when this takes place.&#xA;I know it takes place after the defeat of buu, like a few months or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But with the releases of the movies I'm wondering where does those fit in?&#xA;Can anybody answer me this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:49:56.703" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T07:49:56.703" Title="Dragon ball super timeline" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-07-12T13:45:08.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23208" CreationDate="2015-07-12T17:31:37.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The future only changes when a diary owner acts against the &quot;reality&quot; which their diary foretells. So the future for everyone is predefined, because they already decided if they want to eat the salad (but they don't know they did). Only if you know for sure that the current future contains you eating a salad are you able to change the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Akise thing: No,  Akise didn't change the future. Yukiteru's diary never really tells the truth. It just tells what Yukiteru is/was/will be able to see. (It was the same thing when that little kid, Fifth, attacked them. Yukiteru was in the toilet and his diary didn't &quot;say&quot; anything except that it was quiet at the toilet.) So, Akise won the coin game, but he told Yukiteru that he lost, his diary will &quot;think&quot; he lost even though he didn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15266" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T14:28:47.943" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:28:47.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15327" CreationDate="2015-07-12T20:14:29.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, Doflamingo is only able to control opponents  stronger or equally strong as him in a limited amount of time, while the latter still don't figure out yet what Doflamingo's power is about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After they realize his strings Devil fruit power, they can use Haki to break free. However, their Haki must be strong enough to free themselves from Doflamingo's non-Haki strings, and stronger than Doflamingo's Haki in order to overcome his Haki-imbued strings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Like when Luffy very recently did it with Gear fourth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I made sense in the comment above :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15638" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T09:57:45.803" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T09:57:45.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23224" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23548" CreationDate="2015-07-13T05:10:56.583" Score="8" ViewCount="2225" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically when an anime airs, it's resolution is 1280x720 and gets downscaled to 853x480, 640x360, or even upscaled to 1920x1080. However, one of the odd things I noticed about Grisaia no Rakuen is that it has black bars on the top and bottom; removing these black bars shows it's true resolution: 1280x544, which is particularly odd. Is there a reason why they drew/animated/produced Grisaia series at a weird resolution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15648" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T03:33:04.900" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T03:33:04.900" Title="Why does all of Grisaia anime series have a weird video format?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23238" CreationDate="2015-07-13T11:47:57.637" Score="3" ViewCount="1378" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Rokka no Yuusha, Adlet uses some kind of tool to spit out fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PSsSC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Adlet and his tool&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this tool called? Is there a real life equivalent? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T17:21:55.193" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T06:43:42.610" Title="What is the weapon Adlet uses to spit fire called?" Tags="&lt;rokka-no-yuusha&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23210" CreationDate="2015-07-13T14:26:38.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I read/seen in the anime/manga is that they remember the memories associated with strong emotions. I.E Colt has a strong sense of protection because in his human life he was dead set on protecting his little sister. These emotions probably cause the memories to take precedence over others. There are how ever small instances that show both sides can be remembered. There is a conversation between Killua and Ikalgo, in where Ikalgo recalls his time as an octopus and always envied the graceful squid. Later when Ikalgo is with Welfin in the control room after shooting Welfin in the legs Ikalgo makes him speak of his human memories. This conversation jogs Ikalgo's memory and he starts to remember some of his past human memories as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T14:26:38.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23022" CreationDate="2015-07-13T15:08:43.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is dependent on the Dragon Slayer. Natsu has done this multiple times (Laxus, Zancrow) and Gajeel has accomplished it once. It could be a similar process like when people take small amounts of poison to build a tolerance to it. As was seen, Natsu became sick after using lighting, but over time it seems he has been accustomed to it as it doesn't have such an adverse effect on him when he uses it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T13:51:37.567" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:51:37.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23233" CreationDate="2015-07-13T16:54:51.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could not find a real world equivalent to this device. The closest thing that I can compare it to is when someone has a torch and &lt;a href=&quot;http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/circus-arts/fire-breathing.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;they spit some alcohol through the flame&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adlet most likely came up with this device through his extensive years of training with Atoro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T18:51:34.163" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T18:51:34.163" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-14T02:59:48.870" Score="5" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Chris purges Nehushtan and dons Ichii-bal during her fight against Hibiki in episode 7 of the first season, she complains about how she has to start singing now. And indeed, Ichii-bal, like Ame-no-Habakiri and Gungnir, generally requires the wielder to sing while transformed (because of, like, phonic gain, or something?). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, neither Chris nor Finé sing when they wield Nehushtan (thereby depriving us of what would surely have been a glorious Sawashiro Miyuki battle song). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that? Why doesn't Nehushtan require its wielder to sing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T04:38:07.193" Title="Why doesn't Nehushtan require its wielder to sing?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18403" CreationDate="2015-07-14T04:32:40.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tried decoding it by looking at its length through soundwave graphs (Audacity, or Audition) and it definitely looks like &quot;Ni-yu-u A-i-shi-te-ru&quot; (Nyuu Aishiteru) as the original author said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with &quot;Shuu, Aishiteru&quot; is that Planetes was never a song from the original Guilty Crown, it was part of the Lost Christmas OVA which Shuu was never part of. Either EGOiST and their manager decided not to put it in the original and use what they have for Lost Christmas, or it is a whole different meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also seen other people theorize that it is Riyu Aishiteru meaning &quot;reason I love you&quot; which is better, but &quot;ri&quot; is never in the code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15669" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T13:56:36.360" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:56:36.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7633" CreationDate="2015-07-14T04:33:55.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He could also be Jimmy from &quot;Pokemon and The Legend of Thunder!&quot; It was a three part episode/movie in the Pokemon chronicle series. Jimmy did have a Typhlosion, he also was shown to have a beedrill. He came from newbark town in the Johto region and chose a Cyndaquil as his partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15673" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T04:33:55.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-14T05:45:29.300" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;The BDs for Symphogear (season one) came with three creditless versions of the OP (Synchrogazer). One difference between the second and third versions of the OP (I think the only difference, in fact) is that Yukine is added to &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/83K53.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this shot&lt;/a&gt;, which makes sense, since the third version of the OP is first used in episode 11, by which point Yukine is one of the &quot;good guys&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I cannot, for the life of me, tell what the difference between the first and second versions of the OP is. I even played them side-by-side, and still couldn't notice anything different between them. How do the first and second versions differ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T04:45:34.547" Title="What is the difference between the 1st and 2nd NCOPs for Symphogear (season one)?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20753" CreationDate="2015-07-14T12:53:45.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to TonyBilby's answer:&#xA;In the manga you get a short flashback into Wrath's &quot;creation&quot; or &quot;selection&quot;. There are quite a lot of candidates to become wrath, training day and night and only the best one is chosen to become King Bradley. At the said point in the story he is 60 years old, in which he summed up a little bit of experience, compared to Ed's ~5(?) years of training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my conclusion is the same:&#xA;Superhuman strength, incredible speed and possibly the best swordsmanship in the country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11693" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T12:53:45.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23267" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-14T18:17:49.420" Score="7" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first verse in the second opening to &lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Shichitenhakki Shijou Shugi!&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;KOTOKO&lt;/em&gt;), this face (O_O;) appears in each version of the subtitles;  the translated, romanised and original Japanese versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the face is also included on various lyrics sites such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/hayate/shichitenhakki.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://atashi.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/hayate-the-combat-butler-2nd-opening-theme-shichiten-hakki%E2%98%86shijou-shugi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? I've never seen emoticons or unicode faces in any other subtitles, and I don't see how it adds to the song at all. I know this is a series that doesn't take itself too seriously, but is there any explanation as to why this is here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QdMlY.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of (O_O;)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T04:32:02.550" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T04:32:02.550" Title="What is the purpose of having this face in the subtitles/lyrics?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2849" CreationDate="2015-07-14T19:47:10.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Pikachu's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sparky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sparky&lt;/a&gt;, trained by &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ritchie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ritchie&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That particular picture came from the episode when they made a come back to the Johto region, at the end of &quot;Hi Ho Silver Away&quot; and the beginning of &quot;Parent Trapped.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15676" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T06:29:46.800" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T06:29:46.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22789" CreationDate="2015-07-15T01:27:36.643" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Justim Sevakis, who is a cohost of the ANNcast, day job is DVD authoring; from listening to him (they even did a show where Justin was a guest and not host) it is all digital.  I would be  really curious to see if anyone has ever made a non-digital medium (tape) that can hold 1080p video. I have friends who work in US TV stations and everything is stored on a server and I don't see why the Japanese would do it differently. You also have to remember that if you are producing TV for 1080p you need to shoot at a higher resolution. This is the problem with 4K video. In order to produce professional content you need to shoot at 8K the problem is getting a monitor that can view this resolution.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11760" LastEditorUserId="11760" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T23:52:56.110" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T23:52:56.110" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23285" CreationDate="2015-07-15T03:38:51.840" Score="10" ViewCount="17013" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that anime and manga has tropes like &quot;traps&quot; and even characters that change gender quite frequently, especially in comparison to Western series, which seem to have characters more consistently within &quot;the binary.&quot; In particular, I'm thinking of shows like &lt;em&gt;Ranma 1/2&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Maria Holic&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ouran High School Host Club&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am under the impression that Japanese culture is quite conservative, so this doesn't make much sense to me. I would expect a conservative culture to create series that aren't so liberal with gender related themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for this? Or am I somehow biased? Are there strong counterexamples to my observation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-15T06:32:52.053" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T22:34:43.123" Title="Why are &quot;traps&quot; and &quot;genderbending&quot; so common in anime and manga compared to Western media?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T04:42:45.210" Score="6" ViewCount="705" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Narutopedia, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Orochimaru proceeded to don the mask which invoked the Shinigami to possess his body. Orochimaru then cut open the Shinigami's stomach, a wound reflected on his own body, to release the trapped contents inside the Shinigami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Orochimaru used Wood clones (White Zetsu) to escape from the death. What happened to the Shinigami who got the same wounds? I know that Shinigami means 'Death God', but, nowhere it's mentioned that it's immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T06:03:20.600" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T08:05:39.453" Title="Is the Shinigami dead?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23272" CreationDate="2015-07-15T06:11:53.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is most related to &quot;draw a girl, call it a boy&quot; meme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, in anime, manga and others, it is extremely easy to distinguish between males and females; Simply because they have different styles. Also, to audience the attraction to characters is often based on this style and not on actual biology of characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real life, it is often hard to find an androgynous male that would be able to properly pose as a girl, unless lots of effort was put into dress or makeup. But in drawn media, it is extremely easy to just draw a character in girly style and call it a boy. For anyone watching it could be just normal girl and as such, there is still attraction as if it was a girl. The fact that it has a penis is usually only explored in ero-doujinshi. For all purposes, such characters can be regarded as girls with no ill effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have yet to see a &quot;trap&quot; character that would be liked as such while having obviously male styling. Unless it was for fujoshis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T06:11:53.350" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23278" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23279" CreationDate="2015-07-15T08:13:36.883" Score="-1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;So. Let's say John has a death note. Now there's a killer on the run, and John doesn't know his name and face. Now he writes the name of a criminal in his death note, to indirectly catch the killer. He writes: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bob Zorto gets stabbed to death, at 12:30, by the serial killer, who uses the alias ''Shadow Killer''. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could that actually work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T08:37:43.850" Title="Can you manipulate a person using an alias with the death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23278" CreationDate="2015-07-15T08:23:50.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, this would not work.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bZi7C.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In chapter 45 page 17&lt;/a&gt;, we see how L tells us that nicknames would not work and the cause of death would turn into an heart attack. The exact quote for reference was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not possible to have &amp;quot;Make Amane Misa talk about L and then kill her&amp;quot;, and it would turn into a heart attack since &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; is a nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bZi7C.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T08:37:43.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30915" CreationDate="2015-07-15T09:02:16.013" Score="10" ViewCount="1776" Body="&lt;p&gt;K-On! was based on a real-world elementary school in Toyosato. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyosato,_Shiga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia, the elementary school moved to a new building in 2004.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the old elementary school open year-round to visitors and anime fans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15688" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-16T01:37:10.167" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T05:45:20.537" Title="Is Toyosato Elementary School open to visitors?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33898" CreationDate="2015-07-15T15:33:02.720" Score="3" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, Haruma Yamazaki finally allowed Yamada-kun to continue his plan because he wanted to know why he became the student council president. Nevertheless, after the wish was granted, the reason why he became the president is still not clear to me - did I miss anything, or is the reason still unrevealed at this point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-15T15:39:25.397" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T12:43:36.587" Title="Why did Haruma Yamazaki become the student council president?" Tags="&lt;yamada-and-the-7-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23272" CreationDate="2015-07-15T22:34:43.123" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Euphoric's answer is just one piece of the puzzle. It's a more direct answer to the question in the title, but, to my mind, not quite complete. I'm not equipped to piece together the whole thing, but I'll try to contribute what I can. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese culture seems to have been fascinated with gender themes all the way back to its very beginning. Shinto mythology apparently features a transgender deity called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi_Kore_Dome_No_Kami&quot;&gt;Ishi Kore Dome no Kami&lt;/a&gt;, and some of the creation myths incorporated homosexual themes. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_themes_in_mythology#Asian_mythologies/&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese kabuki theater originally had both male and female actors, but starting in the 1630s, the Tokugawa shogunate banned women from appearing on stage due to the increasingly erotic nature of the plays, so male actors began playing all female roles. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki#1629.E2.80.931673:_Transition_to_yar.C5.8D-kabuki&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kabuki&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Transition to &lt;em&gt;yarō-kabuki&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/a&gt;). An all-female theater group called the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takarazuka_Revue&quot;&gt;Takarazuka Revue&lt;/a&gt; was established in 1913; women play men's roles in their productions, somewhat like the common anime trope of a class putting on a production of &lt;em&gt;Romeo and Juliet&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Sleeping Beauty&lt;/em&gt; with a boyish-looking girl playing the male lead and a girlish-looking girl playing the female lead. In more modern times, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_kei&quot;&gt;visual kei&lt;/a&gt; street fashion often emphasizes an androgynous look for men and women. The Wikipedia page on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Dnen&quot;&gt;Bishounen&lt;/a&gt; discusses more about both historic and modern aspects of how Japanese culture views androgyny and gender blurring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Japanese culture already had a long-established tradition around gender issues. I believe the prevalence of traps and genderbending in anime is a modern expression of this tradition. As Euphoric says, because anime and manga are drawn, they are beyond the bounds of the physical. They don't need to find an actor who's a little androgynous and dress up that actor to accentuate those features. Anime and manga can actually just draw a girl and say it's a boy, or draw a boy and call it a girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the last point about potential cultural bias, it does seem that Japanese culture deals with these themes in a unique way, though similar themes are not unheard of in the West. The situation with kabuki during the Tokugawa period, where all parts were played by male actors, is similar to the situation in England during Shakespeare's time: female actors, though not officially banned, were highly uncommon. Young boys often played female roles. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_player&quot;&gt;Wikipedia, &lt;em&gt;Boy player&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;). This makes &lt;em&gt;Twelfth Night&lt;/em&gt; and other plays with cross-dressing a sort of triple-layered metafictional joke: at the time &lt;em&gt;Twelfth Night&lt;/em&gt; was first produced, Elizabethan audiences would have seen a boy playing a woman who was in disguise as a boy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also modern Western works where men disguise themselves as women or vice versa, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107614/&quot;&gt;Mrs. Doubtfire&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104670/&quot;&gt;Ladybugs&lt;/a&gt;. (Whatever you think of their quality, they do exist.) In Neil Gaiman's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_1602#Characters&quot;&gt;Marvel 1602&lt;/a&gt;, Jean Grey disguises herself as a boy, as does Arya Stark in George R.R. Martin's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clash_of_Kings#In_the_Seven_Kingdoms&quot;&gt;A Clash of Kings&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I hesitate to call any of these &quot;counterexamples&quot; to the premise of this question. Aside from Shakespeare, the Western works I mentioned don't really use this device to explore gender issues. They might, just a little, in a small way, but mostly, it's just for comedy or for practical reasons, like blending in with an all-male mercenary troupe. Ranma 1/2 is also mostly comedic, but other such anime and manga actually explore gender issues at some depth. Traps like Haganai's Yukimura, Mariya Holic's Mariya, and Otoboku's Mizuho are designed to be attractive to heterosexual male viewers, while also provoking a feeling of confusion or discomfort. That discomfort can be capitalized on for comedy, as it is in Haganai and Mariya Holic, but this method is very different from the way Mrs. Doubtfire creates comedy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are highbrow works of literature and film which explore gender issues in the same way that these anime and manga do. But the anime and manga examples are not highbrow; they are relatively popular, and created for normal readers and viewers, not for literary critics. Haganai and Otoboku are even aimed at a young, male audience, &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; an audience known for its openness to discussing gender issues. It does seem that Japan has a unique tradition around gender issues in fiction, and the modern use of traps and gender-bending in anime and manga is a modern continuation of that tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T22:34:43.123" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T23:30:04.230" Score="3" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if you answer these type of questions, but it would help if you could answer this. Japanese schools have signs outside their rooms. For example, there's 資料室 for &quot;resource room&quot;. In the first episode of Gakkou Gurashi!, the opening sequence shows a sign that is covered with a piece of paper by the words &quot;学園生活部&quot;. This anime is apparently extremely misleading in its content, and I was wondering whether the words behind it were a reference to something in the anime. Do you know if you can figure out what the words might be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The picture is attached below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h4eJd.png&quot; alt=&quot;sign&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="Andrew" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-15T23:52:36.147" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T01:03:02.767" Title="What's written behind the makeshift club sign?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;gakkou-gurashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23286" CreationDate="2015-07-16T01:03:02.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original sign is 生徒会室 &lt;em&gt;seitokai-shitsu&lt;/em&gt; &quot;student council room&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga, so I can only presume that their club has co-opted what was formerly the student council office as their headquarters for some reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I guess this is something of a tip-off to the episode 1 twist - it's weird that another club would just up and occupy the student council office, after all.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T01:03:02.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21895" CreationDate="2015-07-16T06:20:55.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much just the formation of a physical array or circle in the preforming of alchemy. For an alchemist unfortunate enough to meet Truth, they can use their body as the circle by placing their hands together, forming a ring from their heart through their arms and back. Otherwise nothing else. Edward and Izumi did seem to imply - during the time they were discussing Al's memory of meeting the truth - that meeting Truth, is literally seeing the &quot;truth&quot; or the knowledge of the entire universe, i.e. the supreme truth or all knowledge. And that depending on the toll paid - body part lost - the violator alchemist sees differing amounts of the &quot;truth&quot;. They suggested that because Al paid his entire body he must have seen nearly all of the &quot;truth&quot; or at least far more that his brother or Izumi did. But I don't think they go into that any further or even mention it again. (This is just an opinion but it might even be a dropped plot line or something the author cut out later). But As far as I know the only thing that is bypassed is the need to draw or make a physical circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15697" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T06:20:55.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="517" CreationDate="2015-07-16T06:39:23.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would think it would be similar to any &quot;neutral nation&quot;. In the sense that neutrality is only an illusion. A country like Switzerland was neutral because of their impossible terrain and their trained militia, they held a distinct advantage that made their conquest, 1)nearly impossible 2) requiring immense sacrifice and pain on the part of the aggressor and thus 3) not worth the effort. The simple honest answer is so they can continue to remain neutral. Gundams are super-weapons, the nuclear bombs of their day. If Orb were to not build them and remain &quot;neutral&quot; there would come a point where if an when one of the other two superpower's fell to the other, that they would be helpless against the winner - assuming the world wasn't destroyed by the conflict which I will address in a second. Mutually Assured Destruction, if you attack me I will retaliate to the full extent of my ability, causing you immense damage and equal pain to my own suffering. If I perish I shall mortally wound you with my last breath. Further the looming possibility total annihilation of both superpowers by each other hand's and the rest of the world along with it was a threat to everyone including Orb. It would be a threat that would be diminished by a further third party, with equivalent weapons, who could enter on either side giving a distinct advantage and tipping the balance of power. Thus Orb would act as an anchor, making sure that neither side went off the deep end. In the end it's all about self preservation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15697" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T06:39:23.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T07:24:36.843" Score="4" ViewCount="6143" Body="&lt;p&gt;From One Piece wikia for &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vivre_Card&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vivre card&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vivre Cards, also known as the &quot;paper of life&quot; (命の紙 Inochi no Kami), are a special form of paper made in the New World. A Vivre Card is made from part of a person’s fingernail which is then made into paper. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZUXXT.png&quot; alt=&quot;sabo with Luffy&amp;#39;s vivre card&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sabo made one. He made it himself or gave someone to make it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know the process of converting finger nail into paper.How they do it? And is it made only in new world also?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T10:04:40.403" Title="What is the process of making vivre card?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23295" CreationDate="2015-07-16T09:45:26.503" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only explanation we have on Vivre Card so far is from chapter 489, when Lola explained it to Nami. At that time, Lola was pretty vague, but that's the only thing we know so far. We are about to meet Vegapunk in a few days (a few years in real life probably), so we might know more when Smoker and Tashigi reach him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How are they made?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lola explained that there are indeed &lt;strong&gt;specialized shops&lt;/strong&gt; that make those cards and that the process to make such cards is just to &lt;strong&gt;put the owner's fingernail in a mix and create a special sheet of paper with them&lt;/strong&gt;, but she did not specify the mix that is needed or the way to transform the mix into the actual sheet of paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are they only made in the New World?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation I have used in the below screenshot says that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bibli Cards only work in the New World,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which we know to be false, since the Strawhats used Rayleigh's Vivre Card on the Grand Line. I have found a different translation that says that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vivre Cards are only available in the New World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to me that sounds like &lt;strong&gt;only the New World has specialized shops to create such cards, but if you know the process to making them, you could make them anywhere.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BifbZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BifbZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T10:04:40.403" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23306" CreationDate="2015-07-16T16:50:26.413" Score="12" ViewCount="2033" Body="&lt;p&gt;XP-tan and 98-tan are easy to recognize, but who are the others? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zerochan.net/63614&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; only tagged 13 with no location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2rd83.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OS-tan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4248" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:49:56.510" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:49:56.510" Title="Who are these OS-tan?" Tags="&lt;os-tan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23305" CreationDate="2015-07-16T16:50:26.413" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the girls are &lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_Family&quot;&gt;Windows OS-tan&lt;/a&gt;. From top to bottom, left to right, the characters/objects in that image are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_NT&quot;&gt;NT-san&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_Vista&quot;&gt;Vistake&lt;/a&gt; (Windows Vista)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_98SE&quot;&gt;SE-tan&lt;/a&gt; (Windows 98SE)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_CE&quot;&gt;Dreamcast lolly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://e-shuushuu.net/search/results/?tags=59634&quot;&gt;1.0-tan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=InuT-tan&quot;&gt;Inu-T&lt;/a&gt; (Windows NT Workstation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_3.1&quot;&gt;DOSKitty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_CE&quot;&gt;WinCE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_3.1&quot;&gt;3.11-tan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_98&quot;&gt;98-tan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_98SE&quot;&gt;SE's mechbox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_95&quot;&gt;95-tan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_ME&quot;&gt;ME-tan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_2000&quot;&gt;2k-tan&lt;/a&gt; (Windows 2000)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=XP-tan&quot;&gt;XP-tan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Homeko&quot;&gt;Homeko&lt;/a&gt; (Windows XP Home)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_XP_Media_Center&quot;&gt;Moseko&lt;/a&gt; (Windows XP Media Center Edition)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4248" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T16:50:26.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T17:49:10.400" Score="-4" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;So. In order to kill somebody with the death note, you have to know his face and name. Let's say, Bob knows both, and wants to kill John. Now he hasn't a picture of John, but he remembers his face and name. But the thing is, that when he met John, John wore contacts, that gave him blue eyes instead of his natural brown eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now he has to remember Johns face, but John has brown eyes, and he thinks in his mind, that his victim has blue eyes. So does he have to know Johns true eye color?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:08:34.247" Title="Can you protect yourself from a death note by changing your eye color?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23308" CreationDate="2015-07-16T18:14:32.880" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting, never thought of this. I wonder if we already have some canon material on this topic.  At the same time, let's consider this hypothetical scenario:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L has the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L meets Near and L wants to kill him because Near stole L's sugar cubes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L and Near both meet each other and after bidding goodbyes to each other, L writes Near's name on the notebook and schedules his death after 10 hours. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let's say between that time, Near goes through an eye, an arm and a heart transplantation, which I think is equivalent to Near putting a new pair of clothes and hanging out with Mello, or getting a scar in his face—it's the same according to the Death Note's (Shinigami's) perspective. It wouldn't matter, the person will die. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example: Raye Penber also died. He was a detective with different outfits at different times. Raye wrote the names of the FBI agents. The FBI agents (more or less) will be looking different in the present context of Raye Penber writing their names in the Death Note to the time when Raye actually met them (or seen their pictures).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this clarifies it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T14:08:34.247" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:08:34.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T21:18:28.103" Score="5" ViewCount="4849" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been a while, so I can't seem to remember, but who is Beerus referring to, when he is talking about &quot;&lt;em&gt;that dinosaur guy with the nasty attitude&lt;/em&gt;&quot; that he asked to destroy Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4kZvEm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;You mean that one planet I had asked that dinosaur guy with the nasty attitude to destroy for me?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T02:18:40.210" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T10:55:03.600" Title="Who is the &quot;dinosaur guy with the nasty attitude&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23319" CreationDate="2015-07-16T21:29:24.483" Score="7" ViewCount="4325" Body="&lt;p&gt;I enjoy reading about old anime and manga, but I don't know too much about the history of anime in the gaming industry. And I have been wondering what the first visual novel from Japan was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More specifically, one featuring anime-style characters (rather than a Visual Novel in a different style). I've searched myself, but I haven't found any reliable source that gives me an answer. Perhaps some japanese-based resources would prove more useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What was the first/earliest-known visual novel to feature anime-styled characters?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T12:56:39.793" Title="What was the first anime-styled Visual Novel?" Tags="&lt;game-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23317" CreationDate="2015-07-16T23:16:24.483" Score="3" ViewCount="1332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard there was a manga based on the game Dragon Ball Heroes. If there is, is it in English, and does it contain the non-canon characters like Beat and SSJ4 Broly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:58:31.367" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:58:31.367" Title="Is there a manga based on Dragon Ball Heroes?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23316" CreationDate="2015-07-16T23:33:44.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is an spin-off manga called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Heroes:_Victory_Mission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that has been running since October 20, 2012. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beat appears a lot throughout the story, the only reference I could find on Broly was in chapter 9 when a Super Saiyan 3 Broly card is played. I couldn't find any licensed English translation. However there are some fan-translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place after the events of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-07-16T23:45:01.523" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T23:45:01.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14222" CreationDate="2015-07-16T23:48:00.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding Kinto Un, Goku gave it to Gohan and, later, had been used by Goten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nyoibou was given to Goku by his grandfather Son Gohan. Before, it was used to connect Karin's Tower to Kami's Palace. Goku used it to reach Kami's Palace during his training with Kami, before his fight against Piccolo in the last part of the Dragon Ball serie. It is there until now and can be seen in several DBZ episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15712" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T23:48:00.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23315" CreationDate="2015-07-17T00:25:53.603" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I spent a few hours diving. Here are the shiniest pearls I hence doth bequeath thee:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lolita&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was the first anime-styled visual novel, as asked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Portopia Serial Murder Case&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was the first visual novel, but I argue that its visual style deliberately mimicked US games of the era.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking the question a little differently for extra style points: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Knight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was the first VN game with an anime adaptation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Juicy details follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v9545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lolita (Yakyuken)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (orig. 「ロリイタ （野球拳）」)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This eroge from developer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giantbomb.com/psk/3010-7401/developed/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PSK&lt;/a&gt; was published in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giantbomb.com/lolita-yakyuken/3030-33792/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1982&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v9545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1983&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (sources disagree). It is the oldest game tracked by &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;vndb&lt;/a&gt;. The title screen art is distinctly in an anime/manga style:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/la4Gd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lolita title art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so is the gameplay. Here's a screenshot (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobygames.com/game/pc88/lolita-yakyken/screenshots/gameShotId,593012/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thanks&lt;/a&gt; user &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,6226/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cor 13 at Moby Games&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uH1Ho.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lolita gameplay screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is basically a video-game version of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakyuken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;yakyuken&lt;/em&gt;; strip rock-paper-scissors&lt;/a&gt;, against the computer. Winning reduces the girl's clothing until she's naked, at which point the police arrive and arrest the player character. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobygames.com/game/pc88/lolita-yakyken/screenshots/gameShotId,593016/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yes, seriously.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWkaMZdWB8k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's a gameplay video.&lt;/a&gt; The video description credits it as the &quot;first anime game&quot;, but does not explain the reasons for that title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is pretty thin, and so are the visuals (also literally), but I would argue that there's still a story &lt;em&gt;there&lt;/em&gt; and that it's undeniably visual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Portopia_Serial_Murder_Case&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Portopia Serial Murder Case&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (orig. 「ポートピア連続殺人事件」)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the facts one day surface, and &lt;em&gt;Lolita&lt;/em&gt; actually was released later, this game, developed by Yuji Horii in &lt;strong&gt;June 1983&lt;/strong&gt; for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_PC-6001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NEC PC-6001&lt;/a&gt;, would be next in line. Though it is historically very important, its visual style may disqualify it for the specific honour of being the first &lt;em&gt;anime-styled&lt;/em&gt; VN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game involves solving mysteries by interacting with items, characters and the game world, and &lt;em&gt;Retro Gamer&lt;/em&gt; (in issue 85) &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kGAOBLrWIr4/TUgMtkSB28I/AAAAAAAACyk/oj3PBRY70HM/s1600/DSC01599.JPG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;asserts that&lt;/a&gt; it “defined the visual novel genre; it was the first from which all subsequent titles followed”. Those are big words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the cover clearly isn't in an anime style (ⓒ &lt;em&gt;Square Enix&lt;/em&gt; nowadays, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portopia_cover_art.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66WGR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Portopia Serial Murder Case&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The in-game graphics were so limited it's hard to tell, but based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRQIdK0lTO0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a gameplay video&lt;/a&gt; (thanks YouTube user &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRQIdK0lTO0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cokescrew&lt;/a&gt;) the style isn't obviously approximating anime either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lzie4.png&quot; alt=&quot;Portopia Serial Murder Case; gameplay video screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.retrogamer.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Retro Gamer&lt;/em&gt; magazine&lt;/a&gt; interviewed the game's developer Yuji Horii in issue 35. I found a copy, and sure enough he explains the game's origin story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I read an article in a PC magazine about a US genre called ‘adventure games’, which allowed players to read stories on their PCs. We still didn't have them in Japan, and I took it upon myself to make one. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That scarcity is perhaps the reason I couldn't find other old Japanese VNs or text-adventures. The quote does clearly point &lt;em&gt;Portopia&lt;/em&gt;'s intended genre more at &lt;em&gt;text adventure&lt;/em&gt; than &lt;em&gt;visual novel&lt;/em&gt; though, and suggests its main influence was western games, casting doubt on its eligibility for the specific honour in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Knight_(video_game)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Knight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take the question &lt;em&gt;extremely firmly&lt;/em&gt;, to mean that there &lt;em&gt;must be a corresponding anime of that visual novel&lt;/em&gt;, then based on Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_based_on_video_games&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of anime based on video games&lt;/a&gt;, the oldest is this &lt;strong&gt;1989&lt;/strong&gt; eroge/RPG by developer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elf-game.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sub&gt;still in business!&lt;/sub&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2479/Dragon_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 1991 hentai OVA adaptation of the same name&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the game's cover art (ⓒ NEC Avenue Ltd. &amp;amp; Elf; &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v2385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thanks vndb&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GrdcH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dragon Knight game cover art&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greetings from &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Game Development SE&lt;/a&gt;! ♥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13148" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:18:56.147" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T12:56:39.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6476" CreationDate="2015-07-17T01:05:51.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always thought of it as, he knew that their crew wouldn't make it any further without hard training, so he had to make him realize what it would be like to lose his crew. It was also a great way to keep his cover in the military.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15713" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T02:16:46.017" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T02:16:46.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23321" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29384" CreationDate="2015-07-17T05:15:34.060" Score="15" ViewCount="116717" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what kind of illness Kaori Miyazono was suffering from? According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso.wikia.com/wiki/Kaori_Miyazono&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;series' wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it is speculated that it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow_failure&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;bone marrow failure&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; due to the change in her skin pigmentation and the need for an operation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T14:21:39.720" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T05:25:38.777" Title="What kind of illness was Kaori Miyazono suffering from?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23329" CreationDate="2015-07-17T14:24:00.527" Score="11" ViewCount="10133" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a name for this expression?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do it a lot in YuruYuri, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wny1Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;(°3°)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14187" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T15:02:55.003" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T13:10:23.067" Title="Is there a name for this manga-anime mouth expression? (`3`)" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23328" CreationDate="2015-07-17T14:48:16.003" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a pout, and is based on the real life expression of the same name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it can be used as way of making oneself look more attractive, it's more often used (especially in anime) as a childish way of expressing displeasure or annoyance, in a similar way to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/poeB7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;puffed out cheeks expression&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pout&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pout&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for additional definitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;3 face pout&quot; is an exaggerated form of a pout, and there are other less extreme cases to be found elsewhere. Some examples of varying intensity are included below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ZekR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ZekR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pout 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3E87a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3E87a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pout 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the &quot;3-face&quot; is not limited to only a pout. As a shorthand form of displaying puckered lips, it can also be seen upon characters either awaiting or giving a kiss, or on those whistling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T13:10:23.067" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T13:10:23.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8741" CreationDate="2015-07-17T14:54:24.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Aria's Fairy Tail Wikipedia page it states that &quot;he is considered the strongest member of the group&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This by no means concrete evidence that he is indeed the strongest, but he did manage to sneak upon Makarov and disable him for a short time. So as for official order there really is none, they were all S-Class mages so in terms of strength they were at least on the same playing field. So an example &quot;ranking&quot; could be: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aria &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Juvia &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sol &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Totomaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is by no means the correct way to rank them and it really depends on your personal opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T21:36:57.497" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T21:36:57.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23331" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T16:10:37.847" Score="1" ViewCount="881" Body="&lt;p&gt;That Monet could be killed By Caesar Clown by stabbing its heart looks a bit awkward to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, when Monet was cut by Zoro she didn't look to be prepared to properly activate its logia power to receive the cut and she still was able to survive and regenerate, so it's safe to assume that he can instinctively react, or that even if she got damage on her brain, she was still able to avoid it by converting into it's logia element, and it's sure worse to have your brain splitted in two than having your heart stabbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe Law's powers made her unable to use her logia powers, but it's clear that any cut part that is under Law's power still can react to its owners will as shown with Kinemon's legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then maybe it's that Logia users cannot convert their heart to their logia element, so that would be a weak point they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking about the possibility of logia users not being able to convert their heart into their element, so it would be another weak point they would have apart from being attacked with haki. I mean, they could also be killed, for example, by stabbing them with a sword where their heart would be, no need of haki to do that. I'm giving those facts as a support for this possibility, so I'd like your opinion if that's really a fact, a possibility, or there's something that makes the possibility I'm telling impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15727" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T00:28:30.530" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T15:36:57.050" Title="Is the heart a weak point of a Logia user?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23328" CreationDate="2015-07-17T20:15:54.437" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;ヾ( ˙³˙ )ﾉﾞ The so-called &quot;3 face&quot; is really just an emote expression, and doesn't really have an official term, so to speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese refer to it as &quot;口が3&quot; or &quot;the mouth is (a) 3,&quot; so you could call it a &quot;3 mouth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically it's an expression that originates from manga expressing puckered lips. How it's used can vary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &quot;3 mouth&quot; can be used to indicate dissatisfaction or otherwise, (sharp) displeased emotion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(๑ •̆ ૩•̆)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;3 mouth&quot; can also indicate pucking lips such as indicating or preparing recieving a kiss. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(ㅅ ´ ³ ` ) ~♡&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally characters some time use the &quot;3 mouth&quot; when whistling or blowing (i.e. exhaling), both activity involve puckering lips. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(;￣з￣) ～♪～♪&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can also be used to indicate a blank, neutral expression in a silly way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(・ε・)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T20:15:54.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15377" CreationDate="2015-07-17T21:02:50.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;TL;DR: Berg Katze's note (and himself) was absorbed into Hajime. He is currently trapped and powerless inside her &quot;chest&quot;. Your confusion stems from the fact that the scene never made it to the TV series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 12 has two versions. There is a &quot;director's cut&quot; version that was shipped as an OVA, showing the confrontation between Hajime and Katze, when she gains control of Katze's golden note (I did not watch it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gatchaman_Crowds_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;OVA          &quot;Embrace&quot;           January 22, 2014&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Director's cut of episode 12. Scenes about the civilians and the Crowds are expanded on, while the battle between Katze and OD is cut. An added segment shows Hajime's face-off with Katze, with her fusing herself with them by absorbing their NOTE into her body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alas, Katze is not that powerless, since it seems he can take over Hajime's Gatchaman form: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchaman_Crowds#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her original NOTE and Gatchaman form takes on red accents after fusing with Katze, and her Gatchaman form's face switches from blue eyes to a red smile when Katze is in command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO, it was a bad choice to leave Hajime's showdown to the OVA (even if it was financially good for them), since it is important to the Crowds-Insight plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T21:02:50.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23363" CreationDate="2015-07-17T21:22:31.540" Score="1" ViewCount="4319" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently reading &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; (specifically chapter 754), and I noticed that Zoro used the attack &quot;1080 Pound Phoenix.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yAKZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Final page of chapter 754&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After I read through this chapter, I was rewatching the anime with my sisters (episode 66 in this instance), and we were in the Baroque Works arc and I noticed that Miss Valentine declared her attacks as &quot;10,000 Kilogram Press.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RTJFx.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Probably a direct clip from the anime, but I don&amp;#39;t know for sure.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that Japan does not use the imperial form of measurement, so was the translation of &quot;1080 Pound Phoenix&quot; incorrect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T07:30:25.747" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T07:30:25.747" Title="Why does Zoro's &quot;1080 Pound Phoenix&quot; use the term &quot;pound&quot; instead of &quot;kilogram&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T23:35:09.613" Score="1" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=43102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Osu!! Karatebu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; the word &quot;osu&quot; is used quite frequently, and from context I have so far assumed that it is a way for the junior members of the karate club to respond to their seniors in a general &quot;yes, sir&quot; way. However, I recently came across this panel which presents a quite different take on the word:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E97Id.png&quot; alt=&quot;Morigami Shingo on &amp;quot;osu&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of Shingo's particular dialogue about &quot;osu?&quot; Is it a typical philosophy of the character, karate, or a mix of the two? Why is it so different from how it is used elsewhere in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11562" LastEditorUserId="11562" LastEditDate="2015-07-18T01:07:16.750" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T01:07:16.750" Title="How does Shingo's use of &quot;osu&quot; in this particular dialogue differ from its use elsewhere?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;osu-karatebu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23471" CreationDate="2015-07-18T00:02:22.667" Score="4" ViewCount="9400" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the whole of the Alabasta arc, the Straw Hat Pirates had wraps on their arms concealing that they all had a black &quot;X&quot; underneath for means for making sure that they could tell the real Straw Hat from the fake made by Mr. 2's devil fruit the Mane Mane no Mi. The &quot;X&quot;s were revealed right at the climax of the arc, when the crew was saying goodbye to Vivi, as a sign that they were still friends even though they couldn't say it out loud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KaTag.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;x&amp;quot; marks friends&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, as I was watching the anime, I noticed that it was not long after that the &quot;X&quot; disappeared off of the arms of the Straw Hat Crew. Is this just that time went on and they wore off or is there supposed to be some deeper meaning to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-18T02:22:03.647" LastActivityDate="2019-01-26T18:29:42.753" Title="What happened to the X's? Is their friendship over?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23340" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-18T00:27:28.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nC3XY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nC3XYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 4 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Osu!! Karate Bu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (押忍!!空手部?) is a manga series by Koji Takahashi. It centers on the misadventures of the various thugs and delinquent students that make up Kangokou High School's infamous Karate Club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original manga series for &lt;em&gt;Osu!! Karate Bu&lt;/em&gt; was written and illustrated by Kouji Takahashi. It was published by &lt;em&gt;Shueisha&lt;/em&gt;, and serialised in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Weekly Young Jump&lt;/em&gt;. Running from 1985 until 1996, it has a total of 43 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been 4 OVA (Original Video Animation) episodes of &lt;em&gt;Osu!! Karate Bu&lt;/em&gt;. Directed by Osamu Sekita and produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;JC Staff&lt;/em&gt;, the 4 were released between October 21, 1990 and July 25, 1992.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A video game based on the manga was released on August 26, 1994. Developed and produced by &lt;em&gt;Culture Brain&lt;/em&gt;, it was a 2D fighting game for the Super Famicom platform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;See also&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osu!!_Karate_Bu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Osu!! Karate Bu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/12530/Osu!!_Karate_Bu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Osu!! Karate Bu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; MAL page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T03:09:50.340" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T03:09:50.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23341" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-18T00:27:28.723" Score="0" Body="&quot;Osu!! Karate Bu&quot; is a manga series by Koji Takahashi, which centers on the misadventures of the various thugs and delinquent students that make up Kangokou High School's infamous Karate Club." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T15:30:30.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T15:30:30.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23338" CreationDate="2015-07-18T00:56:33.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You make an overly broad assumption with this particular word. &quot;Ossu&quot; here is talked about not as a salutation here, but for a deeper more philosophical meaning in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ossu, is made of of two kanji:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[押]{おっ} and [忍]{す}. 押 by itself loosely translates to the action of apply pressure to something, such as pushing. 忍 means endurance or restraint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dialogue by the character here breaks down the literal meaning of the word and uses the two kanji as a philosophy of sorts. It's like using the word embodiment of a word as a sort of ambition or goal to live by. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case the spirit of Ossu is made up of these two kanji. The meaning here is to apply them meaning of those to your own life and when you use them remember their meaning so that it may carry you further, whenever or wherever you may need it, like a mantra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T00:56:33.790" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-18T02:22:11.367" Score="4" ViewCount="6027" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding was that the sea is supposed to weaken devil fruit users and rob them of their powers. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#Side_Effects_of_Devil_Fruits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt; elaborated: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater. This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. [Oda] elaborated on this, saying that &quot;moving&quot; water, like rain or waves, does not weaken Devil Fruit users, while standing water does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikia also states the users cannot use their powers while submerged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if a part of the user is submerged, they cannot use their Devil Fruit powers, no matter how much or how little is submerged. However, if the user's body has been permanently altered by the fruit, then the user's ability can be manipulated by outside sources (eg Luffy's neck was stretched while submerged at Arlong Park).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did Ajoki freeze the ocean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/udP1Cl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ajoki freezing an ocean&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May I emphasize he submerged his hand in the sea to use Ice Age?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did Luffy fight Crocodile while wet at Marine Ford?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JboMcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy fighting Crocodile while wet&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was dripping wet after having fallen into the sea. Does the water not weaken him since he was now submerged? I assumed since sea stone worked just by touching it and it has the same effect as the ocean, then by having part of the ocean &quot;touch&quot; him would drain his power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these just plot holes or am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2100" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T09:38:24.530" LastActivityDate="2019-03-03T16:54:39.793" Title="Why can Devil Fruit users use their abilities while wet?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21961" CreationDate="2015-07-18T04:25:49.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, Ultear was under the impression that her mother had betrayed her and she wanted revenge on Gray. In reality, Ultear had too much magical power and Ur brought her to a place where she thought they would help decrease her magic power so she could live in peace but instead they tried to increase her magic power for Brain (from the Oracion Seis) but he was dissatisfied so the people who worked for Brain told Ur that Ultear died when Ultear escaped and ran away.&#xA;Ur eventually moved on and took in Gray and Lyon. Ultear had ventured all the way back home, excited to see her mother but got really mad when she say Ur with her students and she swore that she'd get revenge on them and get her mother back. Then, she found out Gray 'murdered' Ur and that she'd never get to confront her mother about the abandonment. Ultear (and Meredy) swore they'd kill him.&#xA;Gray learns that Ultear tried to decieve him after Ultear tried to kill Juvia and they battle. They both fall into the ocean (which has all of Ur's memories because when her iced shell melted her memories blended into the ocean.) and Ultear sees what really happened and her and Meredy apologize and leave, Ultear happy that her mother really did love her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15736" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T04:25:49.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-18T07:28:37.633" Score="1" ViewCount="17605" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the anime series of Bleach stick to the manga's plot? Or is it like the original Fullmetal Alchemist series where the anime is its own thing and doesn't follow the story of the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15738" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T09:56:27.240" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T02:34:40.680" Title="Does the Bleach anime stick to the manga's plot?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23439" CreationDate="2015-07-18T09:06:32.947" Score="8" ViewCount="3532" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ICuy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegeta holding a Namekian Dragonabll and patting Kid Gohan on the head&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Vegeta found Gohan on Namek, he told him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. . . Too bad, because you see, we are the last of the Saiyans, that means we have to look out for one another, understand? It's like... like the three of us are brothers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, Vegeta kicks Gohan in the stomach. At that moment he had a big grudge against Goku and could've easily killed Gohan out of anger. Instead, the kick that he gave him was nonlethal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am wondering if there was some truth in Vegeta's words. As he already explained many times, the more of a beating a Sayian takes the stronger that Sayian becomes. Did he really want to help Gohan become stronger by kicking him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15739" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:55:38.530" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:55:38.530" Title="Did Vegeta want to make Gohan stronger?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23350" CreationDate="2015-07-18T09:07:00.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime pretty much stick to the manga, except of course during the filler arcs. The filler arcs are the Bounto Arc, Third Squad New Captain Amagai Shuusuke, Zanpakutou Rebellion, and the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc. There are also occasionally filler episodes among the canon arcs. A detailed comparison is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T02:34:40.680" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T02:34:40.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-18T09:59:01.493" Score="1" ViewCount="411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a big fan of Shunsuke Kikuchi, the composer of the BGM (background music) for the Dragon Ball animes such as this one: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apzgm_hpoZw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apzgm_hpoZw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I can only usually find his music for Dragon Ball online like YouTube, etc, I am wondering if some of his other works can be listened to online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15740" LastEditorUserId="15740" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T06:58:03.327" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T07:20:55.507" Title="Where can I hear more music by Dragon Ball composer Shunsuke Kikuchi?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23337" CreationDate="2015-07-18T21:49:53.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As was pointed out to me by キルア, the reason Zoro uses &quot;pound&quot; in &quot;1080 Pound Phoenix&quot; is purely an artistic choice. The original Japanese uses the furigana ポンド (pondo, &quot;pound&quot;) &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Santoryu#Before_Timeskip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Scroll Down to Hyakuhachi Pound Ho&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as the wiki points out, the choice to use pound incorporates a sort of pun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The attack's name is actually a very heavy pun — it is written out as &quot;Phoenix of the 108 Earthly Desires&quot; in the manga with a skewed reading attached that makes it &quot;108 Pound Hō&quot; when read out. Ho means both &quot;cannon&quot; (砲 Hō?) and &quot;phoenix&quot; (鳳 Hō?), however the attached kanji is for &quot;phoenix&quot;, making that the literal translation and the &quot;cannon&quot; reading a pun on that, both of which are correct. The &quot;pound&quot; part is a skewed reading of the kanji for &quot;earthly desires&quot; (煩悩 Bonnō?), and it is referring to the caliber of a cannon (a 108 Caliber Cannon would fire a 108 Pound Ball).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you again to キルア for pointing this out to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T21:49:53.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23350" CreationDate="2015-07-18T22:09:54.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the most part, the anime does stick to the content found in the manga. It does have a few filler arcs here and there and some slight changes, but for the most part it is the same. (For specific comparison episode-by-episode, you can head to the Bleach Wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cite your question, the reason why the Bleach anime sticks better to the manga than the original Fullmetal Alchemist is because of timing. The original Fullmetal Alchemist anime started shortly after the manga, and since it was faster to turn precreated content into a new format than it was to create new content, the anime quickly outpaced the manga and thus they had to start making up their own material in order to keep producing the show. The Bleach manga on the other hand, for a while it stayed about level with the anime. But at the end of the The Lost Substitute Shinigami arc (episode 366/chapters 476-479) the anime stopped airing (for more information on why, look at a previously asked question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18801/why-did-bleach-anime-stop-airing-and-did-bleach-manga-also-end-its-serializatio&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). So as of that point, there is no more anime to stay with the manga. But the manga is still going, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/releases.html?search=35&amp;amp;stype=series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mangaupdates&lt;/a&gt; chapter 635 was just released on 7/15/15 by means of MangaStream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in review, yes. For the most part the anime does follow the manga... until the anime stopped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T22:09:54.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23344" CreationDate="2015-07-19T02:58:22.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuzan freezes the water without touching it. So the water doesn't nullify him. Think like how Ace tries to vaporize sea water with fire. He only creates those fire he isn't the fire in that case.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sea water doesn't cancel Devil Fruit powers it only weakens it for the &lt;em&gt;Paramecia type&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuzan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Kuzan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition, Kuzan is one of the few Devil Fruit users who has adapted&#xA;  their powers to travel efficiently across the sea. In his case,&#xA;  freezes the water underneath Ao Chari then rides across the sea, due&#xA;  to the water freezing as the wheels pass over it. This freezing&#xA;  ability, which can be used on a very large scale, renders Kuzan one of&#xA;  the few Devil Fruit users who can actually counteract the weakness of&#xA;  falling into a large body of water and drowning, as he can just freeze&#xA;  the water and stand on the ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuzan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Logia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Logia Devil Fruits allow a person to &lt;strong&gt;create&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;control&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;transform&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  into a natural element or force of nature, depending on the fruit. The&#xA;  user can transform partly, or completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Luffy's case, check this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6509/11077&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T10:58:05.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-19T14:20:56.240" Score="12" ViewCount="2174" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After eating a few humans ― approximately four or five according to&#xA;  Kyoko in episode 5 ― they will grow into witches themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;familiars are &quot;projections of the magical girl's heart before she became a witch&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a magical girl falls into despair, her soul gem turns into a grief seed, which makes her a witch. What does &quot;projections of the magical girl's heart&quot; mean? Does it mean a magical girl can become more than one witch? Also, how does this affect the universal entropy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T17:27:41.020" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T13:10:44.013" Title="How do familiars get created?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23375" CreationDate="2015-07-19T17:55:41.283" Score="5" ViewCount="1705" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't completely remember the story, but this is the main protagonist:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QEDB6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Main protagonist&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is a high school (?) student whose best friend tries to kill her after she's drugged/hypnotized into killing anyone who is a murderer, but — surprise! — she's in fact a murderer who hasn't yet &quot;awakened&quot; to her murderous tendencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another serial killer that wields giant scissors that come apart (it's one scissor by the way) comes along and finds her and tells her that she's now his &quot;little sister&quot; and she's &quot;part of the family&quot;, to which she accepts. Apparently, he got lonely being a ruthless serial killer and starts gathering serial killers to form a family. He defends her against people who are hunting serial killers down, and kills the girl's family and drugs the city and that's as far as I've got.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15759" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:04:28.407" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:04:28.407" Title="Help with finding this manga about a family of killers who wield scissors?" Tags="&lt;zerozaki-soushiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:04:06.030" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23374" CreationDate="2015-07-19T18:22:05.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably looking for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=69632&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zerozaki Soushiki no Ningen Shiken&lt;/a&gt;. This is a manga adaptation to NisiOisin's Ningen series, which is a spin-off from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaregoto_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaregoto series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iori is a high school girl who doesn't know what she wants to do with her future, and tends to run away from things. One day, she is attacked by strange dead-eyed people on her way to school, only to be saved by an equally mysterious long-haired man. Later that day, her friend at school, Jion, seems to fall under the same murderous influence. To her surprise, she finds herself capable of defending herself from his violent attack. Afterward, the long-haired man she met in the morning, Zerozaki Soushiki, arrives once more, this time to invite her to become his little sister. What has Iori become involved with, and will she be able to survive this change to her life? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XKfZdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga volume 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T19:42:59.883" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T19:42:59.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-20T03:12:32.000" Score="12" ViewCount="2313" Body="&lt;p&gt;The deal the Incubators make to girls is that by granting one wish that a girl desires they become a Magical Girl and fight Witches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Witches are in fact Magical Girls, so I am wondering how did the Incubators first start making the Magical Girls when there were no Witches to fight (as there were no Magical Girls to become Witches)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T10:17:35.087" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:17:35.087" Title="How did the Incubators start making Magical Girls?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23379" CreationDate="2015-07-20T03:25:41.050" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Witches are not needed for the Incubators. Witches are needed for the survival of the magical girls. The Incubators could not care less about what happens to the magical girls as long as there are enough girls to turn into Puella Magis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Kyubey&quot;&gt;The sole purpose of the Incubators making Puella Magis is to generate energy.&lt;/a&gt; There would be no need to have witches. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there is another explanation. &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Familiar#Familiar&quot;&gt;Familiars can form from Puella Magis before they turn into a witch.&lt;/a&gt; Since Familiars can become witches themselves, it's possible for the first Puella Magis to encounter witches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T03:25:41.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23379" CreationDate="2015-07-20T04:51:41.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, there is no requirement for making magical girls except the wish. The wish is a &quot;requirement&quot; for payment of the contract. Thus the very first occurrence only needed the wish. Perhaps subsequent girls have the added &quot;benefit&quot; of destroying witches, but the first one just needed a wish granted, and that could simply be how it started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T04:51:41.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23379" CreationDate="2015-07-20T06:46:48.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At end of the series, Homura is in a world without witches, yet she is fighting Majuu. It is hinted that they are coagulated form of bad emotions. But unlike witches, they don't seem to grow that strong, being more numerous than witches. This can be seen in their &quot;Grief cubes&quot; being smaller but being more of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume that first magical girls were fighting those same Majuu, but the moment they started turning into witches, the Majuu started disappearing, because Witches absorbed all the bad emotions, leaving nothing for Majuu to form from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T06:46:48.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23392" CreationDate="2015-07-20T07:17:24.460" Score="39" ViewCount="38796" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Very&lt;/em&gt; surprised this question has not been asked yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In almost every single episode, at least from the first season all the way through to the Unova region, Team Rocket is trying to catch Pikachu to give him to Giovanni. Why do they do this? They often cite reasoning that this Pikachu is special somehow, but is that actually true? Nobody else really talks about how awesome Pikachu is, and he certainly doesn't seem to win very often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for any kind of answer, in-universe, out-of-universe, thematic, humourous, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a theory I will post below but wonder if this community could come up with a better answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15693" LastActivityDate="2020-01-30T17:32:52.970" Title="Why does Team Rocket always try to catch Pikachu?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23383" CreationDate="2015-07-20T07:17:24.460" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer: This is Team Rocket's version of &quot;following your dreams&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only answer I've been able to come up with is a thematic one. The Pokemon anime, as with much Bishōnen anime is all about the idea of fulfilling your dreams and never giving up (being the most important part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseSpirit&quot;&gt;Japanese Spirit&lt;/a&gt;). Ash has his dream of being the best Pokemon Trainer, Misty her dream of being a great Water-type trainer, Brock his dream about being a great breeder. None of these characters could give up on this dream or it would break the theme of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had to pick a &quot;dream&quot; for Jesse, James and Meowth I think it would be to catch Ash's Pikachu. It kind of made sense in the first episode because Pikachu happened to win, but over the series as a whole, Pikachu doesn't seem especially powerful. But it doesn't really matter - Team Rocket could not give up on this dream of catching Pikachu, even though they are the antagonists, because it would break one of the central themes of the show: not giving up on your dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't think of any satisfying in-universe logical reason for Team Rocket to continue pursuing Pikachu. There's not really any need to manufacture one, but I'm looking forward to other possible answers that might have thought of something I haven't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15693" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T07:17:24.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23383" CreationDate="2015-07-20T08:33:45.513" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are multiple reasons (and theories. People won't give up with Pokémon theories &amp;amp; creepy pasta) of why Team Rocket would like to get Ash's Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) In ep65 &quot;The Battle Of The Badge&quot; in Season One, it revealed that the boss &lt;strong&gt;asked them to&lt;/strong&gt;, by team rocket saying to the Jovani &quot;It's even rarer than the Pikachu you want so much&quot;. the question remaining is what makes Ash's Pikachu so rare and special? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Season one episode &quot;Ash Catches a Pokémon,&quot; when Team Rocket was trying to steal Pikachu, Meowth accidentally says that Ash's Pikachu's power exceeds the power level he would possess as a Raichu (the evolved version of Pikachu). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Ash%27s_Pikachu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, as an example. (I'll try to update the post with a video link). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which can be interpreted as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash's Pikachu has got more power than a regular Raichu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see in the different seasons of Pokémon, Ash's Pikachu is dunking asses. If you compare it to a regular Pikachu from one of the games, the difference in stats is ridiculous. I mean like... &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pikachu_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Stats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;really&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, Pikachu is one of the few Pokémon Ash didn't abandon (I mean.. C'mon, he left Charizard, who in the world would be insane enough to do this? What do you mean, Pokémon have feelings too?), so Ash spent many years training him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can assume that, even if Ash was one of the most incompetent trainers,  &lt;b&gt;Pikachu should be around level 100&lt;/b&gt;, giving the Team Rocket another good reason to try to catch him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Another way to see it (not proven at all, just my personal opinion) is that, more than being stupid, Team Rocket is incredibly &lt;b&gt;stubborn&lt;/b&gt;, as proven by the hundreds of tries of catching Pikachu. They spent years trying to catch Pikachu, what would be the sense of all this time of their lives if they stopped now? They prefer to keep spending their time trying to catch this Pikachu rather than admitting they lost years of their lives for nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TL;DR : Pikachu OP &amp;amp; Team Rocket stupid&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="51620" LastEditDate="2020-01-30T17:32:52.970" LastActivityDate="2020-01-30T17:32:52.970" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23386" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-20T12:48:18.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Questions about tourism and locating places related to anime &amp;amp; manga. Some questions may be better suited on &lt;a href=&quot;http://travel.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;The Travel Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt; site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:17:01.030" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:17:01.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23387" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-20T12:48:18.193" Score="0" Body="For questions on finding, visiting, and/or travelling to real-world locations that have a relevance to anime &amp; manga." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:17:01.030" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:17:01.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23331" CreationDate="2015-07-20T13:31:47.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Monet did use her logia to survive; she saw the blade and reacted. Zoro explicitly did not use Haki which is why she could survive this. The don't show much of her logia change to give the momentary impression that he used Haki and killed her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ceasar stabbed her heart, she could not have sensed the blade until it penetrated. For other characters, they might have noticed via Observation Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is possible to imagine the logia users cleverly hid their hearts when using their powers, at this point no evidence supports this. At least three pieces of evidence weakly contradict it.  Light normally wouldn't be able to carry something with mass with it (but this barely behaves like light). Anything logia like fire, lava, ice, etc. would have to give the heart immunity to the element so they could not just have a normal human heart.  Lastly, several Paramecia (I know not logia) users strongly imply that their hearts are effected by the devil fruit.  This shows that if there were something to do with logia hearts it would be restricted to logia users (which seems unlikely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T13:31:47.130" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23389" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-20T13:36:12.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8kTRm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8kTRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga vol.1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flunk_Punk_Rumble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Flunk Punk Rumble&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://yankeekunmeganechan.wikia.com/wiki/Yankee-kun_to_Megane-chan_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Flunk Punk Rumble&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:37:13.010" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:37:13.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23390" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-20T13:36:12.650" Score="0" Body="A manga series by Miki Yoshikawa, which follows the story of Daichi Shinagawa, a delinquent at Mon Shiro High School. Published in English in Singapore as &quot;Flunk Punk Rumble&quot;." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:37:13.010" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:37:13.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23383" CreationDate="2015-07-20T13:39:59.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is answered in the very first episode that Team Rocket shows up in (the second episode in the series).  In it, Team Rocket (Jessie, James and Meowth) arrive at the Pokémon center that Ash and Misty are at - Pikachu is recovering from the events of the previous episode.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, Team Rocket has no interest whatsoever in Ash's Pikachu, and are only really interested in taking &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of the infirmed pokemon, disregarding his one ordinary Pikachu completely.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when Pikachu recovers, and with the help of several other Pikachu at the Pokémon Center, Pikachu manages to defeat Team Rocket in a single attack.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this catastrophic failure, Team Rocket (Jessie, James and Meowth, not the group as a whole) determines that Ash's Pikachu must be &quot;special&quot;, and resolve to catch it for their boss. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum up, the reasons that Jessie, James, and Meowth want Ash's Pikachu so badly are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: It beat them badly with a seemingly impossible level of power.&#xA;2: They want to give that &quot;special&quot; Pikachu to their boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2733" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T13:39:59.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23383" CreationDate="2015-07-20T13:45:45.510" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the second episode of the anime (Team Rocket's first appearance), Pikachu generates a large explosion which renders Team Rocket flying into outer space. Shocker (pun intended).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next time we meet Team Rocket (next episode, again, shocker) they tell our friends the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The only Pikachu we want is that one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We're only looking for the rarest, most valuable Pokémon in the world, kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And that special Pikachu is just the kind of Pokémon we need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As portrayed later in the series, this Team Rocket trio does not have a good standing with Giovanni (anymore) so they try to get him the best Pokémon they can find to make up for it, which they believe is Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15769" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T13:45:45.510" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23393" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27507" CreationDate="2015-07-20T14:00:47.610" Score="10" ViewCount="19792" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that she physically healed Gon via the wish that Killua asked of Nanika, but there are a few things that were possibly not &quot;healed&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gon's Nen ability&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as we know Gen has lost the ability to use his Nen because of his fight with Pitou. I know there has been some speculation that Gon could have this ability back already but will need to train all over again to gain access to it.  Would it be a dumb theory that Killua could use Alluka to also explicitly wish back Gon's ability to use Nen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gon's Penalty &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is something that is little talked about but during that fight Gon somewhat created a rule similar to Kurapikas in the sense that he would give up &quot;all of it&quot; just so that he could kill Pitou. This sacrifice looks like it was supposed to kill Gon for that momentary trade in power, the only reason him being alive due to the life support after the fight and Killua's wish to Alluka. Is it possible that the exchange for that power has been nullified by Alluka healing him?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T20:28:05.473" LastActivityDate="2019-02-08T04:29:50.767" Title="Could Alluka completely heal Gon?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23394" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-20T14:04:36.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5yoqBm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5yoqBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Tonight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (ときめきトゥナイト) is a manga series by Koi Ikeno. It follows the story of Ranze Eto, who lives in an isolated castle in Japan with her werewolf mother, vampire father, and younger brother, Rinze. Despite her lineage, she has yet to demonstrate any special powers of her own, and her parents are worried she might be a normal girl. One day, she discovers that she can change herself into a carbon copy of any object she bites - whether it be a person, or an inanimate object like a piece of bread - and can return to her normal self only by sneezing. Her parents are overjoyed, but Ranze's new powers make it difficult to continue living life as a normal teenage girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original manga series of &lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Tonight&lt;/em&gt; was written and illustrated by Koi Ikeno. Published by &lt;em&gt;Shueisha&lt;/em&gt; in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt;, it ran from July 1982 until October 1994, amassing 30 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime adaption of &lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Tonight&lt;/em&gt; was directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa, with the studio &lt;em&gt;Group TAC&lt;/em&gt;. It aired from October 7, 1982 until September 22, 1983, and had a total of 34 episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also by Koi Ikeno, a second manga series called &lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Midnight&lt;/em&gt; has been released as a retelling of the original story with certain roles reversed. Running from 2002 until 2009, it was once again published by &lt;em&gt;Shueisha&lt;/em&gt;, although this time it was serialised in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Cookie&lt;/em&gt;. This series had 9 volumes altogether.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokimeki_Tonight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Tonight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokimeki.wikia.com/wiki/Tokimeki_Tonight_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokimeki Tonight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:37:38.533" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:37:38.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23395" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-20T14:04:36.590" Score="0" Body="&quot;Tokimeki Tonight&quot; (ときめきトゥナイト) is a manga series by Koi Ikeno. It follows the story of Ranze Eto, who lives in an isolated castle in Japan with her werewolf mother, vampire father, and younger brother, Rinze. One day, Ranze's discovers her own power - she can change herself into a carbon copy of any object she bites." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T15:00:26.417" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T15:00:26.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23402" CreationDate="2015-07-20T14:15:20.043" Score="6" ViewCount="23127" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what order should the &lt;em&gt;Appleseed&lt;/em&gt; movies be watched?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Appleseed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Appleseed Ex Machina&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Appleseed Alpha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Appleseed XIII: Tartaros&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Appleseed XIII: Ouranos&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;other else?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11706" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-07-04T08:39:30.630" LastActivityDate="2020-07-04T08:39:33.363" Title="In what order should the Appleseed movies be watched?" Tags="&lt;appleseed&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23398" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-20T15:29:44.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Di5Z3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Di5Z3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rokka&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha&lt;/em&gt;) is a light novel series written by Ishio Yamagata and illustrated by Miyagi. It follows the protagonist Adlet Mayer, the self-proclaimed 'world's strongest man', who adopts a fighting style using tools and trickery to catch his opponents off-guard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original light novels are written by Ishio Yamagata with illustrations by Miyagi. Published by &lt;em&gt;Shueisha&lt;/em&gt;, it began publication in August 25,2011, and is currently ongoing. It currently has 5 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga adaption of &lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha&lt;/em&gt; is illustrated by Kei Toru and published by &lt;em&gt;Shueisha&lt;/em&gt;. The manga began serialisation in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Super Dash &amp;amp; Go!&lt;/em&gt; on February 25, 2012, and is currently ongoing. It currently has 3 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha's&lt;/em&gt; TV anime series is directed by Takeo Takahashi, written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, and features music from Michiru Oushima. Produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Passione&lt;/em&gt;, the series began on July 4, 2015 and is currently ongoing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokka:_Braves_of_the_Six_Flowers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rokka-no-yuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Rokka_no_Yuusha_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha Wiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:38:23.360" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T17:38:23.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23399" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-20T15:29:44.747" Score="0" Body="&quot;Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers&quot; (&quot;Rokka no Yuusha&quot;) is a light novel series written by Ishio Yamagata, following the protagonist Adlet Mayer, the self-proclaimed 'world's strongest man'." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T16:09:20.873" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T16:09:20.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23396" CreationDate="2015-07-20T17:36:35.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching the movies in the order they were released is a good idea. Referencing &lt;a href=&quot;http://appleseed.wikia.com/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions#What_timeframe_is_the_series_set_in.3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appleseed FAQ&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The OVA from 1998.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2004 movie is set in 2131.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2007 movie is set in 2138.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Appleseed XIII the OVA (13 episodes) from 2011-2012.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that Appleseed Alpha is a standalone from the others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T14:17:18.650" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:17:18.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23396" CreationDate="2015-07-20T17:41:31.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To contrast with the other answer, here's a roughly chronological order (of just the movies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22677/Appleseed_Alpha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appleseed Alpha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/54/Appleseed_(Movie)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appleseed (2004)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2969/Appleseed_Saga_Ex_Machina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appleseed Ex Machina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, note that there is a movie adaptation of &lt;em&gt;Appleseed XIII&lt;/em&gt; if you are interested. However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://appleseed.wikia.com/wiki/Appleseed_XIII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Appleseed Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it's actually a &amp;quot;relaunch of the series following the 2003 and 2007 films.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-07-04T08:39:33.363" LastActivityDate="2020-07-04T08:39:33.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23379" CreationDate="2015-07-20T19:01:32.117" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is somewhat speculative, but, I think, not completely off-base.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Frosteeze's answer says, the Incubators don't really care at all about witches; the witches are sort of a nasty byproduct of the energy creation process, the same way that burning fossil fuels creates carbon emissions. If I recall correctly, the energy that the Incubators need is released as the magical girl becomes a witch, at the height of her despair. It doesn't matter to them that there's a witch left over afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know the Incubators have no compunctions about hiding information from girls they make contracts with, so I always imagined the first magical girls were created in a scenario like the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Incubators land in ancient Sumeria and find some young girls whose emotions are in turmoil. There was a lot for young girls to be in turmoil about in ancient Sumeria, so this was probably not hard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Incubators offer to grant the girls' wishes and give them magical powers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girls agree. They become magical girls, but there are no witches to fight, so they go off and become prophets or great warriors. This requires them to use magic, which causes their soul gems to cloud.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eventually, these girls succumb to despair due to events in their own lives. This was probably quicker and easier to achieve in ancient Sumeria, where life was harder overall.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first crop of magical girls become witches.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The next crop of magical girls kills off these witches and starts the whole cycle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(We know the Incubators go back at least to ancient Egypt, since, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Episode_11:_The_Only_Signpost_Remaining&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;as we discover in Episode 11&lt;/a&gt;, Cleopatra was a magical girl. And nothing about the scenario substantially changes if we assume it was in Egypt instead of Sumeria.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Incubators may not care about witches, but having the magical girls fight them is a useful thing for three reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It makes the energy harvesting more sustainable. Witches kill people or cause them to kill themselves, as we see in Episodes 2 and 4. If the world gets overrun with witches, the number of potential magical girls reduces. The witches also seem to cause emotional disturbances that, if widespread enough, could discourage people from reproducing, reducing the number of potential magical girls in the world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It speeds up the process of pushing the magical girls into despair, which also speeds up energy gathering. This is especially relevant in modern day. An ancient Sumerian girl might have her village razed by bandits once per fortnight; a modern Japanese girl's greatest worry is whether her allowance stretches far enough to buy new shoes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It stops the girls from getting suspicious about the deal. As soon as a girl thinks &quot;This is too good to be true&quot;, the Incubator mentions the requirement to fight witches. That's not the &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; caveat, but it's enough to make the deal sound more like a bargain and less like a trap. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNgb5l.png&quot; alt=&quot;fishy deal&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T19:01:32.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23414" CreationDate="2015-07-20T23:17:15.087" Score="12" ViewCount="33920" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shinji's Walkman (I don't know the exact term in English, but I already know it's a rare cassette player that didn't take off except in Japan), but what I'm interested is the music he is listening on it. (More specifically, the cassette have 26 tracks, and a duration of around 1h30 if I trust my memory of the appearance of the player).&#xA;I've re-watched NGE and the RoE:1.01, and the music have a great importance on Shinji's development, but we do not hear enough for any app to recognize it, and the name don't seems to be revealed in the credits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the name of the cassette/compilation/music Shinji is listening to revealed in the show, a interview or any other &quot;official&quot; source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3502" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T22:53:56.153" LastActivityDate="2020-03-04T15:01:19.403" Title="What is playing on Shinji's walkman?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2015-07-20T23:55:33.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Julius is actually Lelouch. In the 3rd OVA, his memories has been rewritten and brainwashed. His eye that was covered was actually infact a Geass. While Shinn, says to Suzaku that his purpose was just like his, it is heard that he said Nunnally, also fragments of his memories started to Return with Charles Rewriting his memory. This Confirms he is actually Lelouch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15788" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T23:55:33.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23433" CreationDate="2015-07-21T00:02:57.363" Score="12" ViewCount="69763" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read some threads related to Shu case, for example that he took all the voids and illness of each people to save them but then Inori in some way she took them and die instead of Shu. And after that Shu becomes blind because Inori was like that before she dies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7606" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T22:52:17.083" LastActivityDate="2020-11-22T13:37:10.653" Title="Can someone explain to me the ending of Guilty Crown?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23411" CreationDate="2015-07-21T00:32:09.130" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take a look at this cut from &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_04_Scene_02a#cut_04_037&quot;&gt;Episode 4&lt;/a&gt; (via the official storyboards), and also the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Shinji_Ikari#Notes&quot;&gt;Shinji Ikari character page&lt;/a&gt; notes that the two songs that play are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The two songs usually played on Shinji's SDAT are: Track 25 for &quot;You are the only one&quot; and Track 26 for &quot;Blue Legend&quot;, respectively. The songs are from &quot;Lilia from Ys&quot;, an image album for the &quot;Ys&quot; RPG series. The Vocalist is Kotono Mitsuishi, Misato's seiyu. However, Episode 02 has two Eva BGM pieces playing, while Episode 23 has a different vocal song for Track 25 instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also on Youtube:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6-4xDNbfJc&quot;&gt;Aoi Legend&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaLOOiXbkYo&quot;&gt;You are the only one&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T00:32:09.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23417" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T02:29:10.443" Score="2" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, Hashiba plants a phone in the classroom under instruction from Kobayashi, and then has Ms. Hanabishi show it to the class, asking who it belongs to. Hashiba replies that it belonged to their murdered teacher. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somehow, from this sequence of events, Hashiba is able to deduce that the teacher-killer is in their class, as he reports to Kobayashi when he blusters his way into the interrogation room later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't follow Hashiba's logic here. We did get those shots of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2aAQh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an eye darting around (nervously?)&lt;/a&gt; during the sequence, but I'm not sure what to make of them. It can't be that Hashiba noticed Hoshino (the killer) acting suspiciously, since if he had, he could have just told Kobayashi about her right away. But nobody besides Hanabishi and Hashiba himself said or did anything (besides the darting eyes) during the staged phone-finding... so on what grounds was Hashiba able to conclude that the killer was in the class?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T00:06:41.047" Title="How did Hashiba conclude that the teacher-killer was in their class?" Tags="&lt;ranpo-kitan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23353" CreationDate="2015-07-21T02:48:57.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The composer doesn't have a dedicated channel, as not many of his works are available for streaming or download legally online. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.discogs.com/artist/311877-Shunsuke-Kikuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A discography&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452853/#soundtrack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;filmography&lt;/a&gt; of his work is available. As he has done work for not only anime, but live action series and films (as writer and/or composer), your best bet is to use a combination of two lists and look them up individually on sites such as Youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T02:48:57.537" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T03:03:24.133" Score="1" ViewCount="1943" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I first heard about Kai thought it was a Remake similar to the recent Sailor Moon Remake (not Crystal the original series where Haruka and Michiru were made to be cousins to censor their relationship). however i have seen posts that seem to indicate that the first few Sagas have been covered in less episodes in Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what is the difference between the original Dragonball Z and Dragonball Z Kai? eg. What has been added/removed in comparison, do people bleed when their limbs get cut/ripped off (when i first saw DBZ there was never any blood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:58:53.837" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:58:53.837" Title="What is the difference between Dragonball Z and Dragonball Z Kai?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-07-22T08:28:39.900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T06:18:48.830" Score="7" ViewCount="2227" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched &quot;Aldnoah.Zero&quot; and started with &quot;Aldnoah.Zero (2015)&quot;. I was wondering about one of the main elements in this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Aldnoah&lt;/strong&gt; is something that was found on Mars (&quot;Vers&quot; as it's called by the Martians) and is something old from an ancient civilization no one knows much about. They power up their &quot;weapon systems&quot; (mechs) with this thing too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is Aldnoah really?&lt;/strong&gt; Is it some sort of stone, or some sort of energy? If it were just energy, they wouldn't have so advanced weapon systems, or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the &quot;Zero&quot; in the name come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15722" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T22:41:52.213" LastActivityDate="2019-04-01T17:38:17.820" Title="What does the title &quot;Aldnoah.Zero&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T07:33:02.053" Score="6" ViewCount="1605" Body="&lt;p&gt;So there was this anime I watched but never finished and I forgot the name of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was a harem, and the story was about humanoids fighting each other until only 1 survived. All the humanoids were girls and had the power to become stronger if they kissed a person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few things I remember: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Humanoids 1-9 (possibly 1-10) were stronger than the rest. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At one point, the main character helps a man and his humanoid escape the city (a forbidden act) which was heavily guarded with a few of the 1-9 humanoids. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character's sister had a humanoid that was trying to find it's sister, which turned out to be the main character's humanoid. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry if this is confusing but it's probably the most simple way I can put all this down. I'm 99% the girls were some type of humanoid or something but I'm not 100% if the term in the anime was humanoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15794" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:28:50.227" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:28:50.227" Title="Humanoid harem - Kissing makes them stronger" Tags="&lt;sekirei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:04:09.280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23424" CreationDate="2015-07-21T08:19:30.730" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4063/Sekirei&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sekirei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the story was about humanoids&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which are called &quot;Sekirei&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the humanoids were girls &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most, but not all (Shiina is male; Homura may also be). Equal-opportunity fanservice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the main character &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generic McProtagonist-kun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;helps a man and his humanoid escape the city&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shigi with his Sekirei, Kuno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the main character's sister had a humanoid that was trying to find her sister which was the main character's humanoid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sister = Yukari; her Sekirei = Shiina; Shiina's sister = Kusano; Kusano's &quot;master&quot; (Ashikabi) = McProtagonist-kun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T08:19:30.730" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-23T22:18:34.207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23432" CreationDate="2015-07-21T09:10:22.230" Score="2" ViewCount="968" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that starts playing at 21:05 of Fairy Tail episode 124?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15797" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T11:32:32.167" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T11:52:09.657" Title="What is the title to this song on Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23419" CreationDate="2015-07-21T09:55:08.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put it simply: DragonBall Z Kai is a remake which stays true to the original DragonBall Z Manga. A quick list of the main differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No Fillers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Different theme songs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some Different Voice Actors (in e.g: Frieza, Gohan, Android 18).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Less Blood.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Don't watch the censored version, you'll hate it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15798" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T09:55:08.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T09:58:09.220" Score="4" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few year ago, I saw an episode of an old anime. This anime was probably from the late 90s or early 2000s. It starts with a teenager on a boat that was talking to the boat driver and thought he was going to an acadamy on an island. But actually it's just some house or castle. (I don't remember which.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this house were a lot of girls of different ages, younger and older then the boy. Each girl has a different kind of hobby (I would say) like magic (with cards and a broom) or sports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's everything I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15799" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T21:48:42.217" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T21:48:42.217" Title="Anime with house with girls with different hobbies?" Tags="&lt;sister-princess&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:04:12.700" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23427" CreationDate="2015-07-21T11:52:09.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the song is called Kizuna.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqxmFkmEoZQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kizuna-Fairy Tail OST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T11:52:09.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23413" CreationDate="2015-07-21T12:06:07.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;During episode 22 after Shu defeats Gai and both he and Mana crystalize, Shu then uses both his original King power and Gai's power to absorb every single void and Apocalypse Virus remaining on the planet. After this action Shu becomes fully crystalized and has a vision of Inori offering him the Guilty Crown and Shu accepts. By this acceptance of the crown Shu and Inori switch places. A trade happens and Inori receives all of Shu's illness and he receives hers. ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_22&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown Wiki&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T12:06:07.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23351" CreationDate="2015-07-21T15:01:08.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is a little open ended, I could not find any material supporting a definite answer. One could surmise that since Gohan is one of the last Saiyans he doesn't want to completely wipe out the race. It is already understood at this point in time Vegeta did harbor a lot of anger towards Goku and if that would have been Goku in a weakened state he probably would have killed him. Vegeta maybe saw no challenge in killing a child Saiyan or maybe he thought Gohan could come to be a potential challenger one day and would rather wait for that fight then kill him right there.There are a lot of answers that could be generated for this question. Until hard supporting material can be found it can really be anyone's opinion as to why he didn't kill him.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T15:01:08.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12992" CreationDate="2015-07-21T16:44:49.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the Damian being another Pallet trainer. As for the other, it could be that girl in the original theme song that never appears in the anime and she could have had the abandoned Bulbasaur which Ash found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't take credit for this answer as I got it from a YouTube video by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENzLyqzPdI0KiOXFA4cJgA0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ProtoMario&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15806" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T10:00:05.160" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T10:00:05.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23372" CreationDate="2015-07-21T19:03:52.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;projections of the heart&quot; could mean a few things. The interpretation that I get from the wiki, is that the familiars are based off strong feelings. These can be regular everyday emotions or they can be a strong like towards something. I.E. Charlotte desires a certain type of cheese above everything else so her familiar Pyotr only duty is to search for cheese. As for how they are created not much is really stated. One can assume that the familiar is born alongside the witch or the witch creates the familiar using the &quot;projections&quot;. ref(&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madoka Magica Characters&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T19:03:52.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3334" CreationDate="2015-07-21T23:15:24.633" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With everthing thats been said here I would conclude the old man is part of the test to test if the 30 year old man is worthy of going to heaven. The old man goes into the same elevator he came from to start the test with a new person while the 30 year old man goes in the elevator that will either lead him to heaven or hell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15809" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T23:15:24.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23450" CreationDate="2015-07-22T00:43:40.373" Score="10" ViewCount="3338" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Father sacrifices his five subjects—the five who have all seen the portal—why is it that they are all fine right after? I would have expected them to be gone, or dead, or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15810" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:23:59.170" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T18:10:50.627" Title="In FMA: Brotherhood, why do Father's sacrifices remain alive after the sacrifice?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23447" CreationDate="2015-07-22T01:33:02.140" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt; There is no canonical reason for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer:&lt;/strong&gt; In English, a sacrifice is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;an animal, person, or object offered in an act of slaughtering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a sacrifice in the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; (and manga) canon is simply a being which has attempted Human Transmutation, and thus passed through the Gate of Truth. This sort of &quot;activates&quot; their Gate, so that someone with the right knowledge and setup (read: Father) can access it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Sacrifice&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt; says it best:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Contrary to what the name suggests, the Human Sacrifices don't actually die and survive with no ill effects. In fact, the Sacrifices were some of the few humans to not have their souls dragged from their bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why are they called sacrifices? It's really anybody's guess. In a way, they line up with another definition of the term:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that sense, they &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; sacrifices; just not in the way we would typically think of a ritualistic sacrifice taking place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no, no particular reason why they don't die, except... well, the author needed them alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T01:33:02.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23429" CreationDate="2015-07-22T07:28:39.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/836/Sister_Princess&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sister Princess&lt;/a&gt;. It came out in the early 2000s and started with the main character, Wataru, on a boat going to an island with a big mansion. The mansion had Wataru's twelve younger sisters. One sister, Chikage, was a magician who had tarot cards and a crystal ball, and I believe also a broom, as you describe in the question. Another girl, I believe named RinRin, was a sports nut. There was also a girl who was a detective (Yotsuba), a girl who was a French noblewoman (Aria), a girl who was trendy (Sakuya), and several others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nQaHQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sister Princess cast&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T07:28:39.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23467" CreationDate="2015-07-22T10:57:15.740" Score="10" ViewCount="3783" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've rewatched Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.01: You can (not) advance, and something struck me.&#xA;At the very end (so spoiler):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaworu is on the moon, looking at Shinji, and say &quot;You're the third again, Shinji&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the &quot;again&quot; a sign that what happened in NGE/EoE in the same continuity? Or does it link with RoE 3/4 (which I've still to see)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3502" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T22:51:23.080" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T22:51:23.080" Title="What is Kaworu implying at the end of RoE: 1.01?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23461" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-22T10:58:50.783" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T10:58:50.783" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T10:58:50.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23462" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-22T10:58:50.783" Score="0" Body="Remake of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the anime is split into 4 movies, and severely differ from Neon Genesis Evangelion by the second film." OwnerUserId="3502" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T14:56:40.823" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T14:56:40.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20116" CreationDate="2015-07-22T11:37:34.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the fact that actual names of the characters are different I do not believe they are the same. They are very similar groups, and this could be on purpose to provide some sort of comedic similarities. They are merely taking the spot of the &quot;3 idiots&quot; from the school because of the frequency that the scenes are going to be in the Border setting and not the school setting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T11:37:34.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11566" CreationDate="2015-07-22T11:50:01.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could not find an exact match to this song searching through the OST's I will agree that it does seem familiar to the Zoldyck Family theme at about 20 seconds into the Zoldyck theme they sound very close but there is a difference. As far as for link there is no real way to tell other than to ask the composer of Prelude to Paradise. ref(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyoBQCzsYAM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HxH Zoldyck Theme&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T11:50:01.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19844" CreationDate="2015-07-22T12:00:53.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After looking through the skill lists on the Log Horizon Wikia I could not find another skill that would allow them to fast travel back to Akihabara but according to the Adventurers abilities page they can use Call of Home to return ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Adventurer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Adventurer Abilities&lt;/a&gt;). So it would make sense that they either used Call of Home or just traveled back on foot with a time lapse that wasn't noted. ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Skills&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Skills&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T12:00:53.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23460" CreationDate="2015-07-22T14:28:30.257" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's up to interpretation and there hasn't been, as of yet, any sort of official take on what a lot of the cryptic stuff that Kaworu says. If you'll recall, he also calls Gendo &quot;Father&quot;. The line you're referring to is probably more something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;The third again? You never change. I look forward to meeting you Shinji Ikari.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not that Shinji is the &quot;3rd&quot; again so much as referring to Shinji as &quot;3rd&quot; and saying he's up to something &quot;again&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of ways to interpret this in light of some of the other things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kaworu and Shinji may have met a long time ago, and when Kaworu mentions looking forward to meeting him again, it's in reference to a previous meeting which Shinji may not have either been aware of or remember&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Similar to #1, it may have been that Kaworu was a silent observer through a lot of the previous chronology before the start of the first film, enough so to have felt that he has personal ties with the family, thus also referring to Gendo as &quot;father&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Going along the veins of #2, there's also an off-hand mention of a &quot;Pact&quot; with Lilith in the 3rd movie, this could all have tied into how Angels in general play a different role in this continuity than in the original TV series. It's possible that Angels have been interacting with humans well before Sachiel's attack in the first film and that Kaworu may be referring to that interaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Venturing in to even more speculation, there is the &quot;Sequel&quot; stuff. Some people interpret Kaworu's language and how he's acts as he's met Shinji before&#xA;as evidence that Kaworu is either some sort of time traveller, that the new films are a thematic or chronologic sequel of the original TV series (and for some reason, Kaworu alone remembers the events from the TV series), or there was a world &quot;reset&quot; after instrumentality of the TV series (and again, Kaworu is the only one that remembers those events). Can get even wilder with speculation, but you get the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T14:28:30.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23460" CreationDate="2015-07-22T14:32:48.807" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prevalent theory about the Rebuild movies is that they are, in fact, a sequel to the original. No one is entirely certain how everything connects, but there are a lot of theories out there. Rather than attempt to cover them all myself, I'll provide links to relevant discussions. I encourage anyone who has more links to add them here so we can create a good resource for future reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7722/is-the-evangelion-remake-a-remake-or-a-sequel&quot;&gt;Relevant post on this site.&lt;/a&gt; The answer here provides common pieces of evidence, while also bringing up alternative theories (including the idea that these are just nods to the original series and nothing more). Furthermore it's noted that &quot;Kaworu has always been saying weird things.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the first comment on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/evangelion/comments/1esehu/looptheory_questions_30_spoilers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this reddit thread&lt;/a&gt;. It provides some relevant quotes from the show's staff. In particular, there is a quote from Anno himself saying that &quot;Eva is a story that repeats,&quot; which is one of the more strongest pieces of evidence supporting the sequel theory (that said, Anno, much like Kaworu, is know for saying some pretty weird things).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Comment #4 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=241336&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this MAL&lt;/a&gt; thread offers some additional perspective related to the overall tone of the series. It discusses this difference of tone in context with how Touji's story has a different ending in several iterations of the series, including the manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/6022/A-remake-or-a-sequel/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This thread&lt;/a&gt; on the EvaGeeks wiki offers some opinions contrary to the sequel theory. However, I personally don't see many strong arguments here - mainly opinions that aren't backed up with an evidence - for example comments like &quot;I think it's just a re-telling with plot twists and new plot holes.&quot; While funny, this really doesn't examine evidence in support of either side. That said, it's important to consider both perspectives with something as complex as Evangelion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, here's a picture commonly referenced in this debate.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0lYH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0lYH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sequel Theory&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15060" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T16:22:19.757" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-22T15:19:22.793" Score="6" ViewCount="715" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Evangelion franchise is full of unknowns, most were never explained or given any &quot;word of god&quot; statement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What Gendo whispered to Ritsuko after: &quot;I truly... (muted)&quot; to prompt her to answer: &quot;Liar!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is real the motivation for Asuka to tell Shinji &quot;気持ち悪い&quot; at the ending of the End?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hideaki Anno then made &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Gendo%27s_Silent_Words#cite_note-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this statement&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We all have to find our own answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we truly say that they left these blanks intentionally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the stance of Evangelion creators on the &quot;Death of Author&quot; concept, regarding the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please use references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-01-10T12:14:51.310" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T12:14:51.310" Title="What is the stance of Evangelion creators (Including but not limited to Hideaki Anno) on the &quot;Death of Author&quot; concept, regarding the series?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23339" CreationDate="2015-07-22T16:25:33.033" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just because the Xs disappeared doesn't mean their friendship is over. The Xs probably simply vanished naturally; ink doesn't stay on forever, especially with how many battles the Straw Hats go through. Plus, Vivi is still keeping a close eye on what the Straw Hats are doing, which obviously means they're still friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T16:25:33.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22552" CreationDate="2015-07-23T00:48:18.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since this question doesn't have a definitive answer yet, I suppose I'll expand on my comment above. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Ankit Sharma explains, Garlic Jr. is from the Makyo Star. However, I find it doubtful that Emperor Pilaf is also from the Makyo Star. Emperor Pilaf &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor_Pilaf_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;was the first villain introduced in Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt;, when Goku was still a child, before we even knew that Goku was an alien (let alone Piccolo, who wasn't introduced until much later). All the material involving Garlic Jr. is anime-original and dates to long after the start of the manga, whereas Emperor Pilaf is Akira Toriyama's own creation and was introduced right at the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why do they look alike? I think it's just a coincidence. As Zibbobz mentions in comments, this would make Emperor Pilaf some kind of Earth creature. (Considering all the weird creatures that live on &quot;Earth&quot; in the Dragon Ball universe, this isn't &lt;em&gt;too&lt;/em&gt; hard to accept.) The Dragon Ball manga went on for a long time, and Toriyama himself occasionally used slightly tweaked versions of his earlier designs; that's why Emperor Pilaf and Piccolo look so much alike. The animators who designed Garlic Jr. had to come up with their own design, but also make sure it was consistent with Toriyama's art style. They chose to tweak Emperor Pilaf and Piccolo by changing the color and removing the antennae, probably to maintain a recognizable look. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animators did something similar in the movies: Turles, the villain of &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_The_Tree_of_Might&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Tree of Might&lt;/a&gt;, looks exactly like Goku, for no reason I can remember. Bardock, Goku's blood father, introduced in &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z%3A_Bardock_-_The_Father_of_Goku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bardock - The Father of Goku&lt;/a&gt;, is also an exact copy of Goku's appearance (and even shares the same voice actor in the Japanese version). Toriyama's character designs, especially for non-human characters like these two, have a very distinctive look. It's plausible that the animators decided to play it safe and copy his designs, instead of taking their chances and trying to replicate his unique style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T00:48:18.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T04:34:57.943" Score="4" ViewCount="377" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second Symphogear G &quot;Zesshoushinai&quot; special episode, the last segment (starting at around 12:48) has Shirabe showing Kirika a letter that had been confiscated from them after they were taken into custody. Kirika immediately snatches it away, hides it behind her back, and starts yelling rather incoherently (and cutely). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did the letter say? (My best guess is that it's probably something that Kirika wrote when she thought she was going to &quot;die&quot; as a result of being taken over by Finé, but I'd like to know if this is touched on anywhere else.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T20:39:55.270" Title="What were the contents of the letter that Kirika didn't want Shirabe to read?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23254" CreationDate="2015-07-23T04:45:34.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ended up going through the OP with a fine-toothed framestepper, whereupon I finally sighted the differences between the two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 00:51-00:52, NCOP 1 has a body shot of Yukine in Nehushtan, followed by a face shot of Yukine in Nehushtan...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mnv7um.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yukine in Nehushtan, body&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VNyhSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yukine in Nehushtan, face&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...while in NCOP 2, there's a body shot of &lt;em&gt;Finé&lt;/em&gt; in Nehushtan, followed by a face shot of Yukine in &lt;em&gt;Ichaival&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eCgR1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Finé in Nehushtan, body&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxQPNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yukine in Ichaival, face&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shots last for 8 and 10 frames, respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And one's probably traced off of the other, so they look pretty similar if you're not specifically looking for them as they flash by, which is why it took me a while to notice. Unexciting answer, but it is what it is.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T04:45:34.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T05:02:30.943" Score="3" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of Symphogear G, shortly after Maria summons Noise to the concert hall, we get a shot of a rack of TVs showing news stations from around the world reporting on the event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kn5M0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kn5M0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;N.O.I.S.E. appearance&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many of the languages shown (including English), the word &quot;Noise&quot; is set as &quot;N.O.I.S.E.&quot;, suggesting that it's actually an initialism (I'm guessing in English). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it? If so, what does it stand for? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T08:12:37.453" Title="Is &quot;Noise&quot; an initialism?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23532" CreationDate="2015-07-23T05:03:00.270" Score="10" ViewCount="36607" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Gintama official page, it says Gintoki's age is 20+. But it is not clear how old he is, because in the last generation of the Joui war, the foursome of Sakata Gintoki, Katsura Kotarou, Takasugi Shinsuke, and Sakamoto Tatsuma joined. So it's confusing what his real age is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9061" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T04:29:33.720" LastActivityDate="2018-07-28T11:20:45.977" Title="How old is Gintoki?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23479" CreationDate="2015-07-23T06:38:26.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ja.Wikipedia article of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%A6%E5%A7%AB%E7%B5%B6%E5%94%B1%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%82%AE%E3%82%A2#.E4.BD.9C.E4.B8.AD.E7.94.A8.E8.AA.9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Symphogear&lt;/a&gt;, the term Noise is spelt as ノイズ, fully in Katakana. There is no mention of the acronym N.O.I.S.E. at all in the whole article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;official website&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.com/key06.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Symphogear&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear-g.com/introduction/keyword_02.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Symphogear G&lt;/a&gt; also use the spelling ノイズ to refer to Noise, and there is also no mention of the acronym N.O.I.S.E. at all in the explanation of the term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, you can find various terms spelt in Latin characters from the official websites and Wikipedia, such as F.I.S., S2CA, LiNKER, Anti_LiNKER, and S.O.N.G.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, there is no evidence that N.O.I.S.E. is an abbreviation of a longer phrase. It is &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; a stylized word in order to clearly differentiate it from the common noun &quot;noise&quot; for viewer from English-speaking countries (both in-universe and in real life).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T06:38:26.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T21:23:38.863" Score="-1" ViewCount="14593" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm really far behind on fairy tail, is there a list of plot episodes I could watch. and I mean Plot not just canon and filler episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15853" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-23T21:33:58.020" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T07:32:26.650" Title="Is there a list of skippable fairy tail episodes to just watch the main plot" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-07-24T11:02:10.707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16790" CreationDate="2015-07-23T23:35:06.063" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Murasame recognizes Akame as its true wielder, Murasame remembers all the people Akame killed, and cutting herself knowing poison will go into her body is taking responsibility for all the people Akame killed. The sword is conscious, it can tell good from bad, you can piss it off too(the time an enemy insulted the sword then tried to use it against Akame).&#xA;Anyways, resisting the poison, the sword gave her major power and speed boosts, fast enough to leave an afterimage caused by Esdeaths bloodlust when she froze time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15856" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T23:35:06.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T01:19:37.537" Score="11" ViewCount="1508" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha&lt;/em&gt;, we see a number of instances of a fictional script consisting of glyphs inside circles. For example, from the introductory narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0bdim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DTvFG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Recjj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are probably too low-resolution to be readable. However, in episode 3, we get a suitably-high-resolution shot of Adlet's letter to the princess:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNvWE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNvWE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Adlet&amp;#39;s letter to Nachetanya&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fictional scripts in anime are often ciphers (a la &lt;a href=&quot;http://altairandvega.net/2014/01/06/cracking-the-dandy-code/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Space Dandy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3418/&quot;&gt;Suisei no Gargantia&lt;/a&gt;, etc.). Is this one also a cipher of some sort? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T01:37:50.147" Title="Is the circle-script used in Rokka no Yuusha decipherable?" Tags="&lt;rokka-no-yuusha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23509" CreationDate="2015-07-24T01:19:37.537" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Multiple presumably-independent decipherments have been conducted by denizens of the internet (&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/thread/128250341/#128296467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&gt;&gt;128296467 on /a/&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/thread/128250341/#128297371&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&gt;&gt;128297371 on /a/&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/3drik1/_/ct9oal3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;/u/justinlam3 on /r/anime&lt;/a&gt;), all of which arrived at the same conclusion: the circle-script is a simple substitution cipher for the Latin script, and the underlying plaintext happens to be coherent English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adlet's letter reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AIugW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AIugW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Adlet&amp;#39;s letter, deciphered, courtesy &amp;gt;&amp;gt;128297371&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TO NACHETANYA&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I MET OUR&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  COLLEAGUE FROM&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  THE SIX FLOWER&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  IM GOING AFTER&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  HER SO YOU&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  JUST GO AHEAD&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  FOR YOUR&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [...]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed, this is essentially what Nachetanya says when she reads the letter out loud (in what sounds to us like Japanese). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cipher appears to lack a majuscule/minuscule distinction, and also appears to lack punctuation. Adlet's letter didn't have enough text to allow us to identify the circle-script equivalents of all 26 English letters, but &gt;&gt;/a/128297371 did construct a partial substitution table based on Adlet's letter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i11kr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i11kr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;substitution table&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily, we get more ciphertext to work with in episode 12:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The text on &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jWNKn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the tablet with the instructions for activating the temple&lt;/a&gt; became marginally readable after I spent over 9000 hours in &lt;s&gt;Photoshop&lt;/s&gt; GIMP enhancing it: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPmIO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; (you might like to try running it through &lt;a href=&quot;http://waifu2x.udp.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;waifu2x&lt;/a&gt; for increased readability). It reads as follows:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       TO ACTIVATE AGAIN THE&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       BORDER BETWEEN INNER&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       AND OUTER CLOSED AREAS&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       AS FUNCTION OF&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       SANCTUARY REPEAT THE&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       SAME OPERATIONAL&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       PROCEDURE AFTER REMOVING&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       THE TREASURED SWORD AND THE&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       BROKEN LITHOGRAPH THAT IS&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       GRASP THE TREASURED SWORD&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       AND LET THE BLOOD&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       PASS THROUGH IT AND DESTROY&lt;br&gt;&#xA;       INTONING FIXED WORDS&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; This accords what Hans tells the rest of the group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using this information, we can decipher a few more letters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GYPG2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GYPG2.png&quot; alt=&quot;B, K, P, V, W ciphers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alas, there is no information available to us beyond Adlet's letter from episode 3 and the ciphertext from episode 12. While there are other ciphertexts large enough to be readable (mostly close-up shots of the map of the continent, which has labels on it), none of them give us any letters that we don't already have from these two sources, meaning that we will never know what the circle-script equivalents of &quot;Q&quot; and &quot;Z&quot; are. And &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt;, my friends, is the &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; mystery of &lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T05:33:22.320" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T05:33:22.320" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T04:33:21.270" Score="5" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Funimation simulcast of episode 2 of Kuusen Madoushi featured a very abrupt transition at the half-way point - Kanata was in the middle of a sentence (確かに、俺… / &lt;em&gt;tashika ni, ore...&lt;/em&gt;) when he was cut off by the eyecatch. His being cut off was not humorous, so it doesn't seem like it was intentional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this a production error? If so, whose fault was it - Funimation or someone further upstream?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T05:45:19.493" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T05:57:56.800" Title="Was the abrupt cut to the eyecatch in the Funimation version of episode 2 of Kuusen Madoushi a production error?" Tags="&lt;sky-wizards-academy&gt;&lt;funimation&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23513" CreationDate="2015-07-24T05:02:28.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, yeah, the schmucks at Funimation messed this one up. The versions of this episode that aired on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Television&quot;&gt;TOKYO MX&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Television&quot;&gt;SUN&lt;/a&gt; both don't have the abrupt cut - there's about 20 seconds of content missing. Here's a webm of the missing content, taken from the MX raws: &lt;a href=&quot;http://webmshare.com/play/7D8wK&quot;&gt;http://webmshare.com/play/7D8wK&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Kanata tells them that he's too strong for them. Misora asks what they're going to be doing for training today. Kanata replies that they'll be playing tag, to which they all respond in shock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that this didn't happen in the versions of the show that aired in Japan, I blame this on Funimation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T05:57:56.800" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T05:57:56.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T05:22:17.703" Score="6" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that Terminal Services employees need to work in pairs of one human and one Giftia? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing they do as part of their jobs seems to strictly require the presence of specifically a human, nor specifically a Giftia. (And, I mean, given that humans and Giftias are virtually indistinguishable until near the end of the Giftia's life, what difference would it make, anyway?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T03:50:21.903" Title="Why do Terminal Services employees need to work in human-Giftia pairs?" Tags="&lt;plastic-memories&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23504" CreationDate="2015-07-24T07:32:26.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kindly look into this link for the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/fairy-tail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/fairy-tail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Filler Episodes:9, 19, 49-50, 69-75, 125-150, 204-226  &#xA;Canon Episodes:1-8, 10-18, 20-48, 51-68, 76-124, 151-203, 227-233&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15825" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T07:32:26.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23520" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23521" CreationDate="2015-07-24T10:52:40.780" Score="2" ViewCount="324" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last song that plays while kaneki's holding hide in his arms while walking through whithout looking back, right at the last scene of the last episode... (which I believe it's an acoustic version of unravel, if my memory isn't tricking me). Has it been released yet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15864" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T10:57:42.207" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T12:13:15.800" Title="Has the acoustic version of Unravel been released yet?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23520" CreationDate="2015-07-24T11:17:28.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this is the song you are looking for. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jA4GvMtHhs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ghoul - Unravel (Acoustic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to purchase it, here is the link to the Apple iTunes page: &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/unravel-acoustic-version-single/id992699090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;unravel (acoustic version) - Single, by TK from 凛として時雨&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T12:13:15.800" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T12:13:15.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23515" CreationDate="2015-07-24T14:00:16.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that this sort of pairing is for the preservation of human life. Once a Giftia becomes a Wanderer they start to act on instinct alone which sometime leads to violent confrontation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the pairs the human is referred to as the &quot;spotter&quot; and the Giftia is the &quot;Marksman&quot;. The Giftia are as close to humans as SAI Corp has been able to make with the current technology but they are not human. If one reads Isla's character bio its states that she &quot;often has difficulty understanding how social situations work&quot; this minor flaw could potentially cause a team of two Giftia's to miss a Wanderer if it's in the beginning stages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The human is because overall the human will have more experience with human/android interaction so they will be able to pick up on the subtle signs that could start showing when a Giftia's time is almost up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also having the Giftia there can provide a buffer in between the human and Wanderer, granted the Giftia is still limited whereas the limiting functions on the Wanderer are off. Terminal Services would probably rather have a Giftia injured in a retrieval rather than a human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a potential reason for the pairing of the two but I could be wrong, not much is stated as to why the pair has to be like that. &lt;a href=&quot;http://plastic-memories.wikia.com/wiki/Plastic_Memories_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref from Plastic Memories Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T19:05:14.730" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T19:05:14.730" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T16:25:32.853" Score="5" ViewCount="1166" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I want to inform that I'm French, so I'm sorry for my bad English... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm desperately looking for a manga that I can not manage to find despite all my efforts. On the dozen forums where I was searching, I found nothing. I remember only few scenes of the story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It talks about two boys in an orphanage who plan to flee when one of them is going to be adopted. But in the end, they are taken together.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some years later, they are in a kind of army. For a reason that I don't remember anymore, one of the boys escaped from the organization and hid himself among the society, where he attended high school.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But one day, his old friend is ordered to get him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I read it around 3 years ago. One of the boys has black hair and seemed to be cold with others. And I think the second boy was blond.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's all I know, I hope that I've been understood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15870" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:39:23.183" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:39:23.183" Title="A manga about two boys originally from an orphanage" Tags="&lt;aegis&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:04:38.997" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23556" CreationDate="2015-07-24T17:50:17.003" Score="4" ViewCount="3548" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have played, watched and read the media from the original School Days, but I don't know much about the other games in the series and how they're linked to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I even saw there's a tower defence game in the series, which seems bizarre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhh2Xm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhh2Xm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What order should the games be played in and how do the games fit together (are they all in parallel universes for example?). Are there any alternate adaptations of the games while I wait for them to be translated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use the spoiler tags if necessary please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T18:12:18.287" LastActivityDate="2020-04-02T05:41:53.370" Title="How are games in the School Days franchise linked?" Tags="&lt;school-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23531" CreationDate="2015-07-24T18:01:16.457" Score="6" ViewCount="542" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a manga I've read in English in 2009-2010. I bought the first volume of it back then, but I fear I might've lost it somewhere and can't remember the name either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's set in a medieval fantasy world, and the protagonists are a man and 3 women: a priestess, a thief, and a warrior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The priestess has long fair hair and clothes like most other priestesses in manga or anime, and is pretty much like one would expect such a priestess to be.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The thief appears to be the youngest among the girls, is also the shortest of them all, and has shoulder-long hair. She appears to be a good-natured thief, not the cut-throat kind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The warrior is quite tall and strong, even compared to men. She has dark skin and appears to be very tough. She doesn't behave much like a woman, nor does she try. She often spars with the male protagonist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The male protagonist is pretty much a standard male protagonist: strong and reliable looking. He is quite a pervert, though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It begins with the priestess looking for the successor of a legendary hero while the thief and warrior were accompanying her, helping her search. Apparently, and according to the priestess, the hero's successor is supposed to be just like the hero of legend: strong, reliable, chivalrous, etc. In short, he's supposed to be the ideal, perfect hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After they find him, they quickly realise the truth: He's nothing like what they expected. He may be strong, and he even looks reliable from time to time, but he's actually an unrefined pervert. The thief and warrior regularly ask the priestess, if she's sure he's the hero, to which she admits &amp;mdash; usually in tears &amp;mdash; that she has her doubts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the priestess reports to the head priestess (the one who gave her the job of finding the hero), she complains about him not being at all what she imagined. The head priestess admits that he sounds exactly like the legendary hero she had been travelling with many years back. Whether the head priestess only admitted it in her head, or the priestess didn't hear/believe her, I don't remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember much else about the story. I do remember, however, that the women treat the hero with a bit of hostility in the beginning, due to him being a shameless pervert. He eventually manages to earn their trust, though. The priestess keeps praying to her God, hoping that she'd got the wrong guy all along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I've only read the first volume, it seemed to be quite funny overall, though I wouldn't exactly call it a comedy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the name of that manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:11:27.373" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:11:27.373" Title="A party of 3 women looking for a hero" Tags="&lt;rune-soldier&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:04:42.200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23526" CreationDate="2015-07-24T18:36:45.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh, I finally found it! It's Aegis. Someone just told me the title on a forum. I also mixed some parts of the story with another, sorry. Thank you again for your answers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15870" LastEditorUserId="15870" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T18:50:48.817" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T18:50:48.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24344" CreationDate="2015-07-24T18:55:28.703" Score="5" ViewCount="1555" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a romance/shoujo one-shot manga.&#xA;There is a girl is considered a beauty but she is also emotionless, because of her lack of emotions she doesn't have any friends. Some girls call her a robot I think. One day a guy from the soccer team , who is also called a 'prince' by other girls, confesses to her but all she does is bow her head and leaves. The soccer guy doesn't give up and becomes friends with her. &#xA;I remember one part where she is outside on the stairwell taking pictures of the sky and he asks to join her in taking pictures of the sky. This leads to them hanging out and taking lots of pictures together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually the girl thinks she's being played after some of the guys friends make a comment about how the prince can get anyone's heart except for hers. &#xA;.        .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13761" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:03:34.253" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:03:34.253" Title="Romance one-shot about an emotionless girl" Tags="&lt;ningyo-hime-to-ouji-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:04:45.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23528" CreationDate="2015-07-24T19:57:53.030" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds a lot like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rune_Soldier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahou Senshi Louie&lt;/a&gt;, released in the US as Rune Soldier. I haven't read or watched the series, but from the Wikipedia description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a blonde priestess, Melissa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A young thief, Merrill&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A tall, dark-skinned warrior, Genie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character, Louie, is an idiot and a pervert. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this picture, the cast seems to resemble your description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8nWRql.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8nWRql.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rune Soldier cast&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot description on Wikipedia sounds just like your summary: the three girls are seeking a legendary warrior who turns out to be Louie, to their disappointment, since he's idiotic and perverted. Over the course of the series, they slowly come to respect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was published by ADV Manga, which was in operation from 2003 to around 2010, so it's perfectly plausible that you bought it in 2009 or 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T19:57:53.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23480" CreationDate="2015-07-24T20:23:20.633" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that Gintoki is about 25 to 26 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Ask Sorachi segment of &lt;code&gt;Episode 9: “You should go all out in a fight”&lt;/code&gt; Gin were described as a &amp;quot;hairless baby&amp;quot; when the Amanto first arrived. Shortly after which the Joui war started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[After credits and preview]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Class:&lt;/strong&gt; Teach us, Ginpachi sensei!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gintoki:&lt;/strong&gt; Um, this is a question from a Mr. Oonishi, from the second floor. ‘I noticed something strange the other day. Shinpachi-kun said that the “purge” was a movement that happened twenty years ago to drive amanto off earth. So, no matter how you cut it, Gin-san and Katsura-san have to be more than thirty years old. Is that true?’ Uh, ok now. Pay attention now, cuz this is gonna be on the test. The war of expulsion didn’t end in just a year or two, you see. When the war started twenty years ago, Gin-san was still just a hairless baby. The shogunate, afraid of the aliens, surrendered right away, but the samurai still resisted. It was around this time that Gin-san got a different kind of hair. When the amanto had infiltrated the entire government and were running roughshod over the whole nation, Gin-san finally entered the fight! Well, in a manner of speaking…So, that’s how the war of expulsion, lasting ten full years, happened. Gin-san and his friends only really participated in the very end of it. Oh, and Oonishi, go stand in the hall! Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gin_Tama#Episode_9:_.E2.80.9CYou_should_go_all_out_in_a_fight.E2.80.9D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikiquote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gin was said to join the war towards the end, at which point we know he must be at least 20 years old. As that is how long the war just about lasted. But this was already known, as this was also answered inside the sorachi segments (see image)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now using &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.livejournal.com/404315.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this live journal&lt;/a&gt; as a guide line we can see that up to episode 195 roughly 4 years have passed based on the seasons represented, and Christmas specials. As there are now 281 episodes, and it roughly takes 49 episodes to progress a year another 1.8 years should have about passed making Gintoki 25, almost 26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OkAYm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OkAYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T12:50:52.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17009" CreationDate="2015-07-24T23:10:27.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, they were &lt;a href=&quot;http://tora-dora.wikia.com/wiki/Taiga_Aisaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;going to live with Ryuji's grandparents&lt;/a&gt; -(Wikia Article -Valentine's Day Arc third paragraph) - who would then act as legal guardians for them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuuji and Taiga pack for a long trip; but when Ryuuji spies Yasuko's note he realizes she had run away, like a child, and he convinces Taiga that they should visit his grandparents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposing the laws are similar here, parental consent could be substituted by consent of a legal guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15874" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T05:55:19.647" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T05:55:19.647" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22283" CreationDate="2015-07-24T23:19:38.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is likely that by obtaining a new deck containing an LRIG, the mental effects of losing three battles are not an issue anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on the reasoning that Akira was physically scarred, with her mental scarring coming from the physical and Ulith, whereas Hitoe was mentally scarred - it is also possible (this, by the way, is just an assumption) that her pain was not actually real, and only something her mind created. Knowing Mari Okada's work, this could be quite possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming it is a physical issue, she did recognise that she had friends before, as well, and remembering that Yuzuki and Ruko were her friends may have broken the barrier that stopped them from becoming so when Akira beat her in the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15874" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T23:19:38.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22694" CreationDate="2015-07-24T23:25:13.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They never lost it. Aside from the rule of them not being allowed in the Dungeon, it is also stated at the beginning of all three forms of the series (anime, manga and LN) that the Deities are not allowed to use their power while they reside in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15874" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T19:44:16.677" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T19:44:16.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22766" CreationDate="2015-07-24T23:30:31.200" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://metanorn.net/2015/03/shirobako-20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This blog post&lt;/a&gt; suggests that the final character might be &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoyevsky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fyodor Dostoevsky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a famous Russian author, journalist and philosopher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky_1876.jpg/170px-Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky_1876.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see that Midori is a big fan of Dostoevsky's in the anime occasionally, including dropping the title of arguably his most famous book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crime &amp;amp; Punishment&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/POiZsl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/POiZsl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dostoevsky's influence is one of the reasons why Midori wanted to be a writer in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T10:26:35.133" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T10:26:35.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T00:13:24.263" Score="12" ViewCount="1990" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Funimation version of episode 6 of Arslan Senki had some incredibly dark scenes, to the point where you basically couldn't tell what was going on. In the versions broadcast in Japan, the scenes were still dark (since much of the episode took place in a poorly-lit sewer), but not &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; dark. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funimation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kB08e.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kB08e.png&quot; alt=&quot;Funimation nonsense&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broadcast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7uzJV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7uzJV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Broadcast version&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or, check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/126189&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this screenshot comparison&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on the other hand, in brighter Funimation shows, the light colors end up being incredibly oversaturated. Here's an example from Death Parade:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funimation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X6tlp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X6tlp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Funimation nonsense&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broadcast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dodYG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dodYG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Broadcast version&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is less egregious than the scene from Arslan Senki above, but you can still clearly see the difference in &lt;a href=&quot;http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/136238&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this screenshot comparison&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a consistent problem with anime on Funimation. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-26T08:16:23.220" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T08:16:23.220" Title="Why are some scenes in shows on Funimation very dark or very oversaturated?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;funimation&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23540" CreationDate="2015-07-25T00:13:24.263" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short of it is that Funimation's video player is &lt;strong&gt;completely borked&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the long of it: it has to do with 1.) differences in how televisions and computers handle RGB color; and 2.) Funimation being incompetent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What's the RGB color model?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the (8-bit) RGB color model, colors are represented as a 3-tuple of numbers ranging from 0 to 255, which represent the amount of red, green, and blue in the color. For example, (0, 0, 0) represents no red, green, or blue, and is thus black; (255, 0, 0) is 100% red, no green, no blue, and is thus a maximally-red red. (65, 105, 225) is a nice shade of royal blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, here's the thing: on a computer, your colors can have all three values in that 3-tuple be anywhere from 0 to 255, and your monitor will happily display whatever color that is. This is referred to as &quot;RGB Full&quot;, or &quot;0-255&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on a &lt;em&gt;television&lt;/em&gt;, your colors are expected to have all three values range from 16 to 235. Any values higher than 235 are treated as pure white (for that component of the 3-tuple); any values less than 16 are treated as pure black. This reduces the dynamic range of your video a little bit, but this doesn't really make too much of a difference. This scheme is referred to as &quot;RGB Limited&quot;, or &quot;16-235&quot;. This page has a nice overview of the subject: &lt;a href=&quot;http://referencehometheater.com/2014/commentary/rgb-full-vs-limited/&quot;&gt;RGB: Full vs. Limited&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How does this impact anime?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when anime airs in Japan, the broadcasters receive video that uses RGB Limited, and then they broadcast it to homes in Japan, who watch their anime on TVs that expect RGB Limited, and all is well, since the color range used by the broadcaster matches the color range expected by the receivers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a competent streamer like Crunchyroll receives RGB Limited video from the studios in Japan, they re-encode the video to use RGB Full, and then stream it to their client-side video players, which expect video that uses RGB Full. All is well, since the color range which Crunchyroll's video uses is the same as the color range that the Crunchyroll player expects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alas, Funimation is not competent. While I'm not privy to the internal workings of Funimation, the behavior their player exhibits is fully compatible with the following sequence of steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Funimation receives RGB Limited video from the studios in Japan (just like Crunchyroll does).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Funimation re-encodes their video to use RGB Full.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Funimation streams video in RGB Full to their client-side video players. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Funimation video player is broken in some way that makes it &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; that the video it's receiving is still in RGB Limited, and thus converts any colors below 16 or above 235 to black or white, respectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What does this mean for the viewer?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider a dark scene, like the Arslan Senki one mentioned in the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Funimation receives it from the broadcaster, there might be a lot of dark grays - let's say those are RGB (24, 24, 24), in RGB Limited [remember: in RGB Limited, (15, 15, 15) is 100% black]. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then, Funimation re-encodes to RGB Full, meaning that we have to scale the 16-235 range up to 0-255. This converts our (24, 24, 24) gray to roughly (9, 9, 9) gray. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Funimation's video player receives the re-encoded video, it treats it as being in RGB Limited, and hence displays the (9, 9, 9) [which &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; be gray in RGB Full] as black. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See what happens? Dark colors get further desaturated to the point where they're pretty much just plain black. And on the other end of the spectrum, light colors get &lt;em&gt;over&lt;/em&gt;saturated, by the same mechanism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now you know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T05:08:21.750" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T05:08:21.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23543" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T00:28:22.487" Score="2" ViewCount="4885" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great teacher Onizuka got full points from the high school exam. But as I understood there are 5 tests each valued at 100 points. How many questions are there for each test and how much time is each test?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is 2 points between Kikuchiki's result then each question must worth at most 2 points (if its standardised) and that'd mean he solved 250 questions in XX time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His score = 500&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Principal's hack score = 500&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kikuchiki's hack score = 494&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kikuchiki's score = 492 (He's the second highest next to Onizuka which means he intentionally got one of his answers wrong)   &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=49222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YF9Zx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YF9Zx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T00:28:22.487" Title="Great teacher Onizuka exam result" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-06-10T00:22:12.110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T04:02:30.417" Score="1" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;DŌMO, I am SENSHIN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fujikido Kenji's NINJA Soul is that of NARAKU NINJA, a NINJA who wishes to slay NINJA. And thus, Fujikido becomes NINJA Slayer. I understand why Fujikido wishes to slay NINJA - his family was killed by the NINJA of the SŌKAIYA, so of course he would want to perform FUKUSHŪ&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is NARAKU NINJA's motivation? What drives him - a NINJA himself - to slay other NINJA indiscriminately? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Note: FUKUSHŪ means REVENGE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T21:06:55.180" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T21:06:55.180" Title="Why does NARAKU NINJA wish to slay other NINJA?" Tags="&lt;ninja-slayer&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22097" CreationDate="2015-07-25T05:05:40.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vampire they were fighting was regenerating (I guess &quot;playing it backwards&quot; as in &quot;reverting to a prior, unhurt state&quot;) quickly (&quot;in double-time&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had previously been severely injured by crashing into the skyscraper and by Klaus's attack. Note that about 30 seconds prior (in video time, not necessarily in-show time), he looked like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DLOHj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DLOHj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;injured vampire&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there's a kernel of a pun in here. Zapp says 逆再生の早回しかよ &lt;em&gt;gyaku-saisei no hayamawashi ka yo&lt;/em&gt;. The word 再生 &lt;em&gt;saisei&lt;/em&gt; has two meanings. One, &quot;play&quot; as in &quot;to play a video&quot;. Two, &quot;regenerate&quot; or &quot;come back to life&quot;. The prefixal 逆 &lt;em&gt;gyaku&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;the opposite of&quot; or &quot;reversed&quot;. So whereas a regular creature regenerating might be &quot;coming back to life&quot;, an eldritch undead abomination like a vampire might instead be &quot;coming back to life backwards&quot; - &lt;em&gt;gyaku-saisei&lt;/em&gt;, which is also the word you'd use for &quot;to play a video backwards&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm kind of reaching here, though; I'm not sure whether that was the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T05:05:40.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23224" CreationDate="2015-07-25T05:29:07.943" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://gigazine.net/news/20150505-grisaia-machiasobi14/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Gigazine article&lt;/a&gt; that reported on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.machiasobi.com/events/grisaia.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 2 May 2015 panel at Machi Asobi&lt;/a&gt; featuring some of the Grisaia staff, it seems that Tensho (the director) just really wanted to do an anime fully in a cinematic aspect ratio (2.35:1 / 21:9 / Cinemascope) and refused to compromise on this point. Tensho does not appear to have elaborated on his motivations, at least not at this particular panel. So, chalk it up to directorial whim, I guess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/tensho_tw/status/518818557488930816&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a tweet by Tensho&lt;/a&gt;, Grisaia no Kajitsu was in fact the first television anime to be produced entirely in Cinemascope. Apparently, they had to place a special order for paper with that aspect ratio since they wanted to draw on paper that was genuinely the right size (rather than just taping over the top and bottom of standard 16:9 paper). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should add: &lt;a href=&quot;http://anibin.blogspot.com/2014/10/1_99.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to Anibin&lt;/a&gt;, Grisaia no Kajitsu was actually produced at a native width of 1920 pixels (equivalent to 1080p video), so its &quot;true&quot; resolution is roughly 1920x822, not 1280x544. This is still something of a rarity (I think with the exception of Kyoto Animation?), though we're seeing more shows pop up in full 1080p nowadays, e.g. Working!!!, airing now (in summer 2015).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T05:29:07.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2015-07-25T05:57:25.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simplest thing I can think of is when Hanji tells Eren about the titans being light, the examples she uses are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-A dismembered titan head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-A dismembered titan arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that titans bodies quickly (or at least semi-quickly) evaporate after being killed. Considering that, we can assume that Henji's data was incorrect due to a large portion of the parts she tested with having evaporated. So the titans may possibly be heavy still, thus, the ground shakes when they move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15879" LastEditorUserId="15879" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T07:41:26.610" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T07:41:26.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T05:58:33.950" Score="2" ViewCount="484" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, Yanagida tells Itami that the suits back in Nagata want to know whether the Special Region is worth turning half the world against Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who, specifically, consitutes &quot;half the world&quot; here? As of this point in the anime, we haven't been told much about the political situation surrounding the Gate. Is there a particular bloc of nations that opposes Japan's activity in the Special Region? Or is this more of a figurative &quot;lots of people will be angry with us if we colonize the Special Region&quot; sort of thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T15:10:31.427" Title="Who, specifically, did Yanagida mean by &quot;half the world&quot;?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15159" CreationDate="2015-07-25T06:30:45.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One reason may be that anime takes longer to produce than a normal show (as in ones with actors such as supernatural), however I have no idea wether this is true or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other reason I know of is that most (if not all) anime is based off of manga, and also usually advance much faster than it story-wise. Thus it needs to pause for a while to allow the manga to beat it. I do know for certain that, that is the reason Attack on Titan hasn't aired in a couple years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15879" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T06:30:45.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23550" CreationDate="2015-07-25T06:54:26.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lrqt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lrqtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Things Yanagida says&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, in chapter 7, Yanagida mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there something here that's worth turning America, China, and Russia... half of the world into our enemies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.li.suu.edu/library/circulation/Stathis/HaasAgeOfNonpolarityFall11.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;been mentioned&lt;/a&gt; that (emphasis mine): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The major powers, China, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, Russia, and the United States, contain just over &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;half&lt;/em&gt; the world's people&lt;/strong&gt; and account for 75 percent of global GDP and 80 percent of global defense spending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he's likely to mean most of developed countries that are world powers. Most notably America, China, and Russia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T06:54:26.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T07:11:23.087" Score="7" ViewCount="1919" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember someone saying (not sure which episode, though probably the same) that Eren lost his 3D Maneuver Gear after exiting his Titan form. I also remember seeing that myself, after exiting his titan form every time except the 2nd time he does (He had no gear on him, then, to begin with). So how was the girl inside the Female Titan able to have 3D Maneuver Gear on her, as well as a Survey Corps coat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I have finished watching the anime, but I have not read the manga. Please don't post any spoilers for me. Thank you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15879" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-28T16:05:42.757" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T16:05:42.757" Title="In episode 20 of Attack on Titan, how does the Female Titan have 3D Maneuver Gear after regaining human form?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23550" CreationDate="2015-07-25T07:26:17.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 12 minutes through Episode 4, It shows an Asian-looking (&lt;em&gt;possibly Chinese?&lt;/em&gt;) President (&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dechou Dong&lt;/strong&gt;, as the intro badge says&lt;/em&gt;) in a car, discussing The Gate with his secretary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xk0Od.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dechou Dong&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President Dong&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;Why did the gate open in Japan? We're the ones who need it, don't you think?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secretary&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;That's correct, President. We can't let Japan have it all to themselves.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President Dong&lt;/strong&gt;: At first, we'll maintain friendly relations with Japan, and see where this goes. Ideally, I'd like to send half our population to the Special Region.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2, around 14 minutes in, you see the American President (&lt;em&gt;noted by the flags beside him&lt;/em&gt;) also discussing it with his secretary, saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;The Gate is the new frontier. There must be more resources on the other side than we can imagine. It's a treasure trove.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;How about it? Why don't we send our army in?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/koUIY.png&quot; alt=&quot;POTUS&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secretary&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;That might not be a good thing. Many nations anticipate Japan's defeat. We ought to let Japan take the risks for us.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;Yeah, we should avoid having our nation seen as an accomplice.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where the following image is shown:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/unJJv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Protesters&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Showing people openly protesting against invading the Special Region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems the world's powers are either in it for unclaimed space, or resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely, when Yanagida says &lt;strong&gt;half the world's people&lt;/strong&gt;, he either means &lt;strong&gt;people will be divided on which side to take&lt;/strong&gt;, or, &lt;strong&gt;the world's powers will either to decide to get involved, or condemn the actions of Japan&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most probably, the world's powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T08:24:44.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23553" CreationDate="2015-07-25T09:55:59.630" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was also stated somewhere that after shifting a few times, it is possible to control damage done to your clothing. That being said, the Female Titan has had to shift a few times, so she could take precautions when doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15881" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T09:55:59.630" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23527" CreationDate="2015-07-25T10:47:16.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made a small diagram to show the order the games came out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/55TUP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/55TUP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School Days&lt;/strong&gt; is the main &amp;amp; first game in the series. It was remade in &lt;strong&gt;School Days HQ&lt;/strong&gt; with updated graphics and additional uncensored scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summer Days&lt;/strong&gt; takes place during the same time period, but in an alternate universe. The story is told from the perspective of Setsuna Kiyoura. It was remade as &lt;strong&gt;Shiny Days&lt;/strong&gt; and an English translation of this has been announced recently. The original Shiny Days came bundled with bonus games &lt;strong&gt;Ahoge Battle&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Strip Battle Days&lt;/strong&gt; which haven't been confirmed/unconfirmed by JASTUSA yet whether they will be in the English version or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRPM6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRPM6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLISNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLISNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cross Days&lt;/strong&gt; is a story that takes place at the same time as School Days, but with a different cast. There is no English version yet, although there was a trial CD at one stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Island Days&lt;/strong&gt; is a VN/Tower Defence Game, where weapons picked up in the main story line are used to defend yourself during the tower-defence stage. It seems to just be a spin-off unplaced in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Alternative Versions&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of writing, only School days has an animated version, but Summer Days and Cross Days have small manga adaptions - An anthology and a two-volume series respectively. There are light novels of all three games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be much secondary merchandise for Island Days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T21:15:15.530" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18522" CreationDate="2015-07-25T14:50:24.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each version of the Gastrea virus is representative of a different type of animal, and that dictates the 'model' of that particular Gastrea. For example, the first human we see succumb to the virus in episode one transforms into a spider, and as such is a spider model:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The yellow and black spotted pattern of his body would certainy raise a visceral aversion in any human. It was a huge spider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the little girl neither ran away, not screamed - she just calmly got ready. Suddenly, she heard a voice coming from out of nowhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Gastrea confirmed - model: spider, stage I. Engaging in battle!'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Black Bullet Light Novel, Volume 1&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As all Initiators are cursed children, by definition they carry a particular strain of the Gastrea virus with it's own animal DNA, providing them with an animal model. While each model is named solely from the animal DNA their version of the Gastrea virus contains, that DNA often affects the abilities of the initiator, providing unique bonus affects alongside the usual cursed children abilities of extreme agility and regeneration. These bonus affects are in line with the animal of their particular model.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Enju Aihara - Rabbit model:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Much like a rabbit, the majority of her strength is concentrated in her legs, and she fights with mostly kicks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuzuki Katagiri - Spider model:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;She has the ability to release a very thin spider web string from her fingertip, invisible to the naked eye. These webs can stick to several surfaces.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tina Sprout - Owl model:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;She can see incredibly well, both at long distances and in the dark, shown in both her fight with Rentaro and her assassination attempt on Seitenshi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Midori Fuse - Cat model:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Midori has the ability to extend her nails to form prominent claws, which are keen enough to slice though solid objects, including the metal in rifles.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Midori's cat ears, this is explained as an unusual reaction where the Gastrea virus affects the host body more readily, causing a partial transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T14:50:24.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18631" CreationDate="2015-07-25T21:26:51.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_avventure_dell%27Ape_Mag%C3%A0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Italian wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; a synopsis of the series is present, here is the translation of the ending:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] During his journey Hutch will meet another bee called Aya, who will decide to take part in his search. Eventually Hutch, after many hardships, will find his mother and he will save her from a certain death. He will also find out that Aya is actually his sister, who managed to survive to the wasps' attack at the beginning of the story. Leaving finally his loneliness, Hutch will find his family and will put his efforts in rebuilding his kingdom, trying to make it even nicer and more peaceful than the one it was once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a sequel, called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Honeybee_Hutch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;New Honeybee Hutch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sequel starts some time after the events of the first series, as Hutch and his sister, Aya, lose their mother, the Queen Bee, after an attack of the Wasps which destroys their Kingdom. Together, they embark on a long and dangerous journey to find a place called the Beautiful Hill, on which they would rebuild their kingdom, and Aya would become the Queen. Tenten, a ladybug, befriends Hutch and Aya and joins them on their journey, as he searches for his missing father. At the same time they have to confront Apachi, a wasp who seeks revenge against Hutch, believing that he killed his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34yr1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34yr1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-07-26T08:30:56.160" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T08:30:56.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21389" CreationDate="2015-07-25T21:59:16.713" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe he was using the method explained in the greed island arc because that extra palm that he would have sat on was needed in the fight, and since Netero knew that death was a possibility in the fight he wasn't going to try and conserve any nen. He was going all out! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15891" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T21:59:16.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-26T08:01:49.280" Score="3" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;The formal name of the Symphogear system is 「FG式回天特機装束」, which translates roughly as &quot;FG-Type Sky-Returning Specialized Garment&quot;. (Maybe? I probably screwed something up, but this is close enough for the purposes of this question) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the &quot;FG&quot; in there stand for? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T22:17:01.933" Title="What does the &quot;FG&quot; in the formal name of the Symphogear system stand for?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-26T10:30:01.407" Score="11" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally, I thought Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Morgan le Fay and Mordred were the only people who knew Arturia was female when she was king. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While reading up on &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kay&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kay's profile&lt;/a&gt; on the Wikia, I read that he knew she was a female and vowed to keep it a secret&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her identity as being female was known to him, but he kept the secret all his life after being sworn to secrecy by Merlin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this got me wondering: Was there anyone else who knew that King Arturia was in fact a woman? How did they find out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T00:31:58.763" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T23:43:17.793" Title="Just who knew Arturia was female when she was King?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41213" CreationDate="2015-07-26T11:56:44.903" Score="2" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the scene where Hayate goes to visit Carin after the formation of Riot Force 6 (episode 5 or 6 of &lt;em&gt;StrikerS&lt;/em&gt;), when she enters Carin's office, she is seen wearing a shawl, the same kind shown to be worn by people outside moments before. However, when the two are talking, Hayate has taken it off. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When an alert about Gadget Drones' attack comes in, she is seen putting it back on in a hurry before she leaves. Why does she need to wear it outside Carim's office?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T00:23:36.860" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T17:41:25.387" Title="Why does Hayate have to cover herself when she enters and leaves Saint's Church?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-26T12:15:39.257" Score="3" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Lindy and Leti have a mark on their foreheads which appears to be 4 triangles pointing to one another&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DK8WH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DK8WH.png&quot; height=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BoOfD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BoOfD.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they aren't related. Neither one of their sons, Chrono and Griffith respectfully, have this mark and Clyde, Chrono's Father does not appear to have this which rules it out as being genetic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it also doesn't appear to be associated with their rank in the Dimensional Navy as Gil Graham does not have it and he too is an Admiral like them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why do they both have the same mark on their forehead? is there some meaning behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: the image of Lindy is from the first Movie which seems to have high quality artwork than the series so i am assuming that while Leti's appears as 4 dots i am assuming that it's supposed to be 4 triangles aswell&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T14:22:14.800" Title="Why does Lindy and Leti have the same mark on their foreheads?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23578" CreationDate="2015-07-26T22:16:05.987" Score="6" ViewCount="2482" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nice-boat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;KnowYourMeme&lt;/a&gt;: (spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the day before the airing of the final episode of School Days in Japan, a 16 year old girl killed her father with an axe in Kyoto. Due to an extremely similar scene present in the episode and to avoid relation to the axe murder, TV Kanagawa replaced it with a half hour of unrelated scenery with “Air on a G String” playing in the background. Among the shock and rage expressed among fans, a 4chan user commented “Nice Boat”, referring to the Norwegian ferry shown in the replacement footage. Immediately the phrase became a meme, however is far more popular in Japan than in English speaking countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kx0uQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kx0uQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part with the boat is easily viewable on Youtube and other sites, but I haven't been able to find the full episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the episode bundled together with any merchandise or available legally online to stream/download?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T23:49:51.910" Title="Can I watch the full 'Nice Boat' replacement episode anywhere?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;&lt;school-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23577" CreationDate="2015-07-26T23:49:51.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The full 28-minute version of Nice Boat is apparently &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1091683&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;available on Nicovideo&lt;/a&gt; (you'll need to make an account or use a redirector like &lt;a href=&quot;http://nicoviewer.net/sm1091683&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nicoviewer&lt;/a&gt;). I didn't see the original Nice Boat back when it aired, so I can't say whether it's the real deal, but it certainly looks right to me. The Nice Boat itself makes its first appearance at 04:36. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be surprised if Nice Boat were ever included in a home video release of School Days, though. At minimum, it's not included in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/School-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88-DVD-BOX-%EF%BC%88%E5%85%A812%E8%A9%B1-%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA/dp/B00890EFVI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1437954057&amp;amp;sr=8-2&amp;amp;keywords=school%20days&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the French DVD boxset&lt;/a&gt; or in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/School-Days-Blu-ray-BOX-%E5%B9%B3%E5%B7%9D%E5%A4%A7%E8%BC%94/dp/B00AQBT7FW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1437954057&amp;amp;sr=8-3&amp;amp;keywords=school%20days&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2013 Japanese Blu-ray boxset&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T23:49:51.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23581" CreationDate="2015-07-27T01:31:47.183" Score="4" ViewCount="3081" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this picture online quite a lot lately, and I have been wondering which series it comes from. I tried searching but did not find any results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RWq7i.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RWq7i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T01:56:40.797" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T01:56:40.797" Title="Which series is this girl getting robbed and tied up from?" Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-14T03:10:36.700" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23580" CreationDate="2015-07-27T01:31:47.183" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a original piece of art (pixiv) made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1774701&amp;amp;lang=zh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;柳田史太 (NSFW)&lt;/a&gt; This piece of art is said to be based on &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://katawashoujo.wikia.com/wiki/Rin_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tezuka Rin, from the katawa shoujo series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7mNsh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7mNsh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a simple &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/how-can-i-identify-the-source-of-an-anime-image-using-reverse-image-search&quot;&gt;reverse image search&lt;/a&gt; only came up with allot of 9gag/reddit and similar results. I decided to first identify the character, after some cropping. And a few failed search results I came to know that the character was based of &lt;a href=&quot;http://katawashoujo.wikia.com/wiki/Rin_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tezuka Rin, from the katawa shoujo series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly after with a bit help of comments given on both 9gag and reddit I managed to find out that it was a original piece of art made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1774701&amp;amp;lang=zh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NSFW pixiv artist: 柳田史太&lt;/a&gt; or as she is also known &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/humitan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Humitan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image is based on a simple word joke Hand-Tie(hentai). And also seems to be a word play, as &lt;em&gt;&quot;rob&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&quot;Tie a Knot&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is said to be pronounced in the same way. (can't confirm this as I don't speak the language)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also seen some messages floating around that the image has been featured in manga order a few years back. But so far I have not been able to find it in there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T01:31:47.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-27T03:20:35.967" Score="2" ViewCount="164" Body="&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers for episode 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; By the end of episode 1 of Gakkou Gurashi, we know that some sort of zombie apocalypse has happened, and that the girls are trapped in a section of the school that they've managed to barricade against zombie attack.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; How long prior to episode 1 did the zombies first start appearing? Given their rations situation in episode 2, anywhere from days to months seems plausible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T03:20:35.967" Title="How long has the &quot;situation&quot; been going on by the beginning of episode 1?" Tags="&lt;gakkou-gurashi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-27T07:15:37.037" Score="5" ViewCount="35409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 418, when Natsu came back to Magnolia, you can see that he had both his arms bandaged. He took off the bandage on his left arm when he went to Lucy's house. However, he never took off the one on his right arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up to chapter 446, the latest chapter at the time of writing, I have not fount a point when he took off the bandage on his right arm. He wasn't bandaged prior to chapter 418, before he started the training. This leads me to suspect that he has something on his right arm which he doesn't want other people to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is he hiding under the bandage on his right arm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15905" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T12:21:59.050" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T04:27:47.160" Title="What is Natsu hiding under the bandage on his right arm after he came back from the training since chapter 418?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23573" CreationDate="2015-07-27T11:07:47.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lindy's character was based on a fairy of same name from &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Lyrical_Toy_Box&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lyrical Toy Box&lt;/a&gt;  (which is where the whole Nanoha franchise started). Here she has both dots and wings (which she displays in the Nanoha franchise when she is using her powers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be a canon explanation why she has them in Nanoha franchise, but I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't fully human, but partially different race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I would hypothetize that Leti's character design was based on Lindy's just to drive the point home that they are friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpFtj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpFtj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fairy Lindy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T11:07:47.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-27T16:17:11.603" Score="4" ViewCount="476" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/em&gt;, how did Demikas knew about the location of the room where gold is processed and distributed on the Yamato server? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened in &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon II&lt;/em&gt; episode 11 during the raid, when Demikas pulled Shiroe away from the raid and threw him into the corridor with the door leading to the gold room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14308" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T18:33:28.833" LastActivityDate="2018-09-06T15:09:40.960" Title="How did Demikas know the location of the gold room?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23591" CreationDate="2015-07-27T16:57:08.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Demiqas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Demiqas &lt;/a&gt;was part of the raid party so he was privy to all of the information that was shared throughout the group. It would make sense that all of the members or the raid know the layout of the dungeon. &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Depths%20of%20Palm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Depths of Palm&lt;/a&gt; was a raid that was done numerous times before but never to the extent of going all the way to the Gold room guarded by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Kunie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kunie Clan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is probably safe to say that since Shiroe was able to come to this conclusion by way of research or rumors of the room during the time before the Catastrophe. It is also to note that Shiroe is friends with &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/ReGan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ReGan&lt;/a&gt;, and ReGan has a very extensive library at his disposal. ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Log Horizon Wikia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T17:04:18.347" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T17:04:18.347" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23585" CreationDate="2015-07-27T19:10:42.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time of writing (chapter 446), it is not yet known, what is beneath Natsu's bandages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing we do know is that (the magic on) Natsu's arm reacts to the Spriggan 12 (or maybe just strong opponents in general). In the latest chapter (446), Natsu's arm reacts for a second time to one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Spriggan_12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spriggan 12&lt;/a&gt;, Alvarez Empire, Spriggan's personal guard. Other than that, nothing really happened to his arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many theories out there as to what it could be, but the most popular (or probable) one is that his arm is turning into that of a dragon. Up until before the second time skip, Igneel had been preventing Natsu from becoming too strong, in order to prevent Natsu from turning into a dragon, but with Igneel gone, nothing had been restraining Natsu's progress any more, so my guess would be that his arm has turned partly dragon. Other theories are that he had obtained Fairy Glitter during the time skip or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that his arm is turning into that of a demon, because his etherious side is waking up. Maybe Igneel was not only trying to keep Natsu from turning into a dragon, but also from turning into a demon (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/16872/6166&quot;&gt;aka E.N.D.&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously many more theories could be thought of, but, as I mentioned at the beginning, nothing is known about his arm yet, other than the fact that the magic reacts to the Spriggan 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T19:10:42.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-27T21:06:10.557" Score="3" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know about the 23 day rule. Well. I've been rewatching the series, and I've found something strange in episode 8...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 4:10 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GId34GvqXqc&amp;amp;t=4m10s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt;) Light asks Ryuk if you can use any date, as long it's before the victims lifespan, to which Ryuk replies; yes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-27T22:23:38.203" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:17:00.657" Title="Is the death note 23 days rule inconsistent?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-28T00:26:45.603" Score="5" ViewCount="4601" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know all the characters from Negima that are still alive and are in UQ Holder. I saw a few such as Ku Fei, Yue, and some cat lady that followed Fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15917" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T04:39:16.497" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T05:57:14.703" Title="Which characters survive and make it to UQ Holder?" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;&lt;uq-holder&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23599" CreationDate="2015-07-28T01:27:29.717" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ku Fei and Yue are not known to be alive during the time of UQ Holder.  What you are referring to is a flashback scene regarding a tournament that the main characters are now training for.  It shows that Yue and Ku Fei competed as a duo in a previous running of the tournament, some time after Negima but, by their appearances, long before UQ Holder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evangeline is alive, and serves as one of the driving foci of UQ Holder.  She's not quite a main character, but she is a major character that motivates the primary main character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate Averruncus is alive, and currently serves as the primary main character's antagonistic rival.  He does not appear to be an active villain; the main character just wants to be stronger than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cat girl you reference may be related to Koyomi, as suggested by Torisuda.  Their personalities don't seem to match, so she may be a descendant of Koyomi, or simply another member of the same race of demi-humans.  Maybe Fate just likes cat girls, or it's a bit of nostalgia, or it's a coincidence, or any number of things.  She hasn't been a significant enough character to be sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also alive is &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Mana_Tatsumiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mana Tatsumiya&lt;/a&gt;, the half-demon gun user.  She is the one that introduces the main characters to the aforementioned tournament.  Since Mana does not appear to have aged significantly, one assumes that other half and full demon characters, such as Zazie, are also alive, but they have not appeared or been specifically referenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Negi himself is confirmed as &quot;alive&quot;.  We don't know his exact state, but he is in some state of needing help/rescue, but not one that is especially time sensitive.  This state is what drove Fate into an initial villain role, but eventually they held him off long enough for the protagonists to learn his aims and to negotiate a cease fire of sorts.  Since Fate's goal was not especially time sensitive, he did not actually need to press it as strongly as he could have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No other characters from Negima! have made confirmed appearances.  We can conjecture a couple more, at least, in addition to demons such as Zazie.  Many fans think that UQ Holder occurs during the timeline where Asuna had not come back: if so, she is &quot;alive&quot;, in the sense that she is serving whatever purpose it is that had her separated from the world for so long.  Asuna's lineage was also stated to be an exceptionally long-lived one; she was already quite old, technically speaking, when Nagi encountered her.  When Asuna did finally finish her task, she found out that her best friend &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Ayaka_Yukihiro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayaka&lt;/a&gt; had lived well past 100, in hopes of meeting Asuna again.  Since UQ Holder is set approximately 80 years after the end of Negima, it is plausible that she is alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we can get a little bit meta: UQ Holder is a society of immortals, several of which we know are well over one hundred years old.  Thus, though they may never have appeared in Negima, technically speaking they were alive during the course of its events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT (9/25/2015)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At the end of chapter 95 we see an elderly Ayaka make an appearance, showing off her pactio card, and accompanied by her (presumed) granddaughter, as well someone who appears to be Chachamaru.  The fact that her pactio card is still functional tells us that Negi is in some sense alive.  This is in much the same way that we knew that Rakan's functioning pactio card meant that Nagi was alive.  We also see the granddaughters of Konoka Konoe.  I'd guess they are less than 10 years old, and they can recall stories of their grandmother about Negi, so it is possible that Konoka is also alive, or only recently deceased.  They specifically wonder why Tota shares their last name, which possibly foreshadows that we will learn about this, and that it is not simply a coincidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT (2/16/2016)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Chapter 112, we see two more characters, both of which are immortal or have long lifespans: Sayo Aisaka, the ghost girl; and the demon Zazie Rainyday (in full jester get-up).  We also basically get full confirmation that Negi really is alive.  It is also confirmed that the Chachamaru-like character accompanying Ayaka (see the preceding spoiler) is, in fact, Chachamaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="8024" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T20:35:32.253" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T20:35:32.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23601" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24109" CreationDate="2015-07-28T01:38:35.147" Score="2" ViewCount="3714" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Itou Makoto sleep with all the girls in the anime? And if so, did all those girls were affectionate towards Itou? I'm not sure if Itou really played dirty with all the girls. I'm too slow with this kind of thing and I just happened to watch this anime because of Kotonoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastActivityDate="2020-03-31T20:44:47.503" Title="In the anime, how many girls did Itou Makoto sleep with and are they all emotionally tied?" Tags="&lt;school-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23605" CreationDate="2015-07-28T04:20:18.950" Score="0" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the image is of Azusa from K-ON, but I don't know where it is from exactly. I don't think it was in the original anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/515Ju.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second panel of this image&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[NSFW]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15920" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T05:24:23.307" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T05:24:23.307" Title="Where in K-ON! does the second panel of this image of Azusa come from?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23604" CreationDate="2015-07-28T04:32:11.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don't think this was put in the original anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;lol of course not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's fanart by an artist named くまもとこ / &quot;kuma motoko&quot; who &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2617199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;used to be on pixiv&lt;/a&gt; but has since deleted his/her account. Some remnants of his/her art, not including the Azusa picture (but including a different picture from the same set), can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitpic.com/photos/metal_motoko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Twitpic (NSFW)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T04:32:11.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-28T07:15:48.853" Score="6" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once you write suicide as the cause of death, the Death Note possesses victim and they commit suicide e.g. Naiomi Misora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen if you were to physically prevent that person from killing themselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if Light were to physically restrain Naiomi before she hung herself, would the Death Note default to heart attack since the victim is incapable of fulfilling it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T08:38:54.390" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T13:18:37.923" Title="Can you physically stop someone from commiting suicide?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23613" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23633" CreationDate="2015-07-28T11:50:32.390" Score="2" ViewCount="3509" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 37 &quot;Ging × And × Gon&quot; we can see that a tape was left for Gon by his father Ging. After playing this tape, the scene jumps to Ging riding atop two different beasts. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7sND2w0B8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The scene&lt;/a&gt; clearly shows a giant tree in the background. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this tree size is substantially larger than anything else seen in the series except for the World Tree that Gon climbs up in episode 148 &quot;Until Now x and x From Now&quot;. The tree showed in the scene looks to be even larger than the adolescent world tree. Ging also states that he has not been to the Dark Continent yet due to him meeting not meeting the requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be safe to assume that there was more than one World Tree seed that found its way to the &quot;known&quot; world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T12:23:06.860" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T10:09:28.360" Title="Is there more than one World Tree in the &quot;known&quot; world?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23641" CreationDate="2015-07-28T16:12:14.083" Score="6" ViewCount="1118" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first season of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;aired from April 6, 2013 to September 28, 2013&lt;/strong&gt;, as stated on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. Although the anime is popular and there are demands for the second season, the second season is not yet released. I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.latintimes.com/attack-titan-season-2-release-date-news-director-talks-delays-plot-plus-5-other-323275&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, which explains the reason for the delay as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the director, there are a lot of things happening in the &quot;Attack on Titan&quot; franchise this year, which hinders the second season production and has delayed the hit-anime to 2016. It was also revealed the delay is due to Hajime Isayama's best-selling manga lacking two-story arc, which make it impossible for Araki to come up with a new season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes fans (like me of course) impatient... What is this &lt;strong&gt;lacking two-story arc&lt;/strong&gt; referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-07-28T18:28:20.707" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T05:57:15.400" Title="Why is the release of season 2 of Attack on Titan delayed?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23477" CreationDate="2015-07-29T02:02:33.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it turns out that the B-side of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/39883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kirika's character song album for Symphogear G&lt;/a&gt; is a song called 手紙 &quot;Letter&quot;. It wasn't used in-show, at least not during G - it doesn't make much sense as a battle song, and Kirika didn't do any singing outside battle (ORBITAL BEAT cover in episode 5 notwithstanding). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&amp;amp;cover=179190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The lyrics for the song&lt;/a&gt; include three segments that are enquoted (in 「」), and have part of the structure of a formal Japanese letter, beginning with the salutation &lt;em&gt;haikei&lt;/em&gt;. I think that it is reasonable to construe these enquoted segments as being the contents of the letter that appeared in the special episode (&lt;a href=&quot;http://zoid9000.tumblr.com/post/80821407128/could-you-explain-the-last-joke-in-the-senki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;zoid9000, Symphogear fan extraordinaire, agrees&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alas, it is nightmarishly difficult to render those segments into English, for the reasons zoid9000 points out in &lt;a href=&quot;http://zoid9000.tumblr.com/post/74602798962/regarding-the-translation-of-tegami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his translation of the song&lt;/a&gt; (tl;dr it's &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; Kirika-esque). His translation is a bit stolid for a song sung in Kirika's voice, but I doubt that I could really do any better, so I'm just going to mirror the enquoted segments over here, which should give you a good feel for how it plays out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「dear everyone, um, what should I say?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Thanks for giving me a place to hold on to with these hands that’ve gotten chilly. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/23267/&quot; title=&quot;The astute reader will notice that this is another example of a song with emoticons in the lyrics&quot;&gt;☆^(o≧∀≦)o&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I pray that one day this whole world will be happy, then let’s laugh! 」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「Daer god, um, hello it’s nice to meet you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If I am to disappear, I leave everyone in your hands.ヽ(&lt;em&gt;&gt;□&amp;lt;&lt;/em&gt;)ノ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Please plant a big garden with flowurs that spell out the words “thank you”….」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「Dear Everyone, something like this is…well,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This is something I’m no good at, but if I can just pass it on&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Rainbows, the wind, time, the sun, all that encompassing warmth&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I really love it…I truly loved it very much (p〃Д〃q)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I pray that one day this whole world will be happy, then let’s laugh! 」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;zoid9000 explains his translation choices &lt;a href=&quot;http://zoid9000.tumblr.com/post/74606758394/an-explanation-of-kirikas-letter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in another post&lt;/a&gt;, though I think that it's still going to be difficult for the non-Japanese-reader to fully understand everything that's going on here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, it is not difficult to see why Kirika might have been embarrassed if Shirabe had read this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T20:39:55.270" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23613" CreationDate="2015-07-29T10:09:28.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: probably yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Longer answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it's clear that the two trees are obviously different trees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LMS6y.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LMS6y.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/World_Trees&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Tree&lt;/a&gt; is said to be the tallest tree in the world, reaching 1784 metres in hight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/foG5K.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/foG5K.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tree in the background is obviously a different tree, as it is on an island and there isn't a town underneath it. It also appears to be big enough to be a world tree, as it is far taller than the trees that surround it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(However, it may only appear to bigger than the sappling because of the perspective and the height of the clouds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is a world tree, and Ging has been to it, (assuming Ging has never been outside the 'known' world) then there is a second world tree in the 'known' world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This probably isn't improbable because &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chimera_Ants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chimera Ants&lt;/a&gt; are also from the outside world so we know things from the 'outside' world can come into the 'known' world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there is another possibility - that Ging is lying to Gon when he said he has never been to the outside world. There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Continent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28 survivors&lt;/a&gt; (of which, only two are official) from expeditions to the dark continent so Ging could be one of them. He is one of the top five most competent nen users and could have the power to survive the trip. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is never a reason shown for Ging to lie to his son. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T10:09:28.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-29T11:05:20.913" Score="2" ViewCount="487" Body="&lt;p&gt;They rendered Misa completely immobile and blindfolded her and kept her like this for  40 days. Physically, she wasn't a threat to anyone and she couldn’t  have possibly broken out of the cell. Even if she could kill with only a face, they could have worn masks to cover their faces whenever they interacted with her in person. I just think It is a little inhume to have someone strapped down for 24 hours a day, for 6 weeks, whislt blindfolded at the same time, espically when it was completely uncessary to take such measures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T12:56:32.047" Title="Was it really necessary to take such precautions to confine Misa" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23636" CreationDate="2015-07-29T11:31:39.307" Score="15" ViewCount="9010" Body="&lt;p&gt;The opening to the anime starts out with a monologue from Tatsuya explaining that magic, once a product of fantasy and the imagination, has actually been synthesised into a modern technology during the 21st century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during the show's entirety, there is no concise explanation of magic, or any of its core concepts. Certain spells have a rough description before they're activated, but the fundamentals are never covered, or not at a depth where a desirable understanding of the phenomenon of magic is attainable. Additionally, the spin off series &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei – Yoku Wakaru Mahouka!&lt;/em&gt; only has one episode that covers how magic works, and the information there is pretty sparse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does modern magic work? What does a CAD really do? What are &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;, CADs and an &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt;, and how do they influence each other to give the result we see in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T10:11:34.817" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T15:49:55.437" Title="What actually is modern magic, and how does it work?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23635" CreationDate="2015-07-29T11:31:39.307" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;TL;DR is at the end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What's a magician?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A magician (or magic technician, or magic practitioner) is someone with a ‘magic calculation area’ in their brain. This is a subconscious region of the mind that allows the manipulation of &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; and subsequent construction of magic sequences to alter a target's corresponding &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; in a certain way. All this will now be explained in more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What's an &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, magic is an easier concept to consider if you think of things in two separate planes or dimensions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The physical plane. This is the world as you can perceive it, reality. This is technically no different to the real-life world you and me are both in right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The information dimension. This is a representation of the aforementioned reality, but not as we know it. Each entity in the physical plane (brick, desk, chair, person) is an information body (or &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt;) that is represented in the information dimension as, funnily enough, information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two, while different, are inherently linked. Anything that occurs in the physical plane will affect the corresponding &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; in the information dimension, and vice-versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is, at the most basic level, how magic works. By overwriting the information of an &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; in the information dimension, those changes are passed through to the physical plane, and affect the target in reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stack Exchange itself does a good job of representing this.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;When you begin typing a question or answer, you see two boxes - the markdown box, which is where you edit the text, and a post box which shows what everyone else sees. If you imagine the markdown box as the information dimension, and the post as reality, it’s fairly straightforward to see how magic works - if you edit the text in the markdown box (the target’s &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; in the information dimension), the post itself (the target in reality) changes to suit the edit you made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So how does magic reach an &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magic doesn't travel through the physical plane, but instead acts directly on the &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; itself in the information dimension. As long as the coordinates of an information body are known, a magician can influence it with magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, magic isn't confined by physical distance.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Think of something like a walkie-talkie - even though the broadcaster isn't directly next to the recipient, they can still be heard, as the emitted radio signal is referencing a specific point in the distance (the other radio). While magic &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; intrinsically different (radio waves travel through the physical plane, and so have range), some of the concepts are similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, as magic affects the &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; of a target directly, physical barriers are not barriers to magic - if the coordinates of an information body are known to the magician, he can target them through the information dimension. Having said this, it’s a rare case that magic &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be cast through a physical barrier - while magic is &lt;em&gt;cast&lt;/em&gt; through the information dimension, a target still has to be identified in the physical plane. As such, magicians are still restricted by the limits of the human body, and so are bound in distance, and nearly always by need of visual confirmation. While all magicians by definition can &lt;em&gt;access&lt;/em&gt; the information dimension to cast their spells, this doesn't mean they can use it as a medium for finding targets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Tatsuya can actually &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Elemental_Sight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;see&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; in the information dimension&lt;/a&gt; and therefore bypass physical barriers at will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What are &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, so far we know that each real life entity has a corresponding information body in the information dimension, and that information body can be affected by magic to alter its state in reality.&#xA;But, just how does that happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the information dimension, things aren't constructed from base elements like in the real world. Instead, each &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; is made from a perfectly organised series of &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;, which compile to exactly represent its corresponding physical entity, albeit in information form.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; (or thought particles) are the particle manifestation of intention and thought, and are an information element that records cognizance. As they exist in the information dimension, they are substance-less, and are more of a psychic phenomenon, but they are fundamental to altering &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; - as well as being the building blocks of each information body, &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; are also the tool that alters them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each person has a ‘&lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; count’, which is, in simple terms, the number of &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; they have at their disposal. Having said that, while everyone has a &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; count, only magicians can manipulate their &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; to cast magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each person’s &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; count is different, and this directly affects their ability to cast magic. While most spells only require a small number of &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; to cast, continual casting will begin to drain the caster’s &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;, and eventually lead to exhaustion. At the present day when the show is set, advances in CAD (see below) technology have improved &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; efficiency, meaning it is no longer as large of a limiting factor in magical capability, but exhaustion from overuse of magic is still a threat to the modern day magician. Naturally, skilled magicians are more adept at &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; manipulation, and get more out of their &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; than an unskilled magic practitioner. Additionally, certain spells physically cannot be cast without a large enough &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; count at the magician’s disposal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What's a CAD?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cast magic, a magician will manipulate his or her &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; in such a way that causes them to overwrite a particular &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; in the information dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the process of casting spells without an aid is very time-consuming, as many steps must be taken to correctly construct a magic sequence. As such, almost all modern magic users will speed up this process through the use of something called a CAD:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CADs (Casting Assistant Devices) are frequently mentioned throughout the series (often in tandem with &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;) and are arguably the most useful tool in any magician’s arsenal, allowing the processing of all the necessary components for magic in a single moment. To begin with, there are three main kinds of CAD:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General CADs:&lt;/strong&gt; General CADs are the tool for magicians that cover all bases. Being able to store up to 99 activation sequences, a magician equipped with a general CAD will likely always be able to adapt to the situation, with the potential for many options at their fingertips. Due to the ability to cast a larger variety and number of spells, a general-type CAD will place a larger burden on the user, who will have to make more manual adjustments for each spell to be effective.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://littlecloudcuriosity.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei-episode-13-46.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;generalCAD&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specialised CADs:&lt;/strong&gt; Specialised CADs are inferior to general CADs in that they can only store up to 9 activation sequences, but they far exceed the latter when it comes to spellcasting. With less capacity for storing magic activation sequences, specialised CADs instead have subsystems that reduce the strain of casting on the magician, enabling them to invoke magic at much faster rate. Due to the narrowed nature of specialised CADs, they are often specialised according to specific kinds of magic as well. For instance, combat magics will often have specialised CADs &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8830/why-does-magic-take-the-form-of-weapons&quot;&gt;in the shape of handguns&lt;/a&gt; , which  incorporate auxiliary aiming systems into the ‘barrel’ portion of the CAD. This allows coordinate data to be inputted during magic invocation, making casting easier for the magician, as they have fewer variables to define manually.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3cVImacVqGM/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;specialisedCAD&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weaponised Integrated CADs:&lt;/strong&gt; Weaponised Integrated CADs take the form of weapons like a swords or clubs, and are even more specialised than a specialised CAD, being able to hold only one activation sequence. This means they're limited to only a single spell. Due to the activation sequence limit, magic written into the CAD usually involves improving the power of the weapon itself, with blades usually receiving improved cutting power, shields with empowered defensive abilities, and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://koekara.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-07-02-at-10-52-28-pm-e1404352888725.png&quot; alt=&quot;WICAD&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all varieties, CADs can come in all shapes and sizes to best suit the magician using it. Another thing that remains the same between both varieties is how the CAD works. Absorbing &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; from the user, the CADs ‘&lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; Information Aide’ (software) transmits them into the chosen activation sequence. The activation sequence is then absorbed from the CAD into the magician's magic calculation area, where it is translated into a magic sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step by step, that goes something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The magician taps into their &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; count, and inputs &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; into the CAD. Think of this as refilling a mechanical pencil. The &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;, like the 'lead', are what will fuel the changes that the user wishes to make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The CADs hardware converts the inputted &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; signals into electric signals, and uses them to produce a collection of ‘electronic magic’—the activation sequence. Think of this as using a cookie cutter on dough - the final product isn't produced yet, but it has taken form. All that's required is for the user to make some final steps, whether that's baking cookies, or making a magic sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The activation sequence sent back into the caster as electrical signals along the nervous system into the magic calculation area of the magician’s brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The magician infuses &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; particles inherent in their body into the activation sequence that’s just been output from the CAD. Now in the user’s brain, the activation sequence is expanded, and any necessary parameters not already defined by the CAD are input.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The magic sequence is now complete. Once all the correct variables are set by the magician, the conjured information can be used (cast) to overwrite the target &lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; in the information dimension. Spell complete!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a final note on CADs:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;As the activation sequence is absorbed from the CAD into the magician's magic calculation area, there is a direct link between the users CAD and brain. As such, it’s important that the CAD in use is correctly adjusted to suit the magician in question. While a well tuned CAD leads to faster invocation times and higher casting efficiency, a poorly configured one can have harsh repercussions as severe as mental scarring and hallucinations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In summation (TL;DR):&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Modern magic is simply the overwriting of an information body through the use of a magic sequence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are two planes – one physical and one information&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The physical plane is the real world as we all perceive it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The information dimension is a representation of that world where each entity has a corresponding information body&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magic is not the ‘flinging’ of spells through the physical plane, but the precise overwriting of a target’s data in the information dimension&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each information body (&lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt;) is composed of thought particles called &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magic sequences used to overwrite information bodies are also composed of &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only those that have a ‘magic calculation area’ in their brain can manipulate &lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; to cast magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Casting spells with a CAD takes the following rough pattern:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Caster &amp;gt; &lt;em&gt;Psion&lt;/em&gt; signals inserted into CAD &amp;gt; Electrical signals within CAD to activate the activation sequence &amp;gt; Activation sequence sent back to caster &amp;gt; Construction of the magic sequence &amp;gt; Spell output&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sources:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Eidos&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eidos&lt;/em&gt; on the &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Psion&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psions&lt;/em&gt; on the &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Casting_Assistant_Device_(CAD)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;CAD on the &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; light novels&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei&lt;/em&gt; anime series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Yoku Wakaru Mahouka!&lt;/em&gt; - A short spin off series of ~4 minute episodes lightly covering some of the topics seen in the show&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T13:45:13.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23634" CreationDate="2015-07-29T12:15:35.157" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They did not know it was unnecessary.&lt;/strong&gt; At that point in time they did not know how she was able to kill. She might have been able to kill by mere touch for all they knew. So to be safe, they confined her. This does not look too inhumane and standard practise to me, considering the situation. Keep in mind that despite her being a cute idol, she was also a serial killer and had murdered their companion Ukita. L was not going to take any chances losing another human life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hJ5D1m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hJ5D1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading chapter 33 again, it seems like L himself never really explained why he confined her this way, other than&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She's suspected of being the second Killer, so it's only logical to restrain her this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ur7gm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ur7gm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-07-29T12:56:32.047" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T12:56:32.047" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23607" CreationDate="2015-07-29T13:18:37.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Second paragraph from &quot;How to Use: LV&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, the victim should have a heart attack if they are unable to kill themselves at the specified time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15942" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T13:18:37.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23616" CreationDate="2015-07-29T14:41:31.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is this lacking two-story arc referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall reading that and I believe it should have read &quot;lacking &lt;strong&gt;a&lt;/strong&gt; two-story arc&quot;, meaning there either wasn't enough material in the manga for the anime creators to do a second season, or the material present hadn't yet concluded any identifiable second &quot;arc&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15942" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T14:41:31.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-29T19:35:22.820" Score="2" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might have an obvious answer that I've missed but I'm just checking it out for a fanfiction. I know kekkei genkai are genetic. I know everyone has chakra but not everyone has the ability to use it and this may or may not have something to not with the size of chakra coils? Not sure about this as I've probably read more fanfics than canon. Anyway.&#xA;The question is this: Is the ability to use chakra genetic (so basically all ninja are descended in some way from Kaguya Otsutsuki including Sakura Haruno via some kind of recessive gene..) or was it simply available to use (randomly?) after Kaguya ate the fruit of the Shinju? Since Kaguya is named as the progenitor of chakra, I'm assuming no one could use chakra before her.&#xA;The genetic theory requires a long period of natural selection, such as the Out of Africa and Eve theories on Earth. I'm not sure of the time skip between Kaguya and Naruto is enough for this.&#xA;Anyway, all answers welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15949" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T10:03:29.083" Title="How is the ability to use chakra alloted?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15560" CreationDate="2015-07-30T04:52:51.973" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having studied orbital dynamics and aerospace engineering, I can simplify your answer down for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's just say 1 mech exhibits a mass of about 5 units. However, the engine can lift up to 10 units, so in a 2-mech clasp formation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;x&lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt;)-(&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;x&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;)=&lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;units&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that they effectively double the output of their engines.&#xA;So, the thrust of a 256-unit clasp formation, and let's also include the weight of one broken mech:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;256&lt;/strong&gt;x&lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt;)-(&lt;strong&gt;257&lt;/strong&gt;x&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;)=&lt;strong&gt;1275&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;units&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would give them an extremely long range compared to the distance only 2 or 4 mechs could fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question as to how they would balance it, simply cut the engine of 1 or 2 other mechs in strategic locations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may just sound like I'm saying they can lift more, but the point is the amount of thrust generated exceeds the thrust needed to lift all of the units' mass, thus translating to more speed and range&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hope this clears it up for ya!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15960" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T11:55:11.863" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T11:55:11.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23658" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T05:03:21.177" Score="4" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;A good bit of episode 1 of Durarara!!×2 Ten (i.e. episode 13 of the broader &quot;second season&quot;) was narrated by one of the female characters. But this show has a gorillion characters, and I can't place which one of them it was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The end credits list the following female characters for this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;s&gt;Sonohara Anri (Hanazawa Kana)&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;s&gt;Celty (Sawashiro Miyuki)&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Karisawa Erika (Takagaki Ayahi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yagiri Namie (Kobayashi Sanae)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;s&gt;Awakusu Akane (Kuno Misaki)&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mamiya Manami (Tanoue Marina)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamichika Rio (Tomatsu Haruka)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Nurse&quot; (Yamamura Hibiku)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Woman&quot; (Satou Kanami)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've struck through the ones where I'm familiar enough with the voice actor to know it can't be them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T13:45:17.753" Title="Who narrated episode 1 of Durarara!!×2 Ten?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T05:11:48.767" Score="4" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the conversation between Seiji and ultra-stalker Mika at the end of episode 2 of Durarara!!×2 Ten, Mika claims that Namie probably doesn't know where the head is, and that Izaya probably doesn't have it either, since she wasn't able to find it when she snuck into Izaya's apartments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, who &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; have the head? I thought that Izaya &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt;, in fact, have the head. Is it that Izaya has misled Mika somehow, or am I just misremembering something? And was Namie just lying when she said she'd give Mika the head? (I mean, Namie was obviously lying about being willing to give her the head, but did she even have the wherewithal to give Mika the head if she had wanted to?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I would appreciate it if stuff that the viewer isn't supposed to know at this point in the story were hidden in spoiler blocks.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T04:46:49.313" LastActivityDate="2020-05-22T18:59:16.890" Title="Who has the head as of episode 2 of Durarara!!×2 Ten?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23660" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23686" CreationDate="2015-07-30T06:28:15.807" Score="4" ViewCount="2179" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's what I remember (sorry if it's not helping much) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a NEET who is forced to go to high school by his father to gather some information about some high school girl (I think the girl is probably his father's illegitimate child)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The male MC really likes lollipops, has black typical hair (not long)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's said in the manga that it's easy for MC to win over a person's heart&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His father is a doctor (?), wears glasses, has long white hair (ponytail)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His mother is an owner of a men's club, wears a kimono and has some connection with the police&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The the first girl has a part time job at a cafe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember of some scenes where:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The MC wraps himself in a blanket, and then his father came.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl gives the MC some bento, the MC gives the bento back along with a lollipop.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MC helps the first girl cleaning the dish in the cafe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MC talks with some fat guy in a hat (which is stalking the first girl) in a cave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end, there's a scene where the manager of the cafe is arrested by police (along with the fat guy) with the help of the MC's mother (wearing a kimono)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15961" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T21:50:23.793" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T21:50:23.793" Title="Manga where NEET is forced to go to high school to gather information about girl" Tags="&lt;doubt-amano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:05:14.310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23662" CreationDate="2015-07-30T10:21:06.197" Score="4" ViewCount="5595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to point out this incident from &lt;strong&gt;NHK ni Youkoso&lt;/strong&gt; - Episode 21 (11:12 to 11:34).&#xA;The main character Sato is escorting his friend Yamazaki to a subway station to bid final adieu to him. Yamazaki is a game creator (gal games) and MC helps him to create one. I have written below a short piece of dialogue (writing it from the English subtitles) between the two at the subway station:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sato&lt;/strong&gt;: Sorry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamazaki&lt;/strong&gt;: If you visit home, be absolutely sure you get in touch&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sato&lt;/strong&gt;: Sure..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamazaki&lt;/strong&gt;: See you around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sato (a bit panicked)&lt;/strong&gt;: Yamazaki..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamazaki&lt;/strong&gt;: Don't let the world beat you, Sato&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sato (this main character seems even more panicked and shouts in Japanese)&lt;/strong&gt;: You are not going home defeated, right?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamazaki&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;chuckles&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...&#xA;  ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question to all the fellow members is, why does the character shout here? It seems a bit awkwardly and reluctantly placed. This is one instance which I have cited here but I have seen this sort of thing in other animes before. I can't exactly remember the names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15962" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T15:32:07.847" LastActivityDate="2019-01-20T19:09:24.307" Title="Why do Japanese anime characters shout so much?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;welcome-to-the-nhk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23661" CreationDate="2015-07-30T10:44:29.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off, welcome to Anime &amp;amp; Manga!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suddenly shouting is a trope used in a lot of media, not just anime &amp;amp; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is often used in the following scenarios:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In anger:&lt;/strong&gt; When a character reacts to a situation with rage, much like in real life, shouting can be expected to follow.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In fear or surprise:&lt;/strong&gt; Again similarly to real life, when taken by surprise, people often exclaim loudly almost reflexively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For dramatic effect:&lt;/strong&gt; More often seen in media, when an important event or statement requires additional attention, it is often shouted to give it just that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conversation above in particular is likely for dramatic effect - I couldn't say for sure as I don't know the context of the whole show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuddenlyShouting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also related is &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2886/what-is-the-purpose-of-characters-shouting-the-name-of-their-attack&quot;&gt;this question.&lt;/a&gt; Shouting the names of attacks naturally fits into the third option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T10:44:29.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T14:57:14.250" Score="7" ViewCount="727" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't play Fate/Stay Night visual novel, but I'm quite a fan of the anime series, mainly because of its historic sense — with those people from the legends and all. However, I've spotted a flaw — albeit not a fatal one — and it bothers me a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the universe of Fate/Stay Night, Saber is the legendary King Arthur (or rather, Arthuria) Pendragon that comes from Celtic legends. With such a background, I expect her to use a Western fencing style (though the term is not exclusively used in the Western world the way that word means today).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Arthuria did, in fact, fight with the Western fencing style throughout the anime in all her real battles, I've noticed that, especially in her training with Shiro, she used an Eastern fencing style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained in the visual novel if she learned the Eastern fencing style before or anything? The age in which she lived in was all but related to the easternmost part of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15970" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T16:43:47.670" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T10:30:02.103" Title="Did Saber ever learn Eastern fencing styles before meeting Shiro?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T16:07:19.763" Score="3" ViewCount="14086" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt; volume 9 chapter 6, there's a phrase,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yukinoshita Yukino’s held beliefs. Yuigahama Yui’s sought relationship. Hikigaya Hachiman’s desired genuine thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Really, I do not understand the meaning of this phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it that they are looking for and can not explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15095" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-26T12:23:08.823" LastActivityDate="2020-03-13T15:33:28.593" Title="What does it mean by &quot;Hikigaya Hachiman’s desired genuine thing&quot;?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23671" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23672" CreationDate="2015-07-30T16:17:53.013" Score="3" ViewCount="1623" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the series, it happens quite often, where Naruto does something stupid (usually sexy jutsu related) and gets hit on the head, which follows by this huge bumps on his head. This happens quite often even in other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PYcV1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto with bumps on head&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What caught my eye is that objects also seem to be affected by this phenomenon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0GikXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Log with large bump&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in a earlier episode, this also seemed to happen to the chair Tsunade threw out of the window.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is trope called, and why is it used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T16:40:16.627" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T16:40:16.627" Title="Trope where objects are physically harmed and receive giant bumps?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23671" CreationDate="2015-07-30T16:38:21.030" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The giant head-bump thing is common in other anime (and media, at least in East Asia), and is used to indicate an injury to the head, as you've stated. For instance, a Chinese search for &quot;撞头&quot; on Google Image (literally &quot;hitting head [on something]&quot;) gives images such as this one, which don't seem to be connected to any anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VysV7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;child with swollen bump on head&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure I have seen this in other anime before (e.g. Keroro), but I'm having trouble locating similar screen-caps. In a sense, it has become something of a &quot;convention&quot;, the same way sweat-drops are kind of a &quot;convention&quot;, which explains the usage here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thus, the Naruto extension of this to &lt;em&gt;inanimate objects&lt;/em&gt; appears to simply be an extension of this trope -- the &lt;em&gt;objects&lt;/em&gt; have been &quot;injured&quot;, and so like the heads of these individuals, swollen, overly stylized bumps form on them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes calls the head case a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CranialEruption&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;cranial eruption&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. However, any searches for the term don't produce many results beyond sites like TV Tropes (and some similar site), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this small anime wikia&lt;/a&gt; doesn't seem to have a listing for the trope, despite it being a fairly prevalent thing. (Conversely, it doesn't have &quot;ahoge&quot;.) So it seems that there's no real, &lt;em&gt;generally accepted&lt;/em&gt; English term for this trope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T16:38:21.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23668" CreationDate="2015-07-30T16:47:27.863" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fate/SN world, heroes learn everything they need to know about about age they were summoned in. Knowledge such as how to operate common machinery, customs, and language are automatically learned during their summoning. As an example, Saber learned how to ride motorcycles in Fate/Zero. Motorcycles did not exist in her age, but she knows how to operate one nevertheless. This is also the reason why there is no language barrier between Saber and Shirou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Kendo is a common sport in Japan and a martial art involving swords, Saber could have learned this particular Eastern fencing style as part of the Japanese customs she had to learn from her summoning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T16:47:27.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3327" CreationDate="2015-07-30T17:50:48.320" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Boruto Oneshot&lt;/strong&gt; it is revealed that Konohamaru's parents were elite jounins part of the Anbu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not specified if they are still alive or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NaaWw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NaaWw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T17:50:48.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T19:09:33.333" Score="4" ViewCount="3388" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't figure out which I am supposed to read first of Yoshiki Tonogai's manga: &lt;em&gt;Doubt&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Judge&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Secret&lt;/em&gt;. I know they are all related, but in what order are they supposed to be read?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15973" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T19:15:04.513" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T19:23:57.253" Title="What is the reading order for Yoshiki Tonogai's different manga series?" Tags="&lt;doubt-tonogai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23677" CreationDate="2015-07-30T19:15:22.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The order in which they were written is how they are supposed to be read: &lt;em&gt;Doubt&lt;/em&gt;, then &lt;em&gt;Judge&lt;/em&gt;, and finally &lt;em&gt;Secret&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiki_Tonogai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yoshiki Tonogai's Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doubt, which was completed in February, 2009, and released in the U.S via Yen Press in April 2013 and July 2013. He is also the artist and writer of Judge, the sequel to Doubt, and Secret, the third in the Doubt series, all connected by the recurring appearance of the iconic Rabbit mask from Doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-07-30T19:23:57.253" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T19:23:57.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23681" CreationDate="2015-07-30T20:42:49.413" Score="6" ViewCount="17010" Body="&lt;p&gt;While attacking the Airfield Princess during the final episode, Nagato and Mutsu turn up midway through the fight. After firing a volley of shells at the target, Nagato says out loud, &quot;Don't underestimate the power of the Big Seven!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/8b669942a816adec7ddb4c977383ff0f.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nagato&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What significance does this hold? There are more than seven ships present, so it's unlikely to be that, and the ship &lt;em&gt;Nagato&lt;/em&gt; has more than seven guns both in the anime and in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is Nagato referencing when she mentions the 'Big Seven'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.217" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T20:42:49.413" Title="What is meant by Nagato when she mentions the 'Big Seven'?" Tags="&lt;kantai-collection&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23680" CreationDate="2015-07-30T20:42:49.413" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a real life reference, and not an in-series one. The 'Big Seven' refers to the 7 battleships that, under the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Conference&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Washington Naval Conference&lt;/a&gt;, could mount 16 inch guns. As such, they were the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/Warships/comments/3aazbr/big_seven_battleships_on_wwii/csax38o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;only battleships to have a 16&quot; armament prior to the outbreak of World War II&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Conference#Termination&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dissolution of the treaty.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two of the seven ships feature in the Kancolle anime and browser game (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Mutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mutsu&lt;/a&gt;), with the other five being from the US and UK. They were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato&lt;/a&gt; (Imperial Japanese Navy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mutsu&lt;/a&gt; (Imperial Japanese Navy) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nelson_(28)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HMS Nelson&lt;/a&gt; (Royal Navy) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rodney_(29)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HMS Rodney&lt;/a&gt; (Royal Navy) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Colorado_(BB-45)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;USS Colorado&lt;/a&gt; (US Navy) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maryland_(BB-46)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;USS Maryland&lt;/a&gt; (US Navy) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;USS West Virginia&lt;/a&gt; (US Navy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This quote also features in the browser game of &lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt; during the 'Battle Start' event, where Nagato says the same quote: &quot;Don't underestimate the power of the Big Seven&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, in the &lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt; set of the card game &lt;em&gt;Weiβ Schwarz&lt;/em&gt;, there is a card titled &quot;Do not look down on the power of the Big 7&quot;, which features a picture of Nagato, as well as the aforementioned quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://client-cdn.crystalcommerce.com/photo/bigncollectibles/file/7fe02d70fcf611e484cf41c8334958d8/medium/161r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Card&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.227" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T20:42:49.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9779" CreationDate="2015-07-30T21:45:46.393" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to talk about the Kamehameha here if I talk about either one of them specifically, because I know more about Dragon Ball than I do about Street Fighter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kamehameha is supposed to be the ultimate attack, in which the user gathers all of their Ki into one point and releases it at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ki, also spelled Chi or Qi, is &quot;life-force&quot; as you mentioned. The idea of ki is one that is pervasive throughout East Asian mythology. It originates from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_chi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tai-chi&lt;/a&gt;. Tai-chi is not just a martial art in the sense that someone brought up in the West like myself might think of it -- that is to say, it doesn't exist just so that you can learn to defend yourself from an assailant. It is a practice that was birthed from Taoism, also spelled as Daoism, which is a very spiritual set of beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taoism, as you may know, has as one of its core principles the balance of internal and external force -- &lt;em&gt;yin&lt;/em&gt; versus &lt;em&gt;yang&lt;/em&gt;. Yin represents the internal force, and yang the external. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In tai-chi, one does learn self-defensive techniques and weapon drills, it's true. However, one also learns to cultivate the &lt;em&gt;yin&lt;/em&gt; in one's body. This may be an oversimplification but I believe that defensive and weapons training is considered the cultivation of &lt;em&gt;yang&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cultivate yin, one learns completely passive techniques, such as breathing and meditation. These are designed to promote overall health and wellness of one's own body. To someone unfamiliar with tai-chi, the exercises might look like aerobics or even just stretching exercises. In mythology, it is believed that masters of such artistry can live for well over a hundred years, or even forever. (hint hint, Master Roshi, although it's explained in the show as him drinking from &quot;The Fountain of Youth&quot; -- that part is a parody of the &quot;eternal martial artist&quot; trope in Asian stories). The breathing and movement techniques are said to keep one's ki in balance, and cultivate untapped potential ki which has not begun to flow in the body yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, although a show like Dragon Ball is fantasy, to explain it in real world mythology: Master Roshi became such a master of tai-chi that he can manipulate his ki into an external force directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same principle applies to Ryu. He is supposed to be a master martial artist. To someone familiar with East Asian mythology and tropes, this means that he knows how to manipulate his life energy to make fireballs, to put it simply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15528" LastEditorUserId="15528" LastEditDate="2015-07-31T13:37:43.610" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T13:37:43.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23660" CreationDate="2015-07-31T01:56:21.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/51705/Doubt!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doubt!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Sakuya Amano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Not to be confused with an entirely different series &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/5293/Doubt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doubt&lt;/a&gt; by Yoshiki Tonogai&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Synopsis&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ichiru Kanzaki is given an offer he can't refuse: to clear his entire debt, he has to enroll in the high school where his father works to track down his father's illegitimate daughter, his own younger half-sister, whom he has never met. But which girl is she? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The description in the question matches the events in chapter 1 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are two pages towards the end of the chapter, showing the main character's mother and her background (owner of a men's club and well-known by the police).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/79fgP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/79fgPl.png&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZKAC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZKACl.png&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14960" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-31T02:28:45.967" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T02:28:45.967" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6245" CreationDate="2015-07-31T04:53:13.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's because in the new universe, Homura didn't have to use her wish for the sake of saving Madoka. She had no need for time manipulation, so instead of that device, she now has a bow. In the Q&amp;amp;A answer section (as cited in the other answer), it's said the bow was to fill in the hole, being that there is no cause that would have Homura gain the Time Manipulation ability in the new universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15987" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-07-31T06:08:04.017" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T06:08:04.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T09:48:47.253" Score="9" ViewCount="1727" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the final meeting and Light's death, everyone in the room knew the truth. They knew that the 13 day rule was fake, and the rule about destroying the Death Note was fake, too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also had many evidences against Misa (the tapes, fingerprints, hair, etc.), and Light also screamed &quot;Misa write their names&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, they had enough proof that Misa was Second Kira, but why didn't they capture her? Why did they let her go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T19:51:36.990" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T14:49:02.637" Title="Why didn't the Task Force capture Misa Amane?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6752" CreationDate="2015-07-31T10:41:42.797" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to keep the spoiler at minimum. This is from Heart of Jupiter Arc, the last arc of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What she said to Diana is...&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YVRRr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YVRRr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;From TWGOK Chapter 191 A Girl. Page 13&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This arc tells about Keima being sent to the past. Tenri probably explained Diana about the event that happen 10 years ago, about how Tenri and Keima got involved with the mass escape of the runaway spirits, and how it will affect the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T10:41:42.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16889" CreationDate="2015-07-31T12:19:41.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The real lie is that she never got to play with him again. As a child, she fell in love with him when she saw him play, and her dream was to one day stand by his side and play along with him. She managed to achieve her dream and play on the same stage along with him. After that she promised to do it again with him, but she died before it could happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15996" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-01T02:22:25.587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T02:22:25.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23701" CreationDate="2015-07-31T13:39:47.833" Score="12" ViewCount="1651" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the characters in &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki&lt;/em&gt; follow more or less the same style, with one exception - &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Kamado_Ueshita&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eighth&lt;/a&gt;, who has a strangely oversized head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8e/78/14/8e7814f978e7644ebabd0f17eb9e3904.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DiaryUsers&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spot the culprit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? Is there a specific reason Eighth has this appearance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T19:05:59.707" Title="Why does Eighth have such an oversized head?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23700" CreationDate="2015-07-31T14:23:45.027" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wasn't able to find anything that explicitly stated as to why her character design is that way. It is apparent that a lot of the fans do not understand why her design is that way and do not like the way she looks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to explain my interpretation as to why she might have been created to look that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character Impression&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the series, a good number of the diary owners are sociopaths that enjoy killing other people. There are a few exceptions to the trend like &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiteru_Amano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yuki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Keigo_Kurusu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Keigo&lt;/a&gt;, etc. &lt;a href=&quot;http://futurediary.wikia.com/wiki/Kamado_Ueshita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamado&lt;/a&gt; is also part of this group not wanting to have anything to do with the game, but her orphan children want her to win and form a little army to protect her. The character design that was chosen shows that she doesn't look threatening in any way and leads most people to believe she is harmless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Motherly Figure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we all know, Kamado runs an orphanage that caters to quite a few children. This design could imitate how some children perceive their mother. A mother or father is a very big presence in a child's life, and this over inflated head design can reflect how a mothers head may look to a small child when she is bending down talking to a child or infant. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking those factors into account, that could lead to an exaggerated character design. Note that this is in no way 100% fact, as it is my general interpretation as to why the artist may do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T19:05:59.707" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T19:05:59.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3281" CreationDate="2015-07-31T20:55:11.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The coffin said 4 but it never specified it was a hokage. It could have been the kazekage that Orochimaru killed and impersonated during the exams. We were all under the assumption that it was a hokage because of the first and second, but it could have easily have been the kazekage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16002" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T20:55:11.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23713" CreationDate="2015-07-31T22:58:16.423" Score="5" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be too much to ask for logic from this series, but maybe there is an answer somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2 of Humanity has Declined, the narrator discovers that the board of directors of the factory producing weird items is a bunch of chickens that were butchered, plucked, and prepared for eating in Episode 1. They somehow came to life and gained intelligence and the ability to speak by making weird honking sounds. (The narrator can get overly literal subtitles of their language using a pair of universal translator glasses provided by her fairy companion.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0Whbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;butchered chicken&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The butchered chickens manage to trap the narrator in a cage and declare their intent to erase her memory with drugs and leave her somewhere far away to watch as they complete their insidious plan to destroy the ailing human society. However, the narrator's silent assistant enters and starts taking pictures of the chickens with his camera. For some reason, this terrifies them, and they run away. Several of them fall into the factory equipment and become food during the ensuing chase; the remaining group clusters against a seaside cliff and leaps into the sea rather than face the camera, while &quot;Ave Maria&quot; plays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pretty much everything about this episode is worthy of a big question mark, but I found it most puzzling that the chickens feared the camera so much that they leapt to their deaths rather than face it. (Yes, really, &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; was the part I found most puzzling.) Why were they so afraid of the camera?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T23:55:06.160" Title="Why did the skinned chickens fear the camera?" Tags="&lt;humanity-has-declined&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23711" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23789" CreationDate="2015-07-31T23:24:04.210" Score="12" ViewCount="7300" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Super Sonico is probably her large * &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ahem&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; * assets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VReTDm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VReTDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/slHNPm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/slHNPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super sonico is all over the internet and has many fan-service wallpapers, figures, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Super Sonico actually famous for? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know she's a mascot for a gaming company, but is it purely the appeal of her chest that has gained her the massive fan following?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T04:16:49.087" Title="Why is Super Sonico famous?" Tags="&lt;super-sonico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23710" CreationDate="2015-07-31T23:55:06.160" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was correct in my earlier comment - The skinned chickens don't want to be revealed to humankind so they avoid being photographed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is revealed in the first dialogue with the chickens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0rGjD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0rGjD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dfb7B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dfb7B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e2LZy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e2LZy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they knew of their existance, humanity could easily overpower them because of the chickens' feeble bodies. Hence they try to avoid the assistant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gTkhm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gTkhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter preformatted text here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't worry, the main character missed it too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iInz6m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iInz6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T23:55:06.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23719" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23720" CreationDate="2015-08-01T03:04:03.750" Score="5" ViewCount="2754" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 50 of &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; (2011), Hisoka wants Gon and Killua to &quot;Play dumb,&quot; and pretend not to know him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? What's the purpose of Gon and Killua pretending not to know Hisoka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16007" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-01T04:26:53.683" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T04:26:53.683" Title="Why do Killua and Gon pretend not to know Hisoka in episode 50?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23719" CreationDate="2015-08-01T04:25:30.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, Killua and Gon were kidnapped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x2sPVl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x2sPVl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two things in play here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is that they had rapport with Hisoka. This means that they could use him to their advantage later on, to break free, to take down a gang member, to get information from him, etc. If the gang was aware of this, they may intervene to stop this advantageous situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second and more importantly, the gang members knowing that Hisoka knows them could be deadly for all three of them. The gang could interpret that as Hisoka being a traitor, or Killua and Gon being infiltrators. In either case, the gang would want to eliminate Hisoka, or Killua and Gon... or both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, due to their &lt;strong&gt;advantageous relationship&lt;/strong&gt; and their &lt;strong&gt;potential threat to the gang's security&lt;/strong&gt;, it was far more beneficial for all three of Hisoka, Killua, and Gon to pretend that they did not know one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T04:25:30.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23723" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23730" CreationDate="2015-08-01T06:25:41.213" Score="5" ViewCount="4305" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;God Eater&lt;/em&gt;, Lenka and Alisa are both apparently &quot;New-Type&quot; God Eaters. Two questions about that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What makes someone a New-Type? That is, is that how you're born, or can you be made into a New-Type by some sort of surgery/magic/etc.?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why are New-Types so prized? What can they do that &quot;old-types&quot; can't?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-01T06:45:14.243" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:59:06.843" Title="What makes New-Types different from &quot;old-types&quot;?" Tags="&lt;god-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-01T12:48:17.453" Score="0" ViewCount="864" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the music playing in One Piece episode 644 when Hajrudin encounters Lucy aka Luffy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16014" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T16:28:13.260" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T19:56:46.223" Title="What is the music playing in One Piece episode 644 when Hajrudin encounters Lucy aka Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-08-09T08:10:48.563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23726" CreationDate="2015-08-01T15:06:37.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song which starts playing at 22:00 and continuing on to the scene where Lucy/Luffy stands back up and faces Hajrudin is &lt;strong&gt;ルフィ猛攻!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Luffy's Fierce Attack!&lt;/em&gt;) from the album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/44982&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ONE PIECE THE MOVIE Norowareta Seiken Soundtrack&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song can be sampled on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00AGKEFQY/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLdFWj4R5zo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T19:56:46.223" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T19:56:46.223" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23723" CreationDate="2015-08-01T17:48:53.713" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The weapons utilised by the God Eaters, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Arc&quot;&gt;God Arc(Jin-ki)&lt;/a&gt; are split into new types and old types. New types having the ability to transform between a gun and a sword and can convert the Aragami it eats into energy for more bullets. Old types are just Jin-ki that only has one form, a gun is a gun, a sword is a sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;New types are called new types cause they use a new type Jin-ki. They are the same as normal God Eaters biologically with no other modifications on them whatsoever. They are made into God Eaters by injecting Oracle cells into them, same as the old types. Its just that they utilise a newer weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The God Eaters that can utilise new Jin-ki are prized as to use the weapon you have to be compatible with a Jin-ki to utilise it and those that are compatible with the new types are rare so they are highly prized due to their higher battle prowess with new type Jin-ki.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T17:48:53.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-02T01:48:05.947" Score="0" ViewCount="807" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the song that is played in episode 11 of One Piece at 21:54?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been dying to find out the name to the song, and I really like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16021" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T22:15:44.320" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T22:15:44.320" Title="What's the song that is played in episode 11 of One Piece at 21:54?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23743" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23806" CreationDate="2015-08-02T07:29:49.050" Score="3" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia&lt;/em&gt; in both Misha's and Aurica's Cosmospheres a girl with white hair appears&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Level 4 of Aurica's Cosmosphere where she appear as Rei-chan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Level 4 of Misha's Cosmosphere where she appears as Misha's Mother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Levels 5 and 7 she appears as Misha's Sister&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Stage 3 we find out that the girl seen in Aurica's and Misha's Cosmospheres have to be Shurelia as they have the same hair style and also in Shurelia's Virtual World she looks the exact same as Misha's sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i could understand why she would appear in Misha's Cosmosphere if the 2 met before Misha became the Star Singer must like how Harmonica appears in Misha's Cosmosphere but not in Aurica's, but Aurica had never met Shurelia before and even thought she was a robot (up until Mir's 3rd attack). while the Cosmosphere is also a mechanic of the game to Develop Misha and Aurica, both have to have passed Level 4 in order to be installed with Purger so regardless of route or personal choice the player will see Shurelia not wearing LINKER as apart of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why was Shurelia appearing in both of their Cosmospheres?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T23:45:51.087" Title="Why does Shurelia appear in Misha's and Aurica's Cosmosphere's?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23726" CreationDate="2015-08-02T07:35:36.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack playing at 20:40 (when Lucy/Luffy charges Usy towards Hajrudin but fails to take him down) is Track 26 &lt;strong&gt;ゴムゴムが効かない?!&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Gomu Gomu Is Ineffective?!&lt;/em&gt;) in the album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/42756&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ONE PIECE &quot;Adventure in Nejimaki Island&quot; Music File&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to a sample of the track on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00AG4BSYW/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBbdo4ivbmQ&amp;amp;t=7m43s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T16:25:15.310" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T16:25:15.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-02T07:44:56.400" Score="2" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;in Phase 2 we find out Bishop Falss is in fact Kyle Clancy, a former Apostle of Elemia from Platina who sought to release Mir before he was stopped and belived dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Radof says that the church had been mislead in that the Trio of Elemia was in fact Mir and Kyle knew that all along which was how he minipulated them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Church existed before Kyle fall to the Wings of Horus, also one of them appeared in Aurica's Cosmosphere and said she was their descended but Kyle said that Aurica is the daughter of Mir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, is the Trio of Elemia real? or was Aurica's story about their rule in the past a miss-conception from back before Mir began to hate humans (when she crafted Harmonious)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T23:55:51.293" Title="Does the Trio of Elemia actually exists?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23273" CreationDate="2015-08-02T09:55:14.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the inventor of the jutsu used it before Orochimaru (so he could know not just about its existence but also how it works) the Shinigami can recover from such wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T09:55:14.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23645" CreationDate="2015-08-02T10:03:29.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only people who were born with chakra are Kaguya's descendants. However, people got their chakra from the Rikudō Sennin when he created &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninsh%C5%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ninshū&lt;/a&gt; to make people connect to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T10:03:29.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23751" CreationDate="2015-08-02T10:48:12.617" Score="1" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - ViVid&lt;/em&gt; Vivio's Intelligent Device Sacred Heart, AKA Chris, takes the form of a rabbit in Standby Mode while most other characters go something they can wear (ie. Nanoha's Rasing Heart necklace, Erio's Strada wrist watch, Shamal's Klarwind rings, Fate's Bardiche grove). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T10:48:12.617" Title="Why does Chris take the form of a rabbit?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23750" CreationDate="2015-08-02T10:48:12.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Chris (Sacred Heart) take the form of a rabbit in Standby Mode is most likely because the rabbit form is based off from a present Vivio got when she was young, something very precious to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 13 of &lt;em&gt;StrikerS&lt;/em&gt; when Vivio is being treated after being rescued by the Riot Force 6 Forwards Nanoha buys a white rabbit she saw in the hall and returns to Vivio's room placing it by her pillow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the episode Vivio is seen crying when Nanoha goes to leave to learn of the reason why Riot Force 6 was created. when Fate approaches Vivio to calm her down she picks up Vivio's rabbit, while she talks you'll notice that as Fate moves the rabbit around Vivio's follows it with her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you'll also notice that the 2 look very similar (albeit the glow on the cheeks)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tqsI8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tqsI8.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6frbN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6frbN.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left:&lt;/strong&gt; Vivio in Strikers holding her rabbit toy. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Right:&lt;/strong&gt; Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid Poster with Vivio and Chris&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i would suspect the rabbit has the same kind of sentimental value as Nanoha's and Fate's hair ribbons they traded to one another at the very end of the first season, but later on for a grown woman to be carrying a rabbit toy would seem strange&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; so making it her device's Standby Mode preserves it's spot in Vivio's life and thus keeping the memory of Nanoha close to her no matter how far they be apart&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Vita carrying the rabbit Hayate brought her isn't strange because Vita will &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; look like a child&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T10:48:12.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5628" CreationDate="2015-08-02T10:57:33.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim, formally known as Slave 23, was the assistant to an alchemist living in Xerxses. His blood was used to create the Dwarf in the Flask and thus they already had a natural bond. The Dwarf in the Flask was in fact so thankful for being given life that he actually gave Van Hohenheim his name. The Dwarf told Hohenheim alchemical secrets and eventually Xerxses alchemist taught Hohenheim the art of alchemy. Over time the two became friends but this was not to last. The Dwarf in the Flask convinced the king of Xerxses that by creating the Nationwide Transmutation Circle (NWT) he would become immortal. However the Dwarf in the Flask ensured that he and Hohenheim would be the ones to become immortal.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I continue you need to understand something: As most of us know, in the FMABH universe a Philosopher's Stone is created using human souls. Though it isn't exactly specified it is hinted that it takes hundreds of human souls to create even a single 'false stone' such as the one used by the Ice Alchemist (in the first episode of FMABH) or the first one used by Kimbly in Isval. These stones are no larger then the size of a pebble and contain immense power to the point that they are capable of giving power to the Homunculi.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now the purpose of the NWT is to sacrifice everyone over an extended area, such as Amestris or Xerxses, in order to make a Philosopher Stone. Now we do some math. As I said it is hinted that it takes hundreds to create a stone. Now lets just say that it takes three hundred for the sake of this equation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;p-people&lt;br&gt;&#xA;s-stone&lt;br&gt;&#xA;300p=1s&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now Amestris has a hefty population of fifty million at the time of FMABH. So lets do that math.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;50,000,000/300=166,667 (rounded up)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now since this was used on both Hohenheim and the Dwarf in the Flask that means it needs to be divided by two.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;166,667/2=83,334 (rounded up)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That means that if it really was split equally, Hohenheim and the Dwarf in the Flask (now referred to as Father) both have eighty three thousand three hundred and thirty four Philosopher Stone's inside of them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father spared Hohenheim due to the fact that he saw Hohenheim as a good friend. The two parted ways for obvious reasons and went on there ways. Let it be noted that neither are human at this point. Even Hohenheim is now a living breath Philosopher Stone meaning he is not a human.&#xA;Now in regards to Wrath (King Bradley) he was a human. However when given the Philosopher Stone he became kind of a Homunculi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of it this way. True Homunculi=Robot while Wrath=Cyborg. Both are similar but obviously are different such as Wrath's aging.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That should answer all of your questions except the last one which cannot be answered. It actually says in the anime that Hohenheim and Father each have half of the souls Xerxses and this is where it gets confusing. While Father spent the next hundreds of years making Homunculi, using his powers, and ruling a nation Hohenheim made a family. This honestly even confuses me since it seems that in the battle between Hohenheim and Father that Father would've won easily. Also how is it that when in the tunnels below Risenbol that Pride is capable of nearly defeating Father? These things make little sense to me but I have a small theory.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father create Hohenheim's body as a 'gift' since the two were 'friends'. However I don't see somebody as evil as Father giving Hohenheim a fair trade. I believe that Father kept more souls and the anime simply doesn't explain that for some reason. This would also explain how Hohenheim is capable of talking to and coordinating with the souls within his body since he would have less souls. So basically I don't believe they are the same since I believe that Father has like eighty percent of the souls instead of splitting them fifty/fifty with Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16030" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T11:06:38.493" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T11:06:38.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23754" CreationDate="2015-08-02T11:39:05.620" Score="6" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;When anime and manga first came over to English-speaking areas, I presume it was treated more like traditional national comics were, and that manga fans were still primarily comic fans - rather than there being a distinction like today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the first public group that had an &lt;em&gt;anime/manga&lt;/em&gt; fandom that was &lt;strong&gt;distinct&lt;/strong&gt; from western comic fandom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T19:31:10.670" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T19:31:10.670" Title="What was the first English-speaking anime fangroup?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23753" CreationDate="2015-08-02T11:39:05.620" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakuinabottle.blogspot.ie/2012/03/fred-patten-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interviews with co-founder Fred Patten&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;Cartoon/Fantasy Organization&lt;/em&gt; (C/FO) was the first anime/manga fanclub set up in 1977. Based in Los Angeles, the group started expanding into several spin-off groups in the 80s, including another major group in New York:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZMW3x.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZMW3x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1980s C/FO New York meeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most ways of accessing anime &amp;amp; manga were limited back then. You either had to know someone over in Japan, or visit one of very few Japanese bookshops. Nearly none of which having English translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrUA6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrUA6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanboy.com/2011/02/what-was-it-like-to-be-an-80s-anime-fan-in-nyc.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(src)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst there may have been some small gatherings of friends before the C/FO, it was the first group to be open to the general public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the early members of the C/FO became prominent figures in the emergence of furry fandom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, due to political in-fighting the splinter groups gradually ceased to exist, leaving only the original L.A. branch active. Their &lt;a href=&quot;http://c_fo.tripod.com/&quot;&gt;current website&lt;/a&gt; was last updated in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even today, Los Angeles is one of the most important places in english-speaking territory for anime, hosting one of the largest conventions - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-expo.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Expo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T11:39:05.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23936" CreationDate="2015-08-02T11:52:58.507" Score="12" ViewCount="18471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes on convention pages I see bans on &lt;em&gt;Yaoi Paddles&lt;/em&gt;; canoe-like paddles with &lt;em&gt;Yaoi&lt;/em&gt; or similar phrases (For example &lt;em&gt;Seme&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Uke&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Yuri&lt;/em&gt;) written on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2jSfI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2jSfI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that someone who has a Yaoi Paddle goes around smacking people on the butt with it, which presumably is why they are banned (as I've seen a lot of people complaining that they hurt) - but why is this a thing in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When and where did Yaoi Paddles originate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T19:29:19.487" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T07:54:01.513" Title="Where did Yaoi Paddles come from?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;conventions&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23760" CreationDate="2015-08-02T14:53:06.263" Score="2" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;:D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm currently reading a hilarious manga called &quot;Clockwork Planet&quot;. It's amazingly great! Oh...I went too far...Let me come back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I'm reading a give page, some guys tsukkomus (comments) on that page with &quot;I used to be an engineer once.&quot; Basically, this pic depicts a scene that the main male character expresses his love to the main female character and get accepted. (HALLELUJAH!!!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scene is pretty good, but I still don't understand why some guys say &quot;I used to be an engineer.&quot; I've googled it but got no appropriate answer. Therefore, I'm very confused. Would you like to give me a explanation to this weird sentence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is the pic on which appear that tsukkomu:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yNRIC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yNRIC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Love expressing scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance. And sorry for my poor use of English, since I'm not a native speaker. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16033" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T15:05:43.827" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T17:07:53.027" Title="What does &quot;I used to be an engineer once&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;clockwork-planet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-08-02T18:51:07.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17176" CreationDate="2015-08-02T16:28:19.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Three Musketeers arrived at the scene, standing in front of Shiraishi's dead body, Kirishima observed that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not many people believe in divine retribution. That's because God is a lazy fellow. However, he does a good job every once in a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it was clear that the truck turned away from Juuzawa and crushed the nearby Shiraishi into a bloody pulp. Juuzawa was left intact (or not fatally wounded) after the accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime explicitly stated at the conclusion of the second episode that Ochibana knew Juuzawa was in danger only because of their bond from their previous lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T16:28:19.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23757" CreationDate="2015-08-02T17:01:47.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah, as an engineer myself, I think I know where they're coming from, since my friends have made this joke to me before. If I'm right, this isn't an in-series joke, or even one related to anime &amp;amp; manga at all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a running joke that (male) engineers are hopeless at romance and can't pick up women, likely originating from the fact that engineering is a profession that has a very skewed ratio of male to female participants. While the number of female engineers is increasing over time, the difference in numbers is still comfortably large enough for the joke to be made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I expect the joke they're making is that since he is no longer an engineer (&quot;I used to be an engineer&quot;), a girl can finally accept his feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturally, this has some traction on the internet - here are some examples I've found over my time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cA3jZvt-OYg/URfYlWiRcWI/AAAAAAAB8yI/-Xdg4zDPEWM/w506-h531/408555_429885207081189_1442849947_n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Engineering1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/nV82DJD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Engineering2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://lh5.ggpht.com/-c62mmoBTwb8/UILO99br0mI/AAAAAAAAAOg/tZ8EeZiNovw/engineerfact_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Engineering3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.243" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T17:07:53.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23029" CreationDate="2015-08-02T17:39:23.543" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, it is. The stories for both the anime and manga versions of Dragon Ball Super are indeed written by Akira Toriyama&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Super&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition to his role as series creator, Akira Toriyama is also credited for the &quot;original story &amp;amp; character design concepts&quot; of the new anime directed by Kimitoshi Chioka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime is being adapted into a companion manga by Toriyama alongside artist Toyotarō, author behind the official Resurrection 'F' manga adaptation. It began serialization in the August 2015 issue of V Jump, which was released on June 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This leaves open your title question whether the anime should be considered canon.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/9940/6166&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; Madara Uchiha answered that filler equals not canon, while pieces written by the original author should be considered canon. Now the DBS anime is both, seeing how &quot;Vegeta's day out&quot; would be filler, yet is written by the original author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5219/6166&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; ton.yeung answered that something should be considered canon when the material is borrowed from the original works. So if you would consider the manga as &lt;em&gt;original work&lt;/em&gt;, than the anime would be filler, yet if you would consider Toriyama's mind as &lt;em&gt;original work&lt;/em&gt; it would be canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how at this point it is rather messed up and confusing, &lt;strong&gt;my two cents would be that it will probably be considered filler (non canon) after a while&lt;/strong&gt;. People would either forget (or don't care) the additional episodes were produced by Toriyama or would stick by the general rule that &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; the original works (aka the manga in this case) can be considered canon, despite the author of the anime. So, not sure if it is, but &lt;strong&gt;manga readers will probably consider all the extra content not to be canon&lt;/strong&gt;, while anime watchers will probably not even know/care about the existence of the manga and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/19940/6166&quot;&gt;unknowingly think everything that happened in the anime to be canon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T10:15:54.087" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13069" CreationDate="2015-08-02T22:35:52.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does seem more likely a collection of different countries. When looking at the Ishvalan people, I would not say the Jewish people. Looks aren't emphasized in the manga as much, but when talking about physical features, Jewish people match no traits of the Ishvalans. First, their geographic location. They live(d) in a desert. Even though some Jewish people now live in a desert, the tense does not allow such a correlation to create a parallel. The people in the desert have tanned skin. Majority of people who follow Judaism do not have that complexion. And finally, the Ishvalans fought back. I can't recall any recorded uprising of the Jewish people. The Ishvalans, on the other hand, fought back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are then two plausible choices, in a Western point of view, who the Ishvalens are. They are either Middle-Eastern people, maybe Palestinians, or, if looking at a present state, they are Gypsies. &lt;em&gt;Conquerer of Shamballa&lt;/em&gt; introduced gypsies, but it is non-canon, so it probably isn't as reliable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other things that reinforce, at least in a western view, how the Ishvalens are middle eastern is that they lie east of Amestris, and Xerxes could be shown as Jerusalem, a city destroyed overnight. Also, this could allude to the Crusades. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16042" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T00:21:58.833" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T00:21:58.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23773" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23775" CreationDate="2015-08-03T02:16:47.093" Score="6" ViewCount="4443" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;, we eventually learn that Archer was summoned as Rin had a relic associated with him (i.e. the pendant Shiro keeps). In the recent anime adaptation, there is also some statement to the effect of &quot;a relic is required to summon a servant&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar sentiment is expressed in the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; route of the visual novel. On the last day, Saber tells Shiro that he must have been able to summon her as a result of having had Excalibur's sheath embedded in him (similar to how it was embedded in Irisviel in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To summon a heroic spirit, one needs a symbol connected with that spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems in line with the other summonings we see, such as Waver's use of a cloak to summon Iskandar and the trouble the Einsberns take to retrieve the sheath so that Kiritsugu summons a good servant. Finally, some remark Lord El Melloi makes about having to find a relic last minute suggests that a relic is always required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this (&quot;a relic is always required for a successful summoning&quot;) correct? If so, did Rin have anything she knew to be a relic when she summoned Archer?&lt;/strong&gt; (I feel like she didn't, but if a relic is required, I would have assumed that she'd be aware of this, as a reasonably competent magus.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T05:38:31.800" Title="What happens if there is no relic in a summoning?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23773" CreationDate="2015-08-03T04:16:43.690" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A catalyst is not required, but most Magi prepare for one because they have been preparing to partake in the Holy Grail War for years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most Masters will prepare a catalyst with which to summon their desired Heroic Spirit, but it is not absolutely necessary. Without a specific artifact, the Grail will, rather than base it on their power, chose a Servant based upon similarities to the summoner's own nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Summoning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Servant - Summoning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This coincides with Gilles de Rais' summoning in the 4th Holy Grail War:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His Master was Ryuunosuke Uryuu, a serial killer who unwittingly performed a successful summoning ritual using the blood of a murdered family. Ryuunosuke lacked a cataylst so the Grail chose a servant with the closest personality to Ryuunosuke. He first introduces himself to his Master as Bluebeard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_(Fate/Zero)#Role&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Caster (Fate/Zero) - Role&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see a list of all the the heroes who are known to have been summoned with a catalyst in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Catalyst&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Catalyst section&lt;/a&gt; of the Servant page, and you'll notice that not only Gilles is missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll also notice that the mirror used to summon Medusa was a weak catalyst, so Sakura's similar personality helped summoning Medusa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mirror dug up from a temple in Eritrea, an item with ties to an old Earth goddess of Greece. It is noted to have been a weak catalyst to Medusa, so Sakura Matou's similar personality plays a role in the summoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T05:38:31.800" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T05:38:31.800" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-03T05:50:34.737" Score="4" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 of the second season (&lt;em&gt;Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT&lt;/em&gt; released 2013), Maria-chan gave Kobato-chan a present. It was a key necklace similar to hers. Kate – Maria's elder sister – told Kodaka that on her birthday she had received a locket necklace from Maria, while Kobato received a matching key necklace. During that scene, Kate's necklace was exposed to be a locket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 11 (not very sure) Kate was exposed to have a key necklace. Why is she wearing the same necklace as that of Maria? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13508" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T10:13:07.027" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T06:46:03.710" Title="Why did Kate's pendant become a key, when it is shown as a locket before?" Tags="&lt;boku-wa-tomodachi-ga-sukunai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21200" CreationDate="2015-08-03T10:07:23.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, Harutora, Touji and even Suzuka know she's a girl. So I don't think she's too worried about that sorta things like cosmetics or clothes being out at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also traipses around with that ribbon Harutora won and even has a tiger statuette on display, so I don't really think she's shy of the memorabilia all that much and I honestly don't think she's the sorta girl to build a shrine for her crush or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So taking an educated guess, I think it's her porn collection, seeing as Harutora's was subtly mentioned before this particular scene to be in his closet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16053" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T10:07:23.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7068" CreationDate="2015-08-03T10:53:31.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the events of &lt;em&gt;StrikerS&lt;/em&gt;, although Jail Scaglietti's existence was a secret known only to the top tiers of the TSAB, his activities were already known, albeit the identity of its perpetrator remained unknown. In fact, said activities are one of the main points Hayate used during his exposition when forming Riot Force 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can only deduce that Nanoha's incident happened in one encounter with Scaglietti's activities. Still, as there was no &quot;Jail Scaglietti Investigation&quot; back then, she must have been investigating a case of improper use of Lost Logia or usage of magical technology in an underdeveloped world (not specified, as far as I know)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16054" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T17:38:39.110" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T17:38:39.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23783" CreationDate="2015-08-03T13:38:26.260" Score="8" ViewCount="6962" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where the Chimera Ant King Meruem is born, Shaiapouf plays some vigorous music with his violin. I want to know the name of the song he played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T16:38:45.870" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T16:38:45.870" Title="What's the name of the violin score played by Shaiapouf when Meruem is born?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23782" CreationDate="2015-08-03T13:55:00.027" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 91 &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_91_(2011)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Strong × And × The Weak&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, King Meruem is born. After his birth, he goes to the top of the ant hill where Shaiapouf plays a song titled &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7ZPdaqxsnU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the Palace ~ Lamentoso&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular song can be found on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_(2011)_Original_Soundtrack_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hunter × Hunter (2011) Original Soundtrack 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as track number 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T16:35:24.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T16:35:24.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-03T15:48:08.937" Score="3" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;GATE&lt;/em&gt; anime (ep. 3-4), Itami goes to Coda village, then returns to Arnus Hill with the children and the left-behind refugees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the time he left to when he returns, the JSDF camp went from a tent park to a fortified pentagonal structure with buildings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now XXI century building tech can make &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2989769/Building-skyscraper-Lego-style-Chinese-firm-builds-57-storey-block-record-19-days-rate-three-floors-day.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 57-floor-tall building in 19 days&lt;/a&gt;, but we are talking about reinforced military-grade structures with materials being shipped through a portal, so YMMV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime never tells how many days Itami was away during his Coda Village reconaissance sortie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the light novel tell of the passing of time during Itami's mission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T09:38:02.463" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T12:22:28.890" Title="Does the light novel tell of the passing of time during Itami's missions?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23695" CreationDate="2015-08-03T19:44:40.403" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was let go because to be a GOD you have to have the brains to kill. Of course she was just killing for Light, also she almost did no harm, just what was right for her lover. And then again she's suffered enough halving her lifespan twice now, She might have not much long to live. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why was she let free? If you remember she's lost memory of all that she did. The detectives must have thought she was innocent enough that they let her go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: They skipped her because she was distancing away from the main character and the author was too focused on its main pieces like &quot;L&quot; simply being killed in the middle of the anime :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11579" LastEditorUserId="11579" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T09:09:33.580" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T09:09:33.580" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23711" CreationDate="2015-08-03T22:32:11.310" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a little more research after writing my initial comment, though it was pretty hard to find good information on this topic in English. What I present below is my own theory, compiled from my own interpretation of the evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super Sonico isn't the mascot of just any gaming company; she's the mascot of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroplus&quot;&gt;Nitroplus&lt;/a&gt;, the visual novel cooperative which &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Nitroplus&quot;&gt;gave Gen Urobuchi&lt;/a&gt; his break into the visual novel world in 2000 when he wrote the scenario for their first game, Phantom of Inferno.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Urobuchi later went on to work on the Fate/Zero novels and anime, and to become one of the Magica Quartet group that created Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Nitroplus was also involved in the creation of the Science Adventure visual novels, Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes, alongside another company called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5pb.&quot;&gt;5pb.&lt;/a&gt; These are hugely popular works among otaku, and their rise seems to have triggered the rise of Super Sonico by association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Various sources, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Nitroplus&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt;, give me the impression that Nitroplus's breakthrough work was 2003's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saya_no_Uta&quot;&gt;Saya no Uta&lt;/a&gt;, another Urobuchi project. In 2004, Urobuchi was invited by Kinoko Nasu to coauthor the Fate/Zero light novels, which were released in 2006 and 2007 according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Gen_Urobuchi&quot;&gt;Madoka Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. In 2011, Urobuchi worked on the Fate/Zero anime and also became part of Magica Quartet and developed the story for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. By 2012, Urobuchi was likely a household name among otaku due to his involvement in these massive hits. His involvement with Nitroplus probably caused a massive boost in popularity for their work. Also, the Chaos;Head/Steins;Gate/Robotics;Notes series &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Adventure&quot;&gt;began in 2008&lt;/a&gt; with the initial release of Chaos;Head, and seems to have been fairly popular&amp;mdash;it's certainly had enough manga and anime adaptations that it can't have been a total failure, though I'm not familiar with the series myself. All of this means that Nitroplus was just starting to hit the scene in a big way around 2011. This was the year Urobuchi took off, &#xA;and also the year that the Steins;Gate anime came out. (There had previously been a Chaos;Head anime.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, 2011 also seems to be the year that Super Sonico really hit the scene in a big way. Super Sonico was created by Nitroplus's Tsuji Santa in 2006 for their annual music festival, Nitro Super Sonico, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://super-sonico.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Sonico_Wiki&quot;&gt;Super Sonico Wiki&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroplus&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. However, as far as I can tell, the Super Sonico merchandising rocket really took off starting around 2011. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sonico&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, 2011 marked the release of the first Super Sonico album, &lt;em&gt;GALAXY ONE&lt;/em&gt;. 2011 is also the year the majority of Super Sonico singles were released (there was one single released in 2010, and another song which was introduced at 2010 Summer Comiket but not released as a single until 2011. The rest of her singles and albums are clustered in 2011 and 2012). The first Super Sonico manga, Super Sonico SoniKoma, and the Super Sonico visual novel, SoniComi, also came out in 2011. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga and visual novel seem to have been the start of a massive marketing blitz by Nitroplus to get Super Sonico on as many screens as possible. 2014 saw Super Sonico: The Animation, which likely introduced the character to Western audiences when it ran on Crunchyroll. There was also a second Super Sonico game, this time for 3DS, in 2014. Super Sonico made cameo appearances in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sonico#Appearances_in_other_games&quot;&gt;tons of other games&lt;/a&gt; and is slated to appear in even more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the chain of events suggests that Super Sonico became famous at the same time that Nitroplus did, and that since then, Nitroplus has intentionally put effort into maintaining her popularity by releasing tie-in merchandise and getting her cameos in other media. It makes sense from Nitroplus's perspective to spend money on this: otaku are known to become enamored of mascot-type characters (the Digi Carat gang, Hatsune Miku, Kantai Collection, Touhou, Miss Monochrome) and spend money on games, albums, toys, phone cards, pencil boards, dakimakura covers, and manga spinoffs featuring the characters, so Super Sonico is a direct revenue source for the company. But as the company's mascot, Super Sonico also increases Nitroplus's profile in a way that even a superstar like Urobuchi can't do. She's like Nitroplus's equivalent to the McDonald's golden arches, or the Disney Mickey Mouse head. Every Super Sonico dakimakura cover, every Super Sonico doujinshi, every piece of Super Sonico fanart, is an advertisement for Nitroplus. Every person who stumbles on a Super Sonico doujinshi without knowing the character, and decides to look into her origin, is another potential buyer for Nitroplus's products&amp;mdash;not just the Super Sonico products, but also their other products like Saya no Uta and Chaos;Head. I suspect that her popularity is going to wane soon, now that she's advertising &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sonico#Endorsements&quot;&gt;train stations and beer&lt;/a&gt;. However, for now, she seems to be an important part of Nitroplus's marketing strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Now we just need the Super Sonico vs. Miss Monochrome Battle of the Mascots rhythm game/manga/anime/visual novel, continuing the epic battle between big boobs and average boobs which has played out across countless anime.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Notes&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: The &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Gen_Urobuchi&quot;&gt;Madoka wiki article on Urobuchi&lt;/a&gt; claims Phantom of Inferno came out in 2001, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroplus&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Nitroplus&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt; agree on 2000 (February 25th, 2000 according to Wikipedia).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T22:32:11.310" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23776" CreationDate="2015-08-04T06:18:37.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think this was ever explained in the anime&amp;mdash;not that I can remember. However, in this picture, which I believe is from Kate's first appearance in Episode 2 of NEXT, you can see that she has a key necklace that looks like Maria's and Kobato's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IhQ1ml.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IhQ1ml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kate with a key necklace&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 7, Kate tells Kodaka that her birthday present from Maria was the shell of a dead cicada, and shows him a locket she went out and bought herself to put the cicada shell in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see in this picture of her cameo appearance in Series I as she walks by in the background that she's wearing a cross necklace:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kwAaVl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kwAaVl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kate&amp;#39;s cameo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to believe that Kate has several necklaces and doesn't wear the same one all the time. She probably owns a key necklace that looks like Maria's, in addition to a cross necklace and a locket containing the dead cicada shell that Maria gave her. As for why she would have a necklace like Maria's, there are multiple possibilities. Maybe she bought it herself so she could match Maria. Maybe Maria gave it to her at some point in the past when their relationship was better. Maybe the matching key necklaces were a gift from their parents or someone else. I don't believe the anime tells us, so this is all speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, the light novel is no help. In the light novel, Kate and Maria both wear cross necklaces. If you zoom in close on the bottom half of the following picture, you can see Kate's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6ynXYl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6ynXYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kate in light novel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's a picture of Maria's from the light novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FLwHYl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FLwHYl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maria in light novel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;accompanied by this text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kobato gently removed the sticker keeping the bag shut, and took out&#xA;  its contents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The item that was inside the bag was a necklace with a cross on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was the same as the one Maria's always got hanging around her neck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the light novel, all three necklaces were crosses, and there was no inconsistency. The wikia mentions this discrepancy in its summary of Episode 7 under &lt;a href=&quot;http://haganai.wikia.com/wiki/NEXT_Episode_7#Light_Novel_Differences&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light novel differences&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the light novel, Kodaka saw Kate wearing a silver egg-shaped&#xA;  pendant after she caught the latter spying on their house. In the&#xA;  anime, Kodaka saw Kate wearing a key necklace instead, just like&#xA;  Maria. (this is probably an error by the creators)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The egg-shaped pendant, in the light novel, contained the dead cicada husk that Maria gave Kate for her sixteenth birthday. However, in the anime, Kodaka apparently sees Kate wearing a key necklace, then later sees the locket when she shows it to him. This supports my &quot;multiple necklace&quot; theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T06:46:03.710" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T06:46:03.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23803" CreationDate="2015-08-04T08:52:45.390" Score="2" ViewCount="3058" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not only has he not used his bandana against Pica but is hardly shown wearing it on the arm.. I can't recall if he even had it on the arm.. He usually wears it to defeat the enemies but this time.. Why the exception? Is it because it doesn't look good on the suit he was wearing? If it was the reason it would be the stupidest reason ever! I Might be missing something.. Maybe..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T20:37:12.900" Title="Why didn't Zoro use his Bandana in dressrosa arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23795" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23796" CreationDate="2015-08-04T10:52:13.633" Score="3" ViewCount="13850" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently only watching the anime. I hardly read the manga but I'm very curious as to how humans become titans. Is it by some kind of drug similar to the one Eren was injected with by his father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T16:15:08.953" LastActivityDate="2018-09-22T23:10:37.797" Title="How humans became titans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23795" CreationDate="2015-08-04T11:47:43.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This contains major unmarked spoilers if you've only watched the anime, as will the linked questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Eren's case, it's through a particular serum that his father injected into him just after the fall of Shiganshina, shown in chapter 71 of the manga. This serum was stolen from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reiss_family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;true royal family&lt;/a&gt; by Eren's father, and is used to allow the subject to turn into a titan. As well as Eren, Rod Reiss is also shown as being able to transform after he has some of the serum:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...he himself scrounges the fluid off the floor[...]. After ingesting it, he turns into a gigantic Titan considered by Levi and Armin to be bigger than the Colossal Titan.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Rod_Reiss#Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rod Reiss&lt;/a&gt; on the SnK Wiki&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain humans that are also 'titan shifters' seem to have this ability inherently, or at the very least, it hasn't been covered as to where they gained it - this includes the likes of Annie, Reiner and Bertholt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, if a titan shifter is eaten, a titan with a human inside will gain the ability to shift between two forms. This is evident in the case of Ymir, discussed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/17210/how-does-ymir-turn-back-into-her-human-form&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this question.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T12:24:08.890" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23828" CreationDate="2015-08-04T16:31:13.233" Score="8" ViewCount="24825" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the great victory gained by humans against the Titans in episode 13, when the trainees were collecting dead bodies, Annie was apologizing to a dead soldier. Who was this? Was it Marco?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T17:05:32.407" LastActivityDate="2020-04-25T20:51:52.627" Title="Who was Annie apologizing to in episode 13?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23799" CreationDate="2015-08-04T17:39:31.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Primordial_Desire_(Episode)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 13 Primordial Desire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;it states that: &quot;At the same time, Annie is also looking at a corpse of a soldier, apologizing to them.&quot; There is no name stated for the solider it was most likely just the face of a fellow solider that she recognized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jean finds and identifies Marco's corpse as he is assisting in the retrieval of the bodies. Marco's death is off-screen, so as far as for the anime the exact means of the death can not be identified. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Armin does manage to recognize Marco's 3D Maneuver during the attempt to Arrest Annie, when questioned she states that she &quot;found it&quot; so there is a potential that she may have done something that either led to his death or had a hand in his killing. ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Marco_Bott&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marco Bott&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T11:22:34.610" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T11:22:34.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23794" CreationDate="2015-08-04T20:08:28.117" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He put it on, right before he executed his &lt;em&gt;Tactics No. 5&lt;/em&gt; and wore it during his last attack on Pica.&lt;/strong&gt; He just did not need it before this. It was only when Pica started attacking King Riku and Usopp that he needed to be serious and defeat Pica before there were any casualties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not shown explicitly but he put it up at the last page of chapter 777, when he decides to go with plan E (aka plane, seeing he decides to fly through the sky. Sorry for the lame pun, could not help it.) From this point until he defeats Pica he wears his bandana. This is the only time we can see him wear it during the Dressrosa Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for where he put the bandana during the rest of the arc, it seems like he indeed hid it somewhere beneath his suit, because I can't seem to find a single panel where it was shown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ulUt2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ulUt2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He took the bandana off at the beginning of chapter 779 after his plan(e) was successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lHhYA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lHhYA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T20:37:12.900" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T20:37:12.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24108" CreationDate="2015-08-04T21:35:18.327" Score="4" ViewCount="1813" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question really about how the spiritual body is &quot;comprised&quot;&#xA;How and why do shinigami bleed, have internal organs etc, it is shown they do not need food, so why a digestive tract at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All things in soul society is made of reishi, are we to believe reishi is the equivalent of &quot;atoms&quot; or &quot;particles&quot;. &#xA;&quot;Spirit particles&quot; is commonly used to describe energy that a quincy uses...&#xA;so the main question is...&#xA;In cannon, has it been explained why shinigami have a body that is still basically human...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2020-06-05T16:49:19.633" Title="Why do shinigami bleed?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23743" CreationDate="2015-08-04T23:45:51.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because Shurelia's will and personality can subconsciously seep in trace amounts into the other Reyvateils' Cosmospheres due to her being the Tower Administrator and residing into the Tower's Binary Field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, she herself can't consciously see the events taking place in the Cosmospheres or interfere in them because her SH Server (the storage device where the Cosmospheres are lodged) is separate from Beta-6D's, which is the one where all other Reyvateils have their minds stored. And since the Beta-6D SH Server was added after her Administrator training was complete, she doesn't have any power to interfere with it either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Ar_Portal_translation/Toukousphere/Issue_46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Ar_Portal_translation/Toukousphere/Issue_46&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T23:45:51.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14155" CreationDate="2015-08-04T23:48:34.877" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ar nosurge takes place roughly 735 years before Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia, going by the clues the game leaves and the information revealed from the official setting encyclopedias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T23:48:34.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23745" CreationDate="2015-08-04T23:55:51.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Trio of Elemia are actual mythological figures in Ar Ciel that existed far before the Towers were even in planning stages: they are the protagonists of the first myth to ever have been told in that planet (Stelliarhythm - Festival of the Stars), and they were the first three demigoddesses to have been created by the Wills of the Planet shortly after humanity was created. Each of the three sisters had power over an element: Eolia could control the wind, Frelia the earth and Tilia the water; and since they were what gave hope to the newborn humanity and allowed them to continue exist, they were revered ever since. This is also the reason why the three Origin Reyvateils are named after each of the three mythical sisters: Shurelia (true name: Eolia), Frelia and Tilia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Tilia that appeared in the game was no more than a disguise Mir used to get Aurica and Lyner to cooperate in the plans for her resurrection, and Aurica has zero relationship to Mir aside of them both having similar enough mental wave frequencies that the Tower mistakenly assigned her a copy of Mir's Hymn Code. The only reason Mir says that is because she considers all Reyvateils except for Shurelia and the Star Singers as her daughters during her hatred-filled phase. Mir already grew out of it, as a comment she made in the official fan-site Ar Portal reveals she doesn't want to be associated with Aurica in any way, and even feared what would have happened if she ended having Aurica's personality after she took over her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T23:55:51.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23816" CreationDate="2015-08-05T00:00:19.287" Score="5" ViewCount="12568" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5, immediately after Eren misses his shot to the Colossal Titan and it reverts to human form, I looked from multiple angles but there were no humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given what we know later, one would expect to see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bertolt Hoover&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but they are not visible in the scene. How were they able to escape in the time before Eren attached to the wall and looked down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SbADc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T09:15:02.373" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T06:37:46.607" Title="How does the Colossal Titan's shifter escape without being seen?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5083" CreationDate="2015-08-05T03:05:05.507" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;well drachma is said to be the largest country in FMAB (Bigger than xing if you extended the map.) The only way they would have expanded so far is if they had a strong military. The Non aggression pact wouldn't exist if father felt they were no match for Amestris. BUT, it since father is the true leader of Amestris he must have felt Drachma would have been a threat to the Amestrian military. so it can be believed they are one of if not the strongest nation in the FMAB Universe. However no the only major part they play in the Anime or manga was to forge the blood crest in the north. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16077" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T03:05:05.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23809" CreationDate="2015-08-05T09:10:20.053" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23809/how-does-the-colossal-titan-vanish#comment34220_23809&quot;&gt;@mirroroftruth's comment&lt;/a&gt;, an experienced Titan Shifter can easily morph between both their forms quickly, meaning it wouldn't be difficult for Bertolt to swiftly escape the body of his Colossal Titan. Additionally, if he already had 3D Maneuver Gear equipped (like Annie does in episodes 20/21 of the anime, mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10030/how-was-annie-leonhart-able-to-get-out-of-her-titans-form/10034#10034&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;), escaping the area quickly would not have been an issue. Given the scenario of episode 5, it's highly unlikely that he &lt;em&gt;didn't&lt;/em&gt; have this gear on his person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, don't forget that the Colossal Titan is emitting an intense amount of heat and steam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It is also constantly releasing jets of steam from the surface of its body...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this can be amplified as a defensive mechanism, seen in the attack on Wall Rose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/shingekinokyojin/images/1/13/Colossal_Titan%27s_steam_release.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Steam&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...he possesses a powerful defense mechanism that involves him releasing large amounts of extremely hot and pressurized steam from his body. The steam has enough force to deflect any cables shot from the 3DMG and burn away or repel close-range fighters.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Both excerpts taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Bertolt_Hoover&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bertolt Hoover&lt;/a&gt; on the SnK wiki&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the disappearance of such a massive body, the amount of steam produced would create a very effective combination of a repellent and a makeshift smokescreen. This would have been ample for Bertolt to escape from the scene without being seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is confirmed on page 22 of chapter 72 - in the bottom left panel, there is a picture of Bertolt escaping while near a damaged wall. His 3D Maneuver Gear is clearly visible and he's under the cover of steam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/7622ebecaafcf421c39ee62bfee1b23a.png&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T09:50:47.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23820" CreationDate="2015-08-05T09:25:10.040" Score="6" ViewCount="69280" Body="&lt;p&gt;As shown in episode 17, the Female Titan is after Eren, looking for him in the formation outside the walls. Why is the Female Titan after Eren?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T11:30:06.293" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T22:26:52.323" Title="Why is the Female Titan after Eren?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-05T09:29:02.207" Score="2" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 13 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/27911/Anime_de_Wakaru_Shinryounaika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anime de Wakaru Shinryounaika&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Ryou's face is partially covered by a triangle with the SMPTE colour bars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yeukg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yeukg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryou&amp;#39;s blocked face, when the characters are introducing themselves&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, Ryou just keeps talking as if everything is as expected. But then he seems to notice this blocking his face, and so he tries to step away from behind this triangle so that he isn't blocked by it, though the triangle follows him around:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yuK0v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yuK0v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryou stepping to the left to dodge the triangle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dkgYM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dkgYM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ryou stepping to the right to dodge the triangle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either situation, neither Asuna nor Himeru seem to paid any mind to the triangle with the SMPTE colours.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, it simply goes away, and it's as if it never happened. No one makes mention of it again, nor is it explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was this a reference to something else I missed?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What was the meaning of having partially blocked Ryou's face with a triangle with the SMPTE colour bars?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T09:38:29.147" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T19:26:03.553" Title="Why do SMPTE colour bars block part of Ryou's face in episode 13?" Tags="&lt;anime-de-wakaru-shinryounaika&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23818" CreationDate="2015-08-05T10:11:46.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains major unmarked spoilers if you've only seen the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you've seen in the series, certain titans have abilities, such as Annie's ability to harden certain points during combat, or the Armored Titan's ability to harden his entire body to smash through solid structures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eren too has an ability like this, and given the nature of the world, it's very valuable to control. It's called the 'Coordinate Ability', and has three separate sub-abilities currently revealed - Eren, however, has currently only demonstrated the first:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First and most noticeable of all, the Coordinate power grants the user the ability to control the Titans at will and make them follow virtually any order. &lt;sup&gt;[Ch. 50 (p. 35-44)]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the Coordinate allows the user to erase or modify the memory of a single person or even those of entire countries if they are skilled enough. &lt;sup&gt;[Ch. 63 (p. 8), Ch. 64 (p. 37-38)]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the power allows the user to inherit the lost memories of mankind and those of the previous users, giving them omniscient-like knowledge about the world, such as the reason the Titans exist and how the Walls were created. &lt;sup&gt;[Ch. 64 (p. 39-42)]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Coordinate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coordinate&lt;/a&gt; on the SnK Wiki&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, there is an answer to another question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21158/10654&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which gives some more information on the ability itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Titan Shifters that infiltrated the walls (Annie, Reiner, Bertolt) have the goal of finding and acquiring the coordinate ability, and this is the reason why Eren is kidnapped by the latter two around chapter 45.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming a second kidnap ends successfully, it is unsure what the other shifters would do with Eren. Due to the fact they haven't attempted to gain his ability through eating him already, instead but opted for kidnap, it's likely that they'd prefer to keep Eren alive and attempt to either persuade or coerce him into cooperation with their cause. What plans they have for the coordinate ability after this point is also unrevealed at this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T16:32:17.120" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23553" CreationDate="2015-08-05T13:08:52.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23553/in-episode-20-of-attack-on-titan-how-does-the-female-titan-have-3d-gear-after-re#comment33819_23553&quot;&gt;mirroroftruth&lt;/a&gt; has already kindly linked, it is speculated by Erwin that someone who is talented with their titan ability may be able to regain their human form with minimal exhaustion. This means that, with appropriate planning or fortuitous circumstances at transformation, the controller (pilot?) could quickly change clothes or equipment using the transformation itself as cover. This is possibly shown by the Colossal Titan in earlier episodes:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yP3LR.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yP3LR.gif&quot; alt=&quot;GIF of the Colossal Titan expelling steam&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or by the female titan herself during the carnage of her body being eaten. So she may not come out of the titan already wearing the 3D-gear, but instead may have picked up a nearby set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16082" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user16082" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T13:32:02.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23819" CreationDate="2015-08-05T19:26:03.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They don't explain this well in the manga either (they are irregularly-shaped panels), but it's assumed to be related to Himeru's social anxiety from the previous episode. It's possible that this is a way for her to cope with speaking to Ryou, by imagining his face to be covered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FKdTy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FKdTym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;第35回「睡眠時無呼吸症候群に気をつけて！」&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T19:26:03.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23553" CreationDate="2015-08-05T22:22:34.370" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10030/how-was-annie-leonhart-able-to-get-out-of-her-titans-form/10034#10034&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; answer pretty much explains everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst riding on horseback&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoe-&lt;/strong&gt; Erwin, why did you order Levi to resupply? There's no time to&#xA;  waste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erwin-&lt;/strong&gt; The female-form Titan was eaten. But did you see the person&#xA;  inside get eaten? I didn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoe-&lt;/strong&gt; You can't mean-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erwin-&lt;/strong&gt; Ah, yes. &lt;strong&gt;If your original hypothesis was correct, they can&#xA;  still move to a degree after regaining human form.&lt;/strong&gt; If they'd prepared&#xA;  3D Maneuver Gear in advance...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Erwin-&lt;/strong&gt; The person inside the female-form titan is wearing our uniform right now... The enemy is now camouflaged as one of the troops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T22:22:34.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23799" CreationDate="2015-08-05T22:46:04.497" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_Leonhart&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; it is stated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite her seeming callousness, she has expressed a level of guilt&#xA;  and shock, most notably when apologizing to a certain corpse after the&#xA;  battle of Trost&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YfvIV.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YfvIV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Various sources say it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Mina_Carolina&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mina&lt;/a&gt; which may be true because;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mina is shown sitting with Annie at the tables in the background of the&#xA;  first few episodes. That shows that they had some sort of friendship&#xA;  between them, as Annie is asocial and would have otherwise sat alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As counter argument: It is stated that Mina's head is bitten off but in the anime there is no such scene.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Eren's leg is bitten off suddenly by one of the Titans, she and&#xA;  the other two attempt to kill the Titan that injured him. However, a&#xA;  group of Titans arrive out of no where and one of them kills Nac,&#xA;  catching her off-guard as another Titan grabs her 3D Maneuver Gear's&#xA;  wire, Mina killed anime Mina is caught by a Titan.  knocking her over&#xA;  to the wall. When she realizes where she is, it is already too late&#xA;  for her to escape; she is grabbed by the Titan and her head is bitten&#xA;  off&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3PEC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3PEC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T22:46:04.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23834" CreationDate="2015-08-06T00:17:15.730" Score="3" ViewCount="1164" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?&lt;/em&gt; season 1 episode 11, there's a song playing at 11:24 and ends at roughly 12:26 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/mhdAPS3Fb70?t=11m24s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video by Funimation&lt;/a&gt;, region-locked for North America).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16094" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-06-21T02:57:25.603" LastActivityDate="2019-06-21T02:57:25.603" Title="What is the song playing in &quot;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?&quot; ep. 11 at 11:24?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T00:19:45.620" Score="3" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; has lots of Germanic features such as the music and wall names. In the case of the walls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Rose&quot; was the East Germany's secret codename plan to build the Berlin Wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the other wall names Sina and Maria come from? Are there any references to the walls' names inside the story-line?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T04:41:00.467" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T04:41:00.467" Title="What is the origin of the names of the walls?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-08-07T13:03:31.807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23830" CreationDate="2015-08-06T01:28:52.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song playing is OST piece 19 called &quot;Yami no chikara&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This song were included in the the second released OST set with specials by &lt;strong&gt;Shinji Kakijima&lt;/strong&gt; whom composed all the songs through out the &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka&lt;/a&gt; series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T01:38:24.397" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T01:38:24.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2015-08-06T09:09:27.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I discovered an interesting piece of information to add to Dimitri mx's answer while I was researching my answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/23711/7579&quot;&gt;Why is Super Sonico famous?&lt;/a&gt;. It turns out that Super Sonico was originally designed as the mascot for Nitroplus's music festival, Nitro Super Sonico, as documented on &lt;a href=&quot;http://super-sonico.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Sonico_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Sonico Wiki&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroplus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. Nitroplus, though primarily a visual novel company, had apparently held this music festival for several years before they introduced Super Sonico as its mascot in 2006. In-universe, Super Sonico is a singer (and gravure model, of course); she had some very out-of-universe albums and singles released, which may have set off the tidal rush of Super Sonico love that resulted in the manga, visual novel, and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it made sense, when Super Sonico was first designed, to give her a pair of headphones: she was the mascot for a music festival, after all, and a singer herself. Dimitri mx's answer explains why she almost never takes them off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T09:09:27.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T10:12:43.650" Score="2" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you can have two (or possibly more) interpretations for this. One being a dance or music; the other being to accomplish something with little to no effort. Are these two interpretations correct or is it just the former that's correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16086" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:56:44.340" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T13:56:44.340" Title="What does the title of Cowboy Bebop's eighth episode—&quot;Waltz for Venus&quot;—mean?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23838" CreationDate="2015-08-06T12:38:22.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find a source that explicitly stated the meaning to the name of the episode. I agree with your interpretations with both of them fitting moments in the episode. So let's break down the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Waltz_For_Venus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waltz for Venus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Venus is the setting for most of this episode so that fits just fine, the challenge is what the waltz stands for as. Stated on Merriam Webster the word &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waltz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waltz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; can be a dance/music with a time signature of 3/4. This particular definition doesn't seem to have any real relevance to the episode, but if we take the whole timeframe in which &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Rocco_Bonnaro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rocco Bonnaro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is eluding &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Piccaro_Calvino&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Piccaro Calvino&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; this could be considered a &quot;dance&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I say this because &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;dance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as a verb can mean to move quickly or nimbly. This is why sometimes in sports, for example American football, sometimes sports announcers will say a player &quot;danced around the defense&quot;, meaning they eluded the defense. So I don't think it is that much a stretch to say Rocco was &quot;dancing&quot; away from Piccaro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reference from the episode that can be used is when &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Spike_Spiegel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Spike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Faye_Valentine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Faye&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; take a commercial shuttle into Venus. They are doing this to catch some hijackers and defeat them very easily. This ties into the other definition of waltz being used as a verb and means to &quot;to succeed at something easily&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this is in no way 100% the reason as to why the episode is titled this way but merely an interpretation as to why it could be.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T13:30:24.390" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T13:30:24.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T12:55:41.813" Score="3" ViewCount="40998" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which chapters does the anime cover? Where should I start reading in order to continue from the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15552" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T13:20:27.710" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T13:20:27.710" Title="Which chapters does Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun anime cover?" Tags="&lt;tonari-no-kaibutsu-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7883" CreationDate="2015-08-06T13:03:23.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's also the fact that we're dealing with 1st world Yuno here. That is, the untold story of the 1st World Survival Game. The 1st world Yuki might have been &quot;cooler&quot; than the 2nd world as he might have not relied on Yuno that much. Her feelings from that stargazing even might me reinforced more by the events of the 1st world Survival Game. And when she came to the Second World resulted to a &quot;crazed Yandere Queen&quot; Yuno for killing her beloved 1st world Yuki and not being able to resurrect him with the godly powers she acquired. (The key is to know that we're dealing with a mentally unstable girl who killed her adoptive parents and her lover.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16100" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T13:09:06.310" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T13:09:06.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23842" CreationDate="2015-08-06T13:12:14.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime covered about the first 4 volumes of the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to pick up the manga then starting at about chapter 16 would be a good choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly there was a little left out in the final episode of the series, but nothing critical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T13:12:14.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22057" CreationDate="2015-08-06T14:33:01.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, investigators of different ranks hold different weapons and have more skill in fighting. The rank determines an Investigators' level of responsibility in the CCG, access to high-risk missions and high-rated targets. In addition, the rank also determines the salary of the investigator and it also shows different factors of experience they may have gone through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of investigators:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Junior Rank Investigator&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Senior Rank investigator&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Junior Ranks have 3 stages in their careers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rank 3: Ghoul investigators here have a special case in their career, and are made investigators without any formal training in the academy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rank 2: Everybody without the special cases start here after graduating the academy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rank 1: Your highest rank as a Junior Investigator. You've seen some stuff, you've been through the fieldwork, but your still not at the peak of your career.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we move on to the Senior Investigators. There are once again three types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First Class Investigators:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lowest rank to be considered a Senior Rank Investigator. Most investigators reach this rank later in their careers. Senior Rank Investigators are responsible for training a junior rank investigator. It is basically very difficult to move up the ladder from here on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Associate Special Class:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This rank is the second highest rank and it is achieved by a small percent of First Class investigators. Responsibilities include overseeing wards as necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special Class:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This rank is the highest rank. Typically, they are the strongest of all investigators. These guys command operations and will oversee their wards daily as part of their responsibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Kureo Mado has something called a Quinque weapon. It's like the spine petal thing. Kureo is a first class investigator. Kureo is very experienced and takes Koutarou Amon as his partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Ghoul_Investigator&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghoul Investigator&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16101" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T15:47:55.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40113" CreationDate="2015-08-06T22:19:23.627" Score="5" ViewCount="994" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Chaos;Head Visual Novel, the protaganist's room has lots of anime merchandise scattered around. Behind his PC he has a large set of shelves with anime characters on them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Yg1f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Yg1f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jp0cQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jp0cQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Some gameplay of this scene can be seen on &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/BlpA2NV2AXQ?t=1250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also seen this image online, so perhaps one is changed in a remake or a spinoff or a different scene or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TF1kg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TF1kg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one has figurines of &lt;a href=&quot;http://chaoshead2.wikia.com/wiki/Seira_Orgel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seira&lt;/a&gt;, an in-game fantasy anime character, and the other figures seem fairly generic &amp;mdash; so I presume they're not from other shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first image's characters are much more distinctive though and I can instantly recognise Saber from Fate/stay night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the other series represented here?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T22:55:20.960" LastActivityDate="2021-02-09T11:10:37.633" Title="What figures does the Chaos;Head protagonist have on his shelf?" Tags="&lt;chaos-head&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2015-08-06T23:10:39.040" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a case of anime physics as other posters have alluded to but not your average anime physics, it is said in certain parts of the manga and the sister series index that the way esper powers work is by manipulating a reality warping field to fit the style of their powers. therefore misaka's railgun works because it has sufficient reality warping energy and math behind it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16111" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T23:10:39.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-07T01:51:03.117" Score="9" ViewCount="30343" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what is presumably the &amp;quot;good ending&amp;quot; of the Unlimited Blade Works route, Saber stays after the Grail is destroyed, because Rin has turned her into a familiar. (I also got the sense that Shiro was supposed to aid Rin in supplying prana to Saber by having sex with her.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, everything up to the end is identical to the path taken in the true ending, &lt;em&gt;except&lt;/em&gt; for the fact that Shiro spends more time bonding with Saber (and less with Rin) in the path to this ending. If so, why does Saber remain in one ending and not the other, given that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everything Rin did up to the end should have been identical in either outcome in UBW&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saber should have disappeared (as stated before the final battle) with the destruction of the Grail. However, whether or not this statement about Saber is &lt;em&gt;entirely&lt;/em&gt; correct may be slightly debatable, per content from the rest of the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In the true end of Heaven's Feel, Rider remains after the destruction of the Greater Grail, because Sakura still has a lot of prana on account of her being a copy of the Holy Grail vessel. In &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, we see Gilgamesh pull Kotomine out of the rubble, and in the Fate route, we learn that he has stayed around for the last ten years, partly by obtaining energy from the orphans of the fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Rin just pull more strings to try to keep Saber, or did Saber have more reason to try to stay because of her connection to Shiro?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T19:44:09.450" Title="What caused the difference between the good and true endings of Unlimited Blade Works?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21775" CreationDate="2015-08-07T04:48:54.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only ones that come to mind is the Mangekyou Sharingan. Other than that, I don't recall them ever revealing their Genjutsu. I feel that Genjutsu is much more subtle than Ninjutsu or Taijutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16114" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T06:18:31.743" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:18:31.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23866" CreationDate="2015-08-07T06:05:02.757" Score="7" ViewCount="4633" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I began watching &lt;em&gt;Anohana: The Movie&lt;/em&gt; after completing the series. In the movie, there's this scene where Anaru is writing a letter to Menma. Unfortunately, the contents of the letter are left untranslated. Can someone please tell me what Anaru wrote in the letter? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the screenshot of the letter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BGb8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BGb8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3397" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T16:19:08.627" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T16:19:08.627" Title="What is the English translation of the letter (written in Japanese) in Anohana: The Movie?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23865" CreationDate="2015-08-07T08:37:55.280" Score="7" ViewCount="12948" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the fourth progenitor, Kojou Akatsuki, have two kids — one with Himeragi Yukina and another one with Asagi Aiba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, when I saw the last episode it did not seem like that to me. However, many sites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_the_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; claim so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone give me definite evidence? (if possible with pictures)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-09T05:46:02.887" LastActivityDate="2019-03-10T14:58:40.207" Title="Does Kojou Akatsuki have two kids?" Tags="&lt;strike-the-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23864" CreationDate="2015-08-07T09:37:36.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; yes, Kojou has 2 kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia and from what I remember,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yukina and Kojou has a kid that looks a lot like Yukina except for a few minor differences like the eyes. Yukina's kid, Reina, has Kojou's eyes and can also summon familiars like Kojou. Not much is known about Moegi, Kojou's kid with Asagi, except that she sent Reina back in time to chase a man-made magical beast that I believe attacked Kojou and Yukina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about it in these links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Reina_Akatsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Reina_Akatsuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Moegi_Akatsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Moegi_Akatsuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-09T05:42:38.273" LastActivityDate="2018-05-09T05:42:38.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23862" CreationDate="2015-08-07T11:54:39.987" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Transcript:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;めんまに[謝]{あやま}りたいから、お[願]{ねが}い[叶]{かな}えようって[思]{おも}ってた &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I want to apologize to Menma, so I think my wish has been granted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;いつからか... いつからか、[私]{わたし}...　じんたいが[好]{す}き &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Since when... Since (who knows) when... I fell in love with Jintai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;いつからか means &lt;a href=&quot;http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E4%BD%95%E6%99%82%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%8B&quot;&gt;“since some time or another; since who-knows-when”&lt;/a&gt;, but I am not very sure how to put it to make it sound natural in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3730" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T11:54:39.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11426" CreationDate="2015-08-07T20:33:25.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scars are almost exactly the same style as the stars that indicate a Goku uniform's rank.  Remember what the stars actually mean?  It's the percentage of the thread that's made of life fibers: a 1-star has 10%, 2-star has 20%, and a 3-star has 30%.  The presence of the star scars on Ragyo is likely foreshadowing that she's a life fiber being.  I only count 7 in the full shot, so either that specifically means that she's only 70% life fiber (having been corrupted by them when she was older rather than as a child like Ryuko or Satsuki), or the specific number is unimportant and the idea is that she herself contains life fibers, and at a higher percentage than any Goku uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16132" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T22:44:11.640" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T22:44:11.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23871" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23875" CreationDate="2015-08-07T22:09:54.907" Score="12" ViewCount="2710" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's this scene in &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; episode one where a Grim Reaper is asking everyone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you know what K.Y. means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody replies him, maybe because they're scared of him. Finally he asks another reaper dressed in blue, and he replies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Someone clueless, like you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this supposed to be a joke? I don't really understand what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sWRzX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sWRzXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Do you know what K.Y. means?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hx7X9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hx7X9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T07:19:39.750" Title="What does K.Y. mean?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23873" CreationDate="2015-08-07T22:18:30.093" Score="3" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; episode one, Yuuko gets hit by a &lt;em&gt;Kokeshi&lt;/em&gt;, and then by an &lt;em&gt;Akabeko&lt;/em&gt; on her head. She says that it could've been worse if she were struck by a Perishable, before actually getting hit on the head with a piece of Salmon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if I get this. Why would it be worse? Why would she even say that? Is this some cultural reference, or am I just reading too much into this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I should be glad nothing perishable struck me. It could have been worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5aWfSm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5aWfSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I4lxQm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I4lxQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;b&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T22:29:50.240" Title="Is getting hit by Perishables/Food worse?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23872" CreationDate="2015-08-07T22:29:50.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perishables are worse because kokeshi is a solid wooden item and does not stain or make your hair dirty, whereas salmon would smell, and soil the hair. The joke is in the fact that she mentions the possibility of something like salmon falling on her head right before it happens. She mentions that because it is very unlikely that any object would fall from the sky and hit one's head, and it happens twice in a row, which is supposed to add to comic effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T22:29:50.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23871" CreationDate="2015-08-07T22:37:12.083" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;K.Y. stands for &lt;em&gt;Kuuki Yomenai&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/372/when-japanese-say-ky-on-the-internet-what-does-it-mean-exactly&quot;&gt;&quot;can't read the atmosphere/situation&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The joke is that the Grim Reaper does not realize that he is a scary sight in the human world, and that asking questions like that isn't appropriate. The second Grim Reaper knows what it means and is basically saying that he isn't reading the atmosphere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another translation could be &quot;not taking hints&quot; - like when you start cleaning up after a party and some of the guests &lt;em&gt;fail to read the atmosphere&lt;/em&gt; and get ready to leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/kuuki-yomenai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan Talk - Why You Need To Read The Air in Japan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T07:19:39.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21775" CreationDate="2015-08-07T22:46:00.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Sharingan, only once it was announced, before even the jutsu was used. It was by Itachi when he was fighting Sasuke. But When Sasuke was fighting Danzo, he used  Tsukyomi on Danzo, but Sasuke didn't announce it before using the genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Byakugan, Neji and Hinata announce jutsus before using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with Rinnegan, Nagato didn't announce when he used Gedo Rinne Tensei no justsu to revive the people of Konoha. That might be due to already he was exhausted and on the verge of death. But during the Fourth Ninja War, Madara announced before he used the Gedo Rinne Tensei no justsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16135" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T22:46:00.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23273" CreationDate="2015-08-08T08:05:39.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shinigami&lt;/strong&gt; means '&lt;strong&gt;God of Death&lt;/strong&gt;'. I think it is reasonable to assume that &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; is above death or birth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However to look at this objectively in the light of the manga, the &lt;em&gt;shinigami&lt;/em&gt; is summoned by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dead Demon Consuming Seal&lt;/a&gt;. Since it only acts as a container of souls, any impact on physical world should not reflect permanently in the spirit world. Additionally, it might be possible that on each invocation of the seal, a different &lt;em&gt;shinigami&lt;/em&gt; is summoned. In which case, we cannot really say anything about the fate of a particular &lt;em&gt;shinigami&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will also propose another hypothesis. I think every person has their own personal manifestation of the &lt;em&gt;shinigami&lt;/em&gt; in the Naruto universe. This solves a few problems. Two possible ways to go about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every user summons a different shinigami. &lt;strong&gt;The shinigami devours the user's soul as well.&lt;/strong&gt; Since a body cannot last long without its soul, the body will die soon. This raises two possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The shinigami dies along with the user. So every shiniami is different. There are as many shinigamis as there are people in the physical world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The shinigami is immortal. There may be one or more of them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both possibilities ensure that any other person's summoning is not affected.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The user can never really summon the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;real shinigami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. This means that every user gets a clone from the spirit world. But this &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; mean that any impact on a clone might reflect on the real one. Again we must assume that all shinigami must be immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There exists just one &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;real shinigami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. And every user summons it with the seal or mask (more on this later). And it must be immortal because of reason stated in point 1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third idea seems best supported. The fact that there are several &lt;em&gt;Oni-masks&lt;/em&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan%27s_Mask_Storage_Temple&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple&lt;/a&gt; seems to suggest that they might be representations of Gods. Thus the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami_Mask&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shinigami mask&lt;/a&gt; would then be associated with the &lt;strong&gt;'God of Death'&lt;/strong&gt;. Then it would mean only one &lt;strong&gt;'real shinigami'&lt;/strong&gt;. Every user summons it with either the seal or the mask. And it is &lt;strong&gt;immortal&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11643" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T08:05:39.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23897" CreationDate="2015-08-08T08:22:07.323" Score="4" ViewCount="1348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching a few episodes of this anime, which was an action anime that featured guns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes, the two protagonists (a male with black hair, and a blonde female, both teens I believe) were stuck on a hijacked bus along with many other people. The two protagonist had communication with some sort of headquarters. I believe there was a threat to the bus saying that if the bus were to slow down or stop, it would get blown up. Therefore, the bus driver couldn't slow down and had to go faster and faster, and when the bus was approaching a corner, they weren't able to turn. However, the two teens thought of gathering all people onto one side of the bus and using their weight to make the bus lean and turn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another episode, I think the two teens were on their way to school, but they got stopped half way at a warehouse as a bunch of robots came out of somewhere and started shooting at them. The teens decided to hide behind crates/boxes. They then pulled out their guns (which they were &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; good at using) and started shooting at the robots, but it wasn't really effective. There and then, I think it was the male character who did something and shot &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; the robots right in the robot's muzzle, which made all of the robots exploded, creating a scene for the two teens to escape&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In yet another episode (and the last one I can remember), they were on a plane and they found out that one of their friends had been sabotaging them. Some intense talking went down, and that friend of theirs decided to jump out of the plane (safely, because that friend planned the whole thing, so she somehow had a parachute).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16142" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T17:03:55.040" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T17:03:55.040" Title="An action anime featuring guns about a boy and a girl who resolves a bus hijacking incident in one of the episodes" Tags="&lt;hidan-no-aria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:06:24.657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21377" CreationDate="2015-08-08T08:22:26.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mitsuki is Orochimaru's son. This was revealed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Michi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Exhibition Official Guidebook &quot;Michi&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Any other parentage is not known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] Look at this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21316/11643&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11643" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T08:22:26.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23889" CreationDate="2015-08-08T11:24:03.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aria_the_Scarlet_Ammo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hidan no Aria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (English title: &lt;em&gt;Aria The Scarlet Ammo&lt;/em&gt;), except that the girl (&lt;strong&gt;Kanzaki H. Aria&lt;/strong&gt;) has pink hair instead of blonde hair (her hair was originally blonde, though). Both of the protagonists are adept with guns, since they are students at Tokyo Butei High, where students are trained to become Butei (&lt;em&gt;Armed Detective&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 3 of the series features a bus hijacking incident, where the bus would be blown up if it were to slow down or stop. &lt;em&gt;However, the part about leaning the bus with the weight of all the people on the bus does not occur in this series. Also, they were not stuck on the bus from the beginning, but they actually took on the mission to rescue everyone on the bus. They did get on the bus to search for the bomb, though.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second half of episode 1 of the series features a scene where the two protagonists were inside a vaulting box inside a warehouse, when some remote controlled Segway mounted with guns came and shot at them. The male protagonist Tōyama Kinji (after activating &lt;em&gt;Hysteria Mode&lt;/em&gt;, a special condition that runs in his family) shot into the muzzles of all the guns, causing all of them to explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 and 5 is where the two protagonists found out that &lt;strong&gt;Mine Riko&lt;/strong&gt;, one of their friends at school, was actually the culprit behind the previous incidents in episode 1 and 3. They had a few shootouts in the plane, and Riko escape from the plane by opening a hole on side of the plane with explosives and turning her clothes into a parachute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T11:35:17.880" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T11:35:17.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-08T17:16:22.613" Score="3" ViewCount="3908" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just started watching &lt;em&gt;Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru&lt;/em&gt;, and the black rope-like object I see on Yui looks like bondage ropes. I doubt it really is, so what is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VCM72.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VCM72.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just watch the first episode of first season and pay attention to Yui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16150" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T17:27:24.683" LastActivityDate="2021-03-08T23:16:06.740" Title="What is the bondage-like rope Yui Yuigahama from Oregairu is wearing?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6908" CreationDate="2015-08-08T17:22:08.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe she was happy to be free from her life as a prostitute - When Suitengu enters, she treats him like another &lt;em&gt;client&lt;/em&gt;, begging for money and initiating intimacy by sucking on his fingers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui's life was a wreck and you can see in the scene that she has been reduced to a weak state of survival, having been badly treated for (presumably) years.&#xA;She was most likely glad to be free of the living hell she was in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her smile could be interpreted as a final recognition of her brother, but personally I doubt it - she is confused and dismissive of both the music box and when Suitengu hugs her, it's only moments before we see her hand drop that she smiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T17:22:08.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6909" CreationDate="2015-08-08T17:29:32.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Hakase has mentioned, Father Kanada's power is likely to be based on his religious beliefs. A lot of religious texts - biblical or no, mention &lt;em&gt;smiting&lt;/em&gt; which is usually portrayed as lightning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Ran Yurigaoka's power, A common phrase among tattoo artists is that &lt;em&gt;skin is a canvas&lt;/em&gt; . With his obsession with skin, he probably considers it art in a way also - and tattoos a further extension of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely though, the character designers simply thought that these powers would be the most impressive for the personas they had, and there wasn't significant deliberating on the preciseness of the connections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T17:29:32.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24054" CreationDate="2015-08-08T19:59:49.447" Score="1" ViewCount="14987" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F&lt;/em&gt; today in the theatre, and right around the point where Frieza is put in the regeneration machine, a song starts playing. I would categorize the song in the heavy metal genre, and I heard Frieza's name several times in the lyrics as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the name of this song and the band who played it, as it sounded pretty awesome, but I didn't have enough time to stick around for the credits to see who it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:54:19.640" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T10:20:24.717" Title="What is the name of the song that is played during Frieza's regeneration in Dragon Ball Z : Resurrection F?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23923" CreationDate="2015-08-08T22:36:16.873" Score="6" ViewCount="9689" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; (2014) episode 70, Jellal was wearing a blindfold and was being guided by Meredy. What is the reason that he was wearing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14892" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T05:44:18.730" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T06:28:26.003" Title="Why was Jellal Fernandes blindfolded?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23736" CreationDate="2015-08-08T23:56:43.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &lt;strong&gt;Overtaken&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese title: 追いつめられた), and it is recorded as track 13 in &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/18825&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ONE PIECE MUSIC &amp;amp; SONG Collection 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to it on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN1zAsS3hyo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; or a sample of the song on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9-%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B32-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/B00005HLM2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16159" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T14:45:18.213" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T14:45:18.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23916" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23918" CreationDate="2015-08-09T02:04:24.337" Score="20" ViewCount="35263" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I watched the anime not too long ago, and it was the single most important rule in the game to not die, otherwise one would die in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;em&gt;I never encountered an episode where they showed players die in real life.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had my share of skepticism, but hey, we all get the story. Die in the game, die in real life. Cool problem which made story interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I had conversations with friends about the anime and I was in for a surprise. &lt;em&gt;They all firmly believe nobody actually died&lt;/em&gt;. Their basis for this argument was the episode near the end where it was mentioned that all players were logged out. They were convinced that it meant all players that were left, &lt;em&gt;and all players who died in-game&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, plus the fact that I never saw a person having their brains fried with a nerve gear made me think otherwise for a bit. If they really did die, they could have just died from malnutrition or the extreme stress of thinking it's the real deal. As to why no one woke up ahead, they could have been held in some limbo after in-game death until Kirito defeated the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after doing some research, everyone else does say players died in real life - but have no proof. They all just said they will die because it was said that they would.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone point me to an episode (or manga chapter) that depicted someone had their brains fried with the nerve gear? or proof that someone actually died from being fried with a nerve gear (like a cemetery visit scene, certificate of death etc.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16164" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T02:27:27.807" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T10:48:01.640" Title="Is there any proof that players really die in real life after dying in SAO?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23916" CreationDate="2015-08-09T03:36:06.713" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr: Players did indeed die from having their brains fried. Otherwise, it would be odd for Kirito to never be told and to make statements suggesting that he doesn't know.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;A general meta-observation&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, I should note that it would be very odd story-telling if we (and Kirito) were deceived about players having their brains fried and &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; were told that this was actually a lie, given how the &amp;quot;real death&amp;quot; factor was so intrinsic to the set-up of SAO. It's normal for stories to have plotholes or to leave some things unexplained; this, however, is more an issue of some sort of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Occam's Razor&lt;/a&gt; for stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Observations from SAO&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Halfway through the first episode, Akihiko states that there is no logout option, and that removing the NerveGear will result in death. He then pulls up a bunch of news articles and footage about the deaths that have already occurred. However, perhaps Akihiko is just bluffing and making fake news articles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Akihiko were lying, then it wouldn't make sense for the players to be trapped so long, as suggested by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/4682/david-mulder&quot;&gt;David Mulder&lt;/a&gt;; people outside could just remove players' headsets. Perhaps people outside wanted to play safe after the announcement (despite the reduced credibility, since the 213 who supposedly died would still be alive) or heard a different version (e.g. &amp;quot;After this announcement, everyone who tries to exit the game environment will be killed.&amp;quot;). However, this can only be the case if they had cause to believe that NerveGear was capable of killing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, as suggested by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/274/killua&quot;&gt;Killua&lt;/a&gt;, these scenarios would seem inconsistent with Akihiko's conversation with Kirito after SAO is cleared:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akihiko: Just a moment ago, the remaining 6,147 players were logged out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito: What about the ones who died? What about the 4,000 who died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akihiko: Their minds will never return. In every world, once you die, you're gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this point in time, Akihiko sounds relatively forthright, and it would be really strange for him to omit information at this point if Kirito is going to find out the truth once he logs out anyway. However, it's still possible these people instead all died &amp;quot;from malnutrition or the extreme stress of thinking it's the real deal&amp;quot;. (This still leaves the 213 who presumably would not have actually died at the beginning. Again, it would be very odd story-telling if they didn't actually die and we never knew.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's thus worthwhile to look at Kirito's interactions after he leaves SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Post-SAO, in-universe evidence&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sword_Art_Online_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second season&lt;/a&gt; (about 13 minutes in), Kirito questions the government official who approaches him if he was sure that the players of Gun Gale Online have &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; been dying of heart attacks after being shot in virtual reality-like circumstances. He wonders if the GGO cases are similar to what happened in SAO:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito: You're sure it was heart failure, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kikuoka: What do you mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito: [&lt;em&gt;flashback to an image of the NerveGear headset&lt;/em&gt;] There wasn't any brain damage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that players could indeed die from brain damage after being killed (or having had their headsets removed) in SAO. (Kikuoka even later mentions NerveGear's ability to destroy one's brain via its microwaves.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, it probably was the case that players &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; die from this mechanism. If not, it would be odd for Kirito to not be aware of the fact, or for Kikuoka to not correct him (e.g. &amp;quot;Sure, NerveGear is physically capable of destroying brains, but that's not what happened in SAO.&amp;quot;), when this scene takes place more than a year after SAO was cleared. (SAO is cleared in November; the GGO arc starts in December of the next year.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all, Kikuoka would presumably be aware of such cases as a government official involved with the SAO case. Similarly, Kirito was involved in the investigation---by the GGO arc he has told Kikuoka everything he knew about the SAO incident---so it would be expected that he would know of such specifics a year after the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T00:21:05.447" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-09T04:40:14.833" Score="6" ViewCount="2187" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://gangstamanga.wikia.com/wiki/Ergastulum&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ergastulum&lt;/a&gt; has the architecture of a typical Italian city. Yet, the newspaper is printed in English and the cars drive on the right, although road signs and the like do have a European feel to them. The police cars are also reminiscent of LAPD cruisers, in that they are black and white. Finally, from looking at the currency depicted in the anime, it seems that the city prints its own money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yvGgR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yvGgR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://i.imgur.com/coupVw2.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do remember a scene where a newspaper article shows something happening in Paris, France. So I do think the story takes place on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have looked over the &lt;em&gt;Gangsta&lt;/em&gt; Wiki and so far it does not seem to have any information on where exactly the city is located. Do we or will we know where Ergastulum is located? Is it its own country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T05:45:40.807" LastActivityDate="2019-03-26T18:36:21.463" Title="Where is Ergastulum located?" Tags="&lt;gangsta&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23911" CreationDate="2015-08-09T06:19:35.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 369 (episode 240 aka episode 65 (2014)) Jellal crushed his own eyes to prevent himself from falling for Nightmare's illusions. Seeing how he does not have an artificial eye like Erza, he could not find another way to destroy Midnight's illusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P411G.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P411G.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-08-09T06:28:26.003" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T06:28:26.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15224" CreationDate="2015-08-09T22:29:10.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Esdeath's near-broken ice-making abilities come from the fact that she drank the whole goblet of demon extract. If she hadn't drunk the whole thing, her powers would probably not be so profound. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She would probably have to be near external supplies of water like her snake-ring-wielding partner to make ice and use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16180" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T05:17:00.987" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T05:17:00.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23755" CreationDate="2015-08-09T23:14:45.400" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following up on some stories I heard of yaoi fans I know from conventions, and a lot of trips on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.org/web/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WayBack machine&lt;/a&gt; to find old/deleted posts following the first ban, I came down to this pretty consistent story both online and among the fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original yaoi paddle was made as a prank between 2 friends. The one receiving it was a yaoi manga/doujishin artist, which made quite a bit of his income this way. It is said that this event happened at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yaoicon.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;yaoi con&lt;/a&gt;, hence the interest of other people at the time, and the huge surge of requests for the yaoi paddles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I originally made the first yaoi paddle, with woodburned letters and a high gloss acrylic finish for the owner of the company &amp;quot;hen da ne&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was meant as a joke since he and I are friends and over 33% of his business relies on the sale of yaoi manga and doujinshi, and his business model includes yelling out catch phrases to passerbys in con dealer rooms (such as &amp;quot;geeeeet your red hot yaoi books right here!&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;hot boys in tight pants right here&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He liked the present so much, that he decided to mass produce them (to my dismay, without my final consent). And thus, has sold them ever since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20090522201352/http://adf-fuensalida.deviantart.com/journal/15376535&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://adf-fuensalida.deviantart.com/journal/15376535&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The post also said that the original yaoi paddle was invented in 2002/2003 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20090403153105/http://akicafe.deviantart.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;akicafe&lt;/a&gt;, and the rights of mass production have since been bought by &lt;a href=&quot;http://hendane.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hendane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly after the start of the mass production, bans started to follow fast, due to the high number of &amp;quot;incidents&amp;quot; surrounding the paddles on cons. Several of these stories can be found online. All stating something along the lines of &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;I felt a intense pain running through my bottoms, as I turn around to see who did it, I see this small girl carrying a huge yaoi paddle melt into a group of people in cosplay with more paddles&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Some of these cases even stated that the paddle broke/splintered, leading to their &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20081201120202/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-06-02/yaoi-paddle-upgrade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;upgrade&lt;/a&gt; in 2005, and also the introduction of yuri/uke paddles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In between 2004 and 2006, the paddles gained their massive media surge in response to the bans and police involvement. Following this media surge, even more bans occurred as a preventive measure on cons world wide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They originate from a prank between a yaoi artist and his friend around 2002, following up the purchase of mass production rights in between 2002-2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T07:54:01.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4983" CreationDate="2015-08-10T01:11:32.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's mainly because Bouya never claimed the title of Boss or even fought for the title, whereas Hana fought to become the Boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16183" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T01:11:32.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2015-08-10T14:02:36.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magnet Release is a combination of Earth and Wind. Gaara's father has Wind, Water and Earth natures. Wind and Water creates Ice. Water and Earth creates Wood. Therefore, the only possible combination left for Magnet Release is Wind and Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blaze Release is not a combination of Fire and Lightning. It's just Fire. Sasuke creates the black flames of Amaterasu with his left eye and controls them with his right eye, so it does not come from a combination of natures, but just a Mangekyo ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swift Release is combination of Wind and Lightning, since both elements can be used to increase one's speed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16197" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T16:59:08.777" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T16:59:08.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24104" CreationDate="2015-08-10T14:35:48.687" Score="3" ViewCount="799" Body="&lt;p&gt;After perfectly timing the Release from Kushina Uzumaki's body, Tobi attacks the village using Kurama, the Nine Tails, in chapter 501.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Tobi suddenly decide to use Kurama to attack the village? He was going to need Kurama for his 'Moon plan' as well. So why did he not just take it and leave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16198" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T23:53:03.620" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T11:15:20.797" Title="Why did Tobi use Kurama in his attack?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23992" CreationDate="2015-08-10T15:11:30.800" Score="5" ViewCount="1845" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to find this particular one shot shoujo manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about a shy girl with short (red?) hair, who didn't really know how to hang out/deal with boys. An upperclassman who had blond (?) hair from the drama club (?) noticed her predicament. He tried to help her out by going on a date with her to the amusement park. The upperclassman dressed up in different clothing for a stimulation, and he went with the cool ikemen image. They both went on their amusement park date, and the girl gradually fell for the upperclassman. Somewhere along the plot, she thought that she had been cured from her androphobia, but it turns out she was still bad with boys, except for that upperclassman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last thing I remember from the manga was that the girl found out she wasn't the only one that the upperclassman was helping. He had other girls ask for make-believe dates, so she felt betrayed, and she probably ran away crying or something. In the end, the upperclassman came to her and said that she was the only one for him, and he promised he would never go on make-believe dates again, all that jazz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The art was shoujo, similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=3742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shiraishi Yuki&lt;/a&gt;'s art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to find this manga for the past 4 months, and I don't know if it's real anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone has any idea what manga this is, would you please let me know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16200" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:34:10.753" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:34:10.753" Title="A one shot shoujo manga about a girl who's afraid of boys" Tags="&lt;kazekou-engekibu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:06:40.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="145" CreationDate="2015-08-10T17:31:22.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_44#Chapter_424.2C_Page_106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 44, Chapter 424&lt;/a&gt;, Oda hinted that Luffy's parents would appear in the next volume, Volume 45.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D: Oda-sensei!! I have a serious question. Will you ever draw Luffy's parents?&lt;/strong&gt; P.N. Mr. Uni, Age 16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: His parents? Well, I think you will be pleased with the next volume. Get excited!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-11-02T16:32:18.887" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20251" CreationDate="2015-08-10T18:13:46.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the manga and watch the second film it's much clearer that she has her period and that it's menstrual blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime couldn't show sexual organs which is why it's so vague. I didn't understand when I first watched the anime either.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16205" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T18:13:46.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21270" CreationDate="2015-08-10T20:03:09.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously the name that kills you is the one that whoever, disregarding their relationship to you, be it blood relation, friend of family or mere acquaintance, gives to you before the time period of immunity to Death Note wears off. If for whatever reason it may be and absolutely no living being names you in said safe period, the second that said safe period runs out the Death Note's king of gods of death shall pick a name of his choosing and then assign it to you, this shall then be from that moment on and until the day of your death the name that will cause your destruction at the hands of the person writing said name into any Death Note that has come into their possession by whatever means that led them to it/them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16208" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T10:49:50.943" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T10:49:50.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23959" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-10T20:04:21.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi All.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine many of the voters might recognize me already, just because of how active I am on the site. But for those who don't - I've been a regular user of A&amp;amp;M for the last 2 and a half years. Out of those 882(ish) Days, I've been online for 822 of them. They're active days too - I've got the highest reputation gain so far this year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My moderation style is friendly and constructive. No-one gets anywhere with loud arguments, I prefer taking the time to discuss the pros and cons of something and coming to a mutual conclusion. For an example, I suggest looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/a/2489/1530&quot;&gt;a recent meta post&lt;/a&gt; or perhaps our small debate in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/26287/campaign-cafe-&quot;&gt;Campaign chat room&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who has been on chat will hopefully recognise that asides from being silly occasionally (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/a/2503/1530&quot;&gt;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/a/2503/1530&lt;/a&gt; ), I do take the site seriously and want it to grow and become a staple site in the regular anime-viewers bookmarks. Much like SO has done for programmers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your Senpai,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toshinou Kyouko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T20:04:21.673" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T20:04:21.673" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-10T20:04:21.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23960" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2015-08-10T20:04:53.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&#xA;    On Stack Exchange, we believe the core moderators should come &lt;i&gt;from&lt;/i&gt; the community, and be elected by the community itself through popular vote. We hold regular elections to determine who these community moderators will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;    Community moderators are &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/05/a-theory-of-moderation/&quot;&gt;accorded the highest level of privilege on our community&lt;/a&gt;, and should themselves be exemplars of positive behavior and leaders within the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;    Our general criteria for moderators is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;patient and fair&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;leads by example&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;shows respect for their fellow community members in their actions and words&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;open to some light but firm moderation to keep the community on track and resolve (hopefully) uncommon disputes and exceptions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;    Every election has three phases:&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Nomination&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Primary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Election&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;    Please participate in the moderator elections by voting, and perhaps even by nominating yourself to be a community moderator!&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/info/115271/2020-anime-manga-moderator-election-chat&quot;&gt;Election chat room&lt;/a&gt; - discuss the election, candidates, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For questions about the election process itself, visit &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/tags/election&quot;&gt;Meta&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/4402/49&quot;&gt;The candidates answer your questions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2020-10-19T19:54:44.760" LastActivityDate="2020-10-19T19:54:44.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23961" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-10T20:20:05.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello. I have been a pro-tempore moderator since April (on account of JNat's hiring as an SE employee).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to continue being a moderator for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We do not have enough people on this site to create tag synonyms without mod intervention. &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/tags/synonyms&quot;&gt;I have been doing a lot of this&lt;/a&gt; and would like to continue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the rest of you come around to the idea that identification-requests must be banned altogether, being a mod will allow me to lead the charge against them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I often post analyses of site data. Before I was a mod, I was restricted to using SEDE, which lacks information about deleted posts, making it difficult to get a full picture of quality issues. Now that I am a mod and can use &lt;code&gt;deleted:1&lt;/code&gt; when searching, I have a better view of these issues and can inform the rest of the site about them more effectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I enjoy performing maintenance activities, as you can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Editors&amp;amp;filter=all&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Some maintenance activities (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/2457/&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;) are mod-only.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T22:29:18.670" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T22:29:18.670" CommentCount="22" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-10T20:20:05.920" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23962" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-10T20:20:59.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello everybody!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am here to &lt;s&gt;lose my soul and social life&lt;/s&gt; nominate myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I really like the community and it's members, I would like to be able to actively improve it in every possible way. And there for will dedicate even more time to the site to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ps. As I am really bad in selling myself, I will also be providing everybody that votes for me will get a free chocolate chip cookie as well. Regardless of if I win or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T20:20:59.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T20:20:59.127" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-10T20:20:59.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23963" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-10T20:21:46.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to nominate myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I've been an active member of the community since the very beginning, and was a pro-temp moderator for nearly all of that time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Out of 895 days this site stands, I was here in 820.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I promote voting and community moderation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Along with the other moderators on the site, we've organized various community events and extras.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have strong opinions, and am not afraid to speak them up, but will listen to the voice of the community when you guys think I am wrong.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have 16 helpful flags (lol), but have handled a total of 600.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am Madara Uchiha, and have several meteors in storage. Just sayin'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this site has the potential to become the biggest and greatest source of anime information on the web. We aren't quite there yet, we need to revise our policy regarding ID requests and hentai, we need to vote more, we need to attract more enthusiasts from around the interwebz, and the way to do that is to make sure we're the most interesting banana in the bunch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe we can do all those things, and if I am elected, that is where I want us to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Choose wisely (and again, meteors. Just saying.), and good luck to all other nominees!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T20:21:46.637" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T20:21:46.637" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-10T20:21:46.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23965" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-10T21:03:38.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s the nomination you’ve all been waiting for!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matt here &amp;lt;3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been warmly welcomed into this site, so I'd like to give something back!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I’ve only been an active member for a short time, but have already amassed a fair amount of reputation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I’ve been consistently active in voting, and in the review queues as they’ve become available to me, as well as in flagging and closing posts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;With the exception of 4 days holiday in May, since becoming an active user I’ve visited the site each day, and am well on my way to achieving the Fanatic badge. I don’t mind putting in time to help out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I’m on the site, I’ll be online in chat, meaning I can be easily reached if any issues require my attention.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I offer help when I can, rather than just closing without explanation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I take a firm but fair approach to moderation – while leniency has its benefits, I’m not one to sit by and tolerate poor quality elements in our site.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If elected, I'll implement point 2 of point 2 &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/23132828#23132828&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mod and Matt both start with “M”.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;♦’s have 4 sides. Matt has 4 letters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking forward to your criticism!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T21:35:05.380" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T21:35:05.380" CommentCount="4" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-10T21:03:38.393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23966" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-10T21:14:02.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One score and 11 months ago,&lt;/strong&gt; I joined this community to ask a question: &lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/XlVpyF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why could the Dwarf not escape the flask?&lt;/a&gt; Today, this question has new meaning to me. Our site is no longer bound to its flask. It is taking shape as a prosperous community, iconic of our knowledge and love of anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That is why I seek the opportunity to become a moderator.&lt;/strong&gt; As our community has grown, I have strived to ensure that its content and members represent nothing less than our knowledge and love of anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to see this community moderated with a philosophy best said in Futurama: &quot;When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.&quot; Educating users, and using enforcement only when necessary, will be key in tackling many user-facing issues (&lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/bvZRhG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ahem&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) our community has embraced. I have moderated several communities in the past, and spend many hours on our site and chat each day, so I am confident I can follow through on this philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why not me? Well, &lt;strong&gt;I am not a perfect moderator.&lt;/strong&gt; But regardless of if I am chosen, I will continue to help this community achieve great things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  ~ Killua ♥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T21:14:02.587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T21:14:02.587" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-10T21:14:02.587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-10T23:56:00.967" Score="3" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to buy  for my collection a copy of Dragon Ball Volume 1 colored and uncensored or the closest thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Browsing I have found so far:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regular Volume 1 is uncensored but no color pages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collectors edition has some colored pages but is censored. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Viz Big has some colored pages but is censored and is really big.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wrong?  Any other choice? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16213" LastEditorUserId="16213" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T05:26:10.460" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T07:53:25.310" Title="Dragon Ball Volume 1 colored and uncensored?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23987" CreationDate="2015-08-11T01:36:43.883" Score="8" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime is now consumed internationally at a large scale, and there are many non-Japanese companies that make their living off of this audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this, I've been wondering - &lt;strong&gt;are there any anime or manga award ceremonies (for the shows themselves OR for anime-related companies, Western or not) that are based outside of Japan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;* looking for examples rather than an exhaustive list&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;** anime-specific (I know there are general animation awards that can be won by anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*** of a reasonable scale (i.e. a formal event)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T03:06:01.450" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T10:42:21.360" Title="Are there any anime/manga award ceremonies outside of Japan?" Tags="&lt;events&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-11T05:02:06.500" Score="9" ViewCount="11882" Body="&lt;p&gt;Albedo's conversation with Momonga at the beginning of episode 5 has a few elements that confuse me. Albedo reports to him that they have yet to find any other &quot;Yggdrasil players&quot;. Later, Momonga tells her that her love for him is a result of him messing with the &quot;settings&quot; Tabula specified for her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that Albedo is aware that her entire world used to be just a video game from Momonga's perspective? Did Momonga tell her this, or did she inherently have this knowledge from the very beginning (i.e. when Momonga got transferred into the game world)? Do Albedo (and the other underlings?) just not care about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T06:39:54.450" Title="To what extent are Momonga's underlings aware that he's &quot;from a different world&quot;?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23979" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-11T05:05:15.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to nominate myself to be a Moderator for the Anime and Manga Stack Exchange Community. I have been a member for 2 Years 4 Months + (Current Time - 11/08/2015) and looking at my profile actually been on for about 2 years (the rest are probably weekends).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since my first post here I have grown in experience and have tried to help the community in what ways i can from fixing up tag wikis to closing/deleting questions and answers which clearly need to. one of my crowning achievements here is the establishment of our &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/questions/922/how-can-i-tell-if-a-site-is-legal&quot;&gt;Legal Site's list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish to become a Moderator because I want to do more for the community, such as making sure that flags are handled quickly and the closure and/or removal of blatantly off topic question/answers while hopefully being able to give new users the chance to improve (when possible) so they too can continue to contribute to our community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Vote for me is a Vote for Shoujo Ai/Yuri cuteness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;To those who have things like Meteors and Tomatos, I have a &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXNm0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fuka and Desco&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T08:00:47.400" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T08:00:47.400" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-11T05:05:15.160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23989" CreationDate="2015-08-11T05:07:08.037" Score="5" ViewCount="4409" Body="&lt;p&gt;One underling of Momonga, Narberal Gamma (aka &quot;Nabe&quot;), accompanies him when he starts adventuring in episode 5. I'm guessing he chose her since she looks human and hence can blend in without needing full-body armor or illusion magic, as Momonga does, and as someone like Albedo or Demiurge would. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all well and good, but Narberal clearly &lt;em&gt;isn't&lt;/em&gt; actually human - she expresses her disgust for humankind on multiple occasions, and it's pretty clear that this isn't self-loathing. What &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; she? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T03:02:21.893" Title="What race/species is Narberal?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23977" CreationDate="2015-08-11T10:42:21.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, after searching the web for a while, the largest one I was able to find is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Anime_Awards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;American Anime Awards&lt;/a&gt;, which was only hosted once on the New York comic-con in 2007. Aside from this, I was unable to find any full-scaled events. However, you might be able to find smaller awards or contests in different countries, for example I came upon &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecon.nl/program/events/contests/dutch-manga-awards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; contest which is a part of Dutch animecon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I know there are general animation awards that can be won by anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is the main reason why you will not find any full-scale awards outside of Japan (Japan is a special case, obviously). However lot of major film festivals will most likely have awards for &quot;best animated film&quot; (or something similar), where anime entries will be able to compete -  for example, you will often see anime in the list of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature nominees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T10:42:21.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23980" CreationDate="2015-08-11T11:57:25.973" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Overlord Wiki, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Narberal_Gamma&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narberal Gamma's&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; race is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a doppleganger battle maid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="16185" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T10:05:40.863" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T10:05:40.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23948" CreationDate="2015-08-11T14:28:04.990" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it perhaps &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=98499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kazekou Engekibu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=14922&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Asagi Hikaru&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Much to her embarrassement, the shy Mashio-chan wins a set of couple&#xA;  tickets for the amusement park. She feels at a loss for what to do&#xA;  since she has always been bad with men. So what will happen to her&#xA;  when the drama club president Katokura Aki suddenly declares that he&#xA;  would erase her awareness...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15820" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T14:35:29.490" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T14:35:29.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-11T15:57:09.990" Score="6" ViewCount="1545" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia is an anime that is based on the console war. Its characters are based on the game consoles, namely, Sony Playstation, Microsoft XBox, Nintendo Wii, and the scrapped Sega Neptune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, moving on to Kantai Collection for a while. Like Hyperdimension Neptunia, KanColle is based on real thing. Whereas Hyperdimension Neptunia is based on consoles, KanColle is based on warships. In Kantai Collection, there is a correlation between the size of the girl's oppai and the ship's displacement as shown in the following chart taken from its Wikia page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vNi9H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vNi9H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as we know, the CPU and CPU candidates in Hyperdimension Neptunia, all has varying oppai dimension. Question is, is there any correlationship between the oppai's dimension and the based console's attribute like KanColle has?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T20:54:43.103" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T16:51:36.917" Title="Is there any correlation between the CPU and CPU candidates' oppai sizes like there is with KanColle?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;kantai-collection&gt;&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23994" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23995" CreationDate="2015-08-11T16:23:40.510" Score="19" ViewCount="3940" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hyperdimension Neptunia, Neptunia is based on Sega Neptune. The name of her country, Planeptune is obviously a reference to Sega Neptune. My question is, what console the other CPU and CPU Candidates (Nepgear, Noire, Uni, and Vert) are based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noire means black and her country is Lastation which is based on Sony Playstation. But, PS2, PS3, and PS4 all has black color. PSX/PSOne is excluded since it's gray. Which Playstation console is she based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same can be said about Vert, which means green. There are several variations of XBox. Which one is she based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about Nepgear and Uni?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Considering that Blanc's sister are Rom and Ram, which is obviously a reference to ROM (Read-Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory), it might be possible that Nepgear and Uni refers to a certain peripheral/component/parts of the console. But still, what part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T20:54:19.567" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T06:42:38.273" Title="What are the real-life origins of CPU and CPU Candidates?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23994" CreationDate="2015-08-11T16:50:18.973" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nepgear is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Game_Gear&quot;&gt;Sega Game Gear&lt;/a&gt;, its reference being that Neptune wears two hairclips while Nepgear only has one, possibly representing the maximum number of D-pads supported by the respective consoles the two are based on. (The Sega Neptune is equipped with two controller ports, while the Sega Game Gear requires a link cable to play with more than one player.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noire does represent the PlayStation as &quot;Noire&quot; means &quot;Black&quot; in French, the default color of PS2, PS3, PSP and PSVita. Her HDD form in Neptunia Victory is based on &lt;em&gt;the original PlayStation&lt;/em&gt;, her human forms seems to be based on PlayStation 2, and the yellow diamond on her outfit being a variation of the Sony Computer Entertainment logo (seen upon booting up PlayStations). In Neptunia Victory, all of her Processor Units are based on PS consoles: Her default (Stone Gray) is based on the original PlayStation, Night Blue is based on the PlayStation 2, DX Silver is based on the PlayStation 3 prototype, Piano Black is based on the PlayStation 3 and Orbital-S is based on the PlayStation 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uni is based on the PlayStation Portable, probably with her name derived from the PSP's optimal disc, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Media_Disc&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uni&lt;/strong&gt;versal Media Disc&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vert and Leanbox references the Xbox and Xbox 360, but there is no concrete hint to which they are. Although, in the first game, Vert was said to have a problem with getting too hot; this may reference the 360's tendency to overheat. The Green Heart's outfit is revealing, preferably to easier vent heat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ram and Rom are both based on the Nintendo DS. As they are twins, they could resemble the DS' dual screen. The rectangles on their hats in their default outfit seems to represent the screen icons from the DS logo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10647" LastEditorUserId="10647" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T17:07:05.947" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T17:07:05.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23994" CreationDate="2015-08-11T16:55:31.333" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series is different. They have different stories and different origins. As an example, in Re;Birth 1, the remake of the first game, the goddesses were fighting against each other in the start of the story. In Re;Birth 2, they were already friends in the beginning and Arfoire is technically dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that in mind, when the first game was conceived, the latest consoles are the PS3, the Wii, and the Xbox 360. Noire, Blanc, and Vert's CPU forms represents these consoles respectively. The color scheme for Noire and the PS3 is black. For Blanc, it's white and blue just like the Wii. For Vert, it's green and white, just like the Xbox 360.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time the second game (Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2) comes out, the PSP and the Nintendo DS are already released. Ram and Rom represents the dual screen that the DS has and Uni represents the PSP. You can see how the front of Uni's dress matches the UMD holder of the PSP. Her color is also black, which matches the piano black color scheme of the PSP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the goddesses represents the entire console line, their style changes with each generation as each game are different. With Victory 2, because the new Xbox One is the latest Xbox console, Vert's color theme changes to include black. Noire's color theme also includes blue due to the bluish color that the PS4 have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WlI8C.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WlI8C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;http://nichegamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hyperdimension-neptunia-victory-ii-vii-v2-2015-02-22-2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T16:55:31.333" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19793" CreationDate="2015-08-11T17:38:01.230" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At nhahtdh's request, here is a brief explanation of a Japanese pun that is happening here. It probably doesn't make much sense if you don't know Japanese, but oh well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, note that the box reads &lt;em&gt;medachi-ta&lt;/em&gt;-girl, with the &lt;em&gt;medachi-ta&lt;/em&gt; crossed out and replaced with &lt;em&gt;kumi-ta&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a pun on the suffix -がる &lt;em&gt;-garu&lt;/em&gt; (the one you attach to the -たい &lt;em&gt;-tai&lt;/em&gt; form to express that someone else wants to do such-and-such), which sounds very much like ガール &lt;em&gt;gaaru&lt;/em&gt; &quot;girl&quot;. So, what we effectively have here is 目立ちたがる &lt;em&gt;medachi-ta-garu&lt;/em&gt; &quot;to want to stand out&quot; being crossed out and replaced with 組みたがる &lt;em&gt;kumi-ta-garu&lt;/em&gt; &quot;to want to join together&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the notion is that rather than being &quot;girls who want to stand out&quot;, they are &quot;girls who want to join together&quot;. I haven't gotten that far in Yuru Yuri, though, so I dunno what exactly the joke is; see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/19889/1908&quot;&gt;Torisuda's answer&lt;/a&gt; for more information on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T17:38:01.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23993" CreationDate="2015-08-11T18:07:03.397" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's a correlation, based on the fact that bust sizes change when in HDD form. Sometimes dramatically. Neptunia herself upgrades from a modest A to an E cup when she transforms into Purple Heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Before :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Hc6Jm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Hc6Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uje5Om.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uje5Om.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I don't know much about the series as I'm only playing the first game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe someone else has more knowledge than me and can also answer. &lt;a href=&quot;http://pastebin.com/eg3qSyMR&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a spreadsheetable list of some of the character's bust sizes for any other answer's &lt;em&gt;research&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T06:49:12.550" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T06:49:12.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23993" CreationDate="2015-08-11T19:39:45.097" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe there is an official reason for why their bust sizes varies. However, there is a correlation to the CPU bust sizes and the targeted demographic of their respective consoles or at least the kind of games associated with the console.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii?oldformat=true#Demographic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the target demographic for the Wii is &quot;everyone.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; This means that the games for the console have to be playable for kids. It has to be family friendly. Nintendo's collection of games, such as Pokemon and Mario, are also family-friendly. This explains why Rom and Ram are kids themselves and why Blanc is an A cup size. They are shown off as much younger than the other goddesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Noire, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps3-to-target-a-slightly-younger-demographic/1100-6347076/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the target demographic is a &quot;younger audience,&quot;&lt;/a&gt; or at least it was years after its original release. This explains why she's in the middle of sort. Plus, the top games for the consoles include mature games such as Call of Duty and more family-friendly games such as Little Big Planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Vert, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_best-selling_Xbox_360_video_games&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;because the top-selling games feature more mature games such as Gears of War or Halo&lt;/a&gt;, it makes sense why she has the biggest bust. The games are for a more older audience and so it makes sense that her bust is more matured than the others'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't explain why Neptune's bust is the way they are as the console she is based on is fictional. It could be that the dramatic increase in bust size indicates how her console's demographic would vary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This same theory doesn't hold well for the characters based on publishers and developers, however. IF has made games not suitable for everyone and she has an A cup size. Perhaps their bust size is irrelevant as their characters are based off the characters from the games published or developed by their respective company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T19:39:45.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22797" CreationDate="2015-08-12T02:52:32.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi clearly knew that Obito was the true leader of the Akatsuki, and he also knew of and feared Obito's (Sharingan) abilities, hence placing his own Mangekyo Sharingan on Sasuke and setting it so that Amaterasu activated when in the vicinity of Obito's Sharingan. Additionally, Itachi also had knowledge of his grudge against Konohagakure, which is why he confronted Obito/Tobi/Madara before the Uchiha clan massacre. However, Itachi never clearly states his knowledge of Obito's true identity, and also, Obito states during his first encounter with Sasuke that Itachi clearly knew more than he let on. It is never stated if Itachi knows that Tobi is Obito, but he clearly knew a lot about Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16234" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T02:52:32.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6854" CreationDate="2015-08-12T03:06:02.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A possibility is that the time leap between episodes is short. In Pokemon's case, there are about 887 episodes, but the time span between the episodes is never revealed. If each episode occurred back to back, only about 2.43 years has passed since the first episode occurred, which is a short time for some people to physically change. Another example is Detective Conan, which currently has 787 episodes. If each episode occurred back to back, about 2.15 years has passed. This is relatively short, especially for grade-schoolers, to change physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a couple exception, and one of them is Doraemon. Doraemon has more than 2000 episodes and even if each episode occurred back to back, more than 6 years has passed. For ones like these, the only probable explanation is that the author wanted to keep the characters young to appeal to younger audiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16185" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T03:06:02.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23900" CreationDate="2015-08-12T07:10:55.863" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been able to find an official screenshot showing this, but fan art of Yui seems to be consistent in showing the cords being part of an undershirt with a saw-cut edge:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nfIybl.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nfIybl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZYT01m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZYT01m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ONVS2m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ONVS2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T07:10:55.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23994" CreationDate="2015-08-12T07:59:49.590" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As explained by other answers above the CPU/CPU Candidates and Nations of the  Hyperdimension Neptunium Games (with 3 CPUs missing) are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Planetune = Sega&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neptune = Fictional Sega Home Console&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nepgear = Fictional Sega Portable Console&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plutia = Released Sega Consoles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lastation = Sony&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noire = Playstation 3 (the system the original game was release on)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uni = PSP&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lowee = Nintendo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blanc = Wii&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ram and Rom = the DS and DSi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leanbox = Microsoft&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vert = X-Box 360 (as the 360 is from the same generation as the PS3. the X-Box is from the same generation as the PS2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eden = Hudson Soft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Peashy = TurboGraphx 16&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tari = Atari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rei = Atari Consoles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/CPU#List_of_CPUs&quot;&gt;CPU - List of CPUs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noire's, Vert's and Blanc's console representations in the Ultradimension of &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia V&lt;/em&gt; are a bit looser as the Ultradimension represents 1989 and to my knowledge out of the 3 only Nintendo had a console back then for Blanc to fall back to while Noire and Vert do not (Vert questionably could be PC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the terms used in the games are taken from now Information Technology/Games terms however are altered for the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gamindustri = Game Industry, the constant battle for Shares is an indication of this as well as the value of a company on the stock market is the value of the shares. so in Gamindustri the more Shares one nation has the more powerful said nation is much&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;CPU (Console Patron Unit) - based off the term Central Processing Unit found in all the consoles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;HDD (Hard Drive Divinity) - based off the term Hard Drive Disk. in one form or another all the consoles a CPU is based from had a form of hard drive. (the DSi allows the inserting of SD Cards)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;DOS (Deity of Sin) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;one definition can be that it is based off the term &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_operating_system&quot;&gt;Disk Operating System&lt;/a&gt;, the background system used on computers (mainly Windows). this has been the definition i thought it was as the final boss of the true route is called DOS.Arfoire and since this boss is the underlying foundation of ASIC (this is the true Arfoire that had to be defeated not the previous one found in the normal route who is named CFW.Arforie)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sakurai Tomoko however has suggested that DOS could be based off the term &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack&quot;&gt;Denial-of-service&lt;/a&gt; attack which is used by criminals and fits with ASIC's nature&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;CFW (Criminals of the Free World) - while there are many definition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/CFW&quot;&gt;CFW&lt;/a&gt; i believe in the context of Neptunia it's a reference to be Custom Firmware, normally used when hacking consoles for pirated content&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Console Wars - the term used in real life to describe the constant battle between companies when they release a console to attract buyers to it. done so by inciting developers to develop games for the console, other peripherals such as motion senoring and system changes to include new features such as allowing Indie developers to release games or backwards compatibility&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arfoire - as per how it is pronounced, the R4 is a pirate hardware/software used on the DS for running DS Roms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; which may also be why CFW.Trick and Linda converted Rom to their side rather than Ram during the Lowee chapters of Mk. II&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should note however that as indicated in the Trivia Section of the CPU Wikia Page the term CPU was not used in the Japanese Version of the game much like that of &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Arfoire&quot;&gt;Arfoire&lt;/a&gt; so the definitions i have provided above related to the English release of the games&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: both the DS and DSi were released in japan before the Japanese Release of Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk II. the games released for both DS consoles are labeled as DS and work on both systems (as opposed to 3DS or NN3DS games) however the DSi contained a redeveloped operating system and the reintroduction of Region Locking (not present in the original DS) making different operationally wise much like how Ram and Rom are different personality wise&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2: as stated on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Eden#Trivia&quot;&gt;Wikia's Trivia for Eden&lt;/a&gt; there is a reference to Hudson Soft logo which also fits Peashy's color scheme however while Hudson Soft never released any consoles they did make the Hudson Soft HuC6280 CPU for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16&quot;&gt;TurboGraphx 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3: as you can see on Wikipedia the Acronym is &lt;em&gt;DoS&lt;/em&gt; (with a lowercase o) while Disk Operating System it's &lt;em&gt;DOS&lt;/em&gt; (with a Capital O) and the &lt;em&gt;of the&lt;/em&gt; in the term &lt;em&gt;Criminal of the Free World&lt;/em&gt; is omitted in the acronym CFW as such i would more side with DOS rather than DoS however i have no proper citation for which term was used in the English translation&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T06:11:15.860" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T06:11:15.860" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23978" CreationDate="2015-08-12T08:47:34.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question lies in your question. If the NPCs were unaware that they were in a video game, Albedo would have questioned what Momonga meant in the conversation during the beginning of episode 5. However, she was calm during the conversation. Remember that the NPCs also did not show signs of surprise or wonder while they began to feel emotions. The most likely scenario is that the programmers made the NPCs realize that they were in a game, although this is my opinion and I expect the reason to be revealed later on in the season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your question on whether or not the NPCs care about their position, this is also my opinion but think of it like the relations between species in different dimensions. There is a theory that although 1D species can think about 2D species, they can never fully see nor understand how they work. The 2D species on the other hand can see 1D species and understand how they work; however, they cannot see nor understand 3D species. Consider the players as a higher dimensional species and the NPCs as a species that are a lower dimensional species than players. The NPCs may think about the higher dimensional species and see an equivalent dimensional version of Momonga (which is what the game software created), but thats their limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16185" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T08:47:34.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23921" CreationDate="2015-08-12T09:29:50.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The setting is generally set somewhere in France or Italy since both people from the Mafia and Perrier (a sparkling water drink from France) are common. Worick also says 'ciao' before killing a gangster, which is an informal Italian word that can be used as a goodbye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have pointed out, there is the newspaper article that states an incident occurred in France. There is also the fact that people call Nicolas an 'oriental' which is what Asians are commonly called in Europe, so it is likely set somewhere in Europe. Also, remember that France and Italy share a land border, and so are very close to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16185" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T09:39:37.590" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T09:39:37.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4709" CreationDate="2015-08-12T10:26:29.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a Naruto game), there are special contents from &lt;strong&gt;the creator of Naruto&lt;/strong&gt; about formation of Akatsuki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/strong&gt;: Pain (Nagato) was searching for elite ninjas in order to create Akatsuki. During his search, Kakuzu was best choice, due to his immortality and power. Kakuzu joined Akatsuki &lt;strong&gt;as it will assure him protection by forming a group, and opportunities for collecting money&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hidan&lt;/strong&gt;: He was a experiment of his village, and a follower of lord Jashin. He killed people to offer sacrifice to his lord, so he was a wanted criminal with a big price on his head. Pain convinced him to join Akatsuki as it will protect him from the ninjas after his head.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasori&lt;/strong&gt;: He joined Akatsuki because he lost a fight against Konan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/strong&gt;(ex-member): He joined Akatsuki to know and explore the jutsus of the members of Akatsuki&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16240" LastEditorUserId="16240" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T08:05:49.773" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T08:05:49.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24014" CreationDate="2015-08-12T10:27:21.080" Score="23" ViewCount="5919" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FCGar.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FCGar.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Korra and Asami maybe being bisexual&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were closer than they should have been and in the final scenes, it wasn't clear if they were just close friends or romantic interests. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little google search and this is what happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ChXMx.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ChXMx.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;is korra...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are sources that said the creators confirmed it, but I couldn't find these sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T21:07:45.740" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T21:07:45.740" Title="Is avatar Korra bisexual?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24013" CreationDate="2015-08-12T10:30:48.990" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, that's correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michaeldantedimartino.tumblr.com/post/105916326500/korrasami-confirmed-now-that-korra-and-asamis&quot;&gt;Michael Dante Dimartino's Tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (who's one of the main creators of the series), it was confirmed that Korra + Asami is a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T10:30:48.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2562" CreationDate="2015-08-12T14:19:40.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The others are already stated in the answers so I am only including explanations for the 2 that are not stated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Granting bending&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Removing bending&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Astral projection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tapping into the vast expanse of cosmic energy with the help of the Tree of Time, Korra was able to bend the energy within herself to create an astral projection of her spirit. Despite not having been bound by a corporeal form, the projection was able to both inflict and sustain great physical damage and utilize waterbending. This astral form was also capable of firing a beam of light similar to that of Vaatu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spirit energy manipulation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ability to manipulate energy originating from the Spirit World. Korra first used this technique to manipulate the energy of the pod encasing Jinora, Ryu, and his tour group after they were captured by hostile spirit vines. She later employed the same technique in the mortal world to deflect a lethal beam of energy fired by Kuvira's spirit cannon and save the metalbender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Energybending&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Energybending&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T14:19:40.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2015-08-12T18:25:24.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all they made it fair enough by make a new evolution of the byakugan which is TENSEIGAN that we saw in the seventh movie. They felt that the byakugan didn't get as much attention like the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two theories about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We all know that byakugan is related to sharingan due to the anime .. BUT noticing that kaguya the mother of SGO6P had the byakugan! meaning that byakugan came first - rinnegan - then sharingan .. so byakugan is the ancestor of the other dojutsu. This infers that Kaguya had the power of the jubi plus her byakugan as a result , she awakened one rinne sharingan in her forehead .in other words maybe if a hyuga becomes the ten tails Jinchuuriki he\she will also awaken one of two : regular rinnegan or rinne sharingan .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second theory is about bloods. We know that on one side the uzumaki clan are relatives of the senju , on another side the uchiha clan is descended from the hyuga clan . &#xA;so if a hyuga and an uzumaki/senju were to have offsprings , theyll perhaps have the power of the sage of the six paths ! which means theyll awaken the rinnegan .. (for example himawari , lets see what future hides)&#xA;hope u like it  ;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16250" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T18:44:17.053" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T18:44:17.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24024" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24053" CreationDate="2015-08-12T19:27:55.150" Score="0" ViewCount="1070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a manga called &lt;em&gt;Magical Taruruuto-kun&lt;/em&gt;, but I can't find any book or DVD, just Famicom games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can somebody help me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16251" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T16:39:25.913" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T16:39:25.913" Title="Where can I find Magical Taruruuto-kun?" Tags="&lt;magical-taruruuto-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24027" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24033" CreationDate="2015-08-12T19:44:24.540" Score="10" ViewCount="963" Body="&lt;p&gt;The animated Akira movie (not the manga) contains a number of explicit Judeo-Christian religious terms, in addition to the overall apocalyptic themes. The most prominent of these (from the 2001 dub) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the citizens of Neo-Tokyo see Tetsuo deflect tank shells and&#xA;destroy helicopters and tanks, somebody shouts out, &quot;It's the Great&#xA;Awakening!&quot; while another says, &quot;Don't be fooled! This isn't the&#xA;Rapture! He's a false messiah!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Later, Lady Miyako appears with her entourage and, during the chaos&#xA;of battle, chants, &quot;Burn all the unclean believers of our time! Give&#xA;yourselves into the flames, children, you will all be born again.&#xA;Consume our hearts! Wash our unclean hearts in the eternal fire!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While different cuts of the movie may be of different runtimes, the scenes I'm referring to occur from approximately 1:06:00 (Tetsuo walking out of the smoke of the exploding helicopter) until 1:08:00 (Nezu's escape), and then 1:10:00 (Miyako's entourage) until 1:12:00 (Tetsuo destroys the bridge). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were these religious references, extremely familiar to American Christian society, part of the original Japanese dialogue, or were they 'westernized' for the English dub? What was the meaning of these quotes in the original Japanese context? (e.g., did it refer to messianic figures or raptures etc?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T22:30:28.933" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T01:24:54.787" Title="Were Judeo-Christian religious references part of the &quot;Akira&quot; movie's original dialogue?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24028" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-12T20:01:01.167" Score="8" ViewCount="4836" Body="&lt;p&gt;Compared to some of its contemporary shounen titles, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; draws heavily on a variety of religious and mythological sources to inform its narrative, themes and cosmology. Kishimoto's use of explicit &lt;a href=&quot;http://nihon-go.org/nihon-go-guides/narutology-an-introduction-to-japanese-mythology-symbolism-in-naruto/&quot;&gt;Hindu, Buddhist and Shinto&lt;/a&gt; motifs has already been &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.godofkonoha.com/blog/influence-of-buddhism-and-hinduism-in-naruto&quot;&gt;discussed in a number of places&lt;/a&gt;. Common elements identified include deity names for jutsu, shamanic activities such as obtaining the eyes of others to 'see' as they do, making pacts with animal and other nature spirits, summoning 'demons' such as Susanoo, etc (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geocities.ws/sasuxhinatheories/t04.html&quot;&gt;Shinto,&lt;/a&gt; heavily associated with the Uchiha clan); Jimmu Tenno motifs for both Rikodu Sanin and later Naruto himself, such as his magatama and staff of 6 rings, manifestation of Gedo Mazu upon a lotus, etc (&lt;a href=&quot;https://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/2995557-Buddhist-mythology-explaining-Naruto-(How-Madara-and-Hashirama-are-Mara-and-Buddha)&quot;&gt;Buddhist,&lt;/a&gt; heavily associated with the Senjuu/Uzumaki clans); chakra, the 6 lokas (worlds) and 6 components of the bhavachakra corresponding to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1190691&quot;&gt;the 6 paths&lt;/a&gt; of Pein and referenced with the Rikodu Sanin as well, the Garuda, Jashin religion (apparently influenced by the Thug cult) and the battle between Indra and the Ashuras, complete with spiky hair imagery for his protagonist (and to a lesser extent the antagonist) frequently associated with ashuras (who are known for great rage and passion) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://art-eater.com/2012/01/a-buddhists-guide-to-asuras-wrath/&quot;&gt;probably derived from Toriyama's &lt;em&gt;Dragonball&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a major influence on Kishimoto (&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.cleverbaka.com/showthread.php?96454-Hinduism-in-Naruto&quot;&gt;Hindu,&lt;/a&gt; many elements absorbed into Mahayana Buddhist culture). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, relatively little work has been done examining Christian influences to date, though &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/naruto-just-went-full-christianity-this-week.453347353/&quot;&gt;some have already pointed out elsewhere&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/article/naruto-might-be-a-christian-tale&quot;&gt;there seem to be a number of Christian references&lt;/a&gt; appearing, &lt;a href=&quot;http://beneaththetangles.com/2014/11/06/naruto-chapter-700-the-gospel-of-sasuke-uchiha/&quot;&gt;especially towards the end&lt;/a&gt; of manga/anime series, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaguya, a woman who ate forbidden fruit from a powerful tree and brought powerful but potentially evil forces into the world (chakra from the chakra tree) (Eve);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;two of her descendants who were &quot;brothers&quot; (Asura/Indra then Naruto/Sasuke) fighting each other (Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke, a betrayer who turned his back on his best friend for personal gain (Judas), yet Naruto repeatedly attempts to win him back, even to the extent of proclaiming his willingness to die in the effort (Jesus, the good shepherd); this eventually works and Sasuke repents and seeks forgiveness for his behavior (prodigal son); &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto as a messiah figure who was prophesied (by the Toad Sage) to save the world (plus his 'Christ the Redeemer' poses on high points, e.g. chap. 245);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto as the new Sage, who was the progenitor of the ninja world (Jesus as the new Adam);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wooden memorial crosses marking the graves of Zabuza and Haku;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;frequency of resurrection jutsu (by Pein, Madara, Kabuto etc), even mass resurrections of the dead;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/getdocument.aspx?logid=5&amp;amp;id=b033100fd1644c52a87d4f65a73c1054&quot;&gt;Adam Barkman has suggested&lt;/a&gt; the use of crucifixion motifs (presumably referring to Kakashi's tortue by Itachi and/or the rongusodo ninja ato: waiya haritsuke jutsu) as having Christian significance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The heavy use of religous and mythological themes at the heart of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, suggests that these may not be coincidental parallels. (This does not necessarily suggest that these examples were exclusively derived from Christian sources, e.g. the cosmic conflict between Naruto/Sasuke could be influenced by the primordial 'brotherly' conflicts in both Hinduism (Indra vs the Ashuras) and Christianity (Cain vs Abel) simultaneously.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One potential source for such themes could be Kishimoto's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naruto-boards.com/717851/a-collection-of-masashi-kishimoto&quot;&gt;favorite movie&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Matrix&lt;/em&gt;, known to be a source of some artistic inspiration as well (&lt;em&gt;The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki&lt;/em&gt;, 2007), which is filled with many &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/Vol9No2/StuckyMatrixMessiah.htm&quot;&gt;overt Christian themes and images&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is anyone aware of other sources that discuss Christian influences and sources on the text, e.g. interviews with Kishimoto, academic texts, discussion groups, etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T06:55:29.567" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T04:51:59.690" Title="Sources for Christian themes and motifs in Naruto?" 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  <row Id="24033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24027" CreationDate="2015-08-13T01:24:54.787" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These were not direct references to Christianity in the original.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Akira is seen surviving the tank shot, the dialog among the onlookers is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アキラ様&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Lord Akira!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アキラ様の降臨だ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It's Lord Akira's advent/coming!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;違う　騙されてないかん　あれはアキラ様ではない&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;No! Do not be deceived! That is not Lord Akira!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;うるせー　アキラ様、万歳&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Shut up! Long live Lord Akira!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the use of 降臨 (&lt;em&gt;kourin&lt;/em&gt;, lit. advent), it does sound somewhat... spiritual. But it does not seem to be a direct reference to Christianity at all, rather just the coming of a godlike being—Akira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second scenario is mostly the same, in that the subtext is spiritual but not Christian or even really religious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;おお、清浄の炎よ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;O, flames of purity!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;汚濁の街を焼き払い&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Burn down this corrupt city!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;我らの穢れた心を焼き尽くすがよい&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Burn up our impure hearts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;恐れてはならぬ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Do not be afraid!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;その身を炎で清めるのだ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Your bodies will be cleansed by the flames!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing about being believers or belief, and nothing about being born again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T01:24:54.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2015-08-13T01:28:13.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the reason sasuke still has the rinnegan is actually really simple. once you have it, its permanent. look at madara for example, he unlocked the rinnegan before he died, and before he had hashiramas cells.yet after he became an edo tensei, he was still able to use it after re obtaining his eyes from zetsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16265" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T01:28:13.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-13T05:04:25.197" Score="6" ViewCount="850" Body="&lt;p&gt;User /u/JekoJeko5 has recently posted on /r/anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/3grik3/til_anime_fans_are_the_only_people_who_use_the/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his observation that the term &quot;forced drama&quot; is almost exclusively used in discussions of anime&lt;/a&gt;. It is difficult to give a concrete description of what &quot;forced drama&quot; is, but many users in the linked thread have offered their opinions on the matter. The one that seems most &quot;correct&quot; (or at least, most pithy) to me is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/3grik3/til_anime_fans_are_the_only_people_who_use_the/cu0weci&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one by /u/OverKillv7&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Forced drama is every idolmaster-like show that has the stupid sprain-the-ankle-before-the-big-show thing... every time for no reason other than they need something to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In retrospect (now that the topic has been brought up), I do notice that the term really isn't used in non-anime circles. I find it interesting that the English-speaking anime community has developed this term, presumably to describe a particular kind of frustrating storytelling that is common in anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would like to know is this: &lt;strong&gt;how did the term originate and gain cachet in discussions of anime?&lt;/strong&gt; (Basically, I'm looking for something analogous to my earlier answers about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4756/&quot;&gt;&quot;waifu&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/19736/&quot;&gt;&quot;best girl&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with many internet neologisms, I suspect this one originated on 4chan, though I'm not sure whether we can pin this on /a/ specifically. Snowclones of the term are reasonably popular on 4chan; for example, &quot;forced fun&quot; on /v/ and &quot;forced animation&quot; on /a/ (both of these examples are mostly used parodically). The /a/ archiver returns &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.moe/a/search/text/%22forced%20drama%22/order/asc/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;results going all the way back to February 2008&lt;/a&gt;, when archival began, which gives us an upper bound on how late the term could have been coined. I'm not sure how to proceed for getting to the root of &quot;forced drama&quot;, though - and that's where you come in, dear answerers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T20:31:25.887" Title="On the origins of the term &quot;forced drama&quot; as it is used in discourse about anime" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2015-08-13T05:14:30.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the image you posted, when Hagoromo said &quot;Now I only have to retrieve all of you&quot;, he didn't refer to Sasuke and Naruto. He referred to the nine Bijuus. Therefore, Sasuke &amp;amp; Naruto didn't lose any of the Rikudo powers (Rinnegan included), simply because Hagoromo never took it back from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:08:46.530" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:08:46.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-13T06:27:28.337" Score="2" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Disgaea 4 - A Promise Unforgotten/Revisted&lt;/em&gt; Fuka believes everything is a dream or nightmare. When she first meets Desco she recognizes her to be the one who attacked her and believes the dream/nightmare is a result of being knocked out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Hades Party goes to Earth Fuka found out that Des-X was the one who killed her, and since Des-X looks the exact same as Desco it explains why Fuka thought it was Desco.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But before invading the Information Bureau Desco admits she never met Fuka before, yet from the moment she was released she knew who she was (wanting to demonstrate her power to her Big Sis) and it seems Desco had been sealed up for quite some time given the other inmates and Axel knew about her (so she hadn't just arrived).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would like to know is the order of events between Fuka, Desco and Des-X such as which came first, Desco being locked away in Hades or Fuka being killed? And also how Desco knew who Fuka was despite never seeing her before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T10:27:00.453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:27:00.453" Title="What are the order of events between Fuka, Desco and Des-X?" Tags="&lt;disgaea&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4494" CreationDate="2015-08-13T08:16:14.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dende didn't have to recreate them because when created Piccolo and Kami were joined together, then they split which then would make them disappear until when they joined back together again during the cell saga henceforth bringing them back; but being forgotten about they were never used.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Black Star Dragon Balls would have been the first ones made on earth, and being made by the nameless Namekian whom would have been evil at the time would have something to do with it, but it's possible that they were made so powerful accidentally that they basically sacrifice the planet they're used on for whatever is desired. Of course unless they're collected and returned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Black Star Dragon Balls had to be together because they probably seemed safest at the lookout and they all have to be on the same planet otherwise the last one that they were used on would blow up in a year. Plus it would make sense having to be kept at the lookout because the guardians are supposed to protect them since they endanger the earth if used, but Dende's a noob so you gotta cut him some slack.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16273" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T08:25:16.247" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T08:25:16.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7618" CreationDate="2015-08-13T08:55:51.560" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara's tempestuous god of valor strength is comparable to that of the bijuu as it has very humongous chakra output.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one single swing of madara's susanoo can level or alter the continent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if his susanoo can level mountains in a single swing of his blade then what would happen if madara put maximum power in his susanoo?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if his(madara)susanoo had gone fullburst or full on??! Give a thought on that ..well ,&quot;comparable to that of a bijuu &quot;is too much but... OVERWHELMING*!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara's susanoo is destruction incarnate- indra otsutsuki had passed on his descendants a very powerful ability to those who had achieved mangekyo sharingan and attained the EMS..the susanoo is an abilty based on the user's chakra control as well as one's emotion.. Hence it is a very powerful technique..sasuke's susanoo is also another incarnate of highly catastropic calamity.. Every MS and EMS users who attaind and manifests susanoo is outright powerful..madara's susanoo is as strong as his chakra reserve &amp;amp; also powered by his emotions &amp;amp; battle experience-- that makes his susanoo stronger than sasuke's in terms of battle exp...madara's susanoo power level points&gt; power- 9, def -10 , durability-9 ,chakra usage- medium,destruction capability-extreme**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16274" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T17:22:35.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T17:22:35.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24051" CreationDate="2015-08-13T11:18:19.353" Score="8" ViewCount="11746" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this in the Trivia section of &lt;a href=&quot;http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Bukubukuchagama#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukubukuchagama&lt;/a&gt; on Overlord Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Giving the watch with her voice to Aura, Ainz told her not to set an alarm at 19:19 or 7:21. These numbers can be read as a sexual word in Japanese wordplay. It seems that she recorded her voice for an H-Game at that alarm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I don't know Japanese, I am curious to know how they are read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15043" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T16:22:00.147" LastActivityDate="2018-03-21T10:11:00.213" Title="Why did Ainz tell Aura not to set her alarm on her watch at 19:19 and 7:21?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24050" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24056" CreationDate="2015-08-13T11:42:33.360" Score="2" ViewCount="442" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started World Trigger and I was wondering if Chika Amatori has a side effect. It seems that she is able to sense the presence of Neighbors before they come through a portal. Does this count as a side effect or is it just something that people with high amounts of Trion already have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T17:46:42.043" Title="Does Chika have a side effect?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24048" CreationDate="2015-08-13T11:51:08.707" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;a href=&quot;http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Bukubukuchagama#comm-text-8408&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; pointed out in the wiki page you provided, the words which the numbers represent seem to be a common thing in hentai games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For 19:19&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Japanese when reading the time, or a string of numbers, it is often read as if each number is separate, for example, &quot;One Nine One Nine&quot;. Doing this with 19:19 sounds a bit like &quot;&lt;em&gt;Iku, Iku&lt;/em&gt;&quot; which translates to &quot;&lt;em&gt;I'm cumming, I'm cumming!&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For 7:21&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/24048/some-kind-of-wordplay-in-overlord/24051?noredirect=1#comment34657_24051&quot;&gt;ʞɹɐzǝɹ's&lt;/a&gt; comment we now know that it sounds a bit like &quot;&lt;em&gt;Onanī&lt;/em&gt;&quot; which translates into &quot;onanism&quot; which is a synonym for &quot;masturbation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are instances of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_wordplay#Goroawase&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goroawase&lt;/a&gt; word play in Japanese, which takes advantage of the readings of digits to encode meaning in a string of numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T16:38:03.510" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24024" CreationDate="2015-08-13T13:51:01.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since this is material from 1990 the only way you can acquire it is second hand. I found plenty of offers for the Famicon games and manga on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;amp;_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XMagical+Taruruuto+kun.TRS0&amp;amp;_nkw=Magical+Taruruuto+kun&amp;amp;_sacat=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ebay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T13:59:58.060" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T13:59:58.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23906" CreationDate="2015-08-13T14:55:41.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for is titled 'F' and is performed by Maximum the Hormone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16281" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T03:13:01.827" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T03:13:01.827" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22925" CreationDate="2015-08-13T15:04:50.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Episode 18 &amp;amp; 19,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Shirushigami Kain seizes Rinne's Life Flame and Haori as payment on a debt.&#xA; By declaring that the Haori will sell for a good amount implies its financial value.&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/as1q1.png&quot; alt=&quot;kain&quot;&gt;&#xA; As shown in other episodes, he is unable to fly without his Haori, as he is only a half-shinigami. Whereas, Ageha can fly without needing one, as she is a full shinigami.&#xA; This means that he would be unable to travel through the reido (&lt;em&gt;without aid&lt;/em&gt;), which would prevent him from carrying out his shinigami duties, tracking his father, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T15:04:50.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24050" CreationDate="2015-08-13T17:46:42.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, at least in the anime Chika Amatori has a side effect.  This is shown is episode 6 which was called &quot;Chika Amatori's Side Effect&quot;.  Her side effect appears to be at least the ability to sense neighbors searching for her with hostel intent. Note: all sensory improvements due to high amounts of Trion are called side effects and no one so far seems to have the same ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T17:46:42.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22055" CreationDate="2015-08-13T17:57:28.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Replica is largly destroyed, sent to another dimension, and does not come back for a little while,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuma still has his black trigger.  As a damaged trigger body is completely repaired when the user's Trion returns, the above could be reversed merely by having Kuma use his black trigger. Also Replica is frequently summoned without the use of the black trigger. While this is not all outright stated and so could easily be overruled by writers later, having the autonomous Trion soldier and the black trigger be part of the same thing is contradictory to the way triggers behave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Note: this does not contradict the idea that Replica could be part of Kuma's original trigger which is always active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T17:57:28.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24066" CreationDate="2015-08-13T18:18:39.157" Score="12" ViewCount="6686" Body="&lt;p&gt;「In the manga, Misogi Kumagawa talks with his words inside &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_typographic_symbols#Brackets_and_quotation_marks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quotation marks&lt;/a&gt;, just like this.」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「Here's a typical example:」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/bf8243a4ddc2254092f737734aea6da8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kumagawa&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「Why is this? Is there a specific reason he has this notation while talking?」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.270" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T07:10:26.860" Title="Why does Kumagawa talk in Japanese quotation marks?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;medaka-box&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16982" CreationDate="2015-08-13T18:56:54.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara cant use Amaterasu nor can Kamui since his eyes do not grant that ability.&#xA;Kamui is Obito's ability (in both eyes) and Amaterasu is Itachi's (left eye) and Sasuke could use it only because Itachi gave it to him just before he died (Sasuke left eye also). In both eyes Itachi has Tsukiyomi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Susanoo is accessible for all Mangekyou Sharingan users who possess two of the eyes (so Obito didnt have it and neither did Kakashi - for most of the time anyway). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izanagi and Izanami are accessible for ALL SHARINGANS not just Mangekyou (Obito used Izanagi on his left eye while fighting Konan, which was an eye transplanted from some random no-name Uchiha corpse and also Danzou had 10 Sharingans for Izanagi and none of them was Mangekyou)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16284" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T07:56:11.213" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T07:56:11.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24060" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2015-08-13T20:28:51.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Domo Krazer desu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hello, I am Anime &amp;amp; Manga SE User no. 63 and your 8th candidate. I have been with the community since its beta almost 3 years ago. As one of the three original pro tempore moderators appointed as the site exited closed beta, I have been with you guys from the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At long last, we've reached our goal of graduation. This is not an end, but merely one of many beginning to be had for all of us within the community. The would like to continue as moderator and help grow the community, engage its core users, and engage new users to our site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To do this, I am looking to reach out to other SE communities and potentially have joint events where our users and users from other communities can better interact and see what each other is really about. I'd also like to form a more solid plan to help interested users develop technical skills and work on projects related to anime and manga. A international meetup is also a possibility, the logistics have to be worked out to see if it's actually feasible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, I plan to focus on making a better user experience for our users and finding ways of engaging them to user both our community and site and have fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T21:12:40.317" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T21:12:40.317" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-13T20:28:51.037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23585" CreationDate="2015-08-13T21:21:35.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do believe it has something to due with E.N.D., however I do not think that it's a demon mark (like the ones that Gray has when using Demon Slayer Magic) but something else. When looking at &lt;a href=&quot;https://dailyanimeart.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/the-dragon-king-festival-e1342806522991.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; we see that in the last Dragon Festival (Civil War) that a man came and interrupted the festivities and killed many a dragon and foe alike. People say that this human was Acnologia and that Zeref cursed him into becoming a dragon, it's even stated in a book about Dragon History. The thing is that we've seen all Acnologia's human form, so this statement isn't exactly true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Igneel also heavily implies that all dragons were once humans that learned Dragon Slaying magic, and that was why they were inside of their proteges: to make sure they don't make the same mistake as they did. So the real question is, who is the human in the picture? And the answer is Natsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a time when someone (I believe its Mard Geer or Atlas Flame) talks about E.N.D. 400 years ago and how he killed so many dragons that E.N.D himself became Dragon-like. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now look at the photo once again, notice how Natsu's scarf is on it? All we have really heard was that Igneel gave Natsu that scarf as a good luck charm, but that was from Natsu's words himself. He obviously doesn't remember his time as E.N.D. so maybe Igneel just told him that he gave it to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while I do believe that he is making sure the rest don't find out about some sort of demon marking, I doubt it's like the ones that Gray had. You know, since he still has to hide them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16286" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T21:21:35.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-13T23:11:45.740" Score="3" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, we all know that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tanaka Taro, a.k.a. Ryuugamine Mikado&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;founded the Dollars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he wasn't the only one - in episode 11, we see that he founded the Dollars along with some other folks he met online, including at least 閣下 (&quot;Kakka&quot;), GG, and ZAWA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6qRn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6qRnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the original, pre-Dollars chatroom&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show indicates that these other people eventually left when the Dollars began to spin out of control. But Durarara is a show that does a ridiculously good job of conserving detail, especially with respect to its characters. This leads me to my question: do any of the other founders of the Dollars show up again later on in any capacity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T05:13:25.097" Title="Do any of the other founders of the Dollars ever show up again?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24058" CreationDate="2015-08-13T23:57:41.440" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Kumagawa's &quot;speaks&quot; in brackets is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E7%90%83%E7%A3%A8%E5%B7%9D%E7%A6%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bit of a pun&lt;/a&gt; (see 『カギカッコ』). The context here implies literally [括弧]{かっこ}つける (kakko tsukeru), meaning &quot;to add brackets/parenthesis (to something, e.g., a sentence).&quot; The pun involves a well-known expression [格好]{かっこ}つける (kakko tsukeru), meaning &quot;to show off or try to look cool.&quot; Kumagawa speaks in the way he does because he is trying to sound cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to note about 格好 is it's a kanji with &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E6%A0%BC%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%A4%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;irregular kana usage&lt;/a&gt;. おう (ou) like えい (ei) is what's called a &quot;long vowel.&quot; The おう (ou)  is essentially a long &quot;oo&quot; sound.  Historically [格好]{かっこう} (kakkou) is the correct spelling, however in certain, more colloquial contexts the う is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E6%A0%BC%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%A4%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;omitted&lt;/a&gt; for purposed such as brevity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SwgiU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 88&lt;/a&gt; of the manga, when Kumagawa returns to the dream classroom and ask Ajimu for his original Minus back. Ajimu asks him to express himself sincerely, without brackets if he wants it back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SD01v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SD01v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;第88話&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yerUY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;replies&lt;/a&gt; w/o square brackets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vx5vh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vx5vhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;二重かぎかっこ&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that he speaks using &quot;double square brackets&quot; (二重鉤括弧 『　』) used to mark quotes within quotes. In Japanese fiction this type of square bracket is often &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8B%AC%E5%BC%A7#.E4.BA.8C.E9.87.8D.E9.89.A4.E6.8B.AC.E5.BC.A7.E3.80.8E.E3.80.8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;used to denote&lt;/a&gt; something heard through another device. It's implied in the case of Kumagawa that what we are seeing is essentially subtitles. We're hearing the literal meaning being his &lt;em&gt;cool&lt;/em&gt; words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dvOVL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5aVef.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;More 二重かぎかっこ&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T03:25:05.707" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T03:25:05.707" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13361" CreationDate="2015-08-14T00:43:59.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just watched the movie and I tried to pay attention to where the realistic sound is replaced by  voice effects, and it seems like this mostly happens when the mood is supposed to be light-hearted, happy and dreamy. Planes are a child's dream for Jiro, and so he sees them (and certain events) as something childish and fun. Other people want to make those planes into weapons, and when the mood is not so light, more realistic sound effects come into play. But Jiro often finds himself in company of people who view planes as a realization of a blissful dream, and so we often hear these funny noises, reminding us that this is what his fun in life is really about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T00:43:59.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24042" CreationDate="2015-08-14T01:35:15.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Desco was probably built with the image of Fuka in her mind from the get-go; she was intended to be her little sister after all. Plus, even if she wasn't, Genjuro (Fuka's dad) showed Desco photos and videos of Fuka as a little girl, so Desco knew roughly what her Big Sis looked like before meeting her in person. As for the order in which those events happened, it's hard to say, but I assume Des-X killed Fuka then defeated Desco, causing her to end up in Hades; otherwise Desco would have found and met Fuka before ending up in Hades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T01:35:15.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23372" CreationDate="2015-08-14T02:57:58.697" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a magical girl falls into despair, her soul gem turns into a grief seed, which makes her a witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds about right. Fun times all round! Good old 'Dokes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does &quot;projections of the magical girl's heart&quot; mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madoka is quite meta in it's Magic sometimes. Consider Wishes, which just break &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; laws &lt;strong&gt;ever&lt;/strong&gt;, by Kyuubey's word. The exact mechanics beetween Witches and Familiars aren't touched on much beyond they're some kind of life cycle, but we can infer some things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Projections of the magical girl's heart &lt;strong&gt;before she became a witch.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Since that's a one-way trip, witches would seem to have a finite pool of experience to base Familiars on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Witches maintain barriers to protect themselves and entrap victims.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Familiars are a division of a Witch's essence who, after consuming several humans will grow into a Witch with their own barrier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Witches seem to be creatures of emotion, given that they're born from grief, and their very appearance is a complex cocktail of the Girl's emotions, desires and fears. This makes the line about &quot;projections of the heart&quot; make more sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine the process to be something like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magical Girl becomes a Witch. Her appearance and powers are defined by her experiences prior.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Witch feels one of her remembered emotions in her essence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The emotion is so strong it is &quot;divided out of the essence&quot; and becomes it's own, autonomous being with it's own essence, based on that emotion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Feeding on humans develops the familiar into a Witch somehow, at which point it can erect it's own barrier and become truly autonomous.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte is a Witch. Her Magical Girl self loved cheese.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte wants cheese.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; wants cheese.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte wants cheese &lt;strong&gt;so hard&lt;/strong&gt;, that a little bit of &lt;strong&gt;&quot;WANT CHEESE&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; pushes out of &quot;her&quot;, subdivides from her essence and drops off.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naturally it's entirely &lt;strong&gt;&quot;WANT CHEESE&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and is thus single-minded and weak.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It consumes a person. This somehow grows it's essence a little. It's a little smarter and stronger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repeat this until it's grown enough to handle a barrier. At this point, it can leave the vicinity of it's &quot;parent&quot; safely and can protect itself as a fully grown Witch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, this does raise the question: Does every familiar bother hunting and killing people? How fast is their growth rate? The Witches in the series never seem to handle more than 10-20 people at once, maximum, so it may not be that viable, considering the Witch must need feeding too. Food for thought. (haha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it mean a magical girl can become more than one witch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the logic we've been presented with, I can see no reason why not. Though, there's no mention of whether a Familiar grows into it's parent Witch, or something else. It does raise questions about &quot;Witch Farming&quot; as a viable tactic though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyouko's &quot;Wait around until they become Witches&quot; seems a very passive route. Why not directly feed your Familiars humans if you &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; don't care? Looks like the goodness of a girl's heart is the only thing keeping us safe. Fitting, non?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From discussion in the comments, it's become clear that we don't really know if Familiar!Witches &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; drop Grief Seeds apart from these lines from Kyouko&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;You just have to wait until it eats four or five people and becomes a witch. That way, you'll be able to get a Grief Seed from it. Why would you want to slaughter the chicken before it lays any eggs?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kyouko &lt;em&gt;thinks&lt;/em&gt; they do, but we never actually see it happen. Thus, it makes the next section only relevant if they do. If they don't, everything's fine and there's no imbalance in the first place, so potato-patato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, how does this affect the universal entropy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same way the rest of the series does, this doesn't necessarily change anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially thinking about this, yes, I got a little freaked if you could potentially get fifteen witches where you had one, and that'd definitely throw something somewhere down the line off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when you get down to it, there are a few points of information we can use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Magical Girls have been around for a looooong time. Consider the historical ones we see for sure. In fact, Kyuubey flat out states we'd still be in caves without his kind, so that kind of dates them. Though, if you trust his word is another matter entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only with &quot;The Most Powerful Witch&quot; will Incubators have offset Entropy for any reasonable amount, and she was &lt;em&gt;ludicrously powerful&lt;/em&gt;. I won't reason about it here for plot's sake but she's a complete fluke is my point.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, threading this together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Magical Girls have been around for a long time and only now, with this completely, universally, OP Witch, will we actually make a dent, we can infer that the Entropy paid back for a &quot;normal&quot; witch isn't actually that much. Kyuubey can harp on about his &quot;tremendous amount of energy&quot; all he wants, but from the looks of things they aren't really doing a whole lot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way Kyuubey treats the girls, even apart from his alien detachedness, would suggest that they're disposable to him. And they are, because this entire scheme is ultra-long-term. He has a quota to reach, yes. But his deadline is &lt;em&gt;literally&lt;/em&gt; the death of the Universe. A girl here or there, a few witches, it doesn't matter. Thousands, millions, now they might matter. But the impact of the average individual Girl or Witch doesn't seem to. Thank you for making me logic out this horrifying new revelation, I really enjoyed it. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Normal Witches are worthless in the grand scheme of things, since we've been fighting them for years and Kyuubey makes no mention of progress.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Entropy would need many multiples of the time Magical Girls have been around to even begin to be repaid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So you can have ten, fifteen witches from one girl and it's still chump change.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, this means there are ten, fifteen Witches in the locality now. But all Kyuubey has to do to rebalance the teams is lie to three, four little girls. And we all know how good he is at that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4037" LastEditorUserId="4037" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T13:10:44.013" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T13:10:44.013" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13361" CreationDate="2015-08-14T05:01:08.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is more an interpretation of the film, rather than a solid source of undeniable truth. Because of this, there is unfortunately a lack of sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe Hayao Miyazaki could have insisted on this feature. @krazer's comment on your questions backs this up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Geoffrey Wexler, Studio Ghibli's &amp;quot;Chief Gaijin&amp;quot; who represented the company at the screening at the Toronto International Film Festival  [...]  answered an interesting fact about the sound production. He said Miyazaki wanted to do all the sound effects himself, but the staff denied him because he’s already too busy with all the other duties so someone else had to do it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also let it be known that the movie has Mono sound, which apparently no one ever believes but that's another thing Miyazaki wanted and won out on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki mentions in an interview that he has always wanted to make an anime about planes - and being his last movie before retirement, this was probably a very personal film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyazaki is a plane fanatic, although not a plane otaku, as he emphasizes in the documentary &lt;em&gt;Kingdom of Dreams and Madness&lt;/em&gt;. In the documentary, you can see him &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/QRMHrlxJRxc?t=80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;playing with a model plane&lt;/a&gt; and making up his own sound effects. His autobiographies &lt;em&gt;Starting Point&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Turning Point&lt;/em&gt; feature planes as a secondary interest to anime too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2qux.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2qux.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine Miyazaki wanted to create &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt; with a certain element of nostaliga and insight into the appeal of aeroplanes for himself, and other plane fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The film is somewhat about the beauty of planes and their unfortunate setting. Caproni appears in Jiro's dreams speaking of their wonder, despite humanity's ill use of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this vein, I think Miyazaki wanted to show audiences the &lt;em&gt;spluttering&lt;/em&gt;s, &lt;em&gt;whirring&lt;/em&gt;s and &lt;em&gt;ka-put&lt;/em&gt;s that make the machines beautiful for him, even if they didn't sit right with the tone of the film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T16:13:19.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24080" CreationDate="2015-08-14T06:05:10.907" Score="4" ViewCount="1365" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the song that plays as Yu puts the headphones in and gets transported to the grassy field in his mind? The time it starts is just after 9:30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16291" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T14:36:53.287" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T14:36:53.287" Title="What's the name of the insert song in Charlotte episode 5?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19806" CreationDate="2015-08-14T12:06:57.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay after doing some research I will try to answer this to the best of my ability. For a disclaimer after a few hours of searching I couldn't find a source that explain the job system in detail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Are jobs submitted to every guild as advertisement or only to a specific Guild?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we already know that there is a job board in every guild hall that has a listing of jobs that are currently available to mages to complete for compensation. We can assume very important jobs that need attending to immediately are most likely posted through every &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Guilds&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;guild&lt;/a&gt; with the idea that enough mages will look at it and someone will accept the job. For smaller jobs with smaller rewards they are most likely categorized by locale. A mage is not going to travel all the way across &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fiore&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiore&lt;/a&gt; for a small reward. These &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Jobs&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;jobs&lt;/a&gt; are most likely posted only in the guild closest to the area of request. Another good assumption is that every S-Class, SS-Class, 10 Year, and 100 Year jobs are all posted to every guild hall. The reason being that there are not that many S-Class mages so they would need to be posted throughout every guild hall so the few S-Class mages have a chance to see them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Is every job accepted by guild? And who is responsible for this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can assume that not every job is accepted and completed. This is why there are 10 year and a 100 year jobs. As for how jobs are accepted it is a safe bet that the guild will contact either the Mage Council or the patron about the acceptance of the job. For an example if Natsu accepts a job he tells Mirajane and she contacts either of the two about the job being accepted. Once the job has been accepted if there are any other guilds that have the job posted they most likely are contacted to remove the job and keep it removed unless the job does not get competed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.Who is responsible for assigning the ranks of the jobs and giving permission to guild members to take the job if requested?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is known there are multiple tier levels for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mage&lt;/a&gt;. They are as follows: Guild Master, S-Class Mage, Mage. As we have seen in the anime there was a special area in the Fairy Tail guild hall that was only accessible for the S-Class mages. This is most likely a first check system in place so that regular mages are not allowed to accept S-Class jobs. It is also very likely that the Magic Council has detailed lists on every Mage in a legal guild and knows exactly how many S-Class mages there are in every guild. Once an S-Class or above job is accepted they probably have to approve it before sending the acceptance to the patron. Communication could possibly be handled by use of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lacrima&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lacrima&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in the wiki the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Council&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magic Council&lt;/a&gt;: &quot; are responsible for the events caused by Mages.&quot; This means that all of the events or jobs that can have mage involvement are constructed by the Magic Council. It would make sense for them to rank the jobs because most of the Council are very powerful mages and should be able to gauge how easily a job can be completed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. How does the payment work after the jobs are completed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like with most job it doesn't make sense not to assume that after the job has been completed and verified the patron will send the payment to the guild. The guild will them distribute the payment to the mage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. What happens when the mission fails?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see this happen with &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gildarts_Clive&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gildarts Clive&lt;/a&gt;, he undergoes a 100 year job and is unable to complete the job. Like I mentioned earlier if the job is not completed it will go back on the board until the next mage accepts it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again this is not a 100% for sure correct answer to this particular question. I merely put an answer together from research based on the different wiki's and situations from the anime. If I find an actual explanation as to how this works I will modify my answer accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T12:06:57.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40791" CreationDate="2015-08-14T12:40:00.937" Score="4" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think every Gaichuu named in the Manga wears the name of an alcoholic beverage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cabernet -&gt; Wine (Cabernet Sauvignon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Absinthe -&gt; Strong Liquor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cider -&gt; Applewine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daikiri (or Daiquiri) -&gt; Rum-based cocktail&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and some more...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an in-canon reason to name the &quot;Heart&quot;-eating bugs after Alcoholic beverages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1751" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T02:57:08.633" Title="Why are the Gaichuu alcoholic?" Tags="&lt;tegami-bachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-14T13:26:39.460" Score="1" ViewCount="4037" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the music in Episode 29 at 16:10 minutes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuQfSMoCtF0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuQfSMoCtF0&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16299" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T13:29:37.620" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T19:59:57.417" Title="What is the name of song that plays in Naruto Episode 29?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24072" CreationDate="2015-08-14T14:05:55.663" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called Clouded Sky by Zhiend (which is a band that exists in real life).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16185" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T14:05:55.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24072" CreationDate="2015-08-14T14:36:23.110" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you're after is called 'Clouded Sky', and is performed by the band 'ZHIEND'. It is an insert song in episode 5 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where the song in question plays is viewable &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyklwyKHKLE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full song can be listened to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuYTRaVvFiY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T14:36:23.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24078" CreationDate="2015-08-14T19:59:57.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru's Battle/Fighting theme&lt;/strong&gt; (Orochimaru no Sentou theme) &#xA;from Naruto Original Soundtrack 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a Youtube &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4N-Q14MvOI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; for the full clip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16302" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T19:59:57.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24084" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24085" CreationDate="2015-08-15T00:58:31.737" Score="1" ViewCount="1272" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what anime this character is from?&#xA;She's so cute that I just bought it anyway but I feel silly not knowing if anyone asks me about it. I would be very happy to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JyShZm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JyShZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;anime girl keychain&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16307" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T09:48:31.293" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T09:48:31.293" Title="What anime is this girl with pink hair on a key chain from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24084" CreationDate="2015-08-15T01:11:36.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That keychain is actually &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/37596/Meruru/pictures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meruru&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8769/Ore_no_Imouto_ga_Konnani_Kawaii_Wake_ga_Nai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AauWB.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AauWB.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's totally understandable to mistaken it as &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9756/Mahou_Shoujo_Madoka%E2%98%85Magica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madoka&lt;/a&gt; at first glance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T01:16:55.007" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T01:16:55.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-15T02:12:14.187" Score="1" ViewCount="1280" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the song in Naruto that plays in episode 203 at 0:43?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QwXScAUvNE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QwXScAUvNE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16310" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T04:23:36.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T14:27:32.383" Title="What's the name of the song in Naruto that plays in episode 203 at 0:43?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2015-08-15T06:47:08.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, Walpurgisnacht is a Witch that is to be blunt like a Cluster of Witches and it came to be from a single witch that was just either left to its own devices until no solitary Magical Girl could handle it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say she appears and at that point she also attracts Magical Girls to kill her as she is a reference to the gathering of witches. She is never really explained but we know she isn't Homura nor has she been seen as a Magical Girl. We do know that she could be like Madoka and have made a wish so selfless it made a wish with a curse equally as big as her wish. For example, a queen wishing for her countries prosperity and then she is hung or beheaded by the very people she made a wish for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16315" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T07:53:37.313" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T07:53:37.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24092" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24130" CreationDate="2015-08-15T07:04:29.187" Score="2" ViewCount="15417" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Kenshin's master, Hiko Seijuro, come and fight Master Shishio Makoto in the showdown of the Kyoto Arc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the many times that the Meiji government called on Kenshin to solve their problems, even though his master is as skilled as he. (This is especially true before Kenshin learned the final technique.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16316" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T08:47:03.287" LastActivityDate="2020-11-28T17:26:42.180" Title="Why didn't Kenshin's master Hiko Seijuro fight Master Shishio?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13361" CreationDate="2015-08-15T08:56:12.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Miyazaki has never (to my knowledge) explained his thinking behind the 'personification' of inanimate objects in this film, he has spoken about the issue of 'anthropomorphism' in animation before. I think it not unreasonable to apply the discussion in Dani Cavallaro's &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VF6QBQAAQBAJ&amp;amp;dq=miyazaki%20anthropomorphism&amp;amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;The Late Works of Hayao Miyazaki: A Critical Study, 2004-2013&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (in relation to Miyazaki's &lt;em&gt;Howl's Moving Castle&lt;/em&gt; and his collaborator Kazuo Oga's &lt;em&gt;The Night of Taneyamagahara&lt;/em&gt;) to the representation of aeroplanes and the city in &lt;em&gt;The Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is apposite, on this point, to appraise Miyazaki's own views on&#xA;  anthropomortphism. Miyazaki avers that depictions of both animals and&#xA;  fantastic creatures, such as dragons, are bound to be uninteresting as&#xA;  long as they capture featurs and expressions which make it easy for an&#xA;  audience to figure out without effort what is supposed to be going&#xA;  through their minds. &quot;Something is far more likely to become an object&#xA;  of our longing,&quot; argues Miyazaki, &quot;when we don't know what it is&#xA;  thinking. The more we humans anthropomorphize something and make it an&#xA;  easy target for empathy, the less interesting it becomes. From the&#xA;  beginning we seem to have a longing for a presence or a power that is&#xA;  far greater than ourselves and not easily understood, a presence&#xA;  beyond our current framework or whose origins are prehistoric.&quot; This&#xA;  yearning is &quot;a memory repeated over and over from our ancestors&quot; ...&#xA;  [There is a belief that] unless characteres somehow resemble humans,&#xA;  it is impossible to empathize with their situations and feelings.&#xA;  Miyazaki has never been interested in entities of this ilk. ... On the&#xA;  contrary, they embody that ungraspable &quot;presence&quot; or &quot;power&quot; for which&#xA;  humankind has been instinctively &quot;longing&quot; for time immemorial. ...&#xA;  one of the salient traits of the Japanese psyche is its tendency to&#xA;  perceive different dimensions as interpenetrating. &quot;That the membrane&#xA;  between inner and outer or this and that world is paper thin&quot; ...&#xA;  Likewise, the farmer's dream ... belongs at once to reality and to&#xA;  illusion. It articulates an impalpable fantasy, and yet it is endowed&#xA;  with the credibility of a lived event.&quot; (pp.38-40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, the visual design of the planes, locomotives and the city (especially during the earthquake scenes) and the use of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2013/09/08/the-wind-rises-production-notes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;human voices exclusively for their sound effects&lt;/a&gt; would be to convey the sense to the audience that these things are alive, have their own unique natures/personalities and their own 'lives', and yet are to some extent incomprehensible to us. This is consistent with Miyazaki's Shinto-inspired worldview about the vitality (i.e. the animate nature) of everything in the material universe, simultaneous with awareness of the profound mystery underlying it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T08:56:12.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24048" CreationDate="2015-08-15T09:27:18.120" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to Alagaros' answer, I'll try to explain it from another perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As explained in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, Kanji is adapted from Chinese letters (Hanzi). Originally, Hanzi was written based on the shape of the represented object but then undergoes evolution with the passage of time. For example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Evo-r%C3%AC.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a language habit is then evolving into using the existing characters to represent things. This is especially common with younger people (source: my Chinese lecturer). Think of it like the westerners using symbol characters to form smileys :D :P.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the time 19:19 and 7:21 if written in kanji would be 一九一九 and 七二一 respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;一九 represents a kneeling person and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Neo_Armstrong_Cyclone_Jet_Armstrong_Cannon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon&lt;/a&gt; (alias to keep this relatively Safe For Work). And 七二一 represents either a big Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon or a Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjbtbi94qrHAhUDcI4KHfd3C8w&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbandictionary.com%2Fdefine.php%3Fterm%3Dmanko&amp;amp;ei=oQXPVZvhKIPguQT3763gDA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH2vsyqh2iCwcmNE9pshbAMa_j8Fw&amp;amp;sig2=5miCV6mM0WQXOcSjTcBjjQ&amp;amp;bvm=bv.99804247,d.c2E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manko&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T09:27:18.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26490" CreationDate="2015-08-15T16:26:04.993" Score="4" ViewCount="8367" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the Overlord LN, but I don't understand how Shelltear got-mind controlled. And who mind-controlled her? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It happens in volume 3, chapter 2, part 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T19:27:06.480" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T05:43:13.980" Title="In the Overlord LN, how did Shelltear get mind controlled? And by whom?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-15T18:43:13.417" Score="11" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;Over the past 3-4 years, I've been noticing a number of anime that credit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=78467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a person named 外村敬一&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;SOTOMURA Keiichi&quot;, it seems) with 主題歌協力 - something like &quot;theme song assistance&quot;. This credit, when present, usually appears on the same overlay as the four usual credits for the OP/ED song (vocalist, lyricist, arranger, composer). There are exceptions, though, like the &lt;em&gt;Durarara!! Shou&lt;/em&gt; OP &quot;Headhunt&quot;, where it appears on the following overlay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the list of credits on ANN I linked to above is non-exhaustive - I'm pretty sure (just based on my vague recollection of having seen this guy's name over and over) there are a lot more credits for this Sotomura fellow that they haven't added to their database yet. For example, he is credited on &quot;Connect&quot; (the &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; TV OP), but isn't listed as such on ANN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vkD6q.png&quot; alt=&quot;credits for &amp;quot;Connect&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does this position entail?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why have I never seen anyone besides Sotomura Keiichi be credited with it? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T04:40:29.517" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T17:49:38.480" Title="What does the position of &quot;theme song assistance&quot;(?) entail?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24087" CreationDate="2015-08-15T20:33:11.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is known as &quot;Childhood Memories&quot;. It was not included in any of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto OST releases&lt;/a&gt;. However, there are many versions of it available on Youtube, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDfO4pkCcMM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T14:27:32.383" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T14:27:32.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23947" CreationDate="2015-08-15T22:10:56.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapters 501-502 never give or imply any particular reason for why exactly Tobi/Obito would attack the village at that time. Certainly, the smartest strategic choice would have been to simply extract Kurama from Kushina and immediately run for it as far and fast as they could. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most straightforward reason is simply: rage. The Uchiha are famous for their fury, once their blood starts boiling, and it may be he simply saw red so went on a rampage with the most devastating weapon he had on hand. Remember that he had just been to Rin's grave and seen Kakashi there, reviving all those old, tormented memories, and from there had to immediately battle Minato. Minato was probably the most powerful and wily opponent he'd ever faced until that point, so battling him must have been frustrating. The combination of these events in such quick succession: boom!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T23:42:32.560" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T23:42:32.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23804" CreationDate="2015-08-15T23:49:25.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you've answered your own question - it's not &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; blood that's draining from a shinigami, it's the reishi of that person draining away, thus weakening their soul. Ichigo and co (and the viewers) only &lt;em&gt;perceive&lt;/em&gt; it as blood because that's something our minds can actually grasp and understand. In more extreme cases, such as Ulquiorra, when critically injured, the person may simply disintegrate directly into particles before one's eyes, due to a sudden uncontrolled collapse of spiritual energy. Nell's wound results in rapid and ongoing &quot;bloodloss&quot; (reishi-loss) in her adult form, forcing her to 'reduce' her 'mass' back to a smaller size, that of a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T23:49:25.273" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23601" CreationDate="2015-08-15T23:56:46.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer refers to the anime series only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, not all of them; remember, he was in a class wherein about half of all the 50 or so students were female. The only girls Makoto became intimate with were: Kotonoha Katsura, Sekai Saionji, Setsuna Kiyoura, Hikari Kuroda, Otome Katou, Minami Obuchi, Natsumi Koizumi and Kumi Mori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And out of all of those, it was really only Kotonoha and Sekai who were affectionate towards him. The others were only interested in him for carnal pleasures or some sort of manipulation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T23:56:46.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13489" CreationDate="2015-08-16T00:30:17.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 10 of FMP, Tessa discusses her feelings of inferiority vis a vis her brother. In the light novel series, it is explained that she is extremely aware of both Leonard's past and that he is working for an enemy organization. E.g. in &lt;em&gt;&quot;Continuing On My Own&quot;&lt;/em&gt; he openly battles the Arbalest in the middle of the city and captures Kaname from Sousuke. And for the final showdown between Sousuke and Leonard in the final book, Tessa gives him some words to shout to Leonard at a critical time, revealing to Leonard the extent to which she knows about their family history and his subsequent deeds, distracting and demoralizing Leonard, giving Sousuke the chance to land a killer blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:30:17.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13149" CreationDate="2015-08-16T00:33:31.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing that I have read or watched in DN that indicates to me that Near is interested in using the power of the book for himself; he is interested in capturing a mass-murderer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oba-sensei was discussing the character's childish nature, but being cheeky, ill-mannered, underhanded and generally pugnacious does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; mean that he wants to kill people using supernatural agencies!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:33:31.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13488" CreationDate="2015-08-16T00:44:36.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Whispered woman you are referring to is Mira Kudan, whom Sousuke rescued in Khabarovsk. She is the only Whispered 'captured' by Mithril of whom we are given any details about her subsequent life. In the light novel series, she at first works in Mithril's engineering division, and helps to build the Arbalest for Sousuke, to thank him for saving her. Later, she is relocated to a secret safehouse where she, presumably, lives out a normal life in peace and calm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the final novel, &lt;em&gt;&quot;Always, Stand by Me: Part 2&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, she and Sousuke are in contact with each other over the internet, and before his final battle she emails him a copy of a video his classmates uploaded wishing him and Kaname a safe return to school. She appears happy and at peace, though still suffers residual trauma from her experiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I presume that other rescued Whispered are treated the same way: they can assist Mithril with their skills if they wish, or be put into protective custody where they can live quietly far from any of this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:44:36.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13492" CreationDate="2015-08-16T00:57:09.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hayashimizu's shall we say &quot;extraordinary&quot; tolerance for Sousuke's school shenanigans is a separate question, so I will abstain from that and focus on your primary issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is: it's a joke, based on Sousuke's inability to distinguish between the nature of life in the school environment and life in the dangerous geo-politico-military environment in which he's lived his entire life. Hayashimizu is introduced to him as the school's President. In real life, nobody is higher than a President (certainly not any &quot;mere&quot; Teachers!), and so he defers to him accordingly, as if he were the President of an actual country. &quot;Your Excellency&quot; is a formal way to address a President, or any Head of State. The humor comes from Sousuke's exaggerated politeness and formality whenever dealing with somebody who is in reality merely another student, with some extra after-hours responsibilities! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(However, it should be noted that in the light novel, &lt;em&gt;&quot;Continuing on My Own&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, their conversations show that both have developed a very real and deep respect for the other, based on their history and knowledge of each other's personalities.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:57:09.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13490" CreationDate="2015-08-16T01:04:17.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No particular reason is ever given for why Wraith chooses any particular disguise throughout the anime series or novels. Her M.O. involves cycling through an entire range of different disguises, male or female. The overriding purpose is that she blends into whichever environment she is seeking to infiltrate. That, and to ensure her true identity is as concealed as possible: in that case, pretending to be a man is doubly useful, in that it makes her less likely to be identified as the notorious (female) Wraith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T01:04:17.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5314" CreationDate="2015-08-16T01:47:31.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost certainly based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rule of Cool&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Manga and anime frequently contain specialized jargon, names of attacks and locations in foreign languages simply because it sounds 'cool' and different to the Japanese ear: e.g. Spanish (&lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;), German (&lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;), English (most of them) or multiple (&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Gatchaman&lt;/em&gt;, there may be an additional reason for using French for Ichinose's attacks specifically: to emphasize her femininity and artistic side. French is often associated with delicacy, grace, and the arts (e.g. ballet, couture, visual design, performance art, etc), and so may be a hint towards her &quot;gentler nature&quot; (chauvanism does still appear in anime). Her artistic side is also referenced by attacks related to her crafts hobbies, as you've mentioned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T01:47:31.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3755" CreationDate="2015-08-16T01:57:00.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no answer to your question provided in the canon. After the tuning of the world, we only see a very short scene (at the very end of the final episode) showing Quon as a baby. It's safe to say that she probably remembers nothing. Ayato and Haruka (offscreen mostly) discuss things that indicate they may have some awareness of what happened, but to what extent they may have retained memories of it is impossible to say. Nobody else is referenced, so it's anybody's guess as to what the rest of the world knows/thinks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry to be so inconclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T01:57:00.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3453" CreationDate="2015-08-16T02:06:07.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is no, it is never revealed. The series is more interested in poking fun at the foibles of animals and everyday life in general, than examining the strange physical dimensions of its protagonist(?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most likely reasons are for &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Moe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Moe&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the lulz&lt;/a&gt;; that round cat design is aesthetically cute, which is sufficient reason for inclusion within a light comedy. Also the roundness gives all sorts of opportunities for rolling away gags. Plus, the shape of the cat probably reminds its viewers about balls, pork buns and rice balls. Any one of these things that are animate would be rather amusing :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T02:06:07.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3283" CreationDate="2015-08-16T02:17:46.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga never explains why exactly he is so fond of Mr. Wilde. It is possible that he views him as a pervy role model and inspiration, being notorious for his (homo)sexual shenanigans. Yet I don't think this is the main reason, since this is a het ecchi series, which tend to view homosexuality as squick. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is more likely a reference to the nature of Wilde's works, which Yokodera has almost certainly read, given how often he quotes from them. They tend to focus on similar issues to the ones he's facing: e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Importance of Being Earnest&lt;/a&gt; deals with matters of saving face, when to lie and not, the purpose and functions of social graces and hierarchy, and of course, How To Get The Girl! Not to mention the tone is almost always light, irreverent and satirical of his &quot;social betters&quot;. All of this mirrors issues within his own life, and so he likely feels Wilde is a kindred spirit. (And not least, he's a very entertaining author to read, and eminently quotable for every occasion!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T02:17:46.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19502" CreationDate="2015-08-16T02:47:34.700" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the anime is never explicit about it's visual intentions, there are some potential implications for these two paintings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most obviously, they both feature naked or semi-naked women, quite appropriate for an anime named &lt;em&gt;&quot;Lesbian Bear Storm&quot;&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;More subtly, in both paintings the women are in a 'primal' state, whether in the wilds of the jungle, or leading a violent upsurge of primal emotion (in this case, the desire for freedom, to be uncaged = wild?). The could allude to Kureha's fierce (albeit largely hidden) emotions (especially of love and hate), and possibly also to Ginko's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One could take it further and consider the woman on the left of &lt;em&gt;The Dream&lt;/em&gt; represents Ginko: she a woman in the wild, surrounded by wild beasts, hinting at her animalistic nature underneath her human disguise. The woman to the right, playing the flute, would then be Kureha, the one who &quot;charms&quot; the wild beasts (=Ginko). The woman to the left is even holding out her hand in yearning towards the animal-charmer!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Liberty leading the People&lt;/em&gt;, on the other hand, could represent Kureha. Partial nudity could allude to the fact that she's still partially attached to 'human' society and values, and not fully wild and untamed, as Ginko is. Also, it is Kureha who ultimately breaks free of these values, casting off her chains to claim her lover unabashedly. The final liberation is her passing beyond severance with Ginko - like in the Revolution, breaking through the past, but to an unknowable future. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T02:47:34.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6367" CreationDate="2015-08-16T03:00:05.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closest thing I know of to this creature, is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_(mythology)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mythological &lt;em&gt;Peng&lt;/em&gt;, a fish-bird hybrid&lt;/a&gt; from ancient Chinese folklore. Technically, it is either a bird that can transform into a fish, or vice versa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any explanations in the anime or in the light novels for this creature, but I suggest that it was included to add to the fantastical atmosphere of the anime, add another magical creature to the repetoire, as well as being something fun and exciting for the viewers to watch during the credit sequences!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, the Peng is an appropriate creature to use as a model, since its flight was associated with being uplifted by 'righteousness' and 'virtue', and for a long time stood as a metaphor for 'broadening one's mind' or 'expanding one's horizons'. This is a very apt theme for &lt;em&gt;Outbreak Company&lt;/em&gt;, which is all about 'breaking' through to the other side, and expanding into new ground, both physically and mentally. Both Kano and Myucel must grow and broaden their minds and experiences, and so the Peng is an excellent metaphor for them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T03:00:05.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24125" CreationDate="2015-08-16T04:24:08.453" Score="8" ViewCount="2815" Body="&lt;p&gt;Never got to watch the anime itself but saw a short 2-minute clip on a profile on Facebook like 8 years back, and never got to follow up on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's about a girl who tortures people in her home. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I remember a scene where this girl almost escapes with a knife, tries to get out the door but is cornered and gets tazed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She jams her own head into the knife, exclaiming that she won't allow the girl to be the one to kill her. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pretty gruesome, I know, but I've wanted to watch it for over a year and just can't find out what it is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16334" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:05:38.460" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:05:38.460" Title="Anime about a girl who escapes torture?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:07:05.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24124" CreationDate="2015-08-16T04:37:22.747" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the first season of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/934/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene you're describing is in episode 20 (about 18 minutes in).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1313/Shion_Sonozaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shion&lt;/a&gt; is the one with the taser. She ends up torturing killing like half the cast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ZLuF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ZLuF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/1534/Rika_Furude&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rika&lt;/a&gt; is the girl who commits suicide by banging her head against a knife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htX2F.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htX2F.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T04:37:22.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18591" CreationDate="2015-08-16T07:10:18.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're &lt;em&gt;super&lt;/em&gt;-observant, you can actually spot Kururi and Mairu as early as episode 8 of the first season. They appear in the background of one shot (at right). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZazA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZazA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Surprise! It&amp;#39;s Kururi and Mairu!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They aren't introduced by name, but an enterprising Japanese-reading person who recognizes Kitamura Eri's voice could take a look at the end credits and spot their names there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCkCK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCkCK.png&quot; alt=&quot;ep08 end credits&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds to me like Mairu is just saying &quot;Yuuhei-san&quot; repeatedly (lol foreshadowing), but I guess Kururi must have a line that I'm not catching, too (Simon is speaking over them), since Kanemoto Hisako is credited as her in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T19:33:22.700" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T19:33:22.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24092" CreationDate="2015-08-16T11:38:15.307" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Master Seijuro wasn't interested! He was, to put it bluntly, an introverted, misanthropic and somewhat lazy martial artist, who thought the world an unredeemable place, felt Kenshin a fool for wanting to improve society, and didn't care in the least to take down Shishio. (See particularly his interactions with Kenshin during episode 41, &quot;The Ultimate Technique of the Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Reunion with a Mentor, Seijuro Hiko&quot;.) To quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Hiko_Seij%C5%ABr%C5%8D_XIII&quot;&gt;the Kenshin wiki page on him&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kenshin describes his personality&#xA;  as &quot;twisted, brusque and misanthropic&quot; ... &#xA;  He dislikes the complications of socialization, and hearing of the&#xA;  ills of society, both of which he finds annoying, and to the latter's&#xA;  weight, ultimately incessant and depressing. In order to avoid having&#xA;  to work with people, he makes his living as a pottery artist alone on&#xA;  a mountain (a profession that he is reported to excel at). He also&#xA;  comes off as somewhat lazy, professing to have retrained Kenshin to&#xA;  save himself the bother of having to deal with Shishio, and later on,&#xA;  he complains about having to protect Kenshin's friends, after the&#xA;  latter insists him to do so (though he does).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's only after much cajoling that he agrees to teach Kenshin what he needs to know to defeat Shishio (episode 43, &quot;Between Life and Death: Master the Ultimate Technique, Amakakeru Ryu no Hikameki!&quot;), but beyond that, the most he will agree to do is to (grudgingly) keep an eye on and protect his friends, while Kenshin does the actual hard work of fighting Shishio (episode 53, &quot;The Giant Versus Superman: Like an Arrow Shot at a Time of Despair&quot;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T11:38:15.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24134" CreationDate="2015-08-16T13:04:18.773" Score="3" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started watching Detective Conan and I learned that Ran and Shinichi are in fact childhood friends. So my question is,  when Shinichi, due to the side effects of the drug he was forced to take, end up with the appearance of an elementary school student, why did Ran, who has known him since childhood not see the resemblance right away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16302" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T08:04:04.857" Title="Why Ran did not recognise Shinichi right away?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T13:28:27.070" Score="4" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched 2 seasons of Arakawa and it seems that the story didn't get adapted into anime in full. Namely, we know that Nino must leave for Venus soon, but she doesn't even in the final episode. And we haven't seen her parents yet, which she claims called her there. Does it all happen in manga or do both versions suddenly stop at the same point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T13:28:27.070" Title="Is the story of Arakawa Under the Bridge that cuts off in anime continued in manga?" Tags="&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24131" CreationDate="2015-08-16T14:37:06.340" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;She may well have noticed the resemblance, but seeing an elementary school student who looks a lot like how a friend of yours &lt;em&gt;used to look&lt;/em&gt; in the past, does not immediately lead one to the conclusion that that student &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; in fact your actual friend! It is never explicitly stated, but in all likelihood she simply noted (subconsciously?) the similarity (if she were paying attention in the first place) and moved on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T08:04:04.857" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T08:04:04.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6961" CreationDate="2015-08-16T14:55:07.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the above two answers, Ner/Seele had to wait until they discovered the lost Lance of Longinus in the Antartic Ocean before they could begin Instrumentality. This did not occur until after the Angels began appearing, so they were obliged to battle at least &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; of them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was clearly some need to delay enacting &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Third Impact&lt;/a&gt; and Instrumentality until after the final Angel was dispatched, probably at the order of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which is never explained), otherwise Nerv/Seele would have simply commenced it as soon as they had the Lance (Adam, Lilith and Rei were already in their possession). For some reason, Instrumentality was only likely to work if there were no other Angels alive to prevent it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T14:55:07.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T15:12:14.437" Score="5" ViewCount="1701" Body="&lt;p&gt;So &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; has concluded, and it featured both Sasuke and Orochimaru in his latest iteration. Which again raises the question, what exactly was the moral of the story for these two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series excelled at emphasizing certain moral behaviors to its readers/viewers: e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=352586&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;with hard work, determination, self-confidence, and a will to succeed, even a loser or social outcast can reach the top&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/362x7q/the_moral_of_the_story_in_naruto_is/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;love and understanding each other on a deeper level can solve any problem and bring out all you're actually capable of&lt;/a&gt;; kindness and compassion towards wild 'Beasts' can lead to positive results; it's important never to abandon your friends and family; etc etc. All very good, solid shounen values!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do the lives of Sasuke and Orochimaru teach us (if anything) from their character arcs? By the end of &lt;em&gt;Shipuden&lt;/em&gt; neither has really repented or shown remorse for their bad behavior (simple &quot;sorries&quot; do not cut it), both have done horrible things (murder, hideous human experimentation, etc) for which they are never punished (Sasuke is pardoned, Orochimaru's 'imprisonment' in &lt;em&gt;Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; is pretty milquetoast, and he's even allowed to continue researching with his assistants!), and it is implied that they got a free pass for the simple reason that they joined forces with the Shinobi Alliance to destroy a common threat that was even worse (and one which was against their own interests to see succeed anyway!). Even then, Sasuke attempted to hijack things at the last minute and take over the world, only relenting when he was soundly defeated (i.e., he stopped when it was no longer &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; for him to achieve his ends!). Yet both are still allowed to do pretty much whatever they please for the next decade or two. So what are we to make of all this? Do whatever you want and if you have powerful enough friends, you can get away with it, and keep on doing whatever you want?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T08:19:24.123" Title="What was the moral of Sasuke and Orochimaru's arcs across the Naruto series? Was there any?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T18:12:39.313" Score="3" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Code Geass R2&lt;/em&gt;, episode 14, at time code 14:35, there is a track playing. It plays after Rolo kills the other children with Geass. The battle between Lelouch, Jeremiah, and V.V.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the title of this track?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16343" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T18:14:31.467" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T11:24:03.600" Title="What is the name of the track playing in episode 14?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24141" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T19:30:30.340" Score="3" ViewCount="527" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we learn in the second cour of the first season of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt;, Niekawa Haruna is the Saika-wielder primarily responsible for the slashing incidents that have been plaguing Ikebukuro for a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 17, when Anri reveals herself to be the true bearer of Saika, Niekawa realizes that it must have been Anri that slashed and &quot;infected&quot; her with Saika. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, according to Shinra, Saika had been dormant for some five years prior - starting when Anri took possession of Saika after her parents' death, and ending presumably when the current series of slashing incidents began. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Anri slash Haruna? And why? I would think that if Anri had slashed her during Saika's supposed period of dormancy, &lt;em&gt;somebody&lt;/em&gt; would have found out about it, at least. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T19:37:13.137" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T19:37:13.137" Title="What were the circumstances surrounding Niekawa Haruna being &quot;infected&quot;?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24157" CreationDate="2015-08-16T22:43:56.353" Score="25" ViewCount="26363" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what the &quot;x&quot; in &quot;Hunter x Hunter&quot; means. To clarify: I am also talking about what the &quot;x&quot; means in general as many other anime/manga also have it in their titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quick &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=the%20x%20in%20hunter%20x%20hunter&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt; search for this question returns a Yahoo answer result which claims that the &quot;x&quot; is just for style and has no meaning whatsoever. Is this correct? Does this also apply to other anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16344" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T04:55:38.943" LastActivityDate="2020-09-08T09:37:04.230" Title="What's with the &quot;x&quot; in &quot;Hunter x Hunter&quot; (and other anime/manga)?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="665" CreationDate="2015-08-17T01:05:46.477" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of differences between the Death Note Manga and it’s Anime adaptation, but they’re mostly minor differences, with the overall story being the same. Compared to the Manga, the Anime has had some scenes removed, new ones added, and some included scenes have been altered.  I’ll go over some of the more notable changes, but this won’t be a complete list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L/Light Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conversation between L and Light that happens in the coffee shop was altered significantly, with the Manga scene being a lot longer and containing more dialogue between Light and L. In the Anime the only question L asks Light is the one where L gives Light pictures of the “L, do you know that Gods of Death love apples?” messages. In the anime L also asks Light what he can conclude by L revealing himself, and also asks him a question about the various FBI detectives that were killed by Kira. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following scene, with Light, L, and Soichiro, had alterations as well.In the manga L asks Light what he thinks Kiras personality is like, which leads L to state that the most likely person to be Kira based on Lights description would be Lights sister, Sayu. This causes Light to be outraged, and Soichiro to state that he doesn’t believe it’s possible for Sayu to be Kira (but doesn’t make the same statement about Light, which is something Ryuk makes note of).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga the first meeting between Misa and Light contains an explanation from Misa about how much of a persons face she needs to see in order to know their name, which was omitted from the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime also excludes a few scenes between Rem and Higuchi, likely to prevent the watcher from discovering who the new Kira is too long before it’s revealed (due to recognizing the voice). The most notable exclusion is a scene where Rem tells Higuchi he can stop killing criminals now, but Higuchi refuses, stating he still needs criminals to die, since it’s good for business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga also shows that  Rem is disgusted by Higuchi and the other members of the “Kira board”. Rem tells Misa during their bathroom scene that her disgust at the actions of the “Kira Board” have made her come to the conclusion that Light may actually be a good person, and wishes for him to succeed (and, for this reason, is no longer able to kill people in order to help Light succeed, since it would cause Rem to die). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Light gets the notebook back, and Misa resumes her duties as the second Kira, there’s a scene in the Anime which shows Misa walking in the city singing. This scene isn’t present in the Manga, and was added to the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The death of L is handled differently as well. In the Anime there’s a scene which takes place on the roof of the task forces HQ, after which L gives Light a foot massage. Immediately after this scene L and Watari are killed by Rem. In the Manga the rooftop scene and foot massage are completely omitted. The scene before and after this, showing that Rem is considering killing L to save Misa, is all just one scene. It’s not broken up by anything in the middle. When L does die, he’s complete silent in the Anime, but in the Manga he says “I wasn’t wrong”. Finally, there’s a few scenes between L and Watari in the anime (flashback to L at the orphanage and L coming to Wataris computer room at HQ) which aren't present in the Manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Near/Mello Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second half of Death Note, featuring Near and Mello, contains a lot of alterations as well, with quite a few scenes being removed. It also adds a few additional scenes between Misa and Light, giving a bit more of  a glimpse into their relationship, and expanding some more on Misas character (you really get to see how much she cares for Light, and how concerned she gets when Light is upset). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga Near brings Soichiro in for questioning after Near sends a chopper to pick up Soichiro in the desert. The SPK also gets the USA president to send in a squad of soldiers to retrieve the Death Note from Mello, but the assault fails due to Sidoh taking off everyones helmets so Mellos group can kill them with the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga Mello and Halle Lidner are shown to have met prior to the scene where Mello puts a gun to her head, and almost immediately after the meeting between Mello and Near, Mello contacts Mogi and sends him to meet near. Near asks him a few questions and shares some information with him, with Mello and the task force listening in (although Mogi doesn’t say anything). Mogi is actually still with the SPK when Demegawa storms their headquarters, and safely escapes with them. Mogi is still with the SPK up until Aizawa goes to meet up with Near, at which point Mogi and Aizawa leave together.  In the Anime Mello never contacts Mogi, and Mello and Halle weren’t shown to be in contact prior to Mello putting a gun to her head. When Aizawa gets in touch with Near regarding his doubts about Light he does it over the phone, and not in person. Interestingly enough, though, the Anime scene where Aizawa does first meet Near in person was actually over the phone in the Manga, so they (sort of) swapped those two scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime removes a lot of scenes between Misa giving up the Death Note and Light making contact with Mikami as well. In the Manga we actually see Light looking for someone to replace Misa, and notices Mikami during a broadcast of Kiras Kingdom, which results in Light sending Mikami the Death Note. Mikami also tries to reach out to Kira (Light) during an episode of Kiras kingdom, stating that if Kira can’t get in touch with him he’ll begin acting on his own. Mikami also doesn’t get in touch with Light until the second meeting between Takada and Light. In their first meeting Light gets Takada to make some statements during the broadcast in an attempt to have Mikami contact her, and then Mikami contacts her during the second meeting between Light and Takada. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga we see a few more scenes of Mello and Matt (the one who helped Mello kidnapped takada) observing Misa and Light, but nothing really notable happens in these scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ending&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the other answer already made note of, the ending is changed as well, and is definitely the biggest change. In the anime Light escapes from the warehouse after Mikami kills himself, and dies when Ryuk writes Lights name in the Death Note. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga Mikami doesn’t kill himself in the warehouse, and Light doesn’t escape. Instead, after Matsuda uses Light for target practice, Light crawls on over to Ryuk  and begs him to write everyone’s name down in his Death Note. Instead Ryuk writes Lights name in the Death Note, resulting in Lights Death. The story then cuts ahead a few years, and there’s an epilogue. In the epilogue we learned that Mikami killed himself in prison, and that Aiziwa has taken over  as head of the Japanese Police. Near has taken over the position as L, and still works with the police. The final shot of the Manga shows that people still worship Kira, and pray for him to return one day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Misc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Anime also contains a lot more imagery than the Manga does. In the anime there are several scenes which often don’t show what’s actually happening when some characters are talking. For example, during the “I am in Japan” conversation between Near and Light it shows the two of them going up a construction elevator, whereas in the Manga it just shows them talking over the phone. These changes were likely made to make the long dialogue scenes of the show more visually interesting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Closing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that should cover the majority of the changes between the Manga and Anime, although I may have overlooked something. As you can see, the overall story remains the same, but there’s definitely enough differences between the two make reading the Manga worthwhile if you’ve already seen the anime (and vica versa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="62" LastEditorUserId="62" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T09:58:43.137" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T09:58:43.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24146" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24154" CreationDate="2015-08-17T03:20:47.487" Score="2" ViewCount="1776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of DBS, Goku says he got a &quot;Sage Bean&quot; from King Kai. What exactly are Sage Beans? Are they the same as Korin's Senzu Beans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VyU0t.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VyU0t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gQUEm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gQUEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T02:53:07.440" Title="What are Sage Beans in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24147" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-17T04:42:42.257" Score="2" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of the first season of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt;, we see that Kadota is gainfully employed doing some sort of construction-related manual labor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wT8RAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kadota working on a fancy bathroom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But his three buddies in the &lt;s&gt;Mystery Machine&lt;/s&gt; Dollars van don't appear to do anything that would earn them a dime - they just drive around town doing god-knows-what. Karisawa and Yumasaki seem to spend stupid amounts of money buying light novels and merchandise and stuff; and I'm guessing it costs Togusa a pretty penny to fund his Hijiribe Ruri habit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do the three of them afford anything? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T04:42:42.257" Title="What do Karisawa, Yumasaki, and Togusa do for a living?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7961" CreationDate="2015-08-17T06:27:53.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest chapter, number 448:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the two last pages, Mavis appears and wants to tell everyone in the Guild the truth about Lumen Histoire/Fairy Heart: It's about a cursed girl and the cursed boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last few panels,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Zeref and she are shown - and she's about to lean against him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that's a quite clear hint on their relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16348" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T08:50:16.060" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T08:50:16.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24153" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-17T09:03:01.300" Score="3" ViewCount="2718" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Sasuke actually serious about ever restoring his clan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Restoring the Uchiha clan, both in population and prestige, was the second of Sasuke's two major life goals since the beginning of the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series. Yet by 700, some 20 years after the massacre, he has so far succeeded in producing only a single Uchiha heir. If we include Sakura, that's only 2 additional Uchiha in that entire time! Given the highly dangerous shinobi training regime and overall risky lifestyle, isn't it  reckless to rely on Sarada alone to carry the tribal line, especially given the number of children he'd need to create a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_population&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;minimal viable population (MVP)&lt;/a&gt;: sustainability levels for vertibrate mammals is generally estimated at 500 to 1000 individuals, but given there's a whole village of Konoha to interbreed with, let's be generous and say only 5% of that number would be needed (25-35). If so, then Sasuke really should be having in the order of 12 children (who, if each of those keeps up near that birthrate, the Uchiha clan would be fully restored within 2-3 generations!) I know it's common for contemporary Japanese families to produce only one or two children at most, so it's what the readers would be used to, but this is ancient/different dimension Japan!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is he waiting for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Maybe Shin will have to step up to the plate instead, or Orochimaru making a ton of test tube Uchiha babies, haha!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T09:03:01.300" Title="Is Sasuke serious about rebuilding the Uchiha clan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-08-17T15:43:24.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24146" CreationDate="2015-08-17T09:23:53.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sage Beans are simply another name for Senzu Beans, they are not a separate category of power-items. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kanji for senzu (仙豆) is simply 'wizard' or 'hermit' (仙) and a generic 'bean' (豆). As such, it is only a broad name, and could be variously translated as Wizard/Hermit/Sage Beans. The wizard/sage/etc is possibly a reference to Korin who grows them, since he is both brilliant and reclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T09:23:53.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24216" CreationDate="2015-08-17T09:37:19.340" Score="4" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ente Isla they have their own language, and I don't think the people there (especially the ones living on the land) know anything about Japan or Earth. So how could Emilia, her father and that one guy carrying that cart (in the flashback) speak fluent Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if they actually know Japanese, why don't they speak it all the time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15266" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T22:21:12.633" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T01:47:00.713" Title="How and why do the characters speak Japanese?" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24142" CreationDate="2015-08-17T10:08:10.407" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've done some searching about the names like this, and I wasn't able to find any particular explanation. Some people say it's just for style, other argue that the × is another form of &quot;vs&quot; (which kind of makes some sense), or &quot;and&quot; (like &amp;amp;), or &quot;with&quot;. (Not to mention that it might also mean &quot;kisses&quot; like in &quot;xoxo&quot; = &quot;hugs and kisses&quot;, but that's most likely irrelevant :P)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth noting that it is not uncommon to find odd letters in anime/manga titles (e.g. Lucky ☆ Star - らき☆すた has a star in the name) and even in character names (e.g. Black☆Star from Soul Eater has a star in his name as well). Also the 'x' in &quot;Hunter × Hunter&quot; is not actually the letter 'x', but rather the symbol ×.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, considering the above, I would personally say that it's just for style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="111" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T10:08:10.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24166" CreationDate="2015-08-17T10:38:10.923" Score="4" ViewCount="4367" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently watching the anime series Hunter x Hunter. I'm currently on the episode 30. But looking back, I get confused why exactly did Killua kill the opponent of Leorio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the fight, his brother was seemingly hypnotizing him that he will need to step back if he know that his opponent is stronger than him, thus making him protecting Killua. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His brother also stated that a certain day will come that Killua will leave Gon to die. I don't get the point why such action will be done to Kill the opponent of Leorio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15113" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T15:12:28.337" Title="Why did Killua kill the opponent of Leorio?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-08-17T18:54:39.090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26487" CreationDate="2015-08-17T14:04:42.903" Score="10" ViewCount="23756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the human body of Momonga transform itself into his character in the game? If that's the case, his soul should be in this character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it something similar to SAO in which his original body is still in the &quot;human world&quot;, but his soul (or consciousness) in the &quot;game world&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or could it be that Momonga is with his soul and human body in his own world and sits in front of his computer playing this realistic game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T13:14:07.617" LastActivityDate="2020-12-12T18:04:21.640" Title="To what extent is Momonga living in the current world in which this anime is set?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24163" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24167" CreationDate="2015-08-17T14:19:56.797" Score="6" ViewCount="1532" Body="&lt;p&gt;At certain points during the Dragon Ball Z-serie, the group receives a bag of Senzu Beans from Korin. Senzu Beans are very nutritious and heal wounds, sometimes even saving people from life-threatening injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that, it would be stupid not to have extra Senzu Beans on hand. Unfortunately, the only one who's able to grow them is Korin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is there a reason why nobody else can grow Senzu Beans, other than difficulty?&lt;/em&gt; I'd imagine regular people can learn to grow beans, even if they're magical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15769" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T11:01:36.203" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T11:01:36.203" Title="Is Korin the only one able to grow Senzu Beans?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24159" CreationDate="2015-08-17T14:54:39.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the answer comes down to two factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Killua could not just quit the hunter exam at that point&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By killing the opponent he did, he helped Leorio while also furthering his own goal (i.e. being disqualified)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T14:57:39.547" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T14:57:39.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24161" CreationDate="2015-08-17T15:08:40.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 1 start with an explanation that Yggdrasil (the name of the game) is a DMMO-RPG (Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). So, basing my assumption on the word 'dive', I would say that the setting is somewhat similar to SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16358" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T15:08:40.993" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24159" CreationDate="2015-08-17T15:12:28.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yay, I watched this again yesterday:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He felt he had to quit the exam due to pressure from his brother (which involves literal and quite horrific mind control that is explained in more detail in the chimera ants arc).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Disqualification is a faster way to quit than waiting to the end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wanted to kill something as he is quite a blood thirsty individual and wanted to reaffirm his strength and control over the world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He lost most of his self control because of his emotional state.  Note that he truely believed that Illumi would kill Gon and that his losing the match without fighting proved his was not fit to be a normal human. He was not willing to fight to protect his only friend from being killed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While he might have considered that killing that opponent helped Leoreo that was determined not to be why he did it.  If it was why he killed him, Leoreo would have been disqualified as was explained when Leoreo (and later Killua too) wanted to step in against Hanso to protect Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T15:12:28.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24163" CreationDate="2015-08-17T16:26:12.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Korin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;entry for Korin&lt;/a&gt; in the Dragon Ball &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; states that, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Korin is the only one who grows the Senzu Beans which...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and that &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Korin Tower is the only place in the world they are grown...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Senzu_Bean&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;entry for Senzu Beans&lt;/a&gt; depicts Korin as the inventor of the Senzu Beans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on that, it can be presumed that one of these are true:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Korin invented the Senzu Beans and thus he is the only one who can cultivate them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Senzu Beans need a very particular habitat to grow and Korin Tower happens to be the only place matches its needs. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do note however, that the wikia does not mention if there was any &lt;em&gt;explicit&lt;/em&gt; reference to this matter in the Manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16302" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T16:26:12.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-17T18:39:57.153" Score="0" ViewCount="1058" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone were to change his face through plastic surgery, would he become immune to the Death Note?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-17T18:41:22.070" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T18:45:59.660" Title="Can someone become immune to the Death Note by using plastic surgery?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-08-17T21:04:48.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24168" CreationDate="2015-08-17T18:45:59.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rule I&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plastic surgery might stop photos of the old appearance from working, but unlike with the name, it has not been stated that the original appearance is required to kill a target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion, No. Plastic surgery can not make one immune for the the death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T18:45:59.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2829" CreationDate="2015-08-17T20:11:50.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Grimmjow is still alive, as revealed in Chapter 624 of the Manga. Both he and Nel show up to help Ichigo and friends take down the quincies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IWTCf.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IWTCf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://12dimension.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/bleach-chapter-624-the-return-of-grimmjow/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="62" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T20:11:50.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3232" CreationDate="2015-08-18T01:48:57.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a much simpler explanation than trying to explain why Cell appeared in Future Trunks timeline in the past, but never emerged/got attention/went completely unknown by Trunks, just so that Future Trunks could travel back and arrive in a past with Cell already existing.  And that is: Cell was the one to travel to a time with an already existing time traveler, not Trunks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It goes like this, there are 4 timelines (that still holds true) and they will be labeled thusly: Original Timeline, Unseen Past Timeline, Series Timeline, New Future Timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original Timeline: This is the completely unaltered history.  Goku dies of the Heart Virus, heroes killed by Androids.  Trunks travels into the past (creating the Unseen Timeline) before being killed by Cell.  Cell then travels into the past (creating the Series Timeline).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unseen Timeline: This is the timeline created by Trunks when he went into the past to warn about the Androids.  Trunks is the only time traveler here, there is no Cell from the future.  We never see this timeline in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Series Timeline: The timeline we see in the series (obviously).  This one is created by Cell when he travels into the past.  Now, I know what you're thinking.  &quot;But Cell went back further than Trunks did so how is Trunks still there?&quot;  Because Trunks' arrival is part of the history of the Unseen Timeline.  Nothing Cell does in the past will prevent Trunks from appearing.  So, Trunks splits along with everyone else, and the entire timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New Future Timeline: The New Future is the final timeline, the one that the Trunks from the Series Timeline inadvertently creates when he returns home.  After warning Goku and the others about the Androids Trunks attempts to return home unaware that he's already done so (in the Unseen Timeline) thus causing the Original Timeline to split and form the New Future Timeline.  The New Future is the history where Trunks knows of, and kills, Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16371" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T01:48:57.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T03:16:41.663" Score="1" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 25 of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; (the second special episode), three groups of people try to attack Shizuo upon seeing on TV that he and Izaya are fighting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I7KgSl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I7KgSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;some ruffians&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zjdzjl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zjdzjl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;???&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2uvMl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2uvMl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yellow Scarves&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first group consists of some of the ruffians that Shizuo beat up in episode 3. Naturally, they'd want revenge on Shizuo. The third group is a bunch of members of the Yellow Scarves. The Yellow Scarves generally perceive Shizuo as standing in the way of their plans for Ikebukuro, so I can see why they'd want to take him out, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not recognize the second group, though (and I just rewatched the whole first season). Who are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T03:16:41.663" Title="Who is this group of people that have a beef with Shizuo?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24178" CreationDate="2015-08-18T03:27:22.527" Score="14" ViewCount="16548" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 11 of &lt;em&gt;Kekkai Sensen&lt;/em&gt; aired on 20 June 2015. One would expect episode 12 (the last episode) to have aired a week later, on 27 June 2015. That... did not happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At present (17 Aug 2015), the last episode &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; hasn't aired. This is hugely abnormal - the last time I recall a delay of this magnitude this happening was when the Tohoku earthquake hit back in March 2011 and delayed the last few episodes of a number of winter 2011 shows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is episode 12 over a month delayed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T12:34:36.633" Title="Why is episode 12 of Kekkai Sensen severely delayed?" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21763" CreationDate="2015-08-18T04:18:07.440" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;em&gt;massive&lt;/em&gt; differences in the plot, to the point where a reasonable answer might be &quot;chapter 1&quot;.  Indeed, one might take umbrage to any claim that the second anime season even had a plot.  Unless you mean &quot;plot&quot; ironically for &quot;excessively ecchi elements&quot;.  The anime is extremely focused on ecchi, which was never a significant focus in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to see the story and characters progress, without constantly tossing their tits and panties in your face, you need to read the manga and forget the anime entirely.  On the other hand, if that sounds like exactly the stuff you do want, ignore the manga and enjoy the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only watched the first few episodes of the second season before giving up on it, but I read the manga in its entirety.  I'll try to go through &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rosario_%2B_Vampire_episodes#Rosario_.2B_Vampire_Capu2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt; and try to point out which of those plot lines would have actually occurred in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: Anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: Kokoa is a real character in the manga.  Her introduction is different.  The description of Moka and Kokoa's relationship is accurate, though, and that's pretty much how her introduction story line ends, as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3: The parental visit happens.  The singing doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4: Anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5: Anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6: Anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7: Anime original.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We basically never see Tsukune's family again in the manga, beyond the Lilith's mirror thing that appears later and little more than a spectating cameo appearance in the final chapters.  A fact I only just now realized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8: Anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9: Anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mizore-centric plot lines basically vanish in the manga after she tells Tsukune about how breeding works for her kind.  There is one fairly major exception I won't go into, but it's not contained in this anime episode for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;10: Anime original.  If it involves the bat, it's anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;11: &lt;a href=&quot;http://rosariovampire.wikia.com/wiki/Lilith&amp;#39;s_Mirror&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The mirror&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://rosariovampire.wikia.com/wiki/Kyouko_Aono#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;also appears in the manga&lt;/a&gt; (the story happens mostly in the &quot;first season&quot; of the manga; the Lilith character makes some appearances in the &quot;second season&quot;).  But the following does not happen: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OZ5vS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OZ5vS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;serious karate move is serious&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Basically, if you're seeing breasts or panties, that's anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12-13: Anime originals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://rosariovampire.wikia.com/wiki/Rosario_Cross&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &quot;truth&quot; of the rosary is much different in the manga&lt;/a&gt;.  And Moka's father doesn't play that big of a role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tl;dr: Don't even bother trying to compare the two.  Read the manga from the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="8024" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T04:25:18.490" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T04:25:18.490" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23233" CreationDate="2015-08-18T04:53:14.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not as much as a weapon as much as it is just 2 pieces of Flint and Steel.&#xA;Adlet has something flammable in his mouth that is liquid (Such as gasoline or alcohol) and strikes the flint and steel while blowing outwards causing a sort of flame to come from his mouth. Its not very effective since the flame dies out quickly but if the enemy is covered in something flammable it can be extremely devastating &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16373" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T04:53:14.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24175" CreationDate="2015-08-18T05:41:42.993" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The current &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1400347&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reason&lt;/a&gt; listed on the show's &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20150911034920/http://kekkaisensen.com/news/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; (link in Japanese) is that the final episode is planned to be longer than the 30 minute time slot it was originally allotted. The production committee has postponed the airing of the 12th episode until further notice (perhaps as they attempt to secure a longer time slot), when its Twitter and official pages will be updated with the decided date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T02:04:42.460" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T02:04:42.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24179" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T09:40:55.703" Score="2" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, what is the orderly list of appearance of the game's dungeons in the anime? I'm pretty sure that based on the enemy (Dogoo) and the landscape, the first dungeon showed in the anime is Virtua Forest, but what about the rest, like the R-18 island? And since the game consist of several series, which version of the game the featured dungeon is based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I played Rebirth 2 and only tried the prologue of Rebirth 1. But so far I can tell, the world map is different and the landscape of the first dungeon (both are Virtua Forest) is different too. Therefore, in the answer please specify which version of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T09:40:55.703" Title="Hyperdimension Neptunia orderly list of dungeons appearance" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24183" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T12:50:12.900" Score="4" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually anime will be completed in a single season while second season is a sequel or prequel. But Fate/Stay Night UBW and Fate/Zero aired the first 12 episodes on first season and continued the next episode in the next season. Was there any reason why they do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T12:50:12.900" Title="Why did they separate Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night UBW into two season" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T16:37:39.923" Score="3" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;So let's say I write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bob Shneizel Car Accident. Forgets where he lives, and then thinks about how awesome he is. Then he gets killed in a car accident at 9:30. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would that (manipulating someone's thoughts via what I write) work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T17:19:46.470" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T18:14:37.090" Title="Can you manipulate someone's thoughts with the death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24186" CreationDate="2015-08-18T16:52:31.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My take on this, is that &lt;strong&gt;it could be possible, but not to much use.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the content shown in the series, you can only specify his cause of deaths, and the events leading up to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since it would all result in death regardless, and the victim seems to be able to do nothing when they run out predefined actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is shown that the book can order people to commit suicide. The look on people's faces seems a bit like they are aware they will end their own lives soon, so maybe it is possible, in extention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only thing I can say with certain, is that you would need to give it a try:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From How to Use: VI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The specific scope of the condition for death is not known to the gods&#xA;  of death, either. So, you must examine and find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8547" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T16:52:31.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24191" CreationDate="2015-08-18T17:18:36.540" Score="7" ViewCount="2306" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aesop was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Here is a description of Aesop: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;of loathsome aspect... potbellied, misshapen of head, snub-nosed,&#xA;  swarthy, dwarfish, bandy-legged, short-armed, squint-eyed,&#xA;  liver-lipped—a portentous monstrosity,&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are somethings that they have in common. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They both tell fictitious stories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They both have liver-lips.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their names are pronounced the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that Ussop might be a combination of Pinocchio and Aesop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2886" LastActivityDate="2021-05-19T07:35:03.450" Title="Is Ussop based on Aesop?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24188" CreationDate="2015-08-18T18:01:58.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ussop's name is probably based on &quot;Isoppu&quot; which is the Japanese pronunciation of Aesop. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Usopp/Misc.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; Wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wiki also claims &quot;uso&quot; means &quot;lie&quot; in Japanese so Ussop is a combination of &quot;liar&quot; and &quot;storyteller&quot; (Aesop). Basically this says it is likley but the source is not at all canon. We don't know as Oda hasn't definitively said, but probably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T18:17:43.753" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T18:17:43.753" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24186" CreationDate="2015-08-18T18:14:37.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll expand my earlier comment, which is basically: yes, thought manipulation is possible to some extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, we see Naomi Misora get killed by Light via the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Commits suicide in such a way that nobody will be inconvenienced and her body will not be discovered. Dies by implementing this plan within 48 hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Light essentially manipulates Naomi Misora into &lt;em&gt;planning&lt;/em&gt; a suicide -- she is not merely someone who receives a heart attack, and unlike some of the other instances (e.g. the bus hijacking case, where the actions of the victim are largely dictated by Light himself), it is clear that she isn't &lt;em&gt;entirely&lt;/em&gt; an automaton whose actions do not involve any conscious thinking (since it's up to her to fill up the gap's in the DN's plan for her death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, thought manipulation in the sense of exercising some control over someone's thought processes via the Death Note are possible. The death note doesn't only control someone's body (which is about as much as we can infer from the other incidents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this would presumably be restricted via the same mechanism the deaths are restricted (i.e. people cannot die via physically impossible means, and they cannot be instructed to do things they are incapable of doing). With mind control there might be slightly more flexibility, but it would seem impossible, for instance, to write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Average three-year-old child dies by choking to death after thinking about topological spaces and game theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be more flexibility with &lt;em&gt;emotions&lt;/em&gt;, but that doesn't cover other types of thoughts, and some thoughts would be entirely impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T18:14:37.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T23:23:38.253" Score="1" ViewCount="1743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will there be a way to acquire it like Windows 7? Is it even installed on any personal computer in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that the Windows 8 OS-tan theme also seems unavailable, so I guess this is futile. But what is the point of announcing them if nobody can use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16391" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T23:23:38.253" Title="Windows 10 OS-tan theme?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2015-08-19T05:06:00.190" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24197" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24215" CreationDate="2015-08-19T00:26:02.933" Score="7" ViewCount="9662" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, how does the Yu-Gi-Oh manga differ from the anime? If someone enjoyed the anime would they like the manga?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And were there ever any Yu-Gi-Oh movies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16259" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T00:51:46.457" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T06:43:41.783" Title="How did the Yu-Gi-Oh anime differ from the manga?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24276" CreationDate="2015-08-19T02:12:21.317" Score="5" ViewCount="909" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 99, the Chimera Ant bat says, &quot;Water significantly weakens the power of sound!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEkCH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEkCH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Water significantly weakens the power of sound!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But water &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answers.com/Q/Why_is_water_a_good_conductor_of_sound&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;is a good conductor of sound&lt;/a&gt;. Why does she say this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16007" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T02:23:47.883" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T17:38:45.660" Title="Why does the Chimera Ant bat suggest that water weakens sound?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24203" CreationDate="2015-08-19T05:50:13.900" Score="7" ViewCount="1269" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Geass Canceller of Jeremiah Gotwald cancels the effects of Geass on people who have been affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His Geass Canceller is effective on the people that Lelouch, Rolo, and Charles have cast their Geass on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how about with the Geass of Marian, the Knight Of One, and Mao?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15113" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T14:18:19.637" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T05:23:59.440" Title="How effective was the Geass Canceler?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24202" CreationDate="2015-08-19T06:35:35.807" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there is no direct evidence to explain how it would affect them I would assume,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the Knight of One, Bismark, I would dare say he wouldn't see the &quot;before images&quot; thus unable to predict their movement. Considering that he was the Knight of One and had his eye sewn shut, I would assume it wouldn't hinder him all that much not having his Geass as he would have been able to prove himself to others without his Geass (he position of Knight of One may have been just because he's in league with the Order)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Marian, I dare say it would kill her has it was her Geass which kept her alive in Anya. If she was in her own body she wouldn't be able to transfer her conscientiousness so had the Canceller been in use when V.V attacked her she would have died&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Mao it would be similar to how his Geass Power reacts with those with The Code. Effectiveness depends as Mao became focused on C.C so much because she was the only person he couldn't read the mind of, on the one hand The Order could use it to prevent their secrets being discovered but on the other hand Mao may affiliate himself as a member of the Order because he would be with other people he can't read the minds of, a sense of peace for him&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that the Geass the Canceller dispelled in the series were Geass Powers which didn't benefit the caster directly. with Marian's, Bismark's and Mao's Geass there are sustained effects and they reap all the benefits (ie. Marian can jump bodies, Bismark can just react with foreknowledge and Mao can gain info from other's minds) as such the question needs to be asked how the Canceller would work with them. Would the Area of Effect shown when Jeremiah used it (the blue sphere) apply an &quot;immunity&quot; effect to those in the area or would it only work on who has it equipped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the one point in the series were we could see wether or not the Canceler applied an immunity effect is when Shirley dies. Lelouch is using his Geass on her but we don't know if it was having any effect on her has his order was to keep her alive when she had been shot and on the verge of death. also if she had immunity to Geass it may have been as a result of her dying, as shown when Euphie was dying and the Geass effects on her was dispelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Bismark is in league with The Order there is the chance functionality against his Geass may have been developed as the Canceller worked on the Geass Effects of current members and one person who was their captive (and the children who forced a Knightmare Pilot to shoot his allies during the attack on the Order may have been a by-product of research on Lelouch's Geass given it's similarities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T05:23:59.440" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T05:23:59.440" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24199" CreationDate="2015-08-19T11:43:52.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because water is more dense than the air, the sound does travel faster through water, i think about 4 times faster than air! but because water is dense it also needs more energy to moves the water particles ! which is why you can hear a faint sound in air but in water it doesn't even start, so you can't hear anything&lt;br&gt;&#xA;in the end what you read in the link you mentioned is a talk about sound speed, which is indeed faster in water, and even faster in metal ! but there are variables such as initial energy needed for moving the particles, so you can hear&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This site too, explains about sound travel under water&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/how-sound-travels-under-water/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/how-sound-travels-under-water/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16398" LastEditorUserId="16398" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T12:03:07.847" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T12:03:07.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-19T11:56:45.183" Score="5" ViewCount="30823" Body="&lt;p&gt;They rushed the ending, and it has too many plot holes. They leave the ending without any explanation, and there are characters who never revealed their identities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty popular outside Japan (I don't know whether the manga is well-received by the fans in Japan or not). Did they make some official statement about this rushed ending? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T14:21:13.770" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T14:21:13.770" Title="Is there an official explanation for Cage of Eden's rushed ending?" Tags="&lt;cage-of-eden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24205" CreationDate="2015-08-19T12:12:20.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rather abruptly, it was announced that Cage of Eden was no longer going to be serialised:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2013's combined 4th/5th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine is announcing on Wednesday that Yoshinobu Yamada is ending his Cage of Eden (Eden no Ori) manga series in three more chapters. If Yamada does not take a break, the manga will end in the 8th issue on January 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-21/cage-of-eden-manga-to-end-in-japan-in-3-more-chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find a definitive reason as to why the series &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; finished when it was, but the general consensus on the web seems to be that a drop in sales led to the publishers, Kodansha, halting the production:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Sadly the manga was cancelled by the publisher and not the fault of the author. He was given at least a month to end his story.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edennoori.wikia.com/wiki/Questions_%26_Answers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The series was killed off so the author had to end it within a certain chapter, hence the ridiculous rush ending.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/36r2o2/is_cage_of_eden_worth_reading_or_does_the_ending/crgicpd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The ending was terrible because the manga got cancelled and the author had to end the story in a few chapters.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/36r2o2/is_cage_of_eden_worth_reading_or_does_the_ending/crgmekn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No, it's not very popular. Last volume that went on sale sold 40K copies which only put it at number 23 in the manga charts it then dropped out of the top 50 the week after.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/436255-News-21-12-2012-Cage-of-Eden-Manga-to-End-in-Japan-in-3-More-Chapters?p=11232888&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post11232888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the reason for the completely rushed ending is definitely due to the series' cancellation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T12:57:09.107" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T12:57:09.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-19T12:34:13.333" Score="4" ViewCount="1202" Body="&lt;p&gt;This novel may involve aspects of rebirth. It is also either a Japanese light novel or a Chinese novel with a small possibility of being a fan-fiction.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part I remember best about the novel is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A young, human boy, either a &lt;em&gt;commoner&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;lower class noble&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;noble with weak powers&lt;/em&gt; is attending a school for training students in magic or magical abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is looked down upon by the other students in his class. He is the only one in the class who I'd reborn in a different world from his original world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boy uses body strengthening magic/powers. During a training exercise, survival training, I believe, where the students are required to follow a route through a forest that surrounds their city, the entire class is in attendance. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His classmates include a royal princess and other high ranking nobles. The students make a big deal out of choosing a leader and eventually choose a high noble boy and his compatriots to lead the class. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist becomes the baggage handler basically, carrying others' supplies. The high noble boy wants to show off to the princess and other high noble girls, so he and his friends elect to try and take a short cut through the forest. Thereby getting a high score or something and impressing the ladies and teachers. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As the high noble has a bit of influence over the class, they agree to the shortcut. The exercise was predesigned by the teachers with the children's safety in mind, so, when they used the shortcut they were attacked by goblins and other weak magic creatures or demons. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At first the students were able to handle it easily. However, the number of creatures continued to rise and the students were tiring and they became trapped on top of a cliff. Of course, the protagonist is fine, even though he is carrying more weight than everyone else, however, everyone else is showing fatigue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The students elect to fight the goblins and fended off waves of them, eventually they were pushed to a point of collapse and in the panic one of the high noble boys knocked the princess back and over the cliff. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist at this point uses his body strengthening skills/magic to rush to her, jump down toward her falling self, and then throw her back up the cliff while falling down himself. The students were occupied and not many saw the noble boy knock the princess off so he is ignorant or hiding the fact that he did it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The princess brings up the fact that he knocked her off and was then saved by the protagonist. The high noble boys hearing this are nervous and say such things as that the protagonist should be honored to have died for the princess.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The princess is now pissed and takes control of the exercise, citing the reason being the boys are fools. She leads them to finish the exercise while worried of the fate of the protagonist who saved her. He lives, and moves on with his life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T21:51:08.463" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T21:51:08.463" Title="Light novel, Chinese or Japanese about a low noble/commoner in a school for kids with magic powers" Tags="&lt;seirei-gensouki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:07:21.703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2015-08-19T14:34:29.757" Score="17" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Other reverse image search engines&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/imghp&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Google&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, there also exist &lt;a href=&quot;http://tineye.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TinEye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://saucenao.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SauceNao&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://iqdb.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;iqdb&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can either go to these links and upload your image for search, or if you want to search an image that is already published on the internet, copy the following links into your browser's address bar and add the image link at the end of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;http://tineye.com/search?url=    &#xA;http://saucenao.com/search.php?url=    &#xA;http://iqdb.org/?url=&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TinEye shows better search results than other engines for images that look like screenshots from anime tv series and gifs from social networks and blogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SauceNao and iqdb are usually better for searching original artwork that does not come from anime movies, series or manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Caution&lt;/strong&gt;: sometimes search results contain &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_safe_for_work&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NSFW images&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, especially for very low quality images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If unsure, use all reverse image search engines listed on this page until you find your source.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T18:12:43.300" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T18:12:43.300" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-19T14:34:29.757" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24214" CreationDate="2015-08-19T16:57:30.120" Score="4" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;So. I now know that you can manipulate someone's thoughts. For example: Naomi Misora. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what I'm asking myself is, whether or not you can manipulate someone's memories. For example, Bob and John are best friends, right? So what if I write this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bob Shneizel forgets who his best friend is, and then dies of diabetes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T23:06:02.960" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T23:06:02.960" Title="Can you manipulate someone's memories?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24213" CreationDate="2015-08-19T17:18:32.790" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rule was that the Death Note user can make people do anything s/he wants them to, as long as it is possible. For example, let's say Kira wrote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;September 7, 2015 8:30 A.M. Mr. A dies of a heart attack in Kyuushu. Mr. A starts running from Tokyo at 6 A.M. on the same day, before dying of said cause in Kyuushu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this is impossible, it won't happen as written. He will still die of a heart attack, but not in Kyuushu. Now, would it be possible for someone to forget his best friend? Yes, it would. Amnesia. If you write it like that, then Bob will experience amnesia before dying from diabetes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T23:05:21.990" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T23:05:21.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24197" CreationDate="2015-08-19T17:19:09.940" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga starts with Yugi and the soul inhabiting the enigma being involved in many different disputes on many different kinds of games: from card games, tabletop games, electronic games, video games, lots of gambling and small crimes too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, the card game created for the manga starts being the center piece of the story, with clear rules being developed and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story centered on the card game is the one they adapted into the anime, after removing and altering much of the content at the beginning of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are &quot;filler&quot; arcs in the anime - original stories not present in the manga medium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is still mostly the same story, so you would like the manga if you enjoyed the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three animated movies based on Yu-Gi-Oh have been released at the time of writing, according to Wikipedia, with one more to be released in 2016.&#xA;There are no live action movies, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T01:15:02.643" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T01:15:02.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24156" CreationDate="2015-08-19T17:25:33.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people from Ente Isla do not speak Japanese.&#xA;They are simply shown speaking Japanese for the convenience of the audience during the flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The moments where they are shown speaking their own language instead of Japanese are when they are chanting spells, which might not be able to be cast in other languages, or when it is necessary to remind the viewers that they come from a different world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Maou and Alciel had just arrived in Japan, they did not know the language, so it is important to demonstrate the language barrier to the audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Emi's flashback, all the parties involved spoke the same language, so there was no need at all to show a language barrier, instead it is easier to make the whole scene in the audience's language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T01:47:00.713" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T01:47:00.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2015-08-19T18:59:32.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok so after thinking over this and reading some other stuff I believe the answers might be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At first Proxy One loved Monad and Monad loved him back. Then Ergo was created, and as he was basically a Proxy One clone, he also loved Monad and Monad loved both as they were regarded as one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Romdo was created by Proxy One, Romdo was most likely created before Ergo Proxy. (You could argue about it being also created [or co-created] by Ergo as the series discusses about identity and about Proxy and Ergo having the same persona, being one and the same, despite of them having 2 separate bodies. Proxy One regarded Ergo as a part of him and in turn he was a part of Ergo, he regarded both of them together as Proxy One and each separate body as a part of One, not a copy; Ergo struggled to define himself as a different entity.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is a very complicated topic, some argue Proxy One created Ergo so that Ergo could live the life Proxy One longed for without any knowledge of the Proxy Project. I believe it was to kill Monad. Proxy One loved Monad. Proxy One was the agent of death. He was destined to kill Monad. But he loved her. So he created a copy of himself who was appointed to carry his Proxy duty and kill Monad. But the copy, Ergo, also loved Monad, and Monad loved both Ergo and Proxy One. So Ergo decided to wipe his memory to avoid his destiny of killing Monad, and Monad helped him using the Amnesia autoreiv. Probably Proxy One left Mosk after he created Ergo, so he wouldn't witness Monad's death, but the plan failed as Ergo wiped his memory, then came Romdo's attack, Monad's kidnaping, and Vincent's migration to Romdo. When Proxy One came back, he found Ergo had failed his duty, and thus the story begins.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All proxies were imperfect as they were created by humans. The creator of Romdo was considered imperfect but it was never intended to be perfect. Proxies were created so they could create humans, but humans were imperfect from the start. So imperfect humans created imperfect Proxies to create more imperfect humans. What's the point on that? Why create more imperfect Humans to live on Earth if the original imperfect humans destroyed it in the first place? I don't know, ask Proxy One ;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Proxy One fled from Romdo as he wanted to live with Monad whom he loved. He had issues with the overall raison d'etre of the Proxy Project which also conflicted with his proxy duties so he fled.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This are my interpretations, feel free to discuss/change/dismiss/adapt them to what the story meant to you. Although this questions about the events where the catalyst that led to the animated story, they are left unanswered and left to the viewers interpretation as their answers depend of the viewers understanding of the themes discussed (theology, identity, perfection, purpose, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16407" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T18:59:32.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24140" CreationDate="2015-08-19T21:49:23.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have checked all soundtracks; it has not been released. People on anime forums confirm that (for example, here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.animesuki.com/archive/index.php/t-38178-p-4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://forums.animesuki.com/archive/index.php/t-38178-p-4.html&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only one is someone's edit &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUKJ4zQ0MKY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16409" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T14:33:26.100" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T14:33:26.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24222" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28145" CreationDate="2015-08-19T22:58:32.580" Score="12" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &quot;blue forest&quot; sort of place in Nausicaa where trees are broken in a very peculiar way. Normally trees break apart along the growth rings, and not strictly across like seen in this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CTv8E.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CTv8E.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some trees look like someone cut those pieces. From the movie we can understand that the trees are dead, but how did they end up in this particular state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T04:13:17.367" Title="What is up with all those broken trees in the blue forest?" Tags="&lt;nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-20T01:20:34.580" Score="4" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!×2 Shou&lt;/em&gt;, we see Mairu speaking lines that are attributed in chat to &quot;Kyou&quot; (狂) around 18:14. Later on, around 18:44, we hear Mairu's voice actor (Kitamura Eri) speaking lines that are attributed in chat to &quot;San&quot; (参), followed shortly by Kururi's voice actor (Kanemoto Hisako) speaking lines that are attributed to &quot;Kyou&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there's the fact that Kururi is taciturn in person but &quot;Kyou&quot; is super-talkative in chat, while Mairu is a chatterbox in person and &quot;San&quot; just occasionally posts one-line replies in chat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing (which I might be making too much out of) - in episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Ten&lt;/em&gt;, Mika mentions that &quot;San and Kyou are Mairu and Kururi&quot;, without specifying which one is which. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, to be clear, the character used for &quot;Kyou&quot; can also be pronounced &quot;Kuru&quot; (as in 狂う), while the character used for &quot;San&quot; can be pronounced &quot;Mai&quot; (as in 参る) - the chat handles are clearly derived from their names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how to reconcile all these details without concluding that both Kururi and Mairu use both &quot;Kyou&quot; and &quot;San&quot; as chat handles at various times. This seems like exactly the sort of trollish thing they would do (runs in the family, I imagine). Am I right in thinking so? Or have I misinterpreted something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-21T05:09:16.017" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T05:09:16.017" Title="Do Kururi and Mairu swap chat handles?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22141" CreationDate="2015-08-20T02:45:35.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a really good question to ask, to be honest I didn't know at first but I thought about it for a while and came up with a few ideas why. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first guess is Lelouch didn't mean to use the Geass on Euphie (which we all know) but he was probably scared to tell Suzaku, his best friend, that he had lost control of the Geass since it was to powerful for him to tame. Plus, since he had used the same power to control many other people including Suzaku, he might have thought telling him he lost control of the Geass would make him no longer want to trust Lelouch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second idea is he was probably disappointed to tell Suzaku that he had lost control of his own power by accidentally using it on his little sister Euphie to kill all the Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My last and final guess is that he was afraid of his best friend, Suzaku, finding out that he had lost control of the Geass and accidentally used it on his little sister, and that he would consider him as nothing but a selfish brother. Also knowing he did not have control, Lelouch knew telling Suzaku would make him a danger to the people and to his friends. Lelouch most likely knew this and that is why I think Lelouch didn't tell Suzaku the truth about him losing control of his Geass just as Mao did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16413" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T04:03:21.247" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T04:03:21.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23247" CreationDate="2015-08-20T03:52:21.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer turns out to be simple. There are two key facts here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nehushtan is a complete relic. I'm not sure if this is mentioned in the show, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.symphogear.com/key12.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it is mentioned in the season 1 keywords&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to Fujitaka in episode 3, a complete relic need only be activated by song a single time, with the caveat that the initial activation requires a significant amount of phonic gain. Thereafter, anybody can wield it at full power without needing to provide supplemental phonic gain in the form of song. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nehushtan was activated in episode 1 by the phonic gain from the Zwei Wing concert, and was thus usable by anyone (including Chris and Finé) thereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T03:52:21.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31870" CreationDate="2015-08-20T07:15:36.527" Score="8" ViewCount="3249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a few chapters into &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimensional Neptunia Re;Birth 1&lt;/em&gt; and I understand the game is a large rework of the previous first Neptunia game. I'm not overly interested in the mechanical changes, but I'd like to know how the story has changed - as it's been mentioned a few times already about being overhauled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MPumP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MPumP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How much does Re;Birth 1's story differ from the original?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T07:48:47.800" Title="How different is the story of the Hyperdimensional Neptunia remake?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="820" CreationDate="2015-08-20T09:18:57.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kiskei Urahara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bankai - Benihime = Crimson Princess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Known uses: Benihime can be used to create what is known as a blood shield which shields Kiskei from attacks that could cause certain death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16418" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T09:24:08.737" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T09:24:08.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-20T11:00:13.630" Score="2" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;For insect bases, syringes are used as the medicine while other transformations require different medicine. What about the other types of transformations? How did they consume the medicine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T11:00:13.630" Title="In Terraformars, how was the transformation medicine classified by?" Tags="&lt;terra-formars&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20054" CreationDate="2015-08-20T15:26:30.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gon never used Nen against Pitou. He uses On (怨, Malice) &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/On&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/On&lt;/a&gt;, which is fueled by hate and vengeance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'On', used in the 'Last Mission' movie, does not alert other Nen users when emitted in great volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gon felt used and lied to by Pitou since she revealed that Kite was dead and unable to be revived. He summoned this malice and hate to mature and kill Pitou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gon's aura after and during this transformation is a combination of yellowish/orange and black, exactly the same as his eyes when he fought Jed in the 'Last Mission'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16423" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T15:26:30.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5041" CreationDate="2015-08-20T15:58:51.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing is that the Devil Fruit users only lose their powers through SEA water. drinking water, fresh water and any other type of water would have no effect. So it would be possible to have the ability and swim, if you are not in Sea water. This was displayed in the Crocodile ARC. Luffy dowses himself with regular water to fight Crocodile for the fact that the Sand gets clumpy and is not able to disperse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16424" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T15:58:51.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24462" CreationDate="2015-08-20T16:21:26.963" Score="5" ViewCount="1450" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that Obito, Kakashi and Madara all knew the name of Kamui without someone telling them, can we conclude that those who have the Mangekyō Sharingan know the name of its exclusive power? (Obito's Kamui, Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, Itachi's Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, Sasuke's Amaterasu and Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, and everyone's Susanoo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16426" LastEditorUserId="16426" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T16:31:54.917" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T16:23:15.747" Title="Who names the powers of Mangekyō Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24222" CreationDate="2015-08-20T16:31:26.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My assumption is that Miyazaki wanted to give the forest a feeling of great age. It would hardly look like an old forest without a few trees that had fallen or been cut. We are led to believe that these trees were cut when the forest was much younger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are several questions that come out of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why didn't these fallen trees decay (either the fallen part or the stumps)? Yes, there are examples of root systems intertwining, but this doesn't appear to be that way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why isn't there any underbrush?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If these trees are petrified, what purifies the water? If they aren't petrified, why isn't there any moss?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Miyazaki was aiming for the look and feel of an ancient forest with conflicting ideals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13167" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T16:31:26.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-20T23:23:03.817" Score="2" ViewCount="2975" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, the Skull Night foils many of the God's Hand's plans, and also attempts to kill Void specifically. Why did the Skull Knight do these things? Is there a past between Void and the Skull Knight? And what are his intentions as far as killing Void?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TNpvQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TNpvQl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Skull Knight trying to hit Void&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:38:09.823" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:38:09.823" Title="Why is it that the Skull Knight and Void are against each other?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24227" CreationDate="2015-08-20T23:35:04.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without spoiling you anything, I can say that the main setting is the same in both games; Neptune loses her memory, and starts an adventure alongside Compa and IF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Re;Birth 1, the dialogue is the thing that has been radically changed. They made the storyline more steadier and more diverse and included special events which can't be found in the original game. There are also more comical scenes included, due to the success of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/16157/Choujigen_Game_Neptune_The_Animation&quot;&gt;Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which had a rather lighthearted atmosphere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vert, Noire, and Blanc have now more impact through the whole story, unlike in the original game in which they only had involvement near the end of the game. New side characters also appear in this remake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the original game, Re;Birth 1 also has two different endings, namely the Normal Ending and the True Ending. Althought these are fairly different from the original, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/01/hyperdimension-neptunia-rebirth1s-story-localization-changed/&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an interview with the director Shingo Onodera and Idea Factory CEO Haru Akenaga, regarding the changes made in the remake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16281" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T23:35:04.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-21T00:26:00.660" Score="2" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;Numbers frequently have cultural meaning, which can include superstition and foreshadowing. Anime shows, being Asian-derived (Japanese, right), likely have more local meaning. China represents just one example of cultural number meanins (ref: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/826/special-meanings-applied-to-numbers-0-10&quot;&gt;chinese.SE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters in &lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt; have numbers on their helmets, so I'm wondering if they are at all connected to the fates of the characters wearing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikipedia article the digits &quot;2 and 8&quot; in a number mean &quot;double lucky&quot;, while the digit &quot;0&quot; is also lucky and even. Inspection shows that Nagate Tanikaze's helmet contains these three values.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fCLZ8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fCLZ8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;028&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The digit &quot;6&quot; (in Cantonese) is supposed to mean &quot;to fall&quot; have some unlucky connotations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5vqlD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5vqlD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a direct connection between the characters' fates and the numbers on the helmets they wear? Please provide details, clarifications, and references as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Partial list of character names and helmet numbers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nagate Tanikaze, 028 in training, 704 as pilot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shizuka Hoshijiro , 336 in training, 702 as pilot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izana Shinatose, 291 in training, 723 as pilot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuhata Midorikawa, 256 in training, moves to command.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eiko Yamano, 290 as cadet, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hinata Momose, unit designation 002, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kashiwade Aoki, unit designation 003, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izumo Midorikawa, unit designation 004, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ittan Samari, unit designation 005, often acting as field commander&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koichi Tsuruuchi, unit designation 007, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tonami, unit designation 005, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichiro Seii, unit designation 026, senior commander&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do Imada, unit designation 139, killed in action with team (011, 217, and 312)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;En Honoka, 203 as cadet, 703 as pilot, injured in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ho Honoka, unit designation 705, killed in action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ren Honoka, unit designation 706, survives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Norio Kunato, 001 in training, 701 as pilot, murderer, killed by Ochiai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16432" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:48:06.153" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T02:23:40.427" Title="Is there a direct connection between the characters' fates and the numbers on the helmets they wear?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24246" CreationDate="2015-08-21T03:23:43.270" Score="2" ViewCount="308" Body="&lt;p&gt;So i got all the Ar Tonelico Soundtracks in the mail and going though them i can ID the Songs that are downloaded into Aurica, Misha and Shurelia as they all have the prefix EXEC_ (ie. EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY is the song Misha sings to seal Mir, EXEC_SUSPEND is what Shurelia uses to shut down Ar Tonelico and EXEC_RE_NATION is the song sang to restart it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got the soundtracks so i could listen to the boss music for when one fights ELMA_DS at the SPU and i found the track in the Soundtrack &lt;em&gt;Singing the Stars ~Hoshiyomi~ Ar Tonelico Hymmnos concert Side Ao&lt;/em&gt; and it has EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY and EXEC_HARMONIUS but the song i was looking for is titled &lt;em&gt;EXEC_PAJA/.#Misya extracting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the looks of the track name it seems like it's supposed to be Song Magic but if it is Song Magic who's it is and what does it do? because i don't remember there being a mention of a Song/Hymn Crystal called Paja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-07-01T21:03:40.073" Title="What is EXEC_PAJA/.#Misya extracting?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24245" CreationDate="2015-08-21T03:23:43.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;EXEC_PAJA is in fact the Hymn Crystal Purger, which was the overall plot to Phase 1. In  &lt;em&gt;Chanting the Moon ~Tsukikanade~ Ar Tonelico Hymmnos concert Side Kurenai&lt;/em&gt; there is a track called &lt;em&gt;EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orica sounds very much like how Aurica's name is pronounced so one can assume that Misya is supposed to be Misha (they sound much the same as well). Also listening to &lt;em&gt;EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting&lt;/em&gt; sounds much like the music that plays when one battles ELMA_DS the first time and the music in the background is supposed to be the Reyvateil Purger was downloaded into sing to prevent ELMA_DS escaping into the Binary Field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;em&gt;EXEC_PAJA&lt;/em&gt; is the song from the Hymn Crystal Purger and &lt;em&gt;.#Misya extracting&lt;/em&gt; indicates it's Misha's version of it. The reason she sings it is so that ELMA_DS won't flee. Just how Misha is singing that and the healing song at the same time is unknown as to my knowledge they can only sing one song at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also backed up in &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/EXEC_PURGER&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EXEC_PURGER's Wikia page&lt;/a&gt; where the fourth paragraph says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also known by the name &lt;strong&gt;EXEC_PAJA/&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The page also lists the unaltered names for both songs matching that of the tracks on the soundtracks, more than likely bring the untranslated romaji from the Japanese Version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-07-01T21:03:40.073" LastActivityDate="2018-07-01T21:03:40.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24278" CreationDate="2015-08-21T08:01:00.147" Score="13" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen a lot of coffee art of anime characters on social media, and I'd love to get my own anime-coffee - or even find out the location so I can see more of their art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6IsBIm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6IsBIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J8vtNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J8vtNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ayyhom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ayyhom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1SlLJm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1SlLJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there somewhere specific that serves these anime coffees or is this just individuals creating the art?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:18:05.337" Title="Is there a particular café that does anime coffee art?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21138" CreationDate="2015-08-21T09:28:58.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Clash of Titans arc, we don't hear from the two again until right at the end of chapter 70, where we see Bertolt atop the defeated form of Reiner's Armored Titan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/a612b453a69271ab5a2a7c693a1bba55.png&quot; alt=&quot;pic1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, his opponent (the Beast Titan) shifts out of his Titan form and confirms their objective - that they indeed cannot return without what they came for; Eren, or the coordinate with the phrase, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Reclaiming the coordinate should be prioritised, right?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/ac3882c18005db00245632488853ddf0.png&quot; alt=&quot;pic2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, the chapter ends with the Beast Titan's shifter gazing over the ruins of the Shiganshina district:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/53e513bf8f61f2bb3448b7031330b863.png&quot; alt=&quot;pic3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trio, including Reiner and Bertolt are left lying in wait for the Survey Corps at this location, as they know that will try and retake Wall Maria and gain access to Eren's basement. Chapter 72 finishes with the Survey Corps heading back to Wall Maria, with the two shown camping atop the walls of Shiganshina. A meeting between both groups will likely occur in the next chapter, where we will be able to see exactly what they have in store for Eren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/84c8585fe9324d477be3e43c1f6ccee6.png&quot; alt=&quot;pic4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.307" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T09:28:58.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24279" CreationDate="2015-08-21T19:12:34.060" Score="7" ViewCount="7588" Body="&lt;p&gt;After achieving both Rinnegan and Sharingan in his left eye, can Sasuke use Rinne Rebirth Jutsu to bring Jiraiya and Itachi back to life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T18:46:50.973" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T06:11:44.527" Title="Can Sasuke use his Rinnegan to bring Jiraiya and Itachi back to life?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24263" CreationDate="2015-08-21T20:04:00.657" Score="2" ViewCount="492" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who's the girl on the cover of the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; manga, chapter 67? Is it just random art? It is not featured in the chapter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NHoG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NHoGl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 67 manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16213" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-21T20:16:15.507" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T21:18:31.713" Title="Who's the girl on the cover of chapter 67?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24261" CreationDate="2015-08-21T21:18:31.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is not known to have any name, nor has she appeared elsewhere besides the cover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Go_West,_Young_Goku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;&lt;em&gt;The cover of this chapter shows Goku and a young cavewoman riding a dinosaur with a prehistoric-like background.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16281" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T21:18:31.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5041" CreationDate="2015-08-21T22:40:27.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;TL;DR &lt;strong&gt;YES, they can swim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the fruit eater cannot control the sea water (which otherwise would clearly goes against all the plot), he'd have to use tricks to enable him swimming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt; users are susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll assume this Devil Fruit will not be susceptible to fresh water. This can be possible since the wiki always states the word &quot;sea&quot; as the weakness. It has nothing to do with water. For example, it's &quot;seastone&quot;, not &quot;waterstone&quot;. We can say susceptibility of fresh water is a side effect which can be neutralized with the power of the fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Logia Devil Fruits allow a person to &lt;strong&gt;create&lt;/strong&gt;, control, and transform&#xA;  into a natural element or force of nature, depending on the fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us also assume the fruit is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Logia&lt;/a&gt; type. If the fruit has the ability to create water, the fruit user could surround themself with newly created fresh water which is not their own body. This way, there will be no direct interaction with the sea water and the Devil Fruit user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these assumptions, yes, a fruit user with such power will have the ability to swim in salty water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23344/why-can-devil-fruit-users-use-their-abilities-while-wet/23369#23369&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer for further details. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T17:34:59.890" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24267" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24582" CreationDate="2015-08-22T00:58:06.603" Score="9" ViewCount="11257" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, there were several times when Kousei was playing the piano, and he suddenly felt that he was at the bottom of the ocean and couldn't hear what he was playing. Why did that happen, and was he able to hear himself play at the end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16455" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T00:29:28.320" Title="Why couldn't Kousei hear himself play?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24272" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-22T12:53:19.077" Score="3" ViewCount="872" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just watched Princess Kaguya and I can't help but feel like I've heard the ending song in another anime before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anybody have any idea what others it has been in? I feel like I've seen it in Clannad or Clannad After Story or some other anime like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help at all would be greatly appreciated because we all know how stuff like this can drive you insane! :')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the song link:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wmUQDR6zG4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wmUQDR6zG4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16462" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T13:13:20.883" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T07:01:30.433" Title="Does anybody recognise this song from Princess Kaguya?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;clannad&gt;&lt;princess-kaguya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24277" CreationDate="2015-08-22T13:48:51.287" Score="3" ViewCount="10839" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hardly read the manga. I watch the anime series, &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;. In episode 424, Kakashi's Sharingan (previously Obito's Sharingan) is stolen by Madara. Then in episode 425, Naruto uses his new power and give Kakashi's old eye (as far I know and from my view, it is a normal eye).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi is the &lt;strong&gt;Copy Ninja&lt;/strong&gt;. So how could Kakashi survive in the ninja world and become the next Hokage (I watched &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;) with normal eyes? I'm curious because Kakashi's nickname was given because he used his Sharingan for copying others' jutsu. That was his technique. As I can remember in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series, someone described Kakashi and told that the only jutsu he mastered by himself was the &lt;strong&gt;Chidori&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T19:58:04.097" LastActivityDate="2021-03-25T22:20:19.443" Title="How was Kakashi Hatake able to survive and become the next Hokage after losing his Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24199" CreationDate="2015-08-22T17:38:45.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She probably says this because water weakens the effect of the technique, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Bat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;secret sound&lt;/a&gt;, that Bat.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bat enhances her voice and produces a powerful sound wave infused with her nen that confuses and disorientates her enemies leaving them without guard for some seconds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, Gon rips a bit of his trouser pocket before making them damp with saliva and stuffing them in his ears, effectively making earplugs for himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically speaking, fabric itself doesn't make good earplugs, but by dampening it, it works quite well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Bat's sound waves cannot be heard as well, it won't have the same effect. Therefore it is weaker. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important to note that the original phrase was:&#xA;水は音波のエネルギーを著しく弱める&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which can be translated, taking in context, to: Water significantly weakens the energy of the sound wave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it could be her referring to how water is weakening the effect of her technique, instead of sound in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T17:38:45.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24274" CreationDate="2015-08-22T18:36:25.520" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very soon in anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito will say that his gift for Kakashi was not full and will give him both Sharingans. He will manage to use Susanoo and save Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura from Kaguya's attack. I don't know why, but after war he has normal eyes, maybe he can deactivate Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read that chapter again and understood why he has normal eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito says that his present may expire but it's not completely useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jTfoh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jTfoh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uqh1m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uqh1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1826" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T14:42:17.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T14:42:17.553" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24251" CreationDate="2015-08-22T18:41:22.780" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coffee art is commonly refered to as &quot;Latte art&quot; (ラテ・アート in japanese). By searching this term in japanese along with &quot;anime&quot; (アニメ) on the internet, you will be able to find many results (such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://natsucafe.blog120.fc2.com/&quot;&gt;this blog&lt;/a&gt; where you will find many anime latte arts), and even many tutorials to make your own latte arts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to go see by yourself in a café, you can probably use this &lt;a href=&quot;http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2135358908679594101?&amp;amp;page=1&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; as reference as it lists many recommended places in Japan where you can enjoy latte art. However, arts such as characters representations usually require lot of preparation/work/tries, so I would not expect too complex arts by going there in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T18:41:22.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24259" CreationDate="2015-08-22T18:53:37.697" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path_%E2%80%94_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot;&gt;Gedō — Rinne Tensei no Jutsu&lt;/a&gt;, then there are some restrictions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First of all you need the body of the dead person&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To perform this technique, the user summons the King of Hell, which then releases the souls of the deceased from its mouth. With their rejuvenated bodies acting as an anchor, the deceased individuals' souls are able to leave even the crossroad between life and the afterlife, returning back to their physical vessels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The person who used the jutsu dies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ultimately, once the technique is finished, the user inevitably dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know about Itachi's body, but Jiraiya's was lost that even Kabuto was unable to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1826" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T18:02:25.530" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T18:02:25.530" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="661" CreationDate="2015-08-23T00:00:24.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also even if Jiraiya was revived he would have been a the bottom of the ocean by now and I doubt he can breathe underwater so even if he was revived he would die instantly anyways because of the lack of oxygen and the water pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16471" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T02:39:51.873" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T02:39:51.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24283" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-23T02:12:43.553" Score="19" ViewCount="7832" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general rule seems to be that filler is made when an anime is being produced faster than the manga. The thing I just can't seem to figure out is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How an entire freaking episode takes longer to produce than a manga which practically only equals a story board.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why would they start producing random filler rather than just overtaking the manga with their own story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, is this some Japanese cultural thing where a lot of credit is given to the author of the manga and he isn't allowed to collaborate with others to speed up production or is this a cultural thing where Japanese actually like those fillers or what? After all, there are a lot of economic incentives not to produce filler episodes as they tend to irritate fans a lot and still cost a lot to produce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4682" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T15:00:33.260" Title="Why make filler episodes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24285" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-23T03:42:36.880" Score="1" ViewCount="1977" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Nicolas cannot speak properly due to his disability. He has to use sign language in order to communicate with others. Is the sign-language used in the anime authentic? Which sign language is used if it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T03:54:24.017" Title="Which sign language is being used in the Gangsta anime?" Tags="&lt;gangsta&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24285" CreationDate="2015-08-23T03:42:36.880" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sign language used in the anime is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Sign_Language&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Sign Language.&lt;/a&gt; For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddhqL.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddhqL.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means &quot;thank you (ありがとう) in JSL. The ITEC website, which teaches JSL to English speakers, details &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/ed-center/gakko/jsl/zen_jsl05.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to make this sign&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The left hand is held palm-down in front of the chest, fingers&#xA;  pointing to the right with the open right hand's blade edge touching&#xA;  the back of the left hand, fingers pointing toward the interlocutor.&#xA;  The left hand's position is held, while the right hand is lifted to&#xA;  chin height.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to keep in mind is that the setting implies that the characters are all speaking English or some kind of European language. The language used in the newspaper and currency for example, is English. The sign language used in the anime is authentic, but it may not be consistent with the setting of the anime itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T03:54:24.017" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T03:54:24.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24283" CreationDate="2015-08-23T05:20:59.427" Score="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; - It's because financially, it pays off for longer, more popular anime series. It allows them to retain broadcasting slot, as well as sponsors and advertisers, by sacrificing a bit of quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it needs to be pointed out that many anime don't have filler. Filler episodes are only common in long-running popular anime such as &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;. This is because of the particular profit model they have. These long-running shows make a profit through sponsorships and advertisements. In contrast, shorter works, especially late night anime, only make a profit through sales of blu-rays and other merchandise. Hence, for long-running shows, the quality of individual episodes is somewhat less of a concern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the episodes need to be around 20 minutes long (excluding OP and ED sequences) and air once a week to fit into TV programming schedules, the anime almost always needs to go faster than the manga. Hence, there are essentially 3 options for what to do. Most commonly, they will just add a few irrelevant &quot;filler&quot; episodes occasionally. This does tend to make viewers unhappy if they're too common, but production studios have determined that viewers are less likely to stop watching if fillers air than if the anime just takes a break. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another option is to take a break whenever the anime gets close to the manga. This is the strategy &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; takes as well as most late-night anime that are popular enough to be adapted fully (e.g. &lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt;). It results in higher quality, but it's harder to keep sponsorships and TV slots when the show airs infrequently, and viewers may drop it during the break. &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; has done this at times and aired fillers at other times. The third option is to abandon the manga entirely and write an original story. Some works that did this are &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; (the original), &lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/em&gt; (1st season), &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; (original) and &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;. This used to be much more popular, especially in the 1990s, but it makes it more difficult to continue the anime and fans usually aren't happy with the changes, so these days it's become very uncommon. Notice that 3 of these 4 ended up needing to be rebooted or have large retcons to have anime continuations, and the fourth hasn't been despite a large following simply because of the difficulties involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to put it simply, these long-running shows have filler because that's their best option to keep their TV slots, sponsors, and viewers. It does cost a bit of quality, but that's acceptable for highly popular shows like this where quality is somewhat less of a concern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they can't just speed up the manga production to accommodate the anime, that wouldn't really be feasible. Manga production is mostly done by a single mangaka with an editor and sometimes one or more assistants, while a single anime episode may have dozens of animators working on it. In the case of popular works, essentially everything that can possibly be is left to the assistants. Apart from splitting up story and artwork, there isn't much that could be done to speed up the process, and few mangaka want to do that (though it has been done in some cases). Furthermore, managaka are already ridiculously overworked; the rate at which manga is produced right now is basically as fast as it can possibly be produced. To get rid of fillers, production would need to be sped up significantly (roughly 50-100% faster for most works), and it's hard to imagine any way to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, it wouldn't really help the manga to be produced faster. Most of these manga are released in weekly magazines which contain a chapter of several works. If production was sped up drastically, this would mean fewer works could be included in a single issue. It's likely that this wouldn't really increase revenue, since these works typically target younger children and adolescents without a large amount of disposable income, but it would drastically increase the production costs per series. Given that the manga and anime are produced by two completely different companies, that relatively few manga ever get adapted to anime, and that the manga is often more profitable than the anime, there's really no reason (and no realistic way) to speed up the manga just for the sake of eliminating anime fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T13:23:35.157" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T13:23:35.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24289" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-23T06:30:14.480" Score="10" ViewCount="1273" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1YPg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1YPg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have numerous pics of this character and she seems to be a performer. I can't find any information on it. I have tried Google's reverse image search and had no luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime/visual novel/etc. does this come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxO6U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxO6U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;HELP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16478" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditorDisplayName="user16478" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:20:12.547" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:20:12.547" Title="What anime does this guitar-playing redhead girl come from?" Tags="&lt;missing-itsuka-kitto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-12T06:20:54.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24272" CreationDate="2015-08-23T07:01:30.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty familiar with the Clannad anime, and I can tell you with 99.9999% confidence that this song never appears in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said in my comment, and as Toshinou-san and senshin reaffirmed in theirs, it would be very unlikely for two anime to use the same song, especially if one of them is a Studio Ghibli production. Not impossible, but unlikely. As in &quot;I've been watching anime for seventeen years and I've never seen two of them use the same song&quot;. That kind of unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that still doesn't mean &quot;impossible&quot;, so I looked into the song, &quot;Inochi no Kioku&quot;, to try and find out more about its origins. It was written and performed by Japanese singer Kazumi Nikaido. An &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-05-23/kazumi-nikaido-sings-theme-for-takahata-and-ghibli-kaguya-hime-film&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network announcement&lt;/a&gt; about the Kaguya Hime film mentions that the song was chosen as the movie's main theme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wording of the announcement makes it sound as if Nikaido created the song independently of the film's production, and the production staff decided to license it for use in the film. This is also supported by the release dates; the single for &quot;Inochi no Kioku&quot; was released 24 July 2013, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/The_Tale_of_Princess_Kaguya_%28Theme_Song_-_CDS%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;GhibliWiki&lt;/a&gt;, while the film was released 23 November 2013 according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14976&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Licensing a song like this is somewhat unusual for anime; it's more typical for the production to hire a songwriter to write a custom song for the anime, and hire a singer (often one of the voice actors) to perform it. They also sometimes hire singer/songwriters to both write and perform the music. I can only think of a few cases (e.g. FLCL with The Pillows) where an anime production licensed music which had already been released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=135874&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Anime News Network page on Nikaido&lt;/a&gt; only lists her as staff on one anime, The Tale of Princess Kaguya. This strongly suggests that &quot;Inochi no Kioku&quot; only appeared in that anime. I think your memory might be playing tricks on you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T07:01:30.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24283" CreationDate="2015-08-23T07:32:31.597" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logan's answer covers most of the relevant points, but I also want to add that in many cases, one chapter of manga is not enough story to fill one episode of anime. You often need two or even three chapters of manga to have enough story for an anime episode. So it wouldn't be enough to just produce the manga one chapter ahead of where the anime story is; you'd have to get two or three chapters ahead. This isn't possible for the reasons Logan described.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime series choose different ways of dealing with this problem. This depends a lot on the particular series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Dragon Ball Z anime, there were a lot of extra clashes and inconclusive exchanges of blows than in the manga, which filled up time so the story could progress more slowly. While this sometimes grew tiresome, it was generally a low-impact way to stretch out a manga chapter so it would take an entire episode. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Full Metal Alchemist, on the other hand, had a much tighter sense of continuity, so the story couldn't be slowed down without damaging it. The earlier stories mostly played out just like in the manga; later, the 2003 anime took its own path. Some other series do this in a small way; for example, Aria did an original story early on that introduced several of the main characters, where in the manga these characters were introduced in separate stories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Series which are more episodic, like Yuru Yuri, will sometimes combine multiple manga chapters into a single anime episode; in these cases, the manga itself typically contained what could be called &quot;filler&quot;, stories which can be moved around in time without affecting the continuity, so the anime producers slot them in as needed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creating original filler material is another way of solving this problem. It works reasonably well when you have a show with a fairly strong sense of continuity, meaning the episodes can't be stretched, combined, or swapped, and you don't want to do an entirely new story. Logan's answer gives other reasons why the staff might choose this method.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T07:32:31.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-23T11:04:24.720" Score="3" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode we learn that the PM (Peace Makers) are used to check if a citizen is using blacklisted words. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Couldn't they just take take the device off when they aren't in public instead of having to use some cellphone to disrupt the PM's surveillance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FKW2s.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FKW2s.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cellphone that disrupts PM&amp;#39;s surveillance&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T11:34:59.257" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T11:34:59.257" Title="What happens if citizens take off the PM?" Tags="&lt;shimoseka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24197" CreationDate="2015-08-23T11:11:00.317" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To clarify before I proceed, I am referring to &amp;quot;Yu-Gi-Oh!&amp;quot; as the story from Duelist Kingdom up until and including the Millenium World arc (including anime fillers in between although my answer does not discuss it). I will not consider the original 7 volumes of the manga, Season 0 of the anime or GX/5D's/Zexal/Arc-V. Basically most the story that involves Yugi and his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to everything Sigfried666 said, a noticeable difference is the maturity levels of the different medium. The manga was intended for an older teenage audience, whereas the anime was made for a younger elementary school audience. So you will see a fair amount of censorship and/or omission in the anime. Depending on your tastes, you may or may not enjoy that. Also the English version, should you decide to watch it, was dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment, so you would see even more censorship in the dub than the sub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples of the changes made in the anime to accommodate the younger audience:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is blood in the manga, but not the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Some characters die in the manga, but they live in the anime (but the overall story line of the anime stays true to the manga despite this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(In the english dub) Some names were changed to be less dark/disturbing. For example, they renamed &amp;quot;Player Killer&amp;quot; in the manga to &amp;quot;PaniK&amp;quot; and they renamed &amp;quot;Pandora&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Arcana&amp;quot;. On a slightly related note to that, many names were changed for the dub too, mainly &amp;quot;Jonouchi&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Honda&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Anzu&amp;quot; were renamed to &amp;quot;Joey&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tristan&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Tea&amp;quot; respectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Characters wear more suitable clothing for a young audience.&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; (Mai Valentine especially)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is A LOT of emphasis on the power of friendship and whatnot, so that may bother some people, especially older watchers, as they will quickly notice how much they abuse friendship in the anime (much like Fairy Tail if you are familiar with that). The manga does use the concept of friendship a fair amount, but nowhere near to the extent that the anime does.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T06:43:41.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-23T11:13:12.047" Score="3" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 12 of the first season, after Shinku repelled Suigintou's fire attack back at her and her clothes burn off we see her torso is missing. after Shinku finish explaining how Suigintou was unfinished Suigintou's upper half falls to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why it only when her clothes have been burned off does the reality of her floating upper half take effect? what was keeping both halves together as if she did have a torso?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T11:23:25.490" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T02:51:59.840" Title="How does Suigintou function without her torso?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24298" CreationDate="2015-08-23T11:21:59.017" Score="1" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;In original season, &lt;em&gt;Träumend&lt;/em&gt; (season 2) and &lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre&lt;/em&gt; (prequel OVA) each episode has a strange name such as &lt;em&gt;Fräulein Rose&lt;/em&gt; (Season 1 Episode 1), &lt;em&gt;Rozenkristall&lt;/em&gt; (Season 2 Episode 1) and &lt;em&gt;Ewigkeit&lt;/em&gt; (OVA Episode 1). About the only ones I understand are from Season 2: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 2 &lt;em&gt;Enju&lt;/em&gt; which is when I think Enju is introduced&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 12 &lt;em&gt;Alice&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; being the final battles to determine Alice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what is the meaning behind these names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T03:29:42.427" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T19:34:18.753" Title="What is the meaning behind the Episode names for the original season, Träumend and Ouvertüre?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24283" CreationDate="2015-08-23T11:34:38.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To give more perspective on a character or event that wasn't able in the written work. Not all characters have time to develop or exist in the book. For instance we know that the Bleach has 13 Squads but only in the anime do we really get know the background of characters that is meaningless to the plot. &lt;strong&gt;This question stem from  book vs TV.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's will always be more details (qualified in words) on average in books compared to on TV. Though there will always be more details (qualified in images) on average on TV compared to Books. &lt;strong&gt;Simply this means that these Two separate have a different purpose, one is display visual perspective while other is two display written perspective.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation of media and purpose allows more freedom on the priority of the perspective. In the Book a Fight scene may take fight chapters( Ex. Shura's Wrath) while the Tv may online give it half an episode ( 15mins). Of course, this decisions on perceptive can affect the continuity of the series leading to the negative feelings of &quot;filler episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5022" LastEditorUserId="5022" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T15:00:33.260" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T15:00:33.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24295" CreationDate="2015-08-23T12:51:46.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not seen the OVA and do not have acess to any of the episodes. So I can't really help connect the meaning of the titles to theyr episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those names are in german, and perhaps not very good german.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fräulein Rose&lt;/em&gt; being composed of &lt;em&gt;Fräulein&lt;/em&gt;, which is an outdated word for a young or unmarried woman (Wikitionary says the word in now avoided and considered disrespectful and sexist) and the word &lt;em&gt;Rose&lt;/em&gt;, which does means rose, meaning something like &quot;Young Lady Rose&quot; or &quot;Young lady of the Rose&quot;. Probably meaning Shinku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rozenkristall&lt;/em&gt; is a result of the word &lt;em&gt;Rose&lt;/em&gt; being turned into an adjective for &lt;em&gt;kristall&lt;/em&gt;, which means &quot;crystal&quot;.&#xA;The word would mean &quot;Crystal Rose&quot;. Which is the meaning of &quot;Barasuishou&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ewigkeit&lt;/em&gt; means &lt;em&gt;Eternity&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Träumend&lt;/em&gt; means &lt;em&gt;Dreaming&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;Overture&lt;/em&gt;, no secrets, as the OVAs are a prequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest using google translator for any other german title you find in the series, as it seems to be the theme used by the producers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="16372" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T22:11:44.520" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T22:11:44.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15415" CreationDate="2015-08-23T17:06:23.303" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touka definitely isn't a chuunibyou. It's obvious that she is really bothered by Rikka's behavior in the first season and asks Togashi to tell her to snap out of it. It is easy to tell those suffering from chunnibyou from those who are not. Touka never makes any weird statements or gets lost in her imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for all the battles that go on between Rikka and Touka, they are all just a manifestation of Rikka's own imagination. Touka probably only swings that big spoon around a bit which turns into all those fancy moves inside Rikka's head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T17:06:23.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15623" CreationDate="2015-08-23T17:15:32.877" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER UP AHEAD!!!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is the symbol of the demon clan. Meliodas is a demon. This advancement is explained in the Manga. Although it is hinted throughout the series, but it is never really explicitly shown that he really isn't human until after the Kingdom Infiltration arc has ended. The Ten Commandments, a group of the most fearsome demons are revived. They were sealed 3000 years ago, yet Meliodas knows them all by their names. King confronted him claiming he was a demon. Although he didn't answer, it is obvious from the situation. That also accounts for his never aging body.The Ten Commandments know him well too. And Meliodas actually calls them his brothers in chapter 135. So, yeah, he is a demon. Later on in the manga, his past and identity is explicitly revealed to be one of the Ten Commandments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T12:30:28.297" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T12:30:28.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24376" CreationDate="2015-08-23T22:18:37.917" Score="6" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;I may have missed this in the manga somewhere, but what does W.I.S.E. stand for in Psyren?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:09:28.563" Title="What does W.I.S.E. stand for in Psyren?" Tags="&lt;psyren&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22091" CreationDate="2015-08-23T22:23:58.607" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After looking through several of the episodes, looking at the initial take offs from both a stand still position and running position I have determined that the speed for take off fluctuates allot. As I am assuming this is to the amount of boost given by the user I will be working with a few different scenarios, and using rough estimates based on those scenes. As some of these scenario's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that aside&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How fast do they go on average?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Episode 5 while Eren fights the colossal titan &lt;em&gt;(3:13)&lt;/em&gt;, he runs along the arm, attaches the hooks, and accelerates towards the giant. Using the image below as reference we can see that the distance at which he&#xA;accelerates is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;roughly ~20 meters, after a ~4 meter sprint.&#xA;It takes Eren ~1.5 seconds to run the distance &lt;strong&gt;(2.667 m/s)&lt;/strong&gt; after which it takes him ~5.5 seconds to get behind it &lt;strong&gt;(3.636 m/s)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with a running start, slightly moving upwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eren can go about as fast as a bike. &lt;strong&gt;8MPH (13.09 km/h)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GSWCN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GSWCN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So is this this their top speed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh no, even by far from, the speeds differ greatly, and are considerably higher when moving downwards. Lets take the intro of episode 8 where Eren goes straight up, and whips himself down to the neck of a titan in roughly 0.2 seconds, over a distance of the story of 1 house which is 10 feet (3.0 m) which would already sum up at &lt;strong&gt;15m/s&lt;/strong&gt; which is already &lt;strong&gt;5 times higher then the average given speed!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So would this finally be their top speed? Well, simply said. no.&#xA;If for some reason they would be able to apply a whip effect to this acceleration they could reach even higher speeds. There is quite some math behind this so for exact numbers on that feel free to crack your head using &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20151106132019/https://www.math.arizona.edu/%7Eura/031/Taft.Jefferson/Report.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these formula's&lt;/a&gt; but after a really quick and dirty look over it I determined it would add roughly another &lt;strong&gt;~10 m/s&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding the final speed up to &lt;strong&gt;~25 m/s&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2020-07-21T22:43:26.210" LastActivityDate="2020-07-21T22:43:26.210" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3952" CreationDate="2015-08-23T23:54:27.363" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well because Naruto is already hokage I guess you can jump from ranks because he has been a genin this whole time because he lost against konohomaru in the chuunin exams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16489" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T23:54:27.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24289" CreationDate="2015-08-24T04:04:01.083" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from an old VN called &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v18035&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Missing ~Itsuka Kitto~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Missing ～いつかきっと～). VNDB says it's published in 1998.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take a look at the girls' uniform. The red-haired also wears a choker and has some kind of antenna (ahoge) at the side of her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EcNfH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EcNfH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T19:07:20.477" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T19:07:20.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24289" CreationDate="2015-08-24T06:05:03.480" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/24310&quot;&gt;Handoko.Chen's answer&lt;/a&gt; seems to be correct; the images are from the 1998 VN &lt;em&gt;Missing ～いつかきっと～&lt;/em&gt;. Coverage of this VN is very sparse on the internet, but I've managed to find a bit more information about the character. She's clearly in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYapcBtvUKM&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the opening on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;, which shows the same girls but doesn't have any names. Here's another image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPkqa.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPkqa.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her name is 光星 美姫, which is apparently supposed to be read &lt;em&gt;Mitsuhoshi Miki&lt;/em&gt; according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20090505183654/http://www.interq.or.jp/world/hazekiti/h-game/missing/missing.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this slightly NSFW page&lt;/a&gt; (which I also took the image above from) and a couple others. Some biographical details (spliced from several sources and translated to English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takatori Yayoi's (鷹取 弥生) roommate. She's in a band and has a rough look. However, in fact she's the daughter of a good family and has excellent grades and is also skilled at housework, being the best cook among all 9 girls. You shouldn't judge people by their appearances. After graduation, you get married in spite of her parents' opposition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Age: 17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Height: 160 cm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 sizes: 84-58-86&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood type: A&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Birthday: September 23rd&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides the images apparently matching the description and the linked fansite above, the other way I'm relatively sure she's the right character is that of the 9 characters, she's the only one described as having red hair in the bio (the other character with reddish-brown hair in the image is Takatori Yayoi who is described in her bio as having &amp;quot;chestnut/maroon&amp;quot; colored hair).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T18:52:38.500" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24317" CreationDate="2015-08-24T08:00:00.933" Score="10" ViewCount="34162" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chrollo, the leader of the Phantom Troupe possess a book which contains all of the abilities that he has stolen from other Nen Users. When he opens the book to a specific page where an ability is, he can use that ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that some conditions are needed to be complete before a certain ability can be activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is 'what are the rules that Chrollo needs to complete before he can steal the ability?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15113" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T09:38:13.053" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T16:53:25.737" Title="What are the rules for Chrollo to steal an ability?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-24T09:12:39.613" Score="2" ViewCount="133" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, when Tsumugi is moving around in the space, she creates a Higgs particle jet just like a Gardes. Now, Gardes clearly creates the jet from its engine, but how about Tsumugi? Does she...&lt;em&gt;fart&lt;/em&gt;? Is that it? Does she fart Higgs particles to jet around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I asked this is that a human's fart contains methane which is combustible. And since Tsumugi is shown to produce a blue jet of Higgs particles from under her dress... Does a similar mechanism apply here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T09:42:32.360" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T21:22:25.943" Title="How does Tsumugi accelerate?" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23668" CreationDate="2015-08-24T10:30:02.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to expand my comment on Frosteeze's answer into my own answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Servants have special skills and abilities by virtue of their class.  These are granted to them by the grail system, and may give them abilities and skills they did not and could not have possessed in their actual lives/legends.  In-universe this is to help bridge the (vast) cultural and linguistic gaps between summoner and Servant, and to make sure a Servant's capacities aren't ruined because they're scared of the demonic picture box, or can't conduct themselves in society even in the simplest of ways.  Out of universe, this was probably just to make the writing easier and the characters more relatable to the reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the flip side, the class can also restrict the servant: Cu Chulainn would have had greater use of his rune magic as a Caster class, Hercules would have had access to several of his NPs in any class other than Berserker (and would have probably been more powerful as an Archer), etc.  To go on a tangent into the more complicated interactions, Saber's legend includes a mythical spear, so you might expect her to be able to be summoned as Lancer, but due to the overwhelming association of her to Excalibur (both in her own mind and in legends), she can only ever be summoned as Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero we see several instances of this from Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is when she is boarding a plane to Japan with Irisviel.  She explains to Iri that she is aware of what a plane is and is not alarmed by it. The grail provides her with this information to give her the fundamentals of the time and area of the war she is summoned for.  This is also why she and every other Servant speaks fluent Japanese, incidentally.  Or why Rider has no issues with reading Japanese texts, despite it being questionable at best if she would have even been literate in any language in her myth.  But more importantly is what she says immediately after that.  While she knows what a plane is, she has no idea exactly how it works or even how one would fly it.  Nevertheless, she knows that as soon as she sits in the pilot seat she would would have zero problems flying it expertly.  This is due to her Ride skill: it lets her &quot;ride&quot; or &quot;pilot&quot; anything up to a certain degree of mystery, and her rank B in particular easily includes non-magical transports such as planes and motorcycles.  She also expertly rides a super-charged performance motorcycle later on in Fate/Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Saber class also has intrinsic sword skills, and they will work in the same way: the grail will provide them knowledge of how to use their &quot;sword&quot; up to the proficiency level dictated by their skill.  In the vast majority of cases (except, say, Zero Lancelot), a servant would only ever use their Noble Phantasms or other weapons that came with them at the summoning.  As such, while Saber probably was not provided with intrinsic knowledge of actual kendo combat--though as part of the generic cultural information she probably knew what it was in basic terms, what a shinai looked like, etc.--, she was granted expert level proficiency with the style from simply holding a shinai.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fake Assassin (and even True Assassin) also has weapon skills, and in Fake Assassin's case they exceed Saber's.  You might note how well Fake Assassin handles Saber, despite her fighting in a foreign style with an obfuscated weapon.   And similarly for how Saber handles a foreign opponent with what should be an unfamiliar style.  This is probably part of the standard trope of legendary fighters being able to read their opponents and know their fighting style after just a few exchanges, and would be encapsulated by the weapon skill involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T10:30:02.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24313" CreationDate="2015-08-24T11:06:47.557" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Chrollo to steal a Nen ability from another Nen user four conditions must be met:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He must witness the Nen ability in action with his own eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He must ask about the ability and be answered by the victim. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His victims palm must touch the handprint on the cover of Bandit's Secret.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All of the above must be completed within an hour. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chrollo can only use a stolen ability when he has the Bandit's Secret open and on the page of the ability he wishes to use. The book must remain open and on that particular page for the full duration of the ability he choses, he can not close the book and still use the ability. Ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/Chrollo_Lucilfer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chrollo Lucilfer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T12:15:51.753" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T12:15:51.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24327" CreationDate="2015-08-24T15:51:02.787" Score="6" ViewCount="15950" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 678, why did Madara suddenly turn into Kaguya? Was this all planned from beginning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T17:43:03.227" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T18:29:03.853" Title="Why did Madara suddenly turn into Kaguya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24324" CreationDate="2015-08-24T17:59:25.630" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers ahead!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Black Zetsu impaled Madara, he transfered Kaguya's will into Madara. By this process, Kaguya was revived by using Madara's body as the host vessel. And yes, it was planned from beginning by Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu's history:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He was created by Kaguya and served only her. He acted as if he was Madara's creation, so he could facilitate the revival of his &quot;mother&quot;, aka Kaguya. To do this, he planned the activation of Infinite Tsukuyomi by influencing Madara and the Akatsuki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki#Legacy&quot;&gt;Kaguya Ōtsutsuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T17:59:25.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21377" CreationDate="2015-08-24T18:25:17.767" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been revealed in &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt; that, Mitsuki is Orochimaru's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extract from the movie summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto questions Mitsuki about his parentage, to which the latter says he is the son of Orochimaru. This shocks Sarada and she asks if Orochimaru is his mother or father while Boruto asks who Orochimaru is, and Mitsuki replies it doesn't matter, much to Boruto and Sarada's confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mitsuki#Epilogue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mitsuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T18:25:17.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24329" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24540" CreationDate="2015-08-24T18:31:41.510" Score="12" ViewCount="2625" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been something that has been bugging me for a while:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why are there so many llamas in anime and in anime fan culture?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some specific anime examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aoaeam.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aoaeam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Stein&amp;#39;s Gate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Chv3vm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Chv3vm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Paca Plus (Game)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ubtAn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ubtAn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can buy alpacas at conventions too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPAJ8m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPAJ8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is this coming from? &lt;strong&gt;Why do I keep seeing llamas?!&lt;/strong&gt; I don't believe llamas/alpaca are even native to Japan? (Although I did find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g1121057-d1723782-Reviews-Nasu_Alpaca_Farm-Nasu_machi_Nasu_gun_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a farm in Nasu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2020-01-21T19:25:46.957" Title="Why are llamas/alpacas so popular in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8469" CreationDate="2015-08-25T05:16:48.863" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it seems like Natsume has been reincarnated, but for some reason, Harutora had to leave her behind, right? The obvious answer is, he did something taboo, forbidden, and there seems to be some unfinished business with the Taizan Fukun ritual, which makes it logical that he make his escape so that he could finish what he started. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it seems logical for Natsume to be left behind like that...I mean if you think about it, Harutora must have sacrificed something bigger than life to dabble on something as taboo as resurrecting the dead--which in any other anime I've seen--is more seriously labeled as evil magic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given Natsume's character, she wouldn't have allowed Harutora to do something like that--in fact, she had already voiced her objections back when Suzuka attempted to use the same ritual. This reason alone puts Harutora in a precarious situation where he must resurrect Natsume against her consent. Her objecting to the process might only complicate things and distract him from his--should we call it romantic or obsessive--goal of prolonging her life or resurrecting her completely as a normal human being. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were Harutora, it would be too frightening to face someone you love only to tell her that her life depends on certain `uncertainties' including the help of other-worldly gods, demons, or what-have-you and doing all that for what reason? For love that is pure and true? I don't think Harutora even has the slightest understanding of what he truly feels for Natsume, though the fact that he does feel something profoundly and frighteningly deep is itself beyond doubt...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, I'd probably put on my best sneakers and prepare to run, if only to save myself from the embarrassingly disturbing explanations--and confessions--I'd have to make to satisfy Natsume's excruciatingly probing curiosity.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, if Harutora had to sacrifice himself eventually, as that could be the only possibility left to complete the ritual, I'm sure he wouldn't want to do it right in front of her. He knew what that felt like, having witnessed Natsume's death first-hand, and being the cause of it too. I think he wouldn't hesitate to give up everything for her, but just so he didn't have to feel so bad about it, he could do that on his own, like some supreme, heroic sacrifice that nobody should interfere with, especially Natsume, who might reject that offering--a rejection that to Harutora would be even more tragic because as is surprisingly obvious, he's just that kind of guy who doesn't know when to give up. Or maybe it's just the case of stubborn true love? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's clear is that he is unwilling to go on with his own existence without Natsume, as is obvious when he touched the missing pentagram on his upper left cheek right after the death incident and mourned her loss crying out her name repeatedly--something he was only able to do when he was imprisoned by Kurahashi/Yashimaru in the Onmyou Agency headquarters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The feeling that somebody has to die somewhere down the road towards Natsume's final resurrection depresses me as this seems ominous from the very start... That Harutora might have to figuratively die to give way to Yakou's complete awakening as a means to perfecting the forbidden ritual is a strong possibility, then there's the more poignant possibility of Natsume giving up her life to free Harutora from the obligation he had set upon himself to resurrect her, especially when she realizes eventually the depth of his sacrifice... I don't know which way the story might go, but there's bound to be something romantically tragic in the end... and it almost makes me reluctant to know how everything might really turn out... huh, talk about 50 shades of reincarnation, right?                     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16513" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T05:44:06.187" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T05:44:06.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22707" CreationDate="2015-08-25T06:37:29.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;original&quot; author of these anime is a group rather than a single person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;em&gt;Kunihiko Ikuhara&lt;/em&gt; created &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;, he created the group named &lt;em&gt;Be-Papas&lt;/em&gt; and discussed the main story with the group.&#xA;The other group members are &lt;em&gt;Chiho Saito&lt;/em&gt; who is a manga writer and &lt;em&gt;Youji Enokido&lt;/em&gt; who is a story writer.&#xA;Ikuhara created the anime version of Utena, and at the same time Saito wrote the manga version of Utena.&#xA;They discussed the main story of Utena, but they created the different works independently and the details of each story were different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both anime and manga were original works; neither is an adaptation of something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikuhara did same thing for &lt;em&gt;Mawaru Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Yuri Kuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;The group members are different, but they created main story as a group&#xA;and created the manga and anime versions separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By creating as a group, they can create a better story. They can also release anime, manga and novel versions at same time; this will lead to better sales by a synergy effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikuhara is not only person who use group system.&#xA;An old robot anime &lt;em&gt;Patlabor&lt;/em&gt; was created by the group &lt;em&gt;Head Gear&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;For newer example, &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; was created by the group &lt;em&gt;Magica Quartet&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T16:31:55.797" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T16:31:55.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-25T07:44:41.220" Score="3" ViewCount="2507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching the &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; series and I'm also a fan of the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; anime. I notice that the power that exist in these two anime is somewhat similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I notice these similarities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ko&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; is somewhat similar to the &lt;strong&gt;Armament Haki&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; which enables the part of a body to become much stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gyo and En&lt;/strong&gt; is also similar to the &lt;strong&gt;Observation Haki&lt;/strong&gt; in which enables the user to saw life energy, like Usopp saw, and detect/sense people around you within a certain range.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ren and also En&lt;/strong&gt; is likely similar to the &lt;strong&gt;Conquerors Haki&lt;/strong&gt; which can knock down an intended opponent. In &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, Ren and En did break some will of the characters in the series, i.e Killua.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Nen is related to Haki, then is there a real world explanation for these techniques?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15113" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-17T03:02:10.590" LastActivityDate="2018-07-17T03:02:10.590" Title="Is Nen related to Haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24351" CreationDate="2015-08-25T08:03:32.177" Score="14" ViewCount="179055" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not Mito obviously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gon is listening to the tape that Ging leave him, Gon stop the taped when Ging ask if Gon want's to know about his mother. I've waited so far but until the last episode of the anime it is not yet revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Gon just listen to the tape, then the mistery should already solved. Is there any answer that can be found in the Manga? I'm prepared for spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Leorio was mad about how Ging acted when he knows the condition of Gon, I'm sure Leorio will be more mad if he knows that there's a mother to Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she is ever alive, then who is she.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15113" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T12:45:12.173" Title="Who is the biological mother of Gon?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23530" CreationDate="2015-08-25T10:30:15.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pm76nl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is &lt;em&gt;Ningyo Hime to Ouji-sama&lt;/em&gt;, by KYOUMACHI Hisa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Synopsis from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=110428&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baka Updates&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;School life becomes too much for Sonohara Kokone when Sei-kun, who is as popular as a real prince at school, suddenly asks her out. They barely know each other due to her doll-like but expressionless features. So, why is he minding her so much!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this manga is correct because I read it ages ago and remember it. :|&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13761" LastEditorUserId="13761" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T12:06:49.947" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T12:06:49.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13074" CreationDate="2015-08-25T10:55:53.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;DxD&quot; in &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt; stands for &quot;Draw x Delete&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the opening song of &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt;, (I suggest listening to the one with lyrics in English) you can see in it that they do say the full form of &quot;DxD&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16518" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T11:05:17.777" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T11:05:17.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24341" CreationDate="2015-08-25T11:18:47.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would depend on your definition of related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So although the two are similar, there are differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Armament Haki is close to Gyo, focusing aura on a certain part of the body. In HxH, characters can see/detect/sense people around them without gyo and en (an example of this would be Gon vs Gido, where Gon 'sensed' the spinning tops around him through concentration), however both techniques are used to detect concealed aura, through zetsu or In. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gPjsb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gPjsb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gon dodging spinning tops&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conqueror's Haki is a technique used for the purpose of knocking down people by dominating their will. In contrast, malicious intent behind strong aura will scare an enemy, intentional or not, like with bloodlust (Gon was scared of Hisoka's bloodlust in the Hunter exam arc, even though Hisoka was not aware of his presence). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ren exemplifies aura and with it the effect, and En means the person feels the aura around them, also with a similar effect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An explanation to their similarities could be that it is simply taking the most logical steps forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Life energy like things exist in many different series: aura in Hunter x Hunter, Chi in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beet_the_Vandel_Buster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenryoku&lt;/a&gt; in Beet the Vandel Buster. This is probably because it is an easy way of showing the strength of characters in a visual way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is life energy, then it would useful in a battle to be able to sense it. If it can be sensed, then there would be a technique to hide it. For dramatic technique, it could be used to manipulate an opponent far away. This results in similar techniques being developed in different series. Therefore, the power in One Piece and the power in Hunter x Hunter are not directly related. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, some of it could be related to real life: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-narcissus-in-all-us/201102/how-you-know-eyes-are-watching-you&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Human's are incredibly sensitive to other people's gaze&lt;/a&gt;. Even if you are not aware of it, you can tell when someone is looking at you, which results in the feeling of 'being watched'. This can lead to belief that one can 'sense' other people's presence. There are lots of tiny factors that can lead to awareness about someone's presence, such as sound from movement, or catching them in the corner of your eye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T11:18:47.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4983" CreationDate="2015-08-25T11:31:53.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The differences between them did not lie in their strength as a fighter. Most agree that both of them were strong, some would even argue that Harumachi was stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The differences were all about what they did outside of fighting itself. Where even their intent of fighting have a nuanced difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This would be a recurring theme and an important point, Harumachi's attitude was to care for a group of friends (which he didn't really admit to either). Tsukishima's was to care for everyone (which basically is the crux of everything). To do that, he set out to be the boss of Suzuran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the most important differences was that Tsukishima set out to be Suzuran's boss, but Harumachi didn't, in fact the opposite, in that he knew that he was the strongest there but steadfastly refused to be called a boss. While that may seem trivial, it is the very essence of the question you posed - that Hana wanted to be a boss and became one while Harumachi rejected the title.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another difference was the makeup of the school while they were considered to be &quot;boss&quot; (Using it loosely as Harumachi wasn't a &quot;boss&quot;). While Harumachi was there, there were many competing factions (&quot;gumi&quot;) that were there and they had their issues with each other, fights, etc. They weren't united. They might fight together for a common cause, like the time Harumachi managed to mobilise the school, but when they came back, it went back to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Compare this to when it was the Hana-Gumi. All &quot;Gumi&quot;s were either absorbed or &quot;beaten&quot; such that they were following the Hana-Gumi. Consider the FBI, were even though they didn't merge, they formed a shadow force that followed the Hana-Gumi's will.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukishima probably had more charisma, in the way he carried himself and was some sort of moral compass for everyone. He naturally was well liked and drew people to him, and he welcomed them and always helped everyone out, even strangers. Compare this to Harumachi just trying to get his way with his fist. No doubt both succeeded, but perhaps, the way it was done was one of those differences people look for in a leader, a boss, in the self declared hell-hole of the area.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps there are many more differences, but I think I tried to cover the most major points that would shed light on why. Technically, there was no explicit reason given by the author, but that was because I think he was trying to &lt;strong&gt;show&lt;/strong&gt; the difference and have you make up your own mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T11:31:53.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-25T11:39:24.550" Score="1" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the music track that plays at about 18:28 in One Piece Episode 150 (Jaya Arc) when all of Bellamy's people are shocked on hearing about Luffy's and Zoro's real bounties as told by their drunken member?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16519" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T19:43:21.910" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T20:44:11.277" Title="What's the name of the music track that plays at 18:28 in Episode 150 of One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24342" CreationDate="2015-08-25T13:18:18.723" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, this question cannot be answered right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gon was younger, Mito told him that both of his parents were dead. However, it is later found out that it was a lie, because his father Ging was obviously alive and well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the Greed Island Arc, Gon got a tape from Ging. At the end of the tape, when Ging was going to tell him about his mother, instead of listening to it to the end, Gon just stopped the tape and stated that Mito was his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of speculation as to whom his mother could be, but until Togashi supplies the answer, we will never know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T19:33:51.790" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T19:33:51.790" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24352" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-08-25T14:55:25.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cL6to.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cL6to.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt; is an anime television series produced by &lt;em&gt;P.A.Works&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Aniplex&lt;/em&gt; and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai. The series is written by Jun Maeda with original character design by Na-Ga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The story of &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt; is set in an alternate world, where a small percentage of children are able to manifest superpowers upon reaching puberty. Yuu Otosaka, a boy who awakens the ability to temporarily possess others, hopes to use his power to live an easy going high school life. However, he is caught red-handed by the mysterious Nao Tomori and is forced to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy, where he and the other student council members must help students who have trouble controlling their abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An anime series directed by Yoshiyuki Asai and written by Jun Maeda, who also produced music for the series. Produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;P.A.Works&lt;/em&gt;, the series began on July 4, 2015 and is currently ongoing, with 13 episodes expected.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two manga series:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A 4koma style manga written by Jun Maeda, with illustrations by Haruka Komowata. Beginning serialisation in May 2015, the series is currently ongoing, and is published by &lt;em&gt;ASCII Media Works&lt;/em&gt; in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Dengeki G's Comic&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The other &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt; manga is also written by Jun Maeda, but instead features illustrations from Makota Ikezawa and Yuu Tsurusaki. Published in the same magazine as the former, this series began in September 2015, and is also currently ongoing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://charlotte-anime.wikia.com/wiki/Charlotte_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/28999/Charlotte&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MAL&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T19:55:17.963" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T19:55:17.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24353" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-08-25T14:55:25.080" Score="0" Body="Charlotte is an anime series produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex, and is written by Jun Maeda. Set in an alternate world where certain children unlock superpowers upon reaching puberty, the story follows Yuu Otosaka, who can temporarily possess other people." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T17:44:18.087" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T17:44:18.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24354" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-08-25T15:02:45.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TI2hs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TI2hs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist,&lt;/em&gt; officially abbreviated as &lt;em&gt;Shimoseka,&lt;/em&gt; is a comedy light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi and illustrated by Eito Shimotsuki.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series takes place in a dystopian future, where Japanese authorities are cracking down on any perceived immoral activity from using risque language to distributing lewd materials in the country, to the point where all citizens are forced to wear devices called Peace Makers that analyse every spoken word and hand motions for any action that could break the law.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A new high school student, Tanukichi Okuma, enters the country's leading elite &quot;public morals school&quot; to reunite with his crush and student council President, Anna Nishikinomiya. However, Tanukichi quickly finds himself entwined with the perverted terrorist &quot;Blue Snow&quot; when she kidnaps and forces him to join her organization, &quot;SOX,&quot; in creating and spreading pornographic material across the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An original light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi and illustrated by Eito Shimotsuki. Published by &lt;em&gt;Shogakukan&lt;/em&gt;, the series began in July 2012, and is currently ongoing with 9 volumes at present.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A manga adaption by the same author but with illustrations by N'Yuzuki is also currently in serialisation. Beginning in May 2014, it currently has 2 volumes, and is being published by &lt;em&gt;Mag Garden&lt;/em&gt; in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Monthly Comic Blade&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An anime television series directed by Youhei Suzuki, written by Masahiro Yokotani and produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;J.C.Staff&lt;/em&gt;. The series began on July 4, 2015, and is currently ongoing, with 12 episodes expected.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimoneta:_A_Boring_World_Where_the_Concept_of_Dirty_Jokes_Doesn%E2%80%99t_Exist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shimoseka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://shimoseka.wikia.com/wiki/Shimoneta:_A_Boring_World_Where_the_Concept_of_Dirty_Jokes_Doesn%E2%80%99t_Exist_Wikia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shimoseka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/29786/Shimoneta_to_Iu_Gainen_ga_Sonzai_Shinai_Taikutsu_na_Sekai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shimoseka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; MAL page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T19:54:59.020" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T19:54:59.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24355" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-08-25T15:02:45.157" Score="0" Body="Shimoseka (or Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist) is a light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi, which has since been adapted into an anime series. Set in a dystopian future, the government of Japan has banned any &quot;immoral&quot; activity, and monitors the populace with gadgets called Peace-Makers. The story follows Tanukichi Okuma, who is kidnapped by an organisation which spreads pornographic material across the city." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T17:44:24.123" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T17:44:24.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-25T17:24:45.363" Score="11" ViewCount="937" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, say someone in the &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; world lost both of their arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could they still preform alchemy with their automail arms? Is there a way to adjust the automail so you can use alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16522" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T21:19:42.623" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T04:45:57.163" Title="If you had two automail arms, could you still use alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24356" CreationDate="2015-08-25T21:04:33.210" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, they could... sort of.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Scar mentions in episode 5, the only requirement is for the person to produce a circle. Izumi states that this is what lets the transmutation energy flow (or &amp;quot;power&amp;quot;, depending on your sub/dub). Most alchemists draw transmutation circles, but those who have seen beyond the Gate of Truth instead create their own circle with their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/poetA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/poetAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;So you transmute by placing your hands together and forming a circle.&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Izumi:&lt;/strong&gt; A basis of a transmutation circle is the power of the circle. The circle displays the circulation of power, and by sketching the construction symbol in it, it becomes possible to activate its power. This is also a circulation of power. It's best to experience it for yourself. Now... Review it until lunch is ready!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alphonse:&lt;/strong&gt; Okay, so... The circle displays the circulation of power, and by sketching the construction symbol in it, it becomes possible to activate its power. But you were transmuting by just slapping your palms together, weren't you, Master? Do you not need to sketch the construction symbols?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Izumi:&lt;/strong&gt; I am like a construction symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hTgX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hTgXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I am like a construction symbol.&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ed is able to do his through clapping his regular hand with his metal hand (or gloved hand) because the flesh pushing against the metal creates a circular seal for the energy flow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al is able to do this because both his &amp;quot;hands&amp;quot; are gloved, so the fabric can compress together enough to create the same kind of circular seal as above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;as long as the two metal arms could compress together in a circular pattern&lt;/strong&gt;, the user could create the required energy flow, and would be able to use alchemy (as long as they had been through the Gate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T04:45:57.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12783" CreationDate="2015-08-25T21:51:55.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mannequins are explicitly stated to be &quot;humanoid receptacles&quot;, not attempts to create a human body. Rather than attempting to call back a soul that no-longer exists in the world, the mannequins were existing souls bound to ready made doll bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16526" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T23:26:30.650" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T23:26:30.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24369" CreationDate="2015-08-26T01:25:14.903" Score="12" ViewCount="14110" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife is a big fan of Sailor Moon, a series I know little about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many people kiss Usagi in the manga and anime respectively?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9052" LastActivityDate="2020-07-29T15:21:16.690" Title="How many people kiss Usagi in the Sailor Moon anime and manga respectively?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24366" CreationDate="2015-08-26T01:49:57.900" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;manga&lt;/strong&gt;, Usagi/Sailor Moon/Princess Serenity/Neo Queen Serenity is kissed by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prince Endymion kissed Princess Serenity (Moon Kingdom, consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiba Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen kissed Usagi/Sailor Moon (present day, in every story arc, non-consensual and consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prince Demande kissed Usagi (&lt;em&gt;Black Moon&lt;/em&gt; arc, non-consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neo Queen Serenity kissed King Endymion (&lt;em&gt;Black Moon&lt;/em&gt; arc, the King was asleep so technically non-consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sailor Uranus kissed Sailor Moon (&lt;em&gt;Mugen&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Infinty&lt;/em&gt;] arc, done by Uranus before Sailor Moon could react, so technically non-consensual, but Sailor Moon did not seem to mind). &lt;a href=&quot;https://gallery.missdream.org/albums/raws/japanese/smoon_kan/volume%2005/203.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenou Haruka also almost kissed Usagi&lt;/a&gt; (consensual) but they were interrupted by Mamoru. Usagi also imagined herself being kissed by surprise by Haruka (her face expression in her mind's eye is one of shock, so she was imagining a non-consensual kiss, but since she is the one who thought it up, it could be that she subconsciously wouldn't mind if it happened).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seiya Kou (&lt;em&gt;Stars&lt;/em&gt; arc, done by Seiya before Usagi could react, so technically non-consensual, but Usagi did not seem to mind)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;classic 90s anime&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prince Endymion kissed Princess Serenity (Moon Kingdom, consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiba Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen kissed Usagi/Sailor Moon (present day, in every season, non-consensual and consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prince Demande kissed Usagi (&lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; season, non-consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sailor Chibi-Moon kissed Sailor Moon (&lt;em&gt;SuperS&lt;/em&gt; season, during transformation sequence, non-romantic on the cheek, consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seiya Kou kissed Usagi (&lt;em&gt;SailorStars&lt;/em&gt; season, on the cheek, Usagi pulled back so technically non-consensual, but Usagi seemed more sad to have to reject him than disturbed by his farewell kiss)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prince Endymion kissed Princess Serenity (Moon Kingdom, consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chiba Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen kissed Usagi/Sailor Moon (present day, non-consensual and consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prince Demande kissed Usagi (non-consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neo Queen Serenity kissed King Endymion (the King was asleep so technically non-consensual)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sailor Uranus kissed Sailor Moon (&lt;em&gt;Mugen&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Infinty&lt;/em&gt;] season, done by Uranus before Sailor Moon could react, so technically non-consensual, but Sailor Moon did not seem to mind). Usagi also imagined herself being kissed by Haruka.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-Consensual:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Tuxedo Kamen kisses drunk sleeping Sailor Moon)&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WMG9J.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WMG9J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9GDEh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9GDEh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/22BVN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/22BVN.png&quot; alt=&quot;Seiya and Usagi kiss&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consensual:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H5YJi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H5YJi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NMgYK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NMgYK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T00:28:15.440" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T00:28:15.440" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-26T05:30:54.467" Score="1" ViewCount="2398" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there was one episode where it says how Natsu joined Fairy Tail and then he found some mission and Erza started teaching him reading and writing, but I forgot which one it was....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16532" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T11:41:36.493" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T11:41:36.493" Title="Which episode features Natsu joining Fairy Tail and Erza teaching him to write?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24371" CreationDate="2015-08-26T06:18:06.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're referring to &lt;code&gt;Episode 27&lt;/code&gt;. Also note that that was an anime only scene, and you aren't quite remembering it right. Natsu already knew how to read thanks to Igneel. Erza just expanded his vocabulary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16524" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T06:18:06.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24306" CreationDate="2015-08-26T08:00:42.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The organization's name W.I.S.E is not an acronym. It is simply called WISE (ワイズ) in original Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iMErr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iMErr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;W.I.S.E poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the missing dot at the end, suggesting that the dots between the letters are only used for decoration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Note: I have researched on English sites (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://psyren.wikia.com/wiki/WISE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;), and also Japanese sites (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSYREN_-%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www23.atwiki.jp/psy_ren/pages/73.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;atwiki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/psyren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NicoNicoPedia&lt;/a&gt;), and no sites mention the full form of W.I.S.E&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-01-25T17:09:28.563" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:09:28.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8603" CreationDate="2015-08-26T08:56:28.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically as ʞɹɐzǝɹ has mentioned in the comments, the old man is the older version of himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's actually some really detailed discussion &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Here are some quotes from that discussion that references Suzuki Amahiko as the old man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noting the old man turns into a butterfly but calls him Suzuki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yeah, that's a great point about the same thing happening with Suzuki (and note that Suzuki Amahiko the old guy turns into a butterfly at the    end)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A reply to monkey-boy detailing Suzuki meeting his past selves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Quote from monkey-boy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;      &lt;p&gt;p237: I take it that this is the butterfly saying goodbye, not K; which is to say that it is momma talking. It was also the butterfly talking, then, when K found Amahiko in the snow and said &quot;but here you are, still alive&quot; (p206); note that old-Amahiko also comes in the form of a butterfly (see p292) when he says essentially the same thing, &quot;yet, in the end, you always wake up, and it's just you&quot; (p008). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A deeper analysis of its meaning was also written, here referencing Suzuki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is an old man who speaks to himself as a child, a child who hands the box to himself as an adult, an adult who sees himself as an old man, and a butterfly who appears before his myriad human selves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a summary of events &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/278357-For-those-who-are-a-bit-confused-a-chronological-summery-*spoilers*&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, which lists the events in order, explicitly stating that he was the older version of Suzuki Amahiko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;At the same time Suzuki jumps off the roof of his school, Arie is pushed down the well by her classmates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the hospital he is given the tin box by an older version of himself. He is then transferred.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;On Suzuki's first day there aare two empty desks. The he goes to first would be Arie's desk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you still are unsure you can read the discussion there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T04:48:27.123" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T04:48:27.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9842" CreationDate="2015-08-26T10:46:05.473" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are a London based retailer selling authentic anime cels via our online store &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cel-ga.com&quot;&gt;www.cel-ga.com&lt;/a&gt; As we purchase Cels either directly from the production companies or certified dealers, we can guarantee the authenticity of the items we sell. Our stock includes including some rare items from Studio Ghibli, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry this is a bit of a late reply but hopefully this will be useful for anyone looking at this later on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16540" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T10:57:19.490" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T10:57:19.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24398" CreationDate="2015-08-26T12:55:53.677" Score="9" ViewCount="16513" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I've been enjoying SAO quite a bit more than I thought I would. My only thing is, why has no one in ALO even questioned if Kirito is the same Kirito from SAO? Especially his sister? I'm going on the assumption that their would have been some sort of news when he got out of the game, and that his character name would be mentioned. I know that if I see a character with the same name in multiple MMO's, I at least ask if they are the same person. I have to believe that SOMEONE would recognize the name at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, thinking back on it, I remember them reading something, seemingly the internet, inside SAO, that listed the news of what was going on in the game. So surely this was available to the outside world as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13636" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T02:08:50.133" Title="How is it that people in ALO didn't recognize Kirito?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9842" CreationDate="2015-08-26T13:17:59.547" Score="11" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By &quot;cel sheets&quot; do you mean &lt;strong&gt;hand-painted animation cels&lt;/strong&gt;? In Japanese, these are called &lt;em&gt;seru-ga&lt;/em&gt; (セル画). When searching, &quot;anime cel&quot; will give you more search results than &quot;cel sheets&quot; (which is not a common phrase). The line drawing that corresponds to the &lt;em&gt;seru-ga&lt;/em&gt; is called a &lt;em&gt;douga&lt;/em&gt;. When purchasing, ascertain whether your purchase includes the &lt;em&gt;douga&lt;/em&gt; and/or the background. Some do, some don't. If you get all three as a set, that is more valuable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instead of searching for online shops that sell only cels, search for online &lt;strong&gt;retailers that sell a variety&lt;/strong&gt; of anime merchandise, especially used. Anime produced from the late 1990s to the present are computer-animated, so hardly any animation cels have been produced since then (which is why cel-only shops disappear: not enough stock available to flow in). Thus, you are generally looking for &lt;strong&gt;pre-owned&lt;/strong&gt; cels that a previous collector has re-sold to a &lt;strong&gt;used goods shop&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are licensed anime cels produced by the production company but which are not from the anime series itself, and which greatly vary in value (or lack thereof), such as these: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E7%94%BB#.E3.82.BB.E3.83.AB.E7.94.BB.E3.81.AE.E5.88.86.E9.A1.9E&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;hanken-seru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (版権セル) a.k.a &lt;em&gt;hansoku-seru&lt;/em&gt; (販促セル) which are cels hand-painted for promotional artwork such as posters and toys, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/gds/Difference-between-cel-sericel-original-production-/10000000000016731/g.html&quot;&gt;sericel&lt;/a&gt; (セリセル), &lt;em&gt;fukusei-ga&lt;/em&gt; (複製画) a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;rirezu-seru&lt;/em&gt;（リレイズセル), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animanga.com/cels/info/cels.html&quot;&gt;chroma-cel&lt;/a&gt; a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;ripuro-seru-ga&lt;/em&gt; (リプロ・セル画).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doujin cels (同人セル画) are fanart cels made by Japanese &lt;em&gt;doujinshika&lt;/em&gt; (doujin artists) and look just as real as the original ones, so take note of the word 同人.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some places to buy authentic anime cels are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/listPage/list?categoryCode=0701&amp;amp;target=00&quot;&gt;Mandarake&lt;/a&gt; (stores in the U.S. as well as in Japan, ships internationally)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?auccat=&amp;amp;p=%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E7%94%BB&amp;amp;tab_ex=commerce&amp;amp;ei=utf-8&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Japan Auctions&lt;/a&gt; in Japan, but you can use a proxy service to bid and ship internationally, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.celga.com/index.php?page=aboutus&quot;&gt;Celga&lt;/a&gt; (which has staff in the U.S. as well as in Japan and specializes in proxy bidding for cels)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cel-ga.com/12-anime-series&quot;&gt;Cel-Ga&lt;/a&gt; (U.K., ships internationally)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animejungle.net/user/scripts/user/product_search.php&quot;&gt;Entertainment Hobby Shop JUNGLE&lt;/a&gt; a.k.a. Anime Jungle (shop in U.S. as well as in Japan, international shipping &amp;lt;--- they sometimes show up at conventions; if you see Jungle's booth, rest assured that they're selling authentic pre-owned anime cels)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asylum-anime.com&quot;&gt;Asylum Anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animegame.com&quot;&gt;Animegame.com&lt;/a&gt; (which is now selling on eBay)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.takamura-store.com&quot;&gt;Takamura-Store&lt;/a&gt; (exporting from Japan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T13:58:28.983" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T13:58:28.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24382" CreationDate="2015-08-26T14:06:15.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, that is easy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the entire SAO incident:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Families that are rather sensitive to the entire locked in a game story, would not necessarily follow what is happening in this world. They would rather visit the family member in the hospital. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am sure that for the first while that the majority of the people in the world were interested in the news to know what is going on. But just like today's society if someone hammers on one subject the entire time - you tend to turn the TV/radio down when the topic is about to be mentioned (Or in some cases you would zone out).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the SAO incident:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should this topic brought on by the media, they would most likely start of a conversation of all the people in the room. (And how many people that is up to date with technology reads the paper? Therefore I would conclude that the people in the game would not read more than a heading on a newspaper)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;These that played ALO - was most likely just happy for those that got out, and sad for those that didn't. (Or they were to absorbed in ALO to care about SAO)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why Sugu didn't recognize him: She is most likely part of the first group of people who rather visit the hospital than read the papers/watch the news. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if all that fails you, then remember: It was for the story. No other reason needed. If everyone knows who your character is there is not much to write in a story now is there? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16499" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T16:14:43.657" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T16:14:43.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11256" CreationDate="2015-08-26T14:14:48.913" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off, there are a number of minor departures from the source material, such as Mikasa's general personality and the setting of the world, but this is to be expected - all adaptions have a degree of director's license, and the main bones of the series are still easily visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;This is not the Attack on Titan you saw on the comic book page. This is not the Attack on Titan you saw animated on television&amp;quot; [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It takes place in the future of our world, with remnants of warplanes and weaponry peppered across the countryside. Its great walls were built by human hands...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/attack-on-titan/part-i/live-action-movie/.90469&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first movie begins at the same point as the anime series, with the breach of the outer wall, and covers the majority of the main points up to and including the first battle in the Trost District:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren, Mikasa and Armin's friendship and discussing what is outside the walls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren falling out with the Garrison soldiers in his home city&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Colossal Titan appearing and kicking a hole in the wall of the Shiganshina District (Monzen in the movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Signing up to the Survey Corps. with the ideals of revenge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Travelling to and fighting in the Trost District with the other graduated recruits from Eren's training squad (Omotemachi in the movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren saving Armin, but being swallowed and having his arm bitten off in the process&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren shifting into a titan from inside the one he was eaten by, and emerging in front of Mikasa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren (in Titan form) fighting the Titans inside the city&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An unconscious but fully healed Eren emerges from his defeated Titan form, signifying the end of the first movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, a more detailed plot summary can be read &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_on_Titan,_The_Movie:_Part_1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; along with other information on the film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the following arcs are covered in the first film:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 'Fall of Shiganshina' arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The '104th Trainees Squad' arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And approximately half of the 'Battle for Trost' arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T14:14:48.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-26T15:46:41.843" Score="2" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose you want to show that three of the characters have a close relationship spanning back to primary school. Then entire point of the dialogue is to enforce this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a name for this type of exchange or dialogue? Dialogue that makes a point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. I remember reading somewhere that there is is a particular type of manga where you are only allowed to use four scenes to make this type of point. It's like a punchline or a gag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13098" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T15:51:13.413" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T15:51:13.413" Title="In manga is there a name for exchange of dialogue between characters that makes a point?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="14" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-26T15:54:43.947" Score="16" ViewCount="147283" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now I noticed that this question has been slightly answered before but for absolute clarity, I need to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across these titles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Lite&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Specials&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren: The Rikka Wars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! The Movie Lite&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now because of my lack of knowledge as far as OVAs, ONAs, base series, and movies go in the anime genre exactly what is the chronological order of this list? And is it missing any titles from this series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, and I just finished the first season and if anything I know that I am supposed to watch the first lite series next right? Then the movie? (Ren specials and Rikka Wars, what order are these in?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16550" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T22:15:27.630" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T21:05:05.503" Title="In what order should I watch the various parts of Love, Chuunibyou &amp; other Delusions?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24393" CreationDate="2015-08-26T16:03:55.553" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, watch &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt; - this is the first TV season. Either at the same time or immediately afterwards, watch &lt;em&gt;Lite&lt;/em&gt; - these are a bunch of short comedic sketches that occur at roughly the same time chronologically, but don't have any impact on the plot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After you've watched the first season, watch the episode-length OVA that goes with it (not on your list; you'll probably find it titled &quot;Kirameki no Slapstick Noel&quot;). Not plot-critical, but fun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also makes sense to watch the &lt;em&gt;Depth of Field&lt;/em&gt; shorts for the first season (not on your list) sometime after watching the first season; these are fun but completely plot-irrelevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, you may or may not want to watch &lt;em&gt;The Movie&lt;/em&gt; (not on your list) - aside from a couple isolated scenes, it's mostly a recap of the first season. The added scenes are pretty fun, though, so you might like to just skim those. Whether or not you watch the movie, watch &lt;em&gt;The Movie Lite&lt;/em&gt;, which is another short comedic sketch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the point at which you start watching the second TV season, &lt;em&gt;Ren&lt;/em&gt;. During or after watching &lt;em&gt;Ren&lt;/em&gt;, watch &lt;em&gt;Ren Lite&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ren Specials&lt;/em&gt; (in whichever order), both of which are non-plot-critical and not directly related to one another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, watch &lt;em&gt;Ren: The Rikka Wars&lt;/em&gt;, which is an episode-length OVA, like its first season counterpart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T16:10:12.203" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T16:10:12.203" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24382" CreationDate="2015-08-26T21:53:37.310" Score="16" Body="&lt;h2&gt;ALO players&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Volume 3, Chapter 1, during the scene where Kirito first logged in into ALO:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next I chose the nickname for my character. I didn't put much thought into it, but entered the name «Kirito».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This name was a shortened form of my real name, &lt;b&gt;Kiri&lt;/b&gt;gaya Kazu&lt;b&gt;to&lt;/b&gt;, and there weren't many who knew that. Those who understood included only the rescue team from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and those with a close connection, i.e. Recto's president Yuuki Shoujou and that Sugou. Of course, that also included Egil, and Asuna, who had yet to wake. Even Suguha and our parents shouldn't know of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the SAO incident, none of this information had been made public, especially character names. This was because in that world there was frequent fighting between players and the result was often a horrible death in the real world. If unrestricted publication of this information was allowed, it would not be difficult to imagine a large number of lawsuits being filed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a bit of trepidation I realized the name was known to Sugou Nobuyuki, and because it is a rather well-known name I changed it from its romanized form to its kana form. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the cited paragraph, since character names are not made public, the name Kirito is only known to the rescue team from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Recto's president Yuuki Shoujou, Sugou, and fellow players in SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALO arc &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;takes place 2 months after SAO is cleared&lt;/a&gt;. During this period of time, I would assume that it's unlikely for any SAO survivor to play another VRMMO when they had just been through a life and death experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it would be natural for almost all players in ALO to be unaware of the identity of the person who cleared SAO and set all players free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that would clear the question of why no one in ALO ever questioned about Kirito's identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about Suguha, then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Suguha/Leafa&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Volume 3, Chapter 2, when Kirito crash-landed as Leafa/Suguha was surrounded by three Salamanders:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This voice with no tension came from a lightly dark skinned male player while standing up. His black hair stood in natural spikes, and his large eyes gave an impression of mischief. Behind him stretched dark greyish-blue wings that marked him as a member of the Spriggan race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess Kirito's skin color and appearance is a great enough departure from his real life appearance that Suguha couldn't tell that Kirito is actually her onii-chan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the appearance, there is also the fact that Kirito distanced himself from Suguha, after knowing that they are not siblings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Volume 4, Chapter 7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suguha's accusation that I had distanced myself from her because she wasn't my true younger sister was almost correct. I had searched the net for my family registry, but I had found the deletion notice, so I asked my parents about it. I was ten years-old. I began to put some distance between Suguha and myself, but there was no specific reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] By the time I was a 5th or 6th grader, I was already addicted to net games, without a side glance I moved straight forward. Finally I was imprisoned for two years, in that virtual world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to Kirito keeping distance and the SAO incident, Suguha didn't have much chance to know Kirito, and there were many sides of him that she didn't know about, especially during the time Kirito was trapped in SAO. I think this contributes to the reason why Suguha/Leafa didn't realize that Kirito is actually Kazuto even after traveling together. She only caught on when Kirito blurted out Asuna's name after he failed to clear the Grand Quest for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T21:53:37.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24407" CreationDate="2015-08-27T01:51:17.973" Score="11" ViewCount="5430" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a couple of very closely related questions regarding composer Hiroyuki Sawano's choices in naming Aldnoah Zero's OST/opening/ending song titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will be referencing the tracklist for Aldnoah Zero's OST (link &lt;a href=&quot;http://aldnoahzero.wikia.com/wiki/ALDNOAH.ZERO_Original_Soundtrack&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), in addition to some opening/closing songs that are co-composed by Hiroyuki Sawano including &quot;aLIEz&quot;, &quot;A/Z&quot;, and &quot;&amp;amp;Z&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, most of the song titles include special/non-alphabetical/non-English characters (even if the title is clearly meant  an actual word like &quot;robot&quot; or &quot;breathless&quot;). Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;R零B零T&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;BRE@TH//LESS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ch19ヲFIRE★&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Hiroyuki Sawano decide to include all the special characters? Is there any significance in using them? To me, they are unnecessary, but I hesitate to claim that they are indeed unnecessary because they might actually have some meaning that I am not seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My other question is why are some song titles seemingly extra-arbitrarily named? I realize that these are songs, so the composer can name them whatever he likes, but some song titles seem completely out of the blue to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that there are explanations for the names of some OST tracks in the wiki that I linked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the song &quot;AD2014-7.5/7.9-零・A&quot; is named because &quot;2014 07-05 / 07-09 [are] ALDONAH.ZERO's air dates on Tokyo MX and ABC respectively&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation tells me WHAT the song is named after, but it does not tell me WHY is the song named after something as arbitrary as an air date for the show. OST track titles usually relate to what the song actually attempts to convey to the listener, or relates to the scene in the animation, but I cannot see how an air date relates to either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I do not understand where the openings/ending names come from. What do the names &quot;aLIEz&quot;, &quot;A/Z&quot; and &quot;&amp;amp;Z&quot; mean exactly, and why are they named that way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T06:14:05.770" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T07:35:35.300" Title="Confusion about the naming of Aldnoah Zero's OST/opening/ending song titles" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;&lt;hiroyuki-sawano&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24207" CreationDate="2015-08-27T02:09:48.087" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah. I found it by chance. It's &quot;Seirei Gensouki ~Konna Sekai de Deaeta Kimi ni~&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A summary can be found here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://zmunjali.wordpress.com/seirei-gensouki-konna-sekai-de-deaeta-kimi-ni/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://zmunjali.wordpress.com/seirei-gensouki-konna-sekai-de-deaeta-kimi-ni/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the piece that is summarized in detail can be found between chapters 10 and 11 of Act 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16554" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T02:09:48.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24400" CreationDate="2015-08-27T03:38:26.523" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22420/8134&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; to the question &quot;Why do some works [anime, manga, novels] have a trailing dot?&quot; for the information about &lt;strong&gt;Japanese decorative use of typographical symbols&lt;/strong&gt; such as 「@」,「&amp;amp;」,「/」, and 「★」.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「零」(&lt;em&gt;rei&lt;/em&gt;) is decorative but also accomplishes &lt;strong&gt;a clever play-on-words&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Rei&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;zero&quot; and the number 0 looks like the English capital letter O, so the Os of the word &quot;ROBOT&quot; have been replaced with &quot;zeros,&quot; befitting the series title &lt;em&gt;Aldnoah Zero&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wo_(kana)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「ヲ」&lt;/a&gt; is the &lt;em&gt;katakana&lt;/em&gt; symbol for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;syllabogram&lt;/a&gt; &quot;&lt;em&gt;wo&lt;/em&gt;.&quot; Since &lt;em&gt;katakana&lt;/em&gt; is the most-often used Japanese writing system used for words/phrases of foreign origin and is the newest of Japan's writing systems, it can be used to give &lt;strong&gt;a sense of newness&lt;/strong&gt;, trendiness, or forward-ness as opposed to a traditional feeling, which suits sci-fi. It is not &lt;em&gt;terribly&lt;/em&gt; strange to use &lt;em&gt;katakana&lt;/em&gt; here rather than &lt;em&gt;hiragana&lt;/em&gt; even though the word &quot;&lt;em&gt;wo&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is a native Japanese participle which is usually written in &lt;em&gt;hiragana&lt;/em&gt; as 「を」 as it would be if the phrase 「Ch19ヲFIRE★」 had been written in standard Japanese: 「地球を加勢」（&lt;em&gt;chikyuu wo kasei&lt;/em&gt; = &quot;reinforcements to the Earth&quot; featuring &lt;strong&gt;another play-on-words&lt;/strong&gt; in which &lt;em&gt;kasei&lt;/em&gt; is pronounced the same way as &lt;em&gt;Ka-sei&lt;/em&gt;, the Japanese word for &quot;Mars&quot; =&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genvid.com/diesgaudii/articles/npf/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「火星」&lt;/a&gt; in which 「星」 [pronounced &lt;em&gt;sei&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;hoshi&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;shou&lt;/em&gt;] is a Japanese &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; character that refers to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genvid.com/diesgaudii/articles/osmanthus/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;all celestial bodies — such as planets and stars&lt;/a&gt; — and can be tacked onto the end of any planetary body’s name as a sort of suffix to indicate that it is a celestial body... and thereby can legitimately be indicated by 「★」, whereas in English the words and concepts for &quot;planet&quot; and &quot;star&quot; contain no overlap. Nevertheless, it is not a perfectly-executed play-on-words since &quot;reinforcements to the Earth&quot; is comprehensible but &quot;Earth &lt;em&gt;wo&lt;/em&gt; Mars&quot; makes no obvious grammatical sense in Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「A/Z」 is simply an &lt;strong&gt;abbreviation&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Aldnoah Zero&lt;/em&gt;. I would interpret that 「aLIEz」 is meant to be read as &quot;LIE (in between) Aldnoah and Zero&quot; but I have no citation for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T02:03:21.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24400" CreationDate="2015-08-27T06:40:53.023" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/24404/&quot;&gt;seijitsu's answer&lt;/a&gt; does a good job of identifying what's going on with most of your examples, though I'll add that &quot;Ch19ヲFIRE★&quot; is meant to be read &quot;Chikyuu wo Kasei&quot; (1 = &quot;i&quot;, 9 = &quot;kyuu&quot;, &quot;Fire&quot; = 火 = &quot;ka&quot;, ★ = 星 = &quot;sei&quot;, &quot;kasei&quot; = 火星 = &quot;Mars&quot;, but &quot;kasei&quot; also = 加勢 = &quot;reinforcements&quot;), which is something like &quot;Reinforcements to Earth&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this goes a little beyond the recent-ish fad of including arbitrary typographic symbols for stylistic purposes. There's a broader context to this: Hiroyuki Sawano is a madman when it comes to titling his compositions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I invite you to consult the track listings for some of his other compositions. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/42078&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/a&gt;, which has incomprehensible monstrosities like &quot;寝LLna聴9&quot; (no, this doesn't make any real sense even if you've seen Kill la Kill &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; know Japanese). Or &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/52144&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Owari no Seraph&lt;/a&gt;, with &quot;1hundredknight:Y&quot; being a number of steps removed from &quot;Hyakuya Yuuichirou&quot; (the protagonist's name). He's been doing this since at least 2011 with &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/25549&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/a&gt;, and has only gotten more ridiculous over time. My favorite example of this insanity is &quot;凸】♀】♂】←巨人&quot; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/38626&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/a&gt;, which Sawano indicates is supposed to be read &quot;Kyojin Shinkou&quot;, meaning &quot;Advance of the Titans&quot; - but this is actually a pictogram of a series of walls, with a giant (巨人) approaching them. My god!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's leaked over into his non-anime work, too - the soundtrack for &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/41469&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Platina Data&lt;/a&gt; had gems like &quot;nf壱III&quot;. I haven't seen Platina Data yet, and that probably has no bearing whatsoever on my inability to figure out what this is supposed to mean. He wasn't always like this, though - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%95%E3%82%B8%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E7%B3%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%80%8C%E5%8C%BB%E9%BE%8D-Team-Medical-Dragon%E3%80%8D%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/B000FDF2IC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the soundtrack for Iryuu&lt;/a&gt; (the show that first brought him real recognition) is quite tame, with track titles like &quot;unnecessary words&quot; and &quot;Blue Dragon&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/sawano_nZk/status/308097466358718465&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one tweet of his&lt;/a&gt;, it's generally true of his soundtracks that the titles don't really have any deep meaning to them. &quot;Don't think too hard about it&quot;, he says. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yeah - Sawano is bonkers (&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/sawano_nZk/status/310615763360833537&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;he appears to get a good bit of lulz out of doing this&lt;/a&gt;), and beyond maybe decrypting his hyper-elaborate punny titles into a comprehensible human language, there is probably not much more to be said here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T05:45:29.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24409" CreationDate="2015-08-27T07:05:02.970" Score="0" ViewCount="1433" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know who composed the original soundtrack for the TV anime &quot;Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't look like it has been released on CD yet, I can't seem to find it anywhere. Can anyone tell me if there is a plan for it to be released? If so, when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16564" LastEditorUserId="16564" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T07:20:56.220" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T07:26:52.383" Title="Soundtrack for Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo TV anime" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;yamada-and-the-7-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24408" CreationDate="2015-08-27T07:26:52.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;CDJapan seems to have the cd in stock - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/MBR-30S&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/MBR-30S&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the webpage it was released in June.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The composer is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=67761&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masaru Yokoyama&lt;/a&gt; who has done songs for several anime series, including Freezing and Your Lie in April&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T07:26:52.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24411" CreationDate="2015-08-27T07:33:49.123" Score="14" ViewCount="2264" Body="&lt;p&gt;While listening to the &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; Openings I noticed that the first 4 Opening songs (Original Series - StrikerS) were all sung by &lt;em&gt;Nana Mizuki&lt;/em&gt;, the seiyū of &lt;em&gt;Fate Testarossa&lt;/em&gt;. Looking at her &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mizuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt; I've also noticed that she's also been the seiyū for &lt;em&gt;Hinata Hyuga&lt;/em&gt; in the Naruto Movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the other groups I know of who did Openings/Endings are FLOW, ALI PROJECT, ORANGE RANGE, Kalafina and ClariS, but I do not know if any singer of these groups were also a seiyū for any series (particularly ones their music was in) but I am wondering if it is common for a seiyū to also be a singer? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, is it also expected that if a singer sung the Opening/Ending Theme (or Insert Songs) they will also score a character role in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T06:50:05.203" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T08:06:52.923" Title="Is it common for seiyū's to also be singers?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2015-08-27T08:14:02.073" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the first question, the answer is yes. This is especially true with female seiyuu. As you noted, Nana Mizuki is also a singer other than a seiyuu. You can check her discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mizuki_discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. She even went to a duet with T.M. Revolution. Other female seiyuu's that is worth noted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Itou Kanae (Meat - Haganai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanae_It%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Albums&lt;/a&gt; including Kokoro Keshiki and Miageta Keshiki&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hayami Saori (Shiraishi Urara - Yamada-kun to 7-nin Majo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Released her &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=2&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0CCoQFjABahUKEwin7Jmt68jHAhVIHI4KHWEmBnw&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crunchyroll.com%2Fanime-news%2F2015%2F05%2F30-1%2Fvideo-voice-actress-saori-hayamis-solo-debut-single-yasashii-kibou-mv&amp;amp;ei=d8neVefUKci4uAThzJjgBw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHbGMlnkuxuCpxG49OdS_dJkoMBSA&amp;amp;sig2=VyjnYaEUAWHOil0Pz1GZcQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first single&lt;/a&gt; August 2015&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitamura Eri (Honoka Sisters - Sidonia no Kishi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eri_Kitamura#Discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Has lot of singles and album.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Toyosaki Aki (Kanzaki Uiharu - Railgun)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Toyosaki#Discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tomatsu Haruka (Yuuki Asuna - SAO)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruka_Tomatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uchida Maaya (Takanashi Rikka - Chuunibyou)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaya_Uchida#Discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nitta Emi (Kousaka Honoka - Love Live)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emi_Nitta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;PILE (Nishikino Maki - Love Live)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was already a singer even before debut voicing as Maki.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uchida Aya (Kotori - Love Live)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example single is &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Spicaterrible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spicaterrible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nanjo Yoshino (Ayase Eri - Love Live, fripSide's Nidaime-sama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was chosen to as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjw463p6sjHAhVHUI4KHb75CmI&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFripSide&amp;amp;ei=6cjeVbDLGMeguQS-86uQBg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEWciumrwQ_xvAAC9b1CcVeS_O_Jg&amp;amp;sig2=HcVD6VPP-0jNIKLYZJFhxw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fripSide&lt;/a&gt;'s main vocalist after the first quit the group and go solo. First vocalist was nao who voiced 5pb in Hyperdimension Neptunia. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=3&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0CEIQFjACahUKEwjD8Yz86sjHAhXTHI4KHeVMDvA&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FYoshino_Nanj%25C5%258D&amp;amp;ei=EMneVcOpK9O5uATlmbmADw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGEAd18Y4ePTR9ZBq_4uS-7DuNIsQ&amp;amp;sig2=2Nj8ieMZvhqUyD5-4KMeMg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;She&lt;/a&gt; also released a mini-album and singles in ballad style which is different that her usual trance fripSide singing style.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hirano Aya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_Hirano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;She&lt;/a&gt; even own her own band with whom she got caught in a sex scandal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanazawa Kana&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kana_Hanazawa#Discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sato Satomi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=2&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0CDIQFjABahUKEwjViIbH68jHAhUOcY4KHW75DX8&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSatomi_Sat%25C5%258D&amp;amp;ei=rcneVZX-NY7iuQTu8rf4Bw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHfmsDWeEoYfF2aU0WRZNnf1IWizw&amp;amp;sig2=rNT-jeGAesMSzcnNcf2ytw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Horie Yui&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As pointed by Steven, Horie Yui also owned her own &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yui_Horie#Discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;singles and albums&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is more rare for male seiyuus to also be a singer although they do sing as the characters they voiced. Some that I remember are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel - Fairy Tail)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than singing as Natsu, also released &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Kakihara#Discography%20(as%20a%20singer)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his own singles&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ono Daisuke (Sebastian Michaelis - Kuroshitsuji)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Ono#Discography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kenichi Suzumura (Zack Fair - Final Fantasy VII)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discography &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi_Suzumura#Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morita Masakazu (Kurosaki Ichigo - Bleach)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His songs are mostly Bleach songs, that is he sang as Kurosaki Ichigo. As far as I know, Morita doesn't own his own singles/albums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hayami Shou (Aizen Sousuke - Bleach)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than singing as Aizen, also released some &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8D_Hayami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;singles and albums&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second question, no. In fact, usually it is not. Only some anime have the singer of OP or ED also fills a role in the anime. Like Kitamura Eri (Honoka Sisters) sings Sidonia no Kishi's ED. But most of the time they don't. This is because a lot of anime still have bands and people who's primary job is singer perform the OP and ED. The anime Black Bullet's OP was performed by fripSide, but Nanjo-sama didn't have any role in the anime, nor Satoshi (fripSide's composer and part of the duo and he is also not a seiyuu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an extra, Hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS also voiced an anime once as himself. But his main profession is a singer and not a seiyuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T08:06:52.923" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T08:06:52.923" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T17:26:25.643" Score="4" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the anecdotes in &lt;em&gt;McDull, Prince de la Bun&lt;/em&gt;, McDull makes a comment (a bit after 19 minutes) about how his single mother takes J.K. Rowling's success as encouragement for her to continue recounting her stories. Thus, the &quot;present day&quot; portion of the film must have occurred after the first Harry Potter book was published (so at the earliest, post-1997). The mention of 两文三语 (an oft-used phrase by the Hong Kong government) approximately six minutes in corroborates this (at least per my reading of &lt;a href=&quot;https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A9%E6%96%87%E4%B8%89%E8%AA%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Chinese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;). Moreover, we see at 1:04:48 that the grave plot Mrs. Mak has reserved has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Hong_Kong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a mobile phone number&lt;/a&gt; on its sign, which might push the date even later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What I'm having trouble figuring out is what years the portions of the film that concern Mrs. Mak's younger years where she interacts with McDull's father (McBing) correspond to.&lt;/strong&gt; I might expect the section that comes before McBing meets with  Mrs. Mak to have a looser correspondence to actual history, since it's more overtly fantasy, but the portion I'm concerned with seems to explicitly take place in some older version of Hong Kong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About nine minutes in, there is old footage of workers at a factory (with Mrs. Mak's face superimposed on one of the worker's, as this is meant to be a recollection of her younger years), but I can't identify the year of it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After 47:00, we see the destruction of a floating restaurant, but I'm unsure if this is supposed to correspond to anything. The boat is still burning when McBing leaves Mrs. Mak, so it would appear that the entire sequence (between him meeting up with her and him leaving) is supposed to take place within a short period of time. (Then again, maybe this is just a fantasy element?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are some posters on the walls (of celebrities I don't recognise) after 47:30.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At 49:23, we see a member of the police stand atop a raised platform to direct traffic. From what I am aware of, this practice was definitely gone by the 2000's in Hong Kong, and I don't think it was used much (if at all) in the 1990's.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At 50:49, McBing pays the fortune teller with a bunch of colonial one-dollar notes. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Hong_Kong_dollar#20th_century&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; tells me that 1 HKD notes were phased out in 1960. (That this is used &lt;em&gt;at all&lt;/em&gt; and that there is a copy of &lt;em&gt;The Little Prince&lt;/em&gt; on the shelf at 55:45 indicates that this should be post-WWII.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a consistent sense of when this period corresponds to, if at all?&lt;/strong&gt; I'm starting to get the impression that some of the evidence may even be contradictory: if McDull is still in kindergarten in the &quot;present day&quot; period (see 2:05) and his father is really McBing, it would be odd for McBing to have left before 1990 (which would seem at odds with some of the other details). But it occurs to me that I might just be too unfamiliar with the historical context to judge properly, so I am looking for confirmation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T17:26:25.643" Title="When do the events of Prince de la Bun take place?" Tags="&lt;mcdull&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25806" CreationDate="2015-08-27T17:44:50.057" Score="9" ViewCount="1480" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I started Black Jack. I've watched up to episode 8 and I am going to watch the rest of it soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, there's no story about what caused the scars on Black Jack's face. In addition to the scars, he has some stitches and sutures as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the origin of these scars and such explained during the rest of series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3568" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T17:58:57.487" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T09:07:00.460" Title="What caused the scars on Black Jack's face?" Tags="&lt;black-jack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T23:54:28.320" Score="0" ViewCount="380" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this manga in a local bookstore but its name was completely in Hapanese. I'm curious about it and want to google it except for the fact that I dont know what the name even is. Has anyone seen it before, or can anyone tell what the title says?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WGzWx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WGzWx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16581" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T18:13:03.087" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T18:13:03.087" Title="What is this manga with a lion on its cover?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24450" CreationDate="2015-08-28T00:18:16.503" Score="4" ViewCount="990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious to know what the song in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr2YZU_rtBA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; is (the song in the &lt;em&gt;&quot;And you will shed tears of scarlet&quot;&lt;/em&gt; scene from &lt;code&gt;Session 25: The Real Folk Blues (Part I)&lt;/code&gt;). I have traversed the Cowboy Bebop OSTs but to no avail. I hope one of you here could help me out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14992" LastEditorUserId="37809" LastEditDate="2018-03-22T16:42:32.400" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T16:42:32.400" Title="What is the name of this song used in the &quot;shed tears of scarlet&quot; scene of Cowboy Bebop?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24436" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28523" CreationDate="2015-08-28T04:41:48.073" Score="9" ViewCount="33126" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading Chapter 401: Illusion of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;. Page 10:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KnCPy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KnCPy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture Slice of page 10 from Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the third panel, Obito comments (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Itachi] had killed &lt;strong&gt;his lover&lt;/strong&gt; and his father and his mother...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this to be a new piece of information, as I never knew Itachi had a love interest. Was anything else mentioned anywhere in the series about Itachi's lover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-19T18:07:26.137" LastActivityDate="2016-03-19T18:07:26.137" Title="Is there any information regarding Itachi's lover?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24443" CreationDate="2015-08-28T07:05:06.080" Score="2" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Trimmau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Trimmau's Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt; it says she's developed a fault where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she rampages around occasionally thinking that she is a &quot;killer robot from the future&quot; due to the movie she watched in development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if this is a real movie or a reference to Type-Moon's &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/April_Fools&amp;#39;_Day#Koha-Ace_.282012.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2012 April Fool's joke&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;i have chosen Fate/Zero as the tag because Trimmau was originally Kayneth's  Volumen Hydrargyrum Mystic Code until Waver reprogrammed it after the forth war&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T07:35:04.867" Title="What movie could Trimmau have watched?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24442" CreationDate="2015-08-28T07:35:04.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since her features resembles a certain &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-1000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;liquid metal Terminator&lt;/a&gt;, it's very likely this is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Terminator 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IMDB&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her young son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg, made out of liquid metal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T07:35:04.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24428" CreationDate="2015-08-28T08:35:37.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is volume 1 of「ヤスミーン」(&lt;em&gt;Yasumiin&lt;/em&gt;), written as &quot;&lt;em&gt;Jasmin&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in English letters, authored by the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hata_yui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hatake Yui&lt;/a&gt; (畑 優以). It is published by Shuueisha (株式会社集英社) under its Young Jump Comics (ヤングジャンプコミックス) line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.s-manga.net/omf/omf_978-4-08-890116-9.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;available to read for free online&lt;/a&gt; as an e-book on Shuueisha's official website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T08:35:37.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-28T11:53:50.463" Score="1" ViewCount="665" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does the Infinite Tsukuyomi work only on the living? (As the Edo Tensei Hokages were not affected by it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T02:30:05.980" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T02:30:05.980" Title="Does the Infinite Tsukyomi work only on the living?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24481" CreationDate="2015-08-28T12:30:33.550" Score="8" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of Code Geass Japan has just been conquered by Britannia and renamed Area 11. After Prince Clovis's death we are introduced to Princess Cornelia, learning that her Knights had just established another Area for the Empire (I do not remember the number) before leaving to take Clovis's place in Area 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what each of the Areas are (ie. Area 11 is Japan), if they were conquered in the order they are numbered and if they were all also conquered while Charles Zi Britannia was Emperor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T04:22:49.813" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T04:22:49.813" Title="What are the other # Areas of the Holy Empire of Britannia?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24447" CreationDate="2015-08-28T13:58:03.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why the Infinite Tsukuyomi works only on the living is, &lt;strong&gt;chakra&lt;/strong&gt;. The goal of the Infinite Tsukuyomi is to extract chakra/life-force from the host and feed it to the Shinju. By doing this, the Shinju drains the victims' chakra pool and in the end, the victims become White Zetsu. The White Zetsu are then under the control of Kaguya, making them the ideal mindless slaves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since non living things do not have chakra, they obviously are of no use to the Shinju or Kaguya. Since the Edo Tensei shinobi are already dead, the &quot;life force&quot; requirement of the Infinite Tsukuyomi isn't not fulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with non living things, the following are also immune to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Shinobi reincarnated via Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation are not affected by this technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Black Zetsu is unaffected by the technique, as is anyone he is attached to at the time — namely Obito Uchiha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Those who lack a brain or sensory organs, like White Zetsu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T13:58:03.847" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24430" CreationDate="2015-08-28T15:25:29.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like I missed a track while scavenging through the OSTs. The name of the song is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Road to the West&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and is by Yoko Kanno/The Seatbelts (track 15 from OST 3: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Cowboy_Bebop#Cowboy_Bebop_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop Blue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmFAJPArhqM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is the Youtube video for the song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14992" LastEditorUserId="37809" LastEditDate="2018-03-22T16:41:19.813" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T16:41:19.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7004" CreationDate="2015-08-28T16:27:30.880" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For me Manga Multi Panel and can be read from left to right or right to left&#xA;Manhua Full colored multipanel and can be read from left to right or right to left too&#xA;Manhwa Full colored single panel and read from top to bottom , i dont think manhwa can be read from left to right or right to left &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16603" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T16:27:30.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24038" CreationDate="2015-08-28T20:20:27.767" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, my research skills weren't up to the task of finding out how the term &quot;forced drama&quot; first appeared in the anime fandom, so all I can is speculate. I hope that someone else can contribute an answer which sheds more light on that particular aspect of the question. However, I did find some interesting information on the origins of the term, which can be found long ago and outside of anime. It seems that this phrase was actually in use among film, theater, and art critics before anime or 4chan, although it wasn't particularly common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a screenshot of Google N-Gram viewer for the phrase &quot;forced drama&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJVg5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJVg5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Google NGram viewer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that the first appearances of the phrase are shortly after 1900. One of the earliest I found was a theater review of the play &quot;Dr. Wakes' Patient&quot; from a 1905 issue of &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=gV84AQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;dq=%22forced%20drama%22&amp;amp;pg=PA455#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%22forced%20drama%22&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Illustrated London News&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The real play, it must be admitted, only begins at almost the close of&#xA;  the third of its four acts, when the old farmer rounds (in true&#xA;  Adelphi fashion) on the scornful peer who is horrified by his&#xA;  &quot;common&quot;-ness. But then come tears and affecting if rather forced&#xA;  drama [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=p27gT7VcuNUC&amp;amp;lpg=PA75&amp;amp;ots=ySnWVJ8uAW&amp;amp;dq=%22forced%20drama%22%20-anime%20-manga&amp;amp;pg=PA75#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%22forced%20drama%22%20-anime%20-manga&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;classical music book&lt;/a&gt; from 2003, this usage seems to be just a nonce coinage, not a discrete lexical item like the question describes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I dove into the results from the years 1926&amp;ndash;1952, but most of those usages, again, seemed to mean something slightly different from what the OP describes. Many of them seemed to refer to uses of color (in art) or pageantry and costume (on the stage) that the writer found overblown or unnecessary. E.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=aX_rAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;dq=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0CDMQ6AEwBWoVChMIp7SriYenxwIVAhoeCh3HpguL&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Art Magazine issue from 1947&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the years 1954&amp;ndash;1997 proved more fruitful. Italian director Vittorio de Sica seems to use the phrase with more or less the same meaning as that understood by anime fans. In an interview, De Sica and the interviewer are discussing his film &lt;em&gt;Two Women&lt;/em&gt;, which was based on a novel that the interviewer seems to feel de Sica may have adapted too faithfully:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;S [the interviewer]: Don't you find it [the novel &lt;em&gt;Two Women&lt;/em&gt; was&#xA;  based on] melodramatic? Can you believe that the young girl, after&#xA;  being raped, would turn so quickly to sexual license?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DS [de Sica]: That's the way it is in the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;S: It seems opposite to the kind of truth I find in &lt;em&gt;The Children are&#xA;  Watching Us&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Umberto&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DS: Yes, it is &lt;strong&gt;forced drama&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This interview was published in 1972 in the book &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=Cn9ZAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;dq=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0CDEQ6AEwBGoVChMI7d_8uY2nxwIVgpseCh1TawfJ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Encountering Directors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. You can read more of the interview in the 2000 anthology &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=gj2qbAsmHK4C&amp;amp;pg=PA43&amp;amp;dq=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIzOz6-IenxwIVAhoeCh3HpguL#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%22forced%20drama%22&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vittorio de Sica: Contemporary Perspectives&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, where it is included as the first chapter, &lt;em&gt;De Sica on de Sica&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Women_%28novel%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Two Women (novel)&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia, the girl that de Sica and the interviewer are discussing, Rosetta, is described as &quot;a naive teenager of beauty and devout faith.&quot; However, during the novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On their way home, the pair [mother Cesira and daughter Rosetta, returning to Rome after it is taken by Allied forces during World War II] are attacked and Rosetta brutally raped by&#xA;  a group of Goumiers (Moroccan allied soldiers serving in the French&#xA;  Army). This act of violence so embitters Rosetta that she falls numbly&#xA;  into a life of prostitution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;De Sica and the interviewer find this event unrealistic. They have a hard time believing that a &quot;teenager of beauty and devout faith&quot; would immediately become a prostitute upon being brutally raped, and imply that this only happened because the writers wanted to make the situation more dramatic. This appears to be nearly the exact meaning that the anime fandom generally assigns to the term: an event is &quot;forced drama&quot; if it is improbable or feels contrived with the sole purpose of creating drama that would not arise naturally from the situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 1986 fiction book &lt;em&gt;Hollywood Heroes&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=Qb_zeGvLfowC&amp;amp;q=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;dq=%22forced+drama%22&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0CDoQ6AEwBmoVChMIyvD8voinxwIVSSseCh2MQg-s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;also seems to use this phrase&lt;/a&gt; in the same way as anime fans:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Yeah, you know, soap operas aren't what they used to be. I mean, they&#xA;  used to be a joke. &lt;strong&gt;Forced drama&lt;/strong&gt; and organ music. [...]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stereotypical image of soap operas in the US is also in keeping with the anime fandom's usage of &quot;forced drama&quot;; conniving ex-girlfriends and evil twin brothers are constantly coming out of the woodwork to throw a wrench in the heroes' and heroines' plans at happiness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my initial searches, I found several uses of &quot;forced drama&quot; in modern film, television, and theater reviews, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2004/02/20/forced_drama_hurts_insincere_confessions/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this review of the film &lt;em&gt;Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/A-Little-Help-review-Fine-star-but-forced-drama-2352875.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this review of the film &lt;em&gt;A Little Help&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Both of these articles use the term in ways that seem consistent with Vittorio de Sica's usage, which I have argued is very closely related with the usage in the anime fandom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own research did, however, suggest that the term is much more common in discussions of anime than in discussions of other types of media, as presented in the question. I have only speculations for why this is. &quot;Forced drama&quot;, across all the usages I've found, is a broad, subjective term which consistently describes dramatic events which are implausible and written without subtlety. Anime, by its very nature, does not lend much plausibility to the events which occur. Though there are anime which are subtly written, the norm for anime writing, especially in the genres most commonly seen in Western countries, is not subtlety. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there are many anime containing events which could be reasonably described as implausible and unsubtle, it makes sense that a term describing such events would become common among anime fans. However, as I mentioned at the outset, I wasn't able to find out exactly when the term entered the anime fandom, and I have no proof to support my hypotheses about how it gained popularity. I hope that another answer can fill in these gaps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-08-28T20:20:27.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-28T20:21:43.563" Score="3" ViewCount="261" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, around 15:10 mark, just when Leo is about to collapse from hunger before they finally agree to settle for the burger place where he usually goes, he chants something that appears in the subtitles as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Onbutsu sowaka mareba eloim essaza...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's that supposed to mean?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it a reference to something I'm not getting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T16:42:03.733" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T16:42:03.733" Title="What was the meaning of Leo's chant on episode 10?" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-29T02:13:38.643" Score="4" ViewCount="1964" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrQy8l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrQy8l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the title of this VN. I tried reverse image searching but didn't get anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16612" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:39:50.990" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:39:50.990" Title="What's this visual novel with two girls cuddling?" Tags="&lt;clover-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-12T06:46:19.370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24459" CreationDate="2015-08-29T04:12:12.653" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v13325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clover Day's&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The blonde girl is Takakura Anzu, and the black haired girl is Takakura Anri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RiBEw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RiBEw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T05:18:07.313" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T05:18:07.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24232" CreationDate="2015-08-29T04:35:27.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, only the ones with the Mangekyō Sharingan know the names of their techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking an example, Obito and Kakashi had Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan. And they had the same Mangekyō technique (Kamui). Considering that Kakashi and Obito never saw each other or trained together after they awakened the Mangekyō, it is not a coincidence that both call their technique &quot;Kamui&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In raw terms (sorry for the bad example), consider the Mangekyō Sharingan as a system, and it has two processes: A.exe and B.exe (the Mangekyō techniques). The two processes are already named, installed and stored in the system. And for the user to access it, all it needs is the fulfilment of the system requirements (loss of a loved one). So, when the uses has access to the processes, they naturally will know what to call it, since its already named and stored. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers &lt;strong&gt;how the users &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; the names of their MS techniques&lt;/strong&gt;. Nothing can be said about &lt;em&gt;how the MS techniques are named&lt;/em&gt; because the current level of evidence is inconclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T16:23:15.747" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T16:23:15.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24467" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-29T05:21:20.390" Score="7" ViewCount="3472" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season of &quot;Love, Chunibyou and and other Delusions&quot;, Rikka's powers start weakening in the 9th episode. I don't get what's going on. Their powers are supposed to be imaginary. Then how is it possible for something imaginary to weaken unless the person imagines them to be weakening themselves. Rikka doesn't really have any reason to imagine that and apparently, from her reactions, she doesn't like it. Then what's causing it and why is it happening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Shichimiya also tells Rikka about what once happened to her and that she decided to keep her powers and remain the magical devil girl. Does that mean that if she had fallen in love with Yuuta back then, her powers would have disappeared?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do their powers have to do with Yuuta?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2020-06-09T22:36:09.490" Title="How are Rikka's and Shichimiya's powers being affected?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-29T06:15:04.740" Score="11" ViewCount="2693" Body="&lt;p&gt;The entities attacking Nerv and attempting to reach Lilith are universally referred to as &quot;Angels&quot; in the English dubs, subs and translations of the NGE manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, the opening song (&quot;Cruel Angel's Thesis&quot;) does refer to &lt;em&gt;tenshi&lt;/em&gt; (天使) which translates smoothly into &quot;angel&quot; in English (literally &quot;heavenly messenger&quot;), however this term does not seem to appear in the TV series, EoE, Rebuild movies or manga. So what Japanese term(s) are used to describe them, what do they mean, and why were they translated as &quot;angels&quot; for Anglo audiences? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T06:25:23.463" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T07:29:10.737" Title="What are the &quot;Angels&quot; called in the original Japanese version?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24468" CreationDate="2015-08-29T06:54:31.843" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;These organisms are categorized as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%BF%E5%BE%92_(%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3)&quot;&gt;「使徒」&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;shito&lt;/em&gt;) meaning &quot;apostle&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://note.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/detail/n157538&quot;&gt;Japanese sources&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Shito&lt;/em&gt; is the word used in the Japanese translation of the Christian Bible to refer to people who possess the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_gift#Descriptions&quot;&gt;spiritual gift of Apostle&lt;/a&gt; (this differs from the word used to describe all of Jesus' followers, which is 「弟子」 [&lt;em&gt;deshi&lt;/em&gt;], the same word used for disciples of Confucius and other renowned historical figures).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Curiously, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Angel#cite_note-6&quot;&gt;Evangelion Wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The collective grouping has no unique canonical name, although the phrase &quot;Adam's children&quot; was used by Misato in a preliminary draft for Episode 25'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;written as &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Angel#Adam.27s_Children&quot;&gt;「アダムの子供達」&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Adamu no Kodomotachi&lt;/em&gt;), meaning &quot;children of Adam.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Angels#Translation&quot;&gt;evageeks.org&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the word &quot;Angel&quot; was retained in the English version of the show at the request of the show's Japanese creators&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but they provide no citation for this claim. They note that in &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal#Apostolos&quot;&gt;an early proposal pitch&lt;/a&gt;, the word 「アポストロ」(&lt;em&gt;aposutoro&lt;/em&gt;) was suggested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While apostles are clearly human whereas angels are supernatural, the word &quot;apostle&quot; is derived from the Greek word &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostle_(Christian)#Background&quot;&gt;ἀπόστολος (&lt;em&gt;apóstolos&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; which means &quot;messenger&quot; (broken apart is &quot;from&quot; + &quot;I send&quot;). The Japanese「使徒」(&lt;em&gt;shito&lt;/em&gt;) broken apart is &quot;messenger&quot; + &quot;person&quot; (same &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; as「使う」[&lt;em&gt;tsukau&lt;/em&gt;] meaning &quot;use&quot; or &quot;speak&quot;). The special ability of Apostle allows the wielder to go to a new place, preach the Good News there, and plant new church communities with more ease than another disciple who doesn't possess that gifting would be able to do. The English word &quot;angel&quot; is derived from the Greek &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel#Etymology&quot;&gt;ἄγγελος (&lt;em&gt;ángelos&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; meaning &quot;messenger.&quot; As you note, the Japanese 「天使」(&lt;em&gt;tenshi&lt;/em&gt;) is literally &quot;heaven&quot; + &quot;messenger.&quot; So etymologically we see that the Japanese words「使徒」and 「天使」 both show the idea of sent-ness for the purpose of delivering a message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T07:29:10.737" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T07:29:10.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38780" CreationDate="2015-08-29T13:34:56.507" Score="7" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whose autograph is this on this &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; merchandise (it looks like a &lt;em&gt;shitajiki&lt;/em&gt; [pencilboard]) from the &lt;em&gt;SuperS&lt;/em&gt; season? Is it a &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;, or a production company staff member such as an anime director, a &lt;em&gt;SeraMyu&lt;/em&gt; musical actress, or is it supposed to be one of the characters' own signatures from an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usagi.org/doi/images/kigurumi/stars-nbashi/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kigurumi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; live-action stage show? It looks to me like &quot;Amさぎ&quot; or &quot;Smさき♡&quot; but these combinations don't ring any bells...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l5Vzy.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l5Vzy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Here is a sample from a &lt;em&gt;kigurumi&lt;/em&gt; show where the actress signed as Sailor Moon instead of her real/stage name in the same way that Disney costume characters at Disneyland sign as if they were the character)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Up70S.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Up70S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T07:25:33.477" Title="Whose autograph is this on a Sailor Moon pencilboard?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-29T16:54:07.383" Score="3" ViewCount="4850" Body="&lt;p&gt;If anyone knows, I would be so grateful. I've been looking for this one song in Tokyo Ghoul Root A that I just cannot find. It has very discordant piano music in the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It plays in Root A episode 5, when Kaneki is Centipede and is fighting Shirohara and Amon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16629" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T17:26:53.667" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T15:28:17.250" Title="What is the song in Tokyo Ghoul with the discordant piano?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24099" CreationDate="2015-08-29T17:49:38.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;主題歌協力 is a honorific title, but the real position behind this is music producer (as seen on your linked website). The former can virtually be changed for the latter when seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The music producer position entails the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;choosing adequate staff for the envisioned song, i.e. pick up everyone, from the studio to writers, composers, singers, and even the supporting staff.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;planning the schedule for all this staff. In parallel, they also oversee the schedule advancement for albums jacket covers and promotional videos. There are also cases where they plan out live events.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;managing the staff for the song, i.e. making meetings with everyone, exchange ideas about the envisioned song, adjusting details for the creation and recording of the song, and managing conflicts that may arise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;last but not least, budget management for the song publication and staff involved.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reasons to why you only saw Sotomura be credited as theme song collaborator:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;music producers are often also the lyrics writer and/or composer for the song, so they are credited instead as such in openings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sotomura is a music producer &quot;only&quot;, meaning he needs a title position of his own in order to appear in the credits. Other music producers &quot;only&quot; usually appear in full staff rolls (i.e. that include full production staff), but are not credited in OPs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A music producer can appear on the OP/ED credits on request from the artists involved in it, but seeing the number of appearances for Sotomura, it is more likely that directives were made between Sony and the animation studios to quote Sotomura in the OPs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T17:49:38.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7776" CreationDate="2015-08-29T18:08:36.930" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://n8chan.blog114.fc2.com/blog-entry-51.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese boards&lt;/a&gt; read instead IICHIKO KAWAKITA and are not sure either, but the only trail they got that quotes both words is Kawakita Hideya (河北秀也), an art director out of the Tokyo University of Arts known for making beautiful art designs for a design company called &quot;iichiko&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.logsoku.com/r/2ch.net/anime/1254234423/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.logsoku.com/r/2ch.net/anime/1254234423/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T01:39:17.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T01:39:17.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24448" CreationDate="2015-08-29T18:28:15.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An Area is a nation or group of nations that has been conquered by&#xA;  Britannia and made into a colony. Each Area is designated with a&#xA;  number, and its people are referred to by that number. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Areas are numbered in order of conquest, though only a handful are mentioned by&#xA;  name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;United States - Disputed (considering the timeline, the United&#xA;States doesn't exist in this world) In addition, Britannians make&#xA;several mentions to the &quot;Homeland&quot; suggesting that there's a part of&#xA;their empire that isn't an Area. Since the original colonies that&#xA;Britannian nobles fled to after losing Great Britain were in North&#xA;America, it would make sense that at least part of the United States&#xA;as well as possibly part of Canada, would be the &quot;Homeland&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Canada and Queen Elizabeth Islands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mexico&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Greenland&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Iceland&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;South America&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hawaii and Midway Atoll&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Falkland Islands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New Zealand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indochina - Disputed (Indochina is shown as a territory of the&#xA; Chinese Federation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Philippines&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cambodia - Disputed (While Britannia seems to have connections with&#xA; Cambodia, it was never called an Area) In addition, Cambodia is&#xA; considered a part of Indochina.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Papua New Guinea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Southern Pacific Islands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Korean Peninsula - Disputed (Shown as a territory of the Chinese&#xA; Federation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indonesia - Disputed (shown as a territory of the Chinese&#xA; Federation, especially taking part of the uprising)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Middle Eastern Federation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Britannian_Empire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T18:28:15.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39591" CreationDate="2015-08-29T18:47:50.047" Score="2" ViewCount="7231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the English translations of the manga ends in chapter 37 and I can't read Japanese. I already know that the end of the anime differs from the storyline of the manga, since Yoshino and Hakaze end up together in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading some comments about the final chapter of the manga, it seems that they didn't end up together. I also heard that Yoshino rejected her in the nicest way because he thought her feelings for him would dwindle down as time goes by, and he didn't deserve her. However, Hakaze said he was the only man for her and she wouldn't give up on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why I've looked through the 6 special chapters with the hope of some hints that they do end up together in the near future, but I wasn't able to interpret something just by seeing the pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do these specials or even one of them continue the story after the end of the manga (chapter 44) and are there any hints Yoshino and Hakaze could end up together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T19:05:28.797" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T12:51:37.617" Title="Do the specials of the manga Zetsuen no Tempest continue the story after the end of the manga? Are Yoshino and Hakaze going to end up together?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24487" CreationDate="2015-08-29T20:51:21.403" Score="7" ViewCount="14506" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always been curious about this. It is mentioned that fusion using the Potara earings will keep you fused forever. So why did Vegito split inside Buu's body? I remember Goku and Vegeta saying they were glad they split, but I don't recall them explaining how it happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:42:13.113" LastActivityDate="2020-09-11T15:36:36.513" Title="Was it ever explained why Vegito split back into Goku and Vegeta in Buu's body?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24484" CreationDate="2015-08-30T00:16:10.290" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason behind the splitting back was never explained in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 273, &lt;em&gt;The Innards Of Buu&lt;/em&gt;, after Goku and Vegeta splits back into their former selves, Goku asks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Why'd we separate once we let the barrier down?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To which, Vegeta has no idea about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original manga, however, Goku tells that it must have been the &quot;bad air&quot; inside Buu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was confirmed in the Daizenshuu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daizenshuu 4, pg 163, entry for Potara Earrings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Special Characteristics: To use them, the two people who will merge simply each take one of the two earrings and put in on their left or right ear, respectively. Furthermore, after merging the power is greater than with Fusion. However, the two people will automatically merge as soon as the earrings are put on, and in principle will be unable to ever split up again, so caution is needed when handling them. &lt;strong&gt;The merged person will only split up when touched by the air inside Majin Buu’s body&lt;/strong&gt;. Also, while with Fusion the post-merged clothing is the native dress of the people of Planet Metamor, when merging with the Potara not only are the two people’s bodies mixed together, but their clothing is as well. In addition, pathetically enough the East Kaioshin and his attendant Kibito merged together without knowing a thing about Potara fusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Climactic_Battle!_The_Miraculous_Power_of_a_Relentless_Warrior!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 66 of Dragon Ball Super&lt;/a&gt;, the official explanation as to why the splitting occured, is given by Gowasu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goku asks Gowasu how come he and Vegeta split before when he was told the effects of Potara are permanent, and Gowasu explains that &lt;strong&gt;those who fuse that are not Supreme Kai will only stay fused for one hour&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T03:43:49.530" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T03:43:49.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24490" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41820" CreationDate="2015-08-30T01:49:48.063" Score="9" ViewCount="1667" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Asura Path (修羅道, Shuradō) grants the user the ability to augment their own body to summon mechanised armour and various ballistic and mechanical weaponry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two questions on this topic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Kishimoto has said there is no technology in the Naruto universe that would defeat the purpose of ninjas, specifically guns and weapons. However, why did he have the Asura Path of Pain equipped with machine guns, rockets, and lasers? Here's a quote from him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masashi Kishimoto: Firstly, projectile weapons such as guns aren't allowed. (The one exception is Inari's bowgun.) Guns aren't suited to ninja. Gunpowder is used in the anime, though I don't think it should be there. And, vehicles such as aeroplanes are not allowed. I try to restrain technology that can be used for war... For example, if missiles were in it, it'd be the end. (laughs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It turns out when Pain assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, it pretty much was the end! So why did he say these things would not be in the Naruto universe when in fact they were? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) So all the Rinnegan wielders have access to the Six Paths. Does that mean the highly advanced weapons from the Asura Path of Pain originated from the Sage of the Six Paths himself? In other words, did the Sage of the Six paths have some lesser, technologically inferior form of machine guns, rockets, etc. long ago for his Asura Path powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what exactly are the powers for people who've wielded the Rinnegan at some point, like Obito, Madara, and Sasuke, regarding the Asura Path? Can they even use it since it involves constructing your own weapons? Or is there something they do to summon these weapons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T17:26:50.080" Title="Discrepancies between Kishimoto and the Asura Path?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24436" CreationDate="2015-08-30T05:50:06.257" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto Manga has ended but there has not been any information about Itachi's lover. Kishimoto Masashi has not disclosed anything about Itachi's lover but some speculation can be made. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know Itachi, he entered Anbu at 11 and became captain by age 13&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. And the massacre of Uchiha clan took place while he was in Anbu. So his lover may be from Anbu and the highest possibility that she is an Uchiha otherwise Itachi would have not kill her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mentioning about Itachi's lover, Kishimoto might be trying to show how much Itachi loves his brother and give strong hold to the plot about Itachi's relationship with his brother Sasuke. Killing whole clan and his own love but not his brother does provide strong proof about how much Itachi loves his brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to mention about fan fiction here, as anime is progressing with lots of filler, within some filler there might appear Itachi's lover. As for the fan fiction her name is &lt;strong&gt;Aya Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T05:50:06.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17070" CreationDate="2015-08-30T11:31:09.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke has a unique Rinnegan from my own point of view. I think Sasuke's Rinnegan is somehow between the usual Rinnegan and the Rinne-Sharigan. Here are my reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the person that ever awakened the Rinnegan was Hagoromo Otsustuki which is basically a mutation of Rinne-Sharigan and Byakugan which are his mothers original Doujutsu and Madara obtaining power from the combination of Indra and Asura's Chakra created Hagoromo's Chakra thus giving him the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan when awakened manifests in both eyes, if you recall after the battle between Madara and Hashirama, Madara died but he already foresaw his losing to Hashirama and made a time activating Izanagi at the cost of losing the sight in one eye but when he manifested the Rinnegan he regained sight in both eyes, therefore the eyes Sasuke has is not a Rinnegan and also not a Rinne-Sharigan but a mutation because he activates it in one eye and it looks like Rinne-Sharigan which has just one eye and he has six Tomoe in his Rinnegan while the Rinne-Sharingan has 9 tomoe i think the reason why sasuke does not have the full Rinnegan is because Hagoromo shared his power between him and Naruto and since he did not get Naruto's DNA or cells into him but a much tinkered cell of Hashirama perhaps that is why his Rinnegan mutated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16644" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-08-30T11:41:19.877" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T11:41:19.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-30T13:35:46.757" Score="4" ViewCount="234" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lots of speculations have been made as to the time frame and location using clues from within the manga and animation.....but why not just ask the series creator if he gave it much thought or is the story just a mishmash of past and future technologies. I'm sure much Japanese writing has been done on this topic that hasn't been translated.....or perhaps, we Westerners are more concerned about this than we should be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16646" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T14:19:20.367" Title="Has the creator been interviewed about when the Attack on Titan story takes place?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-30T16:22:41.123" Score="3" ViewCount="13207" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hans initially accused Adlet of being the fake to escape suspicion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then when Adlet returned, he deliberately let him live in order to maintain his alibi. Because of this, Adlet no longer suspected Hans, which worked out according to his plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Nachetanya still suspected Hans, and pointed out his inconsistencies. Is it safe to say Hans is a fake brave or at least a potential fake brave? Is there any evidence proving his innocence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T18:40:58.713" Title="Is there enough evidence to conclude Hans is a fake brave?" Tags="&lt;rokka-no-yuusha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7756" CreationDate="2015-08-31T05:11:57.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Homunculi cannot perform alchemy is because they do not have their own individual soul. They are all a part of Father's soul, they are his 7 deadly sins (Wrath, Envy, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, and Pride) and are a part of him. Because only human souls have gates (even if they are not alchemists) and Homunculi do not have their own souls, they cannot perform alchemy. However, at the end of FMA:B:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We see Father at the gate in his Dwarf form. This proves that Father is the only true homunculus that is actually a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16652" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T05:50:56.383" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T05:50:56.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24350" CreationDate="2015-08-31T05:50:52.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song plays around crocodile a lot for some reason. 1:27 into &quot;Shizuka Na Ikari&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16654" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T05:50:52.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24512" CreationDate="2015-08-31T06:23:16.223" Score="7" ViewCount="9369" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I never read past the Sasuke Retrieval Arc, so it is possible that my question may be answered if I had read further. However, I do believe that the Chunin Exam arc, which is what my question is about, is far enough from the Sasuke Retrieval Arc that my question would have already been answered by the time the story arrives at the Sasuke Retrieval Arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will be referencing the part of the Chunin Exam Arc where the characters take the written portion of the exam. This is in volume 5 of the Naruto tankoban (which covers chapters 37 - 45).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During my trip down memory lane with my re-reading of what I have read of Naruto, this question occurred to me: how did so many characters get away with, at least to me, seemingly obvious, cheats during the written portion of the Chunin exam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of cheats in particular that went unnoticed that I would like to know how they managed to do so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Akamaru was barking the answers to Kiba. We know that dogs are used a fair amount by skilled ninja, including Kakashi himself, so would it not be logical for the proctors to assume that a dog could be used to cheat? I can believe Shino's insect trick because ninja-insect interaction is much rarer than ninja-dog interaction since it is an ability exclusive to Shino's clan and also a fly buzzing is much more inaudible than a dog barking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Hinata were having a full-blown conversation, it was whispering, but still a conversation nonetheless. How did none of the proctors notice?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also going along the lines of communication with other ninja in the room, how did Tenten manage to communicate to Rock Lee to raise his head band to notify her that he was able to see her mirrors in the ceiling/how did she communicate to him that the mirrors were even there without getting caught?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did Tenten get those mirrors up in the ceiling undetected in the first place? I cannot imagine that it was done before the exam started, unless she was planning to cheat from the very start, without knowing what the exam was going to be like. I can believe Kankuro and his Crow cheat because it is much easier to set-up Crow as a proctor undetected in the masses of ninja in the room than it is to set-up a mirror system in the ceiling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ino's Mind Body Switch Technique requires hand seals. How did she get away with using it on Sakura without being seen? I would imagine that hand seals would be the very first thing that the proctors would look out for considering it is an exam for ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Proctor Ibiki himself actually SEES Gaara making a hand gesture that could pass as a hand seal if the next panel had not revealed that he was just using that hand gesture to cover his eye so he could create the sand eye. But even so, Ibiki did claim to count &quot;anything out of the ordinary&quot; as cheating, and a suspicious hand gesture resembling a hand seal, I would say, qualifies as &quot;out of the ordinary&quot;, so why did he not call Gaara out?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I realize that this last point is a bit too hypothetical and assumes too much, but  we do know that there are ninja who can sense chakra usage. I do not recall this directly from the manga, but taking a look at Ino's Wiki page &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ino_Yamanaka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, it says that she is one of such ninja (eventually, but that is not the point; I am just linking to show that there does exist chakra sensing ninja). Surely [I know, this is a large assumption here], there must be some proctor in the room who would have such an ability since it is a ninja exam, so why did no one detect the chakra expenditure that was going on in the room? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2020-07-01T13:36:30.247" Title="How did so many people get away with cheating during the written portion of the Chunin Exam?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24467" CreationDate="2015-08-31T10:18:20.273" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let's go back to why they develop the &quot;power&quot; in the first place. Rikka developed her power after she witnessed Yuuta in action as Dark Flame Master from the balcony of her sister, Takanashi Touka's room. Why do she develop such power? Because she was lonely. She was very close to her father and her father's sudden death (because Touka and her mother didn't inform her beforehand as they thought she was too young) caused a great shock to her. She can't accept his death and thus, seeing Yuuta's power, she developed her own where her goal is to find the Unseen Horizon which she believe is the place where she can meet her father again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She then fall in love with Yuuta, the one that she idolized. However, at that time Yuuta was no longer Dark Flame Master. Yuuta has accepted reality and is living in it despite his power coming back occasionally (and accidentally). Rikka realized that Yuuta wanted her to stop being a chuunibyou (happened in the 2nd season of the anime). This caused her to waver between the chuunibyou way of live and the real world and that manifest in her power growing weaker. &lt;strong&gt;Her love for him caused her power to grow weaker since Yuuta expected her to be 'normal'&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Shichimiya, I don't know why her power got weaker when she fell in love with Yuuta since it was only mentioned briefly in the anime and I don't read the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T10:18:20.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24508" CreationDate="2015-08-31T14:44:39.607" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this in the anime recently and this is what I recall.  Most of this is actually explained throughout the exam or at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the exam was set up that each person started off with a full 10/10 score one the test.  For each answer they got wrong they lost 1 point.  For each time they were caught cheating they lost 2 points.  Anyone caught cheating 5 times failed and he and his team were disqualified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Sasuke realized early on, the questions were so hard that no one would know all the answers and that cheating was actually encouraged (this is also confirmed by the fact that there were &quot;students&quot; planted in the room who had all the answers to cheat off of).  The test really wasn't one of knowing the answers (as the end of the exam proves), but rather one of how well they could gather information.  I don't believe it was expected that they would never get caught, but rather that if they were doing this on a real mission that they wouldn't be so sloppy as to get themselves killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it possible that someone noticed Gara or Tenten cheating?  Certainly.  Did they get caught enough to get thrown out? No.  And that's the key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastEditorUserId="1778" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T16:31:55.173" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T16:31:55.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8836" CreationDate="2015-08-31T23:46:01.263" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If aizen new about gin's betrayal then I am pretty sure he new about ulqiuorra second release state and the reason why he has that is because he is an arrancar and arrancar are soul reaper/hollow hybrids like the visoreds but in this case arrancar are 60% hollow and 40% soulreaper. And since this is the case ressurccion is similar to a bankai so basically is first release is like shikai and the second works like a bankai. Not only that the espada are closet to a soul reaper than any other arrancar also the 7th espada his ressurccion stated by byakuya is similar to kido&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16666" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T23:46:01.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23695" CreationDate="2015-09-01T04:52:51.013" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;all they had was misa's clothes fiber if I recall correctly...the better question is why would they ignore the false finger prints and put the weight on the clothes fiber...so L rightfully figured that the prints were false but the fibers thats where its at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you can probably presume they did go after her...didnt the show end at that point&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16671" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2015-09-01T07:36:42.263" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T07:36:42.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24529" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24609" CreationDate="2015-09-01T07:36:41.237" Score="11" ViewCount="1312" Body="&lt;p&gt;I forget if this is an anime or a manga, but it has a girl who, whenever she tries to smile, creeps out everyone around her. However, she can smile when not told to, and this smile is quite nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In her class, there is a male and female top of class (decided by grades), and these people get to wear a silver (I think) clip on their uniform, and this clip enables them to get free food from the cafeteria. These people are the class representatives, and they help out with class duties. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is another girl who is jealous of her. This girl had been the top of the class for years. At one point steals the other girl's bag. However she trips and falls onto the male MC. She also declares herself the other female MC's rival, although the female MC does not really notice this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One final note is that for the first bit in the anime/manga, the female MC would try to smile at her rival, but because her smile is so messed up, the rival would interpret the smile as being condescending. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Also, she is quite socially awkward, and she has to look up what it means when she is experiencing certain emotions...like the heart beating fast. She also sends random emojis as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this is neither Kimi no Todoke nor Watamote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16677" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:58:11.263" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:58:11.263" Title="Series where girl will creep people out whenever she tries to smile" Tags="&lt;relife&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:08:02.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20502" CreationDate="2015-09-01T08:54:22.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime personally, however I came across this anime before and the synopsis fits your discription.&#xA;I believe the anime you are looking for is: &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2058/Delpower_X_Bakuhatsu_Miracle_Genki!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Manami is your typical schoolgirl, despite the odd machines her grandfather is always building. One day, though, an odd evil robot comes to attack Minami's school, and commits the ultimate offense of threatening her friends... and ruining her lunch. Now, she will stop at nothing to return order to the world in her grandpa's newest creation: the mecha Del Power X.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3362&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt; also describes the loss of her bento:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hanegi Manami is a junior high school girl with unusual relatives, to say the least. Her grandfather's passion is building unusual things and has just had his latest concoction delivered to their doorstep. The mecha known as Del Power X. With a driver seat specially designed for Manami, its powers are rivaled by no other. Unfortunately, her grandfather's rival Von Getsueru and a plethora of other people are determined to prove that fact wrong, regardless of who is in the pilot`s seat, Manami must fight for love, pride, and above all else, the loss of her precious bento. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both describe the &quot;old man&quot; as the grandfather who builds stuff, and also made the mecha in question and the girl being upset about her lost lunch. The obvious reference is, of course, &quot;Delpower&quot; probably because it is homophonic to &quot;Dell power&quot; which would be an understandable association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T10:41:35.150" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T10:41:35.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23091" CreationDate="2015-09-01T14:08:50.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought that Zeref was cursed because of the fact that he performed a very hard magical spell that he wasn't supposed to do or that it wasn't complete yet like with Mavis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in fact, perhaps he cursed himself because a strong magic that goes against nature or a spell that is incomplete requires a price or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just my opinion though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16673" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:27:44.213" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T12:27:44.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9793" CreationDate="2015-09-01T14:14:46.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging by the way he states it, he can create &quot;contracts&quot; with set time limits.&#xA;The contracts seem to extend to anything and everything with a spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as the fullbringers state &quot;Everything has a soul&quot;. he makes a contract with the box to trap ichigo inside, the next is the energy, he makes a contract with the air to fire it at rapid speeds (energy) at ginjo, then finally after he is wearing his fullbring he makes a contract with his own body to become &quot;invincible&quot; as he states...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Time tells no lies&quot;&#xA;ie, within this set time period everything I say is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have much to back this up with, it's just as logical as I could think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T14:14:46.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16872" CreationDate="2015-09-01T14:35:39.737" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as far as we know, Natsu is Zeref's brother revived with a forbidden curse. I think that we can say that inside Natsu there is something he is not aware of. No matter how badly he is beaten up, he doesn't die and his body stays intact, which shows that he is most likely indeed a demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Natsu is unaware because E.N.D. (the book) hasn't opened yet and so the etherious power inside Natsu is present and protects him while he himself doesn't have to do a thing. Also I think that as soon as E.N.D. awakens he will take over Natsu's body, and I think that was what Zeref meant by &quot;Will it be you or E.N.D. who kills me?&quot;  So when E.N.D. awakens and takes over Nastu, Natsu could defeat him with his willpower or he could succumb to him, which would probably mean the end of the world they know and the death of all of Natsu's guildmates by his own hands or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a guess though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16673" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T18:33:53.417" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T18:33:53.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24539" CreationDate="2015-09-01T15:20:17.250" Score="11" ViewCount="6661" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we all know that &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luffy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi Devil fruit and I found in the Gomu Gomu no Mi's &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;wiki page&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that Luffy is able to stretch a length of 72 Gomu Gomu's. So is there any real way to turn 72 Gomu Gomu's into a real world measurement of length?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ja5b.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ja5b.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2018-05-03T15:39:23.300" Title="Is there any real world equivalent measurement to a Gomu Gomu?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24538" CreationDate="2015-09-01T16:36:31.007" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No there is not.&lt;/strong&gt; At the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_4#Chapter_30.2C_Page_90&quot;&gt;SBS of chapter 30&lt;/a&gt;, Oda was asked how far Luffy's arm can stretch. He humorously replied&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O: Pretty far. Right now it can stretch about 72 Gomu Gomus. Luffy was telling me before how he wanted to try hard and reach 100 Gomu Gomus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_6#Chapter_47.2C_Page_66&quot;&gt;SBS of chapter 47&lt;/a&gt;, he was asked how many liters go into 1 Gomu Gomu and he replied&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O: Oh, you've come again! Gaimon's son. In &quot;1 Gomu Gomu&quot; there are &quot;10 Fairy Tale Gomu Gomus&quot;. And in each &quot;Fairy Tale Gomu Gomu&quot; there are &quot;10 Funky Gomu Gomus&quot; so, in other words Luffy's arm can stretch around 7200 Funky Gomu Gomus. Understood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When reading the SBS's you will see more of these funny replies and measurements come up, but you will never get a real world comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that Luffy moves around too much. Oda was never able to measure how long one Gomu Gomu is. We will just have to trust Luffy's word, that it really is 72 Gomu Gomus and we can only imagine the real world distance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-09-01T23:59:57.547" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T23:59:57.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24329" CreationDate="2015-09-01T20:50:33.553" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;@ChenOrihara's link seems to be correct - it's not just an anime thing, there is an overall trend in Japan that sees alpacas being included in unlikely situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3163656/New-craze-Japan-sees-couples-hiring-ALPACAS-witnesses-wedding.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;There's even a company that leases alpacas for weddings:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4J5BC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4J5BC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their popularity may have been triggered when the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g1121057-d1723782-Reviews-Nasu_Alpaca_Farm-Nasu_machi_Nasu_gun_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;alpaca farm in Nasu&lt;/a&gt; was built in 1999 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.japantravel.com/view/the-largest-alpaca-farm-in-japan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;bringing 200 alpacas into the country&lt;/a&gt;. Subsequent farms have been built also. The Nasu farm currently has &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaorisquarefeet.blogspot.ie/2014/08/the-alpaca-farm-in-nasu.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&gt;400 alpacas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T20:50:33.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23321" CreationDate="2015-09-01T22:52:41.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My hypothesis is that she is suffering from advanced multiple sclerosis. The extreme exhaustion along with the loss of motor function in her legs (Episode 15-Liar) and hands (Episode 21- Snow) are her most obvious symptoms.  However, the risky operation she undergoes is the only thing that make me question my theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16690" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T22:52:41.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24569" CreationDate="2015-09-02T00:42:37.363" Score="1" ViewCount="569" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegeta was able to hit Beerus a few times in his episode 8 Super Saiyan level while Goku at Super Saiyan 3 was not able to. Canonically, Vegeta has never gone Super Saiyan 2 before (unless you consider Majin Vegeta to be Super Saiyan 2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which level did he go to in this episode? Super Saiyan 2 or something ascended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T10:33:52.437" Title="Which level of Super Saiyan was Vegeta in Episode 8 of Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24556" CreationDate="2015-09-02T01:37:18.657" Score="3" ViewCount="1116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have tried downloading all OSTs of Parasyte -the maxim- but couldn't find it. Although I didn't listen to every song really carefully and just quickly &quot;walked&quot; through them, but still I couldn't find it. To be precise, I am asking about what OST is played in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA_6M5Yjn4Q&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this scene&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16694" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T11:40:21.963" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T11:40:21.963" Title="What OST is played in episode 2 when Shinichi catches three rocks?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6169" CreationDate="2015-09-02T04:33:54.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The good thing about UQ Holder is that even if you didn't read MSN, you will still understand the story.  Yes there are some MSN references which UQ Holder dialogues explain thoroughly especially Negi's &quot;Thunder in Heaven, Great Vigor&quot; was explained in the latter chapters.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the other characters, some are not yet dead since not all of them are human like Mana, Eva, and Fate.  There are also characters claiming to know and met Negi such as the Demon with many arms (i forgot the name) Touta fought in the Mahora Martial Arts Tournament, Shion Nagumo a blind swordsman that stated Negi's superhuman magic Magia Erebea fighting the demons of the Lifemaker, and Ruin Ishkur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, go read UQ Holder and you'll still understand everything but it is an advantage if you have a bit background (most especially on the characterns) in MSN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16698" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T04:33:54.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25797" CreationDate="2015-09-02T05:30:05.130" Score="3" ViewCount="1791" Body="&lt;p&gt;In OP episodes there is a small transition/break mid-episode that shows one of the main characters picking up their most recognized item/weapon (prior it was a hat floating away or something or there were two of these). I used to think this was done using the character who appears in the main scene(s) for that episode but I just chanced across a few that had had Brooke picking up his violin and Chopper his backpack and no appearance of them. So I ask is it completely random or does it relate at time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1528" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T21:04:30.813" Title="Are the mid-episode transitions in One Piece random?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24547" CreationDate="2015-09-02T06:22:14.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-jtpej6eg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Kill the Puppets&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and the excerpt from your youtube link probably starts about a minute and 10 seconds into the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T06:22:14.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22273" CreationDate="2015-09-02T08:30:03.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a forum &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?339229-Anime-Dennou-Coil&amp;amp;p=8197494#post8197494&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; asking the same thing you did, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, where did Yasako's encode reactor come from? It can't possibly be from Isako's prior encode; Satchii always chased Yasako even when she was &quot;clean.&quot; It must have been built into her glasses from the beginning by the Cyberpappy. Exactly why he felt the need to do this, I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this was the &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?339229-Anime-Dennou-Coil&amp;amp;p=8197538#post8197538&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reply&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It came from the kilabug (kirabug?) that Isako transferred while&#xA;  trying to save Haraken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T08:30:03.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24561" CreationDate="2015-09-02T08:49:14.467" Score="3" ViewCount="14436" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto manga chapter 675, Uchiha Madara attacked Hatake Kakashi and stole his left eye. Soon after Madara left Uzumaki Naruto soon appeared and restored Kakashi's left eye. It's seems that Kakashi's new eye is not Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: What did Naruto do exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bSs80.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bSs80.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto shows up and helped Kakashi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWs1i.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWs1i.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kakashi&amp;#39;s new eye&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13708" LastEditorUserId="13708" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T08:57:23.263" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T10:28:29.913" Title="How did Naruto restore Kakashi's left eye?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18463" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:08:36.233" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/19246/Tao_Tie_Jie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tao Tie Jie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; . The image you posted is from volume 1 chapter 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e7jou.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e7jou.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15824" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T10:12:34.787" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T10:12:34.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24559" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:28:29.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was thanks to Naruto's new power: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ying Yang Release&lt;/a&gt; that he was able to restore it. If you remember &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki &lt;/a&gt; transfer his powers to Naruto (and Sasuke). The answer comes from the Naruto Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;After receiving power from Hagoromo, Naruto Uzumaki gained the ability to use Yin–Yang Release to stabilise life forces and restore missing organs through physical contact. However, there appears to be a limit to the extent to what this power can heal: While he was able to save Might Guy from the normally fatal consequences of unleashing all Eight Gates, he was unable to repair the damage done to his leg as a result of using Might Guy, and Guy spent the remainder of his life wheelchair-bound. Naruto was also able to resuscitate Obito after the Ten-Tails was extracted from him, but both were aware that his death was unavoidable when he was struck by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's All-Killing Ash Bones.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T10:28:29.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:45:11.500" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason Saber stays in the good ending but not the true ending is specifically because of the love between Shiro and Arturia. Under Shiro's command, she has a strong reason to destroy the grail and also to claim the grail. While she may want to stay with Shiro, which not using up the command seals would allow, her desire for the grail and her desire to stay with Shiro would both strongly prevent her from destroying the grail, thus resulting in Shiro's use of the last command seal, releasing the summoning that maintains Saber. However in Unlimited Blade Works Saber is released from Shiro at one point and makes a pact with Rin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, following the path with Rin as her master and still focusing on her allows Saber to fall in love and have no opposing desires in relation to the Holy Grail. Falling in love with Shiro and becoming dedicated to its destruction for multiple good reasons throughout the UBW route means she's free to destroy it herself without any compelling action of any kind. No command seal needs to be used, so her summoning isn't canceled when its destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on logical thought on my part though: I've watched UBW and FSN, but they say the FSN anime is butchered and the UBW anime follows the conclusion to the true path. I've not seen the good ending for Unlimited Blade Works, I recently started through the Fate portion of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; and am working towards UBW, where I'll likely find the good ending before Heavens Feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16703" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T18:35:46.953" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T18:35:46.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:52:19.217" Score="5" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 Keido releases the Apocalypse Virus, Inori stops the outbreak and cures all of the infected by singing. If she is able to stop the virus by singing, then why can't she save everyone who is already infected?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15386" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T13:42:40.063" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T13:42:40.063" Title="If Inori could destroy the virus by singing why didn't she do it before?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6446" CreationDate="2015-09-02T12:59:40.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Faust has been confirmed to be Edo-Makarov by Mashima.&lt;/strong&gt; In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Faust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; it is stated that Faust is the Edolas version of Makarov. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Faust (ファウスト Fausuto) is the former King of Edolas, banished and succeeded by his disowned son, Mystogan. He is the Edolas counterpart of Makarov Dreyar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They got this information from (the last paragraph of) the afterwords of Volume 29 by Mashima. Basically Mashima had to do cutoffs due to space or time limitations and had to remove Edolas Gajeel and Edolas Makarov('s confirmation) from the manga. Though those scenes were still added to the anime, thus making them canon as they were originally planned by Mashima himself. Both Faust and Makarov even had the same voice actor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Screenshot van de anime should be added here, but I can't seem to find it.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ddkp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ddkp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://estella-may.tumblr.com/post/91526336040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T12:59:40.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24546" CreationDate="2015-09-02T14:48:53.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was at Super Saiyan 2, as you can clearly see the lightning/sparks around him. His hair didn't change its size. So SS3 is excluded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably the reason why Goku said Vegeta had surpassed him (in the Battle of Gods movie) at that specific time. Because at SS2, Vegeta was stronger than SS3 Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, Majin Vegeta was Super Saiyan 2 as well :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-23T19:14:29.137" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T19:14:29.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24605" CreationDate="2015-09-02T16:00:43.853" Score="9" ViewCount="4489" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; series from the release date and I keep hating it more and more. I don't know if you guys have noticed it but all battle animations are terrible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VXyHe.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VXyHe.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a logical explanation why a 2015 anime is so poorly animated compared to DBZ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T23:17:09.523" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T23:17:09.523" Title="Why is Dragon Ball Super's animation quality so terrible?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2015-09-05T16:19:59.240" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24583" CreationDate="2015-09-02T21:17:02.993" Score="7" ViewCount="3013" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe I've ever seen Goten or Trunks with tails, which doesn't quite make sense, seeing as how Gohan had a tail at his birth, and was also half saiyan half human. From what I've read, it's assumed that they were cut off at birth, but I'd like to know officially if that's the case, since the articles I read had no sources. And I'm pretty sure Saiyan tails normally grow back. Is there anywhere in DBZ that they mention the permanent removal of Goten's and Trunks's tails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T23:53:51.980" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T23:53:51.980" Title="Why is it that Goten and Trunks don't have tails?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14568" CreationDate="2015-09-03T00:40:16.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you sure you don't mean &quot;Tama-ya!&quot; rather than &quot;Tagoya!&quot;? It is very common for Japanese onlookers at a festival to loudly cry out &quot;Tama-ya&quot; and &quot;Kagi-ya&quot; when they see fireworks, instead of applause for the show. The words refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicjapanese.com/english/e-cul-hanabi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two of the oldest, largest and most famous fireworks factories from the Meiji period&lt;/a&gt; (1868-1912).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the plan is to so distract Eve with the fireworks and their surrounding customs that she'd be unaware of the changes being made behind her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T00:40:16.743" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24563" CreationDate="2015-09-03T02:43:18.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inori could only delay the effects of the virus. Exactly how long and to what extent, it is unknown. She has that ability because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she is the patient zero of the virus, and the vessel for Mana, and that gives her some control over the virus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in this episode, she is not quite herself, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mana's consciousness implanted on Inori is beginning to surface. That is why she kills the students attempting to undress her, and why she stabs Arisa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think maybe you are mistaking ep 11 with the ending, because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is Shuu's void power (absorb the problems of the world unto himself) that finally cleanses the world of the virus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alas at the very end she goes on and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; by symbolically accepting the &quot;Guilty Crown&quot;, Shuu shares his fate with Inori, and then she removes the virus from him, along with the king power and the void powers (see note below). Inori then crystallizes and dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Footnote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Void powers were created by fragments of Mana inside the teenagers, once they were absorbed by Shuu, no one else had voids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T02:43:18.343" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24267" CreationDate="2015-09-03T04:29:00.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is because of the psychological trauma he suffered from being forced by his mother to play exactly as the notes book dictates and punish him for every wrong notes. He felt frustated as even when he did his best and won competition by competition, her mother still wasn't satisfied as he still made a few mistakes here and there, despite already called as the human metronome for his astounding accuracy by others. And the when he's fed up, he burst in anger at his mom and soon after his mom died, making him feel shocked and guilty which shown in his mother's ghastly appearance in when he played his piano. This psychological trauma is the cause and it doesn't immediately kick in too, which explains why he can hear the first few notes and when he's getting into it, he lost it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-10-10T14:36:31.557" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T14:36:31.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24573" CreationDate="2015-09-03T06:32:56.587" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;A common theory is that Akira Toriyama just didn't want to / forgot that Saiyans had tails. This wouldn't be surprising as Akira makes several other errors/omittances in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an interview segment from him talking about Goku's tail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/full-color-comics-freeza-arc-vol-5-akira-toriyama/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Is it true that Goku’s tail was a nuisance?!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It’s true. (laughs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku was originally an actual monkey in the initial sketches, after all. My editor told me, “Without a tail, he has no distinguishing traits,” so I added a tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That tail I added was such a nuisance when I was drawing, I couldn’t stand it… so I immediately thought up an episode where his tail gets cut off. (laughs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wouldn't be surprising if having gotten rid of the tail that he so hated, he didn't really want to reintroduce it into the story again, so rather he left Trunks and Gohen without one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T06:32:56.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24611" CreationDate="2015-09-03T06:38:01.817" Score="7" ViewCount="2977" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few light novels on Sword Art Online, namely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sword Art Online 2: Aincrad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sword Art Online 3: Fairy Dance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read that Progressive is about Aincrad, but there are also two other light novels named &quot;Aincrad&quot;, what would be the correct chronological order of these Light Novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6446" LastEditorUserId="6446" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T06:51:26.880" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T23:42:35.120" Title="What is the chronological order of the events in Sword Art Online Vol 1 and 2 and Sword Art Online Progressive?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24573" CreationDate="2015-09-03T06:38:41.997" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is very little by way of actual evidence to answer this question (for example, in the manga Krillin asks Bulma why Trunks has no tail, and whether she had it removed; she never gives an answer). There is however a lot of speculation on the internets about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest thing to an official answer can be found in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/databook/daizenshuu/daiz-04/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;DragonBall Daizenshuu 4 – World Guide&amp;quot; databook (1995, Shueisha Inc.)&lt;/a&gt;, endorsed by Toriyama Akira, which has this to say (on the subject of &amp;quot;Saiyan&amp;quot;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The tailless second generation are super ultra child prodigies.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saiyan genes have an extraordinarily good compatibility with Earthling&#xA;blood. Because of this, when the two races are mixed together children&#xA;with formidable power are born. Particularly, those Halflings born&#xA;without tails hide an exceptional battle power. There are many things&#xA;that they naturally master from a young age, such as the ordinarily&#xA;arduous transformation into a Super Saiyan. In spite of having such an&#xA;outstanding battle sense, they do not have a fondness for battle like&#xA;a pure Saiyan. Instead, it seems that the violent temperament of the&#xA;Saiyan has been relaxed through their Earthling blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text doesn't outright say it, but the strong implication is that a Saiyan/human hybrid is not born with a tail (or at the very least, some of them are born without tails, and those of this category are notable for being extraordinarily powerful).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T06:38:41.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24606" CreationDate="2015-09-03T06:42:23.747" Score="11" ViewCount="2072" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently joined this manga and anime forum and stumbled across this term numerous times. People reviewing different parameters of animes and calling that a &quot;typical&quot; slice of life anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this pretty common sort of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15962" LastActivityDate="2019-04-11T06:05:17.140" Title="What's the meaning of 'slice of life' animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24586" CreationDate="2015-09-03T07:08:05.497" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slice_of_life&quot;&gt;Wikipedia:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Slice of life is a phrase describing the use of mundane realism depicting everyday experiences in art and entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally in anime/manga, &lt;em&gt;slice of life&lt;/em&gt; shows are shows about &lt;strong&gt;everyday life&lt;/strong&gt;. Usually this rotates around school life in anime - like &lt;strong&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Nichijou&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;K-On!&lt;/strong&gt; but this can extend to other stories such as people living in apartments, working a day job, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slice of Life shows are usually &lt;em&gt;plotless&lt;/em&gt; as they are mostly day-to-day happenings (usually with humourous effects).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T07:08:05.497" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25618" CreationDate="2015-09-03T09:24:28.533" Score="0" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need an elaborate answer to this question. After one of the answers I got from another question where a particular film jargon (&quot;plotless story&quot;) was used, I read a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_(narrative)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; and found that plot (narrative) means the chain of events which are linked to each other. In every show which is made for entertainment, there must be a link between events otherwise it would make no sense to watch it. Imagine a hypothetical &quot;plotless show&quot; where two characters completed unrelated to each other, die because of completely unrelated reasons, it'd rather be called a set of random events rather than a show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When people say &quot;this anime has no plot&quot;, what do they actually mean? Are they talking about two episodes not connected to each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15962" LastEditorUserId="15962" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T09:34:03.300" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T13:23:38.400" Title="Meaning of the term 'plotless'" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25739" CreationDate="2015-09-03T09:44:46.693" Score="5" ViewCount="550" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even thought in the first episode, Ikaros used her cards to accord every single desire of Tomoki, bringing to what looks like the end of the world, then the use of those is reduced to 2 times (I may have forgotten one or two occurrence(s)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 : Not intentionnaly when Tomoki wishes to make Sohara's underwears fly away unless it is the underwear Tomoki wants;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 : Sohara borrows a card from Ikaros to bring all the panties in Tomoki's house to explode, Tomoki should look at them or touch them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Tomoki use more those cards to grant him what he wished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you take apart the opportunity of destroying/neutralizing Chaos by a single wish, he could have used it in some similar issues of the one mentionned above. Just as an example :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 9, Tomoki spots an erotic DVD at a booth, but cannot afford it because Ikaros broke some other item.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be logical from Tomoki to use a card to get this DVD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T11:35:23.513" Title="Why don't Ikaros &amp; Tomoki use more the Transport Cards to solve their problems?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17166" CreationDate="2015-09-03T11:33:29.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess is this is a tool used by the animators to ensure a connection whether (or not) they'd still get a second season. I see this in many series, they almost always put a cliffhanger or at least a promise of a next season just in case the show becomes successful enough to earn its season 2. fingers crossed for Shingeki no Bahamut: Season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16721" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T11:33:29.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23029" CreationDate="2015-09-03T12:32:18.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is.  Now here's something I didn't realize until I looked into it, if you want to get technical: DB Super, being written by Akira Toriyama, will actually be the ONLY dragon ball anime that IS canon.  I'm Not sure why people think it isn't, they are all wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon ball, DBZ, and GT are technically NOT canon as Toriyama didn't write for them.  They were based directly and heavily on his manga but he didn't write for those anime so they can't be considered canon per se.  He has also called GT a &quot;side story&quot; so while most fans consider the first two animes MOSTLY canon (due to his influence) as he wasn't really TOO involved in GT (aside from some plot points and character design) most fans don't consider GT canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super will actually be the only dragon ball anime that is canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16722" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T12:34:52.247" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T12:34:52.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24593" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-03T12:51:40.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0nKsS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0nKsS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fun&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Funimation&lt;/em&gt; (stylized as FUNimation) is an American television and film production company based in Flower Mound, Texas. The studio is the largest distributor of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Funimation&lt;/em&gt; began on May 9, 1994 by Gen Fukunaga and his wife Cindy as &lt;em&gt;Funimation Productions&lt;/em&gt;, with funding by Daniel Cocanougher and his family, who became investors in the company. &lt;em&gt;Funimation&lt;/em&gt; was sold to the &lt;em&gt;Navarre&lt;/em&gt; corporation on May 11, 2005 and the company was renamed as &lt;em&gt;Funimation Entertainment&lt;/em&gt;. In April 2011, &lt;em&gt;Navarre&lt;/em&gt; sold *Funimation to a group of investors including Fukunaga for $24 million. Around the same time, the company's trademark ball, star and blue bar were dropped from its logo and the company was renamed to simply &lt;em&gt;Funimation&lt;/em&gt;. In May 2013, &lt;em&gt;Funimation&lt;/em&gt; consolidates its divisions under its new holding company &lt;em&gt;Group 1200 Media&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/welcome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/FUNimation?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/user/FUNimation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funimation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T19:55:45.760" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T19:55:45.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24594" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-03T12:51:40.113" Score="0" Body="Funimation is an American television and film company that is the largest distributor of anime &amp; other foreign entertainment in North America.  Its name is a portmanteau of the English words Fun and Animation." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T13:23:31.817" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T13:23:31.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24595" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-03T14:53:14.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGxE7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGxE7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is This a Zombie?&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka&lt;/em&gt;) also known as &lt;em&gt;Korezom&lt;/em&gt; for short, is a light novel series by Shinichi Kimura, with illustrations by Kobuichi and Muririn.&#xA;The story follows Ayumu Aikawa, who is a zombie resurrected by a necromancer named Eucliwood Hellscythe after being killed by a serial killer. As he tries to make the best of his undead life, he encounters a Masō-Shōjo (魔装少女?, lit. Magical Garment Girl, a pun on &quot;mahō shōjo&quot;, meaning magical girl) named Haruna and inadvertently takes her magic powers, being forced to become a Masō-Shōjo (and thereby crossdress) in the process. With Eucliwood, Haruna, and a vampire ninja named Seraphim living with him, Ayumu helps battle demons known as Megalos while trying to figure out the mystery behind his own death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original light novel is written by Shinichi Kimura with illustrations by Kobuichi and Muririn. Published by &lt;em&gt;Fujimi Shobo,&lt;/em&gt; the series ran from January 20, 2009 until June 20, 2015, amassing 19 volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga series of &lt;em&gt;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka&lt;/em&gt; is also written by Shinichi Kimura, but features illustrations by Sacchi. Again published by &lt;em&gt;Fujimi Shobo,&lt;/em&gt; it was serialised in the magazine &lt;em&gt;Monthly Dragon Age&lt;/em&gt; from January 9, 2010 until November 9, 2013. It contains 8 volumes in total. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two anime television series:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first series was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki, written by Makoto Uezu and music by Shinji Kakishima. Produced by the studio &lt;em&gt;Studio Deen&lt;/em&gt;, it ran from January 11, 2011 until March 30, 2011, comprising 12 episodes and one OVA.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second series kept the same director, writer, music team and studio as the first, and ran from April 5, 2012 until June 7, 2012. The second series contained 10 episodes, and two OVA's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_This_a_Zombie%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://korehazombiedesuka.wikia.com/wiki/Koreha_Zombie_Desuka_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wiki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8841/Kore_wa_Zombie_Desu_ka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kore wa Zombie Desu ka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on MAL&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T19:54:41.883" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T19:54:41.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24596" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-03T14:53:14.537" Score="0" Body="Is This a Zombie? is a light novel series by Shinichi Kimura. It follows the story of Ayumu Aikawa, who is resurrected by a necromancer after his death at the hands of a serial killer. With several other characters including a vampire ninja, Ayumu battles demons while trying to unravel the mystery behind his death." OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T15:03:16.527" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T15:03:16.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25749" CreationDate="2015-09-03T18:08:00.567" Score="4" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the scene where Luffy, Usopp and Chopper (maybe someone else too, I don't remember) are singing 'Ta-ko-ya-ki, Tak-ko-ya-ki&quot; and so on, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it was around the time Hachi was kidnapped by the Flying Fish Riders but Google doesn't give me any relevant results. I do remember that there was another scene about Takoyaki, back in Going Merry times, but I don't know anything more specific about that part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone would be able to tell me what episode this scene is from I would be so happy :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10931" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T14:19:04.240" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T14:19:04.240" Title="What episode does this particular scene with a Takoyaki &quot;song&quot; occur?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-03T19:30:00.143" Score="3" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to buy a present for an old anime fan and since he likes UFO Robot Grendizer I decided to get him a manga of it. I found something called UFO Robot Grendizer Manga Kanzenban / Complete Edition on eBay. It says that the release date is 2012 but there is no other information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know what's in this book? Is it a collection of old manga chapters or just random artwork? Also, is it drawn by Go Nagai or not? I really appreciate your help...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16728" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T01:12:09.557" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T01:12:09.557" Title="What's inside the UFO Robot Grendizer Manga Kanzenban?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;ufo-robot-grendizer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24600" CreationDate="2015-09-03T20:32:53.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A kanzenban (完全版) is similar to a viz big edition or 3 in1 edition, or the English equivalent, a omnibus. This means it will contain several chapters in 1 edition of the magazine. This is done to be cheaper in production etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly the Kanzenban edition is already the 4th edition, published by Manga Shop. Yet it still contains the original art work of Go Nagai and Yū Okazaki. As do the other 3 versions. All tough there might be some slight change when buying translated version, the french version is known to have allot of changes &lt;em&gt;(Speaking from experience.. I have a copy over here)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kanzenban edition did get released in 2012, and is listed under &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ISBN:     9784775914533 4775914537&lt;/strong&gt; or &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;OCLC-nummer:  788225116&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T20:32:53.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24570" CreationDate="2015-09-03T20:40:41.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime budget does not have anything to do with the year it airs. It's related mostly to the main animation studio and to internal decisions inside the studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Super, I think it's because the studio making it is Toei Animation. I very similar example, if not the same, is the Saint Seiya anime which is currently airing , Soul of Gold. You can look at several episodes where the animation quality drops to substandard levels. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each animation studio has its own characteristics that end up defining the brand, and quality consistency between titles and during a title run is one of them.&#xA;Toei is just not very good with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T20:40:41.160" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24586" CreationDate="2015-09-03T20:47:49.300" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This term actually originates outside of anime, but it's rather common for anime to have slice of life elements, so it's a common term in the anime fandom. Toshinou-san's answer covers the general sense of the term very well, so in this answer, I'm going to try and fit it more into a critical framework, which can be helpful for understanding whether a given individual work is slice of life. Like everything in literary and film criticism, this is all pretty subjective, so people will differ on whether they think an individual series qualifies as slice of life under this definition or not, but the concepts should be pretty universal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can think of all media as falling on a spectrum between theatrical and naturalistic. Theatrical works use dramatic conflicts, larger-than-life characters, architected plotlines, and other artificial manipulations of events and causality to tell a story which the audience will find interesting. By contrast, naturalistic works try to tell stories which develop the way things tend to develop in real life. They can still have conflicts, plots, and interesting characters, but those things will all tend to be truer to life and less artificed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples. (It's hard to find examples of naturalistic anime which aren't also slice of life, because, well, it's anime; it's inherently unnatural. So I've used American films as examples of naturalism, because I want to be clear that slice of life is a subset of naturalist, not an equivalent term.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rurouni Kenshin is theatrical. Although it (for the most part) sticks to the realm of possibility, the characters, their internal struggles, and their interpersonal conflicts, are highly dramatized and expressed through epic clashes that affect the fate of an entire nation. Most other shounen action shows (Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho) are also theatrical.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The shoujo manga Hana Yori Dango is also theatrical. The conflicts here are interpersonal and revolve around romance rather than the physical conflicts of Rurouni Kenshin, but the characters are nonetheless larger than life and the plotlines carefully architected. Most other shoujo romances are also theatrical.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The American films &lt;em&gt;The Hurt Locker&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&lt;/em&gt; are naturalistic, despite the former taking place in a war zone. There is no sense of dramatic import or fate behind the events of &lt;em&gt;The Hurt Locker&lt;/em&gt;&amp;mdash;at least, the film does not attempt to impose one on the audience. The events of the film mean what the viewer thinks they mean; there's no sense of a writer behind it, more of an editor or reporter, who presents certain &quot;factual&quot; events for our consideration. In film, the style of &lt;em&gt;The Hurt Locker&lt;/em&gt; is called &lt;em&gt;cinema verit&amp;eacute;&lt;/em&gt;; it's also used to interesting effect in the far less realistic &lt;em&gt;District 9&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this has nothing to do with genre. Some fantasy and science fiction works are naturalistic. Some works which never reach outside the bounds of real life are nevertheless theatrical, as we see with Hana Yori Dango and Rurouni Kenshin (to an extent). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does this have to do with slice of life? &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slice_of_life&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; defines slice of life as &quot;the use of mundane realism depicting everyday experiences in art and entertainment.&quot; Essentially, slice of life works are naturalist works which are about mundane, everyday experiences. They might be naturalist works about everyday experiences somewhere where every day is very different from what audiences know. That's still slice of life; the important thing is that the experience is mundane to the characters, within the setting. For this reason, &lt;em&gt;The Hurt Locker&lt;/em&gt; is not slice of life. It is naturalist, and in some sense it's about everyday experiences in a war zone, but the war zone setting is not mundane to the characters at all. One could argue that &lt;em&gt;The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&lt;/em&gt; is slice of life, though I consider it more of a drama. (Pure slice of life is vanishingly rare; almost all slice of life shows have drama or comedy elements, but they're the kind of little dramas and jokes that arise in mundane life, not huge scripted events.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The classical examples for slice of life in anime are shows like K-On, Yotsuba&amp;amp;!, and Ichigo Marshmallow. These are slow-paced shows about everyday life. We see the characters go to school, go shopping, go on trips, spend time together at home or in a club after school. There are jokes, but they're either jokes the characters themselves make, or they're jokes arising from everyday situations. Slice of life shows don't usually use high concept jokes like having a Pixxchu pop up and get beaten to death, or having former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi suddenly appear above Tokyo on a flying saucer, or telling us halfway through the show that the heroine's desire to be an idol stems from her past life in a vanished human civilization which was exterminated by aliens in the mists of prehistory. Slice of life shows also can have drama, but it's quiet, everyday sort of drama; K-On, for example, has some drama around Azusa's feelings when her upperclassmen graduate. Aria (discussed below) has drama around Alice's feeling of separation when she becomes a Prima and doesn't have time to spend with her friends. A slice of life show wouldn't usually have the heroine's ex-boyfriend suddenly back in town and looking to rekindle his feelings just as the heroine is about to move her relationship with her new boyfriend to the next level; that sequence of events is just too convenient for the writers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aria, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Haibane Renmei, and Kiki's Delivery Service are usually also considered slice of life, even though the first two are science fiction and the last two are fantasy. Much of what we see in these shows is mundane and everyday to the characters. There are no dramatic conflicts, no epic clashes, nothing extraordinary or unusual (from the characters' standpoint); its just people (and Martian gondoliers, and androids, and grey-winged angels, and witches) going about their everyday lives. Haibane Renmei and Kiki's Delivery Service do actually have plots, and some of the events in Haibane Renmei are unusual from the characters' perspectives, but all the events of the plot come about in the course of a natural, everyday life in the world of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime, the concept of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/blog/2007/11/08/ask-john-what-are-iyashikei-anime/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is also related to slice of life. &lt;em&gt;Iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; is, as far as I know, completely unique to anime and rather characteristic of Japanese culture in general. Many slice of life anime have greater or lesser elements of &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;; Aria and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou are practically the epitome of the genre. Not all slice of life is &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;, and not all &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; is slice of life; however, the two are closely bound, and the desire for &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; may have driven the prevalence of slice of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T20:47:49.300" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24607" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26138" CreationDate="2015-09-03T21:08:03.697" Score="7" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently rewatching &lt;em&gt;Haibane Renmei&lt;/em&gt;. In episode 4, we see this exchange:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kana's employer:&lt;/strong&gt; Hey, is Kana going away? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rakka:&lt;/strong&gt; Oh, not at all. I didn't come to replace her. I'm just visiting everyone's workplace because I'm new. Kana loves it here. I can tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Employer:&lt;/strong&gt; I see. Well, with those wings of yours, they make me think she might just fly away on me one day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rakka:&lt;/strong&gt; They look fancy, but they don't actually work at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Employer:&lt;/strong&gt; I see. That's good, then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's quite clear from this exchange that Rakka does not know about the Day of Flight, which is probably to be expected, as she's a newcomer who does not learn about it until Kuu leaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what struck me as strange was that Kana's employer (who looks relatively older and who isn't a Haibane) seems to have no knowledge of it (as might be inferred from his question). It would appear that he is old enough to possibly have seen other Haibane disappear in the past. There are two obvious ways to explain this for me. However, I'm not sure if either of them is correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beyond the trading that the Communicator does with the Toga, the normal townspeople don't have many personal interactions with the Haibane, so they wouldn't notice if one disappeared one day. The townspeople might have a basic understanding of how Haibane life works (so wouldn't be surprised to see the teenage Rakka appear as a &quot;newborn&quot; one day) particularly if they often interact with them, but they wouldn't be aware of the specifics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given the limited number of places where Haibane can work (in episode 3), I'm not sure how true this is, since the people who work &lt;em&gt;there&lt;/em&gt; would probably be slightly more familiar with things, even if the townspeople seem to outnumber the Haibane.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Haibane are seen as somewhat separate: the employer earlier tells Kana:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The clock tower in your home. Go repair that yourself. [...] We're not supposed to meddle too much in the Haibane's lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might mean that the townspeople might not delve into the &lt;em&gt;specifics&lt;/em&gt; of the Haibane's lives, and that the Haibane are responsible for themselves. However, this is more of a general statement than anything, as we see in episode 3 that the housemother isn't a Haibane. Moreover, this would only mean that the townspeople might not bother inquiring after the Haibane who have disappeared (even if they might not know &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; they've disappeared): it does not mean that they do not necessarily know that the Haibane -- or at least the Haibane outside of the Federation -- eventually &quot;go away&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a more satisfying explanation for Kana's employer's ignorance about the fact that the Haibane eventually &quot;go away&quot; than these? Or do I already have the best explanation we can get? (Again, I wouldn't expect him to know the exact specifics about the Day of Flight beyond that the Haibane eventually leave.) Alternatively, am I possibly just misinterpreting the exchange? (I could see the first line as implying that the boss does indeed have the Day of Flight in mind, but what he says afterwards seems slightly out of line with that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T01:42:15.907" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T21:57:42.930" Title="Why doesn't Kana's boss know about the Day of Flight?" Tags="&lt;haibane-renmei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25610" CreationDate="2015-09-03T21:19:53.183" Score="3" ViewCount="1143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found this image by coincidence, but it immediately attracted my attention because I never saw such a scene in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cnoFI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cnoFI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning the drawing style/animation (from the looks of it I doubt it's fan-made, it seems to be more like a screenshot), the sunset, Welkin's clothes (he wears them very rarely and if I remember correctly, he wears them only at the very end of the anime) and progression of the story (they end up together in the last episode (26)), this image has to be from the very end of the anime, but I couldn't find anything like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also watched it on different websites, but they all end with Alicia and Welkin holding hands in the sunset on a hill in front of their village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is this screenshot from? Does that scene really happen in the anime or is it from the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2019-10-10T13:10:56.857" LastActivityDate="2019-10-10T13:10:56.857" Title="Did Alicia really wear a wedding scarf at the end of Senjou no Valkyria (Valkyria Chronicles)?" Tags="&lt;valkyria-chronicles&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24529" CreationDate="2015-09-03T21:54:39.023" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the information you gave, i think the manga you looking for is a webcomic name ReLIFE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8z0ea.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8z0ea.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ReLife&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The female MC you talking about is Chizuru Hishiro, and here is her lovely smile&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBEHAm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBEHAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16246" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T20:01:59.973" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T20:01:59.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24584" CreationDate="2015-09-03T23:42:35.120" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316371246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad&lt;/a&gt; tells the story from the start of SAO until the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after Kirito defeats Heathcliff and wakes up in the hospital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notably, it excludes the following arcs that &lt;em&gt;were&lt;/em&gt; included in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sachi and the Moonlit Black Cats,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Silica and Pina,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lizbeth the blacksmith, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yui.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It excluded these arcs, and, as far as I can remember, it didn't add any new content. (Maybe just described events that happened in the anime in greater detail.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, the arcs listed above are each detailed in the following book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316376817&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online 2: Aincrad&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of time, the books do not present information in chronological order as the anime did. We know in order of occurrence, the &quot;side&quot; arcs are arranged as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sachi arc -&gt; Silica arc -&gt; Lizbeth arc -&gt; Yui arc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where the events involving Sachi happened first chronologically and Yui, last.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these arcs are present in book 1, but they are presented in the following order in the second book, which is not in chronological order. I don't know the reason for the author/producer(s) switching the order around like they did, but it is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Silica -&gt; Lizbeth -&gt; Yui -&gt; Sachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stories themselves essentially describe events exactly how the anime portrayed them. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the light novels, although for the most part, the only thing you'll get out of reading them is slightly different wording/description of the same events. One exception that does come to mind is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they include a bit at the end of the Lizbeth arc detailing her reaction when Kirito defeats Healthcliff and she was finally going to be free of SAO. It wasn't very long - a page or two at most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Admittedly, I didn't read the Sachi arc because I assumed I wouldn't have gotten anything new out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know the ordering for Fairy Dance (have them but haven't read them yet), but it's possible it follows a similar idea (for ALO). Here are links for &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316296422&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online 3: Fairy Dance (&quot;1&quot;)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316296430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance (&quot;2&quot;)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the progressives, so I don't know where they fit in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tl;dr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime portrays events in near-chronological order, although the Sachi arc is a flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SAO 1 LN leaves out a few arcs but tells the main story from the beginning of SAO to the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SAO 2 LN has 4 sections, each one an arc that was in the anime but not in SAO 1 LN. These sections are neither entirely in chronological order nor the order they happened in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T23:42:35.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24608" CreationDate="2015-09-04T01:18:58.223" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That picture of Alicia and Welkin is from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;OVA 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or the epilogue from the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a screenshot of this OVA where the summery can be found on the official wikia page from Valkyria Chronicles &lt;a href=&quot;http://valkyria.wikia.com/wiki/Valkyria_Chronicles_Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's marked as episode #35 at the bottem of the page&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T01:18:58.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25612" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-04T06:58:28.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yng9R.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yng9R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime about making anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirobako is an anime television series produced by Warner Entertainment Japan and studio P.A.Works, which handled the animation. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and aired in Japan between October 9, 2014 and March 26, 2015&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T06:58:28.370" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T06:58:28.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25613" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-04T06:58:28.370" Score="0" Body="Shirobako is an anime television series produced by Warner Entertainment Japan and studio P.A.Works, which handled the animation. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and aired in Japan between October 9, 2014 and March 26, 2015" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T06:58:28.370" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T06:58:28.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25617" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25640" CreationDate="2015-09-04T10:03:32.413" Score="6" ViewCount="598" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been looking for an anime movie I saw a long time ago for many years now and would be grateful for any help. It was a fairly bloody and graphic movie in a dark style and included female nudity (exposed breasts) and at least one scene with an attempted rape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The movie was probably from the 80s or 90s&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist was a woman with some sort of magical power symbolized by the metal bronze. The main villain had the 'gold' power and there was a male character with the 'silver' power who helped the main character in the final battle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was one scene where another woman is about to be raped by a guard/warrior and the main character runs in without her top on, kills the guard with some sort of blade and then takes something from the room for clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In her initial battle with the gold villain the main character is killed or at least badly injured but then is revived by some power and goes to fight him again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The gold villain could change his form and in the final battle turned into some sort of giant dragon like monster before the silver and bronze characters killed him working together.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this movie on DVD and I believe it was dubbed. It was probably rented from blockbuster so it had some sort of American release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17737" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:29:06.743" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:29:06.743" Title="Help me find this old bloody anime fantasy movie" Tags="&lt;legend-of-lemnear&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:08:06.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24589" CreationDate="2015-09-04T13:23:38.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;@torisuda has it correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It means a story that lacks an overarching narrative&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example of a &lt;em&gt;plotless&lt;/em&gt; show, see Lucky Star.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters are the same in each scene, but every scene is &lt;strong&gt;distinct&lt;/strong&gt; from each other. In one scene they might be talking about how to eat a chocolate cornet, another they might be talking about video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are jokes that are referred to again - for example how Kagami is a tsundere. But this isn't a &lt;strong&gt;narrative&lt;/strong&gt; or simply put - a story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your definition of narrative is correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the chain of events which are linked to each other&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but, it fails to contextualize the &lt;strong&gt;links&lt;/strong&gt;. the links are items that further the plot's progression - for example: a hero beats a villain who was blocking the path, the girls perform in a concert that raises their fame, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links like reusing jokes, same characters - or generally things of &lt;strong&gt;no overall consequence&lt;/strong&gt; do not contribute to the story/plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we have no links like we described, the show can be called &lt;strong&gt;plotless&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to comment if you want me to expand on something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T13:23:38.400" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25617" CreationDate="2015-09-04T18:03:09.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Is it Saint Seiya?&lt;/a&gt;  The time period matches, the article mentions dragon transformation, and of course bronze, silver, and gold linked powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4046V.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4046V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8192" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T18:03:09.030" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24590" CreationDate="2015-09-04T19:52:19.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I think many can agree that SoraOto is a series which displays a comedy side and a serious side, and sometimes (many times actually) the comedic parts, like the first episode for example, serves, in the best case, for character development and, in the worst case, just for laughs. Most of the information thrown at us in the comedy parts aren't really used on the serious parts, especially when it comes to plot solving. I personally think it is just the author's decision NOT to do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I think that at the end of episode one, Tomoki learned that he shouldn't use the cards for trivial stuff, especially after everything that happened in that first episode. Maybe that was actually the author stating why everything shouldn't be solved by a deus ex machina-like device.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T11:35:23.513" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T11:35:23.513" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="187" CreationDate="2015-09-04T21:14:37.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bumping fists to naruto is the form of highest respect, in the the anime bumping fists is a way to read someones heart and soul without exchanging fists in a fight, when kurama and naruto bump fists it symbolizes acknowledgement between the two who at one point despised each other it's a brothers in arms bond between them now, bumping fists even in culture and reality symbolize respect and acknowledgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17747" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T21:14:37.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T06:17:18.180" Score="7" ViewCount="65059" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right now, I think it is Tsunade, but is there anyone else who has bigger breasts than Tsunade?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems in Leaf village, Hinata is 2nd. From &lt;em&gt;Road to Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, Chapter 1, page 11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0rrGp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0rrGpl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T06:19:19.877" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T08:41:18.110" Title="Who has the biggest breasts in the Naruto series?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25636" CreationDate="2015-09-05T06:45:32.753" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Tsunade's measurements were revealed in the series (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18999/how-did-jiraiya-find-out-tsunades-breast-size&quot;&gt;courtesy of Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;). And I don't think the databooks include details like bust measurements. So the comparisons would be based on the appearance solely. Visual comparison isn't a good way of getting the right answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you're looking for another character who has noticeably big oppai, there's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Samui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samui&lt;/a&gt; of Kumogakure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgMYe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgMYe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T06:45:32.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T06:49:21.350" Score="5" ViewCount="11213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; it us shown that Tsunade is Hashirama's granddaughter. Does that mean she is the daughter of Hashirama's son? So who is Hashirama's son ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T06:52:04.417" LastActivityDate="2019-01-24T05:47:47.120" Title="Did Hashirama have a son?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T07:04:36.873" Score="1" ViewCount="908" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for the Tailed Beasts to produce offspring of their own? Both 'male' and 'female' type Tailed Beasts exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The offspring would be hybrid, but still, would it be possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="16253" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T11:31:46.350" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T19:57:36.280" Title="Can the Tailed Beasts produce offsprings?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25617" CreationDate="2015-09-05T07:13:14.917" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Could you be thinking of Legend of Lemnear?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a 45 minute OVA that has a female protagonist who is a a champion of silver, there are two other champions as well, one of gold and one of bronze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/434/Legend_of_Lemnear:_Kyokuguro_no_Tsubasa_Valkisas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The young and beautiful Lemnear's home village is destroyed and her brother is taken away. Lemnear swears to kill the evil wizard Gardin who is responsible for the disaster. With her allies Lemnear goes on a journey to take her revenge. She doesn't know, though, that there is someone above Gardin... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cover:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWeeH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWeeH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T07:23:31.913" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T07:23:31.913" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25653" CreationDate="2015-09-05T08:31:34.667" Score="7" ViewCount="11688" Body="&lt;p&gt;DanganRonpa: Ultra Despair Girls came out today in Europe and there's something I noticed about the 3D model of Toko Fukawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A.K.A Genocider Jack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/os6Fzm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/os6Fzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's something cut into her leg. I'm not sure that picture is an official model from the game, but I have definitely seen it while playing (screenshot below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CB4Qf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CB4Qf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the other games, we mostly see her waist-up - or in an uncut skirt, so I've never noticed it before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhk2S.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhk2S.png&quot; alt=&quot;DR&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What has she got carved into her leg?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only been playing the games - is there another source that describes how it got there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2020-10-22T17:35:09.287" Title="What is carved into Toko's leg?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25649" CreationDate="2015-09-05T10:06:17.367" Score="2" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Gangsta, while in Bastard, Alex recognizes a song she knows from her childhood. Later in the anime, by the end of episode 8, she sings that song to entertain the guests in Bastard. What is the name of that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T13:56:57.500" Title="What is the name of the song Alex sings?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;gangsta&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20528" CreationDate="2015-09-05T11:20:57.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only part in the anime that I remember was her &quot;Cupid Day&quot; where she said that when a girl and guy exchange hats, they will officially start becoming girlfriend and boyfriend. And throughout the day, she had everyone chase Lelouch's hat to give it to her. At first, I thought it was for fun, teasing Lelouch like usual but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Shirley and Lelouch appear to have exchanged hats, Milly removes her hat and says, &quot;I'm disappointed this all ended so predictably. I guess you win.&quot; The maid (I forgot her name) says behind her, &quot;Although I think you were a little serious about it.&quot; This shocks Milly and looks back, but the maid is gone. She then smiles and says, &quot;Yeah, maybe I was. Just a little.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I questioned it so I went to search if it meant that she liked him for real, and I stumbled upon people saying yes. And then I saw your question, and here's my take on it. XD (I'm not yet finished with this anime though)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17761" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T11:20:57.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T13:42:42.690" Score="4" ViewCount="127217" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a known fact that Yukihira Soma is the son of one of the world's most famous chefs, Yukihira Joichiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did Nakiri learn that Yukihira Soma's father was Joichiro? In which chapter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17764" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T01:34:28.300" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T02:47:57.203" Title="When did Erina learn that Yukihira's father was Joichiro?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25644" CreationDate="2015-09-05T13:56:57.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25183/Gangsta.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;, the track is called &lt;code&gt;With You (featuring Alex Bendetto)&lt;/code&gt; by &lt;code&gt;Mamiko Noto&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16524" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T13:56:57.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25638" CreationDate="2015-09-05T14:04:15.790" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki did have an offspring. But it wasn't confirmed officially if they were male or female. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the series doesn't give importance to Tsunade's parents, as a result of which, they were never revealed. It mainly focused on the relationship Tsunade and Hashirama had between them and her life later on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hashirama_Senju&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hashirama's&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsunade's&lt;/a&gt; Wikia articles respectively:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a3pMgm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a3pMgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cx3g0m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cx3g0m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Tsunade is Hashirama's granddaughter. But it is not known if it was Tsunade's father or mother who was Hashirama's child. And, nothing is officially declared about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T14:31:18.973" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T14:31:18.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25641" CreationDate="2015-09-05T16:24:05.990" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mark seen on Genocider Syo is the Japanese Kanji 正&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiktionary&lt;/a&gt; has a page on this character explaining its use as a tally mark by the Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Genocider Syo uses the tally to count the amount of victims she has killed. There is also a small section on this on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Genocide_Jack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since each one represents 5 kills, you can see she has killed quite a few!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7PMWw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7PMWw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Close up of the Genocider Syo&amp;#39;s leg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T22:40:41.713" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T22:40:41.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25655" CreationDate="2015-09-05T17:47:09.720" Score="11" ViewCount="7970" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is did they add the letter Z in this series of Dragon Ball? It seems kind of odd to throw that letter in there for no reason. I know that the Z is symbolized a lot in Dragon Ball Z (ex. The Z Sword, The Z Fighters, Zenie, etc.) but what does the Z literally stand for, and for what reason Akira Toriyama decide to use this letter in the title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14604" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:54:02.330" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T20:09:21.440" Title="Why does Dragon Ball Z have the letter Z in its title?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25654" CreationDate="2015-09-05T17:58:39.857" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KP3nF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KP3nF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the answer in a lot of forums:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the Dragon Ball anime series approached one of the manga’s major&#xA;  turning points, the anime staff approached Akira Toriyama about&#xA;  changing the name of the anime series to help change the “image” of&#xA;  the series. Thinking he would be ending the series sometime soon,&#xA;  Toriyama decided to signify this by simply adding the last letter in&#xA;  the alphabet to the series name. Little did he know that Dragon Ball Z&#xA;  would go on to be one of the most successful, popular, and recognized&#xA;  action anime series of all time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Z Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The title &quot;Dragon Ball Z&quot; was chosen by Akira Toriyama because Z is&#xA;  the last letter of the alphabet and he wanted to finish the series&#xA;  because he was running out of ideas for Dragon Ball. Conventional&#xA;  knowledge in Japan used the &quot;Z&quot; only for the anime to separate Goku's&#xA;  childhood and adult life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="13795" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T08:23:00.880" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T08:23:00.880" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14597" CreationDate="2015-09-05T18:03:44.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did some searching back when this question first appeared and came up with nothing. Given that Kirino is such a major character, I find it hard to believe that her canon birthday would be so hard to find, so if her birthday was ever published, it was probably in a non-canon source. It also seems probable that if her canon birthday had been published, the anime producers would have used it in the image that Oshino Shinobu linked to, instead of just the year of her birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried a few different Google searches and found this same question (unanswered) on other sites. I used Ctrl-F to search the terms &quot;birthday&quot;, &quot;birth&quot;, and &quot;born&quot; in the novels, with pretty much no result. I was relying on memory and wikia for the anime, but the anime generally doesn't include anything that wasn't in the novels. I haven't read the manga past Volume 1, or played the visual novels, so I didn't search them at all. However, I have doubts about the value of a birthday that only appears in the manga or the completely non-canon visual novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that I missed it in the anime or that some guidebook published as a bonus gift for people who preordered the laserdiscs in Japan contains the date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T18:03:44.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T21:26:09.677" Score="2" ViewCount="654" Body="&lt;p&gt;After episode 4, the opening song for Rokka no Yuusha changed from &quot;Cry for the Truth&quot; by Michi to &quot;Black Swallowtail&quot; by Uroboros and Tom H@ck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Passione (the studio) change the song? It seems weird since the visuals in the intro are the same and it's still the first season of this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update: Episode 12 seems to use the first opening again.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2016-01-10T15:35:26.840" LastActivityDate="2021-05-29T17:15:32.300" Title="Why did the Rokka no Yuusha opening song change after episode 4?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;rokka-no-yuusha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-06T00:24:27.640" Score="1" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track is played again at the end of the same episode when Kaneki is on the rooftop with Nishio and Tsukiyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17772" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T11:49:23.443" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T11:49:23.443" Title="What's the song they are playing before Kaneki sees the news reports in season 2, episode 9?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22864" CreationDate="2015-09-06T02:50:17.717" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference in age between Obito and Kakashi has been explained in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19385/at-what-age-did-kakashi-hatake-become-a-jounin/19400#19400&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=855357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread on narutoforums&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is impossible for both Kakashi and Obito to have been 13 during the Kakashi Gaiden, because there is at least a confirmed &lt;strong&gt;4 year age difference&lt;/strong&gt; between Kakashi and Obito when they were confirmed to both be Genin teammates during the Chuunin Exams. They entered the academy the same time, and they all graduated the academy together as teammates. Kakashi was at least 4 years younger than both of his teammates at all times. There is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; possible way that Kakashi was a 13 year old Jonin during the Kakashi Gaiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kakashi is younger than Obito, obviously Obito will look older.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T02:50:17.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14437" CreationDate="2015-09-06T05:12:25.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I was reading manga of &lt;em&gt;Mayo Chiki&lt;/em&gt;, I found the answer. I might have missed it while watching anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Volume 3 Chapter 18 - Bayside Baby&lt;/strong&gt;, when Kureha and and others met them at the beach, Kanade introduced Konoe as &lt;strong&gt;Takanashi Punyuru&lt;/strong&gt;, a younger cousin of Konoe, and same grade as Kureha. This explains why Konoe as Takanashi Punyuru appeared as transfer student in Kureha's class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the part of chapter where Kanade says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She's in the same grade as you, so you don't have to add the &quot;-san&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;she&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; refers to Takanashi (Konoe) and &lt;strong&gt;&quot;you&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; refers to Kureha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxSfu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxSfu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T06:22:48.887" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T06:22:48.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18910" CreationDate="2015-09-06T08:10:04.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto and Sasuke were fighting at episode 134, Sasuke let his curse mark's power activate. He knew that the power would soon eat away at his body, so he planned to finish off Naruto with a chidori. However, when Naruto's body was taken over by the Ninetails cloak, he didn't need a clone to make a rasengan. So, to counter Sasuke's chidori, Naruto made a rasengan with a single hand for the first time. Later on, Naruto never really noticed how amazing that was, or how he still had to use shadow clones for a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17778" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T08:10:04.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-06T16:11:16.330" Score="6" ViewCount="8420" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that Lelouch erased Shirley's memories of him, during the Mao case. But why? Couldn't he just have erased her memories of him being Zero, instead of erasing &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; memories about him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T18:44:08.927" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T02:26:46.263" Title="Why did Lelouch erase Shirley's memories of him?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25675" CreationDate="2015-09-06T20:18:15.697" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The affair with Shirley comes to a head in episode 14, when Shirley tries to shoot Lelouch after being manipulated by Mao.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirley fails but is still wracked by guilt, having shot Villetta Nu earlier and presumed her to be dead. In the ensuing exchange, Lelouch tries to comfort her by telling her that her actions are his responsibility. However, regardless of how seriously Shirley takes this assertion, she is still troubled by her knowledge that Lelouch was responsible for her father's death (which occurs in episode 12) and by the fact that she has a crush on Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch then attempts to comfort her by saying, despite Shirley's protests:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't worry. It's time to forget all the bad things that have happened to you. [. . .] I'll help you forget all of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the most reasonable interpretation of Lelouch's erasure of Shirley's memory shouldn't be that it is a safety measure to ensure that no one knows that he is Zero. &lt;strong&gt;Rather, he is also trying to reduce Shirley's suffering, by making her forget him altogether.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That Lelouch cares for Shirley on some level, and thus, isn't just making up what he says to her, seems to be illustrated by both his reaction to the events of episode 12 and in the second season:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; By his failed attempts to save the dying Shirley.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T02:27:31.807" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T02:27:31.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25648" CreationDate="2015-09-07T02:36:08.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series it hasn't been stated that she knows who his father is. In an earlyish arc (40's i think) his dorm mates were surprised to find out they were related, whether this knowledge spread isn't known. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T02:36:08.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25686" CreationDate="2015-09-07T04:01:36.400" Score="13" ViewCount="30924" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I thought it was just glowing from the others' Ki but her hair remained yellow after all the Ki glowing stopped. So did she go Super Saiyan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qau5J.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qau5J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9557" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T21:45:31.533" Title="Did Videl go Super Saiyan in Episode 9 of Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25684" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25685" CreationDate="2015-09-07T07:06:46.370" Score="2" ViewCount="1119" Body="&lt;p&gt;I get that Madoka would have to be a fundamental law of the universe considering that she's overwriting the concepts that the universe is based upon, but her only wish was that to erase all witches before their creation. However, somehow, Madoka now suddenly knows everything about the universe, including how Homura worked hard to save Madoka throughout all those different timelines. How does she have access to that information? How was she given vision of the entire universe and all events within if her wish didn't reach that far? She only had one goal and that's all she wished for, but she was given sight of the whole universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T07:10:02.037" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T06:31:25.873" Title="How did Madoka essentially become the universe when all she wished for was to erase the witches before their creation?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25684" CreationDate="2015-09-07T08:03:40.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because it was told to her in &lt;em&gt;Episode 11&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IjTi6.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IjTi6.gif&quot; alt=&quot;But my love for you never dies&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madoka visits Homura's house, where she asks her if it is really not possible to defeat Walpurgis Night alone, as Kyoko said. Homura denies Kyoko's words, but Madoka finds it difficult to believe her. Homura then reveals her true identity and history to Madoka, hugging her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Episode_11#Summary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 11 - Summary (6th paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can also see a transcript of their conversation on that page aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on in the episode Madoka leaves the shelter to talk to Kyubey who tells her that Homura fights because she has hope and if the worst case scenario occurs Homura can go back in time again. this more or less confirms to Madoka what Homura has gone though proably already assuming then Homura's been though a lot due to how she acted when they were together at Homura's Place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also remember that at the very beginning of the series Madoka had a dream of the a timeline and it's confirmed later when she meets Homura. one can assume that Madoka has the knowledge/memories of all the previous timelines inside her has her karmic destiny builds up but probably not understanding what they mean at least until she learns about who Homura is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also her wish did reach all of the universe as her wish was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;to erase all witches from existence before they're even born. Every witch in the universe, from the past and the future, with my own hands&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means she is everywhere in the universe from past to future. you could consider the alternate timelines Homura terminates as apart of the universe given it is all these timelines that Madoka got her god like power from (as originally she was a normal Magical Girl)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if you interrupt the &quot;everything&quot; Madoka knows as being more than her and Homura's fates then you need to know how Madoka seeks out Witches. My assumption is that there isn't another system or force guiding her rather Madoka exists in every moment in history all over the universe observing and waiting for a witch to appear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also her perspective of time will no longer be linear like everyone else such as when 2 Magical Girls become witches, she must exist in both places at the same time to ensure that there is no chance a Magical Girl becomes a witch as her wish is to erase Witches &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; they are born&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T06:31:25.873" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T06:31:25.873" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25681" CreationDate="2015-09-07T09:05:50.890" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Videl didn't go Super Saiyan. In order to become a Super Saiyan, you kind of need to be part of the Saiyan race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie Battle of the Gods, Videl joined the circle to pass energy to Goku to turn him into a Super Saiyan God since 5 Saiyans needed to pass their energy to a single Saiyan recipient. Videl joined because Pan is in her womb, and the latter is quarter-Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely Videl's hair is just showing off residual energy from Pan. Does this mean Pan will become a Super Saiyan this time? We don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, largely, the reason I'm saying Videl didn't transform into a Super Saiyan is because she isn't a member of the Saiyan race, so even if she can, &quot;Use&quot; Pan's power as a Super Saiyan to fight at some point later in DBSuper (which, talk about dangerous things for mothers to do while pregnant lol), Videl still won't be a Super Saiyan. She'd be a human borrowing the power of one until that child is born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17798" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T09:05:50.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25710" CreationDate="2015-09-07T09:55:11.010" Score="10" ViewCount="71538" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a known fact that Beerus was asleep for 38/39 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he wakes up, Whis tells him that a Saiyan defeated Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know 39 years is a long time however Buu was also on rampage throughout the universe way before that (fighting the Supreme Kaihous and so on).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come they know about Frieza and don't know about Buu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-23T18:31:39.163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T16:28:48.390" Title="Why is it that Beerus and Whis know Frieza but not Buu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-07T15:25:10.940" Score="5" ViewCount="888" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know manga is usually read right to left, top to bottom, but this panel confuses me a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VuMUe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VuMUe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy on the right looks all annoyed and &quot;!&quot; first, and then we have the blonde sliding in like 'are you guys on a date too?', but chronologically isn't this a contradiction? Shouldn't we have seen the main character ask his question first and then spiky guy's reaction? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is this panel showing things simultaneously?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone could show me in what direction/chronology I'm supposed to read/understand this, it'd really help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17803" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T12:38:50.893" Title="Are the events in this manga panel happening simultaneously?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;panel-arrangement&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25681" CreationDate="2015-09-07T17:44:10.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Videl is clearly a human, not a Saiyan. She doesn't have Saiyan blood inside of her, she has human blood genes. Pan is inside Videl's womb, giving her power to her grandfather, Goku to become a Super Saiyan God. But we might going to see Pan going to transform into a Super Saiyan later in the Dragon Ball Super series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17804" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T17:44:10.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25693" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-07T20:32:05.593" Score="1" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does detective Kagami's sister get killed? And I guess I'm looking for specifics, like did the killer break her legs, etc? From what I saw, her body was dangling, and it looked as if her arms were cut off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17807" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T22:01:59.033" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T22:01:59.033" Title="How does detective Kagami's sister get killed?" Tags="&lt;ranpo-kitan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-07T22:19:18.890" Score="9" ViewCount="3622" Body="&lt;p&gt;For those who have read the Tartaros Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the Tartaros Arc we learn that the Dragons were hiding within the Dragon Slayers since the year 777. Hence, why Natsu and Gajeel could not leave the guild during the battle of Fairy Tail. We learn that they were hiding to build antibodies to prevent Dragon Slayers to turn into Dragons once again and were waiting for a moment to defeat Acnologia. Yet they had their chance to defeat Acnologia on Tenrou Island. Why did they not seize their chance then and there? With Makarov, Gildartz, Laxus around, they would have had a much better chance of defeating him. So why did they not attack on Tenrou Island?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T17:32:46.547" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:42:50.940" Title="Why did Igneel not attack Acnologia on Tenrou Island?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26372" CreationDate="2015-09-07T23:43:25.940" Score="3" ViewCount="1441" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding onto this question, right after Madoka recreated the entire universe to accommodate with the Law of Cycles, why was everybody placed back in time right after the event where Sayaka gets killed in battle? Why were they placed specifically there in time? Also, do all magical girls join the Law of Cycles after they die? If they do, then what is the point? Madoka's wish was to erase all witches with her own hands, so anybody else in the Law of Cycles wouldn't have a job to carry out since Madoka would be doing it all herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T18:36:45.760" Title="How was Sayaka able to join Madoka in the Law of Cycles after her death?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25706" CreationDate="2015-09-07T23:56:10.853" Score="1" ViewCount="1781" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing how Madoka instantly transformed into her witch form after killing Walpurgisnacht in one shot in the 4th timeline, it makes me wondering: &lt;strong&gt;How do Soul Gems become corrupted?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assumed that over time the magical girls would lose hope and fall into despair, which then clouded their Soul Gems. However, Madoka instantly turned into a witch, without any real reason to despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T05:30:31.953" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T05:31:08.763" Title="How do Soul Gems get corrupted over time in Madoka Magica?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25701" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25703" CreationDate="2015-09-08T00:01:57.533" Score="3" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Kyoko come to the city in Madoka Magica? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is probably a very simple answer for this, but I'm too lazy to go back and rewatch or to skim through a wiki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T16:38:37.550" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T17:30:36.597" Title="Why does Kyoko come to the city in Madoka Magica?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2015-09-08T00:13:58.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right after Madoka recreated the entire universe to accommodate with the Law of Cycles, why was everybody placed back in time right after the event where Sayaka gets killed in battle? Why were they placed specifically there in time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it's quite accurate to view everybody as having been placed back where Sayaka gets killed in battle. In this rewritten universe where the Law of Cycles exists, the entirety of history plays out differently, probably diverging whenever the very first magical girl's Soul Gem turns dark. Every scene involving witches or Madoka personally probably plays out differently; it just so happens that we only get to see one particular scene from this new history of the world - the scene where Sayaka dies. Why? Well, it's an important scene, particularly given how that same scene was something of a bloodbath in episode 10's timeline 3. And plus, it helps us understand how the new universe works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find it more likely that everybody was &quot;placed&quot; back at the same instant that Madoka made her wish in the main timeline. (I don't have any strong evidence for this; it just seems to be the most parsimonious option.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, do all magical girls join the Law of Cycles after they die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing you haven't seen Rebellion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rebellion strongly suggests that the answer is yes, based on Sayaka's comments at the beginning of the final segment (shortly after Homura turns witch). Magical girls do indeed become part of the Law of Cycles when they're touched by Madoka when their Soul Gems go dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they do, then what is the point? Madoka's wish was to erase all witches with her own hands, so anybody else in the Law of Cycles wouldn't have a job to carry out since Madoka would be doing it all herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I'm guessing you haven't seen Rebellion, since in Rebellion, we learn that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At minimum, Sayaka and Charlotte/Nagisa both sort of exist in the same metaphysical space as Madoka. Sayaka herself notes that the two of them are sort of like &quot;secretaries&quot; to Madoka. They both play a key role in Madoka's scheme to extract Homura from the Incubators' barrier; it seems unlikely that Madoka would have been able to effect her scheme without their (or at least &lt;em&gt;somebody's&lt;/em&gt;) assistance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T00:13:58.083" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25701" CreationDate="2015-09-08T00:47:03.950" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why does Kyoko come to the city?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We learn quite a bit about this in The Different Story, a sidestory manga that basically tells us about Kyouko and Mami prior to the events of the series (mostly before the point where Homura wakes up in the hospital, meaning that most of what we learn is timeline-agnostic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an informal system among magical girls whereby each one has their own &quot;territory&quot;, so to speak, within which they and they alone can hunt witches. This is because having multiple magical girls work together in a given area requires them to split the proceeds (the Grief Seeds) amongst each other, which nobody really wants to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon learning that Mami has perished, Kyouko ― who, until that point, had the neighboring city of Kazamino as her territory ― presumably saw this as a good opportunity for her to expand her range. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T16:35:17.727" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T16:35:17.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2015-09-08T00:48:41.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, note that at the end of the last episode, magical girls are said to fight wraiths (instead of witches), and Kyubey is still around (albeit with no confirmed knowledge of the alternative universe Homura is aware of). So the main things that have changed are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What the magical girls fight. (Homura even states that humanity still faces certain &quot;monsters&quot;, which just happen to not be witches.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happens after their soul gems become too &quot;polluted&quot;. (In the new universe, Kyouko laments that Sayaka used up a little too much energy in their fight against some wraiths, and thus was absorbed into the Law of Cycles, just as they were getting closer.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So magical girls are around, and it's simply that they don't become witches. There are thus no witches in this continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Madoka's actions, we see history rewritten entirely: in the beginning of the episode, we thus see her interact with the various magical girls who have come up through-out history, showing up to take them (which contrasts with the earlier scenario, where they were shown as girls who would later become witches). This also strongly suggests that yes, all magical girls join the Law of Cycles in this continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;senshin&lt;/a&gt; notes, showing Homura in the &quot;new&quot; universe at the specific point where Sayaka dies serves as a good contrast with Sayaka's original fate. From Homura's possession of Madoka's ribbons at that point, it seems possible that &lt;em&gt;Homura&lt;/em&gt; is placed back at that specific point in time in the new universe, but this is only in the sense that it's possible her consciousness was transferred to that point (unless, like with the numerous other universes Homura has experienced, she &quot;arrived&quot; when she was still in the hospital or at some other point, and it's just that she keeps the ribbons on her person). However, no one else knows who Madoka is, so we must conclude that Mami and Kyouko are merely part of the rewritten universe -- they aren't really &quot;placed&quot; into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T00:48:41.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25700" CreationDate="2015-09-08T01:01:30.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we know that Grief Seeds are former Soul Gems that became too polluted. (This can be confirmed in Wikia-type sources such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahoushoujomadokamagica.wikia.com/wiki/Grief_seed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.) So the question is also about how easily Soul Gems can become polluted. As it seems, there are several ways for this to happen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despair and pain. This I believe happens with Sayaka and is shown to us in episode 8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Normal use of magical abilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is why Mami's Soul Gem becomes slightly polluted, and why in what should be the second episode, she shows Sayaka and Madoka her use of a Grief Seed she collected to clear it up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Notably, we also see Homura use her Soul Gem to improve her eyesight and get rid of her glasses, when she decides to take more drastic action to save Madoka -- so in some sense, maybe the Soul Gem contains some sort of energy or vitality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the case of Madoka in the timeline you mentioned, the second scenario seems more likely, due to the amount of energy that would be required to destroy a witch so easily.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T01:19:25.160" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T01:19:25.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25700" CreationDate="2015-09-08T01:02:32.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Soul Gems do indeed gradually darken over time, even if a magical girl doesn't do anything magical. I'd imagine this is because the gem still needs to magically sustain her body, or something like that. But they also darken for other reasons - the emotion of despair causes a Soul Gem to darken, and so does the use of magical powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 4th timeline, after defeating the Walpurgisnacht, Madoka had no reason to despair... but she &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; expend an enormous amount of energy to defeat the Walpurgisnacht in one shot. Apparently, that was enough to cause her Soul Gem to blacken completely, thus resulting in her becoming Kriemhild Gretchen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T05:31:08.763" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T05:31:08.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25700" CreationDate="2015-09-08T01:04:25.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming you meant how Soul Gems gets corrupted over time. Grief Seeds don't fill up after a Soul Gem is destroyed. In fact, they only exist after a Soul Gem is destroyed. A Puella Magi does not have a Grief Seed, they only have a Soul Gem. &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Grief_seed#Grief_Seed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soul Gems gets corrupted after its owner uses their magical powers.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Madoka became a witch immediately after making her wish in the most recent timeline, it is because the miracle she wants out of her wish is simply too great. &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Episode_12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;It requires a great amount of magical powers to fulfill as she needed to change nature itself.&lt;/a&gt; Thus her soul gem became spent and she became a witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T01:04:25.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T01:39:08.597" Score="6" ViewCount="2390" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been to Japan and saw all these doujinshi manga which all look really interesting just by their cover. But how do Japanese people actually figure out the content of these books? There is no plot written anywhere, and you generally cannot open them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I have been reading 孤独のグルメ (Kodoku no Gurume) and I saw doujinshi based on it. Should I think &quot;the manga was good so let's try this version&quot;? Or is there somewhere to look at to find out the content?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it work only by word-of-mouth or are there any resources on the internet we can check to have more information on the different authors and their doujinshi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15384" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T23:27:11.750" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T23:47:11.410" Title="How do I figure out the contents of doujinshi?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T02:27:58.840" Score="1" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the FMP light novels, the ultimate plan of the Big Bad Leonard Testarossa and the organization he heads, Amalgam, is to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;remake the &lt;em&gt;entire world&lt;/em&gt; into one more to their liking, along similar lines to other anime villains such as Seele, Madara, etc. To that end they take over Merida Island and install a system built by Kaname. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly were they planning on achieving this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How exactly Amalgam's technology was supposed to rewrite history and change the world is unclear to me. From what I can make out, it somehow involved time displacement that was related to the Whispereds' abilities (i.e. they were telepathically receiving information from the future).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T02:27:58.840" Title="How was Amalgam planning to achieve their ultimate goal?" Tags="&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25687" CreationDate="2015-09-08T03:09:33.637" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, as well as Battle of the Gods, Beerus did not know about Majin Buu. The manga has not given a definitive answer as to why they don't know each other, but we can narrow down the potential answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an interview, Akira Toriyama has stated that contrary to Supreme Kai's statement about Bibidi creating Buu, Buu has actually been around since the beginning of time. Bibidi just knew how to wake up Buu from his long slumber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that gods aren't born as gods in Dragon Ball. They obtain the god title after training and fulfilling their duties. Thus we know that Buu existed before Beerus became a god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Beerus not knowing Buu can be attributed to any of the possibilities below -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beerus and Buu never met each other - possible due to the excessive amount of time they spend asleep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beerus might have met Buu, but in kid Buu form. He has never seen Mr. Buu before.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was no reason to meet. Beerus destroys planets to maintain the balance of the universe. With Buu also destroying planets, he essentially did Beerus' job for him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that Beerus sealed Old Supreme Kai into that sword. During that time, Buu was also asleep, so there was no chance for Beerus to meet Buu during that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should also note that Old Kai described Buu as more evil than Beerus while Beerus was more powerful than Buu. It's possible that Beerus didn't need to seek Buu for a challenge if he was already stronger than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastEditorUserId="2178" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T09:02:31.450" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T09:02:31.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T03:17:13.353" Score="3" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of the &lt;em&gt;Ushio to Tora&lt;/em&gt; anime, Asako and a boy she meets at the beach (Tatsuya) find themselves swallowed by some sort of giant sea serpent monstrosity. In the anime, Asako calls her grandparents' beach house using her cell phone, and that's how Ushio learns that she's in trouble. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the manga was written back in the early '90s, before cell phones were commonplace (the anime has been relieved of some of the trappings of the '90s [much as &lt;em&gt;Parasyte&lt;/em&gt; was] in the interest of appealing to modern audiences). How did this scene play out there? How did Ushio find out what had happened to Asako and Tatsuya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T03:28:07.010" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T03:30:37.340" Title="In the manga, how did Asako contact Ushio from within the sea serpent?" Tags="&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T03:23:01.990" Score="2" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Ryu have the affair and that's why Maki wrote &quot;Liar&quot; to Ryu? Or did Ryu's friend make that up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T04:21:56.197" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T04:21:56.197" Title="Did Ryu have an affair or was it Maki?" Tags="&lt;argento-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25713" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T05:13:20.743" Score="13" ViewCount="5501" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Saitama, the main character of &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt;, looking so plain, while everything in his world is so amazingly drawn? I mean even everyday things are so detailed to the point that we can consider it an amazingly painted masterpiece, while his design is like being tutored on how to draw...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JnSW7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JnSW7l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17813" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T05:55:58.970" LastActivityDate="2020-12-15T09:58:42.100" Title="Why does Saitama have such a simplistic design while others characters are so amazingly detailed?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23233" CreationDate="2015-09-08T06:43:42.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look carefully in the first fight between Adlet + Nachetanya against the fiends or more recently when Adlet escapes Mora after she frames him, this is actually a two stage weapon. First, Adlet throws those &quot;water bombs&quot; which are actually a flammable chemical. Then he grinds/clicks the flint and steel or other sparking device on his teeth together. At close range the sparks ignite the liquid previously placed, making it seem like he is breathing fire/explosions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17815" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T06:43:42.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25718" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25719" CreationDate="2015-09-08T12:41:50.167" Score="6" ViewCount="5785" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently got done watching the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Skypiea_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Skypiea Arc&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and it has just been bugging me constantly, but in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Episode 167&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Usopp goes to the bathroom and sees someone fixing the Going Merry. No where else is this addressed in the Arc (at least anime-wise): was Usopp just seeing things because he was tired or was there really someone fixing their ship for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of the scene I am talking about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U7NUC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U7NUC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T11:31:29.777" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T03:30:43.000" Title="Who is fixing the Going Merry?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25718" CreationDate="2015-09-08T12:43:58.437" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was fixed by a &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Klabautermann&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Klabautermann&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Klabautermann is said to be a water spirit (or fairy) that dwells on ships and is basically an incarnation of a ship that has been well cared for. It is a merry and diligent creature that is said to warn sailors when a ship's in danger and help in bigger ways sometimes. They are normally considered to be only a legend among seafarers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is explained later in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 247&lt;/strong&gt; (Chapter 351 of the manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Franky hears by Usopp about what happened to the ship and in particular to the fact on Skypiea you mentioned and explains him about that creature he knows from legends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the klabautermann folklore itself you can look at its &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klabautermann&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-09-08T14:28:26.717" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T14:28:26.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T14:28:10.937" Score="2" ViewCount="3215" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fictionalomniverse.forumotion.com/t845-vegito-vs-gogeta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fictionalomniverse.forumotion.com/t845-vegito-vs-gogeta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This post basically stated&#xA;Vegito is 100% Canon and that Gogeta is semi-canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17820" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:49:51.850" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T06:51:07.690" Title="Are Vegito and Gogeta canon?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25732" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:03:51.280" Score="3" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the meaning of the 'Out' suffix in &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Mental_Out&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mental Out&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Skill-Out&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Skill-Out&lt;/a&gt;&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T21:25:18.463" Title="What's the meaning of the 'Out' suffix in &quot;Mental Out&quot; and &quot;Skill Out&quot;?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:35:05.280" Score="3" ViewCount="229" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why were Sayaka and Kyoko fighting in the beginning, and what caused them to eventually end up as friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8954/why-exactly-does-kyoko-attempt-to-save-sayaka&quot;&gt;Why exactly does Kyoko attempt to save Sayaka?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T16:35:05.280" Title="Why were Sayaka and Kyoko fighting in the beginning, and what caused them to eventually end up as friends?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25726" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:35:05.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why were Sayaka and Kyoko fighting in the beginning, and what caused them to eventually end up as friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Sayaka contracts with Kyuubey, there are two magical girls in Mitakihara: Homura and Sayaka. Add Kyouko to this, and that makes three. Three magical girls in one city is far too many, and so Kyouko starts by trying to get rid of Sayaka (either by disabling her or getting her to leave Mitakihara). Sayaka was presumably an easier target than Homura, given that she had only just become a magical girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did they end up as friends? If you read The Different Story, you'll see that Kyouko was a lot like Sayaka when she first became a magical girl (more than a year prior) - she was all about justice and saving people and stuff like that. But then a lot of things went wrong (foremost among them, her father going mad and killing her mother, her sister, and himself), resulting in the angry, cynical Kyouko we see in the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess she sees Sayaka as being a lot like herself, and wants to keep her from suffering the same things she did. (Kyouko says something to this effect in episode 9.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T16:35:05.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:36:48.050" Score="6" ViewCount="2175" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kyoko overloaded her soul gem to kill Sayaka's witch form, does Kyoko then also become a witch? Or since she overloaded her soul gem, does she just die &quot;normally?&quot; If the latter is true, then why don't all magical girls just overload their gems before they become completely tainted, that way they don't become witches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-05-17T16:47:31.950" Title="When Kyoko overloaded her soul gem to kill Sayaka's witch form, did Kyoko then also become a witch?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25728" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:36:48.050" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Kyoko overloaded her soul gem to kill Sayaka's witch form, does Kyoko then also become a witch? Or since she overloaded her soul gem, does she just die &quot;normally?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyouko didn't become a witch, since she died in battle, rather than suffering a blackening of her Soul Gem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the latter is true, then why don't all magical girls just overload their gems before they become completely tainted, that way they don't become witches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, if they &lt;em&gt;knew&lt;/em&gt; that they would become witches upon having their gems completely tainted, I'm sure many would opt to make sure they die &quot;naturally&quot; rather than risk becoming witches. This is exactly the &quot;solution&quot; Mami opts for in episode 10's timeline 3, where, shortly after seeing Sayaka turn into a witch, she kills Kyouko by destroying her Soul Gem, and is about to do the same to Homura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's the whole problem. Nobody (among the cast) knows this until they see Sayaka turn into a witch in timeline 3, and Homura doesn't tell anybody about this in the main timeline, so everybody else (including Sayaka) lacks this knowledge in the main timeline, too. I'm sure they figure they'll just die when their Soul Gems turn completely black (which is, in fact, what happens once the Law of Cycles is in effect), which means they have no reason to opt to kill themselves beforehand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, keep in mind what we know about how magical girls generally operate (from the show, but moreso from The Different Story) - magical girls usually work solo. The large number of magical girls working together that we see in the show is highly unusual. Consider the outcome: this means that nobody ever finds out that magical girls turn into witches when their Soul Gems blacken - if a magical girl, alone by herself, turns into a witch, who notices? Who's going to survive to tell the next generation of magical girls about the dangers of blackening their Soul Gems?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T16:36:48.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25721" CreationDate="2015-09-08T17:46:39.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegito is canon because he exists in the Manga (main canon of Dragon Ball). Gogeta doesn't exist in the Manga and only exists in the Anime and Movies which are considered alternate versions of Dragon Ball from the Manga therefore not canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13902" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T17:46:39.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25724" CreationDate="2015-09-08T21:25:18.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the kanji name of the 'mental out' attack,'心理掌握,' a literal translation could be something like 'mind arrangement manipulation grip' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E5%BF%83%E7%90%86%E6%8E%8C%E6%8F%A1%20%23kanji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where did the 'out' come from? Presumably, as Nolonar suggested in the comments, it came from the 'out' in 'knock-out,' which would be in line with a fighting theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the 'out' in 'Skill-out,' it probably has something to do with the fact that the organisation is made up of those 'without' psychic abilities ('out' is in this case like it is in the phrase 'out of,' which signifies a lack of something).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T21:25:18.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T22:18:13.943" Score="1" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty confused about this. I know that Frank is Yuri, but are the other aliens also fragments of Yuri?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T06:32:44.847" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T06:32:44.847" Title="Were Frank and all the yellow aliens just part of Yuri?" Tags="&lt;argento-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25738" CreationDate="2015-09-09T06:44:24.667" Score="11" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 of the first season of the anime, there was a flashback where it was shown that little Toshinou Kyouko was nothing like the current Toshinou Kyouko — she was quiet, shy and even had less presence than Akaza Akari. Yet, the current Toshinou Kyouko is nothing like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened between the time when she was shown as a quiet and shy little girl and the current her? Has the author ever being asked about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T02:12:20.997" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T02:12:20.997" Title="How did Toshinou Kyouko's personality change?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25737" CreationDate="2015-09-09T07:23:02.017" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that because Kyouko was being bullied, she became shy and wary of people and her true personality was being suppressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lHWSum.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lHWSum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Akari came to stop the bullying, Kyouko would have been able to have more confidence in herself, letting her express herself more, becoming the Kyouko we know and love today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for an official statement, I can't seem to find one on the author's Twitter account, or from googling - but I'm fairly certain it would be a similar answer to the one above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T02:10:05.113" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T02:10:05.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24590" CreationDate="2015-09-09T07:27:03.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 Tomoki can't use the cards to stop it because, a masters choices are absolute. Cards can't undo what other cards have done. And in the manga it says you can't use the same Transport twice, thats also the reason why tomoki has a limited amount of money, even though he got so much in the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you're thinking now that in the first episode this was not like it, well they made it a dream, they didn't undo the card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4: the same reason, and Tomoki hadn't any cards near him to teleport away or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 9: Even though Tomoki is a pervert, he would never wan't Ikaros to do pervertet Stuff, so he doesn't wan't her to get the dvd for him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The autors actually thought about this things, but you only see it if you read the manga, because in the anime there are to many scenes witch don't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17829" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T07:27:03.100" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25740" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-09T09:04:15.733" Score="-5" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;The newly released manga &lt;em&gt;Smokin Parade&lt;/em&gt; is said to be very similar to &lt;em&gt;Deadman Wonderland&lt;/em&gt;. Are the authors the same or related in some way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17813" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T13:40:50.863" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T13:40:50.863" Title="Is the author of Deadman Wonderland also the author of Smokin Parade?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;&lt;smokin-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25740" CreationDate="2015-09-09T10:01:42.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Smokin Parade does have the same authors as Deadman Wonderland. Both manga are written by Kazuma Kondou and illustrated by Jinsei Kataoka. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17832" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T10:01:42.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25744" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-09T12:14:10.643" Score="5" ViewCount="1221" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 21, Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi with the help of Rem. Why didn't anyone question how she did it? Or did everyone assumed Higuchi did it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17834" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T13:36:29.520" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T14:57:44.640" Title="Why didn't anyone question how Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25744" CreationDate="2015-09-09T12:40:11.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this point of the anime, L et Light don't know who is Kira, they only know that he is working at Yotsuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, when she's passing an interview with the members of Yotsuba, when going at toilets, Rem make Misa touch a piece of the Death Note so Misa can see her and reveals her who is Kira. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h4Kmz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h4Kmz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rem+Misa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So only Misa knows who is Kira at this moment, so there's no reason why they would have placed micros or cameras on Higuchi's car.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, Misa decides to make Kira reveal himself. She swaps her clothes with a friend so Mogi can't stop her. The &lt;em&gt;date&lt;/em&gt; with Higuchi was not planned by the detective team so they couldn't put recording devices on the car.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same episode, when Matsuda says &quot;We should maybe put a micro on her&quot;, implying they don't usually do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's happening in the car is not recorded by L &amp;amp; Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 20m30, we can see that Misa &lt;em&gt;activates&lt;/em&gt; recording device :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l2cqt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l2cqt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;micro&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's even a little &lt;em&gt;bip&lt;/em&gt; noise indicating that it is &lt;strong&gt;starting&lt;/strong&gt; to record. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only part that is recorded is that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Higuchi will stop killing people in order to prove that he is Kira so he can marry Misa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The death of Kaneboshi isn't mentionned. As said earlier in the episode, Kaneboshi was known to be a &lt;em&gt;bad guy&lt;/em&gt;. His death isn't unusual and there's no reason why it would have been noted by the detective team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T12:20:10.640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T12:20:10.640" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19023" CreationDate="2015-09-09T12:52:07.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akito doesn't have a Geass, but he is under a Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akito is under the effects of a Geass that he appears to control at&#xA;  will, allowing him to savagely kill his enemies in the battlefield. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Akito_Hyuga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Codegeass.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His eyes also don't have the Geass Sigil inside, but his pupil is encircled red like a Geass has been casted on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the ability to talk to dead, I think it has something to do with him coming back from dead, maybe he defeated death somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T07:38:12.703" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T07:38:12.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24599" CreationDate="2015-09-09T12:56:59.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/a0IF0KoWJ6Y?t=9m32s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; short gag in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 386&lt;/strong&gt; when Luffy &amp;amp; Co. decide to save Hatchan so that they can get free Takoyaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T12:56:59.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25756" CreationDate="2015-09-09T17:07:53.607" Score="5" ViewCount="4731" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a One Piece fan who doesn't read the manga I must ask this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAF4Yq1mIdo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;flashback&lt;/a&gt; when Ace meets Shanks, Ace says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;My brother was always talking about you as his lifesaver&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you are aware, Shanks lost his arm when he saved Luffy. However, at 0:43 you can clearly see both of his arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this happen in the manga or is it just an animation mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T23:17:45.350" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T23:17:45.350" Title="Two-armed Shanks after he saves Luffy" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25761" CreationDate="2015-09-09T17:13:34.957" Score="5" ViewCount="5078" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any Zoan Akuma No Mi that gives the user the ability to transform in fish (Fish-Fish No Mi)? If so can the user swim in the sea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Edit: I don't read the manga, so I don't know if anything like this has already happened or not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="10716" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T17:22:01.853" LastActivityDate="2020-12-18T10:48:20.100" Title="Is there a Fish-Fish no mi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25753" CreationDate="2015-09-09T17:22:56.560" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meeting between Ace and Shanks does happen in the manga, but according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_461&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki on Episode 461&lt;/a&gt; where this happens, Shanks having two arms appears to be an error in the animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I do agree that it was an animation fail, since it was long after Shanks saved Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16524" LastEditorUserId="16524" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T18:13:44.980" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T18:13:44.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25754" CreationDate="2015-09-09T17:29:57.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question: &lt;strong&gt;Currently there is no fruit known as Fish Fish no mi, or similar in effect as you describe.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has, however, been a question pretty similar to this before (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5041/would-a-water-manipulating-devil-fruit-user-be-able-to-swim&quot;&gt;Would a water manipulating Devil Fruit user be able to swim?&lt;/a&gt;) which will provide a bit more insight in this, although it is still speculative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T17:55:56.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25754" CreationDate="2015-09-09T22:41:06.307" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have not yet seen a Fish Devil Fruit user. They will not be able to swim underwater due to the Devil Fruit curse, but they will be able to breath underwater due to the Fish's abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing as there has not been a Fish Fruit user thusfar, this statement is speculated on the very similar case that we have seen, where a fishman had eaten a devil fruit. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vander_Decken_IX#Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vander Decken IX&lt;/a&gt;, a Japanese bullhead shark fishman, ate the Mark Fruit. In chapter 615, Vander Decken IX explains that &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YLfGr.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;due to the Devil Fruit Curse, he is rendered unable to swim&lt;/a&gt;. We can later see him in chapter 631, where he has &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ktMm6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;put an air-bubble around himself to retain his energy&lt;/a&gt; and not to make him able to breathe. This last part is confirmed at the end of the arc, because even after the air bubble had been removed from Noah, Vander Decken IX did not suffocate and was seen alive, being arrested, instead of buried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T22:41:06.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T00:31:19.233" Score="2" ViewCount="27162" Body="&lt;p&gt;A large portion of the &lt;em&gt;InuYasha&lt;/em&gt; manga and anime series deals with the emotional issues surrounding the primary love triangle of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kikyo, particularly from Kagome's point of view. However, it is revealed that Kagome is, in fact, a &lt;strong&gt;reincarnation&lt;/strong&gt; of Kikyo, so they actually share the same soul, albeit from different time periods!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case, then this appears to remove all of the tension and underlying conflict, in effect Inuyasha is in love with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the same person (in two forms, one of which is even a vengeful spirit of the dead who wants to move on the afterlife)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly was this love triangle supposed to work, narratively? While I can't speak for the mangaka's inner thoughts, perhaps there are cultural nuances or tropes that I'm not aware of at work here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-20T12:15:04.417" LastActivityDate="2020-05-31T05:22:55.530" Title="Mechanics of the Inuyasha love triangle?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13252" CreationDate="2015-09-10T02:31:39.733" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In real-life Japanese culture&lt;/strong&gt;, many people do hope to get and attempt to get the attention of their love interest without ever voicing it or being direct, so &lt;strong&gt;this is not an anime/manga-specific trope&lt;/strong&gt; but rather works of anime/manga are incorporating a very standard experience of elementary/jr. high/high schoolers in Japan past and through to the present. In other words, a particular anime did not start the meme, but rather some particular anime was simply the first to document the real-life occurrence of such moments. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; manga magazines such as &lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt; often feature color page spreads of advice and instructions on what hairstyles, fashion, and accessories could help you be noticed by the guy you like&lt;/strong&gt; (I personally find this very dubious, having taught in 5th~6th grade in Japanese public schools... I'd be surprised if any of the boys are paying attention to how darling a girl's pencil case is and thereby thinking, &quot;Oh, she's good at being cute. I like her now,&quot; but I digress), so &lt;strong&gt;from a young age, Japanese girls are encouraged in this practice&lt;/strong&gt; of trying to attract a love interest without needing to confess her feelings to him directly (so that he will get interested in her before he realized she's interested in him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sempai&lt;/em&gt; (「先輩」) are upperclassmen &lt;em&gt;in some sense&lt;/em&gt; to whom a Japanese person will always be kouhai (「後輩」, underclassmen) throughout their lives after graduation. There is no analogous system to the &lt;em&gt;sempai/kouhai&lt;/em&gt; system in Western culture.  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sempai&lt;/em&gt; are &lt;em&gt;often&lt;/em&gt; older, but not always&lt;/strong&gt;: more important than age is the person’s year in school or number of years in the shared &lt;em&gt;bukkatsu&lt;/em&gt; (student club), company, etc. at the time that the &lt;em&gt;kouhai&lt;/em&gt; enters said school, club, or company. This is true of both males and females, so we cannot say that a meme developed out of only girls in romance-focused series thinking secretly about their &lt;em&gt;sempai&lt;/em&gt;; in &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; action anime, boys pine away for girls who they think might be out of their league too, whether older or the same age. For example, I'm a member of the manga student group at my university in Japan, and we all call each other by “-san.”  Even though they're all younger than me (since I'm a grad student and they're undergrads), it would be totally inappropriate for me to start calling them in &lt;em&gt;yobisute&lt;/em&gt; (that is, without a respectful name suffix) because they either 1) are my &lt;em&gt;sempai&lt;/em&gt; in terms of number of years of membership in the club, or 2) they entered the club at the same time as me. If you enter university as a freshman and meet a sophomore who is your own age, he/she is automatically your &lt;em&gt;sempai&lt;/em&gt; by virtue of being a grade ahead of you.  Then, even if you have not seen your &lt;em&gt;sempai&lt;/em&gt; in decades and you are now both middle-aged and working at different companies of equal repute, when you meet again he/she is still your superior to whom you must look up to, defer to, and serve; there is no evening-out of level in Japanese &lt;em&gt;sempai/kouhai&lt;/em&gt; culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You write,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;it seems to be made up and not really existent in anime. . . . it doesn't seem like this particular line could have come from an anime.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking, which anime first featured this exact line of inner monologue where the &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; voices it, you might be correct in that the exact wording cannot be found; however, that would be hard to confirm. Since the &lt;em&gt;sempai/kouhai&lt;/em&gt; relationship and the don't-confess-feelings-directly cultural element are both so standard in Japanese culture, it would be hard to pin-point and verify the earliest case of this moment documented in the anime medium, because &lt;strong&gt;you would need to be looking at the earliest anime TV films and series produced in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime#1960s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the 60s&lt;/a&gt; that contain school settings&lt;/strong&gt;, or possibly you would even need to check through the older &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;propaganda films and shorts of the previous decades&lt;/a&gt; (which are difficult to get ahold of, even for anime scholars). That would entail investigating all the genres ranging from &lt;em&gt;shounen&lt;/em&gt; sci-fi to &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; sports series. Though I am not very familiar with 60s anime, I can say, at the least, that &lt;strong&gt;you can find this &quot;notice me, senpai&quot; &lt;em&gt;moment&lt;/em&gt;, though not the exact phrasing, in many anime produced in the 70s, 80s, and 90s&lt;/strong&gt;. Such an English phrase would be summarizing the moment that we do often see occur in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22209/8134&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22208/why-are-there-so-many-perverted-virgins-in-anime/&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. . . a major format of Japanese romance is to like someone who you are not friends with for a long time, and finally &quot;confess&quot; your feelings in a sudden love letter, on St. Valentine's Day, or on graduation day, in which the recipient must abruptly decide whether or not he/she has romantic interest in the other person -- who might not have been on the recipient's radar whatsoever. This can result in either being turned down on the spot (&quot;I don't even know you&quot;), a willingness to try to go on a couple dates (&quot;Maybe I could get interested in you&quot;), or the first-choice being the recipient is overjoyed (&quot;I secretly pined away for you for years too!&quot;). A lot of romantic feelings and sexual desire are never confessed, but some that are get rejected due to the format in which the potential couple does not get to know each other through friendship or casual dating before a major DTR (defining the relationship) event takes place, or reciprocal feelings are confessed right after the graduation ceremony and the respective parties part ways to go to different schools for high school or university, so the mutual interest doesn't lead anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T02:56:25.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25763" CreationDate="2015-09-10T03:43:44.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mechanics work like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inuyasha is in love with Kikyo. She is the first human since his mother that treats him well. Despite Kikyo killing him and sealing him to the great tree, he still loves her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagome falls in love with Inuyasha at first sight, but he doesn't like her at all. When he firsts revives from death, he thinks it is Kikyo, but once he figures out she is someone different, he doesn't care for her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to framing plot reasons, Kagome and Inuyasha have to work together to save the world. Inuyasha slowly starts to warm up to Kagome over time, as she overcomes the dead Kikyo's shadow. Then Kikyo gets resurrected (as a walking dead corpse). This causes Inuyasha's cooling love for Kikyo to flame strongly again, and causing him to be torn between his first love (Kikyo) and has new growing love (Kagome). However, his loyalties are first to Kikyo, so Kagome always loses out when he must choose between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inuyasha's first loyalty is what prevents Kagome from being able to &quot;seal the deal&quot; with him, and is a hurdle she can never overcome as long as the animated dead Kikyo is around. No matter how close Kagome and Inuyasha become over time (in the main series), he will desert Kagome to run off and save Kikyo if he thinks Kikyo is in danger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1578" LastEditorUserId="1578" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T11:27:39.900" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T11:27:39.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T07:16:01.670" Score="4" ViewCount="488" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wasn't able to contact the owner of this product, but would anyone be able to tell me who the character is/what they're from? It would be much appreciated! Thank you!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0LOOm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0LOOm.png&quot; alt=&quot;anime? character&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17850" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T22:21:37.250" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T22:21:37.250" Title="Who is this brown-haired witch on a broomstick?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T08:14:05.070" Score="2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;on &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Fate#Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fate's Wikia page&lt;/a&gt; it states her &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;personal incantation for the set-up of Bardiche is &quot;Arcus Cultus Aegeas&quot; (アルカス・クルタス・エイギアス Arukasu Kurutasu Eigiasu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing as the phrase is written in Katakana, my understanding on Japanese is that Katakana is generally used for either names of non-native words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also alot of the names in &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; are derived from cars such as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Testarossa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ferrari Testarossa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Presea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nissan Presea&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Teana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nissan Teana&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Subaru Car Manufacture&lt;/a&gt;, not to mention &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bardiche&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bardiche&lt;/a&gt; is the name of a polearm that was used in medieval and renaissance Europe, especially in Eastern Europe and Russia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering if &lt;em&gt;&quot;Arcus Cultus Aegeas&quot;&lt;/em&gt; has any other meaning to it, or if it's just some made up aria for Fate to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T08:14:05.070" Title="Does &quot;Arcus Cultus Aegeas&quot; mean anything?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25767" CreationDate="2015-09-10T10:38:36.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This could be Alice, from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweeny_Witches&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahō Shōjotai Arusu&lt;/a&gt; (or Magical Girl Squad, or Tweeny Witches). However, there are some obvious differences between the image in the question and Alice in the anime. I'm not sure if these stem from a stylistic choice on the part of the artist who made the product, or if I am wrong about who this is meant to be. &lt;em&gt;As of Mimo's answer, I can confirm I was definitely wrong.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9IQIZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9IQIZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16498" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T20:51:57.717" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T20:51:57.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T14:52:37.850" Score="6" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm very interested in watching the Mega Evolution specials, but I'm afraid the plot is intertwined with the rest of the Pokémon anime, which I haven't been following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the plot of the Mega Evolution specials related to the rest of the anime or do they follow their own plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15769" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T21:48:08.917" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T22:27:56.300" Title="Is the plot of the Mega Evolution specials related to the rest of the Pokémon anime?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25713" CreationDate="2015-09-10T18:12:47.410" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because that's just how it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saitama is SUPPOSED to be boring and silly looking by design as part of the comedy. Instead of a &quot;cool&quot; looking hero like Genos, who in any other work would be a shoe-in for the main character, the story ultimately revolves around Saitama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now...Murata's version does give Saitama his due when he's being serious or intense, but generally he's just so bored or disinterested in the fight it's not worth the effort to put out that kind of appearance, so the crude or low quality drawing is simply to emphasis how little effort or attention he's giving to the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original verison (with art is done by author himself and is VERY crudely and lazily drawn in most cases), his design never really changes that much and he's always plainly drawn throughout the series, while the other characters are generally given more detail. (the lazy-mode Saitama is a cleaned up version of the original version Saitama).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's not the only one though...there's another character who occasionally shifts into their original form when Saitama finds them annoying as we see them from his perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="4966" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T18:36:47.100" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T18:36:47.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25767" CreationDate="2015-09-10T20:07:10.003" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakamaki Laito from &quot;Diabolik Lovers&quot;: he is wearing the same suit and the the same look on his face also same hair color and eye color. I couldn't find this keychain anywhere but if you look up his name there is the same image on tumblr (he is a boy and a vampire by the way) this must be a Halloween costume. Anyway here is his image on zerochan :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vcj2vm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vcj2vm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17858" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T20:25:23.737" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T20:25:23.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25689" CreationDate="2015-09-10T22:53:03.723" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This would be a personal answer based on my own experiences: in cases like these I interpret the height of the speech bubble as order. The left bubble is higher up than the right one, so that happens first. There's nothing stopping the right one to be placed higher up, as it wouldn't hide any important details or anything in the art. Therefore I would read the bubbles in this panel left to right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following image is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://shadow.randomfandom.com/gh/styles.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://shadow.randomfandom.com/gh/styles.htm&lt;/a&gt; and shows reading order. Look at number 4 and 5, that's how I interpret the two speech bubbles in your example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GtUsy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GtUsy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Reading order of Manga panels and speech bubbles&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16688" LastEditorUserId="16688" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T12:06:13.063" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T12:06:13.063" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25661" CreationDate="2015-09-11T02:56:51.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called &lt;strong&gt;Das zweite Kapitel&lt;/strong&gt;, which, according to Google Translate, means &quot;the second chapter&quot; in German. It is track 26 from the first disc of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T02:56:51.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25936" CreationDate="2015-09-11T03:00:15.480" Score="8" ViewCount="885" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/29803/Overlord/&quot;&gt;Overlord&lt;/a&gt;, ~10:37, Momonga/Ains refers to a book &quot;Anyone Can Easily PK&quot; by Punitto Moe.  Is that book a fictional work, or is it a real work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, does this book exist in the real world (i.e. for use with MMORPGS such as World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, et al), or is it something that only exists within the Overlord anime/manga universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T06:53:50.123" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T17:03:04.077" Title="Is the book &quot;Anyone Can Easily PK&quot; by Punitto Moe real, or does it only exist in Overlord?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25786" CreationDate="2015-09-11T03:06:13.003" Score="4" ViewCount="1041" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got hooked on the lost-in-the-MMO genre with SAO (Sword Art Online), but I didn't even know it was a genre until a few weeks ago.  I caught up on Log Horizon, and now I'm watching Overlord.  Obviously, MMOs are a relatively new phenomenon, but approximately how old is this genre of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am curious because I'm about to go looking for more titles and I'd like to know how far back to search and/or when to stop looking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T07:13:41.563" Title="MMO RPG anime are great! Is this a new trend, or are there older anime in this genre?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25783" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25785" CreationDate="2015-09-11T06:20:50.737" Score="9" ViewCount="68400" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched all the anime episodes and Mine dies in episode 22. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does she die in the manga as well? I read the last few chapters of the manga where Tatsumi speaks about her like she is not dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="16712" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T23:43:58.780" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T17:47:27.277" Title="Does Mine die in Akame ga Kill! manga?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25783" CreationDate="2015-09-11T06:52:35.950" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, she didn't die in the manga. However, in order to defeat General Budo, she used all her power in the final attack with Pumpkin and fell in a vegetative state as a result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened in &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 56&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wMLkp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wMLkp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4A1iV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4A1iV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last chapter (Chapter 78), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she's shown to regain consciousness after Tatsumi's return from the battlefield. It is also mentioned that they had children and lived a gentle and peaceful life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T17:47:27.277" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T17:47:27.277" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25782" CreationDate="2015-09-11T07:13:41.563" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The earliest show I can think of where a character is trapped inside a video game is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//Sign&quot;&gt;.Hack//Sign&lt;/a&gt;, which aired in 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this isn't purely an anime feature - I read many books with similar situations, some dating before 2002. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heir_Apparent_(novel)&quot;&gt;Example 2002&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28695.City_of_Golden_Shadow&quot;&gt;Example 1998&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably this genre is a type of mutation of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrappedInTVLand&quot;&gt;'Trapped in the TV' trope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an easy way to legitimize a fantasy world for an author, so it's become a common staple in teen/young fiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst not exactly the same, there are earlier media like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(TV_series)&quot;&gt;The 1980's Dungeons &amp;amp; Dragons&lt;/a&gt; cartoon that have characters magically transported to a fantasy world. Or even books like &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TypewriterInTheSky&quot;&gt;Type Writer in the Sky (1940s)&lt;/a&gt; in which characters are transported to a foreign land through the pages of a novel. &lt;strong&gt;It's simply modernization of this trope.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer your question - 2000s and onwards is a good starting point, but you might find similar shows with a slightly different approach earlier than that if you want. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T07:13:41.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24554" CreationDate="2015-09-11T11:09:48.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In every anime I've seen with mid-episode transactions (MT) I've noticed five types of MTs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fixed - The same MT since episode 1 untill the end (very rare);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Changing by season - It changes depending on the season&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Changing by arc - It changes depending on the arc;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Changing by character reference - It focus on one or more characters of the anime (like One Piece);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mix of 2, 3 and/or 4 - It is what is is (LOL).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't any source that comproves this at least I haven't found any. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, as in One Piece or any other animes that use MTs 3, 4 and 5, the MT seems to focus on the &quot;main character of that specific episode&quot; or the &quot;Location of the episode&quot; (this happens a lot in Fairy Tail S2, just an example though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Piece follows the same pattern, and the MT focus on the main character. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, other characters can't be &quot;forgotten&quot; therefore they appear in the respective MTs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, I haven't found any official source that confirms this it's just a pattern I have seen in several animes not only one piece.&#xA;The fact that there isn't any official source might be a proof that it's not that important to be mentioned and it's just plain random.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T11:09:48.607" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-11T11:58:23.837" Score="8" ViewCount="3818" Body="&lt;p&gt;On a few occasions throughout the series, we see Sayaka thrusting her own sword through her chest, cutting her own heart out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5IQ0b.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5IQ0b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;stab stab stab&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks as though in Rebellion she does this to invoke her own witch form when the girls are fighting Homura's witch form, but she also does this before then, and before she becomes a witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the reasons for her doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastActivityDate="2019-10-22T07:01:33.857" Title="Why does Sayaka stab herself?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24554" CreationDate="2015-09-11T21:04:30.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On One Piece Wiki there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eyecatchers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page about the &lt;strong&gt;Eyecatchers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which seems to confirm your guess:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In One Piece, there are two eyecatchers in every episode, and each one shows one of the Straw Hat Pirates, usually the ones who had the most significance in the episode, accompanied by a short excerpt of their respective themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover there are a lot informations, as the number of appearance of each character in the transitions and some trivia about the criteria behind the choice of the character, e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The characters of One Piece get a personal eyecatcher only after they join the Straw Hat Pirates. For example, Brook, despite fighting alongside the Straw Hats for the entirety of the Thriller Bark Arc, had no eyecatcher until his official recruitment. Sanji is the exception, having an eyecatcher just two episodes after his initial appearance, long before joining the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T21:04:30.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25639" CreationDate="2015-09-12T08:51:18.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no canon answer to your question. The tailed beasts as they currently exist in the Narutoverse are chakra creatures, not biological, and came into existence because one entity (the 10 Tails) had its chakra separated from its body (which became the Moon), which was then artificially split into a number of separate beings. There is no indication that any of these creatures (or chakra based entities in general) can reproduce themselves in any way similar to organic sexual reproduction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're asking about the &lt;em&gt;kitsune&lt;/em&gt; as a concept in actual Japanese folklore (which is the basis for Kishimoto's tailed beasts), then the answer is: the &lt;em&gt;kitsune&lt;/em&gt; are considered a type of &lt;em&gt;yokai&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;kami&lt;/em&gt;, who can if powerful and wise enough, take the form of a human being (usually but not limited to a beautiful woman). There are many stories of foxes in the guise of a beautiful woman falling in love with and marrying a human and producing offspring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real-life Sengoku general Takeda Shingon's wife Suwa Koi was believed to be a malevolent fox-spirit, and she bore him Takeda Katsuyori. Abe no Seimei in the Heian period was also considered a child of a fox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ashkenazy, Michael &quot;Handbook of Japanese Mythology.&quot; 2003.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hearn, Lafcadio &quot;Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan.&quot; 2005.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Turnbull, Stephen. &quot;Nagashino 1575.&quot; 2000.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T08:51:18.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24422" CreationDate="2015-09-12T09:07:00.460" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Jack (ブラック・ジャック), whose real name is Hazama Kuro (間 黒男), used to live near a military site when he was young, which was filled with unexploded ordinance. One day he and his mother unwittingly stepped on and detonated a hidden mine. His mother went into a coma and eventually passed away. Black Jack almost died too but after many surgeries by Dr Honma Jotaro eventually managed to recover. Part of the reconstruction of his body was skin grafting onto the left side of his face. It was donated by his half-African friend Takashi, hence why it is darker than his natural skin color. He refused to have the skin colors match or the scars removed out of respect for Takashi. Incidentally, his white hair is also a side-effect of the explosion (due to the shock). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information read the &lt;em&gt;Black Jack&lt;/em&gt; manga Volume 2, Chapter 7; Volume 7, Chapter 5; Volume 11, Chapter 1; and Volume 12, Chapter 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T09:07:00.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23470" CreationDate="2015-09-12T09:39:17.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question must be a resounding &quot;Yes, as far as &lt;em&gt;Shinseki Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; is concerned, Anno Hideaki and team are firmly in the 'Author is Dead' camp when it comes to explanations for the franchise.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cjas.org/~echen/articles/spring97/05_03b.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The broader context of the quote from Anno&lt;/a&gt; that you've provided in your question, goes into more detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Evangelion is like a puzzle, you know. Any person can see it and give&#xA;  his/her own answer. In other words, we’re offering viewers to think by&#xA;  themselves, so that each person can imagine his/her own world. We will&#xA;  never offer the answers, even in the theatrical version. As for many&#xA;  Evangelion viewers, they may expect us to provide the ‘all-about Eva’&#xA;  manuals, but there is no such thing. Don’t expect to get answers by&#xA;  someone. Don’t expect to be catered to all the time. We all have to&#xA;  find our own answers.”&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  – Anno Hideaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not really surprising, as it's the only stance consistent with the themes and aims of the franchise itself, being based as it is on &lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism/#FreVal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the philosophical platform of 'postmodern existentialism.'&lt;/a&gt; In this schema, there is &lt;strong&gt;no such thing&lt;/strong&gt; as 'objective meaning', only meanings constructed by each individual as a function of their own existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T09:39:17.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21020" CreationDate="2015-09-12T10:08:13.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no canon answer to this question. The Nightmares' form and function appear derivative of the Wraiths (Wraith-lite if you will). Both are manifestations of the negative energies produced by humanity's dark emotions; the Wraiths' original generation from &quot;curses&quot; is now moderated to the much more benign &quot;nightmares&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to whose mind they came from (Homura's or the Incubators'), there is no way to know based on the information in the movie. The question at heart goes to the underlying basis of the &quot;world&quot; inside Homura's soul gem, which we are never told. While most of it is likely generated directly from her subconscious, there are other elements influencing it, such as the other magical girls who are external persons who became trapped in the barrier, and Kyubei and his comrades who are manipulating the barrier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Homura and Kyubei were familiar with the workings of the real city, and with the real Wraiths, so the idea could have come from either of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T10:08:13.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20590" CreationDate="2015-09-12T10:37:18.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid you're out of luck for now. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fu0A2Vpxic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;musical piece&lt;/a&gt; has not been released on any official soundtrack of Sword Art Online. It may be included in a package to be released in the future (but I haven't found any statements from the producers to this effect).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16253" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T10:37:18.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-12T11:06:50.883" Score="1" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hyouma is completely blind by birth. There is no doubt on this. But there is an unexplained connection between Hyouma and Gennosuke. With the order/granting/permitting of Gennosuke, he becomes able to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;see.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;use Gennosuke's ability to control other people's bodies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the explanation of this behavior? What exactly is Hyouma's special ninja technique?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is used in only two scenes which are listed below. Note that, in the both times, Gennosuke was temporarily blind because of the poison of Hotarubi's snake. His blindness may have something to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 11&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O1g3r.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O1g3r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 17&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fHyLk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fHyLk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T03:22:48.913" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T03:22:48.913" Title="How can Hyouma see and use Gennosuke's technique when he permits to do so?" Tags="&lt;basilisk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13149" CreationDate="2015-09-12T12:03:01.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the title question, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Teru_Mikami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DN wiki&lt;/a&gt; (but can be checked in Death Note 13):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Matsuda's theory on Near's involvement on Mikami's death, Ohba and Obata have stated that they themselves aren't sure on this; in Death Note 13: How to Read, Ohba suggests that given Near knew the &quot;burning&quot; and &quot;13 day&quot; rules were fake rules, he wouldn't have feared writing in the notebook, and then burnt the notebook so as to destroy the evidence. No solid information has been given on the matter; readers are meant to draw their own conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://death-note.livejournal.com/1759743.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another source.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T12:03:01.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25812" CreationDate="2015-09-12T12:20:49.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naturally, the answer contains spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Hyouma is actually the one who taught Gennosuke his eye technique. Gennosuke inherited the Dojutsu skill from his mother, and as his uncle, Hyouma also possesses the same Dojutsu skill. However, Hyouma's case is special as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the anime,&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hyouma's Dojutsu is constantly activated, forcing him to keep his eyes shut at all times to avoid killing the wrong person at the wrong time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the original novel and manga,&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Hyouma] was born with light-sensitive eyes, [and therefore] is only able to open them at night or other low-light conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://basilisk.wikia.com/wiki/Hyouma_Muroga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Basilisk Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T12:20:49.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25844" CreationDate="2015-09-12T12:34:32.567" Score="2" ViewCount="5149" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been only ten chapters and the manga has stopped being published. Why? What about the parts of the plot that have been left unexplained?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T12:58:35.617" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T17:17:56.020" Title="Why are there no new chapters of Naruto Gaiden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25818" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-12T12:36:46.173" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T12:36:46.173" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T12:36:46.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25819" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-12T12:36:46.173" Score="0" Body="A spin-off sequel mini-series of the Naruto and part of the grand master plan of Masashi Kishimoto's &quot;Naruto Shin Jidai Kaimaku Project&quot; (Naruto's New Era Opening Project).The mini-series stars the next generation of young ninja, including Boruto Uzumaki, who is the son of Naruto Uzumaki, the Seventh Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village." OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T12:58:54.450" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T12:58:54.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25824" CreationDate="2015-09-12T15:19:28.833" Score="8" ViewCount="2048" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently watching &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;. I have a question regarding the identity of the homunculus inside Selim Bradley. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is he Pride? Or is he another homunculus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood_episodes#Episodes_list&quot;&gt;episode 42&lt;/a&gt;, when Van Hohenheim met Pride in an underground passage in Liore, he said that Pride shouldn't have been able to reside outside a spherical body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confuses me as to how Selim Bradley can be Pride. Am I missing something here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16594" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:22:48.737" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T07:02:28.670" Title="Who exactly is Selim Bradley?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25822" CreationDate="2015-09-12T16:03:52.110" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Potential spoilers for the manga and Brotherhood continuities. I'm being conservative with spoiler markdown, since I can't tell how much you've watched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We first get a crucial bit of information after Hawkeye interacts with Selim (ep. 37, vol. 18):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Selim is indeed Pride. Hawkeye gets suspicious about Selim while talking to Mrs. Bradley and then is confronted by him. Hawkeye later passes on a message to Roy stating that he is a homunculus (vol. 19, can't locate the exact episode number).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, the information is confirmed after Edward and the others return to Central (ep. 46-49, vol. 21-23).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Edward, his brother, his father, and some people who joined him while he was at Briggs fight Selim, who they notice is a homunculus. It is clearly shown that he is Pride: I believe he makes some comment about this, and even if he does not, it is clear from the eye pattern his attack comprises of that he is the same homunculus Van Hohenheim confronted while in Lior (ep. 42, vol. 19).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this leaves your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 42, when Van Hohenheim met Pride in an underground passage in Liore, he said that Pride shouldn't have been able to reside outside a spherical body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was referring to Pride being restricted to a specific part of the underground tunnels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I assumed that it referred to only the parts of the tunnel that circle Amestris, and the restriction only applied to Pride's real form (not his human container).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also appears that he was referring to where Pride's shadows could move (at least when he was outside of Central), not where Pride's &quot;container&quot; or body could be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After all, Pride is Selim Bradley, and Selim Bradley has a relatively normal-looking life on the surface of Central, where he is probably moving &lt;em&gt;within&lt;/em&gt; the borders of the underground tunnels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T18:56:52.453" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T18:56:52.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3557" CreationDate="2015-09-12T17:41:03.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, only the following four pet cats of Rin can be identified with a name: (I put the episode number when we first learned of their identity in parentheses):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lennon (ep 1):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2t0Ec.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2t0Ec.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lennon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isoroku (ep 2):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0XyKT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0XyKT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Isoroku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fabre (ep 4):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOPWu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOPWu.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fabre&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tezuka (ep 20):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tXOpL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tXOpL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tezuka&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other names were mentioned, and many more cats were shown onscreen, but we weren't told which was which, not even in the case of Dorj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the visual novel, &lt;a href=&quot;http://brightbell.main.jp/kipima/game/LittleBusters/lb_koneta.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this neta collection&lt;/a&gt; lists these twenty names for Rin's cats:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lennon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Einstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABnosuke_Akutagawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akutagawa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aristotle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lhan_Mans%C4%B1z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Irfan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Audrey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guts_Ishimatsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cobain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jackie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Schumacher&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hitler&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isoroku&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Emelianenko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fedor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Henri_Fabre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fabre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hokusai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mendelssohn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusaku_Matsuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuusaku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dorj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T17:41:03.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25826" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-12T18:48:29.667" Score="3" ViewCount="1021" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been said that its purpose is to kill gods, but how can it kill gods, or a god? I watched the episode, but I just don't understand it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T21:04:59.270" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T21:04:59.270" Title="How exactly does the Sword of Akasha work?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25827" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33555" CreationDate="2015-09-12T19:53:00.730" Score="9" ViewCount="12908" Body="&lt;p&gt;The activation chants (聖詠) for the Symphogear relics are somewhat peculiar. If you've heard them, you likely wondered what was being said. If you've &lt;em&gt;read&lt;/em&gt; them (the &quot;lyrics&quot; were provided in the booklets accompanying the season 2 OST discs), you're probably outright bamboozled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ame-no-Habakiri&lt;/strong&gt;: Imyuteus amenohabakiri tron &lt;sub&gt;[OST 1 #10]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gungnir (Hibiki)&lt;/strong&gt;: Balwisyall nescell gungnir tron &lt;sub&gt;[OST 1 #3]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gungnir (Maria)&lt;/strong&gt;:  Granzizel bilfen gungnir zizzl &lt;sub&gt;[OST 1 #6]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ichaival&lt;/strong&gt;: Killter ichaival tron &lt;sub&gt;[OST 2 #3]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Airgetlam&lt;/strong&gt;: Seilien coffin airget-lamh tron &lt;sub&gt;[OST 3 #7 (Serena) / OST 6 #6 (Maria)]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shul Shagana&lt;/strong&gt;: Various shul shagana torn &lt;sub&gt;[OST 5 #5]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Igalima&lt;/strong&gt;: Zeios igalima raizen tron &lt;sub&gt;[OST 6 #1]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shen Shou Jing&lt;/strong&gt;: Rei shen shou jing rei zizzl &lt;sub&gt;[OST 5 #5]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, the &lt;strong&gt;Zesshou&lt;/strong&gt; (Superb Song / Swan Song / Climax Song):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Emustolronzen fine el baral zizzl&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Emustolronzen fine el zizzl&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, these don't look like any actual language (though I obviously can't claim to know all languages that exist). Yet, sites like the Symphogear wikia claim (or at least have, in the past, claimed) to translate the chants - for example, Ichaival's chant &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Ichaival?oldid=13362#Transformation_Chants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;was given the translation &quot;Evening draws in the awakened Ichaival&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it genuinely possible to translate the chants? If so, from what language or languages are they translated? (In the context of the show, Sumerian or some other old Mesopotamian language would make the most sense, because of Finé's connections to the region.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Auxiliary question: if, as I suspect, they are not translatable, by what &lt;a href=&quot;https://xkcd.com/978/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;citogenetic&lt;/a&gt; process did these putative translations come into being in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T05:11:06.397" LastActivityDate="2019-08-31T06:56:17.040" Title="Are the Symphogear activation chants translatable?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25826" CreationDate="2015-09-12T20:39:09.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like you missed (or did not get it yet, I am not sure when this is explained) what &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Gods&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gods&lt;/a&gt; stand for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Gods is the term referring to the &quot;collective human unconsciousness&quot;, C's World, which is the source of the individual identities for all humans, living and dead throughout the Code Geass Universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How it works never really was explained as far as I know. Nobody knows how it was build either. but was 'accidentally' found by the British empire, and is exclusively owned by the emperor Charles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all with all it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is a weapon to destroy CHU, C's world, and with that destroying the geass and its powers all together, and all humans unconsciousness &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T20:39:09.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27960" CreationDate="2015-09-12T20:40:28.230" Score="3" ViewCount="608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been playing Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls recently and I came across these two pieces of art in game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3SPHI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3SPHI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b9BXb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b9BXb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can probably tell from the picture, but the pannels are in a zigzag layout - and you have to look at it from a particular angle to get the full picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first picture looks familar, but obviously it has monokumas in it instead of the original characters/thing - the second one seems to be a picture of Towa City - where the game is set, and might not be related. But seeing as it was the other side of the panels, I thought the text might be relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the original artwork that the Monokumas have taken over?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T11:10:06.277" Title="What is this in-game artwork of Monokuma referencing?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25837" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-12T23:12:21.997" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T23:12:21.997" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T23:12:21.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25838" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-12T23:12:21.997" Score="0" Body="A manga and a 2011 anime series that depicts a young student named Shuichi Nitori, described by the author as a boy who wants to be a girl, and Shuichi's friend Yoshino Takatsuki, described as a girl who wants to be a boy. The series deals with issues such as transsexualism, gender identity, and the beginning of puberty. " OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T23:12:21.997" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T23:12:21.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25843" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37797" CreationDate="2015-09-13T04:00:09.373" Score="3" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Little Busters!: Refrain&lt;/em&gt;, we saw exactly how Kyousuke was able to get Masato to fight with only one hand and eventually defeat and befriend him. However, when it comes to how Kengo was recruited into the Little Busters, it wasn't played out in as much detail as Masato's. Specifically, I'm referring to this scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m7nd8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m7nd8.png&quot; alt=&quot;What kind of dirty trick is this?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no doubt that Kyousuke had used some dirty tricks on Kengo's father, but I need more explanation on what was Kyousuke holding and what tricks he pulled to overcome my disbelief that a kid could defeat a kendo master in a kendo match, fair or not. Was it ever explained in more details in the visual novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T07:57:54.547" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T07:57:54.547" Title="How exactly was Kyousuke able to defeat Kengo's father in a kendo match?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25817" CreationDate="2015-09-13T04:52:22.977" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/em&gt; is a sequel mini-series of the original Naruto manga, part of the Naruto Project. The Naruto Project is a special project to celebrate 15 years of the Naruto series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; acts as a prelude for &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese literature, a gaiden (外伝) means side story or tale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a spin-off of a previously published work that is neither officially considered a sequel nor a prequel. However, some gaiden are retold stories in the perspective of a different character, similar to that of a flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiden&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore gaiden is generally consists of only a few chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The unexplained elements in the series might (most probably will) be elucidated in the upcoming series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T04:52:22.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25854" CreationDate="2015-09-13T15:07:24.770" Score="3" ViewCount="3207" Body="&lt;p&gt;When everyone was making fun of Naruko in class, Ginta turned around and realized that she was writing something in her notebook. What was she writing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17905" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T15:19:59.137" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T15:57:34.117" Title="What was Naruko writing in her notebook during class in Anohana episode 6?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25853" CreationDate="2015-09-13T15:57:34.117" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her notes are translated in the fansub version of the episode (click on the images to enlarge):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9PQB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9PQBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LjPsP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LjPsPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bbd7k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bbd7km.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is my own translation of the notes, since the fansub translation above missed some of the characters, resulting in slight deviation of meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;違うっての　やってねー！！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It's not like that. I didn't do it!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;勝手なこと　ぬかすな！！！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Don't just say whatever you want!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;（？）遠に黙れ！！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Shut the hell up!! &lt;sup&gt;[Note 1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;死ね！！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Die!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;助けて&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Help me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[Note 1]&lt;/sup&gt; A word or two are missing at the beginning, probably 永遠 (forever, eternity). The translation here is my own preference.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T15:57:34.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25862" CreationDate="2015-09-13T22:28:06.233" Score="9" ViewCount="5924" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most anime, the character's names are usually common Japanese names (for example, Yuuki, Yoko, Chiharu, etc.). So, why in Fullmetal Alchemist are the characters' names more on the English side of things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T23:37:09.407" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T05:06:39.743" Title="Why aren't characters' names in Fullmetal Alchemist Japanese?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25859" CreationDate="2015-09-13T23:13:50.910" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main setting of FMA is in Amestris, which is a pastiche of various European countries, in particular, England. (See the answers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/501/2604&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; for more details.) We can readily see that English is used in-universe, for instance, when Hawkeye corresponds with Roy, writing in vol. 19 of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; SELIM BRADLEY IS HOMUNCULUS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that many character names are not actually &quot;English&quot; or even German, although fans often posit Amestris to be a parallel of Germany. Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jean Havoc's first name is French -- in English, Jean is more commonly a female name and is also pronounced differently -- and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa#Name_variants&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riza&lt;/a&gt; is possibly a Hungarian name. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.behindthename.com/name/olivier&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Olivier&lt;/a&gt; might sound English, but it is not an English spelling of the name Oliver.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the suggestion that the names are German, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_(surname)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hughes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.behindthename.com/name/bradley&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bradley&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_(surname)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armstrong&lt;/a&gt; are at most rather English in nature. Similarly, the German equivalent of Jean would presumably be Johann -- see this webpage on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.behindthename.com/name/john&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;name&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember Arakawa stating she chose names at random from a dictionary of European names for more minor characters, on some of manga bonus pages. I don't remember the specific chapter where this appeared, but this is stated in one of the answers of the question I linked to and also readily comes up in search results for &lt;code&gt;arakawa european name dictionary fullmetal alchemist&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in short: the names are not Japanese because the setting is largely in a country derived from Western Europe of the late 19th or early 20th century.&lt;/strong&gt; However, it is incorrect to say that the names are English or necessarily German in origin. Of course, it's possible that there's so much ethnic diversity in Amestris that some variation in names isn't entirely unexpected, but well, that supports the &quot;pastiche of Europe&quot; view of the setting more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T23:57:28.140" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19910" CreationDate="2015-09-14T03:33:08.910" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're being too literal.  You're hearing &quot;when two Teigu users fight, one of them dies&quot; and assuming that this is an infallible statement of an inviolable rule of the universe.  That's silly.  If you consider the actual context of when this statement is made, or just be less literal about it, you'd realize the statement is merely saying &quot;these things can be pretty lethal when used to that end, and similarly for the people who possess them&quot;.  In even shorter terms: &quot;they're powerful, dude!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider some similar examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Two men enter, only one man leaves!&quot; ... and then the other one leaves a little later and less happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;There can be only one.&quot; ... unless we simply resolve to leave each other alone.  Also, are we aliens, or what, because there's probably lots of us if so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;One ring to rule them all.&quot; ... but utterly fail to have any usable power over the majority of those it was supposed to rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The greatest sword ever forged.&quot; ... because we have totally measured all swords across all history and agreed upon an uncontroversial and objective measurement of greatness for said swords.  Also we clearly defined what a sword is ahead of time, so this is not an ambiguous statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You pay for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these things are literally true and inviolable and any violation of them in a story is not a plot hole.  Indeed, their violation in stories is usually &lt;em&gt;the entire point&lt;/em&gt;.  It demonstrates how the characters are not infallible, and the heroes and top-tier villains need to demonstrate how amazing they are by overcoming them.  They are either statements of potent intent (Sauron wanted the ring to rule them all, but Dwarves didn't care and Elves were too savvy and resistant), or statements to underscore the gravity of the situation (the Thunderdome is serious business, so best get amped).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, constant violation of the statement &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; take the edge off of something.  If you routinely find yourself needing far more than the edge of your seat, you will become inured to statements to the contrary.  You may have expected Teigu fights to be routinely deadly and brutal, but if you see several things to the contrary you will start taking the matter less seriously.  This would be a flaw in story structure (or the reader/viewer just being jaded), but not a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T03:33:08.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25869" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26091" CreationDate="2015-09-14T06:18:45.640" Score="3" ViewCount="1426" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;DBZ: Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt;, Goku became Super Saiyan God and he makes Beerus use upto 70% of his energy. So, is it possible for Goku to defeat Beerus in his Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17918" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T07:49:09.493" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T17:16:47.640" Title="Is it possible that Goku is more powerful than Beerus in Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25870" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25887" CreationDate="2015-09-14T07:30:03.040" Score="3" ViewCount="403" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 3 &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Rebellion Story&lt;/em&gt; soundtracks. they are,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OP Single - Colorful&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ED Single - Kimi no Gin no Niwa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Original Soundtrack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believed this was all there was and while waiting for an appointment i searched though all 3 looking to see if i could find the &lt;em&gt;Cake Song&lt;/em&gt; that the Puella Magi sing at the beginning of the movie (when the Nightmare is changed into a cake for Bebe to eat). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i thought i might find it as just before i listened to &lt;em&gt;wo ist die Kase?&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Beginning Story &amp;amp; The Eternal Story Original Soundtrack&lt;/em&gt;, Track 7. if i remember correctly this is the song/chant that's in the background when Sayaka and Madoka enter a labyrinth before Mami saves them, and it only goes for about 40-45 seconds (track file on my iPod/iPhone says 50 seconds however there's a block of silence at the end).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after listening to all the songs in The Rebellion Story soundtracks i couldn't find the Cake Song. However i admit i didn't listen to the entirety of every song, rather the first couple of second then i skip about a couple of minutes to listen to another couple of seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering if the Cake Song was officially released on a soundtrack, if so which one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T07:49:00.923" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T22:47:46.897" Title="Was the &quot;Cake Song&quot; released in a soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25877" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25878" CreationDate="2015-09-14T11:51:33.863" Score="6" ViewCount="710" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the night before Final Battle against Kuromorimine Girls High School on episode 10, all girls from Usagi Team are seen watching a movie, and it looks like a movie about tank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7QZ1Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7QZ1Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What movie was it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T23:26:35.370" Title="What did the girls from Usagi Team watch on Final Eve?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25877" CreationDate="2015-09-14T11:51:33.863" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were watching &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly&amp;#39;s_Heroes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kelly's Heroes.&lt;/a&gt;  It's an old war movie in 1970 about a group of American soldier who tried to rob a bank far behind enemy line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EONaW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EONaW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A DVD poster from anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the original poster looks different, it match with Japanese poster for the movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S6yJ5m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S6yJ5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kelly&amp;#39;s Heroes official poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QnxStm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QnxStm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Japanese version of Kelly&amp;#39;s Heroes official poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene they were watching is around 1:56:00 when Oddball and Kelly, the main character, shoot down a Tiger, the same tank with Kuromorimine's tank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N4Tpo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N4Tpo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oddball and Kelly shoot down a Tiger in anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbGZ7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sbGZ7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oddball and Kelly shoot down a Tiger in movie&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girls seems to use the same tactic against Elefant, they manages to outmaneuver Elefant, and shoot it down from behind in a narrow road. Initially, they shouted, &quot;Operation: Kelly's Heroes&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Yukari infiltrated Saunders, she called herself &quot;Sgt. Oddball, third class&quot; from the &quot;6th Armored Division.&quot; Which I believe came from Oddball from Kelly's Heroes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T11:51:33.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25880" CreationDate="2015-09-14T11:59:15.873" Score="4" ViewCount="2673" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the title, what are the differences between the two?&#xA;Are they supposed to be entirely different or is simply the next stage of the previous?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14776" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:47:04.710" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T13:49:57.890" Title="What are the differences between Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25879" CreationDate="2015-09-14T12:29:19.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, or simply Super Saiyan God SS is the&#xA;  result of a Saiyan gaining the power of Super Saiyan God and then&#xA;  transforming into a Super Saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This form is physically identical to the first Super Saiyan God form, overall body structure being thinner and slightly taller. The only difference being that the hair is similar to the Super Saiyan transformation but in a blue color. The aura; as opposed to the red-orange aura the previous God form had, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan boasts a vibrant, flame-like blue aura. Additionally, electricity discharges around the user, signifying the power increase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_God_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dragonball.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So SSGSS is the next stage of SSG.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T12:29:19.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23063" CreationDate="2015-09-14T12:58:57.217" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episodes of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, the Tenkaichi Tournament takes place 10 years after Buu's defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pan is one of the tournament participants, at the age of 4.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Goten and Trunks are teenagers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, Pan is still in Videl's womb.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Trunks and Goten are still kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can say that Dragon Ball Super takes place before that tournament and after Buu's defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mind-blowing fact: Goku can already transform into SSG in that same tournament eheheh :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Here's the timeline from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;strong&gt;Age 778&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Around August 18 Beerus awakens from a&#xA;  slumber and searches the Super Saiyan God.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Bulma's birthday party is&#xA;  held on a cruise ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Age 781, May 7&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The 27th World Martial Arts Tournament takes place. Mr.&#xA;  Satan wins. Buu comes in second place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-23T19:20:12.240" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T19:20:12.240" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26045" CreationDate="2015-09-14T15:07:42.877" Score="3" ViewCount="2446" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a correlation between these two characters? I was wondering if the same illustrator drew both characters or if perhaps one of them was sort of a homage to the other. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZiTU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZiTU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XrBdW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XrBdW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2020-03-06T09:21:18.773" Title="Is there a reason Gotou and Menthuthuyoupi look so similar?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25885" CreationDate="2015-09-14T18:00:19.303" Score="2" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Chapter 5: Absolute Despair Girls in Danganronpa: Ultra Despair girls, we get to visit Jatoro's room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed a painting there that seemed like it could be a reference or an existing work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rQfvs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rQfvs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this an original painting, or is it an existing work - or a reference to one?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T18:00:19.303" Title="Is the painting in Jatoro's room a reference to an existing work?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25884" CreationDate="2015-09-14T18:00:19.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a take on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Woman with a Parasol, turned to the left&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by painter Claude Monet. Although in this version the woman has pink hair - possibly referring to Junko Enoshima or Kotoko Utsugi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqbYo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqbYo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say it's more likely to be Junko because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Firstly the hair length is similar to Junkos, Also Jataro confesses to Komaru and Toko that Junko was the only person who had ever shown him affection and love. It's also implied he has a childlike crush on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original painting is of Alice Hoschedé&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; who was later to become Monet's wife. Possibly a desire of Jotaro's brought out in his painting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was one of Monet's favourite models.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wga.hu/html_m/m/monet/07/1vario03.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T18:00:19.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27661" CreationDate="2015-09-14T18:04:17.390" Score="5" ViewCount="917" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls we are told that the people selected to be &lt;em&gt;hunted&lt;/em&gt; are related to the characters in the original game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of these are relatively straight forward, but it's been a while since I've played the first game so some links are lost on me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How are the new characters related to the old ones?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2020-11-30T14:38:34.960" Title="How are the characters connected to the original game in Danganronpa:UDG?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25870" CreationDate="2015-09-14T22:47:46.897" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cake Song from &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not been officially released&lt;/a&gt; as part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://otakuworldsite.blogspot.com/2013/03/mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-ost.html#.VfdAw5c-h8E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;any soundtrack&lt;/a&gt; for the anime. Fortunately, there are many sites to download the mp3 for free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11195" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T22:47:46.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22789" CreationDate="2015-09-15T00:26:09.760" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, tapes are no longer used. The tape appearing in Shirobako is just a joke in reference to old times. DVD-R are used nowadays, and maybe sometime in the future, blu-ray will replace them. It seems like the trend of using DVD-R began &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/eniqma_k/archives/50708458.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;at least in 2007&lt;/a&gt;. On a side note, shirobako are not necessarily white either &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/g1_bari/status/525673642424676352&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in reality&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to possible reasons regarding why they have to give it physically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are late so they don't have the time to send it by post.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The FTP server was down in the anime so they had no other choice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mark of respect and seriousness for the broadcasters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No problem of &quot;timestamp&quot; proof (if the broadcasters refused to accept the shirobako because of lateness) since a person goes directly to give it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reduced risk of leaking the episode if it was given by another mean.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;moto-neta.com/anime/shirobako/&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1185176891 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;img.animeanime.jp/imgs/thumb_h/44928.jpg&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the anime Shirobako itself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lots of other pages on Google when searching for &quot;白箱&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T00:26:09.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11560" CreationDate="2015-09-15T02:36:46.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, Gohan's Mystic Power-Up actually made it so his ki transformed to that of a Kai, but doing so made it so that his appearance doesn't change when he goes Super Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he fought Super Buu, he was actually a Super Saiyan 2 charged by Kai energy, but the Kai powers he got from his Mystic training made his Super Saiyan lose the aura and hair and eye color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently that Kai training has worn off by the events of Battle of the Gods, Resurrection F and Dragon Ball Super because he went back to not training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17939" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T02:36:46.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-15T04:10:26.783" Score="6" ViewCount="223" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Joukamachi no Dandelion&lt;/em&gt;, there is a character named Yonezawa Sachiko (aka &quot;Sacchan&quot;). There also exists a real human being named Misawa Sachika. Observe the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sachiko is voiced by Sachika.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their names are curiously similar, sharing three of five characters - 米&lt;strong&gt;澤紗千&lt;/strong&gt;子 vs. 三&lt;strong&gt;澤紗千&lt;/strong&gt;香.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sachiko is an idol. While I don't know that I would characterize Misawa as an &quot;idol&quot;, per se, she is a skilled vocalist, and certainly strikes me as the idol &quot;type&quot; of voice actress.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sachiko has something of a resemblance to Sachika (though, granted, this is not a hugely uncommon look for a young Japanese woman to have):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/troQcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;　&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/25ieZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to wonder: was Sachiko inspired in some way by Sachika? Chronologically, it's feasible - &lt;em&gt;Joukamachi&lt;/em&gt; has only been in print since June 2012, by which point, Sachika had already debuted (in 2008) and had her first major voice-acting role (Kuroyukihime in &lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt;, in spring 2012). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has the author of the manga (or, for that matter, Sachika herself) commented on this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Wikipedia claims that this is indeed the case; however, I would like to see some kind of citation if possible. Twitter, a manga afterword, whatever.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T04:16:53.643" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T04:16:53.643" Title="Is Yonezawa Sachiko inspired by Misawa Sachika?" Tags="&lt;joukamachi-no-dandelion&gt;&lt;sachika-misawa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25893" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25933" CreationDate="2015-09-15T04:35:08.670" Score="9" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;. It was a thrilling experience. However, it came to my attention that one of the monster girls is, in fact, a spider-girl. My tolerance for invertebrates - and in particular, for those with too many legs - is very low. So I stopped watching &lt;em&gt;MonMusu&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to help me evaluate whether I will be able to tolerate watching the rest of the show, I would like to know how much the spider-girl appears in the show. Answer this however you would like; some parameters that would interest me are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When does she first appear? (i.e. are the first &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; episodes safe to watch?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the show structured so that each girl gets her own block of episodes (like an &quot;omnibus&quot;)? If so, which episodes are the spider-girl's episodes? (so I can avoid them)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If not, is the show structured in any other way that makes it easy to avoid the parts in which she appears? (e.g. multiple clearly delineated segments per episode?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roughly what fraction of the show following her first appearance has her appearing on-screen?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T02:51:25.473" Title="How much does the spider-girl show up in MonMusu?" Tags="&lt;monster-musume-no-iru-nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20099" CreationDate="2015-09-15T13:27:44.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to think that the blue haired girl from the &quot;GIRL&quot; video is actually the redheaded one from the first, showing her life and point of view before this &quot;prince&quot; came, once she sees herself and what she has become she freaks out and in the first ME!Me!Me! video we see her and what she became and the blue hair girl is actually her, in the transition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a lame, no founded speculation but I like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17948" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T13:27:44.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25898" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-15T13:45:46.180" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T13:45:46.180" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T13:45:46.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25899" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-15T13:45:46.180" Score="0" Body="For the &quot;Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou&quot; manga and anime. Not to be confused with [monmusu-quest]." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T13:45:46.180" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T13:45:46.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25900" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-15T13:46:23.543" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T13:46:23.543" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T13:46:23.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25901" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-15T13:46:23.543" Score="0" Body="For the &quot;Monster Girl Quest&quot; visual novel. Not to be confused with [monmusu]." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T13:46:23.543" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T13:46:23.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25931" CreationDate="2015-09-15T22:38:31.510" Score="6" ViewCount="398" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title of Plastic Neesan is clearly refering to one of the characters and to the fact that they are doing plastic models. When looking at the anime, Neesan isn't more of a main character than Sakamaki or Okamoto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information about where this part of the title comes from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T22:18:27.523" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T10:53:57.697" Title="Where does the title &quot;Plastic Neesan&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;plastic-neesan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13069" CreationDate="2015-09-16T01:23:13.343" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it was based on the War on Terror in the Middle East. You can tell they are an Arab-looking ethnic group. King Bradley and his warmongering cohorts were creating false flags which would be allegorical to 9/11 and the subsequent invasion, but in the show it would be the killing of the child by a officer to incite war and create the stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is using two different generations of allegory, one being the German Fuhrer and the white skin blue eyes rhetoric of Amestrians, and the million[s] of Iraqi civilians who perished under the embargo on them and the war on the country itself which happened in the show in similar fashion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is weird because Germany was friends with the Ottoman Empire of the Middle East so I don't see how she could make the connection of the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Aryan does not mean white, blonde hair with blue eyes as the mainstream history books tell you. Iran (Land Of the Aryans) is also Aryan and they are not white nor blonde or blue eyed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17958" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T03:30:25.160" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T03:30:25.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13106" CreationDate="2015-09-16T09:04:55.757" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is sort of a zombie, sorry, and purely speculation on my part, but I think it went like so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mirai initially vanished by absorbing KnK into her body, so she was intermingled with it from the beginning... but she was never really dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With KnK exerting all its power to combat her blood, another dimension is created, but their existence in that world is a supernatural manifestation of virtually incorporeal beings.  KnK has to use all focus fighting her blood which is a constant assailant on its very core, and somehow this is created.  Though the exact reason this phenomenon occurs and the function thereof is not crystal clear, it's fairly tertiary to this point, so I'll avoid the digression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the battle, KnK's not as strong as it once was, since it took a pretty bad pounding.  Weakened (despite outside interference, to said party's astonishment), Aki is able to subdue KnK entirely having learned to control a mere fraction of KnK's full power, and he absorbs it back into his body (which actually includes Mirai as well).  Since it's Aki's force of will now actively taking control of it, rather than just fighting in the same vessel, Mirai vanishes because as KnK is no longer the one willing the alternate dimension where she'd manifest into existence.  She's really still inside KnK, which Aki absorbed and has at least partial control of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, his extreme desire to see her again, and to relive his memories of the first meeting, are so potent that he actually exercises some of KnK's power subconsciously, extracting her from it and placing her right where he most wanted her to be.  He knew what he was thinking at the time, and rushed to the place he had seen her in his mind, knowing that the ring vanishing meant she had been reunited with it, as was his most profound desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could be wrong though.  Take it or leave it :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17962" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T09:04:55.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10047" CreationDate="2015-09-16T09:50:43.027" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senketsu is the only one Kamui that can talk or communicate. Senketsu can communicate only with Ryuuko. This is because Senketu was made by Dr. Matoi with some modification, i.e Dr. Matoi used Ryuuko's Central Nervous System's DNA with Senketu's life fibers, which is why Ryuuko only can communicate with Senketsu and wear it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the end of the battle in episode 17, around 6:00, there is a conversation between Ryuuko Matoi and Aikuro Mikisugi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A : Dr. Matoi made further improvements and completed Kamui Senketsu. Senketsu's life fiber have been spliced with your central nervous system's DNA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;R : What ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A : That is why he can only communicate with and worn by you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;A is Aikuro Mikisugi, R is Matoi Ryuuko. The exact phrasing might depend on the subtitle set.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuuko's Central Nervous System's DNA is the main reason why Senketsu can talk but other Kamui cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Satsuki was able to wear it and use it. The reason may be that they are siblings. Satsuki can hear and communicate with Senketsu. They are siblings so their DNA match to some extent, and Senketsu contains Ryuuko's DNA. This may be the reason but this is more what I think than a confirmation of existing information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T23:36:05.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20902" CreationDate="2015-09-16T13:12:35.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also think it's Katsuyuki Konishi (i.e. Laxus). I've always been very adept at recognizing voices and the first moment Scissor Runner spoke, I knew it was him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is absolutely no way it's Takaya Kamikawa. Anime crews always &quot;recycle&quot; their voice actors - when they need a bit part or 1-2 episode character (like Scissor Runner) voiced, they use someone who's already been in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scissor Runner and Levia, for example, are Laxus and Bickslow; Atlas Flame is Byro, Byro Cracy and Jose Porla; Motherglare has 13 other roles (including Alzack); Rock Dragon has 9 other roles (including Droy); while Zirconis is also Arcadios and Capricorn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17967" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T13:12:35.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-16T14:22:25.943" Score="4" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Curriculum_Program#Promotion_and_propaganda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Mikoto was a child prodigy, and started at Level 1 instead of Level 0. Is she a &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Gemstone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gemstone&lt;/a&gt; or a &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Gemstone_Mining#Early_incidents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;person with 'idiosyncracies'&lt;/a&gt;, or neither?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T21:08:38.177" Title="Mikoto started at Level 1. Is she a Gemstone or a kid with 'idiosyncracies', or neither?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4350" CreationDate="2015-09-16T17:00:47.600" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese television is common to have short series. Most drama episodes are only 10 minutes long. It's just something to watch daily in the morning or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, a channel at 9:00 shows a few different series and usually, the short ones are all crammed into one drama viewing period. After all the short episodes are aired, something long like the news comes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it also helps a lot of people who are on a schedule and don't have time to dedicate half an hour of their day for a show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of these short anime are also taken from 4-koma manga, so the episode is like getting a comic strip in the newspaper. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17968" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:52:29.210" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:52:29.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25917" CreationDate="2015-09-16T21:08:38.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, she is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has been recognized by the system as someone with high potential, and as such was given funds and research to develop her powers all the way up to level 5. Also, Mikoto's own nature and hard-working personality contributed to her ascent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mikoto isn't a gemstone, and wasn't born with any sort of abilities, she got them at Academy City.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T21:08:38.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25929" CreationDate="2015-09-17T04:18:30.917" Score="8" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MeyyK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an unusual scene in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Ap5910bTGLA?t=2m20s&quot;&gt;opening of &quot;The Memories of Phantasm&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, in which we see Kirisame Marisa with some kind of measurement or detection device on her back. Does it have a reference in any Touhou anime, manga or novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T07:12:41.043" Title="What is Marisa doing underground with a device on her back?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20099" CreationDate="2015-09-17T06:50:09.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it would be tougher to prove that there &lt;em&gt;wasn't&lt;/em&gt; some sort of relationship between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Me! Me! Me!&lt;/em&gt;, there's a lot of hints and inferences that these two were romantically involved.  Around 3:30 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://vimeo.com/116865171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the video&lt;/a&gt;, you're shown flashbacks of various events that the two participated with each other - a lunch date, a trip to the aquarium, the beach, among others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing official about their relationship, but the implications are very much there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A year or so later, with &lt;a href=&quot;http://animatorexpo.com/girl/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, we're shown a scene with the same couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FjOwl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FjOwl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm...really not sure what significant role they play in &lt;em&gt;Girl&lt;/em&gt;, but that's where things &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; go off the deep end there...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing official about their relationship, but it's tough to deny their implicit relationship.  Even if the creators don't outright say anything about it, their interactions leave little room for doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T06:50:09.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-17T07:15:05.223" Score="6" ViewCount="568" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animatorexpo.com/girl/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; may be a visual masterpiece, but its meaning is completely lost on me.  Or rather, the meaning of these two scenes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tHxg6.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tHxg6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The start of the whole scene happens around 7:35.  The main character is recreating the world in her own, unique way, and a couple walks by.  It does appear as if the main character is initially put off or curious about what they're doing so close to each other, but I can't think of anything that provoked her to freak out in the manner that she did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://foregroundnoises.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/daoko-girl-side-b-%E3%82%86%E3%82%81%E3%81%BF%E3%81%A6%E3%81%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%81%82%E3%81%9F%E3%81%97-part-22/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;lyrics near that part&lt;/a&gt; don't really provide context, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;足りないものしかない&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;足りないものしかみえない&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;あたし以外のすべて&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;きらめいてみえる理由&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing but things that aren't enough&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't see anything but things that aren't enough&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything, except for myself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has a reason to sparkle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sort of understand that the main character is alone and has been alone for a while, but...the freak-out just doesn't make any sense based on what we'd seen up to that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone shed some light on this?  I'm...confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T14:39:06.447" Title="In Girl, why does the main character freak out over the couple?" Tags="&lt;girl-daoko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25924" CreationDate="2015-09-17T07:21:12.170" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is probably referencing to a Touhou game which will be later adapted into an anime in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of the openings for &quot;Memories of Phantasm&quot; incorporate scenes from later episodes. For example, the opening of the first episode has scenes which later appeared in the next 3 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VxAvG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VxAvG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was in episode 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 5 openings so far there's lots of sneak previews of what appears to be references to other Touhou games: for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Subterranean Animism&lt;/a&gt; and  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Imperishable_Night&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imperishable Night&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JYxue.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JYxue.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene with Marisa with a measurement devise on her back is almost certainly another reference Subterranean Animism to as the three characters shown - Nitori, Patchouli and Alice - are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism/Gameplay#Character_Statistics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marisa's partner's in the game&lt;/a&gt;. It is also underground which is where Subterranean Animism is set. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore in the game, the protagonists are given a device that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yukari&lt;/a&gt; made:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But others got worried, and wanted them to go down into the Underworld, with a device Yukari Yakumo made so they could talk even underground. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="13489" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T07:12:41.043" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T07:12:41.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25932" CreationDate="2015-09-17T07:37:03.270" Score="0" ViewCount="1153" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just read the newest Detective Conan comic online. There's a case when Yumi calls Shukichi and Sera call her brother at the same time. When Yumi talks to Shukichi, Shukichi holds their conversation because someone else is calling at the same time. Sera calls her brother but Sera's Brother also stops their conversation because he is in an important call with someone. So, does that mean Sera's Brother is Shukichi Haneda?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-09-17T08:44:18.170" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T21:54:38.817" Title="Is Sera's Brother Shukichi Haneda?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25904" CreationDate="2015-09-17T10:53:57.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title is just referencing the main character &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/42719/Iroe_Genma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iroe Genma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Due to her status as the head of the model club and a third year high school student the underclassmen call her Nee-san. It is true that Sakamaki and Okamoto are also main characters but in every synopsis of the manga and anime that I read stated something along the lines of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plastic Nee-san is a very short anime that follows a third-year high school girl who &#xA;  likes building plastic models and the wacky conversations she has with her fellow club members. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T10:53:57.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25930" CreationDate="2015-09-17T12:23:57.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this time unless and until canon says otherwise, it is reasonable to assume that Sera's brother is Shikichi Haneda.  However, Gosho Aoyama certainly knows how to mislead his readers, so it's definitely not a sure thing as far as I'm concerned.  See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda#Yumi.27s_Love_Story_.28Manga:_847-849.3B_Anime:_731-732.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shukichi Haneda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17743" LastEditorUserId="17743" LastEditDate="2015-09-17T21:54:38.817" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T21:54:38.817" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25893" CreationDate="2015-09-17T12:35:48.520" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in Torisuda's comment, Rachnera first appears in episode 6, but this is only right at the very end of the episode for a very short amount of time. It would be safe to say that the first 6 are spider free, the last one included so long as you turn it off right after Miia shows what she's made for dinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the episodes aren't centred on one girl at each time, they all have an 'introductory episode' in which they each feature more heavily. In the case of Rachnera, this is the latter half of episode 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your other questions, I'll stick below what times she appears. The timings are taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/monster-musume-everyday-life-with-monster-girls&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 6&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21:18 - 21:23&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:32 - 21:35&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;21:40 - 21:50&lt;/strong&gt; for a total of &lt;strong&gt;18 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; screentime. This episode should be safe to watch due to her lack of presence. The only information that you're missing out on by skipping the last few minutes is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The man with the camera is selling Rachnera's spider webs as thread for an easy way of making money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 7&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12:53 - 12:54&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;13:18 - 13:25&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;13:29-13:31&lt;/strong&gt;, in which&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; the MON special forces team raid the house of the director. Rachnera escapes during this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;plus &lt;strong&gt;14:41 - 15:54&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;15:58 - 16:24&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;16:29 - 17:31&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;17:38 - 18:20&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;18:34 - 19:58&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;20:23 - 20:33&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;20:36 - 21:00&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:04 - 21:09&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;21:13 - 22:10&lt;/strong&gt; for a combined total of &lt;strong&gt;363 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; of screentime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this time,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Rachnera first torments Kimihito a little, before explaining how she didn't get along with her host family, and ended up moving in with the director from episode 6. Smith and co. surround the building the two are in, but the situation is resolved with Rachnera moving in with Kimihito and the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 8&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:52 - 1:55&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;1:57 - 2:04&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;2:08 - 2:45&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3:32 - 3:35&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;4:00 - 4:19&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;4:32 - 5:10&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;5:25 - 5:30&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;8:11 - 8:40&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;8:45 - 8:52&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;8:54 - 9:08&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;9:24 - 9:47&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;9:55 - 10:17&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;10:23 - 10:27&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;10:33 - 10:35&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;10:45 - 11:21&lt;/strong&gt; in which Rachnera&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; torments Kimihito, getting Cerea jealous in the process. At the end of this half, she saves Cerea and Kimihito from some thugs by tying them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;plus &lt;strong&gt;11:26 - 11:32&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;12:34 - 12:46&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;13:00 - 13:07&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;13:30 - 14:01&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;14:24 - 14:28&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;15:27 - 15:34&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;18:22 - 18:29&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;18:38 - 18:50&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;20:38 - 20:40&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;20:45 - 20:47&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;20:59 - 21:08&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;21:17 - 21:30&lt;/strong&gt; for a total of &lt;strong&gt;361 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; of screentime. In the latter half, Rachnera has no major impact on the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 9&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:16 - 9:29&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;9:32 - 10:35&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;10:50 - 10:57&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;11:12 - 11:15&lt;/strong&gt; for a total of &lt;strong&gt;86 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; of screentime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Rachnera and Miia climb up the side of the building the Smith and Kimihito are in, only to discover that the date is a ruse to attempt to lure out the sender of a threatening letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a nice Metal Gear Solid reference as Rachnera appears for the first time in this episode, if you can stomach a bit of spider-ness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 10&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14:00 - 14:08&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;14:15 - 14:21&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;14:37 - 14:39&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;19:02 - 19:25&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;19:29 - 19:40&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;19:54 - 20:09&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:26 - 21:46&lt;/strong&gt;, for a total of &lt;strong&gt;85 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; screentime. Rachnera has no major impact on this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 11&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13:52 - 14:06&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;14:29 - 14:35&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;18:28 - 18:41&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;19:35 - 19:41&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;20:35 - 20:46&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:02 - 21:06&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:22 - 21:30&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:31 - 21:36&lt;/strong&gt;,  for a total of &lt;strong&gt;67 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; screentime. Rachnera again has no major impact on the story here. The only thing you might miss is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; the explanation of the Dullahan being the writer of the second letter, and that Kimihito is &amp;quot;on the verge of death&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Episode 12&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0:09 - 0:13&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;0:30 - 0:36&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;0:43 - 0:49&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;06:24 - 06:28&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;06:31 - 06:49&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;06:54 - 06:57&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;07:03 - 07:10&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;07:28 - 07:35&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;07:38 - 07:43&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;08:01 - 08:07&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;08:32 - 08:35&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;08:43 - 08:48&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;09:00 - 09:03&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;10:36 - 10:42&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which Rachnera&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; First ties up Lala the Dullahan to allow Kimihito to escape, before changing her outlook on the situation, siding with her to 'put Kimihito out of his misery without making him suffer more than he has to'. Naturally, the situation is resolved peacefully with no real harm coming to Kimihito, and the Dullahan being placed under his care.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, (notes on the Dullahan specifically)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; It's revealed that Lala doesn't really see Kimihito as one marked by death, but is instead intrigued by his ability to live through the countless near death situations from the previous episodes. The first half ends ominously, with Lala stating that while Kimihito may be safe for now, Dullahans are still omens of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;plus &lt;strong&gt;12:04 - 12:12&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;12:23 - 12:32&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;15:01 - 15:16&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;20:24 - 20:27&lt;/strong&gt; for a total of &lt;strong&gt;118 seconds&lt;/strong&gt; of screentime. In the second half of this episode, Rachnera has no major impact on the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T02:51:25.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25938" CreationDate="2015-09-17T16:35:14.623" Score="8" ViewCount="16663" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is implied that there were five wars in total, and it's likely that their winners would each have wished for something epic, like immortality or godlike powers, but throughout Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night the world doesn't appear to have been affected at all by previous wishes. Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14046" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T20:43:21.023" Title="What did the past winners of the Holy Grail Wars wish for?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25781" CreationDate="2015-09-17T17:03:04.077" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After looking through multiple book sites and also just typing in the author it seems that it is only a fictional work for the series. Reading the character bio for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Punitto_Moe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Punitto Moe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; it states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created the basics of &quot;Anyone Can Easily PK&quot; for Ainz Ooal Gown which includes taking drastic measures to learn as much information about the target player as possible when doing Player Kills, as well as maintaining a constant discretion from the target player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T17:03:04.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25935" CreationDate="2015-09-17T17:49:32.067" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note the Holy Grail War was originally a means to get to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Root&lt;/a&gt;, although only the Tohsaka family has retained this goal. (This appears either in &quot;Heaven's Feel&quot; or &quot;Unlimited Blade Works&quot;.) The Holy Grail as a granter of wishes is described as &quot;only an excuse made for outsiders&quot; in UBW. Thus, in some sense, the wish-granting component is very secondary. That said, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/132/2604&quot;&gt;the Grail can materialise&lt;/a&gt; and grant wishes if enough servants have been destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somewhat more importantly then, in UBW section of the VN, we learn about the Einzberns' failure to complete the Grail. Supplementing this with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, we thus have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The First Holy Grail War seems to have been a failure: the Wiki states that a conflict of interests among participants ended the ritual before it could be completed. This would make sense, as it otherwise would be odd for all three families to continue in the ritual had they succeeded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is particularly true of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Zouken_Matou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zouken Matou&lt;/a&gt;, who has been around since the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This description is ambiguous enough that it's possible that one of the external participants had a wish granted. However, it sounds more likely that the entire ritual failed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Second Holy Grail War is said to have developed into a murder spree which nobody survived, so there was no winner. (As a result, the Church got involved as a mediator.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Wiki states that in the Third Holy Grail War, &quot;the Lesser Grail was destroyed during the battles before the victor could be decided, so the ritual became meaningless and failed.&quot; (Also mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20806/2604&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; -- the effect was that the Einzberns started using homunculi to contain the Grail.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happened in the Fourth Holy Grail War is obvious if you've seen &lt;em&gt;Fate/zero&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T00:19:51.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8768" CreationDate="2015-09-17T18:21:48.667" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off what is your purpose? I mean, do you just want to jump in to Shippuuden where its at now and just see Naruto at his full power? Ill tell you this, since you haven't watched any Naruto. It won't be something boring or a hassle. You won't have any idea how Naruto will progress. In other words, it would be worth watching it from scratch. Since you get to know all the characters way better if you watch everything. You get a much better understanding of the Naruto Universe as a whole. There is only benefits to start from the beginning. Look at it like this, Naruto was made to be watched from episode one, or be read from Manga Volume one. So you will find out new things about the Naruto Universe through each episodes that passes and you won't get bored. Sure it will take you a while to watch it all, but you won't think of it that way when you are watching it, its hard to explain. But I recommend you to start from the beginning. &#xA;This is how I got caught up in Naruto. A friend in School was talking day in and day out about Naruto and I wasn't sure what it real was. I didn't even know it involved Ninjas. So I just thought to myself &quot;why don't I just watch like 10 episodes, just so I understand what this guy is talking about&quot;. it took me about 3 days to watch 50 episodes. I got caught up so quickly, and it didn't even bother me that I still had over 600 episodes left (including Shippuuden). I was just happy that I had that much left of the show. Cause I liked it so much. And I started loving the Anime when they went on their first mission, thats when I really began to love it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17980" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-09-17T18:46:07.360" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T18:46:07.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25886" CreationDate="2015-09-17T23:22:00.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of the links can be found if you go on the wiki. The targets were all the most important person to their corresponding character from the first game.&#xA;For Example, Hiroko Hagakure is Yasuhiro Hakagure's mother, and Yuta Asahina is Aoi Asahina's brother. But, not all of these figures are human. Celestia Ludenburg's most important person was her cat, and Touko Fukawa's was a bug.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17981" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T23:22:00.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39323" CreationDate="2015-09-18T02:40:44.613" Score="3" ViewCount="876" Body="&lt;p&gt;Symphogear Live 2012 - the concert for the first season - was, sadly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://zoid9000.tumblr.com/post/102487159552/do-you-know-if-exist-any-videos-of-symphogear-live&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not officially videotaped&lt;/a&gt;. This being the case, I would be very interested to know what the program for the concert was. In particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What was the set list? (i.e. which songs were performed? Given the relatively limited number of Symphogear songs in existence as of the end of season one - 13, by my reckoning - I would hope the answer is &quot;all of them&quot;.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did the concert feature any segments of particular interest aside from the vocal performances? (talk segments and so forth, say)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T03:07:45.810" Title="What was the concert program for Symphogear Live 2012?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-18T03:25:37.147" Score="8" ViewCount="960" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt; a couple of years ago (can't really remember when), and I remember that Tenshi &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; created her powers with a software program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why didn't the SSS create powers themselves to fight her, if they were later on shown to be able to create weapons out of dirt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17992" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T03:39:13.980" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T02:15:50.910" Title="Why didn't the SSS create powers like Tachibana Kanade (Tenshi) did?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25958" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-18T05:52:35.207" Score="4" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest issue of &lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Souma&lt;/em&gt;, Erina's father talks about food that only selected people can enjoy, but didn't really pinpoint what it is.&#xA;I'm kind of confused because nobody from the spectators asked what kind of food it was? He only said that it's some kind of artwork or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But because her father has a dark atmosphere around him, I can't help but think that it may be some taboo/forbidden style of gourmet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17813" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T07:20:41.100" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T14:25:43.947" Title="What kind of food is Erina's father talking about?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25961" CreationDate="2015-09-18T06:01:12.150" Score="10" ViewCount="2684" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently my partner has grown very fond of Anime/Manga of all sorts. She has several applications on her iPhone allowing her to view manga. I would like to know what you all believe the best method is, to perform:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buy Manga sets in an electronic form, such as Naruto Season 1;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have an application (iPhone and Windows preferably) to allow us to categorise the manga; e.g. By Rating, Type, Language etc. ;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allow transfer of library between platforms so that we can read on Windows and iPhone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;I buy Naruto, Season 1 in electronic format and download it to PC as *.mobi, *.pdf&#xA;I then edit fields such as category, author, rating, etc. &#xA;I then sync with my iPhone using App_X &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I understand that there are plenty of online sites where you can read Manga, but I want to be able to own the manga titles and be able to access them offline, on the road etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had a look for &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/book-crawler/id344978094?mt=8&quot;&gt;Book Crawler&lt;/a&gt; for iOS which seems like a wonderful application for book management in the sense of &quot;what have I read and what did I rate:, but not for what I need. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viz.com/manga/digital&quot;&gt;Viz&lt;/a&gt; seems like my best option to own the Manga. I am not entirely sure if there are any cheaper alternatives on the market. If I buy via their application then it appears that I am locked onto an iPhone to read the manga. Fair enough, she never uses a computer however I'd like to be able to edit it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've used applications like Calibre to edit and tag my books before on Android..so I was hoping for some integration with iPhone to PC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17996" LastEditorUserId="17996" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T06:17:17.063" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T09:51:46.097" Title="Apps for offline manga reading" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25959" CreationDate="2015-09-18T06:27:50.800" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there are a couple of resources but this review &lt;a href=&quot;http://organizationasg.kokidokom.net/2013/08/13/this-is-how-you-can-read-manga-legally-in-2013/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; [alternate webarchive &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20151226221802/http://organizationasg.kokidokom.net/2013/08/13/this-is-how-you-can-read-manga-legally-in-2013/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; because it was down] might interest you pertaining to certain uses. I'll just leave it as an answer here instead of the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author titles the post :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is How You Can Read Manga Legally in 2013&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not quite 2013, it has still many relevant links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the author mentions &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.emanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;E-manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where you can read it: It’s a worldwide service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How you can read it: Bunch of ways: you can download it in 7 formats (PRC, MOBI, EPUB, PDF, CBZ, Apple EPUB, Kobo EPUB), for a bunch of devices, though it depends for some: PC, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Android, Nook 6”, Nook Color, Kobo 6”, Kobo Tablets, Sony Readers, Linux, Mac, Windows, and Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Motorola Xoom, Abode Digital Editions, Blackberry, Bebook, Aluratek Libre Pro, Cybook Opus, Digital Reader 1000, EZ Reader by Astak, Hanlin, iLiad, iRiver Story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author further provides their social media, email and about links in the review page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything Extra: Registration here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Email: customerservice@emanga.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Social Media: Twitter, Facebook&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also does a mini-review or commentary of that particular site that he lists which I found quite nice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have just about every type of manga you want: Shoujo, Shounen, Seinen, Josei, Yaoi, Yuri, Hentai, the works. They are pretty pricey though, ranging from the $9.99 range or higher for a good portion of their titles. As far as I know, most people don’t like to spend that much for physical books; they’ll probably just laugh at seeing the prices here. Otherwise, they’re one of the few publishers that actually allows you to have files for you to keep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He goes on in this format, mentioning other sites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.mangareborn.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MangaReborn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genmanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gen Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vizmanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viz Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shonenjump.viz.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://netcomics.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netcomics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodansha USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenpress.com/yenplus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vertical-inc.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vertical Inc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darkhorse.com/Zones/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dark Horse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gomanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seven Seas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sublimemanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SuBLime Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en-renta.papy.co.jp/renta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rental&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amimaru.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amimaru Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.j-comi.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;J-Comi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the sites are directly linked here, if you need more information other than where to buy electronically scanned manga, like the reviews for each site, support the author by going to the site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T09:51:46.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25959" CreationDate="2015-09-18T06:31:02.697" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be worth keeping an eye  on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.humblebundle.com/books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.humblebundle.com/books&lt;/a&gt; - they've done manga &lt;em&gt;bundles&lt;/em&gt; before , and you can download them as .PDF , .mobi , etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a lot of devices have Kindle reader apps, so you could check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Kindle-sBooks/b/ref=amb_link_385559862_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=156115011&amp;amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-1&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=0RJFRY5HWXZA3A19V4BP&amp;amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;amp;pf_rd_p=1875768182&amp;amp;pf_rd_i=156115011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon's selection of Manga ebooks too&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T09:45:46.667" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T09:45:46.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26048" CreationDate="2015-09-18T11:21:29.710" Score="3" ViewCount="2558" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: The whole post is a spoiler.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Koichi come to be in possession of &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Aoi_Tsunemori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aoi Tsunemori&lt;/a&gt;'s ear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 9 of Psycho-Pass 2, &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Koichi_Kuwashima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koichi Kuwashima&lt;/a&gt; gave a present to &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Akane_Tsunemori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akane Tsunemori&lt;/a&gt; before turning himself over to MWPSB. That present was revealed to hold Aoi Tsunemori's ear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the circumstances, I assumed that Koichi or &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Kirito_Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kirito Kamui&lt;/a&gt; and company abducted Akane's grandmother, but given Akane's reaction I suppose Aoi wasn't killed up until that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, earlier in the same episode  &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Sakuya_Togane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sakuya Togane&lt;/a&gt; ordered &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Mika_Shimotsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mika Shimotsuki&lt;/a&gt; to determine the whereabouts of Akane's grandmother. Also, in the scene next to Akane's reaction after seeing Aoi's ear, the expressions on Togane's face implied (as I saw fit) that he was involved in that brutal act. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last episode, Togane had revealed that he was the one behind the brutal killing of Aoi, whose body was found in Warehouse district (not sure whether it is the same district where she was living; an earlier episode revealed that she was living in a  nursing home with considerable drones guarding the place).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this doesn't seem to add up to a coherent plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kirito and company knew where Aoi was living and they were able to hack the drones guarding the place, as witnessed in an earlier episode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Togane came to know about Aoi's home via Mika.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following are the two events that I suppose happened in the story but were not revealed and left to ponder:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koichi or friends stormed the house, took away Aoi's ear, and left off. Later, Togane came and killed Aoi brutally -- too many flaws in this plot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alternatively, Togane first reached the house, killed Aoi and left the body in Warehouse district. Koichi or friends later visited the house or the place where the body was dumped, took away the ear, and went off -- I have high hopes with this theory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some theories floating in some places on web that Togane and Koichi were working together, so after finishing off Aoi, Togane handed over her ear to Koichi since both had the intention to blacken Akane's hue. This doesn't follow any logic in my opinion since Koichi remained a loyal friend of Kirito, and Kirito and Togane were enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what really happened? Or, what is the most logical conclusion for the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T02:15:48.127" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T15:48:53.457" Title="In season 2, how did Koichi manage to obtain Aoi Tsunemori's ear?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25968" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26024" CreationDate="2015-09-18T12:24:17.570" Score="3" ViewCount="12550" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10075/what-is-the-total-naruto-runtime-up-to-this-point&quot;&gt;this Question&lt;/a&gt; and the ingenious answer from Dimitri mx (kudos) and a related comment, I came to wonder how One Piece would compare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime was launched in October 1999 and is still ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11693" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T17:36:25.130" Title="What is the total runtime of One Piece up to this point?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39047" CreationDate="2015-09-18T18:59:24.327" Score="3" ViewCount="108007" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched the anime but in the end I couldn't remember who the seventh sin was. He was shown as Escanor in the first episode (about 4:43). Is it possible that he isn't showing up in the anime? Or is he impersonated by someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18007" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T00:08:38.937" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T02:59:20.887" Title="Who is the Seventh Sin?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-19T05:08:26.527" Score="11" ViewCount="15424" Body="&lt;p&gt;Modern television anime is produced at an aspect ratio of 16:9 - widescreen/HD. But in the past, television anime was more often produced at an aspect ratio of 4:3 - standard definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did the transition from 4:3 to 16:9 for television anime happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it's not too difficult to find isolated examples to get a sense for when the switchover was in progress. For example, &lt;em&gt;Ouran High School Host Club&lt;/em&gt;, from spring 2006, was produced at 4:3, while &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid&lt;/em&gt;, from summer 2005, was produced at 16:9. Clearly, the transition was under way by 2005, but not complete by 2006. And I'm fairly confident that by 2011, all television anime were in 16:9 (&lt;em&gt;Ninja Slayer&lt;/em&gt; notwithstanding). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what I'm looking for is a more holistic view of how this transition happened. Who were the major players? Can we identify a clear starting date for the transition? And so forth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2020-12-31T20:09:59.317" Title="When did the transition from standard definition (4:3) to widescreen (16:9) for television anime happen?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-19T10:21:04.493" Score="4" ViewCount="1308" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure what the criteria are that need to be met before a ninja is considered to be of S class. It looks to be some sort of combination of speed, strength, jutsu, etc. Does one additionally need some special techniques or bloodlines? Like Mangekyo Sharingan, Mokuton, Sage Mode, high class summons and/or kinjutsu? Are jonin like Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy S ranked? If so, at what point would you say they show the skills to be acknowledged as such?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18017" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:26:52.927" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:26:52.927" Title="What makes an S-ranked shinobi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25987" CreationDate="2015-09-19T12:06:37.310" Score="4" ViewCount="2151" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 of the anime &lt;em&gt;monster musume no iru nichijou,&lt;/em&gt; this non-human girl appears here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/2bb305db9b2bfa852979aebfa9fa2c58.png&quot; alt=&quot;One&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/e6b6b3c4a89094fe1680f613ddcbc026.png&quot; alt=&quot;Two&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She then appears again very briefly in episode 11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/fba0517c433c47642086c5cc5457160b.png&quot; alt=&quot;Three&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No other mention is made of this character, but the presence she's had has been too great for this to be a mere coincidence. Who is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T13:54:11.200" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T02:52:15.007" Title="Does this non-human have any significance?" Tags="&lt;monster-musume-no-iru-nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-19T12:22:08.440" Score="6" ViewCount="2617" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lee could not use chakra and thus could not perform any of the 3 techniques. However, Lee managed to pass the academy exam, while Naruto couldn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Naruto fail when he could easily perform the Henge and Kawarimi and clearly had too much chakra for the Bunshin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18020" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T19:51:50.167" LastActivityDate="2020-10-19T16:48:38.137" Title="Why didn't Naruto pass the academy exam when Lee was able to?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25985" CreationDate="2015-09-19T12:52:09.090" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character in the pictures you've posted is &lt;strong&gt;Polt&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monster_Musume_characters#Polt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia link, she's listed under the supporting characters of the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Musume&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monster Musume&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Polt is a kobold. She is the leader of the local gym,&#xA;  the &quot;Sports Club Kobold&quot;, and seems to be rather hyperactive.&#xA;  Sport is her life (any and all sports, including fishing) and she&#xA;  strives to provide the best possible experience for her customers. She&#xA;  is depicted as a fur-clad humanoid with tail and ears like a dog—she&#xA;  even wears a leather collar—but with a more flat, human-like face. She&#xA;  usually wear shorts, T-shirt and track shoes. Polt seems to be trusted&#xA;  to a higher degree than other liminals: she has her own business and&#xA;  is allowed to go out on her own. When Draco and Lilith &#xA;  are placed on parole for being out without host family supervision,&#xA;  Polt is placed in charge of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailylifewithamonstergirl.wikia.com/wiki/Polt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for Polt gives detailed information about the character. Her appearance is described as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While her species is a Kobold, a Germanic sprite that can take many&#xA;  forms, she appears as an almost human woman with a wolfen face,&#xA;  including a muzzle instead of a nose, and a wolf's tail and ears. Her&#xA;  body, in accordance with her occupation, is very athletic; having&#xA;  muscular arms and legs and a trim abdomen. Her breasts are of average&#xA;  size, in comparison to other characters more prodigious breast sizes.&#xA;  In her debut, she wears a midriff revealing black shirt with the&#xA;  sports club's name on it and an unzipped track coat on top; jean hot&#xA;  pants; thigh straps and wristbands; a dog collar and athletic&#xA;  sneakers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.in/search?q=monster+musume+polt&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMI6-OJi56DyAIVAhqOCh2G5wfk&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=667&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the link for the Google Image Search for Polt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15820" LastEditorUserId="15820" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T13:47:33.247" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T13:47:33.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48117" CreationDate="2015-09-19T17:11:37.923" Score="8" ViewCount="15689" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Aquarion exists/&lt;em&gt;Aquarion Logos&lt;/em&gt; is running. If I were to watch all the related series in full, including &lt;em&gt;Aquarion Genesis&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Aquarion Evol&lt;/em&gt;, etc., where should I start and what order should I watch them all in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3186" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T17:29:51.953" LastActivityDate="2018-07-29T11:53:45.623" Title="In what order should the Aquarion series be watched?" Tags="&lt;aquarion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25992" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-19T17:48:57.023" Score="2" ViewCount="613" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Rainbow Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, there is a narrator throughout the series who has the voice of a young female. And in episode 1, she starts the story stating that it all began 50 years ago, implying that she is neither Lily nor Meg. So who is the narrator?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9524" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-09-19T18:02:52.833" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T10:10:41.300" Title="Who is the narrator in Rainbow?" Tags="&lt;rainbow-nisha-rokubou-no-shichinin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24502" CreationDate="2015-09-19T23:30:14.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In light of the recently aired anime episode it's easy to say that the 7th brave is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nachetanya. Her objective is to have humans and fiends live together in a state of absolute peace. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info can be found in either the first volume of the light novels, or on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Nashetania_Loei_Piena_Augustra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T23:30:14.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25971" CreationDate="2015-09-20T00:00:41.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins consist of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meliodas&lt;/strong&gt;, The Dragon's Sin of Wrath&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diane&lt;/strong&gt;, The Serpent's Sin of Envy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ban&lt;/strong&gt;, The Fox's Sin of Greed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;King&lt;/strong&gt;, The Grizzly's Sin of Sloth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gowther&lt;/strong&gt;, The Goat's Sin of Lust&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Merlin&lt;/strong&gt;, The Boar's Sin of Gluttony&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Escanor&lt;/strong&gt;, The Lion's Sin of Pride&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Escanor is the one that doesn't appears in the anime. He's revealed in a special side story in the manga called the &lt;strong&gt;Vampires of Edinburgh&lt;/strong&gt;. If I recall right, the location of Escanor is unknown which is why he didn't appear in the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:32:46.003" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T14:32:46.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26000" CreationDate="2015-09-20T00:12:15.053" Score="12" ViewCount="849" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bought volume one of Spice and Wolf today, and I read the summary on the back. I understand that the main female character is a wolf and the main male character is a merchant, but he doesn't &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; sell spices, right? Is the name just meant to sound badass, or was I wrong and he really only sells spices? I'm just not getting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T02:26:29.763" LastActivityDate="2020-09-11T19:17:49.030" Title="Where is the title of Spice and Wolf from?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25999" CreationDate="2015-09-20T00:16:20.957" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is cannot be explained without spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The phrase &quot;Spice and Wolf&quot; was used by a merchant to describe the two main characters later on in this series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also repeated by the author in the afterward of volume 16 on page 299:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...But as the world of &lt;i&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/i&gt; is not about viewing the world in itself, but the &quot;Spice&quot; and the &quot;Wolf&quot; (Holo and Lawrence) in it , it's actually the antithesis of that universal metaphor , so in other words... et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18030" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T18:31:09.160" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T18:31:09.160" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T00:25:14.920" Score="2" ViewCount="9473" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;W.C&quot; mean? My guess was &quot;water closet&quot; - basically toilet slippers. If my guess is true why does she wear it? Is it a popular thing in Japan or Germany for housewives to go out with toilet slippers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00v4N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00v4N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;W.C&amp;quot; slippers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3R2Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Izumi Curtis&quot;&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastEditorUserId="17912" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T03:23:49.907" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T03:23:49.907" Title="What does &quot;W.C&quot; on Izumi Curtis's slippers mean?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26001" CreationDate="2015-09-20T01:59:24.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The user Tombow on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fullmetal-alchemist.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t12824-450.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.fullmetal-alchemist.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t12824-450.html&lt;/a&gt; stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;W.C. = Water Closet. = toilet.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan, in Inns and other places like that sometimes they have public bathrooms (toilet) and some of them have slippers to be used inside that bathroom, often with W.C. written like that, and, yes, some of these bathroom slippers are exactly like what Izumi is wearing. (I saw them in some other anime and manga, too, but I got these pics form Google. XDD)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T15:04:00.347" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T15:04:00.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25982" CreationDate="2015-09-20T03:04:59.720" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ranking classification is mainly used for techniques and missions. For eg: &quot;X is an A-rank technique&quot; or &quot;Y is a B-rank mission&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ranks determine the difficulty or level of danger involved in the mission or technique mastering/usage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of the six ranks, only the S-Rank is used to classify a shinobi's class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;S-rank is usually used to classify techniques intended for highly experienced jōnin and Kage-level shinobi. &lt;strong&gt;S-rank techniques are almost always unique to a single user, and as such are trademark abilities of that user.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, S-rank isn't titled to Jōnin or Kage level ninjas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;S-rank&quot; is also a designation given to extremely powerful missing-nin, earning them a place in their village of origin's Bingo Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;S-rank is used to classify only the most dangerous and powerful missing nins because of their level of skill, exceptional skill set and usage of (ultra) rare techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for a shinobi to be classified as &quot;S-Rank&quot;, they must have a unique and very powerful skill set and most importantly, they must become a missing-nin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/S-rank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T03:04:59.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26040" CreationDate="2015-09-20T03:53:23.460" Score="4" ViewCount="127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched a clip many years ago, and I'd now like to try to find the anime it went with. Unfortunately, I lost the clip in a computer transfer, so here's what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The clip was downloaded around 2005-2007. So the anime would have been made before then. The art was polished enough that it would have been made in the 80s at the very earliest. Probably 90s or early 2000s.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The scene had two people standing near the gate of a castle. They were being attacked by an army, and one of the two people charged into battle. I believe he attacked with a polearm for a few moments first, but the most memorable part of the scene was his transformation into a giant animal (a bear, I think). The transformation didn't get any special scene, it just happened quickly as part of the action. After transforming, he began to wreck the battlefield, including flipping a siege engine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The animation was more realistic than cartoony (more like Steamboy or Attack on Titan than Azumanga Daioh! or Soul Eater).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realise this is very little to go off of, but if anyone has any ideas or half-remembered memories, let's see if we can't figure this out, shall we?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18033" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T21:51:28.147" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T21:51:28.147" Title="Bear attacks siege engine (Trying to find name of anime)" Tags="&lt;the-twelve-kingdoms&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:09:30.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="55" CreationDate="2015-09-20T04:07:57.800" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are quite a few differences, actually. The &quot;original&quot;, or the &quot;first one&quot; is an entirely different storyline from the manga. The manga was the original thing, so most people hate the first FMA series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few differences between the two anime series are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Storyline&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the first FMA, it ends with Ed in London around the time of World War 2. Al gets his body back and stays in &quot;their world&quot;, while Ed is stuck in &quot;our world&quot; with his fake right arm and left leg. Al is 10 (the age he was when this chaos happened) again and has no memories of the last four years. But, in Conqueror of Shamballa, he gains his memories when he goes back to &quot;our world&quot; with Ed, after Ed brutally abandons him. Although, in Brotherhood, it sticks to the storyline of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The idea behind the Homunculi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the first FMA, the Homunculi were created from failed human transmutations (explaining Sloth's appearance), while, in Brotherhood, the Homunculi were Father's humane &quot;flaws&quot; that he extracted from his personality and put into the &quot;artificial beings&quot;. Ironically enough, his wanting to become a god was awfully greedy, even after he'd rid of that &quot;flaw&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Homunculi's appearance&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lust has a black dress in the first series, but in Brotherhood, she has a reddish-brown dress. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gluttony, Envy, and King Bradley look the same. Sloth looks like Ed and Al's mother, while in Brotherhood, Sloth is a big (much bigger than Armstrong xD) buff male with long black hair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first series, King Bradley is Pride, instead of Wrath (in Brotherhood, he's Wrath). In FMA, Wrath is a little boy (Izumi's son) with long black hair and he has Ed's real right arm and left leg. While in Brotherhood, Wrath is King Bradley. In Brotherhood, Pride is King Bradley's son, Selim Bradley. While in the first series, Pride is King Bradley. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first series, Greed looks normal, but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; since Greed takes over Ling Yao's (the twelfth crown prince of Xing) body, Greed looks like Ling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FMA&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qmEq7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qmEq7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PZItdm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PZItdm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The blonde guy in the middle is Father)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who the Homunculi are&lt;/strong&gt; (... meh. It's pretty much explained in the aforementioned point, so I don't think I have to re-explain).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hohenheim's appearance&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first series, Hohenheim has a more round, smooth face. His glasses are bigger and more round. His hair and beard is a dirty-ish blonde color, and his ponytail is lower. In Brotherhood, Hohenheim has a rectangle-shaped head. His face has more ...umm... say &quot;chiseled&quot; features. His glasses are smaller and not as round. His hair and beard are light blonde, and his ponytail is higher)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FMA&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1G1a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1G1a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IuhtF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IuhtF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DCWLbm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DCWLbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DTuhom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DTuhom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The art&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al's voice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rose's appearance&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first series, Rose's skin is brown. Her hair is dark brown with pink bangs. In Brotherhood, Rose's skin is very white. She has black hair with maroon-ish colored bangs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FMA&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azNqzm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azNqzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/misT5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/misT5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rose later on&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the first series, she has a baby (an ugly one, at that. xD ), while, in Brotherhood, she doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are a few new characters in Brotherhood&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had more in mind, but in the midst of typing, I forgot what the rest was. I apologize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even with the absence of the other differences I had planned to provide, I hope this helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T20:42:06.717" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T20:42:06.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24502" CreationDate="2015-09-20T07:37:50.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers ahead, read if you really want to know. I came to Japan for a business trip last week. So, I went and bought all 6 volumes of Rokka no Yusha and started reading though them while slacking on the job, starting Volume 6 today. Therefore, this time, I will put in a brief explanation of each volume and prove each Brave's innocence one by one, then prove Adlet is guilty and Hans is innocent. However, the assumption is that there is only one fake in the Seven existing now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 1: Nashetania Arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Watch the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 2: Mora's Daughter Arc&lt;/strong&gt; (Not really called this but I cannot think of a better name)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this volume, it is revealed that &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Tgurneu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tgurneu&lt;/a&gt; has held &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Mora_Chester&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mora&lt;/a&gt;'s daughter hostage through getting one of his Kyoma minions which is a parasitic worm to build a nest in Shenilla's chest. Through a letter he forged with the Saint of Medicine, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Toulo_Maynes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Toulo Maynes&lt;/a&gt;'s handwriting, he invited Mora to an alley to discuss the conditions for Shenilla's release. Mora brought along the Saint of Words, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Marmanna_Keynes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marmanna Keynes&lt;/a&gt; and also called out to the Saint of Salt, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Weylynn_Coteau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Weylynn Coteau&lt;/a&gt;, but she did not make it in time. Without Weylynn, the two saints and Tgurneu started the discussion. In the end, they made deals which cannot be overturned as Marmanna's powers forced them to follow the contract or they die. The important deals are as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tgurneu was to never lie to Mora or he would die.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tgurneu would command the worm in Shenilla's chest to commit suicide if he was killed or Mora killed one of the other Braves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If Mora died before she killed another brave or if Tgurneu did not die at the same time, Shenilla would die. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These deals forced Mora to undergo severe training and implanting a Volcano crystal in her chest as the last resort to kill Tgurneu. She also trained &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Rolonia_Manchetta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rolonia Manchetta&lt;/a&gt;, the Saint of Fresh Blood to be able to revive the dead by letting her test her abilities of blood control on Mora as she was implanted with the crystal. Then they tested her abilities to revive someone on a dying old man. This is Mora's Plan B, where she would kill a Brave, then revive him again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A lot of things happened and Tgurneu, while using the body of the three-winged Kyoma, told a lie to Mora, saying she was the seventh Brave. Tgurneu then escaped through Mora's barrier in a jellyfish Kyoma in order to hide that his host had died due to the lie. This lie caused Mora to switch to Plan B as she believed she was the seventh. Mora knocked out &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Fremy_Speeddraw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fremy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Chamo_Rosso&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chamo&lt;/a&gt; and his them in the cave in the barrier of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Saint_of_the_Single_Flower&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saint of the Single Flower&lt;/a&gt;. She then used her power of echo to call for Adlet and Rolonia to head to the cave and asked Goldof and Hans to chase after Fremy, whom she lied that Fremy ran away leading them to a group of Kyoma under her command sent by Tgurneu.However, Hans went instead of Adlet as he saw through Mora's plans. Then, Hans and Mora fought, Mora slit Hans's throat with his knife, killing him. Then she asked Rolonia to revive him as she had trained her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Hans died, Adlet realised a petal disappeared from his hand, this is the piece of evidence that proves Hans's innocence. Later, Adlet also proved Mora's innocence by proving that Tgurneu was merely using the three-winged Kyoma as a host and only the host died due to the lie. The point is if Mora was fake, the host would have lived. Adlet also revealed Tgurneu was a fig-like Kyouma as his spray had revealed through spraying it on a piece of the fig fruit that the host ate in their encounter when they all entered the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Wailing_Demon_Territory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wailing Demon Territory&lt;/a&gt;. Furthermore, the author revealed this to us by saying Tgurneu was in a new host in front of the corpse of the three-winged Kyoma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, in this volume, Mora and Hans were proven innocent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 3: Nashetania's arm loss arc&lt;/strong&gt; (Also not really called this but I think its funny)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this volume, we will prove Goldof and Chamo are real Braves. In this arc, Tgurneu and Dozzu have cooperated in order to kill off Chamo. In truth, it was a plan by Nashetania to use Tgurneu to save themselves from Cargikk, then use the Braves to then save themselves again from Tgurneu. Of course, Tgurneu betrayed them. They did so by getting Nashetania to activate the Blade Gem she implanted in Chamo's stomach though the use of Dozzu during a duel they had a few years back. Goldof's helmet, which is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Sacred_Instrument&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sacred Instrument&lt;/a&gt;, known as the Helmet of Truth, created by a Saint of Words activated as Nashetania was captured by Tgurneu and held captive in Dark Specialist No. 26's stomach, hidden in a lava area within a 1km radius of Chamo in order to keep the Blade Gem activated. Nashetania got her left arm amputated by Tgurneu in order to attach it to a monkey Kyoma to leak her blood to deceive the Braves into thinking they are chasing the real Nashetania as he tries to buy time until 3 hours passes in order to kill Chamo with the Blade Gem. Goldof hears Nashetania's cries for help and heads to rescue her whilst the other Braves try to kill him as they now think he is possibly the seventh. However, Tgurneu, in a new body, approaches Adlet, Rolonia and Fremy to ask for a truce and cooperate until Nashetania is killed. Of course, they questioned him and tried to kill him after they got information out of him. In this conversation, he claimed that Goldof is not his seventh Brave as his Brave is trying to save Chamo, not Nashetania.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not important stuff occured and Goldof found out Nashetania was held captive by Tgurneu after Dozzu hinted to him of No. 26's ability, which is similar to Nashetania's hiding ability. He found her in the lava area and stole a Saint's needle from Adlet and used it to kill No. 26 to save Nashetania during the scuffle with Adlet, Rolonia and Fremy at the lava area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Important things to take away: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tgurneu made a deal with Dozzu to respectively not harm Nashetania and Fremy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Goldof is a real Brave as Tgurneu was toying with him and even told him tons of truth such as the deal Cargikk, Dozzu and him made 200 years ago.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Chamo is a real brave as both Dozzu and Tgurneu tried to get rid of her and they were clearly trying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 4: Fremy's mother is an ant arc&lt;/strong&gt; (I cannot stop laughing about this.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Raina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Raina Milan&lt;/a&gt;, Adlet's best friend is the main character of this arc, though Rolonia is also proven innocent in this arc. Most of the details about this arc can be obtained by reading Raina and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rokkanoyuusha.wikia.com/wiki/Nia_Grasta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nia Grasta&lt;/a&gt;'s character biography on the wikia. Therefore, the important point is that Rolonia, Hans and Adlet learnt Fremy was the Black Barren Flower and Adlet kept this fact from the other Braves until the next volume and only revealed the existence of the Sacred Instrument and its functions. Rolonia proved her innocence by really trying to save the corpse soldiers and nearly died due to her naivety. In the final chapter of this volume, it was revealed that Fremy's mother was an ant and was ordered to raise Fremy with love, but it ended up really loving Fremy and continued raising Fremy's dog, waiting for Fremy's return. This contradicts what Fremy said in the first volume but this is cleared up in the fifth volume so I will explain it later. Not much to take away in this volume so I will just move on to Volume 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 5: Adlet is fake arc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this volume, they explore the Temple of Fate that was built by Tgurneu, here they discover the functions of the Black Barren Flower through deciphering the Holy Words carved onto the floor around the mummified body of the Saint of the Single Flower. Here is where they discover that the Crest of the seventh was created using the powers of the Saint of the Single Flower and hence would mean killing the seventh may prove disastrous. Fremy also figured out she is the Black Barren Flower by remembering that she went into the temple and saw the Saint of the Single Flower before. This led to a split between the Braves, where Adlet wanted to keep Fremy alive while the rest wanted her dead, even Fremy wished to commit suicide. This caused Adlet to cooperate Dark Specialist No. 30, who also thought Adlet was the seventh as he was the only one trying to protect Fremy, who would drive them all to death by draining the powers of the Crests. He ordered No. 30 to try and kill Fremy with full force and to swallow a Light Gem that has a secondary functions and find a way to get it to the other Braves somehow, like vomiting it out after being hit or get himself cut up. This is due to him telling a lie that he saw a message to not kill Fremy in one of the rooms in the temple. Of course, Hans saw through the lie when Adlet told it and started the chase in the temple a few chapters ago. The point is that Adlet managed to trick Mora, Nashetania, Rolonia and Fremy into believing Hans was the seventh and it was unwise to kill Fremy to stop the Black Barren Flower as it has a more disastrous secondary function if Fremy was killed. Hans and Chamo split from the other as they believed that Adlet was fake. Goldof also believed so but stayed behind to protect Nashetania.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the last chapter, a flashback to a chat between the three-winged Kyoma and Tgurneu revealed Adlet was the fake and Tgurneu had the power to incite love in someone. Tgurneu used this power to cause the Saint of the Single Flower to fall in love with him, persuading her to give the seventh Crest to him to be given to Adlet. He also used this power to make Adlet fall in love with Fremy in order to ensure he would protect her at all costs. This is due to his belief of, wait for it &quot;LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING THERE IS!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 6: Tgurneu's death arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this arc, Adlet discovers he is fake through Tgurneu taking out a petal from his body. This petal contains a message from the Saint of the Single Flower which is played to Adlet through his Crest despite Tgurneu being 2km away from his location. Only a part of the message was played but it goes like this: &quot;Warrior of a thousands years from now, I hereby bestow you the Seventh Crest to...&quot;. Tgurneu only allowed the message to be played up until here. Through this, Adlet himself realised he was the seventh. Fremy also became a hostage of Tgurneu through him activating a tumour implanted in her chest. This tumour is special in that if Tgurneu was killed, Fremy dies too, he activated it from a distance by stabbing himself with his own vine. He also relayed a message to Adlet, saying that unless he killed the other Braves, the one he loves will die. After this, he switched his plans to help Tgurneu kill everyone but Fremy. He also wanted her to return to the Kyoma since the army have been shouting for Fremy to go back to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chamo and Hans appeared in Chapter 3 to stop the Braves. Here, Hans enacts his plan of pretending he was the seventh to lure out Adlet to negotiate a deal with him as he guessed that Adlet was doing everything to protect Fremy and not really on Tgurneu's side. Chamo was unaware of the plans and Hans also stole Chamo's surveillance Juuma in order to use it later. He wounds Chamo in order to pretend he was the seventh and throws knives at Adlet, these knives had messaged written on them to lure Adlet away from the others using a lie that he can kill Fremy through using Chamo. His plan after disabling Adlet and questioning him is: Adlet will lie to Tgurneu that Hans has been neutralised, then tell Tgurneu a fake plan as a cover for his real plan to kill Tgurneu, this plan was the plan that Adlet came up with in Chapter 1, which was to set the forest on fire and get a cheetah Kyouma to report back to Tgurneu after Dark specialist 24, which is what I would like to call &quot;The Telephone Kyouma&quot; has been eliminated, thus leading the Braves to him. But, instead of killing Tgurneu, now they will capture him, thus preventing Fremy's death due to Tgurneu's death. Then, out of the blue, Tgurneu appeared as Adlet was deciding whether to use Hans's plan, using the Book of truth to discover that Hans was lying about being able to kill Fremy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Chapter 4, we discover that Tgurneu desires, he craves to see people in pain because of love. His lust for this has pushed him to create the perfect pair to see these emotions on people's faces. The pair being: the girl that wishes to be loved, Fremy. The boy that has an unbreakable heart to love her, Adlet. Due to his greed to see these emotions, he did not want to come up with more effective strategies to kill the Braves, but just wanted to see Fremy and Adlet suffer. This chapter really is just Tgurneu sadistically torturing Adlet by telling him the reason that he loves Fremy is because of him loving inducing powers, not out of his own heart. Adlet despairs after hearing this and despite Hans's pleas towards him while Hans himself was getting chased around by 40 Kyouma, he was unresponsive Hans also lost his Juuma that he wanted to release to call for Chamo's help (it got stabbed by Adlet's needle and was then tied up by Tgurneu). Fremy, on the other hand enacted a plan to get rid of the tumour in her chest. She would pretend to betray the Braves and purposely get her heart gouged out by Rolonia so that Dark Specialist 14 would heal her, thus ridding her of the tumour. But of course, 14 knows about the tumour and he believes that it cannot be simply 'healed away' as it integrates with the cellular structure of the host. The twist is, Fremy's mother evolved in a way that allowed her to rid Fremy of the tumour after her heart was regenerated. This was done by always rubbing Fremy's chest when she raised her. Adlet, however, was an idiot, after he heard Fremy's fake betrayal through 24, he believed it and told Tgurneu the real plans. Bright side: he found out Fremy loves him. Dark side: he fell into despair after learning that even Atro Spiker was manipulated by him, to groom Adlet into the strongest man to protect Fremy. This causes Adlet to enter an unresponsive state and want to be killed as he had betrayed everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chapter 5, Dark Specialist 13 uses his &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Poison_Gas_(move)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Poison Gas&lt;/a&gt; attack (&lt;strong&gt;pokemon reference by me&lt;/strong&gt;). He produced toxins that was washed into the underground drainage system of the ruins and used his 'little babies' to vaporise the water and unleash the gas onto above ground. Adlet was swallowed by a Hippopotamus Kyouma so that later, Tgurneu can release control over him and get him to kill Fremy, for him to achieve a higher form of ecstasy by looking at the despair that Fremy will display for him. In order to counter the poison gas, Mora collapses the ground below her, killing 13. After regaining his will to fight though the message:&quot;I will definitely make you happy!&quot; engraved on a gunpowder lattice given to him by Fremy, Adlet punched his way out of the Kyouma's stomach and heard Mora's echo message of Fremy has been saved. He looks at Tgurneu and intends to kill Tgurneu after knowing that Fremy will no longer be bound to him. He thought: &quot;Dawn is coming, when the sun rises, &lt;strong&gt;One shall stand. One shall fall&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; &lt;em&gt;That is obviously not what the book said, but it is what it intended to say.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chapter 6, Adlet and Hans cooperate and try their best to not get mauled by the Kyouma. Chamo senses something is amiss and discovers one of the message knives Hans threw to Adlet in Chapter 3, and managed to reason that Hans did not really try to kill her when he wounded her. Mora and Goldof are trying to regroup on the battlefield after Mora exhausted herself to kill 13. Rolonia and Nashetania held off the Kyouma while Fremy headed to Adlet. In this battle in some ruins, Adlet, Chamo, Fremy, Hans, Dozzu face off against Tgurneu and Dark Specialist 1, the Kyouma that is made up of forty Kyoumas and 1 leader bird-type Kyouma that Tgurneu inhabited. This Kyouma is the strongest Dark Specialist as it practically allowed Tgurneu to be in 40 places at once and coordinate the perfect attacks. After a game of cat and mouse, Adlet figured out that Tgurneu was controlling all the Kyouma they were battling simultaneously. Thus, he tricked Tgurneu into looking at him by confessing his love to Fremy as he realised that vision is not shared by the Kyouma despite them being controlled by Tgurneu. Adlet charged at Tgurneu but got impaled by Tgurneu. However, he instead spit his blood into 1's mouth, this caused 1 to drop to the ground and roll in pain. Adlet had stabbed himself with the Saint's needle and made his blood poisonous to Kyouma. Fremy shot 1 and forced Tgurneu out of 1. Adlet grabbed Tgurneu while his underlings tried to save him. Adlet was saddened that the thing that groomed him to be the Strongest in the World was such a pitiful existence and said: &quot;I am not your toy as you had claimed! You existed for me. In order for me to meet Fremy, you were let to live by me!&quot; Tgurneu, who believed that love was meant to be trampled by him, desperately wanted to reject the fact that he was defeated by Adlet's love, wanted to mentally wound Adlet and Fremy before Adlet killed him. He used the Book of Truth on himself and said to Fremy: &quot;Your mother truly loved you!&quot;. To Adlet he whispered: &quot;Your sister was killed by Fremy.&quot;. After Adlet killed Tgurneu, six shots of light flew out of Fremy's crest, one landing each on Chamo, Hans, Mora, Rolonia, Nashetania, Goldof. Only Adlet did not receive this as his seventh crest is very special and did not have its power stolen by the Black Barren Flower, unlike Nashetania's crest, which is a real crest but from the 2nd generation. Adlet passed out after killing Tgurneu and woke up later with the Braves discussing what to do with him as they now have to face Cargikk, who was originally oppressed by Tgurneu and did not attack them. Adlet, released from Tgurneu's control, no longer loved Fremy and returned to the man that wanted revenge on the Kyouma and nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Epilogue: Cargikk wanders through the burnt forest that the Braves faced Tgurneu's army. He roared in despair and apologised to his fallen comrades, expressing his regret in not being able to save them. Meanwhile, the mummified body of the Saint of the Single Flower is released from her chains, presumably by her own powers as the chains just came undone without being touched. She teleported to the roof of the Temple of Fate from Volume 5 and get carried away by a bird Kyouma. She got carried to the Majin, a mud puddle. The mud puddle sprouted tentacles and devoured the Kyouma and slowly dragged the Saint of the Single Flower into itself. As it dragged the Saint, it grew beautiful lips and gratefully said Maon, do not worry, Adlet will bring the Seventh crest made for me and save me. Maon is the name of the Saint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally all done, to be honest this is not a very good series. I originally bought and read it just to prove to krikara that Adlet was the fake and Hans was a real Brave. After proving that, I had lost all drive to finish Volume 6. However, to my surprise, Volume 6 was the best of all 6 volumes and I may consider buying Volume 7 when it is released. Overall rating 5/10, passable read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T13:51:53.643" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T13:51:53.643" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26015" CreationDate="2015-09-20T09:17:46.437" Score="11" ViewCount="22810" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not familiar with the contents of any of the movies. Keeping this in mind, can anyone tell me if Naruto ever gets the promotion to chūnin (or Jōnin for that matter). Since he is clearly the Hokage in the last chapter of the manga, I wonder if he was made such while officially still a genin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18017" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T07:11:31.537" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:03:27.467" Title="Does Naruto ever hold the rank of chūnin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25975" CreationDate="2015-09-20T10:53:59.427" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to user Zalis on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=622815&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the MyAnimeList forums&lt;/a&gt;, one of the first instances of widescreen anime was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betterman_(TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Betterman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(1999)&lt;/strong&gt;. However, because it isn't one of the better known shows, it often gets overlooked and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandread&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vandread&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(2000)&lt;/strong&gt; is often accredited with the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cinema is often the first place for the widescreen transition of visual media, and early animated (and non-animated) films were sometimes shown in widescsreen at the cinema, and later reshaped for broadcast/dvd. The earliest example I could find for this was Magic Boy (&lt;strong&gt;1960~&lt;/strong&gt;) This was  2.40:1 rather than 16:9 though. You can see the difference between the aspect ratios below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L7a7O.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L7a7O.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there are any specific &lt;em&gt;points in time&lt;/em&gt; that we can point to where there was a definite switch - just as the transition to digital happened, but the full transition seems to be almost done in 2006-2008, when 4:3 anime became minimal and even the larger series like One Piece, Naruto, etc switched over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Anime_and_Manga_(Shortened)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime &amp;amp; Manga - Wikipress.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenation.net/blog/2001/10/15/ask-john-is-tv-anime-widescreen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNation - Ask John&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T21:35:25.693" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T21:35:25.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26192" CreationDate="2015-09-20T10:58:44.077" Score="6" ViewCount="1022" Body="&lt;p&gt;The transition to high-definition DVD players isn't fully complete yet, but it's been in transition for a long time now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What anime was the first to produce a High Definition release for purchase - whether that be the eventual winner of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_definition_optical_disc_format_war&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HD Media War&lt;/a&gt; BluRay, or the loser HD-DVD?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T22:09:45.713" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T22:09:45.713" Title="What was the first anime to come out on Bluray/HDDVD?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26014" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T12:13:33.917" Score="3" ViewCount="467" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; Movies first came out, they were only Japanese with English subtitles, but the DVD/Blu-ray menus were animated. I remembered that they had small clips from the movie and the background music was that of the music that plays when Sayaka turns into a witch at the end of the first movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the English dubbed version of the movies came out I got them too and after watching the first 2 movies I've noticed they have a totally different menu. This time, it's just a static image, and the background music is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering why this is. Would it not have been easier just to use the same menu? Also, is this a common practice when an anime is first released subbed but is then later re-released dubbed that the movie menu is remade (and possibly made less dynamic/flashy in the English dub release)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T18:54:18.627" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T03:39:56.030" Title="Why do the English dubbed Madoka movies have a static movie menu and not an animated one like the English subbed one?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26011" CreationDate="2015-09-20T13:08:53.353" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it was never shown in anime or OVA or manga (at the time of this answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto didn't become chūnin in first chūnin exam, he missed the second chūnin exam due to his training with Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is third chūnin exam mentioned in an OVA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABnin_Exam_on_Fire!_Naruto_vs._Konohamaru!&quot;&gt;Chūnin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where Naruto only got one hit but lost due to getting disqualified for using sage mode. But the same OVA also shows him qualified too:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the end, Kakashi, Gaara and the others comfort Naruto by letting&#xA;  him know he can become a chūnin anytime he wants, as he has already&#xA;  surpassed his contemporaries, including Kakashi himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T07:16:21.710" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T07:16:21.710" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26073" CreationDate="2015-09-20T13:23:36.647" Score="1" ViewCount="6951" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Monet's Yuki Yuki fruit turn her into a harpy or was she part of Caesar's experiments that turned her into a harpy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastActivityDate="2020-02-07T22:22:25.870" Title="Did Monet's Yuki-Yuki fruit turn her into a harpy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26520" CreationDate="2015-09-20T13:24:15.103" Score="17" ViewCount="8449" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is regarding &lt;strong&gt;One Piece&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I was going through the design of the &lt;strong&gt;Thousand Sunny&lt;/strong&gt; on Wikia, I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Thousand_Sunny?file=Thousand_sunny_boys_room.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; image of &lt;strong&gt;The boys' room&lt;/strong&gt;, which I've posted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yX81N.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yX81N.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As can be seen here, there are six hammocks in the image, verified by &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Thousand_Sunny#Men.27s_and_Women.27s_Quarters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suspended from the ceiling like wooden hammocks are &lt;strong&gt;three&#xA;  double-decker bunks&lt;/strong&gt;, which the men sleep in.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also adds that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behind these bunks, at&#xA;  the back of the room, are &lt;strong&gt;six&lt;/strong&gt; lockers where the men can store their&#xA;  clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there are seven male members in the Straw Hat crew, there must be one person who doesn't get to sleep in a hammock and who doesn't have a locker. My question is, who is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=810848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feriowind.deviantart.com/art/OP-Daily-life-on-Sunny-1-132802881&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; link which pose a similar question.&#xA;The answers which seem to be valid are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji sleeping in the kitchen  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think Sanji sleeps in the kitchen, but there is a couch to the right &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Thousand_Sunny?file=Thousand_sunny_kitchen.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, does Sanji sleep there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Sanji does have a locker to himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro sleeping in the crow's nest  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Thousand_Sunny?file=Thousand_sunny_crows_nest.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;crow's nest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; seems to have wooden benches, but I doubt Zoro sleeps there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Zoro has a locker to himself, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brook not sleeping  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an SBS question, Oda has said that Brook sleeps for five hours. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Straw_Hat_Pirates/Miscellaneous#Typical_Hours_of_Sleep&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the link. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_74#Chapter_737.2C_Page_126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; link gives their sleep timings. So that eliminates the possibility that Brook doesn't sleep. Maybe he doesn't sleep in this room though?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't guess if he has a locker or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chopper sleeping on the bed in the Sick Bay  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like the most plausible solution, since Chopper considers the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Thousand_Sunny?file=Thousand_sunny_sick_bay.png#Kitchen.2C_Dining_Room.2C_and_Sick_Bay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sick Bay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as his personal room, provided the bed isn't reserved for patients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He might be the one who doesn't have a locker, since he can keep his stuff in the infirmary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of them is on night watch, so there are enough hammocks for the rest&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is possible, but is it true? If it is, was there any rare occasion when none of them was on watch? I highly doubt it, but if the answer is yes, how did they sleep then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if they did manage to sleep somehow (one of them on the floor, for example), there are still six lockers though, so who doesn't have a locker to himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following image provides a pretty nice solution, but this is an image from when the Straw Hats were on the &lt;em&gt;Going Merry&lt;/em&gt;. Do they use the same solution on the &lt;em&gt;Thousand Sunny&lt;/em&gt; too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z9Vaj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z9Vaj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who has seen the anime or read the manga, or done both, might probably know the answer. Any help is highly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize for the lengthy question. I haven't watched or read One Piece. I came across it about a month ago and it drew my attention greatly. My knowledge is mostly limited to the information I gained by reading the Wikipedia and Wikia pages of One Piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15820" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T12:52:00.477" LastActivityDate="2018-07-15T03:14:41.060" Title="In the male quarters, how exactly does the male crew of the Thousand Sunny sleep?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26026" CreationDate="2015-09-20T14:44:28.153" Score="9" ViewCount="1242" Body="&lt;p&gt;In monster musume, Papi the Harpy confuses the word &quot;deport&quot; for &quot;incest&quot; a couple of times in the English subtitles. I could see &quot;arrest&quot; and &quot;incest&quot;, but I am aware the work is not natively English, so jokes like that might come through a bit sideways. Is there a similar sounding pair of words for these two terms to explains Papi's malapropism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8013" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T18:04:12.977" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T13:27:51.473" Title="Are there any Japanese words for &quot;deport&quot; and &quot;incest&quot; that sound similar enough for a bird brain to confuse?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;monster-musume-no-iru-nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26021" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T16:12:56.380" Score="2" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why was everyone who knew Johan, so convinced that he was a superior figure or someone special, especially from the time that he was a kid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show gave a lot of instances where everyone who knew Johan, was rather impressed by him and regarded him as a kind of leader never seen before. In fact, many, like Baby, wanted him to become the next Hitler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what was so special about him? &lt;br/&gt; Did the show really give any reasoning behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18045" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T11:24:14.393" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T11:24:14.393" Title="In Monster anime, what made Johan so special?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25968" CreationDate="2015-09-20T17:36:25.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I start with the actual comparison, I would first like to note that in the current point in time, Naruto and One piece do not differ to much in run time. But taking into account that Naruto is running towards the end, and Oda Eiichiro said that he is about the half way mark, we can safely assume that in a near future this will change. With that said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like in my mentioned answer, I have been using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Myanimelist&lt;/a&gt; as a source of times. And came to the conclusion that it would take you &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;18945 Minutes of non stop watching one piece&lt;/strong&gt; (excluding cross-overs)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;which equals to &lt;strong&gt;315.8 Hours&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;13.2 Days&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;making the difference in time about &lt;strong&gt;1620 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;which equals to &lt;strong&gt;27 Hours&lt;/strong&gt; or slightly more then &lt;strong&gt;1 day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This difference in run time is caused by One piece having:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;220 more episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 (soon to be 5) more movies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;7 more Ova's &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 More special&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where as Naruto only beats one piece in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having a second season&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having a spin- off series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Actual Serie &lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Piece 710 episodes (currently), roughly 24 minute's/Episode* &lt;br&gt;&#xA;~&lt;strong&gt;17040 Minutes or 11.8 days&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Movies&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece  &lt;strong&gt;50 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nejimaki Jima no Daibouken &lt;strong&gt;55 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chinjuujima no Chopper Oukoku  &lt;strong&gt;55 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dead End no Bouken  &lt;strong&gt;95 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Norowareta Seiken  &lt;strong&gt;95 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima 6  &lt;strong&gt;95 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Karakurijou no Mecha Kyohei  &lt;strong&gt;94 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jango no Dance Carnival  &lt;strong&gt;6 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yume no Soccer Ou!  &lt;strong&gt;5 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mezase! Kaizoku Yakyuu Ou  &lt;strong&gt;5 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strong World  &lt;strong&gt;115 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Film: Z  &lt;strong&gt;107 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece (2016) &lt;strong&gt;Unknown&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOTAL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;777 Minutes or 13.0 Hours&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Movies (Summary's)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All tough most of the ones listed under this tab are officially known as &lt;em&gt;specials&lt;/em&gt;, I still decided to list them in their own sub-category of movies as I found it to be more fitting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Alabaster - Sabaku no Ojou to Kaizoku Tachi  &lt;strong&gt;90 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Chopper Plus - Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura &lt;strong&gt;113 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Nami - Koukaishi no Namida to Nakama no Kizuna  &lt;strong&gt;106 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Merry - Mou Hitori no Nakama no Monogatari  &lt;strong&gt;106 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Sabo - 3 Kyoudai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi  &lt;strong&gt;105 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOTAL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;520 Minutes or 8.7 Hours&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ova&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taose! Kaizoku Ganzack  &lt;strong&gt;28 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umi no Heso no Daibouken-hen  &lt;strong&gt;49 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oounabara ni Hirake! Dekkai Dekkai Chichi no Yume!  &lt;strong&gt;46 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Romance Dawn Story  &lt;strong&gt;33 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3D: Mugiwara Chase  &lt;strong&gt;30 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster  &lt;strong&gt;12 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Romance Dawn  &lt;strong&gt;30 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Alabaster - Prologue  &lt;strong&gt;15 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recap (10 year recap, from start up to Impeldown)  &lt;strong&gt;29 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOTAL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;272 Minutes or 4.5 Hours&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Specials&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mamore! Saigo no Dai Butai  &lt;strong&gt;45 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nenmatsu Tokubetsu Kikaku! Mugiwara no Luffy Oyabun Torimonochou &lt;strong&gt;42 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Straw Hat Theater &lt;em&gt;(5 eps. 3 Min/ep)&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;15 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Luffy - Hand Island no Bouken  &lt;strong&gt;102 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Glorious Island &lt;em&gt;(2 eps. 5 Min/ep)&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;10 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chikai  &lt;strong&gt;107 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cry Heart &lt;em&gt;(3 eps. 5 Min/ep)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;15 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOTAL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;336 Minutes or 5.6 Hours&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Small side note: All tough I taught it was said for Naruto fans to wait a whole week, One piece fans had a even harder time having to wait 832 weeks or 16 years! With the sole exception being Hinati Fujinamai &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/33654/20140818/one-piece-ending-spoilers.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ending revealed to severely sick boy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;JapNation AniManga reports that Eiichiro Oda was glad to tell the kid how One Piece ends and that he was holding back his tears upon seeing the condition of Hinati Fujinami.&#xA;  While Oda was fine with Hinati Fujinami learning about the One Piece ending, Oda requested to talk to the child alone so that details about the One Piece manga ending wouldn't be leaked while he jokingly pleaded to Hinati to not reveal it to the press.&#xA;  JanNation AniManga noted that at the end of their talk, Hinati Fujinami was reportedly seen smiling but crying at the same time as he told the people that One Piece is &quot;beautiful&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T17:36:25.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28624" CreationDate="2015-09-20T18:30:03.387" Score="-3" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that Kazuki Nakashima writes manga, but I don't really believe that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, as shown in the ending credits for Sword Art Online, the man did the colour setting (read it and weep, but that's what it says).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also know that he plays big roles in the making of the two animes Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that being said, I saw the guy as more of a anime type person than a writer of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, my thoughts aside, &lt;strong&gt;does Kazuki Nakashima&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;write manga&lt;/strong&gt;, or is it not true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if it is true, please name a few of his works. I know I could just &quot;Google it&quot;, but I'd rather you just answer my question, rather than question it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="17912" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T04:59:15.560" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T05:23:50.643" Title="Is Kazuki Nakashima a mangaka?" Tags="&lt;kazuki-nakashima&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26020" CreationDate="2015-09-20T18:46:42.873" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, &quot;incest&quot; is 近親相関 &lt;em&gt;kinshin soukan&lt;/em&gt;, while &quot;deport [to one's home country]&quot; is 本国送還 &lt;em&gt;hongoku soukan&lt;/em&gt;. These two terms are not similar enough for a reasonable human being to confuse. But for a birdbrain? I'd say it's plausible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;soukan&lt;/em&gt; in the two items are unrelated; they just happen to be homophones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(She makes this error twice in episode 2 - at 04:12 and 09:01.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T18:46:42.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5563" CreationDate="2015-09-20T19:28:54.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That picture is false. I just rewatched that episode (episode 14 &quot;The End of the World&quot;) and Akihiko Kayaba, or Heathcliff, is already immortal. He changed into a MORTAL object, so he and Kirito could have a fair battle. So, to answer your question, nothing was changed into an immortal object, and Heathcliff did, in fact, get rid of his own immortality. I believe the site you watched this on is a false source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T20:11:28.797" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T20:11:28.797" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23331" CreationDate="2015-09-20T22:19:55.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concerning Monet, she was too terrified by Zoro's killing intent to properly defend herself. When she was cut, you could see her struggling to move in an attempt to put herself back together. She can't and is shivering with a scared and confused expression on her face. Logia powers activate on a mental level, much like Paramecia and Zoan, however Logias rely on their subconscious to activate the power in the even of danger. It's why they can still touch things, when not using it. There are cases when a human can be paralyzed with fear, as was the case of Monet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8SUuK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8SUuK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monet&amp;#39;s Fear&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlSuU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlSuU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for Law, that's actually pretty simple. Law's power creates a field into which he can manipulate all matter as he pleases. So while inside the field, Law had separated the hearts from the user and enclosed them in their own space. It's why they seem to be frozen in ice, which is how the effect is shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18028" LastEditorUserId="18028" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T14:25:14.530" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T14:25:14.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22373" CreationDate="2015-09-20T22:27:39.547" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Zombies are created when a deceased/artificially created body is infused with another living person's shadow. The shadow possesses it's own will, think Ryouma's body with Brook's shadow and how they fought, with the zombie disregarding Moriya completely for quite some time, as Brook is mentioned to have fought Ryouma/Shadow Brook for quite some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not uncommon for other shadows to be able to overpower Moriya's attempted control, or at the very least, where their basic instincts and impulses, ingrained into their very personalities is concerned. The Straw Hat crew zombies, like the pug Inuppe and the Jigoro constantly fighting, like their originals, Sanji and Zoro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/PClsisD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://imgur.com/PClsisD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kage Kage no Mi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18028" LastEditorUserId="18028" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T14:02:50.943" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T14:02:50.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26038" CreationDate="2015-09-21T05:38:46.410" Score="9" ViewCount="5093" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen advice on the internet indicating that one should start watching Gungrave at episode 2, and possibly come back to episode 1 at some later point in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I start watching this show, I would like to know whether this advice makes sense. In a spoiler-free way, can someone explain why I should skip episode 1? (Feel free to include more detailed explanations in a spoiler block.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And should I come back to episode 1 at some later point in the series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T06:59:38.927" Title="Why should I skip the first episode of Gungrave?" Tags="&lt;gungrave&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-21T06:15:46.503" Score="19" ViewCount="6881" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard of these things called &quot;character songs&quot;, but I don't know what they are. Is a &quot;character song&quot; just like a theme song for a character? Can you give me some examples of character songs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This question is inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://redd.it/3lp86u&quot;&gt;this reddit thread&lt;/a&gt;, where a good half of the participants seem not to get what a character song is, despite OP providing an explanation.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T16:07:30.757" Title="What is a &quot;character song&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26036" CreationDate="2015-09-21T06:15:46.503" Score="24" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is a &quot;character song&quot; just like a theme song for a character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &quot;character song&quot; is emphatically &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the same thing as a &quot;theme song&quot;. While there is probably no clear definition of what constitutes a &quot;theme song&quot;, the term &quot;character song&quot; has a straightforward definition. That is: a &quot;character song&quot; is &lt;strong&gt;a song whose vocals are credited to the &lt;em&gt;character or characters&lt;/em&gt; singing the song&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically, this means that the song is sung &quot;in-character&quot; - by reading the lyrics of the song, we ought to be able to glean something about the character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can you give me some examples of character songs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure thing, person asking this question! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/35216&quot;&gt;&quot;Inside Identity&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, the ending for the first season of &lt;em&gt;Chu2Koi&lt;/em&gt;, is a character song. Why? Because it is credited to &quot;Black Raison d'Etre&quot;, which is a fictional group consisting of four characters from the show (Rikka, Nibutani, Dekomori, and Kumin). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But not all character songs are used as openings/endings. Some are used in-show, as insert songs. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/23146&quot;&gt;&quot;Fuwa Fuwa Time&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, performed by the characters in &lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt;, is a character song that is used as an insert song in some of the episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still others will never appear in their corresponding anime at all, instead being released as bonus goodies for sale. See, for instance, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/49529&quot;&gt;&quot;you&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, credited to Kasumigaoka Utaha from &lt;em&gt;Saekano&lt;/em&gt;, which never appeared in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character songs need not be original to the anime they are used in. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/19816&quot;&gt;&quot;Tsubasa wo Kudasai&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is a character song in &lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt;, since it is credited to the characters. Yet, &quot;Tsubasa wo Kudasai&quot; is not original to &lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt; - rather, it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsubasa_wo_Kudasai&quot;&gt;a popular folk song in Japan&lt;/a&gt;. Nonetheless, since it is credited to the characters in &lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt;, it is a character song &lt;em&gt;in that context&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Okay, so what &lt;em&gt;isn't&lt;/em&gt; a character song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm glad you asked!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/30989&quot;&gt;&quot;Synchrogazer&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which is the opening for the first season of &lt;em&gt;Symphogear&lt;/em&gt;. It is sung by Mizuki Nana, who voices the character Kazanari Tsubasa in the show. But it is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; a character song, since the song is credited to Mizuki Nana (the real human), rather than to Kazanari Tsubasa (the fictional character). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another common misconception is that vocal theme songs may, in general, be called character songs. For example, a common belief is that &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/42078&quot;&gt;&quot;Before my body is dry&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a. &quot;DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY&quot;) from &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt; is a character song for Matoi Ryuuko. Certainly, it plays whenever Ryuuko does something awesome - but is it &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; a character song? No! The vocals are credited not to Ryuuko, but rather to Kobayashi Mika (who doesn't voice Ryuuko, anyway). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well, gosh, that's a lot of information. Is there anything &lt;em&gt;else&lt;/em&gt; I should know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why, yes, there is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One potential point of confusion is the notion of an &quot;image song&quot;. In some cases, &quot;image song&quot; and &quot;character song&quot; are used interchangeably, as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/22405&quot;&gt;this &lt;em&gt;K-ON!!&lt;/em&gt; album&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in other cases, &quot;image song&quot; has a distinct meaning. Like a character song, an &quot;image song&quot; (in this sense) is a song that is meant to evoke a &quot;sense&quot; of a particular character. &lt;em&gt;Unlike&lt;/em&gt; a character song, however, an image song is not sung &lt;em&gt;by&lt;/em&gt; the character, and hence is not &quot;in-character&quot;. Instead, the image song is merely evocative of the character. Image songs in this sense may either be sung by a different vocalist (as with &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/25569&quot;&gt;this &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; album&lt;/a&gt;, on which &quot;Yakusoku no Paradigm&quot; is an image song for Makise Kurisu), or be altogether non-vocal (as with &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/35824&quot;&gt;this &lt;em&gt;Accel World&lt;/em&gt; album&lt;/a&gt;, on which &quot;re-Incarnate&quot; is an image song for Arita Haruyuki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt; album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/45821&quot;&gt;&quot;Reincarnation&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is another example that's full of image songs in the latter sense, with vocals credited to Kurosaki Maon (who does not play any of the characters in the show). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find that image songs (in the latter sense) are relatively rare as tie-ins to anime. They do appear rather frequently as tie-ins to visual novels, though. I'm not sure why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T06:15:46.503" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26035" CreationDate="2015-09-21T06:59:38.927" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first episode is almost exactly like the eighteenth episode. What it does is confuse the viewer with out of context content in addition to spoiling a lot of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many animes like to show an ambiguous later scene in the first episode, and then build towards that story line, like in Psycho-pass. Gungrave is an example of where this failed miserably. The episode is detailed to the point where it is just plain confusing and spoiled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's best to watch episode 1 after episode 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T06:59:38.927" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26006" CreationDate="2015-09-21T07:26:32.610" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the anime of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Kingdoms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Twelve Kingdoms&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'bear' you're thinking of is a &lt;em&gt;hanyuu&lt;/em&gt; (those able to turn to human and back), Kantai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u86pm.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u86pm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Kantai&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The memorable scene of him flipping the siege engine occurs late during the third arc, &lt;em&gt;A Great Distance in the Wind, the Sky at Dawn&lt;/em&gt; (unfortunately, I can't recall the exact episode, but it's almost certainly 37-39.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="283" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T07:26:32.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19391" CreationDate="2015-09-21T11:11:39.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is very plausible he is have a Weather Controlling Fruit.&#xA;In battle with Shiki the Golden Lion, Roger can win because of the storm destroyed majority of Shiki fleet.&#xA;and we know Weather controlling fruit exist when Monkey D.Dragon saving Luffy from execution in Logue Town.&#xA;so its a high possibilty Dragon found Roger DF after he died, hence He (Dragon) is named as the World Government's greatest enemy, and is the most dangerous and most wanted man in the world because World Government knows Roger`s power (probably from Garp) and what it can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="16720" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T11:18:48.483" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T11:18:48.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25883" CreationDate="2015-09-21T11:46:54.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am just referencing &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/25883/is-there-a-reason-gotou-and-menthuthuyoupi-look-so-similar/27893#comment36014_25883&quot;&gt;nhahtdh's comment&lt;/a&gt; as the answer since it seems he does not want to post it as an answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the reason that there could be similar character design in two different animes could be due to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Author Influence &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Limit in number of designs(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;birthday paradox&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tracing(unlikely)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T12:37:50.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26047" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-21T15:46:11.373" Score="3" ViewCount="2916" Body="&lt;p&gt;That famous costume where her hair is tied in a very long huge pony tail and she has only bandages on her torso and this baggy red hakama pants with a katana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that an armor? If so, what's the name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pEDuWm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pEDuWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18069" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T16:55:51.407" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T19:11:38.153" Title="Is Erza's samurai costume considered an armor?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25967" CreationDate="2015-09-21T15:48:53.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What really happened, based on the evidence in the anime was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Intro] Togane really wanted to color Akane's Psycho-Pass black.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Togane told Mika to find where Akane's grandmother (Aoi) lived. The plan was to make Akane's playing role as Kamui's killer (by assuming that Kamui did &lt;em&gt;something bad&lt;/em&gt; to Aoi, and Akane would take a revenge)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Togane knew that Koichi had a connection with Kamui when Yayoi were doing the investigation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koichi received a call, and after the call, he told Kamui that he had a doubt about the intel (possibly Togane), but they got their trump card (possibly Aoi's ear). However, Kamui didn't approve Koichi's plan since he believed that Akane's Psycho-Pass wouldn't be affected anyway. Koichi responded it as a test to Akane.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Akane and her team came, Koichi shown &quot;the vision of hell&quot; to them, and lastly before he gave in, he gave &lt;em&gt;a present&lt;/em&gt; to Akane.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Outro] Togane killed Aoi inside the car where she was held as hostage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, it wasn't clear &lt;em&gt;who&lt;/em&gt; cut Aoi's ear. There are 3 possibilities: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamui knew the location in the first place and told Koichi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Mika found Aoi's location, Togane came, cut her ear, captured her and gave the ear to Koichi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Mika found Aoi's location, Togane told Koichi her location, and he did it instead of Togane.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is impossible, based from Kamui's reaction to Koichi's plan. Second one is the most &lt;em&gt;believable&lt;/em&gt;, judging from Togane's act &amp;amp; expression. But the third could be the the truth, based on Aoi's last word to Togane, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Are you one of Akane's colleague?&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, implying that she never encountered Togane before, and how the cut was taken care off, something that Togane could never do it (he &lt;em&gt;killed&lt;/em&gt; anything).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T15:48:53.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26047" CreationDate="2015-09-21T16:01:13.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There really is no name for the armor, some people call it the Japanese Cloth armor but the fact is that it is not really armor. It is a completely offensive requip in which she puts all of her power into her sword for attacks. On the wiki page for her battle against &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Azuma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Azuma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; it states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Erza decides that in order to defeat him, she has to collect all of her Magic into a single offensive attack without wasting any on defensive power. She requips into her Japanese-like clothes, previously used in her battle against Ikaruga in, stating that she has no need for armor and only her sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On her &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Erza_Scarlet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; page you can see that the requip in question is not listed. &#xA;For a complete listing of her armors you can find that here: &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Armors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Armors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T17:06:46.227" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T17:06:46.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26047" CreationDate="2015-09-21T17:05:11.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not have a name, because it is not an armour. It is just fabric after all. As &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ikaruga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ikaruga&lt;/a&gt; mentions, there is no magic coming from Erza's outfit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/10dKO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/10dKO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T17:05:11.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19150" CreationDate="2015-09-22T06:30:35.980" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She's not Pregnant&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's the reasons why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Side notes before starting reading at these proofs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Me myself have experienced depression before and at one time It was to the point where I felt nauseous and almost to the point of throwing up.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About her morning sicknesses, since Sekai herself at the time was at an down state, thinking of her best friend Setsuna judging herself might have triggered this occurrence.&#xA;There's clearly something wrong with Sekai as the way how possesive of Makoto she's been acting as, so It's probably just her delusions of having one taking in place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sekai never had the proof of her actually being pregnant, as she herself have never used an pregnancy tester before on her own, before even telling Makoto that she's pregnant.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to the Wiki, it's been stated that Kotonoha was an educated young lady, so she's probably informed about where the baby &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; is at.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She's having early morning sicknesses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The specific week of when morning sicknesses ends is at the 10th week of an baby's development.  The embryo would be the size of an slightly smaller lime. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Looking at how the anime is progressing, and how quickly the announcement of her pregnancy before Makoto then shortly after Sekai's death, is quite a bit tad too fast for an 2month development of the embryo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She's showing signs of aggression when asked if she had proofs of pregnancy by Docters before.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Kotonoha cutted open Sekai's womb, since according to the speed of development, the embryo itself would be visible to the naked eye.&#xA;The way how Sekai ended up as an character, looking at her character development, it was apparent that she's very possessive of Makoto even till the end.&#xA;So &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, Sekai was lying all along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18081" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T06:30:35.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-22T06:30:44.603" Score="4" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at VNDB's character page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v1027/chars#chars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shikkoku no Sharnoth ~What a Beautiful Tomorrow~&lt;/a&gt; some of the characters have under their Role section, either &lt;em&gt;&quot;Based on a Real Person&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&quot;Based on a Fictional Person&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character's like &lt;em&gt;Sherlock&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Churchill&lt;/em&gt; i get who their basis is just from their name's. &lt;em&gt;Mary's&lt;/em&gt; basis is revealed at the end when she signs the book she finished writing with the pen name &lt;em&gt;Agatha Christie&lt;/em&gt; (though it's mentioned a number of times at the start that she's a writer if that wasn't a bug enough clue)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but there are character's like &lt;em&gt;Charlotte Brontë&lt;/em&gt; who are based off real characters who i don't recognize while there are characters like &lt;em&gt;Sebastian Moran&lt;/em&gt; who are based off fictional character who i am interested in knowing if they fictional basis is any different with how they are presented in Shikkoku no Sharnoth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am asking for a List of all the characters of &lt;em&gt;Shikkoku no Sharnoth ~What a Beautiful Tomorrow~&lt;/em&gt; who have a &lt;strong&gt;Based on a ______ Person&lt;/strong&gt; tag and who their character basis is. completion wise also include obvious characters like Sherlock and Churchill&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T16:40:42.567" Title="Who are the basis for the characters in Shikkoku no Sharnoth" Tags="&lt;shikkoku-no-sharnoth&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-22T10:16:53.077" Score="8" ViewCount="2988" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually read manga from online readers, specifically MangaPanda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I contributing to a mangaka's income by reading from such websites? Are they licensed to distribute them online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T10:53:15.210" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T04:27:19.933" Title="When I use online manga readers, does the mangaka get any income from it?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26070" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40306" CreationDate="2015-09-22T14:39:10.140" Score="5" ViewCount="4689" Body="&lt;p&gt;That may be my personal observation, but I noticed that anime produced by the production company &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madhouse&lt;/a&gt; have somewhat-consistently high-quality animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the anime itself may not be a hit, the quality of drawings seems to be higher than most other production companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To list a few of their recent productions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Outs&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Outs&lt;/a&gt; - a sports anime were lots of movements and running characters without the usual quirks of inconsistent body part movements.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note&lt;/a&gt; - Brilliant drawings of characters with excellent usage of colors to illustrate different personalities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akagi_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akagi&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiji_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaiji&lt;/a&gt; - somewhat weird looking characters with bold black outlining, but still manage to fit perfectly into the overall anime atmosphere.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btooom!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Btooom!&lt;/a&gt; - a short (and maybe unknown to many) anime, but still has still with excellent presentation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list could really go on and on with HunterXHunter, Trigun, Parasyte, Hajime no Ippo, Ninja Scroll, ...etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just a case of a big studio that has lots of money (although I hear that the anime production companies are always running on limited budgets)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they hire only the best illustrators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T16:02:35.787" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T22:16:08.787" Title="Why does Madhouse produce anime with consistently high-quality animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;madhouse&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26071" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-22T14:52:36.347" Score="4" ViewCount="7624" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't recall his mother being mentioned so far in the anime. Is there any info on her status/location?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2021-01-26T06:21:17.453" Title="What about Yukihira Soma's mother?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26017" CreationDate="2015-09-22T17:40:42.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was Law who turned her into a harpy. The Yuki Yuki no Mi had nothing to do with it. Much like the pirates who lost the use of their legs became centaurs, it was Law who turned Monet into a harpy; the only difference is that the change happened willingly in Monet's case; the reasons weren't explained as far as I can remember, but it was most likely to make her stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T17:40:42.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26077" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-22T19:46:52.460" Score="3" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tune is from R2 episode 23, near 19:20 mark in the version I have, though it is played many times in the series. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tune plays at 7:15 in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimxAEWXzfU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know which musical piece this is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18091" LastEditorUserId="43957" LastEditDate="2021-01-25T04:17:56.953" LastActivityDate="2021-01-25T04:17:56.953" Title="Which musical piece is this from Code Geass?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-06-16T21:48:35.647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26068" CreationDate="2015-09-22T20:02:40.323" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;. Most manga readers you find out there are all third-party aggregators (therefore not licensed to distribute the manga in any form) that take fan made scanlations and host them on their respective sites. They make money from the ad revenue they receive from the traffic other sites. In other words, they take the hard work of others (specifically, the work original authors and artist, along with the volunteer efforts of the scanlators) and profit without doing any work themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are aggregators out there such as Batoto that maintain a certain quality standard such as not resizing, downsampling, watermarking scanlations, or scrape content from other scanlators or sites. They also respect the wishes of scanlators that don't allow aggregators or have rules on delayed releases. Even in doing so they are not officially licensed to deliver their content, while they do try to maintain a standard of quality, none of this benefits the manga authors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are various officially licensed distributors for English translated manga. Here are a couple of the more well-known ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shonenjump.viz.com/wsja&quot;&gt;http://shonenjump.viz.com/wsja&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangabox.me/reader/en/&quot;&gt;https://www.mangabox.me/reader/en/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en-renta.papy.co.jp/&quot;&gt;http://en-renta.papy.co.jp/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.emanga.com/&quot;&gt;https://www.emanga.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.mangareborn.jp/&quot;&gt;http://en.mangareborn.jp/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However while this might not directly influence revenue to the manga author. Making the manga more widely accessible to the public &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; help give some notoriety to a particular series. Hype and notoriety about a particular series can indirectly boost sales of the series. However it comes down to the efforts of scanlators and fans to help boost revenue to a manga author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example, the users of 4chan helped boost the sales of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WataMote&quot;&gt;WataMote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and save it from the possibility of being canceled. The author &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/harimoguni/status/337483945061003264&quot;&gt;personally thanked&lt;/a&gt; 4chan on Twitter for their efforts &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.world-three.org/2012/01/21/thats-pretty-cool/&quot;&gt;and those of the scanlators&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you read manga from these online aggregates, you can still support the authors by purchasing their manga when they are collected in volume form, from such sites such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/In-English/b?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=1094656&quot;&gt;Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://honto.jp/&quot;&gt;Honto.jp&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T20:13:07.237" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T20:13:07.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26093" CreationDate="2015-09-23T02:21:09.613" Score="4" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning or end of episodes of anime I sometimes see a disclaimer similar to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;This program is a work of fiction.&#xA;Any resemblance to people, parties,&#xA;or situations is purely coincidental.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a trope? Or is there some Japanese regulation that sometimes applies to these shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above quote was taken from the end of Durarara! ep 1x13 to be exact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T15:02:59.503" Title="What is the origin of the &quot;this is a work of fiction&quot; explanation? Is it a trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26085" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26088" CreationDate="2015-09-23T07:12:27.073" Score="1" ViewCount="2050" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kaneki's hair turned from brown to white, was it because because of the stress ? Or maybe because of his change of heart. A lot of anime and manga use hair-colors to describe someones personality, so maybe it was symbolic like, his hair turned white because he admitted that he has to change his personality.. Does someone know the real reason or?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18099" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T10:39:04.247" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T10:39:04.247" Title="Tokyo ghoul's Kaneki's change in hair color" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-09-23T10:52:19.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-23T07:19:17.770" Score="1" ViewCount="2298" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never seen a manga with so many full-color chapters. I believe for &lt;em&gt;Fuuka&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Iru Machi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Suzuka&lt;/em&gt; (all of them by the same author), and also many other manga only have a few pages of color manga when there is a color edition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, from chapter 116 to 134 (as of writing), all of the chapters have another version that is in full-color. From my perspective, this is very unusual. I understand that it is a very popular manga, but manga I listed above and other manga are just or even more popular, but none to my knowledge have had this many strings of full-colored publications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason to this or did the author/artist just have a lot of extra time to devote to coloring in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T19:33:52.480" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T19:33:52.480" Title="Why does &quot;Shokugeki no Soma&quot; get so many full colored chapters?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-11-02T11:40:19.387" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26085" CreationDate="2015-09-23T09:10:53.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;His hair turned white and nails turned black because of the physical and mental stress (the episodes in which Yamori tortured him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned @Wikia :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After being tortured by Yamori for a period of ten days, his hair&#xA;  became white and his nails turned black due to heavy stress, anxiety,&#xA;  and continuous bodily regeneration. This condition is known as Marie&#xA;  Antoinette syndrome. It is caused by extreme stress or emotional&#xA;  trauma like he had undergone. He also began wearing a form fitting&#xA;  black outfit when he had the intention of fighting as a ghoul, both&#xA;  for intimidation and practicality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18086" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T09:10:53.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23106" CreationDate="2015-09-23T09:58:35.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The legend of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones%27_Locker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Davy Jones&quot;&gt;Davy Jones&lt;/a&gt; is featured in PoC, while his name is referenced on Davy Back Fight in OP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of a Pirate King appears in both stories (Elisabeth Swan and Gol D Roger).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amongst the mythical creatures that exist in both worlds (mermaids, walking skeleton, etc) I think the Kraken deserves special mention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T03:31:37.173" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T03:31:37.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25869" CreationDate="2015-09-23T14:23:31.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear answer.&#xA;But according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_God_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikia&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; article on SSGSS:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The form exceedingly surpasses its predecessor, Super Saiyan God, and&#xA;  all of the other Saiyan forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This source also mentions that SSGSS will appear in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, so there might be a chance, but we can't be sure unless we watch Dragon Ball Super..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18086" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-23T14:44:51.037" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T14:44:51.037" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25958" CreationDate="2015-09-23T14:25:43.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken he's not quite talking about &quot;enjoying&quot; the food as much as he is talking about &quot;understanding&quot; the food. I say this because of two pages in particular. (I believe one is the one that you quoted from.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, in Chapter 133 page 12 he states that &quot;True Gourmet Food, It greatly resembles excellent paintings, sculptures, and music.&quot; Then he goes on to state &quot;The true worth of all first rate art can only be understood by those who have a certain quality of character.&quot; I believe he's implying that most of the people in the room (possibly the world also, he is pretty arrogant) are just amateur spectators and don't really know, and will never know, what &quot;True Gourmet Food&quot; is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, in Chapter 133 on page 13 he states that the only thing that should be called &quot;Cuisine&quot;/&quot;Gourmet Food&quot; Shoul be the food for the select few that understand it's worth (The Above Paragraph). Any other food is just fodder. Which further backs my point that I made that says he thinks that majority of people won't know what &quot;Gourmet Food&quot; is. I say this because Fodder is a food for livestock and I'm assuming based on his personality that he is comparing the general public to cattle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be that he is talking about a taboo/forbidden style of gourmet, but I think that it is more likely that he is just talking himself up and talking others down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10591" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T14:25:43.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26081" CreationDate="2015-09-23T15:02:59.503" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is less of a trope and more of a copyright catch-all claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a reference from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_persons_fictitious_disclaimer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;All persons fictitious disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;, the main reason that this is done is to prevent another person from suing for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;libel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't unrealistic to think that someone's family name could be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orihara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orihara&lt;/a&gt;, and would take grievance with the way Izaya is portrayed.  So, to prevent them from suing, the works are made to be fiction and not based on any one person or any one real event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can also used to cover up for factual inaccuracies as well, per &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/SamuraiChamploo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This work of fiction is not an accurate historical portrayal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like we care.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now shut up and enjoy the show!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T15:02:59.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25986" CreationDate="2015-09-23T15:46:20.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Rock Lee was an exception, he excelled in Taijutsu to make up for his lack of skill in Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. Naruto on the otherhand initially started off bad at all 3 types of jutsus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There also doesn't seem to be a formal exam, Iruka and the sensei's make the overall decisions hence why Naruto became a Genin despite failing the &quot;true&quot; exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17953" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T15:46:20.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T03:38:12.007" Score="11" ViewCount="13736" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you tell me how much the Amagi Brilliant Park anime adapted from the light novels, particularly in terms of which volumes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T04:06:02.717" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T03:28:46.350" Title="How much of the Amagi Brilliant Park light novel was adapted into the anime?" Tags="&lt;amagi-brilliant-park&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6843" CreationDate="2015-09-24T09:04:17.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece takes place in an alternate world and within an alternate timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is at least one calendar named &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaienreki&lt;/a&gt;. Noland Montblanc visits Jaya during Kaienreki 1120s. That being said to happen around 400 years before current time, we can say the main story happens during Kaienreki 15XXs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T09:04:17.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T09:48:14.247" Score="9" ViewCount="17246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really liked the songs sung by &quot;Mizuki&quot; of SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki in the Aldnoah Zero opening/ending/insert songs, so I tried looking for other songs that she sang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I can't seem to find anything on her. The main issue is a one word name is very ambiguous, and so googling &quot;Mizuki&quot; or &quot;Mizuki singer&quot; brings up a lot of results for Nana Mizuki and other singers with Mizuki in their names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I google &quot;Mizuki aldnoah zero&quot;, which disambiguates my query a bit, then the problem is that I just get all the songs she produced for Aldnoah Zero, which I am already well aware of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does the Mizuki in question go by the name &quot;Mizuki&quot;, in which case, any tips for differentiating her from other singers with &quot;Mizuki&quot; in their names? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does she go by a full name that got omitted in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki or a completely different one? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is she just only producing music under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki? (I ask this because Aimer still has songs under her own name even though she collaborated with Hiroyuki Sawano as SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T02:39:57.380" LastActivityDate="2020-09-28T05:03:28.057" Title="Who is Mizuki in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;&lt;hiroyuki-sawano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T10:47:04.317" Score="1" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you tell me how many Sky Wizards Academy BD/DVDs were sold in Japan? I kinda liked this series and want to know if it will get a season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T16:05:35.797" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T16:05:35.797" Title="How well did the Sky Wizards Academy BD/DVD sell in Japan?" Tags="&lt;sky-wizards-academy&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12907" CreationDate="2015-09-24T12:20:35.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nefertari family rejected to be Tenryubito back in the day WG was created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When someone rejects the title all the descent loses the blood right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T12:20:35.393" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26126" CreationDate="2015-09-24T14:23:22.283" Score="3" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;The founding of the Hidden Villages only goes back about 100 years. The same goes for the sealing of the Tailed Beasts. So is there any back history on them? Did they go on rampage a lot? Did they just ignore everything and it were the shinobi that discovered how to seal the beasts into themselves, to use as a tool of war? Or was it something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18020" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T19:57:00.947" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T19:57:00.947" Title="What was the history of the Tailed Beasts (Bijuu) before the formation of the Hidden Villages?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26124" CreationDate="2015-09-24T14:57:33.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the death of Hagaromo Ōtsutsuki, the Tailed Beasts went their own way. Kurama's belief, that the tails was a measure of strength, apparently paved way for the beasts to part ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The humans regarded the Tailed Beasts as monsters and sources of immense power. They did not care about the live essence the Beasts had. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To gain advantage during times of war, the humans tried to exploit the Beasts' powers. They only thought of the Bijuu as weapons of mass destruction. This in turn, angered the Bijuu and brought forth the hatred towards mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tailed Beasts article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Over the centuries, humanity failed to recognise the tailed beasts as sapient individuals, instead seeing them only as monsters, demons, or mindless beasts worthy of fear and disdain. Because of their immense power, the tailed beasts were sought out by humans to be used as weapons in times of war. The beasts resented this treatment and came to hate humans, at times willingly becoming the monsters they were viewed as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, they were trying to lead peaceful lives away from mankind before the formation of Hidden Villages. But due to the constant provoking of the humans, they decided to fend them off by becoming what the humans thought they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T14:57:33.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26115" CreationDate="2015-09-24T15:57:10.023" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mizuki in question is &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/artist/15897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this mizuki&lt;/a&gt;. Her personal blogs (in Japanese) are &lt;a href=&quot;http://ameblo.jp/itsuemidori/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;５６番線 on ameblo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://note.mu/mizuaoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;note.mu/mizuaoi&lt;/a&gt;. Her Twitter handle is &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/mizukizuiaoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;@mizukizuiaoi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or is she just only producing music under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She seems to be the vocalist for &lt;a href=&quot;http://itsue.jp/about/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the band &quot;Itsue&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, where she is also known by the single name &quot;mizuki&quot; (but it's written in Japanese as 瑞葵 there). Their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/user/itsueband/videos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt; has a few of their songs, which have vocals by her. Their &lt;a href=&quot;http://itsue.jp/discography/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;discography page&lt;/a&gt; has links to purchase more of their music, if you're interested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or does she go by a full name that got omitted in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki or a completely different one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She doesn't seem to go by a full (two-part) name in any of her public appearances. This isn't terribly surprising; I get the impression that pseudonym among Japanese music artists is fairly common. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So does the Mizuki in question go by the name &quot;Mizuki&quot;, in which case, any tips for differentiating her from other singers with &quot;Mizuki&quot; in their names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your best bets are probably to search for things like &quot;nzk mizuki&quot; (for her stuff co-produced with Sawano, which at present is just the Aldnoah.Zero stuff) or &quot;itsue mizuki&quot; (for her band work; in Japanese, &quot;イツエ 瑞葵&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-25T12:47:41.083" LastActivityDate="2019-10-25T12:47:41.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19346" CreationDate="2015-09-24T16:45:30.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru had cultivated the cells of the Eight-Tails' horn, which grew into the piece that was cut off by Killer A. That horn had some of the Eight-Tails chakra. The Eight-Tails cannot grow the horn because it is made of chakra and the chakra comprising the horn was in a cultivated horn of the Eight-Tails. It can't just grow it back and create chakra out of nowhere. That violates the Law of Conservation of Energy. It's just common sense. You can't get something out of nothing. The Eight-Tails' tails regrow because the original tails decayed when cut off from the main body and released the chakra which reaccumulated in the main body so the tails could grow back. The horn did not grow back because the chakra released from the horn which was cut off from the main body and later decayed had reaccumulated in the horn cultured by Orochimaru. My source is Naruto Shippuden Season 14 Episode 318 &quot;A Hole in the Heart: The Other Jinchuriki&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18134" LastEditorUserId="18134" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T17:35:56.740" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T17:35:56.740" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T20:26:58.167" Score="1" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just noticed something. So in death note the last name, L got the death note, after he watched Misa killing criminals with the death note. He then replaced her death note with a fake one. But here's the problem. L said, that they made fake news that the criminals Misa ''killed'' died, but Misa should've seen that they were still alive, because a rule in the death note states, that a person who's dead, doesn't have a name or a lifespan above their head in a picture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule XXXIX: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans that have traded for the eye power of a god of death cannot see the name or life span of humans who have already passed away by looking at their photos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T22:04:20.523" Title="A plothole in Death Note The Last Name?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26136" CreationDate="2015-09-24T20:55:23.583" Score="1" ViewCount="963" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to know whether there is a specific technique name when Naruto's hand glowed when he took the ball of light out of Hinata. It was also used to attack Toneri Otsutsuki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't watch the anime; I read the manga so I could have missed a lot of stuffs from the fillers. Heck, I don't even know what they show in the filler episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18136" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T21:48:37.103" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T21:48:37.103" Title="What is the skill Naruto used in the last movie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26135" CreationDate="2015-09-24T21:26:23.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That technique which Naruto used has no special name, not even at &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Toneri_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikia&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;It is stated that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toneri took Hinata to the Room of Rebirth, letting his puppets to deal&#xA;  with Naruto. As they arrived at the Room of Rebirth and Naruto went&#xA;  after them, Toneri controlled Hinata to attack Naruto only for him to&#xA;  render her unconscious by taking the green chakra sphere out of her&#xA;  body. &lt;em&gt;After Naruto took out the green sphere&lt;/em&gt;, Toneri took her back&#xA;  from Naruto.......&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the technique which Toneri Ōtsutsuki used, it is called &lt;em&gt;Puppet Cursing Sphere&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;It can control, read minds and also has other functions.&#xA;It is also mentioned at &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Puppet-Cursing_Sphere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikia&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; article on Toneri Ōtsutsuki :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toneri moulds his chakra into the form of a green-coloured sphere. The&#xA;  sphere can be used various purposes such as controlling targets by&#xA;  sending it into their body, reading their minds, absorbing chakra from&#xA;  a distance, checking if a target has a dormant Ōtsutsuki chakra, and&#xA;  detonating the orb if needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18086" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T21:26:23.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T21:45:24.973" Score="2" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the chapter 801 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, characters resembling Rob Lucci and Spandam were shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the former CP-9 members really in CP-0?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11479" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:23:52.647" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:24:55.767" Title="Are ex-CP-9 members present in CP-0?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24607" CreationDate="2015-09-24T21:57:42.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7, Reki states that she was despondent after Kuramori's disappearance. Nemu tried to cheer her up by doing research at the library to find an explanation for the disappearance. This explanation ends up being the &quot;legend&quot; about the Day of Flight at the library. &lt;strong&gt;Thus, information about the day of flight must be openly accessible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same episode, Rakka tells the cafe owner that &quot;Kuu has left us.&quot; In response, the cafe owner asks if Kuu has disappeared. After that is confirmed, he says, &quot;But that's how you Haibane are, right?&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Thus, Kana's employer is not an anomaly if he knows about the Day of Flight and other details about Haibane life.&lt;/strong&gt; With the rest of the content in the exchange with Rakka then, it looks like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/7579/torisuda&quot;&gt;Torisuda's&lt;/a&gt; suggestion (that the employer is aware of the Day of Flight on some level and simply didn't want to explain in detail) is relevant here. (After all, the details in his exchange seem too accurate for mere speculation.) &lt;strong&gt;It's still possible that he doesn't actually know, but what I'm trying to assert is that the scenario where he does isn't improbable at all.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, it's worth noting that not all of the townspeople are familiar with Haibane life.&lt;/strong&gt; In ep. 5, Sumika tells the presumably teenaged Rakka that she does not look like a newborn, despite being good friends with Nemu. Similarly, in ep. 8, a woman in the thrift store treats Rakka in a somewhat objectifying way, which might be grounds for assuming a lack of familiarity with the Haibane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thus, it must be then that the Haibane are &quot;separate&quot; enough that a number of people get by without ever having any meaningful interactions with them, while a small number do (and thus might be more familiar with Haibane life).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T21:57:42.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26137" CreationDate="2015-09-24T22:18:49.110" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence on what happened, but yes, they are. It's actually pretty clear if you see the chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HqH4S.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the timeskip, Lucci reappeared as a member of CP-0. Lucci went to Dressrosa to recover evidence of the Donquixote Pirates smuggling operation only to find that they were already taken. Lucci suspected that the revolutionaries were responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:24:55.767" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:24:55.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9611" CreationDate="2015-09-25T00:04:13.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: I only mention iTunes/Amazon MP3 because they are the largest distributors of digital music for purchase. I don't refer to others distributors because whatever they offer will likely be available in either, or both, iTunes or Amazon MP3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you live in Japan, then you can find pretty much any anime soundtrack OST/opening/ending/insert song in the Amazon MP3 &lt;em&gt;JAPAN&lt;/em&gt; store or if not there, the iTunes &lt;em&gt;JAPAN&lt;/em&gt; store for purchase. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I emphasize the &lt;em&gt;JAPAN&lt;/em&gt;; you will likely NOT be able to find what you're looking for in an Amazon MP3 or iTunes store for a different country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it pertains to the United States in particular, this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-buy-Japanese-music-in-the-US&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; more or less explains the gist of why that is so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a small amount of anime music you can find in a non-Japan iTunes/Amazon MP3 store. Here are couple examples that I have found in either, or both the U.S. Amazon MP3/iTunes Stores (but the trend seems to be that there is mainly J-Pop opening/ending songs, and very little instrumental OSTs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yui's &quot;Again&quot; from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;LiSA's &quot;Crossing Field&quot;, &quot;Shirushi&quot;, Eir Aoi's &quot;Innocence&quot;, &quot;Ignite&quot; and a couple of other opening/ending songs from Sword Art Online 1 / 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of Fairy Tail's opening/ending songs (&lt;em&gt;NOT the OST though, unfortunately&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hiroyuki Sawano's OST for Attack on Titan (&lt;em&gt;nothing for Aldnoah Zero though&lt;/em&gt;) and Linked Horizon's &quot;Guren no Yumiya&quot; and &quot;Jiyuu no Tsubasa&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Joe Hisaishi's complete OSTs for a couple of Miyazaki films including Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke (iTunes only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't live in Japan, as the above &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-buy-Japanese-music-in-the-US&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; alludes to, then it is very difficult to truly legally obtain anime music via download.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than legally purchasing from the small library of anime songs available in your own country digitally from iTunes/Amazon MP3, (I know this defeats the purpose of your question of &lt;em&gt;digitally&lt;/em&gt; obtaining anime music, but) unfortunately the only other option is to purchase physical CD's from various vendors like Amazon, CDJapan or some other CD distributor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will leave this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/23/how-to-get-japanese-music-outside-of-japan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; for you to read. It tells you ways to obtain Japanese music outside of Japan both physically and digitally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will notice that there is a trick involving buying Japanese gift cards from a middle-man like Japan Codes and then creating an iTunes Japan or Amazon Japan account, BOTH OF WHICH ARE &lt;em&gt;ILLEGAL&lt;/em&gt; if you don't live in Japan because they require that you have a valid address in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mention the gift cards because anybody looking into purchasing music from digital stores from countries that they don't live in will likely consider buying foreign gift cards, but since the question is about LEGAL methods, I wanted to make the point that it is technically illegal to do so if you don't live in the country that the gift card in question is for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T00:04:13.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26146" CreationDate="2015-09-25T00:18:05.213" Score="2" ViewCount="6748" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a child whose father is Uchiha and mother is Senju is born, will this child awaken the Rinnegan?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Will they be able to use Sage Mode because Senju have strong chakra to harness Sage Mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MvM9g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MvM9g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18138" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-10T02:28:53.700" LastActivityDate="2020-09-12T05:36:05.487" Title="Can an Uchiha master Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26086" CreationDate="2015-09-25T01:40:36.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that they come from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://plus.shonenjump.com/ext/wj.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;digital magazine&lt;/a&gt;, which is done by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shueisha.co.jp/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shueisha Inc.&lt;/a&gt;. So that means, it is done by neither the artist nor the author. I also think that it might just be because of the anime gaining popularity that they are trying to bolster the manga also. That's my two cents at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10591" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T05:47:30.957" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T05:47:30.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-25T02:12:35.203" Score="0" ViewCount="322" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of this song?  I think the base song is from Touhou?  But I can't remember from which game it is.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really just need the original song name and I could probably find this particular arrangement, but it'd be great if the circle who made this arrangement was given as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP16VibQUl0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;song&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18140" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T15:35:49.150" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T15:35:49.150" Title="Song Identification Request, Touhou?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26141" CreationDate="2015-09-25T02:44:43.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well.. In order to awaken the Rinnegan, you need to have Ashura's and Indra's chakra. Having Uchiha and Senju DNA won't necessarily activate the Rinnegan unless those Uchiha and Senju are reincarnated Ashura and Indra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11065" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T11:40:00.907" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T11:40:00.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26149" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-25T04:12:38.713" Score="2" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the winner of the election become king immediately? Or do they merely become heir apparent, to succeed Souichirou when he retires/dies? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask, because in episode 12, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; we learn that Shuu has won the election. Was the ceremony at the end of episode 12 a proper coronation for him? Or was it just a &quot;congratulations, you're the heir, now wait a few decades&quot; type of thing? From the way Souichirou spoke to him, I couldn't quite tell which it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T04:12:38.713" Title="Does the winner of the election become king immediately?" Tags="&lt;joukamachi-no-dandelion&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23921" CreationDate="2015-09-25T10:12:49.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wikia for Ergastulum says that it is a mix between Italy and America. Nicholas is also half Italian and Half Japanese. There is even an uncle sam poster in the gun shop on the first episode, as well as an alley way containing posters of American soldiers. And of course all the references to italian and ancient roman culture as well, with the fact that civilians are allowed to buy and own guns, like here in America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18143" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T10:12:49.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13734" CreationDate="2015-09-25T10:38:32.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like other Straw Hats, nothing about his biological family has been told yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of them had been raised by foster families (Dadan, Koshiro, Bellmere, Zeff, Kureha, Tom and so on) and I think Oda clearly tries to make point that family is not about blood, but about feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-25T11:12:44.747" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T11:12:44.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26158" CreationDate="2015-09-25T11:00:03.903" Score="22" ViewCount="14282" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many people have worn Luffy's straw hat? Canon, confirmed, and on the head (I'm counting Robin even if she wore it atop of her other cowboy hat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-09-25T11:10:12.073" LastActivityDate="2019-05-25T00:08:52.840" Title="How many people have worn the straw hat, if only for a second?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26156" CreationDate="2015-09-25T11:35:05.020" Score="5" ViewCount="44354" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched the &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; anime and I found there are two movies. Is there an order I should watch them in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-09-25T19:06:08.897" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T01:55:45.163" Title="In what order should I watch the Death Note movies?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26153" CreationDate="2015-09-25T11:45:04.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First would be: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_%28film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death Note (film)&lt;/a&gt; which was latter the same year (2006) followed up by a second movie: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_2:_The_Last_Name&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death Note 2: The Last Name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second movie continues on where the first one left off. Which is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Misa receives a second Death Note from Rem, another Shinigami. As Light joins the task force after Shiori's funeral, Misa becomes the second Kira and forces a TV station into broadcasting her tapes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T11:45:04.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26153" CreationDate="2015-09-25T12:07:31.563" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are actually 3 movies, and all 3 were released in chronological order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6383&quot;&gt;Death Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the first movie in which Light finds the Death Note. However, it ends before Light and Misa meet, and deviates slightly from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6911&quot;&gt;Death Note: The Last Name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is when Misa and Light end up meeting and...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; L finds out Light is Kira by writing his own name in the Death Note, making him immune to Rem killing him. Thus, his death scene in front of Light was an act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8161&quot;&gt;L: Change The World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one is a spin-off set just before the end of the second movie...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; where we see L die in the last scene. The movie takes place during the time L had left before his life was to end because of him writing his name in the Death Note. This movie is also where we first see the live adaptation of Near when L takes a boy he meets to Wammy's House and names him Near.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Anime Movies &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_Relight_1%3A_Visions_of_a_God&quot;&gt;Death Note Relight: Visions of a God&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_Relight_2:_L%27s_Successors&quot;&gt;Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors&lt;/a&gt;, these are in chronological order as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the second movie is when Near and Mello appear; they only appear when L dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, while they are feature-length, these are more of an abridged version of the anime, much like the first 2 &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; movies (though the difference is that while the 2 Madoka movies cover 12 x ~25 minute episodes, the 2 Death Note anime movies covers 37 x ~25 minute episodes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But unlike the live-action movies, the anime movies can be considered a continuation from the anime as Ryuk is actually telling another Shinigami about his experience in the Human World when he was with Light,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; and there is a fan theory that says that the Shinigami is Light. However, the rules of the Death Note invalidate this theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-25T16:27:09.027" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T16:27:09.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26152" CreationDate="2015-09-25T12:52:17.287" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comicvine.com/luffys-straw-hat/4055-57348/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; you can read who had worn the straw hat and what it has gone through during the series. I will summarize the list here and add proof from the manga. For the complete panel the thumbnails are cut from, click the thumbnails. Until chapter 801,  &lt;strong&gt;it seems 7 people were seen wearing the hat.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sxwD0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KFdiHs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 2 − Monkey D. Luffy&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy is the current holder of the straw hat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUc5Q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lgg3Vs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1 − Shanks&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He gave it to Luffy as a young boy after he said the same words that Gold Roger, his former captain, had once said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KyWt0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aCtu4s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 603 − Gol D. Roger&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Much later in the series, it was revealed that Gold Roger, the man who would become the pirate king, had owned that hat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TZsTQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nkcr8s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 81 − Nami&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is the member of Luffy's crew that he more often gives it over to for save keeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SFjox.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cqRcCs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 114 − Robin&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Not mentioned on the list, but as explained by OP, Robin had taken Luffy's hat from him during their first encounter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h0rwm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vD6GWs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 314 − Usopp&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usopp briefly wore the straw hat during the Davy Back Fight against the Foxy Pirates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F69DH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zQvps.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 515 − Sweet Pea&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy was in a panic when he couldn't find his hat, but it saw one of the women in the crown watching him wearing hit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-09-25T21:59:09.153" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T21:59:09.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6977" CreationDate="2015-09-25T17:01:19.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Shichibukai place is vacant, WG trys to fill it asking a pirate to fill it (as they did with Jinbe). Alternatively a pirate can openly offer himself (as Blackbeard did). &#xA;The new Shichibukai has to have kind of a strong reputation (this was a pre-requirement for Blackbeard).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The deal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Shichibukai and their subordinates bounties get frozen.&lt;/strong&gt; They get a pardon for their past crimes (e.g. Jinbe). Official protocol for WG forces are not to pursue Shichibukai, despite some marines despising them, like Smoker or Fujitora. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are allowed to live on piracy as long as they don´t attack WG allies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In exchange:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They must hand a part of their profit to WG (This rule is probably accomplished loosely due to WG not knowing all of Shichibukai activities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They shall not act against WG nations or organizations (e.g. Crocodile). They can´t either ally another pirate crew, only add them to their own (Clearly explained at the Fujitora/Doflamingo/Law encounter at Green Bit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have to look strong, so they can´t afford a public defeat (as at first Moria´s defeat was not publicly known, he didn´t lose the title until the broadcasted War at Marineford).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have to fight for WG under some circunstances not fully specified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if this rules are broken the Shichibukai title is revoked with all its privileges. The bounties are unfrozen (or even raised like Jinbe´s did) and they are treated mostly like any other pirate will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T17:01:19.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26144" CreationDate="2015-09-25T17:53:50.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Gao indicated, the BGM corresponds to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-RF-q7RmI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;（BGM：【DiGiTAL WiNG】Paranoia）&lt;/a&gt;as indicated in the video description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original song is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4syvy2vjvQY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koishi Komeiji's Theme - Hartmann's Youkai Girl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16040" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T15:35:41.653" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T15:35:41.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26168" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26187" CreationDate="2015-09-25T23:02:25.287" Score="8" ViewCount="549" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an email I got from JList talking about &quot;ecchi girls&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.jlist.com/2015/09/the-history-of-ecchi-girls-in-anime/&quot;&gt;their blog post&lt;/a&gt;), it talks about a Treaty of San Francisco&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then there's one of the most entertaining character types, the ecchi girl who can't think of anything besides sex, which -- in accordance with the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco -- must always be paired with a dull-witted male main characters who's unwilling or unable to take her up on her offers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is this treaty? and does it really have so much control over anime in which all &quot;ecchi girls&quot; have to be paired with dull male character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T13:13:50.197" Title="What does this Treaty have to do with Ecchi Girls?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T00:04:57.177" Score="1" ViewCount="1596" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito is intangible. This intangibility last for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, what happens? I am confused.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or does  he needs  to keep phasing  through  objects  to remain  intangible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18138" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T10:18:47.780" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T22:50:39.760" Title="What happens to Obito after the 5 minutes of intangibility?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26175" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T04:07:58.117" Score="8" ViewCount="2678" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the live show by ZHIEND, Otosaka Yuu remembers his time as a guinea pig in the research facility, where he helps his brother jump back in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is, we later learn that his brother jumped back countless times (separating the guinea pig timeline from the current timeline even further).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could Yuu have those memories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2021-01-26T18:40:03.843" Title="How could Otosaka Yuu remember his imprisonment if it happened in another timeline?" Tags="&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T04:30:32.040" Score="2" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime Bleach has to do with soul reapers and stuff, but not actually Bleach. So, I'm not getting why it's called Bleach. Mind explaining, anyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T04:30:32.040" Title="Why is Bleach called what it is?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-09-26T05:14:04.683" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T04:47:05.233" Score="8" ViewCount="2979" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waiting in the Summer&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Onegai Sensei&lt;/em&gt; have TONS of things in common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luscious Redhead Alien Main Romantic Interest? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is she a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Meganekko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meganekko &lt;sup&gt;(warning: TV Tropes)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt; even though her advanced alien civilization surely can fix the need for glasses? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mature demeanor indicating a slightly older woman? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Works as a neutral observer on Earth? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cannot get into a relationship with natives due to alien regulations and job specifications? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cPRi3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cPRi3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ano Natsu de Matteru Vol 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlaLf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlaLf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Onegai Sensei Vol 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Likes to look candidly over the shoulder while holding arms stiff against the back so to enhance the &quot;natural attributes&quot; during the show OP? &lt;strong&gt;CHECK!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ZRYi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ZRYi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Women looking over their shoulders&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Almost kills the MC during the first episode due to crappy piloting re-entry skills? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saves the life of MC after the crash? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xad73.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xad73.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Space vehicle crashing&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strange critter that doubles as the spaceship control interface? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Critter has the ability to teleport said alien redhead on demand? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HJE33s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HJE33s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ano Natsu de Matteru critter (Rinon)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vf0Nas.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vf0Nas.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Onegai Sensei critter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lolita manipulator that seems to know everything behind the scenes? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondary &quot;death flagged&quot; romantic interest that never stands a chance against the aforementioned hot redhead alien? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Redhead is forcefully removed from Earth for breaking alien law? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese countryside (almost rural) setting? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Character design by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1630802/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taraku Uon&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manga serialized by Media Works? &lt;strong&gt;Check&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really felt deja vu all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it common to repack almost the same story, setting and characters into another series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I already told how the series are almost a copy of one another, I want to know how common is it to repack the same basic storyline and sell it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the two series are in the same world is stuff for another question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26236&quot;&gt;What proof do we have that Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei (and Twins by proxy) are set in the same Earth?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2019-08-31T06:59:20.553" Title="Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei seem to plagiarise each other. Is this normal in anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;ano-natsu-de-matteru&gt;&lt;please-teacher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T06:40:09.217" Score="3" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;A common theme in a number of anime/manga/light novels is that the cast are students currently going to school. While some titles use this as a backdrop to show how the cast used to have normal lives before they made to fight in conflicts against aliens/monsters/gods/the military, there are some which just show the cast's daily life in school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering: what were the first anime, manga and light novel to accurately represent Japanese school life? Did they ever get any adaptations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T20:36:30.847" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T20:36:30.847" Title="What was the first anime/manga/light novel to accurately represent Japanese school life?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;&lt;light-novel-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26240" CreationDate="2015-09-26T06:40:24.253" Score="5" ViewCount="1721" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have seen the English subbed version of Naruto Shippuden, then you probably remember the word &quot;Flow!!!&quot; that Might Guy said just before using Night Guy on Madara. My question is, what does he actually say in Japanese? Using Google Translate, I get &quot;nagare&quot; as the Japanese translation of the word &quot;flow&quot;. But it sounds like a one-syllable word in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this happened in Naruto Shippuden episode 421.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/8y3EIiK28X8?t=254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is a clip from YouTube.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13225" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T16:05:06.793" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T16:05:06.793" Title="What did Guy say in his fight vs Madara?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26178" CreationDate="2015-09-26T08:22:04.790" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;These two anime are made by the same people. Yousuke Kuroda, story writer of &lt;em&gt;Onegai Sensee&lt;/em&gt;, collaborated with the character creator of the Onegai franchise, Taraku Uon, to bring us &lt;em&gt;Ano Natsu de Matteru&lt;/em&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-28/onegai-franchise-creator-designer-make-ano-natsu-de-matteiru-anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-04/crunchyroll-to-stream-ano-natsu-de-matteru-anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that what you're experiencing is the many &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/WaitingInTheSummer?from=Anime.AnoNatsuDeMatteru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;caution!&lt;/sup&gt; that are in common between these anime. Since these anime share a creator this is significantly magnified. There are many common tropes and themes that are shared between stories as they are the building blocks of making an interesting plot and storyline. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When watching anime I often can pick up when a show is going to be similar to another show, even early on.  That is because another way to think of these tropes is as a sort of template that the creator can use to layout basic plot elements and then fill in the rest of the storyline with their original ideas.  Depending on how well they are able to add their own twist to this template determines how much of a copy it will feel like. Your question asks if this is common in anime or manga, but this isn't just restricted to anime. These ideas apply to broadcasting and entertainment in general, look at all those generic reality TV shows that are popular among baby boomers. If something is popular, they reuse it.  Then, when someone innovates and creates something people truly love, it too will be copied. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it may seem like déjà vu in such a closely related example like &lt;em&gt;Ano Natsu de Matteru&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Onegai Sensee&lt;/em&gt;, in my experience shows this similar are very rare.  Perhaps, these two shows are the best possible paradigm for your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T11:12:19.387" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T11:12:19.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26203" CreationDate="2015-09-26T11:10:13.630" Score="17" ViewCount="76264" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece manga chapter 801, all the members of the Straw Hat Crew have gotten new bounties on their heads, being shown on those wanted posters. Do you guys have any ideas as to why Sanji's poster only stated &lt;code&gt;wanted: alive only&lt;/code&gt;? What makes him so special that the government wants him alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LOss2m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LOss2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18161" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T09:39:30.733" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T05:34:07.393" Title="Why is Sanji wanted alive only?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26168" CreationDate="2015-09-26T12:52:54.090" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have two questions here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What exactly is this treaty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it really have so much control over anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Treaty of San Francisco they reference is otherwise known as the Treaty of Peace with Japan. Representatives from 51 countries worked together to create this treaty at an opera house in San Francisco, CA. The treaty was ratified by 48 of the 51 attending countries, including Japan, on September 8, 1951. This treaty marks the conclusion of World War II and the world's reorganization of Japan as an imperial power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as its effects on the anime industry, this is merely a joke that J-LIST is making.  The treaty has no effect on the anime industry.  If you are interested in learning more about the treaty you can read the document itself on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20136/volume-136-I-1832-English.pdf&quot;&gt;UN Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;pdf&lt;/sup&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I followed up with Peter Payne owner of J-LIST about your question and his response was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was just a random joke. That’s the treaty that officially ends WWII, so I pretended Japan was required to put dumb main charactors in all future harem anime to balance out the ecchi girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His reply in context can be seen here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/giraffesyo/status/647764344525053952&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/giraffesyo/status/647764344525053952&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T10:25:56.410" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T10:25:56.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26191" CreationDate="2015-09-26T12:56:29.337" Score="5" ViewCount="2716" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just recently started watching Gintama and am beginning to love it! &#xA;I just want to know if the joke is referring to another anime. Also, if there is any reason at all on why it must be a vending machine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b1gIl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b1gIl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this is the first time he did it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason this particular joke catches my interest is because it kept on reoccurring. The second reason is because time travelling anime like Steins;Gate is awesome. Even though it might not be the same.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I just had to ask this question after the third time they used this joke on the 10th episode, though it was not Gintoki and the alien character wants to enter a car's boot/trunk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18136" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T00:09:45.620" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T00:09:45.620" Title="What is this time machine gag referencing?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26175" CreationDate="2015-09-26T13:16:23.433" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the answer to that is that there isn't an answer.  In episode 11, Yuu himself asks this question to Shunsuke and Dr. Tsutsumiuchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens at 4:54 as seen below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ELoCTl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eyef3l.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some argument over this same topic took place on the MyAnimeList forums &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1431207&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, that thread has a few different ideas on how it could have happened but no concrete evidence since the show didn't provide any. If you recall, throughout the series there were several hints of two of them remembering they had a brother. His memories finally returned when he was listening to the live performance of the song incidentally named &amp;quot;Trigger&amp;quot;. This was supposedly the first time he had heard it, but he could remember listening to it in the other timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another theory from that thread is that Sala had an ability to restore people's mind with her voice, as she did with Nao's brother, and upon hearing her live performance his memories returned; however, this is unlikely because he previously heard her sing in the hospital room and was unaffected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the final episode has now been aired, it is clear that this will be left open as a plothole with viewers left to interpret it as they please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-26T18:39:21.493" LastActivityDate="2021-01-26T18:39:21.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2015-09-26T14:51:37.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's possible that Neo can be part of Yang's family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 2, pay attention to the neck of Neo and the mystery red girl. People say that the mystery red girl could be Yang's mom. And both the mystery red girl and Neo has the exact same necklace on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZgcfl.png&quot; alt=&quot;the necklace on Neo and the mystery red girl&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18164" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T16:00:45.027" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T16:00:45.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26188" CreationDate="2015-09-26T15:07:51.980" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This running gag in the Gintama anime is actually from Doraemon. They are referencing to how the entrance to a time machine is available at a hole similar to a drawer, which is exactly where the time machine is in the Doraemon anime. Here is list of the other parodies present in Gintama.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Parodies&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;LIST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r6JNH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r6JNH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The drawer entrance to the time machine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T15:07:51.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26013" CreationDate="2015-09-26T15:40:59.080" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did some research, and it appears this won't be answered with a simple straight answer. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/releasedates.php&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; has all the release dates for Blu-ray disc up-to-date, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/releasedates_historical.html&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; (and &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.highdefdigest.com/hd-dvd-software-general-discussion/83021-complete-list-hd-dvd-titles-exclusives-red.html&quot;&gt;this forum thread&lt;/a&gt; too) has all the HD DVD release dates up until the format was discontinued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first occurrence of anime in either format is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/301/matrix_umc.html&quot;&gt;The Ultimate Matrix Collection&lt;/a&gt;, released on HD DVD on May 22nd, 2007&lt;/strong&gt;. This makes it to the list because &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1303/The_Animatrix&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Animatrix&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is included in the collection. If this means the question is answered for you, then no need to read on. If you wanna try to find the first anime title released on its own, read on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second occurrence is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Final-Fantasy-The-Spirits-Within-Blu-ray/465/&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within&lt;/a&gt;, released on Blu-ray disc on August 7th, 2007&lt;/strong&gt;. It &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; have &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1361/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within&quot;&gt;a page on MAL&lt;/a&gt;, but it may not be regarded as anime by everyone given that it is described on most places (including &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) as an &quot;American computer-animated science fiction film&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that come two titles, one in each format, released with very little time difference between them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First, comes a 1987 movie, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/987/wingsofhonneamise.html&quot;&gt;Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise&lt;/a&gt;, released on HD DVD on September 11th, 2007&lt;/strong&gt;. It is also known by its Japanese title, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1034/Ouritsu_Uchuugun:_Honneamise_no_Tsubasa&quot;&gt;Ouritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsubasa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just 14 days afterwards, comes &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Tekkonkinkreet-Blu-ray/499/&quot;&gt;Tekkon Kinkreet&lt;/a&gt;, released on Blu-ray disc on September 25th, 2007&lt;/strong&gt;. And &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2154/Tekkon_Kinkreet&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;'s its MAL page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T15:40:59.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26198" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T21:24:39.183" Score="2" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;The end of this movie was a bit unclear for me. Ginoza said to her that Kougami isn't worth her attention and that she should just leave him alone. But then Tsunemori responded that Ginoza hasn't changed and always wants to carry the burden. She then smiles at him and he smiles back. So there is definitely something behind those words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my assumption is correct, Ginoza planned to catch Kougami alone and doesn't want Tsunemori to be involved (carry the burden alone). But Tsunemori declines his plan and wants to catch him too by saying Ginoza always wants to carry the burden alone and then smiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I correct with that assumption?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2019-12-14T10:31:11.627" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T15:06:20.570" Title="Does Tsunemori still try to catch Kougami at the end of the movie?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T22:26:36.277" Score="4" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Working!! - 3rd Season - Episode 13, why is Souma's hand steaming and burnt looking?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AaC6l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AaC6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that the only contact he had with Inami was touching her shoulder.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wEg7p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wEg7p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Nhtf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Nhtf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought he had taken a punch with his hand or something, but after watching the scene a few times I can't figure it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T03:15:20.607" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T03:15:20.607" Title="Why is Souma's hand steaming and burnt looking?" Tags="&lt;wagnaria&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2015-09-26T23:49:29.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my belief this is Lelouch but brainwashed from his precious memory's like Nunnally and more and rewriten as a tactician for the royal family Julius has an amazing resemblance to lelouch and exclusively during the fight between Suzaku and Xin Hyuga Shaing Suzaku admits it and as thefightgoes on Julius &quot; Lelouch &quot; gets bad and start remembering thing and especially on wikipedia it explains that he was in akito the exiled&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18169" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T23:49:29.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26185" CreationDate="2015-09-27T02:24:34.467" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also thought about this question and I have to agree that at the moment we can only guess what is the reason behind everything with Sanji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sanji is the only crew member about whom, we know nothing about (his family and his hometown). We just know he is from the North Blue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sanji has a very noble behavior and acts like a gentleman, which could be because of his education.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sanji calls himself &quot;Mr. Prince&quot; in little garden.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KtVnR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KtVnR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zoro calls him &quot;Prince of idiots&quot; during the fight with Foxy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sanji's following quote is also very suspicious:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5oAOs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5oAOs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another point is that Sanji mentioned he was born in the North Blue and knew the land &quot;Noland&quot;. Additionally, he wore a red-white hat two times (also in his zombie form), which have the same color as the buildings in the Lvneel Kingodm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DsYmNiVOhVU/hqdefault.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DsYmNiVOhVU/hqdefault.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kkYHR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kkYHR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these are just a few clues about Sanji. It seems obvious that Sanji's history must be quite interesting. It's possible that Sanji has some secret information which the Marines need, or he is an aristocrat, or maybe even a World Noble whom they want to get back alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, I remembered this video with lots of speculation about Sanji.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's  very interesting.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU2YTDD-vnI&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enjoy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.337" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T01:55:36.700" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18543" CreationDate="2015-09-27T06:49:06.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's likely referring to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bpo.gr.jp/?page_id=1092&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BPO&lt;/a&gt;, the (Japanese) Broadcasting Ethics &amp;amp; Program Improvement Organization:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non-profit, non-governmental organization that serves to improve the quality of broadcasting and promote higher ethical standards while ensuring freedom of speech and expression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BPO deals with complaints and ethical issues by conducting investigations into problematic programs and giving recommendations and/or opinions to either all broadcasters or to the particular broadcaster concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of many meta jokes from this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rDeZR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rDeZR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The who in the what now?&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T06:49:06.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26209" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26214" CreationDate="2015-09-27T12:27:42.773" Score="1" ViewCount="10126" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start reading Death Note manga but I have already seen the anime till L's death. Which manga chapter should I start reading from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T03:18:33.713" Title="In which Death Note manga chapter does L die?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15371" CreationDate="2015-09-27T12:58:15.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I know which song you're talking about. Looking through the OST for season two helped me. I found out that maybe track 6 is the one you're looking for? It's called, &quot; Shunjun suru Kimochi.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check for yourself &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmeZQPyud38&amp;amp;list=PL4D947035A6EAC0C7&amp;amp;index=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I didn't think that scene has a piano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if my suggestion is wrong, the link I provided has the full OST on the playlist. Also, the person's channel has other Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OSTs, you can try your luck there ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16200" LastEditorUserId="16200" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T13:05:25.317" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T13:05:25.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26216" CreationDate="2015-09-27T13:38:55.533" Score="4" ViewCount="6256" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an anime I used to watch about 7 years ago on animax.&#xA;I cannot recall it's name.&#xA;Some information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was about a samurai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wore a red dress that covered his full body and draped from his arms.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He has extended canines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He sports a long grey (or white) hair. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He says something (rather yells) that changes his look or something like that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He has a hot girlfriend. ;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He had an enormous sword.More specifically, a sabre.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 or 3 seasons of this anime aired. There were a couple of movies too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I remember Animax dedicating a whole weekend to this anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone can give me any suggestions, it'd be appreciable. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18175" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T17:29:24.903" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T17:29:24.903" Title="An anime about a samurai who has extended canines" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:10:15.800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-27T13:46:03.517" Score="5" ViewCount="10115" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bertolt's Titan form is unusually big, approaching nearly 50 meters. Was there any particular reason given for why it is so large in comparison to the rest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:47:31.633" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T04:23:35.583" Title="Why is Bertolt's Titan form so much bigger than the other Titan Shifters?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26209" CreationDate="2015-09-27T14:15:17.713" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;L dies in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Feelings_Within&quot;&gt;chapter 58 named &quot;Feelings Within&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T14:15:17.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26219" CreationDate="2015-09-27T14:32:51.510" Score="4" ViewCount="818" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people seem to think that watching anime is weaboo-ish.  So is that a general perception, or is that perception incorrect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18179" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T17:51:25.680" Title="Are you considered a &quot;weaboo&quot; if you watch too much anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-09-27T22:12:58.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26212" CreationDate="2015-09-27T14:44:15.120" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the anime you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inuyasha&lt;/a&gt;. The anime has lots of episodes, aired on Animax, and he has fangs, red drapes and shouts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5xmGu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5xmGu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fangs, Check&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f1Y8H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f1Y8H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sabre kind of Gigantic Sword, Check&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ADioJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ADioJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And long red drapes, Check&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D7jpU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D7jpU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only problem is that his girlfriend does not look that hot to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T14:44:15.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26213" CreationDate="2015-09-27T14:55:42.500" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The humans become Titans through the use of an injected medicine, and the Titan form they take is due to the type of medicine injected. Therefore, it can be deduced Bertolt Hoover got an injection that gave him the gigantic form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case evidence is &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Rod_Reiss&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rod Reiss&lt;/a&gt;, who became a Titan that is even bigger than Bertolt after he licked the spilled injection that he was trying to give to Historia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbzDo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbzDo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compared to the wall, you can see that Rod Reiss became even bigger than Bertolt's Titan form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAUap.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAUap.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also have Eren as case evidence, who originally was incapable of hardening, but gained that ability after drinking a bottle that had the word &quot;Armour&quot; on it. The bottle was from Rod Reiss's bag that contained several vials of injection that could make a human a Titan Shifter and even all had labels so it therefore can be said that the Titan form a person takes is based on the type of Medicine and it can even be augmented by consuming other types of Medicine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T15:01:03.793" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T15:01:03.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26215" CreationDate="2015-09-27T17:34:19.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wrote about this in more detail on my blog - &lt;a href=&quot;http://weeab.eu/am-i-a-weeaboo-an-otaku-a-handy-self-diagnosis/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Am I a Weeaboo&quot;&gt;Weeab.eu&lt;/a&gt;, here's a summary version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A weeaboo is generally an insulting term, a weeaboo is someone who love anime &lt;strong&gt;and annoys others with their enjoyment&lt;/strong&gt;. Generally things like yelling as if you're powering up, screaming when you see your anime-fan friends, etc. You can probably understand why people don't appreciate that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As insulting terms go, it's pretty standard in that those who usually use it, don't know much about the medium - Just like how you might be labelled as as a &lt;em&gt;goth&lt;/em&gt; if you just like shirts with skulls on them, or as a nerd if you like Star Wars - subcultures have a lot more to them than meets the eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you want to be technical, it literally means nothing - The original term was supposedly coined from the comic from the Perry Fellowship, with no context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Ao47.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Ao47.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you can &lt;em&gt;own&lt;/em&gt; that term just as much as &lt;em&gt;geeks&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;nerds&lt;/em&gt; can own their labels and make it a positive thing. Just like I've done by taking that blog name :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people like labels, some don't - do whatever you prefer. If you enjoy something, don't let others tell you not to enjoy it! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the question you actually asked: Sure they're related - but just as how &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;football hooligans&lt;/a&gt; are related to football. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T17:51:25.680" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T17:51:25.680" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25681" CreationDate="2015-09-27T21:45:31.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add that she only &lt;em&gt;turned Super Saiyan&lt;/em&gt; in the cartoons. In chapter 4 of the comics, she stayed the same old Videl. If Akira did not participate in the making of the cartoons I would have said that Videl turning Super Saiyan would not be canon, but he does participate. So now it just is confusing why they chose to approach it differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NtWeP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NtWeP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T21:45:31.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2852" CreationDate="2015-09-27T22:46:55.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started up and ran my own anime club in high school and could say that the club itself was pretty successful. In order to maintain the anime &quot;essence&quot; of the club, we had to be creative in order to implement anime related activities that could incorporate the entire club and not having to resort to watching animes every meeting. Some ideas that definitely got the crowd excited was: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;What's that anime?!&quot; - The club would be separated into several teams. For this activity, anime OP's and ED's would be played in the background and the teams would rush to see who could name the anime that this song came from. They could then state the name of the song or the OP number (if there are multiple) of the it came from. The winning team would earn pocky or some other Japanese sweets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Who is this?!&quot; - Similar to the other activity in separating the club to teams and gifting sweets to winners. Key anime characters from different animes would be presented on a powerpoint to the audience. The catch is that only a portion of the character's body would be shown. This would have to be a significant portion of the character (ie the arm of Edward from FMA). The first team to state the character's name and the anime that the character comes from would win the points. We used a powerpoint to display the pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hold a competition of who can create the best original character. The winner could have their character placed on the club's shirt or poster. We did the shirt so that we may raise some funds for more anime and to create a sense of community and unity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those were some of my favorite activities. They definitely united the club and made everyone excited for the next meeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18189" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T22:46:55.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2015-09-28T01:20:18.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese people have a penchant for admiring foreign cultures and artifacts, and &quot;glorifying&quot; them in the process.  The way Christianity is being portrayed in anime is in the same level as that of portraying French or English culture.  It is primarily added to bring about a certain look and feel, but also because the story/plot has some relation to the religion mentioned.  If it wasn't Christianity, the animators/story-tellers would have added another foreign artifact to bring that certain look and feel - a.k.a. cool factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Why-do-the-Japanese-have-such-an-admiration-of-Western-culture-especially-American&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.quora.com/Why-do-the-Japanese-have-such-an-admiration-of-Western-culture-especially-American&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer on the link above explains much of Japan's admiration for foreign cultures and artifacts.  That aspect carries over to anime as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18179" LastEditorUserId="18179" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T06:58:43.957" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T06:58:43.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26212" CreationDate="2015-09-28T04:21:54.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assumed you were looking for Inuyasha - but he is not a samurai.  He's a Hanyo, or half-demon, and his robes are not the samurai kimono and hakama. As I recall, the robes are made of fireproof silk of some kind; it's been ten years or so since I saw the series so I don't remember exactly what the material comes from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18198" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T04:21:54.020" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25788" CreationDate="2015-09-28T07:26:59.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All i can find on the Wiki is this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kyubey tells Madoka to reveal her true powers in order to save Homura, but Sayaka tells Madoka not to listen to him. She stabs herself in order to summon Oktavia and an army of familiars from other witches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Sayaka_Miki#Homulilly.27s_barrier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sayaka Miki - Rebellion Story (5th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i can't find anything else on it so i will give my interpretation as to &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; Sayaka cuts out her own heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leading to Sayaka's downfall in the final timeline pre-Madoka Kami&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 6 the Puella Magi learn that their bodies are in fact dead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 7 Hitomi tells Sayaka that she has feelings for Kyosuke and out of respect for their own friendship and the closeness between Sayaka and Kyosuke she'll wait 1 day&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Sayaka goes to hunt witches that night she confines in Madoka her deeper feelings about now regretting have saved Hitomi and that &lt;strong&gt;because of the state of her body she can't face Kyosuke or be loved by him&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The next day we see Sayaka watching Hitomi and Kyosuke. i suspect that this was when Hitomi confessed and despite what Sayaka said to Madoka she was holding out hope that if Kyosuke rejected Hitomi then it might be a sign that he was waiting on Sayaka thus he might accept her condition. however Sayaka knows that Kyosuke has accepted Hitomi's feelings and became her boyfriend&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so right now Sayaka has had her heart broken and is giving into despair. some interpretations of this i have seen is having the heart &lt;strong&gt;ripped out of the body&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Come Rebellion Story i suspect that Sayaka needed something to trigger her Witch to come forth so she recreates the feeling of having her heart ripped out by stabbing herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to say this would be the same for any Magical Girl with access to her Witch (recreating the feelings of despair they felt before transformation) however Nagisa is the only other Magical Girl who became a witch and went back to normal&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; and she doesn't seem to show a despair trigger like Sayaka. But she may have already summoned her witch form when she took Charlotte's form and became Bebe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: i ignore the other timelines as Sayaka didn't seem to become more powerful because of them unlike Madoka&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2: Homura is something more so she doesn't count&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T07:26:59.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26241" CreationDate="2015-09-28T08:02:01.237" Score="1" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;What logo is this? It's printed on an anime's DVD label. Reverse image search shows &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiv8Qk2v7-IEIvxPNDxd36wizRGouABpO32bIMbrMg0F48Z8_1Yy5eC_1ceFdwf8e8o1mh17cjwH_1oC9RNgTg6hszKfzQwnqf4_13ZnFjkYxVqPMvi-b8BTnwo3EWkoiTU9VBKaykp2iXJdvlnn0e8lwZzTVDqtK50zEPrl_1vojEUYfReXQjhP_1f-8CDTYlw2tF96dmc5RU1BX--e-oVE8m25r2lcedgN0tShCnJ-Vaeoj0sPhd9QZqgmJRnfCrUD-UZPk_1q1tUiy7OKV0tIk5xxKd5gtQJN94OpzxyzyufdNeQlKWB1Wy745FoqargTRcANu2n72KtOOFoGllNSDdKX3oIA_12arLCnfyy4m69I0ZmkZXgU9RW9h_1UEneP5rsv2NCyuyjp_1l58-PZdZQ-gtnms_1eg79QqJUzxJIgn7FVnSY-M3C4DL5zAUE41BxRLwS9dLo1UTBdrV8n_1YTA4XmQXu718pQXZX_1FI-kiAucSrZem8rsHXr8CzdnkMwN4Vo18HdZptcW2j8CHWGCYqz_1lB2Xma-NqpkG-hvcAFbiAnmrpevtcvFd5SvyY9njq1GNbU9hVvPmOU8zButizX3X-DTrTyQ5kXVFnT9kXt_1T3XgnwXDOMDCcHOCV9WRUNLlg5nNdlvORqmSOqwrjqvVAtO2Rrj3GN3P3sv3yKeumZRtRjJrZB-rh36J0Z7i1NL-LQ9jToEcUajGTn1rfPzRClb7F-Kvlxlr2X6X6sIWmbiDVft7VdD4t2TLzgIh2mFl0abh1WirlHOhhWriX1zTK5z3tSDoSbPseHxNXhs2_1ihMyFfCwYisJXllVFHUApoEZaRRiEu_1oJBvvjE7qwPYGIzhkUu3xeMOuzrJLFO6XHqiZWl195AiVevgeiyzcd2ULcEghHb18MAGgypPeOnwpnp1ITzNIuCckNjrSSgG29DZdIveRvaG7YqvsLg_1OAuC3EVkiaR9kYppZSJ_1UAFdSJ_1dtlEHmx2n8RZF48N7Pdc9W9VlRreI9gKYou85Gg3oHutJiVjZ9NJV0Js1DJZ0PunNJtP_1m2ZnDP3pTs3AOovMkLuP2spivhFkOx6ygliXRD7S90nKnPHaATZHnpDfAdGVZb1UCWDTt-vLQYaxKJyd90hsnfZw3UxMGoV7KNsVANljt6vwsFCt-pgkQkJK7N5Nr2nyAjtf5hZ1_1iyg5qsScd4E3RLszfYxPLgMol56lK4kzku4RgCxVk9O-NuQnZ5YAG2Tb5qJAcFkHkqaIYbob1nBIaGtRgyRZxXP642z7zOkXBEQw1zk3SfH3AKqlbyN3lNB94dQcBAt-uZll9x3Z29FsIWWDp7cCtMDaeVTZoeGlvYLjUiLaRhQPBoI6FsEbGxOI2g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, anyone knows this logo?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s18.postimg.org/lgo6bspb9/hunter1_jpg_980_980.png&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.353" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T18:38:14.380" Title="An unfamiliar logo &quot;uap&quot; on the DVD label" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24259" CreationDate="2015-09-28T09:56:52.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he can use this technique &#xA;.but  he  needs their  bodies  and  I think  he  can  escape  death  if he  uses  the  power  of  all tailed  beast  that  Naruto  has or the  ten tails since  they posses  immeasurable  amount  of chakra,as for  jiraya  that's  impossible  because  his  body  is not available. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18138" LastEditorUserId="18138" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T10:23:49.987" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T10:23:49.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26235" CreationDate="2015-09-28T10:32:33.970" Score="2" ViewCount="290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like is the plot and scenes determined beforehand, or is it still possible to change details in the story while an anime is airing. If so are there any series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T11:43:20.990" Title="For anime series without source material, can the plot be changed while airing?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26234" CreationDate="2015-09-28T11:23:14.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am assuming you are asking about the type of anime that is made by an animation company where the plot and story details are all made by the writers and directing staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The straight answer is Yes. The plot can be altered as the series is airing if it was not completed prior to its airing on television or it was affected by external factors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A famous example would be Pokemon: Best Wishes. Where the plot was altered when the episodes &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW023_(unaired)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Team Plasma VS Team Rocket&lt;/a&gt; had to be put on hold due to the Tohoku 2011 Earthquake. Originally the two episodes would have been crucial to the plot of Pokemon BW, the earthquake forced the production staff to change the plot of the series in order to avoid airing the episodes that depicted earth-shaking scenes. This is a case where the plot was altered due to external resons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original BW024, indefinitely because of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. As of Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, its events have been removed from continuity. Unlike the only other skipped episodes in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, these cases are rare and some of the time, the anime is being manufactured as it is airing, so the plot would likely to be undetermined until just a month or later before airing for really late production crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good example would be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/a&gt;, where its plot was changed from having 28 angels to just 18, counting the humans. This was mostly due to Anno Hideaki failing to complete scenarios on time, changing plots due to his new experiences as the show was airing which resulted in the production hell of NGE, and its plot change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By episode 13 the series began to deviate significantly from the original story, and the initial script was abandoned. The number of Angels was reduced to 17 instead of the original 28, and the writers changed the story's ending, which had originally described the failure of the Human Instrumentality Project after an Angel attack from the moon. Starting with episode 16, the show changed drastically, discarding the grand narrative concerning salvation for a narrative focusing on the individual characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T11:43:20.990" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T11:43:20.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-28T12:05:02.010" Score="7" ViewCount="3296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Offshot of: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26178/&quot;&gt;Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei seem to plagiarise each other. Is this normal in anime/manga?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that both animes are set in the same Earth (I.E., Waiting in the Summer is a sequel of Onegai Series). While my first question addresses how common is to have two series that are almost a plagiarims of one another, this question is about these two series &lt;em&gt;per se&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What evidence do we have to prove that Waiting in the Summer is indeed in the same World/Earth/Universe than Onegai Sensei, Onegai Twins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T12:24:27.870" Title="What proof do we have that Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei (and Twins by proxy) are set in the same Earth?" Tags="&lt;ano-natsu-de-matteru&gt;&lt;please-teacher&gt;&lt;please-twins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26236" CreationDate="2015-09-28T12:24:27.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ep 12, from 13:20 to 14:40, the recording of the &quot;ancient aliens&quot; that visited Earth before begins playing, while Ichika is inside the federation probe being carried upwards into orbit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I wonder how long it has been, but thank you for finding this.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I made an emergency landing on this planet after my spaceship had trouble and was saved by someone here.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Before I knew, he meant a lot to me. But this is a remote planet where contact with the locals is forbidden. Help will soon be on its way.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I imagine my memories on this planet will be sealed away to mantain secrecy .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But... I wanted... to leave behind the memories I had with him, no matter what.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Even if my memories faded, even if I couldn't remember, I wanted to leave something behind. Thank you for finding it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I pray that at least my memories will live on with you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Please don't forget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing the text above with the story of Onegai Teacher, if it was left behind by Kazami Mizuho, it should be before she is recalled into HQ and everyone's memories are wiped out. One thing that does not click is that it seems like an accident. Mizuho came to earth on an observer assignment (contrast with Ichika, that came on a &quot;tourist visa&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the alien's technological similarities I pointed out in the other question are then justified if they are the same universe. You would pretty much expect &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Nacelle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;warp nacelles&lt;/a&gt; in any Federation ship if it is in the Star Treck universe, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the final evidence is that the above text is voiced by Mizuho's Seyuu, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inoue Kikuko&lt;/a&gt;. Anime News Network has credits for her as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13448&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Misterious Voice (ep. 12)&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The production staff for both series is very similar and they share the same character designer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they probably are the same universe. Whether any of the characters is a descendant of Onegai ones, is better left to the realm of speculation. But it could explain why Ichika has memories of Mizuho's recording.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T12:24:27.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26181" CreationDate="2015-09-28T14:39:32.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around 1:24 of your clip, Guy says 「積」 &lt;em&gt;seki&lt;/em&gt;. This is not really a word, per se, but you can take it to &quot;mean&quot; something like &quot;to accumulate&quot; - it is the same character used in the verb 積もる &lt;em&gt;tsumoru&lt;/em&gt;, which means just that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, at 4:14, the thing he says is 「流」 &lt;em&gt;ryuu&lt;/em&gt;. Again, this is also not really a word, but it is the same character used in 流れる &lt;em&gt;nagareru&lt;/em&gt;, which means &quot;to flow&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutoxjunkie.blog107.fc2.com/blog-entry-1265.html?sp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some random blog I found&lt;/a&gt;, Guy apparently says the former utterance to build up chakra, and then the latter utterance to release that same chakra. You probably didn't notice, given the prolonged flashback in between the two utterances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T14:39:32.970" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26229" CreationDate="2015-09-28T15:27:59.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe VAP is what that actually is. Their website is here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vap.co.jp/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vap&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, according to animenewsnetwork:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;VAP is a subsidiary of the NTV (Nippon Television Network) Group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=589&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;animenewsnetwork&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; page that lists all of the anime's Vap has been involved with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T15:27:59.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-28T15:48:22.050" Score="3" ViewCount="745" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's towards the end of the episode, something about Sinking Ships but I can't find the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18207" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T13:35:33.967" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T13:35:33.967" Title="What's the name of the song that played in the last few minutes of episode 13 of Charlotte?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-28T20:47:30.960" Score="1" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need help. I'm searching for a melody from the last episode of the 2nd season of Sekaiichi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Takano couldn't hear his confession and holds his hand then that melody starts. It's a piano melody, and it starts about 16:00 minutes in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please can anyone tell me where I can find the melody? (╥﹏╥) I have searched almost everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18210" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T21:29:12.790" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T21:29:12.790" Title="What's this piece of music that plays in the 2nd season of Sekaiichi?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26229" CreationDate="2015-09-28T22:12:36.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes I know this logo it's from the &lt;strong&gt;VAP entertainment company&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not very clear from their Wikipedia or ANN page how many branches this company has and what they do exactly but they seem to be involved in broadcasting and obviously operating as a music label besides production or licensing and distribution of anime and games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logo is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Script_typeface&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;script typeface&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;serifs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swash_%28typography%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;swashes&lt;/a&gt;. In script the lower letter &lt;em&gt;v&lt;/em&gt; is connected at the top where the lower letter &lt;em&gt;u&lt;/em&gt; is connected at the bottom, similar to the &lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt;. That's how you usually can tell them apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/95se3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using reverse image search for fonts and logos can be tricky. While &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kerning&lt;/a&gt; shouldn't be a problem for OCR, these letters are melted together and baked into artifacts and noisy background. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another option to avoid misinterpreting logos would be too look for product codes or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;URLs&lt;/a&gt; on the disk or jacket and look these up instead of reverse image search.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T22:12:36.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-29T01:12:31.667" Score="2" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where I can get the old Lupin DVD's containing the original English dubs by Streamline Pictures? The ones you can buy on amazon.com seem to be done with new English audio recording with different voice actors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18211" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T01:26:54.323" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T01:26:54.323" Title="What happened to the original English dubs of Lupin III by Streamline Pictures?" Tags="&lt;lupin-the-third&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26242" CreationDate="2015-09-29T02:46:28.110" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;「君の文字」 &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Moji&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Your Glyphs&quot;, sung by Kumaki Anri. It ought to be out as part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/53674&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the OST&lt;/a&gt; on 4 Nov 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Sinking Ships&quot; is the one that starts at around 12:50 into the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T02:46:28.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-29T04:59:36.877" Score="3" ViewCount="573" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the song that starts playing as Sion's mom reads the note from Sion at the end of episode 4, &quot;Good and Evil&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16291" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T17:35:31.663" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T17:35:31.663" Title="What's the name of the song at the end of No. 6 episode 4?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;no.-6&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26247" CreationDate="2015-09-29T04:59:36.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the song is Rokutousei No Yoru by artist Aimer. You can hear a full version of it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsxUEp2dTPA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16291" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T04:59:36.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26251" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-29T09:57:09.103" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T09:57:09.103" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T09:57:09.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26252" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-29T09:57:09.103" Score="0" Body="A manga/anime adaptation based on nine-volume novel series of Atsuko Asano." OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T12:44:07.263" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T12:44:07.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26253" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-09-29T10:00:48.093" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T10:00:48.093" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T10:00:48.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26254" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-09-29T10:00:48.093" Score="0" Body="An anime television series, scripted by Yousuke Kuroda , which was later made into a light novel and one-volume manga series." OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T12:44:42.307" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T12:44:42.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26255" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26259" CreationDate="2015-09-29T12:05:31.507" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, Farangis (or however we wanna spell the priestess' name) shoots Xandes in the back while he's running away after facing Daryun in battle and losing to him. After the arrow lands on his back, Xandes falls off a cliff to what I thought was his death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WnQf9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WnQf9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Xandes with an arrow on his back falling off a cliff&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in 19 I saw a character that looked like Xandes again:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VogKj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VogKj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sam, Hermes and Xandes&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that was then confirmed to be him indeed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hJEjZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hJEjZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sam mentioning Xandes by name&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly did Xandes survive? Is it mentioned in the previous adaptations or in the original novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T13:27:25.297" Title="How did Xandes survive?" Tags="&lt;arslan-senki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26255" CreationDate="2015-09-29T13:21:36.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the details behind his survival are not mentioned in the original novels either as he is a minor character. Therefore, all they wrote is that he survived, that is all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arslansenki.wikia.com/wiki/Xandes/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Xandes&lt;/a&gt; survived the encounter, and at the beginning of the next year he joins Hilmes's Army of Parsians after the latter is task by Guiscard to subdue the rebellious Temple Knights of Bodin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first intuition is that, judging from the fact that he can swing such giant weapons, it shows he does have amazing physical strength and probably dexterity and this allowed him to survive a non-fatal arrow to the shoulder and get back to Hilmes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Xandes carries a very large sword and stated that he is a great warrior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second guess would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://arslansenki.wikia.com/wiki/Arzhang/Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arzhang&lt;/a&gt; saving him after he fell off the cliff, like how he saved Hilmes in the 2nd last episode. Arzhang also collected Xandes after he was wounded in his duel with Daryun, so we can say that Arzhang probably saved him when he was hit by the arrow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T13:27:25.297" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T13:27:25.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5778" CreationDate="2015-09-29T15:36:44.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Moral quandries aside,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has yet to get a lasting grip on a master ball, and except in the Safari zone, you'll notice he's never been good at capturing pokemon (his pokemon-per-badge ratio is pretty low). He also very rarely buys or gets anything better than the most basic pokeballs if you notice. And if you've ever played the games, you'll know how important those better balls are for better captures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short... shoddy equipment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, second reason... if you notice, he rarely captures, period (again, with the exception of the safari zone). He's more like the coach that focuses on training his team rather than the coach who trades for better players. (Also, remember his experience with Charizard... he knows too powerful pokemon types can be hard for him to handle, and later on he just kept in the habit as far as I can tell. I mean, think how often he had to get skin grafts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18217" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T15:36:44.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26269" CreationDate="2015-09-29T16:10:05.657" Score="14" ViewCount="1338" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of Black Bullet, it was said in the narration that all cursed children are girls. Has this been explained why in the light novel? Are the boys instantly turned into gastrea when infected by the virus or what? As far as I can tell from the 13 episodes of the anime, it wasn't explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T23:30:19.663" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T23:30:19.663" Title="Why is it that cursed children are all female?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26368" CreationDate="2015-09-29T19:02:43.860" Score="3" ViewCount="1627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna start watching Hayate no Gotoku anime and I haven't read the manga so I need to know whether the anime adapted the manga closely. I am referring to all of the anime seasons and movies .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T02:08:04.307" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T17:05:15.757" Title="Did the Hayate no Gotoku anime adapt the manga closely?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24274" CreationDate="2015-09-29T20:37:25.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A sword is only as sharp as the one who wields it. The sharingan was nothing but a ninja tool that Kakashi used. And he was good at it considering the fact that he was not a true Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the tools a ninja uses is not the only criteria that would be considered while appointing him to a post of a kage. His diplomatic skills, his relation with the other villages, his services to the nation are some of the other (among a larger list) that needs to be considered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all these aspects, Kakashi has excelled. There can be no doubt on the fact that Kakashi was capable of fighting with and without the sharingan. His skills in strategy were at par with the best of the best. He had fair diplomatic skills, which we can assume from the fact that he had already been appointed for the post of hokage earlier (right after Danzo dies). He was a person of calm demeanor and not pragmatic. He weighed his options before making a decision and could think calmly in the face of adversity. All these does make him a strong contender for the position of Kage.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsunade was not only appointed as the hokage because she was a great medical ninja, but also because of her services in the endorsing the idea of the 4 man ninja team with a medic ninja included in each team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the sharingan that Kakashi had only allowed him to read the movements of his opponents in a precise manner. His ability to copy the jutsu was aided by the sharingan, but in the end he had to commit it to memory so that he could use it later on. Also he must have had excellent chakra control to read the hand signs of a jutsu once and copy it immediately. Also, he himself mentions while aiding naruto create his rasen shuriken, that he could use chakra of elements other than thunder. We have seen him use water style, earth style and fire style. So, his strength is not solely because of the sharingan. Like a tool, the sharingan helped his cause. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="2077" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T20:43:09.537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T20:43:09.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26263" CreationDate="2015-09-29T23:30:03.497" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't say for sure if or when this is mentioned in the light novel, but the manga certainly covers it more explicitly.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, the Gastrea virus can enter the mouth of a pregnant woman, and this can lead to the birth of a 'Cursed Child'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/12809800119fa14d68b57f35f3848590.png&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, when Rentaro talks with the old man looking after the cursed children outside of the city, the following exchange takes place, which sheds a bit more light on why the cursed children are all female:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.gyazo.com/632cbcb864c3df686ebf5fd25db38400.png&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply said, &lt;strong&gt;once the Gastrea virus enters a mother and infects a fertilised egg, the virus itself will force the child to become female&lt;/strong&gt;, in addition to receiving the other common traits, such as red eyes. If an embryo is already past the point where cells have begun to be specialised and it's sex has been decided, the Gastrea virus will simply infect the child just as it would with any other human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T23:30:03.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19972" CreationDate="2015-09-29T23:57:22.340" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Galaxy Express 999 Adieu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conveyor belt is bright purple and covered with rows of bodies of non-robotic people, going towards a bright white light. The boy with the gun, Tetsuro, stands watching the process with 3 of his traveling party, as the bodies are processed. They are dropped through what looks like lines of electricity and a white orb is extracted which is contained in a tiny pill that is essentially robot food. It is referred to as the flame of life. – This link is bad quality but is on the scene. &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/RI-b9_o3nSk?t=5523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/RI-b9_o3nSk?t=5523&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18226" LastEditorUserId="18226" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T05:50:08.763" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T05:50:08.763" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13129" CreationDate="2015-09-30T00:07:36.337" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The video games, manga, and anime are all different stories. Each is canon only to it's own plot. Since the video game came first however, we can assume the video game is considered canon unless you are speaking directly about the anime or manga, in which case that universe takes precedence. In the absence of information from the video game, I would say information from the anime comes next, since it came out before the manga. (Though arguably the manga fits the games better then the anime, therefore it takes the spot at second most canonical.) It entirely depends on how you see the Pokemon universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18227" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T00:07:36.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26280" CreationDate="2015-09-30T03:45:47.400" Score="6" ViewCount="687" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wikia page stated that Toshinou Kyouko is 14 years old, Funami Yui is 14, Akaza Akari is 13 and Chinatsu is 13. Chinatsu added the honorific senpai when she called Kyouko and Yui's name. However Akari who is of the same age as her did not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this because Akari is close enough to Kyouko and Yui that she dropped the honorific despite being the kouhai (junior)? Or is she actually the same grade as Kyouko and Yui despite being one year younger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:33:27.453" Title="Is Akaza Akari the same grade as Toshinou Kyouko and Funami Yui?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26276" CreationDate="2015-09-30T04:22:34.157" Score="1" ViewCount="2933" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Anri dials Mika at the end of the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!! ×2 Ten&lt;/em&gt; (episode 24 of ×2), we see a shot of some of the contacts on her phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yePQ0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yePQ0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anri&amp;#39;s phone contacts&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Entry #6, highlighted in the screenshot above, is someone named Tsutsukawa Azusa (筒川アズサ). As of this point in the story, am I supposed to know who that is? It's awfully difficult to keep track, what with DRRR having so many characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Incidentally, the rest of that list is, in order: Akabayashi; Kadota; Karisawa; Shinra; Kida; Aoba; (Tsutsukawa); Togusa; Harima. Curiously, she only has 12 contacts in her phone.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2020-06-09T06:56:49.357" Title="Should I know who Tsutsukawa Azusa is as of the end of Durarara!! ×2 Ten?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26277" CreationDate="2015-09-30T04:34:02.713" Score="0" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 24 of &lt;em&gt;Durarara!! ×2&lt;/em&gt; (the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Ten&lt;/em&gt;), Izaya identifies himself to Vorona as one of her previous clients. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did Izaya actually hire Vorona to do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was Yodogiri who hired her and Slon to abduct Awakusu Akane, and I don't seem to recall having been told who hired them to attack Anri (and in any case, I don't see what Izaya's motive for having Anri killed would be, though his motives are admittedly a &lt;em&gt;little bit&lt;/em&gt; opaque at times). Am I forgetting something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T20:10:52.707" Title="What did Izaya hire Vorona to do?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26274" CreationDate="2015-09-30T04:54:08.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is one of Karisawa's cosplayer friends, the girl that made Anri cosplay in one of the episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCfBs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCfBs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Azurin and Reh-chan at the hospital&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A screenshot of Azurin and Reh-chan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Azurin and Reh-chan were amongst Karisawa’s fellow cosplayers, and were about the same age as Anri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://popsiclete.blogspot.sg/2013/10/drrr-vol10-chapter-2-part-12.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 10 Chapter 2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T05:11:19.603" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T05:11:19.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26275" CreationDate="2015-09-30T05:03:40.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, it was Izaya that ordered them to hurt Anri, which happened in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Varona#Akane_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akane arc&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Varona arrives at their hideout and Sloan tells her of another job given to them by Izaya Orihara to neutralize, but not kill, Anri Sonohara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason, it was not mentioned, but it was probably to make sure she would not interfere with Haruna Niekawa as she controlled the Saika children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that Haruna Niekawa wants revenge on Anri and also wants to know the location of Takashi Nasujima. Izaya has promised her both. So it would be logical for Izaya to use Varona to fulfill his promise to Haruna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T20:10:52.707" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T20:10:52.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-30T05:06:37.027" Score="5" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Things by Maeda Jun feature baseball. A lot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Clannad: After Story&lt;/em&gt; is a baseball episode, and there's a fair bit of baseball elsewhere in both seasons of &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;. Episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt; is a baseball episode. Episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; is a baseball episode, and the whole Hinata/Yui thing later in the show is also rife with baseball. &lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt; is brimming with baseball. I'm told that &lt;em&gt;Rewrite&lt;/em&gt; (the VN) also has baseball in it. Dunno about &lt;em&gt;Air&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Kanon&lt;/em&gt;, but I'd be surprised if they were devoid of baseball. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know baseball is big in Japan, and I know that Maeda's work is formulaic to a degree (ever seen the Maeda Jun bingo board?), but this goes beyond that. Why does Maeda Jun put baseball in so many of his works? (I've heard that Key has some sort of sponsorship deal with a baseball team. Is this true? If so, that'd explain it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T08:48:26.243" Title="Why do Maeda Jun productions so frequently feature baseball?" Tags="&lt;jun-maeda&gt;&lt;key&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26278" CreationDate="2015-09-30T05:36:00.397" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two reasons I can come up with is that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, and therefore is a common &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaseballEpisode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;troupe&lt;/a&gt; in anime and Maeda Jun just uses it a lot, in order to provide a filler and some comedy in a show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second reason is advertisement for Yokohama DeNA BayStars, where they collaborate on the baseball episodes, where some characters are based on or named after the DeNA team members. But, I can only be &lt;a href=&quot;http://seagull.hateblo.jp/entry/charlotte-baystars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sure for that for Charlotte&lt;/a&gt;, not the other anime you have mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This entire anime is done in collaboration with DeNA Baystars, which is a baseball team in Yokohama, Japan. The characters are even named after the team members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T05:36:00.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26272" CreationDate="2015-09-30T06:27:00.627" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I belive they are different years as on the Wikia there are 2 categories for &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuruyuri.wikia.com/wiki/Category:First_Year_Student&quot;&gt;First Year&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuruyuri.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Second_Year_Students&quot;&gt;Second Year&lt;/a&gt; Students&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you'll notice that Akari, Chinatsu, Himawari and Sakurako are all first year students with Akari's profile on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuruYuri#The_Amusement_Club&quot;&gt;Wikiapedia&lt;/a&gt; saying that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chinatsu, Sakurako and Himawari are her classmates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Second Year Students we Ayano and Chitose however we don't see Yui or Kyoko on there but their character songs, but in the first years category Akari's and Chinatsu's character songs appeared here aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuruyuri.wikia.com/wiki/Yui#Trivia&quot;&gt;Yui's trivia section&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although she is arguably the most mature, &lt;strong&gt;she is the youngest of the Second-Year students.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Kyoko is &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuruyuri.wikia.com/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dko_Toshin%C5%8D#Trivia&quot;&gt;25 days older&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oddly enough, as well as being best friends with Yui since they were very little, they were also born only 25 days apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=305333#msg11033105&quot;&gt;My Anime List forum post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well, you know, I guess this is may be because of the difference of school cultures between Japan and Western countries, it seems translaters changed and translated from 'top in her grade' to 'top in her class'.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But actually, 'gakunen top' meant 'She always wins the top in her second grade'&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Well, at any rate, just studying one night and getting such a high grade every time is so amazing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=305333#msg11035899&quot;&gt;further down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the US at least class generally refers to your grade level. When you refer to top of the class, that would be the top student of your year. Saying top of your grade is pretty much never used (I've never heard anyone use it personally). So that's a logical translation, it still means the same thing but is phrased appropriately for the US, which is CrunchyRoll's main target audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these are talking about what happened in &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuruyuri.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_02_-_The_Student_Council_Meeting&quot;&gt;Season 1 - Episode 2: The Student Council Meeting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ayano, as Kyouko's rival, is upset that Kyouko beat her in the placement test. Ayano bursts into the Amusement Club room, followed by Chitose. Ayano is annoyed at Kyouko because although she hardy studies, she always gains top of the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically it would not make sense for Ayano, a Second Year, to be beaten by Kyoko if she was a first year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus all this seems to indicate that Kyoko is a Second Year with Yui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Akari not using &lt;em&gt;-senpai&lt;/em&gt; to address Yui and Kyoko like what Chinatsu does this is probably as you suggest due to their closeness as later in the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; we see Akari, Yui and Kyoko as children when they were young with Kyoko being bullied by a young Chinatsu (who they don't recognize when they are older) and Akari standing up for Kyoko&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:33:27.453" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:33:27.453" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-30T10:21:44.463" Score="0" ViewCount="4742" Body="&lt;p&gt;When did &lt;strong&gt;Luffy&lt;/strong&gt; meet his father (&lt;strong&gt;Dragon&lt;/strong&gt;) again in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18232" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T08:26:00.920" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T08:26:00.920" Title="When did Luffy meet his father again in person?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26281" CreationDate="2015-09-30T10:30:30.757" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 100, was the only time they met. Dragon stopped Smoker from capturing his son Luffy. Despite the fact that they never actually talked to each other, this is the only moment we know Dragon and Luffy met, since Luffy began his journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDWUo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D9r91m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T10:31:49.967" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T10:31:49.967" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26298" CreationDate="2015-09-30T20:31:46.440" Score="19" ViewCount="24635" Body="&lt;p&gt;The idea of not asking and promote one or the other, just a healthy curiosity to know who came before, given the shortage of reliable sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Digimon&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Digimon&lt;/strong&gt;, short for &quot;Digital Monsters&quot; literally Digital Monsters) is a&#xA;  franchise of digital toys, anime, manga and video games launched in&#xA;  1995 and covers the history of creatures called Digimon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akiyoshi Hongo is assigned as the creator of the concept of Digimon,&#xA;  but in fact it is a group of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There was also a rumor that Digimon started in a game of cards with&#xA;  the similar name, but who actually created Digimon Aki Maita was a&#xA;  woman of only thirty years. Aki Maita &lt;strong&gt;had the idea in the early 90s&lt;/strong&gt; to&#xA;  create virtual monsters. Digimon originated the Tamagotchi which are&#xA;  also a creation of Aki Maita, an innovation that Aki gave his monsters&#xA;  called Digital Monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon&quot;&gt;Translated from here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Pokémon&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pokémon&lt;/strong&gt; is a media franchise owned by The Pokémon Company, having been&#xA;  created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995. It centers on fictional creatures&#xA;  called &quot;Pokémon&quot;, that humans capture and train them to fight against&#xA;  each other as a sport.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tajiri &lt;strong&gt;had the idea of Pokémon around 1989 or 1990&lt;/strong&gt; when the Game&#xA;  Boy was released. The concept of the Pokémon universe was inspired by&#xA;  the Hobby executive director Satoshi Tajiri collecting insects as a&#xA;  child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon&quot;&gt;Translated from here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11209" LastActivityDate="2021-01-05T18:16:58.983" Title="Who came first? Pokemon or Digimon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26185" CreationDate="2015-09-30T20:56:04.843" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What came to mind was that it would be something to do with his past. With his first wanted poster, the camera had the lens cap on, so there was no picture and so few people really knew who Black Leg Sanji really looked like. But with the new one, the picture finally came across some high up in the government and finally recognize Adult Sanji and child Sanji. And this person being someone with some pull was able to change the bounty to Alive only. But who could this person be?? One idea was that someone that was on the ship that Orbit, that Sanji was on before Zeff and the Cook pirates attacked. Myabe this person felt guilty about Sanji being tossed overboard and not being able to help him, wants to try to help him change his way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or maybe some female navy officer saw Sanjis picture and flip out, the same way he flips out when he sees any girl. And now she wants sanji for herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18249" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T20:56:04.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26294" CreationDate="2015-10-01T02:11:18.500" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; came before &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; The conceptualization of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; predates the conceptualization of &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;, the game release of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; predates the game release of &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;, and the anime broadcast date of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; predates the anime film release of &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;. The &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt; game release happened after the &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; anime had started airing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The details:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; was conceptualized by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E5%B0%BB%E6%99%BA&quot;&gt;田尻智&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Satoshi_Tajiri&quot;&gt;Satoshi Tajiri&lt;/a&gt;). He came up with 『ゲームフリーク』(GAME FREAK) as a &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Freak#History&quot;&gt;doujin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (self-published) print &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E5%B0%BB%E6%99%BA#.E3.82.B2.E3.83.BC.E3.83.A0.E3.83.95.E3.83.AA.E3.83.BC.E3.82.AF.E5.89.B5.E5.88.8A&quot;&gt;magazine in 1983&lt;/a&gt; in cooperation with &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E6%A3%AE%E5%BB%BA#.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot;&gt;杉森建&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ken_Sugimori&quot;&gt;Sugimori Ken&lt;/a&gt;), and the first game produced by GAME FREAK was &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3&quot;&gt;『クインティ』&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Quinty&lt;/em&gt;, known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendel_Palace&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mendel Palace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in English) on June 27th, 1989. Using the earnings from this game, GAME FREAK became its own company under the name 株式会社ゲームフリーク (&lt;em&gt;Kabushiki Gaisha Geemu Furiiku&lt;/em&gt;) on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF&quot;&gt;April 26th, 1989&lt;/a&gt; under Tajiri, Sugimori, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A2%97%E7%94%B0%E9%A0%86%E4%B8%80#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot;&gt;増田順一&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Junichi_Masuda&quot;&gt;Masuda Junichi&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;GAME FREAK intended to begin production of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E5%B0%BB%E6%99%BA#.E3.83.9D.E3.82.B1.E3.83.83.E3.83.88.E3.83.A2.E3.83.B3.E3.82.B9.E3.82.BF.E3.83.BC&quot;&gt;as soon as it commenced operation in 1989&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, but due to a variety of interruptions, the game was not completed and released until 1996 (in the meantime, GAME FREAK released &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF#.E5.88.B6.E4.BD.9C.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81&quot;&gt;other games&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; was finally released as an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(video_game_series)#Generations&quot;&gt;RPG-style video game&lt;/a&gt; for Nintendo's Game Boy &lt;strong&gt;on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_(%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0)&quot;&gt;February 27th, 1996&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/gfreak/&quot;&gt;the team of&lt;/a&gt; Tajiri, Sugimori, Masuda, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E6%9C%AC%E8%8C%82%E6%A8%B9_(%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC)&quot;&gt;森本茂樹&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shigeki_Morimoto&quot;&gt;Morimoto Shigeki&lt;/a&gt;, who appears in some of the games as &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shigeki_Morimoto#In-game_cameo_appearance&quot;&gt;a non-playable character&lt;/a&gt;), 藤原基史 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shigeki_Morimoto#In-game_cameo_appearance&quot;&gt;Fujiwara Motofumi&lt;/a&gt;), 太田健程 (Oota Takenori), and 渡辺哲也 (Watanabe Tetsuya). This was 『ポケットモンスター 赤・緑』 (&lt;em&gt;Pocket Monster Red・Green&lt;/em&gt;.『ポケットモンスター 青』[Blue] was released &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_(%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0)#.E3.82.B7.E3.83.AA.E3.83.BC.E3.82.BA.E4.B8.80.E8.A6.A7&quot;&gt;October 15th, 1996&lt;/a&gt;). The TV anime started to be &lt;strong&gt;broadcast on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot;&gt;April 1st, 1997&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%BA_(%E7%8E%A9%E5%85%B7)#.E6.B2.BF.E9.9D.A9&quot;&gt;ウィズ&lt;/a&gt; (WiZ Co., Ltd.) toy manufacturer and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4#.E3.82.AA.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B8.E3.83.8A.E3.83.AB.E7.8E.A9.E5.85.B7&quot;&gt;バンダイ&lt;/a&gt; (BANDAI Co., Ltd.) produced たまごっち (Tamagotchi) keychain digital pet game together and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9F%E3%81%BE%E3%81%94%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;released it on November 23rd, 1996&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Maita Aki, a BANDAI employee has been credited with coming up with it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mimitchi.com/html/aki.htm&quot;&gt;saying in an interview&lt;/a&gt; that she &quot;hatched the idea for a virtual pet about a year ago while watching a television commercial about a little boy who insisted on taking his turtle to kindergarten&quot; (the date of the interview is not mentioned, but the article records, &quot;Last October, Maita took Tamagotchi prototypes to the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district for a consumer test. . . . By November, the Tamagotchi was on the market in Japan&quot;). She says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. . . it wasn't my accomplishment alone. I only came up with the idea, developed the concept and took charge of the marketing program. It also took a technician and public relations person to make it into a product . . .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternately, in an interview asking how he came up with the idea of Tamagotchi, WiZ's Yokoi Akihiro takes credit for its conceptualization, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.santacruz.com/news/tamagotchi_mans_best_trend.html&quot;&gt;saying&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aquarium fish simulation was popular software back in ‘93 and ‘94 in Japan. However, (the) personal computer itself was not popular within the Japanese community (at) that time. Personally, I love all sorts of animals, so I was trying to create a toy which gives users a chance to raise their own pet, a toy that owners will enjoy the process (of) and feel empathy with their pet.&#xA;  When I was working in Bandai, the leading toy maker, one of my roles was to develop handheld games, and among all those LCD handheld games that I created, I chose to focus on virtual pet handheld(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt; was conceptualized in 1996 as a simple &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tamagotchi&lt;/em&gt;-style raising-monsters-as-digital-pets game&lt;/a&gt; and released by the same pair of companies as the 『デジタルモンスター』(&lt;em&gt;Digital Monster&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot;&gt;cell phone game on &lt;strong&gt;June 26th, 1997&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The copyright is held by a 擬人名称, a.k.a. ハウスネーム (&lt;em&gt;kijin meishou&lt;/em&gt; or &quot;housename&quot; --- that is, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot;&gt;a non-human entity given a personified name) called 本郷あきよし (&lt;em&gt;Hongo Akiyoshi&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; but is owned jointly by WiZ and BANDAI. Most of the character designs for &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt; were by 渡辺けんじ (Watanabe Kenji), ボルケーノ太田 (Oota Volcano), and 北川原真 (Kitagawa [not sure of romanization of his/her first name]). An anime theatrical film titled 『デジモンアドベンチャー』(&lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/em&gt;) was &lt;strong&gt;released on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure#Digimon_Adventure_.28Movie.29&quot;&gt;March 6th, 1999&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and then the TV anime of the same name started to be broadcast on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_episodes_and_movies#Series_overview&quot;&gt;March 7th, 1999&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="8134" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T06:56:27.970" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T06:56:27.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26311" CreationDate="2015-10-01T07:04:31.510" Score="2" ViewCount="7769" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the anime, I feel the need to finish the story through the novel. However, I do not know where in the novel did the anime end off or if it even followed the novel's plotline at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is that if I were to read the novel:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Where should I start?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Would I miss anything if I start where the anime ended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T21:37:07.010" LastActivityDate="2018-04-09T15:11:33.823" Title="How much of the novel is covered in the anime?" Tags="&lt;arslan-senki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15585" CreationDate="2015-10-01T07:21:12.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it can.&#xA;Kage Bunshin making Kage Bunshin is called Tajuu Kage Bunshin.&#xA;you can see it from the interval and placement of the new clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T07:21:12.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26175" CreationDate="2015-10-01T07:30:21.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song Sara Shane wrote for Yuu, &quot;Trigger&quot; is the same song from the timeline where nearly everyone were being imprisoned and perished.  This was not the only time that things were noticed to be off by Yuu.  It is mentioned several times that there was a void that he either could not figure out.  His experiences coupled with the time that passes and then the introduction of that song that aligned with the timeline of that memory, &quot;Trigger&quot;ed him to regain all of his memories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18259" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T07:30:21.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26308" CreationDate="2015-10-01T07:39:55.043" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime was based of Arakawa Hiromu's manga adaptation of the original light novels so it does differ quite a bit from the original novels. However, the major events remain largely the same but how they arrive at that point is different to a certain degree. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if you were to read the novels, start from Shadow of a Lone Rider (Volume 5), which is after Road of Blood and Sweat (Volume 4), which is the book where the anime ended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the last 2 episodes of the OVA adaptation in 1995 did loosely cover  Shadow of a Lone Rider, so you can actually watch the last 2 episodes of the OVA instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, start reading from A Frenzy of Dust (Volume 6) which comes after Shadow of a Lone Rider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: With the new release of Arslan Senki: Fuujin Ranbu, which covers Shadow of a Lone Rider (Volume 5) and A Frenzy of Dust (Volume 6). You can now instead start reading from The Capital Retaken (Volume 7) instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T16:32:23.777" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:32:23.777" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26133" CreationDate="2015-10-01T07:46:16.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fake doesn't necessarily mean not convincing.  Remember, by this time L knew that there were more than one and that the second had an ability that the first did not have.  L knew this and arranged the fake information but also used dead bodies.  He even went to the trouble to find people with the same name.  L actually uses that same tactic twice in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18259" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T07:46:16.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26329" CreationDate="2015-10-01T07:49:14.423" Score="7" ViewCount="5980" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;Akarin&lt;/em&gt; seems related to the fact that Akari is considered as a &lt;em&gt;transparent&lt;/em&gt; person. As an example, every time Akari becomes transparent, the word Akarin appears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d3H7a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akarin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, Akari seems to dislike this word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &lt;em&gt;Akarin&lt;/em&gt; means? What is its etymology?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T10:59:13.043" LastActivityDate="2019-08-07T05:21:51.647" Title="What does the word &quot;Akarin&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26313" CreationDate="2015-10-01T09:49:01.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akarin is made to say the name funnily or tease her. Also Kyokorin, Chinarin exist for same reason. Putting the -n to the Japanese name is a way to make a nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18264" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T09:49:01.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-01T13:38:06.780" Score="1" ViewCount="8238" Body="&lt;p&gt;If possible I'd like to know the YouTube link for this song. It plays during episode 16 of Shingeki no Kyojin when they receive their capes for joining the Survey Corps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18011" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T15:14:45.410" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T02:52:08.953" Title="What's the name of this song from Episode 16 of Shingeki no Kyojin?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26324" CreationDate="2015-10-01T16:41:24.530" Score="2" ViewCount="4242" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the title, I'd like to know how many chapters the manga of Toradora! has so far, up to now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible (but unnecessary) I also wouldn't mind knowing what website(s) I could go to for updates on ongoing manga; not the manga itself, but meaning that the website informs about updates to ongoing manga that have new chapters/volumes released. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18230" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T19:32:25.130" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T18:11:07.170" Title="How many chapters does the Toradora! manga have so far?" Tags="&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26323" CreationDate="2015-10-01T17:03:34.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this list: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toradora!_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Toradora!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; there are 81 chapters. If you would like better descriptions of each chapter you can try the wikia on this page: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tora-dora.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapters - Toradora!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and select the chapter you would like to learn more about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="27875" LastEditDate="2020-11-19T18:11:07.170" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T18:11:07.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26326" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-01T19:30:02.877" Score="6" ViewCount="21779" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that in &lt;em&gt;Strike The Blood EX&lt;/em&gt;, Kojou seems to have two children, so &lt;em&gt;EX&lt;/em&gt; has to be set in the future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it the future of the &quot;world&quot; the story takes place or is it the &quot;future&quot; shown at the end of the anime where Reina came from (you can see Kojou's daughters Reina and Moegi)? Or is &lt;em&gt;EX&lt;/em&gt; maybe only the name of the last arc in the anime (where Reina appears)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T00:11:54.873" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T17:59:20.143" Title="What is the relation between Strike The Blood and Strike The Blood EX?" Tags="&lt;strike-the-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26313" CreationDate="2015-10-01T23:12:05.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's actually two things - one is making a diminutive (i.e. cutesy) form of the name, but the other is turning the name into an onomatopoeia. In Himouto Umaru-chan, there are a few things that Umaru does (mostly switching between her &quot;indoors&quot; and &quot;outdoors&quot; personas) that are accompanied by the sound effect &quot;Umaru~n&quot;, basically suggesting the sound of &quot;doing the Umaru thing&quot;. So here, it's overlaid on top of Akari &quot;doing the Akari thing&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T23:12:05.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26313" CreationDate="2015-10-01T23:51:52.650" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's actually a lot to this expression, including a lot of nuance and some understanding of each character's personality.  Bear in mind, I have a pretty pedestrian understanding of the full nuances of the Japanese language, but I'll be happy to cite my sources where need be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, let's start with Yuru Yuri.  Akari is made out to be the decoy protagonist &lt;em&gt;very early on&lt;/em&gt;, and as such, the fact that she's has very little presence is a running gag in the series.  In the first episode, around 16:40 is everyone comes to that realization (spearheaded by Kyouko).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around this time, the nickname actually comes up, and this is the beginning of her being &lt;em&gt;teased&lt;/em&gt; with &quot;Akari~n!&quot; (and turning invisible).  Notice that the first episode's intro doesn't do anything fishy with her or her visibility (in the same way that the subsequent intros &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, let's move on to normal Japanese naming convention.  In Japan, it's only considered okay to call someone by their first name if you're really close to them.  From what I've seen, nicknames are &lt;em&gt;slightly&lt;/em&gt; more relaxed, so you'll see and hear people calling each other by their nicknames quite often in anime.  From this, it's implied that Yui, Kyouko, and Chinatsu are at least incredibly friendly with Akari enough to call her by any sort of nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding ん to the end of a name (and it depends on the name) invokes a cutesy, childish sounding variant of it, and can be considered to be a cutesy sort of nickname for the person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T23:51:52.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-02T00:04:09.957" Score="7" ViewCount="2730" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOGEl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOGEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can think of a few meanings for the crystal, but I was wondering if there is anything &quot;official&quot; stated or if it was related to an actual crystal in the series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe its just that someone on the Naruto production team likes Final Fantasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T18:35:58.553" Title="What does the crystal represent in the new Naruto Op (ep 432)" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26331" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26332" CreationDate="2015-10-02T00:15:17.063" Score="5" ViewCount="2874" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 of the anime, the characters start off in the Shiganshina district.  When and how did they get inside wall Maria?  It shows them on a river barge with other refugees, but I do not think that explains it.  Is there a gate on the river for the barge to go through?  If so, is the gate ever shown, explained or attacked?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18274" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T07:32:32.910" Title="In Attack on Titan, how did the river barge escape Shiganshina in episode 2?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26331" CreationDate="2015-10-02T01:10:53.790" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The refugees just sailed into wall Maria. There isn't much more to it than that. As far as I know the river gates were never explained, but they have been shown. In chapter 1 you can see the river flow through the walls and in chapter 73 you can see in more detail how the river flows freely in and out the walls through bars. I assume them to be able to open similarly to the regular gates. They have not been attacked and it has not been explained why. At this point it makes more sense to attack the regular gates than the bars, seeing we don't even known whether &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13446/can-the-titans-swim&quot;&gt;Titans can even swim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aldz5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aldz5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DNQ5l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DNQ5lm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T01:10:53.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26334" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26337" CreationDate="2015-10-02T01:46:22.150" Score="3" ViewCount="20930" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show &lt;em&gt;K: Return of Kings&lt;/em&gt; is going to be airing in fall 2015. I've seen the first season (&lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt;), but I haven't gotten around to watching the movie (&lt;em&gt;K: Missing Kings&lt;/em&gt;) yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I good to start watching the second season right away, or do I need to watch the movie first? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(While it's often the case that movies incidental to a TV series are just sidestories that you don't &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; to watch to follow the TV series, the naming scheme here makes me wonder if that's actually the case with &lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T03:27:27.093" Title="Should I watch the K movie (&quot;Missing Kings&quot;) before watching the second season (&quot;Return of Kings&quot;)?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26322" CreationDate="2015-10-02T02:36:46.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The song is called '&lt;strong&gt;Call Your Name&lt;/strong&gt;', arranged and composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's a link to the part that you mentioned, when they receive their capes: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApU72YmOcY8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApU72YmOcY8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an AMV of the song (which I have downloaded myself): &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9kKyo40PY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9kKyo40PY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend downloading an app called Shazam to help with identifying music and song lyrics &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13875" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T02:52:08.953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T02:52:08.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26334" CreationDate="2015-10-02T03:31:47.427" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should watch the movie, as it is related to the storyline of Return of The Kings (ROTK). If you don't, you will not know the major changes that have been made, nor the main villain of ROTK, nor will you know what happened to Shiro. These were all revealed in the movie. They would just allow Shiro to show up and you would not know what happened to him or how he was revived. Though it's just him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; using his powers to regenerate a body and being collected by the dying Golden king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, you should watch the movie before ROTK in order to avoid being confused by all the sudden changes in ROTK, since even the movie occurs after a time skip after the ending of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T20:08:01.953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T20:08:01.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27305" CreationDate="2015-10-02T06:55:07.337" Score="1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Phase 1 of &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalicia&lt;/em&gt; when Croix's group is heading back to Pastalia after Cloche collapsed Cocona becomes targeted by Grand Bell Knights because she is infected with I.P.D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding I.P.D can only be contracted by Reyvateil's yet no one bats an eye about Cocona being a Reyvateil rather her level of infection (thus the suprise deployment). both Luca and Cloche has had to have the Life Extending Agent administrated to them but Cocona has yet to receive one and while i've only just started Phase 3 there seem to be no indication Cocona is a Reyvateil (ie. she's not reading Hymmnos, not using Song Magic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is Cocona a Reyvateil? if so how far developed is she as a Reyvateil in comparison to Luca and Cloche&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T00:20:31.207" Title="Is Cocona a Reyvateil?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26330" CreationDate="2015-10-02T08:18:59.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the opening, here's my version :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's all about the collective hopes and dreams people have for one&#xA;  another and themselves. All of the dead characters passed down the&#xA;  circular stone that represented the hopes they had for Naruto, who&#xA;  embodied the future. Naruto struggled to achieve the goal by&#xA;  struggling no matter how tired he was. Or this crystal can also be the past, that's why Sasuke would want to destroy it (but later, he accepts it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18086" LastEditorUserId="18086" LastEditDate="2015-10-02T08:24:42.883" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T08:24:42.883" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26349" CreationDate="2015-10-02T08:35:52.437" Score="13" ViewCount="13901" Body="&lt;p&gt;Occasionally someone posts a ecchi/H picture &lt;em&gt;on the internet&lt;/em&gt; and users reply with a prudish anime/manga girl with a sign saying 'LEWD'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition of Lewd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;crude and offensive in a sexual way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does this meme originate? what was the original &lt;em&gt;lewd&lt;/em&gt; picture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8gQI6m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8gQI6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2PeMcm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2PeMcm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MKMpFm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MKMpFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yICNQm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yICNQm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T01:57:33.873" Title="Where does the 'lewd' meme come from?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26278" CreationDate="2015-10-02T08:48:26.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan, especially HS Baseball or the &quot;Koshien tourney&quot; so it isn't that much of a surprise in some animes if Baseball is shown... Dunno bout this though but in Clannad, I think Jun Maeda still isn't that much into Baseball yet, the main character there plays or was a previous basketball player and the other blonde dude was a soccer player, I think. In season one, probably, there was a basketball tournament that took place in that first show which indicates that Jun Maeda was probably a basketball fan or watcher before but then shifted his focus to Baseball... After watching the Baseball episode in Clannad after story, I think that's the time Maeda's interest and passion for the game of Baseball blossomed... and that goes on and on now after seeing Angel Beats, Little Busters and now Charlotte having such well put Baseball scenes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18282" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T08:48:26.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-02T08:58:00.217" Score="3" ViewCount="1532" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was told by Gan Fall most people (still few) came to White Sea through an alternate way to the Knock-Up Stream. How much is known about this method?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18102" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T07:36:43.380" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T07:36:43.380" Title="How much is known about the Skypiea alternative path?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-02T11:22:49.817" Score="11" ViewCount="18186" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to follow a manga with the main character a first year high school student who just ridiculously excels at everything, and I mean everything. From math to frog jump and handling bullies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character is tall with tidy short hair in formal style (like Sanji but black, no bangs and tidier). He wears glasses that he tends to fix gracefully or stylishly like how smart people usually are portrayed in manga, always dresses very neatly, and can run very fast and possibly almost fly. He doesn't talk much unless necessary, and he shows his thoughts through direct actions which most of the time are unpredictable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last part that I remember is that he was treated to be a servant by a bully gang leader of the upper year, but he was serving the bully too well, that the bully ended up looking up to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18283" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:16:05.533" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:16:05.533" Title="What is this manga about a male high schooler who just ridiculously excels at everything?" Tags="&lt;sakamoto-desu-ga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:10:38.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26353" CreationDate="2015-10-02T11:30:23.210" Score="5" ViewCount="645" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Season 2 Episode 2 English Dub when the Light Music Club gets Sawako's old guitar appraised at the music store the value is $5,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am assuming that originally the price would be in ¥ but because it's the English dub it was changed to $. I had hoped that during the episode I would see a hint as to how much it actually was but the notes Rizu flashes to the club in the cafe all have 1,000 printed on them and the receipt showed only 4 digits where I assume the value of the guitar is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering what the actual value of the guitar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T19:52:34.223" Title="How much was Sawako's guitar worth?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26346" CreationDate="2015-10-02T11:33:44.837" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like you could be talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/48649/Sakamoto_desu_ga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakamoto desu ga?&lt;/a&gt;. Here's the blurb from MAL:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dw6D9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dw6D9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakamoto desu ga? first cover image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First year high school student Sakamoto isn't just cool, he's the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone's attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There's even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T11:33:44.837" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26343" CreationDate="2015-10-02T17:28:53.467" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Etymology&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Etymologically speaking, the word takes its root from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Old English&lt;/a&gt; lǣwede : &lt;em&gt;ignorant&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;unlearned&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Middle English&lt;/a&gt; it got transformed into leud/lewed (found those two ways to write it): &lt;em&gt;belonging to the common people, vulgar&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It then derived into the mean &lt;em&gt;worthless, vile, evil&lt;/em&gt;, leading to its current usage and connotations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even thought there are a lot of slightly different definitions of the word &lt;em&gt;lewd&lt;/em&gt;, I decided to provide the &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lewd&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;KnowYourMeme&lt;/a&gt;'s definition because it does correspond to the &lt;em&gt;meme&lt;/em&gt; definition and not the &lt;em&gt;word&lt;/em&gt; definition :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lewd is an adjective often used to describe something of erotic nature, or otherwise obscene or indecent. It is generally being used to represent the reaction of a character who is ingenuous or timid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first known &lt;strong&gt;meme&lt;/strong&gt; use of this word is, like a lot of &lt;em&gt;Western&lt;/em&gt; memes, on 4chan in 2008. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the chans &lt;strong&gt;/jp&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;/a&lt;/strong&gt; (Respectively the Japanese Culture and Anime &amp;amp; Manga 4chan communities), the word was used in several conversations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2008, the chan &lt;strong&gt;/jp&lt;/strong&gt; was created in order to split general Japanese Culture from &lt;strong&gt;/a&lt;/strong&gt; which then became the Otaku board. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;strong&gt;/jp&lt;/strong&gt;, the meme was associated with pictures of &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.touhou.net/wiki/Eiki_Shiki,_Yamaxanadu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eiki Shiki&lt;/a&gt; from Touhou in order to criticize lewd anime content which was judged as &quot;not suitable&quot; for the board.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The post on November 19th, 2008 that most likely created this meme, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lewd&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;KnowYourMeme&lt;/a&gt;, is this comic and its reaction : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The comic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhikY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhikY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;too lewd comic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reaction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rVxkS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rVxkS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;too lewd reaction&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google Trends&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.fr/trends/explore#q=lewd&amp;amp;cmpt=q&amp;amp;tz=Etc%2FGMT-2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Trends&lt;/a&gt;, the peak of research of the word &lt;em&gt;lewd&lt;/em&gt; is in 2011. I didn't find any rationnal explanation; I will edit the post to add things if I find anything interesting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JVXLh.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JVXLh.png&quot; alt=&quot;lewd stats&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lewd &lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;but I approve&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A trend emerged from the meme &lt;em&gt;lewd&lt;/em&gt;, to express the fact that a user finds the below content lewd but still approves of the content. It is presented the same way as the &lt;em&gt;lewd&lt;/em&gt; meme, but on the pancart there is written: Lewd &lt;sub&gt;but I approve&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0rNZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0rNZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lewd but I approve&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus: Gardevoir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pokemon &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gardevoir_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gardevoir&lt;/a&gt; has became a meme because of the feminized look it has. The meme is used at different ways (Tsundere Gardevoir, Shy Gardevoir, Totally NSFW Gardevoir). A &lt;em&gt;lewd version&lt;/em&gt; of Gardevoir frequently used on 4chan :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A8kF3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A8kF3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;lewd gardevoir&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T01:57:33.873" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T01:57:33.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-02T19:21:45.027" Score="3" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is about the story of &quot;The God of peace&quot; by Kalus Poppe in the anime &quot;Monster&quot;. It seems that this story is full of metaphor and symbolism. I never quite understood what is metaphor and symbolism behind of this story. &#xA;In regards to the series and the story itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One opinion can be that Johan can change everything to evil even though he is the God of peace and the conclusion is that there is no solution for conquering him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another opinion is that everybody has a bad characteristic how much he or she is good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3568" LastEditorUserId="3568" LastEditDate="2015-10-02T19:59:02.130" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T19:59:02.130" Title="Metaphor and Symbolism in The Story of &quot;The God of Peace&quot;" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26347" CreationDate="2015-10-02T19:52:34.223" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The item, which appears to be a 60's Gibson SG, sold for 500,000 yen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9Rn8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9Rn8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gibson SG&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T19:52:34.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2015-10-03T05:57:58.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember, each one of the &quot;Pains&quot; as said, were at one time individual ninja that learned from Jiraiya just like Nagato who at that point was using chakara rods along with that jitsu to control the remaining chakara left within the individual ninja's body.  So to simply answer your question, absolutely their abilities were different as well as the chakara level of each individual ninja.  Of course, how it is used with make a huge difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18259" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T05:57:58.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T09:20:02.063" Score="0" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading a lot of fanfiction and noticed they all nearly use the Saiyan bond, bite marks, and telepathic connection for mates. However I cannot seem to find the source of the information for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reliable info about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18301" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T08:49:31.483" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T08:49:31.483" Title="What is the source of the Dragon Ball Saiyan bond folklore?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26364" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26365" CreationDate="2015-10-03T09:56:25.577" Score="8" ViewCount="2284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Bartholomew Kuma plan to send all of the crew members to different places or is it just a coincidence that he helped all of them in different ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18232" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T10:11:20.267" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T14:56:58.927" Title="Did Bartholomew Kuma intend to send the crew to different places or was it by chance?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26364" CreationDate="2015-10-03T11:52:49.280" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuma definitively knew what he did. Otherwise Zoro wouldn't have landed on Mihawk's island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sentomaru reveals that Kuma has the ability to make people fly through the sky to far away places. A Monster Chopper runs wild, trying to attack Sentomaru. Rayleigh is still seen dueling Kizaru, using swords while Nami reflects on Kuma's ability, where it was first shown at Thriller Bark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuma Attacking Pacifista&#xA;Kuma intercepting a Pacifista.&#xA;She remembers that Perona mysteriously vanished. Luffy asks Sentomaru where Zoro could have gone, and Sentomaru says that anyone that gets &lt;strong&gt;touched by Kuma's paws would sail through three days and three nights and the destination would only be known by Kuma. An outraged Sanji gets ready to battle Kuma&lt;/strong&gt;, while PX-1 tries to attack Usopp from behind, using a beam attack. Kuma then uses his Devil Fruit ability to send PX-1 away, which enraged Sentomaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Kuma&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T14:56:58.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26264" CreationDate="2015-10-03T15:39:20.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As nhahtdh pointed out, the first season has a lot of original content of the manga, but the time scale is completely different. Inside the anime, the first season was equivalent to more than a year, however in manga only 9 to 10 months have passed till then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second season completely sticks to the manga. So it does not seem like a continuation of first season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of the movie: HnG Heaven is a place on Earth is not at all related to manga and so is the third season. However, the story of the third season was written by Hata Kenjirou (the Mangaka of HnG). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new characters introduced in third season are present in manga, but the story is completely different. The fourth season HnG Cuties is a series of 12 episodes. The first 10 episodes are based on discrete chapters of manga. Each dedicated to some character(s). The last two episodes are not in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, you should give it a try!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18306" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T17:05:15.757" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T17:05:15.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T18:29:08.800" Score="10" ViewCount="4373" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madoka came down to bring Homura into the Law of Cycles by taking her soul gem (or whatever Madoka does), and then Homura grabbed Madoka's hands. Suddenly, her soul gem filled with &quot;love,&quot; apparently, and her soul gem exploded and she became a demon. Like... what?! Also, Homura was somehow able to void Madoka's wish and do whatever she wanted. None of this makes any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can a soul gem be tainted by anything but grief/despair?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How was Madoka not able to take Homura into the Law of Cycles since that's what her wish was in the first place? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-07T21:12:02.267" LastActivityDate="2018-07-07T21:19:24.827" Title="How did Homura strip Madoka's divine powers in Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2015-10-03T18:36:45.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an answer to my own question that I thought up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Madoka recreated the entire universe, it was probably her own decision to place them back in that moment of time. She wanted them all to still be together as friends and to help each other fight the wraiths, so she recreated the new world in that way to let their friendships still last and not have absolutely EVERYTHING be rewritten. It was placed right after Sayaka's death since Sayaka wanted to join Madoka in the Law of Cycles, so she joined Madoka after her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T18:36:45.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26373" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26430" CreationDate="2015-10-03T18:37:02.590" Score="3" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;Homura's witch's labyrinth was inside of her soul gem, and didn't actually occupy and physical space. How, then, were all of the magical girls and everybody else brought into her soul gem? How did everybody that was shown in her labyrinth get into it in the first place? Wouldn't they have to physically go there and get into her soul gem somehow? Were they just teleported there by Homura since she &quot;willed them to be there&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T23:22:57.333" Title="How was Homura able to lure all of the magical girls into her labyrinth in Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26389" CreationDate="2015-10-03T18:43:34.870" Score="3" ViewCount="842" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everybody else within Homura's labyrinth had their memories altered, except for Sayaka and Bebe. Why was this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T09:41:43.103" Title="How was Sayaka able to retain her memories during Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26376" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T19:29:11.450" Score="0" ViewCount="808" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any official OST of &lt;em&gt;Ushio to Tora (2015)&lt;/em&gt;?&#xA;I am pretty much interested in the soundtrack during battle scenes when Ushio calls the Beast Spear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18311" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T17:55:44.880" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T05:30:01.200" Title="What is the song playing during battle scenes when Ushio calls the Beast Spear?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26377" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T19:35:36.493" Score="0" ViewCount="606" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any website providing script from mangas in textual format, so that I could just paste it in Google Translator? There are so many Chinese mangas that I cannot read, and it's to hard for me to rewrite the signs into Google Translator by finger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18311" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T17:50:10.763" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T02:36:34.697" Title="Is there any website providing script from mangas in textual format?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26376" CreationDate="2015-10-03T20:45:04.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there definitely is an official soundtrack for Ushio to Tora. You can purchase one from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TKCA-74278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your battle scene music, someone &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTD4VKI5HCQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;recreated the music&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube that you might find interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T20:45:04.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T22:57:37.283" Score="4" ViewCount="22939" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what episode does Kakashi thinks Naruto is his sensei Minato? Not the one in shuriken training, but the one on battlefield. The song &lt;em&gt;My Name&lt;/em&gt; started playing and I remember the scene being so badass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18313" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T05:26:28.843" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T20:30:02.817" Title="In which episode does Kakashi think Naruto is his sensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26377" CreationDate="2015-10-03T23:40:01.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is not a page that I know of that stores the text version of manga, actually I'm not sure such a page would be legal considering the huge legal struggle over lyric sites in the past. However, what you are asking is not impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a technology called optical character recognition (OCR) which is software scanners use to generate text versions of the scanned document. There are several programs that implement this technology for use in translation software. Some are available as apps available on your phone and can be found in the app store for your device. While there are many implementations available, one such implementation called &lt;a href=&quot;http://capture2text.sourceforge.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Capture2Text&lt;/a&gt; uses OCR specifically for the use of translating manga, visual novels, and so forth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These programs will copy the characters to your clipboard which you can then put into your favorite translator. There are also some programs available out there that will search multiple translators at once or even allow you to create your own dictionary of words to look up words/phrases in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-06T02:36:34.697" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T02:36:34.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26380" CreationDate="2015-10-04T03:08:08.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode is #329 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden&lt;/em&gt;, titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-329-two-man-team-627393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Two-Man Team&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. It's manga equivalent is Chapter 571, &quot;Tailed Beast Mode!!&quot;. The scene you're referring to is at 08:05.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi mistakes Naruto to be his former sensei right after Naruto deflects the five Tailed Beast Balls with astonishing speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the scene from the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UfWAx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UfWAx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T03:21:48.277" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T03:21:48.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26387" CreationDate="2015-10-04T04:35:23.967" Score="5" ViewCount="637" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the credit roll for &lt;em&gt;K: Missing Kings&lt;/em&gt; (the movie), there's this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KueOT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KueOT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;どうぶつけー credits&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the rest of the credits, which are in a standard serif'd font (Mincho-like), these credits are in a rounded, handwriting-esque font. The header for the section reads どうぶつけー &lt;em&gt;doubutsukee&lt;/em&gt;, which I imagine has something to do with 動物 &lt;em&gt;doubutsu&lt;/em&gt; &quot;animals&quot;. Then, it lists the names of 24 people, all of which are written in pure kana, which looks kind of &quot;childish&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these credits for? I suspect this is really more a question about &lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt; than it is about the Japanese language, since when I DuckDuckGo for どうぶつけー, all of the results are related to &lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt; in someway. I did a bit of clicking around, but I wasn't able to figure out what's going on here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T13:15:39.873" Title="What are the credits for &quot;Doubutsukee&quot; in K: Missing Kings for?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26386" CreationDate="2015-10-04T04:49:28.590" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is unrelated to the film in any way, its referring to the people that designed the animal characters that are based on the characters. They are referring to the goods designers for the goods depicted here. By the way, just to add in, the products are called Dōbutsu K, literally Animal K.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8iXOz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8iXOz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T13:15:39.873" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T13:15:39.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26363" CreationDate="2015-10-04T05:24:10.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adimra.100megs6.com/bvfaq.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a writing about Bulma/Vegeta fandom by adimra&lt;/a&gt;, all of this concepts were born from fandoms and applied to their fanfictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the Saiyan bond and telepathic connection,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there really a bond? Where did it come from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bond has become a staple in B/V (ed: Bulma/Vegeta) fanfiction and many believe that it was in fact, invented in fanfiction - but that is only part true. In 1995, a writer going by the pen name 'Katchan,' started her ambitious 50 chapter 'Saiyajin,' it was her &amp;quot;Dragonball withdrawal whim.&amp;quot; I believe she was the first to give the &lt;em&gt;bond&lt;/em&gt; its name, and it further inspired Nora Jemison's 'The Third Bond.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, were Bulma and Vegeta ever truly bonded in the Anime? Though it was never clearly stated as a bond, Bulma and Vegeta had a deep connection that was the basis for this. &lt;em&gt;When Vegeta sacrificed himself to Buu, Bulma immediately sensed something was wrong, even though she wasn't near him. Fanfiction has further romanticized this by including telepathy or the sharing of memories etc. as part of the bonding process&lt;/em&gt;. While that is just an interpretation of what may have happened, it's more based on fact than fanfiction (hurray ^_^).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding bite mark,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ok, so what about this biting thing that usually comes with a bond?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with the bonding, a bite on the neck is usually involved with Bulma and Vegeta romances. Unlike bonding, the bitemark has no concrete basis on the anime. I believe biting was first used in either 'Saiyajin' or 'The Third Bond' or perhaps both. I believe one rumour was that &lt;em&gt;the reason Bulma wore those scarves in the Buu Saga was to cover up her Saiyan hickey&lt;/em&gt; ;p! Over the years though, the bite mark has come to symbolize a number of things like ownership, marriage etc. and I'm sure that B-Chan's 'Lemon Chapters' had a hand in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, I believe this is just fans' speculation based from shown evidences on the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T05:29:12.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26374" CreationDate="2015-10-04T08:51:04.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was because Sayaka and Nagisa (aka Bebe) came with Madoka and were entrusted with Madoka's powers and memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Madoka went into the barrier she knew it was a trap set by The Incubators as such she entrusted her powers and her memories to Sayaka and Nagisa and fool The Incubators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's revealed that Madoka, Sayaka, and Nagisa didn't have their memories altered by Homura's barrier. Instead Madoka entrusted her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa in order to fool Kyubey. Sayaka and Nagisa simply played along with the barrier while waiting for the right time to reawaken Madoka. Sayaka admits that while it's caused them quite a bit of trouble, Homura has been trying hard and deserves her reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis#Part_E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rebellion/Synopsis - Part E (Second Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is hinted beforehand that Sayaka has extra knowledge as after Homura and Mami fought Mami remembers that their enemies were the Wraiths not the Nightmares however Sayaka remembers the Witches and that Bebe/Nagisa is taking the form of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Charlotte&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Desserts/Sweets Witch&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; (understanding why Homura suspected her to begin with). she shouldn't know what Witches are however because in Madoka's Universe they don't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also because they played along there was no reason for Homura's labyrinth to try and alter their memories, but i also like to suspect the divine nature of Madoka's powers that they had been given provided some protection since the barrier was one way and only invited people in. Madoka was invited and maybe Sayaka but Homura would have no knowledge of Nagisa and even if she went in as Bebe (thus looking like Charlotte's first form) she was never invited in and i would think that the barrier would try something at first but when Nagisa played along it then just decided to factor her in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Depending on what version you see Sayaka will call Charlotte the Sweets Witch or the Desert Witch&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T09:41:43.103" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T09:41:43.103" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15416" CreationDate="2015-10-04T15:43:49.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angel: Is there a chance that there's more than three of him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otonashi: Huh? Oh, uh... it's possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angel: I'm sorry to hear that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The humour here is that Angel's basically saying &lt;em&gt;having one Hinata is bad enough&lt;/em&gt; and she is sad to hear there is more of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hinata: Don't think that the me from today and tomorrow will be the same. Watch out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angel: Are there two Hinata-kun's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a misunderstanding here where Hinata is saying that how is personality is one day is different to how it is another day. Angel has mistaken this as being two distinctly different Hinatas .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T17:33:47.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7167" CreationDate="2015-10-04T15:56:14.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Compare these two images:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Click image to enlarge)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fBo94.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fBo94.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG: &quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tOkkY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tOkkY.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG: &quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first image is from the scene at 18:31 (before the flashback of Johan's memories)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last image is from the scene at 21:12 (after the flashback of Johan's memories)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you're done comparing them, in the second image, you would notice that not even a single hair is out of place. Johan's face shows virtually no expressions different from the first image. The wrinkles shown over the pillow are identical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;simply impossible&lt;/strong&gt; for a person to take care of all of these things in a time of split-second, specially when somebody is sitting beside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Johan certainly had masonic charisma, but that doesn't imply that every action of him was perfect. In the words of Hans Georg Schuwald and Julius Reichwein (Episode 36: The Monster of Chaos):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Schuwald:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How any person could ever be that, perfect?&#xA;  I imagine having one sight just confuses the matter. But I can always sense it. Yes, the presence of something so unerringly precise, like Johan. I feel as though he is not of this world at all. I do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reichwein:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oh he's very much of this world, I assure you. And he has left a paper trail, just like the rest of us. And here it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you also compare the scene at 20:51 and 20:59 of that episode, then you would notice that at 20:59 Tenma's  chin and eyes were in the position similar to where they were before the scene of Johan being awake was showed. But in the scene at 20:51 (during the conversation) the situation was rather different where Tenma had his chin and eyes oriented very differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The images are  sufficient evidence for me to consider that the ending was an imitation of the state of Johan in Episode 2, where Tenma was talking to him or rather himself but once Tenma left the room, Johan was shown to came back to his senses and was listening the entire conversation of Tenma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7mZkn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7mZkn.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG: &quot; title=&quot;At 14:33&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, Johan listened to what Tenma said, but didn't respond and left the room later, which means the conversation between Tenma and Johan was hallucination of Tenma. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed  a bit of conflicting evidence which challenges my proposition. I'm not certain whether it's a design fault or deliberate information introduced in the story. In any case, take a look at the following images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ag0F1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ag0F1.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG: &quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3BqK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3BqK.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG: &quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first image is from the scene at 21:02 (Tenma was done talking to Johan or rather himself) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last image is from the scene at 18:24 (Tenma came and started telling about his meeting with Johan's mother)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, I'm done!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13126" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T15:56:14.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10003" CreationDate="2015-10-04T21:08:56.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I do not believe that the reference to the Muse song is apparent, as a former poster had already stated, it is very likely that the name for the series is a reference to the sector of Mars rather than the ancient Cretan city-state by which the sector was named after. Due to the transliteration of Cydonia in Japanese as シドンイア and then transliterating it back into English as &quot;Sidonia,&quot; the apparent similarities become lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18332" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T21:08:56.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6189" CreationDate="2015-10-04T21:12:37.063" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kizumonogatari-movie.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;It's #happening!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On October 4, 2015, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-03/kizumonogatari-confirmed-as-3-films-starting-on-january-8/.93757&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaft announced&lt;/a&gt; that Kizumonogatari will be released - not as a single film, but as a 3-film series: &lt;em&gt;Tekketsu&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nekketsu&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Reiketsu&lt;/em&gt;. These are the three adjectives that Koyomi uses to describe Kiss-Shot, meaning &quot;iron and blood&quot; (as in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Iron_(speech)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bismarck&lt;/a&gt;), &quot;hot-blooded&quot; (emotional, impassioned), and &quot;cold-blooded&quot; (cold, calculating), respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first movie, &lt;em&gt;Tekketsu&lt;/em&gt;, premieres on January 8, 2016. There's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdtWrE9bF8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a new PV&lt;/a&gt; out for it, distinct from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT0uCAwLnjA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the old PV from back in 2011&lt;/a&gt;. Premiere dates for the second and third parts are as yet unknown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is actually &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toho.co.jp/theater/ve/kizumonogatari/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a list of theaters in Japan&lt;/a&gt; that will be airing &lt;em&gt;Tekketsu&lt;/em&gt;, so I think we can rest assured that this is not an elaborate Shaftian trolling effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time &lt;em&gt;Tekketsu&lt;/em&gt; was announced, no information about outside-Japan airings of the film was made available. However, Aniplex, which is the producer for the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series, has been fairly good about securing outside-Japan airings for its past films, most notably the three &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; movies. So there is hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T21:17:59.850" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T21:17:59.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17290" CreationDate="2015-10-04T21:59:30.483" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware this post is old, but people looking for this same image is going to stumble upon this so I might as well just end the frustrating search.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HL4yO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here you go :)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The picture is from the cover page of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=92212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magicians Don’t Turn Back!&lt;/a&gt;, a Touhou doujinshi by Saku Saku Tei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I spent so many hours I don't even want to say how man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18333" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T09:23:22.220" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T09:23:22.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-04T22:13:31.657" Score="2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Comet Lucifer&lt;/em&gt; features a fictional script that is used whenever text is shown. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dYl2b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dYl2bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;script on Sogo&amp;#39;s eyepiece&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/27bLv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/27bLvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;script on newspaper&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the script decipherable? If so, how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T22:30:06.187" Title="Is the fictional script in Comet Lucifer decipherable?" Tags="&lt;comet-lucifer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26407" CreationDate="2015-10-04T22:24:19.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is indeed decipherable - the script appears to be a straightforward substitution cipher for English written in the Latin alphabet. But I would hesitate to even call it a &quot;cipher&quot;. The script in &lt;em&gt;Comet Lucifer&lt;/em&gt; is less like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/23509/&quot;&gt;the script in &lt;em&gt;Rokka no Yuusha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, where decipherment is a genuine challenge, and more like &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uX5ZF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;what &lt;em&gt;Akagami no Shirayukihime&lt;/em&gt; uses&lt;/a&gt;. That is, it's basically English written in a very exotic font. (Well, &lt;em&gt;Akagami&lt;/em&gt; sometimes uses romanized Japanese rather than English, but the idea is the same.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider this image from episode 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/27bLv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The headline on the left reads &quot;Garden Indigo&quot;. If you squint right, you can see how the script really is just a hyper-stylized variant of uppercase Latin glyphs. And, as corroboration, recall that one of the military folks said &quot;Garden Indigo&quot; later in the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, consider this image from episode 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G7ILW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G7ILW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;wanted posters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these look like? &quot;Wanted&quot; posters, of course. And if you look hard enough, you'll see that the top line of the poster on the right looks a lot like a stylized version of the word &quot;WANTED&quot;. If you look at the second line beneath the girl's picture on the same poster, you can match up the glyphs from &quot;WANTED&quot; to see that this says &quot;-EWA-D&quot;. Fill in the blanks - which are both the same - and we conclude that this says &quot;REWARD&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't have enough text as of episode 1 to construct a full translation table, but the general principle here is straightforward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T22:30:06.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26410" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T00:47:46.080" Score="0" ViewCount="516" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the first 3 episodes of &lt;strong&gt;Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai&lt;/strong&gt; (yes, the second season) and there is no horror, nor is it tagged as &quot;horror&quot; on the site I'm watching it; opposed to the first season.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17992" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-05T01:04:02.370" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T09:00:22.687" Title="Is Higurashi Kai of horror genre?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26410" CreationDate="2015-10-05T04:38:30.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons why this may be the case. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;basically the answer arcs for the &quot;previous season&quot;. They do contain and reference the previous season, as they are answers, they would inadvertently reference certain actions/scenes which could be construed as horror. They are, however, notably lighter as they come from the viewpoint of resolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, depending on your tastes, they might still be considered horrific, or classified as horror. My reference for classification is actually &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=4894&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; where they do classify it as horror. It is interesting to note that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068433/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IMDB&lt;/a&gt; also classifies it as horror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-10-05T09:00:22.687" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T09:00:22.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T04:46:45.337" Score="9" ViewCount="23487" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Gol D Roger give his straw hat to Shanks, and why did Shanks pass it on to Luffy? Is there any explanation for this in the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why do they love the hat so much? Is the cause for this love related to the passing of the hat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18232" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-10-05T10:50:18.883" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T21:37:31.797" Title="Why was the straw hat passed to Shanks and then to Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26414" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T09:13:18.453" Score="3" ViewCount="21848" Body="&lt;p&gt;Other than her being a bastard child, was any reason given as to why Historia's mother hated her and disowned her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-13T17:18:08.820" LastActivityDate="2021-03-24T22:50:09.957" Title="Why did Historia's mother hate and reject her?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26414" CreationDate="2015-10-05T10:28:41.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason was that Historia is &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Rod_Reiss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rod Reiss&lt;/a&gt;'s child. Since Historia was his child, she has the ability to obtain the abilities of the Coordinate and use them to the fullest. This was the reason that the Military Police's First Interior Squad had to murder Historia and her mother in order to ensure that power would not fall into the hands of people the central government could not control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Alma hated Historia as Historia's existence would lead to her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Historia Reiss - She carried deep resentment towards her daughter, even more so before Kenny slit her throat, as Historia's existence is the reason she had to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T10:28:41.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26412" CreationDate="2015-10-05T11:47:40.523" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was not much information on why the hat was passed down but I will do my best to give you an answer that I interpreted from the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gol D. Roger to Shanks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6AW0R.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6AW0R.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shanks&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gol_D._Roger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gol D. Roger&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; wore the straw hat first and it seems the time period that he wore this hat was when he was gathering his crew together. It is not disclosed as to how long he held it from the time of his crew gathering to the new captains garb that he wore until his execution. It is probably safe to assume that once his crew was assembled he probably gave the hat to &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shanks&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; It seems that Shanks wore this hat for almost all of his time on with the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roger_Pirates&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Roger Pirates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and even a good deal afterwards even when he had his own crew the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Hair_Pirates&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red Hair Pirates&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; Exactly why Roger decided to give Shanks the hat is unknown at this point, but it would be safe to say that Roger saw something in Shanks and deemed him worthy of the hat. It can be said that many of the people that have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Will of the D.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; seem to be able to see the potential (whether for good or bad) in an individual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shanks to Monkey D. Luffy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B9ffP.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B9ffP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shanks giving the hat to Lufy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;After Shanks and his crew save &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Foosha_Village&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Foosha Village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; from the mountain bandits and after Shanks loses his arm to a Sea King to save &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luffy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; we see the Red Hair Pirates leaving the village. At this moment a young Monkey D. Luffy yells to Shanks that he will become a great pirate, even more so the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pirate_King&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pirate King&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; After Luffy makes this statement Shanks gives him the straw hat and tells him to return it after he becomes a great pirate. The idea behind this gift is so that Luffy will put all of his effort to becoming a great pirate. Shanks wants Luffy to succeed and the hat is supposed to be both a challenge and encouragement from Shanks to Luffy. The challenge is to become as great of a pirate as he can be, ideally the King of Pirates. The encouragement is that Luffy will get to return the hat to his old friend once he becomes great. One characteristic that Luffy displays often through out this series is that he does not step down from a challenge no matter how hard or dangerous it may be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Love for the Hat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HnGY6.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HnGY6.png&quot; alt=&quot;Straw Hat&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The love for the hat can stem from many sources. For Shanks it was the personal item of a man that he respected and most likely idolized. To receive a gift from a person with as much fame and reverence of that of Gol D. Roger is not something anyone in the One Piece universe would take lightly, it is in itself a treasure. During his fight with Buggy Luffy iterates that the hat is his treasure. To Luffy this hat being his &quot;treasure&quot; is the embodiment of his dreams of becoming the King of Pirates. He also loves the hat because of Shanks, it would be pretty easy to read that Shanks was one of Luffy's idols when he was young. Most children are very impressionable so it is along similar views with Gol D. Roger giving his hat to Shanks. Both Luffy and Shanks had a person that they viewed as an idol or person to surpass and the hat is can be represented as a dream, challenge, or promise. The thing is that the hat means something a little different to everyone so its hard to give the real reason as to why the hat is loved so much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T11:47:40.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27206" CreationDate="2015-10-05T12:13:16.680" Score="1" ViewCount="1828" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Whitebeard's mustache, which looks like the moon, have any meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T6Ldc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T6Ldc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18232" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T13:29:23.380" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T04:07:41.847" Title="Is there any explanation for Whitebeard's Crescent-shaped mustache?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26434" CreationDate="2015-10-05T21:17:40.713" Score="3" ViewCount="5697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/26443/Triage_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Triage X&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; supposed to run for only 10 episodes? I could have sworn that when I first added this to my queue on MyAnimeList, it was listed to run for 12 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did something happen (like lack of funding), or did I just misread the number and it was only going to run for 10 episodes all along?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-06T03:22:30.350" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T20:56:07.277" Title="Was Triage X supposed to end after only 10 episodes?" Tags="&lt;triage-x&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26373" CreationDate="2015-10-05T22:21:51.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's implied that Homura wished for them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Homura questions how people came to be trapped inside the barrier, Kyubey explains they made an adjustment that allowed things to be &quot;invited&quot; inside. Images of the familiars appearing in the real world behind Mami, Kyoko, Hitomi, and Kyosuke are shown, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Episode_4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;implying they abducted the victims and pulled them into the barrier&lt;/a&gt;. Kyubey explains that the people trapped in Homura's barrier are people that Homura subconsciously wished for. Futhermore her barrier could also invite the Law of Cycles itself, which would allow the incubators to observe what causes the disappearance of magical girls when they run out of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis#Part_D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rebellion/Synopsis - Part D (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What i do not understand however is why Episode 4 is linked. I suspect that because in Episode 4 we see Hitomi being controlled with a Witch's Kiss to where the Witch Elly and her Labyrinth was this could imply that Homura as a Witch wished for others to be with her by sending &quot;invites&quot; in the form of Witch Kisses (to put them in a tranced state similar to Hitomi and Elly's other victims) and her Familiars tracked them down while the Incubators allowed them to enter Homura's Barrier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Isolation Field is meant to isolate Homura's Soul Gem from external influences but it still allows her to call out to the &lt;em&gt;Law of Cycles&lt;/em&gt; which is what the Incubators were after, seeing what happens to a Soul Gem in a controlled environment (and they only learned about the Law of Cycles after confirming the existence of Witches by isolating a Soul Gem turning black) so with that said i do not not how the Familiars were getting out but it's possible the Incubators were allowing only them to leave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-10-05T23:22:57.333" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T23:22:57.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T01:56:11.870" Score="3" ViewCount="2504" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I just finished monster today and I really enjoyed it. I thought I grasped the meaning to Johan suicide but after searching on the internet people were writing different interpretations so I would like you to hear my interpretation and correct me if I am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second to last episode (episode 73) Johan and Nina recollected a memory in which Franz said that the twins were not monsters and are special. By recollecting this memory Johan attempted a suicide which will be led by Tenma's hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My interpretation into why Johan wanted to commit suicide is because of the recollected memory of Franz saying that they are special hence Johan at the moment of recollecting that memory he cried because that's when he realized what he was doing was wrong hence the suicide attempt and the reason why Nina forgave him. Am I correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18349" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T23:54:21.803" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T23:59:47.020" Title="Why did Johan want to commit suicide?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21335" CreationDate="2015-10-06T03:46:11.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked &lt;a href=&quot;http://kimiski.deviantart.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a fan&lt;/a&gt; who is not part of this SE community this question and she responded:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. . . you found loop holes in the anime. The whole thing in &lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; where Chibi-Usa didn't know Sailor Moon was her mom, or the four senshi were her friends, the same as in the future was in my opinion, a horrible decision on the anime creators side. In the manga she knew before she even went back into the past that Sailor Moon/Usagi Tsukino and her mother was one in the same. In the anime all she knows is stories of a senshi called Sailor Moon in the past that her dad told her. The fact that the inner senshi of the past and future look exactly the same, have the same names, etc, is completely side stepped by the anime's production. Like really? Are we supposed to believe she's so stupid she couldn't put those two things together? But alas, they try anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her interpretation is that in the 90s anime, Chibi-usa did know the names and appearances of Sailors Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus in the 30th century before she time-traveled to the 20th century, and that failing to recognize them in the past is a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T03:46:11.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26427" CreationDate="2015-10-06T04:07:00.063" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-03-20/triage-x-anime-listed-at-10-episodes/.86166&quot;&gt;the following article on ANN&lt;/a&gt; (dated 20 March, 2015, more than 2 weeks before the anime airs), it was confirmed that &lt;em&gt;Triage X&lt;/em&gt; was listed at 10 episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A flyer at the AnimeJapan 2015 event's business day lists the television anime of Shoji Sato's Triage X manga as 10 episodes long, along with an original video animation (OVA) episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also googled with queries such as &lt;code&gt;トリアージX 話数&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;トリアージX 全12話&lt;/code&gt; (the second one is an attempt to dig out any article claiming 12 episodes), limited to articles posted before April, but all Japanese websites list the series at 10 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is no evidence that the wrong information had been posted elsewhere on the Internet, it's probably due to MyAnimeList populating the wrong information, or a lapse in your memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T04:07:00.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22503" CreationDate="2015-10-06T04:31:03.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you check &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=1806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt;'s list of subs, there are a whole list of groups that have subs for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Philosophy-raws&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;ACX   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;E-D   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Daman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Anime-MX  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Blitz &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;W_B   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;B-A   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A-E&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of this answer, these are the groups which have completely subbed Fafner, according to AniDB.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T04:31:03.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26446" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26450" CreationDate="2015-10-06T13:55:25.850" Score="11" ViewCount="20042" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 13 after losing the Super Saiyan God power, how is Goku able to breathe and survive in space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we all know that Saiyans can't breathe in Space then how is he able to continue fighting with Beerus in Space in SSJ2 form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17918" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-11-17T18:01:34.227" LastActivityDate="2020-11-17T18:01:34.227" Title="How is Goku able to survive in Space?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26494" CreationDate="2015-10-06T14:05:52.710" Score="5" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 470, Luffy feels as if both his hands got cut by Mihawk's sword. And then immediatly after that, feeling he stopped that attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it possible that it was the first time Luffy had experienced/activated the Kenbunshoku Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17918" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T08:22:11.383" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T09:40:22.120" Title="Was Luffy able to activate/experience Kenbunshoku Haki in the War of the Best?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26446" CreationDate="2015-10-06T15:19:28.423" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just speculation but I believe Saiyans are capable of breathing in space for short periods of time unlike Freeza who can live without oxygen indefinitely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also assuming Super follows The battle of gods movie, Goku could still be within/close to the earth's atmosphere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bardock has also been seen flying through space in his special although that was technically filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most likely answer is that it is simply a retcon, Akira Toriyama is known to have a bad memory when it comes to the Dragon Ball universe and so it is likely that he just simply forgot that Saiyans were incapable of doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T15:19:28.423" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T16:24:23.507" Score="10" ViewCount="56879" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfy7a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfy7a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Luffy saw Nami's naked body thanks to Mr. 2 and later in chapter 213 due to her &lt;em&gt;happiness punch&lt;/em&gt;, he reacted and got excited. But on the other hand, when Luffy saw Boa Hancock naked it did not affect him in any way. Why was Luffy affected by Nami's body, but not by Hancock's body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18362" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T21:43:55.433" LastActivityDate="2020-06-10T12:10:14.983" Title="Why did Luffy react to Nami's body, but not to Hancock's?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29873" CreationDate="2015-10-06T16:24:43.283" Score="9" ViewCount="3451" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist, Ed and Al come across &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Cornello&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Father Cornello&lt;/a&gt; at the city of Reole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Elric brothers Edward and Alphonse discover, soon after arriving in Reole, that Cornello's 'miracles' are nothing more than alchemy augmented by a Philosopher's Stone that the priest has in his possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the biggest rules of Alchemy is Equivalent Exchange, and Ed sees Cornello obviously breaking those rules, something that should have been impossible in Alchemy without the philosopher's stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hagya.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hagya.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fullmetal alchemist chapter 1 page 20&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ed and Al have been searching for the Philosophers Stone as a way of returning their bodies back to how it was. Even if it wasn't a complete Philosopher's stone, the fact Cornello was able to bypass equivalent exchange should have been incredibly significant in itself and pursuing this lead would likely have lead them a step closer to their goal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And it was later revealed that a Homunculus was behind the incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ed, upon realising the stone was not a true philosopher's stone, left the town. Why is this? Did he, for some reason, think of it as unimportant, and if so, why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13489" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:19:09.640" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T19:27:09.703" Title="Why does Ed not pursue the origin of the fake Philosopher's stone used by Cornello?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26371" CreationDate="2015-10-06T22:21:20.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because at the time Madoka, while she may have regained her powers and memories, wasn't omnipotent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It also implies that the isolation field is actually blocking Madoka's omniscience, since she cannot enter the isolation field as a concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis#Part_D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rebellion/Synopsis - Part D (2nd paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Homura] then grabs Madoka's hands, surprising her. (It is implied that Madoka has not regained her omniscience because she is still existing in only one place.) Homura says that she's finally caught Madoka as her soul gem goes completely black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis#Part_E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rebellion/Synopsis - Part E (5th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we can assume that had Homura not interfered, Madoka would have regained her former omniscience, but while she was in the Isolation Field we don't know exactly what effect this was having on the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe when Madoka recovered, she could then attend to any witches which may have been born while she was away&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe before leaving, she had a backup system in place to keep the status quo until her return&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe as a token of appreciation and worship, the Puella Magi saved by Madoka would detain Witches with some form of magic until the return of their Goddess&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How was Madoka not able to take Homura into the Law of Cycles since that's what her wish was in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, more than likely what happened was that Homura created a major Paradox preventing the Law of Cycles, a law of the Universe, from doing what it was meant to do. We have seen a major Paradox like this before when Madoka made her wish, became a witch that could destroy the universe, yet was able to destroy it as well and continue fighting on. I suspect a powerful enough paradox will cause the universe to &quot;reboot&quot;, creating a new rule to account for the Paradox as it did with Madoka's wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can a soul gem be tainted by anything but grief/despair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Soul Gems are the Magical Girls themselves. Since despair is a complex emotion of hopelessness, anguish, and unhappiness, it seems perfectly logical that a Soul Gem could be filled with Love as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for it being tainted with love, you should read over &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/9795/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; which suggests how Homura's love became tainted, to quote one line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homura claims that all this negative energy comes from her love for Madoka due to several events:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Homura] became a demon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to correct you here, she's a self-proclaimed demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homura says that since she is a being that brought down and imprisoned a god, it's only appropriate to call her a demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis#Part_E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rebellion/Synopsis - Part E (6th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura became the same as Madoka, but the difference between Madoka and Homura is that Homura manipulated things so that she would still exist in the universe in the same way she allowed Madoka to as well (albeit without her memories or powers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homura, now wearing an earring and lacking her magical girl ring, &lt;strong&gt;claims she only took a part of the Law of Cycles — the part that was Madoka before she stopped being herself.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Rebellion/Synopsis#Part_E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rebellion/Synopsis - Part E (7th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in a sense, Homura and Madoka are the same. However, Homura proclaims she is a demon because she is the opposing force to Madoka's will (the Law of Cycles) by breaking it and we see at the end that should Madoka remember who she is, the Law of Cycles will reclaim her which Homura will do what she can to prevent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-07T21:19:24.827" LastActivityDate="2018-07-07T21:19:24.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T23:15:23.107" Score="6" ViewCount="27634" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 24 of &lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders&lt;/em&gt;, Polnareff takes advantage of a dangerous situation to show off his knowledge of hand signals. A video of this can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsXY1GYmSE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakyoin recognises the hand signal as meaning &quot;Your underwear is showing&quot;, which greatly pleases Polnareff. The two of them share some kind of elaborate handshake to mark the occasion, the eyes of both characters being darkened (which, as far as I understand, usually indicates seriousness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What on Earth is going on here? Why do Kakyoin and Polnareff know this, why is Polnareff so pleased and why do they share an elaborate hand shake afterwards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11599" LastActivityDate="2020-02-12T18:44:09.797" Title="Why are Kakyoin and Polnareff so pleased about knowing the same hand signals?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26459" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40155" CreationDate="2015-10-07T01:33:12.747" Score="8" ViewCount="6277" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 12 of &lt;em&gt;A Silent Voice&lt;/em&gt;, collected in volume 2, Shoko has a fight with her sister Yuzuru, angry with her for getting Shoya in trouble when he helped her. Yuzuru's lines are spoken, but Shoko signs with no translation given. The chapter features four panels of Shoko signing across two pages; her words in the last are harsh enough that Yuzuru breaks down crying and runs away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hM9lM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hM9lM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 12 pages 8 - 9&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I recognize that it may not be possible to recognize full sentences from a single manga panel each.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15103" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T14:44:23.947" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T14:44:23.947" Title="What does Shoko say to Yuzuru in chapter 12?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;&lt;sign-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26461" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26649" CreationDate="2015-10-07T01:59:21.760" Score="8" ViewCount="955" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Kyros is a legendary gladiator from Corrida Colosseum who was turned into a toy by Sugar. He cuts his left foot off to save King Riku (if I'm not mistaken). But, how can he run so fast with only one foot? Even when he is a toy, he can run quite as fast and in a human body, he can take the stairs to Flower Hill faster than Luffy. How can it happen? Is he using something like Sanji's Sky Walk or CP9's Geppo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T06:50:27.500" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T20:38:00.667" Title="How can Kyros run so fast?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-07T13:16:10.877" Score="2" ViewCount="153457" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is, when will the English dubbed versions of &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episodes 313 through 432 be released, and where will they be available to watch? I love the series, and cannot wait to finish!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18372" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T14:40:08.450" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:54:52.973" Title="When will the Naruto: Shippuden English dubbed version resume production?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26470" CreationDate="2015-10-07T14:32:06.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excellent question. I was wondering the same thing for a long time. I searched on Wikipedia for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes#Season_14:_2013&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episodes&lt;/a&gt; and saw that all episodes after Episode 312 are to be released on January 26, 2016 on DVD, which will eventually go online. Still, I love the series, too. I've been a fan of the original since I was a kid and Shippuden is great. I only watch it in English dub, but your guess is as good as mine when they'll come out on a good site. Possibly because the new episodes still need to be voiced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18373" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:54:52.973" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:54:52.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26479" CreationDate="2015-10-07T18:15:49.750" Score="12" ViewCount="34943" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been hearing a lot of people say that &quot;Nobody dies in One Piece&quot;, yet we have seen many people die like Ace, many of the antagonists' parents, etc. So it made me curious to all the people that ever died in One Piece. The answer should not include unnamed characters and focus on introduced characters that were confirmed to have died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T21:16:58.223" Title="Who died in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26478" CreationDate="2015-10-07T19:13:31.317" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a total list of the deceased to this point in One Piece:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE THERE ARE SPOILERS CONTAINED BELOW READ AT OWN RISK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Aobire&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bTdlJ.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Aobire&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Banchina&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mYwbW.jpg&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Banchina&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bell-m%C3%A8re&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OnqhJ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Bell-mere&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Busshiri&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dvOra.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Busshiri&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Calgara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/USWto.jpg&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Calgara&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Clover&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xYCvX.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Clover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Cyrano&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bSQkc.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Cyrano&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/D.R.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3FF1X.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;D.R.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Daidalos&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/shV5Y.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Daidalos&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Diez_Barrels&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Adj5w.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Diez Barrels&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/DJ_Gappa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRhdu.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;DJ Gappa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Homing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BuI4v.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Donquixote Homing&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Rosinante&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QwOyx.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Donquixote Rosinante&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_Newgate&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6x0Km.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Edward Newgate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Fisher_Tiger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuy0L.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Fisher Tiger&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Flare&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lEbrY.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Flare&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gaburu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iChhy.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Gaburu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gimlet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ieN1s.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Gimlet&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gol_D._Roger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/okGPN.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Gol D. Roger&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gram&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MB1BS.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Gram&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hack_(Human)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t8Leh.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Hack&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Herb&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p4cUu.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Herb&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Higuma&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6LCD0.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Higuma&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hiluluk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5r9mz.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Hiluluk&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hitokui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VEO9f.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Hitokui&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hocha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SlsAV.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Hocha&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hocker&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lsr0.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Hocker&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Island_Eater&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i20T4.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Island Eater&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jaguar_D._Saul&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QaQVs.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Jaguar D. Saul&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jim&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z7WKA.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Jim&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Joke&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2FiBm.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Joke&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Joy_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joy Boy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kashigami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U8Usk.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Kashigami&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kerodeek&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2PSOt.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Kerodeek&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kerojii&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iZx22.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Kerojii&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Keroko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/poiR8.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Keroko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Keroshot&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5CxIM.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Keroshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Killer_Giant&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rF7ai.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Killer Giant&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kirin_Lion&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zwTUg.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Kirin Lion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Koshin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koshin&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kotetsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cA20.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Kotetsu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kuina&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SuS04.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Kuina&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;L&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Lami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GqCIp.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Lami&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Lily_Carnation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v855A.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Lily Carnation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/M._Danbo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EK9Yr.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;M. 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  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukimi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XaZqf.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Tsukimi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Tsumegeri_Guards&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KY030.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Tsumergeri Guards&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;V&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vander_Decken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vander Decken&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vergo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XMlrb.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Vergo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vigaro&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yp5Cb.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Vigaro&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;W&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Wild_Joe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UQQ2e.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Wild Joe&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Woonan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlsGJ.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Woonan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yorki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7DjsS.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Yorki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Z&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zadie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/96ugY.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Zadie&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zephyr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v59iV.png&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; title=&quot;Zephyr&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T21:16:58.223" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T21:16:58.223" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26481" CreationDate="2015-10-07T20:39:58.903" Score="1" ViewCount="1801" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, since we all knew from the beginning when Zoro appears in the OP world, he was known as a &quot;Bounty hunter&quot; sometimes called &quot;Pirate hunter Zoro&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official list of individuals that Zoro had captured or killed when he had that title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14308" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-09T09:34:05.780" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T09:34:05.780" Title="Is there any official list of people that Zoro had captured or killed as a pirate hunter?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26480" CreationDate="2015-10-07T21:09:07.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no known list of pirates Zoro captured or killed during his pirate hunter period. The only known one would be Mr. 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro learned of Dracule &amp;quot;Hawk-Eye&amp;quot; Mihawk, who currently holds the title of the Greatest Swordsman in the world. He set off to sea, searching for him in order to challenge him to a duel. However, he lost his way, and could not find his way back home. In order to survive on his own, he took on bounties to pay for living expenses. He quickly built a famous reputation for himself as a &amp;quot;Pirate Hunter&amp;quot; in East Blue and even in Grand Line as Baroque Works had heard about him; he was even considered the greatest swordsman of East Blue, after which he met the two bounty hunters, Johnny and Yosaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of his reputation as a bounty hunter, Zoro was offered a position as a numbered agent within the Baroque Works. He replied with that he would accept only on the condition that he would lead the organization (which they refused). He then killed Mr. 7, the agent who offered him the position, to defend himself. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;- One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T21:09:07.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26454" CreationDate="2015-10-07T22:35:54.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ed didn't actually think it was unimportant, but you have to realize that alchemy was so scares in that town that people were actually willing to accept Cornello as a demi-god (&lt;em&gt;yes, he had a philosopher's stone, but in a city with more alchemy, they would probably end up questioning him on how he breaks the laws of equivalent exchange&lt;/em&gt;).  &lt;strong&gt;It's not that it was unimportant, it's just there was nothing there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T22:35:54.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2074" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:03:30.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not canon, but conclusions drawn from canon and logic on infinites...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some things that should be considered...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Dimensional Labyrinth opened up access to infinite parallel realities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Due to the infinite nature of the labyrinth is why the anti-spirals expected the team Dai-Gurren to be stuck there forever. (Infinite number of parallel relaities, an Aleph 0 infinite)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They got out anyway.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The only way to counteract an infinite is with another infinite. (Especially useful is a higher tier infinite, such as an Aleph 1 infinite overpowering an Aleph 0)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Spiral power seems to provide a feedback loop. People with strong spiral power around others with strong spiral power seem to get even stronger spiral power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Dimensional Labyrinth, they encountered what most fans believe to be a ghost/image/memory/reincarnation of the &quot;true&quot; Kamina. However, it should be noted that each of these infinite universes had its own Kamina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A concept to take into account... Kamina only died in the primary universe. His many variations were alive in the labyrinth. Each one of these by itself was not the prime Kamina, but between them, they had the traits of the prime Kamina. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means, likely most had the desire to achieve the higher level than they were and would never be satisfied in that regard, and to break through any boundary. If one version of Kamina could reach a point to where he could break through from one dimension to the next, things get interesting. The fact that this manages to happen is evidenced from the way they're pulled by him back into the prime world, and a very prime-like Kamina is appearing nearing less primish Kaminas (Kaminai?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through this interaction, the core personality of the prime Kamina would re-emmerge due to the Prime Kamina's traits being the most shared traits (likely causing many Kaminas to gravitate towards the original ideal as they try to reach their ultimate potential), and they would discover the nature of the Labyrinth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These prime-like Kaminas would, by their nature, increase his power by reaching out to the other Kaminas. And any Kamina he could reach would likely also learn this ability (through becoming stronger, learning technique, whatever). And in infinite realities, there would be infinite Kaminas attempting this. Upon knowing the anti-spirals created the Labryinth as a prison for freedom fighters, he would desire nothing more than to break that boundary, and seek them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, imagine... an infinite number of Kaminas, their spiral power feed-backing from an infinite number of other Kaminas, with enough presence to effectively search infinite realities and find every single original member of Dai-Gurren. That's infinite Kaminas, each with infinite spiral power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aleph 1 infinite achieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although team Dai-Gurren may be limited in number, the dimensional Kamina would have no such limit, and be able to break them all out and give them energy to spare. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a way, it would make sense, knowing the characters and the realities invoked, and would explain the reality-shattering power team Dai-Gurren achieved after being effectively decimated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, I have to say, if my hypothesis is accurate, a side series about all these Kaminas and their journeys could be pretty interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18217" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T23:03:30.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25659" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:07:04.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;LOOK AT ALL THIS MONEY WE HAVE!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Should we make more episodes?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Don't be ridiculous, 12 episodes is the anime standard!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;So what should we do with the extra budget money?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;What episode are we at again?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Okay, for the next one, CHANGE THE OPENING THEME!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;What about the visuals&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Do we have enough money to change those too?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;No...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Well those can stay the same.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that is why something like that happens, there's no meaning behind it, they do it because they can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, there might have been a disagreement from the start about the opening theme and they just decided halfway to switch, or maybe the majority didn't like the first theme so they decided to try to do what was best for the anime.  &lt;strong&gt;All this to say, it has nothing to do with the anime itself, I watched it too, and nothing really changed from episode 4 to 5.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-05-29T17:15:32.300" LastActivityDate="2021-05-29T17:15:32.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23980" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:18:20.393" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Overlord Combat Maid Chibi Comedy Spinoff Episode 8, she's a werewolf&lt;/strong&gt;, if you haven't watched the series, their three minutes each, so don't just watch the 8th episode, but basically it names off all the different species of the maids, however, the translator might have been a fu~~, I mean, he might have had a terrible sense of humor and decided to put the species names in random order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T23:18:20.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23978" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:33:39.283" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer, they see them as gods, so they probably think they have their own sort of &quot;heaven&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;  Long answer, they do know that there is a clear difference between the underlings and Ains (&lt;em&gt;He ordered to be called that, so that's what I'm calling him&lt;/em&gt;), we see that they often overheard things they were talking about and associate it with god powers, just to drive home how powerful they think Ains and the creators are.  Ex: I can't speak for the manga, but in the anime, Demiurge overheard some of the creators talking about their jobs, to which he associated voice acting as actually breathing life into inanimate objects.  You also have to remember that they had to behave as regular NPC's before the servers shutdown, and in that time, they literally could not do anything unless they were ordered to.  &lt;strong&gt;So, although they do realize Ains is from another world, but I doubt the image they have in their heads about the &quot;different world&quot; of Ains is very accurate.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T23:33:39.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24161" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:41:06.697" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He's definitely transported into the game&lt;/strong&gt;, unlike in SAO, all the game features are gone, if you'll recall in the first couple episodes, he has to adjust to his powers and how to use them.  In SAO even though they were &quot;full dive&quot; they still played it like a game, while in overlord it was more, this is real life, not just a really realistic video game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T23:41:06.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24098" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:52:29.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her name was Lady Kaire&lt;/strong&gt;, but she was injured before she could completely take control of Shalltear and left her in the regular enemy NPC state &lt;em&gt;(I don't do anything until something attacks me mode)&lt;/em&gt;. As for what she used, in Yggdrasil &lt;strong&gt;it would have been a world-level item, but I'm sure they're going to have their own name for it in this new world.&lt;/strong&gt; PS: World-level items basically make hacks look like child's play, so &lt;strong&gt;it was most likely a really long incantation.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Citation: All of this information is available in the last episode of Overlord, on Funimation, a legal site, with reliable translations. Episode 13, the episode in question, is available for everyone to watch, although you will need an account to prove you're 17 or older.  At 19:03, Lady Kaire and what she did is explained by a kneeling knight.  The fact that it is a world level item is said earlier on in the anime by Ains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T05:43:13.980" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T05:43:13.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-08T00:00:30.763" Score="0" ViewCount="1804" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know they say that Shalltear was stronger that Albedo, but after the fight between her and Ains, I really saw, just how op her equipment was, despite that, Albedo is the floor guardian overseer, but Ains clearly said that she would lose against her, and because none of the other floor guardians stepped up, I'm curious to know whether or not the manga or light novel gives some sort of indication or chart on levels, stats and list of abilities of the various floor bosses, and any other NPC in the guild base.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13030" LastEditorUserId="13030" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T03:01:46.350" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T10:36:22.190" Title="Power of The Floor Guardians" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21725" CreationDate="2015-10-08T02:10:50.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So what exactly is this code?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Geass is considered &lt;em&gt;&quot;Absolute&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; then the Code is &lt;em&gt;&quot;Absolute over Life&quot;&lt;/em&gt; thus making someone immortal. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/19070/1587&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; has some answers on how it is different. the form the Code takes it unknown but we can assume that because Geass doesn't appear to have a physical and tangible form then niether does The Code&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was Charles after immortality when he tried to acquire C.C.'s code? He even acquired V.V's code didn't he? So he was immortal. Why was he after C.C.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charles was already Immortal when stole V.V's Code so he didn't need C.C to obtain Immortality. as i explain in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/10011/1587&quot;&gt;This Answer&lt;/a&gt; i suspect that the Sword of Akasha needs 2 Codes to activate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My own theory is that the Code made Charles untouchable &lt;strong&gt;as to activate Ragnarok originally required 2 Codes.&lt;/strong&gt; (However after Lelouch saves C.C before Ragnarok is activated Charles is still able to activate it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to note is that in the debate of &lt;em&gt;&quot;Is Lelouch Alive&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, on the side of &lt;em&gt;yes&lt;/em&gt; one theory is that Lelouch has Charles's Code (as C.C retains her Code). assuming this side one can speculate 2 things when Lelouch ordered Charles to kill himself when they were at the Sword&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charles pretended to be controlled and die knowing he was immortal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Code wasn't activated until Charles died which is why when Lelouch tried to order him again we see it repelled rather than it just do nothing (eg. when Lelouch tried to use it on Kallen and the Teacher a second time early in Season 1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: if you look &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Geass#Canonical_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and look at Lelouch's, Mao's, Rolo's and Marrybell's Geass their Geass powers all have &quot;Absolute&quot; in their names and if a Code Barer is Absolute to a Contractor's Geass (thus immune) then they could also be Absolute to Life given the power Geass has over others&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T03:27:20.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26447" CreationDate="2015-10-08T09:02:04.003" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the One Piece Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Kenbunshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first time it was seen being used and referred to as Haki was&#xA;  during Luffy's battle on Amazon Lily with the Boa Sisters. Later,&#xA;  Rayleigh explained Haki to Luffy and confirmed that &quot;Mantra&quot; is the&#xA;  Skypiean name for the ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T08:23:39.133" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T08:23:39.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26453" CreationDate="2015-10-08T11:59:30.360" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;A different reader had the same question and according to Oda, it was all because of Usopp's bad influence. Luffy and Usopp are of the same age, so  when they are together it would be like kids going on a school trip: their bad side comes out!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_54#Chapter_523.2C_Page_26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS of Volume 54, chapter 523&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Hey, Oda. In volume 53, chapter 518, Hancock's &amp;quot;Mero Mero Mellow&amp;quot; had no effect on Luffy at all, but in volume 23, chapter 213, it looked like he had a reaction to Nami's &amp;quot;Happiness Punch&amp;quot;. Why did he respond to Nami's naked body but no to Hancock's? Is Nami's body just that amazing? -Kazu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Wow, I got a lot of questions about this. Is this what you guys are paying attention to? Don't just read manga all day, go study some more!! Okay? Well, I say that, but I do nothing but draw manga. I noticed this when we were drawing it, but if Luffy had a nosebleed when he saw Hancock's body, I think you would all be like &amp;quot;Ehh!?&amp;quot;. That's not the Luffy we know. I believe that Luffy reacted to Nami's naked body twice, in volumes 18 and 23, and both times it happened, Usopp was with him! He's the suspicious one! In other words, when Luffy is alone, his reaction is what it was with Hancock. He's interested, but he's not entranced by her. But when he's with Usopp, who's the same age, it's like a kid on a school trip: his bad side comes out!! Yeah, both sides of Luffy feel right to me, so &lt;strong&gt;the culprit is definitely Usopp!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T12:05:57.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26508" CreationDate="2015-10-08T12:09:45.573" Score="10" ViewCount="8533" Body="&lt;p&gt;Occasionally I've seen &lt;em&gt;&quot;itadakimasu&quot;&lt;/em&gt; translated as &lt;strong&gt;Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most often it's used as an joking example of subbing/dubbing that doesn't stick strictly to the original Japanese script.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does it come from though? Was there a show that actually translated it as such?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CMS2Cm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CMS2Cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6jhUpm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6jhUpm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:52:16.760" Title="Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-08T16:07:01.070" Score="-2" ViewCount="816" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuri hates Kanata for some reason because she calls him a traitor in the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that and why does she hate him so much? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18403" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T14:33:53.413" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T14:33:55.163" Title="Why does Yuri hate Kanata?" Tags="&lt;sky-wizards-academy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5339" CreationDate="2015-10-08T20:39:27.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything surrounding the ending was clarified in an extended cut of the final episode called &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23703/Gatchaman_Crowds:_Embrace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gatchaman Crowds: Embrace&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1745" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T20:39:27.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-08T22:02:28.620" Score="4" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we know what the runes &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Deciphering_the_runes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;translate to&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;. Since the runes appear all over the place like on walls and when a witch appears, the Puella Magi must be aware of the runes, which are also on their rings as &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Runes:Rebellion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;their names&lt;/a&gt; (see the images which show their rings).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, in-universe, what are the runes? Are they magical, thus making up a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;runic magic system&lt;/a&gt;? Are they the native language of the Incubators? Or are they something else entirely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-09T02:21:45.783" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T02:21:45.783" Title="Do the runes appear in-universe?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26496" CreationDate="2015-10-08T23:38:59.573" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/26507/1908&quot;&gt;HamtaroWarrior's claims&lt;/a&gt; that it doesn't have much to do with anime and that &quot;It just seems to be a way to translate &quot;Itadakimsu&quot;.&quot; [sic] miss the point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, in fact, a clear anime-related reason that &quot;rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub&quot; has become emblematic of over-localized translation: the abortive [gg] fansub of &lt;em&gt;Toradora!!&lt;/em&gt; back in 2008 featured this very line as a translation of Minori's &quot;&lt;em&gt;itadakimasu&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in episode 4 (around 08:52). This is an absurdly over-the-top translation choice, as any American could attest - Minori is certainly a cheerful and quirky character, but this goes well beyond that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was widely hailed as &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:EGWwaDhreP8J:https://archive.moe/a/thread/15831373%20&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an innovation in trollsubbing&lt;/a&gt; on [gg]'s part, and was one of the factors that cemented their reputation as the leading trollsubbers of their time. I mentioned that the fansub was abortive - indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=50209#msg1980927&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[gg] stopped subbing &lt;em&gt;Toradora!!&lt;/em&gt; after episode 4&lt;/a&gt;, and I guess they decided to go out with a bang (all of the relevant blog posts I'd like to cite appear to have bitrotted out of existence, unfortunately). I emphasize this again - almost surely nobody actually thought that &quot;rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub&quot; was a good choice here. Rather, it was presumably chosen to get a rise out of its viewers (and succeeded quite well at it!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is as a &lt;em&gt;result&lt;/em&gt; of this particular incident that images like &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cIkD9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; exist (the &quot;gg&quot; column, at least). Likewise, the &lt;em&gt;Sasami-san@Ganbaranai&lt;/em&gt; image in the question is a deliberate &quot;homage&quot; (if you can call it that) to [gg]'s &lt;em&gt;Toradora!!&lt;/em&gt; subs of auld.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T23:38:59.573" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19" CreationDate="2015-10-09T02:02:39.817" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel it was made pretty clear when the star winked out at the end. Spike died. Based on the quotations posted above, however, it seems the creator is giving you permission to believe that Spike is alive if you want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18409" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T02:02:39.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-09T02:17:19.120" Score="6" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru&lt;/em&gt; is titled 「骨愛ずる姫君」, translated by Crunchyroll as &quot;The Princess who Loves Bones&quot;. To the Japanese reader, this is clearly derivative of 「虫愛ずる姫君」 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_who_Loved_Insects&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Lady who Loved Insects&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, an apparently famous narrative from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutsumi_Ch%C5%ABnagon_Monogatari&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a Heian-era collection. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the parallels between &lt;em&gt;Sakurako-san&lt;/em&gt; (either episode 1 or beyond) and &quot;The Lady who Loved Insects&quot; run any deeper than just the title? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I, like you, have read the Wikipedia article; my hope is that answerers will have read &quot;The Lady who Loved Insects&quot; or at least have more than a passing familiarity with it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T02:17:19.120" Title="How deep do the parallels with &quot;The Lady who Loved Insects&quot; run?" Tags="&lt;sakurako-san&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26512" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26513" CreationDate="2015-10-09T04:28:14.167" Score="5" ViewCount="1547" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arcueid and Ciel routes, Roa appears with long black hair in &quot;Western&quot; clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a52NC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a52NC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Roa.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm currently playing the Hisui route, and I've seen that the original Shiki Tohno appears in Japanese clothing with short white hair at the very end. (For what it's worth, the adopted Shiki in this route doesn't know about Roa, but &lt;em&gt;the player&lt;/em&gt; does since she must have had to complete either the Arcueid or Ciel route first to play this route, and the information appears there.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IVTi9.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IVTi9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Original Shiki Tohno in Hisui route.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet regardless of the route, Roa and the original Shiki Tohno (which some translations name SHIKI) should be the same person. (The identity of the next reincarnation of Roa should have been decided by Ciel years before any of the different choices leading to different routes were made.) If so, why is there such a discrepancy between the appearance of Roa in the &quot;Near Side of the Moon&quot; routes and the Hisui route (and possibly other &quot;Far Side of the Moon&quot; routes)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T18:10:20.210" Title="Why is Roa's appearance in the Hisui route different from that in &quot;Near Side of the Moon&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26512" CreationDate="2015-10-09T04:57:57.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because Roa is inside the body of SHIKI Tohno, Akiha's blood-related brother, from before the start of the game as SHIKI was locked away inside the mansion after his Inversion Impulse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; until Kohaku released him knowing he would kill his father, who sexually abused her as a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not true that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yet regardless of the route, Roa and the original Shiki Tohno (which some translations name SHIKI) should be the same person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roa is in love with Arcueid while SHIKI is in love with Akiha. This shows that between the &quot;Near Side of the Moon&quot; and &quot;Far Side of the Moon&quot; Shiki is confronting a different person. The Near Side Roa is after Arcueid while in the Far Side SHIKI is after Akiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The discrepancy between the two is caused by who the dominating will of the two is. In the Far Side routes, SHIKI's will dominates (while in the near side it is Roa's that dominates).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SHIKI is the main antagonist during the &quot;Far-Side Moon&quot; routes, the stories of Akiha and Hisui. SHIKI's inversion impulse keeps Roa from exerting his will over him, resulting in a very deranged individual obsessed only with getting revenge on Shiki for stealing everything from him. Roa doesn't have an appearance in these stories besides a brief mention from SHIKI that something in his mind wants to take over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Roa#Akiha.27s_route&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Roa - Akiha's Route (1st Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The appearance change would probably be related to who the dominating will is. For instance, in his previous reincarnation, Roa styles his new body to suit himself as with Elesia, who looks different from Ciel today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the Type-moon Wikia page you'll also notice that Roa and SHIKI share the same page in much the same way &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saber/Saber-Alter/Saber-Lily&lt;/a&gt; do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T18:10:20.210" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T18:10:20.210" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26537" CreationDate="2015-10-09T15:49:36.987" Score="5" ViewCount="8664" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is about how are volumes determined in a manga. &#xA;Does it go by major villain in a form of one per volume? Or... &#xA;Does it go by story arc, in a way that a new story forms a new arc?&#xA;Lastly, are anime story series—arcs, seasons, sagas, etc—determined by the manga volumes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me understand how this categorization works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T12:23:40.163" LastActivityDate="2019-10-25T23:10:00.887" Title="How are volumes determined in manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26018" CreationDate="2015-10-09T16:33:48.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brook was the newest official member of the strawhat crew and therefore the Sunny was not modified yet to showcase his own personal space. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mostly in part to the 2Y timeskip that occurred when the crew got back together there hasn't been a real revamp of the Sunny. The crew just bought stuff with them and added it to the ship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the person who doesn't have a space is Brook. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="41439" LastEditDate="2018-07-15T03:14:41.060" LastActivityDate="2018-07-15T03:14:41.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27766" CreationDate="2015-10-09T17:59:53.813" Score="8" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything else is solid except for the sliver that is hanging off the back. Why is this transparent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lT2Ax.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lT2Ax.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T01:50:45.230" Title="Why is part of Tenjin's hat transparent?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26018" CreationDate="2015-10-09T22:07:14.370" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; If a 7th bed was needed Franky would have build one, but it doesn't seem like any of them should sleep on the floor against their will even if they only had 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To begin with, the pictures you showed were after Franky had joined. So whether he built a pirate ship for 5 male crew members and added a bed for himself after he joined or he put it there from the beginning considering a new crew member might join, &lt;strong&gt;Franky would easily be able to just build a 7th bed if needed&lt;/strong&gt;. Heck, he could build a pretty sturdy bridge just on the spot in Thriller Bark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Oda confirmed that there should always be two crew members awake at all time. In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_74#Chapter_737.2C_Page_126&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS of Volume 74, Chapter 737&lt;/a&gt;, Oda mentioned the Strawhats' daily schedule. He also said that &lt;strong&gt;at all times there should be two crew members awake&lt;/strong&gt;. One should guard the front of the ship and another should guard the back of the ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: I would like to know the Straw Hats' bed times and wake up times! - Penname fujiyama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: I see. A very interesting question indeed. These people don't really follow much of a schedule but. In general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thus, even during instances where they have to navigate through the seas during nighttime, there will always need to be &lt;strong&gt;at least two people awake at all times&lt;/strong&gt; in order to keep an eye out in both the front and back directions of the ship, hence every member alternates every 2 hours to stay on the lookout. It isn't too uncommon that these people don't get sufficient sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/64Pu5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xYXlnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KoR7t.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wVhVnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, from chapter 699 it looks like they have enough beds as it is. Chapter 699 is the only chapter I could find where you could actually see the Stawhats asleep. At that time Sanji and Kinemon couldn't sleep jealous of Momonosuke and Usopp and Chopper couldn't sleep afraid of Doflamingo. Despite the fact that most of them were empty, you can see &lt;strong&gt;Luffy and Brook share a bed&lt;/strong&gt;. Finally you can see Law and Caesar sleep outside. We can also see Franky sleepy, but outside guarding the ship as Oda mentioned. So whether Brook and Luffy always share a bed or it was just a coincidence, it looks like due to their random way of sleeping and with beds and couches all over the place, &lt;strong&gt;they don't even need al 6 beds to begin with&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally seeing Zoro sleep in a bed, &lt;strong&gt;it is safe to assume like you said that they all sleep in their beds as much as possible&lt;/strong&gt;. Sanji does not sleep in the kitchen, Zoro does not sleep in the crow's nest, Chopper does not sleep in the infirmary bed, which is supposed to remain clean and sterile, and Brook does indeed sleep. Despite them sleeping in their beds mostly, they still don't need all 6 as mentioned earlier where Luffy sleeps in random places most likely and two need to be awake to guard the ship anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T22:07:14.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26526" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32229" CreationDate="2015-10-10T01:37:36.413" Score="3" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the pieces of merchandise for Symphogear season one is a &quot;trading rubber strap&quot;, about half way down &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.symphogear.com/prod06_2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second page of goods on the official site&lt;/a&gt;. There are ten varieties - Hibiki, Miku, Ryouko, and Chris in regular clothing; Hibiki, Chris, Tsubasa, and Kanade clad in Symphogear; and then two more secret ones that are shown only in silhouette.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gYwzB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gYwzB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;goods16.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are the characters depicted on the two secret straps? I can't tell from the silhouettes, though the shape of the one on the left looks suspiciously like Tsubasa's hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T17:21:42.773" Title="Who are the characters on the two secret rubber straps for season one?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-10T01:43:47.927" Score="2" ViewCount="5435" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is kinda an interesting topic, we often hear in the manga how certain types of Devil Fruits are rare (Logia, Mythical Zoan etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when Ace died, we had to wait for his fruit to reappear. This would suggest that his fruit is only one of the kind in the entire world. But at the Marine War arc, when Marco transforms into his pheonix form, it is revealed that his fruit is rarer than Logia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far I have yet to see 2 persons in OP that have the same DF, and are alive at the same time. So what does rarity of fruit mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18425" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-10T11:49:12.140" LastActivityDate="2019-04-07T21:30:52.680" Title="How is the rarity of Devil Fruits determined in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26531" CreationDate="2015-10-10T07:08:19.873" Score="12" ViewCount="3997" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although this question might be a naive thing to ask, I believe that I would get an much detailed answer to this question keeping in mind all my simple questions answered wonderfully by people in the past. I read the wiki page on Tsundere but there's not much, I understand the broad definition where a person has a combative attitude towards a particular protagonist in any anime. What I am looking for, is an all-encompassing criteria/concept of a 'tsundere' and the highlights of their social behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15962" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T13:38:10.243" Title="What are the characteristics of a &quot;tsundere&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26528" CreationDate="2015-10-10T09:12:22.420" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;From  &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tsundere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;KnowYourMeme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word tsundere is a portmanteau of the japanese terms &lt;strong&gt;tsun-tsun&lt;/strong&gt; (turning away in disgust) and &lt;strong&gt;dere-dere&lt;/strong&gt; (lovey-dovey feelings).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; characters are characters who &lt;em&gt;aren't honest with themselves&lt;/em&gt; about loving another character. They'll often say things like;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's not as if it I did that for you, dummy - don't get the wrong idea!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It could have been anyone else, it's just because you were there&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, its obvious they have feelings for someone - they're just too shy to admit it, so they cover it up with insults, physical attacks or making it seem that something isn't a big deal (even though they really think it is - like an indirect kiss for example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When closer friends point it out, they'll often blush and stutter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;W..what?! There's no way I could love J-Jony, where d-did you get that crazy idea from!?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T13:38:10.243" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T13:38:10.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26527" CreationDate="2015-10-10T10:27:14.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically each fruit only exists once at any given time, when it's consumed by someone. Then the fruit &lt;strong&gt;will only reappear when the consumer has died&lt;/strong&gt;. With the Ace situation, it took a long time to reappear because the fruit took long to find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now let's talk about rarity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rarity that you spoke of is based on the characteristics of the fruit. This mainly comes down to: &lt;strong&gt;Zoan, Paramecia and Logia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the Devil Fruits are either Zoan or Paramecia, making Logia a very rare and very strong fruit. Now there's the Zoan class, which have sub-classes. There's the regular beast that you can pretty much see in a zoo which aren't that rare, and can even be made artificially with the use of Smile. There are however 2 subgroups which are very rare because as in normal life you dont see those beasts, these are the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan#Ancient_Zoan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ancient Zoan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, for example X Drake's Theropoda dinosaur. The other is the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan#Mythical_Zoan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mythical Zoan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which indeed includes Marco's Phoenix. The reason as to why these are so rare is because they share characteristics with both Paramecia and Logia. Making them extremely powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why are the Mythical Zoan fruits rarer than Logia?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well that's rather simple to be honest. The number of elements that you can turn into Logia are much more than the amount of mythological beasts that can be formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zoan Class&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Articificial Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-10T11:21:00.813" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T11:21:00.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26527" CreationDate="2015-10-10T13:44:03.023" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the other answers that it is obviously related to type and quantity. But I think there is more going on than that. I think the rarity additionally stems from the rarity of the actual fruit it respawns in and the strength and the value the actual Devil fruit gives its user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 11 (canon) Logia fruits, 29 (canon) Zoan fruits and 62 (canon) Paramecia fruits. &lt;strong&gt;Going by numbers the Logia fruits are indeed rarer&lt;/strong&gt; and it is assumed that many more Zoan fruits are out there, compared to Logia fruits. The same logic can indeed be used among the sub-classes of Zoan fruits. There is 1 confirmed Artificial Zoan fruit (with many more to come), 2 Mythical Zoan fruits, 1 Ancient Zoan and 25 other Zoan fruits. Going by numbers the Mythical Zoan and Ancient Zoan fruits are extremely rare. &lt;strong&gt;Though, before we can link rarity to numbers, we should wait until Vegapunk explains how they came into existence.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally to type quantity, I do think the type of the actual fruit plays a big role as well. For example, there are many apples in the world. So when Smiley died and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sara_Sara_no_Mi,_Model:_Axolotl&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Axolotl model Salamander fruit&lt;/a&gt; was reborn in the nearest apple, it showed that that specific fruit will most likely be discovered pretty soon, seeing as apples are so ubiquitous around the world. While if you compare that to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ope_Ope_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Operation Fruit&lt;/a&gt;, which is shaped like a heart, it is safe to assume that when Law dies it will be only able to be reborn in a small part of the world, seeing as there aren't too many fruits shaped like a heart. &lt;strong&gt;This would in turn make it difficult to find, making it much rarer&lt;/strong&gt; than the Axolotl fruit (apple), Giraffe fruit (banana) or String fruit (pear) for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I had found the same question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/1yvikx/how_is_one_devil_fruit_more_rare_than_another/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, at which &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/1yvikx/how_is_one_devil_fruit_more_rare_than_another/cfo9m5n&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of the comments&lt;/a&gt; mentioned that the rarity could also be related to the strength of the specific fruit. Stronger Devil fruit powers, inherently make it less likely for the user to die. Considering the fact that many fruits are still unknown in the One Piece universe even today, certain fruits might even be unknown due to their low spawn rate. &lt;strong&gt;The less frequently it respawns in different place over the world, the less likely people come in contact, making it seem rarer&lt;/strong&gt;, then it might be. For example it took Blackbeard many years to find his desired fruit, making it seem a very rare fruit (which it is).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related to previous paragraph, I believe that the value of a certain fruit adds to its rareness. This does not necessarily mean strength, as we have seen with the Operation fruit. This fruit does not inherently make someone strong. The power is not magic as mentioned by Corazon and requires a lot of knowledge. The World Government priced it at 5 billion Beli, seeing how much power it holds as &lt;strong&gt;it is considered the &amp;quot;Ultimate Devil Fruit&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Compared to that we have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Revive fruit&lt;/a&gt;, which has an extremely low spawn rate, yet nobody seems to care much about this fruit, seeing as it isn't that desired by the majority of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, it is indeed confirmed that only a single instance of any Devil Fruit can be around at the same time. Usopp confirmed this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BH1DI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 447&lt;/a&gt; and Oda double confirmed this in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_48#Chapter_467.2C_Page_166&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the SBS of Volume 48, Chapter 467&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BH1DI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ysz5cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Excuse me!! May I pose a serious question to the typically-vulgar SBS?? In Volume 46, Usopp said that the same power doesn't exist twice. But this doesn't make sense with what you said in the Volume 45 SBS... If the Gomu Gomu no Mi was in a book of fruits, then Luffy HAD to have eaten at least the SECOND known example of the fruit! Now, most beautiful and intelligent Ei-chan, explain it all! ✩ P.N. Takafi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: Very sharp of you. But I'm cool. I haven't made any mistakes. As a hint, let me rephrase what Usopp is saying. &amp;quot;The same powers don't exist twice AT THE SAME TIME&amp;quot;. How's that? For more detail, you'll just have to wait for a certain professor to make his appearance in the story, and explain exactly what the Devil Fruits REALLY are... Eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T23:06:15.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26516" CreationDate="2015-10-10T15:27:13.267" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no fixed rule to decide the boundary of a volume of a Manga. It's upto the mangaka and the publisher to decide where a given volume starts or ends. They're &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;generally&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; published arc-wise to maintain a uniformity throughout the volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, manga are usually serialized in large manga magazines, often containing many stories, each presented in a single episode to be continued in the next issue. If the series is successful, collected chapters may be republished in tankōbon volumes, frequently but not exclusively, paperback books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a series has run for a while, publishers often collect the episodes together and print them in dedicated book-sized volumes, called tankōbon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T15:27:13.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14256" CreationDate="2015-10-10T23:39:00.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this point of time, there is no known ranking system for the &lt;em&gt;Danger Beast&lt;/em&gt;. Nor is there any other known rank besides the regular &lt;em&gt;Danger Beast&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Ultra Class Danger Beast&lt;/em&gt;. And even for this rank we do not know what the requirements are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All that we can assume is that the &lt;em&gt;Ultra Class&lt;/em&gt; is a rare occurrence, of whom the most already have been eradicated and turned into Teigu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;No, there are no other danger beast classes besides regular and ultra at this point in time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T23:39:00.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26543" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-10-11T02:03:14.023" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T02:03:14.023" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T02:03:14.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26544" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-10-11T02:03:14.023" Score="0" Body="&quot;Girl&quot; is the 31 Japan Animator Expo Short, directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki. The short is a music video featuring two of rapper DAOKO's songs: &quot;Samishii Kamisama&quot; and &quot;Yumemiteta no Atashi.&quot;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T02:03:14.023" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T02:03:14.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-11T02:37:21.413" Score="8" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto#Creation_and_Conception&quot;&gt;Out-of-universe&lt;/a&gt;, Naruto's day-glo orange costume was chosen to make him &quot;pop.&quot;  In-universe, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighlyVisibleNinja&quot;&gt;it's hard to imagine a less efficient color for a ninja&lt;/a&gt;, especially in a wooded area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been any in-universe explanation for why Naruto wears that color, and was allowed to continue doing so even during missions?  Failing that, has the absurdity of it at least &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging&quot;&gt;been lampshaded&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user18440" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T04:34:34.117" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T14:51:17.040" Title="Has Naruto's less-than-stealthy costume been explained in-universe?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26345" CreationDate="2015-10-11T04:51:21.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sea_Clouds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way that has been shown so far is the unorthodox and&#xA;dangerous way in which the sailors have to take a Knock Up Stream.&#xA;Another way, mentioned by Gan Fall is the High West, as well as a&#xA;couple of unnamed islands. However, these routes are apparently very&#xA;treacherous, as Gan Fall states that, &amp;quot;If you had brought 100 people,&#xA;it would be a gamble as to how many would survive&amp;quot;. The section&#xA;first appeared in Chapter 237 and Episode 153.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's highly possible that Bellamy made use of the High West Route given that everyone in his crew except him died, but nothing except what's stated above is known about the other routes to reach the White Sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T04:51:21.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26545" CreationDate="2015-10-11T05:10:20.363" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SY9Mh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SY9Mh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I think its obvious what Naruto's &lt;em&gt;favourite&lt;/em&gt; colour is. From Genin to Kage, he maintains his signature orange colour. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The poppy orange colour was not only focused to make Naruto's appearance pop to the readers/viewers. There were several other factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's appearance was a tribute to the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series by Akira Toriyama. Masashi Kishimoto (&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; creator/mangaka) was deeply inspired by Toriyama's works. Naruto's colour scheme was designed with respect to that of Goku's.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto's mother was nicknamed the &quot;Red Hot-Blooded Habanero&quot; while his father was famed as the &quot;Yellow Flash&quot;. Naruto's appropriate self-styled title of &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Konoha's Orange Hokage (木ノ葉のオレンジ火影, Konoha no Orenji Hokage, Literally meaning: Tree Leaves' Orange Fire Shadow)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; refers to the fact that the colour orange is a mixture of red and yellow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Naruto's signature colour is a result of the mixture of the signature colours of his parents, is a significant reason for its implementation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto's childhood was a very rocky one. The villagers used to isolate him and ignore him. Due to which, Naruto would put up acts so he would be noticed or appreciates or be cared for. The poppy orange plays a crucial role here. Combining the two logic, i.e., orange pops out and Naruto wanted to be noticed, his dress code makes sense. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; factor(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Due to the Kyuubi being orange in colour. Kishimoto purposefully made Naruto and Kurama's colour scheme similar so they would look more related. This is something that I read a while back. It makes sense, but it's just an unsourced info. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's another factor I found while going through the post, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2912/why-does-kakashi-hatake-always-wear-a-mask&quot;&gt;Why does Kakashi Hatake always wear a mask?&lt;/a&gt; (credit to @InfantPro'Aravind'):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;@user1526, adding to starPilot's, color orange signifies ENERGY, a will to be sportive and always ready .. that's the character of Naruto .. – InfantPro'Aravind' &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2912/why-does-kakashi-hatake-always-wear-a-mask#comment2199_2913&quot;&gt;Mar 17 '13 at 13:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for in-universe talks about his dressing, I couldn't find any reasoning or questioning references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T14:51:17.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26559" CreationDate="2015-10-11T07:12:02.497" Score="2" ViewCount="3247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've finished the 1st and 2nd (√A) seasons and I wanted to start with the manga. So I want to continue it from the part where the anime left off, since I don't want to waste time reading what has been already done in the anime, assuming all the episodes are canon. If they are, which chapter should I start from? Or should I start from the beginning? And one more question, is it a weekly or monthly published manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T16:15:35.733" LastActivityDate="2018-11-01T06:32:38.807" Title="Where should I start the Tokyo Ghoul manga from?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26554" CreationDate="2015-10-11T10:37:00.840" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Start from the beginning, they've changed some things in the anime.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Not to mention that the 2nd season deviated from the manga completely)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's weekly, and do note that after Tokyo Ghoul, there's Tokyo Ghoul:re.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T10:37:00.840" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26648" CreationDate="2015-10-11T15:04:01.810" Score="7" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not a luck or co-incidence, of all people Zoro sensed first that their Ship isn't moving (when they entered Calm belt for the first time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 385 he sensed (along with Nami) change in climate before Serpent Currents emerged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several incidences he has sensed changes in Climate and motion before all (or along with Nami, who's a navigator) in the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it zoro's Kenbunshoku Haki, which was active all time? or does he have any special ability? Isn't it noteworthy? I don't see any sources highlighting this ability of his (even in Wiki)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T06:21:21.273" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T03:51:49.643" Title="Roronoa Zoro's sense of climate/aura/motion and other observation capabilities" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6715" CreationDate="2015-10-11T15:15:45.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gathering the info I could collect with my observation so far in One Piece anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the famous swordsmen  have injuries on their eyes.&#xA;Ex: Admiral Ishou, Dark King Silver Rayleigh,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps It looks like it's considered as an ability of Swordsman to sense the things/people around. Zoro always thrived to learn this technique and succeeded too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the otherhand it looks like it's (Kenbunshoku Haki) considered an ultimate ability of swordsman to fight without using Sight sense. So losing sight might be A KEY to AWAKEN ultimate Swordsman powers.&#xA;Zoro might have intentionally cut his left eye to awake this ability.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Or he might be still training with his left eye closed. Might open when time comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But like other OP fans, I wish to see something special out this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T15:15:45.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3145" CreationDate="2015-10-11T16:30:33.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to add up to @Madara's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Computers are also used to generate backgrounds. They'll generate wire mesh objects and room, if neccesary they'll apply complicated lighting and shadows (like sunlight passing through a complicated ceiling), apply textures to the models, and then print them and work by hand over them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the process of an artist mastering this tools in the omakes from Ken Akamatsu's Negima! volumes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He would sometimes take photographs in many places or search for pictures of certain architectural designs (castle, palaces, etc) and he and his team would reproduce them on wire mesh models.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The work of Ken Akamatsu on sceneries is gorgeous, and most of the time you wouldn't think was done with CGI since it still has a lot of hand-drawn work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also creates creatures models to create and reproduce more easily crowds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14289" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:56:11.640" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:56:11.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26064" CreationDate="2015-10-11T16:40:42.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't played this game, but I recognize a few of the references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mary Clarissia Christie is a reference to mystery novelist Agatha Christie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angelica Derleth may be a reference to horror writer August Derleth, who wrote stories set in HP Lovecraft's fictional universe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bram Stoker is the author of &lt;em&gt;Dracula&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte Bront&amp;euml; is named for the author of &lt;em&gt;Jane Eyre&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Colonel Sebastian Moran was a character in the Sherlock Holmes universe. He was the henchman of Holmes's nemesis, Professor Moriarty, and an expert marksman; in &quot;The Adventure of the Empty House&quot;, he tries to shoot Holmes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elly Beinhorn was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a German aviator&lt;/a&gt;. She would have been a child in 1905, when the game takes place; her period of activity was in the 1930s.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Irving&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Henry Irving&lt;/a&gt; was an English stage actor which Wikipedia claims was the inspiration for the character of Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_%C4%8Capek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Josef Čapek&lt;/a&gt; was a Czech painter and brother of Karl Čapek, the playwright who introduced the word &quot;robot&quot;. According to Wikipedia, Josef invented the word &quot;robot&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Winston Churchill was British Prime Minister during World War II.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baron Munchausen is, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;a fictional German nobleman in literature and film, loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;George Lestrade is based on Inspector Lestrade, a police officer from the Sherlock Holmes stories who acts as one of Holmes's contacts with the police force.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Heger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Heinz Heger&lt;/a&gt; was the penname of the author of the book &lt;em&gt;The Men With the Pink Triangle&lt;/em&gt;, which is about the experience of homosexuals in concentration camps under the Nazis. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Howard Philips is probably a reference to horror author HP Lovecraft, whose full name was Howard Philips Lovecraft. He is the author of &quot;Call of Chthulu&quot; and &quot;The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft#Lovecraft_as_a_character_in_fiction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lovecraft's Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; also makes this claim, without citation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keynes may be a reference to economist John Maynard Keynes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marie Hudson may be a reference to Mrs. Hudson, the landlady of 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes and James Watson resided.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sherlock Holmes is the famous fictional detective.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arthur Conan Doyle is the author who created Sherlock Holmes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T16:40:42.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2015-10-11T17:39:41.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo's Yin power unintentionally became a catalyst to speed up the Rinnegan forming process, as stated by Madara when he awakened the Rinnegan prior to his death, meaning that it takes a long time for the Rinnegan to form. Madara even told Obito &quot;[...] even if you don't gain the Rinnegan [...]&quot;, and this was after he healed Obito with White Zetsu's skin. The presence of Hagoromo's chakra shortened the Rinnegan formation process for Sasuke, and even then it was only in his left eye. I believe his right eye will become a Rinnegan later in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18459" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T01:20:30.827" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:20:30.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-12T02:30:49.000" Score="2" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm catching up on Gundam: G Reconguista and they keep talking about Kuntala.  The brief discriptions so far were that they are lower class citizens and that they used to be raised as food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cannibalism? For serious?  Humans would make the worst stock.  You'd have to wait 16 years to get a decent amount of anything to eat.  Cows mature in less than 5 (2ish maybe?), and sheep and goats are fast to raise.  And they eat grass, which is usually everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a blurb on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Kuntala#cite_ref-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gundam wiki&lt;/a&gt;, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Gundam/comments/2lxba9/several_questions_about_kuntala_in_greco/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reddit thread&lt;/a&gt; asking similar questions, but not much for answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why were people being raised as food?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If such a people were freed from bondage, how and why are they still second class citizens and discriminated against?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T02:30:49.000" Title="Why were people raised as food in Gundam: G Reconguista?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11295" CreationDate="2015-10-12T03:04:51.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only have an answer to your second question &#xA;It seems like the &quot;right mind&quot; was all about knowing who you are as a person. The only real evidence I have for this theory is the fact that when Happy and Carla jumped off of Lucky's island Happy was talking about them not being exceeds sent to capture the dragon slayers they were fairy tail wizards who were going to do everything they could to save their friends. Right after that they got their magic back. &#xA;My only other option would be that they couldn't doubt themselves in anyway they had to be confidant in what they were doing because right after they got to Edolas they qould obviously be doubting themselves as to what they were doing why various things then they got confidant again and regained  magic. &#xA;I don't know if either of these are right but they are my theorys&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18454" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T03:04:51.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26668" CreationDate="2015-10-12T05:49:54.583" Score="6" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been thinking that if Natsu can't eat his own fire, can he set some object on fire using his magic and then eat that fire??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T02:37:33.907" Title="Can Natsu eat fire from objects he burns?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3743" CreationDate="2015-10-12T12:50:22.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps when Jigglypuff sings, the direction and application of it's voice are ONLY directed towards everywhere but itself. I don't think it can't hear itself sing, because in every 1st gen episode it was in, it got mad that everyone fell asleep during its song. If it didn't think it could sing, or couldn't hear it, why would it be so mad? Also, in every 1st gen episode it appears in, it has a microphone that doubles as a marker. You can hear the reverberation of its voice in the Neon City episode, where it used loudspeakers, as well as in every other instance of it singing &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; loudspeakers. (except that one episode where it was quietly singing to itself as it walked down a road, and even then, &lt;strong&gt;if it couldn't hear itself sing, why would it continue singing?&lt;/strong&gt;) In conclusion, if every time it deliberately sung for an audience, (and not for itself) it put a (hypothetical) sleep frequency in the music that was directed and amplified outward from itself, it would never hear that frequency, thus not falling asleep, but is able to hear its own song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18467" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T12:50:22.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2358" CreationDate="2015-10-12T13:04:15.480" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is also the coma theory, in which Ash doesn't age because after the Spearow attack with him and Pikachu in the first episode, Ash falls into a coma, and the rest of his adventures are just dreams. Although this is pretty morbid, there is another theory attached to this one in which all of the characters Ash meets (not including the pokemon) are interpretations of parts of Ash's personality. Take this as you will, there is another, more reliable theory for why Ash is still ten when he should be 16 (see MandJTVpokevids on youtube.com). It's called: Target Audience. The target audience of pokemon is 10, so Ash remains 10 as long as Pokemon keeps running. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18467" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T13:04:15.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26560" CreationDate="2015-10-12T15:59:07.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's a case of Zoro always being cautious and alert much like a Samurai as opposed to him subconsciously using haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see evidence of this in Whiskey Peak where Zoro doesn't put his guard down against the villagers and ensures limits his drinking when the crew were partying which pays off when we find out they were bounty hunters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T15:59:07.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-12T21:40:01.107" Score="1" ViewCount="347" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gangsta, episode 10, between 7:10 - 8:52 there is music playing. I can't find it no matter where I look, even the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/53814&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;complete OST&lt;/a&gt; doesn't have it. All I can guess is that it's been made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/artist/9340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsutchie&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18481" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T22:59:38.103" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T22:59:38.103" Title="What music is being played at around 7:15 in Episode 10 of Gangsta?" Tags="&lt;gangsta&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2015-10-12T22:15:01.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing how Kaguya possesses both the rinne sharingan, which is the progenitor of the rinnegan, and the byakugan it is within the realm of possibilities that a byakugan user may awaken the rinnegan, but as a forehead third eye since they already have byakugan in both eyes and the original source of rinne and tensei chakra is Kaguya herself. But I would imagine that only select Hyuga or Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki clan members can do this depending on the purity of their blood that match either of Hamura's aspects (Hyuga or Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki) and/or whether or not Hamura's children have unique chakra like Indra and Asura that makeup the chakra of their parent and only them and their transmigrants can awaken the rinnegan/ rinne sharingan. This is an hypothetical conjecture since what you're asking has remained unanswered at the end of the Naruto series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an hypothetical scenario, it may be possible for an eligible Hyuga clan member to acquire Asura &amp;amp; Indra's chakra or chakra from Hagoromo himself and they may acquire a single forhead rinnegan. For the sake of logistics, lets say they acquire one purple rinnegan in their forehead. Why? Because there may be a component in Hamura's chakra that may mutate the rinnegan into the rinne sharingan and thus since we are talking about one third of said chakra they may acquire an incomplete rinne sharingan. For simplicity's sake let's say that an eligible Hyuga clan member can acquire a purple rinnegan and that an eligible Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki clan member can acquire a red rinnegan. When that missing 1/4th is acquired this may trigger the third eye to transform into its complete form, the rinne sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hypothesis may connect with another hypothesis as to why Kaguya doesn't appear to have the tenseigan while Hamura has it. Perhaps by acquiring Hamura's chakra and the tenseigan and then acquiring the rinne aspect that the user previously lacked, said individual may awaken the third eye as the complete rinne sharingan, but as a consequence of its activation the tenseigan deactivates, because the tensei chakra now has a rinnegan to be processed by and thus in the absence of rinne chakra and the rinnegan the tensei chakra manifests as the tenseigan in the user's byakugan. This maybe the reason why Kaguya appears to lack the tenseigan while his son doesn't. I would also like to add that Kaguya's byakugan is considered a kekkei mora rather than a kekkei genkai and it may very well be for this reason. This is taking into account that Hagormo and Hamura each hold an aspect of Kaguya's chakra in their own and if both chakra were to merge, her chakra may likely mainfest in the individual. As already mentioned, Asura + Indra = Hagoromo as shown by Madara and unspecified Hyuga + unspecified Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki = Hamura as demonstrated by Toneri. So why wouldn't Hagoromo + Hamura = Kaguya? Let's also take into account that Hagoromo's rinnegan are purple and tomoeless while his mother's rinnegan is red and with (9) tomoe like the sharingan. The absence of the tensei component in Hagoromo may be the reason why there is a difference between his eyes and his mother's eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A possible counter arguement for this last paragraph would be that Kaguya can indeed activate the tenseigan and there is no relationship between the tenseigan and her rinne sharingan as explained above. She may have simply chosen not activate them during her fight with Naruto and Sasuke. It can be further argued that her tenseigan may be more advanced compared to her son's seeing as how her son's tenseigan seems to be able to evolve further by sealing other clan member's byakugan inside it. Being the source of all chakra her tenseigan could very well be more advance than her son's. However, this hypothesis is also debatable as there is no evidence that supports that she has the tenseigan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that this explaination makes sense and even if there is something that you may disagree with or that you don't like, because it's speculative in nature that at least this attempt of explaining an untestible unknown (until Kishi gets off his ass and tell us the answer) may get your imagination going so you may actually formulate your own explainations on this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18482" LastEditorUserId="18482" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T19:03:03.510" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T19:03:03.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T02:55:31.893" Score="3" ViewCount="4904" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kuroshitsuji, most of the time Mr. Tanaka is drawn in chibified form and says nothing but &quot;ho ho ho&quot;. At certain times, however, he reverts back to his normal form for a short amount of time, like when he returned to his former rank of head butler following Sebastian's absence. Is there any significance to this? Does it has any meaning for the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I mean like how Finny was a kaizo-ningen (he underwent an operation to gain inhuman strength) or how Mei Rin was an assassin and Bard was a soldier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T03:16:19.800" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T03:16:19.800" Title="Is there any significance in Mr. Tanaka's chibified form?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7240" CreationDate="2015-10-13T03:56:45.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OP please read this, I took the time to write it for you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I write this hoping to rid you of some misconceptions you seem to have. Even though it's been almost 2 years, I took the time to help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very few things can/should get an official rating or ranking. Art, like movies and anime, definitely SHOULD NOT! (or cannot, depending how you see it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The rating in IMDB is the average of the scores given by random people who took the time to rate in that site. The same could be said of most movie/TV/anime sites that have ratings.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;IMDB is such a big reference because it has a gigantic amount of users who rate. And that's why it is a good reference and people point you to it. But it isn't an official rating site and it cannot be one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are not forced to rate, so any rating you see anywhere is either by a single person or a selection of people. In sites like IMDB that selection is people who have watched that piece, out of everyone in the world, who also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Know of and use that site,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Take the time to rate (publicly),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Happen to have rated that particular piece.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ratings/scores are a reference, and you should use them keeping in mind who gave them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a website has become the &lt;em&gt;de facto&lt;/em&gt; &quot;go to place&quot; for rates/ranks, like IMDB has for movies, then it's a very valuable reference, but not an official consensus of the viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only numbers you can get that may be &quot;official&quot; are stuff like manga or DVD sales (factual numbers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For anime, the website that seems to be the big reference in ratings is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; (MAL).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My only problem with it is it has no input from Japanese viewers, since (probably) almost no Japanese use it. You only get the input of avid western watchers, and Japanese viewers obviously have a very different context. (I'm looking for a Japanese equivalent to MAL for an extra reference, which was why I found your post).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you use MAL: not only to see ratings and other information, but to make a list for yourself, even if you normally don't care about doing your own lists and ratings. You can use the list to keep track of what you're watching/have watched, which episode you're on, etc. You can have your own ratings of anime for future reference (influencing the average score by doing so). It's super useful, really, otherwise I wouldn't give them this free publicity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this wasn't a total waste. All the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18486" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T04:19:38.473" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T04:19:38.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T06:00:21.780" Score="4" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist manga series depicted the duels during the Duelist Kingdom arc with the players sitting at dueling tables that were surrounded by a box which projected holographic images of the battles, whereas the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series depict Duelist Kingdom duels on the large field-sized platforms where the players stood a very large distance apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason why the anime producers decided to make such a noticeable (but non-impactful) change to the way the duels took place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2021-04-25T07:07:50.697" Title="Why did the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime change the dueling boxes/tables used in Duelist Kingdom to large platforms?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26598" CreationDate="2015-10-13T09:26:34.517" Score="5" ViewCount="45933" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite confused and I'd like to know what's the difference between &lt;strong&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18490" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:26:22.900" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T10:45:48.233" Title="Difference between Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Stay Night UBW?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26595" CreationDate="2015-10-13T11:12:09.207" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by senshin in his answer to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12832/what-is-the-viewing-order-of-fate-related-works/12835#12835&quot;&gt;What is the viewing order of Fate-related works?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a visual novel originally released in 2004. The story has three routes: &lt;strong&gt;Fate&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Heaven's Feel&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first TV anime series by DEEN in 2006, titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/356/Fate/stay_night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, mostly adapted the &lt;strong&gt;Fate&lt;/strong&gt; route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, Caster's plan to prematurely summon the Grail was taken from the &lt;strong&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt; route, and Sakura and Rin's fight was taken from the &lt;strong&gt;Heaven's Feel&lt;/strong&gt; route&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The movie by DEEN in 2010, titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6922/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, adapted a highly condensed form of the &lt;strong&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt; route.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second TV anime series by Ufotable in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22297/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall 2014&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/28701/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring 2015&lt;/a&gt;, also titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/22297/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, is another adaptation of the &lt;strong&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/strong&gt; route.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are plans for &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/25537/Fate/stay_night:_Heavens_Feel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a movie/series of movies&lt;/a&gt; by Ufotable which adapts &lt;strong&gt;Heaven's Feel&lt;/strong&gt; route.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T01:57:08.173" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-10-13T11:12:09.207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26789" CreationDate="2015-10-13T19:10:48.543" Score="5" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagi has his vocal cord removed during his back story.  In the majority of the story, however, he talks freely.  Some deadmen show extreme healing abilities. Did he regrow them? He was being courted by a group in power. Did they pull strings to have them replaced? Note that I have watched the anime but not read the manga.  I kind of expect the answer to be there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T10:22:04.830" Title="Why can Owl speak?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T20:23:16.970" Score="0" ViewCount="2466" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will try to make this brief. I know Soul Eater ended ages ago and I just started watching it. I'm at season 3. I'm just curious about how they become weapons? I know that one is born as a weapon, but what happens physically? I might be overthinking it, but I am just curious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18501" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:29:02.300" LastActivityDate="2018-07-07T19:58:24.113" Title="How are weapons formed?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26601" CreationDate="2015-10-13T22:07:01.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The so called &lt;em&gt;weapons&lt;/em&gt; are a artificial race, created due to inhumane human/witch experimentation. We do not know how the actual physical transformation happens. Nor how the experimentation ultimatetly led to this &lt;em&gt;race&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These experiments known to create these &lt;em&gt;weapons&lt;/em&gt; was originally discovered by Eibon and Death, whilst trying to find a way to create peace between the humans and the witches. Due to the inhumane practices required to create such demon weapons they decided to lock the exact steps away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you learn later on in the story as well. Arachnid, with her spiders, managed to obtain this information, and started her own experimentation. Ultimatly leading to the race currently known as &lt;em&gt;Demon Weapons&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ´weapons´ Race, as a social construct, is a group of people who share similar and distinct physical characteristics&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular race came to be 800 years before the start of the series, during the time Eibon and Death sought a way to create peace between humans and witches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inspired by the Great Old one (Excalibur) they decided to start human experimentation to create something similar. They managed to find out that by killing a witch and extracting a soul they could create a demon weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the inhumanity they sealed away the instructions for doing so. Yet Arachne using her spiders managed to oversee this, and started her own experimentation. Leading her to combining a weapon, and a witches soul. This concluded in a new 'race' now known as the 'demon weapons' or weapons for short. Or as we known them, the humans transforming into weapons. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Demon_Weapon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SE Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T22:07:01.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5755" CreationDate="2015-10-14T16:21:53.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason to y narutos parentage was hidden was so that the fourth hokages ememies wouldn't target him, as he is his child. They didn't hide the part where he was a jinchuriki was so that, Naruto would be more protected while he was sent on missions and given more importance. Every hidden village in the five great nations has a tailed beast which holds a lot of power. Since every tailed beast is an important part in their villages military they have to be protected and given more importance at times. When Naruto goes on missions, he has to be given more importance , if a situation where someone has to be left behind to let the others escape. Now they can't let an important part of their villages military strength sacrificed or let it get captured by the other villages shinobi. A jinchuriki might face a lot of ill treatment but is given more protection and importance in matters of military purposes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18518" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T16:21:53.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T16:44:21.010" Score="7" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do they call this bar? Is there official terminology for it?  Sometimes they add filler text to explain the predicament the heroes are in inside of it or surrounding it.   It also somewhat seems like a stamp to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Piece&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gVyyI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gVyyI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bleach&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qfbU2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qfbU2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toriko&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9YG4m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9YG4m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2019-07-17T05:50:54.593" LastActivityDate="2019-07-17T05:50:54.593" Title="What is the block used to symbolize the end of a chapter called?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26133" CreationDate="2015-10-14T21:55:33.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Something similar happens in the Death Note 2015 series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation there might help answer your question. Elaboration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mikami also fell for fake news. Misa didn't check the faces likely. She just read the news that this or that person died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Been a while since I've seen the movies. I'm guessing based on the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T22:04:20.523" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T22:04:20.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T22:02:16.203" Score="0" ViewCount="1282" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where L dies, he mentions wanting to test the 13-day rule. If the 13-day rule is disproven, Light and Misa become suspects again. L dies and then apparently everyone seems to have forgotten about the test. What happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seem to recall most of the task force disagreed with L and then when he died, the majority opinion prevailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T22:21:43.233" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T22:28:32.517" Title="Why didn't the experimentation for the 13-day rule push through?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26625" CreationDate="2015-10-14T22:20:10.603" Score="7" ViewCount="7341" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Death Note 2015 series, some people sometimes speak English. For instance when Raye Penber and Bell talk and when Lind L Tailor comes out on TV, it's in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Death Note anime of course acknowledges the existence of the English language, like in the first episode, when people with English names are written down in the Death Note and when Near says 'Mister' Aizawa, but a lot of English speaking people instead speak Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this got me to thinking,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy%27s_House&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;L, Mello, Near, Watari, Beyond Birthday et al Western people&lt;/a&gt; who just so happen to be fluent in or at least sufficiently speak and understand Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L once adopted the alias Ryuga Hideki. How would anyone think that a Western-looking person has a Japanese name? Is his cover story that he was adopted by a Japanese family or something?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are they necessarily British just because Wammy's House is in England?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In general, is there anyway to know for sure what language is being spoken between a Western person and an Eastern person in the Death Note anime? For instance, when Light and L talk, are they talking in Japanese or English? How about when Near and Light talk?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T01:51:50.867" LastActivityDate="2019-12-15T09:52:16.547" Title="Questions about nationalities and languages in Death Note" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="59785" CreationDate="2015-10-14T22:22:42.773" Score="3" ViewCount="1065" Body="&lt;p&gt;Related to this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20584/death-note-handwriting-check&quot;&gt;Death note handwriting check&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of DNA must have rubbed off on the Death Notes. Unless the Death Note has a rule about fingerprints or DNA, I don't see how this isn't a plothole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T15:25:18.933" Title="Why didn't L check for fingerprints or hair?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26613" CreationDate="2015-10-14T22:40:07.867" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;For them to test the 13-day rule the Death Note has to be used. the Task Force's disagreeing with L was over the fact they would have to sacrifice someone for an experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese Police were already a bit iffy of L since the Lind L. Tailor incident where L had a condemned criminal sacrificed just to test how Kira kills and where they may be, and the Police and the Task Force have to keep the moral high ground and not go around killing people for tests/experiments, especially with the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also remember that the Task Force didn't learn about the Death Note or the fake rules until quite some time after Light's and Misa's confinement where &quot;Kira&quot; was a member of the Yotsuba Group, all the while Light was handcuffed to L. to the Task Force this was more than enough to clear Light's and Misa's names without stooping down to Kira's Level, L on the other hand can see himself on the same level as Light as per what he said in Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are...many types of monsters in this world: Monsters who will not show themselves and who cause trouble; monsters who abduct children; monsters who devour dreams; monsters who suck blood, and... monsters who always tell lies. Lying monsters are a real nuisance. They are much more cunning than other monsters. They pose as humans even though they have no understanding of the human heart. They eat even though they've never experienced hunger. They study even though they have no interest in academics. They seek friendship even though they do not know how to love. &lt;strong&gt;If I were to encounter such a monster, I would likely be eaten by it. Because in truth, I am that monster.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L_(character)#Quotes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;L - Quotes (9th point)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;take notice of the lines i emphasized. it forebodes his death but also describes the kind of person Light/Kira is, and that L himself is just like that so L would have no problem &quot;testing&quot; the Death Note&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T22:40:07.867" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T22:40:29.293" Score="10" ViewCount="687" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j58ZQSf1vA&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; that proposes how Light could have beaten Near. A critical element of the proposition is that Misa is accessible to Light, but was she? I seem to recall Misa was in the custody of the SPK up until some time just before Light et al are about to leave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T02:34:32.583" Title="Was Misa accessible to Light in the way that this proposition assumes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26615" CreationDate="2015-10-14T23:42:52.483" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Kira Task Force recovered the Death Note from &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Kyosuke_Higuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyosuke Higuchi&lt;/a&gt; there is 2 things which contaminated any DNA evidence on the Death Note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Kira Task Force touched the Death Note to see Rem&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Light was holding onto the Death Note as part of his plan to reclaim ownership (when his memories returned)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge there is no way to tell &quot;when&quot; fingerprints or DNA first made contact with an object being tested as such any of Light's DNA found on the Death Note can easily be explained by his interactions with it when the Death Note was recovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that the idea was to capture Kira and convict him in a court of law and DNA on the Death Note would be inadmissible due to how it was handled. This is why the police tend to block of crime scenes ensure that the proper &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_custody&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chain of Evidence&lt;/a&gt; is met. In some cop shows there are times that, when a seal is broken or multiple undocumented people handled a particular piece of evidence, it can't be used in court. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if Light didn't touch the Death Note when it was recovered and L found Light's DNA on it, suspecting Light again after the 13-day rule seemed to show his innocence would not help L since up until now Light had been very cooperative in aiding the Task Force and they were all on good terms. He would first need to prove to the rest of the Task Force/Police that the 13-day rule is fake  thus returning to what I have explained &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/26617/1587&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and then rule out any other way Light's DNA could have gotten onto the Death Note after it's recovery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:24:14.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26624" CreationDate="2015-10-15T07:09:30.030" Score="3" ViewCount="7495" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read some article that said Eiichiro Oda has drawn and shown &#xA;Luffy's mother in the series. I forgot the source, but is that true or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T07:26:29.143" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T10:51:51.250" Title="Is it true that Luffy's mother has been shown in the series?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-15T07:27:57.567" Score="4" ViewCount="749" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Light and Misa were cleared, everyone seemed to just forget about that there's more than one kira. What was up with that? I seem to recall Light instructed Misa to make a response to the task force's kira video, then L deduced that the two kiras have met, then Light and Misa were confined, then Soichiro fake shoots them and then they try to catch Higuchi. While trying to catch Higuchi and thereafter, has everyone just forgotten that there's more than one kira? Did anyone find it suspicious that there seems to have been only one kira around? Maybe they thought that the two kiras were acting as one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on a comment I made here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23695/why-didnt-the-task-force-capture-misa-amane#comment37106_23695&quot;&gt;Why didn't the Task Force capture Misa Amane?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T12:26:57.750" Title="What happened to the second kira?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26622" CreationDate="2015-10-15T09:51:24.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't know. The only thing we know as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1458/toshino-kyouko&quot;&gt;Toshino&lt;/a&gt; mentioned in a comment is that Oda had said we would be very pleased with Volume 45 if we were wondering about his parents. Whether he was referring to his father Dragon alone or both his parents is unknown at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_44#Chapter_424.2C_Page_106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS of Volume 44 chapter &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader&lt;/strong&gt;: Oda-sensei!! I have a serious question. Will you ever draw Luffy's parents? P.N. Mr. Uni, Age 16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;: His parents? Well, I think you will be pleased with the next volume. Get excited!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 45 consists of the chapters 431, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fist of Love&lt;/a&gt; through 440, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First Fist vs Blackbeard&lt;/a&gt;. Luffy's father was revealed to the crew in chapter 432 and he was shown to the reader in chapter 440. Whether his mother was beside him in the base or somewhere else in those chapters is unconfirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T10:51:51.250" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26614" CreationDate="2015-10-15T11:22:16.157" Score="5" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At least for L, his official profile says that he's fluent in Japanese, Chinese, English, German, French and Russian. I wouldn't be surprised if the other high-IQ guys were multilingual as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author says L is quarter Japanese, and since he has black hair and black eyes, introducing L as Japanese shouldn't be &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; strange, I guess.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again, at least for L, his profile says he's British (イギリス国籍).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dunno.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18527" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T11:22:16.157" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7414" CreationDate="2015-10-15T12:35:47.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Long time ago before when there was no internet yet in this world, I always found Chinese comics (maybe weekly comics because they were thin) in full colour. I don't know why, but probably it's because of tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, manga have no colours probably because of the Japanese mentality - they don't like to waste money etc. I'm saying this because, in national universities, even the copy paper there uses recycle papers. Not to mention the shounen magazines etc, that one's quality of paper is terrible, that's why they can sell a thick shounen magazines considerably cheap. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18529" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T12:35:47.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26623" CreationDate="2015-10-15T12:51:47.590" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing to expect from the Task Force. Their main brains were L, Light and Near. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L proposed that Misa is the second Kira, but he was proved wrong because of the fake shot scene by Light's father. So inside the Task Force's mind, the claim that Misa is the second Kira became false, thus the claim of second Kira was probably forgotten too by the Task Force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Higuchi's capture part, L still didn't forget his claim about the second Kira and Kira = Light, because L wanted to test the truth of 13-day rules. Unfortunately he didn't live long. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Task Force is just a group of subordinates who receive the orders and execute the orders. They are not the leader of the team. They just follow their leader's instruction. They didn't have insight like L and Near, plus they believes in Light, so they just did their job according to Light's instructions. Even though Aizawa doubted Light after Near emerges, he still didn't have enough brain to prove Light = Kira, and he just had doubt, not confirmation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As part of a team, Japanese values teamwork and harmony in a team, so they follow their leader. As for the guy who doubted Light, he chose to follow Near's instruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18529" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T19:06:06.407" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T19:06:06.407" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15391" CreationDate="2015-10-15T16:19:43.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think one of them sounds a lot like &quot;Rikudo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riku experienced a lot of pain and tragedy in his early life. After his father's death, a former-boxer Yakuza man taught him how to do a basic punch, and that punch saved his life when he had to defend himself from his mom's drug dealer. He ended up taking the drug dealer's life, marking him as a killer. Criminals continued to come after him, leading to more tragedy for the people who attempted to care for him. All of this drove him to ask that same former boxer to teach him to become stronger, which led him to a rundown gym, his door to the world of pro boxing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18531" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T16:49:40.707" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T16:49:40.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26635" CreationDate="2015-10-15T16:46:51.047" Score="5" ViewCount="15124" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard rumors he only becomes a death scythe in the manga but it is still unclear. Has it just not happened yet in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18533" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T18:57:49.650" Title="In Soul Eater, does Soul ever become a death scythe? If so, which episode?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26623" CreationDate="2015-10-15T19:07:14.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They did not forget that there were possibly two Kiras. The task force stopped pursuing that objective due to L throwing the theory out after the shot scene as posted about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If L didn't pursue the theory, then it was forgotten as the task force had already been proven powerless to stop Kira, which is why L was there in the first place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the individual members still pondered if there were two Kiras or not, but they were not free to pursue their own opinions given their individual positions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2015-10-16T00:44:08.440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T00:44:08.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26633" CreationDate="2015-10-15T19:15:01.963" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, in the anime of soul eater a death scythe is more of a conceptual goal than a visible state of progression, however, as the anime progresses a character who is an actual death scythe is introduced and it's power is displayed to reinforce that goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that the anime also ends at the internal investigation arc (chapters 38-40) as the Kishin arc - Arachnophobia vs DWMA - is anime only. I will leave out details if you haven't seen it to avoid spoilers but I do recommend watching it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My source is that I watched the anime fairly recently and recall the details. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T19:15:01.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26633" CreationDate="2015-10-15T21:50:35.163" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime no, however know that the anime &lt;strong&gt;does not follow the manga entirely&lt;/strong&gt;, as Hikari &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/26635/1587&quot;&gt;points out&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that the anime also ends at the internal investigation arc (chapters 38-40) as the Kishin arc - Arachnophobia vs DWMA - is anime only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is when the anime deviates from the manga as in the manga near the end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Crona ends up becoming a Kishin and flees to the Moon with an army of clowns similar to the 2 clowns that Kid faced in the anime when he went to obtain the last of Ebion's Tools needed for Death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i havn't read the manga so i don't know exactly when but on Soul's Synopsis &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Evans/Synopsis#Formation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt; under Formation, partway though the second paragraph it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Spirit hands Soul Arachne's Witch soul and congratulates him on becoming a Death Weapon. The other members of Spartoi join them, as Soul, drooling and with a smirk on his face, consumes Arachne's soul and becomes a Death Weapon, signaling the birth of the elite student group, Spartoi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T21:50:35.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26645" CreationDate="2015-10-16T03:33:52.407" Score="6" ViewCount="2697" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder why Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp (and also Robin) were surprised when they saw the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Species/Pirate_Alliance_Saga#Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon from Punk Hazard&lt;/a&gt; while the three of them have already seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ryu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryu&lt;/a&gt;, the Dragon that they met on Warship Island?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T07:08:34.727" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T16:16:21.667" Title="Why were Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp surprised when they saw the Dragon from Punk Hazard?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26623" CreationDate="2015-10-16T05:13:57.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been a while since I watched Death Note, but this is my answer from what I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think they forgot about the Second Kira, at least not entirely. After the fake firing scene, they concluded that Light and Misa are not the Kiras. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later Light turned out to be Kira, but I don't think they never had any reason to suspect Misa again. Also, the task force got hold of one of the Death Notes. So, they probably might have thought that since they have one with them and Kira has another one, Second Kira didn't have a Death Note anymore and so is no longer a threat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18540" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T12:26:57.750" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T12:26:57.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26639" CreationDate="2015-10-16T06:51:32.483" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their surprise stems from the fact that the Warship Island Arc is a filler arc. As &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Warship_Island_Arc&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is the first story arc of the series not to be based on any content from the manga by Eiichiro Oda, making it the first filler arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason might be the fact that they had &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sandora_Lizard#Sandora_Lizard&quot;&gt;encountered a dragon&lt;/a&gt; (if you count it as one) only once before, and didn't expect to meet one on Punk Hazard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T06:51:32.483" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26560" CreationDate="2015-10-16T07:28:30.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Kenbunshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki, also known as Mantra on Skypiea, is a form of Haki that allows the user to sense the presence of others, even if they are concealed from view or too far to see naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f83e8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f83e8.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the aura which is seen through Kenbunshoku Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The user can also use this Haki to predict an opponent's moves shortly before they make them, thereby making the attack much easier to evade with enough skill. This prediction appears to the user as an image or brief &quot;premonition&quot; of what the opponent will do in the user's mind's eye, and the damage the user will take if the attack actually &quot;hits&quot;. It appears that the more killing intent the enemy has, the easier they are to predict. Although, more skilled users can predict future moves whether there are ambient murderous intents or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, Zoro detecting the change in climate can't be  a consequence of his Kenbunshoku Haki, because it's inanimate and has nothing to do with a living thing. It's not possible to detect the &quot;aura&quot; of climate either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though the power allows the user to predict most attacks, it can be circumvented by various means. It cannot predict inherently random attacks; for example, Luffy managed to bypass Enel's Mantra by bouncing his fists off a nearby wall, to prevent himself and thus Enel from knowing where they would land. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Zoro sensing the halt of the ship in the Calm Belt, it's highly unlikely that it was his Kenbunshoku Haki as well because the Straw Hats had merely begun their journey then, and noone was aware of their Haki, or even unconsciously used it. Not to mention, the halting of their ship was not intentional (a result of the action of another living thing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's more of Zoro keeping an eye out for changes in the surroundings than it being his Haki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T07:28:30.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26461" CreationDate="2015-10-16T08:48:28.603" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The physics behind walking/running is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AbhDV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AbhDV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyros has a much sturdier and bigger body as compared to luffy and hence the action and consequently the reaction force on him increases. Instead of running, he is actually leaping, and his leaps are consequently bigger, which makes up for the loss of his leg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if people are of comparable sizes, I believe that a one legged person can run just as fast as (or only a tad bit slower than) a two legged person. The main problem that we have when trying to run on one leg is keeping our balance. Kyros has been 1 legged for a long time and hence, clearly doesn't have a balancing problem. This may also be a factor contributing to his fast speed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T08:48:28.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26633" CreationDate="2015-10-16T18:57:49.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the anime very greatly deviates from the manga. In fact, only less than the first half of the anime follows the manga. The rest is completely different. Considering the events of the manga: (SPOILERS)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Soul becomes death scythe after some time after the events of the Baba Yaga castle by killing a witch. Comparing it with the anime, they had to confront the Kishin right after attacking the Baba Yaga castle and the anime ended eventually. So I don't think Soul ever became a death scythe in the anime. He does become a death scythe in the manga in chapter 62.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T18:57:49.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23695" CreationDate="2015-10-16T19:50:57.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the author don't want to lower the excitement in climax because even Near going after Mesa can't prove she is second kira which may leave us a puzzled climax. Mesa lost her memories after forsaking the ownership of her notebook. Near won't be able to prove she is second kira because N works almost like L it will be same like when L tried to prove Mesa as second kira by confining her and Lite for month. There is one secret that Near still unaware of, deathnote ownership and he obviously don't know if deathnote owner forsaken their ownership their memories are lost and when come in contact with their deathnote they can regain their memories until their contact with deathnote. Even if they captured Mesa for investigation they may never make her touch deathnote cause they know of second kira eye power danger. If after writing Lite name in his notebook Reyuk(shinigami) will take Lites deathnote and go to his world. Near and other police will be left with a deathnote without shinigami. Then also they can never know of deathnote ownership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4931" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T19:50:57.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26661" CreationDate="2015-10-16T23:03:05.743" Score="3" ViewCount="1640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of Mayoi Jiangshi, we meet Ougi when she talks to Araragi in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhEAMI4igZM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the traffic light conversation&lt;/a&gt; (i.e. &quot;Did you know that there is a time when all lights at an intersection are red?&quot;). I didn't really think much of the fact that it was this random girl talking to him, thinking it was a friend from school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once I saw Ougi in the other ones in 2nd season / tsuki, I realized that that was also Ougi. Now that Owari is out, we see where he first meets Ougi. Because of that, I thought that this part of Owari was at the very beginning of 2nd season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Monogatari_Series_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; puts it &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; Mayoi Jiangshi. How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13677" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T05:06:08.247" Title="How does Araragi know Ougi in Mayoi Jiangshi?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26560" CreationDate="2015-10-17T03:51:49.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do agree with Ashish Gupta's answer. Also would like to add some more points to it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidently Zoro is given a duty of Monitoring the surroundings, generally sits(or sleeps) on top of the ship.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This Duty, however was never announced. And shown to be shared by other strawhat members too. So not sure if he chose it himself or his team members acknowledged his ability. But the SHP team does depend on his observation skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Ashish noted, it's definitely not an &quot;Observation Haki&quot; but could merely be a presence of mind and cautiousness, perhaps a sign of a true swordsman..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T03:51:49.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26655" CreationDate="2015-10-17T04:54:10.587" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We learn in the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Mayoi Jiangshi&lt;/em&gt; that Araragi time-travels the night of the end of summer break, which is August 20th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Ougi's conversation with Araragi at the beginning, both are wearing school uniforms and clearly are at school. So the conversation cannot have taken place right before the events of &lt;em&gt;Mayoi Jiangshi&lt;/em&gt;, since the &amp;quot;present-day&amp;quot; events of the arc take place during the summer holidays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, after the conversation, Araragi says in his narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, Ougi just wanted to teach me some trivia that all intersections have a three-second period where all lights are red [. . .] And I'm reminded of that trivia alongside memories of Mayoi Hachikuji. I'm reminded of those words along with a lost young girl. Every traffic light in the way was red. And in the instance she crossed on green, she was run over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall it with the memories of that girl who died over 10 years ago. That summer's epic adventure. Along with that story that started as a petty concept but in the end grew into a giant tale that almost engulfed everything that was real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Paragraph breaks are mine.) This is before a break in the story and the subsequent introduction of the events of August 20th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Araragi cannot only be recalling the story of Hachikuji's death; he must also be recalling his time-travel adventure in this narration of his thoughts. (The appearance of a number of frames associated with events late into &lt;em&gt;Mayoi Jiangshi&lt;/em&gt; in this section provides additional support for this.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conversation must then take place at some unspecified point &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the events of &lt;em&gt;Mayoi Jiangshi&lt;/em&gt;. Thus, there is no inconsistency with Kanbaru's introduction of Ougi to Araragi &amp;quot;on a certain day at the end of October&amp;quot; in &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T05:06:08.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22141" CreationDate="2015-10-17T10:49:33.010" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch isn't the bad guy, but as we have seen throughout the series, he finds it easier to work in the shadows. I think that if he told Suzaku that Euphie's death was an accident then Suzaku would have fallen into a depression believing that there could have been ways to stop it rather than just defeating Lelouch. I even think Kallen mentions this at the very end of the series and it's something along the lines of &quot;it's easier to blame a person rather than circumstance&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18557" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T09:45:33.027" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T09:45:33.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26666" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26667" CreationDate="2015-10-17T14:11:53.093" Score="2" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack that plays when Fujitora makes his first appearance.&#xA;Episode 630 13:30-14:00 &#xA;I have heard the soundtrack many times before. This soundtrack relates to a swordsman, that's how I feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18561" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T19:04:01.403" Title="What's the name of the track that plays in One Piece Episode 630 from 13:30 - 14:00?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26666" CreationDate="2015-10-17T19:04:01.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the OST is &quot;Greeting Swordsman&quot; and is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/465/One_Piece:_Karakurijou_no_Mecha_Kyohei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Movie 7: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruBm9M-2vds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the link to the OST and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJwz7cY8Sk8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the extended version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T19:04:01.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26573" CreationDate="2015-10-17T19:32:58.833" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Dragon_Slayer_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition, the user can consume external sources of fire to restore their body to a healthy state and regain their reserves of strength, something that also makes them immune to most types of fire, due to their capability of nullifying fire-based attacks by sucking them in and eating them; the consumed fire also seems to possess a different “taste” according to its “quality”. &lt;strong&gt;However, the user can’t eat their own flames, or things set on fire by them, to reinvigorate themselves.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T19:32:58.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26672" CreationDate="2015-10-17T23:26:22.990" Score="2" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, the producer has a list of idols/groups scheduled for events, and pens the Hacka Dolls into one of the slots to fill space. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0PjkJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0PjkJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that all of these are references to other idols or idol-like entities. Going down the list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;まつだひじりこ &quot;Matsuda Hijiriko&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiko_Matsuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matsuda Seiko&lt;/a&gt; (kanji pun on 聖)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;u's&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Live!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;μ's&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Sit Down Girls!&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Up,_Girls!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wake Up, Girls!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;美少女ハリウッド &quot;Bishoujo Hollywood&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Hollywood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shounen Hollywood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;でんじは組,etc &quot;Denji wa Kumi, etc&quot; → ???&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ミス・カラフール &quot;Miss Colorful&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Monochrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miss Monochrome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;スーパーソニ男 &quot;Super Soni-o&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sonico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Sonico&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Hacka Doll)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;珂那ちゃん &quot;Kana-chan&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcB8SaORxBA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the fleet's idol, Naka-chan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ワン子クラブ &quot;Wanko Club&quot; → ???&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;長森明菜 &quot;Nagamori Akina&quot; → ???&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ゆりかおる &quot;YuriKaoru&quot; → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuiKaori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YuiKaori&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Square → ???&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't managed to figure out the referents of the four ones I've bolded above. Who all are being referred to here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T00:35:53.887" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T01:21:22.453" Title="Who do the other names on the list of idols in episode 2 refer to?" Tags="&lt;hacka-doll&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T01:11:22.260" Score="1" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first animated &lt;em&gt;Garo&lt;/em&gt; series, &lt;em&gt;Honoo no Kokuin&lt;/em&gt; is set in some sort of medieval Iberian-looking place. The second animated series, &lt;em&gt;Guren no Tsuki&lt;/em&gt;, is set in c. 10&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;-century mid-late Heian Japan. (We can pinpoint this fairly well, since one of the nobles in the palace in episode 1 is identified as real-life person &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_no_Michinaga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fujiwara no Michinaga&lt;/a&gt;, who lived c. 966-1028 CE). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there's likely going to be no overlap of characters (aside from non-humans like Zaruba and Garm), since these two shows appear to be far apart in time (I'd peg &lt;em&gt;Honoo no Kokuin&lt;/em&gt; as being closer to the 14th century or so). But, in the first place, are these two series even set in the same continuity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If so, that would mean that Raikou would have to be some distant relative of León, which would be quite an interesting state of affairs.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T08:08:01.210" Title="Are &quot;Guren no Tsuki&quot; and &quot;Honoo no Kokuin&quot; set in the same continuity?" Tags="&lt;garo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24477" CreationDate="2015-10-18T01:35:25.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIG6tGSdONE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Die Verwandlung&lt;/a&gt;. Which is the 3th soundtrack on the Tokyo Ghoul EXTRA CD Vol.2 1st Mini Soundtrack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18568" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T14:56:50.873" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T14:56:50.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26669" CreationDate="2015-10-18T02:04:23.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are some likely culprits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;でんじは組 →&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%A7%E3%82%93%E3%81%B1%E7%B5%84.inc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;でんぱ組.inc&lt;/a&gt;, Denpagumi.inc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ワン子クラブ →&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8A%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;おニャン子クラブ&lt;/a&gt;, Onyanko Club&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;長森明栞 →&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E4%BF%9D%E6%98%8E%E6%A2%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;佐保明梨&lt;/a&gt;, Saho Akari&#xA;(Unsure), maybe&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%B7%E6%A3%AE%E4%BD%B3%E5%AE%B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;長森佳容&lt;/a&gt;, Nagamori Yoshiro,&#xA;too &lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;長森明菜 → &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akina_Nakamori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;中森明菜&lt;/a&gt;, Akina Nakamori (singer) &lt;sub&gt;Credit to @Passed&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Square → &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kpopsfan.com/home/circle/ciecle2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Circle&lt;/a&gt; (Unsure)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T01:21:22.453" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T01:21:22.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7272" CreationDate="2015-10-18T02:16:55.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term Kamehameha seems to come from the king of Hawaii, King Kamehameha. However this is not the case: Kamehameha is a term for something along the lines of &quot;Turtle Destruction Wave&quot;, or のカメの破壊の波 (No kame no hakai no nam). That is as close as I could possibly get it to Kamehameha, which is what Kamehameha stands for: Turtle ____ Wave. But because it destroys anything in its path, I would assume that it would be &quot;Turtle Destruction Wave&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18569" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T03:19:15.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T03:19:15.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T03:38:26.803" Score="3" ViewCount="5924" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season of &lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt;, we're introduced to the red, blue, and colorless clans early on, and later on are told about the silver and gold clans. In the movie, we come to know of the green clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are seven clans, and that only amounts to six. What is the color (or non-color?) of the seventh clan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2019-09-25T22:37:43.763" Title="What is the seventh clan?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26678" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26695" CreationDate="2015-10-18T08:04:08.627" Score="1" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;Related to this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/26614/4484&quot;&gt;Questions about nationalities and languages in Death Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems the Death Note 2015 series tries to incorporate the English language when appropriate, but even though Watari, L and Near are supposedly Western, they speak Japanese to each other. I guess it would be weird if they were played by Western actors even though their characters are supposedly Western. Artistic license and all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Might be a dumb question, but in the anime and manga, is it safe to assume that the Wammy's House members speak to each other in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it's obvious that when Mello and Near here about L's death, they speak in English to each other and w/ the person who informed them about L's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about for instance when Mello and Near were talking in the SPK place or whenever L and Watari talk privately? It's in English right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T01:42:04.507" Title="Do the Wammy's House members speak to each other in English?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14636" CreationDate="2015-10-18T13:33:02.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zouken Matou never meant for Sakura to take a part in any Holy Grail War. His initial plan was to train Sakura into a tough mage. He would then let her give birth to (probably with Shinji) the next heir of the Matous, who would fight in the next war. As Kiritsugu did not make a wish in the fourth war, the energy was almost unconsumed. As a result, the Greater Grail only spent only 10 years restoring the energy for the fifth war instead of the expected 60 years, which neither Kiritsugu (who planned to destroy the Greater Grail in around 20 years) nor Zouken had foreseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zouken thought it would be a waste to not summon a Servant if they had the chance. He thus made Sakura do her summoning, although he did not take it seriously: he still wanted to keep his original plan. Zouken did not care about the fifth war or about the actions of his grandchildren. As a result, eager to prove his own ability, Shinji participated in the war since Sakura herself didn't want to participate, by forcing Sakura to give him the Book of False Attendant and Rider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; route, Sakura was depressed when her brother disappeared from the town, as he had been killed during the 5th Holy Grail War (something Sakura herself may have been aware of). (Although Shinji was a complete jerk, Sakura held some strange feelings for him; she actually pitied him not being a mage and thought she somehow had to &quot;protect&quot; her &quot;poor&quot; brother.). But since Illya was alive and stayed at Taiga's house, visiting Shirou very often in this route, they became good friends and Illya always cheered her up, making Sakura regain her energy quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; route, Shinji was still alive, and stayed in the hospital for a couple of days after Rin saved him. Sakura insisted on taking care of him during his hospitalisation, and they seemed to &quot;get along better than before&quot; from Shirou's view. It was stated that after this lesson, Shinji gave up on being a mage, so he would treat Sakura a little better than before, although his arrogance did not change and he had a happy life from then on. Since Sakura still didn't want to stop pitying on and looking after her poor big brother, she would likely live the rest of her life in Matou residence with Shinji.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Sakura loved Shirou more than anybody else in the world, she thought herself too &quot;filthy&quot; for someone as good as him (which is another reason she cares about Shinji, as she thought they were both kids &quot;abandoned&quot; in the dark). As a result, she always stayed away and wished a girl good enough for Shirou appear. She let Shirou love Saber for the rest of his life in the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; route and Rin take Shirou away to London in &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;, which is really cruel as she had always envied her for living a happy, perfect life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, no one in the Matou household ever cared about Sakura, other than Shinji, when he still thought Sakura was forced to leave her family and unlike him, had no chance to learn magic. He occasionally looked after her out of pity until he found out that in fact Sakura was the one who was going to inherit the Matou line and who always took pity on him. But even Shinji only abused his sister later on, this was the only kind of attention Sakura could get from the whole Matou family. Thus, she did somehow cherish Shinji as her big brother. She thought him to be pitiable enough that even when he beat her she had to beg Shirou not to blame him, as Shirou was Shinji's only friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from the &lt;em&gt;Heaven's Feel&lt;/em&gt; route, where he activated another of his plans for Sakura and the Grail, Zouken would have had to accept that his wish for immortality could never come true. Rin and Waver dismantled the Greater Grail a decade later, and Zouken would be weak enough at the point in Fate/hollow ataraxia (though kind of a joke, that's still canon in the Type Moon universe) that Sakura viewed him as a old man who was nearly dead. (So yes, in F/HA, Sakura &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; take over the household and rule over Shinji and Zouken, who were frightened to death.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in the original story, in the two routes, &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;, Zouken would die soon and so Sakura would be free, and the only problem would be whether she would still follow Zouken's wish to have children with Shinji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18580" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T18:33:49.693" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T18:33:49.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T14:23:29.763" Score="4" ViewCount="3214" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Kamisama Hajimemashita&lt;/em&gt; manga, how does a tengu reproduce if females are forbidden on the tengu mountain? The mountain only consists of male tengus!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18581" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-04-29T02:04:00.203" LastActivityDate="2021-04-29T02:04:00.203" Title="How is a tengu born in &quot;Kamisama Hajimemashita&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26704" CreationDate="2015-10-18T14:27:16.460" Score="2" ViewCount="692" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the background music from Hajime no Ippo in Episode 50 from 16:10-16:36? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where Ippo is declared winner, if you are looking at different sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15208" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T22:25:15.350" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T15:32:38.150" Title="What is the background music from episode 50 of Hajime no Ippo?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hajime-no-ippo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T20:39:49.510" Score="6" ViewCount="2645" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a post about &quot;Creating your own Devil Fruit Powers&quot;.. Most OP would be having two abilities. Then I remember that eating Two Devil Fruits = your body to explode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So.. I was thinking, What would have been the Result if Brook (Alive) would have died by eating a second Devil Fruit? Would his Yomi Yomi no Mi powers activate and revive him and if so, he is a person that was able to eat two devil fruit and live which means, two abilities? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18586" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T20:41:43.510" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T11:33:41.830" Title="What would have happened if Brook Died from eating a Second Devil Fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26688" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T21:46:13.270" Score="4" ViewCount="1308" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the second Time Skip after Maria and Mamoru fled Saki had a dream about a faceless boy who said Maria had to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wikia this faceless boy was Shun&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After his death, he appears in her dreams as a faceless person, as his name has been forgotten by her and the rest of Group 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Saki_Watanabe/Relationships#Main_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saki Watanabe/Relationships - Main Characters - Shun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that even if Missiah's apparent age &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Messiah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on the wikia&lt;/a&gt; is out by 2-3 years there was no way Maria was already carring Mamoru's baby when Saki had that dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did Shun want Maria to die? She was one of his friends and also Saki's beloved. as a Karmic Demon could he also see the future and Missiah's birth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T21:46:13.270" Title="Why did Shun want Maria to die?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26691" CreationDate="2015-10-18T21:55:23.423" Score="2" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shun became a Karmic Demon, he realized that his powers were always leaking and affecting the world around them, mutating animals such as sea slugs into &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/False_Minoshiro#Forest_Minoshiro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Minoshiros&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that the sign that a child has gained their powers is the presence of a Blessing Spirit, this would be an indication that their powers are already leaking at this point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does this mean the Blessing Spirit is just another mutant? If so, what creature was originally a basis, and did they all end up looking the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T22:38:39.583" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T22:38:39.583" Title="Are Blessing Spirits mutants as well?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T22:02:40.633" Score="4" ViewCount="894" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second part of the series after the first time skip, Saki learns that she did have a sister called Yoshimi. According to the comments made by her mother, Yoshimi was killed by an Impure Cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yoshimi showed signs of having gained her powers early but didn't seem controlled because of how her name looked in the mirror Saki found. Considering that she didn't look all that much older to Saki, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Was Yoshimi really that much of a threat to have developed her powers so early that she had to die?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Isn't the purpose of the Unified Class to help children and teenagers control their powers? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't Yoshimi just be a child prodigy who could one day take Shisei Kaburagi place? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T04:12:46.987" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T08:15:31.927" Title="Why was Yoshimi killed?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26689" CreationDate="2015-10-18T22:38:06.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blessing Spirits aren't &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; a physical thing. Rather, the agglomeration of bizarre phenomena that the people in the show describe as a &quot;Blessing Spirit&quot; is simply a subconscious/unconscious manifestation of the child's latent powers. To the uninformed observer, it &lt;em&gt;looks&lt;/em&gt; like what we might call a &quot;poltergeist&quot; - but as we know from the narrative, the real explanation doesn't entail a separate physical being causing the strange phenomena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know why they refer to it as though it were a physical being. Perhaps it's a fiction the adults maintain to keep the children from understanding the true nature of their powers and the damage that power leakage can cause? (Keep in mind that the students are never taught in school how karma demons &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; originate.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T22:38:06.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26678" CreationDate="2015-10-19T01:42:04.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems safe to assume they're speaking English. This most likely is an example of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TranslationConvention&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;translation convention&lt;/a&gt;. As the first two paragraphs of that TV Tropes page put it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a group of people whose native language is not English are&#xA;  together, away from any English speakers, the audience may nonetheless&#xA;  hear them speaking perfect English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is not a case of Translator Microbes, in which an in-universe&#xA;  device is performing actual translation: We are meant to assume that&#xA;  the characters are really speaking their own native tongue, and it is&#xA;  being translated purely for our benefit (or the benefit of the casting&#xA;  director who is then free to hire English-speaking actors), like the&#xA;  dubbing of English dialogue onto foreign-made films.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, when a translation convention is employed, the writers don't bother indicating that the characters are actually speaking another language, because the audience most likely doesn't care; the audience just wants to know what they're saying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further down the page, Death Note is discussed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Japanese version of Death Note, the scenes at which Interpol&#xA;  convenes and speaks with a British detective, as well as Near's&#xA;  dealings with the American SPK and Mello's conversations with the US&#xA;  Mafia are all presented in Japanese; presumably, they're actually&#xA;  speaking English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, in the live-action movie, Lind L. Tailor, L's decoy, was voiced by an American, while a Japanese translator made a voice-over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is how it was done in the manga as well, although only the voice-over is shown. &#xA;  This is assumed to be in effect for Wammy's House as well, unless we are to believe that all the residents of an orphanage in England&#xA;  speak Japanese as their default language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's probably no real evidence anywhere in the series that the characters are speaking English (I certainly don't remember any in the manga). The audience can assume they're speaking English because they're at an orphanage in England. However, as part of the translation convention, we see them speaking Japanese on screen. It's presumed that the audience doesn't care that much to hear them actually speaking English, so the writers just cut to the chase and show them speaking Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, this is different from the situation where L, Near, et al. speak to characters whose native language is Japanese. There, we have to assume they are speaking Japanese (or everyone is speaking English--unlikely, as characters like Misa and Matsuda who probably don't speak English are seen communicating effortlessly with L). But when the Wammy's House members are speaking among themselves, it seems safe to assume they're actually using English and we see it as Japanese under a translation convention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T01:42:04.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-19T02:10:31.697" Score="3" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that in the series, Tokyo is visited, I assumed that the districts mentioned have real world locations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Kamisu_66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although Kamisu 66 is the only district that appears in the actual story, there are other district names known, such as Shiroishi 71 in a location called Tohoku, Tainai 84 in Hokuriku, and Koumi 95 in Chuubu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so I tried plotting them on a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zZtRgpmVI-xE.ktMcCUs3vuUc&amp;amp;usp=sharing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Map&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qz4ow.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;static image&lt;/a&gt;), but when I tried and search for Tohoku, Hokuriku and Chuubu I didn't get a single place/prefecture to be confident that it is the district, and Shiroishi 71 to me seems a bit too close to Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering: what are the real world locations of the districts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I won't be allowing people to edit the map I have linked to as I have and plan to add other points which only are useful to myself. You can use &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/d/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google My Maps&lt;/a&gt; to plot out the locations for your answer if it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T08:03:12.230" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T08:03:12.230" Title="What are the real world locations for the Districts mentioned in From the New World?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26820" CreationDate="2015-10-19T02:49:32.780" Score="2" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty simple question.  How many total BDs and DVDs did The Virgin Witch Maria (Junketsu no Maria) sell?  I wanted to know how well it sold and I don't really know where to find that kind of information, so I decided to ask it here :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9200" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T21:13:58.000" Title="How many total BDs and DVDs did The Virgin Witch Maria (Junketsu no Maria) sell?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;junketsu-no-maria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6032" CreationDate="2015-10-19T07:15:37.843" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The girl is Charles Bonaparte and the song is called: Vent Debout - Masaru Yokoyama &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song is found on Freezing Vibration OST volume 2 track 17. As found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://freezing.wikia.com/wiki/Freezing:_Vibration&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And the actual song: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtbKHkvK_Oo&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtbKHkvK_Oo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is first heard in freezing vibration episode 4, when Charles debut's her combat skills in the fighting form that she calls &quot;Typhon Tempest&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T09:36:02.797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T09:36:02.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29301" CreationDate="2015-10-19T08:53:42.263" Score="1" ViewCount="4812" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the song title in &lt;strong&gt;K: Return of Kings&lt;/strong&gt; episode 1, at the first scene where Scepter 4 and HOMRA meet on the rooftop of a building, from 00:06 to 03:20? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to google it but the result was only the opening and the ending of K.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18487" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T17:14:56.130" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T01:41:53.607" Title="What is the name of the song at the start of K: Return of Kings?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26685" CreationDate="2015-10-19T13:38:52.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Song is called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AtIhuKn2No&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Stand Proud&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18602" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T15:58:15.053" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T15:58:15.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4663" CreationDate="2015-10-19T15:42:24.727" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a German POV:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly after the opening to Japan in 1853, the Norddeutsche Bund, a group of several Northern German countries (including Luxembourg) that was the pre-organisation of the late German Empire tried to make friendship treaties with Japan like other Western states. Japan said no because the confederation was quite weak. They made a treaty with Prussia though and started to have a scientific exchange with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing the Prussia and the German states fight in several wars and at the end becoming united made them think of the new Germany Empire as a militarily strong country and so, when they went to Europe and America to learn, they also went to Berlin. The university system, school system, a lot of teaching books for medicine and other sciences, the constitution in the year 1889 and, of course, the military was inspired by the Prusso-German system and advised by German-Jewish advisors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In WW1, Germany and Japan fought on different sides because Germany tried to gain power in China. There were German war prisoners in Japan, but they were treated relatively well, which lead to some of them staying in Japan even after they were officially released (because in Germany, there was a financial crisis and a very political insecure situation at that time.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then WW2 came and they became friends again, and since then, Germany and Japan were more-or-less friends. A lot of German cities have Japanese partner cities, and since both countries had to build up their country, society, and economy again, there was a lot of economical exchange in the following decades. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it also has something to do with the mentality of the countries; both have a strong working ethos, a relatively strict social system that builds on politeness and certain aloofness. I suppose that these similarities paired with the exoticness of being Caucasian make the stereotypical German interesting and cool for the Japanese that write the manga. Not to forget that our language is just really badass and beautiful and awesome. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18604" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-07-16T12:20:14.833" LastActivityDate="2019-07-16T12:20:14.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26715" CreationDate="2015-10-19T17:53:13.813" Score="5" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many manga and anime involving modern schools, there is a scene on or at least showing the rooftop of the building. It is a place students can freely go to, often depicted with having a bust-height railing along the edge and the typical 'small building' from which you leave the school building, often also having a ladder to get up (nonetheless being a popular 'hiding' or 'being alone' spot even without one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanted to ask: is this one of many clichés about Japanese culture that appear throughout the whole media type, or are they a common thing in Japanese schools?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18605" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T03:24:10.720" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T03:24:10.720" Title="Is use of schools' rooftops a common thing in Japanese culture or just a cliché?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-10-20T07:06:47.567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26713" CreationDate="2015-10-19T22:24:30.410" Score="7" ViewCount="2848" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I found directly on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Void_Century&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt; is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gol D. Roger's crew appears to have followed the poneglyphs all the way and figured out exactly what the missing history is. When queried by Nico Robin on the Void Century and the Will of the D., Silvers Rayleigh replied to her that he would tell her the history if she wanted to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whitebeard also knew about the truth behind the Void Century and the&#xA;Will of D., as Roger told him before he died.  It is unknown whether Whitebeard&#xA;shared this information with any of his crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gorosei&lt;/a&gt; have shown to have at least a basic knowledge of the&#xA;occurrences of the Void Century, according to their shocked reactions&#xA;to Professor Clover's statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anyone else who knows what happened in the Void Century?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-20T13:31:01.687" Title="How many characters in One Piece know what happened in the Void Century?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26709" CreationDate="2015-10-20T00:56:42.027" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very interesting question. As you state in your answer, Gol D Roger knew what happened in the Void Century, as did Whitebeard, whom he told, Clover and presumably some of the others on O'hara knew at least a little, and it is very likely that the Gorosei and perhaps some others at the top of the World Government knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it isn't very obvious who else knows. When Rayleigh is asked whether he knows the truth of the Void Century, he replies that they do, but isn't clear who exactly he is talking about. At least he and Roger knew, but it's possible only a few other officers did, and it's also possible that the whole crew knew, meaning Buggy, Shanks, Crocus and a whole load of others. However, I think this is unlikely. The Roger pirates weren't like the Strawhats, Buggy and Shanks were two cabin boys, so it's likely that the crew was pretty large, and if all these pirates knew the truth, then it seems likely that some of it would be out by now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem likely that the Gorosei have told any others, and neither did Clover, but Whitebeard could easily have told Marco and some of his other trusted sons what Roger told him. Rayleigh was willing to tell the Strawhats, but preferred not to, and had already been pretty impressed by Luffy, I doubt he would have told the secret to anyone else on a whim, as he preferred to keep his head down after the dissolution of his crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, the only living person we have confirmed to know the truth behind the Void Century is Rayleigh, but it's strongly implied the Gorosei know, there is a reasonable chance that some other world government leaders, Roger pirates and Whitebeard pirates know, and I would also expect Dragon to know at least some of the truth, as he leads a very powerful organisation fully opposed to the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="4515" LastEditDate="2018-03-20T13:31:01.687" LastActivityDate="2018-03-20T13:31:01.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26708" CreationDate="2015-10-20T02:21:40.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sorry, but they look like just a cliché....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this Quora answer (yes Quora!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While many Japanese schools do have flat rooftops, they are usually off-limits and properly locked. So, eating your lunch on the roof or confessing your love at sunset up there... not gonna happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qr.ae/R4wrwo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another source directly from our own Anime and Manga StackExchange: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6461/16344&quot;&gt;AM StackExchange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quick Google search also reveals this (unfortunate) truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16344" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T02:21:40.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31754" CreationDate="2015-10-20T04:02:31.077" Score="9" ViewCount="3397" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is there a reason why Black Jack charges exorbitant fees for the surgeries and operations he performs?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the series I often find Black Jack to be inconsistent due to the amount of free surgeries he performs while maintaining a reputation of charging insane medical fees. Are his ridiculously priced operations merely to get his patients to question the value of their (loved ones) life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the only consistency about his fees, besides their high price, is that if he feels he failed he will cancel the fee. The pricing seems totally random and he charges high amounts even for people that appear to be poor. I understand that as an unlicensed doctor he has no obligations to save someone. However, part of my reason for asking is that the reason Black Jack is alive is entirely due to the fact that a doctor took responsibility and saved his life. Normally, people would feel a sense of debt to this fact and try to repay this debt by doing the same in turn to those they meet in life. I don't think as a doctor he needs to give away surgeries or operations, especially with his level of expertise, but doctors are already well paid and it seems outrageous to charge as much as he does. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anywhere in the manga or anime that solidly explains &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; he charges as he does, or are there any convincing arguments about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T02:43:47.863" Title="Why does Black Jack charge exorbitant fees?" Tags="&lt;black-jack&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-20T06:04:16.883" Score="12" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/9246/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; it appears that each of the districts are in each of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan's Regions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tomiko, who lives in Kamisu 66 is the head of the Ethics Committee and she wanted Saki, who also lived in Kamisu 66, to take her place one day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if the Ethics Committee's Tomiko is the head of control of all of Japan, or if each region/district has their own Ethics Committee. If the latter, do they all share the same ruleset (particularly regarding the age a child can be terminated being changed to 17 years)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-07-30T07:59:53.063" Title="Does the Ethics Committee control all of Japan?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-20T06:35:41.923" Score="3" ViewCount="1043" Body="&lt;p&gt;For those who have finished Attack on Titan season one: If you take all that you know into account and rewatch the first episode up to the the first 3 minutes, you will see that Eren was dreaming about the titans before he had ever met one. Do you think that Eren can live in another world or subconsciousness? Is there any explanation for him seeing this dream?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18614" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T08:15:53.017" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T08:15:53.017" Title="Why did Eren have a flashback about titans in episode 1?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-10-21T10:27:58.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18534" CreationDate="2015-10-20T10:38:17.887" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbEZx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbEZxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Manga volume 11, chapter 64, page 15&#xA;&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full quote was: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That’s right, it's a promise. This promise is to protect Misaka Mikoto and the world around her. This is my agreement with a certain nameless person who fell in love with her so quickly.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He explains this to Shirai Kuroko regarding his promise with Etzali from &lt;em&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index&lt;/em&gt; Light Novel Volume 08. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kamijou_Touma/Quotes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Touma's quotes on Toaru Majutsu no Index Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-24T13:12:19.160" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T13:12:19.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26730" CreationDate="2015-10-20T10:41:04.607" Score="17" ViewCount="14320" Body="&lt;p&gt;People always say they buy stuff of a certain series to support a certain mangaka. Now it made me wonder how much actually goes to the mangaka himself. Do mangaka usually work for a publishing company like jump for example or do they work independent selling their copies to the company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume for every Tankobon copy that is sold, the managaka gets a big share, because it is made by himself, but how does this work for other merchandise like anime, toys, tshirts, games or maybe even events? These things are made independently from the original mangaka by a different company, so does he still get a percentage in every sale of every article sold or how does this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T13:06:20.000" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T14:06:57.217" Title="How much do mangaka profit from anime or merchandise sales?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26141" CreationDate="2015-10-20T10:56:27.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem with an Uchiha learning Senin mode is that for you to learn that you need a large amount of chakra reserves. Something that the Uchihas tend to have a problem with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see a lot of Itachi's early fights, Kisame mentions that Itachi cannot use his eyes for a large amount of time as it puts a large burden on his limited chakra reserves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you need an immense amount of chakra control as to not let the nature energy turn you into a frog. Even Jiraiya, one of the legendary three, could not completely control the nature energy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He admitted that he could never use his sennin powers without acquiring some frog features.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto on the other hand, with his Uzumaki heritage, a clan that has worn at least twice the title of Nine Tails' jinchuuriki, and the fact that he had a truly immense amount of chakra in him from birth, made him able to control large amounts of chakra unlike any of the other sennin users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T11:42:47.050" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T11:42:47.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26726" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26728" CreationDate="2015-10-20T18:20:40.147" Score="-1" ViewCount="1772" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Akame Ga Kill!&quot;,Lubbock is wielding a very complex weapon (a Teigu actually) named Cross Tail,Infinite Possibilities I think...He used it in countless ways,as the name implies,so I was wondering if it would be at least theoretically possible to use such a weapon in an actual fight,with the enemy knowing about your presence and intentions.&#xA;I know that such a weapon could only be used for suffocation (stealthily,from the back) or by setting traps,and I'm not very sure about the second one anyway.&#xA;Now,I'd like to hear some opinions!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4055" LastEditorUserId="4055" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T20:04:14.630" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T23:37:03.340" Title="Is it possible to wield a weapon similar to Lubbock's?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26726" CreationDate="2015-10-20T20:37:05.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Purely theoretical? Yes, you would be able to apply it in real combat. The usage of the weapon would probably be similar to that of a whip or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusarigama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kusarigama&lt;/a&gt;. Yet allot harder, due to the lack of weights. This would mean that the user requires the whiplash effect for this weapon to be even have the slightest effect. And this is not even taking armored opponents into account. And in case you were wondering, it would be possible to create such a wire. &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/a/19258&quot;&gt;WorldBuilding.stackexchange&lt;/a&gt; seems to deem it possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realistically speaking, it would be highly unlikely that a weapon such as this would be used in real life combat, as it would require a tremendous amount of skill to effectively use it as a weapon. And most likely wouldn't be feasible against armored opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, with the above said it is save to conclude that the way Lubbock wields the wires would not be realistically possible. With the exception of a few moves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:52:35.723" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T20:37:05.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13548" CreationDate="2015-10-20T21:26:44.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is more to the visions you mentioned. They aren't in the comics and only seem to represent the events that are about to happen later in the same episode. For example, you can see the flowers and mill from Shiganshina District when Eren walks up and you can also see the Smiling Titan devour Eren's mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there is more to the visions that appear before the intro. I'll not go into details as they aren't specifically asked for, but as you said they are indeed suppressed memories from the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T21:26:44.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26724" CreationDate="2015-10-20T21:30:03.907" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is very dependant per mangaka. And all tough there is a thriving independent market for manga, it is rarely a solo effort. Hence most of the mangaka start off as either an assistant, or manage to get a contract at a well known publisher. Now, as for how much they earn, lets take &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda&quot;&gt;Eiichiro Oda&lt;/a&gt; as an example. He has been estimated to earn around &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-12-22/magazine/one-piece-creator-oda-made-2-billion-yen&quot;&gt;2 billion Yen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;($~24 million)&lt;/em&gt; based on royalties alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Now how is this amount built up?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Contract and Royalties&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most mangakas don't earn an hourly wage. Instead, they have a contract based employment with partial sales (royalties) agreement. This means that a mangaka makes XX amount of pages per month for a set price. For a starting mangaka, this is around 500$ for 20-40 pages. On top of this, they still earn their royalties, which is around 10-15% per tankobon. These tankobons sell around $5 each which would make ~$0.50 a tankobon. Given that it takes around 5 hours for a page, we can say that an average starting mangaka earn about 5$ an hour. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings me to the pretty well known fact that mangakas tend to have a second job. As for a starting mangaka, it is not sufficient to pay the bills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Series becomes an anime&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say the given manga became a success, and became well known enough to create a anime. This would mean that our mangaka gets roughly ~$660 per episode. So a standard 1 cour anime would earn just under $8000. &lt;strong&gt;But they do not get royalties for the DVD/BD sales&lt;/strong&gt;. The royalties for these go to the sponsors and publishing companies. Most of the time the mangaka does not even have a say in the production of the anime, and the anime is only made to promote the original series and earn the publishers/sponsors money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Character goods&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now another profit factor for most mangakas is the sales of character related goods and products. Most of the time, this is also covered in the same contract as mentioned above, meaning that the mangaka also earns 10-15% of the remaining anime retail, as most of these products tend to be a lot more expensive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Character goods earns around 8.5 times more then sales of movies, DVD's and VHS combined based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-15/america-2009-anime-market-pegged-at-us$2.741-billion&quot;&gt;American market in 2009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is estimated that a mangaka earns about 10% royalties over their product sales, excluding DVD/VHS/Movies/BD. Leading to  ~$0.50 per tankobon and ~$0.05 - $20 for product sales such as figurines, key chains etc,etc. &#xA;Which, for successful mangakas, can turn up as high as &lt;strong&gt;2 Billion yen&lt;/strong&gt; (1.29 Billion tankobon royalties, 749 million character good royalties).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-853693/ever-wonder-how-much-money-mangaka-make&quot;&gt;crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-853693/ever-wonder-how-much-money-mangaka-make&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130828095304AAkjLRo&quot;&gt;Yahoo Answers&lt;/a&gt;, several Wikipedia pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T14:06:57.217" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T14:06:57.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26739" CreationDate="2015-10-21T00:40:35.123" Score="-1" ViewCount="620" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;Soul Eater NOT&quot; have any &quot;Soul Eater&quot; character appearances like Kidd, Maka or Soul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18533" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T01:43:11.157" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T02:44:42.800" Title="Does the &quot;Soul Eater NOT&quot; anime or manga have any appearances of the original Soul Eater Character?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20958" CreationDate="2015-10-21T03:34:19.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters may possibly (IF I am making sense of the reverse image search results) be Mirai Kuriyama and Hiroomi Nase from Beyond The Boundry, but the work is apparently original. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Boundary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Boundary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18628" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T03:34:19.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26737" CreationDate="2015-10-21T03:34:41.800" Score="7" ViewCount="23105" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rewatching a few episodes of One Piece made me wonder:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much time did the Straw Hats spend with each other &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; the timeskip?  &lt;em&gt;[It's not necessary for all of them to be present. I'm looking for the time span between the Episode 3 (when Zoro joins the crew) and Episode 405 (when the Straw Hats are separated by Kuma)]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much time has it been &lt;strong&gt;since&lt;/strong&gt; the timeskip (till the start of Zou arc)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2021-01-09T14:21:24.867" Title="How much time have the Straw Hats spent with each other?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26736" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26738" CreationDate="2015-10-21T03:52:46.033" Score="1" ViewCount="3655" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whitebeard and Gol D. Roger were friends, they were shown chatting with each other, Roger even told Whitebeard that his name really is Gol D. Roger and not Gold Roger. Whitebeard said before his death that the One Piece is real, did he know that from Roger? And did he know where the One Piece is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T06:40:54.383" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T06:40:54.383" Title="Did Whitebeard know where the One Piece is located?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26735" CreationDate="2015-10-21T04:20:58.583" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several people have wondered this same thing before, and have done plenty of research on the topic. Below I've compiled a couple of the more popular ideas on the passage of time in the One Piece universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2j8a0m/how_much_time_has_passed_in_the_one_piece_world/?ref=share&amp;amp;ref_source=link&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;similar question&lt;/a&gt; asked on Reddit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How much time has passed in the One Piece world?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To which Redditor &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/user/jaydoubleyoutee&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;/u/jaydoubleyoutee&lt;/a&gt; responded:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Time in the East Blue is close to impossible to map out.&#xA;  Grand Line is a bit easier though. Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, and Whiskey Peak are the same day. They leave Whiskey Peak the 2nd day. Then several days pass when they reach Little Garden so I'm guessing it's been a week now. They are attacked by Wapol on the 8th day and reach Drum on the 9th. Four days pass and they meet Mr. 2. Five days til they get to Alabasta. The war breaks out two days later. Luffy sleeps for 3 days. They leave the next day, then get to Jaya the same day. They get to Skypiea the next morning and defeat Enel the day after that. So it's been like a month at this point.&#xA;  Then they reach Longring Longland and stay for four days. Three days later they reach Water 7. The next day is the Aqua Laguna. That night they raid Enies Lobby up until the next day. Luffy rests for two days when Garp shows up. Sunny is built in three days and they leave. Several days later, they reach Thriller Bark. They defeat Moriah at sunrise the next day. They sleep for one whole day when Brook joins. They leave two days later. So all this is between three and four weeks.&#xA;  Several more days pass when they arrive at Sabaody. Luffy is sent flying by Kuma and reaches Amazon Lily the next day. He wakes up from the mushroom after a day and befriends Hancock. Five days later they reach Impel Down. The next day is the war. Two weeks pass when Luffy wakes up at Marineford. So about a month has passed since they left Thriller Bark when Luffy decides to train for 2 years.&#xA;  Post-timeskip, it's only been three days. They reach Fishman Island and stay for a day. They leave and go to Punk Hazard. The third day is now on Dressrosa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2n9kfz/how_much_time_has_passed_since_the_timeskip/cmbo18b&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A comment&lt;/a&gt;, coincidentally by the same Redditor, on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2n9kfz/how_much_time_has_passed_since_the_timeskip/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; explains the 3 days post-timeskip:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Day 1: Straw Hats arrive at Sabaody. Go to Fishman Island. Beat Hody and challenge Big Mom. Tea Party in 4 days. Will take Pekoms and Tamago 3 days to get there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Day 2: Camie asks for the day off, so it can't be Day 1 since she had that day off too. Straw Hats leave Fishman Island and make an alliance with Law on Punk Hazard.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Day 3: Law says on Day 2 that the paper in the morning will have Doflamingo's resignation. They reach Dressrosa that day. Pekoms and Tamago are still on their voyage to Big Mom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way that people have tried to pinpoint the amount of time is the moon cycles that Oda depicts during night time scenes in the manga. Here is an excerpt from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mythbusters/Speculations&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt; on this matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In One Piece, Oda has depicted the moon several times, it has been discovered the moon's phases progress with the storyline's own timeline and therefore it can be used as a judge for the number of days that have passed on their journey. However from the first sighting in the Syrup Village Arc (waxing crescent) to the start of the Amazon Lily arc (waning crescent) would work out to be only 21 days by this guide. Although due to certain conditions on one of the phases seen, it could be as much as 42 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One point to be made is that we know the characters have only aged 2 years, the length of the timeskip. So the time spent pre-timeskip is definitely less than a year. Based off the information I've shared above, it's more likely to be just a couple months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It definitely feels very strange when you consider how long we've been watching their journey, and I think Oda sensee agrees since he made this joke in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_24&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 24&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: It takes while for time to pass in manga, doesn't it? Since it's a weekly thing. So, should we wait like 2 more years for Luffy's birthday?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: No, no, no. He has a birthday every year, just like everyone else. It's just that, in Luffy's case, every year is his 17th birthday. Doesn't that make you jealous?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T02:58:51.917" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T02:58:51.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26736" CreationDate="2015-10-21T05:54:35.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All we know about it is from &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 576&lt;/strong&gt; (Episode 485) just in the scene you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a flashback Roger offered Whitebeard to reveals him how to reach &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Raftel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Raftel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (the supposed location of One Piece), but he replied he was not interested in going there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Whitebeard had the opportunity to know where One Piece but his reply to Roger's offer we don't know if he was told the location or not. The One Piece was probably the object of their conversation right before Roger's offer (It seems that Roger has just finished to talk about his adventure): so it seems that Whitebeard was told about One Piece directly by Roger, even if it was never shown explicitly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VI5Cg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VI5Cg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T05:54:35.860" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26732" CreationDate="2015-10-21T06:44:48.893" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Kidd, Maka and Soul appear in Soul Eater Not! and they interact with the students of the NOT class, for example Maka in the first episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whilst struggling to climb the large amount of steps leading up to the&#xA;  DWMA, Tsugumi is helped out by one of the students, Maka Albarn, who&#xA;  encourages her to reach the top […]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Eater_Not!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other occasions where they interact but the show is focused on the NOT class students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T06:44:48.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26743" CreationDate="2015-10-21T09:42:38.430" Score="3" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the time skip, Lucy gained the new magic &quot;Star Dress&quot; that allows Lucy to have the power of her Celestial Spirits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is she still able to call her Celestial Spirits as she did before? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the entire anime series, I just read the manga. Did I forget or miss something about Lucy's Celestial Spirits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="1751" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T09:56:06.653" LastActivityDate="2019-08-25T18:44:40.947" Title="Can Lucy still call her Celestial Spirits?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26742" CreationDate="2015-10-21T10:11:52.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you forgot about a few events. She summoned both Virgo and the Star Dress, Virgo Form in chapter 427 for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NUXOL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NUXOLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 422 where she summoned both Leo and his dress&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 431 where she summoned both Taurus and his dress&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that she always summons a dress and doesn't want to rely on the spirits alone any more, but she can still summon them. Seeing as she can summon two spirits at the same time (maybe more by now), she can also summon both the dress and a spirit and I'm assuming she can even summon both the dress of one spirit and another spirit at the same time. I don't think they must be related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T10:19:03.150" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T10:19:03.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2015-10-21T16:29:06.883" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why kirito through the holy sword was because if he were to take it he would have to throw away the other items in his iventory. Though it had seemed that he was able to get it in season 2 mother's rosario he was eventually able to get the holy sword because in the first episode of mother's rosario he had a chest if you were paying attention. He was rewareded with the sword as well as a hammer at the of the episode excalibur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18637" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T16:29:06.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26756" CreationDate="2015-10-22T02:03:53.833" Score="3" ViewCount="5053" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, Chopper said that he can transform into 7 different forms using his Rumble Ball:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brain Point &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heavy Point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jump Point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guard Point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Horn Point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Walk Point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arm Point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the time, he also has Monster Point by eating three Rumble Balls at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After time skip, he can also transform into his Kung Fu Point. I've so far seen Guard, Brain, Walk, Heavy, Horn, and Monster Point after time skip,&#xA;but I think I haven't or have yet to see Chopper transform into his other forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Chopper have shown to transform into his Arm Point or Jump Point after the time skip?&#xA;And is the Kung Fu Point his only new transformation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T04:43:42.703" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T05:49:38.593" Title="How many transformations does Chopper have after time skip?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26752" CreationDate="2015-10-22T05:49:38.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now, the transformations you mentioned are the only ones that have been shown in the Manga/Anime and any information about him having a new transformation has not yet been revealed, or even hinted at (although it's quite likely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hito_Hito_no_Mi#Kung_Fu_Point&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems that Kung Fu Point combines the power of Arm Point and the acrobatic skill of Jumping Point though to a lesser degree than each individual point. In this form Chopper has been shown to possess enough strength to easily break down giant steel doors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; explain why we haven't seen Arm Point or Jump Point after the timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We haven't seen new transformations of Chopper (except for Kung Fu Point) after the timeskip, but we can note his improvement as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chopper is now able to produce a new &quot;Horn Point&quot; with larger &quot;Stag Beetle&quot; like antlers which are useful for digging in the ground at high speeds, along with a new and improved &quot;Guard Point&quot; which is now able to grow big and strong enough to protect the Thousand Sunny from one of the Kraken's tentacle's. In addition, he is able to utilize those forms without consuming a Rumble Ball; instead, eating a Rumble Ball now allows him to enter his most powerful form, Monster Point, and fight in it for three minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the timeskip, Chopper has gained the ability to keep control of&#xA;  himself and communicate coherently while in his monster form though&#xA;  his voice is significantly deeper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T05:49:38.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22515" CreationDate="2015-10-22T09:43:08.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The substance is just &quot;SAD&quot; not &quot;S.A.D&quot;. Considering that Caesar Clown is the only person in the world who knows how to manufacture it, and he uses it to create artificial fruits that he calls &quot;smiles&quot;, it was just an appropriate name to fit into the theme. Clown, smiles, sad, etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/c/c2/SAD_Infobox.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20130915135855&quot; alt=&quot;SAD vat&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.423" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:48:10.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26767" CreationDate="2015-10-22T23:52:20.280" Score="1" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece is the ultimate treasure, located in the hardest spot to get to in the world, or is it? Recently, the Straw Hats left Dressrosa and arrived at Zou. Both places are inhabited with some sort of intelligent being (Zou's people may not be humans). If this continues, or even if it doesn't, wouldn't it be really easy for these people to check Raftel for One Piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand this makes for a better story, but isn't that a serious flaw?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18656" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:30:27.057" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:30:27.057" Title="Is there a flaw in the ease of access to One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24350" CreationDate="2015-10-23T00:55:00.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called Shizuka na Ikari (静かな怒り). It is from the One Piece Original Soundtrack Album &quot;Music and Song Collection 4&quot;, track number 16. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/yWSN--WupdM?t=1m27s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18645" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T20:44:11.277" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T20:44:11.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3887" CreationDate="2015-10-23T03:16:05.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke most likely reversed summoned himself. Every shinobi has a signature animal summoning, in Jirayias case he simply used the summoning jutsu without a contract and ended up with the toads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi probably did the same and found his ninken hounds, he is half Inuzuka so he was probably by blood bound to his ninken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ultimately, Orochimaru taught SASUKE the snake summoning but that wasnt Sasukes natural summoning. Naruto's natural summoning probably isn't toads either but he never used the reverse summoning so he will probably never find out. Sasuke probably reversed summoned himself and found the place where the hawks resided and signed a contract with whichever hawk was there that could speak with sasuke. Allowing him to summon Garuda, Garuda cannot speak so I'd imagine another hawk gave him the contract for the summoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18657" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T03:16:05.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10099" CreationDate="2015-10-23T03:23:26.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara, the REAL Madara, put Kurama under a genjutsu before fighting Hashirama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to Kurama being under a genjutsu, somehow, someway, the sharingan allowed him to sign a contract with Kurama. Each time Kurama is summoned, Madara has to quickly put him under genjutsu or it could mean Madara's certain and untimely death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would imagine that any large animal like a tailed beast or summoning animal doesn't require blood for summoning if you have the sharingan and bound them under a contract through genjutsu. Meaning that maybe Sasuke's summoning (Hawk) is a result of Genjutsu considering his summoning can't even speak. And neither could Kurama speak when he was under genjutsu. That's my only explanation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18657" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-10-23T08:10:08.253" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T08:10:08.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4485" CreationDate="2015-10-23T03:42:40.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like how every shinobi has a unique nature for Ninjutsu. All shinobi have unique summonings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not ALL summonings need contracts, in Sasukes and Madaras case they can summon animals without contracts. Sasuke simply placed his hawk under genjutsu and bound the hawk to servitude probably after finding it in an unknown location. Jugo probably lead him to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara found the Nine Tails during his journey around the 5 Great Nations. And put it under a simple genjutsu bounding it to a contract for summoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe sasukes summoning isnt genjutsu bound but his summoning can't talk AT ALL. Only kishi could explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18657" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T03:42:40.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26761" CreationDate="2015-10-23T04:46:27.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One Piece Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Raftel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Raftel&lt;/a&gt;, it says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gol D. Roger and his crew are the only known people to have reached the island. Roger offered Whitebeard the information on how to get to Raftel, but Whitebeard declined because of his own dreams of achieving a &quot;family&quot; of crew members instead of reaching One Piece. This also indicates that getting to the island is not as simple as sailing to the end of the Grand Line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has also become much harder because it seems that trying to get to Raftel has resulted in a stalemate between the Yonkou. If one tries to go there, the others will stop him and together could even decimate the Navy, let alone a pirate crew which tries to reach Raftel without defeating them. We saw what Whitebeard and Shanks did during the War of Marineford, and that's only two of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-23T05:22:20.537" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T05:22:20.537" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-23T05:16:07.020" Score="14" ViewCount="6485" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yKSRW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yKSRW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Cropped from Chapter 804, page 16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The print on Franky's shirt reads something like &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I☀HT&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. I Googled about it and nothing came up. Also, I have checked the One Piece Wikia page and it doesn't have any details about the logo. What does it mean and does it have any significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-30T02:56:09.773" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T13:41:11.167" Title="What does the print on Franky's shirt mean?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-23T09:18:22.880" Score="-3" ViewCount="1855" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gn5M9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gn5M9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3D animation could be dominating the anime industry as Knights of Sidonia(pictured above)is one of animes first 3d television series.So does this mean hand drawn animation is gradually fading?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18661" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T02:46:59.330" Title="Is hand draw animation fading?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-15T21:43:26.853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23658" CreationDate="2015-10-23T13:37:47.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_x2_Ten_Episode_01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_x2_Ten_Episode_01&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the above wiki link states that it was &quot;Rio Kamichika&quot;. The link below is her page. enjoy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Rio_Kamichika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Rio_Kamichika&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T13:37:47.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24499" CreationDate="2015-10-23T13:51:06.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought of it as a futuristic collapsed society type theme. They were forced to build walls and revert back to medieval society but they focused their technology on their ODM gear to combat the titans. There is reference to the past (our current real life time). Perhaps the biggest supporting evidence of this was episode 6 where Misaka's kidnappers are talking about her race and they state:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;she's exotic. what they used to call an Oriental.You know about all that right? back when there used to be different breeds of people, a bunch of them from the far east came scrambling here for safety. the old perverts in the capital really go for that sort of thing. this little beauty's going to fetch a mint at auction. it's great business. she's the last of her kind. all the rest of her people died out.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hope that helps. the year that it starts out on is 845 so the yearly calendar reset for some important reason, but it hasn't revealed a lot about the history yet (just that the titans appeared over 100 years ago.) As far as location goes it's safe to assume that it is probably German. accounting for the kidnapper's claim that there is currently only one race and we have names like:&#xA;-Yaeger (german for hunter) &#xA;-Arlert is old german anglo-saxon, and Armin's wiki page trivia section states that &quot;The name 'Armin' may have multiple meanings, either from an old German word meaning &quot;whole&quot;, or &quot;Herman&quot;, meaning &quot;soldier&quot;&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;-Erwin - Derived from the Germanic name Hariwini, composed of the elements hari &quot;army&quot; and win &quot;friend&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add it all up with a lot of blonde hair (Armin, Reiner, Nanaba, Christa, Annie, Erwin, etc) and it seems that they were leaning toward a German-oriented character base with names that are literal puns toward the fact that they are soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="18598" LastEditDate="2015-10-23T14:19:20.367" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T14:19:20.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26781" CreationDate="2015-10-23T18:27:53.877" Score="2" ViewCount="497" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are manga/anime called &quot;something;something&quot;, what for? does it server any purpose for identifying it as a series? example: steins;gate, robotic;notes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9022" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T20:13:04.737" Title="Why are these animes called so? (something;something)" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-10-23T22:03:53.117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26804" CreationDate="2015-10-23T19:25:15.643" Score="-1" ViewCount="511" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any news about tokyo ghouls third season in Anime? I have watched &lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: Jack&lt;/strong&gt;. It seems the episode of the history.  Did it has any connection with upcoming season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18669" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T02:11:39.100" Title="Tokyo Ghouls Third Season" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-10-27T12:24:13.520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26778" CreationDate="2015-10-23T20:13:04.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia entry for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/a&gt; begins with the following two sentences (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート Shutainzu Gēto?) is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus and released for the Xbox 360 on October 15, 2009. &lt;strong&gt;It is the second game in 5pb. and Nitroplus' Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head and was succeeded by Robotics;Notes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entry for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics;Notes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Robotics;Notes&lt;/a&gt; is fairly similar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Robotics;Notes (ロボティクス・ノーツ Robotikusu Nōtsu?) is a Japanese visual novel developed and published by 5pb.. The game was released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles on June 28, 2012, with a PlayStation Vita port released on June 26, 2014 under the title Robotics;Notes Elite. &lt;strong&gt;It is the third game in 5pb.'s Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate&lt;/strong&gt; and is described as an &quot;Augmented Science Adventure&quot; (拡張科学アドベンチャー Kakuchō Kagaku Adobenchā?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the entry for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Adventure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Science Adventure&lt;/a&gt; reveals the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Science Adventure series (科学アドベンチャーシリーズ Kagaku Adobenchā Shirīzu?) is a Japanese video game franchise created by 5pb. in collaboration with Nitroplus. &lt;strong&gt;The series currently consists of four main visual novel games; Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and Chaos;Child&lt;/strong&gt; which have each received various ports, sequels, and spin-offs, as well as various manga and anime adaptations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, it is as you assumed: They're part of the same series, made by the same company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the developers decided to use a semicolon in the name: why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T20:13:04.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7720" CreationDate="2015-10-23T21:50:01.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo (senju and uchiha)&#xA;Hamura (uzumaki and hyuga)&#xA;Ashura (senju)&#xA;Amaterasu (uchiha)&#xA;Youngest son of hamura (uzumaki)&#xA;Oldest son of hamura (hyuga)&#xA;Naruto &#xA;Possibility grand father mother side&#xA;Uzumaki ???&#xA;Senju???&#xA;Father side &#xA;Namikaze &#xA;Senju&#xA;Grand mother possibility&#xA;Uzumaki&#xA;Senju &#xA;Namikaze &#xA;Senju&#xA;For me is like hashirama,tobirama for grand grand father or grand grand uncle because naruto and hashirama haves some similitates &#xA;Each other pass hokage without be sensei &#xA;They both reincarnation of ashura &#xA;They like taking care of plants&#xA;Tobirama said he feels his brother when naruto team up with him&#xA;Naruto nature chakra are not determined because of kurama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18672" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T21:50:01.853" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20851" CreationDate="2015-10-24T05:04:32.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The Uchiha never tried learning Sage Mode, because, they never wanted it in the first place.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah, the Uchiha don't have a large chakra pool. But that couldn't be the only reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first quality that comes into mind when taking the Uchiha clan for analysis, is &lt;strong&gt;pride&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha's pride stems from their battle skills, dexterity, intelligence and most importantly, their prized Sharingan. The joy of the clan members when a Sharingan develops in someone, is boundless. They keep the Sharingan in &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; high regard and consider it as the ultimate weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the amount of consideration and importance the Uchiha gives to the Sharingan, it is highly likely that they felt there was no need for any external enhancement jutsu, such as Sage Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another (incomplete) reason could be the Sage of Six Paths. He was the only other person Indra Otsutsuki despised (other than Asura). And the Sage Mode being something that stemmed out from the Rikudo Sennin, that hatred indirectly and unknowingly influenced Indra's descendants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T05:04:32.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2015-10-24T08:30:43.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought of it as a futuristic collapsed society type theme. They were forced to build walls and revert back to medieval society but they focused their technology on their ODM gear to combat the titans. There is reference to the past (our current real life time). Perhaps the biggest supporting evidence of this was episode 6 where Misaka's kidnappers are talking about her race and they state:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;she's exotic. what they used to call an Oriental.You know about all that right? back when there used to be different breeds of people, a bunch of them from the far east came scrambling here for safety. the old perverts in the capital really go for that sort of thing. this little beauty's going to fetch a mint at auction. it's great business. she's the last of her kind. all the rest of her people died out.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hope that helps. the year that it starts out on is 845 so the yearly calendar reset for some important reason, but it hasn't revealed a lot about the history yet (just that the titans appeared over 100 years ago.) As far as location goes it's safe to assume that it is probably German. accounting for the kidnapper's claim that there is currently only one race and we have names like: -Yaeger (german for hunter) -Arlert is old german anglo-saxon, and Armin's wiki page trivia section states that &quot;The name 'Armin' may have multiple meanings, either from an old German word meaning &quot;whole&quot;, or &quot;Herman&quot;, meaning &quot;soldier&quot;&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert&lt;/a&gt; -Erwin - Derived from the Germanic name Hariwini, composed of the elements hari &quot;army&quot; and win &quot;friend&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add it all up with a lot of blonde hair (Armin, Reiner, Nanaba, Christa, Annie, Erwin, etc) and it seems that they were leaning toward a German-oriented character base with names that are literal puns toward the fact that they are soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T08:30:43.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26600" CreationDate="2015-10-24T09:39:12.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deadmanwonderland.wikia.com/wiki/Nagi_Kengamine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nagi Kengamine&lt;/a&gt; Wiki page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Equipment - Soundboard: He has a soundboard installed into his mechanical voicebox. It allows him to make special sound effects, including but not limited to: air horns, clapping, and a rape whistle. Due to Genkaku hijacking its system, it also glitches so that all output turns into his moaning, much to Karako's shock and dismay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it appears that he has a mechanical voicebox. That also explains why he has a robotic voice. The technology is believable when you consider the scene where he pulls the little cell phone from his tooth in order to alter Minatsuki's penalty game to try and convince Ganta to join them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-10-24T10:22:04.830" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T10:22:04.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-24T19:13:40.570" Score="1" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the song that plays in episode 548 at around 5:12? I've been searching for it everywhere, but I just can't seem to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18689" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-09T15:08:44.463" LastActivityDate="2018-04-09T15:08:44.463" Title="One Piece song on episode 548 at around 5:12" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26796" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42965" CreationDate="2015-10-24T20:54:55.620" Score="7" ViewCount="2997" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 100 of Billy Bat, we are greeted to a flashback in which the fake Chuck Culkin meets up with Hitler in his mansion.  During a discussion about the bat and the power it wields to change time, when Chuck asks Hitler what he'd want if he had the power to change time, Hitler wishes to be accepted into the art academy in Berlin in that timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRqoi.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRqoi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later on, in Chapter 142, on his deathbed the fake Chuck Culkin is speaking to Timmy Sadana (who replaces Kevin Goodman) and makes a cryptic reply about a dream the Fuhrer gave up on, and later stating something along the lines of wishing for destruction of the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quite confused and don't particularly understand what this means at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Hitler wishing for world peace, (by acceptance into art academy he would not become the Hitler we know of), or was he trying to simply end the world, as Chuck states when he is dying, claiming it is the &quot;dream Fuhrer gave up on&quot;?\&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kM0P1.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kM0P1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T02:56:44.757" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T02:35:17.443" Title="Was all Hitler wanted world peace?" Tags="&lt;billy-bat&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-24T21:37:28.967" Score="2" ViewCount="1316" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to purchase a manhua titled, &quot;Yinhe Biduan&quot; but I am having a very hard time finding here in the States.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone direct me to an internet store?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18693" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-22T02:28:13.117" LastActivityDate="2018-08-22T11:26:45.887" Title="Where do I go to purchase Chinese manhua?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21773" CreationDate="2015-10-25T01:36:18.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although this is an old question being revived, I'm here to clear up a bit of things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The studios of anime are usually just hired staff. They don't run or own series. Unless its an original project E.G: Trigger's &lt;em&gt;&quot;Kill La Kill&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are things called production committees composed of lead producers &amp;amp; company members that are filling in spots for companies such as: Kodansha, Kyoani and etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Producer comes a long to get an animation adaption of a series. Usually places like SQUARE Enix, a large multi-media company, have a production office where they find series associated with themselves to be animated. Such as popular manga, being printed by SQUARE ENIX. Which then they take to financiers, people with resources, producers &amp;amp; studios. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The heads &amp;amp; most important are those choosing to make the series continue or not, whether for financial reasons or just no-longer wanting to work on the project. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example &lt;em&gt;&quot;SNAFU 2&quot;&lt;/em&gt; was animated by a totally new company. That decision was done by the Production Committee. Not the animation studio. Though, remember animation studios can be part of the production committee either on top or usually the bottom. Mostly they are on top due to original productions, they own. Changes in the studio can happen due to large schedules, or disliking their work on the first project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a director or art director, may be associated with the animation studio. Which will lead in the anime`s directing overall or just an art direction such as the production studio: SHAFT. SHAFT, though Aniplex is the head-producer of &lt;em&gt;&quot;Nisekoi&quot;&lt;/em&gt; a few producers &amp;amp; Chief director are from SHAFT. Because, Aniplex adores their style. &#xA;This weaves back &amp;amp; forth. A Director maybe from one studio but still direct for other series, with different studios. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just check all the cast &amp;amp; staff. Or at the end of an anime's opening you may see who is producing the series. Though, it is undisclosed many times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18697" LastEditorUserId="18697" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T02:12:35.727" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T02:12:35.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26780" CreationDate="2015-10-25T01:51:31.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there isn't any official source, at the moment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should not believe any website that isn't credible. Like ChristianDAILYNews or KPopNews, they are nothing to do with anime. They reported on &lt;em&gt;Attack On Titan&lt;/em&gt; airing in Summer of 2015 July 26th. That was very illogical for people to believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trusted sources include AnimeNewsNetwork &amp;amp; CrunchyRoll. If no one like them are reporting official news, then do not believe someone. Make sure they are putting up their resources &amp;amp; credits, to where they are getting this &quot;information.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Tokyo Ghoul's&quot;&lt;/em&gt; American Licensor Funimation. Their president said there would be a third season. However, he has no ties to the anime's production committee. It`s a strange thing for him to say, as a head of a large company. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's it though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18697" LastEditorUserId="18697" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T02:11:39.100" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T02:11:39.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26769" CreationDate="2015-10-25T02:06:45.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, I don't believe so. 3D Animation is not preferred over the drawn-out 2d. 3D is something totally different than anime &amp;amp; cartoon's drawn-out look. When they do work hand in hand, like in Ghilbi films, that's good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan's method of animating is quite outdated. They are one of the only still using cels. The act of drawing out each frame on a cel (Cels, are material that can be drawn upon &amp;amp; stacked for an animation effect). Then digitized on to computers to be colored &amp;amp; shaded. Sometimes will still see coloring by hand. Mostly for celebration reasons or special occasions e.g: &lt;em&gt;Little Witch Academia&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although that could all just be done on computers, they choose not to do it. I'm assuming transition period would affect everyone &quot;now&quot;. Though it would be great for the future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18697" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T06:13:40.093" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T06:13:40.093" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-25T02:19:19.947" Score="5" ViewCount="3694" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably a stupid question but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was watching Resurrection 'F' and when 18 appeared on screen this question popped into my head. During the Android saga he was pretty much curb stomped by 18 right? (Memories are a little clouded) And Vegeta being as prideful as he is would he really let 18 live regardless of how &quot;good&quot; he became?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just a plot point that wasn't explored?&#xA;Is Vegeta's switch to the good side cause for this? I just find this one a little hard to believe. I'd probably believe it more that since 18 is important to Krillin and he is important to Goku, that Goku had something to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, sorry if this question is dumb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18698" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:55:57.740" LastActivityDate="2021-05-24T07:05:39.377" Title="Why does Vegeta tolerate Android 18?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23314" CreationDate="2015-10-25T04:34:45.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://starkuprising.blogspot.in/2015/07/dragon-ball-super-chapter-2-gokus-defeat.html?m=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Stark Uprising's review&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; Chapter 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, note how Beerus says he asked &quot;the dinosaur guy with the nasty attitude&quot; to destroy Earth. In &quot;Battle of Gods&quot; Beerus says this a little differently--he says he is the one who destroyed all the dinosaurs on Earth. This could be an error in translation, or it could be Toyotaro changing it up, since we all know dinosaurs are still alive and well on planet Earth in Dragon Ball (I explain how that is at the bottom of my &quot;Battle of Gods&quot; post). Maybe this &quot;dinosaur guy&quot; is someone we'll meet eventually? Maybe it's a reference to King Piccolo or Babadi? Or maybe it's just an off-handed joke to a Godzilla-like kaiju that'll never be followed up on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could well be a translation error as &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Beerus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt; confirms what Beerus said in &lt;em&gt;Battle of the Gods&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beerus also claims that he once went to Earth, and dinosaurs took a rude attitude toward him, so he wiped them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be revealed in the future or be kept as a mystery element. Only Akira sensei knows how its going to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T04:34:45.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13309" CreationDate="2015-10-25T06:31:36.753" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's completely unknown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito never wielded both eyes so it could be said that his abilities would be enhanced 10 fold if he had both. Perhaps his intangibility time would increase from 5 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18703" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T06:31:36.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-25T20:35:32.973" Score="0" ViewCount="5414" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto: The Last&lt;/em&gt;, why did Hinata leave Naruto for Toneri? Just when Naruto was beginning to develop feelings for her, too. I don't get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18711" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:31:26.100" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T23:16:31.487" Title="Why would Hinata leave Naruto in 'The Last'?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26697" CreationDate="2015-10-25T21:53:36.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From SomeAniThing (A Website that takes into account, BR/DVD Sales from Oricon Charts &amp;amp; Amazon): &lt;em&gt;&quot;The Virgin Witch Maria&quot;&lt;/em&gt; sold around 3,100 Sales, from all the volumes of BR &amp;amp; DVD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is unfortunate sales, for the series. The odds of a sequel is extremely low. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.someanithing.com/3059&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.someanithing.com/3059&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;You can locate the sales, for exact units. On this link. Just look for &quot;Junketsu No Maria&quot; and total up the sales per volume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18697" LastEditorUserId="18697" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T21:13:58.000" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T21:13:58.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14129" CreationDate="2015-10-25T22:38:53.767" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan users have three abilities. Two unique ones in either eye, and Susano'o, which can only be used if you have Mangekyo Sharingan in both eyes. Itachi had Tsukuyomi in his left, and Amaterasu in his right. Sasuke had Amaterasu in his left eye, and could extinguish and control the shape of the flames in his left, as he did during his fight with Killer B, stopping B from being killed by the Amaterasu. Obito's Mangekyo both used different forms of Kamui, the left one he gave to Kakashi could uses a long range form that could teleport objects within the user's line of sight to the Kamui dimension. The right one he kept could only teleport himself and people he had physical contact with to the Kamui dimension. It also allows the user to become intangible, by teleporting the parts of themselves hit by attacks to the Kamui dimension. The full extent of Shisui's abilities are unknown, but both the eye that Shisui gave Itachi and the eye taken by Danzo could use Kotoamatsukami. The abilities of Madara and his brother were not revealed, but we know Madara was able to use Susano'o, meaning he unlocked the power of both his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Amaterasu and Tsukyomi are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; generic Sharingan powers. While Sasuke had Amaterasu like Itachi, I believe that was due to them being closely related, and not because it was a generic power, because &lt;em&gt;no other&lt;/em&gt; Mangekyo Sharingan user has demonstrated the ability to use either Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi, apart from Madara using Infinite Tsukuyomi, but I think it's safe to say that's a special case because of the Rinne Sharingan on his forehead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18714" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T22:38:53.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26169" CreationDate="2015-10-25T22:50:39.760" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally, Obito is not intangible. When he uses Kamui, he can teleport the parts of his body getting hit by attacks into the Kamui dimension, stopping himself from getting damaged. However, the limit of the justsu is five minutes and that is the maximum amount of time he can continually use the jutsu. After the five minutes are up, any further attempts to use Kamui fail, and he presumably requires some time to recharge his chakra before using it again. Your question was kinda confusing, so sorry if I didn't answer properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18714" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T22:50:39.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26825" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-25T23:58:25.123" Score="10" ViewCount="9923" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been said that excessive use of the Mangekyo Sharingan causes blindness and eye-bleeding, as demonstrated by Itachi. However, Obito used his Mangekyo almost constantly nearly every time he's made an appearance. How come he has shown no signs of pain, blindness or eye-bleeding? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own theory on this is that the Senju DNA Madara used to rebuild his body has something to do with it, but I have never seen this explicitly stated. If it has, can you tell me where or explain how this works in more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18714" LastActivityDate="2019-07-23T02:10:07.303" Title="How can Obito use his Mangekyo so often?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26833" CreationDate="2015-10-26T01:27:58.107" Score="4" ViewCount="3107" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One Piece world, there are so many Devil Fruits having different shapes.&#xA;I'm a little bit curious about the flavour of Devil Fruits: Is it different from one to another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken, there's a fruit that resembles Banana or Apple. Do they taste same as their real counterparts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the taste of the Devil Fruits ever mentioned in the Anime or Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-29T14:54:59.947" LastActivityDate="2020-08-11T00:42:45.500" Title="What kind of flavour do Devil Fruits have?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T02:16:53.520" Score="3" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rozenmaiden.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rozen Maiden Wikia&lt;/a&gt; for the Rozen Maidens, I notice they all have titles&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suigintou = Mercury Lamp &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinku = Pure Ruby&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hinaichigo = Small Berry&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suiseiseki = Jade Stone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Souseiseki = Lapislazuli Stone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Barasuishou = Rose Crystal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kirakishou = Snow Crystal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanaria = Canary Bird&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i get most of them are either a trait they have (Hinaichigo is small, Barasuishou attacks with crystals) or their primary color scheme (Kirakishou is white like snow, Kanaria is yellow like the general depiction of a canary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't understand why Suigintou has the title of Mercury Lamp. From my understanding, Suigintou's color scheme is black (2013 anime) or purple (2004 anime) while Mercury as the metal is silver, while I don't think the planet is black or purple. Nor do I get how Lamp fits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does Suigintou's title match with her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T04:42:16.930" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T15:57:26.067" Title="Why is Suigintou's title &quot;Mercury Lamp?&quot;" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T07:31:00.243" Score="2" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what anime this doll is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r3aP3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r3aP3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Anime doll&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iee13.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here is the tag on the doll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18720" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T17:04:27.300" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T17:04:27.300" Title="What anime is this doll from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26826" CreationDate="2015-10-26T07:42:25.740" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Devil fruits taste awful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is evidenced by the few occurences we've seen where a fruit has been eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Law eats his fruit (episode 706):&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66Uau.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66Uau.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Law eating the Ope Ope no Mi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when Kaku eats Ushi Ushi no Mi Model: Giraffe and Kalifa eats the Awa Awa no Mi during the Water 7 Arc (Episode 271): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8NWYB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8NWYB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaku and Kalifa saying &amp;quot;This Tastes Terrible!&amp;quot; &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the same scene Jabra was trying to convince them not to eat it by saying that it tasted like crap:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U3pGM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U3pGM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jabra saying &amp;quot;It tastes like crap. Crap!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based off the several examples of people eating it and saying it taste like crap I can definitely answer your question of how they taste with: Unlike their normal-fruit counterparts, they taste &lt;strong&gt;awful&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T04:06:04.420" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T04:06:04.420" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26836" CreationDate="2015-10-26T08:19:14.720" Score="2" ViewCount="357" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read this Detective Conan manga Chapter 499-504 there's a case when Conan chasing Rena Mizunashi,&#xA;the CIA agent that disguise as Black Organization member with code name Kir.&#xA;She along with Korn and Chianti is assigned to kill Mayor Candidate (I don't remember his name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that time, Conan's tracker is stick to Kir's shoes and he heard the code about the place&#xA;where the Black Organization plan to Kill the Mayor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conan realize that the place is Hyde Park, and he said it's not really Hyde Park that located in London but in Haido Park.&#xA;But I'm still not understand why can Hayde Park become Haido Park, is anyone can explain about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T09:54:23.173" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T10:12:21.517" Title="Why Hyde Park become Haido Park?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26832" CreationDate="2015-10-26T08:40:52.123" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iee13.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tag alone&lt;/a&gt;, we can tell this UFO Catcher prize is part of a set from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1567/Kaitou_Saint_Tail&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaitou Saint Tail&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The character is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sainttail.wikia.com/wiki/Ruby&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruby&lt;/a&gt;, Meimi's brown pet hedgehog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T08:40:52.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26834" CreationDate="2015-10-26T08:53:05.810" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll be basing my answer off the anime adaption of these chapters, which took place in episode 425. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were three possible victims this time, all of them were candidates for the House of Representatives in Japan. This number is based off the fact that there would be three interviews. The letters &quot;DJ&quot; were overheard as the target and the place they overheard for this murder was &quot;Eddie P.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Haibara is asked what Eddie P is she states that P means that it is a park.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Conan gets a call from Ran and answers in his normal Conan facade. Jodie notices this and calls him out on it saying that he has a double personality:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hhK9a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hhK9a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Oh, Cool Kid, you have a totally double personality.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This triggers Conan to think about the following clues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hunting Ground&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;History&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Park&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Double Personality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides history, which is just something Vermouth mentioned as this is an old story, these clues are all elements of the Jekyll &amp;amp; Hyde story; from these clues Conan remembers the scene of Mouri Kogoro flipping through the Jekyll &amp;amp; Hyde book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest you can transliterate Jekyll &amp;amp; Hyde in Japanese Katakana is ジキルとハイド. ハイド can be wrote in Romaji as Haido (it's also the way it is pronounced). From here Conan concludes that it must be Haido park and they manage to get there before the camera crew.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T09:07:48.893" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T09:07:48.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26825" CreationDate="2015-10-26T09:29:40.970" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito's left Sharingan is in posession of Hatake Kakashi, so let's compare Obito with Kakashi and the other known Uchihas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hatake Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To use Mangekyou Sharingan Kakashi needs to accumulate a lot of chakra before he can use Kamui on Deidara's arm. The size of the object determines the amount of chakra he needs as seen in the case where he tried to blow the neck of Juubi with that jutsu (thus, Sahan De Silva's comment is not very correct). Since he is not an Uchiha, he requires a lot more chakra and puts more burden on him than it should be as he himself mentioned. Kakashi also suffered the side effect of overusing the Mangekyou Sharingan which he mentioned during the fight between him and Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Itachi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi was seen bleeding when using his Mangekyou Sharingan, especially when he use Amaterasu. This is due to the strain the jutsu puts on the eye. Itachi also suffers the other side effects of losing eyesight and is in pain when using it, although since he was dying at the time he was fighting Sasuke, it can also be said that the pain is also from him over-exerting himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke also suffered the same side effect of losing eyesight and bleeding when using Amaterasu, much like Itachi was. Since Sasuke was healthy and not sickly like Itachi, it can be determined that overusing Mangekyou Sharingan puts the user in pain. He later recovered from it by transplanting Itachi's eyes and gained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Madara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uchiha Madara also suffered the same side effect and was thus &lt;em&gt;forced&lt;/em&gt; to take his brother's eyes. He no longer get the negative side effects after awakening his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, based on this fact, the only difference Obito has compared to the other Mangekyou Sharingan users is that he possessed the Senju DNA. The conclusion is, Obito didn't suffer the negative side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan due to the Senju DNA he possessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T06:23:02.650" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T06:23:02.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7765" CreationDate="2015-10-26T10:28:32.277" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this is hard to give, as the anime you are referring to did not follow the source material. However, I believe based on the fact that it was a &quot;parallel&quot; world that one cannot exist without the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If no one transmutated in the alchemy world, then no one would die in the other world, if no one died in that world then the people would eventually starve and suffer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just speculation though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-21T13:01:35.550" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T13:01:35.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26843" CreationDate="2015-10-26T12:40:26.600" Score="1" ViewCount="716" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 13 of Charlotte, there is a ZHIEND song playing about halfway in the episode, just before Yu in insane mode starts stealing other people's abilities, such as the bomb ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18723" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T20:40:00.957" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T20:40:31.220" Title="What is the name of the ZHIEND song in the middle of episode 13?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-10-27T12:24:37.373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26841" CreationDate="2015-10-26T14:28:21.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Charlotte &lt;a href=&quot;http://charlotte-anime.wikia.com/wiki/ZHIEND&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; article on ZHIEND, the song is&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;「Sinking Ship」&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This track comes from their first Album: &lt;strong&gt;「ECHO」&lt;/strong&gt;, released on October 14, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The CD can be bought through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/ECHO-ZHIEND/dp/B012VTVM5Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Amazon&lt;/a&gt; for 3780 yen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T20:40:31.220" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T20:40:31.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26795" CreationDate="2015-10-26T15:43:01.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song seems to be from the One Piece Original Soundtrack by Kouhei Tanaka (田中 公平) called &quot;Sakusen kaishi ~ osowa reru mura ~&quot; (作戦開始 ～襲われる村～)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a youtube link &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ANaEsE5bdI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ANaEsE5bdI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18645" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T15:43:01.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T19:41:49.233" Score="3" ViewCount="3517" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if Oda has offered any explanation as to what the tattoo on his face signifies/denotes, or if something has been said about it in the anime/manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/amURr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/amURr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Monkey D Dragon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2020-08-06T16:16:57.173" Title="What is the tattoo on Monkey D Dragon's face?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T20:27:30.633" Score="7" ViewCount="1417" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IfG0d.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IfG0d.png&quot; alt=&quot;Monkey with golden diadem&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for forever to find the name of a anime series/ movie that I saw more than 20 years ago. Here goes nothing! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series/ movie is about a little boy monkey (kind of like the monchichi monkeys) with brown fur. He is very rude and I remember that nobody likes him except for a little female monkey with white fur. Then there is this old wise monkey that puts a golden diadem on the head of the rude little monkey to teach him a lesson in humbleness and kindness. He is also put in some kind of (tree)cage. The female monkey keeps visiting him and keeps bringing him food, even when it starts to snow. He tells her to stay away, even though he kind of likes her, because he doesn't want her to go through all this trouble for him. At the end of the series/movie the little monkey is now more humble and nice to everybody and the golden diadem is removed from his head.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The picture above is how I picture the old wise monkey, but this picture could be from another series/movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also remember that there was another character. He was more human, like a tiny childlike demon-boy with a horn on his head. At one point he was riding a horse, but not on the back of the horse, but upside down on the belly of the horse. At the end of the series/movie, this character also became more &quot;good&quot;. I don't remember if there were human characters involved in the series/movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok this sounds like a weird kind of shroomtrip, but this is all I can remember. I really hope that someone recognizes some of this stuff and can give me more information about it! Thanks a million in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18727" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T22:43:20.207" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T22:43:20.207" Title="What is the name of the anime with the little rude monkey with the golden diadem" Tags="&lt;alakazam-the-great&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T20:32:11.320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26849" CreationDate="2015-10-27T00:31:11.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character resembles Sun Wukong from Journey to the West story. I know there are several Chinese cartoons about it. This is only a speculation because not all of them fit with what you wrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;1. The picture in question&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That character resembles Sun Wukong from an old Chinese cartoon I watched in the early 80's. See the &lt;strong&gt;similarity in his face, hat and yellow cloth (not the red robe)&lt;/strong&gt; in the first picture. See also the &lt;strong&gt;golden diadem&lt;/strong&gt; in the second picture. The diadem is given by Goddess Guanyin so Sanzang can punish Wukong whenever Wukong disobeys him. There are 3 OVAs that I know, but the story is quite different from what you wrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first OVA is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_in_Heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Havoc in Heaven (大闹天宫)&lt;/a&gt; which was released in 1961. It tells the origin of Sun Wukong and his rebellion against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. It ends when Sun Wukong destroy the Jade Emperor's palace and the Jade Emperor flees from the palace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second OVA is &lt;a href=&quot;https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%82%E6%9E%9C_(%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ginseng Fruit (人参果)&lt;/a&gt; which was released in 1981. Wukong stole some fruit and angered the tree owner.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LwgzL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LwgzL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p9Fpf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p9Fpf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;2. The horse scene&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last OVA is &lt;a href=&quot;https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E7%8C%B4%E9%99%8D%E5%A6%96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monkey King Subdued the Evil (金猴降妖)&lt;/a&gt; which was released in 1985, there's a scene where &lt;strong&gt;a demoness disguised as a kid&lt;/strong&gt; tries to kidnap Wukong's master. &lt;strong&gt;The kid's hair style looks like horns&lt;/strong&gt;. The kid and Wukong's master ride a horse and &lt;strong&gt;Wukong grabs the horse from below&lt;/strong&gt;. See the pictures below. You can also watched &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBlTvl2U-rU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the scene&lt;/a&gt; in Youtube. Skip into 24:45.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xqqtq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xqqtq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kJupK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kJupK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;3. The female monkey and old monkey&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E9%81%8A%E8%A8%98_(%E5%8B%95%E7%95%AB)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV series&lt;/a&gt; which was released in 1998 by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CCTV&lt;/a&gt;. It consists of 52 episodes. Wukong saves a female monkey after he's born from the holy rock in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRnUIsPMeQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zzgdp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zzgdp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The elder monkey tells a legend that whoever can complete the challenge will become the monkey king. Wukong completes the challenge and become the monkey king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tOVhZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tOVhZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;4. The snow scene&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After completing the challenge, Wukong wants to become a disciple of Master Puti. Master Puti didn't welcome him at first. So Wukong sit at the door for days. Even when it's raining and snowing, he still sits at the door. Finally Master Puti is moved by his dedication and teaches him 2 sacred arts, the Somersault Cloud and 72 Transformations. This scene is still in episode 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8AWLt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8AWLt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQ6nv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQ6nv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;5. Trapped&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After causing havoc in heaven, he was punished by the Buddha. He was imprisoned under a mountain and sealed by a paper talisman. Later Sanzang released him and made him his disciple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TNErj.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TNErj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;6. Mismatch/contradiction&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. The diadem is not given by the old monkey. I suspect there is another story after Sun Wukong finished his journey and was granted &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhahood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Buddhahood&lt;/a&gt;. In your picture, he wears a Buddhist robe, does wear his golden diadem, sits in lotus position on a Padmasana (lotus throne) are what made me think of this. But this is just a speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. The female monkey is not a love interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c. He's imprisoned under a mountain, not a cage nor a tree. The is no one who visits and gives him food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d. The child demon with horn story doesn't match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="15899" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T19:12:23.587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T19:12:23.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27301" CreationDate="2015-10-27T02:46:15.210" Score="7" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read and listened to anime reviewers rate the art and animation of a given title, and I'm not clear which is which, nor specifically what they refer to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine they're referring to the quality of the visuals, but I'm not sure if the backgrounds are the art, the characters the animation, vice versa, or if I've got it completely discombobulated. Is there more to the visuals than the characters and the backgrounds? Conversely, am I oversimplifying it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching DDG yielded a mess since the terms were too generic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T04:22:05.910" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T07:58:42.167" Title="Anime reviewers refer to &quot;art&quot; and &quot;animation&quot; separately. What does each one refer to?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26853" CreationDate="2015-10-27T04:21:25.007" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anime reviewers refer to “art” and “animation” separately. What does each one refer to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I imagine there's variance in how reviewers use words, I would think that most would choose to describe &quot;art&quot; as being still imagery (backgrounds, clothing design, static pans, color choices, etc.) and &quot;animation&quot; as being, well, animated imagery (character animation, CG, combat scenes, sakuga, and so forth). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there more to the visuals than the characters and the backgrounds? Conversely, am I oversimplifying it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dividing the visuals of an anime into &quot;characters&quot; and &quot;backgrounds&quot; is not all that wrong (though it raises the question of how one ought to characterize things like mechas and non-static background elements). But it's a fairly artificial distinction, and one that isn't too useful as part of a critique of an anime. There are still shots of characters (for example, when the camera pans over a character), and there are animated shots of characters (facial animation, walking motion, etc). Likewise, there are still shots of background details... but some backgrounds are animated, too. Take, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8TtD4p98eg&quot;&gt;this segment from &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The distinction between &quot;art&quot; and &quot;animation&quot;, on the other hand, is, in some cases, a useful dichotomy: it is frequently the case that the people who do the animation for a show (keyframers, tweeners, and so forth) are different from the people who do static art assets like backgrounds (background artists, 3D modellers, etc.). As such, I think it makes some sense to evaluate the two separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is probably often the case that the perceived &quot;quality&quot; of the art and animation of a given show are fairly well-correlated - a studio that hires or contracts skilled background artists will probably do the same with their keyframers, and a studio that hires bottom-barrel animators will probably hire bottom-barrel painters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sometimes, reviewers will observe a marked difference in the quality of the art vs the animation. Consider, as an example, &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; (not the whole series; just &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; itself). The animation in &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; is frequently &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; limited (or, in the TV airing, absent altogether, replaced by screens of text instead). But the art is often remarkably elaborate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And going the other way, &lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt; has fairly mundane-looking art. But when you &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq7O6eR12oM&quot;&gt;see it in motion&lt;/a&gt;, you might find that still screencaptures of the show don't suffice to convey how fluidly the show is animated in many of its shots. (The &quot;mundane&quot; art of &lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt; is clearly an intentional artistic choice, unlike the limited animation of &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, which probably isn't. I've used it as an example anyway since I can't think of anything better off the top of my head.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bundling &quot;art&quot; and &quot;animation&quot; into a single category called, say, &quot;visuals&quot; loses some of the granularity that would allow a reviewer to discuss the ways in which &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; succeeds with its art whereas &lt;em&gt;The Tatami Galaxy&lt;/em&gt; fails, and vice versa regarding animation. So I guess that might be why critiquers of anime would choose to evaluate &quot;art&quot; and &quot;animation&quot; separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T04:21:25.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4446" CreationDate="2015-10-27T04:22:53.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See chapter 375 of the manga, page 11. Jiraiya states one who posesses the Rinnegan can use all 6 chakra natures. In addition, controlling the Ten-tails is no mean feat, considering it's likely to be at least ten times as difficult to control as a normal Tailed Beast, which itself is hardly something a skilled shinobi wouldn't think twice about. Also, I'm guessing that controlling the Tailed Beasts doesn't require chakra manipulation and control, but rather willpower and determination - as demonstrated by Naruto himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18714" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T04:22:53.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26853" CreationDate="2015-10-27T04:45:03.343" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Art&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quality of work and visual glory, that we are basing upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Animation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The act of moving frames and motion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That`s the way, I do things when I review anime on the website, I write on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18697" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T04:45:03.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26863" CreationDate="2015-10-27T05:31:07.360" Score="5" ViewCount="22966" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law makes an alliance with Mugiwara to kill one of the Yonko, Kaido of the Beasts. But, why does Law want to kill Kaido?&#xA;Is it because Law wants to be one of Yonko?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T10:44:30.417" LastActivityDate="2018-06-30T18:15:46.970" Title="Why does Law want to kill Kaido?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26862" CreationDate="2015-10-27T09:02:22.353" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Trafalgar Law sought out an alliance with Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates allegedly in order to dethrone Kaido. Luffy agreed to the alliance and even declared that he will defeat all four Yonko. Even though Law suggested that their chances of success are only 30%, Luffy remained undeterred. &lt;strong&gt;However, it is later revealed by Law himself that he only formed an alliance with Luffy because he wanted to use the Straw Hats to destroy the factory producing SMILEs to get Kaido angry at Doflamingo and not as a means to dethrone Kaido.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was revealed in the last page of chapter 724:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30lbH.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30lbH.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T11:50:46.053" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T11:50:46.053" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26849" CreationDate="2015-10-27T20:40:38.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The right movie/series was not in the answer, but thanks to your information I got a lead on the movie I was looking for!! I put some pictures of the movie below. One with the main character, one with the main character and the female monkey, and one with the little horned demon kid. Thank you so much for the lead!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movie is called Alakazam the great, It is a 1960 Japanese musical anime film, based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West, and was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States.(wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alakazam is a young and brave monkey (a macaque) who has been encouraged by all the other monkeys to become their king. After attaining the throne, he becomes rude and dictatorial, and does not believe that human beings are greater than he is. Then he tricks/forces Merlin the magician to teach him magic (reluctantly on Merlin's part, who warns Alakazam that the powers he acquires now will bring him much unhappiness later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alakazam becomes so arrogant that he abuses his magic powers, and chooses to go up to Majutsu Land (the Heavens), to challenge King Amo. He is defeated by King Amo. For his punishment, he is sentenced to serve as the bodyguard of Prince Amat on a pilgrimage; in order to learn humility, mercy and to fight with wisdom. Ultimately, he learns his lesson and becomes a true hero.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3S1D.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3S1D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kQquL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kQquL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zQDWx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zQDWx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18727" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T20:40:38.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-27T21:22:58.043" Score="0" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did anyone know? It's the scene when Kana looks into the eye of Shinishi, I really love this song, and it's not in the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18749" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T22:43:58.743" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T22:43:58.743" Title="What is the song played at 6:54 in the 5 episode of Parasyte - the Maxim?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-26T04:02:39.347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26871" CreationDate="2015-10-27T21:25:46.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it myself, it's Migi Theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18749" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T22:43:10.680" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T22:43:10.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11464" CreationDate="2015-10-28T00:27:09.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a feeling that Don is an ancestor to both Gon and Ging. But I have a feeling that he is going to help Gon restore the ability to use nen and it could be possible that he could have been part of Gon's Transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18750" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T00:27:09.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26877" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26883" CreationDate="2015-10-28T03:32:26.947" Score="4" ViewCount="7877" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the technique Sanji learnt during the timeskip different from the one CP9 members and other Rokushiki users performed to stay in the air? If yes, what's the difference? If no, why did it take so much time for someone so talented at fighting with legs to learn it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T06:04:04.543" LastActivityDate="2020-10-31T14:27:03.033" Title="What's the difference between Sky Walk and Geppo?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26881" CreationDate="2015-10-28T04:01:24.383" Score="2" ViewCount="3142" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Souma's turn in block A of the autumn preliminaries, the standings were thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0q2yO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0q2yO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;block A rankings&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there's a tie for fourth between Marui and Ibusaki. It was mentioned in episode 23 that if there were to be a tie that affects who passes the preliminaries, the judges would vote to determine who passes and who doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I figure they must have voted on whether Marui or Ibusaki would be the fourth contestant from block A - but which one of them won the vote? During the after-party, Yoshino mentions that Ibusaki was probably sulking in his room, so I guess maybe Marui won? But nobody seemed to explicitly acknowledge that Marui had made it through, so I'm a bit confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T01:44:14.933" Title="Who ended up placing fourth in block A of the autumn preliminaries?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-28T04:06:40.253" Score="4" ViewCount="7956" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging from the flashback in episode 23, where Shiomi Jun meets a young Hayama in a spice market somewhere, I get the sense that Hayama was probably not born in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And given that Hayama is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A master of curries&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apparently a fan of tulsi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a sneaking suspicion that he's supposed to be some kind of South Asian. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I right? What's his ethnicity supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T17:05:45.697" LastActivityDate="2019-11-10T09:41:58.283" Title="What is Hayama Akira's ethnicity supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26879" CreationDate="2015-10-28T04:21:32.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Subaru_Mimasaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another contestant&lt;/a&gt; beat them both with an unrevealed curry dish that scored &lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/43rd_Annual_T%C5%8Dtsuki_Autumn_Election#Preliminary_Round_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;91 points&lt;/a&gt;. Who it is was not revealed until later... it would seem that &lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Etsuya_Eizan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;someone&lt;/a&gt; in the Elite Ten put him there for a reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T01:44:14.933" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T01:44:14.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26877" CreationDate="2015-10-28T06:00:02.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Geppo translates to 'moon walk'. There's really no difference between Sky Walk and Moon Walk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rokushiki/Geppo&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; which lists Sky Walk as a variation of Moon Walk. The only difference it mentions is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the timeskip, Sanji demonstrates this ability by &lt;strong&gt;kicking the air to jump higher&lt;/strong&gt;, giving the appearance of flight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when we see Sanji using Sky Walk &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/pUviWOH2F-4?t=1m5s&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, Robin says that it's the moon walk of CP9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the only difference is in its naming or maybe the ability to jump a bit higher in Sky Walk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for it taking Sanji time to learn Sky Walk, I don't think it took him that much time. It's not like Sky Walk was the only thing he learned in the 2 years he was on the Momoiro Island. But it's hard to specify how long it took him to learn the technique because nothing about that has been revealed yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T06:00:02.397" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26862" CreationDate="2015-10-28T09:32:42.320" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's true that Law wanted to take down Doflamingo - but he ALSO want to take down Kaido. Chapter 667: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you want to survive in the New World, there are only two ways to go about it. Either you swear allegiance to one of the Yonkou... or you do battle with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T9Gdt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T9Gdt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13036" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T09:32:42.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26898" CreationDate="2015-10-28T11:01:18.480" Score="12" ViewCount="24552" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the various &lt;em&gt;Macross&lt;/em&gt; series the word &quot;deculture&quot; is used, like in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cWTBr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sign off&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7KJul.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;see you next deculture&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NmdptpONjE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nyan Nyan song&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Nyan Nyan, Nyan Nyan, Ni hao Nyan, gorgeous, delicious, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wmul4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;deculture&lt;/a&gt;!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it used? What is its history? Where did it come from? (both in and out of universe)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pViCO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pViCO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Deculture?!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T11:07:16.043" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T18:39:02.570" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;deculture?&quot;" Tags="&lt;macross&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26893" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27058" CreationDate="2015-10-28T12:27:26.167" Score="28" ViewCount="549" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I stumbled upon the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/anime-actors-cocaine-arrest-proves-you-should-never-do-1739139309?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&amp;amp;utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&amp;amp;utm_medium=Socialflow&quot;&gt;Kotaku&lt;/a&gt; post regarding Ai Takabe's arrest in regards to drugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides her being erased from the credits, Bandai also announced that it’s no longer streaming Kill Me Baby as well as the 2009 anime Sweet Blue Flowers and the 2011 anime Wandering Son. Which are both animes Takabe had a voice in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has something like this happened before? Or is it considered normal to erase peoples existences from created products in Japan like has happened here, when a member of it's team commits a crime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T18:49:29.687" Title="Is it normal to 'erase' a seiyu?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26892" CreationDate="2015-10-28T16:38:28.093" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an summary of the definition from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://macross2.net/m3/macrosspedia/macrosspedia-index.html#d&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Macrosspedia&lt;/a&gt;. I've also been trying to find an electronic copy of the book that came with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087660/?ref_=ttmd_md_nm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do You Remember Love&lt;/a&gt;, but I can't seem to find it. I'll have to look a little harder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically it is a word from the Zentradi/Meltrandi language that is used to convey a feeling of shock to someone. In the book that I mentioned above it transaltes &quot;De Culcha&quot; as &quot;Stupid Thing&quot;. Then it goes on farther to say that &quot;De&quot; is &quot;No&quot; and &quot;Culcha&quot; is &quot;Wonderful Thing&quot;. So in English we might say &quot;What the Heck&quot;. It also says that it has since by the Human/Zentradi culture in a positive context and is often spoken as a meme in popular culture&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10591" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T16:38:28.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26892" CreationDate="2015-10-28T18:39:02.570" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Deculture&quot; (pronounced de-kult-cha) is a Zentradei expression of shock and surprise. In the early days of the Zentradi/human conflict it was a negative term used often by the Zentradis to denote their shock and disgust at the human-only concepts of culture, music, love and sex. For instance, in the movie &lt;em&gt;Macross: Do You Remember Love?&lt;/em&gt; Zentradis reacted with a surprised and disgusted &quot;Yak Deculture!&quot; when they saw a kiss for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i65cz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i65cz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Deculture!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since the war ended and Zentradis became assimilated into human culture the meaning of the word started to shift. Zentradis have come to love those very things they used to see as alien and deplorable, so the word &quot;deculture&quot; started to get a more positive connotation of pleasant surprise that is commonly used by non-Zentradis as well. For instance in the series &lt;em&gt;Macross Frontier&lt;/em&gt; (set 47 years after the events of &lt;em&gt;Do You Remember Love?&lt;/em&gt;) Ranka Lee sings the theme song for the Nyan Cafe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3q2sK.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3q2sK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Deculture!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haochii rai rai, Meikuunyan, Nyan-nyan, nyan-nyan Nihao-nyan, Gojyasu! Derishasu! Deculture!!!! (Good Eats, come, come, Pretty Girls too! meow meow meow meow Hello meow Gorgeous! Delicious! Deculture!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tone of the song and usage makes it clear that it now means something along the lines of &quot;Awesome!&quot; or &quot;No way!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T18:39:02.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26899" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-28T20:52:36.393" Score="3" ViewCount="1867" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the rules is, that he has to make direct eye contact. Yet he's able to geass about twenty people at the same time in Episode 1 from Season 2. He even is able to do it later, too. So how can he do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T22:11:40.893" Title="How can Lelouch use his geass on so many people?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26899" CreationDate="2015-10-28T22:11:40.893" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Code Geass Wikia it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch's Geass manifests itself as &quot;the power of absolute obedience,&quot; which allows him to plant commands within a person's mind &lt;strong&gt;upon direct eye contact&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Geass#Lelouch_vi_Britannia.27s_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Geass - Canonical Geass - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Anime)- Lelouch vi Britannia's Geass&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while yes it does say it works upon direct eye contact it doesn't necessary say that both parties need to make direct eye contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i believe that Lelouch's Geass works similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/91074/20916&quot;&gt;Superman's Heat Vision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So how focused is Superman's heat vision? Not very, under most circumstances. Most often, it's depicted as a rapidly widening cone, starting at eye-width but growing to several feet across by the time it reaches the opponent, even at close range.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with Lelouch's Geass it expands out and through obstructing this &quot;widening cone&quot; with his Zero helmet he can focus it slightly to one person. from there he should realistically be able to see his target's eyes even if his vision isn't focused on them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My evidence showing Lelouch alone just need to be able to see his target's eyes is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cs%27_World_(episode)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2: Turn 15 - C's World&lt;/a&gt; when Lelouch goes to order Charles to kill himself by having the Shinkirō release mirrors and using one mirror bounce his Geass around to target Charles without Charles being able to target him which his Geass too needed eye contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8XnU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8XnU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pew pew&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this way the Geass expands outwards but the power is reflected to the next mirror and continues reflecting until it reaches Charles as since Lelouch could see Charles eyes in the mirrors then his Geass has to be able to reflect back the opposite way as indicated by how &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-2/Light-Absorption,-Reflection,-and-Transmission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;light is reflected&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this would also explain why the United Federation of Nations' counter measure to his Geass was to trap him in an isolated room and display him on a monitor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my evidence as to Lelouch not needing to focus on the target eyes is when his Geass went out of control while talking to Euphie. it's just my personal interpretation but i do not believe Lelouch was focusing on Euphie's eyes but her face as he was more or less allowing Euphie to win and amend his plans to fit with her own and he was joking about Euphie how he could order her to &quot;kill the Japanese&quot;, however he could realistically look into her eyes at any point while looking at her face&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While one can argue &lt;em&gt;&quot;Lelouch's power went out of control then so he can no longer focus it&quot;&lt;/em&gt; lets remember that his geass was out of control in Season 2: Turn 15 - C's World and when he first gained his power he ordered a group of soldiers to kill themselves and i seem to remember there was times where he would open up one part of his Zero Helmet to use his Geass&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: to put it simply, when you look at a red cube it isn't red it's absorbing every other color of light except red which is being reflected back to our eyes. so if Lelouch can see the purple on Charles's clothes in the mirrors then that means the purple light being reflected from Charles's clothes to the mirrors and then to Lelouch's eyes&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:40.137" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T22:11:40.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26909" CreationDate="2015-10-29T04:09:37.707" Score="7" ViewCount="1475" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sanji's fighting style is using his leg and his epithet is also called Kuroashi no Sanji / Black Leg Sanji.&#xA;He learnt this style of fighting from Aka-Ashi no Zeff / Red-Leg Zeff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember, Okamas also use (at least) their legs to fight, like Bentham and Emporio Ivankov.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;besides Sanji and Zeff, is it only Okamas that using Leg Style for fighting?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;are there any other Leg Style combatants other than Okamas, Sanji and Zeff?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-29T08:16:28.353" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T15:57:33.660" Title="Are there any other Leg Style combatants other than Okamas, Sanji and Zeff?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26907" CreationDate="2015-10-29T05:40:43.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dellinger is one such character that uses kicking as his fighting style. As from one-piece wikia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dellinger is a combatant and an officer of the Donquixote Pirates' Diamante Army. He is a hybrid between a Human and a Fighting Fish Fishman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A human-fishman hybrid, Dellinger was born physically stronger than the average human, going by his ability to lift cannonballs at two years of age without problems and the fact that full-blooded fishmen are supposedly ten times stronger than humans, but it's unknown if he's as strong as an average fishman in relation to a human&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dellinger is extremely proficient in kicking, seen when he easily knocks out Blue Gilly, a powerful martial artist known for his own strong kicking, with a single kick while leaving no time for the latter to react. His kicking strength is further highlighted by the fact he is able to kick and move Machvise, who at the time weighs 10 tons thanks to his Devil Fruit, though Dellinger shouts in pain a result of the kick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pistol High Heel (ピストルハイヒール Pisutoru Haihīru?): Dellinger rushes towards to his enemy and kicking him with force while wearing high heeled shoes. It is powerful enough to hurt even super-weighted humans. It's first used accidentally on Machvise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danto High Heel (断頭ハイヒール Dantō Hai Hīru?, literally meaning &quot;Decapitation High Heel&quot;):- Dellinger charges at his enemy and unleashes a hard kick to the neck, potentially strong enough to cut an opponent's head off given its name. It's first used against Blue Gilly and is powerful enough to take him out in one blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T05:40:43.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26907" CreationDate="2015-10-29T05:51:18.007" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Longleg_Tribe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Longleg Tribe&lt;/a&gt; uses their legs to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The incredible long legs of the Longleg tribe endows them with not only height but incredible leg strength as well, and those that are hit by the legs of a Longleg fighter consider them to be like metal whips.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As acknowledged by fighters in the Corrida Colosseum, t&lt;strong&gt;he legs are the most important part of the tribe's fighting form&lt;/strong&gt;. Therefore, aiming for them seems to be their most vulnerable weakness. However, due to the speed a trained Longleg fighter can move their legs at, landing just a single blow is not always possible to do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_Gilly&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Gilly&lt;/a&gt; : You can see him use his legs for fighting in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqGn0bS21vs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; video. He is also a practitioner of Jao Kun Do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jao Kun Do is a close range attack-based fighting style which involves leg motions so swift that foes cannot predict where a kick will land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only known practitioner of this art, Blue Gilly, has leg movements so rapid that they create afterimages that confuse opponents. He can then attack with force comparable to that of a steel whip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Tamago&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baron Tamago&lt;/a&gt; : We haven't yet seen him fight in the anime but it's implied that his key fighting strength lies in his legs. As One Piece Wiki says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a member of the Longleg Tribe, his long legs are considered to be the main point of his combat strength&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Inuppe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inuppe&lt;/a&gt;, the zombie penguin who had Sanji's shadow uses the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Leg_Style&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Leg Style&lt;/a&gt; fighting techniques as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Thriller Bark Arc, &lt;strong&gt;Inuppe, the zombie who had Sanji's shadow also used the Black Leg fighting style due to the Kage Kage no Mi's powers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vergo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vergo&lt;/a&gt; can be considered a strong leg fighter as well, although he does far from only using his legs. You can see his fight &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/xjj7OV79uoY?t=2m57s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; with Sanji where he uses his legs for fighting for most of the part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T20:20:47.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26907" CreationDate="2015-10-29T06:19:38.203" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general there are plenty &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Martial_Artist&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;martial artists&lt;/a&gt; in One Piece, in particular there are some styles which &lt;em&gt;include also&lt;/em&gt; leg techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rokushiki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rokushiki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; includes the following techniques &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Geppo&lt;/strong&gt; allows the users to actually jump off the air itself, allowing them to stay in the air for much longer than usual. CP9 members can use this technique to cross great distances without ever touching the ground, or set themselves up for swift, aerial attacks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Rankyaku&lt;/strong&gt; is a powerful projectile technique, in which the users start by kicking at very high speeds and strength, sending out a sharp compressed air blade that can slice objects and greatly damage a human body.&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rokushiki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; However, it has been shown that almost any length of appendage (such as a tail or neck) at high velocities are also capable of this move.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Soru&lt;/strong&gt; allows the users to move at extremely high speeds in order to avoid attacks, as well as to attack at higher speeds and with greater power. It was revealed that the principle of this move was to kick off the ground at least ten times in the blink of an eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hasshoken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hassoken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can be adapted to leg-combat, in particular &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned some &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Okama_Kenpo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okama Kenpo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; users are specialized in leg combat, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bentham&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bentham&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover you have &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_Gilly&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Gilly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (style: Jao Kun Do) from Longleg Tribe, who was shown fighting in Dressrosa arena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another leg-combatant is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dellinger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dellinger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, from Donquixote family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you consider also not-canon character you should take into account also &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hotdog&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hotdog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (who appeared in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chopper%27s_Kingdom_on_the_Island_of_Strange_Animals&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;third movie&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T06:19:38.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26911" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-29T07:57:41.453" Score="4" ViewCount="1852" Body="&lt;p&gt;My company runs a card game in Europe, but we want to start including manga and anime characters. How would we start going about obtaining licences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We want Akira, Fist of the North Star, Ako, Tank Police, Appleseed, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just one image character per card. Does anyone have any details on doing this legally and respectfully, with links, etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18773" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T12:42:58.530" LastActivityDate="2021-03-04T06:58:30.293" Title="Who do I contact regarding rights licenses of specific manga/anime characters?" Tags="&lt;licensing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26911" CreationDate="2015-10-29T09:22:21.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can't really help you with the process licensing (since we have no expertise on it, so it's off topic), but we can tell you who the primary IP holder are for their respective media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akira, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kodansha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fist of the North Star, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shueisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shueisha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Project A-ko, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1609&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seishinsha&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.P.P.P.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A.P.P.P.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tank Police, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakusensha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hakusensha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Appleseed, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kodansha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially you'll have to contact the IP holder directly to work things out. You might be able to contact your local license holder to get the contact information of the IP holder. Additionally, if you can reach out to the series creators, they can better refer you to the right person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-10-29T12:03:36.587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T12:03:36.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13548" CreationDate="2015-10-29T15:14:21.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the royal family is able to erase the memories of ordinary people, maybe the dream is not a vision or anything, rather than memories from Eren's ancestors that were erased (but not completely erased) by the royal family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;I mean it's also a mystery where Eren's father came frome, as he was found outside the wall with supposedly no memory of how he got there. I think there's a good chance that these event are connected.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;So if the visions are memories of Eren's ancestors, they might have taken place before the wall was built, therefore resembling Shiganshina Distric before the wall protected the rest of humanity&lt;/del&gt; &#xA;&lt;br/&gt;(I don't think this part is too relevant anymore reading from chapter 86 onwards)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that from chapter 89 p. 45-46 there is a strong indicator that history is bound to repeat itself. This might also be the reason for starting the series with the sentence &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;to you 2000 years from now&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that supports the theory that Eren's &quot;vision&quot; are really his memories of past times. Either that or something about timetraveling or time loops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Worth mentioning is also the repeating phrase chapter 89 p.36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everything is connected&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18779" LastEditorUserId="18779" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T08:25:03.107" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T08:25:03.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21079" CreationDate="2015-10-29T15:25:29.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the manga and from the anime I don't remember Eren losing 3 years of his memory. From your timeline I think your pretty accurate, except that I would switch 3 and 4 around, as I think that Eren's dad went deeper into the wall to kill the real royal family.[Chapter 1, page 44] He killed the royal family by turning into a titan. Therefore I think it was only after he turned back to a human that he headed back to his home when the news of wall Maria fallen reach Dr. Jaeger.[[Chapter 62, page 19-24]][1] He probably then starts looking for Eren in every camp (where the survivors of wall Maria stay) there is to find Eren. As the royal family is looking for him, he needs to disappear. To do so and still fulfill his goal he injects a drug into Eren who eats his dad and gains Titan powers alongside the &quot;coordinate&quot;.[Chapter 3, page 21 ] [[Chapter 10, page 32-35]][2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&#xA;The only part I don't quite get is when Eren says to his dad &quot;You've been acting weird ever since mom died&quot;[Chapter 3, page 21]. It's the only time where it looks like Eren has seen his dad after the fall of wall Maria and before he turned into a titan, so that might be an indicator of a 3 year void in Eren's memory, even though this would be just speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18779" LastEditorUserId="18779" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T14:17:53.397" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T14:17:53.397" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-29T23:23:35.417" Score="1" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have completed watching all the currently released Naruto Shippuden episodes. I have completed the Naruto original series, and am on episode 436 of the subbed Naruto Shippuden series. My question is, when should I watch &lt;strong&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/strong&gt;? Should I wait until I am completely done with the Shippuden series, or do I watch them now? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen other answers, but none have been definitive for me. I have not read any of the Manga, nor do I plan to at this point. However, I do not want these movies to spoil any of the plot lines from the Shippuden series for me. How many episodes are left in the Shippuden series? Can someone please give me some guidance and/or information on these topics? Thank you so much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18786" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T05:35:11.060" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T08:16:27.417" Title="When should I watch the two latest Naruto movies?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-10-30T09:38:58.107" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T05:45:50.340" Score="7" ViewCount="3067" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;The Seven Deadly Sins&quot;, after the Sins were branded as traitors and the holy knights took over, they each went their separate ways and into hiding. Ban was imprisoned eventually. He stayed there for years even though he could escape. He only got out when he got the word the Meliodas was out and looking for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever since he came out, he's been trying to look for a way to revive Elaine. I was wondering why he stayed in the prison for so long if he still had such an important thing to do. Why waste all that time when he could have looked for finding a way to revive her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T08:40:18.957" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T16:11:53.103" Title="Why didn't Ban look for Elaine instead of staying in prison?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T07:13:17.247" Score="1" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm curious as to why in almost every Detective Conan case there are always around three suspects? Even when there are cases with many suspects, Conan always narrows it down to three or four suspects. When there is a case involving a serial killer there are at least three suspects at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation from Aoyama Gosho about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T08:13:05.297" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T10:18:16.443" Title="Why is the average number of suspects three or more in Detective Conan?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20055" CreationDate="2015-10-30T07:39:59.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can watch the prequel if only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You want to see a first generation fight Festum.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You want to know why Mark Sein &amp;amp; Mark Nicht are so unique; after all, Mark Sein was born from Mark Nicht.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You want know the identity of Miwa's father. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think these things are not important you don't have to watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18345" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T08:08:50.460" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T08:08:50.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26670" CreationDate="2015-10-30T08:08:01.210" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guren no Tsuki (Garo Animation 2) so Eastern and locate in Japan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honoo no Kokuin (Garo Animation 1) so Western &amp;amp; locate in somewhere not Japan or Eastern Country&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Number doesn't tell about sequel, it telling about second production&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18345" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T08:08:01.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T11:38:16.847" Score="5" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the anime &lt;em&gt;Desert Punk&lt;/em&gt; despite the fact that the anime is animated, the Opening is in fact live action. To me this seems kind of odd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am wondering if there are any other anime which are animated yet use Live Action Openings/Endings, and if it's significantly cheaper or more expensive to produce a Live Action OP/ED rather than doing an animated one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T21:54:26.560" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T21:54:26.560" Title="Is there a significant difference in production costs for Live Action vs animated OP/ED?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;desert-punk&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T11:54:53.300" Score="3" ViewCount="420" Body="&lt;p&gt;So looking at the back of the game manual of Bladestorm, I noticed that there is a Dynasty Warrior's game but using Gundams, titled &lt;em&gt;Dynasty Warriors: Gundam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwBei.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwBei.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am wondering, what Gundam Series, if any, I should watch/read before playing &lt;em&gt;Dynasty Warriors: Gundam&lt;/em&gt;? It would be to get a better understanding of things, considering that I have not seen/read anything about Gundam before (with the exception to Gundam Force SD, which I think might be an alternate universe)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T12:24:11.717" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T20:00:34.780" Title="What Gundam series should I watch/read for Dynasty Warriors Gundam?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26944" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26946" CreationDate="2015-10-30T13:57:41.047" Score="4" ViewCount="5661" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece during the dressrosa arc, it is shown that members of the world government's CP 0 were present on the island. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is CP 0? &#xA;Does this mean there is a CP 1 - 8 as well? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if they were stronger than CP 9, how did some of them end up turning into toys? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am current on the anime and manga and don't mind spoilers. I'm just confused about this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T15:03:22.357" LastActivityDate="2019-09-20T22:39:11.053" Title="Who and what are the members of CP 0?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26944" CreationDate="2015-10-30T14:08:49.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Cipher_Pol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, the CP agencies seen on the Grand Line are CP5, CP6, CP7, CP9 and CP-0.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are eight official Cipher Pols that are numbered from CP1 to CP8 with two unofficial units, which are named CP9 and CP-0 . Cipher Pol No. 9 has the license to kill any citizen that does not cooperate with the World Government or acts in contrary to its interests. Because such a radical method of applying justice by the World Government should not be common knowledge, this group is a top secret organization. CP-0 is apparently more powerful than the CP9 as they are called the world's strongest intelligence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-CP-0, more properly known as Cipher Pol Aigis Zero is the &lt;strong&gt;strongest intelligence organization&lt;/strong&gt; among Cipher Pol, according to Nico Robin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-None of the CP-0 members were turned into toys. Although, Doflamingo does have control over them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo revealed to Law that he was &lt;strong&gt;granted authority to command CP-0 because he holds secret information about Mariejois' 'national treasure'&lt;/strong&gt;, which will shake the world if its existence is revealed to the public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read about them in detail &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/CP-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T14:08:49.580" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7269" CreationDate="2015-10-30T14:49:11.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;HOMRA (吠舞羅, &lt;em&gt;homura&lt;/em&gt;). It's not 炎, the spelling is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word &quot;حمرة&quot; which means &quot;redness&quot; must be the origin, it is the red clan after all, and the spelling is identical. (try the speaker button on Google Translate for the pronunciation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In season 2 episode 3, Kismet is from an Arabic origin as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18798" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T17:23:23.883" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T17:23:23.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26674" CreationDate="2015-10-30T15:01:32.117" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think it is the brown clan.&#xA;because in the chamber slates at Mihashira tower you see the colors of the 6 known clans and the brown color&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Mihashira_Tower?file=Dresden_Slate_Room.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Mihashira_Tower?file=Dresden_Slate_Room.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18798" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T15:01:32.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43396" CreationDate="2015-10-30T15:30:06.587" Score="2" ViewCount="482" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what city or country the anime &lt;em&gt;Gungrave&lt;/em&gt; takes place in? &#xA;I viewed the wiki and read a couple of forums and could not find an answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's mafia-based but the anime shows a town similar to how Roanapur is portrayed in &lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt; as a lawless Thai city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:05:41.883" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T10:06:13.057" Title="Where does the anime take place?" Tags="&lt;gungrave&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T17:38:07.410" Score="4" ViewCount="2164" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an old anime where the main character is a girl with red hair.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is able to use fire but quite clumsily I think  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her sidekick is a blonde guy who uses an invisible sword  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were collecting some crystal balls or runes that can be put into a sword to manifest the power  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The setting is in the middle ages?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They usually wear black armor with the girl wearing a red shirt underneath and the guy a blue shirt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if it's very vague, I can't remember much&lt;br&gt;&#xA;thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:40:07.893" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:40:07.893" Title="An old anime with a red haired female main character and a guy with an invisible sword" Tags="&lt;slayers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:12:16.680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26954" CreationDate="2015-10-30T17:48:19.467" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/534/Slayers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slayers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1995 anime series)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lina Inverse, a wandering sorceress and bandit-killer, joins forces with roving swordsman Gourry Gabriev in what's supposed to be a quick union of convenience. Instead, an artifact Lina &quot;liberated&quot; from a gang of thieves turns out to be the key to the resurrection of the demon lord Shabranigdo. Urged on by the mysterious Red Priest Rezo, the pair has no choice but to fight the dark lord and his servants, accumulating new allies and enemies along the way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhDhV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhDhV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The red haired girl could be &lt;strong&gt;Lina Inverse&lt;/strong&gt; who is a sorceress, while the blonde guy could be &lt;strong&gt;Gourry Gabriev&lt;/strong&gt; a wandering swordsman, wielding his family's magical blade, the Sword of Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-10-30T17:56:36.693" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T17:56:36.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T18:34:20.600" Score="3" ViewCount="1726" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in Norway. Is there a site where I can read &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; online legally? I have tried to look, but I have not found a suitable site yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18805" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T12:50:50.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T03:38:49.587" Title="Where can I read Bleach legally?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;europe&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25986" CreationDate="2015-10-30T23:51:32.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rock Lee is not the same year as Naruto.  He would have graduated from the academy during the previous year.  It is possible that the graduation requirements were not the same the previous year and thus Lee was able to pass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18807" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T23:51:32.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T04:36:49.127" Score="0" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that nobody can enter or exit the birdcage without being cut, so how did Jora get inside the birdcage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18232" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T06:09:14.920" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T06:09:14.920" Title="How did Jora get inside of the birdcage?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26960" CreationDate="2015-10-31T05:00:23.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Giolla was in the birdcage since its erection.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 656 of One Piece, Trafalgar Law has Giolla as a hostage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2l0p6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2l0p6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Law, Doffy, and Giolla on the iron bridge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Law realized that Doffy would have sacrificed Giolla if necessary and thus holding her hostage held no benefit, he decided to release her. She tried to stay but Doffy told her to leave so she ran back to Dressrosa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MxcWz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MxcWz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Giolla running back to Dressrosa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The birdcage was not surrounding Dressrosa until episode 680.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T05:08:34.893" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T05:08:34.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T06:24:10.083" Score="1" ViewCount="1413" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I watch the shows I am constantly noticing the patterns in the head designs of the mobile suits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any true Gundam, or otherwise important mech, will always have two eyes and usually the V horns.&#xA;Any generic suit, or one belonging to a more shallow villain, will only have one eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this any kind of cultural reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Unicorn characters say that a mech becomes a Gundam when the horn opens into a V.  As if the V horns are something very specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18809" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:35:04.007" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:35:04.007" Title="Is there an out-of-universe reason for the Gundam series mech head designs?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25986" CreationDate="2015-10-31T08:30:09.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it came down to the decision for Naruto, it was a small panel of evaluators.  One was Iruka--a close acquaintance of Naruto's--and another guy was for passing him (so he could manipulate Naruto to his own ends).  The deciding vote was Iruka's alone, and it was &lt;em&gt;Iruka&lt;/em&gt; that specifically insisted that Naruto must be able to create a plausible clone.  The reason Naruto failed in that specific case is because of one particular man's expectations alone (to be fair, he had a pretty good reason).  The general hatred the village had towards him, even despite the Third's orders, would likely have worked against him more generally.  Lee would not have had that same hatred.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;POSSIBLE SPOILER&lt;/strong&gt;: The following makes use of some of the background of Might Guy that we only find out very late in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The histories of Might Guy and Might's father give precedent to people exceptional at taijutsu being acceptable based on that alone.  Exactly why is never really stated.  We know that Might had troubles entering the school due to his poor non-taijutsu skills.  Possibilities for advancement in these cases include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Training so hard and demonstrating such exceptional skill that the village had essentially no choice but to recognize him.  He, possibly like Lee, may have simply &quot;skipped&quot; the usual method to becoming a Genin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A special case of the first point is that the ability to use the Gates is a rare, risky, and potentially extremely powerful skill.  Possession of such a thing may be sufficient reason alone to advance in ninja ranks.  This may both be as a precaution--make sure he knows how to use it lest we suffer for it--, or as a simple recognition of its usefulness when properly utilized.  Naruto was not expected to have any control over the beast by default (only the upper echelons seemed to be aware of the possibility), which is in part why they feared him.  The beast was only seen as a possible source of death and destruction, nothing more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Might's father had an (entirely unexpected) epic last stand by virtue of taijutsu.  Possibly word got out, and this led to a substantial improvement in the perception of taijutsu users.  This may have created a special, taijutsu specific, path of advancement that was now available to Lee and Might.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related to the previous: Advancement tracks for single-area specialists were already in place.  Naruto was not a specialist in any specific thing.  He was training under a more general program, which requires a broad range of skills but at less depth.  Lee may have been under a specialist's program, which requires a narrow range of skills but at greater depth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Might may have already had his eye on Lee, and may have used his stature and influence to push Lee through and into his team.  We still need to consider a reason for how Might got his stature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Note that, out of universe, Might was initially never suggested to be only good at taijutsu, and it was initially clear that he could use chakra with reasonable proficiency.  We see him using summoning skills (for turtles) and breaking genjutsu on his own up through the Chuunin exam.  It was really only after this exam that his non-taijutsu skills basically vanished, and Might was largely recast as being very similar to Lee.  So Might being a high ranking ninja may have been nothing more than a continuity requirement: we already knew he was, so he had to stay that way, even if he no longer met the prerequisites.  So the door for Lee was opened by a silent retcon, and no in-universe explanation for that door was provided (lest it draw too much attention to the retcon).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T08:30:09.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26977" CreationDate="2015-10-31T12:13:09.560" Score="11" ViewCount="1161" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surely the act of abbreviating an anime title to three syllables has a name...? And what is that name? (some of these will show my age)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔═════════════════════════════════════════════╦═══════════╗&#xA;║                  Full Name                  ║ Shortened ║&#xA;╠═════════════════════════════════════════════╬═══════════╣&#xA;║ Kodomo no Omocha                            ║ Kodocha   ║&#xA;║ Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu             ║ Hareguu   ║&#xA;║ Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai ║ Oreimo    ║&#xA;║ Fruits Basket                               ║ Furuba    ║&#xA;║ Japanese Animation                          ║ Anime     ║&#xA;╚═════════════════════════════════════════════╩═══════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18810" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T22:09:48.197" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T22:24:18.867" Title="Is there a name for the abbreviated (usually three syllable) title?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26956" CreationDate="2015-10-31T13:05:19.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can buy digital version of Bleach on a per-volume basis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Viz Media's site, digital versions should be avaible from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amazon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Google Play&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nook&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;iBooks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;VizManga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about the region restrictions of these though, as you are living in Norway - Viz may not have the licensing rights for the regions (They usually prioritize the US first). You may have to import physical books if noone owns the licensing rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T13:05:19.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26964" CreationDate="2015-10-31T13:22:07.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name for the abbreviated word resulting from the combination is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Portmanteau&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A portmanteau is linguistic blend of words in which parts of multiple words, or their phones (sounds), and their meaning are combined into a new word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very common type of portmanteau that is used within the Japanese language is forming one word from the beginnings of 2 other words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Sino-Japanese example is the name 東大 (Tōdai) for the University of Tokyo, in full 東京大学 (Tōkyō daigaku). With borrowings, typical results are words such as パソコン (pasokon), meaning personal computer (PC), which despite being formed of English elements does not exist in English; it is a uniquely Japanese contraction of the English personal computer (パーソナル・コンピュータ pāsonaru konpyūta?). Another example, Pokémon (ポケモン?), is a contracted form of the English words pocket (ポケット poketto?) and monsters (モンスター monsutā?). A famous example of a blend with mixed sources is karaoke (カラオケ karaoke?), blending the Japanese word for empty (空 kara?) and the English word orchestra (オーケストラ ōkesutora?). - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the act of abbreviating, it is sometimes revered to as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend_word&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;linguistic word blending&lt;/a&gt; or word contracting and more commonly known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abbreviating&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;The amount of syllables has no effect on the terminology used to describe this act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T13:22:07.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26974" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27013" CreationDate="2015-10-31T19:16:03.167" Score="4" ViewCount="3235" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/List_of_characters_who_know_Conan%27s_identity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Detective Conan World's Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, there are a few people who know Conan's real identity. I checked out the list and found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/List_of_characters_who_know_Conan%27s_identity#Hajime_Kindaichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hajime Kindaichi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a fan of &lt;em&gt;Kindaichi&lt;/em&gt; series so I would like to know how did Kindaichi get to know Conan's real identity? Obviously Conan wouldn't have told Kindaichi himself. Kindaichi must have figured it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there any special episode or a manga chapter where Conan and Kindaichi work together? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know about the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18561" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T04:18:55.477" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T04:22:15.040" Title="Is there any special episode of Conan and Kindaichi working together?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;&lt;the-kindaichi-case-files&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25986" CreationDate="2015-10-31T21:24:02.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;On possible INGAME explanation would be that Naruto is the Jinchuriki of the 9 tailed fox. Aside from the hate of the adults he HAS to pass EVERY test so that he is ready for what is coming for him.....as he out of all others will always be a target for enemy ninjas...a primary target even. That COULD be a possible ingame reason there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hate I would rule out as His most favorite teacher let him fail and that one didn't hate him at that time. _So its more probably the &quot;you are not good enough yet for what troubles await ESPECIALLY you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of universe that is one of the things that sadly make no sense...at least if you don't look at it with the stand that it makes &quot;a cooler story&quot;. As even though Naruto was abmyssal in EVERY class at the academy and failed every test he should have passed. Why? He REGULARLY tricked anbu and kage with henges, he REGULARLY run from ANBU out of all things and managed to succeed! AND even hid from them with absolute ease! And then we see him sneaking up on and beating Sasuke into submission....all of that in the first episodes. And that despite him ALWAYS loosing to Sasuke and being said to be abmissal in EVERY shinobi class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T21:24:02.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26976" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T22:07:14.890" Score="5" ViewCount="1978" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious to know who the copyright holder to a manga is: is it the mangaka, or the publisher (such as Kodansha, Shonen Jump, etc)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who do you have to contact to obtain a license for streaming it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18816" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T22:04:53.910" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T14:09:48.400" Title="Who do you have to contact to obtain a license to stream manga?" Tags="&lt;licensing&gt;&lt;copyright&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26964" CreationDate="2015-10-31T22:24:18.867" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;For what it's worth, in Japanese, you would call this particular sort of abbreviation a 略称 &lt;em&gt;ryakushou&lt;/em&gt; or 略語 &lt;em&gt;ryakugo&lt;/em&gt;, both of which basically just mean &quot;abbreviation&quot;. There isn't an anime-specific term for this sort of thing or anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should mention that abbreviated names of anime are more commonly four syllables than three-syllables, at least in recent years. &quot;Hareguu&quot; is Ha-re-gu-u (actually, these are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_(Japanese_prosody)&quot;&gt;morae&lt;/a&gt; rather than syllables, which is why this may not be obvious if you're unfamiliar with Japanese); &quot;Oreimo&quot; is O-re-i-mo; and &lt;em&gt;Fruits Basket&lt;/em&gt; is frequently &quot;Furubasu&quot; Fu-ru-ba-su in Japanese. There is a nice table of these &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE4%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97%E7%95%A5%E7%A7%B0%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7&quot;&gt;on Nicopedia&lt;/a&gt; (JP).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side point of interest, &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniotakaigi.com/&quot;&gt;this blog&lt;/a&gt; (JP) collates abbreviated names for anime of recent seasons - for example, 2015 &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniotakaigi.com/2015-winter/anime5w/326/&quot;&gt;winter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniotakaigi.com/2015-spring/anime5s/1494/&quot;&gt;spring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniotakaigi.com/2015-summer/anime5su/2105/&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniotakaigi.com/2015-fall/anime5f/5400/&quot;&gt;fall&lt;/a&gt;. (Obviously, machine translation is going to fail spectacularly for this sort of thing, so this is only relevant if you can read some Japanese.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T22:24:18.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T22:42:12.267" Score="4" ViewCount="58389" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently discovered a cover for the song &amp;quot;Kokoronashi&amp;quot; on SoundCloud, so I tried to find the original version of the song, or at least information about who the original artist is, on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this song seems to have been covered by so many different people so many times that I cannot find out who sang the original as some singers who covered it cite conflicting original versions/artists of this song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The search queries that I performed on YouTube were &amp;quot;kokoronashi&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;kokoronashi original)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wjm5Vm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the cover art of the song&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that the picture above was almost always associated with this song on YouTube and it had an anime art style, so I imagine that it might be some anime song, but upon performing a reverse image search, all the results simply brought me to the YouTube covers that contain the picture instead of pointing me to an anime where I can find the original song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know who sang the original version of this song and/or what anime it comes from, if any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that this is a very vague description of a song since I only provide the name, but I guarantee that if you search &amp;quot;kokoronashi&amp;quot; on YouTube, you will find many covers of the song that I am referring to without trouble on the very first search results page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it helps, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-6fHqXvig&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is a link to a fairly popular English cover of the song. I did not link to a Japanese cover because they tend to be more likely to be taken down by YouTube due to copyright violations than English covers, but the English melodies are very much the same as the Japanese covers that I have seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-08-05T08:52:09.343" LastActivityDate="2020-08-05T08:52:09.343" Title="Origins and information about the song &quot;Kokoronashi&quot;" Tags="&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26978" CreationDate="2015-10-31T22:52:06.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a original Vocaloid song featuring GUMI, with music and lyrics by Chouchou-P, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaloidlyrics.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%BF%83%E5%81%9A%E3%81%97_(Kokoronashi)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;心做し&lt;/a&gt; (same name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SkNrZnoK5w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SkNrZnoK5w&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T22:52:06.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26982" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26987" CreationDate="2015-11-01T01:33:53.843" Score="4" ViewCount="4648" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been thinking of intermittently watching the original &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; anime (with subtitles) to get a sense of the plot (and to have &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; decent to watch).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I've already seen &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; and I've noticed that the first two seasons of the original anime seem to more or less cover the same material (and since &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; isn't a high priority series for me), I'm thinking of starting from &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I start from Sailor Moon S, will there be any important plot points / character details that I will not know of because I won't have seen the first two seasons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did view the final recap episode of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon R&lt;/em&gt; (and I could follow what was going on), but there wasn't enough detail that I'm completely certain I won't miss anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T07:09:23.713" Title="After seeing Sailor Moon Crystal, will I miss anything by skipping the first two seasons of the original anime?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26982" CreationDate="2015-11-01T06:41:33.847" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;After seeing &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, will I miss anything by skipping the first two seasons of the original anime?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No... and yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;You are correct that &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;'s 26th episode leaves off at the same point in the storyline as the end of the classic anime's &lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; season.  If you go straight into the &lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt; season, you will not have missed out on any essential plot points, characters, or character details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; is its own canon.  It follows the manga more closely than does the classic anime, but also has points where it veered away from the manga content in ways that conflict with &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; manga canon and classic anime canon. So there are 1) aspects of the classic anime's first 2 seasons which follow the manga in areas where &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt; did not, and 2) aspects/characters that are original to the classic anime canon and thus not covered in &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt;. The details about 30th century Crystal Tokyo differ significantly between the classic anime version and &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, but this will not affect jumping in from season 3 much since that material doesn't get mentioned again much from &lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt; onward. Likewise, the &lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; season contained a plot arc that you'll have missed about the Makaiju tree and aliens who came to Earth, and the &lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; movie contained an original story involving Mamoru's backstory, but as they are not referenced again later, you won't notice this at all. However, you will notice that some characters you met in &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt; are not in the classic anime (for example, Ittou Asanuma is absent from the classic anime until a tiny cameo in season 5, whereas Kumada Yuuichirou is a love interest for Rei original to the classic anime starting in the 1st season). So there will be moments where you'll notice things like, &quot;I guess I'm supposed to know who this person is,&quot; or &quot;I see that Mamoru actually transforms by magic into Tuxedo Kamen in this version,&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommended:&lt;/strong&gt; Watch the first episode of the classic anime, then watch episodes 8, 10, 25, and 34 (the first appearances of Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako) so you can meet them in their classic anime personalities (Ami and Makoto are pretty similar to how you know them, whereas classic anime Rei and Minako are fairly different in personality from the personas given to them in &lt;em&gt;Crystal&lt;/em&gt;). Then jump ahead to episode 90 (a.k.a. episode 1 of the &lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt; season).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T07:09:23.713" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T07:09:23.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26982" CreationDate="2015-11-01T07:09:33.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Plot-wise the only big thing you'll be missing is the &quot;Hell Tree&quot; arc, which comprised the first 13 episodes of Sailor Moon R. This storyline doesn't exist in the manga or Sailor Moon Crystal. Character-wise you'll be missing a lot of character development that happens in the original anime. Sailor Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter are all pretty much bystanders in the reboot. In the TV series they had much bigger roles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But no, you don't need to see any of it before watching Sailor Moon S. It was a TV series aimed at preteens. It's not very deep and is meant to be accessible. It's not the sort of show that assumes you've watched the show religiously since episode 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sailor Moon S is also, in my opinion, the best season of the original anime, so it's not a bad place to start watching even if you haven't seen any episode of Sailor Moon before and don't know anything about it. On the other hand the next season, Sailor Moon SS, I'd consider to be the worst. It has its moments, but there are a lot filler episodes. After watching Sailor Moon S, you might want to consider skipping back and watching one of the first two seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T07:09:33.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26989" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-01T08:15:24.967" Score="0" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I started to watch Noir and right now I am on the 10th episode. But it seems that there is a strong connection between Noir and Phantom. Indeed, they have both amnesiacs and they are assassins as well. My question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which anime was influenced by another one first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3568" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T05:47:52.603" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T05:47:52.603" Title="Comparison of Noir and Phantom" Tags="&lt;requiem-for-the-phantom&gt;&lt;noir&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26999" CreationDate="2015-11-01T17:10:55.207" Score="2" ViewCount="2359" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed something rather strange: Why do devil fruit users abilities nullify when they are knocked unconscious but not when they fall sleep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take Moria for example. Moria had control of all the shadows when Luffy knocked him out, allowing the shadows to escape, so why does sleeping not do the same? Certainly he had to have fallen asleep at some point in time before Luffy had knocked him out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same is the case with Sugar. She was scared unconscious by Usopp and all the toys turned back to their human forms. Is there something about being knocked unconscious and falling asleep that is different in the One Piece Universe?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11648" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T18:28:30.387" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T21:11:26.627" Title="Why does a Devil Fruit's power nullify only if the user is knocked unconscious and not when he sleeps?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26997" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-01T17:12:13.383" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T17:12:13.383" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T17:12:13.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26998" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-01T17:12:13.383" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T17:12:13.383" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T17:12:13.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26996" CreationDate="2015-11-01T18:19:48.417" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not all Devil Fruit powers stop working when the user is unconscious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy was knocked unconscious and nearly drowned during the Arlong arc when he was submerged in Arlong's pool.  Despite this his neck was stretched far enough to give him air.  This was also seen when he was on Amazon Lily.  There... parts... of him were stretched by the tribe while he was unconscious and that is all I'll say on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would appear that if conscious or reflexive control is required to operate the user's power (such as Robin or Crocodile), the power will not work if they are unconscious.  If the power causes a permanent change in the physiology of the user, the ability probably still works while they are unconscious.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugar is the perfect example of all of this because her fruit also makes her look very young.  This is not reversed when she is knocked unconscious because that is not consciously controlled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if it were that simple, Moria (or others) could never sleep.  We are forced (whether it makes sense or not) to assume that the limited awareness a person has when asleep keeps some activated powers active.  Specifically, ones that generate some conscious minion.  In Perona's and Sugar's cases though, this obviously doesn't work if they are knocked unconscious.  This makes sense as when someone is unconscious by force or alcohol, they do not dream (until they are mostly recovered) and sometimes lose control of subconsciously controlled faculties (such as bowels or, more seriously, breathing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these rules seem to change fruit to fruit so it is impossible to tell if, say, Law's body switches or Van Decker's marks would revert if they were knocked unconscious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note: Moria did not lose control of his zombies because he was unconscious but because he took all of their shadows into himself at the end of the fight.  He did, however, lose control of the shadows when he was knocked unconscious. Most likely though he would have lost control of zombies in this situation anyways. You didn't make this mistake but I did several times while writing this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T21:11:26.627" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T21:11:26.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27004" CreationDate="2015-11-01T19:36:03.087" Score="3" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of Captain Jack first appeared in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k6Rlb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 801&lt;/a&gt; when Doflamingo was escorted by the Navy to Impel down following his defeat by the StrawHats in Dressrosa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Captain Jack seems ready to take on the might of a Marine Admiral Fujitora and former fleet admiral Sengoku in order to rescue Doflamingo. Captain Jack again appears in the most recent &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jla48.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 805&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is anything known of Captain Jack? Is he one of the unknown shichibukai? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11479" LastEditorUserId="6166" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T22:55:37.137" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T23:15:27.943" Title="Who is captain Jack?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26996" CreationDate="2015-11-01T20:03:10.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, Paramecia and Zoan type devil fruit users lose control over their power when they are unconscious. Losing control means powers no longer work while unconscious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logia type devil fruit users don't lose control over their powers even when they are unconscious just like Luffy. Logia users don't take much physical damage except for Haki because they have their body's materialistic structure changed like Fire Fist Ace [fire], God Enel [electricity], Luffy [rubber], Smoker [smoke]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But users like Nico Robin, Trafalgar Law, Boa Hancock, Foxy of Foxy Pirates, Brook, Chopper, Rob Lucci of CP9 are Paramecia and Zoan type respectively. Zoan type can only transform but can't change the materialistic structure of the body. Paramecia type can create elements like hands, room, stone, door [door door fruit] but their body structure is the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18561" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T20:03:10.720" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27002" CreationDate="2015-11-01T23:15:27.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not much is known about Jack. Thus far, &lt;strong&gt;Jack has only been mentioned three times&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In chapter 692 during &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z4Lin.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the failed experiment by Caesar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In chapter 801 during the escort of Doflamingo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In chapter 805 during the explanation of the destruction of Zou.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing we seem to learn from this is that &lt;strong&gt;he is related to Kaidou&lt;/strong&gt;, but we don't know the reason he was send by Kaidou to Doflamingo and why he destroyed Zou. My personal guess would be that Kaidou sent Jack to Doflamingo (as was seen in number 1) to prepare for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M5HqN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the last battle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; as Kaidou said in chapter 795:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goddamn it, hurry the hell up, Joker! Get everything ready for our last battle! A world this mundane isn't worth keeping around! Time to light the match to the greatest war this world has ever seen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jack probably came by Zou and destroyed it&lt;/strong&gt;, because that seems to be what he does. Kaidou's underling seemed to have warned Kaidou something bad would happen if they send out Jack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;strong&gt;he isn't one of the 7 warlords&lt;/strong&gt;. The five remaining confirmed warlords are Mihawk, Kuma, Hancock, Buggy and Weevil after Doflamingo and Water Law were stripped of their title. There has been no mention of a new warlord ever since Fujitora apologized for such a system even being in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal guess would be that &lt;strong&gt;there might not even be more warlords&lt;/strong&gt;. It seems many of the Marines dislike the system (eg: Sengoku, Fujitora, Smoker, etc) and they might want to take this opportunity to get rid of it. Especially seeing 3 out of 6 ex-warlords blatantly abused the system to get away with their evil deeds and did more harm then good by being a warlord (ie: Crocodile, Doflamingo and Teach)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T23:15:27.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27024" CreationDate="2015-11-02T01:52:34.933" Score="5" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets say you write &quot;some dude dies of a heart attack at 3:00 PM if it is cloudy out&quot;. Does the dude die? What if you said &quot;some dude commits suicide by gun at 3:00 PM if it is cloudy out&quot;, so that it is just up to him whether or not to decide to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any idea what would happen in these cases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18840" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T14:31:59.007" Title="Can you conditionally kill someone with the death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27009" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-02T05:32:40.733" Score="10" ViewCount="2087" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was recently reported that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=444&quot;&gt;Matsuki Miyu&lt;/a&gt;, a voice actress, has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-01/voice-actress-miyu-matsuki-passes-away/.94904&quot;&gt;passed away&lt;/a&gt;, perhaps from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-14/voice-actress-miyu-matsuki-goes-on-hiatus-due-to-pneumonia/.90429&quot;&gt;pneumonia or related complications&lt;/a&gt; (RIP). She voice-acted key characters in as-yet-incomplete shows, including at least &lt;em&gt;Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt; (Sapphire).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surely can't be the first time this has happened. What is typically done when a voice actor for an ongoing series (ongoing either in the sense of a continuously-aired show like &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; or a show with future scheduled seasons like [currently] &lt;em&gt;Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt;) passes away? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I see three main options - put in a new voice actor for the character; write the character out of the show; or, worst case, cancel the show altogether. But all three options are imperfect. Historically, what has been done in these situations?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T11:01:00.483" Title="What is typically done when a voice actor for an ongoing series passes away?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27009" CreationDate="2015-11-02T05:48:55.640" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;A similar thing happened with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=526&quot;&gt;Tomoko Kawakami&lt;/a&gt;, who voiced Soi Fong while Bleach was still airing.  While she went on hiatus due to ovarian cancer, she was replaced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=281&quot;&gt;Houko Kuwashima&lt;/a&gt;.  Once the news of her death broke, Kuwashima assumed the role until the end of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a sad day when a seiyuu passes, but the general trend has often been to keep the production going.  Characters are seldom written out of the anime if they are based on an existing media (Bleach, One Piece, etc), so anything that would involve the character not showing up during critical, canonical pieces of content wouldn't be feasible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only times I've heard of series being &lt;em&gt;cancelled&lt;/em&gt; is when a major player, such as the mangaka, passes away.  This was done in the case of &lt;em&gt;Kaze no Stigma&lt;/em&gt;, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-19/kaze-no-stigma-novelist-takahiro-yamato-passes-away&quot;&gt;Takahiro Yamato had passed away&lt;/a&gt;, leaving the series incomplete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T05:55:50.257" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T05:55:50.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26974" CreationDate="2015-11-02T06:07:35.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of current writing, there's no special episode/manga chapter featuring the crossover of Detective Conan and Kindaichi Case Files.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only real crossover is the Nintendo 3DS game (as you already mentioned), called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Detective_Conan_%26_Kindaichi_Case_Files:_Chance_Meeting_of_Two_Great_Detectives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meitantei Conan &amp;amp; Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Meguriau Futari no Meitantei&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (or &quot;Detective Conan and The Young Kindaichi Files: The Chance Meeting of the Two Great Detectives&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than the game, there's a collaboration between Weekly Shōnen Sunday (Detective Conan) and Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Kindaichi Case Files) to celebrate 50th anniversary of Sunday Magazine by publishing a twelve biweekly magazines &lt;em&gt;consisting of chapters from both series&lt;/em&gt; (full list of the chapters can be read &lt;a href=&quot;http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-14withkindaichi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;). It's only a collection of chapters from both series, not a crossover though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S6sxS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;canned coffee featuring both characters&lt;/a&gt;, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B001B1T0P8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Game of Life featuring both series&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ho-lingnojikenbo.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ho-Ling's Blogspot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindaichi_Case_Files&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on &lt;em&gt;The Kindaichi Case Files&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T04:22:15.040" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T04:22:15.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27023" CreationDate="2015-11-02T06:56:24.370" Score="5" ViewCount="1516" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usopp is the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates and also a craftsman who created weapons like his fake 5 ton hammer. He also created a sort of a &quot;magic&quot; weapon, Clima Tact that he made for Nami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder why Usopp did not create another &quot;magic&quot; weapon for himself? He can make one for himself, right? I know he has &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pop_Green&quot;&gt;Pop Green&lt;/a&gt; which he uses frequently, but it's more of an ammunition for him than a weapon. Why doesn't he create some weapons for himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T10:45:51.587" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T10:59:43.987" Title="Why doesn't Usopp create great weapons for himself?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-02T12:03:33.930" Score="5" ViewCount="2423" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it had ever been shown in the manga or anime of Blackbeard possessing the iconic tattoo of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Whitebeard_Pirates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Whitebeard Pirates&lt;/a&gt; on his back. I don't remember if it was required of the crew to get the tattoo but it does seem like a lot of them do possess it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HG47z.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HG47z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T03:26:25.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T16:51:25.323" Title="Is Blackbeard ever shown having Whitebeard's jolly roger on his back?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27005" CreationDate="2015-11-02T13:50:48.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably not.&#xA;This would imply that the death note could control people without killing them which Light would definitely have found out and abused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate, imagine someone writing:&#xA;Do X, then if 1+1=3, die from a heart attack.&#xA;1+1 is never equal to 3, so the death note could be used to control anyone without harming them. That would contradict it being a notebook of death, also it's unlikely that light wouldn't have tried and done just that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14046" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T13:50:48.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6361" CreationDate="2015-11-02T14:03:33.880" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that the manga does have its own set pros and cons, as does the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one thing I think the manga does better than the anime is Saki's and Satoru's relationship. They actually showed how Satoru feels about her while in the anime they just &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; end up together at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That leads into another thing I think they did better in the anime and that was showing other character's perspectives besides just Saki's. They make Maria look like a terrible person in the beginning, but over time you generally grow to like her because you see the world from her perspective. They also show more of Reiko who nobody seemed to care about at all in the anime. I mean yeah they forgot about her, but Saki and Satoru managed to remember everyone else they knew who died. A major downfall for me though was the fact that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shun, Maria, and Mamoru's deaths &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;seemed way less serious and they actually made fun of them later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, they did explain the ecchi moments as something the characters do as a greeting rather than when they're just under stress like in the anime. Still, it will turn a lot of people off even though the anime did that too with just a couple of homosexual scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line, if you are homophobic, don't watch or read either of them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18853" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-02T13:55:37.413" LastActivityDate="2018-10-02T13:55:37.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27016" CreationDate="2015-11-02T14:20:13.180" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;He does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only does Usopp have hammers (which are quite modest), but he uses a variety of gadgets to help him though most are ineffective and funny. He uses Caltrops, fingernails on chalkboard, grapling hooks, suction cup shoes, and fireworks. He also uses several dials from Skypeia but these are few and far between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more impressive weapons are his slingshots.  He has had three.  The first seems to just be a normal slingshot but he made the latter two and they are amazing. Kabuto uses dials to accelerate the shot fast enough to snipe targets a long distance away. Kuro Kabuto is actually a living more dynamic version of Kabuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Usopp's lies are his main weapon but that is not really relevant to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The impressive thing about Nami's Clima Tact is the part Usopp can't replicate. It originally contained a series of gimmicks and tricks that seem to make sense as the kind of silly thing Usopp would make for himself. Nami was able to use that in very unexpected ways with her weather knowledge and amazing intelligence (third highest in the history of the East Blue which is about 1/5th of the entire world).  Later versions of the Clima Tact have more of her input so are less silly.  They depend on her weather and scientific knowledge which Usopp simply doesn't have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T10:59:43.987" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T10:59:43.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27005" CreationDate="2015-11-02T14:31:59.007" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you write someone's name in the Death Note, they die.&lt;/strong&gt;  You can write the conditions of their death if they are possible and if they are not possible they die the default way (heart attack).  If you could do this, it would mean you wrote his name in the Notebook and he could survive. That is impossible.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may, however, be a way to do a conditional statement in a limited way to get information.  &quot;Bob dies of a heart attack at 12:00 PST if he cheated on Kimmy.  He dies of a heart attack at 1:00 PST if he did not.&quot;  It is not clear if this would work or not. You clearly can do &quot;Bob writes L's real name on the wall and then chokes&quot; which would have him die of a heart attack if he doesn't know.  In any of the possible cases though, Bob would die and probably is dependent only on what Bob knows or observes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T14:31:59.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25952" CreationDate="2015-11-02T17:16:49.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If they remember how to do it, they can create weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, at some point they can try to create things they don't remember (for example, the cannon at guild basement).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably, one or two people from the guild remember weapons, and they instruct the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For creating skills (power, abilities, body weapons), they need to know how to code and have a computer. They can get a computer from the computer room #1, but they also need the Angel Player software and a programmer (and apparently, only Takeyama knows how to do it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you don't know if the Angel Player is a software from the afterlife, or a software created by Tenshi. Maybe, the software itself is more difficult to create.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, if I remember correctly, Tenshi is the longest afterlife inhabitant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T02:15:50.910" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T02:15:50.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27057" CreationDate="2015-11-03T11:12:31.437" Score="5" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KQtI6.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KQtI6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the katakana used are &quot;ダンナミエ&quot; which would be &quot;dannamie&quot; but I'm not sure since it doesn't make any sense to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17846" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2015-11-03T11:28:39.593" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T04:59:25.563" Title="What does this katakana above Black Star's autograph say in episode 2 of Soul Eater?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27041" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-03T11:56:01.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;07Ghost is a series written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. The series takes place in a fantasy styled world, where kingdoms, gods and magic play a role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-11-03T11:56:01.983" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T11:56:01.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27042" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-03T11:56:01.983" Score="0" Body="07Ghost is a series written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. The series takes place in a fantasy styled world, where kingdoms, gods and magic play a role." OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-11-03T11:56:01.983" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T11:56:01.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-03T13:10:52.970" Score="1" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/X92tK_N5214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DBZ ending&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube recently, and I realized that the casting is in English. Why isn't it in Japanese like in the DVD sets? Which Blu-ray set's ending is in English? It it all of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I find the original Japanese credits in the ending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nn0cl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nn0cl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18869" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T20:17:44.217" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T20:17:44.217" Title="Why is Dragon Ball Z's Blu-ray ending in English? Where can I find the original Japanese ending credits?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2239" CreationDate="2015-11-03T13:27:41.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can think of two reasons:&#xA;1)lala makes it hard to develop in relationship because of her child-like nature&#xA;2)the other reason is that THE HAREM PLAN of momo is necessary for the development of Yami who is the main focus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18870" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T13:27:41.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27040" CreationDate="2015-11-03T16:31:39.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The katakana ダンナ appear to mean something like &quot;husband&quot;. Though it has a kanji form (旦那), I've found a few instances on twitter where the katakana is used to mean the same thing: husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kanji, 江, means &quot;bay&quot; or &quot;river&quot; and can also be a name, but I'm not sure how it fits with the katakana of &quot;danna&quot;. I'm still learning Japanese and I'm fairly sure it means the same thing in Japanese as it does Chinese. Will edit if/when I find a better answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18873" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T16:31:39.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T00:27:34.293" Score="4" ViewCount="1325" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to find the name of this show for YEARS. I watched it every day when I was young (around 10 years ago now). I'm pretty sure it was on Channel 5 (for all you English people) in the early morning since I would watch it before school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I can remember is that there was a group of kids and they'd travel to different places (maybe times too?) and would have to capture some kind of monster (similar to Pokemon/Digimon) that was causing havoc. Each monster I believe was recaptured in an egg (each egg was also unique) and there was usually just one per episode. There may have been some kind of scientist involved with a machine that sent them to these places? But my memories may just be getting confused with Pokemon at that point.&#xA;I know it wasn't Monster Rancher as I've had suggested by friends but beyond that I've no clue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any ideas? I really loved it and it would be amazing to rediscover it after all these years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18882" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T17:04:33.753" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T17:04:33.753" Title="Old Anime (similar to Pokemon) that involved going to different places (/times?) and capturing monsters in their eggs?" Tags="&lt;flint-the-time-detective&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:12:32.413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27053" CreationDate="2015-11-04T00:36:51.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2281/Jikuu_Tantei_Genshi-kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flint the Time Detective&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dhqNg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dhqNg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is the 25th century. The dark lord has 'infected' history with time-devices that could damage history beyond repair. Flint and his father lived in the prehistorics when they got turned into fossiles. They are discovered and Flint ges turned back to his original state. With the help of his father, a boy Tony and a girl Sara he has to travel trough time to bring the time-devices back to the land of time so history will be saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular there are creatures called &lt;a href=&quot;http://flintthetimedetective.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Shifters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;time-shifters&lt;/a&gt; that can assume different forms, among which there is an egg-like form (&lt;a href=&quot;http://flintthetimedetective.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Eggs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;monster egg&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T00:36:51.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T00:54:56.500" Score="5" ViewCount="982" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Anri know that Mikado is the leader of Dollars or that he is part of the Dollars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18883" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T06:57:40.393" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T14:33:33.793" Title="Does Anri know that Mikado is the leader of Dollars or part of the Dollars?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27040" CreationDate="2015-11-04T04:59:25.563" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Star always address Shinigami-sama as 旦那 (danna), which is more or less the equivalent of &quot;Boss&quot; or &quot;Sir.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Star is an idiot so he uses the kana (because he doesn't know the kanji) and the wrong kanji when addressing his autograph to Shinigami-sama. Here he means to say 旦那へ, which is essentially &quot;To Boss.&quot; For some inexplicable reason, he uses 江 (&quot;e&quot; in this case). へ is pronounced え (e) in modern Japanese when indicating a direction (I.e. addressing something to someone). In other words, what he writes is the equivalent of someone writing &quot;Two BOSS&quot; on an autograph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T04:59:25.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26893" CreationDate="2015-11-04T07:27:49.043" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kotaku says in its post &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/anime-delay-shows-how-strict-japan-is-about-drugs-1579447962&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Increasingly, Japanese authorities have been cracking down on drugs and celebrities. Instead of letting these famous individuals off, like police seem to do in the U.S., the Japanese police and the country's media appear to make examples of them, stringing them out to dry.&lt;/strong&gt; This might be a good thing! It also might be a bit much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Justin Sevakis puts it in his post &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-10-30/.94812&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Asia, &lt;strong&gt;it is expected that &amp;quot;talent&amp;quot; (singers/actors/show hosts/etc.) should be role models for society at large. When one gets in major criminal trouble (usually for drugs), what happens next is part of a very well-worn ritual.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 1: It's almost unheard of for the talent in question to fight the charge. Things will proceed as if they are completely guilty. If they're famous enough, there may be a press conference, in which they will apologize for letting down all of their fans, and cry a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 2: The talent's management agency, record label(s), and any and all companies contracting that person to do work or appearances will immediately drop them from their rosters. Stores will remove their music, merchandise, and other media bearing their name from their shelves. Their listings will be removed from websites. I've never heard of whole anime series being pulled due to a voice actor getting in trouble, but it's fairly rare that a voice actor in prominent roles gets in trouble like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 3: Time passes, usually at least a year. The discs and merchandise that were pulled earlier quietly get put back on store shelves (and, presumably, streaming services). The talent works through the legal system, and once their debt to society is paid (any jail time, house arrest, or probation ends), the artist is free to try and restart their career, or go work at a convenience store. The artist is not re-instated at their old agencies, but is free to try again somewhere else and make a new start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few more such cases that have taken place in Japan such as the case with actor Shunta Nakamura, Manabu Oshio and others but the ones related to anime industry are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Noriko Sakai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noriko_Sakai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noriko Sakai&lt;/a&gt;, 44, was found guilty of possessing and using amphetamines in August 2009 and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years. &lt;strong&gt;But unlike stars in much of the rest of the world, Sakai's conviction was marked as effectively the end of a career that made her popular across much of Asia.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Her record label, Victor Entertainment, had cancelled her contract and withdrawn all her albums from sale, while Toyota Motor had scrapped a lucrative advertising deal. &lt;strong&gt;However, in 2012 she returned to the entertainment business, and began performing in a stage play. She's since released new albums, and both it and a few of her older releases are back up on iTunes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Ryo Aska&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aska_(singer)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryo Aska&lt;/a&gt; of Chage and Aska was arrested for drug posession in early 2014, which caused Walt Disney Japan to remove the music video for the song &amp;quot;On Your Mark.&amp;quot; Walt Disney Japan also removed the video from Studio Ghibli collection of short films that was previously released on DVD. &lt;strong&gt;In a way, Disney erased the short film from Studio Ghibli's back catalogue. It's as if it never existed.&lt;/strong&gt; All Chage and Aska websites and social media accounts have either been frozen since then, or taken down, and are not active as of this writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T07:27:49.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27061" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T09:52:32.340" Score="3" ViewCount="6784" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do anyone know how to get a Weekly Shonen Jump subscription in Europe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18805" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T08:23:18.030" LastActivityDate="2020-02-29T00:01:28.740" Title="How can I subscribe to Weekly Shonen Jump outside Japan?" Tags="&lt;shonen-jump&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T13:58:33.140" Score="12" ViewCount="5205" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Attack on Titan, the blades used with the 3D Manuever Gear have notches in them similar to those found on craft knives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxDxb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FMjJp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain knives like the one above come with snap-off points so that when the blade dulls, it can be removed and replaced by a fresh and sharp piece. However, a utility like this seems redundant on the 3DMG blades as a shortened blade would be extremely ineffective at removing a Titan's neck, not to mention that the blades seem to be used and discarded as a whole piece.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Additionally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Hardened_Steel&quot;&gt;The wiki page on the blades themselves&lt;/a&gt; gives no mention of the notches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there any reason for the notches to exist aside from looking cool?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T04:40:55.260" Title="Is there a reason for the notches on the blades?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27069" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27101" CreationDate="2015-11-04T22:11:17.377" Score="5" ViewCount="5852" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch killed Clovis as he was leading operations against the resistance, and Cornelia did the same thing. However, Lelouch did not try to kill her despite this. Why? It was even made clear that Clovis had nothing to do with death of Lelouch's mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10973" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T09:08:27.433" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T19:42:40.917" Title="Why did Lelouch kill Clovis and not Cornelia?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T23:24:25.577" Score="0" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly NSFW (Contains near nude guys)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7X9L1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7X9L1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody knows what anime these costumes are from, and what characters they are for? Is this even from an anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18902" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T00:42:26.787" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T00:59:47.547" Title="What characters are these scantily-clad guys cosplaying as?" Tags="&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27072" CreationDate="2015-11-05T02:20:30.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Kill la Kill. Inumuta (left) and Mikisugi (right).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18904" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T02:20:30.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27082" CreationDate="2015-11-05T04:49:01.037" Score="1" ViewCount="2348" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cana got Fairy Glitter from Mavis's tomb in Tenrou Island. Mavis also said in Daimatou Enbu that she lent this magic to Cana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm still not sure why Mavis lent Fairy Glitter to Cana? Is there any explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T13:45:48.113" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T14:36:44.970" Title="Why did Mavis lend Fairy Glitter magic to Cana?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21100" CreationDate="2015-11-05T06:50:14.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe &lt;strong&gt;SANJI&lt;/strong&gt; was beaten by jack's men or some sort of strong guys and bring him to marijois since there's a rumor that sanji is a son of one of those gorosei. wanted list says sanji should be taken only alive and in chapter 806  think nami's tears and sorry is meant for sanji's loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18909" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T06:50:14.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27080" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27167" CreationDate="2015-11-05T11:57:04.290" Score="4" ViewCount="1073" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the story, it was mentioned that Reiko died young. So, who is Takashi's dad/mom and who gave birth to him/her if Reiko died young?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18813" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T18:06:42.020" Title="Who is Takashi's dad/mom?" Tags="&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27075" CreationDate="2015-11-05T14:36:44.970" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Explaining further from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27075/why-did-mavis-lend-fairy-glitter-magic-to-cana#comment37803_27075&quot;&gt;my comment&lt;/a&gt;, Mavis gave Fairy Glitter to Cana twice, on Tenrou Island and on Daimatou Enbu, and both for different reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Tenrou Island Arc. Chapter 232 The One Thing I Couldn't Say&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the first time Mavis gave Fairy Glitter for Cana, Cana first intention is to show her father, Gildart that she can become an S-Class Mage. She tricked Lucy and left her alone. At first, when she reached Mavis's grave, it was sealed and she couldn't touch the grave. But at the end she realized that she only want to protect her friends. So Mavis gave her Fairy Glitter because of her pure heart to protect her friends and the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlE90.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlE90.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Grand Magic Tournament Arc. Chapter 285 MPF&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the second time Mavis gave Fairy Glitter for Cana. As for the reason, it's less complicated than the first time, she did it so Fairy Tail could win the tournament, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2469/2869&quot;&gt;show that Fairy Tail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UYDZv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; is back.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dyxp4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dyxp4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T14:36:44.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27064" CreationDate="2015-11-05T17:58:33.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blades were very prone to breakage [picture needed]. The vertical maneuver gear has even a spare blade storage built-in [picture needed], and in at leat one occasion one soldier was left without blades [chapter ref needed] and a companion had to share blades with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The notches make sense since the blades break so often even a short and less effective blade had a chance of scoring a kill and you could take the most out of a blade before it becomes completely useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the resources inside the walls are scarce. Making the most out of the metal available also made sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no access to CR manga ATM, and cannot search for manga images. Will add the references later today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T17:58:33.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27088" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-05T18:06:51.990" Score="1" ViewCount="223" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you think of a shonen action show, you picture the protagonist being of the &quot;It's over 9000&quot; kind of hero. He has some secret/strong power that is imbalanced and makes him unique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples could be Goku (the sourced of the over 9000 meme), current season's Asterisk war's Amagiri (his sister had to lock his power), Guilty Crown's Shuu, UQ Holder's Tôta, Ranma Saotome, etc etc etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But World Trigger's Mikumo is the exact opposite. He is weak, cannot defeat any but the weakest enemies by himself, and after 50 episodes even though he is a bit stronger now, he is still the weakest individual in his team and the weakest on his league.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can he be classified as an anti-hero?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T17:02:48.147" Title="Can Mikumo Megane-kun be considered a shonen anti-hero?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27093" CreationDate="2015-11-05T18:14:57.113" Score="6" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen quite a number of anime where the targets for robbers are mostly post offices and not banks and or other places that could have money. Is this a plot device that started somewhere or is it actually a fact that robbers actually go for post offices in Japan? If it is the latter, can someone shed some light on why post offices are a favourite target for robbers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of anime that have post offices robbed off the top of my head are Sword Art Online and Toaru Majutsu no Index. There are probably more titles where this happens that I can't remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T20:21:09.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T12:39:31.980" Title="Why are post offices always a target for robbers in anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27089" CreationDate="2015-11-05T20:20:43.840" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Post_Bank&quot;&gt;Japan's post offices &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; banks&lt;/a&gt;. And the Japanese postal banking system is nothing to sneeze at. In fact, in 2008, Japan Post Bank held &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&amp;amp;sid=aeorvTng.HAA&quot;&gt;more deposits than any other bank in the &lt;em&gt;whole world&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is hence unsurprising that shows set in Japan, like &lt;em&gt;Index&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, might feature robberies on post offices. There's a lot of money to be had there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T20:20:43.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27069" CreationDate="2015-11-05T22:18:26.043" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clovis was killing innocent Elevens not just the resistance/terrorists&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;…just as former Viceroy Clovis was punished for ordering the slaughter of countless unarmed Elevens. We cannot stand by and allow such cruelty to be carried out, and so we made him pay for his actions. I will not repudiate battle on a fair and level field, but neither will I tolerate a one-sided massacre of the weak by the strong. The only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed! Wherever oppressors abuse their power by attacking those who are powerless, we shall appear again, no matter how mighty or formidable our foe may be!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Code_Geass#The_Black_Knights&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikiquote - Code Geass - The Black Knights (Second Section)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While yes Cornlelia can be brutal like using a Knightmare to gundown the JLF who really stood no chance against one she didn't order innocent people to be killed. both she and Lelouch believe in the principle that &lt;em&gt;&quot;the only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and fights on the front lines with her soliders even telling Guilford off when he tells her to keep back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the Battle of Narita, Cornelia leads the attack on the Black Knights along with Dalton and Guilford. Guilford warns her to stay away and she responds by destroying several Burais.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Cornelia_li_Britannia#First_Season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cornelia li Britannia - Character History - First Season (5th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clovis on the other hand order innocent people to be slaughtered all the while he hid in his G-1 and even started to beg Lelouch to spare him. Cornlelia would more than likely not beg for her life to be spared, if she was to beg I would dare say it would be to spare her soldiers in exchange for her life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Cornlelia was originally assigned to Marianne's Guard before being ordered by Marianne herself to dismiss the guard and the palace's defenses on the day of her death. under Lelouch's Geass Cornlelia revealed she was investigating Marianne's death herself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally Lelouch didn't have the time to finish her off anyway. remember that while he was interrogating Cornlelia C.C tells Lelouch that Nunnally is in danger (due to V.V having kidnapped her). Lelouch's first priority is always Nunnally as during the first attack on the Tokyo Settlement he had the Black Knights protect the school because she was there. during the second attack he had Rolo and Sayoko get Nunnally out of Tokyo and broke down when Nunnally was thought to be killed. with Nunnally in danger he abandons the attack on Tokyo and his own vendetta against Britannia so V.V could very have well saved Cornlelia inadvertently&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T23:00:39.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T23:00:39.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26932" CreationDate="2015-11-06T00:10:10.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ban escapes from prison he explains that he allowed himself to be imprisoned because back then he craved pain.  This gave him, in a twisted way, pleasure but he grew tired of it. When he heard Meliodas was nearby, he escaped because following him would be more fun than being locked in a cell with bars through his limbs barely being fed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes visiting the after life, having his team fight the resurrected Helbram, and fighting with Captain to decide to go out on his own to resurrect her.  He is obviously more than willing to take any opportunity to bring her back (even betraying his team) if he observes an opportunity.  This seems to indicate that he gave up for a while and did not pursue that goal because he did not know how to bring her back. He didn't seem to have a known way to bring her back but since going off on his own, he has started to search desperately.  I would expect he did the same before going to prison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that, for an immortal man and long-lived fairies, 5 years isn't a very long time (even though it took much less time to fall for each other).  This was almost like taking a (pleasant?) vacation when he had no clear time constraint on his project despite it's obvious importance to him.  I would assume their was some guilty and self-contempt involved too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T00:10:10.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27104" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T01:25:19.230" Score="1" ViewCount="439" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 - Innocent Sin&lt;/em&gt; when you first go to the Kuzunoha Detective Agency both Tamaki Uchida and Daisuke Todoroki are described as &lt;em&gt;&quot;Devil Summoners&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Yukino Mayuzumi joins the party and you visit the detective agency she comments that Tamaki is from &lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 1&lt;/em&gt; as both her and Tadashi Satomi are graduates from St. Hermelin (though i don't entire remember them) but i don't remember anyone outside the 10 Persona Users having gained any abilities during the incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is Devil Summoning? is this in some way connected to Personas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T05:57:12.347" Title="What exactly is Devil Summoning?" Tags="&lt;shin-megami-tensei&gt;&lt;persona&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16863" CreationDate="2015-11-06T06:20:03.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4hQZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4hQZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;law&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mihawk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;doflamingo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;kuma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hancock&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;buggy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;shiki the golden lion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`but since doflamingo is defeated and marines arrest him for his evil deeds and law is in alliance with the strawhats. 2 positions for warlords will be vaccant ^__^. i think that was an ressemblance to shiki :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18933" LastEditorUserId="18933" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T06:50:10.203" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T06:50:10.203" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16863" CreationDate="2015-11-06T06:35:37.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The missing Shichibukai is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_Weevil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edward Weevil&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, who is introduced in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_802&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 802&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Edward Weevil, or &quot;Whitebeard Jr.&quot; is the self-proclaimed son of Edward Newgate and one of the Shichibukai. His mother is Miss Bakkin, the self-proclaimed lover of Newgate.He was first mentioned by Commodore Brannew in a discussion of the current Shichibukai ranks to several high-ranking Marine officers, but was not explicitly named until after Donquixote Doflamingo's defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yjw4g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yjw4g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T06:35:37.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5977" CreationDate="2015-11-06T07:10:26.653" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay. the other answers offer good info except ONE thing: the Buddhist tale of the snake and the rope. It is an analogy about the fear you have before learning you have no set or stone &quot;self&quot; that the &quot;self&quot; is everchanging. Letting go of the concept of &quot;self&quot; is to become enlightened. Almost all people in Japan are Shinto Buddhists              (predominantly Zen ). So they would have been raised knowing the famous story. &#xA;When you think of this story applied to the characters Uchiha Sasuke and his shisho Orichimaru it becomes a brilliant addition as an obi. Orichimaru wanted to find immortality and remain in his current incarnation then of course  Orochimaru abd snakes are intertwined both visually and litteraly.  I am glad that the anime did show that snakes are not seen as evil and in fact they are a good sign outside  christianity.  Sasuke wore it when he was much to full of himself and was stuck seeing himself only one way as one part of who he actually is which led him to darkness: an advenger. Plus they are both aloof and can be thought selfish though that is not  necessarily the truth. &#xA;For them and for the others wearing a rope obi one more noticeable  symbolism connection to the snake and the rope story is that they are always caught in the fear the instant you glance at a rope in the woods by your feet and think it a snake. When you realize it's just a rope that is the same as the feeling of being free of self- laughing at the fact we were so scared for that second: enlightened. All except Sasuke wore it so it stuck up behind them which would cause these glimpses of it. And it was AWAYS with them which is why I think it doesn't just symbolize a snake (because of Orichimaru). The story itself was written not by any Buddha but The Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha (originally Sidartha Guatama) and is found in one of Buddhism's sacred scrolls or Sutras. &#xA;I'm a symbolist painter as well as a Buddhist and I instantly made this connection when watching the Naruto series's and movies. It got me thinking that Western watchers of Anime (me included) should read more of the common knowledge stories and mythology that far eastern kids grow up with because Anime is rife with symbolism and motifs derived from them. In fact, Japanese culture is incredibly full of visual symbolism. The western world has nothing I know like it. &#xA;One other (among many) examples of the symbolism in anime is The Third Hokage's summoning animal which is a monkey with an amazing growing staff. This is based directly on one of the most well known myths in the Far East: Journey to the west. The anime Saiyuki is based entirely on it and I believe that &quot;saiyuki&quot; is the actual or similar title of the HUGE myth. On a side note check out the book &quot;Monkey&quot; which takes excerpts from Journey to the west and combines them into a wonderful and easily accessible book that gives you a good understanding of what the whole thing is all about and tells some of the stories the author and/or editor and/or translator (name to be added) thought most  poignant.  I'm actually very tired right now and will come back and edit this so that it has more info and the name of the author. The book itself is about the same thing as the full version: the story of a journey to bring Sacred Scrolls (Sutras) like the one with The Snake and The Rope in it back from India (to China where the myth originated). Monkey is not long and has a red cover with spirals on it I believe which, along with the sutra reference, brings me full circle back to Naruto (you know what that name means... At least I hope you do!) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18938" LastEditorUserId="18938" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T09:05:24.887" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T09:05:24.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13848" CreationDate="2015-11-06T16:03:10.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I don't recall any earlier points where Michiru and Mamoru interact in civilian form, and I've been keeping an eye out for this since I started watching this season a week ago. It's possible I may have missed something though.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt;, Michiru and Haruka observe Mamoru from a distance during and after the concert. (They are sitting some distance away from the five &quot;confirmed&quot; Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask, and they have opera glasses. Haruka points out Usagi and her boyfriend, whom Usagi had been complaining of feeling inadequate for, to Michiru.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 9, Mamoru explicitly interacts with Michiru. He has gone with Usagi and the other girls to watch Haruka at a motorcycle race. After the race, Usagi talks to Haruka and Michiru, bringing her friends and Mamoru. (It's worth noting, however, that there is no introduction---&quot;This is Mamoru; this is Haruka and Michiru&quot;---in this episode. Either the introduction is simply handwaved, or they were introduced at an earlier point, before they are &lt;em&gt;shown&lt;/em&gt; explicitly interacting for the first time.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T16:34:17.383" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T16:34:17.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27587" CreationDate="2015-11-06T16:04:32.600" Score="3" ViewCount="2727" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the &lt;em&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/em&gt; anime. So I was wondering if the anime adapted the light novel closely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T16:18:58.720" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T18:54:31.750" Title="Does Kyoukai no Kanata anime adapt light novel closely?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27088" CreationDate="2015-11-06T16:18:08.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;An antihero or antiheroine is a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage, and morality.&quot;-&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mikumo definitely does not fit this definition of an anti-hero.  Those would generally be characters such as Deadpool, Punisher, etc from Western Comics.  I feel this is probably the well understood definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClassicalAntihero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt; which I gave into looking up)  a Classic Antihero is plagued by self-doubt and a mediocre fighter. While Mikumo is brave when needed and clever, he clearly fits that (less familiar to me) definition. There are several more sympathetic heroes in Shonen who have uber super powered friends.  In these cases, this definition would call this character (Elizabeth, Lucy, Ussop, Ganta, etc) the Classical Antihero while they have a contrasting Classical Hero (Meliodas, Natsu, Luffy, Shiro, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T16:36:04.407" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T16:36:04.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T21:07:32.760" Score="3" ViewCount="2165" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hell Girl, when someone condemns their target to be banished to Hell immediately, they forfeit their own afterlife in Heaven as the price. As a mark of this covenant between the cursee and Hell Girl herself, a black mark appears upon their chest, shown in the pictures below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TkgYv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G643a.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this symbol have any significance outside the show? Or is it simply a fictional one to represent Hell in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T21:07:32.760" Title="Does the symbol on the bodies of the damned have any real-world significance?" Tags="&lt;jigoku-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27148" CreationDate="2015-11-07T05:49:24.993" Score="1" ViewCount="522" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among the tracks of Hellsing's OST albums there is one that abruptly ends at about 1 minute mark and it is called &quot;Unexpected incident&quot;. I couldn't find a full version (if it even exists) and I'm starting to suspect that this actually is the fullest version, and it's called like that as a joke. Comments to youtube videos suggest the same, but I don't trust them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official confirmation that this is indeed the whole track, or is there a longer version somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One of the many youtube videos:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL0fFXO8apM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL0fFXO8apM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T20:23:52.813" Title="Hellsing soundtrack − Unexpected incident" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27139" CreationDate="2015-11-07T08:03:49.880" Score="5" ViewCount="3853" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HlwcI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HlwcI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've noticed this mask being used by almost every major antagonist in the anime. It's mostly used by them as some sort of a gateway to call the Phantoms (&lt;em&gt;Ayakashi&lt;/em&gt;) but what exactly is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T10:01:52.807" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T12:03:00.357" Title="What is the one eyed mask in Noragami?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27138" CreationDate="2015-11-07T09:31:06.787" Score="2" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;On episode 19 there are some flashbacks from King which imply that most of them got wiped out. However I'm still a bit unsure...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a fairy realm? Are there any fairies still alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="8" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:38:31.550" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T11:54:37.477" Title="Were all fairies exterminated?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27137" CreationDate="2015-11-07T10:41:40.407" Score="0" ViewCount="715" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are all of Seo Kouji's manga related to one another/set in the same world? For instance, his manga Fuuka is related to Suzuka as Fuuka is Suzuka's daughter. Are the other manga related as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T11:51:02.830" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T11:51:02.830" Title="Are all works of Seo Kouji set in the same world but in different timelines?" Tags="&lt;kouji-seo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27136" CreationDate="2015-11-07T11:21:52.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suzuka(涼風), A Town Where You Live(君のいる町) and Fuuka(風夏) are placed same in Itabashi-ku Narimasu, Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A2%A8%E5%A4%8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;物語の舞台は『涼風』『君のいる町』の舞台でもあり、作者が以前住んでいた東京都板橋区成増である&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &quot;A Town Where You Live&quot; exists no direct relationship with others currently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18950" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T11:21:52.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27134" CreationDate="2015-11-07T11:54:37.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; page, some of them are still alive and living in the forest that Ban planted from the seed he was entrusted with by Elaine. There is a fairy realm and it is linked to the human world by the Fairy King's Forest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Several year later, fairies begin to inhabit the newly restored Fairy King's Forest after Ban planted the Almoca Seed entrusted by Elaine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T11:54:37.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27133" CreationDate="2015-11-07T12:03:00.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The masks are a medium that utilises the power of Hell to call forth Ayakashi and they basically materialise Izanami's power in our world. The masks are created by &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Fujisaki_Kouto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fujisaki Kouto&lt;/a&gt;, Yato's father. The are created using the power of the Yomi no Kotonoha (Words of Hell), which are used through paint brushes that utilise the power of &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Izanami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izanami&lt;/a&gt;. He currently possesses two brushes, his own and Ebisu's. The ability the brushes provide are of course masks summoning and the control over Ayakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masks Summoning: An ability she obtains from using the Mandate of Hell (Phantom Brush). She is able to summon phantoms without chanting or affixing a mask, and without sustaining blight in the process, unlike Ebisu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T12:03:00.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27131" CreationDate="2015-11-07T20:23:52.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the track is #22 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/22219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the RUINS album&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese, the track is titled 「予期せぬ出来事」 &lt;em&gt;Yoki Senu Dekigoto&lt;/em&gt;). The associated album scans don't have track lengths printed on them, but the enterprising user who entered the track listing on VGMdb indicated that the track was 0:59 in length. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I figure that's probably the whole track. &lt;a href=&quot;http://nippori-friedrice.com/anime/review/Hellsing_2.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Some random Japanese reviewer&lt;/a&gt; also lists it as 0:59, for independent corroboration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(There's an amusing annotation beneath the track list on the poster that basically says &quot;Per the intent of the composer, this recording includes noise and unexpected sounds&quot;. I suppose, then, that an unexpected &lt;em&gt;lack&lt;/em&gt; of sound is not too far beyond the pale.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T20:23:52.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27157" CreationDate="2015-11-08T04:52:22.493" Score="6" ViewCount="112566" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there are currently over 700 One Piece episodes with subtitles, lots of people like the subtitles, I strongly prefer the English dubbed version. The English dub currently ends at 421 sadly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I find out when new English dubbed episodes will be released?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18008" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T02:49:09.600" Title="How can I find out when new English Dubbed One Piece episodes will be released?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27158" CreationDate="2015-11-08T05:03:43.320" Score="5" ViewCount="4574" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 102, during the Alabasta arc, Zoro says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for why I still stay with him... being by his side all this time's given me another goal to strive for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another translation I've seen of this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since we've been together for so long another purpose is starting to emerge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens around the 9:45 mark during episode 102&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece/episode-102-ruins-and-lost-ways-vivi-her-friends-and-the-countrys-form-667445&quot;&gt;crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When chopper asks what that goal is Zoro responds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sorry. I don't know how to answer about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chopper should know that Zoro's original goal is to become the world's greatest swordsman. Is the second goal that Zoro mentions but can't explain about making Luffy the king of the pirates or is it something different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T05:11:39.420" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T03:41:43.307" Title="What is the other goal Zoro mentions in the Alabasta arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27166" CreationDate="2015-11-08T05:51:33.173" Score="3" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the third arc (&quot;The Ant and the Grasshopper&quot;), the enemy object is described as being &quot;0.5th-generation&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that even mean? I thought that the very first object to be built was itself already considered 1st-generation. Is a 0.5th-generation object some sort of subpar imitation or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T22:19:52.543" Title="What makes an object 0.5th generation?" Tags="&lt;heavy-object&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27154" CreationDate="2015-11-08T07:06:13.367" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can keep a track of the dubbed episode DVD releases on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Piece_episodes#Season_13_.282009.E2.80.932010.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; where you can see that the dubbed versions of Episode 422-433 will be released on December 15, 2015 and the dubbed versions of episode 434-445 will be released on January 26, 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The dubbed version is released online 2 weeks before the DVD Sales go out.&lt;/strong&gt; You can find them uploaded on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/shows/one-piece/videos/episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation site&lt;/a&gt; or other sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also keep track of the DVD release dates on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/FUNimation_Entertainment/Episode_List_and_DVD_Releases&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; where too, you shall find the same information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A final alternative is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.english-dubbed.com/knowledge-bazaar/releases/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site which is not only for tracking the release of the dubbed episodes of One Piece but also other anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T21:59:48.567" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T21:59:48.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27155" CreationDate="2015-11-08T07:56:46.127" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're right. Zoro second goal is to make Luffy the King of Pirates. This has been demonstrated by him many times in the form of his loyalty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a few instances where this has been demonstrated. As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/Personality_and_Relationships#Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; puts it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zoro seems to have the most respect for Luffy and this deep respect has been demonstrated on various occasions. For instance, &lt;strong&gt;he was willing to throw away his dreams and ambitions for Luffy's during the appearance of Kuma in the Thriller Bark Arc without the slightest hesitation&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ITkV1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ITkV1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he was almost on the verge of death from his wound from &quot;Hawk-Eyes&quot; Mihawk in the Baratie Arc &lt;strong&gt;he tearfully vowed to Luffy that he would never lose again, asking if it was alright with him as Pirate King&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch the scene &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJLONXUC3Rk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This respect is not only for Luffy as a person, but also because of his position as captain. When Luffy learned that Usopp was planning on returning to the crew during their time in Water 7 and was immediately ready to welcome him back, Zoro made it clear that a crew member who fought against their captain should not be forgiven so easily. Zoro explained to the others that one should respect their captain unconditionally and he would quit as well if Luffy allowed someone to walk all over him like Usopp, who wanted to rejoin without even apologizing for his actions. When Luffy was distraught after having to defeat Usopp, Zoro reminded him that those hard decisions are part of being captain, and that he can not lose himself. He reminds Luffy that if he wavers, the crew has no one else they can trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gives the said speech &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZBZWi9KuCY&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find this scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the Long Ring Long Island Arc after winning the Davy Back Fight contest against the Foxy Pirates, &lt;strong&gt;Zoro implied of never becoming a pirate if it weren't for Luffy and commented that he'd have no point in being one if he had ever left the ship&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, there's this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangafox.me/manga/one_piece/v61/c597/1.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 597&lt;/a&gt; he begged Dracule Mihawk to train him (despite it not being honorable) in order to become stronger for Luffy, his captain.  Mihawk comments that in order to make the request Zoro must have found something more valuable than his ambition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T08:02:05.793" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T08:02:05.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27156" CreationDate="2015-11-08T15:57:42.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently it's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://heavyobject.wikia.com/wiki/Generation_0.5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Generation 0.5&lt;/a&gt; due to the fact it was not properly built, as the level of technology of its country was too low.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The technology level of the Oceanian military nation is not high enough to actually build a proper Object, thus the codename of Generation 0.5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It contains several cheap measures in order to keep it even stable enough to move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A single main gun is attached to the left side of the sphere. It's a few dozen meters long and reinforced with numerous steel bridge-like wires. It would likely have been fine without them, but there is a risk of the gun damaging itself with its own weight while it's held horizontal for long periods of time. It's a cheap countermeasure that would never have even been considered for a normal Object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, since it is a downgraded version of a normal object and built with improper technology, it is called a Generation 0.5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prologue and afterword confirm that the Generation 0.5 was a degraded version of the Information Alliance's &lt;a href=&quot;http://heavyobject.wikia.com/wiki/Gatling_033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gatling 033&lt;/a&gt;. The technology and design were given to the Oceanian military nation by the MIB.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T22:19:52.543" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T22:19:52.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27080" CreationDate="2015-11-08T17:43:41.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The backstory of Takashi's childhood and parents are explained in anime's 4th season, from episode 11-13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takashi's parents have already passed away, and their names were never been revealed. His mom died just after he gave birth to Takashi. His dad died few years later, before Takashi's taking elementary school (where he was already living with his relative's family). Because of this and his bad childhood experience, he became traumatic and decided to forget his childhood memory. This is the reason why there's little info about his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jMVMq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jMVMq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Takeshi&amp;#39;s parents from ep.11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Photo of Takashi's parents&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Reiko's child, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1281543907&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese's Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From 2011/3 issue of LaLa magazine (the one where Natsume's manga is serialized), Takashi told Tanuma that his grandmother (Reiko) wasn't married (but gave birth to Takashi's mother), and she didn't know her father (Takashi's grandfather). Reiko also died after she gave birth to Takashi's mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T18:06:42.020" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T18:06:42.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19446" CreationDate="2015-11-08T22:26:45.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well. Guys. I recall Nami wore glasses in Sky Island arc and she was working on the map of the island at that time or something. Therefore I think Nami has and ocasionally wears glasses for her work. For Robin, I think she might also have them because reading so many books.. but I am not sure about her. For Zoro and Sanji, I have a feeling they were more for appearance - like in Film Z, Zoro had glasses and other clothes and Brook commented something like how did he like the way Brook dressed him up xD ok I know it sounds strange but I hope you get what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18980" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T22:26:45.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-09T00:46:23.393" Score="0" ViewCount="1196" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/furHq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/furHq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXsHV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXsHV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just finished reading Tales (the second Rozen Maiden series), and I have a few questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did Jun from unwound world became Kirakishou's master? How was she awakened? Is it because the wound world Jun appeared? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the dialogue on 24th page &quot;How do you do, Master? We meet again. And just for a while, I'll be going.&quot;, does it mean that she will return to adult Jun shortly after helping his childish form with the creation of the new rose, &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; that she will be staying in awakened form only during their adventure to recreate Shinku? If it is the latter, does it mean that she will fall asleep again, as they succeed in their journey and she will be returned to the unwound Jun, &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; she will still stay awaken, after being waken up once?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18986" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T11:52:55.103" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T11:52:55.103" Title="What happened to Kirakishou in chapter 66 of Rozen Maiden Tales?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-09T05:09:30.043" Score="3" ViewCount="969" Body="&lt;p&gt;a number of Anime like &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; and Games like &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sono Hanabira&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Megaman Zero&lt;/em&gt; have some soundtracks which are actually Audio Drama's&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are more often than not in Japanese. i am wondering if there is a single database/store for their translated scripts, primarily in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: eg. Nanoha has &lt;em&gt;Sound Stage X&lt;/em&gt;, Ar Tonelico has &lt;em&gt;Sekai no Owari de Utai Tsuzukeru Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; (that's what the Meta Data for &quot;Album Title&quot; is on my iPhone). one of the Megaman Zero ones was of Ceil's Memories before she fled Neo Arcadia and one was of the Weil Numbers acting as Judges i think and one of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica ones served as the basis for the manga &lt;em&gt;Another Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T05:09:30.043" Title="Is there a database for translated Drama CD Scripts?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27181" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-09T07:11:34.780" Score="3" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what does Yuuma want to do on Earth. Wherever I see it, it's not full episodes so I couldn't see if he knew he was dying, or there are other reasons he came to Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18989" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:36:50.413" LastActivityDate="2019-08-30T01:03:40.717" Title="What does Yuuma want to do on Earth?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27186" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27379" CreationDate="2015-11-09T16:05:23.890" Score="2" ViewCount="25805" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to read the K Project manga, but there are a lot of series. So what's the order for these series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T17:02:43.843" LastActivityDate="2018-06-01T13:32:29.200" Title="Whats's the order of K-project manga?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27192" CreationDate="2015-11-09T16:34:31.220" Score="10" ViewCount="1993" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard a list of anime referred to as &quot;The Big Four&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto/Naruto Shippuuden&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bleach&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What phenomenon are at play that there aren't more than 4 anime like these?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the criteria to get into The Big Four are along these lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;based on manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;long running anime (hundreds of episodes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;longer or concurrently running manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;possibly currently running anime (they got their name when Bleach was still airing, so 3/4 were running for a while)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen other shounen series pass 100 episodes, and there are certainly other fan favorites.  There are also really long-running series geared towards children.  However, it seems that most anime nowadays is 12 episodes, and maybe a followup season of another 12 episodes.  I can't help but think that these phenomena are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T10:05:47.793" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T10:05:47.793" Title="What phenomenon are at play such that the &quot;Big Four&quot; are limited to four and not a growing list?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27187" CreationDate="2015-11-09T16:58:22.753" Score="13" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've heard a list of anime referred to as &quot;The Big Four&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing to be aware of is this: the idea of the &quot;Big Four&quot; is localized to the English-speaking / Western (possibly just North American?) fanbase. There is not an equivalent notion in Japan. This strongly suggests that an explanation for the &quot;Big Four&quot; must involve an understanding of the habits of English-speaking fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What phenomenon are at play that there aren't more than 4 anime like these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tentatively am inclined to attribute this idea to the fact that the current crop of teenagers and young adults who are the primary inhabitants of English-language anime discussion websites grew up watching these four shows (in, say, the late '90s and early '00s). All four of these shows had a number of properties that were instrumental to their having broad popularity among the demographic in question. In particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they were dubbed in English&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they were extensively aired on readily-available television channels (especially Toonami)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they were &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; &quot;kid's shows&quot; in the same way that something like &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt; is&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they had multiple hundreds of episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other show that comes to mind with these properties is &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, and for simple demographic reasons, it's unlikely that fans of the &quot;Big Four&quot; would be fans of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is this list unchanging? Well, I expect that the list &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; change in a few years, when more older viewers phase out of online discussion sites and more younger viewers phase in. (This is a simple consequence of the demographics of anime discussion on the internet - older people get lives and stop watching/discussing anime, and new youngfolk with nothing better to do figure out how to internet and start posting about things in their stead.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These younger viewers will likely have less exposure to &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; (and perhaps &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; as well) and more exposure to the newest show that has all those properties: &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;. Perhaps there will be a &quot;New Big Three&quot; in 2020, consisting of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, it seems that most anime nowadays is 12 episodes, and maybe a followup season of another episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was already the case by the time &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; started airing in 1999 (and even earlier than that), roughly speaking. Forever-running shows like the &quot;Big Four&quot; have long been in the minority. You, the English-speaking viewer, likely just didn't notice this during your younger days when you watched the &quot;Big Four&quot; on television, since these shorter, one-to-two cour shows were less likely to be dubbed and shown on television (and if they were, they probably wouldn't be shown during cartoon primetime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should add that I am more aware of the idea of the &quot;Big Three&quot; (those four minus &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;) being a thing in the zeitgeist; and indeed, I suspect this is probably because &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; finished up a long time ago, and hence is not in vogue with the current crop of people who discuss anime online. (Whereas: &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; are still running, and &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; ended only relatively recently.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Random832 also points out in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27187/what-phenomenon-are-at-play-such-that-the-big-four-are-limited-to-four-and-not#comment37943_27188&quot;&gt;a comment&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/entertainment/10-Best-Anime-Other-Than-Bleach-Naruto-and-Inuyasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one article from 2012&lt;/a&gt; claims that the &quot;Big Three&quot; consists of &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Inuyasha&lt;/em&gt;. This brings to mind an important point: there is no &quot;official&quot; notion of a &quot;Big Three&quot; in anime - I'm not aware of any industry sources that use the term. The &quot;Big &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is what the internet makes of it; no more, no less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T08:44:48.017" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27181" CreationDate="2015-11-09T19:35:13.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuma is a Neighbour form another world.&#xA;He comes to Earth (also named otherwise in the multiverse used in World Trigger) searching for a friend of his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;as his father gives up his life to save Yuma, granting him a constant trion body and producing a black trigger at the same time, Yuma remembers his father speaking very fondly of a &quot;friend&quot; on Earth, which he helped to turn away other neighbours...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3421" LastEditorUserId="3421" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T20:43:11.897" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T20:43:11.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27187" CreationDate="2015-11-09T20:28:27.693" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said by a user on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/2m3obb/who_were_the_previous_big_3/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The term was made to refer to those three manga because for a few&#xA;   years (~2004-2009/10) they were absolute juggernauts in sales and&#xA;   popularity rankings.&lt;/strong&gt; The term &quot;big three&quot; stuck despite Bleach's&#xA;   popularity falling off (starting in ~2008) and Naruto losing a bit of&#xA;   ground over the last few years (largely in the Ninja War arc) as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find an article on &lt;strong&gt;The Big Three&lt;/strong&gt; over &lt;a href=&quot;http://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Big_3_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, because as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;Senshin&lt;/a&gt; puts it in his answer, the concept of The Big 3 is much more popular than that of The Big 4. To be honest, I hadn't even heard of that term before reading this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the article&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Many fans agree that a title serialized in monthly installments could not due to a lower publication frequency, which encourages less fan discussion from week to week.&lt;/strong&gt; It has been suggested that a Big 3 title could come from Weekly Shounen Magazine, which is Weekly Shounen Jump's closest rival. In this case, the most often cited candidate tends to be Fairy Tail.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Some fans have pointed out that other Big 3's have existed in the past. In the early 90s, the Big 3 was said to have been Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, and Yuu Yuu Hakusho.&lt;/strong&gt; This era is thought of by many people as the Golden Age of Weekly Shounen Jump, when its circulation was at its peak. &lt;strong&gt;A few fans have said that One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, and Hunter x Hunter were the Big 3 of the late 90s. Most people admit though that no other three titles have dominated for as long as the current Big 3&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you check out the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of best-selling manga&lt;/a&gt;, it'll be pretty obvious why Dragon Ball, One Piece and Naruto form a part of The Big Four. As for Bleach, the manga had started off pretty strong and the sales were pretty high during the 2001-2010 period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Currently, the Big 3 are One Piece, Naruto and Bleach and have been since 2004.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that it's mainly the manga which dominates in deciding which series is a &quot;Big One&quot; because Bleach started airing in 2004 and was by no means a long anime. However, a long running anime and a well received one always gives the manga sales a boost and hence is indirectly a factor in deciding which series belongs to the list. However, it's definitely not the main factor. Atleast not for the current Big 3/4. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What phenomenon are at play that there aren't more than 4 anime like these?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a perfect reply to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2loghy/what_will_replace_naruto_in_the_big_three/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For me, the big three always seemed to represent the rising popularity of manga. As each series got underway and gained momentum, so did the manga scene itself. These three shounen manga appeal to a specific audience - in my opinion - specially new readers. The manga are relics of a time long past; an era long forgotten. I don't think anything can replace any of these manga, just like how nobody really compares the big three to Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/strong&gt; I don't actually think there is significance in these two manga ending, they've been long overdue as their quality has dropped significantly. The only thing to take away from this is how prevalent and awesome One Piece is. One Piece feels like it's still in its prime.&#xA;  I assume new readers will still start with Naruto or Bleach or One Piece, &lt;strong&gt;they still exist. No matter what new shounen appears, it'll hardly attract as much attention as these three.&lt;/strong&gt; Otherwise, there would've been a shounen of similar caliber, considering how many years have passed. Some people thought Fairy Tail was a contending shounen, but readers know how that went.&#xA;  The only interesting part of all this is the fact that there exists an older generation who still follow manga and have more developed tastes, which has prompted a significant rise in seinen popularity over the years - in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I have to add on to this is:&#xA;I feel it's unlikely for the list of Big Three or the Big Four to expand or be replaced in the near future. The only thing that's really stopping that is the existence of a long running manga which dominates in sales and appeals to a good age variety. Most of the top yearly manga sales is dominated by those manga (except of the Big Three) which have received an anime adaption in the near past (case in point: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1373137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2015 Manga Sales&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.81607&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2014 Manga Sales&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2013 Manga Sales&lt;/a&gt; and so on).  Most of those manga are short ones which are destined to end in the near future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T20:28:27.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4606" CreationDate="2015-11-10T00:55:48.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finally got around to watching this and here is my theory on what exactly happened to the doll. After &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Retz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Retsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; gets her dress &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Killua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Killua&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; asks her to give &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Gon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and him the location that she believes to be where the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Pairo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pairo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; doll is that contains &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Kurapika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kurapika&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s eyes. After a small argument Killua asks Gon for a moment alone so they walk outside to the alley. Before the even leave the store Retsu uses the Soul &#xA;Doll ability. According to the HxH wikia a brief description states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ability to make a doll copy of a person that the target is strongly thinking about. Conditions in performing Soul Doll are :&#xA;  Omokage's doll must be adjacent to the target while that person is thinking of someone. When the doll is adjacent to the target, it will turn into the person that the target is thinking about. The real person of whom the doll is based cannot feel or notice this (without actually being there). ref(&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Omokage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Omokage Abilities&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the brief exchange with Gon, Killua has the ever present flashback of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Illumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Illumi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; telling him that he will betray his freinds. After Retz comes out and addresses them in the alley they leave, the scene zooms back into the alley and we see a purplish aura that grows into a humanoid shadow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my theory is since Retsu can manipulate her doll without strings she sent it after Gon and Killua in the alley and once the Soul Doll ability was activated it caught on to Killua's thinking of Illumi and once they left the alley it transformed into the Illumi doll that we see later on in the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T11:17:58.583" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T11:17:58.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27199" CreationDate="2015-11-10T04:24:28.950" Score="4" ViewCount="879" Body="&lt;p&gt;The world government has been chasing Nico Robin for reading history of Void Century on Poneglyph stones. But why won't they just destroy it so the problem is solved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T01:01:34.783" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T01:01:34.783" Title="If the government wants to hide what happened during the void history why won't they just destroy the Poneglyph stone instead?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27198" CreationDate="2015-11-10T06:29:27.910" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Poneglyph&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Poneglyph is indestructible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The blocks have no real power themselves, apart from their indestructibility; it has been stated that not even explosives could leave a scratch on these stones.&lt;/strong&gt; However, the words they contain have the power to change the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each one tells a piece of history long forgotten. This history&#xA;includes mentions of (at least) three weapons of mass destruction:&#xA;Pluton, Poseidon and Uranus. There are two types of poneglyphs: those&#xA;that carry information about how to reach the other poneglyphs and&#xA;those that carry the records of the &amp;quot;True History&amp;quot;. Only when the&#xA;stones are read as one will they fill in the Void Century of the&#xA;world. &lt;strong&gt;In the eyes of the World Government, they are dangerous&#xA;artifacts and despite declaring the stones dangerous because of the&#xA;weapons, the reality is that the ideals of the fallen Kingdom written&#xA;on some of the stones are far more dangerous then any of the weapons.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Government stated that Poneglyph are dangerous artifacts and the blocks also indestructible, the Government prefer to kill peoples in Ohara rather than destroy the Poneglyph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T06:29:27.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27267" CreationDate="2015-11-10T08:13:07.413" Score="5" ViewCount="5725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading it a few months back, I have forgotten the name of it and some parts of it are quite fuzzy to me now. Can someone help. It has been on my mind for a while and I have been desperately trying to find it! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The manga was about a young high-schooler girl whose father was in&#xA;debt. Her father basically leaves her to pay it off himself? Or&#xA;something along the lines of that by working on a boat but something&#xA;happens to his back as part of the plot in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then, she becomes a live-in housekeeper for a writer/author as she&#xA;gets recommended to him by someone. She did so in order to help her&#xA;father with the debt. She also tried getting a part-time job as a&#xA;hostess/waitress at a place. However, she's supposedly underage but&#xA;lies about her age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While she works she recognizes this boy whom she met and fought over some&#xA;kind of food product/rice at the grocery store when they were younger.&#xA;She finds out he is the son of the person who has hired her at the store.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unexpectedly, the author/writer comes in with the person who&#xA;recommended her to him. The author/writer gets mad at her because&#xA;she's underage and working there. He asks if the money he pays her is&#xA;not enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She begs the boy to not tell his mother that she is underage? There's&#xA;also this part somewhere in the manga where her panties are stolen by&#xA;a weird man and the author gets her panties back for her. I also&#xA;think she realized she was developing feelings for this&#xA;author/writer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is also currently on-going as far as I remember!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance xoxo :) &amp;lt;3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19006" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T19:40:02.860" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:40:02.860" Title="Manga where a daughter pays off her father's debt?" Tags="&lt;tsubaki-chou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:13:07.370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27223" CreationDate="2015-11-10T11:46:55.730" Score="4" ViewCount="1164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Amanto ban the use of swords at all when they had already defeated the Samurai with swords? What threat do they have even if the Samurais have their swords since they are already stronger than them (Samurais)? If they allow wooden swords which are also destructive when used by the existing Samurais, then how would sword ban do any good? The anime only says 'sword ban' was enforced but no plausible explanation was given as to why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:43:53.030" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:43:53.030" Title="Why the Sword Ban?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27240" CreationDate="2015-11-10T11:52:46.083" Score="5" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sword Ban has been enforced after arrival of the Amanto. But is that Ban enforced in the whole universe or can the Samurais use the Swords on other planets? There has not been any seen use of Swords on other planets but neither there has been any declaration that the Swords cannot be used in the whole universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T07:48:28.600" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T10:13:22.390" Title="Sword Ban is world-wide or universal-wide?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26420" CreationDate="2015-11-10T12:58:25.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_Newgate#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later in his life, he grew the prominent crescent-shaped mustache, which would spawn his epithet, &quot;Whitebeard&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, there's no canonical reasoning to it as it seems.&#xA;But in mangas and animes the animators and/or mangakas usually make certain characters (especially the important ones) in such a way that they stand out from the rest, to make an impact of that character on the fans/viewers/readers minds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more reason I thought of could be that the mangas are made in black and white. So there are no colours to support the uniqueness of the characters. So the mangakas rely on the visually striking exotic characterisation of the characters and that has actually worked! It's a psychological successful experiment to make the colourless pictures worth remembering. The mangakas try making most unique characters without violating the copyrights of other characters' appearance from other animes and without making it look like a cliché! (He is playing with your mind and you don't even realize it!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's one of the main reasons that animé characters and animes appear weird to the people who don't watch them because the characters are so unusual and unique!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can figure it out yourself: think of a character and what comes to your mind first (let's say from One Piece and ignore the coloring of the characters):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy: &lt;strong&gt;Straw-Hat, scar below the left eye&lt;/strong&gt;, round-eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro: Bad-assness-overflowing, muscles, &lt;strong&gt;three piercings&lt;/strong&gt;, three swords, bandana wrapped around arm&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nami: &lt;strong&gt;Tattoo on left arm&lt;/strong&gt;, perfect body (well... &lt;strong&gt;after timeskip&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji: One eye covered with hair, chivalrous getup, &lt;strong&gt;spiral eyebrows&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ussopp: &lt;strong&gt;Long-nose, crooked body&lt;/strong&gt; (before the timeskip)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shanks: No Left Arm, &lt;strong&gt;three scars across left-eye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;WhiteBeard: Huge, well-built body, black bandana, his &lt;strong&gt;crescent-shaped beard&lt;/strong&gt; (don't use &quot;moon-shaped&quot; please)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can go on and on for all characters across all animes but this much might suffice...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Anime-or-Manga-Character&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikiHow&lt;/a&gt; if you want to know more about how characters are designed. If you are a real otaku and want to know deeper about how the mangas are made, try &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/7674/Bakuman.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bakuman Anime&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps and proves reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T03:27:02.403" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T03:27:02.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27359" CreationDate="2015-11-10T14:39:08.590" Score="8" ViewCount="459" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's her occupation? It says student on the Liar Game wiki, but I don't think she had any occupation mentioned in the Liar Game drama. What is she studying? How does she have the time to do all this Liar Game stuff while she is studying/working? Sick leave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T14:43:16.117" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T03:40:03.830" Title="What does Kanzaki Nao do?" Tags="&lt;liar-game&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27209" CreationDate="2015-11-10T15:38:36.843" Score="7" ViewCount="1430" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could someone help me ID this cosplay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kzhBl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kzhBl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T14:17:37.527" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T14:17:37.527" Title="Who is this girl in a blue witch costume and braids cosplaying as?" Tags="&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27208" CreationDate="2015-11-10T15:46:52.173" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think its &quot;Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that is her, I think&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ozqwOl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ozqwOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19014" LastEditorUserId="8144" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T15:53:10.353" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T15:53:10.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27211" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27214" CreationDate="2015-11-10T20:08:23.883" Score="10" ViewCount="10735" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 488 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Battle of Marineford, Beckman prevented Admiral Kizaru from attacking Luffy and Trafalgar Law, telling Kizaru not to move a muscle while aiming his gun at him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Benn_Beckman&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Benn Beckman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htw2M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htw2M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kizaru is supposed to be impervious to physical attacks, but he didn't engage Beckman, so was it because he didn't want to fight Beckman at the moment  and thereby starting a war with the Red Hair Pirates or was it because Beckman's rifle is special?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6263" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T15:23:57.193" Title="Why didn't Kizaru engage Beckman in the Marineford War?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27211" CreationDate="2015-11-10T20:55:56.720" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Benn_Beckman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Oda, Beckman has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga. Since he is a first mate to a Yonko, he presumably possesses a great deal of strength. During the Battle of Marineford, Admiral Kizaru chose not to fight him, even though he had just fought the First Commander of Whitebeard's crew and Whitebeard himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see Marguerite attacking Luffy with an Haki infused arrow here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fgNZ7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fgNZ7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benn Beckman being the first mate of the Red Hair Pirates obviously has incredible power and Haki.&lt;/strong&gt; Since Kizaru as well backed off, it makes it evident that Beckmann can imbue his bullets in Haki as well, although that hasn't been directly shown yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another reason would obviously be to avoid engaging in a war with the Red Hair Pirates/one of the Yonko.&lt;/strong&gt; We already saw the kind of power the Yonko have when it took the whole of Marine Power to subdue Whitebeard. &lt;strong&gt;Needless to say, had they engaged in a war with Shanks, there would have been many more casualties&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Marineford&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of Marineford&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shanks threatens both the Marines and Blackbeard pirates alike to have his entire crew involved in the fighting, if they chose to continue the war. With the Gura Gura no Mi under his possession, Teach no longer sees the point in resuming the battle and has his crew depart from the battlefield. As Blackbeard leaves the scene, the &lt;strong&gt;absence of a designated rival and presence of a powerful Yonko&lt;/strong&gt; convinces Sengoku to concede to the necessity of a ceasefire, ordering the Marines to tend to the wounded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The last and final reason I can think of is that the Marines had already achieved their goal of executing Ace and also managed to get rid of Whitebeard. There wasn't any reason to engage Beckman in the first place, unless they were looking for a needless battle.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T16:50:44.473" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T16:50:44.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21155" CreationDate="2015-11-10T20:56:26.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should read it from the 102nd chapter. Also, there is no need to read all the chapters from the beginning, because the anime had missed a lot of parts from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in general case manga has more to show than its anime, in this case, the leftover part in the anime is not that important and you can miss it without regrets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19021" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-11T13:52:42.653" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T13:52:42.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27303" CreationDate="2015-11-11T01:23:49.383" Score="0" ViewCount="985" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xeo8B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xeo8B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Levi&amp;#39;s Pajamas&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this have anything to do with the manga? Or is this just something that fans made up? Because I see so much people cosplaying as Levi in Titan Pajamas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16007" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T23:00:42.457" Title="Why does Levi wear Titan Pajamas?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27203" CreationDate="2015-11-11T02:01:59.483" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sword Ban was enacted because they feared of the Samurai's ferociousness. During the Amanto War, although the Samurai's main weapon is sword, they managed to deal massive damage, especially the group lead by Sakata &quot;Shiroyasha&quot; Gintoki, Katsura &quot;Runaway&quot; Kotarou, Takasugi Shinsuke, Sakamoto &quot;The Dragon of Katsurahama&quot; Tatsuma. The main reason behind the Sword Ban is to prevent heavy casualties on the Amanto's side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also has to do with the way the Samurai wage war. They do a guerrilla warfare, making complete obliteration hard to achieve. The current Jouishishi also performed their terrorism in cities populated with both Earthling and Amanto where the use of heavy artillery is out of option. While guns and artilleries have both range and power, they are less useful than a sword in a close combat, especially when used by skilled fighter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we have the sword ban to ensure peace to a certain degree. They even created the bakufu's lapdog, the Shinsengumi and the Mimawarigumi, compromised of former samurais to ensure that the said samurais won't turn into another Joui factions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: About the Wooden Sword, it was also prohibited. The Cheetah/Leopard/whatever it was amanto in episode 3 of the anime asked Gin who the hell he was for defying the sword ban.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit2: Most people in Gintama uses steel swords (see the Shinsengumi, Yagyuu Kyuubei, the Jouishishi, etc). The only one that uses wooden sword in real combat is Gin-chan. Why do Gin-chan uses wooden sword? If you try asking this to him, he'll probably answer with it makes him looking more badass and more recognizable, which is important since he is the main-protagonist. You can see the episodes about Gintaman to confirm this. See the &quot;n&quot; there. It is not a typo. There is the episode where Gin-chan meets the editor or JUMP in a train and then later helps him devoping Gintaman. Besides, he bought the sword from TV shopping anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T23:45:55.727" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T23:45:55.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27239" CreationDate="2015-11-11T04:49:32.480" Score="3" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;Princess Vivi is a former member of Baroque Works with the code name Miss Wednesday.&#xA;She fights using her weapons, the Peacock Slasher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her weapons can easily cut off human heads, as we can see when she cut off Crocodile's head (even though it's because he is a sandman).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know whether the Peacock Slasher is based on a real life weapon or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T01:36:57.083" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T13:15:00.490" Title="Is Vivi's Peacock Slasher based on a real life weapon?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4026" CreationDate="2015-11-11T07:49:19.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that because water as a weakness is commonly seen as a demon/devil weakness Hints the name devil fruit and that that the user's soul is the polar opposite of the sea which in turn would create a struggle between the 2 and water ultimately wins seeing as how devils fruits are rumored to be a part of the sea causing its wielder to constantly be drained of their power or in cases of sea stone causes their power to drain just enough so that they cant use their power. this is purely speculation but it is also a very likely theory all things considered&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19033" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T07:49:19.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27234" CreationDate="2015-11-11T10:10:58.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closest I can think of is this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/kyoketsu-shoge.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;weapon&lt;/a&gt; used by ninjas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XkF7E.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XkF7E.gif&quot; alt=&quot;kyoketsu-shoge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The kyoketsu-shoge or rope-and-dagger weapon is one of the Ninja's&#xA;  unique specialty weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should be the inspiration for &lt;em&gt;Peacock Slasher&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4381" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T13:15:00.490" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T13:15:00.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27204" CreationDate="2015-11-11T10:13:22.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the real reason is that Sorachi-sensei actually forget about it. Hell, he even forget about Shinpachi and Otae's goal of restoring their family dojo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, here is the interesting thing. After loads of episodes where Shinpachi and Otae's goal was forgotten, a new character named Hajime who was supposed to be Otae and Shinpachi's senpai at the dojo returned to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hajime returned to Earth after travelling to universe to learn various sword techniques and challenged sword masters around the universe. By this, we can safely assume that the sword ban was enacted only on Earth. As to whether it was enacted all around the Earth or just Japan we can't say for sure since Gin-san and friends never left Japan's mainland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T10:13:22.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27241" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27243" CreationDate="2015-11-11T10:45:17.980" Score="4" ViewCount="16174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series Kenshin has added 'oro' somewhat comedically to his sentences. Is there any actual meaning to this or is this just a speech style/pattern that he has?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 62 he says it several times in a row and Kaoru points this out.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LTyjh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LTyjh.png&quot; alt=&quot;You said oro?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2020-10-24T09:01:04.727" Title="What does it mean when Kenshin says 'oro'?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27241" CreationDate="2015-11-11T11:02:04.483" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Oro&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Japanese expression of confusion. Often used by otaku to indicate confusion/disorientation.&lt;/strong&gt; People who read/watch &quot;Rurouni Kenshin&quot; may pick up the habit of saying &quot;Oro!&quot; because Himura Kenshin says it often in the manga/anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himura_Kenshin&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; on Himura Kenshin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobuhiro Watsuki added Kenshin's trademark &quot;oro&quot; as a placeholder to be an expression of the English speech disfluency &quot;huh&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Watsuki notes that he was surprised at how much it caught on, and how much he ended up having Kenshin use the sound during the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch a few of his Oro moments &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrOxc8cOuA&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;  (and see that he usually uses it when he's confused/disoriented).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T11:02:04.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-11T17:10:47.897" Score="1" ViewCount="765" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just read the tenth chapter of manga, Kämpfer (got it before I got 9 and 8).&#xA;I'm a bit confused by the ending there and wikipedia didn't help much there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm putting up spoiler tags as the important parts of the question below are directly related to the endings of the manga / novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After destroying the statue, Akane suddenly disappeared. Why did that happen (I found the bit explanation before quite confusing but it sounded so as if Akane was created by the moderator?)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Novels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Additionally this gets to the second part of my question. Is there something similar there in the novels? As from what I remember, he got together with Akane there. So is it different there for her to whatever happens to her in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T18:24:29.730" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T17:45:33.587" Title="What happened with Akane in the manga? Did something like this happen in the novel?" Tags="&lt;kampfer&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43395" CreationDate="2015-11-11T17:53:04.210" Score="1" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Baki the Grappler&lt;/em&gt;, there are several scenes in the 1st and 2nd season when there is a bit of a staredown and these reddish waves emanate from their bodies when two characters are about to fight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these red waves? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:09:09.777" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T10:09:47.117" Title="What are the red waves around fighters?" Tags="&lt;grappler-baki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27248" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-11T18:18:09.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4mpfer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry for Kampfer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kampfer.wikia.com/wiki/K%C3%A4mpfer_HQ_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kampfer Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/em&gt; encylcopedia entries for the &lt;em&gt;manga&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10861&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:08:59.897" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:08:59.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27249" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-11T18:18:09.097" Score="0" Body="A 15-volume light novel series by Toshihiko Tsukiji, with illustrations by Senmu, its manga adaptation by Yu Tachibana, or the 12-episode anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:08:59.897" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:08:59.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27254" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27256" CreationDate="2015-11-12T04:01:36.463" Score="1" ViewCount="778" Body="&lt;p&gt;What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece? Does anyone has an idea about Oda's inspiration of writing One Piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T07:25:31.003" Title="What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27254" CreationDate="2015-11-12T05:20:09.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to share this after some research:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a child, Oda gained interest in pirates through a famous television series titled &quot;Vicky The Viking&quot;. He was inspired by Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball and aspired to become a Manga Artist. He worked as an assistant to different manga artists for a few years before finally starting out with One Piece in 1997.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;references: &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://orojackson.com/threads/odas-inspiration-for-various-one-piece-elements.1425/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://orojackson.com/threads/odas-inspiration-for-various-one-piece-elements.1425/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T07:25:31.003" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T07:25:31.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31047" CreationDate="2015-11-12T06:40:19.413" Score="11" ViewCount="631" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode titles in Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) are named after a color each. For example &quot;Carmine&quot;, &quot;Ultramarine&quot;, and &quot;Moonlit Purple&quot;. Does anyone know what is the meaning of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A list of all the episode titles can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Beyond_the_Boundary_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17846" LastEditorUserId="17846" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T00:40:14.427" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T05:52:58.697" Title="What is the meaning behind the colors in the episode titles of Kyoukai no Kanata?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27260" CreationDate="2015-11-12T09:23:29.473" Score="3" ViewCount="4464" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiruzen Sarutobi is the third Hokage, while Minato is the fourth Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the death of Minato, Hiruzen becomes Hokage again and he is still called the third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why still the third? Why isn't Hiruzen called the fifth then? And why didn't they choose a new candidate as new Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T13:25:26.150" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T09:12:19.643" Title="Why did Hiruzen Sarutobi become the third Hokage again?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27259" CreationDate="2015-11-12T09:52:04.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a guess from human behavior not exact knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they are used to call him the third Hokage and only know him as the thrid.&#xA;Even if he now would officially be the fifth. Compare this to kings in the real world even if the went to exiles or somethign and came back to be kings again they would not change their name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;there might not be a suitable candidate at that point or he might be the best option.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T09:52:04.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-12T17:01:58.740" Score="12" ViewCount="6907" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been seeing this meme all over the internet. Guessing from most of the Q&amp;amp;As I have found, this seems to be edited in. If so, what was the original verse and why did it get twisted in this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gw1Te.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gw1Te.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T18:41:06.860" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T15:42:12.730" Title="Where did the &quot;Not this shit again&quot; bad sub meme originate from?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27259" CreationDate="2015-11-12T19:18:23.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the kyubi attacked Konaha was basically a disaster zone .Hiruzen knew that if the other nations sense any weakness in the leadership of the village it could easily have led to another invasion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That coupled with the fact that there simply was no one else that  came close to Minto. Orochimaru had already defected. Jiriyaya spent most his time chasing after Orochimaru.There simply was no one else for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T19:18:23.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27200" CreationDate="2015-11-12T22:11:12.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga you ask about is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=89562&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3WVWS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3WVWS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19056" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T22:11:12.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27326" CreationDate="2015-11-13T04:29:23.530" Score="0" ViewCount="522" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hana Hana no Mi is eaten by Nico Robin, as we know that she can grow parts of her body.&#xA;She usually grow her hands to attack, or to defend her. She also can swing or lift her or other people with her growing hands.&#xA;She can easily break the bones of her opponents, just like when she used clutch or twist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that if her body parts are hurts, she also feels the pain. But is that mean when she used clutch or twist, she used her &quot;normal&quot; human strength?&#xA;Because she doesn't seems no trouble when do that to her opponents. Or it's because the Hana Hana no Mi that also give her superhuman strength?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T01:20:54.770" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T01:20:54.770" Title="Did Hana Hana no Mi give the user superhuman strength?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20571" CreationDate="2015-11-13T08:17:54.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to share these speculations from various users:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Why Trebol is not a logia?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;SBS Oda said that Logia is typically a &quot;force of nature&quot; which &quot;sticky stuff&quot; is not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His entire outer appearance is probably created by the goo and has the ability to hide his real body anywhere inside and that makes him looks a logia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is a paramecia type like Buggy. You could cut up buggy into a million pieces and he can reform again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most people in the series tend to have a secondary skill. He could be incredibly flexible and could have hid in one of the halfs of his body when Usopp cuts him to pieces.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Law might have used haki on his blade to severely cut him (but we haven't seen that Haki works like that even when the user part is cut he can still use haki). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trebol makes a statement &quot;Am I even a logia?&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is Trebol a logia?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ussop and Law cut him into multiple pieces but each time without any haki or room ability being involved, so they didnt damage his actual body which is logia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trebol's actual &quot;logia body&quot; is the skinny one. He creates the substance and it clings to his sticky body and wears the huge coat to give the appearance of being a huge target. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite being skinny he's incredibly tall with a long limb. He could not possibly scrunch up his limbs in a impossible speed enough to &quot;hide&quot; in his half when Usopp cut him to pieces.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luffy's haki didn't hurt maybe because he purposefully let the attack pass through because he said  &quot;Logia means nothing to me&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another Speculation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oda committed a mistake on Trembols power. Noticed that he did create a mistake for the power of Moria during the battle in Marineford. Zombies appeared in bandages during the battle at marineford just using shadows of marine soldiers.(Hogback should be at the scene to create those body of zombies and shadows was taken under the sunlight, marines should have evaporated along with the zombies). But Oda just let it slide because Moria will be useless at the Marineford if he doesn't have that power. Maybe the same happened to Trembol.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After reading all discussions about Trebol I came with this conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its not clearly confirmed if Trebol is a Paramecia or Logia type. I think this issue will remain ambiguous until Oda confirms the facts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2015-11-13T09:55:37.310" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T09:55:37.310" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27259" CreationDate="2015-11-13T09:12:19.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sarutobi Hisuzen Sama&lt;/code&gt; never re-elected as the hokage of the konoha. Since he was the previous hokage, he was just represented as a hokage after the death of &lt;code&gt;Namikaze Minato Sama(fourth)&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasons were, &#xA;Everybody knew &lt;code&gt;Danzo&lt;/code&gt; was not the right person for hokage post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Jiraya sama&lt;/code&gt; was wandered around to find a pupil who was about to bring peace to shinobi world, and &lt;code&gt;Ooruchimaru&lt;/code&gt; was very evil person and &lt;code&gt;Tsunade Sama&lt;/code&gt; never accepted the post of hokage (This was until she met Naruto san).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he was just a representative, he was never called the fifth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T09:12:19.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28055" CreationDate="2015-11-13T13:30:59.983" Score="24" ViewCount="6853" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saitama mentioned that he got this strong through daily training, which consisted of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats along with running 10 km every single day. Also, he ate three meals a day, but only a banana as breakfast and also didn't use the AC, to strengthen his mental resistance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has he stopped his training and accepted his current power level as sufficient? Or does he still train using his methodology? (I've read till Vol 6, Chapter 32 and haven't found anything about his current training status)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2020-06-28T20:17:41.717" Title="Does Saitama still continue his training?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27295" CreationDate="2015-11-13T23:35:39.553" Score="7" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the context of Bleach, which clockwisality should the swastika have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should it be &quot;卍解&quot;, or &quot;卐解&quot;? Or are both valid? Doing a google image search for both of them gets Bleach-related hits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T11:04:37.360" Title="Which clockwisality should the swastika be in Bleach-related contexts?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27283" CreationDate="2015-11-14T11:04:37.360" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanpakut%C5%8D&quot;&gt;Zanpakuto&lt;/a&gt; article in Bleach wiki says that Bankai is written 卍解. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLEACH_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)&quot;&gt;Bleach&lt;/a&gt; article in Wikipedia Japanese also mentions lots of 卍解, but no 卐解 found. Both &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%8D&quot;&gt;卍&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%90&quot;&gt;卐&lt;/a&gt; can be read Man/Ban in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 卍 is read &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika&quot;&gt;Sauwastika&lt;/a&gt; in Sanskrit and is more common in Buddhism than Hinduism. In Buddhism the left-facing sauwastika imprinted on the chest, feet, palms of Buddha and also the first of the 65 auspicious symbols on the footprint of the Buddha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 卐 is read &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika&quot;&gt;Swastika&lt;/a&gt; in Sanskrit and is more common in Hinduism than Buddism. In Hinduism the left-facing sauwastika is associated with esoteric tantric practices and often stands for Goddess Kali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T11:04:37.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27325" CreationDate="2015-11-14T14:16:34.233" Score="0" ViewCount="282" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've seen that inanimate objects can be made to 'eat' a Demon Fruit; can this process be used on a Sea-stone object?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T18:16:52.643" Title="Can Sea-Stone objects be given Demon Fruit powers?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27300" CreationDate="2015-11-14T18:20:03.400" Score="19" ViewCount="9375" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I keep seeing a lot of this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dgu4n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dgu4n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recognise Saitama on the left, but who is the girl on the right? I don't believe I've seen her in &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; at all, yet here she's potrayed like a main character/rival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19082" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T19:36:51.430" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T17:42:31.670" Title="Who is this character in One Punch Man?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27299" CreationDate="2015-11-14T18:44:12.897" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's Natsuno Himiko, from the one-shot &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/46602/Dangan_Tenshi_Fan_Club&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dangan Tenshi Fan Club&lt;/a&gt;, from same author and artist from One Punch Man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, sadly, she won't appear in One Punch Man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T18:44:12.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26853" CreationDate="2015-11-14T19:32:43.890" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I upvoted senshin's answer, but to possibly add a little clarity, here's my take on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Art&quot; refers to the visual design of a show: how the characters and backgrounds look; the use of color, lighting, and shading; the way shots are framed; the angles and use of artistic concepts like perspective, proportion, and depth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Animation&quot; refers to the process of stacking up frames to create the illusion of movement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether a show has good art is subjective. Bakemonogatari is believed by many to have good art, because it uses perspective, color, and shading in a unique way and has visually interesting character designs and backgrounds. Pokemon, on the other hand, has very functional art. It uses color and shading in simple, pedestrian ways. &quot;Simple&quot; and &quot;pedestrian&quot; are value judgments, though; Pokemon is made for children, who haven't typically had as much exposure to art, so to its target audience, Pokemon's art is fine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether a show has good animation is not really subjective. We can judge animation according to how well it succeeds at creating the illusion of motion. Shows that reuse a lot of animation or have static backgrounds or characters that move in unnatural ways have bad animation. Whether the bad animation is a net negative for the show or not is a subjective judgment, but determining whether the animation is bad is pretty simple and objective. Speed Racer, for example, has bad animation, because it has fewer distinct frames, less motion, and reuses a lot of sequences as compared with shows like Eva, Akira, Fate/Zero, or Cowboy Bebop, which have good animation. This can be objectively determined; hypothetically, we could even write a computer vision system that could count these things for us and tell us whether a show has good animation or not. We can still love Speed Racer despite (or because of) its bad animation, but unlike with art, there's no &quot;quality without a name&quot; that can make the animation of two shows incomparable. We can always make technical, numerical comparisons between the animation of two shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two things do interact somewhat. The level of detail that things are drawn with is part of the art. But if the level of detail drops in some frames, that affects the animation. And although Bakemonogatari's limited animation was not an intentional artistic choice (the production of the show was plagued by scheduling problems, and some episodes were barely finished in time for broadcast), we can imagine that a show might use limited animation as a deliberate artistic choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cinematography is another place where art and animation interact. In an animated show, we can consider each individual frame as a piece of art. We could take a frame of an anime and hang it up in a museum between a Monet and a Gaugin, and consider it as a painting. But we can also consider a sequence of animation as film, and judge it on those merits. Cinematography is largely artistic, so again subjective. But a show that fails at creating the illusion of movement in a convincing way will have a hard time being regarded as a serious piece of film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, for the most part, when anime reviewers say &quot;art&quot;, they mean the show's use of color, lighting, and shadow; level of detail on the characters and backgrounds; and possibly the way shots are framed. When they say &quot;animation&quot;, the just mean &quot;how well this show succeeds at creating the illusion of motion&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T19:32:43.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27302" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27330" CreationDate="2015-11-14T22:57:01.883" Score="8" ViewCount="2744" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hope's Peak Academy's crest looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9QtgDl.png&quot; alt=&quot;School&amp;#39;s crest&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the center is a fountain pen and what looks to be a Monokuma's eye:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EshNIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monokuma&amp;#39;s eye&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the school was established before Monokumas were created if I'm not mistaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before any of the games take place, Hope's Peak was a small-scale facility that survived on a government subsidiary and graduate donations. However, the research was often blocked by a lack of resources. The school's steering committee was not satisfied with this, so they instituted the preparatory school system in order to bring in more money. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Hope&amp;#39;s_Peak_Academy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why then is the Monokuma's eye in the logo? Or were the Monokuma designed to have the eye because of the logo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T14:06:45.920" LastActivityDate="2019-08-04T12:37:21.437" Title="Why is the Monokuma's eye in the school crest?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27220" CreationDate="2015-11-14T23:00:42.457" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is fanmade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origin of the image is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=35832680&quot;&gt;阿布 (Abu)'s Pixiv&lt;/a&gt;. He also drew some more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&amp;amp;illust_id=38073882&quot;&gt;Levi with Titan Pajamas&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&amp;amp;illust_id=38915838&quot;&gt;other characters with Pajamas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems it became popular after the image was shared on Baidu, with the real pajamas being sold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://aminoapps.com/page/anime/4107556/levis-pajamas&quot;&gt;AnimeAmino - Levi's pajamas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T23:00:42.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26339" CreationDate="2015-11-15T00:20:31.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/Reyvateil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;EXA_PICO wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Cocona is a 3rd generation IPD Reyvateil.&#xA;This, of course, needs a bit more explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reyvateils are artificial life forms created to use Song Magic. There are Purebloods and Halfbloods Reyvateil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are sub-classification under those two categories, but let's focus on Cocona.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By being a 3rd generation Reyvateil, it means Cocona was born from a Reyvateil mother and a human father. Normally, those children tend to be normal humans, but there are cases in which the Reyvateil genes are strong, causing the Song Servers to recognize such human as a Reyvateil.&#xA;As such, those Reyvateils tend to have a shorter life span, since their human body is not made to endure the constant energy surge form using Song Magic.&#xA;Yet, differently from Pureblood Reyvateils, they can live outside of their tower's range. That makes their Reyvateil part go dormant and they can live as normal humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cocona is also an IPD, meaning she does not connect to the &quot;correct&quot; server, but to the Infel Phira server. The whole IPD situation is from the game's story and I guess there is no need to delve to deep on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to cut it short, I guess the fact that Cocona was a 3rd generation Reyvateil was already known or obvious to the other characters, since 3rd generation Reyvateils were not uncommon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T00:20:31.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27310" CreationDate="2015-11-15T01:21:30.693" Score="3" ViewCount="1835" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Utawarerumono we see that Iceman gives the baby he has with Mikoto this ring before they get attacked by the research facility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CUh8k.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CUh8k.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ring given to baby&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ring Eruru wears in her hair is the same one that had been given to Mikoto's baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gMnh2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gMnh2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ring on Eruru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean that Eruru is Hakuro's daughter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T02:00:10.253" Title="Is Eruru Hakuoro's daughter?" Tags="&lt;utawarerumono&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27307" CreationDate="2015-11-15T01:58:50.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe so as Mikoto and Hakuro/Iceman only had one child while Eruru has her little sister Aruru. remember that the pact between Eruru and Utawarerumono was to save the life of her little sister Aruru who had just been killed during an earthquake&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the Ring Eruru has is indeed the same same Hakuro gave to Mikoto as it is shown to have the same id credentials to access the research facility so it is more than likely Eruru and Aruru are decedents of Mikoto's and Hakuro's baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind that the Mecha used by Kuuya's Kingdom are the same as the ones the humans from the research facility used to survive outside and Kuuya's Kingdom seems to have been around for a while so i would suspect that a very long time has passed since Hakuro went ballistic in the research facility and turned all the humans in there into blobs. otherwise it's far too short of time for Mikoto's baby to reach Eruru's age while at the same span of time Kuuya's Kingdom are given the ability to use the Mecha and become one of the dominate forces on the continent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: i think it was an earthquake which killed Aruru however i can't exactly remember. however i do remember from the visual novel it being revealed that Utawarerumono (or at least Hakuro) had appeared before Eruru and in exchnage for Aruru being revived Eruru was to become faithful to Hakuro which led him to question her love for him. she however ensures that she does love him herself and not because of the pact she made&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T01:58:50.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27307" CreationDate="2015-11-15T02:00:10.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Eruru is Mikoto's reincarnation. The ring got to her by sheer fate as said in the game. The daughter he had with Mikoto was dissected by the scientists along with Mikoto. That is the reason the scientists were turned to slime by his powers in the first place. You can find all this information on the Wikipedia page on Utawarerumono.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T02:00:10.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24294" CreationDate="2015-11-15T02:51:59.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are quite a few differences between the anime and manga in Rozen Maiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suigintou's torso is one of those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, she has no torso connecting her upper and lower halves.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rozenmaiden.wikia.com/wiki/Suigintou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rozen Maker Wikia&lt;/a&gt; tells that it is shown in the two episedos of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1719/Rozen_Maiden:_Ouvert%C3%BCre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rozen Maiden Ouvertüre&lt;/a&gt; that she was left incomplete and unassembled, not even receiving a Rosa Mystica. Her love for her father makes her able to move her upper body only. She is awarded a Rosa Mystica later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no explanations to how she could move her both halves of her body without the connecting torso.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Suigintou does have her torso. But she is ashamed of it, because it is defective, with cracks that cover most of her back, and through which her wings come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the manga also does not offer an explanation, since the problem itself does not exist there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T02:51:59.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-15T03:17:05.273" Score="2" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is background music in several Gakkou Gurashi episodes that I can't find no matter how hard I look for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a very peaceful song, no vocals, that's played with a synthesizer at first and plays into a guitar. It's present usually when the group or character is discussing something peacefully, or in the quiet before the storm in the later episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most notable placement I can think of is Episode 3 when Megu-Nee is getting ready for the day. It starts around when she opens her message box on her phone, and ends right before the scene ends when she checks her watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone can help me with this, I'd be extremely grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19087" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T10:55:56.780" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T00:05:07.467" Title="Unknown song from Gakkou Gurashi" Tags="&lt;gakkou-gurashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27317" CreationDate="2015-11-15T09:56:38.990" Score="2" ViewCount="10754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Mikoto's Sword of Damocles break every time he uses it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/09t1p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Suoh&amp;#39;s Sword&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T14:11:20.837" LastActivityDate="2018-05-18T01:16:18.333" Title="Why does Mikoto's Sword of Damocles break every time he uses it?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27298" CreationDate="2015-11-15T10:13:33.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are still not sure about that. But I believe that a sea-stone cannot eat a demon fruit. It will just nullify the fruit or maybe destroy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T10:13:33.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27315" CreationDate="2015-11-15T10:15:49.453" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Damocles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword of Damocles&lt;/a&gt; is the direct manifestation of the Kings' powers and their state as a King. If they were to lose control of their powers due to personal emotions like Mikoto's rage of Tatara's death, the swords start crumbling. This is due to his Weismann levels raising as his compatibility as the Red King is falling. A similar thing is happening to &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Reisi_Munakata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reisi Munakata&lt;/a&gt;, where due to him killing Mikoto, that burden of killing a king is causing his sword to start crumbling as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MsUpQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MsUpQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T15:10:16.503" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T15:10:16.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27274" CreationDate="2015-11-15T10:18:00.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is. Robin will not be able to control such huge limbs if the fruit did not give her any superhuman power. Furthermore, Robin's body is so thin and does not look like she's having any physical training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T10:18:00.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27298" CreationDate="2015-11-15T18:16:52.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While a clear answer to that question hasn't been given yet, it is most likely impossible. Sea stone nullifies Devil Fruit powers to begin with, so even if it were possible to feed a sea stone object a Devil Fruit in the first place, the stone's effects would nullify the fruit's powers, rendering it useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T18:16:52.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27274" CreationDate="2015-11-15T18:26:13.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are asking whether Robin was given superhuman strength by the fruit's powers, the answer is no. The duplicated limbs she creates are no stronger individually than her normal limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hana_Hana_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the One Piece wiki's page on the Hana Hana no Mi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The strength of the user is also still limited to their individual strength, meaning that the individual strength in the replicating appendages is no different to that of Robin's actual corresponding limbs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, she can get around that by creating multiple limbs so as to subdue larger people or move heavier objects, as she demonstrated during her fights against Yama and Oars, among others, but even then she has her limits, as she noted how heavy Yama was during her fight with him. The fruit itself doesn't make her any physically stronger, she just uses her powers creatively to make up for her weaknesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T18:26:13.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27302" CreationDate="2015-11-15T23:33:03.747" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Monokuma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prior to the series, this cunning and vile being is actually a model animatronic bear used as an avatar to interact with the students by the mastermind.&lt;/strong&gt; There are seemingly infinite copies of Monokuma, and he seems to also have the ability to teleport everywhere within the academy compounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tragedy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Tragedy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monokuma was apparently designed by the Towa Group's robotics division, under the supervision of Monaca Towa. She claimed that she wanted to develop a series of robots that could assist in rescue operations and other scenarios that would be dangerous for humans - in reality, she wanted to build an army for Junko Enoshima's plans.&lt;/strong&gt; The Monokuma units were then secretly distributed to the various branches of Ultimate Despair, with Junko taking several for her plot at Hope's Peak Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can only be assumed that the eye was shaped after the Hope Peak Academy's crest because it was &lt;strong&gt;supposed to be&lt;/strong&gt; a part of the school's rescue operations. At least this much is evident that the Monokuma's eye is modeled after the school's crest and not the other way round.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T14:06:48.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27331" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-15T23:51:42.153" Score="9" ViewCount="2845" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had remembered that Ed was 15 in the series, then I realized that I had no clue how old Winry was! Does it say anywhere how old she is, or do they just give an estimate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19104" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T15:46:26.287" Title="How old is Winry in Fullmetal Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27331" CreationDate="2015-11-15T23:59:43.217" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can check the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Winry_Rockbell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FMA Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her year of birth is mentioned as &lt;strong&gt;1899&lt;/strong&gt;, which is the same as Edward's, although their exact birthdays are never stated. She is 15-16 years old during the course of the manga/anime, and around 18 post-timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/63/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; lists her exact birthday as June 9th, 1899. However, I don't know if there's any credible source for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T15:46:26.287" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T15:46:26.287" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27338" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27340" CreationDate="2015-11-16T04:12:06.657" Score="0" ViewCount="5662" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize that they (Near and the police) probably hid it somewhere, but after Light dies, would yet another Kira appear? Or would Ryuk take it back? I'm assuming the latter, but when Light dies, Near has the book. Light merely has his scrap paper in his watch. If Near still has it, would it just disappear? Or would Near become the owner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19110" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:20:05.857" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T11:20:05.857" Title="What happened to the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27338" CreationDate="2015-11-16T04:58:19.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every Shinigami has their own Death Note. There were 4 Death Notes in the human world. 2 of Ryuuk's, 1 of Rem and 1 of Rem's friend who died after saving Misa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of Ryuuk's was given to Light at the start of the story.&#xA;One from Rem's friend is in Misa's possession.&#xA;The other two are in their respective Shinigami's possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Rem saved Misa's life by writing Watari and L's name but burned the book so that it won't be used by Light, making the number of Death Note in human world down to 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: as mentioned by Arcane in the comment, the book was not burned down &lt;strong&gt;in the manga&lt;/strong&gt; chapter 58. I made mistake here because in the movie it was burned down. Thus there are 4 books by this moment. Will edit the rest of my answer after I finished re-reading the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the story, Mikami possessed a fake Death Note made by Near and co.&#xA;Near possessed the Death Note that used to be Misa's.&#xA;L's team (by now Light is L) owns one that used to be Light's.&#xA;Ryuuk possessed his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near then burned the two Death Notes after Ryuuk killed Light. Thus no Death Note are in human's possession. This was told in chapter 107 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T10:25:32.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T10:25:32.553" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27341" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27351" CreationDate="2015-11-16T06:18:13.963" Score="3" ViewCount="9541" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Fishman Island Arc, Madam Shyarly's in Coral hill predicted that a man with a straw hat is destined to destroy the Fishman Island. &#xA;They say Madam Shyarly's prediction never failed. I can't  think of any other besides Luffy that is wearing that hat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can Luffy possibly do it? Because in the first place, he saved that island and he's not that kind of guy who will do such a thing. Also, Fishman island lies right underneath the Red Line and Mariejois. So destroying Fishman island means destroying the capital of World Government, Mariejois.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can Luffy possibly do it? (if he is the destined one because it lies beneath Mariejois and Red Line)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Could this be another straw hat guy? or her prediction is just wrong?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T14:48:48.690" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T09:15:40.240" Title="Straw Hat Luffy gonna destroy the Fishman Island?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27473" CreationDate="2015-11-16T06:57:52.623" Score="3" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 4 of Season 2 of Miss Monochrome, Miss Monochrome wants to have an action figure made as merchandise for her concert tour. Her manager tells her it might be difficult, so she decides to become an action figure based on her own merits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason, this leads her to become a bear, as terrifyingly recounted in the following scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncLxbm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncLxbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jzW1Ym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jzW1Ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q7XU6m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q7XU6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be some kind of silly pun in play here, but I couldn't make out what it was. What contortion of the Japanese language led Miss Monochrome to think dressing up as a bear would make her an action figure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T08:16:14.380" Title="Why did Miss Monochrome become a bear?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;miss-monochrome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27341" CreationDate="2015-11-16T08:14:17.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shyarly&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; She (Madam Shyarly) is also very accurate in her predictions as she predicted the Great Age of Pirates as well as Whitebeard's death. &lt;strong&gt;She recently made a prediction that a man in a straw hat, who she presumes to be Luffy, will destroy Fishman Island. However, Luffy left Fishman Island without destroying it so that prediction has not come to pass. But since events that Shyarly foresaw can happen anytime from a day to a year later, there is still a possibility that Shyarly's prediction is not wrong yet.&lt;/strong&gt; By breaking her own crystal ball, Shyarly has given up on her scrying abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used spoiler tag because I think you are not finished to watch or read until the end of Fishman Island Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T08:14:17.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27352" CreationDate="2015-11-16T12:02:29.507" Score="-1" ViewCount="976" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that when Light Yagami got the Death Note he became evil, so it made me wonder if the Death Note has the ability to corrupt a human user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T16:07:15.290" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T17:43:33.067" Title="Does the Death Note corrupt the mind of a human user?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-11-16T16:02:14.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27347" CreationDate="2015-11-16T12:11:29.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, a person becomes corrupt if he gets the power to kill a person. So, not only a death note, but the power to kill people is itself, evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T12:11:29.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27347" CreationDate="2015-11-16T13:45:45.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The death note itself does not affect the users mind at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is compareable to a gun just stronger/more effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T13:45:45.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27341" CreationDate="2015-11-16T14:55:53.860" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking there are at least 4 possibilities which are all possible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy's actions could bring about the destruction of Fishman Island due to his risky behavior.  For instance: he claimed it as his own and challenged Big Mom for it so she could destroy it and it would be Luffy's fault.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone could destroy it impersonating Luffy in order to turn his rapidly growing group of allies against him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy could change the island so much that it could seem like destruction. He could, for instance, bring it to the surface or promote desegragation of the world so an island inhabited by just Fishmen/Merfolk is no longer a thing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, Luffy could be forced to destroy it for strategic reasons such as might be required in the &quot;alter the Red Line so there is just one Giant Ocean and the world can be easily transversed&quot; fan theories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ulitmately though, we don't know what will happened and any theories are speculation.  The residents of Fishman Island have been convinced that Luffy will do them no harm, even though that is foolish, as Shyarly's prediction are reportedly never wrong.  We can assume from his character, however, that he will not intentionally do anything to harm Fishman Island without suitable recompense. We can also assume, however, that this important plot point will not be forgotten and Oda will provide an explanation in the plot at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T14:42:56.510" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T14:42:56.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27347" CreationDate="2015-11-16T15:08:25.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears that the Death Note does not change the owner's will to corrupt him directly.  Light, though, is corrupted by his rather insane ploy for power and world domination.  While he almost immediately exhibits megalomania, he seems to try to morally justify his actions.  By the end, he views himself as a God and cannot fathom his failure or that his actions are somehow wrong. Misa Misa, however, seems detached from those under her feet and doesn't seem to give much mind to whether her actions are moral at all. It seems that the Shinigami's expect this kind of behavior from human's given this power but they are too surprised by it to be directly bringing it about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T17:43:33.067" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T17:43:33.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27341" CreationDate="2015-11-16T17:17:33.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy does not destroy Fishman Island. However, it is a possibility that it could happen considering that the islands of Raftel (where One Piece is located &lt;em&gt;supposedly&lt;/em&gt;) and Mariejois (the tenryubito homeland) are possible arcs that could bring about a calamity strong enough to make that happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now it's simply too soon to say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T14:47:36.903" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T14:47:36.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14256" CreationDate="2015-11-16T17:45:01.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The less dangerous to the more dangerous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Level 4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Level 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Level 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Level 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Supreme level&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ultra level&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I put here an image from the french manga :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NQueC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NQueC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8730" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T17:45:01.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27356" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30805" CreationDate="2015-11-16T17:53:33.017" Score="2" ViewCount="25698" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the spin-off of &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;, we learn in the second season that the bending is a gift from the Lion-turtles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during season 3, there are new airbenders due to Harmonic Convergence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why then there are not new water/fire/earth benders?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8730" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T10:50:19.240" LastActivityDate="2020-08-15T01:52:45.193" Title="Why are there new airbenders in Avatar?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27207" CreationDate="2015-11-16T19:48:01.373" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know about how she does have time to study, but it's mentioned in the first chapter that she was just admitted to an all-girls college in the past april &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9mz2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9mz2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T19:48:01.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11524" CreationDate="2015-11-16T22:02:18.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think it's just the blood splatter itself that &quot;jogged his memory&quot; so to speak in a similar way as to how the blood splattered from the transmuted body Al's soul failed to latch onto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually selective amnesia like Al's memory of everything involving the trauma itself can be brought back into one's conscious memories using a trigger which is usually something similar to something happening in the lost memory in the first place (I.e. saying an otherwise insignificant word in the right context that would explicitly be tied to that 1 memory or catching a smell similar to the environment that the event took place)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the trigger that would affect Al and tie his mind only to that incident is the death that HE experienced when his soul had been so violently and near immediately rejected from the body. (Which I'm pretty sure would be the trauma which caused his mind to suppress the whole memory in the first place. Who wouldn't be traumatized by actually dying?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the reason it happened when it splashed on his seal and not say...any other time they might have been fighting and gotten blood on his armor is because he can't feel it. The blood seal is a direct link to his soul, is the only thing grounding him to earth. Since his rejection occurred in a different body he's no longer attached to, it would stand to reason that such a trigger could only be felt directly by his soul or the body he harbors. The blood seal acts as that direct touch to his soul. And this is because blood is ones 'life fluid' and often thought to hold the soul and its direct energy within it (like our unique DNA and Mei's explanation of the dragon's pulse flowing in our bodies). But Al's seal is made with Edward's blood, not his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such the defining reason it even managed to latch onto Al's specific soul and hold it so well and for so long is because their souls were mixed during the transmutation as Ed explains later. In brotherhood this is even easier to see with the brief flashback to Al inside the body they made when it bleeds out rather similarly under an outstretched hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's my take on it anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastEditorUserId="19126" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T11:01:04.433" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T11:01:04.433" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-17T04:36:08.327" Score="7" ViewCount="1392" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually only watch anime with the original Japanese voice actors, since I've had bad experiences with dubs in the past. However, I'm sometimes interested in watching a show dubbed in something that isn't Japanese, and moreover, I want to know if there are any alternatives to English dubs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any site that will let me see &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; languages a show has been dubbed into efficiently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;MyAnimeList gives the voice actors in various languages for characters. However, this information is often incomplete. For instance, I just looked at &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20150429123839/http://myanimelist.net/character/5449/Nagisa_Misumi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the page for Nagisa Misumi&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt; and noticed that no Cantonese voice actress is listed, even though a Cantonese dub exists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Wikipedia article in some language &lt;code&gt;foo&lt;/code&gt; for a show will sometimes list any voice actors for the dub in &lt;code&gt;foo&lt;/code&gt; in addition to the Japanese voice actors. Information about dubs in other languages is generally lacking. This would mean that I would have to check (and be able to read) each Wikipedia page in each potentially interesting language. Moreover, I would have to carefully check shows one at a time, which is not convenient.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, wikis for a series &lt;em&gt;sometimes&lt;/em&gt; contain information about dubs (e.g. a &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Sailor_Moon_in_Korea&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; wiki&lt;/a&gt; I found). As a general rule however, this is not the case. For instance, a Cantonese dub for &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt; exists, but there is no mention of it in &lt;a href=&quot;http://utena.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a fan-made wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Cantonese (or even Mandarin), I can usually &quot;guess&quot; that older, more prominent shows will have a dub. However, I find it difficult to do the same for other languages that I might be interested in (e.g. German), and at any rate, it'd be nice to not have to rely on my guesswork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2020-11-18T06:39:20.330" Title="How can I easily find all languages a show has been dubbed into?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27338" CreationDate="2015-11-17T05:44:29.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to know further details concerning how many death notes there were and what exactly became of which ones, you could always just find Vol. 13 and it has a section titled &quot;Change of Ownership&quot; which details each books movements throughout the series on pages 144-147. Including that Rem's notebook was in fact picked up by Light when she died, but was later transferred to Ryuk who gave it to Soichiro during Sayu's kidnapping, before being returned to Light's possession and winding up in the safe until they meet Near with Aizawa carrying it though it is still owned by Light and attached to Ryuk. That book is then burned after Light dies along with Gelus' s book which Near had in his possession during the confrontation. This is to insure that there is no chance for another human to obtain them and start killing with them again. In the anime, Mikami kills himself which does transfer his ownership to Near before he burns it. In the manga, however, Mikami does not die until ten days later in his imprisonment which would mean it had still been Mikami's to own when Near had them both burned. Likewise, Light's notebook was transferred to Aizawa who was carrying the book when Ryuk wrote his name down, only for him to let Near burn it with Mikami's notebook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastEditorUserId="19126" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T05:52:50.690" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T05:52:50.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27370" CreationDate="2015-11-17T08:04:14.057" Score="0" ViewCount="891" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, I saw Pip Bernadotte died. But when Seras was fighting the captain she summoned him as familiar, thus my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T08:12:26.203" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T10:00:01.607" Title="Is Pip Bernadotte dead in Hellsing?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27369" CreationDate="2015-11-17T10:00:01.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's just as dead at the one Alucard killed/consumed.&#xA;Physically dead, but he kinda lives on inside Seras' blood/soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you'll remember, Alucard summons a lot of people he had killed and uses their powers in the last episode, it's the same here with pip. He'll be completely dead when Seras kills him from with her, like Alucard did with all his captured souls/familiar in the last bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18762" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T10:00:01.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27376" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35734" CreationDate="2015-11-17T17:28:09.063" Score="14" ViewCount="1239" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching One Piece for about 500 episodes I noticed that I have only seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Garp&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Garp&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; with a customized naval ship. The theme of his ship is a dog theme like the mask he was seen wearing early on in the series. I was wondering if there are any other personnel within the Navy that have a customized ship instead of the standard design. (Canon only)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Garp's Ship:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwzDG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwzDG.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="15660" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T12:55:13.393" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T09:07:54.530" Title="Is Garp the only Vice Admiral to have a customized ship?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27186" CreationDate="2015-11-17T21:24:39.190" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean publication order, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_%28anime%29#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;K wikipedia article's manga section&lt;/a&gt; doesn't list all the publication dates, but seems to list them in publication order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By serialization publication start date (end date included if applicable/known):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2012 ? (no later than November) - 2013 ? (tankobon release 2013 April): K Stray Dog Story&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2012 May - 2013 July: K -Memory of Red-&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2013 October - 2014 July: K -Days of Blue-&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2013 December - 2015 April: K - The First&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2014 January: Gakuen K&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2014 June: K: Lost small world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2014 December - 2015 July: K: Countdown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2015 April - August: K: Missing Kings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2015 May - November: K: Dog and Cat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2015 September: K: Dream of Green&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2015 October: K: Return of Kings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_%28anime%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;K Project wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the various summaries and news articles, I've placed them in approximate chronological order (some of the stories overlap) using the anime series as a guideline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before K TV&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Lost small world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K -Memory of Red-&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K -Days of Blue-&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Stray Dog Story&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adaptation of K TV&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K - The First&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After K TV / Before Movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Dog and Cat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adaptation of K Movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Missing Kings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Movie / Before K TV2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Countdown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before and/or Overlaps with K TV2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Dream of Green&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adaptation of K TV2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;K: Return of Kings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternate story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gakuen K (comedy spin-off where all characters attend high school together)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T21:24:39.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5472" CreationDate="2015-11-17T23:42:07.450" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hand gesture Lucy makes in official art and during the opening is prevalent in Loyolan/Jesuit spirituality, wherein those who commit sins are to place their hands on their chest with the middle and ring fingers joined to show moral pain and/or remorse for their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19143" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T23:42:07.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27394" CreationDate="2015-11-18T00:41:41.077" Score="10" ViewCount="6015" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend and I had a conversation the other day about manga in the U.S. and in Japan. I know that in the U.S. manga is sold in the form of a book. My friend said that &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and some others are printed in a weekly magazine. I just wanted to know if manga in Japan is printed in the style of a book or like American comic books or perhaps they come in both. I tried to google it but I couldn't find a very good answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T01:57:07.977" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T06:57:15.653" Title="How do they serialize manga in Japan?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33904" CreationDate="2015-11-18T00:48:49.057" Score="4" ViewCount="2366" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is Tanaka's function in the Phantomhive family? To my understanding from watching season 1 and 2 of the anime, the manga (up to the Phantomhive murders arc) and the OVAs, it seems like he was Vincent's head butler back when he was the head of the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since Ciel has come into power along with Sebastian, his function seems small. In the anime and manga when Sebastian assigns tasks, he always tells Tanaka &quot;The usual will be fine&quot;. What does this mean? Can anyone explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T09:54:36.200" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T14:22:42.137" Title="What does Tanaka do?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27385" CreationDate="2015-11-18T01:50:26.683" Score="3" ViewCount="4826" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just rewatched the Skypiea arc, and I realised that 400 years ago, before Jaya Island is blown up by Knocked-Up Stream, people from Shandia have wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People living in Sky Island also have wings, or it's more like people with wings are from Sky Island.&#xA;Like people in Skypiea, Enel's crew from Birka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Urouge also has wings and he's also from an unnamed Sky Island. As we can see, he talks to Kaido before he jumps from Sky Island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, why do people in Shandia also have wings, even before they blew up? Are they originally from another Sky Island?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T05:32:27.877" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T05:32:27.877" Title="Are people from Shandia originally from Sky Island?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27383" CreationDate="2015-11-18T04:09:00.613" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shandia were once called the Shandorians. They lived on the moon along with the fellow moon races, the Birkans and Skypieans. The three races had also built a robotic race called the automata. However, when resources on the moon wore out, the three races had to leave the automata behind as they headed for Earth.&#xA;while the Birkans and Skypieans settled in the Sky Islands, the Shandorians made it as far as the Blue Sea. They settled on the island of Jaya. They used to be one of the more powerful societies on the Grand Line, but their city of Shandora was invaded during the Void Century by the Twenty Kingdoms. Their kingdom fell and only a small tribe was left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the Shandorians disappeared, they left their descendants a legacy, including the ruins of the golden city of Shandora and the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell. This was also one of two poneglyphs, containing the details of Poseidon which they had guarded with their lives for generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are related. Plus you can see on the moon tablet that the also had wings from the start since they all are moon races. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18771" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T04:09:00.613" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27386" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-18T04:21:39.450" Score="3" ViewCount="4294" Body="&lt;p&gt;The actual name of C.C. or C2 has been a topic on the net because no one besides the author knows it. But for some reason the names &quot;Elizabeth&quot; and &quot;Cecaniah Corabelle&quot; pops up. Now the question is, why Cecaniah Corabelle? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand why &quot;Elizabeth&quot; might be suggested; it was a common name at the time and place in Europe where C.C lived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &quot;Cecaniah&quot; is a rather unusual name and I couldn't find it anywhere. So why would she be named Cecaniah Corabelle? Is there anything suggesting such a name? &#xA;Where did this theory begin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18771" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T14:04:51.397" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T14:51:39.047" Title="Where did Cecianiah Corabelle come from?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27389" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27392" CreationDate="2015-11-18T06:03:48.710" Score="6" ViewCount="2371" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Pikachu stronger than other Pikachu or his Pikachu special type Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T05:29:47.667" Title="Is Ash's Pikachu stronger than regular Pikachu?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27389" CreationDate="2015-11-18T09:32:26.973" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pikachu itself is not special it is however pretty strong since it was trained a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T09:32:26.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27382" CreationDate="2015-11-18T09:38:00.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will answer a part of the questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tanaka is/was not only a butler but also a bodyguard, pretty much like Sebastian but of course not a deamon. This in turn means he is pretty strong so he probably just escaped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T09:38:00.913" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27389" CreationDate="2015-11-18T10:14:48.190" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;By a regular Pikachu you mean by the anime standards? Then yes, it's above average.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But compared to Red's Pikachu from the manga it's a Magikarp.&#xA;In the manga, Red is one of the (if not THE) best trainers of the region. He actually uses his brain in combat. The Pokemon world in the manga is a lot harsher than the anime world (Pokemons are used as weapons to kill humans and other Pokemons). Ash would probably get destroyed by a random Ratata from the manga. So no, as per manga standards (it'd be one of the weakest).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Red's Pikachu is what I call a strong Pikachu. For instance, Red's Pikachu (very well trained, and very experienced in battles) has taken out all of Lance's (Elite Four) Pokemons in one megavolt attack. He's even made Lugia faint with that attack. And Red's Pikachu was about level 88 the last time I checked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Pokemon Manga and Pokemon Anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18762" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T13:20:49.043" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T13:20:49.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27381" CreationDate="2015-11-18T10:33:51.437" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The information that answers your question is on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia entry for Manga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They describe the general process about how manga is distributed starting at the &quot;Magazine&quot; level:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magazines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eshinbun Nipponchi is credited as the first manga magazine ever made.&#xA;  Manga magazines usually have many series running concurrently with approximately 20–40 pages allocated to each series per issue. Other magazines such as the anime fandom magazine Newtype featured single chapters within their monthly periodicals. Other magazines like Nakayoshi feature many stories written by many different artists; these magazines, or &quot;anthology magazines&quot;, as they are also known (colloquially &quot;phone books&quot;), are usually printed on low-quality newsprint and can be anywhere from 200 to more than 850 pages thick. Manga magazines also contain one-shot comics and various four-panel yonkoma (equivalent to comic strips). Manga series can run for many years if they are successful. Manga artists sometimes start out with a few &quot;one-shot&quot; manga projects just to try to get their name out. If these are successful and receive good reviews, they are continued. Magazines often have a short life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in the next paragraph talks about the collected volumes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Collected volumes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After a series has run for a while, publishers often collect the episodes together and print them in dedicated book-sized volumes, called tankōbon. These can be hardcover, or more usually softcover books, and are the equivalent of U.S. trade paperbacks or graphic novels. These volumes often use higher-quality paper, and are useful to those who want to &quot;catch up&quot; with a series so they can follow it in the magazines or if they find the cost of the weeklies or monthlies to be prohibitive. Recently, &quot;deluxe&quot; versions have also been printed as readers have gotten older and the need for something special grew. Old manga have also been reprinted using somewhat lesser quality paper and sold for 100 yen (about $1 U.S. dollar) each to compete with the used book market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a link to a list of &quot;Manga mangazines&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_magazines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; currently runs on &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_series_run_in_Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shounen Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and is also stated as such the second line in the description of its &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki entry&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One Piece (Japanese: ワンピース Hepburn: Wan Pīsu?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 19, 1997, with the chapters collected into seventy-eight tankōbon volumes to date. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a funny young man whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as &quot;One Piece&quot; in order to become the next Pirate King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shounen Jump&lt;/a&gt; is described as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Weekly Shōnen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ Shūkan Shōnen Janpu?) is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. It is the best-selling manga magazine, as well as one of the longest-running; the first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968. The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and tend to consist of a large number of action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of series that run in Weekly Shōnen Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the &quot;Jump Comics&quot; imprint every two to three months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly stating that it is a manga magazine, and outlines that series are collected and published in tankoubon volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; entry also states (at the time of this answer), that there are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;seventy-eight tankōbon volumes to date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the wikipedia entry for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tankoubon&lt;/a&gt; describes it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A tankōbon (単行本?, &quot;independent/standalone book&quot;) is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series or corpus (similar to a monograph), though in modern Japan it is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a single manga, as opposed to magazines (雑誌 zasshi?), which feature multiple series. It can be used for a novel, a nonfiction work, an economics textbook, a book of beauty tips, a book presenting a coherent set of photographs, an exhibition catalogue that samples earlier books, and so forth in a hardcover format. It is more specific than plain hon, which encompasses such books but also one or more issues of a periodical, one or more volumes (or the whole set) of an encyclopedia, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This information is slightly more detailed than required by your question, and a simple search would have hit the Manga entry in Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2016-12-23T06:57:15.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T06:57:15.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27397" CreationDate="2015-11-18T11:06:16.390" Score="2" ViewCount="4466" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a lot of Pokémon manga. I don't know were to start, so whats the order of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T11:54:28.727" Title="What's the order of Pokémon manga?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27398" CreationDate="2015-11-18T11:39:48.827" Score="4" ViewCount="480" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a Manga years ago that I really enjoyed but I cannot remember the name of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story involved a guy, who is a student, slowly falling in love with the building manager, who moved in when he was about to leave. He ended up staying and tries to win her over but the other people in the building end up interfering. I remember they being really odd characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manager is a widow. She had dark hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The genre was a romantic comedy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:30:00.873" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:30:00.873" Title="What is the name of this romantic, comedy manga?" Tags="&lt;maison-ikkoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:13:39.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27395" CreationDate="2015-11-18T11:54:28.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't necessarily a correct order to read them as the series consist of multiple alternative timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If its the Pokémon Adventures volumes, you can find the order &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures_volumes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original series, Movie Adaptation Series and Game Adaptation Series orders can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T11:54:28.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27396" CreationDate="2015-11-18T12:25:43.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga you're looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/688/Maison_Ikkoku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maison Ikkoku&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/StEfX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/StEfX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The story takes place in Maison Ikkoku, a worn and aging boarding house where Godai Yuusaku, a 20 year old college applicant, lives.&lt;/strong&gt; Though honest and good-natured, he is weak willed and often taken advantage of by the offbeat and mischievous tenants who live with him. &lt;strong&gt;As he is about to move out, he is stopped at the door by the young and beautiful Otonashi Kyouko, who announces she will be taking over as landlord. Godai immediately falls in love with her and decides to stay.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, &lt;strong&gt;Godai and the other tenants find out that despite her young age, she is a widow,&lt;/strong&gt; as she married her high school teacher, but he died shortly after their marriage. Godai empathizes with her and endeavors to free her from her sadness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He manages to work up enough courage to confess his love to her, and it begins to look like that a relationship between them might actually appear... until Kyouko meets the rich, handsome, and charming Mitaka Shun. Mitaka quickly declares his intention to court Kyouko and states that he is very patient and can wait until her heart is ready.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T12:25:43.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22345" CreationDate="2015-11-18T14:37:57.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ape titan is highly unlikely to be Grisha. The titan didn't really know what the 3 Dimensional Maneuver Gear was, whereas Grisha knew very fondly of them. To add on to that, he wasn't aware that he and humans spoke the same language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19153" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T14:37:57.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23695" CreationDate="2015-11-18T14:49:02.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think we need to consider all the times she was held under watch for one reason or another. First was under suspicion for being the second kira, during which she lost her memories and the bulk of the task force then believed she was innocent and harmless (aside from L who was figuring out why she went from determinedly silent to the ditzy blonde) Then after L's death, Near manages to bring up Aizawa ' s doubts involving Light, and even misa. So with Ide and Mogi to back him up, they have Mogi keep an eye on her under the guise of police protection where she does nothing even hinting at ulterior motives (having already submitted ownership to Mikami per Light's order)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally you have Near and the SPK keeping her and Mogi in captivity under surveillance again until 1 hour before the meet up where Misa is dropped off at a high class hotel and allowed to call Light.&#xA;Near knew full well in his theorizing that Misa was the 2nd kira. But by this point it would stand to reason that they all deemed her no longer a threat. With the last 2 books burned and no sympathetic shinigami to give her a new one and restore her memories, she could really do nothing about the situation and doesn't even know she committed any crime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T14:49:02.637" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29919" CreationDate="2015-11-19T00:08:42.947" Score="6" ViewCount="2198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I'm talking about the Senpo: Inton Raiha and the Senpo: Ranton Kouga.&#xA;To perform these two jutsus, one must have the Sage of the Six Paths senjutsu.&#xA;These are not common jutsus and I don't believe Madara has ever saw someone using them.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T01:59:04.237" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T16:01:58.537" Title="How could Uchiha Madara suddently use a new Jutsu he never used before?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27408" CreationDate="2015-11-19T05:47:01.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember back in early days of naruto when Kakashi was the &quot;copy cat&quot; ninja just because he had sharingan, and it was stated that the sharingan allowed a ninja to view another person's jutsu and copy it? Remember when Madara was reanimated with senju sage blood and could do hashirama's jutsu, despite not having the ability to ever do it before? I think generally madara could do any jutsu that he'd seen before, provided the conditions were met (proper amount of jutsu, proper control of natures, etc.), or at least that's my guess ;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19167" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T05:47:01.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27420" CreationDate="2015-11-19T07:00:33.457" Score="3" ViewCount="15928" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been a great fan of Naruto for a long time, And I have seen lot of animals being summoned. But its been very hard for me to think which one of the summoning is the most powerful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide manga episode number or anime. I would like to check it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastEditorUserId="19063" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T07:23:08.473" LastActivityDate="2020-12-24T11:40:32.047" Title="Which is the most powerful summoning (effective and efficient)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-19T13:06:38.633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27413" CreationDate="2015-11-19T07:15:40.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As tailed beasts can be summoned too, I believe the most powerful summoning animal will be the ten tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T07:15:40.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6630" CreationDate="2015-11-19T08:46:09.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The progression from butterfly to leaf suggests grasping at the &amp;quot;fundamentals&amp;quot; of something: the butterfly started from a catepillar eating a leaf. However, this idea of progressively digging deeper does not really explain the monologue progression. For instance, with Shiori, the progression is from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Always hated Juri and wanted to take something away from her. (&amp;quot;Go deeper.&amp;quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Juri's kindness looked like she was making fun of Shiori. She thought taking away Juri's purported love interest would change things, but she only felt worse after doing so. Now she knows about the pendant, things are different.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In a good way, Shiori doesn't know what she should do now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;It's no use. Why do you look at me like that?&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not as a general rule get &lt;em&gt;increasingly&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;deeper&amp;quot; motives as the background image progresses. The main rule that governs how the monologue progresses seems to be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before &amp;quot;go deeper&amp;quot;, consists of at least an allusion to some fears&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After &amp;quot;go deeper&amp;quot;, consists on an expansion on the fears and possible explanation of motives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while I would &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; read too much into the stylised elements (which is my general policy with fiction, when the meanings are not obvious), I can say that it at least &lt;em&gt;fits&lt;/em&gt; for two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The butterfly &amp;quot;degrades&amp;quot; into what it is made up of, similar to how we learn what is behind characters' problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The progression of the image &lt;em&gt;makes sense&lt;/em&gt; because it follows a pattern and isn't blatantly out of place. In a lot of fiction, the exact &amp;quot;meaning&amp;quot; of motifs or stylised elements will never be suggested; the important thing is that they will nonetheless not be out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(To be honest, I think the opposite progression---leaf to butterfly---wouldn't be out of place were all of the segments replaced with that, and if that happened, I would have been able to make something up about how the characters are expanding and developing their motives.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T22:25:54.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27413" CreationDate="2015-11-19T08:57:38.447" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing first, I personally don't want to include summons from &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation Technique&lt;/a&gt; in my list because hundreds of dead peoples were summoned by this technique. One more thing, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tailed Beasts&lt;/a&gt; are not included in my list because Summoned beasts are generally animals bonded with a ninja. As ninjas can summon beasts they are sealed with, the beasts can also summon ninjas. If we look at tailed beasts, they are not animals, they are a pure form of chakra, they are immensely powerful and hard to summon and bond with. This makes them not in the Top 5 list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 5 strongest summons in Naruto's universe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Fukasaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fukasaku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Shima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shima&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; aka &lt;em&gt;Two Great Sage Toads&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QxOv2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QxOv2.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;(source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/8/86/Fukasaku2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20090924164116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nocookie.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/6/69/Shima.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150519183545&quot; width=&quot;215&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summoner: &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #41, Chapter #375&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden Episode #127&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 5: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extremely proficient in the use of elemental techniques that require the nature manipulation of wind, fire, and water.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Gamabunta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gamabunta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Aoda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Katsuyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Katsuyu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/f/f6/Gamabunta2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150131220923&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YIIqN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YIIqN.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;(source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/b/bd/Aoda_HDShot.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150215214456&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nocookie.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/5/59/Katsuyu_Summoned.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150131221131&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gamabunta&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Summoner: &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minato Namikaze (Fourth Hokage)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #1, Chapter #1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Episode #1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 4: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He successfully hold the Nine-Tails down while Minato transported it outside of the village using his Flying Thunder God Technique.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Summoner: [&lt;em&gt;Sasuke Uchiha&lt;/em&gt;][17]&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #66, Chapter #633&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden Episode #373&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 4: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As a snake, Aoda is extremely fast and nimble, successfully moving through an entire army of the Ten-Tails' clones while evading all of their attacks.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Katsuyu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Summoner: &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsunade (Fifth Hokage)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Sakura_Haruno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sakura Haruno&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #19, Chapter #169&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Episode #95&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 4: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Katsuyu's clones can attach themselves to injured people, allowing its summoner to channel their chakra through it to heal the injured person.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Giant_Multi-Headed_Dog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagato's Giant Multi-Headed Dog&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/5/5a/Multi_headed_dog2.PNG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150209111333&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summoner: &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nagato&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/First_Animal_Path_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unnamed Fūma Clan Ninja (Male Animal Path)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Ajisai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ajisai (Female Animal Path)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #41, Chapter #375&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden Episode #131&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 3: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Physically strong and resilient, it gained additional heads every time it splits or been struck, and each duplicated head carried the black receiver and the Rinnegan like the original.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Monkey_King:_Enma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monkey King: Enma&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/a/aa/Enma.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20120210222450&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summoner: &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Hiruzen_Sarutobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hiruzen Sarutobi (Third Hokage)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #14, Chapter #120&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Episode #71&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 2: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He was easily able to incapacitate a reincarnated Hashirama and Tobirama Senju in brief hand-to-hand combat when they tried to keep him from transforming under the command of Orochimaru.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Demonic_Statue_of_the_Outer_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Demonic Statue of the Outer Path&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/f/fe/Gedo_Mazo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20120315231832&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summoner: &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Sage of the Six Paths)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madara Uchiha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Manga Debut: &lt;em&gt;Volume #29, Chapter #254&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Anime Debut: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden Episode #10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What makes it Top 1: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possesses great strength. The Demonic Statue can emit phantom dragons formed out of absorption chakra, which is capable of extracting the chakra of anyone they come in contact with. Most important, the Demonic Statue is also capable of emitting chakra chains from its mouth, which binds the power of tailed beasts, and can be used to both extract them from their jinchūriki and quickly seal them inside the statue.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Most information was taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Narutopedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-24T11:40:32.047" LastActivityDate="2020-12-24T11:40:32.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27341" CreationDate="2015-11-19T09:13:40.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many things needed to be considered to answer this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First is the unfulfilled promise of Joy Boy to Poseidon, this promise includes transportation thus they created the Ark Noah. Ark big enough to carry all Fishmen. The Fishmen kept on protecting the Noah believing that one day Joy Boy would fulfill this. In my speculation this Joy Boy is actually one of &quot;D.&quot; Luffy's ancestor, this would make sense why Roger and Luffy was able somehow to hear Sea Kings. Leaving Luffy to fulfill this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second is the fact that Luffy accepted Fukaboshi's wish to &quot;bring them to Zero&quot; or surface of the sea because they're friends, as how Luffy said.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Third is the fact that the Straw Hats made a pinky promise to show Shirahoshi around the surface to see the real forest, racoons, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these facts &quot;may&quot; lead Luffy and his crew to bring the Fishmen to the surface and this could be the very reason for Luffy to destroy the Fishmen Island for some reason like the fishmen might refuse to leave their island leaving Luffy no choice but destroy it would be a possibility. Because no matter how I look at it an island kept at the dark bottom of the sea isn't something nice, something Luffy might think himself. But since the species of Fishmen are discriminated by the world, Luffy requires power before doing this to carry and protect the species under his name like how Whitebeard protected the island as a Yonko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how to destroy the island. You could come up with many possibilies like maybe popping the bubble that is keeping it afloat, or use force to the center of the island enough to destroy it, or somehow talk to the Sea Kings, or a fierce battle, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19172" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T09:13:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27429" CreationDate="2015-11-19T09:44:48.967" Score="1" ViewCount="526" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, shiki fuujin jutsu summons the death god which takes the soul of the summoner and target. But is it a summoning jutsu or just a kind of chakra attack (like rasengan, chidori etc)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3274" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T13:52:26.803" Title="Is shiki fuujin a summoning jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27425" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-19T09:50:38.870" Score="0" ViewCount="1142" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Ukitake becomes the right hand of the soul king and fuses himself with Mimihagi, will Ukitake's soul be affected after Yhwach absorbs the soul king?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18726" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T16:29:36.070" Title="If Yhwach has absorbed all of soul kings powers, does it mean that he absorbs Mimihagi and Ukitake as well?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27424" CreationDate="2015-11-19T11:18:57.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually this technique is a sealing jutsu that summons the death god and seals away the soul, both the one sealed and the summoner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19176" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T11:18:57.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27427" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-19T12:16:44.363" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T12:16:44.363" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T12:16:44.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27428" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-19T12:16:44.363" Score="0" Body="A 1997 anime by Sunrise." OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T10:28:43.157" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:28:43.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27424" CreationDate="2015-11-19T13:29:26.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dead Demon Consuming Seal&lt;/a&gt; or simply &lt;em&gt;Shiki Fūjin&lt;/em&gt; is summoning Shinigami. But first, let's recall what requires for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Summoning Jutsu&lt;/a&gt; to work. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Performer need to an additional donation of blood on the hand they signed the contract with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mould their chakra with hand seals and then plant the hand they signed the contract with at the location they wish to summon the creature.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that when Hiruzen Sarutobi performing this technique, he skipped steps such as donate summoner's blood and plant summoner's hand to the ground, or anywhere. AFAIK, Summoning Jutsu is classified as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Space-Time Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, where &lt;em&gt;Shiki Fūjin&lt;/em&gt; is classified as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fuinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kinjutsu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;Br&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Space-Time Ninjutsu Definition says&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;all summoning-based techniques are space–time manipulation related, as they warp the targets through a dimensional void to the summoner's location.&lt;/em&gt; This makes a clear classification where &lt;em&gt;Shiki Fūjin&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; a Summoning Jutsu, because &lt;em&gt;Shiki Fūjin&lt;/em&gt; doesn't classified as Space-Time Ninjutsu. I guess even though Hiruzen is indeed summoning Shinigami, it can't easily state that it is a Summoning Technique since Shinigami is type of soul creature, maybe it is a kind of &lt;em&gt;Summoning Kinjutsu&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;Summoning Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; or some sort of thing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In a nutshell, &lt;em&gt;Shiki Fūjin&lt;/em&gt; is mainly &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fuinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, which seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object, such as sealing scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T13:52:26.803" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T13:52:26.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="409" CreationDate="2015-11-19T14:22:47.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was brought up above is part of it. However, Izaya is a really complex character to fully understand, especially in the anime and manga, so if you're really wanting to understand it as best as possible, you ought to read the light novels. The only two people I think you could say he actually 'hates' are Heiwajima Shizuo, and a boy by the name of Nakura (or well, rather, he does in fact for that guy) who went to the same middle school as him. Izaya's observation of humans eventually became an obsession over time, and it's not as though he has any actual dislike or need to hurt any person (other than those two), but he never got too close or stayed too far, because he was content with seeing people in every situation possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it be students casually horse-playing or joking around, fighting, playing card games, fondling over animals, obsessing over fandoms, people committing suicide, or anything, even someone killing another person. He views every human being, and every situation they could possibly be in of equal value to him. What he said was true, though after you read more into the light novels especially volume 9, he's not some evil villain or anything, but he's also not really the type of guy to save someone who wants to die, because he doesn't want to build any kind of relationship, even though he and Shinra are actually friends by a &quot;human's standard&quot;, rather than Izaya's standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem in my opinion with both the anime and manga is that they don't really explain much of Izaya's point of view ('personal' thoughts and feelings) at all on the matters, and cut out quite a bit of important details about the characters and storyline, and more than you might think. At first he may sound like a jerk, but he's really only being brutally honest in regards to how he's observed countless people to act judge stuff. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, it's more of an obsession and even out of an extreme habit which became a part of him. It's not like he himself would go out of his way to actually physically harm someone (except for most assuredly Shizuo, until volume 13 or above I think), nor would he actually pay or order someone to hurt another person, as he just sells the information that they want to them. They do with it what they please. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever he said he set up her kidnapping, I believe he was speaking in a more figurative way of speak. In other words he was saying the pieces on the chess would have led to it, because he knows how humans work. He &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; probably have some serious underlying issues regarding identity and acceptance of his own humanity, whether he wants to except it or not. Anyway... I hope I cleared this question up...? By the way, Izaya is one of my favorite characters in the Narita!verse and anime/manga/fandom world. He may be a troll, but he can really be interesting (and so cute to me x3) at times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19178" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T03:16:09.403" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T03:16:09.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28062" CreationDate="2015-11-19T17:39:33.060" Score="8" ViewCount="2060" Body="&lt;p&gt;Long time ago the English anime dubbing companies used to dub anime songs. But now they don't dub them. Is there a reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T19:19:43.137" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T09:59:30.353" Title="Why did English dubbing anime companies stop dubbing anime songs?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27313" CreationDate="2015-11-19T18:02:34.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking for the same track as you when I heard it on air! The music was composed by MOSAIC.WAV and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/53825&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;OST&lt;/a&gt; was finally released a few weeks ago.&#xA;The track you're looking for is no. 15: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Z6xEGxnVg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;優しいめぐねえありがとう (Yasashii Megu-nee Arigatou)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few other tracks I wish made it on, but they're going to release a &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/54874&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2nd volume&lt;/a&gt; on November 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19181" LastEditorUserId="19181" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T00:05:07.467" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T00:05:07.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-20T02:28:09.973" Score="6" ViewCount="612" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what happens to devils if their king is killed? Do they become strays? And what if they have their own peerage? Does every one under that king including his pieces peerages become stray devils? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19186" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T05:10:38.933" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T16:03:22.780" Title="What happens to a Peerage when their King is killed?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27438" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27439" CreationDate="2015-11-20T03:59:34.383" Score="5" ViewCount="1617" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the time in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; I have seen that the descendants of a particular clan will inherit the elements from their clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Uchiha clans mostly have fire element in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why didn't Tsunade-sama inherit the wood element from her grandfather?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T04:04:30.953" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T05:29:14.823" Title="Why Tsunade-sama did not have wood element even though she was direct descendant of Senju Hashirama-sama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27438" CreationDate="2015-11-20T05:29:14.823" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama's Wood element is, as far as the series goes, completely unique to him. It was not inherited to his descendants, and even his own brother didn't have it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were only a few exceptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yamato, who is the sole survivor from an experiment to inject Hashirama's DNA into babies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danzo, who injected himself with Hashirama's cells to be able to use Izanagi, but was too unstable to actually use it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madara, who injected himself with Hashirama's cells after acquiring them from their battle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zetsu, who has been born of the Shinju's power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito (while wearing Zetsu).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara is the only other person capable of using the actual Wood element large scale techniques like Jukai Kotan and Kajukai Korin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T05:29:14.823" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27442" CreationDate="2015-11-20T06:48:15.390" Score="10" ViewCount="26271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Namikaze Minato and the Fourth Raikage are considered to be the fastest moving ninjas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in a fight between the Raikage and Naruto, Naruto dodges the Raikage's full speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of speed, did Naruto surpass Minato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T17:06:09.670" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T21:47:16.970" Title="The Fastest Ninja in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27440" CreationDate="2015-11-20T07:41:44.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Minato's speed is attributed to his Flying Thunder God technique (Hiraishin), which allows him to travel to any marked place on the planet nearly instantly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is very fast for short distances, but purely by feats Minato still wins in terms of speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T07:41:44.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27440" CreationDate="2015-11-20T07:45:11.053" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze&quot;&gt;Minato Namikaze&lt;/a&gt; is still titled as the fastest ninja. Take a look at the signature Ninjutsu of Minato, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique&quot;&gt;Flying Thunder God Technique&lt;/a&gt;. It's classified as one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot;&gt;Space-Time Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, which are techniques that allow the users to teleport to another location instantaneously. No one can exceed the speed with using only physical power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you're talking about the comparison of &lt;strong&gt;raw&lt;/strong&gt; physical speed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/A_(Fourth_Raikage)&quot;&gt;Fourth Raikage&lt;/a&gt; takes the lead. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt; is still pretty fast, but he only surpasses the Fourth Raikage when he's in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot;&gt;Nine-Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T09:45:57.630" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T09:45:57.630" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27445" CreationDate="2015-11-20T08:47:34.993" Score="2" ViewCount="906" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are the two scenarios,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;code&gt;Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire&lt;/code&gt; a ninja by name &lt;code&gt;Hiruko&lt;/code&gt; while fighting with Naruto-san tries to absorb wind style &lt;code&gt;Rasen-Shuriken&lt;/code&gt;. But he fails and exclaims that he can not absorb the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;code&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/code&gt; anime series (I don't know exact episode number), when Naruto-san fights with &lt;code&gt;Pain&lt;/code&gt;, one of the Pain successfully absorbs the &lt;code&gt;Rasen-Shuriken&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the absorption is failed (in case of Hiruko), but other time its possible (in case of Pain). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please explain how is this possible and reasons behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T09:51:22.837" Title="Absorbing nin-jutsu chakra (technique)" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27444" CreationDate="2015-11-20T09:31:28.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chakra absorbing technique used by &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruko_(missing-nin)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiruko&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Release:_Inhaling_Maw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dark Release: Inhaling Maw&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;While in the case of Pain, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Preta_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Preta path corpse&lt;/a&gt; to be precise, the technique is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Blocking_Technique_Absorption_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blocking Technique Absorption Seal&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;These two techniques seem to be no different right? No, it has a major difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiruko's&lt;/strong&gt; Dark Release: Inhaling Maw&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classification: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Absorption_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chakra Absorption Techniques&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Usage: &lt;em&gt;Extract the physical and spiritual energy of another ninja, even from a considerable distance. He is able to completely remove the victim's chakra, potentially causing death.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Preta path corpse's&lt;/strong&gt; Blocking Technique Absorption Seal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classification: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dojutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dōjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fuinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Absorption_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chakra Absorption Techniques&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Usage: &lt;em&gt;A highly advanced sealing technique that is capable of absorbing any chakra, regardless of any shape or nature transformation. As a result, this technique can absorb any ninjutsu based technique, rendering it ineffective on the user.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned just now, there's a major difference, that is the classification. Note that Preta's path corpse's technique is classified as one of the &lt;em&gt;Dōjutsu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dōjutsu&lt;/em&gt;, which possesses a number of passive abilities that normal &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; don't. Moreover, &lt;em&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt; is also part of the classification. Recall what is &lt;em&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt; -- &lt;em&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt; are a type of jutsu that seals objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object. Ultimately, Hiruko's Ninjutsu absorption technique is just an absorption ninjutsu. With any &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; that possesses larger amount of chakra than his absorption technique, he will end up being killed. However, Preta path corpse's Ninjutsu Absorption Sealing technique is stronger than Hiruko's one. Do you remember that Jiraiya sealed Itachi's &lt;em&gt;Dōjutsu&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amaterasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/a&gt; with his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Sealing_Method&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fire Sealing Method&lt;/a&gt;(A kind of &lt;em&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;)? Even the highest level of fire release that cannot be extinguished with water or any other normal methods could be sealed, not to mention it's absorbed by Hiruko's absorption technique. That's the power of &lt;em&gt;Fūinjutsu&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;[Source and info are taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. A wiki filled with SPOILERS about Naruto series :)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T09:51:22.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3269" CreationDate="2015-11-20T12:17:18.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's my two cents, and it has to do with one of the above theories. Makoto wouldn't have restored her jumps by jumping back in time (it didn't happen throughout the movie). When she regained one, it was simply that Chiaki jumped so far back that he happened to &quot;undo&quot; her last leap by trying to prevent the accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My next theory is that Chiaki is from the same era (but that would mean the time leaps would have to have been discovered in that present era...). Reasoning: Everytime Makoto jumped, she returned to the place and state she was at that time (remember all the rolling and falling?). Going off of that idea, (that a person can only return to a point in their past life) Chiaki would have only been able to return to a previous point in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That begs the question: Was Chiaki actually from the same era as Makoto? Maybe they had met in the future. That would explain Chiaki's &quot;I'll be waiting.&quot; That is unless Makoto finds a way to travel to the future (which there was absolutely no mention of.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19192" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T12:17:18.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27453" CreationDate="2015-11-20T12:23:46.230" Score="14" ViewCount="3600" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; manga and anime, I know that Uchiha Madara died as an old person after he helped Uchiha Obito. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it was bit weird for me, when Kabuto summoned Uchiha Madara-sama with Edo Tensei, Madara was a younger person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, when Chiyo was summoned, she was older as when she died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can it be possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T03:06:55.117" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T03:06:55.117" Title="Why was Edo Tensei Madara young, when he had died at an old age?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27449" CreationDate="2015-11-20T14:17:13.450" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruciak.wikia.com/wiki/Kuchiyose:_Edo_Tensei&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reincarnated can also have their bodies modified and experimented on. &lt;strong&gt;While the technique usually reincarnates one as they were upon death, the reincarnated can also have various points from their life combined to get the best possible results as seen with Madara Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt;, having been brought back &quot;beyond his prime&quot; despite dying a withered old man. In addition to regaining his physical youth with peak health and combat prowess, he also retained the Wood Release and Rinnegan abilities he had in his old age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T14:17:13.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27472" CreationDate="2015-11-20T16:24:51.973" Score="23" ViewCount="18525" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of the Pokémon episodes that I have seen, I do not remember ever seeing an animal that wasn't a Pokémon. I have also not heard of animals being present in Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which lead me to wonder: Are there ever any animals that aren't Pokémon present in any episode or Pokémon manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T15:40:47.663" LastActivityDate="2020-04-25T21:43:25.877" Title="Are there ever any animals featured that aren't Pokémon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27455" CreationDate="2015-11-20T16:24:51.973" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;When researching to see if there has ever been an animal featured that isn't a Pokémon in a scene or Manga I came across this on Bulbapedia's article &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Animals_in_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_world&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animals in the Pokémon world&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Real-world animals have been mentioned a number of times to exist in the world of Pokémon. Most often, they are mentioned in relation to a Pokémon category. For example, Pikachu is known as the &quot;Mouse Pokémon&quot; and was directly referred to in the anime as an &quot;electric mouse&quot;, hinting that real-world mice exist in the Pokémon world. Other than this, all other mentions of animals are rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also this image:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/24jjN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/24jjN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Let&amp;#39;s have a Festival Pokémon Picture Book&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which clearly shows a dog. However, this is the only image I could find of an animal that isn't a Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T15:25:44.160" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T15:25:44.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="86" CreationDate="2015-11-20T17:12:43.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some ninja families do have extended lifespans like the Senju and their sub branches like Uzumaki and Hyuuga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most ninjas have average lifespans which seems long as it is rather commendable for any of them to be able to survive that long. Also, this is complimented by the point that in surviving for this long, they manage to gather many accomplishments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, a old seeming ninja has just matured from all they have been through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19200" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T17:12:43.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20116" CreationDate="2015-11-20T17:58:46.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20116/are-the-3-idiots-in-the-recruitment-arc-the-same-ones-in-the-beginning-of-the-se/27461#comment27008_20116&quot;&gt;As ʞɹɐzǝɹ mentioned&lt;/a&gt;, they are not the same three idiots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qfxkp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first set&lt;/a&gt; of three idiots had no idea that Osamu was in border. On top of this they are not in border either. You can check this in episode 01 where they run from the neighbors rather than trying to fight using triggers (normal/training).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gmZqP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second set&lt;/a&gt; of three idiots basically replace the first set since the first set is never mentioned again. The second set of three idiots become part of border as class C agents—trainees. You can tell by the white/orange uniforms.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While all six of them are idiots, they still play different roles. The first three being Osamu's bullies, the second three acting as superiors of Osamu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check their personalities and appearances via episode 01 for the first set and episode 17 for the second set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T13:28:43.197" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T13:28:43.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27470" CreationDate="2015-11-20T21:59:28.250" Score="6" ViewCount="4726" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert, stop reading if you're not past &lt;em&gt;One Piece episode&lt;/em&gt; 483.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the guy (Akainu) put a hole in Ace, why couldn't Ace just turn into his element like all of those elemental Devil Fruit users? I get that magma was able to burn him, but how does that stop him from just dispersing like the other elemental fruit users?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18008" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T09:15:07.783" LastActivityDate="2020-03-04T16:19:31.077" Title="Why couldn't he simply turn into fire and repair the damage?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11722" CreationDate="2015-11-20T22:15:09.197" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Still untouched in canon.  In the non-canon games Infinity Moment/Hollow Fragment, Kirito and the others had to continue through the upper floors and the Ruby Palace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was established within canon that the floors of New Aincrad are being released 10 floors at a time.  The Mother's Rosario story arc begins with the update that opened floors 21-30 to begin clearing, notable because Kirito and Asuna wanted to reclaim their cabin on floor 22.  Since nothing has been said beyond Mother's Rosario, it is safe to say the upper floors still have not been released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19208" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T08:15:24.983" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T08:15:24.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27467" CreationDate="2015-11-20T22:28:18.443" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Users of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt; can strike Logia users as if they were human&lt;/strong&gt;; Rayleigh describes it as the ability to &amp;quot;force into solidity the fluid bodies of the near-invincible Logia Fruit users&amp;quot; when he explains it. &lt;strong&gt;When Haki is applied to a Logia user while they are intangible, rather than nullifying the powers completely; it turns the user back to their physical form.&lt;/strong&gt; It also allows the one using Haki to grab the person in their transformed state as if they were tangible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmAYW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmAYW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 597 Page 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T23:01:09.190" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27467" CreationDate="2015-11-20T22:30:26.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Correct me if I'm wrong, but Logia fruit users cannot &quot;heal&quot; by simply turnin into their element. They can dodge attacks and are usually immune to Haki-less sword slashes or bullets and the like, but they're not actually taking damage; simply turning into their element to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though even if I'm wrong, Akainu pierced right through Ace's body, causing &lt;em&gt;internal&lt;/em&gt; damage as well; if Ace had only received external damage, he might have been able to survive despite his Devil Fruit being inferior to Akainu's, but here, a good deal of his internal organs were fried, so there was no way to heal damage this severe. Not to mention that even if he could turn into his element and heal, he was too weak to do so; Akainu's attack left him with barely enough strength left to speak before he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T22:30:26.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27455" CreationDate="2015-11-20T23:03:20.590" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gastly's Pokédex entry for Fire Red it states &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a being that exists as a thin gas. It can topple an Indian elephant by enveloping the prey in two seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fish are also seen in the episode Pokémon Shipwreck:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I73Ua.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I73Ua.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19179" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T03:02:40.947" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T03:02:40.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27342" CreationDate="2015-11-21T00:19:14.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on Torisuda's clue, Figuma is a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.figma.jp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Figma&lt;/a&gt;, a company that sells action figures. Higuma sounds similar to Figma and it means Sun Bear (hi/日 = sun, kuma/熊 = bear). Thus, Miss Monochrome turned into a sun bear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Sun_Bear_3.jpg/220px-Sun_Bear_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;sun bears are brown&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T08:16:14.380" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T08:16:14.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27467" CreationDate="2015-11-21T03:02:43.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Certain Logia fruits seem to take dominance over other Logia fruits.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By my understanding, a Logia who is struck can still be hurt unless they turn into their element when struck.  Several have learned to do that reflexively. Once damage is done to the user, their Logia fruits have never been shown to be able to heal the damage. They cannot create additional flesh, organs, etc from their element but only revert back to their rest state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bushoshoku Haki or sea stone can prevent the user's Logia fruit from taking effect. Those did not happen apparently in this case.  Akainu was able to punch that killer hole in Ace because Ace was trying to defend Luffy.  Akainu attributed the effectiveness to the fact that Magma is superior to Fire.  This has been seen before with some Logia's having specific weaknesses or strengths compared to other elements.  Enel was weak against Rubber.  A small amount of water made the Sand Sand Fruit clump.  Apparently Magma can burn Fire as it is so much hotter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T03:09:00.233" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T03:09:00.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27479" CreationDate="2015-11-21T07:12:04.350" Score="4" ViewCount="15704" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just recently finished Sankarea anime and want to start the manga. How much of the manga did it cover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T08:17:08.190" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T05:41:38.267" Title="How much of the manga did the Sankarea anime cover?" Tags="&lt;sankarea&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27477" CreationDate="2015-11-21T07:38:25.753" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime seemed to jump around a bit, especially the 12th episode of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, till the 11th episode, the &lt;strong&gt;anime mainly covers the manga till Chapter 9&lt;/strong&gt;, so you might want to start reading from Chapter 10. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T07:38:25.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27455" CreationDate="2015-11-21T17:04:40.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several examples exist in early episodes. Shortly before Ash catches Pidgeotto, it &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP003&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;eats a worm&lt;/a&gt;, possibly the smallest non-Pokémon animal the anime ever showed. References to such species lasted longer than their appearances. In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;much later episode&lt;/a&gt;, Ash mentions catfish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19226" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T17:04:40.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9746" CreationDate="2015-11-21T19:21:51.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rituals performed on the children when they first gain Cantus powers do not have to do with death feedback - the rituals put in place a safeguard which allows some members of the community to effectively turn on and off the children's powers - this is what happens during the camping trip when they are discovered by the priest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death Feedback is a physical genetic safeguard bred into humans, and members of the community are conditioned from a young age to view killing another human as abhorrent. It isn't a part of the coming-of-age ritual the children go through before attending school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19230" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T19:21:51.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27455" CreationDate="2015-11-22T00:44:28.103" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a pretty comprehensive list of animal occurences in pokemon on Bulbapedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Animals_in_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_world&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &quot;Ash Catches a Pokémon&quot; Pidgeotto is seen eating a regular worm&#xA;before being captured by Ash.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &quot;The Water Flowers of Cerulean City&quot; fish can be seen in the fish tanks inside the Gym&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &quot;Battle Aboard the St. Anne&quot; a cooked lobster can be seen as food served on the ship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19235" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T00:44:28.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27508" CreationDate="2015-11-22T07:25:15.213" Score="2" ViewCount="880" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Digimon Adventure 1 picture in one of the episodes, but the public seem to have forgotten previous Digimon appearances in the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T16:48:33.187" Title="Is Digimon Tri canon?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23393" CreationDate="2015-11-22T07:29:00.657" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have not seen Gon used his Nen since he's been healed, but he does look perfectly healthy. I think the answer lies in the way Kirua phrased his wish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oSXWZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oSXWZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This picture was taken from &quot;mangapanda&quot;. I have the books (in French) and it says &quot;Return Gon to the way he was&quot;. Also, page 7 of chapter 323, Illumi states that Kirua will most likely ask &quot;alluka to make Gon as he was before&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I think Nanika brought back Gon to his state (physical, Nen...) before his fight with Pitou, as if it never happened. So, any restriction or contract Gon imposed on himself in order to defeat Pitou has been canceled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again this has not been confirmed anywhere in the manga yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T20:45:55.390" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T20:45:55.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27506" CreationDate="2015-11-22T07:49:58.783" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toei Animation, the original production company that put out Digimon Adventures, is definitely &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVnqtcBcsPo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;advertising&lt;/a&gt; it as a sequel to the original stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The release of Digimon Adventure Tri is supposed to be their &lt;em&gt;gift&lt;/em&gt;&#xA; to Digimon fans for the fifteen year anniversary of the ending of the original show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You mention that it seems the public has forgotten past Digimon appearances in the world but I don't think so. After their appearance and destruction of the airport and town the news reporter states that this serves as a reminder of their destructive power.  The fact that this is a reminder proves that they've seen events like this before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BHtZW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BHtZW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Digimon Tri Screenshot: and serverd as a reminder of their menace and destructive power&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T16:48:33.187" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T16:48:33.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="86" CreationDate="2015-11-22T08:26:45.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime and manga make it quite clear that normally ninja live only for the same lifespan as all normal people do. There are exceptions though to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having extremely high/dense chakra. The most notable here are the uzumakis who are renowned for this. Although the Senju are related to them I don't remember reading about Senju who grew older or had a dense chakra. The Uzumaki are the only clan mentioned that had this ability and a longer lifespan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cheating. The best example here is Orochimaru. He cheated death by taking on new bodies time and time and time again. Another one being the Akatsuki guy who stole hearts of his oponents.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One additional possibility is the faith of Jashin. The followers of that cult can gain immortality. Although it is not stated if this merely means undying by force or also undying by old age. Thus I count this only as a possibility.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from these examples (and a quite old Madara Uchiha where it is never noted if that was still a normal lifespan or an extended one) there are no ninja who life beyond the natural lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note to add to the first point: Of note are here the sage of the 6 pathes who lived VERY long, the tailed beasts themselves (effectively immortal) and the mother of the sage of 6 pathes (his two sons I don't count as they were more or less ghostlike from the descriptions and it is not known if they would have lived longer than natural normally).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T08:26:45.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-22T11:45:59.037" Score="1" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song that plays in Code Geass R1 during episode 6 around 12:20 and in episode 21 around 13:02? Where can I obtain this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19243" LastEditorUserId="43957" LastEditDate="2021-01-20T13:44:15.033" LastActivityDate="2021-01-20T13:44:15.033" Title="Name of the song that plays in episode 6 and 21?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2015-11-22T12:59:11.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Second gen dragon slayer don't get exceeds because there not connected to dragons a lacrima was put inside them to give that magic &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19244" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T12:59:11.203" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27803" CreationDate="2015-11-22T15:40:43.640" Score="8" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the anime/manga, Kasuga &amp;amp; Sawa attempt to climb over the nearby mountain and reach &lt;em&gt;the other side&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The work is set in a small town in Kiryū, Gunma so I was looking at the area on Google Maps, but it seems to be a very mountainous region:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P1ST2l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P1ST2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/@36.449439,139.3459959,26249m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Maps page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any more precise information about where the show is set or the mountain that they climbed? I would like to know what exactly was over that mountain if they did manage to get over it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T04:10:26.300" Title="Which mountain did they try to climb over?" Tags="&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3982" CreationDate="2015-11-22T20:50:42.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you live in Italy, since the 8 November plenty of Studio Ghibli features are available on Infinity, the new streaming service from Mr. Berlusconi's Mediaset:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.infinitytv.it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.infinitytv.it/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I live in the UK, I cannot subscribe that service, but apparently they may even allow you to download the features on mobile devices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Infinity TV blog dedicated a recent entry to Miyazaki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.infinitytv.it/talk/miyazaki-filmografia/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://blog.infinitytv.it/talk/miyazaki-filmografia/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Studio Ghibli allows that in Italy, I would imagine is merely a matter of providers for other territories not being able to match its commercial demands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While anime in Italy is not as big as in Japan, it is way bigger and popular among the general audience than in USA or in UK, so new challengers on the digital market arena such as Infinity TV are probably getting a larger incentive on matching the requests of the Japanese film studio or of its distributors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19254" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T20:50:42.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27554" CreationDate="2015-11-22T23:41:03.900" Score="2" ViewCount="951" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether it's direct (with his own hands) or indirect (orders Sebastian to do it), does Ciel ever kill anyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16007" LastActivityDate="2019-04-14T09:00:23.247" Title="Does Ciel Phantomhive ever kill anyone?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18559" CreationDate="2015-11-23T00:18:21.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry, but I'd highly suggest you read the light novels translations if you can (even the ones that take place during the time of the anime). There a lot of stuff not even mentioned in the anime. A lot of the events are either cut out, shortened, or completely adverted into something similar, and all out to nearly bashing Izaya's character. It makes him out to a whole lot worse than what he really is. Preferably in Volume 9 for his case.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19257" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T00:18:21.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27524" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-23T02:47:35.213" Score="4" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading about the characters of Arakawa Under the Bridge, hoping to learn some of their background stories. From there, I found out that the older Tetsujin brother grew younger later in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took a look to verify and found out that this was true, indeed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 2,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BL4UV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BL4UV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 13,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3slJp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3slJp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did this ever occur in the manga? Is there any explanation to this? Could this be some sort of hint about the show or perhaps just an animation flaw?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18813" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T13:06:32.740" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T05:00:55.127" Title="Why did the older Tetsujin brother become shorter in the anime?" Tags="&lt;arakawa-under-the-bridge&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27530" CreationDate="2015-11-23T02:51:22.960" Score="2" ViewCount="33840" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Grisaia no Rakuen (Paradise)&lt;/em&gt;, after saving Yuji and retrieving the real body of Thanatos (Kazuki actually), there was a scene (aboard the ship Mihama Academy) when Yuji got pissed or irritated due to Kazuki's &quot;bossy&quot; attitude. Yuji yelled &quot;Kazuki!&quot; and then he dragged her to some place on the deck. Afterwards, when they were &quot;finished&quot; Kazuki said: &quot;Dont ever do that to other girls anymore...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: What did Yuuji do to Kazuki? Is there a manga that explains this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T03:06:07.293" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T17:07:21.123" Title="What did Yuji do to his sister Kazuki?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-23T04:45:30.177" Score="4" ViewCount="2092" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 8 of &lt;em&gt;Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou&lt;/em&gt; features this ghostly character, who is not addressed by name during the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K9WEl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K9WEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this supposed to be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From reading the cast credits, I see that this person's name is probably フリーダ (&quot;Frieda&quot;?). Should I know who that is from having watched the anime (not &lt;em&gt;Chuugakkou&lt;/em&gt;; the main one, which culminates with the female titan arc)? If not, please please please use spoiler tags - I've been religiously avoiding spoilers for the show for three years now in anticipation of season two, and would rather not break my streak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T04:50:58.930" LastActivityDate="2019-03-05T20:46:45.300" Title="Who is this ghost from episode 8 of Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27528" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-23T04:57:49.580" Score="9" ViewCount="991" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have only watched (season one of) the &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt; anime, and have not read any of the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I watch the &lt;em&gt;Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou&lt;/em&gt; anime, which is airing this season, I am starting to get a sense that I am at risk of being spoiled for content which is currently manga-only. Nothing glaring comes to mind yet (though that could just be because e.g. I'm failing to notice gags that are based on manga-only content), though there's &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27527/who-is-this-ghost-from-episode-8-of-shingeki-kyojin-chuugakkou&quot;&gt;a character from episode 8 who I don't think I know&lt;/a&gt;, and an altercation between two characters in episode 3 that I was told comes from a flashback that hasn't been animated yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone who has read the (main) manga and is watching &lt;em&gt;Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou&lt;/em&gt; (and perhaps has read the source manga for that) tell me how much of a risk I'm at of spoiling myself for content that hasn't been animated yet? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If there's a high risk of spoilage, I figure I may as well put it off until season 2 airs in 2016.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2018-12-25T08:02:10.467" Title="Is it safe for me to watch Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou as an anime-only viewer?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27525" CreationDate="2015-11-23T05:07:15.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Really got not much reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://tarowy.blomaga.jp/articles/65014.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; but there are two versions to this story in the game, the safe mode where it was Yuji giving Kazuki a shoulder massage and the 18+ mode where they had sex, not sure which side the anime adapted but I think it is the 18+ side with that ambiguous scene but it is totally up to the watcher's imagination here. In that link, the commenters mentioned what they thought of the episode compared to the game so just go ahead and read those, if that is insufficient as evidence then I will leave the proper answering to someone else. But yes, they totally did say that they had sex in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NgHkV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NgHkV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T05:38:51.027" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T05:38:51.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27527" CreationDate="2015-11-23T05:17:46.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are absolutely right, that is &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Frieda_Reiss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Frieda Reiss&lt;/a&gt;, they even said that was Historia's sister in the show so I do not think you can consider it being spoilers anymore the moment you watched that episode. Yes, you would only know who she is if you read further in the manga until where they tried to get Eren to learn hardening. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frieda is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The holder of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Coordinate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coordinate&lt;/a&gt; ability before Grisha Yeager and Eren Yeager. She held the ability until Grisha ate her in order to pass the ability onto Eren. After receiving the Coordinate, her personality changed. Due to being a Reiss, she fell under the will of the First King. She suffered from depression and sometimes her behavior changed from her regular self to another much more aggressive. She also thought that humans were all sinners who deserved a punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oMBtk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oMBtk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Historia said here was &quot;Watashi, okiku nata ra, Onee-chan mitai ni nareru kana?&quot;, clearly referencing to the manga's later chapters already at this point by saying that &quot;When I grow up, can I be like you, Older Sister?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T05:36:25.753" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T05:36:25.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27548" CreationDate="2015-11-23T20:43:39.470" Score="5" ViewCount="20591" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 13, Yuu is shown to reunite with Takajo, Yusa, Ayumi, and Nao. Does he actually remember them or did he use one of his abilities to regain his memory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19276" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T12:22:24.590" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T10:00:48.380" Title="Does Yuu Otosaka remember everyone at the end of episode 13?" Tags="&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27547" CreationDate="2015-11-24T02:25:13.040" Score="11" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Sadly, he does not.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://charlotte-anime.wikia.com/wiki/Y%C5%AB_Otosaka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Charlotte Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Plunder&quot; has a side effect. The more people he loots abilities from, the more memories he loses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After absorbing tens of thousands of different abilities from people around the world he lost all of his memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dNZ22.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dNZ22.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;When Otosaka Yuu first wakes up&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing he knows is how precious the phrasebook was to him during his journey, thus why he could never get rid of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title of the episode itself, &lt;em&gt;Memories to Come&lt;/em&gt;, foreshadows the idea that he will now be living for the memories he's yet to create. At the end of the episode he's reunited with the student council and his sister but is lost for what he should say because he doesn't share the same memories as them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T4apH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T4apH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuu lost for words&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And with that, the foreshadowing from the episode title is underlined with when Takajou prompts him to be honest and Yuu responds with, &quot;I'm looking forward to what's to come.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zfqel.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zfqel.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I&amp;#39;m looking forward to what&amp;#39;s to come.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T02:25:13.040" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3760" CreationDate="2015-11-24T02:37:51.250" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Rock Shooter, in fact isnt the only OP sung by Hatsune Miku. Heat Haze Days, from Mekaku City Actors is also sung by Miku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19279" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T02:37:51.250" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27563" CreationDate="2015-11-24T04:20:18.030" Score="3" ViewCount="7091" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished the anime, so I was thinking to start reading the light novel but I don't know where to start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="17" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T04:21:46.363" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T17:34:18.143" Title="How much did Date A Live anime cover the Light Novel?" Tags="&lt;date-a-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28752" CreationDate="2015-11-24T04:25:10.030" Score="16" ViewCount="33177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinta and Ururu are the kids that works in Urahara's shop. I'm curious as to what their identities are. As far as I remember it was never been said what their background stories are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they Shinigami like Urahara was? If they were, why are they with Urahara? Were they also on the run from Soul Society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or are they humans with special powers like Chad and Orihime? If they are, were their powers awakened from being close to Urahara, much like Chad and Orihime's powers being awakened by being near Kurosaki Ichigo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or are they Quincies? Although I doubt this very much since they never been seen using bows and Quincy techniques. Or are they modified souls like Kon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2020-07-08T02:47:39.700" Title="What is Jinta and Ururu's Identity?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27518" CreationDate="2015-11-24T06:00:29.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ciel never killed someone using his own hands. However, he ordered Sebastian to kill people several times. There are also times where Sebastian killed people indirectly from Ciel's orders, like when Ciel ordered Sebastian to save him in the early episodes (episode 3 &amp;amp; 4 if I'm not mistaken) of the anime. Below are some of the occasions where Ciel directly ordered Sebastian to kill people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Book of Circus, Ciel ordered Sebastian to burn down the mansion and killing the criminals and the innocent children inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Queen of England shows herself as a modified human and that her adjutant is actually the angel, Ciel ordered Sebastian to kill them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T07:02:40.197" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T07:02:40.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39170" CreationDate="2015-11-24T15:35:53.883" Score="3" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character Sai, reads a book which has stuff like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bond between 2 people increases when you give them a nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a woman feeds you, it is a clear sign that she likes you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to read this book if it has a real version, or something close to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11078" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T17:44:55.300" LastActivityDate="2020-10-02T20:52:43.903" Title="Is there a real version of &quot;Understanding People's Feelings&quot; series (the book series Sai reads)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27560" CreationDate="2015-11-24T17:49:44.317" Score="3" ViewCount="8441" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Enies Lobby, everyone looks like they've suddenly become stronger (and have&#xA;new techniques). Luffy, learned how to pump his blood and his bone. Sanji, learned how to burn his foot. Nami, learned to do Fatamorgana. Zoro with his Asura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which part in the story that tells how they got such power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13932" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T03:15:02.880" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T12:03:25.733" Title="How did the Straw Hat crew become stronger in Enies Lobby?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27559" CreationDate="2015-11-24T18:10:43.590" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found an interesting answer to a similar question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2c5chz/question_about_luffy_zoro_and_sanji_at_enies_lobby/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The main idea behind their power jump is that when the Strawhats first fought CP9, they were largely confused and unsure.&lt;/strong&gt; All they wanted to do was get Robin back, and only attacked CP9 after they got in their way. Note that in the Galley-La mansion, Luffy tried to reason with Robin first, and only attacked Lucci twice: once to defend Paulie and afterwards while Robin was exiting the room. Zoro attacked Kaku only after Robin was leaving as well. It's the same with Sanji on the sea train; when he kicked Blueno, Sogeking was holding Robin. Sanji wasn't trying to beat Blueno, only make him let go of the kart.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Does that mean the three of them weren't going all out? In a sense, you could argue that: Why go all out on an opponent you don't even need to defeat? Would defeating them have gotten Robin back? Absolutely. But the Strawhats typically avoid conflict unless necessary; as evident by the fact that Luffy only states he'll kick someone's ass after he has a reason too.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  I always saw two reasons behind the power jump. &lt;strong&gt;First, CP9 was the strongest group they had ever faced, and forced Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to become stronger, which I'm sure definitely helped. However, the second reason is that, in order to get Robin back, they had to go through CP9.&lt;/strong&gt; They couldn't talk to her like in the mansion, nor could they have kicked Blueno off the kart like on the train. Without defeating CP9, they couldn't get Robin back, and so they put everything they had into their battles because there was no other alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A canonical reference is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cC11i.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cC11i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another point to be noted is that Luffy's new learned techniques of Gear Second and Gear Third make sense because he had been working on new techniques/moves after fighting Aokiji the first time, and Zoro's Asura can also be explained on the basis of the immense training he undergoes on a daily routine. Nami's learned techniques are mostly just various scientific uses of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Art_of_Weather/Perfect_Clima-Tact&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;perfected Clima Tact&lt;/a&gt; that she was given by Usopp.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the events in Skypiea, Usopp upgraded the Clima-Tact into the Perfect Clima-Tact, which was first introduced when Nami and crew were trying to catch up to the Puffing Tom with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rocket_Man&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rocket Man&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;With a better knowledge of Nami's preferences and a handful of Dials to spare, he changed the Clima-Tact from a party toy with a few combat capabilities into lethal weapon capable of amazing weather powers that only Nami could unleash.&lt;/strong&gt; With this, Nami became fully capable of fighting on her own, and just as superhumanly powerful, in a sense, as any other crew member.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T03:16:04.510" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T03:16:04.510" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27551" CreationDate="2015-11-24T19:00:16.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can check the &lt;a href=&quot;http://date-a-live.wikia.com/wiki/Light_Novel_and_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, which says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In April 2013, an anime adaptation began which covered the events of volumes 1-4 of the light novel&lt;/strong&gt; which ended in June 2013. A dub of season 1 was released on 10th June 2014 by FUNimation. &lt;strong&gt;A second season aired on 11th April, 2014 to 13th June, 2014 which covers the events from volumes 5-7.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T19:00:16.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27564" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27566" CreationDate="2015-11-24T19:35:33.060" Score="5" ViewCount="724" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is inspired by the following rule of the Death Note (source: deathnote.wikia.com):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does writing an alias, when you assume it is the real name, count as accidentally misspelling a name or intentionally misspelling the name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does it matter if the alias is similiar to the real name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What happens if the alias is similiar to the real name and as a result of a misspell you actually write the real name? Will the victim die?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19294" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T19:46:40.700" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T20:16:32.680" Title="Does writing an alias in the Death Note count as misspelling the name?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11535" CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:00:53.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Death Note 13: How to Read, How to Use V:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person can shorten his/her own life by using the note. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you may indeed shorten your own life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19294" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T20:00:53.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27564" CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:16:32.680" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order for a person to be killed by the Death Note there are only 3 relevant requirements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have to be alive...obviously...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have to write their true name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have to picture the person as you write it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every person has a true name which can be seen with Shinigami eyes.  That name does not change.  There are several details we don't know about how that works but a nickname will never appear there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have two questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are repeated writings of an alias considered by the Death Note to be intentional misspellings, unintentional misspellings, or just invalid input? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What happens if I accidentally write the correct name thinking it is an alias?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you write the correct name (spelled correctly) while picturing that living person, that person will die. You do not need to know what you are doing as you do it. So in the case of you last question, the answer is: &quot;Yes, the victim will die.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't, however, have enough information to answer the first question.  When Light was writing the name of the victim from the first episode he kills in the street, he writes at least 8 different spellings of his name.  He knows only one of those could be correct.  As the name is among the first 4 (third I think), the victim dies.  Light does not die for writing the final 4 nor does the victim retroactively become immune. This is the only time we see so many misspellings of a person's name.  The last 4 either seems to be considered invalid input (as he is already about to die) or misspellings that don't make him immune as he is already doomed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can speculate that if the person thinks he knows a person's real name, he cannot be intentionally misspelling the name to make that person immortal.  Therefore, the owner will likely not die from this course of events.  This, however, is just speculation with a limited amount of evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we do not know at all is whether the Death Note will consider the correctly spelled alias to be a misspelling of a person's given name at all.  A correctly spelled alias is technically not a misspelling so might not count.  If the name is very different, it is possible it might not be recognized as belonging to that person so that person is not impacted at all. This is the key point to the question and at no point in the anime or in the part of manga I've read has there been anything to clarify this further.  I personally would go as far as to say the Shinigami probably don't know the specific answer to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T20:16:32.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28336" CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:32:26.650" Score="9" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Shinigami realm, there are other apples, that taste like sand, according to Misa Amane. Do these apples grow on trees in the Shinigami realm? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think they may rather grow on a plant, close to the ground, because of the sandy taste. But I'm not sure whether there really is ground in the Shinigami realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also heard that nothing grows in the Shinigami realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything known about this? In the anime, there are not much scenes from the Shinigami realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19294" LastEditorUserId="19294" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T19:19:48.113" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T07:20:02.033" Title="Do apples grow on trees in the Shinigami realm?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27706" CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:36:48.033" Score="9" ViewCount="1447" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my childhood (around 8-14 years ago), I remember reading a manga about a small kingdom located around the Middle East where the leader is not a king but a queen. The manga follows about four princesses. The four princesses are sisters.&#xA;Things I remember about the princesses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first princess (who later becomes the Queen) is married with the second princess' boyfriend. Later, they had a son. She reject her son since a boy couldn't inherit the throne in that kingdom. She has long hair and a tall figure.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second princess married a nobleman from another country and left her Kingdom. Later, she was sentenced to death after being suspected of having an affair. She has curly hair and large eyes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third princess is waiting for her lover (which I remember is a slave) until she becomes old. She has long dark hair and plays musical instruments (I don't remember what instrument). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fourth princess is loved by God of War and has have some problems with the kingdom. She is considered short by her sisters and has wavy hair. She is expelled from the kingdom though I don't remember why.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't recall the title of this manga. Please help me if any of you know about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19297" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:54:27.997" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:54:27.997" Title="A Manga About Four Princesses in A Kingdom around the Middle East" Tags="&lt;four-daughters-of-armian&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:14:17.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27574" CreationDate="2015-11-25T00:32:45.457" Score="5" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna put in items what I remember&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga is on the feudal era&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist is part of a demon society, they constantly fight with the humans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The leader of this society is a giant frog, or something similar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist kidnaps a princess (or just a regular girl, don't remember)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist is respected by others, since he's one of the most powerful demons, if not the most&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist respects the woman he kidnapped&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the final chapter, she die trying to protect him after the war stopped&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm not sure but I think either the protagonist or the woman he kidnapped is named Momo, or simplified to Momo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be really vague, but I can't remember anything more.&#xA;If I'm not mistaken, it's already finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19305" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:49:10.273" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:49:10.273" Title="Identification of a feudal era / demon protagonist manga" Tags="&lt;shinobi-no-kuni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:14:20.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27573" CreationDate="2015-11-25T00:51:46.220" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it: &lt;strong&gt;Shinobi no Kuni&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis (MyAnimeLIst)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on a novel by Wada Ryou, &quot;Shinobi no kuni&quot; brings a story that blends history and fiction as it shows the struggles happening during the 16th century in Iga, a region famous by the Iga Shinobi, the ninjas from Iga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist name is actually Mumon, not Momo as I said. Would be hard to find it with a wrong name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19305" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T00:51:46.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27575" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27583" CreationDate="2015-11-25T01:54:47.990" Score="7" ViewCount="2259" Body="&lt;p&gt;For some Paramecia type, to use their power, they must do something with parts of their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like how Bartholomew must cross his finger to create a barrier, or Foxy must stick his thumb, middle, and ring finger together to create Noro Noro beam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how can they know that crossing or sticking three of their fingers will activate their powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T03:20:06.667" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:11:36.987" Title="How does the Devil Fruit user know how to activate their power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27578" CreationDate="2015-11-25T05:31:34.563" Score="12" ViewCount="7376" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uQIXG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uQIXG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kitaiju High School Uniforms&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that in most of school-life anime the first, second, and third grader usually wore different uniforms. It's not completely different. Sometimes the differences are pins, ribbon, indoor slippers, tie, and so on. But, what does the reason behind this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watch some Japanese dramas. But, couldn't recall any title that has those differences.&#xA;Is this really part of Japanese culture? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: In my country, most students wear uniform too. But there's no differences of uniform between first, second, and third graders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19297" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T12:48:58.200" LastActivityDate="2021-03-01T19:12:42.780" Title="Why do first, second, and third grade of Japanese students wear different uniform in Anime?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27620" CreationDate="2015-11-25T05:41:49.453" Score="1" ViewCount="1614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking forward the name of the song played in the 6 episode at 16min30s.&#xA;It's when Migi explains that She has to sleep for 4 hours as She has healed him.&#xA;This song appears regularily in the episodes, and it is not in the OST (or I didn't find it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19309" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:03:05.107" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:03:05.107" Title="Song played on &quot;Parasyte The Maxim&quot; Episode 6 at time 16min30s" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27576" CreationDate="2015-11-25T06:15:23.577" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my country (Indonesia), our school uniform has a badge that indicates what grade we are. It was not just my school, other schools here also have it like this. Thus, this is not/no longer (since Indonesia used to be under the occupation of the Japanese forces) a Japanese specific culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why we have it that way, a page in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_school_uniform&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; explained it well. Basically, the uniform was modeled after the sailor uniform. The difference between Freshman, Junior, and Senior uniform rooted back from the rank hierarchy in the army. Think of advancing class as advancing in rank, like from a Sergeant into a Major, and then General.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Added from the Tomato Cabal Line group discussion (credit to Krazer), the color on the uniforms and shoes denote the year the students belong in. The color is rotated each year. E.g. the color of the graduated senior becomes the color of the new incoming freshman. This is so that you can tell who is your senior and who is your junior. The color is rotated so that you don't have to change color every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T06:29:19.123" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T06:29:19.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27575" CreationDate="2015-11-25T10:01:56.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think devil fruit users has no specific way of activating their power rather than &lt;strong&gt;training&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;practice&lt;/strong&gt;. They discover it by their own because as we can see on each devil fruit users learns new techniques after they train hard using their ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't exactly know the story of other fruit users how they discovered to activate their powers but we can make Luffy as an example because from the start we have seen his story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Luffy became a rubber man when he was still a kid he doesn't know how to activate his ability. But through his every day training and challenge to defeat his brother Ace he created and discovered his very first technique &lt;em&gt;Gomu Gomu no Pistol&lt;/em&gt;. And created more techniques as he discover more ways to use his ability. Another example is his Second Gear before he needs to sit to activate it but later after training and practice even standing he can activate it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Bartholomew and Foxy since we haven't seen their story we can assume that they also discovered it through the same process or accidentally discovered it. They did a lot of tests to discover a more effective way to use their power. For example Foxy might discovered that when he stick his thumb, middle, and ring finger together his &lt;em&gt;Noro Noro Beam&lt;/em&gt; last longer than using only one of his finger. The same as Bartholomew, he might discovered it through practice that crossing his finger creates a stronger barrier than just one finger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another good example is Flamingo. He only discovered and learned his awaken through training and practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So activating their power depends on what they discover from themselves of what they are capable to do and refine it throug training and practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T04:41:04.633" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T04:41:04.633" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27575" CreationDate="2015-11-25T14:10:08.250" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seem to be 3 different ways to learn this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Experimentation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a user has no idea exactly how his fruit can be used, he can play around with different motions movements or just live his life.  Brook never figured out what his fruit could do until he was already dead.  Hypothetically, Bartolomeo could have lived his life without finding out if he hadn't happened to cross his fingers the right way (assuming that is required).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reason&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some users have some idea what their fruit is when they eat it. Others only have partial knowledge of their abilities. The Barrier Fruit is based off a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11477/how-does-the-barrier-taunt-work?s=2%7C1.2216&quot;&gt;children's game&lt;/a&gt;. If Bartolomeo knew that he had this fruit, they could have tried to enact that game to see if it worked.  This can be combined with experimentation to improve fruits.  Bartholomew Kuma and Law seem to have decided to try appying their abilities to abstract concepts and studied their ability to learn how to do this.  Other fruits may have simular unusual uses that are never noticed as the users aren't as smart as those two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Historical Research&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devil Fruits are not single use.  They are reincarnated into a new fruit to be eaten when the user dies.  This means, for instance, that Law knew exactly what fruit he had before he knew how to use it. There are records and second/third hand sources stating what some fruits can do. That is exactly why he knows that you can make someone immortal with it despite having never done so.  For our repeated example, Bartolomeo might know he has to cross his fingers because he could have read that it was required.  This means, of course, that someone else must have learned it by on of the first two methods and there may be other unknown uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Final Note&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devil Fruits do not change during the person's life (with Brook as the possible exception).  A Logia fruit does not itself get stronger as the user does but the user can get more creative, more practiced, and more experienced in combat in general. This means that training can't make the fruit itself more powerful or generate new powers that previously were impossible (only undiscovered).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T14:15:21.833" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27119" CreationDate="2015-11-25T18:54:31.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know the story is different from around episode 3 onwards, because the light novels were still being written while the anime was being produced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only read the fan translation of the first one and a half volume and as far as I know the entire hollow shadow thing wasn't even in the light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Mirai-hen movie with the amnesia was anime original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19325" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T18:54:31.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7346" CreationDate="2015-11-25T19:11:11.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a late answer, but in the sequel movie &quot;Mirai-hen&quot; it was revealed that Akihito's mother made the ring from Mirai's mother's body after Mirai's mother died. Mirai's mother said she would supress Mirai's powers and protect everything that she held dear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19325" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T19:11:11.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27601" CreationDate="2015-11-26T02:17:26.240" Score="8" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in my Collectors Edition for &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3&lt;/em&gt; it came with a sheet which can be made into this paper figure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LFc4I.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LFc4I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Purple Heart paper figure&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also seen similar things on eBay of the Puella Magi from &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these figures Origami, or is there a different name for them which one could use for finding similar products?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T20:55:32.340" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T20:55:32.340" Title="Are these paper figures actually Origami?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27600" CreationDate="2015-11-26T02:26:13.697" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they can be considered &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_model&quot;&gt;Papercraft&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Also called Pepakura, from &quot;pepa kurafuto&quot;, I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you search google for pepakura models, you can find sites with lots of designs to print and assemble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you will need scissors and most times, glue, they are not considered origami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T02:26:13.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27610" CreationDate="2015-11-26T05:06:58.407" Score="2" ViewCount="2706" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused as to why Supreme Kai paralyzed Gohan for his energy to be drained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Couldn't they have just eliminated Babidi so that Buu wouldn't be resurrected?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:50:12.757" LastActivityDate="2020-10-01T10:17:47.003" Title="Was it necessary for the Kais to let Gohan's energy be drained for Buu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28294" CreationDate="2015-11-26T06:07:14.913" Score="13" ViewCount="13071" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the early episodes of Tokyo Ravens, Natsume is seen wearing a boy's uniform. It is said that this is due to some customs in their family. As quoted from Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tokyo_Ravens_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a family tradition, she has to present herself as male in front of other onmyouji families, a tradition that was created to hide the true identity of Yakou's reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why didn't anyone notice that she is actually a girl? Everyone except Touji and Harutora who already knew her, assume that she's a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T06:00:58.953" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T18:47:58.377" Title="Why didn't anyone in the school notice that Natsume is actually a female?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13174" CreationDate="2015-11-26T10:05:09.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of this answer is implied, because it is not directly shown or stated. Also my answer is drawn from the manga, because I haven't watched the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression is Doi is a bit of a jock and was a bit of a bully when they were younger. The incident long ago was that he read out a shared diary of Shuichi and Yoshino Takatsuki, detailing their cross-dressing experiences, out loud to everyone present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wandering_Son_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol 8&lt;/a&gt; quoted from the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shuichi and his friends start their second year as junior high students, but everyone is split up between several classes. Anna tells Shuichi that he is an interesting person, even though he likes dressing like a girl. Shinpei Doi, Shuichi's classmate, sees him coming out of a restaurant with Yuki and his opinion of Shuichi changes; Doi wants to finally become friends with him. Anna and Shuichi, dressed as a girl, go out on a date, and run into Yoshino and Saori in a restaurant. The four go to a karaoke bar and have fun, though not without some tension between Saori and Anna. Yoshino decides to go to school in a boys uniform, and garners some attention from the teachers and other students. Doi contacts Shuichi, saying he wants to meet Yuki, so Shuichi goes with Yoshino and Doi to Yuki's place, who introduces herself as a transvestite living with another man (Shiina). Doi is surprised about Yuki, and even gets Shuichi to dress up like a girl in front of him. Doi suggests to Shuichi that he come to school dressed as a girl, since even Yoshino is dressing like a boy now. Shuichi thinks about this deeply, and even consults Chizuru and Yoshino about it. In the end, Shuichi knows he has to be the one to decide, and he comes to school wearing a wig and the old female school uniform Yoshino gave him. Everyone is surprised about this turn of events, and Shuichi is soon taken home early by his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first Doi is interested to befriend Shuichi only as a bridge to Yuki, whom eventually stops him short from confessing by way of introducing her boyfriend and thus he only states that she is &quot;very pretty&quot; upon meeting her. The fact that Yuki used to be a guy is a shock to him, &quot;I never knew a guy could be such a beauty. I don't get it at all.&quot; Then, Doi turns and, clearly showing Shiuchi in this panel and muses &quot;I wonder if he's like that too.&quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HFru.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HFru.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Meeting Yuki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JhJud.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JhJud.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pondering about Shuichi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Already knowing that Shuichi used to cross-dress (he is unsure that he still does), Doi asks him upfront and Shuichi confirms this, leading Doi to ponder and this is clearly stated in the manga. And then he encourages Shuichi to turn up at school dressed as a girl. Shuichi eventually does so and the incident passes. Doi scoffs at Shuichi upon meeting him when Shuichi finally returns to school (in front of others, I guess to preserve his image) that he was a &quot;stupid&quot;.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Edqyu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Edqyu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Keeping his image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Doi persues Shuichi after school to encourage him at several points to cross-dress, saying that he looks cute when he does. This hot-cold attitude confuses Shuichi and makes him lash out at Doi resulting in the scene you describe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEVkV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEVkV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Trying to convince Shuichi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My read is that Doi himself is confused, but wants to see more of Shuichi as a girl, for his own reasons. Perhaps he wants to better know how he feels, or perhaps he is really quite interested, but this was never explored. Him &quot;kicking the fence&quot; (or some cans near a drink machine in the manga), is just frustration after trying hard to convince Shuichi to do it again, just not at school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The frustration could be a whole range of things, such as the possibility that Shuichi doesn't trust him anymore after what happened, to simply wanting to try out that relationship (and Shuichi saying he hated him makes that relationship seem hard to achieve). Again this was not fully explored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we can tell Doi is interested at looking at Shuichi dress up as a girl, perhaps hoping Shuichi grows up to be a Yuki one day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T03:15:16.587" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T03:15:16.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27602" CreationDate="2015-11-26T15:58:29.637" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly the reason was because the Kai didn't know where Babidi was hiding. He used Gohan as bait, and then was able to follow Babidi's henchman back to the wizard's ship. If he hadn't done that, who knows how the story would have unfolded from there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it wasn't just Gohan's energy that restored Majin Buu, but also energy taken from the fights within Babidi's ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing the characters of the Saiyan Z-fighters, they wouldn't have stopped Buu from resurrecting anyway. They would just want to fight him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19188" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T15:58:29.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-26T17:04:27.757" Score="3" ViewCount="1128" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just finished reading &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;. &#xA;While I was browsing for another visual novel to read, I saw the &lt;em&gt;Tomoyo After&lt;/em&gt; (after story of Tomoyo's route) visual novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'm wondering whether maybe the other heroines also have an after story but they have different titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19350" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T19:19:30.970" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T19:19:30.970" Title="In the visual novel of Clannad, how many after stories are there?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-26T18:22:22.553" Score="4" ViewCount="471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you help me find the name of an anime film? I do not remember very much about it but here is what I recall: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's a movie not a TV-show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's probably in the genre of horror because it includes monsters, blood and maybe some people dying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was made before 2005.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a boy who lives in a cave in the mountains with an old lady and he decides to go to the city (I don't know why).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A girl is run over by a bus and her blood is everywhere, but somehow she is not dead (like it was only a vision or time went backwards).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl has an older brother and I think they are orphans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a young girl with three eyes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a very large monster that resembles Ryuk from Death Note and maybe a bird monster.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19351" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:40:20.153" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:40:20.153" Title="Help me find an old anime film" Tags="&lt;3x3-eyes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:14:39.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27612" CreationDate="2015-11-26T18:41:54.663" Score="6" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The anime you're looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/300/3x3_Eyes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3x3 eyes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HppRK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HppRK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3X3 Eyes is the story of a young man named Yakumo Fuuji, who through a strange series of events becomes the immortal slave of the last of a race of 3 Eyed immortals. The immortal absorbs his soul to save his life, making him immortal in the process. Now, he begins a journey with the female immortal in an attempt to find a way of becoming human. Of course, there are many complications along the way, not the least of which being that the immortal is a female with a split personality, one achingly cute and the other being no-nonsense destructive power, and the romances that develop between.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The anime satisfies all of the points you mentioned except for &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is a movie not a TV-show&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you may have mistaken it for a movie. It's an OVA collection of 4 episodes having a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1225/3x3_Eyes_Seima_Densetsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sequel&lt;/a&gt; of 3 another OVA episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boy is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/7160/Yakumo_Fujii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yakumo Fujii&lt;/a&gt;, the three eyed girl is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/5492/Pai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pai Sanjiyan&lt;/a&gt; and the large monster is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/14075/Benares&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Benares&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T18:49:08.613" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T18:49:08.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27623" CreationDate="2015-11-26T18:47:34.343" Score="6" ViewCount="4450" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I was to start watching all the series of Yu-Gi-Oh! (the orginal one), what should I start with first? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The books or the movies? And can you please list them in order too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19353" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T15:01:37.157" LastActivityDate="2018-02-01T23:17:10.387" Title="I want to start getting into Yu-Gi-Oh! where should I start?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27611" CreationDate="2015-11-26T19:17:23.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tomoyo is the only one who has a separate visual novel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, whenever you have questions about how visual novels are interrelated, a good first stop is the VN's relationship diagram on VNDB - &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v4/rg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here's the one for Clannad&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll notice in this case that there appear to be other related VNs like &quot;Kyou After&quot; and &quot;Clannad: Lost Winter&quot;, but note that those are indicated by dotted arrows on the diagram. This indicates that the relationship is &quot;unofficial&quot;, which typically means that one of the two things linked by the arrow is a fan-produced work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T19:17:23.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27577" CreationDate="2015-11-26T20:44:01.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for is the Migi Theme by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Arai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ken Arai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/pcScX2Rh6qM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;You can listen to it here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This song does not seem to be included in the currently released OST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T20:44:01.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27622" CreationDate="2015-11-27T02:00:54.973" Score="2" ViewCount="2935" Body="&lt;p&gt;After I have read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/24274/how-was-kakashi-hatake-able-to-survive-and-become-the-next-hokage-after-losing-h&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;, I remember that Kakashi's epithet is &lt;em&gt;Copy Ninja&lt;/em&gt; because he has a Sharingan in his left eye that was given to him by Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I can't think of another Sharingan user who can also copy other jutsu. So, is that the only special technique that Kakashi's Sharingan had, or there's another Sharingan user who also can copy other jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T03:10:33.047" Title="Are there other Sharingan users who can copy other jutsu besides Kakashi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27621" CreationDate="2015-11-27T03:10:33.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan literally means &lt;em&gt;Copy Wheel Eye&lt;/em&gt;. The &lt;em&gt;Eye of Insight&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Eye of Hypnotism&lt;/em&gt; are the two abilities of the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Eye of Insight has different abilities in itself. One of the abilities, lets the user copy any jutsu and utilize with maximum achievable perfection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The user is able to copy almost any jutsu they see, memorising ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu with near-perfect accuracy. They can then either perform that jutsu or modify it to suit their needs, as when Sasuke Uchiha bases his Lion Combo on Rock Lee's Front Lotus. Again, Sharingan users need the prerequisite abilities before they can mimic a jutsu they have seen, and for that reason they cannot, for example, reproduce kekkei genkai abilities they do not have or nature transformations they haven't learned to perform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, every Sharingan user is capable of using the Eye of Insight's ability of copying other jutsu, provided, their Sharingan are matured enough. It is not, therefore, exclusive to Kakashi. Every Sharingan user has this ability. Although, Kakashi is the only non-Uchiha able to perform it successfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T03:10:33.047" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27615" CreationDate="2015-11-27T03:47:54.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to start watching the series you should better start from the first anime adaptation of the manga with the same name released in 1998. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_(1998_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;It is based on chapters 1-59 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series. here is a list of the first 59 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_(1998)_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episodes&lt;/a&gt; in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should check this post. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11248/whats-the-correct-order-in-which-to-watch-the-yu-gi-oh-seasons-episodes&quot;&gt;What's the correct order in which to watch the Yu-Gi-Oh! seasons/episodes?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the Movies here is &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Movies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 titles&lt;/a&gt;. source: yugioh.wikia.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly I am a fan of the Anime and its &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/rulebook/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Card-game gameplay&lt;/a&gt;. I even attended Conventions here in our country where dual matches were held and participated by trading card enthusiasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T03:47:54.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27624" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27640" CreationDate="2015-11-27T04:40:40.027" Score="9" ViewCount="1083" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, I have seen that to create summoning contract and to use summoning jutsu, the user uses their own blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this required? What is the significance of using blood here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19063" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T14:45:15.597" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T04:46:03.137" Title="Why is blood needed to sign a summoning contract and to use the summoning jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27632" CreationDate="2015-11-27T04:40:49.947" Score="10" ViewCount="17167" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Thriller Bark Arc Lola mentioned to Luffy that her mother is in the New World and indicates that she is a extremely powerful pirate. She even left Luffy a vivre card that if ever he runs into any trouble he could ask her 'Mama' to help him out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who could possibly be this extremely powerful pirate Lola's mother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T05:14:50.343" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T03:17:29.610" Title="Who is Lola's mom in the New World?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27633" CreationDate="2015-11-27T05:11:00.623" Score="7" ViewCount="36452" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Thriller Bark Chapter 490 in manga and episode 381 in anime. I noticed strange giant shadows with glowing red eyes at the background. What could it be? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check this image in manga:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iSuDO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iSuDO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;In Anime:&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RczqJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RczqJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T11:06:34.150" LastActivityDate="2019-10-20T04:41:09.800" Title="What was that giant shadow with the glowing red eyes at the end of the Thriller Bark arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27624" CreationDate="2015-11-27T05:26:46.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It will recognize the contractor/summoner through moulding their chakra with hand seals, and with their own blood that they signed the contract with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The contract insures an everlasting validity for summoning the creature.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T05:26:46.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-27T05:43:31.017" Score="4" ViewCount="11802" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuzan/Aokiji was once an Admiral of the World Government. After he lost in the battle for the Fleet Admiral position he left the marines and wander around on its own. And eventually a shocking news shock the World Government. Kuzan joined forces with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Blackbeard pirates &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is regarded as a traitor to the government when he abuses his position as a Shichibukai.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uH5y5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uH5y5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Why did he joined forces with the pirate group which is a traitor and a threat to the government? Does he not believe in justice anymore in the World Government?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T11:02:22.477" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T18:41:51.327" Title="After leaving the marines why did Aokiji join forces with pirates?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27615" CreationDate="2015-11-27T05:46:17.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say this is a fairly opinion-based question, since some people will say the anime is superior to the manga, while many others will say vice versa. I would say the manga is a better place to start; it is its most faithful form, without fillers and without card games shoehorned into every available opportunity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that unlike the anime, the manga takes a while before focusing on card games. Also, in terms of the anime, there are two separate ones, the first made by Toei and the second made by Studio Gallop, though the second continues where the first lefts off. These follow the plot of the manga (although the Toei one is fairly loose about it.) though with noticeable differences (e.g. fillers). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the movies, the first one, simply titled &quot;Yu-Gi-Oh!&quot; Is based on the Toei adaptation. The Pyramid of Light movie is only possibly canon to the Gallop anime, and even then ambiguously so. It takes place shortly after the Battle City arc. &quot;Bonds between time&quot; is sort of commemorative, and it crosses over with GX and 5Ds; I do not recommend watching it before watching GX and 5Ds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the manga, there is also a short series called &quot;Yu-Gi-Oh! R&quot; which also takes place after the Battle City arc, and is also disputed in its canonicity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other works, such as GX, 5Ds, Zexal and Arc-V, are, unlike the original, Anime first before manga, instead of the other way around. These certainly does not encompass the &quot;original one&quot; as you mentioned in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15553" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T11:20:24.097" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T11:20:24.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17149" CreationDate="2015-11-27T06:09:48.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine theorizes Musashino is a parody of Shaft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt;, Shaft had not produced original work in years. Just like Musashino did with &lt;em&gt;Exodus!&lt;/em&gt;, Shaft was the same with &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt;. But that's according to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19362" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-08T16:57:15.610" LastActivityDate="2019-10-08T16:57:15.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26943" CreationDate="2015-11-27T06:20:46.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first game features the mechas from only the first three Gundam series (namely Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam), the OVAs published that takes place within this time frame (Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory), Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Turn-A Gundam. In all, that's 6 shows and 2 OVA series total, a rather daunting task to watch through. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, just like in Dynasty Warriors proper, the game's &quot;official mode&quot; follows closely to the anime's plotline, albeit a heavily condensed, somewhat inaccurate version (the first game is especially bad at this, with official modes starting in the middle of the actual show or an appearance from a character not introduced yet at that point, for instance)  and only for the first three Gundam series. Still, I would say Dynasty Warriors: Gundam is a great way to catch the basic plot of the anime. If I am not mistaken, they are done in a character-based manner ala the earlier Dynasty Warriors. To play it in chronological order, you should do it in order of Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, Kamille Bidan and finally Judau Ashta. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;original mode&quot; on the other hand follows an original plotline, so some knowledge of the aforementioned series may be needed to fully appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I've honestly only played through the PS2 version of the second game, and I realise now that it is fairly different in the first game. In the first game, Char, a major antagonist from the first series Mobile Suit Gundam, is not unlocked initially, and there are also official modes for the antagonists of the next two shows (Paptimus Scirocco and Haman Karn). In this case, I would recommend playing through all the heroes first before the villains. I also just realized that in DWG2, Char's official mode includes his Zeta Gundam role; I would say then to leave Char for last from the original four. Beating Amuro's and Char's official mode also unlocks their Char's Counterattack storylines, which should definitely be played last.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15553" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T20:00:34.780" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T20:00:34.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27625" CreationDate="2015-11-27T07:18:23.657" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We know nothing about that as of this writing, but there has been a widely circulating theory for a while now that Big Mom is Lola's mom.&lt;/strong&gt; You can read about it on various sites. I'll list a few points made in support of the argument on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/20d6jr/expanding_on_the_lolas_mom_theory_tinfoil/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Firstly, for those that don't already know the theory, it is that Big Mom is Lola's mother. Back on Thriller Bark Lola gave Nami a vivre card with Lola's signature, saying her mother is a pirate in the New World. People believe this mother is Big Mom because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Big Mom's name is Big Mom, ie, she is known as a mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Mom is in the New World&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Mom's jolly roger has big red lips and the same colour hair as Lola&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nami who has Lola's vivre card just happens to be on the ship that is being attacked by the Big Mom pirates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nami is likely to eventually pull out the vivre card that Law gave her and accidentally pull out Lola's card instead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the similarity between Big Mom's jolly roger and Lola's face:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BV9ar.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BV9ar.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another few points made in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Lola&amp;#39;s_mother_is_definitely....&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Mom is in the New World and thats where Lola was born&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lola's crew also said that her mother was an extremely powerful pirate which is another connection between the two&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy will definitely meet Lola's mother on account that the crew was given her vivre card and it only makes sense that Luffy meets all members of the Yonkou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lola's crew stating that Lola's mom is an amazing pirate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8zljY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8zljY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another popular theory recently is that her mom is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bakkin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miss Bakkin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The arguments in support of these &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onepiecelove.com/lolas-mother-is-miss-bakkin-theory/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miss Bakkin is the first pirate woman to be introduce for a while and she is a mother which is really rare in One Piece, since all mothers are dead.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miss Bakkin and Lola have the same hair style, Weeble has the same type of hair braids, Lola’s mouth looks similar to that of Miss Bakkin.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bakkin also claims to be Whitebeard’s lover, while Lola has been desperate to find a lover herself. Is she possibly trying to imitate her mother?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The other connection to Lola is Thriller Bark itself. Lola’s reason for being in Thriller Bark could have been a search for Hogback. Maybe Weeble needed a doctor and they thought Dr. Hogback could help them. This would explain the stitches on his face, around his neck, and his arm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarity between Lola, Miss Bakkin and Weeble:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUtBp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUtBp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, t&lt;strong&gt;his is all speculation at this poin&lt;/strong&gt;t and we won't know who her real mom is unless revealed by Oda himself. Although, based on these theories, it's likely that it's either going to be Big Mom or Miss Bakkin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T07:38:06.730" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T07:38:06.730" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27626" CreationDate="2015-11-27T07:34:14.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the comments, it's an entity related to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Florian_Triangle&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Florian Triangle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Kokoro, many pirate and commercial ships mysteriously go missing every year and, sometimes, a ship will be found sailing without any people aboard. It has also been said that there are many haunted ships with dead bodies sailing across the sea (though, it is revealed that all this is attributed to Brook).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though, some of the disappearances that have happened in the Triangle can be attributed to Moriah's scheme. Ships have been disappearing mysteriously in it for a long time before he came on his ship, Thriller Bark, ten years before the series. &lt;strong&gt;This mystery is confirmed by an unknown ominous entity larger than Thriller Bark that was barely seen by Captain Lola through the fog. It is so large that it completely dwarfs Thriller Bark, the world's largest pirate ship, in sheer size, possibly making it the world's biggest creature to appear in the series thus far.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It &lt;strong&gt;may&lt;/strong&gt; also be possible that it's the trope &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealAfterAll&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Real After All&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an episode revolves around a haunting (or alien visitation) (or lake monster sighting) (or whatever) that turns out to be a hoax, the episode will end with a shot of a real ghost/alien visitor/lake monster/whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, knowing Oda, that is highly unlikely. I just stated it as &lt;strong&gt;it is possible&lt;/strong&gt; that we may never get to know what those entities were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T07:34:14.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27638" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27701" CreationDate="2015-11-27T09:53:35.303" Score="3" ViewCount="31858" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; anime. I really like the story so far but find it frustrating that the anime doesn't finish off the story. I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the manga contain more story than the anime? Does it finish the story off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T04:53:47.540" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T04:53:51.533" Title="Does the Vampire Knight manga have additional story that the anime doesn't?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2015-11-27T11:12:22.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the answer is yes!! an those are my reasons: kakshi vs tsunade: kakahi can do better ninjutsu with his 2 eyes sharingan he can do perfect form susano and kamui kakashi can also do better genjustsu than her with his sharingan and finaly taijutsu tsunade is phisiqly stronger than kakashi but much slower so she wont be able to hurt him and even if she will he can use the kamui to disappear so kakashi won this fight: kakashi vs jiriya: kakashi can do better ninjutsu than jiraiya and im not sure about taujutsu or genjutsu but kakashi is so strong with his susano that i cant realy see him losing to jiraiya and i also cant see jiraiya realy doing anithing against kakashi so kakashi won this fight: kakashi vs orochimaru :  so orochimaru basicly is a very tough oponent to everione but his taijutsu ang genjutsu are much weacker than kakashis and even his ninjutsu  is not the atckung type like kakashi orochimaru do ninjutsu that can hurt you diefferntly like reanimation but if this two will face each other rendomaly kakashi will win for sure i know that in the early childhood and even in part one kakashi fear orochimaru but now with his power level and the 2 eyes sharingan he can destroy orochimaru: so kakashi won this fight: kakashi vs itachi: so i will begin i in the backround... in part one kakshi was defeated by his genjutsu that surpraisdhim but back then kakashi didnt have the mangekyo shrungan an definatly not 2 eyes mangekyo sharingan... itachi can do the uncomplete susano while kakashi can do the perfect for  and it even can fly itachi can do realy good genjutsu even better tahn kakashi but with the mangekyo  shruingan can see through his genjutsu just like sasuke didto him in thei big fight taht sasuke won and here is one of itachis weaknesses hes low stamina... and now moving to taijutsu itachi is pretty good in taijutsu but also kakasi but kakashi can do kamui and i know some pepole will say that kakashi can do the kamui more than 2-3 times but now  he can pretty much do it as much as he want becasu he has 2 eyes sharingan so i think if they both will clash and itachi will fight the same as he fought against sasuke or even better he will still lose to kakasi itachi and kakashi are both very smart but kakashi is stronger than itachi so kakshi won this fight: and those are the reasons why kakshi is stronger than orochimaru jiraiya tsunade and itachi &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19365" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T11:12:22.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27624" CreationDate="2015-11-27T11:30:31.493" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Summoning Technique is a space–time ninjutsu that allows the summoner to transport animals or people across long distances instantly and &lt;strong&gt;uses blood as a sacrifice.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In more detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The contract comes in the form of a scroll, &lt;strong&gt;on which the contractor uses their own blood to sign their name&lt;/strong&gt; and place their fingerprints and once signed it is valid even after the contractors death as long as the contract itself remains intact. After this, &lt;strong&gt;they need only offer an additional donation of blood on the hand they signed the contract with&lt;/strong&gt;, mould their chakra with hand seals and then plant the hand they signed the contract with at the location they wish to summon the creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It should be noted that anyone can summon a contracted animal as long as they have the blood of someone who has made a contract&lt;/strong&gt;, the seal of the summoned creature and a source of sufficient chakra that the summon will accept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, &lt;strong&gt;the blood serves as a means of identifying the summoner for the summoned and also acts as a price (sacrifice) for calling them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T04:46:03.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27638" CreationDate="2015-11-27T11:32:41.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You watch the anime 3 times but try to figuere out if the manga is worth it? If you like it its always worth to check out the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as i remeber it has an open end but finishes the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T11:32:41.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27644" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-27T12:38:18.687" Score="4" ViewCount="1316" Body="&lt;p&gt;So a couple years ago I was read this manga, then I finished, because it was an incomplete series, but then I lost it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, what I remember is that there was this girl who wanted to join the army after she finished school to help support her mother, and she meets this very weird girl who thinks she is a mermaid and constantly drinks water out of a huge bottle. The girl has weird marks and bruises on her skin, but she brushes is off as &quot;mermaid burns&quot; or something else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, a celebrity comes to the town, who was super famous and the army girl liked him a little bit. Some stuff happens, and then in the end, it turns out that the celebrity was the &quot;mermaid girls&quot; father and he was abusing her. The series finished after that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help, it was a very sad manga! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19366" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:13:25.663" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:13:25.663" Title="What is the name of this manga with a girl pretending to be a mermaid?" Tags="&lt;a-lollypop-or-a-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:14:45.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27644" CreationDate="2015-11-27T14:54:58.950" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga you are looking for is:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SatouKashiNoDanganWaUchinukenai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Satou Kashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;(Sugar Candy Bullets Can’t Pierce Anything).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qlj7D.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qlj7D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following summaries are included on the website:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a strange new girl by the name of Umino Mokuzu transfers in from&#xA;  Tokyo and declares that she is a &quot;Mermaid&quot;, she quickly becomes the&#xA;  center of attention. Noticing that Nagisa is the only classmate that&#xA;  seems to have no interest in her, Umino quickly decides that they&#xA;  should become &quot;precious friends&quot;. Despite Nagisa's objections, Umino&#xA;  begins to follow her wherever she goes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umino's rockstar father is shown to be aloof towards her at best and&#xA;  emotionally abusive at worst, once leaving her behind in a grocery&#xA;  store parking lot simply because a defective shopping cart made him&#xA;  angry and that's only the tip of the iceberg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G3QVY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G3QVY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T15:03:08.540" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T15:03:08.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28076" CreationDate="2015-11-27T16:01:57.917" Score="7" ViewCount="3129" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo (ボボボーボ・ボーボボ) is certainly a strange anime, but does the title mean anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main character's name is also Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo (Bo-Bobo for short - but not Bo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the other names in the series are jokes - there is someone called Beauty and another called Don Patch (a pun on &quot;donpachi&quot;, the Japanese sound of machine gun fire).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some joke in his name (apart from the obvious absurdity)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T16:53:10.953" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T06:02:52.307" Title="Does the title of Bobobo-bo bobo-bo mean anything?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;bobobo-bo-bo-bobo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27648" CreationDate="2015-11-27T16:35:13.637" Score="4" ViewCount="15770" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;, Sebastian has a symbol on his hand and Ciel has the same symbol on his eye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I swear I've heard of it, but what's the name of this sign and why is it significant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DKzn5.png&quot; alt=&quot;5-pointed star inscribed in 2 circles symbol on Sebastian&amp;#39;s hand&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-23T16:42:43.360" LastActivityDate="2018-03-23T16:42:43.360" Title="What is the symbol/tattoo on Sebastian's hand?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27647" CreationDate="2015-11-27T16:48:07.830" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aneir.deviantart.com/journal/Fun-Facts-About-Sebastian-Michaelis-Symbol-EDIT-228771346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fun Facts About Sebastian Michaelis' Symbol&lt;/a&gt; written by aneir on DeviantArt stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact 2: Pentagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pentagram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a five-sided star, usually made with a single continuous line, with the points equally spaced. It is often depicted within a circle. This is one of several geometric star designs representing the mysteries of creation and redemption, the soul of man in its relationship with the Universal Spirit. Magickally, such diagrams are considered efficacious in rites and rituals of evocation and transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among the Greeks, the pentagram was the symbol of the goddess Kore, who resumed in her mythos the descent and ascent of the human of soul from the Underworld. Her sacred symbol, the apple, shows a five-pointed star when sliced horizontally through the center. The Pythagoreans, who based much of their philosophy on numbers, used the pentagram as an amulet for health and spiritual well-being. They wore the pentagram both upright and reversed and when hiding from persecution, they used the pentagram as a secret sign of recognition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the Middle Ages, the pentagram had become a general symbol of spiritual wisdom and truth, and it was marked on doorways and windows to keep evil out of the house. There is evidence that the old village witches made use of the pentagram, which they called the Witches' Foot, the Druid's Foot or the Goblin's Cross. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Church decided it was no longer proper for Christians to use the symbol after the Christian Inquisition began burning village wise women and identifying them by the sign of pentagram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the invention of the printing press and subsequent publication of Agrippa's Occult Philosophy and numerous magickal grimoires, the pentagram became a popular symbol of occult knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to add to this, there are apparently two different types of pentagram or pentacle. An upright and an inverted pentagram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;upright pentagram&lt;/strong&gt; is a 5 pointed star with one point aligned upwards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;inverted pentagram&lt;/strong&gt; is a 5 pointed star with two points aligned upwards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inverted pentagrams&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are largely associated with Baphomet, an imagined pagan deity (in other words, a product of Christian folklore concerning pagans), which is revived in the 19th century as a figure of occultism and Satanism. Often mistaken for Satan, it represents the duality of male and female, as well as Heaven and Hell or night and day signified by the raising of one arm and the downward gesture of the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Its name may have come from two Greek words, baphe and metis, meaning &quot;absorption of knowledge.&quot; It has also been called the &lt;strong&gt;Black Goat, Devil's Goat, Goat Head, Goat of Mendes,&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Judas Goat&lt;/strong&gt;. Its first appearance appears to have been during the vicious interrogation of members of the Knights Templar by the Roman Catholic Church during the Inquisition. There was little consensus among different victims' descriptions of the Baphomet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It can probably be safely assumed that their description of the Baphomet is more a product of the Inquisition's torture methods than of any actual statue that was in use by the Knights... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact 3: Writing within the Pentagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Magicians also use the pentagram as a part of the Solomon Lamen (Seal of Solomon), which is composed of three sigils: the Pentagram, the Hexagram and the Secret Seal (a Mercurial symbol). In this lamen, worn as a necklace by the magician when invoking spirits, the pentagram is used to open a doorway to spiritual forces. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The words on the seal have the following meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Abdia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - I conjure thee in secret, O Spirit!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ballaton&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Come forth from thy abode and speak clearly in my speech.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bellony&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Put forth thy might and discover unto me the knowledge and power in thy keep.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Halliy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Answer in the inward silence all of my questions without fail.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Halliza&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Assume and show forth unto me thy form of divine perfection.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soluzen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Open unto me thy secret door and fulfill me of my purpose!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-23T16:40:51.297" LastActivityDate="2018-03-23T16:40:51.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-27T17:08:27.207" Score="-6" ViewCount="2111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do they tend to occur so often in anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not really a fan nor knowledgeable, but just curious is there any background behind this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples of what I mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3swylpHp8gs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3swylpHp8gs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9N-BuufhyU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9N-BuufhyU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19369" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T22:59:33.990" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T15:18:57.753" Title="What's with the huge supernova-like explosions in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-12-16T14:53:12.347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27649" CreationDate="2015-11-27T17:12:30.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why explosions in general are popular:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not much of a mystery &amp;amp; it mostly comes down to two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Budget - it's cheaper to animate an explosion of a building than destroy a set in a movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Genres - The most popular anime are usually shounen &amp;amp; action based. Predictably, explosions are something that that audience likes. You won't find many explosions in the romance genres. Western action film love explosions too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The blinding light of large explosions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGlli.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGlli.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wahej.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wahej.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say it's a safe guess that this is inspired by a nuclear explosion. The gif below is captured with a good camera, but many clips of nuclear explosion have intensely bright light that the camera cannot record properly - resulting in an almost whiter-than-white colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGerf.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGerf.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time comes, and this tremendous flash out there is so bright that I duck, and I see this purple splotch on the floor of the truck. I said, &amp;quot;That's not it. That's an after-image.&amp;quot; So I look back up, and I see this white light changing into yellow and then into orange. Clouds form and disappear again--from the compression and expansion of the shock wave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, a big ball of orange, the center that was so bright, becomes a ball of orange that starts to rise and billow a little bit and get a little black around the edges, and then you see it's a big ball of smoke with flashes on the inside, with the heat of the fire going outwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this took about one minute. It was a series from bright to dark, and I had seen it. I am about the only guy who actually looked at the damn thing--the first Trinity test. Everybody else had dark glasses, and the people at six miles couldn't see it because they were all told to lie on the floor. I'm probably the only guy who saw it with the human eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, after about a minute and a half, there's suddenly a tremendous noise--BANG, and then a rumble, like thunder-- and that's what convinced me. Nobody had said a word during this whole thing. We were all just watching quietly. But this sound released everybody--released me particularly because the solidity of the sound at that distance meant that it had really worked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man standing next to me said, &amp;quot;What's that?&amp;quot;&#xA;I said, &amp;quot;That was the Bomb.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Extract from Richard Feynman, American physicist's biography&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously Japan has been influenced a lot from nuclear weaponry after the bombings of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagasaki &amp;amp; Hiroshima in WW2&lt;/a&gt;. Because of this it finds itself in a lot of Japanese works. In fact, one of the first manga to be translated to english was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_Gen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barefoot Gen&lt;/a&gt; - a survivor's tale from the Hiroshima bombings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nuclear energy's intense devastation is also immense power and it's one of the most powerful representations an artist could use to show the strength of an explosion/character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many successful works have used this technique, including Dragonball Z, Akira, etc and because of this, their usage has grown even further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Star' Explosions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attempt 3 at trying to understand what your question means - this time I presume you mean the star-like explosions that are in your videos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R669Om.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R669Om.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Studio Gainax has these effects as a sort of signature, originally appearing in the very successful Neon Genesis Evangellion.  Evangellion has many religious references - including their cross-shaped explosions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vGn8Mm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vGn8Mm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then, the studio's work has used these often as explosions. Studio Trigger, which was founded by gainax ex-employees also use the feature a lot - see Kill la Kill for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gainax is responsible for modern usage from their own usage of the explosion type - However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_opera_media#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Space Opera&lt;/a&gt; was a popular genre in the 80s, causing many shows to be set in space - and also be action-packed, leading to many explosions - some of which being supernova-like. Gundam for instance is one particular show of note from this period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are countless resources on the WW2 bombings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I recommend looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FadeToWhite&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes Page on Fade to&#xA;White&lt;/a&gt; - which is often how the trope is used.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceOpera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Space Opera genre on TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T15:18:57.753" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27649" CreationDate="2015-11-27T21:10:42.977" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;While your question is poorly qualified and given no bounds, it is probably false. However, in the interest of answering the question, we shall assume you are talking about the subset of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shounen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;/&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Action&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to expand @ToshinouKyouko's points of &lt;em&gt;Budget&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Genre&lt;/em&gt; and include  several other considerations for your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Default subject matter for the genre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The default subject matter for Shounen is fighting. When fighting,&#xA;something is bound to give. Explosions are therefore commonplace,&#xA;especially when the main concept of the show is a super power, mecha,&#xA;or magic, etc. All these tend to use some kind of power or powerful&#xA;weapon to destroy the opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solution for elimination&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a &quot;clean&quot; solution for killing an opponent. There is no&#xA;blood/gore and          there are no corpses to clean up. Note that&#xA;the default audience for the genre tends to be younger. There is no&#xA;problem with having less questionable methods especially if the&#xA;audience may be squeamish or if they are considering censorship&#xA;issues. Either way it is the most basic and clean solution, to make&lt;br&gt;&#xA;them disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Power Creep&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the story goes on, enemies get more powerful, and so does our&#xA;hero. The easiest way of showing that when they fight is increasingly&#xA;bigger explosions. The fact that our hero is stronger, means that he&#xA;should be able to make a bigger Fireball, for example. A bigger&#xA;fireball makes a bigger explosion as it stands to reason, does it&#xA;not? The stronger enemy would also be capable of such feats of the&#xA;same scale, and clashing with them would of course yield an explosion&#xA;that is at least twice as big! This can be easily observed from anime&#xA;where the fights can destroy worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime as a medium&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime is freeform storytelling. They are able to achieve more things&#xA;than a traditional movie would because they can. Anime just need to&#xA;animate something out and it exists. Movies are increasingly moving&#xA;towards a lot of CG scenes because of this. Even explosions are&#xA;getting done in CG more often too. Because it is so free, so unbound,&#xA;they can do whatever they want. In the case of Shounen, this results&#xA;in explosions, even on a scale of universes, if they so choose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Popularity of explosions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course one cannot exclude the fact that their target audience may&#xA;simply love seeing an explosion. Fireworks are simply popular, some&#xA;even like to see stuff explode in real life. It is also popular for&#xA;movies. If it is so popular, why not include it in anime, from the&#xA;previous point, they can do it better. They can control the look and&#xA;the size and make it however their audience may like it. I'm sure as&#xA;a shounen anime watcher, perhaps nothing could please them more&#xA;having the &quot;bad guy&quot; blow up and destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T21:10:42.977" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27667" CreationDate="2015-11-27T22:14:32.023" Score="5" ViewCount="20270" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just saw two clips of a movie (I am not sure, because it was short) of Bardock. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One shows the destruction of the Saiyan home world, where he gets the power to see the future and psychic powers while fighting on a different planet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one starts at the same place just after Frieza uses his powerball to destroy Bardock and the planet Vegeta. It starts from the blast and Bardock is sent back in time to his own planet where Frieza's ancestor arives and fights Bardock and where he becomes a Super Saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean he is alive? Or that his future would be different in the same way that Dragon Ball Z usually explains that every time you time travel and change history a different parallel dimension is created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14699" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T02:56:11.920" LastActivityDate="2019-02-01T16:41:25.103" Title="Is Bardock dead?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18788" CreationDate="2015-11-27T22:42:11.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you guys are missing the point. By the end of episode 21, I believe that Suzaku had forgiven Lelouch for what he had done. There are many reasons why he did this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, in episode 'Assassin from the Past', Shirley reveals that she has forgiven Lelouch for something that he had done to her an urges Suzaku to do the same. Also, by the end of the episode, Suzaku realises that both Euphemia and Shirley knew who Zero really was, and yet they both kept his secret to the very end, even though revealing his identity would have prevented both their deaths. This leads Suzaku to realise that Zero may not be as bad as he thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, in 'One Million Miracles' while contemplating what to do, Suzaku comments that both Euphemia and Nunnally wanted to forgive Zero for his sins. Although it is not enough at the time, it does create doubts within Suzaku which help lead to his changing sides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, in 'A Taste of Humiliation', Suzaku confronts Lelouch about his past sins. Lelouch, not caring about himself and wanting punishment to atone for his sins, lies about everything he's asked about. Suzaku, having experienced this already, realises that he's lying, and perhaps finally understands that Lelouch didn't want to kill Euphemia or anyone else. This allows him to open up to the prospect of forgiving Lelouch, though he doesn't at that particular moment. This moment, in particular, was paramount in Suzaku's joining sides with Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, after the main events of the 'The Ragnarök Connection', Suzaku, once again, confronts Lelouch over Euphemia's death, but Lelouch challenges him and says that nothing is unforgivable. (Since Lelouch never blamed Suzaku for killing his father and that he was forgiven by those closest to him, Suzaku found it in his heart to forgive Lelouch, too.) This, coupled with that fact that Suzaku had realised that Lelouch was now fighting for all humanity, is the final turning point in the friendship/enmity between Lelouch and Suzaku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. For those with any doubts that Suzaku had forgiven Lelouch by the end of the series need only be reminded that Suzaku was weeping when he killed Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19378" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T00:33:50.933" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T00:33:50.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4081" CreationDate="2015-11-27T23:12:12.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was trying to recalled and find some manga that I have previously read before I stumbled upon your question. So it was not until that I ultimately found the manga that I have been looking for, that at the same, I found a manga that seems to match your description. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it is: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/39673/Saitei_na_Hito_wo_Suki_ni_Narimashita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saitei na Hito wo Suki ni Narimashita&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Liking the worst possible person...... &quot;If you love me, you will fufil my wish, right?&quot;&#xA;  Yui confesses her love to Hiro who hides a dark personality...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read it before but by the looks of it, it's maybe the one.&#xA;Hope it helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19379" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T02:22:36.120" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T02:22:36.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j34aws.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TNuis.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TNuis.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bonus!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following characters were scrapped from the game, but were included in the artbook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayaka Maizono's sister &amp;amp; Chihiro Fujisaki's Mother:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ejtmm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ejtmm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pI8d4m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pI8d4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T23:33:37.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21421" CreationDate="2015-11-28T01:01:53.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from a hentai manga by &lt;code&gt;Otsuka Kotora&lt;/code&gt;. The tankoubon title is &lt;code&gt;Angraecum&lt;/code&gt;. The story title is &lt;code&gt;Phalaenopsis&lt;/code&gt;. It's the third story in the tankoubon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8hMSf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8hMSf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E5fP0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E5fP0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="15899" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T01:10:11.290" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T01:10:11.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27666" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-28T03:11:54.307" Score="6" ViewCount="1189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed even in the Englished Dubbed version of One Piece many of the props (flags, signs, etc) use Japanese symbols rather than alphabetical words, and now, watching on the Subbed version, I notice some things are actually written in English. For example an island entrance says &quot;Punk Hazard&quot; and &quot;Danger&quot; in English, even though they're speaking Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've noticed this kind of inconsistency elsewhere too, for example, even in the Subbed version, you hear many English words and names, such as their shipwright saying &quot;Super!&quot;. I've nopticed more things like this throughout the entire series, having watched many episodes in Dubbed and Subbed versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there an explanation for why English and Japanese are intermingled so heavily in One Piece? it seems odd for the text to be inconsistent. Maybe they produced a few different versions with different text forms, but that would be odd since it's not even an English dubbed version in some cases.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the writer bilingual? Or was it perhaps a strategy to please English and Japanese viewers equally? Or some other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18008" LastActivityDate="2021-04-29T20:16:41.473" Title="Why is the written language inconsistent throughout One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27657" CreationDate="2015-11-28T03:23:42.977" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first clip is from the TV special, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Bardock_-_The_Father_of_Goku&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Bardock and his crew are sent to the Planet Kanassa destroy all life there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] Bardock and crew rest up and celebrate their victory... Until one remaining warrior catches him off guard and decides to give him the &quot;gift&quot; of seeing the future. This gives him the ability to see the destruction of Planet Vegeta, and almost the entire Saiyan race along with it, at the hands of their master, Frieza. Also, he sees the salvation of the planet Earth through his son Kakarot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bardock supposedly dies along with Planet Vegeta when Frieza uses his Supernova. The disintegration of the planet happens and is shown on screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second clip you mentioned is from the film, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_Episode_of_Bardock&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It's scenario is set after the events of &lt;em&gt;Bardock: The Father of Goku&lt;/em&gt; and is based on the game, &lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/strong&gt;. In this storyline, Bardock doesn't die from Frieza's Supernova, and is instead teleported to the past. He time travels to the timeline of Frieza's ancestor, &lt;em&gt;Chilled&lt;/em&gt;. Bardock's transformation into a Super Saiyan happens in this special. He defeats Chilled, who is badly injured and devastated. Chilled then informs his people of the Super Saiyan power and the fear was created there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, both of the mentioned works are non-canon. So canonically, Bardock is dead. But non-canonically, he had survived his demise and survived by going back in time (unclear if he's still alive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for the future, it remains unaffected. Bardock's actions and Super Saiyan transformation in the battle against Chilled created the long felt fear of Super Saiyans in the hearts of Frieza and his species. This fear led to the destruction of Planet Vegeta. There's continuity in the plot and it doesn't change anything. The future/history of Bardock himself, is however not revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T09:02:35.320" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T09:02:35.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27750" CreationDate="2015-11-28T06:48:27.047" Score="4" ViewCount="1289" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a fantasy manga and there's a girl who has two bodyguards who may have been brothers. They spend all of their lives together and even sleep in the same bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then one night one of the two bodyguards kisses the girl in her sleep (which is not allowed) and so one of them confesses and is going to be put to death or punished and it's all very sad until you find out the one who kissed her was actually the other bodyguard and that he knew the other guy would try to defend him and take the blame &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the to guards are orphans, also there's some element of magic I think- demons may or may not be involved- I'm not 100% sure on that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19384" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T17:05:20.213" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T17:05:20.213" Title="What's the name of the manga with a girl who has two bodyguards?" Tags="&lt;time-stranger-kyoko&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:14:52.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27675" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39306" CreationDate="2015-11-28T18:24:25.690" Score="4" ViewCount="486" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read this manga called &lt;strong&gt;Sasurai Emanon&lt;/strong&gt; (a.k.a. Emanon's Wanderings) about a girl who possesses all her ancestors' memories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some of the first few chapters a characters called Hikari made her appearance: she seems to be an acquaintance of the main character, but at a certain point (Chapter 7) there is this conversation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D6JZM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D6JZM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QWVzR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QWVzR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It suggest that Hikari is some sort of time traveler, but it has never been explained and after this moment the character never appears in the story again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story seems to follow some series of novels: does the author explain something more about this character in these novels (or somewhere else)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T19:34:01.150" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T08:13:48.713" Title="Who is this woman called Hikari?" Tags="&lt;sasurai-emanon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27602" CreationDate="2015-11-28T19:05:16.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As jphager2's answer points out, they needed to know where Babidi was hiding. The Supreme Kais were willing to let Gohan's energy be drained because they never thought he, and the other Z fighters, were so strong. Maybe if they knew that Gohan's energy would fill half of Buu's energy need they would not have taken the risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T19:05:16.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27677" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-28T19:18:07.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of Emanon, a girl who inherited the memories of all her ancestors since the appearance of life on Earth (3 billions years ago): every time a new descendent is born she inherits all the memories of the parent, who forgets everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This manga tells the story of different generations of Emanons ('67, '73 and '80) and the peculiar events which characterize their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZtQZm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZtQZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T19:18:07.410" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T19:18:07.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27678" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-28T19:18:07.410" Score="0" Body="The story of Emanon, a girl who inherited the memories of all her ancestors since the appearance of life on Earth. " OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T19:18:07.410" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T19:18:07.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27681" CreationDate="2015-11-28T19:37:07.200" Score="7" ViewCount="2970" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bibidi sealed Buu away after Buu absorbed the Grand Supreme Kai. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Majin_Buu#Pre-Dragon_Ball&quot;&gt;Dragonball Wikia&lt;/a&gt; page for Majin Buu notes that he becomes easier to control after he absorbs the Grand Supreme Kai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Of note, absorbing Grand Supreme Kai granted Majin Buu the ability to speak fluently, although he usually refers to himself in the third person. &lt;strong&gt;Buu became calmer and easier to control&lt;/strong&gt; after absorbing the Grand Supreme Kai, and Bibidi then decided to seal him in a Sealed Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would Buu need to be sealed up if he had become easier to control? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T10:50:24.167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T10:50:24.167" Title="Why did Bibidi seal Buu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27679" CreationDate="2015-11-28T20:25:56.483" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is actually pretty straightforward. At first, Buu became seemingly easier to control. However, after some time he started to become more and more disobedient so Bibidi sealed him up. Here is the quote from dragon ball's wikia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not until Majin Buu absorbs the Grand Supreme Kai, signaling a personality shift to innocence, that Bibidi is able to take advantage of the monster and he is made to be controlled to a certain extent, serving him cake every night for his cooperation in conquering planets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as Buu tends to become disobedient from time to time, Bibidi devises a Sealed Ball that can be used to temporarily trap the monster. Bibidi decides to reward Buu with sweets when he behaves himself and reseal him in the Magic Ball when he becomes disobedient. Bibidi also uses the Ball to control Buu while he is traveling to another world. Bibidi eventually sends Buu inside his Ball to Earth, which is his next target. However, before Bibidi reaches Earth and releases Buu, he is ultimately killed in battle by Eastern Supreme Kai. Though he effectively lives on through his doppelganger Babidi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same thing happened with Babidi, at first Buu was doing everything he was asked to. But after some time he realised he did not really like Babidi and therefore decided to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T20:33:07.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27679" CreationDate="2015-11-28T20:26:08.093" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bibidi did not seal Buu right away. When Kid Buu absorbed Grand Supreme Kai, Buu's personality and behaviour pattern changes. Along with the ability to speak, he brings out a childish innocence. Bibidi took advantage of this innocence and brought Buu under his control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bibidi&quot;&gt;Bibidi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, as Buu tends to become disobedient from time to time, Bibidi devises a Sealed Ball that can be used to temporarily trap the monster. Bibidi decides to reward Buu with sweets when he behaves himself and reseal him in the Magic Ball when he becomes disobedient. Bibidi also uses the Ball to control Buu while he is traveling to another world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Grand Supreme Kai didn't completely take over Buu's personality, Buu's original evil side sometimes gets the better of him, combined with his childish nature. When that happens, Bibidi seals Majin Buu inside the Magic Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, most of the time, Buu is easy to control. But when his dark persona along with his childish behaviour shows, he disobeys. Bibidi seals him away only then, and also while travelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T20:48:50.923" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T20:48:50.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25827" CreationDate="2015-11-28T22:22:39.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The symphogear wiki actually has the translation for the zesshou. But if I had to say for certain what language it is, I think the most likely is Sumerian. Kadingir, the tower Fine used towards the end of first season, was said to be an ancient Sumerian word meaning gateway to the gods. Fine built the symphogear and the tower, so it would make sense if both involved the same language, and there the unified language lost to humanity could very well be Sumerian. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19393" LastEditorUserId="19393" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T23:38:33.357" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T23:38:33.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-29T00:47:30.277" Score="1" ViewCount="426" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (Davis, Yolei, Cody and Ken; sorry I only know their English dubbed names) being destroyed by what looks like Alphamon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hikari and Takeru are technically also 2nd generation Digi-destined, so why weren't they with Davis and the rest when they confronted Alphamon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:40:22.383" LastActivityDate="2018-05-06T14:36:03.307" Title="Why weren't Hikari and Takeru with the 2nd generation Digi-destined in Digimon Tri?" Tags="&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-29T01:10:53.203" Score="8" ViewCount="4647" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (Davis, Yolei, Cody, and Ken; sorry I only know their English dubbed names) being destroyed by what looks like Alphamon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several (in universe) days have past since this event, so why has nobody inquired about what happened to them? I would imagine that they would be missing and somebody would notice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the 2nd gen Digi-destined even alive after their defeat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T08:44:03.917" Title="Why does no one notice the 2nd generation Digi-destined in Digimon Tri?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-29T01:14:32.510" Score="4" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (excluding Hikari and Takeru).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the vague scenes, it appears that they have not aged much, if at all (especially considering that Hikari and Takeru, who are more or less the same age, have aged rather noticeably). Why is this the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T16:36:44.630" Title="Why haven't the 2nd generation Digi-destined (excluding Hikari and Takeru) aged?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-29T03:33:12.970" Score="2" ViewCount="5577" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking to get a tattoo of the gate depicted in episode 63, but I don't know what it is that I'm looking for. I know that there are two gates, and one of them is &quot;The Tree of Life&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the other one, depicted in this screenshot from episode 63 at 16:46: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2N6W9l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Adonai gate two&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is depicted on the second gate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19396" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T07:48:54.567" LastActivityDate="2019-01-22T10:46:17.617" Title="What is depicted on the gate shown in episode 63 of Brotherhood?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27154" CreationDate="2015-11-29T03:47:11.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in streaming episodes, Funimation has a schedule up at this website address: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/schedule&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.funimation.com/schedule&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T03:47:11.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27720" CreationDate="2015-11-29T04:39:02.390" Score="2" ViewCount="631" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems farfetched that Akihiko Kayaba would be able to sneak in all that malicious code into Sword Art Online without anyone knowing. Surely it would have been a big project with many developers. Furthermore, it seems like it would be difficult for him stop the other developers from fixing Sword Art Online. Even if he destroyed the source code or something, they still had a whole year to figure something out. Do the light novels shed any more light on Kayaba's scheme?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T11:11:03.683" Title="Is there any explanation for how Akihiko Kayaba managed to trap everyone in SAO?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27690" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27774" CreationDate="2015-11-29T07:20:46.387" Score="10" ViewCount="27652" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should I watch the movie first or the start with the first season? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if I start with first season then should I watch the movie and then the resurrection? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me what should I watch, in what order and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T18:01:41.287" LastActivityDate="2020-12-13T08:21:20.063" Title="In what order should I watch Afro Samurai?" Tags="&lt;afro-samurai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27686" CreationDate="2015-11-29T07:53:24.497" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three different gates in all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one (Ed's) is the so called &quot;tree of life&quot; described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21923/what-is-this-huge-symbol-on-the-door-in-the-truth-realm-and-in-neon-genesis-evan&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gate you are looking for is the second gate (Al's), which is the European Alchemical scheme depicted in George Ripley's &lt;em&gt;Marrow of Alchemy&lt;/em&gt;, based off the Kabbalah's Tree of Life and Kundalini's chakra system, which is probably derived from Samuel Norton's &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQ0b3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Catholicon Physicorum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9kGFr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9kGFr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;marrow of alchemy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYJh9m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYJh9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Another gate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ePlYm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ePlYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Al&amp;#39;s Gate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third gate (&quot;Truth's&quot;/Mustang's) does not appear to be derived from known alchemy symbology from real life, but it share's similarities (two intersecting triangles) to the tattoo on Riza's back, which is related to Flame Alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N5Gyd.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N5Gyd.png&quot; alt=&quot;mustang&amp;#39;s gate?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g0K3E.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g0K3E.png&quot; alt=&quot;riza&amp;#39;s tattoo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oQ3jF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oQ3jF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;third gate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T08:18:04.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27705" CreationDate="2015-11-29T09:44:18.760" Score="1" ViewCount="3969" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this Pokemon API service: &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokeapi.co/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://pokeapi.co/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just want to know is there any API available for Naruto anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19401" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T15:03:48.503" Title="Is there any API available for Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-29T15:42:04.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27704" CreationDate="2015-11-29T14:04:58.617" Score="0" ViewCount="2690" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do people set up sites like mangareader.net and mangafox.me? Aren't they illegal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19409" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-11-29T14:52:51.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T14:52:51.553" Title="How do people set up sites like MangaReader and MangaFox? Aren't they illegal?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-29T17:15:43.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27638" CreationDate="2015-11-29T14:09:07.767" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1679&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates' page of Vampire Knight&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Status in Country of Origin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;19 Volumes (Complete) + 2 Bonus Chapters&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;10 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime Start/End Chapter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ends at Vol 10, Chap 46&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wonder why there are two kinds of volume above, in Japan, usually &amp;quot;volume&amp;quot; as we know it called tankoubon, and bunkouban is a tankoubon with more pages, thus why bunkouban has less volume. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Further reading in Wikipedia about those formats&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the manga contain more story than the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should be, because the anime only caught up to vol. 10 and when all season of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; anime ended, the manga was still ongoing. You can see it based on the year the anime and manga ended at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's page of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, I didn't watch the anime and only read its manga till the end, but seeing Wikipedia's page of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vampire_Knight_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt; episodes&lt;/a&gt;, seeing the story of the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight: Guilty&lt;/em&gt;, I can tell you that's not how the manga ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga. Does it finish the story off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it's worth or not, it's up to each reader. But if you want to know the &amp;quot;official&amp;quot; ending (I said &amp;quot;official&amp;quot;, because the manga is the original source), then it's recommended to read the manga, because the manga did finish it off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19408" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T04:53:49.693" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-11-29T14:09:07.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27513" CreationDate="2015-11-29T14:40:36.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;episode 6 around 12:20 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title is &lt;strong&gt;School Festival!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;episode 21 around 13:02&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title is &lt;strong&gt;Alone&lt;/strong&gt;, sung by Hitomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where can I obtain this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well both song included in &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Original Soundtrack 2&lt;/em&gt;, you can purchase the copy in some online store, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000N3SXVM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one in Amazon&lt;/a&gt;. Or if you mean where you can hear it online, hard to decide the legality of the source, so I don't think it can be put here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19408" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T14:40:36.727" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-11-29T14:40:36.727" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27700" CreationDate="2015-11-29T14:48:51.523" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just because it's illegal doesn't mean you can't do it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(You'll probably have a lot of legal headaches and risk going to jail etc - but you can still do it - killing people is also illegal, yet people do it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as how the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;PirateBay&lt;/a&gt; is still around, despite many copyright claimers' objections - these site use loopholes in the law to get around legal restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ignoring take-down notices&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually blatant copyright infringement will have relevant parties emailing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;take-down notices&lt;/a&gt;, but many of these sites will ignore these. The next step for interested parties is to file a law-suit - which many smaller groups do not have the funds to pay for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selectively applying takedown notices&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sites simply take down the particular series that have been claimed against - and no more. Seeing as English companies are the most interested in preventing English copyright infringement, series that haven't been licensed usually get ignored in take-down lists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Complying with take-down notices, but restarting under a new alias&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several sites that close down after legal pressure, but then start right back up again under a new alias - this means legal pursuers have to start the process all over again, for presumably the same result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosting tricks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes these sites will get around copyright laws by hosting their website in a country that has a copyright policy that makes this website legal. I don't know of many examples but I do know the Pirate Bay tried to buy the &lt;a href=&quot;https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-to-buy-sealand/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;micronation Sealand&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not actually Hosting the content&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga readers sometimes don't actually store the content on their servers - they are simply an interface to someone elses' server and consequently, they try to blame that group if anything is contested. Some countries have enforced &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ISP&lt;/a&gt;-level blockages on some piracy sites to stop infringements in their country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other tricks they use to avoid getting caught, mostly to do with international differences &amp;amp; ambuguity in law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do not recommend you try to set one up yourself.&lt;/strong&gt; Firstly for your own wellbeing, secondly because in doing so you are taking away from manga artists, who &lt;a href=&quot;http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/05/manga-artist-salaries.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;already don't make much money as it is.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T14:48:51.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27696" CreationDate="2015-11-29T15:03:48.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bet you're planning to make a fan-based naruto game, so instead of searching for API, you should first gather information such as character's stats. These websites provide detailed information about each ninjas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/biographies.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Full characters' biography and stats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Full characters' biography, history and stats (Naruto wikia)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then, you can apply those stats and info just like &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokeapi.co/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://pokeapi.co/&lt;/a&gt; do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T15:03:48.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27568" CreationDate="2015-11-29T15:10:18.607" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=36622&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Four Daughters of Armian&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once in Armian, Re-Manu XXXVII is awaiting her death. As it goes for years in history, the dying queen foretold the fate of her four daughters. Divination that would lead them toward their fate, and significance to determine the successor to rule Armian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beautiful Swarda is fated to marry a throne man of Persia. The smart and calm Aspasya will encounter a great leader of history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But fate has its own plan to fool with their destiny. The first and the fourth daughter have their fates entangled, to both inherit the title of Re-Manu. There can't be a country with two leaders, so one has to given way to another. And of course it won't be the cold-hearted and ambitious Manua to give up the crown, who decides to exile her youngest sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Little Re-Syahrina has to start her journey to find a phoenix's feather to get back home, while the story is also concerned in Swarda's pain of being betrayed by her lover and sister, Aspasya relationship with a slave called Bahel, and the new Re-Manu who would sacrifice anything to fulfill her ambition, and her sisters aren't excepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The description you gave for each princess' fate really matched their story in the series, thus why I immediately reminded of Armian. Below is the daughters picture, started from the eldest (the first) to the youngest (the fourth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eJIS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eJIS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;First and eldest daughter, Manua, who later became the next Re-manu (Re-manu is the queen title in their country) after their mother, with second daughter's lover, Rihal (that later, just as you said it, became the father of her son).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WcYOT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WcYOT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Second daughter Swarda. She married Keser Keses (who is still related to Rihal), that became the King in another country (Persia according to description). I can't remember the motive of her death in Keses' hand, but IIRC, it happened very fast, the setting was a party, and Keses was kind of drunk. I only remember Keses was really, really in love with Swarda, but his love didn't seem to be reciprocated, and that became the seed to the tragedy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FOxmq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FOxmq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Third daughter Aspasya, with Bahel. I forgot the detail, but yes, they met when they were young and Bahel was in lower position such as slave. Later, many events happened, and they're separated. Bahel became a man with a very important status in his homeland (I forgot whether he's a mere rich man or even someone with the status of a king/emperor. But, well, in description their mother also said it's &amp;quot;great leader in history&amp;quot;), and only reunited with Aspasya many, many years later. IIRC the instrument Aspasya played was harp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5FUGz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5FUGz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Fourth and youngest daughter, Re-Syahrina, later became the last Re-manu, with what you describe as God of War. I forget his name actually, but searching and searching, I found the name was Eilius. I forget what God Eilius was exactly, but rather than war, it's something more general that descripting chaos. Further search, turned out to be he's God of Destruction, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oocities.org/viorijade/fruit/armian.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19408" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user19408" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T16:49:53.330" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-11-29T15:10:18.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27638" CreationDate="2015-11-29T22:02:29.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does the manga contain more story than the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be exact, the anime deviated from the manga slightly near to the end as instead of Zero and Yuki being on a roof, Zero is standing on a platform made entirely of the thorn vines from Bloody Rose. Also, Kaname killed all the Vampire Senate, not just Ichijo and the guards at the very end. After that, there is a time skip until Cross Academy is rebuilt and running again and Kaname is now living with Yuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pretty much from the small discrepancies at the end of the anime, you can start reading from Chapter 49 (Volume 11 - 49th Night) and not really miss out, though I would just start reading from chapter 1 again to read the Bonus/Extra stories that most volumes came with (I don't know how much they add, but I seem to recall a small story of Kaien caring for little Yuki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the series continues on after Yuki leaves Cross Academy with Kaname, there is more information as we learn more about Purebloods and what happened between Kaname's Parents and Rido, particularly why in the anime Juri says that Rido &quot;&lt;em&gt;already killed one of her children&lt;/em&gt;&quot; when Kaname never mentions another sibling apart from Yuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also learn more about the Vampire Hunters and why their weapons are so effective against Vampires, and finally learn that Kaname's real end goal is for his past actions (killing Shizuka Hio, wiping out the senate, making Zero what he is)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it finish the story off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5548/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the manga finished in 2013 in Japan with the English translation done the next year. It's probably safe to assume that after volume 19 (Chapter 93), that's it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, whether or not you accept that it's the end is another matter. Since there have been no new releases afterward, there doesn't seem to be any plans to continue after Chapter 93. There's probably fan fiction and doujinshi floating around, but these wouldn't be considered as canon (e.g. Yuki making Sayori a vampire and becoming a couple forever)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T04:53:51.533" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T04:53:51.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27356" CreationDate="2015-11-29T23:57:15.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Harmonic convergence led to great change that did more than provide a pathway between the two worlds. Since the fire nation had previously wiped out most air benders, there was a great imbalance among the four nations. There was a natural rebalancing that occurred as a result of harmonic convergence which led to an awakening for air benders only. Since Korra said this was how the world was supposed to be, a good reason for that would be that the spiritual energy helps keep a balance among the four nations and bending types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19418" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T23:57:15.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-30T00:31:09.040" Score="3" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;The captain of the Silvana, Alexander Row, died heroically after killing Delphine with his bare hands. He was buried with a very modest tombstone with an epitaph in some language. What does the epitaph say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3RkV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3RkV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Epitaph&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19419" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:28:31.607" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T07:54:07.093" Title="What does the epitaph on Alexander Row's tombstone say?" Tags="&lt;last-exile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27717" CreationDate="2015-11-30T00:50:02.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A quick search in wikia tells me that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alex's epitaph, &quot;Κοιμάστε αιώνια,&quot; means &quot;eternal rest&quot; in Greek.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Row&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Row&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T00:50:02.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27688" CreationDate="2015-11-30T04:03:09.503" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the Light Novels and it doesn't really cover any more than the anime on how he managed it. And in all honesty, its entirely possible that he was able to slip all that coding in. My father is a programmer so I have a rough idea on how much code goes into a lot of projects and there are actually very few times that people get to view the code as a whole, with each person or group working a small part and then sending it in to add to the bigger project. With this knowledge in hand, being able to work that much code in wouldn't be too far fetched even if Kayaba wasn't top dog, but since he is it is very conceivable that it could happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T04:03:09.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27733" CreationDate="2015-11-30T12:32:22.547" Score="1" ViewCount="3711" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many people knows that Kamito was Ren Ashbell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T12:43:53.513" LastActivityDate="2019-08-01T23:52:41.450" Title="How many people knows about Kazehaya Kamito's secret?" Tags="&lt;seirei-tsukai-no-blade-dance&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27727" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-30T19:18:07.367" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T19:18:07.367" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T19:18:07.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27728" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-30T19:18:07.367" Score="0" Body="Slayers, a medieval fantasy, follows the exploits of Lina Inverse, self-proclaimed beautiful sorcery genius and her friends.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Originally a series of light novels by Hajime Kanzaka, Slayers has also been adapted to Anime, OVA and Manga form." OwnerUserId="19432" LastEditorUserId="19432" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T20:25:29.707" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T20:25:29.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27729" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27744" CreationDate="2015-11-30T21:39:38.450" Score="2" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico II - Melody of Metafalica&lt;/em&gt; when Luca and Cloche are singing &lt;em&gt;EXEC_with.METHOD_METAFALICA/.&lt;/em&gt; Frelia is warning Infel that if Luca and Cloche are successful Infel will disappear because of what will happen to the Infel Pira, all the while Infel is saying she knows she's going to disappear because she designed Infel Pira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i am wondering, would Infel had disappeared when she and Nenesha tried to create Metafalica 400 year ago and succeeded? does this mean Metafalica was doomed to fail back then because it would require someone to sacrifice their life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T05:57:05.240" Title="Would Infel has disappeared if she and Nenesha succeeded?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-30T21:53:46.007" Score="29" ViewCount="2268" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching Charlotte and I'm curious as to whether it is mentioned anywhere how much time it took him to fulfill his promise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2021-05-16T08:01:05.100" Title="How much time did it take Yuu Otosaka to fulfill his promise to Tomori?" Tags="&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15623" CreationDate="2015-12-01T01:17:09.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Meliodas is the demon king's unholy knight. He violated demon law by developing an interest in humans and for this betrayal was banished to the human world to live as a normal human.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Something went wrong and deeply weakened the seal that contains his ultimate powers. Little by little his demon powers return. Although he has only a fraction of his power back and it will take millenia for his powers to return in full, it has to make you wonder how strong the demon king would be unless Meliodas IS the demon king himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19436" LastEditorUserId="19803" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T19:01:27.330" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T19:01:27.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27721" CreationDate="2015-12-01T01:30:55.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime only one living person besides Kamito knows that he is Ren Ashbell, and that's the princess Fianna Ray Ordesia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ellis's older sister Velsaria Eva Fahrengart found out during the fight in the last episode but dies right afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ellis and Clair both suspect that he is Ren but both are put off by various things. The principle being that as Ren he fought with a black blade in his left hand and now he fights with Est (a white blade) in his right hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the relationship between him and Greyworth Ciel Mais (headmistress of the school) isn't stated in the anime, in the light novels she was the one who taught him how to fight with a sword before the first Bladedance he competes in, and so also knows that he is Ren Ashbell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16425" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T01:51:09.210" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T01:51:09.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27440" CreationDate="2015-12-01T03:43:55.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it depends on whether you mean dead or alive. Alive, I believe the Raikage is the fastest ninja, because Naruto is very fast while dependent on the Nine-Tails' chakra. The Raikage built up that speed on his own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the dead counts, I believe it's Minato Namikaze. Although he did use his Flying Thunder God technique, he did have to train to build enough speed to even use the teleportation technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19438" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T03:43:55.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-01T04:41:18.143" Score="7" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;The art for &lt;em&gt;Subete Ga F Ni Naru&lt;/em&gt; is much more &quot;realistic&quot; that most of the anime that's been coming out lately. It seems to me that each character is unique enough that they could be based on real life &quot;models&quot;.&#xA;Is there any &lt;strong&gt;documentation or word from the creators&lt;/strong&gt; if this is the case and if it is, who the original models were?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: in answer to the request to define reality: as you can see below, the art does not rely on different hair colors or hair styles to differentiate the characters. Each character has distinct facial features that reflect reality rather than an moefied idealized anime world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7FTdU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7FTdU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IAfoo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IAfoo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DkMgc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DkMgc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t68Pw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t68Pw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ucMVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ucMVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SqRfu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SqRfu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuP9A.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuP9A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SKemQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SKemQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nk9gR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nk9gR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ONhce.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ONhce.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JwO53.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JwO53.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z80Lf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z80Lf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZFZik.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZFZik.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T07:29:16.403" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T15:45:27.933" Title="Are the characters based on real people?" Tags="&lt;subete-ga-f-ni-naru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27739" CreationDate="2015-12-01T04:50:02.673" Score="11" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nico Robin's goal is to find out what happened in void century that written in poneglyph, and she must read all the poneglyph to know the history.&#xA;Poneglyph is said scattered around the world, and each poneglyph is connected to another poneglyph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But can she really read all the poneglyph and reveal the void century?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because if I'm not mistaken about the Log Pose, it will point to the nearest island. How about there's some island missed by Mugiwara Crew and possibly have a poneglyph, that's mean Nico Robin can't read the poneglyph and she also can't reveal about the void century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T12:18:28.927" Title="Can Nico Robin really reveal the void century?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27737" CreationDate="2015-12-01T05:45:22.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, it is said that the true history is revealed by the Rio Ponelyph alone. According to One Piece's wikia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Robin, the Rio Poneglyph (...) is the message carried by all the poneglyphs along the Grand Line. It contains the true history of the One Piece world (including the &quot;Void Century&quot; of which research is forbidden). In order to find it, one must take all other passages from the other Poneglyphs with them on their travels, and it is only completed upon reaching the end of the world; in other words, the island Raftel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we can argue that all the Poneglyphs are required to reach Raftel in the first place. However, this is probably not true since none of the Poneglyphs so far even talked about Raftel. Things may change as the crew gets closer and closer to the end of Grandline. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is important to note that in her search of the void history, Robin is not starting from scratch. In her flashback during the Enies Lobby arc, professor Clover shares his hypothesis about the void history to the Gorosei (&quot;Five elder stars&quot; in Japanese) while Robin is listening. He and the other archaeologists from Ohara had already uncovered much and seemed close to the truth according to the Gorosei's reaction upon hearing it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T05:45:22.980" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27737" CreationDate="2015-12-01T06:39:34.967" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, she can.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you said about her requiring to visit all poneglyphs to decipher the Rio Poneglyph is true and has been stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Poneglyph&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only when the stones are read as one will they fill in the Void Century of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are two types of poneglyphs: those that carry information about how to reach the other poneglyphs and those that carry the records of the &amp;quot;True History&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence, even if she were to miss an island, she would be guided there by another poneglyph.&lt;/strong&gt; Finding the island is not much of a problem either because one can use an &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eternal_Pose&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eternal Pose&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like a Log Pose, it records the special magnetic waves of a certain island within the Grand Line, allowing the user to know which way to go to arrive at their destination. &lt;strong&gt;Unlike a Log Pose, which resets its recordings on new islands, an Eternal Pose always points to the same island, no matter how long it stays elsewhere.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They appear to be available for purchase, though come at a high cost.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T06:39:34.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32078" CreationDate="2015-12-01T11:31:33.180" Score="2" ViewCount="1534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I listened all the soundtracks and could not find it. What music is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I don't mean Sid-Rain. I mean the music before Rain plays)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19443" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T12:14:38.600" LastActivityDate="2019-09-23T23:25:22.677" Title="What music plays at 4:50 of FMA Brotherhood episode 61?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27729" CreationDate="2015-12-01T12:01:43.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reserching in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/Infel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;EXA.PICO Wikia&lt;/a&gt; about Infel, it seems thatn in the chance the Song was executed properly, no one would have died. As long as Infel's calculations were correct.&#xA;Infel developed METHOD_METAFALICA/. to patch the EXEC_METAFALICA/. song, which had requirements to strong, and ended up killing any Revaitail who sang it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is is likely Metafalica could have worked back then, if Infel had not closed of her heart and caused the song to fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Infel will die if Luca and Cloche succesfully sing METHOD_METFALICA/. is because she is now a sublimated consciousness living in the Infel Phira server, and the transmigration of Infel Phira would defragment the server's memory and delete her data. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="16372" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T16:49:06.447" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T16:49:06.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27746" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27747" CreationDate="2015-12-01T16:47:03.880" Score="8" ViewCount="766" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;Haoshoku Haki/Conquerors Haki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by definition is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is a rare form of Haki that cannot be attained through training. Only one in several million people have this ability. This type of Haki allows the user to exert their willpower over others. It is said that whoever possesses this type of Haki has the qualities of a king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As most have seen watching One Piece this form of Haki has a few displays from small scale to large. What I am asking is if it is indiscriminate. When released on a large scale can it spare individuals? I have seen the cases where single individuals can be targeted by this haki. (i.e. Shanks vs Seaking, Rayleigh vs Elephant) I know that it has been shown people withstanding the haki but that seems to be due more to fortitude of the individual than the user sparing those people. So could a conquerors haki user spare his/her crew if they know they are weak willed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T16:55:13.940" Title="Is Conqueror's Haki Indiscriminate?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27746" CreationDate="2015-12-01T16:55:13.940" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, it isn't indiscriminate.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be used by the user selectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This type of Haki grants the user the ability to dominate the wills of others. The most common usage of it shown in the series so far is using it exert the user's willpower onto those with weak wills and rendering them unconscious. &lt;strong&gt;Whilst inexperienced users are restricted to merely overpowering the will of one individual or blindly knocking out weak-willed people around them,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;those with more expertise can pick out weak-willed individuals in a large group and knock them out without affecting the others.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An instance of this is shown when Camie isn't knocked out when &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM1UCHQFpok&quot;&gt;Rayleigh uses it for the first time&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T16:55:13.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-01T19:31:29.210" Score="10" ViewCount="2128" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was going to have a discussion on Physics StackExchange about the line between Pseudo-Science and Real Science in the To Aru series, and I would like to start with Mugino's powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I want to make sure I have a good understanding of how her powers work before I discuss the plausibility (or lack thereof) of her powers in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd prefer light novel/manga scans or word of God statements for explanations. Please don't link the wiki, since I've already checked and some of it's articles are flawed. So primary sources and calculations based off of those primary sources are preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19450" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T01:56:28.483" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T09:47:52.580" Title="How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27669" CreationDate="2015-12-01T19:33:49.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother bodyguards sleeping in the same bed as a princess ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It really sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/86/Time_Stranger_Kyoko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Time Stranger Kyoko&lt;/a&gt; (Arina Tanemura) to me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TWpVL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TWpVL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Princess Kyoko shares her bed with two brothers guards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BRGcn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BRGcn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She has a time base power&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's about people having power like time, flower, dragon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;there are some demons too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she even actually has demon ears...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the brothers are orphans&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She has been kissed by one of the brother but thought it was the other one,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; then some revelations made the one who kissed her appart from them (so sad moment for them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She attends to high school, but not in our modern world, it is a mix-up between ancient/modern/fantasy/sf world&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;BUT she doesn't use a katana but a talking staff&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bright, fun and adorable manga in my opinion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9563" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T19:33:49.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6413" CreationDate="2015-12-01T22:12:58.080" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bought an English adaption of Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil, and hopefully I can answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because they share the same title, I will refer to Baudelaire's work as &amp;quot;The Flowers of Evil&amp;quot; and the anime/manga as &amp;quot;Aku no Hana&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prepare for some reading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Similarities between the Aku no Hana's Story &amp;amp; Baudelaire's poems&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muses:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Baudelaire and Kasuga have an obsession with a female &amp;quot;muse&amp;quot;, In Kasuga 's case - Saeki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baudelaire has several poems with Muse in the title that refer to her grace and perfectness in a world full of woe (for him at least).  In many of his other poems, his muse is mentioned through other features of the world - like &amp;quot;the brilliant sun&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He &lt;em&gt;idolizes&lt;/em&gt; this woman, wanting her to remain untouched by the evil of the world - that she finds her happiness, of course not with himself - he isn't worthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see this in Aku no Hana repeatedly, when Kasuga refuses to believe Saeki can be happy with him as her boyfriend, the fact that he steals her gym clothes, when he&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;explicitly calls her &lt;em&gt;his muse&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hating the world, but wanting to love it:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Kasuga and Baudelaire experience the world in a despairing light, generally the blame is placed on themselves for not being able to see the wonder in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Extract from The Evil Monk:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My soul is a tomb where - bad monk that I be -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I dwell and search its depths from all eternity,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And nought bedecks the walls of the odious spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the majority of the story, Kasuga is coaxed by Nakamura to do perverse deeds - Kasuga generally resists, wanting to be a normal citizen and enjoy his life if he can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Acceptance that they cannot enjoy the world:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As time grows on in Aku No Hana, Kasuga more readily accepts his depravity and falls to Nakamura's ideas quickly, as they slowly become the only excitement that exists in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baudelaire also accepts that he will never enjoy the world as other people do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The allure of evil &amp;amp; the evil Beauty&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baudelaire has a second female figure in several of his poems - perhaps it is a concept of beauty itself or someone particular in his life. This figure is of immense beauty, but revels in despair. In the poem &amp;quot;All Entire&amp;quot;, the Devil himself comes to the poet's side to complain about this figure's alluring evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Saeki is the muse, this figure is certainly Nakamura in the anime. Kasuga slowly falls into complex feelings for her, knowing she is a bad influence, but clinging to the enjoyment that life provides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show depicts Nakamura in a constant evil light. The only time we gain an insight into her true self is a glimpse of her diary, where it is written about her joy of finding a pervert equal to herself. In a way, Aku no Hana is actually about Nakamura's unveiling rather than Kagura's fall into despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Extract from Hymn to Beauty:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From God or Satan? Angel, Mermaid or Proserpine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What matter if though makest-Blithe voluptuous sprite-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With rhythms, perfumes, visions- O mine only queen!-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The universe less hideous and the hours less trite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final lines show a little bit of the relief Baudlaire recieves from embracing this Beauty's evil. We see this in Kasuga's actions too when he gradually starts to enjoy the despair and Nakamura's wiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, we can see Kasuga's conflict of loyalty to Saeki or Nakamura to be a reflection of his internal conflict to either conform or reject society. Saeki selflessly forgives him repeatedly, willing to accept him. Nakamura, on the other hand is full of angst and rejection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good few themes are in Flowers of Evil that don't appear in Aku no Hana. Baudelaire makes repeated use of seas, waves and water in his poems is one that springs to mind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in  @krikara's answer, there is indeed a few poems mentioning death, Baudelaire seems to alternate these poems between the theme of erotisism of the darkness in death and treating  Death as a proof to his meaningless existence - that it is all for naught once you are dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also often sees the world through lenses of death, in which he describes beautiful surroundings, but through images of decay, loss and ruin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;So? Get to the point already!&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these strong parallels strongly indicate that Kasuga's personality is quite like Baudelaire's, and as of such he was taken by the work. We all know it's easy to get obsessed by things you enjoy (look at all these anime questions I've answered :v) and Kasuga probably became obsessed with the book as a result of this similarity of minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add in his situational circumstances - his fascination with Saeki, his seduction into darkness by Nakamura and you can see how a work would be influential on his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, Kagura does mention at one stage (on the mountainside I believe) that he enjoyed reading Baudelaire's works to feel more intelligent than the others in his class, despite not understanding them. So you can make a judgement call on that too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T07:52:31.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4542" CreationDate="2015-12-02T03:23:11.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there is an episode where vegeta has a dream about his father telling him about his royal blood an sayian ancestors.. Also I think there's an episode where bardock has a vision of goku defeating frieza but I dont think goku ever mentioned anything about his father I do remember vegeta telling goku something about his father bardock said he wasn't the best fighter but a brilliant scientist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19458" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T03:23:11.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2015-12-02T05:05:48.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldomonation.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/angel-beats-interview-with-maeda-jun-second-season/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt; Interview with Maeda Jun, Second Season??&lt;/a&gt;, the writer confirmed that he was able to move on, reincarnated, and meeting Kanade's reincarnation. He will live a happy life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maeda was asked what happened to Otonashi after the last scene that moved many.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His response:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It was no use being there by himself, so I believe he also left the world after that. Besides, he was rewarded. It wasn’t a bad life. It wouldn’t be like Otonashi for him to stay. He’s a forward-thinker…looking towards his next life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;In the 3 days [between EP12 and EP13] there were probably a lot of drama too, but in the end, all other members left for their next life after a satisfactory persuasion from Otonashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, for the TL;DR people:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Otonashi left the world soon after. In the 3 days he also convinced other SSS members to leave the world as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19461" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T15:18:54.873" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:18:54.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27688" CreationDate="2015-12-02T11:11:03.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Kayaba is known as someone with a high position for the development of the game and the NerveGear, he's probably highly involved with the development and he could have had some backdoor program or an admin level access to the system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That way he can just remove the Logout option in the database as well as overwrite the program on the nervegear (as it's also connected to the internet via the pc) to fry the player's brain when attempted to be taken off (assuming he hid an extra &quot;feature&quot; in the hardware design that of the nerve gear that could amplify the voltage/ampere).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19465" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T11:11:03.683" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26518" CreationDate="2015-12-02T12:13:06.193" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The headgear is called a Kanmuri and that translucent part is just a thin layer of cloth/mesh attached to the headgear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BNYue.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BNYue.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://philippi-collection.blogspot.com/2011/02/headgear-of-japanese-shinto-priests.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://philippi-collection.blogspot.com/2011/02/headgear-of-japanese-shinto-priests.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19465" LastEditorUserId="19465" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T01:50:45.230" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T01:50:45.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27802" CreationDate="2015-12-02T12:40:08.530" Score="14" ViewCount="60686" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the OVA Rurouni Kenshin : Seisouhen, there was a scene where Sanosuke and Kenshin met each other again after a few years. Sanosuke tossed Kenshin a grilled fish on a stick and Kenshin wasn't able to catch it showing that the disease had slowed his speed and reaction time severely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaoru seemed to have caught the disease from Kenshin after spending a night together which means it's some kind of an STD. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any disease that's similar to the aforementioned, in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19465" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T17:49:23.547" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T14:49:28.670" Title="What disease did Kenshin and Kaoru catch that killed them?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27775" CreationDate="2015-12-02T16:18:37.663" Score="3" ViewCount="2362" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Eight Tails is still outside (in dream) rather than in Gedo Statue, is Madara's Ten Tails Jinchuriki Mode complete?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am talking about episode when Madara takes all the beasts into the Gedo statue and become the Sage of Six Paths. The Eight Tails was swapped with one of its tails to escape. As Eight Tails is not completely inside the Gedo statue, how can Madara come to Ten Tails Jinchuriki full form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19391" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T18:12:27.733" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T18:20:47.160" Title="Is Madara's Ten Tails Jinchuriki Mode a complete form?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26806" CreationDate="2015-12-02T17:04:17.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Android Saga, after the defeat, Vegeta trains in the Room of Spirit and Time (aka Hyperbolic Time Chamber) and becomes so powerful he could probably beat 18 in seconds. After fighting much more powerful enemy (which also humilated him), I think Vegeta no longer feels as he has something to demonstrate crushing 18. Everybody knows he is far, far superior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That isn't the only time Vegete renounce revenge. He could arguably want to take revenge on the fighters that defeated him in the battle that surely hurted more his pride, Yajirobe, Gohan and Krillin, specially when the last two of them outsmarted him in Namek. But he prefer to focus on his rivality with Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, note that at the end of the Android Saga, Goku was dead, so it wasn't him who stopped Vegeta. On the other hand, Gohan was alive and more powerful that his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1589" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T17:04:17.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26806" CreationDate="2015-12-02T17:14:13.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably because Vegeta only aim is to get stronger than Goku, Beerus, and Whis and prove himself at this point in the series. He just ignores all the others since they are weakling to him now and a waste of time also the fact that goku would stop him from hurting any of his friends including 18 who is married to krillin. Vegeta knows he can spend his time better by training with Whis than trying to start a fight with 18. Beerus would also stomp vegeta and vegeta needs to still get stronger than beerus. He has alot to work on so really I think he doesnt care about 18 and just focuses on other stuff he does care about. He spend a year IIRC training with whis while goku was on earth farming and doing chi chi work. Vegeta let majin buu go as well after he sacrificed himself to kill him. So really it has been a turning point for Vegeta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19469" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T17:14:13.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27690" CreationDate="2015-12-02T18:11:57.467" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Afro Samurai movie is basically the summary of what happens in the first season with a flashback of young Afro, whereas Afro Samurai season 2 is a sequel to both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the recommended order of watching is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Afro Samurai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Afro Samurai: The Movie &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Afro Samurai Season 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T18:11:57.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27771" CreationDate="2015-12-02T18:20:47.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Madara's Ten Tails Jinchuriki Mode is complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gedo Statue drew in all the beasts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a Tailed Beast is removed from its host, the host dies. To avoid this from happening, there should be enough chakra of the Tailed Beast left inside the jinchuriki. When Gyuki was being removed, he sectioned one of his tentacles, having chakra, to Bee. This was done so to ensure Bee survives without the majority of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gy%C5%ABki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gyuki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Struggling against its confines, Gyūki apologised to B as it was extracted and sealed within the statue along with the other tailed beasts, but not before cutting off one of its tentacles, letting B survive through the chakra within it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the majority of Gyuki was absorbed into the statue and only a portion of it was intact with Bee. That portion served as a source of life for Bee and it was negligible compared to the intake of Eight Tails chakra into the statue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, since the statue contained most of the Eight Tails chakra, Madara was able to undergo the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T18:20:47.160" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27783" CreationDate="2015-12-03T03:42:59.637" Score="6" ViewCount="963" Body="&lt;p&gt;Im on Episode 685, and while Captain Law runs out of energy after using his ability to deflect/slice about 4 meteors the size of the Sunny (rough estimate), I'm seeing this guy with Flamingo now controlling enough stone to be an actual mountain in a human shaped form, smashing his fists all over the place, with no apparent attempt at conserving energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are some Devil Fruit powers just lucky, and allow infinite or a massive amount of usage, for example moving a mountain constantly for a hour or two, while others are extremely limited? Does it have nothing to do with the amount of work being done, for example?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, is there any gauge or limit for the usage of all DF powers, or does it vary just completely randomly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18008" LastEditorUserId="18008" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T04:00:28.427" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T08:35:35.960" Title="Is there a standard energy consumption on the usage of Devil Fruit powers?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27778" CreationDate="2015-12-03T05:24:10.727" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;No, there isn't.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is based on my observation throughout the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Paramecia Devil Fruits:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These fruits give the users a power that can affect their body, manipulate the environment, or produce substances. In general, Paramecia Devil Fruits are fruits that give their users powers other than transforming into natural elements, like Logias, or transforming into animals, like Zoans. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paramecia&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The amount of energy required for the Devil Fruit user varies from one to another based on their power, with some requiring a good amount of energy while others requiring pretty less.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, I think the exhaustion arises from the level of concentration or the use of the fruit to its extreme, rather than from using the fruit's ability directly. My basis for saying so is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy expends that energy because he's doing hyper-physical activity, not because the fruit powers innately require energy as a source.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gear Second uses even more oxygen and energy, using up more food and causing Luffy to pant heavily. The increase in his metabolism causes him to be hungrier than usual or even have a paralysis type effect after prolonged use of it, like in the second fight with Rob Lucci, where Luffy was only able to lie on the floor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Essentially Luffy increases the blood flow by &lt;strong&gt;forcing&lt;/strong&gt; more blood through his blood vessels thus increase his fighting ability. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Second_Techniques&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Similarly, Law does not get tired just by using &quot;Room&quot;. What makes Law tired is the concentration it requires him to control the things in his &quot;room&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, while Law can control everything within a particular area, if he loses his concentration on an opponent, then they can still move freely, as seen when Vergo was able to retrieve Law's heart while he was distracted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ope_Ope_no_Mi&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Logia Devil Fruits:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Logia Devil Fruits allow a person to create, control, and transform into a natural element or force of nature, depending on the fruit. The user can transform partly, or completely. It is characterized by giving its user the ability to turn into a natural element or force of nature. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;These devil fruits are almost never tiring because the user doesn't have to expend themselves to use the basic powers of the fruit, ie, to convert to an energy/element. Neither have I ever seen a Logia user get exhausted after using his/her energy for a long time. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Zoan Devil Fruits:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This type of fruit allows the user to transform into another species and inter-species hybrid forms at will. Zoan types are especially effective in close combat. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like other devil fruits, using the Devil Fruit directly, ie, to convert oneself to convert to another species isn't exhausting. The way it's used determines the exhaustion level of the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Physical powers granted are restricted to just the capabilities of the proportionate physical equivalent of the animal they are able to transform into.&lt;/strong&gt; In hybrid form, these strengths of both species may be combined, but again seems to be just a mixture of both forms. &lt;strong&gt;While it is true that they enhance the strengths of the consumer, they rely primary on the consumers fighting skills and capabilities.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR: The devil fruits do not innately require energy as a source for their use and what makes the user tired is the way he/she uses it and their stamina also plays a huge part in it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T08:35:35.960" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T08:35:35.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27797" CreationDate="2015-12-03T11:30:06.030" Score="2" ViewCount="261" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am referring to the filler episode (Episode 200 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;), where a Trap user named Gennō was on a mission to destroy Konoha by planting millions of explosive tags throughout the village while he disguised as a carpenter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tags were found 30 years after it was planted.&#xA;Why did they find it now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meanwhile in Konoha, there were the Hyuga clan who were Byakugan users. Why didn't they at least accidentally find one or two in millions of the explosive tags that were hidden in Konoha?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19483" LastEditorUserId="19483" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T13:53:12.830" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T21:43:13.100" Title="Why didn't anyone find the explosion tags hidden in Konoha earlier?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-03T16:54:25.593" Score="3" ViewCount="112234" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Levi and Mikasa siblings? I've heard Levi being called as Levi Ackerman, which in Mikasa's backstory, you discover that her last name is Ackerman as well, although no recognition passes between them, and you never see them together as children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19485" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T17:00:58.897" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T22:36:53.073" Title="Are Levi and Mikasa siblings?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12940" CreationDate="2015-12-03T17:52:02.273" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fat chance it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=82250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kungfu Komang&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzbNT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzbNT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nsM0o.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nsM0o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A boy named Komang learns kung fu and meet many friends along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the images above, you can spot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;an old man with a really long bold head&lt;/em&gt; [you mean bald maybe?]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;a ninja&lt;/em&gt; [dude with google above his head]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;a magician thief (Cased Close, Phantom Kid)&lt;/em&gt; [dude with hat and tie in his neck]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;a fighter&lt;/em&gt; [I think the one you meant by this is Komang, dude in orange suit]  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soooo long since I read it, the only thing I remember is that it's pure comedy, the old man was some kind of a master/teacher (for martial arts?), they all live together, and ruckus happened between them in every story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19408" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T16:40:32.123" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T16:40:32.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27795" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27796" CreationDate="2015-12-03T20:24:06.547" Score="6" ViewCount="24932" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently introduced to the screen-tone process. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK1qRP_E7Is&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's a short video for reference.&lt;/a&gt; Why was this, and why is this still the prominent technique for coloring manga? What advantages do screen-tones have over grayscale fills?&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;To clarify, a fill is when an artist uses a solid color to completely color one area (with marker, paint, pencil, etc...). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19489" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T09:00:47.367" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T09:00:47.367" Title="Why is manga typically created with screentones rather than grayscale fills?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27795" CreationDate="2015-12-03T21:20:29.857" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Day_dots&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ben-Day dots&lt;/a&gt;. Depending on the size and spacing of the dots, you can create different shades using a single colour - or, with a limited colour palette you can produce different shades not available to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFGIe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFGIe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is often used to &lt;strong&gt;save on printing costs&lt;/strong&gt;, as you can get a wide range of shades/colours with a smaller usage of ink and no need for different levels of pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because manga is often a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanator.com/do-manga-magazines-have-to-be-disposable--13724.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;disposable medium&lt;/a&gt;, keeping costs low is often a priority for magazines and such to pull a profit - without increasing the prices for consumers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may see this in other non-manga print mediums as well - like free/low-cost newspapers:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rpbIR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rpbIR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has become associated with comics both East and West - so often shows will use it for artistic purposes as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PljHM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PljHM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other screentones exists, like speed markings, &lt;em&gt;shoujo sparkles&lt;/em&gt; and such - and simply, they are used because it is both easier and faster to get your desired effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as providing particular aesthetics, it ensures a colour is solidly evenly shaded, whereas when colouring manually it is easy to have uneven shades by angling or pressuring differently across an image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T21:56:25.033" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T21:56:25.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27787" CreationDate="2015-12-03T21:43:13.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One has to take a few things into consideration there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Explosive tags do have only a bit of chakra compared to the chakra of the average Ninja. Thus with Ninjas all around......it is as if you are not looking for the tree with the eagle sitting upon it while walking through a forest. Even with their Byakugan active there were just so many chakra signatures.....stronger even that if they didn't look exactly for a low signature such as from a tag....they wouldn't really have noticed it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The tags were not active at the time being. Thus the chakra was inactive and thus &quot;stagnant&quot;. Which means that there was maybe a very small chakra signature to see for a Hyuga and others who can feel chakra.....but it didn't do anything. As we know every human produces chakra too. So again it could be explained by just noting that if there is something small that does nothing (a bee sitting on a flower) while you are passing others near you (wasps flying around you) you are not going to really put any conscious notice to the small bee.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As we know time and again from the series the Byakugan is not infallible. There seem even to be seals that can block their usage. The best example being Naruto himself. If he did not ACTIVELY use the kyubis chakra (aka let it out of the seal).......no Hyuga even noticed something different about him (compared to others that is). Sadly it is not 100% clear if that is the nature of seals in general or if there are special seals which makes chakra that is not actively set free/used invisible to Hyugas (which is more plausible, as the Hyugas then later on in the episode the OP mentioned find the tags).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all it is plausible that the hyugas did not see the tags (small, static chakra while big moving chakra sources are all around them). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that baffled me about the episode is thus not that it was not noticed.....it was more the MASS of tags he had. As we know they are not THAT cheap to buy/manufacture.  Thus he almost used a stockpile that must have been worth a kages yearly income (or more). And also how he got them into the city unnoticed. That much paper probably WOULD have been noticed by someone. &#xA;But as far as I'm aware there was no reference in that one episode to how he managed to do these two things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T21:43:13.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27795" CreationDate="2015-12-04T00:08:16.817" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's impractical to use a solid colour or shade of grey when printing manga and most other forms of printed media. Doing so would require using a separate ink to render each individual colour or shade. Instead most printing methods use a  limited number of inks that are combined with the background and other inks using dots (other shapes) to render other colours and shades. For example a typical ink jet printer combines cyan, magenta, yellow and black dots to produce various colours, while the black and white pages of most manga use only black ink. Different shades of grey rendered are using techniques like hatching and screentones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example here's the cover of the first volume of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kik%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou&lt;/a&gt; tankoubon by Hitoshi Ashinano:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fW3lf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fW3lf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it looks like the letters of the title are a solid colour, if you look closely they're actually made up of different coloured dots:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iupi2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iupi2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zoomed in detail of cover showing halftoning&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cover was probably produced by taking the original artwork, overlaying the title, and then using some sort of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halftone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;halftoning&lt;/a&gt; process to produce something that can be reproduced the publisher's colour printing presses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inside, the manga is in black and white, and the use of dots and hatching to represent areas in various shades of grey is more obvious. When the manga was originally published it was in the manga anthology Monthly Afternoon, probably on cheap coloured newsprint. The printing process here doesn't support the fine, almost impossible to see with the naked eye, halftoning used on the cover of the tankoubon volume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xFY7k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xFY7k.jpg&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; alt=&quot;B&amp;amp;W detail from inside the manga&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the shadows on the character's arms drawn using a hand drawn hatching, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screentone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;screentones&lt;/a&gt; are used to shade her pants, her hair and the guard rail in the background. You can also see where hand drawn details were added to the screentoned clouds in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If solid greyscale fills were used in these areas it would require using a separate ink for shade used. Separate printing plates would have to be produced for each shade, and the printing process would have to ensure that each was applied precisely on the page so they don't shift relative to each other. This would dramatically increase the cost of printing of what originally was a cheap disposable magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, the greyscale filled pages could be halftoned or digitally dithered in a fashion similar to the cover. This would allow a single plate with black ink to be used, keeping printing costs the same, but the result would look pretty crude. The dots can't be as fine as used on the cover. On cheap newsprint they'd just bleed together to make the entire page black. With larger dots, it would end up looking like a fuzzy low resolution image. It wouldn't be anywhere near as good what can be produced through the judicious use of screentones and hand drawn shading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="7861" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T03:05:56.707" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T03:05:56.707" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27768" CreationDate="2015-12-04T00:31:18.617" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin:_Reflection&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page for Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kenshin eventually becomes ravaged by an unknown disease that is much&#xA;  like leprosy (the writers have admitted there is no medical&#xA;  explanation for Kenshin's condition[citation needed]). To share his&#xA;  pain, Kaoru convinces Kenshin to infect her with the disease through&#xA;  sexual intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leprosy is not an std but can be spread through physical contact with a person who is infected.  Since it is said that the disease is much like leprosy it could have been transmitted to her when she stayed with him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as canonicity the story was not written by Nobuhiro Watsuki. I'm not sure if this story was considered canon or not but the following is a quote from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin:_Reflection&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although Samurai X: Reflection was not written by Watsuki, he stated that he &quot;checked in on the script.&quot;[5] Watsuki mentioned not having input in it, and let the director &quot;run wild with it.&quot; In response to Kenshin's death in comparison to the happy ending in the manga version, he felt that his own work eventually would have reached Kenshin's death had he continued writing. He had not wished to pursue that line because &quot;Kenshin went through so much crap and deserved a happy ending.&quot; He felt that neither version was better than the other because &quot;it's a personal taste thing.&quot;[5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T23:35:17.943" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T23:35:17.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27516" CreationDate="2015-12-04T04:10:26.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that my schedule has freed up a little, I reran my search for &lt;code&gt;聖地巡礼 悪の華&lt;/code&gt;. (I don't really know Japanese, but the former seems to be a good search term for &lt;code&gt;pilgrimage&lt;/code&gt;.) Maps such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zZwztmn-Kbao.kWSBYf74tdD0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; came up, and I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/seichijunrei/archives/51996451.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt; for the corresponding episode (i.e. episode 10). (I had &quot;misplaced&quot; this episode when I commented on this question earlier, which was probably why I couldn't give a quick answer.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ts4FI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a screenshot of the map. The markers for episode 10 locations are in green and are isolated from the main &quot;cluster&quot;---I am reproducing the section in question below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94GAK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94GAK.png&quot; alt=&quot;map snippet&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it looks like Kasuga and Nakamura started on Prefectural Route 66 before branching onto Prefectural Route 337. There are also some &quot;real life v.s. anime&quot; comparisons on the blog I linked to, which verify the locations listed here. It is not clear to me if Kasuga and Nakamura are climbing any specific mountain; it looks more like they are travelling north via some mountainous roads. Northwards, there seem to only be more mountains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I should note that it isn't entirely clear if the rotoscoped locations in the anime are supposed to correspond to specific locations in the manga---it is possible that some of the locations in the manga were intentionally ambiguous, and that anime producers were forced to choose one location or the other. However, it seems that the best we can do is use the information from the anime; I don't recall any more specific information being released.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, Google maps suggests that it is &lt;em&gt;relatively&lt;/em&gt; easy to travel from Kiryu to larger cities such as Tokyo through flat land---it's not even as if the town is &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; surrounded by mountains. More likely, the mountains take on some symbolic meaning for Kasuga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T04:10:26.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27806" CreationDate="2015-12-04T07:29:18.030" Score="13" ViewCount="30024" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see that towards the end of Episode 146 and in Episode 147, Luffy and Zoro don't fight back against Bellamy although they could have easily beaten him. Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T16:43:47.827" LastActivityDate="2020-03-19T06:08:44.490" Title="Why didn't Luffy and Zoro fight back against Bellamy in Mock Town?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27805" CreationDate="2015-12-04T07:29:18.030" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a guy on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/3vad1p/why_didnt_zoro_and_luffy_fight_back/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; put it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It goes back to Shanks when he was in East Blue. The bandits did the same thing to him and he didn't fight back either. Zoro was simply following the command of his captain. Luffy said don't fight back so he didn't fight back. Luffy however wasn't fighting because there was no need to fight them. He later however did &quot;fight&quot; Bellamy when his friends were attacked by Bellamy, similar to how Shanks and crew fought for Luffy when the bandits attacked Luffy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence, Luffy didn't retaliate because:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luffy was inspired by Shanks' decision to not fight back in the past without a reason&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AeCJq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AeCJq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bellamy wasn't standing in the way of Luffy's goals or had hurt any of his friends (until later in the series). Luffy being the kind of guy he is, only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He seemed to lose interest in Bellamy when Bellamy claimed that &quot;The pirates' dream era is over&quot; and started depreciating pirates who believed in the City of Gold, The Emerald City and the great treasure of One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for Zoro, as stated, he was simply following the captain's order&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ni3W.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ni3W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T07:29:18.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-04T08:35:55.367" Score="2" ViewCount="1919" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a piece of music in &lt;em&gt;Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/em&gt; that plays at 5:15 of episode 14, when Gowther explains about the life cycle to the armor beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19499" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-12T19:41:23.997" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T19:41:23.997" Title="What is the music playing in episode 14, when Gowther was talking about the cycles in the cave?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-04T21:49:56.863" Score="-2" ViewCount="552" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Gantz for example has characters with realistic faces instead of big eyes and hair colors but to use to this can be expensive so why is it cheaper to use anime and manga faces that lack realistic features like characters with no visible lips?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18661" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T23:07:07.483" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T20:06:32.277" Title="Why is it expensive to create realistic faces in the anime industry?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T03:46:52.877" Score="6" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZevg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mZevg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help identifying these three female anime figures would truly be appreciated. They look like they are from the same series because they are wearing matching military-style coats. I've been looking for a long time with no leads. Thanks for your help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19511" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T17:34:22.217" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:32:50.760" Title="Who are these female anime figures in military-style clothing?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27817" CreationDate="2015-12-05T04:13:50.363" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;All three are from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=837&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Galaxy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel&lt;/a&gt; Series, in particular the first series featuring the Moon Angel Troop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The figures themselves I believe come from the Limited Edition of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00018D5PI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first volume of the anime&lt;/a&gt; (which is totally different from the visual novels).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BfunB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BfunB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;limited edition&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are, as Sigfried666 has &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27817/can-anyone-help-me-identify-these-3-female-anime-figures-pictured#comment38889_27817&quot;&gt;pointed out&lt;/a&gt;, Milfeulle, Forte and Vanilla. You seem to be missing Ranpha (blonde hair) and Mint (blue hair) and you seem to be missing the stands and Forte's hat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting point is that Mint's clothes can come off, probably so as to let her cosplay, but I never found any outfits for her aside from her uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:32:50.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T04:48:16.887" Score="8" ViewCount="16933" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGMP4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGMP4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Jellal have the red tattoo around his eye? Where did it come from? Is there anything special about the shape of the markings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T04:58:07.833" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T00:32:32.027" Title="What is the background about the tattoo around Jellal's eye?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T05:47:51.830" Score="3" ViewCount="2224" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just rewatching episode 426, and at 10:54, Sarutobi (the Third) called Yamato by his name. That name was assigned by Tsunade after the Third's death. How did he come to know his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19401" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T17:50:38.367" LastActivityDate="2021-01-03T04:59:22.590" Title="How did the Third know Yamato's name?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T06:01:48.123" Score="1" ViewCount="1712" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since last licensed to Aniplex of North America, there has been only one English dubbed episode of Valvrave the Liberator. What is the current situation surrounding the English dubbed production of the anime? Will the entire series be completed? What is taking so long for the series to be completed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19516" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T14:09:49.313" LastActivityDate="2021-05-29T09:23:19.260" Title="What is the status of the Valvrave the Liberator English Dubs?" Tags="&lt;valvrave-the-liberator&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27830" CreationDate="2015-12-05T08:38:52.407" Score="2" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;So 3rd Generation Reyvateils are originally born as humans but if their mother was a Reyvateil they may develop into one later in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding all Reyvateil have an install port surrounded by a tattoo and since Gathnode Crystals and Life Extending Agents are Physical Objects that get inserted into a Reyvateil with both being somewhat painful this would make it into a hole right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i can't imagine how this hole appears. does the skin just open up one day? does a Reyvateil have to go under some procedure to have it made (ie. when they get their first Life Extending Agent) or is it a gradual process?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T04:32:06.510" Title="How does the Install Port appear when a girl becomes a Reyvateil?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27826" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T08:46:22.163" Score="1" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Aurica's is behind her neck, Misha's in just above her breasts and Shurelia's is above her butt (her words)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite Duelithnode Crystals being used for Installing than Gathnode Crystals in Metafalse Luca and Cloche would still have an Install Port for Life Extending Agents, likewise with Claire being a 3rd Generation Reyvateil. and since Shurelia has one i would assume Frelia and Mir have one aswell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering where Claire's, Luca's, Cloche's, Frelia's and Mir's Install Ports are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T15:23:31.253" Title="Where is Claire's, Luca's, Cloche's, Frelia's and Mir's Install Ports?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T10:14:06.307" Score="5" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched everywhere to find this piece. I even tried the android app called Shazam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't long enough to be recognized by Shazam. I'm talking about episode 296.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track starts at 21:48 (when Franky shows up). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viz.com/anime/streaming/one-piece-episode-294/5834/sub&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s a link to the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the scene where Franky shoots Chopper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could you guys please help me out? This piece really inspires me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19519" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T15:04:23.163" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T19:01:04.903" Title="What is the name of the sound track played in Episode 296 of One Piece at 21:48?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27825" CreationDate="2015-12-05T14:10:41.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the data the &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/Reyvateil#cite_note-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Exa_Pico&lt;/a&gt; Wikia gathered form the agmes and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Ar_Portal_translation/Toukousphere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toukoushpere&lt;/a&gt; (a segment where characters answered questions sent from users), it seems to be concluded that, after a server mistakenly recognizes a 3rd generation human as a Reyvateil, it begins a long process of correcting what it sees as a somehow ignored Reyvateil that ended up with irregular development, and starts using this human's memories ands senses to develop a soulspace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The process of developing this soulspace takes about ten days, in which the human enters a comatose state. At the end of the process, the human will have awakened as a Reyvateil, with a Install Port appearing in their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the Insatll Port appears automatically, after a girl awakens as a Reyvateil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunatley, it is not clear of the Install Port is a hole, but from the way it is depicted, the symbol may work as a kind of portal for specific materials (data crystals).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T14:10:41.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27836" CreationDate="2015-12-05T18:24:00.533" Score="4" ViewCount="2996" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tenjin agreed to send Yato and Yukine up to Takamagahara to confront Bishamon for taking Hiyori hostage on the condition that afterwards Yato would sever ties with Hiyori. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HFlSg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HFlSg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenjin&amp;#39;s conditions for sending Yato up to Takamagahara&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 6, when he returns, Tenjin brings it up and he wields Sekki to cut ties with her but she keeps refusing. However, it never shows him actually severing ties with her. Regardless of that, I don't think Tenjin would allow him to break his agreement. Later on in the episode, Tenjin and Tomone see Yato chasing after Hiyori and Tomone says, &quot;It seems they haven't severed their ties at all.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZbyrS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZbyrS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenjin and Tomone&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I'm sure that they said when a God severs ties with someone from the Near Shore they lose all memories of that person. It seems like Yato is frantically trying to get her to know him again, and she seems a little more distant than before. So, it definitely seems possible that he did sever his ties to her but then relentlessly harassed her to get her to know him again as sort of a loophole to his agreement with Tenjin. However, if that was the case, I don't understand why she would have remembered Yato was the one who helped her classmate when her classmate approached her later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QNt4J.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QNt4J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hiyori saying it was Yato who helped him&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So were her ties severed or not? If they were, how could she remember these details from the past about Yato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T18:41:52.320" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T20:03:49.490" Title="Did Yato cut Hiyori's ties to the Far-Shore in episode 6 of Aragoto?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27834" CreationDate="2015-12-05T19:55:23.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the perfect answer to this question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Noragami/comments/3sq0w6/did_yato_just_sever_his_ties_in_episode_7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddi&lt;/a&gt;t:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's supposed to look ambiguous, but if he had, Hiyori probably wouldn't have even seen him in the first place, let alone remember who he is. Plus, she runs away from him in her spirit form and even has a conversation with him afterwards when she looks for him to tell him to back off. Tenjin also confirms that he didn't go through with it.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I think that part is better played in the manga - we really had to wait for the answer, since they changed some of the order of what happens in the anime and the reason Hiyori gets annoyed with Yato as well. If you'd like to see how it goes in the manga: Ch.22 P.31 - P.33, then Ch.22 P.38 - P.42, and finally Ch.23 P.43 - Ch.24 P.7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga myself but based on the anime, I can say that Tenjin allowed Yato to break his promise since it was Hiyori's own wish to remain with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last and foremost evidence of her ties not being cut to the far shore is the fact that she can still turn into her spirit form (with the tail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In conclusion: If he had indeed cut the ties, she would have returned to being a normal human who:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would have been unable to convert to her spirit form&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would have lost all her memories of Yato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would not have been able to see Yato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the above happened, so luckily, Tenjin let the promise slide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T20:03:49.490" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27839" CreationDate="2015-12-05T20:25:32.077" Score="8" ViewCount="3128" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching a lot of &quot;Ryuusei no Rockman&quot;, I've come to know the word &quot;denpa&quot; as meaning &quot;wave&quot;, or &quot;EM wave&quot;. Though I have heard it used in Katekyo Hitman Reborn as well. Is the rough translation of &quot;wave&quot; accurate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19528" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T21:12:37.853" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T21:12:37.853" Title="What is the actual meaning of &quot;denpa&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27837" CreationDate="2015-12-05T20:40:38.683" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;電波 (denpa) does literally mean &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E9%9B%BB%E6%B3%A2&quot;&gt;&quot;electromagnetic wave; radio wave&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. Much like in any other language however, there are sometimes alternate meanings and slang. Denpa can also mean &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E9%9B%BB%E6%B3%A2&quot;&gt;&quot;nonsense&quot;&lt;/a&gt; or event &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpa&quot;&gt;&quot;individuals who are disconnected or disassociated from the people around them&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. It is even used to refer to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpa_song&quot;&gt;type of music&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1870" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T20:40:38.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27837" CreationDate="2015-12-05T20:49:23.223" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese is a highly contextual language. Often times common words have uncommon alternate meanings. It's best if you cite examples for your &lt;em&gt;Reborn&lt;/em&gt; context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of &lt;em&gt;Megaman StarForce&lt;/em&gt;, it is what it literally means. 電波 literally means &quot;electromagnetic/radio waves.&quot; The former character 電 means electricity. The latter character 波, means wave, as in billows upon some medium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;電波 has some slang usage as well; by itself it can be used to describe nonsense or something pointless, in other words, noise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;電波系 (denpa-kei) can be used to describe someone crazy, typically one with irregular or wild fantasies or delusions, such as hearing voices. This may have some bearing on your &lt;em&gt;Reborn&lt;/em&gt; question, but without sufficient context, it's hard to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T20:51:44.583" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T20:51:44.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27851" CreationDate="2015-12-06T04:14:56.390" Score="11" ViewCount="100662" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gohan was the strongest in his mystic form back at the end of DBZ. How could Gohan have become so weak that he lost the ability to turn Super Saiyan 2 in such a short period of time? While on the other hand, Frieza was able to surpass Goku's Super Saiyan Blue transformation in only 4 months of training. That doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast. Now he is losing left and right in every episode. Most recently Frieza in his base form was shooting ki blasts through Super Saiyan Gohan. So Frieza's base form is stronger than Super Saiyan now? How did that happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19469" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T08:19:55.090" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T08:19:55.090" Title="Why is Gohan shown to be so weak in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27884" CreationDate="2015-12-06T04:56:12.033" Score="6" ViewCount="33726" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the scene where Kurona and Nashiro are fighting Juzo in Season 2 Episode 4, I noticed some censorship. Juzo ends up stabbing Kurona a lot with his knives, but it's blurred out like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8DX4w.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8DX4w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought this was really strange seeing as the series has shown far worse, such as torture and other extremely gory deaths. Is there a particular reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19537" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T15:01:03.900" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T11:04:36.657" Title="What is the reason behind this strange censorship of a specific scene in Tokyo Ghoul?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-06T05:01:44.400" Score="9" ViewCount="56958" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while the other tailed beasts dron't give one to their Jinchuriki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/31rK3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/31rK3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't make sense unless the other tailed beast aren't as powerful as the Nine Tails or is it that we never see the other tailed beasts show themselves in this form with their Jinchūriki. I just want to know if the other tailed beasts can grant such a cloak to their Jinchuriki or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19538" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T14:57:27.740" LastActivityDate="2020-04-26T05:41:01.847" Title="Why does Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while other Jinchuriki don't?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27845" CreationDate="2015-12-06T08:28:13.433" Score="16" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How could be become so weak that cant even go super saiyan 2 anymore in a short period of time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_timelin&quot;&gt;timeline&lt;/a&gt; of dragon ball, about 5 years have passed between the end the buu saga and the Resurection of F saga. Gohan hasn't trained at all since then. We can choose the analogy of professional athletes here: they need to train almost everyday to maintain their form, let alone get &quot;stronger&quot;. After 5 years, it is expected than Gohan has become significantly weaker. But again, if he were to train for a few months, his power would probably go up exponentially. Also note that he did not train much in the Buu saga, much of his power increase came from the help of Supreme Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...while frieza surpasses goku SSB in 4 months of training&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frieza states that he never had to train one day in his life because he was already so much stronger than everybody else. If we consider Goku to be a combat genius, imagine how much training and near-deaths experience he had to go through to be able to fight on par with Frieza. In the end, only Krilin's death helped become super saiyan and beat Frieza. Since he never trained before, it would make sense that his power would go up exponentially after little training. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie &quot;Resurrection of F&quot; Goku in Super Saiyan blue was almost killed by a Sorbet's gun. This tells you that no matter how strong of a warrior you are, you can be defeated by someone so much weaker than you if you are caught by surprise.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So frieza base is stronger than super saiyan now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, when Gohan clearly states than he is no match of Frieza, he is still in his base form. Gohan might be able to sense Frieza's ki beyond his current form, but this is just speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T08:28:13.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27866" CreationDate="2015-12-06T16:36:40.573" Score="10" ViewCount="96923" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (&lt;em&gt;Super Saiyan Blue&lt;/em&gt;) in the movie Resurrection F. How did he become a Super Saiyan God? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the ritual performed on him before the Resurrection F event or did he use his own power to become a God? (That's what he tells on one of the Dragon Ball Super episodes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T17:21:45.537" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T08:53:21.693" Title="How does Vegeta become a Super Saiyan Blue?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27812" CreationDate="2015-12-06T20:06:32.277" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like ton.yeung said, more detail takes more time and thus costs more money. In theory you could make an anime with every single frame having the same level of detail as a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, but it would be prohibitively expensive; it took Leonardo years to finish a single painting, and you would need a whole team of Leonardos churning out thousands of them in a limited timeframe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I doubt that it was significantly more expensive to animate Gantz than, say, K-On. The question seems to presuppose that cost is the only thing keeping anime from having more realistic facial art, but I believe it's more about artistry and style. The experience that Gantz was trying to create was drastically different from the experience that K-On was trying to create.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSsT5m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSsT5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;gantz screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DHqixm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DHqixm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;K-on screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The K-On characters &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; lacking some facial detail compared to the Gantz characters (in line with well-known rules of cuteness that, yes, seriously, have been studied and derived by anthropologists). Gantz uses smaller eyes, chunkier bodies, and a more subdued color palette; this makes it &lt;em&gt;seem&lt;/em&gt; more realistic. However, we can see that both of them are lacking a lot of detail compared with, say, the work of American comics artist Alex Ross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1RkMtl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1RkMtl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Alex Ross&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I should note that Ross is primarily a cover artist, because of the time it takes him to produce works of such high detail. To create an animated feature at Ross's level of detail would be untenable.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, shows like K-On and Clannad often have very detailed clothes, backgrounds, and other objects. Look at the instruments in K-On.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oditam.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oditam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Azusa with guitar&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNbZVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNbZVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;real guitar&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at the detail in the background of this random screenshot from Clannad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tHh3e.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tHh3e.png&quot; alt=&quot;clannad kotomi garden&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I don't think the difference in style is primarily about cost. It's about artistry. K-On was well enough funded to make its art look like Gantz had the creators wanted to; but that art style didn't fit with the goals and aesthetic sense of the series. It's the same reason Bugs Bunny looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iaz2I.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iaz2I.png&quot; alt=&quot;bugs bunny&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and not like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S3H02.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S3H02.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photorealistic rabbit&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the typical anime art style may have originally been created as cost-saving measure, that seems to be no longer the case. It is recognized as a unique style on its own and appreciated by many people on that basis, the same as the highly unnatural &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cube/hd_cube.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cubism&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mannerism&lt;/a&gt; (which produced what seems to be the &lt;a href=&quot;https://mydailyartdisplay.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/longneck-reduced.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first known forerunner of the Shaft head tilt&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T20:06:32.277" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27791" CreationDate="2015-12-07T01:32:41.713" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No they are not siblings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are some details you may not want to know if you have only seen the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Levi is the son of a prostitute named Kuchel Ackerman who died while Levi was very young.  His serial killer uncle, Kenny Ackerman, took care of young Levi growing up to a limited extent but obviously was not a good man. Mikasa's father was an Ackerman while Levi inherited the name from his mother's side of the family. His biological father is unknown.  They, therefore, are not siblings. It should be noted that some bloodlines in this series have special abilities and the Ackerman's seem to be one of these bloodlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not clear how closely related they actually are beyond that as most of their family trees are unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spoiler below is a quote from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Ackerman&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Captain Levi Ackerman speaks about Kenny Ackerman, he asks Mikasa if she was possibly related to him. Mikasa retells that when her parents were alive they told her that her father's family, the Ackerman bloodline, was persecuted inside the cities and that her Asian mother's family lost a place to live inside the cities as well, possibly because of her race. Mikasa then states that her parents met as fellow people who had been driven into the mountains and out of the cities and got married. She claims that her father never knew why the Ackermans were discriminated against and that they weren't of a different race like her mother was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T01:32:41.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27887" CreationDate="2015-12-07T01:38:55.353" Score="4" ViewCount="3469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know, this would have been a different story, but when Black Zetsu impaled Madara, Madara could have used Izanagi because he still had the Sharingan, as I know he can switch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:40:18.323" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:21:19.560" Title="Why didn't Madara use Izanagi to counter Kaguya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2015-12-07T03:13:52.167" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading over the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article&lt;/a&gt; on Vegeta, it seems there is not a clear answer on how he gained his Super Saiyan God form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; is canon, if in the episode Vegeta said that he obtained the form on his own I would assume that he is not lying about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Wiki, it is said that Vegeta went and trained with Whis for six months before Goku came to join him. It is most likely it was during this time that he obtained the Super Saiyan God form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After later gives Whis Ramen and he finds it delicious. He takes Vegeta in as his student and takes him to Beerus' planet to train him for six months. After six months has passed, he is waiting for Whis return from Earth. Whis has Goku along with him. Goku notes that Vegeta has gotten stronger and he may have surpassed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T12:57:20.793" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T12:57:20.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-07T11:02:04.010" Score="0" ViewCount="1036" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the first episode of One Piece Luffy chants &quot;Gomu Gomu No&quot; to start his attack, it is also seen in other devils fruit users too. Is there any particular reason for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9061" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T11:24:37.020" Title="Why would Luffy chant &quot;Gomu Gomu No&quot; every time he is attacking? Is it mandatory to chant the corresponding fruit name for every devil's fruit user?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-12-07T11:57:22.223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27870" CreationDate="2015-12-07T11:24:37.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All fruit users in one piece can use his fruits powers freely, the reason for Luffy and every other to put a name to all actions and shout it in battle is only a trope of the shonen style anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fact can be checked by seeing Luffy &quot;loosing&quot; his head when he ate the fruit, or any logia user making his body ethereal without saying a word. Or moments when characters &quot;invoke&quot; the name after doing the action itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19441" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T11:24:37.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2015-12-07T17:17:41.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Goku arrived on Whis's planet, Vegeta and Goku had sparring training, while having hand to hand combat in an attempt to control their Ki. They somewhat triggered a blue aura which Whis pointed out in his mind as God Aura, right now Whis has thrown them in another dimension which is more like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I guess that place would grant them the key to attain SSGSS form. Do follow the DBZ Super manga for some story ahead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19571" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T03:24:27.647" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T03:24:27.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20079" CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:48:02.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It called &quot;Adramelech&quot; just like Budou's Imperial Arm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19575" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T20:44:08.233" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T20:44:08.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27847" CreationDate="2015-12-08T11:41:55.060" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole show was highly censored, as shown in this comparison album (Obviously spoilers):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/tvt2r&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://imgur.com/a/tvt2r&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason is Japanese censorship laws, which are very different from laws in the West, but some people have mentioned that S2 was airing at the same time as some ISIS attacks took place, thus this might have something to do with TV networks censoring knives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19591" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T11:41:55.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28962" CreationDate="2015-12-08T14:10:03.373" Score="5" ViewCount="4430" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the Sword Art Online anime, episode 2 &quot;Beater&quot;, Kirito acquires the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Coat_of_Midnight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coat of Midnight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; when getting the last attack bonus on the boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until episode 7, &quot;Warmth of the Heart&quot;, it appears he is using &lt;em&gt;mostly&lt;/em&gt; the same gear. In the beginning of this episode when we first see him, he is daunting a new coat and his Elucidator sword. Lizbeth does say, &quot;this is the gnarliest sword you can get from a monster drop&quot; or something to that effect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there ever any mention of where/how he acquired his new gear? I haven't read the manga series, is there any mention in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3029" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T22:16:43.713" Title="Where does Kirito get his new gear?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27862" CreationDate="2015-12-08T14:48:14.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, Madara always believed himself to be completely invincible. When Black Zetsu stabbed him, he could not even realise that he was being betrayed; it was completely out of his expectation. And it only took a very short period of time for Zetsu to gain complete control of his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, a huge weakness of Izanagi is that, it has be activated first. It is not a reset jutsu. It only can manipulate everything that happens between its activation and Sharingan going blind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T14:48:14.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15530" CreationDate="2015-12-08T15:02:35.550" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original canon Light Novel on which the anime is supposedly based on tells that Ryuuji let Taiga go so that she could be with her mom, and her new father and her brother. Taiga drops out from school and transfers to a new school. Initially all their friends are extremely angry on Ryuuji, about how he could let her go and not stop her, but they then accept his and her feelings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, unlike the anime, Taiga returns back the next school year(Third Year of High School) in the LN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T15:02:35.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15530" CreationDate="2015-12-08T16:34:15.897" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a perfect answer to this question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2ctgvy/spoilers_can_someone_explain_to_me_the_ending_of/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; (edited to make it a bit more presentable):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's for two reasons I know of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It completes her character arc. The entire reason she was such a mess at the beginning of the show and the whole reason she needed to learn through Ryuuji how to have basic interactions with other people without being a rude, condescending, violent bitch is because of her wrecked home life and broken upbringing.&lt;/strong&gt; By the end of the show, she's matured a lot. When Ryuuji inadvertently damages his own home life in the last 2 episodes, Taiga watches him get up and fix it in a matter of days. &lt;strong&gt;It only makes sense for Taiga to decide at this point that she has to come full circle: She has to go face the issues that started all of her problems now that she's mature enough to do so. She has to go home and mend her relationship with her mother and step-siblings, and she does.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two, because it symbolizes equality in her relationship with Ryuuji. Throughout the show, their relationship is actually rather unhealthy, as Ami points out a number of times in the later episodes. Ryuuji is doting on Taiga and doing a lot of things for her that she should be doing for herself&lt;/strong&gt;. Their relationship is more of a father/daughter relationship than one of equals (Ami also says this directly once). This is unhealthy for Ryuuji, too, as it feeds into his &quot;I have to take care of everything and everyone&quot; mindset, one he got from his own home life. &lt;strong&gt;Taiga leaves to fix her own shit, demonstrating her independence from Ryuuji as a capable person of her own, and Ryuuji accepts and respects her decision despite it hurting him, demonstrating that he acknowledges Taiga is an equal to him and not someone he needs to do everything for.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  The scene after the end credits, which you've hopefully watched by now, is almost between two new people. It's one of mature, equal people who truly understand each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is never explicitly mentioned in the Light Novel or the anime as to what exactly she did during this time period. However, her note to Ryuuji:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hi9Kl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hi9Kl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As translated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15440/18431&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryuuji, I... always thought that there was no way anybody would ever love me. But maybe I was just running away [from my problems?]. I blamed my lack of confidence on my parents... on my situation. But even so, you loved me the way I was. I'll be proud of myself...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because I want to love you, Ryuuji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aisaka Taiga&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which does imply that she went to spend time with her family to change herself and become a self-dependent person as stated on Reddit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T05:30:17.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-08T22:29:49.567" Score="2" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime City Hunter, I am trying to find the episode where Saeko asks Ryo to go out with her. But when they arrived at the hotel she told him to go and had a waiter hand him a note, telling him to wait for her outside. After that, she is taken to a huge ship; while this occurs, Ryo follows her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19602" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T12:16:36.957" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T09:32:23.673" Title="In which episode does Saeko ask Ryo out?" Tags="&lt;city-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19509" CreationDate="2015-12-09T04:30:32.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason Miku usually has a leek with her most of the time when you see her, is because since she is a vocaloid, someone (I guess) wanted to make her sing Ievan Polkka, a Finnish song, and that's what got her popular at first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Luka &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as one of the answers already stated this, these vegetable pairings with Vocaloids came from the fans themselves, so it's not exactly official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, many Vocaloids (even UTAUs) have been associated with vegetables. Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Megurine Luka - Fish or Tuna&#xA;Kagamine Rin - Orange(s)&#xA;Kagamine Len - Banana(s)&#xA;KAITO - Ice cream&#xA;MEIKO - Sake (A traditional Japanese alcohol)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;GUMI - Carrot(s)&#xA;Camui/Kamui Gakupo - Eggplant&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(UTAU)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kasane Teto - (French) Bread or a Baguette &#xA;Namine Ritsu - Chocolate Crisps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Luka is paired with fish because she has a chibi head character who has hair like an octopus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rin has an orange for her fruit because her neckerchief resembles an orange peel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Len was paired with a banana mostly because of his hair color and that piece of his hair sticking upwards resembles a banana, just a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KAITO with ice cream because fans notice the scarf he wears and in his new V3 update, boots. People thought he seemed to wear winter-special clothes and since his hair is blue it easily resembles snow/ice and relating things, they decided his food was going to be Ice cream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MEIKO with sake because she seemed to look older and mature so I guess they thought it'd be fun if they made her drunk (?) Not quite sure about this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;GUMI with carrots because of her color scheme mostly, since she has green hair and orange official clothes so it reminds people of carrots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gakupo with Eggplant because he has purple hair and a stronger/deeper voice so I think it reminded them of an eggplant&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the UTAUs were officially paired with random foods because they were sorta supposed to be a parody April fool's joke. (?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of them with the foods too:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ON7A6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ON7A6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19612" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T13:08:36.953" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T13:08:36.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2015-12-09T18:30:09.077" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_God_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia page&lt;/a&gt; states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, also known as Super Saiyan Blue, is the result of a Saiyan transforming into a Super Saiyan &lt;strong&gt;after absorbing and retaining the power of Super Saiyan God and training.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, that to achieve SSGSS, one must achieve and master SSG first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as it wasn't done before Vegeta went off to train under Whis, the only options left are that either he performed the ritual on that planet, or his training with Whis helped him do so. The SSG form is just another Saiyan transformation, the only thing being different is that instead of normal Ki, there is divine Ki flowing through your body and you can even perceive it now. As a result, you can even absorb energy attacks. As Vegeta said that he mastered the SSG form, I would believe it and would further add that by mastering the form he said that he mastered the perception and usage of the divine Ki, thus making it flow through his body evenly and unlocking the SSGSS form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is reference to this in the anime when he senses the return of Whis (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/rM19sHdnvQU?t=3m7s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;watch here&lt;/a&gt;), and later the oracle fish comments that he's finally able to sense divine Ki. Goku even states that Vegeta's Ki had changed a lot during the six months he had spent training under Whis (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/rM19sHdnvQU?t=4m42s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;watch here&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar to that incident when Goku and Gohan had unlocked the Full Power Super Saiyan transformation after training in the hyperbolic time chamber in the cell saga. The FPSSJ transformation was the mastering of SSJ1 and making it the base form, thus reducing the strain on the body and making it easier to raise power levels. What they managed to do can be thought of controlling the SSJ1 Ki and making it flow evenly through their bodies, thus mastering the form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The training both Goku and Vegeta are undergoing, which deals with raising power levels, a manifestation of Ki, without letting it leak, or, in other words, letting the opponent know, making each part of the body capable of independent action and also the perception and mastery of divine Ki, thus mastering SSG, SBG (Saiyan Beyond God) and SSB transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T12:50:22.193" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T12:50:22.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27915" CreationDate="2015-12-09T21:58:27.523" Score="3" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/782/1587&quot;&gt;the answers here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/26044041#26044041&quot;&gt;this chat post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;there's one sound in Japanese which is somewhere between L and R, though probably closer to R.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy/Ruffy (One Piece)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lio/Rio (Kara no Kyoukai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 of the Vocaloids are the twins Rin and Len, but given the above, their names could be Rin and Ren, Lin and Len, or even Lin and Ren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where did it become known that Rin's and Len's names have different first letters, as opposed to the alternatives that I mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T01:24:22.880" Title="Where did it become known that Rin's and Len's names have different first letters?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27914" CreationDate="2015-12-09T22:41:51.393" Score="2" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kara no Kyoukai, Araya comments to Lio saying that he just needed one character to be called a lion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English-wise, this would be very correct, but given that these characters are talking in Japanese, I doubt that Lio needed an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_(kana)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ン&lt;/a&gt;, and according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lio_Shirazumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Shirazumi Lio's name in Japanese is 白純里緒 not シラズミ リ゜オ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in his Japanese name, what character is Araya saying Lio is missing to be called Lion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T23:35:36.353" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T03:24:09.323" Title="What character is missing from Lio Shirazumi's name to allow him be called Lion?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27912" CreationDate="2015-12-09T23:34:48.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Weirdly enough, Araya must, in fact, be referring to the fact that &quot;Lio&quot; is one English letter away from &quot;lion&quot;. This has to be the case because &quot;lion&quot; in Japanese is 獅子 &lt;em&gt;shishi&lt;/em&gt;, which bears no resemblance whatsoever to Shirazumi's name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Araya should be fluent in English, having lived at the Clock Tower in London for some years, so it's not &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; weird. And Nasu (the author) clearly knows enough English to give us silly phrases like &quot;blue blue glass moon&quot; and &quot;heavens feel&quot;, so I wouldn't put it past him to put a touch of English wordplay into Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1334358478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Some guy on chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt; claims that it's actually that リオ &quot;Lio&quot; is one Japanese character away from レオ &quot;Leo&quot; as in the zodiac lion, but I think that guy's claim is dumb.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Side note about Japanese: English &quot;lion&quot; is pronounced ライオン &lt;em&gt;raion&lt;/em&gt;, so you can't actually get Japanese &lt;em&gt;raion&lt;/em&gt; from &quot;Lio&quot; with a single character in either English or Japanese. But you can get English &quot;lion&quot;, which is why I say that that's what Araya must've been going for.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T03:24:09.323" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T03:24:09.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27910" CreationDate="2015-12-09T23:43:14.767" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20071223223624/http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/cv02.jsp#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;earliest archived revision&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/cv02.jsp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crypton's page for the Kagamines&lt;/a&gt; that reveals details about them has their names in both Latin script and in Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zIkll.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zIkll.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That revision is from 3 Dec 2007, which is shortly before they were actually first sold later that same month. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess the answer to your question is that it was known to people pretty much from the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T01:24:22.880" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T01:24:22.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27918" CreationDate="2015-12-10T02:59:41.023" Score="2" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first film, Saikai (再会 Reunion?), was released on November 21, 2015 and will be released on region-free DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on &lt;strong&gt;December 18, 2015&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When can we buy this movie, and where can we order the movie franchise online? Since this will be released in Japan, is there a company that sells and provides international shipping?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T11:21:51.680" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T11:21:51.680" Title="When and where can we order/buy region-free DVD/Blu-Ray of Digimon Adventure tri.?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27917" CreationDate="2015-12-10T03:41:00.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt; ships to the US, and I assume to most other places where Amazon does business. Even if you don't know Japanese, it's fairly easy to purchase stuff from Amazon Japan - when you go to the website, you should see a link that says &quot;in English&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mYsOx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mYsOx.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Click on it, and most (though I don't think all) of the interface gets changed over to English. Product descriptions and stuff don't, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you've done that, you'll need to make an account, even if you have an account on Amazon US or Amazon UK or whatever. The process is the same as making an account on any other Amazon site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The product you want to purchase is either &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC-tri-%E7%AC%AC1%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%8C%E5%86%8D%E4%BC%9A%E3%80%8D-Blu-ray-%E8%8A%B1%E6%B1%9F%E5%A4%8F%E6%A8%B9/dp/B012QLKQ3G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449718398&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%20tri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one for BD&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%91%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC-tri-%E7%AC%AC2%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%8C%E6%B1%BA%E6%84%8F%E3%80%8D-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E6%8F%8F%E3%81%8D%E4%B8%8B%E3%82%8D%E3%81%97B2%E5%B8%83%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E4%BB%98%E3%81%8D-Blu-ray/dp/B01822BD3U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449718398&amp;amp;sr=8-3&amp;amp;keywords=%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%20tri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one for DVD&lt;/a&gt;. In either case, you can pre-order it. If you do place a pre-order, the product should leave Amazon's Japanese warehouse on release day and get to you probably less than a week later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is only one option available for global shipping from Amazon Japan. You will be charged probably $10-12 for shipment to the US. I don't know about other countries. If you are in the US, you should choose to pay in USD, so as to avoid foreign transaction fees on your credit card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, you can also preorder the second movie (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC-tri-%E7%AC%AC2%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%8C%E6%B1%BA%E6%84%8F%E3%80%8D-Blu-ray-%E8%8A%B1%E6%B1%9F%E5%A4%8F%E6%A8%B9/dp/B01822B5HY/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449718901&amp;amp;sr=8-9&amp;amp;keywords=%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%20tri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BD&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC-tri-%E7%AC%AC2%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%8C%E6%B1%BA%E6%84%8F%E3%80%8D-DVD-%E8%8A%B1%E6%B1%9F%E5%A4%8F%E6%A8%B9/dp/B01822B5CY/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449718901&amp;amp;sr=8-12&amp;amp;keywords=%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%20tri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVD&lt;/a&gt;) for when it releases on 2 Apr 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much of the advice above is generally applicable to purchasing any BDs and DVDs from Amazon Japan. Amazon Japan isn't always the cheapest option, but it is definitely the most convenient, at least for US-based buyers. However, if you are planning on purchasing a large number of items in a short period of time, you may be able to save on shipping by using a proxy service like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tenso.com/en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenso&lt;/a&gt;. (I assume there are other such services, but I haven't really looked.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T03:47:03.053" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T03:47:03.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-10T06:29:39.600" Score="0" ViewCount="484" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the source of this girl on this itasha picture I found. I can't see the words on the hood due to the profile aspect of the photo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xImzb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xImzb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?sa=N&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=633&amp;amp;q=itasha%20cars&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbs=simg:CAQSigEahwELEKjU2AQaAAwLELCMpwgaYgpgCAMSKMoNvATMDcQNyw3DDcYNwATBDdYN9iD-IOwgoCbOPIom_1SD0IPsg_1CAaMNJCuljINSn9obb9Alw-OPCAJqR3AnCBBcRSXNxiSTZX8vJswre3JmVwE2_1Z9LrmuyADDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIEdYMB5Aw&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwj4nOCA0dDJAhVD1WMKHYfyDO8Q2A4IGygB#imgrc=b3KZkGYe1VhEpM%3A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Original Google Search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19636" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T22:14:01.567" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T22:14:01.567" Title="Where is this dark-haired girl in lingerie from?" Tags="&lt;itasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27924" CreationDate="2015-12-10T07:29:55.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for the original character &lt;a href=&quot;http://minkara.carview.co.jp/en/userid/1534925/blog/27356570/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakurako Mitsuki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rz9G.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rz9G.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakurako Mitsuki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The car seems to a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII, in case you're wondering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That photo was taken at an itasha carshow in the Akihabara UDX parking garage around December of 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T07:36:34.950" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T07:36:34.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-10T15:23:38.017" Score="4" ViewCount="12818" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro recently (in the anime) unleashed an impressive torrent of attacks using Busoshoku (Armament) Haki infused blades. This was not all that surprising but his flashback was (to me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro flashed back to both his training with Dracule Mihawk and his fight with him in the Baratie arc. Mihawk's main blade, Yoru apparently, is clearly shown to be black throughout this fight and the flashback stresses the fact that it is the strongest Black Blade.  Yet, the episode seems to say that Black Blades refer to swords turning black when infused with Haki.  As Mihawk is the strongest swordsman, it seems guaranteed that the world's strongest &quot;Black Blade&quot; may or may not have anything to do with Yoru's color itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, you can note that both replicas of Yoru we see (Mihawk's mini sword and the one wielded by the Mihawk-like monkey Zoro trained against) have silver blades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This all leads to 3 closely inter-related questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did I understand this right? Does &quot;Black Blade&quot; refer to the sword or the technique?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did Mihawk use Haki on Zoro so early in the series?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does Yoru (as we've seen it but in universe) look black, silver, or does it vary from person to person? What if Yoru is not wielded by Mihawk?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T06:15:35.550" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T06:15:35.550" Title="What exactly is the deal with Black Blades?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27929" CreationDate="2015-12-10T17:36:34.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For all we, the audience know, the black color we see when people use Haki, could potentially be there solely to inform the audience of when it is being used.  This is reinforced by the fact that we never saw the black color before the timeskip despite seeing powerful Haki used by various characters.  I, however, wouldn't be surprised if the black color of Haki was acknowledged by the characters in-world, proving that it was actually a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Black blade&quot; refers to the sword, and yes the sword is black.  It is likely still black, even when Mihawk is not holding it, just like his coat is still red when he's not wearing it, etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kinda doubt that Oda had thought about Haki at the time Zoro fought Mihawk, but It's almost a certainty that Oda would retroactively say &quot;Yeah, that was Haki&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T03:04:09.187" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T03:04:09.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27929" CreationDate="2015-12-10T20:51:58.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, I would like to reply to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition, you can note that both replicas of Yuro we see (Mihawk's mini sword and the one wielded by the Mihawk-like monkey Zoro trained against) have silver blades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mihawk's pocket knife, also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kogatana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kogatana&lt;/a&gt; is not a replica of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yoru#cite_note-Saijo-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yoru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is an ordinary knife, so bland and small that Mihawk enjoys demonstrating his skill with it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for the Human Drill having the same sword as Mihawk, it was a filler.&lt;/strong&gt; There is no mention of the Human Drills in the manga. Hence, it doesn't have much relevance to the story, and it's assumed that the sword carried by it is nothing but a replica. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the One Piece Wiki page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yoru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yoru&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The blade itself is pitch-black with a very strong sheen&lt;/strong&gt;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some conclusive evidence in favor of this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has been black since the start of the series when the blackening effect of Haki wasn't introduced&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is black even when it's on Mihawk's back&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As you pointed out, if it were Haki, even Mihawk's short knife would have appeared black in color to the audience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's not the only black sword shown in the series. Zoro's &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shusui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shusui&lt;/a&gt; is also shown to be black in color (and in this case, it's definitely not the Haki that makes it black).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w3V78.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w3V78.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence, I'm inclined to say that it refers to the sword rather than the  technique.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4p0S5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4p0S5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It may have been clad in Haki even during the earliest part of the series, but I doubt that he actually used Haki against Zoro during their first fight, simply because he didn't have to. We saw him defeat Zoro using his short knife, so there was no need for him to actually worry about getting his sword nicked.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there's no conclusive evidence on this. It may have been clad in Haki or it may have not. I believe that it wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuro being a black sword appears black even in-universe. Tashigi even describes it as a Black Sword, although I don't seem to remember in which chapter. Not only that, the name of the sword is &quot;Yoru&quot;, which means &quot;Night&quot; and can also be translated as &quot;Black Sword&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-11T18:35:12.400" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T18:35:12.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30358" CreationDate="2015-12-10T22:12:59.703" Score="0" ViewCount="1260" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2 - Innocent Sin&lt;/em&gt;, after I beat Lisa's Shadow in the Taurus Temple and selected &lt;em&gt;&quot;I'm glad you feel that way&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, everyone is commenting on Tatsuya's own confession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that Lisa comments on not losing to an older woman and mopey boy. This to me seems like Lisa is saying that she won't lose to Maya or Jun in claiming Tatsuya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I have always got the impression Jun is effeminate or something of the like but I never got an impression that he was homosexual. I am wondering then if Jun is homosexual. If not, what is Lisa talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-22T18:53:52.463" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T18:53:52.463" Title="Is Jun openly homosexual?" Tags="&lt;persona&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27940" CreationDate="2015-12-11T03:25:57.000" Score="10" ViewCount="1749" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: I've only watched the anime.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Yato gave Yukine a name, he immediately started suffering from all his &quot;sins&quot; and eventually an Ablution had to be performed to save both's lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why is it that he is not affected by Nora's actions? Unless he un-named her, which hasn't been mentioned. Either way, why doesn't he seek to kill her and end all these side problems that emerge because of her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not entirely through with season 2, but similarly Kugaha's case confuses me too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone has answers, I'd appreciate them. Also, I don't care about spoilers, rather the opposite, if possible I wanna understand everything beforehand. This show sure is good, but it makes some mistakes in regards to explaining basic logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-11T04:11:59.683" LastActivityDate="2020-02-20T21:00:09.997" Title="Why does Nora's darkness/corruption not affect Yato (or any other God that has named her, for that matter)?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27939" CreationDate="2015-12-11T03:58:29.370" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As ton.yeung and I have stated in our comments, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Blight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blight&lt;/a&gt; forms based on the guilt of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Shinki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinki&lt;/a&gt;, therefore, if the shinki was committing sins under the notion that it was wrong, blight would occur, like in Yukine's case of destroying the school windows and stealing. But in Kugaha's case, he believed what he was doing to be for Bishamon's sake as shown in this scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uahin.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uahin.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u0b5T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u0b5T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vv09d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vv09d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U77va.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U77va.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Nora&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiiro&lt;/a&gt;'s case, she believes all the horrible things she did was for the sake of Yato and therefore was justice, so she was not blighted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T03:58:29.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-11T04:12:43.723" Score="1" ViewCount="4015" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 76 of the manga of Attack on Titan, it appears that the Survey Corps. have killed &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reiner Braun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why they killed him, especially when they needed information from him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T04:51:15.833" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T04:51:15.833" Title="Why do the Survey Corps kill this character?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-11T05:20:46.747" Score="9" ViewCount="2141" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's about a boy who falls in love with a princess who makes a deal to save her life she must lose all memory of him. He has to go and collect memory fragments in the form of feathers and each one she remembers more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19654" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T20:55:55.190" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T20:55:55.190" Title="Anime about a boy who collects memory fragments so that princess will remember him" Tags="&lt;tsubasa-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:15:30.680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27941" CreationDate="2015-12-11T05:22:36.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To begin with, it's not certain that Reiner is actually dead, the final frame of the manga shows the Armored Titan suffering intense damage, but as we haven't yet seen his corpse, it's best not to draw conclusions - he did just survive being half decapitated after all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, even if he were to die, there is still the Colossal and Beast Titans that would be in possession of the same or similar information. As mentioned in Yokhen's comment, Annie too is in captivity and remains a potential source of information should she ever awaken. And as mentioned in Astral Sea's comment, it is believed that the information they need is in Eren's basement anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, and maybe most importantly, one of the Survey Corps. major objectives is the elimination of the duo that breached the wall in the first instance, as all other walls are in danger while they remain free. Therefore,  in Erwin's eyes at this time, the deaths of Reiner and Bertolt are likely far more advantageous than having them alive for questioning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9qs9x.png&quot; alt=&quot;img&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T05:22:36.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27942" CreationDate="2015-12-11T05:29:09.423" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I might have found it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/177/Tsubasa_Chronicle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsubasa Chronicle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H9Hfm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H9Hfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsubasa Chronicle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(taken from the site itself)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During an excavation at the mysterious ruins in Clow Country, Syaoran&#xA;  discovers his childhood friend Princess Sakura appear on the site with&#xA;  wings that disperse into many feathers. As the feather's disappear to&#xA;  different dimensions, so does Sakura's memory. In attempts to save&#xA;  Sakura's life and restore her memory, Syaoran travels through to&#xA;  another world to find a solution. There's only one thing left he can&#xA;  do. Travel through to different dimensions to collect Sakura's&#xA;  feathers. Helping out with the quest is Kurogane, an exiled ninja from&#xA;  Japan Country who wishes to return to his world, the runaway magician,&#xA;  Fay, who desires to jump between each world never to return to his own&#xA;  and the white meat-bun shaped creature, Mokona.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it fits the bill almost perfectly. As the synopsis points out, he &lt;strong&gt;falls in love with Princess&lt;/strong&gt; Sakura, who loses her wings and are dispersed into many &lt;strong&gt;feathers&lt;/strong&gt; which go to several worlds/dimensions, all of this &lt;strong&gt;causing her to lose her memory&lt;/strong&gt;. It fails to mention anything about the deal, but as for everything else, I believe it's a dead giveaway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-11T18:00:07.890" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T18:00:07.890" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27957" CreationDate="2015-12-11T14:11:42.470" Score="10" ViewCount="6251" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, when Goku was fighting Kid Buu, there were many enemies watching him from Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From DBZ Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hell&quot;&gt;Hell&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Kid Buu Saga, during the fight with Kid Buu, the ogres are seen watching the fight alongside Cell, Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when Frieza was revived, he didn't know about the fight with Majin Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason as to why this is so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:08:28.980" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T22:14:38.973" Title="Why didn't Frieza know about Goku and Kid Buu's fight?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27848" CreationDate="2015-12-11T14:41:26.550" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times throughout the series Naruto did manifest a cloak in the same way so the other hosts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he fought Sasuke at the Valley of the End, 1-Tail Cloak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he fought Orichimaru after the time-skip, 3 Tail Cloak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he was fighting Pain after Hinata got attacked, 4-9 Tail Cloak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is different for him, is that he is a Sage, and to my knowledge, none of the other hosts are Sages. After he learned Sage mode AND reflected on his inner evil, he gained that form; see the fight with Pain, he was using Sage mode then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on all of this, I think that this is something 'unique' to him (except that his father can do it too...) because of him combining Sage training and Kyuubi's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7962" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T14:41:26.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28261" CreationDate="2015-12-12T00:33:30.183" Score="9" ViewCount="1288" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the Hunterpedia segments at the end of episodes of the 2011 Heaven's Arena arc, the opening image contains the English text:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brush Your Teeth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Unripe Fruit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ml0ay.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ml0ay.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the writing is in Japanese, I assume there is some sort of inside joke.  Can anyone provide a context for those two lines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T11:37:25.320" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T11:38:58.763" Title="What is meaning of &quot;Brush Your Teeth. -- Unripe Fruit&quot; in Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-12T04:58:07.027" Score="4" ViewCount="306" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can think of several anime series with recurring characters who I would classify as &quot;snot-nosed kids&quot;.  Two sympathetic, recurring, characters are Udon from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and Komugi from &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;.  Is there an actual trope for this character trait, and if so, what is it meant to imply?  To me (American), the trait merely means someone I don't really want to look at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely there is more than that, though.  Sort of like a bloody nose often means the character is somehow sexually embarrassed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T04:58:07.027" Title="Is there a &quot;snot-nosed kid&quot; trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-12T06:54:06.157" Score="6" ViewCount="8084" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that she has spent a lot of time with Yato (because they've shown to be together since childhood and Hiiro was his first Regalia) and also really cares about him. Yato himself says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pnBMq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pnBMq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Hiiro does care about Yato and has never done anything which she thought wasn't for the good of Yato. Just before this scene, we also see Hiiro saying that she wouldn't mind dying in the underworld as long as Yato was with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is it that she is a Nora? Why did she allow other Gods to name her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T07:04:29.880" Title="Why is Hiiro a Nora?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27947" CreationDate="2015-12-12T07:00:09.273" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hell&quot;&gt;Hell&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hell (Jigoku), or HFIL (Home For Infinite Losers in the edited English dub), is a place in Other World where evil characters (and sometimes, in the case of Piccolo, Goku, and Pikkon, protagonists) go after they die. &lt;strong&gt;Hell is never actually shown in the original manga, but it is shown several times throughout various medias of Dragon Ball.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's an anime inconsistency which is not the fault of Akira Toriyama. One can only assume that the scene was not taken into account in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; because they adapted it from the manga and didn't take into account the anime-added filler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T10:37:30.170" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T10:37:30.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27956" CreationDate="2015-12-12T07:37:53.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's first named by his father (the &quot;sorcerer&quot; is mentioned as her true master in the wiki so I suppose that means he named her first) as Mizuchi and then his father let Yato name her as Hiiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think she never tainted Yato  because she cares for Yato so much that she never did anything a regalia shouldn't do to taint their master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read that far in the manga so I can only suspect that the sorcerer allows her to be named by others for some sinister plan against the heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Nora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Nora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19465" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T07:37:53.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25834" CreationDate="2015-12-12T07:49:02.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it may be a monokuma version of the official 'Danganronpa Girls' / 'Danganronpa Boys' artworks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EvQjem.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EvQjem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6XqAm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6XqAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if the offical-ness of the male version, but both seem to have the characters bunched up on one side, with some small effect in front of them. In the monokuma version, this is replaced with blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T11:10:06.277" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T11:10:06.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2015-12-12T11:26:49.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great Teacher Onizuka features a Vaio laptop:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/506rB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/506rB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Great Teacher Onizuka: Sony Vaio&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also Infiniti and Nissan placements in Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19678" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T16:05:23.890" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T16:05:23.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-12T20:23:12.070" Score="1" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdONk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdONk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenchi Muyo motorcycle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I printed off this picture probably almost a decade ago, can't remember where I found it and can't find it again. My question is this: I'm interested in the bike, does it actually exist, or is it fan art? If it does exist, can you tell me what episode or issue is from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; it's Ryoko Hakubi from Tenchi Muyo, but I know nothing about that series. Thanks in advance! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19686" LastEditorUserId="19686" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T20:56:42.013" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T21:52:01.367" Title="Motorcycle information? Ryoko Hakubi I think," Tags="&lt;tenchi-multiverse&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-12-12T21:55:31.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-12T20:52:22.893" Score="3" ViewCount="23532" Body="&lt;p&gt;The current situation of Sanji has not been made clear so far in the manga. The following is a summary of the pointers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji is the only person in the SH crew who is wanted Alive and not Alive/Dead. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His bounty has increased only by a 100 million Berries (to 177m berries ) which suggested that he was involved in any earth shaking event at Zou. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nami is seen crying when she says to Luffy, &quot;I'm sorry about Sanji&quot; and there is nothing added on to it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brook says, &quot;I'm so sorry about what happened to Sanji san. I can't even face you right now&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strangely Luffy and crew are not at all worried about Sanji and don't feel obliged to go to his aid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the last seen image of Sanji he is seen tacking cannon balls from some ship and before that he defeats the Kaido crew pirate Sheepshed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the above, I like to know some plausible theories on the current condition of Sanji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11479" LastEditorUserId="11479" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T20:57:38.097" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T23:35:18.753" Title="What happened to Sanji in Zou?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27972" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27976" CreationDate="2015-12-13T00:39:43.697" Score="6" ViewCount="872" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I describe what little more about it I know, let me clear two things up. I will be referring to a &quot;virus&quot;, but I don't know what it actually is. I may sometimes say Gundam instead of mech. That's because I just spent 30 minutes looking up Gundam, not because it's a Gundam anime (although it might be).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I know it's a mech anime. When they enter the mech, they pass through a circle that applies a form fitting suit that they use to control the mecha. (I'm actually not totally sure about this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the episodes involved a conference and/or other group of people collected together talking about the &quot;virus&quot;. One of the attendees is infected (and there's something about them they have to hide to prevent people from finding this out).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;virus&quot; bas stages (I think) eventually takes over the infected (while they are in a mecha), and the infected loses control (becomes controlled?). If I recall correctly, the inside of the mecha now looks like a fleshy hell pit created by the &quot;virus&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm fairly certain it was on Toonami. I'm 100% certain it was on T.V. in the US sometime between 1998 and 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19687" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T21:10:39.217" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T21:10:39.217" Title="Mecha anime with a &quot;mind control virus&quot;" Tags="&lt;g-gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:15:40.133" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27972" CreationDate="2015-12-13T04:35:01.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your anime might be: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Fighter_G_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mobile Fighter G Gundam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J1qV8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J1qV8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly it was &lt;strong&gt;aired in Toonami in 2002&lt;/strong&gt;, so it fits the initial bill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in the wikipedia page, The plot section has this one specific fragment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As they encounter Gundam pilots who had come in contact with the Dark&#xA;  Gundam, Domon and Rain learn of its unique cellular properties to&#xA;  regenerate, multiply, and &lt;strong&gt;evolve by infecting organic matter and&#xA;  causing violent behavior in living things.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we know that this anime is about mechas and there is a virus thing, namely the Dark Gundam, that has abilities to corrupt organic matter and evolve in/with it (or something along those lines).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then as I searched for footage of the anime, I came upon this video of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLIHBOCJPM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first episode&lt;/a&gt; which in its first seconds shows the character going through a &lt;strong&gt;circle&lt;/strong&gt; in order to wear a &lt;strong&gt;suit&lt;/strong&gt;, just like you also told.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about &lt;strong&gt;the meeting&lt;/strong&gt; part, for I haven't watched it, but as for everything else you've told, it's a dead giveaway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T04:35:01.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27972" CreationDate="2015-12-13T08:24:11.533" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hey is it a series called Blue Gender? They had a full series, 24 or  26 eps Then later crammed that into a movie-type-event-ization. Here's the trailer for theFunmation dvds. I think u can still get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3k_2jtkvnU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3k_2jtkvnU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19692" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T08:24:11.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27970" CreationDate="2015-12-13T09:48:23.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: After reading the A&amp;amp;M rules and a few related questions, it would appear that I am not violating the &quot;back your sources&quot; rule as this is a speculation question, which appears to be allowed (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2483/&quot;&gt;Is a question that asks about a future event on-topic?&lt;/a&gt;). Either way, my answer is the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that One Piece is a Shōnen Manga (Main characters not dying easily is one of the trends) and that Sanji is fairly popular, here's what I can come up with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best candidate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji broke his leg(s) with one too many &lt;code&gt;Diable Jambe&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will probably have a &lt;em&gt;Miraculous Recovery&lt;/em&gt; later on&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sirens/Mermaids saved him when the ship fell in pieces, current location unknown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Temporarily Dead&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the unlikely case that Sanji is dead, here is what could have happened:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Kraken (or other &lt;em&gt;Mysterious Being From The Sea&lt;/em&gt;) finished him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the Kaido crewmen escaped and wanted revenge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ate a devil fruit and drowned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Comical) Ate a devil fruit, got rescued by a mermaid, but died of nosebleed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer point #5, Luffy believes in Sanji. Following the Shōnen archetype, when the main character says it'll be okay, it'll be okay. If sanji broke a leg, he'd probably crack a joke about having rubber bones, or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19693" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:51:26.357" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T00:10:55.310" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-13T11:14:22.050" Score="5" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any explanation as to why the imaginary friend of Afro was a ninja even though Afro was a samurai? Or was it just for characterization purpose? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T14:44:38.563" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T09:03:02.603" Title="Why was Afro's imaginary friend, 'Ninja Ninja', a ninja?" Tags="&lt;afro-samurai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27980" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-13T11:16:26.603" Score="3" ViewCount="2249" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest chapter of the Manga, Chapter 147, Souma beats Eizan in a shokugeki. The terms were for Eizan to stop destroying the Polar Star Dorm, but does Souma get to also usurp Eizan's position in the Elite 10 as the no. 9 spot (I believe Eizan is number 9 but not sure) because he beat him in a shokugeki? Or is there not enough information to answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T05:04:30.573" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T05:04:30.573" Title="Souma now a Elite 10 after beating Eizan?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27980" CreationDate="2015-12-13T13:04:04.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each side must lay out their &quot;compensation&quot;, or something they must give up if they were to lose the challenge. Both sides must agree that the compensation of the duel equate with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Shokugeki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Shokugeki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the battle will only save the polar star dorm. Originally, whatever they bet before the Shokugeki is what they'll get when they win. This means if Souma wants to dethrone him, he'll need to propose another battle asking for the position if he wins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we'll see on the next chapter what would be the outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19465" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T13:04:04.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="411" CreationDate="2015-12-13T13:39:37.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all : &lt;strong&gt;Ninja Ninja is the imaginary friend&lt;/strong&gt; of Afro.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://afrosamurai.wikia.com/wiki/Ninja_Ninja&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; quotted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ninja Ninja (ニンジャニンジャ, Ninja Ninja) is likely to be a figment of Afro's imagination to cope with severe psychiatric trauma from unbearable sights and actions of death. Being that Afro is an emotionless murderer, his mind may well have created Ninja Ninja to hold his other emotions excluding Anger and hatred ; He often hangs with Afro as his self-appointed &quot;Road Dog&quot;. Another possible understanding of Ninja-Ninja that would also be relevant to his regular Buddhist inspired spiritual practices is that Ninja Ninja represents Afro's &quot;Mind&quot;, which tries to affect Afro through voicing doubts and fears. Contrasting Ninja Ninja against Afro's actions in this context gives Afro a different set of characteristics. As to say, he has fears, doubts and anxieties yet continues onward in spite of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A canonical reference which you yourself can verify is in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 5&lt;/strong&gt;, precisely at &lt;strong&gt;14m 05s&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://afrosamurai.wikia.com/wiki/Justice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Justice&lt;/a&gt; quotted :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I almost chuckled when you killed that imaginary friend of yours!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to the act where Afro killed Ninja Ninja but no blood splattered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now to add to the wiki, notice the contradictions in the two characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Afro&lt;/strong&gt; : Calm, composed, risk-taker, lives life on the edge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ninja Ninja&lt;/strong&gt; : Afraid of all combats, high levels of anxiety, unconfident, slacky, always after them booties&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noticing these two character differences, it's safe to say that Ninja Ninja is the &lt;strong&gt;alter ego&lt;/strong&gt; of the Afro's real self. He's a part of Afro that he himself refuses to acknowledge as a part of himself and treats it as somebody else. Why? Because of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bushido or the Samurai Code&lt;/a&gt;. He can't allow himself (a samurai) to be unconfident, slacky, pervy or have a loose attitude. Therefore, he is tempted and warned and mocked by Ninja Ninja time and again, here and there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another reason I thought of, and which is mentioned in the wiki, is that all the burden of killing and slaughtering mercilessly could drive a person insane! He has to keep his mind off any such distractions. That's another reason of existence of Ninja Ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now to answer your question as to why he could interact with real world objects, he interacted with the same objects that Afro touched. Here are some instances :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Resurrection he commented how awful the steak was! At the same time Afro was having the steak, but he (being a samurai after all) shouldn't be complaining about such things, but his alter ego did it for him to keep Afro calm!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He killed or discarded his alter ego in Resurrection by dodging a poisoned needle in such a way it hit Ninja Ninja, and also in the first season he killed it when he was about to face formidable enemies to prevent any second thoughts or distractions! And I don't remember if he was ever noticed by any other character in the anime. (Tell me on which episode at what time if I'm mistaken.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this seems reasonable!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:16:51.853" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:16:51.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27983" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-13T13:45:35.093" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T13:45:35.093" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T13:45:35.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27984" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-13T13:45:35.093" Score="0" Body=" A manga series written and illustrated by Kohske about two hitmen in a town full of criminals." OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T09:56:48.853" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:56:48.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10159" CreationDate="2015-12-13T14:22:35.387" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two direct official adaptations of Bakuman's manga in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/21274/Rakko_11-gou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otter 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @ʞɹɐzǝɹ said, Otter 11 has been published in Shonen Jump as a oneshot by &lt;a href=&quot;https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Obata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takeshi Obata&lt;/a&gt;(Art) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsugumi_%C5%8Cba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsugumi Oba&lt;/a&gt;(Story), which are the same persons that made Bakuman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eg9bZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eg9bZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Otter11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/92906/PCP:_Kotou_no_Kodomotachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PCP (Perfect Crime Party)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PCP has been adapted as a novel by &lt;a href=&quot;https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Obata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takeshi Obata&lt;/a&gt;(Art) which is the illustrator of Bakuman, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei_Hatsuno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sei Hatsuno&lt;/a&gt;(Story).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kTAqH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kTAqH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;PCP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T07:31:43.607" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T07:31:43.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29162" CreationDate="2015-12-13T18:38:50.523" Score="9" ViewCount="747" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a soundtrack piece playing in the episode 722 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;. It started playing at 13 minutes and 54 seconds in.  What is the name of that piece?  It starts playing when Luffy rushes Doflamingo saying that once the latter's defeated, everything will be okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. If the name of that song specifically is within another song (an example being the piece &quot;Difficult&quot; being composed of both the songs &quot;Shichibukai&quot; and &quot;Mr. Prince&quot;), please specify the song part specifically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14892" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T07:14:07.853" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T17:55:55.173" Title="What is the name of the musical piece that plays in One Piece episode 722 at 13:54?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28025" CreationDate="2015-12-13T20:58:59.410" Score="2" ViewCount="3212" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of each episode, there is a preview of the next episode. It also plays in the very beginning of episode 15 of the new &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; 2014, I think that makes it episode 190 in the total running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays when they preview the next episode? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19696" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T06:48:07.103" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T06:48:07.103" Title="What's the song used when previewing the next episode of Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24295" CreationDate="2015-12-14T01:28:10.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, none of the names are truely &lt;em&gt;strange,&lt;/em&gt; they are merely German ;) Going by the episode lists on &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=2386&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; which I remembered to be consistent with the titles I saw on-screen the titles and translations are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fräulein Rose&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Miss Rose&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Lady of the Rose;&lt;/em&gt; likely a reference to Shinku. Her appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kleine Beere&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Small berry,&lt;/em&gt; Hina-ichigo’s translated name as far as I remember. Her appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mercury Lampe&lt;/em&gt; — This is nonsense in German. A &lt;em&gt;mercury lamp&lt;/em&gt; (also &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/26829/13532&quot;&gt;Suigintou’s translated name&lt;/a&gt;) would be &lt;em&gt;Quecksilberdampflampe.&lt;/em&gt; But that is long and doesn’t sound poetic, (as nothing containing &lt;em&gt;Quecksilber&lt;/em&gt; does) so they probably decided to just translate &lt;em&gt;lamp&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Lampe.&lt;/em&gt; The reference is, of course, Suigintou’s appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jade Stern&lt;/em&gt; (should be &lt;em&gt;Jadestern&lt;/em&gt; in proper German) — &lt;em&gt;Jade star.&lt;/em&gt; Suiseiseki’s translated name and the episode in which she appears.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Die Treppe&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;The stairs.&lt;/em&gt; You remember that horrific filler episode, don’t you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tränen&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Tears.&lt;/em&gt; Contrary to the earlier episodes I don’t quite know what this refers to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Träume&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Dreams.&lt;/em&gt; Because of the dream Shinku is in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lapislazuli Stern&lt;/em&gt; (should be &lt;em&gt;Lapislazulistern&lt;/em&gt; in proper German) — &lt;em&gt;Lapis lazuli star.&lt;/em&gt; Souseiseki’s translated name and the episode in which she appears.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Die Gefängnis&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;The prison.&lt;/em&gt; They got the article wrong, it should be &lt;em&gt;das.&lt;/em&gt; I don’t know why none of the production crew could look the word up in a dictionary when they did so well with everything else (even umlauts). But whatever. The title of course references the prison the dolls and Jun are in in Souseiseki’s master’s dream.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Abschied&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Farewell,&lt;/em&gt; preparing for Shinku’s departure into the N-field.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Schicksal&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Fate.&lt;/em&gt; Because of all the fate that is involved.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reiner Rubin&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Pure ruby.&lt;/em&gt; Shinku’s translated name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because it is all about Shinku, repairing her and her intermediate win against Suigintou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=3169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rozen Maiden Träumend&lt;/a&gt;: (&lt;em&gt;träumend&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;dreaming&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rozenkristall&lt;/em&gt; (should be &lt;em&gt;Rosenkristall&lt;/em&gt;) — &lt;em&gt;Rose Crystal.&lt;/em&gt; As was said, this is Bara-Suishou and her appearance episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Enju&lt;/em&gt; — Erm, yeah, it’s a proper noun. We get to know him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kanarienvogel&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Canary.&lt;/em&gt; This is the episode where we get to know the canary yellow doll Kanaria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vereinbarung&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Contract.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because Suiseiseki enters one with Jun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Der Brief&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;The letter,&lt;/em&gt; because both Hina-Ichigo and Suiseiseki copy Souseiseki in writing letters of thanks and the episode centres around this.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Engel&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Angel.&lt;/em&gt; This is the episode where Suigintou meets Megu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Teegesellschaft&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Tea company&lt;/em&gt; (could be both the people around you and the firm — like in English). Kanaria manages to ‘persuade’ the other dolls to join her master for a tea party.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Puppenmacher&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Doll maker.&lt;/em&gt; This is where Jun starts visiting Enju to watch how dolls are made.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Der Tadel&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;The reproach.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There’s quite a lot of criticism going on from one side to another — it’s practically the first Alice game episode. I’ll let you choose who is being reproached.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tomoe&lt;/em&gt; — well, okay ;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The one where Hina-Ichigo gets to be with Tomoe one last time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rosengarten&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Rose garden.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A reference to the dolls’ fighting grounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alice&lt;/em&gt; — yeah, you got that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=4772&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rozen Maiden Ouvertüre&lt;/a&gt;: (&lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;overture&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ewigkeit&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Eternity.&lt;/em&gt; I don’t quite know why this name was chosen, but maybe just because it sounds cool.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eitelkeit&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;em&gt;Vanity.&lt;/em&gt; Possibly because this episode shows us the source of Suigintou’s pride in herself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T01:28:10.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28009" CreationDate="2015-12-14T02:04:38.193" Score="8" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;Preface: This is coming entirely from the anime’s perspective and yet without the 2013 one, which I've only started watching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are introduced to Shinku, Hina-Ichigo, Suigintou, Suiseiseki and Souseiseki in the first season in order of appearance. Bara-Suishou and Kanaria are introduced in the first and third episodes of &lt;em&gt;Träumend,&lt;/em&gt; respectively. During episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Träumend&lt;/em&gt;, Shinku explicitly refers to herself as the fifth Rozen Maiden doll, and Bara-Suishou answers to the seventh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of the OVA &lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre&lt;/em&gt;, we learn that Shinku then only knew about three Rozen Maiden dolls at the time of &lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre.&lt;/em&gt; However, for some reason, she knows that there should be seven. Also in that episode, Shinku gets to know Suigintou for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She finds out, that Suigintou is broken and initially does not even have a &lt;em&gt;Rosa Mystica&lt;/em&gt; thus concluding that she shouldn’t be a Rozen Maiden. However in the second OVA episode, Suigintou has been restored after defeat and granted a &lt;em&gt;Rosa Mystica,&lt;/em&gt; obviously making her a true Rozen Maiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Träumend,&lt;/em&gt; we learn that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bara-Suishou was not an original &lt;em&gt;Rozen Maiden&lt;/em&gt; but rather an &lt;em&gt;Enju Maiden&lt;/em&gt; being crafted by a different doll maker. It is not clearly revealed as far as I can tell whether she has a &lt;em&gt;Rosa Mystica&lt;/em&gt; but she cannot cope with winning the Alice game and thus the other six girls’ &lt;em&gt;Rosa Mysticas,&lt;/em&gt; possibly because she is not pure enough. In any case, the situation is restored to a pre-Alice-game situation where only those dolls defeated by Rozen Maidens stay defeated: Hina-Ichigo and Souseiseki (by Shinku and Suigintou).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; I conclude from these facts, that Bara-Suishou is quite a bit younger than the other dolls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the dolls must somehow know that there are seven of them but not who they are until they met each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why did they know that they must be seven?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How and why did they know the how many-th doll they are?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; How was it possible that &lt;em&gt;none&lt;/em&gt; of the six met the seventh &lt;em&gt;proper&lt;/em&gt; Rozen Maiden in the over 100 years that they had been living and fighting all over the world, so that they all assumed Bara-Suishou to be the proper seventh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shouldn’t there have been any clues for the other dolls that Bara-Suishou is ‘non-canonical’? E.g. the scene at the end of &lt;em&gt;Träumend&lt;/em&gt; 10 where they meet Enju and call him &lt;em&gt;father.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T08:38:35.737" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T08:38:35.737" Title="How and how much do the dolls know about the other dolls?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28028" CreationDate="2015-12-14T03:41:10.447" Score="9" ViewCount="285" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 minute 1:35 to 1:45 of the Third season of Yuru Yuri, Yui accused Toshinou of playing dirty after she won against Ayano. From what I understand, they are playing bomberman-like game. What is dirty from Toshinou blowing up Ayano?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T03:19:30.930" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T03:19:30.930" Title="Why did Funami Yui accuse Toshinou Kyouko of playing dirty?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21139" CreationDate="2015-12-14T08:02:09.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga Bakuman has references to several other works from time to time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bleach&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;DragonBall&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To Love ru &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Enigma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakigake Otokojuku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Death Note&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gintama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fist of the North Star&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Star of the Giants&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ai and Makoto &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doraemon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slam Dunk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hunter X Hunter&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ashita no Joe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some missing in the list I will add those once I find out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T08:02:09.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27947" CreationDate="2015-12-14T08:21:27.173" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it could be because of the wish made to Shenron to wipe out the memory of everyone about the incident of Majin Buu, this wish might have also wiped out the memories of the people in hell. So that's why Freiza doesn't remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19571" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T08:21:27.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-14T10:22:27.717" Score="6" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27987/what-was-the-name-of-the-song-in-one-piece-episode-722&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; but the song I'm looking for is different. I'm looking for the song that started approximately at 12:28 in episode 722. It begins when Doflamingo begins speaking. The voices cover some parts, but I like the song a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19705" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T21:28:22.583" Title="What is the name of the song that plays in One Piece episode 722 at 12:28?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28011" CreationDate="2015-12-14T13:29:33.427" Score="2" ViewCount="2771" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a particular reason why ghouls' eyes are red? (called 'kakugan' based on my research).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ppYTg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ppYTg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;tokyo-ghoul-touka-kagune&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be a reason provided by the writer, which I cannot research as it may only be available in Japanese. (I am thinking that it may be due to the color of blood?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16534" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T14:43:01.920" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T14:43:01.920" Title="Why are ghouls' eyes red?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-14T13:40:53.357" Score="6" ViewCount="2439" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what I do remember about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I saw it either in 2013/2014 on either Anime Network or Funimation Channel.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was a free preview episode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I remember the main character was a guy, and he was fighting/running his way through a corridor that I think was part of a school/academy. &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The building was brick or stone I think.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm not sure, but he may have been pulled to the school from another world/dimension.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The guy was being chased by different groups of people, and they were all trying to fight him, but I can't remember if they had magic or just weapons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm pretty sure most of the characters were male.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I remember there was a tall, strong man type guy in one group.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character runs into a pretty boy type in an outside garden area.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For some reason, all of the characters had to fight each other or had to fight the main character. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people chasing the main character were in groups of 3 or 4.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember much about the plot, only what I saw.  Any help would be appreciated. ^-^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19707" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:15:37.973" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:15:37.973" Title="Anime about a boy getting chased through a school?" Tags="&lt;magical-warfare&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:15:43.290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28013" CreationDate="2015-12-14T14:21:38.670" Score="6" ViewCount="1565" Body="&lt;p&gt;I plan on watching 5 Centimeters Per Second and I would like to know if there are any prequels I should watch before I start with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19708" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T15:50:37.993" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T16:38:41.763" Title="Are there any prequels to 5 Centimeters Per Second?" Tags="&lt;5-centimeters-per-second&gt;&lt;makoto-shinkai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27991" CreationDate="2015-12-14T14:26:01.653" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question &quot;How and how much do the dolls know about the other dolls?&quot; is hard to answer by the anime perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime storyline started to differ from the original manga storyline, and the differences became great enough that they can be considered different works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not many details are included about the dolls' past in the anime, and the plot offered in both &lt;em&gt;Träumend&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre&lt;/em&gt; was discontinued, as they were animation original plots, not related to the manga storyline, so what we have seen is all we have to try and deduce answers for that specific scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second manga series advanced the manga story, and gave more information about the Rozen Maiden's past. And it contradicts and negates the information given by &lt;em&gt;Ouvertüre&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is revealed that, at first, the dolls all lived together in what they called &quot;The Miniature Garden&quot;, altought it was more of a big deposit than a real garden. They spent time together, playing around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, events happened, and while they expected their creator to be making a seventh doll, neither the seventh nor their creator ever appeared, and as they started to question wether they had ben abandoned and forgotten, LaPlace appeared before them and started the Alice Game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, by the manga plot, the six know maidens all knew about each other, because they lived together as sisters before the game began. But they never knew if a seventh really existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the manga plot also does not have a Bara-Suishou. She exists only for the anime plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the actual seventh doll, the reason none of the maidens met her over the years, is because the seventh doll did not have a real body, so she was not able to properly participate in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry, but since I still haven't finished reading the manga, this is all I know at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T23:29:13.467" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T23:29:13.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28006" CreationDate="2015-12-14T14:43:26.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the anime you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Warfare&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Warfare&lt;/a&gt;, the events you described are from the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strong man is Takao Oigami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wzaPF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wzaPF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pretty boy should be Kazumi Ida&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m2wBJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m2wBJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Takeshi Nanase is an ordinary high school boy who has a somewhat dark past. However, one day, he comes across a girl named Mui Aiba, in a uniform he has never seen before, collapsed on the school campus. This encounter changes Takeshi's destiny completely. Mui tells Takeshi that she is a magician, and she apologizes, for she turned Takeshi into a magician, too. What Takeshi once knew as one world is actually two — the world where magicians live and the world where humans live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T15:20:21.740" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T15:20:21.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28005" CreationDate="2015-12-14T15:28:39.710" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The kakugan are red due to the activation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Rc_cells&quot;&gt;RC cells&lt;/a&gt; in the ghoul's body. The RC cells are present in their bodies are when they activate them to use their kagune of due to them becoming excited, the kakugan activates as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A kakugan is an influence of activated Rc cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kakugan are red as the RC cells are red in colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rc cells (Red Child Cells) are certain cells that exist only in the story of Tokyo Ghoul. The origin of the name comes from how each individual cell looks like a curled up foetus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T15:28:39.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27947" CreationDate="2015-12-14T15:28:50.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Frieza was tortured way too much in hell with those tiny cute creatures playing those drums which might have played with his memory and I do remember that after that fight, a wish was made to Shenron to erase the memory of people so no one remembers what happened on earth, or possibly it's an anime, anything can happen to make the story look better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19709" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T15:32:38.610" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T15:32:38.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28008" CreationDate="2015-12-14T15:34:10.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there are no prequels. There are also no sequels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch the anime (1 hour runtime; sometimes split into three segments, but they're meant to be watched together). Then, if you'd like, read the manga, which is more or less the same content-wise, but offers a slightly different ending, which &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; some might find less soul-crushing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T16:38:41.763" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T16:38:41.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19816" CreationDate="2015-12-14T15:53:28.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku was dead to begin with at the end of &lt;em&gt;DB GT&lt;/em&gt;, and when asked if they should revive him back, he didn't let them do that. Instead, he feared that there are more dangerous and strong fighters in the world, and he needed to practice and therefore went with Shenron to practice and live a peaceful life for sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did mention he will come back when the time is right, and since then there were rumours that a new season will come. But at the moment, there isn't any and &lt;em&gt;GT&lt;/em&gt; weren't part of the original &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19709" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-29T23:02:25.130" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T23:02:25.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28019" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-14T18:13:22.170" Score="0" ViewCount="13160" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently reading manga and I was thinking to switch to LN or WN so I'm wonder to what I should read WN or LN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm current in chapter 15 in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T20:00:39.087" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T04:08:26.690" Title="Are there differences between Web Novel, Light Novel and Manga of Mushoku Tensei?" Tags="&lt;mushoku-tensei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-14T18:28:46.523" Score="19" ViewCount="4250" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime seasons are &lt;em&gt;generally&lt;/em&gt; 12/13 episodes long. There are quite a number of exceptions though, where more or fewer episodes are fitted into the same timeslots. Most notably, however, a season can have 11,12 or 13 episodes a season. I've seen this discrepancy occur regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would have thought that keeping the episode amount standard is good for keeping the seasons aligned &amp;mdash; 52 weeks in a year / 4 seasons in a year = 13 episodes per season. The variant I see most is 12 episodes at a time or 12 episodes with a bonus DVD-only OVA. What do they do with the 1 week gap?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do stations plan their seasons far enough in advance to make it even out overall? What if a show is cancelled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why does this anomaly exist?&lt;/strong&gt; Surely it makes it awkward to schedule TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T19:25:13.027" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T22:50:09.003" Title="Why don't anime seasons have a standard amount of episodes?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28020" CreationDate="2015-12-14T18:55:58.660" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to happen in most regions. The typical reasons I've seen given are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;shows don't all start on the same day or even the same week&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sometimes airtime slots are occupied by sports, seasonal, or other non-regular programs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;networks may choose not to broadcast new episodes on holidays with historically low viewership&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;shows are sometimes only given an awkward number of slots &lt;a href=&quot;http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cbs-adds-7-more-episodes-005636930.html&quot;&gt;like SuperGirl here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also hope that some studios choose to show more or less episodes to ensure they have the right pacing and tell the whole story without an obnoxious amount of filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine networks know pretty far in advance what their lineup will look like. Pilot episodes or other proposal material is submitted to the network far in advance for them to review before agreeing to broadcast. It is also important to remember that a large portion of every day's slots belong to re-runs so cancellations just call for more of those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1870" LastEditorUserId="1870" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T19:05:17.663" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T19:05:17.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8329" CreationDate="2015-12-14T18:57:24.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do to recent reveals in the manga, it was revealed that he was a member of fairy tail and has a mark on his shoulder, he erased his own memories of fairy tail so he could infiltrate the council, so at the time he was infiltrating for the council he was actually acting as a double spy without him knowing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h0rtA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h0rtA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T08:13:46.673" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T08:13:46.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28020" CreationDate="2015-12-14T19:00:47.210" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, anime airing is usually divided in 4 &quot;seasons&quot; each year, following the earth's seasons. TV schedules get defined only close to the start of next season, and usually there are shows which were supposed to air that won't or they might get delayed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, most of the time shows don't start airing on the same day/week within a season, and might get a one-week break during the season (i.e. non-planned event on TV, holiday in Japan). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, anime TV scheduling isn't done that much in advance, and is honestly a complicated mess. TV networks won't plan a year ahead because they still don't know which series they are going to air and when they will be ready, so having a different number of episodes per show doesn't really screw up their scheduling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19591" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T19:00:47.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27988" CreationDate="2015-12-14T20:40:04.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track that you're referring to is a bit unclear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pre-2014 preview music is different from the 2014+ preview music, and the music at the &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; beginning of 2014 episode 15 (the track &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the theme song itself) is different from those two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I notice that the track that plays immediately &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the theme song in 2014 episode 15 is the same one as the one that plays during the 2014+ previews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is the track that you are referring to, then the name of the song is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail Main Theme 2014 (FAIRY TAIL メインテーマ 2014)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The Katakana as Romaji is &quot;mein teimu&quot; i.e. &quot;main theme&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is track 1 on disk 1 of the album &quot;Fairy Tail Sound Collection&quot; by Yasuharu Takanashi (the fifth original soundtrack for Fairy Tail if you don't count the movie soundtrack).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that I have supplied enough information for you to look up the track. I am hesitant to link to a Youtube video because I have noticed that Fairy Tail OST videos get taken down due to copyright violations very quickly and frequently so I don't want to provide an invalid link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T20:40:04.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27993" CreationDate="2015-12-15T00:38:20.403" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following anwer is made by assuming that they are playing on a Bomberman version similar to one of those which actually exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A proof that this may be similar to a known version of Bomberman is the bonus Ayano is trying to pick up, which looks really similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bomberman.wikia.com/wiki/Fire&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fire&lt;/a&gt; and  &lt;a href=&quot;http://bomberman.wikia.com/wiki/Full_Fire&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Full Fire&lt;/a&gt;  bonuses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxqeU.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxqeU.png&quot; alt=&quot;bonusAyano&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/teJZ2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/teJZ2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fire&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xyzcu.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xyzcu.png&quot; alt=&quot;Full Fire&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Basic Bomberman knowledge&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the classic games Bomberman, there are a lot of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bomberman.wikia.com/wiki/Power-Ups&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;power-ups&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One in particular, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bomberman.wikia.com/wiki/Kick&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kick&lt;/a&gt;, gives to the one who collected it the ability to kick away Bombs. This is the only ability that grants the power to move a bomb after it has been planted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be used in 2 ways :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To eject the bomb that would threaten your life;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To push an enemy bomb or &lt;strong&gt;your bomb&lt;/strong&gt; into the enemy's face.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, it is important to know that bomb explose after a determined delay after it has been planted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;But what happend exactly?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayano did plant a bomb in order to destroy a wall and therefore is unable to move (if she does, she may be killed by her own bomb)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p2PKY.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p2PKY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ayano blocked&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the wall exploded, Ayano's first reflex was to leave this dead-end to pick-up a bonus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jy9hd.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jy9hd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ayano picking bonus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toshino may have anticipated that Ayano would have this behavior. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toshino planted a bomb near to herself, managing to time it so it would explode just a little bit after Ayano's bomb. Then she pushed the bomb with the bonus we talked about earlier (we can be sure of this as long as the ability to move bombs is unique to this bonus) and killed Ayano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why is Yui reacting this way?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bomberman is usually meant to be played around strategy, which means placing your bombs in order to force the enemy players' movements, and therefore block them. &#xA;As an example, placing a bomb on a line will force a player to go to the other end of this line. By playing on this kind of &lt;em&gt;forcing&lt;/em&gt;, you can &quot;&lt;em&gt;place&lt;/em&gt;&quot; enemies on a dead-end or a really close place where they are more vulnerable to bombs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The natural reaction of an awared Bomberman player is to spend the less possible time in dead-ends. They are deadly because &lt;strong&gt;you cannot go through bombs unless you have the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bomberman.wikia.com/wiki/Bomb_Pass&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bomb Pass bonus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Toshino is just waiting for enemies to destroy walls in order to kill them instead of placing bombs herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, this kind of trick can be seen as unfair or dirty because it is playing on a survival reflex and is not really the part of a global strategy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T12:27:28.833" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T12:27:28.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27425" CreationDate="2015-12-15T07:10:13.677" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think Ukitake's soul will be affected by Yhwach. &#xA;As we have seen that Soul King's right hand absorbs the soul of Ukitake completely and that is the end to Ukitake.&#xA;Yhwach absorbing the soul king is complately different and has nothing to do with Ukitake's soul&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19723" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T07:10:13.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7885" CreationDate="2015-12-15T07:17:49.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I think this might answer a lot of questions. I guess its only one being and after his death will be the end of Noblesse. No one can take his place &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The True Noblesse is a title given to only one person and not the entire race as a whole.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noblesse.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Nobles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source Noblesse:wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19723" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T07:17:49.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-15T07:53:07.177" Score="5" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember anything but this one scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a shrine or temple and someone is carrying boxes. They trip or something and these beads fall out. The beads do something that makes the character crazy and not too far off is a couple people reading under a tree. Then a fight breaks out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shrine/Temple was not the main setting of the anime and one of the people under the tree was maybe a little girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the person carrying the boxes was a girl with purple hair and the beads were some type of jewellery. I think they were absorbed making her angry or jealous to the point of fighting someone at/near the tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to say it was a fantasy type setting but I don't remember monsters or such however there is more fighting with magic or magic like abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched it only a few years back maybe like 2013, but I'm not certain though it had a &quot;newer&quot; art style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19725" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:36:27.193" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:36:27.193" Title="What is the name of this action anime involving magic that I had watched about a couple of years ago?" Tags="&lt;kannagi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:15:46.417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="318" CreationDate="2015-12-15T16:43:30.410" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we now know, Danzo was only considered to be a temporary Sixth Hokage (&lt;em&gt;Rokudaime&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kakashi becomes Konoha's Sixth Hokage (Rokudaime Hokage)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3qqNp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3qqNp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kakashi as Rokudaime&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Several years later, Kakashi decided to step down and selected Naruto to be the Seventh Hokage, thus making him the Nanadaime Hokage&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XMTpx.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XMTpx.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T16:43:30.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28039" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28040" CreationDate="2015-12-15T18:12:05.677" Score="5" ViewCount="378" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 of Noragami, we see that when Yato's hand gets blighted, he can remove the blight from his body with water from the Shrine he sleeps at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpluN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpluN.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blight cured with water&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 9 Hiyori successfully removes her blight with water from Kofuku house. Are there any criteria for the water that is used for cleansing a blight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T08:23:53.950" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T05:10:11.960" Title="Can Blight be cured with any kind of water?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28039" CreationDate="2015-12-15T18:25:06.227" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Blight&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Blight&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blight mark without phantom eyes can be cleansed by washing it away using purifying water obtained from shrines or natural springs.&lt;/strong&gt; This method only works for a God that is injured by a phantom’s attack or a soul that is infected from a wounded God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though Kofuku does not have a shrine, I guess the water at her home qualifies as &quot;purified&quot; owing to it being her abode, and her being as famous/worshipped as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Seven_Gods_of_Fortune&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seven Gods of Fortune&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either that, or she has stored some &quot;purifying water&quot; at her home for dealing with blights like in the case of Yato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T18:25:06.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27979" CreationDate="2015-12-15T19:06:23.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is because he represents the opposite of afro's like the samurai and ninja's in the history, opposites and enemies.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20151106210821/http://asianhistory.about.com/od/warsinasia/p/NinjaProfile.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Origins of the Ninja:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese folklore states that the ninja descended from a demon that was half man and half crow. However, it seems more likely that the ninja slowly evolved as an opposing force to their upper-class contemporaries, the samurai, in early feudal Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Ninjutsu versus Bushido:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ninjutsu developed as an opposing force to the samurai code of bushido. Samurai valued loyalty and honor above all else. Going into battle, a samurai would select a single opponent, announce his challenge, list his family pedigree, and then attack. Samurai wore bright colors on their armor to announce their clan identity. Ideally, at least, bushido was noble and highly stylized, but it couldn't always get the job done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is where ninjutsu came in: the ninja code valued accomplishing a mission by whatever means necessary. Sneak attacks, poison, seduction and spying were all shameful to the samurai, but fair play by the rules of the ninja.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14044" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T09:03:02.603" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25986" CreationDate="2015-12-15T20:46:32.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why did Naruto fail when he could easily perform the Henge and Kawarimi and clearly had too much chakra for the Bunshin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the 'too much chakra' explanation was a fan-theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To try and answer the question, I believe that the reason that Naruto passed is because he learned the Kage Bunshin technique. It is a much more complex (and dangerous) technique, which can be seen by the fact that is Forbidden technique. But even so, the Kage Bunshin is still a Bunshin technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That and he also helped to expose, defeat, and capture a traitor to the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7962" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T20:46:32.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28069" CreationDate="2015-12-16T05:42:57.757" Score="8" ViewCount="2599" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the soundtrack that plays just before the end of episode 5 of Naruto: 'You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision'? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It plays after the guitar solo and right before the ending credits play.&lt;/strong&gt; It starts when Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke realize they have just passed their teamwork test to become Ninjas. Naruto was tied to a tree trunk, Sakura and Sasuke were eating and decided to share their lunch with Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19753" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T20:29:35.563" LastActivityDate="2021-03-24T18:03:32.937" Title="Identification of the soundtrack that plays just before the ending of Naruto Episode 5?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28048" CreationDate="2015-12-16T06:16:57.643" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_(ending)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wind&lt;/a&gt; performed by Akeboshi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the first ending song in the Japanese version of Part I of the Naruto series. It was replaced by Harmonia in Episode 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T06:36:20.927" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T06:36:20.927" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27820" CreationDate="2015-12-16T07:48:32.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In - universe reason :&lt;/strong&gt; Tsunade did gave him the name Yamato but it was never implied that Anbu codename can't be reused. Maybe she used his old name and third knows it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Out-of Universe reason&lt;/strong&gt; : Kishimoto must have forgot it due to complex nature of story, this kind of mistake are not that uncommon in any series and anime just followed manga and kept it that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T07:48:32.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28035" CreationDate="2015-12-16T08:04:22.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3958/Kannagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kannagi&lt;/a&gt;, the events you described are from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kannagi:_Crazy_Shrine_Maidens_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 2&lt;/a&gt;. The purple-haired girl is either Nagi or her sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AidRI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AidRI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our unlucky protagonist, Jin, uses the trunk of a sacred tree to carve a statue for a school project. When he takes it outside, to his surprise it begins absorbing the surrounding earth and transforms into, hold your breath on this one, a girl! So like all similar setups this guardian deity is pretty pissed that her tree was cut down and lives with Jin while she takes out her anger on squashing bugs....er, cleaning the &quot;Impurities.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T08:04:22.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-16T08:46:23.193" Score="3" ViewCount="2618" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the song from Episode 10 of Noragami Aragoto which plays at 14:55 when Okuninushi told that lady to move? I really want to know what the name of that song is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19757" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T10:47:37.300" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T21:39:15.697" Title="What is the name of the song that plays in Noragami Aragoto Episode 10 during the Okinunishi scene?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27279" CreationDate="2015-12-16T08:53:45.467" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Eumel's answer points out, in the manga nothing says whether he is training or not. However, I think it is safe to say that he is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; training anymore, as the power he obtained is clearly too great for him to have any &quot;exciting&quot; fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The picture below, shows Saitama defeating Vaccine man in the first chapter. He is clearly pissed off that his fight ended up in only one punch, indicating that he would much rather have a more even match against a foe. Once realizing that he was clearly overpowered compared to the monsters he fought, there is no reason why he would still want to train. Even more, he might want to slack off hoping that it would make him weaker, yielding to more exciting fights for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ce6pw.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ce6pw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First chapter, Saitama defeats Vaccine man&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T08:58:29.200" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T08:58:29.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34211" CreationDate="2015-12-16T09:35:51.260" Score="9" ViewCount="9797" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have come across this term and I wonder who exactly the 7 heroines are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are mentioned here in chapter 132:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j6qkQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j6qkQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seven Heroines mentioned in Manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CIG5O.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CIG5Om.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One of the Seven Heroines&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone give me a list of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know of Chitoge, Kosaki and Marika. Haru seems not to be one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T21:36:23.757" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T19:32:05.243" Title="Who are the 7 Heroines of Bonyari High?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22449" CreationDate="2015-12-16T09:39:28.030" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Slight spoilers for Tsukimonogatari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is explained that Kagenui (and another character specific to Tsukimonogatari) had a curse put onto them which prevents them from touching the ground. There's little-to-no mention as to what happens if Kagenui ever does touch the ground, but either way, with the amount of dedication she takes to never stepping on it, it seems to be something relatively serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, this curse was put onto her and the other character for their work on bringing Ononoki into being (as in, in the form she is now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About her walking on the floor of the cram school ruins, I'd say it's probably because it's the floor of a building, not the actual ground. She's able to walk on structures built on the ground, just not the ground itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T09:39:28.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28054" CreationDate="2015-12-16T09:52:24.737" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is from Disc 1 Track 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its name is 大国譚 (&quot;Daikokutan&quot;), although I don't know if there's any official English translation of the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kuwo.cn/yinyue/6737161/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T21:39:15.697" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T21:39:15.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10105" CreationDate="2015-12-16T09:59:19.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of conversations and speculation about what his name actually is, and the reason being... we are never told what it is. The nickname Kyon came from his aunt, and his sister caused for the nickname to spread to everyone else, much to his chagrin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, logical deduction leads us to know that his last name starts with an &quot;S&quot;, based upon where he sits at the beginning of their freshman year of high school. However, everything else beyond that is speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other place his name gets mentioned in any detail is the spot you mentioned in your original question: when Sasaki makes a comment about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T09:59:19.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28020" CreationDate="2015-12-16T10:27:57.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you say, there are enough weeks in a year for there to be four 13-episode parts. This is true, and each of these parts is a season. However, there aren't always exactly 13 days of each day of the week in season. For example, the summer 2016 season (July-September) will have 14 Saturdays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why shows go for 12 or 13 episodes, it's generally something the anime production companies decide early on in creating an anime (a few months prior to the show airing). Different studios and shows will have their reasons, but either way, there we are. Unless we were there when the decision was made in some board room, we don't know why a show got 12 episodes over 13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the planned season where the show will be airing is about to start, the anime production companies will call the TV stations and ask for time slots. (Generally, TV stations themselves aren't involved in producing anime, only just putting them on TV.) For example, one will call to say &quot;we want to air a show on Saturday nights at 24:30 for the next 12 Saturdays&quot;. Another will call asking &quot;we want to air a show on Thursday nights at 24:00 for the next 13 Thursdays&quot;. Whether or not they get the slot depends entirely upon whether or not someone else took it yet (and if the price for the slot is worth it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime TV scheduling is competitive, as is a number of things in the anime production world. Anime production companies will try to be as quick as they can about getting a TV slot, but it usually isn't until relatively close to the start of the anime season that TV stations get a full schedule figured out. TV stations can count on their slots being filled, though, with the wide amount of anime coming out each season nowadays (and they can always rely on reruns otherwise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to sum it up, anime production companies know from early on how many episodes they want. How they decide that is dependent upon the show. When it comes to the TV stations, they just offer up the time slots, that's it. The anime companies take them as soon as they can, for as many nights as they want them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastEditorUserId="16539" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T10:36:33.743" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T10:36:33.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27432" CreationDate="2015-12-16T10:51:53.093" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is to save themselves money. Dubbing a song in English always seemed to be a rare thing anyway. Anime licensing/dubbing companies here in the US are always trying to skimp as much as they can, to keep themselves in the black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes them extra time and money to find a singer to sing the song in English, get access to the instrumental version of the song (unless they decide to create their own instrumental, which is even more expensive), give the singer time to learn and practice the song, and then get them in to record said song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The alternative is just leaving the song as it is, in Japanese, and slapping on subtitles for the lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For these companies, it just isn't worth the hassle. When they do it, it's because they believe the show will sell better this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T10:51:53.093" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27009" CreationDate="2015-12-16T11:01:00.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd pretty much say that they just find someone else to fill the role. A decent number of voice actors audition for a role, but of course only one gets the part. If something unfortunate like that happens, the production companies can, without much difficulty, find someone else to fill the slot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's kind of heartless to say that yeah, our favorite seiyuu is replaceable, but unfortunately, it's how business works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime production companies generally won't change how they do a story or cancel a series because of something like this. When a voice actor passes away, an anime studio may already have the next 2, 3, or so episodes already animated in some form, and even more with a written script; to go back and change all those drawings/animations to write out a character is time-consuming and expensive. Frankly, it has to be someone much more crucial to the show's production to die for the companies to begin even considering these options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T11:01:00.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28048" CreationDate="2015-12-16T20:12:04.717" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The songs name is &quot;Victory&quot; from Naruto OST 1.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Ls0IE8uPp4g&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/Ls0IE8uPp4g&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19753" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T20:12:04.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25999" CreationDate="2015-12-16T21:21:22.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the afterward of volume 16, on page 297,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title &lt;i&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/i&gt; is a twist on the French economist Jean Favier's &lt;i&gt;Gold and Spices: The Rise of Commerce in the Middle Ages&lt;/i&gt;(translated by Hidemi Uchida). Thinking back to when I read it, I recall thinking I'd love to use things from this, which gave me inspiration for the first volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spices, along with precious metals and silk, are commodities associated with trade (have you ever heard &amp;quot;spice trade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;silk road&amp;quot;?). Since this is a series heavily centered around medieval commerce, the &amp;quot;spice&amp;quot; in the title is meant to evoke that the series is about trading. As mentioned in the quote, the author was specifically inspired by Jean Favier's book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spice trade was quite important and lucrative in medieval times. Here's Lawrence's thoughts on the matter from volume 2, page 24:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawrence had bought the pepper for a thousand &lt;em&gt;trenni&lt;/em&gt;, so that meant a profit of 560 pieces. The spice trade was indeed delicious. Of course, gold and jewels -the raw materials for luxury goods-  could fetch two or three times their initial purchase price, so this was a meager gain in comparison, but for a traveling merchant who spent his days crossing the plains, it was profit enough. Some merchants would haul the lowest-quality oats on their very backs, destroying themselves as they crossed mountains, only to turn a 10 percent profit when they sold in the town.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Indeed, compared with that, clearing more than five hundred silver pieces by moving a single light bag of pepper was almost too savory to believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References In-story to the Title&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other answer to this question uses references of the title in the story. These deserve a place in this discussion, however, these references do not actually explain where the title comes from, as I'll explain. I believe the character the other answer refers to is Marheit. However, in the English translation of &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt;, I could not find an instance of him actually calling Lawrence and Holo Spice and Wolf. Instead, it is the narration (Marheit certainly prompted the reference though, and he probably says it in other media, like the anime). Here is the quote, at the very end of the first volume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seemed as though the travels of this pair would last a bit longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say, the travels of the wolf and the spice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this reference is interesting, it does not explain where the title comes from. This is because it is in-story content. Unless the author wrote the whole book without a title, then looked at his own story and thought that this point at the end was important enough to make it the title, it cannot be the reason the story is called &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt;. And actually, when the play that Marheit is referencing is examined, it supports my initial claim that spices are linked to trade. The play is a morality play about a merchant trying to convince a demon to eat someone besides him. Here is Marheit's recounting of the end of the play and Lawrence's reaction (Page 227 of Volume 1):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;'The most succulent human is before your eyes- he has carried spices day in and day out in his quest for money, and his fattened soul is perfectly seasoned,'&amp;quot; continued Marheit cheerfully, gesturing expansively as he related the tale. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It's a religious play that the church uses to preach moderation in commerce,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;[...] Pepper is surely appropriate for a merchant about to make his fortune, I think.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawrence couldn't help smiling at the amusing tale and Marheit's praise. &amp;quot;I hope I soon have a body suffused with spices myself!&amp;quot; he said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather than an explanation for the title, this merely highlights the author's understanding of the connection between spices and trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading on Wikipedia: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_trade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spice Trade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-09-11T19:17:49.030" LastActivityDate="2020-09-11T19:17:49.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-17T02:01:29.603" Score="-2" ViewCount="127" Body="&lt;p&gt;My fiance picked this poster up today because it looked cute, we aren't sure were this is from and wanted to know if anyone could tell us where this is from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lLw64.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lLw64.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19769" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T22:02:59.763" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T22:02:59.763" Title="Where does the character from this poster come from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-12-17T04:10:16.680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28074" CreationDate="2015-12-17T03:51:01.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://snowmiku.com/2015/sp_chara_en.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Snow Miku 2015 Snow Bell Ver.&lt;/a&gt; design for &lt;a href=&quot;http://snowmiku.com/2016/info_chara_en.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Snow Miku&lt;/a&gt;, a Hatsune Miku variant made to promote the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every year there is a new design from piapro (a division of Crypton Future Media dedicated to promoting crowd-sourced content), decided by fans on their NicoNico Live Broadcast. The theme for 2015 was 'Plant Life in Winter', and the winning design is designed by Taran (たらん). The rabbit character is called Rabbit Yukine with variant outfit design by Hayuki (羽雪).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eUNld.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eUNld.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Snow Miku 2015 very.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T03:56:26.727" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T03:56:26.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27646" CreationDate="2015-12-17T06:02:52.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bōbō (ぼうぼう or ボーボー) is a common &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sound_symbolism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;phenomime&quot;&gt;phenomime&lt;/a&gt; (non-auditory onomatopoeia) expressing excessive growth of things such as weed or hair, growing all over the place and unkept. The originally planned title was Hanagēbo Bōbobo (ハナゲーボ・ボーボボ), with hanage being nose hair as you may well know. This was scrapped because although Bo-bobo uses his nose hair extensively, his is not exactly growing &quot;all over the place&quot;. But the author wanted to keep the phonomime in the title, and ended up with the final title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2248" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T06:02:52.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28079" CreationDate="2015-12-17T09:12:08.863" Score="16" ViewCount="2674" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was the Bar named because of Decim or something? They are spelled same and pronounced in the same way! Is there a relation mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T18:45:05.690" Title="Is there any relation between the Bar name 'Quindecim' and the Bartender 'Decim'?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28078" CreationDate="2015-12-17T09:38:25.487" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The former owner of Quindecim was 'Quin'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leKJA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leKJA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was then replaced by 'Decim'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MFsLb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MFsLb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's definitely not a coincidence that the name of the bar is Quindecim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://death-parade.wikia.com/wiki/Quindecim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Quindecim&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is likely the arbiters Quin and Decim were named so for working on the fifteenth floor.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence of this. One thing is for sure though, Quindecim wasn't named after the arbiters since Quindecim means 15 in Latin and that's the name of the floor the bar is on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's very likely that Quin and Decim were both named after the bar. However, nothing was ever stated in the anime or the movie 'Death Billiards', so we can never truly know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T09:47:42.993" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T09:47:42.993" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28082" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28083" CreationDate="2015-12-17T12:34:51.570" Score="5" ViewCount="6524" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was shown killing Tatsumi, the detective, then the flashback was over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RXCch.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RXCch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere in the anime did it show how &lt;strong&gt;he&lt;/strong&gt; died (and came for judgement). &lt;strong&gt;How did he die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Canonical answers would be appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T02:49:59.060" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T17:26:58.853" Title="How did Shimada Die?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28082" CreationDate="2015-12-17T13:00:01.017" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the reddit thread discussing the episode, the same question popped up, to which there was this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2y5rp5/spoilers_death_parade_episode_9_discussion/cp6kqdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reply&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/NjbeTZu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;He got stabbed by the guy who assaulted his sister&lt;/a&gt;. We saw the latter grab a knife from the kitchen sink and stab him in the hip/back. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/YlGMDZW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;You can also see blood staining Shimada's shirt from under his knapsack after he stabs Tatsumi&lt;/a&gt;. Actually, he probably could have survived if he didn't overwork himself killing the detective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pictures replicated here in order mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3jZE5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3jZE5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;He got stabbed by the guy who assaulted his sister&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VpuX6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VpuX6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;You can also see blood staining Shimada&amp;#39;s shirt from under his knapsack after he stabs Tatsumi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, he got stabbed but passed out after killing the detective, then bled to death from his earlier injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T17:26:58.853" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T17:26:58.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28098" CreationDate="2015-12-17T15:38:53.723" Score="1" ViewCount="3610" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched up to episode 120 of the Fairy Tail anime and want to start to read the manga, while I finish the anime. I'm quite new to reading manga and know how to read them, it's just working out which one is the first one I find difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would really like to get the first manga (in the story) for a Christmas present but I don't know which one is first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I started to read what was listed as the first one on a manga website (Labelled as Fairy Tail 465 - 400 Years) to check if it was and ended up reading the spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; That Natsu is Zeref's brother!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can someone please help me by telling me which manga I need to read first and what is the order of the others?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible, &lt;strong&gt;Can someone explain the labelling &quot;Fairy Tail 465 - 400 Years&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt; so that I know what to look out for in the future, to prevent spoiling it for myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T14:53:53.173" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T14:53:53.173" Title="What order should the Fairy Tail volumes/chapters be read in? And how to read labelling &quot;Fairy Tail 465 - 400 Years&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9159" CreationDate="2015-12-17T18:35:48.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it is hard determine the age as the dragon slayers have come from 400 years in the past.Technically Natsu is about 417-419 years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19784" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T18:35:48.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-17T18:42:37.337" Score="17" ViewCount="2008" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a long time fan of Kazuki Takahashi's &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; series, I tried to look into any manga that he may have produced after the completion of &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World&lt;/em&gt;, but it seems like he just stopped writing manga after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why he stopped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-09T00:03:12.937" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T02:02:20.460" Title="Why did Kazuki Takahashi stop creating manga after Yu-Gi-Oh?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;&lt;kazuki-takahashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28087" CreationDate="2015-12-17T19:53:09.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should read the chapters in order from Chapter 1 to the latest. On the majority of the websites they will put the latest characters (based on chapter number) towards the top of the page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your second question: Fairy Tail 465 - 400 Years; means the that is chapter 465 of the series, and the title of that particular chapter is '400 years'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an FYI to you, there are several other Fairy Tail series that are pseudo-canon (or fully canon) related to the main story. Some of them are written by the same author of the core series. Just be warned that some of them have spoilers for historic events of the main series, but they are all really good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7962" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T19:53:09.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-18T01:12:57.043" Score="6" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I have difficulty understanding Holo and Lawrence's wit, such as in this conversation on pages 48-49 of volume 9 of the light novels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holo: Aye, we're all greedy, always running about in service of our own gain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawrence: On that count, I'm forced to agree. Of course...Of course, if I weren't so greedy, I'd be able to buy you tastier food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holo: Mm. But is seeing my pleasure not in your interests as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawrence: If you were truly so easily bribed by food, then that might be so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holo: And what other methods could you use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawrence: If food is out, then with words or manners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holo: Neither of which is so reliable in your case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawrence: (&lt;em&gt;Quoting Eve&lt;/em&gt;) Or you could imagine you've been deceived and decide to trust both. They might well turn out to be genuine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holo: That isn't what I meant to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were originally talking about Holo's attempt to get a narwahl, but then it branched off into this conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With line 8, Lawrence feels that he has effectively put Holo in a corner. The text also mentions that line 8 is something Eve previously said. The text then states that Holo has no counterattack. However, when Holo makes her reply with line 9, Lawrence feels like she has done something unfair. I am uncertain as to why Lawrence feels as though he has won, and as to why he feels that Holo was unfair with line 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T16:54:54.070" Title="How was Holo unfair in this argument in volume 9?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28132" CreationDate="2015-12-18T07:49:52.540" Score="2" ViewCount="525" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've listened through the OST for Gundam Build Fighters Try (ala YouTube), to find this particular song sequence. However, none of the tracks have this bgm, nor seem like an original of the bgm. Does someone know what other bgm track this could be from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's in Episode 18, and starts at around 7:25 (Just after Sekai breaks out of an energy net).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcyas4ux6ho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcyas4ux6ho&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T08:05:27.840" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T22:53:06.523" Title="What is the name of the song that plays at ~7:25 in Episode 18 of Try?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;gundam-build-fighters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28116" CreationDate="2015-12-18T11:46:01.153" Score="7" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IsuhU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IsuhU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 198&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see, there are two pucks on a single hockey table. They collide and goal. It doesn't look like one came flying from another table. As I know there will be only one puck in a single game on a table. So what is going on in this part? Does air hockey have different gameplay rules in Japan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is really going on here? Can someone explain about two pucks at once on a single table?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T12:42:34.493" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T04:34:21.193" Title="How can two pucks be used at the same time in air hockey?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28117" CreationDate="2015-12-18T12:41:44.307" Score="15" ViewCount="759" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there is an organization that hands out awards to anime in different categories. Something like the Academy Awards for movies in the US.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or if not, maybe just an organization that publishes evaluations of anime based on various criteria that can be used for comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19188" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T18:27:18.390" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T18:27:18.390" Title="Is there something like the Academy Awards for anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28114" CreationDate="2015-12-18T12:43:02.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A typical air hockey match consists of using two pushers and one puck. And as @jphager2 suggests in his comment, there's no need for a net in an air hockey match, hence, it could be a multi-purpose table.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's the deal with two pucks? Now, in that Chapter, Raku and Chitoge had a lot of fun in the arcade. And the bill had to be a decent amount. So instead of someone willingly agreeing to pay the bill, they keep a match on condition that the loser has to pay for all the games. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the the stakes were high, it is most likely that they used two pucks to increase the difficulty of the game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like @mirroroftruth says in their comment, the two pucks could also be a symbolic representation of Raku and Chitoge themselves. No matter how much they try to distance themselves, they always end up coming together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T04:34:21.193" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T04:34:21.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28115" CreationDate="2015-12-18T13:09:58.133" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two I could find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Anime_Award&quot;&gt;Tokyo Anime Award&lt;/a&gt;:  The Tokyo Anime Award started from 2002, but was named in 2005. The&#xA;  first, second and third awards were only named simply&#xA;  'Competition'.&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Anime_Award&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; The award ceremony was held at the Tokyo&#xA;  International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger&#xA;  of Tokyo International Anime Fair with Anime Contents Expo and&#xA;  formation of AnimeJapan convention, Tokyo Anime Award started as a&#xA;  separate festival called Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per @senshin's input: They do consider western animation as anime too for the Awards. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flutter_(2006_film)&quot;&gt;Flutter&lt;/a&gt; was the winner of Open Entries/Competition Grand Prize in 2007 being the first non-asian entry&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Anime_Award#Open_Entries_.2F_Competition_Grand_Prize&quot;&gt;*&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also have a specific website on it: &lt;a href=&quot;http://animefestival.jp/en&quot;&gt;http://animefestival.jp/en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one more from America:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Anime_Awards&quot;&gt;American Anime Awards&lt;/a&gt;: The American Anime Awards were a series of awards designed to&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;recognize excellence in the release of anime and manga in North&#xA;  America.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first and, as of 2015, only annual American Anime Awards balloting&#xA;  was supervised by Milton Griepp of industry website ICv2. The first&#xA;  gala awards presentation was hosted in New York City on February 24,&#xA;  2007 at New York Comic Con. The hosts of the evening were eight&#xA;  actresses from the anime production company ADV Films: Christine&#xA;  Auten, Shelley Calene-Black, Jessica Boone, Luci Christian, Alice&#xA;  Fulks, Hilary Haag, Taylor Hannah and Serena Varghese. A streaming&#xA;  version of the one hour awards ceremony can be seen on IGN.com. The&#xA;  awards were later broadcast on the Anime Network.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T18:23:06.983" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T18:23:06.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34136" CreationDate="2015-12-18T16:31:36.733" Score="9" ViewCount="31601" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Helbram's history is revealed, I realized that Harlequin as the Fairy King and his sister Elaine should have wings. How come they don't have wings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19803" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T02:19:14.837" Title="Why don't Harlequin and Elaine have wings?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15623" CreationDate="2015-12-18T18:58:49.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Demon_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;symbol of the Demon Clan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Meliodas is a demon. When he uses his demon powers, his eyes turn black and the Mark of the Beast, the symbol of the Demon Clan, appears on his forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19803" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T18:58:49.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-18T21:21:48.343" Score="2" ViewCount="878" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the music that &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/vkPEJQz2f9I?t=397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;plays in episode 46&lt;/a&gt; of Shippuden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19811" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T13:47:33.880" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T13:48:38.820" Title="What is the music that plays in episode 46 of Shippuden" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28113" CreationDate="2015-12-18T22:53:06.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jumped the Gun(dam) here. Show finished Airing 4/2015, and looked for OST around then. OST was released in Dec-2014. However in 2015, a Second OST was released. Found the track: &quot;New Dimension Overlord Flow&quot;.&#xA;Interesting that the 2nd OST isn't listed on Gundam Wikia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T22:53:06.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28135" CreationDate="2015-12-18T23:15:35.863" Score="9" ViewCount="6279" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been watching the English dub of it on public TV and I haven't seen any mention of &lt;em&gt;K-On&lt;/em&gt; in the series itself (with the exception of the OPs/EDs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what does K-On refer to in the series? If it refers to nothing, then is there a particular reason/meaning to the name K-On?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T23:35:51.197" LastActivityDate="2020-05-31T22:52:44.033" Title="What does &quot;K-On!&quot; refer to in the series?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28133" CreationDate="2015-12-18T23:34:44.807" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;K-On&quot; is pronounced the same as the word 軽音 &lt;em&gt;keion&lt;/em&gt;, which means &quot;light music&quot; (in the Japanese sense, not the classical sense). The main characters are, of course, part of the light music club, which is the 軽音部 &lt;em&gt;keion-bu&lt;/em&gt;. The &quot;K-On club&quot;, if you will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had watched it with Japanese audio, you would have probably noticed the word sprinkled all over the place (since they talk about the club a lot, obviously). The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r5wq2gDpEM&quot;&gt;eyecatches&lt;/a&gt; (I forget for which season) also have audio of Yui saying &quot;K-On&quot;. I suppose they must have changed the eyecatches to something else for the English dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T23:41:55.863" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T23:41:55.863" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28136" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-18T23:51:04.127" Score="7" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;K-On!!&lt;/em&gt; anime features a large number of songs performed by Houkago Tea Time. In addition to staples like &quot;Gohan wa Okazu&quot;  and &quot;Fuwa Fuwa Time&quot;, there are a number of other ones that I don't believe ever got playtime in the anime, like &quot;Watashi no Koi wa Hotchkiss&quot;, to say nothing of the OP/ED themes and their B-sides, plus a ton of character songs (and not just for the main five, but also for Ui, Jun, and Nodoka). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I haven't read the manga, but it's clearly inconceivable that all these dozens of songs could have been described in any substantial way in a mere four volumes of manga. In fact, I have to wonder if any of these songs were even noted as existing in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do any of the songs in the anime originate in any way from the manga (even if only by virtue of a shared title or a lyrical excerpt)? If so, which ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ignore &quot;Tsubasa wo Kudasai&quot;, which is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsubasa_wo_Kudasai&quot;&gt;a cover of a very old song&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T03:44:13.273" Title="Were any of Houkago Tea Time's songs described or referred to in the manga?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28136" CreationDate="2015-12-19T00:38:19.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all based on memory as I don't have the manga volumes to hand at the moment, but several of the songs were mentioned by title in the manga, and a few of them had lyrics shown that were used in the anime versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fuwa Fuwa Time&quot; was in the manga, and we even see its lyrics in one scene when Mio hands her draft of the song to the others for feedback. If I remember correctly, &quot;Watashi no Koi wa Hotchkiss&quot; and &quot;Fudepen Ballpen&quot; are mentioned on the set list before one of the concerts. I believe that &quot;Curry Nochi Rice&quot; was also mentioned late in the manga, and I'm fairly sure the storyline where Yui first writes &quot;Gohan wa Okazu&quot;, then writes &quot;U&amp;amp;I&quot; for Ui after Ui falls ill happened in the manga the same way it happened in the anime. I believe we did also see the lyrics for &quot;U&amp;amp;I&quot; when Ui finds Yui asleep at her desk after working on the song all night and looks over what Yui wrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opening and ending themes were never mentioned or hinted at in the manga, and several of the other songs--e.g. &quot;Pure Pure Heart&quot;, &quot;Tenshi ni Nareta yo!&quot;--were associated with anime-only plots. But a surprising number of the songs in the anime were actually mentioned by title in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I bought the digital editions and hunted down photographic evidence of my earlier claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 1, we see Ritsu and Sawako react with horror as they read Mio's draft of &quot;Fuwa Fuwa Time&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WUlRr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WUlRr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;fuwa fuwa time&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the background of the third and fourth panels on the left, we can see the first few stanzas of the song translated into English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 2, Mio hands Ritsu a set list with four songs on it: &quot;Fuwa Fuwa Time&quot;, &quot;Curry Nochi Rice&quot;, &quot;Watashi no Koi wa Hotchkiss&quot;, and &quot;Fudepen Ballpen&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X4NMHl.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X4NMHl.png&quot; alt=&quot;set list vol 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Volume 4, we see Yui write &quot;Gohan wa Okazu&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xhqe1l.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xhqe1l.png&quot; alt=&quot;gohan wa okazu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then later &quot;U&amp;amp;I&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGTApl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGTApl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;u&amp;amp;i&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 4, we also get a few lines from a song that Mio was working on, which provokes the usual revulsion in Ritsu and Azusa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vjf31l.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vjf31l.png&quot; alt=&quot;unknown song&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the chapter, Ritsu declares that they'll develop a song around these lyrics in addition to &quot;U&amp;amp;I&quot; to spare Mio's feelings. However, I don't think there was any song in the anime based around these lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T03:44:13.273" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T03:44:13.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28136" CreationDate="2015-12-19T00:42:02.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of all the songs released, &lt;em&gt;Fuwa Fuwa Time&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Gohan was Okazu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;U&amp;amp;I&lt;/em&gt; are the only pieces that appeared in the manga.  This can be verified by noticing that they are only songs whose lyrics are officially attributed to the original author.   You can look at the Note 28 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%81%91%E3%81%84%E3%81%8A%E3%82%93!&amp;amp;oldid=57176494#.E6.8C.BF.E5.85.A5.E6.AD.8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the relevant article in the Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; to see this.  Note that even for these songs, only some part of the songs appeared in the books; they were significantly augmented by a professional lyricist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is noted by another answer, there were other songs whose titles appeared in the books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3134" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T00:42:02.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5977" CreationDate="2015-12-19T03:41:43.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the size of the belt means that the author wants the viewers to notice it.don't quote me on this but I think that in Japanese martial arts, it is said to control or rather 'subdue' the strength of its user  If you ever played street fighter,you will notice that akuma who wields great strength wears the same belt(much thinner). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19815" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T03:41:43.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-19T03:50:21.370" Score="3" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23806/1587&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; there is a special reason why Shurelia is able to appear in Misha's and Aurica's Cosmospheres.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How in in the 4th Level of Cloche's Cosmosphere Mir appeared despite the 2 never having met. even if the reason for Shurelia appearing in other's Cosmospheres rings true for Mir according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27305/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cocona is also an IPD, meaning she does not connect to the &quot;correct&quot; server, but to the Infel Phira server.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this means IPDs have a totally different server that they connect to plus Infel Pira was man made after the Reyvateils appeared (as Infel, a Reyvateil herself, made it to prepare to sing Metafalica)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering how is Mir turning up in Cloche's Cosmosphere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:02:20.960" Title="Why does Mir appear inside Cloche's Cosmosphere" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28146" CreationDate="2015-12-19T03:52:51.037" Score="5" ViewCount="1668" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode in Ouran High School Host Club, Haruhi is introduced with very drab clothing and hair. She had explained in another episode of how, and I quote: &quot;A brat put gum in my hair and it was just being a bother, so I cut it off.&quot; Thus, explaining why she has short hair. But this doesn't explain why she dresses badly. I understand how she needs to cross-dress to pay back her debt, but did she actually cross-dress to begin with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T16:19:29.507" Title="Did Haruhi MEAN to Cross-dress?" Tags="&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24222" CreationDate="2015-12-19T04:13:17.367" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series the &quot;Forest of Decay&quot; grows above the petrified remains of ancient trees. Dialogue from the anime and manga suggest that the toxins from the immense pollution humanity caused in the past are absorbed by the plants while water and sand are filtered through the remains of the petrified wood and become purified, which is why the wells that people made have clean soil and water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The petrified trees seems to be in part inspired by the natural process of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrified_wood&quot;&gt;petrified wood&lt;/a&gt;, a special type of fossilization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual process of petrification and filtering were or touched upon in the anime or manga. However in the manga it's inferred to be part of the artificially process ancient the humans created to clean up the miasma over time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T04:13:17.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28144" CreationDate="2015-12-19T04:15:32.647" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;With her clothes don't forget that Ouran High is a school for rich kids which one can assume their uniforms cost a bit aswell, probably tailor made for each individual from the finest material, something Haruhi just can't afford.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Having gotten gum in her hair just before school begins, she cuts it short and &lt;strong&gt;being unable to afford the expensive Ouran uniform, she wears shapeless, baggy clothing.&lt;/strong&gt; With her messily-styled hairdo, &lt;strong&gt;large glasses (which once belonged to her grandfather)&lt;/strong&gt; and masculine clothing, she's thought to be male and Haruhi does nothing to discredit this idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://ouran.wikia.com/wiki/Haruhi_Fujioka#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haruhi Fujioka - Apperance (1st Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The glasses are because she does have bad eyesight and wears contacts throughout the series (as we see when Renge is making a film and Takami sees Haruhi shed a tear without needing eyedrops).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason why she &quot;cross-dresses&quot; before becoming a Host it's because she doesn't see it as cross-dressing because to her gender doesn't matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two characteristics that define Haruhi is her straightforward nature and &lt;strong&gt;belief that one's gender doesn't define one's choices&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://ouran.wikia.com/wiki/Haruhi_Fujioka#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haruhi Fujioka - Personality (First Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also apparent when the Host Club go to the beach (a real one, not an Otori rehab clinic) and Haruhi stands up against a couple of guys who are harassing the girls. Haruhi doesn't see that her being a girl means anything different so with that mind set there is no male/female clothing, just clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course one can also assume her transvestite father may have also left a bad impression of how girls/women really are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T16:19:29.507" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T16:19:29.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28144" CreationDate="2015-12-19T04:23:47.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ouran.wikia.com/wiki/Haruhi_Fujioka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When first introduced in the anime, she sports a nerdy, boyish look that differs greatly from her middle-school appearance. Having gotten gum in her hair just before school begins, she cuts it short and being unable to afford the expensive Ouran uniform, she wears shapeless, baggy clothing. With her messily-styled hairdo, large glasses (which once belonged to her grandfather) and masculine clothing, she's thought to be male and Haruhi does nothing to discredit this idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, Haruhi didn't cross dress. She wore &quot;shapeless, baggy clothing&quot;, which were mistaken to be masculine because of her overall appearance. She does nothing to discredit this, thus being mistaken for a male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part is how everyone mistakes her as a male at the start. However, Haruhi doesn't really think gender matters that much, thus has no qualms about her new uniform, or perpetuating this mistaken view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T04:23:47.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2015-12-19T06:13:00.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand (and it has been a while since I watched but its a fav of mine) no one other that Kagome or Kikyo are the only ones who can safely handle the shikon no tama without befoming corrupted. Kaede explains to Kagome early on in the first season that the Jewel will corrupt even men who mean only to use its power for good, not just demons; that only in Kaygome's position are the shards safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;um Inuysha is half human and his father was one of the most powerful demons. Koga is just a wolf demon, I assume inuysha is much more powerful because of his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19818" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T06:13:00.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="213" CreationDate="2015-12-19T08:45:49.173" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto Shippuden's story has progressed a lot since from the last answer. The current filler episodes are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;57-71, 90-112, 127-128, 144-151, 170-171, 176-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-361, 376-377, 388-390, 394-413, 416-417, 419, 422-423, 427-442&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animesays.com/list/naruto-shippuden/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animesays.com/list/naruto-shippuden/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19822" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T08:45:49.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28131" CreationDate="2015-12-19T13:34:02.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sai theme Naruto Shippuden - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enD0LhHJ8Gw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sai theme song&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19811" LastEditorUserId="85" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T13:48:38.820" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T13:48:38.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-19T14:05:20.200" Score="3" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hellsalem's Lot seems to be a dangerous place, considering how much destruction is shown. It looks like hundreds of people die every month, so why are they staying there? I guess it's possible to leave the city, considering Leos family was there and left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T01:51:57.550" Title="Why aren't people leaving Hellsalem's Lot?" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-19T15:06:18.330" Score="8" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't see the Dragons leaving the body of the Dragon Slayers except in Natsu's case, even though Igneel mentioned it in Episode 89. Why is that? Did they forget to animate it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Edit- Note :If they have not mentioned it in manga then wouldn't that will be a plot hole because everybody will be aware of the dragons leaving the dragon slayers body and no one would have been surprised to see the face getting destroyed at that time. Also fighting Achnologia would have been much easier.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18466" LastEditorUserId="18466" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T03:46:47.243" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T13:09:29.453" Title="How come we never saw Dragons leaving the body of the Dragon Slayers in Fairy Tail (2014)?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2015-12-19T16:41:28.127" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A major difference between Inuyasha and several others when it comes to the jewel shard's effects is that Inuyasha is heavily influenced by his human side, having been raised by his mother until her death and without a full blooded relative around to teach him control of his demon side. I've noticed that half demons in the show can lean towards either being more like their human side or demon side. Jinenji and Inuyasha would lead towards their human sides with their love for their human mothers whom raised them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naraku on the other hand chose his demon side through and through which is only displayed so surely whenever we see him try to suppress or throw away Onigumo's human feelings for Kikyo. As such, his becoming full demon in power has little effect on his mind because he's already using that side's state of mind to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Inuyasha's demon blood was never trained properly and said blood is so potent to begin with, his more baser instincts are what come out when it over powers his human side. (This potency and his expected death is actually why Inuyasha's father had Tetsaiga passed on to Inuyasha because he knew the results that would come if his demon blood overpowered his human blood in life or death situations) Demons are much more blood thirsty than humans, paticularly those lower class and weaker demons who have not developed a higher order of thinking which is why they are often referred to a little more than &quot;savage beasts&quot;. Sesshomaru has had centuries training and controlling and evolving those instincts and power with the supposed assistance and overview of both parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koga too is very in tune with his wolf-ish animal instincts before he even gains his shards, and everyone else who does not seem to have major effects mentally seem to already know their place in the world and do not have questions on where they stand like Inuyasha who is constantly torn from his years of shunning in both races to wanting the jewel at all just so he can fit in to one category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Kagome and the crew have thrown him for a huge loop with their ease in accepting every part of who he is now, which completely throws off everything he's learned about his kind in the eyes of just about everyone else in Feudal Japan. (And that's about 150 years of being rejected by everyone but his mom and Kikyo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T16:41:28.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8018" CreationDate="2015-12-20T01:46:07.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh. Um, during a battle with Seilah she remembers a time when her, Elfman, and Lisanna were kids. Mirajane saved her town and defeated the demon at church, somehow, she managed to capture its power (her arm was a different form) and the town forced them to leave. Mirajane later bumps into Markarov in Fairytail and explains her takeover power and he convinces her to join the guild, and Elfman and Lisanna learn take over (beast and animal) so she won't feel lonely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19836" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T01:46:07.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28172" CreationDate="2015-12-20T03:23:44.520" Score="6" ViewCount="2797" Body="&lt;p&gt;At Marineford, Shanks stopped Akainu with his sword. That much we all saw, but what I noticed was that he did not use Haki on the sword and yet it did  not melt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been bugging me. How is this  possible, if Akainu's Lava can burn even fire but not melt the sword which is not even infused with Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19840" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T03:32:24.767" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T05:34:14.110" Title="What is Shanks' sword made of?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-20T04:51:15.870" Score="7" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Miss Monochrome anime series, Miss Monochrome is depicted as an android and thus talks like a robot. Is this computer edited or does Horie Yui actually speak like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T05:13:56.650" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T14:59:39.460" Title="Is Miss Monochrome's voice computer edited?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;miss-monochrome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-20T09:07:12.903" Score="12" ViewCount="7165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen a lot of theory based on this and many people saying so; however, I'm curious as to where it comes from (if there's any official source) or if someone just made it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best hint I could find online was in a discussion on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:The_new_member_an_old_enemy!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt; pointing out that it may have been an old Jump Fiesta interview:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was allegedly in an old Jump Fiesta interview (2009ish), but I haven't found a source for it anywhere, and the translation has been disputed (it may have referred to a temporary ally like in Impel Down/Marineford War, rather than an actual crew member). Zodiaque 10:36, June 7, 2012 (UTC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as there isn't a trustworthy source, I'm inclined to believe that Oda didn't mean &lt;strong&gt;CREW MEMBER&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14582" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-20T21:24:31.447" LastActivityDate="2020-03-26T21:04:19.010" Title="When did Oda state that a future member of the Straw Hats would be a previous enemy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28170" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-20T10:19:58.670" Score="0" ViewCount="1451" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Obito's Kamui, Tobirama/Minato's Flying Thundergod are SpaceTime jutsus. They are using the fourth dimension to go to any/marked places at will. As per physics &amp;amp; Theory of relativity, if you have mastered the fourth dimension you can do both Space AND Time travel. Why can't they do time travel when they can do space travel ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6176" LastActivityDate="2018-04-12T00:17:26.487" Title="Can SpaceTime Jutsu users do time travel?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28170" CreationDate="2015-12-20T11:19:29.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To time travel, one needs to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel#Via_faster-than-light_.28FTL.29_travel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;faster than light&lt;/a&gt;. While those ninjas use Time-Space Jutsu, none of them are faster than light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obito&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the three, Obito is the slowest as his space-time jutsu (kamui) has some delay, proven by Kakashi's successfully landing attack on him before he managed to disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Senju Tobirama &amp;amp; Namikaze Minato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are very fast. Minato can even teleport to one of his marked kunai. I'm not sure if Tobirama can also do that, I don't remember. But the point is, although they are incredibly fast, they are not faster than light. We can safely say this, because if they are faster than light, then Minato wouldn't have his arm ripped by Madara and Tobirama won't be pinned on the ground. They would have been able to avoid Madara's attacks if they are faster than light. Thus, they cannot time travel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other possible ways to time travel that I know is by the use of Wormhole, which doesn't exist in Naruto universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T11:19:29.317" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28166" CreationDate="2015-12-20T11:30:31.177" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The black coloring induced by Haki was only introduced after the timeskip. Before that, when Haki is used, it is not visible with two exceptions: Garp's punch at Enies Lobby and Whitebeard's fist at Marineford. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in chapter 512, Rayleigh faces Kizaru in a sword duel. Rayleigh is using a simple sword while the admiral is wielding an energy sword made of pure light. In this fight, for Rayleigh's sword to be effective against Kizaru, he is obviously using Haki, even if the Haki is not visible at all. This is confirmed by the fact that Rayleigh's sword swing injures Kizaru, a logia user. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Shanks' sword is not &quot;made&quot; of anything special (i.e. seastone), he was simply embedding it with Haki. He may be wielding one of the world's great swords but this has yet to be confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ClG3T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ClG3T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T11:30:31.177" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13106" CreationDate="2015-12-20T23:41:41.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Mirai-hen&lt;/em&gt;, Akihito contemplates the matter (around 7 minutes into the movie). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Akihito wonders whether Mirai's memory loss was the doing of the KnK. I take this to imply that Mirai being there in the first place may &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; have been the doing of the KnK.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; This explanation seems consistent with what we learn about the KnK during &lt;em&gt;Mirai-hen&lt;/em&gt;: that it is, in fact, some sort of &quot;gate&quot; between the world of humans and the world of youmu. That is, it seems entirely plausible that the KnK could have transported Mirai from wherever-she-was and put her back into the human world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The motives of the KnK in doing so seem unclear to me, though (insofar as the KnK is sentient enough to &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; motives) - Mirai's lineage's sole purpose in life was to destroy the KnK, so I find it curious that it would choose to be useful Mirai in this way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-12-20T23:41:41.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28183" CreationDate="2015-12-21T03:53:32.573" Score="6" ViewCount="2287" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just rewatched the Enies Lobby arc and still don't understand how Spandam became the leader of CP9. Why didn't Lucci become the leader? He's the strongest member of CP9, but why Spandam is the leader? He can't even use Rokushiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T04:39:13.417" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T03:49:43.583" Title="How did Spandam become the leader of CP9?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28181" CreationDate="2015-12-21T04:26:16.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Oda doesn't specifically state how Spandam became the leader of CP9, I think that we can make some inferences&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the Wikia stated that Spandam &quot;relies on his natural talents of knowledge and deception, as opposed to actual combat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;he also is an ardent believer in &quot;absolute justice,&quot; the form of justification that the World Government uses, and the Government itself.  We have seen the coruptness of the One Piece world government, so it isn't unthinkable in how Spandam was able to either bribe or trick his way up there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We can also see how the members of CP9 barely tolerate him, but they do, implying that we was placed there because of higher government positions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for your point in Rob Lucci becoming the leader of CP 9 (post time-skip spoilers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He actually does  become the boss of Spandam after the time skip.  They both are now in CP0.  According to the Wikia, Lucci had tried killing Spandam after the latter called Marines upon CP9, but seems to have gotten over that disagreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps, at least a little.  Cheers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: OP requested for the source, here it is:&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Spandam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Spandam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14892" LastEditorUserId="14892" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T03:49:43.583" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T03:49:43.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28181" CreationDate="2015-12-21T04:35:32.840" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not necessarily the strongest person who is the leader of a military group like this one. While I'm not aware of it being stated anywhere in particular &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; Spandam is the leader of CP9. There are some facts that can help us draw a conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spandam's personality makes him the type of person that only cares about how he can get promoted. Often times, these are the people that get promoted due to the various schemes they are willing to do at other's expense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pNaPE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pNaPEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spandam&amp;#39;s promotion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Spandam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia on Spandam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is not detached from the idea of exploitation, backstabbing, or the use of loopholes to get his own way, as he has proven many times in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we don't know when CP9 was formed, we do know that Spandine, Spandam's father, was CP9's previous leader. His role in the organization could likely have put him in a position to recommend his son to receive this position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_54&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 54&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The majority of CP9 is made up of orphaned children who were left to the government, but I thought it would be interesting if they also had the children of CP9 members, kind of like thoroughbreds. Kumadori's mom is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the other members of CP9 were raised as assassins, to follow the government's orders. So it's natural to have someone above them that will watch over them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T04:35:32.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27845" CreationDate="2015-12-21T05:42:45.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gohan was the strongest in his mystic form back at the end of DBZ. How could Gohan have become so weak that he lost the ability to turn Super Saiyan 2 in such a short period of time? While on the other hand, Frieza was able to surpass Goku's Super Saiyan Blue transformation in only 4 months of training. That doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The theory acts actually goes like this, Mystic Gohan got his powers without training (Old Ki awakened his powers). After the Kid Buu incident and Berus arrival approximately 5.5 years had passed, Mystic Gohan didn't train for 5 whole years, he didn't even use his KI for that much time. At first he got the power as a given and after that he didn't train so his power drained off in the first place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast. Now he is losing left and right in every episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast, that was due to his body. He hadn't trained in a while making his body dull, your body needs to be activated with a certain amount of KI to deflect energy blasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most recently Frieza in his base form was shooting ki blasts through Super Saiyan Gohan. So Frieza's base form is stronger than Super Saiyan now? How did that happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frieza had said that he was born so much powerful so he didn't need to train. Well Goku was weak as compared to Frieza from the very begenning so it could be that training had different results on both of them, may be frieza had this as a natural talent that's why he surpassed Majin-Buu and Mystic Gohan in his base form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19571" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T05:42:45.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3812" CreationDate="2015-12-21T05:49:12.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the intro/outros are different.&#xA; otherwise, &lt;em&gt;(I just watched all of the 1999v, and started w/the 2011, and could barely tell the difference...except)&lt;/em&gt;&#xA; the 2011 in/out theme is a bit obnoxious, while I'm partial to the 1999 version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;imo the 1999 ending song (with the female voice) is the best.&#xA;otherwise, I've watched all of the 1999v, and up to ep11 on the 2011v... with the verdict of the 2011v is a quicker story, and one youtube version (1-5 combined into one video) completely skips the first episode entirely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one of my favorite parts was in the 1999v ep1, when Gon meets the fox-bear, and Kite, and this is a very touching part of the story that is left out of the 2011v. This sub-story also comes into play later on, and should be considered important..so, if you only watch the 2011v, then I recommend to (also, at least) watch the 1999v ep.1 as well to get a few extra bits of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19856" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T05:49:12.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27862" CreationDate="2015-12-21T05:51:56.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara could have used Izanagi, he still had the Sharingan, as I know he can switch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having the Sharingan alone isn't enough, you need to activate the Izanagi beforehand to perform this jutsu. If you recall from Sasuke against Danzo, Danzo had to activate the jutsu each time he had to use a new eye. That means the jutsu needs to be activated beforehand. As an example when Madara was fighting Hashirama, even then he activated Izanagi at first when Hashirama was about to kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19571" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:21:19.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:21:19.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-21T06:33:03.527" Score="4" ViewCount="2036" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's about a boy who have a hammer as a weapon, which is very heavy. His father died protecting hiim. The manga is about him having an adventure. He also has some companion. One of them has handsome face but small body and he has to wear a mask to hide that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19859" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:30:21.330" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:30:21.330" Title="Find a manga about a boy who uses heavy hammer as weapon" Tags="&lt;croket&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:16:15.167" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28189" CreationDate="2015-12-21T07:02:03.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%84R&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MÄR&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not read it but he do have some kind of hammer weapon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWkjE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWkjE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He seems to have quite a lot friends. But i can't find something about his dad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T07:02:03.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14627" CreationDate="2015-12-21T08:07:09.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To sum it up pretty simply,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kaiki lived from his attack. How he lived, and what he's been up to after that point, we don't really know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chronologically, Hanamonogatari is the last story in the entire Monogatari series. So, what we see there is about all we get, unfortunately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit (7 April 2016): It seems there is now a &quot;fourth season&quot; of Monogatari novels. I don't personally know yet where these novels fall chronologically, but it's possible that more information about what happened to Kaiki could be contained in these novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastEditorUserId="16539" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T07:19:44.320" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T07:19:44.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28204" CreationDate="2015-12-21T09:00:05.910" Score="7" ViewCount="10287" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Minami-ke franchise, there's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke Betsubara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke Natsuyasumi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke Okaeri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke Okawari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke Omatase; and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke Tadaima&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what order do I watch these series and OVAs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T08:30:21.977" Title="What order do I watch the Minami-ke series?" Tags="&lt;minami-ke&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28189" CreationDate="2015-12-21T09:44:38.787" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is crocket!. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/17005/Croket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://myanimelist.net/manga/17005/Croket&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found it after scanning 600 titles on myanimelist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19859" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T09:44:38.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28205" CreationDate="2015-12-21T10:18:09.553" Score="8" ViewCount="2240" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I'm wondering is...is it possible to know what devil fruit power a devil fruit holds before a character eats it? Don't devil fruit eaters find out what their devil fruit powers are by experiencing the powers first hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this because how on earth would Brook know that he ate the revive-revive fruit if he hasn't died yet? (For reference, in a flash back before he became a skeleton, the crew members ask him how his revive-revive devil fruit power works, to which he replies &quot;I'm not exactly sure, I haven't died yet, so I wouldn't know.&quot; -I'm paraphrasing of course)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19863" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T10:37:34.693" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T14:23:38.570" Title="How did Brook know what his devil fruit was?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28194" CreationDate="2015-12-21T11:23:01.437" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 4 TV series and 3 OVAs in Minami-ke franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The TV series:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke (Oct 8, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Okawari (Jan 7, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Okaeri (Jan 5, 2009 - Mar 30, 2009)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Tadaima (Jan 6, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The OVAs:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Betsubara (Jun 23, 2009)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Omatase (Oct 5, 2012)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (Aug 6, 2013)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Timeline (OVAs are in italic):&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke (Oct 8, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Okawari (Jan 7, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Okaeri (Jan 5, 2009 - Mar 30, 2009)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minami-ke: Betsubara (Jun 23, 2009)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minami-ke: Omatase (Oct 5, 2012)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami-ke: Tadaima (Jan 6, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (Aug 6, 2013)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myanimelist.net&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.myanimelist.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="15899" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T11:50:10.627" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T11:50:10.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28202" CreationDate="2015-12-21T12:22:31.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the manga/anime, we do not know how Brooke learned which devil fruit he had eaten, but we can safely speculate on different possible scenarios.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the answer in the possible &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5919/how-is-the-ability-of-a-devil-fruit-discovered&quot;&gt;duplicate&lt;/a&gt; says, there is a &quot;Devil Fruit Encyclopedia&quot; which lists the names and abilities of the known devil fruits (the encyclopedia is not complete). Some devil fruits come with illustrations. This is how Blackbeard was able to identify the Yami Yami no Mi fruit and steal it from his nakama Thatch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that the entry for Brook's  Yomi Yomi no Mi fruit was illustrated and therefore he knew what the fruit was before he ate it. However, note that this fruit is rather peculiar in that it does not grant any abilities while the user is still alive. Even though this is speculation, this may be the &lt;strong&gt;ONLY&lt;/strong&gt; fruit with that characteristic. Therefore, even if there were no illustrations, one could have identified his fruit by the ability it came with, or lack thereof. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; (After Kaine's comment)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 676, when the salamender Slime dies and turns into gas, the powers of the artificial devil fruit he had eaten are re-introduced in a nearby apple. That means that if a devil fruit user dies near another fruit, and that fruit changes shape, one can know which type of devil fruit it is based on the deceased user's powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T14:53:32.650" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28220" CreationDate="2015-12-21T16:53:23.833" Score="4" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saw this manga one year ago, but I think it's not new, because when I starting reading it had already 70ish chapters, more or a bit less&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's state what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the beginning there's some chapters on a ship that is transporting the people (with superpowers) to another city, where they will fight (I don't remember if there's a prize to the winner or how the winner is chosen, by killing or such things)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of them demonstrated his power, disassemble (or alike), and did that to a clock that he had with him (or someone gave it to him); His power did something similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sergiolorenzon/media/heb13.jpg.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a girl that can pass through wall, but to do so, she needs to get naked&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And then, there's one guy I believe is the protagonist, his power is something like the protagonist from Charlotte (receive the powers of the person he possessed), but he doesn't need to possess the others, just touch them; If I'm not mistaken, some of the people on the ship are afraid of him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a guy who can store almost anything in his pocket or his hair, because he stores things in another dimension&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's some type of organization that wear an Owl head, or it's actually their head&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I remember another chapter where people get stuck in the walls of a building, action made by one of the &quot;evil people with superpower&quot; (I don't remember if it was a bad or a good character)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if the next things I'll state is about the manga I was talking above, I could be mixing with another manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a doctor in this city, though much hate him, the people (with superpowers) need him, because he's the only one who give them treatment to the wounds of the battles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That doctor has a zombie assistant, a child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19305" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:17:33.740" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:17:33.740" Title="Manga about a city of murder between people with superpowers" Tags="&lt;area-d&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:16:21.590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="924" CreationDate="2015-12-21T18:41:02.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saint Seiya Omega Does not have a prequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mars was created exclusively for saint seiya Omega, and all the background we get from his previous battle against the saints is told during Saint Seiya Omega.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19812" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T18:41:02.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="922" CreationDate="2015-12-21T18:43:31.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They never ended the anime run of Saint Seiya Lost Canvas due to low ratings on Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been multiple request from the fans, for them to finish the lost canvas anime, but they have been ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could read the manga.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19812" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T18:43:31.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20951" CreationDate="2015-12-21T19:11:18.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you recall from the fillers where Kakashi first used Raikari, he got his eye scared because he couldn't handle the speed of his body. When you use raikari it speeds your movement due to the Lighting Chakra and if you don't have sharingan to go with you(for seeing your opponents attacks from a longer range) or a lightining shield(like the raikage's have) you are in for open attacks. That's why Kakashi couldn't use the Raikari without the sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19571" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T19:11:18.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28212" CreationDate="2015-12-22T02:42:38.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area D - Inou Ryouiki&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One of them demonstrated his power, disassemble (or alike), and did that to a clock that he had with him (or someone gave it to him)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Satoru Ida&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watchmaker&lt;/strong&gt; (Dismantling, 時計師, Tokei Shi) is the name of Satoru's Altered ability. With it, Satoru is able to disassemble or unmake any object that comes into physical contact with his hands. His ability is indiscriminate; it does not matter the object's size, complexity of composition, or whether it is living or non-living - if Satoru touches it, it can be dismantled. After accidentally dismantling his mother, due to lack of control, and killing her, Satoru keeps his hands wrapped in bandages in order to minimize any possible, similar situation. At present, Satoru still has difficulty effectively controlling his ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There's a girl that can pass through wall, but to do so, she needs to get naked&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rio Ibuki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shadow Play&lt;/strong&gt; (シャドープレイ, Shadō Purei) Rio can project herself in a two dimensional realm and travel across the surface of any object (walls and human skin, for example) just like a shadow, hence the name. It seems she cannot extend her powers to objects as she is seen naked when she uses it. Also, when she travels off of human skin, enough force is applied to knock someone to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There's a guy who can store almost anything in his pocket or his hair, because he stores things in another dimension&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaito Yuuki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaito's altered ability is known as &lt;strong&gt;Deserted House&lt;/strong&gt; (廃屋) . It allows him to store objects of his choosing within another dimensional space. However, in order to store said objects, Kaito must come into physical contact with the object he'd like to store. In addition, he can only store as many objects as equal to the mass of his body. Objects stored by Kaito's ability maintain the same condition as they were when they came into contact with Kaito's body, i.e., an arrow exhibiting the same momentum and/or velocity as when it was released and shot or a canned beverage that was initially stored in a freezer at cold temperatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There's some type of organization that wear an Owl head, or it's actually their head&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YTcQt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YTcQt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reference : &lt;a href=&quot;http://aread.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://aread.wikia.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19656" LastEditorUserId="19656" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T04:09:37.043" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T04:09:37.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28234" CreationDate="2015-12-22T03:51:19.287" Score="5" ViewCount="6146" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ennies Lobby arc when Luffy and his crew members trying to save Robin, Luffy order Sogeking (Usopp) to burn World Government's flag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can Luffy know that Sogeking can make something like flamethrower to burn the flag? He only know that Usopp that can burn the flag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that time, if I'm not mistaken, Luffy doesn't know about Sogeking's power, he also seems never notice Sogeking is Usopp before and even after the arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T14:04:39.863" Title="Did Luffy know who Sogeking is?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5746" CreationDate="2015-12-22T03:57:05.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well casting a genjutsu does depend on the ability of the enemy, if you recall Raikage was under a genjutsu when he fought Madara. But genjutsu against the likes of Madara and other Kage's would be futile. They are just too strong for anyone to cast a genjutsu on them. &#xA;The level of the fights was high that's why even Itachi never used his Genjutsu yet he had to use Izanagi. One can get the idea why Genjutsu wasn't an option in this battle royal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19571" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T03:57:05.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28230" CreationDate="2015-12-22T07:14:31.767" Score="7" ViewCount="1313" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember seeing this on an online store but I can't remember the name. I know that it's has 2 Seasons and I know it was released in the US but I not 100% sure who has the licenses, for some reason I get the feeling it was Funimation. I remember seeing it as a new release so it's somewhat recent, 2010's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2 characters I remember is a Female who I seem to remember wearing white and has long white/silver hair. she works as an Arms Dealer and is well known for being ruthless but none the less successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has a bunch of bodyguards but one in particular is a youngish boy who hates her because she's an arms dealer. I get the feeling he's a child solider and may be middle eastern because he has darker skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19885" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T22:17:01.670" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T22:17:01.670" Title="What Anime is this about a Female Arms Dealer with a bodyguard who hates her?" Tags="&lt;jormungand&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:16:24.730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28229" CreationDate="2015-12-22T07:30:17.347" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jormungand_%28manga%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jormungand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series follows Koko Hekmatyar, a young arms dealer who sells weapons under HCLI, an international shipping corporation and illegal smuggling operation. As one of the company's unofficial weapon dealers, she sells weapons in a variety of countries while avoiding both local and international authorities. Traveling with her is a team of bodyguards, mostly composed of former soldiers. Her latest addition to her crew is Jonah, an inexpressive and deadly child soldier who hates arms dealers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the Wikipedia Link Funimation licensed both season and the original run for the first season was in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The female you describe is Koko who is the arms dealer while the boy is Jonah which in the quote above (taken from Wikipedia) is a child solider who hates arms dealers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This image bellow also also shows Koko and Jonah. Koko is in the middle with the white miniskirt and Johan is at the right end with the dark skin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTjBf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTjBf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cast&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the cover of the manga on Wikipedia (can't post a second link) shows Koko, while wearing a black skirt wears a white coat which is like a trademark of hers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19886" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T07:30:17.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28240" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:39:02.743" Score="11" ViewCount="79654" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 691, after Obito died, Kakashi’s Sharingan faded. Why is it that Kakashi's Sharingan faded, while the Sharingan Danzo had stolen from Shisui and the one Shisui had given Itachi, were still okay even after its original owner had died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9127" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T05:12:46.103" LastActivityDate="2021-05-24T17:59:27.110" Title="Why did Kakashi's Sharingan fade after Obito died?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28221" CreationDate="2015-12-22T11:17:43.920" Score="8" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Anime Reference:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can watch in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBFMJhbLb2g&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; scene, it's not that Luffy finds out that Sogeking is actually Usopp. It's just that he introduces himself as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy and Chopper: Sogeking from the Sniper Island?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sogeking (Usopp) : That's right! I'm one of Usopp's close friends. I'm here to help you out on your journey.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Manga Reference:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/br32S.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/br32S.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, when Luffy asks Sogeking to burn down the flag, he asks this to him as a sniper, assuming him to be nearly as good as Usopp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T11:17:43.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28237" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-22T14:20:06.743" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T14:20:06.743" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T14:20:06.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28238" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-22T14:20:06.743" Score="0" Body="For India-specific questions about anime, e.g. which channels to watch, how to find merchandise, etc." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T14:20:06.743" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T14:20:06.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28233" CreationDate="2015-12-22T14:36:59.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan that have been transplanted unto someone will never fade, even if the original user dies, as was the case with Danzo/Shisui. The original Sharingan that Kakashi had recieved wouldn't have faded either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in chapter 674, Madara steals Kakashi's Sharingan. Kakashi doesn't regain the Sharingan afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 686, after Obito sacrifices himself to save both Naruto and Sasuke, his body dies, but his spirit is still alive and it inhabits Kakashi, leading him to gain two Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Kaguya's incapacitation, as Obito's spirit disperses, so does the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T11:43:02.180" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T11:43:02.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28233" CreationDate="2015-12-22T14:40:25.950" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Kakashi and Danzou had physically obtained their Sharingan via transplantation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the finale of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Madara rips Kakashi's Sharingan and transplants as his left eye (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oHWtY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 674&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto, using Hagaromo's power, creates a normal eye for Kakashi (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJEJD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 675&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Naruto Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi Hatake&lt;/a&gt;, merged plot summary of Chapter 686, 687 and 688 (emphasis mine): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prepared to give his life to lend what little assistance he can, Kakashi stands in front of Sasuke to take the attack while Obito does the same for Naruto. Although they are unified in their willingness to die, Obito decides it's too soon for Kakashi and uses Kamui on the attack bound for him, leaving Obito unable to save himself. &lt;strong&gt;Obito's body dissolves, but his spirit returns shortly afterwards and inhabits Kakashi&lt;/strong&gt;. Obito feels that Kakashi will become the next Hokage and wishes to reward him: &lt;strong&gt;a temporary moment of having two Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito gave Kakashi the privilege of having both Sharingan (Mangekyou) temporarily. This was the doing of the spirit of Obito and not the physical self. Hence the Sharingan Kakashi used was spiritually influenced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, when Kaguya is defeated, Obito's spirit leaves Kakashi's side to join the other world. Because of the spirit leaving, the Sharingan also disappears along with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had the Sharingan been physically present, it would have stayed, just like Danzou, the Kotoamatsukami crow and pre-war Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-19T13:50:46.240" LastActivityDate="2016-03-19T13:50:46.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28241" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28243" CreationDate="2015-12-22T16:31:37.210" Score="4" ViewCount="60444" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of Gundam anime series, movies and OVAs, so I don't know where to start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can anyone tell me its order to watch it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T16:35:50.220" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T21:22:39.113" Title="What is the Gundam anime and movies and OVA order?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-12-22T18:28:09.537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28241" CreationDate="2015-12-22T16:54:05.347" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 6 different accepted universes within the Gundam Multiverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each has its own characters unique to its timeline, and does not intersect with any other timelines (ex: In Gundam Wing, the events from Mobile Suit Gundam never happened).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are listed as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Universal Century Time line&lt;/strong&gt; (Best place to start to get into it, every single Gundam series out there is rooted in characters/gundam from this time line).&#xA;In order they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Char's Counterattack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MS Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket MS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam F91 MS Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MS Victory Gundam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;MS Gundam Unicorn.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Turn A Gundam (This series is really good and is a huge shift in focus from prior gundams. Its set roughly 1000 years in the future, and Turn A is quite possibly the most powerful Gundam in the entire Gundam franchise).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After Colony Timeline&lt;/strong&gt; This is probably where most people are introduced into the Gundam world. A group of space colony scientists build Gundams piloted by young boys in hopes of weakening Earths oppressive Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam Wing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Endless Waltz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cosmic Era Timeline&lt;/strong&gt; If the Universal Century seems to &amp;quot;old&amp;quot; for your tastes, this is a great place to jump into Gundam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam SEED&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam SEED Destiny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam SEED MSV Astray&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam SEED Stargazer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After War Timeline&lt;/strong&gt; Welcome to your post apocalyptic Gundam universe. Basically the series take place after a giant colony is dropped on Earth, wiping out almos the entire population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam X&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Future Century Timeline&lt;/strong&gt; Instead of giant wars and colonies fighting one another, rulers are decided by a Gundam tournament that occurs every 4 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;G Gundam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anno Domini Timeline&lt;/strong&gt; Several factions are constantly vying for power when a mysterious group known as Celestial Beings creates Gundams that are years beyond an current MS technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gundam 00&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That concludes our journey through the very bumpy Gundam multiverse lane. I left out a few movies and tv specials, but I think I captured the bigger picture here. Now go forth, and become Gundam maesters!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above was found &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Gundam_Wiki:Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T21:22:39.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18800" CreationDate="2015-12-22T19:43:48.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maou has been around for over 3 hundred years and has been taught more magic then even alciel knows. Emi has half human blood in her, so even though she can fly, heal, knock out someone, and use a sacred sword, she could not win in a fight against the demon king. The only reason she was able to corner him was because she had her comrades with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19904" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T19:43:48.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23351" CreationDate="2015-12-23T05:38:23.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to that answer, Vegeta was also in a &quot;good mood&quot; at this point as in his mind he now had all of the dragon balls. So the idea of Gohan coming after him later on wasn't really an issue since he figured he be an immortal soon. As far as Vegeta wanting Gohan to become stronger, that could be the case. Throughout the series, mostly after Gohan has grown up, Vegeta often shows visible frustration at Gohan's unwillingness to train the way he and his father do. It annoys him that Gohan has so much latent power yet he refuses to train and try to become even stronger. It's an insult to his Saiyan heritage, in his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19910" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T05:38:23.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11505" CreationDate="2015-12-23T06:02:24.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gohan's hidden power was talked about from almost the very first episode of Dragon Ball Z until nearly the very end. As far as he goes, his strength comes from the fact that he was thrown into fighting life and death battles when he was just 4 with the arrival of Raditz and his training under Piccolo. Just look at his resume: Raditz, the Saiyans, Frieza and all his minions, and then Cell. I stop at Cell because that was the last time he seriously trained for any sustained amount of time. But even after that, he stopped training for 7 years and his power decreased to the point where he was &quot;only&quot; a little stronger than Perfect Cell. During the Buu saga, the Old Kaioshin just unlocked the rest of his dormant power. So with all he experienced when he was a kid, it's only natural that he'd be a formidable fighter regardless of how much he's let himself go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Goten goes, he was being trained by Chichi. She might not be very powerful herself compared to the Z fighters, but she's certainly the strongest female in the world aside from 18. Her training methods were never really discussed but from the one flashback of her sparring with Goten, we can see that she was going pretty hard on him so it wouldn't be too far fetched to think that she'd be able to make him powerful. Like Gohan, he has the hidden power, so it's just a matter of training. The main difference is that Chichi allows Goten to train whereas Gohan had to either sneak off for that or there had to be something threatening Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for the long explanation but I hope that helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19910" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T06:02:24.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28715" CreationDate="2015-12-23T07:30:36.610" Score="1" ViewCount="4530" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Drum Island, after Chopper joined Mugiwara's crew, and they left, Dr. Kureha fired sakura powder (I forgot the name of this powder) that Dr. Hiluluk created as a farewell present for Chopper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that time, there's some conversation between Dr. Kureha and Dalton. Dr. Kureha asked Dalton if he knew about Gol D. Roger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that Dr. Kureha knew Gol D. Roger, but how did she know about him? What is the relation between Dr. Kureha and Gol D. Roger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember if this is ever explained in the anime or manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T08:23:48.920" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T11:18:01.370" Title="What is the relation between Dr. Kureha and Gol D. Roger?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T08:54:57.317" Score="21" ViewCount="6577" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are there no hair drawn down there or anywhere apart from FEMALE character's heads in anime? &#xA;I heard it was illegal from my friend. Were they making it up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastEditorUserId="19915" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T06:13:57.033" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T06:13:57.033" Title="Why are anime girls drawn without pubic hair?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;resources&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28259" CreationDate="2015-12-23T10:32:53.970" Score="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan's obscenity laws&lt;/a&gt; have some particular rules regarding pubic hair. Also, often hentai artists prefer a hairless body for their particular demographic / fetish / etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until the mid 1990s, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pubic hair had to be censored&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese media. The law has been relaxed since, but as it had been common to do without hair, many artists continued with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying that, there are some hentai works that contain pubic hair - but whether they are complying with the law is another topic, as mangaka's regularly 'interpret' the law loosely. Such as opting for a very minimal censor bar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iAwVS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iAwVS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A female version would be similarly censored to a minimal interpretation of the law. Unfortunately I don't have any appropriate pictures of fruit on hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weeab.eu/an-overview-of-censorship-in-anime/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Overview of Censorship in Anime&lt;/a&gt; (This is my own article on the subject, broadly covering the topic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.hawaii.edu/aplpj/files/2011/11/APLPJ_04.1_alexander.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Obscenity, Pornography, and the Law in Japan:&#xA;Reconsidering Oshima’s In the Realm of the Senses&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (Heavier in content, but perhaps more specific for your question)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T15:44:19.580" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T15:44:19.580" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27953" CreationDate="2015-12-23T11:14:36.820" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I may have the phrases figured out.  Initially I was extra confused as to why there would be such out-of-context English phrases printed in a Japanese anime.  Senshin cleared that up, and I realized everyone could read the text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've now watched some of the original 1999 Hunter x Hunter anime series.  In those, the psychotic villain (and sometimes ally) Hisoka occasionally refers to Gon as &quot;unripe fruit&quot;.  (I do not believe he ever says that in the 2011 version.)  The context is, even though Hisoka feels sorely tempted, it is too early to destroy Gon (and perhaps Killua) now.  He is like unripe fruit, and it will be much more enjoyable to destroy the boy mentally and physically once Gon is older and gained significant skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that everyone can read &quot;brush your teeth&quot; helped me see the image afresh.  I thought Killua was just smiling, but now I see it is a huge, clenched-teeth smile.  Plus his right hand seems to be grasping an invisible tooth brush and motioning as if demonstrating proper tooth brushing technique.  The &quot;Hunterpedia&quot; environment is being presented as a classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one remaining puzzle is why Gon's left hand seems to be motioning as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T11:14:36.820" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T14:45:39.887" Score="14" ViewCount="2864" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across the quote online. Every site says that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quotee&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quotee&lt;/a&gt; is Monkey D Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6x0MYl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6x0MYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if anyone could point me to an anime/manga source for the quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T06:15:17.307" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T20:07:38.317" Title="When did Luffy say: &quot;Forgetting is like a wound.The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar.&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T19:46:44.333" Score="2" ViewCount="1426" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I remember: Lelouch and Nunnally were given as hostages to Japan. Britannia invades Japan. Lelouch and Nunnally somehow live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why exactly are they alive and not announced dead?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought the whole point of taking or giving hostages is to ensure a certain agreement. When Britannia invaded Japan, it seems whatever agreement Britannia and Japan had was breached so why didn't Genbu or whoever execute Lelouch and Nunnally? Is it that someone tried but failed to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, if for some reason the relevant legitimate or de facto authorities of Japan didn't want to execute Lelouch and Nunnally (pity, morality, attempt at using them as double agents or whatever), why didn't Lelouch or someone decide to have his and Nunnally's (fake) deaths made known rather than making Clovis, Euphemia, Cornelia, et al merely presume or suspect their deaths?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could be remembering the series wrong, but it seems like they guessed Lelouch and Nunnally were dead rather than, say, found out from Japanese news. If I were one of them, I would find it suspicious that the Japanese authorities didn't execute or announce that they executed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T22:45:41.287" Title="About Lelouch and Nunnally during and soon after the invasion of Japan" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28267" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T19:49:26.713" Score="6" ViewCount="787" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Second Pacific War and Invasion of Japan, Lelouch and Nunnally decided to live under false identities (not to have plastic surgery and be seen in public).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? What exactly were they thinking? They really wouldn't be recognised? I seem to recall Cornelia and Kirihara recognised Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T15:52:37.223" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T15:52:37.223" Title="Why did Lelouch and Nunnally allow themselves to be seen in public?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28268" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T20:04:17.267" Score="0" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a kid, Lelouch vowed to destroy Britannia or something, but how was he going to do that without the Geass or rich or powerful allies besides Suzaku and the Ashford family? It's not like the Japanese were using or planning to use him or Nunnally as double agents or anything like that, or were they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anytime pre-Geass, did he actually stand a chance of exacting his childhood revenge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T04:17:49.213" Title="On Lelouch's grudge" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28266" CreationDate="2015-12-23T22:03:17.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch and Nunnally being sent to Japan as Hostages was itself another ploy. In Season 2 when Charles is explaining everything to Lelouch when they are trapped in the Sword of Akasha he revealed that he sent them away to protect them for V.V who had already murdered Marianne. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also at the start of the series we see C.C watching a young Lelouch and Suzaku probably before the war so given the connection Marianne had with C.C during the series it's possible C.C (before being captured) was sent by Marianne to look out for her children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior the start of the War Britannia haddn't fully developed their Knightmares which was one of the key pieces of technology which gave Britannia an edge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, when Britannia finally developed its Knightmare Frames fleet and decided to invade Japan to seize control of the Sakuradite mines, consequently discarding Lelouch's use as a diplomatic tool&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lelouch_vi_Britannia#Character_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lelouch vi Britannia - Character Outline (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means executing them would have no merit. remember also that Lelouch had forfeited his claim to the Throne and before doing this the background chatter by the Nobles talked about them being lucky if Nunnally could be married off for political gain in her condition. their value as hostages were already much lower and Japan's main bargaining chip was their Sakuradite which, now with their Knightmares, Britannia could take by force and stop the other super powers from getting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also i would think Suzaku and Todoh would have done something to save them if someone got the idea to punish Britannia by executing them (and i suspect at the start of the series were we see Lelouch vow to destroy Britannia it was Todoh who we see at the fire).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for making Lelouch's and Nunnally's deaths known to be false this would probably just insult Britannia. the first thing that would be done if this happened was to denounce Japan's claims and because most Britannians look down on foreigners chances are that Charles would claim that Lelouch and Nunnally were impostors withother probably voicing their disgust that the Japanese have the audacity to use foreign commoners to pose as members of the Imperial Family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets not forget that the heirs to the throne were fighting one another, while there are some would would want to protect Lelouch and Nunnally there are others who would use the war as a cover to kill them permanently removing them from the line of succession. weather the Japanese knew is or not doesn't matter as Lelouch would be opposed to it because it would be putting Nunnally in greater danger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T22:03:17.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T23:02:22.927" Score="3" ViewCount="4374" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGiZ7m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGiZ7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;horizontal lines&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZXzUm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZXzUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;lines converging to a vanishing point&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are always seen when in an action sequence. Why do mangakas draw these kinds of lines and what do they mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18661" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T00:52:20.433" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T02:22:03.120" Title="What do these lines mean in manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28275" CreationDate="2015-12-23T23:14:27.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The top drawing shows when a character is moving fast (such as running or hitting something with power) The lines show the direction the movement is happening. The lower drawing shows that this is a very important piece of information or that the character is at an intense state of emotion: such as if the character finds out that his/her friend is a mass murderer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T23:14:27.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28268" CreationDate="2015-12-24T00:04:26.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the beginning of the series when he was on his way to class and he ended up fighting in the garage is the &quot;start&quot; of the ability to get revenge. If he couldn't get revenge there would be no show, so he gains power more and more as the series progresses onward. The entire plot was based around his revenge so that was also more of a backstory explaining why he hated Britannia thus setting way for his awesome revenge and brilliant use of people's emotions to make the people of Britannia realize they should work together and stop hating their political leaders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19933" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T00:04:26.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28275" CreationDate="2015-12-24T00:51:37.723" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term you're looking for is (generically) &quot;speed lines&quot;. Unsurprisingly, they are typically as a visual indicator that something is speedy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The terminology is a little silly, though - the horizontal, fixed-width lines in your first image are clearly used for different purposes from the vanishing-point-oriented, variable-width lines in your second image, and bucketing them all as &quot;speed lines&quot; is a bit inaccurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it turns out, Japanese has better terminology for these lines. There is a broader term &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%B9%E6%9E%9C%E7%B7%9A&quot;&gt;効果線&lt;/a&gt; &quot;effect lines&quot; that subsumes both スピード線 &quot;speed lines&quot; (your first image) and 集中線 &quot;focus lines&quot; (your second image), as well as some other rarer styles of line. This is a more appropriate choice of words, in my opinion: the &quot;focus lines&quot;, unlike the lines in your first image, are used to draw focus to whatever is &quot;at&quot; the vanishing point of the lines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This visual language seems fairly intuitive and universal to me, so I'm a little surprised that you had this question - not that there's anything wrong with that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T00:51:37.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28287" CreationDate="2015-12-24T00:55:23.740" Score="3" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 4, Moral is shooting someone through a pillow with his golden gun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pH5WW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pH5WW.png&quot; alt=&quot;pillow&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he do this instead of directly shooting on the guy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T02:49:32.607" Title="Why does Moral shoot through a pillow?" Tags="&lt;hamatora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28275" CreationDate="2015-12-24T02:22:03.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The left drawing looks like it is showing something happening at speed, for example if you were to put a character there in front of those horizontal lines, you'd get the impression that that character is moving at speed, e.g. like running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one on the right has the effect of focusing the reader on a particular aspect of that drawing square, and it's use can hugely vary. It can also be used to reveal something surprising by putting an object/character between those exiting lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19937" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T02:22:03.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13256" CreationDate="2015-12-24T02:31:44.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some characters have massive heads&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very teenagey at times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Massive eyes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of connection to Japanese school life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uses nearly the entire colour spectrum for hair colour and eye colour choices&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can get very platonic/intimate to a point of rated x at times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More common in black and white than in colour&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the above have been sourced from 10 years experience of reading manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19939" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T02:31:44.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28281" CreationDate="2015-12-24T02:49:32.607" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theory 1&lt;/strong&gt;: As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28281/why-does-moral-shoot-through-a-pillow#comment39583_28281&quot;&gt;senshin mentioned&lt;/a&gt; this is likely meant as a silencer, or suppressor, for the gun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be a pretty popular belief that shooting through a pillow would dampen the sound of the gun. I can't find any reliable information on this unfortunately, only some videos that show &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NJ-0MePb4g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/cnMeTlXsXC8?t=75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;effect&lt;/a&gt;. However, the decibel values from the first video are roughly in line with what &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressor#Effectiveness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia says&lt;/a&gt; is a typical dampening achieved by a real suppressor, i.e. around 130dB which is still very loud. In the end the sound levels also depend on many other things such as sub- or supersonic bullets or the firing mechanism as discussed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/mpmain.html#Sound&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theory 2&lt;/strong&gt;: A pillow could be used to contain splatter, in particular keep it off the shooter's clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter doesn't really fit the distance between target and pillow in the image and since you say the sound effect is muffled in the anime, Theory 1 seems to be what they were going for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T02:49:32.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28268" CreationDate="2015-12-24T03:14:39.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no real answer since it doesnt exist!&#xA;But based on what happened in the story, Lelouch visited a &quot;underground&quot; type club? to play chess, so there is a possibility that he he already had connections in the underground world.&#xA;Also by Anime logic the fact that he was so smart, the main character would find a way..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more of a discussion of opinions than a direct question..!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19940" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T03:14:39.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28268" CreationDate="2015-12-24T04:17:49.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Lelouch made his vow to Suzaku to destroy Britannia this was more of a child venting his frustration at how powerless he was as he was seeing a close friend's homeland be ravaged by the same ideals he thought claimed his mother's life and crippled his sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Lelouch got Geass in his monologue he points out how he was living as a zombie just going though the motions of living but not really living. so between when he made his vow and when he got Geass Lelouch appeared to accept reality that all he could do was look after Nunnally, at least until an opportunity came which would allow him to fight back (which Geass was)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also i should point out that there was no way the Ashford Family could help him even if he did do something as a child. after Marianne's death the Ashford Family, who were her supports, lost alot of standing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is aware of Lelouch's identity as a former prince of Britannia, since her family were close supporters of his mother, Empress Marianne. This relationship however, would lead to the family's nobility status being stripped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ashfords, wanting to restore their former glory, have two options in doing so; either reinstate Lelouch and Nunnally back into the royal family, or to arrange a marriage with a noble. Since the former would get both of them killed, the Ashfords opted for the latter, and arrange several marriage interviews for Milly, with Earl Lloyd Asplund eventually winning out;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Milly_Ashford#Character_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Milly Ashford - Character Outline (2nd and 3rd Paragraphs)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other thing he could try and do is unify the Resistance Factions but as we could see when he first tried commanding them they weren't fully trusting at first and when things went wrong the second time the group he was commanding abandoned him. really the only reason he gained so much support and fame with the resistance factions was because of his miracles brought on by his Geass&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unless C.C contacted Lelouch much much earlier there was really no way he could put up any sort plan to undermine and destroy Britannia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T04:17:49.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T06:34:10.987" Score="2" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;During episode 11 of Tokyo Ravens, there was a scene on a weekend that Dairenji Suzuka visited Tsuchimikado Harutora's room and explored its inside just to annoy Harutora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then after that, Suzuka also asked to enter Tsuchimakado Natsume's room. However, Natsume deliberately refused Suzuka's demand even though that they know that Suzuka can black mail Natsume about revealing her great secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HmCyd.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HmCyd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Natsume saying no to Suzuka&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsume even forced herself to go to her room even when Suzuka was already restraining her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Just look at Natsume's worried face XD)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufWhb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufWhb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Natsume strangled by Suzuka&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after that, Natsume was forcibly tied by Suzuka in order for them to visit Her room. The inside of the room was pretty normal, so they wondered why would Natsume be that worried, but as Suzuka monitored the room, she noticed a very complicated barrier that is protecting Natsume's closet. Curiously, Suzuka tried to forcibly open the closet by removing the barrier. Then Natsume desperately crawled going to her room with tears in her face showing her great fear of Suzuka opening the closet and them knowing the contents inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Just look at her annoyingly cute expression as she crawled! XD)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gXyet.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gXyet.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Harutora was kind enough to feel pity on Natsume, He ordered Kon to release Natsume from her binding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As soon as Natsume's binding was released, she desperately called Hokuto (Overpowered) just to protect her secret; Thus destroying her room due to Hokuto's size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZFZvC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZFZvC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this is my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why was Natsume desperate of not letting them (Suzuka, Harutora, Touji) enter her room, even though its pretty normal? (if there is no exact reason, maybe a girl's perspective will do)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is inside Natsume's closet? Is it so very important that she even protected it with strong barriers and even called Hokuto just to protect it? (there is also a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21200/what-was-natsume-hiding-in-her-closet-in-episode-11&quot;&gt;question related to this&lt;/a&gt; but the answers did not fill the void in my heart.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13904" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T06:34:10.987" Title="Why is Natsume Desperate" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-01-17T11:17:56.063" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27603" CreationDate="2015-12-24T07:00:52.867" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons why no one noticed that Natsume was a girl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She was dressing as a boy, therefore no one should suspect her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the novel, an onmyouji can identify whether you're a girl or boy based on your aura. Boys naturally have yang aura and girls have yin aura. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Normally, when a practitioner has a shikigami, the shikigami's aura should be the opposite so that their compatibility will be in harmony.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, Natsume's prideful shikigami which is Hokuto have a yin aura, therefore it made conflict in their auras, thus negating the yin aura and making it a yang aura. In result, anyone would assume that Natsume was indeed a boy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is rumored that Natsume was Yakou's reincarnation, since she was the next heir of the Tsuchimikado family, they preconceived that she is a boy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7V8y2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7V8y2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13904" LastEditorUserId="13904" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T12:09:16.097" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T12:09:16.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38302" CreationDate="2015-12-24T07:28:24.367" Score="6" ViewCount="32128" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished watching season 3 of Highschool DxD and I want to read the LN. I don't know where to start reading. How much did the Highschool DxD anime adapt the light novel, and did the anime adapt the LN well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T12:49:13.743" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T15:40:54.777" Title="How much did the Highschool DxD anime adapt the light novel?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27524" CreationDate="2015-12-24T08:53:45.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my experience with Arakawa Under the Bridge (and it's been quite a bit of time), the two brothers (along with a number of other characters at Rec's welcoming party) don't get a proper introduction until later on in the first or second seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say it was Shaft making an animation mistake, since the two of them weren't characters they were focusing on yet, so they could draw them without as much attention to detail/quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it was something with the manga though; whether the author hadn't made a final decision on their appearances until later on, she just drew them like that for the time being. Shaft, for whatever reason, could've replicated this. (Part of me finds that unlikely because they would've received the characters' heights and such from the manga publishers by the time they started the anime, but part of me think it may be possible because it's Shaft lol.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could look through the manga and see what I could find, but right now, I'd say it was Shaft just making a mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T08:53:45.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T09:34:13.743" Score="4" ViewCount="6177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; edited for the English version, to show less in the transformation when they are naked? Was it originally meant for children? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastEditorUserId="19915" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T22:11:14.360" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T22:11:14.360" Title="Was Sailor Moon edited in the English version?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;sailor-moon&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28298" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T09:42:08.763" Score="1" ViewCount="81" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Marin_Hollow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marin Hollow&lt;/a&gt; was turned into small in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 456:Order&lt;/strong&gt; as shown in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zBcqT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Brandish_%CE%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brandish&lt;/a&gt;. In &lt;strong&gt;chapter 466:Assassins&lt;/strong&gt; we see him turning to his normal state as shown &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mXiM9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Brandish is tied with anti magic shackles, so she can't use magic. Marin's magic is &lt;strong&gt;Spatial Magic&lt;/strong&gt; and has shown space manipulation magic at &lt;strong&gt;Caracole Island&lt;/strong&gt;. So how did he return to his normal form? Does Spatial Magic have some other magic that helped him to return to his normal body? If it was due to Spatial Magic then why Lucy was trying to not get caught in Brandish Mass Manipulation magic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="19432" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T19:09:45.627" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T19:09:45.627" Title="How was Marin returned to his normal state?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28668" CreationDate="2015-12-24T09:47:36.493" Score="8" ViewCount="4263" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga Horimiya, the main heroine always treats her father poorly. Is there a reason as to why she does so? In the latest chapter (57) she states that there is no room for her father in the Kotatsu. In the chapter before, she doesn't give her dad any extra stew. From what I remember, both the mother and Hori treat her father unreasonably, but I don't remember a reason why. Is there a reason, or is it just some kind of running gag for comedy purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T09:48:55.160" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T17:48:37.317" Title="Why does Hori treat her father so bad?" Tags="&lt;horimiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27845" CreationDate="2015-12-24T11:57:11.810" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;WARNING: THIS ANSWER CONTAINS SPOILERS UP TO EPISODE 23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of time that's passed in Dragon Ball Super is apparently open to interpretation. In BoG, Gohan was probably still the strongest or at least on the same level as Goku before he goes SSJG, hence the reason why they made it a point to have him step in as if he was the only one who could stop Beerus. Obviously, that didn't work out too well for him. But he powered up into his &quot;mystic&quot; form and that's the last time we see it, so far. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how he could have fallen so far behind Goku and Vegeta prior to their being trained by Whis, but basically Gohan hasn't trained, like at all. Not like the time between when he fought Cell and Majin Buu where he just slacks on his training—this time he really did nothing at all. The most &quot;training&quot; you see him do is when he's play fighting with Mr. Satan as Great Saiyaman over baby Pan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do make it a point to show that he hasn't necessarily lost his power, as he's able to easily beat Ginyu (in Tagoma's body) as a Super Saiyan, just the ability to access all of it at will without seriously injuring or killing himself has been lost. Against Frieza, he may have been able to fight with him and at least hold him off till Goku and Vegeta got there, but we all saw what bringing out more power than his body can handle did to him. Think Kaioken and what happened to Goku when he fought Vegeta, except on a much larger scale. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also made it a point to show that maybe he wasn't necessarily &quot;too weak&quot; to face Frieza, just too soft. He lets his guard down while showing mercy to Ginyu in the same way Goku did with Frieza and pays for it with a ki blast through the shoulder. Given that he was clearly angry with himself for letting his training go, which made him unable to protect his family, maybe he's learned his lesson about just assuming his dad or Vegeta will always be there to protect everyone and will find some motivation to train a little bit. We'll see. My point is that they seem to be putting raw power into a grey area and focusing more on ability, experience and fighting spirit in this series. That's just my opinion based on the fact that Roshi was there fighting when Yamcha is easily at least still stronger than he is. Anyway, I hope that helps anyone wondering what's happening with Gohan. He's not weak, power-wise, he's just out of shape and rocking the dad bod.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19910" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T18:59:13.130" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T18:59:13.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28301" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28303" CreationDate="2015-12-24T12:10:25.680" Score="8" ViewCount="33656" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the second test of the Chunin exams, Orochimaru goes for Sasuke and even gives him power. But why does he avoid cursing Naruto like he did to Sasuke? Wasn't Naruto as powerful as Sasuke? Or was he too powerful to be controlled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why does he use the Five Elements Seal on Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T12:32:28.483" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T09:03:07.867" Title="Why did Orochimaru go for Sasuke instead of Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28295" CreationDate="2015-12-24T12:19:24.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime covered about 7 first volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=72062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga-Updates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19946" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T12:19:24.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28301" CreationDate="2015-12-24T12:30:14.623" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main reason why Orochimaru wanted Sasuke rather than Naruto, was Itachi Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke Uchiha, was developing into the prodigy that his elder brother Itachi was. Orochimaru had experienced Itachi's power first hand. And it proved too great for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason, was the Uchiha clan's famed Sharingan. Itachi's prowess with his Sharingan was outstanding. Orochimaru expected the same from Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Orochimaru couldn't take control of Itachi's body, he decided to settle for his younger brother's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why Naruto wasn't chosen, Orochimaru favoured Sasuke over Naruto. Because at that time, Naruto was at the back of the class, and Sasuke was the Uchiha prodigy. Also, the fact that Sasuke is Sharingan abled and Itachi's brother, outweighed Naruto's overall. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two reasons as to why Orochimaru used the Five Elements Seal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wanted to disallow Naruto from using the Kyubi's chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And to tamper his control over his own chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T12:30:14.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28297" CreationDate="2015-12-24T14:11:28.933" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the transformation sequence hasn't been censored. The visuals in the original are the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sailor Moon is Shoujo, so it would have been originally intended for teen and preteen girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19432" LastEditorUserId="19432" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T17:38:00.013" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T17:38:00.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28297" CreationDate="2015-12-24T16:25:08.607" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, Sailor Moon was heavily edited for the US release as detailed by fans for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smuncensored.com/season.php?season=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. In particular nudity was avoided as exemplified below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jMN6D.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jMN6D.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Moon bathtub censorship&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nLxM5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nLxM5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Moon bathtub censorship&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The source of these images is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1489254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; comparison between the US and the German version. While the German version is not completely uncensored (see the linked site for details) it is almost equal to the Japanese original and does not have censorship of nudity.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the &lt;strong&gt;transformation scenes&lt;/strong&gt; in particular: Many sites claim the US censorship manifested itself in removal of the breast outlines, however all examples I find on youtube look the same to me. The two sites mentioned above also say that the only change is a speed-up of the transformation - likely to fit the overall episode runtime due to other edits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other changes include the removal of violence in particular against children and gender changes as not to display homosexuality. This all pertains to the original US release, while subsequent ones &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon_%28anime%29#Localization&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;apparently&lt;/a&gt; stayed more true to the Japanese original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To address the second question, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28304/34&quot;&gt;Skullclutter already mentioned&lt;/a&gt; Sailor Moon is considered a &lt;em&gt;shōjo&lt;/em&gt; series and therefore aimed at young women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T22:42:13.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28311" CreationDate="2015-12-24T16:39:17.747" Score="2" ViewCount="1408" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question itself is self-explanatory!&#xA;What's the meaning of it? &#xA;And why is it named so? &#xA;How was the anime named so? &#xA;I thought the reason would be revealed by the end if the anime but it didn't, and I'm left here wondering...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T16:52:14.610" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:02:56.377" Title="Why is the anime named &quot;Baccano!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;baccano&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T16:54:07.453" Score="7" ViewCount="1199" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I was going to ask where the Arbiters originated from? Like where were they chosen from? But then after watching the animé, I learned the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arbiters' 2nd Law : Arbiters have no emotions since they are dummies!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Decim's statement to Chiyuki : If humans stay here for too long, they’ll turn into dummies!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two things make me think that the Arbiters might be previously humans turned to dummies and then to Arbiters! Is it possible? Is that true? And if not then what about the origin of the Arbiters? How are they made or chosen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T17:25:01.050" Title="Were the Arbiters previously humans?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28308" CreationDate="2015-12-24T16:59:41.907" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccano!&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; states, &lt;em&gt;Baccano&lt;/em&gt; [bakˈkaːno] is simply Italian for &quot;ruckus, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/italian-english/baccano&quot;&gt;row, din&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember the story is never set in Italy, however the Mafia-like organizations featured in the Anime are likely what makes the connection here and you will probably agree that there is quite a bit of &quot;ruckus&quot; going on,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T16:59:41.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28310" CreationDate="2015-12-24T17:16:55.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://death-parade.wikia.com/wiki/Arbiters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Arbiters&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Their existence remains a mystery. Nona has stated that they are not human, do not experience emotions like humans do, and have never lived or died. They are even made to look like humans but are created for the specific purpose of judging humans.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes it evident that the Arbiters were never humans and shall never be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only exception to the &amp;quot;feeling emotion&amp;quot; bit is &lt;a href=&quot;http://death-parade.wikia.com/wiki/Decim&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Decim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JsLPW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JsLPW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                        Decim expressing human emotion&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Decim appears to be an exception as Nona has implanted human emotions in him which, though at the beginning did not yet seem to appear or were not yet tapped, appear to be surfacing with him as Chiyuki criticizes him for drawing the darkness of human hearts and passing judgement, stating that it is not right for them to be doing that since humans are more simple than the arbiters think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, the origin of the Arbiters is unknown. Since they're said to be &amp;quot;created&amp;quot;, we  can only assume that some methods/technology is used for creating them, or maybe &lt;a href=&quot;http://death-parade.wikia.com/wiki/Oculus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oculus&lt;/a&gt; has some power to create them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oculus is the creator of the system of arbitration. He observes all floors and is in a higher position than Nona. He is the second in line to the position of God.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is only speculation on my part. There's no mention of it in Death Parade or Death Billiards (Movie), so we can never truly know where they originate from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T17:25:01.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28462" CreationDate="2015-12-24T22:59:05.497" Score="4" ViewCount="921" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime starts off with the guy in a hotel room, he turned on the TV and got a knock at the door. It turned out to be a girl that at the moment he didn't know but I think she turned out to be his cousin? They almost had sex because she seduced him and he thought she was a random call girl but he realized at the last second who she was I think and he kicked her out wearing no clothes lol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, he started taking a bunch of college entrance exams failing all of them I think... he ran into some beautiful woman who I think went to the Tokyo U, or some kind of prestigious University that he couldn't hope to get into. But he went and took the exam anyway and that's about all I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The art style was older, might have been late 90s early 2000's for all I know. Any leads? MC had longish black hair. I don't think it was a hentai or anything. I tried searching and literally nothing fits that description, so weird lol. Thanks in advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19953" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:30:58.773" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:30:58.773" Title="Can't find the name of this anime for the life of me!" Tags="&lt;sakura-diaries&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:16:49.967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28335" CreationDate="2015-12-24T23:20:44.967" Score="3" ViewCount="20305" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between Shonen'ai and Yaoi &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2681/what-is-the-difference-between-yuri-and-shoujo-ai-yaoi-and-shounen-ai-and-ecchi/&quot;&gt;as already been asked&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I encountered a few more terminologies concerning anime and mangas referring to masculine homosexuality :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shōnen'ai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;JUNE&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yaoi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boys' love&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the main differences between those genres?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T15:35:58.663" Title="What is the difference between Shonen'ai, JUNE, Yaoi and Boys' love?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-01-19T12:45:15.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28796" CreationDate="2015-12-24T23:32:45.157" Score="19" ViewCount="44671" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14374/15542&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the terms &lt;em&gt;seme&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;uke&lt;/em&gt; are used in yaoi to describe a duality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yaoi fans have adapted these terms to describe the roles in a male/male relationship: the seme is the one who takes the traditional male role: initiates the relationship, &quot;pursues&quot; the uke and is usually &quot;on top&quot; during sex. This can get ridiculously codified and outright heteronormative, e.g. the seme has to be taller and stronger, not show their emotions, etc. The &quot;uke ends up winning&quot; aspect may or may not be relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is an equivalent to this kind of relationship in yuri manga and animation, what is it called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T05:55:43.110" Title="What is the equivalent of &quot;seme&quot; and &quot;uke&quot; in yuri culture?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T23:56:24.137" Score="7" ViewCount="3719" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the author's notes in the last chapter (113) of &lt;em&gt;The Gamer&lt;/em&gt;, he is talking about a webtoon that is apparently very similar, and I assume a lot of people have asked them if they got anything to do with it, which they deny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me what webtoon they mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T07:13:44.757" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T07:13:44.757" Title="What manga/webtoon was the author referring to in his notes on chapter 113 of The Gamer?" Tags="&lt;the-gamer&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28319" CreationDate="2015-12-25T00:28:13.913" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seme&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia disambiguation page for &quot;Seme&quot;&lt;/a&gt; one of the suggested usages of the term is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seme, a manga/anime term for a dominant partner in a homosexual relationship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first paragraph of that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi#Seme_and_uke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;seme&quot; link&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The two participants in a yaoi relationship (&lt;strong&gt;and to a lesser extent in yuri&lt;/strong&gt;) are often referred to as seme (&quot;top&quot;) and uke (&quot;bottom&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now given that the first page only says homosexsual and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homosexuality (from Ancient Greek ὁμός, meaning &quot;same&quot;, and Latin sexus, meaning &quot;sex&quot;) is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, shoujo ai/yuri involves lesbian relationships which are romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between two females, the terms probably are the same in shoujo ai/yuri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funny enough if we look at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Yuri&quot; page on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it's a disambiguation page unlike the &quot;Yaoi&quot; page that I linked to and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_(genre)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;yuri genre&lt;/a&gt; pages are nowhere nearly as fleshed out as the yaoi page (and there is no yaoi (genre) page either). Given that &lt;em&gt;seme&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;uke&lt;/em&gt; are fan terms one might assume that yaoi fans wanted clear terms to describe who the dominant partner in the relationship is. This is something yuri fans do not have much need for: in my view, there is no set dominant partner in shoujo ai/yuri. Rather that role can switch very easily between the members of the relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T05:55:43.110" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T05:55:43.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T01:47:22.427" Score="9" ViewCount="18679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Bulma keeps calling Vegeta her husband but till now I haven't seen any proof that both of them are married. Vegeta wouldn't usually make time for such things. Are they really married or are they in a relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19602" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T23:38:36.697" LastActivityDate="2018-06-01T00:20:44.663" Title="Did Vegeta and Bulma really get married in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T06:00:07.553" Score="3" ViewCount="1708" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimesion Neptunia Re;Birth&lt;/em&gt;, when the party does their first job for Avanir in Lastation, they come across MAGES. When the party is unable to help her find &quot;Doc P&quot;, she calls someone and at the end of her call she says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I bid you luck. Loochs tneve emag noitamina cisum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we reverse the last part, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;music animation game event schooL&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that MAGES. is a reference to the parent company of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5pb.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5pb&lt;/a&gt; which is also called &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAGES.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MAGES&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese Wikipedia Page), and I remember reading before the release of &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory&lt;/em&gt; that her design was inspired by &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does MAGES. say &quot;music animation game event school&quot; backwards? Is this some reference to one of 5pb's or MAGES' works? (like &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; or other titles in the Science Adventure Series)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T07:05:41.093" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T02:02:47.277" Title="Why does MAGES. say &quot;music animation game event school&quot; backwords?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28334" CreationDate="2015-12-25T06:01:15.323" Score="4" ViewCount="9340" Body="&lt;p&gt;So when I first saw &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; seeing the scene where Kikashi uses his &quot;1000 Years of Pain&quot; on Naruto when he tried to get everyone's lunches when Kakashi isn't looking i thought this was just some joke made up in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the other day watching &lt;em&gt;A Lull in the Sea&lt;/em&gt; in Episode 15 I Saw Hikari chasing Ikari's son doing the same thing saying &quot;kanchou kanchou&quot; and telling Ikari he was going to give him &quot;3 years of Pain&quot;. i also seems to remember seeing Ikari's son do it do someone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Hikari and Kikashi do mostly the same thing, they clasp their hands together with their index finger pointed out and poke their target in the butt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i am wondering where this poking someone in the butt originate from? Is &lt;em&gt;A Lull in the Sea&lt;/em&gt; getting it from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; or is it from something else in Japanese culture&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T22:02:11.587" Title="Where did the &quot;# years of pain&quot; originate from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28333" CreationDate="2015-12-25T06:54:24.200" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is actually a Japanese prank known as kancho.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikipedia article on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancho&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kancho&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanchō (カンチョー) is a Japanese prank performed by clasping the hands together in the shape of an imaginary gun and attempting to poke an unsuspecting victim's anus, often while exclaiming &amp;quot;Kan-CHO!&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word is a slang adoption of the Japanese word for enema (浣腸 kanchō).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/One_Thousand_Years_of_Death&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This technique's full name is &amp;quot;Konohagakure Hiden Secret Taijutsu Technique: One Thousand Years of Death&amp;quot; (木ノ葉隠れ秘伝体術奥義・千年殺し, Konohagakure Hiden Taijutsu Ōgi: Sennen Goroshi, Viz: Konohagakure's Most Secret and Sacred Technique: One Thousand Years of Death, English TV: Hidden Leaf Village Secret Finger Jutsu: One Thousand Years of Death, UK DVD: Secret Ninja Technique of the Hidden Leaf School, Death for 1000 Years, English Games &amp;quot;Sacred Taijutsu: 1000 Years of Death&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that &lt;a href=&quot;http://naginoasukara.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_Shiotome&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira Shiotome&lt;/a&gt; (Miuna's brother) loves playing kancho:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He enjoys playing kancho with Hikari Sakishima and Shun Sayama and after Manaka awakens, the two enjoy playing with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EglbeKYlg88&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the scene where Akira played the prank&lt;/a&gt; in the 15th episode of Nagi no Asakura, he only said &amp;quot;Kancho&amp;quot;. The person who subbed it in English probably wrote it as &amp;quot;# years of pain&amp;quot; as a tribute to Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T07:00:39.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28317" CreationDate="2015-12-25T07:05:03.370" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shounen-Ai&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Literally translated means boys love. However, in these type of series, it usually represents an innocent, non sexual nature of homosexuality.&#xA;Ex- 7-Ghosts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Taken from wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term shōnen-ai (boy love) originally connoted ephebophilia or pederasty in Japan, but from the early 1970s to the late 1980s, was used to describe a new genre of shōjo manga, primarily produced by the Year 24 Group of women authors, about beautiful boys in love. Characteristics of shōnen-ai include exoticism, often taking place in Europe, and idealism. Jeffrey Angles particularly notes Moto Hagio's The Heart of Thomas (1974) and Keiko Takemiya's Kaze to Ki no Uta (1976-1984) as being groundbreaking, noting their portrayal of intense friendship between males, including jealousy and desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June&lt;/strong&gt;- This name actually comes from a specific manga magazine and it cannot be said as a genre or demographic per se.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A manga or text story with male homosexual themes for women written in an aesthetic (耽美 tanbi) style, named for the Juné magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yaoi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yaoi (/ˈjaʊi/, Japanese: [ja.o.i]), also known as Boys' Love (BL), is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically aimed at a female audience and usually created by female authors. Although yaoi is typically aimed at a female audience, the genre also attracts some male readers; however, manga aimed at a gay male audience (bara) is considered a separate genre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boys Love&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yaoi and Boys-Love are basically the same thing and can be used interchangeably&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T07:05:03.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27567" CreationDate="2015-12-25T07:20:02.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Apples&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Death Note WIki&quot;&gt;Death Note wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apples from the Shinigami Realm look like shriveled green peppers and do not resemble normal apples at all. Misa gave a juicy human apple to Ryuk and in return he lets Misa have a bite of an apple from the Shingami realm which Ryuk was carrying with him at the time. Misa takes a bite of the apple and then spits it out in disgust saying that it &quot;tastes like sand&quot;.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rO9XB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rO9XB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shinigami Realm Apple&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not mentioned either in the anime or manga, whether these grow on trees or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned though that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apples have become a very popular commodity or currency in the Shinigami Realm when Ryuk returns with an unknown quantity after the end of the series. In the manga one-shot, Midora bribes the Shinigami King with 13 apples she brought back from the human world in order to receive an extra Death Note, which she gives to C-Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T07:20:02.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T07:31:37.347" Score="3" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, most Japanese manga are not colored, except for title page or centre color pages, rarely.&#xA;However, most Korean manhwa manage to colour their works while maintaining a good standard of art, also in their weekly deadlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T19:17:55.037" Title="Why are Japanese manga not coloured unlike Korean Manhwa?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-03-10T01:39:25.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28339" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T09:11:07.530" Score="2" ViewCount="840" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this picture of Oshino Ougi art from the light novels or fanart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is light novel art, which light novel of the monogatari series is it from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is a fanart, does it have anything to do with the light novels (meaning does this scene takes place in the light novels)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxC4G.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxC4G.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19966" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T16:33:38.563" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T16:33:38.563" Title="Is this picture of Oshino Ougi light novel art or fanart?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31476" CreationDate="2015-12-25T13:45:48.473" Score="2" ViewCount="34183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to read God Eater manga but I found that there are quite a lot of manga series in the franchise. What is the reading order of these manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T16:35:57.967" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:43:50.087" Title="What's the reading order of the God Eater manga?" Tags="&lt;god-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28344" CreationDate="2015-12-25T13:51:29.210" Score="7" ViewCount="1344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whitebeard said that when &quot;the one&quot; Gol D. Roger has been waiting shows up, he'll find the One Piece and he will turn the whole world upside down. I can't recall any statement that declares that One Piece is some kind of a treasure like gold or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is just said that it is Gol D. Roger's treasure which he left in that place. So I wonder if it has ever been stated that One Piece is something tangible or something theoretical, something virtual?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19969" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T15:32:14.687" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T15:32:14.687" Title="Has it ever been stated that One Piece is some kind of material treasure?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28343" CreationDate="2015-12-25T14:15:44.883" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oda himself confirmed in an interview with Momoko Sakura that the One Piece isn't something like &amp;quot;the journey itself was the real treasure&amp;quot; and that it is, in fact, a &lt;strong&gt;physical reward&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is confirmation that the treasure will not be a spiritual gift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;quot;Yes, I already decided on how it's going to end. Should I tell you now?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakura&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;quot; .... Well, I want to know, but I probably shouldn't. BUT, the One Piece, it's not something like &amp;quot;the growth your heart went through&amp;quot;, right?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;quot;Hahaha, no no, I won't be pulling off some kind of Wizard of Oz thing like that. After having gone through an adventure like that, it wouldn't be fair to not actually give them a reward.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This link contains details that are spoiler in nature. Please click at your own risk&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/76949/20150305/one-piece-ending-spoilers.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Interview details + Spoilers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T14:15:44.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28339" CreationDate="2015-12-25T16:32:03.523" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an edited version of official art that appeared in the first volume of &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;. Full cover taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E7%B5%82%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E-%E4%B8%8A-%E8%AC%9B%E8%AB%87%E7%A4%BEBOX-%E8%A5%BF%E5%B0%BE-%E7%B6%AD%E6%96%B0/dp/4062838575/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt; below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Ip7T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Ip7T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Owarimonogatari vol. 1 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first volume &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Owarimonogatari#Book_One&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;appears&lt;/a&gt; to contain &quot;Ougi Formula&quot;, &quot;Sodachi Riddle&quot;, and &quot;Sodachi Lost&quot;. I haven't read the light novels, but the anime adaptation contains no scene that &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; corresponds to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ougi never appears in a strapless black dress among classroom furniture: her interactions with Araragi take place after school, and thus, she wears the Naoetsu Private High School uniform. However, in the present-day portion of &quot;Ougi Formula&quot;, she is locked in an empty classroom with Araragi. (She seems to only appear outside of school in the other stories.) This cover art could perhaps have been created with that setting in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T16:32:03.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28347" CreationDate="2015-12-25T17:08:13.577" Score="23" ViewCount="243334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen only the anime and not the manga. I am utterly curious about the ability and power of Saitama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the starting episodes, he mentions that he trained very hard and also details his training regime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I am still curious to know: is there any mention of the source of his enormous power somewhere in the Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16594" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T21:25:11.893" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T08:23:58.020" Title="What is the source of Saitama's enormous power?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28346" CreationDate="2015-12-25T17:42:09.030" Score="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime version of One Punch Man is really accurate on regard to the manga so nothing has been revealed in the manga that hasn't in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentionned, in the manga, Saitama followed what he would call a hard training every day :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100 push-ups&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100 sit-ups&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100 squats&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10 kilometers every day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;no air-conditioner&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCJUD.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCJUD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saitama training&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, Saitama loses his hair, and becomes incredibly powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This training &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; the source of his power.&#xA;Keep in mind that One Punch Man &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/29034/15542&quot;&gt;is intended as a shonen parody&lt;/a&gt; as it is making a parody of its codes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a lot of shonens, training is a main part of the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, in Dragon Ball, the sayans spend years in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperbolic_Time_Chamber&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hyperbolic Time Chamber&lt;/a&gt; in order to become stronger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By making the training of Saitama so simple (compared to the heroes capacities), One Punch Man is making fun of this Shonen code. Therefore we may not expect any more explanation on what Saitama did in order to become stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T17:48:51.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T17:59:10.633" Score="2" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;With little to no new anime airing in the next week or so, with fall season now being over and winter season starting in January, I for the life of me, cannot figure out what airs on TV in Japan to take the place of anime which would usually air. Wouldn't there be a lot of empty time slots? They can't fill them up with Christmas specials right? Christmas isn't even that big in Japan from what I know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19971" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T23:37:24.137" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T23:37:24.137" Title="What airs on TV in Japan during the break between the fall and winter anime season?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T19:15:45.877" Score="10" ViewCount="13634" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering: how did Boruto and Himawari obtain the Kurama's chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they inherit Kurama's chakra? Or did they obtain it in a way like the Gold and Silver Brothers did, by eating a piece of Kurama's chakra? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T13:30:32.590" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T12:12:04.013" Title="Did Naruto's children inherit Kurama's chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28349" CreationDate="2015-12-25T19:42:11.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hard to know, really. So far Kishimoto hasn't really shown anything aside from them inheriting Naruto's whisker marks, which he had most likely got from Kurama being sealed in Kushina when she was pregnant (if you look closely at Kurama, he has the same exact whisker marks on his cheeks though wilder looking). So they might have inherited some influence from him through genetics, but not a lot since Hinata was the one carrying them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly I think they more inherited the Uzumaki genes (and clearly Hyuga) and maybe a diluted bit of Kurama's chakra since the Double Tetragram Seal was supposed to steadily siphon it into Naruto's system, but I don't know if that's still the case after the war and Rikudou Sennin's interference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the effect might have just been larger reserves, which would be hard to tell when Uzumaki have inherently huge reserves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Though on another note, it would be cool if that meant Himawari could use the chakra chains like Kushina and Karin, since it seems to be a female trait).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T14:34:36.457" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T14:34:36.457" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28360" CreationDate="2015-12-25T21:37:41.443" Score="5" ViewCount="2656" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the incantation, the lines spoken by the Gods are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1IZv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1IZv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Ebisu did have a &quot;pure heart&quot;. As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Ebisu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Ebisu&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is also a truly kind God, as his desire to control and name Ayakashi and go to the underworld to retrieve the locution brush is because he believed if he did so he could relieve some of the strife and pain that Ayakashi cause and make the world a truly better place.&lt;/strong&gt; This is shown when he is reincarnated and talks to Yato, saying when he realized he existed he took in the atmosphere and immediately fell in love with the world and wanted to bring the world and humans happiness, with Yato stating that was his true inner character and the type of person he has always been and will be. This is once again stated in chapter 39 by Kunimi, who states that the master wanted to control Ayakashi to improve the world as he grew to understand that money alone cannot make humans happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt that the lines spoken during the incantation don't hold any meaning because they make perfect sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any logical basis for his death being caused by the Pacification Ring?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2021-02-15T10:14:34.597" Title="Why was Ebisu killed by the Pacification Ring?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-25T23:49:52.967" Score="3" ViewCount="1139" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gif below shows Noriko from minute 11 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/949/Top_wo_Nerae!_Gunbuster?q=gunbust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;GunBuster's&lt;/a&gt; episode 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A5el6.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A5el6.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Noriko grinning&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the dialogue directly preceding it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noriko: I should at least memorize basic space manoeuvring patterns. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Smith: All that stuff is useless in real combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noriko: Why do you have to keep patronizing me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Smith: 'cause your such a cute little freshman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noriko: I'll have you know that Onee-sama and I are the best&#xA;  team in the entire Top Squadron! A &quot;solo&quot; like you with no partner&#xA;  couldn't possibly appreciate everything we've been through together as&#xA;  a team. So long!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of usage it seems somewhat interchangeable with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4568/why-do-characters-often-pull-down-one-eyelid-and-stick-out-their-tongue/4569#4569&quot;&gt;Eyelid pull taunt&lt;/a&gt;. I assumed it is meant to show defiance, kind of like baring one's teeth but in a more cheeky way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sound she makes is &quot;bi-&quot; I would say, but her action doesn't really fit any of the common uses of that onomatopoeia which I'm aware of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel I've seen this before but I couldn't find it among any of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeethTropes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;teeth&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmileTropes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;smile&lt;/a&gt; realated tropes on tvtropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;, does this have a name, is it repeated throughout anime and signifies something particular or is it just Noriko being random and I'm overthinking it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:25:30.047" Title="What does this grinning gesture signify?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;gunbuster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28346" CreationDate="2015-12-26T00:29:44.433" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of universe (aka, in the real world), OPM is definitely a parody of seinen and superhero stories (Power Rangers type stuff, in particular), especially at its inception.  So his power simply &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;, and serves to parody the aforementioned genres, as indicated in HamtaroWarrior's answer.  He is just the hero that shows up to vanquish the monster at the very end of the story, only in this case he doesn't do it for Love or Justice or any high ideals like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-universe, though, there have been certain indicators that Saitama's power was obtained by constantly ignoring his limits until eventually he stopped having any.  See Chapter 56 of the webcomic&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;, in particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The following is Dr. Genus speaking to Zombieman about why he has given up on the House of Evolution--Saitama made him realize it was futile, as all he would ever do was raise the limits of humanity, which could never compete with something without limits.&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ts2mA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dr. Genus relates his experience with Saitama to Zombieman&quot;&gt;&#xA; There are a few panels before and after this one that continue to discuss Saitama's power.  Go read the rest of the chapter for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga is not quite this far along yet, but it's not terribly far away, and there are some things in the manga that are not in the webcomic (see the image and surround text below, for example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone who is already in decent shape will not be fazed much by Saitama's exercise routine (see HamtaroWarrior's answer).  Their biggest problem, if any, would be the lack of rest days.  However, people in bad shape would take to it much differently. I know in my current couch-potato state I'd have a lot of trouble with jumping straight into that kind of routine, and would likely inflict several long-term injuries on myself from muscle pulls etc.  I've basically done so in the past, actually.  Years ago, when I was a scrawny little nerd who never really exercised, I suddenly decided to try to get some muscles and tried getting 100 push-ups done total throughout the course of a day (2 here, 10 there, etc.).  I pulled a stabilizing muscle around the spine and shoulder blade.  I collapsed face-first onto the floor with a scream when it happened.  For a few days I had limited use of one of my arms and spent most of my time in bed (which was still painful--you never really stop trying to use a stabilizing muscle, thanks to gravity), and I had painful muscle spasms in that area for many years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saitama was probably in better shape than that when he started, but he wasn't in particularly great shape either.  He was just a lazy, unemployed lay-about, after all.  I would expect him to be pretty firmly on the side of &quot;doing this every day will lead to injuries and a lot of pain&quot; when he started training.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga adaptation has a sidestory about Saitama's training days that shows him powering himself past intense pain, actually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7AI2H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7AI2H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;No pain no gain&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's worth noting that the pain was from a bad tooth, not his training.  He was already in his 300th day of training during this story.  Once the tooth was knocked out he felt fine, but before that he's in great pain and continues his workout and saves a few people along the way regardless.  There's another sidestory early on about his training days, but doesn't go into what pain he may have experienced in the early stages.  The anime adaptation of the scene from Hamtaro's answer includes a brief clip showing Saitama in pain while training, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saitama essentially always trained beyond whatever his limits were--if he suffered an injury like I did, he would havewilled himself past it and continued to do 100 pushups and everything else every single day regardless.  For the record, this is a really bad idea in real life.  Please don't do it. Exercise programs and such should be taken seriously when they tell you to consult with a doctor before starting any exercise routine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;Or you can now see chapter 88 of the manga (&quot;88th Punch: Limiter&quot;) for essentially the same exposition.  Be careful if you go looking for this online, though.  This series is notorious for having completely different numberings according to different people/sites, to the extent that some sites still have certain earlier chapters out of order.  I see this chapter in question listed as chapter 135 in one location, for example.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="8024" LastEditDate="2018-04-02T16:33:02.333" LastActivityDate="2018-04-02T16:33:02.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28356" CreationDate="2015-12-26T00:32:56.527" Score="13" ViewCount="1898" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of Himouto! Umaru-chan there appear swastikas on the car's navigation. What are these supposed to represent? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A8U8R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Map with swastikas&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T16:32:28.810" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T16:32:28.810" Title="What are the swastikas on the car's navigation supposed to represent?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;himouto-umaru-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28355" CreationDate="2015-12-26T00:48:05.120" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Nazis did a great job at stigmatizing swastikas but the symbol has been used for other purposes before and still is. You can verify that this isn't particular to the anime by looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/place/Enoshima+Station/@35.3108165,139.4876167,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x60184f020b633871:0x1e050e6fc9e9a1cd&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;respective area on Google Maps&lt;/a&gt; for example. Or any other major Japanese city for that matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jTPLO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jTPLO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Enoshima Station area in Google maps&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to it's use in Hinduism, you will likely find it associated with temples and the like. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/21/why-are-there-swastikas-in-japan/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tofugu has an article on it&lt;/a&gt; with a bit more detail. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; also goes into detail of the symbol's usage in asian cultures. Additionally, the version used on the Japanese maps is the clockwise one 卍, while the one used in Nazism is counter-clockwise 卐.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are however not the only one confused, so to brace for the expected influx of foreign visitors around the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Japan's mapping agency (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gsi.go.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GSI&lt;/a&gt;) is planning to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/12/national/japan-revamps-map-symbols-baffle-tourists/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;change some of the symbols&lt;/a&gt; to make the maps easier to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/otozP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/otozP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Symbols set to change on maps of Japan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These changes are only for the maps aimed at foreigners though, the Japanese ones will apparently remain unchanged, so you can expect anime car navigation to still look like this in 5 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T11:52:40.437" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:52:40.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28297" CreationDate="2015-12-26T01:14:32.833" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though I watched the original English dub when it first aired on TV in the U.S., I do not follow any of the details about it, so I will not attempt to answer the first half of your question, but I can answer the second half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Was it originally meant for children?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both &lt;strong&gt;the manga and the classic 90s anime were primarily aimed at elementary school-aged girls&lt;/strong&gt; (whereas the reboot &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13849/8134&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt; was not aimed at children&lt;/a&gt;). The easiest evidence for this is the kind of commercials that aired during the broadcast, which were very child-targeted. Thanks to the efforts of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; otaku, you can watch many of these TV commercials in YouTube, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/e_33Vt0OGN8?list=PLJTWaTjHPoEYsRVLFfyB25pOy8i9zeqwO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these ads&lt;/a&gt; for kids' shoes, eye drops for red eyes after swimming, and toys. You can clearly see from &lt;strong&gt;the age of the child actors&lt;/strong&gt; in the commercials that the target audience was girls of their ages: &lt;strong&gt;the lower grades of elementary school&lt;/strong&gt;. In other words, if the series had been aimed at pre-teens, teens, or women, second graders wouldn't be advertising the merchandise (how many high school students would decide to go out and buy something because a third grader told them to? Usually, the actors cast are the same age or older than the target viewer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shoujo&lt;/em&gt; is largely aimed at elementary schoolers, not at teens or women. The magazine that &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; was published in, &lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;, is specifically aimed at &lt;strong&gt;one of the youngest age brackets&lt;/strong&gt; amongst &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; manga magazines (the only main &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; magazine with a younger target audience than &lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;Ciao&lt;/em&gt;, and they largely overlap in target demographic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proofs from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22827/8134&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Evidence that the targeted age range for most shoujo manga is young elementary school age can be taken from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the age of the real-life models shown the photos on pages about&#xA;  fashion/hair/make-up or modeling next month’s advertised &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt;. In&#xA;  the big three magazines (&lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Ciao&lt;/em&gt;), they are always&#xA;  preteens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the age of the male idol groups featured on pages&#xA;  containing news or interviews with idols -- in the big three these&#xA;  are usually the ones comprised of younger boys such as Ya-Ya-yah&#xA;  and Sexy Zone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the type of &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; [freebies] included with magazine&#xA;  issues. In &lt;em&gt;Ribon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Ciao&lt;/em&gt;, the bulk of &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; can only be&#xA;  used by little kids: a Japanese high schooler couldn’t be caught dead&#xA;  wearing them. The &lt;em&gt;furoku&lt;/em&gt; produced in recent years have increasingly&#xA;  become &quot;kiddie&quot; items.&#xA;  . . .&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the fact that only 1) young kid characters, 2) very childish characters, and 3) hardcore&#xA;  otaku characters in anime/manga are ever shown reading a manga&#xA;  magazine. Tsukino Usagi in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; and Gouda Takeo in &lt;em&gt;Ore!!&#xA;  Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; are shown with manga magazines in their bedrooms, because&#xA;  it shows that these characters have the mental age of an elementary&#xA;  school kid despite being high school freshmen. Manga magazines aren't&#xA;  found in the bedrooms of mature and average teen characters, just as&#xA;  most real-life Japanese teen girls do not read manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; was targeted at children, &lt;strong&gt;although the inclusion of short-skirted sailor uniforms&lt;/strong&gt; was a suggestion by the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; Takeuchi Naoko's male editor at the publisher Kodansha, Fumio Osano (known by his nickname of Osa-P), &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Fumio_Osano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to also pull in some adult male fans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The content considered &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21940/8134&quot;&gt;acceptable for kids in Japan differs from that of other countries&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Nudity is generally a non-issue&lt;/strong&gt;, and there is a long-standing tradition of nude transformation sequences in &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; (a sub-genre of &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; targeted at elementary school girls) since the 1970s. This was &lt;strong&gt;not originally intended to be titular&lt;/strong&gt; -- many of the classic 70s magical girls were pre-pubescent, meaning that no cleavage or curves were present at all during their nude transformation sequences -- but more so these sequences were to clearly demonstrate how the transformation magically worked (old clothes disappear, new clothes appear). &lt;strong&gt;In contrast,&lt;/strong&gt; the earliest classic &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; who was simultaneously &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/megu.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;targeted at young girls while being intentionally sexy&lt;/a&gt; for adult male viewers, &lt;em&gt;Majokko Meg-chan&lt;/em&gt;, showed off her body with panty shots, various stages of undress, and coquettish winks throughout the episodes &lt;em&gt;apart from&lt;/em&gt; a transformation sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22209/8134&quot;&gt;this answer:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not all nudity in manga and anime is considered sensual or sexual. Just as the Japanese public baths (&lt;em&gt;onsen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;sento&lt;/em&gt;) do not innately bear any association of nudity with sex among the general population, nudity can be included in illustrations that are not intending to have any sexual connotations. Historically, the Japanese were surprised by the foreigners who arrived on their shores and balked at the public baths, since the Japanese didn't view them as related to sexual interest. In fact, &lt;strong&gt;nudity can in some contexts connote purity, as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shoujo.tripod.com/megu.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;final episode&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, in which the protagonist fights her final battle in the nude, her pure heart able to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt; reach and connect to the villain's and set her free from being possessed by evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neither the villain, nor any of the onlooking supporting characters, particularly pay attention to her nudity&lt;/strong&gt; during and after the battle; even when she is subsequently hugged by her boyfriend, there is no sensuality present in the depiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The reason that transformation sequences increased in length [thereby extending the number of seconds of nude footage and the number of &quot;camera angles&quot; during it] was due to the fact that every frame of the anime needed to be drawn by hand. If the animation company prepared a few sequences that could be reused in just about every single episode [appearance, attack, transformation] that cut down on the number of minutes of original animation needed to produce for each episode. Now that most anime is digitally animated, this is virtually no longer necessary, but fans came to expect those transformation sequences in the &lt;em&gt;mahou shoujo&lt;/em&gt; genre, so we still see them in current and recent anime even though they no longer perform that formerly important practical task.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T01:29:40.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-26T02:01:44.807" Score="3" ViewCount="332" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching &lt;em&gt;Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry&lt;/em&gt;, I found myself confused by what seems to be a plot hole. Specifically, the anime depicts the qualifying matches at Hagun academy for the Seven Stars Sword Art tournament. The qualifying matches seem to be a 20-round single-elimination tournament with 6 winners. This is never outright stated, but many points of dialogue suggest this rather strongly, and at the very least it is stated explicitly in the last episode of the anime that all of the competitors on the last day had won 19 matches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The 6 winners:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30XLX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30XLXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The 6 winners&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By basic math, a single-elimination tournament with 6 winners and 20 rounds would imply that there are about 6.3 million entrants to the qualifying tournament. That number of students at the school seems to be effectively impossible. For comparison, the population of New York City is about 8 million people, and the total number of high school students in Japan in 2011 was about 3.5 million. So this seems unreasonably large as an absolute number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the number is too large relative to the size of the school. The area of Hagun Academy is said to be more than 10 times the size of the Tokyo Dome (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://rakudai-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Hagun_Academy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://rakudai-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Hagun_Academy&lt;/a&gt;); using that figure, the average population density would be about 5 people per square meter (more than 100 times as dense as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the most dense city&lt;/a&gt; in the world). In addition, we've gotten aerial shots of the school, and while large, it isn't nearly big enough to contain that many people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YDFNP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YDFNPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aerial shot from episode 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm wondering, is this really the right number of students at the school? If not, is there some explanation for how the tournament has 20 rounds, or is this just a plot hole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T04:52:15.740" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T16:49:06.143" Title="How many students are there at Hagun Academy?" Tags="&lt;rakudai-kishi-no-cavalry&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28351" CreationDate="2015-12-26T02:13:31.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have two theories to why Ebisu was killed by the Pacification Ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First is that the Ring is just a energy cannon that is meant to exterminate the enemies of heaven. Therefore, it not only affects Ebisu but also those around him. Quoting from the wikia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pacification Ring, a form of punishment to destroy enemies of Heaven.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQrN1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQrN1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kofuku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JoncZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JoncZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Daikoku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7jex.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7jex.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ebisu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, he was not 'pure of heart'. We can take the words the other gods said to mean 'pure' by their standards and not Ebisu nor our standards. Therefore, Ebisu, who has committed sins against heaven, is not 'pure' of heart, according to the other gods, who cast the ring. This god here said that what Ebisu did are taboos and we can infer that by the standard of the other gods, Ebisu is not 'pure' of heart anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9gzZw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9gzZw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Sigfried666 also mentioned, in the manga, Ebisu is killed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Takemikazuchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takemikazuchi&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Kiun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiun&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore, the ring is an anime only event and may not have any logical justification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T16:03:00.423" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T16:03:00.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28359" CreationDate="2015-12-26T04:26:04.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hagun Academy (破軍学園 Hagun Gakuen) is one of the seven Mage Knight schools -&gt; there are only 7 schools.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a rule&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the competition, six students defeat 10 different students earning them their spot as Hagun Academy’s representatives for the festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So looks like we have less students in Hagun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW, it's LN logic !!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18057" LastEditorUserId="18057" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T13:24:08.080" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T13:24:08.080" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28365" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-26T04:46:36.120" Score="2" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like if you have a Churchill I, but slap the track covers on and that's it, without actually getting a later model that already has it on. Or putting the spaced armor on a different model of a Panzer IV. Everything was made/designed before or during 1945 but just never fitted out that way. Would that be allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19979" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T04:46:36.120" Title="Girls und Panzer sensha-do vehicle regulations - mix &amp; match mods?" Tags="&lt;girls-und-panzer&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28367" CreationDate="2015-12-26T05:00:06.897" Score="15" ViewCount="48690" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiyori manages to save Yato from the underworld by discovering that his true name was Yaboku. How did she come to this conclusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T06:04:54.890" LastActivityDate="2018-04-23T15:11:21.077" Title="How does Hiyori figure out Yato's real name?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28366" CreationDate="2015-12-26T05:29:09.173" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since calling him by his name &quot;Yato&quot; didn't work, Hiyori knows that name is fake.&#xA;Yet, she recalls how fondly Yato looked as his small shrine and the name engraved on it.&#xA;So she deduces the name engraved in the shrine is correct, but pronounced differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She changes the reading of the katakana ト(to) to the reading of the very similar kanji 卜(boku).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T05:29:09.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28377" CreationDate="2015-12-26T06:33:47.363" Score="1" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 86 of Shokugeki no Soma as Yukihira was about to start whipping up some mad beef stew, this happened (roughly went like this):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soma: You were Tsunozaki Taki senpai... right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsuno: Huh? (What's with this guy?! He just went and talked to me normally!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soma: It seems you've been saying lots about me. I'll listen to your complaints, after I finish serving my dish!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read through this bit quite a few times, and I still have no clue what Soma is referring to when he says &amp;quot;seems you've been talking smack about me&amp;quot;. I didn't even know she existed until that chapter. Maybe I'm missing something crucial?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3744" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T08:32:33.743" Title="What did Tsunozaki Taki say?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28375" CreationDate="2015-12-26T07:14:22.887" Score="1" ViewCount="19377" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, what happens to the tailed beast when jinchuriki dies by any reasons whether of old age or killed by enemies. Does it come out of jinchuriki alive or get reborn? What had happened to jinchuriki of three tails that it was the only bijuu that didn't have a jinchuriki in Naruto shippuden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13225" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T10:13:14.683" Title="What happens to tailed beast if jinchuriki dies?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-12-26T14:55:12.450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28369" CreationDate="2015-12-26T08:10:05.373" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading 3rd tail Beast jinchuriki---&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a tailed Beast is extracted from a jinchuriki,the jinchuriki dies as Gaara died when ONE Tailed Beast was extracted from him.It happened with Kusina and Naruto almost died while fighting with Madara.So Three Tailed Beast jinchuriki might have died as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19983" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T08:10:05.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28325" CreationDate="2015-12-26T08:19:08.230" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is never actually show in anime or mange but she keeps calling him her husband and trunks their bay and also future trunks justified it in his first meeting.&#xA;The wiki page show Vegeta as her husband here &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bulma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bulma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19983" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T08:19:08.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28369" CreationDate="2015-12-26T10:13:14.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the jinchuriki dies, the tailed beast gets &quot;reborn&quot;, sort of.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is not well explained in the series, however, it is mentioned (Raikage vs Naruto &amp;amp; Bee) that should the jinchuriki die, the tailed beast would be resurrected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because the tailed beasts are pure chakra, they cannot actually be killed; if they or their jinchūriki die, their chakra will re-coalesce in time.&#xA;  This is also mentioned when Minato seals the Kyuubi, see chapter 503, pages 14 and 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Sanbi's jinchuriki: May contain spoilers: (As I did read the manga to the end, but I've yet to catch onto the anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We know of two jinchuriki that Sanbi had. The first being Yagura, being resurrected by Obito during the war. The second is Rin, which, after her capture, was forced to become Sanbi's jinchuriki, and it was planned to send her back to Konoha where Sanbi would break loose. (Since Rin died, and Sanbi didn't, it further proves what I said earlier, the bijuu comes back)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T10:13:14.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28368" CreationDate="2015-12-26T12:48:13.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ch 85, pg 6- Taki says that, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The headband guy comes from a special-of-the-day downtown family restaurant. Moreover, he's only transferred here for only half a year. That's no good&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soma overhears this and replies in the next chapter that, &lt;em&gt;&quot;I'll listen to your complaints after I finish serving my dish&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T12:48:13.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28349" CreationDate="2015-12-26T12:59:06.103" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most probably yes!! We can clearly see whom ever directly touched by Kurama chakra is getting a whiskers like mark on their faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gold and silver brothers have it due to eating Kurama's chakra directly from its belly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto has it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boruto and Himawari have it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even though they have the marks, I do not think they have an large portion of it. Probably even less then the Gold and Silver brothers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theory of the whiskers (this is only my speculation how the whisker mark came to be)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can clearly see whisker marks on most of the people who have been in contact with Kurama's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gold and silver brothers have them due to eating large amounts of the Bijuu's chakra directly from its belly. And Naruto? By being the Jinchuriki? although Kushina did not have them when she was a Jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my guess is ,it is getting by the natural insertion of Bijuu or in this case Kurama chakra in to your body.even though a jinchuriki has a Bijuu inside their body its not a natural fusion of chakra, its done by a artificial sealing method.So that's why Kushina or any other Bijuu holder do not have a distinct features on their bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the Question is how did Naruto get the whisker mark?. even though Naruto is a Jinchuriki and Kurama sealed within him, he got whisker mark way before becoming a jinchuriki .He got the whisker mark from the born or,when inside His mother's womb.Even though jinchuriki has a seal we all know smaller amount of chakra can leaked out form a jinchuriki . So when Naruto is still a fetus(or even Kushina 's eggs and all) He had the influence of the Kurama chakra and this caused the natural fusion of Kurama chakra, this is the reason Naruto got his whisker mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This theory also can apply for Boruto and Himawari Due to passing Kurama chakra via Kurama chakra infused sperm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S.&gt;-&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  we do not get to see many jinchuriki offspring's.We only get to see Naruto,Boruto and Himawari ,as people who are born from a jinchuriki  parent and they are all jinchuriki of Kurama.I think if other jinchuriki had children they will too have distinctive features from the get go.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="8350" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T12:45:03.367" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T12:45:03.367" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28325" CreationDate="2015-12-26T13:02:39.153" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga or anime, there is no actual mention of an official ceremony where they get married. Also, considering Vegeta's attitude, he would not have the patience to endure such an ceremony.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time Bulma mentions Vegeta as her husband is during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Tournament_Saga/&quot;&gt;World Tournament Saga&lt;/a&gt; So, it is hinted that they married somewhere between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell_Games_Saga&quot;&gt;Cell Saga&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Tournament_Saga/&quot;&gt;World Tournament Saga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After approximately a year since Future Trunks' warning about the Androids, Bulma breaks up with Yamcha and becomes romantically involved with Vegeta, ultimately leading to the conception of Trunks. However, even the birth of their son was not enough to bring the two together, as of that time Vegeta prioritized his rivalry with Goku before anything else, even his relationship with Bulma. Arguments were common between the two, with Bulma often calling Vegeta a &quot;jerk&quot; and Vegeta showing little to no care or emotion for either his son or his future wife; this was demonstrated during an incident in which Bulma's plane is destroyed and their lives are at risk. When Future Trunks saves the two and questions Vegeta as to why he did not try to save them, Vegeta responds that he has &quot;more important things to worry about than that foolish woman and her blasted child.&quot; Bulma later humiliates Vegeta in front of everyone when she says that every time he sticks his &quot;Ugly Mug&quot; up to Trunks, it makes Trunks cry, much to Krillin and Gohan's amusement and Vegeta's anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stringly hinted that the conception of Trunks was due to an one night stand between the two&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vegeta's and Bulma's indifference to each other during the Androids Saga strongly implies that the circumstances surrounding their child's conception was no more than a brief affair; Future Trunks states to Goku that in his timeline, even though Bulma fell in love with Vegeta, they did not stay together very long because their attraction was solely based on passion and loneliness. However, the seven years of peace that came after the conclusion of the Cell Games would suggest that the two settled their differences and began to have a much better relationship than previously, as they were already married by the time the Majin Buu conflict took place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T13:02:39.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28380" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-26T13:56:30.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qSFSS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qSFSS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of the first manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himōto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん)&lt;/strong&gt; is a comedy created by Sankaku Head. The series follows Umaru Doma, a high school girl who lives with her older brother Taihei. At school, Umaru appears to be the ideal student with good looks, top grades, and a lot of talent. Once she gets home, however, she reverts into a layabout who spends her time lying around, playing video games, and constantly depending on her older brother, much to his dismay. Over the course of the series, Umaru's alternative personalities help her become friends with her female classmates Kirie Motoba, who has a reputation of glaring at people; and Sylphynford Tachibana, a competitive school rival; both of whom turn out to be little sisters of Taihei's coworkers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related works :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The manga is serialized in Weekly Young Jump. The original airinig started on March 20, 2014 and is still being published. It is written by Sankaku Head and published by Shueisha. There are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himouto!_Umaru-chan#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7 volumes published&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An anime season was aired between July 9, 2015 and September 24, 2015, counting &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himouto!_Umaru-chan#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12 episodes&lt;/a&gt;. It was produced by Doga Kobo studio, directed by   Masahiko Ohta and written by Takashi Aoshima. The musics were created by    Yasuhiro Misawa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A life simulation game adaptation named &lt;em&gt;Himōto! Umaru-chan: Himōto! Ikusei Keikaku (干物妹！うまるちゃん ～干物妹！育成計画～)&lt;/em&gt;, has been made for PlayStation Vita, released on December 3, 2015. It was developed by Connect Wizard and published by FuRyu&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sources and external links :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umaru-chan &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himouto!_Umaru-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The game &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cs.furyu.jp/umaru/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T15:35:35.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T15:35:35.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28381" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-26T13:56:30.370" Score="0" Body="Himōto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん) is a manga series by Sankaku Head. It follows the life of a school girl, Umaru, ideal student by day, compulsive geek by night" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T15:35:40.617" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T15:35:40.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28391" CreationDate="2015-12-26T16:46:09.457" Score="13" ViewCount="7710" Body="&lt;p&gt;In GTO, some character faces transform into weird/creepy faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 35, when Onizuka attend a wedding and fakes to be the groom, he ask the bride if it doesn't bother her. She and her whole family makes this strange &lt;em&gt;shark&lt;/em&gt; face :&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1A3T.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1A3T.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P8Aav.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P8Aav.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 40, when a little girl that we know in love of someone, comes and knock at Yoshikawa's and Uehara's door (during the Okinawa's trip):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dsBj5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dsBj5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the signification on this transformation? Who are those people with shark teeth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T23:46:31.233" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T23:46:31.233" Title="Who are those people with shark teeth in GTO?" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28387" CreationDate="2015-12-26T19:19:41.963" Score="4" ViewCount="5575" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning-middle of the movie, Sophie accidentally made Howl paint his hair black instead of his &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/IeN0ypa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;natural blonde color&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I also suspect that this is his natural color because he felt so upset after the incident.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But if this is right, then why Sophie saw him in &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/howlscastle/images/8/85/Howl10.png/revision/latest?cb=20120129220726&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the vision&lt;/a&gt; in his current color (black) which he got years after that scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was that an accident in script? or is there another meaning for that part of the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T19:44:10.757" Title="Why is the hair of Howl was colored black when he was young?" Tags="&lt;howls-moving-castle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28386" CreationDate="2015-12-26T19:44:10.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sophie went and organized his hair coloring products (like he said not to) Howl's hair is naturally &lt;em&gt;black&lt;/em&gt; he dyes his hair blonde. When he rushed out of the bathroom this hair was a bright orange because his products weren't in the order he was used to, so by instinct he chose the wrong bottle. When he got depressed because he wasn't &quot;beautiful&quot; his hair turned into it's natural black color.&#xA;Because his hair is naturally black, in the vision she saw, his hair is black, not blonde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T19:44:10.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-26T19:49:27.070" Score="2" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Howl's Moving Castle, Madame Soloman shows Sophie the &quot;real Howl.&quot; When this happens, they're standing on the universe while these little shadows start to sing and dance. What does this have to do with the &quot;real Howl?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T00:44:35.047" Title="What's Up With the Dancing Shadows?" Tags="&lt;howls-moving-castle&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28390" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28415" CreationDate="2015-12-26T19:51:28.363" Score="19" ViewCount="15178" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shirobako (an anime about making anime), they only make some first episodes and then continue to finish the other while the anime is airing. This cause some problem when they can't catch up the deadline, and also may affect the quality of an episode too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real life, there are some anime that do have this kind of trouble like Kekkai Sensen or God Eater in the last season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why they don't just finish all episodes before airing, at least for short range anime (~12 eps).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19494" LastActivityDate="2020-03-27T01:46:56.130" Title="Why don't they complete all anime episode before airing?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28382" CreationDate="2015-12-26T21:28:45.987" Score="10" Body="&lt;h3&gt;The girl of the episode 40&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl of the second episode is &lt;a href=&quot;http://great-teacher-onizuka-gto.wikia.com/wiki/Kumiko_Fukada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kumiko Fukada&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/great-teacher-onizuka-gto/images/2/26/Kumiko_Fukada_Galerie.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20151115154358&amp;amp;path-prefix=fr&quot; alt=&quot;Fukada&quot;&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why she does have shark teeth is because Fukada is written 鱶田and 鱶 means &quot;(large) shark&quot;, therefore the author is making a pun (&lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/30075/what-is-the-character-related-to-this-pun/30076#30076&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even thought she only appear this time in the anime, she is more present in the manga :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both the anime and the manga, there is an episode where  Murai receives a letter from a girl which the name start by the letter F. The girl playing the mediator, Kujirakawa Fuyumi, is in fact the one who sent him the letter, while Murai is attracted by another girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, this girl is named &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/6251/Aoi_Fukada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aoi Fukada&lt;/a&gt; while in the manga this girl is &lt;a href=&quot;http://great-teacher-onizuka-gto.wikia.com/wiki/Akane_Fujita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akane Fujita&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GbohM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GbohM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sQlLy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sQlLy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;At the left, Aoi Fukada. At the right, Akane Fujita&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the chapter, in the manga, we find out that Murai has been confounding Aoi Fukada and Kumiko Fukada. Because Aio is not named that way in the anime, there was no such pun, therefore we never saw this part of the story animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The presence of this girl in the 40th episode may only be a reference of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The girl in the episode 35&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as this wedding &lt;strong&gt;does not happend&lt;/strong&gt; in the manga, we can only presume, but as she really looks like Kumiko Fukada so we can guess that this is the same girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pun is the same as for Kumiko : because everybody is Fukada's family is named Fukada, everybody has the same shark teeth as Kumiko as if the name caused this family trait to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heredity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hereditary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T21:28:45.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28382" CreationDate="2015-12-26T21:35:44.817" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only watched a few of GTO anime, but I read the manga till the end. The girl in the last picture is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/6252/Kumiko_Fukada&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fukada Kumiko&lt;/a&gt; (鱶田 久美子). The kanji 鱶 (fuka) means shark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it exists in the anime or not, but in the manga Kumiko has a crush on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/4119/Kunio_Murai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Murai Kunio&lt;/a&gt;. Due to a series of event, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/6253/Fuyumi_Kujirakawa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kujirakawa Fuyumi&lt;/a&gt; thinks that Kunio also likes Fukada. First, Kunio finds a love letter in his locker. The sender's name was erased and only the word F remains in the translated manga (maybe the word Fu ふ in the original manga). Later, Fuyumi gives him more love letters and said that it's from her friend (Fumiko) who is very shy. Kunio actually likes another Fukada with different kanji, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/6251/Aoi_Fukada&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fukada Aoi&lt;/a&gt; (深田 葵) who only appears in the manga. The kanji of Aoi's Fukada is more common than Kumiko's, so Kunio thinks it is Aoi that Fuyumi means. But he later he thinks it's Fuyumi who send the love letters. So he tells Fuyumi that he can't accept the girl's feeling since he has already had someone he likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ROvu7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ROvu7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Fuyumi tells him that it was Fukada (Fumiko) who wrote the letters. Fuyumi gives Kunio a movie ticket and tell him to meet Fukada in a theater. The movie ticket is for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jaws&lt;/a&gt; movie, a famous horror movie about a giant shark. Note that Fuyumi also has a hidden crush on Kunio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8spgx.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8spgx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Kunio was shocked when he see the real Fukada who send him love letters via Fuyumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LdxBf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LdxBf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the whole story in the manga chapter 73, 74 and 75 (a few pages in the beginning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="15899" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T21:56:53.873" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T21:56:53.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28397" CreationDate="2015-12-27T00:20:51.267" Score="17" ViewCount="6847" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Punch Man, the Rank 1s of each lettered-rank have the opportunity to move up to the next rank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, everyone in that lettered-rank moves up a rank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why wouldn't everyone keep moving up until they're all S-rank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T01:24:14.313" Title="Why wouldn't everyone be S rank?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28395" CreationDate="2015-12-27T00:50:05.940" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you stated, you must be rank 1 to receive a promotion. The current rank 1 in A-Class is the hero Sweet Mask. Sweet mask made a point that the reason he stays rank 1 in A-Class instead of moving up to S-Class is to prevent unworthy heroes from being promoted.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbtFn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbtFn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rank 1 A-Class hero, Sweet Mask&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from being rank 1, you must also pass an interview. Ultimately, the decision to move up is not in the hero's hands but is the association's decision. Saitama had already decided that he wanted to move up, but there was still much consultation and discussion of whether or not he should be allowed to move up before he was given the promotion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/B-Class&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One-Punch Man Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Overhead of the interview, there are several Heroes Association staff observing and discussing about Saitama. They discuss whether or not he is a sham. After a short discussion, Sweet Mask is seen as an advisor on whether or not Saitama should move up. Sweet Mask replies that they do not need him for such as trivial task as promoting someone to B-Class. Sweet Mask additionally states that he only wants a say in promoting people to Class A and higher as they tend to have a strong influence on the association's image. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Sweet Mask was consulted here instead of the association just promoting Saitama as soon as he asked to be promoted shows there is more to the promotions than just reaching rank 1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T00:50:05.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28395" CreationDate="2015-12-27T01:04:29.790" Score="14" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is it possible for everyone to be on S rank this way?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing has been mentioned on this subject in the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we could imagine that there is a time limitation such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After someone moves up to the next rank, the one taking the #1 place must wait XX days/months before being able to rank up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is only speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, every hero who desires to rank up have to make an interview to decide if the hero is worthy enough to rank up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/67X4S.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/67X4S.png&quot; alt=&quot;Interview&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why isn't everyone S rank during the manga?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though we don't know anything about rank limitations, we do know that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When they are ranked #1 they can choose to stay at the top of their class or start at the bottom of the next class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_Association#National_Superhero_Registry&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hero registry&lt;/a&gt; we see that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first of C-rank is License-less Rider, which knows that he won't be ever good enough to be an honorable B-rank.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zUOjZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zUOjZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;License-less rider&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first of B-rank is Fubukim who desires to stay as the 1st rank to dominate the B-rank.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ejvxB.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ejvxB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fubukim&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first of A-rank is Sweet Mask, who wants to control who is ranking up to S rank.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Ofuz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Ofuz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sweet mask&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T01:24:14.313" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T01:24:14.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28398" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-27T01:28:39.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZhxVM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZhxVM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story takes place in the fictional Japanese metropolis of City Z. The world is full of strange monsters that mysteriously appear and cause disasters. Saitama, the protagonist, is an incredibly powerful hero who can easily defeat the monsters or other villains with a single punch. However, due to his overwhelming strength, Saitama has become bored with his powers and is constantly trying to find stronger opponents who can fight him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related works :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The originial webcomic was created, designed and written by ONE. It began publication in 2009 and is still airing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An adaptation into a manga was made. As the story follows the webcomic, it has been also written by ONE and designed by Yusuke Murata&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A 12 episode anime season has been published by Madhouse between October 5, 2015 and December 21, 2015. It was directed by Shingo Natsume, written by Tomohiro Suzuki. The musics were made by Makoto Miyazaki. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One-Punch_Man_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Multiple OVA&lt;/a&gt; has also been released.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources and external links :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Punch Man &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Punch_Man&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Punch Man &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/OnePunch-Man_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Webcomic official site&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T22:31:03.260" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T22:31:03.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28399" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-27T01:28:39.857" Score="0" Body="One-Punch Man (ワンパンマン)  is a webcomic written and designed by ONE. It follows the story of Saitama, a hero bored by being too powerful." OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T01:48:24.847" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T01:48:24.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28401" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-27T06:21:49.203" Score="2" ViewCount="352" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why Animax stopped showing &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; in India. I want to know what happened when Naruto was killed by Sasuke and how exactly he got a son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Animax stop broadcasting &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; in India?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19985" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T07:33:44.513" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T07:33:44.513" Title="Why did Animax stop broadcasting &quot;Naruto: Shippuden&quot; in India?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;india&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2018-02-15T12:11:21.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-27T06:28:33.307" Score="4" ViewCount="1000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a big fan of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;. I recently found that numbers of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; movies were released in Japan as well as in the USA, but not a single one was released in India. What's the reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19985" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T18:43:26.957" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T08:34:10.027" Title="Why were no Naruto movies released in India?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;india&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28403" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28405" CreationDate="2015-12-27T06:32:39.100" Score="5" ViewCount="9557" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know, Yuno died and Yuki became god and became frustrated after that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k5h1Im.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k5h1Im.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the end of that episode, Yuki's diary changes and says that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yuno comes to see me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then someone shouts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;yukki!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ekUkgm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ekUkgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then Two started to re-shape World Two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9H26im.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9H26im.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did Yuno become alive again?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this an indication of a second season?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11557" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T08:20:58.860" LastActivityDate="2019-12-27T17:19:45.320" Title="How did Yuno become alive again?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22604" CreationDate="2015-12-27T06:36:15.273" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can use &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.serienguide.tv/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SerienGuide&lt;/a&gt; to track your TV shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You'll get &lt;strong&gt;recommendations&lt;/strong&gt; based on the shows you have watched.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can track:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The shows you are currently watching&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All watched series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can also create a watchlist and much more.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19999" LastEditorUserId="41841" LastEditDate="2018-11-15T19:26:03.470" LastActivityDate="2018-11-15T19:26:03.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28403" CreationDate="2015-12-27T07:32:59.937" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Redial, the Yuno is the Yuno of the third timeline, she inherited the memories of the Yuno from the first timeline. This is explained by Deus that despite the alteration of the third timeline by God Yuki, the persistence of Yuno towards Yuki transcended the timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZtgPS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZtgPS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Combined with the calling of Murmur and that odd feeling she had (love for Yuki), she arrived and freed Murmur, obtaining first timeline's Yuno's memories from Murmur 1.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sDfzG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sDfzG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dAIc3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dAIc3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T07:40:09.263" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T07:40:09.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2283" CreationDate="2015-12-27T09:51:20.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gretel died second, Hansel died first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you watch episode 15 &quot;Swan Song at Dawn&quot;, after Gretel exposed herself to him, he continued to refer to the child as a female, stating, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DAMNIT! DAMNIT! WHY? Why did this have to happen? Everyone in 'her' life betrayed her. They turned her into a monster, they turned her into a fuck'n monster. Goddamnit...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Benny steps in and says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rock, sometimes its best to look the other way, you have to do that to survive here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rock grips Benny and pins him against the ship and says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'll&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then Benny says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You'll what?! Adopt her? Forget it; you can't just undo what's been done to her. If only someone had shown them a little kindness they might have gone to school made friends and lived happily ever after. Who knows right? But that didn't happen, now did it? I'm sorry; but stories like this don't have happy endings, Rock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this dialog, I would think that if the child had been the male sibling, Rock would've referred to them as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20001" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T15:46:50.643" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T15:46:50.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29221" CreationDate="2015-12-27T15:22:36.637" Score="1" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the OVA sequel, we are introduced to Louise who looks exactly like Lise in the &lt;em&gt;Red Garden&lt;/em&gt; TV series. Lise is last seen dying the Animus death of turning into ashes on Roosevelt Island, so it is generally taken that Louise is a reincarnation of Lise. Later on, Louise revealed her identity as an android. (Gasp!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FDy6q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FDy6q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Louise the android&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could Lise, a human girl turned Animus infected with the cursed Doral blood, reincarnate as an android? What happened during the 300-year time span between the end of the TV series and the beginning of the OVA to have caused this inconceivable transition in Lise's identity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T14:58:52.317" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T20:38:08.507" Title="How is Louise what she is in the Red Garden OVA: Dead Girls?" Tags="&lt;red-garden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28411" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-27T15:43:01.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BIH7R.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BIH7R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Red Garden&lt;/strong&gt; anime is comprised of the 22 episodes long TV series (that aired from 2006-2007) and a 45 minutes long OVA titled &lt;em&gt;Dead Girls&lt;/em&gt;. There is also a manga adaptation of the same name and a light novel adaptation titled &lt;em&gt;Red Garden ～Whereabouts of Deep Darkness～&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main story follows the personal struggles of the four protagonist girls: Kate, Rachel, Claire and Rose as they find out they were killed, then revived as members of the Animus clan and forced to participate in the century-old feud between the Animus and the Doral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Garden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1601/Red_Garden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL entry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T15:58:59.200" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T15:58:59.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28412" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-27T15:43:01.007" Score="0" Body="Red Garden is a supernatural horror anime produced by Gonzo studios." OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T15:43:01.007" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T15:43:01.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28390" CreationDate="2015-12-27T15:51:32.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good question, and frankly, doing so would save these studios a lot of trouble. So why don't they do it? Frankly, it's because of the money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime studios need to take as many projects as they can to keep themselves afloat (an issue that studio Manglobe recently was bit in the butt for). Studios tend to work on at least one show per season, or at least as much as they can, if not even more than one per season. Why would an animation studio work on a show for next season, when they have the ability to work on a show for the season airing right now? They're constantly in a time crunch because they want to get to finishing up this current series so they can find another one to begin working on, and getting money for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing is that anime studios tend to work on contract, meaning that as they work, the money they get is already pre-determined by the anime's production companies (which are generally, but not always, separate from the animation studio). This means that anime production companies, from the start, need to pay the animation studio, even if the show hasn't aired yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animation production companies usually don't get their money back until during or after the show airs (DVDs, Blu-Rays, merchandise, music CDs, etc.), meaning that until this money starts rolling in while the show airs, the production companies have a negative balance, as they've had to pay the animation studio, the voice actors, etc. So, for these companies, it makes more sense for them to have production start closer to when it airs, so they'll get their money back sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's most likely other reasons, but these are the biggest ones I can think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T15:51:32.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28390" CreationDate="2015-12-27T16:28:45.963" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6794&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Justin Sevakis&lt;/a&gt; mentions in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his article on The Anime Economy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime production is an extremely labor-intensive proposition, employing the services of up to 2,000 people per episode around the world. Most of the grunt work is now done in third world countries across Asia, and the use of digital technology has reduced costs across the board. Anime production is now as efficient as it's ever been.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, a single anime episode costs about US$100,000-300,000 per episode, according to various producers we've talked to. That might seem like a lot, but in reality it's pretty cheap, about on par with an American deep-cable TV show. (An American prime-time TV show can cost well into the millions.) But multiplied across 13 episodes, that nonetheless turns into a total budget of US$2-4 million.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's a lot of money. Few companies are rich enough to invest that much in a single show. If it tanked and they lost all that money, most would never be able to recover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we understand from this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The production of each episode of anime is costly and most often, the studios cannot afford to produce a whole season before they air it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth is, producing an anime is a herculean task: a gigantic amount of money and manpower get poured into every production well behind the scenes, before a single drawing is even created. The stakes are huge for every company involved, and every season will have a number of winners and losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They cannot afford to &amp;quot;risk it all&amp;quot; on an anime without airing it and noticing how it is received by the public. This doesn't mean that they can air a special episode before airing the main anime to decide whether the anime has a potential to be popular on not. There are many anime and shows which lose viewership during the course of the anime and all this has to be taken into account while making another episode. As Ross mentions in the comments, &amp;quot;Also, if the show gets cancelled or its run shortened they don't waste money on episodes that will never air.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While many people describe studios as being cheap, only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio, with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once things get going, the producer has two basic responsibilities: make sure that the show is made well, and recover all the millions of dollars that the Production Committee spent in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They need to maintain a flow of money to tackle the loan they've taken and to arrange for the remaining budget of the show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This answer has been compiled assuming that the adaptation material for the manga is sufficient for the anime in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR: The main reasons that anime production does not involve finishing the production of the entire anime before airing it are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime production needs as many as 2,000 people for the production of a single episode with the price ranging from US$100,000-300,000 per episode. In most of the cases, the studios cannot afford to produce a whole season before airing it because even a 12-13 episode series takes as much as US$2-4 million.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The stakes are huge for every company involved and every season will have a number of winners and losers. Hence, they cannot afford to &amp;quot;risk it all&amp;quot; on an anime without reviewing the reception of the anime by the fans and it's popularity. If the show gets cancelled or it's run shortened, they can avoid wasting money on episodes that will never air.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies. Hence, it's the producer's job to ensure that the show is well received and to recover the millions of dollars that Production Committee spent in the first place. Hence, they need to maintain a flow of money to tackle the loan they've taken/to arrange for the remaining budget of the show.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also contacted Justin Sevakis asking him this very question, since he seems to be an expert on these matters and his answers cover almost all points. If he writes back, I'll update this answer to mention the highlights of what he writes as an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T01:32:18.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28417" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28580" CreationDate="2015-12-27T18:06:48.287" Score="3" ViewCount="6800" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Raye Penber's fiancée&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; who had come to give the tip about Kira (she deduced most of the Kira's tactics even before L!), and Light Yagami's encounter was missed by the receptionist/L at the police head quarters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both were seen discussing about telling her theory to Light's father in front of the two receptionist before she became missing. Most police head quarters have CCTV cameras attached, so it should have been used by the police to get a clue about her before she went missing the day she visited the police. If she was alive after that day, she would have tried to visit the police head quarters again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per receptionists/ CCTV cameras she was last seen with Light and Light offering her to give the tip, so he can on behalf of her tell it to his father, even offering his phone. At least the initial investigation should have started with interrogating Light about her. How was this scenario missed by L and his Team? Is this not a goof?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20008" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T19:35:21.547" LastActivityDate="2021-03-11T05:32:33.653" Title="Raye Penber's fiancée's part opens up a loophole in DeathNote" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28562" CreationDate="2015-12-27T23:34:51.810" Score="2" ViewCount="2897" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering how Nora got back from the Underworld despite being left there by Yato (Noragami Aragoto Episode 12-13).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xkKWM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xkKWMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iHQgv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iHQgvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EkCvu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EkCvum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZiPu1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZiPu1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iyuYJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iyuYJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2GONf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2GONfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3746" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T09:41:32.850" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T05:15:41.653" Title="How did Nora return from the Underworld despite being left there by Yato?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14984" CreationDate="2015-12-28T00:45:11.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither a rival nor a toy.  I believe Hisoka has mixed feelings.  His stated goal is to allow Gon to &quot;ripen&quot; (achieve his full potential), then defeat him, body and soul.  Yet he also has high respect for Gon and will protect him, at least until that &quot;harvest&quot;.  We even see him as an ally during the Yorknew City and Greed Island arcs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a psycho is complicated.  In a very warped way, Hisoka may even love Gon (in addition to a possible sexual attraction).  But it is not a love which is likely to end well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T00:45:11.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13909" CreationDate="2015-12-28T01:08:37.880" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the asker may have seen in episode 146,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ging told Gon that Kite's weapon had a special setting which only activated when Kite was in fear of his life.  The episode did not state this specifically, but implies this is what led to his reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 147 begins with a long metaphysical monologue from Koala &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;to the reincarnated Kite.  Koala, who also remembers his life as a human assassin, wanted to apologize and explain for shooting the girl who Kite now looks like.  He goes deep into his past history and his speculations on reincarnation itself.  Koala hopes that the girl's actual soul had moved on, past the cycle of reincarnation.    He suspects this is why Kite's soul now occupies what would have been her body.  Koala had likely been planning on suicide after talking to Kite.  Kite stops him and gives another option -- work for Kite and apologize every day.  I gathered that Kite was offering a path for Koala to build up some positive Karma.  He accepts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previous answers mentioned earlier episodes which described Kite was a girl.  Those were just quick mentions or a quick scene.  It was not until watching episode 147 that I understood the bigger picture.  The aforementioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Kite&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia article&lt;/a&gt; explains a lot of this as well, but watch episode 147 as it contains the main explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T21:25:00.597" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T21:25:00.597" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13106" CreationDate="2015-12-28T04:11:47.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;she said that the original body of herself was long gone, at that point it was only her spirit fighting the battle with the KnK though it did show I believe that she was bound up somewhere where that &lt;em&gt;whatever he was&lt;/em&gt; had arrived, though I could be wrong on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;theres tons of controversy as to exactly what happened, but because of the words she implied I believe she was never physically inside of the KnK but her love had created the dummy of Aki. which to me is beyond strange and I almost thought she was supposed to kill it since it was &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; memories in a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some of it seemed rushed with sending everyone here and there and maybe its just the fact that I read sub, but I couldn't comprehend the translation in some parts which could be faulty to the difference is language translation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when the ring disappeared from his hand and ended up bringing him up to the roof top of the school I immediately suspected that he was causing his own illusion, because even if she &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; come back and had reembodied herself, she would not have been able to just make a ring magically reappear from the hand of her love to her pinky. then you'd have to think &quot;Why didn't she appear with her glasses as well?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;its sad to think that she did in fact parish in the end, however that's how it appears to have fallen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the anime in which the girls parish seem to be the only kind of anime I can find lately without even knowing that's what I'm watching until I'm engrossed, I'm running out of anime options considering I read and watch too many mangas and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is my interpretation of how things fell, looks like Aki went insane :'( &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ill have to watch the movie(s)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20025" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T04:11:47.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28763" CreationDate="2015-12-28T06:40:47.673" Score="6" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;I’ve watched &lt;em&gt;Chobits&lt;/em&gt; years ago and was curious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode/chapter tells us about how Hideki found Chii in the dumpster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits#Plot&quot;&gt;plot description in the Wikipedia article &lt;em&gt;Chobits&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (bold emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series centers on the life of Hideki Motosuwa, a held-back student attempting to qualify for university by studying at Seki prep school in Tokyo. Besides a girlfriend, he dreams of having a persocom (パソコン?): an android used as a personal computer, which is expensive. On his way home one evening, he stumbles across a persocom in the form of a beautiful girl with floor-length hair lying against a pile of trash bags, and he carries her home, &lt;strong&gt;not noticing that a disk fell on the ground&lt;/strong&gt;. Upon turning her on, she instantly regards Hideki with adoration. The only word the persocom seems capable of saying is &quot;chi&quot; (ちぃ Chii&lt;sup&gt;?&lt;/sup&gt;), thus he names her that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the disk contain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1361" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T18:13:29.963" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T13:36:18.797" Title="What does the disk that fell on the ground contain?" Tags="&lt;chobits&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28443" CreationDate="2015-12-28T08:08:19.863" Score="0" ViewCount="833" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in the middle of Psycho-Pass Season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What states besides Japan have a (or the?) Sibyl System? There's this part in Episode 13 where 'world' rather than 'Japan' is used. Does the Sibyl System cover the whole world? Does it or do the dominators apply to anyone anywhere even in Antartica or International Waters? Are the police in third world countries using dominators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly doubt Japan is the only place that has a/the Sibyl System because I don't see why the UN would just allow Japan if it disagreed or would not follow Japan if it agreed. It's like &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/128625/how-widespread-is-the-infection-in-the-walking-dead&quot;&gt;The Walking Dead: I highly doubt it's only the US that's infected.&lt;/a&gt; If so, the UN likely would've intervened already (like in world war z iirc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If any of these cannot be answered without spoilers, please use&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;gt;! and indicate degree of spoilers (or whatever is the site policy for questions like this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2021-05-23T16:07:01.373" LastActivityDate="2021-05-23T16:07:01.373" Title="What states besides Japan have a/the Sibyl System?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28440" CreationDate="2015-12-28T09:04:52.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously, this had to be done with (major) spoiler(s). The spoiler below only to answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&#xA; Apparently japan is in the only one that operated Sibyl System (or any system alike). This fact shown in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/21339/Psycho-Pass_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;movie&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On side note (this spoiler contains major plot spoiler - proceed with at your own risk),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&#xA; The movie also shown the fact that the entire world actually get a dive in governance - anarchy everywhere. Then, only Sibyl System preserve &lt;em&gt;peace&lt;/em&gt; in Japan. Not to mention how Sibyl System managed to &lt;strong&gt;replace&lt;/strong&gt; the entire Japan Diet Member and convinced to measure the Psycho-Pass of the society - as the consequence of Akane's Request in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/23281/Psycho-Pass_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Season 2&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you'll finish Psycho-Pass and catch up to Season 2 (including the Movie of course).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19333" LastEditorUserId="19333" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T09:12:17.030" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T09:12:17.030" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28402" CreationDate="2015-12-28T11:55:05.787" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not only India, but they are not released in many other countries, too. You can also compare in IMDb: for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3717532/releaseinfo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/a&gt;, it was not released in UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, etc, but Western animation does cover those countries as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime are not as popular as American animations globally, not everybody knows about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the case of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, even its anime series is not regular in India. They come in India with a good delay time. On the other hand, American animated series come on time in India and few even come with regional languages, too, such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, etc. Anime like &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; are few of the most famous anime in India, but still their telecast order is not comfortable. They always stop telecasting in middle without any future release news.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So releasing Naruto films in India will be a big risk, as people might not even be up-to-date with Naruto universe. Even manga is not much popular in India, I have not even seen any famous manga in popular book stores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This even raises the use of illegal means of entertainment, too. And illegal site brought the anime and manga sooner than regular release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a whole, I will say India has not been considered as a big anime market yet, that's why famous anime movies never make into big release in India. At best they get television broadcast few years later and sometimes not even make into India.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:34:40.043" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:34:40.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-28T12:12:29.297" Score="1" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a screenshot from &lt;em&gt;Cube x Cursed x Curious&lt;/em&gt; where Fear is being bound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MXbwd.png&quot; alt=&quot;Fear&amp;#39;s being bound&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episode is this from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20034" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T08:32:58.437" LastActivityDate="2017-08-06T08:32:58.437" Title="Which episode is this from where Fear is being bound?" Tags="&lt;cube-x-cursed-x-curious&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28450" CreationDate="2015-12-28T14:48:57.327" Score="13" ViewCount="159577" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished episode 12 of the anime and I'm under the impression that this is the end of season 1. I'd like to continue with the manga now. I don't want to read the remake; I want to read the original webcomic that started in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which chapter should I start on? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19995" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T15:03:08.977" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T03:22:25.387" Title="Which chapter of the One Punch Man webcomic should I start on after seeing the anime?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28449" CreationDate="2015-12-28T15:07:31.313" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should start from &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 42&lt;/strong&gt; of the original manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the destruction caused by Boros and his defeat by Saitama, the space ship is taken by Metal Knight. The Hero Association HQ is rebuilt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 42 picks off with S Class hero, King (ranked 7) &lt;em&gt;facing off&lt;/em&gt; a reptile monster and then, Dushimof, a machine god created by the Organisation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T15:07:31.313" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28452" CreationDate="2015-12-28T15:55:44.533" Score="7" ViewCount="2144" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Heaven's Lost property, there are some obvious references to Greek Mythology, such as Zeus' cannon which is obviously linked to the Greek God Zeus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qFbyk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qFbyk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the references to Sora No Otoshimono in Greek Mythology? Are there any links between the references and the character designs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is intended to be self-answered, but other hints and recommendations are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T07:36:33.020" Title="What are the reference of Heaven's Lost Property to the Greek Mythology?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28451" CreationDate="2015-12-28T15:55:44.533" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that the references are sorted alphabetically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will use SnO as an abbreviation of Sora No Otoshimono (Heaven's Lost Property's Japanese title).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Aegis&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iVP4A.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iVP4A.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eBw2H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eBw2H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sora No Otoshimono, Aegis is a defense system used by Angeloids to protect themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aegis&lt;/a&gt; is a shield made out of animal skin carried by Zeus and Athena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Alpha, Beta, ...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Angeloids code name are all greeks letters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alpha&lt;/a&gt; (Ikaros)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beta&lt;/a&gt; (Nymph)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_%28letter%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Delta&lt;/a&gt; (Astraea)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Epsilon&lt;/a&gt; (Chaos)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamma&lt;/a&gt; (Harpies)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zeta&lt;/a&gt; (Hiyori)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eta&lt;/a&gt; (Seiren)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Theta&lt;/a&gt; (Melan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://soranootoshimono.wikia.com/wiki/Oregano&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oregano&lt;/a&gt; is the only angeloid character not code named. This is explained by the fact that she was not designed to be an unique model, but just another medical robot who went out to the human world by accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that if we follow the order of apparition of the Angeloids, their code names are alphabetically sorted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Apollon&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9PYB.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9PYB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fBc9L.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fBc9L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikaros' bow is named Apollon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is an obvious reference to the God &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apollo&lt;/a&gt;. Even though Apollo is known for being the God of Music and Poetry, he also has a golden bow. The bow can cause health or famine, although its main function is that of a regular bow, but with much greater power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a similar way, Ikaros' bow is known for having great power, as she could destroy cities and countries with a few arrows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Artemis&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xUNIt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xUNIt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/86jTs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/86jTs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikaros has the ability to shoot missiles using Artemis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Artemis&lt;/a&gt; is Apollo's twin sister. She is known as the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and protector of young girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She carries a silver bow made to kill without pain, opposed to Apollo's golden bow (see Apollo's reference) which is made to bring great suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The weapon and the divinity are linked on a particular point : Ikaros' Artemis missiles are designed to follow its target until it reaches it. We can link this to Artemis' bow which is made for hunt, therefore for tracking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Astraea&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zau7u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6Vga.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z6Vga.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Astraea is one of the 3 main Angeloid's. She is often represented as dumb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Astraia.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astraea&lt;/a&gt;, also called Astraia, is the virgin Godess of Justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can link the character and the Godess by the innocence implied by the fact that Astraea, by her virginity, represents innocence, which is represented in Sora No Otoshimono by Astraea's stupidity and innocence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Chaos&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LbYjF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LbYjF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kQcbj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kQcbj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chaos is the first Angeloid of the second generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_%28cosmogony%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chaos&lt;/a&gt;, in Greek Mythology, is the first thing that ever existed. More generally, it is often used to represent a gap, a void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, Chaos is deeply searching for the meaning of love, and doesn't seem to understand what it means until the very end. This lack of love can be interpreted as a void, linking the character to the mythological notion. One also notices that the SnO Chaos' wings are pretty similar to some representations of the God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Chrysaor&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iOr7j.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iOr7j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OcyIX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OcyIX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, Chrysaor is Astraea's sword. It is referred to as the best weapon ever created for close-combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaor&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chrysaor&lt;/a&gt; is the son of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Poseidon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Medusa&lt;/a&gt;. The literal  English translation of his name is &amp;quot;He who has a golden sword&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Harpies&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYiBq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYiBq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HvhKV.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HvhKV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, Harpies are antagonists. They follow their master's orders until the very end. They are often cruel even though they almost fall in love in the Harpies' arc. They are sent by the Master of the Synapse to kill Ikaros as she had disobeyed her original master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Harpy&lt;/a&gt; is a winged creature with a human face. They were created by Zeus to go to Earth and punish &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;King Phineus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the mythological creatures and the SnO's characters were sent down as a cruel response to what could be called an offense to the Gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Hiyori and Demeter&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vnKfG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vnKfG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Po6jX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Po6jX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Demeter&lt;/a&gt; is the Goddess of harvest, the cycle of life, death and the seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiyori is a reference to this Goddess in some points :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is doing agricultural work, helping her parents to cultivate vegetables, therefore serving as a link with the agricultural Goddess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her weapon, Demeter, can manipulate time, just as the greek Demeter would be able to manipulate seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Ikaros, Daedalus and Minos&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those 3 characters are linked by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the myth of the Labyrinth and Icarus' wings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daedalus built the labyrinth for King Minos, who needed it to imprison his wife's son the Minotaur. The story is that Poseidon had given a white bull to Minos so that he might use it as a sacrifice. Instead, Minos kept it for himself; and in revenge, Poseidon made his wife Pasiphaë lust for the bull with the help of Aphrodite, who will later give birth to the Minotaur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minos imprisoned Daedalus himself in the labyrinth because he gave Minos's daughter, Ariadne, a clew(or ball of string) in order to help Theseus, the enemy of Minos, to survive the Labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daedalus fashioned two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers for himself and his son. Daedalus tried his wings first, but before trying to escape the island, he warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, nor too close to the sea, but to follow his path of flight. Overcome by the giddiness that flying lent him, Icarus soared into the sky, but in the process he came too close to the sun, which melted the wax. Icarus kept flapping his wings but soon realized that he had no feathers left and that he was only flapping his bare arms, and so Icarus fell into the sea in the area which today bears his name, the Icarian Sea near Icaria, an island southwest of Samos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hereafter the similar naming of the characters, there are some similarities :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ikaros has wings, like Icarus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In SnO Daedalus is Ikaros' creator, as in Greek Mythology Daedalus is Icarus' father.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In SnO Daedalus is forced to exile and Ikaros is sealed, as in Greek Mythology Daedalus and Icarus are jailed in the Labyrinth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sugata always wishes to fly in order to discover the &lt;em&gt;New World&lt;/em&gt;, which is a reference to this myth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A reference to Icarus' fall is made in the final arc :&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In the final arc, Ikaros reveals that she was previously ordered to destroy the Synapse. Even though they managed to control it, a security measure was taken : if Ikaros ever flew back to the Synapse without permission, she would be set on fire.&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vvYvI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vvYvI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is another approach on Icarus myth &lt;strong&gt;which is not verified and mostly based on my deductions :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SnO may be intended as a reversed Icarus myth. The Icarus myth moral is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans should never try to achieve the dream of getting at the same level as Gods&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the moral of Sora No Otoshimono is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because they have everything, Gods are inferior to humans as they, therefore can't dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TR5s9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TR5s9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Nymph&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9C6iP.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9C6iP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T7eK7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T7eK7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nymph is the second Angeloid to appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, different from other Goddesses, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nymphs&lt;/a&gt; are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beta is known for loving nature, birds, and singing. On this points, she is quite similar to the mythological creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, a recurrent joke of Sora No Otoshimono is Nymph's little sized breast. In Greek Mythology, nymphs are sometimes represented in the shape of young maidens, which may explained the low developed secondary sexual characters of Nymph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Oregano&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUcDR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUcDR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fBhzz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fBhzz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, Oregano is one of the medical Angeloids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real life, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oregano&lt;/a&gt; is a healing plant. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/history.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Greek Mythology&lt;/a&gt;, the Goddess Aphrodite invented the spice, giving it to man to make his life happier. The word &amp;quot;oregano&amp;quot; is actually derived from the Greek phrase, &amp;quot;joy of the mountains&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Pandora Mode&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Y7fR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Y7fR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SvFQD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SvFQD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, the Pandora Mode is a second state mode of Angeloids where all their capabilities are hugely improved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pandora&lt;/a&gt; is the first woman ever created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create her. So he did, using water and earth. The Gods endowed her with many gifts: Athena clothed her, Aphrodite gave her beauty, Apollo gave her musical ability, and Hermes gave her speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hesiod, when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus took vengeance by presenting Pandora to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus. Pandora opens a jar containing death and many other evils which were released into the world. She hastened to close the container, but all of the contents had escaped except for one thing that lay at the bottom – Elpis (usually translated &amp;quot;hope&amp;quot;, though it could also mean &amp;quot;expectation&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't find any relevant link between the Myths and the SnO mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Poseidon&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/taovn.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/taovn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xQDkE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xQDkE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, Poseidon is Minos' weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Poseidon&lt;/a&gt; is one of the 12 Gods and is called the &amp;quot;God of the Sea&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He carries a weapon, the Trident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Minos' weapon is clearly a reference to Poseidon's trident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is funny to mention that in the Myth, Poseidon punished King Minos for keeping a sacrifice for himself (See Ikaros, Daedalus and Minos entry)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Seiren&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R3P52.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R3P52.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GfBPa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GfBPa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seiren appears very shortly in SnO before being killed by Chaos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_%28mythology%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sirens&lt;/a&gt; were  beautiful and dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seiren is an Angeloid designed for swimming, unlike other Angeloids, who do not float (due to the weight of their wet wings), therefore, serving as a link with Sirens which are always in the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Uranus Queen (Ikaros)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/21OHL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/21OHL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IQNEr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IQNEr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus_%28mythology%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uranus&lt;/a&gt; is the Greek God of the sky. As Ikaros is the most powerful Angeloid ever created, the link is pretty obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Zeus&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DO4sI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DO4sI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZI1d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZI1d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SnO, Zeus is a weapon created to protect the Synapse against aggressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Greek Mythology, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zeus&lt;/a&gt; is the sky and thunder God, ruling the other Gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are linked as both throw thunderbolts and are in the sky&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T07:36:33.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-28T16:02:10.270" Score="5" ViewCount="2265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching the Funimation dub of Shin Chan, and have come across the various episodes about &quot;Happiness Bunny's Revenge&quot;, where Nene / Penny's rabbit doll comes alive whenever the moon is red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episodes always give me the creeps and seem really out of place for a children's TV show, as it often depicts the rabbit with glowing red eyes chasing after Nene / Penny or just being unpleasant towards the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect these are nightmares she's having as a result of feeling bad about hitting the rabbit when she's angry, but some more info about the original Japanese story / stories would be fantastic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9547" LastActivityDate="2021-05-02T06:04:36.563" Title="What is the story behind Nene Sakurada's rabbit coming to life in Crayon Shin Chan?" Tags="&lt;crayon-shin-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28267" CreationDate="2015-12-28T17:22:11.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The risk really wasn't all that great. Without the geass power, Lelouch never would've met Cornelia or Kirihara or any of the others that recognized Lelouch (Clovas, Euphy, etc...). Cornelia because Clovas would've stayed alive so there would've been no need for her to become Viceroy. Kirihara because he wouldn't have needed to meet with the 6 head families, remember he only meets Kirihara/reveals his identity to secure support for the Black Knights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To expand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While they lived at a school for Brittanians, Brittania is very caste based, and the castes don't mix much, besides a few outliers like Euphy the royal family doesn't mingle with commoners. Which is what the Knights of the Round call Ashford Academy when they transfer to it. So no &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; chance of running into someone who would recognize them there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for those few - and it was very few - Japanese who knew their secret, they also all knew that he hates the empire and why he was exiled to Japan in the first place. So they are far more likely, if they ever ran into him, to support him and hide him from the Brittanians then to out him. As can be seen by Kirihara immediately throwing his support behind Zero when he learns that Zero is Lelouch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally: (This block doesn't actually effect Lelouch's decision to be in public since it's not known to him at the time, but it's interesting to note for us viewers, since it explains why they were so safe for the 7 years before Lelouch gets geass.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At the end of Season 2 we learn that none of Lelouch's siblings were actually after him and his sister and mother when they were younger. In fact from their reactions they all actually seem to miss them. We also learn that the Emperor wasn't after them either and in-fact exiled them to Japan to keep them &quot;safe&quot; from his brother VV. And as far as we know VV wasn't actually hunting them again until CC came into their life and gave geass to Lelouch.  So no one in the Empire was actually hunting them at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16425" LastEditorUserId="19432" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T14:42:40.813" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T14:42:40.813" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28321" CreationDate="2015-12-28T18:03:29.197" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They could be taking about DICE not 100% sure though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DICE = What if you can restart your life with a different setting just like a game? DONG TAE always get bullied by his classmates, but TAE BIN, sits right next to him, is handsome and popular at school; and now, TAE BIN suggests DONG TAE to play a little game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&#xA;Pyrotek&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20039" LastEditorUserId="20039" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T21:47:48.317" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T21:47:48.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-28T18:53:12.670" Score="1" ViewCount="7518" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am searching for the name of a song or soundtrack which plays in the background in episode 11 of Nanatsu no Taizai. It starts at 17:48. I have already searched through the whole Nanatsu no Taizai OST, but I couldn't find it, so if someone knows the name please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20041" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:40:10.083" LastActivityDate="2019-03-31T13:02:39.763" Title="Name of the song in episode 11 of Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins)?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28471" CreationDate="2015-12-28T20:47:48.110" Score="14" ViewCount="13857" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Red and Blue game version of Pokemon, the 3 starters are Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the anime is based on the game, it would be logical that the main Pokemon (the one with Ash since the beginning) is one of those three starters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any specific reason why any of those three Pokemon weren't chosen to be the mascot? Why and how was Pikachu chosen by the producers over all the 150 other Pokemon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T08:19:17.637" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T23:41:41.907" Title="Why was Pikachu chosen to be the main Pokemon of the anime?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28316" CreationDate="2015-12-28T21:23:30.913" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime you're looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/818/Sakura_Tsuushin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakura Diaries&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Keio University (one of the top three colleges in Japan) exam candidate, Touma Inaba, is interupted when a cute young girl, Urara Kasuga, arrives at his hotel room door. She later turns out to be his cousin who he barely remembers from his childhood. Urara, who had felt something special for him (an other-than-cousinly-love), invites Touma to live with her since he has no place to stay other than the hotel room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OnLD8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OnLD8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakura Diaries&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="66" LastEditorUserId="66" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T23:40:25.780" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T23:40:25.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28469" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28472" CreationDate="2015-12-29T03:40:58.823" Score="15" ViewCount="4143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that commonly now in anime that mostly female characters' clothes are being torn especially in fight scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled and found this to be called &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothingDamage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clothing Damage&lt;/a&gt;, and here are a list of &lt;a href=&quot;http://allthetropes.wikia.com/wiki/Clothing_Damage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;examples&lt;/a&gt; from anime and manga from which I remember in &lt;a href=&quot;http://allthetropes.wikia.com/wiki/High_School_DxD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; where the main protagonist Issei uses a technique called Dress Break &lt;em&gt;to make his female enemies lose the will to fight&lt;/em&gt;. Also found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Days_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dog Days&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freezing_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even JRPG games such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doki_Doki_Majo_Shinpan!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doki Doki Majo Shinpan!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and its sequel, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doki_Doki_Majo_Shinpan_2_Duo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! 2 Duo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who started this trope? Is it somewhat related to the origin of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/818/&quot;&gt;tentacles trope&lt;/a&gt; in anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T07:28:49.180" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T07:28:49.180" Title="Where did the anime trope of &quot;clothing damage&quot;/&quot;clothes being torn&quot; originate?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28460" CreationDate="2015-12-29T03:56:43.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why was Pikachu chosen to be the main Pokemon of the anime?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pikachu is among the most recognizable Pokémon, largely because a Pikachu is a central character in the Pokémon anime series. &lt;strong&gt;Pikachu is widely considered the most popular Pokémon&lt;/strong&gt;, is regarded as the official mascot of the Pokémon franchise, and has become an icon of Japanese culture in recent years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pikachu's entry in wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; which stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sLHgE.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sLHgE.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pikachu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Initially both &lt;strong&gt;Pikachu&lt;/strong&gt; and the Pokémon &lt;strong&gt;Clefairy&lt;/strong&gt; were chosen to be lead characters for the franchise merchandising, with the latter as the primary mascot to make the early comic book series more &quot;engaging&quot;. However, with the production of the animated series, &lt;strong&gt;Pikachu was chosen as the primary mascot, in an attempt to appeal to female viewers and their mothers, and under the belief that the creature presented the image of a recognizable intimate pet for children&lt;/strong&gt;. Its color was also a deciding factor, as yellow is a primary color and easier for children to recognize from a distance, and with consideration to the fact the only other competing yellow mascot at the time was Winnie-the-Pooh. Though Tajiri acknowledged that the character was relatively popular with both boys and girls, the idea of Pikachu as the mascot was not his own, and stated he felt the human aspect of the series was overlooked by Japanese children who embraced Pikachu by itself more readily&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In The Anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the first episode, Ash receives his Pikachu from Professor Oak as his starting Pokémon. New trainers are given a starting Pokémon; in Ash's homeland of Kanto this is often &lt;strong&gt;Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur&lt;/strong&gt;, but Ash &lt;em&gt;overslept&lt;/em&gt; and got &lt;strong&gt;Pikachu&lt;/strong&gt; instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In other Pokémon media&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pikachu&lt;/strong&gt; is one of the main Pokémon used in many of the Pokémon manga&#xA;  series. In Pokémon Adventures, main characters Red and Yellow both&#xA;  train Pikachu, which create an egg that Gold hatches into a &lt;strong&gt;Pichu&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  Other series, including Magical Pokémon Journey and Getto Da Ze also&#xA;  feature Pikachu while other manga series, such as Electric Tale of&#xA;  Pikachu, and &lt;strong&gt;Ash &amp;amp; Pikachu&lt;/strong&gt;, feature the most well known Pikachu&#xA;  belonging to Ketchum in the anime series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T05:09:21.350" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T05:09:21.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28460" CreationDate="2015-12-29T03:58:37.040" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash did have the choice of choosing from the starter trio. But he wasn't able to, since he arrived late. The starter trio had been chosen by other trainers and Professor Oak gave Ash a Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This plot was shaped in a clever manner to bring Pikachu up as Pokemon that will represent the &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like you've mentioned, the game versions give Pikachu a minor role but it was enough to gain popularity among the players. An &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokedream.com/pokemon/infocenter/tajiri.php&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; with the creator of Pokemon, Satoshi Tajiri, states so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIME&lt;/strong&gt;: Pikachu is sort of marginal in the game. But it's now the best-known character. How'd that happen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tajiri&lt;/strong&gt;: When they did the anime, they wanted a specific character to focus on. Pikachu was relatively popular compared with the others and potentially both boys and girls would like it. They heard a lot of opinions about this. It wasn't my idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The youngsters who had played the Pokemon games were attracted to Pikachu. The reasons to why Pikachu, out of all the other Pokemon, could be because of its characteristics. Ikue Otani (voice of Pikachu) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/blogs/peek-at-chu/69336005-pika-chu-an-interview-with-ikue-otani-the-voice-of-pikachu&quot;&gt;responded&lt;/a&gt; in a similar way when asked the same question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why do you think Pikachu is so popular with young people?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IO&lt;/strong&gt;:I think it’s like being the owner of a pet dog; you’re always wondering what your dog is thinking, but you also believe that you understand your dog better than anyone else could ever hope to understand it. You can tell its thoughts just by looking at its face or how it is behaving. Whether it’s hungry, happy or sad. That’s exactly how Satoshi and Pikachu communicate. Because Pikachu can’t say anything other than its name, the audience has to think about what the “Pikachu” noises mean and learn to understand the character. Ultimately, I think kids feel like they are Pikachu’s owner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Pikachu was chosen to be the mascot, was because of its popularity. It was a brilliant marketing scheme, by taking advantage of the popularity of Pikachu from the games, and incorporating it into the anime and merchandise, sales had soared. The dynamic yet cute relationship between Ash and Pikachu was also another factor to bring up the sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIME&lt;/strong&gt;: How does that translate to the U.S.? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tajiri&lt;/strong&gt;: It's interesting, because in Japan, everybody goes for Pikachu. In the U.S., the characters Ash [Satoshi in Japan] and Pikachu are grouped together. American kids seem to like that. In America there are more products sold with Ash and Pikachu together, not just Pikachu alone. I think Americans actually understand the concept of Pokémon better than the Japanese. The Japanese focus on Pikachu, but what I think is important is the human aspect--you need Ash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T03:58:37.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28469" CreationDate="2015-12-29T04:22:31.837" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most likely culprit is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Nagai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Go Nagai&lt;/a&gt;, the father of Ecchi fan service. You can probably trace it down to as early as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harenchi_Gakuen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Shameless School&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which often had female characters &quot;losing&quot; their clothes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9fLge.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9fLge.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the actual tearing off of clothes may have first been in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MazingerZ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mazinger Z&lt;/a&gt;'s manga (circa 1972), linked from the very &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothingDamage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article in the question&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It happens to Sayaka Yumi in the original manga sometimes (too many times for her liking). Given that it was created by Go Nagai, the man who introduced Fanservice in anime, it is not surprising.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In one chapter, several female robots with blades replacing her arms sliced her dress to ribbons, without actually cutting her flesh or underwear.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Great Mazinger: Jun Hono suffered from this more often than Sayaka (much to her disliking).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It also happens to Boss in Mazinkaiser, when the Gamia Q sisters attempt to assassinate him, thinking he's Kouji. His school uniform and his boxers are torn to ribbons by their hair. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't end there, by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Cutie_Honey&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cutie Honey&lt;/a&gt;, he's gotten quite good at it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/000Ed.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/000Ed.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T04:29:50.737" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T04:29:50.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28482" CreationDate="2015-12-29T05:10:34.480" Score="4" ViewCount="6205" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super Manga Chapter 6, Goku chose Piccolo for Beerus' team. But why didn't he choose Android 18? She was far more powerful than Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z. Is it because her power level decreased just like Gohan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T08:20:26.797" LastActivityDate="2020-11-25T15:25:00.057" Title="Why didn't Goku choose Android 18 for the tournament instead of Piccolo?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28476" CreationDate="2015-12-29T06:52:22.897" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, Android 17 and 18 were much stronger than Piccolo. Then in Chapter 360, he fused with Kami which made him much stronger. At this point, he was already strong enough to take on Android 17 one on one. By the end of the Cell Saga, Piccolo has trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and become much stronger than the Androids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then, Piccolo has never slacked off in his training and it is therefore safe to say that he is much stronger than the Androids. Since Gohan has not been training all this time and has become a lot weaker, &lt;strong&gt;therefore at this point Piccolo is without contest the 4th strongest of the Z fighters&lt;/strong&gt; (after Goku, Vegeta and Buu - not counting Gotenks).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T07:57:29.060" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T07:57:29.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28480" CreationDate="2015-12-29T07:21:22.300" Score="9" ViewCount="50629" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just completed the FMA:B anime (been meaning to do this) and I'm still confused as to what they actually created. Originally, they thought it was their mother but then Edward realized that it actually wasn't their mother that they transmuted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We then find out that Alphonse was able to see Edward from that thing's perspective. Was that thing a failed homunculus they created? And why was Alphonse able to see everything from its perspective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20055" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T09:15:26.663" LastActivityDate="2021-04-14T18:41:19.563" Title="What was that thing Edward and Alphonse created when they attempted human transmutation?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28478" CreationDate="2015-12-29T08:25:24.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They created nothing. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fma.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As per FMA: Brotherhood or FMA manga, Human Transmutation is&#xA;  impossible because a soul that has left the mortal coil has passed on&#xA;  into the afterlife and can never be called back by human means. The&#xA;  attempt will cause a rebound due to the inherent lack of any&#xA;  particular substance able to match a human soul in value and the fact&#xA;  that the initiated transmutation is trying to reach an unattainable goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they've created nothing and it has nothing to do with homunculus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in FMA 2003 anime, it's different :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime declares that it is possible to bring dead humans back into&#xA;  the living world, but after bringing them back to life, they generally become&#xA;  inhuman (Homunculi - with the physical appearance and memories of the&#xA;  humans they used to be). Using the Philosopher's Stone or a human life&#xA;  as the material to recall the souls, it is possible to bring back a&#xA;  human as a complete human. Al also explained that it may be possible to&#xA;  complete a preexisting homunculus. Theoretically, it&#xA;  could be done using a Philosopher's stone,(allowing one to&#xA;  survive creating a homunculus and to attatch a soul to it). However, it is&#xA;  unknown if the 'completed' homunculus will become a 'full' human - whether or not it would be able&#xA;  to perform alchemy, age, and/or die easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="16534" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T12:56:43.340" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T12:56:43.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28478" CreationDate="2015-12-29T08:30:19.317" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;FMA Wiki&quot;&gt;FMA Wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the manga, it is determined that resurrective Human Transmutation is impossible because a soul that has left the mortal coil has passed on into the afterlife and can never be called back by human means. The attempt will cause a rebound due to both the inherent lack of any particular substance able to match a human soul in value and the fact that the initiated transmutation is reaching for an unattainable goal. Of the known attempted Human Transmutations, the rebound has been the &quot;taking&quot; of parts of the initiator's body out of the living world and into the void of the flow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original FMA anime (not FMAB), however,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, the results of resurrective Human Transmutation are different. The anime declares that it is possible to bring dead humans back into the living world, but upon being revived, they generally become inhuman Homunculi with the physical appearance and memories of the humans they used to be. Using the Philosopher's Stone or a human life as the material to recall the soul, it is possible to bring back a human as a complete human. Al also implies that it may be possible to complete a preexisting homunculus. If this is done,which it theoretically could be with a Philosopher's stone,(allowing one to survive creating a homunculus and to attach a soul to it) it is unknown if the now complete homunculus will be a full human thus able to perform alchemy, age, and die easily, or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the FMA anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the first anime series, the remains of the failed human transmutation that was Trisha takes on a larger role. After the brothers rush away from the scene looking for help, the deformed, living mass that was created manages to crawl away. Patiently waiting not far from the house is Dante, who feeds it the Red Stones necessary to give it a human form. The Homunculus Sloth is thus created, taking the appearance of Trisha Elric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In volume 11 of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In vol. 11, Hohenheim speaks to Pinako about the remains, asking if anything of it looked like Trisha, such as hair or eye color. Edward, who was eavesdropping around the corner, freezes and looks horrified as he listens. The next day, after Hohenheim has left, Edward asks Pinako to show him where she buried the remains and help him uncover them. The excavation seems to cause Edward great pain, as he frequently pauses to regain his breath or vomit between digging. When they unearth the remains, Edward discovers that it wasn't their mother that they had &quot;resurrected&quot; that night, as the hair color and bone structure differed from Trisha's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the conclusion is that they created nothing but some organs that represent a human, in a vague humanely shape, but without the presence of any soul. This thing that they created died soon after in the absence of a soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime, FMA, which is not entirely canon, this vague human shape has a future impact as it is recreated into a homunculus by feeding it a philosopher stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in the canon manga and FMAB anime (2009), no such events happen and the thing is buried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:44:00.210" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:44:00.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28483" CreationDate="2015-12-29T09:21:10.103" Score="6" ViewCount="3492" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the Vampire Knight anime and noticed that Zero has this tattoo on his neck. See below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UEO2W.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UEO2W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zero with tatoo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes Yuki is given a bracelet that is meant to have a spell on it and told the bracelet can be used to stop Zero. The headmaster holds the bracelet up to Zero's tattoo to show what it does. It appears as if it temporarily paralyses him. The bracelet looks as if it has the same symbol on it as Zero's tattoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/vampireknight/images/0/00/Yuki&amp;#39;s_bracelet.png/revision/latest?cb=20110113203810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/vampireknight/images/0/00/Yuki&amp;#39;s_bracelet.png/revision/latest?cb=20110113203810&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was there no purpose to it previously? Or did it have a different purpose?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another episode when he is struggling with his blood lust the tattoo appears to have changed and got bigger and has veins coming out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This left me wondering: &lt;strong&gt;What is the main purpose behind it?&lt;/strong&gt; Or is there actually no purpose at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HCQfb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HCQfb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Different tattoo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:46.693" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T22:33:04.040" Title="What is the purpose of Zero's tattoo?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28476" CreationDate="2015-12-29T09:38:27.660" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many reasons to the answer of this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The primary being that as of now, due to having kept up his training, Piccolo is far stronger than Android 18. Also he has more potential than the Androids. They were created by Dr. Gero with the power level they have, whereas Piccolo became this strong due to his training and fusion with Kami, and Nail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that since Goku is of the caring nature, and knowing the training procedure and the time spent, would not want to interfere with the upbringing of Marron. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It can also be said that since Piccolo is Akira's favorite character (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Akira_Toriyama&amp;#39;s_personal_thoughts#Favorite_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read here&lt;/a&gt;), he wouldn't want to leave him behind, as a weakling, when his least favorite character, Vegeta (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Akira_Toriyama&amp;#39;s_personal_thoughts#Least_Favorite_Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read here&lt;/a&gt;), gets such a power boost as SSB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't have as much potential as Gohan, who was recommended by Vegeta to be selected into Beerus' team, but Goku said that he's a scholar now, so let him be. And Gotenks, being stronger than Piccolo, has a time limit. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So it's safe to say that Piccolo is the most appropriate person to be on Beerus' team.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:39:35.957" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:39:35.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28481" CreationDate="2015-12-29T10:38:58.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zero's Tatoo is ment to repress his urge to drink blood and hopefully delay his decent into a Level E&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zero bears a tattoo, the Hunter's Seal, on the left side of his neck originally used to suppress his vampire side, and later used to tame him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;http://vampireknight.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Kiryu#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zero Kiryu - Appearance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you'll notice that the tattoo is on the same side of the neck Zero was clawing at when he was first brought to the Cross Residence as a child after his family was killed. this is also the same place Shizuka Hio bit him (the reason why he was clawing at his neck)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://vampireknight.wikia.com/wiki/Vampire_tattoo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia page on the tattoo&lt;/a&gt; also goes into depth about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hunter tattoo has multiple purposes. The tattoo is of the Hunter symbol, which bears similarity to the Cross Academy logo. It can be used to slow the awakening of a human into a vampire, as Kaien Cross advised Zero Kiryu. Zero was able to delay his awakening for four years with its assistance, although he believed it would prevent it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The primary purpose of such a tattoo is for the taming ceremony. The tattoo is linked via a matching piece of jewellery with a crest of the same symbol on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tattoo can be on various parts of the body, most likely to be at the point where the human was bitten, as this is where Zero has his.The tattoo hurt him because of the vampire who bit Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Zero thirsts for or drinks blood, the tattoo branches out in the fashion of veins, or it makes Zero's veins glow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so the Tattoo and the Bracelet Yuki has have the same symbol because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they are meant to be linked&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they are both products of the Vampire Hunters thus they bare their symbol&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;after the &amp;quot;taming ceremony&amp;quot; (where Zero's blood was dropped on the bracelet and paired with the tattoo) Yuki &lt;em&gt;is supposed to&lt;/em&gt; to disable Zero when he tries to go after someone's blood but alot of the time we see Yuki allow Zero to drink her blood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T10:38:58.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2015-12-29T11:10:48.380" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no theories, because there is a real explanation for this topic. Although, I suppose you remember he bears the &quot;Divine Stone of Returning Soul,&quot; yes? The item may be used to resurrect yourself during the 10 second delay before the system has told you &quot;You Have Died.&quot; An explanation for his awesome matrix-like ability to come back and see Heathcliff's face for the last time would be the usage of the own human will. Yes, it may sound stupid, but really. It says in the manga. Kirito has so determined to end the virtual world of SAO, that he had to destroy the system to revive himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20057" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T22:10:02.637" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T22:10:02.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21057" CreationDate="2015-12-29T11:21:30.913" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question lies in the fact that there was a large time gap between the &lt;strong&gt;23rd&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;24th World Martial Arts Tournament.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, keeping in mind the fact that no one other than &lt;strong&gt;King Furry&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;DBZ&lt;/strong&gt; remembers the &lt;strong&gt;King Piccolo Saga&lt;/strong&gt;, it's safe to say that everyone has forgotten about the &lt;strong&gt;previous tournaments&lt;/strong&gt;. This can also be said due to the fact that &lt;strong&gt;Tambourine&lt;/strong&gt; had taken the records of the previous tournaments and the participants, thus there being no written history of them left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it can be concluded that even if Mr. Satan might have witnessed the tournaments, he has forgotten about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:52:03.350" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:52:03.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28486" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-29T11:50:13.017" Score="3" ViewCount="427" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heathcliff explained to Kirito that he had to engage the system’s assist mod when defending (against Kirito's attack) because he's (Kirito) so fast. But how was he able to automatically access it? I know that he is the GM but we’ve seen that even GMs have to either utter a voice command or navigate through the menu in order to instruct the system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="16534" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T12:09:32.893" LastActivityDate="2019-01-28T08:42:33.147" Title="How was Heathcliff able to use the 'assist mod' mid-battle?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26806" CreationDate="2015-12-29T12:14:29.513" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The primary reason that Vegeta tolerates Android 18 is that he has changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has become more human than a savage who destroyed planets for fun. This change of his is evident and there are many more instances of this in DBS (Dragon Ball Super). For example, in episode 2, he took a day out of his training schedule and went to the amusement park with Bulma and Trunks and the incidents that occur over there also highlight this sea change in his personality. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In fact, he's in touch with his human emotions, an instance being when&#xA;he gets angry over Beerus slapping Bulma when she slaps him for&#xA;ruining her birthday party and makes up his mind to fight him whereas&#xA;till that point he had been swallowing up his pride and acting like a&#xA;clown (episode 7).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It can also be said that he now accepts things as they are. He&#xA;realized that he isn't the strongest out there, and has shifted his&#xA;focus to becoming the best. He also has realized that there is nothing going to be achieved by revenge, so he doesn't seek revenge anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explains why Vegeta tolerated Android 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T13:48:36.443" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T13:48:36.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32475" CreationDate="2015-12-29T15:16:35.533" Score="5" ViewCount="17652" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to watch the anime but I was wondering if it adapted the Light novel closely. If not, then I plan to read the Light Novel before watching it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T16:43:33.150" LastActivityDate="2019-02-20T14:01:40.727" Title="Did OreGairu anime adapt the Light Novel closely?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13909" CreationDate="2015-12-29T16:48:33.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When&lt;/strong&gt;: The first time the reborned-Kaito (or Kite) is shown in the manga is in Chapter 316 (picture shown below). This event takes place when Gon is still injured from his fight with Neferpitou and right before the King's death and end of the Chimera Ant's arc. Gon later meets Kaito in Chapter 337.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How&lt;/strong&gt;: Some humans that were killed and digested by the Queen are reincarnated into her offspring (only some because the number of digested humans far exceeds that of the Queen's children, and not all of them have human memories though). However, Neferpitou kept Kaito's body instead of feeding it to the Queen and therefore does not fall into the previously mentioned category. From this wikia article: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ging Freecss hypothesizes that Kite's survival has something to do with his ability &quot;Crazy Slot&quot;; whereby there is a number that will only appear when Kite has a strong will to survive and does not wish to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a human was killed an fed to&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6qNUx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6qNUx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T16:48:33.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28561" CreationDate="2015-12-29T18:05:05.270" Score="4" ViewCount="1269" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NlPv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NlPv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this image on an AMV called ♪ Clarissa ♪ at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gje-xf8liWM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gje-xf8liWM&lt;/a&gt;. The girl appears at 1:43 in the video. I think she might be from &lt;em&gt;Kiddy Grade&lt;/em&gt;, but I'm not sure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20064" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:20:50.857" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:20:50.857" Title="What anime is this girl kicking someone from?" Tags="&lt;kiddy-grade&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T13:24:41.293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-30T00:13:49.010" Score="2" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 26 near the beginning when Manaka is talking about the Sea God and the Lady Jojoshi there is a shot of the Lady Jojoshi walking up to the Sea God with 2 children, one looks like a young Manaka and the other looks like a young Hikari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an indication that Manaka and Hikari are more deeply connected to the Sea God as the Lady Jojoshi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T00:13:49.010" Title="Is Manaka and Hikari more deeply connected to the Sea God and the Lady Jojoshi?" Tags="&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28504" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28505" CreationDate="2015-12-30T08:19:37.830" Score="4" ViewCount="610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dwarves from Tontatta Kingdom said that Montblanc Noland is like a hero for them, but what has he done for them that makes the dwarves say that he's a hero?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any explanation from manga or anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2015-12-30T09:13:13.943" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T09:13:13.943" Title="What has Montblanc Noland done for the Tontatta Kingdom for him to be called a hero?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28504" CreationDate="2015-12-30T08:32:14.173" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUeq7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUeq7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                         From One Piece Chapter 713 Page 19&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Montblanc_Noland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Montblanc Noland&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometime in his journeys, he entered the New World and encountered the island of Green Bit, protecting the Tontatta Kingdom and its people from the humans who were ravaging their homes. However, Noland's tales would forever be labeled lies after one unlucky event around a friend he made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, this is all we know about Noland's act which earned him the title of a &quot;hero&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T08:32:14.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-30T09:04:45.827" Score="2" ViewCount="4558" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK, so all I know about what good she is at :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using kidou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being a victim of the villain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, she's always being protected and can't look after herself There are so many other Shinigamis with better abilities that can take her position and perform better and be useful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something I'm missing out? Isn't she over-rated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="14105" LastEditDate="2015-12-30T09:54:27.890" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T01:53:57.683" Title="Why is Momo Hinamori even a vice-captain?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28506" CreationDate="2015-12-30T10:11:13.767" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gotei_13&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Gotei 13&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lieutenants function as executive officers for their division, taking care of or supervising day-to-day operations. Along with their captains, they are not assigned to one specific squad. &lt;strong&gt;They generally only know the Shikai of their Zanpakutō&lt;/strong&gt; but they are still the second strongest in their division. In the case of a division captain's death, departure, or other circumstances making him unable to perform their duties, the lieutenant acts as the &amp;quot;substitute captain&amp;quot; until another can be assigned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The authority to appoint or dismiss a lieutenant lies solely with the captain of the respective division, a privilege which was granted to them with the support of the Central 46 Chambers.&lt;/strong&gt; Captains reserve the right to appoint multiple lieutenants at a single time, though this is rarely done due to it being both considered highly unorthodox and heavily frowned upon by the Central 46 Chambers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's not necessary for a Lieutenant to have a Bankai. It's not even required for the second strongest person of the squad to be the lietenant as it is completely upto the captain to the assign the position, although the position is &lt;strong&gt;usually&lt;/strong&gt; given to the second strongest person in the squad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important factor in Aizen deciding to appoint her as a lieutenant has to do with the fact that she was in love with him, which made it easy for him to manipulate her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Momo_Hinamori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Momo Hinamori&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though normally kind, her rare bouts of anger can appear rather menacing, such as her outrage at Captain Gin Ichimaru when she blamed him for killing Aizen. &lt;strong&gt;While serving as his lieutenant, Momo greatly respects and admires Aizen. She idolizes him&lt;/strong&gt; to the point where a letter from Aizen leads her to attack Hitsugaya, her childhood friend, and even after being stabbed by Aizen, she, proclaiming Aizen was being manipulated, asks Hitsugaya to save him. When Aizen leads an attack on the Fake Karakura Town, Momo helps to defend the town from Aizen and his forces, but she still notably refers to him as &amp;quot;Captain Aizen&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen himself says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; When she is reunited with Aizen, he, betraying her, stabs her through the chest, and she nearly dies. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mmPAE.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mmPAE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Aizen's reasoning behind almost killing Momo is since he built her to not be able to live without him&lt;/strong&gt;, he has done her a favor by killing her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though she might be weak, she does have battling skills. You can read about her powers and abilities &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Momo_Hinamori#Powers_.26_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, we can say that her appointment to the position of a vice-captain/lieutenant has more to do with her being of use to Aizen than on the basis of her fighting prowess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T10:11:13.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26806" CreationDate="2015-12-30T14:07:27.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's because Vegeta's last statement after Cell Games: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ64JXN_3mI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ64JXN_3mI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that point Vegeta pretty much lost his pride and a will to fight, so he just couldn't pull himself together to go after 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, he got better after some time, but since his battle against 18 so much time has passed and so much stuff happened, he either no longer cared or even remembered about executing his revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, let's not forget, that if he actually tried to do something against her, Krillin would just call Gohan and Bulma. I don't think Vegeta would dare to go against the two of them at any moment between Cell Games and Buu Saga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14078" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T14:07:27.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28486" CreationDate="2015-12-30T14:34:03.263" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the reason why Heathcliff was able to do so lies in the fact that NerveGear works by scanning the brain wave. It receives input by reading the brain wave as the person equipping it thinks about something. For example, when we talk, the words are formed in our mind and the brain sends pulses to our mouth and voice cord to produce sound matching the words formed. This pulses is what the nerve gear receives as input, and at the same time, prevents the actual organ from receiving it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that for his account, he has a feature where he can activate or deactivate game feature simply using his mind. That is, he can command the system by thinking about it. No need for him to think of moving his hands and access the control panel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T03:19:11.903" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T03:19:11.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26768" CreationDate="2015-12-30T17:45:45.353" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some comment &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece-log.com/blog-entry-230.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; suggests that the sun is a reference to the rising sun, so &quot;AM&quot;, as in &quot;in the morning&quot;/&quot;Ante Meridian&quot;. It then becomes &quot;I AM HT&quot;. HT would be the acronym of 変態 (HenTai) or pervert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that would mean the T-shirt is actually subtly saying &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I am a pervert&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T17:45:45.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28491" CreationDate="2015-12-30T20:03:34.243" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wow, this was (and is) a hard one to find but you made me curious!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR: It's Kiddy Grade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character pictured is indeed Éclair from Kiddy Grade. She normally looks like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hKNAN.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hKNAN.gif&quot; alt=&quot;She looks quite different!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is a younger version of her, and it's really hard to find information on where she comes from - I wanted to find an episode number she appears in, but couldn't track one down, or even a proper screenshot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was the best I could do: via some reverse-image searching with various terms, I found this image, which has a filename equating to 'Éclair in Star Year 0318 - Kiddy Grade'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q1J7D.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q1J7D.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Without the filename I&amp;#39;d still be so lost&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty believable that this is the same character as in the screenshot, and you can see from the earrings that she may well have some relation to Éclair. I tried to find more pictures similar to this one that would provide more information, but though there are a few, they don't really help much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a whim, I went on pixiv and was able to find this in the Kiddy Grade tag:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDOim.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDOim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;By Aoko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credit to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=853637&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this artist&lt;/a&gt;. I think you'll agree this is the same character. The picture is entitled '幼エクレール', or, in English, 'Young Éclair'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I think this has to be from Kiddy Grade, and hope this clears up why. She definitely doesn't look like this for most of the series though! If anybody who's actually watched the series would like to provide more details that would be great, but anyway, hope this helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20010" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T20:03:34.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-30T21:43:42.660" Score="4" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xNagX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xNagX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Credits page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the manga in this picture. I already know it is not &lt;em&gt;7th Period is a Secret&lt;/em&gt;, it's just a credits page in this series, but I can't seem to find the manga where the image originally comes from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The credits page comes from a scanlator group called Serenus Dreamers roughly a year ago. I went looking for it as I recall reading it at least 7 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a beautiful girl with long black hair and short bangs, and a guy with light hair. I think they met on vacation in an ice ski resort and fall in love as they meet. The artwork is extremely beautiful, close to Miyasaka Kaho's work but it isn't one of her works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20091" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:40:47.023" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:40:47.023" Title="What is the name of this manga which is featured in the credits page of a manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers?" Tags="&lt;kiss-and-never-cry&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T17:58:40.620" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24436" CreationDate="2015-12-30T21:53:14.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was not clearly mentioned ever but still Izumi Uchiha can be considered one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From, Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi came to her to begin the massacre with her as he was told by&#xA;  Danzō Shimura that he could only spare his little brother Sasuke&#xA;  Uchiha. Believing that ending her life first would quell his inner&#xA;  doubts, he proceeded to kill her and her mother first. As he lured her&#xA;  mother away, Itachi approached Izumi and placed her in an extremely&#xA;  powerful Tsukuyomi where she lived the entirety of her life in&#xA;  0.000000001/th of a second. In her dream, she became a chūnin, retired from shinobi life to become Itachi’s wife and raise their children,&#xA;  and lived to become eighty years old before dying of old age alongside&#xA;  Itachi. Because her mind was departed from reality in such a manner,&#xA;  Izumi collapsed into Itachi’s arms dying. Izumi thanked Itachi for&#xA;  giving her the life she wanted with him, even if it was a dream, and&#xA;  Itachi thanked her for loving him as she passed away peacefully.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izumi_Uchiha&quot;&gt;naruto.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light, its mentioned how she earned his acceptance. So killing her like this proves affection from Itachi's side too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T21:53:14.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6766" CreationDate="2015-12-31T01:22:21.370" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, and this is a spoiler&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kadath (in the original story that the city is first mentioned in : The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath) is actually Boston. This is revealed at the end of the Lovecraft work the above poster is talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20095" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T02:10:27.847" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T02:10:27.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-31T03:48:32.100" Score="9" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally in most MMORPGs&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; the role of shopkeepers are assigned to pre-programmed NPCs. However in SAO we see Agil and Lisbeth run their own stores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was SAO's community-driven nature (i.e. players assume the roles as shopkeepers) a part of the original specification, or did this only occur because Kayaba trapped everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: There is one recent MMORPG I am aware of that has a player controlled economy where players have to find their own jobs within the game (i.e. farmer, blacksmith, trainer) but I can't remember the name and it is also the only MMORPG I am aware of that does this.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T12:26:24.833" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T12:26:24.833" Title="Was SAO originally designed to be community-driven?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29675" CreationDate="2015-12-31T06:11:07.030" Score="3" ViewCount="6088" Body="&lt;p&gt;So say there is a manga. Now who comes up with the soundtrack and composes that according to the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many many soundtracks (instrumental) are masterpieces, and just as equally or even more amazingly they are composed with story to have even more effect. I want to know more about the whole process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know how they draw manga from a story, and animate (which is extremely tedious in itself). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when it comes to soundtrack I am completely clueless. Obviously a studio or an artist is paid to create soundtracks but what's their process?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How do they decide what it should sound like?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How do they actually create it and is there a process?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How do the people who create this get training for it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the soundtracks that I have heard, they don't seem limited by instruments. Melodies are perfect, or composed perfectly. They often have human voices mixed with them, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/W1m43i4WK1A?t=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/x-xpMRCnJRE?t=30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/K59ADImvpEU?t=192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20102" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T13:06:24.787" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T19:01:17.300" Title="How are anime soundtracks made for a story?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28531" CreationDate="2015-12-31T09:26:36.397" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;While MMORPGs do usually have shop NPCs, it is important to note that they usually don't sell the best gear. (Or even good gear)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The best gear is either from bosses, random drops, or, from crafting. It seems that in SAO, good gear was made via crafting, as we see when Kirito asks Liz to make him a sword, and they go hunting for materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems like it was intended to be community driven, as you could raise skills, and craft, and as it is fairly obvious that not everybody wants to have a high blacksmith skill, as you could always buy it with money you get otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you say Igneel, but I think you mean Agil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:26:36.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28542" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28729" CreationDate="2015-12-31T17:45:41.433" Score="4" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do ordinary citizens of Academy City know about the existence of magic? By ordinary citizens, I mean the general population of the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T21:23:06.200" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T21:23:06.200" Title="Do the citizens of Academy City know about magic?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26716" CreationDate="2015-12-31T18:11:18.240" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe there was ever a solid statement in the Manga for Black Jack's high prices. However recently I came across two interesting stories in Vertical's volume #2 that might shed some light on Tezuka's intent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the story &amp;quot;Granny&amp;quot; , which is about another doctor who also charged a lot and an old woman who worked her whole life to pay off a debt to the doctor, Black Jack says&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I thought I was the greediest man ever.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/axhHp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/axhHp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;from Black Jack volume 2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like kind of a joke, so I don't think his prime motivation is greed. In fact Black Jack doesn't seem to spend much of his money ( he basically lives in a shack).&#xA;Later in the same story he charges the son of the old lady a huge sum, but that seems to be a test to see if the son is willing to make the same sacrifice that his mother did. It's not clear if Black Jack actually charges the son after the son passes this test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4M1p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4M1p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;end of Granny&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the same volume there is a story of Black Jack's recovery from his surgery as a child when a classmate donated a piece of skin to save his face. Black Jack   Promises to become a doctor so he can pay this friend back.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Xvi9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Xvi9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;from the story Where Art Thou, Friend&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two examples could provide some reason for his fees, but I tend to think that he really just decides the fee based on the character traits of the patient, circumstances, or finances of the requestors to either punish, reward, or test their worthiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="105" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T03:30:09.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2015-12-31T19:17:49.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sonico is a robot, pretty much. If you take the headphones off, she breaks.&#xA;See this link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/22-1/super-sonico-child-version-figure-previewed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/22-1/super-sonico-child-version-figure-previewed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20113" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T19:17:49.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15560" CreationDate="2015-12-31T19:37:21.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There appears to be a lot of confusion in the answers provided thus far...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we care about here is rate of acceleration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acceleration = force / mass&#xA;(AKA thrust to mass ratio)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thrust to mass ratio for 1 unit is identical to n number of combined units (256 or otherwise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore there is no acceleration advantage to combining units.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&#xA;Assuming a single guard has a thrust of 10 and a mass of 1 then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;10 units of thrust divided by 1 unit of mass gives a 10/1 thrust/mass ratio.&#xA;2560 units of thrust divided by 256 units of mass gives the same 10/1 thrust/mass ratio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There simply is no advantage with regards to raw acceleration performance nor maximum speed (assuming the vacuum of space of course).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also no special relativistic considerations since the units do not ever accelerate to anywhere near the speed of light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the flip side, combining multiple units together would have major structural disadvantages with regards to high-rate manoeuvring outside the axial line of thrust - that is, the circle would want to tear itself apart in turns...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, from a tactical perspective, it makes no sense to maintain tight formation if the potential of a surprise attack is a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;w/ regards to carrying a wounded or damaged mech home, that would be advantageous as the broken mech would just be extra mass for the formation to carry - which would limit the acceleration of the group as a whole but might get the broken unit home...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20112" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T19:37:21.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28570" CreationDate="2016-01-01T00:03:39.690" Score="8" ViewCount="462" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the late 1980's early 90's Viz media published Grey by Yoshihisa Tagami as well as another work of his, Horobi. Grey was later made into an anime and according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=16128&amp;amp;lookup=source&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site, he worked on some other manga and anime, but I have not been able to find any detailed information or interviews about the artist in English (or otherwise). I would like to find out if Tagami is still active in the manga universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="105" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T00:39:11.747" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T16:35:50.200" Title="Is there any biographical information available about Yoshihisa Tagami creator of Grey?" Tags="&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38612" CreationDate="2016-01-01T03:34:47.260" Score="5" ViewCount="758" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chain Chronicle, Fatima, one of the Three Sages, didn't wear any clothes as shown below. I tried to reread the part one, chapter three, story two about the Three Sages but they never really tell the reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dilma&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Fatima has a reason for dressing as she does, so don't bother her about it ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained anywhere? Maybe from side story or her character story? She's available on Japanese version&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1r3xM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1r3xM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fatima, Chain Chronicle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:03:55.193" Title="Why did Fatima not wear any clothes?" Tags="&lt;chain-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6772" CreationDate="2016-01-01T04:19:50.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name in Kanji is 夜卜&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yato is neither, but rather an alias. The 卜 is actually a kanji and not the katakana &quot;to&quot; that he makes people believe it is by calling himself Yato. His name is actually Yaboku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gami, one of the pronunciations of 神 would be his title, since it means god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20121" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T13:52:06.953" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T13:52:06.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2016-01-01T04:32:54.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yato is definitely not a 夜刀神 Spoiler alert:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yato's name in kanji is 夜卜 which is pronounced yaboku. but the people in the anime read the 卜 as the katakana ト (to) which looks very similar. It was Hiyori that realised his name was two kanji and was able to call him out of the underworld.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sorry, but due to restricted internet, I cannot do more research on the type of kami (Damn China internet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20121" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T04:32:54.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28351" CreationDate="2016-01-01T04:39:42.740" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those lines have no meaning, the gods were just so sure of Ebisu's sins that they didn't expect the next shot to miss. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20121" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T04:39:42.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28491" CreationDate="2016-01-01T05:09:20.373" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;em&gt;indeed&lt;/em&gt; an interesting question, especially because &lt;strong&gt;the appearance of characters in the KG-universe can change dramatically&lt;/strong&gt;, even within the show. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kiddygrade.wikia.com/wiki/Lumi%C3%A8re&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kiddygrade.wikia.com/wiki/%C3%89clair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Cutbacks, clones and implanted false memories make it even harder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, did you notice that most of the material in the video is in 4:3 aspect ratio? The material we suspect to be from &lt;em&gt;Kiddy Grade&lt;/em&gt; (KG) is in 16:9, though it aired in 4:3.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked myself, could it be from the sequel &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=4999&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiddy Girl-and&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (KG-a) then? So I roughly skimmed through the episodes of KG-a in 10 second steps¹ and looked closer at sections that &lt;em&gt;weren't&lt;/em&gt; about the main characters of KG-a, but I found nothing. Oh well, I could have avoided that by looking at the date when this video was uploaded, in 2008 and KG-a just aired a year later in 2009. However while investigating I found some scenes of Trixie that looked similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXNNZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;Trixie and Troisienne in episode 15 of KG-a&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also noticed that the animation quality is a bit better than in the original Kiddy Grade series. So what could it be? The compilation movies? No, these are 4:3, but let's not jump to conclusions. So I skimmed through these too. Nothing there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g8Vv9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now watching the video more carefully there is this frame from what reminded me of an announcement of what would never be released as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;KG2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. I now remember this because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nattoli.net/art/546/kiddy-girl-and&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wallpaper&lt;/a&gt; on Ningen/Nattoli from back in the days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There exists a KG2 &quot;pilot trailer&quot; of about 5-7 minutes playtime that was also released on DVD and Bluray of the compilation movies. I didn't care too much about this because it has no consistent story and at some point in time the announcement of KG2 on the official KG website just linked to KG-a, something that was at first glance not closely related to KG, but with reused material from KG2 concepts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before KG-a was released I mistook the girls in the picture above as Eclair and Lumiere, but the one on the right became &lt;em&gt;Q-feuille&lt;/em&gt;² from KG-a, the other never appears in the anime and apparently was replaced with or restyled to become &lt;em&gt;Ascoeur&lt;/em&gt; in KG-a. Coparing the KG2 trailer and KG-a both characters use similar weapons, have the same birthmark, fight what became the antagonists of KG-a and their clothes are also very similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8YmtO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8YmtO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; The scene is from around 0:55 to 1:00 of the KG2 &quot;pilot trailer&quot; and the next frame shows what appears to be a more mature(!) Lumiere. You can already see parts of her on the left in the picture. The AMV also shows the younger Lumiere holding a 4-barreled gun which is in the trailer, too. I assume that all the KG scenes in the AMV are from the trailer. lord-trashheart's investigation was on the right track and &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the complete scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webm.host/9ace3/vid.webm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://webm.host/9ace3/vid.webm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;size: 2,11 MB; resolution: 720p; duration: 10 s; audio: muted; codec: vp9; bitrate: crf16&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;¹ Could someone implement &lt;a href=&quot;https://stackoverflow.com/a/31062885/2010467&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;² I forgot to take a screenshot of the computer screen that displays Q-feuille's name in full.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T12:37:12.590" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T05:09:20.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28424" CreationDate="2016-01-01T05:15:41.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That scene was not there in the manga. It is not clear from the manga if she was left in the Underworld. It was shown that she was found outside in the grass and was revived by 'father' (don't want to spoil by telling his name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HRQjs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HRQjs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BgBDZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BgBDZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EFrtd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EFrtd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18306" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T05:15:41.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28522" CreationDate="2016-01-01T07:39:36.193" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the manga you are looking for is &lt;strong&gt;Kiss And Never Cry&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0TiJO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0TiJO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Scanlator&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;Serenus Dreamers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Story&lt;/strong&gt; is - Michiru is a happy child who loves to skate.&#xA;During her childhood, she meets Leon, a cute innocent boy. They begin&#xA;to ice dance together. But as she has a conflict with her mom, she&#xA;plans to run away with Leon. Leon, considering the danger, declines&#xA;Michiru. Hurt by this, Michiru runs away by herself. Finding out that&#xA;Michiru has run away, Leon and others search for her, finding her in&#xA;the skating rink. But the Michiru they find standing in the rink no&#xA;longer has the smile that the old Michiru had!? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Credits Page&lt;/strong&gt; is -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gIBmc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gIBmc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's the only manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers with Ice Sports in it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T14:07:10.920" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T14:07:10.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28565" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-01T09:19:56.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;More information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Chronicle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chain Chronicle wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chain-chronicle-global.wikia.com/wiki/Chain_Chronicle_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chain Chronicle Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chainchronicle.gumi.sg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official Chain Chronicle site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T09:19:56.843" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T09:19:56.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28566" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-01T09:19:56.843" Score="0" Body="Chain Chronicle is a RPG for Android, iOS and PSVita about a battle between Volunteer Army and the Black Army in the continent of Yggdra where humans, sprites and ogre live. It has adapted into an OVA on 2014" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T09:19:56.843" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T09:19:56.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-01T11:47:43.193" Score="1" ViewCount="609" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, apart from Sai and Danzou, which other characters were members of the secret subdivision of Anbu, Root?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9524" LastActivityDate="2018-04-02T13:07:23.060" Title="Are there any other known members of Anbu: Root, apart from Sai and Danzou?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28567" CreationDate="2016-01-01T12:08:48.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At one point, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yamato&lt;/a&gt; was a member of Root. This is true in both anime and manga. Kakashi was also a member of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Root&lt;/a&gt;, but this is only true in the anime. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%AB_Yamanaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yamanaka Fuu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tatsuma_Aburame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aburame Tatsuma&lt;/a&gt;, the two ninja Danzo brought to the Five Kage summit was also member of Root. For a full list of Root members, see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Root&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credits to Ero Sennin for pointing me the Root wikia page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T12:30:29.593" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T12:30:29.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28554" CreationDate="2016-01-01T16:35:50.200" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's all the information you can find on the internet about Yoshihisa Tagami:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Birthday:&lt;/strong&gt; 09-12-1958 (DD-MM-YY) &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=16128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hometown:&lt;/strong&gt; Komoro, Nagano, Japan &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=16128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born in 1958, Tagami first achieved manga success in the early 1980s with Karuizawa Syndrome for Big Comic Spirits. What followed was an extremely prolific decade, with nearly 20 titles released over a 10-year span. Of these, GREY (1985), Horobi (1987) and Frontier Line (1987) would all eventually be translated and released in the U.S. Beyond manga, Tegami did character designs for Super High Speed Galvion (1984) and promotional artwork for the Famicom game Ikari (1986). While both GREY and Horobi got slick, squarebound books in English from Viz in the late ’80s (the former was even included a foreward by Harlan Ellison), Tagami has long since slipped from the lexicon of modern fans.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zimmerit.moe/yoshihisa-tagami-anime-journalism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This excerpt seems to imply that he has lost his fandom in the recent times and &lt;strong&gt;may&lt;/strong&gt; have left the manga/anime industry. His publications and active part as a staff in the production of any anime indicate that he has not been active in the anime/manga industry for atleast 10 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Appearance:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zimmerit.moe/yoshihisa-tagami-anime-journalism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ja7ho.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ja7ho.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find find two other pictures of him: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zimmerit.moe/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/grey_press_event.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First one&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zimmerit.moe/yoshihisa-tagami-anime-journalism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zimmerit&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/tagami_yoshihisa01.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second one&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au1825.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Skynet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;List of published manga (in alphabetical order):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/86600/4_Spirits_Plus_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4 Spirits Plus 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/16999/Black_Jack_Alive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Jack Alive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/6204/Frontier_Line&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Frontier Line&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/2701/Grey&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/13395/Horobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Horobi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/12580/Karuizawa_Syndrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karuizawa Syndrome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/48481/Kaseki_no_Kioku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaseki no Kioku&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/32389/Under_Ground&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Under Ground&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T16:35:50.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14048" CreationDate="2016-01-01T20:37:27.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suguha didn't resemble her true self because it was a different machine in the anime but by the same creators... remember how they &quot;asked them to touch themselves all over so they resemble the same?&quot; Remember how there were mirrors and when they looked inside of them they looked exactly the same as what they look like in the real world? Maybe that's why. One, because f it's a different machine, then they might've forgot to make it so you had to touch yourself all over, two, because they didn't receive any mirrors in Alfheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20129" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T20:37:27.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20641" CreationDate="2016-01-01T21:18:20.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, being white is a sign of being rich and wealthy since the working class is out in the fields so they would obviously have a darker skin tone. It's been like this for thousands of years. Oda is appealing to the wealthier class. There is a huge prejudice. You don't see many anime characters that have a darker skin shade anymore because Japan's definition of beauty is being white. There are African American characters yes but not the in between. And don't even get me started on the over-sexualization in One Piece and the RIDICULOUS reasons Oda gave for drawing Robin and Nami the way they're drawn in the timeskip. Also, go compare the straw hats timeskip to pre timeskip. It's like Luffy went from being 16 to 14 lol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16663" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T21:18:20.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2016-01-01T22:39:22.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;L probably did not notice any of it because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He did not automatically remember her name, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If L would have found that and saw that Light was the last one with her while she was alive, he &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; have arrested him. However, they were in a &lt;em&gt;big&lt;/em&gt; city, so they wouldn't have had evidence that it was &lt;strong&gt;Light&lt;/strong&gt; that killed her. Also, if L &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; arrest him, the entire story would have been shorter and not as fun as it is now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T02:32:44.250" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T02:32:44.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2016-01-01T23:14:02.830" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To L and the investigators, Naomi Misora is only missing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Light writes down Naomi's name, resulting in her death by suicide. Her body is never found due to the specifications made by Light in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Naomi_Misora#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naomi Misora - Plot (Last Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Light specified that she would commit suicide and when L sees Naomi's photo they still don't know that Kira can kill besides a heart attack, there's no way to connect Naomi's disappearance to Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If L was to take a leap of faith and pull out the CCTV footage showing Light with Naomi, what can they do then? Light had a legitimate reason for being at Police Headquarters (in fact it was by pure chance that Light ran into her there, it wasn't planned like with Raye) and if they questioned him, Light could just as easily said he noticed that she seemed depressed and tried to help her which would backup the suicide if they discovered her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T02:31:15.503" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T02:31:15.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-01T23:56:46.587" Score="1" ViewCount="2892" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3, Kousei and a little kid play the happy piano, playing &quot;Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star&quot;. Kousei then changes the tune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was what he played a real piece of music? And if so, what was it called? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20135" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T08:05:49.813" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T14:37:57.933" Title="What was the song Kousei played after &quot;Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star&quot; in episode 3?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28587" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-02T03:23:44.497" Score="1" ViewCount="2851" Body="&lt;p&gt;She has not shown that she is not a ghost. For example, in one episode she said she had to go to the bathroom and in another episode, she tried to sit down and she fell taking physical damage from the fall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20141" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T03:36:36.813" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T04:08:47.157" Title="Is Mavis of Fairy Tail really a ghost?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-02T04:00:56.670" Score="0" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico 2&lt;/em&gt; when Zodom appears in Lekra after EXEC_HIBERNATION was stopped Mir comments how it's cuter than other ones and that she wouldn't have made one so immature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 things i can think of that Mir has created in the past, Song Magic and Viruses. so does that mean Zodom is a Virus and the song she sings is her version of EXEC_PAJA? if not then what did Mir create in the past which is like Zodom (only more mature)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T06:40:58.513" Title="Is Zodom a Virus?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21967" CreationDate="2016-01-02T04:26:12.467" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it is the end credit song of that episode it is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ai Kayano - Oracion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20142" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T04:26:12.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26618" CreationDate="2016-01-02T04:57:56.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misa would have been released before the text would have arrived. This means that the piece of the death note should have bean hidden in a public area near the building she was being held up. It would have also needed to be in an area no one would take the piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20142" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T04:57:56.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22345" CreationDate="2016-01-02T14:41:41.120" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now, the &lt;strong&gt;Beast Titan's&lt;/strong&gt; identity is a secret known to only &lt;strong&gt;Hajime Isayama&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is a heavy spoiler, read at your own risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The only things disclosed about him are:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; His appearance, in both Titan form and human form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wWUFy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wWUFy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Titan Form&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In his Titan form, he is an extremely unusual specimen, having a distinct, ape-like appearance. His body structure and facial features are like that of a human's; he walks upright like one also. He stands at a previously unseen 17 meters in height. Dark fur covers the large majority of his body, with the exception of his face, hands, feet, and torso. His arms are also elongated, with long fingers and fully-functional thumbs. The proportions of his upper body are similar to those of the Colossal Titan, possessing a massive chest and small head, as well as unusually slim arms. He is also one of the few Titans known to have the ability of sentient communication with humans, including use of the human language while in Titan form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AGOaJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AGOaJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Human Form&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In his human form, he has a well toned body, light white skin, shaggy blonde hair and a matching moustache that transcends down into his beard. He was seen wearing no shirt, loose pants, combat boots, and circular glasses. He has a large scar running down his left arm.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; His ability to converse with humans in the Titan form, implying intelligence.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; His characteristics.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; He has the traits of a leader, giving orders and telling other people, sometimes even Titans, what to do. If his orders are not followed, he does not hesitate on using brute force, like when he crushed the head of the Titan that was eating Mike when it disobeyed him or when he beat Reiner to make him and Bertolt focus on his plans instead of saving Annie. Also the Beast Titan seems to be a cruel, sadistic and sarcastic individual.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt; His statistics.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nfuVA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nfuVA.png&quot; alt=&quot;His statistics&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;5.&lt;/strong&gt; His Power to transform humans into Titans and to control them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He could be an ancient Titan for all we know (derived from the fact that he has next to no knowledge of the human language and advancement in technology).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it's definite that he isn't anyone from the inside of the walls, or else he would have known about the 3DMG and the language of humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is known is that he isn't Grisha, as Grisha was eaten by Eren, and neither is he Marcel (eaten by Ymir). That leaves Kenny Ackerman and Mr. Smith as candidates. As the Beast Titan is from outside, he isn't Kenny Ackerman, or else he would know about the 3DMG and the human language. That leaves Mr. Smith. He was locked up, beaten and thrown in a far off town by the MP. He could be the Beast Titan, but the problem is that since he lived inside the walls, he knew about the human language, thus ruling out the possibility that he's the Beast Titan, even though both look strikingly similar, unless he somehow survived and suffered from a memory loss. Since he (Beast Titan) is so keen on getting the Coordinate, it can be said that he might be somehow related to the royal family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His identity has been kept as a secret and it will be surprising to know about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT : His name has been revealed. It's &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Zeke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T14:21:15.663" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T14:21:15.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28605" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-02T18:16:54.647" Score="8" ViewCount="1828" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember bits of this movie and I liked it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mushroom shaped towers were very big, and the cybernetic being had tentacles or cords infused into its body. Just like in the pictures below...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ZVjPYbQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/ZVjPYbQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9yvGd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9yvGd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought the name was willow or wind. Any help?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh and this was around 20 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20153" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:06:58.537" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T13:06:58.537" Title="Can't remember name of anime movie" Tags="&lt;a-tree-of-palme&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T17:58:04.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28605" CreationDate="2016-01-02T19:38:46.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a long shot, but perhaps is it Nausicaa: Valley of the &lt;strong&gt;Wind&lt;/strong&gt;. This was a really big title, released in 1984. There was also a US release called &quot;Warriors of the Wind&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I don't remember any large mushroom houses, there's a lot of large natural features in the landscape of the world, and the main protagonist does a lot of travelling, so at one stage she may have flown through a similar area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pt0Oxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pt0Oxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Q7lRm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Q7lRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tentacle person isn't in this, but some of the creatures do have tentacley things that reach out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tUjUX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tUjUX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One thousand years have passed since the Seven Days of Fire, an apocalyptic war that destroyed civilization and created the vast Toxic Jungle,[Note 1] a poisonous forest swarming with giant mutant insects. In the kingdom of the Valley of the Wind, a prophecy predicts a saviour &quot;clothed in blue robes, descending onto a golden field, to join bonds with the great earth and guide the people to the pure lands at last&quot;. Nausicaä, the princess of the Valley of the Wind, explores the jungle and communicates with its creatures, including the gigantic, armored trilobite-like creatures called Ohm.[Note 2] She hopes to understand the jungle and find a way for it and humans to co-exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T19:38:46.583" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-03T03:38:10.867" Score="2" ViewCount="4169" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just read all the way to the most recent manga chapter which is chapter 466 of fairy tail and Natsu has just used, and seemingly lost, the Dragon King Mode. It seems that all hope is lost for the fairy tail mages since natsu has now depleted the Dragon King mode and the guild has lost their trump card to defeat zeref.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is my question. Can Natsu theoretically combine the Dragon Force with his lightning flame dragon mode in sort of a stacking kind of way? From what I understand about Dragon Force it is the most powerful transformation that a dragon slayer can take and puts their overall power on par with an actual dragon. It increases their strength, speed, power, senses and their overall magic power to unimaginable heights. Now from what I know about Lightning Flame Dragon Mode it increases the strength of natsu's attacks as well as grants him the ability to use Laxus' lightning to increase the power of his magic related attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the thing, it seems to me that Dragonforce is a full on transformation that can be utilized by the dragon slayers but it seems as though Lightning Flame Dragon Mode is more a power up that Natsu can use to finish a fight quickly rather than being a full on transformation. So it seems that it would only be logical that Natsu would be able to enter Dragonforce and then power up utilizing LFDM to end a fight with zeref quickly. If he could utilize both would this put him on par with the Dragon King Mode and would it be enough to defeat zeref who was almost critically wounded by the Dragon King mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20165" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T04:56:45.903" LastActivityDate="2019-07-18T07:08:17.157" Title="Can Natsu Dragneel use Dragonforce and Lightning flame Dragon mode at the same time?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28622" CreationDate="2016-01-03T04:17:34.810" Score="0" ViewCount="10546" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Bleach manga-volume 57, chapter 502, page 56-you see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Byakuya on a wall with blood splattered everywhere, and a man with white hair (sorry for me not knowing his name; I have yet to actually read the manga, besides the first three volumes) says, &quot;It seems Byakuya Kuchiki is dead.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: is Byakuya &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; dead, here, or does he come back and whatnot? This scene &lt;em&gt;looks&lt;/em&gt; as though he is, but we've seen desperate situations-like this-in the past chapters (or episodes) of Bleach where the character isn't &lt;strong&gt;truly&lt;/strong&gt; dead; they come back later making a dramatic entrance, looking even more badass than before. See what I mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;CAN'T&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; be the end for Byakuya Kuchiki. It just can't!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T04:40:52.877" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T05:06:21.403" Title="In the Bleach manga, does Byakuya really die in Bleach 502?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28621" CreationDate="2016-01-03T04:53:07.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should probably just live with the dramatic tension as you keep reading through the series.  That being said...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He gets better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The slightly longer answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He gets better.  And gets a power-up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longer, more detailed answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He hangs on by a thread.  And then Squad Zero--recall we heard about them during the Turn Back The Pendulum arc--shows up when the Quincies leave.  One of them takes Byakuya and a few others with them up to the Royal Palace.  Byakuya and a few others then get healed up, equipped, and trained in the Royal Palace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I left a fair amount of details out of the above, so some things won't be spoiled, but it still spoils a fair amount even in its vague brevity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T04:53:07.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28621" CreationDate="2016-01-03T05:06:21.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kuchiki Byakuya didn't die here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He was saved by the zero division.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he shows up in chapter 655.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVrXj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVrXj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T05:06:21.403" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26025" CreationDate="2016-01-03T05:23:50.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is a Japanese playwright, novelist and anime screenwriter. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/3328/Kazuki_Nakashima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;His work on anime mostly as writer.&lt;/a&gt; But according &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.performingarts.jp/E/art_interview/0611/1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this interview&lt;/a&gt; he did write a manga before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You mean the kind of action stories with bright, outgoing, handsome and cool heroes like in the youth mangas rather than stories full of darker emotions like grudges and pathos? &lt;strong&gt;Did you write mangas yourself&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I did. At university I was in the manga club, and when I got a job at the manga publishing company Futaba-sha (publisher of the Manga Action, also publishes numerous literary books) after university I took my original mangas to the job interview along with my persona vitae with the intention of being hired either as a manga artist or an editor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T05:23:50.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2016-01-03T07:22:06.360" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also think it's interesting how Linda-Sempai's real name can be nicknamed Nana. That's what her brothers fiancé called her. And on some wiki pages, they actually refer to her as Nana.. not even Linda! Also Linda and Nana are close friends and are always in the apartment together. Another funny coincidence as well!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20168" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T07:22:06.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28628" CreationDate="2016-01-03T07:57:00.580" Score="3" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Yamato is sent on a trip to Iskendar, 183,000 light years away. Their goal is to reach Iskendar and return to Earth before a year has elapsed. Due to the distance from earth, this will require faster-than-light travel to make it back in time. However, taking into consideration of how fast they are travelling &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;time dilation&lt;/a&gt; would cause their return to be thousands of years later, after the invasion has already completed and earth has been terraformed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can they make it to their destination and back within their one year deadline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T07:57:00.580" Title="How could the Yamato make it back in time?" Tags="&lt;yamato-2199&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28627" CreationDate="2016-01-03T07:57:00.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Time dilation is not an issue here because the Yamato is travelling using warps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/26566058#26566058&quot;&gt;Krazer explained in chat&lt;/a&gt; that the Yamato warps work by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.space.com/20881-wormholes.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;folding space&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The theory of time dilation applies if you travel at faster-than-light speeds. However, in this case the Yamato is making short jumps or warps through space. The idea is similar to if you had a piece of paper with two points on it. Normally, the shortest path from Point A to Point B is to draw a straight line between the two points. However, one can cheat and fold the piece of paper to make the distance between these two points shorter in 3D space. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QkfoU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QkfoU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same thing the Yamato is doing when it is warping. Since they are not actually travelling at a faster speed, just getting to the destination faster, they can attempt to make it back in time without worrying about time delation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T07:57:00.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5502" CreationDate="2016-01-03T08:04:51.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the movie you are looking for is &lt;strong&gt;A Monkey's Tale&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXixS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXixS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's a French Animated Cartoon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's better known as &lt;strong&gt;Le Château Des Singes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was released in 1999.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The protagonist is Kom.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kom- the protagonist, a rebellious, cheeky, but brave young Wonkoo monkey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's story is -&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kom is a member of the Woonkos, a tribe of monkeys who live in a canopy and they live in obsessive fear of falling into a nearby pit, which is inhabited by other monkeys they believe to be demons. Kom refuses to believe these superstitions and claims bravery and is rude to the elder of the Woonkos. However, on the way home, he accidentally falls from the trees into the land below. When there, he meets the Lankoo tribe and finds they are in fact very similar to his own tribe. He befriends Gina, a young maid and Master Martin, the librarian and they help teach him to behave like a Lankoo. The Lankoo king is impressed by his actions, although Gina doesn't like it when he tries too hard for popularity, and briefly forgets her. However, there is also evil afoot. The chancellor Sebastian, the governess and their dim-witted side-kick, Gerard the Gormless, are up to evil plans: they will find a way for the King to die and they are poisoning his already sick daughter, Princess Ida. The King, along with most of his army, die drowning while attempting to reach the &quot;promised land&quot; on the other side of the poisonous lake when it was frozen. Sebastian believes his plan has worked, but the governess (who was giving the princess the poison) is given it herself by Gina and the one remaining soldier, however it is believed she is tough enough not to die, but will remain a &quot;sleeping ugly&quot;. The film ends with Sebastian and Gerard in cages, Princess Ida as the new queen and Kom and Gina returning to the land of the Woonkos, while it is clear that the two tribes will unite. It features the song &quot;We Are One&quot; by Westlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T08:04:51.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20641" CreationDate="2016-01-03T09:34:25.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oda does use race and culture in a lot of places and some of them may seem offensive to a group or race. One example would be underneath the Corrida Colosseum the Officer Tower has moon and stars which resembles the Turks. Earlier Ottoman's did have the control over of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea markets. Ottoman's also had the biggest slave trade in that time and lots of slaves worked at the docks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Oda racist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may seem offensive to some Turks cause it's clearly the bad guys which remsebles to Turks but does that make Oda a racist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to imagine someone who doesn't have any racial bias. But if you look at Fishman Island arc you'd notice that Oda tried to explain the whole racism thing as stupid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So was it actually white washed or did these changes happen for some other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nilone4's answered it effectively. In simple One Piece is an anime/manga series which needs to generate money by making what people want to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EExwX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EExwX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pyxgy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pyxgy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T09:34:25.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3269" CreationDate="2016-01-03T11:26:20.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Makato restored her time leaping and goes back to the time in the future. And she in the future takes up historic painting restoration profession so that Chiaki of the past (&lt;em&gt;when they were in high school&lt;/em&gt;) could come and see the painting he had wanted to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact Chiaki said that the painting record's were found in that particular era.After that the painting was not found.That means makato was actually aunty witch who time leaped to do the restoration so that chiaki in the future could see it.also she had mentioned that she has done time leaping in past.Also in the movie aunty witch's identity was very little known and she was a mysterious person......she have a very few friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also had shown no anxiety when she heard makato telling about her accident.{because she knows that makato(&lt;em&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;herself&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; as i have explained&lt;/em&gt;)would not die.(&lt;em&gt;unless she actually is not a witch lol&lt;/em&gt;).And that painting is important because it will make chiaki from the future to time leap and he would meet makato}.Makato even in the ending had said that she had found out what she wanted to do in the future but it was a secret...and the profession she would take is restoration of paintings and she would end up being aunty witch in future and chiaki would have came again to meet her and would have give her the time leaps {or somehow she manages to get them to return to the time of her high school life when the painting was there to restore so that makato of the past could meet chiaki and it will be an endless ripple{it may sounds odd but in my opinion if makata of future leaps back to the past then the past makata when she would reach in that time of future makata had made the time leap she would time leap again and it would create an endless ripple}.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if Makato would ever meet chiaki in the future but as aunty witch she waits for him and she restores the painting in hope that even if he doesn't meet her in the future she would restore the painting so that the future Chiaki when he would make the time leap would able to meet Makato 'herself'again in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sorry it is long and boring and my English&#xA; is terrible.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20172" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T12:29:06.113" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T12:29:06.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28652" CreationDate="2016-01-03T17:18:24.847" Score="2" ViewCount="1853" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Kenshin appears to be about 17 (at least to my western, Caucasian eyes).  Consider that the revolution was 10 years in the past, and it must have taken years during the war for him to develop his skills and reputation as &lt;em&gt;Battosai the Man-Slayer&lt;/em&gt;.  At a minimum, I think he's got to be 31, and that is if he got started in the revolution while still a mid-teen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T17:27:01.857" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T02:32:21.370" Title="How old is Himura Kenshin?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28646" CreationDate="2016-01-03T23:38:18.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rurouni%20kenshin%20age&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;simple google search&lt;/a&gt; returns the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28 (about 33 end of series)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Himura_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Himura_Kenshin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T23:38:18.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14539" CreationDate="2016-01-04T01:51:46.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=40103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt;, the second season of &lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt; seems to end at Chapter 43. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-15T15:04:47.040" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T15:04:47.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28620" CreationDate="2016-01-04T04:23:09.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible as Lightning flame dragon is an extra skill that he picked up from Laxus whereas Dragon force exists within all Dragon Slayers which needs tremendous amount of energy for natsu to tap into it. However the author has not shown him doing both at the same time. It is possible in future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20195" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T04:23:09.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28658" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T06:32:01.030" Score="1" ViewCount="1016" Body="&lt;p&gt;Title says it all. Does Akatsuki Kojou's imouto (little sister) knows that his oniichan (elder brother) is the Fourth Progenitor? If yes, since when she knows that? In the 24 episodes of the anime, it doesn't seems like Nagisa knows. What about the light novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T08:00:22.470" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T08:00:22.470" Title="Does Akatsuki Nagisa knows that Akatsuki Kojou is the Fouth Progenitor?" Tags="&lt;strike-the-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T08:33:17.800" Score="6" ViewCount="1506" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hatoful Boyfriend&lt;/em&gt;, Okosan is the only &lt;s&gt;person&lt;/s&gt; bird to not receive a human drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/hatoful/images/f/fd/OkosanRemakeICPSS.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;whereas every other character:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pmSky.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QoQ86.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ACsT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/hatoful/images/c/c5/ShuuIwamineRemakeICPSS.png/revision/latest?cb=20150507012745&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/hatoful/images/3/32/NagekiFujishiroRemakeICPSS.png/revision/latest?cb=20150507012021&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.gamer-network.net/2014/usgamer/Hatoful-Screenshot-01.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/hatoful/images/d/d4/KazuakiNanakiRemakeICPSS.png/revision/latest?cb=20150507011419&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T04:28:21.170" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T02:19:05.717" Title="Why is Okosan the only one without a Human representation?" Tags="&lt;hatoful-boyfriend&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T11:39:38.650" Score="2" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been looking for the song which plays at around 10:37 in episode 9 of Parasyte the Maxim. I couldn't find it in the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the episode I am talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/parasyte-the-maxim-/episode-9-beyond-good-and-evil-662599&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20209" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T06:25:11.083" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T07:27:32.917" Title="What is the name of the song in episode 9 starting around 10:37?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2016-01-04T14:52:56.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming the Bible to Kuma is a religous text or historical account, the one he carries cannot rationally be any complete version of the Christian Bible that exists in our world without adding extreme plot elements that do not exist in universe yet or having the Bible be fiction in-universe.  These changes are not merely a sudo-Christian faith which we can infer already exists somewhere in universe and is not (alone) a major change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any version of the Bible makes reference to specific places and historical details (such as the Roman empire) that are undeniably real.  These places do not exist in the One Piece Universe.  I can only come up with the following ways to have his version be an exact duplicate of a real version: a sea identical to our world, accessible parrellel universes, the book from another planet, or OP world is a post apocalyptic version of our own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any of these would be large changes to the One Piece universe and, therefore, should be considered unlikely at this point in time.  The assumption should, therefore, be that Bartholomew Kuma's Bible is a version that does not exist in our universe.  The core concepts of the Bible do not need to be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T14:52:56.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5305" CreationDate="2016-01-04T15:30:28.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is purely a prediction on my part. I did not read the books nor comic if the true identity was revealed, though I believe many of the mysteries in the series is best to be left unexplained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, an analysis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Village Chief is someone of great influence, able to influence the Minister of Development against the biggest developing firm, Ichinomiya. He has access to high quality and bizarre items (his fanned suit) and great wealth (enough to compensate for whatever the Ichinomiya group was chipping in for the minister), but he somehow chose to seclude himself from the society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He does not have a particular tone besides random kappa related statements, seems not to have been raised in a particular way, and is well accustomed to the society when required to. He is well respected in the under bridge and regarded by everyone, especially sister, as a dependable person. The two times we've seen him in his usual self, however, he seemed particularly skillful in infiltration (coming in behind Shimazaki in a supposedly off limit office without her realising) and intimidation (threatened to kill). Threaten to kill is a peculiar trait as it is vastly different from Ichinomiya's way of intimidation via social and financial impact. It shows that he does things differently from politicians and businessmen. At final speech of Minister of Development, when asked by his subordinate who is he, he answered, &quot;It's better for you not to know&quot;. Of both the time he appears, he wears a kimono. During season 2, we also gain insight that he is about the same age group (middle age) as Shiro (discussion about health and argument) and he is bad with group work (refuse to stay a week with the team, not a team player, more of leader or someone who simply gives orders rather than receiving them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there, Village Chief is/was a wealthy, influential person. He has great leadership, is mostly a lone wolf and does not shy away from intimidation by death. He also does not have speech traits, is well accustomed to society and wears mostly a kimono.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember Jacqueline when Billy did not come for their anniversary? She changed into a kimono when decided to head back and kill the head of the bird gang leader if something were to come to Billy. Kimono is something that Japanese mafia are obsessed with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I am to guess, he is/was the head of a big, dangerous mafia gang which has lots of financial background and ties on different background. Its influence and financial ground is at least on par with Ichinomiya group. I couldn't predict why he left, there is just too many possibilities without any ground to go on. He could be retired, betrayed, still on a relatively hands-off business with the gang, mafia dissolved, etc etc....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20216" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T14:06:36.467" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T14:06:36.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28299" CreationDate="2016-01-04T17:48:37.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's supposed to be a running gag, the way my friend and I see it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Although, an in-universe reason for Hori to treat her father badly would be because of the absence of her father for most of her childhood, which forced her to manage her stuff by herself, thus giving rise to frustration.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://horimiya.wikia.com/wiki/Hori_Kyousuke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia page on Hori Kyousuke&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Hori, Kyousuke is rude, selfish and forceful. He jokes around on serious topics and has a knack to leave for long periods of time.&lt;/strong&gt; He is also cheap, as when he was asked by his family to eat Beluga Caviar or Sharks's Fin Soup, he flatly denied them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their relationship is stated on the same page as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite being Hori's father, she acts cold towards him. Hori doesn't mind physically hurting her father and performs an axe kick on him, when Kyosuke tried to act cool in front of Miyamura. Later on, when Kyosuke asks Hori to prepare him some food, she comes back with a bowl of soup and purposely jams it into the back of his head. He then apologized to Miyamura for Hori's &amp;quot;crazy domestic violence habits&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5G9K8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5G9K8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the way I see it, these scenes depict Hori taking out her frustration on her dad in a comedic way for the users to read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, she definitely doesn't hate her dad, as can be seen in this page and in few other scenes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GvGSe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GvGSe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T17:48:37.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T22:23:31.670" Score="2" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;Funimation has released DVDs for Sgt. Frog covering episodes 1-78.  Everything I have read on-line leads me to believe Funimation will not be releasing any more episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If those of us in the USA want to watch episodes 79-358 of this show subtitled in English (or dubbed, although I find that unlikely) what options are available?  I have seen a few DVDs with confusing titles like &quot;Keroro Gunso 4th Season 6&quot;, but when they specify the region, it is region 2, and I don't think that will work in my home entertainment PC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not interested in any answers relating to unlicensed copies or derivative works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20223" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T23:07:19.653" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T23:07:19.653" Title="What are the options for watching Sgt. Frog / Keroro Gunso after episode 78, subtitled or dubbed, without resorting to unlicensed copies?" Tags="&lt;sgt-frog&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28674" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28680" CreationDate="2016-01-05T00:31:18.820" Score="3" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro confessed that he got defeated by Dracule Mihawk using his &quot;Three Thousand World&quot; attack in the Baratie Restaurant, when he first met him. I was wondering if he used this attack anytime after that before we see him use it again on Pica in Dressrosa. If so, in which fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19969" LastEditorUserId="19969" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T09:13:11.860" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T09:13:11.860" Title="Has Zoro attacked with &quot;Three Thousand Worlds&quot; in the time between Baratie and Dressrosa?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28675" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28679" CreationDate="2016-01-05T02:28:27.147" Score="2" ViewCount="5622" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bought Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 for my PSVita awhile back, and now I have Re;Birth2. &lt;em&gt;And&lt;/em&gt; I've seen a few of the episodes, but I really want to know: in what order do all the games occur, and where does the anime fit in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;-I know how the Re;Birth games go:&#xA;    *Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1&#xA;    *Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Sisters' Generation&#xA;    *Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generations&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I know that there are a lot more than that, especially with the new ones coming out, and then there's the animation to consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise is very confusing, seeing as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When you meet IF in Re;Birth1, Compa has no idea who the f*** she is, but in Re;Birth2, in a small lily-rank-raising event, Compa states that her and IF knew each other since they were babies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This information that Compa gives us is false when considering the events of Re;Birth1, so I'm not even sure if there &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;IS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; a way to put the games in a chronological order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if anybody knows the order (if there is one), please tell me how it goes, and, if not, tell me that there isn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T04:03:11.083" Title="In what order do the Hyperdimension Neptunia games go (including the animation)?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28664" CreationDate="2016-01-05T02:46:32.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK, I found a playlist someone posted on Reddit with the song I was looking for. &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/CdOc3BAOKHo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/CdOc3BAOKHo&lt;/a&gt; track 4, titled &quot;LIZARD&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20209" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T06:24:28.217" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T06:24:28.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28678" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28683" CreationDate="2016-01-05T02:47:51.360" Score="12" ViewCount="18249" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the hospital rooftop fight between Sasuke and Naruto, why didn't Sasuke use his Sharingan to learn Naruto's Rasengan? Is it because the Rasengan doesn't use any hand signs? (But Sasuke learns Rock Lee's moves with the Sharingan even if it doesn't rely on hand signs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="29145" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T02:49:59.953" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T00:44:13.977" Title="Why doesn't Sasuke use his Sharingan to learn Naruto's Rasengan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28675" CreationDate="2016-01-05T04:03:11.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;While i haven't seen the anime yet i am confident to say that the anime isn't an adaptation of any if the game's plot rather it makes references to the games &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; like the with the 2 Noire's one is the alternate one from the Ultradimension&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the order of the games not all of them relate to one another as most are in different dimensions however Mk.II/Re;Birth 2 are Victory/Re;Birth 3 are linked together as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_Victory#Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia Says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A few years have passed since the Deity of Sin's destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the different Dimensions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1st Hyperdimension - &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia/Re;Birth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in this Arfoire was a single goddess before she and Histoire made Neptune, Noire, Vert and Blanc. also Histoire has near unlimited power because of her role as a Tome&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; also in the true ending of the original PS3 game (have yet to confirm with Re;Birth) the CPUs give up their divinity to eradicate all of the monsters across the world and became regular humans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Re;Birth when characters like MAGES., Tekken and Falcom talk about being from another world i suspect this is the Ultradimension/2nd Hyperdimension as i first learned of these characters from the announcements of other human characters in Victory before it's release&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2nd Hyperdimension - &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Mk. II/Re;Birth 2: Sisters' Generation&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory/Re;Birth 3: V Generation&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Megamdimenstion Neptunia VII&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Histoire isn't as powerful as he is in the first instead being one of 4 Oracles. in Mk.II IF seemed to have a crush for Nepgear rather than Vert. in the True Route the party goes to where one of the former Goddesses of Planeptune are buried who they speak to about DOS.Arfoire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also aside from the first game/Re;Birth i believe all games which refer to the Hyperdimension are set here as according to the Wikia page of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Hyper_Dimension&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hyperdimenstion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hyper Dimension is a dimension of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series and appears in every title of the main series since Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also while i haven't found where VII links with with Mk. II/Re;Birth 2 and V/Re;Birth 3 it's probably safe to assume that VII would get set after V/Re;Birth 3 as VII isn't pronounced as 7 (roman-numerals for VII) but as V2, short for Victory 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Megadimension Neptunia VII (新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII Shin Jigen Game Neptune Victory II, &quot;New Dimension Game Neptune Victory II&quot; in Japan) is a Japanese role-playing game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series of role-playing games, developed exclusively for the PlayStation 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadimension_Neptunia_VII&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Megadimension Neptunia VII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Ultradimenstion - &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory/Re;Birth 3: V Generation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternate dimension that Neptune is swept away to which represents a late 80s version of the 2nd Hyperdimension Gamindustri. more can be read up on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Ultradimension&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Alternate Ultradimension - &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection takes place in alternate Ultradimension that is the same as the Ultradimension of Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory in terms of geographical structure. In this dimension, residents who typically are not from this world such as the Four Felons exist as well as numerous others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia:_Producing_Perfection#Setting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection - Setting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 4 Felons it's referring to are ASIC's Criminals of the Free World, CFW.Magic, CFW.Judge, CFW.Trick and CFW.Brave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Gamarket - &lt;em&gt;Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike previous titles of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. Chou Megami Shinkou Noire Gekishin Black Heart takes place in a different world known as &quot;Gamarket.&quot;  In this world the nations of Planeptune, Lastation, Lowee, and Leanbox still exist with their respective goddesses and the geographic structure is mostly the same as the Hyperdimension and Ultradimension but still visually different at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperdevotion_Noire:_Goddess_Black_Heart#Setting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart - Setting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Alternate 1st Hyperdimenstion from Re;Birth? - &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia U takes place in a Gamindustri much like the the one of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1. The geography is entirely the same and is comprised of floating continents; each having one of the four nations: Planeptune, Lastation, Leanbox, and Lowee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_U:_Action_Unleashed#Setting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed - Setting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the Wikia says &lt;em&gt;&quot;much like&quot;&lt;/em&gt; this could be because it may be missing Celestia. i have yet to play it to determine this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;MegaTagmension? (Currently unknown) - &lt;em&gt;MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The game's setting is very different to the previous games. In this game, set in another alternate universe, the girl are not CPU/Goddess but instead high school students. They try making a zombie movie when they accidentally summon zombies to their world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/MegaTagmension_Blanc_%2B_Neptune_VS_Zombies#Setting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies - Setting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Zero and Heart Dimensions - &lt;em&gt;Megamdimenstion Neptunia VII&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Zero Dimenstion is an alternate dimension nearing destruction where Neptune and Nepgear end up first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Heart Dimension it is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An amalgamation of both Zero Dimension and Hyper Dimension. In order to track down the mastermind causing the troubles of both worlds, the CPUs travel to a strange, new dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/Megadimension_Neptunia_VII#Heart_Dimension_Neptunia_H_Trilogy_Finale:_Into_Legend&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Megadimension Neptunia VII - Story - Heart Dimension Neptunia H Trilogy Finale: Into Legend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what Compa says in the Lily Rank Event it would be true on 2 levels as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the 2nd Hyperdimension for Re;Birth 2 is different from the 1st one in Re;Birth thus it would have a different history&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the Ultradimension IF and Compa appear in this too but as babies (so one can consider the Ultradimension as an alternate past to the 2nd Hyperdimension)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Recommended Play/Watch Order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia (PS3)/Re;Birth 1&lt;/em&gt; - this introduces you to the main reoccurring characters such as the CPUs, Compa and IF and Arfoire&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Given that &lt;em&gt;Mk. II/Re;Birth 2&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;V/Re;Birth 3&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;VII&lt;/em&gt; are initially linked i would play them in that order after &lt;em&gt;Re;Birth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Producing Perfection&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Action Unleashed&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Goddess Black Heart&lt;/em&gt; you can probably play at any time after &lt;em&gt;Mk. II/Re;Birth 2&lt;/em&gt; because to my knowledge there are no characters from &lt;em&gt;V/Re;Birth 3&lt;/em&gt; in there&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blanc + Neptune&lt;/em&gt; i would play after &lt;em&gt;V/Re;Birth 3&lt;/em&gt; because Plutia and Peashy appear in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://neptunia.wikia.com/wiki/MegaTagmension_Blanc_%2B_Neptune_VS_Zombies#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of characters&lt;/a&gt; and more than likely they will be like that from the Ultradimension&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;i would watch the anime after &lt;em&gt;V/Re;Birth 3&lt;/em&gt; for the same reason as above because of Plutia and Peashy who apparently appear in the anime (i have yet to watch it)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: all of this does not take into account DLC characters as Re;Birth 1 features Plutia and Peashy but they are not involved with the plot (rather it might be confusing as to why Plutia may seem clam and kind of a ditz but Iris Heart is a Dominatrix)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE 2: This does not take into account any of the Manga because i am unfamiliar with them at this point in time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T04:03:11.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28674" CreationDate="2016-01-05T04:15:16.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he does. Zoro first uses uses his secret move &quot;Three Thousand Realms&quot; against Mihawk on the Baratie to little effect, and it isn't used again for hundreds of chapters until being used successfully against Oars to give him three very large scars and a lot of damage when the Strawhats successfully incapacitate him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T04:15:16.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28674" CreationDate="2016-01-05T07:35:00.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Qiri mentioned, he did use it against Oars in thriller back. This takes place in chapter 480. Below is a picture showing the attack, with the &quot;Three thousand worlds&quot; editor's translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLNlr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLNlr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T07:35:00.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28678" CreationDate="2016-01-05T08:22:47.413" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's chakra affinity is Fire and Lightning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is speculated by Kakashi that the best chakra affinity to combine the Rasengan with is Wind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, it was probably best for Sasuke to focus primarily on electric or fire based attacks, such as Chidori/Raikiri and Katon. He would be able to elevate these jutsus far more than he can with Rasengan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2178" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T08:22:47.413" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28691" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28744" CreationDate="2016-01-05T14:47:39.333" Score="5" ViewCount="4649" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not seen the curse mark on Kabuto. (I have watched till episode 120). Why didn't Orochimaru give the curse mark to Kabuto? Is it because Kabuto is already powerful? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T07:55:40.430" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T13:50:41.697" Title="Why doesn't Kabuto Yakushi have the curse mark?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28694" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-05T15:27:25.377" Score="0" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Alvarez empire arc, she is shown to have materialized in spirit form once again to help out Lucy. &#xA;But we all know the key that belonged to Lucy is broken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean? are there 2 keys? &#xA;I'm happy she's back though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20239" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T00:23:55.047" Title="Fairy Tail's Aquarius can still materialize?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13341" CreationDate="2016-01-06T00:23:50.907" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This event happened in the manga but was never put into the actual season for anime,  but after that was made they created season 2 which heavily focused on the laughing coffin and the survivors of that battle and him having to recall that fight scene so they had to place it in and they didn't go back and change up the previous SO A to make it fit &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20250" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T00:23:50.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28707" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28724" CreationDate="2016-01-06T02:36:47.637" Score="5" ViewCount="1733" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that One Piece is the goal for Luffy to become pirate king, but I want to know about One Piece itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did One Piece named after Gol d. Roger discovered it or its already One Piece when he discovered it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T08:22:57.127" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T01:04:09.690" Title="Is One Piece named after Gol D. Roger discovered it?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8469" CreationDate="2016-01-06T04:16:55.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the light novel, Natsume is revived through the ritual but there was a problem - she had to be fused with her dragon, Hokuto, or else she will die. Her current situation is just like Toji (half ogre). The onmoyo agency declared Harutora as a most wanted criminal &amp;amp; he also acts like one. Harutora suffers from memory conflicts from both his lives. Sometimes it's Harutora dominant &amp;amp; he cares about Natsume &amp;amp; others, while most of time its Yakou dominant...... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't wait for season 2.... Hope they release it soon...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20257" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T04:32:43.220" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T04:32:43.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28694" CreationDate="2016-01-06T04:38:50.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer was revealed in the following issue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The key to summon Aquarius has been reborn somewhere in the world and the gate was opened by the Celestial King so that Aquarius could deliver a message to Brandish and Lucy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8231" LastEditorUserId="8231" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T00:23:55.047" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T00:23:55.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28713" CreationDate="2016-01-06T06:48:59.150" Score="1" ViewCount="463" Body="&lt;p&gt;Power levels are so confusing throughout the DBZ series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaioken = x2 base&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kaioken x3 = x3 base&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kaioken x4 = x4 base&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJ = x50 base&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJ Grade 2 = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJ Grade 3 = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJ2 = x100 base&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJ3 = x400 base&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJ4 = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJG = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;SSJGSSJ = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;LSSJ = ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fusion = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Fusion Dance = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Potara Fusion = ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frieza form 1 = 1x base&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Frieza form 2 = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Frieza form 3 = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Frieza form final (full power) = ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Future Frieza = ? (Same with final form?)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Golden Frieza = ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super Buu's Absorption = ? (times the victim's power level)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The unknown factor (&lt;em&gt;&quot;?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;) makes me confuse about their power levels. Any ideas? Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:07:53.013" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:07:53.013" Title="Confusing power level multiplier" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28712" CreationDate="2016-01-06T07:42:00.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_power_levels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; wikia page summarizes the known power levels from the original Dragon Ball series up to Dragon Ball GT. According to the wikia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All of the levels on this list are taken from the manga, anime, movies, movie pamphlets, Daizenshuu guides, video games and stated mathematical calculations. After the Frieza Saga, the only power level stated by a scouter in the series is that of Future Trunks. In the 2000s, V-Jump revealed the official power levels of Cooler in his Final Form, Broly in his Legendary Super Saiyan form, and Gogeta in his Super Saiyan form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we only have the power levels up to SSJ1, with the exceptions listed above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of numbered power levels was introduced in the Saiyan Saga. My theory is that Akira Toriyama quickly realised that this was a dangerous path: it is not easy to keep the same consistency throughout the series, especially when we know how forgetful the author can be. After the Frieza saga, no additional power levels were introduced. I will be very surprised if they make a come back in Dragon Ball Super.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T07:47:34.663" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T07:47:34.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28257" CreationDate="2016-01-06T09:11:59.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe Roger had visited Kureha to cure his illness before he went to Crocus. Or Roger might have just saved her village/island back on his voyages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not so sure about their relation is, but they're definitely not enemies since Kureha smiled when stating &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/154/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;D still lives&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fON6T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fON6T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kureha recognizes Will of D&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which telling us that she knows about &lt;em&gt;Will of D&lt;/em&gt; and I am sure that in OP world, people who really know about it are always related to Roger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20260" LastEditorUserId="20260" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T11:18:01.370" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T11:18:01.370" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2016-01-06T13:48:02.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Kakashi was &lt;strong&gt;10 years&lt;/strong&gt; old when he became a jonin because there was a couple of evidence for example one is when Minato is talking Obito the story of how Kakashi's dad died. Minato specifically said &quot;Five years ago&quot;.Then in other chapter or on the anime there is one episode mostly about Obito, but in one scene he tells his grandma he is &lt;strong&gt;five years old&lt;/strong&gt;, that means Kakashi should be around his age. Mostly because they look the same age. Then later on Kakashi's dad kills himself. Just leaving Kakashi being five or maybe six years old. So if you don't know your math five plus five is ten.&#xA;Also I don't think Obito and Rin are about 4 years older than Kakashi because they were in the same class in the beginning and they did not look any older. Also if they were older, when it should the flash backs when they were in the Academy, they would of looked really similar to what they looked like in Kakashi Gaiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episodes 119 and 120 are the episodes of Team Minato (Minato, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin) going to destroy Kannabi Bridge. In episode 119 Minato tells the story about why Kakashi was the way he was. In episode 415 Obito tells his grandma he is 5 years old. Later on in that same episode he goes with Rin to a Youth Ninjutsu Competition. There Kakashi, Obito, and Rin look exactly the same age. But if I'm wrong and Obito and Rin are about 4 years older than Kakashi, why was Kakashi not one year old. But sorry I'm putting to much of my opinions. On episode 119, around 13 minutes and 24 seconds Minato says “Five years ago” when he is going to tell the story about Kakashi, so you can check that out on the link below. Also, on Obito's wiki page it says he is exactly Kakashi's age in Naruto Shippuden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-119-kakashi-chronicles-a-boys-life-on-the-battlefield-part-1-530552&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-415-the-two-mangekyo-677361&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 415&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="28679" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T02:07:39.297" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T02:07:39.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20528" CreationDate="2016-01-06T15:19:44.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Milly was in love with Lelouch. It was hinted actually especially in picture dramas. Although in the anime it was only shown during the Cupid Day. Remember, prior to that event she and the psychotic Nina had an argument of some sort about Milly herself not being true to herself or something. That was why during the start of the Cupid day episode she was in the shower(she was sooo hawt in that scene being nude and all, LOL) and looks like absorbing the psycho Nina's rant about her. Then after that she announced her graduation event. And when the event was about to start, when she was about to command the students by bringing Lelouch to her, she actually closed her eyes for a moment and then opened it with determination. And also her comments after the event and Sayoko's statemnt. LOL. I soo love ninja Sayoko. So yeah, the playful Milly was actually in love with our beloved demon emperor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Too bad it wasn't clearly established in the anime. I love her and I kinda ship her with Lelouch. If it weren't for the official release of the anime mags, CLAMP and the side materials you wouldn't know about it since it was not established clearly in the anime not to mention she wasn't given enough screen time. You should be really keen to details to notice it in the first place. And also by re-watching it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. The sound episode of code geass entitled &quot;Meeting Milly&quot; was hilarious, heartwarming and kinda nostalgic. It was about the first meeting of Lelouch, Milly and of course Nunnally. If you would listen to it after watching the entire series it was like Milly was reminiscing it after Lelouch's death. Really sad. Milly was kinda tragic you know. She was the character where she secretly love the main guy but never got the chance to express it. Not to mention that she constantly paired him up with a friend, Shirley. You should read the fanfic &quot;Until&quot;. Its a Oneshot and it showed Milly's thoughts and feelings about Lelouch. The crossdressing picture drama was hilarious too. Too funny and it was refreshing to see despite the darkness of the plotline of Code Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20271" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T15:19:44.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28707" CreationDate="2016-01-06T17:27:39.753" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always believed that he said he left his treasure in &quot;one piece&quot; (which is a phrase that means intact/complete/undamaged/undivided).  As so little is known and that is the only decription, it became the defacto name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that the popular name was created after Gol's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the nature of the One Piece treasure and specifically what he meant is not fully clarified yet.  This means we don't know if he said &quot;one piece&quot; (intact) or &quot;One Piece&quot; (name for something or a play on words).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To fully answer this properly if this is a pun, you may need to find the original untranslated wording and someone who understands English and Japanese well.  Alternatively, wait until it is revealed (in several years hopefully).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T20:08:10.660" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T20:08:10.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-06T17:36:14.057" Score="5" ViewCount="23680" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight of Team Asuma and Kakashi vs Kakuzu and Hidan, Naruto eyes changed. It's like the Fox's eyes but still in blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is before he mastered Kurama's, the Nine Tails, chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kurama possesses him his eyes color would change to red, but during this fight his eyes were blue. Is there a explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13965" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T14:05:50.650" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T13:41:50.517" Title="Reason for the change in the eye colour of Naruto" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28726" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38855" CreationDate="2016-01-06T18:42:16.473" Score="8" ViewCount="13086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anybody have any idea what these are called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rhGn2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rhGn2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Depressed anime character.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only seen them referred to as blue lines so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen them represent depression, sadness or disgust before but could someone clarify this also?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16344" LastEditorUserId="16344" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T19:04:28.277" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T16:14:48.873" Title="What are the blue downward lines in used to symbolize depression or sadness called?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28732" CreationDate="2016-01-06T18:47:03.350" Score="-2" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title says it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I am not fond of reading and when it comes to this, I'd prefer to watch the anime rather than read its manga. However, there are some who prefer reading the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why is that so?&lt;/em&gt; Are there any differences or is it just that one is better than the other at times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:56:20.687" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:56:20.687" Title="Are there any significant differences between reading mangas as compared to watching the animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-01-06T21:20:52.230" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28726" CreationDate="2016-01-06T19:08:36.500" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;TV Tropes lists this as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueWithShock&quot;&gt;&quot;Blue with Shock.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; This and other exaggerations originate in Manga where the lack of motion and detail makes it hard to portray a variety of emotions. To overcome this limitation authors use various simple effects to express the same meaning. This is referred to as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography&quot;&gt;Manga Iconography&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1870" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T19:08:36.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28542" CreationDate="2016-01-06T19:09:05.603" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Academy_City&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Academy City&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the novel series, there are only a handful of residents who know about magic, either due to encountering it or being part of the magic side themselves&lt;/strong&gt;, such as Kamijou Touma, Index, Accelerator, Hamazura Shiage, Aleister Crowley, Heaven Canceller, Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Himegami Aisa, Etzali, Xochitl, Misaka Mikoto, Kazakiri Hyouka, Othinus, Tsukuyomi Komoe, and Kihara Noukan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It further states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although Academy City is stated as the dominant faction on the Science side, there are still internal conflicts with the science side, not unlike what's happening in the magic side between the various churches. Because of their stance as the most advanced city in the world and having the capability of producing supernatural powers, they are both envied and feared by the factions on both sides. Even then before the start of the series, Academy City has remained neutral towards Magic side affairs in the city, allowing magicians to enter the city and not intervene with their business even at the cost of lives, and having other magicians deal with magicians without reporting to the magicians if there are third parties involved. &lt;strong&gt;As magic still remains hidden to the world thus, much like Oyafune Monaka, almost all of Academy City's residence are oblivious of such areas and would consider them to be another form of esper powers. Only a few, such as Kihara Noukan and Heaven Canceller, are aware of the existence of the magic side.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T19:09:05.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28727" CreationDate="2016-01-06T20:51:35.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the preference to read the manga over watching the anime may be opinion-based, there lies within that some facts readily understood outside the anime/manga community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Some people prefer to read the book &lt;i&gt;instead&lt;/i&gt; of watching the movie.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they don't have access to the anime/movie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they prefer manga/books as a medium, maybe avoiding their experience of the manga/book being &quot;corrupted&quot; by watching an anime/movie adaptation of it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they feel the need to enjoy this hobby in private and they can't watch an anime/movie with adequate privacy.&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Some people prefer to read the book &lt;i&gt;before&lt;/i&gt; watching the movie.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they prefer to know the manga/book to educate their anime/movie experience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they have greater access to the manga/book than the anime/movie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they couldn't wait to read the manga/book before there was an anime/movie adaptation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Some people prefer to read the book &lt;i&gt;after&lt;/i&gt; watching the movie.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they were unaware of the book/manga before watching the anime/movie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they use anime/movie adaptations to educate their selections of manga/books.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&quot;If they can't make an anime/movie adaptation, is it worth it for me to read the book/manga?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&quot;That anime/movie had an interesting concept. I wonder how the book/manga treats it.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps reading is difficult (learning disability, non-native language, *et al.*), so watching an anime/movie adaptation reduces the learning curve and gives them greater access to the manga/book.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Some people prefer to watch the movie &lt;i&gt;instead&lt;/i&gt; of reading the book.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they don't have access to the book/manga.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&quot;I have trouble reading because I have dyslexia.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&quot;I'd rather read the manga in Japanese, but it's hard for me to find it.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they prefer anime/movies as a medium.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps they feel the need to enjoy this hobby in private and they can't read the book/manga (or store it) with adequate privacy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the material is in my native language (English), I prefer to read the book before I watch the movie. However, when the material is in a non-native language (Japanese), I prefer to read the manga &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; I watch the anime, using the anime almost like one would Cliff's Notes. But those are &lt;em&gt;my&lt;/em&gt; preferences and their justifications; they may not be yours or your friends'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't an exhaustive list of justifications or reasons. Feel free to add to them if you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T20:51:35.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28727" CreationDate="2016-01-06T20:56:18.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is highly subjective, but as someone who enjoys reading manga (even when I'm also watching the anime) I'm sure a number of people have reasons similar to mine:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a long runnning series, the manga is usually farther ahead, so you find out what happens next sooner.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a long running series, the manga avoids the filler that the anime can sometimes be forced to resort to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga is the original source material, and the anime adaptations are not always faithful. By reading the manga, you are getting the 'real' story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Similarly, some manga run far longer than the anime adaptations (Claymore, for example.) so the manga is the only way you can get the rest of the story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not all manga are given an anime, so by avoiding manga, you may be missing out on a good series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, there's the obvious one: I enjoy reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19432" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T20:56:18.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28727" CreationDate="2016-01-06T21:14:40.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the case of monster musume there are noticible differences between the manga and anime&#xA;As is the case of many series so perhaps people watch for the differences &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20278" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T21:14:40.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2016-01-06T21:37:46.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All mages choose their magic out of pure personal preference. For example; Juvia is a water wizard, the rain always followed her as a child, so she choose to use water magic, eventually becoming so good at it her body became water itself. But, if she wanted, she could have chosen and learned any other type of magic she wanted. It is simply a matter of personal strengths, and LOTS OF STUDY AND PRACTICE. Any Mage can learn any form of magic, you just need to dedicate yourself to study and practice until u get it right. Also, having someone to yeah you helps. (Like Grey and Leone.) Perfecting one magic skill takes years. For example; Cana began to learn card magic as a child. It took her a VERY long time to build up her skill to where it is now. While one wizard COULD learn another form. They most likely won't so they can focus on the magic they know. Learning magic is like learning anything else. Study and practice till u know it. If u begin to study another form, u may baton to forget the one you just perfected. So you would have to study and practice BOTH on a regular basis. It's easier for most mages to just become amazing in one rather then okay in two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20279" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T21:37:46.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28707" CreationDate="2016-01-06T22:03:52.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole story wouldn't be if it wasn't for the Gol D. Roger's assurance that he really has his treasure unharmed and out of danger. He let people know that if somebody wants it, he can has it as long as he finds it. It's assumed that it is in the last island,Raftel, (so the &quot;King of Pirates&quot; could only have it I guess) having in mind that he surrendered voluntarily so he could have hidden it anywhere but the most difficult place, is the one that's hard to reach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt;'s wikia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One Piece (ひとつなぎの大秘宝（ワンピース） Wan Pīsu?, kanji read as &quot;Hitotsunagi no Daihihō&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;translating to &quot;The Great Treasure of One Piece&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;) is a legendary treasure said to be of unimaginable value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be either the treasure itself, or the place that treasure lays. Both occasions leads that One Piece is something that Gol D. Rogger created by gathering his treasure and leaving it somewhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So One Piece is just another big treasure (probably the biggest) of the seas, but &lt;strong&gt;Gol D. Roger gave it's name since he is the one who made it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19969" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T06:48:05.340" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T06:48:05.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28739" CreationDate="2016-01-07T04:22:42.380" Score="0" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;My favourite Bleach song is the eleventh opening: &lt;em&gt;Anima Rossa&lt;/em&gt; by Porno Graffiti. My sister, who is a big fan of Bleach, says it's a male who sings it. I, who is only on episode 86, believes it is a female. It just sounds like one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the song &lt;em&gt;sounding&lt;/em&gt; as though a female sings it, I too have reasons to believe it is sung by a male. My reason is because, I remember noticing that Fullmetal Alchemist's (2003 series; not Brotherhood) first opening theme-Melissa- is also by Porno Graffiti... but the singer is audibly male. You can just &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;tell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Although, I don't want to believe a &lt;strong&gt;MALE&lt;/strong&gt; sings Anima Rossa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know, because I imagine certain characters singing my favourite anime songs (but the character has to be from the same anime as the song :P ), and I imagined Rangiku singing it. I have no idea why; I just did (and still do). But if it's a male who sings it... I have to change that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd appreciate it if you could give me unquestionable evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17912" LastEditorUserId="17912" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T21:44:50.180" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T21:44:50.180" Title="Gender of person who sings Bleach's eleventh opening (Anima Rossa)?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28738" CreationDate="2016-01-07T04:47:37.303" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porno_Graffitti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Porno Graffitti (ポルノグラフィティ Poruno Gurafiti), also known as Porno (ポルノ Poruno) is a Japanese &lt;strong&gt;male rock band&lt;/strong&gt; from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Current and Past Members only lists 3 names and Wikipedia only has a link to the past member &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masami_Shiratama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masami Shiratama&lt;/a&gt; which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After leaving the band in June 2004, &lt;strong&gt;he&lt;/strong&gt; released the album Great Pleasure in December 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Okano_Akihito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akihito Okano&lt;/a&gt; (who does vocals) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Shindo_Haruichi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haruichi Shindō&lt;/a&gt; (who does background vocals) have profiles on generasia and both lists to have wives. Considering that same-sex marriage &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;is not legal in japan&lt;/a&gt; and their images on generasia look like men, I would conclude that your sister is correct and that it is a Male singing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are still in doubt, I checked to see if I could find a live performance of Anima Rossa on Youtube and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhhPUV_ckvc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here is the Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T08:23:32.433" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T08:23:32.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28019" CreationDate="2016-01-07T05:09:10.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mushoku Tensei manga is an utter disgrace to the novel.&#xA;I'd recommend reading the translated web novel.&#xA;There's not much difference between the web and light novel. But the light novel's only been published till volume 8 right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20283" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T06:26:10.950" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T06:26:10.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28691" CreationDate="2016-01-07T08:11:10.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Kabuto was not his experiment but a partner. It can be clearly seen that he showed affection to none of his experiments and even Sasuke was suppose to be his next body. But on the other hand Kabuto was his partner, friend or companion. Even it can be argue that Orochimaru revival to the good side was due to the action of Kabuto. So he didn't give him the cursed mark because he never wanted to use him as a pawn as much as he done with others. He might even sympathies with Kabuto for his past from childhood shown in Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T13:50:41.697" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T13:50:41.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28742" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-07T09:03:16.983" Score="3" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28437/what-does-the-disk-that-fell-on-the-ground-contain&quot;&gt;As mentioned in this question&lt;/a&gt;, I am wondering why the writer or the creator of the anime &lt;em&gt;Chobits&lt;/em&gt; didn't reveal a crucial thing such as the contents of the disk in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28763?noredirect=1&quot;&gt;According to this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the manga revealed the contents of the disk in the late chapters. Why did they not do so in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I am not very familiar with finding writer's or creator's comments on their works, I am having a hard time understanding this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any reference linked to the subject matter or facts referring to the creation of this anime is very much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T07:55:43.143" Title="Why didn't the writer reveal the contents of the disk that fell on the ground?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;chobits&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28707" CreationDate="2016-01-07T09:19:39.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece could also refer to the Pony-glyphs, being the Pony-glyphs main piece that connects all the others and makes sense out of all the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Roger could read the Pony-glyphs as he signed the bell fry in Skypeia. Robin comes to the understanding that all of these are connected, some with information, some telling the location of the ones with information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could mean that One Piece is either a Pony-glyph, one of the great weapons mentioned in the Pony-glyphs, or it could be whatever the person who found it wants it to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19773" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T09:19:39.297" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28691" CreationDate="2016-01-07T09:29:35.067" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's begin by analysing people who Orochimaru marked with Cursed Mark and what they have in common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jiroubo, Ukon, Sakon, Tayuya, and Kidoumaru&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are granted the Cursed Mark not because Orochimaru wanted to use them as their vessel, but rather as an experiment on how far the cursed mark can improve someone's fighting capability and what are the side effects. They are also granted the Cursed Mark as a mean of improving their fighting capability so that they can serve Orochimaru better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kimimaro&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was supposed to be the container for Orochimaru. He was chosen for he has the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai which enables him to use his bone as weapon. He was the last one of his clan, which makes his Kekkei Genkai unique. However, since he was sickly, he lost his position as the next container for Orochimaru to Uchiha Sasuke who possessed the Kekkei Genkai Sharingan. While Sharingan was not as rare as Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai, Uchiha Sasuke was in good health. Kimimaro was barely hanging alive, having to rely on machineries to keep himself alive as long as possible. The thing is, the dojutsu that Orochimaru used to transfer his soul to another body (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Living_Corpse_Reincarnation&quot;&gt;Furou Fushi no Jutsu&lt;/a&gt; or Living Corpse Reincarnation in English) has a limitation of 3 years cooldown before it can be used again. If during those 3 years the vessel dies out, he won't be able to escape death. Thus, Kimimaro lost his position as the next vessel to Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, it was not Sasuke that Orochimaru wanted. It was Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's elder brother. However, since Itachi is far too strong for Orochimaru to handle (Orochimaru did tried to attack Itachi, only to fall to the latter's genjutsu and was unable to break free at all), Sasuke was chosen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Now, why is it that Yakushi Kabuto didn't get any Cursed Mark?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt;, at that time, Kabuto was Orochimaru's assistant. He is necessary for Orochimaru to help with his research, and to help him prepare the next vessel for his Incarnation jutsu. Orochimaru needed &lt;strong&gt;his brain more than his body&lt;/strong&gt;. Of course if Orochimaru was in a dire need of a new vessel right away and no one else was around for him to transfer to, undoubtedly, he would have consumed Kabuto for the sake of his own survival and Kabuto would definitely give his body gladly, seeing how devoted he is to Orochimaru. However, such a condition was never the case for Orochimaru, and thus there is no need for him to give Kabuto a Cursed Mark since Cursed Mark only increase fighting ability and not intelligence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt;, while Kabuto were said to be around Kakashi's level (Kakashi is in Special Jounin level and the fact that he was nominated to be a Hokage means that he was one of the strongest in Konoha), Kabuto possessed no Kekkei Genkai. In other words, he was not a potential vessel as far as Orochimaru is concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third&lt;/strong&gt;, based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sound_Four&quot;&gt;trivia&lt;/a&gt;, the seal that was given to the Sound Four was based on cardinal direction. Since all 4 of the basic cardinal directions was filled, and that Heaven and Earth seal was used on Sasuke and Kimimaro, there is no other seal for Orochimaru to use on Kabuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T09:41:53.027" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T09:41:53.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28745" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28747" CreationDate="2016-01-07T11:06:54.903" Score="2" ViewCount="1313" Body="&lt;p&gt;During &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vegeta Saga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I know, Bulma has asked Shenlong to kill the saiyans before they reached Earth. But, Shenlong said that the he couldn't do that because the Saiyans are stronger than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am just wondering.. Since saiyans couldn't live in outer space. Why wouldn't they wish for destroying their space ships instead of resurrecting Goku? What's your opinion about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20260" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:07:14.500" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:07:14.500" Title="Why didn't Kamesenin just chose to destroy the saiyan space ship when Vegeta and Nappa was on their way to earth?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28745" CreationDate="2016-01-07T12:12:11.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR : God is not strong enough to destroy those ships, therefore Shenron isn't either.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the same reason why Shenlong can not kill the Saiyans, he may not be able to destroy the ships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_%28object%29#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;On the Dragon Ball Wiki&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shenron can grant a wish within its powers as long as it does not kill, create love, repeat a wish he previously granted, &lt;strong&gt;surpasses its creator's power&lt;/strong&gt;, and a few more restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not know the resistance of those ships, but we know two things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was built with really higher technology than the one present on earth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is strong enough  to resist a fall and crash from space&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering those, we can assume that God, which is as strong as Piccolo at this moment of the manga, is not strong enough to destroy it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T12:12:11.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28748" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28755" CreationDate="2016-01-07T13:31:10.950" Score="3" ViewCount="8445" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is taken from chapter 6. What are they talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HwN4W.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20286" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T18:16:35.260" Title="What are goku and Vegeta talking about?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28725" CreationDate="2016-01-07T14:09:21.727" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is an accurate answer for this, but I think he might have been using the Kyuubi's, aka Kurama or Nine Tails, chakra without it taking control over him. He has done this a lot of times in other episodes, but his eyes turn red. What I mean by this is that every time Kyuubi lets Naruto take some of his chakra, Naruto's eyes turn red then (sometimes) Kyuubi's chakra start to surround him. This only happens when Naruto gets taken over by his emotions. Also notice that his whiskers get darker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCfcB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCfcB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/evTA9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/evTA9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRNpR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRNpR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also every time Kyuubi gets mad his eyes reflect on Naruto's. Kyuubi said this happened before when Naruto was in Sage Mode when he was talking with Nagato. He said that he was so mad some of his chakra &quot;accidentally spilt&quot;, so his eyes were mixed in with the Sage Mode in Naruto's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZnFCF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZnFCF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Before Obito put the other half of Kyuubi back in Naruto (during the war Naruto kinda died, but before that he got to tame Kyuubi), Naruto finished talking to Hagoromo, The Sage of Six Paths, and came back to life than he went to rescue Gui. When he did he turned around to see Madara. His eyes were in Sage Mode but had Kyuubi's eyes mixed in there. (Notice in the anime Naruto's eyes were not red but orange unlike when he was talking to Nagato.)&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JK2Ae.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JK2Ae.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdJj1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdJj1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring one of the Shins staves Naruto in the stomach. That makes Kyuubi mad, but Naruto tells him to calm down. I'm not sure if his eyes turned red or not because of the manga only being black and white, but I'm going to say they did.&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aTqTu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aTqTu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t6hrU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t6hrU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the information I gave says that Kyuubi gives Naruto some of his chakra which makes his eyes turn red, but when he was fighting Kakuzu and Hidan he didn't seem mad. But maybe like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/7866/ayase-eri&quot;&gt;@Ayase Eri&lt;/a&gt; said in the comments the studio could have just messed up and put blue instead of red in his eyes, or they just didn't and it supposed to be like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T05:11:39.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27552" CreationDate="2016-01-07T15:48:54.707" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would like to start off by saying that their race hasn't been explicitly stated in either of the Anime/Manga, so we can only theorize what race they might be from. Most of the evidence points to them being either Enhanced Artificial Souls/Humans.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the possible theories, the facts supporting them and the facts opposing them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Theory 1: They are Enhanced Artificial Souls&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marineford.com/Thread-Bleach-Ururu-And-Jinta-What-Are-They&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Nemu_Kurotsuchi&quot;&gt;Nemu Kurotsuchi&lt;/a&gt; is the artificially created &quot;daughter&quot; of Mayuri Kurotsuchi. He used a combination of Gigai and Gikon technologies to bring her into existence. It's likely that Urahara did the same to create Ururu and Jinta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They seemingly come from nowhere and live at Urahara's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both have powers way above anything else a human has shown in Bleach and Ururu even has an &quot;angry-mode&quot; when she gets hurt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It shouldn't be hard for Urahara to create Mod Souls, regarding the knowledge he has about Souls, modified Souls and how they work. Someone who can create a Hogyoku can create Mod Souls for sure. Especially since Urahara didn't need to create them from scratch, as they already existed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For Urahara to create a special Gigai shouldn't be much of a problem either.&#xA;He is the person who created the special Gigai that held Rukia during her two months in the human world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Against:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's not impossible for them to be humans inspite of their strength because Inoue and Kannoji are both humans but possess abilities greater than those of normal humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlike Nemu, they have a will of their own.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One may argue that they aren't robotic (they don't say yes to everything that Urahara says), but as Ayase points out in the comments, Kon is a Mod Soul but isn't robotic either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Theory 2: They are humans&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Human&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/bleach/comments/18xgln/a_possible_explanation_of_jinta_and_ururu/&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are said to be High-Spec Humans on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Human&quot;&gt;Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A very small percentage of the Human population develops a high amount of Reiryoku; they are known as &quot;High-Spec&quot; Humans. These Humans can see and interact with Reishi-made objects, such as Souls, to varying degrees and for various reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Urahara had the Hougyoku in his possession up until Rukia came to Karakura town and lost her powers. He lent her his special Gigai, with the Hougyoku hidden in it. They could have gained their powers from being somewhat near it. Sado and Orihime gained theirs as an indirect consequence of coming in contact with the Hogyoku, as it caused Rukia to lose most of her powers to Ichigo&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.answers.wikia.com/wiki/I_read_on_Bleach_Wiki_that_the_reason_that_Rukia_lost_almost_all_her_power_to_Ichigo_was_because_of_the_Hogyoku,_but_when_she_gave_Ichigo_her_power_she_didn%27t_have_it_so_is_this_true&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, which as Urahara said, was the cause of awakening of powers in Rukia and Sado. From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yasutora_Sado&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Sado&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Urahara then tells them that Ichigo's large amount of Reiatsu leaked onto them and that caused them to gain their powers, and that these powers are what they naturally had to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They age like normal humans, whereas Mod Souls do not age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Against:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Given Urahara's expertise in the matter of Gigai and Mod Souls, it's possible for him to come up with a way such that Mod Souls age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even though they are stated to be High-Spec Humans on the Bleach Wiki, there is no official source regarding the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Theory 3: They are Soul Reapers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They always hang around with Urahara and are knowledgable about the Soul Society, Hollows, Quincies and pretty much everything a standard Soul Reaper knows, although they might have just learned about it all from Urahara.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Against:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They do not have a Zanpakuto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They do not have any reason to live with Urahara outside the Soul Society because they aren't exiled from the Soul Society, which Urahara is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;They aren't Hollows/Quincies&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say this because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Their physical appearance does not match with that of a Hollow, such as having a broken mask or a hollow-hole. As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hollow&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Hollow&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All Hollows wear masks, which are formed from the hearts they had lost as Humans. This mask protects the naked instinct which is left in a being after the loss of its heart, and obscures the original identity of the Hollow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Their appearance does not match with that of a Quincy either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The final point of contrast between the Quincy and Shinigami is their respective choice of uniform. While the Shinigami wear traditional, black, flowing hakama, the Quincy wear white, form-fitting, high-collared tunics. They always wear casual clothes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither do they seem to have the power to manipulate Reishi into spiritual weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T13:28:15.253" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T13:28:15.253" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28748" CreationDate="2016-01-07T18:00:21.250" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Goku said, they are talking about their wives being strong willed, determined, and being able to put up with them. In other words, they are talking about the qualities of their wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku made this comment after he saw Bulma slapping Jaco and telling him to hurry up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku then says that he loves that about Chichi. He knows that she has to do all the things alone, since he's training all the time. Staying alone most of the time, looking after the family, earning, doing the household chores alone is a lot to ask from one's wife. He understands this and the statement can also mean that if she wasn't so strong willed, he wouldn't be able to train all the time and would have to help out with the chores... The fact that he's able to train 24x7 means a lot to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta's statement can also be explained by the fact that Bulma has had to go through a lot with Vegeta. She has had to put up with his ego and pride. If my memory serves me right, there used to be many quarrels between them during the Cell Saga in DBZ. But now, he even took out time from his training schedule and took Trunks and Bulma to the amusement park. This signifies that he has changed. To change someone to this extent is a great feat. And if Bulma wasn't strong willed, we may not have known Vegeta's family as we know it today, neither would have Vegeta changed to become so human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Piccolo is wondering whether that's the reason that Goku-Chichi and Vegeta-Bulma are together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-07T18:16:35.260" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T18:16:35.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28437" CreationDate="2016-01-08T08:10:28.653" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The contents of the disc were never mentioned in the anime. However, in the manga, it was mentioned in Chapter 82, Page 23/24:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/91bha.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/91bha.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                       Chapter 82 Page 23&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i65OC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i65OC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                       Chapter 82 Page 24&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="19728" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T13:36:18.797" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T13:36:18.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28587" CreationDate="2016-01-08T09:39:44.847" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Major spoilers ahead, be warned. Like suggested by Omry, maybe reading the manga or watching the anime if it closes up, maybe also Fairy Tail Zero, would be better than reading my answer. But anyway here it comes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mavis is, like Zeref, burdened with the Ankhseram Black Magic curse. This happend because she casted the magic &quot;Law&quot; in an incomplete state. The curse's direct effect - immortality - is the reason she didn't mature anymore, afterwards.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; After the death of a guild member (Rita, Makarov's mother), which was most likely caused by the second effect of the curse (the more she cares about life, the more people would die), she fled and wandered around, trying to kill herself by starving.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; After one year Zeref found her, of course still alive because of the curse. They came to love each other (another story), but their kiss caused Zerefs curse to kill Mavis, though she should be immortal.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; But the curse still affected her, so she didn't die completly. Zeref brought her &quot;corpse&quot; to Precht, who sealed it inside the giant Lacryma after noticing there was still magic energy inside the body. And that's the reason she can still interact with the world in her ethereal body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;If the question was, whether her &quot;body&quot; is really a ghost, the answer should be yes. Ethereal bodies like her do not exist physically, so it's basically a ghost like we'd normally think of it. She created the body on Tenryou island after the S-Class exam using magic, so she has kinda shown that it's not real.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I don't think she really took phyiscal damage when falling, it's just that she was interacting with the physical world because she liked to. That's pure speculation, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3820" LastEditorUserId="3820" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T07:11:02.900" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T07:11:02.900" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15200" CreationDate="2016-01-08T11:02:29.900" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by Anastasiya-Romanova, Sasuke left Taka and Orochimaru. Rest, character by character status is below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Karin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the war, Karin resumed her work for Orochimaru at one of his hideouts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She helped Sakura, by delivering her and Sasuke's daughter, Sarada at Orochimaru's hideout — as Sakura, while pregnant, had refused to leave Sasuke's side while he was traveling. She also became friends with Sakura, at some point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Suigetsu_H%C5%8Dzuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suigetsu &amp;amp; Jugo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suigetsu and Jugo also joined Orochimaru's hideout. They even greeted the Naruto and next generation when they came to the hideout for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Information about &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shin_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shin Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suigetsu even increased the confusion of Sarada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sarada requested for Suigetsu's assistance in checking whether Karin is her birth mother or not. Suigetsu found a strand of Karin's DNA in her desk (not knowing that it was Sarada's umbilical cord) and used it to run a test with that of Sarada's, which revealed a perfect match. Some time after Shin's defeat, Karin scolded Suigetsu for touching her belongings, explaining to him that he had used Sakura and Sarada's umbilical cord in the DNA test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kabuto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He runs Konoha Orphanage in the next generation era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  He happily became a father to all remaining Shin clones and intended to name every single clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru even helped to break the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21513/who-is-the-person-in-the-akatsuki-cloak-in-chapter-702/22161#22161&quot;&gt;secret about Shin Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru has a cameo appearance in the film with one secret revelation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Boruto and Sarada ask Mitsuki who his parents are and after he tells them it's Orochimaru, Sarada asks if he's the mother or the father. Mitsuki answers that either one is fine, while Boruto loudly asks who Orochimaru is. He's then shown standing on top of a house, looking at the three genin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T15:14:27.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28775" CreationDate="2016-01-08T11:34:11.003" Score="7" ViewCount="72301" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't figure out what's going on at the end of episode 4 of the OVA. When Satoshi, Naomi and Ayumi finally preparing the ritual to go back to their own world, Satoshi told Naomi that he knows she took other person's paper scrap. Then, he gave her his paper scrap because he had Yuka's (his sister) one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OrtIol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then, at the final scene, they made it without Satoshi. What's wrong here? If they can't use other person's paper scrap, then why Naomi still alive? Wait, I guess they &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; use other person's paper scrap but &lt;strong&gt;can't&lt;/strong&gt; use deceased one (&lt;em&gt;like Satoshi use his dead sister's one&lt;/em&gt;)? If so, does Satoshi purposely sacrifice himself to let Naomi escape? It's confusing though, well, I watched the OVA but didn't played the game before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/03fZql.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T16:43:10.733" LastActivityDate="2019-09-21T21:54:59.410" Title="Explanation is needed at the end of Corpse Party - Tortured Souls OVA" Tags="&lt;corpse-party&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13547" CreationDate="2016-01-08T12:11:36.523" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is partly answered in the 17th chapter of the Manga &lt;strong&gt;SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN - BEFORE THE FALL&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is a &lt;strong&gt;SPOILER&lt;/strong&gt; for anyone who hasn't read the manga after chapter 16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In this chapter, Instructor Jorge recalls the last Survey Corps expedition before their dissolution, before the beginning of the current story. He recalls the tests done on the captured titan. These tests of theirs sealed with finding the weaknesses, if any, of the titans, by hacking into their bodies with weapons made of &lt;strong&gt;Iron Bamboo&lt;/strong&gt;. They discovered that their lower part of the body (limbs), and the head wasn't their weakness. Then they were interrupted by the onset of other titans from the South and the West.&#xA; Here, the chapter ends and as the next chapter hasn't been released yet, we don't know how they got to know about the weak point. &#xA; What we do know is that Angel Altonnen killed Mammon (a titan) using &lt;strong&gt;The Device&lt;/strong&gt; (a prototype of 3DMG) and discovered the weak point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will update the answer as soon as more information is revealed....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T12:11:36.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28771" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-08T12:12:11.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story is set in Heavenly Host Elementary School, an elementary school that was torn down following the murders and disappearances of several of its staff and students. By the start of the story, another school called Kisaragi Academy has been built over the elementary school site. One night, a group of students from Kisaragi are telling ghost stories when a sudden earthquake transports them to another dimension where Heavenly Host Elementary still exists and is haunted by the ghosts of the school's murdered children. The students of Kisaragi Academy try to find their way home and survive the other mysterious forces that haunt the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SHP6s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SHP6s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/15037/Corpse_Party:_Tortured_Souls_-_Bougyakusareta_Tamashii_no_Jukyou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (MAL)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T13:14:53.570" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T13:14:53.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28772" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-08T12:12:11.053" Score="0" Body="Questions about Anime Corpse Party: Tortured Souls." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T13:15:00.960" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T13:15:00.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28769" CreationDate="2016-01-08T12:53:24.557" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finally found a screenshot of the other student's ID.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S5k2B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S5k2B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satoshi was using &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpseparty.wikia.com/wiki/Yuuya_Kizami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuuya&lt;/a&gt;'s scrap, not his sister's; this resulted in his death on trying to return to his world. This is due to Yuuya not being a part of the ritual that Class 2-9 held, so his scrap could not bring Satoshi back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T06:59:22.077" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T06:59:22.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8499" CreationDate="2016-01-08T13:40:31.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since there isn't much revealed in the manga, this answer is going to be a speculative one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's known that the royal family has been trying to wipe out the titans. They prepare someone to become the &quot;Carrier&quot; of the &lt;strong&gt;Coordinate&lt;/strong&gt;, but each time a new titan gets the power, they accede to the demands of the 1st king, that is to allow the titans to dominate human, i.e. Titan rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The primary motive of the Titan Shifters is to recover the Coordinate, unknown to the fact that only someone from the royal family can use it's powers optimally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to think that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ape titan, is somehow related to the royal family and wants to fulfill the 1st king's wish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or, he just wants to convert all humans to titans, thus creating an only titan nation and annihilating humanity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T13:40:31.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40976" CreationDate="2016-01-08T13:45:12.173" Score="9" ViewCount="6705" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is regarding &lt;strong&gt;One Piece&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; questions to ask. Since they are interrelated, I'm asking them as a single question on this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I was reading about the prominent people in the One Piece universe, I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gol_D._Roger#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roger's page&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It has been mentioned there and in many other places that Luffy is quite similar to Roger in character. Theories on some &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Luffy_%26_Roger&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;forums&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; have gone so far as to state that Luffy is Roger's reincarnation. So, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Could anyone list ALL the similarities between Roger and Luffy?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question might seem too broad and ambiguous, but when I say similarity, what I'm mostly referring to is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A common something that the two share&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An instance where Luffy says or does something that reminds someone of Roger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Parallel life events&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ymbus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; video and &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.saiyanisland.com/showthread.php?t=9486&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; link that cover a few of them. I'll post the relevant ones here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A common something that the two share:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will of D&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gol &lt;strong&gt;D.&lt;/strong&gt; Roger&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Monkey &lt;strong&gt;D.&lt;/strong&gt; Luffy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Straw_Hat#Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Straw Hat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the manga and anime One Piece, Monkey D. Luffy's straw hat is the&#xA;  main symbol of the entire series and is the origin of his nickname&#xA;  &quot;Straw Hat Luffy.&quot;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Much later, during the Straw Hat Pirates' departure for Fishman&#xA;  Island, it was revealed by Silvers Rayleigh that this straw hat&#xA;  originally belonged to Gol D. Roger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sea_King#Poseidon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both can hear Sea Kings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Besides the Mermaid of legend, the only other people who seem to be&#xA;  able to hear the Sea King have been Monkey D. Luffy and Gol D. Roger.&#xA;  The latter was said to be able to &quot;hear the voice of all things&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both their first mates have a scar over one eye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably pure coincidence, or not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Silvers_Rayleigh?file=Rayleigh_Wax.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Silvers Rayleigh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/Gallery?file=Zoro_Outfit_Punk_Hazard.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roronoa Zoro&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both are from&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/East_Blue#Birth_and_Death_of_the_Pirate_King&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;East Blue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(?)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Loguetown, the city in the East Blue located closest to the Grand&#xA;  Line, was the birthplace of the late Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawn Island: home island of Monkey D. Luffy, where he was raised in&#xA;  the peaceful Foosha Village and where he trained on Mt. Colubo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that Dawn Island is Luffy's home island, but is it mentioned anywhere that he was born there?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Supernova&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Supernova title&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(?)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy is a Super Rookie, but was Roger one?&#xA;In the video link above, Brook says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gold Roger? There might have been a rookie by that name, or maybe&#xA;  there wasn't...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any solid proof that Roger was a rookie?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Instances where Luffy says or does something that reminds someone of Roger:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smoker#Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy's smile when Buggy tries to execute him reminds Smoker of Roger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Smoker saw the smile Luffy gave off to mirror that of Gol D. Roger's&#xA;  twenty-two years ago, and considered Luffy to be a potential danger to&#xA;  the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Silvers_Rayleigh#Sabaody_Archipelago_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy's answer to Rayleigh when he's asked how he intends to conquer the Grand Line&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy replied that he does not really intend to conquer it, but that&#xA;  the person with the most freedom in the ocean would be the Pirate&#xA;  King. This brought a smile to Rayleigh's and Shakky's faces, seeing&#xA;  the unmistakable likeness to Roger in Luffy just as Shanks saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Raoul#Loguetown_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy's words to Raoul that he will be the next Pirate King&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was deeply shocked at hearing Luffy saying he will be the next&#xA;  Pirate King and noted that the young boy was similar to Roger in his&#xA;  presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Parallel life events&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first person that Roger and Luffy ask to join them on their journey refuses to do so, but eventually accept the offer. Coincidentally, that person also become their crew's first mate.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Silvers_Rayleigh#Past&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rayleigh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At first Rayleigh declined, but some time later, he formed a bond with&#xA;  Roger and became his first mate.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/History#Meeting_Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoro&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy asked Zoro to join him but he flatly refused to become a pirate. Refusing to die, Zoro accepted Luffy's invitation and revealed his unique fighting style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone list other similarities and when doing so, state where the similarity is mentioned: manga, anime or both? Also, could you prove or disprove the East Blue and Supernova cases? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The similarities could just mean that the two are extremely like-minded individuals or it could mean that they are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in prison, Roger asks Garp to take care of his unborn son, Ace. From this, it is obvious that there's a strong bond between the two. Is the relationship based only on deep trust or are the Gol and Monkey families related? Basically,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Is Roger related by blood to Garp, and in turn, to Luffy?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A search on the web doesn't yield much, but from threads like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/324oi4/monkey_d_garp_and_gol_d_roger_relation_relatives/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/1hsk27/one_piece_monkey_d_garp_is_the_father_of_gol_d/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=28925&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a few likely possibilities(barring all supernatural theories) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roger is Garp's brother or brother-in-law.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roger is Garp's son or son-in-law.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the relationship had been revealed explicitly, Wikipedia and Wikia would have the answer. Since it's not, has it ever been implied indirectly, anywhere in the manga/anime that Roger and Luffy are blood relatives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the answer to the above question might possibly be 'no' (at least for the time being), the ages of the people involved will be helpful pointers to accord with or negate theories about how Roger and Luffy could be related, to form one's own theories, or to refute the very idea that they are related. As of now, only &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/User:Yatanogarasu/Age,_Height,_and_Birthday&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy's and Ace's ages&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; are known, which leads to my third question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. What are Garp's, Roger's, Rouge's and Dragon's ages?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with the second question, there's no answer in any online encyclopedia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some statements found on the Wikia pages are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thirty years ago, he* fought Chinjao and earned his hatred after denting his pointy head and robbing him of the means to acquire&#xA;  a certain treasure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It would seem that he** had been around for some time, considering that Brook refers to him as a rookie, more than 50 years&#xA;  before the current storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twelve years before the current storyline, Dragon returned to his home in the Goa Kingdom and witnessed the burning of the Gray&#xA;  Terminal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Garp&lt;br&gt;&#xA;**Roger  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have there been other time related statements in the manga/anime in relation to these four people that could be used to make a rough estimate of their ages? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My apologies regarding the lengthy question.I put in all the facts that I know so that if anyone answers this question, the things I already know will be skipped. A hardcore One Piece fan will probably be able to answer. Also, my knowledge about the series is mostly limited to the Wikia and Wikipedia pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15820" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T21:15:42.740" LastActivityDate="2020-03-20T01:17:09.673" Title="What are the similarities between Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Luffy? Are they related by blood? What are their relatives' ages?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28605" CreationDate="2016-01-08T16:30:53.383" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a really long shot based on the similarity to the Ghibli aesthetic mentioned above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it be Tree of Palme?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=928&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=928&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's from 2002, so it's a little earlier than you specified, and I would be amazed if this was ever shown on broadcast TV. It did get a dub and a DVD release though, so who knows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mushroom structures - check (sorry for the angle - I couldn't find much on google images)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cqcYM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cqcYM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Girl with cables everywhere - check&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZVY1m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZVY1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;woman AND boy who merge, transform into a monster and are engulfed by tentacles (it's complicated) - check&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/toDXK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/toDXK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, do any of these characters ring any bells?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Orcse.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Orcse.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20300" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T16:30:53.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28785" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28788" CreationDate="2016-01-08T21:03:40.520" Score="12" ViewCount="3996" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ALTCP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ALTCP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGAkW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGAkW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above pictures, his blood is of two colours. &#xA;Before Dragon Ball Z, his  blood was red but later on in the series it became purple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19728" LastEditorUserId="19728" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T18:48:18.357" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T18:48:18.357" Title="Why does Piccolo bleed two colours?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28785" CreationDate="2016-01-08T23:47:36.027" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been an item of discussion between Dragon Ball fans for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=3704&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;long&lt;/a&gt; time. Most of the information I've come across concludes that this is simply an animation consistency failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.neoseeker.com/wiki/Dragonball_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Neoseeker Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vast majority of the manga was produce in black and white, with a few chapters being colored minimally. There were also an even smaller number of chapters in full color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Dragon Ball was originally black and white, the animation studios likely did not know that Piccolo's blood was supposed to be purple until much later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/dbz/comments/2rctif/was_the_original_manga_in_black_and_white/cneoj1h&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit comment&lt;/a&gt; points out that it happens with &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GqxbE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Frieza's blood&lt;/a&gt; too, discoloring it from blue to red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some arguments have been made wondering if this could be censorship, the blood changes were in both international and Japanese versions of the show. There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Censorship_in_the_Dragon_Ball_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;several cases of censorship&lt;/a&gt; that involve the Dragon Ball Z anime but I do not believe this is one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there was some censorship on some international releases of Dragon Ball Z involving Piccolo's blood. These changes turned Piccolo's blood &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7cg8y.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;green&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fact that points towards this color change being a blunder is that Piccolo's blood is recolored to purple in the first episode of Dragon Ball Kai, during the recap of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai. This screenshot is from Piccolo's reaction when Goku headbutts him. Interestingly enough, this scene also receives some censorship in international releases, recoloring the blood yet again to white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kN8Vc.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kN8Vc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dragon Ball Kai Episode 01&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, it is likely that not even Akira Toriyama really &lt;em&gt;knew&lt;/em&gt; what color Piccolo's blood was supposed to be. In an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/daizenshuu-4-akira-toriyama-super-interview/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; with Toriyama, he states that he was originally unsure that Piccolo would even be an alien; he originally just created Piccolo to be demon-like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: Speaking of Piccolo, did you think from the beginning of his background as a Namekian alien?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: Of course, I didn’t think that at all (laughs). The Saiyans were like that as well. When I thought up Goku’s tail and the Ōzaru, I didn’t think Goku was an alien or anything. Piccolo either. Because I thought that up when God came out.&#xA;Mostly afterwards, I thought it through so that it would be consistent. For example, there’s the chair that Planet Namek’s Eldest sat in. That was mostly the same as the chair that Piccolo Daimaō had sat in when he first appeared. It was just missing the skulls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T01:02:59.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28319" CreationDate="2016-01-09T03:25:41.573" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The female equivalent term for seme/butch/top/dominant is &quot;tachi&quot;, while the one for uke/femme/bottom/submissive is &quot;neko&quot;. (Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=ztSB2k_sG2gC&amp;amp;pg=PA27&amp;amp;lpg=PA27&amp;amp;dq=tachi+neko+lesbian&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=yKLD6nGfia&amp;amp;sig=KrJkHCxLFaKucUecjqLRef5qcfw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiTrceW4ZvKAhUS6mMKHe27DhUQ6AEIIDAC#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=tachi%20neko%20lesbian&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emerging Lesbian Voices from Japan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if the usage is as prevalent among fans and makers of the yuri genre as &quot;seme&quot; and &quot;uke&quot; are for yaoi fans, since I neither socialize with them nor read any fandom meta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20309" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T03:38:00.887" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T03:38:00.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28794" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-09T03:37:20.090" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T20:09:12.690" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T20:09:12.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28795" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-09T03:37:20.090" Score="0" Body="Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (&quot;Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend&quot;) is a Japanese light novel series written by Fumiaki Maruto. It received an anime adaptation in 2015 and a sequel in 2017." OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T20:09:12.690" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T20:09:12.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28319" CreationDate="2016-01-09T04:33:22.137" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you use &quot;uke&quot; and &quot;seme&quot; to describe particpants in yuri relationships, I imagine you'll be understood, but it'd be very weird - male homosexual relationships and female homosexual relationships are conceptualized quite differently from one another in Japan, and uke/seme is only an element of the former. I don't think &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28323/&quot;&gt;Memor-X's answer&lt;/a&gt; quite gets at this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a basic (and oversimplified) sketch of how homosexuality is conceptualized: in a relationship between two men, one of them needs to &quot;be the woman&quot;. Hence, we have this deep dichotomy between &quot;uke&quot; (&quot;the woman&quot;) and &quot;seme&quot; (&quot;the man&quot;). On the other hand, in a relationship between two women, there is no need for one of them to &quot;be the man&quot; - and so the uke/seme distinction does not arise as obviously. Indeed, there's this notion called リバ (~&quot;riba&quot;, from &quot;reversible&quot;) to describe a lesbian who is fluid with respect to her role in a sexual situation; I'm not aware of an equivalent term for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there this asymmetry? The reasons are probably myriad; one obvious one derives from how penetrative sex works - one party must &quot;attack&quot; (&quot;seme&quot;) and the other party must &quot;receive&quot; (&quot;uke&quot;) - and penetrative sex is obviously more commonly an element of male homosexual relationships than female ones. In this respect, Euro-American and Japanese notions of male homosexuality are not entirely dissimilar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But anyway, whatever the reason, the fact of the matter is that uke/seme terminology is &lt;em&gt;by far&lt;/em&gt; more entrenched in the male homosexual community than the female homosexual community. And this distinction percolates from actual homosexual communities to the communities of people who consume media about homosexuality (yaoi/yuri). The Japanese-proficient reader may like to note the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Japanese Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on yuri&lt;/a&gt; does not reference the notion of &quot;uke&quot; or &quot;seme&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;dic.pixiv's &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E7%99%BE%E5%90%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on yuri&lt;/a&gt; has explicit commentary about the ordering of names in a pairing (consider &quot;MadoHomu&quot; vs. &quot;HomuMado&quot;) having nothing to do with uke/seme. (dic.pixiv is obviously not a &quot;reliable source&quot; in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WP:IRS sense&lt;/a&gt;, but I'd say it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; reflective of the views and concerns of the community of people who consume yuri media.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eUzinMHDBTMJ:www.lesbian.jp/sp/lword/%20&amp;amp;cd=9&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;glossary&lt;/a&gt; on the website of the &quot;Lesbian Girls Club&quot; in Osaka (with the wonderful domain name &quot;lesbian.jp&quot;) only uses &quot;uke&quot; and &quot;seme&quot; as part of comparisons to related notions specific to lesbianism, like &quot;tachi&quot; and &quot;neko&quot; (as noted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28793/&quot;&gt;makihige's answer&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But, things like dic.pixiv and other websites for fans of yuri media generally do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; use the terms &quot;tachi&quot; and &quot;neko&quot;. For reasons that are unclear to me, these terms, unlike &quot;uke&quot; and &quot;seme&quot;, do not seem to have percolated from the lesbian community to fans of yuri media.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic takeaways are these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using &quot;uke&quot; and &quot;seme&quot; for female-female relationships is weird and not generally done. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That particular dichotomy is not really even a thing in the Japanese conception of lesbianism, though other dichotomies, like &quot;tachi&quot;/&quot;neko&quot;, are things.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consequently, in yuri media, &quot;uke&quot; and &quot;seme&quot; are, again, not really used. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, &quot;tachi&quot; and &quot;neko&quot; are not really used by fans of yuri media either.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so, the answer to OP's title question is basically this: not only is there not a one-to-one equivalent to &quot;uke&quot;/&quot;seme&quot;; there isn't even really any terminology at all that's used to dichotomize relationships in yuri media. Them's the breaks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T04:33:22.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-09T04:43:38.457" Score="3" ViewCount="4723" Body="&lt;p&gt;These two pictures are taken from &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 77&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/88KQL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gs5WG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first picture, the Beast Titan says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; '...the coordinate from &lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;'. Does this mean there are other colonies with people like those from the Reiss family who can control titans? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second picture, can we conclude that there are other titan shifters who fight against humanity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2019-03-12T15:10:21.443" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T15:10:21.443" Title="Are there more Titan Shifters unknown as of now?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28797" CreationDate="2016-01-09T06:44:23.120" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your first question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Does this mean there are other colonies with people like those from the Reiss family who can control titans?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;It would be enough to state that you don't need to be a member of the royal family to use the power of the Coordinate. You need to be a member of the royal family to use the coordinate's power optimally. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;The reference being in chapter no. 50, Eren, while still in human form, used the power of the Coordinate to order titans to eat the Smiling Titan and attack the Armoured Titan. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; In fact, any one can control the titans, as done by Eren, the royal family, using the coordinate, or by Zeke (beast titan), his method remaining unknown yet. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; So, no, there doesn't need to be a colony with other people who know how to control the titans. But I won't be surprised if the mangaka came up with one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your second question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Can we conclude that there are other titan shifters who fight against humanity?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; We can say that there are certainly many titans fighting against humanity, many of them have a certain level of intelligence, as shown by the quadruped titan carrying the goods, informing Zeke, Reiner, and Bertolt of the Survey Corp's advance in chapter 77. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; As of now, there isn't enough information to definitely end the question by saying that there are no more titan shifters, the reason being that they can create one at any moment by devouring one of the existent titan shifters. The list of known titan shifters can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Titan_Shifter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; So, as of now, I shall say that there isn't any other titan shifter shown/mentioned in the manga, other than those mentioned in the list. &lt;hr&gt; Edit 1: According to the latest chapters, chp nos. 86-89 to be precise, there can be a total of 9 Titan shifters with special powers, whose powers can be transferred from one person to another by consuming their nervous system. Out of those 9 powers (8 people), 6 people fight against humanity. The two people in humanity's favor are Eren (Attack Titan, Founding Titan) and Armin (Colossal Titan). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T16:42:40.277" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T16:42:40.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21219" CreationDate="2016-01-09T08:32:23.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;well for me.. it was already stated on the latter part of the episodes.. when Shohoku faced Ryonan for the battle for the 2nd place.. coach Taoka remembered when he first invited Rukawa to their team he refuse because he wants to attend shohoku high and the simple reason why is that .... IT's NEAR...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20315" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T08:32:23.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-09T09:08:15.650" Score="1" ViewCount="489" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we order the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; manga in India? I am a big fan of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; but Animax stopped it. I am watching the series on YouTube, but I also want to read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19985" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T14:31:10.977" LastActivityDate="2019-03-21T02:55:56.330" Title="Can the Naruto manga be ordered in India?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;india&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28803" CreationDate="2016-01-09T12:12:46.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One site you can use is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;amp;field-keywords=naruto+vol+1&amp;amp;sprefix=naruto+vol+1%2Caps%2C115&amp;amp;rh=n%3A976389031%2Ck%3Anaruto+vol+1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon.In&lt;/a&gt;, although I'm not sure of the range of Naruto volumes they seem to have most of them for about ₹299.00 each.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are in English rather than Hindi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T12:12:46.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2016-01-09T16:06:33.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touga says to Nanami, towards the end of the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know why we've been able to live together so happily? It's because you aren't the type of girl who lays eggs. I pity the family of a girl who would betray them like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it can't be that the egg is &lt;em&gt;simply&lt;/em&gt; an indication of the beginning of Nanami's menstrual cycles: there's nothing socially unacceptable per se about girls having periods. Rather, Touga's comments suggest &amp;quot;deviant&amp;quot; behaviour. Presumably this is something sexual: Nanami produces an &lt;em&gt;egg&lt;/em&gt;, and Anthy &amp;quot;wonders who the father is&amp;quot;, after she says that Nanami might have laid an egg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it's &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; that the egg takes on the meaning of an undesirable pregnancy: Nanami feels forced to abandon it, and the egg is found shattered one morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the concerns Nanami picks up &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; she talks to Touga &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; evoke anxiety over puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She wakes up in bed one day and notices an egg---similar to how a girl might notice her menstrual blood out of the blue. (This could perhaps be similar to the discovery of a pregnancy, but it wasn't an immediate connection for me.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nanami also doesn't know what is going on and is as a result scared. I'm not sure if ignorance about menstruation was common in the 1990's though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nanami becomes convinced that it's &lt;em&gt;normal&lt;/em&gt; for girls to produce eggs. She then worries that she'll be mocked for not laying an egg earlier. When Nanami mishears Juri's words and believes Juri has produced eggs since the age of seven, she thinks Juri is very &amp;quot;mature&amp;quot;. This parallels the linkage of puberty to a desirable sort of maturity and anxieties about the normalcy of one's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this could just as easily be about sex (rather than puberty). (Having sex can be associated with maturity; one might feel abnormal for not having had any.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would avoid trying to impart too much meaning to the egg (since there's nothing that entirely fits), but we can thus at least safely say that it is &lt;em&gt;linked&lt;/em&gt; to sex (and being initiated into it) and &lt;em&gt;possibly&lt;/em&gt; puberty. (Note that sex and puberty can be linked. For instance, one is &amp;quot;mature&amp;quot; not just for having a developed body, but also for having sex.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T16:06:33.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23159" CreationDate="2016-01-10T08:07:51.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Differences I noticed in manga vol 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when Junichiro first met Minako, he asked her whether she's from choir club after she finished singing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a replacement teacher in Junichiro's retirement speech. Junichiro at first attempt to just give normal speech, but due to that teacher that orders the students to follow the rules, Junichiro instead uses his 'special' speech.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Junichiro gets paper with signature of his students after being fired.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Junichiro was fired from the first school he taught, his former colleague from Jenewa came to ask him to go there to work with her. However, he turned the offer down just like when the chairwoman recruits him. Before he started teaching in Hiiragi School.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since Junichiro's colleague came and went back to Jenewa after she failed to recruit him, there's no 'playing hide-and-seek' big scene that the chairwoman and Suzune tracking down Kagami.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20328" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-01-10T08:09:40.227" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T08:09:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-10T10:05:33.973" Score="3" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;What anime is this? &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOcJP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOcJP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Akira Easter Egg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was watching some random akira videos and I found this easter egg that I never noticed before.  I remember seeing an opening of an 80s or older anime about some old police trio or something like that.Could it be possibly based off of this? &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f4TbHji8II&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Mito Kōmon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20332" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-01-10T10:10:33.420" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T11:09:56.523" Title="What is this anime that was shown in Akira?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28822" CreationDate="2016-01-10T11:09:56.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's almost certainly an outright reference to the well-known live-action show &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mito_K%C5%8Dmon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mito Komon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant from Echigo, he roams the realm with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-san). An episode typically starts with some injustice perpetrated by a corrupt official, wealthy merchant or gangster; the travelers arrive incognito, discover the injustice and quietly investigate it; and the episode concludes with a brawl in which the unarmed, disguised protagonists better a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating with the presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wasn't aware there was an animated version.  Mito Komon has been around for decades (1969-2011, over 1200 episodes), like their own version of Doctor Who.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it's a well-known part of pop-culture, the show is often referenced or outright parodied, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPqA0Mobwc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;like in Samurai Champloo&lt;/a&gt; (Mugen, it'll be our little secret....).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="283" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T11:09:56.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27552" CreationDate="2016-01-10T20:06:20.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody really knows. There are mystery characters in Bleach and that makes it awesome for imagination and infinite possibilities and probabilities! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are perfectly normal children… with superpowers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it’s possible that Ururu and Jinta are just normal kids - orphans, perhaps, that Urahara kindly adopted. They do age, after all, and it’s not like we don’t have plenty of examples of humans who have super powers. There would still be a question of how they got super powers, of course - and presumably Urahara had something to do with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are constructs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much more likely, to my mind, is that Ururu and Jinta are artificial children created by Urahara. This would explain their super powers, where they came from, and why Ururu has Urahara’s hair. Plus it’s Urahara. We know that he’s something of a mad scientist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jinta is normal; Ururu is a construct.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third possibility is that only Ururu is a construct, and Jinta is a normal(ish) human kid. Ururu has done a lot more to be suspicious about - like when she fought Ichigo with so much power that he ran for his life. Or when she struck an Arrancar hard enough to make him bleed. Jinta has a bat that he can swing pretty hard, but he hasn’t done anything quite as extraordinary as Ururu. So perhaps she is the only construct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were created to fight Hollows.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, whether Ururu and Jinta are constructs or whether they are humans with powers, the question still remains - why did Urahara make / empower them? One idea is that they were created as a weapon against Hollows. That would explain, for instance, why Ururu lost it when Yylfordt appeared and went into “Genocide Mode.” Because having a Hollow around made her, um, circuits react.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were created to fight the Quincy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has been no indication that this is the case. I mention it merely because, since we are now in Bleach’s last arc, all the reveals that are going to happen need to happen in a Quincy context. So perhaps Tite Kubo has saved the reveal of Ururu’s and Jinta’s true natures because they were actually created as some sort of weapon against the Quincy. Urahara is a guy who likes to plan ahead, after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are the shop’s defense mechanism.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps Ururu and Jinta weren’t created to fight any specific enemy; perhaps they simply constitute the shop’s defenses. After all, what Ururu reacted to when it came to Yylfordt was his unusual spiritual pressure - a reaction that makes sense if she exists to guard the shop against hostile intruders. And for a man like Urahara, on the run from Soul Society with a shop full of dangerous (and only dubiously legal) items, having a defense team makes sense. Why he decided to make ‘em kids is an open question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are replacements for children Yoruichi and Urahara couldn’t have.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, at least, is the theory that the anon sent me along with the request. Apparently one theory is that Yoruichi either had a miscarriage or simply couldn’t have children, and so Urahara created these replacements. I have my doubts about this one, insofar as it seems dangerously shippy for Bleach (a canon couple with both characters living? What?), and also Yoruichi has shown no particular affection for the two kids. But it’s a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are mod souls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that Ururu and Jinta have aged, this may be unlikely but hey. Maybe Gigais that age are a thing now. After all, we’ve so far had only one mod soul in canon - Kon. And what we know about the mod souls is that they were created to fight, and they were given specific offensive powers (Kon’s seems to be “kicking”). Kon himself came from Urahara’s shop - from a box of “defective” merchandise. So if Urahara had one mod soul, why not more? Perhaps Ururu and Jinta are both mod souls that Urahara rescued, and that explains their powers to fight Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;9&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were created by the Hogyoku.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We’ve seen new life created in a couple of ways in Bleach. There’s Kurotsuchi’s creation of Nemu, which seems to be tied to whatever the hell Kurotsuchi is, and there was Aizen’s creation of Wonderweiss, through the Hogyoku. Well, we know that Urahara also had the Hogyoku for a while, and we know that the Hogyoku manifests desires. So perhaps Urahara said to himself, “Man, I wish I had a couple of kids who happened to be awesome at fighting Hollows” and the Hogyoku took care of the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;10&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tessai created them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps I am way off base to think that Urahara created them at all. There is another guy in the shop, after all, and Tessai’s abilities are as mysterious as his past. All we know is that he’s a genius with Kido, and he works with Urahara. Maybe he’s the guy who created Ururu and Jinta, using his Kido experience. Can Kido even be used that way? Probably not....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I saw a cool theory that Ururu and Jinta are mod souls based off Rukia and Renji, and then placed in a Gigai which slowly bonds with the soul inside it. Rukia's Gigai was going to turn her into a human if she was left in it long enough, which explains why Ururu and Jinta age like humans.&#xA;Them having totally different personalities from Renji and Rukia is weird, but look at Nemu and Mayuri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T14:50:22.397" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T14:50:22.397" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28838" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30914" CreationDate="2016-01-10T20:37:13.830" Score="9" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;The credits for each episode of &lt;em&gt;Kowabon&lt;/em&gt; feature credits for the positions &quot;CA&quot;, &quot;TK&quot;, and &quot;AP&quot;. For example, from episode 11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dlXUH.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dlXUH.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these positions? The official website for &lt;em&gt;Kowabon&lt;/em&gt; doesn't list these positions on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kbc.co.jp/kowabon/staff/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;its staff page&lt;/a&gt;, and I don't believe I've seen them in the credits of any other anime I've watched. (With these being two-letter acronyms, I have no idea how to search for them effectively.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that they might have something to do with &lt;em&gt;Kowabon&lt;/em&gt; being rotoscoped (note: the topmost position in the screenshot above is &quot;cameraman&quot;, which is something you're only likely to find when rotoscoping is involved). Though, then again, I had a look at the credits of an episode of &lt;em&gt;Aku no Hana&lt;/em&gt;, and didn't see these particular positions credited (though they could've been there under some other name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T01:20:17.580" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T05:40:28.340" Title="What are the positions &quot;CA&quot;, &quot;TK&quot;, and &quot;AP&quot;?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;kowabon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28842" CreationDate="2016-01-10T22:45:07.377" Score="6" ViewCount="1613" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Sekko Boys&lt;/em&gt;, the members of the idol group at the center of the show are all sculpture busts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/thhEc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/thhEc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where exactly in the real world do those busts come from though?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T01:58:56.733" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T12:55:37.863" Title="What are the original sculptures of the Sekko Boys?" Tags="&lt;sekko-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28841" CreationDate="2016-01-10T22:45:07.377" Score="8" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Medici&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Medici is a bust originally sculpted by Michelangelo dating 1526-1516. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuliano_de%27_Medici,_Duke_of_Nemours&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giuliano de' Medici&lt;/a&gt; lived from 1479 - 1516.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jnBI2m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jnBI2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Medici&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_and_the_Medici&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Michelangelo and the Medici&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Michelangelo, had a complicated relationship with the Medici, an Italian noble family of prominence in the 14-18th centuries. The House of Medici rose to prominence as Florence's preeminent bankers, amassing a fortune to be used for patronage of the arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this sculpture in the Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, Florence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E4pu9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E4pu9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hermes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IavUUm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IavUUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This statue is a bust of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_and_the_Infant_Dionysus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hermes and the Infant Dionysus&lt;/a&gt;. Dionysus was the Greek god of wine and theatre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hermes is considered a god of transitions and boundaries. He is described as quick and cunning, moving freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine. He is also portrayed as an emissary and messenger of the gods: an intercessor between mortals and the divine, and conductor of souls into the afterlife. He has been viewed as the protector and patron of herdsmen, thieves, oratory and wit, literature and poetry, athletics and sports, invention and trade, roads, boundaries and travellers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this sculpture at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Elis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WZfewm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WZfewm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Mars&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/55FP0m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/55FP0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mars is a Roman god, who is thought to be an adaption of Ares - the Greek god of war. This bust is from the statue &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_Borghese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ares Borghese&lt;/a&gt; and it can be seen in the Louvre, Paris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I0OqI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I0OqI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;St. Giorgio&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YjdwAm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YjdwAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AD 275–281 to AD 303&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Know as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;St. George&lt;/a&gt; in English, he is a christian soldier who, according to legend, leashed a dragon and slew it in front of the townspeople after they swore to baptize themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Read the legend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Donatello's St. George Sculpture can be found in Orsanmichele, Florence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xah4bm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xah4bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T12:55:37.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28845" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-11T02:07:40.057" Score="7" ViewCount="3240" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 507, Rayleigh was talking about the power 'To hear the voice of all things' that Gold D. Roger has. It seems to explain how he was able to write in the ancient language on the Sky Island's Poneglyph. What is that phenomenon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wADYG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wADYG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T13:04:13.253" LastActivityDate="2019-06-29T17:36:16.537" Title="What is the Gol D. Roger's ability 'To hear the voice of all Things' that Rayleigh is talking about?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="859" CreationDate="2016-01-11T05:45:36.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, deidara did express some negative connotations and resentment towards the Uchiha clan and their sharingan. Since he was paired up with Deidara, if he had expressed his identity of Madara in the beginning, that may have created possible tension/conflict. But, that is only speculation and a small fragment of the possible answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20363" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T05:45:36.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-11T08:56:12.473" Score="2" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhere around episode 7, we learned that the average power user has about &lt;strong&gt;160&lt;/strong&gt; talents, and we were even introduced to someone with &lt;strong&gt;215&lt;/strong&gt; talents (the diamond head guy). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as far as I understood, you start out with &lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt; and lose one whenever you beat an innocent person and gain one when you beat a power user.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also only &lt;strong&gt;100&lt;/strong&gt; participants. And to get 215 talents you would need to beat 205 people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there another way to gain talents?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1526" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T06:55:34.443" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T06:55:34.443" Title="How can somebody have so many talents?" Tags="&lt;the-law-of-ueki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28861" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-11T09:52:53.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party (コープスパーティー Kōpusu Pātī?) is a survival horror, adventure, and dōjin soft video game series originally created by Makoto Kedōin and developed by Team GrisGris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the original game was released, manga and anime series were created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mangas are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/19094/Corpse_Party:_Blood_Covered&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party: Blood Covered&lt;/a&gt; - 10 volumes, 47 chapters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corpse Party: Musume - 3 volumes, 20 chapters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corpse Party: Another Child - 3 volumes, 17 chapters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/34571/Corpse_Party:_Book_of_Shadows&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party: Book of Shadows&lt;/a&gt; - 3 volumes, 26 chapters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corpse Party: Hysteric Birthday 2U - 2 volumes, 12 chapters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/43939/Corpse_Party_Cemetery_0:_Kaibyaku_no_Ars_Moriendi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party Cemetery 0&lt;/a&gt; - 2 volumes, 19 chapters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKFGX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKFGX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime consists of 2 OVAs: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/13807/Corpse_Party:_Missing_Footage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party: Missing Footage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/15037/Corpse_Party:_Tortured_Souls_-_Bougyakusareta_Tamashii_no_Jukyou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party: Tortured Souls&lt;/a&gt; and 1 film; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_Party_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corpse Party&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T10:43:02.097" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T10:43:02.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28862" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-11T09:52:53.453" Score="0" Body="Questions about the Corpse Party manga and anime series." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T14:55:16.377" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T14:55:16.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28940" CreationDate="2016-01-11T11:06:53.050" Score="5" ViewCount="3067" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where is the Akiba Dome that is mentioned in  Love Live! School Idol the Movie? At first since it says Akiba, I thought it would be in Akiba, Japan. But then, considering Ootonokizaka High's location (near Akiba), it doesn't make sense that they would go there on plane. Later on the Statue of Liberty was shown, so the Akiba Dome should be somewhere in New York, right? But where exactly in New York is that, because when I Googled, there is no such a thing such as Akiba Dome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is actually a fictional place, what real world place is it modeled after? I guess the Madison Square Garden, just a guess though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:47:05.417" LastActivityDate="2019-06-01T02:05:27.060" Title="The real world location of Akiba Dome" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28955" CreationDate="2016-01-11T14:03:35.157" Score="5" ViewCount="6757" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime (Episode 133), when Naruto turns into the Nine Tailed Fox for the first time during his fight with Sasuke, Sasuke comments that the chakra has its own mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was he controlled by the beast or was it the other way round?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T02:27:23.403" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:53:23.420" Title="Was Naruto controlled by the Nine Tailed Fox?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27941" CreationDate="2016-01-11T16:16:02.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The latest chapter has Armin explicitly answer this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There was no room for negotiation. After all, we are the ones with a lack of knowledge. We don't have the power to capture and restrain a human that can transform into a titan... ... And if we can't do that... this... was our only option. This ... was unavoidable.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please note, there is no proof that he is dead despite the fact there should be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T16:16:02.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28877" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28882" CreationDate="2016-01-11T21:56:46.227" Score="6" ViewCount="15544" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to find out their age when they died. I'm not really sure but I think they were in their twenties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T06:14:59.637" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T13:07:33.513" Title="How old were Minato and Kushina when they died in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="210" CreationDate="2016-01-11T23:14:42.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell, the plants were not created by humans, they were harnessed by humans as an energy source. The humans in this series do not seem to have a complete understanding of the plant entities. Vash can communicate with other plants, since he is a plant (or as the anime suggests a possible plant-human hybrid). Note that a crew member dies in the ship's engines just prior to the appearance of Vash and Knives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20378" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T23:14:42.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-11T23:21:42.673" Score="4" ViewCount="6054" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really love this anime and usually only buy manga if I really like it.     &lt;em&gt;Akagami no Shirayukihime&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Snow White with the Red Hair&lt;/em&gt;, is just an amazing story that I must have the manga of! But I can't seem to find a place to buy the English edition of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there an English edition out there for sale? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20379" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T05:00:42.417" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T06:23:01.647" Title="Where can I buy &quot;Snow White with the Red Hair&quot; manga in English?" Tags="&lt;akagami-no-shirayukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28880" CreationDate="2016-01-12T00:02:06.657" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shamefully, there does not seem to be an English version of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/akagami-no-shirayukihime&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;akagami-no-shirayukihime&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;akagami-no-shirayukihime&lt;/a&gt; right now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as the series is still ongoing, and already has been translated to several other languages as well. Besides the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/series/59407-akagami-no-shirayukihime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/a&gt; version, it is not unlikely that an English translation will still follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other languages that have been released (partially) are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;German: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11062261-die-rothaarige-schneeprinzessin-band-01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Die rothaarige Schneeprinzessin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indonesian: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4863706-red-haired-snow-white-vol-01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red Haired Snow White&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;French: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13607521-shirayuki-aux-cheveux-rouges-tome-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shirayuki aux cheveux rouges&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T06:23:01.647" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T06:23:01.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28877" CreationDate="2016-01-12T00:13:39.257" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Minato and Kushina died at the age of 24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato's birthday is estimated to be around the 1st of January/31st of December. Following this up using the timeline as provided on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/TimeLine/comments/3lh69h/naruto_timeline/&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato enters the academy at the age of 9, Kushina at the age of 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato became a Genin at 10, under Jiraiya's lead&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kushina is abducted at the age of 13-14, and saved by Minato at around the same age&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 3th Shinobi war starts, where Minato is around the age of 20. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Kannabi Bridge is destroyed by Minato Namikaze at the age of 23, shortly followed by the end of the war, where he also became the Yondaime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato defeats Obito, seals Yin Kurama in his body and Yang Kurama in Naruto &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato dies at roughly at the age of 24, Kushina Uzumaki dies at age 24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ages are based upon the mentioned dates mentioned through out the series, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/User:Seelentau/NewTimeline&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki timeline&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T17:13:04.940" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T17:13:04.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28888" CreationDate="2016-01-12T02:41:23.617" Score="5" ViewCount="1476" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Bakuman explain the life of a mangaka realistically? Is the way shounen Jack works the exact same as jump?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19995" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T09:18:20.123" Title="Is Bakuman realistic?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28897" CreationDate="2016-01-12T03:06:16.860" Score="5" ViewCount="108104" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so I just recently watched episode 441 of the English sub of Naruto, and I was wondering whether I had caught up enough to watch &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone tell me after which episode should I watch them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20382" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T01:45:33.197" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T00:31:46.973" Title="At which point in the series should I watch the The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2016-01-12T03:48:36.440" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thinks the familly three is &#xA;       Tobirama  uknown girl&#xA;       Senju.      Namikaze&#xA;              Minato &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gets gifted his sensory by his grandfather &#xA;He is intelligent fast decision&#xA;He is fast as teleportatioń&#xA;The one finger sensory &#xA;They do want to be hokage for protecting his village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20385" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T03:48:36.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28884" CreationDate="2016-01-12T06:14:31.343" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'll highlight the main points made in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2010-10-15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article by Justin Sevakis&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well, the thing is, Bakuman. presents a very romanticized, very clean-cut, idyllic perspective on the &quot;manga industry.&quot; And it works in that sense - it's goal, as a manga itself, is to make you care about the dreams of these young Shonen archetypes and hope that they will achieve all their hopes and wishes through hard work and many tough battles - but it is far from a realistic portrayal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'll admit that Bakuman. gets a lot of the specifics right, and it succeeds at presenting an otherwise dry, self-referential premise in an entertaining way, but it is far from realistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And, the other thing is, I dunno how many conventions you've been to recently, but take a good, honest gander anywhere around Artist Alley and you're likely to find several eager young artists proudly hawking their most recent Graphic Novel. Granted you won't see as much of this stuff at anime-focused cons like Otakon or whatever, but if you're ever in the vicinity of any all-purpose Nerd Convention near your home town, you'll be able to walk by dozens of booths rented by local artists promoting their self-published work. Essentially, there are a lot of people out there who are dying to sell their own graphic novels, outside of the manga realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another point made on this matter is&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuman&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jason Thompson referred to Bakuman as &quot;a love letter to the manga industry done in old-school shonen manga style.&quot; He felt that while it can be &quot;text-heavy&quot; on the process of making manga, it is ultimately a &quot;heroic story of self-improvement, friendship and striving to succeed.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for your other question, Shounen Jump is pretty much the same as Shounen Jack and it was only renamed for copyright issues. As mentioned in an interview with Takeshi Obata, the mangaka of Bakuman&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/Ashirogi.Bakuman/posts/315923248488238&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ohba Sensei creates characters who have realistic personalities. When I draw them, I slightly reference real-life people that I’ve seen in this industry and exaggerate their qualities to turn them into manga characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The whole time I was working on Bakuman, I felt like I was drawing about my everyday life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T09:18:20.123" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T09:18:20.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-12T08:10:11.270" Score="5" ViewCount="2029" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this movie within the past few years. It was an awesome movie but I can't for the life of me remember the name! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A boy finds a girl sleeping in a glass pod underwater with thousands of others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He takes her to his village to help her recover. His village is connected by bridges to a dangerous, carnivorous forest on one side, and an industrialized desert on the other side.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boy's father is slowly becoming a tree.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It turns out that the girl is from the same civilization, the apocalypse destroyed much of the world, and the people of her city were preserved in pods underwater. She came back to life hundreds of years in the future to a low-tech society.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people of her time used Ribbon (pronounced Ri-BONE) technology in much the same way we use Apple Watches and Google Glass. It's like a cross between a holographic smartphone and a necklace. Or bracelet(?) I forgot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl and anyone else who has come back from that time, is viewed as dangerous and is killed by bounty hunters from outside the village. They collect their Ribbons as trophies, but the bounty hunters can't use them because the Ribbon is bound to its user.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the story gets a little fuzzy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl ends up riding on a train to the industrial desert city. She is valuable to them somehow.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The city has huge steampunk beasts used for war.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The boy and girl end up in a volcano base which has mechanical legs and can move.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The boy turns into a huge tree to help her escape the volcano.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really, really liked this movie. Can you tell me what it is? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20386" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:48:36.217" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:48:36.217" Title="Need help in identifying movie with a boy who can turn into a tree, and a girl from centuries ago" Tags="&lt;giniro-no-kami-no-agito&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:19:22.747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28889" CreationDate="2016-01-12T08:48:19.837" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origin: Spirits of the Past&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I finally Googled &quot;walking volcano anime&quot; and found &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1140/Giniro_no_Kami_no_Agito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Origin: Spirits of the Past!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZlEHJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZlEHJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kept Googling &quot;ribbon phone&quot;, &quot;ribon phone&quot;, and kept getting some other anime. I kept thinking it was Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, but the art styles were totally different. Maybe I thought it was a Miyazaki film because of the story's environmental message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20386" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T10:38:42.870" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T10:38:42.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26690" CreationDate="2016-01-12T10:44:17.557" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wondered the same thing. Is it possible that perhaps she never graduated elementary? Saki's mother was very excited when Saki's spirit came to her finally...throwing herself into her, it could be from feeling another failure for her last chance as a mother. Or perhaps she moved up quickly but then became stuck in a rut like Shun.. Maybe she was a student much like their 5th partner who didn't last long. Her inability to gain any traction on her powers may have been looked down on..maybe it depressed her sister..and had the opportunity to bring rise to a demon. perhaps the child seemed too problematic and posed a threat to become the next demon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20389" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T10:44:17.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-12T11:24:23.433" Score="5" ViewCount="6607" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching One Piece I noticed that Nami's voice sounded different coming into the Little Garden arc. When I looked up info on her character on the One Piece wiki I found that during episodes 70-78 she had a different Japanese voice actress, Wakana Yamazaki, before returning to the previous voice actress, Akemi Okamura. I can't seem to find any reason or explanation for this. Does anyone have a clue why this would be? It was all part of a canon arc too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20391" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T12:23:20.233" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T18:21:32.583" Title="What is the reason for the change in Nami's Seiyuu for a short period of time (Japanese Dub)?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28896" CreationDate="2016-01-12T13:18:41.757" Score="8" ViewCount="21220" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Bakuman based on the life story of the author himself/the people he knew or is it a manga with a fictional story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T01:04:11.563" Title="Is Bakuman based on the real life story of the author or the people he knew?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28895" CreationDate="2016-01-12T13:18:41.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bakuman seems to be based on real characters. As listed in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Cultural_References_in_Bakuman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cultural References' article on Bakuman Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, with their similarities mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/349669-A-real-life-basis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on the MangaFox forums&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ashirogi Muto appear to be based on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro resemble Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi, respectively. The writer and the artist part being analogous to Ohba being the writer and Obata being the artist, Mashiro's semi realistic style being akin to Obata's, the darker themed manga that get better reception (which was true for Ohba whose most sold manga is Death Note) and even Takagi's failed attempt at action manga resembles Obata's failure, &lt;em&gt;Rampou&lt;/em&gt;, that got cancelled after the second volume. Takagi, according to Bakuman, is best at writing dark and elaborate stories; this could be parallel to Ohba's way of writing as an author (for example, Death Note). There were also chapters that talked about serious humor in Bakuman; this &quot;serious humor&quot; can also seen in Death Note. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notable is this statement made by a user of the forum link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;At the end of every chapter there's a page that shows a Name made by Ohba (with &#xA;funny and ugly drawings just like the ones that Tagaki used to do) and a Name made&#xA;by Obata, with better pannels and drawings (just like the ones that Mashiro makes)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's speculated that Niizuma Eiji is based on Eiichiro Oda and Tite Kubo.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Niizuma Eiji seems to based on Oda, with all the encompassing success of their manga and the rather childlike purity of their love of the artform.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The editors of Bakuman appear to be based on real-life editors.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ashirogi Muto's editor, Hattori Akira, is based on two real life editors. &#xA;The name is based on Hattori John Batist Akira while the likeness is based on Saito Yuu.&#xA;Aida Souichi, team leader of Hattori in Bakuman, is based on real life current vice editor-in-chief Aida Souichi. He was the editor for Bakuman from Chapter 1 till around Chapter 91. They basically used the same names (even the Kanji are the same) as the real life editors for most of the established editors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiramaru's comic tendencies with animals, exasperation at his editor, and laziness draw a parallel to Sorachi Hideaki, mangaka of Gintama.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He may also be based on Yoshihiro Togashi who is just as lazy and also has a mangaka wife: Naoko Takeuchi, the mangaka of Sailor Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobuhiro could be compared to Hiroshi Gamo, a real-life mangaka famous for his gag manga and speculated to be Tsugumi Ohba.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoki's specialization in romance manga, along with her experience and popularity with the series, draw a parallel to Kawashita Mizuki, mangaka of Ichigo 100%, Hatsukoi Limited, and Ane Doki.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T03:05:24.230" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T03:05:24.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28885" CreationDate="2016-01-12T13:54:04.760" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie take place after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki!!_(chapter_700)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga chapter 700&lt;/a&gt;. And if I'm not wrong episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Returning_Home&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;441&lt;/a&gt; is a filler and not part of main manga story that takes someplace after &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/My_Will_Is&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter 678 of manga&lt;/a&gt;. So you need to read the manga from 678 to 699 before watching The Last: Naruto the Movie, or you can wait for the anime to reach the point of chapter 699.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that Naruto Manga chapter 700 take place, which act like epilogue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie take place after Manga chapter 700 and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;, Gaiden is a mini manga series that takes place between chapter 700 and Boruto movie. Gaiden can be skipped but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; You will miss how Sarada Uchiha accepted her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I will definitely suggest to watch anime till it reaches chapter 699 before both the film, or read the rest of the story in the manga. Skipping gaiden is your choice, except about a character mentioned in spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T20:53:37.960" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T20:53:37.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28885" CreationDate="2016-01-12T14:16:13.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is actually your personal opinion, but I think you are far enough to watch The Last. You can watch Boruto if you want right now or wait until you finish the series. If you finished the manga then go ahead and watch Boruto, but if you didn't then it will be better to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T03:26:22.967" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T03:26:22.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28893" CreationDate="2016-01-12T14:22:19.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nami_(One_Piece)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nami&lt;/a&gt;'s Wikipedia's page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Japanese version of the entire One Piece anime series, and later spin-offs, Nami has been voiced by Akemi Okamura. In 2001, Okamura temporarily left the series due to her pregnancy; Wakana Yamazaki acted as a substitute for episodes 70-78.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T14:22:19.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28901" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28902" CreationDate="2016-01-12T16:53:48.400" Score="1" ViewCount="1563" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fairy tail universe, we see female celestial mages like Lucy, Yukino, Lyla, Sorano, etc, but we do not see any male characters with celestial spirit magic. So is the celestial spirit magic exclusive to females or are there male celestial spirit mages also?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T00:01:24.787" LastActivityDate="2018-12-16T12:25:55.903" Title="Is celestial spirit magic exclusive to females?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28901" CreationDate="2016-01-12T17:06:16.447" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Celestial Spirit Magic is a type of Magic in which the user summons Celestial Spirits by opening their gates through the use of Celestial Spirit Gate Keys. These Keys are separated into two classes: the more common Silver Keys and the rarer Gold Keys. Keys for Celestial Spirits are counted in Units (collectively without regard of Gold or Silver), and a Celestial Spirit Mage is noted by how many Units they have obtained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Celestial Spirit Magic is not exclusive to women, although the majority of users shown in the manga are women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Everlue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Everlue&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Zoldeo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zoldio&lt;/a&gt; are two male characters who have used Celestial Spirit magic in the manga thus far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Complete list of users &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Celestial_Spirit_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Celestial_Spirit_Magic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T20:15:48.033" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T20:15:48.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T00:40:52.600" Score="3" ViewCount="746" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Dragon Ball Z and want to know why Frieza wanted to kill Goku in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20399" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T05:44:24.483" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T05:44:24.483" Title="Why does Frieza want to kill Goku?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28903" CreationDate="2016-01-13T01:58:13.743" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few reasons to answer your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Shaymin Gratitude correctly said, Frieza wanted to kill all the Saiyans. The reason being that the Saiyans are a warrior race. They grow stronger after every fight (Zenkai boost). He knew this. He also knew about the legend of a Super Saiyan. He feared that someday, a Super Saiyan will emerge and defeat him. This led him to destroy planet Vegeta and drive the race to the verge of extinction. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When he was at Namek, he was looking for the dragon balls. He wanted to wish for eternal life. As Goku was also looking for them, they crossed paths, fought and eventually he lost his wish and suffered a defeat at the hands of Goku. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After his humiliating defeat on Namek, he swore that he will have his revenge on Goku. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is precisely why Frieza is always trying to kill Goku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T02:35:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T02:35:09.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28908" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-13T05:46:09.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIF47.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIF47.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the last 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama, that were published from 1988 to 1995 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of the protagonist Goku who, along with his companions, defends the Earth against an assortment of villains ranging from intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and nearly indestructible magical creatures. While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from his childhood into adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at the same time parallels the maturation of his sons, Gohan and Goten, as well as the evolution of his rivals Piccolo and Vegeta from enemies into allies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag should be used for questions that concern only the Dragon Ball Z anime (The sequel to Dragon Ball, having 291 episodes), the corresponding part of the manga or the Dragon Ball Z movies. If the question concerns Dragon Ball, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/dragon-ball&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;dragon-ball&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;dragon-ball&lt;/a&gt; tag should be used since it was a prequel to this anime or if it concerns Dragonball GT, &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/dragonball-gt&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;dragonball-gt&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;dragonball-gt&lt;/a&gt; should be used since it is anime-original content not and from the Dragon Ball manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Dragon Ball Z, please read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikipedia Entry about Dragon Ball Z&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia:- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of all Dragon Ball Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:00:16.473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:00:16.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28909" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-13T05:46:09.340" Score="0" Body="Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the last 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series. It is to be used for questions pertaining to the anime, the corresponding part of the manga or the Dragon Ball Z movies." OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:00:16.473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:00:16.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28910" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-13T06:02:53.167" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:02:53.167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:02:53.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28911" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-13T06:02:53.167" Score="0" Body="Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. It is to be used for questions which pertain to the Dragon Ball series/franchise as a whole." OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T06:02:53.167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T06:02:53.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7587" CreationDate="2016-01-13T06:16:29.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The eyes are completely swapped. Sasuke even says Itachi's eyes &quot;fit nicely&quot; at one point in the manga. The transplantee's eyes are removed and replaced with eyes from the donor. Then some bullshit-no-jutsu happens and the eyes take on properties of both their original owner and the person they've been transplanted into. Perhaps because the blood of the recipient flows into the new eyes causing the DNA to merge or something. But anyways the eyes are swapped not fused. That's how transplants work. You replace whatever you're transplanting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20408" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T04:23:32.187" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T04:23:32.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T16:13:05.597" Score="2" ViewCount="2309" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Shikamaru's team failed to bring back Sasuke, the Akatsuki members were shown for the first time and they waited for 3 years before resuming their mission. Why did they wait?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T08:54:54.010" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T10:04:16.440" Title="Why did the Akatsuki wait for 3 years before resuming their mission of gathering the Tailed Beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28923" CreationDate="2016-01-13T16:15:14.657" Score="22" ViewCount="65725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often hear the word gap moe, but I do not know what it means. So what does the word &lt;strong&gt;gap moe&lt;/strong&gt; mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T06:20:58.153" LastActivityDate="2021-01-12T21:24:51.510" Title="What is gap moe?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28922" CreationDate="2016-01-13T16:15:14.657" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's look at the meaning of the words separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=gap%20meaning&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A quick google search&lt;/a&gt; tells us that a &lt;strong&gt;gap&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;em&gt;a space or interval; a break in continuity&lt;/em&gt;. It can also mean to be a &lt;em&gt;difference&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/894/what-does-moe-mean&quot;&gt;Here is a post&lt;/a&gt; that addresses what &lt;strong&gt;moe&lt;/strong&gt; is. If I were to describe it myself, it is the feeling you get when you see someone/something so cute you just want to hug them and take them home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combining the two, gap moe is that irresistible feeling you get when there is a difference in the way someone/something acts and/or looks. When that character acts/looks &lt;em&gt;out of character.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanator.com/survey-says-just-what-on-earth-is-gap-moe--13198.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; gives a more technical definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;described as &amp;quot;a contradiction in exhibited characteristics that people find cutely attractive&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further supported by &lt;a href=&quot;http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/01/17/gap-moe-alluring-discordance/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;sup&gt;(Found this link on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/13504/henry-zhang&quot;&gt;Henry Zhang's&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20994/2479&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;. Thanks dude!)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;refer to a contradiction in exhibited characteristics that people find cutely attactive in the opposite sex&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1345203&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;discussion on MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; supporting this definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is when a character does something completely contradictory to what their usual habits/personality/character/appearence dictates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AnimeSukiUser said&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Yup, for the gap effect to work, you have to see the person in a completely different light that you never expect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pictures speak louder than words. So here are a few examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W7Gsq.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W7Gsq.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rin_Tohsaka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tohsaka Rin&lt;/a&gt; from the Fate series, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26528/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-tsundere&quot;&gt;tsundere&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/featured/412&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsunderes&lt;/a&gt; are probably the most common example of gap moe. To put it simply, tsunderes are characters who act all &lt;em&gt;tsun&lt;/em&gt; around the one they love. Then they suddenly act all &lt;em&gt;dere&lt;/em&gt;. If you feel moe when a tsundere starts acting all deredere, THAT is gap moe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of tsunderes...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LEjOZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LEjOZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Love Live!, &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Nishikino_Maki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nishikino Maki&lt;/a&gt; is probably the most mature among the first years. However, she still believes in Santa! That gap between being mature and believing in something a child (and child at heart) would only believe, if you feel moe about that, THAT is gap moe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linked discussion gives a few more examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A tomboy showing off feministic characteristics (Ex: Tsugumi from Nisekoi)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;A tough guy who is actually a pacifist (Ex: Cromartie High School)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;A stubborn perfectionist who finally admits defeat (Ex: Sasuke from Naruto)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;A character that almost always dresses flashy but decides to dress normal (Kuroneko from Oreimo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So tldr; &lt;strong&gt;Gap moe&lt;/strong&gt; is that moe feeling you experience when a character acts and/or looks in a way that contradicts the way they usually do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T06:31:10.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28929" CreationDate="2016-01-13T17:36:52.557" Score="5" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've finished the 12 One Punch Man episodes and the OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know there aren't any more episodes. Is there any news from a confirmed source about a second season coming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T14:06:34.470" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T18:00:35.240" Title="Has there been any information about more One-Punch Man episodes being released?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-01-16T01:25:32.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T19:02:26.383" Score="2" ViewCount="2210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28849/spoiler-whats-the-actual-plot-in-revolutionary-girl-utena&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; before but since a single answer won't suffice, I have broke it down into different post as suggested by other users. &lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm tring to understand the story, &lt;strong&gt;not the analogies.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, What is the power to bring revolution? Is it actual power (like the type you see in shounen animes) or is it just an analogy about making the world accept behaviors like homosexuality and incest (as seen in events related with Akio &amp;amp; Touga or Akio &amp;amp; Anthy)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17992" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T00:02:30.093" Title="In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what's the power to revolutionize the world?" Tags="&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28926" CreationDate="2016-01-13T19:21:49.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there has been no official announcement as to a second season right now. But the manga artist however did tweet the following&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbEpN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbEpN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which does seem to hint to working hard on the second season, of the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One punch man was a great hit and got pretty good sales figures, in both manga, anime and figurine sales. So the second season is almost set in stone, but until the actual announcement is made, don't expect to much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T08:24:41.947" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T20:32:18.130" Score="1" ViewCount="2525" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's instrumental music playing in episode 5 of season 1 of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; at around 19:50 when Kaneki, Touka, and Nishiki are fighting Tsukiyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the title, and the name of the album if it exists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20424" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-02-10T09:56:21.937" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T09:56:21.937" Title="Instrumental music playing in season 1 episode 5 when Kaneki &amp; co. fighting Tsukiyama?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31288" CreationDate="2016-01-13T20:32:44.710" Score="11" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the end card for episode 11 of &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;. (Click for larger image.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gp3rv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gp3rvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 11 end card&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the guy left of Shinobu, in some sort of uniform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried searching, but the most information I got was from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/01/02-1/monogatari-anime-site-offers-a-look-back-at-owarimonogatari-end-cards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;, which seems to have only listed the &lt;em&gt;artists&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; works they are famous for. (In the case of ep. 2, the title associated with the author is obviously related to the content of the end card, but this isn't true of most of the others. I did try looking up &lt;em&gt;Human Crossing&lt;/em&gt;, but wasn't able to find a character who looked blatantly similar to the guy I'm curious about. This might be, however, because I don't know anything about the series.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T04:27:39.530" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T04:27:39.530" Title="Who is the uniformed guy in this Owarimonogatari end card?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28928" CreationDate="2016-01-13T20:58:14.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My interpretation of the series was that every candidate had their own impression of what it meant to &quot;revolutionize the world&quot;. When Utena finally managed to do it, I understood that she had created an alternate reality, given Anthy the opportunity to follow her there, and left Akio oblivious to its existence. This changed the world completely for all three of those parties, getting Utena out of a situation she didn't care for and offering freedom and friendship to Anthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T20:58:14.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28984" CreationDate="2016-01-14T00:33:24.807" Score="6" ViewCount="491" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently bought a Hideyoshi Kinoshita figure on ebay, when it arrived I noticed that the seller had included a small figure of a loli girl in a blue uniform with yellow ball looking badges on it, white shoes red hair with a long cowlick and sword with a cat charm on the handle. Can anyone tell me where she is from? It's been driving me nuts for days! it would be much appreciated. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qtO70.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qtO70.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20428" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T17:30:36.060" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T17:30:36.060" Title="What anime is this female anime figure in blue uniform from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29270" CreationDate="2016-01-14T05:24:06.660" Score="8" ViewCount="7393" Body="&lt;p&gt;So episode 305 came out recently, therefore &lt;strong&gt;spoiler alert&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of it is concerning the past...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the past episodes' flashback it was shown clearly that ..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/mHTGbtz-NXY?t=119&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;,Takasugi lost his eye in a fight with alien. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shuoyou, teacher, is taken from his school and then his is returned to gintoki who cries helplessly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shuoyou finds gintoki on battlefield and bring him to class with katsura and takasugi in it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However in episode 304-305, this all contradicts&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takasugi loses eye by attack of Oboro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Katsura, Gintoki, and Takasugi are brought as prisoners and Gintoki is given choice to kill either students or teacher, on a top of mountain. Contradictory, to what been shown before many times: which is soldier hold gintoki down as teacher is taken prisioner and then on the same place his head returned and gintoki cries.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this version, gintoki is already part of the Shuoyou school and it's infact katsura and takasugi who join later on. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20102" LastEditorUserId="19728" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T09:58:40.097" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:54:26.930" Title="Why is Gintama's episode 305 full of contradictions?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28864" CreationDate="2016-01-14T06:56:57.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, after re-watching it, at 6:28 of the movie,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Umi: Why are we going overseas in the first place? If it's a concert, can't we just do it in Japan?&#xA; Kotori: Remember what my mom said? A TV station over here wanted to do a report on school idols, so they gave Otonizaka High the offer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, they are in US for the TV station's offer and not for the third Love Live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the location of Tokyo Dome, this &lt;a href=&quot;http://lovelive-matome.com/archives/akibadome0709.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; suggests that Akiba Dome is actually a reference to Tokyo Dome. The title in the site says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;【劇場版ラブライブ】秋葉ドームはやっぱ東京ドームじゃね！？こことかモロじゃん！【僕光】(21:00)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first sentence if translated into English means &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Love Live the Movie] Akiba Dome is Tokyo Dome, right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that the site is in Japanese (high probability of owned and maintained by Japanese community), and that they suggest that Akiba Dome is Tokyo Dome means that Akiba Dome doesn't actually exists in the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T06:56:57.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28941" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31442" CreationDate="2016-01-14T09:29:01.800" Score="9" ViewCount="1235" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; series, UTX High School's &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/A-RISE&quot;&gt;A-RISE&lt;/a&gt; is the first school idol group featured. But, is A-RISE the first school idol group ever featured in the history of anime? If not, who is the first school idol group?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T01:54:16.463" LastActivityDate="2019-02-05T21:20:47.517" Title="Who is the first school idol group ever featured in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2016-01-14T10:11:03.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know anything when it comes to user20385's answer since absolutely nothing is known on Minato ' s ancestry as to where his blonde hair came from, but in relation to the actual question, yes Naruto is technically - if distantly - related to Hashirama.&#xA;No, he's not Naruto ' s great great grandfather (Which would be the line up considering Tsunade is his granddaughter and about 50 years old) as Tsunade and Nawaki are the only two grandchildren known, (though we've no idea if they had cousins) of whom only Tsunade survived to an age to bear children which it doesn't look like she did since Dan died early in one of the Ninja wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode &quot;The orange spark&quot; and its following episode explaining Kushina ' s past, Kushina notes that the Senju and Uzumaki clans are distant cousins which is heavily implied to be because the Rikudou Sennin is their common ancestor by some colored art of the manga showing Hagoromo with the Uzumaki ' s famous red hair. (Though I've no idea if these are Kishimoto's renditions or fan made) Whether this is true or not is unexplained.They could just as likely be descended from a second child born to Hagoromo's brother whose story is never explained outside their fight on the Juubi . This would still make them distant cousins regardless of if Homura or Asura is the clan's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also explains she was brought from Uzu to be the next vessel since Mito was up in age and weakening, but it seemed still had a few good years left since she's seen helping Kushina adapt to and prepare for life as a jinchuuriki. We do not know as to where in the clan Kushina or Mito fall in with their births. (i.e. people like to speculate in fanfics that they're both directly born from the head family and as such are equivalent to Uzu royalty) If we were to believe that is the case, then at most it means Mito had a sibling whom had children and one of them gave birth to Kushina, making Mito her great Aunt. That would make Naruto the great great grand nephew to Mito but no closer than that in relation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, Naruto is related to 4 out of the 5 Hokage's in the series. At least as distant cousins as the clan's were very distantly related, and possibly through Mito's marriage to Hashirama Senju as well, though maybe still fairly distantly. Though knowing Naruto, if he knew of this relation and met Hashirama or Tobirama he'd probably still call them both jiji   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T10:11:03.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2016-01-14T14:20:15.020" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel that it can't be symbolic of him returning to his normal self. I mean, the reason his hair turned white was due to him being damaged... Right? Like the torture and all caused his hair colour to change, and Hide's death only adds to that damage. I'm pretty clueless &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20440" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T14:20:15.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-14T14:47:19.997" Score="2" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;A while ago, I learned that the author of a manga I loved died but that its artist (Katou Yoshie) was still in business. One of the manga he/she's working on is named &lt;em&gt;Majo x Kamikakushi&lt;/em&gt;, but I haven't had luck finding anywhere to buy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone help me figure out where I buy it? Apparently it's serialized in Gangan magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20320" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T02:28:39.040" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T18:03:33.923" Title="Where can I buy Majo x Kamikakushi?" Tags="&lt;majo-x-kamikakushi&gt;&lt;spain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29001" CreationDate="2016-01-14T16:40:29.210" Score="6" ViewCount="24051" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sure most of the fans of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; agree with me on this one. The entire story of Dressrosa is progressing slowly. If you follow the anime like me, rather than the manga it's a very painful wait for something to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular reason behind it? Do the decision makers want &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; to go on another 15 years. Some facts I know which might answer this are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Previously one episode was made up of 2-4 chapters of manga, now its 1-2 chapters per anime episode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Character Introduction: The amount of character introduction in this arc is too much which I think we can safely assume that they have some purpose in the upcoming arcs. (Similar to how so many pirates were supporting Whitebeard in the war)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20434" LastEditorUserId="20434" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T08:14:05.940" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T00:43:05.790" Title="Is there any particular reason behind why Dressrosa is such a long arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28867" CreationDate="2016-01-14T17:44:31.450" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;During his fight with Sasuke Naruto is seen to be in his Version 1 of the Nine Tails cloak. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Naruto has very little control over his actions. It is not until he enters the Version 2 form of the Nine Tails cloak that he loses complete control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Naruto during the fight with Sasuke at The Valley of the End in the Version 1 form:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSeJb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSeJb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Version 2 form where he loses complete control:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pofu7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pofu7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Version 1 transformations, Naruto had only the briefest of control&#xA;  of his own actions. If he fell deeper into a rage, Naruto could slip&#xA;  into Version 2, losing himself to Kurama's negative influence and&#xA;  going berserk, requiring outside help to suppress the fox's&#xA;  chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T02:30:54.930" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T02:30:54.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28958" CreationDate="2016-01-14T19:14:54.063" Score="7" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the popularity of all things made by Miyazaki, has Future Boy Conan ever been licensed for US release?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it wasn't created by Studio Ghibli; are there some legal issues that might be preventing it from being released in the US?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20258" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T16:48:12.747" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T16:48:12.747" Title="Has Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan ever been licensed for US release?" Tags="&lt;future-boy-conan&gt;&lt;united-states&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28956" CreationDate="2016-01-14T20:47:05.270" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;No, &lt;em&gt;Future Boy Conan&lt;/em&gt; has not been licensed within the US.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, there has been plenty of speculation as to why this never happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasons people speculate include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;being too expensive to produce&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fear of it not selling&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it being too old &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;general licensing hell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from these speculations, there has never been a conclusive answer, nor has it ever been said that it will never happen.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it might still happen some day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-07-14/.90419&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Answerman&lt;/a&gt; from  Anime News Network also stated the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have no idea what's holding back the show from the US. I used to think a show like this would be a slow seller -- it didn't exactly blow up the fansub scene back in the day, either on VHS or via Bittorrent. But then again, Discotek just hit a home run with their Castle of Cagliostro Blu-ray so who knows -- it might do OK. Regardless, it's not going to happen in the foreseeable future. Throw another one on the &quot;licensing hell&quot; pile, and hope that, someday, something might change. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T21:14:57.550" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T21:14:57.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28930" CreationDate="2016-01-14T21:04:06.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sound track you are looking for is&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S1NmtWDVYk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;東京喰種-トーキョーグール-&lt;/a&gt; Or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S1NmtWDVYk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Licht und Schatten&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=128448&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yutaka Yamada&lt;/a&gt; Whom created most if not all of the music in tokyo ghoul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track is 4:15 long, and the instrumental part that can be heard around 19:50 into the 5th episode can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/3S1NmtWDVYk?t=228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:48&lt;/a&gt;, The instrumental part that is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This track was included as 25th track on the 1st OST cd. The 2 ost CD's can be bought as a bundle from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/MJSA-1158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cdjapan&lt;/a&gt; for around 28$&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T21:04:06.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28960" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28961" CreationDate="2016-01-15T02:08:36.720" Score="1" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has an official Japanese release date for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelion:_3.0%2B1.0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Evangelion: 3.0+1.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; been announced?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20258" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T02:14:12.013" LastActivityDate="2021-01-12T20:37:36.357" Title="What is the Japanese release date of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;rebuild-of-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28960" CreationDate="2016-01-15T02:23:11.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no official announcement, any date not published by Khara is only rumor. The most recent news related to this is that Hideaki Anno was working on Godzilla and in Decemeber, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khara.co.jp/recruiting/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khara was recruiting more staff&lt;/a&gt;. The recruiting could be related to other projects, like the Animator Expo. In other news, Shuichi Iseki posted some pictures that looks like Khara is moving to a new location (maybe). There's no confirmation that all the recruitment and perhaps moving to a larger space has &lt;em&gt;anything&lt;/em&gt; to do with the Evangelion movie. So some speculation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has to do with Eva, so maybe the movie isn't done yet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has to do with something else that's not Eva, so maybe the movie isn't done and they're not going to finish it or&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The movie is done but delayed for some other reason.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T02:23:11.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27886" CreationDate="2016-01-15T03:19:12.837" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Elucidator&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elucidator&lt;/a&gt; was a drop from &quot;a boss&quot; on the 50th Floor. It's not really specified &lt;em&gt;which&lt;/em&gt; boss dropped it though, as it could have been the main Floor Boss, a Field Boss, or maybe a boss in a dungeon that happened to be on the 50th Floor. At the time he got it, the sword still had too high of a requirement for him to even wield, but he still consistently upgraded it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito's coat also changes between most episodes (until they stop changing in Episode 7) and most of his coats are probably either drops, or tailored. However, it's stated that Kirito's final coat, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Blackwyrm_Coat&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blackwyrm Coat&lt;/a&gt;, was crafted by a player called &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Ashley&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ashley&lt;/a&gt;, which was referred to him by Asuna, during the murder mystery story—though that part was cut out of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T03:19:12.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-15T05:43:32.067" Score="4" ViewCount="3161" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Ainz and his servants still leveling up the same way they were when they were killing monster to get exp in Yggdrasil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T05:11:54.163" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T23:55:30.507" Title="Are Ainz and his servants still leveling in the New World?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28969" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28971" CreationDate="2016-01-15T08:50:01.420" Score="6" ViewCount="3856" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;バルス&quot;, which is popular in &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/5868320/how-an-old-japanese-anime-broke-twitter-records/&quot;&gt;tweeting&lt;/a&gt; during Laputa, have any meaning or etymology, or rationale for being in katakana?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastActivityDate="2020-03-03T17:45:16.790" Title="In Laputa, does &quot;バルス&quot; have any meaning or etymology?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;castle-in-the-sky&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28969" CreationDate="2016-01-15T09:38:59.760" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you recall from the movie, the word &quot;BALS,&quot; is the Laputian incantation the collapses Laputa. In the Laputian language it means &quot;to close.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sugoitokyo.com/en/?p=184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;various&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japancrush.com/2013/stories/japan-breaks-record-for-tweets-per-second-again-with-bals.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;online&lt;/a&gt; accounts this originated from the world record setting number of tweets that happened during a public re-airing of the movie on Japanese Television:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the night of August 2 (2013), during the &quot;Friday Roadshow&quot; airing of the Japanese anime film Laputa: Castle in the Sky on Nippon Television Network, Japanese netizens renewed the world record of Tweets Per Second (TPS) at 143,199 TPS by all (simultaneously) tweeting the magic spell &quot;BALS&quot; at the same time as the protagonists Princess Sheeta and Pazu read the spell together during the film. In the story, the magic spell &quot;BALS&quot;, meaning &quot;close&quot; in the language of Laputa, is a spell of destruction that destroys the city of Laputa. The spell is said to have derived from the Turkish word &quot;barış,&quot; meaning &quot;peace.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sheer amount of tweets wound up overburdening Twitter's servers, resulting in the appearance of the the well-known &quot;Twitter Whale.&quot; The overwhelming popularity and notoriety of the tag (it's said that &quot;BALS&quot; was the ironic cause of the sever collapse), it stayed and eventually became a fixture in on the Japanese side of Twitter due to this event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="51990" LastEditDate="2020-03-03T17:45:16.790" LastActivityDate="2020-03-03T17:45:16.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28969" CreationDate="2016-01-15T09:44:58.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Katakana are used for words that are not actually japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Balse is a word in Laputian language it has to be written in katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T09:44:58.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28964" CreationDate="2016-01-15T11:01:26.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hmmm... To my understanding, Ainz and the high-tier minions (read those that are level 100) don't level up any further, as they are maximum level already. It's never mentioned that they 'get stronger' while others like the lizardmen and that weird hamster indeed do (the narrative comments several times that they are training to get stronger). Now, it is possible the New World has a higher level cap but insofar it hasn't been mentioned at all in the nine LN, the WNs nor the anime and manga.&#xA;So Ainz ain't levelling nor are the floor guardians, but some of his minions do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20320" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T11:01:26.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28974" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28996" CreationDate="2016-01-15T12:19:43.230" Score="7" ViewCount="1097" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show I am trying to identify shares some characteristics with &lt;em&gt;The Girl Who Leapt Through Time&lt;/em&gt;, namely the elements of time travel and romance. The plot of the show that I am trying to identify involved a girl who was in love with a boy in her class. One day, she overheard the boy jokingly say to his friends that he preferred older women. The girl, not realizing this statement was a joke, somehow goes back in time in her current form, and subsequently, the rest of the world's people are a few years younger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the girl finds the boy's whereabouts, she realizes that he does not recognize her, in fact, the boy cannot sense her presence at all, if I recall correctly. She realizes that she has become a mere observer of the world of a few years past. Years pass, and it is revealed that the boy is still interested in pursuing a relationship with the girl, but is not aware of her whereabouts. I think, after high school, he goes abroad to study. The girl is unable to communicate to the boy that she is the person he is searching for, for the fear that the rift in space-time caused by her attempting to interact with the past world will destroy her, and thus, becomes heart-broken. She leads a sad, regretful life, never getting the chance to tell the boy her feelings for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20460" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-15T13:20:47.827" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T21:16:01.227" Title="Please help me identify this show about a time-travel romance similar to The Girl who Leapt Through Time." Tags="&lt;identification-request&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:19:54.610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28976" CreationDate="2016-01-15T12:22:12.383" Score="7" ViewCount="25162" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime and manga versions of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; usually tell the same story. (e.g. like when Dragon saved Sabo is almost obvious in anime than in manga). However, there are 2 versions of how Zeff lost his leg in the past:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In manga chapter 58, Zeff ate his own leg to survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What happened.. to your leg...? Did you...  did you eat your own leg!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In anime episode 26, at around 18:00-20:00, there's a flashback showing Zeff's foot got stuck in an anchor when saving Sanji underwater. And he never said he ate his own leg.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Zeff really lose his leg?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20260" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-11-09T20:56:26.353" LastActivityDate="2019-11-09T20:56:26.353" Title="How did Zeff really lose his leg?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28975" CreationDate="2016-01-15T12:40:16.983" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It depends on what you mean by &amp;quot;really lose his leg&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned, in the Manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He actually loses his leg on the tall, rocky island they wash up on. After giving Sanji all his food and lying to the boy that the larger bag that he kept himself were his rations (knowing that the boy would never accept it if he found out that he had no food with him at all, only treasure), he smashed his leg off with a large rock and ate it to stay alive.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zeff&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas, in the Anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeff's leg caught on debris during the rescue, and he had to cut it off in order to get Sanji and save them both. He does this by wrapping a chain around the trapped leg and letting the force of the ships sever it.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zeff&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since the Anime is adapted from the Manga and not the other way around, if one of the two versions had to be chosen as the official one, it would have to be the Manga one. Eiichiro Oda meant for Zeff to lose his leg as means of satisfying his hunger, indicating the severity of Sanji and Zeff's predicament while they were stranded on the island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zeff&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on Zeff&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The change was due to censorship, as it was considered too much of a shock for young children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is specifically addressed by Oda in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 15&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: When I watched the One Piece anime, at the same part of Volume 7, Chapter 57, &amp;quot;Dreams Have a Reason&amp;quot; it says the reason Zeff lost his leg got torn off in the shipwreck... did they change that in consideration of the young children watching the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: Yes. Hearing &amp;quot;eat your own leg&amp;quot; in that episode would be too much of a shock for young children. When you consider that a medium such as television has tens of millions of viewers, to neglect such a consideration would be a terrible mistake. It's amazing that all those animators can continue to create such wonderful shows while still thinking about these things all the time!! If you can feel the love when you watch the show, everyone please send fan letters to Toei Animation. It'll cheer everyone up there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T12:40:16.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29091" CreationDate="2016-01-15T14:45:57.247" Score="5" ViewCount="797" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Kurama is really the living embodiment of hatred (not some self proclaim title), then what about the other Tailed Beasts? Are they the embodiment of something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T02:17:37.583" LastActivityDate="2018-10-02T23:07:39.920" Title="If Kurama is the living embodiment of hatred, then what about the other Tailed Beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-15T18:13:21.233" Score="4" ViewCount="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second episode of the first season, at the beginning of the episode, when Mars calls Ishimoto &quot;Isshie&quot;, there is the following conversation :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ishimoto : Isshie? Really?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mars : Would you prefer Mottie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ishimoto : Isshie please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/8dR5PSq.png&quot; alt=&quot;isshie&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get that Isshie is the diminutive of Ishimoto, but I do not get why he would call her Mottie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Mars propose to call her Mottie and why is Ishimoto reacting that way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T18:13:21.233" Title="Why does Mars propose Ishimoto to call her Mottie?" Tags="&lt;sekko-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28939" CreationDate="2016-01-15T18:36:39.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this is because the anime studio Sunrise didn't know much about their past either (the anime studio and the author most of the time don't have much interaction). The scene you mentioned was not shown in the manga but only in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can say Sunrise made a mistake just like how they skipped an important scene from the earlier episode that can prove that Sorachi was planning this right from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20466" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:54:26.930" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:54:26.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28936" CreationDate="2016-01-15T19:23:12.280" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The female character in the above picture is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatexblade.wikia.com/wiki/Kurogane_Hayate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurogane Hayate&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/4145/Hayate_x_Blade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hayate x Blade&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycn1p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycn1p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                   Kurogane Hayate's appearance in the Manga&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga currently does not have an anime adaptation. You can find the figurine &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimeshelf.com/figures/308540_Dengeki_Daioh_Collection:_Kurogane_Hayate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T19:23:12.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18739" CreationDate="2016-01-15T22:27:06.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well actually I wouldn't go so far as to relate this to some person she has killed or whatever.&#xA;I rather think that the sentence Akame ga kill could loosly be translated to: &#xA;Akame has killed.&#xA;Following this thought, one could say, that it just means, all kills and bad things the Night Raid did were pinned on Akame, as Akame in episode 24 suggested.&#xA;She could be the symbol for all sins commited by the Night Raid.&#xA;Instead of making the title &quot;The Night Raid has killed&quot;, the title reffers to the future and reflects the impression of the uninvolved people such as the villagers form the hometown who still think Tatsumi is alive, they aren't as informed as the soldiers oder the revolutionaries and so it would be possible to make them believe all crimes had been commited by the sole Akame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well thats how I interprete the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uri&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20469" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T22:27:06.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-15T23:55:02.103" Score="3" ViewCount="2981" Body="&lt;p&gt;A thing that I'd like to know is whether or not the series of light novels for Chuunibyou has ended. Has anyone read the third volume?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20320" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T16:38:33.860" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T07:03:07.237" Title="Are the Chuunibyou light novels still going?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28867" CreationDate="2016-01-16T00:28:16.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he is not controlled by the kyuubi, he just loses his mind for the rage, like anyone that gets really really angry. Kyuubi just speeds up the process of getting angry and will take control over Naruto just after he gets the nine tailed and complete kyuubi's form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20471" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T22:53:23.420" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:53:23.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27886" CreationDate="2016-01-16T00:39:21.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, maybe it's in the manga or lightnovel, in the anime has no mention of this, but in a RPG is not uncommon to get new gears and weapons, describe all of them and how are acquired takes a lot of time and explanation, and can make a history loses some fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buuuut, here we go:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Blackwyrm Coat (ブラックウィルム・コート, Burakku Uirumu Kōto) is a player-made black leather coat, tailored from black dragon leather, a high grade raw material, by Aincrad's best player seamstress, Ashley, that Kirito wore in the final months of Sword Art Online.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Blackwyrm_Coat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Blackwyrm_Coat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20471" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T22:16:43.713" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T22:16:43.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29006" CreationDate="2016-01-16T01:06:41.653" Score="6" ViewCount="7284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any crossovers of SAO and Accel World? Anime, manga, light-novel, anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this image a long time ago somewhere:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fyGMb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fyGMb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Black Swordsman, Silver Crow, and Cartman&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I read about a possible crossover between the two. Does anyone know if it has aired yet or will be? And where I can find the episodes/chapters or find more information?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20471" LastEditorUserId="20471" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T20:36:56.307" LastActivityDate="2018-11-10T19:59:51.633" Title="Is there a Sword Art Online/Accel World crossover?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;accel-world&gt;&lt;crossovers&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28939" CreationDate="2016-01-16T02:18:51.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back then it's a fake trailer. Gori-sensei didn't write that. Ep.305 however, is canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20474" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T02:18:51.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28993" CreationDate="2016-01-16T02:30:04.553" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a crossover, but it is still just a Special Chapter called &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Versus&quot;&gt;Versus&lt;/a&gt;. It is just a fight between Kirito and Silver Crow, caused by a special dive machine. You can read a english version &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Versus&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kazuto (Kirito) was on a part-time job to test out the 4th generation FullDive machine created by Rath. He was told that other users had seen a ghost and so he was there to check if it was true. During the dive he saw a robotic figure. He instinctively grabbed the sword hung on his back, only to discover that he was his avatar from Sword Art Online, Kirito the Black Swordsman. He looked up and saw a timer, health bar, stamina gauge on both sides of his vision, his login ID &quot;KIRITO&quot; on the left side and his opponent's ID, SILVER CROW, on the right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T02:30:04.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28974" CreationDate="2016-01-16T02:36:08.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The music video you mistook for an anime is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgUIgbRMTSU&quot;&gt;Owari no Sekai Kara&lt;/a&gt;, written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/2347/Jun_Maeda&quot;&gt;Maeda Jun&lt;/a&gt; and sung by &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/14637/Nagi_Yanagi&quot;&gt;Yanagi Nagi&lt;/a&gt;. Here is a page with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/jpop/yanaginagi/owarinosekaikara.htm&quot;&gt;lyrics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T02:36:08.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28997" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29061" CreationDate="2016-01-16T02:51:48.497" Score="8" ViewCount="1897" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2, Zapp Renfro gets an introduction screen which captions 馬鹿 and バカ as &quot;Dick Suck&quot;. At first, I thought this was a troll caption, but it appears in official releases such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/shows/blood-blockade-battlefront/videos/official/after-the-phantom-ghost-wagon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation! stream&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ExU3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ExU3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zapp Renfro&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know why this was captioned this way? Possibly a reason/joke in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3zab.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3zab.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T04:35:06.643" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T07:10:46.213" Title="In episode 2 why is baka captioned with &quot;Dick Suck&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-16T04:09:27.183" Score="13" ViewCount="16268" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the main ways people in the United States watch anime these days is to stream it online via a streaming service like Crunchyroll or Hulu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the online streaming of anime in Japan as popular as it is in America? I know that the Japanese music industry tries really hard to keep its works off the Internet as much as possible, and they try to get customers to buy physical CDs instead. Is there a similar impact on anime streaming where the anime industry tries to avoid streaming and opt for physical DVDs, Blu-rays, etc. in its domestic domain instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, most of the time in America, the subbed Japanese version is available for free viewing for anybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Japanese viewers have to pay in order to stream anime in Japanese? My guess is no, because I wouldn't see why Japanese viewers would be charged to view anime in Japanese when U.S. viewers get to stream anime in Japanese for free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T14:07:10.473" LastActivityDate="2019-04-27T09:53:24.983" Title="How does online anime streaming work within Japan?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2016-01-16T05:36:11.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There stated in wiki that those who having a kekkei genkai magnet release (if not mistaken ) will have dark circle. There's proof when Rasa using magnet release there appear a dark circle around his eye. And in novel, it is stated that Gaara inherited magnet release from his father which I think Gaara was born with magnet release that also leading to his dark circle when he was born and I think it was permanent due to this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20475" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T05:36:11.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28998" CreationDate="2016-01-16T08:14:26.607" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-12-04/.96036&quot;&gt;How Is Online Streaming Doing in Japan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In terms of YouTube and Nico Nico, both services are quite entrenched. Nico Nico's growth has slowed substantially, clocking in at about 2.5 million premium members (they had 2 million in 2013), and 50 million registered users. YouTube, meanwhile, is blowing up, with 70% of internet users reporting having used the service -- ranking it #1 social media website in the country, above Facebook, Twitter, and Japan's local (and more popular) social media service, Line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In terms of premium services streaming professionally made content, Japan is behind English speaking countries in terms of market reach.&lt;/strong&gt; Hulu famously launched in Japan back in 2011, but didn't manage to secure much Japanese language content -- most of what they were offering was American TV shows. It also cost a fortune (¥2,000 per month, with no free option). After three years, Hulu sold off the service to Nippon TV, who added some more Japanese content, and reduced the price to a far more reasonable ¥930 per month. In March they announced they had over a million subscribers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Netflix only launched their Japanese service in September, but has been doing groundwork for their launch for some time.  Pricing the service at ¥650-1450 per month, the company has been spending heavily on marketing, and local versions of televisions from major manufacturers like Sony, Toshiba and Panasonic got those ubiquitous Netflix buttons added to their controls back in the 2nd quarter. The company even partnered with cell phone company SoftBank to easily add the service to users' monthly bills. It's too early to know how well the service is doing, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's suddenly a very crowded marketplace for streaming services in Japan. What's more, it remains to be seen whether the aging Japanese public at large even wants subscription streaming services. The country is famously old fashioned in how it consumes media (they still buy enough CDs to keep Tower Records in business over there)&lt;/strong&gt;. A survey conducted in September by JustSystems showed that, among users of Amazon.co.jp, only 6.3% currently subscribe to a streaming service, while 38.8% knew what they were but weren't interested in them. Another 27.7% didn't know what they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check out this &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=498511&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList forum post&lt;/a&gt;, which mentions that you can stream anime for free in Japan, just like you do in other countries, however, you would be better off not downloading it from the torrents, due to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://torrentfreak.com/anti-downloading-law-hits-japan-up-to-2-years-in-prison-from-today-121001/&quot;&gt;Anti-Downloading Law in Japan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T08:23:15.897" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T08:23:15.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28953" CreationDate="2016-01-16T09:39:50.150" Score="14" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;⚠ &lt;strong&gt;The answer below contains spoilers. Read at your own risk.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of this writing, the 10 longest arcs with their respective number of episodes are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LGrhR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LGrhR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, Dressrosa is roughly double the length of the second longest arc until now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The major reasons behind this are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character Introduction/Development:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;As you point out, the number of characters introduced during this arc are far too many as compared to any other arc. To list the major ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Admiral Fujitora&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bellamy is revealed to be alive and has visited Skypiea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buggy is confirmed to have joined the Shichibukai during the time skip&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;CP 0&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Colloseum Fighters (Mainly Rebecca and Kyros)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dwarves&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaido (seen for the first time, as opposed to the silhouette we have been seeing)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuzan is revealed to have become associated with the Blackbeard Pirates&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Revolutanaries such as Sabo, Koala and Hack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rob Lucci, Hattori, and Spandam have joined CP-0&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many characters make their first appearances after the time skip. The characters (in the order they were reintroduced) are: Jewelry Bonney, Brannew, Sakazuki, Bellamy, Jesus Burgess, Bastille, Sabo, Koala, the Gorosei, Urouge, Capone Bege, X Drake, Sengoku, Tsuru, Rob Lucci, Spandam, and Hattori.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dressrosa_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plot development:&lt;/strong&gt; A lot of plot was covered in this arc, from introducing new story lines to filling in the gap that was left after the timeskip. To list a few of the things covered&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dressrosa_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Law's backstory and history with the Donquixote Pirates is shown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy activates a new technique called Gear Fourth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy fights and defeats Doflamingo with the other crew members having their own fighting scenes with their respective opponents.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;More information about Haki is revealed during this arc. According to Law and Luffy, if Haki is overused, it will not be able to work for a certain period of time until it recharges.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The gladiators and dwarves who allied with Luffy offer him an alliance with 7 representatives of each crew, giving a total of about 5,640 pirates. He refuses the offer but they choose to pledge their allegiance to him even if he refused, forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trafalgar Law is revealed to have the &quot;D.&quot; in his name. It is also revealed that anybody that is a part of the Will of the D. is considered &quot;an enemy of God&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slow Pacing:&lt;/strong&gt; As you pointed out, the pacing of One Piece has been slow during this arc. As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://thedailyfandom.com/one-pieces-dressrosa-toei-wrong/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TOEI has decided to translate 1 manga chapter to 1 anime episode. Which is something that doesn’t really always work since narrative in comics and audiovisual pieces is not the same. We’ve also seen too many unnecessary reaction shots. For example, recently we got nearly a quarter of an episode of just toys transforming back to humans. Or hundreds of panning shots of Sabo (without showing his actual face until last week’s episode). Or repeated flashbacks, like Rebecca and her father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is happening because the manga and the anime are pretty close at the moment. Usually, an anime makes fillers in cases such as this. However, One Piece fillers are rare, and the one that we did get prior to the Dressrosa Arc:  &lt;em&gt;Caesar’s Retrieval Arc&lt;/em&gt;, was only 3 episodes long. We also got the 3D2Y Special, but it still doesn’t seem to be enough.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedailyfandom.com/one-pieces-dressrosa-toei-wrong/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T09:39:50.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-16T13:10:41.707" Score="1" ViewCount="4942" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any connection between the Doupo Cangqiong (Battle Through the Heavens) and Da Zhu Zai (The Great Ruler) and Wu Dong Qian Kun (Earth-Shattering Martial Arts) Chinese web novels? Because Doupo Cangqiong is the prequel of Da Zhu Zai and Wu Dong Qian Kun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T03:33:37.573" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:22:25.457" Title="Is there any connection between the Doupo Cangqiong and Da Zhu Zai and Wu Dong Qian Kun Chinese Web Novels?" Tags="&lt;battle-through-heaven&gt;&lt;wu-dong-qian-kun&gt;&lt;the-great-ruler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-14T03:37:58.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28941" CreationDate="2016-01-16T16:41:01.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;School idols&quot; aren't a real thing; the notion was invented for the &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; franchise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it must be the case that the first school idol group in anime is whichever one is first featured in &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; - and as you point out, A-RISE is that group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T16:41:01.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28993" CreationDate="2016-01-16T16:46:12.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's also &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/52510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a crossover drama CD&lt;/a&gt;. The second disc adapts the &quot;Versus&quot; storyline mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28995/&quot;&gt;Astral Sea's answer&lt;/a&gt;; the first disc is just two separate storylines (one for AW, one for SAO) with no crossing-over. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T16:46:12.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29015" CreationDate="2016-01-16T20:57:36.213" Score="5" ViewCount="1625" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kyubey says that it is the fate of all magical girls to become witches. As far as I can recall, this - or death - is indeed how &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; magical girls reach their untimely demise throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excluding the events of Rebellion, are there any girls who make a contract (canon or EU, like the mangas) and go on to live until adulthood or beyond?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T01:33:10.557" Title="Do any magical girls survive beyond adolescence?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5628" CreationDate="2016-01-16T21:01:36.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it should be noted that Van Hohenheim was at the center of the transmutation circle, so in my theory he became a philosopher stone that's based on a human body with one dominant soul, whereas Greed-Ling and Wrath had their stones injected into them, which is similar but kinda a cheap knock off of Van Hohenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's also worth noting that maybe not all homunculi have equal souls since each one has different powers. Take Envy for example. He can absorb more and more humans and add to his soul count. It could be said that he might need to constantly add souls over and over again because his transformations use up a lot of souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also have another little, unrelated theory: what if Ed and Al have larger souls than normal human beings? Like what if when Van Hohenheim reproduces it's like filtering a portion of the souls into a single being? Then Ed would have an abnormally large soul for a human being, and when Al was born he would have a larger soul than a human but not as big a soul as Ed's. Because of their larger souls, they age at different rates than other people. Since Ed ages slower than Al, he would be shorter than his younger brother because he's aging slower,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; so when he gets impaled and uses his own soul as a philosophers stone, he shortens his life span so he ages quicker and grows taller by the end of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T15:32:47.180" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T15:32:47.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29012" CreationDate="2016-01-17T00:23:04.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It probably depends on when you believe a girl is considered an adult or a woman. If we take puberty as that point, since some describe it as the path to adulthood, then &lt;a href=&quot;https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090616142510AAEcYKd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Yahoo Answers Best Answer&lt;/a&gt; can give us the approximate age at which a girl has entered adulthood and become a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Growth starts winding down at around age 17, but can continue until your early twenties.&#xA;Acne can occur at any age, but it usually starts getting less intense at around age 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us also consider that the Incubators choose girls because of their varying emotional states that are needed to produce the energy they need for the universe. (Kyubey explains to Madoka in Episode 9 that his kind can't make the energy themselves because they don't feel emotions.) The best time to do this is when a girl enters puberty, as this is when hormones are released into the body with one of the results being the heightened emotional state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with this in mind let's say the age range for a &amp;quot;girl&amp;quot; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.babycenter.com/0_precocious-early-puberty-in-girls_68661.bc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;between 8&lt;/a&gt; and 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this, the closest I can find is one person, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Tsubaki_Mikoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsubaki Mikoto&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Puella_Magi_Suzune_Magica&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Suzune Magica&lt;/a&gt; as the Wiki lists her age as &amp;quot;Around 20&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wiki also says under &amp;quot;Known Relatives&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suzune Amano, her adopted daughter; she was also the surrogate mother for the Hinata twins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take the adoption we know Tsubaki is at least 20 or 25 years old depending on the type of adoption Suzune falls under as explained &lt;a href=&quot;https://adopt.com/japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age Requirements:&lt;/strong&gt; In special adoptions, prospective adoptive parents must be over 25 years of age. In regular adoptions, prospective adoptive parents must be at least 20 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also with the surrogacy we can probably assume that Tsubaki only raised the twins as &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Matsuri_Hinata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matsuri Hinata's page says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsubaki Mikoto, her deceased surrogate mother; her father and her deceased mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much is known of Matsuri's home-life. She had a sister, Kagari Hinata, an unnamed father, and a caretaker named Tsubaki Mikoto. Not much is given on how Matsuri relates to her family before the events of Suzune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So depending on Tsubaki Mikoto's actual age and when our definition for when a girl reaches womanhood, Tsubaki is probably the only Magical Girl (from whom I can find an age) to become an adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: As pointed out on the wiki page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: As all chapters post-volume 1 are currently only available in Japanese, most of the post-volume 1 info below comes from rough translation and interpretation of events. Thus, some of the information may be incorrect, so please do not treat anything as 100% accurate.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T01:33:10.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27970" CreationDate="2016-01-17T01:17:27.723" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sanji was taken from Zou by Capone Bege as per Big Mum's instructions, and invited to his own wedding, a diplomatic marriage between Sanji, the third son of the Vinsmoke family and Purin, the 35th daughter of the Charlotte (Big Mum) family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T01:17:27.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29023" CreationDate="2016-01-17T03:09:20.140" Score="4" ViewCount="426" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't recall the title of &lt;i&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/i&gt; being explained over the course of the anime (though it's possible I missed something). Other than the Raven Coat, I don't remember any particular references to ravens. Where does the term Tokyo Raven come from and what does it mean? Is there a historical basis for it or is it something the author made up? Is it explained in the light novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T04:20:54.953" Title="What is a Tokyo Raven?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29020" CreationDate="2016-01-17T04:20:54.953" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where does the term Tokyo Raven come from and what does it mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct parse is almost surely &lt;code&gt;Tokyo [Ravens]&lt;/code&gt; rather than &lt;code&gt;[Tokyo Raven]s&lt;/code&gt;. As in &quot;ravens in Tokyo&quot;; not &quot;more than one of a Tokyo Raven&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;But what ravens?&quot; you might ask. &quot;I sure didn't see any in the anime!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it explained in the light novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yep. It turns out that the light novel adorns a number of phrases with the furigana レイヴンズ &quot;ravens&quot;. For example, from the back cover of the first volume (to use the most obvious example, since I don't have this OCR'd and hence can't Ctrl+F through it), there are already two distinct instances of this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[陰陽師たち]【レイヴンズ】 (&quot;shamans&quot; or something, depending on your translation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[闇に舞う鴉たち]【レイヴンズ】 (&quot;crows who dart through the darkness&quot;). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's not a one-to-one equivalent of this practice in English, but a reasonable approach is to understand it as &quot;ravens&quot; being used as metonymy for &quot;shamans&quot;/etc. And this is true in-universe, too: shamans are sometimes referred to or described as &quot;ravens&quot; because of their tendency to don black, raven-like cloaks, as Yakou did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This furigana thing occurs multiple times in the actual body text of the LN (in volume 1, at least), but it'd take me a while to hunt down the actual quotes. There are also direct (non-furigana) uses of &quot;ravens&quot; (鴉) as metonymy for shamans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are many shamans (i.e. ravens) in Tokyo; and many &quot;crows who dart through the darkness&quot; (i.e. ravens), if by &quot;crows&quot; we mean &quot;weird shadowy supernatural things&quot;. Hence, &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt; - ravens in Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But your confusion is reasonable: this would probably be lost on people who have only seen the anime, since the furigana double-meaning thing obviously doesn't work with the spoken word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there a historical basis for it or is it something the author made up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know very little about real-world onmyoudou, but I'm not aware of the raven being a motif or symbol there. (Of course, research is made difficult by the fact that &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ravens&lt;/em&gt; itself pollutes google results for this sort of thing.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T04:20:54.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29032" CreationDate="2016-01-17T06:02:46.930" Score="3" ViewCount="29292" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for a while but I couldn't find any episode lists, so I tried to look up another episode but nothing really came up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20492" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T10:20:42.283" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T11:48:19.990" Title="Does Inuyasha stop at episode 183?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29073" CreationDate="2016-01-17T09:00:44.203" Score="2" ViewCount="30987" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched a lot of &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;. Other than seasons 1, 2, and 3 ---I'm not sure if there's a season 3--- and &lt;em&gt;Book of Murder&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Book of Circus&lt;/em&gt;, I can't find anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20492" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-30T13:48:44.540" LastActivityDate="2019-03-11T23:39:04.303" Title="Does Black Butler have other OVAs or seasons?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29025" CreationDate="2016-01-17T11:48:19.990" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; Inuyasha has a total of 193 episodes. The first series has 167 episodes and the second series called The Final Act has 26 episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was adapted into two anime television series produced by Sunrise. The first was broadcast for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV in Japan from October 16, 2000 until September 13, 2004. The second series, called Inuyasha: The Final Act, began airing five years later on October 3, 2009 to cover the rest of the manga series and ended on March 29, 2010 after 26 episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of episodes for both series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inuyasha_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inuyasha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inuyasha:_The_Final_Act_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inuyasha The Final Act&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T11:48:19.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29625" CreationDate="2016-01-17T12:49:01.430" Score="8" ViewCount="7216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chihiro was traveling by train to the sixth station in &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pznqTTkurvw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;). When the train passed the second station, there was a little girl waiting at the station.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uCcbpl.png&quot; alt=&quot;the girl waiting at the train station&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of curiosity, I visited Google for some hints and was surprised to see some people say that the little girl's name is Setsuko from &lt;em&gt;Grave of the Fireflies&lt;/em&gt;. She was waiting for her older brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the girl waiting at the train station in &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt;, Setsuko from &lt;em&gt;Grave of the Fireflies&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11270" LastEditorUserId="11270" LastEditDate="2018-07-03T09:41:44.240" LastActivityDate="2018-07-03T09:41:44.240" Title="Is the girl waiting at the train station in Spirited Away from Grave of the Fireflies?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29034" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29040" CreationDate="2016-01-17T13:27:51.193" Score="13" ViewCount="42005" Body="&lt;p&gt;I checked the synopsis &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/30276/One_Punch_Man?q=one%20pun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and I was wondering about the genre of parody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NiOM0.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NiOM0.png&quot; alt=&quot;One Punch Man on myanimelist.net&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’ve completed the season of One Punch Man and there was no parody of anything in the animé. The only parody animé I’ve experienced before is Gintama and the parody is altogether at another level! Whereas, One Punch Man had relatively none. Am I missing something or is it an error?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T15:39:16.353" LastActivityDate="2018-05-02T06:48:45.900" Title="Why is One Punch Man considered a parody anime?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-17T14:04:47.737" Score="0" ViewCount="445" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is simple. What is the origin of these vampires? Where did they come from? How did the first &lt;strong&gt;PURE&lt;/strong&gt; vampire come into existence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T18:52:29.053" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:48:32.143" Title="How did the first vampire come into existence?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28321" CreationDate="2016-01-17T15:04:27.127" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly &lt;em&gt;Dusk Howler&lt;/em&gt;, it's a gamer webtoon and there is only 24 chapters. It's about a young man who had a great scores in school but have 0 social IQ so he joins a game where his conscious is uploaded so like the gamer the Mc get to level up , learn skills and it's a gaming world . and it's a new Webtoon. Connecting the dots together it makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20495" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T18:13:33.317" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T18:13:33.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29034" CreationDate="2016-01-17T15:14:27.383" Score="33" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; One Punch Man is not a parody of a single manga, it is a parody of the whole shonen genre. It makes fun of its codes and therefore can be seen as a parody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To help understand it, I will compare One Punch Man to Dragon Ball. I will use the anime for comparison, but it is pretty much the same for the manga. This can and should be applied to many shonen series and not only Dragon Ball. Its use is only intended as an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In One Punch Man, the fights are over at the moment Saitama punches an enemy (except the final fight). The moment where the fight is going on is very brief. In Dragon Ball, the fights can last a lot of episodes. As an example, the famous fight between Frieza and Goku took 10 episodes (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3701/how-much-broadcast-time-did-it-take-for-planet-namek-to-blow-up&quot;&gt;How much broadcast time did it take for planet Namek to blow up&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reason to fight&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saitama fights because he &lt;em&gt;just wants&lt;/em&gt; to be a Super Hero. Being a hero is considered a hobby for him. On the other hand, Goku fights because he wants to save his friends and the Earth, while Vegeta fights to become the strongest fighter ever, Gohan wants to save the Earth so he can study peacefully, and so on. One Punch Man is deconstructing the shonen hero goals: by reading/watching it, you have the feeling that &lt;strong&gt;anybody can be a hero, it's not that hard&lt;/strong&gt;. This is going even deeper as C-Class heroes are quite casual people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentionned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28346/what-is-the-source-of-saitamas-enormous-power/28347#28347&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;, compared to the power he acquired, Saitama's training is just ridiculous, and it is even more so if you compare it to the training in other anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The hero itself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saitama is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; badass. While this can be viewed as primarily opinion based, there are some elements that can help us to understand that he was not intended as a charismatic character. Even though every enemy and character are well drawn, Saitama is drawn in a quite basic style and leads us to the feeling that Saitama is &lt;em&gt;out of universe&lt;/em&gt;. A good example is the transformation of Boros, which is quite similar to Dragon Ball's evolutions (&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-isnt-even-my-final-form&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this is not even my final form&lt;/a&gt;). While the transformation itself is very well drawn, Saitama's reaction is quite &lt;em&gt;out of universe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And so on...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot other things that could be mentioned, such as the fact that we see the hero doing casual things (groceries, eating in restaurant alone, ...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="27678" LastEditDate="2018-04-09T09:15:05.210" LastActivityDate="2018-04-09T09:15:05.210" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2646" CreationDate="2016-01-17T15:46:12.507" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;80% sure this originates from NES/SNES era computergames, with JRPG's in particular. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those characters were so small in size that they couldn't do any facial expressions with them, because the characters didn't have a mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same thing with the popping vein. The question is with which video game this started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oldest example known so for far is of Super Mario World November 1990, near the end of the final battle it shows on the bowser's flying machine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20497" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T15:46:12.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="343" CreationDate="2016-01-17T15:49:27.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always like to know WHEN and WHERE something originated before answering how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I asked this very same question in the late 90's and was told that it came from older video games with characters that were so small in size that they couldn't do any facial expressions with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounded reasonable to me, because I can't think of any animes in the 80's using this trope, but doing a little bit of backtracking I can't find any early video games using sweat drops either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do know the September 1995 Sailormoon RPG has it, but that's too now compared to manga and anime examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oldest anime example I now know of is (yet again) Sailormoon, right off the bat from the first episode, March 1992.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oldest manga example is Sailor V, right from the start again, thus making this trope start back at at least August 1991.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the vein popping trope, also present in Sailor V 2nd volume is older, being at least as old as Super Mario World which was released in November 1990.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there might be even older examples than this. If anyone can state older examples, please do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20498" LastEditorUserId="20499" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T01:01:09.370" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T01:01:09.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29046" CreationDate="2016-01-17T16:40:15.343" Score="5" ViewCount="2422" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a picture taken from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; manga chapter 385. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZIGj5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZIGj5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Mangekyou Sharingan capable of controlling only the Kyuubi or is it also able to control the other tailed beasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, how does Sasuke come to know the nature of the Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T08:08:49.230" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T04:08:20.363" Title="Is the Mangekyou Sharingan capable of controlling only the Kyuubi or all the Tailed Beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29044" CreationDate="2016-01-17T19:17:30.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast_Control#cite_note-18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; says that the MS was capable of controlling all the Tailed Beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mangekyō Sharingan has been noted to wield the power to control over the tailed beasts, but only Madara and Obito, have achieved this feat. Sasuke at first also used his Sharingan to suppress a small amount of Kurama's chakra within Naruto's subconscious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The MS is gained when a user of the Sharingan witness the death of someone close to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone close to the user. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke got his Mangekyo Sharingan after Itachi's death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after the death of his older brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as a side note, Sasuke is able to use the Rinnegan to control all the Tailed Beasts at once. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sasuke could use his Rinnegan to put all nine tailed beasts under his control with just a glance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T02:24:35.630" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T02:24:35.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17205" CreationDate="2016-01-18T01:26:34.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Naruto Fourth Databook: &quot;Although she doesn't usually use standard ninjutsu, Sakura's natures include Earth, Water, Yin, and Yang Release.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20510" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T01:26:34.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8470" CreationDate="2016-01-18T02:25:16.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;A&quot; stands for &quot;Ace&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;S (with a cross over it)&quot; stands for &quot;Sabo&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;C&quot; stands for &quot;Crybaby&quot; A.K.A Luffy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;E&quot; stands for &quot;Edward Newgate&quot; A.K.A. &quot;Whitebeard&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dressrosa Arc spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reason for the cross over the &quot;S&quot; is because &quot;Sabo&quot; was thought to be dead by everyone.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20512" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-05-12T07:11:27.573" LastActivityDate="2020-05-12T07:11:27.573" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29060" CreationDate="2016-01-18T04:10:15.717" Score="6" ViewCount="1804" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading some reviews of this season's new shows, and I somehow happened to run across references to &amp;quot;digi-paint&amp;quot; twice(!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The raw mechanics of producing anime can be a pretty frustrating thing sometimes. Back in the early 00s, technology shifts prompted the move to &lt;strong&gt;digipaint&lt;/strong&gt; from traditional cells, and early adopters of the new system suffered heavily for it. Shows like Haibane Renmei had fundamentally gorgeous art design, but looked smudged and indistinct due to the new technology. &lt;sub&gt;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/.97400&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;BBK/BRNK - The Winter 2016 Anime Preview Guide&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is a forgotten &lt;strong&gt;digi-paint&lt;/strong&gt; show that was dug up in a time capsule from no later than the year of our lord 2002, dusted off, reformatted into 16:9, and re-sold as an adaptation of a Masamune Shirow manga from 2010. How else do you explain its hideous color palette, jagged flat designs, and painfully dated obsession with fetishes of yesteryear like catgirls, maids, androids/cyborgs with unusually sexual hardware, and busty scientist onee-samas? &lt;sub&gt;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/.97359&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn - The Winter 2016 Anime Preview Guide&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &amp;quot;get&amp;quot; what they're talking about: that sort of crappy look that post-cel early-2000s shows almost invariably have. But I'm not sure what digi-paint actually is. Aside from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2014-04-11&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another post on ANN&lt;/a&gt; that refers to (but does not describe) digi-paint, I haven't managed to google up anything relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is digi-paint? When did it come into use (was it immediately post-cel?), and what is used nowadays instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T20:13:13.190" Title="What is &quot;digi-paint&quot;?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29058" CreationDate="2016-01-18T06:21:59.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a general idea of what digipaint is, but I couldn't find a lot of the sources that gave me this idea since it was mostly stuff I just picked up in passing. I did find &lt;a href=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one blog&lt;/a&gt; that went over the process and more or less confirmed what I had thought; scroll way down to 'Compositing / &quot;filming&quot;' to see where they discuss it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the gist. Up until about 1999&amp;ndash;2000, anime was created by drawing line art on a clear plastic cel, then hand-painting that cel, with a brush. Characters and backgrounds were drawn on separate cels; character cels were placed on top of background cels and the animators would take pictures of each frame, stringing them together into a film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometime around 2000, animators started coloring the line art using a computer. This is basically similar to making art in Photoshop, though according to the blog they use a program called RETAS! Pro. Backgrounds can easily be drawn separately and added later on a computer; if you've ever used Photoshop, you know how easy it would be to draw a character and a background as separate images and combine them later as layers of a single image. The filming process also started to be done on a computer; the animators create the frames digitally based on the line art, then use the computer to string the frames together into a &quot;film&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digipaint refers to this process of coloring a cel on a computer with a program instead of by hand with a brush and paint. The blog and &lt;a href=&quot;http://animetics.net/2013/08/17/3-major-anime-industry-sea-changes-explained-by-their-effect-on-tv-anime-part-2-digital-paint-and-dvds/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this other one&lt;/a&gt; discuss some of the effects the new process had on the anime industry: since it was faster and easier to color frames and composite character and background art on a computer, shows could have more frames, which led to smoother animation that wasn't reused nearly as often. It was easier to add fine details, so character art became more detailed. (I assume this was because of zooming and the precision of a graphics tablet, plus the ability to undo mistakes.) It was also easy to add in 3D computer graphics, so things like special effects and machinery, which are much easier to create with CG than hand drawing, started to be done in 3D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it took a while for animators and art directors to get used to the different character of digipaint compared to traditional paint, which led to the ugly color palettes, blurriness, and flatness that you see in a lot of early digipaint shows (from 1999&amp;ndash;2004 or so). These problems are especially noticeable in some of the lower budget hentai from this era, where characters and background art look like they exist on two separate 2D planes rather than in a single 3D space, making the animation resemble a paper cutout puppet show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, digipaint is still commonly used today; animators have just gotten a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; better at using it. &lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt; is another show from the early era that I remembered looking a lot better than it did. Like &lt;em&gt;Haibane Renmei&lt;/em&gt;, it was a show with amazing, imaginative visuals that ended up looking like hell because of a hideous color palette, rampant blurriness, and primitive CG integrated poorly with the 2D animation. I haven't watched &lt;em&gt;Fam: The Silver Wing&lt;/em&gt;, but it would surprise me if it didn't look &lt;em&gt;much&lt;/em&gt; better than the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some shows have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2016-01-13/.97503&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;moved towards cel-shaded 3D animation&lt;/a&gt;. This is a technique where everything in the show is created in 3D CG, but through the use of filters and such, it almost kinda sorta ends up looking like traditional 2D animation. Cel-shaded 3D has been around for a while in video games, but it's just now in its early days for anime and suffering from problems just like early digipaint. However, it will probably end up replacing digipaint, since it's cheaper (just render a 3D model from different angles. It's almost like having actors again!) and getting better all the time. (Cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/arpeggio-of-blue-steel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arpeggio of Blue Steel&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T20:47:26.713" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T20:47:26.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28997" CreationDate="2016-01-18T06:43:06.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/blood-blockade-battlefront-kekkai-sensen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0IEU.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0IEU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Zapp, a &amp;quot;Dick Suck&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dick Suck is a meme referring to an annotation shown during the introduction to the character of Zapp Renfro within episode 2 of the anime, with one of the introductory annotations referring to him as a “dick suck”. Due to the humorous nature of the comment, the term grew in popularity among fans, and is often paired with fanart of the character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's mostly a pun on &lt;em&gt;baka&lt;/em&gt; as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/3296bu/spoilers_kekkai_sensen_episode_2_discussion/cq931ve&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Reddit&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it actually says &amp;quot;Baka Baka&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yep, the kanji is 馬鹿 (baka) and the katakana says &amp;quot;baka&amp;quot; too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason of its official translation being that as well, it seems to be for nothing more than humor purposes like senshin points out in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something similar to this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHNTz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHNTz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chain Sumeragi introduction screen&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chain Sumeragi being labelled as a &amp;quot;shawty&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T07:10:46.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T07:08:59.140" Score="3" ViewCount="4634" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 13, after Kousei played Love's Sorrow, he played this one song on the piano. What is the name of that song? I've been looking for it for the past four hours, but haven't been able to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20515" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T18:27:18.463" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T18:27:18.463" Title="In episode 13, what piece does Kousei play after he plays Liebesleid?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29037" CreationDate="2016-01-18T10:48:32.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The oldest known vampire is alucard. He came to be a vampire by drinking the blood of the fallen from a battlefieled thus dropping his belief in god and turning into an unholy creature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T10:48:32.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29068" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29069" CreationDate="2016-01-18T14:54:36.423" Score="1" ViewCount="740" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Boruto fires his Rasengan it varnishes. What type of Rasengan did Boruto use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T15:54:23.647" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T09:51:27.960" Title="What type of Rasengan did Boruto used?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29068" CreationDate="2016-01-18T15:07:19.510" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Boruto is trying to convince Sasuke to train him, he creates a small rasengan infused with wind chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though Boruto's Rasengan is initially much smaller, he subconsciously applies wind-natured chakra to it, enabling him to hurl the Rasengan across distances. While it loses its physical form shortly after bring thrown, the wind and force continue on-course unseen, tricking the opponent to let their guard down as sufficient damage is inflicted when it makes contact. Boruto eventually becomes able to create a normal-sized Rasengan after more training. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto.wikia.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T09:51:27.960" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T09:51:27.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29070" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29074" CreationDate="2016-01-18T16:24:09.967" Score="8" ViewCount="3459" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6EQNfxPVg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; of the Japanese-YouTuber Hikakin beatboxing the first English Pokemon song. It made me wonder: was the English dub theme song more well-known than the original Japanese opening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T08:04:16.917" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T00:18:52.983" Title="Is the English Pokemon theme song more well known than the Japanese version?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29071" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T16:31:08.223" Score="0" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Oreimo 2&lt;/em&gt; Episode 15, Meruru sings a song with the line &quot;Red, blue and yellow, magic of many colors&quot;. I can't find the title of the song. It sounds amazing! Does anyone know it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20522" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T09:43:31.943" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T09:43:31.943" Title="Which is the song Kanako (Meruru) sings?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35871" CreationDate="2016-01-18T16:33:39.563" Score="7" ViewCount="4535" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to characters whose eyes are constantly like that (Red hair girl in the picture) and don't change for a brief moment as a depiction of disappointment, most of these characters talk really slow and quietly. Examples include Tooru from A-channel, Renge from non non biyori, Chihaya Megumi from servant X service some of the common traits of the aforementioned characters is the monotonous way of talking and that they nearly never smile &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5zDtj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5zDtj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14187" LastEditorUserId="14187" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T19:40:41.993" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T05:18:08.137" Title="What are these type of eyes called (see red hair girl on the left in image)?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29029" CreationDate="2016-01-18T16:35:02.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you have listed are the only animations with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1 containing 24 episodes and 1 OVA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 2 containing 12 episodes and 6 OVA's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Book of Circus&lt;/em&gt; containing 10 episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Book of Murder&lt;/em&gt; as 2 OVA's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt; Episodes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-30T13:49:50.850" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T13:49:50.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29070" CreationDate="2016-01-18T17:16:38.267" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following answer is based on the results I got on Google [from my country (France)].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping the following elements in mind, one can say that their popularity level is more or less the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The comparison is made between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Aim_to_Be_a_Pok%C3%A9mon_Master&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first Japanse theme&lt;/a&gt; めざせポケモンマスター (Aim to be a Pokemon Master) and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Theme&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first English theme&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;Gotta catch them all.&amp;quot; I take into account only the official versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Google Trends&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/nuPFnMI.png&quot; alt=&quot;trends&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;In red : the English, in blue : the Japanese&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for the year 2005, the search trends looks to be pretty similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surprisingly enough, the countries which searched the English opening on google were the following ones :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/NXUO7yO.png&quot; alt=&quot;en&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the Japanese opening, the searches come only from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/KuitkRu.png&quot; alt=&quot;jp&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Youtube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Ra3mURKgs&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The most viewed youtube video of the Japanese opening&lt;/a&gt; (in my country) views ~1 million views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVp-zIONsrs&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The most viewed youtube video of the English opening&lt;/a&gt; (in my country) views ~1 million views&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T08:21:40.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4347" CreationDate="2016-01-18T18:35:26.420" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The snaggletooth trope started in the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeGeGe_no_Kitar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GeGeGe no Kitarō&lt;/a&gt;, which was first published in 1960, with the first monster-cat girl Neko Musume, making this 6 years older than the magical girl trope and preceding anime by 4 and regular cat-girls by at least two decades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wD1ob.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wD1ob.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Neko Musume&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its original purpose was to remind you that Neko Musume had a mouth full of dangerous monster-cat fangs that could rip you apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20499" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T04:28:34.540" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T04:28:34.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29084" CreationDate="2016-01-18T19:23:14.800" Score="2" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Gungnir Symphogear that was used by Kanade shattered, and splinters pierced Tachibana's chest right next to her heart (so close that the doctors did not attempt to remove due to the risks). This gave Tachibana Hibiki the power to summon the Gungnir Symphogear. Supposedly Kanade's pendant dissolved with her physical body, or Tsubasa would surely have retrieved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second season, when Maria summons the black Gungnir, everyone is surprised that there could be two Gungnir Symphogears, pointing out that Kanade's pendant was supposedly destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can Maria have an intact Gungnir pendant? Is it explained how she came to obtain such an artifact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T03:04:19.150" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T07:21:41.943" Title="How did Maria obtain her Gungnir Symphogear?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29071" CreationDate="2016-01-18T20:41:36.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song seems to be called &quot;Planet &amp;star; Burst&quot;, &quot;Planet &amp;star; Bust&quot;, or &quot;Planet &amp;star; Buster&quot;. Here's the screenshot from the ending credits where I got that name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WK8X0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WK8X0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ending credits screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hiragana say &quot;Puranetto &amp;star; Baasuto&quot;. It's not clear to me exactly what the second word is supposed to be. My first thought was either &quot;burst&quot; or &quot;bust&quot;, but I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1znbup/looking_to_id_a_song_from_oreimo/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Reddit thread&lt;/a&gt; that refers to the song as &quot;Planet &amp;star; Buster&quot;. This is also the name given on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qd7LXwCPS8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Youtube video of the song&lt;/a&gt; linked by the Reddit thread. However, I would have expected &quot;Planet &amp;star; Buster&quot; to be written &quot;Puranetto &amp;star; Basutaa&quot; in hiragana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanako is singing this song in Episode 15 when Kyousuke enters the concert hall, just before she confesses her love to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMLXtm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMLXtm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kanako singing&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n5t6em.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n5t6em.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kanako confessing her love&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T20:41:36.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T21:34:35.783" Score="7" ViewCount="602" Body="&lt;p&gt;I specifically want to know which manga or anime started the trend, so I can reason from there to the how question, in order to not make general assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a time in manga/anime where blue hair was abnormal.&#xA;For example, from the short clips I've seen of the anime &quot;アタックNo.1&quot;, it contains mostly black-haired girls, a couple of brunettes and a sparse blonde. No one there is pink/red/blue-haired. Same with Princess Knight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20499" LastEditorUserId="20499" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T14:19:15.843" LastActivityDate="2019-03-21T10:39:45.930" Title="When &amp; where did the unnatural hair color aka &quot;You gotta have blue hair trope&quot; originate?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29062" CreationDate="2016-01-19T01:39:52.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is Sergei Rachmaninoff - Liebesfreud(Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninov).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T07:23:15.073" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T07:23:15.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29077" CreationDate="2016-01-19T03:20:45.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As with so much of &lt;em&gt;Symphogear&lt;/em&gt;'s worldbuilding, the answer lies in the keywords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The notion is that each Symphogear (that is, each pendant) is derived from a fragment of a whole relic that once actually existed. So there was once a supernaturally powerful spear named Gungnir, and at some point, it was broken down, perhaps by being shattered or by simply degrading over the years. Kanade (and later Hibiki) had one of those pieces, and apparently, Maria had another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the second season, when Maria summons the black Gungnir, everyone is surprised that there could be two Gungnir Symphogears, pointing out that Kanade's pendant was supposedly destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is surprising, for sure. It seems unlikely that their enemy, Maria, would have a Symphogear derived from the same relic that Kanade used. But it is by no means &lt;em&gt;impossible&lt;/em&gt;; merely &lt;em&gt;unlikely&lt;/em&gt;. As a matter of fact, it was no coincidence that there were two Gungnir Symphogears. Why? Well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can Maria have an intact Gungnir pendant? Is it explained how she came to obtain such an artifact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember Sakurai Ryouko? And how she was in cahoots with the Americans (specifically, the FIS)? Turns out, she smuggled fragments of Gungnir from Japan to the US. She and the FIS then developed another Gungnir-based Symphogear over there. And that's what Nastassja and co. took with them when they defected (along with Igalima, Shul Shagana, the damaged Airgetlamh, and the Shen Shou Jing; and probably also some otherwise-unusable relics to feed to the Nephilim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T07:21:41.943" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T07:21:41.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29093" CreationDate="2016-01-19T04:28:00.340" Score="3" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the time skip of 18 months in season 1, the Terrans' knowledge of Martian cataphracts has suddenly increased, so much so that they are able to identify the name of the cataphract and its owner as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What led to this intel for terrans? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T04:30:37.397" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T10:55:56.053" Title="How did Terrans gain information about the Mars knights' cataphracts?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41041" CreationDate="2016-01-19T06:38:54.220" Score="3" ViewCount="8152" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched &lt;em&gt;The Knight in the Area&lt;/em&gt;, but I'm curious as to what has happened since the end of the anime until the latest chapter in the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do Nana and Kakeru ever get together? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they win a championship?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there a better understanding as to why Suguru can take over Kakeru? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does Kakeru become the best scorer/forward in the nation?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-12T03:19:09.767" LastActivityDate="2018-06-15T15:20:50.163" Title="What happen to Nana and Kakeru in The Knight in the Area after the anime ends?" Tags="&lt;area-no-kishi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29090" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30045" CreationDate="2016-01-19T07:58:39.470" Score="3" ViewCount="544" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya&quot; and the following book, can the character Yasumi Watahashi be considered a slider? (I'm not naming her in the title because she's not in the anime). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since she essentially travelled between the two timelines and her purpose was, if I remember correctly, to reunite them. I read these books a few years ago (in a fan translation) and while I was pretty convinced she was the long-awaited &quot;slider,&quot; most of the fanbase seemed to think she wasn't. I couldn't find any good reason why she should or shouldn't be or, in fact, any canon or otherwise generally accepted definition of what a slider is - I've always assumed it was someone who travelled between alternate timelines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm rereading the beginning of Dissociation right now and Kyon reminds us that a slider has yet to make their appearance, reminding us that we should naturally expect one and, IMO, maybe foreshadowing the end of this arc and implying that Yasumi, even though we learn later that she is not a real individual, is &quot;the&quot; slider we've been looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware that the series has been left unfinished and we will likely never know if another slider was planned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19844" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T10:43:00.527" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T14:59:04.480" Title="Can this character be considered a slider? (Haruhi Suzumiya books 9&amp;10 spoiler)" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28979" CreationDate="2016-01-19T10:01:29.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Long years of receiving humanity's negative treatment caused Kurama to&#xA;  develop intense hostility and distrust against them, even going as far&#xA;  as proclaiming itself to be the living embodiment of hatred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, he was not embodiment of hatred by itself from start but became like this later on. So its not a tailed beast characteristic to represent as embodiment of single emotion per tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T10:01:29.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28921" CreationDate="2016-01-19T10:04:16.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They didn't paused there mission and resumed it later but they continued it behind the curtains. They have to capture tailed beast by an order and Naruto falls in last number and then they needed preparation too for sealing beats and location ensuring etc. They also had non-trustable member to deal with and maybe some other background stuff behind the curtains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T10:04:16.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29087" CreationDate="2016-01-19T10:55:56.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you had watched episode 12 of the first season, then you should know that the battle at &lt;a href=&quot;http://aldnoahzero.wikia.com/wiki/Saazbaum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saazbaum&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://aldnoahzero.wikia.com/wiki/Landing_Castle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Landing Castle&lt;/a&gt; ended with the Earth forces' victory. That would mean they obtained all the castle's facilities and all the information contained on that fortress. With Inaho being able to use the Aldnoah Drive, they could have reactivated the fortress and retrieved the information from it, or they just ripped out the hard disks and scanned them for data. However, judging from the fact that Inaho was using his Drive on &lt;a href=&quot;http://aldnoahzero.wikia.com/wiki/Deucalion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deucalion&lt;/a&gt;, they most likely just salvaged information instead of reactivating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LRg1d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LRg1d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T10:55:56.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29097" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29098" CreationDate="2016-01-19T12:14:27.233" Score="9" ViewCount="25277" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;strong&gt;Steins;Gate 0&lt;/strong&gt; a sequel to &lt;strong&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/strong&gt;? If not, what is common between the two and where do they deviate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;             &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sxfPO.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sxfPO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;vs       &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cSy9E.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cSy9E.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               Steins;Gate                           Steins;Gate 0&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T12:14:27.233" Title="What is the relation between Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29097" CreationDate="2016-01-19T12:14:27.233" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ask.fm/SciADV&quot;&gt;one of the official translators&lt;/a&gt; that has worked on most of the Sci-fi Adventure series:&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/steinsgate/comments/37kkqi/a_question_about_steinsgate_0/crqger3&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Steins;Gate Zero will not be a direct sequel, no. Remember when Okabe stabbed Kurisu and lost his resolve? Only to be revitalized once he received the Operation Skuld D-Mail from his future self? The Okabe in Epigraph and Zero is the Okabe that did not try again after killing Kurisu, the Okabe that gave up and resigned himself to misery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate 0&lt;/em&gt;, inspite of being marketed as the &quot;true sequel&quot; to &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;, does not take place after the ending of &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;. Even though it is canonical, it takes place just before the ending of Steins;Gate. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The story between the two is exactly the same upto (and including) Episode 22. It diverges in Episode 23 with the original story being covered in &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_23:_Open_the_Steins_Gate&quot;&gt;Episode 23: Open the Steins Gate&lt;/a&gt;, and the alternate version, a &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate 0&lt;/em&gt; OVA, being covered in &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/SG0_OVA:_Episode_23(%CE%B2)_Open_the_Missing_Link&quot;&gt;Episode 23(β) Open the Missing Link&lt;/a&gt;. As mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/SG0_OVA:_Episode_23(%CE%B2)_Open_the_Missing_Link&quot;&gt;on the Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In this story, after killing Makise Kurisu, Okabe Rintarou gives up and accepts her funeral fate. &#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The main difference between this and the original episode 23 is that this Okabe      does not receive the Video-Mail from himself. &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; will go on to eventually create Operation Skuld and the Video-Mail, helping S;G Okabe thwart world line convergence and successfully avert both Kurisu's death and WWIII in order to enter the Steins;Gate world line of 1.048596% divergence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; In concise, as put on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/steinsgate/comments/37kkqi/a_question_about_steinsgate_0/&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It follows the world where Okabe tried to save Kurisu, but stabbed her instead. It is the worldline in which Okabe doesn't get the &quot;deceive yourself&quot; message from himself, but it is most likely the one that sends that message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T12:14:27.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T12:31:02.387" Score="1" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Symphogear every move except Tachibana Hibiki's have a name and a &quot;poster&quot; animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why only hers do not have names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T11:43:53.337" Title="Why Tachibana Hibiki's moves have no name?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T13:00:44.077" Score="4" ViewCount="6401" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is Orochimaru able to use his arms? Didn't the 3rd hokage cut them out of his spirit?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So even if he did jump between bodies, he shouldn't be able to use his hands because it wasn't his physical body's arms that were cut but spiritual ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20538" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T09:26:58.607" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T09:26:58.607" Title="How is Orochimaru able to use his arms?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29101" CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:10:33.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru prior to he 4th Shinbo War&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to Orochimaru before the war he was unable to use ninjutsu. Hiruzen used the reaper death seal to take the part of Orochimarus soul that contained his arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru during the 4th Shinobi War: This answer contains spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Orochimaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt; regains the use of his arms after he summons the shinigami ?&gt;! and cuts open its stomach releasing the trapped part of his soul.&#xA; &quot;Orochimaru proceeded to don the mask which invoked the Shinigami to&#xA;  possess his body. Orochimaru then proceeded to cut open the&#xA;  Shinigami's stomach, a wound reflected on his own body, to release the&#xA;  trapped contents inside the Shinigami.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;With his arms restored as well.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Also before the Shinigami was able to trap Orochimarus soul he switched places with a white Zetsu allowing him to escape.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;To escape death, Orochimaru transferred his being in the White Zetsu Suigetsu was holding down&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T16:44:02.843" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T16:44:02.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42852" CreationDate="2016-01-19T16:41:01.393" Score="3" ViewCount="4604" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been hearing/reading a lot of news about a second season of Shingeki no Kyojin since 2014. All the sites said that the release date would be in the end of 2015 or the first months of 2016.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We're in 2016 and there's still no season 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official source about a accurate release date? If so, what's the exact date?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T17:57:41.657" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T04:10:37.860" Title="Has the release date of Shingeki no Kyojin's second season been announced?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T16:55:46.380" Score="3" ViewCount="2121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the resurrected people like Sai's brother were freed from the jutsu although Kabuto told Tobi that the resurrected people can't be killed. This is a pic of a conversation between Kabuto and Tobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nMg7g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nMg7g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, Sasori also disappeared after telling Kankuro to use his puppet parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DZN1V.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DZN1V.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can the souls be freed from the bodies even if the user who resurrected them did not release them? And why didn't this happen when the third hokage was fighting his predecessors during the chunin exams?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T07:29:07.680" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T08:55:39.967" Title="Why do the resurrected bodies disappear in the impure world resurrection jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29104" CreationDate="2016-01-19T17:21:29.003" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately right now, &lt;strong&gt;No there is not an official source with a release date for the second season&lt;/strong&gt; and as a result there is no exact date (as of yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A post on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crossmap.com/news/attack-on-titan-season-2-spoilers-release-date-rumors-news-updates-24210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cross Map, &lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;an unofficial source&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, (By Yumi Redfield On January 17, 2016) explains that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There have been rumors claiming that Attack on Titan season 2 will be released in February, but it is already mid-January, and still no confirmation for an Attack on Titan season 2 has been released by Tetsuro Araki, the Attack on Titan director.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A given (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;unofficial&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) explanation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The major reason why Attack on Titan season 2 has taken years to release is because of the (very well thought of) agreement between Attack on Titan manga writer Hajime Isayama and the Attack on Titan anime director Tetsuro Araki that the manga should always be 4 arcs ahead of the anime adaptation. This agreement would ensure that the anime would not get ahead of the manga and end up deviating too much from the source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is based on sources available on 19/01/2016 at 17:10pm BST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JqvRF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JqvRF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T10:31:56.830" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T10:31:56.830" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29105" CreationDate="2016-01-19T19:00:05.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The souls can be freed from the&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt; if they are given closure. Experiencing a emotional change allows them to break out of the jutsu and the soul can ascend.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stated&lt;/a&gt; that Hashirama Senju could break the summoning jutsu if he wanted. I'm not sure why he chose not to during the fight with Hiruzen Sarutobi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T19:06:14.187" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T19:06:14.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-20T04:49:58.490" Score="2" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bracelet is made by jam home made. There is a gold, silver and other editions. I need silver or whichever is closest to the real color. I need a website that isn't Japanese or at least ships to America. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please be sure to specify if they are sold out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2530" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T05:44:38.207" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T09:11:36.457" Title="I need a location to buy the eureka seven ao bracelet silver edition" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;eureka-seven&gt;&lt;united-states&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29120" CreationDate="2016-01-20T07:05:29.593" Score="1" ViewCount="2230" Body="&lt;p&gt;After time skip, the appearance of characters in One Piece are changed. Several of them change significantly like Nami with her long hair, Robin with brighter skin,&#xA;Chopper with all of his transformation different before time skip, even Usopp have more muscular body and longer hair, he also have goatee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I want to know what happened with this goatee.&#xA;Beside Usopp, other characters also have goatee after time skip like :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZzdf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZzdf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Capone Bege&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGL2I.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oGL2I.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well maybe I'm not sure who's the others, but why many of them have goatee? First I think it's for make them more mature or to shows that time has passed several years,&#xA;but when I see (maybe it's bad example) Pokemon, in the latest generation they have another &quot;evolution&quot; called mega evolution, in this mega form, many Pokemon changes their appearance with some goatee like attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DaJbN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DaJbN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S2Kp3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S2Kp3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k7ytz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k7ytz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this goatee is trend in Japan or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T10:11:33.670" Title="Why the appearance of One Piece characters have goatee after time skip?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29112" CreationDate="2016-01-20T08:41:10.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After looking around a bit on the jam site itself and plenty of other sites that offer the bracelet. Which by the way can be browsed in English using the O so lovely google translate engine &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.nl/translate?hl=en&amp;amp;sl=ja&amp;amp;tl=en&amp;amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamhomemadeonlineshop.com%2Ffs%2Fofficial%2FJEA-BR003&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;for example&lt;/a&gt;. I found out that most of them are out-of-stock, and marked the product as the following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Release date 2012 SS [spring and summer release items]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The item is sold out already, and it is no longer in production. It won't become available again for orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;leading me to believe that this is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_edition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;special/limited edition&lt;/a&gt; collectors item by now, which is not obtainable through online stores any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most likely you have to find somebody that already owns one, and wishes to sell it if you really want a original. If you just want it because of how it looks or for a cosplay, you could most likely get a jeweller nearby you to recreate the actual bracelet, after which you probably only have to rope it yourself. Unless off course the jeweller also can do this for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T08:41:10.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29115" CreationDate="2016-01-20T10:11:33.670" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I think it's for make them more mature or to shows that time has passed several years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your way of thinking is correct here. Although it certainly makes them look mature, facial hair growth more correctly shows the &lt;em&gt;passage of time&lt;/em&gt;. It is known as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TimePassageBeard&quot;&gt;TimePassageBeard trope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this goatee is trend in Japan or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not a trend in Japan, but one of the tools/visual cues used by writers (and mangakas too) to easily show the passage of time. This kind of trope is not only seen in anime, but in other types of media as well. The previously linked page lists some examples, but let me put some here whilst adding some of my own:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In The Big Bang Theory, At the end of season two the gang goes to the North Pole for three months. When they come back in the following premiere they all have big beards (except Sheldon, who has a neatly-trimmed goatee).&lt;sup&gt;This came from the linked page&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the recent movie &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea_(film)&quot;&gt;In the Heart of the Sea&lt;/a&gt;, the main character Owen Chase is shown to have grown facial hair to show the passage of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the game Assassin's Creed II, main character Ezio Auditore is shown to grow facial hair as you finish more memories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why goatees? Or more importantly why hair? The keyword here is &lt;strong&gt;easily show&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Passage of Time:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hair_growth&quot;&gt;Human hair growth&lt;/a&gt; speed is roughly 1.25 cm per month. That means that if you don't cut your hair (facial or not) for a year, it will grow at least 12 cm, the size of a ruler! The average human face is roughly 50 cm in length. Having hair that is 12 cm long in that face is &lt;em&gt;easily&lt;/em&gt; visible. And because we all know that hair grows with time, seeing a long hair on someone helps establish that &lt;em&gt;some time has passed&lt;/em&gt; since we last seen him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maturity:&lt;/strong&gt; As for maturity, it's simple. In the ancient times and even in the modern times, facial hair is always seen in adult people. You don't see facial hair in young people right? Putting facial hair on a character helps establish the fact that this character &lt;em&gt;isn't young anymore&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tldr; Yes you are correct. Goatees, or hair growth in general easily shows maturity and/or passage of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Pokemon, at least in Alakazam's case, it looks like the goatee there more symbolizes wisdom than passage of time. As for others, well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T10:11:33.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29122" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29152" CreationDate="2016-01-20T16:36:40.940" Score="3" ViewCount="738" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shinsekai Yori episode 10, Saki encounters a Tainted Cat which attacks her in the neck, but fails to damage her due to a necklace she's wearing. While the cat is biting the necklace, she mumbles some words and after that the cat is killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first impression I had was that she was defending herself. So she probably chanted something related to the way the cat was killed. But re-watching the scene, the cat had blood on its mouth despite not being able to damage Saki. What's the meaning behind this scene? What is Saki mumbling? Did SHE kill the cat or was it somebody else (like Shun)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17992" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-11-10T00:59:56.963" LastActivityDate="2018-11-10T00:59:56.963" Title="What is the meaning behind the scene where Saki fights a Tainted Cat?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29123" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-20T16:51:57.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example: Where can I buy the Full Metal Alchemist Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be tagged with &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/united-states&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;united-states&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;united-states&lt;/a&gt; to show that the user needs an answer that is relevant for the United States.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the question you are asking is too broad, or if the information you are requesting would be more useful if it was specifically localized to the United States, then this tag is an appropriate addition to your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T00:35:00.270" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T00:35:00.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29124" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-20T16:51:57.053" Score="0" Body="This tag can be used to localize questions to United States. This can be used to help narrow the scope of your question or request information specifically involving this region. Examples include asking questions about where to buy merchandise, release dates, etc in the United States." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T00:35:02.690" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T00:35:02.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29126" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-20T17:43:45.717" Score="12" ViewCount="2011" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching Dagashi Kashi will surely make you want to try some of the snacks that the characters portray to be very yummy. Do all of the snacks featured in this series have real life versions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T01:16:27.983" Title="Do all the snacks featured have real world counterparts?" Tags="&lt;dagashi-kashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29127" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-20T17:49:41.860" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T17:49:41.860" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T17:49:41.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29128" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-20T17:49:41.860" Score="0" Body="Dagashi Kashi  is a comedy and shounen manga written and illustrated  by Kotoyama starting in 2014. An anime adaptation premiered Winter 2016. The story revolves around many tasty Japanese Snacks. " OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T17:57:18.690" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T17:57:18.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29126" CreationDate="2016-01-20T18:16:07.220" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the products featured in the show are at least representative of real-life product that have existed, &lt;em&gt;in Japan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The products featured in the titles of the first two episodes are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaib%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umaibo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news-act.com/archives/36831531.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Potato Fry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dagashido.arriveatonce.co.jp/boxsell/gumsbox/1A10802box.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coffee Milk Candy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miyataseika.co.jp/index.php/young/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Young Donuts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ewatari.jp/?pid=5685170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kinako-bou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excite.co.jp/News/bit/00091158603586.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Namaiki Beer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coris.co.jp/products/cat01/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flute Ramune&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Menko&lt;/a&gt;, a game akin to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pogs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much of the culture and novelty of Dagashi is rooted in Japanese culture, making it very hard for those out of Japan to appreciate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T01:16:27.983" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T01:16:27.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-20T18:47:15.523" Score="2" ViewCount="101673" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like the title says: in what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon (E.N.D)? I was wondering if that even happened in the anime or only in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20561" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:47:34.327" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T02:34:16.083" Title="In what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-20T22:23:39.560" Score="2" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each of the Rozen Maiden Dolls has an artificial spirit. Since there is so much in this series that has a deeper meaning of some sort (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/24295/&quot;&gt;episode titles&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/26829/&quot;&gt;doll names&lt;/a&gt; jump to mind) I’m assuming that their names will also have a deeper meaning — especially since there are names such as &lt;em&gt;Pizzicato&lt;/em&gt; (Kanaria’s artificial spirit) that are clearly not Japanese at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only one that partially makes sense to me though, is &lt;em&gt;Berrybell&lt;/em&gt;, Hina-Ichigo’s artificial spirit which fits into the general word-cloud &lt;em&gt;strawberry&lt;/em&gt;. What significance is behind the names of the other dolls’ artificial spirits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T12:42:04.627" Title="Is there a significance in the names of the artificial spirits?" Tags="&lt;rozen-maiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3162" CreationDate="2016-01-20T22:23:47.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory about the meaning is that the song is telling us that we have to make a choice in our life. A very heavy and deep choice. The choice gives us two options. We can have a clean and pure heart, or a very dark heart. The song tells us either choice we make that we will both lose and gain something. It tells us to think hard, and don't choose right away. Either way we choose we will still feel agony and joy. I don't know for sure if it's the real meaning. It's just the message I feel from the song. I honestly don't care what the real meaning to the song is because they both are pretty good meanings. Either way I will still listen to the song because it's a great song.&#xA;Tell me what you think it is. I really would like to read your thoughts you guys!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20569" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T22:23:47.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-21T01:22:18.883" Score="3" ViewCount="12864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Madara give his Rinnegan to Nagato? Madara had already activated the Rinnegan since he is an Uchiha and also has the DNA of the first Hokage. But why does he give it to Nagato? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T02:35:19.080" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T02:45:23.473" Title="Why does Madara give Nagato his Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29138" CreationDate="2016-01-21T02:45:23.473" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara didn't actually &lt;em&gt;give&lt;/em&gt; it to Nagato. When Nagato was young, Madara transplanted the Rinnegan onto Nagato, without his knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara had achieved the Rinnegan near to end of his physical life. So he decided that would have to die someday as his body was nearing the end. As a plan to be revived later on, he transplanted his eyes onto an Uzumaki individual. This was Nagato. Uzumaki clan was known for their huge chakra reserves, so the user of the Rinnegan could tap into its original power because of their chakra levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So he transplanted his Rinnegan into a young Nagato without the boy's knowing, intending Nagato to someday use the eyes to restore Madara to life. If Nagato was to do this, however, Madara would need an agent to act on his behalf and guide Nagato towards this ultimate goal. Madara waited, connecting himself to Demonic Statue to keep him alive until someone could be found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then found Obito in the ruins and decided that he will be the one to lead Nagato to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life to bring him back to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T02:45:23.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3760" CreationDate="2016-01-21T03:05:47.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1943/Paprika&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Paprika&lt;/a&gt;, a 2006 anime movie, has a theme song called &amp;quot;The Girl in Byakkoya&amp;quot; by Susumu Hirasawa which was sung by Vocaloid &lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/LOLA_(VOCALOID1)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LOLA&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's considered as the first anime movie to use Vocaloid in its OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last track, &amp;quot;The Girl in Byakkoya&amp;quot;, features three spoken lines in Vietnamese. The soundtrack is significant for being the first made for a film to use a Vocaloid (using the Lola voicebank) for some vocals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprika_(2006_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article of Paprika&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to the song and download it freely on &lt;a href=&quot;http://noroom.chaosunion.com/modules/opus/index.php/photo/46/?ml_lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Susumu's official website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T03:05:47.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29229" CreationDate="2016-01-21T04:00:53.103" Score="4" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that not only protagonists/main characters, but also other characters in an anime are shown to love a certain kind of food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt; loves &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MundaneLuxury&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ramen&lt;/a&gt;. It's pretty much the only thing he ever really eats (as seen in Boruto where there are empty cups of instant noodles; he never leaves his office).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eiichiro Oda listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/OnePiece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt; characters' favorite food, in which we all know is mentioned that Luffy loves Only meat (even in dessert).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DeathNote&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Deathnote&lt;/a&gt;  has a pronounced sweet tooth and gorges himself on various sweets. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Satellizer from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Freezing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Freezing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; loves burgers. (Burger Queen to be precise)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shana&lt;/a&gt; loves melon bread just  as Ren of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DearS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DearS&lt;/a&gt; is utterly addicted to melon bread (To the point she saves old melon bread wrappers for the smell).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember Erza from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/FairyTail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/a&gt; loves strawberry cake; when someone makes her drop it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BerserkButton&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;run&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Natsu loves anything that's covered in fire. Justified as it's his &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowerUpFood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Power-Up Food&lt;/a&gt; aside from fire itself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this so? Is it relevant? Is this some kind of advertising or just a focus for a gag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T07:23:37.360" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T02:21:10.333" Title="Why are some characters shown to only eat one kind of food?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25687" CreationDate="2016-01-21T05:47:46.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe beerus did know buu just didn't care about him only wanted pudding plus there's no real way to destroy buu so they could have met before and that's the reason buu didn't want to share his pudding cups, buu isn't really that self-centered, beerus could have beaten buu to a pulp once upon a time and that's how bibidi discovers him or beerus could have delegated his destroying responsibilities to him but I c this unlikely because kid buu seems unruly, proof that they met I believe is in the fact beerus knew to block his candy beam probably because he seen it before or it was used on him and also beerus is forgetful, all the ancient people n the universe knew buu and feared him and beerus from king cold to the kias &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20577" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T08:19:31.003" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T08:19:31.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29130" CreationDate="2016-01-21T09:02:51.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The current Anime Episode is shortly after the Tartaros Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now it is unknown to Natsu that he has something to do with any Demons inside of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19659" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T09:02:51.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29150" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-21T09:42:02.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/569/Musekinin_Kanchou_Tylor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime series&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/15526/Shin_Musekinin_Kanchou_Tylor_Gaiden__Love___War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dEWqv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dEWqv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get&#xA;  a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The&#xA;  perfect plan... until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow&#xA;  managed to save an admiral! Now Tylor - a man who wouldn't know what&#xA;  discipline was if it bit him on the backside - has been made Captain&#xA;  of the space cruiser Soyokaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The crew of this run-down ship is the craziest rag-tag team of misfits&#xA;  you're ever likely to see, and they're not too fond of their&#xA;  complacent new leader. But they'd better learn to work together,&#xA;  because they're about to go head to head with the mighty Raalgon&#xA;  Empire. For better or for worse, the Earth's fate has been placed in&#xA;  the hands of a man who's either a total idiot - or an absolute genius!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T09:51:08.960" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T09:51:08.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29151" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-21T09:42:02.563" Score="0" Body="Questions about The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (Musekinin Kanchou Tylor) anime or manga." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T09:51:05.867" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T09:51:05.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29122" CreationDate="2016-01-21T11:59:34.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Saki used her skill - restoring object. She was seen training earlier fixing vases and stuff in school. This ability allowed her to fix the broken necklace (for a while), during the attack and heal herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the point was to strengthen the reference that Saki has the same (unique) ability as Tomiko Asahina and is capable restoring own cells and even their telomeres. This is only made clear later by Tomiko Asahina herself, saying that she plans to make Saki her heir, somewhat base on her ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2736" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T11:59:34.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27559" CreationDate="2016-01-21T12:03:25.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the point that they got stronger simply because they had too, they had no alternative.&#xA;It's ridiculous the way luffy gets stronger. It's ridiculous and bright at the same time. I remember when Luffy fought Arlong's pet, Mohmoo, he invented a technique based on Genzo's small windmill. Later on Alabasta, he improvised with misu no luffy, in which he covered himself in water to be able to hit Sir Crocodile. On Ennies Lobby he inspired himself in a Steam Engine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20587" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T12:03:25.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29154" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-21T12:16:14.250" Score="6" ViewCount="3162" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uchiha Madara's plan A for his revival was to make Uzumaki Nagato use Rinnegan's revival jutsu (Gedo Rinnei Tensei no Jutsu). However, when Nagato used this jutsu to revive everyone in Konoha, he mentioned that he cannot revive everyone. He can only revive those that only recently killed as shown in the picture below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zs4Hc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zs4Hc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another version of the translation is more clear in that there is a time limit to how long someone can die before he is brought back to life using this jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZBVA7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZBVA7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means that if one died long time ago, it would be impossible to brought back using this jutsu. This also fits the fact that he didn't use the jutsu to revive Yahiko. Because he can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After he used it, everyone was revived to the state right before they died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dPYdV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dPYdV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara died of old age. If Nagato revived him using that jutsu, wouldn't Madara be revived as the old Madara that's about to die? Is this a miss on Madara's part? What is the logic behind Madara's revival plan? Why do Madara think that his plan A is a perfect plan (or the better plan), as shown when he complained to Obito about being brought back to life using Edo Tensei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T09:22:53.270" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T12:01:24.490" Title="What is the logic behind Madara's plan A for his revival?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29188" CreationDate="2016-01-21T14:43:20.337" Score="6" ViewCount="2827" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; anime, there are numerous occassions where the crew runs out of critical supplies such as food, water, etc. However, Sanji never seems to run out of cigarettes. Furthermore, he is never shown to buy one in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20592" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T16:01:06.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T16:57:12.233" Title="Where does Sanji get his endless supply of cigarettes from?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29154" CreationDate="2016-01-21T15:08:37.217" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path_%E2%80%94_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; they say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The deceased individuals' souls may be recalled from even the crossroad between life and the afterlife, returning to their &lt;strong&gt;rejuvenated&lt;/strong&gt; bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Madara could have been revived with his young body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T15:11:45.983" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T15:11:45.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27987" CreationDate="2016-01-21T15:17:40.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the OST you're looking for is &lt;strong&gt;Sanji vs Captain Honki&lt;/strong&gt; and is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/465/One_Piece:_Karakurijou_no_Mecha_Kyohei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Movie 7: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;Track 35&lt;/strong&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Movie_7_OST_-_Karakuri-jou_no_Mecha-kyohei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Movie 7 OST list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to the OST &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xRXiYuAqjM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T15:17:40.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28004" CreationDate="2016-01-21T15:20:30.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OST you're looking for hasn't been released as of yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of now, it's named &amp;quot;Doflamingo's Theme&amp;quot; and you can listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S3iwvaENc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll update this answer once the OST has been officially released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T15:20:30.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29130" CreationDate="2016-01-21T15:54:21.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last episode of the Tartaros arc is where we learn that Natsu is E.N.D. Zeref is holding the Book of E.N.D. at the end of Episode 265 when he pronounces Natsu's full name: Etherious Natsu Dragneel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19EWT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19EWT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zeref pronouncing Natsu&amp;#39;s full name&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after this, the anime went to Fairy Tail Zero material, which relates the backstory for Mavis, Zeref, and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T15:54:21.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29283" CreationDate="2016-01-21T19:54:44.610" Score="7" ViewCount="7126" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been doing a lot of research on this topic, but I have found little clues. People say that Obito and Rin are about 4 years older than Kakashi, but I don't think that's true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People keep saying that it's proven in the manga and the show, but as far as I know that is not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T19:50:48.100" LastActivityDate="2020-07-11T16:30:03.543" Title="How much older are Obito and Rin than Kakashi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28301" CreationDate="2016-01-22T00:33:58.527" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru was actually going after Itachi, Sasuke's older brother. After he failed on getting Itachi's body he decided to get his youngest brother, Sasuke, because he was going to be an easier target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason why he even targeted Itachi was because of his Sharingan. He was going after a Kekkei Genkai, which is a special ability that not a lot of people can have, that his next vessel will have to make him stronger. He did not target Naruto because he doesn't have a Kekkei Genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He put the Five Elements Seal on Naruto like that he would not use the Kyuubi's chakra and his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T00:33:58.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29176" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29191" CreationDate="2016-01-22T02:42:51.033" Score="2" ViewCount="468" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every duelist is an expert on a different sword art (kendo, fencing, etc.), but Utena isn't, so she shouldn't be able to beat them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, there's the prince's image that falls from the castle into her, before she wins. Is that image why Utena can beat the other duelists? If so, what is the explanation for that image?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17992" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T20:34:50.003" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T20:34:50.003" Title="Why is Utena able to beat other duelists?" Tags="&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29193" CreationDate="2016-01-22T11:15:43.307" Score="6" ViewCount="881" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 17 of Season 2 &lt;em&gt;No Club Room&lt;/em&gt;, when Ui is sick, she wakes up and looks at the lyrics Yui wrote. I am watching the English-dubbed version and on the top of the paper the song is titled &quot;&lt;em&gt;U and I&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English-wise, this looks like Ui's name if written in Romaji and it makes sense given that Yui wrote it when she was caring for Ui, a time in Yui's life where she doesn't have Ui looking after her like she usually does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, in the Japanese version, is this song supposed to just be Ui's name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T21:07:25.133" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T21:07:25.133" Title="Is the song name &quot;U and I&quot; supposed to be Ui's name?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29186" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29187" CreationDate="2016-01-22T13:24:05.203" Score="15" ViewCount="3412" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Dragon Ball and couldn’t help noticing the reference to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan  in the World Tournament Saga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CUSuS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CUSuS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0CxAj.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0CxAj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, are their more such references in the series or this is as far as it gets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T17:02:06.890" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T04:27:26.280" Title="What are the many references Dragon Ball Series makes to other franchises/people?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29186" CreationDate="2016-01-22T13:24:05.203" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of references made to other works and people in the series… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Inspirations&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact, the series was inspired by and has some major references to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CMCas.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CMCas.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzGfV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzGfV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bruce Lee&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2N4Ia.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2N4Ia.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;https://planetnamek.wordpress.com/?s=inspiration&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Names&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As one knows, the names in the series are usually puns on something or the other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For eg. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiyan comes from Yasai meaning Vegetable and so the names are related to those&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In fact, the Brief Family’s names are a pun on Undergarments&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frieza's henchmen are named after Fruits&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read about the origins of many more names &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Origins_of_character_names&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Tenkaichi Budokai (天下一武道会)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9z9f.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9z9f.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must have heard of Tenkaichi Budokai’s English translation- &quot;World’s Martial Arts Tournament.&quot; I’ll say that that translation maybe right, but has lost it’s essence. A more accurate translation of Tenkaichi Budokai is “The Number One Under Heaven Martial Arts Gathering.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was inspired from Lei Tai – The Thunder Hand Platform; a Chinese martial arts tournament. You can read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/martial-arts/the-origin-of-the-tenkaichi-budokai/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;New Testament&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that Goku's returning from the dead to save everyone is a reference to the New Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to begin with references present only in a certain series..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Bruce Lee &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tRWev.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tRWev.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Great Lee (A Character that resembles Bruce Lee)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Great Lee (グレート・リー, Gurēto Rī; &quot;Great Lee&quot;), also known as the Bruce  Lee Impersonator, is a character who resembles the real life martial artist  Bruce Lee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;￼He is first seen in a vision when Krillin tells Goku about the World  Martial Arts Tournament in the episode &quot;Milk Delivery&quot;. Later, the Bruce  Lee Impersonator is seen several times in the Elimination Round at the 21st  World Martial Arts Tournament. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zPnS6.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zPnS6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bruce Lee Impersonator in West City&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another character that resembles Bruce Lee is seen in West City in the  episode 43, where he challenges people to a street fight and anyone who  beats him will get 100,000 zeni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the preliminaries for the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai, Yamaha  says,&quot;Boards don't hit back&quot;. It's a reference to Bruce Lee's movie &quot;Enter  the Dragon.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muscle Tower itself is a reference to a level of the game Spartan X/Kung  Fu master which was based off of Bruce Lee's Game of Death.&#xA;To know more check the inspirations part at the beginning of this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Chinese Dynasties &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dptgm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dptgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5CSNH.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5CSNH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c84fc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c84fc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The Tiger Thief &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Bear Thief &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Qing Dynasty Armor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The armor the Tiger Thief wears resembles that worn by Chinese soldiers during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Bear Thief, the Tiger Thief, the nameless warrior trapped in the Gourd of Mist, the Ox King, Sky Dragon, and Lord Yao also wear similar armors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Dracula &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/obPOZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/obPOZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fangs The Vampire from Fortuneteller Baba Saga. A direct reference to Dracula.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Dragon Quest &lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FBlbC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FBlbC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tYKM.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tYKM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RLhY6.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RLhY6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Archdemon%2022nd%20tournament&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Archdemon&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Cyclops%2022nd%20tournament&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyclops&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Orc%2022nd%20tournament&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zaO5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zaO5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Shaman%2022nd%20tournament&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Dr. Slump &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of references to the characters of Dr. Slump. The major ones being the episodes in General Blue Saga taking place in &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Penguin_Village&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Penguin Village&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Chenshi &lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/26uyy.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/26uyy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;￼&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Chenshi from fortuneteller baba saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;His character design is exactly the same as Turbo Norimaki (Dr. Slump).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Commander Red's Painter &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3NJF.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3NJF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;￼&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Painter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the General Blue Saga, Commander Red has his portrait painted by an anthropomorphic goat, who is similar in appearance to Dr. Goat, who appears in Akira Toriyama's Today's Highlight Island and Dr. Slump series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Soldier 23 &lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ObRrP.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ObRrP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;￼&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Soldier 23 General Blue Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Soldier 23 was one of the last soldiers of General Blue's sector. He has a slight &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;resemblance to Senbei Norimaki from the Dr. Slump series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Frankenstein's Monster &lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wSTHF.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wSTHF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Android #8 AKA Eighter (Japanese - Hat-chan) is a direct reference to Frankenstein's &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Hwang Jang Lee &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEMTL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEMTL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7yUee.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7yUee.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mercenary Taopaipai is based on the Korean actor Hwang Jang Lee who played Thunderleg in Jackie Chan's Drunken Master.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Jackie Chan &lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pBO0Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pBO0Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Jackie Chun is a direct reference to Jackie Chan. To know more check the inspirations part at &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; the beginning of this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Sitting Bull &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOrHa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOrHa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RZKo3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RZKo3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Little Flower's Father from Aru Village in Emperor Pilaf Saga &#xA;  Little Flower's Father (or Becky's Father in the Ocean Group dub) is a native American who lives in Aru Village. He bears a slight resemblance to the famous Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Superman &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c93JC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c93JC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Superman from Dr. Slump in the Penguin Village episode, makes an appearance and goes to a phone booth to change his clothes, acting as a reference to Superman.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Tall Man &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hD7A.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hD7A.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;￼&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tall Man from Tournament Saga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tall Man (known as Noppo (ノッポ) in the Japanese version) is one of the cowboys seen in the Brown Country saloon. He seems to be a parody of the type of heroes in old westerns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Terminator &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jvMxL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jvMxL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/af9Cz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/af9Cz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Major Metallitron is a direct reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie &quot;Terminator&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; The Invisible Man &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ng6Lr.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ng6Lr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See-Through The Invisible Man from Fortuneteller Baba Saga is a direct reference to the book by the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; The Mummy &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lFdpl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lFdpl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bandages The Mummy from Fortuneteller Baba Saga is a direct reference to the movie with the same name&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; The Wizard of Oz &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a cameo of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and Jack Pumpkinhead from the Wizard of Oz in the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKh5R.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKh5R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Ultraseven &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aueEA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aueEA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RR1Cl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RR1Cl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kid Chichi's helmet is a reference to Ultraseven.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Unnamed Big Fighter &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1fpBL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1fpBL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;￼&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An unnamed fighter who fought the Bruce Lee Impersonator for 100,000 zen in the Red Ribbon Army Saga. This big fighter only appears in the anime. &#xA;  He bears a slight resemblance to retired USMC drill instructor and actor R. Lee Ermey. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Urashima Taro &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QY15J.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QY15J.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L6hRg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L6hRg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire turtle storyline that leads into Kame Rennin's first appearance  is a reference to the legend of Urashima Taro.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Aliens &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M7Tqp.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M7Tqp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third Form of Frieza is a direct reference to Aliens from fictional novels.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Baragon &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Ff8d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Ff8d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/35hxy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/35hxy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The monster who fought Frankenstein in &quot;Frankenstein Conquers the World&quot; and later joined Godzilla's family - A cameo in Capsule Corps' garden&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Cinderella &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bibidi, Babidi, and Buu&lt;/a&gt; are a direct reference to Fairy Godmother's song from Cinderella.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Himitsu no Akko-chan &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yakon is named after the magical phrase &quot;Teku-Maku-Mayakon&quot; from the shoujo manga and anime Himitsu no Akko-chan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; KFC &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A KFC Colonel Sanders appears once during the Buu Saga.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;￼  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L9Ccn.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L9Ccn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Michael Jackson &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRHZz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRHZz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdTt6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdTt6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;King Kai's Bubbles is a direct reference to Michael Jackson's Bubbles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Mothra &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/defBn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/defBn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBBsR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TBBsR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hirudegarn crashing into the TV tower before undergoing metamorphosis is an homage to the first Mothra movie (1961). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Super Sentai&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EuVYo.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EuVYo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ginyu Force&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ginyu Force has some resemblances and references to Super Sentai teams (and by extension, Power Rangers teams): five color-coded warriors, tendencies to pose during battle, role calls and supernatural powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; The Terminator &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Complete Android and Cell Saga is a reference to The Terminator&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; The Sword in the Stone &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tz2cf.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tz2cf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OoNqy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OoNqy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Z-sword is a direct reference to The Sword in the Stone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;h1&gt; Yatterman &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vEA3a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vEA3a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZMLCd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZMLCd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gohan dressing up as &quot;Great Saiyaman&quot; Videl dressing up as &quot;Great Saiyaman #2&quot; is be a reference to Yatterman, where Yatterman's girlfriend is &quot;Yatterman No.2&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;DBZ Fukkatsu No F&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Bruce Lee&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/p0IRilo8dLY&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goku doing the one-inch punch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jaco saying &quot;ahhh&quot; after the punch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whis did a WingChun stance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/r8GK0VzZ79M?t=2m21s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vegeta slowly dropping his leg after kicking Frieza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T11:45:34.130" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T11:45:34.130" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29160" CreationDate="2016-01-22T13:26:39.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wish I could give you a canon answer but after a lot of searching I was not able to find one. Sanji with his cigarette was just something that was established with his character. If there was a long period of time that he went without one it just wouldn't feel right to a viewer because they are used to the cigarettes. I believe the longest period of time that he went without one was on Punk Hazard and he was in Nami's body, he obviously had some bigger distractions at hand that kept him from his addiction. I will continue searching to try and find a canon answer if I am able to I will update the answer accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T13:26:39.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29190" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-22T18:23:02.120" Score="0" ViewCount="1215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers if you aren't caught up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never read the Naruto Manga, I started binge watching about two years ago on Hulu and finally caught up to where the anime is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Currently everyone is stuck in the infinite tsukuyomi except Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke. Due to being caught up I went back and started watching all of the movies. After Road to Ninja, the next is The Last: Naruto the Movie. This seems to take place WAY after everything in the TV show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this because of the Manga are so far ahead and that's why the movie is now made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20609" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T13:42:53.883" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T01:04:23.233" Title="Naruto Shippuden at ep. 445 on Hulu, but movies are further. Is this due to the manga?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29176" CreationDate="2016-01-22T20:28:34.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr: Utena probably wins because of some sort of spiritual or moral quality she has.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Why is Utena able to win?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Utena's second duel, Utena is losing until she &amp;quot;absorbs&amp;quot; power from the prince. Moreover, Touga, who is watching the duel, says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was that just now?! Was that the power to bring the world revolution? The Power of Dios?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that Utena is probably aided by something that has nothing to do with her sword skills---probably whatever the image of the prince signifies, as the image frequently appears falling from the sky or imposed on Utena's body just before she deals a finishing blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, in ep. 15, Mamiya says, of the Student Council members:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swords strong enough to defeat Utena Tenjou may have crystallized inside of their hearts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mikage counters this by saying that the &amp;quot;weak-hearted fools&amp;quot; on the Student Council have already been defeated by Utena before. The emphasis here isn't on the physical abilities of the duelists. Thus, there might be some &amp;quot;spiritual&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;moral&amp;quot; aspect to some of the duels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should also note that in some of the cases, it's not surprising that Utena is able to beat the duelists, even if we don't consider any &amp;quot;unnatural&amp;quot; causes. For example, in ep. 5, Utena wins the duel after Miki becomes distracted (when Anthy cheers on Utena). Similarly, in ep. 29, Juri leaves the duel after her locket is broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Who is the prince?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Saionji and Touga's ep. 33 conversation, Touga says that Akio saved Utena as a child by showing her &amp;quot;something eternal&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, in ep. 34, the flashback to Utena's childhood in ep. 34 indicates that the prince who saves Utena is the prince whose image appears in Utena's duels. This is the Rose Prince, who in second flashback is revealed to be Dios and Anthy's brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akio must then be a degraded version of the prince, or a &amp;quot;fallen&amp;quot; Dios---in the flashback, it is stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prince [the Rose Bride] loves is no longer the prince she knew. Not anymore. He is now the End of the World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Touga might be right about Utena winning with the &amp;quot;Power of Dios&amp;quot;. (Being not entirely sure what the &amp;quot;Power of Dios&amp;quot; is, I hesitate to say that this completely explains Utena's victories.) If so, perhaps she is channeling this power towards the end of the duels, when the image appears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T20:28:34.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29190" CreationDate="2016-01-22T20:31:00.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Manga is Already Over, it ended in November of 2014, so it has been done for over a year now. The anime has been more filler than canon material for the last 2 years. There is little canon material left for them to do after the Activation of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T20:31:00.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29185" CreationDate="2016-01-22T21:06:47.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not really sure what you mean when you ask whether the song is &quot;supposed to be&quot; Ui's name, but the following things are true: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The title of the song is the same in Japanese (&quot;U&amp;amp;I&quot;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Japanese listener would certainly recognize this as the two letters in the romanization of Ui's name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is also likely that a Japanese listener would also recognize these as meaning &quot;you&quot; and &quot;I&quot; (as in &quot;me&quot;). (Compare: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9s8C6qnLQk#t=34s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;You wa Shock!&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hence, I claim that this wordplay is clearly intentional, and that Japanese listeners would recognize this. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The song is quite explicitly &quot;from&quot; Yui &quot;to&quot; Ui. I don't know whether the dub translates the songs, but in essence, the lyrics are all about Yui saying how she needs Ui to be there for her, and how thankful she is for Ui being in her life. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully this answers your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T21:06:47.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28678" CreationDate="2016-01-22T21:46:47.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan was mainly used for casting Genjutsu, following an opponent's moves, which could be the hand signs they make, and to imitate the opponent. Sasuke couldn't just &quot;copy&quot; the Rasengan, he would of had to master it too. And if you remember when Naruto was practicing to master the Rasengan he had to go through 3 &lt;strong&gt;hard&lt;/strong&gt; steps. Which were with a water balloon, a rubber ball, and an air balloon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I stated earlier the Sharingan can imitate the hand signs of an opponent but the Rasengan did not require any hand signs so it would have been hard for Sasuke to &quot;copy&quot; it if he did not know what to do. Also to master the Rasengan the ninja requires extremely refined chakra control, something that very few ninja naturally possess. That's why the Rasengan is difficult to master. In order to help others gain the necessary chakra control, learning to use the Rasengan is broken into three steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Rotation - the user learns to spin their chakra in multiple directions at once. To help in this regard, users may be given a water balloon so that they can mark their progress by the churning water; this step is complete once the users is able to burst the balloon with their chakra. It is important for the user to know which direction their body naturally spins its chakra for this step.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Power - the user must increase the volume and density of chakra they output. To help in this regard, users may be given a rubber ball: there is no water inside to help them burst the exterior and the rubber shell is thicker than a balloon's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Containment - the user must combine the first two steps into a contained sphere. To help in this regard, users may be given a balloon to help them visualize the intended shape; if the balloon is popped or otherwise moves, mastery is not yet achieved.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if Sasuke has refined chakra control, but if he didn't it would have been really hard to master it, like Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is kind of of my opinion but I don't think Sasuke would of wanted to learn something that is hard and takes time to master. He would of wanted something quick but powerful, like the Chidori, to master like that he could get ready to kill Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also an addition to your statement in your question Sasuke did not copy Lee's moves he just mimicked them. I know this because Lee uses Taijutsu, something that requires no hand signs nor chakra, and Kakashi one time stated that the Sharingan can &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; copy Taijutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rasengan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Taijutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taijutsu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T03:25:00.603" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T03:25:00.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29197" CreationDate="2016-01-23T01:51:42.343" Score="4" ViewCount="1265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was rewatching an old episode of Detective Conan with a friend and we started discussing how weird it would be to hear a young child say some of the things Conan says. Then, I realized I didn't know the exact age that Conan was really supposed to be acting. I don't recall Conan's age to ever be mentioned in the show. How old is Conan supposed to be now? What was his age before he shrank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T02:23:38.167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T02:23:38.167" Title="How old is Conan meant to be?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29196" CreationDate="2016-01-23T01:51:42.343" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, Conan's real age is the same as his age before he shrank. He was 16 at the time he shrank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conan does mention his age in the first volume of the manga in File 2, when he almost accidentally tells Ran that he is 16, instead of 6.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/whEnX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/whEnX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the series, Conan's age is 7, as he has experienced a birthday. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WcmNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WcmNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conan is also around the same size as other kids that age, which is probably why he was put in class 1-B when he started going to grade school. In Japan, first year grade school students are between ages of 6 and 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fyxBs.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fyxBs.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T01:51:42.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29203" CreationDate="2016-01-23T03:25:02.800" Score="16" ViewCount="4572" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering why is there a limit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does everyone follow it in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Team Rocket follows it, even though they are a criminal organization that steals trainers' Pokemon. Just because there is a custom in place, doesn't mean people have to follow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it discussed or shown in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17816" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:23:04.717" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:23:04.717" Title="Why does Pokemon have a six Pokemon limit?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29204" CreationDate="2016-01-23T03:43:28.807" Score="4" ViewCount="2231" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what Kamehameha is made of? Is it Chi or Ki or some kind of energy, or power of blue star, or something kind of pure energy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T03:52:22.490" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T21:26:09.650" Title="What is the Kamehameha wave made of?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29199" CreationDate="2016-01-23T03:49:37.380" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Pokémon anime is actually a little inconsistent in this. In episode 11: &lt;i&gt;Charmander – The Stray Pokémon&lt;/i&gt;, Damian bragged about his collection of Pokémon and there was a large number of Pokéballs (more than six) in front of him. In episode 13: &lt;i&gt;Mystery at the Lighthouse&lt;/i&gt; where Ash caught his Krabby, Misty told Ash that he could only have six Pokémon, and any more he caught after that would be sent back to whomever gave him his Pokédex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speculation: So, maybe if you have a Pokedex it forces you to only keep six Pokemon and people without one don't have to follow the rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why Does Pokémon have a Six Pokémon limit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In early episodes, Ash talks about the rules of Pokémon battles that the Pokémon League set. For example, he tells Team Rocket it is against the rules to use two Pokémon at once. Presumably the six Pokémon limit is one of these rules. Most trainers will probably follow the six Pokémon limit because of the Pokémon League's rules, but it isn't clear why the bad guys would follow the rules. And in the anime, as evidenced by Damian, it isn't clear whether they do follow that rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: In &lt;i&gt;Pokémon: Black and White&lt;/i&gt;, catching a seventh Pokémon works differently than it did when Ash caught his Krabby. Rather than being transported back to a professor, the Poké Ball shrinks and won't open and Ash has to get to a Pokémon Center to transfer his Pokémon. This inconsistency is first seen when Ash catches a Sewaddle in &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW018&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; and is seen again when Ash catches a Palpitoad in a later episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T00:42:12.227" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T00:42:12.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29202" CreationDate="2016-01-23T03:58:57.277" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Like you mentioned, the Kamehameha is made of Ki.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; Episode 8, The Kamehameha Wave, Yamcha describes what happens when the Kamehameha is used by Master Roshi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Wait, I've heard of this technique. Right now he's gathering all of the latent energy in his body, then he's going to release it all at once, but I've... I've never seen it in action before.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, &quot;the latent energy in his body&quot; is Ki. And &quot;release it all at once&quot; refers to a Ki blast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the Kamehameha release the accumulated Ki from the user body and shapes it into a wave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kamehameha&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By drawing his latent ki into the palms of his hands, Roshi is able to expel an explosive beam of ki energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T03:58:57.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29213" CreationDate="2016-01-23T04:55:50.757" Score="4" ViewCount="19464" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if half-blooded Saiyans are stronger than pure-blooded Super Saiyans? Like how half-blooded vampires are stronger than pure-blooded vampires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T02:37:37.237" LastActivityDate="2019-12-15T09:06:59.930" Title="Are half-blooded Saiyans stronger than pure-blooded Saiyans?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29223" CreationDate="2016-01-23T05:33:15.913" Score="9" ViewCount="1845" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the games the main character always and their rival always start off with their Pokemon Professor giving them a starter pokemon (with the exception to Gold/Silver/Crystal where the rival stole their starter from the professor). in the anime Ash, Gary, 2 unnamed trainers, May and Dawn all got their Pokemon Professor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But given that there appears to be only 1 Pokemon Professors in each region (Oak = Kanto, Birch = Hoenn, Ivy = Orange Islands, etc.) and we have seen there is so many Pokemon Trainers in the League Qualifiers in the anime it's seems that if every trainer went to the same Pokemon Professor they would be inundated with work looking after everyone's pokemon when they catch more than 6, so much so that Oak shouldn't really have the time to be jet setting around the world like he does for radio shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does one start off as a Pokemon Trainer if they don't have a Pokemon Professor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T10:04:36.410" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T10:04:36.410" Title="How does one start being a Pokemon Trainer without a Pokemon Professor?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T05:37:37.720" Score="8" ViewCount="520" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokemon video-games inside a Gym, aside from the Gym Leader there are a bunch of trainers and generally you need to fight at least one to get to the Gym Leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, I have seen so far none of the gyms shown follow the same format but I've only seen up to Diamond and Pearl when Palkia and Dialga are summoned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if in the anime or any manga, there is a Gym which follows the same format as that from the games, where the challenging trainer has to face a gauntlet of trainers before they face the Gym Leader?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T06:02:06.500" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T23:20:00.723" Title="Are there any gyms in the Anime/Manga where the Pokemon trainer has to first fight other trainers?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T06:49:37.823" Score="6" ViewCount="1401" Body="&lt;p&gt;This season's &lt;em&gt;Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn&lt;/em&gt; is a work created in part by Masamune Shirow - the same fellow behind &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;. Much to my chagrin, I haven't gotten around to watching &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;. But I do know bits and pieces about it, and there seem to be some surface-level similarities to &lt;em&gt;Pandora in the Crimson Shell&lt;/em&gt; (which is airing right now, and which I'm watching). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, the title, for one (both in English and Japanese - &lt;em&gt;Koukaku Kidoutai&lt;/em&gt; vs. &lt;em&gt;Koukaku no Pandora&lt;/em&gt;); &lt;em&gt;Pandora&lt;/em&gt; has &quot;Gerzekoma&quot; robots while &lt;em&gt;Ghost&lt;/em&gt; has &quot;Tachikoma&quot; robots; and the whole focus on cybernetics and the line between humans and machines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do these surface-level similarities reflect any material relationship between the two? (e.g. is &lt;em&gt;Pandora&lt;/em&gt; an alternate-universe to &lt;em&gt;Ghost&lt;/em&gt;, or a &quot;meanwhile, in this other part of the world&quot; story, or something?) Or is it just that Masamune Shirow chose to write about similar themes in two otherwise unrelated manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T15:46:05.390" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T02:46:03.497" Title="Is there any material relationship between &quot;Pandora in the Crimson Shell&quot; and &quot;Ghost in the Shell&quot;?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;&lt;koukaku-no-pandora&gt;&lt;masamune-shirow&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29211" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-01-23T06:56:59.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Fr1R.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Fr1R.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Konosuba light novel cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kono_Subarashii_Sekai_ni_Shukufuku_o!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/30831/Kono_Subarashii_Sekai_ni_Shukufuku_wo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T09:42:55.487" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:42:55.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29212" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-01-23T06:56:59.663" Score="0" Body="A light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki or its anime adaptation by Studio Deen. " OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T09:42:55.487" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:42:55.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29205" CreationDate="2016-01-23T07:09:43.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Wikia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The offspring generally possesses the strength of the Saiyans and develops abilities far more easily than Earthlings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations can separate a hybrid  from their Saiyan ancestor before the transformation becomes impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents. Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that, when harnessed, made him more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta, and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear if Hybrid Saiyans may become Super Saiyan faster than pure-blooded Saiyans. Gohan become Super Saiyan at  the age of 11 (9 in the manga). Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age than their fathers, at the age of 8 and 7 respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Further, it is unknown if quarter Saiyans, such as Pan, have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans. Most importantly, Pan doesn't transform into Super Saiyan, or it's simply because it is harder to transform for females.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;According to my knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the series, either Goku, Gohan or Future Trunks said that half-blooded Saiyans can transform into Super Saiyan earlier than pure-blooded Saiyans because they possess the Earthling's rich &lt;em&gt;emotions&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;feelings&lt;/em&gt;. Since turning into Super Saiyan requires to be highly emotional, this makes half-blooded Saiyans transform at a very young age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't think it's because half-blooded, so it's weaker than pure-blooded. For example, Goku passes down his ascendant gene to Gohan, so Gohan has the &lt;em&gt;potential&lt;/em&gt; to surpass Goku. It takes training. In Cell Game Saga, Gohan trains in Hyperbolic Time Chamber together with Goku, and he ultimately surpasses Goku. If he trained non-stop like Goku, he might have become Super Saiyan God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obviously, the more generations, the lesser the Saiyan's blood in their body. I don't know if that works with Saiyans, but in real life it does. In the 10th generation, or roughly 300 years later, the Hybrid Saiyans will become 1/1024 Saiyan-1023/1024 Human. As you can see, Hybrid Saiyans are not likely to transform into Super Saiyan, but they still possess enhanced strength.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe someday either Bulma or Bulla invents a device that can release the hidden potential, making it easier to turn into Super Saiyan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="50667" LastEditDate="2019-12-15T09:06:59.930" LastActivityDate="2019-12-15T09:06:59.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29228" CreationDate="2016-01-23T11:18:24.803" Score="1" ViewCount="1113" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the crew (Sanji and Ussop) saw the Arc Maxim powered by Enel's Lightning they were surprised by how the machine worked autonomously without a power source. But then how does the crew power the fridge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20592" LastEditorUserId="20592" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T11:30:07.853" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T22:08:53.413" Title="How do they power the fridge in the Going Merry?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29218" CreationDate="2016-01-23T12:42:53.963" Score="13" ViewCount="10029" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering whether Saitama could live in space, just like Superman or Goku, without needing oxygen to breathe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T16:50:00.523" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T07:43:04.843" Title="Can Saitama breathe in space?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29225" CreationDate="2016-01-23T12:43:48.560" Score="-1" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is hinted that Coco is the daughter of the king, but she does not seem like one, nor does anyone refer to her as one. Jellal (known as Mystogan in Earth Land) on the other hand is clearly the son and a prince and is more than a dozen times called prince. So that would make them siblings, but they don't act like they are siblings at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Coco and Jellal siblings? If so, why don't they act like it, and how come Coco doesn't appear to be a princess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T01:25:56.063" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T01:25:56.063" Title="Are Coco and Jellal (aka Mystogan) siblings?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29216" CreationDate="2016-01-23T13:29:45.650" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, he can not breathe in space.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the chapter 47 (35.2), Boros punches Saitama so hard that he is sent flying towards the moon. When he lands there, he does his best to hold his breath:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/x2n1Xdt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saitama&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T03:42:45.007" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T03:42:45.007" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28410" CreationDate="2016-01-23T16:12:18.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer lies within the OVA's title, &lt;em&gt;Dead Girls&lt;/em&gt;. The OVA is a homage to the 1992 debut &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Girls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;novel of the same name&lt;/a&gt; by British science fiction author Richard Calder, which&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;tell[s] the tale of a virus that turns pubescent girls into vampiric gynoid dolls called Lilim, and the doomed love affair between 15-year-old Ignatz Zwakh and a Lilim assassin called Primavera.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, it appears that the TV series has also drawn inspiration from the &lt;em&gt;Dead Girls&lt;/em&gt; novel, as the Animus-Doral feud and the conditions affecting members of the two warring clans match well with the rivalry between Cartier and Kito and the conditions affecting their dolls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;years ago during a trade war Cartier infected Kito's fake dolls with an impotence STD and in response Kito sent her own virus to infect the genuine Cartier dolls in Paris - a virus that Morgenstern thinks responsible for the doll plague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer my own question, Louise was probably born a human, but was turned into an android upon contracting a virus similar to that in the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T16:12:18.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T16:38:49.720" Score="1" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have looked on Josh's anime sheet music and Musescore; I haven't been able to find the piano sheets for this song.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nRvzJ5ckOLw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is the song&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20622" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T16:53:21.230" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T16:53:21.230" Title="Where can I find piano sheet music for Sekaiichi Hatsukoi's OST 1 track 10?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29206" CreationDate="2016-01-23T16:45:42.687" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are all sorts of ways one can get his/her first Pokémon. In the &lt;i&gt;Black and White&lt;/i&gt; manga, Black borrows Pokémon from Bianca's father to have mock battles (I don't remember if he actually used them to catch his first Pokémon, but this shows that trainers could borrow someone else's Pokémon to catch their own). In the anime, episode 3, &lt;i&gt;Ash Catches a Pokémon&lt;/i&gt;, Ash is able to catch Caterpie without even battling it, so sometimes it isn't even necessary to have your own Pokémon first. Also in the anime, in episode 4 of the XY Season, &lt;i&gt;A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!&lt;/i&gt;, Clemont catches Dedenne for Bonny and says he'll hold on to it until she is old enough to become a Pokémon trainer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, clearly one doesn't need to go to a Pokémon professor to start off. One also doesn't need a Pokémon professor to take care of excess Pokémon. In the anime episode &lt;i&gt;Lost Leader Strategey&lt;/i&gt;, it is shown that Paul's brother Reggie takes care of his Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Information about the referenced episodes can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/&quot;&gt;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T17:14:12.350" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T17:14:12.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29217" CreationDate="2016-01-23T18:22:10.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coco and Jellal are not siblings. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Coco&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Coco&lt;/a&gt;, Coco is the Assistant Chief of Staff and she also serves as a messenger. The wiki page lists no relatives. She has a high standing in the royal court, but she is not a princess. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T18:22:10.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29227" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T19:16:50.823" Score="4" ViewCount="50000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find it anywhere, but it's played 3 separate times...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20:48 season 1 episode 26 &quot;then x and x after&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;16:44 season 2 episode 11 &quot;ging x and x gon&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;18:47 season 3 episode 10 &quot;very x sharp x eye&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20629" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-06-25T07:14:19.540" LastActivityDate="2021-05-09T21:36:55.830" Title="What is this song that plays in Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29215" CreationDate="2016-01-23T22:08:53.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although nothing related to electricity/fridges is mentioned in text in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Going_Merry?file=Going_Merry%2527s_Bathroom_and_Water-Drawing_Machine_Layout.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Going Merry&lt;/a&gt;, you can find the following image there (with a rough Japanese counterpart &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thegrandline.com/images/gmbathroom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uqtrt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uqtrt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, this &lt;em&gt;Water-Drawing Machine&lt;/em&gt; is used to power the refrigerator. As pointed out in the comments, all you need is a rotary motion source to use electricity at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, the crew stores most of their food in the Storage Room, as indicated by this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PcjB7.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PcjB7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also note that there are 3 orange trees, taken from Bellamere's plantation, which are used as a source of emergency food:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kXk2p.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kXk2p.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T22:08:53.413" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29142" CreationDate="2016-01-24T02:21:10.333" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As senshin says, it's kind of a bizarre question since people in real life often do this too, but as our &lt;em&gt;raison d'&amp;ecirc;tre&lt;/em&gt; here is to overanalyze everything, here goes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most of the cases the OP lists, as well as most of the ones I can think of, the quirk of obsession with a single food makes a character seem childlike and immature. While adults have likes and dislikes, they tend not to be as extreme with them as children and teenagers. An adult might like ramen, but a teenager will like ramen so much that they eat nothing else, and have to be hospitalized for lack of vitamins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This portrayal can serve a few different narrative purposes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It makes a character seem charmingly simple-minded. Naruto and Luffy are both heroes after the mold of Goku: they love eating and fighting and have lofty goals that seem unattainable to other characters. Having them obsess over ramen or meat goes with being oblivious and childish. Ren in DearS, or Ayu from Kanon, are also childlike characters, and their love for melon bread / taiyaki helps create that image.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conversely, it can add a charm point for a character who seems unapproachable. This seems to be why Shana loves melon bread. It's also why the Monogatari series's immortal vampire Oshino Shinobu loves donuts. Angel Beats's main character Otonashi first bonds with impassive Kanade after he notices that she keeps ordering tongue-burning mabo tofu in the cafeteria. I would also put L here. While L and his successor Near are pretty much always the smartest person in any given room (we can debate about whether that's true when Light is in the room), and have command over various police forces, they also have strange, childish quirks: in L's case, constantly eating sweets, and in Near's case, constantly playing with toys. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting case of (2) is Code Geass. The show had some kind of product placement deal with Pizza Hut. Supposedly, the director thought putting Pizza Hut all over the place was funny (I heard this claim on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2015-09-08/.92657&quot;&gt;an ANNCast episode&lt;/a&gt;), so they went to ridiculous lengths to put Pizza Hut boxes in as many scenes as possible. The character C.C., mostly a pretty formidable lady, has an obsessive love for Pizza Hut which surpasses her love for life itself. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/C.C.&quot;&gt;Code Geass wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;C.C. also has a somewhat obsessive penchant for pizza, especially&#xA;  Pizza Hut's Cheese-kun (which sponsors Code Geass in Japan); she&#xA;  constantly orders pizzas to Lelouch's house using his credit card,&#xA;  much to his chagrin. This is often used for comedic effect. Her love&#xA;  for pizza is so strong that she is willing to risk herself being&#xA;  captured, twice nearly exposing herself to get a piece of a giant&#xA;  pizza being made by the Student Council (which is ruined both times);&#xA;  both Lelouch and Kallen sometimes refer her as &quot;Pizza Girl&quot;. In&#xA;  addition to this she is an avid collector of Cheese-kun related&#xA;  merchandises and is often seen hugging a Cheese-kun plush doll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pizza Hut logo was blanked out of the US versions of the show, apparently because &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=29764&quot;&gt;Bandai couldn't make a deal with Pizza Hut in the US&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T02:21:10.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29227" CreationDate="2016-01-24T05:23:02.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack isn't included in the original soundtrack CD, so it is &lt;strong&gt;unreleased&lt;/strong&gt;, you can't search it by soundtrack name. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sites.google.com/site/hxh2011ostlist/arcs/4-yorknew-city-arc-37-58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This list&lt;/a&gt; shows you soundtracks included in every episodes. See &lt;em&gt;ep. 37&lt;/em&gt; because &lt;em&gt;ep. 26&lt;/em&gt; doesn't have a list (cuz it's a filler, doesn't include in either Blu-ray or DVD).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T05:23:02.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29190" CreationDate="2016-01-24T07:45:19.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, The Last: Naruto the Movie is just two years after the war ended. Also I think you are okay watching The Last: Naruto the Movie already. If I remember correctly there is only about one thing you will miss and it's about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kakashi turning into the Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga started somewhere in 1999 and already ended on November 10, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode you are on should be a filler if I'm correct. So that means that the episode is not part of the main story. That means you should be in volume 70 or 71 of the manga. Also if I'm correct the main story should be taking place somewhere in or after chapter 678, which is in volume 70.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LDPcK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LDPcK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/99Qjh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/99Qjh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to actually answer your question. No, the manga is not far ahead they just decided to make the movie, the manga ended about two years ago so they decided to make the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, The Last: Naruto the Movie is just mainly focused on Naruto and Hinata and the story about how they ended up together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T01:04:23.233" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T01:04:23.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29239" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29240" CreationDate="2016-01-24T09:42:06.363" Score="2" ViewCount="5634" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if Lightspeed Flash has the power to travel at the speed of light, or is faster than it, or is it just some kind of hero name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T02:07:17.130" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T23:43:35.647" Title="Is Lightspeed Flash faster than light?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29239" CreationDate="2016-01-24T10:24:46.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Flashy Flash hasn't shown any of his abilities or powers in the manga or at the tv show. But in the webcomic series of ONE (the original manga), which it has a lot more chapters, we know some of his abilities and his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to the webcomic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; One of his moves, was to fly to the enemy within milliseconds and attack him from any distance. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Flashy_Flash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Flashy Fist (閃光挙, Senkōken)&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;In only a matter of milliseconds, Flash traverses the distance between himself and the opponent and unleashes a barrage of punches.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have to wait until to the point where the manga, will show more about this character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T10:24:46.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-24T12:19:04.383" Score="7" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 24 we see Brita and Amagiri teleport inside PANDORA and steal some clothes from a group of guards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we know that Amagiri's remuneration/obeisance is to eat boiled eggs. We also know that Brita's ability is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Teleportation: Her ability is to teleport herself and anyone she is in&#xA;  contact with; however, any clothing, tools, or weapons are left&#xA;  behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Brita&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source: Darker Than Black Wikia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How would it be possible for Amagiri to have eggs on them after they teleported using Brita's ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/17Juz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/17Juz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Brita &amp;amp; Amagiri with boiled eggs.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T16:26:38.053" LastActivityDate="2019-01-03T01:00:50.170" Title="How could Amagiri have eggs on him after he teleported with Brita?" Tags="&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29244" CreationDate="2016-01-24T13:16:02.510" Score="19" ViewCount="3500" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of anime I've seen don't have openings in the first episode, instead the openings start from the second episode. I cannot particularly name any of them besides &lt;em&gt;Boku Dake ga Inai Machi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do some anime not have openings in the first episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T06:16:30.367" Title="Why do some anime not have an opening in the first episode?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29243" CreationDate="2016-01-24T13:37:13.860" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several reasons: Production cost, first impression, spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theme songs are commonly used to save money on production. Draw that opening once and show 90 seconds of a roughly 22-minute episode every time. And there is also an ending which is a double value :p&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a series is only starting, you might want to make it interesting right away, and not just show the opening that the devoted viewers are already used to, and won't switch the channel if they're not entertained enough by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the opening animated sequence features content that might need at least some introduction and explanation, that is planned to happen in the first episode, it would be good to use those additional 90 seconds for a more natural development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T13:37:13.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2912" CreationDate="2016-01-24T17:13:20.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Kakashi wore a mask as a little boy because his dad, Sakumo, made him. What I mean by this is that Sakumo was pretty famous as a ninja and almost everyone knew him, as a result of that he was afraid someone was going to hurt his kid to get revenge or something. So he wanted to protect Kakashi by making him wear a mask every time they got out of their house like that no one would know how his face looked like. Also he trained him like that he would be strong incase he was not going to be there to protect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this because we already know Kakashi never had his mom as a little kid nor he remembers seeing her. That means she had to die when he was born or when he was just months of being born (or maybe she just left, but that is not my point). Since she died, Sakumo did not want to loose another person he loved, so he made Kakashi wear a mask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than after Sakumo died Kakashi felt ashamed of his father, so he decided to keep wearing the mask like that noone would know he was Sakumo's kid. But still some people knew because of his hair. Than latter on Lady Chio mistook him for his dad, somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also he is pretty handsome (shown in the picture below), so I don't think he wore a mask to hide his face because he was soo ugly. Because he's not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9iAZA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9iAZA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T01:35:43.263" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T01:35:43.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33809" CreationDate="2016-01-24T22:46:20.617" Score="1" ViewCount="9941" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for the name of this jazz piece in the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Gundam Thunderbolt&lt;/em&gt;. I'm more curious to know whether it's an original song for the OST or not. It can be found at the following times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1:57 - 2:27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3:27 - 4:16&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19751" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T08:48:02.103" LastActivityDate="2020-07-12T09:03:02.220" Title="What is this jazz song in the first episode of Gundam Thunderbolt?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29154" CreationDate="2016-01-24T22:53:39.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The complete limits of the Rinnegan have never been shown. Nagato did not actually say he could only revive the recently dead, just that he was not too late to revive Konoha. The best guess is that it takes more chakra to revive someone who has been dead a long time, and Nagato was very low on chakra after his fight with the village and Naruto. He consumed all of his remaining chakra when he used Rinne Rebirth and died because of lack of chakra. The full limits of rebirth were never actually given and the jutsu was only used twice in very different circumstances. When the King of Hell was used to revive the Asura Path (mechanical) when it was in pieces, it was put back together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Also note, Obito used the jutsu and had all 9 Tailed Beasts extracted from him in less than an hour, but still survived and was able to fight not long after that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I do not know how to link images, but if I did, I would post one that should be on the same chapter as the first ones you linked, a few pages earlier, which has Konan specifically talking to Nagato, saying something about using the Rinne Rebirth jutsu at his current chakra levels. The specific words are based on the translation, but they all heavily imply that he did not have enough chakra to both use Rinne Rebirth and live. We know chakra exhaustion will kill a Shinobi directly from Kakashi, who used Kamui and exhausted his charka. He still lived after that for at least a few panels to accept his coming death before he actually died. Nagato had just fought an entire village almost alone, then blew it up, and then fought the Nine Tails and barely lost. He for certain had used up a massive amount of chakra, and reviving tens of thousands of people probably costs a ton of chakra as well. He was still alive after the jutsu was done for a little bit before his death, same as Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T12:01:24.490" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T12:01:24.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29130" CreationDate="2016-01-24T23:00:42.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Put simple, Natsu has not become a demon yet in any form of media. It has been revealed that he is END in both the manga and anime, but Even in the manga he has not transformed. It may never happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T23:00:42.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-25T02:35:39.097" Score="0" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime runs incredibly fast, even for some of the shorter, 4-koma series I've seen. The story progression, if you want to call it that, seems to skip forward drastically off screen. When watching this, it seems like the characters voices have actually been sped up to maybe 1.5x speed. The latest episode, episode 3, was just under 2 minutes long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the show's &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/31621/Ooyasan_wa_Shishunki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList page&lt;/a&gt; I was able to find out that it's aired weekly, on Saturday nights at 22:27 JST. Does the time slot it got have something to do with how short this anime is, or is there some other reason? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T03:29:09.060" Title="Why are the episodes of Ooyasan Wa Shishunki so short?" Tags="&lt;ooyasan-wa-shishunki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29254" CreationDate="2016-01-25T03:29:09.060" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes 4komas are adapted into full-time anime episodes and it doesn't look really good because they have to be diluted with filler content (Looking at you, Azumanga). It may not look good, so some studios apparently choose to ignore this &quot;normal&quot; time format and just do what they think it's best in very short episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, short formats are common for anime contests, where the quality matters above episode duration. This way both animation studios and directors can show off their skills in adapting or making an original title into animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for airing time slots, anime is usually not earning any money by itself, but rather by ads shown during and around their airing time. A 3-minute episode doesn't work very well for earning money this way, so TV channels usually give it a slot that doesn't earn them too much money anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T03:29:09.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-25T06:35:08.337" Score="8" ViewCount="22206" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not watched the Pokémon anime since Battle Frontier, but I saw a snippet of a much newer episode in a region that is most definitely not Johto, that featured Claire, the Dragon gym leader from the Johto region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This led me to realize that it's not impossible that the anime producers would bring back characters from the very distant past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was thinking, does Ash ever re-encounter his Butterfree in an episode after Butterfree's Goodbye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T17:19:58.020" LastActivityDate="2020-11-29T19:16:18.040" Title="Does Ash ever re-encounter his Butterfree after the Butterfree's Goodbye episode?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29264" CreationDate="2016-01-25T06:40:31.620" Score="3" ViewCount="51" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 1, it is explained that after the incident 10 years ago, breast-feeding children received supernatural powers which they can use to combat phantoms. Generally, babies are breast-fed for 12 months, so babies with powers should be 11 years old or younger. However, the main characters are in high school, which puts them well over this age specification. How did they get their powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T08:50:58.397" Title="How do Ichijou and the rest of the students have powers?" Tags="&lt;musaigen-no-phantom-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29262" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-25T07:08:52.807" Score="2" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished episode 1. From what I understood:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Renzu was invited, or I think forced by Mushi in human form to take part in the Mushi banquet where they said that they have been requested to offer her Kouki so that she transcends in to a Mushi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question here is if she would have drunk the whole Kouki (although that didn't end up happening because the banquet was interrupted) from the wine cup, how would she have conceived a child, let alone the prophesied grandson with unique powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can only mean that that Mushi were deceiving her but that does not seem to be the case either. We see that after the banquet was interrupted,  the human Renzu did have a grand child with unique powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone please make it clear for me about how Renzu could have had a grandchild, supposing she had drank the whole Kouki (as was probably intended by the Mushi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20662" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T07:36:04.737" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T07:36:04.737" Title="How could Renzu Ioroi have had a grandchild if she had drank the whole Kouki?" Tags="&lt;mushishi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29261" CreationDate="2016-01-25T08:50:58.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe you heard or read wrongly but it clearly says over a decade ago, which places it to be 10-19 years, so the maximum age would be 18 considering a 10 month gestation period for the child and maybe even older if the child was already born during the outbreak.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3m9lT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3m9lT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T08:50:58.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="62836" CreationDate="2016-01-25T12:02:24.170" Score="3" ViewCount="1010" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just heard of this anime that resembles the Mafia/Wolf game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, when Makoto arrives inside the Academy, he loses consciousness and wakes up locked inside the school, where he meets fourteen other newly picked Ultimate students who are in the same situation as him. It is there that a sadistic, remote-controlled bear named Monokuma appears before them, telling them they will be imprisoned in the academy for the rest of their lives, and that they will be put to death if they violate any of the schools rules. He offers only one way for students to &quot;graduate&quot; from the academy: murder another student and not be identified as the culprit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the culprit is correctly identified (majority vote or something?), culprit gets executed. If not, everyone but culprit gets executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is supposed to happen if there are 2 or 3 players left?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not so naive as to think that what is supposed to happen is what actually happens, but I think there should be a rule for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is no explanation in the anime or other media, please state such and if applicable why no explanation is needed (I might be overlooking something obvious).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Liar Game had a rule as to what happens in Minority Rule if there are only 2 players left. There was some detail about it. I don't think explaining that rule spoils the manga or series: If there are 2 left, the prize is split. To drop out, half of the prize must be given back, whatever the amount of the prize is (half of the full 2.1 billion or half of 1.05 billion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2016-01-31T08:12:04.740" LastActivityDate="2021-05-23T16:02:44.580" Title="Danganronpa - What is supposed to happen if there are 2 or 3 players left?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19667" CreationDate="2016-01-25T12:30:20.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are Parasites in Parasyte, and they are called Humans, they are Parasites for Earth, I think a Parasyte told Shinichi and Migi this in one of the earlier episodes, I never saw the Parasytes as Parasites, honestly... I even felt sad when they died cause they did not do anything wrong, its like a lion getting shot because he ate a deer :/ Humans can make these choices for other creatures, and then say they are the most humane thing on the planet, and claim everything on earth is equal, yet eat animals, its hypocritical and the series (IMO) is trying to show Humans are Parasites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. &quot;Can any of the different kinds of alien parasytes&quot; Did you watch the Anime even? They are from earth... The end they say &quot;we are all born here&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20671" LastEditorUserId="20671" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T13:52:36.970" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T13:52:36.970" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28939" CreationDate="2016-01-25T14:25:41.870" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Much like @Akaik mentioned in his answer, the main reason for the inconsistencies is entirely down to both Sunrise and Gori-Sensei not entirely knowing the details of these events as they go head first into making everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They pretty much admit to this using Gintoki to explain at the end of episode 306, where they include another Ginpachi-Sensei segment.  They even use the point you mention that previously it looked as if Gin joined Shuoyou's school after Katsura and Takasugi, when in the latest episodes it appears to be the reverse.  They make a joke about it not having a script at the time and that something entirely different is happening.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably as close to an offcial answer that we'll get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be other mentions to why the other points you make out have changed in-between episodes but no mention of this (even as a joke) has appeared in the manga as far as I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18515" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T14:25:41.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29271" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29272" CreationDate="2016-01-25T15:20:58.993" Score="3" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the name of this girl... Does anyone know who she is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQyRC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQyRC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Source from Timscribbles.com&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20673" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T17:57:21.830" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T17:57:21.830" Title="From which media does this redhead in lingerie painted on a car come?" Tags="&lt;itasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29271" CreationDate="2016-01-25T15:29:10.767" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This girl is from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroge&quot;&gt;eroge&lt;/a&gt; Platinum Wind ~Hoshi no Uta ga Kikoetara~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Albeit tiny, the kingdom of Quartet is prosperous thanks to a mysterious magical light (known as &quot;Platina&quot;) that envelops the region. In this bustling city, an alchemist returns home after his apprenticeship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the original image (/!\ &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_safe_for_work&quot;&gt;Not Safe For Work&lt;/a&gt; /!\ )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qYXQ6tavt6Q/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Platinum Wind&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T15:43:01.853" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T15:43:01.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29277" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29294" CreationDate="2016-01-25T21:50:40.283" Score="4" ViewCount="17970" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very first episode of the Greed Island arc, Gon and Killua meet up with two of the Phantom Troupe members while in the auction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The members say they will no longer hunt our heroes because... something to do with their leader's Nen surviving after death? I watched the episode again, but it doesn't make any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the Phantom Troupe no longer interested in revenge against Gon et al?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1905" LastEditorUserId="1354" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T18:31:55.217" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T01:54:00.710" Title="Why did the Phantom Troupe let Gon and Killua go?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29268" CreationDate="2016-01-26T00:18:33.233" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main antagonist of the anime, who also controls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Monokuma (the robot bear), has a fetish for despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is exactly why&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; she imprisoned those 14 students, to make them feel despair, and enjoy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact that's why she created the rule that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you murder one of your classmates and not get caught as the culprit, you can escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that the classmates who had an attachment to the victim will mourn his/her death, and the ones who became friends with the culprit, will feel guilty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; It is never exactly stated what would happen if only 2 or 3, or even only 1 will remain (at the end 7 or 8 students remain), but judging by the main villain's (whom I will be shortening to MV from now on) tendencies and love for despair, she would probably (remember there is no exact proof what she would do, so I used the word probably)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; A) not let any of the remaining 1/2/3 student/s go, unless they either murder each other, or will remain in the school for the rest of their life, feeling eternal despair.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; B) kill them, because she will either get bored of them or she will be annoyed by how optimistic they are about life, since the whole point of locking them in school was to enjoy people's despair, and when their despair becomes repetitive, or they don't feel any despair, she's forced to kill/get rid of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Note:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Danganronpa was originally a video game series. The anime was released in order to commercialize the first video game of the series, which the plot of the anime is based on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because the video game is long, whereas the anime is only 12 episodes, it's rushed and left out a lot of details from the video game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Also, in the second game it's revealed that the MV did in fact had a back-up plan for when she would get bored or annoyed of the 14 students she's currently watching. In the anime, she made other schools, and she imprisoned other students as well, in order to watch them despair once she would have had enough of the current students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20688" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T16:09:48.713" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29166" CreationDate="2016-01-26T01:07:45.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's completely wrong. If they were indeed 4 years older than Kakashi, they should have been a lot taller than him when they were part of Team Minato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, it's not said exactly how old they are, but judging by the fact that most ninja students become a Genin or get graduated at the age of 12, and since these are the birthdays of the characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rin is born on November 15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito is born on February 10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi is born on September 15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are some scenarios we could come up with (imagine the world of Naruto being 2005 and 2006):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All three of them are born in the same year, making them all the same age (12) and making their age order like this: Obito&gt;&gt;Kakashi&gt;&gt;Rin, making Obito 7 months older than Kakashi and 9 months older than Rin, while Kakashi being 2 months older than Rin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are born in different years: making it look like if Rin is born in 2005 and the other two in 2006, then it's Rin&gt;&gt;Obito&gt;&gt;Kakashi, making Rin only 13 years old, while Kakashi and Obito are 12, and are 10 months and 3 months younger than Rin, respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you mean the current timeline, obviously Rin is dead, but Kakashi was 26-27 years old in part 1, and 29-31 years old in part 2, same for Obito. This will automatically make Rin 29-31 years as well, if she was still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20688" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T16:02:05.993" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T16:02:05.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29285" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-26T01:20:49.133" Score="3" ViewCount="3807" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Grand magic games, they were not able to actually defeat all the dragons that came out of Eclipse gate. The dragons as well as future Rouge and Lucy just disappeared and went back to their own timeline when the Eclipse gate was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as Zeref stated, Natsu and the other dragon slayers are from the past and traveled to current timeline using the same Eclipse gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why didn't they disappear as well when the Eclipse gate was destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possible plothole??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1677" LastActivityDate="2020-06-10T22:16:09.760" Title="Why didn't the Dragon slayers disappear when the eclipse gate was destroyed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-26T05:18:08.823" Score="2" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Kagewani&lt;/em&gt;, Banba and Kimura both state that disappearances that are recorded as having happened in Yunnan (in modern-day China) are in fact the handiwork of the shadow crocodile, and that one of the warring factions in that region created the first shadow crocodile by the method of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu_(poison)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;gu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall them ever mentioning Yunnan before or after that, but the way they state it so matter-of-factly makes me feel like I'm missing out on something. When did these disappearances happen? Is there an allusion to real-world history I'm not getting here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T05:18:08.823" Title="When was the first shadow crocodile created?" Tags="&lt;kagewani&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29277" CreationDate="2016-01-26T06:39:39.943" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapika placed his judgement chain on the Chrollo Lucifer, the Phantom Troupe's leader. The Phantom troupe knows that and that Lucifer is currently seeking the help of a Nen exorcist in order to remove it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why did they let Gon and Kirua go? Well because they want nothing to do with Kurapika anymore! If the person who placed a Nen dies, his Nen becomes much stronger after death, and a much more powerful Nen exorcist would be required in order to remove it. Actually, only a handful of exorcists have the skill to remove the Nen left by a dead user [1]. Or, since Lucifer is at this point weak because deprived of his Nen, he might even die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Phantom Troupe knows this and therefore they do not want to have any more direct or indirect interactions with Kurapika. If they were to harm Gon and Killua, Kurapika would surely come seek vengeance once more. If they were to fight off Kurapika, they would have to hold back to make sure he survives the fight. That would be not be an easy feat as Kurapika is not so weak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] Chapter 120, page 13 (not shown here for compactness)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of this is explained on page 12 of Chapter 120:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lqDSw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lqDSw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T06:39:39.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-26T08:59:47.997" Score="5" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of &lt;em&gt;Episode 9 - Daughter of the Ebisugawas: Kaisei&lt;/em&gt; when Yasaburō is having a monologue about how he was arranged to marry Kaisei before her father called off the marriage after Yasaburō's father died, he says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the way, my cousin's weird, un-tanuki-like name &quot;Kaisei&quot;, was something my dad came up with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes Kaisei's name &quot;un-tanuki-like&quot; in comparison to the other characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:06:37.623" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:06:37.623" Title="What is so &quot;un-tanuki-like&quot; about the name Kaisei?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29260" CreationDate="2016-01-26T09:04:56.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple answer is no. We don't see Butterfree and Ash ever meeting again after their farewell in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP021&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bye-Bye Butterfree&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AVdFy.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AVdFy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                    A scene just before butterfree's departure &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Butterfree&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt; (and partially in the comments):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash's Butterfree has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Spurt!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spurt!&lt;/a&gt;, along with his mate, the pink Butterfree. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, he has not returned in any episodes since his last appearance. Ash has, however, flashed back to having him several times, such as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP080&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP099&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Trainer and Child Reunion!&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW130&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Butterfree and Me!&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T11:00:02.200" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T11:00:02.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26703" CreationDate="2016-01-26T09:40:22.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The official audio is not yet released but someone made a piano cover in youtube. Here's the link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/cu7qN-_80w0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/cu7qN-_80w0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20698" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T09:40:22.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29446" CreationDate="2016-01-26T11:58:03.593" Score="6" ViewCount="3989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently noticed that I see a lot of &quot;Crosses&quot; in manga and anime. I thought it was just because Japan has a lot of Christians as I remember my history teacher telling me how Japanese people once really liked the Bible when Europeans came to explore, until the Shogun or someone of great power closed the gates of Japan and essentially isolated Japan from the outside world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the more popular characters that I currently remember are Asuna Yuuki (SAO) in the real world when meeting Kirito and Dracule Hawkeye (One Piece). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After further investigation, I realized Japan was only 1 percent Christian. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there another meaning to the Cross in Japan?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T15:20:44.887" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T21:24:02.683" Title="Why are crosses so popular in anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29318" CreationDate="2016-01-26T13:45:49.277" Score="30" ViewCount="6327" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are lots of anime fans all over the world, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/188/are-anime-and-manga-subsidized-or-actively-used-by-japanese-government-to-promot/259#259&quot;&gt;Japan does promote the industry to boost tourism.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I am unaware of any animation studios that allow visitors. I'm sure a lot of visitors would like to peek inside and see what it is like - perhaps not the working areas, but the general surrounds &amp;amp; going-ons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have noticed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanjourneys.co.uk/site/item/japan-manga-tour-10-17-march-2016/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one tour group doing such a trip&lt;/a&gt; - but for the traveller who goes without a guide group - are there any options?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T09:12:45.527" Title="Are any animation studios open to the public for tours?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29307" CreationDate="2016-01-26T14:25:52.847" Score="15" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Studio Ghibli museum&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studio Ghibli museum&lt;/a&gt; in Tokyo is open to public tour, for &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; for other regions too, you have to book &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;three months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; in advance to purchase tickets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://sqeries.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/dsc03163-800x531.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T18:59:05.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29316" CreationDate="2016-01-26T15:38:08.317" Score="5" ViewCount="1268" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of ecchi is sexually playful, right? But I heard it is almost always used for humor. Can someone explain please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20682" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T14:52:20.557" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T14:52:20.557" Title="Is ecchi used for humor or is it sexually playful?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29315" CreationDate="2016-01-26T15:52:04.180" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecchi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; the definition of ecchi is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ecchi (エッチ etchi?, pronounced [et.tɕi]) is an often used slang term in the Japanese language for &lt;strong&gt;playfully sexual actions&lt;/strong&gt;. As an adjective, it is used with the meaning of &amp;quot;sexy&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;dirty&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;naughty&amp;quot;; as a verb, ecchi suru (エッチする), with the meaning to have sex; or as a noun, to describe someone that is seen as lecherous. It is perhaps softer than the Japanese word ero (エロ　from Eros), and does not imply perversion in the way hentai does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word ecchi has been adopted by fans of Japanese media to describe works with sexual overtones. I&lt;strong&gt;n Japanese, the word ecchi is often used to describe a person's conduct, but in fandom, it has come to be used to refer to softcore or playful sexuality&lt;/strong&gt;, as distinct from the word hentai, which connotes perversion or fetishism. &lt;strong&gt;Works described as ecchi do not show sexual intercourse or genitalia, but sexual themes are referenced.&lt;/strong&gt; Ecchi themes are a type of fan service, and can be found in most comedy shōnen and seinen manga and harem anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This imply's that it can be used for a number of situations including those that are humorous or sexually playful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T15:57:51.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29307" CreationDate="2016-01-26T16:19:41.203" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was there with my college Japanese class a few years ago and we got a tour of a Production IG studio. Everyone was super nice and it wasn't touristy. We also got some random swag (manga, phone cases, pins, glasses cloths, phone charms, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our professor did all of the planning, so I'm not really sure how you go about getting that set up unfortunately. Still something to look into though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note, I think it might have also been around a bunch of sake breweries that had some cool tours (and samples).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20706" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T16:19:41.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29307" CreationDate="2016-01-26T18:19:49.750" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kyoto animation has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/shop/&quot;&gt;shop&lt;/a&gt; just below one of its working areas.  You don't even have to make an appointment to visit it!  It used to offer a dedicated tour which allowed visitors to look at animators paint transparent plastic film but it was sadly discontinued.  The store has items related its characters and even a detailed booklet on how they make animated movies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3134" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T18:19:49.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29058" CreationDate="2016-01-26T19:55:49.060" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Digital painting is a method of creating an art object (painting) digitally and/or a technique for making digital art in the computer. As a method of creating an art object, it adapts traditional painting medium such as acrylic paint, oils, ink, watercolor, etc. and applies the pigment to traditional carriers, such as woven canvas cloth, paper, polyester etc. by means of computer software driving industrial robotic or office machinery (printers). As a technique, it refers to a computer graphics software program that uses a virtual canvas and virtual painting box of brushes, colors and other supplies. The virtual box contains many instruments that do not exist outside the computer, and which give a digital artwork a different look and feel from an artwork that is made the traditional way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_painting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_painting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20710" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T20:13:13.190" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T20:13:13.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35863" CreationDate="2016-01-27T02:21:05.040" Score="0" ViewCount="639" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who is to say if someone is 'murdered'&lt;/strong&gt; (This is the main question. The sentences marked with '?' are just to help provide motivation and context for the question) &lt;strong&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does &lt;em&gt;suicide count&lt;/em&gt; as murder?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if A &lt;em&gt;accidentally or unintentionally&lt;/em&gt; (there might be a difference. I talked to a law expert once. not sure though) kills B, whether or not there are witnesses?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if C kills D in &lt;em&gt;self-defense&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if some student E &lt;em&gt;trips over and dies&lt;/em&gt;, without the death being intended by any of the other students, while there are no witnesses? How do the students know Monokuma would really state that E's death was an accident instead of calling a classroom trial to trick everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who decides&lt;/em&gt; if a killing is done in self-defense? &lt;em&gt;Who decides&lt;/em&gt; if a killing in an accident? The students? Monokuma?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If one of the students has &lt;em&gt;dissociative identity disorder&lt;/em&gt; like in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Identity (2003)&lt;/a&gt;, and one of the identities murders another student, what happens to the body containing the multiple personalities?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Re the self-defense (hardly spoilerous but just in case):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There was this one murder claimed by the murderer to be self-defense, but it wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it could be. I think that's kind of why we have juries, law experts, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh and I guess '&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity_defense&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not guilty by reason of insanity&lt;/a&gt;' is not a defense in Danganronpa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2016-01-31T08:14:14.677" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T23:52:50.573" Title="Who is to say if someone is 'murdered'?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29329" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29891" CreationDate="2016-01-27T02:40:37.967" Score="-1" ViewCount="1314" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike the games in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Liar Game&lt;/a&gt;, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, in Liar Game, the dealers have always accounted for all possible situations so whenever there are changes in the game, they state it outright. For example, in games involving voting, the dealers have stated what happens in the event of a draw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Danganronpa, can murders be committed by more than one person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Monokuma stated (albeit midway) that accomplices after the fact are not considered as murderers for their purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if both A and B hold a single knife together and use it to stab C once resulting in C's death? In that case, am I correct that A and B are both the murderers?*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps Monokuma will adjust the rules, but I would like to know what are the stated rules regarding this, if any and from any media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm done with the anime. Feel free to spoil other media, but please use spoiler tags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*I'm trying to rule out trick cases like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A and B use one knife each to try to kill C at the same time but then it will turn out that one of them was actually first or the second stab was the one that killed C.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A and B say they will kill C together, but B didn't hold the knife firmly so only A is counted as a murderer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T05:27:28.413" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T05:27:28.413" Title="Can murders be committed by more than one person? Can there be more than one victim?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T02:48:59.283" Score="2" ViewCount="911" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike the games in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Liar Game&lt;/a&gt;, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers have always accounted for all possible situations so whenever there are changes in the game, they state it outright. For example, in games involving voting, the dealers have stated what happens in the event of a draw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose in a Danganronpa game starting with 15 students,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;all murders are &lt;strong&gt;committed by exactly one person&lt;/strong&gt; (no collaborative murders during the act, but before or after the act is fine, assuming there would be some incentive) and &lt;strong&gt;to exactly one person&lt;/strong&gt; (no multiple victims)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;all murderers are successfully guessed and convicted&lt;/strong&gt; (iirc, this is by majority vote) so long as there are more than 3 players&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No one dies in a way other than being murdered.&lt;/strong&gt; So, no one messes with Monokuma, dies of an accident, dies of health conditions (eg asthma) or naturally (eg old age), etc, but suicide is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No murders will be hidden from the other students indefinitely&lt;/strong&gt;, as in all corpses will be discovered or if the body is burned, then there will be enough evidence to say a murder has taken place and thus enough evidence for a classroom trial to be called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the above situation is consistent internally and externally consistent with the initial set up of a Danganronpa game, such game will eventually come down to 3 students, whom I'm going to call Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose further:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The game continues (so it's not declared a draw between the 3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yuno dies, not of suicide or &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/29326/who-is-to-say-if-someone-is-murdered&quot;&gt;accident&lt;/a&gt; but murdered by Kotonoha or Mion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there is a corpse (body is not burned or anything), it will be discovered. If none, Yuno's death is discovered in another way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite insufficient witnesses, a classroom trial will be called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So what happens in the event of a drawn vote between the two?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generally&lt;/strong&gt;, whenever there are an even number of voters in a classroom trial, what happens in the event of a drawn vote? Since it's not a majority, everyone but the culprit dies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would like to know what are the stated rules regarding this, if any, and from any media.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I made any logical errors either internally (inconsistent with itself) or externally (inconsistent with Danganronpa), please point them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PPS Re 'Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Don't spoil please that it's Shion, not Mion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2021-05-23T16:05:42.083" LastActivityDate="2021-05-23T16:05:42.083" Title="In danganronpa, what happens in a drawn vote?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29331" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48263" CreationDate="2016-01-27T02:53:33.853" Score="0" ViewCount="610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike the games in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Liar Game&lt;/a&gt;, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers have always accounted for all possible situations so whenever there are changes in the game, they state it outright. For example, in games involving voting, the dealers have stated what happens in the event of a draw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose in a Danganronpa game starting with 15 students,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;all murders are &lt;strong&gt;committed by exactly one person&lt;/strong&gt; (no collaborative murders during the act, but before or after the act is fine, assuming there would be some incentive) and &lt;strong&gt;to exactly one person&lt;/strong&gt; (no multiple victims)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;all murderers are successfully guessed and convicted&lt;/strong&gt; (iirc, this is by majority vote) so long as there are more than 3 players&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No one dies in a way other than being murdered.&lt;/strong&gt; So, no one messes with Monokuma, dies of an accident, dies of health conditions (eg asthma) or naturally (eg old age), etc, but suicide is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No murders will be hidden from the other students indefinitely&lt;/strong&gt;, as in all corpses will be discovered or if the body is burned, then there will be enough evidence to say a murder has taken place and thus enough evidence for a classroom trial to be called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the above situation is consistent internally and consistent with the initial set up of a Danganronpa game, such game will eventually come down to 3 students, whom I'm going to call Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the game continues (so it's not declared a draw between the 3) and Yuno dies, then only Kotonoha and Mion will be able to see Yuno's corpse, if there would be one. So assuming there is a corpse (body is not burned or anything), and it is discovered, or there is no corpse, and the death is discovered in another way, &lt;strong&gt;how can a classroom trial be called?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps Monokuma will adjust the rules, and a classroom trial will be called anyway, but &lt;strong&gt;I would like to know what are the stated rules regarding this, if any, and from any media.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I made any logical errors either internally (inconsistent with itself) or externally (inconsistent with Danganronpa), please point them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PPS Re 'Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Don't spoil please re 'Mion'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2021-05-25T23:14:00.387" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T23:14:00.387" Title="In Danganronpa, how can a classroom trial be called if there are only 2 witnesses available?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48398" CreationDate="2016-01-27T02:59:24.663" Score="3" ViewCount="884" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike the games in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_Game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Liar Game&lt;/a&gt;, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers always account for all possible situations and state consequences of the situations outright especially when there are changes. For example, in games involving voting, the dealers state what happens in the event of a draw, even if it later doesn't occur or even factor into some calculations made by the characters. In one voting game, a draw was not possible because of an odd number of players (well actually, assuming everyone votes). Later, the number of players became even, so the dealer of  the game immediately stated what would happen in the event of a drawn vote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iirc, a PA is made, after 3 students discover a corpse, announcing that there will be a classroom trial called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if there is no corpse to be found, like the body was burned (alive or dead)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if student A is murdered, and the corpse is hidden for a long period? Can the game continue with an unannounced or unresolved murder?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2018-08-18T00:00:33.377" LastActivityDate="2018-08-18T00:00:33.377" Title="In Danganronpa, how can a classroom trial be called if there is no corpse?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T05:59:39.887" Score="0" ViewCount="999" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seaon 18 refers to the XY: Kalos Quest. Subtitles should be in English. It can also be English dubbed. I have tried &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt; but most of the episodes are missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15880" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T06:27:05.590" Title="Where can I watch the latest Pokemon Season 18 episodes subbed?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-01-27T11:24:20.903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29338" CreationDate="2016-01-27T06:27:05.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asuming you're in the US, you can watch them on &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00WJ3K8F8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon Videos&lt;/a&gt; or from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/pokemon-series-xy-kalos-quest/id1016675284?i=1016734846&amp;amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;iTunes Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T06:27:05.590" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T07:39:46.780" Score="5" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNcHk.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNcHk.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Image about the colonel statue being salutated by a girl, old anime perhaps, don't know the source, can anyone find it? &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hi guys/girls, I'm looking for the source of this Gif, can't find it anywhere, obviously its from an old anime, maybe someone who has seen old subbed things will be able to find it at glance.&#xA;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20722" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T19:29:17.720" Title="What anime does this girl greeting the KFC mascot come from?" Tags="&lt;miyuki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-08T17:22:31.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29347" CreationDate="2016-01-27T09:31:04.100" Score="18" ViewCount="7183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that some episodes are named after existing songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody&quot;&gt;fourteenth episode&lt;/a&gt; name is &quot;&lt;em&gt;Bohemian Rhapsody&lt;/em&gt;&quot;,  which is a famous song from the music band Queen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are all Cowboy Bebop's episodes named after existing songs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2020-04-10T23:27:36.730" Title="Are all Cowboy Bebop's episodes named after songs?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29346" CreationDate="2016-01-27T09:31:04.100" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not all episodes are named after songs but most of them are and they are all named after cultural references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Asteroid_Blues&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asteroid Blues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The blues&lt;/a&gt; is a well known music genre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Stray_Dog_Strut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stray Dog Strut&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oQPn0rvXtE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stray Cat Strut&lt;/a&gt; is one of the most famous songs of the band &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Cats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stray Cats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Honky_Tonk_Women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Honky Tonk Women&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqQh7Y30eg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Honky Tonk Women&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rolling Stones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Gateway_Shuffle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gateway Shuffle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Shuffle or Melbourne Shuffle&lt;/a&gt; is a rave and club dance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ballad_of_Fallen_Angels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ballad of Fallen Angels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEcIOwHf2k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fallen Angels&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by the band &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aerosmith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Sympathy_For_The_Devil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sympathy for the Devil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sympathy for the Devil&lt;/a&gt; is a song made by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rolling Stones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Heavy_Metal_Queen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heavy Metal Queen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heavy Metal&lt;/a&gt; is a rock/metal music genre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Waltz_For_Venus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Waltz for Venus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Waltz is both a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_%28music%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;music genre&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dance&lt;/a&gt;. For more, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23838/cowboy-bebop-episode-title-waltz-for-venus-what-does-it-mean&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Waltz for Debbie&lt;/a&gt; is both a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_%28song%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;song&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_%281962_album%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;album&lt;/a&gt; composed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bill Evans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Jamming_With_Edward&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jamming with Edward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jamming with Edward is an album released in 1972 by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rolling Stones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;10 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ganymede_Elegy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ganymede Elegy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elegy&lt;/a&gt; is a Dutch Power Metal band. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;elegy&lt;/a&gt; is also a type poem&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;11 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Toys_In_The_Attic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toy in the Attic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toys in the Attic is both a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X8OQ7BEqM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;song&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_%28album%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;album&lt;/a&gt; composed by the band &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aerosmith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12 &amp;amp; 13 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Jupiter_Jazz_%28Part_1%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jupiter Jazz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jazz&lt;/a&gt; is a genre of music&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;14 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bohemian Rhapsody&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bohemian Rhapsody&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Queen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;15 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Funny Valentine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are multiple possible references. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine_%28album%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;album&lt;/a&gt; by Miles Davis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Are-c0BLyIg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;music&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Frank Sinatra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Bloody Valentine&lt;/a&gt; is an alternative rock band&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;16 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Dog_Serenade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Dog Serenade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtN8oBjMr_E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Dog&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by the band &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Led Zeppelin&lt;/a&gt;. A serenade is a type of song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;17 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Mushroom_Samba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mushroom Samba&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samba&lt;/a&gt; is a Brazilian song and dance genre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;18 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Speak_Like_A_Child&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Speak Like a Child&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Like_a_Child_%28album%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Speak Like a Child&lt;/a&gt; is an album made by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Herbie Hancock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;19 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Wild_Horses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wild Horses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQTHB4jM-KQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wild horses&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rolling Stones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;20 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Pierrot_Le_Fou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pierrot Le Fou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierrot_le_Fou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pierrot Le Fou&lt;/a&gt; is a 1965 postmodern film directed by the French and Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, who was one of the founding members of the French New Wave in cinema. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;21 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Boogie_Woogie_Feng_Shui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boogie Woogie Feng Shui&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie-woogie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boogie Woogie&lt;/a&gt; is a musical genre&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;22 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Cowboy_Funk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cowboy Funk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funk&lt;/a&gt; is a genre of music&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;23 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Brain_Scratch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brain Scratch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Evil &lt;strong&gt;Brain&lt;/strong&gt; Rejector is a song composed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_%22Scratch%22_Perry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lee &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Scratch&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Perry&lt;/a&gt; (album &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_E.T.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jamaican E.T.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;24 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Hard_Luck_Woman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hard Luck Woman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUFuJQATLZA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hard Luck Woman&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by the band &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;KISS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;25 &amp;amp; 26 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Real_Folk_Blues_Part_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Real Folk Blues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-real-folk-blues-mw0000200016&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Real Folk Blues&lt;/a&gt; is a song composed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;John Lee Hooker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2020-04-10T23:27:36.730" LastActivityDate="2020-04-10T23:27:36.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4296" CreationDate="2016-01-27T10:24:03.910" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time we see Goku fly is in Chapter 193, page 10. Krillin, Master Roshi and Tien actually describe it as the Air Dance. Since the first time he saw the Air Dance was at the previous tournament, we can conclude that he learnt in in between the 2nd and 3rd tournament, during his time training with Kami. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bO2pi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bO2pi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T10:24:03.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29341" CreationDate="2016-01-27T11:27:58.610" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This scene is from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/2231/Miyuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, an anime adaptiation of the Manga by the same name written by Adachi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhXpY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhXpY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wakamatsu Masato lives with his step-sister, Miyuki, whom he does not have blood relationship with. Their father is always working oversea and left the two of them living by themselves in Toukyou. Miyuki is cute, nice, sensitive and very popular among guys around Masato. Masato has a girlfriend at school whose name is Kajima Miyuki, who is pretty and gentle, the ideal dream of every highschool boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:27:58.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4296" CreationDate="2016-01-27T18:17:41.997" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku learned to fly during the first tournament arc while he was fighting Jackie Chun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Albeit, He flied by rotating his tail like a helicopter, which is a different technique than normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcdHo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcdHo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T18:17:41.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29353" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29356" CreationDate="2016-01-27T18:21:19.803" Score="3" ViewCount="16846" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering if Kaguya Ōtsutsuki is an extraterrestrial being came form outher space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T02:00:09.647" Title="Is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki an extraterrestrial being?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T20:16:32.970" Score="2" ViewCount="677" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started watching Captain Tsubasa online from the beginning again. It's been my favorite cartoon of my childhood. But I find some odd moments watching it again. It seems the animation is different in some scenes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, from what I recall from my childhood, in the game between Tsubasa and Misugi, there was a heavy rain with dark sky and clouds which lasted far longer than what I saw online in this new version, or I remember specifically one of my favorite moments where Tsubasa hits the ground with his head during a game and tries to retrieve the ball again, but he can't focus - I remember his eye color changed, but in this newer version its color is the normal color. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of these moments, which makes me wonder if what I see online is not the original version. Am I right to think like this? If yes, can anyone help me find the older version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20735" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T20:21:12.177" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T20:21:12.177" Title="Are there different versions of the Captain Tsubasa anime?" Tags="&lt;captain-tsubasa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29353" CreationDate="2016-01-27T20:27:25.180" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;: &#xA;Leaving the old answer as it was mostly accurate at the time of answering, but new canon after the manga ended via the movies, non manga sources, and Boruto series have changed it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya was in fact an alien. As revealed in the Boruto movie and series, Kaguya was from another planet/dimension. The reason she came to Naruto's planet is believed to be because it had a Chakra fruit and Shinju tree. What is clear is that she knew of other Ōtsutsuki and feared them, building the White Zetsu army to help defeat them in battle when they came, but its not clear if she ran away or was sent there and effectively betrayed her clan due to corruption caused by all the power she obtained, especially considering Momoshiki's dialog before he departed for earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaguya Otsutsuki article:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As time passed, however, Kaguya began to lose trust in humanity as the power she now held ultimately corrupted her, which changed her public image from that of a benevolent goddess into that of a Demon (鬼, Oni). This eventually led her to madness, committing acts such as turning victims of the Infinite Tsukuyomi into an army of White Zetsu, in preparation for Ōtsutsuki descendants from another world coming to Earth to steal her chakra for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Momoshiki_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Momoshiki Otsutsuki article:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Momoshiki was approached by Kinshiki, who had observed substantial tears in Kaguya's world, with its space curvature exceeding 16. After Kinshiki noted that she violated their clan's laws by failing to report the abnormal space curvature, Momoshiki wondered whether she had betrayed the clan, or had somehow been overthrown and destroyed by the &quot;inferior lifeforms&quot; inhabiting her world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the old answer (again, apart from the fact that she is in fact an alien) is correct, at least from the perspective of the original manga, or more specifically Hagoromo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Old Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya was a Human Who ate the Chakra fruit of the Shinju tree&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A millennium ago, Kaguya, longing for peace, believed that it was necessary for her to attain god-like powers in order to put an end to all of humanity's conflicts. For that reason, she defied the taboo of consuming the fruit of the Shinju. Using her new-found power, Kaguya single-handedly ended the wars, and for her deed, she was worshiped as the Rabbit Goddess&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No events before this are clearly described beyond wars and violence, but it is implied that Humans before were fairly normal, just like all the normal non ninja citizens of the Villages. Her powers did include Dimensional shifting, as shown in the manga, but the only known case of leaving earth is also attributed to Kaguya, when her Sons defeated her and Sealed her body within a celestial body which became the moon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a fit of envy that her own sons had inherited her chakra, Kaguya combined with the Shinju itself and turned against them in the form of the monstrous Ten-Tails. Their intense battle ended with Hagoromo and Hamura separating and absorbing their mother's powerful chakra while sealing her body to form the core of a celestial body that would become known as the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if anything, She is just an unwilling Astronaut. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: NOTE the anime arc involving Kaguya and Hagoromo's past is not in the manga, and mostly filler. We never actually saw Kaguya eat the fruit or know who Hagoromo and Hamura's Father is in the Manga, or if Hagoromo ever had the sharingan in any form. The anime even changed Indra's eyes to look like Sasuke's stars, but in the manga, they were swirls, though the wiki does not have any pictures of Indra in the manga, the Mangekyou Sharingan page does describe this in at the bottom with a picture of his pattern and a Note that the anime changed it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T02:00:09.647" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T02:00:09.647" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-28T03:47:03.450" Score="6" ViewCount="3715" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure of the etiquette of this site so I'm just going to point out at the beginning here that this post will have spoilers. I'll edit this part out if I am informed that spoiler warnings are unnecessary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 107, Palm is caught by Pitou's En while on a mission to infiltrate the castle and catch a glimpse of the king and his guards. Her power makes the tactical advantage of accomplishing this mission obvious, but it doesn't make much sense from a planning perspective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hunter association was aware of Pitou's ability to detect intruders at tremendous distances. They also knew that this ability was in use around the castle; evidence being that Knov's comment about the En barrier being unexpectedly lowered, thus allowing him to place portals in the castle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, it seems that there would be zero chance of Palm succeeding in her mission; at best she is made useless by being trapped in the underground compound, and at worst she is captured. The fact that they chose to send her on this mission is baffling to me because the characters in the show usually engage in an extremely detailed risk analysis for important decisions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing I can think of that would make sense from a planning perspective is that they cynically counted on the team's sympathy for Palm to get them fired up for battle when they discover she has been captured. In other words, a sort of artificial morale booster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone provide a plausible in-world justification for this mission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20744" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T19:35:09.113" LastActivityDate="2019-09-09T00:34:11.687" Title="Why was Palm sent on the mission to see the king and his guards?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29361" CreationDate="2016-01-28T18:58:02.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Palm_Siberia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Palm&lt;/a&gt; was sent into the compound with some other women to serve as a secretary to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Bizeff&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Director Bizeff&lt;/a&gt;. This as we all know is a farce the idea is that Palm will try to infiltrate the compound further to gain knowledge on the Royal Guard and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;King&lt;/a&gt;. If you remember that she is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Enhancer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enhancement Nen&lt;/a&gt; user and contains Clairvoyance that pre-ant transformation she could: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Palm is a clairvoyant. Her ability requires her to feed her own blood to a dried merman corpse carrying a crystal ball. After fulfilling this condition, Palm becomes able to track the location of anyone she has seen with her own eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was attempting to just catch a glimpse of the King so that she could track him. In a covert operation any information that can be gained can drastically change the outcome. Up to this point no has had any information on the two royal guards and king besides what &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Colt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Colt&lt;/a&gt; possibly told them. It may seem illogical to most people but if there is even a chance to gain the upper hand against a powerful opponent most people will take it. We also need to remember that she is a hunter and every hunter knows that going into a job doesn't necessarily mean they will come out alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just imagine if she was able to relay information to the others on the location of the King. Would &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Komugi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Komugi&lt;/a&gt; have been hurt by the Dragon Dive? Maybe the operation would have changed and they would have bypassed the Royal Guard and ambushed the King directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL:DR - Was basically just a grab for information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T18:58:02.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40767" CreationDate="2016-01-28T19:03:00.877" Score="4" ViewCount="5073" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 1 of Konosuba the anime pauses for a moment, just like in a video game. However, this is meant to be an alternate &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7RWoC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7RWoC.png&quot; alt=&quot;-Pause- Press Start Button Konosuba&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the show pause like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T18:46:09.077" Title="Why did the show pause in episode 1?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29375" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-28T21:48:57.947" Score="2" ViewCount="3170" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there some reason Kurotsuchi Mayuri in Bleach dresses the way he does, and wears a mask/makeup? Or is it just because he is somewhat crazy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19785" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T22:02:37.353" LastActivityDate="2021-02-01T01:04:20.410" Title="Why does Kurotsuchi Mayuri wear makeup?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23321" CreationDate="2016-01-29T05:25:38.777" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my theory, her disease is Friedreich's Ataxia. Symptons begins between the ages of 5 to 15. Muscle weakness in the arms and legs and loss of coordination are symptons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It causes heart disorders. In Episode 20, she may be having a severe and painful tachycardia, and a following cardiac arrest. The surgery may be to implant a pacemaker, but another arrest killed her during the surgery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20766" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T05:25:38.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16671" CreationDate="2016-01-29T15:48:25.757" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of FMA: Brotherhood, a montage of everyones included Colonel Mustang with a thin mustache and a short haired Riza Hawkeye. Notice that his eyes aren't grayish anymore. They were black and it seems like he got his sight back. Mustang agreed to have Dr. Marcoh heal his vision but only with the condition that he tend to Jean Havoc first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20778" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T15:48:25.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29105" CreationDate="2016-01-29T18:19:19.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was not killed, but his soul was freed. the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt; Summons the souls to a body and binds them to the world of the living. Hence, they can not be killed by normal means. However, the Control is not perfect, and can be dialed up and down, as shown when Kabuto removes all emotion from the Third Raikage. He left most with their regular personalities for psychological warfare, but forced the bodies on autopilot to kill. It could however be broken by someone strong enough, Like Madara did and Hashirama could do the 2nd time he was summoned (note the first time he was significantly weaker and his personality was suppressed). If their Personality is intact, they can also break it by experiencing emotional closure Which is what happened to Sais brother. Its the same principal as a restless soul finding peace and moving on, the new found peace/closure of the Summoned breaks the binding and the soul is free to ascend back to the land of the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T18:19:19.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29393" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29395" CreationDate="2016-01-29T19:16:16.570" Score="4" ViewCount="1495" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;i&gt;Pokémon Heroes&lt;/i&gt; Latias is able to transform into Bianca (a human character in the movie). &lt;a href=&quot;http://serebii.net/pokedex-xy/380.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Serebii.net&lt;/a&gt;, however, does not list transform as a move Latias can use. Were any comments made in the movie regarding the transformation? Is Latias using the move transform or is it using some other power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T19:49:03.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T03:42:37.347" Title="How did Latias transform in Pokémon Heroes?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29393" CreationDate="2016-01-29T20:11:58.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Latias_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#In_the_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;, in the &lt;i&gt;Pokémon Adventures&lt;/i&gt; manga, Latias is also able to appear as a human by using its ability to refract light. This is consistent with its Pokédex entry in the Sapphire game: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://serebii.net/pokedex-rs/380.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The POKéMON enfolds its body with its down and refracts light to alter its appearance.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T20:11:58.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29402" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29409" CreationDate="2016-01-30T11:18:41.020" Score="6" ViewCount="1665" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the episode 9 of the Steins;Gate series and have been wondering how Feyris sent her message in the past from her apartment if the phone microwave was miles away in the laboratory. Until now, they had always sent the D-mails from a phone which was very close to the phone microwave which (if I understood it correctly) managed to open small Kerry blackholes, allowing the electromagnetic signal from the &lt;code&gt;sending phone&lt;/code&gt; to time-travel and reach the &lt;code&gt;receiving phone&lt;/code&gt; in the past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, it seems that they can send the D-mails from any location and if the phone microwave is running, the messages go to the past, which doesn't make sense because these Kerry blackholes should extend far beyond the laboratory and then any other (under 36 characters) message sent from a mobile phone in the town (and beyond) would travel to the past and reach the targeted phone back in time (if the number already existed), causing multiple time changes and not just the one caused by Feyris' D-mail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really can't understand this plot hole and it ruins my enjoyment of this series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone explain to me what I didn't get about the functioning of the phone microwave that makes the episode 9 logically believable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20797" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T12:19:35.127" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T19:36:08.040" Title="How could Feyris send her message in the past if she was miles away from the phone microwave?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19739" CreationDate="2016-01-30T11:52:16.083" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are right. The anime is indeed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Miraculous_Ladybug&quot;&gt;Miraculous Ladybug&lt;/a&gt;. Now, there's a little issue with the title and the lyrics of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://miraculousladybug.wikia.com/wiki/Ladybug_PV&quot;&gt;Ladybug PV wiki site&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The song that plays with it is a test song titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://miraculousladybug.wikia.com/wiki/Ladybug_PV_Song&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ladybug PV Song&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; without true lyrics, having &lt;strong&gt;English-like gibberish&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://miraculousladybug.wikia.com/wiki/Ladybug_PV_Song&quot;&gt;lyrics can be found here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then they also state what Gao already said in the comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The song in the video is titled &lt;strong&gt;Ladybug&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Noam Kaniel&lt;/strong&gt; and you can find the &lt;a href=&quot;http://playnewsongs.ru/pesni/noam-kaniel_miraculous-ladybug-promo-video-song&quot;&gt;lyrics to it here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T11:52:16.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29405" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29406" CreationDate="2016-01-30T12:08:04.350" Score="0" ViewCount="282" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth&lt;/em&gt; after Vert reveals that the Brothers are in the torture room all we see is that they are playing games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure the younger brother apparently hates the games that much but how is this torture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T12:19:13.800" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T12:19:13.800" Title="How exactly were the brothers tortured?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29405" CreationDate="2016-01-30T12:08:04.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The games the Brother's were playing was BL games. BL is the acronym for &lt;em&gt;Boy's Love&lt;/em&gt; which is &lt;em&gt;Shounen Ai/Yaoi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yaoi (/ˈjaʊi/, Japanese: [ja.o.i]), also known as Boys' Love (BL), is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically aimed at a female audience and usually created by female authors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Yaoi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Brothers are Oppai Fanatics where in they idealize breasts to the point they &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they ignore &quot;small chested&quot; women unless they suddenly gorw much larger as is the case when Neptune enters HDD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they would betray their Goddess, Blanc, and worship Vert because she has a much larger chest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they would knowingly follow a fake Vert because she too has a large chest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Playing BL Games hit the Brothers in 2 weak points. firstly most men would be &quot;flat chested&quot; and BL games would have echii scenes of half naked men showing off their flat chests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly the Brothers are real ladies men as they did try and woo Compa and Vert in the beginning so seeing nothing but men would devoid them of women, particularly that it seems the older brother seemed to develop feeling that are more than familial to his younger bother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T12:08:04.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7548" CreationDate="2016-01-30T13:02:34.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2590/livewirebt&quot;&gt;LiveWireBT&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/8717/60220&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; suggest, UC was the longest Gundam timeline. And worth to be checked. I personally have watched and recommend Gundam Seed, Gundam 00, and Gundam Unicorn. As they shared a lot similarities about earthlings and spacenoids conflict.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7736" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2019-04-22T05:09:16.357" LastActivityDate="2019-04-22T05:09:16.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29402" CreationDate="2016-01-30T13:12:10.750" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; logically accurate. The necessary conditions for a D-Mail to work are listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/D-Mail&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the Wikia&lt;/a&gt; as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D-Mails are sent through the Phone Microwave and can only be sent from devices connected to the Phone Microwave, such as a phone or a pager.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D-Mails can only be sent to someone with a phone (or a pager), so although they could hypothetically be sent back millions of years, they would not have any effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of the target phone is also necessary to send the D-Mail, so they cannot be sent to individuals whose numbers the sender has not obtained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's not a plot-hole. Basically, it functions like a normal message sent from a mobile to the Phone Microwave &lt;em&gt;(name subject to change)&lt;/em&gt; as mentioned in the comments. The Phone Microwave &lt;em&gt;(name subject to change)&lt;/em&gt; doesn't pick-up any random message sent in a nearby zone, which, in size, is shorter than or equal to 36 bytes but only the ones sent to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also tells us that the device sending the message needs to be connected to the Phone Microwave and not the one receiving it. As mentioned by Builder_K, the Phone Microwave may be functioning as a relaying device, which relays the message to the target phone as intended by the sender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T19:36:08.040" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-30T16:16:14.510" Score="2" ViewCount="968" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the song title in episode 3 of &lt;em&gt;K: Return of Kings&lt;/em&gt;, starting at 21:04 when Neko calls out to Shiro for help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20803" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T19:13:32.607" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T00:04:03.147" Title="The piano piece played near the end of episode 3 of K: Return of Kings" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29415" CreationDate="2016-01-30T19:20:12.800" Score="6" ViewCount="1691" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka&lt;/em&gt; (Is This A Zombie?), whenever one wants to transform into a magical girl, he says the following words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nomobuyo, Oshi, Hashitawa, Dokeda, Gunmicha, De, Ribura!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/3tbkXBG.png&quot; alt=&quot;the magic incantation&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do those words have any real meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-10-24T11:52:55.103" LastActivityDate="2019-10-24T11:52:55.103" Title="Do the words used to transform into a Magical Garment Girl actually mean anything?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29414" CreationDate="2016-01-30T23:37:20.093" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading this backwards (in Japanese, so by reversing the morae rather than the romanized letters) gives you &quot;raburii de chaamingu dakedo watashi wa shi wo yobu mono&quot; (ラブリーでチャーミングだけど私は死を呼ぶもの), which means &quot;lovely and charming though I am, I am he who summons death&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T23:37:20.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T01:23:43.673" Score="2" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, title says it all. What happened to all the humans in space (and maybe under the sea) when the 3rd impact happened and Rei became that giant human thing and all the souls of everyone on the surface of the Earth seemed to merge with her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't quite recall if I saw any red &quot;links&quot; from space or from anything under the surface of the sea. I'm also pretty sure that it's safe to assume that there are astronauts in the Eva Universe cuz they have big Eva mechs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20809" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T01:23:43.673" Title="Evangelion - What happened to the humans in space/astronauts during the 3rd impact?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29424" CreationDate="2016-01-31T04:52:30.283" Score="4" ViewCount="791" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was this anime I watched when I was younger that has been eluding me for years, I hope somebody can find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember the exact plot or story, but the main character was a female with long brown hair. Her outfit was almost like a sailor scout's, but this wasn't sailor moon. The setting was fantasy like, and there was a big emphasis on traditional playing cards and their suits (Like Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades). There were other female characters who resembled knights/princesses, but again had the whole suits thing going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning of this started with the main character sleeping or relaxing by a tree on a hill, I remember that distinctly. Two other scenes come to mind, but that's about it. The next scene I remember from this had two gigantic chess pieces, a black horse and a white horse, speeding out of control towards something. This character was trying to stop one of them from the inside and prevent it from crashing. I remember this pudgy looking villain chasing her, and some fanservice briefly flashes with them accidentally pulling off her pants in an attempt to catch them (can't believe I remember that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something happens and towards the end the brown-haired main character was drifting in some purgatory-like place, a void of white, and was presented two different portals to take. One looked menacing, the other didn't. She ended up throwing one of those playing cards I mentioned, a card with the diamonds on it, through one of the portals. Again, there was some symbolism or something with those cards and suits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This episode or OVA was on a VHS tape, and I got it possibly 10 years ago. I recall it being dubbed in English, too. I hope that narrows down the scope of things, but this is all I remember.&#xA;In the credit scene, there were various shots of the other characters, females mostly, and they were ridden with fanservice, with one princess-looking character in shredded cloths, like she's been in a battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope somebody recognizes this, I'd really love to find it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20815" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T22:15:53.710" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T22:15:53.710" Title="Old Anime Series/OVA" Tags="&lt;wild-cardz&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:21:36.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T11:35:16.300" Score="2" ViewCount="742" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will the anime have a different story than the latest movies? The movies were too rushed, and they got a bit too far from the anime story.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Edit: One of the things I want to find out is if the time-skip would also be in the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20800" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-01-31T15:06:20.950" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T04:04:14.843" Title="Are the latest Naruto movies separated from the storyline?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29421" CreationDate="2016-01-31T19:44:22.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Cardz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wild Cardz&lt;/a&gt;, known in Japan as &quot;Jaja Uma Quartet&quot;. It was an old Central Park Media release. The dub stars &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Smile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apollo Smile&lt;/a&gt; as Coco Hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3qqfA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3qqfA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DVD cover of Wild Cardz&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you remember, it began with a scene of the main character, Jo Diamonds, the brown-haired girl in the center, sleeping on a hill. Most of the OVA involved her chasing two giant chess pieces that were somehow the key to ultimate power. Opposing her was some random sexy woman, and this fellow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9vjo8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9vjo8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;villain&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a picture of them together. I couldn't find it without the caption. Just ignore it. Wild Cardz is really awesome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nlJzJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nlJzJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;villains together&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other characters on the DVD cover are her allies, Coco Hearts (the blonde with cat ears), Casa Clubs (the girl with purple hair and dark skin), and Sunday Spades (the girl with short teal-hair). None of them really did much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where Jo is floating in a white void happens towards the end after some kind of big explosion. It happens for basically no reason, like pretty much everything in this show. At some time after that, Sunday Spades finally unleashes her true power, which is to make a big explosion and also blow off all her own clothes and make her hair grow really long. Here's a (NSFW) picture of that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H8dLd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H8dLd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;fanservice&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you decide that you want to watch this, you can get the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Wild-Cardz-DVD-Hyb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVDs from Right Stuf for $8&lt;/a&gt;. Since it's so old, there's no legal streams or digital versions, and since it's so bad, I doubt anyone is going to license rescue it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T19:44:22.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2016-01-31T20:29:09.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be that he was still bearing the fact that he first met the sword during his first days in ALO when to him it was still not just a game but a reality so when he had the sword in hand during the 17th episode he began to remember certain unpleasant memories and thought to himself the weight of it all is still to heavy for him to bear its quite possible Sinon saw this (from the sideline) and retrieved the sword for him as a form of gratitude for helping to deal with her traumatic past once again possible kirito saw this in her eyes and accepted the sword as a gift from Sinon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20825" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T20:29:09.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29331" CreationDate="2016-01-31T22:55:23.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of this moment, in both Danganronpa games and the anime adaptation of the first game, in the case there are only two witnesses avaiable, being that one would be the murderer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There are no rules about how such thing would be dealt with. No such scenario happens, and no person seems to ever plan to go to such lenghts and question Monokuma about the rules for such situations, leaving us only with speculation on how this specifc situation would be dealt with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T22:55:23.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29332" CreationDate="2016-01-31T23:02:30.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of this moment, in both Danganronpa games and the anime adaptation of the first game, in the case the body is hidden or disposed in a way it is impossible for three witnesses to find it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There are no rules about how such thing would be dealt with. No such scenario happens, and no person seems to ever plan to go to such lenghts and question Monokuma about the rules for such situations, leaving us only with speculation on how this specifc situation would be dealt with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T23:02:30.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29412" CreationDate="2016-02-01T02:46:31.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is entitled &lt;strong&gt;K Return of Kings - Showdown&lt;/strong&gt;. You can listen to the music on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7qN-_80w0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9351" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T19:05:38.597" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T19:05:38.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-01T09:30:54.347" Score="10" ViewCount="4500" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4175/how-much-does-a-typical-anime-episode-or-series-cost-to-make&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;, 10 million yen per episode is the minimum price for making an anime. I am wondering how this price compares to making a typical TV series that film human actor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess if the story includes lots of special effects (story like Harry Potter which needs special effect for magic, or story like Star Wars where most background needs CG), it doesn't cost much when making anime as those are still drawings after all. It may cost a bit more if there are battle scenes, but compared to filming using human actor, anime should be a lot cheaper to make?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20834" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T22:59:16.367" Title="Does making a TV anime series cost less than making a typical TV series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29452" CreationDate="2016-02-01T15:21:18.527" Score="0" ViewCount="1873" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a sequence on the school staircase where Koko said &quot;I love you&quot; and Banri fainted. Which episode was that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4831" LastEditorUserId="4831" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T05:59:25.510" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T05:59:25.510" Title="In which episode of Golden Time did Koko say &quot;I love you&quot; to Banri on the school staircase?" Tags="&lt;golden-time&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-01T15:31:36.803" Score="2" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize that all three are at different spots story arc-wise, but I was wondering if there were any other discrepancies in terms of fights between the three at the point where the anime is currently at? Ex. I thought I remember reading that the monster &quot;Personification of a Light Cord&quot; had its own little section where Saitama fights it in the manga, but in the anime it only appears briefly as Saitama recounts some of his past enemies in the pilot episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this is specifically referring to the battles of the series (much less general given that unique fights are typically only 2-3 per episode, at maximum) that have been present in either the manga/webcomic form but not in the anime one at the point where the anime is currently at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20837" LastEditorUserId="20837" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T23:07:24.610" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T07:55:42.760" Title="Fight differences between One Punch Man anime/manga/webcomic?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29306" CreationDate="2016-02-01T15:56:35.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not that commom the crosses, I think it's just a coincidence because the genre of anime you like. One Piece has a lot of cultures involved, so it's not that surprising to have some crosses, or a Bible like Bartholomew Kuma, and in the case of Mihawk it's more a reference to vapires. Asuna was part of a guild that have a holy symbol, the cross that she have remember the guild's symbol, crosses like that it's commom in medieval themes and in RPG games, like Sword Art Online.&#xA;Most of medieval animes or animes that have magic use the western culture, so a lot of crosses and &quot;sisters&quot; appear. And I think is not because of the crosses, just the western culture it's more popular in this genre of anime and has more variety of things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you search, most of the animes are not related to crosses or to christianism, just a few, and because that I say again, it's just the genres of anime that you like xD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20471" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T15:56:35.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29306" CreationDate="2016-02-01T16:27:15.957" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;One possible explanation could be that it looks foriegn or exotic, or &quot;western&quot;. In &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, which uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Cross&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the cross symbol pretty rampantly&lt;/a&gt;, one of the creators gave this explanation (from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Kazuya_Tsurumaki:_Q.26A_from_.22Amusing_Himself_to_Death.22&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q&amp;amp;A &quot;Amusing Himself to Death&quot; with Tsurumaki&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can you explain the symbolism of the cross in Evangelion?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;KT: There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because &lt;em&gt;Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious&lt;/em&gt;. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought &lt;em&gt;the visual symbols of Christianity look cool&lt;/em&gt;. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Emphasis is mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it may not be that the cross means something different in Japan (most weddings take place in a Christian church, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seiyaku.com/seiyaku/en/western-wedding.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;I believe&lt;/a&gt;), but that because it has an air of the exotic or mysterious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T16:27:15.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29457" CreationDate="2016-02-01T16:41:57.823" Score="3" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is &quot;Zetsuen no Tempest&quot;, in the last episode (#24).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall hearing the song even in Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15411" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T19:52:03.580" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T00:13:02.770" Title="What is the name of the song playing at 10:25?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7414" CreationDate="2016-02-01T16:42:09.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, most manhwa aren't colored either. Along with some webtoons, only a few manhwa are colored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason they aren't colored is because it takes a long time to create manga and manhwa, and it's a lot more expensive if each page is colored. Most of the creators start working alone without any financial support, thus making colored pages very difficult. Western comics are mostly made by large companies like DC or Marvel, and these companies have enough resources to make colored comics quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you'd like to confirm that manhwa is usually black and white, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/topmanga.php?type=manhwa.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; has a list of manhwas for reference.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myotakuway.com/t208-diferenca-entre-manhwa-mangas-e-manhua.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyOtakuWay&lt;/a&gt; explains the difference between manga and manwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching for manga on &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList.net&lt;/a&gt; will let you see that most have just one author, not a campany or a staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comiclist.com/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ComicList&lt;/a&gt; is a list of comics where you can see that they are made by a company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20471" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T19:17:55.037" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T19:17:55.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29443" CreationDate="2016-02-01T18:09:26.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koko said she loved Banri in episode seven at about 7:25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20840" LastEditorUserId="20840" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T18:32:22.753" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T18:32:22.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29443" CreationDate="2016-02-01T18:27:59.963" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually it was Banri that fainted not 2D-kun. As you can see, he's still standing on the top of the staircase. This happens in episode 7 at ~7:30-7:40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0xgdC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0xgdC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xAUOQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xAUOQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T18:27:59.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29454" CreationDate="2016-02-01T18:47:27.473" Score="3" ViewCount="2544" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching Psycho Pass 2, an was wondering why Kamui Kirito is shown in the ending, sitting inside an isolation chamber? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's clearly shown how Sakuya Togane and Kamui shoot each other: Kamui is getting a direct hit, and Togane looses his arm resulting in his death a few minutes later. I don't get how Kamui should have survived this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kewmB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kewmB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ending Scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3820" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T19:51:42.527" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T19:51:42.527" Title="Why is this person still alive in the ending?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29453" CreationDate="2016-02-01T19:26:56.090" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kamui Kirito is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image you posted from the ED of episode 11 is of &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Mizue_Shisui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mizue Shisui&lt;/a&gt;, the inspector that Kamui kidnaps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/plVXu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/plVXu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is usually seen with an eyepatch over here left eye. The eye that she's covering is the eye that Kamui used to wield the dominators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T19:26:56.090" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29467" CreationDate="2016-02-01T21:02:53.020" Score="2" ViewCount="659" Body="&lt;p&gt;When does Shirayuki return to Tamburum after receiving an invitation from Prince Raj in the manga (which chapter)? You see, I kinda lost where I was in the manga and can't seem to find where I was reading. If you could tell, me that would be a big help, thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T22:03:32.193" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T16:05:26.547" Title="When does Shirayuki return to Tamburum in the manga?" Tags="&lt;akagami-no-shirayukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29447" CreationDate="2016-02-02T00:13:02.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The piece playing at 10:25 in episode 24 is track #9 &quot;Kusaribe&quot; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/38643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the second volume of the OST&lt;/a&gt;. 10:25 in the episode corresponds to roughly 0:21 in the track. Here is an excerpt (0:18–0:28): &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/kouhf2vp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/kouhf2vp&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not seen &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt;, but I find it vanishingly unlikely that you would have heard this particular piece in it. (All the more so given that &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt;'s music was apparently composed by Iwasaki Taku, and this piece is stylistically very unlike most of his work.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T00:13:02.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29461" CreationDate="2016-02-02T01:35:37.390" Score="6" ViewCount="90309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch Queen's Blade but found too many titles in the franchise, so I do not know which one to watch. In what order should I watch it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T04:25:12.677" LastActivityDate="2019-03-06T06:58:24.510" Title="What's the viewing order of the Queen's Blade anime?" Tags="&lt;queens-blade&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29460" CreationDate="2016-02-02T09:44:28.827" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch them in the following order:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade - Rurou No Senshi (The Exiled Virgin)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade - Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono (Inheritor of the Throne AKA The Evil Eye)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade - Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono Specials  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade -  Utsukushiki Toushitachi (Beautiful Warriors)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade -  Beautiful Warriors OVA  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade - Premium Visual Book OVA    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vanquished Queens OVA  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade -  Rebellion  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen's Blade - Grimoire (currently airing, alternative setting to Rurou No Senshi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you check &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/4719/Queens_Blade:_Rurou_no_Senshi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;, under the related section, you can see sequels, adaptations and alternative settings.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=595217&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;forum&lt;/a&gt; where your question has been discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xd8An.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xd8An.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T10:22:34.843" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T10:22:34.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29464" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-02T11:17:02.053" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:29:39.483" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:29:39.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29465" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-02T11:17:02.053" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T03:29:18.010" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:29:18.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29475" CreationDate="2016-02-02T13:47:31.510" Score="3" ViewCount="4135" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my information, Crunchyroll provides streams of anime and is legal. It has tons of anime, most of them are only english subbed. The biggest issue regarding Crunchyroll is that most of the anime are not available in all regions of the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the names of a few free alternatives to Crunchyroll which have English dubbed anime and are legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19963" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T23:29:01.440" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T02:53:46.160" Title="What are some free streaming services besides Crunchyroll which stream English Dubbed shows?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29455" CreationDate="2016-02-02T16:05:26.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That arc starts in chapter 18, the actual invitation from prince Raji is in chapter 19 and shirayuki actually returning to Tamburum is in chapter 20. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T16:05:26.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18785" CreationDate="2016-02-02T16:30:41.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Mysterious Boy, aka the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/The_AI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AI&lt;/a&gt;, was created by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/The_Programmer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Programmer&lt;/a&gt; as the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/NPC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;NPC&lt;/a&gt; in the Afterlife. The Programmer's details match that of Otonashi's with striking similarities. Let's not forget that alongside the original ending of Angel Beats, Key issued another epilogue, aptly titled &quot;Another Epilogue&quot;. In this, the main focus is another person that's arrived in the Afterlife, and he is surrounded by quiet, obedient NPCs. After challenging the reality of the Afterlife School, he is talked to by the Student Council President,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Otonashi in an alternate timeline, who hasn't moved on yet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he is told that if he has any question about the world that they both live in that he should come down to the Student Council room. However, as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Otonashi heads back to the Student Council room, a girl can be heard saying, &quot;There's a rumor that he's waiting for someone.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So therefore, it's entirely possible that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Otonashi is waiting for Kanade, and that this timestream somehow loops. Otonashi goes crazy waiting for Kanade, who has an infinitesimally small chance of reappearing in the Afterlife, but still, better than zero. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He turns himself into an NPC to be able to withstand the long wait, and creates the AI, or the &quot;Mysterious Boy&quot; to be able to maintain the requirements of the Afterlife, not allowing love to manifest, therefore possibly saving future arrivals from the pain that he has been exposed to. This may be why he creates &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Player&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Angel Player&lt;/a&gt;, because he knows that if Kanade reappears, then she'll know how to use it, and maybe program it to move him back from his NPC state. The members of the SSS arrive after this. Then, at the time of Episode 1, the timestream loops, causing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Otonashi to revert back from an NPC. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgetting everything that's happened to him, the events continue their course the same way they did before, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; causing the timeline to repeat over and over and over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any thoughts? This seems pretty far-fetched, but it's out there now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T16:48:40.460" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T16:48:40.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29473" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-02T22:36:02.847" Score="1" ViewCount="286569" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am watching Naruto and I am currently on episode 164. How many episodes of Shippuden do they have dubbed, and are they still dubbing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20865" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T11:06:48.140" LastActivityDate="2020-01-25T07:26:35.193" Title="How many Naruto Shippuden dubbed episodes are there?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29473" CreationDate="2016-02-02T22:49:13.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 25 of Naruto Shippuden was released in January 2016 according to Viz Media's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viz.com/calendar/2016/01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;release calendar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94Ki5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94Ki5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuden Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has a list of the completed English dubbed episodes ending at episode 322. Episodes after 332 are still TBA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cJf8z.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cJf8z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T23:38:07.773" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T23:38:07.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29466" CreationDate="2016-02-02T23:41:05.760" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;To stream a dubbed anime legally in a given region, you need to have the appropriate licence. The problem is that if you want to stream something across 10 countries, you will potentially need to arrange for 10 licences because the original producer (which would generally be a company in the US) may have arrangements with a different company in each of the 10 countries for that company to have the local distribution rights. It might be a bit different if (a) the US company has local subsidiaries in those companies or (b) there is no local licencee and the original producer is then the default license-holder - in both cases you can arrange with the parent company to licence off all of those regions together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the end result is that out of (1) has a large range of shows, (2) lets you watch the shows in all regions, and (3) is legally allowed to stream the shows, you get to pick two. Also, licencing costs money, so odds are that if you want something that offers shows for free (especially the newest stuff) then you almost certainly aren't looking for something legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For most regions, CrunchyRoll is still going to be your go-to. They do mostly have subs, but for some older series they have dubs as either an alternative or the only option, and while not everything is available in all regions it's still a pretty good offering. Netflix is now available in many countries, and in at least some of those countries it has a sizeable anime selection, at least some of which is dubbed. Otherwise, you'll probably have to look for something specific to where you are, possibly run by a local distributor. For example, here in Australia both MadMan and Hanabee have some series streamable on their respective websites, and MadMan also set up AnimeLab as a kind of local Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T23:41:05.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29478" CreationDate="2016-02-03T00:23:12.547" Score="2" ViewCount="1466" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto currently has all of the chakra natures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Shippuden, what type of chakra does Naruto possess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T00:31:50.263" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T17:04:01.473" Title="What was Naruto's chakra nature before Shippuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29476" CreationDate="2016-02-03T01:32:09.830" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first series, Naruto was unaware of what his chakra nature was. It was not until episode 55, &lt;em&gt;Wind&lt;/em&gt;, of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; that Kakashi explained chakra forms and types to Naruto. This is when Kakashi helps Naruto identify what type of chakra he possesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did this with a special kind of paper called Litmus paper, which is sensitive to chakra. When a ninja focuses their chakra through it, different things will happen to the paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MabS5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MabS5.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he focused his chakra into the Litmus paper it split in half, identifying his chakra as wind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/12Xey.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/12Xey.png&quot; alt=&quot;Your chakra property is Wind&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same same episode, we see that Kakashi's chakra nature is lightning because of the way the paper wrinkles. The fact that Kakashi can use (and has mastered) more than one chakra nature at this point shows us that the paper will only react in one way. So we can conclude that his original nature, in the Naruto series, was wind; his chakra nature was just not known until that point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T17:04:01.473" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T17:04:01.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-03T01:57:29.110" Score="0" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answering &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/29476/17758&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and reading an &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23000/17758&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; by Ero Senin made me think some more about chakra natures. Will attacks that use the chakra type that the user has a natural affinity for always be stronger than attacks that use other types of chakra, even after mastering these other types?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T08:58:12.367" Title="Will a person's first chakra nature always be the strongest?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29479" CreationDate="2016-02-03T05:54:01.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answered for if the first chakra nature will be the strongest attack of a ninja?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as FIRST Chakra Nature. Each and every individual has a chakra nature that he has an affinity for, and he can master stronger Jutsu of that nature with much  more ease as compared to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To prove my point, what was Sasuke's first chakra nature modification? It was Fire. but he learnt it after a lot of effort and Uchiha's have the inclination towards Fire Jutsu. But individually his chakra had an affinity for Lightning nature and thus he has a larger variety of Lightning chakra moves and mastery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus a ninja will have a single nature towards which his chakra leans which will be easier to master. Strength is more of an effort effect. For similar strength, he'd have to work harder to master any other chakra natures...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An exception I can think of would be Bloodline Chakras. I don't think there is any difference in strength of different natures inherited as part of bloodline. Yamato using Wood, should have similar competency with both Ground and Water chakras. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I remember Kakashi saying something to this effect during his battle with kakuzo. What he said was that Kakuzo has used such strong Lightinng and fire attacks which can't be used unless the user has natural affinity to that chakra nature. This means that the strongest attacks of each chakra nature will not be mastered unless you have a natural affinity for that nature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I am trying to say is that the jutsu of same level will have equal power(strength), but the natural affinity. But higher level jutsu can only be mastered if and only if you have natural affinity for the chakra nature. Thus absolute mastery of other chakra natures is not possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T08:58:12.367" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T08:58:12.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27826" CreationDate="2016-02-03T06:02:36.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cloche has it on her armpits, and Luca has it on the higher part of her back, as shown in AT2 itself.&#xA;Mir has it above her navel, and Frelia has it in the same place as Shurelia. Claire's however, is unknown, and when someone asked her in the Toukousphere, she threatened to blast them with her song magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T06:02:36.620" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28589" CreationDate="2016-02-03T06:05:54.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are similar (lifeforms created by taking data or feelings from the Binary Field and giving them form through Flip-Flop Conversion), but Mir is comparing it to the Shadow Mir virus she made and summoned for the final battle in AT1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the song Mir used there is EXEC_HARMONIOUS_FUSION/., a variant of her Harmonious song that underwent a Hymmnos Fusion that she made especially for quelling down the negative feelings Zodom was formed from. Plus, it should have been very obvious from the fact its beginning sounds very similar to the Harmonious Misha sang during AT1's final battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T06:05:54.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28143" CreationDate="2016-02-03T06:08:59.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The servers can connect to each other to make the singing of Dual Songs and such possible, and there are some songs that depend on these connection to even be executed, so it's not unlikely that part of Mir's feelings ended up getting into Infel Phira during the time she and Loude were doing research on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T06:08:59.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19832" CreationDate="2016-02-03T08:56:08.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following streaming services provide a combination of subbed and dubbed anime. Most of them will require some sort of subscription to access the content. Availability is indicated by region.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;US = United States; CA = Canada; AU = Australia; NZ = New Zealand; FR = France; UK = United Kingdom; IE = Ireland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animaxtv.co.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Animax&lt;/a&gt; for UK/IE&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Anime/Category/Dubbed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Anime Network&lt;/a&gt; for US&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animelab.com/home&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Lab&lt;/a&gt; for AU/NZ&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; for US/CA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dybex.com/fr/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dybex&lt;/a&gt; for FR&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt; for US/CA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hulu&lt;/a&gt; for US&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viz.com/anime/streaming&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Neon Alley (Viz)&lt;/a&gt; for US/CA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.netflix.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Netflix&lt;/a&gt; for US&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wakanim.tv/fr/v2/discover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wakanim&lt;/a&gt; for FR&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T08:56:08.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20590" CreationDate="2016-02-03T12:37:45.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song's real name is 'Moon and shadow' and is the 19th song of disc 4 of 'Sword Art Online Music Collection' (ソードアート・オンライン ミュージックコレクション)&#xA;which was released on 2016.01.27 (Catalog Number SVWC-70116~9).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T12:37:45.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29501" CreationDate="2016-02-03T19:00:12.743" Score="5" ViewCount="1078" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just a little confused. I just want to make sure I watch everything in the correct order and such. Why does the website Anime Planet say that there are only 13 episodes of Natsume's book of friends, when CrunchyRoll has 39 episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19199" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-06T08:48:07.680" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T08:48:07.680" Title="Why does the website Anime Planet say that there are only 13 episodes of Natsume's book of friends, when CrunchyRoll has 39 episodes?" Tags="&lt;crunchyroll&gt;&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;&lt;anime-planet&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29498" CreationDate="2016-02-03T19:18:26.827" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The seasons are named differently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime Planet has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/natsume-yuujinchou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/zoku-natsume-yuujinchou#&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/natsume-yuujinchou-san&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou San&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/natsume-yuujinchou-shi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou Shi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And CrunchyRoll splits them as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/natsume-yujin-cho&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/natsume-yujin-cho-shi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou Shi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T19:18:26.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29498" CreationDate="2016-02-03T19:21:02.987" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Natsume is divided up into 4 seasons. You can see the rest of them at the bottom of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/natsume-yuujinchou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime-planet page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GjEmg.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GjEmg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9419&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Crunchyroll has them grouped together under one listing (but for some shows, the different seasons are listed within the show's page). They do that with a lot of multi-season shows, perhaps in an effort to make the favorites/queues work easier so you don't have to hunt down different listings for different seasons of the same show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T19:21:02.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37901" CreationDate="2016-02-04T01:34:40.687" Score="4" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3, Satoru tells his teacher to &quot;hurry up&quot; and do something about Hinazuki at the end of their conversation, and also states in the narration that he's &quot;positive Yashiro is waiting until spring vacation before taking action.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm slightly confused. Yashiro earlier says that &quot;the Child Consultation Center visited their house three times.&quot; I thus assumed that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Child Consultation Center is already worried or suspicious (if they visited Hinazuki's home at all). Yashiro probably informed them about the abuse at Hinazuki's home. (Even if Yashiro didn't, they are already aware of the case.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Child Consultation Center would be the party responsible for any further follow-up or protective measures, not Yashiro.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I wrong about this? If I am &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; wrong, what is it that Yashiro must hurry up and do? (Does he simply need to speed up things, given that the Child Consultation Center is &quot;so incompetent&quot;?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T01:57:02.373" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T04:21:07.897" Title="What action is Yashiro supposed to take?" Tags="&lt;erased&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29510" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30308" CreationDate="2016-02-04T03:39:47.260" Score="7" ViewCount="3072" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6399/why-is-sanjis-wanted-poster-drawn?rq=1&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; about why Sanji's bounty poster is drawn, not his real picture. I was just thinking about the bounty posters itself.&#xA;I know that aside from Luffy, the rest of the crew's bounty posters are taken after Ennies Lobby arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how about their bounty hunters picture after time skip? &#xA;I know it's probably when they are in dressrosa, but if I saw Sanji's and Chopper's posters, it's seems that their posters are taken in Sabaody Island.&#xA;And also Franky's bounty poster taken when he's in Punk Hazard or Fishman Island because it's shown his Franky Shogun, not his true face.&#xA;He only used Franky Shogun at Punk Hazard when battle with Buffallo and Baby 5 and when he's battle Fishman Pirate at Fishman Island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I want to know where and when Mugiwara Crew's new bounty posters were taken?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T13:36:22.130" Title="Where and when Mugiwara Crew's new bounty poster taken?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28939" CreationDate="2016-02-04T04:04:18.950" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like mentioned by @Gorp, this inconsistency is mentioned in the Ginpachi-Sensei section of episode 306 and answered by Gintoki. Here's the chronology of what happened, starting from the foundation of the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou found Gintoki in a battlefield.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou created a school with Gintoki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Katsura and Takasugi joined the school.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou and Gintoki entered the class with Shouyou giving Gintoki a book to wipe his ass like shown in the Ginpachi-sensei section of episode 306.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou's school was labeled as teaching children to overthrow the Bakufu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As shown in episode 306 flashback, Shouyou stopped some patrol from drawing their swords against Sakata Gintoki, Takasugi Shinsuke and Katsura Koutaro.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou got arrested but was later released, probably with strict warning that this is his last chance and he must stop teaching. This is where Gintoki is shown crying upon his return.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou ignored the warning and continued to teach as shown in the flashback where Gintoki said that the Bushidou Shouyou taught and they follows won't be bend by such a thing (the threat).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouyou teach again for some years and was then arrested again. This fits with he fact that when Gintoki and friends fought in the war, they are older than when they are in school.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gintoki and other Shouyou students formed a rebel group to save Shouyou.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Dragon of Katsurahama, Sakamoto Tatsuma joined the group and act as the fund raiser.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As shown in the flashback where Sakamoto and Gintoki crash landed in a desert planet (it was in the first or second season of the anime, I forget which episode), Sakamoto said that he thinks that fighting is not the only way to protect things he deemed precious. He left the group and formed a trade company.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakata Gintoki, Katsura Koutaro and Takasugi Shinsuke got arrested and brought to a hill where Yoshida Shouyou is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gintoki chose to kill Yoshida Shouyou, his teacher, to save Takasugi and Katsura. His head was indeed returned to Gintoki. The setting might differs but the essence of the story is the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Takasugi losing his eyes to Oboro, it indeed differs from what shown before. Most likely it is because of both Sunrise and Gorilla-sensei didn't think about it when the scene was made. Which is also confirmed by Gintoki in the Ginpachi-sensei section of episode 306.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T04:04:18.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29515" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-04T07:36:32.860" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T07:36:32.860" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T07:36:32.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29516" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-04T07:36:32.860" Score="0" Body="A seinen manga by Kei Sanbe" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T09:39:38.850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:39:38.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21153" CreationDate="2016-02-04T08:24:19.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ghost in the Shell Arise - Alternative Architecture, is all of the&#xA;  borders (1,2,3,4), but adapted with a TV broadcast in mind, it splits&#xA;  up the hour long episodes into TV-length episodes (30 or 45 minutes).&#xA;  It also included 2 new episodes (for a total of 8 episode), meant to&#xA;  bridge the gap between Arise and GITS:The New Movie. Also it seems&#xA;  that Funimation has Licenses the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/ghostintheshell/comments/31s0l9/what_is_arise_alternative_architecture/cq6p4fu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;. I enjoyed GITS, but it has been hold for me from sometime. Also from the subreddit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, I have seen episodes 1 and 2 of Alternative Architecture, so far&#xA;  it's the same as Arise, it just starts off with border:4 and they&#xA;  added a new opening and replaced some of the music though the border&#xA;  with either silence or different music. (For example, when Kusanagi&#xA;  and Batou are taking Emma to unit 501, their is no background music,&#xA;  this scene is also intercut with Boma and Paz following the man who&#xA;  they captured.) Their is some editing differences, but the main point&#xA;  is the last 2 episodes and the new opening. As a side note, the new&#xA;  opening is in a different aspect ratio than 16:9, (I believe 2.35:1),&#xA;  I also believe that they remixed the opening song for the new film&#xA;  with Arise's opening&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/ghostintheshell/comments/31s0l9/what_is_arise_alternative_architecture/cqde5b4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link to reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is more in line with the comment posted earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2590" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T10:21:49.550" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T10:21:49.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21153" CreationDate="2016-02-04T09:54:27.613" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't heard about the “GITS: Arise − Border” movies you are talking about (I assume this is what the american licensee decided to call the Arise movies), but the storylines of &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Arise: Alternative Architecture&lt;/em&gt; overlap. If you already watched the longer &lt;em&gt;Arise&lt;/em&gt; movies earlier, then you can skip the episodes 3-8 of &lt;em&gt;AA&lt;/em&gt; which are basically the 4 movies split up into two part episodes. I did not do an extensive scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame comparison for all the episodes, but I watched them all in the order they aired and didn't notice any new scenes being added in &lt;em&gt;AA&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I started comparing both versions of &lt;em&gt;Ghost Pain&lt;/em&gt; yesterday in a video editor (kdenlive, one of the free editors that supports to show individual frames in the timeline) and got to about 13 minutes playtime until I gave up due to lack of skills to compare both efficiently and provide a usable result. What I found so far is that &lt;strong&gt;scenes have been re-arranged and shortened for &lt;em&gt;AA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: some scenes have been left out, while some stills appear longer on screen. The first scene in &lt;em&gt;AA&lt;/em&gt; for example with the major at the airport in &lt;em&gt;Ghost Pain&lt;/em&gt; was originally further in the episode/movie, scenes including dialog with Aramaki (at the cemetery) and Kurutsu (in her office) have been shortened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing runtimes of the movies and &lt;em&gt;AA&lt;/em&gt; episodes it's &lt;code&gt;58m&lt;/code&gt; vs. &lt;code&gt;2*24m&lt;/code&gt;, so you're likely to watch an abridged version of the movies, where roughly 10 minutes of content had to be cut to meet the length required for the television broadcast edition. My guess is that the focus for creating new content was on the episodes &lt;em&gt;Ghost Stands Alone&lt;/em&gt; (1, 2), &lt;em&gt;Pyrophoric Cult&lt;/em&gt; (9, 10) and &lt;em&gt;the new movie&lt;/em&gt; (see below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you haven't watched any of this, you probably want to watch in this order: &lt;strong&gt;Ghost Stands Alone&lt;/strong&gt; (AA), &lt;strong&gt;Ghost Pain&lt;/strong&gt; (Arise), &lt;strong&gt;Ghost Whispers&lt;/strong&gt; (Arise), &lt;strong&gt;Ghost Tears&lt;/strong&gt; (Arise), &lt;strong&gt;Ghost Stands Alone&lt;/strong&gt; (Arise), &lt;strong&gt;Pyrophoric Cult&lt;/strong&gt; (AA), &lt;strong&gt;New Movie&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=9658&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;22.06.2013 till 06.09.2014&lt;/a&gt;, each episode is about 60 minutes long:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Pain&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Whispers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Tears&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Stands Alone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Alternative Architecture&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=11023&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;05.04.2015 till 14.06.2015&lt;/a&gt;, each episode is about 25 minutes long:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Stands Alone, Part 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost Stands Alone, Part 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Pain, Part 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Pain, Part 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Whispers, Part 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Whispers, Part 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Tears, Part 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost Tears, Part 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pyrophoric Cult, Part 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pyrophoric Cult, Part 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Koukaku Kidoutai: Shin Gekijouban&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=10824&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;new movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; with a new story set in the Arise universe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T09:54:27.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-04T16:42:31.083" Score="2" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know the Japanese name or tag of a type of video that used to be popular on Nico Nico Douga on 2007-2010 (maybe there are still some people making these videos but I can't find them anymore).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these videos the creator would take a character from an anime and then put a phrase/scene from that character for each hiragana/kana syllable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example for Kagami from Lucky star (this is the video I remember):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;あ(a) - Anta no tame janai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;え(e) - Eeeeto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;い(i) - Imi ga wakaranai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that there were many videos for many characters and anime but many of them were deleted and I can't find the videos I had favorited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20898" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T19:31:20.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T20:07:52.013" Title="Name or tag for kana phrase videos" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;amv&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29526" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29527" CreationDate="2016-02-04T18:23:43.510" Score="2" ViewCount="869" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original Naruto series there is a confrontation between Jiraiya and Itachi. Jiraiya tries to stop Itachi from escaping by trapping him and Kisame inside the stomach of a toad. Itachi was able to escape the stomach by burning a hole through to the other side using amaterasu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flames produced by amaterasu are supposed to burn for seven days and seven nights. Also, the flames cannot be extinguished with water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is why was the inn they were in not destroyed? The flames should have spread and burned the entire inn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:59:45.260" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T18:59:45.260" Title="Why did Itachi's amaterasu not burn the entire inn?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29526" CreationDate="2016-02-04T18:23:43.510" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the encounter, Jiraiya was able to seal the flames inside of a scroll. This kept the inn from being destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ijlvd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ijlvd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:55:18.300" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T18:55:18.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29529" CreationDate="2016-02-04T18:51:03.113" Score="3" ViewCount="3234" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ressurection of F&lt;/em&gt;, Goku, while SSJ Blue, is shot with Sorbet's ray gun and the blast pierces Goku. How is it that, even though Goku normally can withstand powerful Ki attacks, he was badly wounded by a single shot from a ray gun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even as a kid, when Goku had yet to learn any ways to channel his Ki, his bare skin reflected Bulma's bullets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qqMlG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qqMlG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Goku being shot at by Bulma in Episode 1 of Dragon Ball&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2020-08-04T05:09:51.173" Title="How did sorbet's laser gun pierce Goku?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29528" CreationDate="2016-02-04T18:51:03.113" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this time, Goku had let down all of his defenses as he was not expecting an attack. Lowering his defense when he felt he had the upperhand is one of Goku's downfalls that Whis kept pointing out throughout the movie, indicating it could be his downfall. This blatant foreshadowing hits its mark when Goku feels that he has won and is hit by Sorbet's surprise attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku's skin as a Saiyan is tougher than a normal human's skin as we saw in the Dragon Ball scene where the bullets miraculously bounce off him like he was Superman. However, for Ki attacks, the person defending must be prepared to defend the attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this is when Krillin was able to pierce Vegeta with a Ki blast during the Frieza saga of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;. Normally, Vegeta would be able to withstand this type of attack, especially by someone as weak as Krillin. However, he had lowered his defenses, albeit purposefully, making the attack effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOVbq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOVbq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Frieza Saga of Dragon Ball Z: Krillin Blasts Vegeta&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, these aren't bullets, it's a high-powered ray gun blast; moreover, it's likely the most powerful ray gun in the universe, seeing as it is being wielded by the fill-in leader of Frieza's army with the purpose of killing Goku. Goku was completely unprepared, with no Ki defenses raised and thus, the high-powered laser was able to pierce him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T22:05:27.570" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T22:05:27.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29541" CreationDate="2016-02-04T19:04:30.680" Score="2" ViewCount="793" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/29526/17758&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; made me wonder: if you happened to have a scroll with Amaterasu sealed inside, could the seal on this scroll be released thus allowing you to use or spread Amaterasu without having a sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T06:04:58.387" Title="Could Amaterasu be used without a sharingan by sealing it like Jiraiya did?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29523" CreationDate="2016-02-04T20:44:53.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the video: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2931268&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2931268&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tags I was looking for are: ツッコミカルタ and アニメかるたリンク&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20903" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T20:44:53.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29624" CreationDate="2016-02-04T22:57:53.027" Score="10" ViewCount="782" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing some &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pokemon%20censorship&quot;&gt;Youtube videos&lt;/a&gt; about censorship in Pokemon, it seems to me that the motives for it are based mainly on&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual content/innuendoes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violence &lt;em&gt;(gore, mutilations, etc.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religion references&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And others &lt;em&gt;(offensive language, stereotypes, political matters, etc.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in knowing if there are censored or discarded Pokemon creatures, and if so, what are the motives behind it. Has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Tajiri&quot;&gt;Satoshi Tajiri&lt;/a&gt; published information about it?&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; My knowledge about this topic mainly comes from creepypasta and other not too serious references (and also, those are in Spanish, so, I'm not sure if they would be accepted).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; With the last statement I mean if Satoshi Tajiri approved or rejected the idea/fact of censoring his creations, or if he worked in the censored version, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20729" LastEditorUserId="20681" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T14:09:37.493" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T09:13:02.670" Title="Are there censored or discarded Pokemon creatures and what are the motives behind it?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29608" CreationDate="2016-02-05T00:25:21.173" Score="7" ViewCount="590" Body="&lt;p&gt;What breed is Norah's sheepdog, Enek? I was looking at sheepdog breeds at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_dog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_dog&lt;/a&gt; and thought he sort of looks like a Border Collie, but I'm not sure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1WYy0l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1WYy0l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nora with Enek&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: After reviewing Enek's first appearance in the second volume, I don't believe that Enek's breed is explicitly stated. As such, it could be difficult to identify Enek's breed just by his appearance. In lieu of any official information, an answer based on Enek's physical traits and information pertaining to prevalence of sheepdog in medieval Europe would be acceptable. I am including some links to references that I have been reviewing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bsca.info/history/herdingHistory.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History of Herding at bsca.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://janedogs.com/herding-sheepdogs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Herding Sheepdogs at janedogs.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medievaldogs.wikispaces.com/Medieval+Dog+Breeds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Medieval Dog Breeds at medievaldogs.wikispaces.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Shepherd_Dog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dutch Shepherd Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Shepherd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Belgian Shepherd Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T00:56:42.013" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T23:03:41.150" Title="What breed is Enek?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29538" CreationDate="2016-02-05T00:31:26.320" Score="13" ViewCount="1648" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4947/18881&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; on what it is like inside of a Poké Ball. It made me wonder what will happen to a Pokémon if the Poké Ball is lost or damaged. If the Poké Ball was unable to open, would they simple die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="35679" LastEditDate="2020-12-16T14:17:13.817" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T14:17:13.817" Title="What if a Poké Ball was lost and couldn't be opened?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29537" CreationDate="2016-02-05T01:08:40.660" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been several instances in the show where a Pokémon was in its Poké Ball for a long time, such as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP047&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sandshrew's Locker&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. In this episode, Ash and friends helped Mira recover Sandshrew's Poké Ball from the bottom of the lake, where it's been for a long time. Additionally, Mira and her friends discovered Sandshrew's Poké Ball themselves. In the episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Two Degrees of Separation!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; James found his Carnivine's Poké Ball inside a box containing one of his bottle cap collections, where he left it as a child. So, the precedents in the show indicate that Pokémon can survive a long time unattended in their Poké Ball, though it is unclear as to why since how the Pokéballs work is not well explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T19:04:39.753" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T19:04:39.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29530" CreationDate="2016-02-05T03:12:09.173" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Such a technique was never used in both anime and manga. However, judging from the way the sealing technique works, I suppose it can be used that way. The evidence for this is Tenten's usage of weaponries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tenten stores her weapons in a scroll by putting the said weapons on the open scroll and use a jutsu to seal it into the scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya stores the Amaterasu into a scroll too as shown in the question you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, as long as you use it within 7 days after its sealing, you can use it as a weapon. Although, to be on the safe side, you better throw the scroll away from you before you release it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not clear whether time passes when being sealed in a paper scroll, thus it is not guaranteed that the scroll will work after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amaterasu#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7 days expiration time of Amaterasu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T06:04:58.387" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T06:04:58.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25648" CreationDate="2016-02-05T09:11:16.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the most recent chapter,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soma's relationship to Jōichirō is inadvertently revealed to her when she walks in on a conversation between her father and Sōma. At first she was in disbelief, but realized it was true after seeing the two next to each other in a recent photo. She became greatly shocked after realizing that she had been hostile towards the son of the chef she always admired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been updated even on the wiki page. Go read under the Erina Nakiri section. Beware of spoilers though :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Food_Wars:_Shokugeki_no_Soma_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Food_Wars:_Shokugeki_no_Soma_characters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20913" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T09:11:16.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29441" CreationDate="2016-02-05T22:59:16.367" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most of the cases, yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the article: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-09-08/.92622&quot;&gt;How Do Anime Budgets Compare to American Animation Budgets?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The answer is still &quot;much, much cheaper.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; The average American 2D TV series like The Simpsons or a Nickelodeon show can cost quite a bit of money, typically US$1-2 Million per episode. The longer a show goes on, the more it costs to produce because most of the creative staff get a bump in pay every season. Recent episodes The Simpsons now cost over $5 million per episode to make -- and Fox has been desperately trying to renegotiate everybody's contracts because the show has become unprofitable. Nobody envisioned the show being on the air for over 20 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the low side of things, cable shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Invader Zim are estimated to have cost a little over $1 Million per episode, and the really low budget stuff can go down to about $350,000 to $500,000 per episode. It's not cheap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime, however, goes much, much lower. A typical show can cost as little as US$125,000 per episode. On occasion a very well-off production can go north of US$300,000 per episode, but that's pretty rare&lt;/strong&gt;. Budgets for an anime are never made public, but that's the general level things are at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a breakdown of the costs in the Crunchyroll article: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/30-1/how-much-does-one-episode-of-anime-cost-to-make&quot;&gt;How Much Does One Episode of Anime Cost To Make?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Original work - 50,000 yen ($660)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Script - 200,000 yen ($2,640)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode Direction - 500,000 yen ($6,600)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Production - 2 million yen ($26,402) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Key Animation Supervision - 250,000 yen ($3,300)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Key Animation - 1.5 million yen ($19,801)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In-betweening - 1.1 million yen ($14,521)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Finishing - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Art (backgrounds) - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Photography - 700,000 yen ($9,240)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sound - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Materials - 400,000 yen ($5,280)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Editing - 200,000 yen ($2,640)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Printing - 500,000 yen ($6,600)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you suppose an average episode has 5,000 frames, the price per frame for an in-betweener is 220 yen or just under three bucks, which apparently is a rate that hasn't really changed much in the past 30 years. Japan Animation Creators Association rep, Osamu Yamasaki, commented [roughly translated], &quot;30 years ago it was said that one person would draw 1,000 frames per month, but now if you can do 500, that's considered good.&quot; Under these circumstances, it's no wonder young animators are having trouble making it in the industry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that's the general trend in expenses. There are ofcourse exceptions. An anime may cost way more than a particular show for the same duration of airing time. There are many such cases. To list a couple of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Wind Rises had a reported budget of US$30 Million, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, with its infamous ten year production schedule, likely cost even more. Back in 1987 Akira was made for a then-record ¥1.1 Billion, which would be around US$10.6 Million today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for this general trend is because a TV show has to entail the payment of actors, writers, director along with sets and equipment such as cameras, studio space or shooting on location which adds more money to the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some extremely high priced sitcoms as well, such as Friends. In 2000, it was reported that each cast member was getting $750,000 per show. (After all of the perks were added it was $40 million per actor or $240 million dollars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T22:59:16.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29578" CreationDate="2016-02-06T05:23:28.213" Score="1" ViewCount="290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, the Anime.SE Basement Anime club has finished watching &lt;em&gt;Space Battleship Yamato 2199&lt;/em&gt;. After watching this, I've picked up on the term Space Opera. What elements of a show classify it as a Space Opera?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would a more action-dense show like a Gundam series, also be considered a Space Opera?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T02:51:46.987" Title="What makes an anime a space opera?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;yamato-2199&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-06T09:04:05.240" Score="3" ViewCount="461" Body="&lt;p&gt;A couple of scenes where it plays is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 36 - 10:01&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 40 - 16:11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a really emotional track. I feel like it's killing me, I can't find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20933" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T09:38:29.620" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T15:12:03.770" Title="Which OST plays in Nana whenever an emotional event occurs?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;nana&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29681" CreationDate="2016-02-06T19:44:54.490" Score="6" ViewCount="2113" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know the name of the song that plays at &lt;code&gt;7:20&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;8:05&lt;/code&gt; on Brotherhood episode 5, or the OST it's on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20939" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T20:11:51.617" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T05:38:25.387" Title="What song plays from 7:20 to 8:05 of FMA Brotherhood episode 5?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29568" CreationDate="2016-02-06T21:39:33.207" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_opera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Space opera&lt;/a&gt; isn't an anime specific term, it's an entire sub-genre of science fiction. The easiest way to describe it is in two words: Star Wars.  It's the archetypal example of modern space opera.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more specific, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_opera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; provides a good description of the genre that lists the key elements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction set mainly or entirely in outer&#xA;  space, that emphasizes space warfare and melodramatic adventure, and often&#xA;  risk-taking as well as chivalric romance; usually involving conflict between&#xA;  opponents possessing advanced abilities, futuristic weapons and other&#xA;  sophisticated technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd also add another key element of space opera, an epic scope. They have interstellar scale, taking place on multiple planets, the battles are large and the characters are playing for high stakes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only watched a few episodes of Gundam here and there, and its many series vary a fair bit, but in general I wouldn't call it a good example of space opera. It has many of the elements of space opera, but scope is fairly limited. I don't think any of incarnations of Gundam take place outside of the solar system, and many of them seem to be focused mostly on Earth.  I'd say it over all Gundam is better placed in the military sub-genre of science fiction, given the military roles of its main characters, the relatively realistic depictions of warfare and focus on military technology, the titular Gundams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="7861" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T02:51:46.987" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T02:51:46.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29590" CreationDate="2016-02-07T05:03:17.783" Score="1" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica&lt;/em&gt;, in the talk topic &lt;em&gt;Mind Guardian?&lt;/em&gt; (Lv 3) when Croix asks if Mir has a Mind Guardian she says at one point&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You are just unaware of her. You must have met her in my Cosmosphere by now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However after her &quot;story&quot; finishes Ayatane introduces himself as Mir's Guardian (he doesn't say Mind Guardian though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/939100-ar-tonelico-ii-melody-of-metafalica/faqs/56100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this GameFAQs guide&lt;/a&gt;, the requirement to unlock this talk topic is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After completing Jacqli's Cosmosphere Lv 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but I haven't seen anyone who could be a Mind Guardian but Ayatane. So who is Mir's Mind Guardian and where would Croix have met her before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:17:28.447" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:17:28.447" Title="Who is Mir's Mind Guardian?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7102" CreationDate="2016-02-07T05:35:47.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fraud managed to use many types of Burst Hearts. Braviary, Reshiram, Bisharp, Golurk, and the list goes on for a while.&#xA;So I think it may be like regular pokemon training, where all pokemon are available so long as you can use a Burst Heart. But I haven't read ReBurst yet so I'm not sure if his case can be considered normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20946" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T05:35:47.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29585" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29586" CreationDate="2016-02-07T07:09:45.513" Score="1" ViewCount="2752" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime of Gintama, there are several references made directly or indirectly to other works in anime and manga.&#xA;for example in the first/second episode they make a reference to Ashita no Joe, similarly Itachi's quote from Naruto is used in episode 25. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what are the works that gintama makes references to in order to fully understand the parody they are doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:25:26.470" Title="What are the anime/manga references in Gintama" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-02-15T08:05:14.170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29585" CreationDate="2016-02-07T07:25:26.470" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are hardly any lists around that list them by episode, but if you want the lists, there is one on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Parodies&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, though it is complete, it just lists them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a better one, albeit being a little incomplete is available on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ShoutOut/Gintama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tvtropes&lt;/a&gt;. This list is incomplete but it lists them in order according to the references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:25:26.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29582" CreationDate="2016-02-07T09:45:33.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Ayatane. Mir says &quot;her&quot; because the translators who did the talk topics weren't the same as the ones who worked in the Cosmospheres and main storyline, so it's simply a translation error of the many the official NISA localization had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fan relocalization has that (and many other errors and bugs) fixed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T09:45:33.477" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-07T13:36:47.903" Score="2" ViewCount="958" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could you please name the song? My friend wants that song. Help. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20424" LastActivityDate="2020-11-28T01:01:08.360" Title="What's the name of the instrumental music played when Yato releases Hiro in Noragami Aragoto Episode 13?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2016-02-07T16:01:31.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;its simply preference. a mage focuses on a specific form of magic and once they get good they could choose to learn any form. for example when natsu found out about romeo learning different types of fire magic he wanted to go learn as well. it also comes down to how much magic you have. a mage who is good in telepathy but doesn't have alot of magic wouldn't want to focus on other forms until he or she has atleast gained a good deal of magical volume. if a mage developed magic on a volume comparable to Erza he or she might decide to learn multiple forms of magic the very act of learning new forms would also increase magical volume because of rapid use of magic IE like when lucy meditated to increase magic practicing magic would be the equivalent of practical meditation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T16:01:31.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29612" CreationDate="2016-02-07T20:21:00.860" Score="2" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've looked everywhere for it for ages, and I can't find it. What's the song in episode 4 of Code Geass (first season) at 12:50, beginning when Kallen is driving towards the convoy? It also plays at 4:35 of episode 11 (also the first season), beginning when Todo speaks to his subordinates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20960" LastEditorUserId="43957" LastEditDate="2021-01-20T13:43:55.743" LastActivityDate="2021-01-20T13:43:55.743" Title="What is the song playing when Kallen is driving towards the convoy holding Suzaku?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11560" CreationDate="2016-02-07T20:51:03.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It makes perfect sense that Ultimate Gohan (the official name for the &quot;form&quot;) can go Super Saiyan. Whenever Gohan had sudden outburst of rage and power he utilized and unleashed very small portions of his full power, the greatest example of this was him transforming into and SSJ2 against Perfect Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Super Saiyan forms are only multipliers, and are NOT set levels of power. Ultimate Gohan is just Gohan with his potential unlocked, he can't get stronger than that naturally, but utilizing forms and skills like the Kaio-ken, and Super Saiyan forms would multiply his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further proof, the Daizenshuu 2 clearly states that Ultimate Gohan can go Super Saiyan, and doing that would make him even stronger that Buuhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20963" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T20:51:03.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29536" CreationDate="2016-02-08T01:40:52.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://medievaldogs.wikispaces.com/Medieval+Dog+Breeds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://medievaldogs.wikispaces.com/Medieval+Dog+Breeds&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While many of today's dog breeds can be traced back to the Middle Ages (and some even older), breeds as we know them today, carefully defined by physical appearance, did not exist in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Instead, dogs were classified by function.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, it is possible that Enek does not belong to a definite dog breed at all and instead belongs to a breed from which today's breeds are derived. In the books, he is only ever referred to as a sheepdog, and this is consistent with medieval people classifying dogs by function.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the question, Enek shares some traits that could associate him with Border Collies. His fluffy tail, erect ears, fur thickness and coloring, and leg length are consistent with the Border Collie breed. Enek displays a high level of intelligence in volume 13 (though this could just be attributed to personification), and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Collie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Collie&lt;/a&gt;,  the Border Collie &quot;is widely considered to be the most intelligent dog breed&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Enek's physical characteristics could also belong to a Dutch Shepherd. All the physical traits still match. The problem is that Enek is a cartoon and thus his traits are too indistinct to make a definite match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, there isn't enough information available to definitively determine Enek's breed. He could be an ancestor of the Dutch Shepherd, Border Collie, or some other herding dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T23:03:41.150" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T23:03:41.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29598" CreationDate="2016-02-08T08:33:39.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/canis-lycaon/code-geass-r1-08-outside-road&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Outside Road Code Geass&lt;/a&gt;. It's the &lt;em&gt;Eight Song&lt;/em&gt; in their soundtrack &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/CDs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T08:33:39.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29632" CreationDate="2016-02-08T09:00:07.683" Score="5" ViewCount="25970" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 698, Naruto and Sasuke have lost their hands which had the symbols given by the sage of six paths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does it mean that they lost the six paths power?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does Sasuke lose his rinnegan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T03:18:10.763" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T03:35:47.240" Title="Do Naruto and Sasuke lose their powers after the final battle?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29619" CreationDate="2016-02-08T14:35:39.333" Score="19" ViewCount="25305" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Death Note series, it is seen that while L and Soichiro Yagami are observing Light through the cameras, L says that he used to do a lot of pointless things at the age of seventeen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WMVv1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WMVv1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, we see that he is giving the same exam as Light, who is seventeen years old at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qafwh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qafwh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This made me curious. What exactly is L's age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20681" LastActivityDate="2019-01-04T08:31:47.520" Title="How old was L in the Death Note series?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29618" CreationDate="2016-02-08T14:35:39.333" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, L's age is 24-25 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_13:_How_to_Read&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note 13: How to Read&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that L was born on October 31, 1979 and died on November 5, 2004. From this we can calculate that L was 25 years old at the time of his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddMMK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddMMK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20681" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T14:35:39.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-08T16:54:39.007" Score="4" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often times in anime, I see a serious section accentuated by a gritty, more serious, more old school, animation type.  There will be many frames of animation, and the animation will be very fluid.  Usually this is done within a light-hearted anime, presumably for contrast with the main part of the show.  The example I have is not the best one, but gives you an idea of what I'm talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opening scene of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_%28manga%29#OVA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Golden Boy&lt;/a&gt; has a super serious vibe to it, and then goes into the regular style for the anime.  This is a screenshot of the scent in the opening I am referring to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HePvZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HePvZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Hg0QIo1x8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt; has the opening, and the first 3 seconds are the most &quot;serious style&quot; of the opening.  Note that not in all cases are these clips of animation visually dark like this (for example having a black background.)  I think this art style is more often present when depicting fantasy anime, but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a name for this style of animation?  Ultimately, I would like to look for anime that use this style of animation throughout, so I am looking for something I can use to search The Internets for (aka a search term).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I can think of another example, I will edit this question to add it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T17:08:21.210" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T17:08:21.210" Title="What is this animation style? I would call it &quot;serious&quot;, but maybe gritty?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9574" CreationDate="2016-02-08T18:18:17.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the slapstick moments in the Monogatari Series are depicted in a way that closely resembles the art style of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/anime/1840,doraemon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Doraemon&lt;/a&gt;. In fact, I vaguely remember a scene where the protagonist of the Monogatari Series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/character/5174,koyomi-araragi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koyomi Araragi&lt;/a&gt;, complains about too many Doraemon references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole Doraemon series is very extensive with a myriad of movies and specials and not to mention the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/anime/540,doraemon-1979&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;second season&lt;/a&gt; which sports a whopping 1787 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19042" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T18:18:17.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3141" CreationDate="2016-02-08T19:27:54.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are all characters from &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/12175/Koi_to_Senkyo_to_Chocolate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From left to right these are the following characters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back row:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lemon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Melon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pineapple&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Melon (whole)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bananas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Middle Row: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grapes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strawberries&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pear&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Melon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Front Row:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orange&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apple&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kiwi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T19:27:54.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29534" CreationDate="2016-02-08T19:57:01.740" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Censored creatures:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likely little. As @Torisuda has mentioned, there's no incentive for them to create pokemon that toe the line - it's a show for kids, they will want innocent monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual content/innuendoes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A definite no go area for a kids show&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violence (gore, mutilations, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering pokemon only 'faint' and there is purposefully no death in the series, this isn't an issue in character design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only complaints have been at the presence of fighting creatures from animal and religious groups. But even this is unwarranted - i&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20000818054740/http://www.nypostonline.com/news/2630.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;n 2000, Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to Pokémon&lt;/a&gt; and said it did not have &quot;any harmful moral side effects&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religion references&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could draw parallels with pokemon and Shinto, but the show is pretty much ignoring religious references, and quite rightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And others (offensive language, stereotypes, political matters, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one instance I can think of this, In Western editions, Jynx is purple-skinned rather than black, as it is similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blackface&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jCWV5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jCWV5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most censoring is done before a show hits the market, so if there are more instances, they're probably known only by the production crew - and kept secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discarded Creatures:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are definitely discarded creatures, but mostly because they were removed for quality reasons. Some of these made their way into later versions of the series (like Ho-oH) and some were simply redesigned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At a fan convention in 2010, Shigeki Morimoto (the lead programmer of the first Pokemon games) confirmed that there were originally 190 Pokemon intended to be included in the release of the First Generation of Pokemon games. This is backed up by the fact that for the first 190 of the 255 slots in the hex grid of Pokemon, all slots possess either a valid Pokemon, or the same form of Missingno. All 191 slots and later contain garbage data that produce different glitch Pokemon in each slot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lostmedia.wikia.com/wiki/Prototype_and_Removed_Pokemon_(Early_90&amp;#39;s_-_2003)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yU5FI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yU5FI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Srd5A.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Srd5A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T09:13:02.670" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T09:13:02.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29033" CreationDate="2016-02-08T20:16:05.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've tried searching around (in English) for people with this theory: I only managed to find one or two results that mentioned this when searching either for &lt;code&gt;spirited away train station girl&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;spirited away train station setsuko&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That aside, the girl at the station doesn't &lt;em&gt;obviously&lt;/em&gt; look like Setsuko. Setsuko generally looks rather small and (slightly) chubby, in a very childish way. (After all, Setsuko is only four-years-old or so.) This is the case even at the end of the film, where Seita and Setsuko look over Kobe in spirit form: the characters look the same age as they were at their deaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nrE3Il.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Setsuko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the girl at the train station is somewhat taller and older in appearance. This girl also doesn't have Setsuko's hair (at least not overtly) and isn't wearing the sort of clothes we'd usually associate with Setsuko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absent such obvious markers, fan commentary, or any statements (e.g. in the form of art-book trivia) by the producers, I would conclude that this most likely &lt;em&gt;isn't&lt;/em&gt; Setsuko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-24T06:09:09.773" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T06:09:09.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29627" CreationDate="2016-02-08T21:06:52.483" Score="3" ViewCount="736" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a scene like this? What episode, and extra credit for timings as well. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F90zr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F90zr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Illya with command seals all over the place&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2210" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T22:47:18.843" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T22:47:18.843" Title="In which episode of the F/SN Unlimited Blade Works anime do we see Illya's body Command Seals?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29626" CreationDate="2016-02-08T21:38:58.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The picture you have provided has the art style of a game/visual novel and not that of an anime, especially the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because the scene is not shown in the anime adaptation of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, or any of the other anime adaptations of the Fate series, but is from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/YVNOt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Visual Novel's First Route: &lt;strong&gt;Fate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of her Magic Circuits without the background along with some information about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xIwKV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xIwKV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illya has unsurpassed potential as a Master amongst all Masters past and present. 70% of her body is composed of Magic Circuits. They are also her Command Spell and show themselves as a red pattern all over her body when she generates magical energy.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Illyasviel_von_Einzbern&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T22:45:52.077" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21249" CreationDate="2016-02-08T21:52:32.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Root A (season 2) is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2iyfwt/tokyo_ghoul_second_season_will_have_animeoriginal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;completely different storyline&lt;/a&gt; that diverged from the manga and shows Kaneki if he had joined Aogiri instead of going off on his own. Though it does have some big spoilers, Read a bit about why they made this decision on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18391/why-did-tokyo-ghoul-%E2%88%9Aa-completely-deviate-from-the-manga&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt;. Almost the entirety of Root A is different, but some scenes (mostly fights) are recreated and are very similar overall. The storylines mostly merge at the last &quot;arc&quot; which occurs in the last 2-3 episodes of the series. This is the 2nd raid by CCG, Considering the first being the one against Aogiri (I will not say more as its Spoilers) and events play out differently but with overall identical results in the end. That is to say that major events that affected the results of the Raid occurred in both, though not necessarily in the same way. This was done presumably to leave the option to return to canon material in Tokyo Ghoul RE for season 3 if they chose to do it, but it could just be that it was supposedly the original story-line before Ishida changed it to what the Manga used, as noted in the first link, and he kept them through both versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 1 was very similar overall, with only moderate changes such as the chronology as better described by Thellimist in that answer, and a few other bits and pieces about how events occurred, primarily regarding Hinami and her Parents and how those events started up, and they did heavily censor Jasons Torture to Kaneki. He was down there for 10 days ( Read about it Half way down the page in the aogiri arc Summary of Jason on the wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Yakumo_Oomori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, Season 1 is very similar, while season 2 only has bits and pieces that are similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T21:06:16.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29614" CreationDate="2016-02-09T02:08:53.237" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths volume 70 chapter 670: He of the Beginning, Naruto and Sasuke meet Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, aka Sage of Six Paths, in that chapter Hagoromo tells Naruto and Sasuke about his sons Indra and Ashura, his mother Kaguya, Ten Tails, the ninja creed, the chakra fruit, and a couple of other stuff. Then in chapter 671: Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo talks more about his mother, the tailed beast, the Uchiha Stone Table, the reincarnates, and then after he finishes talking he tells them both to raise their dominant arm. Once they did, he shared his powers with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 690: Ninja History page 194, after Naruto and Sasuke sealed Kaguya away, it shows Naruto and Sasuke's hands without the sun and the moon. Then on the other page, 195, it shows Hagoromo looking at his hands and it shows that he got the sun and the moon back (on his hands). Then he said &quot;They've done it. All that's left is to bring you back!!&quot; (depends on the translation version you got) then he clapped his hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that means Naruto and Sasuke lost Six Paths power before they lost their arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the other question. No, Sasuke does not lose his Rinnegan. In Naruto The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring: Uchiha Sarada in chapter 700+6: Without Evolution page 113, it shows Sasuke using Rinnegan. He uses the Rinnegan in other occasions in the same book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: I think in Naruto The Last Movie Sasuke has the Rinnegan, but I'm not sure if he uses it. And also if you awaken Rinnegan it is yours permanently, so there way no way Sasuke could have lost his Rinnegan. I mean it's like if you awaken the Sharingan.... it won't go away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto volume 70: Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring: Uchiha Sarada&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T00:28:48.680" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T00:28:48.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T03:53:08.120" Score="2" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that together all the tailed beast create the ten tails but could a tailed beast be sealed inside another tailed beast. Excluding the ten tails of course. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T05:20:54.023" Title="Could a tailed beast become a Jinchuriki" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29633" CreationDate="2016-02-09T05:20:54.023" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.  It's also never been explored in any official capacity, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinchuriki means &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;power of human sacrifice&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.  This implies that only a human can take on the immense energies of a tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T05:20:54.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4748" CreationDate="2016-02-09T06:49:07.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's plenty that doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The facial features and eye shapes are what makes anime its distinct style. Look at Osamu's art style then contrast it with &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt;, most Jump Comics franchises, Studio Ghibli style, and another early anime, &lt;em&gt;Lupin the 3rd&lt;/em&gt; and then try to make the case that Disney/Tezuka had any influence on anime's visual style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially different from Tezuka and Disney's style are other relatively small eyed anime like &lt;em&gt;Hokuto no Ken&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;JoJo&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Berserk&lt;/em&gt;, and lots of other adult-targeted anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I forget what book it is, but there is one where the introduction on the first page is a summary by Katsuhiro Otomo explicitly stating, among other things, that the anime style is not the same thing as the kind Osamu Tezuka drew. He just innovated storytelling and animation techniques within anime and the idea of using big eyes to more clearly express emotions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Big eyes themselves were an idea Japan was already very familiar with anyway. Here are some direct contrast just to further cement the point &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKDbm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKDbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Astro Boy comparison&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pluto&lt;/em&gt; (Naoki Urasawa) vs &lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt; (Osamu Tezuka)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D0kcx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D0kcx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kingdom Hearts&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Kingdom Hearts&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are at least as many animes without big eyes as there are with big eyes. Anime is not by default the &quot;big eyes&quot; look that a surprising number of people ignorantly believe it to be, and obviously, has absolutely no resemblance to any Tezuka/Disney style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20991" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T15:41:11.403" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:41:11.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2787" CreationDate="2016-02-09T09:30:48.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have the hunch that it may be set in a European country. Here's my evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of the characters have light coloured hair and light coloured eyes. In fact, dark hair seems to be a rarity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The layout of the classroom looks like a lecture hall, whereas all Japanese schools are set on one template, sliding doors, and single desks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The town looks like pre-modern Germany or some Nordic town.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are too many vampires. In Japan, with that many vampires, we would have found out by now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The strongest bit of evidence I think is the first scene we ever see. Notice what species the trees are? Pine and Fir. And what does Yuki describe the place as? A snowy tundra. Seems like an insignificant detail but: Japan doesn't have tundras. And those evergreen trees I mentioned don't grow there either. At least not in the multitude shown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with all this evidence in mind, I honestly believe it is set in an Eastern European or Nordic country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20995" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-09T13:04:50.597" LastActivityDate="2018-06-09T13:04:50.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29645" CreationDate="2016-02-09T10:28:02.443" Score="1" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;amp;ion=1&amp;amp;espv=2&amp;amp;es_th=1&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=definition%20meister&amp;amp;es_th=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt; a Meister is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;denoting a person skilled or prominent in a specified area of activity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why is the leader of Tanuki Society a &quot;Trick Meister&quot;? I don't see any of the characters play tricks and Kinkaku and Ginkaku mainly seem to just bully Yashirō because of his family name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T11:09:49.883" Title="Why is the leader of Tanuki Society a &quot;Trick Meister&quot;" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T10:36:56.210" Score="1" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near to the end we learn that the reason why Souichirō stopped seeing Akadama-sensei was because whenever Benten was around he could keep his transformation and revert back to being a Tanuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the final episode when the dividing wall between the Tanuki's attending the Trick Miester Election and the Friday Club is knocked down some of the Tanuki instantly transform. but it isn't until Benten turns up that every other Tanuki reverts back to their tanuki form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added to the fact that Benten was an ordinary girl from the countryside until Akadama-sensei abducted her and taught her how to fly is Benten really just some ordinary girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T10:36:56.210" Title="Is there something special about Benten?" Tags="&lt;uchouten-kazoku&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29644" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T10:48:08.313" Score="8" ViewCount="1453" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UMJoy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UMJoy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanna know who this character is for my friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20999" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:50:09.273" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:50:09.273" Title="What anime/manga is this girl wearing a red beret from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29642" CreationDate="2016-02-09T11:09:49.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a really good collection of references about Tanuki folklore: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the things that it mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tanuki assumed human form, haunted and possessed people, and were considered omens of misfortune. Many centuries later in Japan, they evolved into irrepressible tricksters, aiming their illusory magic and mystifying belly-drum music at unwary travelers, hunters, woodsmen, and monks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These tricksters can transform into any living or inanimate shape. Real Tanuki live in the lowlands, forests, and mountain valleys, and therefore Tanuki are most often shown playing tricks on hunters and woodsmen. But they also enjoy misleading learned scholars, and therefore shape-shift into Buddhist monks (as do foxes) with a deep knowledge of the sutras. They can cast powerful illusions (like foxes), turn pebbles and leaves into fake money or dung into a delicious-looking dinner, conjure up mirages of entire cities and palaces, appear as one-eyed demons able to produce thunder and rain, rob the bodies of the dead, and cause pebbles to rain from the sky. In some tales, they are even gifted calligraphers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout, it portrays tanuki as trickters, playing various kinds of tricks on practically everybody. So it makes sense that the title of the leader of the Tanuki Society is a &quot;Trick master&quot;. Additionally, the article goes into some detail about the evolution of some of the lore, and less about playing tricks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the Japanese continue to classify Tanuki as a yōkai 妖怪 (monster, spirit, specter, fantastic/strange being), the creature today is no longer frightening or mysterious. Instead, it has shape-changed into a harmless and amusing fellow, one more interested in encouraging generosity and cheerfulness among winers and diners than in annoying humankind with its tricks. Tanuki are also portrayed as cute and lovable characters in modern cartoons and movies -- even as mascots in commercial campaigns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So perhaps following the evolution of the lore, the show doesn't portray them playing tricks on people all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T11:09:49.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29644" CreationDate="2016-02-09T13:03:25.513" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The female character in the above picture is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/32357/Tomomi_Aizawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tomomi Aizawa&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v2397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2c74.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2c74.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The visual novel does not currently have an anime adaptation. You can find the figurine &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimeshelf.com/figures/78599_Aizawa_Tomomi_Paroparo_Type_Ver.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T14:02:48.887" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T14:02:48.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2016-02-09T17:12:56.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If vegeta had not obtained this form before Goku got to beerus planet then I can only assume that when goku and vegeta were sparring and they triggered the blue aura , vegeta must have absorbed some of Gokus god ki, then when they were thrown into the other dimension by Whis vegeta must have transformed hence how Goku knows how Vegeta transformed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21007" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T17:12:56.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T17:51:28.277" Score="2" ViewCount="1149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which song is played in this video at 1:34?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BqE4mfh5P8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akame ga Kill episode 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21008" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T19:26:53.083" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T04:31:37.343" Title="Which song is played in Akame ga Kill episode 1 at 1.34?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12935" CreationDate="2016-02-09T19:30:02.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's true that if she transferred in the middle of the year she would have had do wait...but she transferred in their first year and the manga is already like halfway through second year (even the anime is into the second year) so at this point if she is still not wearing it it's cause she doesn't want to... Realistically, she would have been written up by this point by a disciplinary person but because this is an anime/manga it's probably the whole &quot;character look&quot; thing. Even if this were real life, she clearly has a lot of power and authority due to her father's position so maybe they'd get the school to look the other way, be it she just wants to stand out or she's more comfortable with her old clothes. Marika is a more modest, feminine person so could you really picture her in a mini skirt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21009" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T19:30:02.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9574" CreationDate="2016-02-09T19:33:17.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but when I saw it, I presumed it was a reference to Dragonball and Akira Toriyama's early art style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I6tJNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I6tJNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKh5Rm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKh5Rm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, It reminded me of Krillin who is frequently drawn without a nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EKkFU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EKkFU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find a perfect example on Google, but I remember this style often in the original series. One point to note though is that the lines around the eyes don't go around fully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen Dr. slump, but as it's the same authour it makes sense you drew these parallels too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T19:33:17.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29649" CreationDate="2016-02-09T19:55:03.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you’re looking for is called “&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igKXRrb5_ts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Le Chant de Roma&lt;/a&gt;” by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/person/20627,taku-iwasaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taku Iwasaki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19042" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T19:55:03.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29658" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T23:15:22.020" Score="8" ViewCount="4108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, it is revealed that Rory Mercury's halberd is extremely heavy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thief who tries to steal it collapses and is crushed by it. And when Hideyo tries to pick it up, he hurts himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O9lC4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O9lC4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in episodes 6 and 17, Itami picks up Rory along with her halberd and runs with them in his arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4FzaD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4FzaD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What gives? Itami is human. He doesn't have superhuman strength like Rory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T08:15:20.507" Title="If Rory's halberd is that heavy, how does Itami pick her up and run?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-10T01:29:49.440" Score="1" ViewCount="12463" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga his gender is sometimes confused due to the Japanese language's sparse use of third person pronouns, which forces translators to use their own ideas of Deidara's gender to make sentences flow smoothly. This has caused a lot of confusion, since both &quot;he&quot; and &quot;she&quot; are used to refer to Deidara. However, Deidara speaks of &quot;himself&quot; using &lt;strong&gt;male&lt;/strong&gt; pronouns and has been given a very deep, male voice in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone asked me this and it got me pretty confused. In the Naruto Wiki page it says that Deidara was a boy, but I wasn't sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Deidara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Deidara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T18:24:51.687" Title="Is Deidara a boy or a girl?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29661" CreationDate="2016-02-10T02:44:00.240" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deidara is a man. He looks like a man, uses pronouns and a way of speaking that is pretty much exclusive to men, and has male voice actors in English and Japanese. While it's not uncommon for women to voice male characters who are young/immature, it is rare for a man to voice a female character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no reason to think Deidara is a girl, and overwhelming evidence to suggest he is a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T02:44:00.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2016-02-10T03:16:16.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song if translated say that he sees a figment of his imagination and This is show as he is riding his scooter and he sees Akari. But at the railway he sees her for real and I believe that, that is what they promised each other all those years ago; they promised each other to see the cherry blossoms fall and as it just so happens the cherry blossoms where falling which to takaki was the only way to finally detach.even in the manga he sees a ring which can only be there if she was real. Also after that when the younger version of Akari waves back I believe it was what he saw when she wasn't there otherwise he would have ran after her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21020" LastEditorUserId="23285" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T07:39:34.150" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T07:39:34.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29666" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-10T03:26:37.730" Score="1" ViewCount="282" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which theme song is played in starting of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdmWooMrx-s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zoro's haki&lt;/a&gt; video?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21008" LastEditorUserId="19728" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T08:52:04.873" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T08:52:04.873" Title="Which song is played in One Piece Episode 395 when Zoro loses his way?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-10T06:46:15.060" Score="4" ViewCount="529" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song played in the beginning of episode 13 of Parasyte: the Maxim at 00:00:29? Please be specific. It's quite close to &quot;Next to You&quot;, and has a tune that was played when Kana first saw Shinichi in and got freaked out, in pure piano (synthesizer), but with a different tempo/speed/etc. And I'm sure it's not &quot;Next to You&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21024" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T16:57:09.483" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T15:14:30.087" Title="Parasyte: the Maxim OST episode 13" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29666" CreationDate="2016-02-10T07:53:23.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack you are looking for is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/vas_vlDjkMk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Three Towers.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19728" LastEditorUserId="19728" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T08:02:52.177" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T08:02:52.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27603" CreationDate="2016-02-10T08:54:51.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;After &lt;em&gt;finished watching the anime's first season&lt;/em&gt; (hoping for a 2nd one), I have now an answer to my own question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to clarify things, (&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER on hidden text&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natsume being a girl was revealed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens_Episode_17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokyo Ravens episode 17&lt;/a&gt; and her being a boy was explained then from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens_Episode_18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 18&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens_Episode_19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19&lt;/a&gt; through &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens_Episode_20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 20&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natsume being a girl was exposed when Shaver was out of control and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.funimation.com/shows/tokyo-ravens/videos/official/_darkness_emerge_--razor-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;started attacking them&lt;/a&gt; after a spirit disaster was unleashed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Shaver tore Natsume's clothes apart which revealed the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jin Ohtomo Sensei and the principal of the onmyouji academy as well as the Yakou fanatics and the twin horned syndicate never noticed that Natsume was a girl, until it was revealed to them. According to Jin Ohtomo, a &lt;strong&gt;B-Grade Spell&lt;/strong&gt; was used and, although noticeable, if carefully examined via one's aura, it was never revealed. This can be linked to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28294/2516&quot;&gt;catzilla's answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Natsume's prideful shikigami which is Hokuto have a yin aura, therefore it made conflict in their auras, thus negating the yin aura and making it a yang aura. In result, anyone would assume that Natsume was indeed a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyo-ravens.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens_Episode_20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 20&lt;/a&gt;, it was revealed that Natsume's father told her about the family tradition when she was in junior high. After that, the times that Harutora came to hang out drastically reduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; That was when Natsume decided to make the familiar Hokuto to continue hanging out with Harutora. although this was a secret even to Harutora.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The cross-dressing was endorsed by Yasuzumi Tsuchimikado &lt;strong&gt;to hide the identity of the reincarnation of Yakou&lt;/strong&gt; (Polaris King)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The real reincarnation was not Natsume but Harutora Tsuchimikado. It was also to conceal Natsume being a fake as she was a girl. From the moment they were born they switched Natsume and Harutora was set on the branch family. Harutora who has tremendous aura and energy, was put under a curse to hide this and also concealed of his abilities one of is being a spirit seer. The curse was confirmed by Kakugyouki the one-hand ogre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T18:47:58.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29674" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36958" CreationDate="2016-02-10T09:40:37.273" Score="8" ViewCount="1090" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember from the anime series and the games, after beating one of eight Gym Leaders in a region, some leader said something about the next Gym Leader.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like they know who, where, or what specialist-type the next Gym Leader is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I watched the current XY series, Clemont, the Gym Leader of Lumiose City's Gym who travels with Ash, always wonders about the kind of next Gym Leader that Ash will face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each region has 8 Gym Leaders, and they give a badge after being defeated. We need all 8 badges to enter the Pokemon League to beat the Elite Four and the Champion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I just want to know if they, as Gym Leaders, must have known each other or not?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T07:10:04.000" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T16:46:28.183" Title="Is it necessary for the Gym Leaders of a region to know each other?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28533" CreationDate="2016-02-10T10:12:40.213" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;An anime's soundtrack is usually made specific for the show. The same cannot always be said about the anime's opening or ending themes, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to producing an anime, multiple companies work together to make a show happen; these multiple companies make up what's called a Production Committee. Depending upon the show, a show's production committee will include a music label (such as Aniplex or Lantis), and this label can provide a composer to make music for the anime. There are cases and times, though, where a specific composer can be brought in from a certain label (such as Yuki Kajiura being brought in to work on Madoka Magicka), if someone in the production staff has a connection or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A computer can synthesize a lot of instruments pretty dang well, and it's assumedly cheaper to hash out a soundtrack through computer software rather than finding an orchestra/band, teaching them the music, and then recording the performance. Using live instruments for anime isn't unheard of (such as for higher-production films), but I couldn't tell you a percentage of how much certain anime shows use what. For vocal stuff, I don't specifically know how that gets managed, and I wouldn't want to lead you astray by even more conjecturing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, to answer your question about how they decide the feel of the sound, I'm led to believe that it's hashed out at meetings during an anime's creation (usually a bit closer to the end stage of things), with the composer (or someone representing his/her label) talking with the anime's production staff. Words could be thrown around that depict a certain feeling, or a certain genre of music or something to go for. If the production staff knows more about music, more specific terms may end up being used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to how the music itself is created, and how composers get the training to get their jobs, just look up &quot;music composition&quot; and &quot;digital music composition&quot; on Google and it'll start to point you in that direction. A lot of the same general composition and creation processes apply, although I can't really tell you if they do something specifically unique in Japan composition-wise. Anyway, people can go to college to study music theory and music composition, and from there, they may choose to work specifically for anime, or choose to work anywhere else (like composing for live-action TV, or for movies, or commercials, or for the entertainment industry, for example). It's a career and profession like any other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05&lt;/a&gt; - Justin Sevaki's &quot;The Anime Economy&quot; series. Doesn't really delve into the specifics of how an anime is made, but it explains the production committee bit fairly well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20081002032241/http://gabrielarobin.com/279/newtype-yoko-kanno-and-shoji-kawamori-macross-f-ost-1-interview-translation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://web.archive.org/web/20081002032241/http://gabrielarobin.com/279/newtype-yoko-kanno-and-shoji-kawamori-macross-f-ost-1-interview-translation&lt;/a&gt; - An interview with the chief director and composer for Macross F (provided through the Wayback Machine). The translation isn't the easiest to follow, but it provides some information about how the music came to be (Macross F also had a lot of vocal music too!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interview contained in the DVD release of the 2nd half of &lt;em&gt;Zaion: I Wish You Were Here&lt;/em&gt;. Show wasn't that memorable, but it had some great music! The music composer for Zaion was contacted and brought in while the show was still in its planning stages and they talked about what feel to attempt for the series. However, that being said, Zaion may have been a bit different because it was made for Internet distribution, an unheard of thing at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastEditorUserId="16539" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T19:01:17.300" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T19:01:17.300" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11322" CreationDate="2016-02-10T10:15:12.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dark and Krad are two halves of the Hikari work &lt;a href=&quot;http://dnangel.wikia.com/wiki/The_Black_Wings_(Artwork)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Black Wings.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how and why they come to manifest, it was never elaborated upon in the manga or anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0faAM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0faAM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Black Wings&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T10:15:12.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29678" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29680" CreationDate="2016-02-10T13:41:47.787" Score="2" ViewCount="8599" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Anbu, the people have to wear masks. I was wondering what Kakashi's mask represented. To me it looks like a cat, but other people say it looks like a fox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="28679" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T02:55:22.820" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T02:55:22.820" Title="What does Kakashi's Anbu mask represent?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29678" CreationDate="2016-02-10T14:41:35.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi Hatake's Anbu mask resembled a dog's face with red and black markings around the eyes, sides, and mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lICoS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lICoS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PCrmv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PCrmv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This will help you differntiate between a dog, cat and fox.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This will help you differntiate between a cat, fox and dog&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19728" LastEditorUserId="19728" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T10:19:44.940" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T10:19:44.940" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29576" CreationDate="2016-02-10T15:58:48.107" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack you're looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kwie-gs2o&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trisha's Lullaby&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_Brotherhood_Original_Soundtrack_1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 1 album&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dO5Sg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dO5Sg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the 21st soundtrack in the album with a time duration of 3 minutes and 31 seconds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T15:58:48.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2890" CreationDate="2016-02-10T16:08:44.030" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I don't know if this would work, but there was that big crystal flower tractor beam hidden underground under Geosenge Town in X and Y, and the long living AZ used it to kill off dozens of Pokémon to bring back his floette, correct? I think that Lysandre, for the sake of his 'beautiful' world, sought to unleash that crystal flower tractor beam and eradicate all Pokémon as his duty, so I guess he believed religiously in a world without Pokémon. (That's also a little rich from Lysandre, cause he would be seen using Pokémon, jk) Otherwise, I dunno. It in some aspects depends on how you view the games itself, and how it relates to real life beliefs, places, and all sorts. It was basically Lysandre's religion that, 'let's say there is a god, and he came to me and told me to try making a Pokemon free world, and I agreed, cause I liked the idea, and I want to achieve that.' Sorta like that. He sorta is following that 'God' that wanted him to do it. (Even though the god wasn't mentioned at all, that's still what I think)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know, but hope this helped!&#xA;- Matt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I don't get down rated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21022" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T16:08:44.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29658" CreationDate="2016-02-10T19:50:02.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In canon, it is unexplained. But the explanation by user &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/19042/almost-time&quot;&gt;almost.time&lt;/a&gt; is the closest call:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I’d consider that halberd more of a GATE version of Thor’s Hammer. If you’re not worthy ... you won’t be picking that thing up. But Itami can carry Rory around while she’s holding it, just like an Iron Man can throw Thor while he’s holding his hammer, but he still remains unable to lift the damn thing himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So probably her halberd is not of a super-heavy material alloy at all, just some tool only the assigned users can wield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Rory is a immortal demi-goddess, that is entirely plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from the halberd's point of view, &lt;strong&gt;he is not being carried by Itami at all&lt;/strong&gt;. He is still in Rory's hands. As an Earth analogy, you cannot feel the Earth spinning around the sun, because you are attached to Earth. So to you (or to the Halberd), the fact that another entity (the sun or Itami) is carrying your bearer (Earth or Rory) is either unknown, unmeasureable or irrelevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T19:50:02.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29207" CreationDate="2016-02-10T23:53:11.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, generally speaking, no, Ash has never fought any other trainers in the gym, and you'll probably never see it, because technically speaking, when you watch the anime, you've seen just about how long it takes for a battle to take place, which is usually a whole episode. Ranging from when the Pokemon looks beat but then gets back up, or there's another fight also going on at the current moment, they still take about a whole episode per battle. If you tried including the other trainers in the gym, then that could maybe at an extra 3 episodes per part of the series that ash gets to a gym. Also, the only time you would've seen the other trainers was in that animation of &lt;em&gt;pokemon origins,&lt;/em&gt; where they added the mega stone to go with the Charizard. Even then, you didn't really see ash fight the other trainers in Brock's gym, you just saw them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helped,&#xA;- Matt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21022" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T23:53:11.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-11T00:34:46.350" Score="1" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ritsu was great when she was first introduced, but as I go on with the series, she seems to be a little less useless every time I see her, and then in the past few chapters, she was just gone. Is she truly a great help? When they went to that one place to make a major Assassination attempt, I noticed that Ritsu didn't take part at all. So what I'm asking: is she a necessary component of the class?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21022" LastEditorUserId="13439" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T01:11:46.343" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T04:01:50.100" Title="Is Ritsu really necessary?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-11T03:36:30.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9657" CreationDate="2016-02-11T01:46:09.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's kinda late, but in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PO02&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pokemon Origins : File 2&lt;/a&gt;, The stories set in Lavender Tower and told about Marowak, Cubone's mother, is killed by Team Rocket when she protected Cubone from team rocket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She explains Cubone's story to Red: A trio of Team Rocket Grunts was&#xA;  poaching Pokémon near town, and captured a Mankey, a Raticate, a&#xA;  Sandshrew, and a Sandslash. One Grunt noticed Cubone attempting to run&#xA;  away, and the others almost netted it, in hopes of selling it for a&#xA;  high price; however, an unknown Pokémon tackled them to protect it.&#xA;  The Pokémon was soon revealed to be Cubone's mother, a Marowak, who&#xA;  told her child to run. Cubone was hesitant at first, but soon ran off.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;One of the Grunts, infuriated by Marowak's intervention, pulled out a&#xA;  stun baton and beat her to death.&lt;/strong&gt; The orphaned Cubone was found by Mr.&#xA;  Fuji and given a loving home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T02:42:37.010" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T02:42:37.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29689" CreationDate="2016-02-11T02:44:51.903" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bear in mind that there are a lot of students in E-class, and as such the author has the tendency to rotate characters in and out of focus. Ritsu has her moments in, for example, the Assassination Island Arc and the God of Death Arc (not gonna discuss in depth to keep the answer spoiler free.) The only students that have more of a consistent focus are Nagisa and Karma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, her necessity as a component of E-class is more or less equal to any other supporting character, for example Ryouma Terasaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21039" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T04:01:50.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T04:01:50.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20497" CreationDate="2016-02-11T05:46:47.193" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one episode, Shino was laying on Kirito's lap as he was staring at her butt. In this scene she asks if there's anyone out there that wouldn't want to see them like that. Kirito doesn't respond except with a nervous smile.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also picked up Shino from her school as if he were her boyfriend. He didn't introduce Asuna as his girlfriend when Shino met her, he flirts with Shino in front of Asuna, and he treats Asuna as if she's not special, like he would a girlfriend. This makes it look like Kirito has moved on and Asuna is the one holding on to this relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21041" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T05:55:37.273" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T05:55:37.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23383" CreationDate="2016-02-11T06:33:28.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that team rocket is always trying to catch ash's pikachu, because team rocket, as long as ash and his pals, haven't aged for just about &lt;strong&gt;20 darn years,&lt;/strong&gt; for the sake of the franchise. They've been with ash in the anime the most, so they've also then seen ash's pikachu countless times, and often times, getting into the &lt;strong&gt;'were blasting off again!'&lt;/strong&gt; phrase. It's only natural that they'd want to capture pikachu, because they want pikachu's amazing power for themselves. How ever, they always fail to capture pika, and I'd like to sorta see a episode where rocket finally catches pikachu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps&#xA;- Matt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21022" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T06:33:28.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7633" CreationDate="2016-02-11T06:49:47.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is the main character in Generation II Pokemon Gold/Silver and the male character in Pokemon Crystal and their remakes in Generation IV HeartGold &amp;amp; SoulSilver, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ethan_(game)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ethan&lt;/a&gt;. It's also known as Gold in Generation II. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is also the main protagonist in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Thunder!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Legend of Thunder!&lt;/a&gt;, known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jimmy_(Johto)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jimmy&lt;/a&gt;. Both Jimmy and Ethan is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/New_Bark_Town&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;New Bark Town&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Johto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Johto&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image is more like Ethan from the game, because he fight &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_(game)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Red&lt;/a&gt; where the player can fight him at the top of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mt._Silver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mt. Silver&lt;/a&gt; after beating Elite Four and Champion and also have all 16 Badges from Johto and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kanto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kanto&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T06:49:47.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29658" CreationDate="2016-02-11T09:44:34.020" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To prove my theory of reduced gravitational pull, I will bring in some data and only use 1 simple equation: &lt;strong&gt;F=mg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt;e=9.81ms^-2 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt;g=gravitational pull in gate's world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Data: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Average BMI for a 1.9m (Itami's height) tall person is 23, thus the&#xA;mass of the person is 83.09kg. Thus, we assume this average person can only lift 90.0kg (above average).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We assume Rory's halberd is 100.0kg, far too heavy for that thief and Hideyo to lift. Rory can lift it as she has &lt;a href=&quot;http://gate-thus-the-jsdf-fought-there.wikia.com/wiki/Rory_Mercury#Skills_.26_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Superhuman strength&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We assume Rory weighs about 50.0kg (Average 14 year old)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itami is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://gate-thus-the-jsdf-fought-there.wikia.com/wiki/Itami_Youji#Skills_.26_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ranger&lt;/a&gt;. Thus, he should be able to lift up to 170.0kg (below average for a ranger). According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/workout-routines/full-spectrum-strong-army-ranger-workout-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, a ranger should be able to lift up to 400 pounds/181.437kg.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weight of (Rory+Halberd)=(100+50)(9.81)&#xA;=&lt;strong&gt;1471.5N&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weight that Itami can lift=170(9.81)=&lt;strong&gt;1667.7N&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Itami should still be able to lift (Rory+Halberd) even if he was on earth. However, we will assume he barely trained after his Ranger training, so he can only lift 1470N on earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, on Gate's world, where the gravitational pull is smaller(&lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt;g), which lowers (Rory+Halberd)'s weight from 1471.5N to 1470N so weakened Itami can lift them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt;g=1470/(150)=&lt;strong&gt;9.8ms^-2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I will prove that this lowered gravitational pull will bring no effects whatsoever onto firearms and breathing for Earth's people to answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/19042/almost-time&quot;&gt;almost.time&lt;/a&gt;'s queries. This is due to the difference in &lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt; being only &lt;strong&gt;0.01ms^-2&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the maximum height that a person can go before having to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclimatization&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;acclimatise&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2,438 meters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are no specific factors such as age, sex, or physical condition that correlate with susceptibility to altitude sickness. Some people get it and some people don't, and some people are more susceptible than others. Most people can go up to 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) with minimal effect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To prove there will be no breathing problems, I will use data from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/standard-atmosphere-d_604.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; for air density at 2000m above sea level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xUzPC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xUzPC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pressure at 2000m is &lt;strong&gt;7.95x10^4Nm^-2&lt;/strong&gt; when &lt;strong&gt;g=9.8&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus, at gate's sea level, the pressure would be about &lt;strong&gt;7.95x10^4Nm^-2&lt;/strong&gt; as well this would mean a person can traverse between the gates without suffering any side effects as air pressure tends to be almost the same for every 1000m or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For firearms, they can &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livescience.com/18588-shoot-gun-space.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fire without oxygen&lt;/a&gt; but they will most likely leave behind more residue. Furthermore, it you are worried about &lt;strong&gt;less air pressure=bigger explosion&lt;/strong&gt;, do not fret as the projectiles would fly further away than normal due to the lower air density offering&#xA;  less air resistance and a smaller gravitational pull retarding the motion of the projectiles so its range actually increased. Thus, the mortars they used in episode 14 would not have cause possible disasters. Furthermore, a bigger explosion would mean more energy is converted to heat and sound energy than kinetic energy. Thus, it would actually mean that the weapons are less effective in Gate's world compared to Earth as the projectiles now fly with less speed than before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem that reduced gravity is not the only possible explanation in terms of physics for Itami being able to lift (Rory+Halberd) as I read the Fire Dragon chapter in the manga and found another possible explanation in terms of momentum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3IWQ9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3IWQ9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this picture, you see that Rory is carried differently compared to the anime and this is important as she can be considered a plank while Itami's shoulder is the pivot. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://physicsnet.co.uk/a-level-physics-as-a2/mechanics/moments/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Principle of Moments&lt;/a&gt;, if Rory was exerting an upward force, then she would cause a anti-clockwise moment about Itami's shoulder in comparison to the clockwise moment resulting from the halberd about Itami's shoulder. If she was to exert enough force across her arm to have an anti-clockwise moment equal to the clockwise moment caused by the halberd about the  pivot, then the resultant torque about Itami's shoulder would equal to 0. This means that Itami would not have to bear the weight of the halberd at all. Though he has to bear Rory's weight, the halberd would not impede his motion at all due to all the momentum being countered by Rory and we all know a regular person (using myself as an example, I can lift up to 77.5kg) like Itami can definitely lift Rory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T09:53:59.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22659" CreationDate="2016-02-11T09:51:27.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Alchemist already pointed out the first figurine is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/character/15952,erika-sendou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Erika Sendou&lt;/a&gt; from the anime series &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/anime/6277,fortune-arterial&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fortune Arterial&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/huaol.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/huaol.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second figurine is a swimsuit version of the character &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/character/13471,aru-ajifu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Azif&lt;/a&gt; from the anime/game &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anisearch.com/anime/607,kishin-houkou-demonbane-2006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kishin Houkou Demonbane&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BWLz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BWLz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19042" LastEditorUserId="19042" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T19:53:12.740" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T19:53:12.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29709" CreationDate="2016-02-11T16:28:26.463" Score="5" ViewCount="15555" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing this anime I was kind of confused if it is over or if there is more to come. Has a second season of this series been announced? I am asking this because I am interested in knowing that how this series will end. So do I have to wait for the next season or do I have to start searching for this manga and start reading it. (Actually I have never tried reading manga ever so I always see Anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T16:58:01.467" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T03:59:43.303" Title="Has a second season of Mysterious Girlfriend X been announced?" Tags="&lt;mysterious-girlfriend-x&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29708" CreationDate="2016-02-11T16:40:33.653" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no news at current time that hints to a second season. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13899&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime news network link here&lt;/a&gt;. The manga was completed years ago so i doubt that the anime is getting any continuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21039" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T16:40:33.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="29713" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:29:06.557" Score="0" Body="&quot;Itasha&quot; is the Japanese term for cars that are typically decorated with images of anime-style characters. &#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:44:17.587" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:44:17.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29714" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:31:43.793" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:45:37.393" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:45:37.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29715" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:31:43.793" Score="0" Body="A 2015 sequel to Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 002." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T02:57:06.577" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T02:57:06.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29716" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:33:55.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a 2010 anime adaptation of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa. Use this tag along with &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fma-series&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fma-series&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fma-series&lt;/a&gt; if your question refers to specific aspects of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For the 2003 adaptation, use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fullmetal-alchemist-2003&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&lt;/a&gt; instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T11:00:05.917" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T11:00:05.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29717" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:33:55.870" Score="0" Body="Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a 2010 anime adaptation of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa.  Use it with &quot;fma-series&quot; tag for question related to 2010's anime series ." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T08:11:52.367" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T08:11:52.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29718" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:38:11.303" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:44:38.107" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:44:38.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29719" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:38:11.303" Score="0" Body="Use in conjunction with fma-series for questions that specifically relate to the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime series." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T18:43:37.993" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:43:37.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29720" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:39:25.173" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:39:10.000" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:39:10.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29721" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:39:25.173" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for questions specifically about the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, in conjunction with the fma-series tag." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T18:43:49.337" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:43:49.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29722" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:45:30.983" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:46:02.520" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:46:02.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29723" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:45:30.983" Score="0" Body="A series of console RPGs by Gust." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T02:56:18.940" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T02:56:18.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29724" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:49:33.417" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:41:11.737" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:41:11.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29725" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:49:33.417" Score="0" Body="Senki Zesshou Symphogear is an original anime about girls who defeat their enemies with the power of rock, metal, techno, enka, and other musical genres." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T05:46:43.000" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T05:46:43.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29726" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:58:09.057" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T06:26:25.613" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T06:26:25.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29727" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:58:09.057" Score="0" Body="Overlord is a light novel by Kugane Maruyama adapted into manga and anime. The series follows Momonga, who becomes trapped in the game Yggdrasil." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T05:44:55.860" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T05:44:55.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29728" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:59:58.283" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:41:49.973" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:41:49.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29729" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T02:59:58.283" Score="0" Body="World Trigger is a manga series by Daisuke Ashihara." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T04:41:49.973" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T04:41:49.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29730" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T03:08:56.697" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T06:28:07.130" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T06:28:07.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29731" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T03:08:56.697" Score="0" Body="Kekkai Sensen (aka Blood Blockade Battlefront) is a Japanese shōnen manga by Yasuhiro Nightow." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T20:28:00.197" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T20:28:00.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48379" CreationDate="2016-02-12T04:37:06.697" Score="9" ViewCount="1818" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the information I could find, nearly all known members of the Einzbern family are (female) homunculi (Justeaze, Irisviel, Illyasviel and all the maids), the only exception being Jubstacheit, who is supposed to be an A.I. controlling an array of humanoid golem bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information on Einzberns who are actually human beings? Are there any alive at all at the time of the events of Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night? If there is not, can the Einzberns actually be considered a &quot;bloodline&quot; in the strict sense of the word, or are they more like an army of self-cloning homunculi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8488" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T11:44:31.103" LastActivityDate="2018-08-16T19:27:34.813" Title="Is there a single member of the Einzbern family who is a human being?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29800" CreationDate="2016-02-12T07:03:53.630" Score="4" ViewCount="988" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 8 at 10:40, when Shinichi throws the dog in the trash, a song plays that I have not been able to find anywhere on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the song is basically &quot;&lt;em&gt;next to you&lt;/em&gt;&quot; with a different instrument playing it, but I want to know where I can find the whole song played with that specific sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original &quot;&lt;em&gt;next to you&lt;/em&gt;&quot; OST just does not give the same sad feeling as this other song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21054" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T12:40:02.257" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T12:40:02.257" Title="Where to find the song that is basically &quot;next to you&quot; played with a different instrument?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29737" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T07:49:58.850" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T07:49:58.850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T07:49:58.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29738" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T07:49:58.850" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T07:49:58.850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T07:49:58.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29739" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T07:59:28.097" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T07:59:28.097" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T07:59:28.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29740" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T07:59:28.097" Score="0" Body="For questions about cosplay(costume play)." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T22:28:32.667" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T22:28:32.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29741" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T08:01:46.393" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T08:01:46.393" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T08:01:46.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29742" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T08:01:46.393" Score="0" Body="Amagi Brilliant Park is a Japanese light novel series written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T08:12:30.857" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T08:12:30.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29743" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T08:07:34.480" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T08:07:34.480" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T08:07:34.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29744" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T08:07:34.480" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T08:07:34.480" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T08:07:34.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-12T08:20:58.057" Score="4" ViewCount="686" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the last two episodes of &lt;em&gt;Freezing Vibration&lt;/em&gt; (2nd season of &lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt;), we could see Kazuya, Rana, and Satellizer fighting Chevalier's Pandora and Student Council President Chiffon Fairchild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this fight, although set as 2 against 1, Satellizer and Rana were badly wounded and beaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, Kazuya was there and he has this powerful Freezing field he can generate on his own. So why did Kazuya not use his freezing ability against Chiffon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though fighting against a &quot;True&quot; Pandora, two Pandoras working together with activated stigmata and a very powerful Freezing can mean a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He used it in other episodes when he was fighting beside Satellizer against other tough pandoras. So why didn't he use it against Chiffon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T07:34:42.420" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T03:04:02.197" Title="Why didn't Kazuya use his freezing ability against Chiffon?" Tags="&lt;freezing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-12T10:46:24.257" Score="3" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 of Arpeggio of Blue Steel anime. I-401 had a battle with Takao, as he charged the super-gravity cannon he suddenly decided to not aim for Takao after seeing Takao's mental model.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been any explanation on his decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21039" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T13:35:25.870" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T16:58:18.380" Title="Why did Gunzo spare Takao?" Tags="&lt;arpeggio-of-blue-steel&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29748" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T11:41:13.710" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T20:32:50.230" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T20:32:50.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29749" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T11:41:13.710" Score="0" Body="Arpeggio of Blue Steel (or, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio) is a manga series by Ark Performance. Despite also being about World War II ships that are actually cute girls, it is not to be confused with Kantai Collection." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T20:32:50.230" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T20:32:50.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38822" CreationDate="2016-02-12T13:19:48.203" Score="5" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/29732/is-there-a-single-member-of-the-einzbern-family-who-is-a-human-being&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, where it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the only exception being Jubstacheit, who is supposed to be an A.I. controlling an array of humanoid golem bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never read this before, so I looked it up on Jubstacheit's &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Jubstacheit_von_Einzbern&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, where it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jubastacheit is an artificial intelligence made to control the Einzbern Castle, Golem Jubstacheit (ゴーレム・ユーブスタクハイト, Gōremu Yūbusutakuhaito?). It manufactures humanoid golem terminals, and Acht is the eighth generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this was not the case as on &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Jubstacheit_von_Einzbern?direction=prev&amp;amp;oldid=79740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;June 11, 2015&lt;/a&gt;, the same paragraph said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Declared the eighth head of the Einzbern family, Jubstacheit was not around during Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern's era, but kept himself alive for nearly two centuries by continuously prolonging his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part started to change on &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Jubstacheit_von_Einzbern?direction=next&amp;amp;oldid=68427&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;January 13, 2016&lt;/a&gt;, and this new information had not been cited, as the only reference on the page is the Fate/Zero Season 1 Boxset - Drama CD 1, which has been there for quite some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, what Nasuverse title/material book says that Jubstacheit is an A.I?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T11:38:29.393" Title="Where was it revealed that Jubstacheit is an A.I?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29757" CreationDate="2016-02-12T14:29:27.000" Score="2" ViewCount="2377" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Another anime most of the students started to kill one another because they wanted to find the dead in order to stop. Even the cook was involved in the killings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DtqJs.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DtqJs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the motive behind her killings? Did she kill the manager and start the fire? Any clue?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11557" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T19:27:57.237" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T19:27:57.237" Title="What drove the hotel cook to start attacking students?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29752" CreationDate="2016-02-12T16:51:34.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well that &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Keiko_Numata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lady&lt;/a&gt; (her name is Keiko Numata by the way) turned into a killer because of her grandson &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Ikuo_Takabayashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ikuo Takabayashi&lt;/a&gt; who Died boringly by having heart attack. She were emotionally depressed by it and become mentally insane. That why she started killing everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="14824" LastEditDate="2016-02-12T17:14:10.600" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T17:14:10.600" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27684" CreationDate="2016-02-12T19:33:04.207" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;: This Q&amp;amp;A is about an ongoing series as of the time of the posting, and future episodes may reveal more on the subject or change the perceptions shown here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around a decade has passed since the defeat of MaloMyotismon and the restauration of the digi-world. The show did not yet disclose what happened to the 2nd generation digi-destined. It might be that they lost contact with the 1st gen, moved away, or any other explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our real world a decade is time enough to make even closest friends drift apart, more so when they are children, bound to move along with their parents when these parents change jobs or get transferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I would hold my hat on that issue. It is very unlikely that Koushiro &quot;Izzy&quot; Izumi would allow digi-destined to not stay in touch. They even have a social network of sorts &quot;Digi-destined of the World&quot;, that they use to warn the other digi-destined of the infected digimon returning to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, their apparent disappeareance is more likely to be a plot device, to be revealed in future episodes. It is not like they don't care or are not in touch, it just wasn't shown on screen &lt;strong&gt;yet&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T19:33:04.207" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27072" CreationDate="2016-02-13T00:59:47.547" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is from Kill la Kill made by trigger studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy on the left is Inumata in his nudist beach costume:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0mI8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0mI8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy on the right is Mikisugi in his nudist beach costume:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F5UxE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F5UxE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21039" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T00:59:47.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29867" CreationDate="2016-02-13T01:22:39.650" Score="13" ViewCount="38546" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well like the question says, Did Kakashi ever love Rin or feel anything for her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if Kakashi ever loved or at least liked Rin. I'm wondering this because he got the Mangekyou &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; he killed her. The Mangekyou is initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone &lt;strong&gt;close&lt;/strong&gt; to the user. Meaning someone you love deeply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the flashbacks that either Minato, Kakashi, or Obito have it shows that Kakashi was never rude or mean to Rin. Every time Kakashi was mean to Obito, Rin always tried to make him go easy on him. Than Kakashi always replied nicely to her, calming down his tone and speech pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When the people from the Rain village captured Rin and made her into Isobu's, Three-Tails, jinchuriki Kakashi went to rescue her. After he rescued her they tried running away. At one moment Rin told Kakashi to kill her. He quickly denied saying he promised Obito he was going to protect her. Later on, he was going to kill an enemy with his Chidori Sadly she jumped in front of him killing herself and traumatizing Kakashi. This made Kakashi and Obito, who was watching them, awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is if Kakashi ever feels anything for Rin, either loves her or at least cared for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T23:27:50.820" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T20:57:59.310" Title="Did Kakashi ever love Rin or at least feel anything for her?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29781" CreationDate="2016-02-13T04:38:01.600" Score="6" ViewCount="3116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a picture from the parts when Franky visits the Future Kingdom (I haven't reached those parts of the series actually, so I don't know the context), with his metallic skull, chest, and other body parts exposed, as lacking skin coverage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also visible on the way to Enies Lobby that his hip can be attached in length (reversed Centaur ability), but in the post-EL episodes people were disgusted by him running around naked, meaning he's likely not different from a typical male in this aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering these and a lot other moments (such as the cola fridge replacing his stomach), it's pretty hard and almost impossible to determine how much of him remained human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything we can know for sure? What I could judge so far is that his arms are &lt;em&gt;entirely&lt;/em&gt; replaced (which is obvious seeing his post-TS appearance), but I was surprised that even his skull isn't original anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="20681" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T05:04:54.940" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T21:08:56.213" Title="Which parts of Franky's body have remained organic?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29772" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29819" CreationDate="2016-02-13T05:10:52.037" Score="6" ViewCount="3327" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Water 7 and Enies Lobby, Galley-La worker Paulie could be seen performing a huge variety of roping attacks and abilities - including the save of almost the entirety of Franky Brothers team when they were attacked at the entrance of the island and saving Luffy, Nami, Zoro and Chopper from the flood, when Aqua Laguna striked on W7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Needless to say, a lot of these actions need excessive amount of ropes, that a human (even a very, but not supernatually strong one) could barely keep at himself. This led me to the assumption that Paulie had something &quot;extra&quot; - not necessarily Demon Fruit power (since it's extremely unlikely), but something else that may or may not have been explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any source regarding this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T08:21:33.230" Title="Did Paulie own any additional abilities to perform his rope attacks?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29773" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-13T06:39:54.397" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T06:39:54.397" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T06:39:54.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29774" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-13T06:39:54.397" Score="0" Body="For questions specific to the Rebuild of Evangelion series of films. " OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T06:39:54.397" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T06:39:54.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29785" CreationDate="2016-02-13T16:07:36.370" Score="7" ViewCount="646" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 17 Makishima is handed Gu-sung Choe's phone with a video that shows the the Sibyl system's true form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PIDe1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PIDe1.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gu-sung Choe&amp;#39;s phone&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An episode earlier Gu-sung Choe said that if this video were to go public it would be the end of the country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XEZiQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XEZiQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gu-sung Choe filming&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Makishima escaped the aircraft he could have uploaded this, why didn't he? It would have been much easier instead of trying to poison all food supplies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T16:44:53.737" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T02:10:48.463" Title="Why didn't Makishima spread the video of the Sibyl system?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-02-13T21:08:56.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that because Franky couldn't reach his back when he first reconverted himself into a cyborg, that part still remains organic; and according to Senor Pink in chapter 775, Franky's back is still made of flesh after the timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Robin also managed to squeeze his privates at the end of the post-Enies Lobby arc in an attempt to get him to join, so these parts remained organic as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While his head is now partially robotic, as shown with his steel nose and the exposed circuitry from the injuries he suffered from his fight with Senor Pink, it can still bleed, showing that it remains at least partially organic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T21:08:56.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-13T23:54:05.790" Score="1" ViewCount="114" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song plays at the very beginning of &lt;em&gt;Sekaiichi Hatsukoi&lt;/em&gt; Season 2, Episode 2 before the opening while Onodera is imagining sitting at a table with a cake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20622" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T01:00:40.427" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T01:00:40.427" Title="Which music plays while Onodera is imagining sitting at a table with a cake?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29779" CreationDate="2016-02-14T02:08:26.333" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;People would have gone so crazy about this (if it wouldn't be immediately &quot;debunked&quot; as fake by Sybil), and then everybody would be targets for execution or imprisonment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it would not do anything at all. Remember how people sometimes would decide on their own that something that looks horribly wrong can't be real, because otherwise the above would happen, and so they just go on along, like it's a prank or something that doesn't deserve a second thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the more effective way of thinking would not be a risky revolution attempt like this, but a behind-the-scenes action that would definitely do something, without relying on people's thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T02:08:26.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29789" CreationDate="2016-02-14T03:08:34.440" Score="0" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica&lt;/em&gt; in the final episode of Frelia Binary Field when Miwa and Miora face off it appears Miora calls Miwa Mir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miora: Hey! Mir! That's not fair! you didn't convert this story again, did you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miwa: Hehehe... Who knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miwa: Talking Trash, I found some nostalgic data. why don't i input it into my system?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miora: what are you up to!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miwa: Hehehe... you'll cry out og nostalgia, too. Now, let's go&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point the background becomes that of Shadow Mir. the final boss or &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia&lt;/em&gt; and Miora seems to recognize it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it almost seems to me that Miora, who has the same image as that of Shurelia when Mir connected to Shurelia's tower with Raki, became Shurelia as she seems to be referencing what Mir did her Binary field in the first game when Lyner dove into her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However when Mir suggested that they enter Frelia's Binary Field she said that only 4 would be diving into her, that would be Croix, Mir, Luca and Cloche.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, is Shurelia, Misha and Aurica diving into Frelia as well? if so how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T03:41:39.080" Title="Was Croix and his party the only ones to enter Frelia's Binary Field?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29788" CreationDate="2016-02-14T03:41:39.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They aren't Diving into Frelia: Shurelia has free access to the Binary Field due to being the Tower Administrator, so she was merely playing along with Mir's game. But as for Aurica and Misha, they aren't actually there: what you saw there are replicas of them created from data copied from the Beta-6D SH Server where their Cosmosphere are located (according to the Garden of the Goddesses Visual Book).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, their proper names are Miu and Leila (the latter being another reference to AT1's Binary Field), so NISA failed once again with the names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T03:41:39.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29772" CreationDate="2016-02-14T06:50:44.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has been some speculations that Paulie had a DF power. I do not have a source for this, as I have only seen this in One Piece related forums back around the Enier Lobby arc (10 years ago?). &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paulie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia's&lt;/a&gt; page actually talks about this as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The amount of rope he carries is absurd, (which led some to speculate it was the power of a Devil Fruit) measuring hundreds, if not thousands of meters, as he was actually able to make a huge, complex rope-work in a split-second to keep not only himself, but also the entire Franky Family, their Kingbulls, Oimo, and Kashi from falling into the huge pit in Enies Lobby.[10] The amount of rope that he uses as a weapon and brings with himself all the time never seems to run out, since he has been known to pull out yards upon yards from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the OP: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Needless to say, a lot of these actions need excessive amount of ropes, that a human (even a very, but not supernatually strong one) could barely keep at himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some came to speculate Paulie had a DF power&lt;/strong&gt; not because of his superhuman strength, but rather &lt;strong&gt;because there is no way he could physically store all of his ropes on himself&lt;/strong&gt;. Paulie is one of Galley-La Company's main shipwright, which were all revealed to posses superhuman strength (even before Kaku and Lucci revealed they were part of CP9). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many characters in OP have superhuman strength without the use of a DF power. The most obvious example that comes to mind is Zorro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T06:50:44.253" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T07:21:12.417" Score="4" ViewCount="4950" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are the ANBU agents the easiest to kill off in Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's team was shown to be stronger than a team of ANBUs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just so confused why would they say that the ANBU are the best of the best when they are the easiest to kill off&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21097" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T09:33:46.073" LastActivityDate="2020-05-06T23:49:22.860" Title="Confused as to why ANBU agents are so easy to kill off" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29795" CreationDate="2016-02-14T09:54:21.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In simple words because the enemy forces were seriously STRONG that ANBU agents were not able to defeat them (as said by Happy Face in the comments).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to me, Naruto's team is an exceptionally very strong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyuubi's Chakra + Sharingan + Healing = STRONGEST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no doubt that they are stronger. They are exceptionally strong, so we might say that they are stronger than ANBU agents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When some strong enemies come to their village let's say Nagato, aka Pain, then it's quite obvious that ANBU agents won't be able to defeat him because Nagato is really strong, but Naruto did because he is exceptionally stronger than the ANBU agents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the Fifth Hokage's ANBU bodyguards attributed his chakra supply to the Rinnegan. Nagato could also constantly alter the nature of his chakra to prevent him from being located by sensory type ninjas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also written in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu_Commander&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ANBU commander is very observant, seen when he recognises that Pain's chakra-levels must be immense and that he is controlling the bodies used to destroy Konoha by chakra alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that doesn't mean that all anbu agents are nothing. For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yamato&lt;/a&gt; is also an ANBU agent, and if you have seen him then you may have know that he is not easy to be defeated by enemies just because he is strong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ANBU agents which differ from each other. They are responsible for carrying out assassinations, tracking, surveillance, and missions requiring specially trained ninja. Also some ANBU serve as interrogators.&#xA;All ANBU agents have their own skills. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's a point that we must note: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ANBU are expected to destroy their bodies when they are badly injured on a mission like that they won't be captured.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which might explain why they kill themselves every time they are badly hurt. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T06:47:51.427" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T06:47:51.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29797" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29798" CreationDate="2016-02-14T09:59:31.603" Score="1" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 462, Hondo Eisuke says, &quot;I think I stood up on the wrong leg as a child.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bglPh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bglPh.png&quot; alt=&quot;A picture of the scene of Hondo Eisuke as described above&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried searching for this idiom online but couldn't find anything, most likely because I was searching the english text that the translator put and not the Japanese. However, the Japanese is quick for my beginner ears, so I wasn't able to write it down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hondo is a rather unlucky guy, and this happened right after getting coffee poured on him, so from the context I'm assuming it has to do with bad luck but I'd like to know if there is more info I can read about this idiom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T10:09:39.770" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T10:35:45.917" Title="What does Hondo Eisuke mean when he says, &quot;I think I stood up on the wrong leg as a child.&quot;" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29797" CreationDate="2016-02-14T10:35:45.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The translation is incorrect but was probably trying to convey a joke on Hondo Eisuke's bad luck in this show since every time I see him, he seems to suffer from some sort of event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, what he said here was &quot;Bou to tsutate ita boku ga doji de noruma data desukara.&quot; which translates to something like &quot;Me standing here and daydreaming being careless and slow is at fault here.&quot; if I do it without caring for English Grammar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However what I would translate it as would be like &quot;It was my fault for standing here daydreaming and thus being a careless idiot.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T10:35:45.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29795" CreationDate="2016-02-14T10:55:41.093" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem with the Anbu is that because they all wear masks, they are always essentially anonymous. They have a reputation for being very strong, but because no-one wants to see five anonymous men beat up one budding villain, they never win any fights, only ever being defeated, sometimes by the dozens, to show how strong some other ninja who actually has a name really is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing Naruto's team to the Anbu doesn't really make a lot of sense, at the beginning of the series their power is basically Kakashi, one of the top jonin in the leaf village, and Naruto sometimes being pretty helpful when his fox chakra comes out. Sasuke is very talented, but is still just a kid, and significantly weaker than any named jonin. As time goes on, Naruto becomes far more powerful, first defeating Nagato which the entire Leaf Village was unable to do, and then becoming basically a God by the end of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T10:55:41.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29735" CreationDate="2016-02-14T15:12:42.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the tune you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvCPNy3USaU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Next to You-Anime Version&lt;/a&gt;. This one is different from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/DVl9XNs8jqw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original One&lt;/a&gt; in the aspects of being slower and softer, and with a totally different instrument playing it and from the other &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RRQjhlSUIg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Version&lt;/a&gt; in the same terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it in any of the OSTs. It might be an unreleased track for an unreleased OST, but that's anyone's guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T15:12:42.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29669" CreationDate="2016-02-14T15:14:30.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the tune you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvCPNy3USaU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Next to You-Anime Version&lt;/a&gt;. This one is different from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/DVl9XNs8jqw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original One&lt;/a&gt; in the aspects of being slower and softer, and with a totally different instrument playing it and from the other &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RRQjhlSUIg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Version&lt;/a&gt; in the same terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it in any of the OSTs. It might be an unreleased track for an unreleased OST like Krazer said, but that's anyone's guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T15:14:30.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T18:47:12.093" Score="1" ViewCount="1037" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest episode, we see a pure purple color at the tips of the string attack. I've never seen this before. What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a1swG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a1swG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;At the tip&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't think it was Busō-shoku no Haki, because that's black:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWOXf.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWOXf.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1863" LastEditorUserId="1863" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T02:10:07.793" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T10:18:05.120" Title="What is the purple stuff on Doflamingo's strings?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29803" CreationDate="2016-02-14T19:26:37.837" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's Busō-shoku no Haki (should be black but Toei since Punk Hazzard have colored the CoA with that color).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T19:26:37.837" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T20:13:02.173" Score="13" ViewCount="1411" Body="&lt;p&gt;Checking some &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yugioh%20censorship&quot;&gt;Youtube videos about censorship in Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(especcially &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6g6c_FxVTI&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;, it seems that the motives for censorship are based mainly on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual content/innuendoes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religion references&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And others (offensive language, stereotypes, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Card_Artworks:Psychic_Commander&quot;&gt;political matters&lt;/a&gt;, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_modified_card_artworks&quot;&gt;entire list of modified cards&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm looking for Kazuki Takahashi's words about this subject that covers censorship in his anime, manga and cards&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The linked sources shows the reasons for censorship &lt;em&gt;(i.e changes made in scenes and artwork card modifcations)&lt;/em&gt;, but none of them mentions Kazuki Takahashi's opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20729" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T20:17:37.583" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T22:49:57.940" Title="Was Kazuki Takahashi involved in the modifications made in Yu-Gi-Oh! for reasons of censorship?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29779" CreationDate="2016-02-15T02:10:48.463" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, the underground levels wäre tge Sybil system is installed are compleatly isolated from the outside world, so the Video most likely couldn't be uploaded, and the dwvice in qhich it was stored was probably destroyed by sybil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11744" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T02:10:48.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29812" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29823" CreationDate="2016-02-15T05:16:17.737" Score="12" ViewCount="34703" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the flashback some people have and or Kakashi, we find out that Namikaze Minato, Naruto's dad, was Kakashi's teacher, and that Kakashi had a big respect for him. Also, Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin were his teammates. We also find out that in one of the flashbacks Kakashi has, it shows that when he was in the ANBU Minato buts him to guard and protect his wife, Kushina until she had about nine months of being pregnant. After Minato let Kakashi free for a couple of days, he went to visit Rin's grave and then Obito's engraved name to tell them that their sensei was having a child. I think a couple of days after that Naruto was born, and Kyuubi rampaged around the village. Minato risked his life to seal away Kyuubi inside Naruto to protect him and the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato and Kushina died and left Naruto all alone, so why didn't Kakashi take care of Naruto. I mean I know the Third gave Naruto money every month or so, but why didn't Kakashi at least watch Naruto from the shadows like he did with Kushina. Was it because he was too busy with his ANBU work, did he just forget his sensei had a child or was he too young to be taking care of kids. I mean he was just what 14 or something, he could have still managed to look at him or something. Or did he just feel it was wrong to get close to Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my cousins and me were talking about this a couple of days ago and it got me wondering. I didn't know how to respond to my cousin, so I just decided to ask you all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T23:29:19.120" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T23:29:19.120" Title="Why didn't Kakashi take care of Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14851" CreationDate="2016-02-15T07:37:58.870" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he left because the tent is gone and i thought he went into his room not his tent after that touko heard kakeru called her name and they mentioned they want to meet each other so they can see the  same thing like calling each other name in the first and last episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22112" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T07:37:58.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29772" CreationDate="2016-02-15T08:21:33.230" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paulie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Paulie&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;      &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p64Wd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p64Wd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of rope he carries is absurd, (which led some to speculate it was the power of a Devil Fruit) measuring hundreds, if not thousands of meters, as he was actually able to make a huge, complex rope-work in a split-second to keep not only himself, but also the entire Franky Family, their Kingbulls, Oimo, and Kashi from falling into the huge pit in Enies Lobby (&lt;em&gt;as seen abov&lt;/em&gt;e). The amount of rope that he uses as a weapon and brings with himself all the time never seems to run out, since he has been known to pull out yards upon yards from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He seems to pull the ropes out of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_satchel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hammerspace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term hammerspace describes the seemingly invisible place from which fictional characters, such as cartoon characters, pull out very large objects, such as mallets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for an in-universe reason/logic behind him being able to pull out so many ropes, there is none.&lt;/strong&gt; Oda was asked this question in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_39&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS 39&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: Oda-sensei, hello!! Umm, where does Paulie's rope come from? And where did he come up with the names for moves like Rope Action &amp;quot;Half Knot&amp;quot;? They're not just random, are they? Tell us!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: Paulie's ropes come shooting out of the bottom of his sleeves. Apparently, there's a whole bunch of rope hidden in the lining of his coat! [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it's not that he has a Devil Fruit, but that the matter wasn't really paid attention to. It works because Oda wants it to work. There &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; always a possibility that he may have gotten a Devil Fruit power after the timeskip (although it's unlikely), but even if that were the case, it definitely wouldn't explain the infinite length of rope he had on him before the timeskip. So no, he doesn't have any devil fruit power and/or additional abilities which allow him to store  such a length of rope on him, except for possibly wearing a coat whose lining allows him to pull out such ropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T08:21:33.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29921" CreationDate="2016-02-15T09:49:33.577" Score="4" ViewCount="1447" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Definition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; : Similar to the basic Clone Technique, Shadow clone technique creates copies of the user. However, these clones are corporeal instead of illusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to me when Naruto uses Shadow clone technique then his whole dress also get cloned to other user, so there might be possibility that item inside bag might get cloned too.&#xA;And it can also be proved as he uses All direction shuriken technique where &quot;Naruto and his shadow clones throw shuriken all at once.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/All_Directions_Shuriken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the quesion is: How non-living object get multiplied because according to wiki definition about Shadow clone technique : &quot;The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power.&quot; but non-living object has no chakra so how come ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is possible to use it which is true, then let us say that those cloned user threw kunai on the target then for sure it will get hit on that target. But if that cloned user (which uses that kunai) got vanish then :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will that kunai too vanishes at that same time or it will be there as it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19221" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T17:41:52.680" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T13:16:04.813" Title="Why shadow clone technique make a clone of what they are holding?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-15T10:08:09.537" Score="3" ViewCount="2611" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Tokyo Ghoul, Rize's organs are transplanted into Kaneki causing him to become a half-ghoul half-human. However, the organs transplanted are situated in his abdomen region and his tongue remains the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, we see the ghoul researcher Ogura Hisashi say that ghouls cannot digest human food due to a particular enzyme in their body and because their tongues have a different structure, food tastes different to them. However, Kaneki's tongue had remained unaltered so he should have been able to eat and taste human food but not be able to digest them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URY1o.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URY1o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inspite of this, we see Kaneki say that food tastes bad to him and he uses adjectives such as ash to describe the taste. My question is, even though his tongue is unchanged, why is he unable to taste human food?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/3mymhc/spoilers_kaneki_and_food&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; thread partially answers the question. However, most of them were guesses and I didn't find them satisfactory. The highest upvoted answer goes against the show (tongue does not change.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;I've only watched the 2 seasons of the anime, so I request you to keep the answer as spoiler-free as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20681" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T06:35:15.000" Title="Why does Kaneki's perception of taste change?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29812" CreationDate="2016-02-15T11:09:53.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being Anbu and a guardian to Naruto doesn't seems like a great idea. And Naruto was in the care of the Third, so it might not seem necessary. It is also to be noted that, Kakashi has a hard time connecting to someone emotionally too. And as per his past, he wouldn't want to get attached to anyone and wanted to be only an Anbu. It was the Third who removed him from the Anbu and assigned him with various teams as tests, as shown in the anime filler, and in the end assigned with Team 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T04:02:29.730" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T04:02:29.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29822" CreationDate="2016-02-15T13:36:28.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ghoul DNA &quot;infected&quot; his whole body (look at his eyes) so it´s not too far fetched it changed the tongue as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from physical change there is also a mental change. There is a phenomenon where patients who obtained an organ transplant notice effects on what they like or dislike, e.g. if the donor was a pianist the patient might like listening to piano more than before or even want to learn it. Kaneki's tongue could still have the same structure as before but different associations to food based on his digestive system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19036" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T18:04:56.880" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T18:04:56.880" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29822" CreationDate="2016-02-15T18:34:11.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is noteworthy that the Kagune Sac is the primary source of RC Cell manipulation and such for a Ghoul. Much like certain glands in the human body control Hormones for the entire body, the Kagune Sac does so for RC Cells in a Ghoul, as well as giving them their Kagune, and depending on where it is, it even determines &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Kagune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;which of the 4 kind&lt;/a&gt; of kagune they get. It is clear the Kagune Sac is a control organ from that, and it probably can not only deal with RC cells, but also release other Things into the entire body. It would not be out of the ordinary if these things could also affect the rest of his body. It could have created and spread these Ghoul Hormones and other chemicals through the blood which gave him his other ghoul traits, like the Ghoul eye, regenerative ability, and reinforced his body's Strength and toughness with the RC Cells he now has an abundance of. So of course it could also hit his tongue and brain to alter not only his taste buds but how his brain interprets the signals, as well as his stomach to not digest other food properly. All of this is not actually described anywhere in the manga, and is just a guess, But the Kagune Sac is not some normal organ. Hormones can change a lot about a human already, just look at Testosterone and Estrogen. If the Kagune sac also creates Ghoul Hormones, they could easily affect a human, since Ghouls are Basically humans in almost every other way, and the 2 can reproduce together to create natural One eyed Ghouls, meaning scientifically, they are very close on the Family tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard of a fun Fan theory that the Kagune was originally a Parasite that formed a symbiotic relationship with its human hosts. The source is probably from the fact that the Kagune sac is one of the only differences between Ghouls and Humans, and Kaneki receiving a sac gave him every other trait of a ghoul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T18:34:11.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-15T21:46:17.670" Score="4" ViewCount="487" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens to gods without a regalia? I am writing a blog and want to know for details. I know Yato mentions it but i can't remember!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22122" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:18:36.877" Title="What happens to gods with no regalias?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29845" CreationDate="2016-02-15T23:00:26.080" Score="2" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 337, Robin is shown using her Demon Fruit ability to save Usopp when he is hunting octopus in the aquarium of the Thousand Sunny, but I can't remember, whether it has ever been used in a similar manner, so I assume it's possibly an exceptional case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it shown at any other points of the series if she could do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T13:58:59.013" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T14:07:55.093" Title="Is Nico Robin able to use her DF power though impassable but transparent obstacles?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22842" CreationDate="2016-02-15T23:51:32.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akagi's rather large appetite comes from the game. In the early stages of the game there was a bug that caused her to consume an obscene amount of resources when resupplying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22124" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T23:51:32.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29803" CreationDate="2016-02-16T06:39:39.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For one it could be blood. Second, it can be armament haki since it varies from person to person. Just like how Vergo's was purple in color and Luffy's is black. Since we don't know much about them, I think it's safe to assume that the color matches the person's power or personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T06:39:39.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29834" CreationDate="2016-02-16T14:07:55.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although there may be others, so far I've only been able to think of one other time where she used her powers in a similar manner. The picture below is taken from the Strawhats' trip to the Fishman Islands (Chapter 605). The ship is coated with the resin from the Yakuriman Mangroves in order to withstand the very large hydrodynamic pressure. There is therefore a &quot;impassable but transparent obstacle&quot; as the OP puts it between Robin and her use of her DF power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ryYsv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ryYsv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T14:07:55.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27055" CreationDate="2016-02-16T14:33:33.793" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She doesn't know, and Mikado doesn't know that Anri is Aika.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21045" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T14:33:33.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29850" CreationDate="2016-02-16T14:58:26.007" Score="3" ViewCount="11426" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, someone threw the crane in order to kill Rize, however that also prompted in having to save Kaneki from totally being devoured/killed . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was the point from where everything basically took off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the fall of crane just a coincidence or was it deliberately caused by someone in an attempt to kill Rize and if so, who could have it been? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20276" LastEditorUserId="20276" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:40:23.293" LastActivityDate="2019-07-12T00:37:36.797" Title="Who caused Rize to die?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29848" CreationDate="2016-02-16T16:03:00.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga near the very end Tokyo ghoul, Kaneki remembers the incident, and it was shown that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Ghoul Group called the clowns did it as One of them, Souta, was there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The specific incident summary on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Steel_Beam_Incident&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; confirms this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons why are not clear yet in TG:RE, as there are several groups that could have been the reason why it happened, or it could have been spur of the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T16:39:56.350" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T16:39:56.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28803" CreationDate="2016-02-16T16:52:17.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides Amazon mentioned in Toshinou Kyouko's answer, Naruto volumes are also available online on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.flipkart.com/books/fiction-nonfiction-books/pr?sid=bks,fnf&amp;amp;q=Naruto&amp;amp;otracker=categorytree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flipkart&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.snapdeal.com/search?keyword=Naruto&amp;amp;categoryId=364&amp;amp;sort=rlvncy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Snapdeal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sapnaonline.com/general-search?searchkey=Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sapna Online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto volumes are also available at a few (offline) bookstores, but this is mostly limited to the major Indian cities. I have seen Naruto volumes on sale at two locations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.landmarkonthenet.com/page/store-locator/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Landmark Stores&lt;/a&gt; when I &lt;s&gt;teleported there&lt;/s&gt; visited them. I expect to see them at their other store locations, and maybe also at some other large bookstores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buying from offline bookstores will offer you a few benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get a look and feel before buying them. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bargain for a better discount, especially if ordering multiple volumes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Place a custom order for any missing volumes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manga volumes on sale at Landmark, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theforumexperience.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forum Mall&lt;/a&gt;, Koramangala Bengaluru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aRs18.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aRs18m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto volumes on sale at Landmark, Koramangala, Bengaluru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tMond.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tMondm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga volumes on sale at Landmark, Koramangala, Bengaluru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manga volumes on sale at Landmark, &lt;a href=&quot;http://orionmalls.com/#/Orion%20Mall%20at%20Brigade%20Gateway&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orion Mall&lt;/a&gt;, Malleshwaram Bengaluru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZCb3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZCb3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga volumes on sale at Landmark, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T08:01:30.783" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T08:01:30.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29854" CreationDate="2016-02-16T21:10:23.693" Score="0" ViewCount="12920" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not new to the Naruto franchise. I'm also up to date with what's currently going on (Madara vs Naruto &amp;amp; Sasuke). But I want to know the details of how everything happened. From which episode should I start watching? I want to at least start after the whole Pain storyline and around where the Fourth Ninja War starts. Anyone got an idea on where I should start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T12:35:35.650" LastActivityDate="2020-12-13T08:38:49.513" Title="Where should I start watching in the Naruto series?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29853" CreationDate="2016-02-16T21:59:47.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Arcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto arcs&lt;/a&gt; wiki articles I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Confrontation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fourth shinobi world war: confrontation&lt;/a&gt; to be the arc you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this is the point where the 4th ninja war starts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It spans through volumes 55 to 59, or more specifically, covers chapters 516 to 559 of the manga and episodes 261 to 270, and also picks from 272 to 289 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime and later picks up from episodes 296 to 310, and 312 to 321. The six episodes of the Power arc, along with two others, were shown in the interim. This arc is preceded by the Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown and followed by the Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can either start at chapter 516 or if you prefer the anime, start at episode 296 of Shippuuden to skip the pain arc, and jump straight into the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would however advice you to just watch it all. If you do not wish to watch &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/10076/1458&quot;&gt;17325 minutes of non-stop anime&lt;/a&gt;. You can also take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/8788/1458&quot;&gt;What can I skip&lt;/a&gt; guide &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T22:05:56.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29860" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30026" CreationDate="2016-02-17T01:58:32.763" Score="9" ViewCount="4731" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started watching the &lt;em&gt;World Trigger&lt;/em&gt; anime and I have liked it so far. I read that the manga was way better so I'm thinking to switching to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I've been wondering: are there any big differences between the anime and manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what it's worth, with the anime, I have just finished the second large scale invasion part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T02:21:31.007" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T03:00:29.517" Title="How closely does the World Trigger anime follow the manga?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29863" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44656" CreationDate="2016-02-17T07:44:01.707" Score="4" ViewCount="308" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the midway of the 12th episode the #35 Diclonius failed to use her vectors. Also just before she failed to do so, she was attacking Nana or #7 at the edge of the bridge. The #7th saw something at the #35th's chin/neck and one of the #7th's vectors attacked and took #35 by surprise. Soon after the attack the #35 was no more able to use her vectors. So my question is what did #7 do to stop #35 from using her vectors? Because nothing was shown as to what was #35th's weakness and how did #7th find that weakness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T18:41:22.810" Title="How were #35's vectors stopped in episode 12?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T08:13:34.747" Score="2" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Phantomhive_Manor_Murders_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Phantomhive Manor Murders Arc&lt;/a&gt;, in the Manga, when the murders were happening, the characters who were investigating specifically mentioned that there were no footprints of anyone from outside who might have come from storm or might've been wet because of rains near the crime scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Sebastian was explaing that he was behind everything and that he switched corpse places from outside windows. Also he was shown wet a number of times. But no footprints were found? There were no footprints of the wet Sebastian? How? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was mentioning the &quot;no traces of footprint&quot; thing a mistake or was it ignored while sebastian was explaining what had actually happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T02:49:33.060" Title="What about Sebastian's footprints?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T09:08:27.283" Score="1" ViewCount="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Ship_Voyage_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Ship Voyage arc&lt;/a&gt;, the corpses on Campania are blinded by a cloth. Ciel speculates that they can't hear or see. But if the cloth is removed, will they be able to see? Or is it just for show? To depict that the corpses can't see? Any particular reason? Or the Mangaka just wanted to design the characters that way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:08:27.283" Title="Why are corpses blinded with a cloth?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T09:10:19.063" Score="6" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaido Yuji sometimes seems to hum a song (which said in the anime was a popular song before the &quot;Blue&quot; incident) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuji first hummed this &quot;song&quot; when he was first awoken by soldiers from second earth (the scene with a soldier who maintains his armored shrike) in Episode 3 or 4 I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuji said that this &quot;song&quot; he was humming reminds him of his best friend who had promised to see him after a &quot;cure&quot; has been found for his disease (episode 21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real song, or is it just a fiction? Do anyone know the title of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T20:55:47.387" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T20:55:47.387" Title="What is the song Yuji humming everytime?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;blue-gender&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29768" CreationDate="2016-02-17T13:47:31.927" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you already mentioned in your question, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mangekyo is, indeed, initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone close to the user. However, Uchiha have historically misunderstood this criteria as the user needing to be responsible for the person's death, and for that reason they developed the practice of killing their closest friends in order to gain the Mangekyō Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, it depends upon each individual and the amount of trauma felt by him/her whether the Mangekyo is &quot;completely&quot; activated immediately, as in the case with Obito, or after some time, as with Sasuke and Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito loved Rin deeply, and thus the trauma suffered by him, on watching her die, was catastrophic. Thus, he &quot;completely&quot; activated the Mangekyo immediately. Rin was not just a team-mate of Kakashi but also a dear friend to him who remained with both Obito and Kakashi since their childhood.  So Kakashi too had a good bonding and a feeling of friendship with Rin, but he did not love her in the way as Obito did. That's why, Kakashi too activated the Mangekyo at the time Obito did, although &quot;momentarily&quot;, and also because of his Sharingan's resonance with Obito's Sharingan (as both the Sharingan belonged to Obito originally), as is shown in Episode No. 345 of Naruto Shippuuden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D92r5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D92r5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9tGX0.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9tGX0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this scene, Kakashi loses his conciousness owing to the stress put upon him by the activation of Mangekyo. However, Obito goes on to kill the Amegakure Shinobi (Ninja of the Rain village) because of his drive of emotions deeply centred around Rin, and his complete activation of Magekyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, you can say that Kakashi had feelings of friendship towards Rin, but not the same as the feelings of love that Obito had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22156" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T13:47:31.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5503" CreationDate="2016-02-17T15:17:46.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your first question is that it was made by pulling the truth-seeking orbs surrounding Obito into the sword form it takes. This makes it formed from special chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, all its special abilities come from it being made of the truth-seeking orbs, so see that page for special attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from the lore and legend behind it, and its name, I think it is supposed to be the Naruto equivalent to the Amenonuhoko (literally: heavenly jeweled spear), the weapon Izanagi used to make the world. All Obito's talk about the sword is grandstanding. It's just an awesome sword made from truth-seeking orbs. Naruto and Sasuke broke it by being just that strong and having lots of sage chakra to make that strength effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22160" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T15:57:48.610" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T15:57:48.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20578" CreationDate="2016-02-17T16:25:17.647" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhat belatedly, from the research I did for the blog post you mention, this is what I understand the sequence of events to be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Song is written in Yiddish, fails to gain mainstream popularity even when the songwriter produces an English version, sinks into obscurity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Teddi Schwartz and Arthur Kevess dig it up in the 1950s and translate it into English; this version gains moderate popularity in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 1960s, Joan Baez and some other mainstream popular artists record versions. It becomes &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; popular in the United States, and translated versions start popping up in other countries, including Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The original Japanese translation, as you note, is by the Peanuts and may have played a role in popularizing the song there, but their version becomes pretty thoroughly overshadowed by the 1966 Yasui Kazumi translation, which passes into the general cultural consciousness. For some reason it remains one of those bits of common knowledge/things you can reference and expect pretty much everyone to understand in Japan even when that's no longer the case in its home country. (At least, I grew up listening to folk music and had not actually heard the song before Utena.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some thirty years later, when planning the cow episode, one of the creators of Utena remarks that it seems like a &quot;Dona Dona&quot; kind of situation. (This is from a translated interview that I don't remember where I found, sorry.) Everyone else goes &quot;hey, that's a good idea, actually,&quot; and they decide to use the song (with the well-known 1966 translation) in the show. (They probably didn't sit down and go &quot;Hmm, which translation should we use? Or should we do our own?&quot; and eventually settle on that one; as far as I understand, that's just &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; version of the song that most people will automatically think of when you mention it.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22159" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T16:25:17.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T16:34:28.187" Score="1" ViewCount="58" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Kaoru mean when he says &quot;Cursed the Carriage&quot; in episode 21 season 1? He said it was his private joke, but I think it has more meaning to it. Please answer with least spoilers as possible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T17:32:37.527" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T17:32:37.527" Title="Cursing the Carriage?" Tags="&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29871" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29872" CreationDate="2016-02-17T18:59:00.723" Score="-2" ViewCount="483" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the genjutsu called that Madara is trying to use to mind control the whole world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He needs the ten-tails to be able to activate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's been mentioned frequently in the series but I watch it over a very long period of time mixed with lots of other shows. The name eludes me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="4512" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T23:20:29.220" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T23:20:29.220" Title="What is the genjutsu called that Madara is trying to use to mind control the whole world?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29871" CreationDate="2016-02-17T19:13:45.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Infinite Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu that traps the entire world in an&#xA;illusion, enslaving them in a dream so that their chakra may be drawn&#xA;upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Telling more will be full of spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T19:13:45.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26454" CreationDate="2016-02-17T19:27:09.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm getting all of the following information from episode 3 of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the episode, Ed exposed Cornello as a liar to all his people.  Cornello attempts to kill Ed using his alchemy.  During the attempt, Cornello's alchemy &quot;rebounds&quot; and causes some ... adverse effects on Cornello.  After a short fight, Cornello's fake stone breaks.  Ed starts asking about it and Cornello states he knows nothing about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all that, I don't believe Ed didn't think it wasn't important, but that he had nowhere to go with that.  First, the stone was gone and couldn't help Ed learn anything.  Cornello was equally useless in learning about the stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, a real stone would have allowed Cornello or Ed to do whatever they wanted, presumably without any rebounding.  This made the fake stone even less desirable for two reasons.  First, there is no guarantee that it could even help Ed and Al (granted there was a chance, but it may not have been worth the time to look into).  Secondly, even if Ed did get his hands on a fake stone, there was no telling if it would rebound and just make matters worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, it's not that it wasn't important, just that Ed had no leads on where or how to get a fake stone and that the risk might not have been worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T19:27:09.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21994" CreationDate="2016-02-17T22:01:13.897" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;ichika said that earth was forbidden to be visited unless they had interstellar travel, in the end we clearly see lemon with the schematics of ichika ship. which means that they must've made contact with aliens, joined the federation and she could live with kaito. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22168" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T22:01:13.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29877" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29906" CreationDate="2016-02-17T23:11:14.447" Score="9" ViewCount="15457" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Alkahestry is used via the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon&amp;#39;s_Pulse&quot;&gt;dragon's pulse&lt;/a&gt; while alchemy used in Amestris was powered by the philosopher's stone, could Edward learn and use Alkahestry after he had given up his gate of truth and lost his ability to use Alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T13:59:58.407" Title="At the end of the story, could Edward learn Alkahestry?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29878" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29880" CreationDate="2016-02-18T02:26:10.047" Score="5" ViewCount="652" Body="&lt;p&gt;So if I remember right, there was this bad guy that has power to control blood, was the main villain, and I think dressed in white. He's like a gangster or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that one of the first episodes was that he went to retrieve his cash that was lent to some guys and they didn't want to pay him, so he told the guys that were with him to cover their eyes because he didn't want them to see his power. They then covered their eyes and he killed all the guys that were protecting the guy who was in debt with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other episode I remember is that the same guy went to retrieve cash again from other guy, and he had it all but his son took like $10 or something like that and then the kid went back to return the money. But when he went home, the blood-controlling guy already killed his dad and he told the kid something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;If you wanna kill me, buy me first&lt;/em&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;em&gt;Get the money to buy me, then kill me&lt;/em&gt;&quot; or something along those lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other episode was that again he went to retrieve his money from a guy in debt and the guy didn't have all the money, and he was about to kill him. But his little girl showed up and gave him some monopoly money and he said something like &quot;*Looks like your daughter just saved you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the last episode I remember is that he wanted to get all the money to burn it and cause an economy crash or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I hope that this is enough to help me identify this anime, thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22172" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:47:44.217" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:47:44.217" Title="Anime with bad guy has a power to control blood and dressed in white" Tags="&lt;speed-grapher&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:22:51.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29833" CreationDate="2016-02-18T03:16:32.900" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think this as been addressed in the anime, but I imagine gods have to fight off things to stay alive and uncorrupted. Remember that purple painful skin after a god touches a monster? Well, that needs to be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without a weapon (regalia), if fast enough, a god can just run away or dodge attacks to avoid any danger. Yato was pretty strong on his own and his opponents were surprised by his personal abilities on multiple occasions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is a god's duty to protect the human world (Near Shore) from the creatures of Far Shore, and only running away makes them pretty useless for this cause. Bad creatures will be left to trouble people and other gods, which might result in bad reputation, and furthermore additional hostility from gods and humans. People's prayers would not be answered (at least those involving bad creatures) and remember that &quot;supergod commitee&quot; which got pretty pissed off at one point and tried to destroy a fellow god for doing what they thought was wrong without investigating too much. Wouldn't wanna risk that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T03:16:32.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29878" CreationDate="2016-02-18T03:25:19.603" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is most definitely &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/198/Speed_Grapher&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Speed Grapher by studio Gonzo&lt;/a&gt;. That scene with the boy taking a banknote to buy a ball is a dead giveaway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the bad guy and his top henchman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/On5yx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/On5yx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eeu11.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eeu11.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is the good guy and his camera:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nU8nB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nU8nB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T03:25:19.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29889" CreationDate="2016-02-18T05:03:35.020" Score="5" ViewCount="2181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering when I watched code geass years ago, there were several models of knightmare frames shown in the anime and it's 2nd season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that Kallen Kozuki's knightmare - Guren has a different seat from the other nightmare frames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you Zoom in , you could noticed the differences of the design in the knightmare frames' seat (at the left is Guren S.E.I.T.E.N and at the right is Lancelot, Lower right is Zero's Shinkiro)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YEmJL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YEmJL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The picture was taken from &lt;em&gt;&quot;The Original Picture of the Opening movie and installation Book&quot;&lt;/em&gt; which was with the Original CD of the opening Theme Music sung by Flow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Guren's seat was somewhat modeled after a motorbike as seen in the picture below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VzzY6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VzzY6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a screenshot from the anime were we can see how Kallen is leaning forward like riding a motorbike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j17P0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j17P0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any explanation on this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T16:59:04.393" Title="Why is Guren's cockpit seat different from other knightmare frames?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29882" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-18T06:41:17.843" Score="5" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA Brotherhood, Alchemy's limits were very well defined but the limits of Alkahestry are never mentioned. Is this ever described outside of the TV series, perhaps in other media or interviews? If so, what are these limitations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T19:41:21.067" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T19:41:21.067" Title="Do Alkahestry have same limitations like Alchemy? Or some different limitations?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29285" CreationDate="2016-02-18T09:25:53.210" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt; (and more importantly): According to the Wikia page of the Eclipse Gate (sorry, I couldn't find the actual chapter where the princess actually explains this):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many years later, after a different Eclipse Gate is constructed, following the conclusion of the fourth day of the X791 Grand Magic Games, Arcadios and Yukino bring Lucy, Natsu and their friends before the gate while attempting to persuade Lucy to help with the Eclipse Project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is not the same Eclipse Gate that was constructed by Zeref and used by Anna and Layla to bring the dragon slayers into the present, therefore destroying it can't have an effect on whether the dragon slayers are present in the current timeline or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt;: Evil Rogue and his dragons disappeared, because the gate that he used in the &lt;em&gt;future&lt;/em&gt; to come back to the present was destroyed in the &lt;em&gt;present&lt;/em&gt;, therefore he won't be able to use it to come back to the present, therefore he wouldn't be able to bring the dragons from the past. This same logic doesn't apply for time travel which brings people to the future: no matter what you do with the time travelling device &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; they arrived, they will be still there as there is no need for the time travelling device to keep them there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Other than this, yes, time travel in most of the stories sucks and is usually full of plot holes. Fairy Tail is no different, there are lots of open questions. With Eclipse destroyed why didn't we go back to the original timeline with 10000 dragons destroying everything? Or why did the city remained destroyed after the dragons disappeared? Well, at least we didn't get a &quot;Back To The Future&quot;-like &quot;timelines slowly change, there's still time to save your parents' marriage&quot; plot hole.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T09:25:53.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-18T15:58:42.493" Score="-1" ViewCount="564" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Natsu use his flames to grab things still? He used it that one time in fighting the wind guy when he fell off the railroad tracks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22178" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T19:39:52.230" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T19:39:52.230" Title="Can Natsu Dragneel still use his fire to grab things?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29881" CreationDate="2016-02-18T16:53:57.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closest in-universe explanation we have is that the Guren was created by an Indian Engineer, and manufactured in Japan. The key point here seems to be the Indian designer, because several other Knightmare Frames boast a similar cockpit, and are either Indian-designed, or derived from the Guren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, the Four Holy Swords' &quot;Gekka&quot; model is derived from the Guren (though their power level is lower to allow for cheaper production) and has the 'motorcycle' seat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, in the Second Season, the Black Knights are given a new model of Mass Production Knightmares known as 'Akatsuki.' Again, Indian-designed, and they have the motorcycle seat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond that is also the Akatsuki Command Model Zikisan, the Zangetsu, and the Amanecer, which are all derived from the Akatsuki mass production model, and all have the same style of seat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The common thread here, is that all of these Knightmare frames were designed in India or derived from a frame that was. So, based on that, one can logically assume that the 'Motorcycle seat' cockpit is simply how Indian designers build their cockpits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to move away from factual, and provide a possible tactical reason for this change...if you look at the positioning of the cockpit of Britannian-designed Knightmares... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zt6KL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zt6KL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 'base' of the cockpit is situated at the frame's center of mass, and actually protrudes through the chassis of the Knightmare. Most soldiers, when being trained, are taught to aim for center of mass when firing at an enemy. Effectively, this means that when firing at a Knightmare Frame, you are firing directly at the cockpit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the 'Motorcycle' design...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eKqz2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eKqz2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the entire cockpit is perched on the shoulders of the Knightmare, and situated to peek over its head. This moves the base of the cockpit somewhat away from the point that is most commonly fired upon, and actually puts the full mass of the Knightmare in between the pilot and whoever is shooting at them, improving the chances of a successful ejection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The downside to positioning the cockpit this way is that with a Brittanian-style cockpit, everything could be spread out, because the frame sticks through the chassis of the frame. In order to perch the cockpit on the Knightmare's shoulders, and still maintain a low enough profile to not make the frame unwieldy, you need to compact the cockpit. The easiest thing to cut down on is 'space for the pilot.' So you have them hunched forward in a motorcycle-position so you can have them basically laying on top of systems that used to be mounted into the walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the last half of this is all theorycrafting...so take that with a grain of salt, but it makes sense to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastEditorUserId="14466" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T16:59:04.393" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T16:59:04.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29888" CreationDate="2016-02-18T17:07:11.807" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Presumably...yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These has been nothing to indicate that he lost the ability to 'grab' things with his fire...he just hasn't done it since then. The same as how he hasn't made use of his abilities with basic Transformation Magic since he first learned how to do it (by turning into Lucy while tutored by Mirajane).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why he hasn't used it since...either the author forgot about it or, as an in-universe perspective, he hasn't needed it. The main reason he pulled that ability out during his fight with Erigor was because he was falling off a bridge and needed to get back. Since then, he seems to have figured out how to use his fire as a form of Jet Propulsion, meaning he can sort-of-fly. Not much need to pull yourself back up onto a bridge by grabbing it with fire, when you can just use your hands as rocket engines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T17:07:11.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29329" CreationDate="2016-02-18T17:37:41.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the third case of the first game (and anime), there are two murderers who each actually personally kill someone, but Monokuma states that there is only one culprit: the person who came up with the plan. As such, in your hypothetical situation of A and B stabbing one person with one knife at the same time, if A was the one to initially suggest the murder, then by Monokuma's rules, A alone is the culprit. I believe this would cover most cases of murderers working together, if only on a technicality in some cases; if two people were to come up with a plan to murder someone at the exact same time (wildly unlikely as that is), Monokuma would probably have to make up a new rule for it on the fly, which he does have a habit of doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22159" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T21:02:28.007" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T21:02:28.007" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14103" CreationDate="2016-02-18T19:59:49.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, earlier in the series, Hana was worried about Daichi kissing her. She said something along the lines of &quot;I was worried you'd hate the real me&quot;. Thus, she knows that the kiss between them would be telepathic. We can assume from this that She is the one with said power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as for Stevebot's answer, the Planetary gears Princess was under control of a mind-transfer machine when she was telepathic-kissed, and saw her foster mother's evil intentions. So telepathic kiss works despite mind-control&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22183" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T19:59:49.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="187" CreationDate="2016-02-18T22:10:33.083" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I rewatched the first real fight at the falls between Naruto and Sasuke with my daughter for the first time and it was Sasuke who asked Naruto if he knew that the higher shinobi could tell each other what they were feeling/thinking without saying a word just by bumping fists. Original Naruto Season 3 Episode 132.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22188" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T22:10:33.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8193" CreationDate="2016-02-19T05:21:56.973" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another reason to why Jiraiya didn't use Kage Bunshin is because the nature of the jutsu itself. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kage Bunshin no Jutsu&lt;/a&gt; splits the chakra of the user equally. This is a risky move for him to perform considering that he is in the enemy territory, no backup and has no idea of the extend of Pain's powers. Suppose that after using Bunshin no Jutsu, Pain found not the Kage Bunshin, but the real him, he would be so screwed having to fight Pain with only half chakra. Having only half of his chakra would prevent him from using some of his jutsus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible reason is that there is a chakra link between the real and the Kage Bunshin as explained by Tobirama. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3vd0I.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3vd0I.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tobirama explaining principle of Kage Bunshin&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that at that time, Jiraiya has a feeling that the Pain he fought are all dead bodies and that there is someone controlling them remotely. He opted not to use Kage Bunshin for he was afraid that were he to use it, Pain would be able to detect his whereabouts based on the chakra link. Also note that other than the experience the chakra from the Kage Bunshin is also transferred back to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T05:21:56.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29903" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-19T07:41:39.333" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T07:41:39.333" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T07:41:39.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29904" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-19T07:41:39.333" Score="0" Body="Blue Gender, written by Ryōsuke Takahashi, Created by AIC and Broadcasted by Funimation- took in a post apocalyptic event where the earth human population is in near extinction by the menacing gigantic insects called “Blues”.&#xD;&#xA;The remaining humans take refuge in huge space stations which they called “Second Earth”. " OwnerUserId="22196" LastEditorUserId="22196" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T07:57:52.670" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T07:57:52.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29877" CreationDate="2016-02-19T08:03:43.777" Score="10" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In all likelihood, he can learn it but not use it.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say this because Alchemy and Alkahestry mainly differ in their sources of powers. As mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alkahestry&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Alkahestry&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alkahestry refers to the slightly different form of Alchemy used in the country of Xing. Alkahestry differs from Alchemy in both its practice and its goal. Whereas Amestrian Alchemy claims to have its roots in the energy of tectonic shifts and practices manipulation of matter toward scientifically practical ends, Alkahestry is centered on a concept called the &quot;Dragon's Pulse&quot; which speaks of the Earth itself having a constant flow of chi (life energy) which flows metaphorically from the tops of mountains down to the land, nourishing everything it passes with that energy as does blood coursing through the veins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although never explicitly stated, it is very likely that both Alkahestry and Alchemy make use of the Gate, and their difference lies only in their source of power and their practices. The above excerpt even mentions it as a &quot;different form of alchemy&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may also be noted that:&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alkahestry&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/201sj6/alchemy_vs_alkahestry/&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alkahestry uses energy flows of the planet to open the gate. The energy flows and has many different exit points and thus they can use ranged alchemy. The concept of Chi is that the human body has an energy flow and that it also has many different exit points. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Using this concept, Alkahestrists are capable of a higher level of medical transmutation than Amestrian alchemists - transmitting chi through the pathways of the human body to cure mild ailments as well as minor injuries - and can even project their transmutations over long distances and wide areas by accessing and guiding that current to their own means with Purification Circles and Alkahestric markers, a function of which Amestrian Alchemy is altogether incapable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amestrian Alchemy uses tectonic rifts as their source of power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But really Father's Philosophers Stone is limiting that source of power. Its the reason why Father could amplify the Freezer's Alchemy (Episode 1), turn off Alchemy (but not Alkahestry) and why Scar's transmutation (after Bradley died) gave everyone increased power (it stopped the inhibitor of Father's Philosophers Stone). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the country's history of war, their alchemy was developed with combat use in mind. Some medical alchemy was developed (proof being Marco and others) however it was never specialized and Alkahestry's medical alchemy was &quot;better&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: Since both of them make use of the same concept/power, the different lying in their sources and their specializations, it's possible for him to learn Alkahestry but not use it. It's similar to what happened with Alchemy. Ed can't use it at the end, but there's nothing stopping him from learning it. He even departs to the West to learn more about alchemy. As someone on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/2anq3c/can_edward_learn_alkahestry/&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; put it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He can still physically do the motions for both, it's his body that can't make the final connection. To draw an analogy, it's like someone who is paralyzed:  Their legs are still there and the nerves are still there, but they aren't connected anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T08:03:43.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29908" CreationDate="2016-02-19T09:07:46.670" Score="8" ViewCount="1187" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though it's said by other heroes he should rank up, he refuses as he feels it is his duty to remain in the number one spot of A-Class to prevent the unworthy from becoming S-Class heroes, except for those whom he sees worthy like Genos, fitting Sweet Mask's philosophy about &quot;heroes needs to be beautiful too&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how does he plan to stop?&#xA;Had he not approved of Genos, what power does he have to stop him from climbing to class S.&#xA;Isn't that the decicsion for the association?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22200" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T02:05:53.443" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T02:06:49.197" Title="How does Sweet Mask (A-Class rank 1) plan to stop unworthy heroes from moving to S-Class?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29907" CreationDate="2016-02-19T09:26:55.950" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/28397/15542&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When heroes are ranked #1 in their class they can choose to stay at the top of their class or start at the bottom of the next class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no other way than being #1 to rank up. Therefore, as long as you are #1, no one in your class except yourself can rank up to the next class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sweet Mask is &quot;supposed&quot; to be way too powerful for the A-Class (from what he says, as we never saw him fight), so there is no way anyone in the A-Class would ever be stronger than him. Therefore, no one can take over the first place of A-Class as long as Sweet Mask doesn't rank up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only limitation of his system is that he can not decide on who can directly start as a S-Class, as it is only decided on the tests. This is why Sweet Mask could not influence Genos' rank&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T02:06:49.197" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29877" CreationDate="2016-02-19T13:59:58.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I've understood alchemy and principles behind it correctly, then - no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alchemy in any of its forms is science of changing world around you. The question is - how you change it. If you remember island episode, answer is given there. Everything in world is connected. You change one thing - it changes everything connected to it in chain reaction. Obviously, human is part of this mechanism. Alchemy transmutation is basically some sort of change inside of human itself, which then leads to changes in real world. Circles, tattoos etc are just a method to concentrate on change you want to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, about gate of truth. As I see it, it is actually representation of connection between human and world. Once human undergoes change in result of transmutation, gate translates it to the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward destroyed this gate, effectively removing his own connection to the world (in terms of alchemy). So, I think, it is not possible for him to do any type of transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T13:59:58.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29917" CreationDate="2016-02-19T21:35:23.087" Score="4" ViewCount="1583" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't remember the name of an anime I watched a long time ago (approximately 20 years). In this anime the main antagonist is a woman who can hypnotize people by getting naked and then drawing out some eye projectors and when people look at these projectors they go insane. I remember two main scenes from this anime, I hope this can help. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first scene, two people look at a security camera, then the woman stands in front of the camera and manifests her eye projectors. Then one of the two men goes insane and jumps off the building and dies. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the second scene, the main protagonist drives in his car and then the woman jumps on top of a truck which is just in front of the protagonist's car. During the time the woman manifests her eye projectors, the main protagonist stabs one of his eyes so that he won't get hypnotized. I remember that after that the main protagonist's eye is replaced with a powerful bionic eye which gives him some super unnatural powers where he can control distanced vehicles by using mind control. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance for anyone who is willing to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22209" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T06:17:57.883" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T06:17:57.883" Title="An old anime where the protagonist stabs his eye to counter hypnosis and later on receives a bionic eye that can control vehicles" Tags="&lt;midnight-eye-gokuu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:23:01.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29916" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-20T01:20:14.253" Score="6" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instantly, &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KUqY1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;team rocket&lt;/a&gt; comes to mind when I think of characters blasting off after losing a battle, just to become a twinkle in the sky&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ATwinkleInTheSky&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tvtropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it has become rather popular in lots of shows!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rSuaR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rSuaRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy blasting Alvida Off&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/McU2E.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/McU2Em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;If you&amp;#39;re a man, fly to the heavens and become a star!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know what was the first anime that featured characters blasting off and if possible, whether or not the first instance of this was in Anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T01:20:14.253" Title="What was the first anime to have characters blasting off?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29913" CreationDate="2016-02-20T03:44:54.027" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the anime is  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1879/Midnight_Eye__Gokuu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Midnight Eye: Gokuu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual scene differs a bit from your description: the two people were actually police investigating the baddie whose minions include the woman of a different biology with &quot;peacock feathers&quot; extending from her body who can mind control people. One of the police was observing a room through a telescope when the woman walked into his vision and hypnotized him into pushing his comrade off the balcony and following suit. Here's a screenshot of the woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eUE4cm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eUE4cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Woman displaying her peacock feathers to perform hypnosis&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest is as you have described, but the bionic eye not only can control distanced vehicles, it can control every electronic device in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T03:44:54.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27408" CreationDate="2016-02-20T05:22:23.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I would like to quote this from wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Intelligence of Madara Uchiha&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara's years of experience on the battlefield honed his strategic&#xA;  ingenuity. He could quickly devise a number of approaches and could&#xA;  switch approaches immediately. He could form and verify any theories&#xA;  he comes up with using small details. In addition to his sheer&#xA;  adaptability, &lt;strong&gt;Madara was knowledgeable on a large variety of individuals and abilities, and thus could identify techniques when used and react with the most appropriate counter to them&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means he was knowledgeable and he was having so much of knowledge that he can perform various types of technique by simply observing them. There is no doubt that he was one of the kind with such a great observation skills. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There also one point which is worth noticing that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara do not use certain techniques more than once&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you may think that performing those technique it take more than 1 year of practice before it can be use in real fight. But Madara has large chakra reserves which allowed him to fight nonstop for twenty-four hours before collapsing. He was skilled in chakra control as he could perform complicated techniques with a single hand seal. This is partly because he inherited Indra's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This point is also worth noticing which explains a little about how he can perform various technique :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is able to identify people and their powers by sensing their chakra&#xA;  and masters the mightiest fire-based attacks in existence:&#xA;  overwhelming streams of fire, gigantic clouds of searing ashes, and&#xA;  powerful fireballs shaped like dragon heads, just to name a few&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;There are few more possible explanation which proves that Madara has some real observation skills :&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Madara awakened his Sharingan as a child, with one tomoe in both&#xA;  eyes. With brief eye contact, Madara could place targets under&#xA;  genjutsu and paralyse them or &lt;strong&gt;relay information&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while fighting he used to gather enough information about the technique which his opponent uses. You must also note that Madara was in so many fights so just think how much experience he is having. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara and his brother Izuna were the first Uchiha to awaken the&#xA;  Mangekyō Sharingan. Madara knew about other users Mangekyō&#xA;  techniques, and was also capable of discerning the mechanics of these&#xA;  techniques with brief observation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he was able to learn all those techniques with brief observation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara Uchiha noted that the Sharingan can only be used to its full&#xA;  potential when both eyes are together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that he observe everything carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After noticing all these points there is no doubt that Madara got some serious observation skills and also he always try to use new techniques every time. It might be true that he may have never known about few Jutsu and also he have never used it or seen it anywhere but he may have observed it and may have learned about that new Jutsu before he have tried it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U6i4y.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U6i4y.gif&quot; alt=&quot;For those who don&amp;#39;t know who is Madara Uchiha&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19221" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T16:01:58.537" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T16:01:58.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29821" CreationDate="2016-02-20T13:06:43.547" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer&lt;/strong&gt;: If you enjoyed it, don't question the logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Longer explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is an example of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtisticLicense&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Artistic License&lt;/a&gt;, which means the author is allowed to ignore logic if it makes the story more enjoyable.  The trope of a character's ability extending to their equipment is known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MySuitIsAlsoSuper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My Suit Is Also Super&lt;/a&gt; on tvtropes.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cloning techniques in Naruto require this trope due to how it is usually used: to confuse, distract and deceive the opponent. Cloning based techniques would be useless if the opponent could tell the original apart from the clones by simply looking at who has a shuriken in hand!&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Artistic License requires &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Willing Suspension of Disbelief&lt;/a&gt; from the audience. This is acceptable to the audience since they want the story to entertain, and do not necessarily want it to be logically accurate. The author should maintain a balance between the Artistic License and the Willing Suspension of Disbelief that the audience is willing to give. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he uses too much Artistic License, the audience cannot take him seriously anymore. For example, if Naruto had awakened Mangekyou Sharingan, and it was explained with &quot;an Uzumaki can awaken Mangekyou Sharingan by repeatedly using Shadow Clones and Rasengan&quot;, then the audience will lose interest in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It he uses too little of it, an opportunity to make the story more entertaining is lost. The author would have had to exclude a lot of techniques and events from the story, which would make it too boring. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The trope of cloning techniques extending to the user's clothes is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicPants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magic Pants&lt;/a&gt; is used mainly for censorship reasons, as otherwise the clones would end up naked. It is too much trouble for the author to keep dealing with all the time. Given how often the cloning techniques are used in the story, it would also get annoying for the audience after a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Interestingly, in a much later battle, Kishimoto plays with this trope differently. Naruto makes one of his clones carry a certain thing which fools his opponent into thinking that clone is the original. See the below spoiler for details. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; During the battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki, Naruto deliberately places the Gudodama behind the back of one of his clones, which tricks Black Zetsu into thinking that clone is the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T13:16:04.813" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T13:16:04.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29923" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:21:39.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nW6N8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nW6N8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mysterious Girlfriend X&lt;/em&gt; is a Japanese romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Riichi Ueshiba. It was originally a one-shot story in 2004 before it was serialized in Kodansha's &lt;em&gt;Afternoon&lt;/em&gt; magazine in 2006. It has been licensed into English by Vertical. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Hoods Entertainment began airing on April 7, 2012 and ended on June 30, 2012, followed by a release of an OVA on August 23, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is about Akira Tsubaki and Mikoto Urabe's relationship founded on Akira's addiction to Mikoto's drool after tasting it. After getting to know her better, their drool-based relationship slowly progresses and strengthens into something more sweet, romantic and genuine, accompanied with a series of strange and mysterious events along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional Information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Girlfriend_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mysteriousgirlfriendx.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Girlfriend_X_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mysterious Girlfriend X Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/12467/Nazo_no_Kanojo_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-12-12T09:17:53.983" LastActivityDate="2018-12-12T09:17:53.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29924" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:21:39.753" Score="0" Body="Mysterious Girlfriend X is a Japanese romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Riichi Ueshiba. It is about Akira Tsubaki and Mikoto Urabe's romantic yet odd relationship centered around drool." OwnerUserId="43199" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-12-12T09:17:20.220" LastActivityDate="2018-12-12T09:17:20.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5257" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:39:00.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Potential Spoilers!!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read at your own risk...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that the rings are what allow Pain to talk to them telepathically and for them to astral project onto the fingers of the statue. When they preform the ceremony, there are at most two-four members physically present. (often the team that captured the jinchuuriki) My guess is that the black Kanji in the rings is the same as the rods used to control the six paths of Pain telepathically, which when the members concentrate chakra into the ring they connect to Nagato. Also, it's probably time consuming to forge the rings and Nagato isn't exactly in the best of health at the point that members start dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not believe that the rings have special &quot;powers&quot;, beyond my theory they are what help them connect to Nagato telepathically. As for Itachi's comment about other ways to cast genjutsu, you don't have to have a sharingan to cast genjutsu. Take Kurenai for instance, she's a genjutsu mistress. I don't believe Itachi relied just on his eyes and considering his failing eyesight and health, it stands to reason that he couldn't always use his eyes in excess. Likely the whole pointing the finger thing is likely a distraction for a half seal he is using on his other hand or is the half seal in and of it's self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Murakmi no Kitsune&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22221" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T18:39:00.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30008" CreationDate="2016-02-20T22:04:25.743" Score="4" ViewCount="2564" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the title is pretty clear. I was wondering and came up with some ideas like that it sounds like &quot;killer&quot; in Japanese. Or does it have a special meaning or anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6428" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T22:20:45.583" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T03:11:27.173" Title="Where does the word &quot;Kira&quot; come from, or what does it stand for?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29927" CreationDate="2016-02-20T22:20:07.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you surmise, &quot;Kira&quot; is how a Japanese speaker would pronounce the English word &quot;killer&quot;. I seem to recall somebody explicitly pointing this out early on in the manga, though I don't remember where exactly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's pretty much all there is to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T22:20:07.533" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29944" CreationDate="2016-02-21T06:39:55.847" Score="5" ViewCount="4998" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai, I noticed Dekomori has one of those anime character speech patterns. In her case, she ends every sentence with &quot;desu&quot;. That I understand, but then I noticed that some subtitles would translate her &quot;desu&quot; to the English word &quot;death&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is she saying one or the other, or is it just a translator reading into her mannerism/personality too much?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4241" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T20:08:53.150" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T20:08:53.150" Title="Is Dekomori meant to say &quot;desu&quot; or &quot;death&quot;?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22373" CreationDate="2016-02-21T09:36:01.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer can be found when Moria infuses Oars' body with Luffy's shadow, in Chapter 457. Moria is the Master of Shadows; when he is talking to a shadow directly, he has complete control over them. Therefore, it is during that time that he needs to give details directives to the shadows &lt;strong&gt;before he infuses the shadow in the Zombie's body&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if he does explicitly state that the shadow should forget everything about his past, his personality might remain with the Zombie. Note that Luffy's personality remained at first because of the size difference between the shadow's original body and Oar's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Dr. Hogback states, they were not always aware of those rules and therefore made some mistakes with a number of Zombies (the only confirmed case is Cindy). We can however extend that theory to other Zombies which did not necessarily obey their masters perfectly, like Lola.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(For conciseness purposes, only part of pages 4 and 5 are shown.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34VpX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34VpX.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/arVRP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/arVRP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T06:27:54.287" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T06:27:54.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T19:29:19.710" Score="5" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the time that Red Magic was down, directly after her door was opened, I'm assuming Dr. Magata was able to get on to the roof without leaving any trace of her access to the doors and elevators, since the system was temporarily switched over to UNIX. However, we see her come back in with Nishinosono and the others from the roof. How does she get back on the roof without leaving any logs, in order to kill the director?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jUHvp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jUHvp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; Picture from Episode 3: Magata returning from the roof&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T08:40:13.563" Title="How does the director's killer get back on to the roof?" Tags="&lt;subete-ga-f-ni-naru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T19:46:23.773" Score="3" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, Yamane Yukihiro explains that the network on the island is completely isolated, a protected network. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VDiwQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VDiwQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from episode 2: Then how does the lab&amp;#39;s network function?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6lAdY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6lAdYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from Episode 2: It&amp;#39;s completely isolated form the outside world&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is the case, why are they surprised when they cannot send e-mails or communicate with the outside world when the system goes down later in episode 3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Nzhx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Nzhx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 3: lab&amp;#39;s network has been cut off&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T10:56:24.023" Title="Why were they surprised they couldn't send e-mails when the network was closed off in the first place?" Tags="&lt;subete-ga-f-ni-naru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29935" CreationDate="2016-02-21T20:08:30.540" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's clear that she's saying both. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the one hand, her uses of &quot;desu&quot; (the Japanese copula, sort of like English &quot;be&quot;) are all as part of syntactically-acceptable sentences. But she uses the word a fair bit more than a typical speaker of Japanese would, often using it in constructions where a typical speaker would more likely omit it or choose a different locution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the curious way she stresses the word whenever she says it suggests that she's &quot;punning&quot; it with English &quot;death&quot;, which is also written &quot;desu&quot; in Japanese. Further, if you look at the lyrics for her character songs (&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&amp;amp;cover=192744&quot;&gt;&quot;DoomsDay's Dogma&quot;&lt;/a&gt; from &quot;Kagayaki no Fantastic Stage&quot; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&amp;amp;cover=162913&quot;&gt;&quot;Dark Death Decoration&quot;&lt;/a&gt; from &quot;Dark Iris Musical Grammar&quot;), you'll note that her uses of &quot;desu&quot; are written in katakana (デス). The most common use of katakana is to represent loanwords. (I also note that &quot;DoomsDay's Dogma&quot; reveals a strong preoccupation with English words beginning with the letter &quot;D&quot;, the most obvious of which [in this context] is &quot;death&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, this pun-like-thing doesn't work in English, so if you're subtitling her speech, a generous dollop of &quot;death&quot; in her speech is a reasonable workaround. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T20:08:30.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T20:12:28.290" Score="2" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, Yamane Yukihiro tells Nishinosono and Professor Saikawa that the director isn't there, he's off picking up Dr. Magata's younger sister, Miki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nishinosono: Where did the director go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yamane: He went to get Dr. Magata's younger sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we later learn that Miki was actually Dr. Magata all along. This means that the director was aware this is the day he would die all along. How though, was this plan between Dr. Magata and the director communicated? I understand that all communications were recorded. They also said multiple times that no one had gone in to Dr. Magata's room for 15 years, except they &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; open the door anytime they had to put a large package in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the method they used to communicate this plan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T02:21:00.190" Title="How was the plan communicated between the killer and the director?" Tags="&lt;subete-ga-f-ni-naru&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29745" CreationDate="2016-02-21T20:42:59.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Kazuya doesn't know how to control his powers. This can be seen every time he uses them. It is always in the last second and only if somebody is in danger, especially Bridgette.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this fight, he is unable to use it, because he does not want to hurt Chiffon. Also he sees that Rana and Bridgette have no chance of winning any way. Rana's arms were ripped off in a second and after she transformed and beat up Chiffon, Chiffon just stands up as if nothing happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Also, Kazuya's powers are needed a bit later and he tends to overexert himself. So it would be impossible to solve the problems which arise later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T20:42:59.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T20:56:42.770" Score="0" ViewCount="613" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Freezing, Gengo Aoi tries to build a relationship between two characters, but this relationship would be incestuous. Did any one of these characters consider the nature of this relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask this, because in no argument is incest mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters that should be shipped are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ryuuichi Aoi, Gengo's son with Maria&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Cassandra, an incomplete clone of Maria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T04:50:00.773" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T04:50:00.773" Title="Incest in Freezing" Tags="&lt;freezing&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T22:10:09.800" Score="0" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any app that does not only suggest Mangas with the same genres but also emphasizes Mangas that offer more background story or play in the same universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I mean is an app, in which I say, that I liked manga &lt;code&gt;A&lt;/code&gt;. Manga &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; tells the background story to a person in &lt;code&gt;A&lt;/code&gt;. Thus this app tells me: &quot;Hey, you liked &lt;code&gt;A&lt;/code&gt;, here is &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I like Freezing. After stating that to the app, the app gives me following Mangas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freezing Zero&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freezing: First Chronicle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freezing - Pair Love Stories&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These mangas don't have to share part of the name. They simply have to be related in some way, content wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore should the app offer the possibility to read mangas. And it should notify me if a manga is published that is related to my favorites or liked ones or whatever word the app uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="22208" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T22:49:09.013" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T22:49:09.013" Title="App that relates Mangas" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T23:29:09.420" Score="4" ViewCount="6651" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Attack on Titan, we know what happened to many people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they became Titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happened to people with different skin colors, e.g. black?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Did they turn into Caucasian Titans? Or were they simply killed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T05:32:23.367" LastActivityDate="2019-07-03T15:02:13.243" Title="What happened to people with other skin colors?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29958" CreationDate="2016-02-22T02:23:59.990" Score="22" ViewCount="154820" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we know that throughout the whole Naruto series Hinata is &lt;strong&gt;in love&lt;/strong&gt; with Naruto, and Naruto is oblivious to it. We also know that Naruto like Sakura, somehow. Later on two years after the war, Hinata is still in love with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Spoiler below about The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hinata, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Shikamaru are sent on a mission to rescue Hinata's sister. At one moment they had to go through something to get to this one place (sorry I can't recall what it was.) When they went through there they fell in a Genjutsu without knowing. In that Genjutsu Naruto is seeing a flashback of Hinata and him, but mostly Hinata. Naruto starts seeing some moments where Hinata as a kid wrote his name on a piece of paper and started to get happy, then after he fought Kiba she gave Naruto that healing cream, when he was on the ground when he was fighting Pain she protected him and confessed her love for him, Hinata talking to Sakura about Naruto, etc. After seeing all that, Sakura is able to break the Genjutsu on him and he is able to wake up. After that, they continue to look for Hinata's sister. Hinata and Naruto have to share one of Sai's painted birds to fly on. Naruto starts to look at Hinata different. Is it because he feels sorry for being oblivious of her love for him? Then after feeling sorry, did he start feeling something for her as well or what because after that guy (sorry I forgot his name) took Hinata with him, Naruto tried to get her back. He ended up losing and getting so hurt he kinda fell in a comma. After he woke up Sai and Shikamaru told him that Sakura was all awake day and night trying to bring him back and that he was saying Hinata's name over and over. He went to see Sakura because Shikamaru and Sai said she was really bad. When he was with her she said, &quot;So you finally noticed&quot;, or something like that. Then at the end of the movie, he takes Hinata and starts blasting his Rasengan like that they can move faster. They end up really high in the sky, then he kisses her. When the credits are on we see that they got married, then after that, there is a short scene that shows her knitting a scarf and his training outside in the snow. A couple of seconds later their two kids are shown, then they all start a snow fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is if Naruto did quickly fall in love with Hinata after the Genjutsu in the movie, or did he slowly start to feel something for her after it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in between that blank timeline of those two years, did Naruto figure out that Sakura was never going to fall in love with him and stopped liking her or did he stop liking her after being in that Genjutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T23:25:58.190" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T04:53:33.723" Title="Did Naruto REALLY fall in love with Hinata in The Last: Naruto the Movie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29965" CreationDate="2016-02-22T02:44:06.120" Score="5" ViewCount="1345" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 series, we see on different occasions that the red stones are used as an unstable alternative to the philosopher's stone despite the fact that they do not have any souls entrapped in them. They're just artificially synthesised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, why was prophet Cornello able to apparently bypass equivalent exchange using the red stones? More controversial is the revival of birds by alchemy using a red stone. Why are homunculi fed with red stones as a source of souls? It all just doesn't add up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22241" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T03:50:35.373" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T18:53:41.133" Title="How is the use of the red stones able to bypass equivalent exchange?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30111" CreationDate="2016-02-22T03:34:14.787" Score="1" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Title says it all. When is Miss Monochrome's birthday? Wikipedia only said that she first appeared in Horie Yui's concert in 2012 but mentioned nothing of her birthday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T19:24:32.317" Title="When is Miss Monochrome's birthday?" Tags="&lt;miss-monochrome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-02-22T05:19:01.357" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://chennyyeo.tumblr.com/post/111771933631/my-analysisthoughts-about-the-last-naruto-the&quot;&gt;very good post&lt;/a&gt; by chennyyeo that may answer your question about &lt;em&gt;The Last - Naruto The Movie&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her theories and explanations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;proves that the movie does not contradict the manga (and it is actually a canon material) and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to explain Naruto’s feelings (that he DID NOT fall for Hinata in the movie, rather, he &lt;strong&gt;realized&lt;/strong&gt; his romantic feelings for her)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hinata as a kid wrote his (&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;) name on a piece of paper and started to get happy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene in the movie: (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;pre&gt;'  Iruka Umino tells his students to write down the name of a &#xA; person they would want to be with if the world was to end that day. Though &#xA; Naruto tries to act tough towards Sakura Haruno, she ignores him for Sasuke. &#xA; While Hinata is unsure who's name to write, she sees Naruto making a paper &#xA; plane with his paper, which leads him to be scolded by Iruka. Naruto goes on &#xA; to state that he has no friends nor family, and that the world isn't going to &#xA; end. Seeing this, Hinata happily writes Naruto's name on her paper.'&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the question, Did Naruto &lt;B&gt;really&lt;/B&gt; fall in love with Hinata&#xA;[chennyyeo][2] explained this as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto turned 6-tails after Pain attacked Hinata. Hence, Hinata is the trigger of the transformation (as what Naruto confirmed in chapter. 490)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember, when Gaara died, he just turned 2 tails. When Jiraiya and Kakashi died, he did not even transform. Antis may argue… “Maybe he transformed because of the shock that his friend attacked right in front of him” or “the seal is weakening”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hinata triggered &lt;strong&gt;the worst feelings that Naruto ever felt&lt;/strong&gt;. Even though the seal is weak, it still needs enough force/level of rage for Naruto to transform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The situation clearly shows that Naruto have strong connection (love) for Hinata. Pain even said that love breeds hate. No, he’s not talking about Hinata’s feelings, he's talking about Naruto's. Pain assumed that the girl he attacked was special to Naruto. That’s why he said “&lt;em&gt;Do you hate me now?&lt;/em&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The movie guidebook also confirms this moment. “Naruto reads feeling of weakness reflected in Hinata’s eyes…. The two were connected so strongly that they could communicate in their eyes”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In chapter 615, Naruto held Hinata’s hand. That only means one thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto did all these romantic moments with Hinata subconsciously&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  He’s just stupid or dense that’s why he didn't know it was romantic love, and The Last movie explained this (that he cannot distinguish the difference between love of ramen and loving a person).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your question here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So my question is if Naruto did quickly fall in love with Hinata after the Genjutsu in the movie or did he slowly start to feel something for her after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to much elaborate the Movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;One of the many complains in the movie is the pacing. For just a day or so… the relationship between Naruto and Hinata changed. Let’s look&#xA;    closely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mission timeline: Day 1: The team goes to a snowy place, goes to the&#xA;  genjutsu lake, Toneri ask Hinata’s hand, Naruto became bashful,&#xA;  and Naruto saw Hinata knitting the scarf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Day 2: Naruto did not wear Kushina’s scarf, Naruto and Hinata&#xA;  flirting, Otsutsuki monument, and Hinata request Naruto to leave her alone&#xA;  for a moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Day 3: Hinata tries to stay away from Naruto, then in the night Naruto&#xA;  confessed, then Hinata goes to Toneri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes… Within 3 days… I want to focus on day 1 and 2. This is when&#xA;  Naruto knows his own feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So quickly, he acted different towards Hinata. What reason? The answer&#xA;  is of course love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But is it possible to fall in love within days? The answer is, no.&#xA;  Because love is not an instant thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does that mean the relationship between Naruto and Hinata is forced in the&#xA;  movie? No. Why? Because Naruto did &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; fall for Hinata in the movie.&#xA;  &lt;B&gt;he just realized he loved&lt;/B&gt; HER ALL ALONG.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember, he did not know the meaning of loving someone until the&#xA;  Genjutsu trap. This gave him a context of Hinata’s feelings. After&#xA;  that, he examined his own feeling. Actually, this is elaborated in the&#xA;  last light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thanks animecontinuum for the translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“So if that is a Genjutsu… Then, what are those things I saw about&#xA;     Hinata? Were all those part of my memories? No, I don’t think those&#xA;     are just ordinary memories. It’s more like my dreams and memories were&#xA;    mixed together. And so about Hinata, does that mean that I also…”&#xA;    Naruto blushed involuntarily and for an instant, he looked at Hinata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Clearly, the trap does not forced Naruto to love Hinata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It just triggered something within Naruto’s heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just think about it. When a person confessed to you. You would not fall&#xA;  for him/her instantly. Unless, you also have feelings for him/her all&#xA;  along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And another thing… Why do you thing Sakura encourage Hinata in the&#xA;  first place. If she thinks that Hinata will just get rejected? (as&#xA;  what UgamyRain said before)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While Naruto was unconscious and Sakura’s healing him.. She said “you&#xA;  finally got it. Blockhead” (cause Naruto repeatedly said “Hinata”)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This only means one thing: Sakura knew that Naruto loved Hinata all&#xA;  along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sakura’s statement not only meant that Naruto finally understands&#xA;  Hinata’s feelings. Also, he understands &lt;B&gt;his own feelings&lt;/B&gt;. (Actually, the&#xA;  latter is more appropriate because of the context of the scene.&#xA;  Remember, Naruto kept repeating Hinata’s name, before Sakura said he&#xA;  finally got it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When/how did Naruto fall for Hinata? Well it is in the manga. I&#xA;  already explained that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Conclusion: the movie does not contradict the manga. It actually&#xA;  supported our theory before: Naruto had feelings for Hinata all along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also In the last part of your question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did Naruto figure out that Sakura was never going to fall in love with him and stopped liking her or did he stop liking her after being in that Genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Naruto: the Last&quot; there's a scene where Sakura explains this to Naruto. Sakura also helped Naruto to understand that he actually loves Hinata , not her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T06:20:18.980" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T06:20:18.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10063" CreationDate="2016-02-22T15:37:56.363" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;one of the members of the spriggan 12 has a thing sitting on their sholder that is about the same size but i don't know if it would be him.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kKIGK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kKIGK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22254" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T15:37:56.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29956" CreationDate="2016-02-22T16:54:57.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Stone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red Stones&lt;/a&gt; are created by solidifying what is known as Red Water. Red Water is comprised of a collection of other chemicals that can then be used in one's alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in essence, the users of Red Stones are not bypassing the law of equivalent exchange, they are merely incorporating the chemicals that comprise the stone into their alchemy as additional materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T18:53:41.133" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T18:53:41.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29956" CreationDate="2016-02-22T18:39:53.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this story line, a Red Stone does indeed have the power to bypass the natural laws of alchemy such as&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Stone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The requirement for transmutation circles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Law of Equivalent Exchange&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The required alchemical knowledge to perform alchemy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goal of alchemists was to find a way around the known laws of alchemy, which is why they had the goal of creating the Philosopher's Stone in the first place. Red Stones are a result of their efforts at such research and thus have similar capabilities as a true Philosopher's Stone. However, while they do not require human sacrifice, they are not as powerful and can cause adverse effects to the user in the form of rebound. An example of these rebounds is the effect on Cornello's arm when the Red Stone crumbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GlY0M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GlY0M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from Episode 2 2003: Alchemical rebound&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as your question about the birds, there has been a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/5480/17758&quot;&gt;similar question&lt;/a&gt; already asked here on stack exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important to note that the information I've provided is only relevant to the 2003 production. In the original manga, Red Stone is simply another name for a Philosopher's Stone, and the stone Cornello used crumbled because it had run out of souls. Ed believed it to be a fake because he was still under the impression that the Philosopher's Stone was a source of unlimited power&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Cornello&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T18:53:17.013" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19716" CreationDate="2016-02-22T21:03:30.283" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Best girl is also an old 50's term used to describe your girlfriend. AE&quot; Gee wiz Bob I was gonna ask Betty to be my best girl&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22259" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T21:03:30.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4701" CreationDate="2016-02-22T23:32:14.870" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought maybe another version of the six paths could have been the paths of Indra and ashura, madara  and hashirama, an naruta and sasuke  and the paths needed to create peace six people six paths of life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22263" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T23:32:14.870" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26105" CreationDate="2016-02-22T23:33:34.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we refer to bakaupdates, the anime covers the first volume but differs after that by taking elements of various volumes. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=119404&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=119404&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4368" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T23:33:34.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13155" CreationDate="2016-02-22T23:46:10.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theory going around that Lelouch isn't actually dead. (I don't know if you've heard of it or not but I'll explain it anyway.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The theory basically says that in the episode &quot;The Ragnarok Connection&quot; when Charles wraps his arm around Lelouch's neck and strangles him, he does so with his hand that holds his code. The theory states that in this moment, Lelouch stole Charles's code and this is how Charles died. As a result of taking the code, Lelouch becomes immortal and survives being stabbed by Suzaku. This is where the R2 comes into play. Because Lelouch is now supposedly immortal, he has a name like C2 and V2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22264" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T04:13:56.113" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T04:13:56.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29974" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-23T01:05:47.947" Score="7" ViewCount="33431" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've been wondering what Minato's teleportation kunai said, but I have found nothing. I can only recognize the first and second characters. The first one means Shinobi, and the second one means love. I can't understand the last two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is if anyone knows what Minato's kunai say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yIGbM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yIGbM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KmJ8v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KmJ8v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T23:30:00.100" LastActivityDate="2020-10-17T17:13:08.783" Title="What does Minato's teleportation kunai say?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29974" CreationDate="2016-02-23T01:58:55.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ninkaku Fuzetsu (忍覚符絶, Literally meaning: Endurance Awakening Talisman Absolute). I don't know, maybe that just his signature and didn't have anything to do with Hiraishin because Tobirama's seal is in different shape and they have same purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T03:47:44.097" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T03:47:44.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-23T06:49:06.593" Score="2" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song in &lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; episodes 11 and 12 when Bishamon fights? First, against Izanami in the underworld, and then against Kiun, the Thunder Dragon, immediately after rescuing Ebisu from a direct strike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22267" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T02:07:20.853" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T02:07:20.853" Title="What's the song when Bishamon fights in episodes 11 &amp; 12 of Aragoto?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30012" CreationDate="2016-02-23T09:05:46.600" Score="8" ViewCount="922" Body="&lt;p&gt;In case the question is not very clear, What I want to know is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What Dende or Kami must do as the Guardian of Earth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they have to &lt;em&gt;protect&lt;/em&gt; human being from &lt;em&gt;evil&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they have to create the dragon balls?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they have to hear and grant (if appropriate) any humans wish&#xA;(as the comment said they referenced as God)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they have to watch over every activity that people on earth do?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they don't have to create dragon balls, do they have to be from Namek?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aside from people safety, in what problems they may or must help humans &#xA;for fulfilling their job as Guardian of Earth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the question is what are their tasks as the Guardian of Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13932" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T04:20:54.493" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T04:47:52.950" Title="What are the Guardian of Earth's tasks in Dragon Ball series?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13266" CreationDate="2016-02-23T13:43:24.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tomoe knew that Kenshin was her fiance's assassin. She moved to Kyoto, desperate to find him. So we can assume that the rest of the family knew about Kenshin too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kenshin kills, he delivers the &quot;Tenshu&quot;, a signature for the crimes, that identifies the faction responsible for the murders. Kenshin's reputation among the Ishin Shishi and their ennemies was increasing (remember that the Shinsen Gumi has a physical description of him before actually meeting Kenshin). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Mr Yukishiro knows that his daughter's fiance was killed by the Ishin Shishi's assassin, and later on, that assassin became famously known has a man with red hair and 2 scars across his left cheek. Even if Kenshin's name was unknown to most, his appearance and skill was becoming a legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, how would he know about Tomoe's wedding? She wrote to Enishi, once they moved close to Ootsu. That is why Enishi meets them in the mountain (and he already knows that Kenshin is responsible for her fiance's death). We can assume that Tomoe's father learnt about her wedding from Enishi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Manga + the OVA Rurouni Kenshin Tsuioku Hen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18068" LastEditorUserId="18068" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T08:56:40.993" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T08:56:40.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29954" CreationDate="2016-02-23T14:25:29.460" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question cannot be answered with canonical information, since it is about a work in progress and the origin story is still shrouded in mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are several assumptions you are making:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That the series takes place in Earth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That even if it is not Earth, there are earth-like ethnics.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That what happened to several people happened to all the people, worldwide. Maybe the titan incident is just restricted to a small continent or a large island, and the rest of the world goes on their medieval life undaunted by the gross titans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That even if it is in the same Earth as ours, and the titans are worldwide, that It is set in a time where people from several ethnical groups have traveled worldwide, like way after the XIV - XV centuryies great navigations (Columbus, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Vasco da Gama, etc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, assuming there are a ethnical pallete in the world of Attack on Titan as broad as our Earth, several hypothesis can be raised:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asians were included for identification purposes. The target audience of a Japanese manga are Japanese people, so by &quot;placing&quot; them inside the fictional world, it raises identification and acceptance of the work. That is why almost all the 80's and 90's cartoons had a &quot;token kid&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The first king hand-picked the chosen ones for his walled kindom. He &lt;strong&gt;might have&lt;/strong&gt; intentionally left out the undesirables, as is shown that there is a heavy ethnical bias in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The setting is not futuristic. If I had to explain to a layman, I would say &quot;early steampunk&quot;. There are gas-powered gadgets, but they are cutting edge tech created on the pressure the survival drive puts on science. Definitely medieval. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4615/when-and-where-does-attack-on-titan-take-place&quot;&gt;This was already subject of a Q&amp;amp;A in this site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Just as Asians display special characteristics (as do other ethical groups) &lt;strong&gt;maybe&lt;/strong&gt; Africans had some anti-titanification powers or were immune to the Directive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But your guess is as good as mine. See the disclaimer on top.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T20:18:49.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29980" CreationDate="2016-02-23T15:18:02.563" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime and the manga the guardian of earth functions are more of a supervisors than actual defender (had to search up for this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They normaly report the state of the earth to one of the Kais. They don't directly mend with human activities and are more concerned with other tasks, like mantaining the varius portals that exist where they live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the rest of the questions regarding namekians:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No they don't have to be namekian, Kami was the first namekian Guardian, before he was named kami he was the nameless namekian. to become kami ( or the guardian), he had to cast out all the evil inside him that is what becomes piccolo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They don't create the dragonballs, they didn't existed until kami came to earth, because dragonballs are a namekian creation of a specific cast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dende became the new guardian after kami because kami fused with piccolo jr and the dragon balls stoped to work, dende is of the special cast of namekians that can create dragonballs, he even empowered them after restoring them making him able to grant two wishes instead of one&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Guardian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Guardian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14776" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T15:18:02.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29989" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29990" CreationDate="2016-02-23T17:08:35.353" Score="1" ViewCount="6384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime up to the Aizen battle and when Ichigo lost his powers. What chapter in the manga should I read from? (I don't want to watch the rest of the anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22275" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T05:44:25.777" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T05:44:25.777" Title="Where to read Bleach from after the Ichigo &amp; Aizen fight in the anime?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29989" CreationDate="2016-02-23T17:32:45.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually ended up finding this; in chapter 416, the battle with Aizen ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22275" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T03:13:47.267" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T03:13:47.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30005" CreationDate="2016-02-23T18:56:08.467" Score="11" ViewCount="2975" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, when Kirito was showing Klein the ropes of combat, the conversation goes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito: However, there is no magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Klein: An RPG without magic? That is a bold decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However later on in the show, Kirito visits Lizbeth's shop in &lt;em&gt;Temperature of the Heart.&lt;/em&gt;. Kirito is in shop for another sword, and shows Lizbeth his &lt;em&gt;Elucidator&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lizbeth responds with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Elucidator! This is the gnarliest &lt;strong&gt;magic&lt;/strong&gt; sword a person can get from a monster drop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If magic did not exist, how would there be a magic sword?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-10-30T18:04:11.157" Title="Was there truly no magic in Sword Art Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29997" CreationDate="2016-02-23T19:19:26.130" Score="6" ViewCount="1177" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=41342&amp;amp;show=0#msg3935177&quot;&gt;MAL discussion&lt;/a&gt; about episode 24 of Cowboy Bebop, the user &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/profile/merle_noir&quot;&gt;merle_noir&lt;/a&gt; posts that they have been to the Merlion seen in Faye's video: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Faye must be Singaporean... Wouldn't think the Merlion would be anywhere but there (in Singapore), and I even know/have been to the first Merlion she saw - the one in the video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real, visitable place? If so, what is the location?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T20:31:57.593" Title="Is the Merlion in Faye's childhood video a real location?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;&lt;tourism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-23T19:32:03.437" Score="1" ViewCount="348" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, how are Ed and Cornello able to make the statues move? How is that alchemy? Is it possible that the revived birds are under same process, i.e., they are just moving but not alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22241" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T20:05:08.653" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T20:05:08.653" Title="What's the deal with moving statues?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29993" CreationDate="2016-02-23T19:55:27.940" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Merlion&lt;/a&gt; is often associated with Singapore, so the extrapolation that Faye is Singaporean is reasonable.&lt;/strong&gt; However, the exact location of the Merlion in &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; is less immediately clear to a contemporary viewer not from Singapore. In the ep. 24 video where it appears, there is a waterfront, and a merlion at the end of a boardwalk. (Click images for bigger size.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bnn1m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bnn1mm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cowboy Bebop merlion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia, there are five &quot;official&quot; Merlion statues in Singapore; it seems reasonable to restrict my attention to these. &lt;strong&gt;The only one that could fit the merlion in &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; is the one in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yoursingapore.com/see-do-singapore/recreation-leisure/viewpoints/merlion-park.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Merlion Park&lt;/a&gt; which stands at the mouth of the Singapore River.&lt;/strong&gt; (The others do not have waterfront views.) The Merlion Park statue is also the oldest merlion statue in Singapore, and possibly the most famous one, so it's likely that this statue would have been chosen for reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0UER.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0UER.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Recent photograph of Merlion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One might notice that the location doesn't entirely match up. In Faye's video, there is nothing to the right of the boardwalk the Merlion is on, whereas in current images, there is a set of steps and no boardwalk. However, the position in Faye's video matches up with the &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; position of the Merlion. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20150813031942/http://www.davidandfamily.com/English/114sg15-river002.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) (The Merlion Park statue was moved in 2002 after construction affected the seafront views and the positioning relative to the Singapore River. Seeing that &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt; was produced in 1999, there is no reason for Faye's video to show the merlion in anything but its former location.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EExKc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EExKcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Merlion in former position.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T20:31:57.593" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T20:31:57.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30043" CreationDate="2016-02-23T22:04:01.037" Score="11" ViewCount="36339" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the One Piece series, several pirates seem to be based upon real life pirates. Some of which are quite obvious&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like Blackbeard &amp;amp; Whitebeard. These names combined would be the real name of Blackbeard, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Edward_Teach&quot;&gt;Edward Teach&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some are a bit less obvious, but still well known&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like Roronoa Zoro based on: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_l&amp;#39;Olonnais&quot;&gt;François l'Olonnais&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there more pirates in One Piece named after, or based upon real life pirates? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T20:01:35.223" LastActivityDate="2019-06-04T18:35:41.780" Title="How many characters are based on real life pirates?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29992" CreationDate="2016-02-23T22:04:05.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is indeed no magic in Sword Art Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your question, you're misunderstanding something important. Lizbeth doesn't say that. &#xA;She says that, &quot;out of all monsters drops, this sword is good enough to be considered in a maken (魔剣 cursed sword) class.&quot; which is like saying the sword is in a class of its own. She doesn't say anything about magic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T22:04:05.397" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30004" CreationDate="2016-02-23T22:28:36.450" Score="3" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Haru mentions that Takeshi has a interesting sense of naming. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I were wondering, is this only because he added the 'Ko' character to the name? Or is there a deeper, under-laying joke/reference made there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hQu9c.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hQu9c.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T00:26:22.053" Title="Why does Takeshi Yamamoto have a interesting naming sense?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30034" CreationDate="2016-02-23T22:36:00.233" Score="20" ViewCount="1582" Body="&lt;p&gt;If noticed it in several manga now. A extra page added in a fully covered overlay, usually followed by the identical page in either full color or normal colorless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They tend to be red(ish), blue or green. But I have seen a purple one a while ago as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are these pages included and where are they coming from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ucJ5k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ucJ5k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WssSp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WssSp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEYsk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEYsk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T22:45:38.070" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T15:58:48.553" Title="What are these color pages for?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29992" CreationDate="2016-02-24T00:22:31.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You misunderstood the context of Klein and Kirito's conversation. The line directly preceding what you quoted is very illuminating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kirito: I've heard there are an unlimited number of skills. However, there is no magic.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Klein: An RPG without magic? That's a pretty bold decision.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kirito: Isn't it more fun to move your body as you fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the conversation is about sword skills, Kirito is undoubtedly referring to magic spells, such as those that can be cast in Alfheim Online for such effects as healing and illusion. He doesn't mean that no magic exists in the world of Sword Art Online, just that there are no magic spells that players can use. As such, the existence of a sword classified as &quot;magic&quot; does not break this rule. Though since it has been noted that the magic sword may have just been translated wrong, I'll note a few other magic things in Sword Art Online: The floating castle, certain monsters, Silica's dragon, and the revival item may all be classified as magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T00:22:31.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30001" CreationDate="2016-02-24T00:26:22.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jirou is an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_(dog)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akita Inu&lt;/a&gt;, while Kojirou is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;swallow&lt;/a&gt;. They are named similarly because they are two halves of Yamamoto's Vongola Box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kojirou is named after the swordsman &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasaki_Kojir%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sasaki Kojirou&lt;/a&gt;, known as the rival of Miyamoto Musashi and for his &quot;Tsubame Gaeshi&quot; (Turning Swallow Cut) technique that is said to mimic the motion of a swallow's tail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jirou is probably named after &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tofugu.com/2012/08/02/notable-japanese-dogs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one of&lt;/a&gt; the two &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin_Husky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sakhalin Husky&lt;/a&gt; sled dogs that survived &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an ill-fated Japanese Polar expedition&lt;/a&gt;. While the breed is currently extinct, they are said to be one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanesedog.org/karafuto-ken-sakhalin-husky/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;precursors&lt;/a&gt; to the modern Akita Inu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two animal were not only named after figures of historical origin, but also share similarities to one another as they are both two parts of a whole. The &quot;ko&quot; in Kojirou means &quot;small/little.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T00:26:22.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29992" CreationDate="2016-02-24T00:40:04.143" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In SAO, there are no magical spells that players can cast. However, according to the light novel, SAO does have some magical items and aspects. Some of these items include gems which players could use to instantly teleport, heal or recover from poison. There is also the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Divine_Stone_of_Returning_Soul&quot;&gt;Divine Stone of Returning Soul&lt;/a&gt; that revives a fallen player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pinRG.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pinRG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from the anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This text and the following quotes are taken from the second volume of the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The few magic items in this world where  had been excluded were all shaped like gems. Blue was for instant teleportation, pink for recovering HP, green for antidotes, and so on. They were all convenient items that produced instant effects, but they were also expensive. So in most cases people used cheaper items such as slow-acting potions after running away from a fight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain parts of the game could also be considered magical such as the teleportation gates used to move between floors, and the alters found in churches. These altars would allow a player to bless their weapons when facing undead opponents. Also, if a player was cursed they could use the altar to remove the debuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was the unmistakable mark of a church, of which at least one exists in every town. And through the altar inside, tasks such as removing the attack unique to monsters, «Curse», and the blessing of weapons to go up against undead monsters with, were possible. In SAO, where magic-based components barely exist, it could be considered a most mysterious place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Elucidator, the light novel describes this as a demon sword, not a magic sword. However, both the English sub and dub refer to it as a magic sword. As discussed in the comments, I believe this is an error in translation. So there are no magical weapons in SAO, but they do seem to have other forms of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYngs.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYngs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from the anime of the &amp;quot;magic sword&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One is «Player made», which meant weapons made by us blacksmiths. The other included weapons that one gained from adventuring as «Monster drops». Needless to say, blacksmiths don't like drop weapons all that much. I couldn't even begin to count all the names like 'Unnamed' or 'No brand' that were given to them.&#xA;  But this sword seemed to be a very rare item amongst monster drops. If you compared the average quality of player-made weapons and monster drops, the former was better. But once in a while, «Demon Swords» such as this one appeared— that was what I heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T01:03:13.840" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T01:03:13.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29927" CreationDate="2016-02-24T01:48:46.737" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, at around 12 minutes, Light explains that the name Kira was taken from the English word &quot;killer&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KG921.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KG921.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from the anime: Ryuk and Light: &amp;quot;Kira taken from the english word &amp;#39;Killer&amp;#39;&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T03:11:27.173" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T03:11:27.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19281" CreationDate="2016-02-24T01:57:04.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that he lied in that scene because he wanted to get all the hate towards him. He must've did that to make betas not receive so much hate. But, he could have meant he leveled up wayyyy higher then other betas. Though I still think he did that to make the betas receive less hate and not to brag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22281" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T01:57:04.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30011" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-24T04:36:15.527" Score="3" ViewCount="1004" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've finished watching the Anime's First Season and I noticed that every episode in the anime has different ending themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Heaven%27s_Lost_Property_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list of episodes&lt;/a&gt;. Heaven's lost property has different ending sequences and different ending themes for a 12-episode series anime. Is there a significant reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T23:24:08.793" Title="Why does Sora no otoshimono have different ending themes per episode?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29980" CreationDate="2016-02-24T04:47:52.950" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Guardian&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; site,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guardian (神様, Kami-sama; lit. &amp;quot;God&amp;quot;) is the title given to the individual protectors of planets in the Dragon Ball series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite their names, the Guardians' role is closer to that of an overseer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Guardian of Earth (I will be using GE as an abbreviation), Kami or Dende have to protect the human beings from evil. A few examples being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kami training Goku during the Piccolo Jr. Saga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kami training the other Z Warriors during the Saiyan Saga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kami and Mr. Popo spreading the Sacred Water throughout the entire world using the Seven Air Currents located inside Kami's Lookout in order to cure the Earthlings from the effects of Garlic Jr.'s Black Water Mist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To expand a bit more on their job,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guardians have an indirect reporting relationship to one of the Kais (in the case of the Guardian of Earth, this is King Kai).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way of looking at this is that Guardians are more supervisors than they are managers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have many of the powers associated with Gods, including the ability to see and sense events around the world, to travel to and guide souls to Other World, and to be a general protector of the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This concludes the tasks of the GE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your other questions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The GE doesn't necessarily have to be from Namek. The reference being that&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kami was the first Namekian GE.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kami asks Goku to replace him as the GE after the World Martial Arts Tournament in Piccolo Jr. Saga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the GE doesn't have to be Namekian, they don't have to create the dragon balls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They do grant human wishes if they are appropriate. An example being when he gave a new life to Shenron on Goku's demand after he was destroyed by King Piccolo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this answers all your questions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T04:47:52.950" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29999" CreationDate="2016-02-24T11:30:18.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well this list is not comprehensive but will be covering most of the famous pirates including most of the supernovas and the worst generation. All data is sourced for the One Piece Wikia and the various SBS answered by Oda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yorki, the Rumbar Pirates Captain is based on Calico Jack.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alvida, the Alvida Pirates Captain is based on the pirate Awilda.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thatch, the 4th Division Commander, Whitebeard Pirates' name is based on Edward Thatch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte &quot;Big Mom&quot; Linlin, Yonku and Captain of the Big Mom Pirates is based on the pirate Charlotte Badger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scratchmen Apoo, the On Air Pirates Captain is based on the chinese pirate Chui A-poo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Basil Hawkins, the Hawkin Pirates Captain's name is based on two pirates. His given name came from Basil Ringrose, while his surname came from John Hawkins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Urouge, the Fallen Monk Pirates' captain is based on Oruç Reis.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;X Drake, the Drake Pirates Captain is based on the pirate Sir Francis Drake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jewelry Bonney, the Bonney Pirates captain is based on the pirate Anne Bonny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be more but these were all I could find. Blackbeard and Whitebeard share their names with the pirate and are based on the pirate Edward Teach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20592" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:30:18.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13927" CreationDate="2016-02-24T14:54:19.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to add to the already given answer. From the wiki page of Space Time Ninjutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It appears that each specific space-time technique has its own unique&#xA;  dimensional void that other techniques cannot normally access.[5]&#xA;  However, a user can synchronise their respective dimension with the&#xA;  other one to gain access to it. To achieve this feat, however,&#xA;  requires an enormous amount of chakra.[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LINK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T14:54:19.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30019" CreationDate="2016-02-24T15:01:38.940" Score="2" ViewCount="18534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I distinctly remember that scene from the anime where Naruto has just learned to control the Nine Tail's chakra. He immediately senses Kisame hiding in the sword and goes on to teleport to him and give him a good punch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has it ever been explained how he suddenly knows how to use this jutsu? Is it maybe just the body flicker technique that was taken to new heights because he now has all this extra chakra or is it the teleportation jutsu in the same vain his father used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2020-03-23T23:30:42.337" Title="How did Naruto learn the Teleportation Jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30018" CreationDate="2016-02-24T15:34:29.073" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Nine-Tails&amp;#39;_Chakra,_Freed!!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 505&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto Uzumaki completes his training of gaining the Nine-Tails'&#xA;  chakra inside of him. Before Yamato, Naruto, and Killer B leave,&#xA;  Naruto senses Kisame Hoshigaki inside Samehada. Samehada springs into&#xA;  action but Naruto used his right hand to smash Kisame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no way that Naruto has used teleportation technique. But when someone does jinchūriki transformation, then according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The user's physical abilities are enhanced while the mode is active,&#xA;  with greater enhancements coming from using more of the Nine-Tails'&#xA;  chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by simply doing a jinchūriki transformation, I don't think he will be able to teleport all of a sudden, and there is also nothing in wiki which states that he was able to do teleportation. &lt;strong&gt;So it was his greater speed!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T18:56:30.450" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T18:56:30.450" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-24T20:24:11.740" Score="2" ViewCount="714" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reviewing my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/29942/17758&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; about how the killer got on the roof and it suddenly struck me how weird the scene I posted in that question was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it is again for reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jUHvp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jUHvp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; Picture from Episode 3: Magata returning from the roof&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, we see Yamane introducing Miki to her own aunt. We later find out that Miki was actually Dr. Magata. Did Dr. Magata really have a sister, or not? I ask because I find that it's weird that the Aunt would not know her niece, or at least know if her brother/sister had children. It also seems weird that they would not have met. I remember that while Dr. Magata was acting as Miki she told Professor Saikawa that she was raised in America, away from Dr. Magata. However, even that sounds strange as Dr. Magata's parents were not separated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it seems ever more odd if she &lt;em&gt;didn't&lt;/em&gt; have a sister, because that would mean the aunt should have known right away that Miki was an imposter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T15:44:42.910" Title="Did Magata Shiki have a sister?" Tags="&lt;subete-ga-f-ni-naru&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29202" CreationDate="2016-02-24T21:26:09.650" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The kamehameha is made of plasma. Plasma is the fourth state of matter that is an ionized gas that is created when a gas gets heated(sometimes by electricity). Now all living things have an electrical charge. The user of the kamehameha (or any other ki based atk), is using that electric charge to heat the gas around them causing the blast. The gas is extremely hot so it can destroy objects, like in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look up plasma on Wikipedia &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22291" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T21:26:09.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29860" CreationDate="2016-02-24T23:24:55.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that there is little to no major plot differences, with 1 of the 7 story arcs being anime exclusive. However, there are 15 characters exclusive to the anime and 1 area that is exclusive to the anime. Considering that you claim to be at the 2nd Large Scale Invasion part (lasts episodes 22-38 and chapters 44-85), assuming that the second part is halfway through the large scale invasion arc, then you would be around episode 30, doing a simple ratio calculation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;(16 / 2) + 22 episodes = (42 / 2) + 44 chapters;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you would probably be around Chapter 65 in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Further Reading:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldtrigger.wikia.com/wiki/Story_Arcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s an article on the Story Arcs&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trigger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s a general article about World Trigger on Wikipedia&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22265" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T05:32:31.820" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T05:32:31.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30051" CreationDate="2016-02-25T05:46:54.943" Score="2" ViewCount="983" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is found in episode 17 of Parasyte -the maxim- at 6:35 when a homicidal parasyte says 'one of us has died'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song is also found in episode 16 of Parasyte -the maxim- at 10:54 when Migi says 'shit' and Shinichi says 'no way'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22297" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T19:02:42.943" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T11:48:18.510" Title="What is the name of the fast organ song in Parasyte -the maxim- ep17 at 6:35?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29942" CreationDate="2016-02-25T07:47:43.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;[spoiler] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He was already stabbed by the time Nishinosono and Professor Saikawa greeted the Director and Miki. The Director already has a knife stabbed at his back and he's acting like nothing is happening while talking to Nishinosono. This was shown on the latter episodes of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22300" LastEditorUserId="22300" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T08:40:13.563" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T08:40:13.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30002" CreationDate="2016-02-25T08:22:24.167" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;These pages are using &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.visiondesign.com/printing-cmyk-vs-spot-color/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;spot coloring&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This type of printing consists of printing with 1 or more pre-mixed colors (generally 1, 2 or 3 colors at once). Spot printing uses a color system of solid, premixed colors known as Pantone colors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on that page, the benefits of spot coloring are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When using spot printing, colors are more accurate because you have already determined the color by its specific Pantone number. Since the ink is not being mixed, that color will never change from one print run to the next. For example: a Pantone 186 Red will always be 186 Red. Some colors, such as metallics and fluorescents, are only available as spot colors—the same color and effect can’t be achieved using 4-color process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spot color is generally more economical if printing is kept to 3 colors or less.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is nowhere explicitly mentioned why spot coloring is used for manga. However, it can be said that they're used as an eye-catcher. Usually single spot color pages are used to make the publication feel more colorful but not pay the full price of colored pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Japan, where Manga are published in magazines, such pages serve the purpose of catching the attention of the reader without costing the publisher as much money as it would have cost to publish a full-colored page and nor the artist/mangaka extra time to color each part of the page separately.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T08:22:24.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27894" CreationDate="2016-02-25T09:12:02.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might looking for City hunter 2 episode 30 (&quot;Ryo, Please Be Deceived: Present to a girl from Saeko&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I Hope this is the episode you looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT : I have removed video link as it was not legal to add it in comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22157" LastEditorUserId="22157" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T09:32:23.673" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T09:32:23.673" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T11:37:07.043" Score="0" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't fully understand the way Stigmata works and how compatibility rate factors into all of it. Granted, I am only on chapter 25. Does the number of Stigmata determine how powerful the Pandora is? This seemed to be the case at the start of the manga, where it was stated that 6 is &quot;elite&quot; level and how all the characters emphasize how Kazuha had 20. But then, we see Rana and Satellizer being able to defeat third-years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that Chiffon only has 4, but then you have Rana who has 6. Why is the former regarded as stronger if she has less? Is it possible for someone with 1 Stigmata to be stronger than someone with 5? Also, how does the compatibility rate factor into all of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was hoping someone could just clear this up for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22302" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:59:58.507" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:59:58.507" Title="How do Stigmatas and compatibility rate determine how powerful a Pandora is?" Tags="&lt;freezing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T13:03:56.983" Score="2" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5cuc8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5cuc8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nQmSL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nQmSL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much and how did Itachi Uchihaa's personality change after the massacre?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21043" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T19:02:10.097" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T19:02:10.097" Title="Change in Itachi's personality" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-25T17:26:08.853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29999" CreationDate="2016-02-25T14:08:09.040" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of known references to actual pirates used in One Piece (most of which are just borrows names) as mentioned on various sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alvida - Awilda&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVu5N.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVu5N.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh9oo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh9oo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bartolomeo - Bartholomew Roberts &quot;Black Bart&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7yP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7yP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpCKb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpCKb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Basil Hawkins - John Hawkins&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t206Z.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t206Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjD0q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjD0q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bellamy - Samuel Bellamy &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y02Rq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y02Rq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzIMl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzIMl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackbeard - Edward Teach &quot;Blackbeard&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVE6J.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVE6J.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lafBz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lafBz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cavendish - Thomas Cavendish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOGaA.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOGaA.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00JwV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00JwV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) - Charlotte Badger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oiWjc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oiWjc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oQ4p.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oQ4p.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eustass Kid - William &quot;Captain&quot; Kidd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xu6Nq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xu6Nq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t10Du.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t10Du.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gol D Roger - Olivier Levasseur:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/twxx0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/twxx0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jewelry Bonney - Anne Bonny &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E05xt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E05xt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dq42.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dq42.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lafitte - Jean Lafitte:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmdYw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmdYw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdHjX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdHjX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roronoa Zoro - François l'Olonnais&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VMQW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VMQW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGKEO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGKEO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scratchmen Apoo - Chui A-poo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAG7A.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAG7A.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9qjx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9qjx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Silvers Rayleigh - Sir Walter Raleigh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxRcN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxRcN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgFhf.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgFhf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thatch - Edward Thatch&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lkHR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lkHR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcTzx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcTzx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Urouge - Oruç Reis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5cPP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5cPP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvVo7.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvVo7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;X Drake - Sir Francis Drake:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6AAa.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6AAa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pxusk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pxusk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yorki - Calico Jack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyslx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyslx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7swO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7swO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zeff - &quot;Red Legs&quot; Greaves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmnDt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmnDt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWyMB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWyMB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although these are the references to actual pirates which was intended by Oda, there are also coincidental lookalikes to real life people which has been mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://buzzotaku.com/2014-04/one-piece-real-life.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this BuzzOtaku article.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T18:39:16.987" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T18:39:16.987" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29090" CreationDate="2016-02-25T14:59:04.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only character which can be considered an actual Slider (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_being&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_being&lt;/a&gt;), albeit temporarily, is Kyon. He was the only character (an actual person, rather than a temporal construct made by Haruhi as Yasumi was) who experienced first hand existing in two different dimensions during the events of the 4th novel(the disappearance of haruhi suzumiya). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T14:59:04.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21535" CreationDate="2016-02-25T19:10:34.997" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 664, Urahara was finally forced to use his Bankai. This happens on the final page of the chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It summons a giant person: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ToyZn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ToyZn.png&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of last page from chapter 664 of Bleach&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 665, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Urahara reveals that his Bankai has the power to restructure anything it touches: &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vrb7q.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vrb7q.png&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from Bleach Chapter 665&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As can be seen in the above picture where his eyes are being stitched up, Urahara is also able to utilize this ability on himself to heal wounds. Considering the ability of his Bankai, it's easy to understand why he didn't use it to train Chad when Chad needed to fight against a Bankai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T00:27:37.503" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T00:27:37.503" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30031" CreationDate="2016-02-25T20:17:29.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for would be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGy45tGyDCA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Full Moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/19592/pratyush-manocha&quot;&gt;Pratyush&lt;/a&gt; mentions in the comments, it is available on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/53967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;special track cd&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T11:48:18.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22249" CreationDate="2016-02-25T21:41:21.300" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything in this answer takes place after Shippuden ends and should be considered a spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/a&gt; Sarada is unsure of who her real mother is after finding a picture of Sasuke with Karin. Since Sarada had never meet her father she follows Naruto to meet Sasuke and find out the truth about her biological mother. When she meets Sasuke he says that its nothing to do with her and leaves it at that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yhMhC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yhMhC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Gaiden: Manga image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in Orochimaru's hideout Sarada ask Suigetsu about Karin to see if she was there in the hideout or if he knew who her real mother is. Suigetsu did know the answer but remembered that Karin had an umbilical cord in her desk. Suigetsu thought it was from Karin's birth. He then did a mouth swab on Sarada and preformed a DNA test. The test was a positive match. This leave Sarada to think that Karin is he biological mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eN1Y1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eN1Y1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Gaiden: Manga image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is later revealed that Karin could not be Sarada's mother because she was the one who delivered her. Karin tells Suigetsui that the umbilical cord he tested was Sakura's and that she was Saradas biological mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jdN99.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jdN99.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Gaiden: Manga image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T03:09:51.530" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T03:09:51.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30039" CreationDate="2016-02-25T21:57:20.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30039/how-do-stigmatas-and-catability-rate-determine-how-powerful-a-pandora-is#comment41822_30039&quot;&gt;Eumel&lt;/a&gt; said in his comment, you should just keep reading. This answer will contain several spoilers and most likely will spoil a lot of the plot. So you have been warned &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(scroll down to the TL:DNS; if you want a practical answer without spoilers)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To properly understand how &lt;code&gt;stigma's&lt;/code&gt; work, you will first have to understand what the &lt;code&gt;stigma's&lt;/code&gt; are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Stigma's are pieces of Nova's, either obtain directly from a Nova 's core, or from the original Nova Maria Lancelot. They are known for their urging signals of destroying everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The so called 'Compatibility' determines how much of the 'power' stored within the stigma can be used by the Pandora. Theoretically speaking this means that somebody with 10 stigma's with a bad compatibility could be weaker then somebody with 1 or 2 stigma's with a strong compatibility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the world of freezing stigmas are not limited to just one type:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Besides regular stigma there are also the &lt;code&gt;heroic stigma&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;A stigmatic body&lt;/code&gt;, the &lt;code&gt;Type-Maria Stigmata&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;injection stigmata: plasma form&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;legendary Stigmata&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Plasma Stigmata&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Legendary Stigmata System&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each and every one of these have their own pro's cons. And even though compatibility still plays a huge role, the type of stigma also does. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;TL;DNS:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it possible for someone with 1 stigmata to be stronger than someone with 5. This can be due to a person having a different type of stigmata, or significant better compatibility with the stigmata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T22:32:12.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T23:15:55.993" Score="11" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they are explaining Dimension W, it is represented as the negative side of the X axis. Why is Dimension W negative X? Is it not really it's own dimension?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n3uZP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n3uZP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from Dimension W anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T08:01:42.333" Title="Why is Dimension W negative X?" Tags="&lt;dimension-w&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2219" CreationDate="2016-02-25T23:39:48.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way I understand it, is that the vampires in the Hellsing series (at least Alucard and Seras) have a third eye. This allows them to see things far better than a human. Perhaps Alucard has multiple &quot;third eyes&quot; that make him able to see attacks coming from every where. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's kinda like how people say that mom's can see from the back of their heads. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22315" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T23:39:48.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30068" CreationDate="2016-02-26T16:34:52.533" Score="6" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, nostalgia kind of hit me with a force of a thousand suns and I can't stop my brain from remembering anime I've watched when I was a kid. I've pretty much remembered 90% of what I've seen, but this one anime my brain keeps taunting me with, I just can't recall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things I remember about this anime is the fact that kids had been transported to another world. The reason for this I can't remember exactly, but it had to do with searching for a specific type of girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember a boy and a girl being sucked up in that world. The boy in another part of that alternate world, I think knew kendo since I remember him calling out &quot;men&quot; when he was ordered to plow a field. I also remember a scene which had him stuck in a hole and someone threw his gruel of food in the floor. He still ate it even when it was mixed with the earth so he can keep his strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl I remember because of her circumstance. She was taken to that alternate world because she was mistaken for the girl people were searching for. I remember her being given to men in their army when they realized she was not. She was traumatized after an encounter with a large bulky army soldier while another soldier seemed to fall in love with her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a desert setting (and I think most of the world was desert?) as I remember the girl wading through sand when she escaped. She was hoping to die there in the desert, but someone found her. Later, she finds that she is pregnant and at the end she meets the man who fell for her. He saved her in the end, but I can't remember how or from what. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this anime in AXN and I think it was either a movie or an OVA (because I can't remember seeing a lot of episodes of it at all). It was in my early years, so it may range from 1998-2004.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, that's all that I can recall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be much help if anyone can figure out what anime this is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22326" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:15:05.703" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:15:05.703" Title="Nostalgia Hit Me - But What Anime Is This That Takes Place In An Alternate World That Is Mostly Deserts?" Tags="&lt;ima-soko-ni-iru-boku&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:23:23.470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30067" CreationDate="2016-02-26T17:58:09.453" Score="4" Body="&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/160/Ima_Soko_ni_Iru_Boku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Now and Then, Here and There&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qSl8G.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qSl8Gm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nostalgia&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our protagonist, Shuu, isn't very adept at kendo as he only knows how to charge at his opponent and face them straight on. He accidentally gets transported with Lala-Ru (pictured above) and her pursuers to an alternate world that is mostly deserts. Lala-Ru is much sought after in this desolate world for her powers; previously, Hamdo's soldiers mistook Sara for Lala-Ru and abducted her to this world also. Let's just say Sara has to bear with much hardship and eventually&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; bear a child of a rapist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NTHT is a 13-episode TV series broadcasted in 1999-2000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T17:58:09.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-26T19:14:41.977" Score="2" ViewCount="10347" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ARHu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ARHu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K5HE3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K5HE3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are Tareme and Tsurime eyes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18661" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-02-26T19:33:34.700" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T19:33:34.700" Title="What are Tsurime Eyes and Tareme Eyes? Why do the characters have them?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30069" CreationDate="2016-02-26T19:32:00.067" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read about them in detail on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsurime Eyes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;          &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/14m1F.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/14m1F.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A particular style of drawing eyes in manga and anime where the outer corners slant upwards, ending in a distinct sharp point, used in contrast to the traditional Moe soft drooping style, Tareme. Tsurime symbolizes strong will, arrogance, or pride in a character. Most noticeable in female designs (since it plays against the stereotype) and is commonly an attribute of Tsunderes, Kuuderes and particularly Badass Action Girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tareme Eyes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;          &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F4sYS.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F4sYS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A style in anime and manga of drawing eyes where they droop or sag at the corners. Typically, a Moe character will have those definitive, sympathy-magnet Puppy-Dog Eyes. It generally represents a kind, quiet, sad, fragile or otherwise soft person. Only really notable if there are more than a handful of characters that are drawn without them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can make out, Tsurime eyes are the opposite of Tareme eyes. As for &amp;quot;why&amp;quot; the characters have it, it's a symbolization used to depict their characteristics which is easily understood by a regular anime watcher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T19:32:00.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-26T22:50:01.497" Score="4" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;In movie 3, Aozaki is staring out the window and talking to herself after Shiki leaves. Who is she talking about when she says Ryougi, since she already called Shiki by name in the same sentence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Touko Aozaki&lt;/strong&gt;: Shiki might end up being killed instead if she goes alone, Ryougi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens at around 27:55.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T17:08:09.160" Title="Who was Aozaki talking about when she said Ryougi?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21930" CreationDate="2016-02-27T01:09:38.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwbumEwFao0&amp;amp;list=PLHvpnzuBCCqakfbrG05pNPv95eJHhtS47&amp;amp;index=15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surechigai&lt;/a&gt;, as composed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuharu_Takanashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takanashi Yasuharu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was included in the Seto no Hanayome Vol.3 - Bonus BGM OST 2 album as the 8th track. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/set-no-hanayome&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;set-no-hanayome&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;set-no-hanayome&lt;/a&gt;'s albums are for sale on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&amp;amp;field-keywords=Seto+no+Hanayome+album&amp;amp;rh=n%3A229816%2Ck%3ASeto+no+Hanayome+album&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt; So you most likely will be able to find it on there as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T01:09:38.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T04:44:28.147" Score="3" ViewCount="761" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching episode 20 and my friend said that they cut a lot of stuff out in the scene with Sugawara and Sherry. Could someone provide the details of what was left out from this scene in the anime adaptation? In other words, what drove Sugawara to finally give in to Sherry, where in the previous episode he was giving her the cold shoulder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T07:18:10.987" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T07:18:10.987" Title="What was left out in the anime adaptation of Sugawara announcing that Sherry is his future wife?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44397" CreationDate="2016-02-27T09:44:48.783" Score="5" ViewCount="735" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy X&lt;/em&gt; when Yuna's party is going though the old Blitzball Stadium in Zanarkand they see a memory of a mother hinting for her child to choose her to become the Final Aeon. then we see a young Seymour crying saying he doesn't want her to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the Baaj Temple (where Tidas first awoke in Spira and met Rikku) is a Fayth which is revealed to be Seymour's mother who choose to become the Aeon Anima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is Anima a Final Aeon? If so why didn't Seymour fight Sin? if not then what happened in Zanarkand that prevented her becoming the Final Aeon but instead a regular Aeon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T10:53:00.947" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T00:40:42.983" Title="Is Anima a Final Aeon?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23480" CreationDate="2016-02-27T11:49:18.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Gintoki is 33, in episode 251? (the Kotatsu episode) of the anime, Gin states that after 6 years of the anime playing he is mentally almost 40. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22339" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T11:49:18.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30083" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30084" CreationDate="2016-02-27T13:14:40.203" Score="1" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7: Civil War Brewing, we are introduced to Dandy 2 Men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;Man of Conviction: Brutus&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z7Wpsm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z7Wpsm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Unexpected King of Comedy: Molière:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sdwDnm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sdwDnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm familiar with the character of Brutus, but not Molière.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these real life statues, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28841/what-are-the-original-sculptures-of-the-sekko-boys&quot;&gt;like those of the Sekko boys?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T13:56:20.047" Title="What statues are Dandy2Men based off of?" Tags="&lt;sekko-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30083" CreationDate="2016-02-27T13:56:20.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Junius_Brutus_the_Younger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brutus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marcus Junius Brutus was a politician of the late Roman Republic. He is best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutus_%28Michelangelo%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This bust&lt;/a&gt; as created by Michelangelo and can be found in the Bargello museum in Florence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mtL93m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mtL93m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Molière&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Molière is a french playwriter. He is famous in France for his pieces of theatre he wrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, Molière &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; really famous in France. We sometimes use the expression &quot;&lt;em&gt;The Molière's tongue&lt;/em&gt;&quot; to refer to the French langage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The statue of Sekko Boys is based on a real-life statue, which can be found at the Louvre, in France.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k00aJm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k00aJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T13:56:20.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30085" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30642" CreationDate="2016-02-27T17:59:55.437" Score="1" ViewCount="3181" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see that at the end of Boruto:Naruto the Movie,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Boruto defeats the enemy by hitting him with what it seems a Chōōdama Rasengan (IMHO it looks larger than a Chōōdama Rasengan). I think Naruto infused some of his chakra in Boruto's jutsu to make it that big.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see it took time for Jiraiya and Naruto to master the Rasengan, and Naruto was actually the only one to take it to the next level by adding his wind chakra (at the time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how can Boruto handle this large amount of chakra? Yes everyone says that Boruto can easily beat Naruto if you compare them at the same genin stage of their lives, but that doesn't mean Boruto is trained to manipulate such an insane amount of chakra. How was he able to pull it off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22312" LastEditorUserId="22312" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T03:15:03.747" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T20:14:36.010" Title="How can Boruto handle a Chōōdama Rasengan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20549" CreationDate="2016-02-27T18:43:10.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your first question, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt; What do we know about Shirou's biological parents/grandparents/etc.? Do we even know anything at all? &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to say that there has been no information released regarding it in the anime/manga/visual novel/games/wikia site. However, there is this piece of information on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shirou_Emiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ten years before the start of Fate/stay night, Shirou was an ordinary boy living with his parents in Shinto. The great fire caused by the contents of the Holy Grail spilling out at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War killed both his parents and left him mortally wounded within the blaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we do know that his biological parents died during the Fourth Holy Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your second question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Understanding why Shirou can perform magecraft despite presumably having had non-mage parents.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shirou_Emiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia site&lt;/a&gt; states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shirou persistently asked Kiritsugu to teach him Magecraft. Kiritsugu eventually complied even though he disapproved of Shirou's desire to learn his craft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why Shirou Emiya can perform magecraft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your third question, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;He seems to never say anything about his parents.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I can say that there is no definitive answer to this question owing to the fact that there is no reference to this in any of the aforementioned media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T18:43:10.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30090" CreationDate="2016-02-27T19:37:20.257" Score="7" ViewCount="928" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, &lt;a href=&quot;http://readms.com/r/one_piece/817/3248/18&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 817: Raizou of the Mist&lt;/a&gt;, there's a scene right after Luffy and his crew first encounter Raizou, where they all start asking him to perform some stereotypical ninja techniques. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, many different characters have requests that mostly parallel Naruto and old Japanese lore, seen in this panel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WvikC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WvikC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro asks for a different request, asking that the ninja &quot;hide in the ceiling and get pierced by a spear&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xO57O.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xO57O.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the part I'm most confused about; what kind of reference is Zoro making when he asks for the ninja to hide in the ceiling and get pierced by a spear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T23:06:30.067" Title="Asking a ninja to hide in the ceiling and get pierced by a spear?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30087" CreationDate="2016-02-27T20:34:57.680" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=MuNLyoXB-8oC&amp;amp;lpg=PA142&amp;amp;ots=MYzxAuD2B6&amp;amp;dq=ninja%20ceiling%20spear&amp;amp;pg=PA143#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%20spear&amp;amp;f=false&quot;&gt;common trope&lt;/a&gt; in period dramas involving samurais and ninjas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see, when ninjas hide under floors or in attics, they need to be wary of spears and swords from samurai. It's routine in many dramas to stab the ceiling and walls to check for concealed ninja. If you stab and get blood, you got your ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=tnE8CgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;lpg=PT235&amp;amp;ots=bSSPbnYPnr&amp;amp;dq=ninja%20ceiling%20spear&amp;amp;pg=PT235#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=ninja%20ceiling%20spear&amp;amp;f=false&quot;&gt;well-known story&lt;/a&gt; is of a figure called 穴九右衛門 (&quot;Hole&quot; Kuemon). Kuemon was a ninja sent to assassinate the Lord of a castle. In the process of infiltrating, he got stabbed in the head by a spear and almost got caught. However, he was able to lie still, wipe the blood off, and await another opportunity. Eventually, he succeeded and he returned with a scar on his head, earning him the moniker &quot;穴&quot; (hole). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T23:06:30.067" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T23:06:30.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T22:07:58.290" Score="6" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that I only ever hear Ranta talking about getting the vice from a monster's kill. I understand that by getting these he is able to level up special skills related to his demon. Are Dark Knights the only class able to acquire vices?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T22:35:57.750" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T20:01:30.183" Title="Do only Dark Knights acquire vices?" Tags="&lt;hai-to-gensou-no-grimgar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30092" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T23:51:25.960" Score="3" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a Crunchyroll &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-press-release/2016/02/19/combining-two-fan-favorite-brands-loot-anime-partners-with-crunchyroll&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Press Release&lt;/a&gt;, Loot Crate and Crunchyroll are partnering to provide a better anime themed loot crate. This service will be the replacement for the current Loot Crate anime crate and will feature current products from shows that are streaming on Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Press Release (emphasis my own):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Existing Loot Anime subscribers will see no change in price or frequency, but they can now look forward to even better content, &lt;strong&gt;exclusive access to Crunchyroll content and more&lt;/strong&gt;. With packages starting at $22.95 per month, Loot Anime’s subscription price will remain the same. Every crate is valued at over $60, making this the most cost effective way for fans to enjoy a diverse mix of premium anime products.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this partnership mean that Loot Crate subscribers will have access to the Crunchyroll premium streaming service?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T23:51:25.960" Title="Does the new LootAnime-Crunchyroll partnership mean that Loot Crate subscribers will get Crunchyroll memberships?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T01:41:26.620" Score="1" ViewCount="2667" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first movie of the series, Digimon Adventure tri. Saikai was released on 2015-11-21, with a retail release of 2015-12-18. This movie consisted of 4 episodes, and is the first part of a 6-movie (or 24 episode) series&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-06/digimon-adventure-tri-is-6-part-theatrical-anime-with-new-cast/.87876&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to an Anime News Network &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-11-22/digimon-adventure-tri.s-2nd-film-to-open-on-march-12/.95659&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;, the second part of the series of movies will premier on 2016-03-12 in Japanese theaters; they also list the Crunchyroll release as March 2016. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, I had heard that these movies will be released once a year for 6 years. However, that would make the final chapter have a release date of 2021. Is there any information regarding the schedule of release for this series of movies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T03:08:26.957" Title="What is the release schedule of the Digimon Adventure tri. movies?" Tags="&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30085" CreationDate="2016-02-28T03:29:23.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me quote these lines from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rasengan does not require hand seals to perform. Once it is&#xA;  formed, it also does not require any additional chakra to sustain it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it doesn't require any additional chakra to sustain it (so I guess once it is formed it can be used by another person, too), but that doesn't also mean that it will not be difficult; it will be difficult to handle that chakra and to perfectly balance it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of Boruto's Rasengan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though Boruto's Rasengan is initially much smaller, he subconsciously&#xA;  applies wind-natured chakra to it, enabling him to hurl the&#xA;  Rasengan across distances. While it loses its physical form shortly&#xA;  after bring thrown, the wind and force continue on-course unseen,&#xA;  tricking the opponent to let their guard down as sufficient damage is&#xA;  inflicted when it makes contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, Boruto really tried hard to achieve this stage so there is no doubt that he won't be able to handle Rasengan. But there is one more point to note: Boruto subconsciously applies wind-natured chakra to his Rasengan which perfectly defines that he was able to create Rasengan with that much power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the movie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto is impressed that Boruto was able to learn the Rasengan and,&#xA;  still unable to move, adds his own chakra to Boruto's Rasengan, making&#xA;  it gigantic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Naruto simply added his own chakra to make that Rasengan much bigger. Since Boruto also learns how to perform Rasengan while training from Konohamaru Sarutobi after extensive practice then that's why he was able to handle Bigger Rasengan. (Note: that it was his own Rasengan but in bigger size than the usual one.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Boruto Uzumaki's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, there is nothing mentioned about Choodama Rasengan (also in movie) in the Jutsu section, so according to the given information, we must accept the fact that it was not a Choodama Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T20:14:36.010" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T20:14:36.010" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T04:08:10.447" Score="1" ViewCount="9211" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just got into Naruto a few months ago and have been binge-watching my way through the entire series. I watch some subbed anime but after watching so many episodes dubbed I just can't get used to subbed episodes. I've gotten to episode 77 and suddenly the dubbing is gone. The dub doesn't start again until episode 140 on Hulu, and I can't seem to find it anywhere online. Did they just never dub those episodes or is there something I'm missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22350" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T07:58:46.983" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T11:13:43.207" Title="Where can I find an English dub of Naruto Shippuden episodes 78-140?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30116" CreationDate="2016-02-28T12:04:32.520" Score="4" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &quot;Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo&quot; again. In episode 12, when the game &quot;Nyaboron&quot; ended, it plays a song. Is that song available anywhere, or just made for concept of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;SSs&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ep12 @ 13:32&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BSQpv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BSQpv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6428" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T21:07:34.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T21:19:26.147" Title="Is the Nyaboron ending song a real one, or just made for concept?" Tags="&lt;the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30108" CreationDate="2016-02-28T14:51:03.127" Score="7" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed a few animes in the 00s feature Western opening and closing themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ergo Proxy's ending theme is Paranoid Android by Radiohead&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Speed Grapher's opening theme is Girls on Film by Duran Duran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of which are pretty big names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, most anime usually have an artist/group performing the songs that hails from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did a track from the West first appear as an opening or ending to an anime?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T15:00:43.297" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T15:20:28.180" Title="What was the first anime to feature an OP/ED that was not performed by a Japanese group/artist?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30106" CreationDate="2016-02-28T15:20:28.180" Score="6" Body="&lt;h1&gt;&lt;em&gt;In your eyes&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Samantha Newark&lt;/em&gt; in Project A-Ko (1986)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earliest use of an English song as an opening in the Japanese version of an anime I can find is &lt;em&gt;In your eyes&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Samantha Newark&lt;/em&gt; in Project A-Ko (1986), however, English songs were fairly common in versions &lt;em&gt;dubbed&lt;/em&gt; for North America and Europe, often getting complete song rewrites instead of translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the differences between Dragonball Z's English and Japanese openings for a good example of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, however, when they stopped shipping new openings with anime (around 2000, for memory), English songs became more common, sporting names like Radiohead (&lt;strong&gt;Ergo Proxy&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;2006&lt;/em&gt;) and Oasis (&lt;strong&gt;Eden of the East&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;2009&lt;/em&gt;). An early and particular favourite of mine is &lt;strong&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/strong&gt;'s opening, &lt;em&gt;Duvet&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Boa&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;1998&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T15:20:28.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29957" CreationDate="2016-02-28T19:24:32.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of universe, I couldn't find anything except the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.gfkari.com/wiki/Miss_Monochrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Girlfriend Beta wiki page&lt;/a&gt; that senshin mentioned, which puts down her age and birthday as &quot;???&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the universe of the anime series, Miss Monochrome's birthday/activation date is probably unknown as well. As we see in Episode 9 of Series I, Miss Monochrome was created by an advanced human civilization that existed before the beginning of known prehistory. This civilization was wiped out by aliens in a human hunt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the death of her rival, a past-life version of Kikuko, Miss Monochrome sits at one spot and waits until her memories fade and her battery goes out and she disappears. Life evolves again on Earth, and millions of years later, she is reactivated by a pair of medieval Japanese villagers who luckily have an AA battery to put in her power stand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FzWbLm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FzWbLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;a long time passed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3reXfm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3reXfm.png&quot; alt=&quot;she continued to wait&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZX9jYm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZX9jYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;life was born on the earth once more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/atELqm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/atELqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;some sort of primitive tetrapod&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important part here is &quot;her memory faded&quot;. Miss Monochrome would not remember her own birthday / activation date anymore, and anyone else who might have known died over 100 million years ago. Even if she did remember, it would be in the calendar system of the ancient civilization. If Miss Monochrome didn't know how to translate this into the Gregorian Calendar, no one would be able to, and I somehow don't think that learning the inner workings of the calendar was high on her list of priorities, even before she became brain-damaged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T19:24:32.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3039" CreationDate="2016-02-28T20:51:56.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also the ability to use a Kekkei genkai is affected by the chakra type you are born with, normally a shinobi is born with a single chakra type hiwever in the case of a Kekkei genkai user, the shinobi is born with two nature types&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22368" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T20:51:56.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30103" CreationDate="2016-02-28T21:19:26.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was purpose-composed for the anime, so it's not &quot;real&quot;, per se. Nonetheless, you can find the full version of it (4:00 in length), titled &quot;Utsukushiki Ai no Hoshi yo, Eien ni&quot; as track #5 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/35765&quot;&gt;the anime's second soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;. 13:32 into the episode corresponds to about 0:15 into the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a Youtube link (which could go down at any time): &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycmL6Mrpo30#t=13m25s&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycmL6Mrpo30#t=13m25s&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T21:19:26.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30119" CreationDate="2016-02-29T01:35:54.373" Score="4" ViewCount="332" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last year I read a manga of which I remember quite some bits. It was an interesting one but I don't remember it's name or characters name please help me find it.. here's what i remember-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the main character is a teen boy in class probably high school&#xA;thinking about his life and his best friend/classmate greets him&#xA;everyday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the main character develops self awareness &amp;amp; realizes a repetition in&#xA;everyone's life or everyone is maybe programmed. when he tries to question his classmates they get hostile towards him but maybe go normal after sometime like nothing happened. and his best friend too gains self awareness they realize they can't recall their past or when they spent time together etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;their group gets a bit bigger and they find out there is a wall&#xA;around the city they even get attacked by a robot which main&#xA;character defeats..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also recall scenes like them making a hole in the wall to pass&#xA;through and main character telling others that they never went out to&#xA;buy food or anything but still find their necessary items everyday so&#xA;something must be in charge of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;also when they get out they walk a lot and find another city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hope this much info is enough.. thank you in advance please if you know the name of this manga do tell.. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22372" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T22:17:09.130" Title="manga identification help" Tags="&lt;classmate-kamimura-yuuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-25T18:23:30.080" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30154" CreationDate="2016-02-29T02:44:37.550" Score="2" ViewCount="1173" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching one piece and noticed that there was a TVXQ name on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;v=tIPp1Zhg2gU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;credits&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am somewhat familiar of SM towns Korean Groups and one of them was named TVXQ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled and found out that it was indeed the Kpop Group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also found that not only One Piece but also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;v=6rMC0AMPQLY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inu Yasha's Ending Theme&lt;/a&gt; song &quot;&lt;em&gt;Every Heart&lt;/em&gt;&quot; was sung by a Kpop Artist which is BoA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;v=_LQDwv_hQ7U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto's theme song&lt;/a&gt; &quot;&lt;em&gt;Buterfly&lt;/em&gt;&quot; was sung by KARA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've Been watching anime since I was a kid (almost 20 years now), and I just recently got hooked in Kpop music. That's when I noticed this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering why are some anime theme songs sung by Korean artists. There are several artists in Japan, and wouldn't it be expensive to get a singer/band from another country? Are there any reasons for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T03:16:08.700" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T03:16:08.700" Title="Why are some anime OP/ED theme songs sung by Kpop/Korean Artist?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;music&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30117" CreationDate="2016-02-29T04:14:59.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga your looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/28537/Classmate_Kamimura_Yuuka_wa_Kou_Itta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Classmate, Kamimura Yuuka wa Kou Itta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPn7Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPn7Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shirasaki is incredibly bored by his unchanging daily school life and he ends up falling in with his weird classmate Kamimura Yuuka, who rants about changing the world to his uninterested classmates. However, when she reveals the truth about the nature of their world to him, everything will quickly become stranger than he would ever have expected!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T04:14:59.250" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-29T08:09:19.517" Score="0" ViewCount="926" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've tried so hard to find this song and am drawing a blank. It's killing me. I thought it may have been Beethoven but I'm not sure. Please help! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22377" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-02-29T08:42:10.290" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T06:40:47.103" Title="What is the classical piano song from Ep 13 08:39 of parasyte?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30122" CreationDate="2016-02-29T09:03:03.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bosouX_d8Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ave Maria&lt;/a&gt; to me —  not quite Schubert's version, though, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds more like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNxz_sUEHLc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Charles Gounod's version&lt;/a&gt;, which apparently was composed to be superimposed with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7oxzU3Vc8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846&lt;/a&gt; — so it may only be the Prelude itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T09:03:03.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30125" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30131" CreationDate="2016-02-29T12:51:56.123" Score="5" ViewCount="9817" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take as an example the Body Replacement Technique from the Naruto series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using this technique, any user can replace his own body with some other object, but most of the time ninjas replace their body with a block of wood. This has also been seen in the Naruto series when Kakashi takes the exam of Naruto's team. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the thing which really bothers me is that they replace themselves with a block of wood, and not something else. I have even seen this type of event happen in other anime. It is quite common for ninjas to replace themselves with a block of wood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kEe8Q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kEe8Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;block of wood at a location presumably occupied by a ninja just moments before&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T00:18:59.637" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T21:51:24.783" Title="Why do ninjas usually replace their own body with a block of wood?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30129" CreationDate="2016-02-29T16:10:00.803" Score="8" ViewCount="1866" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading Senshin's &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/15566/17758&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; about why &lt;em&gt;Sidonia no Kishi&lt;/em&gt; has such low framerate, I wondered: is there not a way to improve an anime's frame rate on our end, similar to the way HDTV's do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are some ways to improve the frame rate of a low FPS anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T04:28:01.647" Title="How can I improve the frame rate of a low frame rate anime?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30128" CreationDate="2016-02-29T16:10:00.803" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned, HDTV's achieve this effect as described by using &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Motion Interpolation&lt;/a&gt; to generate intermediate frames, reducing the choppiness of the movement. If you are streaming the show to your TV, ensure you have such a feature (Motion Plus, TrimensionDNM, Motionflow, etc.) on and you should notice an increase in frame rate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you're wondering if there is really a difference, here is a video showing 24 FPS and 60 FPS anime side-by-side. Ensure that you set the YouTube player to to 1080/60FPS to be able to notice the difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/kHPVDXwMxiA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/kHPVDXwMxiA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This video highlights Motion Interpolation generated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.svp-team.com/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Smooth Video Project&lt;/a&gt; on a Windows computer. The free version of their software will allow us to increase the frame rate of our shows from 8/12/24 to 60FPS. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note in general, anime production companies do a good job at creating smooth action scenes without the need of more frames. The cases that SVP is useful is generally limited to computer generated imagery. Anime that consists of mainly CGI and 3D visuals benefit from this interpolation especially well in cases where the background imagery is rendered in 2D, as it will make the character movements appear much more fluid. While maybe anecdotal, I personally tested it on &lt;em&gt;Sidonia no Kishi&lt;/em&gt; and feel like it did a nice job to resolve the choppy animation in that show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For information on setting this up, refer to their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.svp-team.com/w/index.php?title=SVP3:User_manual&amp;amp;redirect=no&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manual&lt;/a&gt;. SVP requires the installation of additional software, ffdshow and LAVFilters in order to process video. SVP is not a video player, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.svp-team.com/wiki/SVP:Video_players&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; has a list of compatible video players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional reading on FPS in anime: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15568/17758&quot;&gt;What does it mean for animation to be done “on ones” or “on twos”?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T04:28:01.647" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8470" CreationDate="2016-02-29T18:36:21.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;ace has the s crossed out because it is a tribute to sabo.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0Hgb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0Hgb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22388" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T18:36:21.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30125" CreationDate="2016-02-29T20:55:40.670" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;In-universe, no reason is given apart from the fact that every time I can recall this happening they were near trees and thus a chunk of wood was convenient. The actual source is never addressed, and we never see trees falling over because they lost a chunk of themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the real-world reason...It's a Japanese trope based on the actual legends built up around historical Ninjas (probably also &lt;em&gt;by&lt;/em&gt; said Ninjas, for whom misinformation was a great tactic). &quot;Kawarimi&quot; was a supposed technique possessed by the ancient Ninja that used misdirection and split-second timing to swap places with something that could easily be mistaken for the Ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be some historical grounds for this, but not to the extent we see in Naruto. Instead, this could easily be a trick used by historical ninja to trick and mislead enemies, and build up the mythos they had constructed for themselves. As an example, a Ninja may have previously prepared a wooden dummy that was about his size and dressed it in the same clothing as he was wearing. This dummy could be hidden somewhere convenient for later use. Then, when fleeing pursuers, you head back to where you hid the dummy and in a moment where your pursuers lose track of you (either with natural obstacles or a smoke/flash explosive set off), you set the dummy in your place and go the other direction. You could even set it up to go over a cliff. While your pursuers are distracted by the dummy, you slip away. Thus was built up the legend that Ninjas could 'trade places' with things, and since wooden (or straw) dummies were convenient for those purposes, they likely got used the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over time, this morphed in Japanese culture along with a lot of the other myths of the Ninja. For example, the myth of Ninja dressing in all black growing out of Kabuki Theater (Stage hands dressed in all black, and so theater goers were used to completely ignoring them...so when one of them jumped out and drew a sword, it was as if they had appeared from nowhere...allowing the theater to have 'super-stealthy Ninjas'). Over this time, the idea of the Kawarimi morphed and changed until it landed on them simply swapping places with a log. Even the particular appearance of the log is somewhat standardized in this trope: a short round chunk of wood of about the same thickness, either completely smooth or with a single 'stump' branch coming off the side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It turns up in quite a number of places, from other anime and manga to a bunch of video games. In short, in Japanese culture, the &quot;kawarimi log&quot; is simply the standard thing for a Ninja to swap places with, without regard for where it came from. It's the same idea as how, in American culture, if something is blindly tossed out a window, there &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; be a cat down there that yowls and knocks over a bunch of stuff over...or how no one questions that saying &quot;Well, at least it can't get any worse&quot; will instantly make things worse...or how someone can put on a pair of glasses, and that is considered a solid disguise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while there is no in-universe explanation...the out of universe explanation is simply &quot;it's a standard narrative tool in Japanese culture.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T20:55:40.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-29T22:24:10.847" Score="1" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the music that plays when Trafalgar Law turns up at Marineford in episode 487? I can't seem to find it anywhere online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22392" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T11:45:39.483" LastActivityDate="2018-09-27T17:01:09.617" Title="A song played on episode 487 when Trafalgar Law turns up at Marineford" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28585" CreationDate="2016-03-01T06:35:54.547" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mozart's Twelve Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je maman' (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BTvoqVK420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Listen to it on Youtube.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19758" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T14:37:57.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T14:37:57.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30125" CreationDate="2016-03-01T20:42:22.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously they can't replace a body with another body. That won't be ethical at all with ninjas also as humans. Most importantly the wooden log they use to replace is almost proportionate to the size of ninja using that body, it is hard to soak up any effect of kunai and also stop it's movement. And those logs are easily forgettable and generic to emphasise more of the fact that the ninja has  used &quot;body replacement jutsu&quot; to successfully dodge the attack on himself. So there is a very little chance for the viewers to ask &quot;why only wood&quot; except for your case here.&#xA;Now there will be more controversy if instead of wood, ninjas use human dummies or stone because most of ninja fight scenes settings have trees around. No dummy laying around. Also the rock of size proportional to ninja himself will use more of chakra and rock might harm a lot more than wood in case jutsu goes wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22402" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T20:42:22.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30125" CreationDate="2016-03-02T00:02:48.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In older ninja movies this substitution is not limited to a block of wood, with straw dummies, nearby vases or chairs or other objects substituted in the place of the infamous ninja log. The use of logs has simply become a cultural norm much the way that any TV trope gets reused over and over; just like how everyone who gets fired on TV has a convenient file box of items to carry out as they leave, or every ghost is visible in a nearby mirror but the character cannot see them, or my personal favourite, every abandoned car has the keys stashed up in the visor for the protagonists to find. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T00:02:48.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30147" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30149" CreationDate="2016-03-02T02:30:01.900" Score="1" ViewCount="831" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of Gundam Wing, after Wing Gundam was sent crashing down with a Leo on the bottom of the ocean, Relena sees Heero unconcious lying on the shore. When Heero woke up his helmet was removed and he immediately covered his face while asking Relena &lt;em&gt;&quot;Did you see my face?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; as shown in this picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bx8Li.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bx8Li.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Heero and Relena&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then &lt;em&gt;punched&lt;/em&gt; a button attached to his spacesuit and something on his chest exploded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW4dY7w8Mz0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; (sorry I just included Gundam Abridge-ning episode 1 dub parody of Gundam Wing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What actually did Heero do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T03:24:45.773" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T03:38:42.470" Title="What is the button Heero pushed when he and Relena first met in the beach?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;&lt;gundam-wing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30147" CreationDate="2016-03-02T03:38:42.470" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Heero_Yuy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; the suit had a built in suicide bomb but it was damaged by the salt water. I would guess that this is to prevent the pilots from being captured. This would be similar to fighter pilots during &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_pill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;War&lt;/a&gt; time using cyanid pills to keep from being interrogated for delicate information.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Washing up on the beach, Heero's unconscious body was found by Relena and, in an attempt to kill himself, pounded his chest detonator triggering the flight suit's built-in suicide bomb. However, the saltwater damaged the explosive which caused only his detonator to fire, knocking Heero over. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T03:38:42.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30151" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38394" CreationDate="2016-03-02T05:11:24.433" Score="10" ViewCount="1987" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ep. 2, the entrants to the competition are shown playing extracts from the first movement of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_No._9_(Beethoven)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Beethoven's sonata no. 9&lt;/a&gt; (often referred to as the Kreutzer). This is most likely the only movement played, given the portrayal of Kaori's performance and the length of the Kreutzer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would not be appropriate to show a performance of the entire movement. (It could bore viewers, and it could easily take up half the episode.) We can thus justify an abridgement of the piece or the removal of some of sections. The omissions I have found so far, however, do not make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning, the section after the violin opening and before the statement of the theme &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/xzOPZZtAstM?t=21s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(m. 5-18, mvt. 1)&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/sVYVcNt8F9k?t=52s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;omitted&lt;/a&gt;. The continuity of Kaori's movements might with the soundtrack imply that &lt;em&gt;in-universe&lt;/em&gt;, she did not play those omitted bars, but it is unclear.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/sVYVcNt8F9k?t=1m30s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Later&lt;/a&gt; after the piano finishes its reiteration of the theme, there is a pause (which exists in the original score). Kaori then jumps to a later section (the &lt;em&gt;adagio&lt;/em&gt; shortly after), which is merged with the ending of the first movement. It seems that this jump also occurred in-universe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;bland&quot; part that the other violinists were shown playing, which should have fallen after &lt;em&gt;adagio&lt;/em&gt; mentioned above, is skipped.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves me with the following question. &lt;strong&gt;Is there any suggestion that the movement is actually being played with these omissions and discrepancies in-universe? If so, why would this be the case?&lt;/strong&gt; Are these instead just badly executed (in that they are misleading) cuts? After all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the purposes of a performance used to assess musicians, certain omissions, particularly skipping repeats, could be acceptable. The sections involved do not fall into such a category.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Surely if all the violinists are playing the same set piece in the same competition, there should not be any &lt;em&gt;obvious&lt;/em&gt; variation in what is played, even if some parts are removed for length.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The movement seems to be a reasonable length for a short performance, particularly if the one repeat that appears is taken out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T22:54:29.940" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T22:59:49.820" Title="Why are there omissions and discrepancies in Kaori's Kreutzer performance?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30118" CreationDate="2016-03-02T05:44:15.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kara were originally from South Korea but quickly branched out into the Japanese market and found success there. To cut and paste from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_%28South_Korean_band%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After finding national success, the group began to expand their music to Japan by signing to Universal Music Japan's subsidiary label, Universal Sigma in 2010. The group's debut was a success as they were dubbed as &quot;Japan's No. 1 Rookie Artist of 2010&quot; by Oricon and also receiving the &quot;New Artist of the Year Award (International)&quot; from the Japan Gold Disc Awards. In April 2011, the group achieved their first number one single in Japan with &quot;Jet Coaster Love&quot;, making them the first foreign female group since the creation of the Oricon to rank number one in the first week of release and also the first foreign female group in thirty years to do so.Overall, the group managed to sell over one million physical singles within two years, making them one of the fastest-selling South Korean acts in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As they were signed by a Japanese label it is reasonable to assume that they either moved to Japan or were frequently there anyway and got the job of making that music via their labels contacts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T04:50:51.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T04:50:51.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30118" CreationDate="2016-03-02T06:43:47.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is related to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Wave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Korean Wave&lt;/a&gt; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the early 2000s, Korean live action dramas and KPop started to come into Japan and quickly became massively popular. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Culture-and-the-Arts/Hallyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Korea.net's article on the Korean Wave&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Korean Wave landed in Japan in 2003 when the KBS TV drama series&#xA;  Winter Sonata was aired via NHK. The drama became an instant mega hit,&#xA;  making its male hero, Yon Sama, a household name, compelling his&#xA;  enthusiastic Japanese fans to visit various film locations, including&#xA;  Namiseom Island, in Korea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 2000, the K-Pop singer BoA took off her musical career with SM&#xA;  Entertainment and two years later, her album Listen to My Heart became&#xA;  the first album by a Korean musician to sell a million copies in Japan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the basis of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a Recording Industry Association of Japan page on million-selling records in 2002&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Korean media has gotten so popular in Japan that it's even prompted a backlash among some, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/09/how-korean-pop-conquered-japan/244712/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article from The Atlantic&lt;/a&gt; notes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The period of time when Inuyasha was on the air was squarely in the middle of the Korean Wave. I don't follow Naruto so I don't know exactly which years that particular song was used, but most of the Naruto anime's run has also been during peak years of the Korean Wave. Since BoA and Kara were already extremely popular in Japan, they were tapped to contribute songs for these anime, just as any other popular band would be. They were already touring and otherwise active in Japan, so I'm sure they had contacts that the anime studios could get in touch with to offer them these gigs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To address the last point, there wasn't a shortage of Japanese bands; the studios just wanted to use these particular Korean bands because of their popularity. Using a foreign band isn't likely to be more expensive; it might even be cheaper, if the foreign band isn't well known, because they'll be willing to trade some pay for exposure. With these bands, since they were already popular and active in Japan, hiring them probably cost about what hiring an equally popular Japanese band would cost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T06:43:47.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30155" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-02T07:53:25.823" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T07:53:25.823" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T07:53:25.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30156" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-02T07:53:25.823" Score="0" Body="Gundam Wing refers to the Gundam anime created by Sunrise studios.This involves the Wing Gundam piloted by Heero Yui and four other mobile suits built using Gundanium." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T10:51:27.177" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T10:51:27.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30125" CreationDate="2016-03-02T09:38:38.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a trope of old ninja movies to substitute oneself when aware of an immenent attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for in universe explanation, the main cast all live in the Village Hidden in Leaves, the first Hokage grew the huge forest surrounding the village, an abundance of wood allows for ninjas to substitute their body for a block of wood, allowing them to avoid the attack and manuevuer behind the enemy to strike back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gaara is seen using a sand decoy in Shippuden to replicate this technique as obviously not a lot of trees in the Village Hidden in the Sand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22412" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T09:38:38.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30206" CreationDate="2016-03-02T09:46:54.680" Score="3" ViewCount="769" Body="&lt;p&gt;Per my knowledge, Princess Tutu's anime adaptation came first and was remade into a manga later on. Does the manga of the show remain faithful to the anime, or are there differences between them? Does it add anything to the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T22:02:10.450" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T15:40:29.580" Title="Is the Princess Tutu manga any different from the anime, and does it add anything to the story?" Tags="&lt;princess-tutu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2078" CreationDate="2016-03-02T11:16:44.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All characters on the show are based on historical figures. Furuta Sasuke is in fact Furuta Oribe but he will only change his name later in life.&#xA;Same goes for Sen no Soeki who will become famous under the name of Sen no Rikyu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22415" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T11:16:44.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30162" CreationDate="2016-03-02T16:02:41.280" Score="3" ViewCount="686" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happened to the animation quality in the anime &lt;em&gt;Gangsta.&lt;/em&gt;? Everything was so detailed and &quot;perfect&quot; to the last detail in the first couple of episodes, but it substantially seemed to drop its quality. Any reason for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22184" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T19:59:39.683" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T19:59:39.683" Title="What is the cause of Gangsta.'s drop in animation quality?" Tags="&lt;gangsta&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30161" CreationDate="2016-03-02T16:26:38.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said @ton.yeung said and as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.idigitaltimes.com/gangsta-samurai-champloo-anime-studio-goes-bankrupt-rip-gangsta-season-2-479790&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, the studio producing Gangsta, Manglobe Studio, went bankrupt :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to animeanime.biz , Manglobe Studio began procedures for bankruptcy on Sept. 29th after months of insolvency. The news of Manglobe Studio’s bankruptcy proceedings wasn’t common knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the quality dropped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the same reason (obviously), you should not expect a second season or another content related to Gansta, but there can still be a chance that another studio produces it if the Intellectual Proprety of Gangsta get sold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T16:39:58.087" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T16:39:58.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30173" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30205" CreationDate="2016-03-02T23:36:13.673" Score="1" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 11, Rory determines Yao's age by merely looking at her. Is there a rule on how to determine a Dark Elf's age? Besides her hair color, Yao appears to be somewhere in her twenties.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A translation of the light novel covers this part with:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At a glance, she seemed to be a Dark Elf female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She looked to be roughly 300 years old, but on the surface she resembled a human in her late twenties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DW7iU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DW7iU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Rory mercury: &amp;quot;300 years old or so...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T11:12:47.617" Title="How can a Dark Elf's age be determined by looking at them?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-03T01:54:03.993" Score="0" ViewCount="1814" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was writing a story so I was wondering if there is a statement anywhere on the temperature, exact or estimated, of the heat released by the Colossal Titan? Thank you so much if you answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22436" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T03:51:51.680" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T03:51:51.680" Title="How hot would the Colossal Titan's temperature be?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30093" CreationDate="2016-03-03T03:08:26.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll has released some information pertaining to the Digimon Adventure tri. movies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Information from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/01/15-1/video-digimon-adventure-tri-part-two-previewed-and-part-three-scheduled&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plans are being lined up for the second part of Digimon Adventure Tri: &quot;Ketsui&quot; (Determination), which opens for a limited theatrical run on March 12, 2016. Mimi Tachikawa's Hitomi Yoshida and Joe Kido's Junya Ikeda will be presenting a preview at Shinjuku Wald 9 on February 11th. Along with the news is a preview, that revealed the big detail that finale, &quot;Kokuhaku&quot; (Confession) is scheduled for summer 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this post, the finale will be released in summer of 2016. However, this seems unlikely due to the fact that the second part of this six-part series is just being released on March 12th. I will update this answer if they change the date of the finale. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T03:08:26.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30191" CreationDate="2016-03-03T05:05:55.090" Score="7" ViewCount="639" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching anime clips on YouTube and I stumbled upon an abridged version of an anime. The process of dubbing an anime using the same scenes but with a different voice and script, they were changing the dialogues of characters to make it funny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW4dY7w8Mz0&quot;&gt;This is an example video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was Gundam Wing (Entitled &lt;em&gt;&quot;Gundam Abridged-ning&quot;&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did this kind of voice dubbing and making it more funny get started?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T05:47:01.780" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:53:53.017" Title="How did abridged versions of anime get started?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30182" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30204" CreationDate="2016-03-03T05:45:18.870" Score="7" ViewCount="20983" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deidara uses the mouths in his palms to prepare clay for his explosion release. How did he get these mouths? Was he born with them or did he acquire them some other way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BSGpl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BSGpl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Deidara from naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T17:49:01.747" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T22:26:50.647" Title="How did Deidara get mouths in the palms of his hands?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30182" CreationDate="2016-03-03T06:25:08.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing to say is that he was not simply born with them, after he lost both arms fighting gaara and then naruto and kakashi, he had replacement arms grafted on and the donor arms also had the mouths. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto wikia&lt;/a&gt; has this to say on the subject:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Deidara also possessed special mouths in the palms of his hands and on&#xA;  the left side of his chest as a result of stealing and using a&#xA;  powerful kinjutsu from his village on himself.  Deidara was forced to&#xA;  leave Iwagakure when he stole a kinjutsu to develop his passion for&#xA;  art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastEditorUserId="2251" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:30:09.590" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:30:09.590" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30180" CreationDate="2016-03-03T13:45:29.710" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/user/CardGamesFTW&quot;&gt;LittleKuriboh's&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abridgedseries.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_The_Abridged_Series&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged&lt;/a&gt; is often cited as being the first abridged series and the one to start inspiring others in a chain reaction like manner. (The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr13DYngSqE&quot;&gt;latest episode&lt;/a&gt; even makes fun of this fact.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linked wiki page mentions that he originaly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... was inspired variously by the editing process of The Blair Witch Project, and Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is notable in that it was for a long time voice acted and edited by a single person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="8182" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:53:53.017" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:53:53.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-03T14:38:25.810" Score="10" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently rewatched &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP273&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokémon episode 273 - &lt;em&gt;Gotta Catch Ya Later!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and was wondering about the vocalist behind Misty's goodbye song during the flashback; I can't seem to find the name of the artist anywhere.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: This is exclusive to the dubbed version. The original Japanese version uses unreleased background music from the movie &lt;em&gt;The Power of One&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9179" LastEditorUserId="9179" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T20:02:44.547" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T02:26:57.940" Title="Who is the artist for Misty's goodbye song during the flashback at &quot;Gotta Catch Ya Later&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21108" CreationDate="2016-03-03T16:08:46.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that we finally know. Oda revealed in chapter 818 that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...it was most likely Lord Kouzuki Oden that wrote down that passage. The Poneglyph were created by the Kouzuki clan and it was confirmed that Lord Oden was able to read the language and write on the stones.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vG27v.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vG27vm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Later it was revealed that he himself had travelled with the former Pirate King, Roger. So chances are that he travelled along with Roger to Skypiea and wrote that additional paragraph.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hBSzK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hBSzKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:08:46.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5746" CreationDate="2016-03-03T18:26:11.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The argument of why Genjutsu was not used on Guy is an easy one to talk about. In short, guy was the perfect fighter against Genjutsu. He did not look at his enemies eyes nor hands while he fought, the two ways to activate the Genjutsu. He was arguably the most perfect fighter against the Uchiha. &#xA;Naruto never once tries to evade Genjutsu and as he advances and builds a stronger relationship with his tailed beast, he doesn't have to. Plus, he was considerable chakra levels possibly surpassing all shinobi so canceling it becomes easier for him. &#xA;Kakashi to be such a formidable user of the sharigan has proven to be the worst to stop it taking it head on. Obviously they do cancel each other out but one eye does not cancel two. &#xA;This part is totally my opinion, but I do believe a Genjutsu takes a lot of effort. It is almost like a ceremony where the caster has to be extremely focussed. It's probably impossible to fight a fight while also keeping a person under your spell. Genjutsu is a good one on one tactic possibly one on two. But it's probably not best for more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22454" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T18:26:11.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30199" CreationDate="2016-03-03T18:30:43.723" Score="6" ViewCount="2122" Body="&lt;p&gt;Charlotte is a very interesting show featuring people with powerful abilities, but all of them have limitations. For example, the &quot;time jump&quot; ability makes the user's vision fade, and the &quot;high speed&quot; ability causes the user to move at an uncontrollable but very fast speed.&#xA;The &quot;plunder&quot; ability is introduced late in the game, and it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; allows the user to steal other ability-wielder's abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as far as I can remember, there was never a limitation for this ability explicitly declared. Did I miss something? Are there no limitations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T19:47:44.777" Title="Limitations on &quot;plunder&quot; ability?" Tags="&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30196" CreationDate="2016-03-03T19:44:16.790" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The direct repercussion of using the plunder ability is that the user is knocked out for 5 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the ability is used many times, it indirectly causes the user to lose their memory. As mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://charlotte-anime.wikia.com/wiki/Y%C5%AB_Otosaka&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Yū Otosaka&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Over the course of his journey, Yū's abilities, as well as the constant danger he faces, begin to take their toll on him. He shows signs of PTSD and is unable to sleep, and if he does sleep he sleepwalks and attacks enemy ability users as well as innocent civilians. Gaps in his memory start to form, and he finds himself unable to remember either his past or his goal. He isn't even able to remember Nao, but he is able to remember their promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also explicitly mentioned there as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although &quot;Plunder&quot; has a side effect. The more people he loots abilities from, the more memories he loses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T19:44:16.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30234" CreationDate="2016-03-03T19:45:21.067" Score="11" ViewCount="15983" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of episode 8 we see &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/123868/Wiz&quot;&gt;Wiz&lt;/a&gt; for the first time but Aqua and Kazuma already know who she is. They have a short flashback to how they meet, but it doesn't go into very much detail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering what happened between episode 7 and 8. Why did they agree to take over her task of sending the lost souls to heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also was there anything else from the source material that was skipped in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T21:38:52.203" LastActivityDate="2019-04-10T08:44:13.530" Title="What happened between episodes 7 and 8 of Konosuba" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30196" CreationDate="2016-03-03T19:47:44.777" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's two side effects. The first is immediately noticeable: he cannot control his own body when he is controlling someone else's. This results in his body slumping over awkwardly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second effect is less obvious.  The more he uses his ability, the more memories he loses. This is likely due to the sheer amount of the brain all of these abilities are taking up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This second effect can be seen gradually increasing as he forgets his mission, his friends, and eventually everything in the last episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems reasonable that he gets two negative side-effects like this since his ability lets him control people's bodies and steal abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T19:47:44.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30177" CreationDate="2016-03-03T21:02:40.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found by googling &quot;attack on titan temperature&quot;, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/08/06/the-science-of-attack-on-titan-explained-finally-a-titan-tie-in-that-looks-kinda-cool/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kūsō Kagaku Dokuhon (空想科学読本, literally “fantasy science reader”) is a series that addresses, queries and explains the science behind popular Japanese anime and manga&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A 60 metre high Titan would have a body temperature of 602 degrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4063770400/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;buy the source in Japanese on Amazon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T21:02:40.753" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30201" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30202" CreationDate="2016-03-04T00:28:41.987" Score="10" ViewCount="12603" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Team Rocket Motto starts off like so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jessie&lt;/strong&gt;: Prepare for trouble!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;James&lt;/strong&gt;: And make it double!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Jessie&lt;/strong&gt;: To protect the world from devastation!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;James&lt;/strong&gt;: To unite all people within our nation!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never understood why is their motto so positive? It seems strange for a crime organization to want to &quot;protect the world from devastation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T03:34:48.403" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T03:34:48.403" Title="Why is Team Rocket's motto &quot;To Protect the World from Devastation&quot;?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30201" CreationDate="2016-03-04T00:28:41.987" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an ongoing joke in the Pokemon series. Jessie and James memorized the motto incorrectly because they aren't the brightest, as explained by Cassidy and Butch in Episode 86. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real motto as said by Cassidy and Butch:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cassidy&lt;/strong&gt;: Prepare for trouble&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Butch&lt;/strong&gt;: And make it double&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Cassidy&lt;/strong&gt;: To infect the world with devastation&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Butch&lt;/strong&gt;: To Blight all peoples in every nation&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Cassidy&lt;/strong&gt;: To denouce the goodness of truth and love&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Butch&lt;/strong&gt;: To extend our wrath to the stars above&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Cassidy&lt;/strong&gt;: Cassidy&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Butch&lt;/strong&gt;: Butch&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Cassidy&lt;/strong&gt;: Team rocket circling the earth both day and night  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A YouTube video of this part is here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5sgp2sn0Wg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5sgp2sn0Wg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, the Team Rocket motto that Musashi and Kojirou (Jessie and James) recite goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ムサシ&lt;/strong&gt;: なんだかんだと聞かれたら&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コジロウ&lt;/strong&gt;: 答えてあげるのが世の情け&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ムサシ&lt;/strong&gt;: 世界の破壊を防ぐため&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コジロウ&lt;/strong&gt;: 世界の平和を守るため&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ムサシ&lt;/strong&gt;: 愛と真実の悪をつらぬく&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コジロウ&lt;/strong&gt;: ラブリー・チャーミーな敵役&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ムサシ&lt;/strong&gt;: ムサシ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コジロウ&lt;/strong&gt;: コジロウ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ムサシ&lt;/strong&gt;: 銀河をかけるロケット団の二人には……&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コジロウ&lt;/strong&gt;: ホワイトホール、白い明日が待ってるぜ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ニャース&lt;/strong&gt;: にゃんてにゃ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a translation of (non-localized):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Musashi&lt;/strong&gt;: If you ask us this or that...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kojirō&lt;/strong&gt;: The pity of the world is what responds!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Musashi&lt;/strong&gt;: To prevent the destruction of the world!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kojirō&lt;/strong&gt;: To protect the peace of the world!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Musashi&lt;/strong&gt;: To stand by the evils of love and truth!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kojirō&lt;/strong&gt;: The lovely, charmy villains!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Musashi&lt;/strong&gt;: Musashi!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kojirō&lt;/strong&gt;: Kojirō!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Musashi&lt;/strong&gt;: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the galaxy!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kojirō&lt;/strong&gt;: A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Nyarth&lt;/strong&gt;: Something like that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A YouTube video of Jesse and James performing their original motto can be found here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7CNNYFhqdk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7CNNYFhqdk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly enough, this joke doesn't seem to happen like it does in the English version. While they do claim to have the &lt;em&gt;correct&lt;/em&gt; motto in Episode 86, their motto does not have the same tone the English version does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yamato and Kosaburou's (Cassidy and Butch) motto in the Japanese version is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ヤマト&lt;/strong&gt;：何だかんだと聞かれたら&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コサブロウ&lt;/strong&gt;：答えないのが普通だが&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;二人&lt;/strong&gt;：まあ特別に答えてやろう&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ヤマト&lt;/strong&gt;：地球の破壊を防ぐため&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コサブロウ&lt;/strong&gt;：地球の平和を守るため&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ヤマト&lt;/strong&gt;：愛と誠実な悪を貫く&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コサブロウ&lt;/strong&gt;：キュート でお茶目な敵役&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ヤマト&lt;/strong&gt;：ヤマト&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コサブロウ&lt;/strong&gt;：コサブロウ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ヤマト&lt;/strong&gt;：宇宙を駆ける ロケット団の二人には&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;コサブロウ&lt;/strong&gt;：ショッキングピンク桃色の明日が待ってるぜ   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yamato&lt;/strong&gt;: If you ask us this or that...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kosaburou&lt;/strong&gt;: We usually don't respond&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Both&lt;/strong&gt;: But we'll make an exception this time and answer!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Yamato&lt;/strong&gt;: To prevent the destruction of the Earth!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kosaburou&lt;/strong&gt;: To protect the peace of the Earth!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Yamato&lt;/strong&gt;: To stand by evil with love and sincerity!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kosaburou&lt;/strong&gt;: The cute, mischievous villains!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Yamato&lt;/strong&gt;: Yamato!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kosaburou&lt;/strong&gt;: Kosaburou!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Yamato&lt;/strong&gt;: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the universe!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kosaburou&lt;/strong&gt;: Shocking pink, a pink tomorrow awaits us!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, I wasn't able to understand the joke about the &quot;White Hole&quot;, so I've posted that as a question here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/30203/17758&quot;&gt;Why does Kojirou say &amp;quot;white hole&amp;quot; in the Japanese version of Team Rocket&amp;#39;s motto?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T02:49:24.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31903" CreationDate="2016-03-04T02:25:08.320" Score="5" ViewCount="1454" Body="&lt;p&gt;Torisuda mentioned he'd be interested in how the joke went in the Japanese version of Pokemon on my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/30201/17758&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; about why Team Rocket's motto seems so nice. This prompted me to listen to the Japanese version of the motto on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7CNNYFhqdk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across this line in the Japanese version of Team Rocket's motto where Kojirou says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;コジロウ&lt;/strong&gt;: ホワイトホール、白い明日が待ってるぜ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does he say &quot;Waito Hooru&quot; (White Hole) here? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T11:49:52.910" Title="Why does Kojirou say &quot;white hole&quot; in the Japanese version of Team Rocket's motto?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30182" CreationDate="2016-03-04T05:29:33.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhat contrary to the other two answers, it is actually unknown how Deidara got the mouths in his hands, as it is not revealed in canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Iwagakure_Kinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; does mention the hands in their Iwagakure Kinjutsu article, however it's important to note that the part talking about the hands is merely speculative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from Wikia (emphasis my own): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;likely&lt;/strong&gt; that the mouths on the user's palms and chest are the result of using this technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technique he stole from Iwagakure is talked about in the third databook: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BjSgf.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BjSgf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of DataBook Page 105&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Data Book article, it mentions the technique that he steals from Iwagakure is the ability to fold his chakra into clay. It can be guessed at that this is where the hands come from, but it's possible that he got the hands elsewhere and can merely use that ability through those mouths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T05:29:33.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30173" CreationDate="2016-03-04T07:07:01.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like in our world, Westerners might have problems telling Asians apart, the same can be said about humans and elves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans live and grow up looking at other humans. So they learn to tell them apart and categorize them much more easily. Now, this assumes that you can tell elves age from their appearance, it is just that humans don't learn that skill, because they either haven't seen an elf or haven't seen enough to create big enough sample to learn differences due to age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rory is over 900 years old and travels a lot. So she must have met quite a few elves in her lifetime. Also, she could have met the same elf multiple times in their lives, noting their changes in appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second thing that comes to mind is precision of her guess. Us humans are able to tell age with precision of +-5 years. It is safe to assume that elves appearance changes much slowly with age compared to humans, so the precision might be as low as +-50 years. So if Rory estimates Yao's age at 300, she could very well be between 250 to 350 years old. That is huge timespan. It is like saying  an adult 40 year old man &quot;&lt;em&gt;is around age of toddler&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T11:12:47.617" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T11:12:47.617" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30158" CreationDate="2016-03-04T07:10:13.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://princesstutu.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Tutu_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The entire story of the manga is different from that of the anime with&#xA;  absent characters, too. Focusing more on the ballet side of things&#xA;  rather than the fairy tale elements that appeared in the anime, the&#xA;  manga brings with it a fresh look at the setting of Princess Tutu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We could have listed all the differences between the manga and anime&#xA;  but there are so many that it would serve no point and result in&#xA;  telling the entire story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even though they share same name and have similar themes, they are so different as to be considered two different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T02:21:35.987" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T02:21:35.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2016-03-04T09:17:31.660" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have developed a reverse search engine tailored for searching anime by screenshots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Try this yourselves at &lt;a href=&quot;https://whatanime.ga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://whatanime.ga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also search by right clicking any image after installing the &lt;a href=&quot;https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-anime-by-screensho/gkamnldpllcbiidlfacaccdoadedncfp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chrome extension&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Demo screenshot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xV_yQoLZGW-dQGuOz2x0CAwQ-3quwOopDPQIfSjcOtLWxSii5ebElzmi1iEbNpaUywZBQoFx=s1280&quot; alt=&quot;Demo Screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22462" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2019-05-14T20:43:52.957" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T20:43:52.957" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-03-04T09:17:31.660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2016-03-04T11:40:30.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a fact for you. Itachi died when Kakashi was still evolving and getting better. Itachi was considered superior to all of the genjutsu users except madara of course. If Itachi was alive, he would have been stronger. If he would have taken shisui's eyes, his eternal mangekyou would have far surpassed anyone else's because shisui and itachi were considered to be on the same level. Itachi did not take his eyes by choice. And none of kakashi's attacks can go through yata mirror. And the totsuka blade seals susanoo. Which can be resurrected again but on casting the jutsu again. And people forget about yasaka magatama. One long range attack that cannot be blocked and is considered as strong as the tailed beast chakra infused rasen shuriken. Now imagine amaterasu around the yasaka magatama. And please, never forget izanami. Sage mode counters genjustsu. Yet kabuto being the perfect sage couldnt escape izanami. Who knows what more he would have learned if he was alive. So I believe Kakashi was far from competing against Itachi. Remember Orochimaru didnt even dare fight Itachi. He was willing to fight tsunade and jirayia at the same time but not Itachi. The answer is clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22467" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T11:40:30.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5330" CreationDate="2016-03-04T12:00:23.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that several of the other characters and key story points are based upon Greek mythology.  All though this has not been confirmed by the author himself yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no actual figure in Greek mythology called Edermask/Ethermask/Nenomius, the antagonist &lt;a href=&quot;http://magicianethermask.wikia.com/wiki/Janus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Janus&lt;/a&gt; does seem to have a Greek counter part. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus#God_of_beginnings_and_passages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;janus, the god of beginnings and passages.&lt;/a&gt; Is said to be a 2 faced god. One facing the future, and one facing the past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This god would fit the image of both the characters as their looks are identical, and behaviour matching that of this particular god. One can not let go of the past, and one only wishes to move forward (very, very roughly transcribed). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T12:00:23.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2016-03-04T19:53:23.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roy's gloves are made of a special material called ignition cloth, when he snaps it makes a spark. Then using the transmutation circle on the back of the glove,he uses alchemy to change oxygen density within the air molecules, then rapidly expands and contracts then by combusting hydrogen and then using the spark to ignite it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22471" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T19:53:23.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7889" CreationDate="2016-03-05T00:12:16.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard it as being poetic Japanese. Of course, I could be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Pein no Rikudo - OR - Me sei no Rikudo&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Aniki no boku&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Girei te no ronri&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kono te boku wa&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Loosely translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Pain of the six paths - OR - Logical eye of the six paths&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Elder brother student to me&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The crying god's hand of logic&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This hand mine.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember, in poetry, typical sentence structure and word use does not always apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My translation fits well with the story of Naruto in the Pein arc. Pein had it all figured out supposedly, and Naruto, who had no answer to that logic yet knew that it was wrong, stood against him anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pein literally referred to himself as Naruto's &quot;Aniki&quot;, and later on, Naruto refers to him as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, I hope that my take on this is helpful. I know that a lot of people have wanted an alternative to the other interpretations out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22474" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T13:24:36.473" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T13:24:36.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30283" CreationDate="2016-03-05T03:58:58.280" Score="3" ViewCount="478" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some anime and movies feature and are shown with real world locations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=575775&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt; gives some of the real world locations involved in anime such as &lt;em&gt;5 Centimeters Per Second&lt;/em&gt; (Shinjuku and Tanegashima) and &lt;em&gt;Kiki's Delivery Service&lt;/em&gt; (Visby, a town on the Swedish island of Gotland).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering: where does &lt;em&gt;D.N.Angel&lt;/em&gt; take place? Is it based on a real world location?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22475" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:47:47.310" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:47:47.310" Title="Is the setting of D.N.Angel based on a real world location, and if so, which one?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;d.n.angel&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30755" CreationDate="2016-03-05T04:52:43.223" Score="2" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the pilot episode of D.N. Angel. The first episode explains that Daisuke, when fourteen, learns that whenever he sees the person he loves/likes (in this case Risa Harada) or even just a picture of her, he turns into Dark who was a thief last seen 40 years ago. Why is it that sometimes in the first episode he doesn't turn into Dark even though he sees Risa, especially at school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22196" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T12:29:14.633" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T12:29:14.633" Title="Why isn't Daisuke affected by Risa Harada in the first episode?" Tags="&lt;d.n.angel&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30223" CreationDate="2016-03-05T07:31:34.503" Score="0" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wanting to buy season 1 and 2 of code geass on DVD because its a great show and I have never bought anime before so I was definitely not expecting to find like a million dvd's for this 1 show that had 50 episodes total. I am going through ebay and amazon and am finding a combination of volumes and complete series however it seems that even some of them that have the complete series are different. Some of them have the marking (2011) and some have the marking (Anime Legends) and they have different cover art although they all say the complete first season 3-6 discs episodes 1-26. Is there any real difference when it comes to two dvds that say they are the entire first season with both English and Japanese or is the cover art the only difference? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T08:06:39.393" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T08:23:27.053" Title="Code Geass: Lelouch of the rebellion dvd version differences" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30221" CreationDate="2016-03-05T08:23:27.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge there shouldn't be too much difference. Japanese originating DVDs will have less-episode per disk but this apparently means the video footage wont be as compressed (though have never had a compassion to confirm this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When looking on eBay you should be careful of bootlegs where the seller just gets downloaded episodes, burns them to disk, whips up a quick DVD Menu and cover and tries and sells it as legit. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/actions/knowledgebase.do?method=browse#47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This post in Madman's Entainment Knowledge Base&lt;/a&gt; can help you sort out the bootlegs from the real ones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has been a recent increase in these DVD sets being spotted and these are most certainly not real products but rather an illegal bootleg copy, usually imported from South East Asian countries and contain extremely bad subtitles and are of low quality. Easy signs to tell if they are real or not include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Region 0 or All&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Very low disc count for entire series - eg. 26 episodes on 3 DVDs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Anything with the company logos 'Anime Cartoon', 'AniDVD', AV, 'Manga Cartoon' and other companies with similar names usually linked to crime syndicates as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A web based email address printed on the DVD cover such as addresses ending with @yahoo.com or mail2000.com.tw etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should you come across any of these products do not purchase them and if you feel this isn't right report it to the authorities or to piracy@madman.com.au, please include the store's name and if possible get details of the distributor, the closer we get to the source of the problem, the eaiser it is for us to stop the flow. The Pirate Anime FAQ site also has a lot more useful information regarding these illegal bootleg DVDs as well as other knock off anime merchandise and how you can avoid them. Alternatively you can also report it to the newly setup Anti-piracy task force. Remember the more reports that are reported the more likely something will be done about this problem. Piracy hurts the industry and you can help by spreading the word and reporting these illegitimate practices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of my own tips would be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By from official distributors like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madman.com.au/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madman&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;RightStuf&lt;/a&gt; depending on where you live&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you need to buy from ebay check out the sellers past feedback and look out for any claiming pirated products&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pay with Paypal because then if you get a bootleg you can go through paypal to get your money back. if you go though ebay this process is made a bit easier&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;generally Amazon sells legit products as i havn't gotten bootlegs from there once so if you can buy from them then do so&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the average count for episodes per disk is 6-7 in Australia for regular DVDs, i've seen up to 9 episodes on one BluRay (which was Katanagatari from the US), 3 disks for 24 episodes should only work if they are BluRay&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Covers can be different depending on their release, first release of Black Cat in Australia had 4 episode/disk in 6 volumes, the second release included all 6 disks in one cover and the cover was that of the reversible one from Volume 1. also Limited Editions may have a different cover. when in doubt google it or post the image up on an anime forum or chat room to get clarification&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a cover wont have characters that appear in a different media, my mum one got a complete collection of Fullmetal Alchemist but on the cover of one of them had a couple of characters from the video game&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;after you buy and receive the anime if you didn't get it from an official distributor you can generally tell right away if the anime was downloaded&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if there are subs they wont be in comic sans MS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they wont have any tv network watermarks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they will have the appropriate copyright information and company slash animations before the menu appears (ie. all Hanabee released DVDs/Bluray will have Hanabee's animation, Fate/Zero will have Aniplex and Unfotable. Speed Grapher from Australia will have Madman, Gonzo and i think Funimation's)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;generally all episodes will have the Opening and Ending and you will be able to skip these with one button press on the DVD remote (as they are set as a separate scene).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T08:23:27.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-05T11:08:34.307" Score="5" ViewCount="1956" Body="&lt;p&gt;Model sheets depict characters in their front view, side view, behind, and facial expressions, etc. In anime production animators use these, but what does it contribute in trying to animate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iaa8v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iaa8v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OOoid.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OOoid.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OYv0f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OYv0f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18661" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T11:06:45.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T11:06:45.283" Title="What are model sheets and why do animators use them?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-05T12:44:23.717" Score="5" ViewCount="1200" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gol D. Roger said that one piece treasure is there and anyone can claim it due to which it started the &quot;Great Age of Pirates.&quot;&#xA;After that moment, every pirate set sail to find that treasure and that's how everyone began to explore so many things. During this adventure many fights began and many incidents happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Marine are the military sea forces and their duty is to maintain law and order. But then I was wondering that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they also trying to find one piece so that they can stop this chaos of finding one piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19221" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T10:04:04.090" LastActivityDate="2021-04-28T05:45:01.167" Title="Is it possible that marines are also trying to find one piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30328" CreationDate="2016-03-05T14:22:24.010" Score="3" ViewCount="10195" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain the reason why Frost of the 6th Universe was able to disable or paralyze Goku? I didn't get how that was possible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any sort of cheating or is there any ability of Frost that can paralyze the opponent somehow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I am talking about Dragon Ball Super, episode 33.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22485" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T15:21:31.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T18:08:43.400" Title="How come Goku was defeated by Frost of the 6th Universe?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29747" CreationDate="2016-03-05T16:58:18.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: This is just my speculation but I will try to support it with facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The history of humankind is full of war. As time progressed, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuUW9i-mHs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;we learned&lt;/a&gt; that waging wars, i.e. killing our enemies is not always the best way to get what we want. Waging war is expensive, and we learned that negotiating and coming into agreement is far cheaper and results in less bloodshed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gunzou is a rational thinker. He is a tactician too. He knows from history that killing your enemy after you have defeated them is not really a good choice. The moment Gunzou was successful in charging the super gravity cannon and aiming it at Takao, he already achieved victory and defeated Takao. However, he decided, as per the reason I previously mentioned, to spare her. Sure he may have made a bad choice and Takao might come for revenge. But as you have watched in that episode, Iona and the crew were against overwhelming odds, and yet they still managed to achieve victory. This indicates to us, and to Takao probably, that she really stands no chance against Gunzou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sparing Takao also aligns with Gunzou's belief. He believes that there is a possibility of humans and the Fleet of the Fog &lt;em&gt;coexisting&lt;/em&gt; in peace. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://aokihagane.wikia.com/wiki/Chihaya_Gunzou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He's also one of the few people in the world that sees the possibility of the &quot;Fleet of Fog&quot; and humans coexisting (relatively) peacefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a step towards the future that he was hoping for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T16:58:18.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2016-03-05T20:20:57.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ending scene of the final episode of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt;, Otonashi is seen but reincarnated. This does specify that he did pass on. Otonashi was the final person to pass on and stayed for a little while before finally disappearing. In &lt;em&gt;Another Epilogue&lt;/em&gt;, it states that he was waiting for someone, but that 'someone' already passed. More information on this includes that he was able to 'meet back up' with the SSS, but in a heaven or reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is that he didn't specifically fulfill his regrets, but disappeared anyway. Some people can make up ideas for what really happened. We all know, based on the ending scene in episode 13, that he &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; pass on, but for reasons we don't fully understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason why he may have disappeared is that he finally realized that he did all he could, and he did save Angel's life, gaining a 'thank you' from her at the end when she passes. He may have stayed behind long enough to realize he needed to leave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way we know he passed on is that in the ending scenes when everyone is disappearing from the picture, in the end, we can see Otonashi disappearing too. Signalling he did pass on to either become reincarnated with everyone else or to go to heaven. The final ending isn't as sad as we all think for &lt;em&gt;Angel beats&lt;/em&gt;, considering everyone passes to the afterlife, potentially meets up again, and they all live happy lives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22488" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T15:14:55.110" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:14:55.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30198" CreationDate="2016-03-06T01:48:58.727" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the manga, it wasn't her quest. Wiz took pity in the souls of the people who hadn't enough money to pay the priest to cleanse the souls of their friends and relatives. These souls would wander around. So she cleansed them for free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazuma and the rest just took the quest to cleanse the cemetry, because the party thought, it would be the ideal job for Aqua to level up. After defeating some undead, they notice Wiz and want to fight her. But then they hear her story.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oxhOw.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oxhOw.png&quot; alt=&quot;Party starts the quest&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKaQU.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKaQU.png&quot; alt=&quot;They meet the lich&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVCb3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVCb3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wiz describes her actions&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T01:48:58.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30239" CreationDate="2016-03-06T03:29:29.463" Score="3" ViewCount="51151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Naruto get both halves of Kurama after fighting Sasuke, or did the other half of Kurama die when Minato was killed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T04:07:48.717" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T16:48:42.890" Title="What happened to the Yin half of Kurama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30237" CreationDate="2016-03-06T04:09:19.450" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Madara receives his right eye from Zetsu, he stuns all the Tailed Beasts and began the process of sealing them up into the Demonic Statue. Yang Kurama, knowing that he will be pulled out of Naruto for certain, contacted Gaara to have Yin Kurama (within Minato's body) sealed into Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But just as Minato was transferring Yin Kurama into Naruto, Black Zetsu (in Obito's body) interferes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito regains control of his body and prevents Zetsu from delivering the left Rinnegan eye and Yin Kurama to Madara. Obito then teleports the gang to Kamui dimension. There, Yin Kurama was successfully transferred into Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the epic fight with Sasuke, Yang Kurama rejoins Naruto. The Yin and Yang halves merge together and formed the complete state of Kurama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T11:09:56.793" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T11:09:56.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30226" CreationDate="2016-03-06T06:34:54.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I begin to answer please let me state that I only watch the anime, I do not read the manga which is far ahead of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the short answer is yes it is a possibility, however the likelihood I believe is very doubtful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gol D. Roger started the infamous age of pirates by saying his treasure was up for the taking and ever since then the military has been falling all over themselves trying to round up those pirates; it got to be so bad that they had to recognize some of the stronger pirate groups as &quot;Warlords&quot; who they would not go after for the piracy crimes in exchange for the Warlord pirate group to take care of the lower class pirates running rampant. Admiral Fujitora is personally against the notion of allowing the stronger pirates such as Don Quixote being allowed to do whatever they please and he wants to bring an end to the entire Warlord system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show is centered around the Straw Hat Pirates who have taken the world by surprise time and time again for how rowdy and badass they are. They went from defeating a small marine base to taking on the warlords, they went from warlords to storming Enis Lobby and giving a middle finger to the world government, and is if that wasn't bad enough they then took on the Celestial dragons who are considered gods compared to everyone else and then Luffy went and broke into and out of Impel down which just pub stomped the Marines reputation for being able to control the order. The straw hat pirates have made the warlords, the world government, and the pirate emperors their enemies, it is quite literally them vs the entire world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The government is so busy trying to regain their diminishing reputation that they cant afford to waste time looking for pirate treasure. Remember the war of the great? Remember Whitebeard's last words? Whitebeard reminded everyone that One Piece exists to spark the flame once again because the government refuses to accept One Piece even exists. Imagine the government turning up with One Piece after all of this, it would bring humiliation on them; they would much prefer One Piece never be found and people losing faith in its existence as to make people lose interest in being pirates because the second they get One Piece and word gets out it'll just cause an even bigger wave of pirates but this time they will all be hell bent on going after the Marines directly and before you know it we have another war of the great. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again this is all speculation and I have just as much evidence to support my theories as does the next guy to reply who says that I'm entirely wrong. From the way the series is going I expect that the main focus will be taking down Kaido and Big mam but we cannot forget about Luffy's wrath for Blackbeard; either way we all know the marines aren't even in the picture, its the pirate emperors that own this series. All it took was Shanks saying stop for an entire war to end, that's how terrified everyone is to piss off an emperor, and Luffy has made it his goal to piss them off. At this point the marines are relics of a lost age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T06:34:54.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30246" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-06T06:56:59.437" Score="5" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found B Gata H Kei a pretty boring, mediocre series and never finished it, but apparently some people got very worked up about it: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/b-gata-h-kei-studio-writers-get-multiple-threat-letters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network reported in 2010&lt;/a&gt; that the studio and writers responsible for it received &quot;multiple threatening letters&quot; demanding &quot;changes in the anime's content and presentation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who have watched the show know that it really has very little sexual content and is overall very tame; like its protagonist, it's all talk and no action. This makes it a curious target for such passion. The comments on the ANN story have a lot of speculation, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1uouqp/just_finished_b_gata_h_kei_yamadas_first_time_not/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Reddit thread&lt;/a&gt; posits the senders were angry over the dirty things being spoken by Yukari Tamura, but I'm curious if any details were ever released. Do we know what kinds of changes these letters were demanding, and what it was in the show that made people angry enough to threaten its creators with physical harm? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T08:08:33.740" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T08:08:33.740" Title="Do we know why B Gata H Kei triggered threatening letters to its creators?" Tags="&lt;b-gata-h-kei&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30247" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-06T07:01:22.630" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T07:01:22.630" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T07:01:22.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30248" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-06T07:01:22.630" Score="0" Body="B Gata H Kei, known in the US as Yamada's First Time, is an anime and manga series about a female virgin in high school whose ambition is to sleep with 100 guys. " OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T07:01:22.630" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T07:01:22.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30250" CreationDate="2016-03-06T07:18:26.790" Score="1" ViewCount="702" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 1, Iri and Student 0 have the following conversation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student 0&lt;/strong&gt;: There's no future to it (the War) at all. Why only one team, Instructor? I think everyone should just share it (the Grail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iri&lt;/strong&gt;: There are DDD circumstances behind that, so I'm sorry. I'd like to tell you in greater detail, but it won't happen. It's still too early for you to experience the adult world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the chalk board behind her, it shows Dark, Dirty, Dandy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p7GLx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p7GLx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from Episode 1: Dark Dirty Dandy chalkboard&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this entire mini-series is cluttered with references to the Fate series, I'm wondering what this DDD means in relation to the Fate series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T07:36:32.450" Title="What is the reference Iri is making when she says DDD?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30249" CreationDate="2016-03-06T07:29:46.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I belive it's referring to &lt;em&gt;Decoration Disorder Disconnection&lt;/em&gt;, AKA &lt;em&gt;DDD&lt;/em&gt;, which is another title written by Kinoko Nasu which was published in Faust magazine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Arika Ishizue lost his left arm in the A-syndrome related accident and hospitalized. After he left the hospital and went back to Shikura, he met a beautiful boy named Kaie Karyou who has no limbs and is living in a dark basement. The boy asked him to exorcise the &quot;Demons&quot; possessing A-Syndrome patients. Arika was involved in the bizarre cases and the fights with the &quot;Demons&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/DDD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DDD on Typemoon Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Wikia also states there are no connections between DDD and the rest of the Natsuverse, even though &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mitsuru_Kamekura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mitsuru Kamekura&lt;/a&gt; from Kara no Kyoukai is refernced in it as the wiki states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is simply a gimmick included by Nasu to cause readers of both to do a double-take while reading. It is actually a pseudonym taken from a character in a book in the DDD world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i do not know how being able to share the Holy Grail or not is related to DDD or how explaining it is &quot;too adult&quot; for Student 0. however given the case with Mitsuru Kamekura this could be the same thing with it being a gimmick by Kinoko Nasu and/or Gen Urobuchi to cause those who have read DDD to do a double take&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T07:36:32.450" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T07:36:32.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30226" CreationDate="2016-03-06T08:10:40.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, after researching a bit I came to this conclusion that is:&#xA; In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_485&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode 485&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whitebeard tips backward, inhales, gathering his last breath, and&#xA;  bellows at the top of his lungs, &quot;ONE PIECE... DOES EXIST!&quot; His words&#xA;  echo throughout all of Marineford, and are heard over the Visual Den&#xA;  Den Mushi and transmitted straight to the viewing public at Sabaody&#xA;  Archipelago. Knowing what impact his final revelation is going to&#xA;  have, Sengoku curses Whitebeard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sengoku showed great fear and he was furious with Whitebeard because&#xA;   he revealed to the entire world about the existence of One Piece.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that Sengoku don't want that one piece treasure should be discovered. He knew that after what Whitebeard said all the pirates will go mad and start searching for one piece and everyone will believe in Whitebeard words. But why he cursed him ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us see the ideology of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sengoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sengoku&lt;/a&gt; regarding one piece:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though he may appear to be stern because of his duties as a Marine, he&#xA;  is actually kind and compassionate. His drastic actions at the Battle&#xA;  of Marineford were motivated by the desire to protect innocent&#xA;  civilians from getting embroiled in conflict out of fear that &#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;when the&#xA;   secrets held in One Piece are discovered, it would turn the world on&#xA;   its head and lead to total war.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So actually, he wants to protect innocent civilians from pirates. He knew that if one piece will be discovered then it will lead to war and only innocent people will suffer. So by that he actually want one piece to be not discovered at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in short for the sake of innocent people they didn't try to find one piece and focused on protecting them from pirates.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my hypothesis, if they will be able to find one piece and if pirates come to know about this news that one piece is with marines then for sure every pirates of that world will charge against those Marines just to get one piece and then you can just think how drastic situation it will be. There will be a huge battle and again innocent people will suffer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19221" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T07:13:18.180" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T07:13:18.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30253" CreationDate="2016-03-06T08:19:08.327" Score="0" ViewCount="1491" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost all teams in Naruto have 1 female and 2 male members. For example, Kakashi's team (Kakashi, Obito, Rin) and Jiraya's students (Nagato, Konan, Yahiko). Is there any rule behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T14:03:35.633" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T14:03:35.633" Title="Why do most teams have two males and one female?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30252" CreationDate="2016-03-06T08:34:58.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is any rule behind this because the main motive behind this is to &lt;strong&gt;test the dynamics of teamwork&lt;/strong&gt; but there is one rule that is to how to team-up &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Genin are put in four-man cells, or squad, consisting of three genin&#xA;  and a jōnin-sensei, in order to learn teamwork and experience true&#xA;  ninja life under the supervision and protection of an elite shinobi.&#xA;   &lt;strong&gt;The make-up of these teams is based on the individual skills of the&#xA;   genin, so that there will be a balance between the teams.&lt;/strong&gt; For&#xA;  instance, Naruto Uzumaki, who passed with the lowest grades, was put&#xA;  in a team with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, who passed with the&#xA;  highest grades and highest written exam scores, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is nothing states that there has to be one girl in every team. But to create a perfect balance between all teams they might have assign one girl in every team. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T08:34:58.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30224" CreationDate="2016-03-06T09:28:11.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I already guessed in the comments, model sheets are used to guarantee consistency in character design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are a concept art to define the character design. In big teams, you have the problem that everyone sees the character a bit different, so they try to standardize the design by creating a model.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_sheet#Purposes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lessonplan/model.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T09:28:11.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30635" CreationDate="2016-03-06T15:14:46.803" Score="6" ViewCount="1194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening episode of &lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/em&gt;, Taichi was attacked by Kuwagamon. Now, I'm wondering whether if that was just the Kuwagamon feeling territorial or did it see Taichi and Koromon as food? As we know from the episode where Taichi, the other Digi-Destined, and their digimon ate dinner at the mansion, they eat meat too: which means we can assume that other digimon might exhibit the same dietary manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Digimon World&lt;/em&gt; (PS game), it was shown that meat in the digimon world is produced from farms in a fruit-like manner. While digimon that live in a community and have a farm can surely meet their dietary needs from those farms, what about those who don't? For example, would Leomon in Digimon Adventure hunt other Digimon to eat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never watched any Digimon anime other than &lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/em&gt; 1 (Agumon &amp;amp; co.) and 2 (Veemon &amp;amp; co.) So, I'm not sure whether the digimon that come later in the series would exhibit the same dietary manner, or even have needs to eat at all. Digimon in &lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/em&gt; 2 should exhibit the same dietary manner since the story takes place in the same digimon world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T13:57:00.030" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T13:57:00.030" Title="Do Digimon eat other Digimon?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30273" CreationDate="2016-03-06T19:23:13.297" Score="5" ViewCount="482" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters think passing on makes them re-incarnate. They are not sure what happens after passing on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider these points on why a sane person would not want to pass on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You live in a world where you don't die (pass on) as long as you don't attend classes or be a model student. That means you &lt;strong&gt;don't need to study&lt;/strong&gt; unlike in the real world where you are even beaten (happens where I live) or punished by teachers if you don't get good grades. You won't be humiliated by others for being dumb.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can get &lt;strong&gt;superhuman powers&lt;/strong&gt; just by writing a computer program. You could copy, share and edit programs and probably fly and double jump. You can become a super hero. You can. Deadpool has only regeneration and became a super hero, but in Angel Beats, it's the minimum power you have. What Kanade did was just the tip of the iceberg.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;computers&lt;/strong&gt;. You can play video games and program your own. You could create and share videos on sites or social networks like Youtube and Facebook. You can probably integrate websites or software into your powers and automate them. Free internet and computers which is a limited in the real world to the previliged few. Especially not computers which you can use to re-program yourself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You could &lt;strong&gt;reincarnate&lt;/strong&gt; into something or someone who is way worse off. The characters' lives are not really that unfortunate compared to many in the real world. You could be reborn as a holocaust victim or an activist who is tortured or a young girl in forced prostitution or a terrorist in Guantanamo Bay or a pig raised for meat in a closed cage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You get &lt;strong&gt;free food&lt;/strong&gt; and every other basic resource you need. You can create everything you want from dust. Consider being born in an impoverished nation during a famine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're probably going to &lt;strong&gt;lose your memory&lt;/strong&gt;. Even if they reincarnate into someone like a Rich Kid who is always happy and enjoys his/her life (Which is very less likely in the real world) you'd still lose your memories. People by nature are afraid of memory loss.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T08:04:34.130" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T07:08:47.280" Title="Why did Angel and Otonashi want to pass on and make others pass on?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30278" CreationDate="2016-03-06T21:43:46.643" Score="0" ViewCount="1538" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was young, approximately 1998&amp;ndash;2001, I watched the original Digimon Adventure. I also later (approximately 2003) watched Digimon Tamers, but I never did watch more than a few episodes of Digimon Adventure 02. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For nostalgia's sake, I'm interested in Digimon Tri, but I have no interest right now in going back to watch Digimon Adventure 02, since it's really long and only available as an unfaithful dub. I know basically who the characters are, but I don't know any of the main plot arcs. Will I be able to understand Digimon Tri without this knowledge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T07:21:12.663" Title="Can I watch Digimon Tri without seeing Digimon Adventure 02?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18537" CreationDate="2016-03-06T22:21:34.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always assumed the translation was B-Cupped Slut, as that is what she calls herself, B Gata referring to her boobs, and H Kei, being like hentai style, which is simular to Slut. I still think this is what is intended by this name, though honestly they probably didn't consider translation when creating the name, but I imagine Japaense people would read this the same as if we read &quot;The B Cupped Slut&quot; as the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22515" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T22:21:34.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-06T23:23:14.033" Score="4" ViewCount="9898" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each of three routes has a different series of events and endings. I’ve read that the first few days are the same but then they all diverge. What causes them to diverge exactly? For example, why is Shiro with Saber in &quot;Fate&quot; route and not with Rin? Why does Archer not enact his &quot;kill Shiro&quot; plan in &quot;Fate&quot; and &quot;HF&quot;? likewise, the HF events are vastly different from the first two. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Botton line:&lt;/strong&gt; What event or lack therof causes the storyline/plot to branch off into three seperate ones: Fate, UBW and HF&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T23:51:18.630" LastActivityDate="2018-12-23T13:12:44.163" Title="The divergence points for each of the routes?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30263" CreationDate="2016-03-07T01:28:06.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think senshin makes a lot of good points in the comments, but I can also see where you're coming from with this; from a certain perspective, it does seem like it would be better to try and stay in purgatory forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would give two major reasons why the kids decide to pass on anyway, both based on senshin's comments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's philosophically, culturally, and narratively necessary that they don't squat in purgatory for all eternity;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can't really stay there anyway, because the place is constructed as a giant trap for exactly that kind of thinking.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding point 1, think of it this way: in a Christian setting, God would not allow people to just live fantasy lives in purgatory with no intention to pass on. It would go against the philosophy of the Christian religion; in Christianity, either you go to Heaven, or you go to Hell. God sends people to purgatory to give them a second chance at Heaven, and if they don't take it, they go to Hell. The very construction of the universe forbids people from permanently living in purgatory. It's kind of like being someone with no citizenship in any country; purgatory is like an airport, where you can stay for a while but not forever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angel Beats uses more of an Eastern-style religious philosophy, but the same idea applies. Who knows what happens to them if they don't take their second chance, but in the Buddhist philosophy, escaping from the cycle of rebirth through some backdoor like remaining permanently in purgatory is just as unfathomable as escaping both Heaven and Hell by the same mechanism would be in Christianity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is simultaneously an in-universe and out-of-universe reason. Out of universe, the writers would have written it like this because that's what their cultural background would lead them to. In universe, the characters would want to pass on for the same reason: their culture is telling them that it's unthinkable to just linger in purgatory forever, ignoring their problems. (Since some kind of afterlife explicitly exists in the Angel Beats universe, there probably &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; safeguards of some kind to prevent permanent squatters in purgatory, but we never see proof of this in the series since no one tries to remain in purgatory with the express purpose of remaining in purgatory.) They do all seem to decide, very quickly and suddenly, that they're ready to face their problems and pass on, but the latter half of the show had all kinds of pacing issues, so I count that more as a writing problem than an actual inconsistency in the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding point 2, it's not only becoming model students that will cause them to pass on; it's becoming fulfilled, in any way that allows them to move past whatever was haunting them. This is abstract enough that it seems like no matter how you tried to avoid it, you would eventually become fulfilled and end up passing on. The SSS didn't because they were purposely holding on to their rage, turning it over and over in their minds, dragged on by the charisma of Yuri. But how long could they have actually stayed like this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we saw in Episode 3, all it took to send on Iwasawa was a really great performance. She had no idea it was coming and didn't consciously seek it out at all; she just happened to stumble on something that made up for whatever she'd missed out on in life, and it sent her on. The things we saw send the characters on in the last few episodes probably aren't the only things that would have worked. For each of them, there is most likely a wide spectrum of events that would have caused them to become fulfilled enough to pass on. Even locking yourself in a windowless room might not have been enough to prevent passing on; for all we know, if Yuri had sat in a dark room and thought long enough about what happened to her siblings, she would have eventually come to the same conclusion she reaches towards the end of the series, and would have been contented enough with it to pass on. It's entirely possible that becoming superheroes with all the food and Internet they wanted would be enough to content them and send them on. There are traps everywhere for someone who's trying to enjoy themselves in purgatory without passing on. The only surefire way to stay in purgatory is to stay tormented and miserable, and where's the fun in that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To end with, I'll address a few of the specific points mentioned in the OP:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;You won't be humiliated by others for being dumb.&quot; Yuri does quite a lot of humiliation of the dumb. They don't mind because they like her, but bullying and social ranking can still exist in this world. I guess you can at least settle your differences in a sword fight or gun fight, though, since no one can die. The pleasure of repeatedly stomping down the people bullying you, though karmically a little iffy, might even be enough to send you off into the next life. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;You can become a super hero.&quot; Sure, but to what end? There's no one to save and no one to fight. You could have fun leaping around the buildings for a while, until you think &quot;This is so much fun! I love being a superhero!&quot; and then poof, off to your next life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;You can play video games and program your own. You could create and share videos on sites or social networks like Youtube and Facebook.&quot; We don't know how much of an Internet actually exists. There might not even be an Internet; you might be limited to desktop apps that you burn to discs made from dirt. Even if there is, there might not be any Facebook or YouTube, and you'll have to make them yourself. Then you'll feel all satisfied that you recreated YouTube, and then poof, off to the next life. On the other hand, the only operating system available is &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Winding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Macrosoft Winding&lt;/a&gt;, which seems to be based on Windows, so using the computer might be a good way to stay angry and miserable so you don't pass on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;You could reincarnate into something or someone who is way worse off.&quot; I actually think this is pretty unlikely. In Buddhist philosophy, what the kids are really doing when they come to terms with their bad memories is getting rid of a negative karmic seed and ridding themselves of an attachment to the physical world. These are good things in Buddhism; they help you reincarnate into a better state and bring you closer to breaking out of the cycle of rebirth. So if anything, they would probably reincarnate into a better life than the one they left. (And the &quot;terrorist in Gitmo&quot; scenario is unlikely because reincarnation in Hinduism and Buddhism starts you as a newborn, so even if you began as a newborn Yemeni villager, you would still have the choice &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to be a terrorist.) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;You're probably going to lose your memory.&quot; They probably &lt;em&gt;were&lt;/em&gt; afraid of this when they chose to pass on. Kanade and Otonashi certainly were, anyway. But the other reasons for passing on were persuasive enough that they overcame this fear. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T04:51:55.880" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T04:51:55.880" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30263" CreationDate="2016-03-07T01:28:27.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Angel and Otonashi's actions were not derived from logic, but rather from their beliefs and convictions. They believed that people were not supposed to permanently stay in the afterlife dimension. Their beliefs were probably influenced by their religious/spiritual beliefs from when they were alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their beliefs were supported by evidence in that world. For instance, the way passing on works supported their belief. A person passed on when his/her regrets had been eased. From this and other evidence, it was apparent that the whole purpose of the afterlife dimension was to ease people's regrets and to allow them to be reincarnated, rather than to provide a permanent paradise for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind that staying in the afterlife dimension means that a person has to hang on to his/her regrets. This means that anyone who stays there is likely still suffering from his/her past memories, whereas anyone who leaves has made peace with his/her regrets, and can forget them in his/her new life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T01:38:17.417" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T01:38:17.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30276" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30289" CreationDate="2016-03-07T03:09:14.110" Score="6" ViewCount="1726" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Golden Den Den Mushi is used for ordering the Buster Call and seems to be made of rigid gold. It's strange and unusual for the rest of the species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it an actual living being, or (unlike regular Den Den Mushis) some kind of mechanically improved, or purely mechanical device?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:36:00.247" Title="Is the Golden Den Den Mushi mechanical, or a living specimen?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30268" CreationDate="2016-03-07T04:17:47.363" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of the first Digimon Tri movie, you would be able to understand everything that goes on if you had only seen the very first season of Digimon Adventures, except for a couple momentary flashbacks involving vague glimpses of the Digimon Adventure 02 Digi-destined, but those flashbacks still make no sense for someone who has seen Digimon Adventure 02 anyways due to how vaguely they were shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update from the second movie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; You will need to know a little about the conflicts that happens in Digimon Adventure 02 as we see Ken Ichijouji appear, in the present day, towards the end of the second movie as the Digimon Emperor, which is quite contradictory if you have seen enough episodes of Digimon Adventures 02. Strangely however, he never speaks. The reason why he doesn't speak, or why he is even the Digimon Emperor again, is still a mystery until the third movie is released&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="14010" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T07:21:12.663" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T07:21:12.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30271" CreationDate="2016-03-07T05:06:29.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What event or lack therof causes the storyline/plot to branch off into three seperate ones: Fate, UBW and HF&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In UBW, Shirou commands Saber not to attack Archer on the first night; in Fate, he doesn't do that. In HF, Shirou accompanies Sakura to her home on the first night; in UBW and Fate, he doesn't do that. Broadly speaking, UBW diverges against Fate because Archer does not suffer injury, allowing him to maintain a more active role in the early stages of the war. HF diverges against Fate/UBW because (spoilered because it sounds like you haven't read it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; this puts Sakura into a more active role in the war, causing that whole mess with the shadow. Also, Zouken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this lead to the vastly different outcomes in each of the three routes? We can posit some explanations, but it's important to keep in mind that any explanation is likely to be somewhat contrived, simply because it's unlikely that Nasu wrote F/SN from the perspective of &quot;if I change this one small thing, what would the logical outcomes be?&quot;. That is, the routes are presumably the fundamental things that Nasu wanted to write, and the divergence points exist to make them plausible. (The alternative would be that the divergence points are the fundamental thing in the narrative, and the routes are just logical consequences thereof. See footnote 1 for an example of what I mean.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, let's posit a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For example, why is Shiro with Saber in &quot;Fate&quot; route and not with Rin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me reverse the question: why is Shirou with Rin in UBW, and not with Saber? Well, in UBW, Shirou spends relatively little time with Saber, initially because of her abduction by Caster, and later because Saber re-contracts with Rin through the end of the route. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate, Shirou isn't deprived of interaction with Saber, and so he develops a relationship with her (and hence not with Rin). I think it's uncontroversial to say that Saber is the &quot;main heroine&quot; of F/SN (given Last Episode, if nothing else); in the absence of barriers to them developing a relationship, I figure they would, in fact, get together. Note that in HF, the barrier is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the shadow ganks Saber on day 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why does Archer not enact his &quot;kill Shiro&quot; plan in &quot;Fate&quot; and &quot;HF&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In HF, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Archer subordinates his desire to get rid of Shirou to the need to deal with the shadow, which poses an existential threat. The shadow existing is an indirect consequence of the divergence point for HF - Shirou walks Sakura home; Zouken sees this and thrusts Sakura into a more active role in the war; the shadow is the result of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any good explanation for why Archer doesn't do that in Fate. Maybe we can write it off as Archer being injured (because of Saber on the first night) and not really in a position to deal with Shirou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Well, this is a spoiler for a non-F/SN thing, and telling you what it's for is would be a spoiler too, so hover if you dare. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The various timelines of &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; do quite a good job of exploring the outcomes that result from Homura effectively causing divergences by changing the way she acts after she wakes up in the hospital on day one. It's not a perfect analogy to F/SN, since the timelines don't all start from exactly the same place (Homura gains additional knowledge in each successive timeline), but it's close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T05:06:29.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30276" CreationDate="2016-03-07T07:28:28.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Den Den Mushi are actually snails which use radiowave to communicate which each other. Here is a picture of a wild Den Den Mushi without any devices attached to it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1ozV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1ozV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what its wikia page has to say about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They have the ability to communicate with each other telepathically through radio waves. The people of the One Piece world take advantage of this ability by attaching buttons and receivers to them. Den Den Mushi thus take the place of telephones and other similar machines in the world of One Piece. They are classified as type &quot;B&quot; creatures, being &quot;Small Friendly&quot; [...] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;gold Den Den Mushi&lt;/strong&gt; is a rare kind of Den Den Mushi.Here's its wikia's description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is used to summon the Buster Call attack. The Den Den Mushi is immobile and its entire body appears to be made out of gold. It is a very rare type of Den Den Mushi. After the button on its back is pressed, it sends a message straight to the Silver Den Den Mushi, which is the signal for the Marines to start the Buster Call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;all Den Den Mushi are mechanically improved&lt;/strong&gt;. However, it is not confirmed whether or not the golden Den Den Mushi is clothe in gold even in its wild form (which I doubt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYyDC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYyDC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEKMg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEKMg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The golden snail only communicates with the silver Den Den Mushi, shown above. So far, it has been shown to be limited to alerting the Marine about a Bluster Call request from the Silver Den Den Mushi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T09:04:48.837" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:04:48.837" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30218" CreationDate="2016-03-07T07:48:45.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The real world location for the events in the anime D.N. Angel was based on &quot;Azumano District in Tokyo&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/anime5/smnewera/dark.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Post&lt;/a&gt; about Dark Mousy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dark Mousy was the greatest phantom thief. Last appeared 14 years ago, disappeared suddenly, and then now he's out wreaking havoc around the &lt;strong&gt;Azumano District of Tokyo&lt;/strong&gt; as he did for centuries. Nobody knows where he's from, nobody knows who he really is, and nobody knows what his real purpose is behind stealing all the artwork from various museums. Dark is some what immortal since 14 years ago. He was intiated in a ritual with Daisuke Niwa 14 years ago to become immortal. The bad part of the ritual was Dark would be in a coma state inside Daisuke's body till he turned 14. Dark's rabbit, Wizu, watched over Daisuke till he was able to transform into Dark. Dark is Daisuke half the time, to protect him and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Likes: Ramen, Flying&#xA;  Dislikes: People who don't know how to shut up, Pets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Home&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A small cozy apartment &lt;strong&gt;near the shores of Azumano&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you search about &quot;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com.ph/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;amp;ion=1&amp;amp;espv=2&amp;amp;es_th=1&amp;amp;ie=UTF%208#q=azumano%20clock%20tower&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Azumano clock tower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &#xA;Clock tower is in the first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &#xA;(Remember the first episode where dark returns after 40 years and steals the bird symbol on the clock tower)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You would see google search results about D.N. Angel FanFics (Fan Fictions)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll notice that most of these talk about the Azumano District in Tokyo (or sometimes Azumano City)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wattpad.com/174217691-the-only-way-i-could-live-chapter-2-the-black&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;, although this is more like a retelling of D.N. Angel instead of a Fan Fiction&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a comment on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366004/reviews?start=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This Post&lt;/a&gt; about D.N. Angel also states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The location of where D.N. Angel takes place is hard to figure out,&#xA;  but it is revealed in the last episode, on a box (that was as late as&#xA;  I noticed it); if you translated the small bit of Kanji and Hiragana&#xA;  written on the side of it, it came out to be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Azumano District&#xA;  Reception&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, meaning that the town or area that the anime took place in&#xA;  would be &lt;strong&gt;Azumano&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T07:48:45.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30276" CreationDate="2016-03-07T08:16:46.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Golden Den Den Mushi is the variation of normal Den Den Mushi, as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Den_Den_Mushi#Golden_Den_Den_Mushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. However, this Den Den Mushi is immobile and entire body are made out of gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Golden Den Den Mushi (ゴールデン電伝虫 Gōruden Den-den Mushi?), Golden&#xA;  Transponder Snail in the Viz Manga,  is a &lt;strong&gt;special kind of Den Den&#xA;  Mushi&lt;/strong&gt; which is only held by the Marine Admirals.  It is used to&#xA;  summon the Buster Call attack. &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;The Den Den Mushi is immobile and its entire body appears to be made out of gold.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also said that Golden Den Den Mushi is a very rare type of normal Den Den Mushi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is a very rare type of Den Den Mushi.&lt;/strong&gt;  After the button on its back&#xA;  is pressed, it sends a message straight to the Silver Den Den Mushi,&#xA;  which is the signal for the Marines to start the Buster Call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Golden Den Den Mushi is technically is a very rare snail and not a mechanical device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we're talking about &quot;mechanically improved&quot; the Den Den Mushi itself just a snail with can communicate with each other telepathically through radio waves.&#xA;Peoples in One Piece world attaching button and receiver to them. So you can say that Den Den Mushi are mechanically improved snails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T08:16:46.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30276" CreationDate="2016-03-07T09:36:00.247" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 386 Spandam is holding the Golden Den Den Mushi and mentions that it is a precious &lt;em&gt;species&lt;/em&gt;, indicating that it is in fact, a living snail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CRA0A.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CRA0A.png&quot; alt=&quot;Picture snippet from chapter 386&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T09:36:00.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30291" CreationDate="2016-03-07T13:59:25.477" Score="1" ViewCount="1245" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Vampire Knight anime&lt;/strong&gt; it is revealed that Senri Shiki's father is Rido Kuran and Rido Kuran is Kaname Kuran's uncle. However, Kaname and Senri never refer each other as cousins or family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are Kaname and Senri cousins?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why isn't Senri called Senri Kuran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bSBpom.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bSBpom.png&quot; alt=&quot;Senri&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HoMm5m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HoMm5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaname&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastActivityDate="2019-07-12T15:58:17.103" Title="Are Senri and Kaname cousins?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30290" CreationDate="2016-03-07T14:47:46.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Senri is the cousin of Kaname, and with that also of Yuki. He only referred to him as a cousin once during the vampire ball. Here he tells Rima that he is going to support his cousin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember it ever being revealed as to why they are not referring to each other as family, this might be due to the confusion the difference in last name might cause. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason as to why he has his mothers name and not his fathers name has not been revealed either. This usually is the choice of the parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you marry you choose which name to carry on or if you'd like to keep your names separate for job purposes (like a few of my teachers did). Some families need a male heir so the man takes on the woman's last name to carry on the family business. Most of the time the woman takes the man's last name though. Children don't really have a choice in the matter and most of the time they get the father's last name (except if he was accepted into the woman's family in which case they get the woman's family name). &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080106081940AAVlVLB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T14:47:46.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30304" CreationDate="2016-03-07T16:38:22.373" Score="4" ViewCount="1419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me take an instance of one villain: Arlong. Arlong got defeated by Luffy, he wasn't killed. Luffy didn't stay in Kokoyashi village either. So Arlong could have returned to his usual business of enslaving the village. He would have faced ugly humiliating words from Villagers initially, but why would it matter? All you gotta do is gang-up on them. No one in the village was strong enough to stop them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other pirates who just disappeared after being defeated. It's not like they lived their life with principle or something, they were bad guys who used to loot, cheat, and kill people. Why wouldn't they continue that after being defeated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T02:42:29.840" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T07:17:44.313" Title="Why does One Piece antagonist disappear after being defeated?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30294" CreationDate="2016-03-07T18:06:56.990" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most of the cases, the big villains we've seen have been arrested by the Marines after they were defeated, so they would not get such an opportunity. We see most of them in the Impel Down arc, locked up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, in the case of Arlong that you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is currently unknown where Arlong is being held, since we didn't see him &#xA; in Impel Down, but he is being held by the Marines somewhere. &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y4m3g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y4m3g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture snippet of Manga Chapter 492&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T18:06:56.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2016-03-07T18:48:57.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Really, Sasuke ' s Rinnegan was awakened the same way Madara's Rinnegan had been awakened. When Sasuke wakes up from his talk with Hagoromo, we see Kabuto healing him using some of his own body's regenerative properties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto had, long before this, already fused Hashirama ' s cells in his own body and by fusing his flesh into Sasuke, that once more uses Hashirama to combine Indra and Ashura's flesh which is what awakens it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However as Madara said, it still took years for the flesh to take effect, so likely the exposure to Hagoromo's Chakra in his seal he gave them managed to jump start the effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know for sure, but I would think it would make sense that having such a long process suddenly happen in just those couple of minutes could have complications or mutations, which may be why Sasuke only got it in 1 eye, and why it's in the same side his yinyang seal is held. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that, it's possible the right side may eventually catch up and activate. Also, after Madara activated his own Rinnegan, he's never seen deactivating it back to his normal Rinnegan until he retrieves it from Obito and Zetsu, whom got the eyes from Nagato. So it may not be something one can so easily deactivate like the normal Sharingan eyes. He may have to awaken and master all 6 paths before he can deactivate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering these facts and any other complications that could have arisen from the Sage's abrupt interference with the natural development, and Sasuke may never be able to properly activate and deactivate a matching pair of eyes whether they're Sharingan or Rinnegan. (Except perhaps when he's much older, like grandpa to Sarada kids older)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19126" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T18:48:57.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30294" CreationDate="2016-03-07T20:23:33.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it might be because, if pirate defeat another one usually that village will be under control of the winner, for example white beard had alot of villages under his control and no body ever touch them, because other pirates knows that if any thing happened in that village, it will cause them a lot of troubles with white beard and might start a war if the to side are strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22531" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T20:23:33.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30299" CreationDate="2016-03-07T20:30:33.953" Score="3" ViewCount="71789" Body="&lt;p&gt;The crew escapes from these behemoths shortly before arriving on the island chain with Bellamy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YCpKH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YCpKH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T20:32:30.613" LastActivityDate="2019-11-27T04:41:15.307" Title="What are these sea behemoths in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30298" CreationDate="2016-03-07T20:38:20.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are shadows, not monsters. These are explained by the fact that Sky Island is so high up in the air, the distance that the shadow is travelling is very far, making shadows cast very large.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you can see the same effect where Luffy's shadow is seen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66vYE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/66vYE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from anime: Luffy&amp;#39;s giant shadow&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T20:38:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30252" CreationDate="2016-03-07T20:59:54.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To expand on the answer that was posted by Light Yagami, if there is any such rule in Konohagakure (hidden leaf village) it certainly is not universal, Team Samui from the hidden lightning had two woman and one man. Team Shigure and Team Oboro from the hidden rain were both all male. These deviations from the 2 men 1 woman structure even exist inside the hidden leaf on occasions. Team Ino–Shika–Chō was made up of Inoichi Yamanaka, Shikaku Nara and Chōza Akimichi was an all male team. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 361, the third Hokage discusses why he assembled team 7 the way that he did, and he has a flashback of an incident with the Sannin back when they were Genin; where the underachieving Jiraya is motivate to try harder in an attempt to attract the attention of Tsunade in the same way that the over-performing Orochimaru had. In the subtitled version he says &quot;Talent attracts people, men notice women and rivalry matures both, so they say.&quot; Kakashi then reminisces of his own experience with Obito being desperate for Rin to notice him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while it appears there is no solid rule that all teams should be two guys and a girl, both Kakashi and the third Hokage clearly believe there are benefits to this arrangement in at least some groups and it is likely the preference of the third Hokage to make teams in this structure whenever possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T20:59:54.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23799" CreationDate="2016-03-07T21:27:25.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the recent release of volume 77, I think it was, its revealed that Annie did have a hand in Marco's death. After Marco overheard Bertholdt and Reiner's conversation about their true identities, he approached them and Reiner tackled Marco. After Annie came along, Reiner ordered her to take his 3DMG and leave him stranded. They watched a titan eat Marco in horror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22533" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T21:27:25.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30294" CreationDate="2016-03-07T23:07:59.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I must admit I do agree with both of the other 2 answers, however i think there is also a simple logical approach to the issue; with each successive antagonist luffy takes on the antagonists get stronger and stronger and so do the protagonists. Some of the antagonists are important and come back into play later on and some of them had 1 purpose, to be the next stepping stone for the straw hats to overcome and once they played that role they have no more use. Also who knows, maybe Arlong rules once again and straw hat is too busy fighting warlords and emperors to even know that Arlong is back in power. Whitebeard kept his islands safe because the threat of his crew hunting down enemies and destroying them but the straw hats are too busy progressing toward One Piece to keep tabs on those they defeat. Even if Arlong is back in power as long as he doesn't chase after Luffy then Luffy and his crew wont find out for years and years as they search for One Piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T23:07:59.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29510" CreationDate="2016-03-08T03:20:09.877" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like most other bounties in the series, I do not think that the location or the time at which the photo was clicked will ever be revealed in-universe, so here's what the new bounties make discernible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of the bounties of the Straw Hats after time-skip for reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RTBiq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RTBiq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of the Straw Hat Pirate crew&amp;#39;s bounty posters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy:&lt;/strong&gt; It's hard to make out when Luffy's photo was taken as it lacks distinctiveness, but as for where: It was taken on the Fishman Island. My basis for saying this is because he wore that outfit only on the Fishman Island. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renders-graphiques.fr/image/upload/normal/luffy-4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; was his getup at Punk Hazard, whereas his getup at Dressrosa was &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/e/e6/Luffy_Disguise_Dressrosa.png/revision/latest?cb=20140220084810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. As mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article on Luffy&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the Punk Hazard Arc, Luffy wore a long winter coat with red and white horizontal strips, along with yellow ear muffs, which he stole from one of Brownbeard's Centaur Patrol Unit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the Dressrosa Arc, Luffy wore an open, short-sleeved shirt with a sunflower pattern, along with his standard blue shorts and yellow sash. He also wore a fake beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoro:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on Zoro's expressions, it is most likely taken just after his fight with Hyouzou on the Fishman Island. That's one of the only two scenes where he wears his bandana after time-skip (the other being in his fight against Pica), but the expression is strikingly similar to one he made after his fight against Hyouzou.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usopp:&lt;/strong&gt; Usopp's photograph was taken at the moment when he was crowned God Usopp at Dressrosa with Hajrudin holding him up. The same expression can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/cULkgaBAb10?t=1m15s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nami:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on her pose, her photograph was likely snapped on the Fishman Island when she was with starfish Pappug, creator of the Criminal fashion line.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sanji:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on his expression, his photograph is taken on the Fishman Island when he's running to jump in for a swim with the mermaids. The scene is from Episode 528 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robin:&lt;/strong&gt; It is hard to judge where and when the photograph was taken. All we can say for sure is that she's in her fighting pose, so it's either before or during a fight. A likely candidate for where though, is Fishman Island as that's where most of the photographs have been taken, at Gyoncorde Plaza as she gets ready to fight Hody's underlings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chopper:&lt;/strong&gt; It is most likely taken during a great banquet at the King's Palace as he has a cotton candy in his hand. Most likely, it is the banquet at the palace after the fight with Hody was over. This would put the location of the photograph as Fishman Island.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Franky:&lt;/strong&gt; He used Franky Shogun at Gyoncorde Plaza and at Punk Hazard. However, the former is more likely to be the location where this particular photograph was taken because that's where most of the photographs are taken, and I don't think there was anyone at Punk Hazard who could have taken this picture. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brook:&lt;/strong&gt; It may be from one of his gigs as a Soul King before he continued his journey with the Straw Hats or from a scene during/after his fight with Hody's underlings at Fishman Island. However, as stated in Chapter 801 of the Manga, on &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/poKgIO1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, it is indeed his concert poster.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T20:00:04.540" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T20:00:04.540" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30319" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T14:32:30.673" Score="7" ViewCount="1699" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Saber died, she should have lost both Excalibur and Avalon. The Einzbern are able to locate the latter in the present time, which they used as catalyst to summon her. Why is it that Saber still had Excalibur on her person when she was summoned as HS? (IIRC, it is sheathed by invisible air). The sword itself should have been left behind in the real world like Avalon was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T15:35:51.947" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T19:18:37.567" Title="Why did Saber possess Excalibur as Heroic Spirit but not Avalon?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30320" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-08T14:36:19.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai&lt;/strong&gt; is a series consisting of anime and visual novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EqrxE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EqrxE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/21686/Oretachi_ni_Tsubasa_wa_Nai_-_Prelude&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai - Prelude&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/9922/Ore-tachi_ni_Tsubasa_wa_Nai__Under_the_Innocent_Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Under the Innocent Sky&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T17:16:20.113" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T17:16:20.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30321" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-08T14:36:19.490" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used for questions pertaining to the oretsuba (We without Wings) anime or visual novel series." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T17:02:36.643" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T17:02:36.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T15:37:02.287" Score="1" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can somebody recognize the song that plays at 13:50 in episode 10 while they are in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn65ZkaZDfw/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Diannes Dinner&lt;/a&gt; and is not in OST? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22555" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T04:45:15.387" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T07:33:52.950" Title="Kekkai Sensen EP 10 Cafe Song" Tags="&lt;kekkai-sensen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30393" CreationDate="2016-03-08T17:52:33.327" Score="7" ViewCount="5233" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaido is called the strongest creature in the One Piece world. Hence, he must be immensely powerful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: What is his power? Is he a devil fruit user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22554" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T21:41:56.437" LastActivityDate="2019-01-14T19:57:58.727" Title="Has Kaido eaten a devil fruit? If so, what is its power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30227" CreationDate="2016-03-08T18:08:43.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its been revealed in ep. 34 that frost contains a needle within his wrist that allows him to poison his opponents. This is how he defeated Goku . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22560" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T18:08:43.400" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30319" CreationDate="2016-03-08T19:21:02.553" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fate/side material (2004-1-30), p.056 defines &lt;em&gt;Heroic Spirits&lt;/em&gt; as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Heroes who achieved great things in life, and became objects of worship after death.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber is actually a special case in this matter. Saber did not die. When Saber was on the brink of death she made a contract with the world to become a heroic spirit after her death. Since the stories we see are in a time much later than the time Saber is in, she can of course be summoned, since Heroic Spirits are timeless. However, at the time of making this contract, she was not in possession of Avalon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Fate/complete material III World material:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the civil war that raged at the end of Artoria's reign, she and her son Mordred mortally wounded each other. At that moment, she made a pact with the World to serve as a Heroic Spirit after death. In exchange, she wished that the Holy Grail would redo the selection of the king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber had lost Avalon before her death, and its loss had been engrained into the legend of King Arthur. While she did have Bedivere throw Excalibur back to the Lady of the Lake, it was with her until soon before she would pass away. It was then that Saber made the contract with the world, requesting she be given an opportunity to seek the grail in exchange for her becoming a Heroic Spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from Fate/complete material III World material:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In legend, the loss of this sheath cast an ominous pall over the life of King Arthur, eventually cascading into the collapse of the kingdom. In modern times, the Einzberns excavated Avalon at Cornwall and passed it into the hands of Emiya Kiritsugu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T01:11:51.200" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T01:11:51.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8838" CreationDate="2016-03-08T20:55:47.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an anime that fits your description. It's called Master Mosquiton 99. The third episode takes place in egypt. In this episode at least one sphinx comes to life. It's also about defeating a boss in every episode and collecting treasure that has magic powers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It originally aired from 1997 to 1998.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.anisearch.com/anime/2030,master-mosquiton-99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.anisearch.com/anime/2030,master-mosquiton-99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22562" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T20:55:47.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30340" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T02:48:48.697" Score="-2" ViewCount="1278" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Nagato an Uchiha or an Uzumaki? I don't know - I am asking this question because their names sound alike and Nagato has red hair like Kushina Uzumaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22570" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T04:44:20.787" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T13:39:35.247" Title="Is Nagato an Uchiha or an Uzumaki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T04:44:52.133" Score="5" ViewCount="1754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime production nowadays is now pretty much complicated and technologically advanced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious as to how was anime production back then back in the old days when it was still obscure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22573" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T08:13:24.083" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T09:00:46.837" Title="How was the first anime made?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30342" CreationDate="2016-03-09T06:47:59.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;These links give details about the history of anime production&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Few quotes from links are given&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Japanese animation began in the early 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques also pioneered in France, Germany, the United States and Russia.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  &amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;The success of The Walt Disney Company's 1937 feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs profoundly influenced many Japanese animators. In the 1960s, manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka adapted and simplified many Disney animation techniques to reduce costs and to limit the number of frames in productions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Few complete animations made during the beginnings of Japanese animation have survived. The reasons vary, but many are of commercial nature. After the clips had their run, reels (being property of the cinemas) were sold to smaller cinemas in the country and then disassembled and sold as strips or single frames.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;A 3-second film loop tentatively titled Katsudō Shashin was likely produced between 1907 and 1911 and discovered in Kyoto in July 2005. It consists of fifty frames stenciled directly onto a strip of celluloid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its said that the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake destroyed most of the works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22527" LastEditorUserId="22527" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T07:24:48.873" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T07:24:48.873" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T07:10:15.637" Score="1" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may be just based in my own hearing abilities, but I think that many will agree that the post-hiatus Fairy Tail OST is quite different from the pre-hiatus OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, a lot of the pre-hiatus music were variations of the original theme song, and there would always be some kind of reincarnation of that theme pre-hiatus no matter how far the music started to stray from the original theme song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the post-hiatus music seems much different, despite the music being composed by the same person pre and post-hiatus. It never brought back the old theme, and briefly revisited one of the sad songs from the pre-hiatus series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason for such a drastic change in music, besides of course, time? It seems as if the composer Yasuharu Takanashi is trying to stray away from the old Fairy Tail style of music altogether in the post-hiatus series, which I think is quite strange, since I think that many will attribute some of the pre-hiatus serie's success to be largely due to the music being very aptly chosen and composed very well to emotionally connect the viewer to the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T07:10:15.637" Title="Why is the Fairy Tail post-hiatus OST so different from the pre-hiatus OST?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-03-09T09:33:55.663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30342" CreationDate="2016-03-09T09:00:46.837" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very first anime (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-produced-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;see more&lt;/a&gt;) - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsudō Shashin&lt;/a&gt; was sketched onto a celluloid strip using a &lt;em&gt;kappa-ban&lt;/em&gt; for a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magic Lantern&lt;/a&gt;, adjusted for continuous play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/utlQI.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/utlQI.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson, eds. The Book of Knowledge (New York, NY: The Grolier Society, 1912))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previously, the magic lantern had been occasionally been used to tell stories, but none in a fluid manner like Katsudo Shashin. It's claim to be the 'first anime' is still debated due to many things, including its length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GojmK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GojmK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic principle of the Magic lantern is magnification through a convex lens. This meant however, that slides were put in upside down in order to be projected at the correct orientation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origins of the Magic lantern are estimated to lie &lt;a href=&quot;http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/Magic_Lantern&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the 17th century&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst Magic Lanterns fell out of use, celluloid sheets continued to be used for many years, until they were eventually replaced by digital methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T09:00:46.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T09:46:37.097" Score="8" ViewCount="1242" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that when young shinobi in traing graduate from the academy and become Genin they are places in 4 man cells, 3 Genin and a Jonin Sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning Naruto inital failed the exam and wasn't going to be a Genin until Iruka graduated him. had Iruka not passed Naruto the Rookie 9 would have been the Rookie 8 and Sasuke and Sakura would be without a third person for their team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering, if the number of new Genin is not a multiple of 3 does a village or academy do anything to correct the numbers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T18:33:39.587" Title="Does the Village/Academy ensure the number of graduates is always a multiple of 3?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30351" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T10:07:39.167" Score="5" ViewCount="1847" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece notorious pirates have a bounty on their heads with Luffy getting his after defeating Arlong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems obvious to me that the Marines would be the ones who do the payouts since they are the one who produce the wanted posters, but what happens when a Marine like Smoker goes after a pirate? Do they get the bounty or some other reward?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about other pirates such with the case when Buggy and Alvida were about to kill Luffy in Roguetown, would the Marines pay out the bounty to them if they came to claim it (considering that by killing or bringing in another pirate is doing the Marine's job for them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T12:10:29.630" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T11:46:05.290" Title="What happens when a Marine or Pirate goes after a bounty" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30326" CreationDate="2016-03-09T10:18:43.557" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is that we currently don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Kaidou is often referred to as the &quot;strongest creature in the world&quot; (Chapter 697, page 4), insinuating that he might not be human. This might refer to a special devil fruit that he has eaten (devil fruit eaters have previously been referred to as &quot;monsters&quot;), or just to the fact that he has horns. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility is that he is so strong, so powerful and so impossible to kill (as he's been tortured, captured and even tried to kill himself by jumping from 10,000 meters to the ground) that people just call him a &quot;monster&quot;, as they did for Whitebeard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T10:18:43.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T11:59:26.070" Score="1" ViewCount="800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this to be called: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotBloodSiblings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Not blood Related&lt;/a&gt; according to an article in TVTropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime Happy Lesson, Chitose's sisters aren't really related to&#xA;  him and are clearly invoking a Big Sister Instinct and Cool Big Sis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;KissXsis runs on this trope. Keita's twin step-sisters compete with&#xA;  each other for his affections, much to his dismay. His parents not&#xA;  only are aware of this, but actively encourage him to go for one of&#xA;  the girls, constantly reminding him that '&lt;strong&gt;it's not by blood, so it's&#xA;  OK!'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In KissxSis, Ako and Riko literally loves their little brother Keita (related by marriage of their mother and keita's father)  and they keep competing for his &lt;em&gt;Love&lt;/em&gt; on almost every episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Freezing also has this, a 2nd year Pandora has to choose a 1st year limiter.. eventhough the limiter calls his pandora a sister (but not blood related) they perform an initiation &quot;baptism&quot; or also know as &quot;first room visit&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples: kanokon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who started this? and what is its inspiration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T01:49:32.967" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T01:49:32.967" Title="Where did the elder sister/s little brother love affair started" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2017-01-08T12:12:25.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27936" CreationDate="2016-03-09T12:44:02.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I honestly don't know how much you were paying attention to the game if you didn't figure out Jun is homosexual... He has loved Tatsuya since he was a child; this game is one of few that do not shy away from exposing his orientation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the demon contact description he has with Lisa, it says they are rivals in love (over Tatsuya). In his demon contact descriptions with Maya and Tatsuya as well as Lisa and Tatsuya, both are referred to as &quot;love triangles&quot; because he is after Tatsuya as well. He even flirts with Tatsuya, very obviously, and both Eikichi and Lisa acknowledge this. In fact it wouldn't be at all outrageous to suggest Tatsuya returns his affections, given his behaviour in-game and the word of the creators. In any case, Jun is homosexual and Tatsuya is bisexual, they are both explicitly attracted to men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22580" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T12:44:02.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T13:01:22.670" Score="14" ViewCount="10353" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hindu mythology, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura&quot;&gt;Asura&lt;/a&gt; are the bad beings. Asuras always try to steal the place of Devas because they didn't get it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra&quot;&gt;Indra&lt;/a&gt; is a king of Devas/Suras.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short Indra (Deva) is depicted as good being in Hindu mythology and Asura as bad beings and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto_episodes&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt; is inspired from Hinduism/Buddhism, so why is the adaptation of Indra and Asura made opposite to their real self? Have the makers explained it ever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T13:36:08.507" Title="Why are Asura and Indra of Hindu mythology represented opposite in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30363" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-09T16:38:47.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WteAc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WteAc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Is the order a rabbit&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the Order a Rabbit?&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese  manga series by Koi. It has serialized in Hōbunsha's seinen manga magazine since March 2011. An anime series adaptation created by White Fox which aired in Japan in 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/21273/Gochuumon_wa_Usagi_Desu_ka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList entry&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?&lt;/em&gt; (anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/49835/Gochuumon_wa_Usagi_desu_ka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList entry&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_the_Order_a_Rabbit%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Is the Order a Rabbit?&lt;/em&gt; (series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T17:23:42.903" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T17:23:42.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30364" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-09T16:38:47.587" Score="0" Body="This tag should be used for questions pertaining to the Is the order a rabbit? (Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) manga or anime series." OwnerUserId="19149" LastEditorUserId="19149" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T18:10:46.383" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T18:10:46.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27525" CreationDate="2016-03-10T02:52:01.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure he had sex with her now that I've think about it. This is by no means canon but from what I can tell, is that he has been raised having sex almost constantly with Asako. So it would not be a stretch to say he took having sex as a way to express his love. He did specifically say Asako is the most important woman to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22592" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T02:52:01.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T08:15:08.500" Score="7" ViewCount="734" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can easily, and legally, stream anime for free from services like Crunchyroll, Hulu, directly from the licensing companies (such as from Funimation), and whatnot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the catch to that free access to the content is that it is subbed, not dubbed; you have to pay an actual fee if you want to watch the anime dubbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is dubbed anime considered a &quot;premium&quot; that you have to pay for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask this because a fairly substantial amount of the anime fan population actually prefer to watch subbed anime anyways, even to the point of inciting some ridiculous subbed vs dubbed arguments in Youtube comments sections and other internet forums...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why charge for just dubbed anime when you can also charge for subbed as well? What makes dubbed so special that you have to pay for it, but not for subbed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T03:56:31.850" Title="Why is dubbed anime commercially considered a &quot;premium&quot;?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30385" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T08:29:29.160" Score="2" ViewCount="7605" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vanishing Rasengan is a miniature Rasengan which was originally developed by Boruto as seen in Boruto: Naruto the Movie. In that movie, when Boruto was trying to learn Rasengan in front of Sasuke, it was observed that his Rasengan usually vanishes into the air but the effect of Rasengan is still there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was Boruto able to make the Rasengan vanish? How does Vanishing Rasengan work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="53367" LastEditDate="2020-06-28T21:34:33.113" LastActivityDate="2020-06-28T21:34:33.113" Title="How does Vanishing Rasengan work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8481" CreationDate="2016-03-10T09:00:20.123" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;sasuke undersand that danzo  force itachi&#xA; to kill his clan becase there is no one is stronger itachi so the use him say wepone and kill whole uchiha clan but he could kill his own brother and sasuke hate him before he dnot know turth but toib told him all turth he lies so that why he tries to destroy leaf but itachi told him and now try toprotect leaf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22600" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T09:00:20.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30447" CreationDate="2016-03-10T09:51:50.717" Score="4" ViewCount="1961" Body="&lt;p&gt;I enjoyed the anime a lot. Most of the time, no main character made bad decisions in fights or at progressing. However, in the Chimera Ants arc, wouldn't it be easier to trap the Chimera Ant King in one of the special rooms in Knov's Nen dimension? Are the rooms to weak to keep him in there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They could just let him starve there. I know Knov was scared of the Chimera Ant's Nen, but he created those rooms before the battle, so one of the others could move the King there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18007" LastEditorUserId="99" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T17:15:17.003" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T17:15:17.003" Title="Couldn't the Chimera Ant King be trapped in Knov's Nen dimension?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T11:57:30.417" Score="0" ViewCount="667" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few friends who are pretty curious about this show, as it's one of my favorites. However, my friends might not be able to handle some explicit stuff, and I haven't seen it in a while. Anything that you know of that would bypass the US pg-13 standard? I am aware of the cursing, but any sexual content that I may have missed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22590" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-03-10T15:20:08.520" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T00:33:07.860" Title="MM!'s Age Rating?" Tags="&lt;mm&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8481" CreationDate="2016-03-10T11:58:14.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its Revenge for his family and his Clan.&#xA;&amp;amp; He call him self avenger for same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He chose to leave village and become student of Orochimaru because he wanted to become stronger than his brother and then Kill him(Itachi). &amp;amp; In order to Kill Itachi he have to be powerful enough so he joined Orochimaru to gain power and learn new jutsu. So he can take revenge to Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Tobi(Obito) tell him false tale of How leaf village commanded Itachi to murder whole Uchiha clan which turn Sasuke's feeling to avenge Whole Village for forcing his Brother to do this cruel act. &amp;amp; decided to destroy leaf village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think these two things make Sasuke Evil because &#xA;first he was wanted to revenge his brother for sake of his Clan &amp;amp; Family in any cost.&#xA;&amp;amp; then Secound when he come to know about Itachi's sacrifice of whole Clan &amp;amp; family for sake of Village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22157" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T11:58:14.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T14:35:16.010" Score="2" ViewCount="33830" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that GATE: thus the JSDF fought here is a novel which has been then adapted into both a manga and two anime series. Since I am currently reading the manga I was wondering where I was with respect to the anime version and the novel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have reached the point where they fight the fire dragon, and I would like to avoid spoiling myself by watching the last episode of the season is currently being aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, which chapters of the manga/volumes of the novel were adapted by the first season and which by the second?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T19:18:46.177" Title="Where do the two GATE animated series arrive with respect to the novel and the manga?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30326" CreationDate="2016-03-10T17:20:22.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We still don´t know if Kaidou is a devil fruit user or if he as any kind of power but &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kaido&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his Wikia&lt;/a&gt; page says the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps the greatest sign of Kaido's strength is his inability to die. He has been caught and tortured 18 times, and people have attempted to execute him 40 times. However, he mysteriously survived every single attempt because every single execution weapon has broken when being used on him. Kaido also managed to singlehandedly sink nine huge prison ships. Most notably, Kaido has jumped from 10,000 meters in the sky onto the ground, creating a massive shockwave strong enough to sink a large ship nearby, and emerged without a single injury. It has even become a hobby for him to attempt suicide only for it to fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T13:09:52.037" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T13:09:52.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30391" CreationDate="2016-03-10T19:18:46.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, as for where things line up. As was mentioned in the comments, the Manga skips over things that were in the books and pulls in side stories from later books...and the anime skips over things that were in the manga. But here are a few 'line-up' points. I'm going to leave out exact details of what happens in those respective points so as not to spoil anything, but you should be able to put things together from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it stands, the anime is actually further along in the story than the manga...so as of posting this, if you don't want to spoil the manga, stop watching at Episode 18 (Season 2, Episode 6). So, here are where things line up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 1 -- Anime Episodes 1-10 -- Manga Chapters 1-24&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 2 -- Anime Episodes 11-17 -- Manga Chapters 25-46(ish)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 3 -- Anime Episodes 18-current (should end at Ep 24) -- Manga Chapters 47-Current&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a total of 10 books out there. Books 1-5 are the &quot;Main Story&quot; and books 6-9 are side stories focusing on a single one of the girls that surround Itami. Book 6 focuses on Pina, 7 on Rory, 8 on Tuka, and 9 on Lelei. Books 1 through 9 occur in chronological order. Book 10 is a collection of side stories that occur at differing points throughout books 1-9. Book 10 included the story that occurs in the manga but not in the anime where...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lelei falls ill on the way to Rondel; and Yao, Itami, and Rory end up battling undead and a minotaur to get the cure for her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 9 is intended to segue into a 'Season 2' series of books (not yet released) that will return the focus back to Itami to progress the main story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming you are talking about the true battle with the Fire Dragon...you are presently at the equivalent of Episode 17 (S2, ep5).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T19:18:46.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30569" CreationDate="2016-03-10T21:22:04.410" Score="3" ViewCount="1603" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Code Geass R2, after Lelouch died, Nunally touched his hand and she suddenly knew what he did and what the Zero Requiem was. Was this a power of Geass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22610" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T12:39:53.767" Title="How did Nunnally know that Lelouch did what he did for good?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-03-16T14:54:24.380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30384" CreationDate="2016-03-11T03:56:31.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Creating anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4179/102&quot;&gt;costs a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of money.&lt;/a&gt;  I admit that the numbers in that answer are more than likely ballparks, but you get the gist - per episode numbers are in the neighborhood of 11M yen (or ~$97,200).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add on top of that the work that has to go into localization for release:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Certain scenes may &lt;s&gt;have to&lt;/s&gt; be omitted, cut, shortened, censored or removed due to the difference in what is acceptable to broadcast in that country.  (I'm thinking of DiC for their &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DubText&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;creative dub of Sailor Moon&lt;/a&gt;, and 4Kids for just about everything they touched.  There were also scenes from various other series that had to be removed; you can read more about that &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DigitalBikini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;over here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Certain jokes just don't translate well, no matter what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cost to do this adds on top of the original production costs, since there is the very strong likelihood that it's not just voice actors and actresses coming in and doing the work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above all, the series actually has to be doing sufficiently well in order to earn a dub, or there has to be sufficient demand to deem it profitable to do one.  One of the best examples that comes to mind is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-03-12/toradora-to-be-released-with-a-full-english-dub-and-on-blu-ray-in-premium-and-standard-edition-formats-this-july&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toradora!&lt;/a&gt;, which had its original version broadcast and released back in 2009, and had its dub come out about &lt;strong&gt;five years later&lt;/strong&gt;.  It's safe to say that yes, there was enough demand for this series to come out with a dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suffice to say, the cost to produce the non-dubbed, often subtitled series is sufficiently less than hiring more staff to do essentially the same thing.  This is why dubbed anime is definitely at a premium - because the work being done &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a premium service for non-native Japanese speakers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T03:56:31.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30388" CreationDate="2016-03-11T04:04:21.863" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your friends are at all likely to be offended by sexual content beyond a US MPAA PG-13 rating, you should not show them MM. Memor-X points out in the comments that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/MM-Blu-ray-Complete-Collection-Hyb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Right-Stuf lists the show as 17+&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/shows/mm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sentai Filmworks rates it TV-MA&lt;/a&gt;, and it's not hard to see why. This is a show about a masochist who derives pleasure from being tormented by beautiful women. Many of the other characters also have fetishes and tics that go beyond what you would see in an MPAA PG-13: there's a sadist, a voyeur, a lolicon, an aggressive quasi-rapey lesbian, a transvestite, and the main character's mother and sister, who both fantasize about being romantically involved with him despite being related by blood. And if that's too subtle, there's plenty of nudity, aroused moaning, and other sexually suggestive imagery, pretty much all of it involving underage characters. (Not &lt;em&gt;drastically&lt;/em&gt; underage; the main characters are all in high school, so they're around 16. It's not exactly child porn. But it is yet another reason why I wouldn't show this series to just anyone. And Mio and Noa both &lt;em&gt;look&lt;/em&gt; young.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself if you want to sit there with your friends while they watch a girl hold another girl helpless and grope and strip her as she blushes and moans, saying things like &quot;Tell me you like it. You like it, don't you?&quot; Ask yourself if you want to have to explain to them why the main character's sister just stripped down to her panties and jumped on top of him. Think about how much you would relish the looks on their faces when they find out what a lolicon is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's easy for we fans to get used to these things and forget that it's shocking for a lot of people. It might just seem like wacky fun to us, but to a normal American, this is some screwed up abnormal stuff. Unless your friends are already hardcore otaku who eat this stuff for breakfast (not people who've been into Naruto for years and recently watched Attack on Titan), I would just stop even mentioning this show. Don't show it to them. If you think they might be open to this kind of sexual free-for-all but you're not sure, show them something like Love Hina or maybe To-Love-Ru first just to gauge their reaction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T00:33:07.860" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T00:33:07.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30432" CreationDate="2016-03-11T09:02:24.950" Score="7" ViewCount="4123" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Light got the Death Note, he started writing criminals' names and killing them. Even after L made his first appearance and said that he would find Kira, then Light was thrilled up and accepted that as a challenge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we all know Light was the 1st performer in his academics from the start. But when he got the Death Note, then he was certainly spending a lot of time on planning how to kill, and also observing how the Death Note works. But even after all this pressure of killing and L coming to find him, he maintained his academic performance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does that mean Light was so talented that even without studying he was able to come first in his academics, or was he spending enough time in academics as well? Is there anything specified in the anime or manga about how he was managing his time between his studies and by writing names in the Death Note so that he would not get caught?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T09:21:26.623" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T16:20:05.790" Title="How was Light able to maintain his academic performance?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30414" CreationDate="2016-03-11T11:25:50.713" Score="8" ViewCount="5864" Body="&lt;p&gt;As above, is there a special reason why digimon names end in mon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://withthewill.net/threads/8345-Why-Digimon-have-quot-Mon-quot-at-the-end-of-their-names&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; thread says its for marketing but the guy also has the theory of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Digimon are digital lifeforms, and are made up of computer data, right? As we know, every kind of data file has an extension, or file format, for example a Microsoft Word document has &amp;quot;.doc&amp;quot; as its extension, a web page has &amp;quot;.html&amp;quot; and an image has &amp;quot;.jpeg&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;.png&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;.gif&amp;quot; etc, so perhaps the same thing applies for Digimon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;by &lt;em&gt;wildwing64&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22619" LastActivityDate="2019-01-09T09:24:54.980" Title="Why do digimon names end in 'mon'?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30412" CreationDate="2016-03-11T11:39:04.860" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Digimon is like Pokemon where &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pokemon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is short for &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pocket Monsters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, that said &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Digimon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is short for &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Digital Monsters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is visiable in most logos for Digimon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hv0YU.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hv0YU.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Digimon Adventure 1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRtWY.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRtWY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Digimon Adventure 2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j7gJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j7gJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Another Logo&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the first episode of the 4Kids dub of Digimon Adventure when the Digi-destined come back together after finding their Digimon Partners the Digimon says in unision (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4fRE_OK48E&amp;amp;t=11m00s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;after Bukamon jumps off Joe's shoulder&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukamon&lt;/strong&gt;: we are.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All&lt;/strong&gt;: Digimon! Digital Monsters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T11:47:04.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19607" CreationDate="2016-03-11T13:03:56.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It plays when Accelerator is fighting Touma(In Saijaku vs Saikyou E14). Forward to around &lt;strong&gt;4 minute 30 second&lt;/strong&gt; mark and you'll see it's not very emphatic but yeah gives the fight some taste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22621" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T13:03:56.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30419" CreationDate="2016-03-11T15:26:26.253" Score="1" ViewCount="2350" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what episode of Fairy Tail does a flashback occur in, showing how Erza joined Fairy Tail, and met Gray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T16:09:15.060" Title="In which episode of Fairy Tail does the flashback where Erza joins Fairy Tail appear in?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30418" CreationDate="2016-03-11T16:09:15.060" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 37&lt;/a&gt; in the anime or &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 89&lt;/a&gt; in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jKNvim.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jKNvim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Erza in color&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VX86pm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VX86pm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Erza&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T16:09:15.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-11T16:55:02.463" Score="0" ViewCount="1954" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rikudou Madara in &quot;Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4&quot; activates his Limbo Perfect Susanoo, and  uses it against Naruto and Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can he activate Limbo Perfect Susanoo in the anime? I think it is amazing  to  see final battle with Madara before his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JayU8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JayU8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22625" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T03:43:19.213" LastActivityDate="2020-08-08T00:07:50.843" Title="Can Rikudou Madara activate his Limbo Perfect Susanoo in the anime after Mugen Tsukuyomi ends?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30420" CreationDate="2016-03-11T17:04:52.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He never does, but he theoretically could. He's still an Uchiha, and still has the Rinnegan and also uses Limbo while in Six Paths mode, however there is no reason for him to. The Truth Seeking Balls are a more perfect defense than Susano'o and the new abilities granted to him by the Six Paths' chakra seemed to be at least as powerful, if not moreso, than his Susano'o. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T17:04:52.753" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30422" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-11T21:14:32.343" Score="4" ViewCount="529" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chimera Arc, why weren't the people that stood in front of the castle infected  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Shaiapouf died because of the Rose-Bomb? He lay a long time next to the paralyzed people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18007" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T09:33:20.187" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T09:33:20.187" Title="In Chimera Arc, why weren't the people infected by the bomb?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30425" CreationDate="2016-03-11T23:11:48.313" Score="9" ViewCount="6183" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first episode of &lt;em&gt;Osumatsu San&lt;/em&gt; is no longer available on Crunchyroll. Instead, a message on the right of the episode page states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to a decision by the anime's production committee, episode 1 is no longer available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What drove the anime production committee to make this decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T07:08:30.053" LastActivityDate="2019-03-18T19:54:18.193" Title="Why was the first episode of Osumatsu San removed from Crunchyroll?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;&lt;osomatsu-san&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30424" CreationDate="2016-03-12T00:04:22.573" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series has took liberties with the content included in the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire first episode is about the sextuplets trying to decide what type of anime they want to be since they really don't think Showa era anime will work anymore. So they change their art style and they go through a number of gags parodying anime from recent years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within the first episode we see parodies from &lt;em&gt;Attack On Titan&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, and probably several others I didn't catch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLHXW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLHXW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of an example of one of the many parodies shown in episode 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.softic.or.jp/en/articles/fordham_sugiyama.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;law&lt;/a&gt; sides heavily with the original creator of a work, and provides no legal protection for parody creators:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The author shall have the right to preserve the integrity of his work and its title against any distortion, mutilation or other modification against his will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus making the parodies shown in episode 1 a liability. Part of the joke of this episode is that they finally figure out what kind of anime they want to be 23 minutes in, when the episode ends, triggering a third animation style change. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime News Network has put out an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-04/mr-osomatsu-episode-1-to-be-pulled-from-home-video-streaming/.95018&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; about the first episode. The episode was pulled from all streaming sites and a new first episode was animated and added to the home video release to replace it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T03:23:36.083" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T03:23:36.083" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20981" CreationDate="2016-03-12T04:21:52.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that it's not canon and it's more of a what-if spin off where they go for what if the guy went for that girl instead or what if this event didn't happen. I've seen that in a lot of animes, sometimes it's in one ova episode and sometimes it's in 3 or more. I can put a few down like Rumbling Hearts and the Clannad series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I think this is cause in disappearance of Haruhi, Haruhi wasn't acting like her usually crazy self and was way more calm because of the change but in Yuki Haruhi is a little more crazy than even the original show. So I think it's more of a what-if thing. Forget the name of the category but there's a name for it. All I remember there the word red in the name. Also, Yuki herself is completely different too and we also forgot about Ryoko she was the same in the movie a crazy killer and kills Kyon (kind of). But in the disappearance of Yuki she's more like a normal girl who likes people and is Kyon's friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;well everythin is completely different to the movie like how characters are and their friendships that wasn't in the movie kyon remembered and was terrified of Ryoko and Ryoko still acted like in the show with no empathy yet in this one she has empathy and is friends with kyon thats what gave me my theory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22631" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T06:24:07.760" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T06:24:07.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14065" CreationDate="2016-03-12T04:36:17.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize this is a rather old post, but I thought I'd provide some further input for anyone else wondering about the same thing. Another possible reason this is found funny is because, when pronounced a certain way, &quot;45&quot; in Japanese can sound like &quot;shigo&quot;, or &quot;after death&quot; (死後). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To expand on that, the Japanese word for four (四) can be pronounced as &quot;shi&quot;, the same as the word for death (死). Completing the phrase, 5 (五) is pronounced as &quot;go&quot;, making it so that 45 can sound like &quot;shigo&quot;, which, as I said, means &quot;after death&quot;. Seeing as it's coming from a talking skeleton, that's pretty hilarious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 can also be pronounced &quot;yon,&quot; which is the only way I've heard him pronounce it in the subbed version of the anime. That takes away a bit of the hilarity of it, but I believe in the manga they leave it open to different pronunciations. Either way, he is standing at 45 degrees with his face against the wall, so whether it sounds like &quot;after death&quot; or not I'd say it's pretty amusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually got the idea for this by looking up tetraphobia, or the fear of the number four, on Wikipedia, but I verified it by looking up the translations and pronunciations of them. No specific references (aside from the not always reliable Wikipedia), but you can easily look up the translations and pronunciations to verify for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22632" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T04:36:17.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-12T05:10:21.587" Score="2" ViewCount="2190" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 452 of Naruto Shippuden,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi used his shadow clone which was in Academy and he was himself training in forest. Since he is already very young then how come he was able to use Shadow clone. According to the teacher of Academy he was so talented that they graduated him but still how we was able to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Fugaku Uchiha (His father), he has never used Shadow clone and also as per wiki Jutsu section its only states that he used only Fire release Jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since his Father was the only one who teach him various Jutsu then how he learned Shadow Clone? Is it his Father who teach him or Itachi alone was able to learn by himself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2020-11-04T04:40:33.867" Title="How Itachi was able to use Shadow clone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30488" CreationDate="2016-03-12T05:12:51.447" Score="0" ViewCount="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;So as i was playing &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel&lt;/em&gt; when someone comments that Sarapatra's name is that of the Goddess of Love, in the glossary an entry of deities appear. in it it talks about Elemental Gods such as the God of Aqua and the God of Fuero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that in Metafalss Luca and Nenesha are known as the Maidens of Fuero and Cloche and Infel are the Maidens of Aqua, is there a connection between the Gods of Aqua and Fuero and the Holy Maidens of Metafalss which was not mentioned in Ar Tonelico 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T22:15:26.827" Title="IS there a connection between the Gods of Aqua and Fuero and the Holy Maidens of Metafalss?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30409" CreationDate="2016-03-12T06:07:56.967" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light was the top in his class is academics and also in tennis, which just goes to characterization to express the point that he is the all around A+ student. On top of all that Light also works as a civilian consultant for the police and he employs his amazing logical deductions to help him solve crimes. Again this goes to show that Light is extremely intelligent, very hard working, and can multi-task exceptionally well. There is a scene where L has Light's room bugged and Light is using one hand to do his math home-work while his other hand writes names to kill people, as if it were nothing. Light was able to keep up his grades because the tests and work he was doing was beneath his intelligence and might as well have been &quot;what is 2+2&quot; because that's how easy Light's classes were to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over time Light starts to go psychotic as the stress finally gets to him and he's trying to get all suspicion away from him as he tries to kill L and I believe that's because Light has never really been challenged or stressed before; for the first time ever Light is having a hard time controlling the situation and at first he enjoys having to actually try but as the series progresses he fades into madness as he can't control the situation and he refuses to accept that as an answer because he is used to being on top of everything and never getting over-whelmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T06:07:56.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30441" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30444" CreationDate="2016-03-12T15:11:09.973" Score="7" ViewCount="15315" Body="&lt;p&gt;In vomiting scenes, the liquid is censored by rainbow, mosaics or bright light. Why do they censor puke? Blood shedding, killing, fighting, taking alcohol, bad language, nudity (without showing genitals), vandalism, etc are almost never censored. Why is vomiting treated like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Examples&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mosaic censor in Gintama.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/idHs9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/idHs9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rainbow censor from Nichijou.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aCJrp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aCJrp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;White light censor from another show.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zzdc7.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zzdc7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Old shows (the ones aired before 2010) usually don't censor vomiting.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Golden Boy (1995-1996)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ep7oB.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ep7oB.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2021-01-08T21:51:27.270" Title="Why do they censor vomiting in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30362" CreationDate="2016-03-12T15:33:47.677" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I mentioned in my comment to your question, Asuras are shown to be stronger than normal human beings although they lack intelligence (Like Naruto). Devas on the other hand lack physical strength but are believed to be witty and skillful (Like Sasuke). Your argument that Asuras &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; try to steal the place of Devas is not entirely true. Example is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahlada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prahlada&lt;/a&gt;. He is an Asura but still is described as a saintly boy in the Puranas. His name's literal meaning is: filled with joy. (Just like Naruto).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T15:33:47.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30441" CreationDate="2016-03-12T15:52:47.147" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply put, nobody wants to see the vomit of anyone as it is so creepy and disgusting that even children will not like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There can be many reasons behind this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1. Gross and disgusting or creepy&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to me, no one wants see any character who is simply vomiting and taking out all his food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The vomit chain reaction&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like when one character vomits then those standing near them also start vomiting. Like as shown in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VomitChainReaction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Truth in Television, since vomiting has been known to inspire&#xA;vomiting, as part of a prehistoric instinct: if someone from your same&#xA;tribe vomits because he ate something harmful, chances are you ate the&#xA;same thing and therefore it's best if you hurl it too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this thing happens in real life. There are many people who really vomit in this situation and there is this &lt;a href=&quot;http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/digestive/why-vomit-when-see-something-gross.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; which shows why we vomit when we see something gross. Which perfectly defines that there are some people who don't like watching some vomiting scene and for the safety of viewers they censor it just because they are creepy and disgusting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2. For comedy&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it is disgusting, that's why to make it a bit funny or comedic, they add rainbow puke which looks kind of fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;3. For safety viewers and broadcasting restriction&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there might be the possibility of broadcasting restrictions as they don't want any unnecessary problem. They might think that vomit scenes might not be good for children, so to make it safe for viewers, they censor it. I am not sure but they may have shown vomiting scenes in late night anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, there are so many anime which &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VomitIndiscretionShot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shows characters vomiting&lt;/a&gt;, like in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before the deployment in Episode 5 of Attack on Titan, soldiers are shown to vomit due to stress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the un-edited versions of Dragon Ball Z, Gohan kicks Cell in the stomach so hard he causes him to puke up Android 18, along with lots&#xA;of acid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as killing someone or blood is concerned, then nowadays these things are pretty much common and only few people are afraid of these scenes. And if they start censoring these scenes of blood and killing, then there is no action (until and unless it's not harsh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it comes to nudity, then there are some &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vanilla series&lt;/a&gt; anime which don't censor anything as they are categorized as adult stuff or late night anime (I am also not sure about anything regarding this).  They don't censor late night anime only because no children are watching them at night time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T18:08:14.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30387" CreationDate="2016-03-12T17:02:15.270" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The plan required the Hunters to somehow force the King to move into Knov's Nen rooms, which would be almost impossible. Knov creating a Nen portal close enough to the King and pulling him into the room is ruled out. As you mentioned, just coming into contact with Royal Guard Pouf's En caused him to suffer a mental breakdown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next option is for the other Hunters to move the King into Knov's rooms. The Hunters could not realistically hope to achieve that given the gap in power between Chairman Issac Netero and the King.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The Hunters were aware of this gap before entering the battle, so they wouldn't consider it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plan was also risky because the extent and nature of the King's powers are a big unknown. Even if they succeeded, what if the King's Nen could destroy Knov's Nen once he is inside the room, or if it could &quot;hijack&quot; Knov's Nen, analyze how it works and obtain the Master Key? (and so on) The Nen abilities in Hunterverse vary from compound interest to teleporting gorillas, so the King having some troublesome Nen abilities could not be ruled out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The anime confirmed this gap of power rather beautifully later when one of Netero's strongest attacks scores a direct hit on the King, who was &lt;em&gt;sitting on the ground&lt;/em&gt;, but the King just wipes some blood off his cheek.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="99" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T17:02:15.270" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6251" CreationDate="2016-03-12T19:19:06.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have only read a little into the manga, but finished the anime, and I'd say ballpark 80%-90% of it is a legit martial art. My background includes karate, muay thai, krav maga, and gracie jiu jitsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It just occasionally hollywoods the living hell out of it - like the saikuken (in the anime, the 1st fist uses it) being some magical wall of defense. The real equivalent in probably just knowing your range and understanding just how little you have to move to dodge sometimes - a boxer/kickboxer's slip of a punch is a good example of real &quot;saikuken&quot;. You only have to move your head 4 inches to dodge a straight punch to the face. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole Ki-attack thing and Siegfried just using an innate, musical understanding of rhythm as an un-trained fighting method are ridiculous.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2nd fist and some long haired dude who worked for Kisara and whose name I don't remember are also legit, but pretty out there - for a fighter to perform well from pure talent (2nd Fist) or to only learn by getting in fights frequently over and over again (forgotten name) are both possible but extraordinarily unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, most of it, at least where the anime covers is legit, and the portion that isn't legit is usually vaguely based on something real, and just hollywooded up for aesthetics or variety. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22651" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T19:19:06.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26330" CreationDate="2016-03-12T23:26:02.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The crystals represent bonds. They're not tied to one person. They're all bonds passed down from different people to different people. Naruto has been looking for BONDS all his life. Sasuke wanted it as a child, but after his brother's betrayal he seeked to sever those BONDS, Madara used to want what's best for the world, reaching for it and still believing what he did was for the greater good, only to realize he's been used by Kaguya from the moment his little brother died, hence her grabbing his bonds and severing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22661" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T23:26:02.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30430" CreationDate="2016-03-13T00:46:46.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never confimed in the cannon of Naruto-verse. However it can be inferred that such a technique can be self taught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto did it.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a shinobi as good as Itachi, who mastered the art of Sharingan at the age of 8, and having joining Anbu at the age of 11 &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Itachi wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it shouldn't be hard to self-teach the &lt;strong&gt;B-ranked&lt;/strong&gt; Shadow-clone jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shadow clone Jutsu not imposing any blood-line limits (kekkei genkei)- and  Itachi being a prodigy above all others-  he could have copied the jutsu with his activated sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T00:46:46.477" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24267" CreationDate="2016-03-13T05:29:05.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The more he focuses, the more he gets into it, and the more the traumatic memories kick in. It's probably some sort of side affect from maybe PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that only occurs in Kousei's case, because his mother introduced him to the piano and now since she is gone, part of the piano left with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22668" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T05:29:05.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5031" CreationDate="2016-03-13T06:55:48.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an updated answer, It turns out it was not as simple as we thought, though it took the Sage himself to explain it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the Musings of Hagoromo (the Sage of Six paths) He inherited His rinnegan from his mother, which was then split to each of his children, Indra and Ashura. It is the combination of their chakras that result in the rinnegan (Indra + Asura = Hagoromo). The brothers however had a Feud, which somehow caused their Unique chakras to reincarnate into their decedents. Coincidentally, they happen to be Uchiha and Senju respectively, which is where the initial confusion happened with only need Uchiha and Senju DNA. This is shown best with Danzo, who had Uchiha and Senju DNA for Years, possibly around the time of Narutos birth, but does not have any Rinnegan eyes in that collection. &#xA;Eventually, the Chakras reincarnated into Madara and Hashirama. Madara obtained the Rinnegan because he was Indras reincarnation and therefor had Indras charkra, and then he took on Asuras chakra from Hashirama, who was Asuras Reincarnation. This mix (Asura and Indra) becomes the Sage of Six paths, with the Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara then gave both of his eyes to Nagato, since Nagato could not naturally obtain them. Rinnegan appear to work like all other Dojutsu in that the eyes themselves retain their form even after transplanting, as Nagato could never undo them, they were permanently rinnegan. After Nagatos death, Obito took his eyes. Obito is unable to awaken the Rinnegan naturally because he is not Indras reincarnation, and so is still missing Indras chakra despite having Uchiha and Asura's charkas. he had to implant the Rinnegan, which he could only implant one of due to their power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This boils down to meaning that Only Madara and Hashirama could obtain the Rinnegan from the older characters, And the current generation of Reincarnations, Naruto and Sasuke as well. Of course, if someone could implant Sasukes eyes and implement Narutos DNA, they could also obtain the rinnegan eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T06:55:48.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29062" CreationDate="2016-03-13T08:02:56.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming you're referring to the piece Kousei plays at the very end of the episode; this is the only instance where Kousei plays the piano in ep. 13 after his &quot;Liebesleid&quot; performance. I recognised this as a &lt;strong&gt;Chopin&lt;/strong&gt; composition, possibly a nocturne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After some searching, I found that this was &lt;strong&gt;Nocturne no. 2 in D-flat minor, op. 27&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://imslp.nl/imglnks/usimg/9/92/IMSLP115009-PMLP02305-mendelssohn_op16no2_sibley.1802.2379.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Score&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/SFMgSwcgaRE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;recording&lt;/a&gt; by Eric Lu at the 2015 Chopin Competition&lt;/em&gt;.) It should be relatively easy to recognise the piece if you have some prior familiarity with it, since Kousei starts playing at the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, I wondered if some other piece (such as &quot;Liebesfreud&quot;, which is named &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/29083/2604&quot;&gt;in another answer&lt;/a&gt; as the piece Kousei plays) might have crept into the soundtrack at some point, perhaps in a flashback or in Kousei's reflections. However, after listening carefully to the soundtrack and checking &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.media.mit.edu/~mike/scores/rachmaninoff/liebesleid/#/02&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &quot;Liebesleid&quot; score&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/j97z3ffswd8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some recordings&lt;/a&gt;, I've confirmed that everything we hear during the performance segment is from Rachmaninoff's &quot;Liebesleid&quot;. Thus, the only music for piano that we hear being played in this episode is &quot;Liebesleid&quot; and the Chopin nocturne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that what viewers hear is a &lt;em&gt;modified&lt;/em&gt;, lengthened version of the Rachmaninoff arrangment. (The soundtrack returns to the beginning of the piece right before the first key change, when we see Kousei underwater. This jump does not exist in the original score. There are similar jumps later, during the flashback with Saki after Kousei has lashed out at her, and when Saki reflects on Kousei.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T03:49:12.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14701" CreationDate="2016-03-13T08:42:16.013" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The octopus has actually made it into a figure of miku, so it has to mean something.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PFcSr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PFcSr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;see? some people think the octopus is kanzaki hiro, the illustrator and designer of oreimo (not the writer). he also animates, so he might have animated the plush in, but i'm not sure if he animated oreimo- though it looks really close to his style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22670" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T08:42:16.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30494" CreationDate="2016-03-13T15:53:53.920" Score="7" ViewCount="48485" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Himawari was able to awaken Byakugan, is it possible that Boruto will also be able to use it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am in doubt because, if we take the Uchiha family as an example, then every member of their family has the ability to use Sharingan. I would guess this also applies to the Byakugan users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's child Sarada also awakened her Sharingan even though Sakura was not a Sharingan user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in that case, is it possible that Boruto will be able to use the Byakugan in the future? If not, then does it have something to do with genes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T16:29:15.503" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T04:45:29.297" Title="Will Boruto be able to awaken Byakugan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30351" CreationDate="2016-03-13T20:55:42.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As we see Luffy first got a bounty of 30.000.000 Beli after defeating Arlong. He got this especially because he beat this marine guy who had deas with Arlong (don't remember the name) and that guy wanted Luffy &lt;code&gt;Dead or Alive&lt;/code&gt;. So the marine checked Luffys enemys - Buggy (15 Mio), Don Creek (17 Mio), Arlong (20 Mio) - based on them he got his 30 Mio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sure, I think, the marine has to pay that bounty because they are obvisously the good ones and want them to imprison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marines guys won't get the price, the will get some promotion or a title - like we saw after defeating Crocodile with Smoker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since Pirates and Marines are the biggest foes and the marine want to destroy all piracy they would catch the pirates instead of being thankful.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22681" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T20:55:42.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30431" CreationDate="2016-03-13T22:15:26.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't. &quot;Aqua&quot; and &quot;Fuero&quot; are no more than horrible mistranslations that NISA made of the words &quot;Mio&quot; and &quot;Homura&quot;, which translate to &quot;Waterway&quot; and &quot;Flame&quot;, and in the case of AT3, that glossary entry refers to the Gods of Fire and Water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Maidens, their names are just references to the roles they have when it comes to singing Metafalica: the Maiden of Mio is the Maiden that has the role of serving as the waterway that collects the feelings of all the IPDs into one, while the Maiden of Homura has the role of turning these feelings into a flame (energy) with the power necessary to cross the wave flow and spectrum requirements that Metafalica needs to be executed successfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T22:15:26.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30481" CreationDate="2016-03-14T02:05:14.947" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;From trivia &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Byakugan#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that Masashi Khisimoto forgot to give Byakugan to Boruto and Himawari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Boruto and Himawari Uzumaki, despite being children of Hinata Hyūga,&#xA;  do not have the characteristic white eyes inherited by Hyūga&#xA;  descendants.  According to Masashi Kishimoto, he simply forgot to give&#xA;  it to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later he corrected this. But so far, only Himawari has Byakugan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kishimoto later corrected his mistake for Himawari by giving her the&#xA;  Byakugan in the Zai no Sho's special chapter The Day Naruto Became&#xA;  Hokage.  While activated, her eyes take on the normal characteristics&#xA;  of the dōjutsu. When not in use, she has her original blue eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T01:11:59.970" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T01:11:59.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30715" CreationDate="2016-03-14T02:51:43.180" Score="1" ViewCount="8121" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;, Naruto's fight with Toneri is set on the moon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how can he breathe on the moon? Is that because of some technique, or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T03:52:18.667" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T16:57:14.347" Title="How can Naruto breathe on the moon?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-14T04:14:41.453" Score="0" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the party goes after Laude who went into the Moon Culvert with Reisha they come across another Heart of Gaea. Luca then seems to switch to Nenesha with her saying that the Heart of Gaea is her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that Nenesha said it was her that would mean this wouldn't be a Heart of Gaea Frelia may have made to create the land of Metafalss, so what is Nenesha's Heart of Gaea for? and why was it even created as in Infel's diary she wrote that the Divine Messenger killed Nenesha &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T05:09:51.687" Title="What is Nenesha's Heart of Gaea for?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30499" CreationDate="2016-03-14T05:09:51.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nenesha's soul was partially transmigrated into a Heart of the Land because despite Metafalica failing, the EXEC part of it was fully executed regardless because Raki just killed her and that didn't keep the song from fully manifesting its effects. (ref: Ar tonelico II Setting Encyclopedia, History section)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Frelia couldn't even have created a Heart of the Land because her Tower was made by making the particles in the air vibrate to transform them into the materials that make up the Tower, which is an inert land made entirely from metal (ref: Ar tonelico III Setting Encyclopedia, Wave Theory section). A Heart of the Land proper creates a fully living land and requires far more complex processes and facilities for its creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T05:09:51.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2016-03-14T05:23:25.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegeta gained the Super Saiyan God power the same moment as Goku during Battle of Gods. If you pay attention during Dragonball Super while Goku and Lord Beerus are fighting in the outter atmosphere, Vegeta is clearly following the fight standing on the ship while everyone else is freaking out. Piccolo even notices it I believe. I don't know what episode, but it's on the show. Vegeta was able to follow the fight by being able to sense the God power. He had every credit to become the God himself in the original situation but Goku wanted the fight. Vegeta was the only other full blooded Saiyan known left in the anime during Goku's power up. Therefore giving him also the gift to sense/control the divine power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22692" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T05:23:25.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19494" CreationDate="2016-03-14T08:03:07.727" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No,because when he fight with kaguya he use all it chakra of tailed beast(1-9)&#xA;he used sage art:cho biju rasen shuriken(sage art:giant super tailed beast rasen shuriken).so he used up all biju chakra(magnet,blue flame,water,magma/lava,(im not sure about kokuo maybe fire and water),acid,(i dont know about chomei),ink,wind)so is not  revealed naruto using earth chakra/earth style jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22697" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T08:03:07.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30595" CreationDate="2016-03-14T15:46:40.690" Score="4" ViewCount="467" Body="&lt;p&gt;After seeing naruto series we have seen different scroll of various sizes which are used to summon something or to do something related seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Boruto: Naruto the movie, Konohamaru used Rasengan and sealed that in the scroll. So by that sealing Ninjutsu is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is that, is it possible for someone to seal enemy Ninjutsu on scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto used Rasengan and throws it towards his enemy.&#xA;So is it possible for enemy to seal that Rasengan simply by opening scroll wide enough so that it can strike right through it and then get absorbed. I mean by that enemy can seal Rasengan again and again. So is it possible ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/688aG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/688aG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T03:37:52.763" Title="Is it possible to seal Opponent Ninjutsu by using scroll?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30512" CreationDate="2016-03-14T17:10:39.907" Score="5" ViewCount="78385" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to watch Saint Seiya, but I found on Wikipedia that there are many series that make up the Saint Seiya franchise. So what's the order of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T17:32:45.457" LastActivityDate="2021-04-29T16:10:20.670" Title="What's the order of Saint Seiya anime series and movies?" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30511" CreationDate="2016-03-14T17:39:32.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;main series&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1254/Saint_Seiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which is an adaptation of first part of the homonymous manga by Masami Kurumada. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second part of that manga was later adapted in three different series of OVAs which tells about the Holy War fought at the end of the 20th century between Athena and Hades:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hades: Chapter Sanctuary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hades: Chapter Inferno&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hades: Chapter Elysium &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the core of the story and is set in the 1990s. In the same period of time are set the four OAVs: &lt;strong&gt;Jashin Eris&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Shinku no Shounen Densetsu&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Saishuu Seisen no Senshi-tachi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there are the &lt;strong&gt;prequels&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode G&lt;/strong&gt; is set a brief time before the main story and tells stories about the youth of the Gold Saints.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Next dimension&lt;/strong&gt; is both a prequel and a sequel (it involves time travel): it is written by the same author of the original story and it tells about the Holy War fought 243 years before the main story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lost Canvas&lt;/strong&gt; is an alternative prequel (who was adapted by into a two series of OVAs) written by another author, which tells an alternative version of the Holy War fought 243 years before the main story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;sequels&lt;/strong&gt; are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Next dimension&lt;/strong&gt; (see above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soul of Gold&lt;/strong&gt; is set in parallel to the ending of the main story and tells about the Gold Saints who are resurrected after their sacrifice at the end of the main story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tenkai-hen&lt;/strong&gt; an OVA set after the ending of the main story and sees as the main antagonist the God Artemis.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Omega&lt;/strong&gt; is set 25 years after the main story and tells about the &quot;new generation&quot; of Saints who will have to fight agains Mars and his warriors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a &lt;strong&gt;spin-off&lt;/strong&gt;, called &lt;strong&gt;Saintia Sho&lt;/strong&gt; set more or less in the middle of the main story, where the main antagonist is the Goddes Eris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is a scheme showing how the various series are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MeWPK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MeWPK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T17:49:56.283" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T17:49:56.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31420" CreationDate="2016-03-14T18:46:25.513" Score="3" ViewCount="586" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was searching on the internet and I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-14/hunter-x-hunter-manga-to-return-for-1st-time-since-august-2014/.99778&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article on Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A page on the Shonen Jump+ website announced that Yoshihiro Togashi is resuming his &lt;em&gt;Hunter × Hunter&lt;/em&gt; manga in the Ankoku Tairiku (Dark Continent) arc. This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; magazine will reveal more details on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anyone who knows if this was real, and is there any other news about the return of &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22707" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T20:05:42.613" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T20:05:42.613" Title="Is there any news about Hunter x Hunter since March 2016?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26376" CreationDate="2016-03-15T03:56:02.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the piece you're looking for is the one that is recreated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTD4VKI5HCQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Youtube video&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/26378/&quot;&gt;Tyhja's answer&lt;/a&gt; links to, that's track #35 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/54056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the first volume of the soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;, titled &quot;Yari no Otoko 2&quot; (&quot;Man with the Spear 2&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the start of the recreated version of the piece corresponds to about 25 seconds into the actual track. Here is a 15-second extract: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/bdj1z10k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/bdj1z10k&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T03:56:02.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30525" CreationDate="2016-03-15T04:02:36.493" Score="3" ViewCount="2198" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shingeki No Kyojin's latest chapter (chapter 79), beast titan throws a stone like he is playing baseball. But the story takes place in a time when baseball wasn't even known. These are the pictures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yKNI1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yKNI1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5lTp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5lTp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a flaw or a problem in the Japanese to English conversion? (Maybe the author did not intend baseball).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or could it mean that Reiner, Bertolt, Annie and the beast titan are from a different time-line? (I don't think it's possible. If that's the case, they could have just used nuclear bombs instead of titans).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T09:41:35.313" Title="Attack on titan chapter 79: possible flaw?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-15T04:05:55.807" Score="-2" ViewCount="540" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that Kakashi and Obito are brothers? Neither of their mothers are mentioned, and it would explain how Kakashi awakened the Kamui after his eyes were taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22717" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T04:14:26.280" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T10:12:01.457" Title="Is it possible that Kakashi and Obito are brothers?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-15T05:11:17.797" Score="5" ViewCount="10924" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Tenseigan can be awakened by those having both Otsutsuki and Hyuga blood lines. Boruto has Otsutsuki blood from Naruto (A descendant of Hagaromo Otsutsuki) and Hyuga blood from his mother. Can he awaken the Tenseigan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T21:49:15.960" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:34:04.363" Title="Can Boruto awaken Tenseigan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30519" CreationDate="2016-03-15T05:13:09.393" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Kakashi is from Hatake clan and Obito is from Uchiha clan so I don't think they can be brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; it states that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kakashi teaches the importance of teamwork, a lesson he, like the&#xA;  Sharingan, received from his &lt;strong&gt;childhood friend, Obito Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So its pretty much clear that Obito was Kakashi childhood friend not more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T05:13:09.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30519" CreationDate="2016-03-15T05:13:52.267" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they are not brothers. Obito's sharingan has the ability to use Kamui. Since both Obito and Kakashi share that sharingan, both were able to unlock Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito gives Kakashi his left eye, which has the ability to use long range Kamui. Obito gets to use his right eye, which can only use short range Kamui. That's why Kakashi was able to unlock Kamui. (Specifically the long range variant).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Kakashi is from the Hatake clan, while Obito is from the Uchiha clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T05:20:03.010" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T05:20:03.010" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30518" CreationDate="2016-03-15T09:41:35.313" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is heavily implied, that world where events are set is our world in distant future. Remember castle Utgard? There was tuna cans with English writings only Ymir could understand.&#xA;It is just residents inside of walls being ignorant of possible past knowledge, possibly due to memory manipulation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T09:41:35.313" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30534" CreationDate="2016-03-15T16:25:04.093" Score="2" ViewCount="1897" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Shaman King series, Hao (and later Anna) used to take control of two beasts named Zenki and Goki (or Kouki), which look like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uTkUb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zenki and Goki from Shaman King&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This immediately reminded me of Zenki and Goki from &quot;Zenki&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eL7IT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zenki and Goki from &amp;quot;Zenki&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So: Is there a relation between both series? (perhaps authors were friends...) Or is Zenki a japanese mythology character? Or... what's the reason behind the reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22727" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T16:55:36.623" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T16:55:36.623" Title="Is there a reference to Zenki in Japanese mythology? Or did Shaman King intentionally reference Zenki (anime/manga)?" Tags="&lt;shaman-king&gt;&lt;kishin-douji-zenki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30531" CreationDate="2016-03-15T16:52:52.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no prior knowledge here, so I'm mostly summarizing Japanese articles here. (English information on these beings exists, but is difficult to find because it's mostly swamped by &lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt;-related websites.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E9%AC%BC%E3%83%BB%E5%BE%8C%E9%AC%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zenki and Goki&lt;/a&gt; are, respectively, a male &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;oni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and a female &lt;em&gt;oni&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;ogres&quot;, if you will) who are married to one another. Their names mean, respectively, &quot;&lt;em&gt;oni&lt;/em&gt; of the fore&quot; and &quot;&lt;em&gt;oni&lt;/em&gt; of the rear&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are said to have been attendants to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_no_Gy%C5%8Dja&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;En-no-Ozuno&lt;/a&gt;, who is the founder of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shugend%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shugendō&lt;/a&gt;, a syncretic derivative of Buddhism that is indigenous to Japan. Depictions of En-no-Ozuno very commonly feature these two &lt;em&gt;oni&lt;/em&gt; flanking him. See, for example, the piece &quot;En no Gyōja, Eight Boy Attendants&#xA;&amp;amp; Two Demon Attendants (Zenki &amp;amp; Goki)&quot; shown in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shugendou.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article on Shugendō&lt;/a&gt; (by the way, that website is incredibly fascinating if you're interested in Buddhist symbology and art, and is a true wonder of the internet) - Zenki appears to the immediate bottom left of the central figure, and Goki to the immediate bottom right. The linked article also includes some narratives about these figures. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shugendou.html#twodemons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the section titled &quot;Two Demon Attendants / Servants of Enno Gyōja&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know nothing about &lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Kishin Dōji Zenki&lt;/em&gt;; anyone who does should feel free to write an answer pointing out any pertinent details about how either of those things relates to the mythological Zenki and Goki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T16:52:52.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30520" CreationDate="2016-03-15T19:51:30.380" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the moment it is possible, due to the Uzamaki clan being very vaguely related to Hagaromo (It has been a lot time for dilution of the bloodline). So he could end up with the Tensaigan, but it would be much more likely for the Tensaigan to appear in the theoretical children of Boruto and Sarada, due to Sasuke's bloodline having the optical powers of Hagaromo. &lt;br&gt;So to sum it up, Boruto could end up with the Tensaigan some time in the foreseeable future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22733" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T19:51:30.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19517" CreationDate="2016-03-16T00:02:50.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Detective Conan (Case Closed) has the highest total filler amount of 313 filler episodes out of 811 episodes. Detective Conan has most fillers spread out so it doesn't have very long filler arcs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto (not shippuuden) has the longest filler arc with episodes 136 - 219 being fillers, which makes a total of 83 fillers in a row. This filler arc ran from 25 May 2005 to 1 February 2007.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/detective-conan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;        &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;        &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuuden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20840" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T00:02:50.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T00:13:31.430" Score="4" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to find Saikawa's shirts without printing them myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z99zU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z99zU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Saikawa&amp;#39;s shirts&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have these shirts been made available as licensed product?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:41:45.590" LastActivityDate="2018-12-10T06:42:25.557" Title="Where can I find Saikawa Sensei's shirts for sale?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;subete-ga-f-ni-naru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30545" CreationDate="2016-03-16T00:13:31.430" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was able to find the パン shirt available on Crunchyroll's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/store/p/174253/Crunchyroll-Exclusive-The-Perfect-Insider-Pan-Medium&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;store&lt;/a&gt; as a Crunchyroll exclusive product. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DHSKL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DHSKL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from Crunchyroll&amp;#39;s store of the pan shirt&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do not have the other shirts available on their store though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T00:13:31.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30549" CreationDate="2016-03-16T01:08:57.627" Score="4" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, here just a couple of weeks ago, I placed an order for &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; season 1 and season 2 from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.madman.com.au/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madman Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;This is my first time buying anime. I was told that Madman is a great site to buy anime from because there are a lot of pirated copies floating around on other sites and I wanted to make sure to get an official copy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My concern is that I just noticed that they are region 2 and 4 (PAL), and I live in the US (Region 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This all being said, will my computer and PS4 not be able to play them? If not, is there anywhere else to legally obtain these full seasons in my region?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T02:32:29.220" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T07:17:58.417" Title="Can I play a PAL copy of Code geass on my US player?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30548" CreationDate="2016-03-16T02:00:36.117" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;With PC's, if my memory serves me correctly when it comes to DVD Playback they are pre-set with the local DVD region. this can be changed but only 5 times which isn't ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't play movies on my PS4 but the PS3 when it came to DVD/Bluray Playback they were pre-set to play local DVDs/Bluray of the country it was made in (ie. NTSC PS3 will play Region 1 DVDs and Region A Bluray. a PAL PS3 in Australia will play Region 4 DVDs and Region B Bluray while a PS3 in the UK (to my knowledge) will play Region 2 DVDs and Region B Bluray).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to importing anime from another country you have 2 options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Use a local distributor&lt;/strong&gt; - in your case since you live in the US &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RightStuf&lt;/a&gt; would be one of your best bets. you could try &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.nisamerica.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NISA's store&lt;/a&gt; but they only sell anime they have brought the licences for and Rightstuf sells this aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get a Region Free DVD/Bluray Player&lt;/strong&gt; - these are DVD/Bluray players which can have their DVD/Bluray Regions chnaged at any time, generally these also allow you to set the DVD Region to 0 (Region Free/Worldwide) but with Bluray there is no equivalent. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I brought a Laser BLU-BD10803D 3D DVD Blu-Ray Player from eBay and with it i just input a code while in the menu and i can change the DVD and Bluray Regions and it serves me well. problem is the listing is no longer on eBay but a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=region%20free%20dvd%20player&amp;amp;_osacat=175711&amp;amp;_from=R40&amp;amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xregion%20free%20dvd%20bluray%20player.TRS1&amp;amp;_nkw=region%20free%20dvd%20bluray%20player&amp;amp;_sacat=175711&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;search on ebay&lt;/a&gt; will bring up others. you just need to make you you read into the item carefully as some will say multi-region but it'll only be for one format (a couple i see in that search only do DVDs and are pre-set to Bluray Region A)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting a new DVD/Bluray Player which is multi-region isn't cheap. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=region%20free%20dvd%20player&amp;amp;_osacat=175711&amp;amp;_from=R40&amp;amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xregion%20free%20dvd%20bluray%20player.TRS1&amp;amp;_nkw=region%20free%20dvd%20bluray%20player&amp;amp;_sacat=175711&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; while it would cost me US $169.00 it also costs US $127.20 for international shipping to the total cost may vary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you're invested in having a DVD/Bluray collection of anime then the price you pay for a multi-region DVD Player is a worthy investment since then you can buy DVDs/Bluray no matter the country. this then means the Anime you have on order will still be of use to you and you can just order Anime not based off where it's coming from but availability, customer service, bonus content, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stream&lt;/strong&gt; - I add this option in just to complete the answer. you can stream Anime through the internet using &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/1587&quot;&gt;This list of Legal sites&lt;/a&gt; and in most cases you don't have to worry about regions. my problem with this option is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;some sites can still block you using Geo-Blocking (the act of restricting site access based on where your IP is) such as with Funimation, some Youtube Chanels. Crunchyroll doesn't do this to my knowledge&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;you don't actually own any of the anime and are at the mercy of the site's uptime so if the site goes down for maintenace or what ever reason your out of luck. worst case scenario is that the site shuts down for good, then where is your anime collection?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are also at the mercy of your internet connection. weather it's working or not, if you have a data limit when you may have breached it, connection speeds etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the upsides to streaming is that Anime tends to be streamed before it's available on Bluray/DVD and the anime isn't taking up physical room but my personal opinion is that this don't outweigh the risks.....also there is a kind of glee when you go to show off how you've replaced your Bedroom's normal walls with those made up entire of anime DVD/Bluray, like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XUzBa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XUzBa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;the above image is NOT my collection but that of a random image i found on google which came from &lt;a href=&quot;http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Jorawr/media/DAoC/animeandmanga.jpg.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this photobucket account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:51:26.357" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T07:17:58.417" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30548" CreationDate="2016-03-16T02:01:36.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In brief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(a) There was a US release from Bandai several years ago but that's long since out of print and hard to come by (I'm seeing $300 for complete sets).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b) Funimation rescued the license, but they haven't announced any release plans yet; given that there's been a relatively recent OVA release (&lt;em&gt;Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt;) in Japan, it's possible that Funi is trying to get everything together for a major launch.  We're in anime convention season, so keep your ears peeled...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(c) While your PS4 and your home computer won't be able to play them 'out of the box', there are region-free DVD players available and there are various pieces of software out there that can allow a PC's DVD drive to play discs of any region.  Technically there are licensing issues around region-free systems, but those almost uniformly fall on the retailer and not on the owner, and you can find many major independent video retailers (e.g., Scarecrow Video in Seattle) that sell region-free hardware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6490" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T02:01:36.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30548" CreationDate="2016-03-16T02:13:36.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of the avenues in regards to regionless players (good investment) have been covered, but I'll attack the home computer angle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a chance that you may be able to play the DVD out of the box, but you would have to use &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;VLC Media Player&lt;/a&gt; to do so.  Reports suggest that it ignores the region encoding on your machine and will allow you to play it; however, newer models of DVD drives may enforce this coding more strictly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, &lt;strong&gt;it is possible to change the region of your DVD drive&lt;/strong&gt;, but &lt;strong&gt;you may only do it up to five times&lt;/strong&gt; before it is permanently fixed to that region.  Look up instructions specific to your operating system before continuing&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, and I would personally &lt;em&gt;avoid&lt;/em&gt; any instructions dealing with loading or updating the firmware of your drive unless you feel confident that you know what you're doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with the other advice, investing in a regionless drive may be the best option, since it allows you to buy with more confidence, and reduces the likelihood that you'll worry about these sorts of purchases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because sometimes, just sometimes, your local distributor doesn't have the anime you want in the region you need it in.  (I'm looking at you, RightStuf, and your lack of complete RahXephon...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1:  I wish I could help here, but I only run Linux and have only ever run DVDs on Linux.  I also have a regionless BD DVD-RW.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T02:13:36.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30553" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30577" CreationDate="2016-03-16T03:30:59.383" Score="3" ViewCount="490" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've been trying to make one of my friends get into anime. My cousin and I talk about the Naruto franchise and other animes a lot, so my friends wonders a bit whats the big deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to recommend Naruto to her, but she would want me to summarize it for her to see if it sounds interesting or not. The problem is that I don't know how to summarize it. Yes, I can summarize it, but I might get &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; deep into the story that I might give out some &lt;strong&gt;BIG&lt;/strong&gt; spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto has a demon inside him (which my friend is going to find out either way). Sasuke leaving the leaf village to kill his older brother. Sasuke has an older brother. Kakashi, Neji, Jiraiya, Asuma, Orochimaru, Deidara, Gaara, etc. die in Naruto Shippuden. Asuma and Kurenai have a kid. There's a war. Tobi being Obito all along. Who Obito is. Kakashi coming back from his death after Pain destroyed the Konoha (Leaf Village). Konoha getting destroyed by Pain. Who Pain is. Stuff like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is how to summarize the whole Naruto franchise to make it sound interesting and not give a lot of spoilers out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T04:05:12.530" Title="How to summarise the whole Naruto franchise without giving a lot of spoilers?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30553" CreationDate="2016-03-16T04:28:12.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is &lt;strong&gt;massive.&lt;/strong&gt; There are 220 episodes in the original broadcast franchise and over &lt;strong&gt;450&lt;/strong&gt; episodes in &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is &lt;strong&gt;in-depth.&lt;/strong&gt;  Even with the filler episodes, there are niches and nuances about the story which take an incredible amount of time to explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto has &lt;strong&gt;a lot of things to like&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;a lot of things to hate&lt;/strong&gt;.  There are always going to be some parts of the anime that some people enjoy more than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the best way to see if your cousin likes it?  Let her watch Season 1.  That's enough time for them to get acquainted with the media and let her experience what's going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; don't want to go through all of that waiting, then you can show them two of the anime's openings - GO!!! and Seishun Kyousoukyoku (ironically both of these were sequential openings for seasons 4 and 5), which do a decent enough job to convey both the action, entertainment, and drama aspects of the series overall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T04:28:12.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T06:48:21.750" Score="3" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, after Tou purchases a kendama it skips to a dramatized scene portraying his manliness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i3Hur.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i3Hur.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from episode 8&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure this is a reference to some older anime. What is this scene a reference to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T06:48:21.750" Title="What is the scene of Kokonotsu looking off at the horizon a reference to?" Tags="&lt;dagashi-kashi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30557" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T09:01:31.307" Score="1" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which stores is the easiest place to purchase manga from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any supermarkets or main stores that sell them or can they only be bought from independent stores?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22619" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T10:48:41.840" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T00:41:33.113" Title="Non-independent stores in the UK that sell manga" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;europe&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-04-16T02:32:58.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30519" CreationDate="2016-03-16T10:12:01.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, they are not brothers.&lt;/strong&gt; Obito is from the Uchiha clan, while Kakashi is from the Hatake clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Furthermore, them being brothers would not explain why Kakashi was able to activate his Sharingan or Mangekyou.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/85/49&quot;&gt;Sharingans work even after having been transplanted&lt;/a&gt;, and that is why Kakashi was able to use his — however, it is worth noting that it puts much more strain on him than it would on a &quot;native&quot; Sharingan user. As with any other Mangekyou users, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4486/49&quot;&gt;Kakashi's and Obito's Mangekyou were awakened once they experienced great loss of someone close to them&lt;/a&gt; (Rin, in their case) — it has nothing to do with them being related by blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T10:12:01.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30553" CreationDate="2016-03-16T10:16:35.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is a coming of age story following the main character learning to be a ninja, become stronger, and make friends along the way. Naruto grows up ostracized and accused of being a monster, the nine-tailed fox that devastated their village, Konoha, when he was born. At first the village trouble-maker, Naruto learns to be strong, makes friends, loses friends, and grows up quickly to protect everything he cares about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20317" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T10:16:35.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30560" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-16T10:49:51.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example: Where can I buy the Full Metal Alchemist Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be tagged with &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/europe&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;europe&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;europe&lt;/a&gt; to show that the user needs an answer that is relevant for Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the question you are asking is too broad, or if the information you are requesting would be more useful if it was specifically localized to Europe, then this tag is an appropriate addition to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T10:49:51.343" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T10:49:51.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30561" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-16T10:49:51.343" Score="0" Body="This tag can be used to localize questions to Europe. This can be used to help narrow the scope of your question or request information specifically involving this region. Examples include asking questions about where to buy merchandise, release dates, etc in Europe" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T10:49:51.343" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T10:49:51.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T11:55:26.347" Score="0" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around chapter 100 to 130 of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yoshinaga Hiroko and Urakawa Minori went to Nagoya to attend SKE48 as a part of their role as the international member.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the school knows that Yoshinaga is a member of AKB48 and thus there would be no problem with her skipping class for days, they didn't know that Urakawa Minoru is also a member.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since going back and forth from Nagoya to Tokyo everyday is certainly not possible, considering that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Minoru was performing 3 times a day in the park.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Minoru was able to skip class for a whole month without causing the school to contact his parents?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T18:08:45.203" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T18:08:45.203" Title="How can Minoru go to Nagoya for days?" Tags="&lt;akb49&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30564" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-16T12:08:17.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally Urayama Minoru (17, male, single) has only one goal as he cross-dress and attended the AKB48 new member selection, helping the girl he likes, Yoshinaga Hiroko, to pass the audition. As Hiroko was about to fail the audition due to unable to speak up during the interview, Maeda Atsuko (Acchan) came to the audition. Irritated by Acchan's attitude, Minoru who went under the fake name Urakawa Minori, stated that he likes everyone in AKB but Acchan. Hiroko, who has always been a fans of Acchan spoke up to defend Acchan. To his surprise, Akimoto-sensei, the creator of the AKB48 and its sister groups decided that Minori passed the audition, and thus Minoru's daily life as a member of AKB48 began.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T12:54:40.947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T12:54:40.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30565" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-16T12:08:17.060" Score="0" Body="AKB49 Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei is a manga based on the idol group AKB48 and its sister groups. The main character is a cross-dressing male Urakawa Minoru who went to attend the audition and surprisingly got accepted into the kenkyuusei group despite his original goal of only helping the girl he likes to pass the audition. This series is illustrated by Reiji Miyajima, and based on the original work by Fakutori Motoazabu." OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T12:54:38.367" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T12:54:38.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30398" CreationDate="2016-03-16T12:39:53.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has something to do with the Geass. In episode 11 of Code Geass, Lelouch saw C.C.'s memories when he touched her. Though it wasn't the first time that he had touched her, seeing her memories was a first. It is left unclear under what circumstances does a memory leak like this one happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to Nunnally was something similar. She saw his memories when she touched him. It is probably some anomaly related to the Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T12:39:53.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30553" CreationDate="2016-03-16T16:52:50.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I wanted to summarize Naruto, I would have to summarize the ideas. You don't want to give out specifics like who dies, any identity reveals, or for that matter just about anything revealed in Shippuden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Naruto is a boy who, on the day he was born, coincidentally had a giant demon fox spirit attack his village. Using a special kind of energy called chakra, a powerful individual sealed this demon fox inside of Naruto to protect the village. Naruto's parents however die in this attack, and he resorts to troublemaking for attention, as well as aspires to become the Hokage, the leader of the village, for people to acknowledge him. To do so, he must become a great ninja, someone who uses their chakra to perform special techniques, such as manipulating the elements to spit fireballs, raise walls of rock, blow gusts of wind that can slice through trees, manipulate the body, or create illusions and trick the opponent. The story of Naruto is about how he grows from a 12 year old low class weak ninja with his friends/classmates and their teachers, including his training to become stronger, personal struggles as well as the ones with the other villages, and fights with strong opponents. It also has his internal conflict with the demon inside of him as well as his attempts to be acknowledged by people as he grows in strength. It constantly has you wondering how things are going to turn out as strategy in combat is critical as they often fight enemies more powerful than they are, and must come up with the strategy to get ahead. Most people find themselves rooting for Naruto as they watch him do what seems impossible as due to his life as an orphan, as well has his overall complete lack of talent in all but a few specific things, has made him vow to NEVER give up, ever, and allows him to see the truth behind his opponents. Death is there for all sides, but it is not always the only solution because of Naruto.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of that kind of summary is to bring up every important idea without saying what actually happens. It's important to mention death in some way, as well as his lack of talent and how he is still able to become strong, but that his power is not his ultimate strength, in Naruto, the world is a bad place, full of wrong, and he is trying to change that in a way no one else ever could. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is interesting enough to consider watching a few episodes, then, unfortunately, the best summary of the entire series up until the war is the entire ordeal with Zabuza, the first real opponent they fight. It's probably quite a few episodes in, as it has been a long time since I was back there, but it really summarizes everything until the war in Shippuden. If they liked the Zabuza arc, they will most likely like everything up to at least the war, where things change a lot, because it's a war, and also really far into the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T04:05:12.530" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T04:05:12.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30579" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30833" CreationDate="2016-03-16T19:33:26.647" Score="4" ViewCount="21362" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, a movie based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Itachi Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; was about to come in March.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Can anyone please tell whether it's coming this year or is it delayed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a Reddit &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/3xfwjg/itachi_movie/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;thread&lt;/a&gt; of the poster, and here is a YouTube video of the trailer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl89gnvXcTg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl89gnvXcTg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3578" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T23:21:43.830" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T05:20:12.607" Title="What happened to the Itachi Uchiha movie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T20:13:55.450" Score="5" ViewCount="58364" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry if this has an obvious answer, I'm pretty new to the anime community. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen covers of doujinshi for certain pairings/fandoms I like, but from what I've seen of the contents, most of them get pretty steamy. I really like the concept of fan-published works and seeing certain characters interact, but I don't feel comfortable reading something so...explicit? Are there doujinshi that are based around platonic/fluffy romance interactions, or is this typically the standard for doujinshi? (And is there a way I can tell a platonic doujinshi from others?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22757" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-06-16T17:29:37.043" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T17:29:37.043" Title="Is doujinshi always sexual?" Tags="&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30580" CreationDate="2016-03-16T21:12:42.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though it is common for such themes to be done, doujinshi are basically almost always fan made manga/stories, which means they can have any kind of storyline. They are almost never made by professionals or with custom stories, and are instead just derived from a popular story, but with a &quot;What if&quot; scenario, which can be whatever the author of the doujinshi decides it to be. Of course, this usually is Pairings, especially when the main manga does little to satisfy that Romance urge, or even worse, tease it, for those fans. So overall, they do tend to be Sexual, but that is not a necessity for it to be doujinshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T21:12:42.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T21:51:07.833" Score="5" ViewCount="21920" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to watch the anime, so I was wondering if the anime adapted the light novel closely. Did the anime skip something or made changes to the plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T10:16:10.937" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T10:46:27.157" Title="Is the Konosuba anime a close adaptation of the light novel?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T22:00:35.710" Score="2" ViewCount="1439" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading about &lt;em&gt;Dagashi Kashi&lt;/em&gt; and saw that around 30 chapters had been skipped in the anime adaptation of the show. I've heard that the skipped chapters focused much more on Hotaru-san than the anime does. Personally, I'd like to read through those chapters if theres some romance introduced between the characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the anime consists mostly of gags involving dagashi, there are some moments where we get to learn about Saya's feelings, like in the flashback of them playing doctor. However, it seems to be pretty one-sided, with Kokonotsu being completely oblivious. What kind of romantic developments or situations can I expect if I read through the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2020-04-29T11:11:36.897" Title="Do the skipped manga chapters involve any romantic developments?" Tags="&lt;dagashi-kashi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30580" CreationDate="2016-03-16T22:16:16.220" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term Doujinshi is rather broad, encompassing any self-published work. Sometimes, although rarely, even big name authors have created some doujinshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia has a pretty decent &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; which defines it as: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dōjinshi (同人誌{どうじんし}), often transliterated as doujinshi) is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These self-published works are almost always inspired by work created by someone else, rather than being original works. Since the authors usually don't have original ideas to write about, instead they want to express their love for a series by writing stories that could have happened, which is why you're often seeing these sexual situations in doujinshi. Sex is popular, and it is generally abstained from in source material. Thus writing about it is a good way to make your doujinshi popular easily, since many people will have had similar thoughts while reading the source. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as if there are doujinshi that do not involve sexual situations, the answer is of course. Since we are talking about self-published works, there is really no limit to what kind of stories you could find, just like in any fan fiction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, your question about finding out what is in them ahead of time, has already been asked here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/25708/how-do-i-figure-out-the-contents-of-doujinshi&quot;&gt;How do I figure out the contents of doujinshi?&lt;/a&gt; While there isn't an answer to that question posted, it seems the consensus from the comments is that outside of learning about the contents from a doujin circle, it is rather hard to know what to expect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T22:16:16.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30579" CreationDate="2016-03-16T23:03:53.657" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a movie. The &lt;em&gt;Itachi Shinden&lt;/em&gt; novels are being adapted to a TV release, which will air this spring. I didn't see information about it beginning in March. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Naruto &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/naruto_movie/status/678105786866753536&quot;&gt;twitter account&lt;/a&gt; shared a link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/sp/story/&quot;&gt;TV Tokyo Naruto website&lt;/a&gt; which has a small trailer and information about the release, which seems to indicate that it will begin airing in Japan on April 7th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T23:03:53.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25708" CreationDate="2016-03-16T23:47:11.410" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might be a simple matter of H-service, so what matters the most is the art. Something like storyline is trivial in most of the H-works in Japan as I would say. That's why, the business focuses only on gaining money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22686" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T23:47:11.410" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30557" CreationDate="2016-03-17T00:05:30.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would suggest checking if you have a local forbidden planet, they have locations all over the UK and always had a wide selection available; their website is here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found most book stores generally have a small manga/anime section. Depending on what exactly you are looking for you may do better looking online, the best site in my experience is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt; which returns over 100,000 hits when I search just on the word manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other online options which you can find using a search engine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T00:05:30.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-17T00:47:42.043" Score="6" ViewCount="12963" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I'm watching the anime &lt;em&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/em&gt; and I'd really love to read the manga, but I can't find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I even looked it up and only found one website, but it only published the recent chapters and deleted the older ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I read it legally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22761" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-22T22:05:47.020" LastActivityDate="2018-06-23T16:18:08.753" Title="Where can I read the The Seven Deadly Sins manga online legally?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-17T01:00:56.123" Score="1" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this across several different anime, although I don't have a specific example right now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically the attack will be a barrage of projectiles and the defending character (e.g. the main protagonist) hasn't landed a hit yet or otherwise hasn't revealed how much of a threat he is yet. I understand the translated term &quot;running away&quot; is meant as a jeer against the protagonist. However, the protagonist is still engaged in active combat, and I would think &quot;running away&quot; means attempting to disengage. In this case the taunt has faulty logic. I understand taunting does not need logic, it is meant to strike a nerve and make the target more predictable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it that tactical evasive maneuvers are considered cowardly and are disallowed in Bushido? I'm basing this guess off of an example in One Piece; When Zoro initially duels Hawkeye, gets struck and is about to lose, Zoro asserts that taking a step backward is equivalent to breaking his oaths and forfeiting his ambitions. This might not be the best example though since the characters, during combat, including Zoro, have no qualms against preserving their own life by dodging attacks, which is the context of this &quot;running away&quot; taunt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22760" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:00:25.200" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:00:25.200" Title="Why is it when a character nimbly dodges attacks the aggressor will call it &quot;running away&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30591" CreationDate="2016-03-17T01:47:15.157" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/em&gt; is part of Kodansha Comics, which have been made available on Crunchyroll since their manga platform release in 2013&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-26/crunchyroll-to-simultaneously-offer-kodansha-manga-in-170-countries&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFE2600M_W3A021C1MM8000/&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. Crunchyroll has all the current chapters of this up to date. As of today, that is chapters 1-167.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read it on their website at: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/the-seven-deadly-sins/volumes&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/the-seven-deadly-sins/volumes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll need a Crunchyroll premium account to read all but the most recent simulpub release. You can use this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/guest_pass?code=DNG5Z43H8BD&quot;&gt;guest pass&lt;/a&gt; if you'd like a free 48 hour trial. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_(manga)&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/em&gt; the availability is based on your locale:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the series is published in Japan, it is also released simultaneously in English digitally by Crunchyroll in over 170 countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should be able to read it there without an issue unless you're in one of the few unsupported countries, e.g. Japan, China, France, Germany and Italy&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchyroll_Manga&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T07:25:09.060" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T07:25:09.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30509" CreationDate="2016-03-17T03:31:57.217" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer it simply, &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;, it is possible. However, only with mastery of sealing techniques can perform such ninjutsu and of course, with very precise timing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In relation to Jiraiya who has been shown to seal Amaterasu, my theory is that the fourth &lt;em&gt;shared&lt;/em&gt; his sealing skills to him which came from fourth's wife (Kushina) who is known to be skilled with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%ABinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fūinjutsu&lt;/a&gt;. An Uzumaki trait that earned them both respect and fear throughout the ninja world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T03:37:52.763" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T03:37:52.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30412" CreationDate="2016-03-17T05:56:40.873" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like what &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1587/memor-x&quot;&gt;Memor-X&lt;/a&gt; answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digimon is like Pokemon where Pokemon is short for Pocket Monsters, that said &lt;strong&gt;Digimon&lt;/strong&gt; is short for &lt;strong&gt;Digital Monsters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The suffix &lt;strong&gt;-mon&lt;/strong&gt; means monster as what the title also means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of a Digimon species is usually based on its form, and &lt;strong&gt;may be&#xA;a pun&lt;/strong&gt;. For example, &lt;strong&gt;Hyokomon&lt;/strong&gt;'s name and design are derived from the&#xA;Japanese onomatopoeia for unsteady steps (「ひょこひょこ」 &amp;quot;Hyokohyoko&amp;quot;?), as&#xA;well as the Chick (Gallus gallus domesticus) (雛 Hiyoko?). The&#xA;species's name always ends in &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;-mon&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digimon generally &lt;strong&gt;do not have individual names&lt;/strong&gt;, and are instead simply&#xA;referred to by the name of their species. So the word &amp;quot;Agumon&amp;quot;,&#xA;depending on the context it's used in, can either refer to the Digimon&#xA;species or a single individual Digimon of that species. The Centarumon&#xA;in Digimon Adventure and the Centarumon in Digimon Frontier share the&#xA;same name because they are of the same species. However, they are not&#xA;the same individual, and are different in appearance and voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digimon_(creature)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon (creature) Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Digital Lifeforms&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the data file extension theory, here is a &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; connection. Digimon have different attributes. We know that Digimon are digital lifeforms residing in the digital world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digimon_(creature)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attribute&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Digimon species are classified into five attributes—&lt;strong&gt;Data,&#xA;Vaccine, Virus, Free, and Variable&lt;/strong&gt;. Most Digimon fall into the first&#xA;three categories, with &amp;quot;Free&amp;quot; being rarer and &amp;quot;Variable&amp;quot; exclusive to&#xA;Hybrid Digimon. Some Digimon either have their attributed by&#xA;unidentified or lack them entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main three attributes have a Rock, Paper, Scissors arrangement&#xA;where Virus is generally advantaged against Data, Data is advantaged&#xA;against Vaccine and Vaccine is advantaged against Virus. However,&#xA;these attributes don't play a very important role in Digimon fights. A&#xA;Digimon can generally defeat an opponent regardless of attribute if it&#xA;is stronger than the opponent in Digivolution level and experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the thread you linked in &lt;a href=&quot;http://withthewill.net/threads/8345-Why-Digimon-have-quot-Mon-quot-at-the-end-of-their-names&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;withthewill&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digimon are digital lifeforms, and &lt;strong&gt;are made up of computer data&lt;/strong&gt;, right? As we know, every kind of data file has an extension, or file format, for example a Microsoft Word document has &amp;quot;.doc&amp;quot; as its extension, a web page has &amp;quot;.html&amp;quot; and an image has &amp;quot;.jpeg&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;.png&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;.gif&amp;quot; etc, so perhaps the same thing applies for Digimon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps there is a file for every different Digimon (as in entire&#xA;species, rather than singular Digimon), with that file format being&#xA;&amp;quot;.mon&amp;quot;, for example, the Agumon species filename would be&#xA;&amp;quot;Agu.mon&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This theory is explained by Kira the Wanderer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is what makes the most logic, &lt;strong&gt;something that is not directly explained because it requires you to think&lt;/strong&gt;. &amp;quot;Dra&amp;quot; always refers to &amp;quot;dragon&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;devi&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;devil&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vam&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Vampire, &amp;quot;De&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;demon&amp;quot; and so on. All the others have names that are a reference to something, whether it be a noise (Like Koromon) or otherwise. A file type does sound best and makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and ukyouluvr's explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grani from Tamers&lt;/strong&gt; was very obviously created as some kind of program. I wanna say that there was even a scene at some point that showed a computer display that read '&lt;strong&gt;Grani.exe&lt;/strong&gt;'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zero ARMS: &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Grani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grani&lt;/a&gt; is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/ZERO-ARMS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZERO-ARMS&lt;/a&gt; whose name and design are derived from the mythological Grani, the steed of the hero Sigurd. It serves as a flying mount for Gallantmon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to explore the theory&#xA;further, that might be a good place to start looking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could imply what &lt;strong&gt;non-digimon digital lifeforms&lt;/strong&gt; are classified as.&#xA;If &lt;strong&gt;they are .exe filetypes&lt;/strong&gt;, then it would imply to me that non-digimon&#xA;digital lifeforms are literally part of the program of the Digital&#xA;World, making them something akin to forces of nature like Gravity. It&#xA;fits well with the idea of Gennai &amp;amp; the Digi-gnomes. The D-Reaper&#xA;and Grani were also created by programmers, and specifically referred&#xA;to as 'programs' in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AngelosTheHero posted...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It originated from Tamagotchi, which Digimon is born from; every&#xA;Tamagotchi's name ends in -tchi, a cutesy Japanese suffix. While -mon&#xA;is not a suffix, they followed the same convention of having something&#xA;at the end of every creature's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That explains it, but still doesn't really justify the choice. Everyone realizes they're &amp;quot;Digital monsters&amp;quot;; not every creature needs a label. Oh well, at least it's fun. Also this might be due to making it more unique that in a way when you say a name like &lt;strong&gt;Agumon&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Greymon&lt;/strong&gt; anyone who hears it wouldn't say &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Those are Digimons, right?&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; but would think exactly that &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Those are Digimons&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; due to the -mon suffix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, all Digimon names have an &lt;strong&gt;etymology/meaning&lt;/strong&gt;. For example, Birdramon means &amp;quot;Bird Dragon Monster&amp;quot;. It also helps make non-Digimon digital entities seem even more alien/bizarre to the setting. For example, Eaters feel &amp;quot;wrong&amp;quot; because they are not even Digimon but an entire different thing/monster. If Digimon didn't have the -mon suffix, the effect would be lost and Eater would be &amp;quot;just another Digimon&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for my previous comment. It is just stated that the OP is asking about why the names of Digimon ended with -mon. The answer of Memor-X is &lt;strong&gt;correct&lt;/strong&gt;, it's just that saying that Digimon is like Pokemon is somewhat not right. We know that Digimon names end with -mon if we're talking about the names, and for Pokemon, they don't. Its just because that Digimon is named with -mon at the end because it &lt;strong&gt;may be a pun&lt;/strong&gt; invented by its creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia about Pokémon:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, it is titled &lt;em&gt;Pocket Monsters&lt;/em&gt;. However they shortened it to &lt;strong&gt;Pokémon&lt;/strong&gt; for a catchier name and also because the term Pocket Monsters was already coined in the U.S.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pokémon is short for the original Japanese title of Pocket Monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name Pokémon is the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?), as such contractions are very common in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia-Pokemon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T04:11:05.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30351" CreationDate="2016-03-17T07:26:29.893" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they did not get the bounty on pirate head. They are working under government. They must salary and get promotion on the basis of their success and the power they got like coby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pirate hunter get the bounty when the caught the pirate or kill the pirate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22770" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T07:26:29.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30626" CreationDate="2016-03-17T13:20:14.600" Score="12" ViewCount="6526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this post about &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26013/what-was-the-first-anime-to-come-out-on-bluray-hddvd&quot;&gt;What was the first anime to come out on Bluray/HDDVD&lt;/a&gt; on this site, and I wonder what was the first anime that &lt;strong&gt;aired in HD&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I first thought of it is aired in around 2008. For example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; started to air in HD in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.answers.wikia.com/wiki/What_episode_did_bleach_started_to_air_in_720p&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;season 9 (episode 168)&lt;/a&gt;. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_episodes#Season_9:_The_New_Captain_Sh.C5.ABsuke_Amagai_.282008.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the original airdate of episode 168 is &lt;strong&gt;2008&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after hours of researching, I found something about &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; started airing in HD in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/From-which-episode-is-the-One-Piece-anime-in-720p-and-1080p&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 207&lt;/a&gt;. And again, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Piece_episodes_(season_7)#.22Escape.21_The_Naval_Fortress_.26_The_Foxy_Pirate_Crew.22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the original airdate is way back in &lt;strong&gt;October 31, 2004&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The recent answer shows these 2 anime (&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: SAC&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Samurai 7&lt;/em&gt;) were the possible first anime to air in widescreen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fun fact: &lt;em&gt;Samurai 7&lt;/em&gt; is aired just 4 months earlier than &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;. Does this makes &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; the 2nd runner-up? LOL.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T04:34:20.887" Title="What was the first anime aired in HD?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30619" CreationDate="2016-03-17T21:37:29.817" Score="2" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Vampire Knight&quot;  ep. 3, entitled 'Fangs of Repentance', Yuki seems genuinely surprised by the Level E vampires she encounters in town. It's like she had no idea vampires could be that awful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She never seems to want to believe that vampires are bad, and even tells Zero that she probably should start listening to him and accept that there really are some bad vampires out there, only &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; her attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does she seem so surprised by Level E Vamps? Her earliest memory is of Kaname killing a clearly monstrous vampire. She should know and accept how bad they can be right off the bat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T02:39:04.147" Title="Why is Yuki surprised by the Level E vampires?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30622" CreationDate="2016-03-17T21:44:34.927" Score="1" ViewCount="61" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly was the Night Class living on (and for how long) before creating the blood tablets? They obviously lived on campus while working on the tablets, and the Night Class has been at the academy for at least 4 years when the anime started. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, wouldn't it be kind of dangerous to have them living that close to the humans with NOTHING to help them with their hunger for blood? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T02:01:19.830" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T02:54:00.680" Title="What was the Night Class living on (and for how long) before creating the blood tablets?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18566" CreationDate="2016-03-17T22:00:45.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's because when the nine tails was split into two halves, so was it's ability to transform into Tailed Beast Mode. Yang Kurama (the one Naruto has) has to go Kurama Mode prior to going into Tailed Beast Mode where as Yin Kurama (the one Minato has) has to go straight into Tailed Beast Mode. When both halves of Kurama are combined into the original form, they gain the ability to go into Tailed Beast Mode however they want (either straight from Nine Tails Chakra Mode or from Kurama Mode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22785" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T22:00:45.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31185" CreationDate="2016-03-17T22:14:40.720" Score="1" ViewCount="1126" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhere around forty minutes into &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari: Tekketsu-hen&lt;/em&gt;, Araragi is set upon by the three exorcists who earlier dismembered Kiss-Shot: Dramaturgie, Episode, and Guillotine Cutter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As they advance upon him, they speak to one another - but all we (the viewers) hear is a sort of guttural grumbling. Araragi presumably hears the same thing (non-speech sounds), given that he says something about trying to get them - as fellow human beings - to communicate with him rather than kill him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the deal? On the one hand, this was certainly an incredibly stressful situation for Araragi, so he could well just have been on an adrenaline rush that was interfering with his hearing. But then again, this being &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;, it's not implausible that maybe they were speaking some sort of secret exorcist tongue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T09:21:22.203" Title="Why was Araragi unable to understand Dramaturgie / Episode / Guillotine Cutter when they first met?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-17T22:24:21.370" Score="5" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series 'Ouran High School Host Club' what's Tamaki's reasoning behind making Haruhi a host?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she had continued on as an errand boy, the debt would have been paid off eventually... even if it took years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hosts don't charge any of their customers, and even if they did... Tamaki tells Haruhi she only needs to get 100 customers for her debt to be erased, and unless they were charging a fortune 100 customers wouldn't even come close to paying off her debt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's in this deal for Tamaki? At the time of the 100 customer arrangement he's not attracted to her, he still thinks she's a boy. So it can't be that he just wants to keep her around. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a personal challenge for Tamaki to see if he can train the &quot;commoner&quot; well enough to get 100 customers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's his reasoning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22783" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T00:52:43.077" Title="Tamaki's reasoning for making Haruhi a host?" Tags="&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30613" CreationDate="2016-03-18T00:52:43.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way I see it, Tamaki doesn't care about money at all. He started the host club merely as a form of entertainment for himself. When he noticed how good Haruhi looked (even in &quot;male&quot; form) he decided that adding &quot;him&quot; to the club would only make things even more interesting. While I have found nothing to actually support any of this, it's something that I believe is a very plausible answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22786" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T00:52:43.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-18T01:28:47.233" Score="4" ViewCount="5889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the original series of &lt;em&gt;Captain Harlock&lt;/em&gt;, however I recently watched the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/17269/Captain_Harlock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;movie&lt;/a&gt; during our most recent &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/2767/17758&quot;&gt;Weekend Anime Extra&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like I followed along with the plot pretty well, and understood where the story was the whole time... That is until we got to the last few minutes and everything I knew just went out the window. So, it seems everyone just came back to life and the legend of Captain Harlock is going to continue, but why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I'm looking for an explanation of what happened at the end. Why did everyone come back to life? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T16:40:57.497" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T02:39:19.387" Title="What happened at the end of the movie?" Tags="&lt;captain-harlock&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30608" CreationDate="2016-03-18T02:39:04.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's apart of Yuuki's denial that Vampires can be bad, don't forget her earliest memory if that of her idolized Kaname soaked in blood yet she doesn't fear him (at first). Also as a Guardian all the other Vampires she has met are in the Night Class and none of them are like the Level E she encounters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see later during the the first part of the series Yuuki trying to deny that the Vampires of the Night Class, particularly Kaname, and the Level E's are the same blood thirsty creatures but Kaname tries to make Yuuki understand they are the same by letting her see him drink Ruka's blood being fully aware Yuuki was peaking though the door. he did this knowing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that if Yuuki is afraid of Vampires she wont want to return to being one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i also suspect that when Yuuki went into the Night Class Dorm during the day and almost had her blood taken by Aidou Kaname was well aware the moment Yuuki entered but also knew Aidou was awake. making sure to stop Aidou at the right moment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T02:39:04.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30623" CreationDate="2016-03-18T02:42:24.287" Score="0" ViewCount="4999" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, I'm at 52 when Team Kakashi meets Sasuke. I really want to see Naruto in sage mode which is somewhere around 150 episode. So which all episodes (fillers) can I skip?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22788" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T02:47:41.527" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T04:30:47.630" Title="Can I skip episodes in Shipudden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-03-18T03:18:30.327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30609" CreationDate="2016-03-18T02:54:00.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely each other. we see later on that Vampires can survive on each other's blood such as when Kaname was drinking from Ruka (while Yuuki was peaking though the door) and later when Rido was resurrected he was feeding off Vampires too&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. Also i seem to recall some moments between Senri and Rima when one of them was cut and the other drank from the cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However keep in mind that the Vampires of the Night Class aren't Level E's so they have a bit more self control. also one of the duties of the Guardians is to make sure that Night Class Students aren't feeding on Day Class Students who sneak out at night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the worse case scenario Kaname, as a Pureblood, can force their obeisance to not drink human blood. also remember that the Night Class is meant to be the foundation for coexistence between Vampires and Humans, as such not only are there school rules against drinking human blood (as Yuuki mentions to Maria) but also Kaname and Kaien would make sure that the only Vampires they admit to the school would be ones who can tolerate not drinking human blood, which at the beginning would be Vampires who would want the Blood Tablets to be successful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: i suspect they were normal Vampires as some of the women seemed to be wanting Rido to drink their blood rather than wanting to drink his blood&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T02:54:00.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30620" CreationDate="2016-03-18T02:56:22.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following episode ranges are filler episodes in Naruto shippuden:&#xA;57-71, 90-112, 127-128, 144-151, 170-171, 176-178, 180-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-361, 376-377, 388-390, 394-413, 416-417, 419, 422-423, 427-455&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Canon Episodes:&#xA;1-56, 72-89, 113-126, 129-143, 152-169, 172-175, 179, 197-222, 243-256, 261-270, 272-278, 282-283, 296-302, 321-346, 362-375, 378-387, 391-393, 414-415, 418, 420-421, 424-426&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to see naruto in sage mode, the episode you are looking for episode 163.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastEditorUserId="22396" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T04:30:47.630" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T04:30:47.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30604" CreationDate="2016-03-18T06:19:22.423" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;You question intrigued me quite a bit, so I decided to try to solve this problem. Here is what I found and I would be grateful if anyone can help me improve my answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing I knew was around 2007-2008 was about the time HD started getting popular in the United States. I used this information to track down a couple of forums on the AnimeNewsNetwork &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37235&amp;amp;postdays=0&amp;amp;postorder=asc&amp;amp;start=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29452&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;. These two threads were very useful as they gave the names of &quot;Samurai 7&quot; and &quot;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&quot; (aka &quot;GITS SAC&quot; as used in the thread). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pulled up the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page for Samurai 7 and one part of it reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series premiered across Japan on the anime satellite television network, Animax, as an exclusive high definition CS-PPV broadcast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am not sure if you would like to consider it as aired in HD as it was &quot;Pay Per View&quot; (aka &quot;PPV&quot;), but it was created in HD based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page about the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on Akira Kurosawa's classic movie, The Seven Samurai. Samurai 7 is being produced in High Definition at a price of $300 000 per episode, more than twice what an average non-hi-def series costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the reason I also included &quot;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&quot; is because in the forums many of the people were also saying that this one was also HD. I was able to find out that it was also aired by Animax, but cannot confirm if it was aired for HD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If GITS SAC was not aired in HD then it would make Samurai 7 the first anime aired in HD (or at least as far as I can find).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am very weary about my research, as I think there may have been other anime's aired in HD before these two, and my main concern comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/1998-09-08&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; written in 1998. And the way the users in the threads were talking about HD as it was not something new, also makes me wonder if there have been anime's before these two that were aired in HD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will continue to do more research and improve my answer as I go.&#xA;I hope this answer can help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I was able to find &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/25975/when-did-the-transition-from-standard-definition-43-to-widescreen-169-for&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question, where &quot;Toshinou Kyouko&quot; pointed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=622815&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt;. In the thread &quot;Zalis&quot; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First 16:9 TV anime: Betterman (Spring 1999), Vandread (Fall 2000)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am currently trying to find a source that can verify if these shows were created in HD 16:9 aspect ratio. (Thanks to &quot;Ross Ridge&quot; for pointing this out.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22762" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T04:34:20.887" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30630" CreationDate="2016-03-18T09:32:24.957" Score="1" ViewCount="1258" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/digimon-digital-monsters#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this review&lt;/a&gt; about Digimon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the general basis of relationships between the show's kids and their digital companions remained constant over the course of the series, almost everything else went through many &lt;strong&gt;makeovers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some seasons &lt;strong&gt;feature seven human visitors to DigiWorld&lt;/strong&gt;; others,&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;as few as three&lt;/strong&gt;. In early episodes, the kids &lt;strong&gt;can't get back home&lt;/strong&gt;; later stories show a new cast of youngsters &lt;strong&gt;effortlessly&#xA;journeying between the two worlds&lt;/strong&gt;. And while in most stories &lt;strong&gt;each&#xA;kid has his own specialized Digimon sidekick&lt;/strong&gt;, a full season of&#xA;episodes featured &lt;strong&gt;humans who could transform into the digital&#xA;beings&lt;/strong&gt; rather than just summon them for battles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Youngsters will certainly find this lack of continuity confusing, and&#xA;parents may be wary of introducing their kids to yet another marketing&#xA;conglomerate looking to rival Pokemon. (Digimon boasts a similar&#xA;assortment of tie-in video games, trading cards, virtual pets, and&#xA;other toys.) And it's worth noting that although the show's violence&#xA;is mostly of the flashy, fantasy variety and battles are reserved for&#xA;the digital beings, those who are seriously injured dissolve into&#xA;pieces that are said to regroup and reincarnate at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime titles that has certain rules like Pokemon's battling system, Bakugan, B-daman and Yu-Gi-Oh's Trading card Game. With every season or Arc those anime change the concept and lot but not the &amp;quot;in-universe rules&amp;quot;. See Zoids for example,&#xA;we see different Zoid Titles but still stays consistent with the rule that there's an MC that has a Zoid as the Mech Pilot fighting other zoid pilots. Yugioh battle with cards. and Pokemon with its concept of &lt;em&gt;Gotta catch them all&lt;/em&gt;, battle with other trainers and wild pokemon and compete in a league.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in Digimon, as a season / title ends, they make these &lt;strong&gt;Make Overs&lt;/strong&gt; in the story's scenarios and mechanics of the rules of battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example, in the first season of Digimon (Digimon Adventure 00) We see 7 Chosen Ones who where transported to the Digital World. In there they meet their seven companion Digimons (one partner for each).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Second season, continues the first with the 2 veterans and 3 new Digi-destined. Nothings wrong there then they throw in Frontier in which the Humans transform in Digimons (as armor) and they were the ones fighting instead of digimons (Power Rangers style).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Digimon adventure and Digimon Xros Wars the &amp;quot;Chosen Ones&amp;quot; were having difficulties returning to the Real World, but the other titles can cross easily between worlds right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this because they were being called Pokemon's &amp;quot;Rip-off&amp;quot; ? or is it marketing strategy because like pokemon they also sell merchandise and Trading Cards.&#xA;Are there any detailed explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T11:23:06.907" Title="Why isn't Digimon consistent with its rule mechanics per story/season title?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30628" CreationDate="2016-03-18T10:46:47.307" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am incapable of giving a very good answer for this question, but I will try my best. As I have mentioned in my comment, the Digimon series is rebooted every title except for the Adventure series. The reason for this is most likely due to the fact that they feature a ageing cast instead of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt; type of show, where the characters never age, Pokemon falls into this category, so they follow Ash around for nearly 20 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a little more thought, there is actually a very logical explanation for why Digimon was rebooted every time, it is mainly to keep it fun. For example, Pokemon has kept Ash at 10 so it is relatable to the children of every generation and thus keep it running for years and years, however, the defect is that Ash can never mature beyond a certain extent. Introduce Ash to new region, tell same story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Digimon's case, it is different, in every series, a large world threatening evil appears and the children grow and mature into near adults in their journey that spans the entire Digital World, the entire part is important as that means they are exhaustive, unlike Pokemon, which can just give a new region. Therefore, if it was Taichi and his group just going around defeating world threatening evil in a new region as they age, how horribly boring and awkward will that feel. Imagine a 20 year old jumping around shouting: &quot;Me and Agumon will solve this with friendship!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, to keep the Digimon series interesting while keeping the part of a world threatening evil and a journey that covers the entire world still existent and thus attract its audience, innovation is needed, so it is rebooted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, with every series, they only thing that remains the same is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main character: Stereotypical Hot-blooded Shounen Guy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Problem is solved through friendship and all that other rubbish&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main Digimon is also a Stereotypical Hot-blooded Shounen Guy that follows main character's ideals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With every reboot, a new creation mythos is made for the show, therefore, each series features a different &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digital_World&quot;&gt;Digital World&lt;/a&gt; with its own unique origins. The traversing part about between the worlds in the shows is actually fixed, the main thing is you need a key or a great enough power in the form of a portal is required to traverse between the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adventure 01: Portals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adventure 02: D-3 Digivice + digital platform such as a computer = Portal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tamers: Portals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frontier: Trains + Portals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Savers: Portals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Xros Wars: Xros Loader + Power = Portal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing about Frontier is different  only in the form of having Humans as the Digimon instead but this is most likely to be an innovation for the show in order to attract a larger group of audience, a cheap market trick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing, the concept of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/DigiDestined&quot;&gt;DigiDestined&lt;/a&gt; is not present in the other series, it is only in Adventure that this concept exists as a plot device. The children in the other series is still referred as such mostly in the west only. Therefore, the point is do not think the other main characters are &quot;chosen&quot; like Taichi and his group. They are just a bunch of random  shounen-esque children that had a meeting with the Digimon that forever changed their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T11:23:06.907" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T11:23:06.907" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4701" CreationDate="2016-03-18T11:26:41.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that the translation is incorrect as well. Obito says that he has the powers of the two sage of six paths. He probably means that he has the power of the Uchiha and Senju, Indra and Asura. Of course he could also be talking about Hagoromo and Asura since Hagoromo is the Sage of the Six Paths and Asura got all of his fathers powers making him a Pseudo Rikudo Sennin maybe? Or Just the second Rikudo Sennin. Another thing is thathe probably means that he has the powers of the Uchiha and Senju thus &quot;Two of the six paths powers are now one being!&quot; Thats What I think. You guys probably do not understand what I just wrote, haha. For that sorry but Im in a rush, and Im also falling asleep so my writing is pretty sloppish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22799" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T11:26:41.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30259" CreationDate="2016-03-18T12:37:40.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you need to understand is that &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digimon_(creature)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Digimon&lt;/a&gt; are almost biologically the same throughout all the series and thus they should share the same dietary habits as each other despite being from different series. Also, do not treat food in the digital world really as food, they are data. Therefore, when a materialised Digimon eats human food, they can taste it and enjoy it, but not grow from eating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a Digimon to grow/digivolve, they consume data and train, which in turn 'upgrades' their own personal data, gain experience and level up if you will, as demonstrated by Tactimon in &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/When_Worlds_Collide&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;When Worlds Collide&lt;/a&gt; saying that he trained in order to evolve and grow and when he absorbed the data from the human world, he grew more powerful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Keramon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Keramon&lt;/a&gt; from Digimon Adventure also acts like Tactimon to a certain degree, consuming data until he digivolves into &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Chrysalimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chrysalimon&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Digivolution for Digimon is similar to aging for humans—it is generally a one-way journey whereby a Digimon will grow into a new form as they age and gain battle experience and data. However, moving from one form to another becomes progressively more difficult. Therefore, very few Digimon will ever naturally digivolve into their final most powerful forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This establishes the premise that in order for a Digimon to grow, they need data and since their whole world is made of data, they can just eat their surroundings, but of course, this is rather useless as small bits of data does not provide any use in growing as shown by &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Beastmon_(Fusion)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Beastmon&lt;/a&gt; consuming &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Tyutyumon_(Fusion)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tyutyumon&lt;/a&gt; but not digivolving. But of course, if you eat enough, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Lucemon_(Frontier)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lucemon&lt;/a&gt; from frontier, who consumed the whole digital world and all its inhabitants, you become all powerful. However, not all data are edible in Tamers as shown by Guilmon in &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Goliath&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Goliath&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if I digressed too much but in conclusion, YES, Digimon do eat other Digimon for their data in order to grow more powerful as all the data you consume from the other Digimon upgrades your own data. The reason why Digimon opt to eat other Digimon as a Digimon provides more data then eating regular, more common forms of data, such as grass. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smaller Digimon are incapable of preying on other Digimon effectively as hatchlings contain very little data and are often protected by powerful Guardian Digimon so the most common predator species are at least Champion Level or higher. Some examples include &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/MachineDramon_(Fusion)#MachineDramon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MachineDramon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Arukadhimon_(Fusion)#Arukadhimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arukadhimon&lt;/a&gt; from Xros Wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T12:37:40.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-18T13:35:20.040" Score="1" ViewCount="745" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kantai Collection, as the subtitled says, &quot;Combined Fleet Girls Collection&quot; have all their fleet depicted as girls, known as &quot;Fleet girls&quot;, or kanmusu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime, and probably in game as well, the only guy is the admiral, and he doesn't look like one of the fleet at all. Out of universe, the admiral is the player, so he is not one of the fleet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there any in-universe canon explanation, why all the fleet are girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T13:35:20.040" Title="Is there any in-universe explanation why all the fleet are girls?" Tags="&lt;kantai-collection&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31368" CreationDate="2016-03-18T18:57:05.153" Score="5" ViewCount="1692" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is shown that Pokemon eat fruit, PokeBlocks or some random eatables. However, I have never seen a Pokemon being eaten by another Pokemon. Also, their trainers don't seem to eat meat. As there are only Pokemon in that world, eating fish would be equivalent to eating a Magikarp or other fish Pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22807" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T23:24:41.053" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T01:28:09.897" Title="Are Pokemon vegetarians?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30085" CreationDate="2016-03-18T18:57:53.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only strain Rasengan users show is from the chakra required to create it - It requires a LOT of chakra to create. Manipulating the chakra, while difficult to master, doesn't seem very draining. Even genin Naruto was able to spend entire days practicing the chakra manipulation part. Since we've seen Boruto make his own Rasengan, we know he understands the chakra manipulation part, so he can obviously handle using/attacking with it. He doesn't however have the completely bonkers reserve of Chakra that Naruto has, so he can't make the Giant Rasengan himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no reason to assume that the mechanics of the Rasengan change as it gets larger, so Boruto's own ability to manipulate chakra flow should be similarly applicable across all sizes of Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd even wager that the manipulation part isn't particularly important, since we see Naruto give his friends Rasengans of their own to use during the Fourth Shinobi War, implying that it may be a completely self-sustaining jutsu so long as there is a chakra supply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T18:57:53.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30644" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-18T19:08:36.450" Score="3" ViewCount="820" Body="&lt;p&gt;Starting out, we see that there is a pretty significantly sized hole in Kaiba's chest. Later on we see in a flashback that the hole was much smaller when he first showed at the Issoudan base. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HWSmK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HWSmK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Picture comparing the two hole sizes&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The collector of Warp's clones mentioned that the hole is one of the indicators of a &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt; clone, and we see that the clone in the final battle also has one. Why would the hole in Kaiba's chest have changed sizes over time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2019-03-17T19:01:05.190" Title="Why did the hole in Kaiba's chest increase in size?" Tags="&lt;kaiba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30646" CreationDate="2016-03-18T20:31:20.967" Score="1" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, Warp visits the headquarters for Issoudan in order to view Mantle's collection of clones. It seems very strange that Warp would willingly go into the Issoudan headquarters, since this is his enemy's base, especially since this fill-in Warp was not an inheritor of Warp's powers. Why would he willingly walk into enemy territory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T20:31:20.967" Title="Why would Warp go to the enemy headquarters?" Tags="&lt;kaiba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30645" CreationDate="2016-03-18T20:31:20.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty early on we find out that Dada, the leader of Issoudan, is actually three different clones of Warp. These clones are failed attempts at recreating Warp, and thus they do not have Warp's powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like it would be really dangerous to walk into your enemy's base, especially without any kind of special powers or defense. However, Warp was not worried about this because this fill-in Warp was actually working with Dada to secure heaven. He didn't feel any danger because he was working with the very leaders of the organization he was marching into!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We find out that Dada is working with this fill-in Warp clone in episode 11, when it is revealed that the fill-in Warp was not killed by Dada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cB1Oc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cB1Oc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from episode 11 of Dada sama saying they worked with Warp&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Warp did not have fear of Mantle, the collector, but why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Warp was arrogant and originally was going to kill Mantle after finding out what he had in his collection. However, even though his plan failed, Mantle did not kill Warp. The reason behind this is simple: Mantle did not want to rule. This was the case throughout. Mantle merely wanted a slice of the rewards, not to actually rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've drawn this conclusion off of two events, one in episode 8, and one in episode 11. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, Mantle says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't you want this body? I want to be your helper. I can transfer your memories to this body. Once you're in this body, you'll be the true king.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see some more proof of this in episode 11 when Mantle has the opportunity to kill everyone but only attacks Popo and then asks Dada to make him a regent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVCDO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVCDO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from episode 11: Mantle asking to be made a regent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T20:31:20.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30651" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-19T01:57:49.640" Score="10" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there material (films, written stories, manga, etc) on the story of Laputa from Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky &lt;em&gt;before its fall&lt;/em&gt;, that is endorsed by Miyazaki himself or by Studio Ghibli?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is the content about Laputa in Castle in the Sky all the content about Laputa that is ever going to be released?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2019-05-17T07:01:40.603" Title="Does there exist official material on the story of Laputa before its fall?" Tags="&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;&lt;castle-in-the-sky&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-19T09:52:18.157" Score="2" ViewCount="1538" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi/Madara aka the masked man was revealed to be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Obito Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was revealed in the Fourth Great Ninja War but I cannot how the masked man could control the nine tails? At that time, Kakashi, Guy and his other peers were 15 years old more or less, he should also be around that age. Why do we see that the masked man is around Minato's height?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note: Minato was at this time a full grown adult in his 20s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even for a very skilled shinobi, I believe it's impossible to learn so much in just 2 years. Obito was about 13 and a mediocre ninja when he was presumed dead in Konoha and encountered Madara. Now, I know many of you might say that he was taught by &lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt; but at that time Madara was himself and his 80s, very weak, and his life was attached to the Gedo statue. Now in the battle between the masked man and Minato we clearly see that when Minato hits the rasengan to the masked man a whitish DNA sort of thing drips from his arm. That could have been Obito's senju DNA as his original right body was crushed but now I couldn't agree to this because of the first paragraph. Perhaps I am missing something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22824" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T19:47:44.537" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T06:12:30.567" Title="Why was the masked man the same height as Minato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-03-25T06:06:36.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22864" CreationDate="2016-03-19T10:12:43.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That isn't completely right. We have clearly seen Kakashi's backstory in the anime. There we see that Obito and Kakashi many times together, especially at Kannabi bridge. They both appear to be of the same height. Kakashi was about 12-13 at that time. If Obito was actually 4 years older than him, then he should have been taller than him. I myself don't know the answer, but I know that the hypothesis given by &lt;strong&gt;Ero Sennin&lt;/strong&gt; isn't completely right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22824" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:39:50.727" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:39:50.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8853" CreationDate="2016-03-19T10:27:55.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I myself think that the third person could have been &lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt;. Now Itachi had met Madara once or twice and Itachi was very wise. He paid attention to the things the others rarely did, said by the third Hokage when he was revived by Orochimaru. Also, he knew that Madara was the first one to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan Izuna. He told that to Sasuke in Naruto Shippuden episode 136 or 137.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: now we know that masked man was Obito and the real Madara was dead but &lt;em&gt;Itachi&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;didn't at that time&lt;/em&gt;. Wise as Itachi was as a planner, &lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt; was better than him and Madara told Obito that he has to live with the alias 'Madara Uchiha'. As for the people who are saying he knew about Kakashi having the Mangekyo, Kakashi rarely showed his Sharingan. Itachi and Kakashi were also not that close to each other. If I remember correctly, he said you will be the third one alive to have it. Shisui and Izuna were dead and he didn't know about Kakashi's so it would have been Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22824" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:47:10.367" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:47:10.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2901" CreationDate="2016-03-19T10:38:02.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was probably created by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Sage of Six Paths). We all know he created Ninshuu and was a monk who travelled and explored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22824" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:41:59.073" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:41:59.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-19T13:18:31.693" Score="6" ViewCount="2949" Body="&lt;p&gt;Summoning is a technique which is used to summon creatures. Most of the time, many of them were able to summon only 1 type of creature only (like, for Naruto, it's frogs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Sasuke is able to summon snakes and hawks. So my question is, how he is able to summon 2 different types of creatures?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-23T15:27:50.740" LastActivityDate="2019-08-22T14:35:26.213" Title="How was Sasuke able to summon 2 different types of creatures?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-20T07:45:15.267" Score="9" ViewCount="1235" Body="&lt;p&gt;As everyone who's seen &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; knows, the alternate-reality segment in the last episode (of the 1995 TV series) prominently features a scene where Rei, mouth entoasted, runs into Shinji on her way to school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To those of us living in the year 2016, this is an obvious cliche; countless many anime have portrayed the same thing in the two decades since (episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Nichibros&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNsuvpiXb7M&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;my favorite rendition&lt;/a&gt;). But would viewers in 1995 have seen this as a cliche? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems plausible that &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; could have been using the toast-collision trope as a touchstone to really drive home the prototypical-slice-of-life nature of the alternate reality. But then again, it also seems plausible that the toast-collision was only an incidental feature of the segment, and that the trope's present-day status as a cliche is a &lt;em&gt;consequence&lt;/em&gt; of other shows imitating &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;. I don't really have enough of a pre-&lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; knowledge base to discern which is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T08:35:00.823" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T21:04:26.090" Title="Was running into people with toast in your mouth already a cliche by Evangelion's time (1995-96)?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-20T13:46:51.630" Score="8" ViewCount="789" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could the Transmutation Circle in Xerxes be reused even if it wasn't partially destroyed? I understand that Transmutation Arrays, the circle on Mustang's gloves, etc. are capable of being reused. But does the same physics stand for a large scale transmutation circle used for sinister acts? And also, what about the Nationwide Transmutation Circle in Amestris?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T16:43:09.527" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T20:40:01.463" Title="Can a transmutation circle be reused?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30663" CreationDate="2016-03-20T15:35:44.163" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well officially, only Pain and Sasuke are able to summon more than one creature. Pain's ability seems more realistic since each summoned animal had the black rods (he may have gotten control of their dead bodies and utilized them during battles with his vast chakra).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke is a different issue. There's no evidence that he ever signed off a contract with the hawks. Seems like Kishimoto pulled it off just to blend with the 'Taka' group name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22851" LastEditorUserId="36601" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T15:38:40.813" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T15:38:40.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-20T19:06:16.440" Score="3" ViewCount="352" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I read the Manga and also watched the anime. There is an arc in the Manga that is not in the anime, the Illuminati arc where Izumo is kidnapped and taken to the Illuminati lair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those fox spirits, even if they hate her are like family to her. She considers them as her brothers. They went so far to lay down their lives for her then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't get why would they attack her like that in the earlier episodes of the anime during one of the exorcist exams. Izumo was with her friend in the girl's bathroom where they were attacked and on summoning the spirits, they turned on her. It makes no sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20768" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T03:39:53.330" Title="Why did Izumo's familiars attack her in Blue Exorcist?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-20T21:22:02.757" Score="1" ViewCount="4013" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not be the appropriate place to ask this, but since you guys are the most intimately familiar with the anime, I thought I'd ask here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm designing an anime database for a personal project (not unlike MAL or AniDB), but unlike those two, I have a much stricter definition of the two terms. I define them as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;sequel&lt;/strong&gt;: a work produced after the original story &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; continues or expands upon the original story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prequel&lt;/strong&gt;: a work produced after the original story &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; is set chronologically before the original story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that all prequels are implicitly sequels, which is what a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prequel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prequel&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Prequel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;means&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the situation with F/Z and F/SN:UBW is tricky. Everyone and their mother tends to see F/Z as a &lt;em&gt;prequel&lt;/em&gt; to UBW, because the F/Z visual novel actually &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a prequel to the F/SN VN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when it comes to the anime, F/Z was produced first, and then UBW after. In this case, would the UBW anime be considered a &lt;em&gt;sequel&lt;/em&gt; to the F/Z anime? Some have argued that UBW was not intended to be a sequel to F/Z at all, but then what would their relationship be? Spin-off? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22855" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T00:15:14.393" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T15:40:20.917" Title="Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works - prequel vs sequel vs something else?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30687" CreationDate="2016-03-20T22:21:10.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the Fate/SN UBW anime is an adaptation of one of the UBW route in the F/SN VN, it cannot be a sequel to F/Z as it is not its own original work. You can think of it as a remastered version of the work itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the F/Z anime came before the F/SN UBW anime, but the F/SN UBW route itself already existed long before F/Z. The Wikipedia article that you linked states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature,&#xA;  film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the&#xA;  story of, or expands upon, some earlier work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having both played the VN route and watched the anime, I can say that the anime did not fulfill the definition. The anime itself isn't adding anything more to the story that we didn't already know in the VN. It merely adapts the VN. Although, I suppose you can argue that the last episode of Fate/SN UBW is a sequel as it portrays Emiya and Rin's life at the clock tower, which the original VN only alludes to. I would call it more of a reinterpretation of the ending than a full-blown sequel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T22:21:10.547" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30693" CreationDate="2016-03-21T02:02:01.783" Score="8" ViewCount="1764" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children&lt;/em&gt; is a 3D anime movie I watched more than some years ago and it's been a long time I've been searching for it's continuation story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there such a continuation to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21030" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T09:14:34.377" LastActivityDate="2019-09-24T07:23:31.137" Title="Is there a continuation to Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30692" CreationDate="2016-03-21T02:29:48.873" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Final Fantasy VII, as you probably already know, originally started as a game. There have been several installments as either games or animes. With regards to story in chronological order, there is a game set a year after the events in Advent Children. It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dirge_of_Cerberus_-Final_Fantasy_VII-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy VII - Dirge of Cerberus&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Vincent_Valentine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vincent Valentine&lt;/a&gt; is the main protagonist in this game. The story is indeed connected overall to the series, but it isn't exactly that much relevant to Advent Children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20768" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T13:05:20.997" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T13:05:20.997" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30683" CreationDate="2016-03-21T06:11:47.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Familiars in the manga are actually tamed demons. If the user is not properly trained in controlling them or have a disturbed state of mind then the go out of control. Before Izumo was attacked by ghouls, Paku said she was going to quit the course. Hence she was in a disturbed state of mind. So the familiars attacked her.&#xA;According to wiki about her foxes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;White Foxes appear to be very proud, even willing to turn against those they've been raised with if they sense weakness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22527" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T06:11:47.063" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30687" CreationDate="2016-03-21T06:16:19.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question depends on whether you're talking about a literary analysis, or an analysis for data modeling purposes, which is what the post is actually asking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page linked in the OP gives the literary definition: a prequel is a sequel whose timeline is earlier than the original work. In this sense, Fate/Zero is a sequel to Unlimited Blade Works because it expands on the original work, the VN which had UBW as one story route. In this sense, Fate/Zero is also a prequel to UBW because it takes place earlier in the timeline than UBW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you don't really need the literary definition: you want to model relationships between series in a database of some sort. Using a literary definition for this will be a nightmare, because literary definitions are often imprecise, sometimes vague, occasionally contradictory, and usually fuzzy around the borders. The Wikipedia page gives some good Western examples of this; I'll here list some anime examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deen Fate/Stay Night and Unlimited Blade Works take place in the same universe at exactly the same time, both being adaptations of story routes from the Fate/Stay Night visual novel. You can't really say that these shows are either prequels or sequels to each other in the usual sense. In the visual novel, Unlimited Blade Works does expand on the Fate arc (adapted in Deen Fate/Stay Night), but it occurs neither before nor after Fate; it occurs &lt;em&gt;instead of&lt;/em&gt; Fate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuru Yuri and Rewrite happen in the same world, at the same school, and involve several of the same characters, but it's vague where they actually sit relative to each other in the timeline. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Owarimonogatari, despite being the most recent series, takes place after Nisemonogatari and concurrently with the first arc of Second Season.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you include manga, then all the Madoka manga except the first one (which directly adapts the anime) occur in alternate timelines. You can sort of order them because Homura experiences them in a certain order, but it's usually impossible to tell where they go relative to each other. Also, &lt;em&gt;The Different Story&lt;/em&gt; Volume 1 is a prequel&amp;mdash;its events take place before the anime and hold for all the alternate timelines&amp;mdash;but Volumes 2 and 3 are yet another alternate timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would just throw out the prequel/sequel jargon altogether. It's somewhat useful for literary analysis, but it's too coarse-grained to make for good data modeling. There are two important things with anime: the in-universe chronology, and the order in which to take in the various parts of a franchise. The second one usually corresponds to production order, though it gets weird when you don't have the original work to fall back on (as is the case with the Fate series). The in-universe chronology is clear: Fate/Zero is before Unlimited Blade Works. It's also clear, when you include the original work, that you were meant to experience the visual novel, then the Fate/Zero novel or anime, then the Unlimited Blade Works anime. When you take the visual novel out of the equation, there's no clear answer, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12832/what-is-the-viewing-order-of-fate-related-works&quot;&gt;this old question of mine shows&lt;/a&gt;. But you will drastically simplify the data modeling by treating these two separate things as separate pieces of data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T15:40:20.917" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-21T08:17:25.613" Score="1" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just completed the show, and I loved it. There are only two questions in my head. And I think there are no definitive answers to them, they can be mere speculation, but still I would like to read those. I searched a lot but couldn't find answer anywhere so I came here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, why was Todo so hell bound interested in creating a witch that can restore witches race? He was human and as much as it is shown, he wasn't madly in love with Maria (she was just a test subject for him, said by Father Juliano). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, why was Solomon so afraid of witches? Because witches were more powerful? Fine but if they despised witches so much, then why were they having conflicts with Zaizen? Zaizen wanted to eradicate witches completely, and so did Solomon. Just their means were different. And even the means could be justified because they hated witches, so creating Orbo was legal from their point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22870" LastEditorUserId="22870" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T05:14:09.803" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T05:14:09.803" Title="Todo and Solomon motives in Witch Hunter Robin" Tags="&lt;witch-hunter-robin&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30592" CreationDate="2016-03-21T11:57:50.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people will accuse someone of running away in a fight if they do a lot to evade being hit by their opponent. Generally in a fight one can tell wether an individual is actually &quot;running away&quot; or just trying to avoid getting hit. Someone who does not actually want to be in the fight or is scared will generally keep running away with out making an attempt to actually fight back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of One Piece we see a lot of characters dodge and evade but that reason is to just avoid damage. Luffy for example will dodge a lot of attacks but he will make every attempt to inflict as much damage as he can on his opponent. He will even fight back when he does no damage at all. (i.e. Magellan) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dodging and evading is not considered cowardly most characters will just call it so becasue they are fustrated that they have missed their attacks and wish to goad their opponent so that they may stop all of their evasive maneuvers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T11:57:50.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30520" CreationDate="2016-03-21T14:28:04.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I said in comment also nothing is impossible so anything can happen. But according to current information it is not possible for Boruto to awaken Tenseigan. Let me explain why I said this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The combination of the Byakugan and the chakra of an Ōtsutsuki clan&#xA;  member can evolve the Byakugan into the Tenseigan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it pretty much explain that it can &lt;strong&gt;Evolve&lt;/strong&gt; Byakugan to Tenseigan by having chakra of an Ōtsutsuki clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by current definition of this, it is important to have Byakugan. Since Boruto has no Byakugan so we can say that he won't be able to have Tenseigan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:160215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; there is one answer which really creates a little confusion but also gives us hope of some possibility :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We know that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rinnegan = Asura + Indra (Sharingan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tenseigan = Otsutsuki + Hyuga (Byakugan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Given that they're the children of Naruto and Hinata, Boruto and&#xA;  Himawari's heritage would thus be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asura + Hyuga (Byakugan) = ????????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, it's entirely possible that a unique mixture of Hagaromo's and&#xA;  Hamura's chakras will result in these two, awakening a new dojutsu&#xA;  altogether. This could also explain why both of them lack the&#xA;  Byakugan, as well as their teal-colored eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19221" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T14:33:54.237" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T14:33:54.237" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30711" CreationDate="2016-03-21T14:53:41.940" Score="3" ViewCount="4743" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to definition of Sharingan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When an Uchiha &lt;strong&gt;experiences a powerful emotional condition&lt;/strong&gt; with regards&#xA;  to a person precious to them, their brain releases a special form of&#xA;  chakra that affects the optic nerves, transforming the eyes into&#xA;  Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is that how Sarada Uchiha was able to awaken Sharingan? I mean is there any event occured to Sarada due which she was able to awaken Sharingan. Is it mentioned anywhere in anime or manga which tells how Sarada got his Sharingan or about any emotional event she faced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T09:03:12.777" Title="How Sarada was able to awaken Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30710" CreationDate="2016-03-21T15:13:36.023" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The excitement of getting to be in the same room as him (Sasuke) causes her sharingan to awaken&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the fact she would finally get to meet her father causes such a powerful emotional response her Sharingan awakens&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T15:13:36.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30496" CreationDate="2016-03-21T15:59:27.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in this case we should consider that they're in a world totally different from ours, what means that their moon surface and structure are different from ours as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say that their moon was created to keep criminals arrested, but in that scenario we do have an atmosphere kindly similar to Earth's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't so insane to think of when considering the other movies where some characters could breath inside the water, or things like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Kaguya, she wasn't an alien, she was a common woman that ate the fruit and absorbed the tree's power. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22880" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T15:59:27.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30496" CreationDate="2016-03-21T17:05:19.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll preface this by saying that the Naruto universe is not our own, and thus their moon is different. Also, all the spoilers ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The moon in the Naruto universe was made by the Sage of the Six Paths, Hagoromo, when he and Hamura sealed Kaguya. The moon was made via Chibaku Tensei, which is a gravitational ninjutsu that turns an object into a &quot;gravity core&quot;, which then attracts the matter around it into a large, circular object. You'll remember Pain using it on Naruto to capture the Nine Tails. Theoretically, it's possible that the moon has an atmosphere by capturing part of their Earth's atmosphere in the creation of the moon, being attracted to it via the intense gravity/immense power of the Sage's and Hamura's joint Chibaku Tensei. This would allow him to breath there, and since he didn't instantly suffocate on arrival I'd guess there was enough atmosphere from the formation to sustain at least his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Six_Paths_%E2%80%94_Chibaku_Tensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chibaku Tensei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T17:05:19.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30496" CreationDate="2016-03-21T17:29:09.080" Score="4" Body="&lt;h3&gt;In short&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exterior of the Moon is barren, covered with craters and canyons.&#xA;It has a weak gravity, &lt;strong&gt;but is still able to maintain a breathable&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;atmosphere&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it has &lt;strong&gt;breathable atmosphere&lt;/strong&gt;, so that's why Naruto didn't used any technique or something else. Which conclude that the Moon from shinobi world is far more different than the real moon which we know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information regarding this you can see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T17:29:09.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30680" CreationDate="2016-03-21T20:40:01.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While not explicitly declared, we have every reason to assume that transmutation circles are reusable...assuming a few things. I base this off of observations of all of the (as you called them) transmutation arrays that we see tattooed onto people or stitched onto their clothing, or carved into their metal equipment. I'm further connecting it to the fact that there is apparently not anything too special about these 'permanent' circles, as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mustang carved one onto the back of his hand and was able to use it just fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here are the assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: Your transmutation circle is not destroyed when the surface it is marked on changes. For example, in the original anime, Ed gets himself out of trouble by scratching a circle into a set of restraints. When the restraints change into something else, the circle is destroyed because he morphed the material it was marked on. Or any of the times Al uses a circle to launch chunks of Earth at enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: Your circle is marked in a way that is not easily disrupted. A lot of the temporary transmutation circles we see, such as the ones that Al uses, are drawn with chalk. Chalk smudges easily, and the transmutation reaction may be enough to smudge it. And, as we have seen, transmutation circles need to be very precise in order to function properly...so a bit of smudging should be enough to ruin it. Another way this could be messed up is if a liquid is spilled on the chalk...like the mess made at the end of Ed and Al's very, very failed human transmutation attempt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find an example of this actually happening with a 'drawn' circle, because Ed and Al have a tendency to use Alchemy that destroys their transmutation circle...and the times that they haven't (see: repairing the radio in Lior) they only intended to use that circle once. However, in that case, the circle remains intact and appears to be completely unchanged...so I see no reason it couldn't be used a second time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, in the 2003 anime, we see transmutation rooms set up that have the circles painted onto multiple walls. If the circles only worked once then had to be repainted...there'd be no sense in using paint in the first place...chalk is much cheaper and quicker to work with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All told, there isn't any reason to think that transmutation circles are somehow less re-usable because you didn't stitch them onto the back of your glove or engrave them onto a gauntlet. As long as you don't mess up the circle, we have every reason to believe that they could be re-used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the Xerxes circle or the Nationwide Transmutation Circle...we have every reason to believe that they could have been re-activated, assuming the two things I stated before are true. Naturally, I assume this means that one of the first things that they set about doing after the final battle was damaging the array so it wouldn't work any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T20:40:01.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30677" CreationDate="2016-03-21T21:04:26.090" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It has been around for a long time...long before Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to track down any real info, but I ran across a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/3nhm6t/the_secret_origins_of_girls_running_with_a_slice/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit page&lt;/a&gt; that pointed me in the right direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it stands, it looks like the earliest instances of the 'running late to school with a slice of toast in your mouth' grew from 'running late to school with a roll in your mouth' that I could find a first confirmed instance as far back as 1968 in the manga &quot;Patty's First Love.&quot; Some suspect that it was pulled from some 1950s Soap Opera, originally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At any rate, that page went on to talk about how the book &quot;Even a Monkey can Draw Manga&quot; that was published 1990 to 1991 or so (4 to 5 years prior to Evangelion) considered the 'running late to school with a piece of toast in your mouth and crashing into someone' such a cliche that it parodied it on &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/Q0dCPuU&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'd say that's pretty darn conclusive...it is definitely significantly older than Evangelion, and was already a running joke to the level of parody by that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T21:04:26.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30725" CreationDate="2016-03-21T21:27:16.793" Score="2" ViewCount="3292" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Ed got Al's body back, their father Van Hohenheim is shown at Trisha's grave, where Pinako later finds him dead. Did the boys find out that he had died or did they not even know what happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22887" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T00:44:12.347" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T17:34:50.127" Title="In the Brotherhood continuity, do the Elric brothers know that their father has died?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30496" CreationDate="2016-03-21T23:27:29.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not particularly sure why all of the answers have resolved around the fact that the Naruto universe has a moon that is completely different from our own - it's more of a cop out, rather than a fully thought through answer. Although, I'm not saying it's completely wrong, as it could be plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering it is the Naruto universe, filled with chakra and the abilities to use this chakra to create giant masses of elements, then it's pretty safe to assume that Naruto and Toneri were either subconsciously using a jutsu that created/utilised oxygen and allowed them to breath, or, with the power of the nine tails (in Naruto's case) and the large mass of chakra handed down through generations of the Otsutsuki family (in Toneri's case), allowing their bodies to operate fully by using chakra, instead of usual body functions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22889" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T23:27:29.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30722" CreationDate="2016-03-21T23:37:41.863" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is never a point either in the manga or the &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; adaptation of it where the brothers are &lt;em&gt;explicitly&lt;/em&gt; told of Hohenheim's death. Note, however, that it would be odd for Pinako to never tell the brothers of Hohenheim's death.&lt;/strong&gt; Unlike with the Maria Ross incident, there is no reason for the brothers to not know, and it seems unlikely that Pinako would lie about the death (in the way Mustang lied about Hughes to Edward) and &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; tell the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is additional evidence at the end of the manga, where there is a compilation of post-manga photographs at the end. In one of them, we see Hohenheim's grave next to Trisha's.&lt;/strong&gt; There is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YZURq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a similar photo&lt;/a&gt; at the end of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;. (Click link for anime screenshot. I am not cropping the images, since it should be easier to get a sense of where they are from this way.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R69Zk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R69Zk.png&quot; alt=&quot;manga end page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With this, we can infer that the brothers probably know of Hohenheim's death.&lt;/strong&gt; That a &lt;em&gt;marked&lt;/em&gt; grave was constructed for Hohenheim, who died shortly after Promised Day (and thus, before the brothers leave Resembool two years later), and placed at a meaningful position suggests that there must have been &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; level of ceremony put into his burial. Being Hohenheim's sons, the brothers then might well have been given the chance to be involved with the burial, and they would probably know of the death that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, even if Pinako quietly buried Hohenheim, it seems unlikely that she have buried him &lt;em&gt;alone&lt;/em&gt;, without help from anyone, so word would probably eventually get out that he was dead. Additionally, the brothers probably periodically visit graves in the area &amp;mdash; for instance, Edward decides to visit the Rockbells' graves at the end of ch. 41, after hearing about their work in Ishval &amp;mdash; so they would be &quot;forced&quot; to know once they visited their mother's grave at some point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T17:34:50.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T17:34:50.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28202" CreationDate="2016-03-22T14:23:38.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Brook did not know about the Devil Fruit and its powers. He ate it and was surprised at no apparent changes, so he accepted his fate as the hammer. (Couldn't swim for no apparent power gain)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once he was dead, his soul return to this world from the underworld and that was when he realized his Devil Fruit's abilities. So he return back to his body but he couldn't find it and his body was turned to skeleton.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22901" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T14:23:38.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-22T14:27:12.420" Score="3" ViewCount="1205" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read a manga called &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball AF&lt;/em&gt; by Toyble and I wonder if it is a continuation of the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22753" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-19T06:21:31.753" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T06:21:55.057" Title="Is &quot;Dragon Ball AF&quot; a real continuation of Dragon Ball series?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4251" CreationDate="2016-03-22T16:54:30.163" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shanks might have got that scar when he was with Roger Pirates, Red hair pirates flag had the scar mark so he must have got the scar before becoming a captian Or  it can be a mistake by anime  artist like they did in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www1.watchop.xyz/one-piece-episode-461-english-subbed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode 461&lt;/a&gt; where he had both his hands intact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22903" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T16:54:30.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30744" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-22T18:59:40.540" Score="2" ViewCount="2945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that females can pilot IS and males cannot? Is there a special reason? Also, why is it that Ichika can pilot IS?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-23T05:08:04.897" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T07:54:21.717" Title="Why can only females pilot IS?" Tags="&lt;infinite-stratos&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2016-03-22T21:02:12.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You guys are all forgetting the basic fact that the 1030 m/s measurement was taken while firing into water. The effects of drag on the coin fired into water are far greater in magnitude than the effects of drag while fired through air. Air is almost one thousand times less dense than water. If we perform the equation for drag, we come up with a force magnitude on the coin of 18,466 Newtons. [18466=.5*1000kg/m^3*(1030m/s)^2*.82*0.000042455m^2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.82 is the drag coefficient for a long cylinder like an arcade coin, 1000kg/m^3 is the density of water, and .000042455m^2 is the cross sectional area of the coin fired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if we perform the equation in reverse to find out the velocity of the coin in air, we are left with a velocity of 29,428m/s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds a hell of a lot more like a proper rail gun, doesn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22906" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T21:02:12.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-23T00:28:12.937" Score="8" ViewCount="1928" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just of out curiosity, do we ever get to see the same sea monster that ate Shanks's arm way back in the beginning of One Piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have only kept up with the series until Impel Down, so please no spoilers beyond a &quot;yes/no they did/did not re-encounter the sea monster&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T03:41:37.397" Title="Is there a re-encounter with the sea monster that ate Shanks's arm?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30750" CreationDate="2016-03-23T00:49:55.427" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Luffy did. It isn't shown in the anime, but Luffy reencounters this Sea King, the Lord of the Coast, later in chapter one of the manga. Immediately after setting out from Foosha village Luffy is attacked by the Sea King, and is pleased to have a chance to show it what he has learned in the ten years since their last encounter.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NN0Z2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NN0Z2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Second Meeting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T00:49:55.427" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30750" CreationDate="2016-03-23T01:55:42.527" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Qiri stated, Luffy does encounter the Lord of the Coast again. This part actually is animated during a flash back. You're not there yet if you're only at the impel down arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens at the end of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece/episode-504-to-live-up-to-the-promise-departures-of-their-own-658839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 504&lt;/a&gt; at around 20:40 when he is first setting off on his journey. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rxSwj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rxSwj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from one piece anime episode 504&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he encounters it he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luffy:&lt;/strong&gt; You don't know who you are messing with. Look at this technique I've been perfecting for 10 years!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then hits him with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol just like he does in the manga chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_of_the_Coast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt; notes that while this scene of Luffy knocking the wasn't depicted in the original backstory segment of the anime, you can see Luffy hitting the Lord of the Coast with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol in the very first episode of the anime, during the original opening song, &lt;em&gt;We Are&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zo47.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zo47.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture from We Are, One Piece episode one Opening Song&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see a YouTube video of the first opening here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgdyZQ_wzA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgdyZQ_wzA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene is replayed in episode 737 at 22:10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-08-01T03:41:37.397" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T03:41:37.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30220" CreationDate="2016-03-23T03:03:25.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it is because he turns fourteen later on in the episode;  the curse does not pass until the guy is fourteen(yes, one does count the entire day as the day for celebrating birthday, but was born at one particular hour). That's why I think Daisuke didn't turn into Dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22914" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T03:03:25.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11322" CreationDate="2016-03-23T03:13:20.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime they are the two halves of Blackwings without much information to it. In the manga: actually Blackwings was its own artwork and Hikari was about to give it life when Niwa attempted to take it, interrupting the ritual. This had a side effect that the magic ended up on both men, but not for giving, but for taking life (both Dark and Krad are cursed to stop both lineages: Dark by making it difficult for the person to show or be overflown by affection and love, which can make being in a relationship difficult; Krad makes near impossible needing or caring for others and actively used method to destroy the cursed person). All this is in the Argentine Qualia arc of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22914" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T12:08:44.760" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T12:08:44.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3069" CreationDate="2016-03-23T03:20:22.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that is more like he does not want to.  They never directly talk about it, but both in the manga and in the anime (with more depth on the former) Dark comments about Daisuke wanting to paint to defy his heritage and mentions a similarity with Satoshi. Also, he can make artwkork and reproductions, but he does not like to ( that would mean being like his family which he outright says hates) also he does not hold his family artwork  in high regard&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22914" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T03:20:22.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-23T03:50:37.343" Score="0" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Siege on the North Pole Zhao mentioned that Iroh had went to the Spirit World which would explain why during the Winter Solstice Iroh saw Aang and Roku's dragon fly over when they were in the Spirit world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wonder if there is any more information Iroh's visit to the Spirit world like how he got there, why he went there, how he got out and what other abilities he gained aside from being able to see people who are in the Spirit World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T18:50:53.830" Title="Do we know what happened with Iroh and the Spirit World?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30759" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-23T03:53:13.167" Score="3" ViewCount="2496" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Aang was in the Spirit World during the Winter Solstice he refereed to Roku's Dragon as Roku's Animal Guide like how Appa is to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what are the Animal Guides for the other Avatars? do each Elemental Tribe have a single animal (ie. Air Avatars have Sky Bisons, Fire Avatars have Dragons) do does each Avatar have their own one regardless of elemental origin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-08-26T16:56:06.283" Title="What are the other Animal Guides?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30761" CreationDate="2016-03-23T03:56:52.240" Score="2" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening of &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt; when we see Benders of each element we see that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Air = Aang&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Fire = Azula&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Water = Pakku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but i don't seem to recall who the Earth Bender is. they look too manly to be Toph and loo too young and sane to be Boomi. so i am wondering who is this Earth Bender&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T04:46:49.093" Title="Who is the Earth Bender in the OP?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30760" CreationDate="2016-03-23T04:46:49.093" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Sud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just compare this images&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EzgM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EzgM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sud&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7nbjY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7nbjY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Opening&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;btw he was the first result in google search :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T04:46:49.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30744" CreationDate="2016-03-23T04:58:42.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why only female can pilot IS ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why only females can activate the IS (and why &lt;a href=&quot;http://is.wikia.com/wiki/Ichika_Orimura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ichika&#xA;Orimura&lt;/a&gt; is the only male who can do the same) is currently unknown.&#xA;But it is hinted in the novel that &lt;a href=&quot;http://is.wikia.com/wiki/Tabane_Shinonono&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tabane Shinonono&lt;/a&gt;, the creator of&#xA;IS, did not deliberately configure IS to be a female-only platform.&#xA;She mentions that &lt;strong&gt;it was a accidental side-effect, and since she&#xA;didn't really care about that factor, she didn't see any reason to&#xA;bother with it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://is.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Stratos_%28IS%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Ichika is the only male IS pilot ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A speculation on why Ichika can pilot IS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By ShadowFiend1000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my theory behind it, I think the reason why Ichika can pilot&#xA;IS is due to Tabane pulling strings at the back. One possbility is&#xA;that Ichika is not related to Chifuyu, and like Adam Jensen from Deus&#xA;Ex Human Revolution along with JC Denton of Deus Ex, is genetically&#xA;altered. This truth is possibly known to Chifuyu, Madoka and maybe&#xA;Tabane only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who never played the game. In Human Revolution, mechanical&#xA;augmentations require the user to use a drug for life to prevent&#xA;gilial tissue build up in order to use the augmentation. Adam was&#xA;genetically altered (unknown to himself) by White Helix resulting his&#xA;body would not form any gilial tissue. This is a secret only David&#xA;Serif and his girlfriend Megan knows about. And it plays a big plot in&#xA;the game as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you guys see the link here now? You might ask who altered Ichika?&#xA;My guess, is Phantom Task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, it might serve as a massive plot point considering&#xA;how many leaders of the world would want to bio mod their soldiers to&#xA;wear IS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://is.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:4489&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T09:12:30.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26687" CreationDate="2016-03-23T06:25:46.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was established that the abilities of Yomi Yomi no Mi will activate only once. So Brook will die if he eats another DF and not come back&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Yomi Yomi no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit which enhances the user's soul to the point where they can come back to life &lt;strong&gt;after dying once&lt;/strong&gt;, remaining alive until their body is sufficiently damaged, and to use several other soul-based abilities, making the user a Reviving Human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T06:25:46.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30769" CreationDate="2016-03-23T07:33:09.363" Score="2" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; in Summoning Technique it is written that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It should be noted that &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;anyone can summon a contracted animal as long&#xA;   as they have the blood of someone who has made a contract&lt;/strong&gt;, the seal of&#xA;  the summoned creature and a source of sufficient chakra that the&#xA;  summon will accept&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means anyone can summon a contracted animal by having blood of someone who has made a contract. So my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any event mentioned in anime or manga which shows this type summoning ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T05:17:32.013" Title="Using Summoning Jutsu who has blood of someone who has made a contract?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34377" CreationDate="2016-03-23T08:47:40.663" Score="4" ViewCount="4978" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening sequence of &lt;em&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/em&gt;, when Mugen and Jin are shown, the background is composed of pictures of roosters and aquatic animals, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mugen has roosters for background:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pg2GU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pg2GU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jin has fishes and octopus in his background picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fz4Qh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fz4Qh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the symbolism behind such background depiction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T15:21:54.950" Title="What's the symbolism behind the backgrounds shown in the opening sequence?" Tags="&lt;samurai-champloo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30765" CreationDate="2016-03-23T08:49:50.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can see this in episode 95 (&quot;Long Time No See: Jiraiya Returns!&quot;) and episode 96 (&quot;Deadlock! Sannin Showdown!&quot;) of Naruto. In this Kabuto uses Orochimaru's blood to summon Manda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13541" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T05:17:32.013" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T05:17:32.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30765" CreationDate="2016-03-23T09:02:03.650" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 363, &lt;em&gt;Sasuke's Death...!!&lt;/em&gt; (episode 125 of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;), Suigetsu summons Manda using Sasuke's blood. This was right after Deidara used his C0 technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xMzsZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xMzsZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T09:02:03.650" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30770" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30772" CreationDate="2016-03-23T10:59:33.770" Score="2" ViewCount="1062" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if there is any city/country or culture that has banned any manga/anime because it opposes their beliefs?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have read articles that say Pokemon  is against Christianity; however, are there any more?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22920" LastEditorUserId="22920" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T08:09:38.677" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T08:09:38.677" Title="Are there any anime/manga that have caused outrage to the point of them being banned in any culture?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-03-23T23:02:24.283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30663" CreationDate="2016-03-23T12:54:06.393" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it's never mentioned the possibility of having two contracts, it's also never mentioned that it is impossible to do so. I wouldn't call it a plot hole, because it wasn't contradictory with pre-established rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22922" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T12:54:06.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30770" CreationDate="2016-03-23T13:33:42.903" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ha ha ha ha ha OH YES.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;China: Death Note, Code Geass (temporarily), Blood-C, Psycho-Pass, Attack on Titan, Deadman Wonderland &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-09/china-blacklists-attack-on-titan-death-note-36-more-anime-manga/.89055&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;and more&lt;/a&gt; and anything with yaoi content&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;France: Temporarily banned Kinnikuman for having a heroic character that wore a swastika&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iran: Basically everything is banned unless the Ministry of Islamic Culture approves it (unlikely to happen with anime/manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan has even banned a few: &quot;Barefoot Gen&quot; and &quot;Midori (Shoujo Tsubaki)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New Zealand: Highschool DxD and Puni Puni Poemy were banned for 'objectionable material' (To be fair, they also banned Power Rangers, because parents complained that their kids got hurt trying to imitate the show)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Singapore: Anything with yaoi content&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's just a sampling....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-23T17:14:01.537" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T17:14:01.537" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30759" CreationDate="2016-03-23T18:30:34.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's impossible to say whether the other avatars had Animal Guides. The only ones we see are Korra's, Aang's, and Roku's. Kyoshi, Kuruk, Yangchen, and Wan were never seen with one. Of those, Wan was the only one we really got a lot of backstory for and he was never seen with an animal guide, though it seemed Ravaa may have been the equivalent for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the earth kingdom avatars are never seen with an animal, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the other three avatar animal guides we've seen are indicative of their respective elements' animal guides then it would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragons for Fire Avatars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Air Bison for Air Avatars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Polar Bear Dogs for Water Avatars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't much information that I could find on this subject, so this is the best answer I was able to come up with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T13:26:51.980" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T13:26:51.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26687" CreationDate="2016-03-23T18:52:04.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my interpretation of your question I believe that according to what we know about what happens to people who eat two fruits. I will reference a few things as I go about answering your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Revive-Revive Fruit that Brook possesses, also called the Yomi Yomi no Mi, is a Paramecia class that can bring the user back to life after death. But later in the series it is declared that the fruit has &amp;quot;further&amp;quot; capabilities and can enable several other things as referenced &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Brook uses these abilities in later episodes after the timeskip. As he found the &amp;quot;true nature of his fruit&amp;quot;. Now whether or not that means he &lt;strong&gt;awakened his power&lt;/strong&gt; or not is still up to speculation at this point, but I suspect we will see more at the next arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As shown &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22090/what-will-happen-if-one-person-eats-two-devil-fruits&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9953/can-blackbeard-consume-more-than-one-devil-fruit&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, there are a few special exceptions where a particular person can have more than one fruit, so it is &lt;strong&gt;theoretically&lt;/strong&gt; possible for Brook to have multiple fruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that most folks can't have more than one Devil Fruit and that Brook's power &lt;strong&gt;IS NOT&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;used up&amp;quot;, and referring &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5261/can-brook-have-another-devil-fruit&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; I will follow the fact from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mythbusters/Misunderstandings_and_Mistranslations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Myth: When you eat 2 Devil Fruits, the second fruit will replace the first fruit's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact:&lt;/strong&gt; Eiichiro Oda stated in one of his SBS that you cannot transfer the fruit's power to another person, if you take one bite of it the fruit becomes normal. This caused fans to think he meant if you eat the second Devil Fruit it will replace the first fruit but in Enies Lobby Arc, Lucci and Blueno said if you eat the second fruit after eating the first one, your body will explode and you will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact: An exception to the rule stated above is Marshall D. Teach, user of the Yami Yami no Mi fruit, who stole the power of the Gura Gura no Mi fruit through some currently unknown means not related to eating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that if Brook ate a second fruit, his body would explode. Upon which the Revive Fruit which is there would try to activate returning his soul to his body, but due to no longer having a body via an explosion his soul would be trapped in the physical world but without a body to be in. Therefore he'd live but without a second ability, body or any method to do anything. He'd be a mass of floating &amp;quot;conscience&amp;quot;. That is unless his fruit enables a possession technique of sorts which we have not seen yet. I hope I either answered your question or provided enough to read to help you arrive to a better one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR&lt;/strong&gt; Brook would die, revive and not have a body or a second power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T04:58:01.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-23T22:12:34.950" Score="5" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Galaxy Express 999 (the movie) was the purpose of Tetsuro's pendant ever explained? We see at the end that Maetel was holding one that embodied her dad's soul and it is what she uses to destroy planet Maetel, but Teturo's is never really explained. Or did I miss something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1745" LastActivityDate="2021-04-07T10:01:50.443" Title="What was the meaning behind Tetsuro's pendant?" Tags="&lt;galaxy-express-999&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30770" CreationDate="2016-03-23T23:01:29.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I like to state I find your claim &lt;code&gt;I know of Christianity and Pokémon.&lt;/code&gt;  fairly weird. All though I know in some streams of Christianity it is frowned upon &lt;em&gt;(speaking as somebody with a religious up-bring)&lt;/em&gt; it never has been out righteously banned for religious reasons, and most likely not by a country/culture as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most series don't get banned for opposing religious beliefs. They don't even get aired at all! An example of this would be Iran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iran first gives a thorough screening to everything that is aired on television by the Ministry of Islamic Culture. All though they do not allow most anime content, it is not a &lt;code&gt;ban&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;(the act of prohibiting by law)&lt;/em&gt;, but &lt;code&gt;censorship&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;(the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts)&lt;/em&gt;, which sometimes is the series as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any form of media in Iran needs the permission of the Ministry of Islamic Culture for distribution, which sets an arbitrary array of rules subject to change at any time by the government. These rules include any form of pornography or sexual imagery (particularly centered on the display of the female form, which in the Islam religion, is taboo), political material not in agreement with the government's goals, and any form of communication criticizing Islam. These restrictions are often circumvented by physical and internet piracy, use of satellite dishes and illegal used book markets. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BannedInChina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source - TvTropes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All though there are plenty of censors due to religious reasons. I were unable to find any that out righteously banned a series due to religions reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T23:01:29.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-23T23:07:40.640" Score="-1" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the anime and I'm noticing a large number of nautical references, from the logo to the music and others which have slipped my mind.&#xA;The logo itself features the tops of the letters forming a wave-like pattern and the top of the &quot;T&quot; resembling an anchor as well as the final &quot;L&quot; have a tail which appears to be in the shape of a fish-hook. This hook shape also appears in the guilds logo along with a harpoon. &#xA;As for music I cannot help but hear the repetition of the can can music as well as once what sounded like &quot;land of hope and glory&quot;.&#xA;If anyone has any information on why there is the inclusion of such things I would graciously appreciate it.&#xA;I may however be hallucinating in which case I'm sorry to have wasted your time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T18:56:24.607" Title="Why does the fairy tail anime have a nautical theme?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30791" CreationDate="2016-03-23T23:08:22.373" Score="4" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Luffy was young, Shanks saved him from the Lord of the Coast, who nearly ate Luffy. This cost Shanks his arm. Then we see the Lord of the Coast &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/30750/17758&quot;&gt;still inhabits the area 10 years later&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was this dangerous sea king not dealt with by Shanks or Garp during this time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T02:43:45.877" Title="Why was the Lord of the Coast allowed to live?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30787" CreationDate="2016-03-24T02:43:45.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a strange question, but basically for the same reason any shark or bear is allowed to live in the real world. The Lord of the Coast didn't just bite Shanks' arm and scare Luffy, he killed and ate Higuma the bandit, and probably others as well. But because he lives in the water, he's not easy to find and kill, and neither Garp nor Shanks are the kind to want to put Luffy in a completely protected environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if someone did find and kill the Lord of the Coast, they've hardly made the ocean safe for children, there are plenty of other Sea Kings and sea creatures out there, and it's even possible the Lord of the Coast was actually making Foosha Village a little safer by occasionally eating some unpleasant pirates headed to the island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting, Luffy almost certainly didn't kill the Lord of the Coast, just punched him out of his way and moved on. He is probably still in the area, traumatizing or killing the crews of other small boats. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T02:43:45.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30792" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33879" CreationDate="2016-03-24T03:04:00.433" Score="0" ViewCount="864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tooru Amuro or Rey Furuya is the Black Organization member nicknamed Bourbon. He actually something like secret police agent (I can't remember the organization's name) who is working undercover in BO.&#xA;He as Tooru Amuro works at Poirot Cafe, and become Kogoro's apprentice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember a case when Amuro, Conan, Ran and Kogoro are at the hospital and there's a case where a posion is used in a tea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Amuro and Conan realise who the suspect of the cases is, there's a kid with her mother counting the lift that coming from the upper floors.&#xA;When the kid counts to zero (they are on the ground floor), Amuro hears that and he seems surprised about it.&#xA;He also has a flashback to when he was a kid and was called &quot;zero&quot; by a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, who is she? Who's the woman who speaks to with young Amuro? What is their relation? And also why he called &quot;zero&quot; by this woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T02:27:32.450" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T02:27:32.450" Title="Who is the woman who talks to young Tooru Amuro/Rei Furuya?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30793" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30822" CreationDate="2016-03-24T04:37:30.730" Score="6" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which anime's female character was the most famous across the internet from &lt;strong&gt;JAN-2015&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;MARCH-2016&lt;/strong&gt; (Winter 2015 to Spring 2016)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For clarification purpose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is focused on data such as polls, internet page hits, imageboard posts or any other method that proves to be accurate. &lt;em&gt;(Meaning: This is not a opinion based question. If you want to leave a opinion do so in the comments.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, when the TV Show &quot;&lt;em&gt;Amagi Brilliant Park&lt;/em&gt;&quot; aired, the main character Isuzu Sento was all over the internet, with several doujinshis, fan-made images, and uses of this character in anime sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further exemplifying: Suzumiya Haruhi (SHnY), Hatsune Miku (idol), Asuna (SAO), Mikasa (SnK) are used a lot over the internet and all are easily recognized faces, and this is what I'm looking for, but from the latest year only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want this for: I'm making an app which will use the female character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22927" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T02:28:37.787" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T02:28:37.787" Title="Which anime's female character was the most famous across the internet in 2015?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-24T11:08:39.160" Score="3" ViewCount="549" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ep 22, an analysis is mentioned by Nakahara, saying that we have 10% happy moments in our life, and other 90% is in misery. Is this related to a real psychological study? If so, how can I find the related work, any reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The scene at 18:20 in Ep22&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f3wje.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f3wje.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6428" LastEditorUserId="6428" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T12:14:01.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T12:14:01.127" Title="Is The Analysis of Happiness in Episode 22 of NHK ni Youkoso Related to Real Study?" Tags="&lt;welcome-to-the-nhk&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30799" CreationDate="2016-03-24T12:38:50.350" Score="14" ViewCount="5266" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sword Art Online (season 1) episode 9, at about 16:00, someone with blue hair woke up Kirito. When he regains consciousness, it was Asuna. But she doesn't have blue hair!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some pictures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was just before he woke up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HXIh0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HXIh0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UR4TP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UR4TP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's going on here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T17:22:56.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T17:22:56.303" Title="Who woke up Kirito in episode 9?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30798" CreationDate="2016-03-24T12:52:06.613" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be Sachi. She's umm.. you know. big spoiler. As you can see from this screen shot, her hair is blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7MS93.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7MS93.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T12:52:06.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30798" CreationDate="2016-03-24T12:55:44.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it may have been Suguha over Sachi. if we look at a younger image of Suguha we see she has Blue-ish hair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jo2p5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jo2p5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also Sachi's sidebangs are longer going past her chin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JeXw7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JeXw7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while with Suguha, despite the fact in the image bellow they are behind her ears we can guess her hair length of these side bangs to when she was young (in the previous image they are the bang just before the flower clip) and probably isn't nearly as long as Sachi's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BuYxz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BuYxz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the fact the they are trying to wake Kirito up makes more sense that it is Suguha as she would be wanting Kirito to wake up, maybe some sort of feed from reality. there isn't much reason for Sachi, or her ghost, to be wanting Kirito to wake up so urgently while with Suguha, someone she loves is still almost wasting away in a coma like state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T13:02:43.847" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T13:02:43.847" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30798" CreationDate="2016-03-24T14:19:47.860" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The face and the hair colour of the girl trying to wake him up looks similar to Sachi, the girl from the guild of which Kirito was the member long time before this scene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q3Ysn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q3Ysn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sachi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this is Sachi and not Suguha because of two reasons. Firstly, at that moment, Kirito wanted to be apart from Suguha because he found out the family he lived with was not his real family (I mean not his true parents and Suguha was not his sibling) since the age of 10. Secondly, Kirito joined that battle (the scene before your illustrations) because he did not want any friends and guild members ended up disappearing in front of him like the death of the &quot;Moonlit Black Cats&quot; of which Sachi is the member, so maybe he saw the blue haired girl due to his guilty feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18487" LastEditorUserId="16712" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T19:23:52.870" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T19:23:52.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30803" CreationDate="2016-03-24T17:05:30.087" Score="6" ViewCount="4476" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been seeing some posts on Facebook recently with Piccolo yelling at Gohan to dodge. I do not understand the reference behind it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What incident is being referred to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22945" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T21:56:25.320" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T21:56:25.320" Title="What does Piccolo telling Gohan to &quot;dodge&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30802" CreationDate="2016-03-24T17:40:58.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It comes from the Team Four star parody of Dragon-Ball, and it occurs during the part where Piccolo trains Gohan to fight the Sayans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the things Piccolo does is tells Gohan to dodge, and then hits him.  It's a running gag throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch the parody at &lt;a href=&quot;http://teamfourstar.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://teamfourstar.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T17:40:58.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30802" CreationDate="2016-03-24T17:41:45.567" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://teamfourstar.com/&quot;&gt;Team Four Star's&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6EC7B047181AD013&quot;&gt;DragonBall Z Abridged&lt;/a&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In it, &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/P6P_sXbQtgc?t=5m31s&quot;&gt;Picollo is teaching Gohan to dodge&lt;/a&gt;. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/GXeOlcctd9g?t=5m7s&quot;&gt;he ends up conditioned to freeze in fear of the word instead&lt;/a&gt;. This becomes one of the most popular running gags in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T17:41:45.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27356" CreationDate="2016-03-24T18:14:58.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With Raava and Vaatu, light and dark cannot exist without the other. They can defeat each other, yet the vanquished will arise from the victor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harmonic Convergence is where spiritual energy is amplified and, as mentioned by the Lion Turtle that talked to Aang, &quot;before the time of the Avatar we bent not the elements but the energy within ourselves&quot; which suggest that bending is a type of energy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this energy seems highly compatible with spirit energy, as demonstrated by Wan's ability to bend all four elements due to his connection with Raava, it would make sense for Harmonic Convergence to amplify the bending energy throughout the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Barry mentioned, there was a great imbalance among the nations. Since the elements, like light and dark, cannot exist without each other, it is natural that airbending emerge from the other three nations to assist in re-balancing the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other three elements already exist and do not need a rebalancing, although a few people may have suddenly found themselves with new bending abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irrelevant Note: Sorry for the much delayed reply to this post, but I'm recently looking at this stack and I quite love Avatar :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T18:14:58.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30758" CreationDate="2016-03-24T18:50:35.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are multiple posts I found &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Iroh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This description of Iroh&lt;/a&gt; mentions him departing to the spirit world, but it doesn't sound like anything fancy. Just him simply deciding to leave the physical world behind and being accepted into the spirit world. Considering he has a stronger connection to spirits than anyone else in the series, short of being the avatar and a partial spirit, this isn't too surprising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/10024/when-and-why-did-iroh-visit-the-spirit-world&quot;&gt;This other stack exchange&lt;/a&gt; mentions how he had time to visit the Spirit World to search.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything else I found was a repetition of things you already know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for abilities he has gained, I would assume nothing changed. He gave up his physical body to live in the spirit world where bending doesn't work (without using the portals, which he can't use anyway anymore). Traveling to the Spirit World has yet to provide anyone with additional skills, just knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, if you want to stitch some things together, given the previous instance of the Winter Solstice and Jinora's spirit projection abilities, I wouldn't be surprised if he could appear in the physical world under optimal conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:40.137" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T18:50:35.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30807" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30810" CreationDate="2016-03-24T18:51:16.440" Score="25" ViewCount="896658" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend recommended me to watch &lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizzare Adventure&lt;/em&gt;, but when I googled it I found there are many series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the order of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T06:59:38.987" LastActivityDate="2019-11-11T18:46:51.477" Title="What is the order of the JoJo anime series?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30786" CreationDate="2016-03-24T18:56:24.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think you're hallucinating&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the HUGE cast size, the various other logos and the 20+ opening songs of different styles, and some variations of the logo, it's hard to say they have a single theme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logo itself, btw, it just a fairy with a tail. &lt;a href=&quot;http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100803104709/fairytail/images/c/c5/Fairy_Tail_former_building.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This picture&lt;/a&gt; of a different version of the logo seems to help people with seeing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if I have some time later, i'll check out the music and such to see if i can find some themes between them. Let me know if you have any more specifics that point towards that theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T18:56:24.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30807" CreationDate="2016-03-24T19:28:02.997" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The JoJo's Bizzare Adventure series (as in, the manga) as a whole is devided into 8 story arcs. 3 of these have been animated so far. I'm going to list these in order of release, but as far as order of viewing goes... Well, let's get to that when we get to that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, it should be noted that all of these arcs, while sharing chronologial connetions (to a point), are rather self sustained and can be enjoyed even on their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/666/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1993 6 episode OVA&lt;/a&gt; starts at the middle of the 3rd plot line.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/665/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_2000&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2000 7 episode OVA&lt;/a&gt; presents the beginning of the 3rd plot line, up to where to pervious OVA starts.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Both of these are are a bit of a relic, differ grately in animation style and production as a while and, well the first one just oozes early 90s anime style. As a whole (and even on their own) they tell a rather self sustained story, but only a small part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2012 television series is the one that actually starts the story from the beginning. The first 26 episode season covers story arcs &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14719/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_TV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 and 2&lt;/a&gt;. Afterwards, starting at 2014, the series covered the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20899/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Stardust_Crusaders&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3rd arc in 48 episodes&lt;/a&gt;. (So, basicly doing what the OVAs did in third of the episode count.) The next season, apparently starting at April 2016, is palled to start covering the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/31933/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Diamond_wa_Kudakenai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4th arc&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, where to start... If you want to get the whole story, I suggest the television series. It follows the manga quite faithfuly and is quite coherent in its presentation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, if you want to get a quick feel for what you'll be getting into, I'd suggest either of the OVAs (depending if you perfer the 90s style, or a more modern style). These OVAs cover the (arguably) most popular story arc in the series in a relatively short time. If you decide you want more, the TV series should still be enjoyable as it covers a lot of things (not limited to the 2 first story arcs) that the OVAs skip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also an &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/3603/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Phantom_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;animated movie&lt;/a&gt; covering the 1st story arc. But it was apparently so bad that it was never officaly released outside theatres. From what I understand, there isn't a known, complete copy of the movie &lt;em&gt;anywhere&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="8182" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T20:01:15.420" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T20:01:15.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30807" CreationDate="2016-03-24T19:45:27.953" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the order of the events in the series it goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/14719/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_TV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)&lt;/a&gt; (This covers the Battle Tendecy Arc and the Phantom Blood Arc.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/20899/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Stardust_Crusaders&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/26055/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Stardust_Crusaders_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/31933/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Diamond_wa_Kudakenai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33191/Kishibe_Rohan_wa_Ugokanai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai&lt;/a&gt; (OVA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/37991/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken__Ougon_no_Kaze&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the above are the main TV series. This anime also has the 90's version some movie, and an OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/665/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_2000&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2000)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/666/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="28711" LastEditDate="2019-02-23T12:17:50.377" LastActivityDate="2019-02-23T12:17:50.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-24T19:48:43.700" Score="1" ViewCount="683" Body="&lt;p&gt;The cast of heroines of the Grisaia no Kajitsu visual novel / anime series are some of the most deranged of the last decade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do all of them suffer from some sort of PTSD?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They surely have reasons to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amane:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Surviving the bus crash, starvation, the death of classmates, the cannibal circle and the guilty for her best friend's sacrifice. Not to mention crawling for weeks eating bugs and leeches before reaching civilization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makina:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tied up in front of her dead father's decomposing body for days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Michiru:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Best friend committed suicide in front of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sachi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Getting her parents killed by a runaway truck because she was a bad girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yumiko:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rejected by family. Watching her mother mentally decay in front of her. Being treated as less than a person by her father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus: Chizuru:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The kidnapping? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T22:43:12.810" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T22:43:12.810" Title="Do all of Grisaia's Mihama girls suffer from PTSD?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30811" CreationDate="2016-03-24T20:13:47.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only one we know for sure is &lt;strong&gt;Sachi Komine&lt;/strong&gt;.`&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Witnessing this event gave Sachi a serious case of &lt;strong&gt;Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)&lt;/strong&gt;. She blame herself and believes that she needs to be a good girl to make up for her sins.`&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Sachi_Komine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Sachi_Komine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown that the other girls have or had a kind or another of mental wound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yumiko Sakaki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His son had died, and Yumiko was being spoon fed false kindness to shape her into the next head of the company, Michiaki’s own puppet. This shook Yumiko’s foundation to the core and she was on the verge of a &lt;strong&gt;mental breakdown&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Yumiko_Sakaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Yumiko_Sakaki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amane Suou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The incident leaves Amane with a &lt;strong&gt;strong case of survivor's guilt&lt;/strong&gt;, which is only compounded by media speculation that she survived by engaging in cannibalism. Years later, when Yuuji arrives at Mihama, she recognizes him as Kazuki's brother, and attempts to &quot;atone for her crimes&quot; by helping him in any way she can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Amane_Suou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Amane_Suou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michiru Matsushima&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After that incident, Michiru gets sent to a &lt;strong&gt;mental ward&lt;/strong&gt; and there she is prescribed a medication to suppress the &quot;other Michiru.&quot; A little while later she got released from the &lt;strong&gt;mental hospital&lt;/strong&gt; and enrolls in to Mihama academy as the third student after its establishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Michiru_Matsushima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Michiru_Matsushima&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makina Irisu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makina used to be the successor of Irisu family but her inheritance was transferred to her younger sister, Sarina Irisu , after she suffered a &lt;strong&gt;mental shock&lt;/strong&gt; in an incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Makina_Irisu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://grisaia.wikia.com/wiki/Makina_Irisu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;strong&gt;Chizuru Tachibana&lt;/strong&gt; , I didn't find in the wiki or in the anime anything that would indicate the fact that she would have some kind of mental scar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T20:13:47.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30840" CreationDate="2016-03-24T21:16:38.420" Score="12" ViewCount="72910" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the title, I want to know what the major differences between the manga and the anime adaptation are. From what I've read online, the anime adaptation diverged from the manga. So where does this diversion occur? Does it start from a particular chapter of the manga or has it been taking its own course gradually from the very beginning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T03:01:29.740" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T14:05:15.907" Title="What are the differences between the manga and the anime adaptation of Erased and where does the anime diverge?" Tags="&lt;erased&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30823" CreationDate="2016-03-25T00:07:33.993" Score="5" ViewCount="1420" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the names of the dance moves used by Mabuchi Kyōma in the opening song of Season 1 of Dimension W?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tGqP.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tGqP.gif&quot; alt=&quot;dance moves used by Mabuchi Kyōma in the opening song of Dimension W&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see a bigger version of the png at this  &lt;a href=&quot;http://giphy.com/gifs/mabuchi-kyma-dance-moves-in-dimension-w-xThuWvxpHQH7Zaadws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T02:46:17.747" Title="What are the dance moves used by Mabuchi Kyōma in Dimension W's opening song (S1)?" Tags="&lt;dimension-w&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30832" CreationDate="2016-03-25T01:16:41.017" Score="2" ViewCount="419" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is if Akamaru is a pet or a comrade to Kiba. I'm wondering this because he fights alongside Kiba and Kiba treats him like he was another human being (most of the time), but at the same time he also treats him like a pet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples and or clues that he's a pet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Teaches him tricks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takes baths with him (not a lot of people do but a lot of little kids do)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Calls him &quot;boy&quot; (Like, &quot;Here boy!&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was given to Kiba at a very young age by Kiba's mother (something that happens a lot in real life)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They lived together for (you could say) their whole life so they're like family (something that also happens in real life)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They play together (something you will do with a friend or pet)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kiba cares a lot about Akamaru that he will do anything to protect him (something that a lot of people do for their pets)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list goes on and on. I've been looking up stuff, but haven't found anything that says he's his pet. It only says he's his partner, comrade, friend, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I look up, &quot;Kiba and his pet&quot;, then go to images, it shows (at least the first couple of pictures) Kiba and Akamaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is Akamaru Kiba's pet or comrade? To better put it, is Akamaru a pet or a comrade to Kiba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T03:11:29.030" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:20:23.637" Title="Is Akamaru a pet or a comrade?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30793" CreationDate="2016-03-25T02:27:11.933" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few different ways of interpreting your question. Interpretation #1 is &quot;among all characters who appeared in anime from Jan 2015 to Mar 2016, which of them is most popular on the internet by metrics X, Y, and Z&quot;. Interpretation #2 is &quot;among all characters who appeared in anime from Jan 2015 to Mar 2016, which of them is most popular on the internet &lt;em&gt;as a consequence of their appearing in the anime&lt;/em&gt; by metrics X, Y, and Z&quot;. Interpretation #2 is considerably more difficult to measure, but it may be more relevant to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also matters whether by &quot;the internet&quot; you mean &quot;all of the internet&quot; or &quot;the English-speaking internet&quot;, because Japanese viewers tend to have systematically different tastes than non-Japanese viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;#1 / all&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under interpretation #1 and &quot;all of the internet&quot;, the answer almost surely has to be someone from &lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt;, which is the biggest thing since sliced Touhou. Take your pick from Shimakaze (an early character who achieved high popularity and has maintained it since); Fubuki (brought to prominence by the anime); Kashima (the newest high-popularity character from the franchise); or any number of other shipgirls. (I think Shimakaze wins by most metrics, including pixiv illustrations - &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E5%B3%B6%E9%A2%A8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;24000 as of now&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9nejC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this pixiv poll from 2014&lt;/a&gt; by a large margin; etc. But she did have a considerable head start, being ship #10.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;#1 / English&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under interpretation #1 and &quot;the English-speaking internet&quot;, sites like MAL are good places to look. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On MAL, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;top-ranking female characters&lt;/a&gt; from anime that aired during the time period in question are Senjougahara Hitagi (&lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;), Suzumiya Haruhi (via &lt;em&gt;Nagato Yuki-chan&lt;/em&gt;), Saber (&lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt;), and Erza Scarlet (&lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/top-loved&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt; (which I think skews to a more casual demographic than MAL), the list is Erza Scarlet, Hyuuga Hinata (&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;), Suzumiya Haruhi, and Lucy Heartfilia (&lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=characterlist&amp;amp;orderby.rating=0.2&amp;amp;orderby.name=1.1&amp;amp;orderbar=0&amp;amp;noalias=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; is a bit more difficult to work with since they have ratings rather than just &quot;likes&quot;, but the toppers by raw rating (without adjusting for confidence based on number of ratings) are Miyauchi Renge (&lt;em&gt;Non Non Biyori&lt;/em&gt;, twice!), Kongou (&lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt;), Cure Beat (&lt;em&gt;PreCure&lt;/em&gt;), and Cure Moonlight (&lt;em&gt;PreCure&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;#2 / all&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under interpretation #2 and &quot;all of the internet&quot;, the answer may not be someone from &lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt;, because the anime, while still very popular, was not quite as ridiculously popular as the game on which it is based. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Idol shows are another common source of super-popular female characters. Within the time period under consideration, &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Idolmaster&lt;/em&gt; both aired, and both of these shows derive more of their popularity from TV than &lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt; does. I know that &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; has (had) periodic character polls, but I can't find many of them at the moment. &lt;a href=&quot;http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2142631062822870101&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's one from Jan 2016 ish&lt;/a&gt; which has Nico at the top (see, Japan has weird taste), and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/otonokizaka/sp_election.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another one from back in 2013&lt;/a&gt; that has Maki at the top (okay, not &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; weird). No idea whether &lt;em&gt;Idolmaster&lt;/em&gt; does them too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, I don't have any good data, but my impression is that the various female leads from &lt;em&gt;Saekano&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; are also potential contenders under this interpretation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;#2 / English&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the English-speaking internet, interpretations #1 and #2 are actualyl mostly the same, since most of the English-speaking internet's exposure to &quot;otaku culture&quot; is through anime, with virtually no non-anime media achieving prominence anywhere near the most popular anime. (Contrast Japan, where &lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt;, the game, is very much a thing.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the key exceptions are a select few visual novels like &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Muv-Luv&lt;/em&gt;; and wildly popular manga like &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Kyojin&lt;/em&gt; (though these things pretty much always get anime adaptations eventually). But I'm not aware of any non-anime properties like this during the time period under consideration, so I expect no real difference between interpretations #1 and #2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Miscellaneous notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One other well-known source for this kind of thing is &lt;em&gt;Newtype&lt;/em&gt; magazine's monthly character polls. But I warn you in advance, their polls skew in very strange ways. For example, Kira Yamato is almost perpetually ranked, despite not having been on TV since 2005. Anyway, I found most of these for the time period in question, and it turns out that Saber tops about half the polls and places in the top 3 in the rest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;My personal take&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you choose to include &lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt;, I think the obvious answer is Shimakaze, or possibly Kongou, given that you want a character with high recognizability in the vein of Haruhi/Asuna/Mikasa/etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you choose to exclude &lt;em&gt;KanColle&lt;/em&gt;, which may also be reasonable depending on your target audience, I would recommend a character from &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;, which has had 7 years to stew in the minds of people, yet is still putting out new animated content. Senjougahara is probably the most recognizable of them, but Shinobu/Kiss-Shot is more topical, given that &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt; is literally happening this year. The other reasonable option I see is Tatsumaki from &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt;, too, given the broad popularity of that show with English-speaking audiences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you could just use Mikasa. &lt;em&gt;Jiyuu no Tsubasa&lt;/em&gt; (recap movie #2) did premiere in June 2015, after all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T02:27:11.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30820" CreationDate="2016-03-25T02:46:17.747" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dancing is a form of art where one expresses them self so not all dance move are going to be identical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The links for each move are examples how each dance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first move is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toprock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Top Rocking&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZbAf6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZbAf6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second move is a variation of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDwSu2nfSXw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Indian Step&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CfFjm.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CfFjm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third move seems to be similar to the finger snapping in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ClSABkDp8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;West Side Story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rmxz1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rmxz1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fourth move is a variation of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHGYYAuaZ4U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kick Cross&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1l3oO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1l3oO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T02:46:17.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22797" CreationDate="2016-03-25T03:18:19.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is some evidence that Itachi at least knew that Obito was alive.&#xA;After Deidara and Sasuke fight, Kisame tells Itachi that Sasuke died and Itachi states that sasuke is alive and that... like he knew that him and sasuke weren't the only Uchihas left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22955" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T03:42:51.940" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T03:42:51.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30798" CreationDate="2016-03-25T04:14:01.440" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had always thought that it was Sugu, Kazuto's sister. That, somehow, Kirito briefly glimpsed the real world. But, in retrospect, it was Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it cannot be Sachi:  Sachi is dead, and other than the strange occurrence of Griselda's brief appearance, the dead do not reappear.  If Asuna hadn't seen had Griselda, too, then I would be apt to think that this was a hallucination.  For now I will call it an anomaly or glitch in the system.  I am sure there could be many considering Yui, Asuna defying paralysis, and Kayuba's surprise when Kirito refused to die before issuing the fatal blow, just to name a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said above, the first time I saw the episode and the black-haired girl, I was certain it was Sugu.  I thought that Kayuba had lied and you didn't really die when your HP hit zero, he had just said that to give a more realistic and final feel to the game so that the players would take it more seriously.  After Kirito finished it and Kayuba confirmed that everyone who had died in-game was really dead, episode 9 left me confused.  How had Kirito then been able to see his sister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had Kirito, being so near to death, briefly viewed his sister crying over him in the hospital?  But, then, why would she call him 'Kirito'?  She did not know him by that name.  In fact, based on her reception of Kirito in Alfheim online, she had never heard the name before.  So, why would Sugu be calling Kazuto by the name of his avatar?  And why would she be using -kun if she knew she was addressing her brother?  As the younger sister she would use the honorific -san or -sama, but not -kun.  Understanding this he can only be hearing Asuna calling him, which is evident in the next blink when it is Asuna's face before him and not the black-haired girl.  But, who was the black-haired girl and how had Kirito seen her in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I can only fall back on the anomaly or glitch in the system theory and well as the strength of Kirito's own character.  Only someone of extraordinary strength of character would have the capability of defying the system.  Yui was attracted to both Kirito and Asuna because something about them was different from every other player in the game.  Was it their love?  Their strength?  Their life-force?  Something within their character is strong and Yui sensed it.  And, as previously mentioned, Asuna also showed an anomalous ability by defying paralysis in order to protect Kirito.  Was this strength enough to bypass the systems parameters so that in a near death experience Kirito could momentarily glimpse the real world and see his sister?  Yes, I think it was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, as to who woke up Kirito - while I think he may have glimpsed Sugu, I belive he was still hearing Asuna for the reasons mentioned above, and that it was Asuna that actually woke him up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22928" LastEditorUserId="22928" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T15:14:51.910" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T15:14:51.910" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30828" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-25T05:22:16.147" Score="1" ViewCount="3455" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Azula does her firebending the flames are blue rather than red/orange that every other firebender has. we know that the fire is only blue when it''s came from her firebending as when she is fighting Aang and Zuko in that abandoned town (shortly after Toph joins when Appa is molting) she uses her firebending to set the walls of a building of fire but the flames are only blue for a moment and return to the normal colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what Azula is doing differently with her Firebending to make her flames blue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T10:03:59.117" Title="What is Azula doing differently which causes her fire to be Blue?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22797" CreationDate="2016-03-25T05:51:20.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi definitely knew that Tobi was an Uchiha, but there is little evidence, if any, to say that he knew that Tobi was Obito. Why I think that Itachi would know that Tobi wasn't the real Madara was because the amount of chakra emanating from Tobi, when the real Madara was present on the battlefield everyone knew about his presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:17:54.403" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:17:54.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30659" CreationDate="2016-03-25T05:59:37.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito had a part of zetsu attached to him , that explains the immense chakra to summon nine tails and also the height . &#xA;When the cave collapsed and the boulder fell on obito ,half of his body was under it and the other half was not after which he decided to give kakashi his sharingan . From the manga-599 onwards upto 605 , we see the entire incident happen , from the cave collapsing to obito meeting madara for the first time , he is also not able to support his own weight and hence part of zetsu and attaches himself to him and they train together since the attachment is not entirely stable . &#xA;Another reason for obito being able to summon the nine tails fox could be because he activated the mangekyou sharingan at such an early age . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="22960" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T06:12:30.567" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T06:12:30.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30821" CreationDate="2016-03-25T06:18:27.043" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this will depend on how you define a pet and comrade, dictionary.com defines a pet as any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately. And it defines a comrade as a companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization/a fellow soldier or member of the armed services.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the first definition he could be considered a pet, though he is clearly more than that. The entire clan use collaboration techniques with their canine companions, drawing strength from their combined and coordinated techniques; they have a symbiotic relationship on and off the battlefield, protecting each other and playing together, as well as fighting fiercely together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the real world hunting dogs are probably the closest comparison we have to the battlefield interactions we see between the Inuzuka clan and their companion animals. Training a hunting dog requires asserting yourself as an alpha in their pack, and maintaining that controlling position constantly. Treating a hunting dog as a pet as well frequently blurs the lines on what behavior is and is not allowed from the animal and can undermine its hunting training. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.southernstates.com/articles/training-hunting-dogs.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.southernstates.com/articles/training-hunting-dogs.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the Inuzuka clan we see more than just a working relationship that leads to optimal performance of hunting dogs. Akamaru makes suggestions during fights. He even bites Kiba in the fight against Sakon and Ukon insisting that they use a risky technique. This clearly indicates that Kiba is not an alpha to be obeyed regardless of circumstances and they have a more equal relationship more akin to sworn brothers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, Akamaru is more than just a pet and its probably most accurate to call them true partners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22396" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T06:18:27.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30579" CreationDate="2016-03-25T06:20:25.300" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Itachi Shinden&lt;/em&gt; adaptation has already started airing via Naruto Shippuden episode 451 and onwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/05/video-naruto-shippuuden-itachi-shinden-hen-hikari-to-yami-anime-previewed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll &lt;/a&gt; notes that it began airing on March 3rd. Episode 451 aired on March 3rd and these episodes exactly follow the novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is set to be aired until May. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T08:34:12.930" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T08:34:12.930" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27425" CreationDate="2016-03-25T06:27:42.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yhwach has only absorbed that part of the soul which was in the crystal . when you read bleach 612 manga , you see that in the crystal the soul king doesnt really have his left or right hand . so we could say since the soul king doesnt have either of the hands to begin with it is not possible that he absorbed ukitake and mimihagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T06:27:42.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30828" CreationDate="2016-03-25T06:33:00.777" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I'm going to get all physics-y here, but bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thinking in terms of real world physics, some flames will burn blue depending in what it is that you're burning. Certain elements burn blue, other burn green, etc. The reason for this is a little bit long, so I won't write it here. This wouldn't be the case with Azula, since we can almost definitely inffer that she's burning the same thing every other firebender burns: the particles in the air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why are her flames blue? Basically, the color of something you see relates to the frequency of the light coming from the object, which is directly proportional to how much eletromagnetic energy that thing is emitting. Basically, red light has low frequency (low energy) and blue light has high frequency (high energy). So if something burns blue, it means it is being burned with lots of energy: AKA it's really fucking hot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize: Azula's fire if blue because it burns hotter, which follows along well with the whole &quot;she's a genius&quot; thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also think of it from an emotional view point: since lightning is called &quot;fire without heart&quot;, maybe you could think that Azula's fire being blue relates to that. Since she is quite heartless and mentally deranged, her emotional state is shown via her flames' colors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22963" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T06:33:00.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30817" CreationDate="2016-03-25T12:01:16.720" Score="17" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;⚠ &lt;strong&gt;The answer below contains spoilers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga skipped a chapter which took place before the first Revival in the anime. This chapter concentrates on the bond between Airi and Satoru, when he saves someone's (I won't spoil) life with her help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Satoru and his mother meet Airi in the parking lot, in the anime, he uses Revival only once to spot the difference. In the manga, he uses it 3-4 times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the scene where his mother is killed, he doesn't meet with the culprit in the hallway. In the manga, he catches a glimpse of him in the garden and pursues him, during which he is seen by the landlady.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga narrates the background story of Yashiro, which the anime skipped. The scene in the anime where Satoru decides whether or not to push Hinazuki's mother is altered. In the manga, he has a homemade taser with him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the manga, in 2003, when the photographers take pictures of him and Kumi (the leukemia girl), they are stopped by Airi instead of Yashiro, and Satoru recognizes her. Then he falls in coma again for another 2 years (the numeric details may have a 1 year error).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After he can walk, he goes in town and he sees Airi from afar. However, he decides to not talk to her in order to keep her away from the killer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The end of the anime is dramatically changed. In the manga, the story follows a  bit of a longer period of time after he can walk. He has a strong big brother relationship with Kumi. The ending takes place in a holiday camp for patients who undergo recover such as Satoru and Kumi. There, the death match takes place between Satoru and Yashiro and is more complex as compared to the anime. Sawada and Kenya having a bigger role as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the manga, Hinazuki indicates to Satoru that Misato is alone instead of the glasses boy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he was little (younger than the 4th grade), Satoru had a female friend two years older than him, whom he used to play with. When she said that he is her second best male friend (or something of the sort), he goes with a stick to the group where the first &quot;male&quot; was, to remove him from her life, doing nothing in the end. A few days later she goes to a building attracted by something. She comes out with her hands full of pictures for kids when she is called by Satoru. It was another kidnap attempt by Yashiro, stopped unknowingly by Satoru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The reasons for which his mother stopped being a TV anchor are hinted in the manga. The reason is the fact that the TV station director wanted to have an intimate relationship with her (most likely). She refused, resulting in cuts on her palms (probably obtained when she refused him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The job of Hiromi Sugita is changed. In the manga, he is a physicist while in the anime, he is a doctor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The identity of the culprit is more hinted in the manga with more small panels concentrated on his reactions on Satoru's and his friends' actions and dialogues in the school grounds (about saving the victims).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the last showdown scene, Yashiro intends to kill Satoru and himself on a bridge set on fire. Satoru escapes and Kenya and Sawada save Yashiro's life, an event present only in the manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the anime, it is skipped that Yuuki went to continental Asia and married a woman from there (her and their son having black skin are visible for a few seconds in the last episode of the anime and in the manga as well).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In those 15 years, in the manga, Yashiro kidnapped and killed around 15-30 other children, leaving some clues for Kenya and Sawada which led to him. He is charged for those murders in the manga. On the other hand, in the anime these crimes are not mentioned and he is only charged with attempted murder  of Satoru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be other changes which I didn't notice or forgot. The changes were less visible in the first half of the anime and were more prominent in the second half of the show, due to the anime having a short amount of screen time left to portray all of the manga content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="20048" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T21:33:03.037" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T21:33:03.037" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30842" CreationDate="2016-03-25T14:42:54.330" Score="-4" ViewCount="860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I already watched the first season, finished it's OVA last year, and read the manga... But I have heard some rumors of having a &lt;strong&gt;season 2&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;em&gt;ONE PUNCH-MAN&lt;/em&gt;... Well I don't know if it's true but if it is true when will it be release?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22969" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T05:17:10.057" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T05:17:10.057" Title="When is the release of One Punch-Man season 2?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-03-25T17:20:47.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30841" CreationDate="2016-03-25T14:58:19.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not officialy announced . Is too early for it to be released for various reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As noted in Youth Health Mag, the sophomore run of the anime may not be arriving anytime soon since the manga is not even finished yet, which means that there &lt;strong&gt;isn't sufficient content to be adapted as of now.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;One Punch Man&quot; manga is currently at chapter 86 titled &quot;Garou Arc.&quot;&#xA;    It can be remembered that the first season closed with episode 12 wherein Saitama fought with Lord Boros. In manga, it happened around chapter 37. The Bit Bag also noted that it &lt;strong&gt;usually takes six to nine months or one to two years to develop a whole new season.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.christianpost.com/news/one-punch-man-season-2-update-no-expected-release-date-yet-creator-hard-at-work-to-bring-follow-up-153981/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.christianpost.com/news/one-punch-man-season-2-update-no-expected-release-date-yet-creator-hard-at-work-to-bring-follow-up-153981/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are some hints:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is some good news for fans of the anime, of course, as creator Murata Yusuke has already informed and promised fans that the team behind the hit anime series &lt;strong&gt;is hard at work in coming up with a definitive second season&lt;/strong&gt;. In fact, if things go well, there would be a pretty good chance that &quot;One Punch Man: Season 2&quot; would be released around November or December, according to Christian Today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hngn.com/articles/177338/20160209/one-punch-man-season-2-news-rumors-next-cover-hero.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hngn.com/articles/177338/20160209/one-punch-man-season-2-news-rumors-next-cover-hero.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T14:58:19.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30821" CreationDate="2016-03-25T15:06:33.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Akamaru a pet or a comrade?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the question and my answer to that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well in my limited knowledge about it I say that Akamaru is not just a pet to Kiba, but more as a comrade/friend/family. When you watch Naruto, in some of their scenes you will see no pet-to-master relationship but a bond of friendship between them like comrades. You will see that Kiba treats Akamaru more than just a dog or a pet, but treats it like a comrade that he wants to protect and cherish... ^__^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22969" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:20:23.637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:20:23.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-25T17:40:25.013" Score="1" ViewCount="640" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v4/rg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Clannad visual novel diagram&lt;/a&gt; website that there are a lot of side stories, partner stories and other things what are those I'm confused.So is there an order to play this games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="14824" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T18:14:50.887" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T02:59:17.297" Title="What are the order of clannad visual novel?" Tags="&lt;clannad&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7700" CreationDate="2016-03-26T02:39:33.513" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode where the leaf village is attacked ebisu is shown to be in charge of defending the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't know where the rest are sadly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22975" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T02:39:33.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-26T04:28:19.937" Score="1" ViewCount="1190" Body="&lt;p&gt;So i watched a review on Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 on Good Game SP. Hex and Bajo said it was the last in the series which probably finishes where the manga finishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been wondering if the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series contains all the manga plot and also if they include any of the fillers from the anime series (considering the anime hasn't caught up to the end of the Manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:22:48.863" Title="Does the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series miss any of the Manga's plot?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30850" CreationDate="2016-03-26T04:30:59.810" Score="5" ViewCount="2110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the extras menu of Sword Art Online Bluray Set 1, I was reminded that there is a Sword Art Offline segment. Disk 1 has Episodes 1-4 of Sword Art Online and Sword Art Offline 1 and 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, after what episode of Sword Art Online was each Sword Art Offline episode expected to be viewed? (not just Set 1 but all of Sword Art Online 1, Ex and 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-26T04:44:39.907" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T04:44:39.907" Title="After what episode was each Sword Art Offline episode expected to be viewed?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30849" CreationDate="2016-03-26T04:42:55.943" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, there were 9 BDs released for season 1, each of which had one episode of Sword Art Offline on it. Likewise, there were 9 BDs for season 2, and one episode of &quot;Offline&quot; on each. (Obviously, Extra Edition goes with its corresponding &quot;Offline&quot; episode.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes sense that you would watch a given &quot;Offline&quot; episode after watching all the &quot;Online&quot; episodes that came on the same disc. Here are the correspondences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Season 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔════╦══════════╗&#xA;║ BD ║ Episodes ║&#xA;╠════╬══════════╣&#xA;║  1 ║  1 -  2  ║&#xA;║  2 ║  3 -  5  ║&#xA;║  3 ║  6 -  8  ║&#xA;║  4 ║  9 - 11  ║&#xA;║  5 ║ 12 - 14  ║&#xA;║  6 ║ 15 - 16  ║&#xA;║  7 ║ 17 - 19  ║&#xA;║  8 ║ 20 - 22  ║&#xA;║  9 ║ 23 - 25  ║&#xA;╚════╩══════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Season 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔════╦══════════╗&#xA;║ BD ║ Episodes ║&#xA;╠════╬══════════╣&#xA;║  1 ║  1 -  3  ║&#xA;║  2 ║  4 -  6  ║&#xA;║  3 ║  7 -  9  ║&#xA;║  4 ║ 10 - 12  ║&#xA;║  5 ║ 13 - 14  ║ (and also the recap episode)&#xA;║  6 ║ 15 - 17  ║&#xA;║  7 ║ 18 - 20  ║&#xA;║  8 ║ 21 - 22  ║&#xA;║  9 ║ 23 - 24  ║&#xA;╚════╩══════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T04:42:55.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30857" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30858" CreationDate="2016-03-26T09:27:44.927" Score="0" ViewCount="3473" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, this &quot;anime&quot; is from China and there're no subtitles for the information shown during the openings and endings. I've already searched a lot on google to find any traces, but I didn't succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know the name of the first ending and second opening song? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UahrVMd2vAY&amp;amp;list=PLSkNsC52FdsoLUmxU_vdK1_x2wvic9qgr&amp;amp;index=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s the link (it redirects you to a YouTube video) for the &lt;strong&gt;ending song&lt;/strong&gt; starting at &lt;em&gt;13:01&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;second opening song&lt;/strong&gt; starting at &lt;em&gt;1:56&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: the video on YouTube seems to have been removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T08:10:50.660" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T08:10:50.660" Title="What's the name of the first ending and second opening song of Hu Yao Xiao Hong Niang (Fox Spirit Matchmaker)?" Tags="&lt;hu-yao-xiao-hong-niang&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30857" CreationDate="2016-03-26T09:45:44.117" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you are watching this show, I assume that you know Chinese and can read it. Therefore, I consider it unusual that you did not just google the name of the show and look for its Baidu Baike Page, China's Wikipedia equivalent. Anyway, here is the page for that show. &lt;a href=&quot;http://baike.baidu.com/subview/9363221/17967316.htm?from=qqvideo#10_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LINK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This page has the name for all the show's openings and endings, even the insert songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are Youtube links for each OP and ED. Btw, OP 1 really is just 1.30 long, it is already the full version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP 1: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAKzj6U6rwA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;爱You Ready爱我 Ready&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP 2: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtMJq74xbk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;梦回还&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ED 1: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfVUUGxdi_A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;東流&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insert Song: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xac7QWg3gQE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;相聚万年树&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T09:45:44.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30875" CreationDate="2016-03-26T16:57:40.457" Score="2" ViewCount="1607" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past 2 years or so I've became a big Japanese anime fan, and I've probably watched 50 &lt;strong&gt;movies&lt;/strong&gt; by now (the only series I watched was Neon Genesis Evangelion). In every movie I watched (and NGE for that matter) there was always some scene in a train - which is way more common than in other genres. I've read about how advanced the trains are in Japan, and I can accept that the average Japanese guy uses the train more than non-Japanese people, yet most of the train scenes are more than just &quot;traveling&quot; scenes and they are usually very emotional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22990" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T20:39:24.043" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T20:39:24.043" Title="Why are train scenes so common in anime movies?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-26T21:07:34.087" Score="0" ViewCount="725" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song that starts at 19:10 in episode 28 (&quot;Eat Or Be Eaten, Panic In The Forest&quot;) of normal Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23000" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T23:37:49.337" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T03:39:18.207" Title="What song plays at 19:10 in episode 28?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30868" CreationDate="2016-03-26T22:07:29.523" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As senshin mentioned, train rides are a huge part of the average Japanese person's daily life. Scanning the average daily ridership column on Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_rail_systems_in_Japan&quot;&gt;list of urban rail systems in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that most of the lines are somewhere in the 500,000 range. Tokyo's busiest system, the Tokyo Metro system, carries around 6,000,000  passengers per day across all of its lines. Comparing that with this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_rapid_transit_systems_by_ridership&quot;&gt;list of rapid transit systems in the US&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that the busiest is New York's subway system, which carries around 9 million passengers per day, but the numbers rapidly fall off and the San Francisco Bay Area's BART system, in fifth place, is only in the 400,000 range. As for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_light_rail_systems_by_ridership&quot;&gt;US light rail&lt;/a&gt;, it starts in the 200,000 range and falls off from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your second observation, I don't know if you meant something specific by &quot;very emotional&quot;, so if I've missed the mark, please do clarify. The most obvious reason why train scenes are more than just traveling scenes is that traveling scenes are bad writing. I ride the train every day, surrounded by a thousand other half-asleep people staring at their phones. It's quite boring. Reproducing that in anime is not a good call, especially when you're making a film and have limited runtime in which to tell your story. So if there's a scene on a train, it's going to advance the story somehow, and emotional scenes are much easier to do on trains than fight scenes or infodumps on classified government projects. In my experience, anime films (that aren't based on an existing series) tend to be more on the dramatic and emotional side anyway, so it's likely that many of their crucial scenes will be emotional ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the train also serves as symbolism for something; &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Train_Motif_Symbolism&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; suggests that the train in Eva symbolizes Shinji's way of dealing with the world. (Trains are definitely a place where people have their AT fields up at full strength.) The authors set a scene on a train because the fact that it's in a train makes some subtle comment about what's happening in the scene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T22:07:29.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30880" CreationDate="2016-03-27T00:26:03.927" Score="2" ViewCount="27556" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, is the anime ending and the manga ending the same for &lt;code&gt;Boku dake ga Inai Machi&lt;/code&gt;?&#xA;Or is there going to be a sequel for the anime version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23005" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T00:58:30.317" Title="Is the ending of the anime and manga the same (ERASED)" Tags="&lt;erased&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-03-27T04:57:16.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30879" CreationDate="2016-03-27T00:58:30.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is dramatically changed  as it is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30817/what-are-the-differences-between-the-manga-and-the-anime-adaptation-and-where-do&quot;&gt;What are the differences between the manga and the anime adaptation and where does the anime diverge?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;⚠ The answer below contains spoilers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The end of the anime is dramatically changed. In the manga, the story follows a bit of a longer period of time after Satoru can walk. The ending takes place in a holiday camp for patients who undergo recover such as Satoru and Kumi. There, the death match takes place between Satoru and Yashiro and is more complex as compared to the anime. Sawada and Kenya having a bigger role as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the last showdown scene, Yashiro intends to kill Satoru and himself on a bridge set on fire. Satoru escapes and Kenya and Sawada save Yashiro's life, an event present only in the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T00:58:30.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18739" CreationDate="2016-03-27T07:18:03.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akame ga Kill, is a dark thriller with a male protagonist, that being said, a lot of media regarding dark emotions doesn't have the main character's attributes in the title. The title references the theme, and is in third person from the protagonist's point of reference (They don't necessarily need to say the title out loud in the media).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the title &quot;Death becomes her&quot; Bruce Willis is the protagonist, kinda dark. &quot;She lives!&quot; is about a cancer patient with the BF as the main character and he tries to make her life meaningful in the short time. These types of stories almost always have the main character identify with the titular character and at some point accept them for who they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Akame Ga Kill&quot; is the main Character's Tatsumi's statement at sometime in this series which ultimately came from his experiences living with a family of assassins; it also can reference to the point that his main inspiration kills/cuts/incises(as in surgery). Tatsumi has to redeem his friends as well as the innocents killed by the evil empire, Akame kills the evil empire, so killing the evil empire has become normal. It is to reference the main theme, and is a clever enough title to reference many themes in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23014" LastEditorUserId="23014" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T08:19:37.363" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T08:19:37.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-27T10:36:29.730" Score="6" ViewCount="819" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know Mangekyo Sharingan will blind its user over time right? And the only way is to transplant a set of new eyes from a close Uchiha into them and gains Eternal Mangekyo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*So, I'm wondering if the new set of eyes isn't from Uchiha bloodline. I mean , a normal person without kekkei genkai? What would happen then? *&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23017" LastActivityDate="2021-02-24T09:53:15.153" Title="Can Sharingan user have a pair of normal set of eyes transplant into them?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30889" CreationDate="2016-03-27T13:17:36.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suppose he should be able to see but no longer be able to use the Sharingan. It is not explicitly known what activates the Sharingan in an eye. But it is highly likely that it is hard coded in an Uchiha eye balls, since using those eyes, a person who is not from the Uchiha clan is able to use the Sharingan. Just like Kakashi and Danzo for instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the same logic, an Uchiha should be able to see using normal eyes from another person but no longer be able to use the Sharingan. The ability is hard coded inside the eyes. The weakening of the sight in case of excessive use of Mangekyo Sharingan would also be nullified in case of normal eye transplants. Just like a normal eye transplant to a blind person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T13:17:36.840" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30874" CreationDate="2016-03-27T18:30:13.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the time you're referring to is from an episode not including the opening, that song starts when Naruto stops Orochimaru when he is about to attack Sasuke. It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daPo6q4FXDw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Main Theme&lt;/a&gt;, from the first OST of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T18:30:13.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30895" CreationDate="2016-03-27T18:40:04.820" Score="7" ViewCount="14498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satoru Fujinuma has the &quot;Revival&quot; ability, which allows him to go back in time before a life-threatening incident happens. We do know that he is not able to control this power (even if he can somehow help to summon it sometimes), but do we learn at any point how he obtained it ? Or did the author mention anything about this ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastEditorUserId="20648" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T18:59:54.747" LastActivityDate="2019-02-23T05:45:16.343" Title="How did Satoru obtain the Revival ability?" Tags="&lt;erased&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30894" CreationDate="2016-03-27T20:00:50.573" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;⚠ The answer below contains spoilers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is never stated in the anime nor in the manga how he obtained this ability. We know that after the events in the last episode, he loses it and it never occurs again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Boku Dake Wiki says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Revival (再上映 (リバイバル), Ribaiburu, lit. &quot;Rerun&quot;) is an &lt;strong&gt;involuntary special phenomenon exclusive to Satoru&lt;/strong&gt; that allows him to jump back in time in order to rescue someone from a fatal encounter within his proximity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Empirically, Satoru's capable of responding to Revival, &lt;strong&gt;as it occurs involuntary and often at random times.&lt;/strong&gt; Fujinuma described his experience as a deja vu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bokudakegainaimachi.wikia.com/wiki/Revival&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://bokudakegainaimachi.wikia.com/wiki/Revival&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T20:00:50.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30897" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30899" CreationDate="2016-03-27T20:08:15.947" Score="5" ViewCount="3397" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have just finished the anime version of The Irregular at Magic High School and I would really like to read the light novel. I've been trying to find a legal way to do that but to no avail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried to search for the books in Amazon but typing &quot;Irregular at Magic High School&quot; into the search box didn't really give much (it only shows Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the light novel series but I think it has until Volume 17 now). A simple Google search only resulted in (I assume) unofficial (or illegal) translation of the original Japanese light novel series e.g. its Wikia page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also having a hard time finding updates of translated materials for the light novel i.e. as in which volumes have been translated and which have not. MAL is the only source that I found useful for anime-related stuff, but it doesn't have much info on light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To all masters of anime out there, is there an official site that allows newcomer like me to check about the official English translation updates of Japanese light novel series (especially the novel in this question)? Or is there a website out there that can direct me to the correct place to purchase the book? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20529" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T06:23:52.253" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T05:29:19.203" Title="How can I get The Irregular at Magic High School's English-translated novel?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30897" CreationDate="2016-03-27T21:15:22.927" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-09/yen-press-licenses-irregular-at-magic-high-school-light-novels-manga/.85777&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press has the license for the light novels&lt;/a&gt;. As of this moment, there are exactly zero volumes translated, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tsutomu-sato/the-irregular-at-magic-high-school-vol-1/9780316348805/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 1&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled for April, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tsutomu-sato/the-irregular-at-magic-high-school-vol-2/9780316390293/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 2&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled for August. I advise you to check their &lt;a href=&quot;http://yenpress.com/new-releases/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;New Releases&lt;/a&gt; page for future updates about when they release additional volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not really an &quot;official&quot; site for this sort of thing in general, as far as I know. Your best bet is probably to identify the licensor for whichever series you're interested in (check &lt;a href=&quot;http://animenewsnetwork.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;, or just Google), and then look at the licensor's website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Yes, this is significantly behind Japan, which is actually at volume 19 as of March 2016. This is perfectly typical for English-language light novel translations. Compared to manga, there is relatively low demand for light novels, and they are relatively more labor-intensive to translate, so, honestly, you're lucky if you can even get a licensor to translate an entire series rather than stopping half-way through.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T21:15:22.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30901" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30911" CreationDate="2016-03-27T21:51:15.367" Score="7" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the shots in Erased its opening are references to events events or cryptic imagery like when Satoru's refers to himself as Grim Reaper that tries to put things back the way they were, but the more he acts the more other people involved suffer (see the last bit in episode 6).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ANLmT.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ANLmT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Grim Reaper&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However at around 37 seconds into the opening this shot of a large amount of water in the school shows up. I don't remember this happening in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wh0ey.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wh0ey.png&quot; alt=&quot;Water in the hallway&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of this shot? Does it bear a cryptic message to something in the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T02:24:24.777" Title="What does the water in the hallway represent in the Erased opening?" Tags="&lt;erased&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T02:04:03.047" Score="5" ViewCount="5151" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the English versions of tankoubon volumes for most manga series seem to be released within several months, if not years, of their original release in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even very popular mainstream series like Naruto and Fairy Tail have their English tankoubon counter-parts released months after their initial Japanese release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this the case? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you consider the time it takes for subbed anime to be released, or even the (legal) translation of individual manga chapters done by companies like Crunchyroll or Shonen Jump, which happens on the order of days from the initial Japanese release,  it doesn't make much sense to me that releasing an English translation of tankoubon volumes would take so long, especially in the case of individual translation of the chapters, since all the companies would have to do is just compile them together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-06T01:52:04.463" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T10:32:25.627" Title="Why does it take so long for the translated version of tankoubon volumes to be released?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30901" CreationDate="2016-03-28T02:24:24.777" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no objective answer that I've encountered, however this is my interpretation;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Literal: Satoru being drowned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Figurative: Satoru's old life being &quot;washed away&quot; after nearly being drowned and losing his memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23034" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T02:24:24.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30798" CreationDate="2016-03-28T05:08:21.787" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is definitely Sachi.  This is evidenced by the mole just below her right eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RcFWx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RcFWx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your image, the mole appears in roughly the same spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQykz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQykz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also backed up by the fact that, at the time of this particular scene being shown, &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Female&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;out of all of the other female characters introduced&lt;/a&gt; - that being Lisbeth, Asuna, and Silica - &lt;strong&gt;none&lt;/strong&gt; of them have a mole on their face.  The only other one that could come &lt;em&gt;close&lt;/em&gt; would be Lisbeth, but she has freckles on her face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T05:08:21.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28838" CreationDate="2016-03-28T05:20:29.447" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't know about kowabon, but In general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CA: Camera assistant.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;TK: Time keeper. (who check length of script that match to scene.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;AP: Assistant producer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence:&#xA;CA is positioned next to カメラマン&quot;Camera Man&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;TK is positioned next to 音声&quot;Voice&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;AP is positioned to last.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T05:40:28.340" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T05:40:28.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23280" CreationDate="2016-03-28T05:38:56.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it's open to public.&#xA;The other room of the building is using as office of city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some small things if you want to visit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You need to check schedule, for example 3/1 to 3/18, it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://toyosato-kanko.jp/news/%E8%B1%8A%E9%83%B7%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E6%97%A7%E6%A0%A1%E8%88%8E%E7%BE%A4%E3%81%AE%E3%81%94%E8%A6%8B%E5%AD%A6%E5%88%B6%E9%99%90%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;closed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bushitsu.blog47.fc2.com/blog-entry-22.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8:30 to 17:00 on weekday. 9:00 to 17:30 on weekend&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's free but need to sign-in.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people brake the building the city &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.town.toyosato.shiga.jp/contents_detail.php?co=tpc&amp;amp;frmId=438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;considering to close&lt;/a&gt;. be a good otaku.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T05:38:56.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31179" CreationDate="2016-03-28T07:35:10.483" Score="8" ViewCount="5353" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the interesting and weird things I saw in One Piece was the mermen and mermaids in the Fishman Island Arc. But one of the biggest confusion I have is the relation between Shirahoshi and Otohime. I don't know how Shirahoshi can be a real daughter of Otohime. Otohime having such a small body and Shirahoshi being huge even in baby stage. Anyone has any ideas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LtkMY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LtkMY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4271" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T11:04:45.427" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T06:18:17.980" Title="Is Otohime really the mother of Shirahoshi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T08:04:01.650" Score="3" ViewCount="11598" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, I'm wondering .&#xA;If Uchiha and Uzumaki have a child together, there are possibility that the child inherited Sharingan right?&#xA;Since Uzumaki have ties with Senju then, can the child awaken Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23017" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T11:52:22.900" Title="What happens if Uzumaki and Uchiha married each other? Will their offspring have Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30921" CreationDate="2016-03-28T10:04:32.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, just an average/general Uchiha and Uzumaki marriage cannot give birth to a child who is capable of activating Rinnegan. In order to activate Rinnegan one requires chakra of both Indra and Ashura which enables Hagoromo's chakra. Please refer the below url. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11065" LastEditorUserId="11065" LastEditDate="2016-07-27T03:56:34.187" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T03:56:34.187" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36871" CreationDate="2016-03-28T11:03:17.813" Score="7" ViewCount="102457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few questions about the ending of Ousama Game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Doesn't Chiemi have a twin sister?&lt;br&gt;&#xA; How does her existence play into the ending of this manga?&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &#xA; If his wish is to have Chiemi back, then won't the twin sisters existence come into play?&lt;br&gt;&#xA; What about Chiemi's Father? He was the sole survivor of the 1st Ousama Game too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23041" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T11:14:59.927" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T05:12:34.937" Title="Can you explain the ending to Ousama Game?" Tags="&lt;ousama-game&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T11:50:33.790" Score="1" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rukiDx9hYDM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official trailer of &lt;em&gt;A Lull in the Sea&lt;/em&gt; by NIS America&lt;/a&gt;, there is a song playing in the entire trailer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the title of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23043" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-06T01:12:54.487" LastActivityDate="2019-09-06T01:12:56.487" Title="Name of the song in the trailer of &quot;A Lull in the Sea&quot;" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;nagi-no-asukara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30926" CreationDate="2016-03-28T12:17:24.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &lt;em&gt;凪-nagi-&lt;/em&gt; by Ray. It's the 3rd track in the album &lt;em&gt;ebb and flow&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's streamable on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/4w5dun5ufA2bO6RUio9mUv&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://yumehokori.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/nagi-no-asukara-ray-nagi-lyrics/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The lyrics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-06T01:12:56.487" LastActivityDate="2019-09-06T01:12:56.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T12:30:43.953" Score="0" ViewCount="386" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you mind telling me if there is a shop in Greece that sells School Days HQ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22887" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T01:52:31.873" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T01:52:31.873" Title="Where can I buy School Days HQ in Greece?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;school-days&gt;&lt;greece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30929" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-28T12:48:14.030" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T12:48:14.030" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T12:48:14.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30930" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-28T12:48:14.030" Score="0" Body="For Greece-specific questions about anime, e.g. which channels to watch, how to find merchandise, etc." OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T12:48:14.030" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T12:48:14.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T15:05:05.723" Score="8" ViewCount="5896" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's quite a few different types of technology (and computers) referenced in the world of Serial Experiments Lain, while some of them are easily matched, some of them aren't. In addition, some of the technologies weren't available at time of production (for example: speech recognition).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2019-01-01T13:27:25.483" Title="Are the technologies in Serial Experiments Lain based on real world technologies?" Tags="&lt;serial-experiments-lain&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30933" CreationDate="2016-03-28T15:05:05.723" Score="11" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Familiar technologies:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Wired&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wired is similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Internet&lt;/a&gt; and runs on IPv4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Tachibana Industries&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on their naming schemes and designs, they're most likely a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apple Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Alice's Navi:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alice's Navi looks like the &lt;em&gt;bubble&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iMac G3&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://lain.wiki/images/thumb/a/a8/Dolphins.jpg/180px-Dolphins.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/imac-bondi.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Lain's original Navi&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lain's original Navi is based off the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Anniversary_Macintosh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20th Anniversary Macintosh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/taVaP.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/611ZT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;C Language&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Navi systems run &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;C&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/WK2OLk1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Common Lisp Language:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Navi systems also run &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Lisp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Common Lisp&lt;/a&gt; (A dialect of Lisp):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s2.narvii.com/image/i7znfaly2lrxodxnxsqnss5cee6x57d2_hq.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;MIPS-ASM&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During one of the scenes where Lain is on her Navi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assembly code&lt;/a&gt; identified to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_instruction_set&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MIPS-ASM&lt;/a&gt; flashes across the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Copland OS:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OS that the Navis run, &lt;em&gt;Copland OS&lt;/em&gt; is based on a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copland_(operating_system)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;failed Apple project&lt;/a&gt; from two years prior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;PHANTOMa&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PHANTOMa is similar to dungeon games like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Might_and_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Might and Magic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_(video_game)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dungeon Master&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://myswordisunbelievablydull.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/coalgirls_serial_experiments_lain_04_1008x720_blu-ray_flac_260d7cf9-mkv_snapshot_12-05_2011-08-17_06-54-30.jpg?w=584&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c7/Dungeon_Master_Box_Art.jpg/250px-Dungeon_Master_Box_Art.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;HandiNAVI&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The HandiNAVI is similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apple Newton line&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AjY3n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbJ6P.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Protocol Seven&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Protocol Seven is &lt;a href=&quot;https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-iab-ipversion7-00&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Internet Protocol version 7&lt;/a&gt; (drafted in 1993) an RFC that was never implemented in favour of &lt;a href=&quot;https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Internet Protocol version 6&lt;/a&gt;, whose RFC was drafted in December 1998, after the series had finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Unfamiliar:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Psyche chip&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Layer 02, Lain gets a chip that lets her interact with the Wired without standard input devices. This is similar to the concept of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Virtual Reality&lt;/a&gt;, yet is beyond today's technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://lain.wiki/images/b/ba/Psyche_chip.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Unavailable at time of production:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;CU Mail&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Layer 11, Alice is in a videocall with Juri. This is similar to today's videocalling services like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Skype&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Hangouts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Hangouts&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Navi's speech recognition:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lain is seen controlling her Navi via speech recognition. This is similar to today's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(software)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cortana&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Siri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2019-01-01T13:27:25.483" LastActivityDate="2019-01-01T13:27:25.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T17:30:03.307" Score="5" ViewCount="3612" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto is training with Jiraiya. It's the Leaf's plan to protect Naruto from the Akatsuki. Why didn't the whole team of Akatsuki attack them. I'm sure they can finished them off. Plus Black Zetsu is a sensory type, which means he can easily detect Naruto's whereabouts. So, why doesn't the Akatsuki as a whole attack Naruto directly while he is training with Jiraya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23048" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T06:39:10.667" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:48:04.797" Title="Why doesn't the Akatsuki as a whole attack Naruto directly while he is training with Jiraya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30935" CreationDate="2016-03-28T18:03:03.623" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is a tad bit hard to understand, but I believe you're asking &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Why doesn't the Akatsuki as a whole attack Naruto directly while he is training with Jiraya?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS BELOW. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I explain my research, I will provide a tl;dr below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR: They did not have the manpower, people and structure to perform the task at the time.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The answer to this is because of how the Akatsuki operate. In the anime when the Akatsuki have their meetings after capturing Gaara, it is said that each member has a job of finding and retrieving a Tailed-Beast from the separate ninja clans. It is also shown that once a beast has been retrieved, a lot of chakra is required from all of them together to actually remove and contain the beast's power. When Deidara (Akatsuki guy with the clay bomb technique) captures Gaara and then targets Naruto, he is called out by other members as being called greedy for taking &quot;more than one target&quot;. It is also shown that the Akatsuki hunt in pairs as they have always been shown. My answer to your question has many points. The first is that the Akatsuki are a conglomerate of rogue ninja, therefore they do not want to operate as a huge team as there is a great deal of tension amongst the characters. Second, the person who was supposed to get Naruto's beast was Itachi, but he was staving off due his confrontation with Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, as stated &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/1yy6mz/eli5_why_didnt_the_akatsuki_try_to_take_the_nine/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, it would have been &lt;strong&gt;IMPOSSIBLE&lt;/strong&gt; to do this when he was younger because the 3rd and 4th Hokages could and would have killed them all, no question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even when Tobi attacked Naruto at birth, he failed to steal the beast because Minato was too OP for him. And even when he was in training with Jiraiya they weren't that powerful because Jiraiya had been tracking them, and speaks about them getting bigger learning new techniques but nobody knew their motives back then so they weren't a threat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:48:04.797" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:48:04.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2757" CreationDate="2016-03-28T18:42:47.907" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku couldn't have been revived because there were no dragon balls and no one knew were new namek was,and instant transmission was still limited by distance so even if Goku wanted to be brought back to life there would still be no possible way. Even if you include GT Goku was still brought back to life once so the black star dragon balls could not have brought Goku back to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23050" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T18:42:47.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30928" CreationDate="2016-03-28T20:54:22.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jastusa.com/catalog/product/view/id/327&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.jastusa.com/catalog/product/view/id/327&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your best bet would be buying it digitally from the official website above. I highly doubt there are shops that stock a decent selection of eroge visual novels in Greece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23056" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T20:54:22.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30951" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T21:44:10.143" Score="1" ViewCount="1156" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of people (including me) have noted a lot of similarities between &lt;em&gt;Aldnoah.Zero&lt;/em&gt; (AZ) and &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans&lt;/em&gt; (Gundam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mars vs Earth conflict (albeit different sides &amp;mdash; AZ is Earth trying to be liberated from Mars while Gundam is Mars seeking liberation from Earth).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mechs from Mars, while using older technology, are more advanced than the Earth mechs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main characters both end up losing their sight in one eye in the respective 1st season finales (Inaho gets his eye shot out, Mikazuki loses his sight and use of the right arm due to overusing the Gundam Barbatos (and can only regain function while connected to the Gundam).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both have blonde haired political princesses as potential love interests in Season 1 (Elysium in AZ, Kudelia in Gundam).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this more than coincidence? Do we know if Gundam took these elements from &lt;em&gt;Aldnoah.Zero&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23057" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-07T11:12:02.783" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T11:12:02.783" Title="Has the new Gundam series copied Aldnoah Zero?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26962" CreationDate="2016-03-28T21:51:22.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the gundam head design is supposed to be a homage to samurai helmets: designed to intimidate opponents (which is why a lot of characters get scared seeing a gundam head). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;prettymuch all gundam head designs have a V shaped antenna on the forhead (barring the turn A gundam, which reminds me of world war 1 german nobility/soldier); two vents on the moutpiece (barring zeta, exia, 00 Qan[t] and a few others); generally have white as the main colour, a red/black small beard, blue/green/yellow eyes, and a square element atop the head&#xA;quite bizzarely a lot of japanese car designers pay homage to gundam for their car design&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23057" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T21:51:22.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7548" CreationDate="2016-03-28T21:56:41.493" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would definately recommend 00 (sans movie- that may be canon but it was originally supposed to be a seed movie till the lead writer had cancer so they shifted to 00 as that was the anime at the time), seed (destiny if you want to but wouldnt really recommend) and iron-blooded orphans (tekketsu-no orphans - season 2 out in october and s1 just finished).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if your after just fights: try build fighters or build fighters try&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23057" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T21:56:41.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-29T00:46:20.973" Score="5" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;As title says, Looking for name of song at time stamp. It also plays again at 7:20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23063" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T01:42:04.610" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T16:10:31.753" Title="Name of song in Episode 8 of No Game No Life at around 6:05" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26962" CreationDate="2016-03-29T02:21:34.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Simplicity-key-to-successful-design-30259167.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to Kunio Okawara&lt;/a&gt;, the mecha designer for the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I also put the form of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://haircutpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Chonmage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chonmage&lt;/a&gt;, which is a form of Japanese traditional haircut worn by men, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kabuto&lt;/a&gt;, which is a type of helmet first used by ancient Japanese warriors, into the design of Gundam. They are my inspirations that are concealed behind the creation of Gundam.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tD2MCm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tD2MCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helmet_(kabuto),_Edo_period,_mid-18th_century,_repouss%C3%A9_iron.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uy7JNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uy7JNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chonmage&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sdkNY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sdkNY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;RX-78-2 Head&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T02:21:34.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30935" CreationDate="2016-03-29T06:38:20.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was noted in Chapter 353, page 5 that using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sealing_Technique:_Phantom_Dragons_Nine_Consuming_Seals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals&lt;/a&gt; that Akatsuki use to seal the bijuus in the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the bijuu needs to be sealed in order from Ichibi/One-Tail (Shukaku - Gaara) to Kyuubi/Nine-Tails (Kurama - Naruto) based on their number of tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this, rather than unable to attack Naruto while he is training with Jiraiya or &lt;strong&gt;they did not have the manpower, people and structure to perform the task at the time.&lt;/strong&gt; like Hikari claimed, it is more because they don't need to get Kyuubi at that time as they are still hunting the other bijuus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going with the time-line, Gaara was captured when Naruto finished his training. Which means that at that time the Akatsuki has not sealed even one bijuu since Gaara's Shukaku should go first to the statue. Thus, once again, no need for them to hunt the Kyuubi at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T06:38:20.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30965" CreationDate="2016-03-29T13:03:37.107" Score="-2" ViewCount="65812" Body="&lt;p&gt;After episode 277 (counting from the 2014 restart, around episode 102), there are no listed episodes in list of Fairy Tail episodes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fairy_Tail_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. It's due to have some new OVA as well, but the anime did not give a clear indication like the last time that it is going to hiatus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it on hiatus right after episode 277 (counting from 2014, episode 102)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did Hiro Mashima gave some indication (like last time) that it will be back and when it will be back?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-14T02:33:01.097" LastActivityDate="2018-09-14T02:33:03.923" Title="Did Fairy Tail go on hiatus again after episode 277 (or episode 102 after the 2014 restart)?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30964" CreationDate="2016-03-29T13:25:25.347" Score="6" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; is on hiatus after episode 101&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After making its premiere in April 2014, this season is finally &lt;strong&gt;coming to an end&lt;/strong&gt; after 101 episodes, with the &lt;strong&gt;final episode&lt;/strong&gt; to be released on March 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis added)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiro Mashima didn't gave clear indication that it will be back or when it will be back&lt;/strong&gt;, but fans speculated a 1-year long hiatus just like the previous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The current season of the anime may be nearing its end, but reports suggest that a &lt;strong&gt;new project is in the works&lt;/strong&gt;, with the publisher of the manga, Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, slated to officially &lt;strong&gt;reveal the rumored project&lt;/strong&gt; in its 17th issue of the year on March 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hngn.com/articles/190587/20160319/fairy-tail-anime-reportedly-new-project-store-fans.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.hngn.com/articles/190587/20160319/fairy-tail-anime-reportedly-new-project-store-fans.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kodansha did not hint at what the new project will be, but &lt;strong&gt;this is not the end for the Fairy Tail anime.&lt;/strong&gt;  This is most likely a hiatus, similar to the one that was taken in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://goboiano.com/news/4176-the-current-fairy-tail-anime-is-ending-on-march-26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://goboiano.com/news/4176-the-current-fairy-tail-anime-is-ending-on-march-26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They stopped airing the anime in the year 2013 and came back in the year 2014. So majority of fans expect this Hiatus &lt;strong&gt;to be a year long.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.otakuvines.org/2016/03/fairy-tail-anime.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.otakuvines.org/2016/03/fairy-tail-anime.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons that may have caused it is the fact that the anime is close to the manga and in order to avoid changing the story (see &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist 2003&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;), they've chose to let the manga go ahead in order to have the original source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-14T02:33:03.923" LastActivityDate="2018-09-14T02:33:03.923" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30957" CreationDate="2016-03-29T16:38:27.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for is Choisies, produced by SuperSweep. It's the 11th song in the OST list of the anime. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YMcOOEMSPY&amp;amp;list=PLTfki024aB5c6e_GMyr3yu0OoPnuu4Omv&amp;amp;index=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; the youtube link for the song and the rest of No Game No Life's OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18487" LastEditorUserId="18487" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T16:51:04.513" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T16:51:04.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3801" CreationDate="2016-03-29T17:08:17.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly as the first answer, but there were three special Kakuganes, which were prototypes of black Kakuganes, but the three prototypes ended as a failure. The one that had to live with it lived by draining the life forces of everything around him. The black Kakugane's bearer's (also known as a Victor 1, 2 or 3 depending on his Kakugane) appearance also changes. His hair became of a glowing green, his skin turned into a burned red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23076" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T17:34:57.787" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T17:34:57.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30973" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-29T17:10:50.307" Score="1" ViewCount="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;In depth 37 (chapter 37), Zordan Stark and U-2501 plans to sink Takao. However, I am not clear on what the purpose of this act was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain clearly to me? It would be great if you have any evidence (from the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T17:21:36.893" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T17:21:36.893" Title="Why did Zordan Stark (captain of U-2501) decide to sink Takao in chapter 37?" Tags="&lt;arpeggio-of-blue-steel&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30984" CreationDate="2016-03-30T00:47:17.093" Score="7" ViewCount="14758" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Pain's destruction of Konoha, he fought Naruto. When fighting Naruto, Pain hurt Hinata which made Naruto get mad. After a couple of seconds of being mad Naruto started to transform into Kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many tails did he transform to? I've heard and seen people say that he only got six tails, but I always thought he got all nine of them. Or almost got nine, until his dad stopped the transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-07-16T17:42:22.233" LastActivityDate="2020-10-06T16:56:07.360" Title="How many tails did Naruto get during his fight with Pain?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-30T01:58:31.533" Score="2" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 494 around 7:47, there's a song playing when Luffy starts to explore the Gray Terminal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23086" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T13:42:46.967" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T13:43:50.087" Title="What is the song when Luffy starts to explore the Gray Terminal in episode 494?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30980" CreationDate="2016-03-30T03:15:34.487" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see Naruto reaching six tails and fighting Pain, that much is certain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The wiki claims that after that, we see eight tails, here:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3cwb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3cwb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we later on see Yamato's hand with the number nine, to which he says he was too late.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, due to Minato's interference, we do not see Naruto with nine tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, Naruto has gone onto nine tails (He in fact wanted to remove the seal), but we do not see it, and Minato stops it very quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T03:15:34.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30998" CreationDate="2016-03-30T06:38:34.507" Score="4" ViewCount="5705" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; episode 2, Araragi claimed his normal weight is supposed to be 55kgs, but on the weighing scale, it showed 100kgs. He then said something about the crab and the episode ended. There was no sign as to what happened to the weight difference in the entire series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only watched &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, so is there an explanation or something in the later series? Or the anime has mistaken it or ignored the fact of Araragi overweight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-21T14:49:36.263" LastActivityDate="2018-03-21T14:49:36.263" Title="What about Araragi's weight?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30989" CreationDate="2016-03-30T06:44:47.560" Score="7" ViewCount="4487" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the topic/question says, what is the meaning if the name of the anime. I want to tell you that I watched the series because of its peculiar name. But after watching the entire series, I could not decipher the relation between name and the series itself! Am I missing something? Surprise me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T10:42:18.117" Title="What does 'Guilty Crown' mean actually?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30988" CreationDate="2016-03-30T06:55:09.080" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I take it to be the main character being thrust into a conflict against his will while also providing him an overpowered power he never really wanted, i.e. his Guilty Crown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The right to use my friend as a weapon. That is the sinful crown I shall adorn. I accept this 'guilt.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Seemed a bit of confusion and adding the detailed comment by Hikari to the answer verbatim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;in guilty crown the protagonist is only able to wield his power by pulling the soul of another person. If he breaks that soul they die and he carries that guilt and shame of not being able to do anything alone. Just like a king may &quot;technically&quot; rule a country but only on top of the shoulders of the people who believe in him and the soliders who die for him. And typical of the shounen genre all of this is thrust on the shy,wallflower like boy with no confidence. That is where the title came from. It is more like an allude as to what the whole series portrays. – Hikari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T03:55:31.967" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T03:55:31.967" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-30T06:55:12.930" Score="7" ViewCount="1524" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I saw the genres of Gintama and I found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/les3U.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/les3U.png&quot; alt=&quot;MAL description&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a shogun-era (Edo-period) animé and they use katanas instead of huge weapons; there are also some mobile-phones, etc. But what’s so 'Sci-Fi' about it, except for the fact that there is inter-space travelling, which is obvious given the plot of aliens invading? I don't know why it is categorised as a 'Sci-Fi' animé.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:30:24.217" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:30:24.217" Title="Why is Gintama considered a 'Sci-Fi' genre anime?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30990" CreationDate="2016-03-30T10:01:39.337" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on the Wikipedia article on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction&quot;&gt;Science Fiction&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universes and extraterrestrial life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, Gintama is a Sci-Fi anime based on its:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Futuristic Settings &amp;amp; Extraterrestrial Life&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gintama depicts Edo after it had been conquered by the aliens, and how it looks after they brought modern-day technology into a samurai country of ages past.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Locations_%26_Settings&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Inuisei_Amanto_%E6%88%8C%E5%A8%81%E6%98%9F%E5%A4%A9%E4%BA%BA&quot;&gt;Inusei Amanto&lt;/a&gt; have been around in the Gintama world for over 20 years and have brought with them modern technology and led to new laws being enforced such as the ban on swords. Many other races of Amanto (aliens) have been introduced throughout the series such as Yato tribe, Shinra tribe, Royal tribe, among others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are even floating mobile cities in the series such as Dragon Palace City (before it descended into the sea and remained there forever).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Futuristic Science &amp;amp; Technology:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The items featured in Gintama range far and wide from traditional japanese items to incredible sci-fi machinations.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Items_featured_in_Gintama&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most futuristic of the items shown in Gintama series has to be the presence of fully functioning maid-robots like &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Tama_%E5%8D%B5&quot;&gt;Tama&lt;/a&gt;. While robots do exist in our time, they are not yet available on sale for household-purposes, and none are as functional as Tama.There was even a robot named Saburou which was built by &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Hiraga_Gengai&quot;&gt;Hiraga Gensai&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another aspect of futuristic science and technology is seen in making of space shuttles, which are a very common occurrence in the Gintama series and enable space travel as mentioned below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Space Travel:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While only shown a few times in the series, space travelling is common throughout the series with Amanto, along with some humans in space travelling all the time from one location to another. It's so common that there even exist &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Harusame&quot;&gt;&quot;Space Pirates&quot; Harusame&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, while Gintama does not revolve around the Sci-Fi genre like other Sci-Fi anime such as Steins;Gate, the elements of Sci-Fi are present throughout the series. As put &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Items_featured_in_Gintama&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Being based in ancient Japan after its invasion by aliens, the series manages to mix more historic items such as katana and traditonal style architecture with modern ideas like convenience stores, mopeds and television, not to mention the rather liberal application of science fiction, primarily Edo's terminal station which features high tech design, numberous airships nearby and some form of teleporter system. Over all, Gintama somehow manages to bring together these three styles into the working world of Gintoki and his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="18431" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T10:07:01.403" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T10:07:01.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30990" CreationDate="2016-03-30T10:55:58.107" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever dealing with &lt;em&gt;futuristic stuffs&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;technologies&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;extraterrestrial lifes&lt;/em&gt;, it is categorized as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;sci-fi&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. If you ever watched Gintama before, you should aware that almost every episode has a short prologue. You can see tons of &lt;em&gt;futuristic stuffs&lt;/em&gt; going on, like spaceships and aliens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tRa5H.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still not convincing enough?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How about &lt;strong&gt;Space Scene&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/McuM8.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some &lt;strong&gt;Weird Looking Aliens and Robots&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hVVW9.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &lt;strong&gt;Futuristic Technologies&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pI3gx.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind it's just a &lt;em&gt;minor &amp;amp; background&lt;/em&gt; settings for the whole series, the main genre is still &lt;em&gt;Action&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Comedy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T10:55:58.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30987" CreationDate="2016-03-30T12:55:47.203" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched all of the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series until the one before &lt;em&gt;Owarimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;. I can tell you that Araragi's weight difference in episode 2 was never mentioned again. Throughout the entire series, only a few of the episodes (or maybe just one episode, not sure, it's a very long series) mentioned about the crab but only very briefly, didn't even talk about the weight problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I don't think the anime made a mistake or ignored that fact. This is just how the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series is by nature. It tends to leave some stuff open-ended in kind of a humorous way. Though I watched back that episode and in the end, it did say that the reason for his weight increase was because the God was careless (as they don't really care about human's emotions, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N444Il.png&quot; alt=&quot;Araragi&amp;#39;s weight LOL&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20529" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-21T14:46:27.567" LastActivityDate="2018-03-21T14:46:27.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-30T14:00:10.513" Score="7" ViewCount="18805" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was Itachi's mysterious illness? &#xA;Do you think Tsunade could have cured it? I'm aware that it is a terminal illness.&#xA;And when did Itachi get this illness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23017" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T14:36:30.210" LastActivityDate="2019-04-02T01:04:05.337" Title="What is Itachi's illness?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18537" CreationDate="2016-03-30T15:45:54.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading all the comments so far, one obvious interpretation not mentioned by anybody is contained in the title of the 11th episode, &quot;Year 2 Class H`s Christmas Eve!&quot; and on the signs above the door to Yamada's homeroom at school, which appear at various points in the show. The characters of the show are all in &quot;B Class&quot; (second year HS students) and &quot;H Group&quot; (homeroom H).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, it is also obvious that the title is intended by the mangaka as a very profound pun, with multiple layers of meaning. So, all the other interpretations offered in this thread are right too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23095" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T15:45:54.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30999" CreationDate="2016-03-30T17:41:07.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobirama said in one episode that the Uchiha develop their Mangekyo Sharingan from knowing despair and great pain, and that their despair is reflected in how strong their eyes are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Basically his illness is a rebound of his powers on his body; his body isnt able to handle the power without a new power to help control his eyes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can refer this link to learn more about Itachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21025" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T17:41:07.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31010" CreationDate="2016-03-30T20:40:10.370" Score="15" ViewCount="8805" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Genos has been a &quot;cyborg&quot; since he got that surgery. But is he really a cyborg?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, a cyborg is a human with robot parts attached to their body, but I have seen no human part in him. His face doesn't count since it has mechanical parts. So is he a cyborg or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he just say he's a cyborg because he used to be a human? Or he does have little human parts in him, but we can't see them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T23:23:23.237" LastActivityDate="2019-01-13T16:22:51.707" Title="Is Genos really a cyborg?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31011" CreationDate="2016-03-30T21:00:57.247" Score="0" ViewCount="952" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Season 1 Episode 22, during the KOOGY complaint scene, their full name was mentioned. Hattori Yuujirou and Hattori Akira. Are they siblings or mere coincidence that they share a surname?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T12:14:02.130" Title="What is the relationship between Hattori and Yuujirou?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31008" CreationDate="2016-03-30T21:17:28.833" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One Punch Man Wiki, the page about Genos says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Genos  is a 19 year old &lt;strong&gt;cyborg&lt;/strong&gt; and the disciple of Saitama. &#xA;  He has an &lt;strong&gt;entirely mechanical body&lt;/strong&gt; in the model of a handsome young man. His face and ears look like that of a normal human, made of an &lt;strong&gt;artificial skin material,&lt;/strong&gt; and his eyes have black sclera with yellow irises. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Genos&quot;&gt;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Genos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if we look at some definitions for the word &lt;strong&gt;cyborg&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/cyborg&quot;&gt;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/cyborg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;a person whose body contains mechanical or electrical devices and whose abilities are greater than the abilities of normal humans&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyborg&quot;&gt;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyborg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;an organism, often a human, that has certain physiological processes enhanced or controlled by mechanical or electronic devices, especially when they are integrated with the nervous system.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;a living being whose powers are enhanced by computer implants or mechanical body parts&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; &quot;a cyborg is &lt;strong&gt;a cybernetic organism&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source for definitions &lt;strong&gt;no. 3, 4, 5&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cyborg&quot;&gt;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cyborg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;a cyborg (short for &quot;cybernetic organism&quot;) is &lt;strong&gt;a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on definitons &lt;strong&gt;no. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6&lt;/strong&gt; we can positively say that Genos &lt;strong&gt;is not a cyborg&lt;/strong&gt; for &lt;strong&gt;&quot;he has an entirely mechanical body&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (first paragraph) and &lt;strong&gt;does not contain any human flesh or tissue&lt;/strong&gt;, contrary to definiton &lt;strong&gt;no.6&lt;/strong&gt; : &quot;&lt;strong&gt;a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In definition &lt;strong&gt;no. 5&lt;/strong&gt; it says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;in whole&lt;/strong&gt; or in part&quot; giving a small possibility to say that he is a cyborg but it is rather an affirmation without a solid base.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that he says he says he is a &quot;cyborg&quot; because it sounds better and cooler than &quot;robot&quot;. His name in the Hero Association &quot; &lt;strong&gt;Demon Cyborg&lt;/strong&gt; (鬼サイボーグ, Oni Saibōgu)&quot; sounds better than &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Demon Robot&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. Or maybe it was an action made deliberately by the author himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, it is the right of everyone to call him as they wish, this fact not being such an influential aspect of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="20048" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T21:24:27.853" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T21:24:27.853" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31009" CreationDate="2016-03-30T21:40:42.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not stated in neither  Yuujirou's or Akira's Bakuman Wiki pages nor MAL pages   that they are siblings, the conclusion being that &lt;strong&gt;they are not&lt;/strong&gt;. It may be a pure coincidence. I am not very informed regarding this anime though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_Hattori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akira Hattori wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Yujiro_Hattori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yuujirou Hattori wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/18914/Akira_Hattori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akira Hattori MAL page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/character/23485/Yuujirou_Hattori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yuujirou Hattori MAL page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see their biographies do not say anything about them being blood-related in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in &lt;strong&gt;Akira Hattori's&lt;/strong&gt; wikipage it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personal Status:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marital Status Single&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relatives Unknown&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Education  Unknown&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one of his relatives would have been mentioned (including Yuujiro) they would have been written in the wiki. Thus we conclude that they are not blood-related. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover this quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The editors in Bakuman are based off of real editors, so the names used just relate to the editors real names. The two aren't related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Yujiro_Hattori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Yujiro_Hattori&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shows that they are based on real editors and is a common thing in real life for 2 individuals to have the same family name and to not be blood-related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="20048" LastEditDate="2016-03-31T12:14:02.130" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T12:14:02.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4511" CreationDate="2016-03-30T23:28:58.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why is probably because black and white are opposite colors. It shows how Monokuma is evil, but he kept them in the school for entertainment and so they could live. Maybe it shows how he's good and evil. I heard that the white side represents hope and the black represents despair. Also when I think of hope, a light type of color pops into my head like the color white or a light pink. When I think of evil, despair, or loss of hope, I think of a darker color like black or a dark purple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THIS IS A THEORY WHY HIS COLORS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FYDet.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FYDet.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23108" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:22:48.617" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:22:48.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30999" CreationDate="2016-03-30T23:43:58.683" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The disease is never named.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is actually quite common in manga/anime. It's often said that a character has some disease without the name of the disease ever being stated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, the disease may be implied, such as in the case of said character suddenly being bald, in which case cancer is being implied. This can give a story some realism&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cases, no symptoms are given or the symptoms are very generic, so that it's impossible to determine what disease the character has. This is done because it means less work on the author's part if they're not familiar with a disease that has the symptoms they want and means less time has to be spent developing things that don't have any relevance to the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, very little information is given about Itachi's illness other than that it's terminal. It's likely that the author did this simply because what Itachi had didn't really matter to the story in any way. The only important thing is that it forced Itachi to speed up his plan, knowing he would die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one other thing we know about his disease. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;, this disease had an effect on Itach's chakra. Because of this, it is reasonable to assume that this disease either isn't real or it's based on a real disease with this fictional characteristic attached.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23034" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T23:43:58.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31008" CreationDate="2016-03-31T01:46:25.497" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One-Punch_Man_characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of One Punch Man Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Geno's Description in one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One-Punch_Man_characters#Main_characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Main Character's entries&lt;/a&gt; states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before meeting Saitama, Genos was a normal, happy boy who lived with his family. One day when Genos was 15, a crazy cyborg destroyed Genos' town, killed his family, and left Genos alive and severely wounded. &lt;strong&gt;Professor Kuseno&lt;/strong&gt;, a doctor of justice, found Genos and &lt;strong&gt;modified him into a cyborg at Genos' request&lt;/strong&gt;. From then on, Genos fought for justice while searching for the cyborg who destroyed his town. After the defeat of Boros' army, he was warned by Drive Knight to be careful with Metal Knight and notes that Handsomely Masked Sweet Mask reminds him of his former-self prior to having met Saitama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime it is explained that Genos requested to be turned into a cyborg to get revenge against the crazy Cyborg that destroyed his town and killed his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also Eats with Saitama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But In his Battle against Mosquito Girl where he is severely damaged and saved by saitama, He said that he can reconstruct / repair himself as long as there are parts around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oAq5a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oAq5a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I Agree with &lt;a href=&quot;http://Karkoh51&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karkoh51&lt;/a&gt;'s Answer that Geno's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;has an entirely mechanical body&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and his CodeName as  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Demon Cyborg&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; sounds better than &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Demon Robot&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T01:46:25.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27669" CreationDate="2016-03-31T03:17:52.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know but it also kind of sounds like Heart no Diamond. It's about a girl who has a heart of a diamond and will hurt if anyone touches her. Then she befriends these two boys and they protect her when some body threatens to take her heart. You probably already found out what it was, so sorry that I'm late&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23111" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T03:17:52.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31021" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-31T10:09:56.137" Score="0" ViewCount="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both the Towers in Sol Ciel and Sol Cluster has at the top the Reinkernator but in Metafalss the tower was initially hidden and when it reappeared it's top was Sol Matra which was always there from the begining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if Sol Matra is the Reinkernator for the Ar Tonelico Tower in Metafallss. if not then where is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T01:28:27.487" Title="Is Sol Martra the Reinkernator for Metafalss?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38857" CreationDate="2016-03-31T11:01:42.250" Score="1" ViewCount="1107" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode Tyuule said to herself that she did what she did to get revenge for her fallen country. But what was that made her sad? The actions that she took, or that she fell in love with the prince Zolzal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22447" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T12:42:23.603" Title="Why did Tyuule feel sad?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31028" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-31T17:35:21.647" Score="6" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;So yesterday I way talking to my mom about SAO. I'm really bad at explaining stuff so I think I might have confused her when I was talking about it. I was also jumping around from the story. For example I was talking about the beginning then went to the end, then to the middle, back to the end, then back to the beginning. After struggling to explain it to her I tried to summarizing it, but I'm also bad at that so I had a hard time doing that too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please summarize it for me like that I can explain it better to my mom. I told her the main point of the first season, Sword Art Online 1, which was that people got stuck in a game and to get out they had to clear out levels. I also told her that if you die in the game you die in real life. I pretty much told her the main point of the the first season, but didn't get that into the second one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:57:01.133" Title="How to summarize the whole SAO, Sword Art Online, franchise?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31028" CreationDate="2016-03-31T17:49:48.970" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hereby an attempt for a simple summary of the franchise for somebody that does not usually read/watches manga or anime, in a simple yet understandable way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All though it is a short summary, it does contain implicit spoilers, read at your own discretion.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the year 2022 A gamer named Kirito gets stuck in a very anticipated Virtual reality game called Sword art online, or SAO for short. Due to a evil twist of the game developer, players can no longer log out and have to for their lives as death in game means death in real life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story revolves around Kirito as he struggles to survive, together with the friends he made and lost on the way to finding a way out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story is followed up by other games called Alfheim online(alo)  gungale online (GGO) and underworld (UW). The story progresses from Kirito the gamer, to Kirito the developer. As his interests shift more and more towards the virtual reality hard and software. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T17:49:48.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31028" CreationDate="2016-03-31T17:56:04.477" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to summarize the entire franchise (through season 2) in a single sentence, so I'll split it up by arcs, ignoring the small arcs. These may have slight spoilers, but I try to keep it limited to the introduction elements of each arc. It's not as short as Dimitri's, but it helped when I was convincing my friends to watch.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 1, Arc 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A technology has been developed that allows users to fully insert themselves into a video game to the point where they cannot sense the outside world at all. During the first release and testing of this technology, the developer changes the program so that the players are trapped and the game becomes their life. In order to leave, they must beat the game but with one deadly twist: if they die in the game, they die in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 1, Arc 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At the end of season 1, the game is completed and most players are released, but some of the players have still not woken up from their game-induced coma. The main character from the first arc (Kirito) notices that Asuna (another teammate from the game) is one of those who hasn't woken. More games are created using the same immersion technology, and eventually a picture circulates for one of the more popular ones. In this picture, there appears to be a girl trapped in a cage. Kirito believes that girl to be Asuna and joins the game to save her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 2, Arc 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Another immersion game goes wrong. A player appears to have the ability to kill players in the game and to have them die in real life. Kirito, with his vast experience with these games, is asked to join the game to do reconnaissance and to try and stop the killer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 2, Arc 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really need to rewatch this one, and it's my favorite, so I don't want to spoil anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:25:46.093" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:25:46.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31037" CreationDate="2016-03-31T21:59:11.230" Score="8" ViewCount="21356" Body="&lt;p&gt;While browsing through &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/MobPsycho100&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tvtropes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, I found the following thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Verse: ONE has implied this and One-Punch Man share a verse &lt;strong&gt;(He was asked and answered a question on who would win between Mob and Tatsumaki from said series)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, tvtropes does not elaborate on this any further. There are no links or sources pointing to the discussion mentioned, and now I am very curious to know what answer ONE gave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to ONE, if Tatsumaki and Mob were to fight, who would win?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T04:21:36.130" LastActivityDate="2019-08-21T18:48:53.303" Title="According to ONE, who would win in a fight between Tatsumaki and Mob?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;&lt;mob-psycho-100&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31035" CreationDate="2016-03-31T23:08:10.857" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Tatsumaki&quot;&gt;One Punch Man Wiki&lt;/a&gt; at the Tatsumaki page, it is stated :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ONE has said that Tatsumaki is stronger than 100% Mob, the protagonist of ONE's other work, Mob Psycho 100, but against ???% Mob, there's no answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Interviews#Niconico_Interview.5B2.5D&quot;&gt;One Punch Man Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, ONE said this during  his Niconico interview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T23:08:10.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31021" CreationDate="2016-04-01T01:28:27.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Second Tower doesn't have a Rinkernator due to the fact it was never completed and due to being completely dependent on the First Tower. Similarly, there is no need for one because Frelia was never intended to become a Tower Administrator on the same way Shurelia and Tilia were, which is also the same reason why she is the only one among the Origins that doesn't have a Linkage armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T01:28:27.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30097" CreationDate="2016-04-01T04:00:57.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Anime and Manga Meta we have a list of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/1587&quot;&gt;Legal Streaming Sites&lt;/a&gt;. i don't stream myself so i wouldn't know if the episodes are on there. do be aware that some sites do employ Geoblocking which, depending on where you live, you may be redirected to a local site or prevented from using it all together (as with some Youtube Chanels)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Episodes you are looking to Stream are not there the other alternative and legal path is to buy the DVDs. Dubbed wise Collections 6-11 have Episodes 66-140. this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/category/DVD?keywords=Naruto%20Shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RightStuf Search Result&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Set-6-Hyb-Uncut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;has&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Set-7-Hyb-Uncut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Set-8-Hyb-Uncut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Collections&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Set-9-Hyb-Uncut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;available&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Set-10-Hyb-Uncut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Set-11-Hyb-Uncut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;buy&lt;/a&gt;, they ship internationally but the DVDs are Region 1, which is fine if you are in the US or have the equipment/programs to use Region 1 DVDs (ie. a Region Free Player). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you are in Australia then &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.madman.com.au/series/view/15388/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madman&lt;/a&gt; list some of these collections but not all of them (no idea why they just stop after Collection 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:51:26.357" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T04:00:57.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T04:04:26.143" Score="4" ViewCount="1458" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight with Enel on Sky Island, the four priests, including Enel used mantra. Later on, we learn that Mantra is actually Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy trained with Rayleigh to learn Haki. While Luffy was born with it, he wasn't able to use it perfectly. However, at sky island there was a kid called Aisa who used Haki to to sense people from distance. She wasn't able to perform Conqueror's Haki since she was a child, but she was able to use Observation Haki since birth. How is this possible when even Luffy couldn't do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23119" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T04:23:31.513" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T14:23:01.823" Title="Why could Aisa use observation haki from birth?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T04:30:14.177" Score="3" ViewCount="2670" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode &lt;em&gt;The Puppetmaster&lt;/em&gt; when Katara learns that Hama was responsible for the disappearance of people during a full moon Hama then goes to control Katara with Bloodbending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short after forcing Katara to her knees she is able to get back up on her own and fight back showing no sort of resistance or strain as if Hama was no longer controlling her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't like Hama couldn't Bloodbend because she controlled Sokka and Aang later on and it's not that she can't control someone bending because Katara stopped her forcing Sokka killing Aang by taking control of her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why wasn't Hama controlling Katara and instead allowed her to fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T05:12:53.980" LastActivityDate="2020-07-27T18:51:30.270" Title="Why wasn't Hama still controlling Katara?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T04:56:28.103" Score="7" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the guy with the Metal Arm and Leg AKA Sparky Sparky Boom Man or Combustionman firebends we see something shoot out from his forehead when he's tattoo is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;during the episode &lt;em&gt;The Runaway&lt;/em&gt; when Team Avatar is escaping Toph throws a boulder at him which he destroys but a fragment of it hits his tattoo causing him pain and when he goes to shoot again it seems to miss-fire. Sokka also seems to comment that he is firebending with his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what exactly is Combustionman's Tatto because it seems to be the source of his bending but no other Bender uses a tattoo to allow bending beyond their arms and legs (like Boomi using his face of Toph tilting her head to fix a game)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T17:19:57.253" Title="What exactly is Combustionman's Tattoo?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27257" CreationDate="2016-04-01T05:52:58.697" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several of them are actually explained in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Beyond_the_Boundary_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of Kyoukai no Kanata episodes&lt;/a&gt; that the OP links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mirai's blood sword is carmine in color, hence &quot;Carmine&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The defeated youmu drops an ultramarine stone, hence &quot;Ultramarine&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Hollow Shadow causes the moon to glow purple, hence &quot;Purple Moonlight&quot;. (This is also an artistic touch we see throughout the series.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mitsuki set up chartreuse lanterns in her room as a child when she couldn't go to the festival, hence &quot;Chartreuse Light&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mitsuki gets splashed with pink liquid that imparts a horrible stench to her, hence &quot;Shocking Pink&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;White World&quot; takes place partially in a snowy world inside Kyoukai no Kanata where Mirai battles it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &quot;Black World&quot;, a black sphere appears above the city and sucks up all the youmu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Close inspection of the episodes might reveal more such references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KyoAni did a similar trick with musically themed episode names in Kanon (e.g. Berceuse of a Baby Fox, A Dangerous Trio, Lieder Ohne Worte of an Elder and Younger Sister; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kanon_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;see more&lt;/a&gt;). While the general music theme comes from the title of the series (which is related to the musical term &lt;em&gt;canon&lt;/em&gt;, as in &quot;Pachelbel's Canon&quot;, for instance), the individual titles don't have much to do with their episodes beyond the occasional shallow parallel (e.g. &quot;A Dangerous Trio&quot; focuses on the trio of Yuuichi, Mai, and Sayuri).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T05:52:58.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13453" CreationDate="2016-04-01T06:17:39.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;One reason there was never a dub for Skip Beat is the industry at the time truly believed only magical girl shoujo made money. Even now (2016) when some companies are adding more shoujo titles to their catalogs, they are still more hesitant to invest in shoujo at the same rate they invest in shounen, and the titles to appeal to girls/women licensed lean towards reverse harem, its cousin the newer bishounen subgenre, and yaoi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good news, though. More companies are crowdfunding left-behind licenses, and Pied Piper, the company that rescued and released Time of Eve, is running a Kickstarter for a North American release of Skip Beat. The disc will have the original Japanese audio, with improved subtitles, and a new English dub. The campaign ends April 16, 2016. &lt;a href=&quot;http://kck.st/1RooUS7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kck.st/1RooUS7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23135" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T06:17:39.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31052" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36870" CreationDate="2016-04-01T07:24:40.067" Score="2" ViewCount="1849" Body="&lt;p&gt;If so, then what would be the opposite of Honey Senpai's character? Like between the ages of 40 years an up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read it one time when I was looking at Japanese Shoujo Manga, but I do remember encountering it on the site Manga Here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23041" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T08:56:29.390" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T07:01:35.387" Title="Is Honey Senpai a Shota?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;ouran-high-school-host-club&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T08:26:30.133" Score="1" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been searching in different websites but I could only find the short version of kouhaichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18723" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T14:02:43.963" Title="When is the full version (4 mins) ending song of the anime god eater releasing?" Tags="&lt;god-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29307" CreationDate="2016-04-01T09:12:45.527" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you go to the Studio Ghibli Museum you can see a couple of films that Hayao Miyazaki made exclusively for the museum itself. He also sometimes stops by and is a gentle and well spoken man. My friend met him once when he was vacationing there with his wife, so if I ever get the chance I would love to go there myself! ♥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23041" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T09:12:45.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29243" CreationDate="2016-04-01T09:32:46.287" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/kotoura-san/episode-1-kotoura-san-and-manabe-kun-617183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kotoura-san&lt;/a&gt; is like this as well. It starts off showing you a type of introduction. From my point of view I feel that animes do this in order to tell a story more thoroughly without the spoilers that most openings usually show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That way you aren't introduced to certain characters too early and you gain a better understanding of what the anime is really about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus by doing this one is able to fully appreciate what the anime is trying to express, while at the same time building suspense as well as creating more depth and appreciation to the overall series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I value animes that truly put in the extra mile instead of taking up too much time with an opening theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23041" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T06:16:30.367" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T06:16:30.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T11:28:50.647" Score="3" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;On occasion during the series there are times where we see Yui, Ui, Nodoka, Ritsu and Mio as children such as when Mio was remember when Ritsu was giving her confidence to speak infront of the class (where Ritsu pretends to be a Pineapple) or when Yui was drawing and offered Nodoka the Red Crayon she had....before thinking about eating it herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering how long ago these flashbacks occurred?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T01:04:12.130" Title="How long ago were the flashbacks?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31057" CreationDate="2016-04-01T13:23:43.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are the 2 scenes you probably mentioning in your question.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gaVRP.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) You can re-watch episode 8 of K-On!!, roughly at &lt;strong&gt;07:20&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nodoka&lt;/em&gt; answers &lt;em&gt;Mio&lt;/em&gt; that she first met &lt;em&gt;Yui&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;kindergarten&lt;/strong&gt;. (Approx. 12 years ago)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) In the same episode, at &lt;strong&gt;12:38&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ritsu&lt;/em&gt; relate her first impression about &lt;em&gt;Mio&lt;/em&gt; back in &lt;strong&gt;elementary school&lt;/strong&gt;. (Approx. 8 years ago)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) The actual year is not confirmed yet, maybe plus minus a year or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T13:23:43.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31061" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T13:51:18.103" Score="2" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Color consitency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gelel Life Energy has the same colour with pure Kaguya 10 Tail chakra as seen in Ninja Storm 4 used by Obito, Kakashi, and Princess Kaguya herself. Tenseigan Mode Chakra Color is also related to Princess's chakra color and Kishimoto is very consistent with colours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Hidden pattern&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Galel Stone pattern resembles 10 Tails of Princess Kaguya 10 Tail Rabbit form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gBeH1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gBeH1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="23139" LastEditDate="2016-04-03T10:29:13.647" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T10:29:13.647" Title="Is Gelel Stone related to Kaguya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31054" CreationDate="2016-04-01T14:02:43.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Full anime ED, OP and Soundtracks is always first come in &lt;strong&gt;Bonus CD inside Blu-ray Collector Edition&lt;/strong&gt;. So, if you want a full version of ending song for example, you need to wait for the release of the Blu-rays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;God Eater&lt;/em&gt; just finished airing recently, I don't know the Bonus CD will be packed inside which volume of the Blu-ray. An anime with 13 episodes like &lt;em&gt;God Eater&lt;/em&gt; is usually sold separately with 7 volumes, while Vol. 6 is released just a week ago, Vol. 7 will be released on &lt;em&gt;April 21th&lt;/em&gt;. Maybe a week or so after the release of all volumes, some websites might provide contents in the Bonus CD on their site, not sure whether it's legit or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T14:02:43.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31134" CreationDate="2016-04-01T14:42:55.383" Score="17" ViewCount="6166" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do people not directly exposed to anime tend to think of it as weird porn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would not be the first time I tell somebody who is not really into anime that I watch it and get questioned as to why I watch animated pornography. Until the point I confront them with the fact that Dragon Ball and Pokémon are also animes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also does not seem to be a Western culture thing, as several people I know in India, America, Russia also tend to respond in the same way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a specific reason as to why this stereotyping came to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2019-01-11T10:38:56.777" LastActivityDate="2019-10-16T02:05:26.767" Title="Why do people tend to think anime is weird porno?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31067" CreationDate="2016-04-01T14:54:08.570" Score="5" ViewCount="14430" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like my question is asking, are they marrying their own cousin? I'm wondering this because I remember Obito telling Naruto that Sasuke was his relative in volume 71 chapter 683: I Dreamt the Same Dream. I also remember Madara saying the same thing to Sasuke and Obito, which got my attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to what I've read in the manga they are saying their blood is all connected which, therefore, makes them all relative? So if they are relatives that make them cousins or something like that? If they do end up being cousins, are they marrying their own cousin? Isn't that kind of disturbing to them or am I wrong and in the Uchiha there are still different family members but have the same last name, which makes them all &quot;relatives&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2020-12-08T18:36:09.023" Title="When an Uchiha member is going to get married with another Uchiha member, are they marrying their cousin?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31064" CreationDate="2016-04-01T15:30:06.983" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are. They probably know it. And they aren't that closely related, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It had often been the case, historically, in noble and especially royal families to marry within the family (often to fairly close relatives) - either because marriage to a lower class was too low in status and there just wasn't much of the higher class, or simply to keep the money in the family. (A particularly silly example is the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It even happened in non-noble families too; somewhat famously, the maiden name of Franklin Roosevelt's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, was also Roosevelt (she was Theodore Roosevelt's daughter), though their common ancestor was six generations away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the Uchiha clan, it actually makes sense - they want to maximize the chance of their bloodline manifesting in the progeny. And given how large the clan is (or, at least, how large it was before Itachi wrecked it all up), chances are that, in many cases, there are quite a few generations to the nearest common ancestor.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I suspect that the Uchiha elders actually did try to make sure not to marry especially close relatives, to minimize inbreeding problems; given how crazy many of the Uchiha members ended up being... for all we know, they still failed, and the last few Uchihas did suffer from inbreeding in their ancestry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23140" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T15:30:06.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31068" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31075" CreationDate="2016-04-01T15:42:43.283" Score="6" ViewCount="1620" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've watched &lt;em&gt;FMA: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; (in quite a rush), and I can't seem to find an answer to whether Trisha Elric knew about Hohenheim's immortality and his past. Had he revealed it to her? Or was she aware of it somehow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T16:30:42.347" Title="Did Trisha Elric know about Hohenheim's condition?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31064" CreationDate="2016-04-01T15:44:03.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a way, but not necessarily. All 3 of them, Obito, Madara, and Sasuke, Are Uchiha after all, so they are somewhat closely related, but that does not mean their parents or grandparents were the same people. It only means that when you go way back they have some lineage to Indra, but that was dozens of generations earlier. It is entirely possible for Indras kids to spread out enough that you could have groups of families whos only connection between them and any other uchiha is Indra. They probably did also sometimes marry outside of the Uchiha which would help diversify the gene pool. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Really though, so long as you avoid your siblings and your Cousins, the problem of inbreeding is nearly nonexistent anyway. Based on what was shown, the clan was probably a few hundred strong before the massacre, so there would most likely be plenty of uchiha to choose from without inbreeding being a real problem. Certainly it would occasionally happen, but When it comes to those 3 specifically, there is likely no major relation. Madara might be a great great uncle to them, and Obito and Sasuke might be direct cousins, but that is the closest we can speculate considering we know Obitos parents are not Sasukes, but not the relationship between either set of parents, And Madara and his brothers had no known children, ending his direct family bloodline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T15:44:03.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31044" CreationDate="2016-04-01T15:47:33.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Combustion_Man&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;semi-good source&lt;/a&gt; for Combustion Man. This is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Specialized_bending_techniques#Combustionbending&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;good source&lt;/a&gt; for special bending techniques in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It states that his tattoo is a focal point for him to trigger explosions by focusing his chi. Seeing as it's a unique use of bending, I wouldn't be surprised if he can only bend from that spot simply due to complexity and a necessity for accuracy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the idea of the &quot;third eye&quot; is taken from Hindu tradition. THe combustion bending tattoo's is located over this Chakra, with the tattoo being of the Eye of Shiva. &lt;a href=&quot;http://inkbender.tumblr.com/post/96158399494/p-li&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;P'Li's is a more wavy version&lt;/a&gt;, which may be related to her ability to bend the beam as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the bending are generally related to some kind of martial art, so if that doesn't answer your question, I'd be glad to do some additional research. Let me know!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, thanks to Ryan for the comment. It prompted the extra link and the tattoo design section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="22164" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T17:19:57.253" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T17:19:57.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31043" CreationDate="2016-04-01T15:50:50.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tl;dr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Katara understood the technique, Hama would have to overpower her to control her. Others who don't know the technique, they're easy puppets. Hama just wanted to force Katara to bloodbend regardless of how she accomplishes it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine it is a battle of focus and skill. It is much harder to combat someone who has similar abilities because they can nullify it. Aang can water bend but isn't a master like Katara, nor does he know about bloodbending. So controlling him and Sokka, a non-bender, is easier than controlling Katara. And when you throw actual combat in, it should be even harder to keep full control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also have to take into account power level. Katara is young, Hama is not. Even if they are both knowledgeable, Katara has a general advantage. Hama can only bloodbend when the full moon is out and has to draw power from it. Once Katara decides to draw power from the moon as well, Hama is no longer able to control her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sokka doesn't draw power from the moon. Aang may, but it's likely not as influential as Katara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Since it people need more proof that Katara couldn't be overpowered, here's a quote from the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You're not the only one who draws power from the moon! [Assumes a&#xA;  fighting stance.] My bending is more powerful than yours, Hama. Your&#xA;  technique is useless on me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Katara understands the technique and can overpower Hama. So Hama can't bloodbend her, but can still target others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="22164" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T15:55:49.793" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T15:55:49.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31076" CreationDate="2016-04-01T16:13:46.603" Score="2" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed references to TV shows like &lt;code&gt;Dr.Who&lt;/code&gt; in the Dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also to other references to other anime like &lt;code&gt;The mail which leapt through time&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know all known references to other works of fiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="14070" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T02:26:14.147" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T02:26:14.147" Title="References to other Anime, TV shows, movies and fictional works on Steins;Gate" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-04-01T20:59:00.893" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T16:14:21.837" Score="13" ViewCount="1815" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because of God Eater, I got to know that the episodes in the Blu-ray often differ from the episodes recorded on TV. As the Blu-ray is being released after the series has been completed, the producers often modify the animation of certain scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/NeGbJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s an example where you're able to see these modifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But are there any legal streaming sites that sometimes or commonly replace the TV version of an anime with the improved Blu-ray version once the latter one becomes available? How does especially Netflix, who's recently been publishing a lot of older animes (that are not currently airing on TV), handle this? Does it just publish the Blu-ray version or does Netflix stick with the TV version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2020-07-03T08:50:14.390" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T13:05:50.367" Title="Do the Blu-ray episodes replace the TV episodes on the Internet once they've been released?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31068" CreationDate="2016-04-01T16:30:39.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, I don't think it was shown that Hohenhiem had told her about it, however, I think it was implied. Every time he would leave their home to go on his quests, she seemed to know where and why he was leaving and completely understood his situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23143" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T16:30:39.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31068" CreationDate="2016-04-01T16:30:42.347" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trisha certainly knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning few minutes of episode 36 &quot;Family Portrait&quot;, Hohenheim is speaking with Trisha.  He calls himself a monster, reminisces about all the things he has seen, how he never grows old, etc. and Trisha seems to understand what he is talking about.  Then Trisha arranges to have their family picture taken so they can remember them all together before she and the boys grow old.  She also comments to Hohenheim that he isn't a monster, obviously knowing why he called himself that.  Finally, Hohenheim prepares to leave his family and is about to walk out the door and Trisha asks if she should wake the boys.  Hohenheim responds with a no, telling her he didn't want them to know about his body.  So Trisha obviously knew what was going on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T16:30:42.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31072" CreationDate="2016-04-01T16:30:59.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dr.Who Reference by Kurisu Makise (牧瀬 紅莉栖) in the Dubbed version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makise Kurisu: Safe to say String theory doesn't jive with the notion of bouncing around through time in a blue police box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The past-altering D-mail is shortened from &quot;Delorean Mail&quot;. Delorean is the name of the time-travelling car from the Back to the Future series. The series is mentioned by Kurisu Makise and Itaru Hashida in the game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Various Nordic mythological terms were used as &quot;operation names&quot; by Rintarou Okabe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T21:00:00.107" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T21:00:00.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T17:58:27.813" Score="6" ViewCount="17647" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that Aizen kidnapped Orihime but I don't remember if it was explained well why this happened. I have several hypothesis but not sure if they are true:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was it that the Hogyoku didn't work until Orihime cured it some how? Was there such a scene in Bleach that gives evidence to this? Why wouldn't the Hohyoku work? Wasn't Aizen already giving more power to his hollows even before Orihime? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is that why Aizen needed her or was it something else? To Maybe torture her to distract the Shinigami and Ichigo? But it seems that at this point he didn't really thought Ichigo mattered so it doesn't seem convincing. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or did he use her to heal his Espadas? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or did he do that to lure the Shinigami and trap them to Hueco Mundo?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there maybe another reason? Or are there multiple reasons combined? Aizen was smart so I am sure he had a reason to kidnap Orihime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3269" LastEditorUserId="23085" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T18:25:32.573" LastActivityDate="2020-05-28T10:03:55.963" Title="Why did Aizen kidnap Orihime in Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31064" CreationDate="2016-04-01T18:07:59.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically yes, but not really anymore than if two British people with the surname &quot;Smith&quot; got married. They were a clan (and likely a large one) so as long as they avoided marriages with anyone more closely related than a third cousin, they shouldn't have had to worry too much about inbreeding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23146" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T18:07:59.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20557" CreationDate="2016-04-01T21:30:21.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Shiro is not the Red Man. I have many reasons why. In one of the episodes where Shiro was fighting the old man, you can see the man has branch of sin like the Red Man, and which you can see he gets the blood from his chest. If you look closely, you can see an empty hole there, the hole is the shape of a crystal but the crystal is missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a theory: you don't see a crystal because he's the Red Man. In an episode before them fighting, you can hear the person in control of all of that say that the Red Man was their secret weapon and they weren't ready to use him. In the end of the episode, you can see a little bit of the Red Man. The old man has been there for years, you can tell. He is as good as the Red Man. He has no crystal because he put it inside of Ganta. I will be posting pictures for evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have another theory: at the same time I think that Shiro is the Red Man. I think she did all that and got him to Deadman Wonderland so he could be her ace man, so she could be his hero. In the flashback, you see she breaks Ganta's ace man toy, so I think she did all that so she could make up for it by saving him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23149" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:06:35.923" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:06:35.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31083" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31100" CreationDate="2016-04-02T01:18:01.220" Score="24" ViewCount="12546" Body="&lt;p&gt;The squinting face that anime characters make can express a range of expressions. Here are two examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/exClE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/exClE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;From this alone we might be inclined to call it the &quot;cute crying face.&quot; However, consider the next picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qRAfT.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qRAfT.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character (Rokka from Shoujou Yokai) still uses the same face, but does not display sadness. For context, the character was being used as a weapon to punch a villain in the manga and was happy to be able to defeat the villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From sadness to happiness to frustration, it cannot be pinpointed to one particular emotion. They do have cuteness in common, although it's not always used to emphasize cuteness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this face called exactly? Does it even have a name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T22:43:35.697" LastActivityDate="2019-10-12T18:01:33.090" Title="What are the squinting faces (&gt;_&lt;, &gt;o&lt;, &gt;△&lt;, etc.) called?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31083" CreationDate="2016-04-02T01:59:38.747" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know of a particular name for  &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt;, but if we take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%94%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97#Unicode.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E9.A1.94.E6.96.87.E5.AD.97.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E9.8C.B2&quot;&gt;emoticon Unicode block&lt;/a&gt; we can see the following emoticons with &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt; for eyes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;    U+1F606    SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES&#xA;    U+1F61D    FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES&#xA;    U+1F623    PERSEVERING FACE&#xA;    U+1F62B    TIRED FACE&#xA;    U+1F627    ANGUISHED FACE&#xA;    U+1F62C    GRIMACING FACE&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I checked these on Chrome and Firefox, but note that not all of them are always drawn with &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt; for eyes. For example, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%9F%98%A7&quot;&gt;last&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%9F%98%AC&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt; are drawn with round eyes  for the Twitter emoji project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, we can gather that at least the &lt;em&gt;Unicode&lt;/em&gt; name for &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt; eyes is &quot;tightly closed eyes&quot;, although &quot;persevering face&quot; is also pretty appropriate for some situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Side note: reverse image searching the first screenshot causes Google to suggest &quot;anime sad face&quot;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13542" LastEditorUserId="13542" LastEditDate="2016-04-02T02:05:29.543" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T02:05:29.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-02T03:36:14.537" Score="2" ViewCount="1988" Body="&lt;p&gt;So a couple of days ago I was, as usual, on random websites and, for some reason, ended up in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt; on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bijuu&lt;/a&gt; page. I scanned through the page, not really reading anything on there, as I scrolled down. I ended up at the trivia part of the page, which made me start reading. One particular part got my attention, which said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While most of the tailed beasts have conventional tails, Chōmei and Gyūki differ; Chōmei has one regular tail and six wings that make up its seven tails, while Gyūki has eight cephalopod limbs that serve as tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we know that Chōmei has one tail and six wings and Gyūki has eight cephalopod limbs that, I guess, count as tails, for some reason. So if Chōmei and Gyūki don't really have all 7 or 8 conventional tails (as in not all are actually tails) why do they call them &quot;Tailed Beasts&quot;? Or do people just confuse the wings and cephalopod limbs for tails? Or are people just, normally, counting the others, which have all tails, and then mistake the wings and cephalopod limbs for tails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T12:28:01.157" Title="Why do people call the Bijuu &quot;tailed beasts&quot; if not all of them have tails?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31199" CreationDate="2016-04-02T04:39:02.073" Score="0" ViewCount="2832" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Mio falls under an aphrodisiac curse by Maria using the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Reversed&lt;/em&gt;&quot; Master-Servant Pact which is triggered by the servant's &lt;strong&gt;Distrust&lt;/strong&gt; to his/her Master&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Testament_of_Sister_New_Devil_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Episode Five&lt;/a&gt; of the anime, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Following Yahiro's defeat, Basara wakes up with Maria lying on top of him while seducing him, encountering Mio naked in the bathroom while getting caught in an awkward position, Yuki offering herself to bathe with Basara, and Mio yet again falling into a pleasure-driven curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the scene Basara lift Mio and said going to her room. The scene then is cut (eventhough its uncersored version) the nezxt thing they are eating at a restaurant. so what happened in between these scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22475" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-04-02T04:40:45.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:10:56.957" Title="What Did Basara Do to Mio to relieve the curse?" Tags="&lt;shinmai-mao-no-testament&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31092" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31093" CreationDate="2016-04-02T06:29:44.923" Score="2" ViewCount="497" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading a scanlation of the &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; manga and noticed that Toji &lt;em&gt;consistently&lt;/em&gt; uses a lot of &quot;informal&quot;-sounding speech. I chalked this up to poor translation quality &amp;mdash; I tend to find this sort of thing distracting &amp;mdash; but when I read a licensed translation to English, I saw similar language. For example, from ch. 20: &quot;Ikari! Yer not allowed ta look!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Asuka accidentally provokes someone at the arcade. Someone, possibly Suzuhara, tells Toji to talk to the angered man because both have the same &quot;accent&quot;. Thus, it seems unlikely that Toji's language is similar to, for example, Shinji's, when he asks Toji &quot;Whadda mean?&quot; after being asked about his exchange with Rei in the same chapter. In other words, it does not sound like Toji's habits fall within the &quot;normal&quot; bounds of variation in how people are supposed to talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this &quot;accent&quot;? What is Toji's language supposed to correspond to in the Japanese original?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T06:46:23.510" Title="What is Toji's &quot;accent&quot;?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31092" CreationDate="2016-04-02T06:46:23.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Vm_uiWkjUZIJ:www.animenation.net/blog/2001/12/13/ask-john-whats-the-significance-of-the-osaka-accent/+&amp;amp;cd=14&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this quite old Ask John column&lt;/a&gt; (or the Google cache of it, since the original page seems to have gone offline), Touji's accent in Japanese is Osaka-ben. &lt;a href=&quot;http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/T%C5%8Dji_Suzuhara#Manga_adaptation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eva wiki&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheIdiotFromOsaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt; corroborate this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case the cache of the Ask John page disappears, here's a screenshot of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9uZob.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9uZob.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see in the second paragraph that Touji is listed as a character who speaks with an Osaka accent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki, the accent Touji speaks with in the English manga was supposed to be a New York/Brooklyn accent, which was also used to translate Osaka's accent in the Azumanga Daioh manga. In Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai and many other shows, a Texas or Southern accent was used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T06:46:23.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31078" CreationDate="2016-04-02T07:51:33.123" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer lies in Ichigo's existence. At the end of the battle between Aizen and Ichigo, Ichigo noted that Aizen's sword is filled with loneliness. Before Ichigo, there was no one of the same level of spiritual pressure as Aizen. This is proved in the conversation between Ichigo and his father, Kurosaki Isshin, on episode 301 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Isshin: Let's go (after Aizen)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Ichigo: Don't you feel it? There's no way we can fight such monstrous spiritual pressure.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Isshin: As I thought, you really can comprehend his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That wasn't the exact words but is pretty much what they said in that episode. And previously during the battle between Aizen vs Isshin, Yoruichi, and Urahara, Ishin said that when he slashed Aizen, he didn't feel anything. Aizen felt so empty. This is because Aizen's power is far above Isshin, that Isshin can no longer comprehend (Isshin also mentioned this to Urahara after he unleashed Getsuga Tensho towards Aizen). This is later proven by Aizen when he made a normal human vanish just by being near him without the man actually understand that going closer to Aizen will kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Aizen kidnap Orihime? The main reason is once again, Ichigo. Deep down, Aizen believed that Ichigo can reach his level. And to encourage Ichigo's growth, Aizen kidnapped Orihime so that Ichigo would feel the urgency of getting stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other, less significant (from Aizen's point of view) reason is Orihime's ability, Shunshun Rikka, which can negates reality. Aizen was curious about it when he saw Orihime used it to restore wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Ichigo saying Aizen's sword is filled with loneliness, it was mentioned in episode 310 at 8:30-10:30 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Yamamoto, he certainly was regarded as the most powerful Shinigami, but Aizen doesn't seems like seeing him as his equal. This is my own guess though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T05:40:44.670" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T05:40:44.670" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-02T08:08:23.543" Score="-1" ViewCount="2152" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime features him only having a son but how did that come to happen? Him being a superhuman and all, he probably wouldn't settle down for a normal girl, or would he? What is the story there? Did he ever get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11078" LastActivityDate="2020-12-09T18:36:58.227" Title="Who is Gakuhō Asano wife? What is their story?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31086" CreationDate="2016-04-02T09:00:45.217" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2XFsp.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2XFsp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gyūki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWpDa.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWpDa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chōmei&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see in both of these pictures, the tails originate from the lower back of the beasts, where normally the tail would originate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Gyūki, the limbs should be on the front or below the body to be considered limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Chōmei, the wings need to be higher up, up from the centroid, or the head would be below the rest of the body while using the wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links to the original images:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/1/18/HachibiManga.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140731180030&quot;&gt;Gyūki&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/narutofanon/images/7/7a/Gappei_Full_Seven_Tails_Form.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130819014909&quot;&gt;Chōmei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T09:00:45.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31083" CreationDate="2016-04-02T10:40:20.710" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the media/anime-verse, they do not have any specific name for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eyes themselves form a part of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WingdingEyes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wingding Eyes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For animated characters, the eyes are the windows to the soul—literally. So literally, that their eyes become their innermost thoughts projected in very clear symbols for all to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the common ones mentioned include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;X or +: Dead or knocked out. Comical depictions of corpses or ghosts will have their tongues sticking out as well as this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spirals: Dazed, confused, terrified, dizzy, or knocked out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stars: Excitement, determination and dreaming of fame and fortune&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the real world, these &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;△&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt; are a part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaomoji.ru/en/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaomoji&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaomoji (顔文字) is a popular Japanese emoticon style made up of Japanese characters and grammar punctuations, and are used to express emotion in texting and cyber communication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on the site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese emoticons are extremely diverse. Some of Internet sources state the number of 10000 but, in fact, there are much more of them. Such diversity may be explained by at least two factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlike Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, which are usually written in single-byte character sets, Japanese writing requires a minimum of double-byte sets with a wider scope of characters;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaomoji can express not only individual emotions, but also complex actions, objects, and even whole stories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;△&amp;lt;&lt;/code&gt; and other expressions can be interpreted in different ways in the anime, depending on the scene being depicted, the character, the Wingding Eyes and their combination with the expression put on the characters' face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most common uses in anime are to depict:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excitement&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Embarrassment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frustration&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jealousy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pain (or to brace yourself against an incoming impact)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T23:25:13.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31119" CreationDate="2016-04-02T16:14:06.033" Score="4" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a fan of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okitegami_Ky%C5%8Dko_no_Bib%C5%8Droku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;掟上今日子の備忘録&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku&lt;/em&gt;, or &quot;The Memorandum of Okitegami Kyouko&quot;), I found the following promotional videos online:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy_Im1FAeXQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Okitegami Kyouko x Monogatari series, collab CM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYXusSjThKk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Okitegami Kyouko x Monogatari series, second collab CM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part I found intriguing with both of these CMs was that Kyouko is animated at the end of these commericals, even though (as of writing) there is no plan for an animated version of the series. The animation is credited to Shaft, which is unsurprising since Shaft is responsible for animating the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogatari_(series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Monogatari series&lt;/a&gt; by the same author. However, the CM stands out in comparison to others like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNXrtMot7hU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this other Kyouko one&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4mtQ8VwUkk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Date A Live one&lt;/a&gt; (from before Date A Live was adapted into an anime), which feature mostly static images and effects rather than animated characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is this: is it common for light novels to have an animated commercial (especially with original animation created just for the commercial) despite not having plans to adapt the novel into an anime in the near future? Or, at the very least, have there been other instances of this in the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13542" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-03T00:37:46.410" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T00:37:46.410" Title="Is it common for light novels to have animated commercials?" Tags="&lt;light-novel-production&gt;&lt;promotional-videos&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31083" CreationDate="2016-04-02T16:35:11.193" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it would be more correct to call &lt;strong&gt;&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;/strong&gt; wincing or bracing, based on our real world expressions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cIiZpm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cIiZpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wince&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's usually a face you would make if you are bracing yourself for something bad, trying to hold back some pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd argue that the first face is more like &lt;strong&gt;&amp;gt;△&amp;lt;&lt;/strong&gt; which is slightly different. This is more of a complaining/moaning face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XbEOxm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XbEOxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The subtle difference is that the former is bracing for something unpleasant, the latter is complaining about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other related emoticons for different expressions, such as feeling shifty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;gt;_&amp;gt; &amp;lt;_&amp;lt; &amp;gt;_&amp;gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;elated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;^_^&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or restful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;v_v&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as well as combinations of other eyes and mouths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;^_~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T19:42:14.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4498" CreationDate="2016-04-02T16:43:02.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;TLDR: The Uchiha Clan were distrusted by the village leadership and were ordered to not engage the Nine-Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Shinden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Itachi Shinden&lt;/a&gt;, the Uchiha Clan (which was the Konoha police force during the Nine-Tails' attack) were ordered by the village leadership (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konoha_Council&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konoha Council&lt;/a&gt;) to protect the civilians in the village and not engage the Nine-Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uchiha Clan members believe that this was because they are distrusted by the village leadership. They also feel that they are being suspected to be what actually caused the Nine-Tails incident. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, after the Nine-Tails' attack, the Konoha Police headquarters (which sustained heavy damage) and the Uchiha Clan houses were ordered moved to the outskirts of the village, too far from the village center, despite Fugaku Uchiha's protest. (Fugaku is the head of the Uchiha Clan, and Itachi and Sasuke's father.) The location also can be easily spied upon from several vantage points as noticed by Fugaku, adding to feelings of distrust between the Uchiha Clan and the Konoha Council, culminating at the Uchiha Clan massacre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="310" LastEditorUserId="310" LastEditDate="2016-04-02T17:48:04.787" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T17:48:04.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31087" CreationDate="2016-04-02T16:43:53.943" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, from my close observations, Basara fondled her breasts to give her some sort of &quot;pleasure&quot; so that the curse will stop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23172" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T16:43:53.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30496" CreationDate="2016-04-02T16:57:14.347" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well , Naruto can breathe on moon because it is anime logic.&#xA;The creators doesn't want to complicate the situation too much and probably thought that they could just leave out the part where humans can't breathe on the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, we call this anime logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23172" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T16:57:14.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30340" CreationDate="2016-04-02T17:01:53.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is an Uzumaki Bloodline.&#xA;He has the characteristics of an Uzumaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Red hair is what distinguishes them from the rest of the clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uzumaki Naruto is different because his hair us a combination of yellow and red hair ( Minato x Kushina ) = Orangy - Yellow .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23172" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T17:01:53.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31123" CreationDate="2016-04-02T17:12:15.340" Score="2" ViewCount="2568" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far my impression of Saitama is him holding back his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when the &quot;Strongest&quot; Alien in the universe attacked him, he easily finished him with NORMAL punches. He hasn't unleash his full power and I'd like to know why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23172" LastActivityDate="2021-04-23T06:11:03.070" Title="Why Saitama doesn't want to unleash his full power?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-02T17:46:32.130" Score="9" ViewCount="14763" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though manga has lots of different art styles we still have an idea that certain styles are &quot;manga style&quot; and other ones aren't. What is it about an art style that lets us know it's manga style? What elements reappear across many manga? What distinguishes our idea of manga style from our idea of Western comics style? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZqLhM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZqLhM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23173" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T03:58:55.427" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T03:57:32.470" Title="What defines the art-style of Japanese manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="15" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-02T18:09:05.363" Score="3" ViewCount="568" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've started watching &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; and I'm a bit confused on an aspect of Shinigami. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 12:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gelus dies because he killed the would-be murderer of Misa Amane. By doing this he extended the life of Misa for which he disappeared into glitter as they aren't allow to extend lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a Shinigami killed a person at random who was planning to murder a person the next day, he would be extending the life of the victim the murderer was planning to kill. Would the Shinigami die in this scenario?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23175" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-03T01:12:10.063" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T16:26:53.607" Title="Does a Shinigami still die if they extend a human life without knowing it?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6134" CreationDate="2016-04-02T22:33:31.967" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara is a sensory type. He can feel a person's chakra from a continent away even before sage mode. The second was able to tell Karin's clan not only by her red hair but also by her chakra type. So Madara being a sensory type, once revived, came to his own conclusion of why he couldn't sense his clan's energy/chakra and like most of the time was right about their untimely demise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20532" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-02T23:46:28.200" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T23:46:28.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31105" CreationDate="2016-04-03T00:35:43.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say that it's &lt;em&gt;common&lt;/em&gt;, but it does happen. Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musaigen no Phantom World&lt;/em&gt; had &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKLB_f-rsiQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a PV&lt;/a&gt; in Jan 2014, which preceded &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-14/kyoto-animation-myriad-colors-phantom-world-novel-gets-anime/.91673&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the announcement of its anime&lt;/a&gt; in Aug 2015. Likewise, &lt;em&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/em&gt; had &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LdyN0wgaDQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a PV&lt;/a&gt; some time in 2012, prior to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-03/kyoto-animation/kyokai-no-kanata-anime-is-in-the-works&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the announcement of its anime&lt;/a&gt; in Apr 2013. I think the same thing happened with &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;High Speed!&lt;/em&gt;. However, all of these are published by Kyoto Animation's in-house publishing division (KA Esma Bunko), so they may well have had not-yet-publicized plans for these works by the time they put the PVs out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Heavy Object&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Intellectual Village no Zashiki Warashi&lt;/em&gt;, and some other Kamachi LNs showed up in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ZCp7FnD3w&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Sep 2014 PV of Kamachi's various works&lt;/a&gt; (the best known of which is, of course, &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt;). Of the non-&lt;em&gt;Index&lt;/em&gt; works, only &lt;em&gt;Heavy Object&lt;/em&gt; has been animated, and it was not &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-05/heavy-object-light-novels-by-a-certain-magical-index-kamachi-get-tv-anime/.79574&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;announced until a month later&lt;/a&gt; (though, again, it was presumably in planning at the time).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after a fair bit of searching, I didn't turn up any other properly-animated PVs (rather than just videos with static images wooshing around the screen). I find this unsurprising: for a properly-animated PV, you need a proper animation studio, and without a pre-existing relationship with a studio to produce material for the franchise in question, a PV is probably unlikely to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why do these few examples even exist in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case of Kyoto Animation is unusual, in that they have a light novel publishing house as a subsidiary (or something; I'm not sure what the exact business relationship is). Naturally, this provides KA Esma Bunko with ready access to an animation studio. As far as I know, KyoAni is the only animation studio with this kind of very tight-knit relationship with a light novel publisher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the other two cases - &lt;em&gt;Okitegami Kyouko&lt;/em&gt; and the various Kamachi things - the animation studio connection comes through the studios in question (Shaft and J.C.Staff) having already animated other cash cows by the same authors (&lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Index&lt;/em&gt;, respectively). There aren't very many other authors in the same position (existing animated cash cow + high productivity on other light novel series); the only one who comes to mind off the top of my head is Narita Ryohgo (&lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt;), and I didn't find any PVs for any of his other stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T00:35:43.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31115" CreationDate="2016-04-03T01:11:08.750" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the god of death is using the death note was killing at random, it would not result in the god of death dying. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rule XVII&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the god of death decides to use the Death Note to kill the assassin of an individual he favors, the individual's life will be extended, but the god of death will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RMvl3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RMvl3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Death Note Rule: XVII&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The killing will only result in the god of death dying if they kill someone who is going to kill an individual the god of death &lt;strong&gt;favors&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-03T01:40:22.617" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T01:40:22.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31171" CreationDate="2016-04-03T01:20:48.387" Score="5" ViewCount="795" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have started reading &lt;em&gt;Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru&lt;/em&gt; manga, and there is this title &amp;quot;OB&amp;quot; for some kind of teacher or guardian, like I supposed to understand what it means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google Translate doesn't know it, googling &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;karate ob&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; goes to &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;obi&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, and I can't find any translator's note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eajoil.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page where the term occurs&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well... being an OB, I really didn't want to get involved in such trouble, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(bottom-left panel)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23180" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T21:20:43.140" Title="What's &quot;an OB&quot; in the Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru manga?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;karate-shoukoushi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31113" CreationDate="2016-04-03T03:44:45.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saitama wants to find an opponent worthy of his power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He commonly fights enemies, killing them with one-punch, hence the name. He has found that launching a full punch kills almost everything he face. There's no challenge in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, he is pulling his punches. There will be multiple times where he can easily destroy his opponent, but does not &quot;try&quot; until it has shown to be strong enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is a hero for fun.&lt;/strong&gt; Not to save people, but to enjoy the thrill and be himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've avoided spoilers the best I can, especially since I'm not sure how far you are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T03:44:45.457" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31097" CreationDate="2016-04-03T04:16:56.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell from reading the wikia for the show, they have no mentioned the mother yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is less of an answer and more of a &quot;there is no answer&quot; type thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I'm all for the idea of him having cloned himself into his son. That opens some very frightening possibilities and some interesting conclusions. Does he have more clones? If his son-clone turned out like that, then could the father actually be a good person that was changed by bad circumstances? I'd watch that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T04:16:56.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31129" CreationDate="2016-04-03T09:34:31.240" Score="8" ViewCount="3584" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did the Elric brothers set their house on fire? I mean they could have preserved their house for future use but they didn't. So why did they do this? Is there any main reason behind this which is mentioned in the FMA anime/manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-03T10:53:51.840" LastActivityDate="2018-05-03T19:11:33.023" Title="Why did the Elric brothers burn down their house?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31128" CreationDate="2016-04-03T10:18:19.233" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;They set fire to their house in chapter 24 of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eh0iU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eh0iU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture Frames from manga, &amp;quot;there is no turning back&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, after they set fire to their house Ed says, &quot;There is no turning back.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MSCcF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;stated in episode 11&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, which is when they set fire to their house in the anime, there is a similar statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edward:&lt;/strong&gt; There is no turning back for us now, huh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward reiterates this in Chapter 42:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Siid4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Siid4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga screencap Chapter 42&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim tries to convince Ed that he is lying, and that in reality they did it to run away from the mistakes of their past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hohenheim&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it for the sake of running away from the horrible images in one's mind brought on by it? Is it to erase the evidence of what oneself had done? . . . It is just like a kid who wet his bed at night and hid his sheets. You are running away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Hohenheim's interpretation may be the correct one, but Edward does not admit that he was running away to Hohenheim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T20:16:25.077" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T20:16:25.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31063" CreationDate="2016-04-03T17:24:29.873" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 90s, Anime (formerly called Japanimation in some magazines and sources) became the latest target of alarmist conservative media due to a set of OVAs titled &quot;Urotsukidōji&quot; or &quot;The Overfiend&quot; in many English translations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q12Xjm.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q12Xjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a 3 part series which contained masses of animated gore, demon tentacle rape, and horror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only was it offensive to much of the public, it had become very popular - not only amongst hard-core anime fans, but by normal television viewers also. 40,000 copies were sold in Britain - at a time when 500 people was the average attendance for an anime con there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having been leapt upon by the media, this of course only amplified its success for anime title would rarely leave their niche viewership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sensational journalism by its very nature is intended to elicit a response from the reader/viewer and talk spreads fast in local communities. When finding another &quot;Overfiend&quot;-contender, media outlets are able to remind viewers about the previous controversies - or even tangentially related events, such as a normal anime film release, may be tainted by a headstrong reporter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This anti-anime sentiment started to spring up in casual use, spreading further propoganda - whether intentional or not. For example, this quote from the British Board of Film Classification about anime :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan it seems, these films provide sex and violence for men, who watch them after work in male clubs where sexual favours are bought and sold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is clearly not true - a lot of the Western world did not think of anime as separate from hentai, and the hentai stories they had been exposed to were selected to be the worst examples. Even now you will see anime being used as an example of something immoral:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x3nFi.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x3nFi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mashable.com/2016/01/19/trump-supporters-anime-gop-strategist/#QtqpmNbqoGq3&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that anime is produced in the East played a significant factor also, in many people's eyes Eastern people were seen to be different, and weird. Even harmless children's titles such as Pokémon were affected with mass reports of children choking on pokéballs, having epileptic fits and the like. Other popular titles were pounced upon too, like Full Metal Alchemist's use of magic circles or the 'evilness' of the Death Note cast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o6tjNm.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o6tjNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;this looks pretty evil it must be banned&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other alarmist conservative media scares include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://disinfo.com/2014/03/mazes-monsters-charlatans-satan-suicide-short-history-satanic-panic/&quot;&gt;Dungeons &amp;amp; Dragons&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michaeljournal.org/potter.htm&quot;&gt;the Harry Potter books&lt;/a&gt; and many other niche areas of society - some of which embraced it and took advantage of the attention like death metal bands or ouija board manufacturers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There of course are hentai titles that are sketchy, which is where it all started from, and there is fanservice that targets pubescent teenagers, BUT what the media has made many people assume that anime is a &quot;genre&quot; of film and all titles are like this. However, anime is a &lt;strong&gt;medium&lt;/strong&gt; that can be about anything - and just like normal filmography - a medium can tell be used to tell the heart-warming story of a boy reunited with his father - or be used for less savoury topics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;TLDR:&lt;/strong&gt; Certain controversial titles + echo chamber = reputation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Schoolgirl Milky Crisis by Jonathan Clements&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/satanic-panic-pop-cultural-paranoia-in-the-1980s#/story&quot;&gt;SATANIC PANIC: POP-CULTURAL PARANOIA IN THE 1980s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T05:12:49.527" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T05:12:49.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31063" CreationDate="2016-04-03T19:21:49.693" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there are two main reasons for the &quot;anime&quot; is porn prejudice. The first that anime porn forms a fairly significant part of the anime market. The other is that fanservice in anime is more shocking and often more blatant than fanservice in western media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Porn is a significant part of the anime market today, and probably has an even bigger share of illegal downloads. For some people this is the only kind of of anime they'll watch, so it's easy for anyone to who knows (or is) such person to associate anime with porn, while on the other hand they may not see someone who obsessively watches shows like Naruto or Dragon Ball as an anime fan, as those shows are shown on TV along side other &quot;cartoons&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like with many of forms of new media, porn was an early pioneer in the anime market in the west. Before movies like Akira (not-porn) and Urotsukidouji (porn) were released in the west, anime was pretty much just a cheap source of children's TV programming. Outside a very small number of fans there was no reason to distinguish it as a genre separate from other cartoons. While a causal observer could dismiss a movie like Akira as just another cartoon, a movie Urotsukidouji was definitely something different. So this prejudice formed pretty early, and given relative popularity of movies like Urotsukidouji, was not entirely unfounded. In the 90's anime fandom was still growing and it wouldn't surprise me if a large majority of anime watched by adults back then was porn. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentai#Term&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia notes that (NSFW)&lt;/a&gt; &quot;At the beginning of 2000, 'hentai' was listed as the 41st most popular search term of the internet, while 'anime' ranked 99th&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While fanservice in anime doesn't come close to meeting the technical definition of pornography, it helps reinforce prejudices. More significantly it can help form them. Many people use the word porn to refer to anything vaguely titillating that they find reprehensible. While fanservice exists all over western media, TV shows and movies find all sorts of ways to include a woman in a bikini or have a man show off his six-pack, when that happens in animation its much more likely to be shocking to western viewers. When this happens its probable that only the fanservice scenes will leave an impression, and that they'll been seen as perverse or degenerate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't help that anime doesn't usually try to as hard to disguise it. While a police procedural might connect a murder to a sex club as an excuse to include scenes with semi-nude actors, and a daytime talk show might have a &quot;serious&quot; discussion on sexual issues during sweeps, anime fanservice tends to be a subtle as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unfortunately this leads people to associate the word &quot;anime&quot; with porn. Even today most people don't see the need to distinguish between children's cartoons made in Japan and those made in the west. They rarely see the middle ground between widely syndicated TV shows and anime porn, and when they do they often see fanservice that makes it easier to connect the it to the later rather than former. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="7861" LastEditDate="2019-01-11T19:11:33.560" LastActivityDate="2019-01-11T19:11:33.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31141" CreationDate="2016-04-03T20:04:37.117" Score="7" ViewCount="5812" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Edward could affix his brother's soul, why not his mother? Did it require seeing the 'truth' to do so? Does that mean the other empty armor suits (Barry) had another person who had seen the truth affix them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user23197" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-03T22:10:25.877" LastActivityDate="2019-12-22T05:33:28.583" Title="Why didn't Edward affix his mother's soul to the suit of armor?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31136" CreationDate="2016-04-03T20:48:38.293" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edward couldn't affix his mother's soul, because she was already long dead. It isn't made so obvious, but actually a few years pass between the mother's death, and then the boys training with Izumi, before they try and resurrect her. He was able to attach Al's soul to the armour because it was still present, in the body of the creature they tried to transmute. The mother's soul had long since departed, and couldn't be used in alchemy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the mother died of her illness, we can assume Ed never considered putting her soul into another object, and even if he did he wouldn't have known how, and probably would not have had the alchemical skill to do so anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T20:48:38.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-03T21:29:10.180" Score="4" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm curious as to why Cross Game is named so. The &amp;quot;cross&amp;quot; appears in the anime in various forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before the beginning of each episode, when the Tsukishima family advises the viewer to watch the anime in a well-lit room and from a distance, in the form of a cross between clover leaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;    &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PqqXd.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PqqXd.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the opening song's video, again in the form of a cross between clover leaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;    &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/o8YjwRz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/o8YjwRz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the advertisement interval of the episodes, much more prominently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;    &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/suERP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/suERP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, does it have special significance in relation to the plot/story of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-02-16T18:37:27.490" Title="Why is Cross Game named so? What is the significance of the title?" Tags="&lt;cross-game&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31142" CreationDate="2016-04-03T22:08:13.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know jack-all about &lt;em&gt;Cross Game&lt;/em&gt;, but I can tell you that the Japanese title (クロスゲーム &lt;em&gt;kurosu geemu&lt;/em&gt;) is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sports-rule.com/baseball/words/ku.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;baseball lingo for &quot;a close game&quot;&lt;/a&gt; in the sense of &quot;a game in which both teams are closely matched&quot;. Obviously, this sense of &lt;em&gt;kurosu geemu&lt;/em&gt; is borrowed from English &quot;close game&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When altered to fit Japanese phonotactic constraints, both &quot;close&quot; /kloʊs/ and &quot;cross&quot; /kɹɔs/ end up as クロス &lt;em&gt;kurosu&lt;/em&gt;. So, I guess, for whatever reason, Adachi seems to have chosen to make the English/romanized title &quot;Cross Game&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T22:08:13.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-03T22:43:22.943" Score="0" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth Greenhough-Smith is the daughter of Julian Smith (i.e. Loser) and Sophia Tyler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is &quot;Greenhough&quot;, and why does Elizabeth have her name, rather than, say, her mother's? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T04:36:15.360" Title="Why is Elizabeth's last name &quot;Greenhough-Smith&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dimension-w&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31136" CreationDate="2016-04-03T22:55:19.730" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he didn't know how to at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ed and Al first tried to bring their mother back and Al was lost in the 2003 series, when it shows him working to get Al's soul back, he says to himself that he didn't have much time. Later, when someone (probably Winry or one of Mustang's team) sees the seal on Al's armour and asks if it was blood, he confirms it's his own blood because he didn't have a lot of time. This would indicate that the soul's passing through the Gate needs to be recent, if it is to be bound to an object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondlly Ed would eventually learn that the seal is by no means a long term solution&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although never mentioned in the 2003 anime there is an even greater danger; if one's soul is bound to an inanimate object for too long, the soul and object will eventually start to repel each other. The person will start to experience moments of exhaustion, which cause that person's soul to disappear from the object, as stated by Al, who compares his body to a time bomb. This can lead to the complete destruction of the soul as it slips away to The Gate. This makes the blood rune only a temporarily effective technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Blood_Rune#Negative_effects&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blood Rune - Negative Effects&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that in the &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; series the time since Al was bound to his Armour is between 2-4 years. (There are 2 years between their attempt to bring back their mother and Ed going to Liore, and however long the series progressed until Al compared himself to a time bomb, which I roughly guess to be 2 years.) Thus, this would only give Trisha a couple more years to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally even if Ed knew the process and accepted the limited time Trisha would have as a soul bound to an object, a soul bound to a suit of armour is not what they wanted. They wanted their mother fully restored back to how she was. Remember that one reason for their search for the Philosopher's Stone was to restore their bodies, and that Ed always said the first person to be restored would be Al, even if Al gained some benefits as a soul bound to armour, which Greed (mistakenly) revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person whose soul is bound to an inanimate object feels no pain, hunger, or fatigue, thus enabling them to perform immense physical feats. Also, as the person has no body, he or she can sustain more damage than normal humans, placing the person in a state of high invulnerability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Blood_Rune#Positive_effects&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blood Rune - Positive Effects&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T15:17:21.767" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T15:17:21.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31145" CreationDate="2016-04-04T03:26:30.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;His full name isn't Julian Smith, it's Julian Tyler Smith, so I assume Greenhough is Sophia's maiden name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His name tag reveals that he has Tyler on his name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/57Iy9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/57Iy9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure his name was shown as &quot;Julian Tyler Smith&quot; at some point on either the manga or anime, but I can't remember when. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23207" LastEditorUserId="23207" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T03:47:37.317" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T03:47:37.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31156" CreationDate="2016-04-04T03:49:02.440" Score="3" ViewCount="25686" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am guessing that the anime is ended by the way it looks on Crunchyroll's Episode 73 - &quot;To The Future&quot; of World Trigger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone has seen the anime and read the manga, if the anime is indeed cancelled, where would i pick up the story in the Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23205" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T03:53:34.910" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T19:00:16.400" Title="Where can I pick up the World Trigger manga after watching the anime?" Tags="&lt;world-trigger&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31153" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-04-04T05:05:39.070" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T05:05:39.070" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T05:05:39.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31154" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-04-04T05:05:39.070" Score="0" Body="An anime adaptation of a Japanese light novel series of the same name written by Tetsuto Uesu and illustrated by Nekosuke Ōkuma with a manga adaptation that has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine and in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi magazine." OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T09:18:49.337" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T09:18:49.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31152" CreationDate="2016-04-04T08:04:44.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to BakaUpdates the anime starts at chapter 1 and ends at chapter 122 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=92323&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=92323&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T08:04:44.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31160" CreationDate="2016-04-04T11:46:40.143" Score="10" ViewCount="1455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a pic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AZb4C.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AZb4C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got this sword at the Facts convention in Belgium, and suspect it's from an anime, but I am not sure which one. Is there anyone who knows it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23219" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T10:15:33.120" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T04:56:24.660" Title="What anime is this black sword from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31158" CreationDate="2016-04-04T11:57:15.990" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;That should be &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Kusanagi_%28Sasuke_Uchiha%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword of Kusanagi&lt;/a&gt;, from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_%28series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto series&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ptcMu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ptcMu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm not sure whether or not &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Uchiha crest&lt;/a&gt; is ever shown to be on the hilt of the sword in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T11:57:15.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31213" CreationDate="2016-04-04T12:39:52.967" Score="0" ViewCount="7928" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reviewing Code Geass and a subject came to my mind, that I explain below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the ending is stated that Lelouch caused the world to hate him on purpose, so it would not engage wars anymore, however, few people knowed this directly (Suzaku, Jeremiah and CC), and is stated that some people discovered Lelouch true intentions by his death. &#xA; On my first view of the anime, I thought that Nunnally and Kallen discovered the real intentions behind Lelouch's plan, but now, seems to me that Tohdoh, Cornelia, Milly and Kaguya as well found the true ambition of Lelouch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, was anyone else in on it? Am I correct in speculations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Who really discovered why Lelouch had to die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11651" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T19:43:13.613" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T16:33:39.287" Title="Who else was in on Lelouch's Zero Requiem plan?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31167" CreationDate="2016-04-04T13:46:53.853" Score="4" ViewCount="3047" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching ep. 9 of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, I noticed that when Winry came to Central City railway station and started looking for someone, Izumi and her husband were walking behind her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Picture from FMA brotherhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/21GW7m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/21GW7m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izumi, Sig, and Winry at train station, *Brotherhood*&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that I tried for this scene in the 2003 series, and in ep. 23 I have found this scene where they were reading something at the Central railway station:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Picture from Anime FMA 2003&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R2zIWm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R2zIWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Izumi and Sig at Central, 2003&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: what might Izumi and her husband be doing there? Do they usually travel like this, or might there be any sort of work they had to do there? Is it also possible that it is an error (like they didn't want to put those characters there)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="19221" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T15:15:03.623" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T07:08:06.747" Title="What was Izumi doing in the Central City railway station?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31165" CreationDate="2016-04-04T14:30:01.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Izumi was looking for Ed and Al. She had been hearing rumors that they had joined the State Alchemists and become dogs of the military.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime we see that Izumi and Sig are talking to Mustang before Ed, Al and Winry leave Central. At the end of Episode 26 the two have caught up to them in Rush Valley. If I recall correctly, in the next episode Izumi reveals that she came after them to &quot;re-educate&quot; her wayward students. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Welcome to Central City poster that we see Izumi and Sig look at to me looks like a directory of sorts. You see Izumi is looking at a list so she is probably looking up places to search.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume it's the same in Brotherhood (I can't remember exactly if their reunion was the same) because in both series Ed has made a name for himself as a State Alchemist and in both Izumi shows her dislike towards the military. There is no doubt she would hear about the &quot;State Alchemist and Hero of the people Edward Elric&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T07:08:06.747" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T07:08:06.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30054" CreationDate="2016-04-04T18:03:12.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @NendoTaka has mentioned, it's pretty hard to draw a 4d object on a 2d surface.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's how dimensionality work:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbYRo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbYRo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with a single dimension, a point is sent out infinitely, creating a line (See X)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in 2d, we add a dimension perpendicular to that (See X,Y).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, we go perpendicular again and expand upwards to get the third dimension(See X,Y,Z).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because 3d &gt; 2d, we can't represent that well on paper without folding the paper or adding more sheets on top of it - all really impractical for viewing on a screen. So, instead we use perspective - how our eyes perceive 3d. Usually the angles here are ~30 degrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wiexA.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wiexA.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that looks pretty okay, &lt;a href=&quot;https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/74112/as-3-dimensional-beings-do-we-really-have-3-dimensional-vision&quot;&gt;because our eyes don't see in this traditional 3d sense&lt;/a&gt;, so mimicking that works. But, when we want to represent a 4th dimension, we don't have something to compare that to. We need to go perpendicular again and this is hard for our eyes to comprehend as we don't have much of a reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example depiction of a 4th dimension:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cm1Kg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cm1Kg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a more correct way to display the dimension, but it still relies on perspective - also it isn't immediately obvious that it is a new dimension on first glance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animators probably chose to do something simple that would be easier to animate. Although, if you rotate the above image, the X and W dimensions could overlap - and this wouldn't be obvious in the image without arrow pointers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, they are wrong - but there's also not a simple way to represent 4 dimensions on a single sheet of paper&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eusebeia.dyndns.org/4d/vis/01-intro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coordinate Image sources &amp;amp; a good read&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:40:17.727" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T08:01:42.333" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31121" CreationDate="2016-04-04T20:04:36.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=BdoDAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oct. 1965&lt;/a&gt; issue of &lt;em&gt;Black Belt&lt;/em&gt; magazine:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beginning of (the Second Sino-Japanese War) in 1940, about 30% of Japanese colleges and universities had campus karate clubs allied with one or another of four principal schools of karate, referred to as &quot;ryu.&quot; In addition to the club on campus, each of these universities had what is referred to as an &quot;O.B.&quot; karate club. &quot;O.B.&quot; here stood for &quot;Old Boys&quot; and was made up by the particular school's alumni. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These OB clubs typically served as advisors for the student clubs. So &quot;OB&quot; here most likely refers to alumni, a graduate or elder disciple and liaison of sorts of that particular school, some of whom might later become instructors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would make sense, judging by the notches on Tachiyama's belt that he's a senior amongst the Judo club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the original pages for reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00kaj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00kajm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 3, page 81&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZUB5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZUB5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 3, page 82&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T21:20:43.140" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T21:20:43.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27749" CreationDate="2016-04-04T21:22:31.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;So to start off, a disclaimer: I don't have any qualifications in physics whatsoever, but I have taken elementary physics courses up to quantum mechanics, so I have an amateur interest in the topic, being an Index/Railgun fan myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the OP noted, the to aru wiki gives a very vague explanation about the Meltdowner ability and they claim it has to do with &quot;stopping&quot; electrons. From a quantum standpoint, this is nonsense, since by the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, a &quot;stopped&quot; electron would simply be a standing wave that spans infinite space. Clearly this does not match up with the anime depiction of Mugino's ability. So I thought I would throw all that out the window and start with the assumption that Mugino has the ability to control electrons (more details on what that actually entails later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several properties of the Meltdowner we need to explain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;heat: clearly it is very hot, given its name, and how it is seemingly able to ignite flammable materials&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;piercing/blocking: In addition, it seems to have the ability to &quot;phase through&quot; metal with a short delay besides actually melting it. She is also able to form a shield that instantaneously blocks projectiles (as opposed to simply melting them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;stationary: Mugino is able to hold her Meltdowner in a ball-shaped stationary form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;beam: She is then able to fire off beams, while maintiaining the stationary form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here is my assumption: Mugino is able to control not just how electrons move, but also manipulate their quantum state. To explain her abilities, I will use the concepts of wave-particle duality of nature and quantum superposition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the wave-particle duality, an electron is both a wave and a particle. From a quantum perspective, &quot;wave-ness&quot; and &quot;particle-ness&quot; are just properties of the electron. So if we observe an electron in a certain way, it may collapse to either a wave or a particle state, but without measurement, it just exists in a superposition of the two. In nature, an electron has very little mass (the defining characteristic of a particle) and quite a large wavelength. The Meltdowner is very clearly not a wave-type attack in the slightest; it is either a beam or a ball of electrons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what might be happening is that Mugino forces electrons to behave more like particles than waves to the extent that their wavelength is so long that it isn't even noticeable. On the other hand, the electrons become significantly more massive. The massive electrons give the Meltdowner its piercing/blocking properties quite trivially; you can block or break through stuff with more stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Meltdowner is hot because even though the electrons aren't moving, their kinetic energy remains the same. However, as a very large particle with very high mass and very little wavelength, this means each electron stores excessive energy, which it dissipates by vibrating in place. The green glow of the Meltdowner is not the electrons themselves, but the surrounding air being heated up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the transition between stationary/beam forms. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that there is a trade-off between knowing momentum and knowing position. With control over the states of electrons, Mugino can essentially change the measurement. If she needs the electrons in stationary mode, she measures their position. If she needs them in beam mode, she measures their velocity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23233" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T21:22:31.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-04T22:02:53.133" Score="0" ViewCount="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the tournament, when it is her turn to fight against the scythe demon, he gives Kurumi a yellow round token she immediately links to Basara, and begins to worry about him, to the point her fighting skill is impaired and she loses the duel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that token supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T23:15:56.240" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T23:15:56.240" Title="What was the token Kurumi was given before her duel supposed to mean?" Tags="&lt;shinmai-mao-no-testament&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T04:13:54.267" Score="2" ViewCount="686" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crocodile explained that he has trained his Logia to the point he can activate his sand defense off of reflex. Can anyone tell me what chapter/sbs this is? I don't remember and I need it for a video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23232" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:08:16.853" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:08:16.853" Title="Crocodile Logia Defense Explanation" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31176" CreationDate="2016-04-05T05:36:56.173" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Episode 110: &quot;Merciless Fight to the Death! Luffy vs. Crocodile&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_178&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, as Crocodile continues to try to explain to Luffy why he will never win, Luffy cuts him off by clocking his face with a haymaker, that although doing no physical damage, shuts Crocodile up and enrages him. Before the three minutes are up, Crocodile decides he is done playing with Luffy, even though Luffy says to have been fighting seriously the whole time. He then shows off his first impressive attack- Desert Spada (Desert Sword in italian). It sends a blade of sand towards Luffy that he once again narrowly dodges. Crocodile compliments Luffy on his nice reflexes, and claims that had it hit him, he would have certainly died. Crocodile finally explains to Luffy why he will never win - unlike Luffy, &lt;strong&gt;Crocodile trained his Devil Fruit powers to the point of mastering them. He claims that any Devil fruit power can be powerful in a fight as along as someone knows how to use them properly.&lt;/strong&gt; Crocodile says to Luffy that if he has proper training, even his his skills can be as formidable as any - but claims that Luffy's not there, just like all the other fools who waste time obsessing over their abilities Crocodile attacks again instantly afterwards with Desert Girasole (Desert Sunflower), creating a large pit of quicksand that Luffy just happened to be standing in. He escapes however with another bazooka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Chapter 178 page 5 of manga&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qzQKq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qzQKq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T05:36:56.173" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30920" CreationDate="2016-04-05T06:40:40.997" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Vol. 10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: When the Arlong guys and the other Fishmen give birth, do they lay eggs like fish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: BZZZT. Fishmen are still mammals, so they give birth the way humans do. There are fishwomen too, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can confirm that &lt;strong&gt;Shirahoshi was not born from egg&lt;/strong&gt;. Fishmen and Fishwomen are mammals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Shirahoshi was not born from egg the most logical explanation behind her birth is that she was probably born small and had a massive growth spurt. Growing to a massive growth is not impossible because she has royal blood and her father Neptune is of a giant size merman after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer to your question is yes. Otohime is the mother of Shirahoshi even with differences in their size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T07:08:40.660" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T07:48:47.430" Score="2" ViewCount="2000" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Eater_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God Eater's Entry in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God Eater (Anime) is an anime adaptation of the God Eater video game series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in GodEater's Entry in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/27631/God_Eater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;myanimelist.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set in a post-apocalyptic Japan in the year 2071. The world has been mostly destroyed by mysterious monsters known as the Aragami. An organization known as Fenrir was made to exterminate Aragami using 'God Arcs', weapons made from Aragami cells. Those who specialize in exterminating Aragami are known as God Eaters. Their God Arcs originally could only keep a single form, &lt;strong&gt;however a new type has been discovered that can switch between gun and blade form.&lt;/strong&gt; Since then, they have been classified new-types and the previous as old-types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have already Played the GE Burst in the PSP up until the last chapter which is 10. I've already watched the God Eater Prologue and I plan to watch God Eater Anime. &#xA;The anime is said to be based off the video Games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so does it follow the story of one of the videogames? (i.e. GE Burst)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Cast consist of the same characters in the videogame except the New-type guy. however, this rather is similar in GEB which you will play as one of the new-types in the game.&#xA;Is God Eater a remake of the videoGame or does it tackle the same story in the videogame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be a waste to watch the anime if I have already finished the game?&#xA;Could you give me at least a short insight to what I can hope to watch in this anime without giving spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your time :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T08:06:02.953" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T21:53:54.257" Title="Where does God Eater (Anime) fall in the God Eater videogame (Burst) timeline?" Tags="&lt;god-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T09:02:00.567" Score="2" ViewCount="4436" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw her crying hard after Whitebeard's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U0iSw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U0iSw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She even tried to avenge his death. Given the fact that she encountered Blackbeard so soon after the war, it seems likely that she has grudge on him, as he was the man responsible for Whitebeard's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is her relationship to WhiteBeard? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T01:09:51.483" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T05:51:44.243" Title="Why is Jewelry Bonney crying after Whitebeard's death?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31182" CreationDate="2016-04-05T09:08:32.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Still, it is not clear whether she is crying because of whitebeards death or Ace death.&#xA;But as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://opforum.net/threads/jewelry-bonneys-relation-with-ace.3762/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this theory&lt;/a&gt; she is crying because of the Ace's death.&#xA;Also you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marineford.com/Thread-One-Piece-Jewelry-Bonney-Daughter-Of-Akainu-Half-Sister-Of-Ace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13541" LastEditorUserId="13541" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T05:51:44.243" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T05:51:44.243" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30612" CreationDate="2016-04-05T09:21:22.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was speaking another language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going off the English version of the Kizumonogatari novel, page 81 shows that Dramaturgy spoke something that Araragi didn't understand. Vertical displayed this by just having a bunch of black boxes in quotations (dunno how Nisioisin did it in the Japanese novel, but I'm sure it's something similar). Page 82 starts with Guillotine Cutter reprimanding Dramaturgy for not using &quot;the language of the land you're in&quot;, meaning that Dramaturgy was speaking a language other than Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T09:21:22.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31086" CreationDate="2016-04-05T12:28:01.157" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole &quot;tailed beast&quot; thing actually is derived from japanese mithology. Kishimoto parallels some myths, but he is pretty loose about it. Here, this answer explains a lot about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/748/how-are-the-bijuu-adapted-from-real-mythology&quot;&gt;tailed beasts&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22963" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T12:28:01.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20692" CreationDate="2016-04-05T21:08:17.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finally managed to dig up the track that I wanted after I listened to a number of &lt;em&gt;Penguindrum&lt;/em&gt;-related uploads on SoundCloud; it was &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/meteord-1/karei-sora-no-ana-bunshitsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;listed&lt;/a&gt; as &quot;Karei. Sora No Ana Bunshitsu&quot;. From some more searching, &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20160405210844/http://japansmusicworld.blogspot.com/2011/12/mawaru.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it appears&lt;/a&gt; that this can be found on the bonus CD of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005FTUX4Y/himarinnet-22/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vol. 3&lt;/a&gt; of the Blu-Ray. &lt;strong&gt;This all indicates that this was probably an original composition.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm unfortunately still having trouble figuring out what the original Japanese name of this track is; English websites so-far have only given romaji transcriptions of the title, and searches for &quot;そらのあなぶんしつ&quot; thus far have not yielded any particularly promising results. (It does not help that I don't really know Japanese.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T21:08:17.557" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31043" CreationDate="2016-04-06T01:06:41.320" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we analyse the episode,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hama isn't actually fighting but rather &lt;strong&gt;forcing Katara to willingly use bloodbending&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hama only attacked Katara because Katara refused to learn the art of Bloodbending. She was horrified to learn the technique and by the idea of controlling another person's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Avatar Wikia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodbending&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bloodbending&lt;/a&gt; is stated as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a sub-skill of waterbending which allows a waterbender to hydrokinetically take hold of and manipulate the various fluids within an organism's body. &lt;strong&gt;This technique is referred to as the darkest, most powerful, and most feared of all bending techniques and is the only art known to endanger the user's mental state&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going Back to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/The_Puppetmaster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Puppet Master&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hama Teaches Katara the Southern Water Bending Style&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They Meet an old woman in an Inn named &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Hama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hama&lt;/a&gt; which then teaches katara the Southern style waterbending and also a series of techniques in order to obtain water in places devoid of any obvious water sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OlxBe.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OlxBe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hama trained Katara in Southern style waterbending.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following her demonstration, Hama offered to teach Katara a powerful technique that was only possible during the full moon. When Katara expressed hesitance due to the rumors of disappearances, Hama reassured her that two master waterbenders under a full moon should be able to handle anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hama Reveals Bloodbending and offered to teach Katara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That night, Hama led Katara into the forest and told her about bloodbending and its ability to control another living organism. &lt;strong&gt;Horrified by the idea of controlling another person's body, Katara refused to learn bloodbending&lt;/strong&gt;. Hama argued with her, stating that it did not matter whether she wanted to learn it or not, because the power to use it existed either way. For trying to wipe out their entire culture, Hama extolled that they must have vengeance upon the Fire Nation. This outburst led Katara to realize that Hama had been causing the villagers to disappear, but the latter angrily stated that the people of the Fire Nation deserved the same treatment that they had given to her and all the southern waterbenders. &lt;strong&gt;Hearing this caused Katara to adamantly refuse to learn bloodbending and to try to stop Hama from further terrorizing the town&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hama used bloodbending against Katara to temporarily force her into submission&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;They threw me in prison to rot, along with my brothers and sisters! They deserve the same! &lt;strong&gt;You must carry on my work&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&#xA;— Hama to Katara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Katara soon regains control of her body, reminding Hama that she too draws power from the moon, and is powerful enough to overcome Hama's technique. The two begin to battle, each drawing water from the grass and trees surrounding them, but it quickly becomes obvious that Katara is the superior combatant.  Hama's bloodbending is useless on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n39mA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n39mA.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hama bloodbent Aang and Sokka under a full moon.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Katara appears on the cusp of victory, Aang and Sokka arrive to assist her—and succeed in doing little more than providing Hama with an advantage, as she uses bloodbending to control them like puppets to attack Katara.&#xA;Katara evades their attacks and manages to freeze both Aang and Sokka to two separate trees to stop them, but this proves to be only a temporary solution. Hama frees them both and resorts to sending them flying at each other, with Sokka's sword pointing straight at Aang. At the last second, &lt;strong&gt;Katara desperately uses bloodbending to subdue Hama and protect Aang&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwr7z.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwr7z.png&quot; alt=&quot;Katara uses bloodbending to save Aang and Sokka.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hama succeeded in making Katara use Bloodbending&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hama remarked that her work was done&lt;/strong&gt;, as Katara had already willingly used and mastered bloodbending. She laughed maniacally as she was dragged off, leaving Katara in tears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hama surrendered herself knowing that she had now passed her technique bloodbending onto another waterbender&lt;/strong&gt; from the same tribe (Southern water Tribe) which is Katara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can Infer that Hama isn't actually fighting Katara but rather &lt;strong&gt;forcibly teaching her to use Bloodbending&lt;/strong&gt; and to pass her art onto another waterbender, which is against her will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/28/avatar-the-last-airbender-the-puppetmaster-flashback-review&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;review on the The Puppetmaster&lt;/a&gt; from IGN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Great aspect of this episode was Hama's origin story, which we saw through flashbacks. In addition to showing us how she (Hama) was captured by the Fire Nation and later developed bloodbending, it also did a good job of making her a sympathetic character. While her actions were clearly out of line -- namely, kidnapping innocent Fire Nation civilians -- you could understand where she was coming from after being locked away for so many years. She even made some good points about the morality of bloodbending and how using it was not a choice but a necessity: &amp;quot;The power exists, and it is your duty to use the gifts you've been given to win this war.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the highlight of this episode was the final showdown between Hama and Katara, which dovetailed nicely with Aang, Toph and Sokka's investigation into the &amp;quot;Full Moon spirit.&amp;quot; But I think [the part where] Hama was demonstrating her bloodbending on Katara, and Katara rising above it adding, &amp;quot;You're not the only one who draws power from the Moon.&amp;quot; This, followed by Katara's own mastery of waterbending, which far exceeded Hama's amateur skill level. &lt;strong&gt;Regardless, Hama accomplished her mission -- to pass on the art of bloodbending to another waterbender&lt;/strong&gt; -- thus concluding the episode on a noticeably dark note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T01:06:41.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31087" CreationDate="2016-04-06T01:30:45.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Scene you want to see is showed in the restaurant scene as flashback while Basara and his friend is talking about the Master- Servant Pact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are You sure you have the Uncensored version. I watched the anime and here is the screenshot of scene flashback from the episode following the restaurant scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufbZh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufbZh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dSFmh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dSFmh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is also a special Episode, ShinMai Maouno TEstament Special 3 one of the Specials included on the Blu-ray/DVD volumes. Chibi versions of Mio and Maria narrate Basara's various erotic encounters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GA0Yb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GA0Yb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a Screenshot of the Third Special Episode (Narration of Episode 5's Erotic Event)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALso Zhi Heng's Observation and answer is quite Correct. Basara did what he have to do to stop the activation of Mio's curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T01:30:45.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7618" CreationDate="2016-04-06T02:56:36.770" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe madaras susanoo was strong but I also believe that when Sasuke obtained his, it was already past madaras level. Madaras may have leveled mountains but Sasuke took out multiple meteorites the size of mountains with ease, and his could also fly. Not to mention his wasn't only manifested from an EMS but also a Sharinnegan. Which was SO6P powered. Sasukes susanoo wins by a long shot. Madaras as of what we saw of him also couldn't use Amaterasu, which Sasuke is able to do as well as shape. Sasuke also could stream his chakra chidori through his susanoo and match the size of the chidori with his susanoos hand. Which is a massive chidori. Not to mention he created two of the most powerful techniques in naruto, his perfect tailed beast susanoo and Indras arrow, rivaled only by narutos giant tailed beast bomb rasenshuriken. Sasuke as an adult we can only imagine is more developed and stronger. His susanoo is much more refined. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23248" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T02:56:36.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31203" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-04-06T05:24:02.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vg5Xr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vg5Xr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the cast&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;From left to right: Michiru-sensei, Yumi, Arashiko, Mio, Taro, Noa, Tatsukichi&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MM! is a light novel series by Akinari Matsuno, and its manga and anime adaptations. It follows Sadou Taro, who is a huge masochist who loves being abused by beautiful women. He ends up joining the Second Volunteer Club and working alongside Mio Isurugi, a violent sadist, and Arashiko Yuuno, a sweet girl who became androphobic after she was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend. They interact with other characters who have various social and sexual quirks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MM!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MM! on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T05:24:02.660" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T05:24:02.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31204" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-04-06T05:24:02.660" Score="0" Body="MM! is a light novel series by Akinari Matsuno and its manga and anime adaptations. It follows a boy named Sadou Taro who is a huge masochist and enjoys being abused by beautiful women." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T05:24:02.660" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T05:24:02.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-06T06:06:40.783" Score="1" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;In DBZ, Future Trunks was a Super Saiyan. In DBS, we see his evolution going up to SSJGSSJ. When he is prepared to go back in time to save the world from Frieza, is he still SSJ? He didn't seem to train enough to attain a new form. Does he lack the potential to be SSJ2 or above that or he just stop training?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23254" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T20:38:36.310" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T17:11:06.980" Title="Is Trunks stuck at SSJ form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31206" CreationDate="2016-04-06T06:23:30.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one who appeared and killed Robo Frieza was from a different future in which the androids destroyed everything so the events of Super can never happen to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Cell Saga when Cell explains how he came from the future he states he already &quot;disposed&quot; of Trunks to steal the Time-Machine. I also recall him pointing out during the Cell Saga that altering the past won't change his own future or the future of the Z Warriors he was with, but will instead create an alternate timeline (I think it was after they found Dr. Gero's lab and Krillin suggested that Trunks go back in time further and destroy it before the Androids are activated)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To prove this, after Cell was discovered to be an &quot;Android&quot; created by Dr. Gero, Krillin and Future Trunks went back to his lab and destroyed the Laval Cell who was hidden there and it didn't cause the mature Cell they were currently fighting to disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also on the Wikia for Future Trunks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Future Trunks (未来のトランクス), referred to in the series simply as Trunks, is the Saiyan and human hybrid son of Vegeta and Bulma from an alternate future. By the time Present Trunks was born, the timeline had been altered by Future Trunks' and Cell's trips to the past. Therefore, the two Trunks had completely different lives (as opposed to those who lived before the Time Machines arrived, they lived exactly the same lives as their counterparts until the point at which the two timelines diverge: three years before the androids arrived).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Future_Trunks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragonball Wikia - Future Trunks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Future Trunks (the one that killed Robo Freeza) probably didn't go beyond Super Saiyan because Goku and Vegeta, who knew of the other levels, are dead and most of his time was spent fighting the Androids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Trunks seen in Super probably won't go back in time because there is no need to. And anyway, if the planet is destroyed Beerus will just restore it so he can keep getting desserts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T17:11:06.980" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T17:11:06.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29943" CreationDate="2016-04-06T10:56:24.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A network &lt;strong&gt;doesn't have to be public&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Network&lt;/strong&gt; is just a bunch of computers that are able to share their content between each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they weren't able to communicate within their network nor with the outside world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They probably could communicate to the outside world &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; through a proxy server that is within their control only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzShl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OzShl.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image and further explanation on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server#Bypassing_filters_and_censorship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22447" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T10:56:24.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31164" CreationDate="2016-04-06T17:03:39.810" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only ones who seem to be in on the Zero Requiem plan were Suzaku, C.C. and Jeremiah. That much is indeed correct. The rest of the people eventually learned about his sacrifice later on after he died, which is actually a matter of great debate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But answering the question, those three were the only ones in on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T17:03:39.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31078" CreationDate="2016-04-06T17:42:57.853" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think its just a plot trick. Aizen has a big plan with a good story but the truth is that Ichigo had nothing to do with that. Author, instead of trying something believable, just pulled that cheap card of kidnapping Orihime so that Ichigo, the guy that has nothing to do there, does all the job and kills the main guy, again, who has nothing to do with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that even there is a part where Aizen says that kidnapped Orihime because he was just curious of her mysterious power, but just that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the story of the above guy... Its an anime written for 15 year old kids, like Naruto, Dragon Ball, One Piece, etc, and like them, its full of plot holes. This is just another one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23260" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T17:42:57.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15498" CreationDate="2016-04-06T17:51:06.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;naruto is the reincarnation of hashirama and hashirama is the reincarnation of  Asura Ōtsutsuki the creator of senju and uzumaki clan basically naruto is the reincarnation of Asura Ōtsutsuki who created the uzumaki clan and senju clan making hashirama and naruto uzumaki from the same clan also its trait between reincarnations to fight the uchiha just like Asura Ōtsutsuki fought  his brother who created the uchiha clan Indra Ōtsutsuki the older son of hagoromo making asura hagoromo's son as well and grandson of kaguya anyways the two brothers fought because indra as possessed by black zetsu and when they died asura reincarnated into hashirama and indra into madara who was a friend of hashirama but then was possessed by black zetsu too forcing them to fight and hen they died hashirama reincarnated into naruto of uzumaki clan which as also created by asura and madara reincarnated into sasuke that is why naruto and sasuke fight even though sasuke is not possessed by black zetsu the other son of kaguya anyways guess that make naruto tsunade's grandpa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23261" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T17:51:06.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31222" CreationDate="2016-04-06T19:30:13.007" Score="3" ViewCount="1310" Body="&lt;p&gt;Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release. Are the soundtracks always released? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason I ask is because I want to know when we can expect &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;K: Return of Kings'&lt;/strong&gt; soundtrack to release. It came out in 2015, and I still haven't heard any news about its soundtrack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22638" LastEditorUserId="22638" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T19:13:15.043" LastActivityDate="2021-01-04T05:30:26.237" Title="How long does it generally take to release a soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31221" CreationDate="2016-04-06T21:19:44.513" Score="5" ViewCount="1334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today a friend of mine proclaimed that around 70% of the world's cartoon animation entertainment consists of anime. So according to his statement, for every 3 non anime animation series, at least 7 anime series should exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After looking through his proclaimed source &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Industry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; I could only find out that about 70% of DVD sales are made by anime, which sounds reasonable, but does not back up his 3 to 7 cartoon to anime series ratio at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I know that anime is well-known, even around the world. But claiming that around 2/3 of all cartoon animation series is anime sounds a bit of an overkill to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This however made me wonder, what is the ratio of non anime cartoon series to cartoon series, or how much do anime series (roughly) make up of animation entertainment series overall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the first few animes were already observed as far back as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3409/1458&quot;&gt;1907&lt;/a&gt;, anime really launched around 1960 after/during Astro Boy, and as new series are made just about everyday for both anime and non-anime alike, I would propose a time limit of 1960 till 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;What is the ratio of anime series versus non anime series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T23:17:28.047" Title="By number of series, how much of the animation industry is made up by anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31220" CreationDate="2016-04-06T23:08:24.840" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Counting by &quot;number of series&quot; is rather silly. It has its uses (e.g. it can help answer the question &quot;does Japan produce a wider variety of animated television shows than the rest of the world?&quot;), but it is not a particularly good metric for answering the question &quot;does Japan produce more animated television shows than the rest of the world?&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I deem this claim implausible. IMDB lists &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/search/title?countries=us&amp;amp;genres=animation&amp;amp;release_date=1960-01-01,2015-12-31&amp;amp;title_type=tv_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1937 TV series tagged with &quot;Animation&quot; from the US from 1960-2015&lt;/a&gt;. It lists &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/search/title?countries=jp&amp;amp;genres=animation&amp;amp;release_date=1960-01-01,2015-12-31&amp;amp;title_type=tv_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2265 TV series with the same search terms from Japan&lt;/a&gt;. We get another &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/search/title?countries=fr&amp;amp;genres=animation&amp;amp;release_date=1960-01-01,2015-12-31&amp;amp;title_type=tv_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;557 titles from France&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/search/title?countries=de&amp;amp;genres=animation&amp;amp;release_date=1960-01-01,2015-12-31&amp;amp;title_type=tv_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;171 from Germany&lt;/a&gt;; and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While IMDB is probably systematically biased in favor of having more complete data on US shows than Japanese shows, and also does some weird things like listing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058817/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Kimba the White Lion&quot;&lt;/a&gt; as a US show, I do not think that the numbers we're looking at support the claim that Japan produces 70% of the world's animation by series count. (I would agree that Japan probably does produce at least a plurality of the world's animation by series count, but series count is a lousy metric, so.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, there's also a very nice &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlit.go.jp/kokudokeikaku/souhatu/h18seika/01anime/01_sousei_09honpen3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;whitepaper by the MLIT&lt;/a&gt; that I happened upon that doesn't answer this exact question but otherwise has very nice data about the anime industry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T23:08:24.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31218" CreationDate="2016-04-06T23:14:38.390" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This doesn't answer your broader question, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/57125&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;K: Return of Kings&lt;/em&gt; soundtrack&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/pn/pd/1384318/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;release on April 27, 2016&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are the soundtracks always released?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not always, but I'd guesstimate that 80-90% of anime have soundtracks released at some point. Those that don't are mostly shows targeted at children, who are probably not likely to buy soundtracks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can range anywhere from &quot;before the show is even done airing&quot; (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/52352&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Soma&lt;/em&gt;'s first soundtrack album&lt;/a&gt;) to &quot;not until season 2&quot; (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/52068&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt;'s first soundtrack album&lt;/a&gt;) to &quot;yeah, we were &lt;em&gt;going&lt;/em&gt; to release it soon, but lolno too bad&quot; (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/46608&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - granted, they did put out &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50263&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an actual album&lt;/a&gt; half a year later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T23:14:38.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21541" CreationDate="2016-04-06T23:53:02.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually it's depends on the individual. As Garden of Avalon, supplementary materials reveal that Excalibur DID had the power to generate a Sword Beam. I guess it depends on whether they come from a mythical or historical background. Those such as Heracles who had the power to lift the sky and according to some myths create the Strait of Gibraltar which separates Spain and Africa is obviously weaker as Servant. While heroes closer to the modern era are explicitly stronger as Servants than real life. Shakespeare would be a good example, as he had zero magical ability in real life and relies on his noble phantasm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23269" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T23:53:02.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7618" CreationDate="2016-04-07T00:08:41.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We didn't really get to see Madara's Perfect Susanoo's true power, as he only Used it when the matter called for it... He never really pushed to use the perfect Susanoo, as seen when he said it'd be a shame to use it twice after being interrupted in the battle against the five kages, so we don't know Madara's full powers as yet, when it was crushed by the nine tailed beasts, he wasn't even in its perfect form so you can't really judge the power because Madara, was never really ushed to use it to that extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23270" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T00:08:41.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31078" CreationDate="2016-04-07T00:11:33.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizen understands her power and how it can basically reject reality / events that happened. He sees her healing ability as borderline God-like powers. Of course he values this and wants it to use as he desires. I think the best explanation of this is in chapter 240 page 7. I don't actually think he really ends up exploiting her abilities past what is in that chapter (healing Grimmjow).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kidnapping her also has the added benefit of luring out Kurosaki and his crew. By luring them to Hueco Mundo, Aizen and his men get to fight on their own turf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23271" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T08:56:09.627" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T08:56:09.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4483" CreationDate="2016-04-07T01:39:17.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akasaka Ryuunosuke's hair might be very long because since he's a hikkikomori; he rarely goes out, so he wouldn't go to a hairstylist or something like that for a pretty long time, but might still go occasionally to keep it neat.  His bangs are longer than most people would keep their bangs, so that also sort of proves my point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime, and I think the mangaka designed him this way to make him look really mysterious. He's always a sort of shadowy character with a mysterious past, and he's also the only character which we don't know anything about his family, which makes him more mysterious, unless you count the two new characters in the last episode - Hase Kanna and Himemiya Iori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user23275" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T05:05:06.437" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T05:05:06.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30385" CreationDate="2016-04-07T03:26:01.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Vanishing_Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; said, Boruto create a miniature of Rasengan then he inject the Rasengan with Wind release nature, so the it can be thrown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The user creates a miniature Rasengan, to the size of a big grape,&#xA;  which is capable of being thrown due to the Wind Release nature&#xA;  transformation that is applied. While gliding in the air, the sphere&#xA;  disappears and hits the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your question how Boruto was &lt;strong&gt;able to vanish&lt;/strong&gt; the Rasengan, I think because it's so small, slowly vanishing while thrown but still hits the target because his Wind Release nature. But it's only my opinion of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T03:26:01.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31235" CreationDate="2016-04-07T04:10:05.143" Score="4" ViewCount="3375" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I remember during Fourth Shinobi war, when Ten-Tails attack the shinobi with Biju-dama, &#xA;Shikamaru had some idea to block it with some weak Earth Release that create wall (I don't remember the name of this technique).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he asked Ino to connect him with some Iwagakure shinobi, (also forgot his name) to teach all of them to use the technique.&#xA;After the shinobi teaches them how to perform the technique, all the shinobi use this technique to block the Ten-Tail's Biju-dama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But how were shinobi who never seemed to have Earth Release able to perform this technique?&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Just like Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, who I've never seen use Earth Release technique before, were able to perform this Earth Release technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T13:01:39.513" LastActivityDate="2021-02-10T13:10:26.153" Title="How can people perform some Earth Release jutsu without having Earth Release as their chakra nature?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31233" CreationDate="2016-04-07T06:52:06.510" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can people perform some Earth Release without having Earth Release as their chakra nature?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because  Earth Chakra Affinity is not the requirement to do the earth release technique but it gives you edge if you have the respective Affinity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if paper test prove you to be have Affinity to Wind Release that doesn't means you can't do non wind released Jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_transformation#Affinity&quot;&gt;naruto.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control chakra&#xA;  natures that match their affinity, although even then it may take any&#xA;  number of years. Shinobi are not limited to the nature they have an&#xA;  affinity for, and it is in fact common for jōnin to have mastered two&#xA;  natures. Although it is technically possible to master all five&#xA;  natures, it is very rare because of how much of training is involved;&#xA;  Madara Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju,&#xA;  Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only shinobi known to have&#xA;  done so via normal means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T06:52:06.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39107" CreationDate="2016-04-07T07:27:08.167" Score="8" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that Crunchyroll appears in the end credits of Ojisan and Marshmallow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mz3bW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mz3bW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;end credits of Ojisan and Marshmallow&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Did Crunchyroll play some role in the production other than just streaming the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-24T18:33:50.287" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T20:43:43.717" Title="What role did Crunchyroll play in the production of Ojisan and Marshmallow?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;&lt;ojisan-and-marshmallow&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23723" CreationDate="2016-04-07T08:01:29.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=399627&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God Arc Definition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;God Arcs&lt;/strong&gt; are mechanical weapons that are infused with Oracle Cells. In&#xA;  short, the God Arc is actually an Aragami itself,with an artificial&#xA;  man-made core called the Artificial CNS. It is currently the only&#xA;  weapon capable of eradicating the Aragami. The God Arc can be&#xA;  temporary boosted by devouring an Aragami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The God Arc is a complex weapon. As &lt;strong&gt;it is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/Aragami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aragami&lt;/a&gt;, it is made of&#xA;  Oracle cells- the only thing that can harm them.&lt;/strong&gt; The first form of God&#xA;  Arc was in the form of a gun that shot converted Oracle Shots. At&#xA;  first, these guns were no bigger than a pistol, due to the cores being&#xA;  converted coming from Aragami the size of small mammals. However, with&#xA;  these pistols, the God Eaters were able to take down bigger Aragami&#xA;  such as Ogretails. In a process similar to natural evolution, the God&#xA;  Arcs then evolved to the size seen today. Next in development was a&#xA;  God Arc made in the shape of a blade. Typically, blades could not harm&#xA;  Aragami due to the bonds between cells being too strong to unbind.&#xA;  However, with God Arc blades, Oracle Cells are lined up along the&#xA;  blade's edge, which allow the blade to cut the bonds and harm the&#xA;  Aragami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One clear difference from being a New-Type God Eater is that as the name implies, you wield a &lt;strong&gt;New Type&lt;/strong&gt; God Arc which can be wielded either as a gun or a blade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What makes someone a New-Type?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are actually two factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are made into God Eaters by &lt;strong&gt;injecting Oracle cells&lt;/strong&gt; into them,&#xA;  same as the old types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;God Arc Armlet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gods Eaters control their &lt;a href=&quot;http://godseaterburst.wikia.com/wiki/God_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God Arcs&lt;/a&gt; through their armlets, using intravenously injected Bias Factor as a catalyst. &lt;strong&gt;In order to wield a God Arc, Oracle Cells must be embedded deep inside a human body and linked to his nerves&lt;/strong&gt;: it is essential that his genetic makeup be compatible with the God Arc in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o0t1N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o0t1N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;God Arc Armlet&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Compatibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It [God Arc] is completely linked to its compatible God Eater; if a God Arc is wielded by a non-compatible God Eater, its Oracle cells will begin to devour them. This is a fact that was, at first, without a single exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New-Type God Arcs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are the newest type of God Arcs, and people who wield them are called New-Type God Eaters. &lt;strong&gt;People who are compatible with these God Arcs are quite rare.&lt;/strong&gt; Unlike the Old-Type God Arcs, these God Arcs can freely transform between Blade Form and Gun form. New-Type God Arcs exhibit superior power as compared to Old-Type God Arcs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlIYi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlIYi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;New-type God Arc&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the God Arcs with this function seem to have &lt;strong&gt;lower rates of compatibility than others&lt;/strong&gt;, making Old-Type Arcs still feasible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God Eater Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why are New-Types so prized? What can they do that &quot;old-types&quot; can't?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(New-Type God Arc) Recently developed by the Fenrir HQ, these God Arcs can instantly switch between close-combat and long-distance attack mode, a flexibility sure to prove invaluable in various scenarios on the battlefield. However, its conditions for compatibility are more stringent than for Old-Type God Arcs, and Matches are quite rare. Because of this, there are still many unknown regarding the New-Type God Arc's effects on human bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://godseaterburst.wikia.com/wiki/God_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Development of New-Type God Arcs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Flaws were apparent in the two separate types of God Arc. &lt;strong&gt;The blade type Arc could collect Oracle cells for conversion, but could not fire them&lt;/strong&gt;; conversely, &lt;strong&gt;the gun type Arcs could fire the shots, but had no means of collecting Oracle cells short of refills&lt;/strong&gt; carried with the God Eater. This was fixed with the development of New-Type God Arcs. These weapons had the functions of both blade and gun, and could therefore fulfill a much more flexible role as melee and long-range platforms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God Eater Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:59:06.843" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:59:06.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31239" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31244" CreationDate="2016-04-07T08:51:41.240" Score="1" ViewCount="1060" Body="&lt;p&gt;An announcement came at the annual One Piece Super Stage Event last December that promised to change all that. The staff and Sir Eiichiro Oda assured fans that Sanji will return in 2016 with an origin story. Sanji's voice actor Hiroaki Hirata will also return. But still nothing for Sanji he is still missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why this will be? Is it possible that he is a weak one amoung straw hats?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="19918" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T09:40:11.973" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T13:56:51.407" Title="Why Sanji is missing so much in the manga?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31233" CreationDate="2016-04-07T12:02:51.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Higher level character can use more than two element, like first, second, third hokage (Because they are the hokages). Uchiha clan people like Madara, Itachi, Sasuke and also Kakashi sensei can use all element because of the copying technique of the sharingan. Other people can also use more than two element but not as good as their own nature element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: using chakra to control or manipulate element is also ninjutsu same like shadow clone jutsu. Sasuke can create max of 3 clone but Naruto can do multi clone jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a battle its a matter of life and death.so ninja try to use the weapon that they are trained and mastered with..so only they use only two nature element in which they are strong in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23256" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T23:22:56.260" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T23:22:56.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31239" CreationDate="2016-04-07T13:56:51.407" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR: Sanji is busy with other stuff, but the next big arc is about him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very simple why Sanji went missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 812:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanji is told, that he has to marry some chick and he has to leave the straw hat pirates.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xinJy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xinJy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 812&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 814:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The crew gets a letter from Sanji, telling them that he has to meet with that girl.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o5mAz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o5mAz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 814&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 822:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The crew starts its journey to save Sanji.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVjJY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVjJY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T13:56:51.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31247" CreationDate="2016-04-07T15:45:12.133" Score="1" ViewCount="287" Body="&lt;p&gt;After playing &lt;em&gt;Strider&lt;/em&gt; on PS3, and using Strider Hiryu across all &lt;em&gt;Marvel vs Capcom&lt;/em&gt; games, I have become aware that he, like most game characters, have manga that delve into his past and life in his world outside the game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these manga considered canon? Or are the games the only canon materials?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T16:14:20.283" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T16:24:48.120" Title="Is Strider Hiryu manga considered as canon?" Tags="&lt;game-history&gt;&lt;strider-hiryu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31246" CreationDate="2016-04-07T16:24:48.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the &lt;em&gt;Strider Hiryu&lt;/em&gt; manga is canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga series was created by the artist group, Moto Kikaku, in collaboration with Capcom. Since Capcom is credited with the game's creation, the collaboration result with the creator is considered canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was serialized from &lt;strong&gt;May to October 1988&lt;/strong&gt;, while the first Strider Hiryu game, Strider (CPS-1) was released in &lt;strong&gt;March 1989&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;The manga serves as an &lt;em&gt;origins&lt;/em&gt; story of the lead character Hiryu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://strider.wikia.com/wiki/Strider_Hiryu_(Manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Strider Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T16:24:48.120" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-07T22:05:35.783" Score="5" ViewCount="8621" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can explain to me the fight between Sasuke and Naruto? Naruto had the nine-tails inside him and showed vigorous power, but how did Sasuke end up being so strong? How did he turn into a bird-like thingy? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My overall question is: What monster is inside Sasuke that makes him this powerful? That isn't a tailed beast ... I guess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23296" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T23:08:20.060" LastActivityDate="2019-10-25T19:30:02.707" Title="What monster is inside Sasuke?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31251" CreationDate="2016-04-07T22:48:27.780" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;His overwhelming power stems from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Cursed_Seal_of_Heaven&quot;&gt;Cursed Seal of Heaven&lt;/a&gt; that Orochimaru inflicted on him. While we see the curse mark causes him pain, he is able to use it to drastically increases his power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Naruto Wikia notes this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Like all cursed seals, the user receives increased chakra levels and physical capabilities when the seal is active, to the point where with the second level, Sasuke was equal in power to Naruto's one-tailed form when he first used it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no monster inside of Sasuke, nor a tailed beast like the jinchuuriki. The transformation is caused by activating the second level of the curse mark. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Sasuke activated the second level of the seal, his skin turned dark-grey and his hair grew and turned dark blue. His eyes also turned dark grey. Additionally, he grew webbed-claw-shaped wings from his back which he could use to fly and glide, and a dark, star-shaped mark appeared across the bridge of his nose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T22:48:27.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T04:18:57.540" Score="0" ViewCount="1355" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he seems like he could be either/or, or in between. Because his body turns into actual wax like a Logia type would turn into their element. So far as I have seen Luffy's body stretches like rubber but not actually turn into rubber.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T10:05:59.127" Title="So could Mr.3 from Baroque Works on One Piece be classified as a Paracema or a Logia type? Or somewhat in between?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31261" CreationDate="2016-04-08T05:28:57.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mr.3(wax) is a Devil Fruit user classified as Paramecia because his body doesn't become that substance but rather gives them an ability to create and manipulate wax. So Mr.3's body doesn't actually turn into wax, he creates and manipulates wax. He doesn't/can't become intangible like Logia users can&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the wiki will support it. And why would Mr3 need a wax Armor if he was intangible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy's Paramecia because he has a superhuman ability thats odd and again no intangibility&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy's body is completely rubber but he can't manipulate rubber (Yet!)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He can use gears because his body is that of rubber (Blood Vessels(2), Bones(3), Muscles(4))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another such user is seen in Impel Down Arc who has a fruit which may seem as Logia first but is in fact Paramecia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Magellan (Doku-Doku no Mi aka Venom Devil Fruit). He also can't become intangible and Luffy can hit him without Haki. However, his poison can seep through the skin when hit and poison Luffy. Luffy counters this by using Mr.3's wax to go into CHAMPION mode :p (Almost as cool as Nightmare Luffy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: From the wiki, Trivia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This fruit (&lt;em&gt;About the Doku-Doku no Mi&lt;/em&gt;) is often one of the few Paramecia confused as a Logia-class Devil Fruit, because it seemingly produces an &quot;element&quot;. However, it is not a Logia because the user cannot transform into the said element, but rather just control it. Despite this, in the anime, Mr. 3 seems to literally melt due to the intense heat of Level 3 in Impel Down, though it is probably intended as a comic effect to get across how much Mr. 3 dislikes hotter environments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said, Wiki basically says the same thing. Mr.3 is not intangible since he is not made of wax and thus not a logia.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Doru_Doru_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Doru_Doru_no_Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T10:05:59.127" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T10:05:59.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31282" CreationDate="2016-04-08T07:39:42.967" Score="2" ViewCount="2693" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: Root A&lt;/em&gt;, after the wing-type Kagune of Touka was devoured by her own brother, she was not seen to use it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she become a human after that incident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c5HxDl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touka&amp;#39;s wing is being devoured&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-05T08:42:59.013" LastActivityDate="2020-04-07T22:53:50.750" Title="Did Touka become human after being attacked in Root A?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T16:04:25.577" Score="9" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that on Kill la Kill that Goku Uniforms can only be made from 10%, 20%, and 30% life fibers. But later on, it is revealed that a Kamui is made of 100% life fibers. That seems like a major gap to me. How come a uniform can't be made of 40%-90% life fibers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T05:44:57.577" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:21:31.637" Title="How come a uniform can't be made of 40% to 90% life fibers?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31269" CreationDate="2016-04-08T16:15:31.310" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;No characters we see can wear 40%-90% life fiber uniforms who cannot also wear 100% life fiber uniforms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only people who can wear 100% life fibers are not 100% humans (they have life fibers experimentally infused into their bodies).  No pure humans have been shown to be able to wear more than a 3 star uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T16:15:31.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31115" CreationDate="2016-04-08T16:26:53.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to be clear, there is another rule which states this even more clearly.  Only if a shinigami &lt;strong&gt;intentionally&lt;/strong&gt; extends someone's life they die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule LVIII:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) By manipulating the death of a human that has influence over another human's life, that human's original life span can sometimes be lengthened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) If a god of death intentionally does the above manipulation to effectively lengthen a human's life span, the god of death will die, but even if a human does the same, the human will not die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T16:26:53.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T19:12:07.973" Score="1" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is so important about the characters with the middle initial of D? It seems like they're the center of attention in One Piece and the middle initial of D seems to be of some significance. I don't want to actually know what the D stands for, just why people with the initial is important. And everybody should know that the meaning of something and how it is significant is two different things. Duh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastEditorUserId="23306" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T21:20:47.033" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T21:20:47.033" Title="The D- OnePiece" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-04-08T20:05:53.293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31273" CreationDate="2016-04-08T19:36:35.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;People with the D are often very influential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Influential people we know off:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gol D. Roger (Pirate King)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Portgas D. Ace (First Mate of Whitebeard Pirates)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marshal D. Teach (Former Pirate, Pirate Hunter, Shichibukai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monkey D. Dragon (Leader of the rebels)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monkey D. Garp (Vice Admiral of the Marines)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monkey D. Luffy (Pirate, defeated multiple Shichibukai, broke into Enie's Lobby, broke out of Enie's Lobby, defeated CP9)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trafalgar D. Water Law (Pirate, former member of the Quichotte family)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Portgas D. Rouge (mother of Portgas D. Ace, little is known)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jaguar D. Saul (former Vice Admiral, helped saving Nico Robin)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, many people the government hears of, that contain the D, often cause trouble for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like starting a fight between the government and the pirates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or letting hundreds of criminal organize themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or starting an all out war against the government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T19:36:35.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4510" CreationDate="2016-04-08T22:31:08.107" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sister believes that Fruits Basket takes place in China due to the fact that it has the Chinese Zodiac. Note: Chinese.  But this is just  a simple guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23322" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T22:31:08.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31280" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T23:58:59.930" Score="2" ViewCount="19881" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Alabasta arc when the crew was crossing the desert, Luffy, Zoro and Chopper fell down a hole which led to a big dome-like structure. In the dome, there was a huge stone with Poneglyphs written on it. None of them knew what it was much less its meaning. It was dismissed. What I'm wondering is if those Poneglyphs was important and whether or not it had some clues about the Void Century?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:00:54.877" LastActivityDate="2019-05-25T16:48:04.887" Title="What were those Poneglyphs from the Alabasta arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T00:07:33.493" Score="0" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, it seems like little to no people knows what happened during the Void Century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-07-25T15:45:23.467" LastActivityDate="2019-07-25T15:45:23.467" Title="Void Century: how can a whole century go by without anyone knowing what happened?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31264" CreationDate="2016-04-09T00:36:18.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, she is still a ghoul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghouls can regrow their Kagune sacs, which is exactly what they did to Rize. Rize was kept restrained and bearly alive while they harvested her Kagune sacs and implanted them into dozens if not hundreds of humans, with only 3 known successes including Kaneki. You may also recall The fact that Jason had his sac eaten by Kaneki, but (I do not recall if the anime showed this) he still attacked Juzo before his death at Juzo's hands. His Kagune and body were turned into Juzo's Scythe, named after its source, Jason.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touka is also shown to be still a ghoul in &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt;, the sequel to &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;. So, rather, she just rarely actually uses her Kagune. She usually avoids fighting, and being an S-rank Ukaku type, she rarely needs to actually use her wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-05T08:46:05.987" LastActivityDate="2018-06-05T08:46:05.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31285" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31289" CreationDate="2016-04-09T06:45:27.213" Score="6" ViewCount="3824" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo Ghoul, Jason claimed, while torturing Kaneki, that a ghoul's skin can not be pierced by any ordinary metal. If so, then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How could Rei wound Kurona and Nashiro by knives?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why don't the Doves use ordinary rifles and swords instead of Kagune to attack ghouls?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These instances are &lt;strong&gt;contradictory&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;paradoxical&lt;/strong&gt;. Please give an explanation which makes all these instances reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T13:18:20.850" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T16:56:59.510" Title="Can a ghoul's skin be pierced by earthly weapons?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31269" CreationDate="2016-04-09T09:02:54.180" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, a normal person can not handle above 40% life fiber, even student council had pre-training to wear them and they are also selected few to wear 3 star regalia (above 30% to 40% life fiber) from the entire school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see what happened to people who wear 100% life fiber: it gives a huge amount of strain to their bodies. Remember when wearing Junketsu or Senketsu, Kiryuin Satsuki had to maintain great will power, discipline and great amount of physical strength. Even so, Kiryuin Satsuki can not gain the full benefit of Junketsu because she is just a human.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, generally, normal humans can not wear 100% life fiber, but if you keep on building up your physical and mental strength around long period of time, you might have a chance to wear one. Still, you won't get to have full power set or full benefits of it due to inhuman strain on your body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:21:31.637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:21:31.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28931" CreationDate="2016-04-09T09:13:13.030" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8tlM3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a reference&lt;/a&gt; to a college-aged Kosaku Shima, the titular character of Kenshi Hirokane's &lt;a href=&quot;http://evening.moae.jp/lineup/340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Student Kosaku Shima&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;College students in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/waseda-university-department-of-engineering-mobilized-news-footage/505527691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Showa era&lt;/a&gt; wore uniforms like this. This uniform and emblem is specific to Waseda University, Kosaku Shima's alma mater. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pDFLs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pDFLs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;早稲田大学の入学式に現れた島耕作&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/soMJl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/soMJl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;早稲田大学の入学式に現れた島耕作&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The public Twitter for the series even made a tweet about the end card: &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/shimakosaku1966/status/675702573433663488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/shimakosaku1966/status/675702573433663488&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T09:18:26.527" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T09:18:26.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31285" CreationDate="2016-04-09T09:38:06.740" Score="8" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all, Suzuya did not use just any knives, he used a bikaku quinque in the form of knives, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Scorpion_1/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scorpion 1/56&lt;/a&gt;. Thus, since they are made from kagune, these knives can pierce ghoul skin and thus cut Kurona and Nashiro.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGVFh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGVFh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scorpion 1/56 (サソリ1/56, Sasori 1/56) is a bikaku quinque that takes the form of a switchblade. They are currently wielded by Juuzou Suzuya. It is a set of totally 56 blades which can be used both as a melee and ranged weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The CCG do use regular guns and other modern weaponry, but they are loaded with  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Q_bullets&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q bullets&lt;/a&gt;, which are also manufactured from Kagune, thus, they can harm ghouls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fNp5a.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fNp5a.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q bullets are bullets with a melted down kagune coating; however, because the material can only be acquired by ghouls, the coating itself is moderately thin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, in both instances, weaponry manufactured from kagune are used, which is the only known material to be able to harm ghouls without the use of RC suppressants. Now for the true answer to the question. &lt;strong&gt;Can a ghoul be harmed by earthly weapons?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yes, yes they can, but only under certain conditions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One cause is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Rc_suppressants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rc suppressants&lt;/a&gt;, which effectively makes the ghouls human. Furthermore, this is available in gas form as shown by the Aogiri raid on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Cochlea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cochlea&lt;/a&gt; in Episode 4 of Tokyo Ghoul √A. Thus, under certain conditions, ghouls can be harmed by conventional weapons, so it is not odd for them to use such weapons. However, there has not been a single instance where conventional weapons worked in combat without RC suppressants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rc suppressants (Rc抑制液, Rc yokuseieki) are a drug used to suppress the activity of the Kakuhou. They are primarily used by the Commission of Counter Ghoul on Ghoul prisoners, for the purpose of keeping them weakened or for interrogation. It slows regeneration, impairs the Kagune, and makes their bodies vulnerable to mundane items such as knives or needles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course, as stated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/22203/lentinant&quot;&gt;lentinant&lt;/a&gt;, a strong enough force would most likely be sufficient to pierce the skin and hurt the ghouls, but kagune-based weapons are used most likely out of their effectiveness and swiftness in piercing ghoul skin than other more expensive and large impractical weapons such as a railgun or AMRs as stated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/20610/ryan&quot;&gt;Ryan&lt;/a&gt;, which are bulky and hard to maneuver against a speedy ghoul that would rush towards a sniper if there was no infantry to guard against the ghouls, these infantry would of course have to use weapons that are reliable in close combat, such as swords and knives, which need to be made of kagune to pierce the ghoul skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Z593.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Z593.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good measurement for close combat in ghouls is Nishiki's skin scrape, which seems to only have reached the hypodermis as the blood vessels and muscle tissue can be seen. This scrape was a result of Kaneki throwing him up about 5 metres (using the van beside kaneki as about 2 metres as measurement) in about 1 second in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lze7iIl12js&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video at 0.48&lt;/a&gt;, that would mean an acceleration of about 15ms^-2 after accounting for gravity, which means 885N of force since Nishiki is 59kg, implying a pressure of 354kPa is needed to pierce the skin assuming the scrape is a square 5cm in length. This force is 3 times the pressure of the atmosphere, which clearly is difficult to exert from a human, thus, kagune based weapons are opted for by the CCG in close combat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:45:59.930" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T12:21:15.487" Score="20" ViewCount="3128" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the programming and computer references present in Steins;Gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I noticed the SQL database is referenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T14:21:18.277" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T18:54:29.920" Title="What are the programming and computer references in Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31290" CreationDate="2016-04-09T12:21:15.487" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpQ0C.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpQ0C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SQL book owned by Daru in Steins;Gate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SQL is mentioned, as the question suggests. They even used company and trademarked names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, SQLite, Access, ANSI&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of particular interest is the fact that Oracle, the company that owns Java, is present. It's rare to find original trademarks in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A book for &quot;Goodle Endroid&quot;, a clear reference to Google Android, can also be seen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lu6kV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lu6kV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Goodle Endroid, SSH and other books owned by Daru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A book on SSH, the protocol used for remote administration, is shown, as well as a book that mentions Unicode, JIS (essentially the Japanese equivalent of ASCII), Java, Ruby 1.8/1.9, and Windows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/24sfL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/24sfL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Unicode and SSH books&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T21:53:05.490" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T21:53:05.490" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31336" CreationDate="2016-04-09T13:02:43.793" Score="11" ViewCount="14318" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass, particularly in the original Japanese version, we can see there was something like a product placement exchanged (as shown in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4259/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;) between the series and Pizza Hut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Vkwqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Code Geass scene with Pizza Hut box&quot;&gt; &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SPSR3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Real life Pizza Hut box with Code Geass advertisement&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the series, C.C. starts having stickers and a giant plush of what appears to be Pizza Hut's mascot, named Cheese-kun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HKwYU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HKwYU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;stickers and figures&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/di4fs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/di4fs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;shipped from Pizza Hut&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, back when Code Geass first appeared in the west, I did not notice Pizza Hut having anything like Cheese-kun in Australia, but then again it appears there was an attempt to remove Pizza Hut references from the series when it was localized in the west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, does Cheese-kun exist in Japan? If so, did it exist before or after Code Geass? Who created it, the author of Code Geass or Pizza Hut? And does it still represent Pizza Hut now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T06:06:14.333" Title="Is Cheese-kun real?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31301" CreationDate="2016-04-09T15:42:40.453" Score="2" ViewCount="3217" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto we know that many Ninjas have different chakra supply. So by that every ninja varies from each other by the amount of chakra supply they have. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is that, Is it possible for someone to have larger chakra supply by doing training, I mean by having intense training is it possible that any ninja can increase their chakra supply or it comes naturally by birth with fixed amount?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T22:19:07.690" Title="Is it possbile for a ninja to have larger chakra supply by training?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T17:53:17.987" Score="3" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the climax of the movie, the grandmaster gives up his right to reincarnate to Kumatetsu. This right allows Kumatetsu to be reborn as a God. Later, we see that the grandmaster can no longer reincarnate into the god of decisiveness as he had finally chosen earlier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I originally thought that all you had to do to reincarnate was become the grandmaster, but that would make becoming a god too easy. As you could keep the line moving pretty quickly if everyone became a god as soon as they became grandmaster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it brings up the question: once you become a grandmaster, what must you do to earn the right to reincarnate as a god?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T19:52:40.050" Title="What must a grandmaster do to earn the right to reincarnate?" Tags="&lt;bakemono-no-ko&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31290" CreationDate="2016-04-09T21:07:27.453" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from what's mentioned in Wally's answer, following programming and computer-related items appear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IBN 5100, a clear expy of IBM 5100 that was featured in the original John Titor forum posts:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hVhp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hVhp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;IBN 5100&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@chanel textboard, very likely a reference to real-life 2channel:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YtO37.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YtO37.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23338" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T21:07:27.453" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31302" CreationDate="2016-04-09T21:38:11.373" Score="4" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mioko (voiced by Kana Hanazawa) uses some kind of unusual speech pattern which the subtitles translate into vaguely US Southern dialectal English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dy6E3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dy6E3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RGtBTm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RGtBTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, I can hear her using &lt;em&gt;ora&lt;/em&gt; to refer to herself and ending her sentences with &lt;em&gt;de gasu&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;desu&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pronouns&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says &lt;em&gt;ora&lt;/em&gt; is an informal pronoun with rural connotations, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=-3kBAwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT42&amp;amp;lpg=PT42&amp;amp;dq=japanese+de+gasu&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=abdOz6W0KP&amp;amp;sig=GwbxhTaltjTLAQotu5mYzg0D8lk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwjw6YSIvYLMAhUYzmMKHZyrDHsQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=japanese%20de%20gasu&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Google Books result&lt;/a&gt; says &lt;em&gt;de gasu&lt;/em&gt; is a contraction of &lt;em&gt;de gozarimasu&lt;/em&gt;, a very polite form of &lt;em&gt;de aru&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can hear it for yourself in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/ojisan-and-marshmallow/episode-7-mioko-and-marshmallow-692327&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 7&lt;/a&gt; starting around 24 seconds in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Mioko's accent a specific regional accent, or is it just one of those made up bizarre speech patterns that anime specializes in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T01:49:47.053" Title="What's up with Mioko's speech pattern?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;ojisan-and-marshmallow&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31295" CreationDate="2016-04-09T22:19:07.690" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the chakra supply for each individual can grow through training. But will be limited by genetics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at what chakra is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakra is created when two other forms of energy, known collectively as one's &quot;stamina&quot;, are molded together. ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto-wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the first form being &lt;code&gt;Physical energy (身体エネルギー, shintai enerugī)&lt;/code&gt; and the second one being &lt;code&gt;Spiritual energy (精神エネルギー, seishin enerugī)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By training ones Physical body and Mental strength, the chakra pool can be increased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Genetics however does play a mayor role. As some people, such as Naruto for example, just have a very large pool from the get go. And even with a lot of training, somebody like Ino would never be able to reach the same chakra pool size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This limit is best observed with Rock Lee, as his genetics limited his growth on Spiritual energy, he tries to overcome it through Physical energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also possible to indirectly improve one's chakra pool, through &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra#Chakra_Control&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chakra control&lt;/a&gt;. It does not directly expand the chakra pool itself, but allows for a user to do more with the same amount of chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T22:19:07.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31299" CreationDate="2016-04-10T01:49:47.053" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dreaded TV Tropes has some pretty &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/JapaneseDialects&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;good notes on Japanese dialects&lt;/a&gt;.  The use of &lt;em&gt;ora&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;ore&lt;/em&gt; and being used by women in particular is an element of the Tohoku dialect.  It also compares the dialect to US English 'hillbilly' accents, which matches with the subtitling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not list the use of &lt;em&gt;de gasu&lt;/em&gt; in place of &lt;em&gt;desu&lt;/em&gt;, but the notes are hardly comprehensive.  Or it could be a personal thing for Mio5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23343" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T01:49:47.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30351" CreationDate="2016-04-10T03:27:25.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So if a sichibukai kills a pirate will he get the bounty.Sichibukai aren't targeted by the marines so will they wait for the marines to come and collect the bounty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23119" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T03:27:25.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31306" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-10T04:32:27.547" Score="2" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how large the anime and manga industry is in each country. I think US, Japan, and China are the three largest country for anime and manga, but want to know how big they are with the approximated figures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched for it but couldn't get to it. Can I know maybe the top 10 rankings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16282" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T04:32:27.547" Title="How large is the market for anime &amp; manga by each country?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31315" CreationDate="2016-04-10T08:22:08.230" Score="5" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Episode 10 - Crimson Killing Intent&lt;/em&gt; it is revealed that Kuradeel is a member of Laughing Coffin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Episode 8 - The Sword Dance of Black and White&lt;/em&gt; during Kuradeel's and Kirito's Duel there was a member of Laughing Coffin in the crowd watching the the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if Kuradeel joined Laughing Coffin before or after this Duel. if it was after was there any other reason for him to join aside from him wanting to get back at Kirito?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was before what purpose was there to have a member of Laughing Coffin inside the Knights of the Blood Oath?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T15:30:45.797" Title="When did Kuradeel join Laughing Coffin?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31313" CreationDate="2016-04-10T10:46:17.043" Score="8" ViewCount="3096" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Noragami, somethings are still not clear to me. Bishamon was first introduced as a god of war. In fact, Yato said that she was the mightiest god of war. But in the second season, she is said to be one of the seven gods of fortune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is what exactly is Bishamon a god of. Is it common for gods to be for two entirely different things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same goes for Yato. He was said to be a god of war and also a god of calamity. And why is there a need of two gods of war if Yato is a god of war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T21:04:25.787" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T21:04:25.787" Title="Is Bishamon a god of war or a god of fortune?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31310" CreationDate="2016-04-10T11:29:10.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;he's both, kinda. on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishamon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bishamon&lt;/strong&gt; is the Japanese name for Vaiśravaṇa, a Buddhist deity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;following the link for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vai%C5%9Brava%E1%B9%87a#In_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vaiśravaṇa&lt;/a&gt; and looking at the In Japan section it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan, Bishamonten (毘沙門天), or just Bishamon (毘沙門) is thought of as an armor-clad god of war or warriors and a punisher of evildoers. Bishamon is portrayed holding a spear in one hand and a small pagoda in the other hand, the latter symbolizing the divine treasure house, whose contents he both guards and gives away. In Japanese folklore, he is one of the Seven Lucky Gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the reason why i say kinda is because wikipedia says Bishamon is the god of war &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; warriors, however another site says he is a god of warriors but not of war&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bishamon is the god of warriors (but not of war) and prayed to for victory prior to battle. He is also a god of defense against foreign invaders, a deity of healing with the power to save emperors from life-threatening illness and to expel demons of plague (details below), to keep personal enemies at bay, and to reward followers with riches, good fortune, and even children. Around the 15th century, he was enlisted as one of Japan's Seven Lucky Gods owing to his association with treasure and wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/bishamonten.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Overview (Second Paragraphg)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so technically he is a god of warriors but since the definition of a warrior is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a brave or experienced soldier or fighter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and are soldiers are generally used for wars it's probably common for people to think that a god of warriors is a god of war as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the above quote also indicates he's one of the 7 lucky gods because of his association with treasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's not unheard of for gods to be associated with more than one thing, for instance &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/a&gt; is seen as the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto&lt;/a&gt; is the goddess of dawn, mirth and revelry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i don't know much about Buddhism so i'm not sure about their deities but it's possible some could be associated with more than one thing since some of the kami in Shintoism are like Bishamon and are also Buddhist Deities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T11:29:10.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31310" CreationDate="2016-04-10T12:02:34.327" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bishamon is both, the &lt;strong&gt;God of War&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;God of Fortune&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yato is not only given the title of the &lt;strong&gt;God of War&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;God of Calamity&lt;/strong&gt;, but is also a self-proclaimed Delivery God. Besides these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; • In Chapter 40, Fujisaki Kouto revealed that Yato is a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;God of Depravity&lt;/strong&gt;,&quot; meaning that Yato only knows how to steal and not to give, and that those people around him will suffer terribly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; • He has also decided to become a &lt;strong&gt;God of Fortune&lt;/strong&gt; now.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Yato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In detail:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, a God of Fortune is the title given to a God who brings good luck or uses his/her special abilities/powers to guard or enhance one's everyday life, and is, for the most part, not directly related to their powers (so as to say, they do not cast a spell which causes good fortune to come to someone). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither is one &quot;born&quot; a God of Fortune, or if one is, he/she may be stripped of the title should they bring dishonor to their kind (Similarly, other Gods can also be given the title of the God of Fortune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Seven_Gods_of_Fortune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神 Shichi Fukujin), commonly referred to in English as the Seven Lucky Gods, are the seven gods of good fortune in Japanese mythology and folklore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are some of the most widely worshipped, prayed to and wished upon Japanese gods in modern times, with figurines or masks of them being especially commonplace in small businesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like for Kofuku, it's almost impossible (if not completely impossible) for her to become a &quot;God of Fortune&quot;, given that she is the Goddess of Poverty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the Goddess of Poverty, Kofuku has always been hated and scorned. She was never allowed to own her own Shinki, possibly since it would augment her powers of disaster and create further destruction and chaos.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Kofuku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, a God doesn't have any &quot;occupation&quot;. They are given the title based on their powers and how they use it. For example, Yato is technically only a God of War. The other titles were given to him based on how he used them. In the past, he used to be merciless and cruel, using his powers to kill other Gods in the battle, giving him the title of &quot;God of Calamity&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, there is no reason why a God cannot be given two or more titles. This trait can be seen in real-life Gods and Goddesses as well. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती, Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Parvati (IAST: Pārvatī) is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvati&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just two among many Gods and Goddesses who are believed to have more than one power for themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know much about Buddhism, however since the Gods of Fortune are based on real-life counterparts, of which you can read in detail &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Seven_Gods_of_Fortune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, it is not at all far-fetched for the Gods to wield more than one power or for more than two, or even ten Gods to share the same title. Even if their Buddhist counterparts in real life wield only one power or even none, the concept of the&#xA;Gods having more than one title is nothing new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T17:15:24.557" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T17:15:24.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31307" CreationDate="2016-04-10T15:30:45.797" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based off of the Chronological timeline, &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Laughing_Coffin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laughing Coffin&lt;/a&gt; recruited Kuradeel after his dual with Kirito. Aside from Kuradeel wishing to kill Kirito, no other reason for joining Laughing Coffin is mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October, 2024&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the guild was vanquished during the crusade, PoH, who avoided the crusade, watched Kirito and Kuradeel's duel on the 74th Floor. After hearing that Kuradeel wished to kill Kirito, PoH approached Kuradeel some time prior to Kirito's mandatory training session with Kuradeel and Godfree. PoH then invited Kuradeel to his guild and taught him how to make paralysis poison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T15:30:45.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-10T17:03:00.570" Score="2" ViewCount="2968" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just in latest episode of One piece (Episode 736). There was one scene which shows that Kidd/Hawkins/Apoo alliance are planning to take down Shanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, Why Shanks? I mean there has to be some sort of reason behind this. Why didn't they choose someone else. What's the main reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I follow Anime rather than Manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2019-06-23T18:49:54.927" Title="Why Kidd/Hawkins/Apoo alliance are planning to take down Shanks?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31318" CreationDate="2016-04-10T17:27:00.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why they target him hasn't been revealed yet, so only assumptions can be made so far. Mine is that they don't have any specific reason to do so in-universe, as all Emperors seem to be roughly equal in strength (Or if they aren't, there is nothing yet that can reasonably show us who is stronger and who is weaker) and their target just happened to be the only Emperor who isn't antagonistic towards Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T17:27:00.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31281" CreationDate="2016-04-10T17:31:12.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The World Government is heavily protective of whatever happened during the Void Century, and actively seeks to keep people in the dark about it. They burned every book they could find that contained info on the subject, and killed everyone they found who knew about it while preventing as much info from leaking as possible. The Ohara incident is a direct example of that; its inhabitants knew too much about the Void Century to be allowed to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T17:31:12.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31361" CreationDate="2016-04-10T17:46:27.453" Score="1" ViewCount="625" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the suspense build-up song being played at the end of episode 20 when the military enters the courtroom? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23362" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:52:52.573" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T19:31:00.290" Title="Song played at the end of episode 20 of Parasyte" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9942" CreationDate="2016-04-10T19:45:42.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The town falling apart isn't 'symbolic' of anything. The story premise was that since she was brought into the Haze artificially she got looped in with Hibiya and Hiyori's Haze the same way Haruka/Konoha did. Hence the line from the song &quot;Rioting people, a sobbing girl…&quot; which is accompanied by the image of the classic blue and pink spots that normally represent Hibiya and Hiyori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The town falling apart was the end of the loop she had entered during and because she was artificially stuck into their loop she wasn't going to enter the second loop in the same manner of repetition that Hibiya would. It is stated in the song Kagerou Days &quot;With that, like a cricket’s sound being disturbed, the light blue of summer darkened away…&quot; Hibiya basically just passes out and wakes up with the previous day repeating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Hibiya followed the standards of normally entering the Haze, the loop was customized to him. Takane/Ene would have to go through the day and upon the town falling apart she would wake up the next day in the same situation in the same spot as the day before to continue the loop. The crumbling town was the destruction of that specific loop that would carry into the next loop upon rebuilding the area from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason that this wasn't repetitively shown is that she exited the Haze before the loop completely ended, and through which she entered the computer and then the story continues into Ene's Cyber Journey (Ene no Dennou Kikou).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23363" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T02:21:06.667" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T02:21:06.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31328" CreationDate="2016-04-10T21:03:31.483" Score="12" ViewCount="34749" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a long time of hard work, most ninja get a second Nature element. While Naruto's first one is wind, I don't recall his second one being mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was Naruto's second nature ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-25T03:57:27.073" LastActivityDate="2020-10-08T00:35:59.480" Title="What is Naruto's second element?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31327" CreationDate="2016-04-10T21:55:54.497" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto's natural affinity is &lt;strong&gt;Wind Release&lt;/strong&gt;, which he learned from &lt;em&gt;Asuma Sarutobi&lt;/em&gt; to flow into his weapons to increase their offensive might. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Via &lt;em&gt;Six Paths Sage Mode&lt;/em&gt;, Naruto can utilize all &lt;strong&gt;Five Nature Transformations&lt;/strong&gt;, as well as &lt;strong&gt;Yin–Yang Release&lt;/strong&gt;. He can make perfect use of the latter to revitalise life-forces, heal whomever he touches, and even restore missing organs. This ability, however, has its limits as he was unable to fully restore &lt;em&gt;Might Guy's&lt;/em&gt; leg after his use of &lt;em&gt;Night Guy&lt;/em&gt;, or save &lt;em&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Kaguya's&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;All-Killing Ash Bones&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With chakra from the &lt;em&gt;Tailed Beasts&lt;/em&gt;, Naruto can also use &lt;em&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/em&gt; such as the &lt;strong&gt;Magnet Release&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Lava Release&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Boil Release&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Shukaku&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Son Gokū&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Kokuō&lt;/em&gt;, respectively.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOP-LEFT&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art:_Magnet_Release_Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Art: Magnet Release Rasengan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;LOWER-LEFT&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art:_Lava_Release_Rasenshuriken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;RIGHT&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boil_Release:_Unrivalled_Strength&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boil Release: Unrivalled Strength&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Naruto uses in Manga only as of 4/11/2016&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7OpJY.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T22:25:20.180" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T22:25:20.180" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8849" CreationDate="2016-04-11T01:06:08.840" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The straight tomoe that they are referring to is the straight whole lines concept and pattern that sasuke and madara had after awakening their regular mangekyou. The black in the red of their sharingan shows their advanced range of perception or (power) compared to a normal eyed person. In a sense every black part is their pupil,red is their iris. The red is What allows them to see chakra since it would shade the pupil or the black tomoe differently and allow them to see things the way they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23370" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T01:06:08.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31330" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31356" CreationDate="2016-04-11T02:23:22.763" Score="6" ViewCount="24802" Body="&lt;p&gt;During his time of Obito being with Madara, the White Zetsus told him that Rin and &quot;Stupid Kakashi&quot; were in trouble. Obito hurried as fast as he could to get to where Kakashi and Rin where. Once he got there, he saw that Rin was already dead and that Kakashi was the one who killed her. At the same time, Kakashi and Obito awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan which made Kakashi faint and Obito just sad/mad. Obito got so mad he went on a rampage. He killed all the other people that were around Kakashi and Rin. Once he finished, he went to Rin and hugged her. After that, he looked back to see Kakashi who was on the floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that time, Obito had a huge chance of killing Kakashi, but for some reason, he did not want to kill the person who took the love of his life away from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Obito spare Kakashi? Why didn't he kill him instead? Did he just feel bad for killing someone who was defenseless, or because he was going to feel bad for killing his old friend? Is there another reason for this, or is there just none? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-12T15:22:01.717" LastActivityDate="2018-06-12T15:22:01.717" Title="Why did Obito spare Kakashi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31293" CreationDate="2016-04-11T06:05:20.360" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, does Cheese-kun exist in Japan? If so, did it exist before or after Code Geass? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Cheese-kun exists IRL and predates Code Geass. See, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20060813162715/http://www.pizzahut.jp/club/&quot;&gt;this 13 Aug 2006 Wayback Machine snapshot of a page on Pizza Hut's Japanese website&lt;/a&gt;, which includes images of Cheese-kun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And does it still represent Pizza Hut now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/pizzahut.japan/&quot;&gt;/pizzahut.japan Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; (Pizza Hut's official page for Japan) made &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/pizzahut.japan/posts/982532425117558&quot;&gt;a post that includes a picture of Cheese-kun&lt;/a&gt; just a few hours ago, so I'm going to assume yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T06:05:20.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31355" CreationDate="2016-04-11T07:55:45.640" Score="7" ViewCount="845" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of the RWBY characters are based on or made similar to popular storybook characters. eg:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruby Rose - Red Riding Hood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Weiss Schnee - Snow White&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cinder Fall &amp;amp; Salem - Cinderella &amp;amp; her Fairy God Mother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sun - from Journey to the West.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other characters that were based on other stories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T08:01:40.053" LastActivityDate="2019-07-02T09:05:32.263" Title="Are there any other RWBY characters that were based on other stories?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31338" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31341" CreationDate="2016-04-11T09:49:54.817" Score="5" ViewCount="2871" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone eats a devil fruit, they can get some power depending on the fruit that they eat.&#xA;The side effect for eating this fruit is that the user cannot swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about the artificial devil fruits that are made by Dr. Vegapunk? Is it the case that people that eat artificial devil fruits also can't swim and are weakened by the sea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T14:55:37.080" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:39:06.397" Title="Do artificial devil fruits also prevent the user from swimming?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31338" CreationDate="2016-04-11T11:07:08.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they cannot swim!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fruit grants the general weaknesses a natural Devil Fruit would, as shown when Momonosuke could not swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find it on the Wikia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Devil_Fruit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T11:07:08.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31340" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36440" CreationDate="2016-04-11T11:56:18.497" Score="1" ViewCount="2832" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people say he is Shen Yen, but how? They don't look alike at all, and Shen Yen should have been dead by then. So, who is this boy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wnX30.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wnX30.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who is this boy?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T10:23:06.340" Title="Who is the boy at the end of Feng Shen Ji Season 3?" Tags="&lt;feng-shen-ji&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31338" CreationDate="2016-04-11T13:17:56.460" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, artificial devil fruit users suffer from the same weakness has the &quot;natural&quot; devil fruit counterparts: they cannot swim. This was shown in Chapter 795, page 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZitMg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZitMg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add something in response to Namikaze Sheena's comment. First of all, to be precise, it is not that devil fruit users cannot swim, but rather they become &lt;strong&gt;powerless&lt;/strong&gt;  when their body is submerged in water. As a consequence, they cannot swim or even move at all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if Vegapunk were to feed a devil fruit to a boat, I think (this is pure speculation) it would not sink: the boat floats because wood is lighter than water, which is a physical property that it would keep even on top of water. It would lose strength, but maybe not completely as we have previously seen Luffy retain control of his body if only a fraction of it is submerged (e.g. on their way to fishman island, Chapter 605, page 11). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the above picture, we can somewhat see Brook and Momosuke (in dragon's form) drowning. Here is a picture of Momosuke is his Zoan form:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7He0p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7He0p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T06:39:06.397" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:39:06.397" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-11T14:46:32.217" Score="3" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1(5:15) Itami hits his head and while on the floor he sees the 3 girls he is going to hang out with in the future. But how does he see that? &#xA;Is it something the Rory did, or Lelei or Tuka? Or is it something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/_ZMVaU89xLQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/_ZMVaU89xLQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11078" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T22:20:02.423" Title="How do the visions happen when Itami hits his head on EP.1?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31348" CreationDate="2016-04-11T16:20:54.280" Score="-3" ViewCount="347" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am just wondering, what is migi made of i just was watching parasyte and was wondering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23313" LastEditorUserId="23313" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T18:56:53.253" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T20:23:32.643" Title="What is migi's physical composition" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31344" CreationDate="2016-04-11T19:23:45.580" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Parasytes are alien organisms, made of alien cells that have similar biochemistry to ours (they feed off of our food - or us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These cells have several properties (powers if you may):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of them work as brain cells. The intellect of a parasyte is varied, but directly proportional to its size. It is shown when Migi divides, the divisions are dumber. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All cells can differentiate freely. They can work as muscles, elongate and become hair, stiffen and harden as much as metal, work as sensory organs, etc. This is the source of the morphing power of parasytes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Generate telepathic/empathic signals. Parasytes can communicate empathically with one another, by sending signals. When previously agreed on, they can coordinate actions to great efficiency.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Information transfer&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gotou gestalt of parasytes can freely transmit information from one another, including granting control of one's own body to another parasyte. Migi &quot;downloaded&quot; several parasyte-bytes of information while in Gotou's collective, and thinking on that information is one of the reasons he went into final hybernation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parasyte cells also have several weaknesses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not reproduce: parasyte cells cannot reproduce (mitosis). This makes the size of parasytes fixed and limited. Any permanent damage permanently reduces the size of the creature, with some side effects, as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Migi's hibernation after he used part of his cells to heal the chest wound Shinichi receives from the Parasyte that killed his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Chemical vulnerability: Parasytes do not have the same immunities granted by specialized cells such as lymphocytes and chemicals like antibodies, and their chemistry is rather simplistic. This makes them vulnerable to several chemicals and pollutants. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is what caused Gotou's death, infection from a rusted metal object + pollutants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="31279" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T20:23:32.643" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T20:23:32.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31349" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31358" CreationDate="2016-04-11T19:26:11.027" Score="2" ViewCount="494" Body="&lt;p&gt;He can use it to hurt people sometimes but, conveniently it doesn't hurt people when he does it on accident. Do they explain how this works at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23385" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T11:13:24.640" Title="How does Rin's &quot;Demon Fire&quot; work?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31342" CreationDate="2016-04-11T19:30:48.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not known if he really saw them or if it was a flash shown only to the viewers. Itami never acted on these visions, not did he mention them or even showed any &lt;em&gt;deja vu&lt;/em&gt; towards the girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My bet is on the &lt;strong&gt;something else&lt;/strong&gt; hypothesis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The gate main function is to bring different species into the special region. It is revealed when they visit the wizard's cities, and the grand master delivers her report to Ruri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:&#xA;There are gods in the world of Gate, and several of them are very powerful. Rori is a (probably old) demigod, you can put the gods' powers a level of magnitude above Rori's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From 1) and 2), we can speculate that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; some deity linked the gate to Japan, for some undisclosed purpose. That same deity could have sensed Itami and sent these visions to him, to guide his path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T19:30:48.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31337" CreationDate="2016-04-12T06:27:54.703" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rozalynpaige.tumblr.com/post/96151576797/who-rwby-characters-allude-toare-based-on&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This isn't a perfect answer&lt;/a&gt; but most of these seem fairly accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically, for some reason, I thought it’d be fun to list the current&#xA;  known characters/stories that characters are based on thus far. So,&#xA;  yay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First of all, before the break, just gonna point out…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neo: Not the Cheshire Cat. That’s all I know. Not the Cheshire Cat,&#xA;  but apparently someone else might be Cheshire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Team RWBY’s theme is fairy tales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ruby Rose: Little Red Riding Hood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Weiss Schnee: Snow White&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blake Belladonna: Belle/beauty, of Beauty and the Beast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yang Xiao Long: Goldilocks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Team JNPR’s theme is people who dressed as the opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jaune Arc: Joan of Arc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nora Valkyrie: Thor (Apparently once crossdressed to get Mjolnir&#xA;  back.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pyrrha Nikos: Achilles (Apparently once crossdressed as a red-haired&#xA;  woman named Pyrrha. Pyrrha Nikos has been noted in volume 2 to be&#xA;  nicknamed The Invincible Girl.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lie Ren: Mulan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Onto other peeps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cardin Winchester: Henry Beaufort, the Cardinal of Winchester, who was&#xA;  responsible for Joan of Arc being burned at the stake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Velvet Scarlatina: The Velveteen Rabbit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ozpin: Oz, from the Wizard of Oz (duh?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Glynda Goodwitch: Glenda the Good Witch, from Wizard of Oz (duh??)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ironwood: Tin Man, from Wizard of Oz (Apparently?!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Penny: Pinocchio&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peter Port: Peter, from Peter and the Wolf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bartholomew Oobleck: Bartholomew, from Bartholomew and the Oobleck&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adam Taurus: Probably Beast, from Beauty and the Beast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The White Fang: White Fang, from… White Fang, by Jack London&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cinder Fall: Cinderella (Confirmed by Miles and Kerry)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Roman Torchwick: Lampwick/Candlewick, from Pinocchio&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mercury Black: Mercury/Hermes (note his symbol is a shoe with a wing&#xA;  on it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sun Wukong: Sun Wukong, from Journey to the West&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neptune: Neptune/Poseidon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Junior (Hei Xiong): Baby bear, from the tale of Goldilocks (His name&#xA;  literally means Black Bear)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Bonus: Characters who we don’t know the basis of but have some ideas)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Emerald Sustrai: Maybe Aladdin or Cleopatra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Summer Rose: The poem The Last Rose of Summer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Winter Schnee: Perhaps the Snow Queen (on which Frozen is based)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fox: Tod the fox from The Fox and the Hound, or Inari the fox god&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qrow: Scarecrow, from The Wizard of Oz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="22164" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T06:35:42.730" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:35:42.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31330" CreationDate="2016-04-12T09:09:36.790" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Obito, Kakashi was a victim just as Rin was. He didn't blame Kakashi for killing Rin but rather for &amp;quot;letting her die&amp;quot; and not being able to keep his promise. He was aware of the fact Rin had the 3-Tails inside her and chose to die by Kakashi's hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, he never resented Kakashi himself but rather the world that created this situation and forced Rin to commit suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 600 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, Kakashi asks Obito if he blames him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi: Aren't you going to blame me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito: With this insignificant reality, what good will blaming you do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito: I hold no interest in the affairs of this world that's about to disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ydLnzl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto ch. 600, Obito answered Kakashi's question&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-06-12T15:22:00.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31136" CreationDate="2016-04-12T10:19:04.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Few thoughts, that were not covered in existing answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems, that manipulating souls is actually not common knowledge in alchemy, since it was not even practiced much. Aside of Alphonse, there were only two subjects, whose souls were attached to objects, both created by scientists, that were researching philosopher stone. Even if Ed and Al were able to recover some knowledge of human transmutation, there was no way for them to learn, how to manipulate human soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking that into account, I'm pretty sure Edward didn't know how to attach soul to object until the very moment they opened Gate of Truth. It was actually knowledge he received from Truth, same to his technique of transmuting without circles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="4515" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T22:52:59.490" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T22:52:59.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31349" CreationDate="2016-04-12T11:13:24.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rin can control the fire at will. He has used it multiple times throughout the series at will, burning only the things he wants and not burning the things he doesn't. If I remember correctly, it was shown both in anime and in the manga that Shura started training Rin to control his fire. The training was that he was given three candles and he was supposed to burn only the middle one. Rin continuously trained with the candles and eventually learned to control his fire. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After undergoing this training, I believe it was in chapter 26 of the manga when his fire was shown to be completely under his control in the Impure King Arc. This arc was not included in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, after some training, Rin can choose what he wants to burn with his fire and what he doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T11:13:24.640" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31323" CreationDate="2016-04-12T12:28:54.760" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called &quot;HYPNOTIK&quot; by Ken Arai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to the song &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUwGFVeN04&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;. In addition to being played at the end of episode 20, it's also played throughout the show in other episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23396" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T18:31:40.073" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T18:31:40.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30641" CreationDate="2016-04-12T17:06:23.683" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the games you make poke blocks out of berries ground together. Therefore I believe that they do eat vegetables but if Pokémon can kill each other in the Manga then surely they can eat each as wild Pokémon but I don't know of any certain points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T17:06:23.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30641" CreationDate="2016-04-12T17:54:34.813" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Horray for &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_food#Eating_other_Pok.C3.A9mon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most commonly referenced mention of Pokemon eating other Pokemon is the entry about Pidgeot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;When they hunt, Pidgeot fly on the surface of the water at top speed to catch unsuspecting Fish element prey like Magikarp.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also referenced in Shipwreck, where Meowth attempted to eat James' Magikarp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Farfetch'd also has an entry about how delicious it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general consensus from my research seems to be that, while pokemon are likely eaten by other pokemon and occasionally humans, it is rarely if ever portrayed because Pokemon is aimed towards a child audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Animals_in_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_world&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;normal animals exist in pokemon&lt;/a&gt;. There are multiple references to them, although they are rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both Raichu and Gastly's FireRed entries, Indian elephants are mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In several of Bellsprout's Pokédex entries, Bellsprout is said to prey on insects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Victreebel is mentioned to use the Sweet Aroma of its honey to lure prey such as bugs, as well as large animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Horsea is said to prey on bugs in several of its Pokédex entries. Some entries also mention that Horsea uses coral as an anchor to avoid being washed away, as well as for shade to build its nest in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lickitung's Red, Blue, and LeafGreen Pokédex entries mention that it can extend its tongue like a chameleon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T17:54:34.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31375" CreationDate="2016-04-13T02:22:40.570" Score="1" ViewCount="402" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ep. 2 of season 3 of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, Mamoru says that the amusement park Chibi-Usa is going to is in Sankakusu, which is on reclaimed land. Later, Artemis tells Luna that there are three reclaimed sites that comprise Sankakusu: Tenohzu, Kaiohzu, and Meiohzu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It struck me that the romanised forms of these three sites can be produced by appending &quot;-zu&quot; to each of the surnames of the Outer Senshi (excluding Saturn). (The civilian names of the Guardians concerned are Haruka &lt;em&gt;Tenoh&lt;/em&gt;, Michiru &lt;em&gt;Kaioh&lt;/em&gt;, and Setsuna &lt;em&gt;Meioh&lt;/em&gt;.) After some experimenting with romanization schemes (&lt;code&gt;tenohzu&lt;/code&gt;, which is the official romanisation, does not produce useful search results, but &lt;code&gt;tenouzu&lt;/code&gt; produced a lead) and running some searches, I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20160413011900/http://galaxycosmos.tumblr.com/post/49479674510/christianity-in-sailor-moons-infinity-arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;someone&lt;/a&gt; who claims that these three sites have the kanji 天王洲, 海王洲, and 冥王洲 respectively. In each case, the first two characters correspond to the surnames of the Senshi that I named earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any in-universe reason for this correspondence between the names of the sites and these Senshi's surnames?&lt;/strong&gt; (I might shrug away &quot;Kaiohzu Park&quot;, which appears in ep. 7 of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt; as a one-off coincidence, but it would be unlikely if &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; three names matched up by chance.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It makes sense that Haruka and Michiru have helicopters that are named Tenohmaru and Kaiohmaru, &lt;em&gt;since they own these helicopters&lt;/em&gt;, but it seems doubtful that they would have plots of land named after them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps their identities are completely made-up, and the surnames came &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the sites were named? (Perhaps they chose their new identities based on the names of the sites?) However, at least in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt;, the identity &quot;Haruka Tenoh&quot; seems to have existed even before Haruka became Sailor Uranus (per the characterisation in the flashback of ep. 17 of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt;), even if it makes sense that Sailor Pluto would need a new identity (not being from the present).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, with slight spoilers for &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It makes sense that Saturn is excluded. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto consistently work together in &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt;, whereas Saturn only appears towards the end of that season. I imagine that this might also be the case in the manga and &lt;em&gt;SMC&lt;/em&gt;. Moreover, it's clear that at least Saturn has a  real-life identity that has not been falsified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T08:00:20.110" Title="Why do the names of the Sankakusu sites match the surnames of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-13T02:49:01.777" Score="3" ViewCount="1426" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Chimera Ant Arc, Reina and Brovada return home and Brovada says he did it for a favor. What was the favor and who did he do it for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23410" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-13T03:09:15.787" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T15:53:44.067" Title="What was the favor Brovada mentioned in the Chimera Ant Arc?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31372" CreationDate="2016-04-13T04:32:10.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Tenouzu (天王洲) appears to be based on a real place, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Tennozu+Isle/@35.621752,139.7483021,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x60188a6af388753b:0xfefc72c47663f88a?hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tennouzu Isle&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%8E%8B%E6%B4%B2%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;天王洲アイル&lt;/a&gt;), officially called Tennoz Isle in English). It was reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 1920's and 30's and then redeveloped in the early 1990's. The other places appear to be derived from the other outer senshi's names by extension. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Sailor Uranus's (セーラーウラヌス) name and her alternate identity's family name, Tenou (天王), are taken from the planet Uranus, which in Japanese is called Tenousei (天王星). Similarly the names of the other two outer senshi are also taken from the names of planets, Neptune (kaiousei, 海王星) and Pluto (meiousei, 冥王星).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of reclaimed island and the Japanese name of the planet Uransus  being similar seems to be a coincidence. The planet name, tenousei, literally means sky god star, referring to the Greek god Uranus's role as god of the sky. Tennouzu Isle is named after the Shinto/Buddhist god of disease &lt;a href=&quot;http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gozu Tennou&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt there's any in universe explanation of why these sites happen to have similar names as the three new sailor senshi, just as there isn't any explanation on how all of the senshi's family names coincidentally reflected the sailor senshi identities that most of them would only acquire later. I think its simply a case of taking a real world place name that happened to be similar and extending it, only implying some sort of connection. For example, while Sailor Moon's family name Tsukino (月野, literally &quot;moon field&quot;), suggests a mystical connection to her role as Sailor Moon and her being a reincarnation of a moon princess, it's really just a pun. Her full name in Japanese is pronounced &quot;tsukino usagi&quot; which could also interpreted as &quot;tsuki-no usagi&quot;. That translates to &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Moon Rabbit&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, the Eastern equivalent to what we in the West call the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Man in the Moon&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a screenshot of the map shown of the &quot;Sankakusu Delta&quot; in episode 28 of Sailor Moon Crystal and scan of the same scene from the Sailor Moon manga. If you compare that to what Tennouzu Isle looks like on Google Maps, you'll see that they placed the fictional Sankakusu and it's Tenohzu, Kaiohzu and Meiohzu districts smack dab in the middle of the real Tennouzu Isle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5v8N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5v8N.jpg&quot; width=&quot;330&quot; alt=&quot;Sankakusu Map from Sailor Moon Crystal&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Tennozu+Isle/@35.621752,139.7483021,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x60188a6af388753b:0xfefc72c47663f88a?hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o4AfV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Google Maps screenshot showing Tennouzu Isle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QmdQG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QmdQG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sankakusu Map from the Sailor Moon manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="7861" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T08:00:20.110" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T08:00:20.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14626" CreationDate="2016-04-13T08:15:45.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelouch_Lamperouge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lelouch's entry in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, Julius Kingsley is &lt;strong&gt;Zero (Lelouch)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akito The Exiled&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Suzaku brings Lelouch to Charles, he offers to hand him over on the condition he be inducted into the Knights of the Round, much to Lelouch's dismay. Charles agrees, and uses his Geass to alter Lelouch's mind. With this, Lelouch becomes the empire's slave, Julius Kingsley, wearing an eyepatch over his Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch makes a few appearances in the miniseries, first seen in Suzaku's custody as &lt;strong&gt;he clutches his right eye while begging his friend for water, only to be silently turned down&lt;/strong&gt;. In his second appearance upon arriving in St. Petersburg, Kingsley proudly declares that the Emperor has placed him in charge of all the Eastern front operational planning for Britannia's military.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the third episode, Lelouch encounters Shin Hyuga Shaing and others for a meeting. In which he tries to arrest the others in his plan. &lt;strong&gt;Lelouch showcases a clip to create fear and havoc within the city&lt;/strong&gt;. Later on, he plays chess along Hyuga, but starts hallucinating Kingsley and past memories from Rebellion. Later on &lt;strong&gt;Hyuga figures out that he was both Zero and Lelouch&lt;/strong&gt; and calls his squad. &lt;strong&gt;Suzaku, in an attempt to defend the secret, kills most of the squad whilst Lelouch rips off his eye-patch&lt;/strong&gt;. Eventually, both are captured, with Hyuga later declaring Kingsley executed and &lt;strong&gt;revealing that he is Zero&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This entry summarizes the episodes in &lt;em&gt;Akito The Exiled&lt;/em&gt; where Julius Kingsley (Zero) is seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Lelouch's character profile includes Julius Kingsley as one of his &lt;strong&gt;aliases&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nickname(s)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lulu, The Black Prince&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aliases&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lelouch Lamperouge &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zero &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Julius Kingsley&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;11th Prince of Britannia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;99th Emperor of Britannia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relatives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Charles zi Britannia (father)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marianne vi Britannia (mother)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nunnally vi Britannia (sister)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rolo Lamperouge (adopted brother)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Clara Lamperouge (adopted sister)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nationality&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Britannian&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the third episode revealed, it is stated that Zero and Kingsley are the same person, and he is but a brainwashed Lelouch serving the Emperor of Britannia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Julius_Kingsley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Julius Kingsley's entry&lt;/a&gt; in Code Geass Wikia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A young man with a striking resemblance to Lelouch vi Britannia whose left eye is covered with an eye-patch for unknown reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lkuF1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lkuF1.png&quot; alt=&quot;Julius Kingsley&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 3 of Akito the Exiled, Julius was &lt;strong&gt;revealed to indeed be a brainwashed Lelouch&lt;/strong&gt; who is completely loyal to the Emperor of Britannia. His eye-patch hides his Geass. There are multiple scenes throughout the OVA series that suggest his state is relatively unstable, with his original personality briefly resurfacing, as indicated by &lt;strong&gt;Kingsley muttering Nunnally's name&lt;/strong&gt;, and even going so far as to &lt;strong&gt;calling Julius Kingsley another being all together&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:41:49.150" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:41:49.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31378" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-13T09:54:08.957" Score="5" ViewCount="352" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Yuru Yuri San Hai! episode 6, there was power outage. Later, the building where Yui lives was shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yFaFd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yFaFd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yui&amp;#39;s room?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which makes me think that (based on the center of the picture), Yui's room is the one on top right corner with the lights on. However, later on it was shown like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OUAtc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OUAtc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yui&amp;#39;s room??&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is Yui's room?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T09:54:08.957" Title="Which one is Funami Yui's apartment room?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="304" CreationDate="2016-04-13T15:44:19.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is a very old question but since I saw a lot of small mistakes and stuff forgotten I have to lay light on them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My answer contains spoilers from events that take place after the Masked Man's identity was revealed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Kekkei Genkai can be passed by teaching if the student has the required chakra nature - for a proof check what Oonoki said about Muu: that he learnt his Jinton from him. So Muu taught him the Jinton since Oonoki already had the required chakra natures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way to have a Kekkei Genkai is through transplantation. Examples of this include Kakashi's Sharingan, Nagato's and Obito's Rinnegan, Danzo's Sharingan, Madara's Wood Style, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is possible to have more Kekkei Touta since changes in chakra nature have no limits. Actually, each couple of episodes we see some new jutsu from a combination of certain chakra natures, as long as you get creative enough. An example of this are Deidara's Explosion Release: it is, in fact, combined Earth and Lightning releases, but it is also clay that explodes. So we can think about it like this: it is Earth + Water forming clay, then adding Fire or Lightning to create the explosion (but it was already decided what Deidara's Explosions Release is, so we need to get creative, and maybe Water + Fire gives Boil, which when using Lightning with the steam will be filled with electricity, since water is a supporter for lightning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people speculate that no matter how you think about it, with any combination of more than 2 chakra natures, one of them will negate at least one of the others (Earth + Water gives Wood, with Lightning the wood will be destroyed since it's made of earth, so it's weak for lightning; Water + Wind gives Ice, with fire you melt the ice, or combining it with Earth or Lightning it makes no sense).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I think there can be a way around it, so we can have more Kekkei Touta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No sir, a Shinobi cannot master more than one chakra nature. But they can learn how to use more than one chakra nature — there are limits to what your body as a Shinobi can do, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mDZxM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mDZxM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is able to use the 5 main chakra natures. He uses Yin and Yang too, and that's why he was called the Professor of Konoha, and as I recall the god of Shinobi or the god of Jutsu, for knowing so many chakra natures and every jutsu in Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sSjSH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sSjSH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another fact is that Rinnegan users can use all chakra natures and their combinations with no exception, as Madara showed us after gaining the power of the Six Paths: he used the Ranton (Water+ Lightning), and Madara normally only had Fire style. With the Rinnegan, we know, he had all chakra natures and he also used combinations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Kakashi doesn't use the chakra natures in his 1000 jutsu: he just copies the chakra flow and hand signs to make the jutsu like its owners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Kakuzu only uses chakra support system: Water to enhance Lightning, and Wind to enhance Fire. But he doesn't use combinations — Kekkei Genkai — and he only mastered earth style, the others are from different Shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23423" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-04-19T13:43:59.660" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T13:43:59.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23022" CreationDate="2016-04-13T16:01:54.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers to recent Manga chapters, But to be put simply they gain the ability to use and presumably eat that element. This is shown by&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; One of the Elite Members of the Alvarez Empire,&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/God_Serena&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God Serena&lt;/a&gt;, who used to be a wizard saint, rank 1, who had 8 Dragon Lacrima implanted into his body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown when (Even Bigger Spoiler):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he uses the Cavern, Purgatory, and Sea King Dragon slayer magics in rapid succession to beat down four wizard saints ranked 2,3,4,and 5. Draculos Hyberion, Wolfheim, Warrod Sequen, and Jura Neekis were all incapacitated by his 3 attacks of those 3 dragon slayer magics. He then prepared to finish them off with Gale Dragon Slayer Magic, but was interrupted before he used that one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T16:01:54.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20995" CreationDate="2016-04-13T17:15:41.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to update this answer that Tata Sky has taken up Animax back into its Kids channel package at a cost of 65 Rupees a month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is a very useful information for all Anime fans in India. I do hope this information will give some boost to the Anime scene in India.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7607" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T17:15:41.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-13T18:26:49.657" Score="1" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;em&gt;Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza&lt;/em&gt;, at 38:30 mark, Iona got attracted to a pendant in shop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aZEjzl.png&quot; alt=&quot;pendant&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... which lead to another event where Iona met Musashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WG5Vml.png&quot; alt=&quot;Musashi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, myself, feel that these events are so connected. Going to town, the pendant,  Musashi. However, I have no clue why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone provide me with solid argument and evidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T18:25:14.343" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T18:25:14.343" Title="What is the true meaning of the pendant which Gunzou Chihaya buys for Iona in town?" Tags="&lt;arpeggio-of-blue-steel&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31390" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31399" CreationDate="2016-04-13T19:26:13.447" Score="6" ViewCount="2592" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail, the anime, do you have to be born a wizard in order to learn to summon and wield magic? Or is summoning and wielding magic energy something anyone has the potential to do if they choose to learn how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It states that people use it for everyday life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:05:31.830" Title="Can anyone be a wizard?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31390" CreationDate="2016-04-13T23:36:57.540" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you have to be born with the ability, although there seem to be a few exceptions thanks to Lacrima infusions with the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Magic&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every Mage has a container inside their body that determines the limits of their Magic Power. In the case that it becomes empty, Ethernano comes from the atmosphere and enters the Mages' body and, after a while, their Magic Power is returned to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether you realize you have the magic within you is a different story. You may be magical and not know until you tap into it, such as in the Tower of Heaven arc where many characters realized their magical abilities (Erza, Milliana etc). Similarly, mages can also realize their Second Origin to increase their power further, but it must already exist within themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T23:36:57.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31390" CreationDate="2016-04-14T07:40:30.647" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says that Training and Competence is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;The competence of a mage defines if they can use a magic or not&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this manga excerpt somehow explains this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fairy Tail Volume 28 chapter 233,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Those who are atuned to the flow of magic can process and use any magic in existence.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tail#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail's Plot entry&lt;/a&gt; in Wikipedia says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fictional world of Earth-land is populated by wizards who coalesce into guilds to hone their magical abilities and apply them to paid job requests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this might be due to the status of Wizards in the Land, as we can also see townspeople who &lt;strong&gt;can't&lt;/strong&gt; or maybe &lt;strong&gt;doesn't use magic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to FairyTail Wikia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mages (Madōshi), also known as Wizards, are individuals who can wield Magic of any kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mages are wielders of Magic, using their Magic Power to cast spells and employ magical objects. &lt;strong&gt;They comprise only 10%&lt;/strong&gt; of the living population of Earth Land, with &lt;strong&gt;the remaining 90% being either incapable or unwilling to use Magic&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, There is a note in the end of Fairytail's Wikipedia Entry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the references section, it is stated that,  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tail#References&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tail#References&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Fairy Tail Volume 2 Del Rey edition Translation Notes, General Notes, &lt;strong&gt;Wizard&lt;/strong&gt;: So this translation has taken that as its inspiration and translated the word &lt;em&gt;madôshi&lt;/em&gt; as &amp;quot;wizard&amp;quot;. But &lt;em&gt;madôshi&lt;/em&gt;'s meaning is similar to certain Japanese words that have been borrowed by the English language, such as judo (the soft way) and kendo (the way of the sword). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madô&lt;/em&gt; is the way of magic, and &lt;em&gt;madôshi&lt;/em&gt; are those who follow the way of magic&lt;/strong&gt;. So although the word &amp;quot;wizard&amp;quot; is used in the original dialogue, &lt;strong&gt;a Japanese reader would be likely to think not of traditional Western wizards&lt;/strong&gt; such as Merlin or Gandalf, &lt;strong&gt;but of martial artists&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone Can learn Martial arts, but those who continue to learn and train can practically use it. There are also people who doens't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22066/15276&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; to the question &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15235/what-dictates-%20%20who-can-use-what-magic-in-fairy-tail&quot;&gt;What dictates who can use what magic in Fairy Tail?&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think to be able to use a type of magic, one has to learn it. There are no requirements as to who can learn which magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one particular episode, &lt;strong&gt;Mirajane teaches Natsu, Lucy and Happy the transformation magic&lt;/strong&gt; and Natsu was able to transform into Lucy (even though that was not perfect, but &lt;strong&gt;that shows that you need to practice a particular type of magic&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as have been mentioned in other answers that many characters are able to use more than one kind of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And also Learning and WillPower&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magic has to be learned. When Erza was still a child, she was able to learn magic without actually practicing it. If you have knowledge of how to use a certain magic, you can use it. I guess it may depend on the user's willpower, or it may actually be inside them all along. By the way, there are a few characters who can use more than one type of magic like Ultear, Jellal, Zero/Brain, and Hades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum it up, one person might be able to learn Magic thru extensive training and practice of a certain particular kind of magic, has knowledge and understanding of it, Competence or Either he chooses to learn Magic or Not even if he/she is capable of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T07:40:30.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31407" CreationDate="2016-04-14T22:52:12.113" Score="2" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something I noticed while watching a lot of popular anime based on Light Novels that focuses on slice of life for the most (Oregairu, Haruhi Suzumiya, Oreimo, etc.) is that they never stated where in Japan is the story actually taking place. In a lot of cases I noted that these settings tend to be a non-decrepit small to medium sized town with a school, and yet at other times, despite this ambiguity, the characters visit an identifiable real life locale, such as Oreimo with the Akihabara district, which seems to imply that the series happen around Tokyo. I can understand if the anime adaptation would not bother mentioning the setting, but is this ever touched upon in the original Light Novel source or has it always been sort of a case of the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhereTheHellIsSpringfield&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Springfield&lt;/a&gt;&quot; trope in play? Is it possible that there is some kind of general assumption by the Japanese populace that all series happen in Tokyo or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15553" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T23:23:48.730" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T06:54:20.233" Title="Does Light Novel-based, slice of life anime in general have a clearly defined setting?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31406" CreationDate="2016-04-14T23:23:38.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt; series is mainly set in &lt;a href=&quot;http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Nishinomiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nishinomiya, Japan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt; series is mainly set in &lt;a href=&quot;http://oreimo.wikia.com/wiki/Chiba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chiba, Japan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's quite obvious by the mentions in the &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt; series novel and various episodes that the main setting of the series is based in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ikimap.com/map/oregairu-anime-pilgrimage-map-chiba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chiba, Japan&lt;/a&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each author has their own reason for explicitly stating, excluding, or obscuring the main setting (just like the writers of the &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;). There is no set rule in literature about whether or not the main setting needs to be explicitly stated, especially if it's fiction. A lot of fiction writers like to base their story on familiar settings, so that it's more easily related to readers (the Japanese audience being the primary readers) or give the author a easier time when they are world building. There is no trope in play, how much an author is willing to reveals about the setting of their story is up to them. Sometimes it's not the modern-day Japan as most would know it as, but such embellishment are implied and accepted by most readers of fiction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-15T02:03:06.097" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T02:03:06.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7631" CreationDate="2016-04-15T05:16:00.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sound base genjutsu  can be more effective than eye contact base genjutsu cause we have seen might guy fighting itachi without looking into his eyes and no eye contact means no genjutsu but if sound base genjutsu is being used even a skilled opponents can not block or doge the sound waves completely plus its a sound base genjutsu so it depends on the air so it covers most of the effective areas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sound base genjutsu are really powerful but some of them cannot be performed simultaneously so this is disadvantage you have 1 shot if you miss that's all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in all manners and looking at the all points we can say that there are advantages and disadvantages of eye contact base genjutsu and sound base genjutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23457" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T05:16:00.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7885" CreationDate="2016-04-15T05:51:10.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by Frankenstein before, there is only one Noblesse. Also during the entire manga up till today (2016-04-15), Noblesse is always mentioned as &quot;the&quot; Noblesse, never &quot;a&quot; Noblesse like is the case with Lord. For example, in chapter 389 where Raskreia was mentioned as &quot;a Lord&quot;. This means that there is and was only one Noblesse, and that would be Rai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we can't possibly tell who will be called as &quot;the Noblesse&quot; suppose that Rai dies, since we currently has no information on the succession pattern of the &quot;Noblesse&quot; title like we had on the &quot;Lord&quot; title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T05:18:59.610" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T05:18:59.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31421" CreationDate="2016-04-15T07:58:25.960" Score="14" ViewCount="25800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Devil fruit users gained their powers by eating the devil fruit. But how did these inanimate objects gain their power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Luffy, eating a devil fruit before he became a rubber man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNRyy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNRyy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is Lassoo, one of Mr.4's guns that became a dog. How did a gun ate it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZsvZJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZsvZJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T00:50:00.693" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T00:42:37.773" Title="How do inanimate objects eat devil fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31417" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31418" CreationDate="2016-04-15T09:01:13.130" Score="5" ViewCount="1257" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the new anime &lt;em&gt;&quot;Koutetsujou-no-Kabaneri&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, the first train had to stop before they let it enter the station.&#xA;(which can be seen in the following picture)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D20fk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D20fk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was the bridge already down before the second train even arrived? This made it easy for the Kabane to invade the station.&#xA;(here you can see that the bridge was already down before the train even arrived)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHlDl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHlDl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this an error? Or is it a part of the plot, to let the Kabane enter the station?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4957" LastEditorUserId="19592" LastEditDate="2016-04-15T16:18:25.957" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T23:07:07.900" Title="Why was the bridge already down when the second train arrived?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31417" CreationDate="2016-04-15T09:28:22.027" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not clear as of now why Koutetsujou (the first train) had to wait before entering the station whereas Fusoujou (the second train) didn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a likely reason is that they were expecting Fusoujou to arrive on that day whereas Koutetsujou was to arrive on the next day, but was running ahead of its schedule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I don't think they expected the whole train to be filled with Kabane. They most likely only expected a few to be bitten and planned to get rid of them at the station, like they did with Koutetsujou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why was the bridge already down before the train even arrived?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't. The bridge was lowered when they saw Husoujyou coming, as can be seen here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qTCdr.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qTCdr.gif&quot; alt=&quot;lowering of the bridge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T23:07:07.900" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T23:07:07.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30513" CreationDate="2016-04-15T10:06:49.263" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finally we got one great news.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hngn.com/articles/194561/20160402/hunter-x-debut-adult-swims-toonami-starting-april-16-tweet.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/News&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been a big past few weeks for &amp;quot;Hunter x Hunter&amp;quot; fans. After&#xA;Shueisha's &amp;quot;Weekly Shonen Jump&amp;quot; announced mid-March that &amp;quot;Hunter x&#xA;Hunter&amp;quot; would be making its return to the magazine (confirmed for&#xA;April 18) after being on hiatus since 2014, fans in America now have&#xA;even more to look forward to, as Adult Swim's Toonami revealed that an&#xA;English dub for the series will be aired on the network starting April&#xA;16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The announcement was made Friday during a pre-show feature on the&#xA;Adult Swim website Toonami: Pre-flight. The series will make its&#xA;premiere on the network starting April 16 at 1 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pud6J.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pud6J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T21:52:04.807" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31415" CreationDate="2016-04-15T10:18:33.787" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the comment, Dr. Vegapunk's scientific expertise is the logic behind an inanimate object being able to &quot;consume&quot; a devil fruit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dr. Vegapunk covered exactly how Devil Fruit powers are transferred over to a user, and was the scientist behind the method of adding Devil Fruit powers to inanimate objects, such as swords and guns.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vegapunk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only known research paper of his related to this experiment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IlwFQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IlwFQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The inanimate objects who have eaten Devil Fruits are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mr. 4&lt;/a&gt;'s  gun, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Lassoo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lassoo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Spandam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spandam&lt;/a&gt;'s sword, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Funkfreed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funkfreed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also notable that the only Devil Fruits shown to be capable of achieving such a feat are Zoan devil fruits. It may be because Logia and Paramecia only grant the users supernatural powers, which would not bring the objects to life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all that is known about the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Oda, a &quot;certain professor&quot; will explain the complex mechanisms behind all of the Devil Fruits in the series in the near future. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#cite_note-0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T10:18:33.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2035" CreationDate="2016-04-15T15:06:36.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple, the 2 situations you describe are actually 2 different techniques. This answer contain a minor spoiler about the ability, especially the wielder of the other Mangekyou Sharingan eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamui&lt;/a&gt; has 2 abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The user can create vortexes that transport anything they suck in to the Kamui Dimension. Objects can remain in that dimension indefinitely it seems. The downside is that it takes time to suck objects in, and they are vulnerable while doing so. If Tobi tried to use this, he would be wide open and take the full force of those explosions by Konan. As well, Later on, Truth Seeking Balls (balls that destroy just about everything they touch) nearly touched him while he was trying to use this ability, because they got to him faster than he could teleport. He was forced to cancel the vortex teleport to dodge them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Grant the users body intangibility, by temporarily transporting segments of the users body to the Kamui Dimension when objects in the main dimension come into contact with their body. The user is unable to attack while this is active. This is the one with a 5 minute limit, as it is not a complete teleportation, Only overlapping segments are moved. Tobi used this to dodge the 4th Hokage's abilities, but turned it off to attack, which is how Minato hit him with his Rasengan. This ability can be cast near instantly, though it may have a cool down after being turned off before it can be turned on again. Another downside is that if someone is in the Kamui Dimension, the segments of the body will be clearly visible to them, and they can attack it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Tobi had the right eye, which has ability 2, and could create vortexes, but only centered around the eye itself. It could control the direction of the sucking force of the vortex to a Cone shape, allowing him to decide if it was his target or himself being sucked in. Kakashi had the left eye, which could only create vortexes, but could do so at range, but the force could not be controlled, it was always spherical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T17:17:37.483" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T17:17:37.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-15T16:22:03.440" Score="2" ViewCount="2834" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find lists of anime by genre in plaintext. Basically, the issue is that every anime list I can find online (MAL, ANN, Anime Planet) is stylised in some way, which isn't conducive to copy-pasting. I'd like the lists in plaintext.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22638" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:02:43.317" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T07:28:04.863" Title="Lists of anime in plaintext" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-15T17:32:30.060" Score="2" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;My copy has subtitles on it but it drastically changes from million to billions between games, which makes me believe the subs aren't correct. Could anyone here point me somewhere or tell me how many outs/runs and what multipliers are on which game? I just need this for the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="323" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T02:48:35.833" LastActivityDate="2021-02-18T10:00:40.043" Title="How much did Tokuchi gain per game?" Tags="&lt;one-outs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2016-04-15T18:54:27.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Kaneki's hair slowly starts to turn black in &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: re&lt;/em&gt;, with Haise Sasaki's hair being white with black at the crown. During his battle with Kanae and then The One Eyed Owl, his hair reverts completely back to its original black colour. Though it takes a lot longer than the anime, this is the same kind of complete cycle symbolism described above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3hoVtl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haise Sasaki finally resolves to &amp;#39;stop dreaming&amp;#39; and reawaken&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23473" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:02:58.860" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:02:58.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31473" CreationDate="2016-04-15T19:09:10.867" Score="3" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Started watching Yu Yu Hakusho on blu ray now, about 10 years after I first saw it as a kid.  Wondering what happens to Yusuke's various power equipment. I recall in the first few episodes he needs some kind of ring/band that helps recharge and focus his spirit engergy for spirit gun... then it just goes away, at least in season 1. Does he still have them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23474" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T01:47:06.840" Title="What happens to Yusuke's spirit/power equipment?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5234" CreationDate="2016-04-15T20:44:12.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The training in SAO might have given him a advantage but it might have put him at a disadvantage. In SAO you had sword skills and you could alter your weapons how you pleased. In kendo, however, there are no sword skills and you can't alter your weapon. Most likely he would be at a level that would suggest average, but he's not going to be a complete master at kendo. also in the game, you can upgrade your reflexes and strength and so on. So, it might give him an edge and it might not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23476" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T20:44:12.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4792" CreationDate="2016-04-16T00:46:45.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forever, as in saying it will continue on in our hearts, and we will never forget this journey we went on with the characters. Fornever as in saying all good things come to an end, and no matter how much we reminisce on the good times, it will end eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23479" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T02:48:03.203" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T02:48:03.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-16T02:45:28.097" Score="-4" ViewCount="4971" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to look for it but they are all bad quality and have too may add or are not English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23482" LastActivityDate="2020-01-18T19:00:04.813" Title="Does anyone know where I can watch a good quality of Magi Adventures of Sinbad English dub" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4749" CreationDate="2016-04-16T04:51:09.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6qw1nh0tA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6qw1nh0tA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skywhales&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skywhales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leopoldo Zambrano Enríquez.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23483" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T04:51:09.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31435" CreationDate="2016-04-16T05:23:53.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have a list of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/1587&quot;&gt;Legal Streaming Sources here&lt;/a&gt;. considering that Aniplex licensed Magi for the states their streaming channel has &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniplexchannel.com/show-page/magi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniplexchannel.com/show-page/magi-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2&lt;/a&gt;, assume that the Magi you have tagged is the same as the one you mention in the title. (as Season 1 is called &lt;em&gt;Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic&lt;/em&gt; and Season is is called &lt;em&gt;Magi: The Kingdom of Magic&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unable to confirm whether or not these episodes are dubbed in English as Geo-blocking prevents non US users from viewing the videos (i am in Australia), however considering &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Magi-The-Labyrinth-of-Magic-DVD-Set-1-Hyb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVD Set 1&lt;/a&gt; has English listed as a spoken language and it's publishing is listed as Aniplex of America i would suspect that the episodes on their streaming channel are English Dub&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31435/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-watch-a-good-quality-of-magi-adventures-of-sinbad-e/31438?noredirect=1#comment43780_31438&quot;&gt;senshin's comment&lt;/a&gt; i have come to realize that the series and Aniplex of America has aren't what you are looking for. looking on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi:_The_Labyrinth_of_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; neither lists any english distributors/companies/licencees for the either the 2014 OVA or the current &lt;em&gt;Adventure of Sinbad&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17687&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime adaptation&lt;/a&gt; of the manga of the same name. this leads me to suspect that it is not officially released outside Japan at this time (17/04/2016) so i would suspect a dub for these does not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said generally when a company like Funimation or Aniplex gets the licenses to stream/distribute a series there is a high chance that they will also get any new season (though there are some exceptions). so at this time it's probably best to keep an eye on Aniplex of America for if/when they post up the dubs for the series your looking for. checking the other sites in the list i posted wont hurt either just incase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T05:55:49.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-16T10:40:56.407" Score="0" ViewCount="3578" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am just curious about which volumes the anime occurs in...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is up to vol 5. or something&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to start reading the LN series already but my problem is I don't know where to start... Yes, I know that I should start from the first volume up to the last but I get bored when I do that. I am not really sure about my guess, so please, help me...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23485" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T19:40:16.920" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T21:05:44.433" Title="What volumes of the Campione LN correspond to the anime?" Tags="&lt;campione&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28941" CreationDate="2016-04-16T10:48:34.603" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been 3 months since the question existed, well, if you still haven't found the answer yet, here it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1983&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1284&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Angel Creamy Mami&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the oldest &lt;em&gt;Idol&lt;/em&gt; anime I could find. It has 52 TV epsidoes + 4 OVA aired back in 1983. It's a school idol group, but unfortunately I can't find the name of the group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creamy Mami&lt;/strong&gt; is about a young girl, Yuu, who after seeing a spaceship is given the power to use magic for one year. She is also given 2 cats, Poji and Nega, to watch over and guide her. Using her magic powers to transform into the idol Creamy Mami, Yuu must work hard at acting, singing, helping her parents at their crepe shop, fighting aliens and bad guys, going to school, plus try to get the affections of her childhood friend Toshio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2003&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2533&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wandaba Style&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the possible oldest &lt;em&gt;Idol&lt;/em&gt; anime with a group name, yes, finally, but wait, it is not a school idol!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A J-pop group named &lt;strong&gt;Mix Juice&lt;/strong&gt; consisting of four girls: Ayame, Yuri, Sakura &amp;amp; Himawari attempt to make it big by playing the first concert on the moon. Bankrolling this endeavor is the 13 year old billionare Susumu Tsukumo and his android, Kiku 8 who propose to go to space in an eco-friendly way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2006&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6095&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lemon Angel Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is about a group of high school girls forming a new Lemon Angel Idol Group, I think that is it, I'm surprised that the first school idol group was created only 10 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lemon Angel&lt;/strong&gt; was once the greatest girl band of Japan, but then it broke up and most of its members vanished. When a music producer decides to put together a new Lemon Angel, average high schooler Tomo Minaguchi is approached to audition for the group. Little does she know of the mystery behind the original Lemon Angel...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T19:07:14.920" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T19:07:14.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31443" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-16T11:30:46.287" Score="1" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where are the quotes that show Albedo hate other supreme beings other than Momonga? (which vol, which chapter)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23486" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T11:34:30.897" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T11:34:30.897" Title="Where are the quotes that show Albedo hate other supreme beings other than Momonga?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25928" CreationDate="2016-04-16T14:39:06.447" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;ME!ME!ME! is the AMV the boy and the girl are from (the couple).The blue haired girl was a character in it, she kept getting the boys attention, in ME!ME!ME! he was addicted to porn and sex and the blue haired one was a porn star he watched. the boy wasn't giving his girlfriend (the pink haired one) any attention and the boy fell asleep watching the porn and in his dream he had a nightmare about his girlfriend turning into some monster wanting his love, it was actually her showing her despair. So when the blue haired one comes back in the new AMV and she see's them back together she loses her mind because she wants (supposedly) all of his attention back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23488" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T14:39:06.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31689" CreationDate="2016-04-16T18:58:45.747" Score="6" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ep. 1 of &lt;em&gt;Joker Game&lt;/em&gt;, we see this shot of a statue (that resembles a person on horseback) before a large Western-style building. Does this correspond to a real-life location?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYG0N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYG0N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Joker Game location&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first episode seems to take place in Tokyo, so I tried searching for statues on horseback in Tokyo. The main result I got was for a statue of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusunoki_Masashige&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kusunoki Masashige&lt;/a&gt; in the Imperial Gardens, which looks similar in stance, but the photographs that I have seen (such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gx3Ss.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;) do not seem to have such a building in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also tried searching for the Imperial Palace to try to see if any buildings match up with this one, however, and I discovered that most of the Palace was destroyed in firebombings in the Second World War. It seems plausible then that this indeed is a statue of Kusunoki Masashige, and that the area around the statue has simply changed from when the anime is set (1937).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this actually the Kusunoki Masashige statue, or is this some other location in the Tokyo area?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T22:37:33.437" Title="Where is this statue on horseback from?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;joker-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20381" CreationDate="2016-04-16T19:17:41.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first set of two flag is Uniform Whiskey which means have a pleasant voyage. The pennant and the uniform Whiskey the tug puts up just means message received and replying to your message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23492" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T19:17:41.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3075" CreationDate="2016-04-16T22:33:57.323" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegata was ultimately push to the brink and cross over as super being in jeporady of losing his only way off the planet he training on due to asteroids and too many of them getting ready to crush his ship and trap him there and he already been training and exhausted himself when the huge amount of asteriods started coming for him and his ship quickly over whelm off how many their was and exhausted he quickly became in fear of being trap and dying on some worthless planet he quickly try to amp up his energy and fearing he was depleted and needed a energy boost to some up a large amount of energy powerful enough to destroy every asteroid all together instead one by one so his need was met when he needed to boost his enegry the most and excerte extreme amount of power to blow away every asteriod all at once to save himself and ship from being crushed and trap, that's when his need for being super came into effect and quickly boosted him over the brink of exhaustion and gave him the energy to produce attack big and powerful enough to clear every asteroid and save his ship at that point a super saiyan knows what energy level needs to be rechead and what strength is required to cross over and transform super, yes when training you need to acquire that need helps the saiyan push his level above exhaustion that he didn't know he could do that, need keeps the sayian going and powering up instead of stopping and thinking that he can't go no higher with his power level simply trying to power up to cross over will not work a sayian must teach his body in training that super needs to be acquired for the fight he training for in order to win thus everybody reaching insane power levels unknown thinking they are ready for complete cell but cell was designed to be better and the ultimate fighter forced of sayian genetics they did not know and every saiyan studied over the years cell was hatch and created and was a forsure Victor ofform he too just n like frieaze uses the planet to their advantage to distract the sayian from the fight so we never really know if a new born super sayian could beat frieza or cell both killed by their own attacks and downfall  the sayians in complete form also explaining his need and the sayain always fight n win attitude is what ultimately gets them to that point saying ultimate desire is to be the best goku just doesn't admit that he too kind but always secretly trains to be the best that and his pure heart and strength and ability to easily acquire techniques destined him to become  the dragon ultimately explaining the story line surrounded around goku. , pretty much the same as goku in his first fought with vegeta and his kio-ken times 10! Once a saiyan acquires how to get to super level this ultimately their natural high power level form is mere nothing on the scanners and and just like always they can mask their evergy level at natural form so they basically them become high power sayians in everyday life masking their energy with ease keeping their level right at super and easily transforming to super sayian when they please and then the power up starts just like trunks did vs his fight with cell but did not win after just meshing and harnessing true power trying to use it against perfect cell made of androids and z fighters and ultimately the advantage of super sayians thus doctor was on planet namek and his bug collected cell of super sayian goku,so to answer question simply a need is acquired on training to learn of unreached power levels and keep the sayian powering up with out giving up and needs to learn what that level is the amount of event and rest acquire to reach it, goku says its a need cause it was vs frieza so that's his way of explaining to get to super level, but training and getting stronger and having a sayian knowing that super saying level is real having not seen their own ancestors do it because frezia put the fear in all sayians that they could not reach that sayian level it's a myth so no sayian ever tried to push pass exceretion and train their body to transform, all sayian are super strong and the ability to heal and get stronger after a fight plays a big role shall to a sayian reaching super level, the need is just goku explanation but works as a mind technique to become stronger and better there's always a need a saiyan wants to win their fight thru out the whole dragonball z series so why didn't goku become sayian as a boy faced with some serious needs to win against some tuff oppents? but training and becoming stronger is the ultimate key to becoming sayian so the need plays no part in small trunks and small gotenks  being sayian a young boy can not simply reach that power level, so how they do it? Lmao who knows sayian freaks they do what they want and kick ass!!!!! Lol z fighters! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23494" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T22:33:57.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-17T03:35:10.400" Score="1" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a song in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; episode 13, around 17:11 when Haku uses Crystal Ice Mirrors. It's really somber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been searching for this forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the title and the OST of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23501" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-26T13:45:07.350" LastActivityDate="2019-09-26T13:45:07.350" Title="The song in Naruto ep. 13 when Haku uses Crystal Ice Mirrors" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31458" CreationDate="2016-04-17T10:46:20.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAYLF6E2ivQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haku's theme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haku's theme never made it to an OST, and is therefor an unreleased soundtrack. And judging by how long ago it has been used, I am assuming it will not be released as one either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T10:46:20.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37620" CreationDate="2016-04-17T11:55:12.587" Score="7" ViewCount="21060" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ajin is originally &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/49865/Ajin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a manga&lt;/a&gt;, that has subsequently had a few adaptations into anime. In November 2015, it seems to have been adapted into a movie: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/30868/Ajin_Part_1__Shoudou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ajin Part 1: Shoudou (Ajin: Demi-Human - Compel)&lt;/a&gt;. MAL's blurb for the movie reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For high schooler Kei—and for at least forty-six others—immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly for Kei, such a feat doesn't make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the general public and governments, he's a rare specimen who needs to be hunted down and handed over to scientists to be experimented on for life—a demi-human who must die a thousand deaths for the benefit of humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movie lists two yet unreleased sequels: &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/30869/Ajin_Part_2__Shoutotsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ajin Part 2: Shoutotsu&lt;/a&gt;, set to be released in May 2016; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/30870/Ajin_Part_3__Shougeki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ajin Part 3: Shougeki&lt;/a&gt;, set to be released in Seprember 2016. The blurb for these two is the same as the one for the first movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was also adapted into an anime series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/31580/Ajin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ajin&lt;/a&gt;, released between January and April 2016 (the Winter 2016 season). This one lists the three movies as &amp;quot;Alternative versions&amp;quot;, and its blurb reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where there is life, there is death... or is there? What would you do if you could never die? The possibilities are endless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seventeen years ago, the existence of a special species called Ajin was discovered in Africa. They are said to be immortal beings, with several supernatural abilities, that look just like any other human being. Are these Ajin just random phenomena of nature or were they purposely sent to Earth to destroy it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since their first discovery, several other Ajin appearances have been reported worldwide. For the majority of citizens though, these creatures are less reality and more of something you see every once in a while in a textbook or on the news. This is how it was for the young protagonist of the series, Kei. That was until a sudden turn of events changed his life forever...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ajin is a supernatural anime full of complex ideas about life and death, as well as the dark side of human nature. What does it mean to truly be human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not entirely clear to me whether the first movie covers the anime series and the other two are new content, or whether the three movies are supposed to be recaps of the whole series (maybe there are supposed to be three anime seasons of Ajin, and each of the movies recaps one of them?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the relation between the manga, the anime series, and the movies (given that two of the three movies haven't been released yet, that part may be harder to answer)? Are the adaptations faithful to the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-08-23T23:35:48.827" Title="How different are the manga, anime and movie versions of Ajin?" Tags="&lt;ajin-demi-human&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31390" CreationDate="2016-04-17T14:46:20.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fairy Tail ZER0 Arc, Zeref said to Mavis and her friends that you need to concentrate to get Ethernanos (magic particles) in your body, then you can train and eventually be able to wield magic! That's how Yuri, Warrod, Precht, and Mavis can proform magic! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23506" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T14:46:20.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31430" CreationDate="2016-04-18T01:47:06.840" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're still around. Botan mentions both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Communication_Mirror&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Communication Mirror&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Demon_Compass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Demon Compass&lt;/a&gt; during the Chapter Black Saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The devices start to lose their usefulness as the series turns into a fighting series. Being able to track a demon or &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Psychic_Spyglass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;have X Ray vision&lt;/a&gt; aren't terribly useful in a fight against Toguro or Sensui. As for the ring, apparently it &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Concentration_Ring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;makes Yusuke severely exhausted&lt;/a&gt; after he uses it; I recall him passing out after he uses it against Gouki and needing to be picked up and brought home by Boutan. He needed it early on when his own spirit energy was fairly weak, but later on, after he trains with Genkai and starts to gain power, the tradeoffs of the ring become more of a liability than a benefit. Presumably he still has it, though, he just doesn't use it because it's not helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T01:47:06.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31474" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-04-18T02:34:13.453" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T02:34:13.453" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T02:34:13.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31475" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-04-18T02:34:13.453" Score="0" Body="Anime adaptation of Bandai Namco’s PSP action game series “God Eater.”" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T07:18:41.847" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:18:41.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28342" CreationDate="2016-04-18T02:52:08.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the reading order of these manga?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read them in the &lt;strong&gt;order they were published in&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some may not know but God Eater indeed has a manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has, but the manga itself is &lt;strong&gt;based on the original game&lt;/strong&gt;, so &lt;strong&gt;it has nothing to do with the anime&lt;/strong&gt;. (The anime itself is different because of the MC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, there are 4 mangas and here is a brief description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Eater:_Return_of_the_Messiah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Return of the Messiah&lt;/a&gt; -&gt; takes place in the original GE timeline&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story takes place in Fenrir America Branch, 1 year after the events of God Eater Burst.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Eater:_The_Spiral_Fate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Spiral Fate&lt;/a&gt; -&gt; takes place after the GE timeline&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a manga that offers an alternate reality to the main continuity of the God Eater series, since the protagonist is Ryo Kagami, not Yu Kannagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Eater:_The_Summer_Wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Summer Wars&lt;/a&gt; -&gt; side story about romance &amp;amp; stuff&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alisa Illinichina Amiella develops a feeling similar to respect for the 1st Unit leader, Yu Kannagi. Meanwhile, Alisa and Yu are dispatched to Aegis Island on a protection mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://godeater.wikia.com/wiki/God_Eater_-the_2nd_break-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2nd Break&lt;/a&gt;-&gt; takes place in the GE2 timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The manga is a prequel to God Eater 2 in the manga continuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The protagonist of each manga is different though, and it seems like they only appeared exclusively on that manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the Mangas in other of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gods_Eater_Burst&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Publication&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The game received several manga adaptations written by Namco Bandai. The first is titled God Eater: Kyūseishu no Kikan (GOD EATER - God Eater -Return of the Messaiah) was illustrated by Osan Eijii, published by Kodansha, and serialized in Rival Comics magazine. As of December 28, 2011, the series was completed and compiled into five volumes.&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gods_Eater_Burst#cite_note-21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;^&lt;/a&gt; The second is titled God Eater: the spiral fate and was illustrated by Saito Rokuro, published by Dengeki Comics and serialized in Side-B.N Magazine. As of November 27, 2010, the manga was completed and compiled into two volumes. A third manga titled God Eater: the summer wars was illustrated by Okiura, published by Kadokawa Shoten and serialized in Dragon Age Comics Magazine. The series was completed and compiled into a single volume on May 7, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/46128/God_Eater__The_2nd_Break&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God Eater 2nd Break&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was Published: Dec 27, 2011 to Aug 27, 2013 with 3 Volumes and 18 chapters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T07:43:50.087" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:43:50.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31479" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31540" CreationDate="2016-04-18T07:33:01.687" Score="0" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening sequence of Anne-Happy, Hanako and Botan are both shown holding omikuji, those little papers that Japanese people draw at shinto shrines that forecast their luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S4hkLm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S4hkLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hanako with omikuji&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WoBeQm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WoBeQm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;botan with omikuji&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that omikuji have different types and levels of luck, and given that the theme of the series is unlucky moe girls, I assume Hanako and Botan are both getting bad luck. But just how bad is it? Which exact classes of omikuji did they draw?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T15:52:03.230" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T22:58:51.523" Title="What kind of luck are Hanako and Botan getting in the opening?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;anne-happy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31043" CreationDate="2016-04-18T09:46:19.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hey remember me? well in the avatar wiki it was stated that blood bending is useless when applied to people who also know blood bending.(Link &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodbending#Limits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodbending#Limits&lt;/a&gt; ) this is from the page:&#xA;Bloodbending seems useless when applied to a fellow waterbender of the same caliber, if not superior, to the user. that's the answer to your question and there is a lot more info about blood benders on the page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T09:46:19.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30848" CreationDate="2016-04-18T09:57:16.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So there is a Naruto wiki which has a lot of info worth checking, but I'm not sure if what you want is in there. I have played the game completely and have read all the manga and I could not find any missing bits apart from that they would (this happens in every Naruto game) make the story a bit shorter and sometimes just a tiny bit, they would take some speech out. That's all I know but I could be wrong. I shouldn't though, I'm pretty sure I remembered it right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:22:48.863" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:22:48.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30828" CreationDate="2016-04-18T10:03:59.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;third answer of the day. i'm answering this because you don't have an accepted answer. the first answer is technically correct. in again the avatar wiki, it was stated that she is a prodigy who can bend more powerful flame: the blue flame. exact words: Blue fire: Only Azula has demonstrated blue firebending. While not to be confused with lightning, blue fire also seems to possess more physical force and produces a combustive effect that is more intense than that of normal fire. so basically, the fire is blue because it's more powerful than the red/orange/yellow flames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T10:03:59.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30350" CreationDate="2016-04-18T10:18:15.233" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;last question of the day. the thing is that Naruto did pass the genin test but with the lowest grades and it is stated that there were put into a 4 people group/cell to learn teamwork and co-operation, there is no actual evidence with graduating in threes but you would think they would. my guess is that they take the top N (N being a certain number and is a multiple of three) number of student after the test and they would pass and become a genin, the rest have to either redo or quit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T10:18:15.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31507" CreationDate="2016-04-18T10:44:23.963" Score="4" ViewCount="4636" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode before the last one, why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the &quot;present&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've read, going back in a time machine always changes the world line, and in the world line where Okabe saves Kris the time machine no longer exists therefore time travelling Suzuha doesn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I don't see this explanation working without her disappearing as soon as they appear back in the past. It is not their returning to the future that changes the outcome (and subsequently the timeline), it's their actions in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can this be explained with consistency with the rest of the rules of time travel we've encountered in this show? If any assumption I've made is incorrect I'd love to hear it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23513" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T06:39:51.373" LastActivityDate="2018-05-05T18:01:59.037" Title="Why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the &quot;present&quot;?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31495" CreationDate="2016-04-18T12:58:55.637" Score="5" ViewCount="27983" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film:_Z&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece Film: Z&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; it was stated during the movie that a pirate cut off &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zephyr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zephry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'s arm and killed most of his crew of Marines in trainging. This pirate was later invited to be one of the Shichibukai. Is there any source that states which one of the Shichibukai that it was? I was unable to find anything on his wiki page I thought that maybe Oda might have stated it somewhere else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6K2x7.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6K2x7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2020-12-02T08:23:34.003" Title="Who cut off Zephyr's arm?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31491" CreationDate="2016-04-18T16:24:38.237" Score="0" ViewCount="891" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am talking about the song that happens whenever shinichi and migi fight a parasyte. In episode 17, the organ song name at 6:35. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23313" LastEditorDisplayName="user23558" LastEditDate="2016-04-19T19:05:12.893" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T19:05:12.893" Title="In parasyte the maxim, what is the name of end song and the name of the conflict song in the middle of the show?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-10-31T00:43:25.787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31488" CreationDate="2016-04-18T19:00:47.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would you happen to be looking for the track called &quot;Full Moon&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGy45tGyDCA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here to listen to it.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22857" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T19:00:47.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31486" CreationDate="2016-04-18T21:42:06.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer hasn't been officially stated, but we do have elements that allow us to narrow the Shichibukai down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Volume 1000, the pirate who cut off Z's arm was promoted to a Shichibukai &quot;one year ago&quot;, which means during the timeskip. This rules out any of the original seven as well as Blackbeard, and only leaves Buggy, Trafalgar Law, and Edward Weevil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From there, only speculation can be used, as no further official details have been revealed. Since Buggy is relatively weak even in the present day, compared to Z who was already Admiral-level when his arm was cut, it can be assumed he didn't do it, unless he got extremely lucky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still according to Volume 1000:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zephyr became an Admiral at age 38, during Gol D. Roger and Edward&#xA;  Newgate's golden age. By this time, he had become very popular with&#xA;  his subordinates. He got married, and a year later, his son was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zephyr's happiness was ended prematurely when a pirate murdered his&#xA;  wife and son three years later. Zephyr wanted to resign from the&#xA;  Marines, but he was eventually persuaded to stay as an instructor. He&#xA;  trained many cadets, most of whom would ascend the Marines bureaucracy&#xA;  in both power and status. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Twenty-three years after the death of his loved ones, Zephyr's arm was&#xA;  cut off by a pirate who had a Devil Fruit power, and his entire&#xA;  division was massacred with only Ain and Binz surviving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zephyr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia article on Zephyr&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means Z's arm was cut off nine years ago, which means in turn that Law was around 17 years old. While it is likely Law was strong even back then, it is unlikely that he was the one who did it, as Z was already a former Admiral, and Law couldn't defeat Vergo until present day, after Vergo became Vice-Admiral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves Weevil, whose past is still largely unknown and whose strength is immense, as the most likely man to have cut off Z's arm, but until there is official proof to confirm or deny anything, it can only remain speculation at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T21:42:06.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31515" CreationDate="2016-04-19T06:48:23.497" Score="4" ViewCount="9126" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near to the finale of &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra - Book 2: Spirits&lt;/em&gt; when Vaatu rips Raava from Korra's body and destroys her, Korra says to Tenzen that the Avatar Cycle has too been destroyed and she is the last Avatar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end Korra confirms that Raava is back inside her however her connection to the previous Avatars is still gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, does this mean that the Avatar can no longer be reincarnated? or is Korra like Wan where he had no previous past lives to turn to for advice (unlike Aang who could turn to Roku, Kyoshi and those other 2 Avatars he spoke to at the end) and thus can still be reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-10-21T19:41:45.827" Title="Can the Avatar still be reincarnated?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28353" CreationDate="2016-04-19T07:26:33.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding of it is basically that they are making a face, except it's different to how we usually know it. These are how they do it nowadays:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vrY9s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vrY9s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wrzKV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wrzKV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are all making a face and saying &quot;bi~&quot;. It is exactly the same as how we make a face, but Japanese style. I don't have research evidence to support this, but I have consulted quite a few Japanese people who lived in Japan for quite a while and they all agreed to my statement, so I do think it's very reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:25:30.047" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:25:30.047" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31512" CreationDate="2016-04-19T07:51:42.090" Score="3" ViewCount="785" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read Death Note for the first time about 10 years ago. I remember of a special chapter at the end, which I was not able to find, even in the manga (I own them all - or I think I do):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Some of that chapter takes place in the Deathgod's world. After Light's death, we see him atone for every single name he wrote in his Death Note. After a while, he tells Ryuk the exact number of people he's killed with his Death Note. Then, he asks Ryuk to bring bring to the Deathgod's King: his world has gone to waste and Light would like to make it prosper once more. The chapter end with Ryuk being impressed once more of Light's tenacity and mental strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anki Sharma's answer is correct. The chapter I was looking for is indeed fanbase, I found a youtube &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8fM2FBL_A&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T19:40:01.990" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T19:40:01.990" Title="Looking for a special Death Note chapter" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31484" CreationDate="2016-04-19T08:26:06.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would love to just write this off as &quot;the writers wanted a good goodbye scene&quot; since &lt;strong&gt;quantum teleportation in the temporal dimension&lt;/strong&gt;(time travel) is really not my forte when it comes to quantum mechanics. However, by the nature of this site, I will try to answer your question. This is going to be long, bear with me. I have included several questions you might have after reading it, if I missed out anything, feel free to clarify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I re-answer, let me tell you a short story. After a few hours of discussion with my colleagues, we could not arrive at any conclusion despite bringing in several plausible theories. Then, out of the blue, our professor (who is like nearly 60 but still an avid anime watcher) just walks over and proceeded to blow our minds with one sentence &quot;It's a cross-time temporal loop.&quot; Then we proceeded to face palm ourselves for our stupidity in over-complicating the situation when it was really so simple. Side note: my theories were not wrong, but the factor I inputted into them were wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you need to understand how their time machine works, cause we underestimated its capabilities before. Their machine is not a linear time travelling device, it is a trans-spatial time machine. When they travel through time, they possibly travel to another universe as well. Believe it or not, it is actually theoretically easier to make this type than a linear time machine cause  time flows relatively, thus theoretically, in a 'space pocket' between universes, time would pass differently for separate universes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I digress, thus, Suzuha did not actually travel from the future, but instead from a potential future of the Steins Gate World Line. Now, Okarin never actually needed to go to the Steins Gate World Line, he left it as he saw Kurisu dead. But in reality, he was there in the beginning, he then proceeded to send himself all over the time lines with his microwave oven when he sent that mail to Daru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the loop? The time loop created works like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Okabe sees Kurisu dead, send mail to Daru, enters other timelines&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Okabe spends 3 weeks in alternate timelines, gets back to Steins Gate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Time machine shows up with Suzuha saying they have to stop WW3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Okabe goes back to past, fakes Kurisu's death, burns thesis, stops WW3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Past Okabe sees Kurisu dead, goes back to step 1 and repeat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the Attractor Field-World Line theory employed by the show, now imagine 2 lines intertwined but splits like a split hair at a certain point. To both these splits, their past is the same, but some event split this time line. This event was Okarin gaining the knowledge that he saved Kurisu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the aim of going back to the past was stopping WW3, we can never really say that WW3 was fought over Makise Kurisu's Time Travel thesis completely cause we have too little details. A more likely reason would be Okarin built the time machine based on her thesis using the knowledge he gained from the other World Lines and this information was obtained by world powers and they started the war to obtain this thesis to built their own time machine as Okarin was already dead in 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The motives for WW3 was effectively instigated by Okarin. Okarin built the time machine to save Kurisu and thus as long as he does not know he saved her, the time machine would still be built, WW3 would still occur. That is essentially why Suzuha cannot disappear until the Okarin that knows he has saved Kurisu appears in the present again, or Okarin would go on to create the time machine to save Kurisu and start WW3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But, to save Kurisu, the time machine is necessary, if Okarin did not have the motive to make it, where did it come from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where the cross-time part comes in. Remember that I said Suzuha came from a possible future of the Steins Gate timeline, a split in the World Lines. This is where quantum causality comes in, as long as there is a chance, WW3 can still occur despite the thesis being burnt as Okarin can still make the time machine. The core reason for this as I mentioned is because he thinks Kurisu is dead. Remember that the first time he went back to the past, he stabbed Kurisu himself, no World Line change occurred, that means that they were still connected to a timeline that leads to WW3. However, when he saved Kurisu and burnt the thesis, still nothing happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is because at this point, the two timelines still share a common past, and Okarin still wants to save Kurisu as the him that saved Kurisu is still in the past, future cannot affect them and they cannot affect the future yet as they are in a state of temporal uncertainty by being in the past. Same as the first answer but this time the factor is not the burning of the thesis but Okarin returning to the present with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu and does not want to create the time machine anymore, thus completely erasing any minuscule possibility for WW3 to occur. This leads to Suzuha disappearing as the two futures no longer have a common present. This returning of Okarin to the present is the diverging point of this two timelines. Thus, Suzuha can no longer stay in Steins gate as this is not part of their shared past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then what was the point of faking Kurisu's death?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple, it was to keep the loop going, if he broke the loop, the him that is trying to save Kurisu would definitely disappear for he never spent even a single moment with Kurisu. No matter how far quantum causality goes, it most likely does not extend into separate timelines for his knowledge is not from the universe he is in. Thus, the loop has to occur, he has to keep the past somewhat constant until his return to the present with the knowledge he saved Kurisu, only then will the timelines diverge properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What would have happened if they stayed in the past?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This depends on which travel they stayed in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case scenario where they failed to save Kurisu, Okarin would disappear at the divergence point. Since this Okarin never returned to the divergence point with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu, it would go the WW3 route, the past Okarin thinks Kurisu dies and went on to create the time machine, starting WW3. This allows Suzuha to exist. Since Okarin traveled to the past from the Steins Gate timeline, he disappears since that is no longer his past now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case scenario where they managed to save Kurisu and stayed in the past, Suzuha would disappear at the divergence point. Despite Okarin never returning to the divergence point with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu, they would still arrive at the divergence point where they will witness themselves going back to the past and thus arrive at the same case where even without a time machine returning them to the present except that the moment they witness Okarin going back, Suzuha disappears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T10:41:52.167" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T10:41:52.167" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31500" CreationDate="2016-04-19T09:01:28.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Korra lost connection with the past Avatars. It is still possible for Korra to get in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/The_Avatar_State&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Avatar State&lt;/a&gt; (which is the unified state with Raava) but she can not talk with Aang or other past Avatars and use their knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tl;dr &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Korra became the first Avatar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T09:01:28.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31318" CreationDate="2016-04-19T09:16:34.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUAM0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUAM0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credits for the image goes to Saji D Ahsan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11077" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T09:16:34.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29466" CreationDate="2016-04-19T10:39:59.017" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;MyAnimeList compiled a list of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/featured/1617&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The 18 Best International Sites to Legally Stream Anime&lt;/a&gt;. They do mention a few that offer dubs (and they mention Crunchyroll offers &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; dubbed titles), and they also mention the region availability. Not all of them are free, but most of these will offer at least &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; free content:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funimation.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: US and Canada&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animelab.com/home&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AnimeLab&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: Australia and New Zealand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabee.tv/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hanabee&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: Australia and New Zealand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hulu.com/tv/genres/anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hulu&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: US&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_hi_2?rh=n%3A2858778011%2Cp_n_theme_browse-bin%3A2650364011&amp;amp;bbn=2858778011&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1460709393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: Global&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theanimenetwork.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Anime Network&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: NA and UK&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animaxtv.co.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Animax TV&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: UK and Ireland&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.manga.com/titles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Manga Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: UK and US&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: Global (dependent on title)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-serien.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime Serien&lt;/a&gt;, Availability: Global (note: this site is not a streaming site, but rather one that helps you locate legal streams for anime subbed/dubbed in various European languages)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T15:14:10.420" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T15:14:10.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31503" CreationDate="2016-04-19T11:49:22.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you referring to the rumored &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnotefanon.wikia.com/wiki/Alternative_ending&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alternate ending&lt;/a&gt; of Death Note?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnotefanon.wikia.com/wiki/Alternative_ending&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;deathnotefanon.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Death Note alternative ending is a possible ending to show&#xA;  something else that might have happened to Light Yagami after his&#xA;  death. It is unknown if the ending is real or fake. There is a lack of&#xA;  evidence to prove the ending to be real. It has really only been seen&#xA;  on the Internet and there are mainly English versions of the ending&#xA;  circulating, but it has become popular in the Death Note fandom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to the fact that there is no proof, it’s left to fans to decide&#xA;  for themselves. &lt;strong&gt;The ending only exists in manga form&lt;/strong&gt;; there is no&#xA;  anime adaptation for the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in this ending Light decides to die in old age and tell Ryuk to kill him. After his death he appears in the Shinigami Realm and starts dying again and again in the ways his victims died. Then Light tells Ryuk to take him to their king, so that he can make deal with him. He even tells that he will kill their kind if he doesn't agree. But the end just shows the start of their journey, there's no interaction with the king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-19T12:25:03.603" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T12:25:03.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31537" CreationDate="2016-04-19T12:39:50.137" Score="4" ViewCount="9543" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of &lt;em&gt;Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;, part &amp;quot;High School Boys and Lies&amp;quot;, Motoharu asks Yoshitake about different things to which Yoshitake gives absurd replies (with the exception of the last one):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's &amp;quot;Twitter&amp;quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's &amp;quot;KY&amp;quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's &amp;quot;Tsundere&amp;quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's &amp;quot;Doyagao&amp;quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's &amp;quot;Agepoyo&amp;quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's an &amp;quot;MMORPG&amp;quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of the absurdity of the answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Motoharu:&lt;/strong&gt; What is Twitter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoshitake:&lt;/strong&gt; It's Italian food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand all of them except &lt;code&gt;Doyagao&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Agepoyo&lt;/code&gt;. Tried googling but didn't get it. Can someone explain them simply?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10613" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T02:11:21.903" Title="What's Agepoyo and Doyagao?" Tags="&lt;daily-lives-of-high-school-boys&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31500" CreationDate="2016-04-19T14:07:37.110" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actual Avatar reincarnation means Raava accepts part of current Avatar soul, leaves its body, and finds new Avatar. Communication with previous Avatar incarnations was exactly communication with parts of their souls inside Raava. Since Raava got itself destroyed, and then resurrected, it is in &quot;clear&quot; state, without souls of previous incarnations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But while Raava exists in this world, it can find new vessel to become next Avatar incarnation. The only consequence of its temporary destruction is that Korra is now much like Wan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T14:07:37.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31417" CreationDate="2016-04-19T14:25:22.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think, it is rather dangerous to keep train staying outside for some long time, since it is easier for Kabane to get on it, so getting bridge down right to the train arrival seems pretty logical to me. That's why bridge was lowered for second train.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On other hand, first train arrival was not scheduled. I think, that's why bridge was not lowered in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T14:25:22.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-19T15:08:51.617" Score="3" ViewCount="7590" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are so many situations where the Fairy-tail guild gets into really tough fights and in serious trouble!. Gildarts is extremely strong, how is that he is not very involved in fights?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23236" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T22:43:23.340" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T08:11:07.937" Title="Why is that Gildarts not too involved in guild fights?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-04-19T16:43:58.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said before Gildarts is a class S mage and he is almost always adventuring. For example there was an episode when Gildarts came to the Guild and everyone was doing a party.(I don´t remember in which episode it happened thought). Even if he wanted to join the fight´s he would need some &quot;days&quot; to reach the &quot;battlefield&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T16:43:58.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11621" CreationDate="2016-04-19T17:07:39.500" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I completely agree with @Clockwork-Muse' suggestion that, if you're a first time watcher, release order is definitely the way to go.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;The show was made in that order and cues in later episodes (even if set in the past) will have no effect if you haven't seen what they're referencing from a previous ep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, for everyone else that, like me, rocked up at this question because you're generally curious about what the actual order might be &lt;sup&gt;(instead of just being ushered away with &lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;don't you worry about that&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;, I'm writing this for you.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This is no Haruhi, but I don't doubt that it'd be cool to go chronological for a rewatch of the show, get a new perspective and watch the characters grow together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔════════════════════════════════╤═════════╦══════╤══════════╗&#xA;║             Season             │ Episode ║ Year │   Date   ║&#xA;╠════════════════════════════════╪═════════╬══════╪══════════╣&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    9 A  ║    0 │ 22nd Nov ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    1    ║    1 │ 10th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    7    ║    1 │  7th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │   11    ║    1 │ 28th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    4    ║    1 │ 18th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    3    ║    1 │ 27th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │ SP 2    ║    1 │  6th Jun ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │   10    ║    1 │  8th Jun ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    3    ║    1 │ 17th Jun ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │   12    ║    1 │  8th Jul ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    6    ║    1 │ 14th Jul ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    6 A  ║    1 │ 30th Jul ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    9 A  ║    1 │  5th Aug ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │ SP 1    ║    1 │ 11th Aug ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    2    ║    1 │ 21st Aug ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │ SP 3    ║    1 │ 26th Aug ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    9    ║    1 │  4th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    8 B  ║    1 │ 26th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │   11    ║    1 │ 28th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    7    ║    1 │ 12th Oct ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    8    ║    1 │ 13th Oct ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    4 B  ║    1 │ 31st Oct ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │   10    ║    1 │  3rd Nov ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    6 B  ║    1 │ 11th Nov ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │ SP 2    ║    1 │ 27th Nov ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    9 B  ║    1 │  3rd Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    3 B  ║    1 │ 10th Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │   12    ║    1 │ 25th Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │   13    ║    2 │ 10th Jan ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    1    ║    2 │ 11th Jan ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    5 B  ║    2 │ 31th Jan ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    2    ║    2 │  6th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │ SP 1    ║    2 │ 10th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    5    ║    2 │ 13th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │   11 B  ║    2 │ 16th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365 OVA/EX    │         ║    2 │ 24th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    1 A  ║    2 │ 27th Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch                │    8    ║    2 │ 13th Mar ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    4 A  ║    2 │ 16th Mar ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x365           │    5    ║    2 │ 25th Mar ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    1 B  ║    2 │  1st Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    2    ║    2 │  6th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    3 A  ║    2 │  8th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    4    ║    2 │ 15th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    5 A  ║    2 │ 20th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    6    ║    2 │ 26th Apr ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    7    ║    2 │  3rd May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x SP           │    2 A  ║    2 │  9th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    8 A  ║    2 │ 13th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    1    ║    2 │  6th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    2    ║    2 │ 18th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │    9 B  ║    2 │ 21st May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x SP           │    2 B  ║    2 │ 25th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │   10    ║    2 │ 28th May ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │   11 A  ║    2 │  5th Jun ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x SP           │    1 A  ║    2 │ 15th Jul ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │   12    ║    2 │ 12th Jul ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi        │ SP 1    ║    2 │ 11th Jun ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x SP           │    1 B  ║    2 │ 28th Aug ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    3    ║    2 │ 31st Aug ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    4    ║    2 │ 15th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    5 A  ║    2 │ 17th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    6 A  ║    2 │ 25th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    5 B  ║    2 │ 28th sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    6 B  ║    2 │ 29th Sep ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    7    ║    2 │  5th Oct ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    8    ║    2 │ 11th Oct ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │    9    ║    2 │ 10th Nov ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │   10    ║    2 │  2nd Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │   11 A  ║    2 │ 22nd Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │   11 B  ║    2 │ 24th Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Honey        │   12    ║    2 │ 31st Dec ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Sae and Hiro │    1    ║    3 │  1st Feb ║&#xA;║ Hidamari Sketch x Sae and Hiro │    2    ║    3 │ 28th Feb ║&#xA;╚════════════════════════════════╧═════════╩══════╧══════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year&lt;/strong&gt; refers to the year of Yuno being at Hidamari. The first entry predates this. If &lt;strong&gt;Episode&lt;/strong&gt; contains the &lt;em&gt;SP&lt;/em&gt; prefix it means it is of the specials associated with that season, and if it has an &lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;B&lt;/em&gt; suffix it means it is only talking about the first/second half of that episode respectively!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1337297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; where &lt;code&gt;Viteracf&lt;/code&gt; has listed the order of the ep's for all four seasons! I tidied up his table [a lot] but you're gonna wanna consult his version if you want his notes on specific entries in the table (like why he put X before Y, or to see an uncovered anachronistic mistake).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;code&gt;Centent&lt;/code&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=301911&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also made a list&lt;/a&gt; before that shows things in a slightly differing order, but doesn't regard all the seasons and could be at odds due to concerns already explained in the notes I mentioned earlier. Check them out if you feel the need&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23554" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-06-28T08:37:59.617" LastActivityDate="2018-06-28T08:37:59.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-19T17:45:35.793" Score="3" ViewCount="17671" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw that the mask changed and she just gave in to her wish to come back to live in her last 'test', so I think she was sent to void, but I'm not really sure. Can somebody explain, please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23555" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T07:25:55.830" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T08:48:39.550" Title="Where did Decim send Chiyuki? To reincarnation or to void?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31535" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31536" CreationDate="2016-04-20T00:05:20.930" Score="5" ViewCount="1440" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was younger (2003) I rented a movie which I believe to be an anime, though I do believe it was older.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The details I remember:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Space Pirates aren't actually in space, they are just named that for convenience, they just fly about in airships)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the beginning&lt;/strong&gt; of the movie, there was a boy, who happened to come across, or see a girl falling from the sky, but she never hit the ground, she was floating. (They were young, by appearance, I would say between the ages of 7 and 14)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I remember a scene rather vividly, where the girl (from above) was climbing on the outside of an airship, trying to escape what I shall call &lt;em&gt;Space Pirates&lt;/em&gt; as to not let them gain an amulet (not sure on whether it was an amulet or something else entirely, I just know she had it, the &lt;em&gt;space pirates&lt;/em&gt; wanted it).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I remember the two of them (Boy and girl, from first point), found their way, somehow onto an island which had a giant tree on it, with a lot of robots which had the ability to fly, it was an old looking place with moss and other overgrowth about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The girls amulet, (or other item), had some sort of ability here, and was special to the island.&#xA;I'm note sure, though it may have been that the amulet woke the robots.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T00:36:04.780" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T00:36:04.780" Title="Anime Movie with a floating island and robots" Tags="&lt;castle-in-the-sky&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-14T00:48:12.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31535" CreationDate="2016-04-20T00:20:21.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_in_the_Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laputa: Castle in the Sky&lt;/a&gt;.  The story starts off with a girl on a airship that's attacked by &quot;sky&quot; pirates. She manage to escape both the pirates and the people who held her captive on the airship by falling out of it. The girl's amulet saves her, causing her to float to safely to ground where a young boy find her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately they end up on the floating island Laputa, which is old, overgrown, has a giant tree and is populated by giant robots. I believe the robots can fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P2gs3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P2gs3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Disney re-release cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="7861" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T00:29:10.727" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T00:29:10.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31514" CreationDate="2016-04-20T00:51:54.497" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doya-gao (ドヤ顔)&lt;/strong&gt; is a slang term for the face made when showing off. Usually they make the recipient irked, though sometimes it is considered cute depending on the situation. It comes from the Kansai dialect version of &quot;dou da「どうだ」&quot;, which is &quot;do ya「どや」&quot;, a phrase that translates to &quot;How's that?&quot; So, the literal translation would be a &quot;how's that face&quot;.  A Google search provides some nice &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%83%89%E3%83%A4%E9%A1%94&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;examples&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age-poyo (あげぽよ)&lt;/strong&gt; is a slang term used by gals (or kogals), a subculture set of high school girls. The &quot;age&quot; part comes from &quot;age-age (アゲアゲ)&quot;, another slang term meaning &quot;in high spirits&quot; or &quot;rockin'&quot;.  Basically these terms are used when you're liking something or things are getting exciting. The &quot;poyo&quot; part is an auxiliary suffix that has no meaning. Apparently it was added because it &quot;sounded good&quot;.  Note that native Japanese speakers have trouble with understanding this, so I'm not sure if my explanation is 100% accurate. Also, I do believe that the word is dying out since its peak in 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T02:11:21.903" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T02:11:21.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22531" CreationDate="2016-04-20T01:13:39.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no definitive answer to your question, however here are two points which may answer your question, between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The people in question deem the area they live in safe enough to leave their doors unlocked, therefore walking in without a key would be simple.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;For example&lt;/strong&gt; it was a common game with us children where I lived to open a persons door and run away. (I was young, we did stupid stuff). As well as the fact that I and my family leave our doors unlocked when we are home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) They forgot to lock it. This isn't as common though also happens. If a person is not a complete safety-enthusiast with a checklist of things to do to ensure their safety, they are bound to forget to lock one time or another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T01:13:39.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31479" CreationDate="2016-04-20T01:36:32.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither of them are traditional omikuji results. Hanako has &quot;hazure&quot;, which translates roughly as &quot;miss&quot; or &quot;fail&quot;. Botan's is &quot;sune&quot;, which I can't find a useful meaning for. &quot;Sune&quot; is Japanese for shin, or leg, and the only other meaning I can find is in reference to being a shin-biting bug, which is slang for being a mooch, which doesn't seem to fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: In episode 3, Botan does shout out &quot;sune!&quot; when her shin cracks, although she also breaks about three other bones in the same episode so I'm not sure why the shin would be singled out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastEditorUserId="8843" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T22:58:51.523" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T22:58:51.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8329" CreationDate="2016-04-20T01:55:42.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he have guild mark, as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Mest_Gryder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Tartaros' defeat, Fairy Tail's guild mark is given back to him&#xA;  by Makarov; it rests on his right shoulder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's his guild mark&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TFXUn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TFXUn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T01:55:42.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30848" CreationDate="2016-04-20T04:34:00.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The game franchise did cover the whole story, but not in detail. What I'm trying to say is, they basically give a small flashback for each story that led to each problem that needs to be solved by Naruto and his friends. That's how the storytelling works in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23540" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T04:34:00.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31547" CreationDate="2016-04-20T05:02:25.470" Score="2" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is about busoshoku haki or coat of arms as people like to call it. Until the last episode I thought haki was something that required intensive training to master. But in the last episode &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who haven't watched spoilers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sabo was shown wielding busoshoku against a small army at 17. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I only started reading the manga in the zou arc so I'm not sure if this is filler or cannon but is it safe to assume then that some people just have an aptitude for mastering buso quickly? I mean only a small percentage of people are capable of using haoshoku so it seems like it makes sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it took Luffy two years to perfect it and I'm not even sure if Ace ever learned it. Does anyone have any feedback on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T06:31:41.540" Title="Aptitude for Busoshoku?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31522" CreationDate="2016-04-20T05:29:46.397" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;She went to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reincarnation &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Rflq07P.png&quot; alt=&quot;White mask&quot;&gt;. This scene happens immediately after her elevator door closes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T05:29:46.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31545" CreationDate="2016-04-20T06:27:33.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haki does require intensive training to master, but after being rescued by Dragon at the age of ten, he presumably started training with the revolutionary army shortly after his injuries healed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, Sabo wasn't just your average ten year old, having been fighting Luffy and Ace many times every day, he was already stronger than an average pirate or soldier. It seems likely that Dragon or Ivankov or another high ranking revolutionary saw his potential, and trained him specially, as by just the age of 22 he had already risen to the rank of Chief of Staff, number two in the revolutionary army. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike Luffy, he was in a position where he was surrounded by strong allies who could train him and teach him useful skills like Haki and martial arts, so having learnt to use busoshoku haki effectively by seventeen isn't hard to believe. Except for in the New World, haki is a very rare skill, and considering it took Rayleigh eighteen months to teach Luffy the basics. Luffy never had anyone to teach him growing up in Fusha Village and then setting sail by himself, as you would need someone who knows haki themselves, which is rare, and is also willing to spend the time to train you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T06:27:33.340" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31545" CreationDate="2016-04-20T06:31:41.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This matter is not mentioned specifically in the manga either, but we can make a few suppositions about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, as ton.yeung mentioned in a comment, by 17 Sabo has been around people who have mastered Haki for a long time now (Dragon, Ivankov, and many more we may not yet know). Therefore, he had time to train and learned how to master it by 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is that we know from Rayleigh that every person is better at one type of Haki than in the other two. Luffy is better at mastering the Emperor's Haki. Sabo, who has shown incredible strength in his fingers, may be better at Busoshoku than in the other two and therefore that may explained why he was able to master it so young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, Ace Luffy and Sabo have shown exceptional physical and mental capabilities from a very young age. Common sense may not applied to these three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T06:31:41.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31553" CreationDate="2016-04-20T07:27:16.013" Score="3" ViewCount="740" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry to ask this, but I'm little curious about this picture, here Sengoku seem riding on a gorilla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I don't know how far in anime, so I put the picture as spoiler.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8UZtu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8UZtu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this gorilla, is this Sengoku's new pet? I only remember that he has a goat as a pet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it's Kong -of course not-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T10:12:15.057" Title="Who is this gorilla that carried Sengoku on its shoulder?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-20T08:57:00.900" Score="1" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;How badly damaged was sdf-1 after the final space Battle? &#xA;And why was the bridge still visible after IT was supposedly completely destroyed in episode to the stars?  The bridge seemed intact in this episode .&#xA;Can anybody please explain this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23570" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T09:04:42.830" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T20:11:19.317" Title="How badly damaged was the Sdf-1?" Tags="&lt;robotech&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-04-20T09:37:47.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gildarts_Clive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Gildarts_Clive&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The above link is a bibliography about Gildarts Clive and it also mentions why he doesn't fight often, not in a more clear way though. One of the reasons why I think he doesn't fight like he used to be, after the casualties he faced in the battle with Achonologia which nearly killed him. Yeah, but if you want more info just take a look at the link above. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23540" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T09:37:47.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31550" CreationDate="2016-04-20T10:12:15.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the gorilla that was transformed to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hobi_Hobi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;toy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the chapter 743:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IvdTy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IvdTy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T10:12:15.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2016-04-20T13:07:50.957" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;wouldnt it be crystal style? Since that's the only one not shown and sasuke doesn't use fire or lightning for his blaze style he uses his left to shoot the flames and the right to control them &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23575" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T13:07:50.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7599" CreationDate="2016-04-20T16:11:49.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wind Release&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Earth Release&lt;/strong&gt; make &lt;strong&gt;Magnet Release&lt;/strong&gt;. Take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation#Combined_Nature_Transformations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;combined nature transformation relationships&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; image taken from wikia. The image is kinda small and blurry, don't mind if I modify your image to match wikia's image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2jhtL.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, the question has been answered, but I bet you still arguing about what's the replacement of &lt;strong&gt;Blaze Release&lt;/strong&gt; and the old &lt;strong&gt;Magnet Release&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_release#Blaze_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blaze Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/strong&gt;, but it doesn't work with mixing one type of elemental chakra with another, like mixing &lt;strong&gt;Fire Relase&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Lightning Release&lt;/strong&gt;. In fact, it's a highest level &lt;strong&gt;Fire Release&lt;/strong&gt; Ninjutsu, only acquired through wielding the &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kirin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fire Release + Lightning Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; wasn't an official combination of &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; of forming a &lt;em&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/em&gt;, but it can be used in conjunction with &lt;strong&gt;Lightning Release&lt;/strong&gt; to alter weather conditions to create an extremely powerful &lt;strong&gt;Lightning Release&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kirin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_and_Lightning_Release:_Typhoon_Lightning_Spiral&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wind Release + Lightning Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; wasn't an official combination of &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; of forming a &lt;em&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/em&gt;, but it doesn't mean that the combination hasn't been used in &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden Franchise&lt;/em&gt;. In the game &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution&lt;/em&gt;, Naruto forms a wind-natured &lt;em&gt;Rasengan&lt;/em&gt; and Sasuke adds his &lt;em&gt;Chidori&lt;/em&gt; to the sphere, forming &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wind Release Lightning Release: Typhoon Lightning Spiral&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a type of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Cooperation_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cooperation Ninjustu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which means a collaboration of two or more &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; to create a new &lt;em&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt; with a greater strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Crystal_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crystal Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; though, &lt;strong&gt;Earth Release&lt;/strong&gt; may be a presumed component element. For more information, go click the hyperlink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T16:11:49.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13828" CreationDate="2016-04-20T21:46:12.643" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that's the joke. Aya and Yoko are acting excited because Karen said &quot;You could at least sound interested&quot;, so there taking the advice and are now interested in the conversation (over-the-top interested mind you).   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23580" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T21:46:12.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30683" CreationDate="2016-04-21T02:46:55.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated in an episode (I don't remember which, or the exact quote) That any sign of weakness in the owner would result in hostility from the summoned familiars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because the familiars, which all happen to be demons, do not wish to have the dishonour of serving and being under command of a &quot;weak&quot; ruler. Thus they attack when they sense weakness, removing the contract between owner and familiar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T02:46:55.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T03:31:11.677" Score="1" ViewCount="973" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back at Marineford War. I noticed something, Gecko Moriah summoned marine zombies from nowhere instantly without Hogback around.These marine zombies have stitches which is only done by Hogback back in Thriller Bark. Some even take the form of animals which is another problem in its existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ibl7l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ibl7l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did Gecko Moria has done it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T22:47:03.440" Title="How did Gecko Moria created marine zombies in Marine War without Hogback around?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31596" CreationDate="2016-04-21T05:41:51.880" Score="0" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;So before if i could i would buy Manga from Madman Entertainment before looking at overseas stores like Right Stuff. today however i got an email from Madman saying;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You might've heard the news....&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  As of May 1st, Madman will no longer be distributing Manga, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  or books in general - at least, for the time being. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But we know you love Manga, so we're giving you one final opportunity to grab a bargain with 60% off all Manga and books* on the Madman web store!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't miss out. Sale must end April 30 at 11:59 PM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there are any places/distributors in Australia which still sell Manga and have an online store?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T00:01:32.740" Title="Where can one buy Manga locally in Australia?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;australia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T06:11:43.290" Score="2" ViewCount="993" Body="&lt;p&gt;When When Aang, Katara and Sokka in &lt;em&gt;The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt; visit the Southern Air Temple and enter's the sanctuary they find statues of the previous Avatars going in a pattern. Fire, Wind, Water and Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was this pattern which Fire Lord Sozin used to predict where the next Avatar after Roku would be born and try and stop the Avatar's Rebirth by wiping out the Air Nomads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why is it this pattern?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T16:10:33.093" Title="Why does the Avatar Cycle go Fire, Wind, Water and Earth?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31570" CreationDate="2016-04-21T06:11:43.290" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Avatar: The Legend of Korra - Book 2: Spirits&lt;/em&gt; Episodes 7 and 8 (Beginnings Part 1 and 2) detail the story of the first Avatar Wan. in his time humans lived cities which were on the Lion Turtles who would gift people the power of the elements (what is currently known as Bending) when they venture into the Spirit Wilds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Lion Turtle that Wan's home was on gifted people the power of Fire and after Wan was banished for stealing the power of fire Wan was allowed to keep it, becoming the first Fire Bender to keep his power (as people would return the power of the elements when they returned).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;after allowing the Spirit of Darkness, Vaatu, to separate from the Spirit of Light, Raava and learning of the danger to the world Wan then got the power of Wind but the power had to be held by Raava who would them swap the elements when Wan needed it. during training Wan realized he needed the other elements so he then sought out the Lion Turles who bestowed Water and Earth, how in the episode in that order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Avatar Reincarnation Cycle of Fire, Wind, Water and Earth is the same order in which the Wan and Raava got the elements. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T06:11:43.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36770" CreationDate="2016-04-21T06:24:29.320" Score="5" ViewCount="422" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Black Bullet all cursed children carry the Gastrea virus, basically making them Human/Gastrea hybrids. It is shown that Varanium harm the Gastrea.&#xA;Now, the question is are cursed children vulnerable to Varanium, or does their human side grant them immunity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23590" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T23:01:59.727" Title="Are cursed children vulnerable to varanium?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2016-04-21T07:12:42.943" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;each exam is different. when gildharts said he had to go through the same thing he wasn't necessarily saying he had to fight an S class wizard. he was just saying that he took the exam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T07:12:42.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2536" CreationDate="2016-04-21T07:31:38.060" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were simply hidden by the mist in that show.  They were there the entire time watching if you cared to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23592" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T07:31:38.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31280" CreationDate="2016-04-21T10:28:53.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/one-piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt;, episodes &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;101&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;102&lt;/a&gt; which Luffy, Zoro and Chopper find the Poneglyph it's actually a &lt;a href=&quot;http://urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=filler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;filler episode&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7AaG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7AaG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this Poneglyph wasn't introduced in the manga, so that means that whatever was wrote on it doesn't matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T10:28:53.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31752" CreationDate="2016-04-21T14:49:38.103" Score="6" ViewCount="1528" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love the manga, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Jack&lt;/a&gt;, by Osamu Tezuka; it is truly a masterpiece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, I want to watch the anime, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, there are multiple animes, apparently. There is a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=525&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1993 OVA series&lt;/a&gt;, containing 10 episodes;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6193&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2001 ONA series&lt;/a&gt;, containing 12 episodes;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4408&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2004 TV series&lt;/a&gt;, containing 61 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4408&amp;amp;page=25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;or is it 62?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frankly, I'm stumped. I just want to watch the anime adaptation of the manga, and I'm unsure which one is most true to the manga, and I don't feel like watching all 3 of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, which one is most an anime adaptation of the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23598" LastEditorUserId="23598" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T00:48:05.107" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T00:48:05.107" Title="Which Black Jack anime most closely follows the manga?" Tags="&lt;black-jack&gt;&lt;osamu-tezuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T15:54:49.607" Score="0" ViewCount="1464" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song starts at 12:34 and is kind of discordant in the beginning. &#xA;It hits the part of being a real piano at around 14:00. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking specifically for the song that starts at 14:00 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23600" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T04:48:04.483" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T04:48:04.483" Title="What is song played when Ken is being tortured on seaons 1 episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31588" CreationDate="2016-04-21T18:24:15.133" Score="2" ViewCount="1429" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few episodes after the battle with Hidan and Asuma... :'(. Shikamaru, Ino, Choji and Kakashi set out to find Hidan and Kakuzu. When they find them Shikamaru uses his shadow jutsu to &quot;paralyze&quot; the enemies. So far they can only see just Shikamaru. Why doesn't Kakashi use his new sharingan to completely obliterate hidan while he was frozen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please no spoilers as I am only in mid season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23604" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T08:16:45.247" Title="Why did Kakashi not kill Hidan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31587" CreationDate="2016-04-21T19:12:30.760" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THAT IS STRATEGY.&lt;/strong&gt; When you don't even know a single thing about the enemy, would you go face to face directly? Well, in &lt;em&gt;Shikamaru's&lt;/em&gt; case, there must be a person to be the bait, and once they make sure that the enemies are completely immobilized, the plan begins. Unfortunately, &lt;em&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/em&gt; freed himself, so the plan failed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did &lt;em&gt;Ino&lt;/em&gt; did not use the &lt;em&gt;Mind Body Switch Technique&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;There are several reasons why &lt;em&gt;Ino&lt;/em&gt; decided not to use it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; If the opponent's will is strong enough, they can force the user to leave their body. Apparently the stronger one has the stronger will.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; If the user's chakra level is low, the technique will be harder to maintain.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; If any physical injury is inflicted on the victim's body while the mind link is active, it would cause the user's body to also receive those same injuries. This is a good chance for &lt;em&gt;Hidan&lt;/em&gt; to kill her by piercing through one of &lt;em&gt;Kakuzu's&lt;/em&gt; hearts, and &lt;em&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/em&gt; will still be fine since he has multiple hearts. That is not a good idea to eliminate the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why didn't &lt;em&gt;Choji&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ino&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Shikamaru&lt;/em&gt; apply &lt;em&gt;Formation Ino–Shika–Chō&lt;/em&gt; in the battle to distract &lt;em&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/em&gt; while &lt;em&gt;Kakashi&lt;/em&gt; was aiming at &lt;em&gt;Hidan&lt;/em&gt; with his &lt;em&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Kakashi&lt;/em&gt; initially having trouble to aim at his target with &lt;em&gt;Kamui&lt;/em&gt; properly, he struggled to hit his target. Recall the episode when &lt;em&gt;Kakashi&lt;/em&gt; is using &lt;em&gt;Kamui&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Deidara&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Hidan&lt;/em&gt; is shown to be very skilled in melee combat, meaning he could run and jump to dodge &lt;em&gt;Kakashi's&lt;/em&gt; aim.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; It requires some amount of preparation time and has a huge drain on his chakra each time it is performed. If he missed, a huge portion of his chakra is wasted.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Kakashi&lt;/em&gt; hasn't completely mastered &lt;em&gt;Kamui&lt;/em&gt; yet, so at the time transporting an arm was his limit. Don't forget that &lt;em&gt;Hidan&lt;/em&gt; is an immortal bastard, decapitation only makes him immobilize. Even though &lt;em&gt;Kakashi&lt;/em&gt; was capable to aim at &lt;em&gt;Hidan's&lt;/em&gt; head accurately, &lt;em&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/em&gt; could reveal his 4 masks with different nature affinity to disturb &lt;em&gt;Kakashi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2021-05-05T08:16:45.247" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T08:16:45.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31583" CreationDate="2016-04-21T19:13:45.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the song itself is called Rize's melody, it has a start with discord and has piano throughout most of the song and is about 5 minutes long. the name could also be Original Sorrow is this the song you were looking for?&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg3i84IYGJ4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23385" LastEditorUserId="23385" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T19:23:57.437" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T19:23:57.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31591" CreationDate="2016-04-21T21:14:26.410" Score="11" ViewCount="10305" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many shows characters poke their Japanese swords with a soft-looking ball on a stick. It seems that swordsmen in real life did that too. What's the purpose of that? Here's one example from Shaman king E02:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zPjN3m.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zPjN3m.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23605" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T01:25:10.660" LastActivityDate="2018-06-12T04:05:28.230" Title="Why do sword owners tap them with a fluffy ball on a stick?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;&lt;shaman-king&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31590" CreationDate="2016-04-21T21:26:32.097" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;This “fluffy ball” is a standard part of any sword care kit (see the red ball in the picture below). It contains some sort of powder ‒ I believe chalk ‒ that is used gather and bind any fluids on the sword before oiling it again. (That powder acts sort of like a sponge.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When cleaning your sword you will usually use clean water to remove any big pieces of dirt, then distribute this chalk powder all over your sword by “poking” the “fluffy ball” on the sword and then use a clean cloth to wipe the blade clean before putting the oil on it and distributing it evenly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZMhy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QZMhy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19042" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T21:26:32.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-04-21T23:41:25.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have mentioned, Guildarts isn't always around. You may recall there is a special board with S rank jobs for S rank wizards, and those missions are intense. So while the guild may be having trouble with one thing, Guildarts is likely far away handling a different job of immense difficulty as well. He simply may be busy and unable to leave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T23:41:25.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31569" CreationDate="2016-04-22T00:01:32.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many bookstores, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dymocks.com.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dymocks&lt;/a&gt;, also sell manga, and have online stores where the manga in stock. You may also want to check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kinokuniya.com.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kinokuniya&lt;/a&gt;, since they do imports from Japan as well as stocking locally distributed books. Of course the Japanese imports are typically in Japanese, but there are some rare bilingual releases if you're able to find them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, it looks like Simon &amp;amp; Schuster has picked up the rights to distribute Viz Media titles in the wake of Madman's announcement, so most of those should still be available after May. The other companies, though, might be a bit trickier to track down. Looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.simonandschuster.com.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;S&amp;amp;S website&lt;/a&gt;, they mainly redirect you to retailers rather than selling directly, but hopefully it won't be long before the manga shows up on their site so you at least know where to get them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T00:01:32.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-22T03:49:19.293" Score="4" ViewCount="1060" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the recent manga release of One Piece, we all know that Jesus Burgess infiltrated the Revolutionary Army HQ (Baltigo) and reported it to his Captain BB. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is how did the World Government know that the Blackbeard Pirates were planning on attacking the Revolutionary Army HQ. we could take note that the one who attack in Baltigo are Cipher Pol, not the Marines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I remember, Cipher Pol is directly serving World Government (Nobles). Even if that Information came from marines first. How did they know? Is Aokiji a spy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19285" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T06:22:19.043" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T19:19:38.080" Title="How did the World Government know about the clash between Revolutionary Army and Blackbeard Pirates?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31606" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31611" CreationDate="2016-04-22T06:11:21.050" Score="5" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hai to Gensou no Grimgar the volunteer army necklace has two tags. During the fight between Mary's former party and Death Spot, and later during the fight between Death Spot and Haruhiko, all of them pulled one of the tags off from the necklace and let it fall to the dungeon's floor. Why is that? What's the point in leaving the tag there? Does the light novel, the anime is based on, explains why they do such thing? Considering that the tags doesn't come cheaply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T10:35:05.320" Title="Why is it that Volunteer Army Necklace consists of two tags?" Tags="&lt;hai-to-gensou-no-grimgar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-22T07:56:02.803" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that this season, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is being streamed by Amazon, which holds exclusive distribution rights to the series and will also hold exclusive distribution rights to other series on the same network as Kabaneri in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I know that Amazon had acquired exclusive distribution rights to other non-anime series like Under the Dome, I was a bit surprised to see an anime title be subjected to exclusive distribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That led me to wonder: have there been any other anime that have been subjected to exclusive distribution rights in the past? In particular, by a party not dedicated to anime distribution like Amazon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T07:56:02.803" Title="Have there been any anime that have been subjected to exclusive distribution rights?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31606" CreationDate="2016-04-22T10:29:27.433" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the volunteer army necklace can be likened to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_tag&quot;&gt;Dog tags&lt;/a&gt; of our world, as a proof of identity in case of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our world, dog tags are used to identify who the corpse belonged to and we receive two sets of these things. Two plates hang on our necks and 1 plate each on our ankles. In the scenario that we are unable to get our corpse back to our families, we were ordered to rip off one of the tags on our necks and hand them to our comrades if necessary. It is also used to identify mutilated corpses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Grimgar, it most likely has the same effect. Since when they die, they become zombies, they would need to use other methods to notify their team mates they are dead. Simply leaving one of the tags there seem to be the method they opted for. Another reason is most likely to tell them who the zombies they encounter are and if possible, please get them purifed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T10:35:05.320" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T10:35:05.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31590" CreationDate="2016-04-22T12:44:46.210" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @almost-time said, plus it helps polishing the blade. If you have rough metal, you start with harsh sandpaper (or stone), then go to finer and finer as the metal is more and more polished. (It is work of sword maker on this level). But when it is polished enough you need to use really fine and soft materials. At some level you can improve it only with something soft as a soft chalk or so. Also the metal is still corroding, even if very little so you need to keep it polished. The finer polishing, the less and smaller scratches, the less of influence of weather and so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this make some more bond between the warrior and the sword, as it makes any repeating caring about something. And the sword is soul of the warrior, so the bond is natural part of his mind. You can have servant to clean your clothes and to cook your food, but you take care about your sword personally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23622" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T12:44:46.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-22T16:33:01.810" Score="0" ViewCount="4788" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone direct me to a site or does anyone have the full list of all the Naruto Shippuden uncut box sets. I have Season 1 box set 1, 3 , 4.&#xA;I am trying to buy all of them. I am hoping to NOT have to buy individual dvd's&#xA;Thanks for any help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23623" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-04-23T03:49:17.913" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T03:49:17.913" Title="Where can I find a full list of all the Naruto Shippuden uncut box sets?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31613" CreationDate="2016-04-22T18:09:23.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are currently &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes#Box_sets&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;26 Box Sets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; been released, the 27th Box Set will be released on July 5, 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can hang around on these websites to find the best price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/bhp/naruto-shippuden-box-set&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ebay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;amp;field-keywords=Naruto+Shippuden+box&amp;amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ANaruto+Shippuden+box&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=naruto%20shippuden%20box&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Walmart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T18:09:23.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32059" CreationDate="2016-04-22T19:46:01.583" Score="3" ViewCount="3408" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Death Billiards, the old man is sent to the void and the younger one is sent to be reincarnated. But why? What was the basis for this decision? It even contradicts other decisions in Death Parade. For example, the one shown darkness was the young man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-23T03:50:26.243" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T13:44:14.403" Title="Why was the old man sent to the void?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;&lt;death-billiards&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29227" CreationDate="2016-04-23T08:19:40.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have names but, the other guy covered it pretty much. These playlists would be to your liking most likely: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7636F65EA6C7228C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7636F65EA6C7228C&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFeYG_GYxoQ&amp;amp;list=PL24ACDF1A713BEE0B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFeYG_GYxoQ&amp;amp;list=PL24ACDF1A713BEE0B&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ones that closely matched to the ones in query were:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jABvp01nr2E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jABvp01nr2E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCgGDxHjqD4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCgGDxHjqD4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23631" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T08:19:40.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31618" CreationDate="2016-04-23T10:59:31.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was pretty subtle, as is the show's decisions, or perhaps, Decim's decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right as the old man is about to head up the elevator he flashes an evil grin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RyZYH.png&quot; alt=&quot;mwahaha&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests the old man might've manipulated the young man into believing he was a fragile, innocent elderly person when he wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T10:59:31.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31572" CreationDate="2016-04-23T11:04:41.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Varaniums are used as bullets. So far cursed children aren't shown to be bullet proof, albeit their superior physical strength. So of course cursed children would still get hurt if they are shot using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether the damage would escalate due to the gastrea virus in them or not, it can't be said for sure for there hasn't been any scene that shows a &lt;strong&gt;living&lt;/strong&gt; cursed children shot by it yet. I said &lt;strong&gt;living&lt;/strong&gt; since when Rentarou shot the type Dolphin cursed children, Kayo, she was already dying from the damages she received and the amount of gastrea virus in her has exceeded the critical value. The bullet used by Rentarou there would definitely be a varanium bullet as they were in a battle against gastrea and normal bullet don't work against gastrea, which would means that there is no reason for him to bring normal bullet with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As shown in the scene where Rentarou received Enju's exam report, the critical value or the limit of gastrea virus inside a cursed children's body before they turned into gastrea is 50%. Thus, at the time Kayo was shot, she is already more of a gastrea than a human. Because of that, if Kayo received a Super Effective damage from being shot, it would be arguably because she is already more gastrea than human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just touching is okay, as shown when Enju touched Rentarou's arm which is made of Varanium, although arguably she might be okay since it wasn't a direct contact due to Rentarou's skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other use of Varanium is as monolith to prevent gastrea from entering the populated area. As far as I recall, there was no scene where Enju or any other cursed children touched the monolith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T11:04:41.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-04-23T15:00:35.893" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;1.He isn't around most of the time, doing so called decade or century quests as he is a S-Class wizard.&#xA;2.Natsu and the guild need to show how strong their plot armor and friendship power can be, instead of raw firepower.&#xA;3.It's no fun to watch OP characters enter mid fight and defeat villains with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23144" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T15:00:35.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38817" CreationDate="2016-04-23T16:23:41.873" Score="5" ViewCount="22968" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching the Hellsing Ultimate and I feel like a lot of backstory on characters is sort of left out. I don't quite get the reason for Walter's treason and why does he want to kill Alucard so bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how did Walter go to his younger form in the last fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T04:30:00.260" Title="Why did Walter want to kill Alucard in Hellsing Ultimate?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31651" CreationDate="2016-04-23T18:33:17.483" Score="9" ViewCount="765" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I'd like to say, that I &lt;strong&gt;did not&lt;/strong&gt; see &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon 2nd season&lt;/em&gt;, so if answer should contain any spoilers, just direct me to watch &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon 2&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiroe explained, that new datadisk was released pretty much the same time as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Catastrophe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Apocalypse&lt;/a&gt; happened. That datadisk, apart from others, increased level cap to 100. There also were guilds, which were buying EXP pots from such bad guilds as &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Hamelin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hamelin&lt;/a&gt; in order to progress faster. But, in the whole season 1, I did not notice anyone having level higher than 90. Is getting EXP such slow (past 90) in Elder Tale, or am I missing something? I did not even see anyone's EXP bar, but leveling is definitely possible, since Minori's team managed to get few levels in main class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22722" LastEditorUserId="22722" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T11:33:24.537" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T11:33:24.537" Title="Leveling in Elder Tale" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2016-04-23T20:44:08.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He is actually the real Zangetsu. The old guy in black is the manifested version of the king of the Quincy. They are basically like Zabimaru: they are two parts of the same soul. They also fuse together in the anime, but at the time Ichigo was in his inner world and not fighting against an opponent so he could not use their combined power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23643" LastEditorUserId="4559" LastEditDate="2016-08-14T09:29:35.810" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T09:29:35.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29034" CreationDate="2016-04-24T03:36:16.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume, that, the concept itself, of a character that would immediately vanquish any foe, no matter how tall, strong, heavy, experienced, etc, with just one punch, would obviously be intended as the ultimate parody, in itself. &#xA;My only real question would be: when the OPM video game is released, does OPM simply throw the punch, or, is there a fourteen button sequence that needs to be learned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23647" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T03:36:16.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2016-04-24T05:04:06.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you look at it, in the beginning Ichigo was saved by Rukia and when Zangetsu came in, the spirits didn't know each other. He felt the hollow was a person who might just have ended up as a hollow and who needed help out.&#xA;Who knows why he did it? I hope it was for the good or for the bad. We don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23648" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T05:23:31.857" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T05:23:31.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31158" CreationDate="2016-04-24T06:28:15.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's safe to assume that &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00C7A84JA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this product&lt;/a&gt; is what you've purchased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P2iwa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P2iwa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke Uchiha kusanagi Replica Sword&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JNat was correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23650" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T06:56:18.213" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T06:56:18.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T14:22:05.200" Score="8" ViewCount="2118" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season of Ansatsu Kyoshitsu, every episode's name appears with a &quot;by XXXXXXXX&quot;, where XXXXXXXX is a student's name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mycdk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mycdk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 10&amp;#39;s name screen&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the same thing happens halfway through the episode, but instead of having the episode's name, it just says &quot;Assassination Classroom Second Season&quot;, with a different student's name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yIpMV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yIpMV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 10&amp;#39;s eye catch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I thought these might be significant to the story being told in that episode, and that the episode was in some way gonna be centred around that student. However, that does not seem to be the case (unless I'm seriously messing up the students' names).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any significance behind what names appear in each episode, or are they just every student's names picked in random order and have no connection to the episode itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T18:50:46.013" LastActivityDate="2019-09-19T14:02:00.267" Title="Is there any meaning behind what student's name appears in the episode name and eye-catch?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T18:04:34.077" Score="1" ViewCount="30541" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a lot of danganronpa manga series and light novel. So what is the order of reading Danganronpa manga and LN?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa: The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 4koma KINGS The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair: The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen: 4-Koma KINGS The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Danganronpa 2 - Komaeda Nagito no Kouun to Kibou to Zetsubou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Danganronpa 2 - Nankoku Zetsubou Carnival!: The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Danganronpa 2: Nanami Chiaki no Sayonara Zetsubou Daibouken&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen - Comic Anthology&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zettai Zetsubou Shoujo - Danganronpa Another Episode: The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa Another Episode - Genocider Mode: The Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zettai Zetsubo Shojo Danganronpa Another Episode - Comic Anthology&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light Novel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa/Zero&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc IF&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa: Togami&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa Kirigiri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ultra Despair Hagakure&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makoto Naegi's Worst Day Ever&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-04-10T14:09:09.053" LastActivityDate="2018-04-10T14:09:09.053" Title="Order of reading Danganronpa manga and light novel?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31635" CreationDate="2016-04-24T18:36:55.267" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Elder Tales was first released, the maximum attainable level was 40. It wwas gradually increased throughout the expansion packs. Before the Catastrophe, the maximum attainable level was 90.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the release of the Homesteading the Noosphere expansion pack, the maximum level cap rose to 100. However, this change probably only applies to the Yamato server, as the other servers were not yet implemented with the expansion pack when the Catastrophe struck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear to exactly how many servers was this expansion pack applied which implies that not all the players trapped inside the game have the ability to grow their levels beyond 90. But the expansion pack does apply to the Yamato server. Meaning the players in Log Horizon can definitely level up beyond 90. It can be concluded that leveling up beyond 90 is just very very slow and requires a lot of EXP points. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, it kind makes sense too that we don't see any characters above level 90 since none of them are actually seen grinding for high level monsters. Shiroe's gang was at doing that at least before Shiroe started working for the Round Table Conference. But they had no time for that after Shiroe tried to bring everyone together. They have become more &quot;politics oriented&quot;. Trying to set up proper living system in Akihabara, the round table conference and all. None of them is really going all out for EXP. So it seems only logical that none of them were able to accumulate enough EXP points yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a link to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Level&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;level system&lt;/a&gt; resource from the Wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T09:01:05.327" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T09:01:05.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T19:07:57.027" Score="3" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/10047/7579&quot;&gt;Why is Senketsu the only Kamui that can talk?&lt;/a&gt; is a related, but slightly different question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Senketsu is the only uniform that can talk, and apparently he can only talk to Ryuuko because their brains are connected at some level by Life Fibers. He also seems to be the only uniform that can move and think on its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, late in the series, when Ragyo forces Ryuuko to put on Junketsu, it seems like Junketsu might have a consciousness&amp;mdash;it might be able to think, even if it can't speak or move. It seems to have a will; it resists being removed by Ryuuko, and after she tears it off, Satsuki is only able to wear it because it was infused with some of Ryuuko's blood and Senketsu's Life Fibers, which changed its &quot;personality&quot; in some way. It also seemed like Junketsu might be creating some of the visions in Ryuuko's mind while she wore it, like when she saw herself at a wedding. But the scene was ambiguous; it could have also been Ragyo and Nui creating these visions and making Junketsu bind itself to Ryuuko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We never see Junketsu talk or move, and it seems safe to assume it can't. But does Junketsu actually have a consciousness, or was it just made to behave this way by Ragyo and Nui?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T19:07:57.027" Title="Is Junketsu conscious?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31695" CreationDate="2016-04-24T19:29:21.280" Score="5" ViewCount="1799" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the beginning of the film, it looks that Yubaba is searching for Chihiro with the clear intention to turn her into animal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What reasons prevent Yubaba to do so when Chihiro suddenly comes to her office? While being rude, Yubaba still talks to Chihiro and at the end offers to sign the job contract. Looks like Yubaba is restricted by some rules she must follow. Why, and what are these rules? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23662" LastEditorUserId="23662" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T20:03:03.923" LastActivityDate="2019-07-31T09:12:30.640" Title="Why does Yubaba offer a job to Chihiro, rather than just turning her into piglet?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31696" CreationDate="2016-04-24T19:57:27.287" Score="2" ViewCount="1193" Body="&lt;p&gt;What purpose does the train, pictured in the movie, actually serve in the ghost world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The train does not seem to provide service to and from Yubaba's house.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The train's purpose appears to be to transport some dark shadows one way only. Who are they, and where are they going?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strangely, humans used it in the past (Chihiro and her parents use the remnants of the abandoned station to enter the ghost world).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is probably not a joke to use this train, as just doing so proves the true love and earns Chihiro respect from Rin (&quot;I take my words back&quot;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The train is clearly the strong symbol of something. What does it represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23662" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T19:00:20.840" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T19:00:20.840" Title="What purpose does the train, pictured in the Spirited Away movie, actually serve in the ghost world?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5449" CreationDate="2016-04-24T21:57:05.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The text is actually merging the definition of &quot;Bebop Jazz,&quot; a genre of jazz, with made up text. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first section talking about musicians gathering at Harlem is talking about bebop jazz, which was controversial at first because of it breaking many conventional rules of jazz. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second part talks about the spaceship name &quot;BEBOP,&quot; which is fitting because the bounty hunters have to break conventional rules, like bebop musicians had to, for more freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text basically explains why the anime is called &quot;Cowboy Bebop,&quot; since the show revolves around these bounty hunters that have to break rules like the musicians back in the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23666" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T21:57:05.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31659" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31678" CreationDate="2016-04-25T04:05:55.047" Score="3" ViewCount="1246" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nikyu-Nikyu no Mi is devil fruit that eaten by Bartholomeo Kuma, this fruit can be translated as Paw-Paw Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The power of this fruit are it can repelling any attack, or pain from our body as we can see in Thriller Bark arc when Kuma repelling the pain from Luffy.&#xA;This fruit also can make other peoples flying for few days to somewhere place in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm ask here is what the reason behind a paw that can &quot;repel&quot;? Is there any myth or something that make this fruit named as Nikyu-Nikyu no Mi/Paw-Paw Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T01:53:50.343" Title="The reason of Bartholomeo Kuma's devil fruit named as Nikyu-Nikyu no Mi?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T06:24:05.770" Score="7" ViewCount="1896" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of Yui's Trivia Corner Segments from &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Offline 6&lt;/em&gt;, she says that  Alfheim Online is mainly based off of Norse Mythology, so there are a number of references to it in ALO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only reference that I know of is that the World Tree in Alfheim Online is supposed to represent Yggdrasil, with the 9 Fairy Nations around The World Tree being the 9 Realms that are connected to one another by Yggdrasil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, I am wondering what other Norse Mythology references there are in Alfheim Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T04:06:33.520" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T04:06:33.520" Title="What are the Norse Mythology References in Alfheim Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31660" CreationDate="2016-04-25T09:44:47.173" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes that is true indeed. I am not sure but it seems like you haven't gone through the second season of SAO yet. I can't seem to recall any more references to Norse mythology in the first season but there were several references in ALO in the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS AHEAD!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. &lt;strong&gt;Thor&lt;/strong&gt; in the last fight during the &quot;The Holy Sword of the Ice Palace quest&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. &lt;strong&gt;Jötunheimr&lt;/strong&gt;. The realm of giants&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. &lt;strong&gt;Urðr&lt;/strong&gt;. One of the rulers of the Beast-type Evil Gods&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4. &lt;strong&gt;Verðandi&lt;/strong&gt;. Urðr's sister&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 5. &lt;strong&gt;Skuld&lt;/strong&gt;. Another of Urðr's sister  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the alternate ending of the Calibur story, Calibur SS, it is also speculated that, lore-wise, the castle of Aincrad, which was implemented into ALO at the end of the Fairy Dance arc, is designated as Midgard, the world of humans in Norse mythology, by the NPCs of the game, as all characters in Sword Art Online were humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T09:44:47.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T13:19:40.670" Score="0" ViewCount="4868" Body="&lt;p&gt;From reading threads here, I gather there are separate continuities in (all) Ghost in the Shell animes, including TV and movies.  I had a lot of questions about continuity and the separate contuity answers most of them, as there are things that don't make sense if we put all the animes in order.  So trying to separate the continuities, my understanding is the following.  Can someone help and see if this makes sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuity 1&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Arise serves as a prequel on explaining how Major and Section 9 comes together&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Major went missing after first movie&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Major still missing and helps Batou in second movie&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2027- Arise&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2029 - Ghost in the Shell&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2032 - Innocence   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuity 2&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Arise serves as a prequel on explaining how Major and section 9 comes together&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Crime solving storyline.  Major stayed with Section 9 all the way through end of S.A.C. 2nd GIG.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Beginning of Solid State Society mentioned Major left for &quot;a couple of years&quot;.  This matches the timeline of S.A.C. 2nd GIG end, &#xA;assuming Major's departure is unmentioned in S.A.C. 2nd GIG.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2027- Arise&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2030 - Stand Alone Complex&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2032 - S.A.C. 2nd GIG&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2034- S.A.C. Solid State Society   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuity 3&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Arise serves as a prequel on explaining how Major and section 9 comes together&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Major looks the same between the two shows.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;One thing uncertain is in Arise, Major and team reports to Section 9.  But in The New Movie, Major/team and Section 9 seem to be separate entities.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2027- Arise&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2030 - The New Movie   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23673" LastActivityDate="2019-08-30T10:24:48.300" Title="Ghost in the Shell separate continuities" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31660" CreationDate="2016-04-25T13:45:26.347" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The references are as follow. I'll divide it into its categories. Also note that I'd refer to SAO as ALO here since the story takes place in Alfheim Online and not Sword Art Online's Aincrad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Worlds&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lfheimr&quot;&gt;Alfheim&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Álfheimr) means the land of fairies. This is the world where the players live. Funnily, the &lt;strong&gt;races that live in this land&lt;/strong&gt; are not from Norse mythology, but &lt;strong&gt;is actually from England, Ireland and Scotland&lt;/strong&gt;, with the exception of Salamander. More about the races in the races section down below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6tunheimr&quot;&gt;Jotunheim&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Jötunheimr) means the land of giants. The creatures that live here are the giants. Tonki (Jellyfish Elephant, Kuzuha/Leafa's friend/pet(?)) is one of those giants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niflheim&quot;&gt;Nilfheim&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Niflheimr) is the land of ice and snow. It is referenced in ALO as the cause of change in Jotunheim, that is the outbreak of ice giants from Nilfheim, which is located under Jotunheim, cause the change in Jotunheim's once green lands to that of ice and snow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muspelheim&quot;&gt;Muspelheim&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Muspelheimr) is land of fire. In ALO it is located under Nilfheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil&quot;&gt;Yggdrasil&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Yggdrasil) the three that connects the 9 worlds according to Norse mythology. Out of those 9 only Alfheim, Jotunheim, Nilfheim and Muspelheim mentioned in ALO. Out of those 4 only 2 (Alfheim and Jotunheim) are actually shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;NPCs&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor&quot;&gt;Thor&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Thor) the god of thunder, wielder of the magic hammer Mjolnir, son of Odin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyja&quot;&gt;Freya&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Freyja) is a goddess associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Erymr&quot;&gt;Thrym&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Þrymr) is king of Jotunheim. In ALO he is a king of Nilfheim who invaded Jotunheim along with his ice giants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Weapons&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur&quot;&gt;Excalibur&lt;/a&gt; is a sword belonged to the legendary King Arthur of England. It is also one of the sword featured in many video games, mainly Final Fantasy. In Final Fantasy series it usually is one of the strongest swords. In ALO it is a sword promised by Thrym as a prize for slaughtering the original dwellers of Jotunheim (Tonki's race).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B6lnir&quot;&gt;Mjolnir&lt;/a&gt; (Norse: Mjölnir) is a magic hammer of Thor, capable of summoning thunders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Story&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6tunheimr#How%20Thor%20Lost%20His%20Hammer&quot;&gt;Thor missing his hammer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is one of Norse legends, where Thor lost his magic hammer Mjollnir. It was said that his hammer was stolen by the king of the Jotun, Thrym. Thor, although reluctant, agreed to Loki's suggestion to dress as Freyja in his attempt to get the hammer back. Thor later killed Thrym and get his hammer back. This is referenced in ALO with Klein finding a female NPC with HP bar locked in a prison made of ice. Later during the fight between Kirito's party and Thrym, the said female NPC revealed himself to be Thor. Thor then killed Thrym much like in the legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Races (Bonus Section)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth&quot;&gt;Cait Sith&lt;/a&gt; in its original myth stole people's soul before they are collected by gods upon their death. In ALO, they are beast tamers. Silica and Shinon are &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Cait_Sith&quot;&gt;Cait Sith in ALO&lt;/a&gt;. Cait Sith originated from Scotland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spriggan&quot;&gt;Spriggan&lt;/a&gt; are small fairies said to be guardian of treasures. They are said to be mischievous. It has the ability to transform into huge creature. Kirito is a Spriggan in ALO. Kirito also used a transformation magic to transform into The Gleam Eyes which is a reference to this ability. &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Spriggan&quot;&gt;Spriggan in ALO&lt;/a&gt; also known to be very useless in magic due to their magic being mere illusions (reference to their magic being for mischiefs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome&quot;&gt;Gnome&lt;/a&gt; are small, humanoid Earth fairies. &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Gnome&quot;&gt;Gnome in ALO&lt;/a&gt; are known to be master miner. Agil is a gnome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp&quot;&gt;Imp&lt;/a&gt; are small goblin like creature. &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Imp&quot;&gt;Imp in ALO&lt;/a&gt; are not very well explored with the only known Imp is &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Konno_Yuuki&quot;&gt;Konno Yuuki/Zekken&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprechaun&quot;&gt;Leprechaun&lt;/a&gt; in its original myth are said to have hid a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.  Lisbeth is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Leprechaun&quot;&gt;Leprechaun in ALO&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca&quot;&gt;Pooka&lt;/a&gt; originated from Ireland. Pooka or Púca means ghost or spirit in Irish. It is not well explored in ALO. Sasha is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Pooka&quot;&gt;Pooka in ALO&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylph&quot;&gt;Sylph&lt;/a&gt; are wind spirits. &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sylph&quot;&gt;Sylph in ALO&lt;/a&gt; are master in wind magic. Sylph is also the race that has the most known characters. Lady Sakuya - Lord of the Sylphs, Leafa, Recon, Sigurd (Exiled), and Erika (Asuna's alter account) are Sylphs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine&quot;&gt;Undine&lt;/a&gt; are water spirits. &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Undine&quot;&gt;Undine in ALO&lt;/a&gt; are also master of water magic. Asuna is an Undine in ALO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander&quot;&gt;Salamander&lt;/a&gt; in ALO are known to be master of fire magic. This is a reference to a type of salamander (animal) that is resistant to fire, called fire salamander. &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Salamander&quot;&gt;Salamander in ALO&lt;/a&gt; is unique in that it is the only race not based on English, Irish, or Scottish myth. Klein is a Salamander in ALO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T16:41:01.463" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T16:41:01.463" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31669" CreationDate="2016-04-25T16:04:11.603" Score="6" ViewCount="1892" Body="&lt;p&gt;Academy City seems like a really weird city to me. At first I thought it was some super advanced city that was created with the sole purpose of filling it out with educational institutions for science and research, but a lot of things don't seem to make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched the first season and it seemed really weird that the government was supporting the experiments for a level 6 esper. Something like that sounds like something the military would want. Why in Academy City?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing that seems kind of weird is the Enforcement body &quot;Judgment&quot;. Why is there such an enforcing body with such high level espers? Doesn't that imply that such weird and dangerous things are normal in Academy City?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23676" LastEditorUserId="20705" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T18:04:35.767" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T21:26:07.680" Title="Is Academy City really an educational city? What is its purpose?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31667" CreationDate="2016-04-25T16:13:27.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Academy City, also known as Academy City of Science and Technology, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the Tokyo Metropolitan Employment Area. As the city's name suggests, it is a city of several schools and institutions of higher learning from kindergarten to university level that learn side-by-side along with the scientists who research on psychic powers and higher technology, the latter being one of the primary reasons for its establishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The city was founded by the magician Aleister Crowley to do studies and research on the development of preternatural abilities.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Therestina, the students in Academy City are just being&#xA;  used to further the research and development in the achievement of a&#xA;  Level 6. How truthful her words are remains to be seen, however its&#xA;  important to note that both Aleister Crowley and Board of Directors&#xA;  have allowed deaths of students, and have allowed and supported&#xA;  further experimentation and research at the expense of many lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your second question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judgment is one of the primary peacekeeping forces in Academy City. The other one being the Anti-Skill; these two groups are composed of trained students and faculty respectively which deal with crimes and conflicts with security. They are authorized to retrieve Information from surveillance equipment within Academy City, to check if there are any crimes occurring, in addition to their constant patrol duties. Academy City also has a fire department as well as emergency response organization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although on the surface, it seems like it is only an educational city but there are quite a few sinister things going on on the inside. And the administration is of course at the center of it. Yes, it does imply that there might be other reasons for the founding of Academy City. &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Academy_City_Level_6_Experiments&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ability Body Crystal Experiments&lt;/a&gt; are another series of experiments that are illegal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T16:13:27.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31667" CreationDate="2016-04-25T16:21:21.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imagine 5 years old Misaka Mikoto living not in Academy City, but in &quot;normal&quot; city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Misaka touched her friend.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friend got electrified.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Misaka was surprised.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friend still electrified.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Misaka don't now how to stop.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friend got fried.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is just one example. Another would be Shirai Kuroko using her teleport power but left her hair and thus shows up bald at the destination point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main purpose of Academy City, is to educate the students with esper powers so that they can control it well. It also educates people that want to develop esper powers as can be seen when Kamijou Touma attended school with fellow level 0 or Saten Ruiko's school. As those students can control their powers better, their level goes up. This is also one of the goals of academy city, researching esper powers. At the very least, this is how academy city shows itself to the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As things currently are, the highest level known for esper powers is level 5 with only 7 people managed to achieve that. Therefore, for research purpose, they did the experiment to see whether it is possible to achieve higher level or not. Of course Accelerator, being the best among the 7 level 5s is chosen as the candidate for the experiment. Railgun was chosen as the mob for Accelerator to kill as they hypothesized that by killing Railgun 20k times (not sure if that is the correct figure) Accelerator would be able to achieve level 6. This is the dark part of academy city that it doesn't show to the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judgement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of Judgement is mainly because one can't be very sure whether the criminal would be a level 0 or a leveled esper. Suppose that it is not a level 0, then normal means might not be possible to arrest them. Therefore to catch those criminals another esper would be needed. This use the principal of fighting fire with fire. Also to be noted, not all members of judgement are high leveled esper. In fact, in Railgun and Railgun S anime there were no level 5 member of judgement. Misaka indeed illegally used Shirai's judgement armband and posed to be one before but that was illegal. As far as I know Shirai Kuroko is the highest level member of judgment, being a level 4. Another member, Kazari Uiharu was a level 1. The chief of the 177th branch (Shirai and Kazari's boss) is a level 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T16:28:11.300" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T16:28:11.300" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21297" CreationDate="2016-04-25T21:39:24.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Killua has been one of my favorite characters since I first started this series. I really resonate with him emotionally, and just a few years ago (it's funny because I was actually 12 too), I met the person who would have the greatest impact on my life, my best friend, Alli. And I can tell you when I saw my best friend upset the same way Gon is in this chapter, it brought me to tears. Alli was crying because she wasn't able to do anything about a really bad situation in her life that she felt powerless against, and all I could do was watch her cry. Of course, when I saw how hurt she was, I began to tear up as well, though I didn't cry like she was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be totally honest, her personality is so much like Gon's that it really just astounds me to see scenes like this in the manga and anime and to see that that is what happened between us, as well. I can tell you countless stories of when we've had each other back, and it's sad to say, though a little funny to realize (I guess) because in the CA arc, their friendship begins to become painful and even a little unhealthy, which is exactly what has been happening between Alli and myself recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I can tell you, for sure, that not only was Killua crying because he was going to leave his best friend, but also that his best friend was being torn apart by his own weakness and inabilities, just as Killua was, and that right before his eyes, Gon was crying, and he couldn't do anything to help him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23685" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-05T07:01:14.150" LastActivityDate="2020-12-05T07:01:14.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31659" CreationDate="2016-04-26T05:23:18.120" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Paw-Paw fruit grants the user the ability to repel everything they touch, and is physically represented as paws on the user's palms, making the user a Paw Human. &#xA;The Paw has variety of uses that leaves a paw-pad imprint resembling the pads on his palms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bbs.boingboing.net/t/cats-using-one-paw-to-repel-inferior-life-forms/56922/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cats uses one paw to repel inferior life forms&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;The Paw Of Do-Not-Want&lt;/strong&gt;. Which might also be the reason behind a paw that can &quot;repel&quot; of your question.&lt;br/&gt; Video: &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/boingboing/status/596558460382220288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/boingboing/status/596558460382220288&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fruit's name, &lt;strong&gt;Nikyu&lt;/strong&gt;, comes from the word &quot;Nikukyū&quot; (肉球?) which means &quot;Paw&quot; in Japanese.  Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Nikyu_Nikyu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikyu Nikyu no Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I did a little search online if there is a significant reason why its called Nikyu-Nikyu no Mi/Paw-Paw Fruit but I found none that its related to myths or something. So the name &quot;Paw-Paw&quot; is basically just from its Japanese name counter part &quot;Nikyu-Nikyu&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T00:19:01.743" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T00:19:01.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22141" CreationDate="2016-04-26T06:14:45.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So that he will take all the hatred and all the blame. So, when he dies, it will be taken to the grave with him. Letting people move on, be happy, hence lie to Suzaku and everybody he cares about. That's what I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23689" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-02-27T00:01:30.693" LastActivityDate="2020-02-27T00:01:30.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16688" CreationDate="2016-04-26T14:25:10.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like AnimatedLime and Omega said, that is his medicine. For Arachnids &lt;a href=&quot;http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/M.O._Operation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;M.O. Organ&lt;/a&gt; holders, their medicine is consumed in the form of bubble gum. That is Marcos blowing a bubble from his medicine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what it is worth, the bubble looks a little better in the manga.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hurkz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hurkz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taking a type of drug will bring out the abilities gained through the Mosaic Organ to make the individual capable of facing against the Terraformar race on Mars. The drug varies between an injection, biting a vial with a substance inside, consuming a type of tablet, or sniffing a type of powder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different bases have &lt;a href=&quot;http://alien-versus-yakuza.tumblr.com/post/139670457928/hi-do-you-know-if-they-have-different-kind-of&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;different medicines&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plants: Capsules&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insects: Injections&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crustaceans: Smoke, cigars like &lt;a href=&quot;http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/Sylvester_Asimov&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sylvester Asimov&lt;/a&gt; or opium pipes like Onizuka Keiji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fishes: Powder, Adolf snorts the powder&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This image covers the above 4 types.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUVMO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUVMO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arachnids: Bubble Gum (Bubble gum image for comparison)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v4gAt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v4gAt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqRiz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqRiz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Birds: Vials of Liquid&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaOKO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaOKO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cephalopods: Liquid absorbed by the large intestine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/glKuR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/glKuR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mammals/Cetaceans: A Patch&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEDNX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEDNX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="14121" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T14:50:21.227" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T14:50:21.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31684" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43607" CreationDate="2016-04-26T15:39:44.930" Score="2" ViewCount="18452" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the question, is Goku the first Super Saiyan?  If not, who was the first Super Saiyan? Was it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Broly  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bardock (according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPBdztZ2jhw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Episode of Bardock&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone else&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23703" LastEditorUserId="23703" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T09:40:50.847" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T19:58:31.300" Title="Is Goku the First Super Saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31684" CreationDate="2016-04-26T15:50:59.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first super sayian was Bardock father. He was sent back in time from Freza's blast that he sent at planet Vegeta. Where he met Freza's great grandfather  (idk how many greats) and that's where the story of super sayians came from. With all his anger at having his planet destroyed, he became a super sayian. &#xA;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/pu-WWv11NMw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bardock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My explanation isn't explained well enough, my bad guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23704" LastEditorUserId="23704" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T16:42:12.690" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T16:42:12.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31684" CreationDate="2016-04-26T18:16:12.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Super Sayan was first described in the source material, Vegeta had said that there had once been a super Sayan roughly 1000 years prior to the current timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this Super Sayan from 1000 years ago has yet to be named.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, Goku was not the first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T18:16:12.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31447" CreationDate="2016-04-26T18:28:01.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oldtokyo.com/the-headquarter-staff-tokyo-c-1910/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imperial General Staff Headquarters&lt;/a&gt;. (Photo from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gsi.go.jp/MUSEUM/TOKUBE/KIKA7-tokyo2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Geospatial Information Authority of Japan&lt;/a&gt; for comparison below. Similar images in the postcards scanned in the link.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J5EAV.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J5EAV.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Headquarters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;a href=&quot;http://wako226.exblog.jp/20746160/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the statue&lt;/a&gt; it seems to be of the founder of the General Chief of Staff, Prince &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Arisugawa_Taruhito#Legacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arisugawa Taruhito&lt;/a&gt;. While the current statue is now currently located in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arisugawa-park.jp/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arisugawa Memorial Park&lt;/a&gt; in Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, the General Staff Headquarters was located across the palace moat as seen in one of the links.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXUCz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXUCzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Prince Arisugawa Taruhito equestrian statue&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23708" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T22:37:33.437" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T22:37:33.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31684" CreationDate="2016-04-26T18:45:04.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Historically, Probably NO.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Original_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Original Super Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was originally thought to be a legend, until Goku first transformed during his fight with Frieza. In a filler scene in episode 66 of DBZ, the first appearance of the &lt;em&gt;Original Super Saiyan&lt;/em&gt; was shown, it looks like a &lt;em&gt;Great Ape&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;yellowish colored fur&lt;/em&gt;. Apparently Super Saiyan was not in Great Ape form, unless it's a &lt;em&gt;Golden Great Ape&lt;/em&gt;, it was made up by Vegeta's imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JEOm7.png&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Talking about &lt;em&gt;Bardock&lt;/em&gt;, he was &lt;strong&gt;suspected&lt;/strong&gt; as the first Super Saiyan, there is no official information to prove he is the first ever Saiyan to transform into a Super Saiyan. At the end of &lt;em&gt;Episode of Bardock&lt;/em&gt;, it is revealed that Chilled's knowledge about Super Saiyans was passed to his descendants. It is not confirmed yet that Akira Toriyama wants Bardock to be the first Super Saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But until now, Bardock was the first Super Saiyan in the series with a known name and appearance&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T18:45:04.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22952" CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:32:32.983" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;F/SN:UBW&lt;/em&gt; season 2, they revealed that Archer's true identity is Hero Emiya Shirou - the MC's future self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer regrets that he became a hero, so he tried to kill the current Shirou (Archer's past self). When Archer used UBW to try to kill Shirou, the MC copied it using the 'trace-on' thingy so all the things inside the UBW was copied. I believe it includes the Rho Aias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23710" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T04:14:33.570" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T04:14:33.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31654" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:32:04.493" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;She cannot refuse her as long as chihiro asks. Yubaba also has a rule not to turn down anyone asking for a job and therefore has to give her the job and can't be turned into a piglet as she is under her service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T22:32:04.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31655" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:35:07.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The train connects to different stops and I believe since it is one way it is to service people to an afterlife based on where one wants to reside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T22:35:07.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31583" CreationDate="2016-04-26T23:17:14.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of the song in the intro and episode 12  is unravel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T23:17:14.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30011" CreationDate="2016-04-26T23:24:08.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has different endings because they are after scenes for each respective episode and shows what is happening after each episodes misadventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T23:24:08.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-26T23:59:49.007" Score="0" ViewCount="492" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aren't dominators enabled after a cymatic scan, which judges the living person's personality based on its brainwaves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, why do the dominators get enabled in &quot;lethal elimination&quot; for drones in several episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As people pointed out, for drones dominators often get enabled in &quot;destroy decomposer&quot; mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19785" LastEditorUserId="19785" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:58:34.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T06:38:45.787" Title="Why are dominators activated for drones and robots?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31660" CreationDate="2016-04-27T02:44:53.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6px5E.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6px5E.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ALfheim Online&lt;/strong&gt;, or ALO, is loosely based on both fairy lore and Norse mythology, drawing elements from other legends as well for its setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/ALfheim_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alfheim Online's entry in Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The influence of Norse mythology is more emphasized in the evil gods&#xA;  of Jötunheimr and the quest related to them. Yet the appearance of the&#xA;  deities, or Aesir, from the Norse forum is also present such as Thor,&#xA;  Urðr, Verdandi, and Skuld.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;ALfheim Online is &lt;strong&gt;loosely&lt;/strong&gt; based on Norse Mythology. For example,    &lt;strong&gt;Yggdrasil (The World Tree)&lt;/strong&gt;, supported the entire cosmos in the actual &#xA;  myth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Another example is &lt;strong&gt;Jötunheimr&lt;/strong&gt;, which was the icy home of the Frost Giants.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;ALfheim&quot; itself is a reference to &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Álfheimr&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, the land of fairies/light elves, in Norse mythology.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the alternate ending of the Calibur story, Calibur SS, it is also speculated that, lore-wise, the castle of Aincrad, which was&#xA;  implemented into ALO at the end of the Fairy Dance arc, is designated&#xA;  as &lt;strong&gt;Midgard&lt;/strong&gt;, the world of humans in Norse mythology, by the NPCs of&#xA;  the game, as all characters in Sword Art Online were humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from references to Norse mythology, ALfheim Online also references various other myths or stories. For example, the &lt;strong&gt;Cait Sith, Pookas, and Leprechauns&lt;/strong&gt; originate &lt;strong&gt;from Celtic folklore&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ALO, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Excalibur&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;code&gt;is a sword promised by Thrym as a prize for slaughtering the original dwellers of Jotunheim&lt;/code&gt;, but it is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; part of Norse mythology but of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthurian_legend&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arthurian legends&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original basis of ALO is that of a land of faeries, which seek an audience with the king, Oberon. The naming of the fairy king, Oberon, and his queen, Titania, suggests that it holds its roots in the Shakespearean play &lt;em&gt;A Midsummer Night's Dream&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;Aside from that, ALO seems to draw from a wide range of mythologies, including the &lt;strong&gt;Arthurian Excalibur&lt;/strong&gt;, and the naming of the nine realms of Norse mythology like Jotunheimr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Thrym was defeated, Thor decided to reward the fairies for helping him reclaim his hammer by giving Klein, who freed him from the cage, an extra reward: a fairy-sized replica of &lt;strong&gt;Mjölnir&lt;/strong&gt;, called «Thunder Hammer Mjölnir». &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T13:37:50.423" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T13:37:50.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31705" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:32:13.943" Score="4" ViewCount="3814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before and usually, characters with wing are shown to have the wing grow from his/her upper back area. Example for angel/light-side characters that have such wing are Shidou Irina (High School DxD), Ikaros and the other angeloids (Sora no Otoshimono), and Musubi (Sekirei, only shown when she initiates an inori/prayer limit break). From the dark side we have Ulquiorra Schiffer (Bleach), Angela Blanc (Kuroshitsuji). The following picture is of the said Ikaros.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RgQRil.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RgQRil.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ikaros&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are also characters who has their wing grow from the posterior area slightly above the butt, and sometimes called as balance wing. Example from the dark side are, Rias Gremory and other devils (High School DxD), and Naruse Maria (Shinmai Maou no Testament).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hHAbxl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hHAbxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rias Gremory&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, those wings are originated from European stories and depiction of angel and devils. In European classics grows from the back and not the lower back/butt area. For example the following picture is an image of Arch-Angel Michael from St. Catherine's monastery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vz7Pgl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vz7Pgl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arch Angel Michael from St. Catherine&amp;#39;s monastery&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is further reinforced with the fact that in Shinto gods are not depicted with wings. The following is an image of Susano-o-no-mikoto a Shinto god of storm by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Is3A5l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Is3A5l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Susanoo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of those posterior wings/balance wing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T11:10:53.873" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T02:29:22.823" Title="What is the origin of posterior wing trope?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31700" CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:45:51.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, dominators are shown to have only &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dominator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;four enforcement mode&lt;/a&gt;. One is Non-Lethal Paralyzer used on targets with crime coefficient between 100 and 300. The other one is Lethal Eliminator used only for human targets with crime coefficient above 300. The third and rarely used mode is the Destroy Decomposer as mentioned by senshin and so far only used on non-human targets. Fourth is shown in movie only, called Explosive Destroy Decomposer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dominators have the Lethal Eliminator mode activated when pointed at drones because drones are non-living beings, therefore there is no need to use the Non-Lethal Paralyzer as it would be just a waste of ammo. Also since before activation Dominator scans the user to ensure its user's mental stability and that the user has the appropriate rights, pointing Dominator at drones or other non-living targets means that the user intents to destroy the target, which is why Lethal Eliminator or other lethal shots mode are assumed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dominators use destroy decomposer mode on drones mainly because the Lethal Eliminator mode makes the target grow bubbles and explode, which might be dangerous when applied to drones. There are two dangers, one is the explosion itself, since some sharp particles might fly out, and two is because only parts surrounding the shot will explode, which means some part of the drone might survive the shot. The left part might still function, which is why destroy decomposer is used to make sure that the target drone is completely eliminated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T06:38:45.787" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T06:38:45.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31724" CreationDate="2016-04-27T16:09:49.930" Score="12" ViewCount="1733" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a lot of anime and anime-styled fan work, anime characters are shown standing on the tops of telephone poles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJfnJm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJfnJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d2KYXm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d2KYXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJmRJm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJmRJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand this angle makes it easy to show the character against nice scenery, but it's not something that should be as regular as it is. Was there a particular show that sparked all the pole-standing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T04:27:03.780" Title="Why do anime characters stand on telephone poles all the time?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31711" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31713" CreationDate="2016-04-27T16:21:46.443" Score="2" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was rewatching One Punch Man, and when Genos started fighting Mosquito Girl, I was really enjoying the music. Is it on the OST, or is anyone able to tell me where it is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22184" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T21:50:52.053" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T22:00:26.233" Title="Genos VS Mosquito Girl Soundtrack" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31711" CreationDate="2016-04-27T18:52:06.313" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes.&#xA;The name of the song is &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Cyborg Fights&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; or it can be found under the name of   &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Genos Fight Theme&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some links where you can listen the song:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D6g0__M3sk&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D6g0__M3sk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdhF0XlqJrg&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdhF0XlqJrg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is present in the &lt;strong&gt;official soundtrack of the anime&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="20048" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T22:00:26.233" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T22:00:26.233" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31715" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-27T19:14:16.660" Score="1" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the inherited Bubuki (Oubu's limbs) change shape to fit the tastes of the user. It is evident in Kogane's bubuki, it has a flower pattern matching her hairpins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reference that this is indeed so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T10:32:57.393" Title="Does the kid's inherited bubuki changed shapes to fit their owner's tastes?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31710" CreationDate="2016-04-27T20:13:53.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always felt that it showed martial art skills like in kung-fu films.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This skill is a Martial Arts Technique utilizing Mei Hua Zhuang (Plum Flower Poles).&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fQdFP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fQdFP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kung Fu Training Technique utilizing Mei Hua Zhuang (Plum Blossom Poles)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23733" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T20:13:53.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31710" CreationDate="2016-04-27T23:28:11.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Best lookout spot without close proximity to other leveled areas. To summarize a great vantage point. Either that or just looks cool while showing skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T23:28:11.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31710" CreationDate="2016-04-28T00:58:25.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe to show how awesome they are. I can also relate to martial arts. Mostly animes in which a character stands on things are mostly action or martial arts based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T00:58:25.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31710" CreationDate="2016-04-28T04:27:03.780" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason the characters stand on poles mostly have to do with the scene being either dramatic or to make the scene look &quot;cool&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This trope is known as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IHaveTheHighGround&quot;&gt;I Have the High Ground&lt;/a&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Supernatural, magical, or just plain awesome beings know there's no better place to be effortlessly standing on than tall and usually thin objects, be they pine trees, lampposts or the nearest available tall building. This is flying for people who cannot fly. Or even the ones who can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Less about true strategy and more about looking cool. Expect Dramatic Wind (actually, wind speed increases with altitude, so wind that seems dramatic to those on the ground is ''normal'' at high altitude). In anime and manga this has become a choice dramatic entrance for villains, introduced via a panning away of the camera from a completely every day scene &lt;em&gt;(see example 1)&lt;/em&gt;, or the aftermath of a dramatic event, to reveal that said villain was watching all along, and provide a nice segue for the next part. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/szn-K8tewgU?t=22m35s&quot;&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is mentioned on the page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This seems to have originated from training techniques that involved standing on bamboo; see, for example, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon&quot;&gt;Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TeenTitans&quot;&gt;Teen Titans&lt;/a&gt; examples. This is common in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WireFu&quot;&gt;Wire Fu&lt;/a&gt; movies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, there is no particular show which sparked the pole standing, but rather its gradual adaptation into the anime world taken from real life Martial Art practice techniques, which became ever so popular and a regular occurrence because animation tends to increase the dramatic effect and make it scenic as compared to shows/movies, where the characters would (probably) look weird rather than cool, unless it's directly related to Martial Arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T04:27:03.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31318" CreationDate="2016-04-28T08:24:18.037" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we can see Blackbeard who killed WhiteBeard and even get his Devil Fruit , Kaido who is a known Pirate who have a Devil-Fruit Army and Big Mom who have a large army and Island under his name. Considering the power of Kid Alliance it is impossible for them to take down this Emperors unlike Shanks who is a non Devil Fruit user (as of now) would likely be their target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T08:24:18.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31715" CreationDate="2016-04-28T08:26:46.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer really depends on how the Bubuki works. As far as I have seen, they seem to be a kind of creature that has a core in the form of an eyeball that has additional armour attached to them. Thus, as long as the core is not broken, they can regenerate. Thus, it would seem that with a core, the additional armour becomes the weapon they desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJ19f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJ19f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Svq9X.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Svq9X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether the shape is altered by the user, this is relatively easy to answer for other people, but not for Kogane's Bubuki. As seen in the below picture, the Four Heavenly Kings used other Bubuki cores to make new Bubuki exactly in the form of their old Bubuki. From the Four Heavenly Kings' example, they clearly had to be in contact with the cores to manufacture the Bubuki or Matobai could have just made it for them instead of bringing the cores to them for them to do it themselves. Thus, we can infer that in order for a Bubuki to be altered, contact need to to made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/211LF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/211LF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ToCLy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ToCLy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether Kogane's Bubuki changed shape, it is most likely a &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. In the following picture, we see Kogane's first interaction with her Bubuki, it already has the flower pins attached. She had not contacted the Bubuki prior to that incident. Thus, it is unlikely that the Bubuki had been altered prior to her inheriting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RYoKJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RYoKJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More proof would be Hiiragi's Iwatooshi, where we see it sealed here in the box where he finds it. It already had the shape of a spear he used in the future, thus he had inherited it as it is without much alteration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eKGpI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eKGpI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T08:26:46.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27953" CreationDate="2016-04-28T11:38:10.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Brush your teeth' is for Killua (so it is blue) and 'Unripe Fruit' is for Gon (so it is green).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua is such a great sweet tooth. 'Brush your teeth' is meant for Killua. I don't think he has ever brushed his teeth. Or even if he has, (just like a parent does) he is just told to put more effort on his brushing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X3b1Q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X3b1Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;KILLUA SWEET TOOTH&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23743" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T11:38:58.763" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T11:38:58.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T11:48:20.037" Score="0" ViewCount="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Transformers anime series or western cartoon? I watched a old Transformers series but it looks like anime and I found that Marvel inc that made Transformers so whats going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T11:48:20.037" Title="Is Transformers anime series or western cartoon?" Tags="&lt;transformers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-04-28T16:07:42.897" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35953" CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:18:04.180" Score="1" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've done a bit of digging but I can't find the track anywhere. It's in episode 7 of return of the kings (the second season). I'd like the title of the track and if possible a link to download it. I really enjoy it's melody and would like to listen to it more often. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know who made it or where I can find it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T06:02:57.100" Title="What is the name of the audio that plays when the gray king appears in K-Project?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:42:54.000" Score="1" ViewCount="468" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the captains and vice captains gave their powers in Urahara's sword to restore Ichigo's powers, did they permanently lose part of their powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23015" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T13:47:02.050" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T13:47:02.050" Title="Captains' reiatsu levels after donating to Ichigo" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:57:09.727" Score="6" ViewCount="3796" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the Androids have ki or another source of energy? If so does, Android 16 have ki since he is fully mechanical and only living beings have ki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23015" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T05:37:31.540" LastActivityDate="2020-10-10T06:07:43.220" Title="What is the source for the Androids unlimited energy supply?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T23:33:21.097" Score="1" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Saitama know whats going on around him. Like people ignoring him or how people or heroes treat him badly or make fun of him and things like that or is he just an airhead after getting his powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T01:02:10.233" Title="Does Saitama know whats going on around him?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31741" CreationDate="2016-04-29T00:26:16.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saitama does know that people around him usually treats him badly or coldly, and he really cares about it: that's why he joins the Hero Association and tries to become a hero. In the first few episodes, he cares about how people view him, but in later episodes, he just starts to ignore them( tries his best). For more information, visit the link below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Saitama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Saitama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23540" LastEditorUserId="23540" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T01:02:10.233" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T01:02:10.233" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11682" CreationDate="2016-04-29T01:51:09.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, the Walls are filled with Titans, the ending credits of the Female Titan arc confirm this. We also know that the coordinate ability, which has been passed down through generations of the Riess family, gives the possessor the ability to control both Humans and Titans to various degrees. Given theses facts, I surmise that the three goddesses were in fact three human women, who, in deference to the interests of the kingdom (we also know from the same ending credits that the coordinate is the subject of a war between two opposing kingdoms), used the coordinate to force vast numbers of their subjects to become colossal class Titans, stand in formation, and then simultaneously invoke their hardening ability to both form, and trap themselves within the walls. The resultant walls were then named according to the person who orchestrated each specific iteration, and through the passage of time, short memory of the human race, and obvious manipulations of collective memory through the coordinate ability, the Goddesses are born&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what I think anyway, I'm looking forward to finding out what the writers came up with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23754" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T01:51:09.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8836" CreationDate="2016-04-29T02:08:22.737" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion on why he never showed Aizen his true form is because he was being calculated. Remember, he was easily the most calculated Espada member, in my opinion, easily able to match wits with anyone. Thinking that way, he could also match wits with Aizen, given his powers, intelligence, patience and lack of feelings towards others. He and Aizen were a lot alike. He may have had the same thinking that Shinji had: keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer. I believe he kept it as a trump card just in case he and Aizen faced off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23755" LastEditorUserId="13504" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T12:02:15.477" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T12:02:15.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26825" CreationDate="2016-04-29T03:13:41.537" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess obito's power to make such frequent use of his sharingan comes from the fact that he has hashirams cells embedded him so now that he has the physical energy of the senju clan he shouldn't find it difficult to make use of his mangekyou frequently &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23612" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T03:13:41.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22930" CreationDate="2016-04-29T03:19:43.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess that naruto's humongous power comes from the nine tails chakra that is sealed within him and due to this naruto obviously has more chakra than kakashi due to which he can do more rasengan than kakashi can do chidori&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23612" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T03:19:43.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31581" CreationDate="2016-04-29T04:31:22.720" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Jack 2004 Series so far is the most accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read up to Volume 5 in the Manga, and so far (I've seen ALL OF THESE) the 2004 one has more elements of the original story composed by Osamu Tezuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I like especially about the 2004 (&amp;amp; Black Jack 21) is that each episode even shows (in the introduction) the name of the chapters from the original Manga that the Anime is based off of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch something that's most closely related then I recommend the 2004 TV Series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, like any other Anime Adaptation, there are bound to be some changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23560" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T05:55:00.243" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T05:55:00.243" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T04:40:49.057" Score="11" ViewCount="1531" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Puella Magi Homura Tamura spinoff manga follows Tamura, who is actually Homura, but no one can ever remember her name and she gets called Tamura (among other things) until it sticks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the series, we find out that there's a bar called Akemi-ya where different versions of Homura congregate in between repetitions of the timeline, relax, eat, drink, compare experiences, and do short skits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tx9ll.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tx9ll.png&quot; alt=&quot;akemi-ya explained&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the Homuras are radically different from the original Homura in the anime. There's a prankster Homura, a child genius Homura, and a princess Homura served by a butler Homura, like an all-Homura version of Mayo Chiki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While reading Volume 1, I assumed Tamura, the main Homura, was supposed to be the original Homura from the anime, as in the other spinoff manga. But unlike the original Homura, Tamura is able to reflect on her own actions, recognize mistakes, and feel empathy (sometimes excessively). We see in Volume 1 that there are lookalike timeflows that correspond closely to the original, non-silly timeline, so Tamura could actually be a Homura from a lookalike timeline. What evidence is there in the series for or against Tamura being the original Homura from the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2021-04-01T15:01:40.143" Title="Is Tamura the original Homura?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26716" CreationDate="2016-04-29T04:56:41.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen all the Anime adaptations, and read all the Volumes to the Manga, and from what I've witnessed in both the Anime &amp;amp; Manga he chargec such mass amounts in an effort to see if whether or not the patient truly values their life or the life of the one they are requesting he save.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gaWZk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuro himself went through a lot during his rehabilitation&lt;/a&gt; and because of his surgery (that was Incredibly risky) he was allowed a second chance at life that in itself is worth more than any monetary value. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is what brought about his overall philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus due to how hard he and his doctor fought to preserve his life and regain his physical abilities through rehabilitation &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yCnvS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;caused a lot of distress&lt;/a&gt;, he takes patients whom he has saved through surgical means (who threaten suicide personally.) However, if they must go through excruciating rehabilitation and begin to complain or want to give up he is a lot harsher and impatient and will be blunt and state that he was himself was blown to bits as a child and still managed to regain full functionality and success, so they as his patients mustn't lose faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't seem to spend much of the money and lives, for the most part in somewhat poverty, Pinoko is quick to point this out multiple times throughout the manga and anime, but there are times when he actually won't ask for payment or will even take something in exchange that's worth if anything else just emotional or even no value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are times when he spends money, like when he makes trips around the globe for his patients, or when he purchases islands in order to preserve their natural ecosystem and to prevent urbanisation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Xvi9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Xvi9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9qGh0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ Which I believe is done in memory of the little boy who donated the skin graft that he has on his face who later grew up to be a environmentalist, but was killed -sadly- during a protest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He'll also spend it on spoiling Pinoko, who she herself suffered through an exhausting and debilitating physical therapy &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPswY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPswY.png&quot; alt=&quot;in order to walk and live normally as well&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pinoko was abandoned by her twin sister, and Kuro was abandoned by his father and lost his mother during a bomb explosion, because of this he tends to be more compassionate with patients who come from similar backgrounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he's unlicensed he doesn't have to limit his skills to the rules that the medical association holds he is far more advanced and is well worth the extra dough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0QMSu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0QMSu.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially when compared to the other doctors who are kept on a tight leash and consequensly are not as experienced or skilled as our good doctor Black Jack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus since he ask for so much money, if the patient were to die or he'd fail the operation, those who would have had to pay the impossible fee would feel a sense of relief with not having to spend the substantial amount of money, and Black Jack himself may feel less at guilt for having loss a patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However no matter the circumstance Kuro always goes the extra mile for each patient, whether it be because of a promise, the pay, or because Pinoko insist that he help he'll never give less than his 100%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although in actuality it's his moral code and the fact that he owes his own life to a Doctor who took risks that he himself has become what he is today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His goal is to save and preserve life, because nobody ever truly wants to die, and at the end of the day you don't take anything with you once you die, so the money itself isn't all that important to Black Jack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In the Manga and Anime there's a scene where he goes to a black Smith to sharpen his surgical tools and he pays a substantial fee for the job, the Smith then proceeds with throwing the money into the very fire and continues with the work. Kuro didn't protest or ask why and it's noticed that the Smith mentioned that the last time he preformed this task that he burnt even more money, so it's evidence enough that money doesn't really matter much to Black Jack)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23560" LastEditorUserId="23560" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T02:43:47.863" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T02:43:47.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T11:55:52.797" Score="1" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the dub version of Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Kirby is depicted as a baby, who can only communicate by babbling.  Is this true of the original Japanese version as well, or is it a product of the translation?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2733" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T19:15:11.627" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T17:37:08.273" Title="Is Kirby a baby in the original &quot;Kirby: Right Back At Ya!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kirby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31759" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T12:13:02.330" Score="5" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;while reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4067/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; it said in one of the quotes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the first season of Beast Wars (comprising 26 episodes) aired in Japan, the Japanese were faced with a problem. The second Canadian season was only 13 episodes long, not enough to warrant airing on Japanese TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however i have a number of series which don't have even 20 episodes like &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; (12 episodes), &lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter (Series)&lt;/em&gt; (8 Episodes), &lt;em&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; (the original series and A's, 13 episodes each) and a number of &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series have less than 10 episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering if what the quote says is accurate and if so how does a series, like the ones i mention, get aired on TV if they aren't long enough to warrant airing on Japanese TV?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T05:32:07.877" Title="Does a series in Japan only get aired if it has more than 13 episodes?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:00:35.297" Score="0" ViewCount="585" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you guys tell me what the name of the music that plays in Bleach episode 46 around 19:54. When Aizen and Ichimaru arrive to save the students from hollows. I love this song and can't find the name on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23765" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T15:10:19.740" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T20:25:39.457" Title="What is the music that plays in Bleach Episode 46 ~19:54" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2016-04-29T18:08:24.720" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sugou released Asuna from paralysis in the final moments so she would run to Kirito, as he knew she would.  Sugou lifted his sword in anticipation as Asuna darted to Kirito, then struck her dead.  Kirito was killed, however I think Klein used the revival item on him, but also, Kirito used Asuna's sword for the kill, so perhaps Asuna's sword became Kirito's and gave him some sort of ability.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23770" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T18:08:24.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29306" CreationDate="2016-04-29T21:24:02.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hideaki Anno is notorious for stating the crosses in Evangeline are pointless. Well I personally believe that EVA is trying to use existing themes to get its point across, the show is also filled with Buddhism references. For instance when Shinji is running away he is sitting under a statue of Hariti Goddess/Demon for  protection of children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main use of crosses in EVA is simply that it looks cool and to a mainly atheist country with a history of Buddhism; it looks interesting and stands out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do believe that since the USA has a history with Christianity we are all guilty of putting emphasis on certain symbols. Its similar to how most Americans perceive the majority of anime characters as being white. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11760" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T21:24:02.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31769" CreationDate="2016-04-29T21:51:43.193" Score="4" ViewCount="1682" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've come across many forums and fan-sites of various anime. It seems that of the 300 million people in America, there's a huge market for anime, specifically in the gaming and streaming industries (as evidenced by the JRPGs and Hulu/Netflix having specific anime sections). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why aren't more anime that aren't renewed for second seasons in Japan sent over to America for investment and continuation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I understand when an anime is cut off because the Manga is not being written. At the same time, could the IP of an author not be bought and turned into an American anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22287" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T11:00:40.463" Title="Why not export to America?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31767" CreationDate="2016-04-29T23:18:22.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's start by constraining the adjectives &quot;many&quot; and &quot;huge&quot; in context.  Yes, there are a lot of fansites out there that feature discussions around anime and manga, and streaming services are definitely picking more of them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; mean that the market for this is large.  To my knowledge, the streaming anime business is still relatively novel; it wasn't until around 2009 before Crunchyroll &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchyroll#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;straightened up and flew right&lt;/a&gt;, starting to remove illegal copies of anime off of its site and getting proper licenses for its content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If you want a list of those places, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/922/102&quot;&gt;this will help you.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most other services in the 2000s suffered from similar issues in attaining legal licenses to distribute content, or from the networks of the consumers being far too slow to reliably stream.  Heck, in 2001 most people still ran a copy of Windows 2000.  In 2008-2009 there was more prevalence of better networks in key markets, but the chances of them having decent broadband with which to stream on was still not as high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we should start talking about the difference in markets between America and Japan.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4175/102&quot;&gt;There's a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; more expense that has to go into a series for foreign distribution&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; there has to be a viable and encouraging market to bring a series over.  If a series receives a cold domestic reception &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichijou#Sales_and_reception&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;like Nichijou&lt;/a&gt;, the chances of it being exported are close to nil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, it has to be a good investment for all parties involved.  If it isn't, you won't be able to see it translated to your locale anytime soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T23:18:22.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31767" CreationDate="2016-04-29T23:37:12.573" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may come to a surprise for you, but the anime you typically watch is not what is considered mainstream in its country of origin, unless of course you watch shows made for children and families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, most of the anime that the international community consumes are what is called &quot;late night anime.&quot; The overall ratings on these TV series are so low that the average Japanese person is likely never to have seen them. In other words, they are &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; niche. To compensate for low rating and viewership, these types of anime typically make money from Blu-ray, DVD, and other merchandise sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since viewership is low, the budget for creating anime is pretty low as well. It's been mentioned by industry insiders that the average budget for a 1-cour, 13 episode series is about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-08-13/anime-insiders-share-how-much-producing-a-season-costs/.91536&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;$2 million USD&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Low viewership of these anime is the result of a number of factors, the most prominent one being cultural. If you're not aware of how things works in Japan, office workers tend be expected to work &lt;a href=&quot;https://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/03/09/japan-work-ethic/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;12 hour&lt;/a&gt; shifts &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/22/japan-long-hours-work-culture-overwork-paid-holiday-law&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;regularly&lt;/a&gt;; students are also assigned large amounts of work (on top of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/06/22/issues/consuming-school-clubs-worry-foreign-parents/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;any club commitments&lt;/a&gt;) and only get holidays and Sundays off. With all this work, who has time to stay up late to watch late night anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're probably right, surely foreign investments in these productions can breathe new life into these productions. Unfortunately, the truth is a bit of a complicated one. As you may or may not be aware, all anime (with exceptions such as the Noitamina block) are glorified infomercials to promote not only manga, games, and light novel publishers, but also music production companies (who do you think profits off of those OP and EDs?), and general product advertisers such as Pizza Hut, and Lawsons. Product advertisers such as these don't care about sales, they're trying to sell themselves to you as opposed to the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such promotion and advertising deals don't usually pan out when it comes to international markets. If you recall the Pizza Hut references in Code Geass, the US versions blurred them out. The exact reason was never explicitly stated, but seeing that Pizza Hut Japan was such an overbearing sponsor domestically (as in within Japan), it's possible the negotiations fell through when Bandai was negotiating with the US entity of Pizza Hut. Despite sharing the same name and brand, Pizza Hut in Japan and Pizza Hut in the US are separate and distinct entities with their own ideals on doing business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, localization rights to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115579-Court-Documents-Reveal-Anime-Licensing-Costs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;license a show&lt;/a&gt; don't come cheap and often times these don't include a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_license&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mechnical license&lt;/a&gt; to use the music. Most of these licensing costs are paid upfront and if a series is successful enough, royalties must be paid to the original production committees (which can range from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-07&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20 to 30%&lt;/a&gt;). This makes things bit cost prohibitive to just bring whatever over, so localization companies need to be picky so they can pull off a product or at least pull even.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without actual products to sell, the profit making possibilities of investing in new anime are slim. In 2013, the anime industry in Japan brought in over &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-01/report-japan-animation-industry-reached-record-high-in-2013/.82767&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;$2.03 billion USD&lt;/a&gt; from Japanese &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; international markets combined. In 2014, the Japanese manga industry made more than &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-23/japanese-manga-book-market-rises-to-record-282-billion-yen/.83614&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;$2.3 billion USD&lt;/a&gt; just in Japan. In Japan, the symbiotic relationship of anime and manga works because of the existing infrastructure and relationships. However, in the US, everything is fragmented, making coordination between distributors all the more difficult.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the studio, they don't sell the distribution and merchandising rights of a IP that no longer is in distribution. Why would they? If you do, you're essentially telling the fans that you're abandoning this product, which could diminish their respect for the company and its products. Similar things have happened in the past such as with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/?showtopic=36541&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Macross and Robotech&lt;/a&gt;. While there were some good things to come out of such an affair (such as making the US audience aware of the type of animation known as anime), there were some downsides as well (Macross can never officially be released in the US as long as Harmony Gold hold the rights). What's to say the owner of the IP won't reboot the series later, like they did with &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragonball Super&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Osomatsu-san&lt;/em&gt;? For better or for worse the respective IP owners hold on to the rights of their respective IPs to preserve the integrity of the series for for themselves, it's creators, and for the fans. Why sell off something your people toiled for months and years to make to some strangers oversees to do with as they like? You don't have a say once you sell off the right to your IP. Who's to say American companies will respect the visions and idea of the original creators and fans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, not all is grim. There have been talks of joint ventures with Japanese companies to &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1441465&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;invest in anime for the international market&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Streaming video distributor Crunchyroll and Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation announced on Thursday that the two companies are establishing a joint venture which will invest in the production of anime for the international market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That joint venture, whose entity name and size of investment have not been revealed, will take part in the production committees of anime titles which will then be distributed by Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sumitomo Corporation is one of Japan's largest general trading companies (sougou shousha). Its media division distributes content for cable television, terrestrial broadcasters, and cinemas. In recent years, it has increased investments in the business of creative content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In February, Sumitomo partnered with Japanese media company Imagica Robot Holdings and the public-private Cool Japan Fund to acquire SDI Media, a U.S.-based provider of subtitling, translation, and language dubbing services.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the press release, Crunchyroll boasts 700,000 paying subscribers and more than 10 million monthly viewers. The report notes that international distributors such as Daisuki and Crunchyroll, as well as a number of Chinese companies, are increasingly taking part in production committees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the rising cost of licensing content for overseas distribution, content providers can ensure that they win distribution rights by investing in production instead of competing and paying high license fees. However, Anime! Anime! Biz also notes that Crunchyroll's aim is not merely rights acquisition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll co-founder and CEO Kun Gao cites the increasing importance of overseas markets in the anime industry. In establishing the joint venture, the company aims to connect fans to the production of anime from the time of its inception. With the joint venture, Crunchyroll, which is traditionally strong in North America and Europe, can also expand its distribution network with Sumitomo, which is traditionally strong in Asia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not to say only Crunchyroll is pursuing such a venue. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-07-10/.90197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.yahoo.com/tech/netflix-producing-original-anime-series-224742972.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Netflix&lt;/a&gt; are doing the same. How well these new ventures will turn out is any one's guess. How well will these companies be able to reach international fans of anime, how well do these companies understand the current international market of anime and what fans want? Only time will tell...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T11:00:40.463" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T11:00:40.463" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14888" CreationDate="2016-04-30T00:46:04.453" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A god of death can only die if he falls in love with a human or he intercepts with a humans life span. Or anyone can die if they interfere with another persons life span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23777" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T00:46:04.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31737" CreationDate="2016-04-30T03:42:51.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just watched the first few episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai with the androids yesterday: they say that the living people like Goku and Vegeta can't detect any ki from the androids (also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android_19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android_19&lt;/a&gt;), and that includes both 19 and 20 who absorb ki from people (although anime says &quot;energy&quot; never &quot;ki&quot;). Also, 20 has Dr. Gero's brain, so some part of him is alive I guess, but also isn't detected as ki when people are searching for him in the rocky hills after 19 is defeated. So, must not be ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23757" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T03:42:51.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2016-04-30T08:30:41.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi was never a jōnin. He entered ANBU as a chūnin. ANBU is chūnin and above, not just jōnin.&#xA;While Itachi was an S-rank nuke-nin, and of jōnin level ability, he was never officially made a jōnin.&#xA;Imagine how that would look in the clan massacre cover up. &#xA;&quot;Oh, look, that ninja the leaf village just promoted to jōnin butchered his entire family bar one and defected! Their highest level ninja aren't even loyal!&quot;&#xA;Yeah. Danzō Shimura may be an asshole, but he isn't that stupid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi entered the academy with Rin and Obito but graduated at 5, meaning he was obviously moved class.&#xA;He became Minato's apprentice and would likely have taken the chūnin exams (which he passed at 6) with a team who had lost a member. (Team rotation).&#xA;It does not mention the specific age that Kakashi became a jōnin but he does say that &quot;by Naruto's age&quot; he was already a jōnin, meaning he was definitely younger than 13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23783" LastEditorUserId="23783" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T08:40:41.527" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T08:40:41.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31782" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-30T13:02:21.833" Score="1" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to ask if anyone knew what jutsu Minato used on Naruto in episode 442 of Shippuuden. I understand it is a filler episode but I was curious. Minato uses it on Naruto while breaking up his fight with Sasuke. At 6 minutes 33 seconds Minato places a flat palm against naruto and sends him flying. No hand signs are shown and no rasengan chakra ball is shown either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23787" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T16:32:04.820" LastActivityDate="2020-02-18T23:08:59.640" Title="What jutsu did Minato use on Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-30T14:33:00.560" Score="4" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Punch Man, all city have some sort of name like A-City or Z-City, is this an alias, a code name, or a real name of the cities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T16:08:03.277" Title="Is the city name an alias, a code name, or a real name?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-30T15:26:45.320" Score="1" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Nurarihyon no Mago, when Rikuo uses Kyoka Suigetsu, enemy attacks appear to pass through him as if he were an intangible ghost. Is the technique creating illusions or actually making him &quot;untouchable&quot;? It is stated that he can &quot;distort opponent's perceptions&quot; with the technique, but it is also said that he can &quot;distort his presence, even when he is still there&quot;. So: are enemy attacks passing through illusions, passing through him, or a combination of both these things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23788" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T20:10:35.337" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T20:10:35.337" Title="Does the technique Kyoka Suigetsu make Rikuo intangible or just create illusions of him?" Tags="&lt;nurarihyon-no-mago&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31786" CreationDate="2016-04-30T16:08:03.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the anime and manga never explicitly states one way or the other but givin how all the characters refer to them in that manner I believe that's just how the cities are named.My evidence being that normal citizens refer to them as such implying that it is not a code name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23789" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T16:08:03.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31790" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31792" CreationDate="2016-04-30T16:39:15.477" Score="4" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are anime OP/ED theme songs original? Is it like after creating an anime, the producer hires a singer to sing a song for the OP/ED theme for that anime, or do they just use songs that the singer already sang for his album or something like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T17:03:05.907" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T23:57:16.247" Title="Are anime OP/ED theme songs original?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31790" CreationDate="2016-04-30T17:02:18.653" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vast majority of the time (easily upwards of 95% of the time, by my estimate), OPs/EDs are produced specifically for the anime they're used in. Reuse of existing songs is rare. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are counterexamples, though, which by their very rarity prove the rule. A few select examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Erased&lt;/em&gt; reused Asian Kung Fu Generation's 2004 song &quot;Re:Re&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/em&gt; (2012 version) reused &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/a&gt;'s 1968 song &quot;Roundabout&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Speed Grapher&lt;/em&gt; reused Duran Duran's 1981 song &quot;Girls on Film&quot;. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31790/are-anime-op-ed-theme-songs-original/31792#comment44253_31792&quot;&gt;Thanks, @ConMan.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Week Friends&lt;/em&gt; reused Sukima Switch's 2004 song &quot;Kanade&quot;, though in this case, it was re-recorded with Amamiya Sora (voice actor of the character Fujimiya Kaori) as the vocalist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And, of course, &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/19791&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a great many different recordings and mixes&lt;/a&gt; of the classic &quot;Fly Me to the Moon&quot; as its ending theme. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T23:57:16.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31787" CreationDate="2016-04-30T18:26:17.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ability is named moon mirror because as it was explained &quot;nurarihyon is the reflection of the moon&quot; a distortion, and I would say that it means he can first , slow enemy's perception of him to move faster like an after image technique or second, his body ripples like water to allow him to move around attacks. His only weakness like this is cutting the fear which means his aura is masking himself but those two options are viable. I believe it is a bit of both because he can slow perception to allow him time to move but the ripple allows him invulnerability against weaker attacks because water can only ripple so much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T18:26:17.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14888" CreationDate="2016-04-30T18:43:20.253" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A shinigami(god of death) can die if he/she falls in love with human and kill somewone who was to be responsible for humans death. Any shinigami can die if he interfeares with other shinigamis lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23794" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T18:43:20.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13689" CreationDate="2016-04-30T19:02:43.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Krytyk's translation of volume 8, in chapter 3 there's this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said and walked towards the men's bath entrance marked with blue curtain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  『&quot;——Entering prohibited. You do not have authority to enter.&quot;』&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Wha?!!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Hey hey, Missy. That's men's bath. The one beside it is for women.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Mikadzuchi pointed at the red curtain marking women's bath...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  As if I'd enter women's bathh!! Heck! Why the hell can't I enter men's?! I'm a man!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23795" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T01:24:09.763" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T01:24:09.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19930" CreationDate="2016-04-30T19:36:23.890" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime actually take months and months to create. That's why the seasons(spring,winter,fall,and summer)come in handy.Every week they edit it and maybe voice acting. So anime actually takes longer to create then manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23797" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T19:36:23.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31802" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-30T23:24:40.537" Score="8" ViewCount="5006" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Devil Fruit user has a child with a person or another Devil Fruit user, would said child have a similar power, the same power, or no power and just be a regular child? Because from what I've seen in a lot of superhero movies, when they have kids, their kids might have the same or similar power. Would Devil Fruit powers be any different from that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:03:09.483" LastActivityDate="2019-09-26T01:32:47.370" Title="Can a Devil Fruit user pass on powers to their children?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25648" CreationDate="2016-05-01T02:46:58.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From last page of chapter 150, &quot;Board Game&quot;, Erina overheard Souma revealed that Jouichiro is his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I8uH6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I8uH6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 150 Board Game page 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, on chapter 151, &quot;The Outbreak of War&quot;, Erina saw a picture of Souma and his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQPAF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQPAFl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 151 The Outbreak of War page 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T02:47:57.203" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T02:47:57.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27980" CreationDate="2016-05-01T03:06:14.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Eizan Etsuya is still in Elite Ten, in chapter 153 The Venue of Death, Eizan actually said that he doesn't care if he was released or even exiled from the school, however, Azami Nakiri still keep him for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3h7dh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3h7dh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 153&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T03:06:14.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31807" CreationDate="2016-05-01T04:09:54.960" Score="2" ViewCount="954" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series K-ON! there is a BGM used quite frequently but I can't find it anywhere. It appears a lot throughout the anime but not in the movie. Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;episode 8: 8:17 ~ 8:48&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;episode 9: 10:47 ~ 11:16&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;episode 1: 14:20 ~ 15:55&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;episode 2: 13:55 ~ 14:57&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are selected at random and the time might vary a bit depending where you watch it. The hyperlink: &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1ew48VGOQPZRzN4Zl8zUmVjYWs/view&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1ew48VGOQPZRzN4Zl8zUmVjYWs/view&lt;/a&gt; leads to google drive which has the BGM. The file is an abstract from season 2, episode 1. Please help me find this song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T14:03:38.510" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T20:01:05.440" Title="What's the BGM in K-ON?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31806" CreationDate="2016-05-01T04:45:40.597" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the BGM you're looking for is titled Pinch Daisuki, it's on album &#xA;K-ON! Original Soundtrack, track #33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybHA2x-TFM&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;youtube link K-ON! - Pinch Daisuki [EXTENDED]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T04:45:40.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T05:33:36.623" Score="4" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Bakuon!!&lt;/em&gt;, around 20 minutes in, Onsa indicates that she is going to borrow from John F. Kennedy, and says what Crunchyroll translates as the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In exporting motorcycles throughout the world, our nation of Japan has brought liberty and justice to all. And yet, could you say to your heart, &quot;Freedom, except for Suzuki riders,&quot; that we are all equal before the Lord except for Suzuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which Kennedy oration is she taking that from? Also, here is a picture of anime JFK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MEJk6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MEJk6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kennedy-senpai&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T05:33:36.623" Title="Which Kennedy oration is Onsa adapting in episode 1?" Tags="&lt;bakuon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31809" CreationDate="2016-05-01T05:33:36.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess is that Onsa is rather loosely adapting the following paragraph of Kennedy's 1963 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/jfk-civilrights/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Civil Rights Address&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We preach freedom around the world, and we mean it, and we cherish our freedom here at home; but are we to say to the world, and, much more importantly, for each other, that this is a land of the free except for the Negroes; that we have no second-class citizens except Negroes; that we have no class or caste system, no ghettos, no master race, except with respect to Negroes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;except for...&quot; language used by Onsa roughly matches that used in Kennedy's oration, but that's about as far as it goes. If you have a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/Historic-Speeches/Multilingual-Address-to-the-Nation-on-Civil-Rights/Multilingual-Address-to-the-Nation-on-Civil-Rights-in-Japanese.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese version of the address&lt;/a&gt; (which, miraculously, exists), you'll find that the sentence structure is not even parallel to Kennedy's. There are also no references to religion in Kennedy's speech, so I'm not really sure what it's doing in Onsa's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling for fragments of Onsa's speech that one would expect to be lifted unaltered from their source (e.g. 「自らの魂のもとに自由」) gets you nothing but &lt;em&gt;Bakuon!!&lt;/em&gt; results. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, I'd like to quote one of America's greatest presidents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Methinks some intern was crunched for time and ended up passing off random inspirational-sounding quotes as excerpts from Kennedy's speeches.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ―Abraham Lincoln&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T05:33:36.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22220" CreationDate="2016-05-01T05:39:06.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;the bit where Natsu says are you here to get burned wearing the glasses is just imitating a yakuza or a gangster because he is wearing the sunglasses and the glasses symbolizes yakuza or gangsters in a way. if you search up yazuka or gangster in google images, you will find that out of the ones that wear sunglasses, they mostly wear glasses that is the same or similar (big lenses) to the glasses Natsu is wearing in the image.&#xA;for example&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hS8xN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hS8xN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;or here, an anime one&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dwBMB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dwBMB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;because the other manga was flunk punk rumble, the whole fairy tail guild (in that manga were being punks and acting tough. and yakuza was one of the typical tough guys in that sense.&#xA;please excuse my poor English but yeah, hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="23346" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T07:48:37.003" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T07:48:37.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31802" CreationDate="2016-05-01T05:51:47.880" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: No, this has not been shown, and there is overwhelming evidence to suggest the opposite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the world of One Piece, it is well established that any power gained through eating a devil fruit will be unique in the world. If there were a bunch of kids running around who had inherited the same powers as their parents, we would likely have seen someone like that by now or heard mention of it. If anyone is shown with some sort of a power, the first reaction of the other characters is always &quot;He must have eaten some sort of devil fruit&quot; and never any suggestion that the power could have been gained in another way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would also complicate the issue that once the devil fruit user dies, the devil fruit spawns again elsewhere in the world with another fruit, so if this were possible, you could potentially have a family where all the members are inheriting a power from some ancestor, and once he died someone else ate the fruit and passed the power to his children, and by the present hundreds of people could have the one power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of chapter 824, we have never to my knowledge seen a confirmed devil fruit user who has a child, and there are a couple of possibilities for this. One is just chance, the majority of parents we see in One Piece end up dying in flashbacks, and devil fruits are reasonably rare, and even if we were to believe, for example, that Edward Weevil is Whitebeard's son, there is no sign that he has the powers of the tremor fruit. It is of course possible that he was born after his father ate the fruit, so this is not necessarily a counter argument. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other interesting possibility is that eating a devil fruit might leave the user sterile, as I said, we have no confirmed cases of an ability user having a child after they gained their powers, and in many characters case such as Luffy, Magellan, and all Logias and Zoans, there must have been huge changes to their bodies as a result of them having eaten the devil fruit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two more possiblities are that eating a devil fruit has no effect on your children, or that it significantly lowers your fertility without reducing it to zero. If Superman had a son, you would expect that man to have super powers, as he is genetically an alien, however if someone like Spiderman, who was born a normal human but later gained his powers through an event that potentially didn't alter his DNA had a child, you would expect that child to be biologically a normal human. If it is that eating a devil fruit lowers your fertility massively, then it is also possible that eventually a devil fruit user will successfully have a child who will inherit their power, and potentially lead to a dynasty of ability users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T05:51:47.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7848" CreationDate="2016-05-01T06:20:52.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new girl is never shown in the novel, manga or anime. The new character is not important either, it just goes to show that Saori found another person to join their group and things are going well in the otaku circle. Also, they never said that it was a girl, they just said a new member is joining.&#xA;To your opinion of Ayase joining, it could be but it would be very unlikely because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even though Ayase did say that she will allow Kirino to keep playing eroge, but to my memory, she did say that one day she will save Kirino from eroges and that she'll never play something as lewd as that. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Ayase was joing the otaku circle, you would think that Kirino would know about it since they are really good friends. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuroneko's relationship isn't very good with Ayase.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are just my opinions though and I can't comment them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T14:06:13.817" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:06:13.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T10:39:22.893" Score="12" ViewCount="14729" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokémon franchise (I'll accept answers from any canon source, whether the anime, manga, games or anything else I can't think of), Poké Balls are used to catch Pokémon. Could you, in theory, use them to catch a human being? Is there any canon example of someone attempting it (I suppose it has probably occurred at some point in the anime for example)? Is there any canonical factor that makes it technically impossible (such as &quot;Humans and Pokémon are fundamentally different&quot;, but I think I remember that this isn't true) or is it possible in theory but simply not done in practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT : My question is different from the general &quot;How does a Poké Ball work&quot; question because I'm specifically asking whether / why it can not catch humans. The answer to the other question does address this, but in passing, and it does not provide any sources, and links to a page that may have been a good source in the past, but is now devoid of any relevant content (or canon quotes) so it doesn't really answer my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19844" LastEditorUserId="19844" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T12:24:04.707" LastActivityDate="2020-01-19T21:12:41.577" Title="Can Poké Balls technically catch humans?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T12:22:00.653" Score="7" ViewCount="611" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of every episode of Yuru Yuri San Hai! (third season of Yuru Yuri), there is a cross-review section (right before the preview of next episode) which features an item used in the main section of the episode. For example, the shirt that Toshinou Kyouko bought that says I am AHO (AHO is Japanese, means stupid).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TzqZR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TzqZR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Toshinou Kyouko I am AHO&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can find that shirt being sold in the Internet, though I'm not sure which one comes first, the shirt or the anime. This makes me curious, are the items featured in the cross-review section are actually based on real world items, or this t-shirt is just a coincidence? By coincidence, I mean it just happen to be famous and thus was created or the shirt got featured because when the series creator browse the Internet for idea he/she thought that it is funny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2019-08-07T05:25:56.713" Title="Are the items featured in Yuru Yuri San Hai! cross review based on real items?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T14:36:53.287" Score="1" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;It plays on episode 24 at 9:00, been trying to find it for the past half hour and can't maybe someone can help me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be from the original OST (japanese) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23811" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T18:47:22.533" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T09:12:29.513" Title="Trying to find DBZ theme" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T20:32:18.810" Score="0" ViewCount="3972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Sting and Rogue kill their father dragons? Is it to become third-generation dragon slayers, or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23793" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T21:06:13.137" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:21:51.287" Title="Why did Sting and Rogue kill their father dragons?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31821" CreationDate="2016-05-01T23:37:34.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many martial arts, Asian culture films, anime and stories, you see the student always trying to beat their master, proof they have surpassed the teacher. In this case they go one step further. It's a tradition of sorts and usually the troubled or evil will go that extra step.  Always tradition in these stories or a variation of tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22279" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T23:37:34.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31816" CreationDate="2016-05-02T00:04:54.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Black and White&lt;/em&gt;, Ash tried to catch Iris because at an angle she looked like a Pokemon. He fails to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23644" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-08-19T17:21:49.693" LastActivityDate="2018-08-19T17:21:49.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31821" CreationDate="2016-05-02T00:59:17.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize for not able to give any specific details or chapters of where it's from, but in the manga of Fairy Tails, when Natsu's team first faced off Sting and Rogue, they were informed that Sting and Rogue killed their dragons to become a proper Dragon Slayer. Later on when it's the crisis of magic disappearing (with all the giant faces), 5 Dragons showed up and saved the day. It was then that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shadow dragon and the white dragon told everyone that they encouraged Sting and Rogue to kill themselves because 1. they were sick anyway, 2. to hide their existence from Acnologia (the Dragon Slayer who became a Dragon himself), 3. hopefully they would become stronger and more confident from killing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 413 shows the dragon destroying the faces and if you read from around there you should be able to find what you're looking for. The information I have given might be a bit off but hope it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T14:21:51.287" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:21:51.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31817" CreationDate="2016-05-02T01:18:04.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the cross review items shown in Yuru Yuri are not real. The only things I am able to find is the &quot;I am aho&quot; T-shirt, Akari body pillow, and the candy in episode 9 (it's made by the same company, but it's called 森永ミルクキャラメル、MORINAGA MILK CARAMEL). The books in the cross review might be real, but unfortunately I can not find them, and the other ones like the dog house and lie tester are not real. The volleyball is obviously real, but the volleyball branded Moiken is not. I might be a bit off but hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T14:08:40.227" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:08:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31821" CreationDate="2016-05-02T04:35:36.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally born four hundred years ago, Sting, an orphan, was raised by the Dragon Weisslogia, who taught him Light Dragon Slayer Magic; Sting subsequently became a host for his foster father's weakened soul, which allowed his Dragonification process to be halted due to the presence of new antibodies in his body. To ensure that Sting did not remember any of what had happened, Weisslogia implanted the memory that Sting had been forced to kill him and the results he would have actually achieved had such a thing been done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23818" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T04:35:36.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36690" CreationDate="2016-05-02T06:07:57.123" Score="1" ViewCount="1031" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just binge watched all 25 episodes of the berserk anime and I am curious to if Griffith knew that the Beleith was activating when the eclipse started? When they were in the river he thought to himself &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stay away from me... If you so much as touch my shoulder we can never go back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did that have any significance? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga and from what I've researched there is no second season to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T06:38:16.553" Title="Did griffin know about the beleith's activation?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-02T06:23:33.990" Score="3" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Rukia was explaining how Mod Souls were created for Project Spearhead, she said the project was scrapped because forcing corpses to fight was immoral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why weren't Gigai considered? Unlike corpses, Gigai are created so they are more readily available and a Mod Soul would inhabit a corpse in the same way as a Soul Reaper inhabits a Gigai with the exception that a Gigai was never alive to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why wasn't it considered to use Gigai instead rather than scrap Spearhead altogether?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T14:34:35.350" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T19:14:06.267" Title="Why weren't Gigai used for Spearhead?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31834" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-02T06:26:07.223" Score="1" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we see Rukia use Soul Candy to leave her Gigai, the Sub Soul, Chappy, appears to have a very distinct personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when a Soul Reaper leaves their Gigai leaving it to the Sub Soul, what happens to the Sub Soul when they take it back over? do they get ejected like a Mod Soul or are they simply destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T06:26:07.223" Title="What Happens to a Sub Soul when a Soul Reaper reclaims their Gigai?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-02T06:39:43.993" Score="3" ViewCount="939" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 6, when Rukia went to replenish her supplies from Kisuke, she asked about her special order in which Kisuke sent Ururu to look for it. After looking at it, Kisuke said that the one Rukia got was the only one he could get as it was hard to get. Later, he finds that the box was marked as defective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I don't get is how no one knew it was defective. If Kisuke's supplier marked it as such, firstly wouldn't they have had it destroyed because of Soul Society's orders to destroy Mod Souls? If they ignored the order, then Kisuke should have known because he would have seen the box and opened it, checking what it was because he knew it wasn't Chappy which is what Rukia said she wanted when Ichigo was complaining about it being a duck. If the box wasn't marked as defective before it arrived, then Kisuke must have done it and was fully aware it was defective in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did no one notice that Rukia's special order was defective before she came to pick it up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T14:53:16.100" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:53:16.100" Title="How did no one notice that Rukia's special order was defective?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31836" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31838" CreationDate="2016-05-02T08:19:06.763" Score="4" ViewCount="1021" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final chapter of Volume 9 of the Yuru Yuri manga, Sakurako&#xA;was feeling sleepy in the student council room. &#xA;At that time Himawari stepped in, &#xA;apologizing for being late. But Sakurako, who was in dreaming mind,&#xA;saw Himawari's face as Akari's and shouted out 「あかりちゃんの裏切り者！！」.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGRIZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGRIZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yuru Yuri Volume 9, page 108.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;As I understand it, she is either calling Akari a betrayer,&#xA;or saying &quot;Akari's betrayer&quot;, but neither of these interpretations&#xA;makes any sense to me. What is the real meaning&#xA;of these words? Why did Sakurako say that? I know this&#xA;manga is not meant to be difficult to understand &#xA;but I just cannot get my head around it.&#xA;So please explain that to me if you know the answer. &#xA;I would really appreciate your help!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;p.s. This is the only one place in this chapter where Akari is &#xA;mentioned. So I guess the answer may lie in previous chapters? But&#xA;I do not have access to all volumes from 1 up until 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23823" LastEditorUserId="23823" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T09:10:20.590" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:01:51.950" Title="Why did Sakurako call Akari a &quot;betrayer&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31819" CreationDate="2016-05-02T08:49:29.673" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack which was played for first 199 episodes in DGZ was Cha-La Head-Ha-La by Hironobu Kageyama. Just check. if this is the one you are searching for. The link is right below.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hironobu_Kageyama_-_Cha-La_Head-Cha-La.ogg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hironobu_Kageyama_-_Cha-La_Head-Cha-La.ogg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23540" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T08:49:29.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31836" CreationDate="2016-05-02T08:54:08.223" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer for this is actually funny: because Akari and Sakurako are both flat chested, and in anime, girls (particularly flat chested ones) sometimes identify other girls as either friends or enemies depending on their breast size. In this situation, Sakurako thinks Akari is a friend. When she mistakes Himawari for Akari, she thinks that Akari grew big boobs and left her alone being flat chested, and she yells &quot;You Traitor!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't believe me (it is a bit hard to believe) watch some harem anime. For example, the same situation happens in Negima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:01:51.950" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:01:51.950" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31057" CreationDate="2016-05-02T09:44:51.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer given is correct, so I am only adding on. You are probably asking about this one (in the comments):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QYUeX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QYUeX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is when Ui asked for a white Christmas and Yui decorated the tree with cotton from a pillow to make it look like snow. This was either in kindergarten or very early primary school, because Yui does say that she forgot her homework a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other flashbacks include this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1H0ZY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1H0ZY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which was during primary school camp where Yui forgot the cooking sachets, and this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bdO1s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bdO1s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where Yui forgot to bring octopus to make takoyaki. This was also in primary school during cooking class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to check the full flashbacks, they are in season 2, episode 8, and season 1, episode 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T01:04:12.130" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T01:04:12.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2040" CreationDate="2016-05-02T11:25:00.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think chakra is actually inherited directly from the parents and can be honed via training.&#xA;As we know, Naruto has immense amount of chakra, more than even a regular jounin level shinobi (Kakashi told that Naruto has 4 times more chakra than himself without counting the chakra of the nine tails), since his childhood and could perform forbidden Multi shadow clone jutsu which would be otherwise impossible unless one has huge chakra at his disposal.&#xA;So, there is higher possibility that Third Raikage and Kisame's parents had incredible amount of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23827" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:25:00.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31854" CreationDate="2016-05-02T19:38:15.130" Score="1" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's the note from the last chapter: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYISs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYISsl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23560" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T20:53:11.793" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T20:53:11.793" Title="What does the note from chapter 14 say?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;school-ningyo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31857" CreationDate="2016-05-02T20:02:04.727" Score="3" ViewCount="1128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tachibana Kanade (aka Angel) is a prominent figure in &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt;. The SSS,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; at least in the first few episodes,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is constantly fighting her, but she has certain abilities that make her very difficult to defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's revealed that abilities aren't &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; God-given, instead, she uses software called Angel Player to create these abilities herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Angel Player was created by the Programmer, as stated in Episode 11. The Programmer is an elusive figure, who &lt;strong&gt;likely&lt;/strong&gt; didn't even know Kanade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did Angel Player find its way to Kanade, for her to later use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T08:15:05.953" Title="How did Kanade get access to Angel Player?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31851" CreationDate="2016-05-02T20:19:58.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Utter this incantation!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If you don't, you won't be able to see mermaids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;↓&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mermaid, mermaid&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I beg of you&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Make my love come true&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  For me, [do something with] blood and flesh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(end of incantation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I know nothing about this manga. The last line of the incantation has an implied verb; one would need context in order to determine what verb should go there.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T20:19:58.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31852" CreationDate="2016-05-02T20:39:58.530" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Player&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some time after the creation of the Angel Player program, a student by the name of Kanade Tachibana &lt;strong&gt;discovered the program&lt;/strong&gt; and became the first user of the program. She used the program to create Guard Skills to battle against the SSS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact details of the acquisition process is not revealed, however it is believed that Kanade found the program by herself. Considering that she has an English manual, it could be that she found it with one of the computers in the computer room, or bought it in the Afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10647" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T20:39:58.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31568" CreationDate="2016-05-02T22:47:03.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hogback was useful for Moria, because he could stitch together different parts of separate bodies, thus  only using the strongest parts of those bodies. The best example for this is Sanji's zombie. He is essentially a penguin, but instead of the useless mouth, hogback replaced it with a dogs jaw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the marine zombies, none of them has a dog head or bear hands. The closest to this category is the centaur on the left, but that's...&quot;normal&quot;. A normal marine doctor should be able, to fix those bodies up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T22:47:03.440" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31861" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-03T01:54:52.337" Score="0" ViewCount="7494" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, Luffy can use gears 2-4 (I know from a little bit of spoilers, I'm on the Water 7 arc and he has already used gear 2), but so far I haven't seen another devil fruit user use gear like Luffy's. Is there any devil fruit user that uses gears?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23843" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T16:57:25.890" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:37:02.113" Title="Can any other devil fruit users use gears besides Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-05-03T02:25:36.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well he can't hold back when it comes to his powers and if he did fight like that someone would be dead or severely injured. But there is also that he is almost never at the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23846" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T02:25:36.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31861" CreationDate="2016-05-03T06:37:42.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy is the creator of Gears, and so far in both the manga and the anime, he is the only known user to use it. In the One Piece wiki, the only person who can use Gears is Luffy, and the only reason he can even use gears is because of his Devil Fruit, the Gomu Gomu Fruit. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy/Abilities_and_Powers#Gears&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; quotes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By taking advantage of the unique physical abilities granted by his Devil Fruit, Luffy has invented techniques that augment his speed and strength in different ways, though each one also has corresponding physical drawbacks. He refers to these techniques as Gears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way Gears work (you will see quite soon because they explain it in the CP9 event during the fights) is that Luffy pumps his blood a lot faster than normal, and his veins don't explode because he can stretch any part of his body, whereas if a non-stretchy person tried this, their veins would explode causing instant death. Therefore, no one besides Luffy can theoretically learn Gears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T14:37:02.113" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:37:02.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24227" CreationDate="2016-05-03T07:42:45.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is quite some differences between the original PS3 game and the Re;Birth PS Vita game aside from mechanics. the basic premise of the plot is still the same but the progression though it and the finale are different&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;World&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original game, much like Re;Birth, the 4 nations were on floating continents however in the original game they moved. this played to a mechanic where you had to go through dungeons in order for time to progress before one of the other nations where nearby for you to cross over. in Re;Birth it appears they don't move as the world map doesn't show them changing places&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the original game every dungeon was on it's own floating island which circled a nation so more or less the 4 nation's main continents were more or less a giant city. this isn't the case in Re;Birth with some of the dungeons being on the same landmass as a nation's capital&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Main Plot&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alot of the elements of the main plot remain consistent between the 2 such as the quest to get the Keyfragments to release Histoire, IF being a fan of Vert and being used to poison Neptune. Avanir taking control of Lastation, Afoire's final plan to destroy Gameindasti by colliding the 4 nations and Green Heart proudly boasting about her breast size to Lady White Heart at the beginning prompting Lady White Heart to call her &quot;Thunder Tits&quot;. however the events within the main plot have been changed up&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Key Fragments&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original game all 4 Key Fragments were guarded by the Guard Vermin, one in each nation which only was accessible after the 2nd Arc of Lastation, Lowee and Leanbox. Planeptune's Keyfragment acquisition was still different as indicated in the screenshot as it was this dungeon that is shown in the Screenshot that the Keyfragment was obtained and it wasn't accessed by Neptune and Compa falling down&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Missing Characters in the Main Plot&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absent from Re;Birth was Nisa and Gust who represented their titler companies, Nippon Ichi Software America (the American branch of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Ichi_Software&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nippon Ichi Software&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gust_Co._Ltd.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gust&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to Gust when Neptune was poisoned it was her who created the antidote thus her being removed also meant that this part had to be rewritten&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nisa was largely unimpressive and didn't leave much impact but a couple of character's background had to be re-written with her removal which we'll get back to later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Missing DLC Characters&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while optional in the original game the 2 DLC Characters, Red and 5pb. (likewise named from their companies, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Entertainment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Red Entertainment&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5pb.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5pb.&lt;/a&gt;) both of whcih more focused on IF than Neptune&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with Red she was looking to build her harem of &quot;Wifeys&quot; (english-fied version of waifu?) and targeted IF first. despite being defeated she kept trying to make IF, Compa and Neptune her Wifeys which always lead to a battle and her defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with 5pb it starts off with her being shy about singing in front of people until IF find her and after a number of encounters builds up her confidences. 5pb also is shown to have a demon and angel side to her when she was contemplating stealing Neptune's puddling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Re;birth the DLC characters are Histoire, Plutia and Peashy however the last 2 don't have any storylines associated with them (like why they have crossed to another dimension) while Histoire's &quot;story&quot; can more or less be the main plot as the DLC doesn't add her to the party until she is released (the later 2 are unlocked in chapter 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Substories&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original game there were also other small substories consisting of a scene. some of these poked fun at other games such as Neptune, Compa and IF making comments on a Mario Cart like racing event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of Nisa's substoires involved her meeting with the Large Breast Loving Brothers however in the original game the Brothers were bandits. after getting into some trouble with monsters Nisa saves them after they ridicule her of her lack of breasts. when they question why Nisa did this after they ridiculed her, in her usual fashion Nisa boasts about her strong sense of justice and will always help those in need. moved by this the Brothers then turn over a new leaf. as Nisa is mission from Re;Birth the Brother's background was rewrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another of Nisa's substories involved her helping a couple of people who were being chased by a Demon which was revealed to be a pissed off Lady White Heart who wanted to kill them for making fun of her chest size. Nisa calmed Lady White Heart down but when the people she was chasing thanked Nisa while at the same time making fun of her chest size (calling her pimple nipples if i recall) prompting Nisa to do a 180 and aid Lady White Heart to kill them (not sure if they were killed or just badly beaten).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;another substory involved Lady Blanc and Noire both going to a convention in Lastation and seeing one another but not recognizing each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Story Arcs&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the game mechanic in the original game where you could only traverse between continents when they were close the plot was broken up to be played in almost any order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before getting the Keyfragment each nation had 2 Arcs. i says 2 because Leanbox was 2 distinctive plots but when i played i first went to Lastation and was forced to stop helping Chian and then went to Lowee (the continent cloest at the time) and was forced to stop that until i did Leanbox's first arc before returning to Lastion and getting the Keyfragment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastions 2 Arcs were more or less the same with Avanir taking over Lastion, Noire feigning amnesia to lean why Neptune was there, helping Chian for the expo and fighting the CPU Breaker Avanir created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember much of Lowee's Arcs but i think it was still similar as the CG on Blanc with a book in Re;Birth is also in the original game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the first arc of Leanbox in the original game was more or less the same minus Vert joining the party and getting a Keyfragment. the second Arc was about Vert working her hardest to earn back the faith of her people after being lazy in the first Arc however was overheating alot (the X-Box 360 Overheating Problems when it was released) and being rescued by Neptune's Team (primary because IF was worried).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The Quartet Weapons&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original game each weapon was on each continent but broken into 4, found at the end of 4 different dungeons which were all &quot;kill the boss at the end&quot; types so you had to go through 16 dungeons before being able to get to Celestia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also after remaking the 4 weapons Neptune leaves the party in an attempt to face Arfoire alone (having regained her memories) forcing IF, Compa, Gust and Nisa to fight her when they try and stop her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Re;Birth the weapons aren't broken and get remade into weapons that better suit the CPU. this also means that the CPUs didn't force the weapons into their sockets. also in the Original game the gateway worked so there was no need for the party to get the Basilicon's help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the original game the acquisition of these weapons didn't coincide with each nation having to deal with Fake CPUs and thus Lady Blanc's 3 sizes was never blurted out during a quiz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Other Stuff&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The Guild&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original game the Guide was made up of people who were born in one nation but worshiped another's CPU. generally these people were looked down upon by others so IF's affiliation with the Guide was kept hidden for much of the game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;CPU's joining&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original game the CPU's were optional, only required to get the True End. in order to get them using Gust's hidden ability to show the national share levels one needed to increase the shares for one nation in order to trigger an event which lead to Neptune, Compa and IF fighting them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;IF x Vert&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF's and Vert's relationship is much more expanded on in Re;Birth than it is in the original game, most likely because of how the CPU's are optional. in Re;Birth we see events such as Vert joining the party when they leave Leanbox stating she can't live without her Iffy, Vert using IF as her &quot;warmer&quot; in Lowee (placing the warmers IF gave her in her endowments before returning to her Iffy) and IF &quot;dying&quot; when everyone tried to fit into the portal device to transport them to Celestia with Vert, purposely, squeezing in with IF and smoothing her within her breasts. (to be honest i loved all these Shoujo Ai/Yuri moments between them. great improvement)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Overlord Momus&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original game Overload Momus did not exists, same same in Re;Birth, however Arfoire never creates it. instead spreads the rumor that the CPU's fled Celestia when Overlord Momus appeared and destroyed it while also spreading news that the Overlord would descend from Celestia and the CPU's, now weakened, will not be able to stop it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Re;Birth Overload Momus takes the form of CFW.Arfoire from &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. II&lt;/em&gt; (and i assume Re;Birth 2 as from what i have seen i don't see that the plot has changed), the form of the Deity of Sin Afoire takes when ASIC succeeds in resuecting her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F7LiJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F7LiJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;CFW.Afoire&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DOS.Afoire, the Deity of Sin's true form, also appears in Re;Birth as a couple of Colosseum battles such as Delphinus (who too appeared in Mk. II's Colosseum as a palette swap of of DOS.Afoire however was a different pallet swap to Re;Birth's Delphinus)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Afoire&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the original game it's revealed that Afoire was the True Goddess until she got tired of the job and split her power, and Gamindustri into 4, creating the CPUs and giving full control of the world to Histoire. later however she wanted it all back and reclaim her spot as the True Goddess and turned on Histoire and sparked the Console Wars so she could reclaim her powers from the CPUs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Re;Birth it's revealed that Afoire was just a regular human who fought along side the Hero Quartet when they fought the True Goddess who was evil. when the True Goddess was defeated her power was split into 4 and Arfoire raised the CPUs herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is also initially suspected that Arfoire was corrupted by the True Goddess's power she copied from her during the battle and sought to become the new True Goddess however in Re;Birth's true end Nepture suspected that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Arfoire wanted to become the True Goddess so she could better raise the CPUs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Endings&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2 Endings, Normal and True, also are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Original Game&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Normal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never got the Normal Ending in the original game however compared to Re;Birth's normal ending i can assume they would be different as one of the requirements of the True End in the original game was having all the CPU's (shares didn't count)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;True&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After defeating Afoire and escaping Celestia the CPU's realize they still have alot of work to do as Afoire's Enemy Disks are still active and all over the world. in order to make their job easier they sacrifice their HDDs making them regular humans and ridding the world of monsters for good&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Re;Birth&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Normal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Afoire is defeated and Histoire visits each nations to see how the CPUs are doing finishing with Planeptune where she joins Neptune, Compa and IF in eating pudding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;True&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Afoire is defeated but tries to destroy Celestia. with the CPU's exhausted everyone goes to flee yet Neptune remains hoping to save Afoire with everyone having escaped but prays for Afoire to be saved too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A Year later Histoire states that while everyone escaped Celestia was suspected to have been destroyed in the explosion, Neptune and Afoire with it, as the gateway no longer worked. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;after visiting the other nations to see how the CPUs were doing she visits Planeptune. while IF and Compa are talking about Neptune, low and behold Neptune falls through Compa's roof revealing that Celestia wasn't destroyed but instead just the gateway and that she fell from the sky because she was flying around in HDD and got hungry and reverted back.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Neptune also introduces Afoire who was saved (and looks very different now not looking like some witch). Afoire apologies to Histoire about the trouble she has caused and voes to make up for it until the end of her life while Compa and IF warmly welcomes Neptune home&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The CPU Candidates&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if one got the Shares up to a certain level for Planeptune, Lastation and Lowee they can get plans to unlock Nepgear, Uni, Ram and Rom. to actually unlock them one had to get the items and the shares to 35% for the CPU Candidate's nation (which stills fall into the requirements for Re;Birth's True End which is 0% for Other Shares and all 4 nations having atleast 20%). following their unlocks there is a scene which Histoire says that they are born from the accumulation of shares with each CPU posting on their blogs about their new sister(s) (with Vert expressing how she's depressed that she didn't get one but will still work hard for Leanbox)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;since i never got the normal ending in Re;Birth with any of the CPU Candidates unlocked i can only assume their appearance in the normal end is similar to the True End in which it appeared their small segment are injected in the scene with some differences as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; with Nepgear she has taken over her sister's work since Neptune didn't return from Celestia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however how the world is formed in Re;Birth still makes it incompatible with the 2nd Hyperdimension shown in the other Re;Birth games and &lt;em&gt;Megadimension Neptunia VII&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T07:48:47.800" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T07:48:47.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38887" CreationDate="2016-05-03T08:16:37.227" Score="6" ViewCount="898" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/29y8mj/my_summary_of_kawahara_reki_sao_panel_at_ax/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kawahara Reki&lt;/a&gt; there supposed to be 10 [Unique Skills] on Sword Art Online. I know few of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dual Blades = Player with Fastest Reaction speed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Holy Sword = Strongest Player (GM giving himself the strongest player title)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Darkness Sword = Highest Player Killing count.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All [Unique Skills] should be rewarded after Floor 90. What are other [Unique Skills] and requirement to unlock it ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="16720" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T02:21:01.077" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T05:59:47.547" Title="What is Requirement to Unlock [Unique Skills]?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31835" CreationDate="2016-05-03T08:52:41.850" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What I don't get is how no one knew it was defective.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kisuke Uruhara &lt;strong&gt;knew&lt;/strong&gt; that the container contained &lt;em&gt;Kon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Kon's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;History&lt;/a&gt; entry in Bleach Wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kon was one of the last Mod-Souls ever created for Project Spearhead, an operation which made Artificial Souls designed to enhance Human physiology to be placed in dead bodies in order to help the Shinigami fight Hollows. Shortly after his creation the project was deemed inhumane by Soul Society and was shut down, and all of the existing Mod-souls were to be terminated.&#xA;  [Manga: &lt;em&gt;Chapter 16 page 15&lt;/em&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kon&lt;/strong&gt;, however, &lt;strong&gt;made a lucky escape and wound up in the storage room of the Urahara Shop, inside a Soul Candy dispenser&lt;/strong&gt;. Kisuke Urahara placed the tainted dispenser in a box designated as &quot;&lt;em&gt;poor merchandise&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &lt;strong&gt;had intended to dispose of it, but never did&lt;/strong&gt;. [Manga: &lt;em&gt;Chapter 14 page 3&lt;/em&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He knew that the contents of the soul candy dispenser is actually a mod-soul. However, He did not dispose it, maybe because of his &lt;em&gt;nature&lt;/em&gt;, being a scientist or so, he might have thought of experimenting on it just like what he did to Ichigo to bring back his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If the box wasn't marked as defective before it arrived, then Kisuke must have done it and was fully aware it was defective in the first place.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was, actually...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Rukia asks if her order of some Soul Candy has arrived, &lt;strong&gt;Kisuke tells Ururu to bring the order from storage&lt;/strong&gt;. Searching for a box marked &quot;new stuff&quot;, she finds a box and brings its contents to Rukia. Urahara later discovers that the box is actually labeled &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;poor merchandise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, and contained Kon. [Manga: &lt;em&gt;Chapter 13 page 10-11, 19&lt;/em&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jinta asks her to read the writing on the box. When Ururu struggles to pronounce it, Jinta corrects her and tells Ururu that she sold a poor quality item to a customer and starts pulling her hair. Kisuke tells him to stop, &lt;strong&gt;saying that it is his fault for not disposing of it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Ururu_Tsumugiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31835/how-did-no-one-notice-that-rukias-special-order-was-defective?noredirect=1#comment44273_31835&quot;&gt;Ryan said in the comment&lt;/a&gt;, it was on a different box. However, because Ururu struggles on reading labels, she accidentally gave the wrong item to Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kisuke already knew what was inside: a mod- soul. He admitted it, &lt;strong&gt;saying it is his fault for not disposing it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did no one notice that Rukia's special order was defective before she came to pick it up?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They noticed that the item given to Rukia is defective &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; she came to pick it up. The Order was in fact okay. However, the one who handed the item had a misunderstanding. Because she struggles on reading labels, Ururu mistook the box with a label of &quot;&lt;em&gt;poor merchandise&lt;/em&gt;&quot; as the box with a label of &quot;&lt;em&gt;new stuff&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, which Uruhara ordered her to bring, so it was the one labelled [defective] given to Rukia instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rdh7L.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rdh7L.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jinta asks her to read the writing on the box. When Ururu struggles to pronounce it, Jinta corrects her and &lt;strong&gt;tells Ururu that she sold a poor quality item to a customer&lt;/strong&gt; and starts pulling her hair. Kisuke tells him to stop, saying that it is his fault for not disposing of it. Tessai says that regardless of who is at fault, it could be trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AkFD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AkFD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ururu apologizes to Kisuke, saying that it was her fault and asks him if he is mad. Urahara reaches out to her, causing her to recoil. He places his hand on her head, and tells her that it is no big deal and asks why she is crying. He says that they are a team and not to worry about it, as he will take care of it. Kisuke comforts her as she continues to cry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3K9Ga.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3K9Ga.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tessai informs Urahara that they are ready, and the four set out to recover the merchandise, with Ururu carrying her cannon.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Ururu_Tsumugiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T14:50:23.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31861" CreationDate="2016-05-03T10:31:19.437" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're asking the wrong question. Gears is just the name given by Luffy to the extra usage of his unique paramecia body, hence technically only he can use Gears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Luffy uses his Elastic Heart and Blood Vessels to increase his bloodflow, this allows him to increase the limit of his body. He can move very fast and increased strength. It however decreases his endurance as he experiences more fatigue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Luffy pumps air into his bones, which also being of rubber expands and allow him to increase the size and momentum of his moves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gear 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Here Luffy pumps air into his muscles. This allows him to use Haki, while remaining elastic enough to dodge/bounce back attacks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other users have their own special moves. &#xA;For Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1. Magellan - Covering his body with a stronger poison (Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Robin - Using Thousands of Hands to create larger body parts including Wings. (Gigantous Mano or something)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. Mr.3's Wax Suit (Champion Form)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they call their special moves something else instead of Gear N, it doesn't change the fact that they are using there fruits' ability in a new way :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: All Credit to Luffy for thinking outside the box, though I doubt he considers the impacts of those actions before doing something, usually he does it because its COOL! :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paramecia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Paramecia&lt;/a&gt;; Anime/manga&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: added more examples.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Edit 2&lt;/strong&gt;: With the introduction of awakening, it makes sense to add that each fruits awakening will also be unique. Thus Luffy's version of awakening and how he uses it or even accommodates it into his Gears will be upto his ingenuity. (Personally, I want him to use a Staff (Like young Goku), which can extend due to his Rubber powers!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T06:33:16.990" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T06:33:16.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-03T15:10:08.543" Score="0" ViewCount="3993" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaneki's hair turns white&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after being tortured by Jason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, it is a little bit better explained, but the point is: in chapter 62 of the manga, Jason just walks into the room with his hair white, and Jason doesn't even notice it? I know Rize noticed it, but did Jason or anyone else do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23537" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T17:03:40.863" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T17:30:34.933" Title="Do people notice Kaneki's hair changing?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2016-05-03T15:25:47.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi became Jounin at the age of 13, but if Kakashi is 4 years younger than both Obito and Rin, how could Obito attacked Konoha at the age of 15?! Also, Obito didn't attack Konoha after almost dying, there was a 2 year gap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, long story short, Kakashi and Obito are of same age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23860" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-05-05T16:06:20.757" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T16:06:20.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31878" CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:05:37.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jason for sure does not care what happens to kaneki's hair. It should also have been a bit mroe gradual, as he was down there for 10 days, so Jason probably saw it in the intermediate stages. Rather, in the anime there is 1 instance, and in the manga, 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning of the second season, Touka comments that he needs a wig if he is to return to Anteku due to its color. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga, Touka does the same thing in chapter 79. The second instance comes much later when Kaneki meets his favorite author. He is pretending to be human at the time, and she comments on his hair, Prompting Kaneki to reply that it is white Naturally.  This happened in chapter 108/109. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its never really been the focus though. Rather, Ishida uses his hair as more of a symbol of his mental state and its changes. As it changes colors, so too does he. If he had not included people commenting about it, Fans would have made elaborate theories on how only we could see it changing and try to reason it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T16:05:37.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39361" CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:10:44.127" Score="0" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tales of Demons and Gods&lt;/em&gt;, one lesson of Shen Xiu is observed by three people. The identity of two of them is mentioned, they are the vice principal and another teacher. But the identity is of the third person is never mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have ideas who the third person might be, but I'm not sure and it is never mentioned again (IIRC).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ye Mo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ye Zhong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The principal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T21:24:06.763" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T05:35:42.937" Title="Who is the third person who listens to Shen Xiu's lesson" Tags="&lt;tales-of-demons-and-gods&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31884" CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:46:28.657" Score="8" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last scene of episode 4 of Yuru Yuri San Hai (i.e., the third season&#xA;of Yuru Yuri anime), Sakurako played with her friends a lottery game for finding out &quot;lucky colors&quot;. She did so by drawing a diagram on the ground and following the lines.&#xA;I have never seen this particular kind&#xA;of game before, and am wondering if this is some traditional children's game or Sakurako just invented it on the spot. Can anyone provide some clues? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMcmm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMcmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23823" LastActivityDate="2019-01-15T09:58:28.990" Title="What is the method used by Oomuro Sakurako in her &quot;lucky color&quot; lottery?" Tags="&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31883" CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:58:03.160" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a method of randomly assigning things called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Leg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;ghost leg&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese, called &quot;Amidakuji&quot;, which means &quot;Amida lottery&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the way it works is that each player picks one of the lines at the top. Then, you follow the line downwards. Every time you intersect a horizontal segment, you follow it. Here is an example of one possible outcome for a player of this game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7RWdQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7RWdQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the loop-de-loop and the non-strictly-horizontal cross-segments (like the ones that go left-down-right and right-down-left from the rightmost line) are not used in conventional ghost leg. This is just the show being silly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This system is well-known in Japan (and maybe the rest of East Asia?), but is certainly not well-known elsewhere, which is likely why you have never heard of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T00:21:39.970" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T00:21:39.970" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31895" CreationDate="2016-05-03T18:47:22.947" Score="-1" ViewCount="4253" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are typical release cycles that are used for manga chapters or anime episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking for specific mangas/animes but simply how often on chapter/anime could be released, eg weekly or monthly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T03:45:42.813" Title="What are typical release cycles?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-03T21:30:18.473" Score="0" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says what is the name/title of the instrumental song/BGM that is played during the first 4 minutes of the start of the anime movie &lt;em&gt;Mardock Scramble: The First Compression&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23863" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T21:33:12.173" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T00:34:30.357" Title="Whats the name of the instrumental soundtrack at the start in Mardock Scramble:The First Compression?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;mardock-scramble&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31899" CreationDate="2016-05-03T22:02:09.043" Score="2" ViewCount="6681" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Marianne also agreed to Charles's plan, why did V.V kill her? Was it just because he &quot;thought&quot; Charles will deviate from the plan because of his closeness to Marianne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23864" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T06:44:07.670" Title="Why did V.V kill Marianne?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31890" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-03T22:03:30.203" Score="-3" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we r seeing dragonball super on air .Though its being viewed now , it seems gt series was the end to whole dragonball saga; is it true? .I gained this conclusion by watching the super saiyan 4 and also the leaving of goku in final episode of gt .Please can someone clarify if there is any other part after gt? (In continued format for gt story)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23865" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T22:50:06.437" Title="What next For the db episodes?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31890" CreationDate="2016-05-03T22:50:06.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please can someone clarify if there is any other part after gt? (In continued format for gt story)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a special that happens after Dragon Ball GT, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy&lt;/em&gt;. This special was aired between the 41st and 42nd episode of Dragon Ball GT, but sequentially it takes place 100 years after the end of GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about this special on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT:_A_Hero&amp;#39;s_Legacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragonball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why you are seeing discrepancies in the story that you remember from Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super, that is because Dragon Ball GT is not considered canonical to the original series. It should be looked at as supplemental and can be viewed for enjoyment, but is not considered what actually happened in the Dragon Ball universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T22:50:06.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31888" CreationDate="2016-05-03T23:53:48.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track that starts at 55 seconds into the movie and ends with the title card at 3:16 is called &quot;&lt;em&gt;Balot -The little girl in the huge city-&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the second track on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/20395&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;official soundtrack for the first movie&lt;/a&gt; and composed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conisch.com/www_top.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conish (コーニッシュ)&lt;/a&gt;. (The first track on the OST is the one they used for the trailer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="34" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T00:02:01.453" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T00:02:01.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31886" CreationDate="2016-05-04T03:45:42.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most typical release cycle for a manga chapter is either weekly or monthly. A lot of times the magazine will have its release schedule in the name&amp;mdash;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shounen Jump&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Shounen Magazine&lt;/a&gt;. Others, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ribon&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Time_Kirara_Carat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Time Kirara Carat&lt;/a&gt; (which are both monthly) don't offer such clues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some magazines operate on other schedules: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_to_Yume&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hana to Yume&lt;/a&gt; comes out twice a month, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengeki_Daioh#Special_editions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dengeki Moeoh&lt;/a&gt; comes out every other month. Wikipedia has a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_magazines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of manga magazines&lt;/a&gt; that give the release schedules of various magazines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you buy tankoubon such as the ones released outside Japan, you can usually tell which manga were weekly and which were monthly by the length of the chapters. One volume of a weekly manga contains about ten chapters. One volume of a monthly or bimonthly manga will only contain 3&amp;ndash;5 chapters, but the chapters will be longer so the page count is about the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime pretty much are released one episode per week, every week, barring the occasional preemption by a sports game that runs late or delay due to natural disaster. You can go on the page for a simulcasting show on Crunchyroll and see the exact day and time when new episodes of a show come out. For instance, the current season's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/flying-witch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Flying Witch&lt;/a&gt; comes out Saturdays at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime releases are also split into cours, 13-week blocks of episodes also sometimes referred to as &quot;seasons&quot;. (As described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7977/what-is-a-cour&quot;&gt;What is a &amp;quot;cour&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/1971/7579&quot;&gt;What defines one &amp;quot;season&amp;quot; of anime?&lt;/a&gt;.) Some shows, such as Madoka, Bakemonogatari, and Ore Imo, run one cour in length. Others, such as Kill la Kill, Fate/Zero, and Monogatari Series Second Season, run two cours, or 24&amp;ndash;26 episodes. Still others, such as Full Metal Alchemist 2003, run four cours, or about 51 episodes. And some, like One Piece, have completely transcended the cour system and just run until the generation of viewers who were alive when it started has died off and no one remembers how Zoro and Nami joined the crew anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T03:45:42.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31896" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-04T03:50:53.047" Score="2" ViewCount="380" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I went back and started reading, or just looking at, really old questions about Naruto, including Shippuden. I read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/304/is-it-possible-to-combine-all-five-chakra-elements&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/311/20270&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer got my attention. After looking at the answer, I started to wonder how exactly Kakuzu's methods of getting the chakra natures work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that he gets all the chakra natures by stealing people's hearts throughout the years but once the hearts he has on are damaged or just get too old he has to get new ones. But how does that work? I always thought the nature of the chakra was in the body not exactly the heart. Or do both, body and heart, have the chakra nature, so when Kakuzu gets the hearts he gets part of the chakra nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, since we also know that Kakuzu has been living for a while, until Kakashi killed him, exactly how old is he? I know he has been living since the First Hokage was alive, which I guess was about 100 years ago, so I think he was at least a little more than 100 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T18:29:58.693" Title="Kakuzu's way of getting all the five chakra elements" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-04T03:51:26.540" Score="1" ViewCount="1425" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original anime Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan), there was an OST playing at 18 minutes and 40 seconds into the first episode.  This OST happenned when Eren Jaeger saw the Collosol Titan for the first time before the latter smashed a hole into the outer wall.  What was the name of that OST/song in the background?  (If the song name is a part of a bigger OST name (aka Difficult OST from One Piece being made of two parts, Shichibukai and Mr. Prince), could you name only the specific half of the OST?  Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14892" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:22:18.497" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T13:18:12.793" Title="What is the name of the OST playing at 18:40 in Shingeki no Kyojin Episode 1?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31896" CreationDate="2016-05-04T04:58:03.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is just the theory&lt;/strong&gt;, but I always assumed that since the blood vessels and the chakra network are intricately related, if you take one the other also follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus when Kakuzu takes the heart of the shinobi he also takes the chakra vessels tied in and around the heart. Thus he would push his own chakra into the heart while his unique body mimics the nature of the chakra vessels of the original body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus he builds his own chakra, uses the handsigns to concentrate/accumulate it, but when nature transforming the chakra he passes it through the heart which acts like a processor to change the chakra nature to the type needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T04:58:03.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31889" CreationDate="2016-05-04T06:44:07.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually it was just that V.V was jealous of her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a flashback, it is revealed that V.V. was the one who assassinated Marianne, having done so out of jealousy. He lies about this to Charles, breaking his promise of mutual honesty between him and Charles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/V.V.#Second_Season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;V.V - Character History - Second Season (final paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but why was he jealous? probably because he thought that Charles was getting closer to Marianne and further away from him, enhanced by the fact they are twins and have that extra bond twins are thought to have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is the older twin brother of Charles zi Britannia, but as he has become immortal at the early age of 10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charles and V.V.'s childhood years were marred by an internal feud in the Imperial Family called the Emblem of Blood. This period filled with deception and assassination resulting in the deaths of various members of the royal court including their mother. This event convinced the two to create a Geass contract to create a world without lies and to do so, they intended to destroy the &amp;quot;Gods&amp;quot;. Several years later, Marianne Vi Britannia and C.C. joined in their venture as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/V.V.#Character_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;V.V - Character Outline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the quote above the two went through hell with the Emblem of Blood and created the contract between them to destroy Gods to create a world without lies. then years later Charles marries some commoner unlike Charles other wives and she joins in on their plans along with her Geass Contractor/Master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also after Marianne was killed Charles had her body taken away in the event she could be returned too it, sealed Anya's memories, made Nunnally blind and sent her and Lelouch to Japan to protect them. even though all of that came after the fact it does show that in a way Charles cares for Marianne and her children so V.V does have some ground in thinking his younger twin brother is being stolen by some woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T06:44:07.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30203" CreationDate="2016-05-04T11:11:40.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There used to be an interview about the production of Pokemon and they did explain it. The phrase translates to &quot;white hole, white future awaits us&quot;. Sometimes, however, it can also translate to &quot;bright future awaits us&quot;. That's why they wanted to use white, and the hole part of it is because it's a pun. Team Rocket and white holes, rocket and space which has black holes in it, get it? Rocket goes into space and there are black holes in space, but we need the color white so it became white hole. If this doesn't make sense, then leave a comment and I'll try to put it into other words. Unfortunately, I can't find the interview anymore, but hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T11:49:52.910" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T11:49:52.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31906" CreationDate="2016-05-04T12:18:19.670" Score="7" ViewCount="86209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever I saw some good art or illustration I usually try to find the artist, and when I search for &quot;Shun Saeki&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Shun_Saeki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;He is Shokugeki no Soma illustrator&lt;/a&gt;) I came across this topic on MAL. &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1397908&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shun Saeki, the illustrator of this series is a H mangaka.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true that Shokugeki no Soma artist is a hentai mangaka? Looking how the foodgasm is drawn I wouldn't be surprised if this is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9SFlm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NSFW Foodgasm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T18:38:17.820" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T18:38:17.820" Title="Is the illustrator of Shokugeki no Soma a hentai mangaka?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;&lt;shun-saeki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31905" CreationDate="2016-05-04T12:18:19.670" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Googled &quot;Shun Saeki&quot; wouldn't get any satisfying result, so I tried &quot;Saeki Shun&quot; and found out that he really is a hentai artist under the name Tosh on circle Hikakuteki Simple na Panty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of his other manga titled Yuukai Trouble&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o8ir6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o8ir6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/people/11085/Shun_Saeki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Almost all of his work have explicit content&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T12:18:19.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-04T15:08:37.367" Score="5" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Kiryuin Satsuki was experimented on by her parents to infuse Life Fibers into her.  She was too old at the time of the experiment for it to be successful but she was able to wear either Kamui (albeit to a lesser degree than her properly infused sister). I assumed when watching that she was partially infused but I now have no recollection as to whether that was clearly stated.  The wiki seems to clearly state that only her mother and sister have infused Life Fibers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does she have infused Life Fibers to any degree or is she 100% human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T11:54:30.507" Title="Does Kiryuin Satsuki have any infused Life Fibers?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31816" CreationDate="2016-05-04T15:45:52.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one pokemon game there is the possibility to catch a human, but even a master ball fails, so to answer your question. No its not possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17829" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T15:45:52.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31913" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-04T17:20:44.957" Score="10" ViewCount="1958" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not just one single manga, there are quite a few that I like and that are not published in the West. Some of them are moderately popular in Japan, but most are obscure. The vast majority are seinen and their serialization has finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do I get these comics published in the West and is it something I can do on my own?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only ideas I've come up with are with regards to contacting Western and/or Japanese publishers. The former would be just a request of sorts, whereas the latter would involve asking to purchase license, but that pretty much becomes a business on its own and I am not sure if that's what I want. Any other ideas? I am willing to part with a decent amount of resources for every manga, so I am open to &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; suggestions. The publication medium doesn't matter, both physical and digital are acceptable, though I find the latter a bit more appropriate nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; To make it more clear, I am looking for a way to bring some of my favourite manga to the Western audience, not how to purchase manga copies. To illustrate this with an example from the literary world: Suppose I wanted to translate a book from a foreign language to English. It would be perfectly acceptable to approach the author, and/or their publisher, with a sample translation and then potentially negotiate a deal. Or it's not uncommon to directly speak with a publisher who's willing to publish the book and then they do the rest of the negotiation (and legal affairs) on your behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user23880" LastEditorDisplayName="user23880" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T19:41:16.373" LastActivityDate="2020-05-01T16:23:18.250" Title="There's a manga I like and I want it published in the West. What can I do about it?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31930" CreationDate="2016-05-04T21:11:36.117" Score="5" ViewCount="9039" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about the whole scene as to how and why CC lost her memory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why did she lose her memory? It is because she was not letting herself out of CC's world/ the collective consciousness?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How exactly did she (and Lelouche) destroy the first temple of Akasha?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23864" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T07:07:33.297" Title="CC's loss of memory" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36771" CreationDate="2016-05-04T21:30:52.150" Score="3" ViewCount="5661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the raid on Depths of Palm (Gold of the Kunie) in Susukino where Shiroe looks for full party members, Naotsugu and Regan find Tetra. Later on in the raid of Depths of Palm, Tetra joins (or is permitted to join) Log Horizon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that all members of Log Horizon, except Naotsugu, know that Tetra is actually male. How is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22722" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:11:15.310" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T18:02:59.960" Title="How did Log Horizon members find out Tetra's real gender?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38418" CreationDate="2016-05-04T23:31:26.773" Score="9" ViewCount="67223" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right after Archer ended his monologue, he fades away. Then we see Shirou (or Archer) walking in a desert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't have any doubts concerning this scene whether it's Shirou or Archer (it would've been Archer who's taking part in a new mission) if he hadn't had orange hairs which don't fit Archer. So if it's not him, then it has to be Shirou in the future. If that's true, then why is he travelling alone and not with Rin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://animewithsky.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/review-fatestay-night-unlimited-blade-works-ep-25-finale-my-whole-life-was-unlimited-blade-works/comment-page-1/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;review&lt;/a&gt; and two similar questions on Reddit, there might also be a third possibility which Kinoko Nasu (author of Fate/Stay Night) explained (though, it seems it was only a suggestion or request to ufotable which hadn't been accepted by this studio):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Desert scene- After the end credits. A desert scene, same as the opening. Shirou walks alone. His strength falters and he stops walking. Shirou looks down to shield his eyes from the sandstorm and sees traces of someone else having been there (the place where Archer stopped). Shirou breathes out and looks up. There’s fake endurance in his expression, but it’s full of hope. Shirou walks away with a steady gait. The camera lingers on the traces of Archer’s presence, and watches Shirou leave as the shot ends.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this explanation (if ufotable did accept Kinoko's suggestion, but only changed it a bit), this scene might be just some sort of a metaphor which hints that Shirou will be able to make a step forward and therefore doesn't have to suffer like Archer. Or is this supposed to be a time leap and not a metaphor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the right conclusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T10:05:12.847" LastActivityDate="2018-06-14T07:33:16.773" Title="Is the person who appeared at the very end of Fate/Stay Night UBW (desert scene) Archer or Shirou?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-05-04T23:40:51.437" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Gildarts uses the magic &quot;crash&quot;. If he participated in fights, the anime would be boring because he would just touch the enemy, and make them CRASH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, he's too powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23887" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T23:40:51.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-05T03:50:38.210" Score="7" ViewCount="461" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the grand magic games arc we saw several team events that use a lot of magic events. Which are &quot;Hidden&quot;, &quot;Chariot&quot;, &quot;Pandemonium&quot;, &quot;Naval Battle&quot; and &quot;Battle Royale&quot; etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the world of magic, we see magic circles being used to create these events. For Example, creating the water sphere in Naval Battle or Peripheral Chariots. These may be comparatively easy, however it would require lots of magic power to create thousands of exact clones (Hidden) or 100 monsters of Pandemonium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who/which guild/how was used to create these events since they would require an absurd amount of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering, How powerful would the user be if he can create a monster which can fight on level footing as an S-Class mage? Thousands of clone which may have same power as that of user(?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T09:54:19.663" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T09:54:19.663" Title="What was the source of magic used in Grand Magic Games in Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31913" CreationDate="2016-05-05T05:52:36.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can try contacting the Japanese publisher to see if anyone has already licensed the rights to translate and publish the manga in the US. If it has, then hopefully you can follow up with them. If it hasn't, then either you're going to have to either find someone willing to publish it or find a way to do it yourself, and if it's an obscure title then you're probably not looking at a particularly lucrative business model unless you can find a way to make the cost of licensing, translating, printing and distributing the manga less than the amount you get from sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I expect that the best return on investment would come from something like Crunchyroll manga - no printing required and they already have a distribution network set up, but they still probably wouldn't do much with it unless there's a reason the title might help drive subscriptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T05:52:36.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31917" CreationDate="2016-05-05T07:07:33.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;C.C didn't loose her memories, she sealed her Code probably to prevent Charles from stealing it from her when Lelouch promised her to make her smile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 16 - United Federation of Nations Resolution Number One&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: Um... what should I be doing now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch: Let's see now. Sing me a song while hopping on one foot and wearing your clothes inside out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: Yes. Right away, master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch: What? No, wait! I was kidding!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: I'm sorry. Please don't beat me hard again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lelouch: Her mind is completely reverted. She's now only the slave girl before the power of Geass came.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 20 - Emperor Dismissed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anya: It's been ages since we were face to face like this. It's me! C.C., don't tell me that you've actually...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: I'm so sorry!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anya: What are you doing? Closing yourself up in here again like this. C.C.? C.C.!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: Who are you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anya: It's me. See?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: It's you. So you've chased me all the way in here now. Are you that worried about Lelouch, Marianne?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marianne: Oh, c'mon. Do you really think I'm such an ideal mother that that's all I think about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: Then why did you come here for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marianne: Because so much has changed. I need to know if you're still on my side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: Huh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marianne: C.C., why did you seal off your own Code? Just when you have what you wanted. Charles was ready to grant your greatest wish, the wish to die. But you stopped him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C: Even I don't know why I did it. Actually I'm a little shocked, but I did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marianne: Then you have to find the answer in the real world. I've made up my mind and that's all there is to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C.C's memories appear to be tied to her Geass so when she sealed her Code she reverted back to before she got Geass from that Num who later forced her to take the Code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the &amp;quot;temple&amp;quot; (which remember Suzaku was corrected when he called it a temple by Charles who said it's a weapon) they never destroyed it. the Sword of Akasha is the one place but there are different gateways to it. it appears that any Geass Location that appeared when Ragnarok was activated has a Twilight Gate than links back to the Sword of Akasha with the Geass Order having a Twilight Gate within their facility&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How the sword got damaged was that C.C released the Shinkiro and with that Lelouch attacked the place with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T07:07:33.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31517" CreationDate="2016-05-05T08:11:07.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;well since he being an S class Wizard is busy in far off lands dealing greater ,maybe he doesn't even know about them or the battles may be finished by the time he reaches and it isn't much interesting if the big guys get involved to...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23895" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T08:11:07.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31897" CreationDate="2016-05-05T09:53:43.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OST you're looking for probably XL-TT. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's on album by Hiroyuki Sawano, &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/%22Attack_on_Titan%22_Original_Soundtrack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan (Original Soundtrack)&lt;/a&gt; track #14&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMhkQ520Sk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;See this YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Album Cover&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XNOE4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XNOE4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Album Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T09:53:43.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31938" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-06T02:04:19.033" Score="2" ViewCount="2433" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not able to find any manga chapter of Akame ga Kill Zero after chapter 16. Even in the wikia page, all chapters after chapter 17 don't have any description. Did they stop the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T02:13:22.863" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T02:13:22.863" Title="Was Akame ga Kill Zero stopped?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31938" CreationDate="2016-05-06T02:12:50.733" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did they stop the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4757548648?&quot;&gt;latest volume (#4)&lt;/a&gt; contains chapters 21-25, and publication is ongoing in &lt;em&gt;Monthly Big Gangan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the wikia stops at chapter 17, I'm guessing that's because the scanlators, whoever they are, stalled or dropped the series. It is, in general, unwise to count on wikias being up-to-date. They are, after all, written by random schmoes on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T02:12:50.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-06T04:25:35.943" Score="5" ViewCount="3429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so my friend who I had a falling out with used to watch this anime on her laptop. I'd like to watch it but I don't know the title of the series and I can't ask her for obvious reasons. Here are what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's not too old... 2013-2015, maybe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Main character is a guy with white hair and an infected (?) eye, but his eye can actually become a normal eye. He is a cannibal, if I remember correctly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He, along with many other characters, have four red tails coming out of his back, some others have wings. Everyone with tails or wings are cannibals, if I'm not mistaken. All of the cannibals have infected eyes which they can 'turn off' and are stronger than other humans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The art style is pretty good, as in not everyone has oversized eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not too sure about the genre. It's something between horror and science fiction&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hair and eye colors aren't too realistic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I actually remember a scene where he was a fighting a big blonde man in a white suit who is trying to eat him or something like that. He ended up forcing the man to count and then eating him instead&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I just remembered, the main character often cracked his index finger. He did this over and over again&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry if this is too vague, please bear in mind that I only saw two or three episodes in passing. I'd really like to know the name of this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:46:22.010" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:46:22.010" Title="What is this anime about a guy with white hair and an infected(?) eye, who often cracks his index finger?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-15T09:16:25.120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31941" CreationDate="2016-05-06T05:18:45.807" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should make up with your friend (friendship should triumph over quarrels). Then you can enjoy the rest of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Ghoul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; together again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IMmXG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IMmXG.png&quot; alt=&quot;crack goes the finger&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbS4-W-hpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbS4-W-hpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T05:26:28.193" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T05:26:28.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31908" CreationDate="2016-05-06T09:08:22.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is 100% human, but she carried artificial finger nails made with Life Fiber (it is more likely to be a hidden weapon rather than an infusion with Life Fibers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiryuin Satsuki waited until the last minute (until Ryuko arrived at Honnouji Academy with Senketsu) to wear Junketsu. And her butler was continuously against the idea of her wearing Junketsu. When after a fight, Satsuki always had physical and mental stress on her body and mind, so she always tries to end fights as quickly as possible when she is wearing Junketsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T11:54:30.507" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T11:54:30.507" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31926" CreationDate="2016-05-06T09:23:04.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The source of magic power is not explicitly exposed. It is highly unlikely that the source of the magic power was some wizard. If it was a wizard, he must have been an extremely powerful one, one who could easily create phonies that could easily rival an S-class wizard. Having that kind of power is absolutely monstrous. But there was no such presence in the whole city. The city and the palace almost completely got obliterated by Rogue and the dragons and it was all left to the competitor wizards to save the city. The king himself came to request them to save the people. If there was some such wizard who had that kind of power, he should have been with the king and would have joined the battle. No such thing happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all that, the only logical conclusion is that all that magic power is coming from the Eclipse Gate itself. The Eclipse Gate can hold magic power that rivals that of the Etherion. That much magic is simply too much to imagine. Providing a small amount of that power to the magic games each year wouldn't make much of a difference in the immense reservoir of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T09:23:04.157" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31821" CreationDate="2016-05-06T10:34:34.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;aaron stewart's answer is more to the point as per the manga, &#xA;according to the manga , all the dragon slayers are orphans and came back from past i,e; around 400 years with the help of lucy's mother who then opened the eclipse gate , that's how they come to the present and when they do i.e, the day all the dragons disappear and during the tartaros arc it's mentioned that the dragons hid them under the slayers so they could stop dragonification(sort of) and become something like acnologia .here both of them killing their dragons is just a memory implant maybe...  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23916" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T10:34:34.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31953" CreationDate="2016-05-06T12:00:42.560" Score="6" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I received 2 anime figure at a yard sale. Can anyone help me identify who they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks a bunch &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EOXVk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EOXVk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rJKEl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rJKEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23918" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T12:24:24.613" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:26:39.807" Title="Who are these characters?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31952" CreationDate="2016-05-06T12:08:19.647" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are Asahina Mikuru from &lt;em&gt;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r0pGC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r0pGC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Asahina Mikuru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Mari Makinami Illustrious from &lt;em&gt;Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c3qGs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c3qGs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mari Makinami Illustrious&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:26:39.807" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:26:39.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30641" CreationDate="2016-05-06T21:58:29.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Alpha Sapphire&lt;/em&gt; Pokedex entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/265.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wurmple&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wurmple is targeted by Swellow as prey. This Pokémon will try to resist by pointing the spikes on its rear at the attacking predator. It will weaken the foe by leaking poison from the spikes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the entry in &lt;em&gt;Pokemon X&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It loves to eat leaves. If it is attacked by a Starly, it will defend itself with its spiked rear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two entries show us how Wurmple is targeted as prey by Swellow and by Starly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; is targeted a younger audience and darker subjects like death are almost always avoided, we can conlude that the pokemon universe is not too different from our own in that pokemon, like animals, eat other pokemon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T21:58:29.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30641" CreationDate="2016-05-06T23:11:03.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Numerous pokemons are stated as carnivorous, through generations. Some pokemons even use appearance as tool for hunting, e.g. Victreebel having shape of trap plant, or Mawile, having cute appearance in front to lure prey, and large jaws on back to grab it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T23:11:03.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31963" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-07T14:09:06.473" Score="1" ViewCount="34" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TK is a character in the well-known anime &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the anime, TK's real name is never revealed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In he opening to the show, all of the characters are shown with their Japanese names in a speech bubble, and the English translation in the background. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TK's Japanese name is simply &quot;TK&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;but in the background of the speech bubble, there is something written in English.&lt;/strong&gt; (See the picture below)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wW0Zd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wW0Zd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(TK is on the far left.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks to me that those letters say something like, &quot;TH[???]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know what these letters are? And, do these letters signify TK's real name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T14:09:06.473" Title="Is this TK's real name?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-07T14:14:14.570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31968" CreationDate="2016-05-07T14:10:44.543" Score="6" ViewCount="21294" Body="&lt;p&gt;So &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/128/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; explains why Naruto say &quot;dattebayo&quot; or &quot;believe it&quot; in the English translations, being that he inherited it from his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In earlier episodes of Naruto when Sakura goes to think of what she really wants to say, this occurs in the form of white drawing lines of Sakura with writing on her forehead with black background. See the image below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BiIHg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BiIHg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;second Sakura&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the English dub, the second Sakura often ends her sentences by saying &lt;em&gt;&quot;cha&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for this? Is this something she picked up from her parents like how Naruto inherited his mother's habit, or is there some other explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2018-06-04T23:07:32.930" Title="Why does Sakura's inner voice say &quot;cha&quot; at the end of her sentences?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31964" CreationDate="2016-05-07T16:35:13.110" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Catchphrases_and_Verbal_Tics#Shannar.C5.8D_and_Shannar.C5.8Dy.C5.8D&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Catchphrases and Verbal Tics from Naruto Wikia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the phrase &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Cha&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was replacement of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Shannarō&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Shannarōyo&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the English dub often used by &lt;em&gt;Inner Sakura&lt;/em&gt;, which have no literal meaning, but it can be translated into &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Hell yeah!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Hell no!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Damn it!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; depending on the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T16:35:13.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-08T03:37:24.573" Score="8" ViewCount="30487" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 824 of One Piece, Jack is shown lying motionless on the ocean floor, waiting for his crew to come and rescue him after being defeated by Zunisha the giant elephant. His mask is broken and his shark-like teeth (resembling Arlong and Hodi - the shark fishmen) is revealed. However, unlike other devil fruit users, he does not pass out or have any difficulty breathing in the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: is Jack who happens to be a Zoan type devil fruit user also a fishman, or is there any other possibility as to how he can survive for so long under water?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11479" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T12:39:28.703" LastActivityDate="2019-07-09T20:16:00.693" Title="Is Jack a fishman?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27155" CreationDate="2016-05-08T03:41:43.307" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;i knew the answer.in the same episode another goal which zoro mentioned to chopper.the goal is to always keep sail with luffy.of course ace said to vivi that luffy has strange charm so people can want always with him.so zoro said to chopper the reason he cant answer the another goal to chopper because zoro want to chopper feeling as the same thing as zoro.and i think chopper already feel it when they met foxy pirate.chopper said he just want sailing with luffy and only with luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23938" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T03:41:43.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31980" CreationDate="2016-05-08T17:24:19.837" Score="9" ViewCount="128431" Body="&lt;p&gt;When looking at Sasuke's Rinnegan, I noticed that he had 6 dots in it (the same kind you find on a Sharingan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lF85lm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Madara didn't have this. His just had a few circles but nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MMp6Vm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madara&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-28T02:47:05.330" LastActivityDate="2019-11-29T13:43:09.317" Title="Why does Sasuke have 6 dots on his Rinnegan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31979" CreationDate="2016-05-08T18:00:53.930" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;dots&lt;/em&gt; you're mentioning is actually called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tomoe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tomoe&lt;/a&gt;, like you said, it is usually formed on Sharingan. Rinnegan are usually characterized by light purple irides with a ripple-pattern that spreads over the eyeball, a few well-known wielders are Pain (not really though), Nagato and Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the question, recall that Sasuke received half of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hagoromo's (aka Sage of Six Paths)&lt;/a&gt; chakra, thus awakened the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan Sasuke has is quite unique, it has 6 tomoe split between its first two ripples, this doesn't mean nothing, it indicates the Rinnegan is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;fully charged&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. What's the difference between a typical Rinnegan and a fully charged Rinnegan you ask? Well, it's simple. Fully charged Rinnegan wielder like Sasuke gains abilities typical Rinnegan wielders don't have. About the abilities, I bet you knew it already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke cannot use the Rinnegan full abilities if he &lt;em&gt;overuses&lt;/em&gt; it. At this point, the tomoe will disappear, preventing him from using its full power. Sasuke will keep his left eye closed until it is fully recharged. Sasuke is still able to use the powers of his Mangekyo Sharingan with his Rinnegan, but cannot use or form the Mangekyo in his other eye when it is recharging. &lt;em&gt;(See the image, the Mangekyo doesn't form on his right eye when he loses Rinnegan's charge, and it is formed again when the Rinnegan is fully charged. This is also stated on Narutopedia.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you can see it happen in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P7wgPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke recovering his tomoe&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-28T02:53:02.900" LastActivityDate="2018-08-28T02:53:02.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="828" CreationDate="2016-05-08T18:57:38.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original Miyazaki movie has the short sequence of the final scenes where Nausicaa is seen back in her home town, living happy life and teaching younger children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence obviously she was not killed, just wounded, and later recovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23662" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T18:57:38.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5682" CreationDate="2016-05-08T19:21:59.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakra is created by taking the energy from ones cells and controlling it with ones will,And Yang chakra is the chakra of the body which governs Vitality(life force).Madara stated that the only thing remaing if hashirama was the life force in his cells and since he had his cells if made him stronger and he could use wood style. So life force/energy(from the cells)chakra is the same since all they do is bring it to their stomach with their minds and manipulate it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23946" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T19:21:59.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-08T19:35:01.603" Score="1" ViewCount="292" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; episode 468 around 6:38, there's a song when Ace is questioning why everyone came to save him. The song sounds like a Gregorian chant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried going through the soundtracks but I couldn't find it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23947" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T07:13:59.687" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T07:13:59.687" Title="What song is played when Ace is questioning why everyone came to save him in episode 468?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31984" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48677" CreationDate="2016-05-08T21:36:12.360" Score="4" ViewCount="1740" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the scene in which Mitsuru was going to be hired by the gang of Mikiya and Shiki, we see a man with black glasses sitting in front of Mitsuru (see picture below). Is it Mikiya or just a member of the gang?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, on the one hand, when Mitsuru was referring to Mikiya (the current gang leader), we were able to see this man. Hence we could conclude that it's Mikiya. But on the other hand, it wouldn't be surprising if the producers simply showed a gang member who's in charge of recruiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still a bit doubtful that this man might be Mikiya since his personality seems a bit contradictory to his younger self. Though, it also needs to be considered that there was a time leap of over 10 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is this man Mikiya or just a gang member?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FVDKT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FVDKT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2018-09-02T12:48:19.957" LastActivityDate="2019-08-04T04:44:57.347" Title="Do we see Mikiya Kokutou after the time leap at the end of Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27819" CreationDate="2016-05-09T02:52:02.387" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fun fact, this is actually a reference to Hiro Mashima's (the author of Fairy Tail) other series &quot;Rave Master.&quot; In that show, there is a character named Seigrain, who has a tattoo over his eye, which is the same as Jellal's. This character also looks very similar to Jellal's.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes Mashima sneaks in stuff from Rave Master. Such as Plue, who he describes as his own pet who he can use in whatever he likes. So, that's probably why Mashima put it in there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23953" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T03:20:28.593" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T03:20:28.593" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31990" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31991" CreationDate="2016-05-09T06:43:20.387" Score="4" ViewCount="1627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it was a &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; spin-off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was Asuna and Silica in their SAO avatars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They meet a &quot;Kirito&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That &quot;Kirito&quot; turns out to be a female player.(like reverse of Kirito's GGO avatar)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She is a fan of Kirito&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think it takes place inside Aincrad in ALO and before Kirito transfer his ID to ALO again. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone know the title of this spin-off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="16720" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T10:39:51.170" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T10:39:51.170" Title="What SAO spin-off had a female character that resembled Kirito?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31990" CreationDate="2016-05-09T07:26:05.273" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The spin-off you're looking for appears to be &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Girls Ops&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This manga follows Leafa, Silica, and Lisbeth through a story that takes place both in the real world and in the new ALO&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_-_Girls_Ops_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do indeed meet a player that they first think is Kirito, but it turns out is a female player that dual wields out of admiration of Kirito. She says that she thinks fate made her character look like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_-_Girls_Ops_Volume_01&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online - Girls Ops Volume 01 Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She then told the other girls that her name was Kuro and that she took her name from Kirito's nickname, «The Black Swordsman» (黒の剣士, Kuro no Kenshi?). Kuro then explained that she took up a dual-wielding style out of admiration of Kirito&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kNgrh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kNgrh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Girl Ops Cover 001&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T07:26:05.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31993" CreationDate="2016-05-09T08:08:00.343" Score="5" ViewCount="1698" Body="&lt;p&gt;The greatest medical ninja should have learned it somewhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tsunade's skills extend beyond the typical medical ninjutsu. She earned fame during the Second Shinobi World War for being the only person able to make antidotes for the poisons of Sunagakure's Chiyo. Similarly, she can make sleeping potions that are undetectable to even the most skilled ninja. She is knowledgeable enough to perform autopsies and examine damage on a cellular level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23955" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T08:27:21.947" LastActivityDate="2021-04-28T09:52:35.937" Title="Who taught Tsunade her medical jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31992" CreationDate="2016-05-09T09:14:14.797" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no background information explaining how Tsunade became a medical-nin or how she learned medical ninjutsu. She didn't have a medical specialist mentor. Maybe she did have one, but there's no source or background information to prove it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a possibility that she learned medical ninjutsu all by herself, as she often read other clans' medical books to solve particular problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AwnHa.jpg&quot; width=&quot;350&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T09:37:37.827" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T09:37:37.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31992" CreationDate="2016-05-09T09:43:47.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have answered that there is no concrete evidence on who taught her medical ninjutsu but we can theorize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess would be the First Hokage. Consider the following information&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He doted on his granddaughter and spent time with her to teach her gambling. (He'd said he shouldn't have taught her gambling) &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He was the greatest ninja of his time. He could self &quot;heal his wounds without weaving any hand signs&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically I'd guess Tsunade was influenced by the first and may have even got the basics of medical ninjutsu from the first Hokage. She then gained tremendous experience in the Ninja Wars and doing missions with the Sannin. The real life experience with the large amount of chakra and aptitude made her the greatest living medical-Nin in Narutoverse. She no doubt build on the initail knowledge travelling and reading about in other books, like Nara Clans Herbology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T09:43:47.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31816" CreationDate="2016-05-09T20:55:49.130" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode in the first series of the show where Ash is in Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town to catch a ghost Pokemon to fight Serena, he sees Jessie's hair on fire and he assumes that it's a Pokemon on fire and proceeds to throw a Poke-ball at her. And no it doesn't open but it just hit her face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23967" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:55:49.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26768" CreationDate="2016-05-10T01:28:55.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most relevant abbreviation of HT i found was &quot;Hull Maintenance Technician&quot;, which is a US Navy occupational rating. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though now that i think about it, the &quot;I AM HenTai&quot; makes more sense for Franky afterall lol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23974" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T01:28:55.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32007" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T05:05:34.190" Score="5" ViewCount="1043" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2 of Flying Witch, this rather strange looking fellow appears and terrorizes poor Chinatsu at the door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0T3Lm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0T3Lm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;harbinger of spring&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makoto explains that he's the Harbinger of Spring, some kind of nature spirit who ushers out the winter and ushers in the spring, like a fairy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYTg3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYTg3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;he&amp;#39;s the harbinger of spring&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xsw0Wm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xsw0Wm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;he bids farewell to winter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kdgS3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kdgS3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;and brings about spring&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;]&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wcO16m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wcO16m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;he&amp;#39;s like a fairy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He's the Harbinger of Spring. He's a splendid person who bids farewell to winter and brings about spring. He's like the fairy of spring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series takes place in the modern day and the witches and magic are very Western in style. However, the Harbinger's clothing looks like traditional Japanese clothing (almost ninja-like). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3uE64m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3uE64m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the harbinger at the door&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FkaYFm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FkaYFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the harbinger&amp;#39;s sandals&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His mask sort of reminds me of a cross between the kodama from Princess Mononoke and the style of Jomon pottery:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/245F6m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/245F6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kodama&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0YQrDm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0YQrDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;jomon pottery&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, at least within the series, it seems like the Harbinger is supposed to be a traditional Japanese spirit. Is it based on any similar real-life legend or is it completely a creation of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T06:10:42.163" LastActivityDate="2020-08-06T01:38:10.053" Title="Is the Harbinger of Spring based on a real Japanese legend?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;flying-witch&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T05:22:47.680" Score="4" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Rukia was transported to the Repentance Cell after the use of the Sokyoku for her execution was authorized her head was covered with a white cloth. and i recall alter on when she is escoted to the execution ground her head is covered aswell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What i don't get is why? I get the feeling it may be something to do with a Japanese Tradition because when Ichigo's team got back and Orihime was telling Tatsuki about what she did during the break i seem to recall Tatsuki assuming that Orihime just went to a town that was themed like feudal japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it's not like Rukia wouldn't know the location of the cell since how many tall white towers are there in the Seireitei which overlook Sokyoku hill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so why was Rukia's head covered when she was escorted to/from the Repentance Cell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T03:33:45.310" Title="Why was Rukia's head covered when she was escorted to/from the Repentance Cell?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32007" CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:19:54.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the Harbinger of Spring is called 春の運び屋 &lt;em&gt;haru no hakobiya&lt;/em&gt; (spoken around &lt;code&gt;07:50&lt;/code&gt;~&lt;code&gt;07:55&lt;/code&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/flying-witch/episode-2-a-visitor-for-the-witch-712217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I don’t remember having heard this name or seen this appearance before, similar “spirits” exist in Japanese folklore. And animes like this usually portray one or two, e.g. &lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Natsume’s Book of Friends&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would consider the Harbinger of Spring a force or spirit of nature, and not necessarily a specific legendary being, even if it may appear as one, like in this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2625" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:19:54.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32012" CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:26:49.790" Score="3" ViewCount="5544" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Hazard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;El Hazard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; series, written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, consists of two OVA series and two TV anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/117/El_Hazard__The_Magnificent_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;El Hazard: The Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/118/El_Hazard_2__The_Magnificent_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;El Hazard 2: The Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TV Series&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/116/El_Hazard__The_Wanderers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;El Hazard: The Wanderers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/115/El_Hazard__The_Alternative_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;El-Hazard: The Alternative World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are these different productions related? What is the best order for someone to enjoy them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T08:50:33.260" Title="What is the proper order for watching the El Hazard series?" Tags="&lt;el-hazard&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32011" CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:26:49.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chronologically by release, it goes:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first OVA, &lt;em&gt;El Hazard: The Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt; (OVA1, 1995)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first TV series, &lt;em&gt;El Hazard: The Wanderers&lt;/em&gt; (TV1, 1995)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second OVA, &lt;em&gt;El Hazard 2: The Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt; (OVA2, 1997)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second TV series, &lt;em&gt;El-Hazard: The Alternative World&lt;/em&gt; (TV2, 1998) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Wanderers&lt;/em&gt; TV series (TV1) is of a seperate continuity (basically a retelling of the OVA series, but aimed at a younger demographic) to the two OVAs (OVA1 + OVA2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Alternative World&lt;/em&gt; TV series (TV2) is set after the second &lt;em&gt;Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt; OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So chronologically by story, it goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt; (OVA1) ⇒ 2. &lt;em&gt;Magnificent World&lt;/em&gt; (OVA2) ⇒ 3. &lt;em&gt;Alternative World&lt;/em&gt; (TV2) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;⤜ &lt;code&gt;|| ...somewhere completely unrelated... ||&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Wanderers&lt;/em&gt; (TV1) ⤛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T08:50:33.260" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T08:50:33.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:57:51.517" Score="2" ViewCount="12676" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I have 2 Negima DVD Collections, one is spelled as &lt;em&gt;Negima!&lt;/em&gt; and the other is &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt; with the latter also having a second DVD called &lt;em&gt;Negima!? Spring and Summer Specials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both have relatively the same plot summary on the back of the covers, both have the same number of episodes and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; just says that &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt; is an alternate retelling. But what exactly is the difference between &lt;em&gt;Negima!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Negima!?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T12:36:45.017" LastActivityDate="2018-12-23T16:09:56.577" Title="What is the difference between Negima!? and Negima!" Tags="&lt;negima&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32013" CreationDate="2016-05-10T08:29:16.650" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Negima! is a direct adaptation of the original manga. It covers most of the major stories from the manga up through Volume 6, then does an original story for its last few episodes. The stories are done out of order, though; the Library Island arc from Volume 2 is done after the Evangeline arc from Volume 3, and the filler stories are scattered all over the place. The Kyouto story arc is compressed into two episodes (it made up the majority of Volumes 4, 5, and 6 of the manga). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Negima?! is a reimagined version of the story created by Akiyuki Shimbo and Shaft, with the usual weird art style. I like to refer to it as &quot;Pani Poni Negi&quot;, because the art and humor are very reminiscent of Shaft's Pani Poni Dash. The story of Negima?! is completely different from the manga, and is more focused on absurd humor and less on action and fanservice. (There is also some action and a decent amount of adventure, but almost no fanservice.) The characters are vaguely similar but also quite different in many ways: Asuna is obsessed with finding a chupacabra, Makie for some reason believes that a frog creature is her father, and Konoka is sarcastic and clever instead of cheerful and ditzy. (But she's sarcastic and clever in a cheerful way.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Spring and Summer Specials are OVAs of Negima?! I haven't seen them but according to Wikipedia, the Spring Special is based on Volume 7 of the manga, where Asuna and Negi get in a fight at an island resort, while the Summer Special is an original story about Nodoka. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T08:29:16.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32018" CreationDate="2016-05-10T10:32:17.113" Score="2" ViewCount="2364" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I watched Hunter x Hunter on AnimaxTaiwan, I am not sure but probably Pariston won the election. Then he suddenly (probably) let Cheadle be the Chairman and left. If I am right, please explain his actions. If I am wrong, then please explain the election after the polls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23758" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T11:21:02.797" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T09:40:46.933" Title="Why did Pariston Hill leave the election stage out of a sudden?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T11:35:33.587" Score="0" ViewCount="2443" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail Episode 144 (Despair Unleashed), approximately 7 minutes and 42 seconds into it, a blue Exceed/cat can be seen hidden between the rocks in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the image I took below you can see between Happy and Panther Lily the blue Exceed/cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/luqSK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/luqSK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hidden character&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not addressed this during the episode and the characters in the scene do not mention anything about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there ever an actual explanation behind this? Or is it some type of Easter egg?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19149" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T17:56:14.680" Title="Is there an explanation behind the hidden blue Exceed/cat?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32016" CreationDate="2016-05-10T11:41:46.210" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pariston indeed &lt;em&gt;won&lt;/em&gt; the election as Gon picked him because he knew Leorio afterall wanted to be a doctor. Also, take a look at the final result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlM4L.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, Cheadle confronts Pariston in the hallway. These lines by Pariston might make you understand more about his action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I didn't become vice chairman because I wanted to become chairman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I just wanted to hinder the chairman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When I said silly things to tease Netero, he always looked so happy...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I wanted to play with him some more.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After he wipes his tears off...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Cheadle-san, if the Association becomes a dull place under your leadership...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I'll get serious about toying with you next time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He likes to play around and enjoy himself, of course on the election too. According to Ging Freecss, Pariston's personality is similar to Netero's and his own. He's still care about the Association, like in the lines saying if Cheadle makes the Association become dull and boring, he will really make fun of her. But, instead of becoming the chairman, he prefer be the vice chairman and make fun of the chairman to satisfy himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T11:41:46.210" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30351" CreationDate="2016-05-10T11:46:05.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We haven't yet seen the details of a bounty being collected, but it seems incredibly unlikely that the marines would pay a pirate the bounty for defeating or capturing another pirate, as all pirates are by definition wanted criminals who are to be arrested on recognition, as in the world of One Piece, merely flying a black flag and declaring yourself a pirate is a crime. This seems backed up by when Blackbeard captured Jewellery Bonney and tried to exchange her with the world government, they responded by sending a warship with an angry Akainu on board.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seems unlikely that they would give the bounties to marines who are carrying out their duties, and would have different rewards in place, but it is perfectly possible that marines can and do earn bounty rewards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main groups that seem eligible to receive bounties seem to be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bounty Hunters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mercenaries&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armies and soldiers who report to a single nation instead of the world government&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assassins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warlords&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously for the average concerned citizen in One Piece, capturing or defeating someone with a large bounty is impossible, as bounties tend to be at least somewhat correlated with strength. A notable exception is a young Nico Robin, who had a large bounty long before she had any significant combat strength, so was always on the run and fearing being turned in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone not considered a criminal who has the luck/power to capture or kill a bounty holder while not working for the world government seems to be guaranteed the bounty, so almost anyone except for marines, revolutionaries, pirates and other criminals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T11:46:05.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32017" CreationDate="2016-05-10T12:42:24.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just an easter egg, they seem to appear in every episode. They're no part of the plot in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fairy-tail/answers/show/538421/episode-39-what-thing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fairy-tail/answers/show/538421/episode-39-what-thing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/Otr4Kba.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://i.imgur.com/Otr4Kba.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In earlier episodes they showed a still image of every easter egg animal  in the episode with the relevant at the end of the episode &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23875" LastEditorUserId="8350" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T17:56:14.680" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T17:56:14.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32021" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T17:17:41.760" Score="1" ViewCount="7616" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are manga, light novel, and anime versions of Code Geass. Which came first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8389" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T18:37:43.740" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T15:00:15.080" Title="Was Code Geass first a light novel, manga, or anime?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T18:03:44.357" Score="3" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Lost Village&lt;/em&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Mayoiga&lt;/em&gt;, 迷家-マヨイガ) is one of the most talked-about series of the spring 2016 series; more than one critic has called it &quot;the comedy of the season&quot; with the claim that the series is simply so absurd, &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; over-the-top that it has to be a deliberate parody of its genre.  See, for instance, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/05/03/feature-aniwords-the-lost-village-is-the-best-comedy-of-the-season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this AniWords column at Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-lost-village/episode-6/.101871&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this review of episode 6&lt;/a&gt; at ANN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is whether there's any objective evidence that the material is supposed to be parodic &amp;mdash; if there are interviews with the director, production company materials, or anything of that sort that specifically call out the comedy aspects of the series, or whether there's some chance that all involved with the production are playing it straight and would be shocked to discover that a large portion of their viewership is laughing at the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6490" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T18:38:28.150" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T18:38:28.150" Title="Is there any canonical evidence that &quot;The Lost Village&quot; is parody?" Tags="&lt;the-lost-village&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32021" CreationDate="2016-05-10T18:21:14.100" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was original, the anime came first then various adaptations. You could confirm this in &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1575/Code_Geass__Hangyaku_no_Lelouch&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;. Under &quot;Background&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch is an &lt;strong&gt;original anime series&lt;/strong&gt; by Sunrise animation studio with original character designs by the all-female Japanese manga artist group Clamp. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Emphasis added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just don't be surprised that some good shows are anime-original like Psycho Pass, Madoka, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19333" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T04:42:55.653" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T04:42:55.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T20:18:13.397" Score="0" ViewCount="5195" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tartoros Arc of Fairy Tail, Gray was given Ice Devil Slayer magic. His father then said, &quot;Do you know why I learned ice devil slayer magic? It's because END is a fire demon.&quot; Gray said &quot;I swear one day I will kill END&quot;. Why and how did Natsu kill Gray's father when he was still living?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23988" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T13:28:05.350" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T13:28:05.350" Title="How did Natsu manage to kill Silver Fullbuster (Gray Fullbuster's Father)?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32065" CreationDate="2016-05-10T20:27:01.580" Score="2" ViewCount="4162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's located near the Middle East, but I'd like a more precise idea of the locations involved in Otoyomegatari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22900" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T22:36:18.793" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T22:11:19.687" Title="Where does the manga Otoyomegatari take place?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;a-brides-story&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32028" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-05-10T21:39:31.250" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:39:31.250" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:39:31.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32029" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-05-10T21:39:31.250" Score="0" Body="A Bride's Story (Otoyomegatari) is a slice-of-life, historical romance, seinen manga by Kaoru Mori that takes place on the Silk Road, in the late 19th century." OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T21:39:31.250" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T21:39:31.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32042" CreationDate="2016-05-11T03:34:02.637" Score="6" ViewCount="13999" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, it is said that titans do not have any digestive organs and the only way they get stuff out of their stomach is by puking it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if a human is swallowed whole by the titan, will the human survive inside the titan? Yet no one is said to have survived this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20962" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-18T21:32:19.417" LastActivityDate="2019-03-30T20:19:46.253" Title="Can a human survive inside a titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32032" CreationDate="2016-05-11T03:52:41.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The body temperature of a titan is extremely hot, causing the bodies inside to boil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of the titans' high body temperature are shown by the steam coming off of their bodies, especially after death, and in episode 9 when Eren's experience inside the belly of a titan was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23995" LastEditorUserId="23995" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T04:21:43.603" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T04:21:43.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32025" CreationDate="2016-05-11T08:41:10.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Silver Fullbuster was an Ice Devil Slayer, the father of Fairy Tail Mage Gray Fullbuster, and a member of Tartaros' Nine Demon Gates. He died in X774 along with his wife, Mika, but was then &lt;strong&gt;resurrected by Keyes, serving as a test subject for his experiments&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Deliora is the Demon that kill Gray's Family, so Silver starting to kill all Demon he came accross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Silver_Fullbuster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="16720" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T08:47:47.250" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T08:47:47.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32025" CreationDate="2016-05-11T08:41:23.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Natsu didn't kill Silver; in fact, nobody directly killed him. Silver was already technically dead for the entire span of the series starting from the time when Deliora destroyed Gray's home; he was just kept in a &quot;living state&quot; with Keyes' necromancy curse. Silver died (for real) because Juvia killed Keyes, causing the necromancer's power keeping Silver &quot;alive&quot; to disappear, which finally lead to Silver's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T08:41:23.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32032" CreationDate="2016-05-11T09:32:26.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if they don't have digestive organs, they sure have some sort of fluid inside of stomach, judging by corpses, that were puked out. Since it is basically impossible to get out by our own, I suppose, one will simply suffocate do death to the moment he is puked out. Not to mention that, if numerous corpses are swallowed, survivor will simply buried under them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T09:32:26.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32038" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32040" CreationDate="2016-05-11T10:33:24.597" Score="2" ViewCount="1057" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are all summons with forehead protector that I can find, it's quite rare among the summons. For example, Sannin's summons, Inuzuka Clan's Ninkens and the Ninnekos don't have forehead protectors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the headbands are overall just for decoration purpose for the summons? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weren't forehead protectors are worn by most Shinobi since the summons are technically mini ninjas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi's and Guy's summons:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8pQqZ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Konohamaru's summons:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/imFKw.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiruzen's (Third hokage) summons:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5pgkO.png&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="43770" LastEditDate="2019-08-22T23:01:28.763" LastActivityDate="2019-08-22T23:01:28.763" Title="Why do some summons have forehead protector while most of others don't?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32038" CreationDate="2016-05-11T11:12:44.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forehead Protector in Naruto shows the symbol of Ninja's hidden village and his loyalty towards it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar can be assumed with Summoned animals, Summoned Animals with Summoned animals with  forehead protector seems to be loyal to one village only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;naruto.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt; speculated the same :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Summons may also wear a forehead protector, suggesting a loyalty to&#xA;  only one village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T11:12:44.473" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-11T13:07:41.080" Score="1" ViewCount="896" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Captain's meeting in Episode 24, Sosuke Aizen asks what Gin Ichmaru was planning and that he &quot;wont get away with it&quot; and to &quot;not underestimate me&quot;. given the context at that point in the series it would put suspicion on Gin for being the grand mastermind behind the strange events concerning Rukia and her execution as what Aizen brought to Renji's attention previously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But considering it was Aizen who was the mastermind this alters the context and that Aizen appeared to be threatening to punish Gin himself as if Gin encountering Ichigo and letting him live undermined Aizen's plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also he knew very well that Ichigo was still alive because he waved them goodbye just as the gate shut and by letting him live would then risk Rukia's possible release before the Hohyoku was retrieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what was Gin plotting when he encountered Ichigo at the Hakuto Gate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T13:07:41.080" Title="What was Gin Ichimaru plotting when he encountered Ichigo at the Hakuto Gate?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32032" CreationDate="2016-05-11T14:31:49.030" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there was no case where a human was swallowed whole by a titan. Most of the time the titan would give a fatal bite on the human before swallowing him/her. As such, even if the inside of a titan was just an empty bag, the eaten human would die from blood loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, assuming that somehow the human was swallowed wholly by a titan, and the human is in perfect condition, with the standard gear of the scouting legion, then he might be able to survive if someone were to kill the titan immediately after he was swallowed. If it took too long, then he won't survive. The reasons are as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The titan would keep eating other humans, thus human bodies would come raining down on the already eaten human, potentially injuring them. If injured then his chance of surviving would get even lower due to the panic the injury caused him and the injury potentially hindering him from avoiding the next batch of dead bodies which could injure him even further. I doubt anyone who knows that he was inside the stomach of a titan and is injured would be able to stay calm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The inside of a titan's stomach is not an empty bag. It has a liquid there. I'm not sure whether it has an acidic properties or not, but if it is then the eaten human would have his body melt due to the acid. If it is not, then being in the liquid itself would hinder his movement, which would disable him from avoiding dead bodies raining down on him as the titan eat more humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was shown that after eating humans, titan would vomit them back since they lack digestive organs. The vomit was a crystal with the dead bodies inside. Assuming that somehow he was able to avoid getting injured while inside, he won't survived being crystallized since it means that he won't be able to breathe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T14:31:49.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32055" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:31:09.963" Score="2" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hitsugi and Chitaru are yuri characters. Chitaru's age seems according, but what about Hitsugi? She is really smaller than Chitaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WlLan.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WlLan.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hitsugi and chitaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23758" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-05-12T08:38:57.380" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T13:52:11.090" Title="What is Hitsugi's age?" Tags="&lt;akuma-no-riddle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32054" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:54:35.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akuma-no-riddle.wikia.com/wiki/Hitsugi_Kirigaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hitsugi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://akuma-no-riddle.wikia.com/wiki/Chitaru_Namatame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chitaru&lt;/a&gt; are both at the &lt;em&gt;same age&lt;/em&gt;, which is 15 years old. It is true that Hitsugi actually looks like a little girl, her height is also not up to her age, not even close, so it seems like Hitsugi is younger than Chitaru, but it's not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7MOXg.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hitsugi doesn't even seem to have matured yet, which is the actual reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23758" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T00:50:37.573" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T00:50:37.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-12T12:40:40.527" Score="1" ViewCount="510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the Japanese version can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/comic-alive/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MediaFactory's official site (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, but I did not see any reference to an English version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;Monthly Comic Alive&lt;/em&gt; also available in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18347" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T14:45:25.917" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T14:45:25.917" Title="Is &quot;Monthly Comic Alive&quot; manga magazine available in English?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31618" CreationDate="2016-05-12T13:44:14.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the main series &lt;em&gt;Death Parade&lt;/em&gt;, Decim had spoken on more than one occasion (episodes 7 and 10) of his respect for people who had lived their lives to the fullest (生を全うした人間を尊敬する). It was obvious that Decim considered the young man to be one such person, but what about the old man? The old man cited the reason he must win and leave that place as being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've already decided that I'll eat one [pickle] right before I die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and that was exactly what he was last seen doing right before his death. Compare that to the young man's motivation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I want to get out of here and apologize to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the young man wanted to do something differently with his life. What good would there be by sending the old man to be reincarnated, if a large chunk of his life could be summarized in 4 seconds in a boring GIF?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DGrMl.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DGrMl.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Old man&amp;#39;s life in 4 seconds&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reaching for the sky&lt;/em&gt; becomes &lt;em&gt;blocking a ray of sunshine&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there was the thrill of being able to beat people up again, the &quot;been a vegetable for the past few years&quot; fraud, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3334/8486&quot;&gt;the fishy conversation&lt;/a&gt; between the old man and Decim, the hiss at 22 minutes and 26 seconds, and the evil grin &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/31630/8486&quot;&gt;as mentioned by Quill&lt;/a&gt;. Too many dark things about the old man that were only known to Decim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T13:44:14.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32060" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-12T14:40:10.150" Score="0" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakura is a slayer not affiliated to Little Garden. So she does not have a variable suit like Hayato and the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But she uses a very peculiar (fanservice-wise) type of suit when she uses her Hundred on live shows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl5k2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl5k2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a variable suit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T15:29:27.890" Title="Is this Sakura's variable suit?" Tags="&lt;hundred&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-12T22:59:42.393" Score="0" ViewCount="3168" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Season 2, we meet L's successors, &quot;M&quot; (Mellow) and &quot;N&quot; (Near). Seeing how they are his successors and were all raised in the same institute, L must also stand for something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T23:29:26.580" Title="In Death Note, is it ever revealed what &quot;L&quot; stands for?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-13T00:35:28.330" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32063" CreationDate="2016-05-12T23:29:26.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga and the anime doesn't reveal what L stands for, but in a especial edition called &quot;Death Note 13: How to Read&quot;, reveal that L real name is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; L Lawliet or in japanese, Eru Rõraito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_13:_How_to_Read&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_13:_How_to_Read&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24026" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T23:29:26.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32026" CreationDate="2016-05-13T01:04:21.247" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are not already aware, the series is set in 19th century Central Asia. The culture is without a doubt Turkic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main setting of the story is explicitly mentioned to be a rural village near the Caspian Sea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lk17p.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lk17p.png&quot; alt=&quot;Modern Day Central Asia&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important to note that the land and territory borders in the 19th century were &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Central-Asia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;vastly different&lt;/a&gt; from what is is today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/je5m9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/je5m9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Who are these ppl&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This bit, done by the author for the 2014 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Taish%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taisho Award&lt;/a&gt;, sheds some light on the regions each of the characters are from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Karluk's town (Pariya included) is located in modern Uzbekistan, and are of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uyghur&lt;/a&gt; ethnicity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The city where Mr. Smith meets Talas, Karaza is likely in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakalpakstan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karakalpakstan&lt;/a&gt;, part of Uzbekistan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The town where Mr. Smith and his guide meets the twins (Laila and Leyli, they're &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajiks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tajik&lt;/a&gt;. Not Turkic, but rather Persian) is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%E2%80%98ynoq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muynak/Moynaq&lt;/a&gt;, a city in northern Karakalpakstan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amir and her family are of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazakh&lt;/a&gt; ethnicity, and hail from modern day Kazakhstan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T01:09:44.760" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T01:09:44.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7442" CreationDate="2016-05-13T02:21:39.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name and details of the rest of the team was never revealed in the original manga. However we may assume that they were very talented to be taught by Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23015" LastEditorUserId="23015" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T16:24:25.337" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T16:24:25.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28019" CreationDate="2016-05-13T02:51:13.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the manga follows the same path as the web novel with much skipped content. I don't know about the light novel but I read somewhere that there are some differences. And according to Wikipedia (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushoku_Tensei#Volume_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;), there exists a whole volume between WN volumes 6 &amp;amp; 7, that covers Rudeus' adventures following Eris' departure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3995" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T02:51:13.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32057" CreationDate="2016-05-13T07:51:07.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can buy the Japanese version of Monthly Comic Alive from JList (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://jlist.com/aap474&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the April 2015 issue) or Tokyo Otaku Mode (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://otakumode.com/shop/560a30bbf481efcf51411fa4/Monthly-Comic-Alive-December-2015&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is the December 2015 issue). JList used to also sell subscriptions to some of the manga magazines. If you live in a large city you might also have a Japanese bookstore somewhere (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kinokuniya.com/us/index.php/fho003&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kinokuniya&lt;/a&gt;) that sells the magazine in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, there is no English release for Comic Alive; this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_magazines#Published_outside_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list of manga magazines published outside Japan&lt;/a&gt; has no entry for it. Manga are almost always published in English as tankoubon, outside of Shounen Jump and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yen_Plus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yen Plus&lt;/a&gt;. Nowadays some sites, like Crunchyroll, simulpublish individual chapters as they come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what I would do: figure out which specific few series in Comic Alive you are interested in following. Chances are you don't care about every last series ever published in this magazine, so identify the ones you do care about. Figure out if they have an English language release (Wikipedia and Anime News Network are pretty good for this, but if you're stumped you can post another question here asking about it.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is an English release, it will probably be tankoubon volumes, or maybe simulpub if you're lucky. If you absolutely must follow your chosen series chapter by chapter, every month, and it's not simulpublished, then find scanlations for it. Then either buy the magazine in Japanese, or buy the tankoubon volumes in English when they come out. If you really don't want the books, you can probably donate them to a public library. (Apparently &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2016-02-07/.98430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;public libraries will even stock Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou nowadays&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not a great solution if you were looking to follow more than two or three series, especially if you don't care about the retouched art and better quality paper in the tankoubon. But unless you read Japanese it's about all you can do. Most likely, simulpub will become more popular as more of the Japanese magazines move online, but for now this is what we're stuck with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T07:51:07.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16790" CreationDate="2016-05-13T08:34:32.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;SPOILER FROM MANGA!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever read the manga knows that Kurome is still alive, so how is Kurome's death the prerequisite to use the trump card? I think that is because the blade consumes the humanity of the user (I remember that Akame said that before) and, because of the risk and that the curse gave her a nice tattoo, the trump card can be only use once. So if she used that before, how she is supposed to face the world's strongest women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24031" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T08:53:43.660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T08:53:43.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-13T10:20:21.033" Score="0" ViewCount="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kazuki can have or borrow other summoner powers by having relationship. So, by doing having relationship with other kings can he have or borrow their powers ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T10:32:31.517" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T10:32:31.517" Title="Can Kazuki borrow or have other kings power?" Tags="&lt;magika-no-kenshi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27742" CreationDate="2016-05-13T12:18:10.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &quot;The Intrepid&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scbziJUEog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s a YouTube video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the 7th track of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_Brotherhood_Original_Soundtrack_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Original Soundtrack 3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T12:18:10.713" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-05-13T12:18:10.713" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2016-05-13T14:35:57.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To complete the answer of JNat, I think a better example could be the fight Tobi (or Masked Man) VS Minato, while Kyûbi is attacking Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I remember well, as the final move of the fight, Minato throws a Kunai on Tobi's face and runs to Tobi directly after : to counter it, Tobi wants to let the Kunai pass through his head with his jutsu, then come back &quot;real&quot; and attack Minato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the exact time the Kunai has finished to pass through his head and he becomes &quot;real&quot; again to attack Minato, Minato uses Hiraishin - Level 2 (teleports instantly over Tobi and hits him with Rasengan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was automatic, Tobi would have dodged it, but the thing that it was so fast that it hit him, proves that &lt;strong&gt;he consciously uses it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24040" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T14:35:57.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-13T16:09:47.267" Score="0" ViewCount="6679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read what happened with Rin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Kakashi is a copy ninja, how is he able to get the Mangekyou Sharingan without the Uchiha bloodline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24043" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T22:59:39.010" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T03:27:43.803" Title="How is Kakashi able to get Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32085" CreationDate="2016-05-14T02:24:56.870" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharingan wielders don't really have to be part of the Uchiha clan to activate the Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone close to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you just have to have a Sharingan and witness the death of someone close to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T03:27:43.803" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T03:27:43.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32090" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32094" CreationDate="2016-05-14T02:26:26.893" Score="2" ViewCount="28725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've had a look online and can't find any evidence that the term &quot;Ace&quot; refers to a position in volleyball; the only definition I could find was that of a service ace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this term solely used for the sake of the anime/manga or is there any evidence that points to its use in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24048" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T04:36:10.970" LastActivityDate="2021-04-11T12:53:06.847" Title="Is the &quot;Ace&quot; position in Haikyuu just made up for the manga/anime?" Tags="&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29002" CreationDate="2016-05-14T03:12:13.463" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are from the same author. They exist in different worlds but the protagonist of Doupo and Wudong travels to the dazhuzai world and they exist there now. There's probably a span of hundred of years between dazhuzai and the other two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24049" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:22:25.457" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:22:25.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32090" CreationDate="2016-05-14T04:35:47.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not a &quot;position&quot; in the same sense that &quot;libero&quot; and &quot;middle blocker&quot; are positions. That is to say, you probably aren't going to find any references to an &quot;ace&quot; as a position in, say, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jva.or.jp/play/rulebook.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Japan Volleyball Association's rulebook&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; refers to Azumane as Karasuno's &quot;ace&quot;, that's in the usual colloquial sense - he's the best (offensive) player on the team. In English, this sense of &quot;ace&quot; seems to be fairly restricted to baseball (where it refers to the best pitcher on the team), but the Japanese equivalent (エース &lt;em&gt;ēsu&lt;/em&gt;, borrowed from English &quot;ace&quot;) is used fairly often in real life for team-leading players in other team sports as well, including (at minimum) soccer and volleyball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it turns out, this turn of phrase has made it way into other parts of Japanese volleyball lingo. A wing spiker (Eng. &quot;outside hitter&quot; or &quot;opposite hitter&quot;) who focuses primarily on offense may also be referred to as a &quot;super ace&quot;. But this is not the sense in which &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; tends to use the term &quot;ace&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T07:00:06.260" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T07:00:06.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T06:00:20.993" Score="9" ViewCount="8717" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season of Sword Art Online, Yuuki had an 11-hit Original Sword Skill. She passed it down to Asuna before she died. She named the skill, &quot;Mother's Rosario&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me what exactly is Rosario supposed to mean? I would like to know what it literally means and what it means in the current context and if there is any history behind the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2016-05-19T16:28:25.093" LastActivityDate="2019-05-31T14:36:10.957" Title="What is the meaning of Rosario and why did Yuuki name that skill &quot;Mother's Rosario&quot;?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16844" CreationDate="2016-05-14T06:51:40.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hate comes from her enslavement by the Celestial dragons. So far we have seen only two female Celestial dragons (from the human shop and Doffy's mom) so it's safe to assume that the majority of Celestial dragons who we got introduced to so far are male. Being surrounded by males who abused her and being raised by women who cherished her, as a child or teen she came to a conclusion that males are evil detestable creatures that only care about their satisfaction. Luffy on the other hand has no evil intentions as proven when he saw Hancock's naked body. Most males would have dirty thoughts but he didn't. Next, as Luffy was fighting the sisters he kept requesting the safety of Margaret and her friends who helped him. Also let's not forget the fact that he hid (well protect/cover) the sisters slave mark. As Luffy was still being tested to show his detestable male side, he was given only one choice: save the girls or given a boat. He must chose one and must abandon the other. Luffy did the unexpected and requested Margaret's safety. As the last trial (not really), Hancock told Luffy their story behind their slave mark (which he confused for the sun pirates mark). Hancock expected Luffy to detest her since she was once a slave but Luffy being he is says that he only hates the Celestial dragons. From then on, Hancock's heart was moved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T06:51:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31861" CreationDate="2016-05-14T07:06:40.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gears is just a name to his techniques. They are called gears basically since he is forcing his body or devil to its current full potential. If we go with that thinking then we can say that logia devil fruit user also use &quot;gears&quot; when transforming to liquid (well not liquid but when they turn to light or sand or fire etc). The one thing that all devil fruit users do have is awakening. But since you are in Water 7 arc I'll just stop here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T07:06:40.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31802" CreationDate="2016-05-14T07:12:15.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately no. When a devil fruit user dies, the fruit will respawn two years later at a random place (not really, the devil fruit power will transfer to the nearest fruit available and the ordinary fruit will become a devil fruit. We really don't know how long it takes to respawn.) The only exception that I can think of but not confirmed is that Blackbeard can transfer devil fruit from people to people. I don't know how he does it but I have two speculations. One is that his darkness darkness fruit can pull out a devil fruit from a person (most likely who is close or is dead like how Whitebeard was) and passes it to others. Otherwise he might be having a fully matured ordinary fruit with him after killing the devil fruit user. That way the powers move to the fruit since it is closer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T07:12:15.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31602" CreationDate="2016-05-14T07:18:38.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can think of one possible solution. The black den den mushi which can spy on people's conversations. I'm guessing that the world government (CP0 or the Marines) were either near Blackbeard or near Baltigo originally spying on either Blackbeard or Baltigo (since it is a suspicious country). Once they tapped into the conversation, they got confirmation of Dragon's location. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other assumption is that CP0 followed Sabo from Dressrosa to Baltigo. After following them and finding their hideout they planned a full out attack but got there to meet the place in ruins due to the Blackbeard pirates. I doubt that they followed Sabo since the Revolutionary army were secretive and careful about everything they did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastEditorUserId="10931" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T14:19:05.657" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T14:19:05.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31280" CreationDate="2016-05-14T07:35:07.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have one speculation. In Alabasta, there are 2 poneglyph. One was at the Kings tomb and the other in the desert. The Kings tomb has the info about the location of Pluton according to King Cobra but if you re-watch and re-read the arc closely you will notice that Alabasta has two Palace. The current one and one which is destroyed due to age and the desert not being inhabitable (or some other cause). My speculation is that the former Palace was surrounded by domes due to it being the former capital city. If I remember right, Alabasta was the only country that the King did not leave for Marijoise which is really suspicious. I'm guessing that the King was entrusted with one of the key poneglyphs that tell or is a part of the Rio poneglyph. But since the world government we going for a hunting spree for any book or memory about the void century, the King decided to move his capital city to its current position and leave the other poneglyph in the desert where no one will find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T07:35:07.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T08:58:40.483" Score="2" ViewCount="998" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Koutetsujou no Kabaneri&lt;/em&gt;, the jet bullets are presented — freshly developed based on Ikoma's explosive-steam hybrid gun. However, Mumei has her steam-powered pistols from the beginning and is also able to kill Kabane with one shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the blades on her pistol are reinforced with Kabane &quot;fabric&quot; I assume someone else had similar ideas regarding the improvement of anti-Kabane weapons, and that this is the reason why Mumei's pistols are that strong, though I'd say using explosives to improve the gun force is still quite unusual idea for a steam powered world. But even if we say Ikoma wasn't the first one with these ideas, why isn't anybody else using this technology?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3820" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T10:58:47.213" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T17:33:30.367" Title="How come Mumei's pistols can kill Kabane?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32108" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-05-14T14:23:07.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dTXtp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dTXtp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GATE&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is a novel series written by Takumi Yanai with two anime series adaptation aired on July 2015 and January 2016 by A-1 Pictures&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Youji Itami is a Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) officer and otaku who just work to support his hobby. When he's on his way to attend a doujin convention in Ginza, a portal gate suddenly appears and unleashing dragon, monsters, medieval knights and other creatures and wreak havoc on Tokyo. Later, Youji as a JSDF officer and his team sent to investigate the other world beyond the gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_%28novel_series%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T14:23:07.010" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T14:23:07.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32109" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-05-14T14:23:07.010" Score="0" Body="Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is a novel series written by Takumi Yanai with two anime series adaptation aired on 2015 and 2016" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T14:23:07.010" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T14:23:07.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32113" CreationDate="2016-05-14T14:45:28.153" Score="12" ViewCount="44626" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the most popular anime of this season, &lt;strong&gt;Koutetsujou no Kabaneri&lt;/strong&gt;,  before, in the middle or after a battle, the human combatants yell &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Rokkon Shojo&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; or  the Princess says it after a battle.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I researched a bit and apparently it means “&lt;strong&gt;purification of the six roots of perception”&lt;/strong&gt; (which is quite ambiguous) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has any other meaning other than the one stated above? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is its purpose and why is it used in a  situation which involves fighting?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T19:21:00.513" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T02:42:44.533" Title="What does the phrase &quot;Rokkon Shojo&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32111" CreationDate="2016-05-14T15:26:33.440" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rokkon shojo does indeed mean purification of the six roots of perception. By my current knowledge there is no other meaning to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The usage however that is most known to people is during mountain climbing, or as &lt;a href=&quot;https://haikugirl.me/2014/12/14/word-of-the-week-rokkonshojo/&quot;&gt;haikugirl.me&lt;/a&gt; phrases it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘rokkon shojo’ is a common expression often repeated while climbing a mountain, especially Mount Fuji. ‘Rokkon’ (六根) means ‘six senses’ (i.e. seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and conciousness). ‘Shojo’ (清浄) means ‘purification’. So, the phrase refers to purifying your heart of all the bad stuff (desire, anger, fear, depression, etc.) that comes from what we take in via the six senses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this would not make a lot of sense in &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&lt;/a&gt;. The way &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%AD%E6%A0%B9%E6%B8%85%E6%B5%84&quot;&gt;ja.wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; describes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;そのため執着を断ち、心を清らかな状態にすることを言う。そのため不浄なものを見ない、聞かない、嗅がない、味わわない、触れない、感じないために俗世との接触を絶つことが行なわれた（山ごもりなど）。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a phrase as referred to in Buddhism. Which would roughly translate to something like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cut of your obsessions, refer to your heart in a pure state. Do not see what is unclean, do not ask, smell, taste or touch. Cut off your contact with the world &lt;strong&gt;in order not to feel&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does fit the series a bit better. By killing of your emotions, it will make it easier to kill. This is something used in the modern day military as wel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also fits into the series given that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a monster cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;making &lt;code&gt;refer to your heart in a pure state&lt;/code&gt; which I believe can also be interpreted as &lt;code&gt;cutting of ones heart&lt;/code&gt; (please correct me if I am wrong) a fair pun of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T15:26:33.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4436" CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:55:53.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The guild's first master Mavis loved the idea of fairies and often wondered if they had tails. This is mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24064" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T09:21:16.010" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T09:21:16.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19281" CreationDate="2016-05-14T22:09:15.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kirito did lie. Before Klein tried to log out, he said that he reached till floor 8 in 2 months. About the term &quot;beater&quot; in the extra edition of SAO, the guy said that he accepted his fate just to keep other beta testers from being hated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24068" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-18T16:28:23.567" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T16:28:23.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T23:23:22.193" Score="2" ViewCount="1391" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Aincrad arc of SAO on episode 14, on the big glass plane, Asuna was apologizing to Kirito and I don't know why. Was it because she jumped in front of the sword, or was it somthing else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24069" LastEditorUserId="24069" LastEditDate="2016-05-16T00:30:21.913" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T13:54:34.700" Title="Why did Asuna apologize at the end of the Aincrad arc?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32096" CreationDate="2016-05-15T00:54:20.570" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuuki's mother turned to Catholicism after learning about her and her family's affliction. This much I'm pretty sure was mentioned in the anime, and it left a strong impression on Yuuki herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author said the skill name is a memento to her mother. (I'll need to find the exact quote later, but it was an answer to a fan's question on Twitter) He used &quot;Rosario&quot; instead of &quot;Rosary&quot; because the Japanese loan word was taken from Portuguese. A rosary itself is a set of prayers called &quot;Hail Mary's&quot;. There are also ornaments like necklaces or rings with specific beads for counting the Hail Mary's, also called Rosaries. While it may be speculative, I also think that each hit from the 11-hit skill by Yuuki represents a physical rosary's components, as the typical rosary has ten beads each to represent a Hail Mary, plus a crucifix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T00:54:20.570" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-15T15:09:27.260" Score="8" ViewCount="863" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the dance that Tsukihi does in the third opening of Nisemonogatari (&quot;Platinum Disco&quot;)? It's the one where she does all of the hand movements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24083" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T18:25:06.007" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T21:59:33.730" Title="What is the dance in the third Nisemonogatari OP?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32129" CreationDate="2016-05-15T20:44:13.833" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's based on bon odori, the dancing at O-bon festivals. O-bon is a holiday in Japan that takes place towards the end of summer. All the &quot;summer festivals&quot; in anime where people dress in yukata and go eat yakisoba and scoop goldfish and watch fireworks are O-bon festivals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g58qwUQtoG8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a video that shows some people doing bon-odori. The video description offers some facts about the dancing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bon Odori (盆踊り), meaning simply Bon dance is a style of dancing performed during Obon. Originally a Nenbutsu folk dance to welcome the spirits of the dead, the style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region. Each region has a local dance, as well as different music. The music can be songs specifically pertinent to the spiritual message of Obon, or local min'yo folk songs. Consequently, the Bon dance will look and sound different from region to region. Hokkaidō is known for a folk-song known as &quot;Soran Bushi.&quot; The song &quot;Tokyo Ondo&quot; takes its namesake from the capital of Japan. &quot;Gujo Odori&quot; in Gujō, Gifu prefecture is famous for all night dancing. &quot;Goshu Ondo&quot; is a folk song from Shiga prefecture. Residents of the Kansai area will recognize the famous &quot;Kawachi ondo.&quot; Tokushima in Shikoku is very famous for its &quot;Awa Odori,&quot; or &quot;fool's dance,&quot; and in the far south, one can hear the &quot;Ohara Bushi&quot; of Kagoshima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Tsukihi is well known as a yukata freak who joined the tea ceremony club just to have an excuse to wear a yukata at school, and bon odori is often done in yukata. (You can even kind of see how the movements of the dance, which mostly involve the hands and arms, are adapted to the leg-restricting nature of the garment.) So that's why her opening features her doing bon odori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T21:59:33.730" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T21:59:33.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32136" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-16T05:12:43.453" Score="4" ViewCount="8350" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers we notice that when he was a kid and when they first entered the Soul Reaper Academy his forehead was clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Renji runs to tell Rukia that he passed his Second Exam only to see Rukia meeting with Byakuya Kuchiki (where she was offered to be adopted by him) we can see that Renji now has a pair lines on his forehead, but it is still less than what we see in the present day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what is the meaning behind these tattoos?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2021-03-03T17:08:45.673" Title="What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32137" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32142" CreationDate="2016-05-16T05:17:50.250" Score="2" ViewCount="767" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo fight Renji in Season 2, after he smashes Ichigo into a wall he then says then if Ichigo was somehow able to defeated him there are 11 other Lieutenants and 13 other Captains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Including himself Renji only seems to be counting 12 Lieutenants and 13 Captains. at first i thought he was skipping Squad 4 because most lood down on then in terms of combat ability but then why would he then include Squad 4's Captain if that was the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which Lieutenant is Renji not counting and why does he exclude that Lieutenant but not their Captain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I am referring to the English Dub&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T11:20:58.720" Title="Which Lieutenant is Renji not counting?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32144" CreationDate="2016-05-16T05:27:56.277" Score="3" ViewCount="866" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers, at the start when we see what his life was like in Rukongi District 78 - Hanging Dog, the Old Man that he and his Friends steal from had these tubes which appeared to carry liquid which seemed to spill out when he fell onto his table.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first guess would be these are some form of water bottle used in Feudal Japan so i am looking for confirmation if these tube things are. if not what are they? and do they have a basis in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T12:21:24.023" Title="What are those Wooden Tube thing?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23994" CreationDate="2016-05-16T06:42:38.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neptune is based on the Neptune in name only, much as Nepgear is not directly based on the Game Gear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Neptune and Nepgear they are named after are fictional seventh gen devices. They can be seen in the media related to the games and occasionally in the games themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neptune: &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/neptunia/images/6/6a/22dzw.png/revision/latest?cb=20141028005428&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/neptunia/images/6/6a/22dzw.png/revision/latest?cb=20141028005428&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nepgear(?)/N-Gear (named after Nokia N-Gauge? It can be used as a phone so...): &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/neptunia/images/b/b4/N-Gear.png/revision/latest?cb=20130906010712&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/neptunia/images/b/b4/N-Gear.png/revision/latest?cb=20130906010712&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because she's not based on an existing line of consoles, ingame lore states that Neptune's CPU is upgradeable. I'm not sure if this is the case with Nepgear though...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24092" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T06:42:38.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32119" CreationDate="2016-05-16T06:47:53.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know Asuna and Kirito are madly in love with each other and that the game is deadly (quite literally). As any lover would do, they promised each other to survive the game and meet up in the real world, fall in love again and get married and so on. You know who he was fighting with but she thought that he was about to die from a lethal blow and decided to jump and save her man and eventually breaking the promise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T06:47:53.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32137" CreationDate="2016-05-16T11:20:58.720" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time the 13th Division did not have a vice captain. After Kaien Shiba's death sometime before the start of the series, the position goes a while unfilled, with the duties being covered by the two third seats of 13th division, before passing on to Rukia. Therefore there was no vice captain at the time Ichigo came to rescue Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/13th_Division&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/13th_Division&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T11:20:58.720" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32138" CreationDate="2016-05-16T12:21:24.023" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes their purpose is to store water or a different liquid.&#xA;I've seen them in other anime and manga but I cannot remember them though.&#xA; In general they've been used all around Asia.&#xA;This one for example is from Borneo and it can be seen that it is heavily decorated:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qc2ur.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qc2ur.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://borneoartifact.com/modules/product/?show=info&amp;amp;id=3348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shop&lt;/a&gt; were it is available more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has current day versions like these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cnV9f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cnV9f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tomocchi.hamazo.tv/e5804304.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o29KF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o29KF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tomocchi.hamazo.tv/e5804304.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9j5A.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9j5A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://minne.com/items/3385426&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are usually handmade, being made in the wild when hiking or camping &lt;a href=&quot;https://sensiblesurvival.org/2013/03/08/make-a-bamboo-canteen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;like this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all the information I could gather including some japanese websites (I have no knowdeledge of the Japanese language). I found information only on shopping websites and I hope it is not against the rules. I hope it is a conclusive answer even if it has ambiguous sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T12:21:24.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32147" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32173" CreationDate="2016-05-16T17:56:29.150" Score="0" ViewCount="1061" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have searched for it and would like to know what would happen if a pokemon were to die. Would the trainer go on and get another pokemon? Or maybe they would stop being a trainer forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23313" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:54:44.013" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:54:44.013" Title="What would happen if a pokemon died instead of fainting?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13543" CreationDate="2016-05-17T02:04:00.643" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this was shown in Chapter 35 of volume 4 of the original Japanese manga. The anime adaption only made minor changes, such as the place of their meeting is changed from the school library to a local public library, and Yui's Kanji exercise book is seen with different contents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://homepage3.nifty.com/hysk/yryrdb/e35.htm&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; for detailed information. I personally find this &quot;Yuru Yuri database&quot; site very useful in answering questions like yours, so please allow me to recommend it to any of the Yuru Yuri fans here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, since a long time has passed after this question is first asked, it is highly possible that amateur English translations are out there right now. Maybe I should not provide a link for copyright reasons, but googling will certainly lead you to one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23823" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T02:04:00.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-17T04:25:06.887" Score="5" ViewCount="1057" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to use &quot;Laputa: Castle in the Sky&quot; as an example, but the identifying features that I'm particularly interested in identifying are the ancient, yet advanced technological civilization(s) that left behind the city itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a word or genre specifically describing the ancient yet technologically advanced civilization trope (specifically those more advanced than present day civilizations)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24104" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-17T04:31:51.550" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T07:15:41.537" Title="Name of classification/trope of anime with advanced/ancient civilizations" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32157" CreationDate="2016-05-17T05:22:18.533" Score="16" ViewCount="17224" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was looking for info on Saiyuki and learned it was based on the Chinese novel &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, I was reminded of some things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese name of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is Son Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sun Wukong (孫悟空) is known/pronounced as Suen Ng-hung in Cantonese, Tôn Ngộ Không in Vietnamese, Sun Ngokong in Thai, Sun Gokong or Sun Go Kong in Malay and Indonesian, Son Ogong in Korean, &lt;strong&gt;and Son Gokū in Japanese.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong#Names_and_titles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sun Wukong - Names and titles (1st Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4296/when-does-son-goku-learn-to-fly&quot;&gt;Some question here&lt;/a&gt; refer to Goku from &lt;em&gt;Dragonball&lt;/em&gt; as Son Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A number of images of Sun Wukong show him on a cloud with a staff, similar how Goku in the original &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; Series is shown with Nimbus and his staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am wondering if Goku in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; is based on Sun Wukong from &lt;em&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-27T18:21:31.963" LastActivityDate="2020-07-10T14:35:32.040" Title="Is Goku in Dragon Ball based on Sun Wukong from Journey to the West?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32156" CreationDate="2016-05-17T06:43:47.657" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akira Toriyama was definitely influenced by Journey to the West in writing the original Dragon Ball manga. In early stories, Goku rides the Flying Nimbus cloud and wields an extendable staff, two aspects taken directly from his inspiration the Monkey King along with his name, and the fact that he turns into a giant ape is also a callback to his simian origins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quest to find the Dragon Balls was also a parallel to the quest for the sutras, or scrolls of the Buddha, and some of the other characters from Dragon Ball have parallels to Journey to the West characters, although they tend to be a little tenuous at times. And, of course, it didn't take long before the original story gave way to all the craziness and martial arts and ridiculously scaling power levels to the extent that by the time Dragon Ball Z came along the resemblances are superficial at best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see mention of the connection in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, although the sources are mostly print ones so you'd have to put a little leg work in to track them down yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T06:43:47.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32162" CreationDate="2016-05-17T06:48:32.100" Score="5" ViewCount="17931" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was Mai in Dragon Ball:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1daNf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1daNf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is Mai in Dragon Ball Super:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T6i8I.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T6i8I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does she become younger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:59:51.390" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T13:59:51.390" Title="How does Mai from the Pilaf gang become younger?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6262" CreationDate="2016-05-17T09:09:26.747" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch's geass power increased over time. Perhaps it was not powerful enough make someone his full-time slave until his power got to full strength. Lelouch did experiments in the beginning to test the limitations and capabilities of his geass. Surely he must have wondered what would happen if he tried the command &quot;obey me&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24111" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T09:09:26.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32164" CreationDate="2016-05-17T09:59:03.277" Score="4" ViewCount="15718" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Shisui sacrifice himself? More importantly, why did he crush his eyes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because he wasn't strong enough to protect them from falling into the wrong hands? What made him think that Itachi could stop the revolt even when he knew he was stronger than Itachi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:19:49.403" LastActivityDate="2018-04-16T01:27:38.590" Title="Why did Shisui sacrifice himself?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32158" CreationDate="2016-05-17T10:04:08.283" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Pilaf Gang gathered the Dragon Balls and wished for youth before the events of the &lt;em&gt;Battle of Gods Movie&lt;/em&gt;. Though, it is never shown on screen, but it's mentioned in the movie and the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mai:&lt;/strong&gt; Earlier, when we were finally about to get Shenlong to grant our wish, Pilaf-sama, you said &quot;Make us young again!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pilaf:&lt;/strong&gt; Y-Yeah, but... there's no point in dominating the world when we're old, if we're going to drop dead right away.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mai:&lt;/strong&gt; Maybe so, but we're too young like this!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shū:&lt;/strong&gt; It was a relief for me. My life has been greatly extended, in dog years.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T10:04:08.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32161" CreationDate="2016-05-17T10:16:30.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Story part related to it in the game &quot;Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution&quot;, and if I remember well :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzô wanted to steal Shisui's eyes to use their power to prevent the coup d'etat from happening, because Shisui didn't want to use it against his own clan.&#xA;Danzô succeeded to steal one of Shisui's eyes, but Shisui managed to escape just after. He knew Danzô would do everything to get the other eye, so he chose to give it to Itachi (and so Danzô can't know where the 2nd eye is), and as he had no eyes anymore, I guess he thought that living in these conditions was meaningless and committed suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24040" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T10:16:30.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32161" CreationDate="2016-05-17T10:20:24.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was made pretty clear when Itachi explains it to Naruto when he was Edo Tensei. &#xA;Itachi and Shisui both new a Civil War was on the cards since Uchiha were plotting a Coup. Both having grown up in the era of great war didn't want it to come to that. Shisui tried to use his Genjutsu prowess on the village elders to stop the anhilation of Uchihas, but Danzo overpowered him and stole his eye. Shisui managed to get away but lost an eye. He didn't want any other power monger to get hold of his other Mangekyo Sharingan and thus entrusted it to Itachi, because he knew he believed in the same ideals. He left the village and faked his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a smartphone. So will edit with proper citations of manga chapters later. Please take a look at Wikia. It should explain it more clearly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 1: For those convinced he commited suicide&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shisui wrote a suicide note telling his clan he cannot follow through with the coup d'etat, but his clan's narrow mindedness made them unable to understand this, believing he would even sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the Uchiha Clan. The contents of the suicide note also made it appear as though he had crushed his eyes when jumping off a cliff into the Naka River to kill himself in order to prevent conflict from arising over his eyes within the clan. He, at the same time, was able to erase his existence, leaving no corpse behind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Wiki Source: Chapter 550 pg11. Chapter 520 pg 15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 2: I am not sure whats wrong with people, but they do not want to do their own research but will hold their beliefs and opinions as hard facts. I am open to different interpretations of said facts BUT don't refute the facts. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYwRU3B0Q7o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is the anime clip of Shisui giving his eye to Itachi&lt;/a&gt; (Not that itachi killed him and took his eye) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T04:07:40.687" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T04:07:40.687" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32166" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-17T13:00:29.837" Score="7" ViewCount="5613" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many times Len Kagamine die in all of his PV's? I have been searching the answer for this question for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24114" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-17T18:54:02.893" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T08:09:17.557" Title="How many times did Len Kagamine die?" Tags="&lt;vocaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6518" CreationDate="2016-05-17T15:12:46.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An explanation is that after rescuing straw hats at sabaody, he was defeated by Kizaru and captured in seastone cuffs. After that he probably received death penalty, but since hes a pacifista project he was probably sent to vegapunk to have his brain removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His capture and punishment was not mentioned somewhere in the manga/anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is a VERY PLAUSIBLE theory on why Kuma was turned into a full pacifista. Certainly a more plausible theory than the 'he did this for dragon', or 'dragon ordered him to do so' nonsense theories that are floating around in this discussion, neither of which are mentioned anywhere in canon either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is highly unlikely Kuma was willingly turned into a full pacifista. Some people posted here that 'he did this for Dragon', 'Dragon ordered him to do so'. What? How would doing so benefit Dragon and revolutionaries? How would it benefit Kuma himself (obviously won't since he would be dead?) What other POSSIBLE incentive that world govt offered him or the revolutionary that could be so great, that it would outweigh the consequence of him being dead? Probably none. Therefore it leads to conclusion that the government forced that choice upon him. Straight up executing him most likely wouldn't have been an attractive option, since they would need as many shichibukai on their side to face against whitebeard. Therefore all these points toward my theory - that Kuma was punished for opposing the marines and an admiral from carrying out the order to purge the tenryuubito's attackers. Thats why world govt most likely decided to fully transform Kuma into a pacifista in order to both punish him and turn him into a fully loyal slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuma was certainly aware that this would be his punishment, thats why he stated that this will be the last time he will meet the strawhats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegapunk most likely was in a good relationship with Kuma and likely did not want to turn him into a full cyborg either, but he had to do so under the pressure from the world govt. Thats why Vegapunk likely programmed in Kuma's request to protect the Sunny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22553" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-05-17T18:22:40.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T18:22:40.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32176" CreationDate="2016-05-17T17:07:41.337" Score="-3" ViewCount="933" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not seen a lot of anime, but some of the ones I have seen have pocket watches in them. &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Phantom&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; all have pocket watches of some sort in them and are usually an important piece at some point in the anime. How come many anime include pocket watches in them? Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These images are from &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QOm3M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QOm3M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Noir&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3IXVL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3IXVL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Steins;Gate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r5uFw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r5uFw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22762" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T03:13:44.990" Title="Why do many anime include pocket watches in them?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32147" CreationDate="2016-05-17T17:09:10.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suck at finding specific cannon sources, but here's is my general understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are asking one of two things. What happens if pokemon (in general) die instead of fainting? OR What would happen if a pokemon (just one) died instead of fainting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking the first, that's a bit opinion based, but you would likely see defensive gear for pokemon to protect them more, higher regulations on battles to ensure fights don't go passed certain limits, and more medical items to help critically injured pokemon to prevent them from dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're asking the second, the trainer's response depends on the trainer. Some continue to fight. (I would assume most. If their goal is to become a master, it's a loss they learn to deal with. Not that they become emotionless, but they learn to remember and move on and fight in their honor etc.) Some would possibly stop because they don't want to lose more people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be seen as something similar to when people command a division in any kind of combat. You either continue to fight when you've lost a man, or you discover that kind of stress is too much for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's always theories &lt;a href=&quot;http://ds.about.com/od/Pokemon/a/Did-Garys-Raticate-Really-Die-In-Pokemon-Red-And-Blue.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;like this one&lt;/a&gt; that go over whether Red kills his rival's Raticate. This implies that pokemon CAN die and have died, with your rival being an example of someone who continues on anyway. And with a city like Lavender Town and the cemetery and the natural effect of aging (since there are baby pokemon), you can reasonably assume most pokemon can die of old age and, therefore, other causes of bodily deterioration/harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps out some. It's a bit long because I wasn't entirely sure what you were asking. Feel free to comment and I'll try to explain more or find better sources :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T17:09:10.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32172" CreationDate="2016-05-17T19:05:54.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not an expert on Japanese culture but if I had to guess, there are some symbolism involved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) A pocket watch became popular after World War I and it was one of the expensive items being imported into Asian countries. It was valuable and was something that can be inherited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) A watch symbolizes time; past, present, and future. It represents the character's past (usually dark and sad in anime), present (struggles) and future (final goal, whether it's a bright one or inevitable death.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what I think. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T19:05:54.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-17T19:48:48.117" Score="1" ViewCount="1078" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Higuchi died, the original death note was in hands of Light, so he becomes the owner again. After L dies, and Mello exchanges that death note for Sayu, how did Kal Snyder end up as the owner, if Light did not forfeit ownership of his death note between that time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24128" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-17T20:49:03.860" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T08:29:37.333" Title="How did Kal Snyder end up as the death note owner?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29285" CreationDate="2016-05-17T20:42:09.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They also would have had to have built the gate 400 years in the past to bring the dragons so the whole idea is full of holes like a lot of Fairy Tail. Although it's a good show they just constantly contradict previously stated facts &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24129" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T02:39:24.737" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T02:39:24.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32183" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-18T03:03:57.667" Score="0" ViewCount="725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Kirito didn't die at the end if episode 14 because of his will to fight overthrowing the system. But during the fight with Heathcliff, episode 14, when all players were paralyzed, how did asuna manage to move in front of the sword? Was it the same concept above, or was it because of somthing else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24136" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T09:35:27.457" Title="how did Asuna move?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T11:47:37.310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32172" CreationDate="2016-05-18T03:13:44.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to what monty_bean said, a watch does show the symbolism of time, but it's far more significant with a pocket watch, which can have more meaning, such as the engraving on the watch in FMA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A wristwatch just does not carry the same emotional gravity that a pocket watch does; it would register more as just a fashion accessory or something to tell the time with. The significance of the watch itself wouldn't be nearly as present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24137" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T03:13:44.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32187" CreationDate="2016-05-18T04:24:38.413" Score="7" ViewCount="2515" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/40it1x/essay_iyashikei_the_genre_of_catharsis/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This essay on Reddit&lt;/a&gt; gives a pretty good definition for &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iyashikei means “healing-type” and the genre’s works reflect this meaning. Iyashikei aims to heal the viewer through delivering a sense of relaxation and catharsis. This is accomplished through a tranquil – though not necessarily happy – in-show experience which allows the viewer to calm their mind and relax by focusing more on the emotional experience than on the intellectual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The essay gives several examples of &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; shows, including Aria, K-On, Mushishi, and Non Non Biyori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my meager explorations of Japanese literature, I've noticed a peaceful and sometimes pensive feeling similar to the tone of many &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;, especially in the poetry. It seems that &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; is a genre with pretty deep roots in Japanese culture, so I'd expect it to take off early on in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious what the earliest &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; anime or manga was. The earliest I knew of was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kik%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou&lt;/a&gt;, from 1994; the Reddit essay mentions the Studio Ghibli film &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Yesterday_(1991_film)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Only Yesterday&lt;/a&gt;, from 1991. Are there any earlier? Given my hypothesis that &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; came from a longstanding and uniquely Japanese cultural perspective, it seems like there should have been. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Series this old wouldn't have been identified as iyashikei at the time (even Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Only Yesterday seem to predate the term), but if modern fans would identify it as iyashikei or something similar, it's potentially an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T06:47:56.680" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T08:46:21.563" Title="What was the first iyashikei series?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32183" CreationDate="2016-05-18T04:24:53.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;well If you think about it asuna's will to protect kirito was probably greater than kirito's will to fight so naturally her being able to move was only natural since she was feeling intense emotions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23385" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T04:24:53.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32185" CreationDate="2016-05-18T08:46:21.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This was originally going to be a comment, but I'm going to go ahead and make this an answer and explain why I'm not sure it is possible to effectively answer this question. I could well be convinced otherwise, though!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Unlike obscenity, you &lt;em&gt;don't&lt;/em&gt; know (old) &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; when you see it&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here's the problem, as I see it. &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; is one of those things that is characterized less by the content of a work and more by the &lt;em&gt;effect&lt;/em&gt; of that work upon its audience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, content creators have a well-worn library of narrative approaches that they can use to make their work &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; (e.g. &quot;cute girls doing cute things&quot;), and so we can look at a present-day work and see how it uses these approaches to effectively &quot;heal&quot; the audience. Alternatively, we can look at how a work comports itself relative to &quot;canonically&quot; &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; works that it discourses with, like &lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; and so forth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when we look at works that predate the &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; &quot;canon&quot; and its associated library of approaches, how do we effectively evaluate whether a work is or is not &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;? Based on how it makes you feel, I guess.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&#xA; But that doesn't help us come up with a good answer to &quot;which was the first?&quot;. That's the issue - it's simply rather difficult to say what is or is not &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; the further into the past you go. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;For example:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly disagree with the reddit user's claim that &lt;em&gt;Only Yesterday&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is, on the whole, a calm and relaxing movie, and happens to employ some of the narrative trappings common to modern &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; works (wistfulness for rural Japan, in particular), it pairs these elements with decidedly un-healing bits, like the various mishaps Taeko experiences during her childhood, and the obstacles she faces in her budding relationship with Toshio. It is a beautiful slice of Japanese life, but is it healing? No, at least not to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we lifted &lt;em&gt;Only Yesterday&lt;/em&gt; out of 1991 and released it for the first time in 2016, would we call it &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;? I don't think so. It is not, in my view, substantially in discourse with the modern &quot;&lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; canon&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why is &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; a Thing, anyway?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's something of an argument that the crystallization of &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; in the late 90s as a Thing (throughout Japanese media; not just in the otaku realm) is a direct response to the trouble Japan was experiencing at the time - the bubble had just burst, and Japan was really reeling for the first time since World War II. This explanation is pretty reductive, and it'd be silly to claim that the economy is the only (or even primary) cause, but it seems uncontroversial that Japan's national woes at the time did contribute to the reification of &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken out of its context as a response to the Japanese zeitgeist of the 90s, does it even make sense to talk about &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt;? I'm not sure that it does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A long, rambling footnote&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This is not to say that it is &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; impossible to identify a work as having a quality that was only effectively delinated after the work's creation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take, for example, the realm of gothic fiction. When Walpole wrote &lt;em&gt;The Castle of Otranto&lt;/em&gt;, he wrote the first gothic novel, even though he could not have known that, since the idea of gothic fiction as a distinct thing did not come about until some years later. But we can nonetheless distinctly see that &lt;em&gt;Otranto&lt;/em&gt; is a gothic novel (never mind the fact that the whole genre is named for &lt;em&gt;Otranto&lt;/em&gt; to begin with), because there are specific narrative trappings that characterize gothic fiction (spooky castles, fantastic romances, etc.), and &lt;em&gt;Otranto&lt;/em&gt; exhibits them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;em&gt;iyashikei&lt;/em&gt; works are not characterized by their narrative in this same way. Where, on the one hand, you have the (admittedly large) cluster of &quot;cute girls doing cute things&quot; anime, you also have &quot;man has mystical encounters with spiritual entities&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt;) and &quot;parenting is great&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Usagi Drop&lt;/em&gt;, timeskip notwithstanding) and &quot;shibe does shibe things&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Itoshi no Muco&lt;/em&gt;) and &quot;whatever &lt;em&gt;Glasslip&lt;/em&gt; is&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Glasslip&lt;/em&gt;), and I don't know how to identify a coherent commonality among all these things besides &quot;they make me feel fuzzy inside&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T08:46:21.563" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32183" CreationDate="2016-05-18T09:35:27.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated to be her willpower. In chapter 23 of first tome of light novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just to save me, the shy and spoiled Asuna had shaken off the&#xA;  incurable paralysis with her willpower and thrown herself against an&#xA;  attack that was impossible to block.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of game features, it might be some sort of bug, since Kayaba was not expecting thing like this to be possible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is really surprising. Isn’t it just like a standalone console RPG&#xA;  scenario? It should have been impossible for her to recover from the&#xA;  paralysis… So things like this really do happen…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose, it was author's idea of willpower and true feelings being able to surpass most limitations, so we probably will not find any more clues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T09:35:27.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32147" CreationDate="2016-05-18T09:59:16.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Next thoughts are based on manga, so I'm not sure if all of this applies to anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, it is not that strongly dependent on pokeballs. Pokeballs were did not exist forever, you know. And even when they've appeared, there was first pokemon captured by pokeball, which means, trainer managed to capture it without other captured pokemons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see, it may also depend on attitude of pokemon towards particular human. If pokemon likes someone, it may willingly allow to capture him, or at least obey commands of human he likes. Last one even applies to pokemons, who belong to other trainers. Also, trainers may lend their pokemon to other people. In manga, several main characters lent their pokemons to people without pokemon to help them caught one (Red lent his Pika to Yellow to capture Rattata, Ruby lent his Ralts to Wally).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there are numerous solutions to solve situations, at least in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of trainer mental state - well, that heavily depends on character mentality, and is mostly same to real world situations. Will you take new cat, if your cat dies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T09:59:16.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32103" CreationDate="2016-05-18T10:12:38.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know and heard of, Mumei is a kabeneri (half- human and half- kabane). And apparently, once you become a kabeneri, your abilities as a human increases vastly. For example, your speed and strength increases. Remember, when she talks with Ikuma inside the train, she says &quot;if I remove the ribbon around my neck, I could use my real abilities&quot;. But she doesn't usually removes it, because as a side effect, she get's exhausted and sleepy. And also Mumei is seen in the anime as one skilled with martial arts. Therefore, due to her enhanced abilities- thx to kabane virus, it helps her to get Insta kill with her pistols. And also the ammunition which she uses are normal bullets and they are limited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this helped you in finding your answer and for more information about her, visit the link below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://koutetsujou-no-kabaneri.wikia.com/wiki/Mumei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://koutetsujou-no-kabaneri.wikia.com/wiki/Mumei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23540" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T10:12:38.560" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-18T11:20:42.880" Score="0" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lelouch Vi Britannia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;survive at the end of &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he's seen in &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but isn't this before the events of the first two seasons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-07T20:26:51.067" LastActivityDate="2018-07-07T20:26:51.067" Title="Does this character in &quot;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion&quot; die?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-18T11:26:56.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34363" CreationDate="2016-05-18T18:37:28.957" Score="2" ViewCount="542" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the background music played in the first 30 seconds of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3GBVwZAH6s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;episode two&lt;/a&gt;, when a narrator speaks of the conquest of Japan? This is the section before the OP is played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24150" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T19:36:36.623" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T15:02:37.960" Title="What is the background music played in ep. 2 when we are told of the conquest of Japan?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-18T20:51:30.933" Score="3" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/8675/Seitokai_Yakuindomo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seitokai Yakuindomo&lt;/a&gt;, at around the 12 minute mark, Shino Amakusa is referencing different animes. She says, at one point, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;how about a fiancé who's sword dancing outside of the party grounds&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which makes it pretty obvious she's probably talking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/6201/Princess_Lover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Princess Lover!&lt;/a&gt;. However, before that, she mentions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;maybe the one where the antagonist was defeated, but it turns out that he was the first pupil of the four godly kings&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to which Aria Shichijou responds with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;you have to provide a glimpse of the last boss, too&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I have no idea which anime they're referencing to. What is the name of the anime with the antagonist and the four godly kings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19666" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:43:12.213" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:43:12.213" Title="What anime with &quot;four godly kings&quot; is referenced by Seitokai Yakuindomo in episode 2?" Tags="&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32204" CreationDate="2016-05-19T01:41:41.920" Score="2" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just remember the last section bit where Conan &amp;amp; Sonoko(?) forced to make emergency  landing on some harbor(?). I think the real Pilot &amp;amp; Co-Pilot got poisoned by accident because they are kissing the victim hand without their gloves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T05:14:29.253" Title="What is this Detective Conan OVA title?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32203" CreationDate="2016-05-19T04:54:09.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not an OVA, but rather a movie. The title is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Magician_of_the_Silver_Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Magician of the Silver Sky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the 8th movie and one that features Kaitou Kid. The last part goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; While flying the plane, it's struck by lightning. They activate the back up generator. They see that the auto-pilot is broken down so they have to cancel the landing. They manage to pull up but lose one engine in the process and damage the runway. The next thing they notice is that there isn't much fuel left. This is because when everyone was in the cockpit, Ban accidentally hit the fuel gauge button which made the fuel (in separate engines) go into one big tank.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Conan finds a place to land (Sakamori Dock). Kid (in disguise of Shinjo) says he can't do it because he injured his hand and that Ran should take his place. Kid opens the emergency hatch and tells them good luck. Kaitou Kid then jumps from the plane. Nakamori chasing the real Shinjo, notice the real kid flying, and so they chase after him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Conan tells Sonoko to take his place and that he has to go to the washroom, also to put on the headsets in case contact is made with the airport again. Conan uses his voice-changing bow tie and tells Ran using Shinichi's voice. Ran tells him to stop acting so cool and that the fate of these passengers is within her hands. She then tells him that she loves him which makes him go silent. She tells him that she see's a ribbon of red lights. Heading towards the dock. Conan sees it and realizes why Kid jumped off. He was going to attract the lights of the police to create a runway so they can see.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Ran successfully lands the plane. Ran thinks that the person who jumped was Kaitou Kid's accomplice and she was talking to Kaitou Kid. She is relieved to know her secret wasn't let out.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Last part summary quoted from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Magician_of_the_Silver_Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; itself&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="2479" LastEditDate="2016-05-19T05:14:29.253" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T05:14:29.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31782" CreationDate="2016-05-19T06:45:44.147" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;its probably the jutsu he is most known for... the flying rajin jutsu... its why they call him the yellow flash. bascially this jutsu works by sending somthing minatos chakra is in contact with to another location using a specialy placed seal or marked kunai. minato has already placed several seals around the village in case he ever needs to move somewhere quickly and he sends naruto to this seal when he places his hand on him... as for the no handsigns minato is a hokage level ninja.... his hand signs are too quick for average ninja to see. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24159" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T06:45:44.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32209" CreationDate="2016-05-19T08:47:57.990" Score="-7" ViewCount="1937" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching this episode of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qkH4mxtsaw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know why the quality and style of the anime differs from the regular one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14641" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T10:45:43.753" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T10:45:43.753" Title="Why does the quality and style on this Naruto Shippuden series differ from the regular one?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32208" CreationDate="2016-05-19T09:31:49.087" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first part of the video's description reads (emphasis by me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto,Sasuke,Kakashi Team 7 Vs Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Full Fight (English Sub) . &lt;strong&gt;Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4&lt;/strong&gt; the Rabbit Goddess大筒木カグヤ&quot;Kaguya Otsutsuki&quot; vs Naruto,Sasuke Uchiha Perfect Susanoo Kakashi. Rinne Sharingan vs Byakugan. Kaguya's unstable Tailed Beast Transformation awakening,Final TruthSeeker Orbs ultimate jutsu. Previous Boss Battles;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see, that is not a video from an episode of the anime series, but rather a cutscene from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4&lt;/a&gt; videogame. The bottom-most part of the description also clearly states that this is from a game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5lsz4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5lsz4.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot from the video description section&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T08:39:37.547" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T08:39:37.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32156" CreationDate="2016-05-19T13:40:55.080" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last panel of the last page of the first chapter of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; alludes to &lt;em&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember your Chinese fairy tales? You don't? Not even the impish &lt;em&gt;Monkey King&lt;/em&gt; and his magic staff, the &lt;em&gt;Nyoibo&lt;/em&gt;? Oh, well... drop in next time and you'll learn...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6XMwGl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6XMwGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The last panel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24119" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-27T18:21:28.630" LastActivityDate="2019-10-27T18:21:28.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7009" CreationDate="2016-05-19T16:06:01.633" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah it can be true according in naruto it is 29% because chakra heals our body. from the 7 chakras in the body. It maybe possible that you can perform jutsu but only God have powers, think about that we cannot fly like superman, We cannot float waters, We cannot fight with magic&#xA;and punch like superman that is 2 meters. What about jutsu did you think they are real? When I rotate my chakra and I perform hand seals and I say Shadow Clone Jutsu and in the next one Kage Bunshin no jutsu, but what? It didn't work, but you didn't have to say that, shadow clone jutsu , I tried that too but nothing happened I only reduced my strength and chakra, yeah I can perform but it's difficult to learn so difficult&#xA;Don't believe that in Japan ninjas it can perform jutsus that is only a myth. I can only perform jutsu to heal my body, it is not in sakura's healing jutsu. If you believe in jutsus you are addicted in anime with powers including: naruto,dragonball etc. Check this it might be helpful search:7 chakras in body. I know there's somethings you cannot understand because I am a Filipino. There are chakras in our body but cannot perform jutsus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24165" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T16:06:01.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32226" CreationDate="2016-05-19T16:33:41.493" Score="2" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that Franky is powered by cola in his stomach fridge, so if other liquids are used, his behaviour goes through drastic changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, I'm aware of two cases in Enies Lobby and one in the Future Kingdom, right before the Impel Down events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is someone able to provide a complete list?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T11:43:08.560" Title="What drinks are SURELY known to affect and/or differ Franky's behaviour?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32199" CreationDate="2016-05-19T17:03:17.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard all of the OST tracks from Code Geass, and the closest match is in  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nmOm7qrpDM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Code Geass OST #2 - Pessimistic Time&lt;/a&gt;. If you listen carefully after 0:40, the main instrument's melody is the same. The style and backing are different, but it's normal for there to be some variation between the original OST and the version used in the series itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want the full list of all songs that played in the series, you can check them &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/CDs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T06:04:42.850" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T06:04:42.850" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-19T21:01:47.167" Score="5" ViewCount="1101" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Sparks Liner High ending of Heaven's Feel, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shirou ends up as a vegetable, since his mind has completely deteriorated.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; However, since he was lying next to Saber, could his deteriorated brain have been repaired by Avalon? Avalon is supposed to have ultimate regenerative properties, so wouldn't it be able to regenerate him?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Not to mention, Avalon allows people to use techniques that would normally be too overbearing to the user (like how Kiritsugu could use higher levels of Time Alter). Shouldn't the same apply to Shirou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24172" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T02:19:53.580" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T21:51:15.517" Title="In Sparks Liner High, could Avalon have saved Shirou?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31064" CreationDate="2016-05-19T21:08:21.277" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure the clans are inbred. When Itachi massacred the whole clan we don't see the sharingan in anyone but people who's names are Uchiha (expect Kakashi, but he got his from Obito). Females can inherit the Sharingan, as seen with Sarada so it's safe to assume they can pass it down to their descendants. Since females tend to take their husband's name and their children too, those hypothetical non-Uchihas can inherit the Sharingan but there aren't any. Not to mention Itachi's girlfriend was also an Uchiha. They may not be closely related, but they still share common ancestors. It doesn't mean that Uchihas only marry in their clan, but likely most do. &#xA;Same with the Hyuuga clan, everyone's eyes are blank and pupil-less, but Hinata's kids with Naruto have blue eyes. Their kids also have the Byakugan, so eye techniques can likely passed down from females. This also proves the Sharingan can be passed down by females too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24173" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T21:08:21.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32218" CreationDate="2016-05-20T01:45:12.090" Score="0" ViewCount="3411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Bentham sacrificed himself to save Luffy so that he can escape from Impel Down. &#xA;He disguised as Magellan to open the gates for Luffy, but later the real Magellan came and it seems like the two fight each other (not in screen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My friends believed that he's dead at that fight. But when I read &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bentham&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that he's currently become the new queen of Newkama Land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bentham, alias Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, is a former officer agent of Baroque&#xA;  Works and an okama (a Japanese slang term for a transvestite). While&#xA;  he was once an enemy of Luffy's as a part of the Baroque Works, the&#xA;  two became quick friends, leading Bon Kurei to sacrifice himself for&#xA;  Luffy both at Alabasta and later at Impel Down. &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;He is currently the new Queen of Newkama Land.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want to know, is Bentham or Bon Kurei dead or alive after Impel Down arc? If he alive, have he shown in comics ar anime after Impel Down arc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T10:50:21.373" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T10:50:21.373" Title="Is Bentham really dead?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-20T02:45:48.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32217" CreationDate="2016-05-20T02:20:47.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this chapter cover that shows Mr.2 Bon Kurei is alive and is the new Queen of Newkama Land, so most probably he/she survived after Luffy left him in Impel Down. And aside from this I haven't read or seen him in any chapters after the Impel Down arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rgXtN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rgXtN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T08:11:58.500" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T08:11:58.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32221" CreationDate="2016-05-20T02:48:39.880" Score="3" ViewCount="1533" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that chopper was able to extend the capability of his devil using his rumble ball. But I wonder if other DF users can also use this rumble ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gaq3j.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gaq3j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="18911" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T08:09:51.247" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T08:09:51.247" Title="Can Chopper's rumble ball be used on other Devil Fruit users?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32215" CreationDate="2016-05-20T04:40:38.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe so. According to the Wikia a Head Shot will still kill Avalon's holder&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The holder of the scabbard is granted potent healing, allowing for critical and fatal wound to be rapidly repaired to restore the wielder's health. Minor injuries are restored easily, and even large missing portions of the body and destroyed vital organs like the heart can quickly be restored at the critical moment before death. &lt;strong&gt;Targeting anything other than the holder's head in order to destroy their brain is futile,&lt;/strong&gt; requiring for a decisive strike to be landed in order to cause any true damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avalon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avalon (3rd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's possible that the damage the brain is still too much for Avalon. thinking on when this Bad End could occur i can only think of 2 times Shirou fought Saber in Heaven's Feel and the only time i can think of in which Shirou's brain could be destroyed because of a fight would be in the caverns where the Greater Grail is located. even if Shiou's brain did heal it would still be a Bad End because it would probably take too long for Shirou to be ok to stop Angra Mainyu being born and saving Sakura and Rin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now while i havn't seen that Bad End if Saber died in it then Avalon only works to a limited level using the residual magical energy it has, if she is still alive Shirou doesn't have the near True Immortality it provides because while a Contract with Saber isn't required to use Avalon's power it is for the immortality and it's Sakura who has this Contract for the most part of Heaven's Feel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contract between Saber and a Master isn't a requirement to use Avalon's abilities, but having one will provide the user the true benefit of limited immortality by allowing it to obtain magical energy from Saber and fully utilize its effects according to the contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Avalon's effects are less potent for those without the contract, allowing its regenerative abilities to be used only while Saber is close enough to provide magical energy to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avalon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avalon - Master's Noble Phantasm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T04:40:38.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32219" CreationDate="2016-05-20T05:43:26.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it doesn't look like anyone else has tried the rumble ball that Chopper created yet, modifying your devil fruit power through science is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The One Piece Wikia on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rumble_Ball&quot;&gt;rumble ball&lt;/a&gt; has it written: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Through his development of the Rumble Ball, Chopper is the first Devil Fruit user to artificially augment his Devil Fruit powers. However Chopper is not the only one to do so, as Caesar Clown (by his own admission) used his chemical and scientific expertise to artificially augment the Gasu Gasu no Mi to grant himself new offensive abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Wikia also implies that the Rumble Ball can enhance any Zoan type, I have not seen this evidenced by anyone else's use in canon sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T05:43:26.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6945" CreationDate="2016-05-20T08:56:52.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He lost his arms during the Payback war,  a clash between the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates — under Marco's leadership — and the Blackbeard Pirates about a year after the Battle of Marineford.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24178" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T08:56:52.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6945" CreationDate="2016-05-20T11:11:32.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what happen in anime but on manga it was pretty clear that Aokiji freeze him and broke his arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On The Marineford Arc chapter 568 and 569, when Shirohige down because of his sickness, most of his crew are getting distracted and the marine took an advantage and attack both Marco and Jozu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CWplP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CWplP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;One Piece chapter 569 Monster Page 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T11:11:32.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32225" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-20T11:20:26.823" Score="8" ViewCount="1807" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watched the Shin Chan anime series you will know what I'm talking about. (I don't know if Chocobi appears in the manga, too.) Was Chocobi an existing snack that just appeared in the Shin Chan series? Or was it invented with the series and later produced as a real snack for merchandise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24180" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T11:00:31.840" Title="Was the Chocobi (チョコビ) snack from Shin Chan fictional or did it exist before Shin Chan?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;crayon-shin-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32212" CreationDate="2016-05-20T11:43:08.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though Cola is the known drink used to power franky himself and his body it is shown that other drinks can also affect his personality. Used as a trope by Chopper in Enies Lobby, it was used as a plot point in his stay in the Future(?) Kingdom where he becomes gentleman like when tea is used. And reverts when it fizzes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was shown during Franky's fight with Fukuro that depending on what kind of drink Franky has, it can change his hair style and attitude when Chopper accidentally hands him &lt;strong&gt;vegetable juice and tea&lt;/strong&gt;. It also shows that Franky's strength is many times greater when he has more bottles of cola in his stomach fridge, and he needs it as a fuel for certain attacks. His hair acts as a kind of meter to the amount of cola in his stomach, being tall if he is full and sagging if empty. Franky's stomach compartment can hold up to three bottles, or six liters, of cola. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Canonically only three drinks are known through which Franky's personality alters viz. Vegetable Juice and two kinds of tea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Franky/Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Franky/Abilities_and_Powers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T11:43:08.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26526" CreationDate="2016-05-20T16:53:26.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're still looking for an answer, it's a second Kanade and Tsubasa.&#xA;Here is what they look like. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://plamoya.com/en/senki-zessho-symphogear-petanko-trading-rubber-strap-10pcs-p-49457.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/paBPw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/paBPw.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rubber stamp samples&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24186" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T17:21:42.773" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T17:21:42.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-20T17:25:54.737" Score="3" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Bubuki Buranki&lt;/em&gt;, Kogane has a Donyatsu backpack. Written on it above the face of the pastry cat are the words &quot;Not Donyatsu&quot;. Is there any special reason (same author, authors were friends, same publisher) for that shoutout?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPYDf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPYDf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dat backpack is &amp;#39;nuts&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1aCdK-APHiE/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1aCdK-APHiE/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Not Donyatsu&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T11:52:32.877" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T11:52:32.877" Title="Is there any special reason for the Donyatsu shoutout in Kogane's backpack?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;&lt;donyatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-20T23:45:13.297" Score="2" ViewCount="3544" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard he replies to people who email him and I will love to have the privilege of emailing him. Does anyone know his email? And if he's ever replied to your emails, don't be afraid to tell!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T00:41:10.387" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T00:41:10.387" Title="Does anyone know Vic Mignogna's (Edward Elric's VA) email address?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-05-22T11:10:25.880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32234" CreationDate="2016-05-21T00:39:45.910" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking Vic Mignogna up gives me &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vicsworld.net/&quot;&gt;his website&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vicsworld.net/contact.htm&quot;&gt;His contact page&lt;/a&gt; lists his email and also has a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailto&quot;&gt;mail-to&lt;/a&gt; link, although the linked email and the email listed are different from each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mignogna is also on &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/vicmignogna&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, so I suppose you could also tweet at him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've no idea whether he usually responds to general emails; I don't watch English dubs much and also rarely consciously follow voice actors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T00:39:45.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-21T03:57:46.390" Score="10" ViewCount="4300" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched episode 7 of &lt;em&gt;Space Patrol Luluco&lt;/em&gt; today, and, well, that sure was a thing. Saliently, it featured&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a piece from the &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt; soundtrack: &quot;Gekiban Tokka-gata Hitotsu-boshi Gokuseifuku&quot; (OST 2 track 1), which is basically the soundtrack-ified version of &quot;Before my body is dry&quot;, a.k.a. &quot;DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm spoilering this because, frankly, this is the best anime-related surprise I've gotten in ages.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This got me thinking - who typically owns the soundtrack of an anime? Is it the composer, or is it some other party, such as the animation studio or the production committee? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(By soundtrack, I mean the soundtrack; not OPs/EDs, which I strongly suspect tend to have different ownership schemes.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marklitwak.com/obtaining-music-for-a-motion-picture-soundtrack.html&quot;&gt;situation in Hollywood&lt;/a&gt; is interesting as a point of comparison - various ownership schemes seem to be possible (though I don't know which are more common). In some cases, the soundtrack will be treated as a work-for-hire owned by the film's producers; in other cases, the composer will own the soundtrack and will license usage rights to the producers; and surely other possibilities exist. (Keep in mind, of course, that Japan and the US have fairly divergent conventions when it comes to the handling of intellectual property, so the situation in Hollywood is probably not the same as the situation in... Akihabara?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T04:08:17.677" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T11:36:22.740" Title="Who typically owns the rights to an anime's soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32225" CreationDate="2016-05-21T04:06:46.440" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pURj1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pURj1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chocobi (チョコビ Chokobi) is a fictional chocolate star-shape snack brand favoured by Shin. &lt;strong&gt;It is a famous brand in real-life and continues to do so via the anime's popularity&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so your last statement is the correct one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T04:06:46.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21132" CreationDate="2016-05-21T06:06:33.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;コマネチ is indeed Beat Takeshi's running gag from the 80s.  It is in reference Nadia Comaneci's high-leg cut leotard, hence the V-shape motion.  While the gymnast's pose is straight and beuatiful, Beat Takeshi does his motion with his legs apart, adding to the comical effect. Most people today, especially the younger crowd, might know the gag, but probably do not know the origin of the gag or the gymnast herself.  Also note that the gag is consider a bit vulgar and therefore is not common for women to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know the nature of Tesasure! Bukatsu mono, you would know that it uses a prerecorded voice track method, where the voices are first recorded, then the anime was created to fit the voices.  Most of the anime is ab lib, in other words the lines of the characters are completely up to the voice actresses, minus a few lines to get the ball rolling.  Karin Ogino, the voice of Aoi, tends to spit out whatever is on her mind without much thought.  She also likes vulgar jokes that are unbecoming of her job as an idol, and he has a tendency to repeat running gags. I doubt much thought was put into this line as well, other then perhaps because it is a bit vulgar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I do not have that season's BD, so I can't check the commentary so see if it brings any new information to the table (Though the other season's commentaries weren't very &quot;informative&quot; either).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comaneci (gag) &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8D%E3%83%81#h2_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T06:06:33.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8469" CreationDate="2016-05-21T08:09:29.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now more has been translated for us since to work with. Because of that I had to disagree on  Senshin's statement that Harutora had to sacrifice something to save her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because from what I read and how I understood it the ritual was a success. But it was not the exact results they were trying for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember it was pointed out that the name of the ritual is actually the system the ritual is based off of. It was also pointed out that there are many different things this system is capable of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that Suzuka was forced to study the ritual further to either verify what all was known about it or to try and learn more about it. I'm leaning more towards the possibility that it was both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way we now know for sure that not everything is known about this ritual. Soi would say when he revived Natsume he did the same thing the omniyo agency did when they performed it. Which means he revived her as a familiar. But she doesn't have a master thus making her a rogue familiar and not a living spirit like it is explained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now before anyone says she is one and they say she is in the story let's remember a few things. Hokuto was a familiar. Hokuto was used to bind Natsume's spirit. Logically that would mean Natsume is now a familiar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following this vein of thought I have the belief that because she is a familiar without a master her spirit is unstable and will be until she A. dies B.gets a master or C. Harutora finds a way to separate hokuto from Natsume's without destroying the bond that is keeping her alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is what I came up with to explain how the ritual could &quot;kinda work&quot; when Natsume is now alive but having trouble staying stable enough to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24196" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T08:09:29.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32238" CreationDate="2016-05-21T11:28:54.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen lots of anime opening videos on youtube who's audio track is muted by the respective song producers (not the animation company). Hence the soundtrack must be owned by the company that produces it and is used by the animation company on certain agreements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------Edit--------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on several stores I visited online all the OSTs are sold/distributed by the companies that produce them.. see the link for Kara no Kyoukai OST it is distributed by Sony not ufotable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7749&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7749&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it must be owned by the company that produced it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19278" LastEditorUserId="19278" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:30:39.643" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:30:39.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-21T12:49:46.110" Score="2" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are figures I got off eBay; the seller didn't know the answer. Thank you so much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8PWAX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8PWAX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ebay.com/itm/322097339447&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eBay Item - 3 Gashapon Figure Figurine Lot Sexy Girl Boy 3.75&quot; Posable Anime Manga &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24199" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T14:34:04.607" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T14:34:04.607" Title="What anime are these figures from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32103" CreationDate="2016-05-21T17:33:30.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, let's establish whether the kabane died. I think all kabane killed through penetrating the heart has the blue spark animation. All other kabane are either not killed or killed through means like cutting off the head.&#xA;Mumei has only fought with pistol for a few episodes so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2: There is only one kabane killed by one shot and by the speed of the motion, an earlier shot is implied. All other kabane are either killed by two or more shots or impaled by other objects while being shot. It seems to imply that first shot break the metal cage and second shot destroy the heart. The pistol is either slightly more powerful than rifles or are at the same level. However, no human are able to shoot twice at the same spot, thus no kills were made. That might also be the reason there are two pistols in the setup. This may be achieved through improved senses by the kabane virus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4: Kabane's bones seem to be reinforced by the virus as well as the katana seems to just bounces off a kabane's skill. This might mean that inaccurate bullets will have no effect at all as they will hit bone. As Mumei is jumping over the top of the train, she seems to one shot three kabanes. We should note however, blue sparks did not appear, which means they are not dead but probably only thrown off the train. However, later on, Mumei clearly killed a kabane through one single shot to the heart. I assumed that is because Ikoma upgraded Mumei's weapon, however, it is yet to be confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 5: The &quot;Young Master&quot;'s faction is clearly aware of gunpowder weapons as the Ear pulled out a pistol similar to real world weapon rather than steam powered. And he is clearly aware that it can kill Kabaneri. It could be that Mumei's faction and thus their weapons are also using gunpowder before meeting Ikoma. In this episode, Mumei is clearly able to kill kabane in one shot, first weakened by the explosion of suicide bombs, later in completely normal scenario below the crane. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, I think Mumei's gun is either as powerful or slightly more powerful than the steam rifle. Thus needing two shots to kill kabane at the beginning. However, starting from episode 4, Mumei's gun seems to reliably kill kabane in one shot. I believe while being trained by Mumei, Ikoma improved her gun. It is just like how Ikoma improved the samurai's sword and the rest of the steam guns during episode 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24202" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T17:33:30.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32111" CreationDate="2016-05-21T17:42:19.040" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;a Chinese here. We have the same phrase in Chinese, however, I am not entirely sure if it means the exact same thing.&#xA;六根, refers to the five senses and your consciousness (soul).&#xA;清净 refers to a state of being clean and not polluted. &#xA;It is a Buddhism concept referring to to a state of personal purity. It means that you are no longer bound by worldly desires and are free of it. It is usually used to describe someone's state of mind, an noun. &#xA;The usage here is a little strange to me (they seem to shout it like a battlecry which is obviously not what the phrase is intended as). It is akin to any of us yelling &quot;inner peace&quot; before charging into battle. I can only understand it as a state these people want to achieve after death, dying pure and not be polluted by the kabane virus and turned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24202" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T17:42:19.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31417" CreationDate="2016-05-21T17:47:12.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, it is implied that there is a strict schedule to when trains arrive. I think as long as you arrive according to schedule, the town will just lower the bridge beforehand, as staying outside in a potentially kabane-infested zone is very dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Mumei's train was said to be out of schedule and arrived early. Thus nobody is aware that it is coming and thus they don't lower the bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24202" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T19:54:00.140" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T19:54:00.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:34:15.280" Score="3" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Dragon Ball, DBZ, DBGT, DB Super, but the order is such that DBGT is in the end I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to all the characters? On dragon Ball wikia, it said Goku died and is dead right now at Age 801, but I never saw this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24205" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T19:36:48.143" Title="Current state of characters in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32085" CreationDate="2016-05-21T20:23:19.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito in a way, gave them to Kakashi as a temporary gift. It was like Obito's will live on in Kakashi for that moment. If you recall he said something to Rin like, &quot;there's one more thing i must do&quot; or something like that. However, Kakashi can no longer use both Sharingans, i'm not even sure he can use one Sharingan anymore. It is still pretty confusing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24208" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T20:23:19.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-21T21:01:59.930" Score="3" ViewCount="27525" Body="&lt;p&gt;How are they brothers, if Zeref is a human and Natsu is a demon. Was Natsu born a demon or did Zeref make him one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is so confusing to me. Please clear this up for me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24210" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T21:47:17.927" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T22:52:59.033" Title="How are Natsu and Zeref related?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32253" CreationDate="2016-05-21T23:45:42.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: If you're not up to date with the FT's manga or don't even follow it, then the information + images which I'm posting here will be spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to FT's manga, Natsu Dragneel is a demon made by Zeref Dragneel. He's the END (Etherius Natsu Dragneel) that Zeref refers to way back when Natsu first meets Zeref face to face. Read chapters 436, 464 and 465. In chapter 436, when Zeref thinks about his past, how he created all other demons to kill him but all of them failed, he then says, &quot;And so, finally I made you. I made you.... With the hope that you'd truly be as your name states, END.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you read further down that chapter, he also says that the body Natsu was given is not his own body, but the body of Zeref's deceased brother. In chapters 464 and 465, when Natsu faces Zeref once again face to face, Zeref tells Natsu the truth behind the END, and also Zeref left Natsu with Igneel (a friend of Zeref) as Igneel didn't have ill feelings toward humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9F8u0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9F8u0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 436&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6bAsV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6bAsV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 436 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiK0U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiK0U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 464&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ALk29.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ALk29.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 464 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QS4JR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QS4JR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 464 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Cj2Q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Cj2Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 465&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KBbGG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KBbGG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 465 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbNCn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbNCn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter465 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ihx36.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ihx36.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 465 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Tupc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Tupc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 465 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTA04.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTA04.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 465 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9M9WT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9M9WT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 465 continued&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23540" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:12:54.813" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:12:54.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29473" CreationDate="2016-05-22T02:27:39.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of may 21 there are 335 episodes of Naruto shippuden that have been dubbed. Many more episodes are still being made and many episodes are still being dubbed so we wont run out of Naruto content soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24213" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T02:27:39.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T07:35:46.450" Score="1" ViewCount="1129" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt;, the girls plant some seeds they received from Totoro, and he helps them to grow them really fast in the night (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://vimeo.com/15165227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). This tree really looks like a mushroom cloud from a nuke. I'm aware of the nukes that the US dropped on Japan during 2nd World War, still I don't get the meaning of this hint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24216" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T12:48:50.543" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T02:51:34.570" Title="What is the meaning of the nuke like tree in &quot;My Neighbor Totoro&quot;?" Tags="&lt;my-neighbor-totoro&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26" CreationDate="2016-05-22T08:00:48.450" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Aegis exploded Athrun was pushed instead of absorbed into the blast and killed, Kira may have gotten out of the Strike but was then pushed by the blast, but more severely than Athrun as he was closer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24217" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T08:00:48.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19607" CreationDate="2016-05-22T08:57:22.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;this song was featured on the Railgun S OST but it first appeared in &quot;a certain magical index&quot;, episode 14 which was actually titled the same as the song, &quot;strongest vs weakest&quot;, viewable here &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NV2fR2cdRQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NV2fR2cdRQ&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;but since your post does request when it appears in relevance to the Railgun series that would be episode 4 when Touma is fighting Misaka under the bridge at night. here's a clip of it directly from funimation's official channel &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lEtG-CJ9IY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lEtG-CJ9IY&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;in the Railgun S series it was swapped for the soundtrack from OST volume 2 #16 &quot;Ketsui to kakugo&quot; in the Touma vs Accelerator fight which took place in episode 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="18598" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T11:01:48.707" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T11:01:48.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T20:25:16.283" Score="3" ViewCount="8207" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto's RasenShuriken can usually kill average shinobi in one shot. If it's so powerful shouldn't it be forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24226" LastActivityDate="2019-07-31T10:30:30.493" Title="Shouldn't Naruto's RasenShuriken be a forbidden Jutsu if it's so powerful?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32266" CreationDate="2016-05-22T21:20:33.183" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not typical of strong techniques to be forbidden. Forbidden jutsu are often techniques that either damage the user, require a sacrifice (other than just Chakra), or is generally immoral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, Tsunade did declare Fuuton: Rasenshuriken as a forbidden jutsu after seeing the damage it caused Naruto's arm. Whether or not it's still forbidden after Naruto perfected it and managed to throw it (thus, nullifying the damage to himself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples of forbidden jutsu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izanagi - Because it sacrifices an eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tajuu Kage Bunshin (Massive Shadow Clone) - Because the user might die from chakra loss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edo Tensei - Because of living sacrifice and immorality.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T21:20:33.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39206" CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:17:18.073" Score="21" ViewCount="29990" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we are introduced to her in the second episode of the anime, Aqua and Kazuma mentioned that her name was weird. She further revealed her parents' names, Yuiyui and Hyoizaburo, which are apparently weird as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to the Western audience or at least to me, it's no more weird than naming yourself Darkness or Dustiness, the name of another character in Kazuma's party. The latter being even weirder than &quot;Megumin&quot; considering it refers to how dusty something is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are the Crimson Demons considered to have weird names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2019-08-17T13:04:56.123" Title="Why is Megumin a weird name?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32274" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-23T04:53:56.873" Score="3" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;scroll down for character images&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Niiyama Niko&lt;/strong&gt; seems to be a character that's inspired by &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill's&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Mankanshoku Mako&lt;/strong&gt; (behavior) and &lt;strong&gt;Harime Nui&lt;/strong&gt; (appearance). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tenga Hajime&lt;/strong&gt; seems to be a dumber version of &lt;strong&gt;Kamina&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann&lt;/em&gt;. Are there any other referances/homages to be found in &lt;em&gt;Kiznaiver&lt;/em&gt;? For example, maybe something from &lt;em&gt;Little Witch Academia&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI: &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kiznaiver&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Little Witch Academia&lt;/em&gt; are produced by Trigger, which was founded by members of Gainax, which produced &lt;em&gt;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Niko&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6qjcm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6qjcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Niiyama Niko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mako: &lt;a href=&quot;http://orig04.deviantart.net/0d7b/f/2014/018/0/2/mako_mankanshoku_funny_gif_by_jkphantom9-d72q886.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the gif I actually wanted to post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Mako&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rWBHjm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rWBHjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mankanshoku Mako&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harime Nui&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZD2Ihm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZD2Ihm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Harime Nui&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tenga&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aUtqkm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aUtqkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenga Hajime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kamina&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xpy5Jm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xpy5Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kamina&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T16:24:08.947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T16:24:08.947" Title="Any other &quot;common design archetypes&quot; in Kiznaiver that are shared with other Trigger-related works?" Tags="&lt;kiznaiver&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9801" CreationDate="2016-05-23T07:36:50.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you're missing a third. You forget reyleigh used his to rescue those prisoners from the bomb shackles around their neck, and even his too. Haoshoku haki, if anything, can &quot;touch&quot; as well. Imagine what experts would be able to use it to accomplish. Could even wreck pirate fleets or cause shattering earthquakes depending on the strength of the user. Shanks already showed a little of that on whitebeard' ship, and I reckon there'd be nothing left of that ship if he were serious. Makes sense why whitebeard had to yell at him &quot;I'm not afraid of you, shanks!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24237" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:36:50.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32266" CreationDate="2016-05-23T09:42:16.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it destroys the cell that produces chakra not only to the one hit by it but also to the user which is naruto . That's why it's forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24241" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T09:42:16.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32281" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32295" CreationDate="2016-05-23T09:54:31.097" Score="7" ViewCount="39555" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering, how did Danzo get all those Sharingan eyes in his arm? Is it from the people that Itachi and Tobi killed &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_Clan_Downfall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;that night&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/alFVR.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/alFVR.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Danzo&amp;#39;s Right Arm&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24240" LastEditorUserId="23969" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T19:50:02.487" LastActivityDate="2021-02-24T02:20:03.790" Title="How did Danzo acquire all those Sharingan in his arm?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32281" CreationDate="2016-05-23T10:05:37.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We're not sure, but he most likely got them from all the Uchiha that Itachi killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://opforum.net/threads/how-did-danzo-got-this-hand-full-of-sharingan.18133/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://opforum.net/threads/how-did-danzo-got-this-hand-full-of-sharingan.18133/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most were stolen by Obito, the ones that weren't were used by Danzo for his Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answers.com/Q/How_did_danzo_get_sharingans_on_his_arm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.answers.com/Q/How_did_danzo_get_sharingans_on_his_arm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A definite answer can't be found, there are no official statements regarding the matter and no official source, so one can only speculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastEditorUserId="24039" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T11:07:53.927" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T11:07:53.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32136" CreationDate="2016-05-23T11:00:22.593" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the power of Renji increases, so do his tattoo's, when he achieves Bankai he gets more / bigger tattoo's, basically when he increases in power he gets more tattoo's,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that it's explained somewhere in the Soul Society Arc, but I'm not 100% positive on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T11:00:22.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32288" CreationDate="2016-05-23T11:27:14.707" Score="2" ViewCount="5034" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just give you some info about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Potara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Potara earrings&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Potara Fusion&lt;/em&gt; is similar to the &lt;em&gt;Fusion Dance technique&lt;/em&gt;, however unlike the Fusion Dance, the Potara Fusion is &lt;strong&gt;permanent&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;To use the Potara fusion, the two fusees each take one of the two earrings and put them on opposing ears. The two will automatically merge as soon as the earrings are put on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the fusion is done, the fused character has 2 earrings on each side of their ears, neither in the Anime nor the Manga has shown that fused character remove the Potara earrings. This makes me wonder what happens when fused character like &lt;em&gt;Vegito&lt;/em&gt; remove one or two of the earrings, will they be separated? Or still permanently fused forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nwq36.png&quot; width=&quot;450&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T07:59:49.990" Title="Does removing Potara earrings of a fused character nullifies the fusion?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32287" CreationDate="2016-05-23T11:40:37.303" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, removing the earrings does NOT nullify the fusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://universaldragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Potara_Earrings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://universaldragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Potara_Earrings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from the wiki - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The earrings have the ability to fuse two people into a single entity, substantially enhancing the abilities of both individuals. The resulting fusion lasts forever, even if the fused being removes the earrings. However, there is one instance where the Potara Fusion will be nullified and restore the fused being back to their original forms, which is when they are sucked into an environment that would not support it (as seen with Vegito being absorbed inside Buu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I've found a quote of Elder Kaioshin, stating that the Potara earrings are meant to be eternal-lasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Context: Elder Kaioshin gives the Potara to Goku Elder Kaioshin: “Here! Put&#xA;  this Potara on your left ear! [ ] Put the other one on Gohan’s ear.&#xA;  Just by doing that, you two will be able to merge together! Like with&#xA;  Fusion.” Goku: “Huh! Re-really!?” Elder Kaioshin: “Of course. And&#xA;  what’s more, the effect is greater than with Fusion! This has been the&#xA;  trump card treasure of the Kaioshins since long ago.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source - Chapter: 501 (DBZ 307), P6.2-6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Context: Goku asks how long Potara-based fusion lasts&#xA;  Elder Kaioshin: &quot;The Potara don't have such a weakness. It's eternal! You'll never return to normal again!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source - Chapter: 501 (DBZ 307), P11.6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 2 -&#xA;As jphager2 has mentioned in the comments below, after using the Potara Earrings, they can then be removed &amp;amp; re-used to fuse 2 new people, we've never been given information about the possibility of 2 fusions being able to fuse, and the only information I can find on it is speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastEditorUserId="24039" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T07:59:49.990" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T07:59:49.990" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4436" CreationDate="2016-05-23T13:18:33.067" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal theory is that it represents Mavis's search for the faeries with Zera. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one scene of &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt;, Zera and Mavis are talking, and Mavis points out that Zera's hair looks like tails. To also explain another idea about the faeries, when Zera &quot;disappeared&quot; and they hugged in the pond, it looked like there's a little ball of light -- a fairy. And when Zera disappeared and Mavis was crying, it looked like Zera turned into a group of faeries. When Warrod, Yuri, and Precht heard her voice, it looked like a faerie was flying past them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24246" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-24T09:21:25.963" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T09:21:25.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-23T16:02:34.697" Score="0" ViewCount="8397" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 1st episode of SNK / AOT, there's this awesome song at 0:47, when the colossal titan appears. Do you know the name, please? I can't find it anywhere... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24249" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T16:40:19.800" LastActivityDate="2018-11-27T22:31:01.830" Title="What's the name of the first piece of music in Shingeki no Kyojin episode 1?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-23T16:38:34.533" Score="3" ViewCount="2587" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto was forced to fight Itachi for the first time when he was reanimated by Edo Tensei, you could clearly see that he could still use the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan. How is this possible if Itachi no longer had his original eyes (which Sasuke took it)? Does this mean that Edo Tensei can also restore certain aspects of a ninja even after death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="22142" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T17:01:41.490" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T17:05:08.063" Title="How can Itachi use his Mangekyō Sharingan after death?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32292" CreationDate="2016-05-23T17:05:08.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it comes straight from the Naruto wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rNUPX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rNUPX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Summoning of the 4 Hokage&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;binds the soul of a deceased&#xA;  person to a living vessel, restoring them as they were when they were&#xA;  alive in order to do their summoner's bidding.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's why &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Itachi&lt;/a&gt; had both of his eyes, because he was restored in the state before he died, which he had both of his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eyes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T17:05:08.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32281" CreationDate="2016-05-23T18:24:27.960" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo acquired his right arm from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shin_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shin Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; with the help of Orochimaru. This is found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage Manga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Orochimaru did another implant onto Danzō taking Shin Uchiha's&#xA;  Sharingan-embedded arm and placing that, alongside some of Hashirama&#xA;  Senju's cells, onto that of Danzō's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iu1BPm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iu1BPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Shin Uchiha's Left Arm)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shin_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shin Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shin was one of Orochimaru's experimental test subjects and followers,&#xA;  and possessed a unique genetic make-up that allowed for tissue and&#xA;  organ transplantation with absolutely no chance of rejection.&#xA;  Together they performed various experiments, cultivating clones from&#xA;  Shin's teeth and nerves in order to uncover many secrets of genetics.&#xA;  At some point Shin became intrigued by the Uchiha clan, especially&#xA;  Itachi Uchiha. As such, he began to imitate the Uchiha: adopting their&#xA;  surname and customary clothing, as well as numerous Sharingan which&#xA;  have been implanted all over his body. &lt;strong&gt;His Sharingan-embedded right&#xA;  arm was harvested by Orochimaru and transplanted to Danzō Shimura&#xA;  along with some of Hashirama Senju's cells&lt;/strong&gt;. Some time after this,&#xA;  Shin left Orochimaru's side and took most of his clones with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23969" LastEditorUserId="23969" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T14:44:09.070" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T14:44:09.070" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32266" CreationDate="2016-05-23T22:36:22.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like the first guy said Tsunade did mark it as forbidden jutsu but when Naruto learns sage mode and then Bijuu mode he uses it because it no longer damages him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24254" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T22:36:22.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32300" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32303" CreationDate="2016-05-23T22:54:41.627" Score="5" ViewCount="64743" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a debate going on how Luffy got the scar on his chest but I recently seen episode 223 where Zoro and Luffy we're fighting and Zoro gave him that scar. Then for what reason is there a debate on how he got his scar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T09:48:55.173" Title="How did Luffy get the scar on his chest?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32300" CreationDate="2016-05-24T01:23:55.273" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Luffy got the scar during Marineford War. It's on Vol. 59 Chapter 578 and Episode 487.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After his brother Ace died, Jinbe carried him and tried to escape to Akainu. Jinbe jumps into the sea but finds the water below to be frozen. Akainu manages to strike Jinbe and harm Luffy at the same time. Jinbe apologizes to Luffy for letting him get injured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZotsMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Akainu strikes Jinbe and harms Luffy at the same time&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be seen in this image that Luffy's chest is burning after Akainu's punch past through Jinbe's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wiki&lt;/a&gt; also did mention how Luffy got the X-Mark after the time skip&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After the Timeskip&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After those two years, a few things have changed. Luffy wears an open, long-sleeved red cardigan with four buttons (which &lt;strong&gt;shows the X-shaped scar covering most of his chest he received by then-Admiral Akainu&lt;/strong&gt;), with a yellow sash tied around his waist, somewhat reminiscent of Gol D. Roger's outfit. He has grown slightly taller and is shown to be significantly more muscular due to his training. This can be seen in his slightly thicker neck, more pronounced deltoids, and better-defined chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T09:48:55.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32343" CreationDate="2016-05-24T04:19:23.823" Score="5" ViewCount="35098" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Gowther is one of Seven Deadly Sins, but in later manga, it is revealed that he also one of Ten Commandments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, since when he is become one of them? Did he join Ten Commandments after or before he join in Seven Deadly Sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T12:49:06.517" LastActivityDate="2020-06-19T13:14:36.070" Title="Since when Gowther become one of Ten Commandments?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="99" CreationDate="2016-05-24T04:44:36.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of the third season of Sailor Moon Crystal (episode 34 of the entire adaptation), we see Sailor Chibi Moon revert back to her civilian costume after her brooch is stolen (along with her &quot;copy&quot; of the Legendary Silver Crystal and her soul) by a transformed Hotaru. (We learn in the next episode that Hotaru has transformed into Mistress 9.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can assume then that one of these objects&amp;mdash;presumably the brooch and/or the soul, as the other Sailor Guardians do not have the Legendary Silver Crystal&amp;mdash;is necessary for &quot;maintaining&quot; the transformed state. (It is of course obvious that the brooch is needed for the transformation, but it does not seem clear to me whether or not the Sailor Guardians could drop their brooches while transformed and stay transformed. Perhaps the distance from a Sailor Guardian and her brooch could also matter.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T00:34:46.750" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T00:34:46.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32313" CreationDate="2016-05-24T13:26:23.887" Score="2" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a failed attempt at recalling the name of a childhood acquaintance, Miho helpfully guided Sakura to look at the blackboard where the teacher had the name of the transfer student written down. Sakura continued to feign remembering the guy, but then the scene panned down to reveal that Sakura kept one hand off the table while Miho remarked about Sakura being a liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RtyT6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RtyT6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 4 at 4 minutes 41 seconds&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could Miho tell that Sakura was lying till the end? Was it the timid hand gesture or something she said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T13:50:41.933" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T13:50:41.933" Title="Is Sakura's gesture a dead giveaway that she lied about remembering the transfer student?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-rinne&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-24T14:50:05.400" Score="3" ViewCount="1131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some anime series use captions to translate signs, text messages, speech bubbles, and the like while others do not. I'm left guessing when some characters only communicate through these messages and nothing is translated. Are these extra translations done by specific studios or on a case by case basis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24267" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T05:55:06.773" Title="Why do only some anime series translate on screen text?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32310" CreationDate="2016-05-24T17:04:26.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any Japanese body language rooted in having one hand on the table and the other pointed down like that. In fact, Japanese gesture communication is generally conducted at chest-height or higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miho knew that Sakura was lying because she had just finished guiding Sakura to look at the blackboard, because she had been able to tell that Sakura obviously didn't remember his name, and clearly wasn't really paying attention when he was introduced to the class. Miho had just helped provide Sakura with his name since she obviously didn't remember him, so of course she knew that Sakura was lying when she pretended to still remember him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The camera pan-down was more likely intended to center the view on Miho for her delivery of the 'liar' line than it was to display hand position or body language. And the camera was lowered as far as it was to cut Sakura and the transfer student's heads out of the frame to make it very clear where your focus was supposed to be (on Miho).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Sakura had actually remembered the transfer student, she wouldn't have needed Miho to point his name out on the blackboard, and thus Miho wouldn't have believed her to be lying when she claimed to remember him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, Miho's &quot;liar&quot; line was delivered because she just helped Sakura with the name of someone Sakura clearly didn't remember...then Sakura used that help to pretend she had remembered him all along, pretending Miho hadn't actually helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some people, this might be acceptable because they just helped a friend save face...but it obviously annoyed Miho.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T17:04:26.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-24T17:24:22.883" Score="0" ViewCount="4023" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious to know why some leaf shinobi's vest colours are green and some are dark green. For example, Shikaku wears a dark green vest and Kakashi wears green. Are dark green vests considered elite shinobi? Wouldn't Kakashi be considered elite? Does it signify something about that particular shinobi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23604" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T21:37:32.387" Title="Leaf Shinobi vest colours" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22141" CreationDate="2016-05-24T20:27:19.613" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and Code Geass:Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, I simply couldn't understand why Lelouch allowed himself to be overthrown by the Black Knights, and even lied about what his intent was. Or why he lied to Suzaku about ordering Euphie to kill the Japanese. So I spent hours trying to come up with a theory, and I ended up with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that Lelouch had planned for Suzaku to kill him all along. If he had admitted that he didn't mean to make Euphie kill the Japanese, Suzaku would be unable to kill Lelouch. In order for the Zero Requiem to succeed, Lelouch had to die. And Lelouch trusted nobody more than Suzaku, even when they were enemies. After all, he frequently said that there was nothing they couldn't do together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people have wondered if Lelouch really did use the Black Knights. I believe this is partly true and partly false. When he was confronted by the Black Knights after they heard the recorded conversation between Lelouch and Suzaku, he told them that everything he had done was for his entertainment, and that the Black Knights were just pawns to him. I think he did this to protect the Black Knights-if they believed they were worthless to him they would have no reason to rescue him now that Schneizel knew his identity. This would protect the Black Knights. This implies that he cared for them and did not use them.&#xA;However, the Black Knights were essential to his plan, as he was relying on them to create a better world once he died. So he couldn't afford for them to collapse and be defeated. This could be seen as using them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess Lelouch is evil, but he is fighting on the side of justice-he is willing to sacrifice his humanity for the greater good. And an evil hero is still a hero. And as Suzaku realised at last, it's the end result that matters, not the means of getting there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you consider and expand my theory, and I hope this answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24273" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T20:27:19.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32314" CreationDate="2016-05-24T21:37:32.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a little bit of search about outfits in Naruto series, only 2 ninjas had a dark green outfit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shikaku&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Asuma_Sarutobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Asuma&lt;/a&gt;. If you check both of their profiles in Naruto wikia, nothing is being said about the color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a peace from Asuma description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;His clothing consisted of the standard &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konoha&lt;/a&gt; ninja uniform with the&#xA;  sleeves rolled up half way, flak jacket, regular shinobi sandals and&#xA;  forehead protector. He also wore a sash that had the kanji for &quot;Fire&quot;&#xA;  (火) marked on it around his waist, a pair of black bangles, and&#xA;  bandages wrapped around the arms of his sleeves.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flak_Jacket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the flak jacket&lt;/a&gt;, for &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Konohagakure&lt;/a&gt; it's only one, there is no other jacket that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jōnins&lt;/a&gt; wear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I asume it has to do mostly with Shikaku that he was the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin_Commander&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jōnin Commander&lt;/a&gt;, so we can understand the difference between him and the other &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jōnins&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize, it's just a speculation about all this. But there are no evidence about these colours. Maybe in a Naruto SBS there is an explanation, about this, which I can't find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T21:37:32.387" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36471" CreationDate="2016-05-25T04:06:44.773" Score="3" ViewCount="1240" Body="&lt;p&gt;Supreme Kai and Kibito fused using the Kai Earrings. Can now Kibito Kai use the earrings again to fuse with another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched for this and found no creditable source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know for a fact that the ear rings still work, since they were offered by Kibito Kai to Goku and Vegeta before the battle against Kid Buu. However they destroyed it. So could Kibito Kai use it to fuse again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Accepted answer has added a somewhat relevant frame. It doesn't make it explicit but seems to indicate that fused individuals such as Elder kai, Kibito Kai and Vegeto can no longer fuse again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T06:46:54.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T06:46:54.283" Title="Can the Kai earings(Potara Earings) be used again and again to keep fusing individuals?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2016-05-25T04:33:40.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke can't use Tsukuyomi, it's just a manga and anime fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The user of the MS must awaken the abilities of both eyes to achieve the Susano'o, it isn't specifically Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi. Also, Sasuke can use genjutsu..but not the Tsukuyomi. With his left eye, Sasuke can cast Amaterasu, with his right he can shape and manipulate the flames. Those are his two abilities, Tsukuyomi has no spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Manga, Sasuke states that Susano'o can only be awakened when someone awakens both powers in their eyes, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu belong to Itachi only. As a parting gift, Itachi gave Sasuke the Amaterasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24281" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T04:33:40.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32320" CreationDate="2016-05-25T06:42:20.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, it all depends on which Akira Toriyama wants them to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Potara Fusion&lt;/em&gt; is not just a fusion, it somewhat merge two beings into one,  sharing both memories. Unlike the &lt;em&gt;Fusion Dance&lt;/em&gt;, even though they have fused into one being, but they still have both performers' conscious, that's why you hear 2 sounds overlapping when fused character is talking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this example on the wiki, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have Goku and Vegeta fuse with Potara Earrings, then have Trunks and Goten do the same. Then, have Vegito remove one of his earring and have Trunken do the same, and they'll become Gogetenks. It's like how Supreme Kai and Kibito fused by removing their Potara Earrings. I don't think they've ever said what happens if a Potara fusion removes their earrings, so I assume it would work this way. By that logic, everyone in the DBZ universe could fuse into one ultimate being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the possibilities of using Potara earrings over and over again to create an ultimate strongest warrior, I think you would probably &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; see this multi-fused character ever in the DBZ universe, unless the writer is a 12 years old kid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T06:42:20.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21723" CreationDate="2016-05-25T07:52:33.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No explanation is ever given as to why the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (also know as Horsemen of John) attack humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a quote -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Horsemen only attack humans. Almost as if they were sent to cull the&#xA;  world's bloated human population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source --Shinoa, Chapter 8, &quot;Mitsuba's Squad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of them attack humans and only humans, while they ignore every single other entity, they do not attack vampires or animals, with the exception of &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; Horseman of John, namely - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The special Horseman of John, summoned by &lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Abaddon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abaddon&lt;/a&gt; to destroy the army of vampires and humans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T07:52:33.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32340" CreationDate="2016-05-25T12:24:44.583" Score="16" ViewCount="32335" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched all of it yet, but it seems as if Nausicaä isn't wearing underpants in the anime version. Either that, or she's wearing tight-fitting slacks that are of a colour close to skin tone. Is she wearing underpants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she isn't wearing underpants, what is the outside-universe reason for not doing so? Within-universe, it seems to make sense: a lot of the clothing worn is very simple clothing, as if it were hand-made. However, while other Ghibli works I've come across seem moderately relaxed with regards to clothing (you can briefly see totally innocent underwear in Kiki's delivery service, and there's a joking suggestion of nude portraiture) it seems a little surprising. Is a bias against prudishness a shared theme of Ghibli, along with a love of flying and a love of nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/nausicaa/faq.html#bottom&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt; (cited by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_(character)#cite_ref-54&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) denies that any scenes were cut because of nudity, and states that the impression she doesn't wear underpants were because of poor quality videotape fansubs, saying that watching the DVD would clear it up - but I was watching the DVD to start off with. It also has some cover art from a manga version (not the anime) with white-coloured slacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1379" LastActivityDate="2020-09-30T16:22:53.653" Title="Does Nausicaä wear underpants, and if not, what outside-universe reason is there?" Tags="&lt;studio-ghibli&gt;&lt;nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32339" CreationDate="2016-05-25T19:11:04.367" Score="0" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know why he is able to do pretty much anything. He seems to be almost unkillable, except when Gon surprises him. I am only on episode 4, so try not to spoil anything please :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23313" LastEditorUserId="23313" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T19:16:15.903" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T03:50:12.470" Title="How is it that applicant 44 is able to turn into smoke and do magic if he is just another contestant?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26071" CreationDate="2016-05-25T21:00:46.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of chapter 1 of the manga is the only time I know she is mentioned (or more like shown in a picture).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O3WJ1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O3WJ1.png&quot; alt=&quot;last page of chapter 1 of &amp;quot;Shokugeki no Soma&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24301" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T22:28:50.123" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T22:28:50.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14035" CreationDate="2016-05-25T21:49:40.393" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you guys know accel world? It's from the same author as Sao. In the accel world series threre appears something called incarnation System. It means that if you can imagine something hard enough, the system will accept this image has reality instead of what really happend. So in my opinion kirito used some Kind of incarnation System, with what he just overpowered the Kardinal System in the case that he kinda revives himself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Btw accel world and Sao play in the same Universe, so this should be possible, right? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T21:49:40.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32338" CreationDate="2016-05-26T03:01:12.487" Score="0" ViewCount="2865" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wonna know when will be the release date of the season 3 of Haikyuu. It says that its in this fall or in the later part of this year. But if someone know the date can you share it with me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24309" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T03:38:10.723" Title="When is Haikyuu season 3 release date?" Tags="&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-26T11:11:29.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32337" CreationDate="2016-05-26T03:38:10.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haikyuu should be released as a fall anime. There is still enough content left for the 3rd season. Both manga and anime have been well received. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-16/haikyu-volleyball-tv-anime-gets-season-3-in-fall/.99844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haikyuu Season 3 in fall&lt;/a&gt;. Not sure if this can be taken as an official confirmation though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though content for 4th season might not be enough so they might decide to take some time off and release OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga Volumes for Haikyuu. 1-17 Covered by first two seasons and only 3 Volumes left. &lt;strong&gt;Manga spoilers and Season 3 speculation below&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; First half of season 3 can be covered with Final match against Ushijima easily. It can be stretched with character development of both teams.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Nekomas road to National is recently concluded manga arc an can fill the second part of the season.. Or vice versa since the second last episode usually has the epic finale moment. &lt;br&gt;&#xA; What I suspect is both Nekoma and Karasuno will be playing simultaneously and reach the finals together. It'll  give more depth to season instead of the linear storyline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T03:38:10.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32333" CreationDate="2016-05-26T03:50:12.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're right to think he is NOT just another participant. He is already at hunter level which co-incidently includes several other participants in this exam as well (Good luck figuring them out!). As Happy Face said, you'd need to see more to understand the actual mechanics between the &quot;magic&quot; Hisoka(the Participant 44) uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give you a bit more info without spoiling anything. I'll block quote the wiki intro about Hisoka on HxH wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hisoka is portrayed as entirely self-serving, self-absorbed, and selfish; he does whatever he likes as long as it pleases him in some way. His insatiable love for spilling the blood of powerful fighters in combat and his enjoyment of extreme pain while doing so fuels his seemingly sadomasochistic desires. In order for them to grow to their full potential (so as to improve the pleasure of killing them later), Hisoka allows the main protagonists to live in situations wherein he is easily able to kill them. Likewise, he grows excited to meet any new people he deems worthy of fighting or anyone with potential to be a good fighter and entertain him in the future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short he is an anti-hero, who is completely self-centered and a Sociopath. He is one of the best characters in HxH viz. saying something as HxH has great character development!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Just saw your username &quot;DeadPool&quot; and Hisoka fits the role of Deadpool in HxH universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T03:50:12.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32328" CreationDate="2016-05-26T05:05:17.543" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't actually know if Nausicaa wears underwear, but no, I do not believe we're staring at her naked bottom throughout the entire movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga covers, you can see pretty clearly that she's wearing white pants under her skirt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7yR2l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7yR2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGOw2l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGOw2l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only is the manga the original work that the movie was based on, it was written and drawn by Hayao Miyazaki himself. (It's right there on the cover—story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; also confirms.) I don't know why he would have changed that between the manga release and the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I won't deny that her pants in the anime are cream-colored and seem to be tighter fitting, which definitely makes it look like she's not wearing anything under her skirt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEfUQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEfUQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen the DVD release and can also attest that this is the same in the DVD. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://from-the-sidelines.blogspot.com/2013/04/nausicaa-of-valley-of-wind-1984.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this review&lt;/a&gt;, it's actually the Blu-ray release that cleans up the colors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having never acquired the DVD release of Nausicaä due to it being a low priority. The faded quality of the version I first saw years ago probably had a lot to do with it. In 2011, Disney released the Blu-ray and last year I decided to fill a gap in my collection. That turned out to be a great decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disney’s first Studio Ghibli Blu-ray release includes the movie on DVD and is of the digitally restored version. Suffice it to say this is the best the movie has ever looked in the States. The movie is presented in anamorphic widescreen in 1.85:1 ratio for both discs while the Blu-ray is in 1080p High Definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is absolutely gorgeous with the colors finally being faithful. This is important due to prior releases making it look like Nausicaä wasn’t wearing any pants or underwear! The color of her pants were too close to the skin tone used and got lost in the mastering before this release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asianblurayguide.com/capture/1707/nausicaa_of_the_valley_of_the_wind_anime_japan/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a gallery of images from the Blu-ray release. We can see that, while the pants are still not as white as in the manga, they are definitely a different shade from her face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sKOfr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sKOfr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say that Ghibli films have &amp;quot;a bias against prudishness&amp;quot;. They'll show underwear or a bath scene if it makes sense to show it, but by anime standards, they're quite sparing with nudity and sexual themes. Miyazaki himself is usually considered a feminist; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bitchmedia.org/post/feminism-miyazaki-and-spirited-away-movie-princess-mononoke&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is one of many articles I found praising the feminist themes in his work. Even without all the other evidence, it just doesn't feel in character for Miyazaki to draw a heroine with no pants and no underwear running around exposing her naked rear end through an entire movie. So even if all we had was the DVD release and didn't have the Blu-ray or manga to suggest it to us, my vote would still go to &amp;quot;no, she's wearing pants&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T05:05:17.543" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32155" CreationDate="2016-05-26T05:33:28.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Precursors&quot; or &quot;forerunners&quot; would be the title given to the society/societies that came before but they are not titles that would be classified as a genre.   The closest thing to an official genre title that you would get is, &quot;post-apocalyptic&quot;. Post-apocalyptic settings are those that take place after the end of the world. in certain instances the end of the world does not mean the end of humanity and so they start the world anew. I would recommend searching post-apocalyptic animes if reborn society is what you are into. Attack On Titan, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, and Murder Princess, are all examples of animes with functional societies that speak of &quot;technology from the old world&quot;, even though the ancient technology is futuristic by comparison to their own. Enjoy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastEditorUserId="18598" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T05:42:29.610" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T05:42:29.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32305" CreationDate="2016-05-26T05:55:22.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has already been 3 thousand years with respect to the current events when the 10 Commandments fought for their race and were defeated and sealed away. Meliodas himself being a demon was definitely involved and witnessed it all. He has been alive all these thousands of years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins were formed much more recently. The Seven Deadly Sins were an independent group of knights serving the Kingdom of Liones. So it is obvious that they have been around for a while but only during the time of Liones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gowther was recently revealed to be a doll created by a great magician. Meliodas is a demon. King is a fairy. Diane is a Giant and Ban is an immortal. Those explain why they have such long life spans. But the true nature of Escanor and Merlin has not been revealed yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, the Kingdom of Liones was probably founded much later after the 10 Commandments were defeated. The back stories of some of the characters have been revealed before they joined The Seven Deadly Sins. Ban and Diane for instance. They have been shown to be in their younger years living in pretty much the same timeline as the current one with no demons. So it is safe to assume that The Seven Deadly Sins were created fairly recently as compared the thousands of years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gowther is revealed to be &quot;Gowther the Selfless&quot; of the 10 Commandments. He lost his memories because of his selflessness. By the time he joined the Sins, he had no memories of his past. That means he must have been a part of the 10 Commandments before he had joined the Sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear though whether he was part of the 10 Commandments back when they were defeated 3 thousand years ago or became a part of them afterwards like Fraudrin. If Gowther was a part of the 10 commandments back then, then Meliodas probably knows about him and hasn't revealed the truth to anyone thus far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Some of Gowther's past was revealed to King and Diane by Gloxinia, the former fairy king and Dolor, the former giant king. Gowther himself was a part of the 10 commandments long before the war between the clans even started. However, he had been imprisoned by the Demon King. The Gowther we know is just a doll created by the real Gowther, released into the real world to be his eyes and ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T06:23:55.437" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T06:23:55.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-26T12:21:00.403" Score="2" ViewCount="2990" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the &lt;strong&gt;summoning of Shikamaru&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, can I get some explanation of his chakra nature? I don't get it, as Kakashi skips it during Naruto's training for rasen-shuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24319" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T16:52:40.040" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:26:06.707" Title="Does Shikamaru have a summoning animal?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-26T14:14:45.317" Score="3" ViewCount="912" Body="&lt;p&gt;Universe 6 and universe 7 are twin universes &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Earth didn't have life in Universe 6(Champa's universe). From where does Trunks come from? He couldn't have come from other Universe because they aren't twin universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Trunks has come from alternate timeline of Universe 7, how did  an evil Goku come? He should have died of that heart virus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Trunks has come from an alternate timeline of Universe 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Evil Goku is from Universe 6, how does TRUNKS know about him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastEditorUserId="24321" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T04:32:19.877" LastActivityDate="2019-09-29T14:17:41.863" Title="Which universe is Future Trunks from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32347" CreationDate="2016-05-26T14:22:48.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is nowhere mentioned the summoning animal of Shikamaru Nara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A mythological mosnter called &quot;Inoshkacho&quot; had the body of a boar, a deer's antlers, and butterfly wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it could be assumed that&#xA;Ino = Boar&#xA;Shikamaru = Deer&#xA;Chouji = Butterfly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Nara clan's forest is located on the outskirts of Konoha, it is a unique forest within the Land of Fire. Many &lt;strong&gt;deer reside here&lt;/strong&gt; as the clan looks after them and often times use their antlers in medicines&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T14:22:48.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37378" CreationDate="2016-05-26T14:37:18.083" Score="0" ViewCount="1248" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/31904/Big_Order_TV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Big Order&lt;/a&gt; recently, and when I looked it up I could easily find the op, but I couldn't find that really awesome battle theme. It comes on IIRC once or twice per episode, and usually at the climax of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does anyone know its name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it's in all of the episodes, but for a specific example, take the latest episode (ep 6). It's in most of the underwater scene, from around minute 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13677" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T08:54:31.560" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T22:34:17.893" Title="What's the name of the battle theme used in Big Order?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;big-order&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32155" CreationDate="2016-05-26T15:42:57.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say either &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anidb.net/t4521&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lost Technology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (as used by anime/games like Galaxy Angel and a tag from AniDB) or &lt;strong&gt;Lost Civilization&lt;/strong&gt; (just a common term usually referred to stuffs like Atlantis) is what you're most likely looking for. It might not be the best term though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other closely related terms are &lt;strong&gt;Technological Regression&lt;/strong&gt; (a term I personally use, just as the term says) and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anidb.net/t2882&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dystopia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (another AniDB tag). I personally prefer the term Dystopia but it's basic definition is an &quot;undesirable place&quot; and doesn't have to mean &quot;regressing into a lesser advanced civilization&quot; but most of the time I find them in tandem on stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24324" LastEditorUserId="24324" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T07:06:25.510" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T07:06:25.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-26T19:18:17.607" Score="2" ViewCount="781" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sage mode Hashirama's technique Shinsuusenju is called a senjutsu, or sage art. My question is does Hashirama actually create the titanic wooden budda statue with Moukton (wood style) or is it a creature he summons like Naruto's sumons Gamabunta? I always thought he created it, but I've seen many people refer to it as a summons. If any1 could clarify I'd appreciate it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24327" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T20:12:07.937" Title="Is Shinsuusenju a summons?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32348" CreationDate="2016-05-26T19:53:45.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Future Trunks Arc hasn't been aired yet, the story hasn't been told, how do we know the plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since I have a pretty reasonable answer to share, I might just answer it anyways. But it also contains spoilers, so... yeah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on what I know about the next arc, it's all about time travel, and yes, the game &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Xenoverse&lt;/em&gt; is all about time travel too, and also the game's sequel, it both featured Future Trunks. If you played the game before, or know a bit about the game. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Future_Trunks#Video_game_stories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Future Trunks from Xenoverse and Online&lt;/a&gt; works for &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Supreme_Kai_of_Time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Supreme Kai of Time&lt;/a&gt; as her assistant and the head of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Patrol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Time Patrol&lt;/a&gt;, his job is to mainly fixing distorted timelines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Towa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Towa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Towa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mira&lt;/a&gt; were the two major villains that travel through time to destroy the history. Besides that, Towa can cast &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Towa%27s_Dark_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dark magic&lt;/a&gt; on enemies which gives the user pure red eyes and a dark aura, pretty much turning them into demons.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, the &lt;em&gt;evil / black Goku&lt;/em&gt; is probably from an alternate timeline (defeated the heart virus) and been cast by Towa's dark magic, and turn him into her pawn to assist her evil plan. Future Trunks from that timeline fought the evil Goku and was overwhelmed, he barely escaped into the main timeline to ask for help once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, it's just a theory, I might be wrong, or not even close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T23:24:59.083" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T23:24:59.083" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32356" CreationDate="2016-05-26T20:12:07.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Naruto Wiki Hashirama creates the statue using sage art wood release: true several thousand hands technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After entering Sage Mode, Hashirama creates a wooden statue of titanic proportions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art_Wood_Release:_True_Several_Thousand_Hands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art_Wood_Release:_True_Several_Thousand_Hands&lt;/a&gt; from the comment of @HappyFace .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19743" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T20:12:07.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32359" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32397" CreationDate="2016-05-26T21:05:16.323" Score="11" ViewCount="56462" Body="&lt;p&gt;In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I Phantom Blood, in the climax ending, Jonathan sacrifices his life to defeat Dio and save Erina, his unborn child Jorge and baby Lisa Lisa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Erina manages to save herself and Lisa Lisa by hiding in Dio's coffin, but then in Stardust Crusaders, another coffin with &quot;DIO&quot; engraved on it is rescued from the bottom of the ocean where Dio had been sleeping for the past century, having survived by stealing Jonathan's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did that second coffin come from? I've came back to this to try and make sense of it but I don't know if it's a plot hole or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I enjoy JoJo's Bizarre Adventure so much, and there are instances where it really stretches it too far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like some bizarre happenings have some kind of explanation in it (see King Crimson) but this one is the one that still evades me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation for this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24302" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T21:38:48.993" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T05:09:18.860" Title="How did Dio Brando survive the ship sinking?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7345" CreationDate="2016-05-26T21:46:14.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word is likely to be an abbreviation for Wizard (ウィザード), but there is a bit of allusion behind the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a tricky one to explain and requires a bit of exploration into the Japanese language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There exists &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotowaza-allguide.com/u/udonotaiboku.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an expression&lt;/a&gt; there, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kakuyasu-eigo.com/greattreesaregoodfor/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;うどの大木&lt;/a&gt;:&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Great trees are good for nothing but shade.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;大きな木々は、日陰以外には役にたたない&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This refers to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralia_cordata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese spikenard (known as 独活, &quot;udo&quot;), or &quot;mountain asparagus,&quot;&lt;/a&gt; referring to how the older, larger plant being of no use, except when it is young (and tender), where it is typically &lt;a href=&quot;https://scottishforestgarden.wordpress.com/2014/07/09/growing-and-eating-udo-aralia-cordata/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;used for consumption&lt;/a&gt; in cuisine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's likely that the creator used the expression to allude to the state of Wizards in the series' universe, useless (good for nothing) fellows (as mentioned by certain character within the series). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is speculation that there might be even more uses of allusion, but there are no solid sources to corroborate it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;オズ (o-zu, as in &lt;em&gt;Wizard of Oz&lt;/em&gt;) → オヅ (o-du, or o-zu, depending on romanization) → ウド (u-do, translated as &quot;Wud&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T01:41:07.827" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T01:41:07.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32407" CreationDate="2016-05-27T00:09:11.300" Score="0" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am doing an analysis of Miyazaki's films and am starting with Howl's Moving Castle. I have lots of information about the movie, but am having a hard time finding information regarding the inspirations for the film. I am aware that the film is an adaptation of Jones's novel in 1986 and went on to be one of the highest grossing film in Japan. But are there more interesting facts regarding the inspirations/history for the film that anyone can provide me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I am looking to see if anyone knows of what the inspirations were for Miyazaki to direct the film. Or going back a step, the inspirations of the author to write the novel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24333" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T01:28:35.263" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T02:02:21.670" Title="Are there any resources about the inspirations of Miyazaki in making Howl's Moving Castle?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;&lt;howls-moving-castle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-05T04:17:43.807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7707" CreationDate="2016-05-27T01:24:41.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As evidenced by &lt;i&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/i&gt;, the Hyūga and Uchiha share a common ancestor: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki‎‎. The Uchiha are descended from the Sage of Six Paths and the Hyuga are descended from the sage's brother, Hamura Ōtsutsuki. Given that the divergence happened before either clan was founded, it would be inaccurate to say that the Uchiha are descended from the Hyūga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The evidence that the Hyūga are descended from Hamura is both stated and implied by dialogue in the movie from Hinata; the ghost of Hamura; and Toneri Ōtsutsuki, a descendent of Hamura. Furthermore, Toneri uses Byakugan, as did the rest of his clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T01:38:12.110" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T01:38:12.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-27T02:12:15.707" Score="2" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that Devil Fruit users weakness is the sea. But I wonder what is the conflict between sea and devil fruit? Why is the sea became the devil fruit's weakness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18911" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T01:39:08.593" Title="What is the conflict between Sea and Devil Fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32364" CreationDate="2016-05-27T02:38:34.230" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I once heard that all the Devil Fruits are the Sea Devil's incarnations. If you eat one you'll gain a special ability, but you won't be able to swim.&quot;&#xA;  ~Shanks to Buggy in Chapter 19, page 14&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the Devil Fruits may be a physical manifestation of the devils of the sea as they try and give their powers to others, so the sea, in turn, hates all that partake in these powers and tries to weaken Devil Fruit users whenever they foolishly fall into its grasp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T02:38:34.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30737" CreationDate="2016-05-27T04:46:22.143" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it isn't included in actual series. It is as you can say a fan-made because &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt; was off for so many years and fans were excited for any new glitch that this universe makes. The latest series is &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23794" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-19T06:21:55.057" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T06:21:55.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32367" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32386" CreationDate="2016-05-27T05:38:44.540" Score="10" ViewCount="5425" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a complete translation of the &quot;letters&quot; used in the world of Konosuba? I'm talking like the ones seen on their adventurer cards. I'm positive each symbol corresponds to a letter of the English alphabet, but I want the complete list of them if possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Megumin's card:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLpBf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLpBf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Megumin&amp;#39;s adventurer card&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14784" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-07-18T09:59:44.523" LastActivityDate="2019-07-18T09:59:44.523" Title="Translation of alphabet used in Konosuba" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32373" CreationDate="2016-05-27T07:51:17.773" Score="1" ViewCount="6758" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kuroro Lucifer steals the ability of another nen user, does it mean that the original user wont be able to use it anymore? Or is it like a copy-paste, like Ging copy-pasting the punching abilities? Because in the last arc, he was using Shalnark's ability 'Black voice'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean the original user can't use it anymore? Can Chrollo give back the nen abilities that he stole? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24242" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T07:52:37.850" LastActivityDate="2020-01-28T16:16:31.047" Title="Can a Nen user still use their abilities after Kuroro Lucifer steals it?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32390" CreationDate="2016-05-27T10:24:21.753" Score="3" ViewCount="5397" Body="&lt;p&gt;In High school DxD, Issei &quot;sacrifices&quot; his arm to get the balance breaker form. But what does sacrifice mean here? He still has his arm and he can still control it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T03:41:42.183" Title="Does Issei actually sacrifice his arm" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-27T10:45:42.650" Score="5" ViewCount="610" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Bravely Second&lt;/em&gt; while you end up meeting with most of the Eternian Astrisk Users, seeing what happened to them years after the events of the previous game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i have noticed some of them are missing mainly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vincent S. Court - The Spirit Master&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Victoria F. Stein - The Anarchist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sage Yulyana - The Conjuour&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lester DeRosso - The Vampire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doctor Qada - The Salve-Maker&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on the one hand Lester DeRosso may no longer exists because he gave up his life to stop Lord Ouroboros's regeneration however there is only 1 Lord Ouroboros and there are multiple Luxendarc which means only 1 Lester DeRosso sacrificed himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Sage Yulyana in a sidequest in &lt;em&gt;Bravely Second&lt;/em&gt; if you side with Mephilia Venus and defeat Nobutsuna Kamiizumi she says something about how Sage Yulyana may no longer be of the world after fighting a Ba'al (i assume it was Diamante) however it is hinted that it was Sage Yulyana who told Ominus Crow about Femto Flare being a weapon to stop a Ba'al and in the past no one knew about Ba'als until Diamante decimated the moon and crashed on Luxendarc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what has happened to the other Eternian Astrisk Users&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: to be honest i could give a crap about Doctor Qada but for completion sake i have added him&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T11:41:57.727" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T23:23:56.750" Title="What happened to the other Eternian Astrisk Users?" Tags="&lt;bravely-second&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32369" CreationDate="2016-05-27T10:46:25.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to his &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chrollo_Lucilfer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; page they do not have access to the ability anymore. Unfortunately, it is not stated wether or not he can give the skill back. It is probably safe to assume he would not give it back due to his status as leader of the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Phantom_Troupe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gen'ei Ryodan.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chrollo's Nen ability allows him to steal the Hatsu of other people to use them as his own using a conjured book known as the &quot;Bandit's Secret.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;The theft victim, of course, no longer has access to their stolen ability.&lt;/strong&gt; The theft happens under strict conditions: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.He must witness the Nen ability in action with his eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.He must ask about the ability and be answered by the victim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3.His victim's palm must touch the handprint on the cover of Bandit's Secret. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4.All of the above must be done within an hour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T10:46:25.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32371" CreationDate="2016-05-27T11:06:13.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what i understood, is that his arm is no longer human, it is the one of a dragon, that's why akeno sucks the energy from his hand to give it back it's human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24242" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T11:06:13.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32376" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32400" CreationDate="2016-05-27T12:43:06.430" Score="6" ViewCount="1324" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed this a lot in many manga I've read. The character (usually the protagonist) is named after their mother's family name and not their father's. Some examples I have found of this are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Special A, Kei Takashima is named of his mother's family not his father's. Unless the parents were cousins, it seems the dad changed his name to Takashima, too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki is named after his mother Kushina Uzumaki. I know that this may be a plot device to hide who Naruto's father is at the beginning, but still why name after the mother? Why wasn't he named Namikaze?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Shokugeki no Soma, Saiba Jouichiro changes his name to his wife's: Yukihira. Why doesn't he keep his name? It's possible that he wants to stay out of the public eye, but is it common for the man to take his wife's name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another example from the same manga as above, Azami Nakamura. He changed his name to Nakiri after marrying into Erina's mother's family. It could have been for prestige, but isn't it normally the wife who changes the name and not the husband? And Erina is named from her mother's family too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for all the examples, but I really would like it if someone could help me understand. I know it could be because of a plot device, but it has confused me for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20212" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T13:30:42.770" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T06:29:51.357" Title="Why are a lot of characters in anime and manga named after their mothers and not their fathers?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32377" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-27T13:01:03.903" Score="1" ViewCount="3062" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a problem with the manga Bleach. When Ichigo became shinigami for the first time, it was said that his soul cutter is so big because of his spiritual powers, which means that your soul cutter is a reflection of that. But when they go to soul society it is clearly hinted that the shinigamis there choose their soul cutters and that the soul cutters they have have existed for generations before them. Can someone help explain this to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24339" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T15:20:11.787" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:28:14.543" Title="Has Ichigo's soul cutter existed before him?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32377" CreationDate="2016-05-27T16:29:45.367" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer can only be explained with a big spoiler. Those who hasn't read Bleach till the latest chapter and wish not to be spoiled might better avoid reading this altogether.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: the way I understand it, there are 3 questions you asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The correlation between spiritual powers and Zanpakutou's size.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zanpakutou existed even before the Shinigami.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did Ichigo's Zanpakutou existed before him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Answer to Question 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shinigami's Zanpakutou's (soul cutter in English dub) size reflects the Shinigami's spiritual powers. The more spiritual power it unleashed, the bigger it becomes. This is generally true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Renji's Zanpakutou's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ep16RenjiStandsOver.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;normal shape&lt;/a&gt; is a normal Katana. When the released into Shikai form (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Zabimaru.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zabimaru&lt;/a&gt;), it unleash more spiritual power and its shape got bigger. It gets even bigger when Renji is in Bankai state (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ep52Hihi%C5%8DZabimaru.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hihio Zabimaru&lt;/a&gt;) and even his body is covered by his power in form of the furry cloak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zaraki Kenpachi's Zanpakutou's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:36Kenpachi_unsheathes.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;normal form&lt;/a&gt; is a long katana with chipped blade. When released into &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/bleach/images/d/dc/577Nozarashi.png/revision/latest?cb=20140417055411&amp;amp;path-prefix=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shikai&lt;/a&gt;, his Zanpakutou changed form into a chopping axe shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madarame Ikkaku's Zanpakutou's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ikkaku_237-122.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;normal form&lt;/a&gt; is a normal katana. It's shikai form (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ikkaku_releases_shikai.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Houzukimaru&lt;/a&gt;) is a spear, it's bankai form (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ikkaku_Bankai.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryuumon Houzukimaru&lt;/a&gt;) is a huge blades linked with chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soi Fon's Zanpakutou is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Soifon_Yoruichi_battle_2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;short katana&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Suzumebachi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shikai form&lt;/a&gt; changed it into a smaller shape, but it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Soifonbankai.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bankai&lt;/a&gt; changed it into a big rocket launcher like thing. Notice how its shikai form is smaller that its normal form, unlike the previous two examples, which is why I said that Zanpakutou's size reflects the spiritual power is generall true. Also, so far she has never been see using her Zanpakutou in its normal, unreleased state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another exception to this is Kurosaki Ichigo. Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakutou is always in its shikai form. But its bankai form actually made the blade smaller, and denser, unlike bankai in general, which was noted by Kuchiki Byakuya during their fight. Byakuya also said that he don't believe that such a small sword (compared to Ichigo's shikai and bankai in general) can be his bankai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;As mentioned by Ryan and Memor-X, Zanpakutou's size can be controlled. This was mentioned by Kurosaki Isshin to Grand Fisher, that if Zanpakutou's size is not controlled, those with huge Spiritual Power like the Captains, would literally have skyscrapers on their hands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Answer to Question 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, a shinigami is given an Asauchi, a blank Zanpakutou created by the creator of Asauchi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Cetsu_Nimaiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ouetsu Nimaiya&lt;/a&gt;. This blank Zanpakutou will develop along with its wielder and make itself unique. This is how Shinigami normally got their Zanpakutou. Therefore, since all Zanpakutou (with the exception of Zangetsu) was an Asauchi, it can be said that it existed generations before the current generation of Shinigami).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Answer to Question 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakutou, Zangetsu, is special since Ichigo is a son of Shinigami and Quincy. His father, Kurosaki Isshin is a Shinigami and his mother was a Quincy. What he used to fight until his fight with Aizen Sousuke where he lost his &quot;Shinigami&quot; powers due to the use of Final Getsuga Tenshou, was later revealed to be his Quincy powers. It was confirmed by Zangetsu (old man form) himself. Zangetsu also said that the reason his figure is so similar to that of Ywach was because Ichigo also has a Quincy blood in him. His power is in his blood, thus it can be said that his Zanpakutou existed from the very moment he was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-05-29T02:47:28.213" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T02:47:28.213" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32377" CreationDate="2016-05-27T16:52:44.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is quite complicated to be fair, and the explanation has many spoilers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Ichigo's powers come from a combination of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his mother, a Quincy, so indirectly from Yhwach, and from his father, a Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He originally got this large Zanpakuto from Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jBym5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jBym5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ichigos first sword&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was Rukia's power, with the sword made large by his own enormous Reiatsu. He lost this power after Byakuya cut his chain link and soul sleep. Urahara trained Ichigo, and he became a Shinigami with his classic Zanpakuto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of stuff and things happen, then he loses this power when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he uses the final Getsuga Tenshou to 'defeat' Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gets a real Shinigami power back when a few captains come and give it to him. Later on, he's fighting against Jugram Haschwalth who&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; cuts his Zanpakuto in two, forcing Ichigo to have to go to the Soul Palace to get it reforged, where he has to go through the process all Shinigami do to get a new Zanpakuto, by fighting a Asauchi. After this, he speaks with Hollow Ichigo in his soul, who reveals he is Zangetsu, and the original Zangetsu was his Quincy powers, and Zangetsu (Hollow Ichigo) is his true Zanpakuto. He then creates his current two sword Zanpakuto when he grabs the Asauchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, Ichigo's current Zanpakuto has existed before him, like all other Shinigami, and was fully created when he imprinted his power onto it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now in the most recent manga issue, we finally see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo's true final form (maybe... up till now at least!) when Zangetsu has brought out his Hollow powers and Ichigo has the horn on the side of his face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/omXhm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/omXhm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think... lol it's damn complicated, I probably missed something or made a mistake...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24342" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:28:14.543" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:28:14.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32377" CreationDate="2016-05-27T18:30:51.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To specifically answer the question. There are 2 parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Asauchi and the Zanpaktou spirit. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanpakut%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asauchi are made by Ōetsu Nimaiya and given to Shinigami. In that effect, the sword does exist before the shinigami. It is this base form that can change size to refelct the spiritual pressure of the wielder. Ichigo was the example, his power was so great that when he took Rukia's Asauchi, it grew to that large size he initially had. In the Arrancar arc, Isshin Kurosaki is revealed to be a Shinigami, and he says the facts. Taken from the Refernce&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No matter what form (or size) a Zanpakutō takes, it is always virtually effortless for its owner to wield because it is a part of its owner's soul. Shinigami captains all consciously keep their Zanpakutō in a manageable size, or else they would be holding Zanpakutō the size of skyscrapers, so one cannot judge the strength of one's opponent solely by the size of their Zanpakutō&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So normal shinigami and evne seated officers do not have a massive amount of power and therefor their swords are of normal sizes. Once you reach high ranked officers and capitains, then the sizes are naturally so massive that they must control and contain it, Else it would be the size of a skyscraper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shikai and bankai come from the Zanpaktou spirit. They in effect are a part of the Shinigami's soul, so they can not exist before the Shinigami. It is throuhg time and pouring their power into an asauchi that it turns into a complete zanpaktou and obtains Shikai and Bankai forms. Realistically, these guys can live separately from their owner Shinigami if forcefully taken from their souls, but will never do so themselves. It is however unknown what happens to the Asauchi at this point, and whether it can ever revert back to its regular form for another Shinigami or not is unclear. what is clear however is that the Shikai and Bankai forms are of Set sizes. No matter how much power the capitains grew in, their Shikai and Bankai did not change size. Mayuri Kurotsuchi even modified his bankai and could change its size though that, as well as when new forms of the Shikai and Bankai are revealed, but at no time could The shinigami ever change its actual size at will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo himself is a special case, because of his blood and situation. In any case, his Zanpaktou and other powers did not exist before him. He however only had an Asauchi when he borrowed it from Rukia. He never used Shikai in that form, but we know the Asauchi can be used by anyone, which is what ichigo did. Once he reawakend his powers with Urahara, he no longer had an Asauchi and his zanpaktou itself formed without it, Though because it was not from an Asauchi, how much of a zanpaktou it really was after that is unknown. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T18:30:51.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-27T18:49:40.533" Score="2" ViewCount="587" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fat version of Buu, or simply &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Innocent_Buu#Pre-Dragon_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Innocent / Good Buu&lt;/a&gt; is the result of &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kid_Buu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kid Buu's&lt;/a&gt; absorption of Grand Supreme Kai and the Supreme Kais. Does the Supreme Kais still staying inside Good Buu's body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know if they remove the Supreme Kais, he will become the original Buu again. But, since the Good Buu and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Team&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Z Fighters&lt;/a&gt; were already removed from &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Buu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Super Buu's&lt;/a&gt; body, turning him into Kid Buu, then the Grand Supreme Kai and the Supreme Kais are definitely still inside Good Buu's body! But wait a second, if they remove the Supreme Kais from Good Buu, doesn't it mean that he will become Kid Buu again? Or he will split into the Supreme Kais and not having back the &quot;Buu&quot; body? Or, the Supreme Kais were just simply not exist inside Good Buu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T19:09:14.627" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T15:21:11.133" Title="What happen if the Supreme Kais were removed from Good Buu's body?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32367" CreationDate="2016-05-27T21:28:03.177" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;An enterprising person &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matolabel.net/archives/53312283.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;over here&lt;/a&gt; has provided a translation table for the letters and some of the numbers, in multiple typefaces:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jZQ65.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jZQ65.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Konosuba translation table&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone somewhere may have put together a more complete version; this version is from just after episode 3 or 4, and more sourcetext became available as the show went on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you surmise, there is a simple one-to-one relationship between the English alphabet (and related glyphs like punctuation and numbers) and the &lt;em&gt;KonoSuba&lt;/em&gt; alphabet. However, beware: the actual text that is enciphered is not necessarily in the English language - some of it is also in romanized Japanese. For example, someone in the linked thread deciphered this part of your image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5WcmS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5WcmS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;EXPLOSION&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;koumazokunonakademouiitsunotensaimahoutsukai. b&#xA;akurestumahoutoyobarerusaikyomahounomiruyokunimor&#xA;itsukare. soreshikatsukawanaishitukawanai&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which may seem like gibberish, but in (somewhat typo-laden) Japanese, it's Megumin babbling about EXPLOSION. Roughly, &quot;A wunderkind magician, even moreso than the average Crimson Demon. She is enraptured by the mightiest of magicks: EXPLOSION. She won't use any other magic, and plus - she &lt;em&gt;can't&lt;/em&gt;.&quot; This particular text is cobbled together from various bits of copy about her character, as far as I know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T03:53:12.943" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T03:53:12.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-28T00:18:17.283" Score="3" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've looked through the soundtrack but I haven't been able to find this song. It plays in episode 38 &quot;Louise of the Holy Ground&quot; at 13:54.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24348" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T11:24:31.943" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T02:15:38.653" Title="Can someone tell me what this song from episode 38 of Zero no Tsukaima is?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;the-familiar-of-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7791" CreationDate="2016-05-28T01:23:00.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three theories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The two alchemists in the picture, Mustang and Armstrong, were in the military when they became state alchemists during the war in Ishval as is the case with the vast majority of state alchemists we see in the series. it could be the case that after the war, state alchemist became a more broad term.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For some state alchemists, like Ed, not wearing a military uniform helps with more clandestine activities as there are many places Ed and Al go where the military is disliked.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could also be the fact that Ed doesn't like the fact that he's beholden to the government and doesn't want to wear a reminder of that everywhere he goes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24349" LastEditorUserId="22208" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T09:04:20.627" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T09:04:20.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13144" CreationDate="2016-05-28T03:07:13.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0stiWHFrxoc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0stiWHFrxoc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also check this, the animated intro backwards (or the same: original status of the recording) says Back to Marijuana. #LOL&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24350" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T03:07:13.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32371" CreationDate="2016-05-28T03:41:42.183" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically what happens is that as you said, Issei gives his arm to the dragon in return he get balance breaker. the arm that he traded is now belowing to the dragon, no longer a demon, that is why he was able to hold the cross or the holy water without being hurt in the fight between him and the phoenix.afterwards, the dragon power starts to take over his arms which stops him from having his normal arm and akeno had to suck out the dragon energy for issei could do whatever and not expose that he is a demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;long story short, he has control over his arm but if akeno wasn't there, his arm would literally be the arm of the dragon&#xA;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T03:41:42.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-28T07:42:04.133" Score="-8" ViewCount="7234" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7WJ0o.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7WJ0o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are there religious symbols in the design of &lt;em&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24352" LastEditorUserId="22208" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T10:13:14.093" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T10:13:14.093" Title="Religious Symbols in Naruto" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-06-01T07:51:59.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32391" CreationDate="2016-05-28T08:20:19.680" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The association of these images towards some religious symbols or to the Illuminati are a clear sign of over interpretation. Your issue is primarily with the &lt;em&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The left picture is Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan. It depicts a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_(toy)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pinwheel&lt;/a&gt; with three curls. Here is an image of one with four curls, but the 2D representation would be roughly the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl3U1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl3U1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pinwheel with 4 curls&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I read Naruto in the past, I thought it was a &lt;em&gt;Shuriken&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FUURe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FUURe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Shuriken&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one is Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangekyou_Sharingan#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;, it also resembles a pinwheel, only with six curls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the first thing I saw when I looked at it was a model of an atom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LA2uL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LA2uL.png&quot; alt=&quot;An Atom&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could also be a six-petaled lotus blossom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9INgH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9INgH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;six-petaled lotus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangekyou_Sharingan#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;, all &lt;em&gt;Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/em&gt; resemble pinwheels. So no religious symbols and no Illuminati at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="22208" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T08:28:05.850" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T08:28:05.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32362" CreationDate="2016-05-28T08:48:03.710" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the idea Jones &quot;very much&quot; thanked &quot;a boy in a school I was visiting&quot;, whose name she had noted but lost and forgotten. He had &quot;asked me to write a book titled The Moving Castle.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--- &quot;Dedication and acknowledgment&quot;, Howl's Moving Castle (paperback) (1st ed.), US: Ace Books, 1989, This one is for Stephen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18598" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T08:48:03.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32394" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32396" CreationDate="2016-05-28T11:15:21.740" Score="4" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the series (both 2003 and Brotherhood) Cornello takes way Ed's pocket watch in order to prevent his circle-free transmutation (which is later revealed to be pointless). From this, it was implied that the pocket watch has some sort of effect on a State Alchemist's transmutations. I seem to also recall that in the 2003 series, when Ed became a State Alchemist and was given his watch, he was told it could boost his alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I don't recall any instance in either series where this was the case. It's not used as a mobile circle as each combat State Alchemist had their Transmutation Circle with them (Roy's ignition gloves, Gran's gauntlets, Armstrong's metal knuckles, Kimberly's own hands) and Shou Tucker was never shown to use his (and I doubt that he used it for producing the Alexanina Chimera because he was capable of doing this from the start, having done a similar transmutation before becoming a State Alchemist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall at one stage the chain was used to bind someone, but what I would like to know is if there was any situation, in either series, in which the boosting capabilities of the State Alchemist pocket watch is shown to have benefited an Alchemist's transmutation (without the addition of Red Stones/Fake Philosopher Stones as per the Lior Rebellion in the 2003 series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T12:32:38.607" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T12:34:16.943" Title="Has the State Alchemist pocket watch ever been shown to be of use in a transmutation?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32394" CreationDate="2016-05-28T11:37:57.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is somewhat difficult to answer this with complete certainty without analysing every single transmutation that appears in &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;. However, I will give an answer based on my memory and impressions of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga-based continuity, the watch appears to serve largely as a marker of identity; there is never any comment about the watch's powers. We never see the watch invoked or made reference to as a source of power when State Alchemists transmute substances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know the 2003 series as well, but my impression is that while the claim that the watch amplifies transmutations is reasonable, we are never actually shown an instance where it is &lt;em&gt;explicitly&lt;/em&gt; used in a transmutation. It is entirely possible that the State Alchemists we see are drawing from the watch's power anyway, when they attempt transmutations, but we do not ever directly see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current revision of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/State_Alchemist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the FMA Wikia&lt;/a&gt; appears to support my conclusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the manga does not describe the pocketwatch as anything more than official proof that the carrier is a State Alchemist, the 2003 anime suggests that each pocketwatch is an alchemical amplifier. The 2003 anime also depicts the watch's silver chain as extendable, as in the instance when the Strong Arm Alchemist, Major Alex Louis Armstrong uses it to tie up a target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, were there actually an instance where the watch is explicitly used, I would expect there to be a note of it here, seeing how rare such an instance would be in the course of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Skimming over the early Lior arc in the manga, incidentally, I cannot find any instance where Cornello takes Edward's watch from him. The watch also does not appear in this part. (I was only able to tell that Edward had his watch because I could see the chain.) This also does not occur in FMA:B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As might be expected then, the section of the Lior arc in the 2003 anime where Cornello takes Edward's watch is not in the manga-continuity. (This is after Ed and Al have escaped from the fight. Cornello turns a mob on them, and they are captured again. The watch is then taken.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T12:34:16.943" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T12:34:16.943" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32359" CreationDate="2016-05-28T14:07:55.003" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally, Dio did die at the end of Phantom Blood, but when Araki decided to write Stardust Crusaders, he retconned the ending of Phantom Blood. These retcons were applied to the anime accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After retconning, the coffin had a second compartment that Dio hid in while Erina hid in the top compartment. After Erina got in the coffin, Dio ripped off Jonathan's head and got into the same coffin Erina was in. When Erina was rescued, they did not rescue the coffin, they let it sank, without knowing that Dio was within the second compartment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2dpBy.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2dpBy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, an alternate explanation is provided in the novel &lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/JoJo&amp;#39;s_Bizarre_Adventure_Over_Heaven&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Over Heaven&lt;/a&gt;, where Erina placed Dio and Jonathan's body along with herself in the coffin.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 79&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dio knows that Nukesaku is falsely guiding the Joestar Group, buying&#xA;  time for Dio, who uses that time to write in his notebook. He tries to&#xA;  recall the last moments before ending up in the coffin, but his memory&#xA;  is hazy. Despite having surely entered the casket, Erina had survived&#xA;  with the child. Dio suspects that the four of them were in the same&#xA;  coffin, but Dio admits that he would never have shared the casket with&#xA;  someone. Yet he did lose consciousness, so who put him into the&#xA;  casket? Saving someone she hated would indeed be in accord with&#xA;  Erina's character. Dio is now sure that Erina took pity on him and&#xA;  pulled him into the casket to protect him, and put him to rest at the&#xA;  bottom of the ocean. Dio's memories become more and more hazy and he&#xA;  ends up confusing Erina with his own mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14121" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-03-15T05:09:18.860" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T05:09:18.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32399" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-28T16:30:09.733" Score="0" ViewCount="27239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I didn't watch &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; carefully because I can't understand one thing: After the third Hokage died, the fifth was chosen. Why did they skip the Fourth Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24359" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T07:03:33.587" LastActivityDate="2019-02-13T13:36:49.860" Title="Why did they skip the 4th Hokage and choose the 5th instead after the 3rd died?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32376" CreationDate="2016-05-28T16:32:50.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Expanding my comment into an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, it’s uncommon, but not unheard of, for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makikoitoh.com/journal/men_taking_their_wives_last_names_is_not_uncommon_in_japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a man to take his wife’s name after marriage&lt;/a&gt;. It can happen for any reason, but a common reason is when a man marries into a family with no sons and his wife’s family wants to keep their name going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In modern Japan, married couples are required to pick one partner’s family name for both of them. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://time.com/3940094/maiden-married-names-countries/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a Time article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In contrast, Japan requires that married couples take one of the spouses’ family names, which, unsurprisingly, means that 96% of married Japanese women assume their husband’s last name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any children of the marriage are given that last name as well, so if the couple chooses to use the wife’s name, the children will have their mother’s family name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime, of course, this is used as a plot device, and the exact reason depends on the show. For instance, in Evangelion, Gendou takes Yui’s last name, Ikari, to try and distance himself from some of the unsavory things he did in the past. So Shinji gets his mother’s name, which might have various meanings, given all the Freudian subtext in the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T16:32:50.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32399" CreationDate="2016-05-28T16:41:35.307" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Sarutobi Hiruzen (the third hokage) stepped down, Namikaze Minato (Naruto's father) became the fourth hokage. Minato died during the kyuubi attack during which it was sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto. Konoha now lacking a hokage, they chose to bring back Sarutobi into office.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they didn't skip the fourth hokage, they just reinstated the third one after the fourth...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-13T12:35:46.480" LastActivityDate="2019-02-13T12:35:46.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31758" CreationDate="2016-05-28T17:37:08.273" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The babbling is present in both the English and original Japanese versions.  From skimming the first three episodes, Kirby's dialogue seems roughly the same. Other than the babbling, Kirby is able to repeat some words that others say to him. In the first episode, he is able to repeat the names of Tiff/Fūmu and Tuff/Bun in both the English and Japanese versions. In the third episode, however, Kirby repeats &quot;sword beam&quot; in the Japanese version only. The babbling is most likely not a product of the translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T17:37:08.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32362" CreationDate="2016-05-29T01:33:09.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think this book has anything about Howl's Moving Castle in particular, but &lt;strong&gt;Starting Point: 1979 - 1996&lt;/strong&gt;, written by Hayao Miyazaki himself, and translated by Beth Cary and Frederik L. Schodt, is a 500 page treasure trove of interviews and other works regarding Miyazaki's thoughts and inspirations on his films. I purchased this book many years ago and only read a portion of it, so I can't really attest to how much this will help, but it's a good starting point for your research on his other films (pun may or may not be intended).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Upon further research on Amazon, I discovered that he has another book called &lt;strong&gt;Turning Point, 1997 - 2008&lt;/strong&gt; along the same series, which &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; seem to contain information on Howl's Moving Castle. You might want to take a look into this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="14010" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T02:02:21.670" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T02:02:21.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32409" CreationDate="2016-05-29T03:30:53.260" Score="0" ViewCount="2446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have followed Naruto only via its manga and, barring a few episodes, I haven't seen much of the animated series. Considering that the manga ended almost a year ago, I am very much out of the Naruto universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few months ago, I came across some posts that mentioned Itachi getting a separate anime series of his own, with trailers of the series uploaded on YouTube. Today I saw some amvs  titled Itachi Shinden and a part of the episode which has Shisui and kid Itachi fighting the ANBU.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few internet searches yielded that Itachi Shinden is actually an animated adaption of the novel of the same name. However, I couldn't find whether it's a separate series that was being talked about or part of Naruto Shippuden fillers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2818" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T19:11:45.690" Title="Is Itachi Shinden a separate anime series or part of Naruto Shippuden itself?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-07-01T07:23:29.090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32408" CreationDate="2016-05-29T04:46:31.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi Shinden is in fact a part of the Naruto series. The myth is that Itachi Shinden will have its own anime, this is not true. Itachi Shinden will be an arc attached to the current Naruto Anime. In the current anime of Naruto, Itachi's life has been shown while he was active in the ANBU, however, the new arc introduces a new look to Itachi's life, his personal life. Not much is yet known but it's definitely an arc of Naruto seeing as it was also created by Masashi Kishimoto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I hope this helped you find your answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24367" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T04:46:31.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-29T14:51:01.407" Score="0" ViewCount="2348" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the section of the soundtrack used in the second episode of R2 at 8:00, after Kallen defeats a Knightmare and Lelouch gives new orders, called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24371" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-05-29T18:25:26.347" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T11:02:39.723" Title="What's this music used when Lelouch is giving new orders in ep. 2 of R2?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32412" CreationDate="2016-05-29T15:01:49.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it sounds like a version of Sensibility, only piano only: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKK6QsilgqI&amp;amp;ab_channel=GriffionLiBritannia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;OST on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T15:01:49.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32421" CreationDate="2016-05-29T17:21:05.183" Score="10" ViewCount="10673" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched most of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z up to the culmination of the Frieza arc and bits of other DBZ episodes. I'm passively familiar with the overarching story line/details for some reason, but have not watched much Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I need to catch up before jumping into Dragon Ball Super, or does the new show sufficiently explain things if you're not fully up to speed on the franchise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I skimmed this stack exchange and did not see related questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-05-29T17:27:38.797" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:21:59.970" Title="Do I need to catch up on anything before watching Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32412" CreationDate="2016-05-29T17:26:01.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it. It's called Turning the Tide. It's an unreleased OST. There are some edits on youtube&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh8CS8PM7vk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh8CS8PM7vk&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRL6tTLYQwU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRL6tTLYQwU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24371" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T17:26:01.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32425" CreationDate="2016-05-29T20:21:16.430" Score="2" ViewCount="65543" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 83, two or three episodes after Hidan and Kakuzu capture the Two Tails, Nagato says that only 4 beasts are left. But in the anime, only two beasts were shown to be captured (Shukaku and the Two Tails). So 7 beasts remain. Are there any movies in between or did I miss any episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T08:09:38.890" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T17:59:46.647" Title="In what order does the Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-29T21:22:32.383" Score="1" ViewCount="3380" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any sites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; that offer lots of manga that are available in Germany? I don't want German translations, but the crunchyroll stuff is mostly not available in Germany and many manga I read aren't available there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some mangas I read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aka Akatoretachi no Monogatari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Akame ga Kiru!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ana Satsujin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Radukai Kishi no Eiyuutan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dungeon Ni Deai O Motomeru No Wa Machigatte Iru Darou Ka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freezing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gokukoku No Brynhildr&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Big Order&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T09:48:20.687" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T21:53:49.810" Title="Where can I legally read manga online in Germany?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;germany&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32415" CreationDate="2016-05-29T21:40:01.157" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having watched every Dragon Ball Super episode as they came out, I would say that so long as you have watched at least Dragon Ball Z, you are good. Everything important in Dragon Ball is roughly glanced over or built upon in Dragon Ball Z; the same is true for Dragon Ball Super. Dragon Ball GT is officially not canon material thanks to Super, so it is completely unnecessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, at least knowing everything that happened in Dragon Ball Z beyond the Frieza Arc is pretty important. There are numerous very important events that happened in the Android, Cell, and Buu arcs that are quite useful to understand what is going on in Super. The main story of Super is not based on those events though, because Super is about Gods. It will make it very confusing to understand a lot of what they talk about and do. It is not sufficiently explained. Many things can probably be inferred in some way, but I guarantee that almost everyone who is not caught up in Dragon Ball Z will either be confused or spending a lot of time on the wiki and YouTube watching clips, thanks to Super.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:21:59.970" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:21:59.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33653" CreationDate="2016-05-29T21:44:34.317" Score="5" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 1 of &lt;em&gt;Nodame Cantabile&lt;/em&gt;, it is implied that Chiaki is playing some Beethoven in preparation for the school concerto competition. We also get a snapshot of a score, which presumably contains what he is playing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SkCnv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SkCnv.png&quot; alt=&quot;score in chapter 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know what piece Chiaki is playing? In the anime, he is playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 5 (&quot;Emperor&quot;), and it is easy to recognise as he starts from the beginning of the first movement. However, the score here does not correspond to any section of the concerto that I can recognise, and in any case, we are not explicitly told what piece he is practising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried skimming through &lt;a href=&quot;http://imslp.nl/imglnks/usimg/f/f8/IMSLP33972-PMLP03875-Beethoven-Op073soloPeters.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a copy of the piano part&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Emperor&lt;/em&gt; and could not find a section that matched. Inputting part of this score into the Musipedia search engine also did not get any useful results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-11-26T03:32:40.853" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T03:32:40.853" Title="In the manga, what piece is Chiaki playing at the beginning?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;nodame-cantabile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T02:32:37.750" Score="3" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last couple of seasons of anime, I've noticed quite a few shows being set in or using characters from the Touhoku region, especially around Aomori. Examples of shows include Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear (set in Kumade Village somewhere in northern Touhoku); Flying Witch (set in Aomori) and Wake Up, Girls! (set in Sendai), while characters include Megumi Tadokoro from Shokugeki no Soma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just coincidence? Or a desire to pick a setting other than Tokyo or Osaka? Or some kind of reaction to the Touhoku earthquake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T02:45:48.850" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T02:45:48.850" Title="Is there anything driving the number of recent series and characters from the Touhoku region?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2016-05-30T03:18:57.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a theory that Summer Rose is Ruby Roses's mother and Raven (last name:??) is Yang's mother (obviously!). I believe when Raven went on that mission so long ago (after she gave birth to Yang, of course), something came up and caused Raven to stay out on her mission for years to come. That lead TaiYang to believe that Raven had disappeared or died. Then, he took his old teammate Summer Rose and married her and got Ruby,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Summer died, I think he thought he was a lone man raising two children and his brother (Uncle Qrow) to help, so he didn't want to marry again because he didn't want his heart to be broken once more. And I don't feel like Neo would be part of the family. It may be a coincidence that somehow they both bought the same necklace, but no one knows for sure. Thus, leading up to my Theory. Again, this is a theory and I may be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24378" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T14:30:01.103" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T14:30:01.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32419" CreationDate="2016-05-30T04:27:50.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timeline as figured by me&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1.Kokuo(Han) was captured BEFORE shipuuden start&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kokuō, after living in an unspecified forest, eventually fell into the possession of Iwagakure and was sealed into Han, but was captured and extracted by Akatsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Gyuki was captured BEFORE shipuuden starts&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, during a joint Chūnin Exams between Konohagakure and Sunagakure, Fū attempted to stop the Suna-nin Hōichi from extracting Shukaku from its host Gaara. Her failed attempt caused her to draw the attention of Hōichi, who also began extracting Chōmei from Fū.[6] Ultimately, the extraction was stopped by the intervention of Neji Hyūga, who used his Gentle Fist to block the chakra points from which Chōmei was being extracted, thereby repelling the chains.[7] Fū was later captured by Akatsuki members Kakuzu and Hidan, leading to Chōmei being extracted from its jinchūriki and sealed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.[8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shipuuden Starts&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3.Deidara (and Sasori) capture Shukaku (Gaara) - Naruto Returns&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Gaara's time as the Fifth Kazekage, Deidara and Sasori from the Akatsuki were assigned to capture Shukaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.Hidan and Kakuzu capture Matatabi (Yugito) - Akatsuki Suppression; Asuma Dies&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soon after her introduction, Yugito was captured by two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.Tobi and Deidara capture Isubo the three tails - Naruto starts his wind training&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Tobi and Deidara confronted the beast around the same time Naruto Uzumaki had begun his Wind Release training, to which it responded by beginning to chase Tobi. With the Three-Tails distracted, Deidara moulded an explosive clay fish in an attempt to capture it.&lt;br&gt; This was a filler arc in the Anime, wherein Leaf tried to capture the beast and failed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6.Kisame capture Son Goku(Roshi) - Itachi is pursued; Sasuke Vs Deidara&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After an unseen and difficult battle with Kisame Hoshigaki, Rōshi was defeated and captured by the Akatsuki member&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7.Anime only: Saiken (Utakata) is captured by Pain&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, in an attempt to stop the Fury technique from causing untold destruction, Utakata went into his full Six-Tails form to shield the blast. Later, Utakata was confronted and captured by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain. Afterwards, Saiken was extracted from Utakata's body, being sealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, thus killing the jinchūriki in the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 2 beasts were captured before anime started. The 4th Mizukage's beast was roaming alone for some reason and Utakata's beast I am not sure about. In Anime, its shown after Roshi, need a rewatch to confirm. As I remember Utakata was captured while Sasuke fought Itachi and Jiraiya, Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8.9.Gyuki and Kurama capture failed by Kisame and Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Added relevant quotes for all the beasts from the wikia (Source)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T06:27:21.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32376" CreationDate="2016-05-30T06:29:51.357" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I shall talk about Uzumaki Naruto as such..Since, it is a special case.. Uzumaki clan at the time of Naruto birth(and later) were a few in number.. Mostly scattered throughout the world. Also, many decided to change their names fearing for their lives( the Uzumaki clan is quite noted for its Sealing jutsus; which was feared a lot, especially during the wartimes such as Shinobi World war 1,2 and 3). The seal which binds the Kyuubi(Nine-tailed fox) in Naruto is itself a Uzumaki Clan's jutsu. &#xA;Also, since it was not given of any other person from Namikaze clan except for Minato, we can fairly assume Namikaze clan too was dwindling in numbers. &#xA;Now, why was Naruto named after his mother? Interesting, right (since both clans had less members)? &#xA;This is because of the fact that Minato Namikaze was the 4th Hokage, meaning he had his enemies. Thus, naming Naruto after his father's clan was quite dangerous. (Note that the enemies pursuing Uzumaki clan dwindled once peaceful times started after the world war 3, except for people like Orochimaru that is. )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24337" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T06:29:51.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32085" CreationDate="2016-05-30T07:55:14.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have already read about Rin, you would know that she sacrificed herself for the sake of Konoha. Also, she was close to Obito and Kakashi. The death of her (at the hands of Kakashi) made Obito to writhe in pain. This is also the case with Kakashi. It hence, is that as a result of Rin's death, the Mangekyou Sharingan was awakened in Kakashi. &#xA;But, the usage of Mangekyou Sharingan by a non-Uchiha demands additional amount of chakra to be spent than by a corresponding Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24337" LastEditorUserId="24337" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T04:39:30.633" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T04:39:30.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T08:24:03.280" Score="4" ViewCount="820" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unohana goes from being the most bloodthirsty, sadistic warrior in the Soul Society to being a kind, motherly person who goes out of her way to heal and help others, even enemies, and who tries to avoid and prevent fights.  Is this all an act?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand she was waiting around for Zaraki, but she could have done that without becoming the equivalent of Mother Teresa.  Did she really have a change of heart about others, and if so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24382" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T11:26:20.340" Title="Is Unohana's compassion for others just an act?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32429" CreationDate="2016-05-30T08:50:08.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unohana was the &lt;code&gt;First Kenpachi&lt;/code&gt; several members of the 11th Division fear her, and so do a few of her fellow captains, according to the former captains of the 5th and 7th Divisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No captain wants to get on her 'Bad Side' as - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Retsu Unohana (卯ノ花 烈, Unohana Retsu), formerly known as Yachiru Unohana (卯ノ花 八千流, Unohana Yachiru), was the captain of the Fourth Division in the Gotei 13. She was one of the oldest and most experienced captains, and was the Soul Society's best healer, as well as the first person to wield the name Kenpachi.[2] Her lieutenant was Isane Kotetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there's no information to be found about wether or not she's faking her compassion, however I was able to find - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler Alert - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, after the revelation of her past as the first Kenpachi and Shunsui Kyōraku calling on her to draw on her experience from then, Unohana's personality reverts to her original violent and bloodthirsty nature; once she meets with Kenpachi Zaraki, she comments how the scar left on her chest was causing her pain just from the sound of his voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis is mine,&#xA;source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Some point in the past, she named herself Yachiru Unohana[13] and was known as the most diabolical criminal to ever exist in Soul Society.[14] Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto sought her out and she joined him, becoming one of the founding members of the Gotei 13. Unohana laid the foundations of what would be known as the 11th Division and became its first captain, as well as the first Kenpachi. At some point in the past, Unohana was taught medical techniques by Tenjirō Kirinji as a way of prolonging fights&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quotes above would indicate that, somehow she has had a change of heart after joining the Gotei 13 &amp;amp; founding the 11th Division, but somehow still shows her more &lt;code&gt;menacing&lt;/code&gt; side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastEditorUserId="24039" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T11:26:20.340" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T11:26:20.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T10:50:26.223" Score="3" ViewCount="393" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Rukia is rescued and everyone is off fighting battles, during their fight Soifon says she developed a new technique which she only just perfected and hasn't even gotten a name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however Yoruichi says it does have a name calling it Shunkō, she even explains that the reason why the Stealth Force's attire is designed the way it is is because of how Shunkō works and that fabric on the arms and back would be blown away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yoruichi is Soifon's mentor and took her place as head of the Stealth Force when Yoruichi disappeared. if Shunkō was developed between Yoruichi and Urahara after they left then the design of the Stealth Force's attires wouldn't be so linked to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how come Soifon didn't know about Shunkō? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T00:35:51.543" Title="Why is it Soifon didn't know about Shunkō?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T11:01:15.780" Score="3" ViewCount="2139" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before Rukia's execution, Jushiro Ukitake took some time breaking the seal on an item which was later used to destroy the Sokyoku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3e6jp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3e6jp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ukitake with anti-Sokyoku weapon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo arrives to save Rukia he is wearing a cape which allows him to fly which Soifon comments during her fight with Yoruichi that the cape came from the Shihoin clan, Yoruichi's clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0pjqp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0pjqp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ichigo&amp;#39;s cape&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They both have the same insignia on it and I recall when Ukitake appeared with the shield thing someone commented that it had the Shihoin clan symbol on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why does Jushiro Ukitake have it? Shouldn't it be with the stealth force or even Yoruichi's possession? Better yet, since it is able to destroy the Sokyoku, why is it entrusted to another captain rather than Head Captain Yamamoto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-04-19T16:29:01.053" LastActivityDate="2018-04-19T16:29:01.053" Title="Why does Jushiro Ukitake have an item from Yoruichi's clan?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32420" CreationDate="2016-05-30T15:29:16.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All though there are not a lot subscription based sites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;, The following sites do offer a broad variety of digital manga editions, which should have a lot less geo limitations. Which streaming sites like Crunchyroll do tend to have &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bookwalker.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bookwalker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kodanasha&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://comic-walker.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Comicwalker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viz.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Viz&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Comics-Graphic-Novels-Books/b?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=4367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that &lt;a href=&quot;http://gizmodo.com/5901339/its-not-a-crime-to-break-a-terms-of-service-agreement-so-keep-on-not-reading-them&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;breaking the terms of service&lt;/a&gt; is not necessarily illegal. You could also buy yourself a VPN, and read the manga from a region where it is available, making it a semi-legal solution as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T15:29:16.440" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32437" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T16:56:39.687" Score="8" ViewCount="4762" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example let's say James wrote: &quot;Bob Schneider gets stabbed at 13:30 by his best friend. Dies of blood loss one hour later.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the Death Note control his friend whose name isn't written in the Death Note, or would it result in Bob having a heart attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T11:11:31.210" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T11:11:31.210" Title="Can the Death Note manipulate people whose names aren't written in it?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32437" CreationDate="2016-05-30T18:00:45.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think his best friend will kill him accidentally or something like that.&#xA;If he doesn't do that accidentally, then.. he will kill him in any circumstances, with or without his will. I don't know exactly how's going to happen that, it will just happens somehow.&#xA;That's how death note works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&#xA;Sorry, I didn't understand your question first time.&#xA;If it is not a rule for this then it will works, his best friend will kill&#xA;(If I guess right)&#xA;Here's an image with rules:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pyasz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pyasz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: Sorry for my bad english, I just saw your questions and I wanted to reply/respond.. Anyways, if you don't understand something, just tell me.. I will try to rectify that mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24390" LastEditorUserId="24390" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T18:19:04.337" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T18:19:04.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32437" CreationDate="2016-05-30T22:29:02.537" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is quite complex and can best be summarized succinctly as -- &quot;maybe&quot;.  The death MAY play out exactly as you wrote it, it may play out similarly, but with someone or something else causing the bleeding, or he may die of a heart attack.  Or if certain criteria are met he may not die (but most likely he will!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's dig in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Rules of the trade&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A complete list of rules from the comics and manga is &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;compiled here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, while many share the first 10, there's more rules in the canon than that.  In total there are at least 66 rules that have been compiled from the source material, many of which are found in the thirteenth manga volume, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Note_13:_How_to_Read&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note 13: How to Read&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some rules that are applicable to this scenario/question include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule VI.1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically&#xA;  possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out&#xA;  by that human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule X.2&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or&#xA;  accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended,&#xA;  the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that&#xA;  other lives are not influenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule XXVI.2&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it&#xA;  influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die,&#xA;  the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule XLII.1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other&#xA;  humans' lives or shortens their original life span, even though their&#xA;  names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these&#xA;  cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original&#xA;  lifespan and not the shortened lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule LV.1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In occasions where the cause and situation of death is written before&#xA;  the victim's name, multiple names can be written as long as they are&#xA;  written within 40 seconds and the causes and situations of death are&#xA;  not impossible to occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule LV.2&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation&#xA;  is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If&#xA;  both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die&#xA;  of heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule LVIII.1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By manipulating the death of a human that has influence over another&#xA;  human's life, that human's original life span can sometimes be&#xA;  lengthened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule LVIII.2&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a god of death intentionally does the above manipulation to&#xA;  effectively lengthen a human's life span, the god of death will die,&#xA;  but even if a human does the same, the human will not die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rule LIX.1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A human death caused by Death Note will indirectly lengthen some other&#xA;  human's original life even without a specific intention to lengthen a&#xA;  particular person's original life span in the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Basic rules precluding death&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let us assume a couple things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bob Schneider isn't going to die otherwise within the next 12 minutes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;&quot; hasn't been targeted with a different death scenario from another Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;&quot; is older than 780 days (~2 years) and is younger than 124 years old.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;&quot; does not own a Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any of the above are false, additional rules preventing the death would kick in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;General feasibility w/ example from the source material&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the Death Note allows people to write in a situation, perhaps even with familiar characters (this aspect is somewhat unclear).  A good example is the death of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Matsushiro_Nakaokaji&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matsushiro Nakaokaji&lt;/a&gt;, a robber and murderer who is killed by Light who writes that the target bleeds to death at 1:30 p.m.  He was stabbed by a store employee and winds up dying at the prescribed time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M5fIS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M5fIS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death of Matsushiro Nakaokaji&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This establishes that, yes, assuming the conditions are feasible (see in particular LV.1-2), you can use the Death Note to manipulate someone other than the victim into killing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Death by a best friend stabbing&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does this mean in practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, likely Bob's best friend has to have considered stabbing him, which seems fairly likely, based on the lose definition of potential outlined in the rules regarding suicide.  Also, the friend likely has to be physically present and have an accessible knife to ensure feasibility (most homes would meet this criteria as they have knives in the kitchen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is feasible, the next question is whether the attack will somehow result in the friend dying as well.  If so, Rules X.2 and XVI.2 clearly state Bob will instead die of a heart attack, to prevent additional deaths. Note that Rule XLLII.1 state that it's fine to short the characters lifespan (let's say Bob fights back and stabs the friend with a non-life ending injury that nonetheless shortens his life, i.e. laceration of the spleen or kidney).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's assume that it's not feasible for that best friend, either because they're not capable of harboring such thoughts, are physical incapable (maybe they're paralyzed), or would die in the process of the attack.  Then that friend will definitely not commit the attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Bob have multiple best friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, likely the above criteria repeats.  If one best friend would die  from the stabbing, perhaps the situation will pass to a friend that meets the feasibility criteria and wouldn't die.  So maybe best friend 1 is a nerd and best friend 2 is a gym rat... the note would likely avoid the nerdy friend who would die of the counterattack, and instead pick the gym rat, who could carry out the deed without dying himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unknowns include which best friend is chosen first and how/why, assuming there's multiple &quot;best friends&quot; of Bob capable of killing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Death by someone else stabbing him or some accident causing bleeding&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if no friends are capable of killing him, than the next question, per LV.1-2 is whether someone else would be capable of stabbing him.  Say he's at the store at 13:30 p.m. and no friends are around, but other people are and one of them has a knife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, assuming no one else but Bob will die as a result of the attack and the attacker has considered stabbing a random stranger (or casual acquaintance if they happen to know Bob), then the stabbing may still occur, just not the written situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or something else will happen to Bob (i.e. a piano falling on his leg) that causes him to bleed out at the specified time.  The requirement of no additional deaths, however, would precluding many accidents that might satisfy this end, though (think massive highway crash, etc., which would likely produce multiple fatalities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there's multiple possibilities to fulfill the cause of death, if the situation was deemed infeasible or would lead to additional deaths, it's unclear which would be picked (as with the question of which best friend would kill him if multiple are capable). Perhaps it's random.  Perhaps there's some unknown rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Final fall-through: death by heart attack&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there's no way he's going to get stabbed or otherwise maimed in such a way to bleed out (say Bob is in an underground bunker, far from friends and other dangers) -- or if ALL such circumstances would lead to additional deaths -- then he will die from a heart attack at the ascribed time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24393" LastEditorUserId="24393" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T23:30:26.197" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T23:30:26.197" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37118" CreationDate="2016-05-30T23:03:59.270" Score="3" ViewCount="1422" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the interest plot constructs in the &lt;em&gt;Priest&lt;/em&gt; (manhwa) series by &lt;code&gt;Hyung Min-woo&lt;/code&gt; is the antagonist &lt;a href=&quot;http://priest.wikia.com/wiki/Temozarela&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Temozarela&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is summarized as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Temozarela is an arch-angel who fought on God's side in the war&#xA;  against Lucifer. However, this war caused God to lose faith in the&#xA;  angels and prefer humanity instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Temozarela, bitter at this, took twelve angels to Earth to prove to&#xA;  God how flawed humans are. He set up a cult for the fallen angels&#xA;  which involved human sacrifice. However, this only made God angry and&#xA;  caused Temozarela to be banished to earth and imprisoned there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kax8k.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kax8k.png&quot; alt=&quot;Temozarela as angel, human, and crippled human&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Left to Right: Temozarela as angel, human, and crippled human&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously there's some similarities to the whole angels parts of the &lt;em&gt;Preacher&lt;/em&gt; comics, or various other fictional works, but all the similar ideas I found were still substantially different from &lt;code&gt;Temozarela&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some Google searching as I was curious whether this character (&lt;code&gt;Temozarela&lt;/code&gt;) was a wholly new creation of the author. I could find no prior source material, not under that name at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does prior fictional or religious source material for &lt;code&gt;Temozarela&lt;/code&gt; exist under the same name or alternate names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24393" LastEditorUserId="24393" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T23:15:57.470" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T03:52:06.520" Title="Did Hyung Min-woo Invent Temozarela, the Antagonist of the &quot;Priest&quot; Manhwa?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;priest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32445" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-05-30T23:11:28.457" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T23:11:28.457" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T23:11:28.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32446" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-05-30T23:11:28.457" Score="0" Body="A manhwa by Hyung Min-woo that ran from 1998 to 2007. Published in English by Tokyopop." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T23:11:28.457" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T23:11:28.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32347" CreationDate="2016-05-31T06:03:35.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowhere is it ever shown that the Nara family have been using a summoned animal in the anime. So it can only be speculated that they don't use/have a summoning animal. The deer that belong to the Nara clan can be taken as a rearing of their clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as your answer for the chakra type of Shikamaru Nara is concerned, it refers to the Yin form of release. Now basically, to mould chakra one needs to mould the physical and spiritual energies within ourselves in the right combination. The spiritual energy is the Yin form (or Yin release) and the physical energy the Yang release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the Yin release is nothing but the spiritual energy that Shinobis use, can be used in a wide variety of forms. Good examples of it are (all) the Genjutsus used and also the shadow manipulating jutsu of the Nara clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Yin release can be based on our imagination and also be used to create form out of nothingness. It is the same concept coupled with the Yang release (used to give life into an object or form) that led to the creation of the the Nine-Tailed Beasts from the chakra of the Ten-Tails by the Sage of Six Paths (called as the Creation of All Things Technique). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want more information, I suggest you go through the Naruto Wiki articles on Yin release, Yang release and Yin-Yang release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24337" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:26:06.707" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:26:06.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29277" CreationDate="2016-05-31T06:16:15.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Troupe can't touch the kids until the Judgment Chain is removed from Chrollo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are indebted to the kids somewhat for what they did for Pakunoda.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They like the kids in general. Mind you they did want to recruit them before all this started.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24397" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T06:16:15.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T06:18:35.233" Score="10" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 7 of &lt;em&gt;Koutetsujou no Kabaneri&lt;/em&gt; brings up the point that nobody in Japan eats rice anymore, since the rice paddies are outside the stations, and hence overrun by the &lt;em&gt;kabane&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes a lot of sense, and is a splendid bit of worldbuilding. But if they can't grow rice, what staple food(s) do they grow and eat instead? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of all the common staple foods currently eaten, it seems that potatoes (or sweet potatoes) can provide the most calories-per-unit-area, clocking in at about 4-5 times as much as rice. But at just 4-5 times rice's calorie/area yield, they'd have to have lost no more than 75-80% of their arable land to maintain the same calorie output. Judging from the sizes of the stations we've seen, it doesn't seem plausible that they still have that much arable land - we see the railforts driving through days of outside-station land between stations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the resolution here is that Japan's population has dipped so precipitously in the face of the &lt;em&gt;kabane&lt;/em&gt; menace that the meager amount of land enclosed by the stations does suffice to grow enough of some other staple crop to feed the people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T17:37:33.957" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T18:49:46.843" Title="What do people eat, if not rice?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T09:42:56.347" Score="1" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 1996, Mami Asakura was the extra student. She was also a student of 1993 (and she died that year). When she joins Yomiyama Junior High, Her name from the 1993 record disappears and everyone who knew her, loses their memory about her. After she disappeared, her name from 1996 record gets erased and it reappears in the 1993 record.  &lt;strong&gt;Am I correct?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, will her friends remember that she was in 1993?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did chibiki identify that Mami Asakura was the deceased if a person's memories are altered?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="16712" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T10:10:37.860" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T14:11:21.683" Title="Can someone explain about the attendance record in &quot;Another&quot;" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32437" CreationDate="2016-05-31T13:16:16.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One incident that I think is relevant to this question is (spoiler for those who haven’t seen it):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kiichiro Osoreda is killed during the bus hijacking, however the written cause of death is simply &quot;traffic accident&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst this is entirely possible and likely on any road even without being written, the face that the written instructions are carried out (the realistic rule) implies that even in a minor way, the Death Note has exuded influence on a driver for a car to be there at the exact time, not swerve etc, and therefore accidentally cause a death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under this thinking, it would be entirely possible for Bob to be stabbed by his friend, either on purpose or accidentally, if in a situation where it COULD happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;makes things a bit tricky. Say Bob is stabbed accidentally, and the friend (Steve or whatever)'s life is influenced by this, either a jail term or depression that WOULD (hypothetically and assuming no further changes) lead to him committing suicide. This is a direct link, and therefore could be seen to cause 2 deaths, and as a result Bob would die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24401" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T13:16:16.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7596" CreationDate="2016-05-31T14:02:32.380" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He probably had a caretaker to take care of him. But she probably got irritated at his energy and left when the series started. Thus the we see Naruto has no caretakers. The third and Iruka did  watch him and gave him money as we see in episode 350, the third says to Naruto:&quot;here is this months fee.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24402" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:02:32.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32453" CreationDate="2016-05-31T16:22:13.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you are correct. After the calamity ends, the records are restored (even photographs), and some (maybe all, maybe none) of the memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsuji keeps careful records of all classes 3-3. Since he reveals the truth about Mami in 1998, the data was already restored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not shown, but he probably also tracks the deaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not shown if Tatsuji's memories were erased or not.  We know that the records both written and graphical (photographs) are edited and the extra removed - and later repositioned - name and image. But the memory of the calamity is not erased. People know that deaths occured. For someone tracking the calamity for as long as Tetsuji, and that know of the phenomena around the extra's records could spot a blank where something &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; be there. The calamity does not prevent discovery of the extra through sleuthing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He could restore the information by crossing data from the records. The &quot;extra&quot; would be evident because there is no enrollment papers, no admission exam score, etc. Also the duplicate name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As people remembering, it is blurry. People involved in a calamity class usually die or won't want to remember or keep themselves involved with the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So probably when Mami returned (or anyone else, for that matter) nobody that once knew her in life was there to remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T14:11:21.683" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T14:11:21.683" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32514" CreationDate="2016-05-31T20:41:23.297" Score="5" ViewCount="2356" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really like the &quot;Meitantei Conan&quot; anime, but I've always wanted to know, why is was the name translated to &quot;Case Closed&quot; when it was localized? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T20:22:44.820" LastActivityDate="2019-07-24T03:05:02.060" Title="Why is &quot;Meitantei Conan&quot; translated as Case Closed?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13547" CreationDate="2016-05-31T21:48:13.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am rewatching the anime currently, about half way through episode 5 there is a part in which Eren and others were in a class learning about titans. Their teacher started with &quot;What little we know about their bodies , we learned from Recon corps most recent report &quot;..and then he continues teaching them how are titans killed. &#xA;I haven't read the manga so I don't know about what's mentioned in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24412" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T21:48:13.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32473" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-01T06:02:21.060" Score="3" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 27 of &lt;em&gt;Ushio to Tora&lt;/em&gt; (2015-16 version), we come to learn that Hakumen no Mono has used memory-altering &lt;em&gt;hiyou&lt;/em&gt; to make almost everybody forget about Ushio and Tora (Jie Mei, Saya, Hyou, and Tokisaka/Tokijun are spared for various reasons). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, in episode 27, we specifically see Kirio having lost his memories of Ushio and Tora. Then, in episode 29 (he doesn't appear in episode 28), we see that he's regained his memories of the two of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did that happen? (The anime seems to be eliding a bunch of details in order to fit the rest of the story into this cour, and this seems like one of those things that would've been cut.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T15:07:05.570" Title="How did Kirio regain his memory?" Tags="&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28489" CreationDate="2016-06-01T07:38:24.997" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, this is a difficult question to answer because for the most part, the anime covered the important points. As far as I know, season 1 of the anime covered it sufficiently and left out trivial things. They did switched out studios for season 2, however. Season 1 was done by Brain Base and season 2 was done by Studio Feel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, there are a lot of things that the first episodes of S2 did not explain that are highly important. You can see a detail of it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/33oafj/spoilers_yahari_ore_no_seishun_love_comedy_wa/cqmurdt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this detailed Reddit post&lt;/a&gt;. In summary, it explains to non-LN readers why Yukinon is acting the way she is. LN readers would understand why and they can see the little things like facial expression and other things that might be overt. Non-LN anime watchers would have to be very attentive to capture the information otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't a simple yes or no answer. If you don't have the time to read the LN then I recommend you watch the anime as it is, as far as I know, comprehensive. If you care about details or were confused by some of things going on, then either read the LN or read the analysis for the episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="293" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T16:13:18.620" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T16:13:18.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32478" CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:01:52.070" Score="1" ViewCount="3910" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail, Erza can use Requip, but I wanna know how she gets her weapons and armor there in the first place? Her ability in Fairy Tail is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; to put and leave items there, it's only for switching, so how did she place all her weapons and armor there in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:57:23.033" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T09:50:31.893" Title="How does Erza get her armor and weapons ready for Requip?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32476" CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:46:31.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Erza's &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Requip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Requip&lt;/a&gt; magic is where she stores armor and weapons in a pocket dimension and puts them on whenever she wants. Fairy Tail wiki direct quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This Magic allows the users to store items in a pocket dimension so they can easily summon it at any time, even during battle, which gives them a high level of flexibility in combat. However, there is a limit to how much the pocket dimension can store. Reequip can be used for simple or combat-related purposes. Some users may just choose to use it to change their clothing. More skilled users are able to Reequip different weapons in battle, and it is even possible to Reequip armors in the midst of battle, although the only Mages to ever do this are Erza Scarlet and Coordinator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my memory, I do remember that there was an OVA or a special episode or something where Lucy took a job where she dressed up as a cat girl and was looking for treasure for an old lady who turned out to be the person who raised Erza and some other children. In there, Lucy went to Erza's room in a scene and Erza showed her her other armor and explained her magic (my memory might be wrong though, but Fairy Tail wiki is correct). The special came out when there were only 77 episodes of Fairy Tail, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T09:50:31.893" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T09:50:31.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32476" CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:51:36.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets see what wiki has to say about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Requip is a type of Spatial Magic and Erza's signature form of Magic, over which she possesses great mastery. It is a type of Magic that allows her to swap weapons, armor and clothes at will. Her particular form of Requip is called The Knight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets look at what spatial magic means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This Magic revolves around the manipulation of space, which can allow the user to harass the asset for battle, travel, accessing alternate dimensions, and so on. This Magic is also used in conjunction for summoning concrete material or extraterrestrial beings to their stead, such as being able to conjure up armor and weapons or allow Celestial Spirits access to the human world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means her ability is to manipulate that space. So you're wrong to suggest she can't put items in that space.&#xA;This means Erza can store, as well as take back armors, swords etc using her spatial magic. Her Armors disappear after being damaged supposedly back to the same space. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to address that the size of the pocket Dimension is limited. So Erza can infact put weapons and the rest are stored in her house. Again from the wiki &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Erza owns over 100 different types of armor, and over 200 different types of weapons. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This Magic allows the user to store weapons and armors in pocket dimensions and summon them during battle.[...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The only known user, Erza, stated that there is a limit to how much the pocket dimension can store, and as a result, she leaves some of her armors in her room in Fairy Hills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how Erza creates new or repairs damaged armors. From a different question it was answered &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Erza is an user of requip magic, in other words, she can summon weapons and armors during the battles, but she does not create them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14015/how-many-sets-of-armor-does-erza-have/14020#14020&quot;&gt;Answer Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Sources on the Wiki:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Erza_Scarlet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Erza Scarlet&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/The_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Knight&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Spatial_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spatial Magic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T05:28:21.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32487" CreationDate="2016-06-01T19:06:07.357" Score="1" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the anime and the manga, the author refers to Midori as green-skinned, in fact, even her name means green. But she doesn't look obviously green:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L4fpVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L4fpVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would expect a name like Aoi instead if there was some leeway - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.omniglot.com/language/colours/japanese.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.omniglot.com/language/colours/japanese.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga there is a panel with RGB codes, I thought I'd color her in just to make sure it wasn't an anime adaption problem &amp;amp; I removed the shading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kbzYrm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kbzYrm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VAKiZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VAKiZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Midori's skin is hex value #85D8D0 or RGB (133,216,208). The green component of her skin is only 8 units larger than the blue component. Thus, even without my subjectiveness, she can't be considered green-skinned. Several color-focused websites classify the color as Cyan, not a shade of green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some reason for this - &lt;a href=&quot;http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=17970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;maybe based in language&lt;/a&gt;? Why didn't they just say she was cyan / aqua / turqoise? or even, blue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T22:50:51.013" Title="Why is Midori referred to as green-skinned, when she's not that green?" Tags="&lt;space-patrol-luluco&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32481" CreationDate="2016-06-01T22:02:02.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japanese has multiple words for the color &lt;em&gt;turquoise&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ターコイズブルー  (turquoise blue) this is used for dominating blue or neutral&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ターコイズグリーン (turquoise green) this is used for dominating green.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The green part in ターコイズグリーン isn't 緑 (midori), but Midori is a common girl's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And she is probably called green-skinned, because turquoise-green-skinned is way too long. So they only use the last part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source for Japanese words: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22208" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T22:02:02.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32481" CreationDate="2016-06-01T22:50:51.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think of it this way, Midori is what the Japanese would refer to as a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gyaru&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the more popular styles of gyaru is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ganguro&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, characterized by their deeply artificial tan and dyed/bleached hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SVuDg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SVuDgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;so gyaru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Green skin might refer to her natural skin color. It's likely that she chose another hue as the bronze shade of typical ganguro gyaru is too similar to her original color. After all, ganguro gyarus are not only into radical fashions radical fashions, but also radical makeup. So some order more radically different shade makes sense in this context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You make the mistake in thinking &quot;midori&quot; can only refer to the kanji [緑]{midori}. If your are unaware the kanji [青]{ao} refers to both the color blue and green (more commonly the former nowadays). Another way to write this kanji is 碧. While typically pronounced &quot;ao,&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://midorinohappa.wix.com/midori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.midorikomachi.com/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;people&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lessismore.co.jp/staff/MidoriNishimura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;take&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/%E7%B5%A1%E7%B9%B0%E5%B8%AB%E3%81%A8%E7%A2%A7_(Karakurishi_to_Midori)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;it&lt;/a&gt; as a given name and pronounce it as &quot;Midori.&quot; The name here might be use in an ironic sense (character design wise), like calling a black cat &quot;White.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cyan is a greenish-blue or a light blue color. This fits her character and name in two ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When tanning your skin color you have to take into account your natural tone, unless you are painting over it completely&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her name is a bit of a pun on her complexion, she's both green (underneath) and blue (outside)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T22:50:51.013" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2016-06-02T01:29:17.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel there are way too many misconceptions on this topic. I don't understand where half these answers are coming from, as a naruto fan for over 11 years now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsunade:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw someone speak of Tsunade's strong taijutsu. Tsunade is a horribly weak fighter. The reason she's can punch so hard is because of her chakra control, which she fully explained to Sakura in the training flashbacks. Mind you, that she was &lt;em&gt;losing to Kabuto&lt;/em&gt;. It was often stated that Kabuto was &lt;em&gt;&quot;Just on Kakashi's level&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Meanwhile, Kabuto was one of the strongest people in the series. Don't forget that Tsunade is a medic and not a fighter. She's exceptional as a medic, not as a fighter. As a fighter she's just your everyday jounin level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jiraiya:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I saw someone answer about his taijutsu as well, stating it's so strong because of his Frog Kimute. Well, he can only use that in sage mode. Either way, I do believe Jiraiya was the strongest of the sannin and would indeed quite easily beat Kakashi. There is simply no doubt about this... or is there? The fact is that these people know each other well. If Jiraiya wouldn't know about Kakashi's sharingan, specifically his &quot;I'm gonna shoot you into another dimension!&quot; trick, He'd probably lose by surprise. Kakashi is an assassin type ninja and would almost always win a fight when it came to trickery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orochimaru:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure Orochimaru would win, simply because he's pretty much immortal. He has a lot of very dirty tricks and Kakashi wouldn't have the chakra/stamina to keep up the fight. Without that, Kakashi would probably win, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obito:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito would probably kick Kakashi's ass, but he would also kick the asses of the Sannin. People like Orochimaru posed no threat to him at all. Obito is super OP. besides this, his Sharingan is way stronger than Kakashi's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Itachi:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi would simply lose to Itachi. Itachi is possibly the strongest character to have ever existed. A lot of people tend to say &quot;Aside from Obito/Madara&quot;, but I disagree. Itachi was the most genius ninja ever known to anyone, as far as we know. All we have seen from Itachi was a display of power while he was dying. We have, not once, seen Itachi go full power. His Susanoo's was so strong for a reason, though. Although Madara is sickeningly OP, I wouldn't be so sure that Obito is stronger than Itachi, let alone Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kakashi himself:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Kakashi's power hasn't been extremely stable throughout the series. Kakashi is known for having a laughably small chakra pool. Pretty much every genin we've seen has had a bigger chakra pool than Kakashi, especially when he uses his Sharingan.&#xA;Having said that, Kakashi is known for being a tactical genius. He's an assassin-type ninja, and would kill nearly anyone if he, for once, was the ambusher. He analyses every situation perfectly and always finds a great plan to deal with it.&#xA;That being said, absurdly OP people like orochimaru and Itachi wouldn't be bothered by it, as orochimaru immortal and Itachi is just as much a genius as Kakashi is, if not even more so. Basically, Kakashi would win almost any fight if he was the one to initiate it and his opponent would actually die from having their hearts deleted... :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- my final conlusion is: No, Kakashi did not surpass them in the sense of all-round power, but he did surpass them in a strategical sense. Basically, you'd want Kakashi as your team-leader, where as Jiraiya should be the one he's bossing around. Kakashi is basically the boogeyman. He's most dangerous when you don't see him :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6289" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T01:29:17.363" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T03:59:39.177" Score="7" ViewCount="503" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many times we are viewing a story without paying. It can be an animation broadcast on television. It can be comic or light novel that is only translated by volunteer online and one is forced to view the pirated version as this is the only way to view it. So there should be times we feel that want to have some ways to pay some money back to support the comic / light novel writer or the animation company. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently the most common way to do so is to buy some products, like Blu-Ray Disk, poster, figures, toys and video games etc. However, when the comic / novel / animation is so rare that you are forced to view a pirated version, it usually means it is also impossible to buy these products.  Even if it is possible, it feels odd to buy unnecessary stuff just to show my support. Sometimes it is just not environmentally friendly, and sometimes (think of &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches&lt;/em&gt;) you really need to be brave enough to just possess the product itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I think of the donation page or the &quot;Buy me a beer&quot; button in many free software site (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/contribute&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;). So I am thinking if there are similar things for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACG_(subculture)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ACGN&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;nime, &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;omic, &lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;ames, light &lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ovel)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20834" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T19:02:52.647" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T22:44:05.380" Title="Is there a way to directly donate to support a comic / light novel / animation?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T05:05:14.680" Score="2" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of episode 34 of &lt;em&gt;Ushio to Tora&lt;/em&gt; (2015-16 version) is devoted to revealing Tora's past. We learn that his attendant, named Rama, had an older sister. Twice, Rama's sister mentions (perhaps half in jest) how she should like to take refuge inside Shagaksha's mouth should battle ensue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zbcArl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zbcArl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;My... Then I guess when a battle breaks out, I&amp;#39;ll just hide inside Shagaksha-sama&amp;#39;s mouth.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's clearly some sort of mythological allusion going on here, and it's almost certainly something either Indian (since they quite apparently are from there) or Japanese in nature, but I can't pin it down. What's going on here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Initially, my thought was that this was going to turn out to be some sort of weird irony and Shagaksha would end up eating her, but that didn't happen, which is why I suspect there's an allusion I'm missing.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T05:05:14.680" Title="Why did Rama's sister talk about hiding in Shagaksha's mouth?" Tags="&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T12:46:28.503" Score="2" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2: Eternal Punishment&lt;/em&gt; in Kei Nanjo;s route, when you talk to him in the Velvet Room he talks about how he used to use it quite often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also says that Persona are useful for not only fighting saying that a friend of his, who has become a salesman, is using his Persona to succeed in his career commenting that if only Reiji Kido was that clever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume since Reiji and Kei are both Persona Users from &lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei Persona&lt;/em&gt; i assume it's either the slient nameable protagonist or Masao Inaba but not sure who. i am wondering who Kei is referring to and just how they are using their Persona to succeed in their career?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T12:46:28.503" Title="Who is using their Persona for their career and how?" Tags="&lt;persona&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32519" CreationDate="2016-06-02T20:27:02.880" Score="7" ViewCount="54759" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Spoiler alert for those who haven't finished the manga or the anime&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the Naruto and Sasuke fight (in Naruto volume 72: Uzumaki Naruto chapters 694-698), both of them lost one of their arms above the elbow. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bnJjV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bnJjV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; After a while, Naruto got a fake arm (I think Sasuke didn't) which was wrapped in bandages (it was shown in the rest of the mangas, The Last: Naruto the Movie, and Boruto: Naruto the Movie).&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MUK94.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MUK94.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SyHLS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SyHLS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PjfIF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PjfIF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was shown in the movies and in the manga that his arm can move and act like his arm used to before he lost it, so he can use it for eating, writing, carrying things, holding things, waving hand signs, releasing jutsus, etc.. But how does it work? I know it was created by Tsunade, and since she's an excellent medical ninja she could have found a way or something, but was it ever mentioned of how it worked or anything? I mean, I know the Naruto Universe evolved over time and stuff, so I guess they found a way to create body part that works like they used to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T23:30:35.017" LastActivityDate="2018-11-27T03:05:16.863" Title="How does Naruto's right arm work?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T22:37:19.307" Score="1" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;A recurring story element that I've noticed is the accessibility of certain evil/dark devices at midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Sleeping_Illness!_Protect_the_Girls&amp;#39;_Hearts_in_Love&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;third episode&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, girls listen to a midnight radio show that is hosted by the antagonists illegally. Girls that wrote into the show and are read on air receive a brooch which steals their energy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Midnight_Channel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Persona&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, there is a midnight channel which broadcasts the shadow of the person that is currently missing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/228/Jigoku_Shoujo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jigoku Shoujo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, there is a website that is only accessible at midnight, which will allow the user with a grudge to send someone to hell. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do all three of these anime use midnight as a time for evil? What is special about midnight that sets it apart from any other time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T02:32:28.023" Title="What is the meaning behind dark works often taking place at midnight?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32503" CreationDate="2016-06-02T22:53:06.977" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an example of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathetic_fallacy&quot;&gt;pathetic fallacy&lt;/a&gt;, more specifically an &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathicEnvironment&quot;&gt;empathic environment&lt;/a&gt;. i.e. giving an environment a percieved emotion. It is a common literary technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other examples include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rainy scenes when a character dies / delves into depression.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A calm breeze after turmoil has subsided.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A big storm buffets the castle walls as the evil king rages&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The sun appears from the clouds as the characters see a new path to follow after being downtrodden&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It snows and the land is harsh when a man is exiled from the city. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, midnight - is commonly associated with spookiness, feelings of unease and the supernatural. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also conjures images of darkness, which is commonly associated with evil - where light is usually a good force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T22:53:06.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T02:46:26.067" Score="4" ViewCount="2986" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saitama, who trained for three years only doing 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit ups, and ran 10 kilometers every day, became a &quot;superhero for fun&quot;, but what does he mean by that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is he really only doing it &quot;for fun&quot; or did he have motives but then forgot? Because &lt;strong&gt;normally&lt;/strong&gt; a hero does it for a reason like to protect the ones they love, to defeat all evil, to prove that their strong, to protect something like humankind, etc.. Or is he really just doing it &quot;for fun&quot; because he's bored. Or is there actually a deep meaning for those words?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T02:53:36.930" LastActivityDate="2018-08-06T13:37:46.700" Title="Why exactly is Saitama a hero?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T05:32:44.650" Score="2" ViewCount="605" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most 4koma manga, the panels are about half as wide as the page, and there are two strips of four panels on each page. Take K-On as an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K6BbEl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K6BbEl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;k-on&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun has panels that are about as wide as two of K-On's panels, and each page only has one strip:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LhvY7l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LhvY7l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;monthly girls&amp;#39; nozaki-kun&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular reason for this? Is it the magazine it was published in? Is it a shoujo vs. shounen thing? Is it just a random whim of the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T05:32:44.650" Title="Why does Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun get double-wide panels?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;monthly-girls-nozaki-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32507" CreationDate="2016-06-03T05:46:45.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not really sure what the confusion is here. Before he is a licensed hero, he was a literally a superhero by the sheer virtue of him both being a superhuman and a person who does benevolent deeds. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A simple definition taken from Mirriam Webster&lt;/a&gt; shows that a hero is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a :  a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent&#xA;endowed with great strength or ability&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;b :  an illustrious warrior&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;c    :  a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;d :     one    who shows great courage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He meets B, C, and D. He is a warrior because, well, he fights things as his trade. He is admired by Genos. He shows great courage by shrugging off his opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can theorize that he also wanted recognition for his work since that is his whole reason for joining the Heroes Association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T05:46:45.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32525" CreationDate="2016-06-03T08:30:42.567" Score="6" ViewCount="319" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that the actual way that I learned to be fluent in English were by watching a lot of English movies. Since, I stepped foot on Japanese anime and I wanted to learn Japanese in the same way. Since English was a compulsory subject I could compare and learn, but Japanese is not. How I learned English was memorizing the fun dialogues and I want to do the same for Japanese. Since Japanese is not so easy to pick up and having Kanji to search for is definitely informative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can we get the subtitles for a specific anime? If it were lyrics it would've been easy, but I didn't find any sites that would give subtitles of the dialogues of anime. Are there any? If not, what can be done so that we can learn dialogues of the anime, since songs and dialogues are definitely easier to memorize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24453" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T08:42:11.740" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T23:32:02.217" Title="Where can we find dialogues related to anime?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32507" CreationDate="2016-06-03T09:01:50.907" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saitama's real reason to be hero was intended to be satire over common cliche reasons of most heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about it, it can be literally rephrased as &quot;Does one really needs reason to help another people&quot;, which itself is actually nice idea for manga to show, if you are looking for some deep meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T09:01:50.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32464" CreationDate="2016-06-03T10:11:02.560" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether or not &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; was catchy enough isn't the cause for the change in name in this particular case...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point Funimation's &quot;Case Closed&quot; website had a FAQ page with this question asked. An archival copy of this page can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20040327142351/http://caseclosed.com/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q:&lt;/strong&gt; Why did you change the name to Case Closed?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; Due to legal considerations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the same vague response in a 2004 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-05/funimation-renames-conan&quot;&gt;news article&lt;/a&gt; published by Anime News Network:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;FUNimation sent out an advisory today stating that due to unspecified legal considerations, Detective Conan is to be renamed &quot;Case Closed&quot; . . . Due to legal considerations, this highly anticipated series will be released in the United States as Case Closed. Working closely with our Japanese partners, Case Closed was chosen as the name best suited for the U.S. market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it seems to be mostly speculation, there have been &lt;a href=&quot;http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=107;t=000637;p=1&quot;&gt;forum posts&lt;/a&gt; mentioning that this renaming is due to the copyright held by DC Comics on the name Conan. I'm not convinced by that reasoning, but I included it for you to digest as you please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T10:11:02.560" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T12:44:21.530" Score="2" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was under the impression that Kisuke's shop is where it is in order to stay out of the eyes of the Soul Society. Yet during the start of Season 4, Renji is &quot;mooching&quot; off the Urahara Shop, and it doesn't seem like Renji was in need to help at any time which would lead to Kisuke offering help, unlike with Rukia where it was shown that after she lost her powers she was approached by Kisuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering if the Soul Society knew that Kisuke was set up in Karakura Town and thus directed Renji to seek his aid. If not, then how did Renji end up there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T14:36:51.877" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T15:52:15.893" Title="Does the Soul Society know exactly where Kisuke Urahara is?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26017" CreationDate="2016-06-03T15:26:43.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check this out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I know this has been pointed out before in the flashback that Monet had normal human limbs, but I still like to think that there is a harpy race out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps harpies have a similar aging system to mermaids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*She could be switching between human and harpy form like Kokoro does. We've learned that mermaids over the age of 30 can do that. That could possibly also correlate to harpies. After all, we don't know Monet's age.&#xA;  *First you start as a normal human, then when you reach a certain age you grow wings and a tail. But you can change back and forth freely from human to harpy limbs.&#xA;  *To me, Monet's wings seem too similar to Lafitte's wings for it to be a coincidence, so Lafitte might be a Harpy too. I also don't know how sure I am since there might be some sort of angel devil fruit that Laffitte could have ate to explain his wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But when I checked I found something. Monet's picture in volume cover, her legs look normal. While when you look at her other pics, her legs are in form of limbs of a harpy/bird.I have provided the pic below.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UUEUC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UUEUC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Monet&amp;#39;s Legs analysis&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So ,I think Monet is able to transform her normal limbs to Harpy limbs whenever she wants. Similar to that of mermaids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another thing to note, the tips of her wings match her hair color which would not really make sense if those wings were not hers to start with. Yeah it looks more like genetic relation between wings &amp;amp; hairs, both being green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6bCb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6bCb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Monet&amp;#39;s natural legs&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the word &quot;Happy&quot; on her t-shirt could be a play on words with harpy, too much like Oda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just, speculating that she might belong to a Harpy race .:D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24456" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T16:01:39.000" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T16:01:39.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31035" CreationDate="2016-06-03T17:38:57.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;ONE: Tatsumaki in her best shape could've defeated Golden Sperm. Golden Sperm is equally strong as ossan (main protagonist from makai no ossan). Tatsumaki is stronger than Normal Mob, if he gets serious, there's no answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normal Mob = Tatsumaki Win&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Serious Mob (100%) = Too close to call&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;???% Mob = Mob&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Current Mob (Up to 500%) = Mob&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T17:38:57.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32518" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T17:42:51.567" Score="0" ViewCount="1036" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last episode in the RWBY-verse so far seemed to paint the picture that Cinder Fall shot Pyrrha Nikos, taking Pyrrha's aura. But the question I'm asking is: Is Pyrrha really gone for good? Me and my friends have been coming up with good but still questionable theories, but one theory makes sense to me: Jaune still hasn't unlocked his true Semblance, so maybe Jaune's Semblance has something to do with Pyrrha's resurrection. I hope so. Please put my thoughts to rest!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24378" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T01:26:36.627" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T21:23:37.637" Title="Is Pyrrha Nikos really dead?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32502" CreationDate="2016-06-03T17:43:42.580" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto loses his right arm after the Fourth Shinobi World War, though it is later replaced by a fully maneuverable prosthetic arm made of Hashirama Senju's cells, wrapped completely in bandages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure it makes sense that it is prosthetic and made up of Hashirama's cells, since a prosthetic limb is, by definition, artificial. The definition for prosthetic on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosthesis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Merriam-Webster&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;an artificial device that replaces a missing or injured part of the body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps there are both organic and artificial components.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, regardless, Narutopedia states that the arm is fully maneuverable. I could be wrong on this point, but I don't think Naruto has any trouble moving the arm. So with the arm moving the same as a normal arm and with it having organic components (Hashirama's cells), I think it is reasonable to assume it is connected to his nervous system, thus allowing it to function as a normal arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T18:43:07.230" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T18:43:07.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2178" CreationDate="2016-06-03T18:11:15.937" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the reason for this is that we get attached to this type of personalities. Moreover, they sometimes make the viewers optimistic as the protagonists being stupid achieve many things which seems impossible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24462" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T18:11:15.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32507" CreationDate="2016-06-03T18:42:16.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is a hero for fun or at least Saitama thinks like this but what he really wants is the appreciation as well as respect from people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24462" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T18:42:16.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32518" CreationDate="2016-06-03T20:00:46.327" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it is extremely likely that she is dead.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roosterteeth.com/forum/rwby/topic/3207371&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This thread&lt;/a&gt; is a fairly good place to look for all the discussion, and I would agree that she SHOULDN'T be brought back for various stated reasons.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But the biggest piece of evidence is &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Pyrrha_Nikos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the message from Jen Brown&lt;/a&gt;, her voice actoress (found under trivia and shown below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start let me just say it has been a true honor to play such a vibrant character. Playing Pyrrha meant the absolute world to me and getting to see how much she meant to many of you as well means a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire Rooster Teeth team and RWBY crew deserves so much praise for how beautifully the show was handled. I have known from the minute I was cast 3 years ago that this would be Pyrrha's fate. It was Monty's intention from the start. And although it is kind of a relief to no longer have to keep it to myself, I am very sad that her journey has come to an end. Watching that final scene was beyond emotional for me. When you've invested so much into a character it is hard to let them go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly I thank Monty. I miss him every day and thank him for trusting me with Pyrrha. Monty also intended for me to play other roles after Pyrrha's exit and although I have no further details right now... I fully trust that Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross will stay true to his wishes and have me back as someone new. I love those guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I end by giving my heartfelt gratitude to you the viewer. You guys are seriously the best. And for the last time, I'm sorry!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh yeah, and also... Long live Lisa Lavender!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's unlikely that she is coming back, at least not in the way we all know her. She may make an appearance (with Juane's semblance etc. or something else), but she is likely gone from the physical standpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22164" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T20:00:46.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32511" CreationDate="2016-06-03T22:35:35.470" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on how you get your anime fix...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DVD/BD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my experience, while most Japanese DVDs do not have subtitles in Japanese, some do. It is usually easier to find movies than TV series subtitled though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Streaming&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online streaming services such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viki.com/explore?language=ja&amp;amp;country=japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viki&lt;/a&gt; have some Japanese shows with Japanese subtitles. Most of them non-animated TV dramas though. But perhaps you can find some anime with the services available to you. Or you could watch a TV drama based on a manga/anime... (Below a screenshot from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viki.com/tv/27556c-sherlock-holmes-puppet-entertainment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sherlock Holmes puppet show&lt;/a&gt; on Viki.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XfQ5D.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XfQ5D.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot from the Sherlock Holmes puppet show on Viki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other online resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around the millennium shift some websites offered fan translations of Japan-only anime shows. That is, you could try to get the Japanese VHS/DVD and follow along with the translated script. If I remember correctly at least one of those websites had the Japanese script as well. This was before the fansubs found a home online. Maybe something similar exists today. I am not aware of any such resources though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2625" LastEditorUserId="2625" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T22:47:25.060" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T22:47:25.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29239" CreationDate="2016-06-03T23:43:35.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, it's just a hero name which is flashier than reality.  Pun intended.  Some more recent translations have switched to using &quot;Flashy Flash&quot; instead of &quot;Lightspeed Flash&quot; specifically in order to avoid the light speed comparisons, and to better reflect the silliness in his Japanese name (Flashy Flash is a fairly literal translation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a couple pages of the webcomic we're actually given a timer on one of his actions, which allows some rough estimates of travel and attack speeds.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/battles-7/saitama-vs-meliodas-1667719/?page=1#js-message-16163193&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This forum post&lt;/a&gt; (which is itself a summary of a post somewhere else but which I don't have a link for) contains the calculations on said pages, and estimates both his movement and attack speeds (arm speed during a punch) at around 2.3% of the speed of light, which isn't even fast enough to warrant relativistic corrections.  It's hard to say what the error margin is on those, for a variety of reasons, though it should be well within an order of magnitude&amp;mdash;20% of the speed of light would warrant the use of special relativity, at least.  However, the calculations also assume that ONE's depiction of the scene is reasonably close to scale (and his drawing skills make that questionable), and that he actually drew it to that scale after deciding how fast he really wanted Flashy Flash, aka Lightspeed Flash, to go.  The scene in question also occurs during a very serious sequence where Flash knows that many of the best combatants in S class have been defeated, so it is reasonable to assume this is near or at his maximum speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There hasn't been an official description of how fast he truly is, so this is the best we've currently got on his capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the webcomic pages in question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JZgKU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JZgKU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Confrontation between Garou and Flash&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w6iky.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w6iky.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flash traverses the distance in at most 1 millisecond&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tI6kk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tI6kk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;and then makes about 16 punches in about 1 millisecond&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T23:43:35.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14195" CreationDate="2016-06-04T04:48:14.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guy actually requested to be in ANBU to keep an eye on Kakashi but the third hokage and Danzo didn't let him because they said he &quot;Lacked the necessary darkness in his heart&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24475" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T04:48:14.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-04T06:22:14.493" Score="5" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; Season 1 in ALfheim, when Asuna escapes from her cage to try and log out, we see 2 researchers who have taken the form of slugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a particular reason why their character models are different? Sugou uses a normal fairy character model (though it's Oberon) and considering that the 2 researchers we see are just monitoring the captive SAO players, extra appendages won't be any use for them. Not to mention in a game where you can fly, their slug forms would force them on the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T06:27:41.907" LastActivityDate="2021-01-20T02:19:24.313" Title="Why are the other researchers slugs?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6540" CreationDate="2016-06-04T13:19:32.450" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This takes place after the original storyline.  If you watched past the credits, you will see that Taiga returns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24479" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T13:19:32.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32534" CreationDate="2016-06-04T16:47:25.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The researchers &amp;quot;virtual space&amp;quot; and the game world of Alfheim Online are (conveniently, I'd say) hosted on the same server, but the researchers are not playing the game, nor are supposed to exit the facility (i.e get at ground level).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from monitoring the SAO players, those two guys are actually experimenting with sensory expansion (as they mention it in their dialogue) and to do so they have a different model because of the mapping of the additional/expanded senses to tentacles and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of their increased sensitivity they appear easier to harm, as Asuna does after some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16118" LastEditorUserId="16118" LastEditDate="2021-01-20T02:19:24.313" LastActivityDate="2021-01-20T02:19:24.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="49611" CreationDate="2016-06-04T19:32:55.390" Score="7" ViewCount="94719" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the story, some people refer to Mutsuki as him/her. Additionally, in the wiki, it stated that Mutsuki's gender is male, sex is female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Tooru Mutsuki male or female? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T10:02:11.080" LastActivityDate="2018-11-11T15:55:18.993" Title="Is Tooru Mutsuki male or female?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29593" CreationDate="2016-06-04T23:08:06.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if you're still looking for the answer but that song is called 夜卜譚 (&quot;Yatotan&quot;). It's the 13th song of the Noragami Aragoto soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24486" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T23:47:05.577" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T23:47:05.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30737" CreationDate="2016-06-04T23:16:39.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's fan made, it's not supported by any of the official owners of the Dragon Ball franchise, and it's been denied by 2 owners as well. Along with the lack of merchandise, and lack of advertising, I think that is enough evidence to say it is fake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;proof/support for claim: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_AF&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;more proof/support :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/fans/dragon-ball-af-explained/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/fans/dragon-ball-af-explained/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="24317" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T00:22:11.890" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T00:22:11.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32545" CreationDate="2016-06-05T00:00:59.163" Score="3" ViewCount="17371" Body="&lt;p&gt;What did Kirito whisper during his fight with Zekken before which he was  defeated? In episode 20, Asuna asked Zekken (Yuuki) about this and she replied that Kirito had &quot;figured out [her] secret&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the secret?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20276" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T06:23:08.097" LastActivityDate="2019-06-05T11:30:15.460" Title="How did Kirito find out Zekken's secret?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32544" CreationDate="2016-06-05T00:15:30.330" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 19, Asuna reports that Leafa thought that Kirito had had an exchange with Zekken during their fight. Kirito then tells Asuna about what happened:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; Um, something was bothering me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asuna:&lt;/strong&gt; What?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; I asked, &amp;quot;You're totally living in this world, aren't you?&amp;quot; Zekken answered with a wordless smile and a charge skill at incredibly speed. That speed was beyond the limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asuna:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;Totally living in this world&amp;quot;? Do you mean they're a really heavy user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; No. I wasn't referring to a single VRMMO. I felt like Zekken was a product of the full-dive environment itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asuna:&lt;/strong&gt; What does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kirito:&lt;/strong&gt; I don't want to give you any preconceived notions. I want you to feel the rest for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Text from Crunchyroll subtitles.) Thus, that she is &amp;quot;totally living in this world&amp;quot; must be the &amp;quot;secret&amp;quot; that Yuuki is referring to; we do not hear of Kirito having any major interactions with Yuuki at any point prior to their duel. Furthermore, Kirito's intuition is correct. Spoilers for the rest of the arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In episode 22, Kirito states his guess that Yuuki is a Medicuboid user and directs Asuna to the only hospital in Japan using the device.&#xA; We then learn that Yuuki is an AIDS patient. She has been using the Medicuboid machine experimentally to alleviate the suffering caused by her health problems. Beyond providing pain relief and alleviating sensory impairments, the Medicuboid can also immerse the user in a virtual reality environment, such as that of the video games being played in the SAO universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T01:01:42.463" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T00:17:27.230" Score="3" ViewCount="1480" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each season of &lt;em&gt;Symphogear&lt;/em&gt; comes with a rather amusing sub-title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1: &quot;Meteoroid-falling, burning, and disappear, then...&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 2 (G): &quot;In the distance, that day, when the star became music...&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 3 (GX): &quot;Believe in justice and hold a determination to fist.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When, if ever, are these lines uttered in-show? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T03:54:05.710" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T16:53:00.247" Title="When do the sub-titles (&quot;determination to fist&quot;, etc.) for each season of Symphogear get dropped?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32546" CreationDate="2016-06-05T00:17:27.230" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meteoroid-falling, burning, and disappear, then...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just the title of S1E13 - 「流れ星、堕ちて燃えて尽きて、そして―」. This refers to how, after Hibiki/Chris/Tsubasa attacked the chunk of the moon knocked loose by Kadingir, the resulting fragments fell to Earth as shooting stars, i.e. meteors. (Really, the title should probably have &quot;meteoroids&quot; plural. Crunchyroll wisely titles S1E13 as &quot;Meteoroids Falling, Burning, Disappearing, and Then...&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of this line actually being uttered anywhere in-universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the distance, that day, when the star became music...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a direct translation of 「遥か彼方　星が音楽となった…彼の日」, which is the first line of the second and seventh verses of &quot;Gyakkou no Flugel&quot;, the Zwei Wing insert song from S1E01. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturally, this line is also part of the lyrics to &quot;Niji-iro no Flugel&quot;, the reorchestrated version of &quot;Gyakkou no Flugel&quot; that was used as the ED for S2E13 and S3E13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Believe in justice and hold a determination to fist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is almost certainly an attempt at translating the title of Hibiki's first insert song from G, 「正義を信じて、握り締めて」 &quot;Seigi wo Shinjite, Nigirishimete&quot;. A more natural translation would be something like &quot;Believe in justice and hold it tight&quot;. I haven't the slightest idea how &quot;determination to fist&quot; came about, and I'm happy to award a bounty to anyone who comes up with a compelling explanation of how they bumbled their way into this translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T00:17:27.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T01:18:49.177" Score="-3" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is someone who is protective of another character enough to get hurt for them called? Pretty much all MCs in anime with fighting but I wanna know a specific name. Like Naruto protecting his friends or Thor from Absolute Duo protecting Julie and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24488" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T01:20:47.447" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T01:40:46.147" Title="Name of classic MC protective personality type?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32550" CreationDate="2016-06-05T01:40:46.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what they call, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/Main/TheHero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hero&lt;/a&gt;. Or as not all MC's are hero's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/Main/TheProtagonist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Protagonist&lt;/a&gt;. They tend to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/Main/TakingTheBullet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;take the bullet&lt;/a&gt;, make the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/Main/HeroicSacrifice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;heroic sacrifice&lt;/a&gt; and until their &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/Main/StoryDrivenInvulnerability&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;plot driven armor&lt;/a&gt; worn out, they will keep doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T01:40:46.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33548" CreationDate="2016-06-05T04:03:51.103" Score="1" ViewCount="10978" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sea stone, which is the weakness of devil fruit users, was said to have the same power as the ocean, and it was said that the sea rejected the devil fruit users. I understand that devil fruit users can't swim, but if they were standing in a river or fresh water of any sort, would they still lose all their strength and be unable to do anything?&#xA;I tried to search for it, but they closed it and archived it, so can anyone help please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T22:51:47.267" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:51:47.267" Title="would devil fruit users be affected in fresh water" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-06T03:44:58.217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33588" CreationDate="2016-06-05T04:12:29.927" Score="0" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been looking for the name of the song that appear in 15:02 on episode 717 when Kyros and Rebeca were reunited after the fight versus Diamante.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25489" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T04:20:21.853" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T12:29:42.797" Title="What is the song's name of One Piece cap 717 min 15:02" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33544" CreationDate="2016-06-05T06:56:15.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to wiki there is a nice explanation about weakness of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devil fruit&lt;/a&gt;. I would like to highlight few points which might help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda stated in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS&lt;/a&gt; that Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all&#xA;types of water, not just seawater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. He elaborated on&#xA;this, saying that &amp;quot;moving&amp;quot; water, like rain or waves, does not weaken&#xA;Devil Fruit users, while standing water does. This was also shown&#xA;first when Monkey D. Luffy was in the Dance-Powder induced rain and&#xA;did not feel his power slipping away, and again when on Zou, the sea&#xA;water that Zunisha used to shower did not affect him despite being sea&#xA;water as it was &amp;quot;moving&amp;quot; water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the main conclusion which is given in wiki that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Devil Fruit user will not be restricted in the water if he or she is not physically touching the water.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to me it might affect as long as devil fruit users are physically touching them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Photo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Luffy and Brook losing strength as a result of being submerged in water.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFDnD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFDnD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T12:41:37.010" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26458" CreationDate="2016-06-05T08:15:09.207" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Polnareff knows this by virtue of him being Polnareff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combining the individual gestures and their 'translations' makes the sentence that it does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pan (Japanese sound for clapping) + 2 (two) + ok (maru) + seeing something (mieru) = pan-tsu (underwear) + maru (entire) + mieru (can see)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Kakyoin is able to decipher what he's trying to say, since NO ONE ELSE chimes in, and they both share a bonding moment. That bonding moment is the amazing handshake, and their eyes darken to reflect the solemnity of the bro-ment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25494" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:35:48.420" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:35:48.420" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33817" CreationDate="2016-06-05T20:35:27.110" Score="2" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the left image, you can see that Luffy and Brook have their powers drained. However in the right image, both Hancock and Luffy are in standing water but seem to keep their powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFDnD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFDnDm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screencap from anime of Brook and Luffy Bathing with powers drained&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dcTEX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dcTEXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screencap from anime of Boa Hancock and Luffy in the bath&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does the amount of power they lose depend on the water level?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T22:33:26.807" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T11:45:52.433" Title="Does water level determine the amount of power lost?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33554" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T23:00:40.093" Score="6" ViewCount="2300" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Blackbeard touches a devil fruit user, it is as if they don't have powers. Unlike the sea, when he drains your power, even physical property changes to your body are cancelled out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yami_Yami_no_Mi&quot;&gt;Wikia on Yami Yami no Mi&lt;/a&gt; talks about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was shown when Luffy's stretching powers were canceled on touch, unlike the effect of a body of water or seastone, both of which just inhibit a person from controlling their powers. It was shown earlier when Luffy was stuck underwater that his neck could still be stretched above the water's surface, and that Busoushoku Haki would simply nullify the defensive aspects of a Devil Fruit such as intangibility and the malleability of rubber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode they are talking about is episode 447. In this episode, Blackbeard uses vortex to pull in Luffy and smashes Luffy into the ground. Crocodile notes that there was blood. This is strange since Luffy, being rubber, should be immune to the physical damage caused by being slammed into the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another use of the Yami Yami no Mi allowed Blackbeard to permanently remove a devil fruit user's power and give it to himself. When Whitebeard died his power was still active in Blackbeard, thus causing the fruit to not regrow. This is proof of the permanent transference of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either of these cases, either the case where the devil fruit user has their power drained temporarily by touch, or permanently like in the case of whitebeard, would the drained user regain their ability to swim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T03:27:08.007" Title="If Blackbeard removes your power do you regain the ability to swim?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25827" CreationDate="2016-06-06T00:05:00.537" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched this show, but I used to be a linguistics nerd, and I'm highly skeptical of the claim that these chants are written in actual Sumerian. I think they're just a mishmash of English and English-looking nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the case against the Sumerian theory. Disclaimer 1: I'm assuming that these passages are appearing as the creators intended and we don't have a case like the disaster in the Del Rey release of Negima Volume 6, where we had appendices full of complete nonsense being passed off as Greek because the translators had tried to transliterate the Greek into the Roman alphabet based on Akamatsu's transliteration of the Greek into katakana. Disclaimer 2: I'm no expert on Sumerian. But these passages don't pass the sniff test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The phonology doesn't match the postulated Sumerian phonology&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's look at a passage of transliterated Sumerian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An adab to Bau for Luma (Luma A)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1.  dumu an-na an gal ki gal-ta šag&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt; kug-ga-ni im-mi-in-pad&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;-de&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2.  nam-nin kalam-ma-kam bi&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-in-tum&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-en&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  3.  &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;ba-u&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; dumu an-na an gal ki gal-ta&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4.  šag&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt; kug-ga-ni im-mi-in-pad&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;-de&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5.  nam-nin kalam-ma-kam bi&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-in-tum&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-en&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  6.  &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;en-lil&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-le e&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-kur za-gin&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;-ta&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  7.  ki-sikil ama &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;ba-u&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; igi zid mu-un-ši-in-bar&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  8.  /en\ &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;nin-ĝir&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-su gal-bi mu-un-na-an-du&lt;sub&gt;7&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  9.  kur gal &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;en-lil&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-le e&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-kur za-gin&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;-ta&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  10. ki-sikil ama &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;ba-u&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; igi zid mu-un-ši-in-bar  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From &lt;a href=&quot;http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=c.2.3.1&amp;amp;display=Crit&amp;amp;charenc=gcirc#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=c.2.3.1&amp;amp;display=Crit&amp;amp;charenc=gcirc#&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oxford University's Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature&lt;/a&gt;. The transliteration is described &lt;a href=&quot;http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/edition2/cuneiformwriting.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice what's missing? There are no initial clusters, like we see in &lt;em&gt;granzizel&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tron&lt;/em&gt;. There are no dipththongs, as we see in &lt;em&gt;seilien&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;raizen&lt;/em&gt;. There is no &lt;em&gt;f&lt;/em&gt;, as we see in &lt;em&gt;bilfen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;coffin&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;v&lt;/em&gt;, as we see in &lt;em&gt;various&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;o&lt;/em&gt;, as we see in &lt;em&gt;zeios&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;shou&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;w&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;y&lt;/em&gt;, as we see in &lt;em&gt;balwisyall&lt;/em&gt;. There seem to be no doubled &lt;em&gt;l&lt;/em&gt;'s, like we see in &lt;em&gt;kellter&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;c&lt;/em&gt;, as in &lt;em&gt;nescell&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] syllable initial consonant&#xA;  clusters were prohibited by Sumerian phonotactics [...]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/~asahala/asahala_sumerian_and_pie.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aleksi Sahala, &quot;Sumero-Indo-European Language Contacts&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, page 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(There is some argument on this point. Cuneiform is a mixed logographic/syllabic writing system—a little like Japanese, actually. Most sources state there were no initial consonant clusters, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=27JOMobauYAC&amp;amp;pg=PA1046&amp;amp;lpg=PA1046&amp;amp;dq=sumerian+phonotactics&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=lUfPx8ALat&amp;amp;sig=M1QWrppiLHSLLjK4Py4pBjc8gVw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiQve3R5pHNAhVMRVIKHe1ABtIQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=sumerian%20phonotactics&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia of Linguistics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; says that although the cuneiform system &quot;precludes the writing of initial and final consonantal clusters, it is quite likely that Sumerian did have them.&quot; We know this is true of Mycenaean Greek written in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ancientscripts.com/linearb.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Linear B&lt;/a&gt;, for instance—like English written in the Japanese system, a Greek word like &lt;em&gt;khrusos&lt;/em&gt; is written in Linear B as &lt;em&gt;kuruso&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The vocalic system is quite simple: /a/, /e/, /i/, /u/. The possible existence of an /o/ vowel remains unsubstantiated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=27JOMobauYAC&amp;amp;pg=PA1046&amp;amp;lpg=PA1046&amp;amp;dq=sumerian+phonotactics&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=lUfPx8ALat&amp;amp;sig=M1QWrppiLHSLLjK4Py4pBjc8gVw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiQve3R5pHNAhVMRVIKHe1ABtIQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=sumerian%20phonotactics&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia of Linguistics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, page 1046&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To the&#xA;  best of today’s mainstream science, Sumerian consists of the following consonants:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  { b , d , g , p , t , k , m , n , ĝ , l , r , h , s , z , š , () } &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/viewFile/4107/pdf_31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ioannis Kenanidis, &quot;Yet Another Suggestion about the Origins of the Sumerian Language&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, page 31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Sumerian is incredibly ancient—it's the first known written language—and so much of it has come down to us through Akkadian scribes, who kept using it after it was dead because they thought it was cool, and because of the difficulties with the writing system that I alluded to above, there's a ton we don't know about it. No one believes the reconstructed phonology is 100% correct, or even 90% correct. But what we see here is too far off base to be taken seriously as an attempt to write Sumerian according to a reconstructed phonology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;You can see where they cribbed from&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever language this is, it includes the English words &lt;em&gt;various&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;coffin&lt;/em&gt;, as well as &lt;em&gt;killter&lt;/em&gt;, which looks a lot like &lt;em&gt;kilter&lt;/em&gt;, as in &quot;off kilter&quot;. The word &lt;em&gt;baral&lt;/em&gt; in the swan song looks like it comes from Hebrew בלל (balal), which &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1101.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;means &quot;to confuse&quot; or &quot;to mix&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Babel.html#.V1SxLZPyuRs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;apparently the source of the word &quot;Babel&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. It uses the English form of &lt;em&gt;ziggurat&lt;/em&gt;; the Akkadian form is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ziqqurat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, while &quot;ziggurat&quot; comes from the Hebrew form &lt;a href=&quot;https://glosbe.com/en/he/ziggurat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;זיגוראט (zygwrʼt)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That doesn't automatically disqualify it as a real language; after all, in the Australian language Mbabaram, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbabaram_language#Word_for_.22dog.22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;dog&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;dog&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. But, combined with the widespread use of English for mysterious and exotic things in anime, this makes me highly suspicious of any claim that the sentences are Sumerian or any other language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that, the sentences conform remarkably well to English phonology. Almost all of these words are easily pronounceable to an English speaker. The ones that look a little weird, like &lt;em&gt;zeios&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;rei&lt;/em&gt;, show some pretty clear Japanese influence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Machine systems can't make heads or tails of it&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I fed all the activation chants and the swan song to Google Translate and &lt;a href=&quot;http://labs.translated.net/language-identifier/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Translated.net Labs's language detector&lt;/a&gt;, both together and individually. I wasn't expecting it to translate them, but I was hoping it would detect what language they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, machine translation still sucks, but this kind of language detection is supposed to be pretty good; Russel and Norvig claim in &lt;em&gt;Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach&lt;/em&gt; that computer systems can identify languages, even based on short texts like &quot;Hello world&quot; and &quot;Wie geht es dir&quot;, with greater than 99% accuracy (&lt;em&gt;AIMA&lt;/em&gt; 3ed., page 862). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these systems can detect Sumerian or Akkadian, but they can detect most modern languages, even some quite obscure ones. The general consensus was that the activation chants have a Germanic flavor (Google Translate pegged them as English, even after I deleted the words &lt;em&gt;various&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;coffin&lt;/em&gt;, while another service took them as Frisian, a Germanic language closely related to English), while the swan song was taken as Indonesian. Google Translate insisted that both texts together were English, while Translated.net took both texts together as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundanese_language&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sundanese&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparison, I took a passage from Shakespeare's &lt;em&gt;Titus Andronicus&lt;/em&gt; and a few lines from The Who's &quot;Call Me Lighting&quot;, shoved them together, and fed them to Translated.net:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so, so; now sit: and look you eat no more&#xA;  than will preserve just so much strength in us&#xA;  as will revenge these bitter woes of ours.&#xA;  marcus, unknit that sorrow-wreathen knot:&#xA;  thy niece and i, poor creatures, want our hands,&#xA;  and cannot passionate our tenfold grief&#xA;  with folded arms. this poor right hand of mine&#xA;  is left to tyrannize upon my breast;&#xA;  who, when my heart, all mad with misery,&#xA;  beats in this hollow prison of my flesh,&#xA;  then thus i thump it down.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;hey little girl who's dancing so lightly,  my xke is shining so brightly,  the noose around us is slowly tightening,  i'm gonna show you why they call me lightning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English, English, and more English. It defies my suspension of disbelief to think that if these passages were all the same language, there would be so much confusion about what language that was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no idea what algorithm Google Translate uses; Translated.net seems to use some kind of nearest neighbors algorithm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The &quot;translations&quot; are absurd&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation of Ichaival's chant seems to have been removed from the wikia sometime between when this question was asked and now, which probably doesn't say much for its authenticity. But let's take a look at the one in the OP:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Killter ichaival tron&lt;/em&gt; -&gt; Evening draws in the awakened Ichaival&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since all the chants end with &lt;em&gt;tron&lt;/em&gt;, that has to be something that makes sense in every chant. Based on the context, I'm going to say that has to be &quot;awakened&quot;; it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; an activation song, so it makes sense that they would all be &quot;awakened&quot;. So &lt;em&gt;Ichaival tron&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;awakened Ichaival&quot;. So we can postulate that this language puts modifiers after nouns, like Spanish and Irish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then what does &lt;em&gt;killter&lt;/em&gt; mean? It has to mean &lt;em&gt;evening draws in&lt;/em&gt;. But this is linguistically absurd; it violates &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_(linguistics)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;constituent structure&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;draws in&lt;/em&gt; is a verb, while &lt;em&gt;evening&lt;/em&gt; is a noun. &lt;em&gt;killter&lt;/em&gt; can't literally mean &lt;em&gt;evening draws in&lt;/em&gt; in a real language (if it does, we've got the makings of a real whopper of a paper in theoretical syntax here—it'll be almost to theoretical syntax what those particles that traveled faster than light would have been to relativity). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;killter&lt;/em&gt; therefore must mean either &lt;em&gt;evening&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;draws in&lt;/em&gt;, with the other element implied or indicated in some way by the morphology. So we have a language where you can just say &lt;em&gt;draws in&lt;/em&gt;, and everyone automatically assumes you meant &lt;em&gt;evening draws in&lt;/em&gt;, or a language where you can just say &lt;em&gt;evening&lt;/em&gt;, and everyone assumes you meant &lt;em&gt;evening draws in&lt;/em&gt;. Some languages, at least in their poetry, do allow you to get incredibly terse like this. Still...I'm not buying it. It reminds me too much of &lt;a href=&quot;http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/auldelv.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Helge K Fauskanger's analysis of Auld Elvish from &lt;em&gt;Bored of the Rings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not convinced these are passages from a real language, or even from a somewhat sensible conlang like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://conlang.wikia.com/wiki/Hymmnos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hymnos language&lt;/a&gt; from the &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico&lt;/em&gt; series. All my instincts are telling me they're just gibberish courtesy of the people who gave us &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/32546/7579&quot;&gt;a determination to fist&lt;/a&gt;. I wish I knew where the &quot;translations&quot; came from or why they spread around the online anime community, a community generally obsessed with the minutiae of dead languages, which &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Deciphering_the_runes#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surprised the Japanese production staff of Madoka&lt;/a&gt; with its determination to translate the runes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T00:05:00.537" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25827" CreationDate="2016-06-06T01:24:55.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/33555/&quot;&gt;Evilloli's excellent answer&lt;/a&gt;, I decided to figure out where these &quot;translations&quot; came from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After clicking through a lot of diffs on the Symphogear wikia, I was able to trace most of the &quot;translations&quot; back to &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall:Kanade2000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia user Kanade2000&lt;/a&gt; - diffs: &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Ichaival?diff=8056&amp;amp;oldid=8055&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ichaival&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Ame_no_Habakiri?diff=prev&amp;amp;oldid=8054&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ame-no-Habakiri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Gungnir?diff=prev&amp;amp;oldid=8060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gungnir&lt;/a&gt;. When asked &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:3283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;I couldn't help but notice you post the translations for the Transformation lyrics and the Zessho. If you could, could you tell me how you translated them?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, the user replied &quot;using old norse dictionary that I found in my city library.i also have a skandinavian one and a latin one&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer does not inspire confidence in the user's linguistic faculties, particularly when you notice that the same user &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:3821&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also tried to change the romanization of 絶刀 &lt;em&gt;zettou&lt;/em&gt; to &quot;zetsukatana&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (only a rank amateur would consider combining the &lt;em&gt;on&lt;/em&gt;-reading &lt;em&gt;zetsu&lt;/em&gt; with the &lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt;-reading &lt;em&gt;katana&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These, I think, we can chalk up to a buffoon on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Zesshou?diff=8328&amp;amp;oldid=8090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The translation for the Zesshou&lt;/a&gt;, however, comes from &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/User:Sylphfarn12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia user Sylphfarn12&lt;/a&gt; , and linked &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.symphogear-g.com/introduction/keyword_24.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;G keyword 24&lt;/a&gt; (絶唱 &quot;Zesshou&quot;) as a reference. However, nothing in the text of the keyword page has anything to do with the actual text of the Zesshou. I have no idea how this user came up with their &quot;translation&quot;. Buffoonery seems likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A different buffoon in the comments of the page indicates - with a startling degree of confidence - that &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Zesshou#comm-4290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Its Basque or Malay can't remember which&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. Another user &lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Zesshou#comm-4299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rules out Malay in a reply&lt;/a&gt;. So it must be Basque, right? Mission Accomplished!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, I hope, serves as an object lesson in the dangers of trusting wikias. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T01:24:55.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33562" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33564" CreationDate="2016-06-06T05:53:35.813" Score="2" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Volume 7 of Hidamari Sketch, the girls decide to play The Game of Life. They're bored with the generic jobs and events in the regular game, so they decide to customize their copy of the game using their art skills and creativity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing Yuno does is paint the license plate on her car game piece yellow, saying it's because the car is a light vehicle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3kVaAl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3kVaAl.png&quot; alt=&quot;the panel where it goes down&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nori: What are you painting?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yuno: I changed the license plate to yellow to indicate that my car is a light vehicle. ♡&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nori: You have a very conservative life from the start...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is she talking about? Why did she do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:34:33.713" Title="Why does Yuno paint her license plate yellow?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;hidamari-sketch&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33562" CreationDate="2016-06-06T06:34:33.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, the color schemes used by license plates are standardized at a national level. Plates with black text on a yellow background are used for &quot;light vehicles&quot; (sometimes glossed in English as &quot;&lt;em&gt;kei&lt;/em&gt; car&quot; from 軽 &lt;em&gt;kei&lt;/em&gt; &quot;light&quot;). For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sCgVu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sCgVu.png&quot; alt=&quot;a light vehicle&amp;#39;s license plate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A three- or four-wheeled vehicle is deemed a &quot;light vehicle&quot; if its engine displacement is 660 cc or less and meets a few size and weight restrictions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know much about cars, but it seems that 660 cc is quite small. The five &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2016/02/usa-best-selling-cars-january-2016-sales-figures.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;top-selling cars in the U.S. as of January 2016&lt;/a&gt; were the Toyota Camry (2500+ cc), Honda Civic (1500+ cc), Toyota Corolla (1800+ cc), Nissan Altima (2500+ cc), and Honda Accord (2400+ cc). And these are all reasonably-sized sedans, not Hummer-esque monstrosities (6000+ cc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These cars are fairly popular in Japan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zenkeijikyo.or.jp/statistics/ken_share/1503ken_share4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as of Mar 2015&lt;/a&gt;, 39% of all vehicles in Japan were light vehicles; this is up from 26% &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zenkeijikyo.or.jp/statistics/ken_share/9803ken_share4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in 1998&lt;/a&gt;), for reasons apparently having to do with how Japan taxes and regulates vehicles. They also sell reasonably well in South/Southeast Asia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would agree with Nori that light vehicles are conservative, primarily because they're often &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%E8%BB%BD%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rather boxy and unattractive&lt;/a&gt; (because of the size restrictions) and because they accelerate slowly and generally have poor &quot;performance&quot; (because of the small engine). They seem to have many benefits, especially in urban environments (easier parking and maneuvering; lower taxes and cheaper insurance; better gas mileage; and apparently &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kuruvia.com/articles/knowledges/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;there's less bureaucracy involved in registering one&lt;/a&gt;). But you're not going to impress almost anyone with a light vehicle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Semi-related plug: if the minutiae of Japanese motorcycles interests you, check out &lt;em&gt;Bakuon!!&lt;/em&gt;, which is basically &lt;em&gt;Top Gear&lt;/em&gt;, except with cute girls riding cute motorcycles.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:34:33.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33699" CreationDate="2016-06-06T13:47:57.547" Score="1" ViewCount="27512" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Teru Mikami and Light Yagami write Kiyomi's name in their death notes the only difference being the time of death they specify. But in what way does this help Near to prove that Light is Kira? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9J1N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9J1N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a page from Teru Mikami's death note shown by Near to Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Near identify that Kiyomi died a minute earlier than the time specified by Teru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="16712" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T09:26:25.763" LastActivityDate="2019-08-25T17:12:22.597" Title="How does Near prove that Light is Kira by seeing Kiyomi's name in Teru's death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-06T13:49:44.307" Score="2" ViewCount="25279" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light Yagami gets back his memory when he touches the death note. But Misa does not get back her memories when removing touches her with a piece of paper from the death note. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T05:05:44.753" LastActivityDate="2019-05-21T20:19:07.123" Title="Why doesn't Misa Amane regain her memory when she touches the death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33568" CreationDate="2016-06-06T14:58:20.840" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In actual Light have killed Kiyomi.&#xA;For reference, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Kiyomi_Takada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Kiyomi_Takada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;After killing Mello with the piece of the Death Note, her name is written into the Death Note by Light, using a piece hidden in his watch.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if you want to know to know exactly how near got to know about kira you can take a look at , &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21879/how-did-n-come-to-the-conclusion-that-light-yagami-was-kira&quot;&gt;How did N come to the conclusion that Light Yagami was Kira?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time when Light have written the name Light have written the name of Kiyomi, Teru had also written thinking that Kira is in some kind of constraints and it his duty take care of Kiyomi so that nothing is compromised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However from this Near didn't proved that Light is Kira. It was just to make Light realize where the things went wrong. It was because this mistake that the Near's officer get to follow Teru and end up obtaining the death note and from there everything went to south for Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20937" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T11:59:25.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8908" CreationDate="2016-06-06T15:06:54.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most probably, he would have brought his lucky charm but it might not be shown in the anime because they may have assumed that it's Midorimia &quot;thing&quot; and it need not be highlighted again and again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20937" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T15:06:54.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33551" CreationDate="2016-06-06T19:27:48.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the water level is not important, just because when some water is touching them they start losing their power. I think the most important think is the time they are being in contact with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25522" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T19:27:48.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22962" CreationDate="2016-06-06T21:21:18.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you think about the lyrics, God(dess) would make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The God(dess) that flies on the wind, making promises with destiny&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The God(dess) that goes on the wind, with roaring wings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the wiki says the Ragna-mails are described as a mechanized angel. From that perspective, the angels draw their power from the God(dess), as the Convergence Space-time Cannons can only be activated when the song is sung.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/crossange/towagatarikaze.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; they refer to it as &quot;the god&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to guess, I'd say that information came from the CD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On another note, Crunchyroll or whoever really needs to hire better translators. If it was &quot;the wind flies&quot; then it would &quot;kazega yuku&quot; not &quot;kazeni yuku&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25523" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T21:21:18.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T02:19:27.727" Score="0" ViewCount="5685" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the chapter 482, Neinhart started to realize that he has heard the name Erza before, nonetheless, he knows that she is the Erza Scarlet that he has heard of. He started figuring out that there might be some connection between Lady Eileen and Erza scarlet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Hair…and this magic power…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Grvw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Grvw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SO I want to ask are those two really related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20937" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T08:27:13.570" Title="Are Eileen and Erza related?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33576" CreationDate="2016-06-07T03:03:45.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime/manga itself hasn't confirmed it, so technically they currently are not related and the idea of them being related is a theory (doesn't mean its wrong). If the anime/manga DOES confirm it, then yes, they are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25524" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T03:03:45.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27657" CreationDate="2016-06-07T03:06:11.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bardock is dead according to the series and according to canon, but according to the game Dragon Ball Xenoverse he was sent to an alternate timeline. Nothing is said about where he was sent, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25524" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T03:06:11.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T03:24:08.787" Score="3" ViewCount="1299" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have completed watching the Monster anime. One thing is not cleared to me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Johan eliminated all Schuwald's close friends just to get close to him. Once he became the secretary, his plan was to kill Schuwald. However, he changed his plan and set fire in that ceremony. My question is why Johan was so concerned with Schuwald. Why he even changed his plans on killing him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at the connections between them, we know that Johan's mother and Margot Langer were friends. Schuwald was aware of it. He even approached Johan's mother to search Margot. There he saw the twins. And that's it probably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does Johan wanted to kill Schuwald initially because he saw Johan as a kid? In the end, he destroyed the books as it would be more painful for Schuwald?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18306" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T12:00:35.077" Title="What was Johan trying to achieve by setting fire in the book donation ceremony in Munich?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33583" CreationDate="2016-06-07T09:51:57.537" Score="5" ViewCount="26013" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light Yagami gives a death note to Rem and asks Rem to give it to Ryuk. Then Ryuk drops the book according to Light's order. Light then takes back Misa's book while doing something similar with his own book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he do this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zxv0K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zxv0K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T18:55:24.190" LastActivityDate="2019-05-24T06:55:50.843" Title="Why does Light Yagami shuffle the two death notes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33582" CreationDate="2016-06-07T10:28:21.920" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly it was a part of Light's grand scheme to fully exonerate him as being Kira in the eyes of the task force and to kill L.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Light's Death Note had the rules written in English (see comments) and he added the fake rules in the back about needing to write a name very 13 days and if you destroy the Death note all those who touched it will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Fake Death Note Rules are two rules that Light Yagami persuades the Shinigami Ryuk to write into the Death Note as part of a plan to clear him of suspicion. These rules ultimately lead to his downfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the user of the Death Note fails to consecutively write names within 13 days of each other, then the user will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a person makes this notebook unusable by tearing it up or burning it, all the humans who have touched the Death Note will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Fake_Death_Note_Rules&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fake Death Note Rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ownership of this Death Note had to go to one of the Shinigami to then go to one of the Yotsuba Group (or any big company) and trusting L's detective work he would find the new Kira and recover the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To do this Light had to have a second Death Note on him as he gives up ownership of his in order to retain his memories and claim ownership of the new Death Note when it's ownership is given up by one of the Shinigami. his new one he can give up ownership when he wanted to &amp;quot;get rid of this pride&amp;quot; while in imprisoned (ie. get rid of ownership and erasing his memories).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it was important for Rem to be the Shinigami of this Death Note that L recovered because if Rem didn't play along Misa's life would be in danger as such the fake rules wouldn't be exposed. Of course Light knew L well enough that L would still pursue Misa and seeking her execution by proving she was the Second Kira, forcing Rem's hand to then kill L. L would then be killed by the Shinigami everyone knew about and not by Kira and it would also kill Rem having intervened in Misa's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-04-02T19:48:42.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4975" CreationDate="2016-06-07T11:31:57.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking into this and I do consider it feasible. The retraction system checks out but some issues I have thought of (and are pretty obvious) are that it would be very heavy with the compressed gas on you, (practical use you wouldn't need the sheath or the blades cause titans don't exist). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To shoot a hook out with just compressed gas you wouldn't get very far especially if it's steel you would have to use something a lot lighter like carbon fiber. (I hadn't thought of pistons till I read one of these answers though). How much gas you can release out of the pressure tanks at once is pretty small with current technology so you couldn't get much of a boost from it but if you found a way to release gas faster without blowing yourself up then that would solve a lot of problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That all I really have on the subject, I really want to build some 3DMG but it will be a very drawn out project because it will cost a lot. I don't have and links that really would help describe any of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25528" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T17:12:01.280" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T17:12:01.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33576" CreationDate="2016-06-07T12:12:23.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, there is a hint that they might be related. The guy on the pic sees similarities between the two (both are way too scary not to be related, lol) and then we see that Eileen is red-haired. Naturally we all think, 'Oh wow, Erza's mom is badass' but it should be confirmed soon in the next several chapters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25529" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T12:12:23.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33554" CreationDate="2016-06-07T12:15:46.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the devil fruit was not reborn then Yami Yami no Mi does not just take powers, it takes the whole thing, like the person has actually ate another fruit. Hence, I surmise that yes, a person would be able to swim again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T12:15:46.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33613" CreationDate="2016-06-07T12:23:41.660" Score="3" ViewCount="4588" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy Type-0&lt;/em&gt; in The Nameless Tome 14:7 it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I will become Agito. I will sound the knell to shake all the world. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;      When nine and nine meet nine, the depths of reason shall stir. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;      When the seal of creation is broken, a voice like thunder shall sound, &lt;br&gt; &#xA;      And thou shalt know—we have arrived&quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get the part about Agito sounding the knell to shake all the world relates to how&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; if the Agito is found Tempus Finis is stopped and the fal'Cie have someone to find the gateway to the unseen realm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seal of Creation is to do with the Balance of the 4 Crystals and the Voice like thunder is the voice of the Rursus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the part i don't really understand is what it means by &lt;em&gt;&quot;When nine and nine meet nine, the depths of reason shall stir.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. what exactly does nine and nine meet nine refer too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T08:15:56.997" Title="What does &quot;when nine and nine meet nine&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33545" CreationDate="2016-06-07T12:29:42.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;New World One Piece ost - the time of promise (dressrosa)&#xA;That's what i have found&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25531" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T12:29:42.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33576" CreationDate="2016-06-07T15:44:50.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have already linked the entirety of the evidence for and against their relationship. As of right now in the manga, it is Hinted that they are related, but nothing has actually been said. There does seem to be a resemblance between Eleen and Erza, the power and hair, as well as looks, but that one panel you linked where Neinhart noted these things is all we have to go on. So until we dredge further into the manga, we will not get any answers to that question. I would fully expect for it to be true, but we are pretty much guaranteed to find out if it is or not eventually. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T15:44:50.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T15:48:13.917" Score="4" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the process of getting an anime for example onto CrunchyRoll? Let's say a new original anime airs in Japan and a lot of the viewers on the west want to watch it too.  What reasons does a streaming site consider before acquiring licenses to stream anime? How does a streaming site know what results to expect from streaming each title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T18:14:29.280" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T11:33:47.550" Title="How do anime streaming sites decide whether to acquire licenses from studios to show their anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T17:24:32.653" Score="4" ViewCount="1088" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, I pretty much get how Demon Weapons and Death Scythes work. I get how Kishin's work too. However, on the Wiki, it says that the process of becoming a Kishin is &quot;initially exclusive to Demon Weapons&quot; and requires the &quot;merging between a non-Demon Weapon and a Demon Weapon&quot;, which would be a Demon Weapon eating Kishin Eggs (or souls not on the Shimigami's list). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, you need a Demon Sword before you can have a Kishin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Asura &lt;em&gt;ate&lt;/em&gt; his Demon Sword and became a Kishin so my question is this: who exactly is able to become a Kishin? What would've happened if Asura's Demon Sword continued to eat human souls? Although it was never mentioned or seen in the Soul Eater universe, could a Demon Weapon/Demon Sword--perfectly capable of killing and eating by themselves-- become a Kishin without a meister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25538" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T03:14:04.280" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T05:38:12.417" Title="What happens to Demon Weapons who eat innocent souls?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T18:13:28.750" Score="9" ViewCount="1200" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a streaming site decides they want to stream a particular anime series or movie, what steps do they take from start to finish? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who emails whom?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does the streaming site hire additional staff like translators, censors/editors to add subtitles and hide/blur nude body parts?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which professional and legal services need to be paid?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much does each step cost?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T18:13:28.750" Title="What is the process of acquiring a streaming license?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T18:19:51.497" Score="4" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a streaming site, for whatever reason, doesn't have a certain anime of which you're a fan, can you gather enough votes in online petitions or facebook likes to convince the site to start streaming it?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When could this work, and when would this be hopeless? For example: do studios decide not to work with specific streaming sites, regions or audiences of less than N viewers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T18:25:22.560" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T02:26:39.733" Title="Can fans convince a streaming site to show a certain anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31290" CreationDate="2016-06-07T18:54:29.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the company that they were fighting against,'SERN', is an obvious reference to the company CERN. SERN is known to operate the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, the same goes for the real CERN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KOejV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KOejV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25539" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T18:54:29.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6252" CreationDate="2016-06-07T19:20:41.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could also be &lt;strong&gt;Misaki, the student who was forever stuck in Yomiyama.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Misaki_Yomiyama#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Misaki's final appearance in the manga was in the final chapter, walking around the school, suggesting he is still stuck on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning that he is the reason that the calamity would continue to occur, since he is trapped on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastEditorUserId="18582" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T19:44:03.153" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T19:44:03.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T19:41:35.470" Score="2" ViewCount="759" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Another&lt;/em&gt;, the town of Yomiyama is cursed with a calamity that causes the deaths of members of Class 3-3 and their family members living in the town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is obviously a big problem. &lt;strong&gt;So why don't the members of 3-3 and their families switch schools?&lt;/strong&gt; Wouldn't that be a better choice than to risk death in Yomiyama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T09:14:25.930" Title="Why not leave Yomiyama?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33597" CreationDate="2016-06-07T20:31:04.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The deaths are tied to both members of class 3-3 and Yomiyama. My guess is that if you try to leave either class 3-3 or Yomiyama you'll be killed by doing so, rather than waiting for your turn to die through the normal means of the curse--one death every month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mentioned in the show due to one of the character's deaths and on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Deaths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Aya_Ayano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aya Ayano&lt;/a&gt; - While leaving Yomiyama with her parents in their family car, a rock fell and hit the windshield, causing her father to lose control and drive off the mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T20:31:04.440" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22930" CreationDate="2016-06-07T22:39:10.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well Kakashi was making a rough estimate when comparing Naruto's chakra to his own.  First of all by part 2 I'm pretty sure Kakashi's chakra pool had grown to the point that he could make 6 lightning blades each day or a little more.  Plus Rasengan was never said to take up a lot of chakra.  Giant Rasengan was stated to take up more chakra because of its density so I think a lightning blade could be comparable to a giant Rasengan.  But even then Naruto clearly has more than 4 times Kakashi's chakra.  He has made dozens of clones and each could have done multiple Rasengans.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus by the time Naruto learns sage mode, Naruto could have done around 6 Rasenshurikens with other Rasengan variants and still not seem to have any noticeable chakra fatigue.  I would say Naruto's chakra reserve is at least 6-8 times that of Kakashi's for him to be able to do so many Rasenshurikens when they take up a lot more chakra than a lightning blade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25543" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T19:49:56.383" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T19:49:56.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33601" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33676" CreationDate="2016-06-08T00:24:28.423" Score="5" ViewCount="14526" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Programmer is an unknown student from the anime &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; He is revealed to exist when Yuri, the leader of the SSS,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; decides to get to the root of what is causing malevolent creatures known as Shadows to manifest in the World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Programmer is widely credited with having created:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Angel Player program&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The AI&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Shadows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that he created the Angel Player program, as it existed before Kanade Tachibana entered the Afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's almost certain that the AI was made by the Programmer, when he states that he is &lt;em&gt;&quot;simply obeying the rules&quot;&lt;/em&gt; when asked what he is doing with the computers from PC Room 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PLFiR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PLFiR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The AI telling Yuri that he &amp;quot;simply obeys the rules&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once love began to take hold in the World, after &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yui disappeared,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The AI would have activated the Shadow program, &lt;strong&gt;also manufactured by the Programmer,&lt;/strong&gt; to begin wiping out the SSS, Guild, and NPCs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the Programmer's background is one of mystery. It's a long story, so I'm going to take a leaf out of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/The_Programmer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia's book&lt;/a&gt; here (with some minor edits).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Programmer's real name is unknown. But like Otonashi, he was never supposed to have entered the Afterlife, but somehow ended up there anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During his time in the Afterlife School, he fell in love with an unnamed girl who disappeared when her regret was fulfilled. Unwilling or unable to accept that, he decided to wait for her to return, which from the Afterlife School rules would require her to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Die during her teenage years (13 to 17 or so for a 4 year gap)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Have a heavy regret&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the girl lived an average of 85 years and reincarnated each time, there would be a 4/85 (teenage years)*9.83/1000(Japan death rate )*1%(Ad hoc chance of heavy regret)=~0.0004% every reincarnation. Each failure to hit this chance would lead to 85 years of waiting. A 10% chance to see her again would require 2.125 million years.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The above calculations do not consider that the majority of the death rate is actually from the elderly rather than from teenagers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As expected, the amount stunned Yuri, due to the massive time required to be spent waiting. The AI explained that The Programmer lost his grip on sanity after waiting so long, and decided to create a program to turn himself into an NPC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As The Programmer felt that people who had resolved their sadness should not clutter the Afterlife School (much like patients should be discharged when they are cured rather than staying in the hospital), he created a program that kept track of the amount of love in the Afterlife School world. &lt;strong&gt;When the amount of love exceeded a certain amount, a &quot;cleaning&quot; program would be activated where NPCs would be changed into Shadows, which would in turn target humans and forcibly change them into NPCs, thus resetting the world into one where no humans existed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(formatting mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;So, who is the Programmer?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Theories are welcome if they're backed up with facts.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastEditorUserId="18582" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T20:47:30.080" LastActivityDate="2019-10-09T15:24:54.257" Title="Who is the mysterious Programmer of Angel Beats?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33611" CreationDate="2016-06-08T01:28:00.723" Score="2" ViewCount="4623" Body="&lt;p&gt;In very first of episode, Luffy said that 10 peoples are enough for his crew.&#xA;But I'm little curious, by 10 he mean, is 10 including himself or 10 other peoples on the ship plus Luffy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read somewhere (I can't remember where I read, or even this is true or not) that Oda have stated the next crew is some kind &quot;old enemy&quot; of Luffy.&#xA;I don't think that Jinbei is the person that Oda said because he is not an enemy for Luffy at all (Once again I don't even know that Oda really said that old enemy thing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I just want to know if Oda really said something about that old enemy of Luffy, and if so did Oda also stated about Straw Hat crew members are 10 including Luffy or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2018-05-13T12:00:22.840" Title="How many crew members that Straw Hat should be?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33554" CreationDate="2016-06-08T03:23:37.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't quite understand the point of such questions. Its clearly never been made clear the extent of BB's powers. (Logia intangibility, Removing other DF's powers etc. etc.) Unless Oda decided to make this a plot point somewhere down the line, I wouldn't really care how the DF mechanics work for the Yami Yami no Mi. But fans are really passionate about it So here's my answer. There is no real point in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown quite clearly that BB needs to be touching the user to negate the DF powers (Whitebeard and Ace fights). So in order for a DF user to swim, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;BB sits in a boat, holds one arm or touches the body of DF user. The boat has to follow the same exact path and speed of the swimmer and the instant BB loses the touch DF user drowns and BB can't save him. Unless the boat can just have 1 pirate on it, I'd rather just row.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;BB himself can't swim being a DF user. He will lose strength and from what I know the Yami Yami no Mi power is not auto triggered.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus only plausible scenario is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That BB can maintain his DF fruit power even when he is submerged in water, and then a DF fruit user can carry him across water.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think 3 is improbable since Crocodile did say that he has trained himself to turn into sand. Similarly BB needs to concentrate to hold his DF power and wouldn't be able to do so if submerged. Thus this power is imho inconsequential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T03:23:37.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33554" CreationDate="2016-06-08T04:17:29.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that Blackbeard can remove the power of Devil Fruit permanently and the victim can't regain the ability to swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yami_Yami_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The most unique and frightening advantage of the fruit is that &lt;strong&gt;the&#xA;  user also has the ability to &lt;em&gt;nullify the powers of other Devil Fruits&#xA;  by simply touching the user and draining them of their abilities&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  All types of Devil Fruit, be it a Paramecia, Zoan or Logia, are&#xA;  affected by this, though Logias are most affected as they can no&#xA;  longer become intangible by transforming into their respective&#xA;  element.  This nullification truly seems absolute, as though the Devil&#xA;  Fruit users had never gained their powers at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yami_Yami_no_Mi#Weaknesses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;part&lt;/a&gt; stated that Blackbeard can nullify the power of other Devil Fruit users if he touch them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition, while the ability to nullify Devil Fruit abilities is&#xA;  very powerful, &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;the user must actually touch and remain in contact with the victim for the effects to remain constant, meaning that &lt;em&gt;if the victim is&#xA;  somehow separated from the user's physical touch they will quickly&#xA;  regain their Devil Fruit abilities&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the victims can't regain their ability to swim if Blackbeard doesn't touch them to nullify their Devil Fruit power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They can probably, swimming by carrying Blackbeard on their back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T04:17:29.360" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33603" CreationDate="2016-06-08T05:37:37.890" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What the initial quote was &quot;about 10 people&quot; so there is no hard and fast rule regarding the final size of Straw Hat Crew. &#xA;I'd like the theory of 4 more people joining. 4 (Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Nami joined in East Blue), + 4 (Chopper, Franky, Robin and Brook) in the first half of grand line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the next 4 I am thinking Jinbei is a given. That makes 10 but I'd like to think some other allies such as Caesar, Vegapunk etc. may also join. There is this really vast theory about the following members joining which draws parallels between the previous joinees and the future recruits&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jinbei, Smoker, Unknown Warrior probably from Elbaf and Tashigi. I liked it especially since it filled the &quot;old enemy Smoker&quot; and another female recruit as well as a fishman. I also agree with the theory that Luffy's garp is Coby. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Oda's quote, Unconfirmed rumours are floating around for ages. Next recruit is an old enemy, next recruit would be a female (Cue why people wanted Monet with Logia powers or Baby5) etc. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marineford.com/Thread-One-Piece-Eiichiro-Oda-Interviews-Statements&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.marineford.com/Thread-One-Piece-Eiichiro-Oda-Interviews-Statements&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;This is a compendium of Oda's interviews that I find is well researched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T05:37:37.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33632" CreationDate="2016-06-08T06:58:23.070" Score="0" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw an episode of Pokemon. In this episode, the two Pokemon girls Dawn and Ursula were talking to each other. They both are rival of each other, Ursula taunts Dawn in that episode; they both have taken part in a Pokemon contest. Since I am not a native speaker I could not understand what they actually spoke. The conversation was much like this -:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ursula:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Maye! Maye! But you know it isn't sweet as little Dawn.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dawn:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Ursula&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ursula:&lt;/strong&gt; I have a less than pleasure of seeing your performance yesterday; as usual share dumb luck of yours gone passed. However, I do hope you make it to the final round that way when I beat you, you will make me all that much better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;_______________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't make sure if these were the actual lines spoken by Ursula.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can you tell me what Ursula actually said to Dawn? The link of the episode is given below and the dialogue took place between 4:34 to 4:50 seconds.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/k_ruXTg9Jfw?t=4m33s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/k_ruXTg9Jfw?t=4m33s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The dialogue took place at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;4:34 to 4:50 seconds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in that video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25549" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T13:13:39.707" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T13:13:39.707" Title="Pokemon: dialogue spoken by Ursula. Can you tell me the dialogue spoken by Ursula?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33587" CreationDate="2016-06-08T08:15:56.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the explanation given by Hiroki Chiba (Scenario Writer) for the phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The number &quot;9&quot; is the last single-digit number so it symbolizes the&#xA;  “end”. The phrase is a unique abstract mythological expression which&#xA;  means the end of 3 signifies the end of the world (collapse of the&#xA;  cycle of death and rebirth). The unification of Orience, the end of 3&#xA;  countries, is one of the things that 9 and 9 and 9 implies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/comments/30jj0e/ff_type0_ending_explained_heavy_spoilers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T08:15:56.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33616" CreationDate="2016-06-08T10:59:44.990" Score="4" ViewCount="1939" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember, whether or not it was stated in the anime, where devil fruits grow. They always just &quot;appear&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing I know is that they can grow in any weather condition, because when Luffy meets Chopper he already has devil fruit abilities, but he never left the Drum Island in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:17:24.880" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T17:17:24.880" Title="Where do devil fruits &quot;grow&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33615" CreationDate="2016-06-08T11:35:33.897" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Devil fruits do not actually grow on trees. They are just normal fruits infused with a Devil fruit power. Based on its &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a Devil Fruit user dies, their ability is reborn into another fruit of the same kind. Instead of growing from a plant, the ability simply regenerates inside another existing fruit, as seen when Smiley &quot;died&quot; and the Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl transplanted itself into a nearby apple. Another characteristic of a Devil Fruit's growth is that the stem becomes noticeably curlier than it was when the fruit was not endowed with the ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated, the only time we have seen such a process happen is in Chapter 676:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z9Pwf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z9Pwf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T06:15:22.870" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T06:15:22.870" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-08T14:36:24.220" Score="-4" ViewCount="79476" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because some people say that Haise is just a new character. I just want information because I'm confused. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25555" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:07:47.823" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T01:03:08.587" Title="Does Kaneki die in season 2?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33629" CreationDate="2016-06-09T02:27:57.367" Score="4" ViewCount="853" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the rules of the death note says that if someone makes the shinigami eyes deal they will have excellent vision regardless of their previous vision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rule in question, (listed under the Death Note Wiki as &quot;How to Use: XXI&quot;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Those with the eye power of the god of death will have the eyesight&#xA;  of over 3.6 in the human measurement, regardless of their original&#xA;  eyesight.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could Light or any of the other characters in the series have cured a blind person with this rule? It seems to be a brilliant way to avoid suspicion and get a true ally to cure a blind person in exchange for half of their life and abuse their gratefulness to make them kill people for you, and who's going to suspect a blind man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25559" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T08:22:57.920" Title="Could a blind person with a death note exchange half their life to see again?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23048" CreationDate="2016-06-09T03:50:14.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 3rd iteration of Yuki and Yuno would've never met because she only approached him after she'd killed her parents and was looking for someone to cling to. Since that never happened, she didn't have feelings for him like the 1st Universe Yuno. The only reason she had memories was because of MurMur feeding her messages from inside the cage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25564" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T03:50:14.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33626" CreationDate="2016-06-09T04:08:40.427" Score="1" ViewCount="1072" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand how she is attracted to him? well she loves to flirt with him and make the other girls jealous on purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to spoil it for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25566" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T04:39:21.187" Title="Why does Kasumigaoka get attracted to Tomoya?" Tags="&lt;saenai-heroine-no-sodatekata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33625" CreationDate="2016-06-09T04:39:21.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episodes 4 and 6 we find out about the history between Utaha and Tomoya. Tomoya was a superfan of Utaha's book series, and wrote a ton of praise for it on his blog. Utaha was impressed with how thorough his knowledge of her books was, and developed tremendous respect for his opinion, to the point that she tried to give him her unfinished draft. He refused on principle, which led her to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/19170/7579&quot;&gt;start calling him &quot;Rinri-kun&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As she developed respect for Tomoya, Utaha's feelings also deepened into something like love. She often seems unsure herself whether she loves him, though, and possibly she's afraid of being rejected as she was when she asked him for feedback on her partially finished novel, so she always makes light of it and flirts with him playfully so she can back out if she needs to. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-17/saekano-tv-anime-sequel-to-premiere-on-noitamina-in-april-2017/.99908&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;upcoming sequel&lt;/a&gt; will probably expand on Utaha and Tomoya's relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T04:39:21.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33621" CreationDate="2016-06-09T08:22:57.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the wording of the rules of deathnote and the way the &quot;eyes of Shinigami&quot; are explained in the anime this scenario seems plausible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as I've said many times in such questions this is meaningless speculation since either scenario is plausible and the rules of DN leave room for speculation. So other than just saying this scenario is possible and saying that some of our better fanfic writers picking this up as a possible plot point Idk what else to add.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to add to the &quot;suspicion&quot; on a blind man scenario. There are many ways this would be a bad idea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suddenly a blind person is cured. Publicity, DN user is exposed. Someone else may have seen them together&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not so easy to hide that you are not blind. Plenty of involuntary actions, such as dodging, moving hands etc give away the fact you're not blind. It would be much tougher for a blind person who has healed to hide these signs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on surface it may seem a good idea, but it has its own pitfalls, pros and cons just as another. Also the blind person will lose his sight the moment he gives up ownership of the DN. I would like to think that the KIRA will kill to get the Notebook back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T08:22:57.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33631" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T10:02:54.653" Score="0" ViewCount="1814" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the city hunter manga, which has about 193 chapters. But there are only 136 chapters available in my &lt;em&gt;country&lt;/em&gt;. Did they stop translation and distribution of the rest of the chapters in foreign countries? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20962" LastEditorUserId="23758" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T13:49:43.227" LastActivityDate="2019-03-11T12:50:44.833" Title="Would the City Hunter manga not be exported anymore?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;city-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33612" CreationDate="2016-06-09T10:15:34.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ursula: My, my, what do you know, if it isn’t sweet little Dawn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawn: Ursula&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ursula: I have the less than great pleasure of seeing your performance yesterday &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(meaning: I didn’t enjoy your performance very much yesterday)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ursula: as usual, sheer dumb luck appears to have gotten you pass performance stage, and I hate to burst your bubble but you’re hardly capable of winning this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(your luck have saved you again, I hate to disturb you from your daydream but you don’t have the skills to win)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawn: What did you Say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ursula: however, I do hope you make it to the final round, that way when I beat you, you’ll make me look all that much better, agreed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(but I do hope you make it to the finals, you’ll make me look so much better with your defeat, don’t you agree?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawn: no, I do not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash: Dawn is going to win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4:34 to 5:04&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the brackets are hopefully what would be easier to understand, if you need anything else, leave a comment, hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T10:15:34.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33631" CreationDate="2016-06-09T11:16:19.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;City Hunter&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says there are 35 Volumes to the series originally running in Japan from 1985 to 1991/1992. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_City_Hunter_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of Chapters&lt;/a&gt; the final volume came out in April 1992 however chapter information stops at Volume 26 with Chapter 137 saying &lt;em&gt;&quot;(incomplete)&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and with the inconsistent number of chapters per volume it's hard to extrapolate how many chapters there was by Volume 35. this relates to the Japanese release&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the English Release appears to have more chapters per volume with Volume 5 ending at &lt;em&gt;Chapter 44 - Gambling Queen&lt;/em&gt;, however judging by the names of chapters in the English version it appears some of the Japanese Chapters were split, such as &lt;em&gt;Volume 4: Chapter 15 - A Lame Teacher&lt;/em&gt; in the Japanese version appears to match with the English Version's &lt;em&gt;Chapters 29-31 - The Wacky Professor Part 1-3&lt;/em&gt;. As there are no ISBN numbers for the English Version after Volume 5 one can assume there are no Legal English versions released beyond Volume 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;em&gt;City Hunter's&lt;/em&gt; Wikipedia Page, inside the right side info box under English publisher it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;NA&lt;/sup&gt;&#xA;  Gutsoon! Entertainment (incomplete, defunct)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;looking at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutsoon!_Entertainment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gutsoon! Entertainment's Wikipedia Page&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On March 15, 2004, Gutsoon! announced that they will be placing their Rajin Comics brand on hiatus. &lt;strong&gt;Raijin Comics ceased publication with its July 2004 issue (issue #46) and the Raijin Graphic Novels line was subsequently cancelled as well.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is also confirmed on &lt;em&gt;City Hunter's&lt;/em&gt; Wikipedia Page&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Attempts were made to license the series for the American comic market during the 1980s; however, Hojo insisted the manga should be released in the right-to-left format. In 2002 Coamix created an American subsidiary, Gutsoon! Entertainment. City Hunter was a flagship title in their Raijin Comics Anthology. Raijin switched from a weekly format to a monthly format before being cancelled after 46 issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these magazine serializations in Japan a Manga Series is generally released a chapter at a time in each issue so the 44 Chapters of the English Version run close to the 46 Issues of &lt;em&gt;Raijin Comics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for other countries there doesn't seem to be any data for their release however the Wikipedia page may only be detailing the original Japanese release and English because it itself is in English as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1593&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; list other countries that the manga series has been published in, however as i don't know any other languages getting data from another Language's Wikipedia will be a bit harder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the data we have on Wikipedia for &lt;em&gt;City Hunter&lt;/em&gt; we can say that only up to &lt;em&gt;Volume 5: Chapter 22 - The Game's Queen&lt;/em&gt; was officially localized in English as &lt;em&gt;Chapter 44 - Gambling Queen&lt;/em&gt;. any other chapters in english that are floating around on the internet i would suspect to be scanlations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;scanlation status is not on topic here on Anime and Manga as such you probably wont find any information here as to any announcement by the scanlation circle why they have stopped, however possible reasons could be due to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack of access to the Raw Japanese Manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack of Staff (scanlation circles shouldn't be profiting so the staff only works when they have the time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being told to stop by the publishers/mangaka (has happened if i recall, just not sure on the title) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just a lack of interest in the series, this can be combined with Lack of Staff as Staff can leave individually when they lack interest. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T11:24:39.817" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T11:24:39.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T11:40:33.523" Score="2" ViewCount="1521" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Gochuumon wa Usagi desuka?&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Is the order a rabbit?&lt;/em&gt;) Chino's grandfather was depicted as a rabbit (very questionable since he didn't look like a rabbit, but the anime says so, so let's call him a rabbit). However, considering that both Chino's father and Chino are normal humans, and that the writer who often comes to Chino's cafe (Rabbit House) used to chat with the first owner (Chino's grandfather), there must be a time where he was a normal human. Otherwise, the writer lady would have noticed it was him when she saw the rabbit. Also since the rabbit has no arms (at least the first season doesn't show it having arms), and considering his size, he wouldn't be able to pour coffee. Has it been explained somewhere (anime and manga) why Chino's grandfather turned into a rabbit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I haven't watched the second season. Please carefully put spoilers if they come up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T15:22:23.243" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T18:33:56.090" Title="How did Chino's grandfather end up as a rabbit?" Tags="&lt;is-the-order-a-rabbit&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T12:39:08.810" Score="2" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently discovered the Black Butler fandom, and have noticed that there are exclamation marks between 'Butler' and 'Grell', like this: Butler!Grell. The same is also true for 'Tutor' and 'Sebastian': Tutor!Sebastian. Is there any significance or meaning behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23380" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:09:30.870" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T08:09:30.870" Title="Why is there an exclamation mark between 'Butler' and 'Grell'?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:18:07.033" Score="4" ViewCount="3591" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had watched the anime 3 years ago and I don't remember much of what happened. I plan to start the second season and don't feel like re-watching the first season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, I'm looking for a summary of the key events/story of the first season without any spoilers from the second season (couldn't find it online).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18431" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T18:38:49.320" Title="What happened in Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (Season 1)?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33634" CreationDate="2016-06-09T14:09:20.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the wiki, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tippy is the owner of Rabbit House. In other words, he is Chino's grandfather, but he somehow has a female rabbit body. Nobody revealed why, but Chino refrained that her real grandfather already passed away, and yet Tippy already kept in the Rabbit House since the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Answerable questions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tippy is probably based on a thick and fluffy &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=angora+rabbit&amp;amp;biw=1920&amp;amp;bih=935&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiwlu63jpvNAhWFQo8KHVnDB6IQ_AUIBigB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Angora Rabbit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgZ82.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hiroi-sekai.com/gochuumon-wa-usagi-desu-ka-episode-9-and-the-less-is-more-proverb-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tippy was indeed a human before he passed away&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P9c9M.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T14:09:20.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33647" CreationDate="2016-06-09T15:55:36.800" Score="3" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, where does Ciel acquire the key to the storehouse that the drugs are in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T18:54:08.440" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T23:42:44.200" Title="Where does Ciel get the key?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33648" CreationDate="2016-06-09T18:10:09.303" Score="3" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, entitled 'His Butler, Strongest', whose drugs are being kept in the storehouse? Are they actually Azzurro's drugs, or are they someone else's and he just wants to get his hands on them to sell them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T18:52:52.530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T23:44:14.527" Title="Whose drugs are actually being kept in the storehouse?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26330" CreationDate="2016-06-09T21:13:34.637" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the stone symbolizes hope and peace for the shinobi world.  Naruto embodies the crystal, which is why he saves everyone from tragedy and darkness.  He has the power to change people for the better, and that is why it is passed down from generation to generation so everyone can have the hope to create peace in their hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25582" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T21:13:34.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33640" CreationDate="2016-06-09T23:42:44.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His butler, Strongest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several characters are portrayed in the pool room and in the tea room in the scene after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of these characters a Chinese male named Lau is responsible for oversight of the drug trafficking that occurs in London. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ciel being the Earl of Phantomhive, received a mission from the queen to eliminate a rat who had been messing with Lau's business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lau gave Ciel the key who baited out his kidnapping and flushed out the rat. Which is why the main focus in the point of this episode was that Ciel likes to play games. He could have had Lau or Sebastian handle it but he would rather throw himself right in the middle a precarious situation for entertainment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T23:42:44.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33643" CreationDate="2016-06-09T23:44:14.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be drugs that do belong to Lau's operation to handle within England. But since they are being stolen and trafficked it was Ciel's job to track down and eliminate them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T23:44:14.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33636" CreationDate="2016-06-09T23:47:26.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most fandom the exclamation point is used to indicate a particular style of a character in a series. It's mostly used when characters have episodes or even arcs where they wear a particular outfit like a armor, transformations, or even a disguise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most fandom is sustained by avid attention from fans for characters that they like so it helps to distinguish from things like tutor, easter bunny and classic sebastian. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different fandoms use different notations. But they overall serve the same purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T23:47:26.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T23:47:58.940" Score="0" ViewCount="12090" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura ended, after Naruto and Sasuke fight? Or will there be new reincarnation of them again, looking for new hosts ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T15:21:08.973" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T20:53:54.293" Title="Has the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura ended?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32422" CreationDate="2016-06-10T02:01:18.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the first movement of Beethoven's &lt;em&gt;Piano Concerto no. 1&lt;/em&gt;, which is not the concerto being played in the anime. Examining the section where the piano begins to play, we can see a correspondence between the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction_(music)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;orchestral reduction&lt;/a&gt; (as shown in a piano part) and the bars of top line shown in the manga. The lower line corresponds to the opening of the piano part, although a couple notes at the very beginning are missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparison, here is the relevant section of &lt;a href=&quot;http://hz.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/9/9f/IMSLP33362-PMLP04230-Beethoven-Op015PSptrs.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the piano part&lt;/a&gt;. The orchestral part (i.e. the first line) is marked with yellow brackets; the piano (i.e. the second) with blue. (Note that the score Chiaki is using has a different format from the one I found; his includes the orchestral reduction even when the piano is playing, and the reduction occupies a separate line.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9d5L.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t9d5L.png&quot; alt=&quot;score with markings&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T02:01:18.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33654" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-10T02:36:48.913" Score="1" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a song playing in episode 38 (season 3) of the original Naruto anime. It's an instrumental song, with no lyrics. The song starts at roughly the 2 minute mark, and it continues until approximately the 7 minute mark. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this song is called? It's stuck in my head. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25586" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T03:52:14.650" Title="Original Naruto music identification help" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5956" CreationDate="2016-06-10T11:17:53.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, considering that one would be talking about Blue from either Pokémon Special, the games, or Pokémon Origin.&#xA; Gary is also a name you can choose for your rival in the games, making the gameverse Blue/Gary comparison irrelevant, due to the fact that it is one's own choice.&#xA; Gary is mainly known from originating from the anime as Ash's arrogant rival, accompanied by fangirls and cheerleaders.&#xA; Blue, or Green in Japan, from Pokémon Special/Adventures is the more mature, and serious counterpart to Gary and Blue from the anime and games respectfully. He is Red's rival in the manga, and is considered by Red himself to be a rather powerful trainer.&#xA; Blue from Pokémon Origins would also be rather irrelevant, since Pokémon Origins is based strictly off of the events in the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, there are three arrogant rivals (One maturing a little in their respective series((Gary)), and a serious one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25595" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T11:17:53.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33662" CreationDate="2016-06-10T15:12:58.233" Score="1" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. II/Re;Birth 2 - Sisters Generation&lt;/em&gt; one of the characters, Cave, was able to nibbly weave though a crowd which kept squeezing and crushing Nepgear and in a Chipper event after that she also pointed out how nothing will touch her &quot;hitbox&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does these 2 things relate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T15:12:58.233" Title="What is the connection between Cave being nimble and nothing being able to touch her &quot;hitbox&quot;?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33661" CreationDate="2016-06-10T15:12:58.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like other characters Cave is a personification of a company, in this case &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd&lt;/a&gt; or just CAVE (Computer Art Visual Entertainment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CAVE Interactive is know for developing Danmaku games, ie. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up#Bullet_hell_and_niche_appeal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bullet Hell&lt;/a&gt;. the same kind of game the majority of Touhou games are. some of CAVE's Danmaku games are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mushihimesama Futari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TscUb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TscUb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mushihimesama Futari&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Espgaluda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dtSLU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dtSLU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Espgaluda&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bug Princess&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PRZtv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PRZtv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bug Princess&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Danmaku games the player normally has a very small hitbox which allows them to squeeze though the tiniest of gaps in the bullet curtain. Cave's mention of her hitbox and her nimble abilities getting through the crowd is a reference to here where the people of the crowd are like the bullets of a bullet curtain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's also worth noting that infact it was CAVE which ended up inventing these kind of games from an initial prototype template that initial template that was created by another company that some of CAVE's employees had came from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toaplan's Batsugun (1993) provided the prototypical template for this new breed, with Cave (formed by former employees of Toaplan, including Batsugun's main creator Tsuneki Ikeda, after the latter company collapsed) inventing the type proper with 1995's DonPachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T15:12:58.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33568" CreationDate="2016-06-10T16:07:24.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fact 1: Death Note exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 2: Mikami wrote Kiyomi's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 3: Kiyomi died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 4: There are more than 1 Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 5: First Kira was a student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 6: First Kira lived in Kanto area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 7: Light lived in Kanto area and was a student when Kira first surfaced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 8: The Kiras are working together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Light Kira? Possibly yes considering the facts above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it definite that Light was Kira? No. It could have been another student and it was Mikami who wrote the Kiyomi's name (IIRC piece of death note Light used to write Kiyomi's name was never discovered). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 9: Light said, &quot;victory is mine&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 10: Light's name is the only one not written on the Death Note by Mikami Teru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 11: Mikami Teru has the Shinigami Eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact 12: Mikami Teru called Light &quot;God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Light Kira? Yes, definitely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's not directly because Takada Kiyomi's name is in Teru's Death Note. It's because Mikami called Light &quot;God&quot; and Light's name being the only one not written in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Kiyomi_Takada#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takada Kiyomi's wikia entry&lt;/a&gt; said that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kiyomi is forced to commit suicide by fire (presumably using the fuel&#xA;  in Mello's motorcycle and equipment), burning herself, Mello's body,&#xA;  her belongings, and everything around her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is exactly like what was written by Mikami Teru in Death Note hold. This means that Mikami Teru has the same power as Kira and can be considered as one. Whether Light wrote Kiyomi's name in his own Death Note or not does not matter, because it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.practicalhomicide.com/Research/LOmar2007.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;impossible to determine time of death down to the minutes unless you are there at the scene&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, it is utterly impossible to fix the exact hour and minute&#xA;  that life ceased unless you were there at the moment of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What matters is that Mikami Teru wrote Kiyomi's death and cause of death and it conforms to the her death. Mikami also write down the names of those in the warehouse, all except Light's name. Why would a Kira let one person stay alive? Because that one person is also a Kira, which is confirmed by Mikami calling Light &quot;God&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T16:07:24.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33650" CreationDate="2016-06-10T21:29:03.500" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought that through the series it was going to be explain, what happened for the current incarnations &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sasuke&lt;/a&gt;, until the end of the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The reincarnation cycle will not start again until both of the current reincarnations have passed away; the brothers would not reincarnate until Madara's death, which would occur decades after Hashirama's.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also on top of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt;, it says: &lt;em&gt;Naruto Uzumaki, the current reincarnation of Asura.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that differs with Naruto and Sasuke was that they didn't have the same conclusion, as the previous &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reincarnations&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ultimately, Naruto managed to accomplish what all of the previous&#xA;  reincarnations had failed to do: end the rift between the two lines of&#xA;  the reincarnated brothers. Naruto achieved this after defeating&#xA;  Sasuke, who finally accepted Naruto's ideals at the end of their&#xA;  fight. This brought about the end of the bitter feud that had lasted&#xA;  for centuries. According to Black Zetsu, the reincarnations of Indra&#xA;  and Asura were almost always in conflict with each other and rarely&#xA;  worked together. Naruto and Sasuke are one of the exceptions, assuming&#xA;  other exceptions have existed throughout the centuries.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T15:23:13.943" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T15:23:13.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28769" CreationDate="2016-06-11T06:06:30.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently finished this and after thinking about it for a while, I think Satoshi lied about the paper being his sister's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go back and check, his sister didn't even participate in the ritual. And it was pretty weird that Satoshi gave Naomi his own paper instead of just giving her the extra charm. So the only explanation that makes sense is that Satoshi lied in order to bring Naomi Nakashima back safely while knowingly putting himself in jeopardy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satoshi gave Naomi his own charm to bring her back safely but maybe it wasn't such a selfless motive. He knew he couldn't live on in the real world again with the memory of his tortured little sister dying in his arms after stupidly leaving her behind alone with the girl with the red dress. We all saw the effect all of these memories had with Naomi, after she survived, she basically went insane. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: In the Corpse Party game it's revealed that anyone that dies in the elementary school, memories of them are completely wiped out in the real world having them be completely forgotten by their loved ones) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also worthy of noting, the ending when Naomi's mom is talking to her doctor about how Naomi keeps talking about &quot;her friend&quot; and how &quot;she&quot; doesn't exist brings us back to the scene of Naomi killing her best friend (Seiko Shinohara) while seemingly possessed.  For Naomi, being one of the only survivors in her group of friends, and not to mention killing and watching her her best friend die drove her to insanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25609" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T20:12:10.640" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T20:12:10.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33673" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-11T10:06:19.267" Score="3" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ciel Phantomhive's noble title was Earl. In medieval England, an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Earl was the same as a Count in other parts of Europe&lt;/a&gt;. Phantomhive is his family name; therefore, him being called Earl Phantomhive was understandable. It was like calling Earl Peter Raeves of Wessex &quot;Earl Raeves&quot;, or Earl Ian Hunter of Hwicce &quot;Earl Hunter&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, since Phantomhive is his family name and not the name of a region in England (unless in the Kuroshitsuji universe there is a region named Phantomhive, but I've never heard of that), what region/county in England was Ciel the Earl of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T03:00:36.170" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T03:00:36.170" Title="What region was Ciel Phantomhive the Earl of?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33601" CreationDate="2016-06-11T13:49:30.367" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Here are a few possible candidates.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1. Yuzuru Otonashi&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxDpK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxDpK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Otonashi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/The_Programmer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Programmer's&lt;/a&gt; details match those of &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Yuzuru_Otonashi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuzuru Otonashi's&lt;/a&gt; with striking similarities. Let's not forget that alongside the original ending of Angel Beats, Key issued another epilogue, aptly titled &quot;Another Epilogue&quot;. In this, the main focus is another person that's arrived in the Afterlife, and he is surrounded by quiet, obedient NPCs. After challenging the reality of the Afterlife School, he is talked to by the Student Council President,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Otonashi in an alternate timeline, who hasn't moved on yet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he is told that if he has any questions about the world that they both live in that he should come down to the Student Council room. However, as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Otonashi heads back to the Student Council room, a girl can be heard saying, &quot;There's a rumor that he's waiting for someone.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So therefore, it's entirely possible that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Otonashi is waiting for Kanade, and that this timestream somehow loops. Otonashi goes crazy waiting for Kanade, who has a infinitesimally small chance of reappearing in the Afterlife, but still, better than zero. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He turns himself into an NPC to be able to withstand the long wait, and creates the AI, or the &quot;AI&quot; to be able to maintain the requirements of the Afterlife, not allowing love to manifest, possibly therefore saving future arrivals from the pain that he has been exposed to. This may be why he creates &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Player&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angelplayer&lt;/a&gt;, because he knows that if Kanade reappears, then she'll know how to use it, any maybe program it to move him back from his NPC state. The members of the SSS arrive after this, then, at the time of Episode 1, the timestream loops, causing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Otonashi to revert back from an NPC. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgetting everything that's happened to him, the events continue their course the same way they did before – &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; causing the timeline to repeat over and over and over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2. Tachibana Kanade&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NRuxi.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NRuxi.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kanade&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Kanade_Tachibana&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tachibana Kanade&lt;/a&gt; was one of the first people to appear in the Afterlife World, and also the only person who is able to use Angelplayer without help. Because she has this ability, she may be the one who programmed it. However, she has never expressed any recollection in creating the program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;3. Takeyama&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n0cgq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n0cgq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Takeyama&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Takeyama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takeyama&lt;/a&gt; is great with computers. His behavior throughout the anime is somewhat mysterious, as he constantly refers to himself as &quot;Christ&quot;, suggesting that he has some great power in the Afterlife World. He is the most logical choice because of his skill with computers, and his ability to interface with Angelplayer. However, he does require English translators to use the program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;4. ???&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eo6qN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eo6qN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;You wouldn&amp;#39;t know, even if I told you.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The AI tells &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Yuri_Nakamura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuri&lt;/a&gt; that the Programmer existed before the SSS appeared, and turned himself into an NPC. The AI also tells Yuri that she wouldn't know the Programmer even if the AI were to say it. This, logically, means that the Programmer cannot be a member of the SSS, Guild, or Kanade, as Yuri knows all of these people. Or, the AI could just have been made to respond that way to protect the Programmer. Perhaps we may never know...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T13:49:30.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33673" CreationDate="2016-06-11T14:29:03.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With what I've read in the manga. Earl of Phantomhive has always been a direct servant to the queen. The way the manga seems to portray it. The phantomhive family is in charge of the entire underground network for all of England. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T14:29:03.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33707" CreationDate="2016-06-11T14:44:34.530" Score="0" ViewCount="4116" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some chapters or even as cover art in berserk puck is drawn fully with detail as shown here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1n0m4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1n0m4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8wQF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8wQF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dqcB1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dqcB1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in several chapters he is drawn like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pdXHv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pdXHv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/26gNw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/26gNw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason for neglecting detail? I noticed that when he comes in as comic relief he seems to miss alot of detail like so. But is there some sort of artistic reason behind this choice that I am not aware of? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T21:14:04.183" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T04:33:06.747" Title="What is the purpose for the art-style of puck changing by scene?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31164" CreationDate="2016-06-11T15:34:57.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there are more people involved in the Zero requiem.&#xA;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Requiem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Requiem&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aside from Lelouch, Suzaku and C.C., several other key characters knew about Zero Requiem, including Jeremiah Gottwald, Lloyd Asplund, Cécile Croomy, Sayoko Shinozaki and Nina Einstein, while others such as Nunnally, Kallen, Ohgi and Kaguya only realized it during and after his execution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25616" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T16:33:39.287" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T16:33:39.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33758" CreationDate="2016-06-11T17:00:30.087" Score="3" ViewCount="5075" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Bleach chapter 673 it says that Juha is Ichigo's true father, so with his mother also being a Quincy,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...where did Ichigo get his shinigami powers from? (Up until this chapter, I thought he got his shinigami powers from Isshin.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25617" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T18:45:44.973" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T15:42:03.390" Title="Source of Ichigo's shinigami power" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36436" CreationDate="2016-06-11T17:27:42.437" Score="6" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Bakuon!!&lt;/em&gt;, the Bike Club girls play some sort of strange game to decide who's going to organize the race they're holding for the school festival. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CBjRWm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CBjRWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2bN3im.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2bN3im.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QcFuxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QcFuxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hane: We're deciding by the popular vote system that Onsa-chan came up with. We each write a character on the palms of our hands, and whoever has the most wins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raimu and Hijiri both write 金 (gold) on their hands, which somehow means that Hijiri wins and that her idea has to involve &quot;gold&quot; somehow, which leads her to create a betting pool for the winner of the race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zFY4pm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zFY4pm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GW2Ifm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GW2Ifm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ql34cm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ql34cm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nO1wkm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nO1wkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hijiri: I win with the most, which means...I'll be in charge of this matter.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Onsa: But how do you make the race more exciting with gold?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this game supposed to work? According to Hane, &quot;whoever has the most wins&quot;. The most what? It looks like &quot;the most people writing the same character&quot;. But then why does Hijiri win, and not Raimu, who wrote the same character? (Aside from the reason that it's hard to organize a race when you can only communicate by writing on a notebook and no one officially recognizes your existence.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you're allowed to pick any character, the odds of any of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/11737/7218&quot;&gt;50,000 kanji in the Dai Kan-wa Jiten&lt;/a&gt;, or even any of the 2,136 Jouyou kanji, getting a majority among five people are quite low. Initially I thought the characters were limited to days of the week, but Rin picked 銀 (silver), which isn't a day of the week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Hane mentions that Onsa invented this game, I assume it isn't a real game, but maybe it's based on something, or was explained more fully in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T05:07:09.853" Title="How is this game where you write a kanji on your hand supposed to work?" Tags="&lt;bakuon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33683" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33685" CreationDate="2016-06-11T19:13:51.967" Score="0" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do the death scythes work? I know the reapers use them to view cinematic records of a person's life to decide whether they are to die or not (I assume as in if the person gets in an accident, for example, the reaper uses the scythe and makes the decision). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, the scythes must also have the ability to be used as any other weapon. Grell uses his to kill Madame Red and attack Sebastian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T21:10:57.457" Title="Cinematic records - death scythe?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33683" CreationDate="2016-06-11T21:10:57.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Death scythes from my understanding have the function of removing ones soul or essence of existence. Doing so conventionally kills the victim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should not be used in any other way than reaping people from the list. But Grell in particular is not a shinigami that follows the rules as he steps out often on a whim for adventure and excitement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown in several points in the jack the ripper arc in which case he is immediately brought back to HQ for disciplinary action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more notable thing that occurs is when the scythe is used on demons and zombies. But that is thoroughly explored in later chapters of the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short spoilers below :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Demons don't have records because they are darkness, evil beings that were not alive to begin with. And zombies have content even if their record stopped recording. These are noted out towards the end of the jack the ripper arc and in the beginning of the emerald witch arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T21:10:57.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33687" CreationDate="2016-06-11T21:12:47.517" Score="0" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just finished reading the chapter 828 and I have to say the germa 66 has me blown away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who exactly are they? Are they pirates? Are they nobility like the tenryubito? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss a chapter or something? Can someone fill me in? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T21:47:51.410" Title="Who are the germa 66?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33686" CreationDate="2016-06-11T21:41:21.190" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The answer below has pontetial spoilers, because the animated series hasn't catched up with the manga. Proceed with caution!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Germa_66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Germa 66 or Warmongers&lt;/a&gt; as they have been called is an&#xA; organization which is controlled by &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vinsmoke_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vinsmoke family&lt;/a&gt;, which&#xA; recently we found out is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sanji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sanji's&lt;/a&gt; family. They have ties with the&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Underworld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Underwold&lt;/a&gt; and recently with &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Charlotte_Linlin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Big Mom Pirates&lt;/a&gt;, because of the&#xA; marriage/alliance of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sanji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sanji&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Purin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Purin&lt;/a&gt;.  As for the nobility&#xA; Vinsmoke family as &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vinsmoke_Reiju&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reiju&lt;/a&gt; said even though they don't own any&#xA; land, they are still participate at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Reverie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reverie&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; *So to summarize, Germa 66 is an organization that is under the Vinsmoke Family and has a lot of weapons/technology at their disposal. They are not pirates and they have affliction with the nobles not directly but indirectly through Vinsmoke Family.&#xA; This is all we know so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that you might need to know is in the one piece wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Germa_66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Germa 66&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="13795" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T21:47:51.410" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T21:47:51.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33697" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-12T09:56:16.280" Score="3" ViewCount="1897" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Lenka's hair turn gold when fighting Pita and afterward it returned normal ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2018-07-03T07:38:19.777" Title="Why did Lenka's hair turn gold?" Tags="&lt;god-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33568" CreationDate="2016-06-12T11:15:38.100" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Showing Kiyomi's name written in the notebook doesn't help Near proves that Light is Kira. Instead, &lt;strong&gt;it helps Near explains how he win&lt;/strong&gt; by realizing the possibility of a fake notebook, which he previously not realize and would have lead to Light's win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the conversation on Anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Near: &quot;On the 26th, after the report featuring Takada's kidnapping, Mikami&#xA;  headed for the bank.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gevanni: &quot;According to my investigation, Mikami only goes to the bank on the 25th of every month.  For someone as punctual as Teru, going to the bank twice in two days is pretty unusual. I followed him as he headed&#xA;  for the deposit box. I was able to get into the deposit box, and &#xA;  inside, was the real notebook, with Takada's name written in it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Near: &quot;Even though you could kill someone with a piece of the note, you&#xA;  weren't aware that Mikami had done something on his own. &lt;strong&gt;It was then&#xA;  that I realized the possibility of a fake notebook&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;P.S.: The detailed (i.e., time specified) written by Light and Teru doesn't matter here since both match with how Kiyomi died.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25624" LastEditorUserId="25624" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T11:23:42.177" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T11:23:42.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33716" CreationDate="2016-06-12T14:27:29.937" Score="1" ViewCount="943" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unless I am mistaken, it seems as if Nori-chan from the anime Kiznaiver has two different voice actresses. One for the 'young' Nori-chan and one for the main part of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question&lt;/strong&gt; -&#xA;Who is the voice actress for the 'young' Nori-chan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FWQZcm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FWQZcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A picture of Nori-chan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The young voice can be heard in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;season 1 episode 1 at the start of the episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and season 1 episode 10 at around the 21m:44s (timing includes opening song).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure I've heard this voice before, it is incrediby irritating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T09:38:37.740" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T09:38:37.740" Title="Who is the voice actress for the 'young' Nori-chan from the anime Kiznaiver?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;kiznaiver&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33697" CreationDate="2016-06-12T15:17:17.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://reddit.com/r/anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;/r/anime&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Golden hair status is supposed to be the effect that the Aragami Cells have on the human body when pushed to extremes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, he was physically maxed out while fighting Pita, and as a result, his hair turned gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18582" LastEditorUserId="18582" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T17:35:48.357" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T17:35:48.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46486" CreationDate="2016-06-12T17:17:23.163" Score="4" ViewCount="14630" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished watching Arslan Senki and am wondering:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much of the manga did it cover?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any differences between the manga and the anime?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T19:46:15.620" LastActivityDate="2020-12-03T21:35:06.190" Title="How much of the manga did the Arslan Senki anime cover?" Tags="&lt;arslan-senki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15560" CreationDate="2016-06-12T17:34:50.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not 100% sure about the intent of the original question.  I know what mine was and what caused me to go looking for an answer, is &quot;within the framework of K.o.S., what are the advantages of the large clasp formations?&quot;.  Clearly, using classical physics there is no particular reason why a 256 clasp formation would have any benefit for speed or range other than some of the minor items touched on in this thread (ie communalization of resources, distribution of tow loads, possibly control, distribution of weaknesses, etc.).  So if the original question was about how realistic physics applies to the situation, there's your answer.  Also, for whoever answered that balance doesn't matter in space, that's not true at all.  Any unbalanced load would quickly cause rotations on all unbalanced axes, which would immediately cause either a need for a course correction or an extreme error in course.  Clearly what would be required would be a course correction and that requires thrust, which would significantly reduce their range.  An unbalanced thrust (load) in space is extremely inefficient and a lot of work is done to ensure symmetry of thrust in realistic physical situations.&#xA;  As for my original question, it appears that within the physics of K.o.S., there are these fictional particles called Heigus particles which have different properties than described for any particle in normal physics.  According to the description above from the wiki, the Heigus engines work much better when used together, clearly balance is still of primary concern, but equally clear is that the physics of K.o.S. Can not be adequately described using our rudimentary knowledge of Heigus physics :-)&#xA;  The next question for me is, &quot;is it described in more detail in further or other K.o.S. Episodes or manga?&quot;  Would be very interested to know the answer to that if anyone has input as I have not read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25632" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T17:34:50.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33679" CreationDate="2016-06-13T03:23:59.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is for comic relief purposes only. The technique is known as &lt;strong&gt;Deanimation/Cut-Out&lt;/strong&gt;. Check more details below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanpowered.com/anime-articles/anime-facial-expressions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.japanpowered.com/anime-articles/anime-facial-expressions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here read the part about Deanimation cut out. Another one of the Top Manga (and Anime) which uses this is Full Metal Alchemist. The purpose is the same for i.e. Comic relief especially with the Elric Brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mGhqt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mGhqt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;FMA: Elric Brothers Cutout&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying this is neglecting detail is kinda offensive to me cause the attention to details, the beautiful and horrifying art work is one of the main reasons many people still read Berserk even though it is a disappointment that the progress has been so slow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also google &quot;Puck's Funny Expressions&quot;. I know it can be jarring but lots of people (me included) find the little humour in the dark and gruesome world refreshing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u9iGh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u9iGh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lol&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T04:33:06.747" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T04:33:06.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7314" CreationDate="2016-06-13T04:17:30.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Kishimoto gave naruto his name because it fit the theme of his mother's maiden village: the village hidden in whirlpools. Since Naruto roughly translates from Japanese to mean maelstrom or whirlpool, it is very likely Kishimoto bequeathed the protagonist name to be this since he already had his mother's last name, uzumaki, which means spirals or whirlpools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25639" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T04:17:30.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15494" CreationDate="2016-06-13T04:38:59.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, before the events of Naruto the last movie, the byakugan were the origional eyes of the otsutski clan: the precursors to all supernatural powers in the narutoverse. Kaguya was able to obtain the rnnesharingan, which simultaneously gave her both the rinnegan and sharingan, as a third eye while her natural white eyes mutated into the byakugan. The byakugan, at least by my standards before the conception of the tenseigan, were evolved from the otsutski clans natural white eyes while the sharingan and rinnegan were mutations caused by consuming the chakra fruit which most likely gave the wilder greater power than they already possessed. This probrobly evolved their natural physicality, eyes, but also gave them greater ocular power only obtainable by eating the shinju fruit: sharingan and rennegan. also, the tenseigan was most likely added post the events of the main story line to elevate the powers of Hamura to be on par with his brother so they would be deamed with the same amount of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25639" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T04:38:59.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6094" CreationDate="2016-06-13T04:45:04.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gedo statue doesn't possess any tails because it serves as a &quot;husk&quot; or vessel for all the tailed beasts to reform into their original entity: the Ten Tails. Instead of tails, the gedo statue possesses 9 featureless white eyes that gain pupils for each tailed beast the statue reassimilates. This would make sense since the ten tails eye possesses 9 tomoe that could symbolize each tailed beast assimilated in its base form's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25639" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T12:19:16.117" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T12:19:16.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14280" CreationDate="2016-06-13T04:56:59.760" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Hashirama convened the first Kage summit to distribute the tailed beast, he wanted to distribute them to each village based on power. Three of the four great nations and received 2 tailed beast while sunagakure already possessed the 1 tail and did not desire another, so takigakure took possession of the 7 tails for their commemorative strength of not being one of the great nations. Since the nintails possessed chakra comparable to equivalently 5 tailed, the first hokage sall acquirring another tailed beast would disrupt the balance of power between nations and thus settled with having the strongest tailed beast overall. The argument of kurama being as strong as at least 5 biju is supported by him creating a tailed beast ball able to cancel out a combined tailed beast ball empowered by 5 tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25639" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T04:56:59.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5671" CreationDate="2016-06-13T05:07:45.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shukaku: wind and earth via magnet style.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Matatabi: signature blue fire style.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isobu: water style / coral production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Son Goku: earth and fire via lava style&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kokuo: fire and water via vapor style&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiken: alkali acid secretion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chomei: most likely wind style and scale production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gyuki: ink production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kurama: negative emotion sensing, rapid healing rate, and possibly fire and wind style&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinju: all 5 chakra natures along with yin and yang style, all elemental kekkei genkai, wood style, Rinne Sharingan, and comprised of nature energy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25639" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T15:21:58.463" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:21:58.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32473" CreationDate="2016-06-13T08:45:04.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in a later episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kirio was actually travelling through time with Tokisaka while Hakumen no Mono sent out its minions to remove both Ushio and Tora from the memories of everyone they had contact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3421" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T08:45:04.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32311" CreationDate="2016-06-13T09:07:38.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some anime the additional text is there just to provide info. If context is provided, the translation usually isn't necessary. However, anime or at least their source videos that are meant to be dubbed and shown outside of Japan, are sometimes supposed to be translated, because most viewers never know nor care about the original language used in production (kids watching TV?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise it's just about speed. Some fast-subbing groups only provide the needed dialogue, some groups take their time and translate everything to help the viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes scribbles and text on walls provide additional humorous inputs (e.g. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei) and some people like to thoroughly go through them...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall it's all about the target audience :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3421" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T03:29:04.587" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T03:29:04.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33717" CreationDate="2016-06-13T09:14:13.590" Score="1" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 of Kabaneri, Biba (aka. the Liberator) visits the local lord. He takes his Kabaneri with him, including Mumei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As soon as they arrive, Mumei claims she needs to go to the toilet, then uses that excuse to run all the way back to the station's gates and open them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I didn't understand was why Mumei needed to accompany Biba in the first place. Since opening the gates was part of a grander plan devised by Biba himself, wouldn't it have been simpler to just leave Mumei behind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even from a purely political point of view, there doesn't seem to be any reason for Mumei to act. Unlike Biba, she's not a particularly important (political) figure; she wasn't born in a particularly rich or notable family, and although she calls Biba &quot;brother&quot;, the two of them aren't officially related. Her absence would likely have gone unnoticed by the lord and his retainers. And even if her absence had drawn attention...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; all of the witnesses would've been either murdered or kidnapped by Biba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the point of taking Mumei along, then have her make up an excuse to run all the way back to the gates, instead of leaving her behind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13330" LastEditorUserId="13330" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T09:52:34.167" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T11:01:52.217" Title="Why did Mumei &quot;need to go to the toilet&quot;?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33700" CreationDate="2016-06-13T09:31:06.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They aren't played by the same person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is the voice actress for the 'young' Nori-chan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teenage Sonozaki is played by YAMAMURA Hibiku, but child Sonozaki is played by 財前咲良 (probably read &quot;ZAIZEN Sakura&quot;). She's credited in episode 1 as &quot;girl&quot; (少女).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gEzjO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gEzjO.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 9, she's again credited, this time as &quot;Sonozaki (child)&quot; (園崎（幼少期）). Curiously, her name is spelled 財前咲来 this time. She has barely any internet presence, but judging from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theatre.co.jp/school_fukuoka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, I think the episode 9 spelling is correct. (The same spelling is used when she's credited in episode 10.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nstRC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nstRC.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm sure I've heard this voice before, it is incrediby irritating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As near as I can tell, this is her first role in anime, so you probably haven't heard her before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does appear that she &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A9_(2015%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB)#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;voiced young Cinderella in the Japanese dub&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(2015_Disney_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Disney's 2015 &lt;em&gt;Cinderella&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, though, and I imagine she might've had some other minor gigs (commercial voiceovers, etc.) too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T09:37:03.437" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T09:37:03.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33715" CreationDate="2016-06-13T11:01:52.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it would be weird if she separated from Biba at any other point. They were closely followed and in open while going in. So it would raise an alarm if they tried something funny. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And even if her absence had drawn attention... all of the witnesses would've been either murdered or kidnapped by Biba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point was not to draw attention until gates are open. If someone like Biba was just walking around it would definitely raise alarm. Someone like Mumei can easily stealth around and stun anyone who sees her. There is also added benefit of Biba staying with the &quot;governor&quot; distracting him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And because only women and children were allowed to follow him inside (I assume because they believed women and children won't be a threat to soldiers), Mumei and the other woman were clear choices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T11:01:52.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33718" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33730" CreationDate="2016-06-13T15:03:01.140" Score="1" ViewCount="2551" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching the Death Note anime, I noticed that there was one incident when Hideki Ryuga told Light that he is the real L. Well, at that time Light was not sure if he was the real L because he thought that it might be a trap from the real L to catch him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: how he was able to deduce that Hideki Ryuga is the real L and not a fake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T22:03:09.510" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T03:09:22.947" Title="How did Light know that Hideki Ryuga is the real L?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33576" CreationDate="2016-06-13T20:01:54.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe Eileen IS Erza, in fact the future Erza. Look at the scar she has: it's like the injuries Erza has in her battle against her Historia. More, in the current chapter (489), Eileen says it's a magic form &quot;the new era&quot;! With the Eclipse Gate, time travel is certified possible in FT...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25649" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T20:01:54.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33776" CreationDate="2016-06-13T22:25:04.877" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animeevolution.com/programming/contests/cosplay-contest/cosplay-skit-pre-registration/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;local&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.a-kon.com/Explore/Cosplay/Cosplay-Contest-Rules&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;performances&lt;/a&gt; to bigger contests like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abunaicon.nl/programme/competitions/euro-cosplay-competition-eurocos/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;EuroCosplay&lt;/a&gt;, many cosplay performances require you to prerecord your music and dialogue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it is part of the rules for participation. What is the reason for this requirement? Surely a 'live' dialogue would make the act seem more convincing - rather than cosplayers having to lip sync.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand mic's aren't great if you have giant lobster claws or something - but microphones can come pretty small now and could fit in a helmet. Even still, why restrict &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; cosplayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does this rule exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T19:18:32.087" Title="Why do cosplay competitions require prerecorded dialogue?" Tags="&lt;conventions&gt;&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33727" CreationDate="2016-06-14T01:30:58.720" Score="2" ViewCount="2452" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that after Rurouni Kenshin (1995), there are more stories. But I don't know what to watch because it shows that Kenshin and Kaoru has a baby, Kenshin's past and also that Kaoru was kidnapped by some guys hiding a grudge on Kenshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm not sure if there is a movie or different part of the series like season two or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T05:50:32.947" LastActivityDate="2020-11-09T02:41:54.163" Title="What series are there after Rurouni Kenshin (1995)?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32364" CreationDate="2016-06-14T01:39:08.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that the devil fruit if from the sea devil with no further complications the ocean refuses them and they lose their energy and power to swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T01:39:08.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33725" CreationDate="2016-06-14T01:56:44.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final arc of the &lt;i&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/i&gt; manga is indeed about a man, Enishi, who has an old grudge against Kenshin. &lt;b&gt;However, the final arc of the manga was never put into the anime.&lt;/b&gt; There do exist two OVA series that adapt this part of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin:_Trust_%26_Betrayal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Trust and Betrayal&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; OVAs adapts the backstory of the final arc, and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin:_Reflection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Reflection&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; OVAs adapts the final arc, though it only appears as a lengthy flashback. The main story of &lt;i&gt;Reflection&lt;/i&gt; takes place after the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both sets of OVAs are drastically different in style and tone from the manga and anime, and lots of content from the manga is not present due to the brevity of the OVAs. That being said, they were highly praised. They were released in English under the &lt;i&gt;Samurai X&lt;/i&gt; name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T02:04:47.713" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T02:04:47.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33718" CreationDate="2016-06-14T05:11:21.870" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;His father confirmed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L when tells Light his real identity, he made it in such a way that Light couldn't kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Light tries to kill &quot;Hideki Ryuga&quot;, he is not sure if he is the real L. If the fake imposter dies (Like the one on TV), Light confirms he is Kira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He might kill the real &quot;Hideki Ryuga&quot; by mistake and not gain anything while exposing himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he plays L's game and finally ends up in the HQ of L's team where his father confirms he is the real L. Later when L realizes about the Shinigami eyes, he tells Light that he has made arrangements with his Father that if he dies in the next few days that Light is Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus he didn't get a chance to kill L until he was able to manipulate Rem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Found the source. Light's father confirms this in hospital in Manga Chapter 22. Here is the screenshot.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLBfM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLBfM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T06:26:24.097" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T06:26:24.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5594" CreationDate="2016-06-14T14:40:44.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gravity is generated by a centrifugal force. The floor pulls objects to its surface. The smoke from the cigarette is drawn to the center of the centrifuge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when the cigarette is thrown, it becomes free of the simulated gravity, and begins to act as if it was in micro gravity. This is also why when he jumps to the floor from the ladder, he appears to be in micro gravity. Until he makes contact with the floor and thus the centrifuge, he is in a micro gravity environment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The smoke rising from his cigarette is an indication of him spinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25663" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T14:40:44.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30409" CreationDate="2016-06-14T16:17:05.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also think that in one episode, he tells Ryuk that he cannot just keep writing names in the notebook. He has to study also to keep up with his grades, and I think he tells Ryuk that he spends part of the day on academics and uses the rest of the time for writing the names. It's been some time since I watched &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, but I guess that this is what he did, and that he could not let his grades drop since that would also lead to suspicion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25666" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T01:56:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T01:56:48.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33740" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T18:11:07.993" Score="2" ViewCount="1672" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched all 148 episodes of the Hunter x Hunter anime, and even the movie &quot;The Last Mission.&quot; Now I want to know if there is anything else to watch? Are there any more movies, or maybe some new episodes coming out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25671" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-04T15:54:25.517" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T18:37:23.643" Title="Any more HxH stories or episodes out there?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33741" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35599" CreationDate="2016-06-14T18:46:15.007" Score="10" ViewCount="12976" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=118201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt; that there are Web Novel and Light Novel versions of &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are there any differences in them, like plot, characters etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T10:01:30.687" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T10:02:09.683" Title="Are there differences between the web novel and light novel versions of Re:Zero?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33742" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T20:13:04.513" Score="1" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I recently watched the first movie in the Kara no Kyoukai series, but it just started without any explanation whatsoever. For the people that have seen the whole movie series, will they explain what is going on and why stuff is happening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25673" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T20:49:38.467" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T20:49:38.467" Title="Will it be explained what is going on in the &quot;Kara no Kyoukai&quot; anime movie series?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33742" CreationDate="2016-06-14T20:49:10.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, yes (...mostly). It wouldn't be a particularly good series if it didn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The big thing to note is that the movies aren't in chronological order - movie #1 is set after some of the later ones. It starts &lt;em&gt;in medias res&lt;/em&gt;, in other words. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really want to find out what the chronological order is, see the answers to this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8619/&quot;&gt;How do I watch Kara no Kyoukai?&lt;/a&gt;. But I wouldn't recommend it - each movie tells you where in the timeline it falls, so you can piece it together yourself as you watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the spoiler block below, I list some mysterious aspects of movie #1 that are explained later. I do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; list the actual explanations, so this is only lightly spoilery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; What's the deal with Shiki's left arm? Who is the girl with Touko at the end? Why can Shiki kill ghosts? How do Shiki, Touko, and Kokutou all know each other? Why does Fujou Kirie have those supernatural abilities? What's all that magico-babble about &quot;records&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are, however, some things that won't make sense even after you've seen the entire series (7 movies + epilogue). This is a mostly because &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt; is set in the so-called &quot;Nasuverse&quot;, a near-legendarium written primarily by Nasu Kinoko (the author of &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt;). There are some details in &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt; that only make sense in the context of other works in the Nasuverse. That's a whole 'nother rabbit hole for you to delve into if you like what you see in &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T20:49:10.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33745" CreationDate="2016-06-14T21:01:27.267" Score="2" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember this one episode in Naruto when I was a kid, where Naruto's instructor, who had the cloth over one of his eyes throughout most of the series, looked into this one enemy's eyes and got teleported to a dimension where time passed &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; slowly. The person who he looked into the eyes of was there with tons of clones just repeatedly stabbing him with katanas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize for my lack of knowledge in the subject concerning names, but I vividly remember this one scene and I'd like to know more about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25674" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:31:06.583" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:31:06.583" Title="Dimension in Naruto where they get stabbed forever" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33744" CreationDate="2016-06-14T21:15:53.590" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character who did that was Itachi, Sasuke's brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the move was &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastEditorUserId="260" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T14:03:07.517" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T14:03:07.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33617" CreationDate="2016-06-15T01:31:52.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming you are talking about Tokyo Ghoul. In the manga (at the place where season 2 of the anime ended), Arima kills Kaneki and stabs him in the eye. Kaneki does &quot;die&quot;, but as tha manga continues, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kaneki &quot;comes back&quot; as Haise Sasaki with little to no memory, so techinically, he didn't comepletely die. In the anime, it never shows Kaneki's fight with Arima at the end of season 2, but if there is going to be a season 3 which continues from where season 2 left off, then we can safetly &lt;em&gt;assume&lt;/em&gt; that Kaneki did get killed by Arima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25678" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T16:34:45.523" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T16:34:45.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31852" CreationDate="2016-06-15T08:15:05.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to an &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldomonation.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/angel-beats-interview-with-maeda-jun-second-season/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Interview&lt;/a&gt; with Maeda Jun (Angel Beats! planner, writer and music composer&lt;sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Maeda#Tactics_to_Key&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ih7E7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ih7E7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Maeda was asked “&lt;strong&gt;What exactly is Angel Player&lt;/strong&gt;?” this was his response:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There were people fighting against God, even before the arrival of&#xA;  Yuri. Similarly, there were people that tried to unravel the mystery&#xA;  of this world as well. Angel Player is the result of an individual who&#xA;  found ways to manipulate and create material. &lt;strong&gt;Kanade found that&#xA;  software on her own, analyzed it&lt;/strong&gt; […continues]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otonashi was not the creator of Angel Players. Nor was he the only bug to find its way into this world. Ultimately, Maeda seems to suggest that the world has been going on for god-knows-how-long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the interview, Maeda Jun [also] revealed and filled in some of the points of debate after Episode 13 of Angel Beats! last aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T08:15:05.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16888" CreationDate="2016-06-15T08:33:13.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kazamatsuri.org &lt;a href=&quot;https://kazamatsuri.org/angel-beats-season-2-confirmed-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;recently Posted&lt;/a&gt; last April that there will be a second season to the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MdKzj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MdKzj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You didn't read that wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After many years of want with no new content in the Angel Beats!&#xA;  universe, the fans can finally get more of that wonderful Yui-nyan&#xA;  they so desire. Ignored no longer, tried and true fans of this&#xA;  magnificent series are set to be blessed with another dose of magical&#xA;  Key feels!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Key has taken into consideration many things that they learned from&#xA;  the production of the first season and are looking to make various&#xA;  improvements going forward. In interview, Key stated that many fans&#xA;  found themselves, &quot;despite finding the series perfect, feeling like&#xA;  the length and pacing of the show was in question.&quot; To counteract this&#xA;  major issue, Key have promised not to let things drag on this time&#xA;  around and are shooting for a seven episode anime. Furthermore,&#xA;  critiques seemed to mention the title's lack of character development-&#xA;  So, to balance things out, Key will be adding three times the cast&#xA;  with new characters designed by Itaru Hinoni's moe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The last bit of information we've gotten in this news release is that&#xA;  due to wishes for Key to work with its older animation studios, Toei&#xA;  Animation will be handling this next season. Concept art can be seen&#xA;  below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/suvJ5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/suvJ5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, to many readers' dismay &lt;strong&gt;It was an April fool's joke&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Althought this site was considered a reliable one, an admin happilly posted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have a valid excuse to lessen our own reliability on only one day every year. Live a little :wink:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a screetshot of a magazine talking about AngelBeats! Season 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JvCbZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JvCbZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The picture is probably from MEGAMI magazine as well, and it basically&#xA; has Hinata, Yuri and Kanade in a conversation, talking about mapo&#xA; tofu. Hinata (the one in blue text) asks if anyone has any last words&#xA; to say before the end, and Yuri (The text to the left of the red&#xA; lines):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Look out for the Angel Beats! Second Season where I’ll return as the&#xA;    heroine!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A WHATT????!?!?!?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I’m also a few days late in reporting this, so it might have turned&#xA;  out to be a practical joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Take this with a grain of salt, but I personally don’t want a second&#xA;  season – it ended fine, as is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So In your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is there a second season?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the answer [as of the time this post] is typically &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, there is no Second Season of Angel Beats!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;what's the sense of this post?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Post is just to &lt;strong&gt;Clarify&lt;/strong&gt; things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything you find in the Web, pertaining to the second season would either be just a joke (like what the post with yui did) or an just April Fools (like Kazamatsuri.org posted last April).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank You for reading :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15276" LastEditorUserId="15276" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T00:19:53.333" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T00:19:53.333" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31426" CreationDate="2016-06-15T11:14:28.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anime_and_manga_by_genre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia to the rescue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd start from here. Each genre has the list of Anime/Manga that are tagged for that genre. Seems like the thing you want&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T11:14:28.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T14:15:32.457" Score="0" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a song at around 11:32 that I really want to know but can't find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've looked at the sound track and can't find it.&#xA;I've looked nearly everywhere but to no source!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25686" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T14:47:06.737" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T16:04:44.200" Title="Which song plays in episode 56 at 11:32" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33756" CreationDate="2016-06-15T15:07:18.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure this sound track does not actually have a name. You can find it by googling ~ BLEACH OST - Shiro Sagisu - BL_86.  I think BL_86 was the official title of this sound track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfjYk0UK2ec&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youtube video with soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Upon further diggin. BL_86 is the offical title of this soundtrack. It appears in Bleach 5th Anniversary Box CD 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25687" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T15:07:18.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33681" CreationDate="2016-06-15T15:15:48.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer, from his father, Kurosaki Isshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer is provided below with history of Ichigo's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;This answer contains massive spoilers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, you need to understand that Ichigo is unique in that he was born from a Quincy mother (Kurosaki Masaki) and a Shinigami father (Kurosaki Isshin, formerly Shiba Isshin). Because of this, he has the power of both Quincy and Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During her mother's high school age, Aizen was experimenting with Hollowfication and created a hollow called White, who caused Hollowfication on Hirako Shinji and other captains of Gotei 13 to turn into hollow. The hollow, White, was then sent to attack Shiba Isshin (Ichigo's father, his family name was Shiba before he married Masaki and uses her family name). Kurosaki Masaki rescued Isshin from the Hollow but was Hollowfied herself. This caused Ichigo to have hollow powers in him as shown by White having a similar looks to Ichigo's Hollowfication form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isshin married Masaki and Ichigo was born. It was shown that Ichigo was able to see spirits since he was elementary school student where he saw Grand Fisher's bait and attempted to save it thinking that it was a girl who tried to drown herself. This attempt of his caused his mother's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Years passed and Ichigo is now 15 years old. A hollow attacked his house and Kuchiki Rukia saved him by transferring her Shinigami powers to him. This act awakens his dormant powers that he inherited from his parents. He later lost the powers Rukia lend him from Kuchiki Byakuya's attack. He regained it after training with Urahara, but this time it was his own dormant &quot;Shinigami&quot; powers. Notice the use of double quote there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo fought the Shinigami to save Rukia, learned Bankai in the process. Then he fought Aizen's Espada to save Orihime, and eventually Aizen himself to save Karakura Town. To fight Aizen's godly powers he learned a forbidden technique from Kurosaki Isshin, called the Final Getsuga Tenshou. This technique caused him to lost his &quot;Shinigami&quot; powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then regained his &quot;Shinigami&quot; powers after the captains of Gotei 13 and vice-captains Abarai Renji and Kuchiki Rukia transferred power to Ichigo during the end of the Fullbringer Arc. Then the Quincy attacked, lead by their king, Ywach (some called him Juha Bach). During the fight his Zanpakuto was destroyed and to forge it he went with the Zero Division to meet the maker of Zanpakuto, Nimaiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was during the forging process that it was revealed that the so called &quot;Shinigami&quot; power he has been using was actually his Quincy powers, which also explains why Ywach looks so much like Zangetsu. Now he awakens his true Shinigami power which Zangetsu has been suppressing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion, the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Shinigami&quot; power&lt;/strong&gt; that he has been using before he broke his Zanpakuto was &lt;strong&gt;actually his Quincy power&lt;/strong&gt; which he inherited &lt;strong&gt;from his mother&lt;/strong&gt;. His &lt;strong&gt;real Shinigami power&lt;/strong&gt; is obviously &lt;strong&gt;from his father Kurosaki Isshin&lt;/strong&gt; since Isshin is also a Shinigami. He can use &lt;strong&gt;Hollowfication&lt;/strong&gt; since his soul was infused with Hollow Kurosaki Masaki sealed, &lt;strong&gt;the hollow White&lt;/strong&gt;, inside her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what it means by&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Bleach chapter 673 it says that Juha is Ichigo's true father, so with his mother also being a Quincy,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is more in a spiritual meanings. Just like Odin was called the Allfather (means father of all), Ywach is the father of all Quincy since all Quincy's powers was born from him. This makes him Ichigo's father in spiritual means, just like Odin was father of Norse people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T15:58:34.540" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T15:58:34.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33744" CreationDate="2016-06-15T16:04:11.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto's sensei is Kakashi (the guy with the eye patch).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi was under a Genjutsu called Tsukuyomi, casted by Itachi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukuyomi means the world of the moon god, in Japanese.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi actually doesn't go into any other dimension, Tsukuyomi just made him feel that way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Once under Tsukuyomi, the caster controls all the senses of the victim, including that of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just being precise. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25689" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:10:31.443" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:10:31.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31426" CreationDate="2016-06-15T16:30:08.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wrote a small script that operates on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anime_and_manga_by_genre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; that Arcane provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;var anime = &quot;&quot;;&#xA;&#xA;$('#mw-pages li').each(function(key, value)&#xA;{&#xA;    anime += ($(this).text() + '\n');&#xA;});&#xA;&#xA;// Credit to: http://stackoverflow.com/a/18197341/3571997&#xA;function download(filename, text) &#xA;{&#xA;    var element = document.createElement('a');&#xA;    element.setAttribute('href', 'data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(text));&#xA;    element.setAttribute('download', filename);&#xA;&#xA;    element.style.display = 'none';&#xA;    document.body.appendChild(element);&#xA;&#xA;    element.click();&#xA;&#xA;    document.body.removeChild(element);&#xA;}&#xA;&#xA;download($('#firstHeading').text() + '.txt', anime);&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to use:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Start a browser that can inject JavaScript into a page (I will use Google Chrome for this demonstration).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Navigate to a category on the Wikipage (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fantasy_anime_and_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fantasy_anime_and_manga&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Open the developer console (&lt;kbd&gt;F12&lt;/kbd&gt;) and click on the console tab.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Copy and paste the script in there and press &lt;kbd&gt;Enter&lt;/kbd&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should now receive a text file with all of the anime of this genre.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remarks:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It also lists manga, visual novels etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not user friendly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I shall try to update (and turn it into a userscript) whenever I have more time on my hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:08:16.270" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T13:08:16.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33762" CreationDate="2016-06-15T18:46:47.303" Score="1" ViewCount="2491" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching some Naruto fights on YouTube out of context (not seeing previous episodes or movies), I noticed that Naruto now has the ability to (what looks like) catch fire, and give his Nine-Tailed Fox chakra to other people just by touching them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now normally, when using his Nine-Tailed Fox chakra, he turns red and stuff, but this time he looked less like a fox, had a robe, and was bright orange instead of red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could have sworn I also saw another flaming ninja, but it might have been his clone move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, I'd like to know when, how, why, and what this is and how he discovered that power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25674" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-03-24T11:18:55.897" LastActivityDate="2021-03-24T11:18:55.897" Title="What's up with glowing Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33761" CreationDate="2016-06-15T19:29:39.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This would be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nine Tailed Fox Cloak&lt;/a&gt; that Naruto learned to control just before/during the Fourth (I believe) Great Shinobi War. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:11:30.893" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:11:30.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33763" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33767" CreationDate="2016-06-15T23:41:22.457" Score="8" ViewCount="5356" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a long time Yu-Gi-Oh fan, and I wanna know, what is the Yu-Gi-Oh monster card that has the highest level (currently). Basically, I mean the highest amount of stars on the top of the card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically in the Yu-Gi-Oh anime, each monster card has a level number (the amount of stars at the top of the card), and I want to know which monster card has the highest level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/CmE0jLW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;example&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T23:45:13.700" LastActivityDate="2019-08-15T06:05:51.527" Title="What is the highest-level monster card in the Yu-Gi-Oh anime?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2424" CreationDate="2016-06-16T00:00:20.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another difference I find, given that I myself watched the film version (I just recently saw the Star Blazer version) is that aside from voice actors and name changes, various elements are changed as well.&#xA;The Gamilons were called Gorgons.&#xA;Lysis (I can't remember what he was called in the version I first saw) actually self-destructs his ship, he doesn't just plant a bomb on the hull before returning to Gamilon. I think it was edited as a change, hence why you don't see him later.&#xA;It never shows in the film, Desler escaping being crushed by rocks and then escaping through a convenient trap door, he just gets crushed and killed.&#xA;Also, Desler shoots his assistant in the film for dare suggesting they should join with Earth with a revolver, but the Star Blazer version seems to show the instant he is shot (his sudden expression change), before showing a scene where Desler just talks to him and it's just plain weird.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ship isn't called the Argos, either. It retains the name Yamato.&#xA;Wow... there are a number of differences tbh...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25694" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T00:00:20.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33763" CreationDate="2016-06-16T03:00:04.030" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that Kaiba vs. Yugi duel way back in Duelist Kingdom (episodes 22-24) where Yugi polymerized his Mammoth Graveyard with Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon? (lol)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is a level-12 monster. I don't believe there are any monsters of level 13 or higher. So, there's that. (There are probably other level-12 monsters in the anime, too; a fair number of the monsters on &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Level_12_Monster_Cards&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt; seem to show up at one time or another.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T03:00:04.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33763" CreationDate="2016-06-16T04:32:59.053" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;An alternate answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/33766/1587&quot;&gt;Senshin's answer&lt;/a&gt; is however the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Fortune_Lady&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fortune Ladies&lt;/a&gt; used by Carly Carmine while she was a Dark Signer in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series. and unlike her &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Fortune_Fairy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fortune Fairies&lt;/a&gt; she used before becoming a Dark Signer the Fortune Ladies are also official cards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the starting level of the Fortune Ladies is initially low, the highest being 6, their special ability allows them to gain a level every turn which in turn affects their ATK and DEF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Fortune_Lady_Earth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fortune Lady Earth&lt;/a&gt; which has the highest initial Level of 6 needs only 6 turns to reach Level 12 which is indicated to be the max their special ability will allow them to go up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Fortune Lady Earth and &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Fortune_Lady_Dark&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fortune Lady Dark&lt;/a&gt; have the higher multiple for their ATK and DEF out of the Fortune Ladies being 400 which means 400 x 12 = 4800 ATK and DEF which beats all &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Level_12_Monster_Cards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12 Star Monsters&lt;/a&gt; except 3 who's ATK and/or DEF is 5000 but this can be supplemented with spells and traps. with their much lower tribute cost they are quicker to summon especially Earth who's initial 2400 ATK/DEF is close to the 7 star Dark Magician's who requires 2 tributes instead of Earth's single tribute. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;their natural flaw is however the fact that they take some time to get powerful unless you use other cards to boost their level. also their special ability stop at Level 12 which means getting them to Level 12 quicker via other cards wont give them as high of a level as if one waited and used the cards afterwards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the OCG and TCG, monsters cannot have a Level lower than 1, but card effects can freely raise a monster's Level to arbitrarily large values in excess of 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Level&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Level&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;depending on how one plays this wait can be problematic. some strategies which could work is to prevent summoning and use Swords of Revealing Light to stop attacks for 3 turns each until a Fortune Lady has enough ATK/DEF to shrug off most attacks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Fortune Ladies&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eo8Fs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eo8Fs.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KxSXk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KxSXk.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xwved.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xwved.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/biScx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/biScx.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOEE1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOEE1.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/asprv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/asprv.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T06:11:21.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T08:17:46.890" Score="15" ViewCount="48983" Body="&lt;p&gt;On their first encounter on a timeline that was later reset, Emilia told Subaru her name was Satella. We then found out, after the first (or second?) reset, that that is the name of the Jealous Witch, and something of an insult to call someone else — Emilia reacted badly when Subaru called her out by that name after a reset and they hadn't yet met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did Emilia tell Subaru that was her name that first time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T10:27:58.057" Title="Why did Emilia give Subaru a fake name on the first time they met?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2016-06-16T16:09:11.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i would like to talk about the truth. Sasuke's Rinnegan has nothing to do with hashirama's cells&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as hashirama ceased being a transmigrant upon his death. hagoromo said that hashirama and madara were the previous transmigrant. key word WERE they no longer are transmigrants Naruto and sasuke are the current transmigrants as such Hashirama's cells no longer carried the potential to awaken a Rinnegan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sasuke's Rinnegan is solely because Hagoromo gave Sasuke six paths power. naruto's six paths senjutsu is solely because hagoromo gave his six paths power to naruto. now people assume he only gave the each half of his power but this is a lie he gave them both both halfs of his power. the only reason Naruto didn't gain a Rinnegan was because he doesn't have a sharingan. and like wise sasuke only has 1 Rinnegan because he lacks the senjutsu of the six paths if Naruto and Sasuke were to exchange DNA Sasuke would awaken a second Rinnegan, Naruto's body would than acclimate to the full required genetic halves of the sage of six paths and eventually awaken a Rinnegan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="4902" LastEditDate="2020-01-17T19:23:16.730" LastActivityDate="2020-01-17T19:23:16.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33761" CreationDate="2016-06-16T16:15:13.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's actually not Kurama's chakra. Sure Naruto can only enter that mode because he is a Jinchuuriki, but he does so by absorbing Kurama's chakra and then transmuting it into his own chakra signature. What we are seeing is Naruto's chakra mixed with Kurama's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's chakra is described as bright and orange. Kurama's chakra is neither bright nor orange; it's dark red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Naruto's ancestor had the same cloak despite not being a Jinchuuriki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T05:51:32.730" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T05:51:32.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33724" CreationDate="2016-06-16T19:18:32.087" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that it is a primarily time-management strategy. From the Oyahocon Cosplay Competition rules (bold text mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The music and/or prerecorded dialogue must be ready to go as soon as it is put the CD player (this means the participant must edit the music and/or prerecorded dialogue before the convention and put it on a CD). &lt;strong&gt;Audio file must be exactly three (3) minutes or less. There are NO exceptions to the rule. If the audio file is longer than three (3) minutes, it will be stopped when time is reached (even if it cuts the performance).&lt;/strong&gt; Please have files recorded exactly as you wish them to be played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Anime Midwest competition rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The pre-recorded music/dialogue submitted to the Masquerade staff must be 2 minutes and 30 seconds or less. &lt;strong&gt;There will be no exceptions to the &quot;2 Minute&quot; rule, unless you request permission prior to the convention. Any entry over the 2:30 mark will be stopped at that point.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Anime-Expo Performance competition rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adhere to the 2 minute time limit.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  MC and video introductions will not count towards the performance time.&#xA;  Audio: Any sound necessary to express your performance (i.e. music, pre-recorded dialogue, sound effects).&#xA;  Must be comparable to a PG rating– no profanity or offensive language. Bleeps or other forms of censoring are acceptable.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Should not exceed 2 minutes.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Must be MP3 format.&#xA;  Must have minimum 192 bitrate.&#xA;  Try to avoid audio quality defects (audible distortion, overdriven levels, low sample-rate/bitrate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25705" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T19:18:32.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20718" CreationDate="2016-06-17T01:35:52.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 136&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (season 1), an episode of Hasegawa looking for a 1LDK room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene is about Gintoki giving a nonsense analogy to Hasegawa explaining that a good room has already been &quot;done&quot; by the time you meet, just like girl xD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5gEoC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5gEoC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;analogy example&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/78uE9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/78uE9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;before summer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nO1Jc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nO1Jc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;after summer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4KXiE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4KXiE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;conclusion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be exact, the scene starts at minute 17:20. Happy rewatching ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25624" LastEditorUserId="25624" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T01:45:20.387" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T01:45:20.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29812" CreationDate="2016-06-17T11:14:49.357" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As other people have said, he was doing his own thing. Also, when children are orphaned, they are cared for by the village in its entirety, so there is no need for one specific person to care for a child. Furthermore, the fact that he was close to Minato is a much bigger reason for him not to get close to Naruto, as they were keeping the fact that he was Minato's son a secret, probably for his own protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T04:03:24.877" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T04:03:24.877" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-06-17T11:38:02.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He didn't fall in love with Hinata during the movie, but instead he fell in love with her throughout his whole life! He just realized he was in love in the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T20:13:26.593" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T20:13:26.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33617" CreationDate="2016-06-17T11:43:35.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers for those that haven't seen the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Kaneki was trying to live as a human his hair was black, then when he decided to cross into the world of ghouls, his hair went white. While living amonst the ghouls his hair remained white. Following this, at the end of the series his hair starts to turn black again as he crosses back to the side of the humans. Now, as Haise Sasaki, who lives as something between humans and ghouls, his hair is white with black in it. There is clear visual symoblism that proves they are the same character. Not to mention plot I don't want to spoil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T11:43:35.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-17T12:16:07.870" Score="3" ViewCount="2253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going on a trip and want to read some manga on the airplane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering if there is a way to legally download manga to a PC?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25671" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T19:45:54.050" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T19:48:05.593" Title="Where can I legally read HxH manga in English?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33792" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40393" CreationDate="2016-06-17T12:58:55.940" Score="3" ViewCount="6865" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 216 of the manga, it was revealed that the title &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot; was actually a mistranslation from an translation program. It didn't specify whether it was done using Google Translate or any other translation program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first volume of Nisekoi was published in 2011. At that year, Google Translate was not as good as it is now. I don't know the quality of Google Translate's Japanese to Polish translation in 2011 since I don't use Polish and never learned it, so there was no reason for me to translate from Japanese to Polish. My question is, has the author ever mentioned what translation program he used so that he ended up with the phrase &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot;? Or did he generate the phrase himself and used translation program as an excuse in the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I'm not asking about the meaning of &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot;, which already explained &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9560/what-meaning-does-the-phrase-zawsze-in-love-have&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I'm asking about it's origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2018-08-27T12:03:15.440" Title="Was the phrase &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot; generated using Google Translate?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-17T15:02:41.167" Score="2" ViewCount="1259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suzuha inevitably dies in 2000 after traveling back to 1975 to obtain the IBN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't create any paradoxes, so there is no reason why she can't live to 2010 as long as Suzuha doesn't interact with her other self and the lab members until &quot;August 9th, 2010&quot; (the date she departs for 1975). Okabe has already demonstrated that you can co-exist with your other self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is her death just another convergence of the worldlines? If so, why? What significance does Suzu's death have on the worldline that the &quot;universe&quot; demands that she die at that point in time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15923" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T16:31:43.533" LastActivityDate="2019-05-06T12:56:17.720" Title="Why is Suzuha pre-destined to die in 2000?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33796" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33807" CreationDate="2016-06-17T15:54:30.977" Score="3" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaido (カイドウ)&lt;/em&gt; has such incredible strength. But, to be one of the Yonko, it takes strength beyond even an Admiral level and there must be an explanation for Kaido. The most normal person I've known as Yonko is &lt;em&gt;Shanks&lt;/em&gt;, but since he possesses incredible and powerfull Haki so it makes sense. But Kaido? Does he have mysterious power other than just being physically strong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From One Piece Wikia&lt;/em&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps the greatest sign of Kaido's strength is his apparent&#xA;  inability to die. He has been caught and tortured 18 times, and people&#xA;  as powerful as the Marines and other Yonko have attempted to execute&#xA;  him 40 times. However, he mysteriously survived every single attempt&#xA;  because every single execution weapon broke when being used on him.&#xA;  Most notably, Kaido has jumped from 10,000 meters in the sky onto the&#xA;  ground, creating a massive shockwave strong enough to sink a large&#xA;  ship nearby, and emerged without an injury; it has even become a hobby&#xA;  for him to attempt suicide, only for it to fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's not enough explaination about &lt;em&gt;Kaido&lt;/em&gt;'s power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the thing, you know &lt;em&gt;Admiral Akainu (赤犬)&lt;/em&gt;,  possesses the &lt;em&gt;Magu Magu no Mi&lt;/em&gt; which grants him the ability to transform his body into terrifying magma and manipulate it at will, he can even afford to crush a land if he wants. But hey, that's not enough to match a Yonko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So back again to Kaido, Does he have any other mysterious power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25720" LastEditorUserId="25720" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T15:59:55.727" LastActivityDate="2018-10-05T08:58:27.603" Title="Does Kaido possess any other power other than just being physically strong?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20800" CreationDate="2016-06-17T18:37:26.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Agh, I didn't read the question fully. The following answers the question for the anime series - not the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much. It's hard to definitively say how much, but let's give it a go based on the CrunchyRoll descriptions. Because they're so short, they're pretty comprehensive of what happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This will be a reasonably loose attempt at collation - the actual times they play an entire game is much less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 1 (5/12):&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Teaching Yuri how to play tennis is harder than herding cats. &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takamiya Nasuna has returned to play tennis, but first they have to harvest the court. &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bando Marimo means well, but she has a soul of an old man… a perverted old man&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanae has invited the club to her house... things get awkward from here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All jokes aside, Nasuno decides to get serious and play at her full strength! &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girls enjoy a day at the pool by themselves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The club needs new members! &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nasuno wants to create something &quot;special&quot; for her father's birthday.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marimo gets a... job?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The showers at school are broken so the club visit the public baths.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Let’s go to a festival!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The club is finally back to practicing but when they lose their only ball… &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 2 (4/12):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The four members of tennis club are asked to help with a bean throwing event by Kanae's cousin, who works at a nursery school. Concerned the children are frightened of her, Marimo receives advice from the principal, but... &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kondo-san from the newspaper clubs asks to interview the tennis club. Can the excited upperclassmen properly show off the activities of the tennis club?! &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At Nasuno's suggestion, the four girls go on an overnight trip together. However, as expected, there's something strange about the method of transportation and lodging arranged by Nasuno...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After finishing practice on their overnight trip and recharging themselves in the bath, the four girls hold a hot springs table tennis tournament. How will the gradually escalating battle end? &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the final day of their trip, the tourist spot the manager told the girls about turns out to be a silver mine! And what event occurs on the bus on their way home...?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Nasuno suddenly declares she wants a pet, she and the other members head to the pet store where they find unbelievable animals!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The day of the sports festival has arrived. Having entered a club relay race, the members come together to try to win, but...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Kanae becomes upset over her short stature, Nasuno takes her to a ranch. Will milking a cow make her taller!?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One day, the four girls take on the base ball club with their right to use the tennis court on the line. Certain character appears to fill their roster, turning it into a white hot battle! &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the bottom of the first inning with bases loaded and two outs, batter Kanae breaks out a certain pose! And finally, the conclusion! &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One night, a mysterious flying object crash lands at Marimo's house. From the dazzlingly bright light appears an alien who calls himself &quot;Tomalin!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanae and Yuri go to an udon restaurant with coupons they received from Kondo-san. However, there's nothing ordinary about this udon restaurant!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 3 (3/12):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nasuno-senpai takes everyone skiing. On what kind of course did the four skiing beginners end up?!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When it starts pouring rain, everyone seeks shelter at Kanae's house. On their way home, Kanae is struck by a bolt of lightning and uses her superpower &quot;Kana Kana Wave&quot;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nasuno is saved from a group of seemingly terrifying hooligans by a high school student named Yota. However, another group of assassins appears!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the suggestion of a long-haired Nasuno and short-haired Kanae, Yuri accompanies them to a salon. What NEW hairstyles does she see during her trip?!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The group heads to the shrine for their first visit of the New Year. After drinking some amazake, Yuri runs out of control and things turn dire!?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nasuno's bakery is 300 million yen in debt?! The girls try coming up with a new menu for the reconstruction of the store, but...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A story of Yuri as a third year middle school student. After making it into Kameido High School, Yuri tries to join the tennis team, but... &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Kanae's strings break the gang heads to a tennis supply store. The store stocks nothing but unusual strings. Which strings will Kanae choose? &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuri encounters the lingering spirit of her uncle at his funeral. Somehow her uncle takes control of her body, and...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While Marimo is playing games at home, she is suddenly sucked into the game world through her TV. Will Marimo make it safely back to her own world?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The national tennis tournament has begun! What secret strategy does Kanae use against the formidable Usagikame High?! &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fearsome final exams are approaching. The girls gather at Kanae's house to study.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is 7 seasons of this and also 11 tankobans - so I think I will stop before I waste my entire evening - but I think it's clear that &lt;strong&gt;the majority ( &gt; 50% ) of time is spent on non-tennis-related items.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T18:37:26.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-17T20:41:42.030" Score="2" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second and third VN, they ditched the heroine's routes, but some elements were used. So, excluding the H scenes, what other scenes/events must have happened alongside with the common route, to explain the storyline of Rakuen and Meikyuu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Makina learning how to operate a sniper rifle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T20:41:42.030" Title="What scenes from each Heroine's route must have happened, considering the storyline of Meikyuu and Rakuen of Grisaia?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33791" CreationDate="2016-06-17T21:04:53.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by one of the commenters, you're going to just have to go and buy digital versions if you want to read it offline on your PC legally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took a look at Viz Media's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/read/manga/hunter-x-hunter-vol-32/10773&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter x Hunter web page&lt;/a&gt; and found the places where they sell the manga digitally. Of the four sources listed, I found that Amazon and Nook sell Hunter x Hunter at the cheapest price of $4.49 per tankobon volume. Amazon has an actual desktop application for both Windows and Macs, while Nook only has a Windows store application, so I think Amazon might be the better way to go if you do not have Windows 8, 8.1, or 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T19:47:26.513" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T19:47:26.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-17T21:59:30.783" Score="0" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read till chapter 190 and I noticed that in the manga, many sesones passed. Then doesn't that mean few years have passed in the manga, why is Tsuda still in second year, and why aren't Aria and Shino graduating from high school aren't they third years ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="14824" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T22:54:13.973" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T12:22:57.527" Title="Why is Takatoshi Tsuda still in second year?" Tags="&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33852" CreationDate="2016-06-18T00:13:55.733" Score="1" ViewCount="1821" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 242 and in several of the chapters before. It is read that guts stands in the world of the hazama. Naturally off the context I assume that it means... spoilers below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The world of demons that attacks him and casca constantly because they bear the mark of the sacrifice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what does it &lt;strong&gt;actually&lt;/strong&gt; mean? I'm not sure if I just missed it in a previous chapter or if it was never properly defined. Can someone help me out? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T17:00:58.097" Title="What is the hazama in berserk?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33796" CreationDate="2016-06-18T00:17:12.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All these information that you've posted are detailed and relevant to what had been released in the manga and also what has been shown in the anime.&#xA;Currently the manga is in an arc which is focusing on something else. If you would like to know, you can read from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Currently due to the Sanji situation, in the manga, it will focus on the development of Big Mom's character and the adventures to be on whole cake island. As we know from the impel down arc and marineford arc when the crew splits up the story will follow Luffy as he is the protagonist. Zoro and the others have split to Wano and are likely to engage Kaido first. So just stay tuned and your question should be answered sooner than you know it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="13795" LastEditDate="2016-06-18T08:27:54.790" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T08:27:54.790" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29249" CreationDate="2016-06-18T01:40:14.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This one that maybe your looking for :3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrLvoyFpLGc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gundam Thunderbolt OST 01 - Thunderbolt For Main Theme (Io Fleming Song)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25726" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-18T01:56:29.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T01:56:29.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28346" CreationDate="2016-06-18T07:31:50.123" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;isn't the explanation of his powers tied to the universe it's self?  the crab monster eating too much crab, the custom car guy becoming a custom car.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before he kills the crab guy he even says he wanted to be a hero not a businessman, a hero who could send scumbags like crabman flying with a single punch.  add all that together and then pay attention to the scenes where his eyes glow with intensity and I think you have the answer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now why those powers form from the obsessions/desires I don't know but I think his powers come from his deep desire or obsession with wanting to be a hero + the universes ability to grant powers to people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25729" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T07:31:50.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T08:03:43.347" Score="3" ViewCount="9846" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Root A&lt;/em&gt;, but I didn't read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is watching the them enough to understand &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; manga without reading prior manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25730" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-04T04:05:24.227" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T04:05:24.227" Title="Is watching the first 2 seasons of the anime enough to understand &quot;Tokyo Ghoul:re&quot; manga without reading prior manga?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33815" CreationDate="2016-06-18T08:05:43.620" Score="3" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the fourth page of Nisekoi chapter 222, there is a page that shows a stick figure drawing of a girl and boy together in the middle with other girls on top and it's in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TDWEI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TDWEI.png&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 222, page 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it say and is it important to the Nisekoi story line? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15714" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-18T22:14:26.747" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:17:08.307" Title="What does the piece of paper in chapter 222 say?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33814" CreationDate="2016-06-18T10:14:40.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the piece of paper is very important to the story line. In chapter 220, you'll be able to see what is written on the piece of paper, but here is what it says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SPOILER&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The prince puts the ring on their fingers, then two angels&#xA; appeared.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Angel: &quot;Poor prince, let's reunite him with the princess.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Original: And then, the prince and the princess were brought to heaven.&#xA; The prince and the princess lived in heaven happily ever after.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Raku (MC) made some changes and it is now like this: Then, the princess&#xA; was revived by the angels. The prince and the princess lived happily&#xA; ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation might be a bit different because I translated it myself, but that is what it says and it's the last page of the drawing book. It made Chitoge and Kosaki remember their past. This is shown in the rest of chapters 220 and 221.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:17:08.307" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:17:08.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33805" CreationDate="2016-06-18T10:18:16.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;anime and manga are sometimes like that, they want to add certain features for example onsen or hot spring but people don't exactly go to hot springs in summer, same as how they don't go to the beach in winter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might not be right but hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T10:18:16.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33551" CreationDate="2016-06-18T13:23:06.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what I read and what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rain normally doesn't have an effect.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the Devil Fruit user's body is mostly out of water, then they get weakened a bit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the user is totally/mostly in the water, they normally can't move.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seastone has an effect like that of being totally in water.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference of the above pictures: on the left, Luffy and Brook are mostly in water, so they are very weak; on the right, Boa Hancock and Luffy are only standing in knee-deep water, so they don't lose too much power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22800" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T11:45:52.433" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T11:45:52.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T13:41:03.753" Score="1" ViewCount="1724" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is a king vessel? Is it a dungeon capturer that is rewarded with a djinn? Then isn't it no difference from a metal vessel user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25733" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T07:54:09.157" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T08:16:21.797" Title="What is the difference between king vessel and metal vessel users?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33818" CreationDate="2016-06-18T14:45:01.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A King Vessel is a dungeon conqueror who was chosen by the djinn of the dungeon and rewarded with a metal vessel containing the power of the djinn. Almost always they are chosen by a Magi who helps them through the dungeon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A member of the Kjng's household is someone loyal to them who carries a household vessel, imbued with power by the same djinn the King controls, they have not themselves conquered a dungeon, and have not been chosen by a Magi. They do not have the full power of the djinn, and are unable to use Extreme Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T14:45:01.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T20:00:10.600" Score="0" ViewCount="1269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that when Tsunade's was teaching Sakura the technique that will allow her to break the three medic ninja rules she told her something like she would have to amass a great amount of chakra for three years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was shown as some sort of pool being filled and when this pool is filled she would be able to use the byakugou no jutsu (This was the name I found, i'm not sure if there is other).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any hint would be much appreciated. Sorry for my English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25738" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T15:25:11.283" Title="Which chapters of the anime show Sakura learning/using the Byakugou no jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T03:50:44.653" Score="4" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some of the earlier episodes of &lt;em&gt;Bakuon!!&lt;/em&gt;, when Hane is getting her motorcycle permit, we see a lot of this driving instructor (who reminds me an awful lot of Pinocchio):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0EvTA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0EvTA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, when Hijiri and Chisame are getting their permits, we see three more strange-looking driving instructors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RDCdU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RDCdUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrXRi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrXRim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G226q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G226qm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like there's some sort of joke I'm not getting here. Why do they look like wooden dolls? (Is that even what they're supposed to look like?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also learn their names in episode 10, which could prove relevant to answering this question. Respectively, they are: 三等 (Mito), 参田 (Sanda), 木戒 (Crunchyroll claims &quot;Honke&quot;, but that doesn't look right to me - this one isn't a real name as far as I can tell), and 座保 (Zaho). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T22:49:07.407" Title="Why do the driving instructors look sort of like wooden dolls?" Tags="&lt;bakuon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33825" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T04:44:32.660" Score="4" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;In epsisode 466,&#xA;Conan sees something down in a lake and Agasa says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Use the magnifying function of your glasses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allowing Conan to zoom in and see the body floating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vneyb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vneyb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Screencap from episode 466 of Conan zooming in with his glasses&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall this functionality ever being mentioned before.  The way he mentions it and the way Conan responds makes it seem like it is obvious they both knew about it at this point. When did Professor Agasa add this feature to Conan's glasses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T10:19:19.713" Title="When did Conan's glasses get zoom functionality added?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33826" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T04:57:11.800" Score="10" ViewCount="27127" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, there are a number of times Kirito's eye colour changes. Originally in &lt;em&gt;SAO&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ALO&lt;/em&gt;, his eyes were kinda a grey colour:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9YNc7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SAO&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOYIXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ALO&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kirito is killed by Heathcliff though, his eyes go golden when he comes back to life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/baOUTm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Golden Eyes&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I could just assume the eye colour change was a sign of him surpassing the system with his will (as acknowledged by Kayaba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 22 of season 1, when his HP is going down after being impaled by a Guardian's sword, as he is struggling to reach the door inside the World Tree, before he dies, his eye colour has changed. It also changes again during the Raid Battle in the World Tree when he produces that attack which allows him to breach the wall of Guardians. In these two instances, I don't see how his will is surpassing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering also that his Avatar Data at this time was the SAO Data which was made to look like him, what is causing Kirito's eyes to change colour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-11T13:19:52.650" LastActivityDate="2018-10-11T13:20:35.670" Title="What is causing Kirito's eyes to change colour?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T07:26:46.590" Score="3" ViewCount="1466" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say I had a Death Note. If I wrote someone's name in the book and then wrote details of the death, can an individual stop the cause of death and the actual death entirely or will the death still take action, but in a different way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25741" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T05:32:05.033" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T21:23:52.060" Title="Can someone stop the cause of death after someone writes the details in the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33825" CreationDate="2016-06-19T07:40:53.027" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to the detective conan wiki:4&#xA;Agasa updated the glasses so they can zoom in on a distant target and enhance visibility, even in the dark.&#xA;As of the anime episode The Unsmashable Snowman and Volume 54, Conan's glasses can only have some form of magnifying lens. This lens is on the right, according to the manga, while the Criminal Tracking Glasses feature is on the left lens. Movie 8 and Movie 11 are the only appearances that uses the left lens for the telescopic feature. Because movies are non-canon, it is unknown whether Conan's glasses have this modification on both lenses in conjunction with the criminal tracking feature, or if one modification would instead interfere with the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was never stated when Agasa updated the lenses, and there is only a few appearances.&#xA;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T07:40:53.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33827" CreationDate="2016-06-19T10:58:42.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not possible to stop the person dying from the written cause.&#xA;The Death Note has no provision for avoiding death until and unless the writer doesn't have the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25746" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T10:58:42.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33826" CreationDate="2016-06-19T11:19:35.053" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have gathered, I couldn't find any information of why his eye color changed, but from what I can see, the most likely reason is as you said, his will was strong enough to surpass the system. The reason probably is of course Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the three cases that you have mentioned in your question, Asuna was involved in all of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he was killed, Asuna was killed right before he was, he got too angry and surpassed the system.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second case where he battled but failed is because Asuna is so close, he is so desperate to see her again and he surpassed the system (maybe even with some help from Yui).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was also the same with the third case, except this time with more help, he was able to defeat the guardians and reach the World Tree.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-11T13:19:55.010" LastActivityDate="2018-10-11T13:19:55.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33835" CreationDate="2016-06-19T12:54:13.327" Score="2" ViewCount="5480" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watched SAO for the second time, I started to wonder: how does Nerve Gear work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SAO, you have all five senses with you, and also when you use the Nerve Gear, you close your eyes. So, how is it possible for the nerve gear to do all this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, how does Nerve Gear kill someone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25748" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T20:50:15.377" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:08:18.563" Title="How does Nerve Gear work?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33833" CreationDate="2016-06-19T13:43:47.913" Score="10" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SAO, you have all five senses with you and also when you use the nerve gear, you close your eyes so how is it possible for the nerve gear to do all this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It connects to your brain, transmitting signals of what you do in the virtual world. You close your eyes because nerve gear transmits visual data too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FA9N8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FA9N8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Source from manga vol 1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NerveGear not only simulates sight and sound, it also simulates taste, smell and even touch. In other words, it can completely immerse players in a virtual world. However, its true potential lies within the fact that it doesn't just send virtual sensations to the user. It intercepts and manipulates the signals sent by the user's brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KwRs2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KwRs2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Another source from manga vol 1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When using NerveGear, all the signals sent by the brain are blocked an processed so that they only affect the avatar in the virtual world. This immobilizes the user's physical body. So there's no risk of running into walls in the real world while playing in the virtual one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NerveGear only has one method of input. It is shaped like a helmet that covers most of the user's face. Inside, millions of signal units generate electromagnetic waves to stimulate out brains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing the user &amp;quot;sees&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;hears&amp;quot; in the virtual world actually comes from our eyes and ears. Everything is manipulated directly in the respective parts of our brain used to process each of the five senses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, how does a nerve gear kill someone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It uses electromagnetic waves to &amp;quot;fry&amp;quot; your brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LVmvI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LVmvI.png&quot; alt=&quot;Source from manga, vol 2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these things are attempted, the signal sensors in your nerve gears will emit a &lt;strong&gt;strong electromagnetic pulse&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Destroying your brain and stopping all of your basic bodily functions - basically, &lt;strong&gt;instant death&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T15:03:16.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32119" CreationDate="2016-06-19T13:54:34.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few explanations for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, when Kirito and Asuna were on their honeymoon and they got called back, Kirito didn't allow Asuna to go for the boss battle, she told Kirito that her life would be meaningless if Kirito died. If Kirito really died, she said that she would commit sucide. Hence, when Kirito asked Healthcliff to prevent her from commiting suicide, Asuna knew instantly that Kirito knew that he didn't had a high chance of winning, so she decided to let herself get killed instead. At the end, she perhaps apologised for not believing in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, during the time when Asuna saved Kirito from the brink of death when Kirito was paralyzed and about to be killed by the Laughing Coffin, Kirito told her that his life was now in her hands, Asuna promised she would protect Kirito and she did. Soon afterwards, Kirito died and Asuna probably apologised for not being able to protect Kirito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, during the honeymoon, the both of them promised each other to meet up in the real world and go out together for real dates, love each other for real and also get married for real but the both of them broke their promises. Kirito broke the promise by asking Healthcliff to prevent Asuna from commiting suicide and Asuna broke it by shielding Kirito from Healthcliff's attack, thus die. So maybe Asuna apologised for breaking her promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25748" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T13:54:34.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33838" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33840" CreationDate="2016-06-19T21:12:03.950" Score="7" ViewCount="1722" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magical Girls work a lot, and we never see them working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They all have a house and usually money to buy stuff too. Where do they find money to pay rent or buy food? Do they steal it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9307" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T21:49:37.950" Title="Where do magical girls get money?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33827" CreationDate="2016-06-19T21:20:28.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. (Rules of the DeathNote. How to Use: LV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, hypothetically speaking, if an individual's name was written in the DeathNote and they were able to bring about events that would render the situation of their death impossible, they will still be susceptible to the cause of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;However&lt;/em&gt;, there are no rules that specify what would happen to the victim of they were able to prevent the cause of death (be that if the cause was &quot;shot through the heart&quot; and the victim locked themself in solitary confinement for example). Though, knowing how the DeathNote rules go normally, the victim would probably just die of a heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; contains a full list of all the rules regarding the use of a DeathNote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T21:20:28.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33838" CreationDate="2016-06-19T21:39:43.537" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each girl has a different situation. Girls' ages are around 13…16 years old, and they are still in school, so it's natural for them to be living with their parents. We don't know if students from all walks of life are able to attend the kind of school the girls go to, so we'll have to work with other info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madoka&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Sayaka&lt;/strong&gt; live with their parents in comfortable enough conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;Sayaka&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She describes herself as having been born &quot;petit bourgeois,&quot; which is French for &quot;petty bourgeois.&quot; &lt;em&gt;[Hakase's note: &quot;petit&quot; is French for &quot;small/little&quot; afaik and I'm not sure about possible negative connotation of &quot;petty&quot;, perhaps it's a mistranslation?]&lt;/em&gt; This would mean that her family is at least from the middle class, but is by no means from the upper class (despite the fact that, if Japan has even less living space in the future than it does now, her family's apartment is far larger than a normal middle-class family could afford). (&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Sayaka_Miki&quot;&gt;from Puella Magi wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Homura&lt;/strong&gt;'s family and financial situation we don't know anything about. Except that she might not be having any second thoughts about stealing money from people, as she moves through timelines, collecting weapons from all sorts of armory caches, as wee see in later episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Homura_Akemi&quot;&gt;She appears to live by herself.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mami&lt;/strong&gt; has no relatives left, and she's living in an apartment on the money she inherited from her dead parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Mami_Tomoe&quot;&gt;&quot;There are also no mentions of unrelated legal tutors appointed by law.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kyouko&lt;/strong&gt; has to break into hotels and bathhouses and steal food, as we learn from early episodes of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;article indicates that Kyoko gets her monetary income by breaking and busting ATM machines, she uses the stolen money to buy food and pay rent on expensive hotel rooms. &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Kyoko_Sakura&quot;&gt;(her wiki page)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T21:49:37.950" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T21:49:37.950" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33823" CreationDate="2016-06-19T22:49:07.407" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, here's a half-answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first guy (Mito) looks like Robot Santouhei (ロボット三等兵 / &quot;Pvt. Third Class Robot&quot;; &quot;Mito&quot; is spelled with the first two characters of Santouhei&quot;), the title character of a 1955 manga by MAETANI Koremitsu. Curiously, there is virtually no English-language information on the internet about either the manga or its author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jzet5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jzet5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Robot Santouhei&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second guy (Sanda) resembles various characters from the 1964 British television program &lt;em&gt;Thunderbirds&lt;/em&gt; (in Japanese, サンダーバード &lt;em&gt;Sandabādo&lt;/em&gt;), which seems to have ended up being quite popular in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMklnm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMklnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Thunderbirds&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third guy (whose name must be Kikai) resembles Zaborger, the title character of &lt;em&gt;Electroid Zaborger 7&lt;/em&gt;, a well-known tokusatsu program from 1974.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CFEEZm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CFEEZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zaborger&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fourth guy (Zaho) resembles Kikaider, the title character of &lt;em&gt;Android Kikaider&lt;/em&gt;, a well-known 1972 tokusatsu program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qdks5m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qdks5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kikaider&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some mysteries remain. Why is #3 named &quot;Kikai&quot; when he resembles Zaborger and #4 named &quot;Zaho&quot; when he resembles Kikaider? And do these characters have anything to do with &lt;em&gt;Bakuon!!&lt;/em&gt; or motorcycles, or are they just a throwaway gag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T22:49:07.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33827" CreationDate="2016-06-20T01:38:13.570" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rules of the Death Note are pretty clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XI&quot;&gt;How to Use: XI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[…]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As you see above, the time and conditions of death can be changed, but once the victim’s name has been written, the individual’s death can never be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is, of course, as long as you thought of the victim’s face while writing the name. In case you now assume that you can just alter the details of death to something impossible, well sorry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LV&quot;&gt;How to Use: LV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[…]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. &lt;strong&gt;If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack.&lt;/strong&gt; [emphasis mine].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So again, all you get is a heart attack. The victim will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tl;dr: Think before you write.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T01:38:13.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27848" CreationDate="2016-06-20T01:51:12.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The cloak is exclusive to Naruto and Minato because they are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; father and son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cloak we see them use is not Kyubi's chakra but their own chakra. Only the edge of the cloaks is the Kyubi's cloak. Naruto's cloak is surrounded by a small whitish edge and Minato's by a blackish edge. Those parts are the &lt;em&gt;yin&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;yang&lt;/em&gt; halves of Kurama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Hashirama notes that Naruto and Minato gave a massive amount of chakra to everyone, he said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their chakra is almost as much as mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then he continued,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, there is Kyubi's chakra here as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that most of it was Naruto and Minato's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-14T04:43:12.347" LastActivityDate="2019-09-14T04:43:12.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27848" CreationDate="2016-06-20T04:47:01.247" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as i know....It is because the kyuubi cant manifest itself in the form that the other jinchuriki's can. If u remember... all the other jinchuriki's can convert themselves into the bijou form and revert back at will. But in naruto's case, the kyuubi isn't able to do dat conversion i.e. get into bijou and get back to human again. I think I remember der was one episode in which the kyuubi says why, not sure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm thinking to make this up, the best the kyuubi can do is make a cloak around naruto. Cloak is just the manifestation of the kyuubi's chakra. For all that we know, naruto could have even had a cap! But to make the semblance to minato, they formed the cloak which is very similar to minato's cloak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22718" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T04:47:01.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27947" CreationDate="2016-06-20T05:05:13.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think its probably because of the fact that, when frieza ended up in hell (well before kid buu's time), the last &quot;living memories&quot; he had were goku an SSj and trunks blowing the living hell outta him. For him, as an alien &quot;awake&quot;, dats the last set of memories he had. But once he is revived, the last thing he remembered was his death and before that. Dats why, when that underling tells him about beerus, he says his father always told him not to mess with the god of destruction. But at that time he didn't mention cell or buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it seems like the lapse in memory because of death is what caused the question to even arise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22718" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T05:05:13.453" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33856" CreationDate="2016-06-20T15:19:16.550" Score="-5" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some anime which have all female characters, and literally, everyone that is voiced is a girl. When there is a guy, he either has a squeaky voice or is actually a girl too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this because female voice actors are cheaper in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25759" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-01T08:00:01.580" LastActivityDate="2018-06-01T08:00:01.580" Title="Are female voice actors cheaper in Japan?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-21T01:58:06.567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33806" CreationDate="2016-06-20T17:00:58.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not defined in the manga itself, because Hazama is a known Japanese word, not something that they made up for the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazama (狭間) doesn't translate perfectly to English, but the closest word we have for it used in that context is Interstice. But, since that is a word that very few people actually know, I can understand why they may not have bothered translating it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Expanding out to a multi-word translation, we can look at the definition of Interstice. Interstice is a term for the space between two things, particularly when said space is very small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other place I found this term in the Berserk manga was all the way back in chapter 114. The Japanese title of the chapter is 魔と人の狭間 (Ma to hito no hazama) translated as &quot;The space between Demon and Man.&quot; Here again, hazama carries the implication that the space in question is very small...considering the content of that chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when the manga says that Guts lives in the 'World of the Hazama' it is saying that he lives in the 'World Between,' likely referring to the world of humans and the world of demons. To put it in an English phrasing: Guts is standing on the fence between the world of demons and humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T17:00:58.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33864" CreationDate="2016-06-20T21:13:59.573" Score="13" ViewCount="7369" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's like a...fluffy...&lt;em&gt;thingy&lt;/em&gt;. It floats around their head and past their shoulders and down to their waist. I see it a lot. The two characters with it who come to mind are Guren from Shounen Onmyouji and Elsie from The World God Only Knows, but there are others with the same accessory. I'm just curious as to what it is. Attached is Guren with the...thingy.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6e0XT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6e0XT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25766" LastActivityDate="2020-09-04T11:53:15.210" Title="What is that accessory featured around Japanese gods' necks?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:23:00.807" Score="0" ViewCount="408" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found these in an amv online and I wanted to know what episode(s) they're from. It looks like Natsu is losing control of his fire or something related to that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCcWam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uOZHUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25768" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T23:39:03.833" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:19:04.313" Title="What episode of fairy tail are these screenshots from?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33851" CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:42:29.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope. But it's way easier for a woman to imitate the voice of a child boy than for a man, and many anime characters are supposed to be pre-voice change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25769" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T23:42:29.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33855" CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:50:10.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from a special OVA from the very first season of Fairy Tail, I believe it is &lt;em&gt;Welcome to Fairy Hills&lt;/em&gt;. It was after Wendy just joined. The scenes are from when Natsu accidentally saw the old man swimming naked, and is spitting fire everywhere along with Gajil and Grey who also did the same thing and ended up destroying the basement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:19:04.313" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:19:04.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30078" CreationDate="2016-06-21T00:13:05.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anima is his Final Aeon, though he never wanted to challenge Sin until he grew up and realized the power Sin had over Spira. After he realized that he decided he wanted to become Sin, and for that he needed Yuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, there is an unpopular theory that, because Seymour never completed his Pilgrimage (that much is stated in the temples) his talents were better put to use aiding Spira, rather than journeying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25770" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T00:13:05.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33861" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T05:28:23.680" Score="4" ViewCount="13298" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know how this anime is connected to the Fate universe. I see Rin in a few trailers of the show. Also is it up to expectations with Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25777" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T09:10:24.443" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T09:10:24.443" Title="How does Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma connect to the Fate universe?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33855" CreationDate="2016-06-21T06:44:56.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the OVA of Fairy Tail Episode one: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgQUNJryOQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgQUNJryOQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25780" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T06:44:56.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33854" CreationDate="2016-06-21T07:47:46.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is actually a culture/belief thing, so it is a real thing. &#xA;It occurs in many Asian countries, like China and Japan.&#xA;Here is a picture of it in real life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYkPC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYkPC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it is a silk scarf, a really long one. It is not only used by gods; in the ancient times, dancers and women performing in front of people with some sort of power (such as money or governing) would usually wear this.&#xA;When people in real life wear it, it obviously won't be like that; it would be like a normal scarf, as you can see from this picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHzlj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHzlj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In there the scarf is floating around the woman: this is to bring out her aura and beauty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the basic idea, though I might have missed certain details. If anyone is reading this and think I didn't put down the correct answer, please add on. Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:23:57.973" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:23:57.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33861" CreationDate="2016-06-21T12:02:58.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA is an alternate timeline to Fate/Stay Night&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series takes place in Fuyuki City in an alternate timeline of Fate/stay night. Kiritsugu and Irisviel helped end the Holy Grail War ritual before it could start, sealing Ilya's memories away and allowing her to grow up as a normal girl. Shirou and Ilya live a peaceful life as brother and sister, without knowledge of magic, under the care of Sella and Leysritt, while their parents are abroad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/kaleid_liner_PRISMA%E2%98%86ILLYA#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA - STory - Setting (First Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however it may be apart of a different timeline to that in which Fate/Zero occurred because of Shirou's background&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is unknown what happened to his biological parents, as the Great Fire had never occurred, but he was still adopted by Kiritsugu about ten years ago, similar to his Fate/stay night origins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shirou_Emiya_(Fate/kaleid)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shirou Emiya (Fate/kaleid - Illya's brother) - Profile - Background&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however multiple timelines that are still connected is possible in the Nasuverse as Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg wield the Second Magic which is the Operation of Parallel worlds. he was also present when the Makiri, Tohsaka and Einzbern Family began the ritual that would later be known as the Holy Grail Wars&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ECzUS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ECzUS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the image above we can see Zelretch reading a book and Lord El-Melloi II, AKA, Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero and like Shirou how he got the title of Lord El-Melloi II in this world is unknown as it was during Fate/Zero in which Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald was killed and Waver helped restore the House's name to which his new name was award to him and where he &quot;serves&quot; Reines El-Melloi Archisorte &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While it was on the brink of collapse, Waver Velvet's actions helped to revive the Archibald house, and he was then named as &quot;Lord El-Melloi II&quot; as a form of gratitude. At the bottom of the family's hierarchy at the time, she &quot;blamed&quot; him for causing the situation and claimed &quot;you better serve me for your entire life,&quot; much to the former's chagrin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Reines_El-Melloi_Archisorte&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reines El-Melloi Archisorte - Profile - Background&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if Irisviel and Kiritsugu stopped the 4th War then the Archibald house wouldn't be in a state of collapse because of Kayneth's death and Shirou wouldn't have been adopted because the corrupted Holy Grail wouldn't have started the great fire which claimed his family&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However some titles in the Nausverse do extend from other branches in it's history that aren't covered in other Fate titles, such as with &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt; which occurs in a separate timeline caused by the Einzbern Family summoning Ruler during the 3rd Holy Grail War instead of Avenger or in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; in which a certain Magic Incident (assumed to be a premature Aylesbury Valesti) cause the world's Mana to dry up in the 1970's, years before the forth Holy Grail War in the 1990's (and thus the Greater Grail would take longer to build up Mana for the 4th war if it even occurred)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with that being said the point in the history of the Nasuverse in which could allow for the alterations to Shirou's and Waver's history in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA without the 4th war occurring is currently unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: apologies for the lack on anchor links however Wikia's Ad overload has made the site impossible for me to browse with javascript enabled&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T12:02:58.363" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T14:11:35.137" Score="1" ViewCount="529" Body="&lt;p&gt;An Immortal object badge is shown in direct relation to Kirito's actions. What are these badges referring to? Was Kirito immortal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25782" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T14:48:59.960" Title="SAO Kirito immortal in episodes 6 and 8?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33866" CreationDate="2016-06-21T14:48:59.960" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're likely thinking of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Physical_Surroundings&quot;&gt;Immortal Objects&lt;/a&gt; which Kirito (and other characters) have been known to strike at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Sword Art Online, physical surroundings such as walls, buildings, monuments, and major features are considered &quot;Immortal Objects&quot;. An error beep and a notification will sound if immortal physical objects are struck, even if by accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't change the state of the player's mortality - they are very much mortal - it only informs of the state of the object they want to interact with.  If it's an Immortal Object, it can't take any damage, so striking it (regardless of intent) will not cause harm to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T14:48:59.960" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33881" CreationDate="2016-06-21T21:05:56.123" Score="11" ViewCount="1042" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://tongiltours.com/tidbits/north-korean-manga-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tongil Tour's website&lt;/a&gt; and saw that manga is sold on the streets of the DPRK:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h9Ggn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h9Ggn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.koreabang.com/2012/pictures/north-korean-comic-books-propaganda-or-propamanga.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one manga&lt;/a&gt; that was translated into english and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dprk-book.com/list.php?action=allview&amp;amp;lx=%C1%B6%B9%AE%C3%E2%C6%C7%B9%B0&amp;amp;lx2=%BE%C6%B5%BF%B5%B5%BC%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a site that sells books from the DPRK&lt;/a&gt;, but all ones that looked like they were manga (manhwa?) were targetted at young children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gekiga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gekiga&lt;/a&gt; movement in Japan started surfacing in 1957, which brought about manga targetted at older audiences and dealing with more gritty subject matters. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Korea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Korea has been divided since 1945&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays both Japanese manga and South Korean manhwa target several audiences. Did North Korean manga miss out on this development and continues to target only children - or are there manga for other readers too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T22:52:53.110" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T09:53:46.113" Title="Did manga from North Korea undergo the same audience changes as in the rest of Asia?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;&lt;north-korea&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33869" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-06-21T21:07:54.117" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T21:07:54.117" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T21:07:54.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33870" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-06-21T21:07:54.117" Score="0" Body="This tag can be used to localize questions to North Korea / The Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This can be used to help narrow the scope of your question or request information specifically involving this region. Examples include asking questions about where to buy merchandise, release dates, etc in North Korea" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T21:07:54.117" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T21:07:54.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33875" CreationDate="2016-06-22T02:54:09.710" Score="7" ViewCount="78615" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Emiya Shirou and Kotomine Shirou the same person? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He looks like Archer/Emiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, how did he become Kotomine and get a job as Holy Grail War Mediator?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16720" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T04:49:42.970" LastActivityDate="2019-04-03T17:01:43.130" Title="Are these two people with the same given name the same person?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-grand-order&gt;&lt;fate-apocrypha&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33872" CreationDate="2016-06-22T04:02:36.417" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;no, Emiya Shirou and Kotomine Shirou are 2 different people. infact apart from their appearance resembling one another in a way the only thing they both have in common is that they are both people who end up become 2 different Servants for Holy Grail Wars and at one stage were also Masters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shirou_Emiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Emiya Shirou&lt;/a&gt; ends up one day becoming &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heroic Spirit EMIYA&lt;/a&gt; and summoned as Archer in both &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;'s Fifth Holy Grail War and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Archer_(Fate/Extra)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;'s Moon Cell Holy Grail War (though in the latter his name has become lost in history)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kotomine Shirou is one of the Masters of the Red Faction in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt;, Master of Assassin and Leader of the faction. however his true identity is  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amakusa_Shir%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amakusa Shirou Tokisada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirou's True Name is Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (天草 四郎 時貞, Amakusa Shirō Tokisada), the teenage leader of the Shimabara Rebellion. Born in the Edo period, he was a boy of miracles who could nearly be called a saint. However, how exactly he was discovered; a good half of his lifetime is wrapped in mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shirou_Kotomine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kotomine Shirou - Profile - Identity (first paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was originally summoned as the Ruler Servant during the Third Holy Grail War by the Einzbern Family instead of Angra Mainyu as Avenger however the war never ended properly due to the Nazi's stealing the Greater Grail thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Darnic_Prestone_Yggdmillennia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia&lt;/a&gt; who then ended up stealing it from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Fate/Aprocypha's timeline after the third war he spent time with Risei Kotomine and was &amp;quot;raised&amp;quot; with Kire Kotomine. he was later sent by the Church when the Mage's Association wanted a member of the Church to side with them in reclaiming the Greater Holy Grail from Yggdmillennia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Differing from the timeline of Fate/stay night's Third Holy Grail War where the Einzbern family summoned the Avenger-class Angra Mainyu, they abuse one of the systems installed in the Greater Grail and brought forth Shirou as a Ruler-class Servant who was meant to be an impartial authority whom regulated the progress of the War. The Einzberns wished to call forth a proper Heroic Spirit befitting of the Ruler class rather than some nameless Eastern hero. However the act of summoning a Ruler was already a severe interference in the normal operating format of the Holy Grail War so he was a compromise with the advantage of his Command Spells&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Risei Kotomine rescued the Master of the Tohsaka, Shirou helped him with his rescue work. As Darnic successfully stolen the Greater Grail, the survivors were Shirou and Risei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Risei prepared a family register, registering him as his son &amp;quot;Shirou Kotomine&amp;quot; (言峰 天草, Kotomine Shirō). He had joined with the Church thanks to Risei's connections. He entered the Assembly of the Eighth Sacrament as Kotomine Shirou, but naturally Risei couldn't acknowledge him as his son there and approached him honestly as a friend. Around the time when Risei's son was born, Shirou had deliberately diminished his contact with Risei. Shirou remained distant from Risei's own son. Shirou consciously avoids Kirei Kotomine because Shirou noticed the &amp;quot;distortion&amp;quot; within his stepbrother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Mage's Association decided to seek one Master from the Church in order to have their involvement prove the legitimacy of their cause. Having already hypothesized the possibility of a Great Holy Grail War—a situation with seven Servants versus seven Servants occurring instead of a normal Holy Grail War. In such an abnormal situation with seven Servants versus seven Servants and where even the previous Ruler had summoned his own Servant, the Greater Grail automatically summoned the Ruler for this war, Jeanne d'Arc, but Shirou had included even that into his calculations as an event within his expectations. Shirou promptly joined the Red faction as the dual mediator and Master sent by the Holy Church.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so as you can see the Kotomine part of his name was used to cover up his identity while the Shirou part actually comes from his real name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T04:02:36.417" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T05:50:29.583" Score="2" ViewCount="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Spring 2016 anime &lt;em&gt;Joker Game&lt;/em&gt; uses, to the best of my knowledge, the same premise as a set of novels by Koji Yanagi. There is also a 2015 live-action film that Wikipedia states is based on the novel, and a manga based on the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the anime relate to the previous adaptations in the franchise (i.e. the novels and film)? In particular, to what extent does the content of the film differ from that of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T05:50:29.583" Title="How does the anime adaptation relate to the other parts of the Joker Game franchise?" Tags="&lt;joker-game&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T09:25:37.013" Score="2" ViewCount="482" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it's been put on hold for a bit, but does anyone have any recent information on updates or progress?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last post I read was from Dec.21 '14 so it's been a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25791" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T20:03:22.170" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T20:04:06.080" Title="Is there any news about Hunter x Hunter since June 2016?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-07-07T07:13:29.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T10:03:58.713" Score="3" ViewCount="86229" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, Mai is a member of Pilaf's Gang and was aftering the Dragon Balls ever since Goku was a boy (age 12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, Mai appears to be young again and studying with Trunks. At the same time, Goku is already a grandpa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Mai's real age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T08:22:57.750" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:54:24.100" Title="What is Mai's actual age in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30792" CreationDate="2016-06-22T10:12:57.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are talking about episode 771 of the anime (chapter 892 in the manga) The woman was Elena Miyano, the mother of  Shiho Miyano (Ai Haibara) who created the first prototipes of the APTX-4869 for the BO. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acording to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Elena_Miyano#Rei_Furuya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DC world wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the true relationship between them has not been revealed yet, We know that they knew each other when Rei was younger. Rei got into many fights and it seems that Elena would bandage him up after the fights. However, one day, Elena had to move and could no longer bandage &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amuro's real name is Rei Furuya and &quot;Rei” (零) means “zero” and that is possibly the reason why he is called zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24125" LastEditorUserId="24125" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T10:21:17.937" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T10:21:17.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33877" CreationDate="2016-06-22T12:22:16.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we are both talking about the manga, there indeed is some more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shonenjump.com/p/sp/1603/hxh/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shonen Jump&lt;/a&gt; announced that Yoshihiro Togashi will be resuming HxH in the dark continent arc. More details were said to be released in this year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, which they did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HxH has been releasing chapters for the last 9 weeks, starting in week 18 of 2016. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also keep a check on &lt;a href=&quot;https://hiatus-hiatus.rhcloud.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiatus x Hiatus&lt;/a&gt; which maintains a nice diagram of when chapters were (not) released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the anime, currently, there is not enough source material to go build an anime upon and is therefore still on hiatus. For the continuation of the anime, no time indication has been given whatsoever &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T20:04:06.080" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T20:04:06.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33868" CreationDate="2016-06-22T13:42:30.617" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, North Korea is pretty secretive so not much information is out there in the open - but I did contact the owner of &lt;a href=&quot;http://heinzinsufenkl.net/comicsandmanhwa.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this North Korean manhwa collection&lt;/a&gt; and he gave me some insight of his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You'll see that &quot;Blizzard&quot; is clearly for an older readership than the others, but most of them are aimed at children. There are also manhwa explicitly used in schools for instructional purposes (how to detect and report spies, for example, along with ones about being a good&#xA;  citizen, student, etc.). It looks like a large percentage of the comics are actually geared for export and are sold in China.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IaYPLm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IaYPLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JA1zCm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JA1zCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Culturally, it is still somewhat of a stigma, I think, for North Korean adults to be reading comic books, and that's in keeping with their general conservatism. In South Korea, adults began reading comics on a large scale only in the late 80s with the explosive popularity&#xA;  of &quot;The Alien Baseball Team.&quot; When I grew up in SK in the 60s, adult readers were either delinquents or women (who would read rented romance series the way we used to get videotapes at Blockbuster). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of the appeal of Gekiga works were that they were &lt;strong&gt;gritty&lt;/strong&gt; and covered topics like sex and murder. A big feature was that they were drawn like a movie - scenes were dramatic and authours experimented with different angles for the best effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YjfkZm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YjfkZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ironically, their comic style for action seems to be similar to american war comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/38Q1l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/38Q1l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think because of the North Korean's conservatism (and the preference of socialist thought over &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_North_Korea#Freedom_of_expression&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;freedom of expression&lt;/a&gt;), North Korean artists decline to veer far from the status quo - especially with the threat of 're-education' camps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of visitors to North Korea liken it to a South Korea in the 60s &amp;amp; 70s that stagnated. Even though Blizzard seems to target an older audience - I believe it is still targetted at young (army-age) boys, much like the Western comics from that time period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other manhwa he linked me to were similarly nationalistic - including one of the most popular titles - Great General Mighty Wing - a thinly veiled advert for juche ideology, a family-based society and a war against evil enemy (in this case, wasps).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, just as North Korean society has evolved much slower than the outside world, manhwa seems to have also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;== Update ==&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A question of mine got featured in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nknews.org/2016/11/ask-a-north-korean-do-north-koreans-like-reading-books/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NKNews' &quot;Ask a North Korean&quot;&lt;/a&gt; - &quot;Do North Koreans like reading books&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From someone who lived in the regime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;one day, North Korea put a new show on TV on which they read children’s stories from other countries during the time when they used to air animations. This new TV program was so popular that all children and adults began waiting for the show.&#xA;  [...]&#xA;  The books adult readers rented were mostly fiction rather than comic books. As far as comic books for adult readers were concerned, they were mostly about Chinese fantasy or stories set in the historical Koryo and Chosun Dynasty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems while some comics were targetted at adult readers, they still did not go near the topics dealt with in gekiga manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The government ban on comic books was loose. As a result, it was easier for vendors to sell or lend them for profits. But foreign novels usually contained and revealed aspects of capitalism. So vendors wouldn’t display them out in public. Instead, they would only lend them to people they were close to in order to avoid any trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditional books on the other hand were monitored more stringently and shared via familiar connections. One of her favourites was 'If Tomorrow Comes'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The American book, “If Tomorrow Comes,” was a story about a man during his imprisonment. Rape and homosexuality were depicted in the story, both of which were topics inconceivable in North Korea at that time. This is why I’m certain that this story wasn’t written by a North Korean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend checking out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ttbook.org/book/heinz-insu-fenkl-north-korean-comics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this interview&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T09:53:46.113" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T09:53:46.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33882" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T19:17:09.150" Score="1" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay so I've been watching a lot of Bleach recently and I've noticed a serious trend with the battles. Before they start, both characters introduce themselves to the other. I've tried to do some research about this (mostly through Google) but I haven't found anything. Is it just something for plot convenience or is it some kind of tradition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25797" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T03:41:49.213" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T03:41:49.213" Title="What's the deal with exchanging names in Bleach and other anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33673" CreationDate="2016-06-22T19:39:15.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earls, Dukes, and Counts can all vaguely be considered the same thing. All of them could either be rulers over a section of the Queen's territory (&quot;Earl Peter Raeves of Wessex&quot;) or it was just a title for a part of the hierarchy that was close to the monarch. I think he's called the Earl of Phantomhive, or I suppose you could say Earl Phantomhive, because that puts him in his spot in the hierarchy and as the head of the Phantomhive family. Please correct me if I'm wrong but that's how I always understood it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25797" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T19:39:15.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33902" CreationDate="2016-06-22T23:22:11.907" Score="3" ViewCount="22156" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 3 or 4 of &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;, Sebastian is using a mobile phone when talking to those guys who are holding Ciel captive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a mistake by the author or something else? Isn't &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt; in the 1800s?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T10:57:30.057" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:16:39.680" Title="When does Black Butler take place?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-23T06:24:28.377" Score="0" ViewCount="627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been a manga reader for a long time, and also a developer. I know about the rules, like manga content can't and should not be edited without the author's permission, etc. But my question is, are they &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;freeware&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shareware&lt;/a&gt;? Can I just take or download or store or transfer or share content without the author's prior permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T07:24:02.140" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T09:09:28.347" Title="Are mangas freeware and shareware?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;copyright&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33887" CreationDate="2016-06-23T07:23:08.527" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;No? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] are they Freeware and Shareware?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First things first, we have some terminology confusion here. Nobody describes anything besides computer software as &quot;freeware&quot; and/or &quot;shareware&quot;. Manga is not software. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga, like other creative works, are generally encumbered by copyright, the entire point of which is that the creator (i.e. not you) has exclusive rights to distribute the works in question. While it is certainly possible to license one's works more permissively (for some varieties of copyrightable material, &lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-considerations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Creative Commons&lt;/a&gt; is popular), I expect that you will literally never see commercial manga with a permissive license.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can i just take [..] content without authors prior permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;larceny&lt;/strong&gt; ‎(n.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can i just [...] download [...] content without authors prior permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While you probably shouldn't, and while this is against the law in many jurisdictions, I seem to recall there being some jurisdictions (probably Scandinavian, or maybe I'm just making that up) in which only providing (i.e. uploading) copyrighted content leaves one legally culpable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can i just [...] store [...] content without authors prior permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously if you have purchased a volume of manga from a bookstore, you have the right to store it. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may even have the right to digitize it and/or make backup copies. Consult a local legal professional if you really care.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can i just [...] transfere [...] content without authors prior permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have purchased a volume of manga from a bookstore, you probably have the right to give or sell that volume to someone. In the U.S., this is called the first-sale doctrine, and most reasonable jurisdictions have something similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question of whether one can &quot;transfer&quot; a piece of electronic content by sending them a copy and then deleting all your copies is difficult to answer. Depending on your jurisdiction, the law may not have caught up to figuring out how to deal with digital artefacts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You probably do not have the right to transfer a copy to someone else. Because, you know, copyright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can i just [...] share content without authors prior permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have purchased a volume of manga from a bookstore, you can certainly let your friends read it, unless you live in North Korea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;share&quot; you mean in the sense of electronic peer-to-peer sharing, this is jurisdiction-dependent. I would suggest that this is a practice of dubious ethicality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I know about the rules like manga content can't and should not be edited without authors permission and etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somehow, you've gotten this part wrong, too. You can probably do basically anything you want with manga created by someone else, modulo general restrictions on speech that are applicable in your jurisdiction. If you want to redraw &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; to be about an actual attack on Titan, have at it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Issues arise when you &lt;em&gt;distribute&lt;/em&gt; this derivative content. Derivative works tend to have the same copyright protections as the original work, save for some exceptions like fair use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is written in broad generalities because I am not a lawyer and because there is no such thing as &quot;the rules&quot; when it comes to law (besides, like, the Geneva Conventions). If you have specific legal questions, go to &lt;a href=&quot;https://law.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Law.SE&lt;/a&gt; or find an actual lawyer or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T13:00:27.223" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T07:23:08.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33887" CreationDate="2016-06-23T07:26:56.703" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like what Memor-X said in his comment, you can't download a manga and then share it around. Like other works, manga is also subject to copyright law. Normally the copyright holder would be either the author or the publisher, depending on their contract. Popular artists such as Mashima Hiro, Masashi Kishimoto, and Kubo Tite would most likely have the copyright over Fairy Tail, Naruto, and Bleach, given their popularity (which means they would have better bargaining power over the contract). Anyway, most of the time the copyright holder would not just release their work to the public without nothing for them to gain, which in most case is money. Means that if you want to get a copy of their work, then you have to pay up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Downloading/copying/scanning (and anything similar to that) is against their (the copyright holders) interest, and thus is likely to be prohibited by them. Of course if they themselves explicitly permit people to do so then it would be legal for people to do it. For more information about copyright see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cric.or.jp/english/clj/cl2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, copyright has expiration time. After it is expired you would be able to copy it and share it without consent of the owner since it has entered the public domain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T07:26:56.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39659" CreationDate="2016-06-23T07:50:04.070" Score="11" ViewCount="6007" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doujinshi, as defined on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, are self-published works. While not all doujinshi are derived from other manga, they mostly are, like the many Touhou and Naruto doujins. The works that they are derived from are mainly those with copyrights, meaning that the characters depicted in those original works are also protected and thus cannot be used without consent of the copyright holders. However, as we can see from Yuru Yuri, Oreimo and the Comiket in real life, doujinshi are sold in Comiket. When they are derived from other works and sold, it means that their use is for commercial purpose, which would be very likely prohibited by the copyright holders. Yet, they keep selling doujinshi in every Comiket and the police ain't doing anything about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus my question: what is the law behind doujinshi? Does every doujinshi sold in Comiket have a written consent from the copyright holders? Or is it the case that by labeling their works as doujinshi, they are exempted from the copyright law? What about the R-18+ doujinshi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T04:04:07.847" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T14:04:38.987" Title="Law regarding doujinshi" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;copyright&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33893" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-06-23T08:58:32.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Live action&lt;/strong&gt; series include films and television series adapted from an existing manga or anime material.  This tag should be used for production based questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T08:58:32.020" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T08:58:32.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33894" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-06-23T08:58:32.020" Score="0" Body="Live action series include films and television series adapted from an existing manga or anime material. This tag should be used for production based questions." OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T08:58:32.020" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T08:58:32.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33887" CreationDate="2016-06-23T09:09:28.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, you can't do &lt;em&gt;nothing&lt;/em&gt; with certain content without author's permission, if it is protected by intellectual property laws (manga for sure is). There are licenses, which allow you to download, modify, share, or do whatever you want with content, but again, if content is distributed under this license, this means, that author basically granted permission to everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T09:09:28.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34484" CreationDate="2016-06-23T10:30:59.190" Score="0" ViewCount="74654" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instead, he forms a transparent cloak in the size of the Bijuu, but doesn't get a full form like other Jinchuuriki. Even when fighting Pain , he went up to the 8th tail and got Kurama's real body in a sort of skinned form.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T14:44:14.657" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T11:27:19.203" Title="Why can't Naruto go into Bijuu mode like the other Jinchuuriki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23284" CreationDate="2016-06-23T12:33:20.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heads up. Spoiler from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haruma Yamazaki became the president of the student council to save the Supernatural Studies Club from being abolished. Because only he and Leona Miyamura are the members of the club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Chapter 84&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25803" LastEditorUserId="25803" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T12:43:36.587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T12:43:36.587" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4704" CreationDate="2016-06-23T12:38:17.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 7th witch's power is memory manipulation. She/he also has the power to see the witches out of the students in the school. This power was revealed on the second witch war arc when Yamada became the seventh witch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25803" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T12:38:17.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27425" CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:35:15.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The specifics of what happened are not clear, but what is clear is simple. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Warning heavy spoilers ahead, because the anime has stopped before the latest arc &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Quincy_Blood_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Thousand Year Blood War&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In chapter 620, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yhwach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yhwatch&lt;/a&gt; proclaims he will take everything that was the soul kings, including the right arm. IN chapter 621, we witness Mimihagi, the soul kings right arm, separate from Ukitake and he is left unconscious on the ground. Therefore, though it is speculation, it is probably a safe assumption that the Mimihagi was absorbed, while Ukitake was left alone and not absorbed. A Shinigami's Body is their soul, and even though Ukitake combined with it, it still separated from him fairly easily. We also know one more thing, A few chapters earlier, shortly before Mimihagi stabilized the soul king, Ukitake stated he should have died when he was 3, were it not for Mimihagi inhabiting his body, and halting the lung disease he suffered. With it gone, he is no doubt completely incapacitated, and probably not far from death unless one of the scientists of the Gotei can heal him, if not dead already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now, As of the end of the manga, Ukitake's fate was revealed: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After separating from the right hand of the soul king and being left unconscious, he died. As shown in the 2nd to last chapter in the manga, 685, Shunshi was visiting his grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T15:20:39.583" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T15:20:39.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:38:33.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga chapter 27 page 41, it was shown that Ciel Phantomhive was born in 1875. Googling with the key phrase &quot;the first cell phone&quot; tells us that the first mobile-phone was created in 1973 by Motorola, which is 100 years after Ciel was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Ciel was 13 (12 during the first 14 chapters) in the story, mobile phones should not have existed. Thus, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33884/when-does-black-butler-take-place#comment46621_33884&quot;&gt;lentinant said in his comment&lt;/a&gt;, it is likely that the story takes place in an alternate reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:06:57.293" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:06:57.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9793" CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:49:39.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that his fullbring gives him the ability to make contracts about anything which makes him extremly strong. However, if he breaks or changes it, he will lose a body part. It is like a strong sword with double edges, at least logically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25809" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T21:21:14.183" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T21:21:14.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27382" CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:51:48.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tanaka-san mainly only drinks tea. He was the previous Head-Butler of the Phantomhive family before Ciel shows up with Sebastian. Since Ciel makes Sebastian the Head-Butler, Tanaka-san was then task-less and turned into a backup Head Butler. This was later shown when Sebastian had to leave and was unavailable, Tanaka assumed the position of Head-Butler, commanding the staff trio until Sebastian's return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Book of Circus, when the circus members attacked the Phantomhive manor (not knowing that the Ciel Phantomhive they are after are actually in their main camp disguised under the pseudonym Smile), it was shown that Elisabeth was spending the night at the manor. She was awaken due to the noises but Tanaka-san calmed her down and told her that she should go back to sleep while fully aware that there is a broken window (with a dead body IIRC) behind him. Elisabeth didn't notice this since he was there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be his main task now, taking care of Elisabeth when she came over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition he was also the figurehead of the Funtom corporation (anime 1st season episode 9).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T15:58:35.463" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T15:58:35.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2016-06-23T16:22:29.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33884/when-does-black-butler-take-place#comment46621_33884&quot;&gt;lentinant has commented above&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt; does not have a set time. The place is established as England and the era is clearly Victorian due to the architecture, theme, clothes and general behavior. But as it is a fantasy genre manga/anime, there are several inconsistencies such as chainsaws, cell-phones and semiautomatic weapons that are incorporated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most fantasy themed works, history is paid homage and is eluded to rather than portrayed accurately. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:13:23.983" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:13:23.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33882" CreationDate="2016-06-23T17:03:30.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned above: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Its customary to announce your name before a duel because afterwards one person will be dead, preventing the victor from knowing the name of a &quot;worthy opponent&quot;. Source - lots of manga and anime. Conversely, its highly insulting to not announce your name beforehand and shows great respect to ask the name of &quot;worthy opponent&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the case in several anime dating back to before dragon ball. The reason why is because of the strong influence of honor and dignity in battle portrayed by several historical warriors like samurai (Miyamoto Musashi) and ninja (Hattori Hanzo) and even in the Japanese underground (Yakuza). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stating one's name before entering a fight or even in the midst of a fight is greatest show of respect because whomever dies will carry the name of the one who killed them into &quot;life-beyond-death&quot; and the name of died was actually prevalent enough for the killer to take the time to recognize. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some respects it even honors someone as a potential equal in terms of combat potential. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T17:03:30.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33917" CreationDate="2016-06-24T00:53:14.520" Score="-1" ViewCount="1225" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a human, death is inevitable, even for healthiest person in the world (ageing cannot be stopped). When a normal human die, their soul chain is cut. However, things are different those with unactivated shinigami power who obtain shinigami power while they are still alive through unnatural means, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPEwQdlKpr4&amp;amp;t=20m15s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;like Ichigo&lt;/a&gt;. The question that many of us has been wondering is that what would happen if human with in-born Shinigami power (activated), die while they are in human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="23139" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T16:04:52.200" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T16:04:52.200" Title="What will happen human with Shinigami powers died while they are in human form?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-06-24T09:31:29.683" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2016-06-24T02:03:40.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you want to know why he don't look like the fox that attacked on konoha while lord 3rd and 4th fought him or etc.  One answer for your question can be, kurama was never fully inside naruto's body. If you remember correctly half chakra of kurama was inside minato which he revealed in &lt;em&gt;great ninja war&lt;/em&gt;(the yin half). This can be reason for naruto to never go in full bijuu form or to obtain a real physical body but just a cloak of chakra. &#xA;Another reason i can say that kyubi is strongest of all other beasts and his owner naruto is main character . So just to differentiate the power levels and keep main character and his beast separate from general crowd kishimoto might designed him to look that way only. :P hope this helps! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25802" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T02:03:40.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33926" CreationDate="2016-06-24T02:15:08.317" Score="1" ViewCount="1427" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I noticed that plenty of times ,for instance Itachi performed the great fireball jutsu sometimes with one hand seal and some other times with all the ones necessary &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T01:53:33.860" Title="What is the difference when a jutsu is performed by weaving only some of it's seals and when performed by weaving all of them?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2016-06-24T04:27:44.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is he can but chooses not to, instead he uses the six path sage mode which is the chakra coat and everything. in the movie Naruto the last, you can see that he summoned kurama to fight and draw symbols on the moon, this shows he can use kurama whenever he feels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the direct quote from naruto wikia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo) is a form which empowers the user's abilities to a far greater extent by utilising the Six Paths Sage Chakra. It is a divine state gifted by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki to those who have an iron faith and the guts to never give up.the one consistent hallmark of Six Paths Sage Mode are Naruto's eyes: his eyes are yellow, his pupils are a cross of vertical fox-slits with horizontal toad-slats, and there is no pigmentation around his eyes that would otherwise signify standard Sage Mode. Naruto retains the ability to enter Tailed Beast Mode, which, in terms of strength, is comparable to Sasuke Uchiha's Complete Body — Susanoo, thanks to Six Paths Sage Chakra. Through the use of shadow clones, Naruto has shown the ability to combine three Kurama avatars into a single construct with three faces and six arms, which greatly resembles his ancestor Asura Ōtsutsuki's own chakra avatar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T04:27:44.710" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14563" CreationDate="2016-06-24T04:52:59.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't speak for the writers, but the decline of the series in general after that point makes it so that the show is simply better in a technical sense without them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially, given how one of the single biggest problems is the ending episodes and the total break from Light's character, who would never have been content with only one backup plan. He was facing people he thought were almost as good as L, and so likely wouldn't have underestimated them by not changing his plans at all to accommodate for the possibility of deception after Mello's appearance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given how adaptable he was against L, it seemed contrived for failure to lose because he suddenly didn't adapt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25817" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T13:06:03.213" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T13:06:03.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33913" CreationDate="2016-06-24T06:01:18.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, when you need to do a jutsu you need to wave the seals.As usually said in the movie that a shinobi who can't wave sign is useless. Itachi wave all the seals, maybe in the vedio or mangga it's not projected. Just like Kakashi, I've also seen him using the chodori or raiki without weaving..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe that's the reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24241" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T06:01:18.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33911" CreationDate="2016-06-24T06:44:35.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we go with other people who died in Bleach, the moment they died, their soul came out of their body. Unlike people who only half-dead, like Inoue when she was assaulted by his brother who has turned into a hollow, a dead people have his chain of fate separated from his body, which means he won't be able to return to his body. His body would still have the chain and if let on his own, the chain would start to erode until when it eroded completely, he turned into a hollow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinigami is a soul, as can be seen during the flashback of Rukia and Renji's past. Both was resident of Rukongai, the residential district. And it was shown during Chad's awakening that a soul that is sent to Soul Society is sent to the Rukongai area. This suggests that Rukia and Renji was a human too before they starts entering the Shinigami academy and turned into one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, since Ichigo is already a Shinigami, and a Shinigami is a soul, then if he died he would just simply turned into a Shinigami, except that he won't be able to return to his body. He can of course enter a gigai shaped just like his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T06:44:35.417" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3029" CreationDate="2016-06-24T12:28:15.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So if someone was born half Senju or half Uzumaki and half Uchiha it is possible that one gains a pseudo-eternal mangekyou. 6 paths chakra also has some effect in the same way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Body of the Sage = Senju or Uzumaki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eyes of the Sage = Uchiha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eyes plus Body of the sage = a balance in visual and physical prowess plus a chakra reserves that surpasses either bloodline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have made several OC's where this is the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for canon evidence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito Uchiha, half his body was grafted from Senju DNA his chakra was already mixed with it to the point when he awakened his mangekyou with it he could perform a combo of wood style and kamui which proves to be very deadly. that aside after that his eye suffers no bad side effects as opposed to Kakashi even after repeatedly using it for over a decade. That is because the chakra used in that eye is a combo of Senju and Uchiha chakra it heals his eye just as fast if not faster than the damage caused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His right eye was still in his body and his right side is what was grafted onto him with Senju dna. Obito Uchiha is the only canonical evidence of this being the case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6 paths chakra has also been known to negate and heal the side effects of mangekyou overuse as explained in Indra Otsutsuki's case and Kakashi after gaining both mangekyou in his eyes via Obito possession power up. Kakashi hasn't gone blind because his eye isnt actually his so side effects are less severe plus every time he uses it, it KO'd or killed him, like in pains arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike most, I have watched the entire anime and read the entire manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25560" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T18:48:38.177" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T18:48:38.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T16:53:13.263" Score="6" ViewCount="25285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always wondered what really lies beyond the walls. The most we've seen of the area outside is the Female Titan arc and the scene that played before the theme in episode 1 of the anime. Both times, we didn't get to see much of anything besides lots of trees. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What else is out there? Old remnants of villages existing before the titans? Other walled countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25827" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T18:52:58.220" LastActivityDate="2020-11-26T13:00:34.937" Title="What lays beyond the walls?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33921" CreationDate="2016-06-24T21:18:59.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not an expert at all in the attack on titan franchise but there are several sources &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/In-Attack-on-Titan-How-could-humans-build-the-walls-when-they-were-constantly-attacked-by-the-titans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quora post about the walls&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki about walls&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=603785&amp;amp;show=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;theory about walls&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Wall_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wall titans&lt;/a&gt; about what the walls are, what lies beyond them and how they came to be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will summarize these under the spoiler tag below, &lt;strong&gt;BUT!&lt;/strong&gt; I do recommend that you read the manga because it goes sooooooo much further than the anime and the question you asked is one of those questions that once answered turns into at least 10 more questions. I've included a source for reading online as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Happy Reading! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In short the walls are actually crystallized wall titans who crystalized to protect humanity under the rule of the first king, King Reiss. Now when he did this and sealed the rest of humans inside the wall he erased their memories as to how this process worked because he believed that a world &quot;ruled by titans&quot; was true peace. The full story is that the king knew things about the titans that forced him to accept them as superior beings the information about the king and his vision &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/First_King&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;are here&lt;/a&gt;. I'm 98% sure that this contains a direct answer to your question but going any further spoils the manga for me so I stopped here. Venture at your on peril&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;There is a world out beyond the walls that has been forgotten for reasons listed in the spoiler&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="6174" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T22:36:48.617" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T22:36:48.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33913" CreationDate="2016-06-24T22:39:14.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Weaving signs is a chakra manipulation technique that enables you to gather it in specific ways to execute specific techniques based off the chakra nature of the individual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These signs are defined as &lt;code&gt;seals&lt;/code&gt; and can be read about in the&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hand_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; seals wiki in narutopedia. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As quoted in the wiki :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While techniques may require a number of hand seals to work, a skilled ninja can use less or even one to perform the same technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also noted that some shinobi can master a technique so well that they can perform instantaneously without weaving signs but this takes years of training or an abnormally strong level of chakra control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance Sasuke and chidori in the shippuden series is a common example of mastery as he learned to perform the technique seamlessly without needing time to weave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato was also known for this with the flying raijin and rasengan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a shinobi masters a technique they are able to use less seals, one hand, and even no seals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T01:53:33.860" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T01:53:33.860" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33928" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34092" CreationDate="2016-06-25T02:42:17.600" Score="2" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of ch. 53, Chiaki comments that it is their first day in Paris. Later, in the flashback in the dinner scene, we learn that the entrance exams to the conservatoire that Nodame is going to attend were a month ago, in February. After I also saw:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nodame's demand in the morning to be taken sightseeing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nodame's comment in the &quot;Prelude&quot; to ch. 53, which takes place around a month before the entrance exams, that she could hold off her departure from Japan until June but would not because Chiaki wanted to leave with her and as soon as possible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assumed that Nodame did not have to take the entrance exams in Europe, or at least not in France, and that prior to ch. 53, Nodame and Chiaki had not stepped foot in Europe. (Nodame's severe lack of French competency and her response after Chiaki tells her to look up and admire the nighttime Paris scenery also corroborates this for me. However, the former could simply indicate that Nodame and Chiaki simply were not in &lt;em&gt;France&lt;/em&gt; for most or all of the period before ch. 53, and the latter makes sense so long as they arrived in Europe relatively recently.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at the end of the chapter, we learn that Frank, who lives in Nodame's new apartment building, is French, and that he was the person whom Nodame met at the exam. As a result, it occurred to me that the entrance exams might have been in Europe &amp;mdash; the conservatoire is in Paris, and it would thus be strange for someone already based in France to have to travel a long distance to take an entrance exam for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there actually an inconsistency, or is something wrong in my logic (particularly with how I am dealing with (2))? (If my logic is wrong, I imagine the anime adaptation, which shows Nodame and Chiaki landing and moving in in the same episode, might have played a part in confusing me.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T05:36:24.293" Title="Where was the conservatoire entrance exam held?" Tags="&lt;nodame-cantabile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18739" CreationDate="2016-06-25T09:46:01.097" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple. You say Akame isn't the main female character. To me she is. Maybe the mangaka felt about it like this as well but just didn't want to put too much attention on her either since Tatsumi is the main character overall. Think about it for a second. Akame gets the most in depth background story of all the female characters in the anime. She's by far the most interesting one as well. Also, the anime ends with her standing at the end dealing the final fight. Not Tatsumi. Not Mine. Not Sheele. Not Leo. No. Akame. So therefore, Akame ga Kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25833" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-06-25T10:37:21.973" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T10:37:21.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33933" CreationDate="2016-06-25T11:19:13.160" Score="18" ViewCount="36088" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/em0y1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/em0y1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goddess Aqua, who meets Kazuma after his terrible death.&#xA;The question is, does Aqua wear panties?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is, G-strings, the very tight ones? Is there any mentions about these in the novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25656" LastEditorUserId="25656" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T10:55:04.267" LastActivityDate="2021-05-14T16:54:25.357" Title="Does Aqua wear panties?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T12:08:02.233" Score="4" ViewCount="19560" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, we learn that Akiko is the Armed Detective Agency's doctor, when she's healing Junichirou Tanizaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just when she's about to start healing him, she starts taking off her shirt, and though Tanizaki appears to be dreading what's about to go down, she has a grin on her face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/imWeA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/imWeA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akiko grinning&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That suggested, to me, that she was about to take some sort of sexual pleasure from what's about to go down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the scene switches to the next room, where Atsushi and Kunikida are, and it sounds like Tanizaki is not really enjoying himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PZxT1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PZxT1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then the noise subsides, and he sighs in what seems like a pleasurable way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zAnnB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zAnnB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it made it look like, to me, he was suffering for a while, but ends up taking some kind of pleasure from the process too, like Akiko appeared to be about to take herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bungostraydogs.wikia.com/wiki/Akiko_Yosano#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This section&lt;/a&gt; from Akiko's page on the anime's Wikia says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akiko is named after a feminist pacifist poet whose work was considered controversial in her time for portraying and encouraging female sexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, &lt;strong&gt;how exactly does Akiko's ability work?&lt;/strong&gt; What does she actually do to heal someone?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It does have some sort of sexual connotation, given the trivia in the Wikia page, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has the manga shed some more light on her ability? Or has maybe the author revealed anything in any other way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T06:10:37.293" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T14:16:51.463" Title="How exactly does Akiko's healing ability work?" Tags="&lt;bungou-stray-dogs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33930" CreationDate="2016-06-25T14:26:01.143" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Aqua does wear panties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first volume of the light novel her panties are shown, in all of their striped glory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pX1Vh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pX1Vh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aquas panties&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T14:26:01.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33955" CreationDate="2016-06-25T15:12:42.307" Score="5" ViewCount="9736" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara gave his Rinnegan to Nagato. But after Kabuto brings him back using Edo Tensei, he still has the Rinnegan. How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-06-25T17:17:22.330" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T10:42:01.327" Title="How does Edo Tensei Madara get back his Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T16:49:12.793" Score="2" ViewCount="1184" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I watched the Steins;Gate movie and got a bit confused in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who is that Kurisu wearing the clothes of a 13-year-old girl sitting next to 13-year-old Okabe in the past?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When she traveled back and met Okabe at the end, did the world line change to one other than Steins;Gate?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So Okabe remembered Kurisu giving him his first kiss. Did his memories change to engrave that event, or is this just a made-up fact from the writer?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25838" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T19:50:06.557" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T20:41:37.510" Title="Questions about the time-travel scene in the Steins;Gate movie" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33934" CreationDate="2016-06-25T17:50:02.310" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually Madara didn't give Nagato the Rinnegan,he only awakened it in him,and as he was an Uzumaki (which are distant relatives of Senju),he was able to control it.Madara got the Rinnegan by merging Hashirama's cells with his heart,awakening his Rinnegan very late in his life,after which he shortly died.That is why,when he was resurrected he had the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25840" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T17:50:02.310" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21700" CreationDate="2016-06-25T23:13:41.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The movie skipped to big or hopped way to far. They skipped those important scenes, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tomoki's world is not real (Well, these part explains some point in the movie, but only a little.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Defeating the master of Synapse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikako is an goddess?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know more or fill the holes of the movie, I prefer you read the manga, which has the complete story (well, the anime comes from the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25656" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T23:13:41.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5793" CreationDate="2016-06-26T03:25:35.213" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its supposed to be yellow/orange like we see in the last,like it was previously stated everyone was meant to have a unique color chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25845" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T10:36:05.167" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T10:36:05.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37439" CreationDate="2016-06-26T04:45:00.537" Score="5" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail there are Take Overs like Satan Soul, Beast Soul, etc. Would it be possible for more than one person to use a specific type of Take Over magic (like there would be 2 users of Satan Soul)? I wasn't sure if this magic changes depending on the individual so that all users have their own type of Take Over or if it is just learned this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25846" LastActivityDate="2020-01-09T19:01:34.383" Title="Can more than one person use the same type of Take Over magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33945" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-06-26T11:05:04.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Space Patrol Luluco is a short anime television series created by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Trigger. The series aired in Japan between April and June 2016 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T11:05:04.633" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T11:05:04.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33946" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-06-26T11:05:04.633" Score="0" Body="Space Patrol Luluco is a short anime television series created by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Trigger] The series aired in Japan between April and June 2016 " OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T11:05:04.633" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T11:05:04.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33947" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-06-26T11:06:28.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;this tag can be used to localize questions to Germany. This can be used to help narrow the scope of your question or request information specifically involving this region. Examples include asking questions about where to buy merchandise, release dates&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T11:06:28.853" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T11:06:28.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33948" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-06-26T11:06:28.853" Score="0" Body="this tag can be used to localize questions to Germany. This can be used to help narrow the scope of your question or request information specifically involving this region. Examples include asking questions about where to buy merchandise, release dates" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T11:06:28.853" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T11:06:28.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33954" CreationDate="2016-06-26T18:48:50.237" Score="0" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Alabasta arc, there is an episode where Luffy eats all the food on the boat. When confronted by Sanji, Luffy responds with the following, all while whipping his hand back and forth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I really don't know what you're talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what episode this is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZLaFX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy says &amp;quot;I really don&amp;#39;t know what you&amp;#39;re talking about&amp;quot; while whipping his hand back and forth&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T16:08:01.093" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T16:09:11.967" Title="Which episode in the Alabasta arc has Luffy ate all the food on the boat and Sanji ask him about it?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4108" CreationDate="2016-06-26T20:34:15.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the data book state the leaf population to be ranked 5 , rock 4, mist &amp;amp;cloud 3 and sand 2 , assuming the samurai are feared for their number they might be ranked 5 as well ( but they also might ranked 1)&#xA;The number of  shinobi behind each star range from minimum of 80K/23 to 80K/18 = 3.5K to 4.5 K.&#xA;Than the leaf as around 17.5K to 22.5K of active shinobi.&#xA;While the sand the weakest one as between 7-9K active ninja..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25852" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T20:34:15.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T01:18:01.840" Score="6" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress&lt;/em&gt;, Kabane are shown with physical ability ranging from a &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rTPzi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;slow, zombie-like walk&lt;/a&gt; to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HYIVh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;high-speed animal-like sprint&lt;/a&gt;. In addition, Kabane are shown with various degrees of intelligence, ranging from mindless zombies to leader-types to being able to operate simple machinery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the mechanism behind this variety? Do Kabane grow in strength, agility, and/or intelligence over time? Do their abilities depend on the original individual infected? Is it more related to the circumstances of the infection? Is there an intelligent agent and/or advanced evolutionary process behind it all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The existence of Wazatori and Fused Colonies seems to indicate some form of guided evolution, but I'm frankly at a loss as to what mechanism could be behind all this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25857" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T15:53:50.120" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T15:53:50.120" Title="Is the physiological progression (evolution?) of Kabane discussed in the manga?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33949" CreationDate="2016-06-27T08:45:07.810" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's from episode 92, titled &quot;The Hero of Alabasta and the Ballerina on Deck&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25863" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T16:09:11.967" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T16:09:11.967" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33934" CreationDate="2016-06-27T10:16:49.817" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narutopedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A reincarnated individual will have all the abilities they had during their life, including kekkei genkai and kekkei tōta.&lt;/strong&gt; They are psychically restored as they were at the time of their death, including any physical handicaps they may have possessed, such as Nagato's damaged legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Madara had the Rinnegan when he died, he is resurrected with it again (with the help of Kabuto's modifications, if you remember).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Edo Tensei Rinnegans are fake. Although Edo Tensei Madara can use them to absorb ninjutsu, he can't use it to summon the Gedo Mazo, or use Limbo. It's kinda the same with Nagato's Rinnegan or Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further proof, when Madara was revived in flesh through Rinne Rebirth, he lost his fake Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T10:42:01.327" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T10:42:01.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27683" CreationDate="2016-06-27T10:34:17.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hikari and Takeru are both 1st and 2nd generation Digi-destined, so they were probably with the former group while the latter group was destroyed by Alphamon. Otherwise, I'm not very sure, and it's a question that will be answered in the next few movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T10:34:17.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27685" CreationDate="2016-06-27T10:41:18.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question. I'm not sure, but I can pose a few plausible theories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the supposed battle between Alphamon and the four Digimon 02 cast happened a while before the story of Digimon Tri and the original Digidestined all moved on&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the producers don't want to spoil what they look like at an older age, so they used such footage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it's just a bunch of silhouettes, so we can't be sure if they aged or not&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've watched the second and third movie, you'd know that the disguised version of Ichijouji Ken by Gennai looks taller and more grown up. Of course, I know that you asked this question before even the second movie was released. But hopefully, the next few movies will answer instead of create more questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T16:36:44.630" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T16:36:44.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19399" CreationDate="2016-06-27T14:17:47.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In volume 1, Kirito and Asuna is the clear cut pairing to any reader, as there are no mentions of other girls in Kirito's life except mentioning that he has a sister, without going into detail about her. As nhahtdh explains in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/19403/17758&quot;&gt;his answer&lt;/a&gt;, it is very clear that Asuna is the main heroine of the story, and that Kirito is committed to her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why are there so many other girls involved with Kirito?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starting in volume 2, Silica, Lisbeth, Yui, and Sachi, were all side characters introduced to give readers the same feelings that the author, Reki Kawahara, felt when he played MMOs. As with most MMO players, he was never part of one of the top groups, and had great respect for players that could clear the hardest content or had the best items. This sense of awe that was instilled in him in games is the same feeling that he wanted to portray by showing some weaker characters and their struggles and then having a hero show up and really show them how &lt;em&gt;badass&lt;/em&gt; someone end-game could be.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kawahara notes at the end of the volume 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have previously also played some online games. But no matter in what&#xA;  game, I have never been part of a high-ranking group. I merely envied those&#xA;  eternally strong players with the best equipment and reputation, one after&#xA;  another easily defeating monsters, and afterwards feeling that they were &quot;So skilled! So strong!&quot; (haha)&#xA;  Therefore, I wanted to write about not only the volume one's protagonists&#xA;  Kirito and Asuna and their  type of top players, but wanted&#xA;  even more to write something about the stories of ordinary mid-level&#xA;  players; and this second volume's four short stories, have precisely this kind&#xA;  of content. Regardless of which story, they are basically about Kirito&#xA;  debuting and causing a big stir; and feeling that he is &quot;So skilled! So&#xA;  strong!&quot; like Scilica and Lizbet felt, is precisely what I have felt every year&#xA;  since becoming an MMO player. Really, and once would be enough, I&#xA;  really want to know what it feels like to show off to others a weapon of&#xA;  which there are only three copies in the entire server.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kawahara created many side stories which introduced these different female characters, all of which had their own backstories and troubles to be solved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, despite creating these girls and their problems, he always has one solution to their problems: Kirito. Since Kirito is the main protagonist of the story, Kirito was always the hero which would show up to fill this role of legendary MMO player. Kirito is the game's hero and all of the focus and glory shines on him and his perspective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional comments on this matter by Kawahara in volume 2 Author Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Besides that, there's one more thing that I must apologize to everyone about.&#xA;  Even though the four female characters in this book are all different female&#xA;  players, their male counterpart, as discussed earlier, was always Kirito-san.&#xA;  Even though there is no way for me to explain myself to everyone properly&#xA;  on this point, I painfully excuse myself, and ask that everyone please use&#xA;  the &quot;even though the criminal and victim change every time, the detective is&#xA;  always the same person&quot; mindset you have when reading detective novel&#xA;  series... you can't do it right? Sorry, sorry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T14:30:58.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33961" CreationDate="2016-06-27T14:39:45.917" Score="3" ViewCount="1234" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last manga, Goku is able to transform in Super Saiyan God Red on his own, without the other 5 Saiyans surrounding him in a ritual. My question is, in this transformation, can he use the Kaio-ken on top of it, just as he used it with the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan transformation (Super Saiyan Blue)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T19:11:56.683" LastActivityDate="2019-03-13T17:40:08.193" Title="Can Super Saiyan God (Red) Kaio-ken be made just like Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Blue) Kaio-ken?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33959" CreationDate="2016-06-27T14:50:10.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is a tricky one, my friend. It hasn't been covered in the anime or the manga as to whether or not that is possible, but theoretically it should NOT be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Because in the anime which has already been declared canon (&quot;&lt;em&gt;somewhat...&lt;/em&gt;&quot;), it has been stated that Kaioken on top of SSB is allowable because it is used on god-ki under &lt;strong&gt;perfect ki control&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSR does not have perfect ki control which is why it can only be done via ritual, and also why Vegeta does not have SSR form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arguably since the manga and the anime deviate whereas spoilers below for anyone who isn't caught up...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the battle between Goku and Hit, two different outcomes are portrayed. In the anime, Goku uses Kaioken x10 while in SSB to enable him to overpower Hit's time-skip ability. Doing so makes him unable to control his ki for a period of time, forcing him to warp into the wrong places and leaving him unable to even fly correctly. Now in the manga, Goku transitions between SSR and SSB, throwing Hit's timing out of whack and eventually defeating him. So this brings in two hot topics:&#xA; &#xA; &lt;ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is SSR still usable without the ritual due to the zenkai boost?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;li&gt;Is Kaioken usable compounded with SSB? Which one is the canon here? One is true and the other has to be false, unless for some strange reason both are true.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaioken on SSB may not even &quot;technically&quot; be real due to the anime only being partially canon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TLDR: Theoretically no, and with what has currently been seen in the anime and manga as of June 27, 2016, no. Is it possible? Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T13:44:00.867" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:44:00.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33962" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33978" CreationDate="2016-06-27T14:59:23.277" Score="1" ViewCount="32471" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt;, while sitting inside the Eiffel Tower, the Queen finally admits to Ciel that she was the one responsible for the death of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did she kill them, exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We find out later that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his parents even knew the Queen may be coming for them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-07T04:14:29.267" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T04:14:29.267" Title="Why did the Queen kill Ciel's relatives?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33965" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37881" CreationDate="2016-06-27T16:52:35.070" Score="4" ViewCount="1264" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The Thousand-Year Blood War arc, Mayuri killed 28,000 Rukongai citizens in order to balance the soul count. According to him, this was done because there were a lot of Hollows disappearing, causing an overflow of souls in the Human World. If Mayuri 'killed' souls in Soul Society, wouldn't they reincarnate in the Human World, causing even more soul overflow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T00:15:02.603" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:57:46.013" Title="Why did Mayuri kill 28,000 Rukongai citizens?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33966" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T18:05:42.357" Score="4" ViewCount="103009" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Jojo Part 6: Stone Ocean, did Emporio get sent to a parallel universe? Is this the same universe that SBR and JJL then take place in? The wikia says that the universe is reset. What really happened? I'm so confused...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="25814" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T21:01:03.113" LastActivityDate="2021-02-01T01:26:32.080" Title="What really happened at the end of Stone Ocean?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33931" CreationDate="2016-06-27T18:06:43.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akiko explain's her own ability when she is on the train with the bomber in episode 8 at 16:45.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;My ability, Thou Shalt Not Die, can cure any wounds. Even my own injuries as you can see. But the necessary conditions are harsh. It can only cure lethal injuries. What an inconvenient ability. If I want to cure moderate injuries, I have to half kill my patient first.&quot; - Akiko Yosano&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bungostraydogs.wikia.com/wiki/Akiko_Yosano#Ability&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akiko has a rare ability among ability users, Thou Shalt Not Die (君死給勿, Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare?), which allows her to heal external wounds. However, to heal someone they must first be &quot;half-dead&quot;; meaning they must have fatally serious injuries before she can use her ability. Due to this, her ability is inconvenient for healing minimal wounds since she needs to fatally injure that person first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Akiko's name. She was named after the feminist poet Yosano Akiko. Yosano Akiko's poems were written during the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Russo-Japanese war&lt;/a&gt; which was around 1945 when feminism &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wasn't highly thought of&lt;/a&gt;. The early-to-mid 19000s in Japan was a time when women were slowly gaining new rights, during this time feminism was a huge thing for women, but controversial overall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could say that Akiko's nature and appearance embody this ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T14:53:47.330" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T14:53:47.330" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T23:48:51.020" Score="-1" ViewCount="2893" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know in which episode Zoro cuts a bottle that Luffy has his finger stuck in with an axe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture showing the scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zENOr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zENOr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pictures of Zoro chopping the bottle Luffy has his finger stuck in&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T11:39:11.027" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T11:39:11.027" Title="In which episode does Luffy get his finger stuck in a bottle?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29423" CreationDate="2016-06-28T02:26:54.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, even though almost all the Naruto movies are fillers, they are part of the storyline. Check this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3127/where-do-the-naruto-movies-fall-in-the-timeline&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exceptions are the latest two movies. &quot;The Last: Naruto Movie&quot; is officially classified as chapter 699.5 in the Naruto manga, while &quot;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&quot; is in the beginning chapters of Boruto manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T02:26:54.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33973" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33974" CreationDate="2016-06-28T02:41:09.720" Score="0" ViewCount="5056" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the newest filler episodes of Naruto (462 and 465), they show Hagoromo and Indra using some sort of lightning release that looks like the Chidori. So did Kakashi actually invent it? Or did he copy that technique just like all his other attacks and claim it as his own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vunpZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vunpZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6G8vE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6G8vE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-08-13T20:17:52.160" LastActivityDate="2020-08-13T20:17:52.160" Title="Did Kakashi actually invent the Chidori?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33973" CreationDate="2016-06-28T03:32:45.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's the referendum from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chidori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Chidori was created by Kakashi Hatake after he failed to apply his lightning-nature to the Rasengan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe in the said episodes the ninja uses a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;variant&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Chidori&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &#xA;There are various altercations of Chidori that visually looks &lt;em&gt;&quot;similar&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, e.g. &lt;strong&gt;Raikiri&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess what I am saying is, even though &lt;em&gt;&quot;that&quot;&lt;/em&gt; particular form of chakra behaviour exists, it is possible (and canon) that Kakashi is in fact the one who invented Chidori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very possible in &lt;em&gt;Naruto-verse&lt;/em&gt; to invent a new jutsu even if they haven't been taught down the generations. But as canon goes, till this date, Kakashi is said to be the inventor of Chidori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:45:18.490" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:45:18.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12758" CreationDate="2016-06-28T04:13:02.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen any anime with really long titles, the longest title I have seen so far was probably Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem or Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture—Prince of Darkness. That's probably not the longest though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25878" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T04:13:02.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="767" CreationDate="2016-06-28T10:28:12.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the chariot event Gajeel says he used to be able to ride on vehicles just fine, Sting replies saying that it just means Gajeel is a real dragon slayer now. I don't know if it has anything to do with getting an Exceed, it seems more like a matter of strength. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25885" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T10:28:12.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33970" CreationDate="2016-06-28T11:35:58.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This comes from a special that aired after episode 53, &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/1094/One_Piece__Umi_no_Heso_no_Daibouken-hen?q=ocean%27s%20navel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Piece: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel.&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T11:35:58.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33962" CreationDate="2016-06-28T11:53:51.860" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually this is not the case and is a common example of where the plot falls apart between cannon and filler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a long answer and took a lot of editing, but try to stay with me and feel free to comment if anything doesn't make sense. First, I will explain why your question doesn't have an answer, then I will explain why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First off,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reason why the queen killed Ciel's parents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is unknown because it is never &lt;em&gt;truly&lt;/em&gt; revealed in the anime. In the battle it is alluded to that the queen perceived Phantomhive household as a threat to the throne and had them exterminated. As to why they became such a threat is left unclear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why is this unanswerable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contract that Ciel has with Sebastian pertains specifically until Ciel satisfies his revenge. So once that enemy is listed and the conflict is resolved, the plot would end &lt;em&gt;theoretically&lt;/em&gt;. As you probably already know, the manga for this series is still being written by &lt;code&gt;Yana Toboso&lt;/code&gt; so naturally the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;main&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; villain has yet to be revealed and we are still learning the history of Vincent's past bit by bit as Ciel goes through his adventures in service to the crown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of the queen being the killer of Ciel's parents was only explored in the anime and IMHO was a fantastic plot twist to keep the anime below 25 episodes and very enjoyable, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The black butler anime is only partially canon.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The deaths of Ciel's parents have yet to even be explored in the manga. For this reason (among several other inconsistencies with the manga), the anime has several plot holes. If you watch the first season to completion and then watch Book of Circus or Book of Murder (both of which are canon), then the plot clearly falls apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Butler II and everything that happened in the latter half of the anime is &lt;strong&gt;not canon&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Butler contains the following arcs, more details can be read about them &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kidnapping&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jack the Ripper (also called the Madame Red arc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Houndsworth (anime only, non-canon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shard of Hope (anime only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Curry Contest&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noah's Ark Circus (manga only, adopted later in the Book of Circus OVA)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haunted Castle (anime only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Book of Doomsday (anime only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conspiracy and Revenge (anime only, death of the queen and end of the anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Phantomhive Manor Murderds (manga only, later adopted in Book Of Murder OVA)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luxury Liner (manga only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Public School (manga only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emerald Witch (manga only)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blue Cult (manga only, and current arc at chapter 117 released June 2016)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Black Butler II doesn't have a place in the storyline as of yet, but will be added at the end here because it does exist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a prime example of this is that if the queen was killed in &lt;code&gt;Conspiracy and Revenge&lt;/code&gt;, why is Ciel still taking a mission from her in &lt;code&gt;Public School&lt;/code&gt; which clearly occurred after?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum all of this up, the manga does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; support the fact that the queen killed the parents of Ciel. So if the anime did not fully flesh out why that happened then there is no answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS: I can list the more major plot differences anime-wise and manga-wise, but it will take me time to look up arc names and whatnot so this answer will be getting edited.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PPS:&lt;/strong&gt; Finally finished all my &lt;em&gt;major&lt;/em&gt; edits. Anything else beyond this will be for style and added clarity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:40:28.943" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:40:28.943" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33943" CreationDate="2016-06-28T14:12:09.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't anything in the manga/anime which prevent this. Since the power is acquired by fighting the creature, there could be multiple users of the same take over. Although I don't remember any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25890" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T14:12:09.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23571" CreationDate="2016-06-28T14:14:54.410" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that after Lancelot and Guinevere fell in love, Morgan le Fay told everyone that Artoria is a girl.I'm not sure,but you could check the Type Moon wikia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25888" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T14:14:54.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T15:22:47.833" Score="5" ViewCount="27835" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say Uchiha A and an Uchiha B both have awakened their Mangekyou Sharingan. If A and B exchange their eyes, can they unlock Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-25T03:15:34.323" LastActivityDate="2020-01-09T10:16:16.980" Title="Can Uchihas get Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan by exchanging their eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T15:25:59.990" Score="1" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rlj8G.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rlj8G.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;sword image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got it from an anime convention thinking it was the Zoro Shusui for my cousin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25892" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T15:33:06.857" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T22:30:03.507" Title="Identifying a sword from an anime, possibly from One Piece or Bleach" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27736" CreationDate="2016-06-28T15:45:27.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this is mostly due to the chara-designer's style, Inio Asano. He doesn't take his designs from real people (or at least he doesn't say so), yet his works all have this realistic and very diverse type of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As opposed to many anime chara-designers, he's not an animator, but a mangaka, with a very detailed, realistic style, as you can see below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QS67v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QS67v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0P836.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0P836.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He drew the original chara-designs and character sheets that were used by the animators at A1-Pictures for The Perfect Insider, and that's probably that style you noticed. If you're curious, his works are critically acclaimed (and not only for the crazy art), with mangas like &lt;em&gt;Solanin&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Good Night Punpun&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though, you can clearly see how his raw style evolved to a more simple, and &quot;round&quot; style when it wad adapted, but it still keeps this realistic aspect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it answered your questions, at least partially. Unfortunately, I couldn't find word from Asano on these specific designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25893" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T15:45:27.933" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33983" CreationDate="2016-06-28T16:08:10.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga, only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Madara, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Izuna (Madara's brother), &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Shinsui, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Itachi(Sasuke's brother), &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Sasuke, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Fugaku(Itachi's and Sasuke's father) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uchiha Obito, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is shown to have awakened Mangekyou Sharingan (henceforth the MS). Of those 7 only 2 is confirmed to have an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (henceforth the EMS), that is Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Madara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara gained his EMS after taking his brother's MS. Note that he claimed that his brother gave it to him. Madara did not take it from him by force. When Madara told this story, his brother was shown to be on his deathbed. By the time Madara gained his EMS, his original eyes has lost its light, he is practically blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke gained his EMS from Uchiha Itachi. At first he hesitated in transplanting Itachi's eyes into his. After his eyes got worse from the extensive use of MS techniques, he agreed to the transplantation and thus gained his EMS. Itachi's eyes were also near blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 points that is similar between the two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One&lt;/strong&gt; is that they have their original eyes evolved into MS. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two&lt;/strong&gt;, they transplanted the other eyes from their brother. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three&lt;/strong&gt; they transplanted their brother's eyes when their original eyes are blind or near blind. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Four&lt;/strong&gt; both's brothers are dead when they transplanted the eyes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IIRC it was told in the manga that transplantation is better done between close relative since they are more compatible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, only the first two conditions are necessary for the EMS then yes, any close relative that has awakened MS can simply exchange eyes for both to awaken EMS. If point 3 is also need to be met then they still can exchange eyes after exhausting their eyes, making it near blind. If point 4 is also necessary then they can't simply exchange eyes as one needs to die before the other can transplant their eyes and awaken EMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="43770" LastEditDate="2019-08-26T01:43:00.827" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T01:43:00.827" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11248" CreationDate="2016-06-28T17:48:45.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the answer above me stated, watch it in that order, but there is also Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0 (or just Yu-Gi-Oh in Japan) that to my knowledge wasn't released outside of Japan. The show is less yu-gi-oh than the rest, with the very few duels, but it's kinda a prequel to the first season, Duel Monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25896" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T17:48:45.040" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T18:52:30.243" Score="1" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a Hetalia manga strip, Germany notices a dog bite on Prussia's hand. Germany says it'll heal later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the dog was thinking, &quot;Didn't I bite him last week?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another manga strip shows him coughing up blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, he doesn't seem to　age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25898" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T18:57:13.640" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T03:52:05.303" Title="Is Prussia dying?" Tags="&lt;hetalia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19888" CreationDate="2016-06-28T18:57:47.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an interview with Akira Toriyama, he states that Whis is the most powerful character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, in my opinion, Goku is the strongest due to the fact that his power has no limits.  He has seven super saiyan forms, and currently, it is SUPER SAIYAN GOD 2 (-sweatdrops- Seriously?). He also has plot shields, and the trope DeathIsCheap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25898" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T18:57:47.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6441" CreationDate="2016-06-28T19:00:23.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. At Goku finishes fighting, he says, &quot;Shenlong's back sure is warm...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means he was riding on Shenlong's back, not becoming Shenlong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in History of Goku Jr (this is going too far), Goku's ghost appears. He is not a dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose he went to train with the gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25898" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T19:00:23.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33997" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-06-28T19:03:36.473" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T19:03:36.473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T19:03:36.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33998" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-06-28T19:03:36.473" Score="0" Body="Hetalia: Axis Powers, better known as Hetalia, is a webcomic series (later transformed into anime and manga) that is a satire of history.  The characters are personified countries that each act like Japanese stereotypes.  Hetalia mentions much History trivia, and there are some facts that are not well-known.  The first series focuses mainly on WW1 and WW2." OwnerUserId="25898" LastEditorUserId="25898" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T20:45:18.170" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T20:45:18.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2016-06-28T19:09:11.377" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He can't, possibly because only half of Kurama, the Yang half, was sealed inside of his body. The other half of Kurama, the Yin half, was sealed inside of Minato.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the battle against Madara Uchiha and the Ten-Tails, he ALMOST made it to full Bijuu mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25898" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T19:09:11.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T20:16:11.663" Score="0" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;I encountered this song (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjTeydvvnfQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;individual track&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KE3ipBrOeA&amp;amp;t=2h01m41s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;track as part of entire soundtrack compilation&lt;/a&gt;), titled &quot;Muru Muru's Melodrama&quot;, in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/32531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OST&lt;/a&gt; of Mirai Nikki, and I wonder when it was played.  I've tried to listen as carefully as I could, but I couldn't find that BGM anywhere, neither in the original series nor in the OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-25T05:03:24.170" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T05:03:24.170" Title="When was &quot;Muru Muru's Melodrama&quot; played?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T20:22:35.900" Score="0" ViewCount="540" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have just watched the 49th episode of Dragon Ball Chou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Trunks returns from the future in order to seek help for defeating Goku Black. During his speech, he explains how he prevented revival of Majin Buu by killing Dabura and Babidi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could this be possible? Haven't Dabura and Babidi been killed in the current time line? How can someone who is killed exist in the future? Can you explain the logic here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T20:34:57.190" Title="Why are Dabura and Babidi alive in the future?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33984" CreationDate="2016-06-28T20:33:30.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty positive that there is no character in Bleach that has a sword that looks like that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And as for Zoro Shusui, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it's not a very good replica.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As you can see here, this sword and its sheath looks almost completely different:&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ujUbY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ujUbY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="85" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T20:33:30.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34002" CreationDate="2016-06-28T20:34:57.190" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The future timeline already diverged from the main timeline when Trunks saved Goku. Think multiverse theory. Nothing that happens in the past has affected the future. That's the reason Cell existed in the future, even though he was killed in the past. It's also why all the characters remained dead, even though they were alive in the main timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That considered, the future timeline had its own unique past, where Babidi and Dabura weren't killed until they encountered Trunks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25901" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T20:34:57.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33984" CreationDate="2016-06-28T22:30:03.507" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a site that appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acemartialartssupply.com/41-fantasy-katana-sword/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;selling this exact sword&lt;/a&gt;...and I hate to disappoint you, but they themselves make no reference to any anime.  It is merely a fantasy sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T22:30:03.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33650" CreationDate="2016-06-28T23:08:41.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is hard to answer with certainty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on Naruto's words before the final fight with Sasuke, the feud would end after that battle. &#xA;(Chapter 692, pg 17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke then claims the &quot;eternal destiny the sage of six paths talked about [would] end&quot; if he dies. Sasuke didn't die, so the &quot;destiny&quot; (reincarnation cycle) may still be alive. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/698/18/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/698/18/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe Naruto ended it by forcing Sasuke to admit defeat, something the other reincarnates of Indra never did.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/698/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/698/17/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what happened when Obito died, there is a soul and afterlife of some sort, so one could argue that, with the &quot;feud&quot; over, there is no need for them to reincarnate again, and they could finally pass on to that afterlife.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Chapter 688, page 6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, I don't think there is a definite answer. You just have to choose what to think yourself on this one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Chapters and page numbers from narutobase)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25903" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T23:08:41.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33878" CreationDate="2016-06-29T02:24:39.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's 10 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At some point before May 12th, Age 767, Mai and the other Pilaf Gang members managed to use the Dragon Balls to wish for youth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 767, Mai makes a wish, in the same year the androids appear, and Future Trunks follows them back. Present Trunks is one year old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 777, Trunks is 11 years old and future Trunks is 31 years old (he's from the year 797). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Mai's wish in 767 to be young turned her into a baby she's one year younger than Trunks, who was born in 766, so she would be ten years old in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; in the year 777.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion, Trunks was born in the year 766 year and Mai turned into a baby in the year 767. Current Trunks is 11 years old so Mai is 10 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25906" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:54:24.100" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:54:24.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2016-06-29T02:36:44.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wizards may learn a magic that compliments their personality, for instance Elfman and his obsession with physical strength and what it takes to be a &quot;man&quot; is shown in a literal sense when he transforms into a physically powerful beast. Because of this, the type of magic learned is most likely chosen. Also, Healing Magic is considered a Lost Magic (as stated in episode 54 by the red-headed &quot;love&quot; girl), so not many people would know it, if anyone knew it at all. Wendy is a special case because of her Dragon Slayer Magic, which is also a Lost Magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25846" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T02:36:44.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T05:25:24.830" Score="0" ViewCount="440" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to the Bleach Movies (Memories of Nobody, Diamond Dust Rebellion, Fade to Black and Hell Verse) were any of them based off anything from the Manga? or are they just as much filler as the Bount Arc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-01-01T17:10:11.740" Title="Was any of the movies based off anything from the manga?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33650" CreationDate="2016-06-29T05:25:56.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would argue that the reincarnations end with Naruto and Sasuke. Indora and Ashura reincarnated probably because they still hadn't ended their feud. Because Naruto was able to end the brother's feud, that probably also ended the cycle of reincarnations. In other words, the brothers &lt;em&gt;made up&lt;/em&gt; through their reincarnations (Naruto and Sasuke), so they have no reason to keep reincarnating again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25907" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T05:25:56.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34013" CreationDate="2016-06-29T05:45:43.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Speaking to two of those movies, I don't recall any distinct plot-advancing points within them.  They explored some different concepts related to the Bleach universe (such as &quot;Blanks&quot; in &lt;em&gt;Memories of Nobody&lt;/em&gt;, and the King's Seal in &lt;em&gt;The Diamond Dust Rebellion&lt;/em&gt;), but to my recollection, there wasn't anything that was specifically canonical that the movies were based on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T05:45:43.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34025" CreationDate="2016-06-29T10:53:49.747" Score="3" ViewCount="15337" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Sasuke, Tobi, Madara, The 3rd Hokage and his 3 old advisers including Danzou know the truth about Itachi, as to why he murdered his own clan barring Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who else knows about this secret? Is it ever fully revealed publicly, and is Itachi ever stated as the true hero of Konoha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T07:05:52.783" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T01:47:10.097" Title="Does Naruto and everyone else know the truth about Itachi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31983" CreationDate="2016-06-29T13:33:03.563" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Go to this link to see the name of the song!&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25915" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T13:33:03.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34023" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36132" CreationDate="2016-06-29T16:35:00.730" Score="4" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the song that's played in Cardcaptor Sakura episode 54 at 10:06? The same song is played again in episode 70 13:54.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not &quot;Heartbreak&quot; or &quot;Tomadai&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25918" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T16:49:09.440" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T09:39:12.087" Title="Song played in Cardcaptor Sakura episode 54 at around minute 10?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34024" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34026" CreationDate="2016-06-29T20:46:05.970" Score="2" ViewCount="627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only seen part of the first season of Fairy Tail (up to the end of the lullaby flute battle with the Erigor and that Dark Guild). More specifically, I'm on the episode right after when Natsu and Happy steal the job for the cursed island off the upstairs board at the guild hall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past battle over the Daybreak book, Natsu fought a pair of mercenaries who said that wizards spend so much time harnessing their minds that their bodies are weak, which is their weakness, but after fighting Natsu and his dragon-slayer magic they saw how powerful he was physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exactly how durable is Natsu? Does it scale specifically off of how much fire he has absorbed? Or is his body just naturally tough from training directly under a dragon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T12:29:10.377" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T12:29:10.377" Title="How durable is Natsu Dragneel?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34020" CreationDate="2016-06-29T20:48:58.160" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As previously posted Naruto, Kakashi and Yamato were told all at the same time by Tobi before the 5 kage summit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Naruto had a very strong inference to go on when he fought the zombie-like Itachi and Pain in the 4th great shinobi war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the only person who knows of every single full detail is Sasuke as Itachi shared everything with Sasuke when they defeated Kabuto in the 4th great shinobi war arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="35843" LastEditDate="2017-11-09T01:47:10.097" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T01:47:10.097" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34024" CreationDate="2016-06-29T21:10:22.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well throughout the series the mercenaries have been proven wrong in just about every fight, no matter the wizard. I'm not sure what makes Natsu so durable, but it seems like every wizard can take a beating magically and physically, most likely based on how much magic power they have (my best guess at least). When you see more fights you will notice that those mercenaries appear to be very misinformed about how most wizards fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25846" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T21:10:22.397" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34027" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34033" CreationDate="2016-06-29T22:19:23.050" Score="1" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, in the &lt;em&gt;Joker Game&lt;/em&gt; anime, we are not consistently given information about when the different events shown occur. I do know the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Joker Game&quot; clearly occurs shortly after the founding of D-Agency in autumn of 1937.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;XX (Double Cross)&quot; occurs in spring of 1939.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Robinson&quot; and &quot;Asia Express&quot; take place in 1939.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Double Joker&quot; includes a flashback that takes place six months before the main events. In the flashback, the D-Agency has recently been created; the main events then probably are in 1938.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The spy in &quot;Miscalculation&quot; had a one-year stay in France planned, starting from June 15, 1939. France was occupied in June 1940, so it seems likely that &quot;Miscalculation&quot; is set in 1940.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Pursuit&quot; makes reference to the events of &quot;Robinson&quot;, and so must have occurred afterwards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also see a character in &quot;Coffin&quot; comment that a behind-the-scenes three-way alliance between Japan, Germany, and Italy has been formed. This restricts the possible dates of the main events of that episode, but I still do not have anything narrow enough for want of sufficient historical knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am left without knowing when &quot;City of Temptation&quot;, &quot;Pursuit&quot;, &quot;Codename: Cerberus&quot;, and &quot;Coffin&quot; take place. (It is obvious, for instance, that &quot;City of Temptation&quot; takes place when Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese, but the resulting timeframe is still rather large.) Is there any official information on when the various events happen? If not, can we make any inferences (based on details we see, or details in other adaptations of the same material) to make educated guesses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T09:45:56.440" Title="Do we know the timing of all of the events in the anime?" Tags="&lt;joker-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34029" CreationDate="2016-06-30T00:07:41.213" Score="1" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking to add the complete set of Wolf's Rain to my anime collection, however after shopping around on E-Bay I see the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/172189579429?lpid=82&amp;amp;chn=ps&amp;amp;ul_noapp=true&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wolf's Rain for over $300&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty common price-point for Wolf's Rain, I constantly see that this series is starting at over $300. Why is this? From what I understand Wolf's Rain was never really a huge hit. So why does it cost so much to obtain a legitimate copy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23001" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T00:34:15.343" LastActivityDate="2016-07-30T01:06:42.567" Title="Why is Wolf's Rain so ridiculously expensive?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;wolfs-rain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34028" CreationDate="2016-06-30T00:41:26.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking at the original run of &lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt;, which is no longer in production, and as such is subject to secondhand supply and demand price increases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend that you look into the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/releases.php?id=5318&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wolf's Rain - Complete Collection Limited Edition DVD Set&lt;/a&gt; released in 2005. This set started at 149.99 and is listed on the related auctions on the link you provided to eBay for $195, a ~25% increase from its original price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T00:41:26.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T01:55:47.440" Score="3" ViewCount="622" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am just a little curious about the ANBU, because of one scene while The 3rd Hokage was in charge of Konoha: when he was at his office, suddenly a member of ANBU appeared directly, without using the door or from the window. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they using a teleportation jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24241" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T07:07:34.230" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T16:09:52.197" Title="Do ANBU Black Ops use a teleportation justu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34027" CreationDate="2016-06-30T10:15:27.283" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/4p5nh4/spoilers_joker_game_episode_12_discussion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/4p5nh4/spoilers_joker_game_episode_12_discussion/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the chronological order of the episodes goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D Agency founded in autumn 1937&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episodes 1 &amp;amp; 2 (&amp;quot;Joker Game Part 1 &amp;amp; 2&amp;quot;) - Spring 1939&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 12 (&amp;quot;XX - Double Cross&amp;quot;) - Spring 1939&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 6 (&amp;quot;Asia Express&amp;quot;) - July 25, 1939 (this is the only episode with a specific date)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 5 (&amp;quot;Robinson&amp;quot;) - Autumn 1939&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 7 (&amp;quot;Code Name: Cerberus&amp;quot;) - Early summer 1940&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 10 (&amp;quot;Pursuit&amp;quot;) - Summer 1940&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 3 (&amp;quot;Miscalculation&amp;quot;) - Summer 1940&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episodes 8 &amp;amp; 9 (&amp;quot;Double Joker Part 1 &amp;amp; 2&amp;quot;) - Early autumn 1940&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 11 (&amp;quot;Coffin&amp;quot;) - Autumn 1940&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 (&amp;quot;City of Temptation&amp;quot;) - Summer 1941&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image from the official website of the anime : &lt;a href=&quot;http://jokergame.jp/story/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://jokergame.jp/story/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2M86.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2M86.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image from the official website of the anime : http://jokergame.jp/story/&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T09:45:56.440" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34034" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34037" CreationDate="2016-06-30T14:46:08.717" Score="0" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Lord Second Era&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in Episode Number 8, during Gyuki's flashback, Yuki Onna can be seen as a woman with both adult facial feature and height.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UA5vr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UA5vr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yuki Onna Tall&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Lord Third Era (Now, Episode 1-...)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Yuki Onna is as tall as human form of Sandaime and has kid-like facial feature, which &lt;strong&gt;is kawai :D.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Shpzt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Shpzt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yuki Onna short&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I am asking HOW not WHY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although unrelated, the reason why she did this might be something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PmHW4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PmHW4.png&quot; alt=&quot;unrelater&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="23139" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T15:24:02.463" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T16:36:48.770" Title="How come Yuki Onna turn into a kid?" Tags="&lt;nurarihyon-no-mago&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34030" CreationDate="2016-06-30T15:43:17.857" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki, skilled users of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;space–time ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt; (Teleportation ninjutsu) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato Namikaze, Obito Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Tobirama Senju, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Shin Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after seeing these names, I don't think any ANBU member was using teleportation jutsu, but, it could be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Flicker_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Body Flicker technique&lt;/a&gt;, according to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is indeed the Body Flicker technique, then in conclusion, those ANBU members were simply moving at such untraceable speed, that for others, it seems like that they just teleported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in short, it was not teleportation jutsu, but it was their greater speed which makes it seem as if he teleported.&lt;/strong&gt; Also, I have seen one more &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30018/how-did-naruto-learn-the-teleportation-jutsu&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; which says how Naruto was able to use teleportation jutsu, but in reality it was not teleportation, but it was simply his greater speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T16:09:52.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T16:21:05.333" Score="2" ViewCount="5232" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told there was a difference between Rurouni Kenshin &amp;amp; Samurai X but I've only seen Rurouni Kenshin. Are they really different and if so can you explain how?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T16:35:47.057" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T18:38:32.783" Title="Is their a difference between Rurouni Kenshin &amp; Samurai X?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34034" CreationDate="2016-06-30T16:36:48.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are two different Yuki Onna. The one that appears in the first picture is the mother of the one that appears in the second one. If you read the manga, it is explained in further depth there. (Sorry I forgot their names since it was a long time since I read the manga.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T16:36:48.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T21:15:24.313" Score="1" ViewCount="801" Body="&lt;p&gt;It starts at 7:47, when Tai and Yamato (Matt) are arguing inside the Ferris wheel. It's a really sad but poignant song, and I believe that they may have even played this song in season 1 of Digimon. I would really want a link to this soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T14:14:14.027" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T14:14:14.027" Title="What is the sad music/soundtrack played in Digimon Tri Movie 1 Episode 1?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;digimon&gt;&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34038" CreationDate="2016-06-30T21:23:26.977" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Never mind, I just found out from Reddit that there is no officially released list of soundtracks for Digimon Tri, except for the singles. I hope the OST comes out soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T21:23:26.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T22:13:40.167" Score="1" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of series, it is said that Shinigami can transfer his/her power by stabbing a person's heart, just like Ichigo's case both as a human and as a semi-hollow (fullbring), and in the movie, where Ichigo seperate Rukia from a hollow and a soul (non-canon). However, this does not happen when Rukia did it to Kaien dono. &lt;strong&gt;How could this happen?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T11:36:39.983" Title="Why didn't Rukia's power transfer to Kaien dono when she pierce his heart?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="236" CreationDate="2016-07-01T03:02:49.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's his Emperor Time, It boosts his Nen Capacity to significant Power Levels. If you put things in perspective, only the Chain Jail is imposed on the spiders and not on everything else. Kurapika himself is above any human coz he's Kuruta and with his eyes he can do everything in a berserk like state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In numbers, Normal Kurapakia Physical Power 100 now add 350 because of emperor time that makes it 450. His got a lets say 250 nen Capacity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for Uvon to attack him with a 1000phys+1500nen = 2200 attack power over all, Kurapika has to have the same amount or near that to negate the attack. So Emperor time boosts his Nen output as well, from 250 to 2000. so lets add Kurapikas 450phys+2000nen = 2450 defense power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uvon = 2500 attack power, &#xA;Kurapika(EmperorTime) = 2450 Defense, &#xA;Kurapika Normal = 350 defense&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To simplify and tie in all the other answers.&#xA;Kurapica's chain jail is the only chain that has a condition and therefore nen boost.&#xA;Kurapica himself as a kuruta gets a boost in physical abilities when his scarlet eyes turns on.&#xA;So therefore for Kurapica to negate Uvon's Big Bang impact, he could have had a high boost in Nen as well to augment his over all defense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is reasonable because Kurapica(for arguments sake) is only a let's say 20 in his regular form while Uvon is a high 100. For a 20 to tank a 100 it should be rational to think that he has a boost in attack and defense because of one hax ability. And from what we've seen, no chain gives him that advantage, it could only have been his scarlet eyes and therefore Emperor Time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This chapter explains it very well, the nature of nen. It's page 19, read the whole issue to get a good grip of it's logic. &quot;when you're eyes turn red your aura considerably increased&quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mangafox.me/manga/hunter_x_hunter/v09/c083/19.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://mangafox.me/manga/hunter_x_hunter/v09/c083/19.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="25940" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T20:53:27.507" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T20:53:27.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13502" CreationDate="2016-07-01T07:53:03.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally the name of the jutsu is Raikiri (Lightning Cutter). However, because the jutsu makes a noise like that of a thousand bird squeaks, it was dubbed by others as Chidori (千鳥) which literary means a thousand birds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK Chidori and Raikiri is actually the same jutsu. The name is different due to the reason stated above. Also, Kakashi prefer to call it Raikiri while Sasuke, who was taught by him, prefer to call it Chidori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T07:53:03.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34036" CreationDate="2016-07-01T07:59:16.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there isn't. It called a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing_of_anime_in_distribution#Localisation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;localisation editing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Localisation is an essential process in releasing anime outside of Japan. It can cover a range of different processes depending on the individual title and the desired result. At its most basic level, the localisation process is responsible for deciding on romanised character and term names, as well as episode titles&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T07:59:16.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11190" CreationDate="2016-07-01T09:35:26.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sand_Gourd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki site&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gaara carries around this giant calabash-shaped gourd covered in designs and filled with his chakra-infused sand which he can freely manipulate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just a design on the gourd and doesn't hold any particular meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2019-08-02T05:59:26.493" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T05:59:26.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35622" CreationDate="2016-07-01T11:11:48.200" Score="3" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some time ago I asked this. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/32320/can-the-kai-earingspotara-earings-be-used-again-and-again-to-keep-fusing-indiv&quot;&gt;Potara fusion limit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In DBZ, we see Picollo fuse with Nail and exponentially increased his power. Then again he fused with Kami to further enhance this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was only Picollo/Kami able to do this type of fusion? I mean if you're on the verge of Genocide, you'd think some of the warriors may try fusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So was this due to knowledge (Nail new from the old Namek, Kami cos he divided his body) or physical limit of Namekians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Associated, how many times could this be done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T07:36:39.150" Title="Was Picollo/Kami a special case of Namekian Fusion or this could be done by anyone?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34048" CreationDate="2016-07-01T11:27:38.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was Picollo/Kami a special case?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Picollo didn't even know about the fusion and it was Nail who informed him how it works. That means it's limited to Namekians race and any two Namekian can do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How many times could this be done?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody knows it happen twice in anime series and it's still running, so future might tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namekian_Fusion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dragonball.wikia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is more of an assimilation (the alternate title of this type of fusion) than fusion, as one Namekian absorbs the energy, strength, memories, and intelligence or thought pattern of another. Both participants must willingly consent to fuse in this manner and usually the pair agrees to the stronger of the two to serve their body as the host; the reason for this consent is that the body of the absorbed Namekian disappears during this fusion and the consciousness ceases to exist as a body. The agreed host places his hand over the chest of the other one and through unknown thoughts, a flash merges them. After the fusion, the non-host's consciousness lives inside the body of the host from this point onwards and their life span as a body ends. The host's consciousness dominates the body, while the non-host serves to aid him by supplying information, thereby meaning that the absorbed consciousness remains separate from the host's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The largest difference with this type is that once fused it cannot be undone even by methods that can undo Potara fusions (such as being absorbed inside Buu, evidenced by the fact that Piccolo was found in Super Buu's body, but not Nail or Kami). Both the host and his partner maintain separate consciousnesses: while the host has control of the body, the partner can watch from inside and is capable of speaking with the host's consent; during his fight with Imperfect Cell, Piccolo gives Kami credit for coming up with the idea of playing possum in order to extract information from Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T11:27:38.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27382" CreationDate="2016-07-01T14:07:59.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tanaka is basically like a personal guard. Before Sebastian came, Tanaka was the head butler to Vincent. I'm guessing he just exscaped the fire or was out running an errand for him and came back after the fire spread. But after Ciel summoned Sebastian and he became his head butler, Tanaka just moved to an extra butler. Referring to Book of Murder when Sebastian pretended to die, Ciel told Tanaka that he would be his head butler for then on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25951" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T14:07:59.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34053" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34288" CreationDate="2016-07-01T14:47:07.447" Score="3" ViewCount="2256" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Madara absorbs the Divine Tree with his rinnegan. How did he do that? Does Madara's rinnegan have the same powers of absorbing as Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan or is it just a plot-hole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25945" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T19:16:10.207" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T04:39:03.617" Title="How could Madara absorb the Divine tree?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34056" CreationDate="2016-07-01T16:02:45.540" Score="1" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/33986/22312&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; and it got me thinking, how did Sasuke obtain the EMS if Itachi's eyes were in worse condition than his? Itachi's eyes were losing their light, and they weren't in &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; state to be considered a good replacement. How did they heal when they got transplanted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22312" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-06T22:33:31.363" LastActivityDate="2021-05-06T22:33:31.363" Title="Conditions to obtain Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34054" CreationDate="2016-07-01T16:47:58.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, by attaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan through transplantation of eyes (of a blood relative, ideally a sibling's), the following upgrades are received by the user:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deteriorating vision is restored.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their Mangekyō-based abilities are made stronger and they no longer suffer any negative side-effects from the usage. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user will retain all their previous techniques from their original eyes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user will be able to access the Mangekyō abilities of the donor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what basically happens is that, the eyes taken from a sibling get a new host and whatever drastic conditions (related to vision) the donor had gone through while they had the eyes, doesn't affect the new host. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sasuke's case, his vision was deteriorating, so he decided to transplant his brother's eyes, which were in a similar condition. When the transplantation is completed, he is able to see clearly and moreover, get an increase in his dojutsu skills. This clearly proves that the precious condition of the eyes doesn't reflect to the new owner. There is no other case to prove otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangekyō_Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T16:47:58.097" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34093" CreationDate="2016-07-01T17:30:17.897" Score="4" ViewCount="663" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes of Kuroko no Basket, Midorima said that his shots depend on his nails. Why do his shots depend on his nails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T02:54:36.833" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T14:40:32.673" Title="Why does Midorima's nails influence his shots?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34036" CreationDate="2016-07-01T18:27:59.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there's no difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 1999 Sony tried and failed to market the series in the United States as Samurai X via an existing company. The TV series was later licensed in North America by Media Blasters, who split it up into &quot;seasons&quot;, and released on DVD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article links &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1999-05-29/japan-news-briefs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an Anime News Network article from the same time period&lt;/a&gt;, which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similarly, EX Online is reporting that Sony's plans to market Ruroni Kenshin in the US as &quot;Samurai X&quot; by means of an existing company have fallen through. However, since Sony's raid on fansubbers carrying the series, no new plans or partnerships have been announced by anyone. ANN will be asking around about this and come to a conclusion about this one at Project A-kon this year (by process of elimination, we hope), but meanwhile, or contact at Sony has stopped returning our e-mails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Samurai X was just the name Sony came up with when it was trying to do a US release of Rurouni Kenshin in 1999. Media Blasters called the series Rurouni Kenshin for its US release, but ADV later reused the Samurai X name when it released the Rurouni Kenshin OVAS and movies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The English-language versions of the OVAs, as well as the film, were originally released as Samurai X in North America, although the original name was included on the later DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin#Original_video_animations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Later on in the same article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ADV Films released the series on two VHS or DVD sets in 2000 under their Samurai X name in North America, and the film version in 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sony actually did produce a dub of the series under the name Samurai X:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sony Pictures Television International created an English-language version of the series, titled Samurai X, that airs outside of the United States.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article includes links to Animax Asia and Animax Latin America for Samurai X, though the links are down now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T18:38:32.783" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T18:38:32.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-01T20:10:58.963" Score="1" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was curious about the use of the dark kamehameha. So far I know that color pigment to an energy move doesn't really matter and in most cases in DBZ it's a bit of a design trope to signify the uniqueness of that move to that character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Black&lt;/code&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;code&gt;Mira&lt;/code&gt;(from Dragon Ball XV the game) are the only two characters portrayed to have a dark kamehameha technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the title is changed I was wondering if it uses something else other than ki. Perhaps dark god ki? Or demon ki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been any elaboration on the technique? Or is it just another trope like Freeza having a pink destructo disk? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T21:27:45.130" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T21:27:45.130" Title="Dark Kamehameha?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34060" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34079" CreationDate="2016-07-01T22:19:49.923" Score="13" ViewCount="7329" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the first time I've ever seen an anime series that has released all its episodes in one day and not one episode every week, as it is normally the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the producers do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2020-02-02T19:52:17.957" LastActivityDate="2020-02-02T19:52:17.957" Title="Why did ReLIFE release all its 13 episodes in one day?" Tags="&lt;relife&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31922" CreationDate="2016-07-02T06:08:31.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: Yes. Maybe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Longer answer: Nasuverse canon is massively convoluted and it can probably be interpreted as whatever you can imagine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's definitely metaphorical - he's not seeing Archer's literal footprints because that would be silly. I think it's a non-Archer version of Shirou and the line about &quot;the place where Archer stopped&quot; references this version of Shirou surpassing Archer in some sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe he's made smarter choices and outlived Archer, and he's alone only because Rin/ Saber/ Sakura/ etc. aren't contained in whatever part of his mind this is. Maybe he's been more successful in following his ideals and avoided whatever pitfalls Archer ran into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orange hair could go either way - it turned grey because of Archer overusing his mage craft over long periods of time, so it could be that he hasn't used it as much (presumably being too busy with his girlfriends / wives &amp;amp; their kids), or that he's been more efficient about using it over time - or that he's been using it way more, surpassing Archer's accomplishments in a fraction of the time, and it just hasn't kicked in on his hair yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25960" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T17:41:41.463" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T17:41:41.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34057" CreationDate="2016-07-02T07:29:34.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Midorima is displayed as an accurate shooter who knows all the factors that influence his shooting action. He's also a neatness freak. The two factors must cause him to trim his nails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24477" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T07:29:34.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34066" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34081" CreationDate="2016-07-02T11:54:48.870" Score="6" ViewCount="14970" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can the characters in Naruto just have their eyes taken out nonchalantly, seemingly without pain and without regards for infection or damage? If I took out my eyeballs and put them back in, I can't guarantee that I would regain my eyesight. Shisui must've overdosed in painkillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any in-universe explanation for how this works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T12:49:30.543" LastActivityDate="2019-08-11T04:27:29.303" Title="Is there an in-universe explanation for how eye transplanting works?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35999" CreationDate="2016-07-02T18:20:27.723" Score="2" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is called Wata no Kunihoshi (in English, &quot;The Star of Cottonland&quot;) and it is a shōjo manga by Yumiko Ōshima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about a kitten girl named Chibi NeKo. I've read all the way to chapter six, and can't seem to find a chapter seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you have any information at all, regarding the continuation of the series or any adaptations it may have had in animation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23560" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T07:14:31.360" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T07:14:31.360" Title="Does Wata no Kunihoshi manga have a continuation after chapter 6, or an anime adaptation?" Tags="&lt;wata-no-kunihoshi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34066" CreationDate="2016-07-03T03:19:30.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a ninja takes their eyeballs out, it's hurts. There's no pain killer or anything that stops it from hurting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the fight between Sasuke and Itachi, Itachi used Genjutsu and took out Sasuke's eye, he screamed in pain. Afterwards he put it in a container with some sort of liquid that stops it from getting contaminated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an episode Sakura is learning healing jutsus, she healed a bunny with a broken leg and the bunny could run again straight after, she then healed an almost dead fish and it could swim again. Tsunade can revive herself by unlocking the diamond on her forehead, but shortens her lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These just shows how powerful healing jutsus are. If they can do that, they can definitely heal and transplant an eye. Even in modern life, there are eye transplant surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T05:05:53.643" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T05:05:53.643" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2016-07-03T06:51:06.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;SPOILERS BELOW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi was in anbu for the span of 10 years (in the anime) &#xA; This was after Rin died when he was fourteen (he was promoted to jounin at 13 like the person above said the same year Obito died), a year after Obito's death. Minato wanted to keep Kakashi closer to him after Rin died. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Anbu filler side stories,four years pass when he meets Tenzo and he's already Captain of Team Ro by then. This puts him at 18. Four years because Hiruzen BSs the reason Yamato be transferred out of Root by saying,&quot;the kyubi Jinchuriki is already 4 years old and we'll need the wood release user to control the kyubi if we need it&quot; and since Kakashi made anbu the same year Minato died and Naruto was born four years had passed since then putting him at 17 or 18 when he made Captain. So far all together it adds up to 6 years. Itachi joins anbu at 10 (In the anime idk about the manga but the anime sub has a passing comment from Yamato about 10 years being the youngest anbu ever) and was made captain of his own team by 13. This is another 3 years. 6+3=9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He stays one more year (That's 10 years in Anbu) until he's forcibly demoted because his friends are concerned for his mental health. The first batch of students Kakashi (he should be 24) fails for not grasping teamwork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second year (he should be 25- Neji Ten Ten and Lee graduate this year since they graduated one year ahead of Team Seven and train under Gai)he fails another team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right around the time a third set of his students: Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto graduate he's 26 which adds up to The Naruto Wikia page and the three year timeskip into Shippuden when wikia says he starts off as 29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please correct me if I'm wrong ahaha or if my math went stupid somewhere. I was trying to figure this out too by braindumping&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25979" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T06:51:06.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34060" CreationDate="2016-07-03T11:05:35.393" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think CrunchyRoll and other streaming companies are looking at the full-release model more now that it is a regular feature of Netflix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Netflix has done a lot of internal work on retention analysis - both for keeping paid subscribers, and for series watchers themselves (as that will increase the subscribers' enjoyment and reduce their consideration to leave).  I couldn't find any figures on this, but I presume the drop-off rate of series is lower when episodes are all released at once - Viewers can watch more than a single episode in their first viewing, meaning they will be more involved in the plot by the time they next sit down to watch something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way the Crunchyroll model works, the episodes were only available to premium members during the first few weeks of release - this might have also convinced users to subscribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Netflix has done this primarily to non animated works, Re:Life is not the first instance of this bundled release. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/80075595&quot;&gt;Voltron: Legendary Defender&lt;/a&gt; was released in this form earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T11:05:35.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34066" CreationDate="2016-07-03T12:41:20.503" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;IIRC, the first eye transplantation ever shown in Naruto is when Kakashi got his Sharingan from dying Obito. At that time Rin was there to perform the transplantation and she was a medical ninja. Considering Obito's condition (he was crushed by a rock) I'd say that it doesn't hurt for him to have his eyes taken, because the damage he received would have made him numb to further pain. Was it hurts for Kakashi? Maybe. One thing for sure is that Rin was there to perform the surgery and being a medical ninja, she would've ensured that the transplantation is done as hygiene as possible. Kakashi was then shown to be able to use his newly transplanted eye possibly because &lt;strong&gt;Rin used medical ninjutsu to heal the area around his eyes&lt;/strong&gt;, while also reconnecting the nerves to the eyeball using chakra. As mentioned during Sakura's training under Tsunade, &lt;strong&gt;medical ninjutsu works by using chakra to control the regrow of cells&lt;/strong&gt;, thus healing the wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next one shown to have the eye transplantation was Uchiha Sasuke, but that was done in a hideout with Karin (a medical ninja) there. Karin is an experienced medical ninja, having worked under Orochimaru for years, thus doing something like Rin, and in a better environment should be easy for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then we have Uzumaki Nagato. He got his Rinnegan from Uchiha Madara. Since Madara himself was the one who did the transplantation, and since Nagato is an Uzumaki, who is known to have a huge life-force, there should be no problem whatsoever with the transplantation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, we also have the case where Black Zetsu took Rinnegan from Obito. Does it hurts? Yes, as seen from the pain Obito was in when Black Zetsu took the eye. Uchiha Madara then installed the eye, but with no help from other people and he just put the eyeball and puff, it's working like normal. The reason it is possible is that at that time Madara already have the Senju DNA, which enables him to have an accelerated healing, something that Tsunade noted to have been a trait of his late grandfather, Senju Hashirama, which is also the inspiration for her to develop medical ninjutsu in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, there is an in-universe explanation on how the eye transplantation works. Note that there is an inconsistency between Kakashi and Sasuke's case. Kakashi was able to use the eyes immediately but Sasuke wasn't able to despite being in a better condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T12:54:57.517" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T12:54:57.517" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T17:14:55.157" Score="1" ViewCount="2363" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could any of you please tell me what is the name of the instrumental theme in Episode 3 of My Hero Academia, which starts at 4:52? I'd really appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20424" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T17:37:07.830" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T04:11:46.780" Title="What is the name of the instrumental theme in Episode 3 of My Hero Academia which starts at 4:52?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T17:16:15.110" Score="1" ViewCount="1122" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the background music in episode 14 of Your Lie In April, starting from 08:52? I can't find it in the OST album. Can anybody help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25989" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:23:03.603" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T08:16:57.910" Title="What was the background music in episode 14 of Your Lie In April, starting from 08:52?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23411" CreationDate="2016-07-03T17:39:10.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This article on EvaWiki has all the tracks played by Shinji's walkman/SDAT.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/SDAT&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://wiki.evageeks.org/SDAT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 - A-2 (&quot;Background Music&quot; - S² Works, Disc-01, track 02) and B-4 (&quot;Fly Me To the Moon&quot; - S² Works, Disc-01, track 27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 - &quot;Blue Legend&quot; (蒼いレジェンド Aoi Legend), track 3 of Lilia ~from Ys~ and &quot;You are the only one&quot;[5], track 1 of Lilia ~from Ys~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 9 - &quot;Blue Legend&quot; (蒼いレジェンド Aoi Legend) and &quot;Distant Empty Promise&quot;[6] (遠い空の約束 Tôi Sora no Yakusoku), track 8 of Lilia ~from Ys~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 15 - &quot;You are the only one&quot;, track 1 of Lilia ~from Ys~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 23 - &quot;Ryoute Ippai no Yume&quot; (両手いっぱいの夢 lit. Both Hands Full of Dreams), track 4 of Masami Okui ‎- Gyuu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 24 - Ode to Joy - Beethoven&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 25' - It plays nothing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you would like to know more there are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Music_in_Chronological_Order_of_Usage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Music in Chronological Order of Usage&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evageeks.org/s2/reichu_s2works_fmttm.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;FLY ME TO THE MOON Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25990" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-07-05T20:47:18.010" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T20:47:18.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33928" CreationDate="2016-07-04T05:36:24.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 109, Kuroki says, in February, that he is taking care of Rima Namura, as a favour to his old teacher. Rima is in Paris to take a conservatory entrance exam. From details in ch. 110, we can tell that Rima is preparing for the exam in the conservatoire that Nodame attends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, the most reasonable interpretation is that Nodame needed to fly out to Paris to for her entrance exams, and that afterwards (and with the results in hand), she returned to Japan before moving to Paris with Chiaki in March. In her conversation with her friends then, she must have been referring to when she was planning to depart &quot;for good&quot;. Her need to go sightseeing when she returns to Paris in March is not too implausible either: perhaps she was on a tight schedule and would not have been able to do any tourist activities while there for the exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T05:36:24.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34057" CreationDate="2016-07-04T06:41:05.597" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to being a perfectionist Midorima uses the tip of his fingers to direct all his strength to the ball. It is not easy to shoot the basketball at that range. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The generations of Miracles have incredible talent, but their bodies can't keep up with them. Just like Aomine and Kise who have additional strain on their ankles with those quick movements. Similarly, shooting the ball in such a high arc puts strain on his fingertips, and we all know how irritating it is to wait for a nail injury to heal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something similar happens in another sports shounen, Diamond no Ace, where a fastball pitcher hurts his nail while pitching because he was putting all his strength on his fingertips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR Midorima puts all his strength into the fingertips whick strain his nails. Thus he constantly maintains them to be always on top of his game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T03:29:37.460" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T03:29:37.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34094" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34099" CreationDate="2016-07-04T10:44:29.727" Score="1" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Potential Spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the purpose of the seven heroes to name the 4 people as betrayers of their quest, even though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; They were the real heroes and completed it. I understand why they were killed. Why not just let the king know that they too died after completing the quest? Why was their name dragged through mud. We see a lot of negative consequences of this, for example Kfeer's family ostracized and his territory thrown in Civil War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why demean the memory of their friends instead of honoring their memories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T10:54:20.910" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T18:30:29.177" Title="Übel Blatt Manga: What was the purposes of naming the 4 lances of betrayal?" Tags="&lt;ubel-blatt&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-04T10:51:41.430" Score="10" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question has been quite bothersome. As mentioned in the title, how exactly does it work? Do Pokemon get their species names from the only thing they're able to say? Or do they say (and repeat) whatever species name they're given? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I think it's the former reason. But I haven't found any factual description that proves it. So I'm looking for answers supported by facts considered cannon.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T11:02:23.857" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:19:26.483" Title="Can Pokémon say only what their species is named as, or are they named with the only word they can say?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34095" CreationDate="2016-07-04T11:10:52.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;don't think they ever really mentioned this issue (watched everything till x and y) but something to consider could be the meaning of the names &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemondb.net/etymology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://pokemondb.net/etymology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a possible theory could be that the names that describe the pokemon itself came first. Especially since there are some pokemon that don't even say their names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22176" LastEditorUserId="22176" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T11:56:16.157" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T11:56:16.157" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34097" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34102" CreationDate="2016-07-04T13:23:36.153" Score="8" ViewCount="24852" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roy Mustang's vision was restored, so why can't Edward Elric try to use something to exchange back his gate, like using another philosopher's stone? Is it that he didn't need alchemy anymore because he fulfilled his wishes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26002" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T16:00:56.527" LastActivityDate="2019-02-02T18:43:19.807" Title="Why can't Edward get back his power to do alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34094" CreationDate="2016-07-04T13:34:44.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My memories of Ubel Blatt are very foggy (sadly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am certain it was to further increase their personal status and profits.&#xA;Not only did they fulfill the hardest of quests, they even saved the kingdom from the traitors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And obviously they didn't think of the 4 as friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If I find the time I will reread it :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11693" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T13:34:44.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34094" CreationDate="2016-07-04T14:06:59.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every hero is praised and loved by people. But it's hard to have many heroes. Don't you think, that if there were 9 heroes, 4 dead of them would actually get even more attention and praise, than rest 5 survivors, since dead ones would be considered as martyrs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose, 5 betrayers named killed heroes as lances of betrayal, to get as much fame and praise as possible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm updating my answer after rereading several tomes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 5th tome, 6th chapter, when Glenn confesses to Ms. Gleaa, that 4 lances were not traitors at all, she asks him same question, as you did here. What Glenn answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We were young... Too blind and too consumed with ourselves to consider other options...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T18:13:19.400" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T18:13:19.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34097" CreationDate="2016-07-04T19:46:41.033" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edward's actions when he recovers Alphonse indicate that he probably would not want to get his alchemy back, much less do so by using a philosopher's stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ling offers Edward a philosopher's stone to use to recover Alphonse. Edward refuses because he and Alphonse had promised not to use a philosopher's stone (and more generally, human lives) to restore their bodies. Alchemy is surely less important than Alphonse is to Edward, so he would not want to use a philosopher's stone for recovering his alchemy (were it possible).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edward tells Truth that he will be fine without his alchemy: he has always been an ordinary person who was not able to achieve everything he wanted, and even without alchemy, he has his friends. Edward accepts this result, so it would be unlikely for him to want to reverse it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More generally, exchanging something for one's gate would probably count as a transmutation of sorts. If someone already gave up his ability to do alchemy, it would then seem contradictory for him to be able to exchange it back. (It is unclear whether another alchemist could initiate the exchange, but it seems unlikely in light of the personal nature of the gate.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T19:46:41.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48707" CreationDate="2016-07-04T23:06:50.797" Score="3" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our society, psychiatrists are among the lowest paid physicians.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/07/20/the-best-and-worst-paying-jobs-for-doctors-2/#1dfdf7b1215a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Best- And Worst-Paying Jobs For Doctors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/EtAG3e3JLNI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I Don't Know - Med School Parody of &quot;Let It Go&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike our society, mental health is anything but swept under the rug in Japanese society in Psycho-Pass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**So in JAPANESE SOCIETY in PSYCHO-PASS:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How lucrative is being a psychiatrist relative to other medical professions? How lucrative is being a psychiatrist relative to other professions? A mental health professional?**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Feel free to spoil the figures if any and even the context.&lt;/strong&gt; I'm expecting some kind of twist to reveal that MHPs are actually paid much higher or much lower than public perception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or you could just give the public perception of the figures then put the true figures in spoilers or something.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elaboration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure I saw a figure in season 1 (haven't seen past that), but&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;based on the existence of Sybil system and all that, I'm guessing it takes a lot of mental health expertise to maintain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even though&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sybil is made up of brains of people with ASPD or something (well technically those who can't be read by Sybil system or something)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how mental health expertise isn't as highly valued in other aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People want to keep psycho-pass levels low right?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's not like there's some&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; additional&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;conspiracy about manipulating psycho-passes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if there was a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; n additional&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;conspiracy, how would you do that without mental health expertise right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*of course I'm adjusting for things like country, experience, etc so with sufficiently high probability, a psychiatrist will earn less than a non-psychiatrist doctor assuming they're both in the same state and have the same amount of experience &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4484" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2018-04-02T10:38:42.237" LastActivityDate="2018-09-07T23:18:23.103" Title="How lucrative is being a psychiatrist or MHP in Japan IN PSYCHO-PASS?" Tags="&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6922" CreationDate="2016-07-05T12:21:24.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamato was controlled by spiral zetsu (tobi) just before the infinite tsukuyomi. Since Yamato and zetsu both know wood release, their powers combined was enough to stop the Third Hokage with &quot;Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 677&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxn6e.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxn6e.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 677&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Episode 426&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYjmi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYjmi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 426&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;From the final episode of the Naruto canon storyline, 479, we see that Yamato was released from the Infinite Tsukuyomi by Naruto and Sasuke. Afterwards, the God Tree was cut down, so the spiral zetsu that was controlling Yamato decomposed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ohwVN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ohwVN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yay he's alive!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T20:44:11.207" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T20:44:11.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34110" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-05T13:07:59.977" Score="1" ViewCount="4989" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching his friends die over and over again, how does Natsuki Subaru stay mentally sane? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: watching his friend die once may already have dire consequences on him. It may emotionally break him down. But repeating it over and over is insane! His perspective on friends could change and he may distance himself due to going through the death of his friends. But how does he remain so positive and mentally sane?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25795" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:01:38.573" LastActivityDate="2021-05-22T22:28:31.203" Title="How does Natsuki Subaru manage to stay mentally sane?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11430" CreationDate="2016-07-05T15:23:36.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is believed that The Coat of Midnight was the first coat he got, from the first floor boss, and had a couple coats afterwards (Probably the weird polka-dot one and the winter one.) before he got The Blackwyrm Coat, which is presumably another Boss Drop from a higher floor, or perhaps a player made one, we do not know which.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References, the whole first season and second season, however if it was said in some sort of developer commentary I would not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26024" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T15:23:36.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11540" CreationDate="2016-07-06T00:25:06.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This could possibly be so due to Gajeels ability to absorb Rouge's shadows. If Rouge was his disciple/brother, he was around he for an amount of time where he adapted to his magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26033" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T00:25:06.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34124" CreationDate="2016-07-06T02:08:19.717" Score="3" ViewCount="28985" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is a remake of the old D.Gray man or if this is a continuation of where the anime left off. Does anyone know anything about this anime? And maybe have a credible source to link? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T17:54:46.773" Title="D.Gray- man Hallow. Remake? Or continuation?" Tags="&lt;d-gray-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-06T02:43:00.567" Score="1" ViewCount="1174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instead of having to work on both the anime and the manga at the same time, why don't the authors just focus on one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26034" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T03:24:54.350" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T10:32:38.697" Title="Why do anime have manga adaptations? Why don't authors just focus on one medium at a time?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34119" CreationDate="2016-07-06T03:51:29.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, when an anime is being produced there is a studio doing the production. There are numerous writers/editors working on it and the author may or may not have creative control of the content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say the work involved also depends on the source material in question. There can be both licensing for an anime and a manga to be produced simultaneously from something like a light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the fact that anime, airing on TV, is subject to stricter guidelines in content. Particularly in regards to violence and nudity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26035" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T03:51:29.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34178" CreationDate="2016-07-06T06:36:16.447" Score="2" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gear 2, 3 and 4, Luffy has several of his original attacks improved according to his respective gear forces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gomu Gomu no Pistol is Jet Pistol in Gear 2nd, Elephant Pistol in Gear 3rd and Culverin in Gear 4th.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Same goes for Bazooka, and without Gear 4, it stands for Gattling Gun as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These just mere examples, as he has quite a lot of attacks. I wouldn't even ask about all of them, so I'd like to focus on one absence I noticed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy has &lt;strong&gt;Gomu Gomu no Yari&lt;/strong&gt; which appeared as &lt;strong&gt;Rhino Schneider&lt;/strong&gt; in Gear 4. Does it have Gear 2 (and 3) versions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T23:10:18.827" Title="Does Luffy have &quot;Gomu Gomu no Jet Yari&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34118" CreationDate="2016-07-06T06:57:58.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34118/d-gray-man-hallow-remake-or-continuation#comment46956_34118&quot;&gt;Hakase's&lt;/a&gt; link to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.Gray-man#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A new TV anime series was announced at Shueisha's 2016 Jump Festa event. The anime will feature a new cast, with Ayumu Murase voicing Allen Walker and Shinnosuke Tachibana voicing Howard Link. Despite the changes, &lt;strong&gt;the series creator has stated that the new series will continue from where the first left off, rather than being a reboot.&lt;/strong&gt; The new series, titled D.Gray-man Hallow, is directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Michiko Yokote, Tatsuto Higuchi and Kenichi Yamashita, featuring character designs by Yosuke Kabashima and music by Kaoru Wada. It will begin airing on July 4, 2016, having a total of 13 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;following Wikipedia's citation and the source on that page to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-12-23/katsura-hoshino-new-d.gray-man-anime-story-is-continuation/.96772&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; this comes from the D.Gray-man's mangaka Katsura Hoshino on her Instagram account&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thanks to everyone who went to the D.Gray-man stage today. As was said in the announcement, a new series has been green-lit. &lt;strong&gt;Because the staff will be completely different, the story will be a continuation,&lt;/strong&gt; but I think it will become a completely new D.Gray-man anime. Thank you for everyone who's supported me until now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T06:57:58.827" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34125" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-07-06T07:25:23.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kiznaiver is a Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger, Aniplex and Crunchyroll and written by Mari Okada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpJAp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpJAp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T07:25:23.773" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T07:25:23.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34126" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-07-06T07:25:23.773" Score="0" Body="Kiznaiver is a Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger, Aniplex and Crunchyroll and written by Mari Okada." OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T07:25:23.773" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T07:25:23.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-06T13:08:54.880" Score="6" ViewCount="357" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ichigo was using Hiyori Sarugaki's workout machine, there is some banter with the Visored such as Kensei Muguruma complaining about Lisa Yadoumaru reading swimsuit magazines instead of watching Ichigo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At one point, Roujuurou Ootoribashi asks Love Aikawa if he has heard the new &lt;em&gt;Prince of Darkness&lt;/em&gt; CD that has just come out, who then replies if he had read the latest issue of Shounen Jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I get why Shounen Jump is featured because the Bleach manga is serialized in it, but I am wondering, is Prince of Darkness a real life band? If so, then what is their connection to Bleach? Is it just merely &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4257/have-there-been-any-anime-with-actual-product-placement&quot;&gt;product placement&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: this is in the English Dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T04:30:13.950" Title="Who is Prince of Darkness?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-06T19:58:53.397" Score="8" ViewCount="1510" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GskAW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GskAW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f5FhO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f5FhO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is used during anime production,but why do animators draw those and what are they for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25750" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T01:00:26.810" Title="What are these charts and what are they for?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34183" CreationDate="2016-07-07T04:00:04.030" Score="8" ViewCount="10156" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can tell the candidates for largest character in One Piece are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Laboon, enormous whale of questionable scale at the entrance to the grand line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Surume, the enormous kraken tamed by Luffy was shown to wear the Thousand Sunny on its head like a small hat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Sanjuan Wolf, from pictures posted in the Manga he has been shown to be the size of Navy Headquarters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Seakings, some of the seakings shown in the calm belt seamed enormous, and perhaps they aren't even the largest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Island Eater, the island eating goldfish was shown to be several times larger than the giants on Little Garden. Though I'm not sure it's size matches up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Sanjuan Wolf is the largest, but I'm honestly not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26050" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T17:21:28.760" Title="Which is the biggest character shown so far in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28118" CreationDate="2016-07-07T04:18:08.073" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently picked up NNT and had a similar query immediately when King's old friend was revealed. Searching around I've found that no concrete reason for the &quot;Wingless King&quot; of the Fairies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there are a couple theories around with some supporting evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;King's Wings have not yet matured&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Though King may be quite old, it seems that he can't yet spread his wings. The age old cocoon to butterfly theory. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;King's wings growing may also allow him to &quot;level-up&quot; to fight the 10 Commandments on an equal footing.&#xA;This is shown in Chapter 134 of the manga, when King and Meliodas square off Meliodas counters King's spell. While it did nothing immediately, we see that King's back gets hurt and he has a dark spot. Maybe the spell weakened something that was holding back the growth of King's wings?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;King and Elaine are not full fairies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Since only the siblings are the only fairies shown without the wings, we can assume that it may be due to their ancestry? Maybe he is just half-fairy. Apart from this there is no evidence for what mix they have. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the wingless nature of King has been addressed in the manga (Chapter 134.10), we can assume this is a part of some reveal that the mangaka has planned and will be shown in the future releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="19803" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T02:19:14.837" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T02:19:14.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34142" CreationDate="2016-07-07T09:22:17.927" Score="0" ViewCount="4416" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Madara used the Izanagi before Hashirama killed him, he survived at the cost of one of his eyes. But when he activated his Rinnegan decades later, his eye was restored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have Rinnegan and you perform Izanagi/Izanami, does that mean that there are no drawbacks? If that's true, then that would be invincible, since someone like Madara can use it endlessly and never lose in a battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2019-06-12T04:45:40.567" Title="What happens when you perform Izanagi/Izanami with Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34139" CreationDate="2016-07-07T10:43:30.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you cite a source where someone with Rinnegan used Izanagi/Izanami. Only Sharingan users have been shown using this skill and they all lost the usage of the eyes after. Thus answers would be speculative at best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speculating.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though these skills might be used by a rinnegan user, they will become dark once used. Hence using Izanagi/Izanami with an eye that can awake Rinnegan is a waste. This is similar to how Danzo was confused about whether to use Shisui's eye for its Genjutsu or for Izanagi. Thus a rinnegan eye would also go blind if used for these kinjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T10:43:30.383" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34135" CreationDate="2016-07-07T10:53:32.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Couldn't find the sources but lets take a look at some of my top candidates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wolf is a giant of extraordinary size, towering over even the largest beings known to date like Oars or Little Oars Jr., as well as being so big that he appears to be roughly the same size as the Marine Headquarters at Marineford, and is thus the biggest known giant to date, living up to his well-deserved nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wolf maybe huge but still a giant. But I am guessing his size is that of a Marine batttleship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to Island Eater GoldFish and Island Whales(Laboon). Both were able to swallow the Going Merry with ease, though Laboon seemed larger. However I can still see them being larger than San Juan Wolf. Seakings were almost the size of Noah the ship, so they are bigger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is clearly the biggest thing shown (but not explained) in One Piece. In anime, this was shown as something with red eyes&#xA;This thing clearly eclipses the Thriller Barque ship, which we know San Juan Wolf is smaller than :P&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ey7bR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ey7bR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Unknown Monster OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T23:02:00.700" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T23:02:00.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34139" CreationDate="2016-07-07T11:46:59.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think you can perform those Kinjutsu using Rinnegan. They are unique to Sharingan. As for his eye that Madara got after decades, it was by using the Hashirama cells. &#xA;He collected those cells during his fight with Hashirama and cultivated them during his time with Black Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, &lt;strong&gt;NO you can't perform Izanagi/Izanami using Rinnegan&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T11:46:59.083" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34148" CreationDate="2016-07-07T11:55:27.103" Score="5" ViewCount="34493" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many sites stating Kishimoto has said that if Itachi was alive during the Fourth Great Ninja War he would've easily defeated Madara and that is the reason why Kishimoto had him killed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone point me to some sources for these comments? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T12:06:44.553" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T15:53:47.000" Title="Did Kishimoto kill Itachi because he was too strong to fight in the Fourth Great Ninja War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34145" CreationDate="2016-07-07T12:24:01.407" Score="7" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently while watching &lt;em&gt;Twin Star Exorcists&lt;/em&gt; I noticed the main character using a Sanskrit spell. Why is that the case? Why don't they use native Japanese spells instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26058" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T20:58:00.507" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T20:58:00.507" Title="Why do some anime characters use Sanskrit spells instead of Japanese?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;twin-star-exorcists&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34144" CreationDate="2016-07-07T12:53:10.557" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;per &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; on Sanskrit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, &quot;refined speech&quot;) is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Hinduism, Jainism, &lt;strong&gt;Buddhism&lt;/strong&gt; and Sikhism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Japan's native region is way back when was Shintoism during the Nara period Buddhism was making it's way into Japan and was structurally established within Japan by Emperor Shōmu sometime during his reign between 724–749 being a devout Buddhist himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During this time, Buddhism becomes structurally established within Japan by Emperor Shōmu (reign 724–749), and several large building projects are undertaken. The Emperor lays out plans for the Buddha Dainichi (Great Sun Buddha), at Tōdai-ji assisted by the Priest Gyogi (or Gyoki) Bosatsu. The priest Gyogi went to Ise Daijingu Shrine for blessings to build the Buddha Dainichi. They identified the statue of Viarocana with Amatarasu (the sun goddess) as the manifestation of the supreme expression of universality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soruce: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto#Nara_Period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinto - History - Nara Period&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shōmu, a devout Buddhist, is best remembered for commissioning, in 743, the sixteen-meter high statue of the Vairocana Buddha (the Daibutsu) in Tōdai-ji of Nara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dmu#Legacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Emperor Shōmu - Legacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;obviously one can find Buddist references in some anime such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/32157/1587&quot;&gt;Dragonball&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7103/1587&quot;&gt;Brave 10&lt;/a&gt;, particualy from the answer in that link&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Buddhist texts in Japanese are strange things. As the informed reader is aware, Buddhism originated in India, and as such, many of the foundational texts of Buddhism were originally written in Sanskrit. When Buddhism moved into China, those Sanskrit texts were translated into whatever the contemporary form of Classical Chinese was. Eventually, those texts made their way from China into Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the exact reason as to why they would use that? if i was to make an assumption it would be because it's an old yet mystical language from a age long gone and normally (from what i have seen) old languages are generally used for magic such as with the Merlin series the Spells used in it were literal commands (like Open, Copy, Burn) translated to Old English or Lancer in Fate/Stay Night using Northern European Runes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lancer obtained 18 Original Runes, Norse Runes, after studying magecraft under Scáthach in the Land of Shadows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/stay_night)#Runes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lancer (Fate/Stay Night) - Abilities - Runes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/96oci.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/96oci.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Runes&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ you can see 3 of the 4 Runes Lancer uses in Ath nGabla. the 4 runes being Algiz, Nauthiz, Ansuz, and Ingwaz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T12:53:10.557" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27261" CreationDate="2016-07-07T14:34:28.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At about 21:00 in Season 2 Episode 20, there's the same scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/huryl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/huryl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Charles zi Britannia&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the platform of the Sword of Akasha in the World of C, Charles zi Britannia is looking at the pillar-like object, telling the god that it's the time to finish everything. Lelouch then walks in saying that Charles is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think the sub is related to the plot, but there may be one explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Not this shit again&quot; might be one of Charles' inner thoughts when Lelouch walks in and interrupts him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22343" LastEditorUserId="22343" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T15:38:16.487" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T15:38:16.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33768" CreationDate="2016-07-07T15:23:44.527" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;At about 11:00 in Episode 8.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beatrice explained the Jealous Witch to Subaru when talking about Subaru's &quot;Witch Smell&quot; in the library. Beatrice says only mad people will pretend to be the Jealous Witch. Suddenly, Subaru figures out the reason why Emilia pretended to be &quot;Satella&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is because she didn't want someone else to get involved in the Throne Fight, with her special appearance, pretending to be the Jealous Witch is the fastest way to scare people away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the plan actually failed because Subaru is a man from another world where the tales of the Jealous Witch doesn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22343" LastEditorUserId="10647" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T17:26:27.660" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T17:26:27.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34143" CreationDate="2016-07-07T15:46:25.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that's true. While Itachi is powerful, he is no match for Madara Uchiha, who defeated the 5 kages himself. While Itachi's Susanoo contains the Totsuka blade and a nearly invincible shield, Madara has the perfect Susanoo, which makes it a league of its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even so, Itachi did appear in the Fourth Shinobi War, and while he made Kabuto un-reanimate all the Edo Tenseis (including Itachi himself), Edo Tensei Madara was not stopped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2018-06-24T15:53:47.000" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T15:53:47.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34144" CreationDate="2016-07-07T17:58:35.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find an English language equivalent (English using spells spoken/written in Latin) easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, any of the Harry Potter books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lumos, for example, for light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-john&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26061" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T17:58:35.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34154" CreationDate="2016-07-07T21:59:14.217" Score="3" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a scene in Episode 467 of Naruto Shippuden, where Ashura taught ninjutsu to a villager. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have been led to understand that only descendants of Kaguya can use jutsu (because originally Kaguya was the origin of chakra). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can they use jutsu if they're not descendants of Kaguya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25993" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T17:28:18.513" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T17:28:18.513" Title="In Naruto Shippuden episode 467, how was a normal villager able to use jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15159" CreationDate="2016-07-07T23:50:35.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to clarify my main reference is family, namely my brothers and father who have all lived in Japan for years at one time or another time for various reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the biggest reasons is their expense. Animes are expensive to make. Anime and video games are the most expensive form of advertising there is for manga, which is the real moneymaker. A single episode can cost anywhere between $100,000-200,000. That's the equivalent, in the current market, to ¥1,0072,000-2,0144,000. This is also an average as it isn't always a set amount, and some anime get more funding than others if they are popular or raised it somehow. So that means for a single 24 episode season you just spent $2,400,000-4,800,000 (which is a lot of yen, you can do the math yourself) on what may be a boom or bust for the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now with the anime out you have to give it time to market your manga for you. If sales don't pick up much or at all after the anime comes out it isn't likely the anime will continue. Like KiaiFighter pointed out the only ones that get a really longstanding season are the ones who have an incredibly long and popular manga, probably through JUMP or one of their competitors. Like he said you have anime like One Piece, Gingtama -- or Fairy Tale through Weekly Shōnen Magazine -- which all feature hundreds of episodes because they were popular and established before the anime even got started and can afford to be given longer seasons. The ones that don't have that kind of backing must wait potentially years for the anime to market the manga and paraphernalia before there is even consideration for a new season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there is also the problem it takes time to make a manga and storyline. Lesser known mangas that don't have the advantage of JUMP or other forms to effectively distribute their manga probably don't have a whole lot of arcs covered. Basically a single 13 episode season can catch up on the whole series effectively. So even if it is popular, the funds are available, and the populace is waiting, it is likely it might very well be delayed anyway for several years simply so the author can get ahead a few arcs. Look at the anime Tsukaima no Zero which had between two to four years between each 12 episode season so that the light novels could get ahead enough (didn't really matter though because the author passed before he could finish but I digress). If they don't then you just have a huge number of filler episodes, like with Naruto and the Hunter x Hunter from the 1990's (I can't get over how the nickname for Hunter x Hunter is Hiatus x Hiatus because the author constantly puts off continuing the manga which was only recently started again. Its been around for almost 20 years but they only have about 150 episodes worth of anime, as opposed to One Piece which started a year before, and even GinTama. But again I digress).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, like KiaiFighter also pointed out, Dramas are a whole other ballpark and shouldn't be touched with another season because they generally leave everything wrapped up nice and tightly so there shouldn't be any complaints other than the tears of joy a the happy ending or shock and denial for the depressing ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26065" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T23:50:35.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34152" CreationDate="2016-07-08T00:58:39.587" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you are right but :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hagoromo travelled across the land, giving chakra to everyone in the&#xA;  world as well as spreading his ideals and religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it is possible that Ashura might have just shared his chakra just as his father &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot;&gt;Hagoromo&lt;/a&gt; did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24240" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T00:58:39.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-08T04:57:21.800" Score="5" ViewCount="501" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, every three-episode block of Space Patrol Luluco has been demarcated as a &quot;season&quot; according to messages that pop up on screen at the end of the third episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the last scene of Episode 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lEIMSm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lEIMSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the last scene of Episode 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A8gh9m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A8gh9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the first scene of Episode 7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n2At1m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n2At1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? There wasn't any break in production or airing between these blocks, was there? Is it just for style, an affectionate reference to long-running shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T04:57:21.800" Title="Why is Space Patrol Luluco split into &quot;seasons&quot;?" Tags="&lt;space-patrol-luluco&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34119" CreationDate="2016-07-08T05:46:09.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For this answer I am going to assume only works which began as an anime and were later adapted into manga are under consideration. This is hard to study nowadays because there are so few anime-original works, but in most of the cases I know of, the manga is just tie-in merchandise for the anime, the same way anime adaptations of manga are tie-in merchandise for the manga, or anime and manga adaptations of light novels and visual novels are tie-in merchandise for the light/visual novel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually, the author of the manga is a contract worker of some sort: the studio hires them to write and draw a manga version of the anime, sometimes while the production of the anime is underway, and sometimes after it's finished. The original team behind the anime doesn't usually work on the manga; their names might be on the cover as a &quot;Story&quot; credit, meaning they're just being acknowledged as the creator of the story. It's the reverse version of seeing &quot;Based on the manga by XX&quot; in the opening credits of an anime. So having a manga adaptation doesn't actually take any effort away from the anime; the two productions go ahead independently, sometimes extremely so. For example, the first manga adaptation of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vision_of_Escaflowne#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Vision of Escaflowne&lt;/a&gt; was based on an early version of the story from when Yasuhiro Imagawa was attached as director. Imagawa left to direct G Gundam and the production was put on hold, but the manga went ahead with his shounen version of the story, only to become inaccurate later when Kazuki Akane came in and reworked the show as a shoujo series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some anime also have spinoff manga, which aren't directly based on the original anime. Evangelion, for example, has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Angelic_Days&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Angelic Days&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Shinji_Ikari_Raising_Project#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shinji Ikari Raising Project&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Campus_Apocalypse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Campus Apocalypse&lt;/a&gt;. Madoka has Kazumi Magica, Oriko Magica, Wraith Arc, The Different Story, Homura Tamura, Homura's Revenge, Tart Magica, Suzune Magica, and probably soon the epic crossover Puella Magi Mahoro Magica: The Resurrection. Like the direct adaptation manga, these are passed off to hired help, but they often have valid creative reasons for existing. Angelic Days and Shinji Ikari Raising Project explored the banal world that Shinji creates in his mind in Episode 26 of the anime. Wraith Arc and The Different Story fill in parts of the anime storyline that weren't shown onscreen; Suzune Magica and Tart Magica focus on different characters in the same world; Homura Tamura is a parody. Since manga are cheaper to produce than anime, the spinoff manga are a low-cost way to explore the world of an anime, or create alternative scenarios, or to give hardcore fans something they want that doesn't have wide enough appeal to fund another anime. Some of these spinoff manga, I don't care about, but reading The Different Story totally changed my view of certain characters and events in the anime series, so I'm glad that the anime staff didn't decide to &quot;just focus on one&quot; and allowed the spinoff manga to be made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T05:46:09.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34119" CreationDate="2016-07-08T07:04:03.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like @ToshinouKyouko and @JonLin commented, there is more money to be made, while the author don't even have to lift a finger. So, as a working person, why not? You get a chance to earn more with very little, if any, work to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll take SAO as an example. Volume 14 of Sword Art Online (SAO) was &lt;a href=&quot;http://dengekibunko.jp/newreleases/978-4-04-866505-6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sold at 590 JPY per copy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1316739&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;350,693 copies was sold in 2014 fiscal year&lt;/a&gt; (November 18, 2013 - November 16, 2014). The total income for the publisher would be 206,908,870. Sources &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.alanjacobson.com/writers-toolkit/the-business-of-publishing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.alanjacobson.com/writers-toolkit/the-business-of-publishing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; stated that the average royalty rate for a writer is between 8% to 50%. I didn't manage to find a reference for the Japanese publishing companies. So, let's assume that the royalty is at 10%, Kawahara Reki (SAO's author) would earn 20,690,887 JPY from volume 14 alone. SAO got &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sword_Art_Online_light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3 volumes released per year&lt;/a&gt;. Assuming that every volume sold at the same price and number, per year Kawahara-sensei would receive 62,072,661 JPY from the LN alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online also has anime adaptation. It was being sold on DVD and BluRay (BR) for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swordart-online.net/package/vol1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5,800 JPY and 6,800 JPY respectively for the first volume (episode 1 and 2 of first season)&lt;/a&gt;. Next volumes sold for 6,800 JPY and 7800 JPY respectively. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.someanithing.com/2397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17,677 copies of the first volume of the second season&lt;/a&gt; got sold in a week between 2014 November 10 and 2014 November 16. Volume 1 of the second season of SAO was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swordart-online.net/package/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sold at 6,800 JPY for DVD and 7,800 JPY for BR&lt;/a&gt;. It was release on 2014 October 22, that is 3 weeks before. Assuming it gets sold at the same amount for every week, then we get 53,031 copies sold for the first 3 weeks. Total income from BR sells would be 413,641,800 JPY.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cost per episode is approximated at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-07&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15,000,000 JPY per episode&lt;/a&gt; (DVD and BR printing cost included). The aforementioned SAO season 2 volume 1 BR has 3 episodes in it, thus it cost about 45,000,000 JPY. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-07&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;creator got 1.7% of the net revenue&lt;/a&gt; (income - production cost), that is 6,266,910.6 JPY (1.7% x 368,641,800). Like I mentioned earlier above, the creator don't have to lift a finger to get that extra income. The anime production house would take care of it. They have a scenario writer and director to make the anime based on the LN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, a LN release only 3 volumes a year, but BR releases 1 volume per month, that is 12 volumes a year. SAO II may only have 9 volumes, but that is still 9 x 6,266,910.6 JPY (56,402,195.4 JPY).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Extra&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/02/konosuba-novel-sales-increases-three-times-thanks-to-tv-anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;KonoSuba LN selling went up after the TV anime aired by approximately 3 times&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I assume Kawahara-sensei's contract earns him royalty at 10% rate. Since he is a best seller, it is possible that his contract earns him more than that rate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T10:32:38.697" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T10:32:38.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34162" CreationDate="2016-07-08T14:25:10.647" Score="2" ViewCount="805" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm asking about the manga &#xA;All Might learns from the villain who has stolen hundreds - thousands of quirks to become what he is that Izuku is somehow related to the previous All Might. Why is that so soul crushing to him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26074" LastEditorUserId="26074" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T17:27:22.997" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T17:27:22.997" Title="Why is All Might freaked out in the big villian fight scene?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34161" CreationDate="2016-07-08T14:58:50.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why wouldn't it be? The bad guy just explained that he has robbed a ton of people from their quirks (quite possibly killing them in the process) and now when All Might himself is at his weakest, and Midoriya has still not mastered his gifted quirk, the danger is tremendous. Either of them or even both could be attacked and their quirk stolen, which would definitely be extremely bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T14:58:50.133" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-08T17:23:10.713" Score="2" ViewCount="1845" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the title of that piano song. I have searched a lot and still have not found it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26077" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T18:40:07.933" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T07:30:47.433" Title="What is the piano song from Ep 18 13:12 of parasyte?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-08T18:39:42.180" Score="1" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Bright ask for Amuro's assistance in Gundam ZZ ,at least in the later parts of the series? What was Amuro doing in the Gundam ZZ time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26080" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T03:54:02.663" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T06:04:15.783" Title="What was Amuro Ray doing at the time Gundam ZZ takes place?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2178" CreationDate="2016-07-09T01:58:57.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shonen, for me, is all about doing the hard things. It's about effort, moving past self-doubt, facing impossible odds, and somehow through luck, faith, and grit you make it through. I think to do any and all of that instinctively, you have to be a little stupid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I consider myself a smart person. Most of my friends are smart. My parents are smart. My brothers are smart. I think I know smart people. Smart people analyze things. They think about the odds, about their abilities, the utility of a certain action and do a rough calculation in their heads before they make decisions. In the real world, it's the right way to go. The trouble comes when you do too much analyzing and distance yourself from reality and hope. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shonen heroes never do such a thing. They bulldoze their way past insecurity. They don't give it a second thought. All they know is that if they stick with it, if they keep punching, if they keep climbing, they will get where they want to go. Even if it's stupid. Even if it's impossible. They're insane or dumb. That's the only explanation. You can't just solve things by punching your enemies. You can't just keep running on a race track till your soles bleed or you collapse. You can't kneel for three days to make a point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's why it's so addictive. Because I want to believe that I can be like that. I want to be able to laugh off failure and keep trudging. I want to believe that the most important things in life are being a good friend, never giving up, and always following my own path, even when every rational indicator tells me to turn back or to hedge my bets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26086" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T01:58:57.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34163" CreationDate="2016-07-09T07:30:47.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the piano version of &quot;I Am&quot;, this melody is  included in the album &lt;em&gt;寄生獣 セイの格率 特典オリジナルサウンドトラック&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can listen to it here  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXDbj4L2Y2U&amp;amp;list=RDmXDbj4L2Y2U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXDbj4L2Y2U&amp;amp;list=RDmXDbj4L2Y2U&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26091" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T07:30:47.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2016-07-09T09:04:23.350" Score="10" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Question #1: Why do many characters tend to have crazy hair colors? What is the &lt;em&gt;cultural origin&lt;/em&gt; of such a style?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The origin&lt;/strong&gt; of this practice is the &lt;strong&gt;primarily black and white medium of manga.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga pages are printed in black and white, so almost all of the art that &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; (manga artists) draw is black and white (this is much cheaper for the publishers than if they had to print all the pages in color). Only series that are popular get a precious 1, 2, or 3-page color spread in the manga magazine from time to time or get the full-color magazine cover (virtually no series get a color illustration in every single issue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; had &lt;strong&gt;so few opportunities to draw their characters in full color, they were &quot;starved&quot; for color. In the 1970s&lt;/strong&gt;, they experimented with using all the possible colors in their infrequent color illustrations. On the other hand, for series that ran on and on for decades, &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; were likely to experiment with colors in order to make their colored-page spreads of the same characters again and again fresh and differentiated (probably for their own entertainment as artists, as well as for the entertainment of their readers). A single character would be drawn &lt;strong&gt;one month with blonde hair, in another month with pink hair, in another month with blue hair,&lt;/strong&gt; etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was &lt;strong&gt;never intended to depict the character's hair color in canon&lt;/strong&gt;. Rather, the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;trusted the intelligence of the readers to recognize the character without the hair color needing to match from illustration to illustration&lt;/strong&gt;, based on the character's consistent hair style, face, body shape, and/or clothing (in the same way, &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; have felt free to alternate their screen tone patterns on a single outfit within a chapter, without worrying that a different pattern from frame to frame will cause the readers to not be able to recognize that the same character is wearing the same dress). &#xA;As an example, here you can see Kitajima Maya of &lt;em&gt;Glass no Kamen&lt;/em&gt; with 2 different hair colors (pink and black) within a &lt;strong&gt;single&lt;/strong&gt; illustration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oq1Gyt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oq1Gyt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kitajma Maya with pink hair and with black hair in the same illustration&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The readers were expected to understand that the character's canon hair color was 1) the hair color used most frequently, 2) the hair color used in the first chapters, and/or 3) the hair color mentioned in the dialogue. The readers of such series &lt;strong&gt;never assumed that characters drawn with green or purple hair actually &lt;em&gt;had&lt;/em&gt; green or purple hair&lt;/strong&gt;. This is a uniquely creative part of Japanese manga culture. (An exception, of course, is non-human characters who were magic fairies, alien races, or otherwise perfectly likely to have non-human hair colors.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, over time, &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; and readers &lt;strong&gt;became accustomed to seeing a rainbow of hair colors in these non-canon color page spreads, and &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; realized&lt;/strong&gt; that rather that limiting these colors to non-canon illustrations, they could actually assign such a &lt;strong&gt;non-realistic color as a canon character design&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, &lt;strong&gt;to identify a character by their hair color is a newer phase&lt;/strong&gt; in the history of the medium. In contrast to SingerOfTheFall, Hakase, and Blue's claims that the reason characters tend to have crazy hair colors is to be cool, unique, paid more attention to, and easier to remember/differentiate, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;crazy&quot; colors were &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; invented &lt;em&gt;in order to&lt;/em&gt; distinguish characters from each other&lt;/strong&gt;. They &lt;strong&gt;originated &lt;em&gt;without&lt;/em&gt; any intention of differentiating characters by hair color&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only afterwards, &lt;strong&gt;as a result&lt;/strong&gt; of the &quot;crazy&quot; colors becoming viewed as possible canon colors, &lt;strong&gt;artists have &lt;em&gt;reduced&lt;/em&gt; the more historical practice of alternating hair colors for a single character from one illustration to the next.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Glass no Kamen&lt;/em&gt; (ガラスの仮面, a.k.a. &lt;em&gt;Glass Mask&lt;/em&gt;), which has been running straight from 1976 to the present, is &lt;strong&gt;a prime example of the historical practice&lt;/strong&gt; of mixing up hair colors in a single character from one illustration to the next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The canon hair colors &lt;em&gt;seem&lt;/em&gt; to be: Kitajima Maya: reddish-brown, Himekawa Ayumi: blonde, Hayami Masumi: light purple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qmrhut.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qmrhut.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kitajima Maya and Himekawa Ayumi&amp;#39;s arguably canon hair colors&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GNhaJt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GNhaJt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kitajima Maya and Hayami Masumi&amp;#39;s arguably canon hair colors&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maya, Ayumi, and Masumi illustrated with every hair color under the sun, not intended to be interpreted by the readers as their actual hair colors: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3d/b2/70/3db2709526fe1d38ea5afdf33bae9744.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HOIpq.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9nXcL.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://gipsyexperia.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/010.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_XLjCfjhh-Y/URnAINXQtSI/AAAAAAAAAIo/EQp81nDzW9k/s1600/MasumiMaya7.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LF9uP.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://static3.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_large/6/67663/3047038-43.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CiC81.png&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, because the &lt;em&gt;mangaka&lt;/em&gt; Miuchi Suzue used so many different hair colors for the color-page spreads over a 40-year period, many readers were not sure of which hair colors were canon. As a result, each of the anime adaptions used different hair colors in attempts to match Miuchi-sensei's intended canon colors. Despite the differing hair colors, no one was ever confused about who was who, in either the manga or in the anime incarnations. In other words, &lt;strong&gt;hair colors have never been how fans distinguished the characters from one another&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1984 TV anime: Maya (light brown), Ayumi (blonde), Masumi (blonde):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f1zshtTasBw/hqdefault.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvhv8.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1998 OAV anime: Maya (dark brown), Ayumi (pale brown), Masumi (black):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/th/thumb/8/8e/Glass_mask_ova.jpg/240px-Glass_mask_ova.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2005 TV anime: Maya (light brown), Ayumi (dark blonde), Masumi (brown):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mQXlt.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2013 &lt;em&gt;Glass no Kamen desu ga&lt;/em&gt; parody TV anime: Maya (black), Ayumi (light blonde), Masumi (light brown):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BclZjAzev40/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2016 &lt;em&gt;3-nen D-gumi Glass no Kamen&lt;/em&gt; parody TV anime: Maya (pink), Ayumi (blonde-orange), Masumi (lavender):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VvJnv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VvJnv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;3-nen D-gumi Glass no Kamen hair colors&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same historical practice is found in shounen manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example is Takahashi Rumiko's &lt;em&gt;Ranma ½&lt;/em&gt; dating from 1987–1996. Canon hair colors: male Ranma: black, female Ranma: red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i5.mangareader.net/ranma-12/28/ranma-12-2321895.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Male and female Ranma illustrated with alternate hair colors, not intended to be interpreted by the readers as their actual hair colors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i6.mangareader.net/ranma-12/34/ranma-12-2324095.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5iUBR.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347794252l/856915.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jhi1V.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i4.mangapanda.com/ranma-12/35/ranma-12-2324459.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i7.mangapanda.com/ranma-12/36/ranma-12-2324569.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Question #2: They also tend to be spikier, another trait not seen in real life. Did the growing trend of Japanese teenagers spiking their hair in a similar style originate from this?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japanese young people do not spike their hair &lt;em&gt;as a result of&lt;/em&gt; manga/anime character designs.&lt;/strong&gt; As I have explained &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22861/8134&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, the average Japanese person does not respect or pay attention to these art forms and those who are involved in subculture are generally viewed negatively by the general populace. Shoujo manga is published in manga magazines which regularly advertise hair accessories and offer hair styling advice; the hair styles of the characters &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22507/8134&quot;&gt;reflect fashion trends&lt;/a&gt; rather than set them&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spiky hair is a common character design in anime and manga (though there are many series in which this is not featured). Although I do not have data on the origin of this practice, my guess is that it &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; derived from real life. Today's Japanese are primarily descended from the Yamato ethnicity but many also include roots from other ethnicities native to Japan (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tribes_of_ancient_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;such as&lt;/a&gt; Emishi, Hayato, Kumaso, Ainu, Ryukyuan, etc.). I am half-white, half-Japanese and was born with hair texture from my English/Scottish roots, whereas my mother has the standard coarser, thicker Japanese hair. In my observation, when styled, Japanese hair is more &lt;strong&gt;prone to hold its shape&lt;/strong&gt; for longer periods of time than that of some other ethnicities (my hair cannot hold curls, even with copious amounts of styling products. Though even amongst white ethnicities, some people wake up with spiky &quot;bed head&quot;). My understanding is that Japanese hair styles are optimized for the features of their hair texture, as this is practical for individuals' daily routines and for stylists. Producing small, soft spikes like those in the linked photo you provided are simply an extension of working with textures which are naturally conducive to sculpting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two more hair styles in manga and anime that may at first strike a non-Japanese viewer as unrealistic are 1) horizonally-protruding wisps of hair in front of the ears and 2) stray strands of hair that defy gravity by curving upward from the top of the head into the air. I had assumed these were not realistic natural formations for hair, and was very surprised to look in the mirror one day and see my hair doing exactly each of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sailormoon/images/e/ed/Chibi_Flying.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120123221036&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.cosplayhouse.com/images/product/D/Card_Captor_Sakura_Sakura_Kinomoto_wig_ver_01-2-06.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Clarification: Hair Color and Style as Symbol&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dimitri mx's answer to this question notes that hair color can be utilized in symbolism, which is true. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://idolmink.tripod.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mink has long pink hair and violet eyes. A number of anime idols have had pink hair also, such as Youko from &quot;Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko&quot;, Shiratori Nagisa from &quot;CHOU! Kuseninarisou&quot;, and Aida Sachiko from &quot;Debut&quot;. In Japan the color pink implies youth and innocence - the youngest, cutest, most childish idols are often portrayed with pink hair or pink accessories. . . . pink-haired magical girls include Minky Momo from &quot;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo&quot; and Hanasaki Momoko from &quot;Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, expressing symbolism is not an answer as to &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; characters have &quot;crazy&quot; hair colors or the cultural origin of it. Symbolism in hair colors is a byproduct that only developed &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the shift from colored hair in non-canon illustrations to colored hair for canon character designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main characters of &lt;em&gt;Magic Knight Rayearth&lt;/em&gt; have symbol colors of red (fire), blue (water), and green (wind), but Hououji Fuu's symbolic color is only in her eyes and clothing, not in her hair color. In other words, achieving symbolism through color does not need to make use of hair. The reason &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; Ryuuzaki Umi can have blue hair is the history of shift from non-canon &quot;crazy&quot; hair color illustration to viable canon hair colors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://pm1.narvii.com/5780/b9b728dd500dd105588142d6d1d29762074d10b6_hq.jpg&quot; height=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;odango&lt;/em&gt; style applied to characters of Chinese ethnicity or association is &lt;strong&gt;not symbolic&lt;/strong&gt; so much as it is a form of racial stereotyping. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4gR9it.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4gR9it.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese racial stereotyping in Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZgEWCt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZgEWCt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese racial stereotyping in Gintama&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34kgQt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/34kgQt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese racial stereotyping in in Street Fighter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5stuIt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5stuIt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese racial stereotyping in Ranma 1/2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jbkhxt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jbkhxt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese racial stereotyping in anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it were indeed a symbol, characters not related to China and not wearing cheongsam but who have &lt;em&gt;odango&lt;/em&gt; would be associated with some commonly-understood meaning. This is not the case. Although Sailor Moon's &lt;em&gt;odango&lt;/em&gt; hair style is so infamous that 3 different characters (Mamoru, Haruka, and Seiya) call her &quot;Odango atama&quot; (お団子頭) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailorfailures.tumblr.com/post/54272248387/what-are-odango-anyway&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Odango&quot; as a nickname&lt;/a&gt;, she has no connections to Chinese culture and the individual characters' &lt;em&gt;usage&lt;/em&gt; of the nickname differs. Mamoru likens Usagi’s hair to &lt;em&gt;nikuman&lt;/em&gt; (肉まん, a.k.a. Chinese &lt;em&gt;baozi&lt;/em&gt;, or pork buns), whereas Seiya specifically has mochi (餅, rice cakes) in mind, because when Usagi tells him that her name is Tsukino Usagi, he replies with, “Ahh, &lt;em&gt;Tsukimi Dango&lt;/em&gt;” (「ああ、月見団子」).  &lt;em&gt;Tsukimi dango&lt;/em&gt; are small orbs of glutinous white rice eaten to celebrate Tsukimi (Moon-Viewing), a harvest moon holiday.  Seiya and Usagi ate the most common kind of &lt;em&gt;odango&lt;/em&gt;, which is called &lt;em&gt;mitarashi dango&lt;/em&gt; (みたらし団子), together during their date in episode 181 (soy sauce-covered balls on a stick). Other characters in the series also sport &lt;em&gt;odango&lt;/em&gt; in their hairstyles but are not all associated with any shared meaning (for example: Sailor Pluto, Sailor Ceres, Sailor Pallas, Sailor Chibichibimoon, Luna and Diana in human form, Tellu, Cyprine and Ptilol).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8k7iYm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8k7iYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Usagi throws nikuman at Mamoru after he likens her hairstyle to nikuman and says she&amp;#39;ll get fat&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yU5m3m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yU5m3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mamoru&amp;#39;s nikuman&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q9rz1m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q9rz1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mamoru eating nikuman&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tUvAm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tUvAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;nikuman / baozi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AINEKm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AINEKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Seiya patting Usagi&amp;#39;s odango hairstyle when he decides to call her &amp;quot;Odango atama&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7zyrG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7zyrG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;tsukimi dango with traditional rabbit style&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DMzhRm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DMzhRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Usagi and Seiya eating mitarashi dango&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LuVPrm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LuVPrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mitarashi dango&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;hime&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;ojousama&lt;/em&gt; hair style of long, straight hair with either a set of strands or tufts in front of each ear is simply the default Japanese woman's hairstyle common in Heian period, not only for princesses but all women above the peasant class. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scholars are divided on when the history of manga began&lt;/a&gt; (some saying it originated from 12th century scrolls, others pointing to the 18th century) but at any rate, this basic women's hair style in manga/anime dates from early manga. However, the hair style itself is still sported by many young Japanese women today, using their natural hair color, in order to give off a conservative image (it is not common to do this style with dyed/bleached hair). Reflecting real life, in manga and anime it remains almost always dark in color (such as black, grey, blue, or purple) to match the natural hair color of people who choose this style. More than symbolizing a princess per se, it is the image that Japanese people associate with a conservative, self-restrained, serious, intelligent, cultured young woman and what girls who want to be thought of as such may go for. On the other hand, this very basic hair style is arguably also often used for frightening characters in Japanese horror, and it is also very common in manga/anime to use buoyant blonde curls for princess personality characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nkyNn.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5bnH.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blog-imgs-32.fc2.com/c/a/r/carnageheartez2/20090201155129.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://rinuch.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/envisioning-the-tale-of-genji-casx.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.mcmbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Tale-of-the-Princess-Kaguya-1.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a9bCit.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a9bCit.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hime or ojousama hairstyle in Ace wo Nerae&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/oniisama-e/images/8/88/Miya_sama.png/revision/latest?cb=20141008070414&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/c7/53/4cc753e4cac3d3fdf5cbe84a0c31f1a9.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YcjYh.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2019-01-02T19:24:14.347" LastActivityDate="2019-01-02T19:24:14.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34170" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34172" CreationDate="2016-07-09T12:34:59.130" Score="2" ViewCount="1167" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, some people were shown eating the Devil Fruit such as Sabo and 2 CP9 said it was disgusting or tastes really bad. However, Luffy was shown eating it at the beginning without a complaint. In the anime series, he ate it for being upset; in a movie, he ate it for dessert. Another case was Buggy &lt;em&gt;the clown&lt;/em&gt; but he doesn't stand much of an argument because he technically swallowed it whole by accident. Also with Chopper: he ate it when he was a deer. It it really tastes that bad, wouldn't he follow his instinct as an animal and stop eating it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; Does Devil Fruit taste bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="13439" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T14:11:55.670" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T10:13:37.223" Title="Does Devil Fruit taste bad?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34177" CreationDate="2016-07-09T12:38:37.600" Score="1" ViewCount="2530" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, all of Luffy's crews have a dream to become something or discover something. Franky already accomplished his dream by building Sunny. Brooke's dream wasn't really that clear from the start either, if it was to become a well known musician, he's already accomplished by becoming soul king. So do these two have a/another dream?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:03:39.533" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:03:39.533" Title="Do Brooke and Franky have a dream?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34170" CreationDate="2016-07-09T13:07:44.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the Devil Fruit tastes bad. It tastes so inexplicably bad that is akin to poison as stated in the wiki about &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devil Fruit&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy has been shown in multiple different ways eating his Fruit in the manga, anime and movies. And also how he got his Fruit is different depending on the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main point is that, in almost every case, a person eats the whole Fruit either piece by piece or by swallowing it whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T10:13:37.223" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T10:13:37.223" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-09T14:26:50.237" Score="3" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;i know that The Idolm@ster started out as a raising sim/rhythm arcade game in Japan but there is also a bunch of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Idolmaster_media#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Idolmaster_media#Print_media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Print Media&lt;/a&gt; of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there is a game/anime/manga which is in English in one form or another (either Dubbed or Subbed for anime or officially translated/localized or fan translated for everything else) which would be a good entry point into the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T01:36:43.177" Title="What's a good entry point for The Idolm@ster?" Tags="&lt;the-idolmaster&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34176" CreationDate="2016-07-09T17:56:55.330" Score="2" ViewCount="38408" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hunter x Hunter at first Knov appearance was pretty bold and looked smart. But after knowing the fact that their enemies are stronger then he got scared. But being a Hunter why he undergoes such a huge change in appearance ? I mean how come his whole physical body changed ? They knew that the mission they are going into is really scary but what was the reason behind his complete change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;First change: His hair got white and he was a little bit skinny.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2CAO6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2CAO6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Second change: Hair loss and lack of physical fitness.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/de8rV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/de8rV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T05:16:57.600" Title="How Knov apperance kept on changing?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34175" CreationDate="2016-07-09T22:48:34.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;His appearance changed because he was so terrified.  The idea was that he was so scared of the beings they were exposed to that his hair went white and he rapidly lost weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stress can cause rapid weight and hair loss. I don't know if hair turning white from fear is real but it is a common belief (see crash test dummy's MMM). That is what you are seeing exaggerated here.  What you are supposed to note as remarkable is how he continues to aid the group and stick with it even though he is so debilitated.  He is more scared but somehow the bravest GD person there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T22:48:34.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34171" CreationDate="2016-07-09T22:58:13.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brooke wants to meet back up with Laboon, the whale at the start of the grand line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Franky's dream is to create and travel with a dream ship which would&#xA;  experience countless battles, can overcome extreme hardships and can&#xA;  reach the end of the Grand Line. He has created the ship which the&#xA;  Straw Hats are riding and it's his task to keep it in good condition.&#xA;  Previously, one of his dreams was to beat Spandam to pieces,&#xA;  fortunately this was fulfilled toward the end of the Enies Lobby Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not agree with that based on the scene where they steal his speedo.  He wanted to build the boat; now he has.  Unlike the others, he isn't pursuing his dream but maintaining and improving what he already acheived.  Yet he still was willing to leave it unprotected (had no way to know about Kuma) for the better part of 2 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T22:58:13.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34123" CreationDate="2016-07-09T23:10:18.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime: Gomu Gomu no Jet Lance was used against Blueno and was a Gear 2 attack.  Note that Lance is similar to a Spear which is what Yari refers to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gomu Gomu no Jet Spear was used after the timeskip against Monet as a Gear 2 version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of a Gear 3 version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Third_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T23:10:18.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34179" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34187" CreationDate="2016-07-10T02:49:57.317" Score="6" ViewCount="93199" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the reason why Shinji choked Asuka, I stick with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/mdwigs/KimochiWarui.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the translation of &quot;Kimochi warui&quot; card from Eva card game&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm willing to accept other theories,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinji renounced the world where all hearts had melted into one and accepted each other unconditionally. His desire... to live with 'others' -- other hearts that would sometimes reject him, even deny him. That is why the first thing he did after coming to his senses was to place his hands around Asuka's neck. To feel the existence of an 'other'. To confirm (make sure of) rejection and denial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have no clear explanation of why did Asuka caress Shinji when he is strangling her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26098" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T15:43:17.323" LastActivityDate="2020-09-09T20:41:38.010" Title="Why does Asuka caress Shinji in EoE?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34181" CreationDate="2016-07-10T05:45:18.520" Score="7" ViewCount="1243" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where does the title &quot;Charlotte&quot; come from? I don't remember a character or concept with that name. I don't remember the word even being spoken during the series itself. Do we know where it comes from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T07:56:54.173" Title="Who's Charlotte?" Tags="&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34180" CreationDate="2016-07-10T05:59:42.893" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This contains a little bit of a spoiler, so I'll give a little warning....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Charlotte is the name of the comet that passes over the earth every 75 years and gives everyone their super powers.&#xA;&#xA; They mention this in Episode 11:&#xA; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWuTl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWuTl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XJa0j.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XJa0j.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastEditorUserId="13959" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T07:56:54.173" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T07:56:54.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34135" CreationDate="2016-07-10T14:04:11.070" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zou, the living elephant on which the animals of Mink reside is the largest character so far shown. The entire back of the elephant has so much space that there are forests, rivers and even entire towns on it. There's an entire country there.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WheiB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WheiB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXWf7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXWf7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26090" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T14:04:11.070" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-10T14:13:15.877" Score="2" ViewCount="5544" Body="&lt;p&gt;By the end of the Substitute Shinigami Arc (Fullbring Arc), Ginjo was said to be dead, since Ichigo came to the captains' meeting and asked for Ginjo's body. Yet in chapter 681, Ginjo came with Tsukishima to help Ichigo. Does this means that the Ginjo in chapter 681 has turned into a 100% Shinigami, that is, he no longer is a Substitute Shinigami like he once was, but a 100% Shinigami since he is already dead and is a soul now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I guess 100% Shinigami is not a very good term to describe Ginjo since he was also a Fullbringer...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2019-01-02T03:46:09.597" LastActivityDate="2021-05-21T07:07:20.573" Title="Is the Ginjo shown in chapter 681 of Bleach a 100% Shinigami?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34179" CreationDate="2016-07-10T20:42:25.287" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, so many possible reasons. I refer to movies like &lt;em&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Madoka: Rebellion&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;make your own ending kits&quot;; due to their constant use of symbolism and ambiguous dialogue, combined with a pathological aversion to explaining themselves, you can basically interpret them to mean whatever you want them to. If I may be allowed a bit of shameless self-promotion, I recently &lt;a href=&quot;https://metatris.blogspot.com/2016/06/evangelion-iii-end-of-eva.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wrote a blog post&lt;/a&gt; doing just that. I didn't specifically analyze why Asuka caressed Shinji, but going by the interpretation I adopted in my post, along with the mentioned card game translation, there are a few valid reasons why she did that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This scene echoes one earlier in the movie, during Instrumentality, when Shinji and Asuka are arguing with each other about whose fault it is that they never managed to get close. I summarized the scene on my blog:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Shinji] zeros in on Asuka in particular, isolating her in a dream version of Misato’s kitchen and fighting with her as Pen-Pen looks on, responding to her accusations that he didn’t know her at all that he couldn’t possibly know her, because she never talks about herself, and how unreasonable it is for her to expect him to know her when she won’t tell him anything. Rei appears and asks if he ever tried, and Shinji responds that he did, but couldn’t. Asuka asks how she could like someone who doesn’t even love himself. Shinji responds that maybe he could learn to love himself if she tried being nice to him, gets angry and smashes a chair, then wraps his hands around her neck and strangles her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinji, who has spent a large part of the series being passive and self-loathing, finally gets angry and blames Asuka (and by proxy the other people in his life) for his inability to get close to others. Asuka and Rei respond, with some justification, that Shinji also has to take some blame; he avoids getting close to anyone because he fears being rejected and abandoned by them, as he was by his father. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, Shinji manages to get over his fear of rejection and chooses to reverse Instrumentality and go back to the world where people are separate and can choose to reject or abandon each other. The card translation says that Shinji started to strangle Asuka because he wanted to confirm that rejection and denial exist once more. By going back to a world where rejection and denial exist, Shinji has admitted that he feared them, and faced that fear. He has confessed that Asuka's and Rei's accusations in the earlier scene were true, that he locked people out too tightly because he feared abandonment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Shinji strangles Asuka, she reaches up and caresses him, countering that although rejection and denial exist again, acceptance also exists again—people have the choice to accept others into their hearts, just as they have the choice to deny others. And with this, Asuka confesses that Shinji's accusations in the earlier scene were true: Asuka resisted, at every level, accepting Shinji (and by proxy, everyone) into her heart, by yelling at him, demeaning him, and violently rejecting the rudimentary efforts he did make to get closer to her. But now that Shinji's managed to stop fearing rejection from everyone, Asuka's learned to stop rejecting everyone. Shinji knows he can't passively wait for someone to accept him; Asuka knows that she can't keep rejecting everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realizing that Asuka intends to stop rejecting him, Shinji breaks down in tears. Asuka responds &quot;Kimochi warui&quot;; to accept someone feels weird, foreign, and disgusting to her, because she's always resisted it. At various points in the series, Shinji and Asuka almost manage to get closer—in Episode 15, Asuka compliments Shinji on his cello playing and then forces him to kiss her, but then violently rejects him by feigning disgust and running to the bathroom to wash her mouth out. Shinji doesn't realize that Asuka was sincerely trying to get closer to him, or he realizes it, but won't follow up because he's afraid of being rejected. In Episode 22, after seeing her talk on the phone with her stepmother, Shinji tries to have a real conversation with Asuka about family, but Asuka is all pissed off because Shinij surpassed her sync ratio. In the final scene of &lt;em&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, they both realize their own culpability in the situation and decide to start trying to become people who are able to accept one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T20:42:25.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6540" CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:14:16.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thought i'd throw in my two cents based on a previous answer that a poster gave stating that the OVA takes place between episodes 13 &amp;amp; 14, I wanted to add that there is further evidence to support this just by looking at their uniforms. Recalling back to episode 13, that was the last episode they wore their summer uniforms, and episode 14 was the first episode back in their winter uniforms. Now i'm not entirely sure though about the picnic part at the very end of the episode. It does seem plausible that most of the episode could be a flashback and the ending taking place after episode 25 given the way Taiga feeds Ryuuji ^-^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26112" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T00:14:16.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33878" CreationDate="2016-07-11T01:14:56.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, she would be 10-11 years old due to her and the Pilaf Gang making that one wish to be young again. So she and Trunks would be about a year or a few months apart in age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking about her real age, as in overall (since the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series), she would technically be older than Goku and even Bulma, since she was already a fully grown adult during the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although on a side note, if you look into &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt;, she is/was an old woman while Trunks was a young man. So I don't know what happened there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26114" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:50:43.743" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:50:43.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34227" CreationDate="2016-07-11T02:39:01.127" Score="1" ViewCount="2096" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that in order to release Final Getsuga Tenshou, Ichigo has to be Getsuga himself. But, what does it mean? How this Getsuga mode worked? Is it only Zangetsu exclusive? Is it cancelable and be reused?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="23139" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T05:36:05.197" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T16:01:40.830" Title="How does Getsuga mode works?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34200" CreationDate="2016-07-11T03:41:24.787" Score="1" ViewCount="11353" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of Death Note, Near would've been lost if Mello didn't help him. That makes me think why Near who is always be careful (isn't like L or Mello) didn't find out about the possibility of fake death note, meanwhile Mello had found out about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Mello, after he found out that Kira helped Japan Police, he would found out that Kira was there being watched by others. In order to keep killing people, he would need X-Kira (Mikami) to do the killings and a spokeperson (Takada) to help him communicate with him. Until then, Mello's and Near's thinking were the same: find the x-kira (Mello investigated Misa too). Mello could easily assume that Near had found the x-kira and been stalking him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes it weird is Mello thought that this person who was being investigated by Near was using fake death note, and assumed that Near wouldn't ever found out about this unless he kidnapped Takada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, would Near have never found out about the possibility of fake Death Note without Mello sacrificing himself? If it was really that hard to find out, how could Mello know? Doesn't it sound like Near would get easily be tricked by Light, while Mello outsmarted the two of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26116" LastEditorUserId="26116" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T03:46:55.737" LastActivityDate="2020-01-14T20:49:57.143" Title="How did Mello know how to help Near in Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34197" CreationDate="2016-07-11T06:52:52.283" Score="3" ViewCount="642" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've not seen the show, but I used to play the video games. In Pokemon Go there is a secret way to get Pikachu by walking away from the starting Pokemon. People on the internet say Ash did so in the anime. Is that true? If not, how can this be explained with anime's events?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26119" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T04:39:34.997" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T07:43:40.117" Title="Does Ash walk away from the starting pokemon in the anime?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34196" CreationDate="2016-07-11T07:03:09.720" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of the anime, Ash overslept and was too late to get Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle. Professor Oak then gives him Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23875" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-12-24T07:43:40.117" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T07:43:40.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32177" CreationDate="2016-07-11T07:56:27.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Higuchi died, the Death Note was kept by the investigator so Light couldn't use the death note. After L died, the book was kept by Soichiro Yagami for quite a long time. At that time, Light had lost his possession of Death Note either by giving it to his father or by not using it for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Soichiro gave the Death Note to the guy who kidnapped Sayu, he gave him the possession as well. At last, this guy lost his possession of Death Note after he died in a plane. The one who first touched the Death Note after that was Kal Snyder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26116" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T07:56:27.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34195" CreationDate="2016-07-11T09:24:09.587" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that Halle Lidner, SPK member, always kept in touch with Mello, keeping him up-to-date with Near's latest theories concerning Kira case. It's possible that he also knew about Near's plan and his appointment with Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Mello, with Matt, decided to kidnap Takada that made the real Death Note location revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before that, Mello's movements are unknown since the story focus on Takada and Mikami investigation. His reason to kidnap Takada is also unknown whether because he realized the possibility of fake Death Note or other reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the end, Near acknowledged Mello that he wouldn't have won without his sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26116" LastEditorUserId="26116" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T11:17:33.727" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T11:17:33.727" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34203" CreationDate="2016-07-11T12:42:35.970" Score="2" ViewCount="2525" Body="&lt;p&gt;In other anime some characters get nicknames like in Yuru Yuri Akari = Akarin and in WataMote Tomoko = Mokochii.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand how these names get created but in &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia&lt;/em&gt; Neptune calls Broccoli Puchiko. where does Puchiko come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T12:42:35.970" Title="Why does Neptune give Broccoli the nickname Puchiko?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34202" CreationDate="2016-07-11T12:42:35.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like other character's Broccoli's name is from that of the company she represents, in this case &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Broccoli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;her nickname, Puchiko actually comes from another of Broccoli's works called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Gi_Charat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Di Gi Charat&lt;/a&gt;, from the Wikipedia Article on Broccoli&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Broccoli is well known for the Di Gi Charat franchise and series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Di Gi Charat there is a character called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dejiko.wikia.com/wiki/Petit_Charat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puchiko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Petit Charat (Puchiko, プチ・キャラット), is Dejiko's little half-sister and is a catgirl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is also character called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dejiko.wikia.com/wiki/Gema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gema&lt;/a&gt;. looking at Puchiko and Gema from Di Gi Charat and Broccoli from Neptunia they look similar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HRDHM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HRDHM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Broccoli&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CzpYn.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CzpYn.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Puchiko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/byIbD.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/byIbD.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Gema&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see both Puchiko and Broccoli look very similar both having the same hairstyle, hat and being catgirls. also Broccoli's weapon Gema (seen under her) looks the exact same as Gema from Di Gi Charat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Puchiko and Broccoli both share the same Japanese Seiyuu and English Voice Actress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Broccoli (ブロッコリー Burokkorī)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Voiced by: &lt;strong&gt;Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Karen Strassman (English)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A little girl first appearing in Victory. In Re;Birth 1, she can join Neptune's party near the end of the game. She represents Broccoli.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hyperdimension_Neptunia_characters#Supporting_characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Hyperdimension Neptunia characters - Supporting characters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Petit Charat (プチ・キャラット Puchi Kyaratto) / Puchiko (ぷちこ Puchiko)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Voiced by: &lt;strong&gt;Miyuki Sawashiro (1999–2008; Japanese and English in Leave it to Piyoko!)&lt;/strong&gt;, Nao Minakami (2008), &lt;strong&gt;Karen Strassman (English)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  At the beginning of the story it is explained that Puchiko, also known as Capuccino, is Dejiko's five-year-old sidekick and is a catgirl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Gi_Charat#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Di Gi Charat - Characters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Neptune's nickname for Broccoli, Puchiko, is actually a throw back to a character in Di Gi Charat which was made by the company Broccoli&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T12:42:35.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34194" CreationDate="2016-07-11T15:45:58.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, There are no solid answers yet, just theories. As it currently stands, it seems unlikely that we will ever find out either, as the Manga is only a few chapters from ending, Though it may make a return to defeat the final villain and we may get to learn something about it then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theory 1) Ichigo fused with his zanpaktou sword spirit. This one does not make much sense, since the zanpaktou is already a part of its wielders spirit, but his sword did disappear, so it has some merits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theory 2) It was some kind of Shinigami, Quincy, Hollow, or unique technique to the Kurosaki Family (specifically on his fathers side), a lot like what Uryu did when he fought Miyuri, since both lost their powers after the fact. Though there are several big differences depending on where you place it, we only know that Isshin could supposedly do it as well, but cross species abilities are not explored much outside of Vizards/Arrancars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theory 3) The most likely theory as it stands, is simply that Kubo wrote himself into a corner. He made Aizen too strong, So he had to come up with a way to make Ichigo Stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theory 4) This one is the newest, but also spoils a lot from the last Arc in the manga, Some very big plot points are revealed about Ichigo spoiled here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo is in some way partially all 4 of the main races, and as we find out, His quincy part suppressed his Shinigami part, and then somehow used some of its own power and the Hollows power to give him his regular powers that we all knew and loved. Eventually, Ichigo is able to fully access all of his powers, and we see his new regular strength is well beyond Yamamoto's and Aizen's, with his reatsu being visible to the naked eye in just his shikai form. This theory is simply that Ichigo used a technique that forced any limiters to be removed, and accessed his absolute power. Like Uryu again, The removal of the limiters caused damage to his Spiritual power network, and he could no longer produce more Reatsu, so he slowly drained it all away until he was human again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets hope in the next few chapters we find something out, but as it stands, If we don't, we probably never will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T15:45:58.600" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31737" CreationDate="2016-07-11T15:55:11.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to believe she has Ki, because she is part human.  At the world tournament Goku asks how her and Krillin had a child together and he explains that she was human to begin with and turned into an android by Dr. Gero.&#xA;(Season 7 episode 208 or 209)(I can't remember exactly)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The correct term is Cyborg. Human with cybernetic parts, she was human by birth and turned into a cyborg, thus retaining certain human functionality, such as being able to get pregnant.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that still raises the question why Goku and the others couldn't detect their energy. I guess some things should just be left unasked?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26124" LastEditorUserId="26124" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T16:02:12.833" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T16:02:12.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11430" CreationDate="2016-07-11T16:29:40.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some sense the coat is maybe telling that the time is now Christmas. In game aspect, maybe a limited time item with a strong buff or it is the mission requirement to get the resurrect item with that coat. Moreover just like Dasttann777 said it is not linear and the timeline is somewhat empty after the first floor until he met with Sachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26105" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T16:29:40.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27956" CreationDate="2016-07-11T17:50:18.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, to start...let's look at what the title 'Nora' actually means. In context, a 'Nora' is a 'stray' shinki (Regalia). They are compared to stray cats who wander around and beg attention and affection from anyone who will give it. (This also gives you a hint as to what the title of the series means... Noragami...a compound of Nora Kami...Stray god. Yato, the stray god who wanders around and begs attention and remembrance from anyone who will give it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, a Nora is a term for any Shinki with more than one name, used interchangeably with the title 'Stray.' This is seen as a bad thing, first because the 'name' of a thing is sacred and important in that universe, and we later learn that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Strays are feared due to the fact that they own more than one name. A Stray cannot be bound using any technique that link to their names easily; unless all names of a Stray is known, other shinki cannot use Restraint or any other binding techniques. Strays can also change hands from one god to another should their names be called, literally betraying the master they were serving at that time. This makes them dangerous, uncontrollable, and unreliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Hiiro/Nora herself, In Chapter 47...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakura sees that Hiiro also has the name 'Mizuchi' on her back, in addition to the name Hiiro that Yato gave her. Later we see 'Father' use that name to turn her into a weapon to break Sakura's name and turn her into a Phantom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows us that even when she was only working with Yato, she was already technically a Nora. As for why she has so many masters, that's because 'Father' commanded her to do so. She claims she's been working with other gods simply because Yato hasn't called her in so long...but there might be more to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, we are going to stray a bit into speculation as to why he would want that...but it's actually pretty clear once you think about it. The reason that gods will contract with a Stray is that it allows them to wield a 'disposable' regalia for dirty business that they don't want to involve their own Shinki in. This means that Nora is witness to all of that dirty business that gods are getting up to that they don't want their own Shinki exposed to, or that may count as a Sin for their Shinki (I'll get to that in a second). And since her ultimate loyalty is to 'Father,' that means that he is also privy to a lot of the stuff gods are up to that they don't want others to know about. In short, Nora is a spy for him...and no one suspects it because everyone assumes she has no true master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as for the 'never blighted' thing...from conversation with Kazuma and direct evidence from Yukine, we can see that 'sinning' is a subjective thing for a Shinki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Kazuma&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We learn that he suppresses his emotions and blocks out any sense of guilt when he is doing 'what must be done.' And thus if you believe you are doing the right thing, it doesn't count as a sin. He bluntly says as much in Chapter 52. As a result, he's done stuff that could be considered 'wrong' but didn't blight Bishamonten. For example, when Tsuguha turns into an Ayakashi, he kills her with a boundary line and doesn't sting Bishamonten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Yukine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Hiyori was going nuts and turning into an Ayakashi, he believed it was wrong to hurt her...and so hitting her with a Boundary line caused him to sting Yato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of them did basically the same thing...but it counted as a sin for Yukine because he felt guilt over it and thought it was wrong...while Kazuma did not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; And, in Nora's case...we see her commit several attempted murders, participate in countless actual murders, participate in blackmail, and intentionally trigger the insanity/death of several Shinki. All things that are (objectively) sins...but despite being named by Yato, she never stung him with these actions. She can kill innocent people without a problem...while Yukine couldn't even injure a single proto-ayakashi without stinging his owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the fact that Nora has never stung Yato may not mean she actually cares for him so deeply that she would never do anything wrong that would sting him. Instead, it is more likely the she is a full-blown sociopath who never feels guilt over her actions...and since 'sin' in the Noragami universe is dependent on guilt and feeling like you are doing something wrong...a sociopath with no conscience could do whatever they want and never sting their patron god. And, again...this fuels the fact that Nora could be used by any god to do anything they felt they needed to do...because she never feels guilty about it. If a god felt they needed to kill a few innocents, their own Shinki might feel guilty about doing so...and thus sting them. But with Nora in hand, you don't have that risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, TL;DR: Nora is a Stray because Father commanded her to be one. Nora may or may not actually care so much about Yato, but simply never feels guilt, and thus never stings anyone. Her personality is pretty much textbook sociopathy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastEditorUserId="14466" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T17:56:35.737" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T17:56:35.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T18:09:49.127" Score="2" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hasirama is one of the most OP characters in the Naruto series. No one could match his strength, even Madara, and he had crazy regenerative abilities. Basically, he had no weaknesses. Narutopedia sums it up pretty well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hashirama was famed as the strongest shinobi of his era, reputed as a God of Shinobi ... His body was brimming with vitality, granting him considerable regenerative powers that could mend most injuries with no residual effects ... Hashirama was proficient in all five basic nature transformations, along with Yin and Yang Release ... [It goes on and on]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how did someone like him die in the First Shinobi World War? He alone has the same power as an entire village, and so long as he is careful, no one can even scratch him. And if he gets hurt, he can just heal it and shrug it off. So how could he so carelessly die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T00:40:23.423" Title="How could someone like Hashirama die in the First Shinobi World War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-07-12T10:53:19.660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28056" CreationDate="2016-07-11T19:32:05.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The seven hero(ine)s of Bonyari (凡矢理高校七英雄, bonyari koukou nana eiyuu) were confirmed in a &lt;strong&gt;Nisekoi official Fanbook&lt;/strong&gt; released in August 2015 (ニセコイ　ファンブック　トクレポ). The fan translation by Red Hawks being released more than one year before, the team probably assumed at the time that the seven people in question were girls without any solid proof (but they are seemingly right nonetheless).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual list of the seven heroines is mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ameblo.jp/tuyo9624/entry-12061250189.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this japanese blog&lt;/a&gt;, apparently specializing in Nisekoi trivia. The list is given additional credence by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sclpsn.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-1082.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this other blog&lt;/a&gt;, which reviews the fanbook extensively and mentions, without expliciting all names though, that 5 of the 7 heroines fell in love with Raku, and that the other 2 didn't appear yet as of the writing of the review. The same list appears on the japanese &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A4#cite_note-60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia page of Nisekoi&lt;/a&gt; as an annotation to the seven heroines entry of the glossary section, and a number of other pages of people who asked the same question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seven heroines of Bonyari refer to 7 people of Bonyari High, who possess a unique talent or incredible popularity among other students of Bonyari. Even though she's not a part of it, Haru is mentioned to be a likely candidate for a &quot;future&quot; list of these seven heroines.&#xA;The seven heroines of Bonyari seem to be a cute variation of the &quot;7 wonders of school&quot; (学校の七不思議, gakkou no nana fushigi) in Japanese scary urban legends, which is also a relatively common trope in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Onto the actual list:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The golden rose princess [golden rose], &lt;strong&gt;Chitoge Kirisaki&lt;/strong&gt; (黄金の薔薇姫（ゴールデン・ローズ）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The lovely lily missy [pretty lily], &lt;strong&gt;Kosaki Onodera&lt;/strong&gt; (可憐なる百合嬢（プリティ・リリィ）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The noble mountain arrowhead [noble amaryllis], &lt;strong&gt;Seishirou Tsugumi&lt;/strong&gt; (気高き山慈姑（ノーブル・アマリリス）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The beloved marigold [lovely gold], &lt;strong&gt;Marika Tachibana&lt;/strong&gt; (愛の千寿菊（ラブリー・ゴールド）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The gracious sunrise orchid [grace cattleya], &lt;strong&gt;Yui Kanakura&lt;/strong&gt; (優美なる日出蘭（グレース・カトレア）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The melody camellia princess [melody camellia], &lt;strong&gt;Roxanne Kyouko Gotou&lt;/strong&gt;  (旋律の椿姫（メロディー・カメリア）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The innocent turnip girl [innocent turnip], &lt;strong&gt;Hikari Saegusa&lt;/strong&gt; (無邪気な菘娘（イノセント・ターナップ）)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes: arrowhead refers to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittaria_sagittifolia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;flower&lt;/a&gt;, not an actual arrowhead. Also, brackets denote names written phonetically in english in the original japanese text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that, like the japanese review of the fanbook mentions, Yui was not introduced nor a teacher in Bonyari yet when the seven heroines were mentioned in chapter 132. It can be speculated that someone else occupied her place in the listing at the time, but it is not known who.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Roxanne Kyouko Gotou (後藤・ロクサーヌ・響子) and Hikari Saegusa (七草光), they were mentioned by name and both didn't appear yet in any work as of this writing. (Also note that the pronunciation of their names may actually be different than what I wrote. I'm fairly confident about their first names, but their family names, especially, may have a different spelling; I chose to write Gotou and Saegusa because they are common pronunciation for these.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T19:32:05.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-12T01:54:00.650" Score="3" ViewCount="13528" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show it's classed as an elite international culinary school, but given the graduation rate (less than 10%) and the idea of study behind it, is it realistic? Is there a real life equivalent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26131" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T14:31:09.773" Title="How realistic is Totsuki Culinary Academy?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-12T05:45:53.280" Score="6" ViewCount="28327" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to ask, in Naruto Shipuden when Madara extracted all the Tailed Beast by using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Demonic_Statue_of_the_Outer_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gedo Statue&lt;/a&gt;. It is said that when the tailed beast is removed from a Jinjuriki the Jinjuriki will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to ask, why was killer bee not dead and was able to have a dream under the infinite tsukoyumi. How is it possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24241" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T16:29:04.250" LastActivityDate="2021-03-28T00:18:23.237" Title="Why is Killer Bee still alive?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34216" CreationDate="2016-07-12T06:24:03.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bee used a tentacle escape pod. It's using the same rule that allowed&#xA;  the Jubi to be revived in reverse. As long as there was a portion of&#xA;  Gyuki's chakra, be was able to survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:137687&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24240" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T06:24:03.057" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34216" CreationDate="2016-07-12T06:45:05.227" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gy%C5%ABki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara then proceeded to chain them up and prepared to remove&#xA;  Yang-Kurama and Gyūki from their jinchūriki. Struggling against its&#xA;  confines, Gyūki apologised to B as it was extracted and sealed within&#xA;   the statue along with the other tailed beasts, &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;but not before cutting&#xA;   off one of its tentacles, letting B survive through the chakra within&#xA;   it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short he was having chakra worth of one tentacle which was cut off from Gyūki and just because of this he was able to survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cqMjW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cqMjW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T06:45:05.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-12T13:24:44.797" Score="-3" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do fansubbers merge video and subtitle into one file?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes its an mkv file and I can just extract the sub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On some sites they hardcode it into the video frames as image overlay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is so silly. Why not just have the one video file which several languages or translation versions (corrections) can &lt;strong&gt;share&lt;/strong&gt;, instead of re-encode and re-upload? And if someone wants a sub they can download &lt;strong&gt;just&lt;/strong&gt; the sub. Distributing subs must also be easier because the subtitle files are smaller, so no wasted &lt;strong&gt;bandwidth&lt;/strong&gt;, and it might not even be &lt;strong&gt;illegal&lt;/strong&gt; to share just the sub. Plenty of reasons!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they have some reason which I do not realize?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26143" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T14:43:12.577" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T15:46:54.983" Title="Why do fansubbers merge video and subtitle into one file?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ClosedDate="2016-07-12T16:51:18.477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34223" CreationDate="2016-07-12T14:58:58.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about the whole scope of hardsub usage, but here is at least one widely used case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are tons of sites where people can watch anime online. And most of these sites are using really primitive embedded video players, which are usually not capable of any manipulation with subtitles, like switching between subtitles of different languages, or even enabling/disabling subtitles. So, the only viable method to include subtitles in such cases is hardsub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T15:46:54.983" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T15:46:54.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34194" CreationDate="2016-07-12T16:01:40.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand how Final Getsuga Tenshou (FGT) works, we need first to understand what happened with Ichigo when he wanted to learn it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo and Isshin was in the Dangai (Precipice World) a tunnel that connects Living World and Soul Society. Isshin stopped Ichigo and noted that the train was not there and that while it usually is a bad thing, it was a good thing for them since because the flow of time is different in the Dangai than that in Real World or Soul Society, it is a good time for him to teach Ichigo the FGT. Isshin then told &lt;strong&gt;Ichigo&lt;/strong&gt; that he &lt;strong&gt;can only attain the technique by asking his Zanpakutou to teach it to him&lt;/strong&gt;. He then told Ichigo to sit crossing his legs and start communicating with his Zanpakutou, which is &lt;strong&gt;similar to&lt;/strong&gt; what &lt;strong&gt;meditation&lt;/strong&gt; is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened with Ichigo when he entered his inner world is that he found that all the tall buildings are under water. He was surprised but then Tensa Zangetsu shows up and tell him that he can breathe just fine even under water since its just his inner world. Ichigo asked Tensa Zangetsu to teach him, but Tensa Zangetsu refused. &lt;strong&gt;Hollow Ichigo shows up and then fused with Tensa Zangetsu&lt;/strong&gt; and then fight Ichigo, claiming that if he persist on trying to learn the technique, Hollow Tensa Zangetsu will kill him. They fought, but Ichigo keeps getting beaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Ichigo realized that there is something wrong with the fight. Hollow Tensa Zangetsu could have killed him from the first strike, yet he didn't do it. He then understands how he can &lt;strong&gt;learn the technique&lt;/strong&gt;, that is &lt;strong&gt;by accepting Hollow Tensa Zangetsu's blade&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus he let the blade pierce him. Hollow Tensa Zangetsu then told him that that is the right answer for &lt;strong&gt;Hollow Tensa Zangetsu is Ichigo himself&lt;/strong&gt;. Ichigo then proceeds to fight Aizen using his newfound power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what does all this means? This means that to learn (to use) Final Getsuga Tenshou, Ichigo needs to understand himself and accept it as is. That's why it was said that to use Final Getsuga Tenshou, he needs to be Getsuga itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does it works? If we see how he attained it, he &lt;strong&gt;probably&lt;/strong&gt; need to enter a special state of mind, which he can reach by meditation. In &lt;strong&gt;Zen teachings&lt;/strong&gt;, there are some &lt;strong&gt;special states of mind&lt;/strong&gt;, namely, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roadtoepic.com/the-four-zen-states-of-mind/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shoshin, Fudoushin, Mushin, and Zanshin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Mushin&lt;/strong&gt; in sports is often called as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Zone&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. If you watched Kuroko no Basuke (The Basketball that Kuroko Plays) you will see that when in the &quot;Zone&quot;, all abilities goes up drastically, which in Ichigo's case would be his reiatsu goes up so high that even Aizen no longer able to comprehend it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it Zangetsu exclusive? Maybe. That question cannot be answered with exact answer. The only thing that we know is that Isshin knows about the technique, and quite possibly has used it before, and that Ichigo was able to learn it as well. If we go by how Ichigo attained it, then it is very possible that others might be able to learn similar technique although it won't be called Final Getsuga Tenshou since they only ones who has been shown to be able to use Getsuga Tenshou are Isshin and Ichigo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it cancel-able and reusable? If we go by what Kise Ryouta did during the match between Kaijo and Seirin in the semi-final of the Winter Competition, then yes, it can be canceled, assuming that FGT works by entering a &quot;Zone&quot;, and that it works the same way in Bleach universe. What we know for sure is that Isshin/Tensa Zangetsu (I forgot which one) said that once he used the technique he will lost all his powers. He will turn into a normal person. This means that it is not reusable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T16:01:40.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35616" CreationDate="2016-07-12T16:26:33.693" Score="2" ViewCount="1802" Body="&lt;p&gt;2011 release of Hunter x Hunter (Chimera Ants arc):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode where Gon and his friends enter the castle of ants through the hole made by Knov , everything goes like a slow mo and an epic music hits. I apologise for not mentioning the episode number. This music is repeated several times during the arc after the inception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have listened to various OST's from Hunter x Hunter but I don't think any of them are the one which I am looking for...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone Identify the music that was playing??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17866" LastActivityDate="2019-09-08T07:17:45.847" Title="What music plays in Hunter x Hunter SLOW MO?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34237" CreationDate="2016-07-12T19:55:42.267" Score="2" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the series canon or is the game that counts as canon? I've had a growing interest in the franchise since Wright became an Marvel vs Capcom 3 character and I just started the anime. I was wondering if the anime depicts the actual storyline of Wright's progression as a lawyer or if a story line even exists for the series at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone let me know for sure if the series is canon or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T01:16:46.640" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T01:16:46.640" Title="Is the Ace Attorney anime canon?" Tags="&lt;ace-attorney&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25763" CreationDate="2016-07-12T20:50:23.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reincarnation is tricky business and there are so many opinions what changes when a soul returns in another body. The gender or character can be different from the previous version, so no wonder Inuyasha treats the two girls as different entities. Also there are shared history and memories between Inuyasha and Kikyo which are very precious to him. There is also guilt that he couldn't protect her and a promise he made and intends to keep, while Kagome at first is a complete stranger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying that, I am not sure Kagome being and looking similar wasn't a contributing factor for Inuyasha falling for her. She even had the same talents: both women have miko powers. Maybe on same level he did preceive their relationship as some kind of second chance with Kikyo.&#xA;He shows no romantic interest in other females, but he does with Kagome pretty early on, even saying she smells nice and when Kagome says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I thought you didn’t like my scent&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inuyasha replies with &#xA;'I lied'. Which is curious, especially as at their first encounter he confuses her with Kikyo based on her scent. He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who else would give off a scent like you?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inu is a dog hanyou, so olfactory perception is extremely important for him,  and if his nose senses that Kikyo and Kagome aren't that different then maybe he did preceive Kagome as Kikyo. But then the 'real' Kikyo returned,  which messed Inuyasha up quite a bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression was that in some instances he'd preferred to stay with Kagome and not, say, die with Kikyo, but he felt that abandoning her wouldn't be fair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastEditorUserId="26148" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T06:33:46.163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T06:33:46.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34241" CreationDate="2016-07-12T21:08:40.527" Score="5" ViewCount="6786" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, why does Yhwach/Juhach call Ichigo his son?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="9307" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T21:21:51.450" LastActivityDate="2019-11-30T05:16:06.420" Title="Why does Yhwach/Juhach call Ichigo that?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34236" CreationDate="2016-07-12T21:57:12.573" Score="2" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; published in &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt;? It seems to come out monthly but it was on the cover of and in &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-809337/weekly-shonen-jump-rankings?pg=115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump Rankings - Crunchyroll forum&lt;/a&gt; (find for &quot;Boruto&quot; keyword)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T17:51:46.267" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T17:52:19.347" Title="Is Boruto published in Weekly Shonen Jump?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34235" CreationDate="2016-07-12T23:05:04.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; is serialized in &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; and yes, it is published monthly, despite being in a weekly magazine. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-14/naruto-spinoff-manga-boruto-launches-on-may-9/.99797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN article on it.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13204" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T17:52:19.347" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T17:52:19.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34232" CreationDate="2016-07-13T00:40:12.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban games are the original works, and as such are significantly older, and cover a longer story, so they would be considered the core cannon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, there are not a lot of differences between the two - the cases covered in the anime are the same as in the games (so far the anime is up to the second case of the second game, although it skipped the first case of that game since it was more of a tutorial and not particularly important in the scheme of things), and the plots are pretty much the same. The anime does add a few details here and there, and in particular episode 13 gives some background to a big event when the main character was very young that does affect how one side character is portrayed slightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, if you just watch the anime, you will get the same story, you'll just have to wait longer to run into certain characters and plotlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T00:40:12.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T01:23:06.290" Score="2" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the movie yet, but I finished the show multiple times and have never seen either Ikaros' or Nymph's ears. Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26154" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:02:53.747" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T11:25:00.190" Title="Do both Ikaros and Nymph have ears or just Astrea?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5883" CreationDate="2016-07-13T02:19:50.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fusion dance = an entirely new being. And as far as the earrings go, it depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one person is far more dominant in power and personality, then they remain who they are and are in complete control of the new form (old Kai and Kabito Kai), but if both fusee's are equal in power and dominance of personality, then similar to the dance, a new being completely will be created. You can tell if this occurs if you can hear both fusee's voices (Vegito).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-15T14:51:24.127" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T14:51:24.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34240" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T02:29:10.303" Score="1" ViewCount="29395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought the corpse helped provide him use of his legs midway through the series. However, the entire corpse is taken by Valentine near the end and sealed in the vault, so how is Johnny Joestar still walking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T21:56:34.667" LastActivityDate="2020-05-28T20:48:43.177" Title="How is Johnny Joestar walking at the end of Jojo part 7 Steel Ball Run?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34234" CreationDate="2016-07-13T09:20:21.417" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yhwach is Ichigo's father in spiritual meaning. He was the first Quincy and he has the ability to give a part of his power to others. By giving that power, the other person would turn into a Quincy as well. Long story short, those Quincies married, and had offsprings. Since Yhwach was the one who made them Quincy, it can be said that Yhwach is the one who created them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was said that the name &lt;a href=&quot;http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Yhwach#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yhwach is taken from the name of Israelites God, Yahweh&lt;/a&gt;. In Abrahamic religions, God is said to have created man from dust and made them according to his image. In Christian and Catholic belief, man are said to be children of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same thing is applied to Yhwach's case. Since he was the one who created the Quincy, all Quincies can be said to be his children, that is in spiritual sense. Since Ichigo's mother was a Quincy, Ichigo too is Yhwach's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T05:49:44.263" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T05:49:44.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T11:06:15.247" Score="1" ViewCount="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico Qoga&lt;/em&gt;, in the glossary under the Necrohouse of Ayatane, it talks about that some of the Teru Clans began to hate humans after something called the Seven Blood Stains Incident that was caused by Sol Ciel. It was this event that led to the Necrohouse allowing Garthnode Infiria to occur hoping that humans would destroy themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't know what this incident is. The only incident involving the Teru Tribe in Sol Ciel I am aware of was when Bourd kidnapped Misha from the Crescent Chronicle resulting in a battle between the Teru Tribe and Tenba which resulted in the destruction of Aurica's hometown Skuwat. But this was way way way after Garthnode Infiria so this can't be it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way it's worded seems as if this Seven Blood Stains incident is supposed to be matter of fact for players of the previous game (since it also clarifies that Mir's Son Ayatane is unrelated to the Necrohouse of Ayatane). So I am wondering where was the Seven Blood Stains Incident detailed? Was it in a drama CD or manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:21:52.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:21:52.283" Title="Where was the Seven Blood Stains Incident detailed?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34184" CreationDate="2016-07-13T19:37:36.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/K%C5%ABgo_Ginj%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; states that he gained his powers by stealing them from other soul reapers (according to  Suì-Fēng). He had to steal Ichigo's powers to get himself a Bankai. Simply going to Soul Society wouldn't mean that he would gain soul reaper status, since unlike Ichigo, it is not indicated that he had innate soul reaper family history and has not been given soul reaper powers after Ichigo got his back from him. However, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; also states that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When souls with exceptional spiritual energy train their bodies, they reach the level of Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so since Ginjo is already trained and has exceptional spiritual energy, technically he should be a soul reaper as a soul. So, humans need to have soul reaper family history or someone to give them their powers to become soul reapers, but souls are innately able to become soul reapers with training and strong spiritual energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T19:37:36.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37178" CreationDate="2016-07-13T21:01:14.527" Score="3" ViewCount="8700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Saiyan Saga (don't recall which episode, but I believe it was when he was with Nappa on another planet), Vegeta mentions that Saiyans who were born from humans and Saiyans are more powerful than pureborn Saiyans. This makes sense when you see moments of Gohan surpassing Goku in power level when he gets angry, such as when he fights with Garlic Jr. or Raditz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, we see him being a teenager and surpassing Goku definitely by becoming SSJ2 first, but we don't see anything of this sort with Trunks. Trunks apparently surpasses Vegeta in a fight with Cell, but then we know Vegeta wasn't using the buff form because it makes you slow. And Gohan surpasses Trunks even more when he's 10 and Trunks is chronologically 19 or more (2 years in the time chamber). Later, Gohan doesn't train and Goku surpasses him, but then again when his hidden power is released he becomes the strongest character for a while again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gohan doesn't train much, but if he does he becomes the strongest. Why doesn't Trunks have this &quot;hidden&quot; power, or is able to surpass Vegeta when he gets enraged or after a hard training, as Gohan does with Goku? Trunks is also a descendant of a human and a Saiyan, so shouldn't he be much more powerful than what he is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Now things have changed with the new Dragon Ball Super episodes where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Trunks can surpass Gohan, Vegeta and Goku in power when he gets angry, and it seems to have as much hidden power as Gohan. He also, when enraged, gets a new transformation no other Saiyan has obtained before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T10:23:45.360" LastActivityDate="2020-11-10T16:03:36.460" Title="Why is Trunks not as powerful as Gohan when they are both human-Saiyan hybrids?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7269" CreationDate="2016-07-13T21:17:26.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;No blood, no bone, no ash&quot; is the saying that the red king's clan yell out before battle. It is to say that they will leave no blood, no bone nor any ash behind. It is related to their burning power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26167" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T14:18:14.737" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T14:18:14.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34254" CreationDate="2016-07-14T01:40:13.883" Score="1" ViewCount="3146" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably a really stupid question, but is the Rinnegan completely purple from the front to back, or is it just the iris that's purple? Pictures would help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T13:32:52.003" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T13:32:52.003" Title="Is the Rinnegan completely purple in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T01:55:40.240" Score="4" ViewCount="6748" Body="&lt;p&gt;Up until Digimon Tri, only two people from the original Digi-destined were able to evolve their Digimon to their Ultimate/Mega form (and even go beyond that, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Omnimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Omegamon&lt;/a&gt;). All the other characters were stuck with Digimon that could only go up to Perfect/Ultimate form. I get why, it's explained in episode 38 of season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why has that changed in Digimon Tri? How can Joe and Mimi evolve their Digimon into Ultimate/Mega forms so easily? What made it possible for them in Tri that wasn't possible for them in the original season?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2020-05-03T09:09:47.813" Title="Why weren't some of the original Digimon able to evolve into their Ultimate/Mega forms in season 1?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T03:33:13.717" Score="29" ViewCount="39198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Around the early and mid 2000's we saw the spawning of a large collection of long running anime series, such as Naruto, One Piece, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc., all of which still are continuing today in its original series, or through some spin-off. Nowadays, we are left with mainly 12 or 24 episode anime, most of which will never see a second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it so rare to see new long running anime series these days? What caused the shift in the anime industry to a more &quot;agile&quot; (borrowing a term from software development for lack of a better word) production rate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first guess is that the producers base their decision for a long-running anime series on the success of its source manga. However, this is not entirely true, as we see Attack on Titan is a 25 episode series, even though I believe that its manga sales overtook that of One Piece at some point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T08:27:27.747" Title="Why is it so rare to see new long running anime series these days?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2016-07-14T04:28:59.917" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that in most cases the studios do not earn much profit. These days, rather than purchasing DVDs or watching the shows on TV, we simply download it for free. Without DVD sale or any TRP, where are they supposed to get any profit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26170" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T08:27:27.747" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T08:27:27.747" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34248" CreationDate="2016-07-14T04:55:10.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for as i searched with google.There are 3 versions of the Rinnegan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;original with tomoe, thus with &quot;Sharingan&quot; powers is the grey one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;devolved tomoe-red Rinnegan that has not evolved fully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hybrid 6 tomoe - Sasuke's rinnegan. it's power is in between Kaguya's and Madara's rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sasuke Uchiha's left Sharingan became a Rinnegan when Hagoromo's spirit gave half of his chakra to Sasuke.[12] His Rinnegan contains six tomoe split between its first two ripples and retains all of the abilities of his Mangekyō Sharingan.[13] If Sasuke overuses the power of his Rinnegan, the tomoe will disappear until it has fully recharged, a process which takes a considerable amount of time. During this time, he is unable to use the Rinnegan's full power and apparently cannot even activate the Mangekyō in his other eye.[14] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched in these places of the internet &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:142695&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link2&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;And i have attached a picture of the three rinnegans&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KfWzu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KfWzu.png&quot; alt=&quot;This&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The power of the eye is based on the number of Tomoe inside , just like it was when comparing Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The color of the Rinnegan is said indicate the current mode of the Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Red can cast the infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;grey is to absorb jutsus and purple is to use them i think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not so sure of the color part .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please correct me if i'm wrong. I'm also interested to know about this.&#xA;Sorry for the bad English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T04:55:10.513" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34253" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37691" CreationDate="2016-07-14T05:05:52.587" Score="2" ViewCount="954" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goten and Trunks in the current Z timeline are very powerful, but even the Fused SSJ3 Gotenks can't be compared to Mystic Gohan. He was more powerful than even SSJ3 Goku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though Gohan didn't train for around 10 years between the Cell and Buu saga, he was able to surpass all Z characters except Vegtito and BuuTenks in power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why is Gohan more powerful then other half-saiyan children?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/422/how-did-goten-and-trunks-become-super-saiyan-so-easily&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, the most upvoted (not necessarily correct) answer says that since Goku/Vegeta were more powerful when Trunks/Goten were conceived they were more powerful. Hence why Future Trunks was weaker. But, this doesn't explain why Gohan was the strongest of the lot when Goku was at his weakest in Z when Gohan is born. And, this directly contradicts the answer given above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34246/why-trunks-isnt-as-powerful-as-gohan-when-they-are-both-humans-saiyans-hybrids&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt;  may be related, but I believe that Gohan has a hidden power which was released by the Elder Kai answers the question. However, I can't find any source or the reason for the hidden depths to Gohan's power. So, that question may build on the premise of this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Gohan inherit his &quot;Mystic&quot; power when none of the other half-children such as Future Trunks, Trunks and Goten have it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T13:12:02.813" Title="How does Gohan inherit his &quot;Mystic&quot; power while others do not?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34248" CreationDate="2016-07-14T05:08:25.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; there is one statement :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan is characterised by a &lt;strong&gt;ripple pattern that spreads over&#xA;  the eyeball&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it spreads over the eyeball then in conclusion we can say that it is completely spread from front to back as it covers the whole eyeball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is no evidence which proves that Rinnegan purple color is limited to that pupil area only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T05:08:25.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2016-07-14T05:40:39.167" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a variety of reasons for this. Some may apply and some may not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The anime series catches up to the Source Material&lt;/strong&gt; This is by far the most common problem, faced by long running Anime. Once the source material ends there are two options. Fillers or hiatus. &#xA;Anime like Naruto and Bleach went the filler route. Bleach ended before the final saga which is still publishing. Naruto has finally ended but for some reason Anime is still prolonged by random fillers (Maybe to increase profit).&#xA;Shows like Fairy Tail and One Piece experimented. Fairy Tail abandoned the filler model and went on hiatus. Toei has screwed up One Piece with barely showing 5 minutes of new material and now again on fillers. So these long running shows have had their own problems and have overcome them only if the viewership and manga sales continue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why more anime are not in the same model and going at 250+ episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There aren't just that many popular series which can be adapted for hundreds of episodes&lt;/strong&gt; For a long running perennial series several factors have to align. Not only the series, but its other products should also be popular. Bleach, One Piece and Naruto had Mangaka's which constantly worked hard to put out new chapters and manga sales were good. Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh's trading card games were very popular. Their viewership numbers also didn't fluctuate. Take Hunter x Hunter for example. It had the potential to be right there with the big three, but due to inactive Mangaka its source material was finished way too soon. Even the remake could only adapt a couple extra arcs. More such examples are covered in Ryan's answer below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The anime is adapted in a bad way.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Kingdom&lt;/strong&gt; has 470+ Manga Chapters. It is great source material and decent Manga sales. Its first season had such a bad animation that 90% of people who picked it up dropped it after second episode. Still it has over 70 episodes over 2 seasons. A call for reboot is there but I don't have my hopes up.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/strong&gt; was given a second season where the writers completely went away from the source material. Even though Season 1 was received well its writers had made several unwarranted changes which led to many plotholes. (MadHouse's &lt;strong&gt;Parasyte&lt;/strong&gt; though got it right. A great short Anime)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seasonal Structure is less Risky.&lt;/strong&gt; This is primarily the main reason from the departure from the perennial episodic structure from the big three. This method has lots of benefits with no obvious drawbacks. The studio only needs to commit to next season IFF it made profit the previous season. It also gives source material to continue ahead and some breathing room for the anime scriptwriters without lowering quality or pacing of the anime. The long running anime have many ups and down with the pacing. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;Tbh this isn't exactly new. &lt;strong&gt;Major&lt;/strong&gt; for example ran over 6 Seasons consisted of 150+ Episodes between 2004-2010. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/strong&gt; has plenty of source material written from 1986-2004. But instead David Production went with a Seasonal model which is currently on part 3. So it is infact going to be a long running series.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Haikyuu&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Kuroko No Basuke&lt;/strong&gt; are a couple of other sports shounen which got subsequent seasons. KnK ended with season 3. Haikyuu is renewed for its 3rd season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People prefer shorter anime&lt;/strong&gt; This may or may not be true. But being from India and an Anime/Manga fan for over a decade, I didn't expect the sudden fad/growth of the Anime community. Naruto ending and its social network buzz seems to have given people a stimulus to pick Anime. Most of the people who ask me for recommendations want the Anime of lengths 24-25 episodes only. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tl;dr&lt;/strong&gt; As the market became more money oriented and people moving on too quickly. The seasonal structure of Anime production gave the studios and production houses more flexibility to hedge their risks by producing more anime but only prolonging the release of the more profitable and popular titles. This also seem to orient with the requirements of the newer generation of fans who seem to prefer the shorter, high paced and high quality of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T03:32:58.143" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T03:32:58.143" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22620" CreationDate="2016-07-14T08:45:04.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whats-your-sign.com/symbolic-meaning-of-seagulls.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Symbolic meanings of Seagulls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freedom : Marines believe in absolute justice. They believe they provide true freedom the populace by catching people that put a stop to them. Thus they provide freedom to the general population by protecting them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Freedom is the most important symbol we have discussed. Luffy says he wants to be Pirate King because Pirate King is the most free person in the world. Throughout One Piece the importance of Freedom is emphasized. Blackbeard's sniper also shot down a Gull on Jaya. Did Oda foreshadow BB pirates will kill the &quot;freedom&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adaptation: Seagulls are present on Land, Sea and in Air. They can live in harsh climates on meagre sustenance. They can scavenge off anything. Sounds like the marines we know.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Communication : How many types of Den-Den Mushi do marines have? I've lost count :p&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Opportunistic : Marines are highly opportunistic. They rushed ahead with Ace's execution to trap WhiteBeard. They'll use any and all means in their hand to carry out their own sense of justice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Resourcefulness : Marines are highly resourceful. Smoker, though just a Captain, was able to assist and capture a Shichibukai. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going through the list, we can easily see the qualities represented by Seagulls and how any Marine would strive them to be. Sengoku must really believe in Freedom to wear that hat though :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also additionally... Its Oda's favorite bird!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is an interview with One Piece author Eiichiro Oda that was published in the One Piece: Blue Grand Data File volume.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Q.25 (Tashigi, Kuina, Nojiko and so on are characters with bird names but) What kind of bird do you like best?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Seagull&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T08:45:04.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34281" CreationDate="2016-07-14T10:18:59.957" Score="5" ViewCount="12025" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that if you open the 8th Gate, you will get enormously powerful but at the end you will die.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, how did Guy know Jutsu that can be performed in that state, given that against Madara was the first time he ever opened it? You can't just invent new Jutsu on the fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T10:33:16.523" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T08:14:51.117" Title="How does Guy know how to perform the jutsu in the Eight Gates Released Formation?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34262" CreationDate="2016-07-14T13:40:28.413" Score="1" ViewCount="479" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Resurrection of Freezer, Goku, when transformed in Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, is almost killed by a laser beam from Sorbet. Now how could this happen? Was his ki so low even when he was a SSGSS? Later in the Dragon Ball Super series this seems to be corrected because he isn't transformed when he is hit. But then again, I don't know which is the version that counts, supposedly the manga is over the movie and series but between something that happens in the movie and series I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the question of this topic is: can a transformed Saiyan (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan God, etc.) lower his ki to base-human level when transformed? Was this just a mistake or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T15:47:19.247" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T15:47:19.247" Title="Can a transformed Saiyan lower his ki to base-human level when transformed?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34257" CreationDate="2016-07-14T16:49:52.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though this is a bit dissapointing, we do not fully know the truth. We do know for a fact that Guy's Father &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Might_Duy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Duy&lt;/a&gt; was in the same situation as he was, but was weaker (the eternal genin). He learned the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eight gates&lt;/a&gt; from an unknown source. Duy claims it took him 20 years to master the eight gates. The only piece of knoledge we have on the subject is simply summarized to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By undergoing intense training, one can learn how to open these gates allowing the user to surpass their own physical limits at the cost of extreme damage to their own body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same paragraph on the wiki, the Gates &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;limit the overall flow of chakra within a person's body. The basis for the idea of the chakra gates comes from the body's limits on the functions within it. This makes the body much weaker, but it keeps the body from expiring too soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we know that the Gates are simply, Literally, Chakra limiters, and Chakra flow increases strength, speed, and other physical traits. In the anime, it is shown that to open the gates, you need only Overload them, which forces them open. Therefor, it does make sense that one who spends years if not decades training intensely, like Duy or Guy, would eventually accidentally overload the first one. it is also possible to do so if they are in battle in a critical moment. Either way, Knowing there are gates (sharinan and byakugan can see chakra flow, so they can probably also see the gates) and learning they can be opened through force is probably all you need to open at least the first 7. Guy has been shown to open several at once, and for the first 7 only ever had to clench his muscles to do so. The first 7 can probably just be opened by sheer force which can be learned and mastered by training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem then is simply the 8th gate, which is shown to require a puncture to the gate itself, which is located in the heart. The issue is simply how they could figure that out. As we know, there has only been one master of the gates at a time, so there are 2 likely senarios, either 1, they watch their master use it (Guy knew his dad was going to use the 8th gate against the 7 Ninja Swordsman) and witnessed it, realizing that was the key to opening the gate. The second idea is simply that they cant force it open, either through lack of training (to not risk accidentally activating it) or its just locked that hard, and the puncture works to make it easier to open. If you know about openin the first 7, it is completely understandable that you would figure out how to make it easier to open, though I doubt you want to puncture yourself every time, except when you do not expect to live long without doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last thing to think about is the Moves he uses. Well like almost every move besides Rasen Shuriken were invented off screen. By who and what we do not know, But what is clear is that Guy can not use Ninjutsu, as well as Lee. Every Jutsu they used was some kind of Taijutsu, usually a simple punch or kick, sometimes enhanced with the power of the Gates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Morning_Peacock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Morning Peacock&lt;/a&gt; was simply punches so fast that the air friction alone set them ablaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Daytime_Tiger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Daytime Tiger&lt;/a&gt; merely used the strength to compress a massive amount of air into a very small point, then release it in a massive shockwave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Evening_Elephant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Evening Elephant&lt;/a&gt; was to create air cannons with your punches&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Guy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Night Guy&lt;/a&gt; Was nothing more than a Chakra enhanced Super kick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, all these moves are Simple punches or kicks, which could be performed at lower or any level, with or without gates, but with reduced effectiveness. Like most forbidden Jutsu, They were also likely written down in scrolls, recorded as useful/effective moves, but with high risks attached. It only takes one time to test a move, and one survivor to record it. We also know Might Duy had reached all 8 gates, so he could also have had time to invent some of these moves. Beyond that, We are just looking at fairly simple moves, for a guy that is undeniably a Genius Taijutsu specialist, and only 2 of them are doable in the 8th gate, both of which are just a punch and Kick, simple moves in principle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T05:31:14.973" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T05:31:14.973" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34260" CreationDate="2016-07-14T17:33:41.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are kind of multiple issues wrapped into one here. Firstly, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can a super saiyan their ki to the point that it is human level?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No that is impossible. Why? Because it takes a great amount of energy to undergo and sustain a physical transformation. If you drop your ki below a certain point. You revert to your base form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goku death by beam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes that can also happen. It seems almost impossible in theory but remember saiyans are in fact humanoid aliens and as such they can fall vulnerable to being shot in the back if they lower their ki sense. Whis warns Goku of this when he tells him during their training and in the manga that he gets too overconfident easily and lowers his guard and that is his weakness which is the polar opposite of Vegeta who is too on-guard and thus gets slowed down. (I can link the manga panel later). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is. Goku was confident of victory which is why he was able to be shot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T17:33:41.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2016-07-14T18:58:47.840" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to what Arcane said in their answer, I think there's another major factor:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of anime shows are based on manga, which themselves may or may not be built for a long-running series. Some of the things published as manga are simply not created to be an open-world for exploring stories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, consider &lt;em&gt;The Green Mile&lt;/em&gt; written by Stephen King (I know, not a manga but go with me here). It is a &lt;em&gt;wonderful&lt;/em&gt; novel which was originally published as a series. I mention this because it was a serial novel, but it wasn't a long-running serial novel—which is similar to many manga. Each piece in the series plays its part, but it decidedly reaches an end, and that's that.  There's no room to expand on the story of &lt;em&gt;The Green Mile&lt;/em&gt;.  The author told the story he wanted to, and there's nothing left to talk about. If they continued to produce 'episodes' of the series that talk about other prisoners, or other events in the same prison, I feel it would sort of lessen the story told in the 'original'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Side note: if you like the movie for &lt;em&gt;The Green Mile&lt;/em&gt;, but haven't read the book, then I can't possibly recommend the book enough. It is &lt;em&gt;by far&lt;/em&gt; one of my favorite books/movies of all time.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some mangas are like that—they have a story to tell, they tell it, and then it's done. There's no more.  Things like &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; come to mind in that regard. The manga series has ended, and the story has been told. I don't know the chronology of the releases for the movies, TV episodes, and manga, but it's all 'done' at this point in time. It's a good read and a good story, but I think it would be lessened if they had tried to crank out episodes that fit the universe, just for the sake of making episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some shows are great for regular, periodic episodes.  Others just tell a story, and when the story ends there's nothing left to do but move on. In fact, I kind of hate it when they 'test the waters', like Arcane mentions, and season 1 ends on a cliffhanger because they were seeing if season 2 would be a thing. Then you get a story that's left unfinished, and you may not get the end at all (from the show or written material). If it's one thing I hate about a story, it's an unfinished story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just imagine if a show like &lt;em&gt;Breaking Bad&lt;/em&gt; had just continued until viewership fell below a certain threshold, and then the next season doesn't come out just because it wasn't approved by the network.  That would be &lt;em&gt;horrible&lt;/em&gt;, and the ending that &lt;em&gt;Breaking Bad&lt;/em&gt; had was some of the best TV I had seen in recent years. Sometimes getting that complete resolution to everything is the best thing for the show, series, and audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to bring this all back to your question: I think part of what you're seeing is a lot more authors trying to tell a specific story, and doing it well enough to become really popular, but then the story is done. There is a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of manga out there these days, so the market is saturated with really great stuff to read/watch. Getting a long-running series going then hits the issues that Arcane mentions, so what we end up seeing as 'successful' end up being the short/limited run series which may only run for 13-25 episodes, but they reach their conclusion and the audience is happy. And we consider an attempt at being long-running to be a 'failure' when it doesn't make it past the first or second season even though the episode count is the same as the short/limited series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are only so many hours in a day, so at some point that comes into conflict with how much people can watch.  If we all end up watching really high quality anime that is 1-2 seasons long, then we simply don't have time for that 5+ season series.  Perhaps there are such series out there that just haven't reached your attention yet, or maybe if you &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; see such a series you would think it's 'too childish' and let it pass you by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Small note about &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;: there are still more episodes coming, but it seems to have a long cycle to create, much like &lt;em&gt;Rick and Morty&lt;/em&gt;. Perhaps continued support and revenue will allow them to hire more people to speed things up, but that's an issue with their business/development cycle more than it is with the content. You could have a super awesome business idea that would make you billions, and let your descendants live in luxury for generations to come, but it doesn't mean squat if you can't get it to market. Unfortunately, there are likely many great untold stories that fall into that category for one reason or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26179" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T14:28:12.810" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T14:28:12.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34267" CreationDate="2016-07-15T02:33:41.763" Score="1" ViewCount="3293" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I'm trying to say is should Light tell Teru that killing from scrape paper is possible, then if Teru kept a real deathnote paper with him 24/7, surely that in the final showdown, whoever names written on that piece of paper they surely will die, won't they? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That way you don't even need to worry about the book switching scheme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26187" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T16:09:10.983" Title="Why didn't Light Yagami tell Teru mikami that he can kill people using just the paper?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34266" CreationDate="2016-07-15T03:29:33.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whole point of Teru was to be a decoy. If SPK had seen Mikami using a seperate paper of the real death note would be a give away. For example. Instead of visiting the bank to retrieve the real Deathnote, Megami might have used the paper. Which would still give him away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light made sure the Mikami had NO access to the real DeathNote and explicitly said him to only take it out on the D-Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is basically an speculative question containing the What-if Scenarios. You can plausibly say that something might've worked out, but as I have just said above... Chances are it would have blown up more easily. Because SPK would have been dead if Mikami had trusted Light and not gone to retrieve the Real DeathNote from the bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I get the question was why didn't Mikami keep a seperate real piece of DN paper for the day of the final D-Day instead of the DN. I answered this What-if scenario with a plausible explaination that Mikami may have used it to kill Takada. Then I went on to explain this was why Light didn't want ANY piece of real Death Note with Mikami, to keep the plan full proof. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tl;dr Mikami didn't keep the DN paper because Light told him not to. This was because Light just like Near wanted to play complete and full proof game but lost to the external factors of Mello and Mikami&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T04:08:52.720" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T04:08:52.720" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34053" CreationDate="2016-07-15T03:41:36.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no exact answer for your question, but it appears that the God Tree willed itself to be absorbed by Madara as mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God_Tree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just before Madara Uchiha absorbed the Ten-Tails into himself, a voice spoke to him, willing him to &quot;Absorb me. The God Tree… the Ten-Tails. Absorb everything.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in addition..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, the God Tree is shown to have a will of its own..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, I've read above comments which is agreeable that since Madara became the vessel of the Ten-tails, he could have been able to absorb the Tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But no specific jutsu was mentioned.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26188" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T03:41:36.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26817" CreationDate="2016-07-15T03:45:53.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hinata chose to left Naruto and went with Toneri because..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hinata and the others doesn't know where Toneri's castle in which Hanabi is in.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She did that to save her sister.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And to learn what other future plans Toneri intends to do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26188" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T03:45:53.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18360" CreationDate="2016-07-15T03:52:40.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the titans choose not to move around at night because if you read attack on titan before the fall recent chapters you'll see how when kuklo went to test the prototype for the 3-D maneuver gear he was still attacked by 3 titans they probably can only see when they're right on you but I think in the dark they can actually rely on smell and hearing which is how they attacked kuklo &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26189" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T03:52:40.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6251" CreationDate="2016-07-15T04:13:46.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pencak Silat is real, I believe they use it in the Middle East. Penetration and command sumo are real styles too, I believe. Lucha libre obviously is real, but some of the moves are somewhat unrealistic, but that's just like their personal fighting style or adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26190" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T04:13:46.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2016-07-15T06:26:11.573" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I personally believe that animation has become more in-line with the original author's wishes and has largely elected to follow the original author's storyline, which doesn't always equate to a very long running series, I'm going to take this from a slightly different angle and pick on a notorious long series that you mention, Pokemon.  I do this for a couple reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The manga and anime are divergent; the characters are largely similar but the plot is nowhere near the same.  This gives everyone - including mangaka and studios - liberty to create a new story in the same universe as opposed to following the one universe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The games largely drive the manga &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; anime, and one generally sees a new season of Pokemon around the same time they see a new Pokemon game.  This keeps the theme and releases relatively consistent, with the same goal roughly in mind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my belief that we don't see longer-running anime because we don't have universes that allow this kind of freedom.  Naruto had come &lt;em&gt;close&lt;/em&gt;, but not quite on the same scale as Pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Divergent storyline between manga and anime&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;There is a list of different manga&lt;/a&gt; in regards to the Pokemon franchise, and not all of it is done by the same author, nor does it follow the same storyline as any of the rest of them.  The environment and some of the characters may be &lt;em&gt;similar&lt;/em&gt;, but the storyline doesn't line up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more important point here:  &lt;strong&gt;it never has to.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened in &lt;em&gt;The Electric Tale of Pikachu&lt;/em&gt; doesn't apply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Monsters_R%C3%A9BURST&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon Monsters ReBurst&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and someone new to the franchise can read either of these and enjoy them as they come, without having to wade through days or weeks or even months* of backstory.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's actually been one of the franchise's major strengths in that the anime isn't inherently tied to the manga, thus filler is mandatory.  We've seen and/or live[d] through that with the Dragon Ball franchise, Bleach, Naruto, and others, in which a major plot line in the anime is blocked by the manga, which slows the pace of the anime down and adds more filler, making it harder to keep pace without knowing which parts it's &quot;safe&quot; to skip watching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To tie this to my main point, the vast majority of series today are driven by their predecessors in manga; the story is being created generally by one person and generally they have their thoughts on how the story should progress, but the network and executives have to continue the series somehow.  With Pokemon, one of the longer-running anime series, &lt;strong&gt;this issue is largely avoided&lt;/strong&gt; by not requiring the anime to be based on manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't new in entertainment; most, if not all of DC and Marvel comics are being written in new and exciting ways by people who grew up enjoying the series, and they may involve certain people, or cut out entire plot lines from other universes.  The main point there:  it all stays canon, and none of that work has to rely on anyone else's to sustain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Predictable series storyline; generally focused around regions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will say that Pokemon does kind of suffer from a bottleneck in that its series &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;largely depend on a new game release&lt;/a&gt;.  However, this doesn't mean that the anime strictly follows the events of the game at all; the writers are free to interpret the world as they see fit with some idea that Ash/Satoshi progresses through to collect all of the badges and catch some unique 'mons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Studios in charge of the more popular anime series don't really have this liberty; generally, one of these things could happen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author treats it as non-canon and progresses forward (ignore it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author incorporates it into canon (think Hayate no Gotoku and the addition of Kayura Tsurugino after the movie) (embrace it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author decides to reboot the series entirely, which &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; include some components of the original one and may not, with the liberties largely removed (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood vs Full Metal Alchemist) (allow both to exist)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on the series, this may be a risk worth taking, or may wind up backfiring.  There are plotholes in Bleach due to this; given that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(season_7)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;there was an entire arc&lt;/a&gt; in Season 7 in which a soul reaper was surviving in Hueco Mundo, and given the events that have happened recently, has either died or been completely forgotten about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*:  Assuming reading or watching media for 18 hours straight per day, 6 days per week.  Y'know, binge watching.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T06:26:11.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T07:38:42.047" Score="-2" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in Kolkata, India and everyone knows that looking for a manga store in this country is like searching for a needle in a haystack. So I was wondering if it was at all possible to purchase manga online from the Kindle eBook store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26170" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T14:06:54.347" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T14:06:54.347" Title="Can I purchase manga online from the Kindle store?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;india&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34276" CreationDate="2016-07-15T08:43:55.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can buy manga On Amazon&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.in/Comics-Mangas-Books/b?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=1318104031&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.in/Comics-Mangas-Books/b?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=1318104031&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Paperback Volumes are also available online and in select bookstores. Especially in Metros.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I for one buy many manga in the annual Comicon. Get promotional discounts and goodies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several Volumes are available as Kindle Edition. So I think thats what you were asking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T08:43:55.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11473" CreationDate="2016-07-15T12:18:26.337" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is one called the angelic herald of death which is associated usually with konan it is an unreleased OST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26195" LastEditorUserId="26195" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T12:25:04.500" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T12:25:04.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34286" CreationDate="2016-07-15T13:58:50.293" Score="6" ViewCount="5488" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often in series revolving around wars, you will see a mention of Britannia. &#xA;More often so, they are depicted as an almighty power which is to be feared, or even one which has dominated most or all of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the most known examples would be &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/code-geass&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;code-geass&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;code-geass&lt;/a&gt; where &quot;The Holy Empire of Britannia&quot; conquered most of the world, including Japan, which then became known as Area 11. Or a bit more obscure reference in &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/nanatsu-no-taizai&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;nanatsu-no-taizai&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;nanatsu-no-taizai&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJQnS.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJQnSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;...And they are terrifying existences. Just one of them has enough power to match an entire country&amp;#39;s army. / What if they decided to wage war against Britannia?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is Britannia often depicted as an almighty power? One who should be feared?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T03:00:33.797" LastActivityDate="2020-01-10T20:21:42.327" Title="Why Is Britannia often depicted as an almighty power?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23670" CreationDate="2016-07-15T14:05:23.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put it briefly, he just wants them to have an open and honest relationship, hence genuine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The longer version :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hachiman is basically fed up with the facades that happens in Service Club to maintain their &quot;friendship&quot; that became more fragile in the time since Tobe's confession request, Iroha's election, and Christmas event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Tobe's request, the relationship between all of Service Club's members becoming more distant, but they are still trying to be together because they all want to cling to this &quot;friendship&quot;. The reason for maintaining this status quo is because they've never had relationships this close with other people before. Having a taste of what it could've felt like, makes them hesitant to let it go, just like Hayama's group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Iroha's election, Yukino thought that she would be suitable for student council president such that Iroha would lose with dignity. Everyone knows that if she did, the club will end. So Hachiman forced Iroha to win and hoping with that their &quot;friendship&quot; would still be intact. Though this makes things even more tense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that Iroha come again with Christmas request, seeing as how bad things already were, Hachiman didn't want this request to involve the rest of the service club and decided to take matters into his own hands. Even though he did this to save their fraying relationship, both Yui and especially Yukino find it even sadder because they know on why he did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Hachiman realized his methods were wrong, he's tries to request for help from both of them. A bit fed up, Yukino rejected him. After some back and forth between them, Hachiman can't take it anymore and basically admits that he just wants a relationship where they are being honest towards each other and actually become &quot;genuine&quot; friends instead of &quot;playing&quot; friends. Although he worded it in the most vague way possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Next description will go a bit further than this genuine monologue, but will provide more context&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After they finished Iroha's Christmas request, they sat down together, Yui and Yukino said that Hachiman's request is still not fully completed yet (the part when he said about genuine relationship), but Hachiman didn't get it during this particular time. Yui and Yukino were talking about how they will confess their feeling to Hachiman instead of maintaining status quo. That's because they want to make their friendship genuine now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26187" LastEditorUserId="51043" LastEditDate="2020-03-13T15:33:28.593" LastActivityDate="2020-03-13T15:33:28.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34257" CreationDate="2016-07-15T17:03:35.347" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, it's hard to explain, and i might not even be right, but I'll try my best. Sadly, there's no tldr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's different?&lt;/strong&gt; Guy didn't invent the jutsu in the sense that Kakashi invented the Chidori. Kakashi spent years perfecting it. It's something he initially needed to use hand signs to perform every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The jutsus (more specifically taijutsu techniques) Guy used — Evening Elephant (Sekizo) and Night Guy — are byproducts of attacking with all eight gates opened. It's not something you have to learn; it's something you are just able to do with that much power flooding from your body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jutsu are just names he used to describe the phenomenon of having incredibly OP punches and kicks that can also generate a dragon-like aura (for some reason). He didn't actually know what would happen, unless he witnessed his dad do the same thing and he told Rock Lee what it was like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evidence From Narutopedia (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Evening_Elephant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sekizo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Guy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Night Guy&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Evening Elephant ... can be performed by those users who have&#xA;opened all Eight Gates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Night Guy ... can only be performed by&#xA;opening all Eight Gates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ They imply that it's something that you can naturally do with the eight gates opened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Guy initiates the technique, he emits an enormous amount of&#xA;chakra ... the blood vapour of the Eighth Gate manifests into a red,&#xA;flickering dragon-like aura ... He then dashes forward at such an&#xA;extreme speed that the space within the immediate vicinity of the&#xA;technique is distorted, making it impossible for the target to defend&#xA;against it. Guy then deals an immensely powerful kick which carries&#xA;such force that it is capable of obliterating the target's body...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ Essentially, Guy is gathering power, running really fast, and kicking really hard. That's not really something that you have to practice and invent, like the Rasen-shuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples:&lt;/strong&gt; Kinda like when Obito and Madara became the Ten-tails Jinchuriki. They could do all this fancy truth-seeking ball stuff. Not because they spent time learning it, but because they were just able to, with the help of Ten-tails and huge sage power. Or when Naruto was able to heal people and Sasuke was able to teleport as soon as they got Hagoromo's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sigh...&lt;/strong&gt; Nevertheless, there are too many caveats and exceptions in the Naruto universe. Everything they say isn't necessarily true (e.g. Gaara's absolute defence is not absolute, Hashirama's unique wood release can be used by several other people). I mean, your first sentence is refuted by the fact that Guy actually survived (thanks to Naruto). So it's quite hard to make sense of anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More info -&lt;/strong&gt; If you're not satisfied, look at this guy's explanation, which is good in the sense that it uses common sense: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20957/how-do-you-train-in-a-jutsu-that-kills-you-if-used&quot;&gt;How do you train in a jutsu that kills you if used?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T17:09:24.190" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30350" CreationDate="2016-07-15T18:33:39.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The answer is yes&lt;/strong&gt; (there's a tldr; at the bottom if it's too long and boring for you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to clarify, my answer is a mixture of evidence and speculation. And it goes more in depth. And it assumes that you are talking about Konoha (not the other villge where they kill each other to graduate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Entering the Academy&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZjFS0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZjFS0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ In episode 419 (Papa's Springtime of Youth), it shows on the bulletin the names of the people who made it into the Ninja Academy. If you count the number of names, there's 34 of them. Not counting Might Guy, who couldn't find his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[I can't find this image. When I do, I'll post it.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ In this image, two more people are allowed to graduate, which includes Guy. This suggests, although not proves, that the Academy requires a fixed number of students in the Academy every year — in this case and time, 36.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Graduating from the Academy&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the image below, it implies, from Kakashi's words, that only 27 of the 36 students can graduate. That's a fixed 75% pass rate, meaning that no matter what happens, there will always be students who fail. And their performance in the exams is relative to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/razBG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/razBG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Becoming a Genin (Teamwork Test)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, from the image above, it states that only 9 of the 27 graduates can be Genin (33%). This means taht there will always be exactly 3 more new teams, each with 3 Genin, at the end of every school year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion (tldr;)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since only 27 people can graduate and 9 people can become Genin, there will always be 3 teams, each with 3 people. Naruto not graduating just means that another person would have filled his place (that would make for an interesting alternate story).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of multiples of 3 (i.e. 36 can enter, 27 can pass, 9 can become Genin) greatly hints to the fact that all of this is intentional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, and by the way, graduates who don't become Genin have to go back to the Academy. Iruka may have helped Naruto, but at the cost of another student. Talk about sympathy/favoritism/nepotism (okay, I'm being harsh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a long post. If you have any questions, ask. I did my research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T18:33:39.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23900" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:05:16.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's the official picture from the light novel itself, it's exactly like the pictures from Toshinou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IUW3k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IUW3k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26187" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T19:05:16.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29353" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:14:37.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaguya belongs to the Otsutsuki clan. And here's what &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Ctsutsuki_clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt; says about the clan in the very first sentence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ōtsutsuki clan (大筒木一族, Ōtsutsuki Ichizoku) is a family of extra-terrestrials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well there you go. Not too hard to just search the answer for yourself online, eh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T19:14:37.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34279" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:28:32.853" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on your comments you seem to be drawing too much of a distinction between the words Britannia and Britain, as in fact &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_(place_name)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;both mean the same thing&lt;/a&gt;. Britannia is just the Latin (and ancient Greek) word for Britain.  While there was no Empire of Britannia (or Holy Empire of Britannia for that matter), strictly speaking there was also no British Empire.  That is just the informal name for what, at its height, was more accurately called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the various dominions, territories, protectorates and so on that it controlled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you take the historical, but informal British Empire, and alter history by turning it into a real empire with a real Emperor/Empress and give it a more fanciful name by merging the name of historical Holy Roman Empire with the Latin name Britannia and you get what see in Code Geass. The name &quot;Holy Britannian Empire&quot; both invokes the might and culture of the British Empire while also clearly being something else entirely. Similarly, I'd expect any other reference to Britannia as a real country in anime and manga as meant to invoke Britain, but not actually be Britain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mind you can't find much evidence that Britannia, as distinct from Britain, being a trope in anime and manga. The two series you mentioned, Code Geass and The Seven Deadly Sins, are the only ones I can find that have a &quot;Britannia&quot;. In the later series, it also doesn't appear that Britannia exists as a political entity, just a name for the region where the story is set. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, I'd say Code Geass is actually an example of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmericaTakesOverTheWorld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;America Takes Over the World&lt;/a&gt; trope, as, despite the name, the Holy Britannian Empire is centred in America and doesn't actually control Britain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-12-01T09:25:50.730" LastActivityDate="2018-12-01T09:25:50.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34287" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-16T03:37:10.550" Score="0" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw on &quot;Tokyo Ghoul RA&quot; episode 5 on Pinterest, and it is something totally different from Tokyo Ghoul regular episode 5. Could someone please explain what the difference is? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T03:12:22.613" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T03:12:22.613" Title="What is Tokyo Ghoul RA?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34053" CreationDate="2016-07-16T04:39:03.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, it's not the Rinnegan that absorbed the divine tree/ten-tails; it's the jutsu Madara weaved that summoned it. Obito did the same thing too to become the ten-tails jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take a look at these pictures from the anime and manga for yourself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kissanime.to/Anime/Naruto-Shippuuden/Episode-414?id=109857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 414 (On the Brink of Death)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9o1m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w9o1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Naruto/Naruto-663?id=290897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chatper 663 (Absolutely)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Pv03.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Pv03.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan allows him to absorb objects into another dimension. Madara is absorbing the ten-tails into himself. There's a difference. Therefore, it's not a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T04:39:03.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34291" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34295" CreationDate="2016-07-16T08:06:18.910" Score="2" ViewCount="495" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bones are kept together in the body by muscles and tendons. Since Brook has none of those, how does he stay together and move? Especially with him being able to open his skull, how does he not fall apart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T09:02:27.447" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T13:41:20.500" Title="How does Brook stay together?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34292" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40775" CreationDate="2016-07-16T08:52:19.447" Score="1" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;By the time the club was established, Mjolnir Hammer, Dekomori Sanae, was a junior high student. How can she join the club? Was it because her junior high and the senior high that Tyrant Eye, Takanashi Rikka, attends is an escalator school? Is it common for student of an escalator school to attend club of the higher school in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we don't count Dekomori as an official member of the club, then the club would have only 4 members (Dark Flame Master, Tyrant Eye, Mori Summer, Tsuyuri Kumin) which is one less than the minimum for a club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I'm not sure that the school is an escalator school. The uniform is similar and I think Yuuta once said to Dekomori, &quot;Oh, you attend our junior high, huh?&quot; which suggest that the school is an escalator school, but I'm not sure if I remember it correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T12:37:26.460" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T06:15:11.677" Title="How can Mjolnir Hammer joins the Far Eastern Magic Nap Society of Summer?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34321" CreationDate="2016-07-16T11:46:32.763" Score="3" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;How strong would robin have to be to be able to pull off all of those tricks with the Hana Hana no Mi since she's using her own arm? I mean like she can create webs than can stop canon balls, break soldier's backs and use hands to create huge arms/legs and be able to control them. How strong are Robin's muscles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T09:22:28.407" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T09:22:28.407" Title="How strong (physically) is Robin?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34291" CreationDate="2016-07-16T12:14:08.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could it be because of his devil fruit?&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Probably not, as it was simply allowing his soul to enter his body again in order to live a second life. If he managed to find his body sooner he wouldn't be a skeleton (his soul got lost because of the heavy fog and too much time passed before he found his corpse). Funnily, we can wonder what would have happened if he died in an explosion or if his body was dispersed into the sea somehow.&#xA;It could be argued that the DF remained in his soul and fused with his body again in order to make it hold together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can we consider it is his soul which keeps his body together?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Edit: found a source in chapter 643 page 8 : &lt;a href=&quot;http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/106/65-643.0/compressed/j008.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/106/65-643.0/compressed/j008.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;==&gt; it is indeed his soul and not his DF which maintains his bones together! So even though his soul can wander outside of his body through out-of-body experiences, it's his soul who maintains everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26213" LastEditorUserId="26213" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T13:41:20.500" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T13:41:20.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34291" CreationDate="2016-07-16T12:31:50.283" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to me his bones are together because of Devil fruit only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As long as his bones are not hurt any attacks will not go to his core&#xA;  like when Zeo beheaded Brook, &lt;strong&gt;his soul managed to repair it and&#xA;  connect his bones together again.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LhAF8.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LhAF8.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, due to the Devil Fruit powers allowing it, Brook also has the&#xA;  ability to store objects in his skull by opening it along its crack.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;While Brook is able to do these things because of his Devil Fruit supported form&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has also mastered the energy his soul emits to the extent that he can reattach his bones by using this energy &lt;strong&gt;such as when he is beheaded he then attaches his head back with the help of it.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So because of his Devil Fruit power he managed to master and realized the true nature of Yomi Yomi no Mi and because of this only he is able to keep his bones together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T12:31:50.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31970" CreationDate="2016-07-16T12:36:22.667" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Jack being a fishman is the only logical explanation for him surviving in the middle of the ocean. As you noted already, he looks like a fishman too. His devil fruit prevents him from moving but that won't stop him from breathing (remember in Arlong park, Luffy could breathe while his body was under water when Nojiko (Nami's sister) and Genzo got his head outside of the pool).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seems it was not the first time he found himself at the bottom of the sea as he is expecting help as if it was normal, and we can assume he either can speak with nearby fishes or he has a vivre card on him, and is only going to die if nobody comes to his rescue before he dies from hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26213" LastEditorUserId="26213" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T01:30:25.477" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T01:30:25.477" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6170" CreationDate="2016-07-16T12:47:15.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The accepted answer describes well the effects of haki and the difference in power between some DF, but there are other ways :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;use a weapon with kairoseki (sea stone) in order to neutralise the opponent logia ;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;use material which is strong against your opponent logia, e.g. against Eneru you can prepare lots of rubber and use it to your advantage. This require careful planning of course ;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;destroy the boat your opponent is using from far away with your biggest attack, hopefully while he is asleep. By the time he wakes up, you will hopefully be far away enough and he won't be able to survive in the sea.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26213" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T12:47:15.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31042" CreationDate="2016-07-16T13:27:02.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;EVERYONE can train perception and armour haki, it's not a special gift. Only the emperor haki is extremely rare and only one in a million can use it (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&lt;/a&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quite clearly some people are more gifted than others, and Aisa just happened to be &lt;strong&gt;extraordinarily&lt;/strong&gt; gifted with her perception haki, as nobody trained her. She naturally mastered it, and at such a young age it's a big feat but not impossible. On the other hand, Luffy had to be trained by Raleigh himself and he most probably still isn't as good as her with his perception haki. But his personality goes better with armour and emperor haki so he specialised in those!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, to get better at sniping Usopp needs to learn perception haki, but he will probably stay weak in armour haki, while Sanji should get armour haki on his legs if he wants to be competitive...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26213" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T13:27:02.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34307" CreationDate="2016-07-16T14:01:01.237" Score="5" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Log Horizon, Meow's burger meat come from a real animal, but when the animal is killed, why doesn't its body turn into particles and disappear like other monsters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-07-17T20:28:17.150" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T20:28:17.150" Title="How come meat doesn't turn into spirit particles?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34287" CreationDate="2016-07-16T20:50:32.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;RA is another synonym for &quot;Tokyo Ghoul: Root A&quot;, which is the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has 12 episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user26218" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T03:11:38.237" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T03:11:38.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12839" CreationDate="2016-07-16T21:24:08.063" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember he killed Fuuka in one of the filler episodes by cutting her hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26219" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T21:24:08.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28769" CreationDate="2016-07-17T02:01:59.447" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much this guys that he used was the guy who killed Yuka named Kizami Yuuya, so Satoshi was sent to Kiazami's school but since he was holding hands with Naomi and Ayumi they were sent to their school with his arms and the rest of Satoshi was sent to I think it was called Byakuden or something. He then died of blood loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26222" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T02:01:59.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29216" CreationDate="2016-07-17T04:33:06.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the anime, Saitama first looks around calmly, realizes he's in space, then covers his nose. While this isn't solid evidence, the fact he just didn't even realize this is probable evidence of one of two things: either Saitama does not require any breath and had passively stopped breathing at all, or he is simply such a broken character that he ignores logic until he realizes it's even there in the first place. Either way the air should have escaped from his body within seconds, so based on a logical standpoint I can only assume that yes, Saitama can breathe in space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26225" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T04:33:06.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34299" CreationDate="2016-07-17T13:50:43.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's true that the meat or other ingredients used in food are obtained by killing monsters. I must clear the assumption that the monsters don't turn into spirit energy and disappear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They do disappear.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meat that is used for cooking is actually an item drop from those monsters. Which means that only the monsters that drop such items can be used for cooking.&#xA;In the first season of Log Horizon for instance, they started hunting &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Forest_Boar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imperial Forest Boars&lt;/a&gt; for food. The meat obtained from that is actually an item drop. However, the wiki also says that a chef class player can also harvest the monster for more meat but how exactly is it done is not explained. &#xA;It might be possible that the monster just drops more meat when a chef class player kills it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T13:50:43.363" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35996" CreationDate="2016-07-17T15:42:10.983" Score="6" ViewCount="13460" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is currently being released way faster than the manga according to my sources. In most cases of anime production (correct me if I'm wrong). But there is a mangaka (in this case toriyama-sensei) who creates content for the story called canon and releases that content via manga. Once a manga gets licensed and published by a major studio like Funimation or Bandai it becomes an anime, gets toys, games, t-shirts etc. But how is it that Dragon Ball Super is actually ahead of it's own manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="9307" LastEditDate="2016-07-17T18:02:16.490" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T20:00:46.210" Title="How does Dragon Ball Super's anime release before the manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34309" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34310" CreationDate="2016-07-17T15:46:10.830" Score="2" ViewCount="2464" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a previous &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34308/how-does-dragon-ball-supers-anime-release-before-the-manga&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;, I asked about Dragon Ball Super being released before its manga. My question here is about the life cycle of a manga becoming an anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, an artist or mangaka creates their comic called manga and it gets published by a major studio if it's deemed worthy. From there if it cultivates a big enough fan-base it becomes licensed by a studio like Viz, Funimation or Bandai. And from there it becomes a game, movie, t-shirt, toy, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that the way most anime's come into play? If not, what is the proper life cycle from drawing to manga to anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T10:58:26.837" Title="How does a series go from manga to anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34309" CreationDate="2016-07-17T16:10:04.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime might be produced based from many types of different stuff, not limited to manga, but also other stuff, like light novels. There are also some anime that aren't based on any manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From my understanding an artist or mangaka creates their comic called manga and it gets published by a major studio if it's deemed worthy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is pretty much correct. The mangaka can release their own manga too, but it is less likely to be as popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mangakas usually work together with magazines like Jump where they have someone they can show their ideas, drawn simply. If their idea gets accepted, they start on producing it with more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From there if it cultivates a big enough fan-base it becomes licensed by a studio like viz, funimation or bandai. And from there it becomes a game, movie, t-shirt, toy etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is also correct. The mangakas license their manga with some companies to make it an anime, and swags of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really recommend you to read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/9711/Bakuman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; or watch the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/7674/Bakuman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;anime&lt;/a&gt; of &quot;Bakuman.&quot; which tells the story of 2 teens producing manga (and aiming to get one produced into an anime), with very good amount of details on every part of the production cycle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9307" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T16:10:04.353" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-17T19:29:59.057" Score="1" ViewCount="88164" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were events that happened in &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; but didn't happen in the original show, like: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/54ok7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kaneki&amp;#39;s fact&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; different from the original &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20503" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T20:38:24.123" LastActivityDate="2019-07-24T03:07:37.547" Title="What is &quot;Tokyo Ghoul:re&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34242" CreationDate="2016-07-17T21:41:20.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was detailed in the setting encyclopedias for AT1 and AT3. You can read translations for both of them here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Settei_book_translation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Settei_book_translation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Settei_book_3_translation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://artonelico.wikia.com/wiki/ARM_Backup/Settei_book_3_translation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T21:41:20.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35618" CreationDate="2016-07-17T23:52:15.087" Score="10" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person and I had a chance to discuss DBZ over this weekend, and they weren't one of the few people that grew up watching it, but were trying to catch up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, they were very put off from the length of the fights with major protagonists, and I for one don't blame them.  I can't recall specifically were they were starting, but the phrase &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/are-they-still-on-namek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;are they still on Namek?&quot;&lt;/a&gt; has already reached meme status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'd like to know if there was any official reason as to why these fights were dragged out as long as they were.  This also includes the fight with Cell and the fight with Majin Buu (although I don't recall watching the end of that one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-09-03T08:33:09.560" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T11:10:52.003" Title="Was there any canonical or production-related reason for the fights in Dragon Ball Z being dragged out?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34319" CreationDate="2016-07-18T06:32:28.770" Score="-3" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;The back stories of Naruto, for example how danzo has so many Sharingans. These are only found in the wiki pages. Why aren't they made into anime or manga? OR are they already included in anime and manga? In my opinion, They can be made as new anime episodes instead of those fillers that don't have any connection with story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T07:51:45.677" Title="Backstories of Naruto" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34317" CreationDate="2016-07-18T07:51:45.677" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of these backstories are covered either by the filler episodes or the Naruto games. They are not necessarily canon, or legit. Only stuff from the manga are true to the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the wiki info of course comes from the manga or anime. So if you see it in Narutopedia, it's in either an episode or chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: Danzo's Sharingan arm is actually surprisingly covered by the manga. &lt;a href=&quot;http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Naruto/Naruto-700-Special-002?id=290936&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read Naruto chapter 700 Special 2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T07:51:45.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34325" CreationDate="2016-07-18T08:14:11.277" Score="8" ViewCount="1811" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was starting &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and noticed the Hokage using a crystal ball to watch Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) How does the crystal ball work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) What's its range?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) What are its limitations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Does any of the other characters in future episodes use it (tag spoilers)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T20:34:58.060" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T20:34:58.060" Title="Details about the Crystal ball in the first episodes of Naruto" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34293" CreationDate="2016-07-18T08:52:25.627" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us investigate this. Nico Robin is human, who ate a paramecia type devil fruit. She should be as strong as a normal human (physically)&#xA;Wiki corroborates it so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Robin has no superhuman abilities beyond her Devil Fruit powers but is an above average athlete. While the frequent use of her powers in battle leave much of her physical attributes in question, &lt;strong&gt;it is hinted from time to time that Robin's physical prowess is actually much stronger than her build would otherwise suggest.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Robin's greater than average feats include (copying directly from the wiki so I don't miss any)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She was seen being able to take on direct hits from both Yama's drop kicks and punches (with the latter sending her flying through a wall, destroying it) and was still able to effectively retaliate after maneuvering the latter away from the ruins of Skypiea.&lt;br&gt; She was able to restrain a powerful zombie like Jigoro (albeit briefly). She was also able to survive being impaled through the chest by Crocodile and remain alive without medical attention from a doctor, until the wound healed on its own. &lt;br&gt;She is agile enough to maneuver (while maintaining her arms' &quot;X&quot; formation) her way through a group of Marine captains and commanders before using her powers in retaliation. She has great recovery ability, for example when she, Zoro, Gan Fall, and Wiper were all knocked out by Enel's Devil Fruit ability, Robin was the first person to wake up. Even with a severe injury, she still had enough strength to use her Devil Fruit ability to carry them to safety and had fully recovered without the aid of Chopper.&lt;br&gt;One of her most impressive aspects is her will power; as she managed to recover in mere minutes after having her shadow stolen by Gekko Moriah (when it usually takes a few days for most humans).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Robin has above average agility, strength, will power and recovery.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Moving on to the powers of her DF; Hana Hana no Mi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hana Hana no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to replicate and sprout pieces of their body from the surface of any object or living thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We've seen Robin is very intelligent, probably the most, in the Straw Hat Crew. She uses her Df in a very effective manner. She doesn't rely on strength but on blocking the movement of the enemies and intelligently using holds and distractions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As she claims to Pell, speed and strength mean nothing to her, as she can render almost any foe into submission with ease, even those with superhuman speed such as Hakuba&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, her main weakness is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;user will gain damage to their body if the extra limbs are attacked&lt;/strong&gt;, and can feel the pain on each one of them. This disadvantage also extends to other Devil Fruits, as if her limbs are affected, then the host body is affected as well, as demonstrated when Sugar touched her limbs with her Hobi Hobi powers, turning her real body into a toy. &#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The strength of the user is also still limited to their individual strength, meaning that the individual strength in the replicating appendages is no different to that of Robin's actual corresponding limbs.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last line is of the main importance. EACH of the appendage can exert strength equal to that of main body. Thus Robin utilizes strength of multiple arms to produce the required result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Breaking Soldier's backs; &lt;strong&gt;Clutch&lt;/strong&gt;: Robin doesn't use strength as much as her knowledge. These holds turn the trapped soldiers'strength against them. These type of submission holds are common in MMA, wrestling etc. And can easily dislocate joints or break bones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stopping Cannonballs: This is the most contentious. It can be argued that multiple arms work together to stop the cannonballs, but her real body should feel the pain of being hit by a cannonball. But being above average in strength and endurance, Robin can manage. I'll chalk it up to the edge conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giant Arms and Legs: Robin feels the fatigue from these giant creations. Combining these many arms can have the desired strength but flying shouldn't be possible. Robin explains its more of floating though. But her training in the timeskip allows her to use this technique for longer periods of time due to her endurance and willpower but not the strength.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR: From what we've seen Robin has above average physical prowess, but its her knowledge, effective technique and use of DF, and superhuman Will power, recovery and endurance that allow her to do the feats shown in One Piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T08:52:25.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34320" CreationDate="2016-07-18T08:56:11.067" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Much like many of the original concepts of the series (See, the Kawarimi no Jutsu), most of the &quot;magical&quot;-like aspects of the world has been scrapped, probably in hopes of the fans forgetting about them because they made no sense and had no explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Third Hokage's crystal ball is like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much had been explicitly explained, but it could be argued that the crystal ball is a display for surveillance cameras or other similar sensors, pre-set all over the village. This is only a wild theory though, it has no basis in the series whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T08:56:11.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T10:35:34.727" Score="4" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally find this to be one of the major plot holes on dragon ball which makes any intention on defining their real powers pretty hopeless, although if there's something that explains it, which I'm not aware of, then it's not a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, depending on the situation if their ki based attacks hit something the effect can greatly change according to the situation, it can destroy just some landscape, a huge amount of it, a planet, a solar system, a galaxy...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If their energy attacks just destroy some landscape then there's no point in using them against enemies that could stand to something that would destroy a galaxy, so there's no reason for them to be used and it would be pointless. If they cannot control their destruction output everytime that there's a fight with their current power level the whole universe would be destroyed if some amount of ki based attacks are used in the fight and don't exactly go directly to one of the fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But maybe they can control it according to their will of how much destruction they want them to cause. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something that explains that seemingly relative destructiveness of their ki based attacks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26242" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T21:46:11.517" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T21:46:11.517" Title="Is there any explanation on how Z fighters control the power of their ki based attacks?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34320" CreationDate="2016-07-18T11:41:36.537" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was searching on the third hokage crystal ball. I happen to come across this link  &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Telescope_Technique&quot;&gt;here on a wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A technique that uses a crystal ball to track a particular individual anywhere they are. There are a few restrictions about the person that is subjected to pursuit. The user must know that person's chakra pattern. If someone can be targeted for pursuit, they may be very far away, the crystal ball will be able to confirm their position. As this technique is infallible for intelligence purposes, the Third Hokage used it to maintain public order in the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Telescope_Technique&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Telescope_Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="14070" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T14:20:33.153" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T14:20:33.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34323" CreationDate="2016-07-18T13:54:05.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think they are any in-universe explanations for that. I have actually noticed some inconsistency in the damages the Z fighters can generate when fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is important to note that Dragon Ball is an old Shonen manga (first chapter was released in 1984). Back then, authors were not so rigorous and consistent with the plots and power levels as in other more recent mangas. Akira Toriyama regularly (and casually!) admits he has introduced many plot-holes in the Dragon Ball series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, when Goku defeats Frieza, he is about 150,000 times stronger than when he fought Raditz. How much stronger is Goku in Super Saiyan Blue form? I reckon it can be difficult to be consistent when such exponential strength growths are involved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the latest Dragon Ball Super episodes, I suppose it is safe to say Akira Toriyama has not changed his approach to mangas and does not pay much attention to such minor inconsistencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T08:38:50.193" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T08:38:50.193" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34323" CreationDate="2016-07-18T14:07:44.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This could all be wrong, but I have a theory based on previous information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember Videl and when she first formed an energy ball, how she could barely add energy to it. The same thing applies here, except that everyone else is ripped. No one ever measures how much energy they put into Ki-based attacks, but we can easily assume it will be only as much energy as they can use, at most. In order to measure how much, we have to consider how strong everyone else is, in comparison to Videl. If she were put at the bottom of the scale, even above Hercule Satan, then based on everyone else's current power level, we can measure how much energy they all have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To determine how much energy is pumped into any Ki-based attacks, therefore defining if each amount is different and determining if Z fighters control the power of their Ki-based attacks based on which attacks they use in the 1st place, we would need to use Videl's attack as a basic scale, assuming she is the weakest above Hercule. It would require a measurement system based on weighted power, but it would help accurately measure the attacks' power, based on what does how much damage to whom in particular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user26244" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T14:07:44.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17149" CreationDate="2016-07-18T14:54:27.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Musashino Animation is most likely Mushi Production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masato Marukawa, the owner of MusAni, is based on real-life producer and animator Masao Maruyama, who did animation work as MushiPro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26238" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-08T16:57:52.183" LastActivityDate="2019-10-08T16:57:52.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T16:33:29.043" Score="4" ViewCount="46387" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Satoru and Airi didn't get together in the anime. Do they get together in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26248" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T16:43:51.957" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T16:43:51.957" Title="In the manga, do Satoru and Airi get together?" Tags="&lt;erased&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34331" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34343" CreationDate="2016-07-18T16:48:21.810" Score="2" ViewCount="2402" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind most anime being dubbed in American English and not British English? Does the control of a country over the world market have something to do with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15928" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T04:40:16.230" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T05:15:28.680" Title="Why are most anime dubbed in American English, rather than British English?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34311" CreationDate="2016-07-18T16:50:07.063" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; is the sequel manga to &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Tokyo_Ghoul_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; manga ended in September of 2014 and was adapted into the first 2 seasons of the anime, though the second season, &lt;em&gt;Root A&lt;/em&gt;, greatly diverged from the manga with significant differences but still attempted to have the same major events as the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read about possibilities of why they did so in this question (be wary of spoilers in all the links here): &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18391&quot;&gt;Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?&lt;/a&gt; and for more details on the differences, you can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21249/what-are-the-differences-between-the-tokyo-ghoul-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;my answer&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/2tm0y1/differences_between_anime_and_manga/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post on reddit&lt;/a&gt; asking about the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the anime and the manga ended with spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the ambiguous death of Ken Kaneki at the hands of Kishou Arima (as in he is believed dead, but it's not fully confirmed, though in the manga it leaned significantly heavier on the dead side with multiple holes in his head)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; picked up 2 years after the events that ended &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;. It's about Hiase Sasaki, a ghoul investigator and leader of the Q's squad, currently low ranking investigators that underwent a very special surgery. It follows Hiase, his squad, and his superior/supervisor Akira Mado (daughter of the investigator that was Amon's superior and partner investigator in the beginning of the series), and shortly after all that begins expanding on stuff from the original manga, as well as filling in the 2-year gap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T20:43:04.950" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T20:43:04.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34331" CreationDate="2016-07-18T17:03:17.517" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to distill &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34331/american-english-vs-british-english#comment47278_34331&quot;&gt;this comment&lt;/a&gt; to an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It largely depends on what region the dub is intended for, and also who is paying for it.  There are a lot of differences &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j74jcxSunY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;between the two English styles&lt;/a&gt;, and it's important to ensure that the market which the dub is intended for receives the correct-sounding audio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've personally noticed a trend with dubs in that America is its principal market.  This doesn't exclude any other English-speaking countries, but given that America is one of the larger markets for dubs, it makes sense to go that route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a dub is not localized to British English, then either there is no budget to do so, or the differences in localizing the audio wouldn't be quite significant enough to justify the effort, and the American English version is &quot;good enough&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T05:15:28.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34335" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38667" CreationDate="2016-07-18T18:56:40.097" Score="3" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode when Koga first appears, his wolves attack a human village and kill Rin. Were those regular wolves or full demons like Ginta and Hakkaku, and simply preferred their wolf form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T10:53:43.523" Title="Koga's wolves - demons or just regular wolves?" Tags="&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T19:32:26.880" Score="4" ViewCount="1869" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Fairy Tail, I know Natsu is well known all around as the Fairy Tail guild's Salamander. However, I've also heard Natsu and Happy refer to Igneel as &quot;The Salamander&quot;, specifically in the first episode. Is this a nickname for both of them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="22782" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T20:02:20.877" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T03:24:53.447" Title="Are both Natsu and Igneel known as &quot;The Salamander&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31667" CreationDate="2016-07-18T21:26:07.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry, but Ayase Eri's answer is completely wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaka did not have powers before coming to Academy City. Espers who acquire their Abilities without the help of Academy City are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Gemstone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gemstones&lt;/a&gt;, of which we only know of a small handful. (Himegami Aisa aka Deep Blood, Sogiita Gunha the 7th Level 5, and a couple others.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gemstones came first. Then Academy City developed a method of artificially recreating this phenomenon (the Power Curriculum Program), allowing them to mass-produce Espers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real reason Academy City is so interested in a Level 6 Esper is because someone who achieved that level would also achieve SYSTEM - the 'knowledge of the the will of the heavens'. Basically, they want a Level 6 so they can experiment with/on them, the same reason they want any other Espers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Judgement, you actually get a skewed view of the organisation from Kuroko. Judgement officers actually have &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Judgment#Duties&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;no authority outside the school they are assigned to&lt;/a&gt; - Kuroko keeps overstepping her bounds. Normally, any dangerous incidents are handled by Anti-Skill, the adult-run organisation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Overall, the role of a Judgement officer is more like a part-time civilian patrol officer and are often used in community services, such as cleaning garbage from the streets (when cleaning bots are unavailable), helping locate lost objects, traffic duty, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course there are weird and dangerous things happening all the time. Half the point of the city is to give superpowers to children - you better believe they have forces to keep them in check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26251" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T21:26:07.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34336" CreationDate="2016-07-18T21:38:03.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Real world salamanders have been associated with fire in mythology for centuries. &#xA;Their tendency to live in old logs sometimes used for firewood led to the belief that salamanders were immune to fire or even born from fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leonardo Da Vinci notably wrote that salamanders only fed on fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T21:38:03.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34330" CreationDate="2016-07-19T01:07:03.270" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30817/what-are-the-differences-between-the-manga-and-the-anime-adaptation-of-erased-an?rq=1&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; discusses, in the manga Airi shows up a few times while Satoru is recovering after his coma, although they never really directly interact. While the ending of the manga is quite different to that of the anime, the very last scene is the same:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Satoru goes back to the spot under the bridge where he hid from the police, and as he hoped Airi shows up there as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T01:07:03.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34336" CreationDate="2016-07-19T03:24:53.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though IG_42's answer is essentially correct, it is complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From memory the conversation went something like this. Very simplistically. [Please edit if somebody has the subs handy :)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lucy: I am a mage, looking to join a guild&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Natsu: I am looking for Salamander, Though he turned out to be human I am looking for a dragon &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Lucy: (All surprised)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Happy: &lt;strong&gt;Salamanders are fire lizard so we thought it might be Igneel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu and Happy are very simple minded. It never occured to Natsu that someone else might be using his moniker to fake people. They heard rumours of Salamander and thought it might relate to Igneel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T03:24:53.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="194" CreationDate="2016-07-19T03:56:09.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to filler cards, if you reflect upon the number, it's the same as the original deck of cards: 52 cards. Why 52? Although some have not been physically shown to have been captured (time span between episode 35 and 36 which was spring break), it can represent that concept of cards. The addition of the combination of the last two cards (the Hope card) in the movie can be categorized as the Joker card which can be anything you want it to be (which makes sense).&#xA;Although, this is speculation on comparison with a regular set of the deck of cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26255" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T03:56:09.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34331" CreationDate="2016-07-19T05:30:27.560" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because most of the companies that first get the licenses to distribute a series outside Japan in English are based in America.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at three of the biggest ones that I can think of off the top of my head, we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funimation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funimation&lt;/a&gt; - Headquarters: Flower Mound, Texas, &lt;strong&gt;United States&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniplex_of_America&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aniplex of America&lt;/a&gt; - Headquarters: Santa Monica, California, &lt;strong&gt;United States&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchyroll&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; - Headquarters: San Francisco, California, &lt;strong&gt;United States&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When companies in Anglophone areas outside the U.S., like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Entertainment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Entertainment&lt;/a&gt; (UK), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_Entertainment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madman Entertainment&lt;/a&gt; (Australia) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_Visual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Siren Visual&lt;/a&gt; (Australia), get licenses to broadcast outside of America, it would be a waste of money to re-sub/dub the series. This is why when you get DVDs/Bluray from somewhere like Madman, you see company logo animations for all the companies involved, including U.S. companies like Funimation or Aniplex, before the title menu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Re-subbing might be significantly cheaper since you are replacing words based on how they are spelled (color/colour, meter/metre) but re-dubbing wouldn't be because you have to hire the voice actors/actresses to come in and redo lines. If the original VA's were re-hired then it would be possible to get them to redo certain lines, but if you wanted a UK VA Cast then you would need to redo every scene and this wouldn't be cheap. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also one thing to consider is that Japan does have different accents such as the case with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/31093/1587&quot;&gt;Toji&lt;/a&gt; who has an Osaka accent which was interpreted to be a New York/Brooklyn accent. If an English-speaking company outside the US was to re-dub they run the risk of ruining this and we know how bitchy we can be when it comes to subs/dubs not being accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T04:47:48.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T06:36:46.767" Score="1" ViewCount="1529" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just wonder from beginning, Ururu and Jinta are looks like a child. But as we know they're also have some super strength as a human and a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how old exactly they're before and after time skip? Are their age ever mentioned in anime or manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T06:36:46.767" Title="How old are Ururu and Jinta?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34330" CreationDate="2016-07-19T09:58:30.897" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on  the anime and the manga, the last scene is Satoru going under the bridge where he hid with Airi after he was accused of murdering his mother. There he used his hands to form a rectangle, and as he saw through the rectangle, he saw Airi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no continuation of this story, but considering that Hinazuki Kayo ends up with one of their friends (Sugita Hiromi) and is living happily, it is implied that Satoru seeing Airi there means that his own love story will finally start (with Airi). It wasn't explicitly mentioned, so I believe it was intended to be left open to fans interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T09:58:30.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34350" CreationDate="2016-07-19T10:16:53.210" Score="3" ViewCount="2690" Body="&lt;p&gt;How was the Kaguya clan related to Kaguya and when was the clan formed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20962" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T10:27:13.707" LastActivityDate="2021-05-17T06:51:08.900" Title="How did the Kaguya clan come into existence?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T12:37:48.020" Score="2" ViewCount="3751" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Highschool DxD new Episode 10, Akeno showed her wings to Issei and told that she have both Devil and Fallen Angel wings. But when I was watching Highschool DxD Born then in Episode 1 during one fight it showed that she has both Devil wings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it possible that it is some kind of mistake or there is any explanation behind this event ? I am not sure but there are few other events too which shows that she has both devil wings in previous episodes too. But how it is possible ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pdCd6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pdCd6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T17:01:28.207" Title="How Akeno has both devil wings?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34347" CreationDate="2016-07-19T13:16:29.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no mistake.&#xA;She has both Wings of Devil &amp;amp; Fallen Angel. She just hate it as she thinks her mother died because of his father who is fallen angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She afraid of reveling that she is half angel &amp;amp; half devil that's why she normally show devil wings. ( That's what i think.) &amp;amp; She afraid if anyone(issie) know about it, He will hate her but &quot;He tells her that he never disliked the gentle side of her and knowing her past does not change his feelings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://highschooldxd.wikia.com/wiki/Akeno_Himejima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://highschooldxd.wikia.com/wiki/Akeno_Himejima&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22157" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T13:16:29.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T14:32:08.053" Score="1" ViewCount="1075" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I said in the title, how old are they when they are imprisoned in DG 1 and in other games and anime? Also, what is the age of warriors of hope and Komaru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T09:36:49.997" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T09:36:49.997" Title="What is the age of the students in Hope Academy?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34346" CreationDate="2016-07-19T14:34:12.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The when and how the clan came to be are fairly unclear through out the series. But we can make a guess as to when very roughly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/User%3aTimeel39/Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this timeline&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Toad_Sage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamamaru&lt;/a&gt; was born in 984 BK (before nine tails attack). Which was said to be the same generation as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hagoromo&lt;/a&gt;, the first son of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Meaning that the creation would be in one of the years to follow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clan was named after the first known user of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/All-Killing_Ash_Bones&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tomogoroshi no haikotsu&lt;/a&gt;. As their power, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikotsumyaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shikotsumayaku&lt;/a&gt; was a derivative power of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This derivative power was obtained through descendants of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaguya Ōtsutsuki&lt;/a&gt;, indirectly making her the creator of the Kaguya clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2021-05-17T06:51:08.900" LastActivityDate="2021-05-17T06:51:08.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T15:58:31.200" Score="2" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fruits Basket, is Sohma house an actual house where all of the families with a member cursed by the zodiac live, or is it more of a gated community situation where the families all live together, but they're in separate houses near each other? The exception being Shigure, who lives in an isolated house that still happens to be on Sohma property.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="22782" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T16:04:25.107" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T16:04:25.107" Title="Is Sohma house a literal house where all the families live?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34346" CreationDate="2016-07-19T22:07:20.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;h3&gt;How was the Kaguya clan related to Kaguya?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Kaguya clan, I'm guessing that you're referring to the one mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;. Well, they were descendents of Kaguya, which is why some of them gain the rare kekkei genkai &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikotsumyaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shikotsumyaku&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, which gives you some of Kaguya's &quot;bone powers&quot;. If you remember Kimimaro manipulating his bones when fighting against Naruto, you know what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;When was the clan formed?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, we're not sure, since it wasn't mentioned in the anime or manga. But we do know that they were descendants of Kaguya, so maybe they existed a long time ago, maybe even not far after Ashura and Indra's death (unless they came from Hamura's lineage). We also know that they were extinct after their attack against Kirigakure and Kimiaro's terminal illness, but that's about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T22:07:20.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34358" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-20T06:21:08.447" Score="1" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, d'Eon asks a woman about the &quot;nqm&quot; motif and is directed to go to a church to read the &quot;Psalm of Vengeance&quot; in the &quot;ancient tongue&quot; (i.e. Hebrew). While he is there, we see two seven-branched candelabra on the table.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EtKiI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EtKiIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;still with candlesticks&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was strange to me, since the menorah, a &lt;em&gt;Jewish&lt;/em&gt; symbol, was the first object I associated with &quot;seven-branched candelabra.&quot; My internet searches did not clarify this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah_(Temple)#In_other_cultures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; suggests that the Orthodox church uses the menorah in liturgy, but &lt;em&gt;Le Chevalier d'Eon&lt;/em&gt; takes place in France, where Western Christianity predominates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While I found a number of results that mentioned menorot in churches, I was not given much reason to believe that this was &lt;em&gt;traditional&lt;/em&gt; practice.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I did find &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20160720055638/http://www.catholic-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?59615-Milan-Cathedral-Menorah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this forum post&lt;/a&gt;. The Google Translate version of &lt;a href=&quot;https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candelabro_Trivulzio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; linked suggests that ornate versions of such candelabra were common in the medieval period. However, I cannot tell from this whether they were still common by the period in which &lt;em&gt;Le Chevalier d'Eon&lt;/em&gt; is set or whether smaller versions were ever at all common.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I searched for images of seven-branched candelabra; the results were largely Judaism-related.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any in-universe reason (whether specific to &lt;em&gt;Le Chevalier d'Eon&lt;/em&gt;, or related to its setting) why such candelabra are being used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T14:36:00.740" Title="Why does the church have seven-branched candelabra?" Tags="&lt;le-chevalier-d-eon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34257" CreationDate="2016-07-20T07:48:48.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand how Guy managed to master the Hachimon Tonkou (Eight Gates Release Formation), let us take a look to how jutsus are learned in Narutoverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 ways a jutsu can be learned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Learn it from a teacher.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Learn it from a scroll/book.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Learn it yourself (a.k.a. invent it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn it from a teacher&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be the easiest way to learn a jutsu. You have a teacher teach you how to perform a certain jutsu. Most ninja learn jutsu this way through the academy. Example of jutsus learned through this method: Bunshin no Jutsu, Kawarimi no Jutsu, Sasuke learning Chidori from Kakashi, Naruto learning Rasengan from Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn it from a scroll/book&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a method that is harder than the first method. You learn it from a book. I no longer have the copy with me but my father used to have a book that teaches kungfu moves. In that book there are explanations and illustrations on how to perform certain moves. You learn the techniques by performing as the book says. Example of jutsus learned through this method: Naruto learning Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Orochimaru learning various jutsus using scrolls he stole from the library.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn it yourself (a.k.a. invent it)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This method might be the hardest of the 3. You learn the jutsu by creating it yourself. You can invent it through seeing natural phenomena or other people performing a certain jutsu, copy it and change several aspects of it to make your own jutsu using the same principles. Example of jutsus learned through this method: Minato learning Rasengan, Kakashi learning Chidori/Raikiri, Naruto learning Rasen Shuriken, Tobirama learning Kage Bunshi no Jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does Guy knows how to perform jutsus in the Hachimon Tonkou?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this we need to identify how Guy learned the jutsu and his training method. Guy learned the jutsu from Might Duy, his father. Guy's training method consists of &lt;strong&gt;extreme physical training&lt;/strong&gt;, such as walking around the village for 500 laps using his hands, thousands sit ups and &lt;strong&gt;image training&lt;/strong&gt;. The image training was mentioned in the manga (and perhaps the anime as well) as one of methods he used to train himself with the reasoning being training his ability to predict enemy movements. Guy also trains by sparring with Kakashi to enhance his &lt;strong&gt;fighting senses&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Hachimon Tonkou is a taijutsu, let's talk about real life taijutsu training. Taijutsu in real world, such as Kungfu, Karate, Kendo are mastered through training the said moves. A complete newbie can perform Iai Slash, but they would perform it badly as they only copy the movement in general. What differentiates a master from those newbies is that they &lt;strong&gt;perform the same move over and over through training&lt;/strong&gt; until they can use the move with super precision (perfect foot-steps, sword drawing timing, slashing direction, power, speed). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Might Guy &lt;strong&gt;might learned&lt;/strong&gt; the jutsus used in Hachimon Tonkou by learning the moves itself &lt;strong&gt;in normal state or 7th gate release state&lt;/strong&gt;, which is the closest he can get to without killing himself. He learned the jutsu by training the moves over and over in the 7th gate release state while also doing image training since he can't perform the jutsu for real. Combining that with the points I bold above and fighting sense honed through experience of real combat and sparring with one of the best shinobi ever (Hatake Kakashi), it is very possible for him to perform the jutsus splendidly despite that being the very first time he used it for real because he already mastered the basics to perform that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the same as when you do a chemistry practical test at school despite knowing only the theory (including the steps). Can you do it? Yes, but it might be a bit sloppy since you never do it for real. If you have practiced the movements (pouring the chemicals, measuring it, using the pipette) using a substitute liquid (like water for example) you would be able to perform it greatly even if that was the first time you use the chemicals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T09:29:21.477" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T09:29:21.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2016-07-20T10:16:09.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi/Madara was incorrect in many of his statements. Whether a plothole/lie/etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was this example of the Izanagi...&#xA;Then there was also the time where he swore to Sasuke that the 9-tails attack he himself perpetrated, was a natural disaster and wasn't perpetrated by anybody, specifically Uchiha. Although he himself is Uchiha... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again, so was Itachi. When he stated that Sasuke could be only the 3rd to master the Mangekyo. Implying himself and Madara. But then, there were all of those in the Izanagi story, they all had Mangekyo. Let's assume he didn't know that history at the time. There was still Madara's brother, who he told Sasuke had achieved the Mangekyo, which was then stolen by Madara for the EMS (according to that story). Then let's assume he didn't know about THAT story at the time either. Shisui GAVE HIM his Mangekyo (the only one with a 4-sided design, and likely would have been the most powerful EMS pair if they were able to be implanted into anyone. PLUS, Fugaku, who could control the 9-tails with his. Though Fugaku could be considered filler and not cannon, Shisui is DEFINITELY canon. So the whole Mangekyo, EMS, Izanagi/Izanami situation is extremely confusing if you try to sort it out based on their statements&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26277" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T10:16:09.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32199" CreationDate="2016-07-20T15:02:37.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found the answer. It is actually this so:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtxNw8Rs8Ds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtxNw8Rs8Ds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24150" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T15:02:37.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2016-07-21T00:30:19.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Summary&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izanagi is a technique available to all Uchiha members with the Sharingan, but it has various levels of effectiveness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Uchiha, descended from the Sage, are able to perform Izanagi with their Sharingan ... To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Itachi didn't lie, Obito didn't lie, and it is not a plothole. You can see how my answer clashes with the accepted answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Normal Izanagi&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For normal Sharingan users, Izanagi can help you change reality for a brief moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Incomplete Izanagi (it's better)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Sharingan users with Hashirama's DNA, it extends the lifespan of the jutsu. Since Danzo had Senju DNA in his right arm, he was able to extend Izanagi for each eye up to a minute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Danzō had some of Hashirama Senju's DNA transplanted into his arm, which extended the time span of each Sharingan's Izanagi to a minute. However, because Danzō is not an Uchiha, his chakra levels drop substantially every time a new Sharingan is used to activate the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QKwb9m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QKwb9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The Complete Form of Izanagi (the best)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, we have the Uchiha members who can control Hashirama's DNA — Obito and Madara. Obito's Izanagi can last much longer than Danzo's (surviving Konan's signature move), and he doesn't need to use any hand seals. As for Madara, he never uses Izanagi with Senju's DNA transplanted into him, although it is shown that Senju's DNA heals his right eye in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito also makes use of Hashirama's DNA but, in contrast to Danzō, he claims to have gained control over Hashirama's DNA and as such, boasts the completed form of Izanagi. Showing evidence to this claim, Obito could maintain this technique's power much longer with a single eye than Danzō and could perform it with no hand seals at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Madara's Izanagi Trick&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara had the Izanagi activated after his death, and his blind eye was healed by Hashirama's DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But Madara had planned ahead: he had scheduled an Izanagi to activate sometime after his death, changing reality to bring him back to life in exchange for his right eye's vision ... went into hiding with ... a mouthful of Hashirama's flesh that he transplanted into his wounds .. in the process restoring his right eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7V2MM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7V2MM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T00:42:43.200" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T00:42:43.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34559" CreationDate="2016-07-21T01:23:40.593" Score="3" ViewCount="150590" Body="&lt;p&gt;All throughout the series, specifically, within the second Arc of the story, there are references to Subaru smelling like the &lt;strong&gt;Witch's Scent&lt;/strong&gt;, Giving us the knowledge that he is Definitely connected to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? It's well known that Subaru was pulled from modern day Japan into this Fantasy world, as well as that he has the ability &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Return to Death&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; In which he has the ability to &lt;em&gt;Respawn&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These things most likely have things in common with his relations to the witch, though... What exactly is the relationship? How are they connected?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T02:33:57.653" LastActivityDate="2020-09-23T22:24:12.087" Title="How and why is Subaru connected to the Witch (Satella)?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34371" CreationDate="2016-07-21T03:47:40.823" Score="1" ViewCount="1949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z growing up. I read the mangas. I am familiar with the stories. I've read in wikis and articles that the GT story doesn't originate from or follow the original Dragon Ball story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't watch GT but recently I watched the final episode. There, Goku, at the end, makes the rounds and visits many characters from his childhood, before disappearing into the dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just from that episode, everything seemed like it was a continuation of the previous series and based off the original stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does it not follow the original Dragon Ball series? What is different? Are there aspects that contradict the original work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26288" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-12-24T21:31:43.613" LastActivityDate="2018-12-24T21:31:43.613" Title="Which parts of Dragon Ball GT do not follow the original Dragon Ball story?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34370" CreationDate="2016-07-21T04:14:33.420" Score="13" ViewCount="45782" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing &lt;em&gt;himouto&lt;/em&gt; (干物妹) is some kind of pun on &lt;em&gt;imouto&lt;/em&gt; since Umaru lives with her brother. But what's the joke? Googling the term in either kanji or romaji just returns results about the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T20:18:50.917" Title="What's a himouto?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;himouto-umaru-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34369" CreationDate="2016-07-21T04:25:19.833" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;himouto&lt;/em&gt; is a blend of the words &lt;em&gt;imouto&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E5%A6%B9&quot;&gt;妹&lt;/a&gt;: Little sister) and &lt;em&gt;himono&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E5%B9%B2%E7%89%A9&quot;&gt;干物&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;himono&lt;/em&gt; literally translates to dried-fish, however the slang &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=himono-onna&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;himono-onna&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is used to describe girls who put on a different face for when they're out of the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The top &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=himono-onna&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary listing&lt;/a&gt; defines it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;himono-onna - girls in their twenties whom outside their home puts on a lively face, but as soon they get home, they change into their shirts and their hair are tied up like a samurai-style topknot, and they might even scratch their ass. snack in one hand, and canned beer in the other. on weekends they don’t go to blind dates, when they don’t have work they eat and sleep and eat and sleep and not a single guy around them.&quot; -- from Hotaru no Hikari (jdrama).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently (as the UD listing says) the definition stems from the franchise &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotaru_no_Hikari_(manga)&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hotaru no Hikari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can imagine, Hotaru no Hikari has a similar plot to Himouto Umaru Chan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. &quot;I'd rather lay around than fool around,&quot; is her motto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hotaru_no_Hikari&quot;&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T04:25:19.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34368" CreationDate="2016-07-21T06:41:14.507" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball GT actually is a direct sequel to Dragon Ball Z; it takes place several years after Dragon Ball Z ends. It was not based on a manga by Akira Toriyama. It was an original story created by the anime studio. As far as I know (I never finished watching it), it was completely compatible with the story of Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, Toriyama worked with Toei on the movies Battle of the Gods and Resurrection F, which as far as I know take place between the end of Dragon Ball Z's final battle with Kid Buu and its ending where Goku goes off to train Uub. These movies, like all the movies, are considered non-canon by fans, but Toriyama later adapted these movie stories into a new manga, Dragon Ball Super. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since (a) GT was awful, and (b) Dragon Ball Super takes place after Dragon Ball Z but before GT and somewhat contradicts GT (e.g. Mai, Shu, and Emperor Pilaf are elderly in the first episode of Dragon Ball GT, while they're children in Dragon Ball Super after a bad wish on the Dragon Balls; also, there are characters like Beerus and Whis that I believe are nowhere to be found in GT, and new powers that are never seen or mentioned in GT, like the Super Saiyan God Form), most fans treat GT as non-canon. GT does actually follow the original Dragon Ball Z storyline, but it isn't compatible with Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball Super is considered more authoritative since it was written by Toriyama himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T06:41:14.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34373" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34470" CreationDate="2016-07-21T11:53:43.457" Score="11" ViewCount="42116" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Ash uses any of the Pokemon he caught in previous regions, apart from Pikachu? We only seem him use Charizard in Best Wishes and a few examples in Diamond &amp;amp; Pearl (only so far though because XY&amp;amp;Z haven't finished). I get how he wants to start fresh with each new region and use new Pokemon to beat the league (to make it more adventurous), but is there a specific reason for why he doesn't use them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T08:13:16.800" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T03:19:26.860" Title="Why doesn't Ash use his old Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34375" CreationDate="2016-07-21T13:11:36.890" Score="3" ViewCount="1636" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ash returns to Pallet Town in the first series, I think after he got all the badges and was preparing for the Pokemon League Championships. When they were in Professor Oak's lab, Oak showed off Ash's extra pokemon that was sent to him pointing out that most were Tauros caught in the Safari Zone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I first saw the series I didn't recall it ever showing that Ash went there. So I am wondering if Ash's time in Kanto's Safari Zone was ever detailed anywhere, like why he caught nothing but Tauros or what happened in regards to Pikachu (as in the games you aren't allowed to take pokemon into the Safari Zone and I think it was the same in Yellow where you no longer have Pikachu follow you in there until you leave).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T12:47:49.367" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T12:47:49.367" Title="Is Ash's time in Kanto's Safari Zone ever detailed?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34374" CreationDate="2016-07-21T13:32:25.343" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was shown in episode 35 of the original TV series. All he caught were Tauros', that's because whenever he tried to catch other Pokemon, a group of Tauros would just happen to run pass. That's why Ash only caught Tauros'. As of regards to Pikachu, it was held by Misty who wasn't participating. Kaiser ( in-charge of Safari ) also stated that the only rules were that they could only use Safari Balls and the Fishing Rod he gave them, and that they had to come back when they had ran out of 'Balls'. Break any of those rules, and his &quot;Thunderbolt&quot; would burn them ( this refers to the gun that he was holding ). There was no time limit and you could take your Pokemon in, but you can't use them to battle. Same with FireRed and LeafGreen, the Pokemon stays with you, but you can't use them in battle.&#xA;Hope this helps! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="26326" LastEditDate="2016-07-23T10:38:24.867" LastActivityDate="2016-07-23T10:38:24.867" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30767" CreationDate="2016-07-21T19:08:21.097" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roosters are a traditional symbol of Shintoism, associated with the sun goddess Amaterasu. Shinto is a philosophy indigenous to Japan, and therefore thematically related to loyalty &amp;amp; nationality, like Mugen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jin's main fish is colored like a koi, the Japanese word for &quot;carp&quot;. Koi are obviously symbols of Japanese culture, associated with love &amp;amp; friendship. Aquatic life is from the ocean, the realm of the storm god Susanoo, Amaterasu's sibling &amp;amp; counterpart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check out the story of Amaterasu &amp;amp; Susanoo, as it has obvious parallels to Mugen &amp;amp; Jin's relationship. Interestingly enough, they have a third sibling, Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon, who acted as a foil, kind of like Fuu. And Tsukuyomi's falling out with Amaterasu resulted from a conflict with the goddess of food... &quot;Her stomach is like a cosmos unto itself!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26297" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T19:08:21.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-22T00:30:22.977" Score="15" ViewCount="20240" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why he drags him off to the bushes to get him to discharge and go into derp mode. Bullying? To recharge the expensive night goggles? To give the rest of the class something to laugh at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can any easy assumption be made to what he did to him in the bushes to force discharge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sCb18.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sCb18.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-07-22T07:50:04.013" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T08:47:47.687" Title="Why does Bakugou drag Kaminari into the bushes and what did he do to him there?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33682" CreationDate="2016-07-22T01:13:08.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few guesses, I will offer 2 of them. The 1st would be line weight, but 2 people are also tied there. Furthermore, between those who wrote &quot;gold&quot;, the winner had more line weight, but that does not explain the win, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My 2nd guess is money, of which the winner had more &quot;gold&quot; than the other had &quot;silver&quot;. In regards to being able to choose from 50000 Kanji used by chinese or up to 6000 used by Japanese, all stolen from the Chinese language itself, they had to choose from what they materialistically had, of which the answers were basic. While &quot;fire&quot; and &quot;water&quot; do not fit well into this theory because it could mean either in total or nearby, having more money than just silver coins would work well. Furthermore, between the 2 who chose money, the winner also must have had more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Now, why am I referring to &quot;gold&quot; as &quot;money&quot;? It appears in a word used this way in Japanese. お金 (おかね Okane) means &quot;money&quot;. The お makes it honorable, but that is barely on point, only beside it. If everyone had chosen &quot;money&quot; in this point-of-view and manner, they who had the most, between all of the above, would win. It could have been someone completely different. If everyone had chosen completely different answers, they who had the most, materialistically speaking, would have won.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this is just a theory, I could be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user26244" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T01:13:08.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-07-22T01:20:00.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could be wrong, but based on observation, here is a theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Manga-style&quot; refers to the shading process. Compare the conversions from books to animation, there is much less line shading due to grayscale limitations not applying to animation, especially with coloring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, just the facial style of western cartoons, in comparison to Japan in specific, eases the differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user26244" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T01:20:00.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29674" CreationDate="2016-07-22T03:29:08.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You mention both the games and the anime. Well, the answer depends on the canon referred to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;i&gt;Pokemon Adventures&lt;/i&gt; manga depicts how the Pokemon League is organized more clearly. The League sponsors gym leaders to run their gyms, challenge trainers, and give out badges. They are occasionally called together for meetings. In the manga we see the gym leaders gather together on several occasions. For instance, in the Gold and Silver chapter, there are a set of exhibition matches between the Johto and Kanto gym leaders. And since the gym leaders are considered the elites, they are often called upon when calamity strikes. Basically, the gym leaders are all part of the same organization and are likely to know each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrast this to the anime, where how the gym leaders and Pokemon League are organized is less clear. From observation of the gym leaders, it seems there is little reason for them to know each other. If they're not hanging with Ash or on a training journey in the next town, they mostly just seem to stay in one place. So then, we get gym leaders like Clemont who only have heard rumors about other gym leaders. Of course, post-XYZ, Clemont will have met all of the other gym leaders of Kalos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T03:29:08.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29974" CreationDate="2016-07-22T08:30:35.060" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;忍愛之剣 (にんあいのけん 又は しのびあいのけん)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sword of Shinobi's Love&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That image is not accurate. The person who drew the picture clearly didn't pay much attention to the characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a YouTube video called &quot;Did Naruto lose his six path sage mode&quot; The cover photo has these four characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you google these 4 characters, you will see there were a lot of people that have asked this question before &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14465" LastEditorUserId="14465" LastEditDate="2016-07-22T08:39:13.077" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T08:39:13.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34469" CreationDate="2016-07-22T17:16:49.607" Score="4" ViewCount="13017" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Fruits Basket, what was Akito's motivation behind allowing Tohru to live with Shigure, Yuki, and Kyo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he hope that Tohru would reject them, thinking that no normal person would ever care for them, and heartbroken, they'd all return to his side at the main house? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22783" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T20:09:12.657" Title="Akito's motivation?" Tags="&lt;fruits-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34128" CreationDate="2016-07-22T19:30:29.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As noted in the comments, the first two in particular are likely to be animation timings &amp;mdash; in particular, the first two (tagged 1-7 and 7-1, though the numbers on the latter actually run from 8 to 12 with the same number of internal markings as the first) illustrate the principles of &lt;em&gt;ease-out&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ease-in&lt;/em&gt; ; motions should be slower at their start and finish than in the middle.  For a good brief tutorial on this, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.digitaltutors.com/animation-body-mechanics-ease-in-and-ease-out/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://blog.digitaltutors.com/animation-body-mechanics-ease-in-and-ease-out/&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; it's one of the classic principles of animation and goes back to the very earliest days of the genre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6490" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T19:30:29.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34389" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43435" CreationDate="2016-07-22T22:11:59.483" Score="0" ViewCount="1979" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &amp;quot;Battle of gods&amp;quot; Goku doesn't seems to be far from Beerus. Later Akira Toriyama said that in Battle of gods if Goku is a 6 Beerus is a 10 and Whiz is a 15. Later we see Goku to attain another transformation (probably stronger) since in the manga is shown as a next stage (in the manga he uses regular god form instead of SSGSS for saving energy probably). In the anime we see Goku using SSGSS Kaioken x10. That would make Goku to be a at least a &amp;quot;60&amp;quot; when Beerus is a 10, unless movie, anime, and manga are all independent stories. Then my question is, is Beerus still stronger than Goku in the series, or is he not? Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2020-09-23T14:06:16.683" LastActivityDate="2020-09-23T14:06:16.683" Title="Is Beerus stronger than Goku?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28769" CreationDate="2016-07-23T02:41:37.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They can actually use someone else's scrap, as long as that person came to the school when they did. Satoshi gave Naomi his scrap and said he had Yuka's. Naomi lived because Satoshi came to the school with her. Satoshi, however, lied and sacrificed himself so Naomi could live. Satoshi actually used Yuuya's scrap. That is why at the end it showed his ID.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26321" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-21T21:54:59.410" LastActivityDate="2019-09-21T21:54:59.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34402" CreationDate="2016-07-23T05:03:33.153" Score="3" ViewCount="483" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a number of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Offline 2&lt;/em&gt; episodes in Yui's trivia corner, she explains some of the guns seen during the series talking about their real-life counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the writer of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; do a research on guns when writing &lt;em&gt;Gun Gale Online&lt;/em&gt;? Did this trivia come after the light novels and used only to give something for Yui to talk about in &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Offline&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-09T03:01:55.717" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T03:01:59.823" Title="Did the writer of Sword Art Online do a research on guns when writing Gun Gale Online?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;gun-gale-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-23T08:41:26.467" Score="2" ViewCount="12228" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sage of the Six Paths had &lt;strong&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/strong&gt; in both in his eyes. He also awakened a third eye on his forehead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9P40.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9P40.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that a &lt;strong&gt;Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt; of some kind? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What powers does that third eye grant it's wielder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-07-23T15:12:11.323" LastActivityDate="2020-12-15T19:32:57.763" Title="What does the third eye of the Sage of the Six Paths do?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34432" CreationDate="2016-07-23T15:49:31.890" Score="3" ViewCount="1440" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Hueco Mundo arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo has used up all of his shinigami powers to defeat Aizen so he will no longer be able to see spirits, including his shinigami friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; They share a heartfelt goodbye thinking that they will never see each other again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://orig15.deviantart.net/1d86/f/2011/066/9/4/goodbye_rukia_by_raniamania-d3b5rwb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But couldn't the shinigami come visit in gigai easily? I'm pretty sure Rukia had a thing for Ichigo, so it's kind of weird that she wouldn't come visit at all during the 18 months before Ichigo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; gets his powers back (duh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.427" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T15:29:29.280" Title="Plot hole: Why couldn't Rukia and co. visit Ichigo with a gigai?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34395" CreationDate="2016-07-23T22:44:59.657" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The details of the guns in the game were actually quite basic. Here are three spots in novel #5 that mention specs on real guns used in the game:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before the title page- Here, it says facts about Sinon's Hecate II, things like the length of the gun and the size ammo it uses. Also the fact that, in real life, the gun has been banned from being used on human targets.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Page 137- Kirito asks why the assault rifle fires smaller rounds than a sub-machine gun and Sinon explains that it's for higher speed and accuracy, a trait that has been used since the M16.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Page 140- Sinon recommends the Five-Seven to Kirito for a sidearm to use with his lightsword. She explains that it uses small bullets shaped like rifle rounds. This gives it an advantage of accuracy and penetration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bit in &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Offline&lt;/em&gt; wasn't included in the light novels, but the trivia on each of the guns is indeed there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26338" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-09T03:01:57.953" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T03:01:57.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34408" CreationDate="2016-07-24T00:02:58.603" Score="7" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash is occasionally observed to carry Pokémon besides his 5 kg companion Pickachu, which most often can be found on top of his head / shoulder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/23s8n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/23s8n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or even heavier&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6SSe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6SSe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are some heavy creatures for are teenage protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So has our teenage protagonist been hitting them gym(s)? Or is this all just caused by another perception of weight/strength in the Pokémon universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T05:38:42.133" Title="How strong is Ash?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34128" CreationDate="2016-07-24T01:00:26.810" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like an inbetweening timing chart, very similar to the ones given in an example on a web page titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brianlemay.com/Pages/animationschool/animation/lipsyncbook/timingcharts.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Timing Charts&lt;/a&gt; by Brian Lemay:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bPa0p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bPa0p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Example animation timing charts&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chart in your question looks to be an example of what the is described in the picture above as a &quot;halves slo-in&quot; and &quot;halves slo-out&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chart shows how the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbetweening&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;inbetween&lt;/a&gt; frames that fill the gaps between key frames (like the one below the chart in your question) should be drawn.  The chart gives two alternatives, one using 5 inbetween frames between key frames on the left, and the other using 4 inbetween frames between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the alternative on the left, the chart is telling the inbetweener to first draw frame number 5.  This frame would be drawn halfway between two key frames, the one numbered 1 and 7 on the chart.  The inbetweener would then draw frames 4 and 6, the former halfway between frames 1 and 5 and the later halfway between 5 and 7.  Then frame 3 would be drawn, halfway between 1 and 4, and then frame 2. halfway between 1 and 3.  A similar process would be followed to draw frames 9, 8, 10, 11, and 13 in that order. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the frames are displayed at a constant rate (probably &quot;on twos&quot; at 12 frames per second) the illusion of movement created by the animation would start off slow, speed up and then slow down again.  The total running time for the animated sequence would be (if done on twos) 1 second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T01:00:26.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34404" CreationDate="2016-07-24T05:38:42.133" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the problem is in the averaging weight and trying to apply it to every pokemon of that type. Remember that Pikachu refuses to go into the pokeballs, and so he walks a lot and thus is likely to be fitter and slimmer than an average Pikachu which dwells inside pokeballs all day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a matter of age. I'm not sure if pokemon of one type are supposed to be born, live and die never changing their weight, but it would seem counter-intuitive, as they're supposed to be living creatures, much like animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those weights could be either averages of wild pokemon prior to capture and at their fittest, or after having lived a few years of lazy pokeball life. I don't think anyone has explained it in depth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not entirely serious, but consider these images:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pikachu's game sprite and anime depiction have changed over the years:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Ee4w.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Ee4w.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8cHXq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8cHXq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/35NkZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/35NkZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T05:38:42.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2016-07-24T10:57:37.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I shouldn't reply to an old post, but I will leave this here for people who may end up here like me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Nasuverse, or at least in the Fate series, the usage of &quot;traditional D&amp;amp;D alignement&quot; isn't precise. Well, it is precise but in a different interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Good vs Evil axis regards not the moral of the person but his personality. Good and Evil are personality types, good means open, brave, honest and magnimonious. Evil means selfish, cowardly, sly and focused on self-gratification. It also regards how, even unconsciously, a person see himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Medea knows that what she is doing is bad/evil (harming people for her own good), and she does so following a selfish desire. &#xA;Meanwhile, Gilgamesh, who want to fuck up the entire world is doing this on a honest proposal to save humanity. In his own way, but that's his objective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law and Chaos are principals- Law means you care about some likely very abstract concept to the point of total self-denial. Chaos means you feel no obligation towards anything but your own whims.&#xA;A Lawful-Nasu character, also, follows more rigid and generally good (in our traditional interpretation) morals, while Chaotics are generally connected to no-morals whatsoever, only thinking about their true desire, and so are more &quot;evil&quot; in a traditional way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown, again, in Gilgamesh and Medea, with a little bit of Cu and Saber.&#xA;Gilgamesh (chaotic) even if he is working to improve humanity, he does so without any consideration for little lives but an eye on the general condition of the race. Killing something like 90% of humanity is good, if it helps the remaining 10% to reach a better condition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Medea is evil indeed, but not without any consideration. Just watch how she harms people, but avoid kills and has a particular hate for harming children.&#xA;She isn't complitely without any moral lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Lawful sees a perfect example in Saber and I guess that it is enough. Moral, putting oneself in danger for a greater good, following a (strict) code of behaviour and so one. But she is Good. Cu is an example of the same thing, but on a neutral level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26347" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T10:57:37.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23314" CreationDate="2016-07-24T14:01:51.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a theory the dinosaur guy maybe kami before he extracted piccolo from him but then he saw the beauty in earth and decided to protect it rather than destroy it that's just my guess though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26350" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T14:01:51.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4284" CreationDate="2016-07-24T14:48:16.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Making manga is a lot of work. It takes several hours to make 1 page of manga according to one of my friends. So just imagine how long would it take to make the entire manga just in black and white. And also, the manga artists have lots of manga to make within certain deadlines and they are paid to make manga the best within that deadline. They literally don't have time to color their work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25916" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T14:48:16.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22080" CreationDate="2016-07-24T18:15:24.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides all the info already mentioned by the top answer and comments, someone tried the kaki no tane breading here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/11/23/we-test-out-a-new-way-to-make-fried-chicken-the-prison-school-way-%E3%80%90rocketkitchen%E3%80%91/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/11/23/we-test-out-a-new-way-to-make-fried-chicken-the-prison-school-way-%E3%80%90rocketkitchen%E3%80%91/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and basically said throw out your old breading.They used it on chicken though, and got the idea from the Prison School manga. It was the google search link that showed up right under yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Just wanted to comment, but wouldn't let me with my new sign up rep)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26353" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T18:15:24.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4284" CreationDate="2016-07-25T00:21:06.060" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an artist, I can say that coloring with high quality really requires a LOT of time and effort even for anime art styles. It is nothing like a coloring book, because you really have to make it perfect or near-perfect for a public audience, and you also have to do shading and highlights (for most styles). So, coloring is generally reserved for finer drawings like the the cover image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, for manga that is to be published in a physical form, it's more expensive to make full-colored pages, so colored pages are usually reserved for art books (which are expensive like $30-$100 range partially for that reason), or for a few special pages in the beginning of a manga (rarely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26356" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T00:21:06.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34455" CreationDate="2016-07-25T01:29:55.383" Score="6" ViewCount="1097" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though I haven't seen an instance where the reincarnate of Asura and Indra is a girl, I'm still wondering. So the question is, is it possible to have a girl reincarnate of Asura and Indra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24240" LastEditorUserId="24240" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T05:22:42.223" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T17:35:04.880" Title="Is it possible to have a girl reincarnate of Asura and Indra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34558" CreationDate="2016-07-25T06:50:21.023" Score="8" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm having some trouble following the battle of the Akai squad vs Gauna 487 at the end of Knights of Sidonia episode 3 (which I am clearly overanalyzing). I've replayed the scene like five times and cannot figure out how or when Aoki is killed, and I can't follow Momose and Midorikawa's demise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something about the animation and visual similarity between characters (as well as similar voices for the men) is making it difficult for me. The only way I could really tell who was who was the unit numbers on their helmets (001: Akai, 002: Momose, 003: Aoki, 004: Midorikawa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from what I can &lt;em&gt;tell&lt;/em&gt; (Netflix timestamps), I've bolded the parts that I wouldn't mind some clarification on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;19:44 Akai and Momose go in together, Momose gets grabbed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;19:59 Akai slices off the tentacle, saving her. In a heavy-handed sequence, everybody immediately yells &quot;Akai!&quot; an Akai apologizes, &lt;strong&gt;although I'm not sure how everybody knew he was about to die&lt;/strong&gt;, because from the shot he looked safe and nothing had grabbed him yet. 9 seconds of wondering what he just apologized for follows, until...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20:08 Akai gets grabbed and is soon killed; we see him being pulled in in the following scene.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20:46 We see confirmation on control room screen that Akai is out and Momose is injured (presumably from when she initially got grabbed, but it didn't look like she took any damage?).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20:54 Aoki is told to take command and leave Momose, to which he responds &quot;but Momose is...&quot;, but &lt;strong&gt;I can't figure out what he means by that or why he was told to leave her at that point or where she even was&lt;/strong&gt;, because we haven't seen Momose do anything yet, really.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;21:19 Aoki says &quot;I'm going in&quot; (I had to pause to read the 003 on his arm to confirm) and closes in on the Gauna, instructing Midorikawa to support fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;21:32 Momose goes flying past (about two frames, needed to pause to catch it and didn't even see this until like the third time I watched it) and Midorikawa yells &quot;stooooop!&quot;. Momose goes into full blind rage mode.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;21:57 Momose gets too close, takes a hit, we hear buckling metal. She is knocked back quickly. Presumably this is what ultimately kills her (she may or may not randomly explode later).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;22:07 We see either Aoki or Midorikawa go after her and immediately deduce it is Midorikawa because we see 003/Aoki tell him to stick to the mission.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;22:09 Immediately we see Aoki's view of some tentacles coming at him. &lt;strong&gt;Then the camera switches and we don't see anything else.&lt;/strong&gt; Somebody yells during the exterior shot of Midorikawa, but can't tell if it's Aoki or Midorikawa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;22:12 Midorikawa grabs Momose as he flies past then soon after loses his grip and clearly dies as he is impaled by a tentacle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;22:25 &lt;strong&gt;Somebody explodes but I can't tell who or why.&lt;/strong&gt; This part doesn't make any sense to me because:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ok, so from 22:12 Momose is further from the Gauna than Midorikawa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Midorikawa grabs her. Now they are together.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His grip slips and it looks like he throws her further because when he is impaled, he is clearly closer to the Gauna than she is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Exterior shot we see the person closest to the Gauna explode, unprompted (I didn't see any tentacles?), which is where Midorikawa was like a second earlier.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But then we see that it wasn't Midorikawa, because we have an interior shot of him floating through space, blood-covered and dead. &lt;strong&gt;So somehow him and Momose switched places then she mysteriously exploded?&lt;/strong&gt; Or perhaps it was Aoki that exploded? But he should be pretty far away (and I guess dead) now. Anyways Momose is definitely presumed dead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adding to this, I later noticed that the explosion didn't appear to be &lt;em&gt;anybody&lt;/em&gt; in the squad (see edit below the line below).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; the final state is: Akai is captured/eaten/absorbed/whatever by the Gauna. Midorikawa is dead and floating through space. One of Momose/Aoki is presumably floating through space too and the other exploded (not sure who; update: see below, somehow &lt;em&gt;neither&lt;/em&gt; of them exploded).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole scene is a little eyebrow-raising because the mistakes they made and tactics they used didn't seem to agree with the build-up of their skill and confidence to this point (although on the other hand none of them had fought a Gauna before and maybe highlighting their break-down and the contrast with their hyped up skill here was the point). They went down pretty easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did I get all that right?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did everybody (including Akai himself) know Akai was going to die 10 seconds later?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What was going on when Aoki was told to leave Momose behind?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When did Aoki actually die?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who/what exploded?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I admit I'm overthinking this (and at this point I've spent about 40 minutes dwelling on a 3 minute scene where the only thing that's really significant about it is that it's chaotic and everybody dies), but this is the culmination of my frustration so far at having a &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; hard time keeping track of who is who (doesn't help that there's like, clones everywhere; at least I assume they're clones - either that or the animators are really struggling to differentiate the characters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: OK, so two new data points that make this even &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all I just noticed that we &lt;em&gt;briefly&lt;/em&gt;, for like a half second at around 22:31, see &lt;em&gt;Momose&lt;/em&gt; floating through space (interior shot, this happens &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; before we see Midorikawa's interior shot):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I2Ukb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I2Ukb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know this is Momose because if you look at the arm band it ends in &quot;02&quot;, and if you look at the status display it's missing 002 (I noticed everybody's status display displays everybody but themselves). (This also re-raises the question of how Momose died; at this point only decompression seems plausible except their skin-suits are airtight)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now it seems clear that Aoki was the one that exploded (although how he got so close to Momose/Midorikawa I have no idea), &lt;em&gt;until&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see this map in the control room at the start of the next episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4JBfZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4JBfZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we see 001 (Akai) near the Gauna, which we already knew, and 003 (Aoki) as well. Momose and Midorikawa are not on the map, not even on the more zoomed out views in that same scene. But we know Momose and Midorikawa are both floating through space, we saw them directly after the last battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that rules out Aoki exploding as well, which raises the question, &lt;strong&gt;what &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; that explosion at 22:25 in episode 3?&lt;/strong&gt; Ahhh!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastEditorUserId="7864" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T08:08:44.770" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T16:35:14.937" Title="Trouble following Akai squad vs Gauna 487" Tags="&lt;knights-of-sidonia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30921" CreationDate="2016-07-25T07:05:14.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara Uchiha did state that you need both Senju and Uchiha chakra to awaken the Rinnegan, but it's actually the fusing of Indra and Ashura's chakra that awakens a Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible to awaken a new Rinnegan by obtaining Hagoromo's chakra, either by combining the chakra of his sons, Indra and Asura, to recreate his own, or by directly receiving it from Hagoromo himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Sharingan, there is a high chance of the child awakening it, as Sarada, Sasuke's daughter (Half Uchiha and Half Unspecified Clan w/ Unspecific Abilities) still managed to awaken the Sharingan. Also because the Uzumaki Clan and Uchiha Clan are distantly related by blood (no longer closely because the clans previously continued to expaned, causing blood ties to become slimmer). But, there is still a high chance of the child getting the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This child would most likely be very powerful as they have two of the strongest clans blood running in them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26362" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-04-19T11:52:22.900" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T11:52:22.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4284" CreationDate="2016-07-25T09:17:13.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because traditionally images were drawn &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dJWvm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dJWvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ink, especially in different colors, were not widely available or affordable.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;As mentioned before the time needed for coloring was an important factor as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are webtoons colored? Because it takes hours instead of weeks or months to color pictures with photoshop instead of a brush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11693" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T09:17:13.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34425" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34514" CreationDate="2016-07-25T11:33:10.227" Score="5" ViewCount="10204" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 15 of Re:Zero Betelgeuse mutilated Rem which should have killed her. But that didn't happen. Instead, she survives and crawls to Subaru with her last strength, frees him of the chains and finally dies in his arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, among other fatal wounds her neck/ cervical spine was torn apart. I'm not a biologist or physician, so correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you dead if your neck is torn apart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to someone who's read the LN, she had been mutilated by Betelgeuse even further i.a. he ripped her in two halves. There's definitely no human being who's able to survive this.&#xA;The only plausible reason I can think of is Rem's demon race. I'm not sure about it, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T13:17:53.567" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T10:52:18.937" Title="Why didn't Rem die immediately after being mutilated so severely?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34426" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40374" CreationDate="2016-07-25T12:11:42.577" Score="2" ViewCount="2949" Body="&lt;p&gt;In question 122 of Mugimeshi-san's question corner, somebody asked whether the fairy king's lifespan is longer than the rest of the fairies. Which gets answered with &quot;&lt;em&gt;It might be the longest out of all the different species.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JySp1l.png&quot; alt=&quot;question corner&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how old can these fairies become?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T03:56:55.473" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T03:56:55.473" Title="How old can fairies become?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34425" CreationDate="2016-07-25T12:59:27.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rem and Ram are demons.Rem still has her horn so shes still strong and can endure that long with those broken bones until her very last breath but that aint same to Ram since she lost her horn when they were young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26366" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T12:59:27.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34436" CreationDate="2016-07-25T13:23:53.587" Score="2" ViewCount="640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Assassination Classroom Season 2, episode 8, Tadaomi was fighting with Reaper, and then there was one incident where he faked his death from blood loss with the help of Koro-sensei. And then later it is shown that Koro-sensei was drinking tomato juice, and with the help of his one tentacles he faked that scene and helped Tadaomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: how did he get that tomato juice? Is it possible that he was keeping it from the start, or did he try to escape and then got one? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/49I7o.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/49I7o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T13:52:31.427" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T02:25:35.387" Title="How come Koro sensei had tomato juice inside jail?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-07-25T13:25:49.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto didn't fall in love with Hinata in The Last: Naruto the Movie. Naruto is in love with Hinata throughout the whole story of Naruto, he's so stupid he didn't realized it as &quot;love&quot; since those flashbacks happened in their mission in the movie. Started when Hinata was saved by Naruto since they were young it started there. I can't tell if it was Naruto being dense back then, or he just can't tell what really is love, well he is stupid. Relating this to his confession to Sakura when they were on the Iron Land, that confession was to at least waver Sakura's eagerness to follow and rescue Sasuke since it was dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26366" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T01:50:27.090" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T01:50:27.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-25T14:10:28.560" Score="2" ViewCount="19299" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the music that plays at the end of ep. 22 of &lt;em&gt;Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso&lt;/em&gt;, when Arima is reading Kaori's letter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw this anime a long time ago and want listen this music now, but I can't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26368" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-11-24T09:49:08.560" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T09:49:08.560" Title="What's the music that plays at the end of ep. 22 of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34400" CreationDate="2016-07-25T14:37:31.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Rukia? A shinigami. Renji? A shinigami. I'll exclude the other Shinigami stince they are not that close with Ichigo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what is Ichigo? He was a Shinigami (Substitute), but after losing his power he is &lt;strong&gt;just a normal human&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does normal human communicate with Shinigami? No, they are &lt;strong&gt;not supposed to&lt;/strong&gt;. Since Ichigo is a normal human after losing his power, he and Rukia are not supposed to communicate with one another. Sure they can communicate if Rukia wears a gigai, but being a Shinigami and a Kuchiki, Rukia chose not to. Renji is a Vice-Captain, so him using a gigai to visit Ichigo every now and then would set a bad example for other Shinigami. This is the first reason, Shinigami and human are not supposed to be communicating with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason is that a that time, the great crisis Aizen &quot;God&quot; Sousuke was overcame mainly due to Ichigo's contribution. He was the one who weakened Aizen enough for the sealing kido created by Urahara to work. He has contributed more than enough in this battle. So, as a veteran, now that he lost his power and considering that he was only 17 at that time, it is perfectly understandable that the Shinigami would want Ichigo to &lt;strong&gt;finally have a peaceful life&lt;/strong&gt; befitting of a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With those two reasons, it is perfectly understandable that Rukia and Ichigo parted ways there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, do not forget that normally those assigned to the human world are non-seated Shinigami. Renji is a seated officer. Rukia was not but she got promoted soon after. For seated officers to visit the human world, they would need to pass a certain gate where they would have a seal applied to them which would restrict their power. This procedure requires them to fill a paperwork beforehand. If they were to use this for personal reason (visiting a friend), people would have a bad impression of them, thinking that they are using their position for their own personal needs (nepotism).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T15:29:29.280" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T15:29:29.280" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34373" CreationDate="2016-07-25T15:19:21.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From producers point of view, Ash using new Pokémon  means that those  Pokemon got time to shine. Sure they can have Ash use his old pokemon, but there are 2 problem with this. First is there will be less time for new pokemon to show their skills which translates to less time for them to attract people to buy their merchandise. Second is that if the old pokemon lose to the new pokemon, old fans would get upset.This was the case with Kamen Rider tokusatsu series where fans of Kamen Rider Kabuto would get upset at Kamen Rider Decade (the character and the series) due to Kabuto losing to Decade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Ash's point of view, he collects the pokemon. In battle there is always the risk of his pokemon getting injured or worse killed. Sure he can just go back to the previous area to catch it again. But this will cost money and time. Using new pokemon that live in the region he is in means that supposed that the pokemon got killed in combat he can capture another with less time and money spent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T03:19:26.860" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T03:19:26.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34429" CreationDate="2016-07-25T15:36:26.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koro-sensei was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the legendary assassin called Death God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In assassination it is important to know your enemy (name, skill, habits, etc), and location (geographic, building structure, surroundings) to ensure that the assassination can be do successfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was revealed later that the current Death God &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; was Koro-sensei's first student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means that Koro-sensei knows perfectly well the extend of his abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it is very possible that Koro-sensei had the tomato juice prepared beforehand. This fits the fact that they are underground, which means that Koro shouldn't be able to get tomato juice there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T15:36:26.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34397" CreationDate="2016-07-25T19:49:04.470" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After awakening his Rinnegan, he also manifested a red circle marking with two ripples patterns in the centre of his forehead, seemingly a byproduct of his ultimate dōjutsu manifested alongside his senjutsu training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It references episode 426 of Naruto Shippuden and suggests it wasn't a true eye but rather a marking. There's no way to be sure if it gave him any special powers, but all &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; abilities he exhibited were in line with what we know was possible via his Rinnegan / Mangekyo / Senjutsu abilities so it doesn't seem to have given him anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally it's flat and lacks the depth that Kaguya's third eye had, also suggesting it was simply a marking. The best theory I can come up with is that it was an incomplete manifestation of Kaguya's third eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T19:49:04.470" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34429" CreationDate="2016-07-25T22:09:48.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Explained in the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lweZ4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lweZ4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 109&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He bought it beforehand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20805" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T02:25:35.387" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T02:25:35.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34431" CreationDate="2016-07-25T22:39:16.043" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The piece is called &quot;31 - Kimi ga Iru&quot;&#xA;It is in the OST album for the anime, Disc 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Followed by &quot;05 - Kirameki ~Kousei to Kaori no Ensou Ver.~&quot; from the ED single &quot;Kirameki&quot; album.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically it starts off as Kimi ga Iru, then Kirameki chimes in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The piece before that is &quot;17 - Kouiu Kimochi wo Nante Itta Kana&quot; if you're interested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20805" LastEditorUserId="20805" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T23:17:22.073" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T23:17:22.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26674" CreationDate="2016-07-26T04:04:04.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the first to last clans, they are White Rice Party, Tokijikuin, Homra, Scepter 4, Jungle, Cathedral, and Colorless. Cathedral was COMPLETELY destroyed in the kagutsu crater incident, therefore the only one in the series that has any resemblance to the powers of the Gray clan, is the Gray King Seigo Ootori. (Tenkei Iwafune) And any sort of information given on Cathedral is little to null on even the Wikipedia, other than the interesting insignia of their clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26376" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T04:04:04.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34441" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34445" CreationDate="2016-07-26T05:43:33.297" Score="1" ViewCount="1228" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Amanchu!&lt;/em&gt;, Hikari states that her nickname is Pikari. In the English subtitles, she offers this explanation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V9jlfm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V9jlfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fckwIm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fckwIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hikari&lt;/strong&gt;: Due to my overly peppy nature, people in junior high called me &quot;Peppy Hikari&quot;, &quot;Peppykari&quot;, and finally just &quot;Pikari&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does this name come from in the original Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T04:49:49.197" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T04:49:49.197" Title="Why is Hikari's nickname &quot;Pikari&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;amanchu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34451" CreationDate="2016-07-26T05:52:50.237" Score="1" ViewCount="703" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Amanchu!&lt;/em&gt;, Hikari bestows the nickname &amp;quot;Teko&amp;quot; on Futaba, with the following explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QMd69m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QMd69m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5pziMm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5pziMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WLhQAm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WLhQAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NL0qBm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NL0qBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RW7Wam.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RW7Wam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ngluom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ngluom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hikari&lt;/strong&gt;: [Gazes longingly into Futaba's eyes]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hikari&lt;/strong&gt;: Wow! Your eyebrows are so thin. They're, like, one-tenth as thick as the average. One-tenth...Tenth...Teko! An adorable nickname!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Hikari hit upon this nickname in the original Japanese? And bonus question: the translation I read of the manga translated Futaba's nickname as &amp;quot;Dotty&amp;quot;. Was this completely out of nowhere, or does it have some justification in the original?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T14:46:39.813" Title="Why is Futaba's nickname &quot;Teko&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;amanchu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34443" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-07-26T05:55:07.393" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T05:55:07.393" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T05:55:07.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34444" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-07-26T05:55:07.393" Score="0" Body="A manga by Aria's Kozue Amano and 2016 anime adaptation directed by Aria and Princess Tutu's Junichi Satou. Follows two girls who join their school's scuba diving club." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T05:55:07.393" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T05:55:07.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34441" CreationDate="2016-07-26T06:39:27.567" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, Pikari (ぴかり) is one of the numerous mimetic words of the language, meaning &quot;in a flash&quot;/&quot;sparklingly&quot;/&quot;brilliantly&quot;, mostly associated with thunder and lightning. (Also, Hikari itself means &quot;light&quot;, but I don't really know if it's related or not.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the energetic and cheerful nature of Hikari, it's a fitting nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some references :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sound_symbolism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sound_symbolism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%B4%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%B4%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25893" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T06:39:27.567" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29104" CreationDate="2016-07-26T13:41:51.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 2nd season of Attack on Titan is currently planned for Spring 2017 season !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-03/attack-on-titan-anime-2nd-season-premieres-in-spring-2017/.103914&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-03/attack-on-titan-anime-2nd-season-premieres-in-spring-2017/.103914&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, that means the 1st episode of season 2 should be released around the beginning of April 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24040" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T13:41:51.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34442" CreationDate="2016-07-26T14:46:39.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, Hikari says that Futaba's eyebrows look like &lt;em&gt;tenten&lt;/em&gt;, the two strokes added to a kana to change the voicing value, also known as &lt;em&gt;dakuten&lt;/em&gt;. E.g. か &lt;em&gt;ka&lt;/em&gt; becomes が &lt;em&gt;ga&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the resemblance in this picture from the manga, at least if you imagine Futaba's eyebrows both pointing in the same direction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fdccp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fdccp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JC4KZ.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JC4KZ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Dotty&quot; came from a translation of &lt;em&gt;tenten&lt;/em&gt; as &quot;dot&quot;, presumably because &quot;Periody&quot; or &quot;Semicolony&quot; didn't sound good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T14:46:39.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34420" CreationDate="2016-07-26T17:35:04.880" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't any mention of any other incarnates in the manga. It's entirely possible since it's simply chakra reincarnating to a different body, however it's unprovable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Purely Theoretically: It does seem as though, from what we've seen and what we know of Asura and Indra, that all of his reincarnations would be descendants of them. Indra and his two known reincarnations (Madara and Sasuke) all have been Uchiha (descendants of Indra) and have had the Sharingan. Asura and his two known reincarnations (Hashirama and Naruto) are Senju and Uzumaki, descendants of Asura's clan. This may be because their decedents share similar chakra (Uchiha have the Sharingan, and Uzumaki/Senju have incredible chakra control and chakra reserves). Theoretically, as long as they're a member of one of these clans they can be a reincarnation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T17:35:04.880" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2016-07-26T20:19:39.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know I'm a bit late to the party but I'd like to give my take on this considering my understanding of the show is a bit less literal than the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So throughout the two seasons we get to see the life story of Tomoya as well as other characters. The story is composed of many fun and happy moments but also some very sad and painful ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the show Tomoya goes through very rough times and just when he's about to break he is given a choice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Would you like to go back and redo everything from the moment you met Nagisa and not go through all that tough things as well as all of the happy moments or are you glad you got to live the life you were given despite everything?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that we get to see a much happier version of the world were everything went well and none of the bad things happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically to me Clannad can be summed up like this: Life can be very beautiful or very sad but either way don't ever let those terrible things stop you from living life at its fullest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we understand the show as an abstract metaphor designed to first reach your heart and then transmit that single very powerful message then every imperfection can be excused because everything in the plot is just an abstract illustration, only there to reach it's higher goal. And that goal is successfully attained when its all said and done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clannad touches your very soul and teaches you how to live life. That is its only objective and it's perfectly achieved. Ultimately anything concrete that happens in the show isn't important at all. That's why it's perfect and it's the best anime to have ever been created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26387" LastEditorUserId="26387" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T22:04:14.940" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T22:04:14.940" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T00:39:46.537" Score="2" ViewCount="8913" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Narutopedia, Kakashi did 42 S-rank missions, while Minato did 39 of them. Itachi only did 1 for some reason. Many of the other jonins probably did S-rank missions too. Do we get to see or at least know about any of these missions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Naruto and Sasuke have done 0 official S-rank missions (although it's fair to say that they've done harder things in their lives).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2019-10-29T15:36:07.680" Title="Do we ever get to see any official S-rank missions in action (Naruto series)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34457" CreationDate="2016-07-27T04:43:24.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Wikia itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;S-rank - assigned to experienced jōnin and concern state-level confidential matters. Examples are assassinating VIPs, and transporting highly classified documents. The reward for an S-rank mission is more than a million ryō. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;S-rank&quot; is also a designation given to extremely powerful missing-nin, earning them a place in their village of origin's Bingo Book. The organisation Akatsuki was stated to be comprised mostly of S-rank criminals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping this in mind we can list down plenty of missions undertaken which would've been classed as S-Rank. Thus off the top of my head the following missions should've been S-Rank even if explicitly not told so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Retrieval of Gaara: Clearly a S-Rank mission with Team Kakashi and&#xA;Team Guy taking on Akatsuki members Diedera and Sasori&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hunt for unnamed Akatsuki - Hidan and Kakuzu. Several squads of&#xA;capable Jonin and Chunin were chosen for this S-Rank (not mentioned&#xA;explicitly) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This mission led to death of a Senior Jonin Asuma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hunt of Hidan and Kakuzu: Shikamaru's planned mission to kill Hidan&#xA;and Kakuzu. Not official, but Tsunade allowed Kakashi to go along.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hunt for Sasuke: Nearly all the original 12 Genin, kakashi,&#xA;Yamato etc. hunt for Sasuke. Sasuke is a S-Rank missing Nin, even if&#xA;Leaf doesn't consider it. Again not explicit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: - Interception of Akatsuki spy may have been S-Rank, but I feel it would most probably be a A-rank. Even though they fought Orochimaru&#xA; - The unofficial S-Rank mission given by Kakashi to Shikamaru, Naruto&#xA;   and Sakura (With Pakkun): Follow Sasuke and Stop the Sand Genins. Might've been A-Ranked. Pardon my memory. Putting in the Edit box for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki also adds,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These missions are exclusively assigned to highly skilled jōnin or large squads of ninja&#xA;  This is true for almost all these missions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/S-rank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia's link on S-Rank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-07-31T19:16:51.583" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T19:16:51.583" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11295" CreationDate="2016-07-27T05:00:47.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earthland mages both generate and absorb magic from the surrounding area's but in Edolas it is rare to find Ethernano there as there is a limited supply. Think of it like this, gold now a days is not found like in the movies in large chunks. But instead it is a massive amount of dirt dug up and refined into gold. It is the same there in Edolas the exceed evolved to generate their own magic but since it was in limited supply humans did not learn to absorb it or generate it so they have no magic of their own. On the other side Earthland mages generate and consume magic of their own. Making it so that they need both to use magic the X-balls allowed them to just generate their own to use magic, so it is like H2O but the X balls let them just use O.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Happy and Carla is because they thought they used magic the same way and thus learn how to as they used magic, since they believed they need to absorb magic from the surrounding they did but once there was no magic to draw on they had no idea how to use magic. But once they found out the truth and they knew they could use magic without absorbing it. It was mostly psychological as in like Superman he believed he needed to eat, sleep and breathe so he did but once he found out he did not need to he no longer worried about it, sure he would do those things, but that does not mean he had to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26391" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T05:00:47.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23599" CreationDate="2016-07-27T05:57:14.703" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would just like to say it's also possible for some of the &quot;regulars&quot; to have become immortal along the lines as Negi and Eva had become or even from Eva biting them (or others like this not just vamps aka peeps like koutorou might have made whats her name the girl he stays with the younger and hey maybe even the older one into weredogs/werewolfs) heck to get Meta other than the class rep we dont know if any others even aged I hope they didnt I am rereading the first series after years and i'm getting depressed that most of them aged or died so i hope since its to late for the class rep at least the others ecpecialy nodoka yue asukara setsuna (well shes like whats her name so shes probably immortal) makie the twins well pretty much all but if not at least the ones more improtant if he had to he could make the ones like the food girl thats nice and a little chubby no offense but yea not a very impotant charcter but hey so to answer I will refer to them by descriptions sometimes and probs mean havnt made an apeearnce or i dont remember but well yeah probably but those who are for sure alive are: class rep, kaede, eva, asuna, the ghost probs she didn't move on yet, probs the twins, probs chao, chachamurun or the robot, probs zazie, all most for sure setsuna, and well frankly if the class rep one of the oldest is still alive then probablly is everyone else&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26393" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T05:57:14.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T11:08:37.493" Score="0" ViewCount="585" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, there are times when we see Soul Reapers (and Visoreds) stand in the air. Examples are like when Ikkaku releases his Bankai during Grimmjow's initial attack, when Shinji first reveals himself as a Visored to Ichigo, or way back in Season 1 when Ichigo was fighting Sora. This was also mentioned by Kisuke when he was training Ichigo where in Lesson 2 - Shattered Shaft he says that Ichigo can get out if he flew out and the purpose of Lesson 2 was to restore Ichigo as a Soul Reaper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However when we see Soul Reapers fight in the Soul Society or in Hueco Mundo we don't see this. We don't see Soul Reapers standing in mid air to get a height advantage on Ichigo and his friends when they went to rescue Rukia and so far (up to Episode 157) I have not seen Ichigo, Rukia or Renji fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, as stated by Uryuu, are rich in Reishi. So I am wondering, does a Reishi rich environment prevent flying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:28:33.110" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:28:33.110" Title="Does a Reishi rich environment prevent flying?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34464" CreationDate="2016-07-27T13:52:42.863" Score="1" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 126 of Gintama, Shimura Shinpachi was seen supervising the Terakado Tsuu's Imperial Guards dance training. However, seeing μ's concert, none of the fans do such dance in both the anime and in the live concert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the dance origin from and does it have a name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T13:52:42.863" Title="What is the origin of dance done by Terakado Tsuu's imperial Guard?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34463" CreationDate="2016-07-27T13:52:42.863" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dance is called Wotagei or Otagei. It is a dance done by Idol Otaku (called Wota) to show support for their idol during the concert. Quoting &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotagei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wotagei is particularly associated with fans of Hello! Project and AKB48 idols, as well as fans of anime voice actresses, who often perform theme songs for the series in which they appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it can be said the the dance Terakado Tsuu Imperial Guard was practicing is originated from the real world wota of AKB48 and other idol groups. I never watched idol concert other than the μ's one, but such dance is possibly done often by AKB48 wotas, considering that a member of AKB48, Sashihara Rino, has done a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2HeNgjOsn0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mimic of wota dance during one of AKBingo show&lt;/a&gt;, suggesting that such a thing is common during AKB48's concert. This is further reinforced by the fact that each idol group, and possibly each wota group has their own dance and chant pattern as shown &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?/topic/14218-wotagei-chant-guide-for-morning-musume-anime-expo-2009/#entry731443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/notes/akb48-overseas-fans-community/wotagei-guide-by-melos125-from-stage48melos-no-michi-blog/157874690916780/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Morning Musume wota and AKB48 wota has their own chanting pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why μ's wota are not doing wotagei during their concert, it might be due to the seating disabling them from moving too much. It might also be because among otaku culture itself there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/12-types-of-otaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;categories of otaku&lt;/a&gt;, such as Anime Otaku, Idol Otaku, Game Otaku, etc. Since μ's comes from anime, the fans attending the concert would be a mix of different types of otaku, thus, the wotas might refrain themselves from doing such a dance so that they won't bother the other fans. This might also be a rule put by the concert management.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T13:52:42.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34465" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T16:22:12.963" Score="2" ViewCount="1305" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Lx3W.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Lx3W.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eG2r.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eG2r.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are Croquembouche?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They can speak.They are delicious.Big mom was fed these stuffs by Jinbe.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Are they living beings&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Jinbe then arrives and feeds Big Mom some &lt;strong&gt;croquembouche &lt;em&gt;tourists&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, returning her to normal.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Moscato attempted to calm his mother, promising to &lt;strong&gt;get her croquembouche&lt;/strong&gt; as soon as possible,..'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'The shocked citizens continue to evacuate, and Jinbe suddenly appears from the Juice River with a pile of the &lt;strong&gt;anthropomorphic croquembouche &lt;em&gt;tourists&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. He throws the &lt;strong&gt;croquembouche&lt;/strong&gt; into Big Moms' mouth, immediately satiating her. The &lt;em&gt;croquembouche are glad to be eaten if they are found to be delicious.'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How are they &lt;em&gt;tourists&lt;/em&gt;? Are they living sweets?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21043" LastEditorDisplayName="user21043" LastEditDate="2016-07-27T16:27:49.023" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T08:00:57.420" Title="What are Croquembouche?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35969" CreationDate="2016-07-27T16:44:09.330" Score="3" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a little confused about some details of the premise of Aldnoah.Zero, particularly why the Orbital Knights waited 15 years without attacking, why they needed an excuse, and who is on Mars vs. the Moon. I'm about halfway through season 2, I was patient waiting for clues to be revealed but the series changed focus to Inaho vs. Slaine and the save-the-princess quest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, my understanding is: In 1999 Mars attacked Earth by sending the Orbital Knights and a bunch of other soldiers through the Hypergate on the moon. Yadda yadda, the Hypergate exploded, taking most of the moon with it. Now the folks who were sent from Mars are stuck here with no way back, presumably because Mars is out of range for normal travel. They can still, however, communicate with home, so they at least maintain contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The war stopped because the resulting devastation from the moon's explosion caused a huge number of losses on both sides (Saazbaum, for example, lost his significant other).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Orbital Knights and the remaining original Mars army are stuck here, so they dug in on the remains of the moon and built bases there and throughout the debris belt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The emperor is on Mars (we know this for certain because Slaine comments about being on VERS during his unauthorized use of the audience chamber to warn the emperor).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my first question is, &lt;strong&gt;is my understanding above correct&lt;/strong&gt;? My remaining confusion is based on that understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things that I don't understand, then, are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why were the Orbital Knights waiting for an excuse to attack Earth?&lt;/strong&gt; Why assassinate Asseylum in the first place? The knights have both motivation and superior fire power, what stopped them from just... invading with no excuse? &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The only possible theory I have is the emperor didn't endorse it. But why would these guys care? They're trapped without the Hypergate. They have no hope of returning home nor do they seem to ever attempt to find a way home or even care. The emperor can't touch them from Mars (and the threat of taking their Aldnoah drives isn't valid, we've already seen that once they are activated they don't need any more interaction from people with the Aldnoah factor unless they need to be re-activated, and we know there's at least 2 princesses and 1 terran that can do this, and the princesses can pass on the factor through kisses and blood or something, even unwillingly). It just seems reasonable to me that people in this situation, especially people desiring the Earth's resources so badly &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; trapped on the Earth/Moon, would go for it out of desperation if nothing else. It doesn't seem feasible for an entire army + 37 orbital knights to sit by and twiddle their thumbs in this situation waiting for some excuse (which they orchestrated themselves with the assassination plot conspiracy). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have the moral deficit necessary to conspire to assassinate your own princess as an excuse to attack, it doesn't seem so far-fetched to just skip the conspiracy effort and go for the attack.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did the princess even get to Earth?&lt;/strong&gt; The OK are isolated due to lack of Hypergate. So she couldn't have been sent to Earth after the fact. She must have at least been there since 1999. She's obviously pretty young, she couldn't have been more than a newborn or toddler in '99. This means the emperor sent his newborn grand-daughter to Earth during the first war? That doesn't make any sense. What was she doing there and how did she get there?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why were the Orbital Knights hanging out on the moon in the first place?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It seems as if it would have been a much more reasonable strategy for the knights and the Mars army to just &lt;em&gt;go down to Earth and live there&lt;/em&gt;, or at least build a base on the surface (shouldn't be a problem with their vastly superior strength). We know their primary drive is lust for the Earth's resources (secondary drive is that they're just grossed out by terrans). The more power-hungry ones could just as easily dominate &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; going down to Earth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Because Martians would never be accepted&quot; isn't a great excuse for this. Inaho or Rayet or somebody early on even remarked on the fact that nobody can tell them apart unless they reveal themselves, since they're all human. There's no test for it. There's no way to tell. There were even Martian spies on Earth, a key point in the assassination plot. The Mars army and the knights could have blended in seamlessly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where are the Mars army soldiers coming from?&lt;/strong&gt; I assume that the only soldiers available are the ones originally sent 15 years ago, as Mars can't send more soldiers in without a Hypergate. So either they're making babies (but all would be 15 years or younger at this point) or the Mars soldiers are a finite resource and &lt;em&gt;nobody seems to be concerned about this&lt;/em&gt;. They must have just sent a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of soldiers the first time through? None of the Orbital Knights seem to be concerned at all about the survival of their bloodlines, so either the situation is already resolved (their families are with them and they're having kids) or they just... forgot?&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For that matter, how are they getting ammunition, supplies, and the materials needed to construct a moon base? Well, that's not a real question, I'm willing to let that one slide...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, it's very likely that I missed something in one of the episodes, and that's actually primarily what I'm looking for here. I am enjoying this series but in order to do so I have to set aside my questions about the fundamental premise, because otherwise nothing that's happening here seems to have any justification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the main thing I'm looking for is clarity on how the knights go to where they are and why they behaved the way they did in that 15 year gap, as well as what the princess is doing there. That is, some clarity on what remains of the link between Mars and the trapped Orbital Knights and army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastEditorUserId="7864" LastEditDate="2016-07-27T16:49:32.920" LastActivityDate="2017-08-16T05:16:03.980" Title="Piecing together the premise of Aldnoah.Zero, link between Mars/Moon/Earth" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T19:56:33.897" Score="3" ViewCount="3596" Body="&lt;p&gt;On almost every anime I've watched, they stop producing the anime even though there is more story in the manga, and then to get the rest of the story you have to read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I've watched &lt;em&gt;Maid-Sama&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fruits Basket&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ouran High School Host Club&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Magi&lt;/em&gt; and none of them finish off what they started. The only show I've seen that has tried to animate the whole manga so far is &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't producers just animate the entire manga, or why do they start animating the manga and never finish? Why don't they finish the anime based on the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26400" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T14:57:23.197" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T14:57:23.197" Title="Why don't anime shows finish the manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34386" CreationDate="2016-07-27T20:09:12.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer is full of unmarked spoilers to the manga and the anime. The anime ends maybe halfway through the manga, and further on in the manga it is revealed that Akito is&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/Akito_Sohma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Yuki left the Main House to live with Shigure, Akito's mother Ren commented that the cursed Sohmas were abandoning Akito, just as Ren always predicted they would. Akito denied this and claimed they would all come back to her because of their inseparable Zodiac bonds. She and Ren made a dare in which Akito was to allow the cursed Sohmas to form bonds with &quot;outsiders&quot; to test whether they would return to Akito's side. If they did not return, Akito would have to bow before Ren then leave the Sohma family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ren is not fully sane. Her obsession with Akira and jealousy of Akito's relationship to him caused her to emotionally abuse Akito. There's a whole backstory on why Ren is so abusive, but I don't think it's entirely relevant. Due to Ren's emotional abuse focusing primarily on Akito being unloved, Akito's deepest fear is that she ends up alone, with everyone having left her. She recognises the power, as God, she has over the cursed Sohmas so she abuses that to ensure they never break the curse and presumably leave her. When Kureno, the Rooster, breaks free of his curse (about ten years before the events of Fruits Basket), Akito confines him to the Main House for fear of him abandoning her. She even goes so far as to attempt to keep him there through seduction, and although Kureno does not fall in love with her, he does have sex with her. At the same time, however, Akito pursued a relationship with Shigure, whom she truely loves. Shigure recipricated those feelings, but Ren intervened and convinced Shigure to sleep with Ren in revenge for Akito's sex with Kureno. When Akito discovered this, she exiled Shigure from the Main House.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Years later, Hatsuharu convinces Shigure to allow Yuki to stay at his house due to the extreme emotional abuse Akito inflicts on Yuki. Kyo also winds up staying at Shigure's as he is forbidden from staying in the Main House. Ren continues to torture Akito by declaring that all three's departure suggests that they are abandoning her, and, since Ren sucessfully convinced her that, given the choice, the cursed Sohmas would rather abandon Akito than support her, Akito pitifully clings to the belief that the Zodiac bonds will force them to return. In defiance of her mother, Akito allows Tohru to stay to prove Ren wrong, and reaffirm Akito's conviction that the Zodiac bonds trump all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26389" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T20:09:12.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34373" CreationDate="2016-07-27T21:19:57.367" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;From S05E275 (&amp;quot;Gotta Catch Ya Later!&amp;quot;, second to last episode of &lt;em&gt;Master Quest&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ash&lt;/em&gt;: Professor! I've decided to start a new journey too, and only take Pikachu with me. I want it to be just like the first time I left Pallet Town.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pikachu&lt;/em&gt;: Pikan~~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tracy&lt;/em&gt;: And you can count on me to take care of your Pokemon for you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ash&lt;/em&gt;: Really? Thanks a lot, Tracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash wants to experience the thrill of discovering the wonderful world of Pokemon all over again- a feeling he knows he won't experience if he only relies on his old Pokemon.&#xA;He remembers how much he loved the experience of being introduced to a whole new realm, and how he had to work at leveling his Pokemon and growing with them to be able to eventually win the Orange League Championship.&#xA;He decides to leave his Pokemon so he is forced to level native Pokemon, knowing he will grow as a person during this process.&#xA;He leaves his Pokemon at Professor Oak's Laboratory because he knows they'll be well taken care of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the Pokemon series, Ash only ever brings Pikachu with him to each new region, as Pikachu is his best friend and they are inseparable. The are two execptions to this rule: the Johto region, due to behind-the-scenes expectations (Pokemon was originally only going to have Gen I and Gen II), and &lt;em&gt;Diamond &amp;amp; Pearl&lt;/em&gt;, where Aipom sneaked aboard the boat Ash took to the Sinnoh region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26389" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T17:50:14.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7004" CreationDate="2016-07-27T22:14:10.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems people here don't really know much about Chinese Manhua. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't really rely on Wikapedia too much on it either. Having looked at the wiki page, I can notice errors with what was written there by whoever wrote it (by the sources my guess is it was most likely an American who wrote it?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Here's a Chinese view on it from someone who has lived in China and reads Manhua! (ps my favs are Tales of Demons and Gods (妖神记;Yāoshén jì - literally means Demon Gods), Combat Continent (斗罗大陆; Dou Luo Da Lu), Requiem/Rakshasa Street (镇魂街; ZhenHunJie), Battle Through the Heavens (斗破蒼穹; Doupo Cangqiong), City of Darkness - Hong Kong (九龍城寨; Jiǔlóng chéng zhài - literally means Kowloon walled city), etc etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think what's also ignored is the fact that Hong Kong Manhua is mostly oriented towards street fighter style themes than most Japanese Manga which are more diverse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People seem to not pay attention to certain Taiwanese contributions as well, which are more talked about here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/36203-chinesese-comicsmanhua-taiwan-and-hong-kong/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/36203-chinesese-comicsmanhua-taiwan-and-hong-kong/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manhua can be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read from left-to-right or right-to-left&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Black and White or full color (Mostly Hong Kong)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Weekly or Monthly releases&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manhua have distinct story lines from Manga and Manhwa, which is due to cultural differences. (Yes, they're not &quot;all the same&quot; as you would like to think and, hinestly, it is quite offensive to say that they are the same -_-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly, if they were &quot;all the same&quot; then wouldn't you get bored with them by now? If you read a few Manhua, Manhwa, and Manga that deal with cultural aspect, you will notice the diffrences. for instance, try to compare Tales of Demons and Gods, Breaker: New Wave, and Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan or maybe GATE - JIETAI KARE NO CHI NITE, KAKU TATAKERI (I tried to pick something comparable yet most Japanese manga seem to focus around over dramatic school life or just plain syfy, thus why I put 2 recommendations for Japanese manga since the later is written by a former JSDF officer o.o). You will notice subtle differences brought forward by the distinct cultures of all three regions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find my fav manhua here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dmzj.com/info/yaoshenji.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.dmzj.com/info/yaoshenji.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All-in-all, if you're not sure about something, I wouldn't suggest looking it up on Wikipedia (even your professors will tell you this in Uni). Ps Wikipedia is banned in China ^_^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26401" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T22:14:10.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34468" CreationDate="2016-07-28T00:23:29.203" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As some of the comments have pointed out, anime is expensive to make and is often just advertising for the manga and merchandise. Another important aspect is that at the start of a season, the producers have to decide how much of the material they're going to adapt. They may be limited by whether the manga has already finished or not, or whether it has a good existing stopping point that they can use for a season finale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given a standard 13-episode season, it makes sense to try to pace the story out so that it covers a decent amount of ground before hitting some kind of climax in the finale (compare that to the evergreen series that can have 30 consecutive filler episodes before randomly having a massive battle scene and then continuing the story like nothing happened). So if there is enough source material, the producers may have a bit of a choice at the start - they can either try to cover the length of the material by skipping to the good bits, making for a solid show with a convincing ending but where things aren't too fleshed out. Or, they can take the first 1/2 or 1/3 of the manga, follow the story more closely, work in some of the more interesting small details, but finish on a weaker note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I guess your question is, why go with the second option most of the time? And the answer is that by doing so, they keep the possibility of a second season open. The hope is &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; that they will get to keep going and finish the story. After all, twice the seasons means twice the profits, twice the audience who can then go and buy merch, and twice the amount of material that can be turned into merch (well it doesn't mean any of that but it sounds nice in theory). Except, as it so happens, for whatever reason these shows don't rate so well and hence they get dropped and the producers move on to the next shiny new thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T00:23:29.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35591" CreationDate="2016-07-28T06:11:02.830" Score="3" ViewCount="900" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chihayafuru is an anime about card game called Karuta where players compete to touch the right card based on the poem being read. Chihayafuru wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://chihayafuru.wikia.com/wiki/Ogura_Hyakunin_Isshu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lists all 100 of the poem&lt;/a&gt;. However, I can't find the dimension of the card they use in the game. What is the dimension of the card used by Chihaya in the matches? Like how many cm x how many cm? If possible, the thickness of the card too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T11:19:27.227" Title="What is the dimension of Karuta cards?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;chihayafuru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34475" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-28T12:38:33.000" Score="1" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto, the Uchiha clan was wiped out by Itachi, which makes sense why you don't see many Uchihas in the show. However, why do I hardly see anyone anyone in the show with the last name of Senju? The last time I recalled, they weren't wiped out by anything. What's up with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I know that the Narutopedia page for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senju_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Senju Clan&lt;/a&gt; gives a short explanation, but I would like further elaboration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T12:38:33.000" Title="What happened to all the people with Senju last names?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-07-28T14:21:42.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34482" CreationDate="2016-07-29T01:15:07.007" Score="0" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 117 - Thunder Roar at about 7:50 into the episode Zeref regains consciousness and attacks with a technique resulting in the following picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of that move? Or what type of magic it is and how it works? &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PlmFv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PlmFv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T03:42:27.380" Title="Zeref Darkness Technique?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2016-07-29T03:14:59.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He can go to the bijuu mode.&lt;/strong&gt; Just take a look at this screenshot from episode 392 (The Hidden Heart):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vu69A.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vu69A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, cloak mode is a lot more convenient if you want to dodge attacks, go inside a cave, or do delicate tasks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T03:14:59.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34480" CreationDate="2016-07-29T03:42:27.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MANGA SPOILERS BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Orphaned after Dragons killed his parents and his little brother, Natsu, an extremely young Zeref became a student at the Mildian Magic Academy, where he researched the connections between life, death and Magic to revive his brother. After creating things such as the R-System and the Eclipse Gate, he was expelled from the academy for breaching the sacred teachings of Ankhseram, however he was cursed by Ankhseram and then killed everyone around him with his newfound, unwanted Curse of Contradiction.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Thus simply speaking Zeref wants to die, but can't and the Ankhseram's Curse of Contradiction kills everyone around him instead&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Manga. Wiki page: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Zeref_Dragneel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Only Open for spoilers on Zeref, Mavis, DragonSlayers and the Heartfilias&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T03:42:27.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2016-07-29T05:38:20.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been a lot of incomplete answers. Let us try to combine what all we know. This will be spoiler heavy for those who haven't finished the Manga/Anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR. When he first used Nine Tales Chakra he COULDN'T go into Bijuu mode. He could once Kurama agreed to work together.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto is the jinchūriki of Kurama's Yang half. Due to his Uzumaki lineage and being Kurama's jinchūriki his entire life, Naruto's chakra has more effectively mixed with the fox's, allowing him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques without feeling fatigued. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While accessing Kurama's chakra, typically through sheer rage, enhanced Naruto's fighting abilities, the fox's negative influence made Naruto more aggressive and in less control of his actions. This caused him to uncontrollably access Version 1(Tails 1-3 for Naruto) and Version 2 (Tails 4-8 for Naruto) for forms, and needed Kurama's power to be suppressed through various methods to regain control&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version 1 – or what Jiraiya calls Naruto's &quot;demon fox cloak&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (妖狐の衣, yōko no koromo) – forms a dense shroud of chakra around the jinchūriki. The shroud, a translucent red with bubbles of chakra (reminiscent of boiling liquid) forming all along it, provides a degree of physical protection, but can also harm the user if used to a certain extent. The physical changes experienced in the initial transformation become more pronounced in Version 1 forms. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYlQ3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SYlQ3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Version - 1 1 Tailed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Version 2 (バージョン2, Bājon Tsū)&lt;/strong&gt;, as described by Sabu, is the tailed beast's chakra being converted into a humanoid shape, granting the jinchūriki an edge in battle without completely releasing the beast itself. Using the jinchūriki's body as a sort of endoskeleton, a dark red, nearly black layer of chakra envelops them. The physical manifestations of the corresponding beast that are vaguely present in Version 1 states become far clearer in Version 2, in a way fully reproducing the beast in miniature: muscle mass increases and beast-specific attributes such as shells and ears become clearly defined.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMnwj.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMnwj.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Version - 2 5 Tailed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Realising he could not avoid using Kurama's power, Naruto sought to learn how to control it with help from Killer B, the jinchūriki of Gyūki, and unexpectedly, his own mother, Kushina. Upon succeeding and taking most of Kurama's chakra, Naruto attains &lt;strong&gt;Nine-Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/strong&gt;, which greatly increases his speed, strength, and defences. Because he didn't yet have Kurama's cooperation, however, Naruto needed to exercise extreme caution while using the form, as it could cost him his life. &lt;strong&gt;He can't do the Bijuu Transformation at this point&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EgmNk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EgmNk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s 9 tails Chakra Mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2vE6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2vE6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto Tries to go into Bijuu mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After earning Kurama's cooperation, Naruto can enter the Tailed Beast Mode, but the mode, though accurate in size, is unique as he does not as closely resemble the beast as the other jinchūriki do their own. For all intents and purposes, &lt;strong&gt;Kurama Mode&lt;/strong&gt; is a completed version of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode: Tailed Beast Mode without the full transformation, meaning that Naruto is able to use Tailed Beast Balls&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJk1w.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJk1w.png&quot; alt=&quot;Minato and Naruto&amp;#39;s Kurama mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0AR5S.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0AR5S.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kurama Mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the power given to him by Hagoromo, Naruto gained access to the &lt;strong&gt;Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo)&lt;/strong&gt;. In this mode, his eyes become yellow and his pupils take on a cross-like shape — without manifesting the orange pigmentation around his eyes present in Sage Mode. Naruto can also don a new chakra cloak similar to Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which he can access instantly and maintain much longer than Sage Mode. Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode cloak changes several times throughout his later years&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t6QYz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t6QYz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s 6 paths sage mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2z8oc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2z8oc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s Conjoined Tailed beast mode&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We see Naruto's Bijuu ability multiple times throughout Boruto movie. He protect the village by stopping the Bijuu Dama kind of attack. Later he and Sasuke combine Kurama mode with Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to answer the completely DIFFERENT and Duplicate question. From Reading the comments.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;- &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3314/why-do-kurama-and-gyuki-appear-as-chakra-while-other-bijuu-dont&quot;&gt;Why do Kurama and Gyuki appear as chakra while other bijuu don&amp;#39;t?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;- Another theory is that Naruto's special seal devised by the 4th Hokage causes this. He used the Uzumaki techniques to create the seal. This is why he also appears in a similar Bijuu form as Naruto. &lt;strong&gt;Thus, this is a host specific form and NOT Jinchuriki specific&lt;/strong&gt;. And yeah, Naruto is special.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/45qhg8/why_doesnt_naruto_transform_into_kurama_itself/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit for this discussion. Contains Jiraiya's And B's comments on special nature of Naruto's seal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinchuriki Forms&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9-tails Chakra Mode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T05:49:21.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34465" CreationDate="2016-07-29T07:26:06.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In whole cake island, everything is alive. So the croquembouche must be some kind of candy exist in the island. We still don't know what kind of devil fruit that big mom has been eaten but according to many fans, it appears she can extract life from living beings and transfer it to objects like candies. Big mom was wrecking havoc to find this special kind of flavor when Jinbe arrives. So croquembouche must be a candy which big mom gave life to it. That is why the candies were happy when big mom eat them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25711" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T07:26:06.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34465" CreationDate="2016-07-29T08:00:57.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The croquembouche is a french pastry made by piling small pastries called 'chou' together in a cone and coating them with crunchy caramel.&#xA;It is often served as wedding or any celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here they are part of the living sweets populating the whole cake island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26427" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T08:00:57.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34489" CreationDate="2016-07-29T08:54:23.043" Score="3" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if Ban stole the Meliodas's power forever when they fight on the arena for Diane's weapon or just during the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24390" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T09:42:18.727" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T20:23:42.377" Title="Ban stealing power from Meliodas" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34488" CreationDate="2016-07-29T09:08:28.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ban's ability &quot;Snatch&quot; is to steal objects without contact, he uses it to steal strength from his opponent as well. However, the strength he steals is temporary. Basically he can only use the strength until his body reaches the limit and stops to prevent further damage to himself. Therefore, the answer to your question is no, he did not take Meliodas's power forever, it was only during the battle. When the battle ends, Meliodas will have all of his power back.&#xA;here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Snatch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; of reference to wikia for details.&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Snatch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Snatch&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="31279" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T20:23:42.377" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T20:23:42.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19727" CreationDate="2016-07-29T12:01:13.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to augment the earlier answer by explaining more Bokurano plot and dropping even more massive spoilers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bokurano features a small white-colored mascot type character representing an alien race beyond human comprehension. This alien involves the main characters - mere schoolchildren - in a series of battles in which those chosen by the alien fight monstrous creatures in order to save ordinary people. Halfway through the series, in a shocking twist, it is revealed that these 'evil' and 'monstrous' enemies (robots) are in fact piloted by people in the same situation as the main characters, that the aliens have engineered the battles and the threat themselves, and it's all ultimately part of a scheme seeking to use humanity as an energy source. Towards the end of the series, this mascot character can be observed pressuring a quiet little girl into making an 11th-hour &quot;contract&quot; to give up her life for the sake of her universe, even though she has seen friends die in this same fight and is quite clear that there is no way out of this contract besides her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madoka is in many ways an homage to Bokurano, and besides being clever foreshadowing for the few who had watched the series, the chairs are there to acknowledge the fact and pay respect to this earlier series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user26428" LastEditorDisplayName="user26428" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T12:14:34.480" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T12:14:34.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19731" CreationDate="2016-07-29T16:23:08.110" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This video explains how Pokeballs work in the best way I've seen: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvCZNEsld54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvCZNEsld54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26431" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T16:23:08.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34496" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-29T21:11:53.423" Score="2" ViewCount="3611" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that he didn't die in the anime, but at the end of the manga, it is implied that Yuuko took him with her to the other realm. (Meaning that he died?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26385" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T00:02:00.817" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T13:55:52.070" Title="Did Teiichi Niiya die at the end of the Dusk Maiden of Amnesia manga?" Tags="&lt;dusk-maiden-of-amnesia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34511" CreationDate="2016-07-30T06:02:16.443" Score="2" ViewCount="4977" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sword Art Offline 2 7 when Yuuki learned that Asuna was married in-game and she and Kirito had Yui as their daughter, she started saying how she would want to marry Asuna and make her happy and have many babies with her (not knowing how babies are made). This also seems to spark a rivalry between her and Kirito in Sword Art Offline 2 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember reading that Yuuki in real life is also female and there is some fanart of an Asuna x Yuuki pairing &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SavwD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tBzvc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/geErE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I know that like any other pairing, fanbase shoujo ai/yuri fans would jump at Yuuki's comments in Sword Art Offline. However i am wondering if there is any evidence that indicates that Yuuki is bi/homosexual and that her comments in Sword Art Offline are sincere, that she would want to marry Asuna and (with her limited understanding of hwo) have babies with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: by bi/homosexual I am referring to if Yuuki would have deeper feeling for the same sex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T23:36:46.937" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T16:33:28.923" Title="Is Yuuki bi/homosexual?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34503" CreationDate="2016-07-30T06:03:54.240" Score="10" ViewCount="1063" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sword Art Offline 2 episode 7, Asuna comments that Yuuki not only is a rare tomboy female player but also talks like a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I watched the English dub and didn't pick that up so I guess it is something you'd only hear when you watch the sub with Japanese audio, but even in Sword Art Offline which was never dubbed (only subbed with Japanese audio), I didn't get an impression that Yuuki was talking like a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how is it that Yuuki talks like a boy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T14:15:21.683" LastActivityDate="2016-07-30T14:15:21.683" Title="How does Yuuki talk like a boy?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34502" CreationDate="2016-07-30T06:42:50.323" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, there are multiple words for &quot;I&quot;, the most common being &lt;em&gt;watashi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;atashi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;ore&lt;/em&gt; (I'll transliterate to romaji thoughout). Most of these pronouns are definitively gendered, and it would be quite the social &lt;em&gt;faux pas&lt;/em&gt; to use an improperly gendered pronoun. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yutaaoki.com/blog/how-to-say-i-in-japanese&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; video does an excellent job explaining the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From S02E19 &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_II_Episode_19&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zekken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuuki&lt;/em&gt;: Boku wa kore dake, dakedo ne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation&lt;/em&gt;: I'll just use this, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SAO, Yuuki uses &lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boku&lt;/em&gt; is generally a male pronoun. However, in anime (not so often in real life) excessively tomboy type girls will use &lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt; in an attempt to sound masculine. This is something that is generally impossible to accurately translate into English in an acceptable way, so most official translations simply ignore the distinction, but most fansub groups will add a translator's note demarking this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26389" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T14:14:45.027" LastActivityDate="2016-07-30T14:14:45.027" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34529" CreationDate="2016-07-30T12:48:47.773" Score="2" ViewCount="3640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 616, you can see Law cutting the entire island and Vergo with his Haki on full power in half, using only 'room' which is his Devil Fruit power, and it doesn't seem like Law was using Haki because his sword didn't turn black. But Zoro had to use Santoryu Ogi Three Thousand Worlds to cut Pica in half with Haki on all of his swords. Does that mean that Law is stronger than Zoro skill-wise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T03:44:55.417" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:44:55.417" Title="Is Law stronger than Zoro in sword technique?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-30T14:18:30.423" Score="3" ViewCount="459" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokémon anime and manga, the Poké Ball seal and ball capsule allows the Pokémon to get a fancy entrance, it is mainly used in contests but can be bought and used for fun. Is there any explanation of how these work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a complete Poké Ball with capsule and seal:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndNiQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndNiQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you see Dawn choosing the seal she wants:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1mY33.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1mY33.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-02T11:32:56.927" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T16:16:46.397" Title="How do Poké Ball capsule and seals work?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34395" CreationDate="2016-07-30T22:17:04.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt the writer researched about guns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, he did not research swords at all and it was all about swords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asuna has a Rapier. However, a Rapier is a blunt edge sword used exclusively for piercing. It is also useless outside 1-on-1 dueling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito also dual-wields using two long swords (one is a rapier and one is a sabre if I am not mistaken). Due to the size, dual-sword wielding is only possible either with a long sword and a short sword, or two medium-size swords. &#xA;If both are long swords, they are too big to actually wield. Also, the wielder should have really strong hand muscles or be ambidextrous. But usually, a sword's movement is a circular arch. The bigger the sword, the wider the circle. If they have two big swords, either the two paths intersect or hit the ground and either case is very dangerous. Moreover, it is technically difficult there are few records of it actually being used and no records of being used in battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26456" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-09T03:01:59.823" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T03:01:59.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28928" CreationDate="2016-07-30T22:42:20.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Touga's explanation in the manga&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the third volume of the manga, before their second duel together, Utena asks Touga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do you want it so much? &amp;quot;The power to revolutionize the world&amp;quot; … I've never understood it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touga's response to this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh. That's easy. Tenjou, have you ever felt that you were an outsider? That this place we look down upon … It's like &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; world, far away from the &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; one? Our &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt; world exists someplace &lt;em&gt;else&lt;/em&gt;. We &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; want to get that world back so we can finally return to our &lt;em&gt;deepest&lt;/em&gt; selves. This world we inhabit — it's like an egg … A small world encased in a &lt;em&gt;hard&lt;/em&gt; shell. The chick will &lt;em&gt;die&lt;/em&gt;, unborn, if it doesn't &lt;em&gt;break&lt;/em&gt; through that shell … Die without ever knowing that it's a &lt;em&gt;bird&lt;/em&gt;! If we don't break the &lt;em&gt;world's&lt;/em&gt; shell, we'll die without beyond &lt;em&gt;born&lt;/em&gt;, without knowing we can &lt;em&gt;fly&lt;/em&gt;! And I &lt;em&gt;want&lt;/em&gt; to fly. &lt;em&gt;That&lt;/em&gt; is why I will revolutionize the world … So that I can be &lt;em&gt;myself&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Italics are from original text. Some of the punctuation is my own.) This implies that in the &lt;em&gt;Utena&lt;/em&gt; manga, this &amp;quot;power to revolutionize the world&amp;quot; is not necessarily about physical power. Rather, it is about being able to make a proper place for oneself in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Can a similar interpretation apply to the anime?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime diverges from the manga somewhat in plot, but this interpretation helps clarify the anime's own discussion of the &amp;quot;revolution.&amp;quot; We often are shown a sequence where the student council members say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. We are the chick. The world is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being born. Smash the world's shell! For the revolution of the world!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is very similar to the second half of what Touga says in the manga. There is the same notion of self-realization and overcoming the world here. Furthermore, Mikage's response in the anime after students recount their troubles — &amp;quot;Your only choice is to revolutionize the world.&amp;quot; — shares the element of &amp;quot;revolutionizing the world&amp;quot; for &lt;em&gt;personal&lt;/em&gt; reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Nanami substitutes for Touga, she introduces a variant in the sequence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. The chamber of freedom and the cage of freedom. Without revealing the vastness of the sky, both care for the chick. Smash the world's cage! For the revolution of the world!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of this is less immediately clear, but it does not seem inconsistent with the interpretations earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-30T22:42:20.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34501" CreationDate="2016-07-31T03:47:02.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone who's only ever watched the anime series, and someone who's actually consulted some outside help to better explain this, I can reasonably answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;No.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't uncommon for two girls or two women to hold some kind of affection or level of respect for one another in some capacity.  From my sources, to suggest that they would consider &amp;quot;making babies&amp;quot; with each other implies an opinion that this woman is indeed attractive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However - and this is a point my source &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;thoroughly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; stressed - this does not, in &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; way, imply any form of sexual orientation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further to this, given the interactions that Yuuki had with Asuna throughout Mother's Rosario, my impression is that Yuuki held admiration, respect, and love - the kind of love that you'd get from a close family member.  The rivalry between her and Kirito can be seen as more friendly than her trying to one-up Kirito in an effort to win Asuna over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also sense a level of admiration and respect from Yuuki of Asuna, given that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Yuuki is terminally ill and can't really explore the world, which prompted Kazuto to develop technical equipment to allow her to see the world in which she previously existed in, with Asuna's help.  This helped her gain more closure with her situation and, in my assessment, feels more like something an older sister would take on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that, I can safely and reasonably conclude that there's no implication whatsoever of Yuuki's sexual orientation.  Respect or admiration of someone who seems awesome from their perspective seems more plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Oh, and don't read too deeply into what fanart depicts.  Give 'em an inch and they'll run to Jupiter with one or two fleeting glances.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T16:33:28.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34425" CreationDate="2016-07-31T10:46:44.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In response to your 'biological knowledge' - In any instance, if a human was to have their neck twisted the same way Rem had hers, they would 100% die, so you're correct in your thoughts there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best way to consider this is to think of it as 'Anime/Manga/Novel Logic' and accept it, though I know that's not an acceptable answer, so I'll attempt to give reason to her survival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea that she was torn in half should be forgotten when talking about the anime, as that wasn't the case, though as for how she survived in the novel is beyond me and I don't want to attempt to guess at how she survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how she survived in the anime, that would come down to a few things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Life force&lt;/strong&gt;. If she were to have a large amount of life force, which I assume she does, as she is a demon (it's known in multiple novels and such that demons have a much larger life force than that of humans), it's safe to assume she also has this trait.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Willpower&lt;/strong&gt;. This one is a bit iffy and is more of a placeholder to further the point, though may not have any relevance. If someone has the will to carry on living, especially with the amount of willpower she shows (she states that the cultists took her &quot;&lt;em&gt;reason to die&lt;/em&gt;&quot; when they took Subaru, meaning she was willing to die for him), it's not too far a stretch to say she would use any and all abilities to stay alive in order to free him, which she does. It's plausible that she was using magic to keep herself alive, though that's speculation, without proof.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Biology&lt;/strong&gt;. We can't say for sure that she has the same anatomy as humans and that she would react the same to the treatment as we would, so we can't rule her dead after the treatment, even if we do see it as logical. We could say that the body contortions that were applied were simply hindering her ability to move and her death came from the damage she sustained on her journey to where Subaru was being held. (We know she had lost a lot of blood, as we witnessed her get a knife lodged in her left shoulder earlier, as well as her arm burned.) Thinking that she would make it to Betelguese and his hideout without receiving further injury is an insult to writing, so we'll assume she took damage (as well as the blood dripping down her head, as well as tattered clothes, it's safe to assume her journey was rough). All that damage could have been the underlying factor in her death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't really say for sure why she survived as we don't know 100% how her anatomy works, how much of a play on her life the willpower and life force come into it, as well as a few unconsidered factors that I forgot to mention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T10:52:18.937" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T10:52:18.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34519" CreationDate="2016-07-31T12:03:19.857" Score="0" ViewCount="6637" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto anime episode 468, Asura is shown to be using a Rasengan based jutsu against Indra. If I'm not wrong, the Fourth Hokage Minato invented Rasengan several years later. Am I missing something here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25953" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T18:23:29.980" Title="How is Asura using Rasengan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34517" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35700" CreationDate="2016-07-31T15:21:58.293" Score="3" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Law have a particular goal with going after the one-piece? I'm not sure if he or the other major players in the running for the one-piece have had their motivations put front-and-center yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But so far everyone that is member of the straw-hats has had their goal explained. But aside from wanting to crush Doflamingo does Law have an actual goal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T18:39:45.577" Title="Law's goal with the One-Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34516" CreationDate="2016-07-31T22:18:53.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may not have been rasengan, but just gathering chakra and rotating it for more power. My defense of this would be Indra's using a similar jutsu to chidori in this filler arc. Both jutsus are similar to the modern day jutsus we know, but not quite the same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25903" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T22:18:53.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33878" CreationDate="2016-07-31T22:29:17.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toriyama hinted her age. In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt;, Mai tells her age as 41, and that would be the age she was in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, meaning she was over 80 years in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, and Future May is around 100 or more years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to when they made that wish, the best placing would be the Android Saga before Cell appeared and Picollo and Kami fused. They turned themselves into toddlers or just very young children. In the alternative timeline, the dragon was only able to grant the wish for Mai as Picollo got killed by the Androids, both Shu and Emperor Pilaf died of old age, leaving Mai alone, sometime after the wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26469" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:49:22.163" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:49:22.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24314" CreationDate="2016-08-01T06:02:19.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of the second season, during the test of the new propulsion system by Samari's team, a member of the test team asked Tsumugi, who joined the test without prior notice, &quot;How do you even generate thrust, anyway?&quot; Tsumugi replied in embarassed tone, &quot;I don't really know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggest that Tsumugi produce the propulsion herself. Since the bright propulsion came from under her skirt-like thing, it means that whatever organ she use to accelerate is located there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T06:02:19.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18730" CreationDate="2016-08-01T06:21:43.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know I'm coming to this late, but I've got an answer for this. There is an afterlife in the Naruto universe. Several techniques, including the Reaper Death Seal and Nagato's revival technique make mention of this. Based on the names and effects of those techniques, I believe that the Naruto universe has a single afterlife called Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the statements of revived Edo Tensei victims, Hell doesn't seem to be a bad place, so it's likely the name isn't representative of Christian hell. I believe that the other answers are right, the chakra comes from the accelerated unnatural regeneration that the revived possess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I believe that the energy to fuel that regeneration comes from this Hell. It's a non-issue, as chakra doesn't really obey any laws of conservation of energy, but if it did, Hell could eventually run out of energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26477" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T06:21:43.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-01T07:18:41.480" Score="0" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Naruto franchise has been going on for long enough now that it should be possible to get some actual numerical values on chakra reserves and how much chakra is regenerated over time. Before I start trying to work this out using various incidents from the anime, I'd like to know if there are any pre-existing &quot;studies&quot; or creator statements regarding this subject?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26477" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T03:02:32.023" Title="What are typical numbers for chakra reserves and regeneration times in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34528" CreationDate="2016-08-01T08:36:04.497" Score="2" ViewCount="3303" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched both series of &lt;em&gt;Magi&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;The Labyrinth of Magic&lt;/em&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;em&gt;The Kingdom of Magic&lt;/em&gt;) and am eager to see how the series carries out. I found the manga and want to start reading it from where the anime left off, but I know that sometimes the anime leaves things out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I start reading the manga from where the anime left off, will I miss anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T09:26:54.640" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T09:26:54.640" Title="Do I have to read the entire manga series of Magi, or can I start reading where the anime left off?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34527" CreationDate="2016-08-01T09:06:43.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've seen the anime and manga follow almost identical story for Magi. In the end of season 1 they made a few changes in Ali Baba's personality. Some people argue it was a screw up. However, this reddit user sums it up perfectly (&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the end of the first season of the anime, Alibaba falls into depravity. This event doesn't actually happen in the manga. Aside from that there are no significant differences between the two mediums. People argue that one is better than the other, however they both tell a nearly identical story. Somehow some people think that it messed up Alibaba's character, however it still goes along with his personality. The idea that the anime used to portray his fall was that he couldn't handle that the world was so cruel to let so many others fall to darkness. This goes along with his general portrayal as seen throughout the series where Alibaba does cares deeply about other people. This can be seen as early as the first arc wherein Alibaba decides to save the child who falls into the desert hyacinth despite his previous arrangement with Budel. There are numerous other examples of how Alibaba cares for others, even if they aren't directly affiliated with them throughout the series. &lt;strong&gt;The anime only addition simply helped give a seemingly large climax for the series that would have otherwise been underwhelming considering it was the final arc of an anime that may or may not have gotten a sequel.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Reddit : &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/magi/comments/1y14hq/do_the_anime_and_manga_follow_the_same_story/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magi : Anime and Manga differences&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4957/differences-between-anime-and-manga-versions-of-magi-the-labyrinth-of-magic&quot;&gt;Differences between anime and manga versions of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T09:06:43.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34506" CreationDate="2016-08-01T11:14:42.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, this is rather an odd question as your are comparing apples with oranges. Let's recapitulate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law is using his Devil fruit power to cut through anything which reside inside his room. On the other hand, Zorro uses only his skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 616, you can see Law cutting the entire island and vergo with his haki on full power in half only using 'room' which is his devil fruit power and it doesn't seem like Law was using Haki because his sword didn't turn black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking whether Zorro could cut the entire Island like Law did, with his current set of skills, the answer is probably &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;. As the OP already pointed out, Zorro had to gather a great amount of concentration in order to cut Pica in half, a feat which would be a piece of cake for someone able to cut an entire island in half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the speculation and deduction from what we've seen in the manga/anime. As it has been pointed out in the comments, Zorro is solely relying on his skills while Law on his devil fruit power. Zorro's goal is to become the greatest swordman in the world. He has dedicated his life to the sword in order to refine his skills indefinitely.He also has previously refused any tools or cheats in order to upgrade his sword technique, as seen in Chapter 301:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/THVh9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/THVh9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Law never shown such ambition or dedication to the sword. Therefore, it is safe to assume that &lt;strong&gt;in terms of skills alone, Zorro is far better than Law.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the fight between Law and Vergo, Law seems to cut through Vergo's Haki with his DF powers alone, as his sword is not black as we have seen when Zorro uses it for example. Intuitively, one would think that a DF power is useless against Haki, which does not seem to be the case. Maybe Law's DF powers overpowers Vergo Haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reminds me of when Luffy was using Buggy to protect himself from Mihawk's sword during the Whitebeard vs Marine war. Mihawk, being the best swordsman in the world, is an expert in Haki. Yet, he does not yield any damage to Buggy. Is this because he was not using it (Haki was not &lt;em&gt;painted&lt;/em&gt; back then) or because Buggy's actual power is that he cannot be cut? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T05:51:37.153" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T05:51:37.153" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="222" CreationDate="2016-08-01T19:01:26.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While impossible to know since many shinobi use multiple chakra elements, &lt;strong&gt;Earth Style&lt;/strong&gt; was the only type he used without a mask (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Release:_Earth_Spear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Release:_Earth_Spear&lt;/a&gt;) -- He had masks for Water, Fire, Wind, and Lightning. So I'd say that was probably his natural affinity, or at least what he was most comfortable with/most practiced with in his original body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Grudge_Fear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Grudge_Fear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T19:01:26.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35588" CreationDate="2016-08-02T01:09:09.680" Score="14" ViewCount="382165" Body="&lt;p&gt;This season there are 2 simultaneous Danganronpa shows, both of which are prefaced with &quot;Danganronpa 3&quot;.  The first series in the franchise is &quot;Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not clear on if there is a second series anywhere, or if the number 3 was just added to the names of both the new series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A second anime series, titled Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, began airing in July 2016. The series is split into two simultaneously airing parts; Side: Future, which serves as a conclusion to the &quot;Hope's Peak Academy&quot; storyline, and Side: Despair, which serves as a prequel to Danganronpa 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is clear as mud.  I am unable to find information on &quot;Danganronpa 2&quot;, though I would expect one to be a prequel to the first series, and the other to maybe be a side story or a post story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What order should I watch Danganronpa in?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the current series, does it matter which episode I watch first from each of the simultaneous ones (the &quot;Future Arc&quot; started airing before the &quot;Despair Arc&quot;)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does the Wiki page confuse &quot;Danganronpa 2&quot; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31650/order-of-reading-danganronpa-manga-and-ligh-novel&quot;&gt;the manga/LN material&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-02T11:29:27.773" LastActivityDate="2021-03-06T02:31:08.647" Title="Order to watch the Danganronpa series? Is there a &quot;Danganronpa 2&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34536" CreationDate="2016-08-02T01:13:42.610" Score="0" ViewCount="1100" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just read &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/manga/100128/Yakusoku_no_Neverland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Promised Neverland&lt;/a&gt; and the goriness is kinda jarring for me (and it's in Weekly Shonen Jump). It's a not alone there, actually. HxH has its own share of goriness. Shingeki no Kyojin is also formally a shonen title even though I personally treat it as a seinen. And there are other similar titles too many to mention here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's the matter with the Japanese audience? Do they tolerate such level of violence (even though it's only fictional) especially for the kids? Isn't it kinda messed up to prematurely expose them to such vulgar things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18903" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T01:31:10.137" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T01:31:10.137" Title="Why is shonen manga's goriness these days abundant?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;&lt;shonen-jump&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34534" CreationDate="2016-08-02T04:54:57.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen firsthand proof that shounen manga are getting more violent, but let's say it's true. It does happen; popular media seem to follow weird cycles where the average level of violence rises steadily for a while, until you get to peak violence, and then there's a violence recession and things calm down for a while. In American film, the major peak was in the 1960s&amp;ndash;1980s with movies like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead#Controversy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Night of the Living Dead&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust#Controversy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cannibal Holocaust&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. In anime, peak violence was achieved in the 1970s and 1980s with titles like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD_Geist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;MD Geist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_Jack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Violence Jack&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_City_(1987_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wicked City&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urotsukid%C5%8Dji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Urotsukidouji&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It's entirely possible that anime is headed for another violence apex. It does seem like Western media might be heading that way too; the most popular Western works are violent stories like &lt;em&gt;Game of Thrones&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Breaking Bad&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These violence apexes have complex cultural and production causes at their roots. For instance, OVAs were an extremely common format for anime in the 1980s. Since OVAs are direct to video, they catch a lot less heat from censors than stuff that broadcasts on TV where anyone can see it, and it's probably no coincidence that many of the extremely violent anime of the 1980s were OVAs. In the West, cable TV and streaming have made it easier to get violent shows out there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could write whole books about the cultural side of this (and I'm sure someone has), but I lack the expertise to go into it too deeply. But there are a few social trends that seem to correlate with increasing violence in popular media:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Widespread societal cynicism. This was true of America after 9/11; &lt;em&gt;Saw&lt;/em&gt; came out in 2003, and &lt;em&gt;Hostel&lt;/em&gt; came out in 2005. This was also true of America in the later years of the Cold War; &lt;em&gt;Cannibal Holocaust&lt;/em&gt; came out in 1980.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Widespread influence of militaristic groups. This was also true of America after 9/11, and in the 1970s and 1980s. In modern Japan, there &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/10/23/the-rise-of-japanese-militarism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;has been a rising trend towards militarism&lt;/a&gt;; you can see the effect of this in anime like &lt;em&gt;GATE&lt;/em&gt;, which glorifies the JSDF. The JSDF even &lt;a href=&quot;https://news.vice.com/article/the-japanese-military-is-getting-offensively-cute&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tried to use moe as a recruiting tool&lt;/a&gt; in the same way that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-02-02-the-military-recruitment-of-gamers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the US military uses first-person shooters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fear of military, cultural, or economic invasion by enemies. True of America in the late Cold War and after 9/11, and also true of modern Japan, which &lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/japan-fears-chinas-growing-power-here-what-do-about-it-12735&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fears the rise of China&lt;/a&gt; as an economic and military power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it does seem plausible to me that newer shounen manga is more violent than older material. But let's keep in mind that older shounen manga isn't necessarily as clean and wholesome as we remember. I haven't read &lt;em&gt;The Promised Wonderland&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, but even the older stuff that I have read got pretty violent at times. &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt; in particular had some pretty graphic sequences (and it's probably no coincidence that &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; is also violent, since they share an author). &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt; started out bloodless but got pretty graphic towards the middle of the Kyouto arc. &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; both have their moments. Even &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; featured Frieza getting cut straight in half during his final battle with Goku. I recall some fairly bloody scenes from what little I read of &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt;. Even &lt;em&gt;Yugioh&lt;/em&gt;, which definitely aims for the younger side of the 8-18 age group, had some scenes that were at least brutal if not actually gory. For that matter, shoujo has also historically been pretty violent—&lt;em&gt;X&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ayashi no Ceres&lt;/em&gt; are hardly sugar, spice, and everything nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the last point, the audience for shounen manga is not uniformly young children. The most common audience is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jappleng.com/culture/articles/anime-manga/155/shounen-genre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;boys from eight to eighteen years old&lt;/a&gt;, though shounen manga is also often enjoyed by men, and women and girls as well. But even if we restrict ourselves to ages 8 to 18, it's not that shocking for boys ages 15 to 18 to be watching or reading extremely violent material. In the US, movies rated R are recommended for people 17 and older, but growing up, I didn't know a single person who waited until 17 to see an R-rated movie. I saw violent R-rated movies like &lt;em&gt;Blade Runner&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Aliens&lt;/em&gt; when I was 9 and 10. I've known kids who saw gore porn garbage like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_(franchise)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saw&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel_(2005_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hostel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; when they were 7 and 8 years old. I found that excessively young for such violent material, but I don't find anything particularly shocking about a fourteen-year-old potentially reading or watching &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, at least as far as the violence is concerned. Also, keep in mind that &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; is a bit of an anomaly: Isayama pitched it to &lt;em&gt;Shounen Jump&lt;/em&gt;, who passed on it because they felt it was too mature. It was snapped up by &lt;em&gt;Shounen Magazine&lt;/em&gt;. Anecdotally, I've always found that &lt;em&gt;Shounen Magazine&lt;/em&gt; manga of all genres have more sophisticated writing than &lt;em&gt;Shounen Jump&lt;/em&gt; manga, so they probably lean to an older audience anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-08-02T04:54:57.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34110" CreationDate="2016-08-02T12:23:45.873" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This contains spoilers toward recent episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The simple answer&lt;/strong&gt;: He doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The more in depth one&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;He keeps up the farce of not being 'insane' by convincing himself that what he is doing is for a good cause, to &quot;&lt;em&gt;save Emilia&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. It's stated multiple times throughout the series by Subaru himself, that everything he is doing is for &quot;&lt;em&gt;her sake&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&#xA;This gives him the motivation to keep his sanity to a certain point, though even he slips up at times, for example, when he wakes up in the bed before Ram and Rem, he appears sporadic and flustered, showing signs of being 'not sane.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we have seen in recent episodes (14 through 17), he has broken down his sane demeanor and become... as I'd like to put it: &lt;strong&gt;A Sniveling Madman&lt;/strong&gt;. This is especially the case when he has to watch Rem mutilated before him (episode 15), as well as the moment in which he is infuriated at Otto (episode 16/early 17).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T14:34:09.967" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T14:34:09.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34549" CreationDate="2016-08-02T12:42:58.407" Score="10" ViewCount="53558" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 15, Puck referred to Emilia as his Daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? A few thoughts I have come up with to explain the reasoning come down to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have a relationship like Father/Daughter. (In my opinion they do not have this, they seem more like best friends than this.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Puck IS her father. (Again, this seems convoluted to me, as it is stated that Puck is a Spirit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the 'Daughter' terminology is code for something else, Emilia likely having something like this for Puck too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also said by Puck in episode 18 something along the lines of &quot;In accordance with my contract, I shall now destroy the world&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When asked why, the answer given was &quot;Emilia is my entire reason for existing. There is no reason for me to exist in a world without her.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows some kind of deeper bond between them, deeper than I can think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; their relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:15:54.643" LastActivityDate="2020-08-04T09:50:22.620" Title="Why does Puck refer to Emilia as 'My Daughter'?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T15:21:52.240" Score="1" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Dragon Ball super episode 53, Goku, Beerus and Whis visit Universe 10, where goku has a fight with Kaioshin Zamasu. After their fight zamasu hatred towards humans increase much more and also he comes to know about Time rings, which he had no idea. His hatred towards humans, especially Goku caused for the creation of Goku Black&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So therefore trunks coming to past, made goku meet zamasu indirectly trigerring the creation of Goku Black. Therefore creating a time loop&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my suspicion correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26398" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T09:03:47.833" Title="Did Goku trigger the creation of Goku Black" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T18:50:47.813" Score="2" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alright, so in AKIRA the big psychic explosion causes WW3. My question is: why did WW3 ensue afterwards? Did the Japanese government cover it up as a nuclear explosion? It seems counterintuitive to start WW3, even if it is to cover up your psychic program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26502" LastActivityDate="2018-09-16T02:08:51.843" Title="Why did WWIII happen because of the explosion?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34542" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36317" CreationDate="2016-08-02T23:16:15.227" Score="1" ViewCount="14073" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any official source stating how many episodes Dragon Ball Super will have? With all the open stories it has (Bills, Champa, the multi universe tournament, Zeno-sama, Zamasu, Black Goku, etc) I can't image them all fitting in the once rumored 100 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:30:37.120" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:30:37.120" Title="How many episodes will Dragon Ball Super have?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-12-29T06:46:27.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-03T01:19:37.493" Score="1" ViewCount="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The start of &lt;em&gt;Active Raid 2nd&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;episode 13&quot;, so to speak) clearly takes place some time after the end of &lt;em&gt;Active Raid&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;episode 12&quot;) - Sena has joined a garbage company (and reports being out of practice); Asami has been transferred to Unit 9; Inagi Koutarou is now the governor of Tokyo; and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This puts a lower bound of probably around a few months on the timeskip. Do we have any better idea as to how long passed between the two cours? (This seems like the sort of thing that'd be mentioned in promotional materials or something.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T01:19:37.493" Title="How much time passes between the end of the first cour and the start of the second cour?" Tags="&lt;active-raid&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-03T04:30:59.610" Score="-1" ViewCount="2528" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know when episode 66 and onward of Fairy Tail 2014 gets English dubbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26511" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T10:16:50.020" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T10:16:50.020" Title="When does Fairy Tail 2014 episode 66 to present get English dubbed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34547" CreationDate="2016-08-03T05:13:29.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fairy_Tail_episodes#English&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; Funimation will release Fairy Tail &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;episode 241&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; on September 6, 2016 as apart of Part 21 of the Home Media Release (Episode 240 - 252)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is also confirmed on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shop.funimation.com/Fairy-Tail-Part-Twenty-One&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Funimation Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fairy Tail - Part Twenty One &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Blu-ray &amp;amp; DVD&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Rating: TV-14&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;ReleaseDate: 9/6/2016&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Funimation uses the weird US style of dates where it's MM/DD/YYYY and not DD/MM/YYYY so the date in the quote is indeed September 6th and not June 9th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: Fairy Tail 2014 series is Season 7 and Fairy Tail Zero according to Wikipedia and still retains the episode order. as such Fairy Tail 2014 episode 66 = 175 (last episode of Season 6) + 66 = 241&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T05:13:29.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34538" CreationDate="2016-08-03T06:12:12.440" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Puck is a spirit contracted to Emilia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His identity was revealed during the royal election speech,&#xA;where during her speech (which was shortened in the anime) Roswaal provoked Subaru to instigate a few of the elders and the knights for her being a half-elf with silver hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Puck, sensing danger and Emilia's distraught, appeared and threatened to freeze the whole court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The elder stopped his ruckus after seeing and recognizing who Puck was: one of the Four Great Spirits (in term of being old and powerful), the Beast of&#xA;the end of the Eternally Frozen Land who was created to destroy the world (there are many biblical comparisons in the series, the title basically makes him a comparison to the four horseman of the apocalypse).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few years before the series began, Puck found a young Emilia and decided to stop his intended plan in destroying the world and care for her by making a pact/contract with her. Thus accidentally stopping the world destruction by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For seven years, Puck cared for Emilia like a father, choosing her clothing, hairstyle, speech and manners like a father would. The 7am-5pm appearance was also just part of the contract, as you can see in episode 18 that he appears at night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The death of Emilia causes Puck to continue what he is destined to do: to destroy the world, knowing, however, that Reinhardt the current master swordsman will end him if not the Royal Protector Dragon, Volcanica.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastEditorUserId="54362" LastEditDate="2020-07-25T10:14:44.970" LastActivityDate="2020-07-25T10:14:44.970" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2016-08-03T06:18:57.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Chansey's pokedex entry!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chansey lays nutritionally excellent eggs on an everyday basis. The eggs are so delicious, they are easily and eagerly devoured by even those people who have lost their appetite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the reason Chansey is rare... People eat the eggs :o&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T06:18:57.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-03T07:42:49.850" Score="7" ViewCount="22255" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the &quot;Greed Island&quot; arc, we learn of a nen user who can remove other's nen. When he got the Bomber's nen removed, the creature he summoned to remove the nen had to stick to him until he touched the Bomber and say the &quot;magic words.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurapika's chain needle is more powerful than the Bomber's nen, yet when Chrollo got exorcised and he appears to be unscathed. There should have been some form of price Chrollo paid to get Kurapika's insane ability removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we ever find out what happened here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-23T08:23:13.413" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T09:54:02.613" Title="Do we ever find out what happened to Chrollo?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-03T08:10:19.843" Score="4" ViewCount="16036" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am talking about watching those shows in websites that provide them for free. I could of course afford to subscribe to paid websites such as Crunchyroll and the likes, but often I couldn't find the series I wanted to watch there. The free ones usually host a load of anime and drama titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is watching free anime and Japanese drama &lt;strong&gt;in Japan&lt;/strong&gt; considered safe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:23:38.597" LastActivityDate="2019-04-11T12:33:38.783" Title="Is watching free anime in Japan safe?" Tags="&lt;japan&gt;&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34552" CreationDate="2016-08-03T08:14:47.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unless the site you wish to watch on is sponsored and endorsed by the producers themselves, you can assume they are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; safe. Though if you wish to do a little background check on the website, for example searching &quot;is &lt;code&gt;GenericAnimeStreamingSite.com&lt;/code&gt; legal&quot; will do the job (in most cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No company wants their content, which could earn them money (like anime is intended to do) to be pirated. If you're watching on a third-party site which doesn't give money to the producers (or however they transfer funds to gain rights to anime), that is exactly what you're doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wish to be safe, the best thing to do is to subscribe to an official site, like Crunchyroll, as you said. Of course (as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1587/memor-x&quot;&gt;Memor-X&lt;/a&gt; reminded me), Crunchyroll as well as some others do offer free options, though those aren't optimal due to the ads. If you wish for the most &lt;strong&gt;hassle free&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;legal&lt;/strong&gt; viewing experience, your best bet is simply to &lt;strong&gt;subscribe&lt;/strong&gt; to a site like Crunchyroll. If affording it is no problem, then that's one of your options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other of course, would be to buy the Blu-Ray version, though that's more expensive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:31:05.247" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:31:05.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34556" CreationDate="2016-08-03T08:23:14.183" Score="0" ViewCount="1957" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was browsing through naruto wiki, and came across this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stated that ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are not to be confused with kekkei genkai, as technically, hiden techniques can be taught to anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &amp;quot;they&amp;quot;, it means Hiden Jutsu. Is it true that they can be taught to others? Is there any evidence of this happening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember in the Boruto movie that the Shadow Jutsu is used through that advanced gadget. But is it possible for a person who does not have any clan relationship to learn a Hiden Jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2021-02-15T18:31:49.017" Title="Is it true that hiden jutsu can be taught?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34552" CreationDate="2016-08-03T08:51:08.807" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan or not, sites other than official sites that provides streaming for copyrighted/law protected contents are illegal and against the law. Thus, the answer to your question is no, it is not safe, it is against the law, it is a crime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From IT (information tech) point of view, many such sites are actually crap sites that is full of ads, click baits, and links that will only redirect you around without showing the content if any. Such sites might also send adwares, malwares and the like to your computer. It might also be used to stole your identity. Thus it is also not safe from IT point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are in Japan, however, you can watch the anime when it was broadcasted. This is perfectly legal. In fact, you can also record it if you want to watch later. AFAIK from anime that I watched, this is also legal. Some anime shows that recording a broadcasted show is okay. For example, in &lt;em&gt;Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita.&lt;/em&gt;, Yukari recorded a show that is being broadcasted. In &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, Doraemon and Nobita would often record a show since it is being broadcasted at the same time as a baseball match that the father likes to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course since it is limited to broad-casted anime only, you won't be able to watch older animes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2018-03-30T16:00:18.623" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T16:00:18.623" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34554" CreationDate="2016-08-03T10:22:28.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd go with &lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiden Jutsu are hidden clan techniques that are passed only within a clan. The nature and need for secrecy arises only because they can be &quot;stolen&quot;. Ergo someone outside the clan can learn these techniques. I would also guess that someone outside the clan can also be adopted and taught those techniques. If they meet the criteria they can also figure out by themselves. Lets take some examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hyuuga Clan:&lt;/strong&gt; Byakugan may be a kekkei Genkai, i.e. Someone only from Hyuga Clan can manifest these eyes. But Neji for example, just because of his natural talent figured out &lt;em&gt;Hiden&lt;/em&gt; techniques such as 32/64 Palms, Rotation etc. Later his uncle taught them to him popularly. Now Ao may possess the Byakugan but unless taught he can't use any Gentle Fist techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uchiha Clan&lt;/strong&gt;: Kakashi, Danzo etc. have shown to be able to use the clan's Hiden techniques once acquiring the Sharingan. These include Genjutsus, specialized techniques such as Izanami, Kamui etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ina-Shika-Cho&lt;/strong&gt;: We see other users using the &quot;Reading of mind&quot; on the ninja Jiraiya sent. But when Pain uses it on Shizune, Ino remarked on it as &quot;Dad's Technique&quot;. I would think that such techniques are specialized by the Yamanaka clan which may or may not be passed outside. Nara Clan's shadow technique was not used outside the clan. Akimichi Clan probably requires the genetic body build to use the Body Expansion techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Team 8&lt;/strong&gt; - Both Aburame and Inuzuka clan raise the children in such a way that they can use their Hiden techniques. The kids in Aburame clan bond with insects, while Inuzuka clan raise a puppy and grow together with them. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Hiden techniques are secret since each individual are brought up/born in a manner that they can only learn their clan techniques. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;If Iron Fist Style can be taught, why not the Gentle Fist with someone with precise Chakra Control? Because they don't have the Byakugan to precisely dodge and target the areas while fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T10:30:34.813" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T10:30:34.813" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34560" CreationDate="2016-08-03T10:34:51.053" Score="5" ViewCount="5703" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm reading the manga &quot;Reincarnation no Kaben&quot;: there, the main characters get some powers from their previous lives, and hence are named after famous people of history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I managed to find all of them except who the main antagonist should be: he is named after &quot;Kouu the tyrant king&quot;. Does someone knows who the historical character they are referring to is? (Or is it a made up character?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T21:01:38.840" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T13:21:35.697" Title="Who is Kouu the tyrant king?" Tags="&lt;reincarnation-no-kaben&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34421" CreationDate="2016-08-03T10:41:08.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 answers your question. Momose was captured by Gauna. Akai came to save her, cutting the tentacle. However, this exposes him to Gauna's attack, which pierced his Gardes, killing him. &lt;strong&gt;Akai know this, and the fact that he won't be able to avoid the attack, which is why he said sorry to Momose.&lt;/strong&gt; The Gauna then holds Akai's Gardes with its tentacles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gardes no 3, Aoki, then assume command and hold the Kabizashi. The plan was for him to pierce the Gauna while no 4, Midorikawa, tear open the protective layers. &lt;strong&gt;What was going on when they were told to leave Momose was probably Aoki taking the floating Kabizashi left by Akai.&lt;/strong&gt; Momose, however, came from behind the two and charged head on towards the Gauna, screaming towards the Gauna to let Akai go. The Gauna easily repelled Momose, slamming her gardes with its tentacle, causing her to go into cardiac arrest due to the shock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Midorikawa went chasing after Momose who was thrown away. Because of this, Aoki turned his attention away from the Gauna. The Gauna used this to attack them. Aoki got killed by the Gauna. The tentacles then went after Midorikawa pierced his Gardes from behind, killing him. &lt;strong&gt;So Aoki was killed before Midorikawa.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Akai's gardes was pierced, it didn't explode. As shown when Momose charged head in, the Gauna hold Gardes no 1 with its tentacles. Since Midorikawa died from the same cause, it can be assumed that his gardes too didn't explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do they know that Akai is dead? The Gardes is equipped with heartbeat monitor. This status is available to both Sidonia and the pilots. Seeing that Akai's Gardes was pierced and that he no longer has heartbeat, it doesn't take genius to know that Akai is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;strong&gt;the explosion, I'd say&lt;/strong&gt; that it was not the sound of anyone exploding, &lt;strong&gt;it is just a sound effect before the ED song&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T16:35:14.937" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T16:35:14.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34366" CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:08:59.953" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satella The Jealous Witch is in love with Subaru. Why though is not known to the current arc of the latest source arc 6 (web) may change in the official version (Published book).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time we supposed to see her was supposed to be in the current anime arc which is arc 3 it is not shown during the anime but every time Subaru dies he is transported (symbolizes by the arm grabbing him) to a new timeline while that happen he is transported first to a void places (for depiction look at opening 1 where the places is covered with smokes symbolizing the witches miasma which may explain why the smell grew thicker everytime he re-spawn). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He saw an image of a girl which became clearer every loop. not only thus images pop up the more significant changes that you would observe in the anime (if they didn't cut it) he will hear the whisper of Satella saying 'I Love You' in every attempt of a reveal.(&lt;strong&gt;episode 20&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that he say 'I love Emilia' during the Rem scene will put on perspective why Emilia was killed during his attempt to reveal the power&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastEditorUserId="26515" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T07:28:18.597" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T07:28:18.597" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34557" CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:58:15.903" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think is a mistranslation. &#xA;According to this site: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tyuumokuneta.net/post-1718-1718&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tyuumokuneta.net/post-1718-1718&lt;/a&gt; the original name in the manga is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;項羽 / Xiang Yu&lt;/a&gt;, an ancient chinese warlord. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26517" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T13:21:35.697" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T13:21:35.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35605" CreationDate="2016-08-03T14:22:36.950" Score="3" ViewCount="2516" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since both officially joined the crew (by this, I mean after Arlong Park), they use special suffix when talking to each other. In case of Sanji, this is not surprising as he does the same with every girl he meets (as far as I noticed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami, on the other hand, rarely uses such suffixes, with Sanji being the only none she calls Sanji &lt;em&gt;-kun&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any canonical reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T13:11:28.767" Title="Why Nami calls him Sanji-kun?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34552" CreationDate="2016-08-03T14:51:25.947" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;TL;DR: Yes. It is safe but with a catch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Streaming services that have a license to broadcast content within Japan such as Niconico are ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Streaming services meant to distribute anime abroad such as Crunchyroll and Hulu are also legal to view in Japan. That said, both sites have region filters because they are not licensed to show many series within Japan. When I visited Japan in April, 2016 the Crunchyroll's massive catalog was reduced to less than 20 items that were licensed for viewing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other unlicensed methods are both illegal and dangerous. The Japanese authorities take piracy very seriously. Illegal viewing could land you in prison for two years, even as a tourist. This includes content posted on sites without a license to broadcast that content in Japan, YouTube, downloads/file sharing, screen sharing (RabbitMQ), and using a VPN to get around region locking on sites with a license to broadcast elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28998/how-does-online-anime-streaming-work-within-japan&quot;&gt;How does online anime streaming work within Japan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1870" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:27:34.410" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:27:34.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36274" CreationDate="2016-08-03T17:19:04.967" Score="1" ViewCount="5288" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've heard/read that Natsu is END (Etherious Natsu Dragneel), but in the anime END doesn't get activated. In the manga we see that Zeref's reveals who he/it is, but not in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Zeref going to come back and awaken END (Because I'm sticking with the anime, not the manga)? Or is Natsu END even in the anime? (It could just be Hiiro not sticking with the manga?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26519" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T19:27:48.540" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T14:26:39.197" Title="Is Natsu Dragneel &quot;END&quot; in the Fairy Tail anime adaptation?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25696" CreationDate="2016-08-03T17:26:07.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in my opinion, because the other dragons of Rogue and Sting (Skiadrum &amp;amp; Weisslogia) weren't really &quot;around&quot; I should say. And they didn't make enough antibodies for them to make sure that they themselves wouldn't turn into dragons themselves. It's not the best answer, but at least it's something right ? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26519" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T17:26:07.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-08-03T20:28:42.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Shippuden, when Naruto is fighting Pain, Naruto sees Hinata coming and Hinata sees that Naruto can't move so she fights Pain, but he wins. Before that, Hinata tells Naruto she loves him, but Naruto already knew since they were kids. He used to look at Hinata sometimes, and he knew she felt something for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In The Last: Naruto the Movie, Naruto told Hinata he loved her, but truly he had feelings for her. Then he kissed her, he did fall in love together forever and lived happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26521" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T03:30:18.530" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T03:30:18.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-03T23:51:50.570" Score="4" ViewCount="2142" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; scenario, Gilgamesh intervenes in the Fifth Holy Grail War, kills Berserker, and seizes Ilya. If he had not gotten involved, can we guess based on knowledge from other scenarios what might have happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26523" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T05:22:26.543" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T12:39:53.390" Title="Can we infer how the Fifth Holy Grail War would have ended had Gilgamesh not intervened?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-04T02:23:04.020" Score="1" ViewCount="1026" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title of the show is Magic Kaito 1412. It is based on a character from Detective Conan, Kaito Kid. In Detective Conan he is called Kaito Kid, Phantom Thief, but no 1412. If it is read in Japanese it would be Ichi Yon Ichi Ni (One Four One Two) or Sen Yon Hyaku Juu Ni (One Thousand Four Hundred Twelve). The real name of the first Kaito Kid is Kuroba Touichi. The current Kaito Kid is Kuroba Kaito, doesn't sounds like 1412 at all. So, what is this 1412 means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T03:13:22.410" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T03:13:22.410" Title="What does the 1412 in Magic Kaito 1412 means?" Tags="&lt;kaito-kid&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-08-04T04:07:12.373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19494" CreationDate="2016-08-04T02:23:37.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tunneling scene was not an example of earth style, however, the question itself shows a misunderstanding of nature manipulation in general. People don't &quot;have&quot; a chakra nature. People have an easier time learning to change chakra to specific natures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people have one specific elemental nature that they can grasp very quickly (relative to other natures), and usually have at least one more element that they can learn faster than the rest. There is nothing preventing somebody from learning to manipulate chakra to every single type of nature, other than time and talent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if Naruto had wanted to, he could have learned lightning, fire, or any other elemental manipulation when he first learned of the concept. Wind was simply the most practical for him to learn, as it was the nature he is innately suited to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26477" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T02:23:37.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34554" CreationDate="2016-08-04T03:33:10.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hidden ninjutsu are justsu that reserved for a single clan or a single country. Those are secret justsu teaches by generation to generation. That is why it call hidden ninjutsu. It can be taught to anyone.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25711" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T03:33:10.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="361" CreationDate="2016-08-04T05:22:15.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball GT was done by Toei Animation and Akira Toriyama was involved with the drawings of the main characters (Goku, Trunks, Pan, Vegeta, Bulma, Gohan, Chi Chi, etc), the planets (Monmaasu, Rudeeze, Planet M2), and even the spaceship. Even though the GT series was non canon, and its not in the manga. I still think the GT series did okay (even though it has some flaws here and there), and of course its a sequel to Dragon Ball Z. Now we are on Dragon Ball Super, and I just have to wonder if the DBS series is going to go pass the end of DBZ (age 784), and go straight to the GT timeline (age 785-790).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27524" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T05:22:15.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34135" CreationDate="2016-08-04T06:01:43.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you seen the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_of_Gold&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one piece: heart of gold&lt;/a&gt;, then there &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bonbori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bonbori sama&lt;/a&gt; which is a football fish. Inside its body, Bonbori has three stomachs which hold several islands, including the island of Alchemi in its third. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aqgJZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aqgJZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13541" LastEditorUserId="13541" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T17:21:28.760" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T17:21:28.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28476" CreationDate="2016-08-04T08:35:52.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually because 18 is still part human she has the ability to get stronger with training, that's already a known fact, android 16 is the one who is stuck, and actually gohan was confirmed to be alit stronger then buu because buu is weaker than he would be if he was still with kid buu, also it was said that android 18 is stronger than all the guys fighting frieza and his men, this includes piccolo, not including goku and vegeta who weren't there at the time,so yeah check your facts guys lol, 18 said it herself and krillin agreed lol but because piccolo was training for 6 months before the tournament his power now surpasses 18s so at the time goku chose piccolo he was stronger than 18 but since buu is weaker than gohan and there was a written test I think 18 would've been a better choice than buu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27527" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T08:35:52.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-04T08:38:41.843" Score="6" ViewCount="63086" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious about Naruto's aging through the series from Naruto to the beginning of Naruto Shippuden. From what I've gathered Naruto's birthday is in October. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under the assumption that he was 12 at the start of the series. I think it went something like the following : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Age 13 during the Chunin Exams&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Age 14 when Sasuke left the leaf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Age 16 when came back from training with Jiraya &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone confirm if this is correct? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27528" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T13:19:47.487" LastActivityDate="2021-03-14T16:34:54.163" Title="How old is Naruto throughout the show's timeline?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35693" CreationDate="2016-08-04T08:59:02.423" Score="2" ViewCount="3359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of Dragon Ball (not DBZ), Goku was shown quite often either partially or completely naked. Some may make the argument that this was necessary to showcase his tail in the beginning of the series. However, according to Toriyama, Dragon Ball started as a gag reel, and then was a show for children. If this is the case, they why did they allow Goku to be vividly naked without censorship? Was this interpretted differently in Japan, because I feel this would have been odd to American viewers at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T08:48:37.643" Title="Why was the nudity not censored in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35575" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35583" CreationDate="2016-08-04T13:59:49.287" Score="2" ViewCount="829" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito extracted Shukaku and eight tails from Madara and gave it to Naruto. Then why did madara not return back to normal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was he still able to cast infinite tsukoyomi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="26084" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T14:27:52.207" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T17:58:03.650" Title="Why madara did not change after 1 and 8 tails was extracted from him?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34566" CreationDate="2016-08-04T14:07:29.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Scenario 1: The Einzberns cheated....again! and thus win&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Einzbern family were at one point holders of the 3rd Magic, Heaven's Feel, which is what the Holy Grail War was original for, reclaiming this magic that at some point the Einzberns lost. Zouken had interest in Heaven's Feel himself because of how his soul was rotting and the Tohsaka only sought to use the Grail to reach the Root.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the Einzberns have had a somewhat unfair advantage, the Greater Grail's &quot;soul&quot; if you will is that of Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern and the Einzberns have always had the components needed to finish the war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Lesser Grail which origianlly was a cup but after the 3rd war being the form of a Homunculus similar to Justeaze because if damaged would end the war as was the case in one of the wars and one needs the Lesser Grail to use the Greater Grail to have their wish granted&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Dress of Heaven which can control the Greater Grail&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in different versions of the third Holy Grail War the Einzberns use their knowledge of the System to create a new Servant to get the upper hand, either replacing Beserker with Avenger (which failed horribly) or summoning Ruler to be the absolute authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20817/why-did-the-einzberns-make-illya-a-master/20818#20818&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; i explain what i believe the Einzbern's plan was in regards to Ilya. since she's the Lesser Grail if she was killed (being a Master) then no one gets their wish. it's like the Einzberns taking away the ball from the ballgame if things don't go the way they want, but instead of taking the ball away they make every other player destroy it. (it's for this reason Kotomine and Gilgamesh needed Ilya (or at least her heart) for their purposes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Scenario 2: Angra Mainyu is born and no one wins&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the 3rd war the Einzbern Family summoned Angra Mainyu in the Avenger Class but was quite weak and was killed off early. his death contaminated the Greater Grail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiritsugu concluded after his encounter with Angra Mainyu (talking to him via the radio, TV and appearing as Irisviel) that &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; wish would lead to destruction, even if Kotomine and Gilgemesh didn't have their own plans and a Master or Servant were able to get a hold of Ilya as the Lesser Grail for their own use and make their wish this would release the six billion curses of the world which Angra Mainyu now embodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The materialization of Angra Mainyu brought forth by truly opening the Holy Grail is an ichor that will consume every human being, 6 billion curses flowing out from the gate to hell. Gilgamesh specifically mentions 5.6 billion curses for an unknown reason. It is a reaper that will strike down all humans equally, an endless darkness that is born from humans and massacres them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avenger_(Fate/hollow_ataraxia)#All_the_World.27s_Evils&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avenger - Abilities - All the World's Evil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes of Fate/Stay Night even before anyone makes a wish the mud from the grail is already spilling and corrosive. in Fate when Shirou fought Kotomine he has to take care to avoid being hit my the mud Kotomine shoots at him as at one point he is grazed by it and is almost succumbed to the curses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Unlimited Blade Works Saber stops Rin in wading into the Mud Pool to reach the deformed Shinji because of what it would do to her (if i recall it was Saber's abilities which gave her some protection but it was describing that it was eating away it her)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Sakura as the Lesser Grail&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while Sakura is also a lesser Grail thanks to Zouken infusing fragments of the one from the 4th war into his Crest Worms that are inside her Sakura's connection to the Greater Grail is to that of Angra Mainyu itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before she realized she was The Shadow it was already consuming people and Servants and unleashing Saber-Alter and Blind-Berserker. while Zouken might have been able to control Sakura for years in the end The Shadow wasn't under his control. it would have only been a matter of time before it controlled Sakura as the ribbons that's seen on The Shadow make up Dark Sakura's dress which was then used to bind her after her's and Rin's fight near to the end of Heaven's Feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T14:07:29.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35573" CreationDate="2016-08-04T14:26:07.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt; (Part II as in Shippuden):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Age   Part I: 12-13  &#xA;      Part II: 15-17&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by the end of the manga/anime, he's 17 before the larger timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there was a good answer by Mike Ante on another &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14910/what-is-the-estimated-age-of-naruto-when-he-became-hokage&quot;&gt;related question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T03:55:13.967" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:55:13.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-04T16:44:03.163" Score="7" ViewCount="149255" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yachiru_Kusajishi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Yachiru disappeared leaving her belongings after the fight with Gremmy. She is said to be &quot;gone&quot; by Kenpachi in the penultimate chapter of the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I use &quot;original&quot; because there might be extra chapters announced as the other big announcement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what happened to her? Was she part of his Zanpakutou or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T11:18:26.930" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T11:18:40.483" Title="What happened to Yachiru?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2016-08-04T16:55:48.640" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very last page of &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; #668 gives a few clues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yachiru suddenly appears out of nowhere and says to Kenpachi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Silly goose, if you would just use me properly, there wouldn't be anyone you wouldn't be able to cut down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She then touches him, which causes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; him to get a power boost, which he wonders about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She ends the exchange with explaining to him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; That power is what everyone's been calling &quot;Bankai&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these suggest the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yachiru is Kenpachi's Bankai. He is unable to call out his Bankai anymore (he was never able to, consciously - the original appearance may have happened subconsciously), therefore, Yachiru is gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yachiru is his Zanpaktou spirit, again, one he has never been able to consciously communicate with. Though, I can't explain her disappearance if that were the case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T11:18:29.023" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T11:18:29.023" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="664" CreationDate="2016-08-04T17:23:06.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may be like shadow clones. One of his shadow clone conscience talk to kuruma while other runs. When talk is done he simply undo jutsu and know his little conversation with kuruma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During strong moments he cannot run and talk , since he had to concentrate all his chakra at one place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T17:23:06.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27625" CreationDate="2016-08-04T17:44:52.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Big Mom, confirmed in chapter 835&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27534" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T17:44:52.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35575" CreationDate="2016-08-04T17:58:03.650" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Wiki, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito stabs Madara and manages to steal fragments of the One-Tail's and Eight-Tails' chakra from him before using Kamui to escape with Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito only took a small fragment, not the entire beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T17:58:03.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34563" CreationDate="2016-08-04T19:03:16.210" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As was pointed out in the comments, they jumped ahead a bit on the reveal of Natsu's identity. Towards the end of the episode where Fairy Tail was disbanded, while Natsu is wandering off to go training...we cut over to Zeref telling Natsu to surpass him, and addresses him by his full name: Etherius Natsu Dragneel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Per the Manga, We discover that Natsu is (probably) E.N.D. in Chapter 416, but it is fully and completely confirmed a few chapters later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime went on hiatus as of Episode 277, which is adapted from Chapters 417 and 419...so if they followed the manga strictly, we wouldn't know yet. But, obviously, they wanted to pull that reveal before the series went on hiatus again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes. Natsu is E.N.D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastEditorUserId="14466" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T16:03:53.740" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T16:03:53.740" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32085" CreationDate="2016-08-04T20:15:17.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the wiki,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When they (Obito and Guruguru) arrived they found Rin and Kakashi surrounded by Kiri-nin and Kakashi plunging his Chidori through Rin's heart.[14] Rin's death caused each of their Sharingan to mature into Mangekyō Sharingan, a process that also caused Kakashi to pass out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So theoretically, as long as the user experiences an incredibly intense emotion (such as the loss of a loved one), that emotion will awaken their Mangekyo Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sharingan that originate from the same Uchiha are still linked to some extent even when wielded by separate users, at times enabling those users to see the same things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Sharingan wiki page. References manga chapters 604 and 651. So Obito's seperate Sharingan were still linked as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T20:15:17.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-04T22:05:10.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because in gt goku was a kid &amp;amp;  his body couldn't take the strain like his grown body did...  So whenever he turned to ssj4 &amp;amp; &amp;amp; went back to his grown body form he was now accustomed and didn't burn energy as fast &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27538" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T22:05:10.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34533" CreationDate="2016-08-04T23:45:16.303" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think what is being missed here is the second game in the series, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa_2:_Goodbye_Despair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikipedia article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is the second installment in the Danganronpa series, and a direct sequel to the 2010 game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the sequel to Danganronpa 1, adding to the DGR universe beyond the events of Trigger Happy Havoc, complete with a whole new set of characters, scenery, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Danganronpa:_The_Animation_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danganronpa: The Animation&lt;/a&gt; is an anime adaptation of DGR1, AKA Trigger Happy Havoc, AKA THH. THH is the basis of the entire DGR story/franchise; it is the first game, but not the first event of DGR chronologically. Essentially all other canon media in the DGR universe builds upon the events of THH, so you'll want to start here. Either the show or the game will suffice, though I recommend the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DGR2's story is critical to both sides of the DGR3 animes. As per the wiki article, &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Danganronpa_3:_The_End_of_Hope%27s_Peak_High_School/Despair_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Despair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;tells the backstory of Hope's Peak Academy's 77th Class&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is the same class featured in DGR2. Even though 3/Despair happens chronologically &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; DGR2, I recommend playing DGR2 before watching 3/Despair. DGR2 tells the story of the 77th class, which is then given more context/backstory in 3/Despair. DGR2 does not have an anime adaptation, but it apparently has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa_2:_Goodbye_Despair#Other_media_and_appearances&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a manga&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Future and Despair arcs aired simultaneously in an alternating fashion, starting with Future. Chronologically, Despair happens entirely before Future, but the intended watching order is actually the order in which the episodes are released; so, also in an alternating fashion starting with Future (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Danganronpa_3:_The_End_of_Hope%27s_Peak_Academy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.) In other words, Future ep. 1, then Despair ep. 1, then Future ep. 2, then Despair ep. 2, so on and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to hopefully answer your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;All Series Watch Order:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;DGR1/THH/Danganronpa: The Animation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;DGR2: Goodbye Despair (game or manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Danganronpa_Another_Episode:_Ultra_Despair_Girls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DGR Ultra Despair Girls (game)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A few characters from UDG appear in Future, so it may benefit you to play this first, but it's not a dealbreaker like not playing DGR2 is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alternate watching DGR3/Future and DGR3/Despair episodes, i.e. F1 -&gt; D1 -&gt; F2 -&gt; D2... etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;DGR3/Hope&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa_V3:_Killing_Harmony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (game)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; IMO, V3's only &lt;em&gt;strict&lt;/em&gt; prerequisite is DGR1 to get the full picture, but I recommend experiencing the whole series to be safe, if you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The DGR subreddit also has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/wiki/series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a good FAQ/writeup on this topic&lt;/a&gt;, including Supplementary Material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;DGR3 (Anime) Series Watch Order:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternate watching Future and Despair episodes, starting with Future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Note Regarding DGRv3:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The branding can be slightly confusing between Danganronpa 3 and Danganronpa V3. &lt;em&gt;Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony&lt;/em&gt; is the third installment of the game series (and features a brand new cast separate from DGR1/2), and &lt;em&gt;Danganronpa 3&lt;/em&gt;, as discussed above, is the anime split into two parts (Despair/Hope) and the last episode, Hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastEditorDisplayName="user9554" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T01:19:25.607" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T01:19:25.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34473" CreationDate="2016-08-05T05:06:38.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Competition cards are 74x53mm (~2.9x2.1 inches) in size, and made from &quot;pasteboard&quot;. Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BE%E4%BA%BA%E4%B8%80%E9%A6%96#.E3.81.8B.E3.82.8B.E3.81.9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article on karuta&lt;/a&gt;.  The pasteboard used to make Japanese playing cards tends to be thicker than what we are familiar with in the West for cards. It's called 厚紙 (atsugami = thick paper) and can be quite thick -- I have some Japanese playing cards that are 0.4mm thick, which is thicker than Western plastic playing cards, and I've seen images of atsugami that look quite a bit thicker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alas I don't know exactly how thick karuta competition cards are since I never held any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27543" LastEditorUserId="27543" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T12:48:56.543" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T12:48:56.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-05T07:54:40.393" Score="3" ViewCount="3745" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was browsing about Hashirama's sage mode. What I could procure was that he went to Shikkotsu woods to learn the wood style and the sage mode respective to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shikkotsu Forest (湿骨林, Shikkotsurin, English TV: Shikkotsu Woods, Literally meaning: Damp Bone Forest) is one of the big three unexplored sage regions, a legendary place that is equally famous as the other two: Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave. It is the home of the slug Katsuyu, parts of which are summoned by Tsunade and her disciple Sakura Haruno. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikkotsu_Forest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Hashirama come to know about this forest which is the home of slugs? And what was his background to learning the Senjutsu?&#xA;Additional question that arises is that Does this mean both Tsunade and Sakura can learn the sage Jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T09:29:37.330" LastActivityDate="2018-05-03T18:47:44.143" Title="Clarification about Hashirama's Senjutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35593" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35597" CreationDate="2016-08-05T08:48:14.013" Score="4" ViewCount="57946" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will DiMartino and Konietzko make another Avatar series now that Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra have both ended? Will Korra be the last installment in the Avatar franchise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2019-01-22T10:37:08.640" Title="Will there be another Avatar series?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-08-05T14:45:38.503" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35593" CreationDate="2016-08-05T09:00:45.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Korra will be the last installment. There are currently no plans for continuation. Both TLA &amp;amp; TLoK ended. At the end of Korra, you'll see something like &quot;The End&quot; in Chinese.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XfuIb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XfuIb.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if you haven't read them, &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_comics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Last Airbender comics&lt;/a&gt; are a continuation of the original The Last Airbender series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27548" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T16:24:23.597" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T16:24:23.597" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-05T09:36:29.517" Score="2" ViewCount="272" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiden Jutsu: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I answered this question : &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34554/is-it-true-that-hiden-jutsu-can-be-taught/34556&quot;&gt;Is it true that hiden jutsu can be taught?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've researched quite a bit and tried to build an  understanding on these Jutsu. The OP asked for example instances where the jutsu is used by someone outside the clan sine they can be learned by anyone. I however could'n't find any such instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone else remember/find such an instance in Naruto (preferably Canon).&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Boruto movie doesn't count cos the Scroll Stores the original jutsu casted by someone from the clan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T11:53:48.317" Title="Is there an incidence of a Hiden (Meaning Secret) Jutsu being used by someone OUTSIDE the clan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35595" CreationDate="2016-08-05T10:09:13.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neji learned the Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms and Eight Trigrams Heavenly Rotation techniques through his own genius and skill - these techniques were not taught to branch members thus he would never have been taught them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sixty-Four_Palms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sixty-Four_Palms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: though not in the spirit of the question, technically Hashirama's Deep Forest Creation technique was his Hiden jutsu, but after his death was used by Madara after gaining Hashirama cells without any training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wood_Release_Secret_Technique:_Nativity_of_a_World_of_Trees&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wood_Release_Secret_Technique:_Nativity_of_a_World_of_Trees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the Boruto movie Momoshiki can absorb and then use Hiden techniques&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22449" LastEditorUserId="22449" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T10:28:18.823" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T10:28:18.823" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35593" CreationDate="2016-08-05T10:48:08.700" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;More than likely we will see more continuations of both &lt;em&gt;The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt; but these won't be animated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to &lt;em&gt;The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt;, there have been a number of comics that have been released since the end of the original series such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_%E2%80%93_The_Promise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Promise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_%E2%80%93_The_Search&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Search&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_%E2%80%93_The_Rift&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rift&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_%E2%80%93_Smoke_and_Shadow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Smoke and Shadow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;all of these were released in 3 parts by Dark Horse Comics with the latest one being Smoke and Shadow Part 3 released in April 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another &lt;em&gt;The Last Airbender&lt;/em&gt; comic to be released called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_%E2%80%93_North_and_South&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;North and South&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; with Part 1 expected to be released in September 2016 and the last part, Part 3, to be released in April 2017&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt;, there isn't anything out yet however in 2015 at the San Diego's Comic-Con it was announced that &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra&lt;/em&gt; would continue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the co-creators, they have three volumes of Korra comics planned, with DiMartino taking point on the writing. Don't worry Konietzko will be involved just with a limited role. He wrote on Tumblr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Legend of Korra will continue as comics written by Michael DiMartino, published by Dark Horse! I’ve been working on the story with Mike, and I’ll be consulting on the art (once we secure an artist/artists). I made the images above for our announcement at the Dark Horse panel, which just finished up. Exciting stuff!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.latintimes.com/legend-korra-season-5-news-series-will-continue-graphic-novel-328834&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Latin Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link also showed there was artwork for these new books and a hint of what the story might be like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dark Horse also revealed new key art for the first volume, which you can see below drawn by Konietzko. &lt;strong&gt;The artwork features Korra and Asami walking back out of the Republic City Spirit Portal&lt;/strong&gt; we saw them enter at the end of the series. &amp;quot;We're definitely going to &lt;strong&gt;focus on Korra and Asami's relationship,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; DiMartino said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the other Avatar Comics the new Legend of Korra Comic, titled &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Turf_Wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Turf Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; will be a 3 part title with Part 1 set to be released in June 20, 2017 according to the pre-order on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/539551/the-legend-of-korra-turf-wars-part-one-by-written-by-michael-dante-dimartino/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;penguinrandomhouse&lt;/a&gt;. As indicated by the Wikia page. Turf Wars is set after Korra's and Asami's &lt;strike&gt;honeymoon&lt;/strike&gt; trip in the Spirit World which began at the end of Book 4 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;22/1/2019: after the posting of the above answer &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars&lt;/em&gt; has been fully released in 3 volumes and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra_(comics)#Graphic_novel_trilogies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's list of Graphic Novels&lt;/a&gt; there is a new Korra trilogy coming out starting May 21, 2019 called &lt;em&gt;Ruins of the Empire&lt;/em&gt; which according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rightstufanime.com/The-Legend-of-Korra-Ruins-of-the-Empire-Manga-Volume-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rightstuff Anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Korra must decide who to trust as the fate of the Earth Kingdom hangs in the balance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the eve of its first elections, the Earth Kingdom finds its future endangered by its past. Even as Kuvira stands trial for her crimes, vestiges of her imperial ambitions threaten to undermine the nation’s democratic hopes. But when Korra, Asami, Mako, and Bolin don’t all see eye-to-eye as to the solution, drastic measures will be taken to halt a new march to war!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-01-22T10:37:08.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-05T12:31:42.780" Score="6" ViewCount="16436" Body="&lt;p&gt;In KonoSuba's first episode, Aqua is said to have extremely high stats on all stats but &lt;strong&gt;below average intelligence&lt;/strong&gt; and worst luck. Then, she was told that she can be &lt;strong&gt;anything but Arch Wizard since it requires intelligence&lt;/strong&gt;. Arch Wizard, being a Wizard, and as we can see from Megumin, is a class that uses magic to attack. Aqua's low intelligence prevents her from becoming a Arch Wizard, means that magic is related to intelligence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they checked Megumin's adventurer card, both Kazuma and Aqua mentioned that Megumin, being from the Crimson Demon clan, has a &lt;strong&gt;very high intelligence&lt;/strong&gt; and is an &lt;strong&gt;Arch Wizard&lt;/strong&gt;. It was also shown that Megumin &lt;strong&gt;can cast advanced spell&lt;/strong&gt;, Explosion although only &lt;strong&gt;once a day due to her limited mana&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during the fight with Dullahan, Aqua cast Sacred Create Water on a level where it destroyed the gate of the city, causing damage on the level of Megumin's Explosion if not higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, since Aqua can't be Arch Wizard due to her low intelligence, while she shows that she can do magic on the level that of Megumin, then what does the intelligence stats do in KonoSuba world? While at it, what are the other stats in KonoSuba and what do they do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="27555" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T22:34:44.737" LastActivityDate="2019-09-27T05:41:56.410" Title="What stats are in KonoSuba world and what do they do?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33741" CreationDate="2016-08-05T15:28:56.777" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In any adaptation of a story from one version to another, there are going to be some edits. Originally, &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt; is a web novel and it is always the furthest along in the story.  The story gets edited a bit as it gets transferred to the &quot;official&quot; light novel publication, and even more as it gets drawn as a manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as my experiences though, the overall story does not really change between these mediums.  It seems mostly just a case of how much content makes it through to each.  This is, of course, the most visible between the manga and anime adaptations, since the studio is limited to certain time constraints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've heard from the community regarding &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt;, the light novel is what is considered the most canon/official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26494" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T10:02:09.683" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T10:02:09.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34347" CreationDate="2016-08-05T16:32:10.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Spoiler alert&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting Volume 4 of the light novel,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;different from the usual two wings of devils, one wing was of a devil and the other one was the black wing of a fallen angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the basis for the scene you saw in High School DxD New.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the background story of Akeno is that she originally possess only fallen angel wings. She was born of a Miko and a fallen angel. However, due to persecution from her mother's family, she ran away and then met Rias, who turned her into a devil, causing her to own both devil wings and fallen angel wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cover of the novel shows her with demon wings. DxD BorN also shows her with devil wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, a logical conclusion that we can draw is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Akeno has both a pair of devil wings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can make a pair of both. For example left wing is that of a devil and right is that of a fallen angel or vice versa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T16:32:10.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35625" CreationDate="2016-08-05T17:54:35.547" Score="7" ViewCount="16134" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VWUUe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VWUUe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4uDkf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4uDkf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the bird symbolize in Oyasumi Punpun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Punpun is depicted as a caricature bird, but this &lt;strong&gt;depiction changes frequently throughout the story to express his state of mind&lt;/strong&gt;. The other characters, unlike the audience, only see his human form, &lt;strong&gt;since the caricature birds he and his family&lt;/strong&gt; are seen as are entirely figurative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does author represents the parents and the protagonist as a bird even if they have different states of mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21043" LastEditorDisplayName="user21043" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T18:00:32.610" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T01:59:18.177" Title="Why does the author replace the protagonist and his family with a bird?" Tags="&lt;oyasumi-punpun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30091" CreationDate="2016-08-05T18:55:22.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, yes. Ranta is the only one who talks about vices as he is the only dark knight in the party. Vices are exclusive to Dark Knights. I would think of them as class-exclusive perks found in numerous (MMO)RPGs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would provide more information but the only relevant information conveyed in the anime is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a dark night kills a foe, they can take a part of the enemy with them, be it a toenail or a heart, then they can use these parts to get new perks, like Demon Companion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://hai-to-gensou-no-grimgar.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Knight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://hai-to-gensou-no-grimgar.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Knight&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27557" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T18:55:22.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30091" CreationDate="2016-08-05T19:07:19.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: &lt;strong&gt;yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slightly longer answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the Anime, when the group including Ranta go to get their class specific training, We are greeted with Ranta having a new ability with him. The 'Vice' you mention.&#xA;This is because, as we know 'Dark' knights, offer up sacrifices to some form of a 'Dark lord' and have formed a pact.&#xA;Just like the Protag (I forget his name) got the ability to see an enemies critical location, and follow a 'stream' of light with his blade, to reach it. Ranta got his own class specific ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T19:07:19.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34561" CreationDate="2016-08-05T19:10:36.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kun (君【くん】?) is used by people of senior status addressing or referring to those of junior status, by anyone addressing or referring to male children or male teenagers, or among male friends. It can be used by males or females when addressing a male who they are emotionally attached to or have known for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is she's just being playful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T19:10:36.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35598" CreationDate="2016-08-05T20:30:18.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aqua's a goddess, and her magic with regard to water is most likely an innate ability related to that status. Alternately, given that she &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; qualify as an Archpriest, it's possible (and likely, with KonoSuba's RPG inspirations) that priest magic is limited by a different stat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if I can agree with wisdom being one of the other adventurer stats (since Aqua's low intelligence stat seems to demonstrate itself through a stunning lack of wisdom), but in any case, magic is not necessarily the sole domain of wizards -- priests are typical magic-users in most RPG-based fantasy realms, as are gods &amp;amp; goddesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27555" LastEditorUserId="27555" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T02:39:52.263" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T02:39:52.263" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35607" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35610" CreationDate="2016-08-05T21:14:40.007" Score="3" ViewCount="28219" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watch all of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and that which is available of Dragon Ball Super, but still can't figure this out. What do the abbreviations for the different Super Saiyan transformations stand for in DBZ? For example, I've seen &quot;SSGSS.&quot; Does this mean &quot;Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan?&quot; What are the abbreviations for Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T15:32:46.017" LastActivityDate="2019-11-15T22:02:27.610" Title="What do the abbreviations mean in Dragon Ball Z?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35607" CreationDate="2016-08-05T22:52:38.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you are right. SSGSS stands for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. I know it doesn't make any sense, but according to the info I gathered, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan&lt;/strong&gt;, more commonly known as &lt;strong&gt;Super Saiyan Blue&lt;/strong&gt;, is a form that can be accessed after absorbing the power of Super Saiyan God and then combining it with the Super Saiyan form.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For other forms like Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 2, no fancy abbreviations are used. They are generally known as SSJ/SS for Super Saiyan 1, SSJ2/SS2 for Super Saiyan 2, and so on.&#xA;There are also other forms like USSJ (Ultra Super Saiyajin), which are sometimes confused with Super Saiyan 2 or 3, but note that they are different. You can find more details on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dbzwarriors.com/saiyanforms.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25802" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T03:34:26.500" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:34:26.500" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35611" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35613" CreationDate="2016-08-05T23:54:57.367" Score="6" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z, the abbreviations for Super Saiyan 1 and 2 are SSJ and SSJ2. However, there is no 'j' in Saiyan, so where does this 'j' come from in the abbreviation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T06:41:47.907" Title="Where does the 'J' in SSJ and SSJ2 come from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35611" CreationDate="2016-08-06T01:39:49.500" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It comes from the Japanese original name for Super Saiyan: 超{スーパー}サイヤ人{じん}, pronounced &lt;em&gt;Sūpā Saiya-jin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about it at &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jin means &quot;people/person.&quot; 'Gaikoku-jin' means foreigners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22725" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T06:41:47.907" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T06:41:47.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35743" CreationDate="2016-08-06T05:20:23.687" Score="4" ViewCount="3646" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, we are well acquainted with Androids 16, 17, and 18. In addition, we met Androids 19 and 20 (Dr. Gero) before 16-18. There may have been mention of others, but they were not developed or mentioned much to the extent of my memory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think that we were introduced to Android 8 in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; (the episode where Goku is ascending up the Muscle Tower with a new foe on each floor, one of which was Ninja Murasaki who on finding himself outmatched, ordered Android 8 to fight Goku, if I remember correctly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I do not remember any mention of Androids 1-7, 9-15, and 21+, if they exist. Do they exist? Do we ever find out or know what happened to them? Is it further discussed in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T05:13:54.200" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T05:19:50.290" Title="What happened to the other androids in Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34229" CreationDate="2016-08-06T06:23:05.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay after quite a bit of research, I think I may have found some stuff that may help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode that you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/hunter-x-hunter/episode-112-monster-x-and-x-monster-646069&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Monster x And x Monster&lt;/a&gt; (ep. 112). The slow motion part is largely the first half of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of tracks that play during the slow motion scenes. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_3rJhzHvq5GJ_FATfhk4_lUNIs9zBuxR&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a playlist of tracks from the Chimera Ant arc (30 tracks), of which I think your best bets are either &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDTGFaC9SZA&amp;amp;index=30&amp;amp;list=PL_3rJhzHvq5GJ_FATfhk4_lUNIs9zBuxR&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hegemony of the Food Chain&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q43wzP6A1CM&amp;amp;index=29&amp;amp;list=PL_3rJhzHvq5GJ_FATfhk4_lUNIs9zBuxR&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kingdom of Predators&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYS1PjTkHIQ&amp;amp;index=14&amp;amp;list=PL_3rJhzHvq5GJ_FATfhk4_lUNIs9zBuxR&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Legend of the Martial Artist&lt;/a&gt;. Of the three, I think Legend of the Martial Artist is the song you are referring to, but you can go through the playlist to find the specific song for which you are looking. Keep in mind that multiple tracks were playing during the time you are referring, so it might be a mix of a few different songs in that playlist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T18:04:36.370" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T18:04:36.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34315" CreationDate="2016-08-06T06:51:56.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there's largely two reasons for these fights being so long and dragged out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There were points when the anime was being released faster than the manga was being published. This is a common issue in the anime industry. When this happens, the producing studio has two choices. They can either add in filler episodes (like DBZ did, also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt;), or they can veer from the original plot of the manga (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/55/whats-the-difference-between-the-fma-and-fma-brotherhood-series&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/a&gt;). Thus, when the anime was caught up with the manga and had to release a new episode before the next chapter of the manga was published, they'd simply drag out the plot of the fights or add in other filler content to give the manga some time to get ahead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It makes the studio more money. This reason probably had less of an effect on the 'dragging out' of episodes as the first reason, but it is still viable. Making fights longer means making more episodes, which in turn makes the producing studio more money. It's more of a secondary reason, or an effect of the anime being released faster than the manga, if you will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T06:51:56.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-06T07:20:56.110" Score="1" ViewCount="14615" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout Initial D, we watch Bunta Fujiwara coach Takumi indirectly through little pointers here and there, often before Takumi goes out on tofu runs. In later seasons, we eventually see Bunta overtake Takumi using the Impreza, while Takumi was driving the AE86. From these examples throughout the anime, it is apparent that Bunta is a fantastic and experienced driver. However, to the extent of my knowledge, we do not actually get to see him race or learn much about his background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a point, in the manga or anime (I've only watched the anime), where we learn more about Bunta Fujiwara's driving background or see him race?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2019-04-11T21:14:57.583" Title="Do we ever get to see Bunta race?" Tags="&lt;initial-d&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39709" CreationDate="2016-08-06T12:02:20.027" Score="0" ViewCount="986" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song 夢に形はないけれど (&quot;Yume ni Katachi wa nai keredo&quot;) is one of my favorite songs in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, but I haven't heard or seen the song in my copy of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; (I &lt;em&gt;legally&lt;/em&gt; downloaded &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; in Chinese subtitles and all they do is add subtitles and change nothing else), it's not there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why it's not there or is it just not in the show to begin with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T15:17:53.667" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T15:17:53.667" Title="Where did the song &quot;Yume ni Katachi wa nai keredo&quot; come from in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34048" CreationDate="2016-08-06T12:20:02.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ankit is actually incorrect about this. The fusion between Kami and Piccolo was indeed special. Nail clarifies that Namekian fusion is only possible between two Warrior Namekians when he says he's the only Warrior Namekian on Namek apart from Piccolo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kami is of the Dragon Scion Namekians, the ones that can creat dragon balls and are generally weaker than their warrior type counterparts. The fusion between Kami and Piccolo is a special one because they were originally one Namekian. Thus allowing them to fuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The normal Namekian fusion can be done for as many Warrior Namekians there are. But the manga establishes that Nail was the only Warrior type on Namek. Probably because Guru worried about the preservation of his race so he mostly made Dragon types as they are the only type that can produce eggs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funnily enough the guidebooks go against the manga as there is more Warrior types than just Nail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;List of references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter: 285 (DBZ 91), P14.2&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Context: talking to Freeza&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Great Elder: “Nail won’t be as easy to defeat as you imagine…He’s the only Warrior-type Namekian on this planet. Things won’t go as they have with the Namekians you people have killed.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter: 295 (DBZ 101), P1.4, P2.1-5, P3.1&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Nail: “I-I’m astonished…I don’t know what kind of training you’ve done, but you’ve acquired unbelievable power…Still, it’s unfortunate…If you had only returned to the original, single Namekian you were, you might have been able to defeat even Freeza…”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Piccolo: “Are you saying that if I merged with God once again, my power would even surpass Freeza!?”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Nail: “Th-that’s right…I was overwhelmingly defeated by Freeza, but I should have a good comprehension of his abilities…[ ] So merge with me…! I’m also the only fighting-type Namekian on this planet…[ ] That’s right…Your power will become many times greater…”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Piccolo: “…You’re not lying, are you?”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Nail: “If you think so, you can just go get killed by Freeza…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=6867&amp;amp;start=49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Translated Daizenshuu 4 excerpt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally the three &amp;quot;warriors&amp;quot; that attacked Freeza when he reached Guru's house was filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11529" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T07:36:39.150" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35602" CreationDate="2016-08-06T13:10:47.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asano Inio decided on the scrawled bird as a code that would allow him to experiment with the environment and let readers identify with the bird.  The primary reason that Punpun and his family are depicted as bird symbols is to give readers who are used to simple symbols and who avoid difficult stories the impression that it's a simple manga. The mangaka was hoping that people would start reading it thinking that it's kind of fluffy, and only later discover that Oyasumi Punpun goes much deeper than that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those of us looking for one-to-one interpretations of bird shapes to states of mind are out of luck.  The mangaka himself has said that &quot;it doesn't have any particular meaning, I just got tired of re-using the one bird form&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-03-22/interview-inio-asano/.100079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Interview with Asano Inio on ANN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27543" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T13:10:47.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35611" CreationDate="2016-08-06T13:38:20.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means Super Saiya Jin , jin is &quot;people&quot;&#xA;Saiya Jin      = saiya people ,&#xA;Namekusei Jin  = namekusei people ,&#xA;Nihonjin       = japan     people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T13:38:20.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26684" CreationDate="2016-08-06T17:31:51.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tmRE9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tmRE9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tengu reproduction is not explained in the manga, but Julietta Suzuki hadn't invented them. They are supernatural beings from the Japanese (shinto and buddhist) mythology, having both human and avian features.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tengu described by the mangaka are very much like the ones in folklore. They live on a mountain in which human rules not apply and they maintain their purity, so probably the folklore can be applied here.&#xA;There are various explanations in folklore on how tengu are created, the most common are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tengu hatch from giant eggs. There are apparently bird tengu (crows) nesting in the mountains where tengu live.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A tengu soul/spirit possessing an unborn child. The spirit is created when a person dies who is not wicked enough to go to Hell, but not fit for Heaven either.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurama Shinjirou, one of the supporting characters is referred to as the Soujoubou's son who is the king of the mountain. There is nothing said about his mother, so probably Soujoubou shapeshifted into a crow to find a mate and Kurama was indeed hatched from an egg. He has nice wings too :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3IbE4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3IbE4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastEditorUserId="26148" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T17:59:42.687" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T17:59:42.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35598" CreationDate="2016-08-06T18:06:53.393" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://konosuba.wikia.com/wiki/Skills_%26_Classes#Job.2FClass&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stats are required for Adventurers to join a Class (of fulfilled requirements)&lt;/a&gt;, which is somewhat important in the Konosuba universe as picking up an advanced Class as soon as possible reduces the skill-point cost of their Class' Skills. Also, upgrading to an advanced Class rewards adventurers with bonus skill points and makes their Class' Skills readily available without requiring a demonstration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://konosuba.wikia.com/wiki/Kazuma_Satou#Skills&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;On the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it was said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kazuma, the main character of the show, has average stats, except in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luck&lt;/strong&gt;: He has extraordinary high luck, so high that even Luna was surprised though she claims its numerical value isn't really essential to an adventurer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to his high LUCK, Kazuma's &quot;Steal&quot; is very effective in stealing either his intended target item or the most treasured item of the victim. When he used &quot;Steal&quot; on girls, he gets their panties at absurdly high chance, but it is not entirely clear whether Kazuma strongly wishes for those or the girls treasure their panties the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Demonstrated a few times, Spells can gain bonuses from the user's raw stats. Another example is Create Water, where the effect scales proportional to the amount of mana spent; &lt;a href=&quot;http://konosuba.wikia.com/wiki/Aqua#Powerful_Arch_Priest&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aqua can use &quot;Sacred Create Water&quot;&lt;/a&gt; which flooded the entire area and destroyed one of Axel town gates, causing 340+ million Eris in damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://konosuba.wikia.com/wiki/Adventurer%27s_Card#Stats_shown_in_series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apparently the Stats on the Adventurer's Cards shown in the Anime series could be deciphered&lt;/a&gt;. They would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strength&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Health&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magic-pow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dexterity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Agility&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luck&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not every stat type is explored, they seem to be self-explanatory (Megumin with high &quot;magic power&quot; could use the strongest Explosion magic) as attributed of the characters. It would be safe to assume that the Stats make up who they are as intel than as assets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10647" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T18:06:53.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35690" CreationDate="2016-08-06T18:34:44.357" Score="3" ViewCount="31272" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why suddenly the guild members decided they go each on his way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Lucy describeds it, no one opposed the decision of just close the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27572" LastEditorUserId="27572" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T11:10:54.420" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T13:17:42.930" Title="Why was Fairy Tail disbanded?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6775" CreationDate="2016-08-06T18:43:38.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, Shenron was once killed by King Piccolo. If someone evil but way less stronger than Beerus can kill Shenron, it makes sense Shenron to be afraid of Bills the god of destruction and most powerful being in the universe after Wiss&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T18:43:38.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35615" CreationDate="2016-08-06T18:54:46.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Ribbon_Androids&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Android 1-7 and 9-12 were completely artificial but Gero could not control their personalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T05:19:11.040" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T05:19:11.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35607" CreationDate="2016-08-06T19:00:47.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;SSJ1  =  Super Saiya Jin 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJ2  =  Super Saiya Jin 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJ3  =  Super Saiya Jin 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSG   =  Super Saiya God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSGSS = Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJB/SSB = Super Saiya Jin Blue&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;LSSJ = Legendary Super Saiya Jin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJR = Super Saiyan Jin Rage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*It's the last transformation with a new name. The new name was introduced in the manga because the fans were complaining the former name was too complicated.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T01:03:06.903" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T01:03:06.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29205" CreationDate="2016-08-06T19:23:51.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vegeta: “At any rate, the battle power of Kakarot’s son is unusually&#xA;  high, even by the standards of Saiyan children.” Nappa: “Maybe his&#xA;  reading was wrong.” Vegeta: “No, it wasn’t wrong. Raditz really took a&#xA;  large amount of damage from that brat’s attack. It seems that mixing&#xA;  Saiyan and Earthling blood begets a powerful hybrid.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T19:23:51.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35644" CreationDate="2016-08-06T19:29:49.940" Score="8" ViewCount="3755" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 30: The Ishvalan War of Extermination (2009 series) lieutenant Riza  Hawkeye says that she and the colonel will  receive later punishment for the war crimes they committed, that justice demands it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hawkeye explains that the Colonel plans to appoint greater democratic&#xA;  power to the national assembly and seek the prosecution of war&#xA;  criminals like himself. Ed is shocked to hear that Roy is taking such&#xA;  a potentially self-destructive path, but Riza declares that it is&#xA;  their duty and penance for what they have done.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_30:_The_Ishvalan_War_of_Extermination_(2009_series)&quot;&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but in the last episode of the anime Mustang gets appointed as an officer with a high rank. Does he get a trial in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27572" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T20:57:22.333" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T21:46:59.627" Title="Was Roy Mustang ever punished for participating in a genocide?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2016-08-06T22:59:57.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;White Ichigo is Zangetsu. He was originally known as White. He was one of the very first attempted Vasto Lorde Arrancars by Aizen. When he was shot in the head by Ichigo's mother, who was a Quincy, he self-destructed and infected her soul. This caused her to go into a state called Soul Suicide. She was eventually stabilized with the help of Kisuke. And when Ichigo was born, White was genetically transferred over to Ichigo and took the form of his Zanpakutō spirit. His appearance changed to that of Ichigo, but with inverted colors. Whenever Ichigo turns into a hollow it is not actually a hollow form. It is actually Zangetsu taking over to save his life and Ichigo's. And White Ichigo's sole purpose isn't to devour Ichigo's body. The author just didn't want to give his backstory away just yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27573" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T03:34:00.277" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T03:34:00.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31008" CreationDate="2016-08-06T23:39:09.387" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Genos is a human turned into an android. Even though he claimed to be a cyborg, because he was a human at one point, he does not have any organic parts that we know of. So technically he is an android.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An android is a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human, especially one with a body having a flesh-like resemblance. Historically, androids remained completely within the domain of science fiction where they are frequently seen in film and television.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27575" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T05:04:37.910" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T05:04:37.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28476" CreationDate="2016-08-07T00:12:45.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z, after fusing with Kamisama, Piccolo got as strong as 17, which supposedly is slightly more powerful than 18. After that, he went to time chamber and got even stronger. Then, by the time of the fight with Super Cell, Piccolo was already stronger than 18. Considering Piccolo is a fighter who is always training and increasing his power level, he should be considerably stronger than 18 by the time of Dragon Ball Super&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T00:12:45.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35677" CreationDate="2016-08-07T03:33:24.503" Score="0" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 54 of Dragon Ball Super (original air date, August 7):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Trunks uses some kind of transformation. After transformed SSJ2, his hair grows, electricity sparks disappear, and his muscles grow. It looks similar to the USSJ (Super Saiyan 1 third grade) but now he has short hair, so could his hair grows like if he were transforming into a SSJ3? Is this a kind of new transformation or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T08:52:38.623" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T16:19:27.303" Title="What kind of transformation Trunks used in Dragon Ball Super when fighting Vegeta?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T05:10:55.603" Score="6" ViewCount="5183" Body="&lt;p&gt;How the hell did Tusk live through that bombing in episode 21? He is the person that the bomb was closet to since it was on his person, so how is it possible that he lived?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27577" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T04:47:26.860" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T00:03:15.287" Title="How did Tusk survive the bombing?" Tags="&lt;cross-ange&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T09:17:22.953" Score="0" ViewCount="90713" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched all &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; episodes on Netflix. I want to know if episode 220 leads right into &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;. I only watched a few minutes of episode 1 in &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, but just watching it, I feel like I'm missing more episodes that lead into &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anymore &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; episodes after Episode 220? Like, do they show Pervy Sage actually training Naruto or does his path of training leads into &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27578" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T12:18:08.667" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T12:22:54.610" Title="Is there any other episodes of Naruto after Episode 220 before Naruto Shippuden Episode 1?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35641" CreationDate="2016-08-07T11:07:32.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you haven't missed any episodes. There is a time skip between the end of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, where Naruto goes off and trains with Jiraiya and the other characters do various other things as well, some of which are shown in flashbacks but most are just referred to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4515" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T12:22:54.610" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T12:22:54.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T11:23:25.637" Score="2" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kamisama Hajimemashita&lt;/em&gt;, Akura'ou is a powerful demon with an immortal body that has been living for at least 600 years. The manga doesn't say much about the circumstances of his birth,  except that the gods wept when he was born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Appearance: he is very tall, has long red hair. Looks human except the large horns on top of his head and pointed ears. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sotmq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sotmq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akura&amp;#39;ou having red hair, large horns, and pointed ears&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character: He is pretty much the force of chaos, loves war and slaughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origins of other demons in the manga are more-or-less clear: Tomoe is a kitsune, Kurama is a tengu, Mizuki is a white snake, and so on. But it's unclear just what kind of demon Akura-ou is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What inspired the mangaka? Alternatively, what characters from other manga/anime resemble him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-07-20T04:22:42.587" LastActivityDate="2020-04-15T16:14:24.303" Title="What kind of demon is Akura-ou?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35635" CreationDate="2016-08-07T11:34:19.063" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this may be more a &quot;it's the thought the counts&quot; moment. Yes, Hawkeye mentioned a democratic trial, but after it is mentioned (as you stated in your question), it is not brought up again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps in the universe of FMA:B a trial actually went underway, but it happened after the events that were told to the audience, and thus we did not hear about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, you have to remember that Mustang was blinded at the end of the series during the climax fight with Father. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Roy_Mustang&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the battle with Father is over, Roy is treated in a medical center, conversing with Dr. Knox. He informs the doctor of his disability, and states that he will have to retire. He decides to pass the title of Führer over to Grumman. Knox then informs Roy that Dr. Marcoh was looking for him and brings the doctor over to Roy. Marcoh informs Roy that he has a Philosopher's Stone which Roy could use to regain his eyesight. Roy initially refuses, but Marcoh say that he has a plan in which they and the Ishvalans (referring to the souls in the Philosopher's Stone) can work together. Marcoh says he'll hand the stone over on the condition that Roy changes the Ishval policy, allows the Ishvalans to return to their homeland, and allow him (Marcoh) to live in Ishval as a doctor. Roy agrees to Marcoh's demands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either Mustang can live with his new disability (blindness), or he can heal and atone for his war crimes by rebuilding the Ishval community he previously uprooted and destroyed. I think that either of these punishments are adequate enough for Mustang's war crimes, and perhaps the writers of the anime/manga felt that these would be enough to avoid an actual trial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T21:46:59.627" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T21:46:59.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35652" CreationDate="2016-08-07T12:03:19.980" Score="3" ViewCount="8238" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that at the start of the Pokémon the anime, Professor Oak said that there are a lot of Gyms across the region. You only need 8 to enter the Pokémon league, thus Gary have 10 gym badges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jXDiqm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jXDiqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gary Badegs&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, no matter who I ask, no one seems to remember this or heard of this. I watched Pokémon in Chinese sub with Japanese voice. so did I remember wrong or something else happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="55782" LastEditDate="2020-10-23T10:34:01.587" LastActivityDate="2020-10-23T10:34:01.587" Title="Does each Region only have 8 gyms in Pokémon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35645" CreationDate="2016-08-07T12:05:57.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, not all of the Pokemon regions have eight gyms. Most, however, do have eight. The only region that doesn't have eight gyms is Unova, which has 11 gyms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The specific gyms in each region can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. There are six regions: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Kanto region has eight gyms, including Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion, Celadon, Fuchsia, Saffron, Cinnabar, and Viridian. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Johto region has eight gyms, including Violet, Azalea, Goldenrod, Ecruteak, Cianwood, Olivine, Mahogany, and Blackthorn. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Hoenn region has eight gyms, including Rustboro Dewford, Mauville, Lavaridge, Petalburg, Fortree, Mossdeep, and Sootopolis. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sinnoh region has eight gyms, including Oreburgh, Eterna, Veilstone, Pastoria, Hearthome, Canalave, Snowpoint, and Sunyshore. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Unova region has eleven gyms (3 more than all the others), including Striaton, Nacrene, Aspertia, Virbank, Castelia, Nimbasa, Driftveil, Mistralton, Icirrus, Opelucid, and Humilau. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Kalos region has eight gyms, including Santalune, Cyllage, Shalour, Coumarine, Lumiose, Laverre, Anistar, and Snowbelle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T19:49:40.917" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T19:49:40.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T12:43:10.090" Score="4" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/BlueGender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This TV Tropes site&lt;/a&gt; about Blue Gender says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actually, the series itself seems to be a source of great trolling on most anime sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the reason of it? Is there any worthy example to prove, show or explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's another mention in said link that it is because of the ending, which, I can perfectly understand, but is also implies that it's not the only point of controversy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T12:43:10.090" Title="What moments of Blue Gender considered causing huge controversy?" Tags="&lt;blue-gender&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4220" CreationDate="2016-08-07T13:27:46.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Pokkle didn't get eaten before Pitou was born, and since he is mentioned as the first &quot;rare human&quot; they've encountered, the Queen shouldn't have eaten any humans with Nen-abilities before conceiving the Royal Guard. Out of Pokkle's group, none of the four members were eaten by the Queen and there has been no mention of other &quot;rare humans&quot; before the Royal Guard was conceived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How they still managed to be born with such strong Nen-powers is a mystery, since, as they say themselves, the &quot;rare humans&quot; are worth 1000 normal ones. So just to achieve the level of a normal Nen-user, the Queen would have to eat 1000 normal humans, and for the Royal guard to be dozens of times stronger than that, she would have needed to consume close to a hundred thousand humans for each of the Royal Guards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The population is certainly big enough to provide that many, but given the time she had to eat that much, and subtract all the food that went to make the foot soldiers, captains and squadron leaders, not to mention the King himself, there is no way she had the soldiers to procure, let alone eat, that vast amount of humans.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27583" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T13:27:46.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T18:43:25.540" Score="4" ViewCount="1008" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Yuria was taken away forcefully by Shin, her hair colour was still red. However, when she was being held captive, her hair colour changes to white. Why is this? Could she have been exposed to radiation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20962" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T20:38:43.013" LastActivityDate="2021-02-09T08:01:50.190" Title="Why does Yuria's hair colour change to white?" Tags="&lt;hokuto-no-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35630" CreationDate="2016-08-07T19:30:44.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know (by the anime) Makarov just disbanded the guild for an unknown reason. Nobody really knows for sure why he did. Maybe many of the guild members just didn't want to argue, or maybe it's because maybe they all thought that it would be best to go their separate ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26519" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T04:51:51.757" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T04:51:51.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35645" CreationDate="2016-08-08T05:21:12.173" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The pickle Tickler has essentially lists the gyms from the games, which are correct. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Pokemon Anime however doesn't follow them. We know this because as you said, gary won 10 badges in the anime. And that is without the Earth Badge.&#xA;Hence there were ATLEAST 11 gyms in Kanto region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alot of other characters in the anime like rivals have been shown with different badges that ash hasn't had. I this shows there are gym all over the region in the anime but you only need to defeat 8 gym leaders to enter the league. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash, misty and brock have also met other non-game gym leaders in the anime like Dorian from the coastline gym in johto. &lt;strong&gt;Barry, Morrison and Trip have different badges too.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note, Candice says that not many people come north to challenge her. Does that mean only people that beat her go to the Sinnoh League? Ergo, Sinnoh has more Gym options too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Ash battles only the game Gyms is to reduce confusion and have people look forward to the other Gyms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Gym_Badges&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokemon Badges: Anime Only Gym Badges&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gary's Gym Badges: Some Known ones&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XevzP.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XevzP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gary&amp;#39;s Gym Badges&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Otoshi's Gym Badges: most completely different than normal ones.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u7CiM.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u7CiM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Badges owned by Otoshi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Morrison's 8th Badge&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VN0mm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VN0mm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Morrison&amp;#39;s 8th Badge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Barry's badges:3 Unidentified ones&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tewjD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tewjD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Barry&amp;#39;s badges&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Trip's Badges: Only the first 2 are from the games&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6xzf.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6xzf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Trips&amp;#39; Badges&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T05:28:51.113" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T05:28:51.113" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28457" CreationDate="2016-08-08T06:17:05.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did you ever find it? If not, here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHKyGrD_v8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHKyGrD_v8&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the song is &lt;em&gt;Kurai &amp;amp; Setsunai-4 Taizai&lt;/em&gt; (9雷&amp;amp;セ2内-4:罪), track 11 of The Seven Deadly Sins ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27590" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:44:31.953" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T08:44:31.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35656" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35667" CreationDate="2016-08-08T07:14:07.623" Score="40" ViewCount="266288" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash is fairly well known for his catch phrase &quot;Gotta catch em all&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But recalling the series, it feels as if he did not even manage to catch a quarter of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how many did he manage to catch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T12:49:22.173" Title="How many pokemon did Ash catch?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35656" CreationDate="2016-08-08T07:26:06.657" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;, Ash has owned a total of 80 different species of Pokemon, although he currently owns 68 (including 30 Tauros) thanks to evolution, trading, and other changes of ownership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T07:26:06.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35659" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35662" CreationDate="2016-08-08T08:23:28.480" Score="2" ViewCount="75968" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Chimera Ant arc of &lt;em&gt;HxH&lt;/em&gt;, we witness the awesome battle between Meruem or the chimera ant king, and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Isaac Netero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Netero is defeated by the king's might (some may argue that Netero still won with the hidden bomb, but in essence and for this post, I am going to conclude that Meruem defeated Netero).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Netero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;could not defeat Meruem, is there a nen user in the &lt;em&gt;HxH&lt;/em&gt; universe that could? Perhaps someone from the main cast, such as Gon, Killua, Kurapika, etc., a lesser character, such as Ging, Kite, Illumi, etc., or maybe a character that was only briefly mentioned and not fully developed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T13:12:22.277" LastActivityDate="2019-04-03T15:52:00.943" Title="Is there a nen user that could've defeated Meruem (the king)?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35659" CreationDate="2016-08-08T09:54:52.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just from the point of the show, it is clear that the only character with a chance of beating Meruem in 1v1 is....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Adult Gon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Pitou admitted that the insane power up may even challenge Meruem and thus sacrificed herself.&lt;br&gt;You should find this reddit pretty interesting. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/3da8ax/how_well_would_adult_gon_do_against_meruem/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit: Adult Gon vs Meruem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vvZ1Q.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vvZ1Q.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Adult Gon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other characters with a chance/broken abilities are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chrollo Lucifer:&lt;/strong&gt; The leader of phantom troupe with a most broken ability. There is no limit to the power of Chrollo and hence he will be the first in this list. Given the right circumstances and planning, he is sure to make an impact.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zeno Zoldyck:&lt;/strong&gt; At least as powerful as Netero, the head of master assassins Zoldyck is surely VERY powerful and capable of standing up to Meruem. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However once, Meruem absorbed Pouf and Youpi, I doubt anyone could have beaten him in the HxH universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From another answer, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it comes to a fight between Nen users, pure power doesn't mean everything. One may have an ability than can overpower a type of opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other then the anime, there have been host of new characters recently shown for the dark continent arc that can have an impact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are indications Maha Zoldyck is more powerful than Zeno or Netero. He definitely was at some point but is Zeno's grandfather. Like many other characters we don't actually have enough data to say. – kaine &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I didn't remember Maha from the show. Haven't read the manga before the HxH_2011, I couldn't honestly comment on it, since Maha does not appear during the Yorkshin arc in the 2011 anime. However Wikia makes an interesting comment on him and he may well defeat Meruem if he was on his peak&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Maha is the only known Enhancer in the Zoldyck family. In his youth he was incredibly powerful, to the point that Isaac Netero, once considered the strongest fighter in the world, received praise just for surviving a fight against him: he was, in fact, the only person that far to challenge Maha and live to tell the tale. It is unknown if his strength has waned with old age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T18:46:37.080" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:46:37.080" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35673" CreationDate="2016-08-08T10:38:28.337" Score="13" ViewCount="6302" Body="&lt;p&gt;The slogan for Pokémon was &quot;gotta catch 'em all&quot;. But I have never heard that when I was watching Pokémon in the Japanese original with Chinese sub. The Japanese phrase was something along the lines of &quot;Pokémon, caught!&quot; (ポケモンゲットだぜー). Another phrase was also &quot;my goal, Pokémon master!&quot; (めざせポケモンマスター ).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did the English phrase come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T10:46:13.320" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T08:31:54.263" Title="Where did the phrase &quot;Gotta catch 'em all&quot; come from?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35664" CreationDate="2016-08-08T10:42:49.080" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The phrase comes from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metrolyrics.com/pokemon-theme-lyrics-pokemon.html&quot;&gt;English theme song&lt;/a&gt; of the animated series. The chorus is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Pokemon, gotta catch 'em all&#xA;Its you and me&#xA;I know it's my destiny&#xA;Pokemon, oh, you're my best friend&#xA;In a world we must defend&#xA;Pokemon, gotta catch 'em all&#xA;A heart so true&#xA;Our courage will pull us through&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to it on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuYeHPFR3f0&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T10:42:49.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35641" CreationDate="2016-08-08T11:15:44.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There will be reference episodes regarding training and Naruto's growth in the future parts of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;. They even pop-up just as filler episodes between an interesting plot through the series up until about episode 300 or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3421" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T12:22:23.237" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T12:22:23.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35656" CreationDate="2016-08-08T11:16:11.263" Score="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's count? I am including pokemon such as Charmander, Chimchar, etc, which joined Ash of their own will without a battle as &amp;quot;CAUGHT&amp;quot;.&#xA;List of Ash's Pokemon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanto and Orange Islands&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pikachu - &lt;strong&gt;Given.&lt;/strong&gt; Not caught.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Caterpie - Caught. Released as a Butterfree.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pidgeotto - Caught. Left in the wild as a Pidgeot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bulbasaur - Caught.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charmander - Caught. Joined Ash of his own will. Left to train. Rejoined and with Oak now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Squirtle - Caught. Released back to the Squirtle Squad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krabby- Caught. With Prof. Oak as a Kingler&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Raticate - &lt;strong&gt;Traded&lt;/strong&gt; for Butterfree. Got back&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haunter - &lt;strong&gt;Joined&lt;/strong&gt; Ash for fun. Left for Sabrina.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Primeape - Caught. Left for Fighting trainer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muk - Caught in the power plant.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tauros - Caught in Safari Zone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lapras - Caught. Released with family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Snorlax - Caught on Orange Island.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Johto&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heracross - Caught.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chikorita - Caught. With Oak as a Bayleef&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cyndaquil - Caught. With Oak as a Quilava&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Totodile - Caught&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shiny Noctowl - Caught&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beedrill - Caught in Bug Catching Contest. Released to Casey.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Phanpy - &lt;strong&gt;Hatched.&lt;/strong&gt;. With Oak as a Donphan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Larvitar - &lt;strong&gt;Hatched&lt;/strong&gt;. Released&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hoenn and Battle Frontier&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tailow - Caught. With Oak as a Swellow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treecko - Caught. With Oak as Sceptile&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corphish - Caught&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Torkoal - Caught&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Snorunt - Caught. With Oak as a Glalie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aipom - Caught. Traded to Dawn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sinnoh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Starly - Caught. With Oak as a Staraptor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Turtwig - Caught. With Oak as a Torterra&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chimchar - Caught. With Oak as an Infernape. Left Paul to join Ash, like Charmander&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buizel - &lt;strong&gt;Traded.&lt;/strong&gt; From Dawn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gligar - Caught. With Oak as a Gliscor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gible - Caught&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unova&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pidove - Caught. With Oak as a Unfezant&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sewaddle - Caught. With Oak as a Leavanny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Roggenrola - Caught. With Oak as a Boldore&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Palpitoad - Caught. With Oak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scraggy- &lt;strong&gt;Hatched&lt;/strong&gt;. With Oak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oshawott - &lt;strong&gt;Given by Juniper&lt;/strong&gt;. With Oak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tepig - Another fire starter left by a trainer. Caught. With Oak as a Pignite.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Snivy - Caught! With Oak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krokorok - Caught. With Oak as a Krookodile&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kalos&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Froakie - Caught. Released. With Squishy and Z2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fletchling - Caught. With Oak as a Talonflame&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goomy - Caught. Left in the Wetlands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noibat - &lt;strong&gt;Hatched&lt;/strong&gt;. With Oak as a Noivern&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hawlucha - Caught. With Oak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alola&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rowlet - Caught! Ash has caught his first pokemon in Alola.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rockruff - Caught! In Alola as Lycanroc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Litten - Caught! in Alola as Incineroar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Poipole - Caught! In ultra space. Came back as Naganadel for Pokémon league&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meltan. Caught! In Alola as Melmetal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Galar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragonite - Caught! With Ash in various regions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gengar - Caught! With Ash in various regions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riolu - &lt;strong&gt;Hatched!&lt;/strong&gt; Given to Ash by Nurse Joy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Farfetch’d - Caught! With Ash in various regions:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tl;Dr Ash has got &lt;em&gt;57&lt;/em&gt; unique pokemon species. He got 2 (Pikachu, Oshawott), Traded for 2 (Raticate, Buizel), hatched 5 (Larvitar, Phanpy, Scraggy, Noibat, and Riolu). Also, Haunter just traveled with him so not counted as catching.&#xA;Thus Ash has &lt;strong&gt;CAUGHT [57-(2+2+5+1) = ]&lt;em&gt;47&lt;/em&gt; unique species&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: As requested by OP removed a quote referencing the number of pokemon dexed by Ash. Dexed pokemon are a larger set of pokemon, which include hatched, evolved, and owned in any other way (Gift/Trade, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, couldn't resist. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIPs3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIPs3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ash with his Pokemon @ Oak's Lab&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHCHY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHCHY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ash's Current Party&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-11T12:49:22.173" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T12:49:22.173" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35664" CreationDate="2016-08-08T11:56:14.003" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It comes from the folk song &lt;a href=&quot;http://faujsa.fau.edu/music-data/405018/405018.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dance me a Jig&lt;/a&gt;, which is based upon events in 1863 in South Carolina during the American Civil War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I didn't want no posses chasing after me,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So I took all the livestock and set 'em free,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Now master's so mad that he's liable to bust,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  'Cause he &lt;strong&gt;gotta catch 'em all&lt;/strong&gt; while I'm kicking up dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the 1950 publication &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=%22want+no+posses+chasing+after+me%22&amp;amp;tbm=bks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sing Out!&quot;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27597" LastEditorUserId="27597" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T12:03:12.693" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T12:03:12.693" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14815" CreationDate="2016-08-08T12:45:04.147" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the manga has ended, we have a winner. And the promised girl is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(click to enlarge picture, pictures taken from chapter 221)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Chitoge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPrYw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPrYwm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisekoi Chapter 221 page 18&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But wait, there is more&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Chitoge overheard that Raku actually like Onodera&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5Xcg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5Xcgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisekoi Chapter 221 page 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So Chitoge gave the key to Onodera&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cDwdF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cDwdFm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisekoi Chapter 221 page 15&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in the end, the promised girl is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Onodera&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8kGM7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8kGM7m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisekoi Chapter 221 page 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CgIo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CgIom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nisekoi Chapter 221 page 20&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, the girl with the key to the locket is the girl whom he promised to love&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T14:37:12.713" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T14:37:12.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27020" CreationDate="2016-08-08T12:54:26.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whitebeard's pirates got the tattoo of Jolly Roger out of respect or to prove their association to the pirate crew. It is safe to assume that Blackbeard didn't sport the tattoo as it wasn't compulsory for everyone to get the tattoo. So that would mean Blackbeard hasn't been seen with Whitebeard tattoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whitebeard's flag is that of a standard Jolly Roger with a large mustache and a cross behind it. Many high-ranked crew members bear the Whitebeard flag symbol on them, including Ace who is seen having it tattooed on his back and being extraordinarily proud of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27595" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T23:14:55.120" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T23:14:55.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35664" CreationDate="2016-08-08T14:07:19.643" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where  does this phrase comes from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gotta_catch_%27em_all!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;, this phrase is a rough translation from the Japanese games :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Japanese equivalent is &lt;strong&gt;Get Pokémon!&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: &lt;strong&gt;ポケモンゲットだぜー！&lt;/strong&gt; Pokémon get da ze~!, also spelt &lt;strong&gt;ポケモンＧＥＴだぜー！&lt;/strong&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did the phrase &lt;em&gt;Gotta catch 'em all&lt;/em&gt; first appeared?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the previous answers are correct, it is important to notice that this phrase first appeared on both anime and game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see on the North America's and European's version of the Gameboy game &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Red&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Blue&lt;/em&gt; the same phrase :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sYpx5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sYpx5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pokemon Red&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F7dBvm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F7dBvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pokemon Blue&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But which one of the anime or the game came first?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @DavePhD mentionned in the comments, &lt;em&gt;Gotta catch 'em all&lt;/em&gt; is a registered trademark. One of its first registration on June 23, 1998 mentions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;entertainment services, namely, arranging and conducting competitions in the field of playing video games; stage presentations; video game presentations relating to video games; production, presentation, distribution, and syndication of animation, motion picture films, and television programs; and production and presentation of video tapes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which includes both the anime and the game. So we can say that &lt;em&gt;Gotta catch 'em all&lt;/em&gt; appeared with the general airing of Pokemon in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the first episode was broadcasted before the game was released in the United States : the TV Show was aired on September 8, 1998 while the game was first sold on September 28, 1998&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Wikipedia links : &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon,_I_Choose_You!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the first episode&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T08:31:54.263" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T08:31:54.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21567" CreationDate="2016-08-08T14:57:47.687" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the Dwarf in the Flask knew a vastly complicated array like the&#xA;Xerxes Array, it's probably a piece of Gate Knowledge put into a body by an&#xA;alchemist using Slave 23's blood. &#xA;This is corroborated by those little black hands that grab anyone entering the Gate, which look remarkably like the Dwarf's hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27600" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T14:57:47.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35639" CreationDate="2016-08-08T16:10:28.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely it was the fondly nicknamed Super (or ultra) transformation. The wiki calls it the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Second_Grade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Second&lt;/a&gt; Grade and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Third_Grade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Third&lt;/a&gt; Grade. It is simply turning power into Muscle mass, which greatly enhances strength, but the bulk lowers speed. Vegeta, Trunks, and Goku learned and used this transformation in the Cell Saga. Vegeta and Trunks specifically used this to beat down Cell in his second form, before Vegeta helped him obtain 18 and get his perfect form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T16:19:27.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T16:19:27.303" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35680" CreationDate="2016-08-08T18:20:20.953" Score="6" ViewCount="6879" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ash was 10 (and I think he somehow is still 10?), he left his home in Pallet Town to begin his journey. When he leaves home, we meet his Mom, Delia Ketchum, who we see at various points in the anime after Ash leaves. However, Ash's father is rarely mentioned, and we never meet him. Ash has stated that his dad also began his journey as a Pokemon trainer from a young age, but that is about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know anything about Ash's dad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2020-06-13T15:11:31.037" Title="Do we ever find out about Ash's dad in Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35679" CreationDate="2016-08-08T18:22:53.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No We don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From very minor portions of dialogue, it can be assumed that his father started on a journey from Pallet Town much like Ash. Never formally introduced, the identity of his father has always been under heavy speculation. These speculated characters however, have attained no hard evidence that they are in fact related to Ash in any way. In addition to that, during an interview with a storyboard artist for the Anime series, the artist stated that Ash's father is a man who is on his own Pokémon journey as a Trainer's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trivia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In The Spell of the Unown's commentary, the producers announced that more about him will be revealed in season 5, which eventually turned out to be untrue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T18:22:53.987" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-08T19:05:14.287" Score="5" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haven't read the manga, but in the anime all the spies in D Agency are male.&#xA;Wouldn't it be beneficial for certain missions to have a female spy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27572" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T00:43:09.007" Title="What's the reason Yuuki employs only male spies?" Tags="&lt;joker-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35681" CreationDate="2016-08-08T19:49:10.227" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joker Game is set from 1937 and later. During this time, Japan was in its Imperial Era, where every male was required to serve in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imperial Army&lt;/a&gt;. Many women were forced into gender roles that would not allow them to become soldiers in the war. You can read more about Japanese women's role in WWII &lt;a href=&quot;http://ethw.org/Japanese_Women_and_the_Japanese_War_Effort&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, D-Agency is definitely under different leadership than the rest of the Imperial Army, as evidenced by most of the show. I think that despite their variance from then traditional ways in military leadership, &lt;em&gt;Yuuki still was not at the point where he could employ a woman as a spy due to the conservative and rigid gender roles at the time&lt;/em&gt;. I do agree that for certain missions, a female spy would have been beneficial to D-Agency's goals, but I think the concept was too 'ahead of its time' for the late 1930s/early 1940s in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T00:43:09.007" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T00:43:09.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35683" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-08T19:58:29.433" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T19:58:29.433" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T19:58:29.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35684" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-08T19:58:29.433" Score="0" Body="Joker Game is a show about Japan during WWII. An unknown-to-the-public spy agency is created to combat foreign interests in espionage, and the show follows the field work of eight different Japanese spies. The manga was written by Koji Yanagi, and was adapted into a 12-episode anime by Production I.G., which ran from April 5, 2016 to June 21, 2016" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T20:19:54.967" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T20:19:54.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-08T21:05:50.317" Score="1" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;Emile Crossford begins the series as Hayato's roomate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gdEyu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gdEyu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Emile&amp;quot; Crossford&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But actually&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;He&quot; is a girl disguised as boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when he wears &quot;other&quot; clothes, it is shown that this disguise would be hard to mantain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the franchise make any effort to explain how it is achieved? Or is it just handwaved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T01:36:01.810" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T01:36:01.810" Title="Is it explained how Emile hides their anatomy?" Tags="&lt;hundred&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35689" CreationDate="2016-08-08T21:46:58.553" Score="2" ViewCount="21329" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of Re:Zero Elsa played as a major character and roadblock for Subaru. We also learn that she manages to escape alive and says that its not the end of her. Elsa is one of the people who seems to be against the Royal Election. The anime is already 19 episodes in and we never hear from her again. I find it strange since both Felt and Old Man Rom plays a role in the Royal Election but Elsa doesn't comeback. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27586" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T00:20:38.240" Title="Why do we never hear from Elsa Granhiert again in Re:Zero?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21567" CreationDate="2016-08-08T22:28:08.023" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist is an Anime that IS somewhat based on real alchemy, so you can ask this question by thinking about Real Alchemy in this very own world we live in.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In the past, many alchemists tried to create artificial life-forms called homunculus, which was used in this anime as a base for the homunculus in the anime.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The Dwarf in the Flask looks very similar to what alchemists at that time were trying to do, like trying to fertilize a chicken egg with their own semen and blood, seal it inside a flask and hope that a small human would be born from that interaction.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaZXP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaZXP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Homunculus in a Flask&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as he was made inside a flask, he probably was made in a similar manner, we just don't have the exact &amp;quot;recipe&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some references and interesting facts:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;By the way, I didn't know, but Paracelsus was credited for the first mention on Homunculus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paracelsus was the inspiration behind Hohenheim, which is where his name came from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27617" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T14:06:02.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35686" CreationDate="2016-08-08T23:09:49.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Elsa will not play an active role in the current arc. but she will return as one of the major antagonist (like betelgeuse) in the next arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T23:09:49.367" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35630" CreationDate="2016-08-09T04:25:41.063" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question can be answered only in big spoiler as it is revealed in the next chapters. So...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;SPOILER ALERT&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Makarov disbanded Fairy Tail so that its members would not get caught in a fight with the Alvarez Empire. After he disbanded the guild, he went to the Alvarez Empire where it was revealed that the Emperor is none other than Zeref himself. Zeref wanted the Lumen Histoire, which is Mavis' body (or more precisely, her ability to use imagination) in order to fight Acnologia. Lumen Histoire is hidden in the basement of Fairy Tail guild building. If the guild is not disbanded, then the whole members would get killed in the fight due to the sheer difference in power between them. At least this was what Makarov thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T11:23:20.197" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T11:23:20.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35691" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35702" CreationDate="2016-08-09T06:59:30.680" Score="10" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone who has watched even an episode of FMA or FMA:B knows how transmutations work. They are the staple of alchemy, and are very important to the show. The only rule with transmutations is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Equivalent_Exchange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Law of Equivalent Exchange&lt;/a&gt;. This all seems fine and dandy when it is first explained to you; you must put in what you want to get out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I soon started to considering the ramifications of this theory. Yes, it agrees with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_mass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conservation of Mass&lt;/a&gt;, which states that matter cannot be created nor destroyed in a reaction. Sticking with chemistry and physics, it is also well-known that energy is required to make and break chemical bonds. While Edward provides ample matter for his transmutations (which are essentially 'reactions' in the parallel universe of FMA/FMA:B), where does he get the energy? If the Law of Equivalent Exchange was truly correct, wouldn't Ed and Al have to provide the equivalent amount of energy to bond all of the required substances together? Is this 'shortcoming' ever discussed in either series (2003 or 2009), or in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T06:39:51.893" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T06:39:51.893" Title="About the physics of transmutation in FMA:B" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35691" CreationDate="2016-08-09T07:23:07.727" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find a lot of explanations about the energy in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Secret_Origins&quot;&gt;Fma wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime, though it is never outright explained from where&#xA;  the energy in transmutation comes, alchemists who attempt to create&#xA;  objects outside their range of skill are left exhausted, suggesting&#xA;  that at least some of the energy comes directly from their bodies. At&#xA;  the end of the anime series, it is explained that the energy powering&#xA;  transmutation is actually the energy of departed human souls passing&#xA;  through The Gate to the alchemical world from our world, negating the&#xA;  concept of Equivalent Exchange altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's one of the reasons some alchemists want the philosopher's stone, since it contains a lot of human souls, it can generate a lot of energy that one alchemist can't generate on his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T07:23:07.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35574" CreationDate="2016-08-09T08:48:37.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, in Japan, it was a non issue. Different culture. Check out all the different animes and mangas that pull off similar or even worse moves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once it went to the western world where it is an issue... Networks did not realize (sold as kids show -&gt; didn't bother checking the tapes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back here there was an issue where, at a kids show on national tv, the host presented the newest show!, ranma 1/2's first episode. Turn out it was the uncensored version, after the episode was over and the camera returned to the host, she was evidently quite upset and embarrased. Myself and my brothers were watching along with our parents, all of us were quite embarrased as well (and most likely everyone that watched that show). It was only then that more attention was put on these shows :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27626" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T08:48:37.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21354" CreationDate="2016-08-09T10:20:52.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I couldn't find a documentary specifically on the subject you requested, purely because I do not think that one currently exists. I did, however, find a number of articles that conducted largely unofficial research on such a topic. In general, has anime music affected the Japanese music industry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the most significant effect is the broader audience. Due to anime's rapidly growing international fanbase, and with more and more shows being dubbed in languages other than Japanese and English, the music of anime is being broadcast across the globe. Anime allows the artists of this music to take their songs to the international stage. I think the effect of this &lt;em&gt;globalization&lt;/em&gt; if you will can be see across many different anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, consider the music artist &lt;em&gt;Linked Horizon&lt;/em&gt;. Before 2013, Linked Horizon produced a number of smaller projects, including a song for a Nintendo 3DS game. However, it wasn't until 2013, when the band composed the opening to Attack on Titan, that they truly took off in popularity. Their song rocketed to the top of the leaderboards and was and is a fan favorite across the world. This would not have been possible without anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, there are examples of people changing their whole music tastes and playlists due to their newly found interest in Japanese music from watching anime. You can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://m.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/45gknf/how_has_watching_anime_affected_your_taste_in/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; about anime watchers in the US and their changing tastes in music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It conclusion, the largest effect anime has had on the Japanese music industry is its internationalization. Anime has helped to significantly broaden the audience of Japanese music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/How-much-influence-anime-shows-have-in-promoting-Japanese-music-to-international-audience&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a very good article about anime's affect on Japanese music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T18:12:14.207" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T18:12:14.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-09T11:11:43.750" Score="5" ViewCount="4140" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, the floors from 76-100 have been untouched since Kirito beat Kayaba, but before Kirito does so, Kayaba Akihiko said, &quot;I was meant to be the final boss at the 100th floor.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that there is a &lt;strong&gt;New Aincrad&lt;/strong&gt; built in Alfheim Online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that Kayaba Akihiko is waiting on the 100th floor for a rematch? Or could the end boss just be another random boss for them to fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27630" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T10:00:11.483" LastActivityDate="2018-05-01T00:50:09.450" Title="Is Kayaba Akihiko the boss of the 100th floor of New Aincrad?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35695" CreationDate="2016-08-09T11:38:29.217" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my understanding New Aincrad's Floor 100 has to to be revealed however the likelihood that it's Akihiko Kayaba is low.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Sword Art Online was cleared Kayaba did a full dive and it was reported that he was killed in the process. it can be speculated that the Full Dive was successful however there is no evidence to definitely prove that Kayaba is alive&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Aincrad was released by Ymir, the company that now own Alfheim Online. the data from New Aincrad pre-exited on the Alfhiem Online Serves because of how ALO is a copy of SAO, however Aincrad had been altered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to the bought ALO data including copied data from the old Sword Art Online server, New Aincrad (with several changes from the original Aincrad in SAO) and Sword Skills were introduced into ALfheim Online and surviving SAO players were able to inherit their avatar data from SAO. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Ymir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ymir - Background (Second Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Floors of New Aincrad are being slowly released so there is an upper limit until an update. this is evident in Sword Art Online 2 Episode 18 where Agil shows Kirito and Asuna the release notes for the next ALO update, including the introduction of the 21st-30th floors of New Aincrad. so at the moment (as of the end of Sword Art Online 2, I haven't read the Novels) no one can access Floor 100. if i was to speculate there is no data for Floor 100 (except for the outside appearance for the sake of scenery) until the update is released&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T05:35:52.957" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T05:35:52.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34517" CreationDate="2016-08-09T18:39:45.577" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one is after the One-Piece in the straw hat crew, not even Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it was explained many times, each member has a different motivation to go trough the Grand Line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy wants to conquer the Grand Line to be the pirate king, because the pirate king has the most freedom in the world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nami wants to draw the map of the entire world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji wants to get to All blue (wich supposedly is close to One-Piece)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro wants to be the biggest swordsman in the world (aka.: He need to defeat Hawk)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chopper wants to find the cure every disease&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Robin wants to learn the void century's history&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franky wants to be on the Sunny Go when Luffy becomes the pirate king, so he can complete his dream&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brook wants to meet Laboon when they finally get back to the beginning of the grand line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why they seem to be better than most of the pirates as they don't want to get to the end of the Grand Line to get rich.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law only wants to find the One-Piece to become the Pirate King and because that's mostly treasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T18:39:45.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35701" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35704" CreationDate="2016-08-10T01:17:41.307" Score="5" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 105 of TWGOK, Katsuragi mentions that it was his third time that month coming to Dezini Park, a parody of Disney World, in Narusawa City, when he goes with Haqua. I remember that he went once before with Elsee to try and cheer her up, but when was the other time that he went?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16185" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T03:23:56.690" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T04:07:57.570" Title="Third time Katsuragi went to Dezini Park?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35691" CreationDate="2016-08-10T01:40:18.637" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you concluded, alchemy does require energy for a transmutation to take place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You mention that the energy comes from the departed souls travelling through the gates in the parallel universe, however that parallel universe only exists inside the 2003 continuity. There is no such parallel world in canon. While this explanation for the 2003 anime makes sense, it also leaves questions since we do see failed transmutations leaving alchemists completely exhausted. Being that the 2003 anime isn't based on canon, this is probably just an oversight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy&quot;&gt;FMA Wikia&lt;/a&gt; on Alchemy has this to say about the subject:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the 2003 anime, though it is never outright explained from where the energy in transmutation comes, alchemists who attempt to create objects outside their range of skill are left exhausted, suggesting that at least some of the energy comes directly from their bodies. At the end of the anime series, it is explained that the energy powering transmutation is actually the energy of departed human souls passing through The Gate to the alchemical world from our world, negating the concept of Equivalent Exchange altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, this energy comes from different places depending on if you are using alchemy or alkahestry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally for transmutation to take place, a transmutation circle must be drawn. The purpose of a transmutation circle is to channel the energy needed for the transmutation. This energy is channeled from energy that already exists in nature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Transmutation_Circle&quot;&gt;FMA Wikia&lt;/a&gt; has this and more to say about transmutation circles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The circle itself is a conduit which focuses and dictates the flow of power, tapping into the energies that already exist within the earth and matter. It represents the cyclical flow of the world's energies and phenomena and turns that power to manipulable ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the story we are told the energy for transmutation in Amestris is powered by tectonic shifts in the earth's crust. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Later, it is revealed that all transmutations use energy from a giant underground network of philosopher's stones, which go through Father's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the transmutations that take place outside in Xing use the Dragon's Pulse as an energy source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alkahestry&quot;&gt;Wikia's Alkehestry page&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whereas Amestrian Alchemy claims to have its roots in the energy of tectonic shifts and practices manipulation of matter toward scientifically practical ends, Alkahestry is centered on a concept called the &quot;Dragon's Pulse&quot; which speaks of the Earth itself having a constant flow of chi (life energy) which flows metaphorically from the tops of mountains down to the land, nourishing everything it passes with that energy as does blood coursing through the veins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T01:40:18.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27625" CreationDate="2016-08-10T02:00:41.150" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga chapter 835 page 20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 835 shows both parents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/inkAM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/inkAM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27653" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T03:17:29.610" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T03:17:29.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35701" CreationDate="2016-08-10T04:07:57.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't blame you for missing it; it took me about half an hour of hunting through the chapters and summaries on the Wikia to figure out that this was Keima's first visit to Dezeni Sea:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nJbLW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nJbLW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Keima and Kusunoki at Dezeni Sea&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This comes from Chapter 20; it's one panel of a montage of places that Keima and Kusunoki went on their date. It's the only glimpse we get of Dezeni Sea; we aren't even told its name at this point. The wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://kaminomi.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_May_Try&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;points it out&lt;/a&gt; in its summary of Chapter 103:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Desney Sea, Keima mentions that it's his second time coming here after a date with Kusunoki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see this is Dezeni Sea by comparing it to these panels from Chapter 103, when Keima goes with Elsie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QGCe1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QGCe1.png&quot; alt=&quot;Keima and Elsie at Dezeni Sea&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see the same castle in the background and the same teacup ride (the teacups even have the same pattern on them). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in Chapter 105, Keima goes with Haqua (and Tenri/Diana) and remarks this is his third time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keima also goes to Dezeni Sea a couple times after Chapter 105, notably in Chapter 142,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; with Yui, during the Goddess Arc, when he discovers that she's housing&#xA; the Goddess Mars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T04:07:57.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35695" CreationDate="2016-08-10T05:51:53.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is the same with Memor-X, but for a different reason. It is next to impossible for Kayaba to be the final boss for floor 100 of New Aincrad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like Memor-X said in his answer, Kayaba is &lt;strong&gt;dead, physically&lt;/strong&gt;. I say physically because it was shown that Kayaba is &lt;strong&gt;alive as a data&lt;/strong&gt; after he did full dive and transferred his consciousness into the network. This was explained in the Light Novel by his former assistant, &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Koujiro_Rinko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Koujiro Rinko&lt;/a&gt;. Kayaba did show up when Kirito went against Oberon at the climax of Alfheim Online, but after that, &lt;strong&gt;his whereabouts is unknown&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kayaba was responsible for the death of players in the original Aincrad. He was the one who trapped everyone inside the game and made it so that the system kills anyone who died in the game. This makes him &lt;strong&gt;a wanted man&lt;/strong&gt;. If he is physically alive, he would have been arrested and brought for trial.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having Kayaba as the final boss of the 100th floor of New Aincrad would be a &lt;strong&gt;bad move for the company&lt;/strong&gt; to make. How would people feel if, let's say Square-Enix use Hitler as the final boss for Final Fantasy? Same case with Kayaba.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Kayaba as the boss of the 100th floor of New Aincrad? It is next to impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T05:51:53.830" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2407" CreationDate="2016-08-10T11:12:17.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga takes place during a summer holiday Onizuka had while he teach Kanzaki Urumi's class. It started with Onizuka going back to his hometown, Shonan, for the holiday. Shonan is his base back during the day where he was known as the Onibaku (along with his best friend, Danma Ryuuji).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There, Onizuka met with a girl who works in an Orphanage like place, but instead of for kids with no parents, it was for kids with problematic parents. There, Onizuka helped the kids with their problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It ended with Onizuka chasing after the Mayor of the town after the Mayor's act caused one of the kids (a girl) with serious burn injury. With the help of his Onibaku underlings, he successfully caught the Mayor in a bus full of cabaret girls after posing as a terrorist bus hijacker. He then forced the Mayor to resign his office, apologize to the injured kid, and take care of her medical bills, including a plastic surgery to fix her damaged face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end it was shown that Onizuka has returned to the school, with his students doubting his story (about his holiday) and then surprised to find that Onizuka didn't make up the story after one of the caretaker girls called him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T11:12:17.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35716" CreationDate="2016-08-10T12:57:45.310" Score="22" ViewCount="7591" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the long list of manga I read and anime I watched, especially in romance genre, including romance comedy, harem, etc, being a virgin has been depicted as something bad, especially a male virgin. Many of them have the virgin guy pretending that he is not. When his close friend, who happens to know that he is a virgin, blurted about the fact, he was seen embarrassed as if being a virgin is something bad despite them being High School Students. Another even said that if you are a virgin until 30 then you will become a wizard (IIRC it was Haganai).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it that anime and manga depict being a virgin as something embarrassing? Does this reflects the Japanese society, mainly the teens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T08:16:16.127" Title="Why is it that many anime and manga depict being a virgin male as something embarrassing?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T13:14:00.810" Score="1" ViewCount="598" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm catching up on One Piece. I'm currently viewing the &lt;strong&gt;Fishman Island&lt;/strong&gt; saga and more specifically, the story of &lt;strong&gt;Fisher Tiger&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obviously, SPOILERS ahead regarding Fisher Tiger:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; During that story we learn that Fisher Tiger managed to climb the Red&#xA; Line with his bare hands (10,000 meters from the ocean surface) and&#xA; attack the Holy Land of Mariejois alone. A feat which shows that&#xA; Fisher Tiger was a man of legendary strengh.&#xA; &#xA; This is why his death was so perplexing to me. After reaturning Koala&#xA; to her parents he was attacked by Rear Admiral Strawberry and a score&#xA; (?) of marines. He was shot to death. &#xA; &#xA; How this can be? How can such a powerful warrior die of a score of&#xA; mare marines and a Rear Admiral when he managed to attack and survive&#xA; Mariejois?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16601" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T08:24:03.050" Title="Regarding the life of Fisher Tiger in One Piece" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35712" CreationDate="2016-08-10T13:43:31.067" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sex is an important part of human life, as each life usually starts with somebody having it. People like discussing it because it's pleasurable. And there are other things comparable in popularity, like drinking alcohol with friends, going to parties, cursing and swearing (especially for kids) and other less legal or healthy activities, like taking drugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often when people express their concerns about feeling embarrassed that they don't do one of those activities as often as their surrounding, they say that it is such a common topic of discussion that even if they didn't initially think it was something to be embarrassed about, after some time they started to think they are less of a person for not doing it too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a common response for people when they're being told something again and again − they start doubting themselves and whether they should change what they do. And so, this isn't unique to Japan or the teens. People of all ages and nationalities are susceptible to peer pressure about most things, given enough time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One might get the impression that this is mainly an issue for teens in Japan because anime tends to depict topics that might hit close to home for certain target audiences better than others using the characters who are worried about the same things as the target audience. For example, you don't often see anime marketed for very young children in which adults are discussing complex issues of marriage and dealing with personal issues and trauma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T13:48:52.097" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T13:48:52.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35712" CreationDate="2016-08-10T14:48:32.460" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;The media depicts being a virgin as embarrassing because it reflects how teenagers feel about being a virgin. As for why authors choose to reflect this particular part of society, that would be a bigger discussion. The short answer is to evoke empathy from their audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not exclusively a Japanese thing. A study cited in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200305/peer-pressure-and-teen-sex&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Psychology Today&lt;/a&gt; found: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One in three boys ages 15-17 say they feel pressure to have sex, often from male friends. Teen girls feel less pressure--only 23 percent said they felt such coercion. Researchers questioned 1,854 subjects between the ages of 13 and 24 in a national survey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an American study, so it may be different in other countries, but probably not significantly so. This excludes regions where the religion/government censures sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some reasons teens receive this peer pressure is the common belief that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;everyone their age does it&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;due to media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;due to pressure from friends&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;due to pressure from partners&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;having sex is cool&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;having sex makes you popular&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;having sex proves &quot;love&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;having sex proves maturity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;having sex proves you're not gay&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people in the western world would proabably be very familiar being pressured with these reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2044" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T08:16:16.127" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T08:16:16.127" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:10:16.480" Score="2" ViewCount="788" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it known what happened to the Super Peace Busters after Menma passed away? Did they immediately disband, and immediately stop being friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T23:24:24.433" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:04:05.647" Title="What happened to the Super Peace Busters after Menma's passing?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:13:19.827" Score="1" ViewCount="1473" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Spoilers below.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Poppo really fail to save Menma as she was drowning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real life, I doubt he would have just run away for help. It is known that her body washed away so if he saw her where she fell initially, it must have been just as she started drowning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it known that he saw her, in the middle of drowning, and just left? Or did he see a body, or maybe just the flip-flop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T16:18:01.750" Title="Did that person actually fail to save Menma?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7089" CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:33:52.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two routes here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Menma was a ghost or spirit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We know that she doesn't have any memory of the gap in between her death and her reappearance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thus she was likely in some sort of stasis or limbo, but still aged&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The major likelihood is that her soul was stuck in the human world because her wish wasn't fulfilled, so she kept aging&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alternatively, it's possible spirits can control their appearance and it just seemed natural to be at the age of her friends&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As to explaining the memory gap, I like to think that she was unconsciously waiting for the Super Peace Busters to get back together, and when it didn't happen, she didn't have a choice but to wake up in the human world and put everyone's longing to rest herself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Menma was a collective hallucination:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She was grown up in their hallucinations for a reason.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The reason could be speculated as:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone wanted Menma to grow up as well, still not wanting to let go of her death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Subconsciously, it just seemed natural for Menma to grow up as well, because she wasn't dead in the characters' hearts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I would like it better if Menma were a hallucination because seeing people resolve their own emotional traumas without any divine intervention (a spirit coming to make things better by meeting with their loved ones, etc.) is a lot more moving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absolutely none of this is canon but it can be in our hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T20:33:52.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35712" CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:34:22.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;in japan specifically, the population is on the decline. their census has detected lower reproductive rates for the population, leading to problems. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30653825&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30653825&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;google reports: 1.41 births per woman (2012)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;clearly, 2 people having 1.41 children is not sustainable for a country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;japanese culture is such that nobody leaves before the boss, and the boss has to maintain respectability by staying long hours. this essentially means there is little time to consider raising a family. the government has addressed this by attempting to allot time away from work to allow conjugal visits. furthermore, the media is encouraged to promote reproductive efforts ableit with heavy censorship (due to the conservative culture). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27670" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T20:34:22.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35723" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35725" CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:51:09.597" Score="0" ViewCount="1025" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been rewatching S1, and something popped up in my mind the last few episodes: Why didn't Korosensei use his absolute defence form to protect himself against the second attack of the orbital laser? Isn't he supposed to be indistructable in that form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14636" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T07:27:38.837" Title="Why didn't Korosensei use his absolute defence form against the orbital laser?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35723" CreationDate="2016-08-10T23:07:30.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the final episodes, Koro Sensei specifically states that the orbital laser is so powerful it will break through even his Ultimate Defense Form - after all, it was designed based on all of the data gathered both from the experiments conducted in places like the ISS, as well as from observation of Koro Sensei and the class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from an out-of-universe perspective, it was needed to be an inescapable situation, to set up everything that would happen in the finale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T23:07:30.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-11T04:17:20.863" Score="4" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spoilers for Assassination Classroom's ending.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the final battle,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kayano is killed, but Koro Sensei manages to repair most of the damage by using the somatic cells he collected from her in the same instant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koro Sensei mentions that not all cells can be repaired, so instead he filled the gaps with his mucus and &lt;strong&gt;in a few days&lt;/strong&gt; Kayano's cells should regenerate and replace the mucus on their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this occurs a little before the Heaven's Spear laser strikes, and we know that all the students were hit by it. This would mean that Koro Sensei's mucus would have evaporated, opening the gaps again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any indication that Kayano's health was affected by the laser strike? Of course I doubt that the gaps would be enough to kill her or cause any major damage anyway, but this seems like a pretty obvious situation to consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A possible explanation is that the mucus is unaffected by the laser, but I doubt it because the engineers were complaining that the strike would leave no sample material they could analyze (and I imagine that the mucus counts as sample material).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T02:47:52.903" Title="Was Kayano's recovery affected by Heaven's Spear?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35729" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-11T07:23:54.647" Score="6" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two heroines in TV series &lt;em&gt;The Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; work for the World Welfare Works Association (WWWA / 3WA) as “trouble consultants”, for example solving problems while blowing things up..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the opening credits—and during the show—characters are seen using the phone to call WWWA with the number “3WA” being dialed on the keypad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HmCC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HmCC.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of the the dialing pad of a phone in “Dirty Pair.”&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This style of keypad shows up throughout the show—and as far as I know—it’s not a standard style keypad outside of the world of “The Dirty Pair.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the &lt;kbd&gt;W&lt;/kbd&gt; and &lt;kbd&gt;A&lt;/kbd&gt; keys were there for the exclusive purpose of dialing “3WA” why are &lt;kbd&gt;N&lt;/kbd&gt; and &lt;kbd&gt;Y&lt;/kbd&gt; keys there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation—in universe or otherwise—of why phones keypads are designed this way in the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FBBA9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FBBA9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of the the dialing pad of a phone in “The Dirty Pair.”&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="20254" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T06:29:45.773" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T06:29:45.773" Title="How are phones designed on “The Dirty Pair?”" Tags="&lt;dirty-pair&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35730" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-11T07:30:41.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dirty Pair is an anime series by Sunrise based on the Dirty Pair light novels by Haruka Takachiho. It ran for 24 episodes that aired on Nippon Television affiliates from July to December 1985&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fvwxy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fvwxy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T07:30:41.367" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T07:30:41.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35731" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-11T07:30:41.367" Score="0" Body="Dirty Pair is an anime series by Sunrise based on the Dirty Pair light novels by Haruka Takachiho. " OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T07:30:41.367" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T07:30:41.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14652" CreationDate="2016-08-11T08:24:10.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While forums are still great places to find such conversations, mailing lists are bit old in today's age. Personally, I think one of the best forums to browse is &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList (MAL)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, there are largely three categories of places that anime aficionados frequent when discussing new merchandise to buy (as well as buying it). They are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Local Stores&lt;/strong&gt; - Granted, most people do not have the luxury of living in Japan to take advantage of these resources. However, if you do, the best place to find anything anime related in Japan is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akihabara&lt;/a&gt;. Of the many I've visited, my personal favorite is the Akiba Culture Zone. Their website is not in English, but it can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.akibacultureszone.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Also, here's a picture of the inside:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9dWYY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9dWYY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akiba Culture Zone&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conventions and Events&lt;/strong&gt; - The next best place to find merchandise is at events that are specifically for the anime/manga you are trying to find merchandise for. In America, common events like this are things like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comic-con.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Comic-Con&lt;/a&gt;. You should peruse your local listings to see if anything nearby your location interests you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Stores&lt;/strong&gt; - This is the most common place for anime merchandise to be bought and sold. Here's a list of the best online anime stores, with descriptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Right Stuf&lt;/a&gt; - One of the best sites if you would like to buy actual DVD/BluRay copies of anime or print copies of manga. It's not always the cheapest resource, but it often has the widest selection. In addition, if you time your purchase correctly and know what to look for, you can get massive savings (like 50-90% off).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amiami.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AmiAmi&lt;/a&gt; - This is one (if not the best, but that is subjective) resources for basically any merchandise relating to anime, from posters and wall art to keychains and figurines. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://otakumode.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokyo Otaku Mode&lt;/a&gt; - A great place for beginners. Sometimes it's rather daunting to browse other sites, but I recommend Tokyo Otaku Mode for beginners, because it has a relatively wide selection of well-known animes/mangas, and is not too expensive. However, I think that other sites will offer better deals and wider selections, but you might have to dig.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mandarake.co.jp/en/shop/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mandarake&lt;/a&gt; - Mandarake is one of the most well-known otaku centers in Akihabara. I don't recommend this for beginners, but you can find great deals here (as well as great rip-offs).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mandarake.co.jp/en/shop/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll Store&lt;/a&gt; - I'm assuming most users of this site know what Crunchyroll is, but for those who don't, it's a great manga and anime streaming website. Their store sometimes has great deals, but you can &lt;em&gt;almost&lt;/em&gt; always find all the merchandise in the Crunchyroll Store on the other online stores listed here. Sometimes it is easier to read for beginners, because the website is entirely in English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://jbox.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;JBox&lt;/a&gt; - Another great site that is more well-known for their novelty items for around the house. If you are looking for adult merchandise, try their 18+ counterpart, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jlist.com/home&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;J-List&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.akadot.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;akadot&lt;/a&gt; - More for manga in Japanese only, but great if you speak Japanese.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hlj.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hobby Link Japan (HLJ)&lt;/a&gt; - Great if you're into figurine collecting or if you like models (especially mecha).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yesasia.com/us/en/home.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yesasia&lt;/a&gt; - Great for more serious collectors, and they also sell Chinese and Korean goods. You can use this site to find harder to obtain merchandise, but it tends to be a little more expensive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; - A bit generic, but excellent prices if you can find what you want (good luck).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ebay&lt;/a&gt; - When in doubt, there's always a chance that someone is selling your desired item used on Ebay, but similar to Amazon, it's a bit generic and has a lesser selection. Don't be afraid to dig, you may find a few diamonds in the rough!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T08:34:37.760" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T08:34:37.760" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-11T08:39:04.457" Score="-2" ViewCount="2626" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a circle on the eyes. Often lazily drawn in that is fixed without reference to lighting. Totally detracts from any quality of the drawing. For some characters, it used for personality showing but generally it is just of no value. What I mean is something like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fv5hkl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fv5hkl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Why do  nearly all human-like characters have it in both eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFy5V.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFy5V.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Here is another terrible eye glow. The first example just this looks eye  cancer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are giving answer examples for when the animator gave a damn about drawing eye glow for a point whereas the question is more about the enormous of examples where the animators added an eye glow for no point- to really answer the question what is guiding junior animators e.g. is it that senior animators say you have to add eye glow. Maybe there are better guides to animation but this particular one doesn't eye glows at all.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/a-serious-look-at-big-anime-eyes-1737751337&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://kotaku.com/a-serious-look-at-big-anime-eyes-1737751337&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4406" LastEditorUserId="4406" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:55:07.810" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T12:55:07.810" Title="Why do anime always have an eye glow arbitrarily drawn in" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27376" CreationDate="2016-08-11T09:07:54.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far this is the only ship which has been shown to be customized to have the customized figurehead of the dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It first appeared in Chapter 91 and Episode 68. It was last seen parked outside Dawn Island, but since Garp resigned from the Marines, it is unknown if he still has access to the ship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gi8EV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gi8EV.png&quot; alt=&quot;Garp&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hina's ship on the other hand is a similar to a normal Marine Ship, albeit with an unusual coloring. It first appeared in Chapter 171 and Episode 127. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DRth5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DRth5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hina&amp;#39;s Ship&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marine_Ships&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia: Marine Ships&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T09:07:54.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35736" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35739" CreationDate="2016-08-11T11:59:29.507" Score="13" ViewCount="42561" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today while reading &quot;Mushoku Tensei&quot; I once again got confronted with a character with (in my opinion) an insanely large chest. It even got mentioned that it could easily be a J size chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that there will off course be some difference per person in their preference in size. But seeing as a D cup is already considered &quot;big&quot; where I live, a J size would be considered insane. Hence my question: Why are anime girls often depicted with a huge chest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just another part of the culture gap between western countries and Japan? Or does it maybe serve as an additional sales point towards a specific fandom? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T17:01:08.630" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T09:43:17.403" Title="Why do anime girls have huge chests?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35733" CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:52:02.423" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because when you look at a person, generally you will see the light from the environment reflected back &lt;em&gt;from both eyes&lt;/em&gt;.  Even in low light situations, photographs of people reflect the ambient light sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's there because the absence of the reflection looks more unnatural and flat than the &quot;lazily&quot; as you call it drawn in reflections.  I would suggest that it would be prohibitively expensive for every frame of every face to be checked with every scene to accurately depict every strong light source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26415" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T14:52:02.423" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35736" CreationDate="2016-08-11T16:02:32.887" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because some people like women with big breasts. As usual, anime exaggerates; it can't just have a woman with big breasts, it has to have a woman with ridiculously gigantic breasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't purely a Japanese thing. Actually, I would argue that it came in origin from American media that were exported to Japan. In the US, large breasts are often considered more attractive. The supposed ideal of American young men's fantasies is 36D-24-36: 36 inches around the chest, cup size D, 24 inches around the waist, 36 inches around the hips (the &quot;hourglass&quot; shape). There are even &lt;a href=&quot;http://theviewspaper.net/36-24-36-debunking-the-social-construct-of-beauty/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;articles&lt;/a&gt; using these three-sizes as a shorthand for the tyranny of societal beauty standards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The epitome of this standard of beauty in American media is Jessica Rabbit from &lt;em&gt;Who Framed Roger Rabbit?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wdLK3l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wdLK3l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;jessica rabbit&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women with large breasts are also common in American comics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PQq2f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PQq2f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;American comics women&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z22H8m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z22H8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;elektra&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WKYxmm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WKYxmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ms marvel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime and American comics both tend to exaggerate everything, so essentially they took a preference for large breasts and massively exaggerated it, to the point that characters have J-cup breasts. (US readers, keep in mind &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sizeguide.net/bra-sizes.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Japanese J cup is an American H cup&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japan gets a ton of American media, so there have been ample opportunities for this American love of big boobs to seep into their culture. My theory is that it started during the US occupation with pinup posters brought over by the servicemen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i27lwm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i27lwm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dThRCm.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dThRCm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it was refreshed with every Hollywood movie that came in showing men lusting after women with big breasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of Jessica Rabbit, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgobMBRyqdY&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cracked&lt;/a&gt; has an interesting theory on psychological and evolutionary reasons why animated women with ridiculously exaggerated boobs appeal to viewers. They're obviously a humor website and not a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so take it with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T16:16:37.723" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T16:16:37.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31737" CreationDate="2016-08-11T16:16:37.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though I have to look it back up, a major thing is that their source of power was physical generators in their bodies. I recall there were even claims that they had unlimited power thanks to these generators. This is likely the source of their actual power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they are undetectable, there is a simple but fairly theoretical explanation for that. Scouters and the Z warriors general ability to sense power is not full proof, and in fact they work about the same. The Z warriors specifically learned how to suppress their power, which throws the sensing methods off, even to a point where scouters could not detect Gohan and Krillin on Namek. In a way, you could say they are leaking power, and that leaking of power is what is detectable. By actively containing it, it can't be detected. Androids have a purely mechanical method of generating power. It is completely feasible that because it is mechanical, instead of biological, it does not leak power, hence there is no surplus of power around them to detect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that way, all the androids do have some kind of Ki (as it can be used in the same way as Ki), and is undetectable for the same reason that Scouters were ineffective against the Z warriors on Namek. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T20:58:41.027" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T20:58:41.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35720" CreationDate="2016-08-11T16:18:01.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is revealed through flashbacks that Poppo was really quiet and shy when the accident happened. According to his flashbacks (assuming that they are accurate), he actually did see Menma drown; however, he could not do anything to help her because he was scared to do anything. This guilt is the main reasons why Poppo decided to travel the world and become more outgoing and extroverted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16185" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T16:18:01.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35615" CreationDate="2016-08-11T19:22:14.353" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Ribbon_Androids&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; and my memory, &lt;strong&gt;Androids 1-7 and 9-12&lt;/strong&gt; were useless due to them being faulty (design problems) and some were too emotional and the kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;strong&gt;Android 8 a.k.a. Eighter or Hat-San&lt;/strong&gt;, as you rightly said, he had been depicted in the &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; manga, anime and the movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;Android 13-15&lt;/strong&gt; were introduced in the 7th movie, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!&lt;/em&gt; and were the first few killing machines built successfully with the aim of killing &lt;em&gt;Goku&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;strong&gt;Androids 21+&lt;/strong&gt;, I'd like to state the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Ribbon_Androids&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;. They have been portrayed in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Fusions&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/em&gt; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Android 44&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Android in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Fusions&lt;/em&gt; whose design bears resemblance to Android 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Android 8000&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A highly advanced variant of Android 8, utilized by the Time Breakers, comes in several different models including Mk. II and MX.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Android 19000&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A highly advanced variant of Android 19, built by the revived Gero and utilized by the Time Breakers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this, there's the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android A-B-C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; section which was in the &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt; manga if I recall correctly, which has all the information about the Androids up till Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IJOPq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IJOPq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Android A-B-C from Dragon Ball Z&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's pretty much all there is in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T05:18:16.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-11T22:27:39.747" Score="3" ViewCount="35580" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a Funimation email I got (&lt;a href=&quot;http://view.em.funimation.com/?qs=e790ba1e89b120a66cdb33fe53d332a8816502971da3efed162929c203c293ce352894cc7c48f1a786c9cd251036a7c6ad9244540a84098bb2453b8204b901f0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;web version&lt;/a&gt;), it was talking about the &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria The X&lt;/em&gt; anime. In it, it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's time to switch gears and meet a new heroine in our tale and of the upcoming game Tales of Berseria. Velvet Crowe has been imprisoned on a remote island for three years but the time for her breakout has come. With revenge on her mind and demonic powers at her call, will she get what she wants or will her own vengeance create a dangerous bout of malevolence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I picked up on was the mention of another &lt;em&gt;Tales of&lt;/em&gt; game. Generally from my understanding, most &lt;em&gt;Tales of&lt;/em&gt; games are set in/on separate worlds and unless they share the same main title (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Tales of Symphonia&lt;/em&gt;/&lt;em&gt;Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Tales of Xilla 1/2&lt;/em&gt;) are generally independent of one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as the quote mentions, Velvet Crowe is from &lt;em&gt;Tales of Berseria&lt;/em&gt;. Below is a screenshot from the &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria The X&lt;/em&gt; that was in the Funimation email.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c5FUom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c5FUom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tales of Zestiria The X&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And below are the cover shot and screenshot from &lt;em&gt;Tales of Berseria&lt;/em&gt; showing Velvet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qdikxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qdikxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tales of Berseria - Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7VBpm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7VBpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tales of Berseria - Screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While she appears to be wearing something different between &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria The X&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tales of Berseria&lt;/em&gt;, her face, hair, and arm still look the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, is there a connection between &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tales of Berseria&lt;/em&gt;? Is the &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria The X&lt;/em&gt; anime serving as a bridge between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T00:41:20.350" LastActivityDate="2021-01-07T18:03:11.400" Title="Are Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria connected in any way?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-zestiria&gt;&lt;tales-of-berseria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14661" CreationDate="2016-08-11T22:38:21.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole cause of the battle was that Nora wanted Yato to use her again and be the god of calamity; he refused to go back to those times and that led to Nora kidnapping Hiyori. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it would disarm his opponent, it would make him a hypocrite because he wanted to prove that he was no longer a god of calamity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27693" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T22:38:21.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35728" CreationDate="2016-08-11T23:05:27.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First theory: The Spear of Heaven only works on &quot;tentacled&quot; creatures (ep.21). The first time it fired, Koro-Sensei's tentacles disappeared. It is likely that the mucus is dissolved along with the tentacles since is part of the &quot;tentacled&quot; creature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story never explains what the tentacles were made of. And not all tentacles do the same things but are made of similar substances (Kayano and Itona vs. Koro-Sensei vs. The Reaper). Mucus and tentacles are two different substances when separated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second theory: her human body has already integrated the mucus into her system and made them part of her until the cells can regenerate. The mucus in Kayano is not technically part of a &quot;tentacled&quot; creature but part of her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third theory: Koro-Sensei used a special mucus that he normally doesn't secrete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27693" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T23:05:27.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35746" CreationDate="2016-08-12T03:25:42.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tales of Berseria took places thousand of years before Zestiria during the time where human could still see Seraph (which during the time are called Malaks who descended from the heaven in droves after some sort of ritual during the Scarlet night).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime most likely try to connect the two by showing the origins of Hellions (Daemons as they called it during Berseria) and how Malaks develop emotion to become Seraphs of the Zestiria timeline. and as the episode 5 title suggest the Beginning of the Calamity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P/S She wears some sorts of prison robe. she got back in gears after plundering what looks to be the prison Armory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T03:25:42.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35733" CreationDate="2016-08-12T05:20:23.587" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on the series, the &lt;em&gt;fact&lt;/em&gt; that these eye highlights appear can be exploited to add the effect of unhappiness, shock, horror, or any other emotion outside of &quot;normal&quot; for a stock character.  The general trope for this is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DullEyesOfUnhappiness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dull Eyes of Unhappiness&lt;/a&gt;, and has prevalence not just in anime, but in other media as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a particularly jarring example, let's take Kotonoha from &lt;em&gt;School Days&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IpMHX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IpMHX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this shot, Kotonoha is at a bare minimum in a &quot;normal&quot; state; she's happy and in general, relatively in her right mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't go into the details of that series, but let's just say...she goes through some things&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.  And we can tell &lt;em&gt;due to the lack of eye lights.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3HEHS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3HEHS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost immediately, even those of us who aren't familiar with this story, we can see that this character is acting or feeling outside of the norm, which is a strong plot-driving point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cases, it can be used for comedic effect.  In the series &lt;em&gt;Morita-san is Taciturn&lt;/em&gt;, the main character &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; has eyes like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WO2ep.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WO2ep.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;strong&gt;very much unlike&lt;/strong&gt; any stock example of this trope, Morita is a very happy-go-lucky person, even with her eyes in this shade (and everyone else's &lt;em&gt;without&lt;/em&gt;).  In this scenario, we could even call this &quot;normal&quot;, and if her eyes were to go suddenly include eye lights, we'd have a similar reaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't even include scenarios in which the eye lights are exaggerated for a character that is crying, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BivC0.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BivC0.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the &lt;em&gt;overabundance&lt;/em&gt; of eye lights gives the illusion of tears forming, which can be either the emotion of sadness...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKzvv.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKzvv.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and with this example from &lt;em&gt;Trigun&lt;/em&gt;, the overabundance of eye lights gives the illusion of frustration or anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this to say that this effect &lt;em&gt;very much&lt;/em&gt; has a purpose and very much has a place.  In series that mandate it, the &lt;em&gt;lack&lt;/em&gt; of it can (and often should) shift a person's perception about a scene or the state of a character, and is used for theatrical effect as well as a plot device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: I'll accept my &lt;em&gt;Understatement of the Century&lt;/em&gt; award, thank you very much.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2: Oh, and the tears are a dead giveaway, too.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T07:15:41.883" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T07:15:41.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35756" CreationDate="2016-08-12T09:51:17.103" Score="7" ViewCount="41621" Body="&lt;p&gt;This new form of Greninja is circulating around. I am &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; following the anime or the movies so please try to be gentle if it was obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is this Greninja? If it's a mega-evolution, how did it get there without a stone? How exactly does his powers/abilities/skills vary from other normal Greninja?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the physical difference, that it starts to resemble Ash a bit. Easily noticeable is the red middle part on his head instead of the body blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the normal Greninja: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4Fhv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4Fhv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Normal Greninja&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is Ash's:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/auRdX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/auRdX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ash-Greninja&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T06:45:35.353" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T10:54:57.903" Title="What is the Ash-Greninja form of Greninja?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35755" CreationDate="2016-08-12T10:07:53.193" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, what happens is that the bond between Ash and Greninja is so strong that Greninja took the new form as Ash-Greninja where Greninja takes some features of Ash (as you mentioned) and it is not a mega evolution. Some theorists say that it might be synchro evolution from the pokemon spin off &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Reburst&lt;/em&gt;. By turning into this form, Greninja's power greatly increases and as you can see on its back, there is a giant shuriken which is a replacement for water shuriken (the move). The Ash-Greninja form can only last for a short period of time before Ash and Greninja gets tired and faint, during the form ash can also feel the pain that Greninja is feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The official website explanation is &quot;Ash's Greninja takes on a mysterious new appearance in the latest season! Ash-Greninja is the form that Greninja takes when the bond between it and Ash is raised to the limit. The strength of their bond changes Greninja's appearance, and it takes on the characteristic look of Ash's attire. This phenomenon is also said to have happened just once several hundred years ago in the Kalos region, but it remains shrouded in mystery.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime explanation is saying pretty much the same thing. When it first happened in the ninja village, the anime explained that because the bond between is great, he has taken a new form. The first appearance looked something like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0bFUl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0bFUl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ash-Greninja first appearance&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;during this stage, Stallone did a lot of testing where he discovered that this transformation will take place only when Greninja and Ash have mentally synchronized. Then later in episode 25, while versing the kalos champion, Ash-Greninja got the full form and it looked like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5tgjm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5tgjm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ash-Greninja full form&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was then explained that this was when the bond became maximum level where they are completely synchronized. And then it goes through the phases of difficulty between Ash Greninja and stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some power ups include faster, stronger, giant water shuriken, using water ninja knife things instead of the normal iyarigiri move. And in the episode 35, water shuriken became huge (kind of like rasen shuriken), it looked like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVsFLl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVsFLl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ash-Greninja water shuriken&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything about Ash-Greninja is explained in the anime, it also shows Stallone testing how it works and the road to master this form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly recommend &lt;em&gt;Pokemon XY &amp;amp; Z&lt;/em&gt;. The anime has improved a lot, Ash is no longer the immature young kid, he seems (mentally) more as a teen now and yeah, I definitely think you should give it a try.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T06:49:55.237" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T06:49:55.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T10:31:28.833" Score="5" ViewCount="150799" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering when each of the Pokemon Movies occur in relation to the series. particularity after which episodes because i know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokemon The Movie 2000: The Power of One&lt;/em&gt; was set during Ash's, Misty's and Tracy's travels though the Orange Islands &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a bit of the start of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back&lt;/em&gt; was actually seen in the series (when Mewtwo destroys and escapes from the Team Rocket Research Facility just as Jessie, James and Meowth return)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i don't know when the events of the movies occurs in relation to Ash's adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-08-24T09:06:31.920" Title="When do the Pokemon Movies occur chronologically to the plot?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T10:43:52.617" Score="9" ViewCount="9033" Body="&lt;p&gt;Early in the series when Charmander evolves to Charmeleon, almost right away it begins to disobey Ash and refuse to listen to him. this continued to Charizard who would lounge around and blast Ash with a fire breath until he was frozen in ice during Ash's travels though the Orange Islands and Ash stayed up all night trying to melt the ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from what i remember Charmander willingly went with Ash when it's trainer abandoned it and he was about to die from the rain. if i followed the game logic i could assume that it was because Charmander's Level went too high in comparison to what badges Ash had however....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there was no signs of disobedience until after the evolution&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the 8th badge of any region allows full control no matter the level however Charizard was still disobedient even after Ash got Kanto's Earth Badge.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not to mention that the level control ability of another regions badges would be made obsolete for someone like Ash who gets badges from other areas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what caused Charmeleon to become so disobedient to Ash?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-05-08T21:28:36.510" Title="What caused Charmeleon to become so disobedient to Ash?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35757" CreationDate="2016-08-12T10:53:43.903" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a quick Google sesrch, I found this from &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100707224114AAclKqT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AG stands for the Advanced Generation and DP stands for the Diamond&#xA;  and Pearl series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 67 (The Pi-Kahuna), Pokemon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes&#xA;  Back, Episode 68 (Make Room for Gloom) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 105 (Charizard Chills), Pokemon the Movie 2000: The Power of&#xA;  One, Episode 106 (The Pokemon Water War) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 155 (The Forest Grumps), Pokemon the Movie 3: Spell of the&#xA;  Unown, Episode 156 (The Psychic Sidekicks) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 205 (The Kecleon Caper), Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi: Voice of the&#xA;  Forest, Episode 206 (The Joy of Water Pokemon) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Episode 256 (Just Add Water), Pokemon Heroes, Episode 257 (Lapras of&#xA;  Luxury &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AG Episode 34 (Having a Wailord of a Time), Jirachi: Wish Maker, AG&#xA;  Episode 25 (Win, Lose, or Drew!) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AG Episode 85 (Sky High Gym Battle), Destiny Deoxys, AG Episode 86&#xA;  (Lights, Camerupt, Action) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AG Episode 134 (A Real Cleffa-Hanger), Lucario and the Mystery of Mew,&#xA;  AG Episode 135 (Numero Uno Articuno) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AG Episode 183 (Aipom and Circumstance), Pokémon Ranger and the Temple&#xA;  of the Sea, Episode 184 (Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DP Episode 39 (Steamboat WIllies), The Rise of Darkrai, DP Episode 40&#xA;  (Top-Down Training) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DP Episode 86 (Arriving in Style!), Giratina and the Sky Warrior, DP&#xA;  Episode 87 (The Psyduck Stops Here!) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;DP Episode 135 (Beating the Bustle), Arceus and the Jewel of Life, DP&#xA;  Episode 136 (Hustle and Gateway to Ruin!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you can find more information about how the Pokemon movies fit into the timeline &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/where-would-the-pokemon-movies-fit-in-best-with-the-anime-series.151080/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/217-pokemon/68708478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110628152339AAZ8Pt8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to this relevant question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/73310/what-is-the-correct-viewing-order-for-the-pokemon-tv-series-and-movies&quot;&gt;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/73310/what-is-the-correct-viewing-order-for-the-pokemon-tv-series-and-movies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, you can find a complete list of all the Pokemon movies &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:40.137" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T10:59:00.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T10:59:47.903" Score="5" ViewCount="1458" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the games there was special Technical Machines (TM's) which taught movies that were key to progressing in the game like Strength, Sly, Surf, Cut. these were called Hidden Machines (HM's) and the moves they taught could not be forgotten unless the player went to a Move Forgetter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i recall early in the anime and Manga when Ash met with a kid who had an Eevee and was being forced to choose what kind of Stone to use by his 2 older brothers who each had a Joltion, Falrion and Vaporion they used a TM to teach Eevee a new move which allowed the kid to win his battle to show how strong his Eevee could be without evolving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i don't recall HM's being shown in the anime and i didn't read much of the manga (only the one volume i saw in the mobile library like 18 years ago, i think). i am wondering if HM's do make an appearance in anything outside the Video Games and also if how they function has been reworked for the different media (as we don't see in the anime Ash pressing a B button to stop Pikachu from evolving or trying to weigh up with of it's 4 movies Ash should overwrite for a new movie like Volt Tackle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T12:26:46.267" Title="Do HM's appear outside the games?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35760" CreationDate="2016-08-12T11:09:44.877" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, HM's and TM's never (see EDIT 2) appear in the &lt;em&gt;regular episodic&lt;/em&gt; anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's understandable that these would be omitted from the anime. Often, these would be used in the games to allow the player to access different areas of the game. Because the game was viewed from top down, a simple rock in your path could cause a serious issue. This is why the games had HM's/TM's like &lt;em&gt;Rock Smash&lt;/em&gt;, to get around such obstacles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, consider a similiar scenario in the anime. If there was a very large rock in the path of Ash and co., they would not likely need a Pokemon to move or smash it. If they did, the rock would have to be &lt;em&gt;pretty massive&lt;/em&gt; to block the way, and there would be other ways around it. The use of TM's and HM's in the anime/manga was not as apparent, and was left out accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/925601-pokemon-diamond-version/52636077&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a post on GameFAQs&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, every pokemon pretty much automatically knows every move&#xA;  it can learn. Because, ya know... it would make more sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokecommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-298496.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a thread on PokeCommunity&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don't think they'll ever be in the anime, since anime-verse move&#xA;  learning is generally more... dare I apply this term to the anime...&#xA;  logical than game-verse. Anime-verse TM/HM moves seem to be taught and&#xA;  worked on and developed like a skill rather than just implanted.&#xA;  Like... Pikachu and Iron Tail, Baoppu and Solarbeam... they were both&#xA;  taught and spent time mastering that particular move. They didn't just&#xA;  randomly learn it from a rather hazy &quot;level up&quot; method.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So yeah, no. TM and HM moves are taught, not implanted. The discs we&#xA;  use in game don't really work in anime-verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; As noted by @Dragon, there are Pokemon in the anime that know moves that can be learned through HM's/TM's in the games, such as &lt;em&gt;surf&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;rock climb&lt;/em&gt;, but there is no evidence that these moves were learned specifically from an HM or TM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT 2:&lt;/strong&gt; As noted by @Dragon and @Riley, there is a Pokemon movie called &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Origins&lt;/em&gt;, that seems to have some version of HM's/TM's, as seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HM#In_the_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Sometimes in the Pokemon movies, different aspects are created or shown differently (as plot devices, if necessary). In &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Origins&lt;/em&gt;, HM's are mentioned, but their existence in the rest of the anime is still unknown. There is also a reference to a few different HM's/TM's in the manga and the previously linked source, so it seems that they may exist in the Pokemon universe, or at least they did at some point. Credit to @Dragon for this find&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-13T08:07:36.130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T08:07:36.130" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35758" CreationDate="2016-08-12T11:16:04.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As explained in the anime episode 44, Charmeleon became disobedient to ash because he was too low leveled (the old lady in that episode told ash this herself). at the time he didn't have all the gym badges only a few. in episode 46, charmeleon evolved but still doesn't listen to ash because charizard is now even higher leveled. at the last gym where it was charizard vs magmar, charizard found magmar to be a worthy opponent and that's when charizard listened to ash but stops listening to him afterwards. then they went to the charizard mountain where ash left Charizard there to train and that's the story of carizard.&#xA;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="23346" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:42:11.933" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T12:42:11.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35758" CreationDate="2016-08-12T11:16:42.090" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this interesting and helpful tidbit of info from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokecommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-73298.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an old PokeCommunity forum thread&lt;/a&gt;. It's not conclusive, but it is explanatory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I think of it as like Charmeleon was like a teenager. It had paid&#xA;  attention to Ash when it was young and naive, because it Ash showed it&#xA;  caring and love. However, when it got older, and learned more, it&#xA;  became cocky and saw Ash for what he was-- a rookie trainer that was&#xA;  still learning many of the basics. I think Charmeleon felt as if he&#xA;  didn't have any respect for Ash. When he started listening to Ash in&#xA;  the Orange Islands, it was after he saw how dedicated and serious Ash&#xA;  could be, even to something that was repeatedly rude and menacing to&#xA;  him. I think that when Charizard saw Ash doing that, he began to have&#xA;  some respect and admiration for the boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Charizard may have been a 'plot device' to show pokemon that disobey,&#xA;  but it was important because it showed that not even Ash could 'wow'&#xA;  every pokemon with a couple days of friendship. It also was an&#xA;  indication of Ash maturing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's another interesting viewpoint from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-Charmeleon-and-Charizard-obey-Ash-in-Pok%C3%A9mon-Indigo-League&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an old question on Quora&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since Charmander was once rejected as weak he had gained an&#xA;  inferiority complex. He was always trying to prove himself. When he&#xA;  evolve into Charmeleon, he lost his fear and considering itself as&#xA;  proud. He gained self-pride and was considering itself as strong&#xA;  pokemon. Thus he was arrogant, and didn't listened Ash's orders. Later&#xA;  it evolved into a Charizard to prove its strength in front of a&#xA;  Aerodactyl. Charizard retained his disobedience to Ash as of&#xA;  Charmeleon. However, when Ash saved him after being frozen by Tad's&#xA;  Poliwrath's Ice Beam, Charizard's loyalty to Ash returned in full&#xA;  force; the best part of Charmander's pre-evolved personality was back.&#xA;  So the arrogance and disobedience that Charizard (or Charmeleon) was&#xA;  beacause he was boastful of his immense power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T11:16:42.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35760" CreationDate="2016-08-12T11:22:53.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Ash's Torterra knows Rock Climb which is an HM. In Pokemon Best Wishes, it was shown near the end that an Oshawatt knows Surf. However, Ash's Torterra learned Rock Climb while it was a Grotle and he learned naturally without any help. There's also a lot of other cases of Pokemon using HMs, but they are all naturally learnt, no disks. In Pokemon Origins, Red did receive the HM for Cut, and in the manga, Surf was also an HM that was used quite commonly; it even shows Red trying to get the HM 3 but fails, then Misty gives him one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is Red getting HM 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/alZ1j.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/alZ1j.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is Red in the manga trying to get HM 3, but breaks it in the chapter &lt;em&gt;What a Dragonite&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HKVqW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HKVqW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HM#In_the_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a link to Bulbapedia to which I found the answers in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T12:26:46.267" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T12:26:46.267" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44302" CreationDate="2016-08-12T12:28:11.647" Score="13" ViewCount="11875" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahagon doesn't like her given name and introduced herself as Umiko. And Kou said her name matches her appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EWAOy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EWAOy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;New Game! Chapter 15&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is she embarrassed with her name? And how does it match her appearance? She pretty much always looks like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e8Jcu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e8Jcu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ahagon Umiko&amp;#39;s expression&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T04:09:07.433" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T05:28:51.353" Title="Why is Ahagon embarrased with her name? And how does it match her appearance?" Tags="&lt;new-game&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35766" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-12T14:55:54.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bixfg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bixfg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;New Game!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having been a strong fan of a particular video game when she was younger, Aoba Suzukaze, a high school graduate, begins working as a character designer at the game's developer, Eagle Jump. As she works on modelling and designing characters for games in development, she becomes acquainted with her fellow co-workers in the character design department, as well as those from across the company - source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Game!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:27:04.843" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:27:04.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35767" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-12T14:55:54.363" Score="0" Body="new-game is a four panel comedy manga revolving around the video game fan and character designer Aoba Suzukaze. As of 4 July 2016 an anime adaptation has been made as well, and a visual novel in the nearby future. " OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T00:30:35.890" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T00:30:35.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T15:57:14.413" Score="1" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays in Tokyo Ghoul episode 10 at 15:25 when Juuzou is on the screen? Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25680" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-11T04:40:33.637" LastActivityDate="2018-05-04T12:32:59.543" Title="Song from Tokyo Ghoul episode 10" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35770" CreationDate="2016-08-12T18:32:16.280" Score="3" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've seen Light completely manipulating the robber in the bus-accident case (in which he figured out the identity of the FBI stalker). At the end, though the robber died, but everything went according to the book or in other words the robber was completely manipulated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, is it possible for Light to gain absolute obedience over the victim without killing him? If so, why doesn't he utilizes this power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible way to gain absolute obedience is to write a task for the person and make the person's death to occur after a long period (say fifty years)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27704" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T13:09:51.013" Title="Is it possible to have absolute obedience using Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35769" CreationDate="2016-08-12T18:44:03.680" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few practical limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie the death had to occur within 23 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Light experimented with what he could make the victims do. If it was physically impossible for them to do something, nothing would happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember one of the rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's not a whole lot of time to write down what someone should do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, the victim would be forced to do what was written, as Light discovered when he did his experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it only seems to affect the target of the death. It was pointed out somewhere early in the anime that others could not be coerced. When Light tried to find Ray Penbar out, he had to create a pretty complicated scenario. He could not just write &quot;Any FBI agent will now reveal him- or herself&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1848" LastEditorUserId="1848" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T18:45:24.073" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T18:45:24.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T00:29:35.603" Score="1" ViewCount="2239" Body="&lt;p&gt;How tall is Vice Admiral Smoker?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've used &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; as a reference. They have the most information out there by a long shot. The heights of various characters are usually shown there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another resource that is useful is the SBS, perhaps it's stated on there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27709" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T06:35:47.067" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T06:39:27.110" Title="How tall is Vice Admiral Smoker?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35804" CreationDate="2016-08-13T03:21:41.607" Score="2" ViewCount="2865" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why weren't Puck and Emilia surprised when Subaru called out Emillia's spirit to activate the crystal shield?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZsLyQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZsLyQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Subaru returned after his death, he hadn't made any contact with those two, Puck and Emilia, whatsoever. In that situation, how come Emilia never asked about how Subaru knew what her spirit companion's (Puck) name was and for how long it could stay active/on duty.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25993" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T07:46:35.397" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T07:46:35.397" Title="Why weren't Puck and Emilia surprised when Subaru called out Emillia's spirit to protect her in episode 3?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T06:03:05.593" Score="5" ViewCount="1319" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Eren masters the ODM gear (anime ep. 3 - 21:40~, manga vol. 4), Mikasa corrects Armin by saying, (in the English manga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He's relieved because now he doesn't have to be separated from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the correct dialogue because there are other translations as well, one of them being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He's thinking about how he won't have to stay close to me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering which one is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27714" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T19:29:53.750" LastActivityDate="2018-11-06T03:46:10.017" Title="What did Mikasa say when she was correcting Armin after Eren mastered the ODM gear?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35780" CreationDate="2016-08-13T07:37:23.303" Score="2" ViewCount="6973" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering, in the episode where Hidan lost his head against the Konoha jounin, which he killed eventually (forgot the name). There is a scene where he lost his head, and his body is still moving, looking for the head. Until Kakuzu stitched Hidan's head to his body. Then in the scene where Shikamaru buried him, Hidan is literally disconnected with his body (or did some of his parts even get vaporized?) But his head is still working. Supposing his body parts could still move on its own regardless if they are not connected with a central nervous system, could Hidan &quot;chew&quot;, &quot;claw&quot;, &quot;divide&quot; his way out of the hole? and then from some bit make himself whole again? His becoming whole again would incur maybe centuries, lets just say that somehow his tissues would become whole again over time. The topic would be, if he could get out of the mound which Shikamaru created from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27711" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T18:22:25.863" Title="Could Hidan possibly get out of his hole?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35757" CreationDate="2016-08-13T09:28:11.310" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;GEN I &amp;amp; II Pokemon Original Series (Kanto and Johto)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon: The First Movie—Mewtwo Strikes Back (Mewtwo's Counterattack)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash got all the badges and haven't fought the league yet. Could be anywhere between 64 and 74.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon: The Movie 2000—The Power of One (Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's &#xA;Explosive Birth)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between 86 and 115 because he still has the Lapras.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon 3: The Movie—Spell of the Unown (Emperor of The Crystal Tower: ENTEI)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between 156 and 165. Brock used Zubat in movie, gets Golbat in 165.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon 4Ever—Celebi: Voice of the Forest (Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between 201 and 209. Ash uses Bayleef, obtained in 201.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias (Guardian Gods of the Capital of Water: Latias and Latios)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between 247 and 257. Misty obtained Politoad in 247, Ash got Larvita Egg in 257 which wasn't with him in the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;GEN III Pokemon Advanced Generation (AG) Hoenn&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jirachi Wish Maker (Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between AG 004 and AG 047. May's Torchic only knows Ember and Peck in the movie and learns quick attack in AG 047.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Destiny Deoxys (Visitor from the Sky-Splitting: Deoxys)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between AG 058 and AG 066. Ash has Trokoal but doesn't have Grovyle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Mew and the Aura Hero: Lucario)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between AG 082 and AG 018. May gets Combusken at 082, Ash gets Snorunt at 108.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between AG 148 and the end of the series at AG 192. Brock has Marshtomp (obtained in AG 148) and that's the latest Pokemon that the team acquired in the region shown in the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;GEN IV Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (DP) Sinnoh&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rise of Darkrai (Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between DP 038 and DP 055. Brock already hatched Happiny, but Buizel is still Dawn's.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Giratina and the Sky Warrior (Giratina and the Bouquet of the Frozen Sky: Shaymin)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between DP 085 and DP 100. Ash has Gliscor, but Turtwig hasn't evolved yet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arceus and the Jewel of Life (Arceus: To Conquering Space-Time)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between DP 132 and DP 163. Ash has a Monferno which he acquired in 132 and evolves in DP 163.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zoroark—Master of Illusions (Phantom Ruler: Zoroark)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between 171 and the end of series at 192. Dawn has Togekiss, and that was the last Pokemon acquired in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;GEN V Pokemon Best Wishes (BW) Unova&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;White—Victini and Zekrom (Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black—Victini and Reshiram (Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between BW 024 and BW 077. Ash has hatched Scraggy, but only has Tepig.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between BW 077 and BW 116. This one is debatable because Ash had Pignite but probably doesn't have Charizard (otherwise, he would've used it), but he could have kept it in the ball and there was no other evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genesect and the Legend Awakened (ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between BW 116 and the end of the series BW 144. Ash has his Charizard and that was the last Pokemon acquired.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;GEN VI Pokemon XY/Pokemon XY&amp;amp;Z (XY) Kalos&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between XY 038 and XY 052. Ash's Froakie knows Cut (it's actually Laido) but is still a Froakie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between XY 067 and XY 100. Serena has Braixen but Ash doesn't have Greninja yet. Clemont is also traveling with Ash again, so wait until after their battle when he rejoins them. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between XY 110 and XY 126. Ash has Noivern but his Goodra hasn't rejoined the group yet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;GEN VII Pokemon Sun &amp;amp; Moon (SM) Alola (?)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I Choose You&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Everyone's Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two movies take place in an alternate timeline and are retellings of the Orginal Series and the Orange Islands, respectively. Despite airing alongside the Alola-based series, they have no bearing whatsoever on it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I base these through the Pokemon in the team including (Ash's friends at the time) in the movie and the moves they've used. The original series might be a bit off because I have the banned episode as episode 38 and the safari episode as well. The first episode means that the movie was at least after that episode; the second episode means that the movie was definitely before that episode with one exception of Keldeo. It could be anywhere between the two episodes, so it's why there's a gap. The reasoning for the episodes is there as well. The source of info was from Bulbapedia and my Pokemon anime and movie collection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="42171" LastEditDate="2018-08-24T09:06:31.920" LastActivityDate="2018-08-24T09:06:31.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30988" CreationDate="2016-08-13T10:42:18.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it could be understood as 'crown' meaning the power that the main protagonist has because someone with a crown is usually the king or queen, in this case, it's a king. he has a lot of power to use and is the leader of the rebellion/survivors as well which would suggest that he is like a king ruling over his people and trying to protect it. 'guilty' is because he uses people's souls and ask people to use their souls for him without telling the people what it will do to them. the person with the glasses (forgot his name) was also hiding the fact that if the soul is destroyed, the owner dies as well and when the protagonist realizes that he feels guilty for everything he's done. and add these together can give you the name Guilty Crown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T10:42:18.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35777" CreationDate="2016-08-13T11:26:25.663" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is impossible for Hidan to crawl out of his hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His body was destroyed. When he was captured by Shikamaru, his body was exploded using exploding tags, leaving only his head. So, having his body digging the hole would be impossible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While Hidan is immortal, he doesn't seems to possess healing ability. This is proofed by the fact that he needs Kakuzu to stitch his head back to his body. He can't do this himself by means of regeneration. So, it'd be impossible for him to regenerate his already lost body and have it dig for him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was buried several meters underground. It wasn't said how many meters but from the image shown in the manga and the anime, I'd say it is about 3 meters or more with the diameter approximately 1 meter. So using the formula for tube volume, pi x r x r x h, we get 3.14 x 0.5 x 0.5 x 3, which is 2.356 meter cubic of soil. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/earth-soil-weight-d_1349.html&quot;&gt;1 meter cubic of soil is about 1,200 kg&lt;/a&gt;, so that means he have 2,827.433 kg of soil weighing his head.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digging from inside is an impossible task. When digging from outside, you move the mass from one place to another. However, since his head is surrounded by soil, suppose that he use his mouth to try digging, he would not have place to put the soil away, not to mention that when he do so, the soil above would fall down. His option would be to swallow it, but I doubt he would be able to swallow 2,800 kg of soil and then using his mouth to climb out of the hole.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hidan is buried in a forest belonging to the Nara clan. Suppose that somehow he managed to climb his way up, as implied by Shikamaru when he buried Hidan, the deer in that forest would contact the Nara clan and someone would send his head back into the hole and bury him again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He can't wait for centuries. Naruto Second Fanbook stated that while Hidan is indeed still alive, he is dying from malnutrition.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T11:26:25.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35782" CreationDate="2016-08-13T14:52:47.183" Score="10" ViewCount="476" Body="&lt;p&gt;When writing doujinshi, Toushinou Kyouko goes by the pseudonym Nishikyougoku Ramuko. Now, her name Toushinou Kyouko is written as &lt;strong&gt;歳納京子&lt;/strong&gt;. I'm not sure how her pseudonym is written since I wasn't able to find the original spelling for that name, but I think it would use the Kyou from Kyouko（&lt;strong&gt;京&lt;/strong&gt;）in Nishikyougoku and Ko from Kyouko（&lt;strong&gt;子&lt;/strong&gt;）in Ramuko. The first Nishi that I think of is（西）which means West, and the first goku I can think of is（国）which means Kingdom/Country. Thus, it would be somewhat a word play of her own name since Tou（東）in Toukyou（東&lt;strong&gt;京&lt;/strong&gt;）means East.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it is quite common for writers to use pen name that is similar to his/her real name and is related to him/her somehow. An example for this would be Joanne Rowling whose pen name was J. K. Rowling with the K. taken from her paternal grandmother's name, Kathleen. Another example would be the writer Saito Satoshi whose born name was Saito Tomohiro, more commonly known under his stage name as actor, Hiro Mizushima which uses the same Saito as in his real name. An example from another anime would be Kousaka Kirino whose pen name was Rino.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings me to the question, is Nishikyougoku Ramuko really a play of her real name Toushinou Kyouko? Is my guess above correct (about the Nishikyougoku part)? What about the Ramuko part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2016-08-13T15:03:09.850" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T09:31:27.723" Title="Is Nishikyougoku Ramuko a word play of Toushinou Kyouko?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;yuru-yuri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35781" CreationDate="2016-08-13T16:02:02.953" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nishikyougoku Ramuko (西京極ラム子) is a wordplay on Saikyouyaki Ranko (西京焼蘭子), the name of the author of the fictional magical girl series, the story within story Majokko Mirakurun (魔女っ娘ミラクるん), from which Toshinou Kyouko's doujin works are derived. We do actually know the name of the author of Majokko Mirakurun through the eyecatch featuring Toshinou Kyouoko:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leGuJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leGuJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eyecatch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nishikyougoku is the name of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishi-Ky%C5%8Dgoku_Station&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;train station&lt;/a&gt; on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line as well as the name of the westernmost street of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian-ky%C5%8D#Schematic_diagram_of_Heian-ky.C5.8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Heiankyou&lt;/a&gt;, one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. Ramu means rum, which refers to Toshinou's favorite ice cream flavor, rum raisin. Saikyouyaki is Kyoto-style grilled fish, and Ranko is just an ordinary feminine name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A note on the difference in pronunciation of 西京極 and 西京焼: it's how the kanjis are grouped together. 西京極 is 西 + 京極 (west + end of capital) while 西京焼 is 西京 + 焼 (West Capital + grill).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-08-14T04:17:35.393" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T04:17:35.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35784" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35795" CreationDate="2016-08-13T16:21:26.207" Score="1" ViewCount="1082" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently finished the Nichijou anime and I noticed there are an OVA and &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10807/Nichijou__Tanken_Nichijou_no_Machi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;specials&lt;/a&gt; (Nichijou: Tanken Nichijou no Machi). According to MyAnimeList, there are 14 episodes under this title as you can see in the link but I only can find 3 episodes. Can someone direct me to where to find all of the specials?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-14T19:24:29.680" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T19:42:15.840" Title="How many Tanken Nichijou no Machi episodes are there?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T20:26:35.283" Score="5" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the episode where Meowth is telling his story. Aside from that, I read several threads where it was stated that he cannot learn any moves and he might be level 100 but is weak due to not fighting when he should have been.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is: how long it did it take him to learn to speak the human language? Is this possible to answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27724" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-13T22:29:24.497" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:30:27.577" Title="How long did it take Meowth to learn to speak?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35773" CreationDate="2016-08-13T21:48:22.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All I found online was &lt;a href=&quot;http://orojackson.com/threads/one-piece-character-heights.10449/page-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a forum thread on Oro Jackson&lt;/a&gt; which list the characters with confirmed heights according to the forum's OP. There is no one source for all this: I presume all this info comes from SBS and data books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, &lt;strong&gt;Smoker is apparently 185 cm&lt;/strong&gt;. This makes sense if we look at the picture below as Zorro's height is 178 cm before the time skip according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 10 SBS&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yrTgl.png&quot; alt=&quot;a panel with Smoker and Zorro for height comparison&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T06:39:27.110" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T06:39:27.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2094" CreationDate="2016-08-13T23:04:55.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they are asking if hell butterflies are real..as in real life. There are butterlies that look very similar to the hell butterfly in bleach.  Their purpose is revealed in the anime.  They are a communication system.  In real life hell butterflies are black swallowtail butterflies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27726" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T23:04:55.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7818" CreationDate="2016-08-14T01:16:30.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Smiley died the fruit was re-circulated, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you know how vegapunk was able to give inanimate objects the powers of a devil fruit, Caesar Clown did the same for smiley&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27728" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T01:16:30.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35785" CreationDate="2016-08-14T04:59:55.043" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I am aware of, there is no evidence on the internet that tells exactly how long it took for Meowth to learn how to talk. But based on the episode (70) as he was learning how to talk, the window showed changes in the season. It changed four times so it can be concluded that it took him at least a year. After he learned how to talk and walk, he went over to the Madonna (the female Meowth that he likes) to tell her that he is now like a human. But Madonna recognizes her straight away. Therefore, it was at least 1 year, but only a bit over a year because she took no time to think about who he was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T03:30:27.577" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:30:27.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-14T10:10:05.597" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;i was re watching episode 25 of the original Pokemon series and while ash threw a ball at manky, manky threw a rice ball back and the rice ball was captured just like a Pokemon but opened when it landed in ash's hands. from what i know, poke balls can capture nothing but Pokemon and it doesn't react to anything but Pokemon. so how does this work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T10:10:05.597" Title="can pokeballs capture items such as rice balls" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-08-14T20:28:52.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35798" CreationDate="2016-08-14T10:17:46.033" Score="2" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pokemon such as Mankey and Abra gain items after evolution. Primeape has metal rings around its wrists and ankles, and Kadabra gets a spoon. What I'm confused about is that Braixen gains an item during evolution as well, the stick on its tail, but in the anime it is shown that Serena's Braixen broke her stick and found a replacement afterwards. So are the items gained during evolution part of the Pokemon? If not, does it count as a held item?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T03:43:25.587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T01:54:56.347" Title="Are items that are gained during evolution part of the Pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35792" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35794" CreationDate="2016-08-14T12:40:47.957" Score="3" ViewCount="13902" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the name 'Anime Story Music Video' explains, an AMV which contains a story is considered as an ASMV. But when do you declare something as a story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to have speeches in the video? If yes, to what extent? Do they have to underlay the very majority of the whole AMV or is it ok if they underlay only 1/4th of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the speeches have to link each other directly or do they only have to contain the same emotions (e.g. desperation)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here're a few examples of AMVs which could be considered as an ASMV:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This video is definitely an ASMV: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmqVruTH0E4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmqVruTH0E4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This one starts its speeches after 53 sec. and these speeches only deliver the same emotions (they're not directly linked to each other if I understood it correctly): &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZhqrI3OGaM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZhqrI3OGaM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This one has no speeches at all, but it tells us a story only with the compositing of anime scenes and the music: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPDAZe84OJI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPDAZe84OJI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-14T17:45:32.563" LastActivityDate="2018-05-20T22:22:22.140" Title="When do you classify an AMV as an ASMV?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;amv&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33966" CreationDate="2016-08-14T17:10:07.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My interpretation was that civilizations came and went with time's acceleration, effectively resetting the universe. The next part steel ball run arguably has a major plot point related to this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd guess there's a decent article somewhere.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a quote from the jojo wikia. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_Universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_Universe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Made in Heaven increases the speed or rate of the flow of time; achieved through its ability to control the gravitational forces of the earth, moon, and seemingly the entire universe (in reference to aspects of the theory of relativity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As time continues to travel, the universe will hit a &quot;vanishing point&quot;, and a new universe will be created, where everything repeats itself, according to &quot;fate&quot;.The Stand's user may then alter the characteristics of the universe and the fates of the people in the recreated universe and create the perfect world they desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the story, just after Enrico Pucci's death at the hands of Emporio Alnino and the Stand Weather Report, the universe completes a second cycle. In this renewed world, characters of seemingly very similar identities to Jolyne, Hermes, Anasui and Weather Report fortuitously gather in Emporio's proximity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T02:35:25.933" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T02:35:25.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35792" CreationDate="2016-08-14T17:44:51.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems like an awfully fuzzy thing to try to delineate. I'm going to claim that the answer to your question is &quot;you classify an AMV as an ASMV whenever you think that sounds like the right thing to do&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See, the thing is, &quot;ASMV&quot; is strictly a piece of fandom jargon that sees no use outside a small sub-subcommunity of the subcommunity of AMV creators. As such, there is no authoritative prescriptive definition of this term that we can use to answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we cannot hope for a prescriptive answer to your question, we must instead turn to a descriptive approach - the question we now seek to answer is &quot;what do people who use the term 'ASMV' typically mean when they use it?&quot; rather than &quot;what ― in some absolute sense ― does 'ASMV' &lt;em&gt;mean&lt;/em&gt;?&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this question is also nigh-unanswerable. Despite this phrase seemingly having a transparent and compositional meaning (unlike, say, &quot;floogleglorp&quot;), people who discuss this term do not seem to arrive at a consensus about what it means. As evidence, I present &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animemusicvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=118514&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this 2013 thread from AMV.org&lt;/a&gt;, where a number of people involved in the creation of AMVs are unable to agree on what the term means (or should mean). I can hardly find any other good discussions of the term (or even of &quot;ASMVs&quot; s a concept); I think that this strongly suggests that there is not a shared understanding of what is meant by the term &quot;ASMV&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that we cannot identify a definition for this term, it surely is not possible to answer questions about nuanced things like &quot;Do [speeches] have to underlay the very majority of the whole AMV or is it ok if they underlay only 1/4th of it?&quot;. Hence, you may as well use &quot;ASMV&quot; to mean whatever you want it to, provided that it still has some relation to the compositional meaning &quot;an anime music video that in some way involves a story&quot;. Perhaps other speakers will coalesce around your conception of what exactly constitutes an &quot;ASMV&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(But ― personal opinion here ― I doubt this term will ever see increased use, since it does not really serve any purpose, at least not that I can see. AMVs that tell a somewhat coherent story have been around since time immemorial, and people have gotten by just fine without a discrete term for them, which suggests to me that this neologism is unlikely to be taken up by people.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: the earliest attestation I find for &quot;ASMV&quot; is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaxXPOjKqZk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this YouTube video from 2011&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T17:44:51.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35784" CreationDate="2016-08-14T19:23:24.850" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's some confusion about what &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/10807/Nichijou__Tanken_Nichijou_no_Machi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanken Nichijou no Machi&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the thing you've seen subtitles for. The things you've seen subtitled are a promotional video and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/35796/&quot;&gt;some unaired next-episode previews&lt;/a&gt;. Typically, these things are not construed as &quot;specials&quot;, but in this case, they've been incorrectly conflated with and mistaken for &quot;Tanken Nichijou no Machi&quot;, which MAL thinks are specials. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Tanken Nichijou no Machi&quot; does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; consist of a promotional video and some unaired next-episode previews. Rather, it is a series of ~10-minute live-action clips featuring the &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; cast and staff (mostly Shiraishi Minoru, really) doing things that have hardly anything to do with the actual show. Here is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXdhyyWeX8Y&amp;amp;list=PL0_XyQ09RMgHEGRTBch8uhqsrYRVfBedK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the first of them&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube (could go down at any time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're kind of interesting to watch, I guess, but again, they have &lt;em&gt;absolutely&lt;/em&gt; nothing to do with &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; besides featuring the cast and staff from the show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=293477&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL is the ultimate source of this misinformation&lt;/a&gt;. If somebody knows how to get an entry delisted from MAL, they should probably do that with &quot;Tanken Nichijou no Machi&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, to answer your title question, I think there are 11 episodes of &quot;Tanken Nichijou no Machi&quot;. YouTube appears to have &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXzQkSEgryc&amp;amp;list=PL0_XyQ09RMgHEGRTBch8uhqsrYRVfBedK&amp;amp;index=9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 11&lt;/a&gt;, and the official website for the manga lists episode 11 being &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shinonome-lab.com/goods/dvd_13.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;planned for inclusion in BD 13&lt;/a&gt; (the last volume). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is a little confusing, since &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shinonome-lab.com/goods/dvd_1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BD 1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shinonome-lab.com/goods/dvd_2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BD 2&lt;/a&gt; appear to include a thing called &quot;Tanken Nichijou no Machi&quot;, which might be distinct from &quot;Tanken Hakken Nichijou no Machi 1&quot; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shinonome-lab.com/goods/dvd_3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BD 3&lt;/a&gt; (continuing through to BD 13, which lists &quot;Tanken Hakken Nichijou no Machi 11&quot;). So the answer might actually be 12 or 13? It almost certainly isn't 14, though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is something of a lack of information on the internet about &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;'s BD content, because the discs had &lt;em&gt;abysmal&lt;/em&gt; sales, owing to the large number of them (13 for 26 episodes; 11 or 12 is more common, I think) and the high cost of each individual volume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T19:42:15.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-14T19:41:01.447" Score="3" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the bonus features on the &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; Blu-ray discs is &quot;unaired next-episode previews&quot; (オリジナル次回予告). What is in these previews? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I found the answer to this while writing &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/35795/&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, and I figure the information may as well go on here somewhere, so here's a separate question to that end.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T19:41:01.447" Title="What are the contents of the unaired next-episode previews included with the Nichijou Blu-rays?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35796" CreationDate="2016-08-14T19:41:01.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 25 of these previews (since there are 26 episodes, and episode 1 doesn't get one, naturally). BD volumes 1-12 come with two each; volume 13 comes with one. Each preview is 30 seconds long, and perhaps reflects what KyoAni had planned to use as the previews before switching to the scheme they actually used (non-sequitur voiceovers from guest voice actors, mostly). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video-wise, all of them are set to footage that was already in the main series; the only new part is the audio. What follows are brief summaries of the contents of each one, starting with the preview for episode 2. Note that the previews for episodes 6 and 7 are missing because I haven't actually seen those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mio. Yukko and Mio talk aimlessly about zodiac signs. Yukko reports the death of one &quot;Mikhail Libra&quot;, age 55. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nano/Sakamoto. Nano calls Sakamoto various things (&quot;Sakamoto-kun&quot;, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ry%C5%8Dma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ryouma&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, etc), and Sakamoto gets generally offended by said things. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mio/Mai. Mostly Yukko making hilarious sound effects (&quot;Za! Guwa! Shu! Zubaan! Strike!&quot;, etc).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mio. Picks back up with zodiac signs after the episode 2 preview. &quot;Let's combine Cancer and Scorpio into 'Crustacean!'&quot;, suggests Yukko. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dolph / Princess Starla. Dolph says things in a funny voice. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nano/Hakase. Hakase makes Nano capable of getting cavities. Nano enjoys this (it makes her more normal), but then she notices that something hurts. Turns out that Hakase also just gave her a cavity right off the bat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mai/Mio. Yukko writes &quot;E&quot; on the back of her hand, but can't remember what she meant by it. Mai and Mio try to guess, but fail. Turns out, it was &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brissopsis_lyrifera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;European heart urchin&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, which is apparently &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8C%E3%82%AD%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E3%82%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a meme&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mai. Yukko asks Mai what a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_National_Treasure_(Japan)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Living National Treasure&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is. Mai tells her that to become one, you must be able to recite the contents of a large number of textbooks by heart. This is, of course, a joke.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The vice principal / the principal. The vice principal tells the principal to say words like &quot;pappelbon&quot; and &quot;shishikabago&quot;. The vice principal is rather amused when he does so, unnerving the principal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Annaka / Ms. Sakurai. Annaka starts calling Ms. Sakurai &quot;Ms. Izumi&quot;, which makes her very nervous. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakase/Nano/Sakamoto. &quot;Is 'borscht' food?&quot; Yes. &quot;Is 'shark chocolate' food?&quot; Yes. &quot;Is 'shark' food?&quot; Yes. &quot;Eeeeeek!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mio. More zodiac signs. Yukko is troubled by Gemini being two people yet only counting as one zodiac signs. Why not split them up into separate Castor and Pollux zodiac signs?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mr. Takasaki. He teaches his students about the power and versatility of the (English, not translated) word &quot;ENOUGH!&quot;. And also &quot;baka&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mio. Yukko gets &quot;San Francisco&quot; and &quot;Francisco Xavier&quot; mixed up. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makoto / Mr. Takasaki. Makoto asks Mr. Takasaki to be the advisor for the go-soccer club, and offers to set him up with his sister in exchange. Naturally, Mr. Takasaki is hugely flustered.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Misato/Mihoshi. Misato is feeling down; Mihoshi suggests she ask Sasahara for help. Misato then blows something up. Classic gundere!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakase/Sakamoto/Nano. Hakase pretends to be a maid and serves Sakamoto food - but using a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suribachi_and_surikogi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mortar and pestle&lt;/a&gt;, which Sakamoto is affronted by.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mai. Yukko says &quot;selamat pagi&quot; to Mai; they then have a conversation in what I assume is Indonesian. Yukko eventually gets frustrated and says &quot;bakayarosu&quot; (sounds like &lt;em&gt;baka yarou&lt;/em&gt; &quot;you fool&quot;), which Mai points out is a food. This appears to be a Japanization of the Greek word for &quot;cod&quot; (μπακαλιάρος / bakaliáros)? &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; is weird sometimes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nano / Ms. Nakamura. Nano comments on the cuteness of Ms. Nakamura's streetwear; she is thrown quite off guard by this. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yukko/Mio. Yukko's still going on about zodiac signs; this time, it's Ophiuchus. Seriously, what's the deal? You can't just &lt;em&gt;add&lt;/em&gt; another zodiac sign! What is he, a transfer student?　&quot;Your seat is the one between Scorpio and Sagittarius&quot;? And then Virgo falls in love with him, and Aquarius gets jealous of them, and suddenly! Mikhail Libra out of nowhere!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakase/Mai. Hakase asks Mai what she's drawing; in typical Mai fashion, she's drawing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailokyavijaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gōzanze Myōō&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;space&quot;, and something else I don't quite get. &quot;Are there sharks in space?&quot; asks Hakase. Apparently, yes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mihoshi/Misato. Misato vigorously denies ever talking to Sasahara or even being acquainted with him at all. She closes with &quot;it's not like the next episode is going to be episode 25 or anything, okay?&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nano/Yukko. Nano tries to ask about how Yukko often calls herself an idiot. Yukko replies that &quot;she's an idiot, but also a genius, so it's okay&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T19:41:01.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35791" CreationDate="2016-08-14T20:30:56.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The items were most likely not intended by the developers to be a part of the Pokémon, but rather, a part of the Pokémon's design. For instance, the entry on Braixen from the &lt;i&gt;Pokémon X&lt;/i&gt; game is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has a twig stuck in its tail. With friction from its tail fur, it sets the twig on fire and launches into battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://serebii.net/pokedex-xy/654.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://serebii.net/pokedex-xy/654.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, do all Braixen have twigs? Yes, they do, but this is just because it is a game, and that is how Braixen was designed. And the anime reflects the designs in the games, and sometimes the anime tries to give some reasoning as to why the Pokémon have these items.  But is this twig a part of Braixen? No. As evident by the Pokédex entry, the twig is just something that is stuck in its tail for whatever reason. It is also evident in the anime because they were able to replace it when it was broken in the episode &lt;i&gt;Mending a Broken Spirit!&lt;/i&gt;  (Japanese episode title: &lt;i&gt;A Broken Twig: A Broken Heart! Braixen's Strong Feelings!!&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: If we reference Pokédex entries, we see that they tell a narrative that's a little different from what we see in the games and in the anime. For instance, from Braixen's entry, I think the narrative is trying to say the twig in it's tail is just a twig it picked up on a stroll through a forest. If we look at what actually happens in the game and anime though, the twig magically appear as soon as Fennekin evolves. The point I'm trying to make is that there is a lot of hand-waving going on when a Pokémon evolves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you'll also recall in the first season of the Pokémon anime, Ash's Caterpie did not evolve in the same manner as all subsequent Pokémon. To become Metapod, it encased itself in a cocoon using string shot, and to become Butterfree, it broke the shell. This means of evolution makes more sense, but it wouldn't be feasible to come up with a unique means of evolution for every Pokémon. I suspect that the white glow method was adopted from the games as a convenience since so many Pokémon were going to evolve during the series and it introduced this inconsistency with items appearing out of nowhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T01:54:56.347" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T01:54:56.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35777" CreationDate="2016-08-15T01:23:37.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he was resurrected with edo tensei by Kabuto Yakushi in the naruto arc &lt;em&gt;Chikara&lt;/em&gt; (Power)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26471" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T01:23:37.983" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35807" CreationDate="2016-08-15T04:49:04.123" Score="20" ViewCount="7060" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider the following scenario: A trainer is trying to catch a rare or strong Pokemon, and figures that catching it in a PokeBall will have a low likelihood of actually catching and containing it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen if, after the trainer threw the first PokeBall and before the wild Pokemon breaks free, the trainer hit the occupied PokeBall with a second PokeBall? Would the both the original PokeBall and the wild Pokemon be &quot;caught&quot; by the second PokeBall? Would the wild Pokemon just be transferred from the first PokeBall to the second PokeBall? Would this double the likelihood that the Pokemon will be caught, due to the fact that it has to break out of two balls instead of one? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the PokeBalls can be &quot;layered,&quot; and the probability that you catch a Pokemon increases with how many PokeBalls you can layer on it, could you not just keep layering PokeBalls until you reach the strength of a Great or Ultra Ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We already know that inanimate objects and things other than Pokemon can be &quot;caught&quot; by PokeBalls, as evidenced by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2881/26439&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T14:15:36.360" Title="What would happen if you caught a PokeBall with another PokeBall?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35802" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-15T05:10:05.617" Score="4" ViewCount="1078" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ep. 10, Homura's wish is revelaed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;I want to redo my meeting with Kaname-san. Instead of being protected by her, I want to protect her!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This wish forced her to go back in time and re-live the month since her meeting with Madoka 100-ish times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the end of the main timeline (ep.12), it is still Madoka that saves the day &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; by wishing to rescue all magic girls before they &quot;completely&quot; turn into witches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the world was rebooted by Madoka's wish we briefly see events that happened during that month, such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sayaka's despair for being unable be with Kamijou, only to be rescued by Madoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't address the Rebellion movie in this question body, but feel free to include it in the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since by the end of ep.12 it does not feel like Homura's wish was fulfilled, question remains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it fulfilled, if yes, when and how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T05:29:05.630" LastActivityDate="2020-01-02T05:01:55.730" Title="When and How was Homura's wish fulfilled?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-15T05:28:17.330" Score="4" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;In rebellion, during the fight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; against Homura's witch form, Homulily:&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zcazM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zcazM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Homulily&amp;#39;s card&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see brief flashes of other witches:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charlotte/Bebe,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;** &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNBvG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNBvG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oktavia&lt;br&gt;&#xA;** &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAAjP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAAjP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if Madoka's wish is absolute, these witches should not exist, but they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we see these witches in rebellion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am not asking why these characters are there in another form. It is explained. I am asking why they are in witch form (even though briefly).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T12:14:31.140" LastActivityDate="2020-01-02T06:14:01.457" Title="Why do we see these witches in Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35774" CreationDate="2016-08-15T05:55:50.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is discuss by Emilia and Pack in the after event of the fight with Elsa (Chibi Short 3). Where Emilia ask Pack how come he respond to Subaru call and ask if they knew each other. Pack answer with a no but hearing his name being shouted upon cause him to be quickly summoned to aid Emilia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pack also answer that Subaru was sincerely just there to aid her noticing no sign of malevolent and ill intent on Subaru. and if he ever did, Pack will annihilate Subaru himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T05:55:50.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35801" CreationDate="2016-08-15T06:52:16.813" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it works like that at all. The best thing I can think of is consecutively spamming pokeballs at a pokemon as soon as they break out, so they have to struggle to break free from each one, losing considerable amounts of strength, and eventually getting caught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole catching and holding pokemon deal is probably based on electronic concepts like data storage (transferring pokemon to Bill's &lt;em&gt;PC&lt;/em&gt; supports that idea). So catching a pokemon could be analogous to throwing memory cards at them (or usb flash drives or SD cards). Can't really put a memory card inside another memory card (unless it's a drive image file like iso/img, but that sounds overcomplicated for the pokemon universe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T06:52:16.813" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35801" CreationDate="2016-08-15T08:22:06.863" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's not an ordinary Pokéball, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Mewtwo_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mewtwo ball&lt;/a&gt; is capable of capturing another Pokéball inside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HM4X7.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is demonstrated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/MS001:_Pok%C3%A9mon_The_First_Movie_-_Mewtwo_Strikes_Back&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first Pokemon movie&lt;/a&gt; and quoted in the synopsis section of the movie's wiki page. A gif of the event is below too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ash tries returning Bulbasaur and Squirtle (who have been fighting the balls bravely), but it's no use. Two of Mewtwo's Poké Balls fly over and capture Bulbasaur and Squirtle's Poké Balls.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uebhx.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, this is a special kind of ball developed by Mewtwo, so I can't say for sure in this answer whether a standard Pokéball would behave similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the catch rate for the Mewtwo ball is listed as 100% on the wiki page. Therefore it's impossible to say whether it would increase the catch chance of a wild pokémon through stacking, as it's a guaranteed capture with just one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T14:15:36.360" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T14:15:36.360" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35803" CreationDate="2016-08-15T11:05:13.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off. when Homulily appears the Puella Magi were still inside Homura's Soul Gem which is still inside the Incubator's Isolation Field. the purpose of this field was to isolate Homura's Soul Gem from the rest of the universe to observe what happens to a Soul Gem before it shatters and taken by the Law of Cycles, hopefully understanding how the Law of Cycles works and ultimately control it to reinstate the Witch System for energy gathering (it being far superior to the current method of killing Wraiths as indicated by the Incubator at the end of series (after Madoka remade the Universe and Homura explained it to them))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Madoka was without her power. when she became aware of the Incubator's Plot she wanted to save Homura, however it was obviously a trap so her memories and power was given to 2 people, Sayaka and Nagisa. because Madoka sees and exists in the universe at all points in time it's hard to tell what happened in the universe while she was away however remember that it wasn't until the Puella Magi destroyed the Isolation Field and freed every did Madoka Kami descend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with Nagisa and Sayaka, remember that Witches are Magical Girls who gave into despair. the result of Madoka's Wish, as the Law of Cycles, was to appear before a Magical Girl and allow them to die with hope, knowing they wont turn into the very thing they have been stopping in hurting they people they care about. Both Mami and The Incubators note that when the Law of Cycles takes a Magical Girl away their Soul Gem Shatters and we see this happen in the previous universe too, the same thing happens when they became a witch but instead the Soul Gem reforms into a Grief Seed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Magical Girl's and Witches are the same and as the Incubators said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;since this country calls women who are still growing up shoujo (少女 girls), for girls who on the way of becoming majo (魔女 witches), it's logical to call them mahou shoujo (魔法少女 magical girls).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one can assume that the potential to become a Witch is always present which is why Madoka could become a Witch after making her contract and destroying Walpurgisnacht in one attack (since what was she despairing over? Everyone else but Homura was already gone) and how she has to take a Magical Girl away before they become a witch. because Sayaka and Nagisa worked with Madoka in this mission to save Homura it's possible Madoka may have helped them control their Witch form or they learned to do it themselves as preparation for this&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, no one really knows what becomes of Magical Girls when in Madoka's Care in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i do discount the theory that their Witch Forms was apart of the powers Madoka gave them as Sayaka and Nagisa gave this back to Madoka in the end yet in Homura's Universe Sayaka was about to summon Oktavia before Homura interfeared&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: after all, they are dealing with a race who could hide Homura's pending transformation from Madoka, and they are conniving little white shits!&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T11:05:13.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35802" CreationDate="2016-08-15T13:29:33.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to how Homura can still have her wish granted in Madoka's Universe, one reason could be, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/35802/when-and-how-was-homuras-wish-fulfilled#comment48048_35802&quot;&gt;Euphoric said&lt;/a&gt;, it's a paradox. but then again we can say that for anything, it's more fun to see what we can infer from what we have seen, isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second could be what I am going to call the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Room of Origin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (my term, not canon, since it has no name to my knowledge). We see the Room or Origin twice as being the center point of the universe being created. the first time was when Madoka recreated the universe and the second time was when Homura did it at the end of Rebellion (in Rebellion Homura says she's been there once before when the Incubator asks where they were). Since this is really ground zero for the start of the new universe we can make the assumption that a part of the old universe still exists inside the Room or Origin, serving as the basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third reason could be that Homura retained her memories and abilities because she was key to creating Madoka's Universe. It was her terminating the timelines that compiles Madoka's Karmic Destiny that allowed her to become a god. In Homura's Universe Madoka regaining her memories would return her to becoming the full Law of Cycles once more and Sayaka retaining her memories initially could be because she is a part of the Law of Cycles as her secretary until Homura sealed them and probably sealed Nagisa before hand (since she did create a new life for Nagisa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T01:46:06.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-15T15:23:01.487" Score="3" ViewCount="301" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unmarked Spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Homura separated &quot;the Madoka that was before attaining divinity&quot; from the Law of Cycles, is the Madoka post-rebellion a Mahou Shoujo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about the Madoka that shows up as the &quot;transfer student&quot; at the end of rebelllion. And being a magical girl in that context means having one's soul in a soul gem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T20:05:39.510" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T20:05:39.510" Title="Was the post-rebellion Madoka still a Magical Girl?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35801" CreationDate="2016-08-15T16:19:33.020" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make a Pokemon hold a Pokeball in the games - which then goes inside its Pokeball! But cannot hold a Pokemon at the same time; that would be like trying to compress an already compressed file.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously there are differences in the universes between games and anime, but this also appears to correlate to the other answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27748" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T16:19:33.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35801" CreationDate="2016-08-15T16:57:37.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Pokéballs are a technology which only works with Pokémon (except for the Mewtwo balls), alone the prefix of the ball &quot;Poké&quot; tells a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't seem to be able to catch humans with Pokéballs, that automatically excludes all living entities which are not Pokémon. If you miss and hit a tree with the ball, the tree won't get caught either. Therefore I think Pokéballs are only capable of catching Pokémon and no other matter in the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27750" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T16:57:37.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35831" CreationDate="2016-08-15T17:12:19.570" Score="7" ViewCount="3820" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), there are instances of Alphonse Elric saying what he can't wait to do once he gets his body back. He usually states things that only humans/living creatures can do that he cannot, such as eating and smelling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since sleeping is something that only humans/living creatures (i.e. - not a suit of armor) can do, does this mean that Alphonse cannot sleep? Does he just sit there all night on Ed's floor? Is this talked about/approached differently in the two shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-10-16T03:52:09.453" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T03:52:09.453" Title="Can Alphonse sleep in FMA/FMA:B?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-15T17:41:43.203" Score="1" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, and also explained by Mr. Hannes, there are titans scratching the outside of Wall Maria (before the breach caused by the colossal happened).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the garrisons still fire their cannons at these titans, or did they let them be since they normally can't get through the wall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27753" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T07:33:39.943" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T07:33:39.943" Title="Did the garrisons ever use the cannons on top of Wall Maria to fire at the titans before the breach happened?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35844" CreationDate="2016-08-15T18:45:18.133" Score="1" ViewCount="4886" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know by now that Eren&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; has the Coordinate power, which means that he should possess memories of everything (origin of titans and such). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does he not remember everything until much later on? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27756" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T22:42:05.307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T18:55:29.420" Title="How did Eren lose his memories?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35815" CreationDate="2016-08-15T19:45:35.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Cannons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from the wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cannons (壁上固定砲 Kabe jō kotei hō?) were the primary weapon used to engage the Titans before the development of Vertical Maneuvering Equipment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't say explicitly that &lt;em&gt;the cannons were used on these specific days to defend the wall&lt;/em&gt;, but it does state that they were the primary defense before 3D Maneuvering Equipment, so we can &lt;em&gt;assume&lt;/em&gt; that they were used before the Colossal Titan attacked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also infer with reasonable suspicion that these cannons were used on a case-by-case basis. This means that if a titan is small and unlikely to cause harm to the wall or be a threat to humanity, it may not be worth it to waste cannon ammo and time trying to exterminate it. However, if a larger titan is scratching at the wall, the appropriate military personnel will likely make the call to engage, using the cannon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T21:24:25.690" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T21:24:25.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15260" CreationDate="2016-08-15T20:07:05.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch episode 9, you'll see that he's a boy! Senpai also points this out in the kindergarden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27757" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T20:39:17.597" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T20:39:17.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35659" CreationDate="2016-08-15T20:19:36.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess in my mind, it depends on what you mean by &quot;defeated.&quot;  If you are assuming a actual 1v1 fight, very few likely have a chance. Those that might have a chance would be as follows:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Adult Killua:&lt;/strong&gt;  The story has not gotten that far yet, but it's &lt;em&gt;assumed&lt;/em&gt; he has very similar potential to Adult Gon.  With his Godspeed/Lightning abilities, his highly logical/tactical combat measures, and his incredible physical strength, he might have the tools to overpower Meruem.  (Assuming Meruem stayed only as strong as we saw him in the anime/manga).  I believe being able to constantly stunlock an opponent nearly forever with his kind of combat skills absolutely gives him a chance. (He might even have MORE Nen abilities in the future as well.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Adult Gon:&lt;/strong&gt;  As Arcane stated in his answer, this is pretty accurate. Also why Pitou decided Gon must be taken out.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Chrollo Lucifer:&lt;/strong&gt; While Chrollo has a nice toolkit, I really don't believe that as he is now, he stands a chance against Meruem.  If he could learn a LOT more abilities, and gain a lot more power?  Maybe, but even then, how does he compensate for the speed and strength disparity being a Specialist?  He would absolutely have to surprise him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Shalnark:&lt;/strong&gt;  Assuming that super strong aura doesn't negate abilities on its own, AND assuming that Shalnark could surprise Meruem somehow, AND that he lands his dart.  Then yes, Shalark could win, simply because he could then simply have Meruem tear himself apart.  I still somehow find this scenario unlikely though.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Maha Zoldyck:&lt;/strong&gt; As the only enhancer in the Zoldyck clan, and able to fight Netero to a standstill in the past, he's very strong.  But he's also very very old now, and it's unlikely he could do it is his current state.  When he was at his prime?  Possibly, but the same could be said for Netero as well.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Zeno Zoldyck:&lt;/strong&gt; The official power charts, and just observation in the anime as well, seem to conclude that he would not be able to beat Meruem.  Zeno is strong sure, and his battle experience is very high, however, even he admitted Chrollo would take him in a serious fight.  Given these facts, it seems unlikely he could defeat Meruem in any capacity.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Unknown Random Nen User:&lt;/strong&gt; Given that the series doesn't cover ALL nen users in the world, it's possible that there is someone out there who COULD do it, even if we don't know who they are (This answer is here merely for the sake of completeness).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOW, that said....  &lt;strong&gt;If you are talking outside of battle?&lt;/strong&gt;  Then there is someone who can do this easily.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Alluka Zoldyck:&lt;/strong&gt;  She's essentially the strongest Nen user in the series, and possibly the &lt;em&gt;strongest&lt;/em&gt; character in that world period.  As long as she's not surprised, Alluka/Something could simply let Killua use her power in command form to kill Meruem, and there's nothing he could do about it.  Her power is simply too much for a normal person to overcome, it's essentially a wish/cosmic scale as far as we were shown.  ONLY if Meruem knew of this, and could surprise her could he come out victorious.  She wins in basically any other scenario.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In a way, this also makes the further story a little lame concerning Killua seeing as that he has full control of this power, he's essentially invincible now. The both of them could even restore Gon's Nen if they so chose.  She's basically a demi-goddess without battle powers as far as I'm concerned.  I understand the author wrote himself into a corner and Alluka was the solution, but it also could harm the impact of future works if the answer to any one of Kilua's or Gon's problem is:  &quot;Alluka could fix that in a second.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27759" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T13:12:27.807" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T13:12:27.807" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15260" CreationDate="2016-08-15T20:25:34.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the main visual points of Crowds' characters design and attitude is &quot;be yourself&quot;. That is why Utsutsu is wearing &lt;s&gt;underwear&lt;/s&gt; &lt;em&gt;a swimsuit&lt;/em&gt; all the time, OD is perfectly confortable being that flashy, and yes, Rui goes crossdressing as if it were another ordinary monday. One exception might be Sugane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What struck me the most was Hajime's ability to take everyone at face value: not once she does any judgement of character, not even with the main villain. IMO this is one of the messages Crowds try to send through: don't form preconceptions of people, instead learn who they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be that Rui went into crossdressing to better hide is identity as creator of the Crowds system. But it was never explained as such, so it falls into fan theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that he kept crossdressing even after coming public shows that it might not be that, or that he grew into his costumes and kept wearing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have the reference here, but there is one scene when Sugane is shocked to learn Rui's gender and Hajime states something to the effect of &quot;I always knew&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T20:25:34.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-15T21:04:06.307" Score="2" ViewCount="2285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a gift card from Best Buy and I wanted to buy Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on DVD. But between Best Buy's website and Amazon there appear to be five box sets available. Does anyone know which version has the most content, and maybe which one's packaging is the easiest to take DVDs out of? Is there a collection that has both seasons or are they always separated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27761" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T04:32:24.117" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T04:32:24.117" Title="What is the most complete Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex DVD set to buy?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35823" CreationDate="2016-08-15T21:20:32.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2fpb2k/what_is_the_best_way_to_watch_ghost_in_a_shell/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this subreddit&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;complete&lt;/em&gt; box set should include (in chronological order):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell (1995)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3 Ghost Tears&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that for the SAC, you only need #3-5. I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-complete-collection-7-discs-dvd/8044047.p?skuId=8044047&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this copy&lt;/a&gt;, which I think is your best bet. If you find if for cheaper elsewhere, you can use Best Buy's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/price-match-guarantee/pcmcat290300050002.c?id=pcmcat290300050002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Price Match Guarantee&lt;/a&gt; to get it for the lowest possible price. You may also be able to find this for cheaper secondhand on sites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ebay&lt;/a&gt;.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, if you want to buy the &lt;em&gt;100% complete&lt;/em&gt; box set (with all of the above titles), I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/GHOST-IN-THE-SHELL-Complete-Box-Set-8-Disc-English-Japanese-Audio-Region-0-/281701724365?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368&amp;amp;autorefresh=true&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; on Ebay, which &lt;em&gt;appears&lt;/em&gt; to have all of the necessary contents (double check this if you are going to buy it, it's your money not mine*), but I couldn't seem to find an equivalent on Amazon or Best Buy. They seem to have many copies of all the different volumes and movies, but I couldn't find an entirely complete box set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if your meaning of &lt;em&gt;best&lt;/em&gt; does not mean &lt;em&gt;complete&lt;/em&gt;, then please edit your question to reflect what you want, as noted by @Hakase and @senshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*I am not responsible for your unwanted and misunderstood purchases. Please research and double check before you buy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T22:05:11.993" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T22:05:11.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-16T01:57:17.393" Score="5" ViewCount="14005" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the female titan arc, how did Erwin specifically know that the traitor would be from the 104th training squad? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27715" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T04:33:58.923" Title="How did Commander Erwin know that the spy/traitor(s) would be within the 104th training squad?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35816" CreationDate="2016-08-16T03:04:13.777" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because his father made him forget (with the shot).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27769" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T05:04:27.460" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T05:04:27.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35827" CreationDate="2016-08-16T04:08:01.190" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://pop-culture-theories-fan.tumblr.com/post/133481651378/how-did-erwin-know-about-annie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a well established Tumblr blog post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the death of Sawney and Bean, Erwin then was able to narrow down the list of suspects, as only a soldier was able to kill the titans with 3DMG. Because of this, he went around asking cryptic questions to try to weed out liars and traitors, making people second guess themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes the night of the ceremony where the cadets join the Survey Corp. That night, Erwin instructed Levi to take Eren out on a ride to recon the area. Why exactly would he do this? It's clear it wasn't just a normal exercise, as Levi was rushing Eren and seemed frustrated and stressed. This was Erwin's way of narrowing down the suspects. By having Eren leave and the ceremony on the same night, he could deduct that if the enemy did &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; attack Eren or at least show up to the castle to kidnap him when it would have been strategically best to do so, then it &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; mean that they were otherwise preoccupied somewhere else. Where else? The ceremony. If someone was missing from the ceremony, it would be suspicious and draw attention to them. So this narrowed down the suspects to the 104th Trainee Corp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T04:33:58.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35832" CreationDate="2016-08-16T04:50:14.140" Score="4" ViewCount="28329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching the Pokemon anime when I was a kid, and I was absolutely obsessed with Ash, Brock, Misty, and Pikachu. I remember when Brock left, and then there was Tracy, and then Brock came back. After a while, I stopped watching, but then resumed a few years later, to see that both Brock and Misty were gone, and they were replaced with May and Max (I think this is correct).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I must have missed what happened to Misty and Brock during my brief absence from the Pokemon franchise. I'll leave Brock for another question (or maybe bonus points if you know about what happened to him too), but what happened to Misty? What was her reason for leaving the original team? Separate from that reason, what was the executive reason for deleting Misty? For example, when the writing staff got rid of Brock the first time, they said it was due to his flirtatious manner, and were worried he would not be well received. Was there any reason similar to this for Misty's disappearance? Could she ever return, like Brock did? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T05:00:19.243" Title="Why did Misty leave the Pokemon anime?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35814" CreationDate="2016-08-16T04:56:58.600" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;To simply answer your question. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No he cannot sleep.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; I found the below referenced in the fma wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alphonse_Elric&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Additionally, his armor body has several combat advantages including - strengthened offense and defense, imperviability to bullets, inexhaustible stamina, invulnerability against extreme temperatures and an exemption from needing to breathe, eat or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;sleep&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, it only states that there is no need for him to sleep. I am 100% sure that in the anime, Alphonse explains Elric about the horror of not able to sleep and the pain he suffers in solitude. It is a very sad situation that almost makes you want to die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Found the below content &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alphonse_Elric/History&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the night, after Edward's emergency surgery was completed successfully, Alphonse discovered the true tragedy of his new body. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Incapable of physical sensation and sleep&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, he began to feel detached from others and lamented the long solitude of restless night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly states his disability to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T04:56:58.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35830" CreationDate="2016-08-16T10:51:52.667" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Misty left at the end of the original Pokemon series because her sisters won the lottery and wanted to travel around the world, so they asked Misty to stay at the gym to be the gym leader. This is in episode 273 of the anime. Of course, Misty didn't want to and wanted to travel more with Ash, but eventually she left to become the gym leader after a battle with a nasty kid along with Ash, who was showing signs of unwillingness (which made her feel a tad bit better).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Brock, he needed to go home and visit his family, and he pretended he forgot about this until the very last minute. So Brock, Misty and Ash each went back to their home and that was the end of the little team. Then, when Ash got home, Gary left as well, so he got bored and decided to go to Hoen where he meets Max, May, and reunited with Brock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. it was at the end of the anime too so they needed to find a reason to finish the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T22:00:48.590" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T22:00:48.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18616" CreationDate="2016-08-16T11:07:32.753" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not possible, forces unknown decide who gets the rinnegan and when, only in times of great discord is it possible for tose who can attain great power to change the world may by chance awaken their rinnegan, such as Madara and Nagato&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27774" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T11:07:32.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8202" CreationDate="2016-08-16T11:11:56.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sarutobi is a very uderstanding man, he probably just figured he'd give Danzo the benifit of a doubt, thinking that age would give him wisdom and he'd see that he was wrong,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;too bad that never happened&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27774" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T11:11:56.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35765" CreationDate="2016-08-16T11:27:30.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time when this was originally posted in August 2016, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E9%98%BF%E6%B3%A2%E6%A0%B9%E3%81%86%E3%81%BF%E3%81%93&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;her entry on Pixiv's dictionary&lt;/a&gt; only mentioned the origin of her surname but not the reason,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;沖縄県民特有の苗字で呼ばれることを嫌っている（理由は不明）。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She hates being called by her &lt;em&gt;Okinawans specific surname (unknown reason)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/44302/2516&quot;&gt;Jimmy's answer referring to the official illustration book released in September 2016&lt;/a&gt;, apparently it's because it sounds like a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kaijuu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (giant monsters genre that is popular in Japan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why it matches her appearance, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Okinawa&lt;/a&gt; is a prefecture comprises of &lt;em&gt;islands in tropical climate&lt;/em&gt;, southernmost of Japan. That should explain her tanned skin due to sunburn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEW_GAME!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the article of NEW GAME! on Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;沖縄県出身で、日焼けした肌の持ち主。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Born in Okinawa, having tanned skin (lit. sunburnt skin)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T04:55:38.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24028" CreationDate="2016-08-16T21:16:09.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say that Kishimoto draws a lot from Christianity and other religions. It's not just similar stories by chance. The events you list from Naruto are almost the exact events that happened in the Bible. That's not just chance, nor is it surprising. Almost all elements and events in Naruto are influenced by outside forces. So, it's not surprising that the more supernatural seeming events would be influenced by religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd also like to add that, although Kishimoto hasn't went into full detail on all of the influences of Naruto, Christianity seems to be well known in Japan, considering it's influences in other anime and manga. The stories from the Bible are probably known by a large number of Japanese people. Especially the more important ones like the forbidden fruit, which has been referenced numerous times in other anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some interesting subtle influences of Christianity in Naruto:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Danzo Shimura originally went by the nickname Kanzo when originally meeting with the Akatsuki, which appears to be a nod to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchimura_Kanz%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kanzo Uchimura&lt;/a&gt;, a protestant and creator of the Nonchurch Movement. Kinda like a rebel among religious bodies at the time, who often got fired because of his beliefs and practices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mifune is based off Toshiro Mifune a famous Christian actor. (I'd link to it, but I don't have enough reputation for more than 2) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke is not only similar to Judas, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=402061&amp;amp;page=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obito CALLED him Judas&lt;/a&gt; in the manga, just before he became the Jinchuriki of the Juubi. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's been evidence of Christianity's influence on Naruto before, but that latter example seems to act more as proof than evidence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like many people downvoted this simply because they didn't want it to be true, but Naruto takes influences from Christianity, and that shouldn't be thought of a bad thing. The influence of Christianity can make for some really cool narration if it's not Americanized propaganda (because everything here appears to be nothing but propaganda of some kind). Take Final Fantasy 7 as an example of this fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27780" LastEditorUserId="27780" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T22:52:58.517" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T22:52:58.517" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35814" CreationDate="2016-08-16T21:23:42.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, as far as I recall Alphonse doesn't sleep...he sits besides Ed the whole night since he is just an empty suit armour with a blood seal. He doesn't get tired nor does he feel pain of that sort since he doesn't have any senses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27782" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T03:45:34.763" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T03:45:34.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21567" CreationDate="2016-08-17T00:28:11.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dwarf in the flask is in my opinion a depiction of the emerald tablet. The father or creator of alchemy and all alchemical nature's. It is also the thing the philosopher stone was created from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27786" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T00:28:11.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35843" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-17T01:26:31.493" Score="6" ViewCount="1108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wild Tauros appears.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Trainer A throws Safari Ball (Ball A).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Trainer B throws a Safari Ball (Ball B).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, a rare occurrence happens: both PokeBalls hit Tauros at exactly the same time. What will happen to Tauros? Will it enter Ball A, Ball B, or neither? Since PokeBalls converts Pokemon into energy before storing it, will it split in two and each trainer will have half a Tauros in each ball? Will this kill Tauros in the process? What if one of the balls is of better quality or strength? Like a normal PokeBall vs. a Great Ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T22:17:06.657" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T05:33:13.653" Title="What will happen if a wild pokemon is hit by 2 pokeballs of the same strength at the same time?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35816" CreationDate="2016-08-17T01:37:11.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Historically, the memory inheritance power of Coordinate would only work for the bloodline of the Reiss royal family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, it seems that only the Reiss bloodline can activate this ability from the beginning, since Uri and Frieda Reiss showed signs of being aware of that knowledge immediately after obtaining the Coordinate, while Eren was only able to see some vague memories of Frieda after years of having received it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the characteristics of the Coordinate is that its effects are linked to bloodlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The memory manipulation didn't work on several bloodlines that were not among the common people in the walls, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...) it is known that at least the Ackerman bloodline, the Asian clan, and the noble families are immune to this mental manipulation due to not sharing a common bloodline with the majority race within the walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by not being a Reiss by birth, the coordinate is more or less dormant on Eren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Coordinate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Coordinate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T01:37:11.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35619" CreationDate="2016-08-17T08:50:41.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a look on the internet and in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq_7umN-dWY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, it apparently shows Bunta racing against Takumi, as the title suggests. I haven't watched Initial D, so I guess they show that the blue car belongs to Bunta later on in the series. If you also look at the comment section, there are no comments that say the blue car isn't Bunta, so I believe that it was Bunta who raced. Also, If you search up Bunta racing, the link and another video which is the exact same shows up. Therefore, I believe it's reliable. The clip is from Stage 4 Episode 7 and I believe the answer to your question is yes, we do see Bunta race.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T03:50:14.353" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T03:50:14.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29072" CreationDate="2016-08-17T10:24:20.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're probably talking about jitome. (ジト目)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike tsurime or tareme, (which are traits particular characters have,) it's more of a facial expression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19671" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T10:24:20.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32350" CreationDate="2016-08-17T16:58:20.987" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the name -.-, but I think this is the song:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfQSLCUVSxs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfQSLCUVSxs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27804" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T16:58:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35816" CreationDate="2016-08-17T19:25:36.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The powers of the Coordinate can be fully awoken by a member of the royal bloodline (the Reiss family).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eren is not part of that bloodline. Plus in the anime he is still new to all this and thus not used to the titan power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explained in the Manga, the members of the Reiss family who were passed on the Coordinate power immediately knew &quot;all the answers&quot; and all the history before the walls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly enough however, after someone obtained this &quot;God ability&quot;, he/she always refused to discuss it. The reason still remains unknown, but I believe it to be one of the most dramatic points of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T19:25:36.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35827" CreationDate="2016-08-17T19:38:57.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Captain Erwin is known for his cunning. He is always steps ahead of the situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. Expecting spies/traitors in a war is common&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. The appearance of the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan seemed more than just &quot;random&quot;. They always appeared out of nowhere, but perfectly timed - i.e. when the Coordinate power was lost from the bloodline, when the Colossal Titan appeared in front of Eren after the survey corps success etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. During the battle of the Trost District, they see Marco dead on the floor where half of his body is eaten. However, it was pointed out that his maneuver gear was missing, leading to think that someone took it. But the majority (or only) of the survivors were members of the 104th squad. Later, when Sawney and Bean were killed, they did a thorough check on all members' gears but all were fine because Annie (the killer) used Marco's gear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T04:31:44.900" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T04:31:44.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2016-08-17T19:56:03.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with what people have said about why it turns white, but I think the reason it turned black at the end was symbolism for him touching back to humanity through Hide, especially the last shot where we see Kaneki's hair go black and then Arima's white hair right after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it was kind of symbolic of the irony of how ghoul's are supposedly evil (in human's eyes) but Kaneki is showing how &quot;human&quot; he is when he carries Hide in front of all the CCG, whereas Arima is a human but coldly walks out front to kill Kaneki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my opinion based off the impression I got.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27809" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:11:38.223" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:11:38.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-17T20:15:14.043" Score="0" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the rinnegan give their original/true wielder perfect chakra control?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say Nagato was born with his rinnegan, would he automatically have perfect control over his chakra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27810" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T00:09:16.513" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T05:00:49.970" Title="Does the rinnegan give perfect chakra control to its true wielder" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35843" CreationDate="2016-08-17T21:09:17.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Updated answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu&lt;/i&gt; introduce support trainers, a second player who aids the first player in battling other trainers and in capturing Pokémon. When the two trainers throw Poké Balls and hit a Pokémon at the same time, the Poké Balls combine and there is a greater chance the Pokémon will be caught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speculative answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Gold and Silver&lt;/i&gt;, Kurt explained that Poké Balls work by using a &quot;capture net&quot;, which is very similar to a real net. In fact, in the manga, the gym leader Bugsy does use a real net with his Poké Balls. So in the hypothetical case where two Poké Balls hit one Pokémon, the result would be similar to two nets being used. The nets would interfere with each other and neither one would fully encapsulate Taurus. Taurus possibly would be immobilized for a short time before it broke free from both nets. In the anime it would glow red and become energy for a moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the manga, Bugsy refers to his &quot;capture net&quot; as being the net that is supposedly inside a Poké Ball, but visible and already deployed. According to Kurt, this invisible net captures and physically stores a Pokémon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for better Poké Balls, such as a Great Ball, I would suspect their nets would be bigger and stronger, so they would be able to envelop the other Poké Ball's net and cancel it out. Thus, Taurus would be captured by the Great Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2019-01-08T05:33:13.653" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T05:33:13.653" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33768" CreationDate="2016-08-17T22:48:19.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it was revealed in the princess selection episode, everyone in the palace and town already treat her wrong for her resemblance to Satella. Emilia seems to have not believed how clueless Subaru was, so she faked the name and winced after she said it thinking his reaction would be negative. At this point Puck looked at Emilia with disbelief and told her that she has poor taste as in attempting to gauge him. This shows Emilia was perceptive of the fact Subaru was not understanding of her country: Satella as the witch must be common knowledge to the citizens.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question then is why she never told Subaru she lied, and I don't know that answer since he died and had to restart.  I just looked at the episode again and when she revealed to Subaru that she was half elf he had no reaction, which caused her and Puck to have an adverse reaction, since most people would have at least began to connect the dots.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh wait I am going to answer my own question she was prepared to tell him her real name if he had survived going in the loot house, which obviously he didn't: case closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27813" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T08:36:05.837" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T08:36:05.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29326" CreationDate="2016-08-17T23:52:50.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;DGR1 &amp;amp; 2 spoilers abound! Before we get started...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Some of the scenarios you list don't happen in the stories (at least DGR1 &amp;amp; 2,) so there is no way to know exactly how they would play out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; even if the rules regarding a certain scenario are well-defined, it's not as if Monokuma is obligated to follow his own rules 100% of the time (he usually does, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Mukuro_Ikusaba#Chapter_5_-_100_Mile_Dash.3B_Pain_of_a_Junk_Food_Junkie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not always&lt;/a&gt;.) Since it has been shown that Monokuma does not &lt;em&gt;need&lt;/em&gt; to follow his own rules, even if a rule was put in place, there's no guarantee that it would be acted upon as stated. In other words, any answer to &quot;What if scenario X happened, if X never happened in the story?&quot; is most accurately, &quot;According to the rules, Y would happen, but since Monokuma can do whatever he wants, we can't know for sure what would &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; happen.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that out of the way...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yes it does! (In a sense.) In DGR1 Chapter 4, &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Ogami#Chapter_4_-_All.E2.80.A2Star.E2.80.A2Apologies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sakura kills herself&lt;/a&gt; by drinking poison. The verdict of the fourth class trial is that (despite physical assault from several of the other characters,) the murderer ultimately responsible for Sakura's death is Sakura herself, as judged by both the students and Monokuma. No punishment is given to the murderer, as the blackened is already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Doesn't matter, whether you intended to kill someone or not, you're still the murderer. In DGR2 Chapter 5, &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Chiaki_Nanami_(AI)#Chapter_5_-_Smile_at_Hope_in_the_Name_of_Despair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chiaki unintentionally kills Nagito&lt;/a&gt; in Nagito's convoluted plot to reveal the traitor among the group of students. The verdict of the trial is that Chiaki, inadvertently or not, was the direct cause of Nagito's death, as ruled by the students and Monokuma. Chiaki is thus deemed the blackened, and is killed by Monokuma, as it usually goes. This case technically had witnesses and didn't at the same time. Whether that factor affects the ruling of the trial is purely speculation. My guess would be that it would &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; affect the ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; No cases of unanimously agreed upon &quot;self-defense&quot; occur in the game, so this is one of those scenarios where we can't say for sure. However, two cases which were found not to be self-defense, but the potential excuse came up in the trial, were &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Leon_Kuwata#Chapter_1_-_To_Survive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Leon's murder of Sayaka&lt;/a&gt; (DGR1 Ch. 1) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Teruteru_Hanamura#Chapter_1_-_Destination_Despair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Teruteru's murder of Byakuya&lt;/a&gt; (DGR 2 Ch. 1). In both of those trials, there was no evidence that even if they were found to be instances of self-defense, that the culprit would be pardoned. My guess would be that even if the death of another student was a result of unanimously agreed upon self-defense, the killer would still become the blackened, and be punished if discovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This doesn't happen in the story, so there's no way for us to know, but if it were to be ruled a suicide, then all the points in #1 apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's unlikely that this situation would come to pass, as Monokuma is shown to go to great lengths to protect the lives of individuals &lt;em&gt;outside the scope of the trial and the victim/murderer setting&lt;/em&gt;, in accordance with the rules (you know, when he feels like it.) To be specific, Fuyuhiko nearly dies as a result of the events at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Fuyuhiko_Kuzuryu#Chapter_2_-_Sea_and_Punishment.2C_Sin_and_Coconuts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;end of DGR2 Chapter 2&lt;/a&gt;, but, after being spurred on by the other students, goes out of his way to save Fuyuhiko's life, because Fuyuhiko was ruled not the blackened. So, my guess is that either any accidental self-inflicted death would either be proactively prevented by Monokuma, or ruled a suicide and tried as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Monokuma is described somewhere in the games as &quot;judge, jury, and executioner,&quot; meaning he is the one who ultimately decides the &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt; of any case, and he is also the one who enacts punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At the end of &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Peko_Pekoyama#Chapter_2_-_Sea_and_Punishment.2C_Sin_and_Coconuts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DGR2 Chapter 2&lt;/a&gt;, Peko attempts to argue with Monokuma that despite the fact that she was the one who killed Mahiru, it was Fuyuhiko's will for her to do so, and thus Fuyuhiko was the &quot;true&quot; blackened. However, Monokuma rejects this argument, stating that Peko was indeed the killer, and that it is Monokuma's place, not any student's, to decide regardless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This doesn't exactly happen in the story, but there is a case close to it. At the of &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Mikan_Tsumiki#Chapter_3_-_Trapped_by_the_Ocean_Scent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DGR2 Chapter 3&lt;/a&gt; it is revealed that Mikan is responsible for a double homicide, but further that her personality was completely changed (or perhaps more accurately, &quot;restored&quot;) after being afflicted by the &quot;despair disease.&quot; She was correctly ruled the blackened, and received punishment the same as any of the other cases, so there is strong evidence to support the case that having a dissociative identity disorder or other personality shift is no excuse for murder, and the body containing the multiple personalities is punished wholesomely. Regarding Toko from DGR1, she was never involved in a murder, so we have no idea what would have became of her. My guess would be that regardless of what personality committed a murder, that person (i.e. the body) would be punished, same as usual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9554" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T23:52:50.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-18T00:04:37.043" Score="1" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;In volume 9 of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, when Wall Rose was breached, did the people of Trost evacuate to Wall Sina along with the settlers who lived in the southwest area (like Connie and Sasha's village) of Wall Rose? Or was it just the settlers that evacuated, for they were the ones closest to the breach?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27753" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T07:34:48.100" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T07:34:48.100" Title="Did the people of Trost District evacuate when the breach in Wall Rose happened?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35873" CreationDate="2016-08-18T00:30:24.227" Score="1" ViewCount="2209" Body="&lt;p&gt;How come in the first episode when the Armored Titan breaks through Wall Maria, there aren't any Titans visible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; given that the wall is made of Titans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Eren battles the Female Titan later on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Titans in the wall are easily visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this due to the story having not developed to this point or is there another explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26360" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T14:18:35.397" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T22:47:07.737" Title="Why weren't the Titans visible when the Armored Titan broke through Wall Maria?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29072" CreationDate="2016-08-18T00:42:48.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I can't comment yet... adding to puzzlet's answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jitome is &quot;when the top of the eye is drawn with a flat line perpendicular to the rest of the eye. Used to effect a bored, expressionless, or scornful face.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This effect is frequently used with background characters that don't move or really add much except scenery to the current narrative, as the expression is usually neutral and doesn't influence the scene much.  In the particular example you used I'd say it's being used to show mild disbelief and/or disinterest.  If the character is always drawn that way, it's more of a personality trait of always showing disinterest in the world and what's happening around them.  Basically they're stand-offish or non-sociable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this wiki entry on an NSFW (the link itself is safe, just don't wander too far) site for more examples: &lt;a href=&quot;https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/27181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/27181&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27815" LastEditorUserId="27815" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T05:10:40.350" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T05:10:40.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35866" CreationDate="2016-08-18T00:48:51.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say it's a combination of:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not wanting to spoil later story developments, but failing to appropriately cover the wall with smoke, non-revealing frames (eg: show the wall at an angle where the inside guts would not be visible).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack of planning when it comes to the narrative.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secret, yet undiscovered plot line wherein which we find out there are secret invisible titans everywhere (not serious).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Laziness.  Drawing more titans adds more work.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure 2, is the reason why though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27815" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T00:48:51.960" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29072" CreationDate="2016-08-18T03:12:59.320" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%88%E7%9B%AE&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Hanmoku&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (半目, half[-closed] eyes)&lt;/strong&gt; is drawn the same way or similarly to &quot;&lt;em&gt;jitome&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (ジト目, staring eyes)&lt;/a&gt;, but is not identical in intent. &quot;&lt;em&gt;Jitome&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is a facial expression where the person expresses negative feelings, which are mainly from among, but not limited to, the following: contempt/scorn, disbelief, distaste, resistance, appalled/scandalized (you can see Google's image search results for &quot;jitome&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%88%E7%9B%AE&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). The difference between &quot;&lt;em&gt;hanmoku&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;em&gt;jitome&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is that &quot;&lt;em&gt;hanmoku&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is used for characters who always have eyes drawn in this way regardless of whether or not they harbor any negative feelings at the moment. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pani_Poni_characters#Ichij.C5.8D&quot;&gt;Ichijō&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Pani Poni&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanamaru_Kindergarten#Kindergarten_students&quot;&gt;Hiiragi&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Hanamaru Yōchien&lt;/em&gt; are examples of &quot;&lt;em&gt;hanmoku&lt;/em&gt;&quot; characters. Also, if you do a Google image search for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%E5%8D%8A%E7%9B%AE&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;hanmoku&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, you find that, outside of anime, the word is used simply to describe having one's eyes half-closed for whatever reason (such as being half-asleep or not ready to be photographed). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&amp;amp;q=%E7%B4%B0%E7%9B%AE&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Hosome&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (細目) is similar to &quot;&lt;em&gt;hanmoku&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; but is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&amp;amp;q=%E7%B4%B0%E7%9B%AE%20%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot;&gt;squinting that can be applied to anime characters whose eyes always look closed&lt;/a&gt; even when the plot clearly portrays that their eyes are open and they are able to see just fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extra Background:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;&lt;em&gt;jitome&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is derived from the onomatopoeia &quot;&lt;em&gt;jito&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (じと), which means to &quot;stare hard at.&quot; &quot;&lt;em&gt;Jitto&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (じっと) is a similar word meaning to &quot;stare without moving&quot; or more generally &quot;remain motionless&quot; or do something &quot;fixedly.&quot; &quot;&lt;em&gt;Jitome&lt;/em&gt;&quot; has been used at least since 1978, where it was used in the screenplay for the film &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=7oFEAQAAIAAJ&quot;&gt;9-gatsu no Sora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (『 九月の空 』), in which a parenthetical remark directed the actor to &quot;&lt;em&gt;jitome de mite&lt;/em&gt;&quot; （ジト目で見て）. The script was published in 1979. In the 1980s, the word appeared in the shoujo light novel &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%98%E3%81%AE%E5%AE%B6%E3%81%AE%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC&quot;&gt;Oka no Ie no Mickey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (『 丘の家のミッキー』) by Kumi Saori, published by Shuueisha's Bunko Cobalt Series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T05:18:08.137" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T05:18:08.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-18T03:33:16.413" Score="3" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which episode of the classic &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; anime are these &lt;em&gt;douga&lt;/em&gt; (動画) sketches for animation cels of Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) from? I know that in a small number of episodes she was shown with her hair down from its usual &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/34169/8134&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;odango&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; style, but I do not recall an episode in which she was in a bath towel as well as with her hair down straight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yoWML.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yoWML.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsukino Usagi 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FAOMq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FAOMq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsukino Usagi 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0I2gI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0I2gI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsukino Usagi 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1lCG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1lCG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tsukino Usagi 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8134" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T21:19:57.603" Title="Which episode of Sailor Moon is this scene of Usagi in a bath towel from?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35866" CreationDate="2016-08-18T07:03:33.653" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was noted later that the gate is the weakness of the walls. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because there is no Hardened Titan inside, unlike the rest of the walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is why Colossal Titan targeted it in the first place. Because of this, when Armored Titan charges in, no Titan was shown inside the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T07:03:33.653" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-18T09:09:47.143" Score="2" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Advance Generations episode 075, an old man was trying to catch a wild whiscash and he threw a masterball in which the whiscash ate. However, later on in episode 117, a wild munchlax swallowed May's pokeball and it caught the munchlax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an explanation for the apparent discrepancy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="23346" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T09:18:59.850" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T22:45:55.550" Title="Discrepancy between episodes about pokemon which ingest pokeballs" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35876" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40413" CreationDate="2016-08-18T09:27:53.230" Score="2" ViewCount="1288" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ping Pong: The Animation&lt;/em&gt;, Wenge is a Chinese exchange student who came to Japan to work his way back up to the Chinese national team (he hopes to win nationals, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what got him kicked off the Chinese national team to begin with? Is this ever discussed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T11:17:45.777" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T11:22:28.010" Title="Why did Wenge get kicked off the Chinese national team?" Tags="&lt;ping-pong&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35814" CreationDate="2016-08-18T12:39:01.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 20th episode of FMA:Brotherhood, when Alphonce visit Winry, who was irritated by dialog with Ling Yao, she recalls his first night as living armor, when he states, that this body is not able to sleep at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T00:16:43.637" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T00:16:43.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35814" CreationDate="2016-08-18T19:01:25.637" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 15 of the manga there is a flashback in which Ed says referring to Alphonse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSxQU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSxQU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T19:01:25.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35890" CreationDate="2016-08-18T21:54:48.167" Score="0" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what song plays in episode 8 (The Fantasia of Reminiscence&#xA;〜fantasie〜) of Kanon (2006) anime starting around 12:50 when snow starts to fall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22722" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T04:46:53.703" Title="Song playing in Kanon (2006) episode 8" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;kanon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35875" CreationDate="2016-08-18T22:45:55.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official answer (as far as I can tell), so I will offer up a possible explanation from my observations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From watching clips of the events, I noticed that Munchlax actually doesn't swallow the Poké Ball. It enters its mouth and it continues chewing. This is evident because when Munchlax is captured, the Poké Ball is seen where its head is. Munchlax's chewing may have caused the Poké Ball to activate. Whiscash, on the other hand, really did swallow the Master Ball. Whiscash's digestive tract may have slowed down the Master Ball and prevented it from opening. Usually we see Poké Balls hit something before they open. It also may not have opened because there was not enough room in the digestive tract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T22:45:55.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1940" CreationDate="2016-08-19T00:52:51.437" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to say that in the anime in set 16 ween bee took on kisame bee only sprouts 6 chakra tails tailswhen kisame won a small taijutsu contest he sprouted 2 more tails kisame that bee was taking him serious. Also if the tails are of chakra thwn how could one have just as much chakra as 9 tails? It could be that mabye the 1 tail is more concentrated then 9 tails. Also before shippuden when naruto would get more tails in the cloak the higher the power.Also the nine tails chakra cloak does damage to the environment but the 1 tails (according to the fourms) does not.Also when naruto goes into nine tails chakra cloak at 4 tails it starts damaging him but the 8 tails chakra cloak does not do damage until all 8 are out (some of the info is from wiki so may or not be correct .Also another thing is that when kisame would use sodeharda to rip out bees chakra the number of tails went down showing that there is a correlation in the number of tail.Although most of this is speculation if you look close it seems like there is lots of small (and huge) hints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27829" LastEditorUserId="27829" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T19:08:09.887" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T19:08:09.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23804" CreationDate="2016-08-19T02:09:04.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Short Version:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinigami bleed because they have blood. Thanks to science-minded characters like Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Szayelaporro Grantz and their talk of organs and nerves, we know that a shinigami's body has these components and functions very much like a living human's body. Thus, we can infer they also have blood vessels and blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Long Version:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question of what sort of substance a soul is made up of is one that many philosophers have taken on through the ages. A follow-up question would be how this substance interacts with other substances. &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; seems to give partial answers to these questions for the universe in which it exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in Bleach, there are two substances: The substance that makes up a living human body (physical matter), and the substance that makes up a Shinigami and Wholes (Reishi). As it turns out, in the world of &lt;i&gt;Bleach&lt;/i&gt; these substances are very similar. Living humans and spirits both have organs and bleed. Though there is some uncertainty with how physical matter and reishi interact, at least when separate in their own worlds (the World of the Living and the Soul Society) they behave in similar manners. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In western culture, we tend to view spirits and the afterlife in a very ethereal way. The substance of the soul and the body are considered to be very different. This is probably why it seems so strange in &lt;i&gt;Bleach&lt;/i&gt; that ghosts can bleed. The idea of a more physical afterlife was not unknown in the ancient world, though, and can be seen in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Norse Valhalla&lt;/a&gt;, where fallen men eat, drink, and do battle. Also, many Christian denominations believe that Jesus ascended to heaven with his physical body and that there will be a physical resurrection of the body at the end of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also relevant: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-06-05T16:49:19.633" LastActivityDate="2020-06-05T16:49:19.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T02:27:32.530" Score="8" ViewCount="3235" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is something that I've been wondering about, how does L deduce that Kira needs a name? Surely all the victims he investigated had their name and face, but how can he figure that he needs both? The stunt on tv with Lind L. Tailor only proved that Kira can't kill anyone, and there are certain criteria. I'm not sure how that concludes that he needs both name and face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: To clarify, here's how I look at it. L analyzes all the victims of the Kira killings and noticed that what was broadcast about the criminals was their face and their name. How does he conclude that Kira needs both? Why not just a face? When Kira kills Lind L. Tailor, that only validates that Kira has the ability to kill people, to which L himself even says &quot;I couldn't believe it until I saw it, but it appears you can kill without being there in person.&quot; When Kira subsequently is unable to kill L, L can then deduce that there are people Kira can't kill. However he concludes Kira needs both name and face, which I don't understand. To me, at that point 3 conclusions are viable: Kira needs a name AND a face. Kira needs just a name. Kira needs just a face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27831" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T17:01:20.957" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T03:01:17.263" Title="How does L deduce that Kira needs a name and not just a face?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35885" CreationDate="2016-08-19T04:46:53.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song is called &quot;Yume no Ato&quot;, which means &quot;After the Dream&quot;. It's Track 2 of the &lt;em&gt;Kanon&lt;/em&gt; original soundtrack, which I was pleasantly surprised to find can be purchased &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kanon-original-soundtrack/id813627592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on iTunes&lt;/a&gt;, along with lots of other great anime music (including the OSTs for &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Little Busters&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Planetarian&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Rewrite&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T04:46:53.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35889" CreationDate="2016-08-19T06:30:50.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even before the stunt on tv, L deduced an &lt;strong&gt;assumption&lt;/strong&gt; that Kira needed the names and faces of a person to kill him. L came to that &lt;strong&gt;assumption&lt;/strong&gt; by analyzing the people who were killed so far. All of them appeared on media either through tv or newspaper. This assumption was even more proved when Lind L Tailor was killed in the public TV stunt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, using this as a confirmation , L deduced that Kira needs a name and not just a face to kill someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this suffices. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="24320" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T10:35:09.190" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T10:35:09.190" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35714" CreationDate="2016-08-19T06:51:38.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, climbing a mountain couple thousand meters high isn't a big performance in the one-piece world. Luffy climbed a 3000m (~9000 feet) high mountain covered in ice and snow when he was on the drum island before the timeskip (Before getting stronger).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Mariejois is the land of the descendents of the gods, the celestial dragon's. Celestial dragons hate every kind of person who's beneath them, even marines, so it's probably not very armed, Marines only use it as way to the New World and they still need to wait months to get access.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Holy Land Mariejois (聖地マリージョア Seichi Marījoa?) is the capital of the World Government and &lt;strong&gt;functions as the primary path which individuals seeking to enter the other, far more tumultuous and dangerous side of the Grand Line, the New World, pass through&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And third, Fisher Tiger only attacked the home of the celestial dragons, where the biggest defence are the slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T06:51:38.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14380" CreationDate="2016-08-19T08:58:22.420" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Moonlight Sonata - Third Movement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27837" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T08:58:22.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T09:14:46.277" Score="1" ViewCount="704" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the title for the song in K: Return of Kings episode 1 at 19:16, in the scene where Jungle throws a bomb and Homra and Scepter use a shield?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27839" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T23:54:32.083" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T01:27:28.517" Title="Soundtrack of K: Return of Kings - episode 1 at 19:16" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T13:20:43.113" Score="11" ViewCount="8262" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō (Zangetsu) transform back into its original form (shikai mode) when cutting Yhwach in half in the latest chapters of the Bleach manga (chapter 684)? Is it because it is the Ichigo's final bankai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4559" LastEditorUserId="4559" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T08:42:32.483" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T08:14:58.497" Title="Why does Zangetsu transform back into shikai mode when cutting Yhwach in half?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35894" CreationDate="2016-08-19T14:38:08.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be the second song on the K - Return of Kings OST, which is likewise called &lt;a href=&quot;http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Return_of_kings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Return of Kings&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22722" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T23:55:04.433" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T23:55:04.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T15:14:59.703" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iridatsu Yuuta spends most of the series as a ghost. The ghost is shaped just like Yuuta, but with ghostly lower body-ish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later we learn that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yuuta's body is not his own. Yuuta's is actually Pine from the lab children flashback, has white-ish hair. The body he is inhabiting actually belongs to Narugino/Chiyoko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the in-universe reason that Yuuta's ghost is shaped like that, given the information above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can guess at the out-of-universe explanation, it is pretty obvious that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Were his ghost to be diffferent from the body, it would spoil the disclosure of the body switch plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T23:52:45.840" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T23:52:45.840" Title="Why is Iridatsu Yuuta's ghost the way that it is?" Tags="&lt;punchline&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35899" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35901" CreationDate="2016-08-19T15:30:41.667" Score="7" ViewCount="5199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read somewhere that Isayama already knows the final ending of the Attack on Titan manga, but the route which he will get there is unknown to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any interviews where he specifies this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T23:31:15.780" Title="Does Hajime Isayama have an ending in mind for Attack On Titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15626" CreationDate="2016-08-19T15:35:11.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Final Battle aired &lt;a href=&quot;http://epguides.com/Zoids/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on 2002 May 2nd&lt;/a&gt; and almost a year later The Ancient Memory (1) aired on 2003 January 4th with the other three episodes. It is possible that Cartoon Network did air the last four episodes, or that it was Network 10/TV3 in Australia/New Zealand, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was definitely some sort of discrepancy that prevented Zoids: Chaotic Century from being shown from start to finish. Sadly, the only people who can answer this question are those that worked at Cartoon Network at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T15:35:11.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35899" CreationDate="2016-08-19T21:47:38.383" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are high chances that the answer is &lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He does have an ending in mind even though it is a different one and not the original end which he planned when he started the manga. As you can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/06-1/author-commands-on-changes-to-attack-on-titan-ending&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here: &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In an interview with White-Screen.jp, Isayama has said that he's been evolving his manga, with new elements being added.&#xA;  However, &lt;strong&gt;one of the more substantial changes to the series' direction is that he has abandoned plans for an audience traumatizing ending.&lt;/strong&gt;.... With all the support that the series has received, he didn't want to slam the fans with a traumatic conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interview is &lt;a href=&quot;http://white-screen.jp/?p=32621&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (only in japanese) and another source of information can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=701217&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another &lt;a href=&quot;https://mangabrog.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/interview-with-hajime-isayama-creator-of-attack-on-titan-better-to-have-memorable-art-even-memorably-bad-art-and-stand-out/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview &lt;/a&gt;he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seemed like my editor wasn’t going to let the series start to be published unless I had an ending in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are high chances that the situation is like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He had the dark ending planned up, then he abandoned it due to the reasons above and changed the route of events to a happier end but he may or may not have a clear and set in stone happier end with all of the characters' fate decided, only a general idea which is still left to be polished.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T21:47:38.383" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35912" CreationDate="2016-08-20T00:05:23.777" Score="3" ViewCount="3755" Body="&lt;p&gt;On multiple occasions, Seigi's tattoo is described as &quot;triggerless&quot; (this is the wording used on Crunchyroll). The first time we hear this is near the end of episode 1, around 22:08. However, when Seigi is talking with Izzy and Tom on the school roof in episode 2, Izzy tells him that his tattoo is triggered by blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It hardly makes sense for a &quot;triggerless&quot; tattoo to have a trigger. What's the deal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(At first glance, this seems like a translation mishap, since the Japanese word in question is &lt;em&gt;mugen&lt;/em&gt;, and I don't know of any way to get from there to &quot;triggerless&quot;. But perhaps there's a good reason for this - I've only seen 3 episodes of the anime to this point, so I'm not very knowledgable about &lt;em&gt;Taboo Tattoo&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T02:40:33.197" LastActivityDate="2020-05-18T15:25:35.973" Title="Why is Seigi's tattoo described as &quot;triggerless&quot;?" Tags="&lt;taboo-tattoo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28263" CreationDate="2016-08-20T03:03:20.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, &lt;strong&gt;Luffy never said this quote&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I am up to the Doflamingo Arc, And still never heard Luffy state this, its probably some quote made up from the fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27847" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T20:07:38.317" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T20:07:38.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35904" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T04:59:41.410" Score="2" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the couple of minutes before the Opening plays in &lt;em&gt;Bunny/Usagi Drop&lt;/em&gt; there seems to be a notifiable different in how the artwork is to the rest of the episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pre Opening&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qtFDg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qtFDgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pre OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A6Rt5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A6Rt5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pre OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post Opening&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/99oWD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/99oWDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Post OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XqS0B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XqS0Bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Post OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why is it that the artwork appears to be different like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T04:59:41.410" Title="Why does the artwork look different before the OP plays?" Tags="&lt;usagi-drop&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35936" CreationDate="2016-08-20T05:04:14.073" Score="5" ViewCount="612" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ceil&lt;/em&gt;, when in Tyria's route (well, more being locked into her ends than a separate route), she expresses her desire to be Aoto's gal wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now she's not the first to express wanting to be with Aoto, as Saki numerous times expresses how she would want to marry Aoto in her Cosmosphere. However, in their True endings....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Saki just has a wedding, wanting a private ceremony, while with Tyria, she's already married Aoto and is wearing something almost like a naked apron (she is wearing panties but I think that's it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Tyria says she wants to be Aoto's gal wife, what does she mean exactly? How is a gal wife different from a normal wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T04:12:08.057" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T04:12:08.057" Title="What is a &quot;gal wife&quot;?" Tags="&lt;ar-tonelico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T07:46:35.300" Score="0" ViewCount="223" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime Zetsuten no Tempest (Blast of Tempest) recently and I am confused about the relationship between Aika and Mahiro. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the anime it appears that Mahiro was the son of a rich and influential man and at some point he met with Aika who was to become his new sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I don't understand is: was Aika an orphan child who was adopted by Mahiro's family or did his father remarry or something similar? Also, neither Mahiro nor Aika's parents are ever shown in the anime, are they dead? If so, is there any information concerning their deaths? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that there's also a Manga, so it might be that the anime is missing some information.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27775" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T07:01:13.517" Title="How is Aika related to Mahiro in zetsuten no tempest?" Tags="&lt;zetsuen-no-tempest&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35907" CreationDate="2016-08-20T09:33:12.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wikia, Aika is Mahiro's step-sister through her mother's remarriage to Mahiro's father and both their parents were found dead along with Aika.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zetsuennotempest.wikia.com/wiki/Aika_Fuwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://zetsuennotempest.wikia.com/wiki/Aika_Fuwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27852" LastEditorUserId="27852" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T07:01:13.517" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T07:01:13.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17230" CreationDate="2016-08-20T10:11:28.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is not a ruthless killing machine. She has a goal in mind along with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Berthold and Reiner, which is not yet fully revealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE MANGA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner was present with Armin. If she killed Armin she would have to kill Reiner as well because it would look extremely suspicious that Reiner got out of the fight alive while Armin died (since Reiner is physically superior and he would have to fight until the end if one of his companions is being attacked) BTW, Reiner is the Armored Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides the above point: &lt;em&gt;she does have compassion for her friends (as long as that does not conflict with her ultimate goal)&lt;/em&gt;. When looking into Armin's scared face, she hesitated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, I do not think Annie spared his life &lt;strong&gt;because Armin was weak&lt;/strong&gt;. She has killed a lot of other weak members. The only two reasons that &lt;strong&gt;I strongly believe&lt;/strong&gt; she did not kill Armin are the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T10:11:28.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33921" CreationDate="2016-08-20T10:53:01.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is known from the Anime:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the citizens inside these walls know: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are only titans outside the walls and endless fields&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The walls have been there forever (which of course is not true)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is known from the Manga:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SPOILERS! Please do not read if you haven't read the manga until chapter 70. &lt;strong&gt;I strongly recommend to read the Manga since it is one of the most beautifully written pieces of literature&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The walls are created by Titans. Yes, some Titans have a shell-hardening power that can create construction material. Turns out the walls are full of gigantic titans inside that hardened their skin to create such a defense against the world-outside-the-walls. These Titans were ordered/controlled by the Coordinator which is the highest Titan power (as known so far) and can be fully activated by the Royal family (Reiss). After creating the walls, the Coordinator erased all previous memory of the people inside these walls. The Coordinator has God-like powers and for some unknown reason, every successor of the family bloodline who inherited the Coordinator power, decided that the walls are what is best for humanity. Yet this &lt;em&gt;evil&lt;/em&gt; that the Coordinator is trying to protect humanity from, remains unrevealed. Maybe it is a specific human race (or some of them). Because as we know so far, there have been genocides for special races like the &lt;em&gt;Asians&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Ackerman&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;But maybe&lt;/strong&gt; the threat is not a living person (or race), maybe it is just a difference in ideology between what the Reiss family believes, and what other human races might believe is best use of the Titan power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So far, we know that there are Titans outside the walls. There are people (like Grisha Jaeger, or Zeke, or Ymir) who wander who knows where. Armin's grandpa book speaks about &lt;em&gt;the Ocean&lt;/em&gt; and all these natural differences from inside the walls. We yet do not know if there are villages or cities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My subjective opinion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Walls represent the biggest metaphor of the series. It is a reminiscent of the dominant &lt;strong&gt;us vs. them&lt;/strong&gt; ideology in history/war/politics etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T10:53:01.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31206" CreationDate="2016-08-20T12:12:43.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside of what was said before in the former post, that there are 2 alternative timelines with different stories for the same Trunks (present young Trunk is able to turn super saiyan very young when future Trunks attains that state after Gohan dies in the alternate timeline) , we now see in Dragon Ball Super that.. (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;indeed future Trunks is able to attain the Super Saiyan 2 state. He gets that transformation after training with a Kai to stop the reborn of Majin Buu and he kills Dabura with that state . And later in the series he goes beyond that and he gets a new transformation, which has a double golden and blue aura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T17:26:06.173" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T17:26:06.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35902" CreationDate="2016-08-20T15:22:44.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga refers to it as 無鍵 or &quot;keyless.&quot; The anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/tabootattoo/episodes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;uses the same term&lt;/a&gt; (see the Ep. 3 summary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what these keys refer to, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  There are actually 4 Void Makers and they are the keys to the Tattoo Ruins. It seems that every Void Maker needs a host to become a &quot;key.&quot; So apparently Seigi's Void Maker had no compatible host prior to him,  thus making it &quot;keyless.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His trigger however seems to be blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T18:41:41.883" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:41:41.883" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35914" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37015" CreationDate="2016-08-20T22:49:46.937" Score="7" ViewCount="1963" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English title of the series &lt;em&gt;Sweetness and Lightning&lt;/em&gt; is a pun on the idiom &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness_and_light&quot;&gt;sweetness and light&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original Japanese title is &lt;em&gt;Amaama to Inazuma&lt;/em&gt; (甘々と稲妻). I wanted to find out if there was a similar pun behind the Japanese title, so I started by looking up the words and was surprised to find that it's basically a literal translation of the English title: &lt;em&gt;amaama&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japandict.com/%E7%94%98%E3%80%85&quot;&gt;means &quot;sweet&quot; or &quot;sugary&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and is the character 甘 (sweet) repeated, and &lt;em&gt;inazuma&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japandict.com/%E7%A8%B2%E5%A6%BB&quot;&gt;means &quot;lightning&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without some kind of pun or joke behind it similar to the one in English, the Japanese title seems like sort of a strange combination of words to hit upon. It's such a direct equivalent to the English title that it almost looks like the English title was conceived of first and then translated back into Japanese, but that doesn't make sense because if the original author Gido Amagakure had come up with the English title, that would probably just be the title, since so many anime are named in English already. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious if there are any linguistic reasons to pick the Japanese title. I'm not asking for thematic reasons; the title is thematically appropriate in both languages, even without the pun. I'm asking why there was such a suitable pun in the English version that apparently didn't exist in the Japanese title, and whether the Japanese version also contains some pun or reference that I've missed. Was the fact that it translates so well into English just a massive coincidence? Is there something more to the Japanese title that I'm not seeing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T00:17:31.440" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T02:44:44.353" Title="Why is the series called &quot;Amaama to Inazuma&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;sweetness-and-lightning&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35915" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-20T22:52:19.197" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T22:52:19.197" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T22:52:19.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35916" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-20T22:52:19.197" Score="0" Body="A manga series by Gido Amagakure, and its 2016 anime adaptation, about a widower and his young daughter who start cooking with a female student from the high school where he teaches. Known in Japanese as Amaama to Inazuma." OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T22:52:19.197" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T22:52:19.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T23:05:43.053" Score="1" ViewCount="5095" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wiki says it appears in the episode 135 of the original series, but I can't see it anywhere. What episode does it appear in? Because I need to see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27860" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:04:22.593" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:04:22.593" Title="What episode of Naruto does the Rinnegan first appear in?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35918" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-21T01:26:15.217" Score="3" ViewCount="3535" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the &lt;strong&gt;start&lt;/strong&gt; of Dragon Ball GT, Goku was turned into a kid by Ultimate Shenron when Pilaf accidentally said &quot;I wish you were a kid again!&quot; after stating Goku became way too powerful and he doesn't stand a chance against him now,  but would if he were to be a kid again. (wish granted, goku turns back into a kid)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;During his fight with Baby, Goku turned &lt;strong&gt;SSJ4&lt;/strong&gt; and with it, became so strong that the magic of Ultimate Shenron could not affect him anymore. &lt;em&gt;This was stated in the anime.&lt;/em&gt; He was too powerful for Shenron's magic to affect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After turning back into his base form, &lt;em&gt;he became a kid again&lt;/em&gt;. He didn't go back to being an adult. So Ultimate Shenron's magic reasserted itself when he was no longer SSJ4.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the very &lt;strong&gt;end&lt;/strong&gt; of GT, we see the future. We see Pan being a very old lady, and a mini-goku and mini-vegeta fighting in the World Martial Arts Tournament. The mini-Goku was implied to be Pan's grandchild. Since we don't see them, we can assume that all of the Z fighters have passed away from old age. Goku is now walking around the tournament grounds, all grown up again in his base form, still having his tail (proving the wish wasn't reversed, because then his tail would have been gone) just before the end-credits come into play.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The question&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the Goku we see at the end turned SSJ4, would he get old and die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Goku hadn't become a child and grown up again because of Ultimate Shenron's magic, he presumably would be dead of old age by the time of the finale just like everyone else is. But as we saw before, if he turns SSJ4, Ultimate Shenron's magic wears off and doesn't affect him anymore. So is Ultimate Shenron's magic the only thing keeping him alive? Without it, would he become old and die like he would have if it had never affected him in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6289" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T01:20:18.897" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T20:06:24.863" Title="DBGT: Does Goku die of old age when he turns SSJ4 in the future?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35917" CreationDate="2016-08-21T03:57:11.897" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is in fact in episode 135, as can be seen here: (Taken from the end of the episode, sorry about the bad quality)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SxDGV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SxDGV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3ENB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m3ENB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've to remember that in the earlier episodes, we did not actually see Pain, we just saw these images of the Akatsuki members. But the rinnegan was seen already back then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T03:57:11.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35922" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:21:45.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLzGm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLzGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bakuon!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, like riding their motorcycles and racing against each other&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuon!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myanimelist.net/anime/30795/Bakuon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/bakuon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:21:45.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:21:45.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35923" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:21:45.127" Score="0" Body="Bakuon!! is a manga series by Mimana Orimoto about Sakura Hane and her fellow friends in motorcycle club. An anime television series aired between April and June 2016." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:21:45.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:21:45.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35924" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:41:18.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f9OWQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f9OWQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dimension W manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_W&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:41:18.493" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:41:18.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35925" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:41:18.493" Score="0" Body="Dimension W is a manga series by Yūji Iwahara. An anime television series aired between January and March 2016." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:41:18.493" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:41:18.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35926" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:47:38.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gvl4k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gvl4k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dragon Recipe cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=106334&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baka-Updates Manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:47:38.083" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:47:38.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35927" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:47:38.083" Score="0" Body="Dragon Recipe is a Manhwa webtoon about dragon meat chef" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:47:38.083" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:47:38.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35928" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:56:30.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YR3go.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YR3go.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yama no Susume cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moe girls trying to climb Fuji-Yama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encouragement_of_Climb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/encouragement-of-climb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:56:30.350" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:56:30.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35929" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:56:30.350" Score="0" Body="Encouragement of Climb (Yama no Susume) is a slice-of-life manga by Shiro. An anime television series aired in Japan on 2013 and 2014." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T08:56:30.350" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T08:56:30.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35889" CreationDate="2016-08-21T11:35:18.120" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just reread the manga and it turn out it was the police, probably with L help, that concluded the fact that Kira need both name and face&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Death Note Chapter 11 One, page 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matsuda: He needs to know names? Is that true? I've heard he only needs to know the face&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chief Yagami: Criminals whose names were either wrong or kept hidden survived some mass killings, so the headquarters came to that conclusion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDcdK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDcdK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Death Note Chapter 11&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L didn't do the stunt on tv with Lind L. Tailor to prove that Kira needs both name and face. But rather to prove that Kira exist, can kill people without being nearby, and live in Kanto area in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T09:27:08.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2016-08-21T17:17:02.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that he really saw Akari because (after checking the movie over 3 times but i might of missed something) he had not seen Akari in years so how could he possibly know what she looked like all that time later without even seeing a picture of her. So he must of recognized her as he stopped and turned around but since she had gotten over their relationship over time she didn't wait to see if it was Tohno so she kept walking. Also they had promised each other to see the cherry blossoms fall again and as they walk by each other you can see the blossoms falling so it was a way of concluding their relationship and Tohno moving on with his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27867" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T17:17:02.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-21T17:55:17.020" Score="0" ViewCount="3986" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering why the first and the second has white eyes and their faces are clean no cracks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27868" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T03:53:39.537" Title="Why Orochimaru's Edo tensei gives summons white eye but the recent edo tensei has the black eye?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2693" CreationDate="2016-08-21T20:44:49.073" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend just discovered this in the anime (first season, episode 6, at about 6:35) which I think supports the other explanations. Kakashi is about to use it when he is caught in Zabuza's water prison jutsu. You can see it in this image. This would indicate that he is ready to use it in a near death situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WSZBZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WSZBZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27869" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T21:40:50.533" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T21:40:50.533" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19497" CreationDate="2016-08-21T22:13:27.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No because there is no Super Saiyan 4 it is not canon to DBZ however in DBGT Vegeta turned into SSJ4 with the help of a machine build by his wife Bulma so possible that he can since his a saiyan only based on a series GT not DBZ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27868" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T22:13:27.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35905" CreationDate="2016-08-22T01:05:22.427" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The literal translation for that is something along the lines of &quot;young wife&quot;, as the original script uses &quot;幼妻&quot; instead of the &quot;gal-wife&quot; expression NISA made up. So she's pretty much boasting that she's going to be Aoto's wife despite being so young-looking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastEditorUserId="16076" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T00:38:24.343" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T00:38:24.343" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35941" CreationDate="2016-08-22T03:20:55.823" Score="7" ViewCount="58063" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand once the Majin Buu arc ended Uub became a pupil of Goku and was to become Z-fighter. But in Super so far I haven't seen any mention of him at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he not exist in Super yet? Or have I missed something crucial? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T02:13:01.797" LastActivityDate="2018-04-28T22:20:03.930" Title="What happened to Uub?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35940" CreationDate="2016-08-22T03:45:34.310" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final tournament takes place AFTER the events of Dragon Ball Super. DB Super picks up immediately after the defeat of Majin Buu (Kid form). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus characters such as Uub, Pan and Bulla are yet to be shown in DB Super.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Timeline: All Events&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;This might be an interesting read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DBZ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 774, September 7 :&lt;/strong&gt; Shenron erases everyone's memories of Majin Buu.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Age 778:&lt;/strong&gt; Gohan and Videl are married, and Videl becomes pregnant with her and Gohan's daughter, Pan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Age 778, August 18:&lt;/strong&gt; The events of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Battle of Gods Saga take place.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Age 779:&lt;/strong&gt; The events of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ and Resurrection ‘F’ Saga take place. &#xA;    &lt;br&gt;Pan is born.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;Age 780:&lt;/strong&gt; The events of the Champa Saga take place. The God of Destruction of the sixth universe, Champa wants to have a tournament between universe seven for their Earth.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    The events of Potaufeu Saga take place.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    The events of the Future Trunks Saga take place. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DBZ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Age 784, May 7&lt;/strong&gt; : The 28th World Martial Arts Tournament takes place. Goku leaves with Uub to train him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T07:04:23.860" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T07:04:23.860" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35933" CreationDate="2016-08-22T03:53:39.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Orochimaru used that jutsu against 3rd Hokage, he hasn't mastered it yet, which is why both 1st Hokare and 2nd Hokage were that weak. With weak I mean they were not revived with all their power available for them to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Kabuto mastered the jutsu, thus enabling him to summon the dead with all their power available for them to use. It seems that this also makes their appearance change quite a bit like you noted, in that they have different eye color and cracks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T03:53:39.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-22T06:52:01.157" Score="6" ViewCount="3195" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens with the Pokémon of a trainer after the trainer dies? Will they go back to the wild or will they also die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="35679" LastEditDate="2020-12-16T14:17:24.407" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T14:17:24.407" Title="What happens with the Pokémon of a trainer after the trainer dies?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35947" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-22T21:27:58.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello again. I was a pro tempore moderator from Apr 2015 until site graduation, and was a failed candidate in election #1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to be a moderator for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is still the case that we have problems with getting synonyms created for tags. I did a lot of this when I was previously a mod and would like to continue doing this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While I have been doing less maintenance (editing, retagging, managing tag wikis, etc) recently than I used to, I still have done more than almost anyone on this site. Having access to mod tools again is likely to get me to do more of this again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I was one of the strongest advocates of slaying identification requests. This was an unpopular position in the past, but I stood by my principles. And history has vindicated me!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now that id-reqs are gone, it's time to look at other aspects of the site that need improving. The #1 thing I see a need for is increased diversity of content (which I've worked towards in the past; cf. bounties-for-tags, etc); a moderatorial pulpit will allow me to help implement any such initiatives more effectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T21:27:58.920" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T21:27:58.920" CommentCount="22" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-22T21:27:58.920" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29207" CreationDate="2016-08-22T23:20:00.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;i&gt;Pokémon Adventures&lt;/i&gt; manga series does sometimes include the other trainers and puzzles in the gyms. In &lt;i&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl Platinum&lt;/i&gt;, Lady Berlitz usually does battle the other gym trainers and complete the puzzles of the gym, however it is usually glossed over. Instead, the manga usually focuses on Diamond and Pearl as they try to catch a glimpse of Lady's progress since they are barred from entering the earlier gyms. For instance, in volume 2, Lady Berlitz visits Gardenia's gym. On page 13, the guard statue explains that Lady Berlitz has to defeat four trainers hidden in the forest maze and then make her way to Gardenia. On page 15, after getting kicked out of the gym, Diamond and Pearl find a window to watch the gym challenge and discover that Lady has already reached Gardenia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's amazing, Pearl! Lady got through the maze already and beat all of the preliminary trainers! She's already facing Gardenia!&#xA;  &lt;br/&gt;-Diamond, &lt;i&gt;Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl Platinum&lt;/i&gt; Volume 2, pages 14-15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some later gym puzzles, such as the math problems in Fantina's gym, were shown more explicitly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, in the &lt;i&gt;Black and White&lt;/i&gt; chapter, gym puzzles were shown. At the first gym, the puzzle was to step on a switch representing the Pokémon type that was effective against the Pokémon type on a series of curtains. When Bianca interrupted Black's gym challenge by stepping on an incorrect button, the three gym leaders agreed to a three-on-three battle if Cheren and Black helped her out and the three of them made it through the curtains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T23:20:00.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2890" CreationDate="2016-08-23T02:03:24.493" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not a religion from the present Pokemon World, but in the manga series &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/The_Electric_Tale_of_Pikachu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Electric Tale of Pikachu (Dengeki Pikachu)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, in the fourth chapter (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/ET04&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haunting my Dreams&lt;/a&gt;), Brock says to Ash that in &quot;ancient times&quot; the people who lived near the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town worshipped Pokemon as gods:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dRh8F.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dRh8F.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27877" LastEditorUserId="27877" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T02:07:00.153" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T02:07:00.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31732" CreationDate="2016-08-23T03:52:53.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some more digging I found that the track is called &lt;code&gt;K vs K&lt;/code&gt; from the OST a link to the track here &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWjCr2bx9XU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWjCr2bx9XU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T03:52:53.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35954" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35956" CreationDate="2016-08-23T04:58:13.740" Score="37" ViewCount="13697" Body="&lt;p&gt;In high school English classes, we read many &lt;em&gt;classics&lt;/em&gt;, such as Shakespeare, Steinbeck, Lee, etc. In many other classes, popular TV shows and movies are analyzed. Granted, these are also classics, such as Hitchcock's &lt;em&gt;Psycho&lt;/em&gt; or Nichols' &lt;em&gt;The Graduate&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is anime/manga not as critically analyzed by the general public, like other works of written/illustrated art are? There are a lot of different forums that review anime and many people on the internet who have their opinions on different shows, but why is it not recognized by the &lt;em&gt;general American public&lt;/em&gt; like other literary works? Is it its age (it is still popular, and therefore not old enough to be considered a classic)? Is the fact that it is seen as a &lt;em&gt;cartoon&lt;/em&gt; by many in the US? Is it due to negative stereotypes in the west surrounding anime (many may consider all anime to be hentai, for example, and therefore disregard it as an art form)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; To explain this more...many, many anime have underlying themes and meanings that stretch sometimes deeper than current novels/books that are considered literary classics by the academic community. So, why aren't these shows studied and analyzed in an &lt;em&gt;academic setting&lt;/em&gt;? For example, if I am in a high school/college film analysis class, why is the medium of anime not considered when picking source material to analyze?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few of these shows I think you can find deeper meaning in easily (and this part is subjective, you may disagree), with similarities drawn to novels that are considered &lt;em&gt;classics&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ping Pong: The Animation&lt;/em&gt;: allows the viewer to determine the definition of success (similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Man&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Invisible Man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;: comments on the human experience, portrays reality with a hunter/prey dynamic (just like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lord of the Flies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fooly Cooly&lt;/em&gt;: coming of age story (just like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Catcher in the Rye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many others can be listed, and the above shows can be analyzed much, much further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for the poor tag, couldn't find one that was applicable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T05:24:16.387" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T06:02:59.637" Title="Why isn't anime critically analyzed like other forms of literature or entertainment?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T05:11:12.260" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It kinda is, in the user reviews on dedicated online communities. Times change, these things become easier to write and to share.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's more anime and reviews appearing regularly than there were (what is now considered) classics and critical analyses of it. The quantity is greater but the average quality is lower. Substantial quality is required to be considered by the authorities of the older generations of people who run those established forums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would not take it as a sign that all user reviews are useless, but merely that certain communities don't recognize them. It doesn't mean you shouldn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T05:11:12.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T06:44:52.023" Score="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the simplest answer is that &lt;strong&gt;anime is just not that popular.&lt;/strong&gt; Though immensely popular and gaining momentum, the anime community just isn't that widespread. If you look at it critically MOST of the anime fans are limited to the popular and mostly Shounen series such as  Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Deathnote etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare it to the consumption of various books and movies and their penetration into our society. The iconism resulting from this is what raised them to the platform where it seems that more and more of such media is critically analysed. As Hakase pointed out, if you go to an anime forum/blog, you'll see plenty of critical analysis of anime, especially the history and tropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another factor is the &lt;strong&gt;geography.&lt;/strong&gt; The popularity of anime and manga has grown and they are an integral part of the Japanese culture. However, other places are adapting and amalgamating the same later. This will automatically lead to the feeling that anime as a medium is more targeted towards the audience it sells for, i.e. the japanese. But as an &quot;outsider&quot; we're not in a place to critically analyze it. The same may be true for various literary works or other media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A relevant example is the Indian epics &quot;Mahabharata&quot; and &quot;Ramayana&quot;. I doubt that many people know it on this community, but Indians have critically analyzed each and every line of such epics as deep as it can go. Awareness of them is just limited to the Indian subcontinent, but now the teachings are spreading. The same is true with Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some food for thought: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/will-anime-ever-be-as-popular-as-comic-books-1538407/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime popularity: Blogpost&lt;/a&gt;: A comment that I liked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Depends. Again sales you might make the case but in terms of iconism there's no chance. Everyone knows who Batman is. No one knows who Luffy is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://geekorner.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/anime-isnt-special-and-neither-are-you-for-watching-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A good blogpost about how to look at Anime as a medium of entertainment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-19T06:02:59.637" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T06:02:59.637" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T08:18:44.333" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are critically analyzed works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is indeed a much newer and nicher area than traditional film, but there are communities around it. There is just much less of it (as @Arcane states) due to popularity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Critics in anime come in a few different forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Academic Critique &amp;amp; Analysis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many film/media journals accept papers on animated media - this is a large area of publishing, rather than more focused papers such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://mechademia.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mechademia&lt;/a&gt; - simply because researchers may not be focused solely on one media format. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the nature of popularity, anime such as the Ghibli films get a lot more exposure than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about particular conferences, journals and papers lies &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13515/are-there-any-academic-journals-that-focus-on-anime-manga&quot;&gt;here as a community wiki post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These articles delve quite deep into some topics like the representation of gender roles in shoujo manga, the influence of Western terrorism on Eastern Media, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Regular Publication Reviews&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of book and film reviewers often work for newspapers or some sort of popular media outlet. Indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rottentomatoes.com/help_desk/critics/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RottenTomatoes has a high bar for counting as a critic&lt;/a&gt;, requiring you to be in (and regularly in): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A top 100 daily US newspaper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A top 100 weekly US newspaper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A top 100 magazine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A top 10 entertainment-based publication&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the bar is set pretty high for specialist topics, because film and such are so far developed as a culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the reduced popularity, an 'anime' specific column in a newspaper, is usually pretty rare, at least in the West - Meaning the chances of becoming well known are further diminished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Casual Critics / Blogging&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of anime reviews come from popular (and unpopular) bloggers / vloggers. Another source is company accounts - the likes of Anime News Network and CrunchyRoll can hire people for this role as it is a rare case where it will increase exposure for a company meaningfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, audiences for these reviews aren't usually interested in detailed breakdowns of academic references, etc. Thus, often posts are focused on recommendation. Often hobbyist bloggers will be supported by specific anime companies - so posts often align with what review copies they have been sent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Here :)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as moderator of this site I'm &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; a bit biased, but on Anime &amp;amp; Manga Stack Exchange we have many questions that seem to fit the bill for a deeper understanding of particular works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27751/1530&quot;&gt;What is written in Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal that impacts Takao so badly?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15130/about-the-artworks-used-in-the-elfen-lied-opening-scenes-contains-nudity&quot;&gt;About the artworks used in the Elfen Lied opening scenes (contains nudity)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19502/is-there-a-meaning-behind-the-paintings-in-tsubaki-kurehas-living-room&quot;&gt;Is there a meaning behind the paintings in Tsubaki Kureha&amp;#39;s living room?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just ones off the top of my head. Personally, these are also my favourite type of questions - so I encourage there to be more on this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; Academic Critique exists, and right here is good too :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T08:24:20.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T08:38:17.463" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime as a genre has few gems. For me it's hard to find a good anime by random. Yet, I don't think that's the main reason why it's underrated. The ones that are great, really shine bright and deserve a more in deph analysis. Animation in general is considered &quot;for kids&quot;. Time has proven that that is nowhere near the case (this applies also to western animation), yet this missconception remains solid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can debate themes like existentialism, libertarianism, morality, religion and many others in FMA for example and draw parallels between it and works such as Goethe's &quot;Faust&quot; or Brecht's &quot;Life of Galileo&quot; or Nietzsche's &quot;Beyond Good and Evil&quot;. This being some examples I just thought of now. If you go in deph you can really uncover more. I do not refute the importance of literature of cinema (my point about the few gems can be applied to these art forms as well). Another point I'd like to make is that these art form have been there for longer, they had enough time to establish themselves and they are spread all over the world. Anime and Manga has been hitting mainstream (in America at least) since Toonami (~2008 I believe). &lt;em&gt;I'm not from America so don't quote me on that. And my last point about mainstream may be flawed, but that's how I see it.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do believe that with time these preconceived ideas concerning animation will vanish. On the other hand I doubt they will be studied by themselves soon, if ever (besides art schools and art colleges). Hope my answer has been somewhat relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27889" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T10:13:09.410" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T10:13:09.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T09:19:15.160" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: I can only speak from a Western perspective here. For all I know, anime &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; critically analysed in Japan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing worth considering as a reason for why anime doesn't seem to be critically analysed in the West is that it's only really been easily consumable over here in the last decade or so, meaning that a great many of the established critics were already adults (and older) by the time they had access to it. Before streaming services and high bandwidth Internet connections, it would have been very difficult to find and watch anything other than anime deemed suitable for children that was broadcast on children's TV channels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may have contributed to the idea that anime is for children (and therefore not worthy of analysis), a notion that probably already exists thanks to the general idea that almost &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; animation is for children, thanks to most Western animation being aimed at that audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a similar vein, the most popular anime shows do tend to be ones aimed at children/younger teenagers. Anyone looking to watch an anime show for the first time is likely to end up watching something like &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragonball Z&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt; - none of those are likely to leave you with the impression that anime is an artform worthy of serious analysis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth pointing out that there is a very big cultural divide between the East and the West, one that often manifests itself in ways that may make Western audiences... uncomfortable. In general, Japan seems to place less of a taboo on sex and sexuality, which can make some anime appear as smut to Westerners - even anime that is aimed at children often contains at least some level of &quot;fan service&quot;, which is off-putting when you aren't used to that kind of thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throw in a general culture surrounding anime that seems to be more concerned with waifus and memes than it does serious analysis, a language barrier that can be difficult to get past, and the at least somewhat racist (and somewhat accurate) idea that Japanese culture at large is &quot;weird&quot;, and I don't think it's unreasonable that there aren't yet a lot of critical analysis' of anime at large.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11599" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T09:19:15.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T10:38:24.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to just repeat what our teachers said in English class to why we analyse all of those things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we analyse texts because it creates meaning, this will help us to appreciate literature, this is why we analyse literature. as for other texts, such as advertisements and pictures, we analyse them to allow for deeper understanding of how the author creates meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;she ends there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this suggest that the texts that we analyse in school are literature and we need to (apparently) appreciate the great works from he part. clearly anime and manga does not count as literature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to back this up, my art teacher has said to me that anime and manga does not count as art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this shows the unfair bias towards anime and manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is further supported dues to the fact that we analyse comic strips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this shows how the western culture is still somewhat rejecting the other cultures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the final reason is: it wouldn't make much sense to analyse something that's not English in an English class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is from personal experience, hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T10:38:24.940" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35943" CreationDate="2016-08-23T10:48:10.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Pokémon captured by the trainer belongs to the trainer; when he dies, he has the choice of releasing them or keeping them in their Poké Balls. They will definitely not die with the trainer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If some other people such as family members releases the Pokémon, it will go back to the wild and become a very strong wild Pokémon. If they don't however, there are many cases such as the Pokémon being passed down to the next generation (if they are qualified). It is similar in our world where if the parents die, some of their belongings goes to the next generation. Someone gives them to a professor somewhere, or the Pokémon just stays in the ball which will have two more cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;it will eventually break out and escape or stay in the Poké Ball until someone finds it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or as Hakase pointed out, the Pokémon can stay in the Poké Balls for a very long time where no one knows what will happen to it. From the cases shown in the link by Hakase, the Pokémon seem to be fine after a few years without food and water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My sources of info are the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/29538&quot;&gt;link posted by Hakase&lt;/a&gt; and the Pokémon anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T21:58:32.093" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-23T12:57:14.867" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Literature is that which is studied by teachers of literature (and by extension, their students).  It &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; have a connection to quality of writing, but this is not guaranteed, nor that other writing of equivalent quality will be included.  It's further complicated by the fact that because there's no clear evidence of what's good and bad, teachers are free to mark up students who write essays which agree with their preconceptions and to mark down students who write essays which don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem isn't exclusive to anime.  You'll find vanishingly few science-fiction or fantasy fiction titles in English Lit classes.  &quot;Brave New World&quot; and &quot;Animal Farm&quot; were pretty much it when I was at school - and they're written by established &quot;classic&quot; authors who mostly &lt;em&gt;didn't&lt;/em&gt; write SF/F and who explicitly wrote them as parables.  HG Wells and Jules Verne sometimes features on the list, but more because their stories are old (DWM) than because they're well-written.  You're more likely to see Ursula LeGuin or Margaret Atwood in a list of feminist authors than a list of classic authors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historical fiction is in a similar genre ghetto.  I'm less aware of who's out there on that side of things, but Hilary Mantel had to be &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; good to get &quot;Wolf Hall&quot; into the awards.  People like Sir Walter Scott or Robert Louis Stevenson sometimes get into literature lists, but again it's because they're DWM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good and worthy ideas don't necessarily make a good book though.  Tolkein is a perfect example - he had amazing ideas, but pretty awful execution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19318" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T12:57:14.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35858" CreationDate="2016-08-23T15:02:23.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan gives anyone perfect chakra control, and they also have all chakra natures. They can also revive the dead and do many other abilities that the other dojutsu can not do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27898" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T03:15:27.630" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T03:15:27.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35943" CreationDate="2016-08-23T17:12:48.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would assume the pokemon a trainer has in their pokeballs would still be in there like normal.  There's nothing about the trainer and the pokeballs that keeps them in there, so my guess is it'd be just like if you died and had pets.  Family members, friends, looters, etc. would take your pokemon and re-purpose them, i.e. use them, donate them, release them into the wild, etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the pokemon were a free-roaming one, like Ash's Pikachu, then it may just get sad and mope around, find a new trainer, find family, etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They've actually demonstrated this few times on the show. Kind of how Ash got Charmander. Granted, his Charmander was abandonded, but you get the idea. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27901" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T17:12:48.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34466" CreationDate="2016-08-23T17:50:25.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First of all, to clear up some misunderstandings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The martians were able to travel from mars to earth. It just takes a long time. That is how the Princess Asseyleum and Count Klancain were able to come to earth. (Thanks to Euphoric for the source)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The end of the war was due to the destruction of the hypergate. The war was intended to be waged with constant support from mars. The destruction of the hypergate means the termination of the supply line. The lack of supplies probably lead to the end of the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Viscountess Orlane and Count Saazbaum was sent as the advance scout to test the Terran's resistance to an invasion. At Tanegashima, during the advance scout, the hypergate was destroyed leading to the death of Orlane when the moon's fragments fall onto earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why were the Orbital Knights waiting for an excuse to attack Earth?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, not all of the orbital knights want to attack earth just to kill. Count Mazuurek for example is merely curious about earth as his name resembles some folk song. He attacks earth because everyone else is attacking and even when he did, he didnt use destructive means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Count Cruhteo is another example. He only attacked because Asseyleum was killed by terrans, being loyal to the royal family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second of all, in episode 10 of the first season, Saazbaum explained to Slane that martians were running out of resources as the population grew. Its second leader Emperor Gillzeria created a industrial revolution and ignored the suffering of the people. He then directed the people's rage at the Terrans with their bountiful resources. This is the reason why the Orbital Knights were there in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these evidence, we can come to the following conjecture: There are two important factions within the Orbital Knights (This speaks only of the knights and not their followers): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those who had losses and wanted revenge (Count Saazbaum)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those who were loyal to the royal family (Count Cruhteo)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a list of some summarized motivations that the Orbital Knights would want to invade earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Curiosity (Mazuurek)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Revenge for losses in the war (Saazbaum)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Superiority of martians (Cruhteo &lt;sup&gt;N1&lt;/sup&gt; , Keteratesse &lt;sup&gt;N2&lt;/sup&gt; and Femieanne and many others) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story did not mention any other Orbital Knights on the side of Saazbaum. Thus, the majority of the knights are either loyal to the royal family or just following the actions of others. They did not attack earth until the death of Asseyleum because the royal family did not endorse it. Saazbaum plotted Asseyleum's death to create a reason for loyalist to attack &quot;Revenge for the royal family&quot;. The rest of the Orbital Knights just followed suit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for not attacking on your own would be obvious. If Asseyleum wasnt killed, she would be the rallying the Orbital Knights to stop the one loner that attacked on his own. It could turn out to be a civil war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N1 - Cruhteo and many others didnt attack because he was loyal to the royal family and the royal family didnt endorse it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N2 - Keteratesse was seen in S01E02 saying &quot;Swear Allegiance of be annihilated&quot; which is indication of his superiority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did the princess even get to Earth?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Travel was possible between mars and earth and thus the princess was able to come to earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why were the Orbital Knights hanging out on the moon in the first place?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orbital knights didnt build a base on earth because they were loyal to the royal family and the royal family didnt want to invade earth. This is probably also because of some treaty between the Martians and the Terrans (You would sign one of these after a war wont you?) If any of the power hungry ones were to do it out of line, the other loyal Orbital Knights would be there to stop him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they didnt blend in, they did infact blend in. The key to Asseylum's assassination was the presence of martians on earth. The fact that Rayet lived her life on earth indicates that they were there for quite some time living the life of Terrans, blending in, given the promise that they will be accepted back as Martians once they killed Asseyleum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where are the Mars army soldiers coming from? (Also resources)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the battles were fought by Kataphrakts piloted by Knights and Counts. The presence of advanced technologies mean that not many lives were lost in battles. Not many scenes of the anime show actual martian infantry marching down the streets of earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the resources they use to build the moon base and wage the second war, it probably came from the moon. The moon's surface composition by weight is 20 percent silicon, 19 percent magnesium, 10 percent iron, 3 percent aluminum and the rest is other resources. Considering that they had landing &lt;em&gt;castles&lt;/em&gt; which should have basic technology to construct and repair itself, they could have used that technology to construct a moon base using the raw materials on the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addressing the question of how the knights got to the where they are...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The war started because the second leader Emperor Gillzeria brainwashed the martian population that Earth was their enemy. The first war plotted under Gillzeria's rule and after the destruction of the hypergate, they stayed around instead of going back to the barren wastelands of mars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The princess's presence on earth was as a symbol of peace, a first step in the negotiation for trade and cooperation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T17:50:25.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27528" CreationDate="2016-08-23T19:56:38.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recommend watching the anime first as a good overview of the series. Then read the manga, to cover any: plot holes/extras/gags and to get more info. It doesn't really matter because the anime (&lt;strong&gt;most&lt;/strong&gt; of the time) follows the manga (In Soul Eater, the anime and manga are different but the story continues differently so it isn't spoiling anything because it's a different story). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27693" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T19:56:38.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35972" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36035" CreationDate="2016-08-23T21:38:55.673" Score="2" ViewCount="3847" Body="&lt;p&gt;All it says is that they're prescription sports glasses. Are they similar to any brand or particular model? Below is a pretty zoomed-in panel of the glasses, although there may be more descriptive images online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://66.media.tumblr.com/6898d2231285150f208da85642f05c04/tumblr_n6qu2f8pjP1sepmpuo1_500.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.440" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T12:10:08.133" Title="What type of glasses is Tsukishima wearing?" Tags="&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13515" CreationDate="2016-08-23T23:53:27.680" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of my thoughts on this topic are at &lt;a href=&quot;https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/where-do-we-publish-on-animemanga-a-select-list&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/where-do-we-publish-on-animemanga-a-select-list&lt;/a&gt;. Basically, just some of the journals that regularly publish articles on anime/manga, organized by subject, include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/Animation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animation Journal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animation Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/Comics&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Image [&amp;amp;] Narrative&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;International Journal of Comic Art&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scandinavian Journal of Comic Art&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Studies in Comics&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/Film Studies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cinephile: The University of British Columbia's Film Journal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Journal of Japanese &amp;amp; Korean Cinema&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Journal of Religion and Film&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/Japanese, East Asian, Asian Studies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asian Studies Review&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japan Forum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Journal of Asian Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Journal of Japanese Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intersections: Gender, History &amp;amp; Culture in the Asian Context&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/Media and Popular Culture&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;East Asian Journal of Popular Culture&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Journal of Fandom Studies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Journal of Religion and Popular Culture&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;M/C Journal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Phoenix Papers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Journal of Popular Culture&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transformative Works and Cultures&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/Science Fiction&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Science Fiction Film and Television&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Science Fiction Studies &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27909" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T23:53:27.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35765" CreationDate="2016-08-24T03:00:56.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might have to do with the fact that she is a military fan. There was apparently a famous Okinawan pacifist, named Shoko Ahagon, who spent his life opposing the military presence on Okinawa. Of course this had mainly to do with human rights abuses by the U.S. occupiers. &#xA;It may suit her because she is so serious about getting work done right. Besides his campaign against the military, Shoko Ahagon was a Christian convert who admonished fellow Okinawans to live a respectable lifestyle, emphasizing issues such as temperance, and a proper work ethic. Of course this is all conjecture on my part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27912" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T03:00:56.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4287" CreationDate="2016-08-24T06:53:58.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's why success rate of this countermeasure was only 50%. &quot;Sometimes it worked and sometimes it was completely failed. Sometimes there were obvious reasons and sometimes reasons were completely unknown.&quot; These similar lines were spoken by chibiki.&#xA;Although they were ignoring the non-existent, yet somehow they were being acknowledged at some moments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27915" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T06:53:58.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33597" CreationDate="2016-08-24T07:23:02.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kouichi asked this same question from Chibiki. Chibiki said consider it as a cellphone going out of range. The curse doesn't affect a person if the person goes out of city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27915" LastEditorUserId="27915" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T09:14:25.930" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T09:14:25.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35980" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-24T08:27:30.967" Score="0" ViewCount="4505" Body="&lt;p&gt;When listening to Itachi's theme song, I heard that there is a woman voice in it, however I can't understand what it is saying. What is the woman saying in Itachi's theme song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27918" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T12:22:41.733" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T12:27:53.760" Title="What is the woman saying in Itachi's theme song?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-08-25T03:40:11.933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4287" CreationDate="2016-08-24T09:38:19.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There’s a very possible explanation for how the ignored pupil &lt;em&gt;get&lt;/em&gt; their exam papers. The teachers could just print out five or so spare exam papers ‘in case they get lost’. Giving it out to the ignored pupil could be avoided by just leaving the spares on the teacher’s desk and making the ignored pupil get it themself. Along the same lines, the teacher can ask for the collected papers to be put on their desk and the ignored pupil just puts their paper on the same stack before the teacher takes them away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main difficulty remains how the teacher is able to &lt;em&gt;mark&lt;/em&gt; the entire exam without unignoring the ignored pupil. But maybe this can be explained by assuming that the teacher just marks them one by one by one and does not count the number of papers they marked. So they accidentally mark one exam too much unknowingly. Or marking is done by other teachers not directly associated with the class. The latter could fail if that is not a common concept though, because it would include the other teacher realising there is one extraneous sheet in there. Unless they don’t know the &lt;em&gt;actual&lt;/em&gt; number of pupils in 3-3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T09:38:19.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35983" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-24T10:07:50.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few people have suggested I go for it, so I'm going to throw my &lt;strike&gt;hat&lt;/strike&gt; head into the ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm an experienced moderator, having been a pro-tem on &lt;a href=&quot;https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/users/58/amelia&quot;&gt;Freelancing&lt;/a&gt; for three years (and counting), and I've seen my fair share of disputes, spammers, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I like to focus on janitorial tasks, and I have a hands-off approach to moderation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I'm a better tomato than @ToshinouKyouko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1465" LastEditorUserId="1465" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T10:07:50.117" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T10:07:50.117" CommentCount="5" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-24T10:07:50.117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35986" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-24T11:53:46.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kashikoi kawaii...хорошо!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayase Eri here. I would like to nominate myself for the position of moderator in this site. I'm not the most experienced member here. If we are to talk about contribution, then clearly what I contributed is far less than many of the other members has contributed. Reputation points wise I'm in the 24th rank, far below the other candidate, 3rd rank senshin is. Even so, I still would like to strife for the betterment of this site and contribute more to the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main problem why we needed this election was because of the said moderators only 1, Ms. Tomato, is active regularly. In the event that Ms. Tomato is out for holiday or somehow got caught in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.latomatinatours.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tomato War&lt;/a&gt; and thus need sometime before she can reincarnate into another tomato, this site would be in danger of being in moderator-less state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm nominating myself for this exact problem as I find myself checking this site almost everyday regularly. I'm inexperienced, so I hope everyone will continue to guide and watch over me. Arigatou gozaimasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otonokizaka Student Council President,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayase Eri&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T11:53:46.947" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T11:53:46.947" CommentCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-24T11:53:46.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35980" CreationDate="2016-08-24T12:16:07.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Google, I found that Itachi's theme song is titled Senya (千夜, lit. Thousand Nights) and is part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Music#Naruto_Shipp.C5.ABden:_Original_Soundtrack_II_.282009.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuuden Original Soundtrack 2&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/narutoprofile/images/1/11/-Naruto_Shippuuden_Original_Soundtrack_2-_23_-_Senya.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20110913120142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This song&lt;/a&gt; has no lyric. The woman voice there is part of the instrument. If you listen to it carefully, the woman only voice the vocal &quot;a&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.learntoplaymusic.com/blog/why-the-human-voice-can-be-considered-the-ultimate-melodic-instrument/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;learntoplaymusic.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the human voice can be thought of as the ultimate melodic instrument, because it is capable of instant expression with no instrument required to translate thoughts and feelings into sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The voice is there to give more feelings to the music about Itachi's pain, which just instruments won't be able to deliver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T12:27:53.760" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T12:27:53.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-24T13:27:59.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime and manga are being critically analyzed. it is just that, as everyone above said, it isn't as widespread or popular. I would like to add to their opinions, though. Anime and manga, during its infancy or should I say the time when they are beginning to become popular, their target audience at the time are kids and teens. You know how kids are- when they have something they like, it became difficult to get them away from it. This gave rise to the 'otaku' mindset which in turn gives anime and manga a negative reputation. I would like to ask you then, if something has a negative reputation, are you willing to teach it inside the classroom? You won't, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27922" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T13:27:59.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22774" CreationDate="2016-08-24T16:52:14.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Conan mention the name of the police just before we saw Akai for the first time after his death. Conan and Bourbon are investigating on a attempted murder. The target was Bourbon's client. The FBI is here, because the victim is also Jodie's friend. And Bourbon mocks the FBI, want them to leave Japan (in the French version he said &quot;When did you leave my Japan ?&quot; or something like that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scarlett arc, I think. And later, I think there is information that the Police is called, in French, PSB. When I googled that that give the Tokyo Metropolitan : &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Police_Department_Public_Security_Bureau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tokyo Metropolitan Police Public Security Bureau&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27929" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T16:52:14.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2889" CreationDate="2016-08-24T19:13:11.800" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is likely that rangiku 's bankai may be the same as sebonsakura's bankai and she might be able to control the ashes  with her mind , although we haven't seen her bankai yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27930" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T19:13:11.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-08-24T20:42:41.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Anime has not been around long enough&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first anime was created in 1907, but the first produced and televised anime didn't came until 1961, which is more than 50 years after the first anime&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-produced-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt; [1]&lt;/a&gt;. The first light novel with anime-ish style came in 1970s&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13301/what-exactly-is-a-light-novel&quot;&gt; [2]&lt;/a&gt;. The first modern manga originated in 1945&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [3]&lt;/a&gt;. It hasn't been a century before anime and manga exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In comparison, many of the Western Classics came in the 19th century, for example, The Prince and the Pauper (1881), Wuthering Heights (1847), Pride and Prejudice (1813), A Tale of Two Cities (1859). Some, such as Shakespeare's came from even further back in the 16th century. This form of art has been long enough that people have long enough time to know them and start critically analyzing them, which also contributes to my second point. It has been read by generations of human population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Popularity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people who went to school would have at the very least heard of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, western or not. The same cannot be said about anime. Only avid anime and manga fans would know of Fushimi Tsukasa's Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii wake ga nai. Even with world-wide popular anime such as Naruto, only some would notice the name Masashi Kishimoto. Anime and manga has yet to reach the popularity that classic literature enjoys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Content of anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being made in Japan, many if not most of anime and manga have a view on God that would be regarded as insulting to those living in religious countries. I remember when I was younger, I turned on TV to find Saint Seiya broadcasting and there one of the characters said something about &quot;power equal to that of God&quot;. My father overheard that and told me to change the channel ASAP. This is due to the way Japan perceive God, that in Japan there are many gods, so much that it was said that Yamato (ancient name of Japan) is a land of thousands gods. Older people tends to be more religious as shown in the statistics, more people in the 80s are religious compare to the 90s and most of them are a follower of Abrahamic religions which is monotheistic and regards polytheism as sinful &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States#Statistics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [4]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another problem with the content of anime and manga, especially in modern anime and manga is that many of them contains fans service that is sexual in nature. While pornography is legal in western world, in the other parts of the world it is illegal. China and Indonesia, two of the most populous countries in the world, that is approximately 20% of the world population, have pornography as something illegal. From these two countries alone we already lost 20% of potential critical reviewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. You're an otaku, pffft&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When someone is known as an anime and manga lover, he will get the label, otaku. This is especially true with adults. The problem with this is that otaku is not seen in positive light. Even in Japan otaku was seen in negative light and only in 2013 that a research shows it has been seen in more positive light. When you make a critical analysis of anime or manga, then like it or not you have to read or watch it. Most kids won't be able to make make a critical review, which means most critical review would come from adult, and like I said adult watching anime was not regarded in positive light. Like shown in many anime, announcing yourself as otaku is basically a social suicide, especially when many have questionable content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Era difference, the Internet, and forms of entertainment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the era of Shakespeare and other western literary classics, there was not many form of entertainment. The wasn't video games, there wasn't Internet, no device where you can listen to music, heck, even electric light only gets famous in the 20th century. This lack of entertainment means makes theatrical plays and books has little to no contender. Today with the variety of entertainment means available, less attention is spend on each. This also translate into less of the world population watch anime and read manga and light novel compared to when the previous era, where means of entertainment are limited. Had anime and manga was born during the Shakespeare era and Shakespeare during anime and manga era then the popularity would be reversed, with anime and manga receiving more critical reviews than Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T20:42:41.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34308" CreationDate="2016-08-25T00:47:49.610" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is that this time around, the anime series is the original work, while the manga is the adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is of course in contrast with the original Dragon Ball series, which were written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama and published in Weekly Shōnen Jump, and only latter adapted into anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The precedence of the anime in the case of Dragon Ball Super has been widely reported, even though the first issue of the manga was published first (June 20, July 5 the first episode of the anime). Here are some sample sources (limited to 2 links for new user, I'll edit later)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-18/dragon-ball-super-tv-anime-gets-manga-adaptation/.88276&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Super TV Anime Gets Manga Adaptation&lt;/a&gt; 2015-05-18&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/19/dragon-ball-super-getting-companion-manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Super getting companion manga&lt;/a&gt; 2015-05-19&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/dbz/comments/484ea1/db_super_getting_ahead_of_manga/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;DB Super getting ahead of manga?&lt;/a&gt; 2016-04&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the manga series is credited to Toyotarō, both story and art (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=18511&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), with Akira Toriyama credited variously with original concept/story, or as original creator. Wikipedia goes as far as to say &quot;Written by Akira Toriyama / Illustrated by Toyotarō&quot;, but that seems to be an overstatement. The cover art of chapters 1 reads: &quot;Manga by Toyotarō. Created by Toriyama Akira&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that it is unlikely that the manga has any particular input from Toriyama, other that the one that goes to the storyboard and the animation team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27935" LastEditorUserId="27935" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T00:32:48.400" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T00:32:48.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5129" CreationDate="2016-08-25T02:19:09.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the newcomers bring in new ideas about death, she might feel bad that she causes everyone to die. Like you said death has a very blended meaning. Since she is alive, she might get rebellious. I assume the elders wanted her to believe in what she was doing was 'okay' without having to deal with her wavering faith. Kiriko loved Ulla and spoiled her. &#xA;Also remember living people still stay in the inns, so if a person unwillingly dies or always avoid her, it might change Ulla's meaning of 'death' and she won't kill anyone anymore. Ulla also is still alive, and in ep.6 it mentions the children of immigrants are still alive until the age of 15 so she might find it sad she can't go outside without killing people. In the end, they accomplished making her have a different meaning to the word &quot;death&quot;, and for it to work they needed everyone around her to act a certain way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27693" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T02:19:09.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34071" CreationDate="2016-08-25T04:44:53.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wata no Kunihoshi has a total of 24 chapters, divided in 7 volumes, which were published between 1978 and 1984. There was also a movie, released in 1984.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fortunately, someone might have heard your request, and chapter 7 got a fan translation just a few days ago (August 10). I'm sure you can find it. Hopefully the rest gets translated too, at some point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27935" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T07:13:54.650" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T07:13:54.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-25T09:33:26.590" Score="1" ViewCount="411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was an ardent fan of Naruto and watched all of its episodes one after another and reached the end of Shippuden at that time. It was 2 years ago I guess and I last watched episode 220 or something... just after reanimation jutsu etc while the world war was going on. Then it became one episode per week and I stopped watching and thought to myself that I will pick it up again when it will be over. Alas! It is still going on but I have heard that it will end by this December. But now I am not sure that I remember the whole story and picking it up again will not be that enjoyable. So maybe I should re watch it whole and skip the filler episodes! That way I can join the current episodes within a month and watch the final as it air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or if I watch the Naruto movies, does it have the same story and characters and fill me in on all the important things to know before joining in on the current episodes which are going on nowadays? Movies will save me a lot of time and trouble but will they be enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16620" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T20:05:18.900" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T20:05:18.900" Title="How to review Naruto before I begin from where I left?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-25T09:42:20.097" Score="0" ViewCount="483" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Manga and Anime defuse so often tragic situations? Moments that can be tragic/serious are often immediately defused by some hilarious moment and some stupid face of the characters. I personally find that disturbing that a plot cannot focus on something serious for a little while. Is that a stylistic choice or just a way to target a particular audience (i.e. children).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27943" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T10:34:12.023" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:24:37.683" Title="Why do Manga &amp; Anime defuse tragic situations so often?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36001" CreationDate="2016-08-25T10:13:16.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers in Summary below. Can't seem to get the tags to work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend watching Naruto and Naruto:Shippuden AGAIN without the filler episodes for maximising your experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't have the patience to re-watch, you should start from beginning of the current Saga. From your description I would say that you have watched till Season 10 of the Anime (Epsiode 197-221)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can pick up either from Episode 197 or from Episode 222.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 10&lt;/strong&gt; follows the assemblance of the Kage, the five ninja eading their respective villages, as a result of the actions from the criminal organization Akatsuki as well as the rogue ninja Sasuke Uchiha who has been siding with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 11&lt;/strong&gt; (Epsiodes 222-242) focuses on the ninjas' preparations to the world war against the criminal organization Akatsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 12&lt;/strong&gt; (Episodes focuses on Naruto's training to control the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and the first day of the world war against the criminal organization Akatsuki.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fourth Great Ninja War. Major Events and the M&amp;amp;A Chapters/Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movies are MOSTLY filler. So it is upto you if you want to watch. This question should answer the order of movie watching.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3127/where-do-the-naruto-movies-fall-in-the-timeline&quot;&gt;Where do the Naruto movies fall in the timeline?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reddit for extended Discussion: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2sipnq/when_should_i_watch_the_movies/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Movies: When to watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to rewatch without fillers, follow this guide.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=350747&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to watch Naruto and Naruto Shipudden Filler Free&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T10:13:16.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36002" CreationDate="2016-08-25T10:26:52.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From your comments, I gather you don't like the use of Anti-Climax in M&amp;amp;A as a medium. Though it can be jarring, Anti Climax can be great if used correctly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anticlimaxes can work well if it's clear that the subversion of audience expectations is the point, either for humorous purposes (such as the Anticlimax Cut) or as a more serious commentary on the genre of the work. If the Anticlimax is unintentional, however, or if the author's purpose just isn't sufficiently clear to the audience, the result is serious audience frustration. Use caution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the root cause of this problem is discussed quite well on TV Tropes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not all anticlimaxes are intentional, though. Oftentimes, they are caused when the story writes itself into a corner. Other times, it's caused when the writer realizes that their planned solution just wouldn't make sense compared with the logical one. Sometimes, it's caused when there are teams of writers that don't communicate very well. The planned resolution of a Story Arc is nullified by another writer, who might have written out the plot device intended. Sometimes, in the case of film and television, it's caused by budget constraints or unexpected cancellation. It's rather rare for unintentional anticlimaxes to show up in single works, usually popping up in long serials where there isn't a chance to unobtrusively go back and rewrite some pivotal moments to set up the proper climax. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problems stated above are quite common in the Manga and Anime industry and thus as you seem to have found out can lead to disappointing endings to a great story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anticlimax&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;You've been warned TV Tropes link. Anti Climax &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T10:26:52.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36002" CreationDate="2016-08-25T10:29:57.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would believe this is something of psychology where it makes the situation funnier; it's like after tasting some salt, the sugar will taste much sweeter. If I try to explain this using a more understandable way, think of the number line: the funny side is to the right and the serious side is to the left and you are at the 0 point right in the middle feeling no emotions. When things start to get serious, you move to the left and feel serious at for example -3, but then they drop a joke which makes you laugh and you move to the right. Because 0 is the neutral point where you feel no emotions, you have to move past 0 to feel happy so you have to be at least 1 or above. The funnier the joke, the higher the number. Now, because you are starting from -3 rather than 0, it gives you 3 more than if they just throw the joke at you in the start. This can work the other way around as well. This is mostly why they use this technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do it wrong, or when they see people like you who don't enjoy these sorts of things, it doesn't work. From what I have seen, these are mostly used in slice of life and shounen manga/anime. In shounen, they will get serious, then someone makes a joke, then they get deep and serious again. If you look at genres such as horror, this &quot;trope&quot; practically doesn't exist. An example would be EVA (I believe): there is no funny bits in there, it's serious throughout the show, but this might differ from person to person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T03:24:37.683" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:24:37.683" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36007" CreationDate="2016-08-25T11:48:25.230" Score="7" ViewCount="5317" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished re-watching episode 18 of season 2 of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, and in the end, Kirito throws Excalibur into the pit and then Shinon catches it with a spell arrow. Then, once the quest is over, he gets the sword as a gift from Urðr for saving the land. In the next episodes we don't see him use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why isn't he using it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27945" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T09:52:51.270" LastActivityDate="2020-08-05T16:01:16.267" Title="Why was Excalibur not used near the end of season 2?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36006" CreationDate="2016-08-25T11:58:34.263" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In SAO Wikia about &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Sword_Excalibur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Excalibur&lt;/a&gt;, there is some trivia mentioned, among which:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kazuto resolved to never use Excalibur for personal gain as he believed that the sword contained the «caliber» of himself and his companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the comments and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/36050/2516&quot;&gt;Alchemist's answer&lt;/a&gt;, Kirito used the sword when fighting off the guild to buy Asuna some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T09:53:58.037" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T09:53:58.037" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36009" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-25T16:46:03.460" Score="2" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;So when I was watching this anime I was wondering - even though all the Norma are women and they are stuck on that island, is it still possible for them to have kids? And I also wonder, did any Norma have kids in the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24348" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T19:59:46.087" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T14:46:41.183" Title="Can Norma have kids?" Tags="&lt;cross-ange&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36011" CreationDate="2016-08-25T19:13:41.027" Score="3" ViewCount="1638" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the 2nd episode after Eren and Mikasa are saved, the blond army guy pulls them forward, and Mikasa holds her head, has a flashback, and says &quot;It's happening again&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does she mean by this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19785" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T07:31:34.893" LastActivityDate="2018-04-15T12:51:49.707" Title="What does Mikasa mean by &quot;It's happening again&quot; in the 2nd episode?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36010" CreationDate="2016-08-25T21:20:14.247" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;After I rewatched the episode, I can firmly answer your question but be advised for there are spoilers in my answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she has that flashback, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she remembers how her family was murdered and she was thinking that she remained alone, until Eren saved her and she became part of his family. When Eren's mother dies, Mikasa experiences the same feeling of losing someone dear as she felt when her family was murdered. This is why she says &quot;It's happening again..&quot;, because she lost a part of her family again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T07:32:34.120" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T07:32:34.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36014" CreationDate="2016-08-26T04:58:04.753" Score="3" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime it is said that he is from west asia but his name doesn't sound middle eastern. More like a European.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27958" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T05:05:34.220" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T06:00:58.197" Title="What is Jonathan Mar's ethnicity?" Tags="&lt;jormungand&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36038" CreationDate="2016-08-26T05:02:30.477" Score="2" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I checked in Google, there is no direct reference for the age of Marguerite - she was one of the female tribe members on Amazon Lily who've found Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her age is ambiguous at best, as everything seems to qualify between 14 and 24 - or even beyond, knowing the way Oda handles age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything known about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T02:44:17.787" Title="How old is Marguerite?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36012" CreationDate="2016-08-26T06:00:58.197" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jonathan is a popular name in the west, but it actually originated from the middle east, that is, Israel. The first Jonathan recorded in history is the son of King Saul, first king of the Kingdom of Israel. It was recorded in the Christian Bible, a name that means &quot;YHWH has given&quot;, with YHWH is the name of the Hebrew God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mar is even more Arabic as it is an honorary title in East Syriac meaning 'my lord'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like Hakase said in his comment, Jonathan Mar is of Arabic origin. Seeing that his name is actually from middle east, Hebrew and Syriac, it further reinforces that he is of Arabic or middle-eastern ethnicity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(name)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jonathan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mar&lt;/a&gt; in Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T06:00:58.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36017" CreationDate="2016-08-26T06:14:43.530" Score="0" ViewCount="16036" Body="&lt;p&gt;As luffy have now 4 special forms (gears) how much they are different, can anyone please explain the differences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="19918" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T12:43:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T12:43:48.523" Title="Difference in strength of luffy's gear forms?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36016" CreationDate="2016-08-26T07:04:14.983" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Available on Wikia in detail. I'll try to brief it up a bit.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using Gears is selecting the right tool for the right job. Each Gear has its own drawbacks and Luffy must also consider the impact it will have on its body. For Example. Gear Four may seem the strongest, but it leaves Luffy completely defenseless after the timelimit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gear Second:&lt;/strong&gt; Luffy uses his legs (Just his hand post-timeskip) as pumps to increase the blood flow in his body. This provides him more oxygen and nutrients. Enhancing Speed and Strength though affecting his endurance to the point of paralysis after prolonged use. Rob Lucci compares its affect to doping. Luffy can use this technique because of his Rubber Blood vessels which don't tear under extreme stress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post Time-skip he gains much more control over this Gear, saving his Stamina. He can activate and deactivate it quickly. Used in combination with Haki he also can use much more powerful attacks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Second_Techniques&quot;&gt;Read More: Gear Second&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gear Third:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy corks his mouth with his thumb, bites into his thumb joint (making a small opening) and blows very hard into it, which inflates his arm. He is then able to transfer the air through his entire body, requiring the torso to act as an interface for his various limbs. Luffy blows so much air into his body that when they are all focused on a single limb, they become the size equivalent to (or greater than) that of a giant's, if anything resembling Oars' size. Used with his already-strong physiology, this apparently gives his arm more mass and a larger area to attack with far greater strength, but he sacrifices mobility for this strength, as his limbs are now so large that Luffy has trouble moving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Gear third he essentially inflates his Bone to Giants (or larger) size. The increase in mass and momentum give him tremendous Raw power (Destroying Marine Battleships, Oars Backbone etc.)&#xA;Major difference for this is that Luffy loses his elasticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike the normal Gomu Gomu no Fusen technique, bullets ricochet off of Gear Third instead of bouncing off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post-Timeskip he can compress the air to the end of his limbs for more power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gear Third would increase the size of the majority of Luffy's arm, thus reducing the speed of the attack in exchange for a powerful impact. However, Luffy after two years can seemingly control where the air is stored within his limbs, where his fist becomes large and instead of the air being equally distributed throughout his arm, an equivalently large mass forms behind the fist. This allows a majority of Luffy's arm to remain as it is, permitting him to stretch it, thus allowing him to attack and withdraw much faster than pre-timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Third_Techniques&quot;&gt;Read More: Gear Third&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gear Four:Boundman&lt;/strong&gt; Luffy puffs up his Muscular Structure giving him more power, while keeping up his flexibility. This seems to be a cross between Gear 2 and 3 while utilizing his Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy coats his arm in Busoshoku Haki before biting into his forearm. Similar to how he activates Gear Third, he blows an incredible amount of air into his body, but this time he inflates his muscular structure before distributing the air throughout his body, with emphasis on his upper half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It achieves to counter both drawbacks of the first 2 Gears&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While Luffy is using Gear Fourth, his physical strength and speed are increased to the point where he is able to overwhelm a member of the Shichibukai, Donquixote Doflamingo, whereas before, Gear Second's lack of strength and Gear Third's lack of speed were ineffective in the fight. [...] His durability is also enhanced: despite being hardened with Busoshoku Haki, his body is still rubbery, so physical blows (even ones enhanced with Busoshoku Haki) simply bounce off of him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it lacks in range. And thus Luffy needs to be close to use the techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike the previous forms, Gear Fourth focuses on compression more than stretching. While the compression grants Luffy's moves overwhelming speed and power, the range of his attacks is severely decreased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Fourth_Techniques&quot;&gt;Read more: Gear Four&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T07:12:50.123" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T07:12:50.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36009" CreationDate="2016-08-26T08:13:49.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;from the crossange wiki, you can get this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Norma (ノーマ Nōma?) is the name given to those who are born without the ability to use Light of Mana. Like the Ancient Humans, they cannot use Mana and will destroy anything made out of Mana just simply by making physical contact with it. Unlike Ancient Humans, Norma can be born of parents that can use Mana and are an example of a genetic throwback to the time where all humans couldn't use mana. Only female can be Norma, the reason why is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;notice this line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike Ancient Humans, Norma can be born of parents that can use Mana&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it says that norma can be born with parents who can use mana and that's practically the only difference between norma and ancient humans show in the wiki. therefore, if ancient humans can have children, then norma should be able to have children, also note that there is nothing that states that normas can't have children so i don't know where the question is coming from but hope this helps a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here is the link to the page &lt;a href=&quot;http://crossange.wikia.com/wiki/Norma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://crossange.wikia.com/wiki/Norma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="23346" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T08:44:50.067" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T08:44:50.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36021" CreationDate="2016-08-26T12:38:42.137" Score="4" ViewCount="7774" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the movie, we see the letter from Lagos. However it seems to be encoded. What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/35BJx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/35BJx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;letter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T12:56:26.503" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T15:53:34.667" Title="What does the letter at the end of Patema Inverted mean?" Tags="&lt;patema-inverted&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36020" CreationDate="2016-08-26T12:51:47.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1171937#SFRlu1Zqh4MTx5Wu.99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this post on MyAnimeList forums&lt;/a&gt;, this is the message:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From: ?AIA Sent: Tue???y,??ly 29,v???x ?:30PM To: Ma????ng list fre?ds&#xA;  Cc: ?? com?unity Subject: We are alive. Attachments: I?mage582&#xA;  Image6?5 Im??e661&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This E-mail is an appeal to all recipients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We are alive We were spared the effects of the anti-gravity&#xA;  experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have yet to fully grasp the extent of the destruction But we are&#xA;  absolutely certain that one particular undamaged area remains; namely,&#xA;  the area on the exact opposite side of the Earth's mantle. This is the&#xA;  reverse side of the Earth's axis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After settling that area, we pushed forward with research into the&#xA;  repair of gravity inversion. Now it seems a successful breakthough may&#xA;  by just out of reach. We have placed our hopes in the networks still&#xA;  online in each area, and are transmitting this E-mail all over the&#xA;  Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To all recipients: please print as many copies of this E-mail as&#xA;  possible. Then please distribute those copies to as many people, as&#xA;  you can, so that they may know the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We are resolved to wait in here, for generations if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Latitude 33.3526' N, Longitude 130.2401' E&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please convey this to all peopple on Earth. We are alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/place/33.3526N+130.2401E/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's the location on the map.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T12:51:47.153" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36023" CreationDate="2016-08-26T13:47:27.520" Score="0" ViewCount="2874" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is yamato dead? If not what happened to him. We saw him being taken prisoner by Kabuto and then we never see or hear from him again, even with Kabuto defeated we see no mention of him. So what happened to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T14:21:59.467" Title="What happened to Yamato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-08-26T18:15:25.717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36022" CreationDate="2016-08-26T14:21:59.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamato was controlled by spiral zetsu (tobi) just before the infinite tsukuyomi. Since Yamato and zetsu both know wood release, their powers combined was enough to stop the Third Hokage with &quot;Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 677&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxn6e.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxn6e.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 677&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Episode 426&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYjmi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYjmi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Episode 426&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T14:21:59.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21229" CreationDate="2016-08-26T21:52:38.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurenai changed her name after her and Asuma married. I believe you can find the info in Retsu no Sho like Ero Sennin said. Pg 32, if I recall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further expanding on this, Sakura takes Sasuke's name. I do not recall, however, if Temari ever got a last name from marrying Shikamaru. And I believe the case with Sai is unique due to Sai being male with no name. Would he then take the Yamanaka name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Naruto's birth name; while I don't doubt that his surname was chosen as Uzumaki to prevent people from coming after him, I have doubts that his birth surname would've been Namikaze as the Uzumaki clan is a prestigious clan in Konoha, therefore an explanation as to how/why Hinata bore the Uzumaki name rather than the Hyuuga name. (That and personal preference by Hinata.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In feudal Japan (estimated time Naruto takes place, apart from certain advances in technology, such as fridges and headsets), clan names were an important thing and if you were a male marrying into a prestigious clan, unless you yourself came from an equal or greater clan, you bore that clan's surname instead of your wife bearing yours. And Minato wasn't from a prestigious clan himself, though he personally was prestigious enough to retain his own name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27969" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T01:21:20.817" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T01:21:20.817" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-26T22:58:15.100" Score="1" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Planetes&lt;/em&gt; was really well received but yet it doesn't have an anime continuation even though I hear the manga goes well beyond the anime (I think until exploration to Jupiter?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find any reason why it's not happening, is it because it didn't have enough viewers or is it because it's been too long since the anime last aired? Usually anime that won't get a conclusion has an explicit reason but this one doesn't and it's really bothersome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27972" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T17:57:35.527" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T17:57:35.527" Title="Why isn't there any continuation to the Planetes' anime?" Tags="&lt;planetes&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36030" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-27T03:43:17.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hey everyone, I am Torisuda. I had a hard time deciding whether to run, but I've decided. Win or lose, it'll be an interesting experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Stack Exchange user for about two years, I still spend an unhealthy amount of time on various sites in the network, but Anime and Manga is the cradle where I was nurtured. When id requests were the law of the land, I &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/1145/7579&quot;&gt;started a discussion to solve a problem I saw with them&lt;/a&gt;. When banning them came up, I &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/a/2809/7579&quot;&gt;laid out my case&lt;/a&gt; against them. When I felt that people who came here with Legend of Korra questions weren't getting a fair deal, I &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/2527/7579&quot;&gt;sought a definitive consensus on them&lt;/a&gt;, and took the initiative to make &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/2535/7579&quot;&gt;a guide to which peripheral things are on-topic&lt;/a&gt;, consolidating the results of two years of Meta posts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't send you cookies and I can't make animated gifs, but if elected, I'll do my best to help the site both in the open, by making suggestions and helping shape policy, and behind the scenes, by cleaning up spam and garbage posts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T03:43:17.630" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T03:43:17.630" CommentCount="4" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-27T03:43:17.630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36042" CreationDate="2016-08-27T04:13:57.910" Score="6" ViewCount="1607" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah! My Goddess manga has run from september 1988 to june 2014, and that is 25 years, 9 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the manga series that have already ended by this posting (before september 2016), what is the longest-running one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it Ah! My Goddess? Or is there an even longer one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm more interested in the time between the first and the last chapter, but if you can &lt;strong&gt;in addition to&lt;/strong&gt; make a point for the one with more chapters, that is also acceptable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T02:42:00.173" Title="What is the longest-running manga series that has already ended before september 2016?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35972" CreationDate="2016-08-27T07:36:31.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called a goggle. Mostly it is to protect from any kind of eye injuries in high contact sports. Also can be used for those who have bad sights. I use the same as Tsukishima has when I play basketball. I bought it online like 2 years ago. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27976" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T07:36:31.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35972" CreationDate="2016-08-27T12:10:08.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tsukishima's seems to be a pretty common type of prescription sport glasses. It is easy to find some reasonable similar ones. See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eyekit.co/goggles/industrial-and-domestic-safety-goggles/bolle-safety-for-industrial-safety-goggles/bolle-prescription-safety-goggles-twister-black-for-industrial-safety-eyewear.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zennioptical.com/sports-glasses?view=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uksportseyewear.co.uk/product.php/187/childrens-football-goggles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQpCJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQpCJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ykk0u.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ykk0u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/60v0s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/60v0s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27935" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T12:10:08.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2914" CreationDate="2016-08-27T14:47:49.033" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My interpretation of the phrase &quot;I'll never forgive you&quot; isn't nearly as analytical as the others. As you know a lot of Japanese phases are said differently in English(can't think of an example). Anyway even after the more precise translation I still didn't get it until I read a fanmade Manga then I was like &quot;okay so them saying that is the equivalent of this.&quot; That being &quot;I'll never forgive you.&quot; This being &quot;I hate you&quot; or &quot;I'll kill you.&quot; That's what I think it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27978" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T14:47:49.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36037" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38621" CreationDate="2016-08-27T16:19:39.853" Score="6" ViewCount="41491" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Assassination Classroom&lt;/em&gt;, season 2 episode 15, we see Nagisa Shiota perform a &quot;15-hit kiss&quot; on Kaede Kayano (aka Akari Yukimura) to help save her life. Afterward, everyone is amazed that Nagisa performed a 15-hit kiss, but what is a &quot;#-hit kiss&quot; and what does the number symbolize?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/84NHW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/84NHWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;A screenshot of the &amp;quot;15-hit kiss&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27980" LastEditorUserId="274" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T16:58:58.627" LastActivityDate="2019-05-16T13:13:06.173" Title="What is a &quot;15-hit kiss&quot;?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36013" CreationDate="2016-08-27T17:27:07.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like you said, her age hasn't been officially revealed yet. Judging from her physique and face, she could be anywhere from 16 to 24 years old, but until it is brought up in-story or Oda clarifies it in an SBS, her age will remain unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: The Vivre Card Databook Vol. 4 finally revealed Marguerite's age; she is 16 pre-timeskip, and 18 post-timeskip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastEditorUserId="14020" LastEditDate="2018-12-04T02:44:17.787" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T02:44:17.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36044" CreationDate="2016-08-28T00:32:41.530" Score="3" ViewCount="855" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original series, the &lt;em&gt;Egyptian gods&lt;/em&gt; remained as they were, and later in the very same series a set of cards is called the &lt;em&gt;Nordic gods&lt;/em&gt;; what makes the &lt;em&gt;Earthbound Gods&lt;/em&gt; so different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16345" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T02:23:55.217" Title="Why, in the dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, were the Earthbound Gods renamed the Earthbound Immortals?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;&lt;censorship&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36031" CreationDate="2016-08-28T00:38:02.460" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series mentioned by senshin in the comments are hard to beat. But here is a new record:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (小さな恋のものがたり) ran for &lt;strong&gt;52 years&lt;/strong&gt;, from 1962 to 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VbHmQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VbHmQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/knabM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/knabM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was created by Chikako Mitsuhashi and published by Manga Time. A total of 43 were published.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_series_by_volume_count&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/75265/Chiisana_Koi_no_Monogatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;myanimelist&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the same wikipedia article, the record to most chapters seem to go to Sazae-san, with &lt;strong&gt;6477&lt;/strong&gt;, and the one for more volumes published to Nijitte Monogatari with &lt;strong&gt;111&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27935" LastEditorUserId="27935" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T02:42:00.173" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T02:42:00.173" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36041" CreationDate="2016-08-28T02:10:31.433" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't really follow Yu-Gi-Oh anymore, but I think this can be explained on purely linguistic grounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leaving Obelisk (and &quot;Slifer&quot;) aside for a moment, Ra and Osiris take as their namesakes beings that we, in English, call gods. Ra is &quot;an Egyptian god&quot; because he was worshipped by the Egyptian people, and the same is true of Osiris. So we call their Yu-Gi-Oh counterparts &quot;the Egyptian god cards&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, we conceptualize Loki, Odin, and Thor as &quot;Norse gods&quot; because they were worshipped by pre-Christian North Germanic peoples, and so we call their Yu-Gi-Oh counterparts &quot;the Nordic god cards&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But do we call the figures drawn in the Nazca lines &quot;gods&quot;? No, we do not. Perhaps the Nazca people who created them did worship them (though it's difficult to tell, given that they produced no texts), but &lt;em&gt;we&lt;/em&gt; - the target audience - think of them as &quot;just&quot; a spider or a bird or a tree, not as targets of worship. It would, in my opinion, be weird to use the word &quot;god&quot; to describe the Yu-Gi-Oh versions of these Nazca figures. I suspect that whoever made this translation decision followed a similar line of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hardly think this has anything to do with censorship. If they cared about not offending monotheists, well, that boat sailed &lt;em&gt;long&lt;/em&gt; ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It is perhaps worth noting that though the Japanese word 神 &lt;em&gt;kami&lt;/em&gt; is typically translated as &quot;god&quot;, there isn't a one-to-one equivalence here. The English word is heavily colored by the Christian sense of capital-G God, while the Japanese word is colored by indigenous worship practices that treat a wider variety of entities as &lt;em&gt;kami&lt;/em&gt;. Just because the Japanese name of the Nazca figures is 地縛神 &lt;em&gt;jibakushin&lt;/em&gt;, that doesn't mean that the &quot;correct&quot; translation of it must involve the word &quot;god&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T02:23:55.217" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T02:23:55.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T02:21:55.410" Score="2" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;In UQ Holder, when Tota Konoe joined the UQ Holders, he was placed No. 7 and Kurōmaru Tokisaka who joined at the same time as him was placed No. 11. Later on, Santa Sasaki joined and was placed No. 12. So why was Tota Konoe placed No. 7?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T02:24:53.653" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T02:24:53.653" Title="Why is Tota Konoe No. 7?" Tags="&lt;uq-holder&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8469" CreationDate="2016-08-28T03:10:01.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think a hint was shown in the blonde-haired girl's star reading (I forgot her name). Being that there are many universes.... What if Harutora had to sacrifice his place in the current universe he is in (so he sacrificed his place in the world for Natsume)? So to sum that up, the ritual &quot;kind of&quot; worked as Natsume has been placed into the universe she left, but Harutora sacrificed his position. Also, when she got kissed it was somewhat real? Like, being Yakou, he managed to travel to her universe for a period of time. When you see him walk off with his familiars he is in another universe. When he says &quot;I hope to see you again&quot; I'm guessing he meant &quot;hope to see you again in another universe,&quot; like see her other self in another universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no idea where this popped out from but this is my theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27985" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T06:00:08.010" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T06:00:08.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36047" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36048" CreationDate="2016-08-28T03:29:54.970" Score="2" ViewCount="1461" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu&lt;/em&gt;, there's a gag where Sakaguchi mentions &quot;the emperor [or empress?] of BL, Mori███████yuki&quot;. Judging from the bleeping-out of the name, I assume this is a reference to a real person who draws BL manga. But who? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had a look through &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/people.php?q=mori%20yuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;all the people on MAL whose family names begin with &quot;Mori&quot; and whose personal names end with &quot;yuki&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and didn't come up with anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T05:57:10.380" Title="Who is the &quot;emperor of BL&quot;?" Tags="&lt;fudanshi-koukou-seikatsu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36047" CreationDate="2016-08-28T05:40:02.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is likely to be a reference to veteran male voice actor &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Morikawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Morikawa Toshiyuki&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E6%A3%AE%E5%B7%9D%E6%99%BA%E4%B9%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;森川智之&lt;/a&gt;). He is known to have done dubbed voice-overs for many famous (and handsome) Hollywood actors,  as well as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/people/6/Toshiyuki_Morikawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;voices&lt;/a&gt; of several well-known bishounen anime characters such as Griffith from &lt;em&gt;Berserk&lt;/em&gt;,  Sephiroth from &lt;em&gt;FF7&lt;/em&gt;, and Naraku from &lt;em&gt;Inuyasha&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T05:40:02.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36047" CreationDate="2016-08-28T05:57:10.380" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the name, the one dubbed as the Emperor of BL is Toshiyuki Morikawa. There is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2009-08-27/interview-toshiyuki-morkiawa-voice-of-d.gray-man-tyki-mikk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview in MAL&lt;/a&gt; that supports this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: We've got many, many female fans today. In addition to regular anime, you've been playing many roles for female-oriented drama CDs. What's the major difference between the two types of performance, and how did you feel when you first started voicing female-oriented drama CDs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: I'm very happy to see so many female fans, but I also noticed a few guys among them. At first I worried for them, fearing that they might feel uncomfortable in the overwhelming female crowds, but I was relieved when I saw them enjoying the autograph session very much. &lt;strong&gt;As for boys-love (BL) drama CD: you know that I've played many BL roles, and I love those titles very much, for their storytelling are often superior to those of regular anime, plus I wouldn't be able to play so many different roles without BL drama CDs.&lt;/strong&gt; The most memorable performance was with my good friend Shinichiro Miki in Embracing Love: Cherished Spring (Haru wo Daiteita), which had two actors as male protagonists, thus in addition to playing the character we had to deliver the message of the work as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, he don't draw BL manga, but he do voice many of them as he said himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T05:57:10.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36006" CreationDate="2016-08-28T06:14:52.720" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/36007/2516&quot;&gt;Mansuro's answer&lt;/a&gt;, it does make sense why he doesn't use it that often during battles. However, it is not true that he doesn't use it at all. He did use it in the Mother's Rosario arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He uses it in the 21st episode. When Asuna and the Sleeping Knights are interrupted by the adventurers just before entering the boss room. Kirito appears just in the nick of time and wards them off using his own sword and the Excalibur, dual wielding them while Asuna and the Sleeping Knights head for the boss room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZC9Lv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZC9Lvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Excalibur 01&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NE8cG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NE8cGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Excalibur 02&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T09:54:29.017" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T09:54:29.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36065" CreationDate="2016-08-28T07:05:50.400" Score="2" ViewCount="2220" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been thinking about this question for a while now. Since many Pokemon  are based around animals, which animals are Pokemon based on? I ask for the family of the animals, such as dogs, cats, mice and so on. The complete definition is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://a-z-animals.com/reference/animal-classification/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would like a complete list if possible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T01:31:13.180" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T06:42:38.627" Title="Which Pokemon are animal based?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36052" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T09:03:54.543" Score="1" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the battle at the end of episode 4, Canaria and Aoi get flown into Tokyo Bay by two Tokyo students, shortly before Suzaku flies Himekawa into point-blank range of the Leviathan-class Unknown to wipe it out. Upon arrival, Canaria employs her World to fortify/power-up the other combatants. Well enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Suzaku comments that Canaria's World is being combined/overlain with Aoi's World (which, as you will recall, is the ability to record and retransmit people's perceptions). This is probably what Canaria asked Aoi to do just before she started singing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why is this relevant? I can't think of any useful effect Aoi's World could have here, nor did I see anything to indicate that anyone was receiving any perceptions transmitted by Aoi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T09:03:54.543" Title="Why was it relevant that Aoi used her World during the battle at the end of episode 4?" Tags="&lt;qualidea-code&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T10:32:04.743" Score="0" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an cinematic attraction at Universal Studios Japan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_The_Real_4-D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D&lt;/a&gt;, Frieza has shown to have power level of 5.3 Billion. Does that counted as true? AFAIK, during Frieza Saga, 100% Final Form Frieza's power level is only around 120 Million according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_power_levels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt;. Is Toriyama completely ignore the previous power level or just for advertising purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T10:32:04.743" Title="Frieza's whopping power level in the Real 4-D" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T11:05:01.443" Score="2" ViewCount="23518" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have finished watching &lt;strong&gt;Noragami&lt;/strong&gt; anime. Then I saw the Noragami manga. The anime has only 12 episodes but manga is ongoing. So if I want to read the manga from which chapter should I start? I mean after anime episode 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14699" LastEditorUserId="4831" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T14:30:10.963" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T09:37:49.483" Title="Do Noragami anime and manga share the same story line?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36055" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36086" CreationDate="2016-08-28T11:34:24.637" Score="3" ViewCount="4808" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the manga and watch the anime. It was awesome, but in only one place it doesn't make sense at all. When Priscilla killed Teresa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know, Priscilla was no 2 and she was too powerful, and she's got awakened in that second. But still we are talking about Teresa! Her best ability was that she could read the moves of her opponent. right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T12:02:59.923" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T19:38:55.567" Title="How is that possible for Priscilla to kill Teresa?" Tags="&lt;claymore&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36058" CreationDate="2016-08-28T12:45:28.370" Score="1" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean does a ninja have to go through the ranks of being a Genin, a Chūnin, a Jōnin and then finally a Kage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;strong&gt;Road to Ninja&lt;/strong&gt; Naruto asks Iruka to fill his Jōnin  form but Iruka refuses it saying that Naruto will have to be a Chūnin to fill out the application form of Jōnin. But when Naruto became Hokage he still has to be a Genin right? If thats a case can any of the a Genin, a Chūnin, a Jōnin become a Kage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27595" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T14:53:03.557" Title="Does a ninja have to be a Jōnin to be a Kage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T14:10:40.183" Score="1" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the owner of the spirit dies, can the spirit chose another human?&#xA;And what happens if the spirit and the human are separated?  Will it obey someone else and if yes, under what circumstances? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T16:21:05.887" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T16:21:05.887" Title="In Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin what happens to the spirit if his 'owner' dies?" Tags="&lt;alderamin-on-the-sky&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36056" CreationDate="2016-08-28T14:53:03.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Naruto's case, it might be &lt;strong&gt;possible&lt;/strong&gt;. Hokage is praised to be the strongest shinobi in the village, while strong shinobi is capable of passing Chuunin/Jounin exam. Naruto has only participated in the Chuunin exam twice throughout the whole series. One is during the Chunin Exams Arc, and the other one is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ch%C5%ABnin_Exam_on_Fire!_Naruto_vs._Konohamaru!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5th OVA of Naruto Shippuden&lt;/a&gt;. He failed both exams anyways. Nevertheless, he's still strong, but his silliness made him failed the 2nd exam. Shinobi rank might not be the most important fact to consider when electing a new Hokage, they need to be loyal and trustworthy, as Naruto has all of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T14:53:03.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T16:33:17.330" Score="1" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very beginning of &lt;i&gt;Kamisama Kiss&lt;/i&gt;, Mikage gave Nanami spiritual powers and made her the Kami of Mikage shrine, but did he do this without losing any of his own power? Is there any evidence that his powers have diminished? If so, how much has he been weakened? Is there any evidence to the contrary?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related question with no satisfactory answers: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18920/what-is-mikages-status-in-the-spirit-god-world-after-he-passes-the-tochigami&quot;&gt;What is Mikage&amp;#39;s status (in the spirit/god world) after he passes the Tochigami Crest to Nanami? Is he still a god?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an answer with more evidence than the one for this question and I would like to see more of a focus on Mikage's power and abilities rather than his status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T16:33:17.330" Title="Have Mikage's powers diminished?" Tags="&lt;kamisama-kiss&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T20:20:16.833" Score="3" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the after-credits scene of episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;91 Days&lt;/em&gt;, Nero questions Avilio about the circumstances of Vanno's death. Crunchyroll translates the dialogue as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AVILIO: He stole Vanno's gun. I shot Serpente, but it was too late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARBERO: Your hands weren't tied?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AVILIO: Serpente said he'd let me pray. Then he tied up Vanno...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that actually his alibi? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense that Serpente would have to steal Vanno's gun if Avilio were already tied up. And why would Serpente let Avilio pray &lt;em&gt;and then&lt;/em&gt; tie up Vanno? This doesn't make a whole lot of sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T21:08:57.003" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T21:30:23.700" Title="What was Avilio's alibi during the after-credits scene in episode 2?" Tags="&lt;crunchyroll&gt;&lt;91-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36063" CreationDate="2016-08-28T20:20:16.833" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No! This is an egregious case of getting your implied referents mixed up. The Japanese dialogue is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AVILIO: ヴァンノが銃を奪われて…俺がセルペンテを撃ったが、遅かった。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARBERO: 縄をかけなかったのか。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AVILIO: 祈らせてくれと、セルペンテが。それでヴァンノは縄を…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what this actually means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AVILIO: He stole Vanno's gun. I shot Serpente, but it was too late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARBERO: &lt;strong&gt;You didn't tie his hands?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AVILIO: &lt;strong&gt;Serpente asked us to let him pray. Then Vanno untied his hands...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This obviously makes a whole lot more sense. Avilio's alibi starts out the same as what actually happened - Vanno captures Serpente during the assassination attempt on Fango. But Avilio then claims that rather than begging to be spared, Serpente actually asks Vanno to let him pray. When Vanno unties Serpente's hands, Serpente presumably wrestles for Vanno's gun and shoots him before Avilio brings Serpente down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T21:30:23.700" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T21:30:23.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36051" CreationDate="2016-08-28T21:34:01.807" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;this is a list of all the animals I know of sorry if I typed it wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;parrot = Chatot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;elephant = Panphy's Family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;shark = Sharpedo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;piranha = Carvanha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;raccoon = Zigzagoon's Family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;giraffe = Girafarig&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bee = beedrill, combee's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;caterpillar = Caterpie, wrumple&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mouse = Pichu's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;rat = Ratatta, Raticate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;house cat = Meowth, Glameow's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hyena = Poochyena's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;spiders (different species) = Spinarak's Family, Joltink's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;rattle snake = Ekans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cobra = Arbok&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crocodile = Totodile's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;alligator = Sandile's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;camel = numel's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ostrich = Doduo's family (technically dodo I think)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pidgeon = pidove's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;duck = Psiduck's family, duclett&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pelican = Pelliper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;angler fish = Chinchou's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;whale = Wailmer's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;coelacanth = Relicanth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;horseshoe crab = Kabuto's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;crab = Kraby's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;lobster = corphish's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;goldfish = goldeen's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;carp = magikarp&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;clam = shelder's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;morray eel = Tynamo's family (?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;squid = inkay's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;jellyfish = tentacool's family, frillish's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;octopus = octillery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fox = eevee's family, Vulpix's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;dog = growlithe, electrike&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;butterfly = butterfree, beautyfly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;owl = hoothoot's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;walrus = spheal's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;zebra = blitzle's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pony = ponyta&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;cow = miltank&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;buffalo = tauros, bouffalant&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;polar bear = cubchoo's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;brown bear = teddiursa's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ant eater = Heatmor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ant = durrant&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;praying mantis = Scyther's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kangaroo = kangaskhan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;monkeys = mankey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;apes = primeape, slaking&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;humans = tyrogue's family, throh, sawk, machop's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ladybug = ledyba's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;eagle = staraptor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;falcon = talonflame, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bat = zubat's family, woobat's family, noibat's family, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hermit crab = dwebble's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mudskipper = mudkip's family, wooper line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;gecko = treecko's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;turtle = squirtle's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tortoise = turtwig's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hedgehog = shaymin, cyndaquil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;slug = slugma, shellos's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;snail = magcargo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;penguin = piplup's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;frog = froakie's family, poliwag's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;barnacle = binacle's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;beaver = bidoof's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;moth = venomoth, dustox, volcarona&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rhinoceros = rhyhorn' family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hippopatamus = hippopotas's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mammoth = Mammoswine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sloth= slakoth line,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lion= Shinx's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crow: Murkrow's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pig: tepig's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;swine= Swinub's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hercules beetle= heracross&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;toad= Bulbasaur's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tapir= Drowzee's line, Munna's line&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is more but that all I can think of right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27982" LastEditorUserId="27982" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T07:37:37.177" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T07:37:37.177" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9987" CreationDate="2016-08-28T21:37:08.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The technique was actually explained when luffy said he saw the kicking the air ten times at immense speed to compress the air under their feet and make it as hard as the ground&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28000" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T21:37:08.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18884" CreationDate="2016-08-29T02:15:21.307" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the book, the spell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; did not actually last that long, and the only reason that Sophie stayed old was of her own doing and thoughts (she winds up having the magical ability to talk life into things.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Howl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; secretly tries to break her curse more than once and fails, commenting that Sophie &quot;...must like...&quot; being an old lady.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the book, Sophie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; never switched back and forth repeatedly from young to old, rather she only becomes young when she frees Calcifer and gives back Howl's heart.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Ghibli's version, I think he shows her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; switching from one form to another to help explain that the spell is partially all in her mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the end... Miyazaki might have kept her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; hair grey to physically show her metamorphosis from having low self-confidence in her looks to becoming &quot;pretty&quot;, or he might have done it purely for visual appeal...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28003" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-17T20:35:25.607" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T20:35:25.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36134" CreationDate="2016-08-29T02:29:11.410" Score="1" ViewCount="1311" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 53, Goku fights a Kai in training named Zamasu. Does anyone know the name of the music that played about halfway into the battle? I really liked it but I can't seem to find a title anywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attached below is a link to a YouTube video showing the fight. The music kicks up around 1:25–2:18 in the video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuCRKzQ6uUM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Video: Goku vs Zamasu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T15:07:15.160" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T14:16:18.403" Title="Song that plays in the battle between Goku and Zamasu?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27104" CreationDate="2016-08-29T02:51:58.657" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Persona is a part of the Megami Tensei series. The main series is Shin Megami Tensei. Staples of the main series are the demon summoning, demon negotiation, demon fusion, the Law and Chaos conflict, demon apocalypses, high difficulty, and many other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tamaki Uchida is from Shin Megami Tensei if..., which is a side story to the main Shin Megami Tensei games (it's also a main game). It takes place in a timeline in which the events of SMT 1 are averted, where the demon invasion was fought back by Devil Summoners ( which exist thanks to Devil Summoner on PS2), Japan was never nuked, and the instigators of the events in 1 are arrested/killed (the prologue of SMT 1 still happens though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In if..., Tamaki's school is sent into the Expanse, or the demon realm, and she must partner up with a classmate to get out (who she chooses determines the ending).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stephen, the creator of the Demon Summoning Program from SMT 1 and 2 (and 4/Apocalypse), sent the program to Tamaki's school. That's how she gains the ability to summon demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Persona takes place in the Devil Summoner/Persona/if.../Catherine timeline branch. In 208X, during the events of SMT 2, a man named Raidou Kuzunoha the 40th decides that life in Tokyo Millennium sucks so he travels back in time to the Taisho era of Japan to prevent the nukes from ever launching in 199X (early nineties).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raidou Kuzunoha the 14th (Not a real name, just a title) is a Japanese high school student and next in line to become the new Raidou Kuzunoha, the choices he makes in Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon (PS2) determine the condition of the world (Law/Neutral/Chaos). Siding with Law makes what Raidou Kuzunoha the 40th did futile as it causes the timeline to repeat and the events of SMT 1 aren't avoided. Siding with Chaos leads into SMT 3: Nocturne (and maybe 4 and Strange Journey). And finally, Raidou the 14th being Neutral leads into the Devil Summoner/Persona/if.../Catherine timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28004" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T03:01:51.193" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T03:01:51.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T03:25:59.847" Score="0" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 55 of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, when Goku meets with the King of All towards the end, Goku lifted him up and down and he said, &quot;No one else can do it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean Goku was special or just that the King of All would usually just wipe them out of existence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28005" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-05T13:48:24.903" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T13:50:20.043" Title="In episode 55 of Dragon Ball Super, what does Goku's action to the King of All towards the end mean?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-09-13T07:58:50.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4108" CreationDate="2016-08-29T05:40:13.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think a good theory is that not all Ninja come from that one village in each Nation? What dumb leader would recruit from a single village, however large? I see the Hidden Villages as the center of Ninja administration and leadership, and the place where a larger portion of active-duty Ninja are stationed. Certainly there are Ninja recruited and Trained in other regions of the nation. Other Clans, and academies? Just, as I said, the Hidden Village acts as the central hub. In this case, it is quite easy to imagine 12-20K Ninja a piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the small classes? 9 Students a class? Well, I imagine several answers to this. Firstly, let's ask how Naruto, the dunce who failed three times, is the same age and graduating class as Sasuke? My Thoughts? The graduating classes happen more then once a year. Likely several times a year. If there is one every two months (assuming Naruto merely has to retake the final semester or quarter after failing. It's the only idea that explains him being in the same class as people his age, despite failing 3 times), is would be 54 graduates a year. That is assuming Iruka's is the only class set. If there are 4 separate &quot;graduating class'&quot;, and each one goes every two months, that is over 200 new Genin a year. That is much closer to replacement and growth numbers. And that is for one City.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And who is to say that is the only way to become a Genin? Perhaps there are some clan based methods? Or perhaps you can take a sort of Ninja-GED, if your old enough, skilled enough, and capable of competing on a Genin/Chunin level? Remember, Naruto is told he can be a Chunin merely by asking. Someone who didn't attend the academy, but can fight on a Jonin level, could perhaps be admitted as such without going through the Academy. The Academy / Genin system may be more of a Youth program to foster stronger members. It may not be the primary source of Ninja (although, considering that each Academy member outshines the pathetic &quot;Shuriken-Throwers&quot;, it may be the source of the better quality ones. After all, training from Youth usually has that effect). Think about how most Military men didn't go to a Military Academy. But those who did tend to become Officers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, to the person who lists the 5-point rankings, it may not be that each star represents an absolute amount (I.E 1 Star is a fifth of 5 Star). So, as an example, there may only be a 20 or 30K Population different (population, not Ninja Count) between 1 Star and 5 Star. So the Smallest City may still be 80K while Konoha is (I presume) around 100K. I question the size of the Land of Iron. It seems to be a small location, and how many Samurai do you see on the 4th War battlefield. It seems it's feared for it's skill, quality, and fortress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But yes. That's my idea. Ninja are recruited and trained throughout the Nation, with the Hidden Village being the Central Hub of Ninja Leadership and Administration. As well as the City of Residence for the Most powerful Shinobi Clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28007" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T17:39:03.787" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T17:39:03.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36076" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36462" CreationDate="2016-08-29T06:23:48.607" Score="13" ViewCount="13679" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first movie and the anime series, Mewtwo's voice clearly indicates that Mewtwo is male. In the 16th movie, Mewtwo appears to be  female. It was then shown that that Mewtwo can mega evolve into Mewtwo Y. From this, is it possible that there are two Mewtwos, where the male is Mewtwo X and the female is Mewtwo Y? I know that in the game, Mewtwo does not have a gender, but this is from the anime's perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="23346" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T06:12:18.810" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T10:49:28.493" Title="Are there two separate Mewtwos?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36078" CreationDate="2016-08-29T06:29:18.743" Score="3" ViewCount="1000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen so many episodes of Pokemon. Many episodes have Team Rocket trying to steal Ash's Pokemon by disguising themselves, or with other predicable methods. Still, they are easily recognizable as Team Rocket every time. Why are Ash and his friends fooled every time, when Team Rocket's actions should be predictable by now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T06:47:40.633" LastActivityDate="2021-05-17T21:28:51.807" Title="Why are Ash and his friends fooled by team rocket again and again?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36077" CreationDate="2016-08-29T06:44:19.093" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not that Ash and co. are constantly fooled by Team Rocket again and again, but rather that Team Rocket has a specific role in the show. In order to keep Team Rocket in the show, they have to have a purpose for each episode, and thus have been constantly after Ash's Pikachu since the original few episodes. To us, it seems that Ash is &quot;dumb&quot; or oblivious to Team Rocket's schemes, but in all reality it is due to the writing staff trying to keep them in the show (you have to remember that Pokemon is considered to be a children's show).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found from &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100224155237AATXwFa&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; one reason for why Team Rocket still appears in Pokemon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because they are popular comic relief characters, and if they were ever to get rid of them, a boatload of rocket shipping fangirls would freak out and hate Nintendo and stop buying games and watching shows, therefore bankrupting the company. How else would they manage to make those episodes last 22 minutes without wasting our time with another predictable plot to capture Pikachu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, Team Rocket has become a staple of the Pokemon universe, and it would feel empty without them. There are other Pokemon watchers who feel similarly to you, as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azurilland.com/forums/pokemon/pokemon-anime-manga/524743-has-team-rocket-gotten-old-for-you&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The comic relief they provide is a necessary part of the show, but I'm quite certain they could think of better ways of working it in.  Not quite the same as how you feel about strangling them, but my brother has actually started cheering them on because he wants them to actually win for once so that they aren't completely irrelevant.  Plus it would be fun to see Ash totally lose it when Pikachu is gone for days on end ;)  The thing that really bugs me though is how they have no concept of how you're supposed to pull off crimes anyway.  I can think of several instances off the top of my head where if they'd kept their traps shut (no pun intended) without constantly going off into their motto that they might actually have succeeded.  They also think that as soon as they've got a net around something that it's theirs.  Team Rocket is always shocked when the Pokémon fight back.  Finally, who the **** travels in a hot-air balloon when you're trying to be inconspicuous?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T06:44:19.093" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36076" CreationDate="2016-08-29T07:32:49.687" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did some research and it appears that there are actually two different Mewtwos, as you suggest. I know this sounds a bit outlandish at first, but it is mentioned and supported in numerous different sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/696959-pokemon-x/66716994&quot;&gt;GameFAQs&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In game: genderless&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Real mewtwo from the first movie: male&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  New mewtwo from genesect movie: female, apparently&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemondb.net/pokebase/242280/what-gender-is-mewtwo&quot;&gt;Pokemon Database&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The original Mewtwo, created by team rocket (First Movie &amp;amp; Mewtwo Returns), was a male.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This is the moody Mewtwo you know best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second Mewtwo appears in Genesect and the Legend Awakened and is female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no real evidence for exactly who created this Mewtwo, but it may have been another team following Giovanni's original plans. It could also have to do with the &quot;multiple parallel universes&quot; mentioned to exist in ORAS.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If this were to be the case, this Mewtwo would have been created at abut the same time in about the same circumstances, but was born a female and may have never met Ash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, it appears that the movies can sometimes operate within different timelines of the regular anime, so these &lt;em&gt;multiple parallel universe&lt;/em&gt; theories can exist separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mewtwo_(Pok%C3%A9mon)&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia entry for Mewtwo&lt;/a&gt;, it states that Mewtwo is genderless, but Bulbapedia refers to the games and not the anime/movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also watch &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIHEXPEdJI8&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;, where a semi-popular YouTuber discusses the gender of Mewtwo (and reaches the same conclusion that there are two Mewtwos).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T07:32:49.687" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T09:05:06.317" Score="0" ViewCount="797" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am from Iran and I saw just a few episodes. This story was famous in my parents' childhood and I really wonder why it is so different from the original story (the author is called Naghibolmamaulek). And why is the theme completely different from Persia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27851" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:23:44.793" LastActivityDate="2018-10-11T15:57:11.047" Title="If the story and the names of Arslan are Persian, why is the theme Japanese?" Tags="&lt;arslan-senki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T09:10:55.570" Score="2" ViewCount="1669" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto uses a currency called the ryō (両).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ryō (両) is the currency used in the Naruto world. It is based on an old Japanese gold coin that was used in Japan before the Meiji period. It was later replaced by the yen. &lt;strong&gt;The exchange rate of a ryō is 10 yen&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ryō&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means 1 ryo ~ 0.1 USD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can see the villagers pay money for all the missions completed.&#xA;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Missions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The reward for a D-rank mission is between five thousand and fifty thousand ryō&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The reward for a C-rank mission is between thirty thousand and 100 thousand ryō.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The reward for a B-rank mission is between 150 thousand and 200 thousand ryō.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The reward for an A-rank mission is between one hundred fifty thousand and a million ryō&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The reward for an S-rank mission is more than a million ryō&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can observe, if you earn 5k ryō a day for 200 days a year (1 D-Rank mission per day), you have 1 million ryō viz. $100k per annum. Not bad for doing oddball jobs. This doesn't seem like a feasible economy to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, since all this information is available in databooks etc., has Kishimoto ever suggested how this economy would function?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is this another case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WritersCannotDoMath&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;WritersCannotDoMath&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-29T06:05:14.370" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T06:39:47.810" Title="How well thought out are the economics in Narutoverse (Konoha and other Ninja Villages)? Has Kishimoto ever explained it?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36051" CreationDate="2016-08-29T09:21:57.040" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tried my best to write down all of the Pokemons out there, here's the list :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bird : Pidgey's Family, Spearow's Family, Farfetch'd, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Hoothoot's Family, Togetic &amp;amp; Togekiss, Natu's Family, &#xA;Murkrow's Family, Skarmory, Lugia, Ho-oh, Taillow's Family, Wingull's Family, Swablu's family, Starly's Family, Chatot, Cresselia, Pidove's family, Sigilyph, Ducklett's family, Rufflet's family, Vullaby's family, Fletchling's family, Hawlucha, Yveltal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flightless Bird : Doduo's family, Delibird, Torchic's family, Piplup's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ancient Bird : Aerodactyl, Archen's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Canidae : Vulpix's family, Growlithe's family, Eevee's family, Abra's family, Snubbull's family, Houndour's family, Smeargle, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Poochyena's family, Electrike's family,&#xA;Absol, Riolu's family, Lillipup's family, Zorua's family, Fennekin's family, Furfrou, Swirlix's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Felidae : Meowth's family, Mewtwo, Mew, Hoppip, Skitty's family, Shinx's family, Glameow's family, Purrloin's family, Litleo's family, Espurr's family, Volcanion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Turtle : Squirtle's family, Torkoal, Turtwig's family, Tirtouga's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frog : Bulbasaur's family, Poliwag's family, Croagunk's family, Tympole's family, Froakie's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lizard : Charmander &amp;amp; Charmeleon, Treecko's family,  Scraggy's family, Helioptile's family, Lickitung, Kecleon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Caterpillar : Caterpie, Weedle, Wurmple, Burmy, Sewaddle, Venipede, Larvesta, Scatterbug&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pupa : Metapod, Kakuka, Pupitar, Silcoon, Cascoon, Swadloon, Spewpa&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Butterfly : Butterfree, Beautifly, Vivilion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bee : Beedrill, Combee, Vaspiquin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moth : Venomoth, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Volcarona&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rodent : Ratatta's family, Pichu's family, Plusle, Minun, Bidoof's family, Pachirisu, Emolga, Victini, Dedenne&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Snake : Ekans's family, Onix's family, Seviper, Milotic, Serperior&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shrew : Sandhrew's family, Drilbur's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rabbit : Nidoran (male)'s family, Nidoran (female)'s family, Wigglytuff, Azurill's family, Buneary's family, Bunnelby's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bat : zubat's family, woobat's family, noibat's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cicada : Paras's family, Nincada's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duck : Psyduck's family, Duclett's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sloth : Slakoth &amp;amp; Vigoroth, Slowpoke's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ape : Mankey's family, Aipom's family, Slaking, Chimchar's family, Pansage's family, Pansear's family, Panpour's family, Darmanitan, Electabuzz &amp;amp; Electrivire&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovidae&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bovidae&lt;/a&gt; : Abra's family, Tauros, Mareep's family, Stantler, Miltank, Shaymin (Sky form), Arceus, Deerling's family, Bouffalant, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Skiddo's family, Xerneas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jellyfish : Tentacool's family, Frillish's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equidae&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Equidae&lt;/a&gt; : Ponyta's family, Blitzle's family, Keldeo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinniped&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pinniped&lt;/a&gt; : Seel's family, Spheal's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clams : Shellder's family, Clamperl&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tapir : Drowzee's family, Munna's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crab : Krabby's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lobster : Corphish's family, Clauncher's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rhynoceros : Rhyhorn's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kangaroo : Kangaskhan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seahorse : Horsea's family, Sklerp's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goldfish : Goldeen's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Starfish : Staryu's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mantis : Scyther's family, Kabutops, Leavanny&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beetle : Pinsir, Heracross, Karrablast's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carp : Magikarp&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bass : Feebas, Basculin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mollusca : Omanyte's family, Shuckle, Slugma's family, Shellos's family, Shelmet's family, Binacle's family, Goomy &amp;amp; Sliggoo, Zygarde&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seahorse Crab : Kabuto&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bear : Munchlax's family, Teddiursa's family, Cubchoo's family, Pancham's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hedgehog : Cyndaquil's family, Shaymin (Land form), Chespin's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crocodile : Totodile's family, Sandile's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ferret : Sentret's family, Patrat's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ladybug : Ledian's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spider : Spinarak's family, Joltik's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Angler Fish : Chinchou's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Salamander : Wooper's family, Mudkip's Family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pig : Swinub, Spoink's family, Tepig's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remora : Remoraid&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Octopus : Octillery&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manta Ray : Mantyke's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elephant : Phanpy's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Racoon : Zigzagoon's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firefly : Volbeat, Illumise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Piranha : Carvanha&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shark : Sharpedo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whale : Wailmer's family, Kyogre&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Camel : Numel's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ant : Trapinch, Durrant, Genesect&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mongoose : Zangoose&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Catfish : Barboach's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eel : Hauntail, Gorebyss, Tynamo's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coelacanth : Relicanth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discus_(fish)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Discus&lt;/a&gt; : Luvdisc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cricket : Kriketot&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weasel : Sneasel's family, Buizel's family, Mienfoo's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Skunk : Stunky's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hippopotamus : Hippopotas's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scorpion : Gligar's family, Skorupi's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_butterflyfish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Freshwater Butterflyfish&lt;/a&gt; : Finneon's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dragonfly : Yanma's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Otter : Oshawott's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Centipede : Venipede's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hermit Crab : Dwebble's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chincilla : Mincinno's family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunfish&lt;/a&gt; : Alomomola&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flatfish : Stunfisk&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anteater : Heatmor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mite : Magnemite, Bergmite&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dinosaur (if it's count as an animal) : Cubone's family, Lapras, Chikorita's family, Larvitar &amp;amp; Tyranitar, Breloom, Lairon &amp;amp; Aggron, Anorith's family, Tropius,&#xA;Bagon, Groudon, Cranidos's family, Shieldon's family, Gible's family, Dialga, Deino's family, Tyrunt's family, Amaura's family, Avalugg&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dragon (if it's count as an animal) : Charizard, Gyarados, Dratini's family, Flygon, Bagon's family, Rayquaza, Palkia, Giratina, Axew's family, Druddigon, Deino's family, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Goodra&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's my full list, I hope I'm not missed one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost all Pokemon based on animal, that we're familiar with, or even animal that we doesn't know before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of them are combined from two species at once, like Eevee's evolution that have some characteristic of Canidae and Felidae, so I put it on one of the family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source Various articles on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="17975" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T06:42:38.627" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T06:42:38.627" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36055" CreationDate="2016-08-29T11:35:00.037" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Memor-X was right, when Priscilla killed Teresa, Priscilla was already in an awakened state. It's true that Teresa could read the movement of her opponent because Teresa can sense the strength and speed of yoma energy flowing through her opponent's body. However, when Teresa fought Priscilla, Teresa couldn't read her movements because there was too much yoma power coming from all over Priscilla's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Claymore Chapter 22, Marked For Death 5, Page 26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3dooZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3dooZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Claymore Chapter 22, Marked For Death 5, Page 26&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course, Teresa was still able to match her. She was using just enough yoma power for her eye color to change to counter Priscilla. However, when Priscilla passed her limit, she begged for Teresa to kill her and Teresa turned back to her normal state, seeing Priscilla on her knees. At this point Teresa probably couldn't read Priscilla's movements and let her guard down for a moment leading to Priscilla being able to kill her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36055/claymore-how-is-that-possible-for-prescilla-to-kill-teressa#comment48478_36055&quot;&gt;your comment&lt;/a&gt;, it's true that when Clare awakened and became Teresa, she could beat Priscilla. However, Teresa was that strong only because of Clare's feelings toward Teresa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Claymore final chapter, Last Scene, Page 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VbKEY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VbKEYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Claymore Last Scene Page 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T23:55:54.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23480" CreationDate="2016-08-29T13:01:49.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he's around 23-24. On episode 292, when gintoki wore a 3rd year uniform he said that he's a 9th year, this implies that he's about 23-24 since a 3rd year is usually 17-18. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on Ginpachi sensei, it was said that 20 years ago, gintoki was this hairless baby, who doesn't look to be more than 4 years old, also when he went to join at the very end of the war that lasted for ten years, this was when he started growing a different kind of hair which is usual on 10-15 year old boys. He's likely around that age when he joined the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28015" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T13:01:49.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T16:09:10.443" Score="1" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ever directly stated in the show or manga how high the net is? Otherwise, is there a way to extrapolate it, or is there any information on Japanese high school net heights?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T19:24:22.557" Title="What is the height of the net in Haikyuu?" Tags="&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36092" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36095" CreationDate="2016-08-29T17:04:21.613" Score="8" ViewCount="31159" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of episode 5, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Why does Rem kill Subaru, despite nothing wrong with relationship between them ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These events unfold starting at minute 22. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of Episode 5, at night, Subaru is sick. He goes out to find help. He is attacked. At 23:35 to 23:40, we hear the sound of an iron weapon (which is likely to be Rem's morningstar). And Subaru is killed with brute force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DraOVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DraOVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Subaru, dying&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is unclear why Rem does that, given that Rem's relationship with Subaru is looking good. They both go to the village and talk. Rem also looks happy then (at 17:29).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvPt3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvPt3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rem, happy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did watch Episode 6, where Subaru is very distant from Rem, and he acts suspiciously, along with having the witch's scent that gets him killed. But does Rem kill Subaru in Episode 5 for the same reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edited&lt;/strong&gt;: From @ObviouslyJake's answer, I would like to add some more detail comparing the time frame in episodes 5 and 6:&#xA;- Similar: Subaru's &lt;strong&gt;witch smell&lt;/strong&gt; (which is the main reason, according to @ObviouslyJake)&#xA;- Different: the relationship with Rem &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 5: They talk and go to the town together. Rem is happy. (As I said above, with an accompanying picture). In this episode, I can feel that Rem and Subaru become friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 6: Rem tries to be distant from Subaru. Also, Subaru falls in her garden twice, which she has to fix. In this episode, Rem and Subaru are strangers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the difference in the relationship between Subaru and Rem contribute to Subaru's death at the end of episode 5, compared to episode 6? Or is the witch's smell the only reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because there are two episodes, with some different choices and paths, I think there must be something &lt;strong&gt;different&lt;/strong&gt; here. I feel there has to be, but I can't find it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit (Aug 31, 2016):&lt;/strong&gt; Thanks to @Davies comment and @ObviouslyJake, here is what I have in my head so far: in episode 6, things are worse than in episode 5. Here, we're talking about why Rem kills Subaru in episode 5, despite them having a good relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that Rem has a dual personality: Rem the maid, and Rem the oni who hates the Witch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 5, Subaru has a good relationship with Rem the maid. As a result of having a good relationship with Rem the maid: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Rem smiles at 17:29 (picture above) &lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Rem gets Emilia to teach Subaru in the evening. (Episode 5, 17:57) &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2qHdcm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2qHdcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Emilia-sama&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Rem the oni still hates the Witch, which leads to Rem killing Subaru because of his Witch smell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, here is a summary: Rem will try to kill Subaru because of the Witch smell unless the following condition is satisfied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rem is dead (nothing to say, I suppose...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rem the Oni is freed from the tragedy of her childhood. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Spoilers for episode 18 follow) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The second condition is satisfied when Subaru saves Rem from the demon beast in the forest in episode 11. The proof is in episode 18, from 20:00 to 21:00, where Rem confirms that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Cs1ym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Cs1ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ep18_1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wpA4Um.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wpA4Um.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ep18_2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is what I think, please tell me if I wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="14943" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T15:35:41.667" LastActivityDate="2020-05-15T23:09:05.650" Title="Rem's encounter with Subaru at the end of episode 5" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36093" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-29T17:17:58.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello, I am Josh McMahan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I humbly and gratefully nominate myself for the position of community moderator of the Anime Stack Exchange website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Together, we will lead our community back to the reason we are all here, Anime. We will lead our site back to community engagement, fun, and good questions. We will be a community of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a community of law and order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So together, let us make Anime Stack Exchange great again!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T17:17:58.597" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T17:17:58.597" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-29T17:17:58.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36094" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-29T17:23:51.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello, I am Michael McQuade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want you to know, I've heard you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your cause is our cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our community needs your ideas, energy, and passion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the only way we can turn our progressive ideas for improvement into real change for Anime Stack Exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Together, we wrote the meta. We create the guidelines that formed this community, together. And we've created the questions and answers that brought us here, together – now let's continue this trend and make Anime Stack Exchange happen, together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T17:23:51.663" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T17:23:51.663" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-29T17:23:51.663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36092" CreationDate="2016-08-29T17:23:57.793" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is... &lt;strong&gt;Yes, he was killed because of his witch smell.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem is very suspicious of Subaru in this time frame. He is a new person, entering a household she has grown to love. Now think about it: if a new person, Subaru, comes in, has distinct clothing that she's never seen before, is very 'friendly' with Emilia the main guest of the house, and smells like the witch. It's not looking good for our favourite little protagonist in her eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, we saw a scene somewhere in there where Roswaald whispered to Rem (and Ram I think) to keep an eye on him, as he was also suspicious, feeding her the seed of doubt about Subaru, even more so than before. Everyone was suspicious. He could have been a potential threat to their claim for the kingdom's throne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we move onto Rem's personal reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This part is a spoiler for a later episode. If you don't want to know spoilers, don't read this part.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As we know, Rem's family and her whole village, aside from herself and her sister, were killed by the witch's cultists, an organisation that, as stated, worships the Jealous Witch. &lt;strong&gt;Now think&lt;/strong&gt; Subaru, a suspicious character who just appeared, smells just like the witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We can tell from this that she has a personal grudge against him for this. &lt;strong&gt;In conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes, you're correct. Rem killed Subaru because he smelled like the witch, which she had personal history with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I believe the change in Rem around Subaru could be an inkling of sympathy for him. For example, when he wakes up, he is sporadic, screams and then realizes the twins are looking over him, at which point he is back to his 'playful, energized' self.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; I feel like she would see him as a 'madman' who isn't right in the head, to the extent that she is friendly with him, as to not convey her concern or trigger his madness. It could also be that she doesn't want to show disrespect to him, as he is a house guest, doing so would tarnish her own reputation, so in public, it is best to stay friendly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the question states, 'Am I wrong?' about the dual personality of Rem. Personally, I believe you're right and wrong at the same time. I believe they're the same personality. It's just that Rem is putting on a brave face whenever she smiles. A quote I very much like, which I heard from someone, is &quot;Don't trust someone just because the smile.&quot; I think that applies here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem smiles a lot, due to the fact that she has to keep a brave face, as to not disappoint her sister, as well as to not tarnish the manor's professionalism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of it, in terms of two girls.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Girl 1&lt;/strong&gt; (Rem) is weaker than Girl 2.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Girl 2&lt;/strong&gt; (Ram) &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; stronger, though lost her weapon, so she's now weak and can't use a weapon anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Girl 1 were to just sulk and throw her weapon away, when she can very well still use it, how would that make Girl 2 feel? This could also be why she keeps a smile on her face. She's that used to putting up her smile, to not disappoint her sister, that she does it with everyone. It's become a natural thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now onto the subtitles on the last picture you included, as they reminded me of something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She said &quot;My time has been stopped&quot;. As in, there was no way for her to move past that incident that she was stuck in her own madness, revenge stricken madness. Subaru comes along and saves her from this, later down the line, so that her time keeps moving (I'm not really sure how, I'd have to watch the episodes again).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, this doesn't necessarily mean that the reason you provided was the right one. She stopped trying to kill him, as she realized, through talking to him, through spending time with him, that he was actually a trustworthy character, in the sense that he wasn't anything to do with the witch's cult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He openly admitted to her that he smelled like the witch. He wasn't trying to hide the fact, he was also unsure of why it existed. Rem's a perceptive little demon, so she picked up on how his emotions and expressions were in the end: trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, having only just met him in episodes 5/6, he was just another witch's disciple, a threat she had to eliminate for her own gain, for the revenge of her family, her sister and herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="23564" LastEditDate="2018-02-12T00:31:46.447" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T00:31:46.447" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36096" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2016-08-29T17:30:55.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heya, I am Dimitri Mx and nominate myself as a moderator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If been around for a fair amount of time, and spend several hours a day in the review queue's or lurking about questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a moderator I will be able to put this time to some good use by either cleaning up the meta (as our &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1530/toshinou-kyouko&quot;&gt;tomato&lt;/a&gt; seems to lack the time), acting upon post that require attention, and many more things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Together with the other moderators I hope we can pull A&amp;amp;M to a new level, where everybody can enjoy anime Q&amp;amp;A even more then before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T17:30:55.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T17:30:55.553" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-08-29T17:30:55.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2016-08-29T18:25:25.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is an old thread, but in the game &quot;Hey, you Pikachu!&quot;, it shows Ash's mom cooking a seafood stew comprised of anything caught by the game player. Remember that this game was made for small children and featured their voice and microphone add-ons that allowed the child/player to 'talk' to a pikachu. I think that since Pokemon is Japanese based, eating 'seafood' pokemon was never deemed out of place. As for Misty down playing eating a Magikarp, she &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a water pokemon trainer/gym leader and has an affinity to them. So her explanation could have been a bluff just to help save James' Magikarp from a gruesome end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28019" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T18:25:25.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36099" CreationDate="2016-08-29T18:32:50.577" Score="3" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball series, Goku's Dragon Ball had 4 stars.&#xA;How many stars were on Ox King's / Chi Chi's Dragon Ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28020" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:05:39.410" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T18:05:39.410" Title="How many stars were on Ox King's / Chi Chi's Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36098" CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:04:00.677" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku and Bulma got the seven star dragon ball from the Ox king's castle. The Ox king agreed to give them the dragonball if they put out the fire that was destroying his castle. Once the fire was put out by Master Roshi, Bulma then used the dragon radar to locate the dragon ball in the ruins of the castle.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/50B2Q.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/50B2Q.png&quot; alt=&quot;bulma finds the 7 star dragon ball&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This picture is from the Dragonball manga. It was from chapter 15 on page 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="18881" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T22:50:22.463" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T22:50:22.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36091" CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:24:22.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; ever specifically talks about it - it doesn't come up in the anime through the end of season 2, at least -  but the net height for high school boys' volleyball is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sports-rule.com/volley6/about/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reportedly&lt;/a&gt; 240 cm. (Contrast 243 cm for pro men's volleyball, and 220 cm for high school girls' volleyball.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T19:24:22.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36102" CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:25:59.397" Score="6" ViewCount="1289" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/283682/is-squirtle-water-potable?noredirect=1#comment399382_283682&quot; title=&quot;Arqade&quot;&gt;Arqade&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen this photo on Facebook:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xn5i2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xn5i2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For sure I would take Charmander for the flame-throwing capabilities, but for the second starter I was thinking about grabbing Squirtle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gaining access to clean water would be one of the biggest challenges you would face in a zombie apocalypse, and Squirtle's water gun could be a very easy solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question is, is that water potable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28021" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:10:03.437" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:02:37.543" Title="Is Squirtle's water potable?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36101" CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:57:34.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll answer this with an answer I found &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/2p54d2/do_you_think_it_would_be_safe_to_drink_water_from/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; via a user by the name of &lt;strong&gt;ItalianRapscallion&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume, since so much is generated, its just summoned from a point inside their mouth (or whatever aperture, gem, whathaveyou). That is, it comes into being right then (not teleported from somewhere or produced by an organ -- since you cannot compress a liquid, a squirtle, say, could not store the amount of water you typically see him emitting)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is no, because if you are materializing water from thin air, would that pokemagic create minerals / salt at normal levels too? It's probably pure water, maybe a little saliva mixed in depending on the aperture from whence it came (but if so it wouldn't be enough to make a difference). In other words, drinking it would leech all the minerals and saline out of your cells, it wouldn't hydrate you, and if you drank enough you would eventually explode on a cellular level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit: further mulling made me realize an easy test, (which i don't recall from the show) Do we ever see electricity travelling along water spewed from a water pokemon? If so, the water is conductive, i.e. mineralized, therefore you can probably drink it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the fact that Suicune has the ability to &amp;quot;walk across water and purify dirty water with one touch&amp;quot;, I believe that the fact that the water Pokemon produce is in fact &lt;strong&gt;not pure&lt;/strong&gt; due to the fact that it was never stated anywhere that it was indeed pure, as well as the fact that one Pokemon out of all of them was given the phrasing of pure water. &lt;strong&gt;(Suicune is legendary, so you can't just choose him and forget about the water purity issues.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all honesty through my searches of the web, I haven't found anything conclusive on the topic, so we can put it in a grey area, in which we are never really sure of the answer until we can see it for ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That said&lt;/strong&gt;, the fact that &lt;strong&gt;Water Type&lt;/strong&gt; Pokemon are &lt;strong&gt;weak to&lt;/strong&gt; Pokemon of the &lt;strong&gt;Electric Type&lt;/strong&gt;, it is safe to assume that the water they produce does indeed contain the minerals and nutrients it requires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even with this info however, we don't know just how bad the state of the water is, as that is never discussed. So even though it does contain the minerals, we don't know if it contains any virus, or disease that would harm us. (Considering the nature of the games and anime, I think it's safe to assume they don't, but for the sake of this, we can't rule it out. It could be life or death after all.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My conclusion is that:&lt;/strong&gt; It &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be safe, however we can't guarantee it for multiple reasons, so keeping a Squirtle would be a good idea, though try to bring a form of filter with you, for a safety precaution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 2: Thanks to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/1908/senshin&quot;&gt;Senshin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; I was informed that distilled water would not kill you, unless it was the only water you drink. Meaning that, if you have some other source of water coming in, from time to time, on a regular basis, you would be completely fine in that instance.&#xA;This, sadly however, still doesn't cover the fact that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're in an apocalypse, so water sources other than rivers, the ocean, ransacked stores, etc, is not going to be the most reliable in a city environment, though in the countryside you have more chance of finding natural bodies of water.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It might be dangerous water, rather than distilled water, coming from the Pokemon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I say again&lt;/strong&gt;, bring a water filter of some sort, as well as a Squirtle, to ensure your own safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:02:37.543" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36878" CreationDate="2016-08-29T20:17:51.967" Score="2" ViewCount="3405" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that &lt;em&gt;apparently&lt;/em&gt; there is no information about this in the Dragon Ball Super series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since new information is constantly popping up in manga, magazines, etc. Before the series sometimes, that's why I'm asking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More data on this, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia on Super Saiyan Rosé&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This form is a counterpart to Super Saiyan Blue, and possesses a&#xA;  different hair color due to the user already possessing the status as&#xA;  a god prior to surpassing Super Saiyan God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Goku would turn a god of destruction as when he was offered once (or Vegeta) or Trunks would become a Kaioshin as when he was a Kaioshin apprentice, wouldnt they turn into Super Saiyan Rosé when trying to transform into super saiyan god super saiyan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-10-21T22:40:00.120" LastActivityDate="2019-10-01T15:48:15.167" Title="Can Goku and Vegeta attain Super Saiyan Rose?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36115" CreationDate="2016-08-29T22:09:40.387" Score="1" ViewCount="1741" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching lots of anime series and in lots of them the guy realizes that he loves the girl when he sees her in a kimono specially for the festivals. Just this last week it was both in ReLIFE and Twin Star Exorcists. Just what is with that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T01:05:14.380" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:15:22.520" Title="What is with kimono that makes Japanese guys to fall for the girls in many anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36073" CreationDate="2016-08-29T22:43:37.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just due to the fact that everyone else fears the King of All because he can wipe out the universes that people are too afraid to approach him casually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this regard, Goku is the only one who can do it because Goku's personality makes him extremely bold and un-phased when dealing with beings which could wipe him or anyone else out of existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11529" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-05T13:50:20.043" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T13:50:20.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36104" CreationDate="2016-08-29T23:20:19.250" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a similar trope to one you see in Western media, where the normally un-feminine (or dorky, or nerdy, or otherwise not stereotypically attractive) female character dresses up for some kind of fancy party - if the characters are school age, then it's frequently a prom. So they ditch the t-shirt, jeans and sneakers, don a dress and heels, swap the glasses for contacts, maybe put on makeup and get their hair done, and then become the belle of the ball and make the male protagonist swoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A kimono (or yukata, since a lot of these scenes take place at festivals in the warmer half of the year) is a very traditional dress, and it's associated with elegance given its fabric (often silk) and intricate patterns. In addition, when wearing one, women will often put their hair up, maybe put on a little makeup, and wear geta which are elevated sandals, which have an effect on the wearer's height and posture similar to wearing high heels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T23:20:19.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="53616" CreationDate="2016-08-29T23:41:24.127" Score="4" ViewCount="1029" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, master Roshi and the others take a plane trip over to Papaya island for the 2nd Tenkaichi tournament (in the series). During the plane-ride, master Roshi seems to become extremely upset and wants the plane to stop. I watched this a few times, and I guess I just didn't understand this part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does he want the plane to stop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23001" LastActivityDate="2019-07-15T04:53:59.257" Title="Why does master Roshi want the plane to stop before the second Tenkaichi tournament?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T23:51:42.750" Score="10" ViewCount="1859" Body="&lt;p&gt;We understand she's embarrassed about her real name Lalatina and noble status. But was it ever explained how/why she specifically came to choose to go by Darkness of all possible names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T00:52:09.770" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T00:06:59.617" Title="Why did Darkness pick the name &quot;Darkness&quot;?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36083" CreationDate="2016-08-30T04:55:37.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;D-Rank missions were indeed overpaid, Kishimoto probably had no clue what he was doing when he said that 1 ryo equals 10 yen. But first, in each year, only &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;9 out of 27 graduates&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; will be chosen to become a Genin, while the rest of course will be send back to the academy. This cuts down the quantity to the minimum, only 9 Genin are introduced to the mission per year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UbQSC.jpg&quot; width=&quot;450&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Missions are assigned by either Jounin-sensei (if they still have a mentor) or Hokage himself. Almost all missions are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;non-repeatable&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which means the completed missions will be removed from the mission list. However, it is the client who decides the amount of money to pay the village (you can refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leafninja.com/mission.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), and then the village will pay the person who completed the mission. Not sure whether the village charges the fee or not, but probably yes in common sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2whmj.jpg&quot; width=&quot;450&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite their high income, they might spend most of their money on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ninja tools supplies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; such as shurikens, kunais, scrolls, bombs, etc. Shinobi use a lot of weapons and traveling goods, and that compensation probably is a supplement, rather than the real income.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T04:55:37.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36165" CreationDate="2016-08-30T06:21:43.913" Score="3" ViewCount="6358" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Archer from the Fate:SN series is both a great archer and a great sword/knife user. Since he's Archer, you would think that he was an archer first. &#xA;However, I have been told that apparently, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Archer is the future Shiro. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this character learnt swords first why was he the archer and not an Assasin, a Sabre or something else. What did the Archer learn first, the Sword or the bow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T08:58:08.497" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T08:23:00.933" Title="What did Archer learn first, The Sword or Archery?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36111" CreationDate="2016-08-30T06:47:45.820" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;since Shiro started to use swords first&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is incorrect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not clear neither from the anime nor from the VN, but Shiro is highly skilled in archery way before the story starts. This is why he is hanging around archery range early in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somewhere I read that Shiro was so good, he had to put effort into actually missing the target. He stopped practicing archery because he was bored of succeeding while putting no effort into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was only after Holy Grail War started that he began to actually use swords and copying Archer's style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T06:47:45.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36107" CreationDate="2016-08-30T07:12:31.757" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about the manga, Master Roshi indeed wants the plane to stop, but the reason is quite obvious to the reader: he wants to poop real bad (Chapter 113). This is so clearly stated that I am not sure this is what you were asking about. Maybe it is not so clear in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oF5je.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oF5je.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T07:12:31.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36116" CreationDate="2016-08-30T07:50:33.367" Score="0" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know from anime (I'm not familiar neither with manga or novel), Board of Education is responsible for disposing (&quot;expelling from school/academy&quot;) of problematic student, who may turn to Akkis or Karma Demons. They may use variety of methods to do so - Bakenezumi assassins, nekodamashi, poisoned medicine etc. I'm sure that when they are ordering nekodamashi to kill student, they do realize, that they will be actual cause of death of another person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see from several occasions (temple monk after killing living library, Saki after her plan to kill Akki was success), that even small allusion, that you are killing another human, may lead to heavy consequences, if not death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is - are Board of Education members immune to Death Feedback? Numerous people were killed after their order, but it seems, that it does not affect any of Board of Education members at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T08:41:07.920" Title="Are Board of Education members immune to Death Feedback?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36104" CreationDate="2016-08-30T07:56:10.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just a small correction: guys do not simply fall for the girl when he sees her in kimono/yukata; his love was built up and the kimono/yukata just sorta delivers the final blow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kimono is a traditional Japanese clothing, it shows elegance and beauty to the people wearing it. It is a formal garment that can be worn to weddings, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For teenagers, they don't get the chance to wear something fancy often, and the kimono is something fancy which the teens can wear once or twice a year. Because it's rare to see people wearing kimonos, it excites people psychologically. It's sorta like finding a shiny Pokemon, all it is is a different color with a low chance of encountering and people treat it like gold. It's the same with this, because of its rarity, it enhances the beauty of the girls wearing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like I already said, this will only work if the guy has some feelings towards the girl. If a random guy saw a random girl wearing kimono, he might feel attracted but wouldn't fall for the girl. And the trope can work with other fancy garment as well, such as a wedding dress (they go to a park where the girl tries on a wedding dress) in some anime, or a qipao (Chinese dress) depending on the anime. Most of the time it's a kimono because it's easy to relate to and it's in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T03:15:22.520" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T03:15:22.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36114" CreationDate="2016-08-30T08:41:07.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somehow they've figured out that using additional objects or creatures to carry out the actual killing is a workaround which doesn't trigger the death feedback reaction. I suspect it was made clear at the time the death feedback was invented and introduced to people. There had to be &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; way to kill the deviants and possible mass murderers in case some genetic or other type of disorder prevented death feedback from preventing more deaths as intended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T08:41:07.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40403" CreationDate="2016-08-30T08:59:59.297" Score="6" ViewCount="994" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning: Major spoilers following.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Yes, I'm aware the anime is 'old news', but the spoiler warning doesn't hurt.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is established in the anime that the heros of the Taisha can 'bloom' to increase their strength, and that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; this 'blooming' causes them to lose a bodily function (one eye's vision, taste, voice, one ear’s hearing) upon returning to the everyday world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Similarly, from Tougou's and Yuuna's meeting with the former hero, it is established that this process seems irreversible because they are 'offerings to the divine tree'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during the last episode, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; despite having bloomed multiple times (and in Karin's case, having a part of her body 'chained' each time), the girls regain the bodily functions they have lost — and even those they lost in the former bloomings, i.e. in Tougou's case she can even move her legs again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation given either in the anime itself (which I must have missed) or in derived works as to how what is put into the second spoiler box is even possible? It seems to contradict everything we learnt about the hero system in the preceeding episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T13:32:46.760" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T15:48:09.793" Title="Is any explanation offered for the anime’s ending regarding lost bodily function?" Tags="&lt;yuki-yuna-is-a-hero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36082" CreationDate="2016-08-30T11:42:42.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime's based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/51233/Arslan_Senki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hiromu Arakawa's manga of the same name&lt;/a&gt;, which is, in turn, based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heroic_Legend_of_Arslan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yoshiki Tanaka's fantasy novel series of the same name&lt;/a&gt;. As the Wikipedia page for the latter states, it appears to have taken inspiration from a few different sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whilst the protagonist's name (which is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkic_languages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Turkic&lt;/a&gt; for lion) appears to may have been taken from the popular Persian epic of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Arsalan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amir Arsalan&lt;/a&gt;, other than this anachronism, Arslan and his Parsian enemies and allies primarily share many parallels with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cyrus the Great&lt;/a&gt; and other historical figures of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century_BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6th century BCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Persia&lt;/a&gt; (albeit with several liberties taken), whereas the conflicts with the Lusitanian forces (which bear the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Byzantine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_cross&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Orthodox cross&lt;/a&gt;) – despite mostly French names and a certain religious zealotry implying a connection to the (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Church&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Catholic&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Crusades&lt;/a&gt; (again, with liberties taken)– appear to be based on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Sasanian_wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Byzantine–Persian Wars&lt;/a&gt;, specifically those of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6th century CE&lt;/a&gt;. Furthermore, several names of prominent Parsian characters appear to be taken from known important figures throughout &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Persian history&lt;/a&gt; as well as the historically unsubstantiated legendary parts of the historiographic Persian epic &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shahnameh&lt;/a&gt;. Additionally, supernatural elements mostly based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_of_the_ancient_Near_East&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ancient Near East mythology&lt;/a&gt; increasingly play a role as the series goes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wasn't able to find any reference to Naghibolmamaulek, the author you mention, but the short answer to your question is: &lt;strong&gt;the anime's based on a story that was &lt;em&gt;inspired&lt;/em&gt; by the one your parents may have heard during their childhood, among others, and it is not a direct adaptation of it/them.&lt;/strong&gt; As such, Tanaka (and possibly Arakawa too) took some liberties and changed a few things around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:49:50.593" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T11:49:50.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36120" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-30T15:18:42.647" Score="1" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last chapter of Bleach manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kazui Kurosaki (Ichigo's son) vanquished the remains of Yhwach reiatsu by simply &lt;em&gt;touching&lt;/em&gt; it (Yhwach remaining reiatsu). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because Kazui comes from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo's bloodline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and is somehow connected to Yhwach?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure I understand what happened there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T18:36:15.677" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T18:36:15.677" Title="How did the last threat disappear in the last chapter?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-30T17:30:52.253" Score="3" ViewCount="290" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is during Duellist Kingdom, where high-level monsters do not require tributes.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_Episode_033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 033&lt;/a&gt;, Yugi has Gaia the Dragon Champion on his field, and Jounouchi has in his hand Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Graverobber, and Kunai with Chain. He thinks it's hopeless, since even if he summons Red-Eyes, Gaia still has greater strength. But he draws Copycat, inspiring a strategy: He summons Red-Eyes, then activates Graverobber from his hand as a Spell Card, stealing Yugi's Summoned Skull. Next he uses Copycat as a Spell Card, which apparently allows him to mimic any card which Yugi has used; he chooses Polymerization, and with it he fuses Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes to summon Black Skull Dragon, a monster that can overpower Gaia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, I think: &lt;em&gt;Wouldn't it have been simpler to use Kunai with Chain?&lt;/em&gt; Red-Eyes has 2400 ATK, and Gaia has 2600. The Trap Card Kunai with Chain can add 500 additional ATK to a monster. If he had summoned Red-Eyes and allowed Yugi to attack with Gaia, he could have activated Kunai with Chain and defeated Gaia without his original needlessly complex strategy, saving several cards that could be useful later. While Kunai with Chain did end up being useful later itself, Graverobber and Copycat, I think, are more worth saving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16345" LastEditorUserId="27906" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T02:43:08.523" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T02:43:08.523" Title="Why didn't Jounouchi just use Kunai with Chain?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36122" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36125" CreationDate="2016-08-30T19:43:09.120" Score="7" ViewCount="2098" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if &quot;Beats&quot; refer to &quot;heart beats&quot; or &quot;music beats&quot;. What does the title mean as a whole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28031" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:08:35.217" LastActivityDate="2019-07-18T17:57:45.133" Title="What do the &quot;Beats&quot; in Angel Beats! mean?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36124" CreationDate="2016-08-30T21:27:06.277" Score="5" ViewCount="4174" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 7 of the show &lt;em&gt;Luluco Space Patrol&lt;/em&gt;, a lot of references to the anime &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt; are made:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The planet they are visiting is named &lt;em&gt;KLK&lt;/em&gt; (initials for &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The characters are talking about living fibers and how it is necessary to use special scissors to cut them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some of the characters from &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt; are present, such as the dog and the white clothes in background&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;big excessive titles&quot; we can see in &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt; are present in this episode: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ySQMm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ySQMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;宇宙ナントカ　詐欺現行犯&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At 5:20, we can hear the main theme of &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: what links those two shows? Same editor/writer? What common points link those two anime close enough to  have an entire episode of &lt;em&gt;Luluco&lt;/em&gt; dedicated to &lt;em&gt;Kill La Kill&lt;/em&gt;?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T21:41:50.600" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T14:25:46.820" Title="What links &quot;Luluco Space Patrol&quot; and &quot;Kill La Kill&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;&lt;space-patrol-luluco&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36123" CreationDate="2016-08-30T21:41:06.737" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is: what links those two shows? Same editor/writer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same everything, pretty much. Both shows are original IPs by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.st-trigger.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trigger&lt;/a&gt; (the animation studio), directed by studio founder Imaishi Hiroyuki, and I assume that many other staff members worked on both shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trigger (or maybe it's just Imaishi) is known to be fond of reference humor - there were, for example, oblique references to &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt; even in &lt;em&gt;Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de&lt;/em&gt;, the latter of which was an adaptation of a non-Trigger IP. Given the opportunity to reference one of their own IPs from another of their own IPs - which means they don't have to tiptoe around copyright issues - the results are what you see in episode 7 of &lt;em&gt;Space Patrol Luluco&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt; thing in episode 7, there's also &lt;em&gt;Little Witch Academia&lt;/em&gt; in episode 8; &lt;em&gt;Sex &amp;amp; Violence with Machspeed&lt;/em&gt; in episode 9; and &lt;em&gt;Inferno Cop&lt;/em&gt; in episode 11. These three things are also original Trigger IPs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T21:41:06.737" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36122" CreationDate="2016-08-30T22:34:05.897" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This will include spoilers from later in the show, for anyone not wanting to spoil, please don't read my answer, just know that it in fact is both of the suggestions @An hoa has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's both Heart Beats and Music Beats&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Your assumptions of it being one or both of the two suggested is correct, as the title as a whole is a play on the fact that the whole show revolves around a character Otonashi who's heart was given away, to the girl Kanade, after he had died. (or Tenshi, for those of you who don't like her actual name). &lt;br&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the end of the show we see that Kanade thanked Otonashi for giving her the heart she had used to carry on living. She had always wanted to thank him for the &lt;strong&gt;beating&lt;/strong&gt; heart she had been given, as hers was no good. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We all realized that it was referring to the beat of the song, as well however from the get go, due to the catchy rythm of the OP. So it's natural to think that that was the reasoning. However it IS both. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The title literally means &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The beating of Kanade's heart&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; As we know &lt;strong&gt;Kanade is known as Tenshi&lt;/strong&gt; which directly &lt;strong&gt;translates to Angel.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T22:34:05.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36127" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36128" CreationDate="2016-08-31T00:50:50.800" Score="1" ViewCount="1286" Body="&lt;p&gt;As with many forms of art and entertainment, the process of drawing anime must have evolved over time. CGI isn't uncommon in modern anime, as scenes or whole shows can be completed using nothing but a computer. What are some of the modern innovations in animation techniques (primarily for anime)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T05:12:59.617" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T05:12:59.617" Title="What are recent innovations in animation techniques?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-08-31T08:33:07.320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36127" CreationDate="2016-08-31T03:41:40.257" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the lack of time period in the question, here's a more blanket overview of anime innovation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Evolution of Animation Techniques&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Celluloid Shift&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first few animations were made by Winsor McCay in 1914. Unfortunately, there are not many copies of this animation remaining, but it sparked a movement that was known as the &lt;em&gt;Celluloid Shift&lt;/em&gt; in animation history. This process involves drawing a background first, and then drawing different layers for characters on top of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&#xA;                        &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GmgPn.jpg&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This allowed for animators to make more complex scenes than just simple sketches. This is the method that Walt Disney used when he created &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steamboat Willie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1929) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1937). While this isn't Japanese animation, or anime, this method of drawing layers is what was used in early animation projects from any country or origin {1}.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't for a while that the now &lt;em&gt;regular episodic&lt;/em&gt; Japanese anime made an appearance. From &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-produced-anime-and-manga&quot;&gt;this A&amp;amp;M SE question&lt;/a&gt;, people have largely agreed that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;おとぎマンガカレンダー&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otogi Manga Calendar&lt;/a&gt;, was the first anime &lt;em&gt;series&lt;/em&gt; ever created, which was published in 1961. However, there were other short clips, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Katsudo Shashin&lt;/a&gt; (1907) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namakura_Gatana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;なまくら刀 (An Obtuse Sword)&lt;/a&gt; (1917), which were each 3 seconds and 120 seconds, respectively. These first short animations and full anime series use the method brought on by McCay with the Celluloid Shift. It is interesting to note that McCay brought this method to the west in 1914, but it is seen being used in animations in the east as early as 1907.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Computer-Aided Frame-by-Frame Animation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After animation was gaining popularity as a medium of entertainment across the globe, the computer began aiding animators in their creation of new works. When the computer first entered the world of animation, it was used to make the process of redrawing parts of the scene much less arduous, by introducing the &lt;em&gt;frame-by-frame&lt;/em&gt; method.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the frame-by-frame method, an animator draws an initial scene on the computer. This can be done with a stylus on the computer screen, or it can be done with special external computer peripherals that will translate a drawing into an image on the computer screen. Then, the animator advances the screen by &lt;em&gt;one frame&lt;/em&gt; (if the movie takes place at 60 fps or &lt;em&gt;frames per second&lt;/em&gt;, then the animator advances the scene by 1/60th of a second). The drawing from the last frame stays slightly grayed out for the animator to reference, and the drawing from the current frame appears darker on the computer screen. These allows the animator to create reference points when animating. With the previous method in the Celluloid Shift, this method could be emulated with very thin tracing paper, where an artist would draw one frame, and then lay a thin sheet of paper over it so they could see it while drawing the next frame. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pHbZ7f9jLU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a great video that shows exactly how frame-by-frame animation works (this is still largely used in the anime industry today), as it is hard to visualize from my description alone. It is important to note that in this method the animation is still largely &lt;em&gt;drawn by hand&lt;/em&gt;; even though this method uses a computer, the computer &lt;em&gt;doesn't&lt;/em&gt; actually do the drawing, the animator does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Computer-Generated Imagery&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the most modern innovation with anime and animation is CGI, or &lt;em&gt;computer-generated imagery&lt;/em&gt;. Similar to frame-by-frame animation, CGI is accomplished with the use of a computer (thus the phrase &lt;em&gt;computer&lt;/em&gt; in the name), but different to all previous animation methods, the &lt;em&gt;computer&lt;/em&gt; draws the scene (as instructed by the animator), rather than the &lt;em&gt;animator&lt;/em&gt; drawing the scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This method has become popular in the west with studios like Pixar and Dreamworks. Some of the most popular include &lt;em&gt;Toy Story&lt;/em&gt; (1995) and &lt;em&gt;The Incredibles&lt;/em&gt; (2004), as well as many, many others. However, this animation innovation has been used fairly regularly in other shows as well. More popular in &lt;em&gt;mecha&lt;/em&gt; anime, at the dawn of the CGI era certain scenes would be completed with CGI while the majority of the work was done with computer-aided frame-by-frame animation. This is because often CGI allows animators to create and draw scenes that are incredibly complex or too hard to draw by hand. It was more popular as CGI was emerging to use this cross-method animation, where parts were animated with CGI and other sections were animated with the frame-by-frame method. There are many, many other examples of this, but the one I found that showcases this fusion of the two methods is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obMGyKgP5A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this scene from the second season of Aldnoah.Zero (2014)&lt;/a&gt;, which you can see CGI being used for the vehicles and mechs but regular frame-by-frame for the people and other scenes (beware, this clip contains spoilers). Another show that relied heavily on both frame-by-frame and CGI animation is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Initial D&lt;/a&gt;. You can watch &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVG7zusJ1t8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this first episode of Initial D&lt;/a&gt; and seen the stark contrast between the two animation methods. Whether this cross-method animation was an effective way of creating a show is primarily opinion-based, however, and is a whole different question for later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In today's modern world, however, CGI is making the transfer from being used in conjunction with frame-by-frame animation to being used for the whole show. There have been a couple shows like this recently (and probably many more that I haven't watched), but the two that are in my mind right now are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajin:_Demi-Human&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ajin&lt;/a&gt;, whose trailer can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO21Sq_CB0A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and the new sequel of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_(2016_TV_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berserk&lt;/a&gt;, whose trailer can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNxU5IpKpM0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. As computers become more powerful and more available, it seems that CGI is taking over more shows, but I doubt it will fully replace frame-by-frame animation (on a personal note, if you haven't seen Ajin or Berserk, I HIGHLY suggest watching the anime or reading the manga for both of them) {2}.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ageofinnovation.org/the-evolution-of-graphics-in-anime-movies/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here is&lt;/a&gt; another great article that discusses the evolution of graphics in anime, from a more subjective lense:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who watch older versions of anime movies will immediately notice the difference in graphics. First of all they were designed in 2D and the special effects were considerably simpler. It is amazing the special effects seen in new anime shows these days. There are even 3D versions of certain anime movies that delight their audience with incredible action and effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this section stems from general animation techniques, you have to remember that &lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt; is an &lt;em&gt;animation&lt;/em&gt;, and its history has largely followed the same technique evolution as the animation industry as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Evolution of Anime Trends/Styles&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to different innovations in animation techniques, there have also been different trends and innovations that have to do with style. This has less to do with the different techniques of drawing anime, and more with the different styles and trends that have emerged from anime over time. The full list can be read from &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/some-of-animes-most-famous-poses-and-techniques-1709259375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gainax Stance&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uBMD0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uBMD0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaft Angle&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3vYRH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3vYRH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dezaki Direction Style&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2fQK9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2fQK9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minagawa Fade&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/36MgY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/36MgY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunrise Stance&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8Njz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8Njz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this section isn't the first thing you think of when asking &quot;What innovations are there in anime techniques,&quot; I would argue that it is still relevant because it is how animators are changing trends and innovating in their animation styles. These are not styles that are done by just one or a few animators or shows, but rather trends that span across the whole anime industry {3} {4}.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{1} &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2w.tv/the-evolution-of-animation-a-brief-journey-through-time/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;{2} &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2w.tv/the-evolution-of-animation-a-brief-journey-through-time/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;{3} &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/some-of-animes-most-famous-poses-and-techniques-1709259375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;{4} &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cool-jp.com/articles/anime/techniques.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T03:54:46.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36129" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36130" CreationDate="2016-08-31T04:13:10.917" Score="3" ViewCount="10172" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm referencing the first season of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318871/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserk&lt;/a&gt; in this question, not the new 2016 continuation (I haven't finished that yet, so please don't spoil it for me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I've been watching Berserk, I've noticed that I enjoy two aspects of the show. I love how gory and action-driven the show is (the fight scenes are awesome), but I also enjoy the deeper meanings that the show portrays with its character development and plot. For example, I like the general coming-of-age style of Guts' narrative, and I have noticed other religious motifs throughout the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I haven't been able to explicitly &quot;nail down&quot; the big themes. I was wondering if anyone could extract the most prevalent themes from the show and help explain them to me (similar to critical analysis in a college-level literacy class). What are the deeper meanings in Berserk? Does it have to do with religion? Friendship? Loss? Life purpose and direction? Is it commenting on history and war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T06:19:15.443" Title="What are the deeper meanings in Berserk?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36129" CreationDate="2016-08-31T06:19:15.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very wide question and will draw much opionated answers. But it is interesting to note that Berserk is not just your run of mill manga. I'll try to keep my answer limited to the Golden Age Arc (&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers for Golden Age thus are inevitable&lt;/strong&gt;) and try to reference an Interview I'd read from Miura - &lt;a href=&quot;https://mangabrog.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/berserk-artist-kentaro-miura-interview-i-actually-dont-think-i-could-let-such-a-long-grim-story-end-with-a-grim-ending/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserk artist Kentaro Miura interview&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Also note, The links provided may not be spoiler free, but are here as source and additional reading RELATED to the answer but not a answer to the question.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inspirations:&lt;/strong&gt; Berserk in itself has many concious and sub-conscious inspirations,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was a manga reader. There are things that I’ve consciously borrowed from, but there are also things that have sunk to the bottom of my consciousness and pop up out of nowhere later. They’ve become part of me. &lt;strong&gt;Violence Jack and Guin Saga&lt;/strong&gt; are things I was obviously really into, and I do think that Guin Saga was the biggest source for this fantasy universe. That atmosphere it has just stuck with me and now I think of it as the standard to measure things against, so I suppose you’re right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that interview Miura mentions his high school life and themes of friendship and goals in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don’t know what relationships between boys these days are like, but back in the eighties, boys were really obsessed with stuff like how good their friends were at things, how highly they “ranked” in comparison to their friends, etc. For boys, &lt;strong&gt;friendship isn’t about consoling each other&lt;/strong&gt;. Sometimes you even try to take the other guy down a peg or two. But to break away from those friends would feel like admitting defeat, and you do &lt;strong&gt;help each other when you find some sort of goal. That’s where the Band of the Hawk comes from.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going from there, the major theme in Berserk is about your dreams. &lt;strong&gt;The complete Golden Age Arc is about the purpose of life, fulfilling your dream and price of achieving them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guts and Griffith are polar opposites of each other, but draw close enough for Griffith to make him privy to details he had never told anyone, his dreams. These dreams put a rift in Guts own idealogical framework leading him to leave the band. This reversal of roles from the start of series leads to Griffith's downfall. After his rescue, he decides the &quot;price of achieving his dreams&quot; and activates the King's Behelit.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What we see is &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quality of life: If you don’t pursue your dreams, then you live the mediocre life, being more susceptible to become affected by those that are ambitious, but it’s safer and less risky.  (Peasants, villagers, small-role characters)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Purpose in life : Guts realization that Grifith's dream doesn't give his life the purpose he wants drives the interlude of the first arc. He leaves the band to find his dream&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, it also points to what is really important in life. To complete your dream you shouldn't lose sight of whats truly important. Minor Spoilers.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Guts dream is to kill Griffith, but in his anger he leaves Casca alone who is the one person above all he values. This is covered in the future arcs and the 2016 Anime. He also gains new comrades (kinda).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Griffith lost sigh of this and in the end lost himself. He later sacrificed everyone in order to achieve his dream. The ending shows that the dreams/desires can corrupt even the best of men.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other minor themes that come into play are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Berserk/comments/35btr7/berserk_and_friedrich_nietzsche/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Berserk and Friedrich Nietzsche&lt;/a&gt;: This is something that is well documented. Miura's Berserk is very similar to Nietzsche's philosphy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Struggler&lt;/strong&gt; Skull Knight's name for Guts is very apt. It is a commentary on the Nietzsche philosphy above. How guts struggles and survives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religion. We see many religious symbolism and analogies in Berserk. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Berserk/comments/1wvqit/thoughts_on_religious_analogies_in_berserk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Berserk/comments/1wvqit/thoughts_on_religious_analogies_in_berserk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;War and History: Berserk is a fantasy manga with Historical overtones (set in a medieval like period) But it does provide an insight into how wars were fought. A little of tactics, diplomacy, motivations of different individuals and the human nature itself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate/Free will: Are we bound by fate or we have our own destiny in our hands. Are there forces dictating the flow of our lives?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Idea of Evil: Evil comes from inside or outside? Godhand, Behelits etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T06:19:15.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-31T07:31:22.103" Score="1" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;In final episode of Galaxy express 999 (episode 113), after Tetsuro &amp;amp; Maetel destroy planet Peuromesyum, Maetel left Tetsuro behind just to guide another boy to the future (or something). But the whole reason she had to travel was, just so she can 'provide' that boy to her mother. So I'm wondering after this thing is over, why does she still need to travel? Can't she just wind up with Tetsuro? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25993" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T15:18:21.780" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T15:18:21.780" Title="After the journey is over, why did Maetel go for another journey?" Tags="&lt;galaxy-express-999&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34023" CreationDate="2016-08-31T09:39:12.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is unreleased and it's called &quot;Music Box&quot;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZipZUsR_bSU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZipZUsR_bSU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25962" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T09:39:12.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36071" CreationDate="2016-08-31T18:22:28.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it! The song is called &lt;code&gt;Desperate Assault&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; Link here &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXHTJ-snUKQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Desperate Assault OST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T14:16:18.403" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T14:16:18.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36254" CreationDate="2016-08-31T19:15:48.027" Score="9" ViewCount="5948" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers if you didn't see episode 472 of the anime yet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In episode 472, when Kaguya changed the environment to the world with high gravity, how come Kakashi and Obito could move while Naruto, Sasuke and even Kaguya couldn't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know they all used a lot of chakra fighting each other, but they are on a different level totally, and besides, Obito was half dead, and used almost all of his chakra to find Sasuke and bring him back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T03:41:34.633" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T00:05:16.123" Title="Why could Kakashi and Obito move while Naruto, Sasuke and even Kaguya couldn't?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36141" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-01T03:40:06.730" Score="2" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Time Travel Shoujo&lt;/em&gt;, it is established that Mari can communicate freely with local folk when she travels back in time. For example, when she travels back to 1600 and meets William Gilbert, she perceives Gilbert's speech as being in Japanese, and Gilbert perceives her speech as being in English. The audio itself is fully in Japanese during Mari's sojourn in Gilbert's time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 3, something curious happens. Mari has been sent back to the year 1752 and meets Benjamin Franklin. Again, she is able to understand him and vice versa. At around 14:37, though, we hear two background characters say the following in &lt;em&gt;English&lt;/em&gt; audio:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;GIRL: Rain, rain, go away! Come again on Saturday!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;WOMAN: Good, Laura!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;GIRL: Thank you very much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be clear, what I mean is that the viewer hears roughly 「レイン、レイン、ゴーア　ウェイ。　カム　アゲイン　オン　サターデイ。」 and so forth - the voice actor for the girl has a strong Japanese accent, but she's very clearly saying English words (ones that aren't loans into Japanese, in particular).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, why is that? Is there some sort of plot-related reason why Mari's &quot;babel fish&quot; didn't work on these two background characters? (The show pointedly addressed the idea of instantaneous translation during Mari's supplementary lessons earlier in episode 3, so I suspect this isn't just a goofup.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T18:17:34.523" Title="Why do we hear &quot;English&quot; speech in Philadelphia in episode 3?" Tags="&lt;time-travel-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7771" CreationDate="2016-09-01T12:22:55.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok aside from the what is stated in the video games, if I remember correctly, Mew was more of a myth and thought to be at the very most extinct. Dr. Fugi, who had already been working on cloning, went in search for any remains of Mew. After having found what he thought to be fossilized Mew remains he began to clone it for the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni (having to tweak the DNA a bit). The name Mewtwo comes from the way Dr. Fugi named all his clones (Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, etc) although Mewtwo was the only one to survive. It was only after Mewtwo escaped that the original Mew was discovered to not be extinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Editor's note: I had to do some digging to get something more solid than my own and similar vague souvenir. I know the answer is a bit old but I figured I'd share my findings since the comment inquiries for sources.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The information above comes from comes from the first 2-3 minutes of the 10-minutes long short &lt;em&gt;Myutsuu To Ai&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;Mewtwo and Amber&lt;/em&gt; (Ai in Japanese), more commonly known in English as &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Birth of Mewtwo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which was shown on Japanese television the first time &lt;strong&gt;Mewtwo Strikes Back&lt;/strong&gt; aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole short (specifically the last 7 minutes) was rated &lt;strong&gt;PG-13&lt;/strong&gt; due to the somewhat troubling/controversial topic(s) for children and thus, 4Kids Entertainment decided not to include more than the G-rated first 3 minutes intro (under the title &lt;strong&gt;Mewtwo's Origin&lt;/strong&gt;) in the theaters and DVD releases of &lt;strong&gt;Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back&lt;/strong&gt;, which was enough to grossly explain to the Western public about the origins of Mewtwo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full ten-minute short is now available in the DVD release of &lt;strong&gt;Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire short's transcript is available at multiple locations online, the specific website that sent me on the right track was: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lchr.org/a/23/et/amberkins.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.lchr.org/a/23/et/amberkins.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28063" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-22T20:11:55.050" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T20:11:55.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36147" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36155" CreationDate="2016-09-01T15:12:36.953" Score="2" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that Maria has a &quot;double contract&quot; with her Symphogear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched on the TV episodes, but found nothing. Maybe it has to do with the fact that she can wield two different gears (Gungnir and Airgetlam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a few questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is this &quot;Double Contract&quot; exactly?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why is it special?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where in canonical material is it talked about?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T00:42:25.287" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T00:42:25.287" Title="Where is Maria's &quot;Double Contract&quot; referenced?" Tags="&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36149" CreationDate="2016-09-01T16:56:22.537" Score="3" ViewCount="9290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers if you didn't see episode 473 of the anime yet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In anime episode 473, Kakashi uses Obito's eyes to create Susanoo. But Obito's eyes were not Eternal Mangekyou. Previously, he had Rinnegan which he has borrowed in addition to one of his own eyes, and that's why he could do lots of stuff. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: this is not the same question as the closure says! Eternal Mangekyou is when someone from Uchiha gives his Mangekyou to to someone dear then it becomes eternal and the powers will be activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-04T00:15:05.453" LastActivityDate="2019-01-27T18:13:52.393" Title="When did Obito awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36148" CreationDate="2016-09-01T17:15:58.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito never had the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The user does not need the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to use Susanoo according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; - just the Mangekyō Sharingan in both eyes. Once Kakashi gains the power of both of Obito's eyes, it allows him to use Susanoo. Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan increases the power of their abilities and causes the user no negative side effects such as losing vision and bleeding from the eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full body Susano'o is the most powerful form granted by the Mangekyo Sharingan. Kakashi said in episode 437 at 12:53 &quot;Gaining the Six Path's power enhances one's Visual Prowess too&quot;. It's most likely that Kakashi was able to use the full body Susano'o since when he gained the pair of his (actually Obito's) Sharingan, he also gained some of the Six Path's power Obito posessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18881" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T14:07:19.900" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T14:07:19.900" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-01T17:19:45.387" Score="11" ViewCount="1734" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was once stated in Bleach manga by Urahara that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;Urahara details that without the Soul King's existence, Soul Society would be rent asunder. The Soul King is the &quot;linchpin&quot; and if that linchpin is lost, then the world would simply crumble away and that is the way of the world.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_King&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then afterwards, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yhwach completely absorbs the Soul King.&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_King&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does then the Soul society continues to survive into the future? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="3793" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T17:33:50.937" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T22:01:00.107" Title="Can the Soul society exist without the soul king?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-01T18:20:26.137" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the music from around 4:46 onwards in Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX episode 12? It starts after Maria says &quot;10 thousand plans&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28066" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T00:09:17.210" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T00:09:17.210" Title="Does anyone know the name of the music from 4:46 onwards in Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36151" CreationDate="2016-09-02T00:08:34.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another Symphogear aficionado!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This piece is &quot;S2CA/Voltage Maximum&quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/40295&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Symphogear G&lt;/em&gt; OST 1&lt;/a&gt; track #7. The first use of this piece was in episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Symphogear G&lt;/em&gt;, when Tsubasa/Chris/Hibiki use S2CA Triburst for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T00:08:34.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36147" CreationDate="2016-09-02T00:42:01.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're looking for is GX Zesshoushinai 4, segment 9 「ガングニール、再び４」 &quot;Gungnir, Once Again 4&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Segment 7 (&quot;Gungnir, Once Again 2&quot;, two segments prior) is set during the events of episode 4 - Chris watches from SONG headquarters as Maria fends off Garie using Hibiki's Gungnir. This leads her to idly wonder whether she, too, could use other people's gears. Chris imagines up some wonderful things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jv9tv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jv9tv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gungnir Chris&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MjJ9Gm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MjJ9Gm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shul Shagana Chris&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/np5Ram.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/np5Ram.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shul Shagana Chris AND Igalima Chris!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In segment 8 (&quot;Gungnir, Once Again 3&quot;), Chris brings this idea up with Tsubasa -or, at least, she tries to, before being shot down. (Tsubasa, too, once had the same idea, it seems.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings us to segment 9. Tsubasa explains to Chris about how only certain relics will respond to any given person's song, and that in general, a person's song will match only one relic. Maria's &quot;double contract&quot; (she says, using the loan phrase ダブル・コントラクト &lt;em&gt;daburu kontorakuto&lt;/em&gt;) is an exceptionally rare exception to this general principle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you surmise, this has to do with Maria's affinity with both Gungnir and Airgetlam, and is special simply because it's so rare. Why can Maria pull it off? Who knows - no explanation is given. I don't recall any of the keywords having anything to say about this state of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To wrap up this segment, we get a peek into Tsubasa's imagination:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UmnLZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UmnLZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ichaival Tsubasa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T00:42:01.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-02T02:03:09.013" Score="2" ViewCount="425" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, Issei in Highschool DxD isn't really the most popular guy, without many other friends who are guys. Basara of Shinmai isn't shown with a lot of his friends either. Oregairu's protagonist is the most lonesome protagonist ever. Kirito of SAO does not have a social life outside of video games. I'm sure you guys could think of some more examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Japan's light novel industry think the most relatable character is a social outcast? It's kind of a harsh commentary on their target audience, if so, although possibly not completely wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T03:55:08.467" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T11:36:33.420" Title="What sparked the trend of slightly long dark-haired loner-ish protagonists in light novels?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;light-novel-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36111" CreationDate="2016-09-02T04:05:22.037" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiro used to be on the Archery varsity team in his school. That's why he is good at using bows. He became good in using swords/knives because of the fighting experiences. mostly when he fought Gilgamesh, which sharpened his sword intuition. Shiro is an archer who can wield blades for short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28071" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T04:24:03.600" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T04:24:03.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36156" CreationDate="2016-09-02T04:15:02.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the most applicable answer is relatablily, as you reference in your question. I want to preface this answer by saying that not all anime consumers or fans fit this mold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stereotype is that &lt;em&gt;otakus&lt;/em&gt; are social awkward and timid people. To make their shows relatable, anime producers try to appeal to this aspect of their target audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've ever been to Japan, much of the culture and merchandise surrounding anime almost promotes staying inside and watching more anime. If a consumer becomes obsessed with anime, they are more likely to stay inside and consume more of it, which in turn makes the producer(s) more money. Thus, many producers tend to exaggerate this fact to promote the idea that an anime watcher is a social outcast, which in turn makes &lt;em&gt;otakus&lt;/em&gt; relate to their shows more and watch them more often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I think it is also important to realize that the target audience of many, many anime and manga is high school aged students. As many of us can attest to, high school can be an awkward time of transformation, when people truly realize who they are and what they enjoy doing. Thus, it would make sense that many of these shows create characters that are initially shy and timid and then overcome their fears to accomplish something. Take Kirito from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/a&gt;, for instance. Yes, on the surface, and from an outsider's perspective, he seems like a social outcast. But as the viewers know him, he is a strong warrior of SAO. I think this &lt;em&gt;hidden side&lt;/em&gt; of many anime protagonists appeals to a lot of high school teenagers, many of whom are timid or shy, but each have specific passions of their own. Similar parallels can be seen in the protagonists of many other shows, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasyte&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Parasyte&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurren_Lagann&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gurren Lagann&lt;/a&gt;. Both Shinichi and Simon are teenage boys who start out timid, but transform throughout their respective shows to become accomplished and powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the vast majority of anime consumers are not the stereotypical &lt;em&gt;otakus&lt;/em&gt;, but we only hear about the &lt;em&gt;otakus&lt;/em&gt;. If my friend Greg just likes Attack on Titan, we don't hear much about him, but if my buddy Michael has watched every single episode of One Piece, Bleach, DBZ, has tons of action figures, and runs around spouting random phrases in Japanese, people are more likely to notice and have opinions. Thus, the &lt;em&gt;otakus&lt;/em&gt; create the stereotype for anime watchers, which anime producers then build upon with many of their protagonists. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/66037764&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(source 1)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Are-anime-fans-socially-awkward&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(source 2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the black/dark hair, I would guess that many protagonists have black hair due to the majority of the Japanese (and Asian) population worldwide having black hair, further making the protagonist more relatable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T04:15:02.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36111" CreationDate="2016-09-02T05:44:11.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither. The Archer class servant of the 5th Fuyuki Grail War was a magus before anything else. At his core he is Projection and Reinforcement magecraft, all culminating into his reality marble (an innate bounded field) &quot;Unlimited Blade Works.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a magus his talents were unremarkable, save for his talent in Reinforcement and Projection. While Emiya Shirou was in his school's archery club, it was short-lived and not very noteworthy. Most of his strength came from him making a contract with the World in order to become a Heroic Spirit in the form of a Counter Guardian after his passing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His adeptness in melee combat is unusual for a servant of his class, but his Origin is &quot;Sword.&quot; It's inevitable that we would use them in one way or another. The twin swords he uses, Kansho and Bakuya are not tied to him as a servant, but was merely something he projected. He utilizes these twins swords because of the innate magic resistance (to deflect Caster's A-ranked spells) they give, in addition to being effective against monsters such as Gorgon form of Rider and the extradimensional abomination summoned by Caster (from Fate/Zero).   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Servants are placed under the Archer class based on their Noble Phantasm. The user does not have to be adept at a bow, but any projectile weapons, even firearms. Gilgamesh is placed under Archer based on his Noble Phantasm &quot;Gate of Babylon,&quot; which essentially is him launching Noble Phantasms stored in his treasury. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Unlimited Blade Works&quot; allows allows him to reproduce just about any weapon he's seen (with some exceptions), allowing him to summon an arsenal of weapons as he needs it. His Projection magecraft allows him to create and overload projected Noble Phantasms (the copies are one rank lower than the original). The overloaded Noble Phantasms called Broken Phantasms are increased by one, but are destroyed they are used. Combining Broken Phantasms with a bow allows Archer to nuke the enemy from extreme distances. Think of as having an unlimited quiver of super powerful arrows for just about any situation. Tactics such as these make him suitable to be classified as an Archer class servant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, it should be noted that this Archer is not from the same timeline as Emiya Shirou. He is an Emiya Shirou that walked a different path as a nameless hero of justice, who made a contract with the world to be save humanity as a whole as Counter Guardian. But in the end, he was made to clean up after the actions humans by becoming an assassin. To save humanity as a whole, instead of &quot;saving everyone&quot; as he had hoped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible for him to be summoned as Caster, Berserker, or Assassin, but that's a story for another time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T05:44:11.603" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23413" CreationDate="2016-09-02T06:03:01.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end Inori gave Shu her soul, Shu and Inori became one. Inori wanted Shu to live on which is why she gave her soul to him even though they can never meet again. Inori was blind before she gave her soul to Shu which explains why Shu is blind at the last part of ep 22.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28073" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T06:03:01.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36169" CreationDate="2016-09-02T08:16:37.237" Score="10" ViewCount="125161" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question and its answers will contain spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching Berserk (the original, not the 2016 continuation), and was able to follow the plot up until the second to last episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At that point, the ground turned into faces and almost all of the main characters got killed. Griffith turned into a weird bat-thing. It seemed like Casca was raped, and Guts lost an eye and an arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this weird scenario? What happened? How does the plot actually end? Why did Griffith transform? Can someone just explain what happened in the last two episodes of the series (the conclusion)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T17:58:17.907" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T08:58:14.897" Title="What happened at the end of the anime Berserk?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36167" CreationDate="2016-09-02T08:43:41.677" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Griffith is a very ambitious person, he's ready to do anything in order to achieve his dreams. However, he was broken, he couldn't do anything anymore, and his dreams were going to end in front of his eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;behelit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the egg of the king, which allows you to achieve something and sacrifice something else in return. He had the choice, and he chose to sacrifice his comrades in exchange for a great power, a power that will bring him closer to his dreams, and give up his humanity, so he ended up transforming. Everyone who uses the behelit becomes some kind of demon as they make contract with creatures from the other world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler warning (events of the manga and 2016 anime) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After what happened, only Casca and Guts survive, with a cursed brand that causes them to be always haunted. Casca however loses her mind after she was traumatized, while Guts keep on fighting trying to find Griffith and get his revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T08:43:41.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36167" CreationDate="2016-09-02T08:46:50.713" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;For you to understand the ending, you need to understand about the Crimson Behelit that Griffith has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is a Behelit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The purpose of the Behelits is to create an Interstice between the physical realm and the part of the Astral Realm where the God Hand reside. A Behelit belongs to a predestined owner and therefore, no matter the circumtances, will always finds its way to its owner when his desire to escape his current situation is great enough for it to fully activate so the owner can be transformed into an Apostle. From there, the Behelit would gradually come to another to repeat the process. Normally, a Behelit would activate from being exposed to the owner's blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Crimson Behelit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Griffith's Crimson Behelit, which he obtained from a fortune teller as a youth, was a rare and unique item said to grant one's greatest desire in exchange for the owner's flesh and blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Griffith sees Guts and Casca together and realizes he may lose all the members of the Band of the Hawk, he runs away and falls in a stream. There we see he finds his Behelit among the river stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The behelit activates and summons the four members of God Hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also known as the Egg of the King by both Nosferatu Zodd and the God Hand, it appears once every 216 years when the time of the Eclipse draws near, its owner destined to discard physical form transcend into one of the God Hand. It is not known whether there were five different Crimson Behelits or whether the same came to each of the God Hand's members in turn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God Hand then inform Grifith that in order to become one of them, he must sacrifice all the members of the Band present there. Thus, they all are marked with the brand of sacrifice and are killed by demons. Guts and Casca however escape with the help of the Skull Knight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Behelit&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Behelit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T08:46:50.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36167" CreationDate="2016-09-02T13:39:22.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;this expands upon @Arcane 's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons behind Griffith's acts inside of the astral realm is a revenge of sorts. To become a member of God Hand he must make a sacrifice,. This does not explain his personal actions against Guts and Casca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Griffith is destroyed by Gut's desire to leave the Band of the Hawk, that is why they dueled in the snow. Griffith also knows that Casca was losing her devotion to Griffith who strung her along, as this helped prove the idea he is both beautiful and dangerous. After Guts successfully leaves Griffith knows he lost his fighting strength and believes he is not beautiful anymore. That is when he breaks into midland castle to sleep with the princess, both to prove to himself he was making progress to become king and to console his loss of his two closest friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was the greatest mistake of his by far as the king captured Griffith after the act. Losing his army means he lost the three things that brought him to the height of the social ladder and nearly to his goal; His strength, his beauty, and his army/followers. At this point he believes there is nothing left for him in this world and would like to die, his reason for trying to commit suicide multiple times in the final episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the God Hand is summoned to him, and offer him everything he lost and more. the only thing he had to do was sell out his old friends and followers. This was an easy choice, they had abandoned him once and he was not willing to let his ambitions die to save people that betrayed his trust. This explains the Astral plain and his choice to become a God Hand, but not his rape of Casca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Griffith knows that Casca loves Guts, it was evident after years together and her own lust for Griffith faded. Guts commits the greatest betrayal to Griffith by leaving his sworn service and breaking the trust in his own strength. So Griffith decides to break both Casca and Guts like they broke him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So Griffith rapes Casca and makes sure Guts watches, to hear her enjoyment and show Guts that Griffith the greater man in this department. It is also a reference to Gut's own rape during childhood, who would never wish the same pain on someone else he loves. The rape was not to show sexual desire for Casca but more of a pissing contest between two dogs after the same mate &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Griffith both initiated the competition and ended it in one move...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; as Casca's mind breaks after the betrayal of a man she once loved and admired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28080" LastEditorUserId="28080" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T14:21:20.723" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T14:21:20.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36178" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36179" CreationDate="2016-09-03T06:19:05.357" Score="6" ViewCount="422" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally, anime is about 23 minutes long. With the addition of ads, it will take about 30 minutes for one episode to air which is what one time slot normally is. Yet, some anime like Miss Monochrome and Tonari no Seki-kun are not 23 minutes long. They are just around 6 minutes long, approximately a quarter the length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are these shows scheduled? Do they air along with other short anime so that they can make a total of 30 minutes in a time slot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-09-03T07:24:35.680" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T07:24:35.680" Title="How are short anime scheduled to be broadcast in Japan?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36178" CreationDate="2016-09-03T06:46:00.503" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bundling multiple shorts into a 30-minute block is reasonably common, yes. &lt;a href=&quot;http://us-at.tv/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultra Super Anime Time&lt;/a&gt; is perhaps the best known block of this sort, bundling three ~8-minute shorts into a contiguous 30-minute time slot. It was home to seasons 2 and 3 of &lt;em&gt;Miss Monochrome&lt;/em&gt;. A couple seasons ago, both &lt;em&gt;Sekkou Boys&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kagewani Shou&lt;/em&gt; were on USAT together, which resulted in this bit of hilarity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TPkdGl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TPkdGl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;St. George, Medici, and... Dr. Banba???&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's also fairly common for shorts to just be squeezed in between other shows. Japanese television programs don't tend to be rigidly slotted into exact 30-minute time blocks, so you can just kind of put shorts wherever there happens to be room. To use &lt;em&gt;Tonari no Seki-kun&lt;/em&gt; as an example - when it aired on TX back in winter 2014, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kakaku.com/tv/channel=12/date=20140106/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;its slot was on Sundays from 26:35-26:45&lt;/a&gt;. It was preceded by &lt;em&gt;Saki Zenkoku-hen&lt;/em&gt; from 26:05-26:35, and followed by &lt;em&gt;Ichiyazuke&lt;/em&gt; (some sort of infomercial) from 26:45-26:55.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same deal with &lt;em&gt;Miss Monochrome&lt;/em&gt; season 1 - on TX, its slot was Tuesdays 25:35-25:40, preceded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/program/detail/22941_201310012530.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bijo no Kareshi ga Mitai! Osusume&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (I don't know what this is) from 25:30-25:35 and followed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/18771/Gifuu_Doudou__Kanetsugu_to_Keiji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gifuu Doudou&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://thecartdriver.com/gifuu-doudou-episode-1-butts/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unintentionally hilarious&lt;/a&gt;, by the way) from 25:40-26:10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T06:46:00.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37560" CreationDate="2016-09-03T07:52:07.953" Score="8" ViewCount="1744" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recall a few years ago (around 2011) the phrase &quot;holy trinity&quot; being thrown around to describe the size, magnitude and importance of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; all running in Shonen Jump.  Now, with two of those specific publications* ending, this so-called &quot;holy&quot; trinity is no more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there would've had to have been three other manga that were considered something like this before, right?  Was there was such a confirmed trinity of manga that ran together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't &lt;em&gt;necessarily&lt;/em&gt; have to be from Shonen Jump, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Big_3_Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the closest unsourced examples&lt;/a&gt; from the '90s were &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Slam Dunk!&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/em&gt;, which were likely published in a shonen-oriented magazine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*: This doesn't include &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt;.  That isn't &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-03T16:37:50.180" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T16:35:15.287" Title="Before the era of Naruto, One Piece and Bleach being published simultaneously, was there ever another well-defined &quot;Holy Trinity&quot; of Manga?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36156" CreationDate="2016-09-03T10:25:01.310" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's analyze this using protagonist of some Japanese light novels. Let's start with those you mentioned in the question. I'm excluding Basara of Shinmai since I don't watch the anime nor read the LN. I don't know him enough to talk about him. Also to be noted that I only write based on LNs that I have read, and I write their names using the natural writing order, not the Englished version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me say beforehand, loner is not the same as social outcast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Analysis&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example Cases&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;High School DxD - Hyoudo Issei&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even at the start of the LN, Hyoudo Issei was depicted not as a loner. He has 2 close friends, Matsuda and Motohama, who are both as perverted as he is.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy ga Machigatteiru (Oregairu) - Hachigaya Hachiman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He started the story as a loner. But, it was later revealed that he actually have 1 close (enough) friend, Zaimokuza Yoshiteru.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online - Kirigaya Kazuto (Kirito)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the start of the LN, no friends of Kirito was mentioned. The story started with Kirito login in into the game, Sword Art Online where he met Klein and then was trapped along with other 6,000 players in a death game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oda Nobuna no Yabou - Sagara Yoshiharu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No friend of him was mentioned since he was sent into the other world mysteriously. But in the other world, he quickly befriends old man Tokichiro. He also befriends other characters as the story progress on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Ravens - Tsuchimikado Harutora&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harutora has a childhood friend who is also his cousin, Tsuchimikado Natsumi. He was also childhood friends with Kurahashi Kyouko, a distance relative. At the start of the story he was friends with Hokuto and Ato Touji.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Infinite Stratos - Orimura Ichika&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No friends prior to him attending IS Academy was mentioned at the start of the story. However, it was later revealed that he actually has one close friend, Gotanda Dan. He also gets along with Dan's little sister, Gotanda Ran. He is also friends with Huang Lingyin and Shinonono Houki prior to the start of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Date a Live - Itsuka Shidou&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itsuka Shido has one close friend, Tonomachi Hiroto.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madan no Ou to Vanadis - Tigrevurmud Vorn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only known friend of Tigre prior to the start of the story is his childhood friend and maid, Titta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rokka no Yuusha - Adlet Mayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adlet has no friends prior to the start of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boku ha Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Hasegawa Kodaka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kodaka has 1 close friend prior to the start of the story, Taka.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Loner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, I think this much is enough for examples. Let's start analyzing them. Of the ten examples I give there,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 person starts the story with 3 friends, Orimura Ichika, and Tsuchimikado Harutora.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 person starts the story with 2 friends, Hyoudo Issei.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 person starts the story with 1 friends, Hachigaya Hachiman, Itsuka Shidou, Tigrevurmud Vorn, and Hasegawa Kodaka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 person starts the story with 0 friends, Kirito, Sagara Yoshiharu, and Adlet Mayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I count Tsuchimikado Harutora as a person with 3 friends (Tsuchimikado Natsumi, Ato Touji, and Hokuto) as Kurahashi Kyouko was no longer his friend at the start of the story since he forget about her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loner&quot;&gt;Merriam Webster&lt;/a&gt; defined loner as a person who is often alone or who likes to be alone. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/loner&quot;&gt;Dictionary.com&lt;/a&gt; defined it as a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loner&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; defined it as a person who avoids or does not actively seek human interaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only one who really fit the definitions above is Hachigaya Hachiman. The other doesn't avoid company of others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we go with Merrriam Webster's first part of the definition, then Adlet, Kirito, and Kodaka also can be called loner. However, there are circumstances behind their &lt;em&gt;lonerism&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adlet was training in a secluded area where there are only him and his master. It was shown in the story that Adlet doesn't avoid social interactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirito's school friends was not depicted in the story because they have no relevance to the story. Kirito later was alone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; since he took the blame after the boss killed some of the front liners and was called Beater. he did this to protect the other Beta Testers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a circumstance behind him being alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kodaka doesn't avoid company of others, in fact he longed for the company of others. It's just that his hair color makes him mistaken as being a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yanki&quot;&gt;yankee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orimura Ichika, Hyoudo Issei, Itsuka Shidou, and Tigrevurmud Vorn can't be called loner since they clearly have friends and they also doesn't avoid social interactions. While Sagara Yoshiharu doesn't start with friends, his behavior doesn't suggest that he is a loner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of the 10 examples, only 1 was a true loner, that is 10%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social Outcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does them being a loner also means that they are outcast? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcast&quot;&gt;Merriam Webster&lt;/a&gt; defined outcast as someone who is not accepted by other people. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/outcast&quot;&gt;Dictionary.com&lt;/a&gt; defined it as a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcast_(person)&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; defined it as someone who is rejected or 'cast out', as from home or society, or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hyoudo Issei can be called as outcast since the rest of the school perceived him as insect due to his perversion. Hachiman was also avoided and looked down upon due to his sarcastic behavior and dead fish eyes which makes people who converse with him feel uncomfortable. Hasegawa was avoided since they are scared of him as they think he is a yankee due to his blond hair which they think was dyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest was not avoided or looked down upon. There was nothing in the anime or light novel that suggests that they are a social outcast. Tigrevurmud Vorn was looked down but only by noble of higher status (greater political and military power) than him, Zion Thernadier. The rest, including Eleonora Viltaria, which boast greater military and political power, much like Zion Thernadier if not greater due to her status as a Vanadis, doesn't look down upon him. Adlet was looked down upon by only by some, due to his background. Most however, see him in good light since he is one of the chosen heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, out of 10, we have 3 pure outcast, that is 30%. While this is not a majority, it is quite a significant number. Why do we have this many social outcast protagonists? In Issei's case, he is a social outcast due to his open perversion, so his personality is the problem here. It is to be expected that he is a social outcast since he is so perverted. Hachiman and Hasegawa are the only ones looked down purely due to their looks. So it's really only 2 of 10 social outcast. Not that much considering the amount of samples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we have these social outcast protagonists? I think the main reason is that because having a social outcast protagonist helps in making the reader immersed in the story. Such protagonist invokes empathy from the reader, regardless of whether the reader was a social outcast himself or not, but is especially true if the reader was. An immersed reader will continue to read the story as they want to find out what happens, thus such protagonist helps making the book sells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of those 10, Orimura Ichika, Hyoudo Issei, Hachigaya Hachiman, Kirigaya Kazuto, and Sagara Yoshiharu are the ones with &lt;em&gt;dark&lt;/em&gt; hairs. Dark as in black or dark brown. Tigrevurmud Vorn, Itsuka Shidou, and Adlet Mayer has &lt;em&gt;light&lt;/em&gt; colored hair of red, blue and red respectively. Hasegawa Kodaka is in-between since his hair is actually blond but a dark blond. Tsuchimikado Harutora's hair is mainly light but he has black hair near his ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the 10 examples 5 has dark hair, that is 50% of the samples. Those who have dark hairs are all of Japanese ethnicity. Of those 5, Orimura Ichika, Hachigaya Hachiman, and Kirito are the ones with black hair. Hyoudo Issei and Sagara Yoshiharu's hair are dark brown. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Is-it-just-a-stereotype-that-all-Asians-have-black-hair-and-if-so-do-some-of-them-have-brown-hair&quot;&gt;Dark brown hair is actually quite&lt;/a&gt; common among Asians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tigrevurmud Vorn, and Adlet Mayer was not Japanese. Japan doesn't even exist in their world. Itsuka Shidou, Tsuchimikado Harutora, and Hasegawa Kodaka are Japanese with light colored hair. In the case of Hasegawa Kodaka, his dark blond hair color is part of the plot. It was due to his father being a Japanese (with black hair) and his mother being a western with blond hair as he mentioned when he said that he is jealous of Kobato being born with pure blond hair and that she doesn't look like a Japanese unlike him. Shidou and Harutora has such hair color even when they were kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blond however, is a color that people in real life also has. Shidou is the only Japanese with unnatural hair color. So, out of the 8, 7 has hair color that exists in real life. Only 2 has blond hair, which is not what most Japanese was born with. Thus, we can say that most of the protagonist with dark hair is because that is what most Japanese was born with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Media&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's analysis how western media protagonists are. I'll just mention some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series was a loner if we go by Merriam Websters' first definition of loner. He was also an outcast since befriending him means becoming enemy of the class bully, who happens to be his cousin, Dudley Dursley.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bella Swan of Twilight series was also has friends prior to the start of the story, Angela Weber, and Jessica Stanley.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Batman is mostly a loner with his friend being Superman and that was after the story start, not prior to the story. He is also in friendly relationship with Robin, his sidekick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wolverine's friend before he joins the X-Men was his brother, Sabertooth. He is outcast as far the the humans is concerned since they fear him for being a mutant, that is if they found out about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heathcliff of Wuthering Height was a loner and an outcast. He pretty much dislikes the company of others with the exception of Catherine who he is in love with. He is also an outcast due to his dark skin and origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not saying that protagonist of western media are more loner and outcast than Japanese LN protagonists since clearly I didn't give enough examples. My point here is that this is not unique to Japanese LN protagonists. Such type of protagonist exists even in the 19th century when Wuthering Heights was published,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't really say that there is a trend of loner main protagonist in light novels. While we have quite a significant number of outcast main protagonists, it is not the majority. Like I said in the beginning, loner is not the same as social outcast. Only 10% of the example protagonists are loner, but 30%, that is 3 times, are social outcast. Social outcast protagonist invokes empathy from the reader which helps making them immersed in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In comparison to other media, LN protagonists are actually not that unique. Loner &amp;amp; outcast protagonist is not exclusive to LN since like the example I give above, many protagonist of famous stories are loner and outcast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards of hair color, it can be said that their dark hair color is due to the fact that most of Japanese was born with that, thus giving a dark hair color helps keeping it believable that the main character is a Japanese just like their name suggests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-03T11:36:33.420" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T11:36:33.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34315" CreationDate="2016-09-03T11:10:52.003" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is quite contrary to what people think in general here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very author Akira Toriyama is talking &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ameblo.jp/yumo-p/entry-10000858093.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;－－　『ドラゴンボールＺ』というタイトルは先生の発案と聞きましたが。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interviewer : The title &amp;quot;Dragonball Z was created by you, sir, is that correct? ( asking Akira )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;鳥山　あ、そうですね。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toriyama: Uhm, yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;－－　ウワサで、「Ｚ」が名前につく精力剤からタイトルをつけた、って聞いたんですが。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rumor says, you sir put the last word Z borrowing the name of an energy enhancement medicine with the name Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;鳥山　違いますよ～（笑）。「Ｚ」はアルファベットの最後の文字じゃないですか。で、当時からもう、本当に原作を終わらせたくて（笑）、だから「これでもうおしまいだよ～」って意味でタイトルは「Ｚ」にしたんですよ。精力剤なんて、一言も言った覚えないですよー、もーウワサっていい加減だなぁ（笑）。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toriyama : Where did you hear that! lmao. You know, the end letter of the English alphabet is Z, right? At that time I really wanted to end the series so that I put the word Z. Energy enhancement medicine? Come on, I haven't uttered a word such never. Rumor always walks alone. lmao.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%ABZ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;番組タイトルの「Z」は鳥山明本人によって命名されており、鳥山によれば「ドラゴンボールを早く終わらせたくてアルファベットの最後の文字である『Z』にした」とのことである[3]。本作放映直前のジャンプ1989年18号収録の『ドラゴンボール』ピンナップポスター裏に書かれた特集記事の見出しでは、『Z』とは「究極」「最強」と説明されていた。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title of the program Z was named by the very author Akira Toriyama, and according to him &amp;quot;I wanted to end the Dragon Ball series ASAP so that I took the last letter of the alphabet. On the caption of the special article written on the back of the last Dragonball, 18th published in 1989, before it went into broadcasting, &amp;quot;Z stands for the &amp;quot;ultimate&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the strongest&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the contrary? to the first intention of the author, the story became even longer than the original. I think that happens sometimes, see how many sequence Matrix or Star Wars has.......&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27862" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T11:10:52.003" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36195" CreationDate="2016-09-03T16:39:29.047" Score="2" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question that's been bothering me for a while. I know that Naruto is supposed to be a manga written for teens and pre-teens so some stuff doesn't have any explanation or represents a plothole, but still I would really like to know whether this question has a reasonable answer or not. How can Obito transport his body parts in another dimension without the person that passes through him getting blood over his/her entire body? And why doesn't the body just collapse with the head being in another dimension?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28098" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T13:17:04.397" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:17:04.397" Title="How could Obito transport his body parts in another dimension without bleeding?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13518" CreationDate="2016-09-04T04:46:45.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone wrote their own name in the death note and then did the eye deal the shinigami will not be able to cut his lifespan as he has already written his name in one death note before the shinigami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28103" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T04:46:45.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27941" CreationDate="2016-09-04T10:51:49.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They never say the Reiner is dead . Reiner was saved by Zeke (Beast Titan)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iWAYc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iWAYc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;They updated the manga.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28109" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T10:51:49.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33740" CreationDate="2016-09-04T14:12:20.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 2011 series covers roughly chapters 1 to 339 of the manga, as documented in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/14410/27935&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; by Frosteeze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then, &lt;strong&gt;21 new chapters&lt;/strong&gt; have been released (as of september 2016, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_360&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_chapters#Chapters_not_yet_in_volume_format&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update&lt;/em&gt;: As The Pickle Tickler &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/revisions/36191/2&quot;&gt;mentions&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;it has been announced that the manga is getting a continuation in 2016, as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jobsnhire.com/articles/38365/20160319/hunter-x-hunter-manga-continuation-2016.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to &quot;The Last Mission&quot;, another anime film was released in 2013, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter:_Phantom_Rouge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Phantom Rouge&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m7HiC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m7HiC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, you have &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_(1999)_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the original 1999 series&lt;/a&gt;, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_OVA_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;set of 30 OVA episodes&lt;/a&gt;, and a 1998 short film, &quot;Jump Super Anime Tour 98&quot;. None of them include material not covered by the 2011 series, as far as I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27935" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T10:33:09.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-04T19:03:39.623" Score="10" ViewCount="4420" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any anime that have English language dubs voiced by the voice actors of the original non-English language of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20022" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T03:26:50.917" Title="Anime dubbed by original voice actors" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36193" CreationDate="2016-09-04T20:18:29.920" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most prominent example that comes to mind is Pokémon, which has used &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikue_%C5%8Ctani&quot;&gt;Ikue Ohtani's&lt;/a&gt; voice for Pikachu for almost the entire series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T00:25:03.727" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T00:25:03.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36184" CreationDate="2016-09-04T21:09:24.340" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito uses a technique called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kamui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kamui is a powerful &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; dōjutsu that creates a unique and specialised form of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93time_ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;space–time ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt;. It allows the user to achieve two very distinct, yet closely associated feats — teleportation and &lt;strong&gt;intangibility&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intangibility, here refers to making the body or certain parts of body inaccessible to the physical world. Thus, no one could touch him and passed right thought Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3578" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T21:09:24.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36198" CreationDate="2016-09-04T22:26:00.257" Score="9" ViewCount="4801" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment&lt;/em&gt;, Kirito has access to Asuna's inventory, as expected since they married before Floor 75, but also he has access to Sachi's inventory which contains a Teleport Crystal, a Health Potion and the message Sachi left for him for Christmas (can't use it to confirm the message but I assume it's the same one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from Kirito's attire, everything up until Kayaba disappearing on Floor 75 is based off the anime. So how does Kirito have access to Sachi's inventory? To my understanding, Grimlock only had access to Griselda's inventory after she died because they were already married. Is there another way for a player to share their inventory without marrying them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-04T23:06:23.040" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T04:42:58.173" Title="Why does Kirito have access to Sachi's inventory?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36184" CreationDate="2016-09-04T22:34:54.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just my own theory, but it might be like in UQ holder where the vampire's arm, though sliced off, is still connected to its body through magic (here chakra) links, meaning that blood and nerve signals reaching the &quot;hole part&quot; are teleported to the other dimension and same upon exiting the hole part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would explain why he feels the pain of being stabbed in the kamui dimension while his head is in the normal one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, according to the body system, it is still whole, and it can function perfectly through dimensions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26427" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T22:34:54.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36196" CreationDate="2016-09-05T00:38:10.243" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Players that would like to, can setup a shared inventory, separate from a guild storage and different than marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In marriage, your inventories become one, they can see all your stats and inventory items, no matter what. In this, it is a tab that is in addition to your normal inventory. This tab was labeled Sachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a translation of the Sword Art Online light novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charging into my hotel room, I immediately opened the storage box installed in the room, taking from the item window that popped up all the restoration, detoxification crystals and potions and the like. Although these alone could count up a hefty balance sheet, I would not pity it even if all of them were used up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As soon as I took out a single-handed sword from my collection, confirmed its durability, I took off the sword on my back that I used to fight the ants and exchanged it. Then I also exchanged my leather coat and armor and everything else for new items. When I had finished, I was about to close the window when I saw my inventory and stopped my hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There, in addition to the «Self» written there, my own inventory page, was another label that read the name «Sachi».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the result of a very good relationship between two players, but one which has not progressed to «Marriage» —such players set their own common items window. This is different from the way that all items in marriage are shared in that only items in this separate window are shared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sachi, who had never asked for a confession or to hold hands previously, requested shortly before her death to set up this window. When I asked for the reason, she gave an answer that was difficult to accept, that it was for easily exchanging healing potions and similar items—if this was the purpose, there was clearly already a guild open that could be used for that. But I nonetheless agreed, and set up this window to share only between Sachi and me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Sachi died, this window still remained. Of course, the friend list would also still retain Sachi's name, but it would be a grey that could not be contacted. And the few remaining healing potions left in the shared inventory, these would also not be used. After half a year, even with the guild page deleted without feeling, I was unable to remove the label of Sachi's name. Of course—the reason was not that I believed she could be resurrected—I just couldn't forgive the self that would have been able to feel better after having deleted her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only recovered and closed the window after looking at Sachi's name for ten minutes. It was two hours until midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;– &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt; Volume 02: Aincrad, Chapter 4, Part 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T04:42:58.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36201" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36377" CreationDate="2016-09-05T04:45:39.730" Score="3" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the population ratio of humans and pokemon in the pokemon world (pokemon series)? Considering that every human has more than one pokemon, it might be possible the pokemon ratio is higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:46:30.777" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:30:26.440" Title="What is the population ratio of humans and pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36193" CreationDate="2016-09-05T05:35:30.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As amazing as that would be the answer is no.  A majority of the voice actors in the industry would have to be fluent in English for that to happen, and that is sadly not the case here.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;EDIT :A lot of Japanese voice acting tends to be 'good', but at the same time it's a lot different than the type of voice acting in English. With English, we kind of strive for natural sounding voices that sound normal. Whereas in contrast with Japanese voice acting, especially in Anime, nobody in real life talks like any anime character. While overacting is seen as a sign of a bad actor in the West, over in Japan it's kind of the opposite. And I feel because of this, it's kind of easier to come across as a good voice actor in Japanese than it is in English. That and directors are super picky about VAs. Some directors will go through hundreds of auditions for characters that aren't even the protagonist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, would you like to watch an anime where all the jokes and puns which kind of make sense in Japanese, would be lost in translation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an answer said already the most prominent case of that happening is in the case of Pikachu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28124" LastEditorUserId="28124" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T06:06:15.970" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T06:06:15.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T10:40:20.857" Score="4" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite often in a promise is made to go see the ocean. Just as often these promises can not/ no longer be achieved due to some events occurring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrTTi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrTTi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some symbolism at play here? Leading to a character always having to dramatically fail at going to the ocean together? Or something different all together&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T16:50:17.847" Title="Why are there so many tragic ocean promises?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36206" CreationDate="2016-09-05T11:57:23.803" Score="1" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a student is found guilty, the next scene if of them being tied up or trapped in a new room before dying an &quot;interesting&quot; death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who put them there? Does the anime ever give any indication of who is tying up the guilty and dragging them to the &quot;death room&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this video for example (Ep3): &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/um_HQ6XyzLQ?t=17m&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/um_HQ6XyzLQ?t=17m&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The culprit is found guilty and shortly after Monokuma pushes the red button, he is instantly &quot;teleported&quot; to a room to die. How?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this question makes sense. I couldn't figure out how to word it properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T12:17:57.233" Title="How were the culprits &quot;dragged to their death&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36205" CreationDate="2016-09-05T12:17:57.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series itself shows quite clearly that it is &lt;strong&gt;Monokuma&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is only seen actually dragging the culprit himself in the gameplay-looking animation, but there's no reason to doubt that that's exactly what happens, particulary when it is consistent with the argument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following images are taken from the same episode you use as an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NR5fw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NR5fw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/puAVy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/puAVy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V9BkT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V9BkT.png&quot; alt=&quot;d&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wyWmn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wyWmn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27935" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T12:17:57.233" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T15:04:27.413" Score="6" ViewCount="2359" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v6245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majikoi S in VNDB&lt;/a&gt;, the seiyuu for Kawakami Momoyo and Christiane Friedrich is written as Kamishiro Misaki and Misaki Rina respectively. People that is not too into seiyuu might not know, but the seiyuu-otaku are very likely to know that they &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/s81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamishiro Misaki is Asawaka Yuu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/s516&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misaki Rina is Itou Shizuka&lt;/a&gt;. The first is even more easily recognizable by non-seiyuu-otaku and non-anime-otaku since she is the voice provider for the VOCALOID Megurine Luka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heck, even people that doesn't know this would be able to find it relatively easily with some Googling. I tried entering the name Kamishiro Misaki in Google and the 5th entry states Asakawa Yuu's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1dVr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1dVr.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kawashiro Misaki on Google&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaki Rina is even worse. It clearly shows that Misaki Rina is Itou Shizuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FlA8d.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FlA8d.png&quot; alt=&quot;Misaki Rina on Google&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are relatively unknown seiyuu, then it can be said that they use such alias so that later when they finally get famous people wouldn't link them to their previous work as eroge seiyuu. But these two are famous seiyuu even during the time Majikoi S was released. Also the Majikoi anime was aired between 2 Oct 2011 and 18 Dec 18 2011, while Majikoi S was released in 27 January 2012. Given that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;those 2 reprise their role in the anime,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they voiced it the same as when they voice the character in the Visual Novel,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and that the anime clearly stated that Christiane Friedrich is Itou Shizuka and Kawakami Momoyo is Asakawa Yuu,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it doesn't take a genius to figure that it is them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is apparently common in female seiyuus while many male seiyuus use their usual name even when voicing eroge. For example the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36047/who-is-the-emperor-of-bl&quot;&gt;BL Emperor, Toshiyuki Morikawa&lt;/a&gt;, uses his name, &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/s53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toshiyuki Morikawa in most of his Visual Novel works&lt;/a&gt; even if the said work is a R-18+, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v1781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gin no Kanmuri Ao no Namida&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most, if not all famous female seiyuus use alias to voice R-18+ games. Examples other than Itou Shizuka and Asakawa Yuu would be &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/s360&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sato Rina&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/s833&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goto Yuko&lt;/a&gt;, all use an alias when doing most of their eroge works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, since it is clear that it is them, why do most popular female seiyuu still bother using alias when voicing eroge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T15:10:18.657" Title="Why do seiyuu famous for doing eroge still use alias?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36204" CreationDate="2016-09-05T16:43:36.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has something to do with the term Mother Ocean, the fact that Japanese islands are made of several volcanoes linked together, their work ethics and custom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mother Ocean&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mother Ocean is a term used to refer to the fact that all lives on earth starts from the sea/ocean as described in &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/16067/Nagi_no_Asukara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagi no Asukara&lt;/a&gt;. Even after leaving the sea and becoming land creature, the ocean still provides nourishment and food for them, thus it can be said that Mother Ocean is a symbolics of love. A love that knows no bound even when betrayed and left behind. An eternal love that is ready to accept when one repent and return to it as is the case with Miuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it can be said that a promise to see the ocean is a promise of love. The fact that the promise was broken and in some cases tragically, is a symbolics for a love that would never come true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japanese Islands, Work Ethics &amp;amp; Custom&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the following map.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgE3U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgE3U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Japanese map&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of Japanese lands are mountainous terrain. People live on these mountains. In the olden times, these terrain makes traveling hard, thus not many mountain people travel to see the sea. In the modern day this would be due to their tight schedule making them unable to take vacation to the sea. I think it is already a common knowledge that Japan has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2991505/Japanese-workers-soon-FORCED-holidays-Government-consider-making-illegal-five-days-year-bid-combat-overwork.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;crazy tight work schedule&lt;/a&gt;. People rarely use their paid visit. That is part of their work ethics. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29429742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;most Japanese visits ocean only during summer&lt;/a&gt;. It's an old custom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, while Japan has plenty of beaches, and given the distance and the availability of public transports it should be relatively easy to access, going to the beach is not something Japanese people easily do unless they already live by the sea. This means that going to the sea can be counted as a luxury for the Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T16:50:17.847" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T16:50:17.847" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36211" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T22:08:46.197" Score="5" ViewCount="1882" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert if you didn't see episodes 9 &amp;amp; 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many fingers exists in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 23 at 17:50, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Subaru says that only one is remaining. How did he find out about the number of remaining fingers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T03:56:48.470" LastActivityDate="2020-01-12T06:02:50.367" Title="How many fingers exist and how did Subaru know the number?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T22:17:19.963" Score="4" ViewCount="7028" Body="&lt;p&gt;How Betelgeuse captured Subaru's body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert if you didn't watch episode 25:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the ending of episode 23, he captured Subaru's body which some would think was possible because Subaru has touched the book. But he didn't touch it in episode 25 and still Betelgeuse was able to capture him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How? Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T09:20:13.083" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T09:20:13.083" Title="How Betelgeuse captured Subaru's body like in the ending of episode 23?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T22:54:50.457" Score="6" ViewCount="19442" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before watching the recent anime arc focusing on Itachi, I had assumed that he and Shisui were roughly the same age. But in episode 452, Shisui appears as a full-fledged ninja alongside the 6 or 7-year-old Itachi when the latter was still a first-year student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also reading into things further, Shisui awakened his Mangekyo after witnessing an unnamed friend's death in the Third Great Ninja War, so he must have been old enough to participate there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any further information that can help nail Shisui's age down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-05-19T17:08:43.670" LastActivityDate="2021-05-19T17:13:24.523" Title="How old is Shisui compared to Itachi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36221" CreationDate="2016-09-06T01:28:00.033" Score="2" ViewCount="339" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;em&gt;Sengoku Youko&lt;/em&gt; (same author of &lt;em&gt;Hoshi no Samidare&lt;/em&gt;) a character is asked by Hisahide Matsunaga if he's considered changing his last name to Kazamatsuri, and there's a couple historical easter eggs lurking about. I don't know if there's any (additional) significance to this last name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l4VuC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l4VuC.png&quot; alt=&quot;manga page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Hisahide in the manga is rather whimsical and has some perception of the flow of time, I feel there's something more lurking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T18:56:32.720" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:57:03.063" Title="What is the (historical) significance of the name Kazamatsuri?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;sengoku-youko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T05:36:27.893" Score="1" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 21 of &lt;em&gt;Sousei no Onmyouji&lt;/em&gt;, Mayura advises Benio to read a manga titled &lt;em&gt;Hoshino Hitomi no Silhouette&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;Hoshino Hitomi's Silhouette&quot;) to learn how to deal with Rokuro romantically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pstwNl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pstwNl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 21, 09:38&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After googling around a bit, I noticed that this work is a clear parody of a work with a homophonous title ― &lt;em&gt;Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;Silhouettes of the Eyes of the Stars&quot;), published 1985-89. The author of the fictional work is &quot;Kaede Akane&quot;, whose name means &quot;Maple-tree Red&quot;, while the real work is by Hiiragi Aoi, which can be read as meaning &quot;Holly-plant Blue&quot;. I point this out to emphasize that this is clearly an allusion of sorts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mayura describes this manga as a &quot;bible of romance&quot;, supposedly read by four million girls, and shows us these archetypical shoujo-romance scenes from the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jyuvam.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jyuvam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Look me in the eye and&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;tell me that you love me one more time&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/webajm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/webajm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Va08om.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Va08om.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; (&amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m not going to let you go&amp;quot;) / &amp;quot;until you tell me how you feel about me&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7s9am.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7s9am.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;lewd&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any context for &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; the author might have chosen to parody this particular shoujo romance manga, though. Might there be some sort of connection between Sukeno Yoshiaki (author of &lt;em&gt;Sousei no Onmyouji&lt;/em&gt;) and Hiiragi Aoi? Or is &lt;em&gt;Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette&lt;/em&gt; a particularly classic exemplar of shoujo romance manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T05:36:27.893" Title="About &quot;Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette&quot;" Tags="&lt;twin-star-exorcists&gt;&lt;hoshi-no-hitomi-no-silhouette&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36219" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-09-06T05:36:57.567" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T05:36:57.567" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T05:36:57.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36220" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-09-06T05:36:57.567" Score="0" Body="Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette is a shoujo manga by HIIRAGI Aoi, published 1985-1989." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T05:36:57.567" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T05:36:57.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36215" CreationDate="2016-09-06T07:35:27.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no historical significance in the names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ybrUZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Enra&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hCT7J.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazamatsuri&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Izp2a.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabuki&lt;/a&gt; are references to his older work, in this case &lt;em&gt;Sanjin Sadou&lt;/em&gt; and his &quot;Monster Town&quot; oneshot series (see his &lt;em&gt;Mizukami Satoshi Tanpenshuu&lt;/em&gt; compilation). Some mechanics are reused, such as the Fairy Eye. In the latter oneshot series, there are the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PhJsu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Raidou&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sQ1rU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazamatsuri&lt;/a&gt; clans, who have passed down their magic swords and stuff to modern times with the two families taking care of the town's various demons and their hijinx.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this probably implies that Sengoku Youko is in the same continuity with &lt;em&gt;Sanjin Sadou&lt;/em&gt; and the oneshot series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T18:57:03.063" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:57:03.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36222" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36227" CreationDate="2016-09-06T07:38:39.933" Score="10" ViewCount="15212" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, this here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bF0tw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bF0tw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does it need to jut out of the walls instead of just being inside the walls to begin with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14784" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T22:43:51.300" Title="Why are there outlying towns/cities on the walls in Shingeki no Kyoujin?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36222" CreationDate="2016-09-06T09:32:10.960" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained at the beginning of episode 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So-called outlier districts like Shiganshina jut out like thorns at vital spots along Wall Maria. Their basic function is to streamline troop dispersal and keep security costs down by drawing titans into specific areas. The calculated design flaw in outlier districts is that they have only a single gate through which its citizens are able to retreat deeper inwards, should the need arise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the walls are rather long, defending them in their entirety is difficult and costly. With the presence of the outlier districts, the titans will be drawn to these districts and will be less inclined to attack the wall at random. (This is because they are attracted to humans, and there is a greater population density at these specific parts of the wall). The defense against the titans can then be focused in these areas, becoming easier and more effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T13:24:51.817" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T13:24:51.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36222" CreationDate="2016-09-06T09:39:05.233" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is explained in manga Chapter 2 afterwords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QEpbw.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QEpbw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wall and district&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should realize, that walls are long. I mean, &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; long. And it is impossible even to watch over wall, not to mention protecting it. So such districts do exist, to attract all titans attention, since it is much easier to protect small district than miles of wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T09:39:05.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T12:35:28.533" Score="2" ViewCount="640" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this post, &lt;em&gt;GITS&lt;/em&gt; stands for Ghost in the shell and &lt;em&gt;SAC&lt;/em&gt; stands for stand alone complex&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I've collected:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS arise quadrolgy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS SAC 1st gig&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS SAC 1st gig solid state society&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS SAC 2nd gig&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS SAC 2nd gig individual eleven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS 2 innocence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS 2.0&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;GITS the laughing man&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My queries are:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Except for GITS 1995, am I missing anything ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the correct order of watching?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28141" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T13:01:07.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T13:01:07.523" Title="What is the correct order of watching of the Ghost In The Shell series?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-09-06T13:01:17.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T13:31:23.740" Score="1" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who are these characters that Mikura sees in her vision of the future at the end of &lt;em&gt;Mezzo DSA&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kb8F1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kb8F1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;bunch of people&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ijCRi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ijCRim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;dark man with metal mask and sombrero hat&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is that they're from an upcoming anime, but a quick Google reverse image search and a text search for anime by Yasuomi Umetsu or Arms Corporation, the director of and the studio behind &lt;em&gt;Mezzo DSA&lt;/em&gt;, respectively, revealed nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T21:04:43.687" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T21:04:43.687" Title="What did Mikura see that are coming in the finale?" Tags="&lt;mezzo-dsa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T13:57:34.273" Score="3" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a background character, the girl police's design stands out too much, so I suspect that she is a crossover character or has at least some background to her. Or do animators occasionally just like to draw a background character so differently? But she doesn't even dress like a policewoman!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4zjU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4zjUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Yeah! I&amp;#39;ve always wanted to do that!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KE4Vr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KE4Vrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Yes, emergency vehicles passing by.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/foeCH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/foeCHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T14:52:02.187" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T14:52:02.187" Title="Who is this girl police, likely a crossover character, in episode 4?" Tags="&lt;mezzo-dsa&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36222" CreationDate="2016-09-06T20:26:13.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's also to consider that a door is a weak point in the wall, so it needs additional protection from attacks; the city does exactly that, provide an extra layer of protection and acts as a cushion and a pen, to contain and dispatch giants more easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28154" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T20:26:13.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36265" CreationDate="2016-09-06T21:34:35.263" Score="3" ViewCount="500" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 23rd episode of &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/1530/Kanon_2006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kanon 2006&lt;/a&gt; anime, Yuuichi goes to &lt;em&gt;School&lt;/em&gt; Ayu visited and met her there. Yuuichi offered to grant her third wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She wished for Yuuichi to forget her, but he declined to grant that wish because he is not able to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayu then realizes what the third wish is, but we only see her mouth moving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did she wish for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22722" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T03:07:12.633" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T03:42:50.910" Title="What was Ayu's third wish?" Tags="&lt;kanon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-07T02:42:07.097" Score="1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the exoskeletons in Heart x Hybrid (Masou Gakuen) called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried looking on the net and on the wikia for this anime and I don't find much about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about the exoskeletons that are in the background from time to time, not the Hybrid Gears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see it in the background:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JLPQdl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JLPQdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;You can see it in the background&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see them clearly here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FU9J6l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FU9J6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;more exoskeletons&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T13:18:40.167" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T13:18:40.167" Title="What are the exoskeletons in Heart x Hybrid (Masou Gakuen) called?" Tags="&lt;masou-gakuen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36241" CreationDate="2016-09-07T03:10:45.843" Score="4" ViewCount="2037" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Maria-Holic-Manga-Volume-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Right Stuff&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?ann-edition=au&amp;amp;id=10200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; it indicates that Maria†Holic is shoujo-ai/yuri but &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Holic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; doesn't say this. (For reference, Citrus on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?ann-edition=au&amp;amp;id=15835&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;same&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Citrus-Manga-Volume-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sites&lt;/a&gt; is listed as shoujo-ai/yuri.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Wikipedia, Right Stuff and Anime News Network have almost the same description which is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maria Holic revolves around a high school girl named Kanako Miyamae, who is scared of boys and breaks out in hives if a boy touches her. During her second year of high school, she enrolls in an all-girls school hoping to find a female romantic partner. &lt;strong&gt;However, her ideal candidate, Mariya Shidō, turns out to be a sadistic cross-dressing boy&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now sure, the premise might be interesting, a story about a girl getting over her fear of men through dating a cross-dressing guy (going by only what's been quoted) but if there is one thing I really, really, really really really hate it's being lied to about shoujo-ai/yuri, so how is Maria†Holic shoujo-ai/yuri? Are there actually lesbian relationships in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I ask fully expecting spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T13:20:21.220" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T13:20:21.220" Title="How is Maria†Holic shoujo-ai/yuri?" Tags="&lt;maria-holic&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36238" CreationDate="2016-09-07T06:17:32.483" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the manga up through Volume 5, and I would describe it as a yuri comedy. None of the girl-girl relationships are developed in real depth, but Kanako is definitely a lesbian and is only attracted to Mariya insofar as he appears to be a girl. The two of them are not dating and Kanako has no interest in getting over her fear of men; in fact, Mariya's torture probably deepens her fear of men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanako actually spends most of her time in the series chasing/lusting after various cute girls who are bona-fide females, such as her tomboy sempai Ryuken, the rotini-haired student council president, and Mariya's identical twin sister Shizu, who is a girl in disguise as a boy at an all-boys school (and hates men due to her experiences there). The comedy gets steadily weirder and takes over more and more as the series goes on, but Kanako being a lesbian is pretty much her defining trait and she never shows any sign of being attracted to men or of wanting to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're looking for a deep, romantic story, it's definitely not this, but there is real girl-girl attraction in Mariya-holic, so in that sense it can be called yuri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T06:17:32.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34366" CreationDate="2016-09-07T08:18:40.030" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Emilia was the Witch when she was younger. Emilia slowly becomes the witch who at some point goes back in time and &amp;quot;fucks everything up&amp;quot; which is why people think the current Emilia is related to the witch which she actually is. Older Subaru is basically the mental essence of all the finger, he went crazy in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all comes down to one of those complicated time things, like what came first the chicken or the egg. Subaru got pulled back in time, where he met Emilia, who became the witch and he became the finger which led to Subaru being pulled into the past in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28160" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-09-23T22:24:12.087" LastActivityDate="2020-09-23T22:24:12.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-07T20:46:00.660" Score="4" ViewCount="7633" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Trunks arrived from the future, he was easily defeated by Goku and Vegeta. His strongest form is SSJ2 (or Possibly USSJ in the anime). This form at best is on par with SSJ3 Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks go back to the future, Goku Black knocks out Vegeta, who is in SSJ Blue form, easily. Then, Goku is also handily defeated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite this massive power difference, Trunks steps in and fares far better than either Vegeta or Goku. How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28166" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T15:06:14.540" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T08:12:24.380" Title="How is it possible for Trunks to fight with Goku Black, and hold his own better then either Goku or Vegeta?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7622" CreationDate="2016-09-08T00:20:38.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any magic can be used by anyone, Fairy Sphere included. Mavis only required the guild members' emotions because she was a spirit and had no magical energy. All Three Grand Fairy Magics are simply uber-powerful light-based magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not one part of the manga or anime does it say any form of magic is exclusive. The Three Grand Fairy Spells are simply based around light magic. Mavis learnt Law from Zeref in &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt;, used it too early and was cursed. She then altered and adjusted it (it was previously black magic) and created Fairy Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeref taught Mavis Law, so there's also a possibility that he is able to use any of the three spells. Mavis's main magic is light-based, including her illusion magic. Mavis said that she used the bonds and emotions of the guild and converted it into magic to cast fairy spells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, it is clearly a light spell. Hence the reason when the spell was released, a butt tonne of light erupted from the water. With Fairy Glitter collects and concentrates the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairy Law converts the user's magic into light that envelops everything. Hades had his own version that uses darkness as a countermeasure for Fairy Law since it's light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-28T16:42:28.297" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T16:42:28.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36252" CreationDate="2016-09-08T02:10:30.107" Score="1" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;planetarian&lt;/em&gt;, after &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the crab mech blows the lower half of her body off,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yumemi tells the Junker (or &quot;kuzuya&quot; / 屑屋; I don't know what the usual translation is) that the reason she believed she was slightly &quot;malfunctioning&quot; is that she kept coming to the conclusion that no people would ever come to see her again. So the Junker's arrival did indeed prove her conclusion to be &quot;faulty&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Junker &lt;em&gt;isn't&lt;/em&gt; the first person since the war to see her, is he? There's a flashback in episode 1 where we see some old guy telling the Junker about how met &quot;a robot&quot; who I think it is safe to say was Yumemi. Judging from his irritation, Yumemi must've been awake (not asleep/charging), so I would think that Yumemi would remember the old guy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a plot hole? Or, perhaps, a defect of the anime adaptation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;planetarian&lt;/em&gt; being a small and mostly self-contained work, I think it should be possible to identify whether or not this is a plot hole with a good degree of certainty.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T04:54:21.787" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T06:06:28.280" Title="Why was it the Junker that proved to Yumemi that she was &quot;malfunctioning&quot;?" Tags="&lt;planetarian&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36250" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36310" CreationDate="2016-09-08T02:37:25.407" Score="3" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the life of me, I cannot find the song that plays at the end of each episode of Darker Than Black (both seasons, subbed+dubbed) during the next episode preview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone either provide the name or some way to find it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a clip of what I'm looking for - &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/pxwptiqg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/pxwptiqg&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28168" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-12T01:55:02.667" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T01:55:02.667" Title="Next episode preview song in Darker Than Black" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-08T04:32:23.570" Score="8" ViewCount="24534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found out that &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt; has a public web novel version that is available for free due to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33741/&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some searching and found the English version on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.novelupdates.com/series/rezero-kara-hajimeru-isekai-seikatsu-wn/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Novel Update&lt;/a&gt;. However, I only see it begin from vol. 3 (without vol. 1 or vol. 2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know where I can find &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu&lt;/em&gt; (web novel) in English, from the beginning (vol 1) until now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T10:04:39.540" LastActivityDate="2017-08-21T05:45:34.310" Title="Where can I read Re:Zero web novel in English from the beginning (vol. 1) until now?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36249" CreationDate="2016-09-08T06:06:28.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this a plot hole? Or, perhaps, a defect of the anime adaptation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both. Adaptation-induced plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flashback with the old guy is anime-only. No such scene is in the VN and Junker never heard about robot like Yumemi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T06:06:28.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36135" CreationDate="2016-09-08T08:18:48.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logical Explanation: Naruto and Sasuke had already jumped out of the way of the quicker first shots. Not only did they just expend great energy to move, they were also in terrible positions to attempt to get up. Whereas Kakashi and Obito had not been shot at, or even looked at, they had already stood up and could run. They were also able to freely infuse their chakra while Naruto, Sasuke and Kaguya were using theirs fighting each other. And then there was the mystical BS of Rin grabbing them and pulling them into position&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likely Truth: A plot hole by the writers in order to give Obito a noble death and introduce the idea that their team can somehow briefly help each other from beyond the grave to justify when Obito posthumously gave Kakashi both Mangekyo Sharingan for a temporary amount of time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26277" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T08:18:48.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36135" CreationDate="2016-09-08T10:15:37.200" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many have mentioned the plothole part, however this seems to be a case of using a writing device to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. Give Obito a heroic death&lt;br&gt; 2. Absolve Obito of his crimes&lt;br&gt; 3. Allow Kakshi to be cool by completing his Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Universe Explanation:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;This is the explanation written on the Wiki, a typical case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EleventhHourSuperpower&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eleventh Hour Superpower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obito returns Sasuke and Sakura to the dimension where Naruto and Kakashi are. He watches as Naruto and Sasuke fight Kaguya, their combined powers the only ones capable of stopping her. Aware of this, Kaguya relocates them to a dimension with powerful gravity and pins Naruto and Sasuke down while she attacks with All-Killing Ash Bones. &lt;strong&gt;Obito and Kakashi, empowered by a shared memory of their past friendship, place themselves in front of Naruto and Sasuke as shields.&lt;/strong&gt; Because his odyssey began by saving Kakashi from death by a boulder, Obito decides he must now end things by saving Kakashi's life again: he uses his left eye to teleport the attack aimed at Kakashi away, allowing the attack directed at him to connect. Obito's body begins to crumble and there is nothing anyone can do to save him. He warns Kakashi that he will not be around to save him a third time and places his faith for a better world in Naruto before dying with a smile. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be compared to a final push, the rush of adrenaline. Obito and Kakashi pushed themselves to the limit figuring they would die, while Naruto/Sasuke were still hoping to escape the Gravity pull so that they could continue fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="28177" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T03:31:57.453" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T03:31:57.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36255" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41451" CreationDate="2016-09-08T13:09:59.933" Score="4" ViewCount="11143" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke still has his Six Paths power, the Rinnegan. I understand that the other Tailed Beasts are no longer in him... &lt;strong&gt;but&lt;/strong&gt; in the 4th War, even when Madara pulled out the Nine Tails, Obito gave him the One Tail and the Eight Tails chakra; thus, he was able to use his Six Paths power since he already had chakra of all the other tailed beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Naruto have his Six Paths power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28127" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T03:28:24.663" LastActivityDate="2020-04-30T22:28:57.510" Title="Why doesn't Naruto have/use his Six Paths power?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36258" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-08T17:34:37.487" Score="3" ViewCount="3007" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 and episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt;, when Rem uses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; her horn to engage beasts, it seems that she cannot control herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, she also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; attacks Subaru and Ram. Subaru has to hit her horn to bring her out of the madness.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g8b1kl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g8b1kl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ep10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Episode 10 at 19:47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 11 on the flashback when Ram and Rem were young,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; none of them become crazy when they use their horns.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NopMVl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NopMVl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ram126&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Episode 11 at 1:26&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UBIEil.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UBIEil.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rem217&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Episode 11 at 2:17&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone explain it to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Is madness the side-effect of using the horn, or are there any other causes? Because as I see, it happened to Rem in the forest with mabeast (demon beast) only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-27T06:14:47.447" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T06:14:49.827" Title="Why did Rem go crazy when she used her horn at the forest, but not when she was young?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37152" CreationDate="2016-09-08T19:38:26.647" Score="5" ViewCount="58053" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Re:Zero, Subaru has the &quot;return by death&quot; power, but when he tries to tell anyone about it he is stopped by what I assume is &quot;The Witch&quot;. Why does this happen? Why can't Subaru tell anyone about his power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T17:59:02.380" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T05:25:30.723" Title="Why isn't Subaru allowed to tell anyone about his &quot;return by death&quot; power?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-08T22:50:01.173" Score="0" ViewCount="785" Body="&lt;p&gt;What manga chapter is episode 219 of Naruto Shippuden from? I think there are differences between the manga and the anime and I want to check them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28175" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T23:29:12.727" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T00:38:22.263" Title="What manga chapter is episode 219 of Naruto Shippuden from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36261" CreationDate="2016-09-08T23:19:05.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 219 is towards the end of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Countdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fourth shinobi world war: countdown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This arc lasted from volume 52 to 55. Or chapter 484 to 515.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IIRC they covered roughly 2 chapters per episode during this arc. Leading me to believe that episode 219 should match chapter 493-494&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T23:19:05.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36267" CreationDate="2016-09-09T02:31:25.420" Score="11" ViewCount="2136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking from the perspective of the recent movie (which occurs at or near the chronological beginning of the series):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koyomi has what appears to be a slide-phone with a keyboard, and Hanekawa puts her &quot;phone number and email address&quot; into it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koyomi goes to the bookstore for porn instead of just looking it up on the internet. (This show never seems to indicate any signs of the internet even existing?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All the cars (which are mostly copy-pastes of the same CG model) seem to have a much older style to them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of all, this frame (which appears right as Koyomi is about to bring up his phone) may indicate a year. But what does the &quot;G9&quot; stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ab6vJl.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ab6vJl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Evidence?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28177" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T05:00:30.700" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T05:19:54.387" Title="In what year(s) does the Monogatari series take place?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36235" CreationDate="2016-09-09T03:42:50.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is that we don't know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Episode 24, Shiori makes a guess (based on a feeling) of it being, &quot;I want my dearest person to always be smiling.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;For that to happen, everyone around that person has to be having a happy life, too.&quot; Which brings her to the conclusion that such a wish triggered all the miracles happening around Yuuichi, such as all the girls getting better, including Ayu herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T03:42:50.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36264" CreationDate="2016-09-09T04:01:32.950" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't recall an exact year, but there's evidence that the series takes place in the modern day, between 2007 and 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strongest piece of evidence comes from the novels. In &lt;em&gt;Kabukimonogatari&lt;/em&gt; Chapter 7, after Koyomi travels back in time 11 years, he notes that the money is different and has Natsume Souseki on it. These would have been &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Japanese_yen#1984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the series D bills&lt;/a&gt; issued from 1984 to 2007 and suspended April 2007. This puts the series no more than 11 years after 2007, or no later than 2018. The novel version of &lt;em&gt;Otorimonogatari&lt;/em&gt; has Nadeko make a reference to &lt;em&gt;K-On&lt;/em&gt;, also putting it &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-On!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;after May 2007&lt;/a&gt;, when the &lt;em&gt;K-On&lt;/em&gt; manga started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maroon notes in the comments that the dates line up better for 2006. The phasing out of the Souseki notes began in 2004, so 2006 is a plausible year as well. The novels &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogatari_(series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;began their run in August 2005&lt;/a&gt;, so it's possible that Nisio Isin looked to March 2006 as the starting point for the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smartphones do exist in the world of Monogatari; in the preview on Episode 7 of Nisemonogatari, Kaiki complains that after Hitagi smashed his phone, he went to buy a new one and could only find smartphones, which he dislikes. Here's a hard-to-see picture of my television screen that shows it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0BP1H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0BP1H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Flip phones are actually still pretty common in Japan; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2014-10-24/.80264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Answerman column&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, the male protagonist hiding porn books in his room is a time-honored tradition of the genres that Monogatari draws on, harem and school action. Suruga also fills her room up with cheap BL books instead of going on the Internet and reading slash fiction. Monogatari is a mixture of real and hyper-real, so sometimes it just plays by the rules of fiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T04:06:46.893" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T04:06:46.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36264" CreationDate="2016-09-09T04:47:05.753" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The cultural references that appear in the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; anime &amp;mdash; for instance, to &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;Karen Bee&quot;) and &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;Hitagi Crab,&quot; &quot;Tsubasa Tiger&quot;) &amp;mdash; indicate that it is probably set after 2001. (At this point in time, I am not familiar with the light novels and do not know if details entirely match up with the anime. However, a quick skim of someone's translation of the &quot;Hitagi Crab&quot; and &quot;Karen Bee&quot; portions of the light novel confirms that the references to &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; also exist there, so the 2001 estimate for a lower bound is still reasonable.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series mostly takes place over the span of two years. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15072/2604&quot;&gt;This post&lt;/a&gt; notes that May 14 of the first year is on a Sunday. I ran a search for the years where May 14 fell on a Sunday using a calendar site, and the only plausible year was 2006. (No matches between 2001 and 2006 came up, and the earliest match after 2006 was in 2017, which seems too far in the future. There was also a match for 2000, which seems possible &lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; we take the &lt;em&gt;FMA&lt;/em&gt; reference loosely, but it would not fit with the mention of banknotes that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/36267/2604&quot;&gt;Torisuda discusses&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;began publication in 2005&lt;/a&gt;, 2006 is then a reasonable guess for the &quot;first year&quot; of the series. This would indicate that the series takes place between 2006 and 2007, with a brief foray into 1995 in &quot;Mayoi Jiangshi&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T05:19:54.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35858" CreationDate="2016-09-09T05:00:49.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Amongst the abilities of Rinnegan, it is shown, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One who possesses the Rinnegan can easily master any jutsu as well as all five nature transformations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mastering any jutsu or nature transformation would only be possible with the precise chakra control. It is unclear what you're asking about, i.e. Definition of perfect. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rAGSX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rAGSX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T05:00:49.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39750" CreationDate="2016-09-09T06:33:31.433" Score="7" ViewCount="14075" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toneri had somewhat the same Goal as Madara. Madara gained Hagoromo's Power and Toneri, Hamura's. The both powers are, I believe equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sharingan &gt;&gt; Rinnegan = Byakugan &gt;&gt; Tenseigan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who awakens the Rinnegan, shall receive the Powers of Hagoromo and he who awakens the Tenseigan shall receive the Powers of Hamura. Which is exactly what happened. BUT... Toneri had the Power of Hamura, who has the equivalent Power as Hagoromo... Then, how was Naruto able to finish Toneri's Tenseigan (and the Powers of Hamura) away with one blow?? + just in Nine Tails Mode, without his Six Paths Powers.. It just doesn't add up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now.. let's move to the Movie Boruto:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kinshiki and Momoshiki are &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; powerful beings... Momoshiki even has 3 Rinnegan (One in his Forehead, and one in each palm) and has also the equivalent, if not greater Power to those of Kaguya.... how the hell was he defeated by only Boruto (a child)? While it took &lt;strong&gt;Naruto &amp;amp; Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt; to seal away (not defeat) Kaguya and they both had the Six Paths Powers, while Boruto had none whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28127" LastEditorUserId="42685" LastEditDate="2019-02-10T18:38:30.377" LastActivityDate="2019-02-10T18:38:30.377" Title="Why was it so easy to defeat Toneri, Kinshiki and Momoshiki?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-09T08:22:14.210" Score="7" ViewCount="2378" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this image on this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36222/why-are-there-outlying-towns-cities-on-the-walls-in-shingeki-no-kyoujin&quot;&gt;Why are there outlying towns/cities on the walls in Shingeki no Kyoujin?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bF0twl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bF0twl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shignashina District&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look carefully, there is a spot near the bottom where the water canal enters the district Shignashina and then through Wall Maria itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't the Titans use this opening to attack the city?&#xA;From the question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13446/can-the-titans-swim&quot;&gt;Can the Titans swim?&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;there haven't been any conclusive theories as to how the titans cross the water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Titans floating seems misplaced and I think &quot;Connie's Mom&quot; provides evidence that someone probably turned few people living on the islands to titans to wipe out humanity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2018-11-07T19:52:10.257" Title="Why can't Titans attack using the canals passing through the walls?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36273" CreationDate="2016-09-09T10:15:51.350" Score="3" ViewCount="2702" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the pokemon series, the trio of Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza both gained new powers after mega evolution was discovered, but why did Groudon and Kyogre get a primal form and Rayquaza got a mega, is it possibly because Rayquaza doesn't have a orb?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastActivityDate="2020-05-27T18:24:34.173" Title="Why did Rayquaza get a mega evolution?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36272" CreationDate="2016-09-09T10:57:59.617" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've not watched the new Pokemon episodes or played the ORAS Games. So this answer is a culmination of research and not first hand information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A google search lead me to a reddit where this has been discussed. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonconspiracies/comments/2tzfje/why_rayquaza_didnt_get_a_primal_form/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why Rayquaza Didn't get a Primal Form&lt;/a&gt;. I also read through several forums and blog post that led to &quot;plot&quot; and the &quot;game story&quot;. However, one of the comments seemed pretty logical to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's been stated that Rayquaza went Mega instead of Primal, because Primal means being in an anger driven state, only guided by instinct, which is why the Primals just try to seek for the most power possible while Mega Evolutions completely retain their state of mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the reddit,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We know that primal reversion is when Kyogre and Groudon revert to their ancient states in which they had even more massive amounts of power than they do now, but Rayquaza was not like them and had enough power to stop the primal forms even in its normal state. &lt;strong&gt;Zinnia provided this information in the Delta Episode while she is explaining the mural to you at the end of the story.&lt;/strong&gt; She also says that when a large meteorite was going to hit the Earth, &lt;strong&gt;Rayquaza gained more power through the bond between it and the ancient people of Hoenn, i.e. mega evolution.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the player dialogue with Zinnia to understand more. The story told between floors enumerate this. This also gives insight into the actual Mega Evolution process, i.e. Rayquaza was the first pokemon to Mega-Evolve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Zinnia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia - Zinnia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was humanity's wish that brought about Rayquaza's transformation in the face of the rainbow stone... Yes... A wish... An intangible thing, invisible to the eye. Yet this wish bound people and Pokémon together, enabling the Legendary Pokémon to change its appearance... Doesn't it remind you of something? That's right... It sounds like Mega Evolution, doesn't it?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; Rayquaza in itself is more powerful then the 2 Primals who reverted to their ancient form in anger and more power. Rayquaza, however went Mega to save the ancient people of Hoenn from another disaster in a seperate event. BSTs hwoever disagree with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Base Stat Totals:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Rayquaza&lt;/strong&gt; 105/150/90/150/90/95 = 680 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Rayquaza-Mega&lt;/strong&gt; 105/180/100/180/100/115 = 780 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Kyogre&lt;/strong&gt; 100/100/90/150/140/90 = 670 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Kyogre-Primal&lt;/strong&gt; 100/150/90/180/160/90 = 770 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Groudon&lt;/strong&gt; 100/150/140/100/90/90 = 670 &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Groudon-Primal&lt;/strong&gt; 100/180/160/150/90/90 = 770 &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T09:32:42.537" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T09:32:42.537" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34563" CreationDate="2016-09-09T14:26:39.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zeref has confirmed Natsu is E.N.D Etherios Natsu Dragneel. Zeref also confirmed that Natsu is his brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;activate&quot; metaphor the manga uses is to hint that Natsu is not truly aware of his identity. Natsu lives in an ignorant bliss - the cause of this is unknown. E.N.D would therefore be activated when Natsu knows who he truly is and acts in that capacity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4828" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T14:26:39.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2016-09-09T14:56:40.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: Yachiru is with Kenpachi; as his Zanpakutou's personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot cite manga pages and chapters but if you follow the story, you should remember these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yachiru has always been beside or around Kenpachi as a human. Kenpachi's Zanpakutou has never had a name. There was once when Kenpachi lay on the ground trying to ask his Zanpakutou what its name was; no response. Kenpachi's mode of fighting has been brutal which damages his sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fast-forward to Yhwach's arc as Soul King, Yachiru makes Kenpachi know that the power he feels is what others call Bankai. This is after she fused with his Zanpakutou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe Kenpachi would now be able to call out his Zanpakutou and her name would Yachiru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4828" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T11:18:30.653" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T11:18:30.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36271" CreationDate="2016-09-09T16:28:48.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just a hypothesis from what has been shown in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans has been living for 100 years in peace behind the wall. Assuming that the gate and the canal has always looked like that during the whole 100 years, then I suppose the main reason would be because the Titans ain't that smart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the rise of the Titan Shifters, there was no accident of the wall being breached. Only after the Titan Shifters shows up, that is the Shiganshina attack by the Colossal Titan and Armored Titan, that the wall was finally breached. Their method of breaching was by attacking the weak point of the wall, the gate. Seeing that the canal allows water to flow through a gap under the wall, then the canal should be as weak as the gate if not more. Which once again means that the average titan just don't have the brain to think about such a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Colossal Titan didn't kick the canal instead of the gate, it could be just a coincidence, or maybe because Titans really can't swim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T16:28:48.620" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36214" CreationDate="2016-09-09T23:02:45.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time Shisui died, he was 16 and Itachi was 12-13 years old. He met 5-year-old Itachi a year after the Third Great Ninja War. Assuming Shisui was 3 years older than Itachi, he should have been 7 during the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chunin rank and above are allowed to participate in the wars. Considering Shisui was extremely talented, it makes sense that he was a Chunin at the age of 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28190" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-05-19T17:13:22.807" LastActivityDate="2021-05-19T17:13:22.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22232" CreationDate="2016-09-10T04:02:05.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dragon lacrima is only able to be extracted out of the dragons when they are dead, so technically, there was a thunder dragon and a poison dragon, but they were most probably on the verge of dying, or already dead, so the lacrima could be extracted and placed in their bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28196" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T04:02:05.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-10T05:45:57.890" Score="0" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first volume of the manga series &lt;em&gt;Kochikame&lt;/em&gt;, there was neither any introduction of the characters whatsoever, nor any explanation of the situation at all. In the second chapter, two new characters were introduced but it was as if they had been shown in the manga before. I'm really confused about this, so did I miss something in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T05:49:53.220" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T05:49:53.220" Title="Is there anything I'm supposed to have read before starting Kochikame?" Tags="&lt;kochikame&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36282" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-09-10T05:47:59.667" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T05:47:59.667" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T05:47:59.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36283" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-09-10T05:47:59.667" Score="0" Body="Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, a long manga series with 200+ volumes" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T06:14:26.893" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T06:14:26.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-10T08:12:11.483" Score="0" ViewCount="1680" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of soundtrack in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Root A (EPISODE 2....14:15) ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; with the scene of Akira the daughter of Mado?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wN2CA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wN2CA.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25680" LastEditorUserId="14969" LastEditDate="2016-09-11T05:33:10.097" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T09:37:28.657" Title="What is this song in episode 2 of Tokyo Ghoul: Root A?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36284" CreationDate="2016-09-10T09:29:55.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called &lt;strong&gt;Kriminalbeamte&lt;/strong&gt; by Yamada Yutaka. You can find it on the Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack. (Disc 1, Track 9) If you want the soundtrack you can get it at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/MJSA-1158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CDJapan.co.jp&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was not easy to track down since Investigator Takizawa wouldn't shut his mouth through the quiet music! lol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14969" LastEditorUserId="14969" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T10:19:54.690" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T10:19:54.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36250" CreationDate="2016-09-10T18:33:20.260" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bAPhU9YSIE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bAPhU9YSIE&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;I believe, perhaps. I only did some mild research, and you know it's in the title of the vid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28206" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T18:33:20.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36322" CreationDate="2016-09-11T01:06:28.213" Score="1" ViewCount="4858" Body="&lt;p&gt;The moment I'm talking about is episode 22 of the anime when he's possessing the body of a female cult member, and a little red ball comes swirling by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any additional significance to it that I'm not aware of or just Betelgeuse being crazy? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watching the next episode makes me better aware of the fact Julius was keeping an eye on Subaru. However I assume there's little Julius/Ia could have done to help (or he would've done that already considering the rather dire lifethreatening situation Subaru was, being crushed into the tree).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T01:51:44.970" Title="Why does Betelgeuse freak out at the presence of a &quot;lesser spirit&quot; in episode 22?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T03:09:33.507" Score="1" ViewCount="3741" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on how condensed the plot is in a manga, the number of episodes that come out annually will be affected. For example, &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; had 25 episodes per season for the first two seasons, and since it has almost caught up, there will probably be 10-12 episodes per year from now on each covering 4-5 chapters, as 50 episodes got them to about chapter 150, if they want to stay at pace with the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an action-based manga where a lot of the scenes are fighting scenes, it becomes pretty hard to lengthen a chapter time-wise. What are specific time-filling techniques &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; using to keep the chapter-to-episode ratio at 1:1? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T06:28:21.633" LastActivityDate="2020-11-08T05:53:07.967" Title="What is One Piece doing to keep it one chapter/episode?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35768" CreationDate="2016-09-11T04:28:57.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song is &lt;strong&gt;Kriminalbeamte&lt;/strong&gt; by Yamada Yutaka. It can be found on the Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack. (Disc 1, Track 9) Funny enough (*to me, probably obvious to you) it's the same song you were looking for in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/36285/14969&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. This one was much easier to hear than in Tokyo Ghoul Root A ep 2 @14:15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14969" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T04:28:57.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T04:55:24.660" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song at 7 minutes in to Yozakura Quartet (Hana no Uta) Episode 6, (The train cannon scene), any help would be greatly appreciated ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28066" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T04:55:24.660" Title="What is the song at 7 minutes in to Yozakura Quartet (Hana no Uta) Episode 6?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;yozakura-quartet&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28349" CreationDate="2016-09-11T06:40:39.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whiskers from chakra influence is accurate. It was stated in one of the episodes of kakashi saga &quot;when a female jinchuriki is pregnant chakra flows to the fetus. So thats how naruto got them. As for his kids. It is possible maybe hinata was pregnant and got in a fight with naruto sparing her chakra like in the war vs 10 tails. Or the possibility of neing around his chakra so much. However it is unlikely they got chakra from kuruma. Unless it was in sperm. Though we never got intel on children of male jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28215" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T06:40:39.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36411" CreationDate="2016-09-11T14:33:33.490" Score="1" ViewCount="117297" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished this anime on Crunchyroll, if you have watched it as well, you know how it ends there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How or where can I see what happens next without waiting for the still possible next season? Also, what chapter of the manga picks up where the anime ends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23205" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:23:57.123" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:26:38.000" Title="Where to read continuation of Re:Zero anime after episode 24?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T16:56:39.187" Score="7" ViewCount="9786" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is the Rinne Sharingan awakened? I know Madara and Kaguya were the only people to do so but I don't remember it ever being explained in Naruto Shippuden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28221" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-11T20:35:55.133" LastActivityDate="2020-01-04T13:26:38.797" Title="How is the Rinne Sharingan awakened?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36302" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T18:24:47.820" Score="9" ViewCount="3286" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is quite an old movie. Still...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I finished watching the movie and manga a few years ago. I've just finished the novel by Shinkai-sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After watching and reading through these, I completely can't figure out why Takaki's relationships couldn't last.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had 3 relationships, 2 during his university life and 1 with Mizuno. Let's just put the first two aside, I think he's going well with Mizuno. But, at last, when he took Mizuno to the station where he and Akari met each other again, he just couldn't and cried. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because judging from the novel, it seems like he was not trapped in the memories with Akari when he was going out of Mizuno, not to say that he'd forgotten the memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, the last scene, where Akari and Takaki passed by each other, only Takaki was relieved and really started to move on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what really was Tataki's struggle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28222" LastEditorUserId="28222" LastEditDate="2016-10-23T18:15:03.983" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:00:27.190" Title="In 5 Centimeters per Second, why was Takaki struggling in love?" Tags="&lt;5-centimeters-per-second&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36304" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T19:21:54.970" Score="1" ViewCount="1785" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that evil characters are sometimes drawn without eyes? One example is Saki Arima in &lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt;. I have seen others from time to time. Any thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28224" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-11T20:44:22.477" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T23:11:42.930" Title="Why do bad/evil characters sometimes have no eyes?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31760" CreationDate="2016-09-11T20:25:39.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;BL_16 (Reminiscence - &quot;Bankai... Senbonzakura Kageyoshi&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it is sometimes also known as &lt;strong&gt;Destiny Awaits - Bankai Version&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with most music in Bleach, it is composed by Shiro Sagisu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5UmDyB0i4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5UmDyB0i4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T20:25:39.457" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36304" CreationDate="2016-09-11T23:11:42.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you ever heard the phrase &quot;The eyes are the windows to the soul&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the first big names in manga and anime, Osamu Tezuka, developed an art style in many of his works where the eyes of characters were abnormally large, because it was easier to make them expressive to show emotions - as discussed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4748/why-do-anime-manga-characters-have-big-eyes&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Why-do-many-Japanese-animation-characters-have-big-eyes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Quora article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what happens when you reverse that? If you make a character's eyes small, then it becomes harder to discern their emotions, and harder to make an emotional connection with them (and before someone brings up, say, Brock from Pokemon, note that while his eyes are permanently squinty they're also pretty big). By taking a character's eyes away completely, you are completely severing that emotional connection, and to some extent, you are giving the impression that they are emotionless - which is often what is being expressed, since the eyeless face is used on characters that are either acting in a sociopathic manner (lots of school bully-type characters are depicted this way), or who are otherwise emotionally distant or disconnected, like Arima Saki in Your Lie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T23:11:42.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T23:29:21.537" Score="1" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Love Live movie Honoka meets an &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/135102/Female_Singer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;older woman&lt;/a&gt; in NY, singing &quot;What a wonderful world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3gzzJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3gzzJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Honoka and &amp;quot;Female Singer&amp;quot; in NY streets&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That woman then goes on to give live coaching to Honoka, and knows awfully lots about her, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Including the fact she used to dare jumping mud pools as a kid as shown in the first scene of the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one of the other muses can see her, she is afraid of going near Homura's Japanese sweets, and seems to show up right where honoka needs her to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, her eye color is a dead-ringer for &quot;older Honoka&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is she...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Time traveling honoka that comes back in time to fix everything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A hallucination honoka is having. She is not real, and Honoka bought/found the mic stand somewhere.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;HonoMaki DBZ fusion from another reality.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Word-of-God sources preferred, but feel free to base your own analysis on the movie material alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who really was &quot;Female Singer&quot;??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1435102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1435102&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/LoveLive/comments/3km7lg/love_live_the_school_idol_movie_discussion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/LoveLive/comments/3km7lg/love_live_the_school_idol_movie_discussion/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T23:29:21.537" Title="Was it a Time Traveling Idol? Or just a Hallucination?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-12T00:40:28.563" Score="11" ViewCount="2484" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, Shinigami are &quot;purifying&quot; Hollows with Zanpakuto, cleansing souls and sending them to Soul Society (not counting cases when souls are going to Hell). And regarding Quincy, it was said that the main conflict between Quincies and Shinigami was that, unlike Shinigami, Quincies were destroying souls when killing Hollows, which was bad for balance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In series, it was shown numerous times that Hollows can also be defeated by humans having certain abilities, for example, Yasutora Sado, Orihime Inoue, Hanakari Jinta, etc. So, what happens with Hollow soul in this case? Is it exorcised, or destroyed, just like by Quincy hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T17:23:42.043" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T17:01:03.847" Title="Are Hollows defeated by humans who are not Quincies considered as destroyed or &quot;purified&quot;?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-12T00:42:18.897" Score="3" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I read this manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I recall some discussion and speculation that Swordfish Knight was Anima reincarnated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I vaguely think I recall that Swordfish Knight was very knowledgeable and had been around for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is there any evidence that would cinch the possibility that Swordfish Knight was Anima reincarnated? To begin with my understanding of the reincarnation cycle is pretty non-existant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional evidence for this appears to come from the ending of Spirit circle in a reference to an esper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TcZ8l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TcZ8ll.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 60&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="25995" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T01:08:23.357" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T01:08:23.357" Title="Was Swordfish Knight a reincarnation of Anima?" Tags="&lt;hoshi-no-samidare&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36250" CreationDate="2016-09-12T01:54:08.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &quot;Water Forest&quot;, track #18 from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/19094&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the season 1 OST&lt;/a&gt;. Here is a 30-second extract from the beginning of the track: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/i5pumfdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/i5pumfdi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T01:54:08.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36300" CreationDate="2016-09-12T05:01:58.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE ANIME UPTO DATE *&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rinne Sharingan (輪廻写輪眼, Literally meaning: Saṃsāra Copy Wheel Eye) is a dōjutsu kekkei mōra and the predecessor to the Rinnegan and Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got the above from the naruto wikia page &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinne_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that we can conclude that Rinne-Sharingan is a predecessor of both Rinnegan and Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the anime, i know that in order to awaken the Rinne-Sharingan one must possess both the chakras of Indira and Ashura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Hagoromo, father of these two had it proves the above line that both their chakra are needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus only Madara and Kaguya have the Rinne-Sharingan. Kaguya got it by eating the Chakra fruit from the God tree during the time of her pregnancy in order to save herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara got it when he was awakened with the cells of Hashirama infused in himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a result of Black Zetsu's actions, Madara's body then served as a vessel for the resurrected Kaguya, who retained the Rinne Sharingan.[4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is during the 4th war, when Kaguya emerges from the body of Madara.&#xA;The above quote was also taken from the same wiki page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T05:01:58.357" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36313" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36314" CreationDate="2016-09-12T06:26:23.937" Score="3" ViewCount="168873" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a bit confused by Tokyo Ghoul season 2's ending. Why was Hide bitten, and by who or what? Was it in that &quot;war&quot;? Or did Kaneki bite him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why did Yomo stop Touka when she was running to Kaneki (it was at the moment when he was carrying Hide)? Was it just because he did not wanted to let her be killed? Or was it something deeper? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28229" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-12T19:36:53.107" LastActivityDate="2018-06-10T03:50:23.993" Title="What happened at the end of Tokyo Ghoul?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36313" CreationDate="2016-09-12T09:58:52.780" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sadly, anime sacrifices a lots of plot details from manga in sake of 12ep seasons, so numerous things are just not explained. I've abandoned anime at around half of first season, so I will reference manga as explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, main reason why Yomo stopped Touka was because he didn't wanted her to be killed indeed. He referenced this as &quot;his last job in Anteiku&quot;. From all the talking of Yomo in manga Ch. 130, I assume, that main reason for Touka to say alive is that she can keep helping ghouls, who has lost their way in life, just like Anteiku crew were doing before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Hide, it was heavily implied in chapters 136-137 of original manga, that Kaneki ate him. But Hide offered this by himself, since he knew that Arima is awaiting for Kaneki (and Kaneki was unable to resist his hunger, since he was in half-kakuja form). Maybe, in anime adaptation, events are slightly different, but outcome is same - Hide sacrificed his life to feed Kaneki, so Kaneki can heal his wounds and restore his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T09:58:52.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36328" CreationDate="2016-09-12T12:41:44.387" Score="2" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first scene of the first episode of Danganronpa The Animation, we see a man executed by being sent to the moon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he and why was he executed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T15:16:55.520" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T15:16:55.520" Title="Who is the man being executed in episode 1?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34542" CreationDate="2016-09-12T13:50:42.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until now, it is officially confirmed to have &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;at least&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/05/23/dragon-ball-super-dvd-blu-ray-boxes-4-6-announced/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;72 episodes&lt;/a&gt; of DBS. &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/rumor-dragon-ball-super-go-long-100-episodes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rumors&lt;/a&gt; have shown that it will be 100 episodes, or even more if it's getting more popularity, but all of that is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not true&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Rumors are rumors, it is not yet confirmed, all we can do is to wait for upcoming news.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T13:50:42.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-12T17:43:05.310" Score="1" ViewCount="3777" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a theory about that Doflamingo wears his iconic glasses because he's blind to his (IIRC) left eye. It was assumed because whenever his eyes were shown (quite rarely), it was actully always only the left one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything we can know about it in canon? Any kind of disease of injury that would possibly, even theoretically justify it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="16720" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T10:24:24.280" LastActivityDate="2020-07-09T16:18:30.533" Title="Is Doflamingo blind in one eye?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27807" CreationDate="2016-09-12T19:05:10.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track is called &lt;strong&gt;PT-16: Taizai&lt;/strong&gt; and is from &lt;strong&gt;The Seven Deadly Sins Original Soundtrack 2&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_D-Ob908LU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_D-Ob908LU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the part that appears in episode 14 starts at around 1:06 on that track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T19:05:10.413" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36290" CreationDate="2016-09-13T01:51:44.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Betelgeuse die he became some sort of quasi spirit himself allowing him to possess those who are spirit compatible or lacking in sanity, in this case the fingers , Subaru and skip by the anime, Julius (The guy got his own issue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Julius however cannot be possessed due to having six guardian spirits. This did not allow him to choose Julius as a host after the last of the fingers were eliminated but instead tried for the next best thing which is Subaru. if he did tried to possessed Julius. Betelgeuse must fight against the other six spirits and that can cause severe pain to the mind of the host which may cause him to be ejected and die for real. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Subaru to was having the same problem like Betelgeuse but we saw it much clearly, severe headache when the spirit try to cleanse him of Ram illusion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when Subaru has IA ,Julius lesser fire spirit to help him Subaru is not the true pact wielder of the spirit making him vulnerable to possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still wanting Julius as a body due to his more powerful body Subaru was taken hostage to try to get Julius to get rid of his pact , not wanting Julius his friend (and himself)  getting possessed and wreaking havoc he ask to be killed by Felix . Felix in turn ruin Subaru Gate causing his blood to boil (see episode 5 death) and Julius tearfully end his life for that loop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T01:51:44.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36343" CreationDate="2016-09-13T01:55:37.727" Score="1" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song that Conan played in Season 1 Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case at 08:27? &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Q-BMJomws#t=8m27s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is the link to the video&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9163" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T03:17:13.433" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T03:08:39.670" Title="Name of the song that Conan played in Season 1 Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36299" CreationDate="2016-09-13T02:08:38.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 24, 25 will cover vol. 9 which will be published in 25th of September 2016. This will mark the end of &quot;Arc 3: The Truth of Zero&quot;, follow up by arc 4 that starts with vol. 10 which will start publishing in October.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the raw/unedited web version (Arc 1 - Arc 6), you can read it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ncode.syosetu.com/n2267be/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shousetsuka ni Narou (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:26:38.000" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:26:38.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36313" CreationDate="2016-09-13T02:54:54.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Hide gets shot. He finds Kaneki outside injured and brings him to the cafe. When Kaneki wakes up Hide and him have a talk just about regular things. Hide then falls to the ground after bleeding, but then smiles and looks up to him. The cafe starts to burn down and they escape. Kaneki then takes him and brings him to where most of the police/ ghoul investigators are and lays him on the ground. After that it looks one of the ghoul investigators (Arima) is going to try to fight him. Its clear in anime that Kaneki doesn't eat Hide, and gets killed by Arima. Thats all I remember but hopefully it helps! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28190" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-06-10T03:50:23.993" LastActivityDate="2018-06-10T03:50:23.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32311" CreationDate="2016-09-13T02:58:28.927" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto they usually translate everything but I think that it's because it is a very popular anime. In other small anime i've watched they did not because it's not that popular. So I think how popular the anime is has something to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28190" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T02:58:28.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35889" CreationDate="2016-09-13T03:01:17.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the fake L went on live TV they put his name there. This was one of the major hints that Light needed a name and a face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28190" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T03:01:17.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36316" CreationDate="2016-09-13T03:01:45.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Jin_Kirigiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jin Kirigiri&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are more details about this execution available on the Danganronpa &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Blast_Off!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikia: Blast Off!&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jin was the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy before Monokuma. He is also the father of Kyouko Kirigiri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T05:30:43.953" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T05:30:43.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36302" CreationDate="2016-09-13T03:50:21.123" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the manga and watched the movie several times, it has a slice-of-life genre, so I came to a conclusion. He just can't move on. The feelings, memories, and Akari. But... In the last scene, he decided to move on. Remember the passing train? It symbolizes that life moves on and so, he did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28240" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T03:50:21.123" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-13T12:51:33.777" Score="0" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first season of Free!, the three main swimmers of Iwatobi Swim Club could only manage to add one new swimmer, Rei. (Gou, while a member, was not a swimmer.)  In the second season, even though it was an active and ongoing goal, they never managed to add anyone else.  While the issue was not actually central to the plot, it bothers me that these likeable guys could not find anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can think of two possibilities.  The first is production-based -- the folks doing the anime chose not to complicate the plot with any more characters.  To counter that, though, the Samezuka Acadamy, with already at least a dozen on their team, added two more significant ones during the 2nd season. The other possibility is that there is an underlying reason within the story that the Iwatobi High School Swim Club is supposed to die.  It will do so after this school year, due to the graduation of Haru and Makoto.  With only three members (two swimmers), the team would be auto-disbanded.  Why can they not get any new teammates?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:18:37.247" Title="Why so few Iwatobi Swim Club members?" Tags="&lt;free&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36334" CreationDate="2016-09-13T13:02:56.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not that they didn't try getting more members, but it's just that no one showed interest in joining the swimming club. In one of the episode, it is shown that the club members put on a show to recruit new members, but fail drastically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember the episode number as of now. I will add the reference when I find the episode. It was like a stage in which each club showcases themselves to get new members from the first years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T13:18:37.247" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:18:37.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36519" CreationDate="2016-09-13T17:08:12.663" Score="2" ViewCount="28857" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, there is a touching scene between Subaru and Rem. But according to a person who's supposedly read the light novel, the producers changed this scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light novel, Rem faked her death (she pretends as if she was dying in Subaru's arms) with the goal to hear his deepest feelings for her. Subaru really confesses his feelings for Rem and shortly after he realized that she was only playing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://aminoapps.com/page/anime/9459096/re-zero-kara-hajimeru-isekai-seikatsu-light-novel-volume-7-6-08&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amino Apps&lt;/a&gt; about the summary where I've got this information:  (it's pretty much at the end of volume 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this really happen? (somehow I just can't get rid of the feeling that this summary isn't trustworthy)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T16:41:47.497" LastActivityDate="2018-12-27T17:29:10.577" Title="How much does the light novel of Re:Zero differ from the anime at the end of episode 21 (Subaru/Rem scene)?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20042" CreationDate="2016-09-13T18:50:38.297" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why is cause his curse wasn't lifted. It's still there just it is not progressing faster as it did before&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28249" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T18:50:38.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6550" CreationDate="2016-09-13T20:01:53.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From watching the anime, we don’t always get insight into Light’s complete train of thought,&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; we only always get to know his conclusion. So those parts of this answer that concern his thoughts are partly based on speculation, depending on what is revealed to the viewer and what is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of Light’s main objectives is to create a utopia&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt; in which crime has been eradicated because all criminals are dead. In this utopian world, he — having the power to decide over life and death — would be the unquestioned ruler of all. Pretty much the entire story up to L’s death and Mello and Near’s appearance shows his slow gain of power all as part of his cunning and thoughtful plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For most of the early storyline, Light has access to the police’s database through his father&lt;sup&gt;[3]&lt;/sup&gt; allowing him to see both name and face of his victims. While he pretty much instantly acknowledges the power of the Shinigami Eyes, he &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; get on pretty well without them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two points are key points as to why he decides to refuse the Eye deal. The first one is the result of the second paragraph. Light likes being in control, he likes the power. He knows that it will take years to build up his utopia and he wants to enjoy it to the fullest. &lt;strong&gt;All of the lifespan he would lose in the deal&lt;/strong&gt; would be during his rulership. So he’s not just losing half, he is effectively losing more of the ‘good’ time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is the result of the third paragraph. Light is a very bright pupil and underchallenged. He is fascinated by overcoming the obstacles placed in his path. Remember the scene when his room was bugged: he accepted the challenge and continued writing in the death note &lt;em&gt;without the police realising he was doing so.&lt;/em&gt; While he could have had his way easily by trading half his lifespan and killing L on first site, it just wouldn’t fit his personality. He would much rather do things the hard and rewarding way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, however, that he does take the easy (or seemingly easy) opportunities if they are presented on a silver plate. When Misa (who he by then has established to be the other death note owner and of whom he knows she traded her lifespan) visits him at the university and gets a glance of L, he immediately tries calling her to ask for his name. He doesn’t even really bother properly leaving L’s earshot to make the call. He probably thought his patience had finally been rewarded and he were now a step closer to the goal. (Ultimately though, this fails because L was already suspicious of Misa and relieved her of her phone.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1]: I would be surprised if the manga were any different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2]: Whether this is utopia or distopia is opinion-based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[3]: I believe, without his father knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T20:01:53.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32291" CreationDate="2016-09-13T21:36:25.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume this is referring to when the colossal titan appears in the prologue before the intro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song is called &lt;strong&gt;cóunter・attàck-mˈænkάɪnd (Counterattack Mankind)&lt;/strong&gt; and is from &lt;strong&gt;Attack on Titan Original Soundtrack&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual part featured in the mentioned scene starts over half way through the track at around &lt;strong&gt;3:25&lt;/strong&gt;, which is possibly why it is hard to find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PuP7IkpRLU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PuP7IkpRLU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastEditorUserId="28165" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T22:08:38.163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T22:08:38.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T00:51:07.183" Score="0" ViewCount="228" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Avatar series, the solar eclipse is when the Fire Nation was at its weakest. Why do Aang's left hand and eye light up? I don't believe he is left handed, so what is the significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bsm90.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bsm90.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aang during the solar eclipse&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFTlZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mFTlZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28251" LastEditorUserId="28251" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T01:44:22.683" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T16:43:28.193" Title="Significance of Aang's left eye and hand lighting up" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36323" CreationDate="2016-09-14T02:50:01.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &quot;Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9163" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T03:08:39.670" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T03:08:39.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36345" CreationDate="2016-09-14T08:19:36.443" Score="5" ViewCount="122492" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is the original series and the recent continuation and three movies. Is there any specific order or can I watch them chronologically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27595" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T08:23:15.440" LastActivityDate="2020-01-12T23:07:12.370" Title="What is the chronological order of watching Berserk?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36344" CreationDate="2016-09-14T08:59:32.597" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Berserk Anime is pretty loyal the manga so watching it first is no brainer. Movies are up for grabs, there is no need to watch them if you are watching in continuity since they are basically recap of the original anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should watch the current Anime AFTER the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally &lt;strong&gt;haven't seen any of the three movies&lt;/strong&gt;, and have heard that the CGI is pretty horrible in action sequences. However, I and many other fans would recommend you to read the Manga (again) after watching the original series.&#xA;The original series allows you to have a foothold in Berserk. Manga has beautiful artwork and you can skip the Golden Age Arc if it seems boring to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't mind the CGI animation, Berserk movies do take the story a bit further and don't spoil anything from the Black Swordsman Arc which the First Episode of the original series does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; Since Both movies and Anime tell the Golden Age Arc only they you can watch Either/both, but people mostly prefer the anime even if aged. The newer iteration of Berserk comes after them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T09:13:05.873" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T09:13:05.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36350" CreationDate="2016-09-14T10:38:45.210" Score="4" ViewCount="3528" Body="&lt;p&gt;In recent times more and more series are animated with CGI, mostly a combination of 3D objects with 2D illustrations. For example, Berserker in Fate/Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More recent examples include Ajin and Kingdom, etc. God Eater also used CGI techniques for animation. However, except for a few scenes, I always feel the movement of objects is slow, unsteady and frankly quite unrealistic. Take an example of sword fights in Kingdom and let's say something like Bleach (not the overall animation, just some action sequences). Though both require suspension of disbelief the ones in Kingdom are way below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing this to many western animations we can see they do a great job with 3D animation. Why is this a problem in anime? Is it related to costs or the decision to use lower fps or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T13:36:56.820" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T15:12:51.443" Title="Why does the use of CGI in anime seem unrealistic as compared to other western animations?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T14:43:35.273" Score="-3" ViewCount="832" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't the geass work on Kallen the second time Lelouch used it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfgyr91rr9Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfgyr91rr9Y&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28260" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T11:35:39.687" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T11:35:39.687" Title="Why didn't the Geass work on Kallen the second time?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36347" CreationDate="2016-09-14T15:12:51.443" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;If by western animation, you mean movies made by studios like Pixar, the major factors in play is the budget and technical expertise. Budget-wise, Pixar has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/production-company/Pixar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;$200 million budget for &quot;Finding Dory&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cE9OB.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cE9OB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Budget numbers are usually pretty hard to come by for anime but there's been some research on the matter by the Media Development Research Institute. At &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/30-1/how-much-does-one-episode-of-anime-cost-to-make&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;, it breaks down the budget for a 30 minute timeslot anime episode, which really boils down to about 21-22 minutes minus the commercials and OP/ED.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Original work - 50,000 yen ($660)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Script - 200,000 yen ($2,640)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode Direction - 500,000 yen ($6,600)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Production - 2 million yen ($26,402) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Key Animation Supervision - 250,000 yen ($3,300)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Key Animation - 1.5 million yen ($19,801)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In-betweening - 1.1 million yen ($14,521)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Finishing - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Art (backgrounds) - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Photography - 700,000 yen ($9,240)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sound - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Materials - 400,000 yen ($5,280)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Editing - 200,000 yen ($2,640)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Printing - 500,000 yen ($6,600)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we lop all of the production plus animation and photography, that's still maybe around $100k of budget for 22 minutes. Compare that to Pixar's average budget for &quot;Finding Dory&quot; of maybe $500k &lt;strong&gt;per minute&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing is the expertise of these studios. Pixar has been, for quite some time now, the top studio for 3d CGI. Their movies are almost entirely CGI and they've got over &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixar.com/about/Our-Story&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;600 employees&lt;/a&gt;. Most Japanese studios don't have anywhere close to this level of technical expertise and skill, or the size of an organization that can pump out this kind of work consistently and regularly. Probably an apt comparison would be Japanese animation studios vs animation studios in China.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other factors to consider:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since there's a lot of mix between traditional 2d vs 3d modelled CGI, the CG can stand out a lot more. Even if it is done in a very high quality, it's still noticeable. Compare it to shows/movies that are entirely 3d modelled, where even if the modelling/textures isn't all that great, the consistency makes it appear to look better eventhough the CGI isn't that good.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Time constraints, though not so much for movies and OVA, a weekly release schedule for anime episodes doesn't leave a lot of time for a modest CGI team (or an outsourced firm) to create the work, send it in for review, any integration work, anything that gets sent back to get redone, repeat, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To some degree, there's a notion of &quot;good enough&quot;, especially when we're comparing 24 minute long anime episodes to a Pixar movie. If the episode isn't over budget, it's finished on time, it looks decent, then it's probably &quot;good enough&quot; and the average viewer, though the CGI is noticeable and acknowledging its quality, won't find it that unexpected. Keep in mind that CGI in anime has improved quite a bit since it was first more widely used.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why they use CGI at all? The biggest reason (though I can't seem to find any sources to cite) is probably that it &lt;em&gt;costs less&lt;/em&gt;, though that sounds like irony. The idea is that doing &quot;ok looking&quot; CGI and making the subject matter (or action) look a bit more realistic is cheaper than spending a lot of artists trying to make the same subject matter look better (or in most cases, just as good) completely by hand. If you're going to have a mecha show where there are hundreds of mechs that all look exactly the same, it's probably cheaper to just model it as opposed to having someone draw them all. If there's going to be a lot of panning, rotating camera shots, it's easier to model the subject and just move the camera as opposed to hand drawing the subject to imitate such movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T15:12:51.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36349" CreationDate="2016-09-14T18:25:43.737" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Lelouch's Geass can only be used on a given person once, ever. This is one of the fundamental limitations of his Geass. Indeed, it is when his second Geass on Kallen fails that Lelouch realizes that this limitation exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T18:25:43.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26527" CreationDate="2016-09-14T19:13:47.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not the Phoenix is more rare then the leopard but the mystic zoan is more rare then a normal zoan because there are a lot more different types of animal then mystic that's what they there is one of any power of a devil fruit but the classes of devil fruit can be more rare example let's say there a total of 20 logai devil fruits and 5 mystic zoan you have a high chance of logai over to mystic zoan because there is only 5 different mystic zoan over the 20 logai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28264" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T19:13:47.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19499" CreationDate="2016-09-14T20:22:36.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no evidence he was born with the snake like markings, but since we see him as six years old in team Hiruzen, it's safe to say he was. A six year old can not experiment on himself darlings xD and I doubt his parents or any other external force experimented on him. sure the purple markings could have been tattoo'd on when he was younger (which is unlikely since they grow with him), but they couldn't have given him snake like eyes.&#xA;Also, as we see, Sasuke's natural affinity was hawks, yet he summoned snakes. Thus, one can have an affinity and choose something different. It was still a choice, even if it was a guided one ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28265" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T20:22:36.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36365" CreationDate="2016-09-15T02:51:58.673" Score="6" ViewCount="6558" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the cover page of chapter 839 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, there's a man on large bounty poster that Luffy draw number 3 on his face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HEXiel.png&quot; alt=&quot;One Piece chapter 839 cover page&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that all Mugiwara crew give some respect to this man, even&#xA;Chopper looks like he's crying for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think he is the character on &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, is this some kind of tribute from Oda to someone? So, who is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T07:59:28.477" LastActivityDate="2018-10-06T07:59:38.423" Title="Who is this man in the cover page of One Piece chapter 839?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33826" CreationDate="2016-09-15T03:01:42.890" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory about it is that he has the willpower to surpass the system. In reality, nobody knows if his eyes turn amber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I've realized is that anime characters such as Kirito and Mikado (&lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Durarara!!x2&lt;/em&gt;) both have grey eyes. When their anger builds up, they let it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically what I'm trying to say is that he has so much willpower, commitment, and strength that causes his eyes to turn a different color. (Amber; a shade of gold)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28270" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-11T13:20:34.030" LastActivityDate="2018-10-11T13:20:34.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36364" CreationDate="2016-09-15T03:10:16.523" Score="2" ViewCount="2078" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we know that Reinhard is brokenly overpowered with all the blessings he has. &#xA;(A google of &quot;re zero reinhard blessings&quot; will bring up a fair number of sources describing roughly the same list.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we assume that his grandmother Theresia only had the Sword Saint one &quot;Sword Saint: Swordsmanship maxes out, and become able to draw Raid, the Dragon Sword.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Wilhelm defeat her in a sword fight as witnessed in the anime, before they sort of become a couple. Does the light novel or web novel shed more light on this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or did Wilhelm seriously outfight the sword saint in a sword fight? I assume she still had at least the sword saint blessing, as their grandchild Reinhard didn't exist yet to take the blessing from her yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T09:09:30.240" Title="How and why does Wilhelm win against Theresia?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-15T07:53:30.013" Score="7" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mewtwo being an artificial pokemon, how can it mega Evolve? Has the mechanics of Mewtwo mega Evolution been explained in the Genesect movie, game or any other canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2020-02-27T16:33:15.923" Title="How can Mewtwo Mega Evolve?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36361" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-09-15T07:55:27.503" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T07:55:27.503" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T07:55:27.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36362" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-09-15T07:55:27.503" Score="0" Body="The story of Major follows the life of Gorō Honda, from kindergarten to being a professional baseball player, seeking and overcoming tremendous challenges." OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T14:27:27.447" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T14:27:27.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-15T09:05:07.467" Score="5" ViewCount="930" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mega_Evolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to Mega Evolve, most Pokemon must be holding their&#xA;  appropriate Mega Stone and the Trainer must have a Key Stone. Only&#xA;  Rayquaza does not need a Mega Stone to Mega Evolve; instead, it must&#xA;  know the move Dragon Ascent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Pokemon XY anime, at the end of the first thirty or so episodes there is a short clip introducing all the of mega evolutions. Most of them are seen to be wild and mega evolve as they feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they had a trainer but the anime didn't show it, fair enough. However, what about Mewtwo Y in the 16th movie, and Latias and Latios in the 18th movie, they definitely did not have trainers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how do they Mega Evolve by themselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T09:19:39.407" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T10:39:36.820" Title="How do Pokemon Mega Evolve by themselves?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36357" CreationDate="2016-09-15T09:09:30.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging by character &lt;a href=&quot;http://rezero.wikia.com/wiki/Wilhelm_van_Astrea/Synopsis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;synopsis on Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it was not covered by all. He simply left during Demi-Humans War, and then returned and defeated Theresia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing - I'm not sure, that Divine Blessing of Sword Saint gives its owner &lt;em&gt;perfect&lt;/em&gt; swordsman skills. I suppose, Theresia only had certain fixed swordsman skill level, obtained by blessing. But Wilhelm spent years for training and a lots of effort to gain his skills. So, it is not that strange, that, if taking into account only swordsmanship skills, it was possible for ordinary human to overcome Sword Saint in duel. Maybe, if Theresia were to use any of other her blessings, she would defeat Wilhelm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T09:09:30.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36355" CreationDate="2016-09-15T10:43:55.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is &lt;a href=&quot;http://kochikame.wikia.com/wiki/Kankichi_Ryotsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kankichi Ryotsu&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Kochikame&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28276" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T07:59:38.423" LastActivityDate="2018-10-06T07:59:38.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25696" CreationDate="2016-09-15T10:50:27.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the dragons inside dragon slayer's bodies were waiting for The Dragon King festival as that would be the time for them to take action and by then enough antibodies would have generated to prevent Dragon Slayers form turning into dragons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : Fairy Tail Manga Chapter 400 Pages 12-18 and&#xA;Tartaros arc summary in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Igneel#Synopsis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Igneel#Synopsis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28276" LastEditorUserId="28276" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T18:42:50.940" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:42:50.940" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36367" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36368" CreationDate="2016-09-15T10:59:14.797" Score="2" ViewCount="2136" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching the major anime recently. I noticed quite a few differences in regards to the violence, which was greatly reduced in the anime. I also noticed that some team names were different. Such as the &quot;Yokohama Marine Stars&quot; being &quot;Yokohama Blue Ocean&quot; In the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other significant changes in the anime as opposed to the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T11:18:01.733" Title="What are the differences between the Major anime and manga" Tags="&lt;major&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36367" CreationDate="2016-09-15T11:18:01.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Picked up from wikipedia, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_(manga)#Plot_differences_between_the_manga_and_anime_version&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Major(Manga)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Team names&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;Yokohama Marine Stars&quot; in the manga became &quot;Yokohama Blue Oceans&quot; in the anime.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;Tokyo Shians&quot; in the manga became &quot;Tokyo Warriors&quot; in the anime.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many violent scenes (mostly physical fighting) in the manga were either greatly toned down, or completely removed in the anime.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The match between the Kaido Junior Varsity and Varsity teams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the manga, Toshiya Sato's home run in the 7th inning was worth 2 runs, placing the JV team in the lead. The 8th and 9th innings quickly ended without incident or anyone scoring.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the anime, Sato's home run was only a solo home run. Gorō gave up run in the 8th inning, but hit a 2-run home run off the Varsity team's ace pitcher and took back the lead. The 9th inning ended without either team scoring.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the manga, Mayumura was never on the field. In the anime, he helped to make a hit in the 8th inning, to see if Shigeno has the ability to follow up with a game-winning home run, instead of having to rely on Sato in the 9th inning.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The birth of Chiharu and the retirement of Hideki Shigeno. In the anime, the birth of Chiharu and the retirement of Hideki Shigeno both happened a few years later than the manga timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ryoko Kawase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kawase's plot elements in Season 2 and 3 of the anime were not present in the original manga. In the manga, there was no mention of her after the little league match. Kaoru Shimizu decided to go to Seishu after Komori's encouragement; Taiga pitched the 300 practice sliders to Gorō with his injured hand.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ayane&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Gorō first moved back to Mifune, and was asking directions to Mifune East, the person who gave the wrong directions in the manga was Yamane (intentionally). In the anime it was Ayane (unintentionally).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayane's plot elements in Season 3 of the anime were not present in the original manga. In the manga, there was no mention of her after Gorō and Toshiya began school in Kaido.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T11:18:01.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36369" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-15T11:39:55.870" Score="1" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was playing &lt;em&gt;Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3&lt;/em&gt;, I was doing an extra lesson on the tarot and Mr Edogawa started talking about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sephirot&lt;/a&gt;. He then went and mentioned one of its branches and I recognized three from &lt;em&gt;Tales of the Abyss&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Malkuth =&gt; the Malkuth Empire which opposes the Kindom of Kimlasca&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hod =&gt; the country that Guy and Mary came from that was destroyed in the previous war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chokhmah =&gt; as in Grand Chokhmah being the capital of the Malkuth Empire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was also the fact that Sephirot can be transliterated to English as Sephiroth, which is the name of the tree that keeps the world up and out of the Qliphoth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This got me wondering: is there a connection between the Sephirot and &lt;em&gt;Tales of the Abyss&lt;/em&gt;? Or are all of these just coincidences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T14:31:23.507" LastActivityDate="2021-04-25T11:05:15.590" Title="Is there a connection between the Sephirot and Tales of the Abyss?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-the-abyss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36342" CreationDate="2016-09-15T16:43:28.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I haven't evidence for this answer&lt;/em&gt; however, I think that it's for illustrate both &lt;em&gt;states&lt;/em&gt; of the Avatar Aang:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aang as a &lt;em&gt;human&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aang in it's Avatar state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20729" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T16:43:28.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36373" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36375" CreationDate="2016-09-15T17:29:00.987" Score="0" ViewCount="1824" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard on many online forums that the red haired crew is the only crew with &lt;strong&gt;all Human Pirates&lt;/strong&gt;. What exactly is that makes the crew so exceptionally strong and the captain -&lt;em&gt;Shanks&lt;/em&gt;- being one of the four emperors.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They've been portrayed really strong, in the Marine ford arc, several admirals also Blackbeard and his crew were afraid of fighting them, Admiral Kizaru -&lt;em&gt;who also seems really strong&lt;/em&gt;- was shut down just by a look from Ben Beckman.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What exactly is their extent of powers being &lt;em&gt;normal human being&lt;/em&gt; and have they shown it in any episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28283" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:39:09.107" Title="red-haired crew, no devil fruit, still really strong?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24251" CreationDate="2016-09-15T18:18:05.337" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the latte art cafés has started putting watermarks on their images, now I can tell everyone about this amazing place, which is the source of a lot of the images currently circulating&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.belcorno.jp/_latte_art/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Belcorno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a pizzaria that also does latte art. &lt;strong&gt;By reservation only&lt;/strong&gt;, for about 1050 Yen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/BELCORNO/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here is their facebook page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4m97zm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4m97zm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with this mix they have entire sets of characters from series like IdolM@ster, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:18:05.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36373" CreationDate="2016-09-15T18:39:09.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right now we know very little about their abilities.  We do not know whether they have any Devil Fruits. Even Shanks, who we know did not have a devil fruit when he lost his arm, could have eaten one more recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said many strong characters don't have devil fruits.  Silvers stopped Kizaru and was shown swimming later. The majority of the Strawhats still do not have Devil Fruits including 2 of the 3 strongest fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki (and possibly Sea Stone) seems to allow non-Devil Fruit users to fight evenly with Devil Fruit users. Shanks has been shown to have incredibly powerful Conqueror's Haki to the extent that he damaged Whitebeard's ship with no visible effort or action.  It is likely several others (especially those who halted admirals) have Haki too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Ben Beckman is the smartest person to come from the East Blue which puts him above both Nami and Captain Kuro (man of 1000 plans). Yassop is a powerful sniper like Ussop (who is more skilled that a platoon of WG soldiers despite appearances).  Rockstar had a bounty of 94,000,000 Beri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We literally only know the names of 5 of Shank's crew (the above and Lucky Roo) though we have seen several more.  There is no telling what insane abilities each member of the crew might have when we know so little.  The few we do know were able to at least intimidate marine admirals.  There is more out of universe (fan theory really) evidence that one day Sanji will confront Kizaru and Zoro will confront Fujitora. I don't think anyone would doubt that they are powerful crew mates and will likely never rely on devil fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:39:09.107" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36201" CreationDate="2016-09-16T01:58:50.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is any specific information about this in the Pokémon anime, manga, or games, but the ratio of humans to Pokémon in the Pokémon world is likely similar to the ratio of humans to other animals in the real world. The estimates listed below are from this article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://reducing-suffering.org/how-many-wild-animals-are-there/#Summary_table&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How Many Wild Animals Are There&lt;/a&gt;. The author admitted the estimates are not very good, but I could not find a better source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Land Birds: 1 * 10&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt; to 4 * 10&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Land Mammals: 10&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt; to 10&lt;sup&gt;12&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Land Reptiles: 10&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt; to 10&lt;sup&gt;12&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Land Amphibians: 10&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt; to 10&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Fish: 10&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt; to 10&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Humans: 7 * 10&lt;sup&gt;9&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these, we can get a rough calculation of the ratio of other animals to humans (and thus Pokémon to humans) by summing the different groups of animals (using the higher estimates) and dividing by the number of humans:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.0124 * 10&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt; animals / 7 * 10&lt;sup&gt;9&lt;/sup&gt; humans = &lt;b&gt;144,628 animals per human&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This number should give a general idea of the ratio between humans and animals, but should in no way be taken as accurate. And note that if I added arthropods into the sum, then the ratio would be greater by several orders of magnitude. I didn't do so because bug Pokémon are much larger than their real world counterparts and their populations probably would not be comparable as a result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links of interest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_organisms_by_population&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lists of organisms by population&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/askascientist/question16.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;About how big is the bird population? Has it gone down because of global warming or pollution?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T13:30:26.440" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:30:26.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36271" CreationDate="2016-09-16T06:22:13.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, the canals have some kind of blockade that can be closed, too (correct me if I'm wrong). Breaching something is easier on land, since moving in water slows down and thus weakens any movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, since the body temperature of titans is abnormally high, I could imagine the water could evaporate and this would be a nuisance. If enough water is lost this way, there would even be a considerable force of the water pushing back to the titans - being light as they are, this could prevent them from entering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remark: This is all speculation, I don't have sources for this at hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3820" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T06:22:13.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6550" CreationDate="2016-09-16T06:36:55.993" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light wanted to create an utopian world with no crime, and he wanted to &lt;em&gt;Rule the world he created&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;So he needed to live to rule and did not want to shorten his lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23939" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T06:36:55.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36382" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-16T06:59:01.000" Score="1" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of 2wei (not sure where that is in the manga), Irisviel returns to Fuyuki and meets Kuro. She delivers exposition to Miyu, Kuro, and Illya in the Edelfelt mansion's unreasonably large bath. In particular, she informs them that the Holy Grail War is nevermore to be; Kuro does not take this news well, and starts venting mana (or something). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, despite Illya's (ahem) &lt;em&gt;mana transfers&lt;/em&gt;, Kuro seems to be fading away due to a lack of mana... until she has an emotional moment and admits to herself that she wants to live. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the mechanistic explanation here for why Kuro didn't continue to deplete her mana supplies until she vanished altogether?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T09:39:15.827" Title="Why did Kuro not burn out completely during the bath sequence with Irisviel?" Tags="&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36387" CreationDate="2016-09-16T09:25:39.727" Score="9" ViewCount="2020" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I stumbled upon a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/6/japanese-manga-%E2%80%9Cone-piece%E2%80%9D-is-most-printed-comic-series-by-one-author-ever-385868&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; mentioning that One Piece managed to get a place in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com&quot;&gt;Guinness World Records&lt;/a&gt; for most printed comic series by one author ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other manga / anime that managed to place themselves in the Guinness World Records? Or is Eiichiro Oda, with One Piece, the only one so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-16T16:29:34.073" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T00:06:05.920" Title="Are there any other Guinness world record holders?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36382" CreationDate="2016-09-16T09:39:15.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the fact that Kuro can continue to exist in the world is a miracle created by her own &quot;wish&quot; stated at that same part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I want family. I want friends. I want to live a normal, everyday life. But…more than that…more than anything…I don’t want to disappear! I just…I want to live!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happens because she is the grail, so she basically granted her own wish as a holy grail, which allowed her to continue living.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this only means Kuro's &quot;wish&quot; stabilized her corporeal form. She still uses the Archer card like the Servants use the class vessels the Holy Grail initially prepares. She doesn't have a mana source and she isn't human, either. She is a miracle that is still allowed to remain in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is comparable to at least two cases from the original VN: Saber in UBW Good End, and Rider in HF True end. They all still need the mana to stay, same as Kuro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T09:39:15.827" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36369" CreationDate="2016-09-16T11:40:20.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sephiroth in Tales of the Abyss.(TotA) is the name of the stream of energy that supports the upper world. In TotA, the lower world was filled with Miasma so they build a world above it and migrated there. Sephiroth is the collective name of the pillars that branches out to support the above land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about Tales of the Abyss' Sephiroth &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth_Trees&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-17T02:10:28.943" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T02:10:28.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36384" CreationDate="2016-09-16T11:41:49.390" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, One Piece is not the only record holder: as shown in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-11/kochikame-earns-guinness-world-record-for-most-volumes-published-for-single-manga-series/.106306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;Kochikame Earns Guinness World Record For Most Volumes Published For Single Manga Series&quot; with 200 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-09-17T18:39:47.487" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T18:39:47.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4084" CreationDate="2016-09-16T11:49:15.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Agarest 2 follows neither ending. It takes place in an alternate reality from the first two games so, aside from a few nods and references to them, is a stand-alone story wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28291" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T16:06:50.837" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T16:06:50.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7888" CreationDate="2016-09-16T16:00:14.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Speculation:&#xA;Yui's item was in Asuna's sotrage, in that she was wearing it on her person in the final fight with 'Heathcliff'.  We know that the storage between married characters is shared, so when her avatar dies in SAO Kirito would gain all her storage and inventory items (also a possible reason why he uses her sword to fight with when his second breaks, it was in his inventory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we know that neither Kirito or Asuna die (IRL) and ALO's data was a merger of SAO's client I think it would be possible that the data link between them was having an effect on Kirito's inital spawn location, in that he was being spawned in her area, the Tree of Life.  However, due to the admin rights and lock downs by RECT the system overrode this link and force spawned him out of the Tree of Life.  Since the IP was linked with two VR devices (Leafa and Kirito) his new spawn area was generated from her world position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sorry for the lack of references, my comptuer's restricted on some sites right now)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28293" LastEditorUserId="28293" LastEditDate="2016-09-16T16:07:00.010" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T16:07:00.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34001" CreationDate="2016-09-16T23:34:25.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears in a couple of the 'Mur Mur-Sensei's Future Diary Behind the Scenes' short specials that appear at the end of each episode after the credits. In particular, I have noticed this track in this section on episodes 11 and 16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on what version of Mirai Nikki you are watching, you may or may not get this extra section at the end of the episode, I think that it may only be included in BD versions of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T23:34:25.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-17T08:45:54.740" Score="1" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the violin song that Toshiya Miike (Mikke-kun/-san) plays after Kousei's performance in episode 13? I wish I knew the exact time but I don't. I've searched everywhere trying to see if anyone figured it out or knew what it was but no luck. Help please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28303" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T06:55:03.603" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T06:55:03.603" Title="Does anyone know the violin song that Toshiya Miike plays after Kousei's performance in episode 13?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-17T10:05:44.540" Score="0" ViewCount="959" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you've read both manga, one could see that the two are quite similar. This similarity is not just limited to the characters but also as to how the story plays out (e.g. The Seven Deadly Sins and Lances of Betrayal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been any statement regarding this from any of the authors or staff working on the respective manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it the case that this type of plotline is too common anyways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2019-12-23T03:30:32.680" LastActivityDate="2019-12-23T03:30:32.680" Title="Is Nanatsu No Taizai inspired from Ubel Blatt?" Tags="&lt;ubel-blatt&gt;&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36392" CreationDate="2016-09-17T12:11:55.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82 Vengerov&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &lt;strong&gt;[エルガー： ヴァイオリン・ソナタ ホ短調 作品82 ヴェンゲーロフ]&lt;/strong&gt; if in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a link to the piece: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOutOaSMHZ4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOutOaSMHZ4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T12:11:55.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36255" CreationDate="2016-09-17T18:32:44.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Sasuke and Naruto sealed away Kaguya, Naruto lost his Sage Of the Six Paths powers (SOSP). This is most likely because Hagoromo gave Naruto and Sasuke powers to defeat Madara or basically Kaguya. That is most likely the reason Naruto lost his SOSP powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke, on the other hand, cannot use the Sage of Six Paths senjutsu, but he can still use Rinnegan. I would imagine that it has gotten weaker since Sasuke in one of the &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; manga had to charge up his Rinnegan powers and he no longer has the SOSP senjutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T03:29:20.043" LastActivityDate="2018-04-16T03:29:20.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25859" CreationDate="2016-09-17T18:50:33.947" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I might be wrong, but I noticed that early anime (80s thru early 2000's) tend to have more English names. Not always, but sometimes, yah. I didn't even know Serena (from sailor moon) real name was usagi until 2011. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28307" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T18:50:33.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36399" CreationDate="2016-09-17T20:19:09.620" Score="1" ViewCount="6902" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Tobi came to release the Nine Tails from Kushina, and successfully did, and after Kushina was stabbed by Kurama, why didn't she die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Kurama was extracted from Naruto, Naruto immediately passed out, and would have died if it weren't for Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xqo1g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xqo1gm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kushina getting stabbed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-17T22:21:24.423" LastActivityDate="2019-05-25T19:38:44.273" Title="Why didn't Kushina die when the Nine Tails was released from her?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36398" CreationDate="2016-09-17T22:07:37.373" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;She didn't die immediately for the same reason why Kurama, Nine Tails, was put in her in the first place. She inherited her clan's, the Uzumaki, extremely big amount of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kushina was eventually told why she had to leave her home of Uzushio and go to Konoha; because of her &lt;strong&gt;special chakra&lt;/strong&gt;, she was to be the next jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the statement above is indicating her special chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As an Uzumaki, Kushina was blessed with a strong life-force, granting her tremendous chakra reserves and vitality.&lt;/strong&gt; This also gave her &lt;strong&gt;tremendous stamina, healing powers, and longevity.&lt;/strong&gt; Ultimately, &lt;strong&gt;this trait let her survive the Nine-Tails' extraction minutes after giving birth, and still provided great aid to Minato on the battlefield shortly after despite her heavy exhaustion.&lt;/strong&gt; Likewise, while still weakened, &lt;strong&gt;she did not die immediately from being impaled by the Nine-Tails' claw&lt;/strong&gt;. Even by her clan's standards, &lt;strong&gt;Kushina possessed a powerful and special form of chakra that made her well-suited for becoming a jinchūriki, effectively sealing the entirety of the Nine-Tails inside her and further enhancing her reserves.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one above talks Kushina's chakra, why she survived the extraction of Kurama, why she was still alive even after Kurama's claw stabbed her, and why she was a perfect candidate to become a Jinchūriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The vitality inherent to the Uzumaki clan &lt;strong&gt;allowed her to survive the extraction, though greatly weakened by experience&lt;/strong&gt;, the masked ninja tried to have the Nine-Tails finish Kushina off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one above and the second one mention her getting weaker once Kurama was extracted from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki naturally possess incredibly strong life forces, granting them very long lifespans&lt;/strong&gt;; Mito Uzumaki was born before the founding of Konoha yet lived well into the reign of the Third Hokage. &lt;strong&gt;This also enables them to recover from injuries and exhaustion in short periods of time, enough to survive the removal of tailed beasts, although they are still left near death afterwards.&lt;/strong&gt; Uzumaki also have the ability to heal and rejuvenate allies by having their allies bite them and suck their chakra. It is dangerous however to use this ability too regularly. At least one member has displayed a unique sensory ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one above is technically saying that the Uzumaki have special traits that let them live more than others, just like Mito, and the ability to heal others, just like Karin. They can also recover from injuries and they can even survive a Tailed Beast extraction but they will be left near death,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; just like Naruto when Kurama was extracted from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kushina didn't die immediately because of her inheritance of her clan (this is the reason why she was still alive). But she did die from Kurama's claw because she was already weakened from his extraction, and the claw opened a bigger wound that was not healed immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kushina Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Clan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T05:33:28.690" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T05:33:28.690" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4167" CreationDate="2016-09-17T23:27:46.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason only Uzumaki, is because the members of the Uzumaki Clan, such as Kushina, have a stronger life force and a longer lifespan, an example is that Mito Uzumaki survived since Konoha's Creation to the time of the Third Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also explains why Kushina didn't die as soon as the Kyuubi was set free, due to this fact, Only Uzumaki were chosen to become the Nine Tails Jinchuuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Uzumaki have a great amount of Chakra reserves, and Additionally, have a large amount of experience in sealing techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T23:27:46.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36384" CreationDate="2016-09-17T23:59:04.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ones I could find are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guinnessworldrecords.de/world-records/most-comics-published-by-one-author&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Most comics published by one author: Shotaro Ishinomori (Japan) known as &quot;The King of Manga&quot;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guinnessworldrecords.de/world-records/425073-most-strips-published-for-the-same-yonkoma-manga-series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Most strips published for the same yonkoma manga series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now these are just records that I could find in a short span of time. I am sure theres a section for different manga and comics related records. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4381" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T23:59:04.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36420" CreationDate="2016-09-18T06:17:37.570" Score="3" ViewCount="2108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga, I just got confused at a most critical point. Takatsuki wanted Kaneki to fulfil her wish to 'kill the One-Eyed', but in the end, as far as I can make out, Arima was the One-Eyed King (or was he?). And the next page pictured Kaneki as the One-Eyed King. Can someone explain with references from the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28310" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T06:52:57.390" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T08:51:47.080" Title="Who was the One-Eyed King after all?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36405" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T09:33:24.343" Score="6" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of Prisma Illya 3rei, we find that Gil has somehow pulled an entire hot springs out of the Gate of Babylon. The walls surrounding it have banners with a number of strange symbols and quintessentially-Japanese words on them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the symbols for yourself below; some of them are very strange, like the biohazard symbol (☣), the radiation symbol (☢), and a pair of clubs (♣) attached end-to-end. The words are &quot;bonsai&quot;, &quot;Mt. Fuji&quot; (&lt;em&gt;fuji-san&lt;/em&gt;), &quot;sushi&quot;, &quot;bushido&quot;, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuri&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;matsuri&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kami&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, &quot;sumo&quot;, &quot;squid&quot; (&lt;em&gt;ika&lt;/em&gt;), &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenshu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;tenshukaku&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, and &quot;heat haze&quot; (&lt;em&gt;kagerou&lt;/em&gt;), plus one on the far-right in picture #1 that is cut off. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have to imagine there is some sort of joke here I'm not getting. What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ggwG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ggwGl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;right wall&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P74o7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P74o7l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;front wall&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; &#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LO9TB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LO9TBl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;left wall&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The images are spoilered because naked-but-steam-concealed characters.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T05:40:40.887" Title="What's with all the weird writing/symbols in the hot springs in 3rei?" Tags="&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36410" CreationDate="2016-09-18T10:56:35.343" Score="7" ViewCount="3860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_breeding&quot;&gt;breeding page on Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;, I found that Ditto can be used as a substitute during breeding. So, for example if a trainer only has 1 male Pikachu, he can breed Pikachu with a Ditto rather than having to look for a female Pikachu. The result would be a male or a female Pikachu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ditto, however, can't breed with other Ditto as said in the same page. Thus, my question is, if Ditto can't breed with other Ditto, then how do Ditto breed, since when paired with non-Ditto Pokemon it resulted in the non-Ditto Pokemon's species? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T14:06:01.300" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T18:42:44.857" Title="How do Ditto breed?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36407" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36408" CreationDate="2016-09-18T14:05:39.873" Score="3" ViewCount="886" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the beginning of the second episode of &lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita: The Outcast&lt;/em&gt;, Baobao reads out details about her new identity as a student supposedly from Taiwan to Zhang Chulan. In the Chinese version of the episode that I saw, Baobao's Mandarin Chinese pronunciation in this specific segment sounds very non-standard. (Elsewhere, her pronunciation sounds normal.) Zhang Chulan in fact remarks that she is speaking 四川话 (i.e. Sichuanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any mirroring of this use of a regional language variant in the Japanese dub? If I remember correctly, the subtitles on Crunchyroll, which broadcast the Japanese dub, only have Zhang Chulan indicate that Baobao is lying, but which makes me suspect not. However, as I do not know Japanese, I would like for someone to perhaps confirm this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T02:45:47.653" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T02:45:47.653" Title="In the Japanese dub, is there any parallel to Baobao's use of Sichuanese?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;hitori-no-shita&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36407" CreationDate="2016-09-18T14:17:12.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the first three episodes of &lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita&lt;/em&gt;, and can confirm that Baobao speaks plain old standard Japanese (&lt;em&gt;hyoujungo&lt;/em&gt;), with not a hint of any regional lect. In episode 2, Chulan indeed only states that the details she's reading out are obvious lies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It came as a surprise when I learned that she spoke a non-standard variety in the Chinese audio version. Kinda strange that they wouldn't similarly pick a non-standard variety of Japanese for the Japanese version.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T14:17:12.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36406" CreationDate="2016-09-18T18:42:44.857" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official information about how new Ditto are born. Looking at this from the perspective of the video games, Ditto is not the only Pokémon that cannot be hatched from an egg. Most legendary Pokémon, including Mewtwo, Mew, and Shaymin, are unable to breed and cannot be hatched from eggs. There is a noticeable exception: Manaphy, which can breed with a Ditto. The resulting offspring is a Phione, however, which does not evolve into Manaphy. Ditto can also breed with genderless Pokémon such as Metagross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if we look at the anime, there are some discrepancies in this information. Unfortunately, there still isn't any information on how Ditto reproduces, but if we look at examples of Latios, Latias, and Lugia in the anime, it appears that these legendary Pokémon can reproduce somehow. In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fifth movie&lt;/a&gt;, for instance, it is mentioned that the Soul Dew is the soul of an ancestor of Latios and Latias. A &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Silver_(Johto)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;baby Lugia named Silver&lt;/a&gt; also appeared in the anime alongside its parent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning Ditto, nothing can be concluded from this discrepancy without conjecture. If I were to draw a conjecture, it would be that the game mechanics are not directly related to the lore, and two Dittos may be able to breed. Although  Senshin's theory that Ditto breed by binary fission also makes some sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you are interested in theories, you can read about the one that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2555/is-ditto-a-failed-mew-clone?rq=1&quot;&gt;Ditto is a failed Mew clone&lt;/a&gt;. In this case, it could be that Dittos are made in a lab and don't need to reproduce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T18:42:44.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36299" CreationDate="2016-09-18T20:07:04.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is: I was mistaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll made the series sound (to me) like it was ended 2 weeks ago but the series actually played until this week (not sure yet if there is more coming).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, thankfully, I was able to see all the episodes up to an actual conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23205" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:21:47.243" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:21:47.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36518" CreationDate="2016-09-18T23:19:01.823" Score="3" ViewCount="11572" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 1 of the anime, Aqua makes fun of Kazuma for how he died. She then says that she has, &quot;Well... I've vented enough stress for now,&quot; before continuing her explanation of the choices that Kazuma has in the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a joke or did Kazuma really die from shock of possibly being run over by a truck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I hope he died of shock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3034" LastEditorUserId="3034" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T23:25:11.753" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T18:04:19.413" Title="How does Kazuma actually die in the beginning of the anime?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T23:32:31.923" Score="2" ViewCount="26822" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsu has been shown to achieve Etherion Dragon Force in his fight with Jellal, and Flames of Rebuke Dragon Force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what episode does he achieve Natural Dragon Force without eating any outside elements? I've tried researching but I still don't know when he goes Natural Dragon Force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T03:39:42.037" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T14:12:42.873" Title="What episode does Natsu achieve Natural Dragon Force?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36414" CreationDate="2016-09-19T05:30:11.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode one of &lt;em&gt;Konosuba&lt;/em&gt;, it was shown that he saw a &quot;car&quot; about to run over a girl so he pushed the girl out of the way. However, after he died, Aqua showed him that the &quot;car&quot; was actually a tractor that has already stopped and was never going to hit the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazuma then asked how he died, then Aqua told him how he died of shock and wet himself, she also told him how every doctor and his family was laughing at how ridiculous his death was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T11:38:04.513" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T11:38:04.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36419" CreationDate="2016-09-19T05:39:23.833" Score="-3" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, In China, groups of people gather together to translate and add Sub/Dub an anime/manga, there will be a translator, an edit, and other people that is needed for the job. some of these groups are people who are fans of anime/manga and no funding from outside sources are used, there are however a lot of professional ones that does gain money and pay the workers and is liscensed. Most of the time, 1 anime/manga would only have 1 group to sub or dub it. Is the English sub/dub system similar to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR or if you simply don't care about China, explain how the English Sub/Dub industry work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23346" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2019-07-17T21:03:10.053" LastActivityDate="2019-07-17T21:03:10.053" Title="How does the English Sub/Dub system work?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36418" CreationDate="2016-09-19T06:10:06.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept you're explaining is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fansub&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fansubs&lt;/a&gt;, and this concept transcends borders outright; groups of fans will get together to translate a work that they are fans of for their language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;radically&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; differs from actual, licensed subtitle jobs done by bigger companies, with these key differences being present in the officially licensed subtitle jobs, but not the fansubs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The work is &lt;strong&gt;officially licensed&lt;/strong&gt; for translation, meaning that a consumer will be directly supporting both the original creator and the team who made the translation possible;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The translated work is done &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;professionally&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;accurately&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, especially given the nuances found in Japanese language which may not always accurately translate to English;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;These works are often placed into stores and shops for &lt;strong&gt;regular retail purchase&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;may be streamed in your country&lt;/strong&gt;, depending on the license acquired.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have very little insight into the industry, but the key similarity between the two is that the translation is done in rough, proofread, and perhaps tweaked for tone and/or localized (again, jokes or concepts may not translate well across languages).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to highlight the third key difference, which is that the work is generally made widely available to the public for legal purchase in that region.  One of the major reasons that fansubs exist is due to the lack of general availability of the work, which means that in order for a region to enjoy the work, it must first be brought to that country, which may or may not have legal ramifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am not a lawyer, but I've read some things on fansubs and piracy before; in general, the industry isn't all that happy with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Distributors of fansubbed work may face repercussions due to the fact that the work may not be licensed in that country or that region, and the translators are effectively pirating the work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't speak to China's anime climate, but I will state that official translations must be licensed for distribution in that country.  I encourage you to find licensed work in your country and support that, as that will ensure that more licensed works come over due to it being a more viable market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T19:18:48.497" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T19:18:48.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36404" CreationDate="2016-09-19T08:51:47.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ch 86 Takatsuki implies, that Arima was real One-Eyed King (explanation behind the title is glaucoma - Arima was partially blind in one eye). Also, in Ch 89, Tatara also recalls Arima in his memories, and references him as &quot;King&quot;. So, it is no doubt, that &lt;em&gt;Arima was real One-Eyed King&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once title becomes &quot;vacant&quot;, Kaneki decides to claim it in the end of Ch 86 (we can suppose, he has full rights for it, since he defeated Arima). I believe, not so many people will question, if he is real One-Eyed King, since only several humans and ghouls were aware of One-Eyed King previous true identity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for now, it is not clear, what purpose Kaneki did this for, but this title for sure has some power and influence in world of TG.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T08:51:47.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2016-09-19T10:33:08.553" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haku is a girl. She sees her self as a guy or boy but she is a girl. At episode 17 in the anime haku's mother says &quot;sorry my daughter&quot;. After slapping her around for ussing her powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28330" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T10:33:08.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34366" CreationDate="2016-09-19T10:41:49.490" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isnt a fact but a theory but I am starting to learn towards the idea that Emilia is Satella. Subaru is the flugel. Hence the flugel tree and why he planted it. I think Emilia will take the witch genes from Subaru possibly to save him from the insanity? Maybe all 7 witch genes was too much. This also may be why Satella says he loves Subaru. I think that guy might be right about the time travel. Satella said something about Subaru showing him the world,kissing her etc. Anyways yea. Subaru and Emilia somehow travelled back to the past which may be the authority of envy- Time? This also explains why Echidna hates Emilia. Echidna hates Satella. So much deetailsss gah. Anyways we'll know soon enough. Lets be patient :) if Im right. Subaru is in for some deep shit. Is he gonna kill Emilia this time to free her or is he gonna seal her again? Will he save her this time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28347" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T10:41:49.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36425" CreationDate="2016-09-19T11:49:01.363" Score="1" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started watching Death Note and have reached episode 17's end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light hid his notebook in the jungle, could he not have killed L? I know that L said that would  make Light the prime suspect but what if he writes the cause of death to be a slowly degentrative disease like Huntington's (which would make it VERY ironic given how proud L is of his track record)? He can make it kill L early by specifying his date of death like he did with Ray Penber's fiancé. And L would become less and less useful as he loses control over his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This method would be especially convincing since no one has yet (as far as I have seen in the series) discovered that he can determine the cause of people's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28333" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T12:27:58.143" Title="Light's actions before hiding his death note" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36424" CreationDate="2016-09-19T12:27:58.143" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In-Universe Explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Simply because he can't. &lt;strong&gt;Light doesn't know L's name to write in the Death Note&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;You also have to realise L's intelligence and the level of wits they are matching. L made tremendous precautions and implied to Light that he knew how the Note works. He had also made it clear that if he died in the near future, Light is to be the primary suspect for Kira. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionaly, the write has given us multiple Rules of Deathnote. Among them the following relate to this scenario. The 23 day rule plays into the fact that 23 days is in the near future and L dying in that period would make the police suspicious of Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you write die of disease with a specific disease's name and the person's time of death, there must be a sufficient amount of time for the disease to progress. If the set time is too tight, the victim will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds after completing the Death Note.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the &lt;strong&gt;Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar)&lt;/strong&gt;. This is called the 23 day rule.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If you write die of disease like before with a specific disease's name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23 day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Use: XXVII/XXVIII&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may also be physically impossible for Deathnote to give a genetic disease. So L may still die from a Heart Attack. Though we have no idea about L's family since he was indeed an orphan.&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease#Genetics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Huntington's Disease&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Out-Universe Explanation&lt;/strong&gt; You need to remember this is an Anime, and using such obscure tactics wouldn't make it easily understandable. The point is to understand this is indeed a fantasy thriller anime, that is meant to be an engaging match of wits and not knowledge. Light is just a high school student and not a medical doctor who is trying to find out obscure ways to kill the individual. Point I am trying to make is that the &quot;Rules of Death Note&quot; may be a writing device to cover such plot holes, but they may or may not be enough to cover all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T12:27:58.143" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36415" CreationDate="2016-09-19T16:02:13.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This happens only once so far in the anime and Manga, and it is in the Tartaros arc (the last arc of the Anime currently, as it is on Hiatus), during his fight against&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mard Gear Tartaros &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this fight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsu and Grey are generally losing against Mard Gear's Full power. Eventually, Mard Gear uses his ultimate move, a curse meant to kill even Zeref, and both Natsu and Grey get hit by it and are believed dead for a short time. It is then revealed that Gray was able to counter it using his newly gifted Devil Slayer Ice Magic, and is rendered mostly incapacitated for doing so. Natsu gets enraged and enters Dragon force without eating anything and for a short while overwhelms Mard Gear, which shows that he indeed fully achieved Dragon force, since he and Grey together were unable to do much but take a beating before this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The event itself happens in chapter 411, which should be episode 263 according to the wiki,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Force&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Force&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T03:38:53.273" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T03:38:53.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-19T20:20:51.730" Score="3" ViewCount="10497" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Sasuke first activated the Susanoo with 2 MS it didn't really resemble the Complete Susanoo. But when Obito gave Kakashi his eyes he activated Complete Susanoo. Why did it take so long for Sasuke to activate Complete Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28339" LastActivityDate="2019-07-25T07:08:44.260" Title="How could Kakashi make a Perfect Susanoo with only two MS when Sasuke needed a Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36433" CreationDate="2016-09-19T21:40:54.053" Score="4" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just started watching Hunter x Hunter (2011) and stumbled upon a question on ep. 47. Why didn't Kurapika use the same power as that &quot;Manipulator&quot; woman who made a certain man become her slave by kissing him (or at least a similar technique)... once he mastered all 5 types of Nen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28341" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T23:56:03.043" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T10:31:19.657" Title="Why didn't Kurapika manipulate Uvo to tell him all the information about the Phantom Troupe?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36432" CreationDate="2016-09-19T22:17:25.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapika does not have the ability to use any nen skill regardless of the type. He has the ability to learn any nen skill regardless of type and use it efficiently once has learnt it as if he was that type.  He does not know Baise's nen skill so can't use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her kiss is a specific manipulator skill. There are many different manpulator skills such as the guy fighting with tops you already met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T22:23:43.653" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T22:23:43.653" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36434" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36435" CreationDate="2016-09-19T23:48:49.930" Score="2" ViewCount="1049" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fairy Tail, does it matter what type of magic two wizards use in order to perform a unison raid? Okay, I understand the Gray and Juvia have done unison raids before, but both of their magics have the same concept just in different forms. But let's say someone like Natsu, or anyone with a type of Lost Magic (dragon slayers) were to perform a unison raid with Mirajane, for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, my friend is writing a fanfiction on Fairy Tail, where the main character is a dragon slayer, and she also has another certain magic that was passed down from her mother, a type of lost magic (a musical magic, where if the character sings or plays any instrument, the sound waves attack the opponent, and because of the whole thing with the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dragon Slayers with their dragons being inside of them, and making&#xA;  antibodies so they wouldn't turn into dragons, (somehow) turned into&#xA;  her forms that she can use for this lost magic, that's are crazy&#xA;  powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My friend isn't really sure if she can perform a unison raid with Mirajane, because they both sing, because Mira doesn't have this lost magic. So is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sorry if it's really long)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26519" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T03:42:01.497" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T03:42:01.497" Title="To do a 'Unison Raid', do you have to have the same type of magic?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36434" CreationDate="2016-09-20T03:35:16.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Unison_Raid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Unison Raid&lt;/a&gt; is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An extremely powerful ability that allows two Mages to unite two kinds of Magic similar in nature together, thereby creating an even stronger attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikia page listed Unison Raid that has been performed in the series. We have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lucy (Aquarius) + Juvia = Water + Water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gray + Juvia = Ice + Water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wendy + Lucy (Scorpio) = Wind + Sand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;String + Rogue = Light + Shadow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the elements that they use doesn't go against one another. In video games usually Light and Dark/Shadow are opposite elements, but in nature, whenever there is light, there is darkness/shadow. So &lt;strong&gt;in nature&lt;/strong&gt; they are not opposites and in fact are quite &lt;em&gt;similar&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there is a problem with what you stated in your question. &lt;strong&gt;Mirajane doesn't use song magic&lt;/strong&gt;. Her magic is a Take Over (transformation) magic. When Mira sings, she sings normally, not with magic, so you can't Unison Raid that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to Unison Raid 2 song magics? Yes, it is. But both mages needs to &lt;strong&gt;match the frequency of their song so that the resulting sound wave doesn't cancel each other out&lt;/strong&gt;. So if the first mage use a song magic that results in the following sound wave (a sine wave),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8w1V.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8w1V.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Sine wave&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the second mage's song magic must create a sound wave that have the same frequency (same position of hills and valleys). They may have a different amplitude (height and depth of the hills and valleys), it doesn't matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the second mage failed to make a sound wave of the same frequency, let's say that he created a cosine sound wave, then the resulting Unison Raid wouldn't be as strong, if it can be called a Unison Raid that is. It is even worse if he created a -sine wave. They will cancel each other out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparison:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not very synced&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZpUBk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZpUBk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Not very synced&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cancels one another&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ut4hW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ut4hW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cancel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perfectly synced&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXeke.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXeke.png&quot; alt=&quot;Perfectly synced&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T03:35:16.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33682" CreationDate="2016-09-20T05:07:09.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was indeed explained more fully in the manga in volume 3, chapter 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Origin of the &quot;game&quot;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iV9b2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iV9b2l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Origin of game&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the most people writing the same character win, and yes, you can theoretically write any kanji character there is, as long as you explain how you could make the race more exciting with the idea represented by that kanji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hijiri and Raimu both won, but Hijiri was especially excited because in the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it took the girls 15 minutes to play the game to decide on what to do at the school festival, and Hijiri was the only one who wrote a different kanji character in that first round of vote so she felt kind of a loner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the Battle of the Red Cliff, only Zhou Yu was in charge of carrying out the fire attacks because Wu had more military power and was more hard-pressed for survival, just like Hijiri is compared to Raimu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, I believe it to be an error on the part of the sub group to translate what Rin wrote as &quot;silver&quot; (銀) when in fact she wrote &quot;bells&quot; (鈴).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/59RSb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/59RSbl.png&quot; alt=&quot;What everyone wrote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T05:07:09.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36431" CreationDate="2016-09-20T05:53:29.243" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once a user awakens the Mangekyō in both eyes, or the ability of both of their eyes, they are able to perform Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke could make a &quot;perfect&quot; Susanoo once he got ability of both of his eyes. One probable reason why he didn't use it right away could be the fact that Susanoo does use up a lot of chakra and he might be saving his chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities drain a considerable amount of chakra when performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangekyo Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27595" LastEditorUserId="27595" LastEditDate="2019-07-25T07:08:44.260" LastActivityDate="2019-07-25T07:08:44.260" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T09:06:19.640" Score="6" ViewCount="7835" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what turn of events did it take by the death of Portgas D. Ace in One Piece. I don't seem to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28346" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T11:36:37.693" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T14:04:13.663" Title="What is the main purpose of Portgas D. Ace's death?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31340" CreationDate="2016-09-20T10:23:06.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The boy is Wei Shan, Kong Que's son who we have all forgotten about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zWpvt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zWpvt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wei Shan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is said to be the next Shen Yen for two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is a firm believer of Shen Yen's ideals. Also, he has a crystal clenched in his fist and a pair of eyes burning for revenge in the last pages.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The five white marks above his eyes, likely the source of power for the five different rays of light possessed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_Xuan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kong Xuan&lt;/a&gt; (whom Wei Shan is modeled after), look oddly like Shen Yen's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LnNCo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LnNCo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;7-eyed gods&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T10:23:06.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36438" CreationDate="2016-09-20T11:14:47.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, as I remember, Ace death are impact to some event on One Piece time line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; -From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Post-War_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, It's revealed about Luffy's backstory about how he met and began his brotherhood with Ace is shown.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -Luffy and Ace's foster mother is revealed to be Curly Dadan.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -In the flashback, his second brother Sabo who is presumed deceased is shown.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -In the flashback, Sabo's parents adopt another boy in the case Sabo would fail named Stelly who, as revealed in the Totto Land Arc is now the King of the Goa Kingdom.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -The S crossed out on Ace's arm is not an error but a homage to Sabo.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -During this flashback, Bartholomew Kuma is seen with Dragon and Ivankov as a revolutionary.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -Sabo's talk with Dragon would foreshadow his return in the Dressrosa Arc and his involvement with the Revolutionary Army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marineford_Arc#Story_Impact&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; -Ace is killed by Admiral Akainu, the third admiral to be introduced, which causes Luffy to fall into a coma until he recovers in Post-War Arc. Before his death, Ace mentioned Sabo, who is introduced in the flashbacks Luffy has after he awakes, and later plays a major role in the story.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -As revealed in the Dressrosa Arc, Ace's death would have an effect on Sabo who unknown to both Ace and Luffy at the time was still alive. As a result this helps Sabo recover his memories after being stricken with amnesia for ten years. It is also the reason why he is so determined to protect Luffy so he would not have to lose another &quot;sworn brother&quot;.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -After Ace dies, Whitebeard predicts that someone will &quot;come to inherit his will&quot;. This prediction later comes true as Sabo eats Ace's Devil Fruit after he dies and specifically voices his desire to inherit the late pirate's will, mirroring Whitebeard's prediction exactly.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -Ace's death would cause his Devil Fruit, the Mera Mera no Mi, to resurface later and be in the possession of Donquixote Doflamingo in the Dressrosa Arc as a means to lure Luffy to him.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; -Because of Blackbeard murdering Whitebeard, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates would later fight the Blackbeard Pirates one year after the war at Marineford. The Whitebeard Pirates suffered a complete defeat and have not been seen since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T19:31:05.050" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T19:31:05.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T11:47:14.703" Score="1" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of Rewrite minute 6:50-6:55, during the flash back between Tennouji Koutarou and Nakatsu Shizuru, Koutarou introduced his name as Tennouji Yuusha. When Shizuru called him Yuusha-senpai, he corrected it into Tennouji Koutarou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (Assassination Classroom), Kimura Masayoshi (木村 正義) was called Justice. His name, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ansatsukyoshitsu.wikia.com/wiki/Masayoshi_Kimura#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masayoshi, while usually read as Masayoshi, it is actually read as Seigi, which means justice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why did he introduce himself as Tennouji Yuusha? His name is written as 天王寺 瑚太郎, while Yuusha is written as 勇者. How did he get Koutarou into Yuusha? Or is this all part of his Chuunibyou?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T11:54:33.470" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T11:54:33.470" Title="Tennouji Yuusha?" Tags="&lt;rewrite&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T12:56:17.460" Score="5" ViewCount="615" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the first episodes that sunshine takes place in the fifth year after Love Live inception (or the fifth tournament).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that in the year the first series takes place, two editions of Love Live happen (the first when they default due to Honoka's sickness and A-Rise wins, and the other when µ's wins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by my estimates, it should happen in the year when Alisa and Yukiho are third-years or have graduated already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how long are the two series apart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T12:56:17.460" Title="How long after the first series does Love Live Sunshine take place?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T13:17:27.670" Score="4" ViewCount="5252" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mob reaches 100%, his esper powers explode and some emotion surfaces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How many times did he reach 100% (not how many times he exploded)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What emotion surfaced each time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supply chapter / episode reference for each event if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T20:02:03.543" LastActivityDate="2020-07-02T11:36:28.153" Title="How many times has Mob reached 100%, and what emotion surfaced each time?" Tags="&lt;mob-psycho-100&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36438" CreationDate="2016-09-20T13:28:51.477" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of universe reason: the capture and death of Ace seems to setup the War of the Best and ensure that Luffy unequivocally lost it. This moment of loss is like &quot;The Ordeal&quot; in &quot;The Hero's Journey&quot;.  Think the Empire Strikes Back for Luke.  By having the main character lose and recover, it deepens the character and makes what comes next more meaningful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This arc is analogous to the Loguetown arc.  Both arcs are the last ones in their particular sea before the short arc to enter the new one, reintroduce characters from earlier in that sea, and introduces some characters who will be important in the future. More importantly, they show some characters who are so overpowered compared to Luffy it is hard to see how he will beat them and has Luffy lose that fight. This shows Luffy needs to get stronger in the next sea quickly or he will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Loguetown, Luffy is the one on the exection platform. He has to be saved by his daddy, loses a fight to an enemy he can't lay a finger on, and runs away. He even needed help to run away.  This teaches the audience that the Grand Line will be far harder than the East Blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the War of the Best, it is worse.  Luffy plays the role of the lightning bolt to release Ace from the Execution platform but is proven to be no where near strong enough to protect Ace. Even to get that far Luffy needed the help of strangers. This clearly shows the audience what the new World will be like.  It also motivates Luffy to get stronger...once he recovers his composure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T14:04:13.663" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T14:04:13.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T02:50:25.000" Score="2" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gods in Sengoku Youko are whimsical and often demand a price for their assistance. While the mountain god waived her original price of a soul from the sibling pair (Jinka and Tama). I can't recall what the resolution of Shinsuke's assistance from the flower god (she was a big help for the fight against the cloud god in retrieving the injured). At the end of the series we see the flower god hanging around what is presumably his tombstone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T12:13:26.167" Title="What is the price does Shinsuke pay for the assistance of the flower god?" Tags="&lt;sengoku-youko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36454" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T07:35:52.140" Score="4" ViewCount="7470" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first &lt;em&gt;Danganronpa&lt;/em&gt; anime series (2013), &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4403/49&quot;&gt;blood is pink to prevent the series from having to have a higher age rating&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen&lt;/em&gt; (2016), the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Despair Arc&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; blood is also pink:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdrnw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdrnw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Punching a wall will make you bleed&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time blood was seen in &lt;em&gt;Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen&lt;/em&gt; (2016), the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Future Arc&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; the setting was pretty dark, so I wondered whether that made the blood not look pink or if it was actually not pink. In episode 5, we get a clear view of red blood, though:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LWbRJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LWbRJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Avoid stabbing your eye with rebar, or you&amp;#39;ll bleed too&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VnY3v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VnY3v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jon Snow is not in Danganronpa, no.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Future Arc&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is set after all the events in the other pieces of the franchise, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4403/why-is-blood-pink-in-danganronpa#comment48723_4403&quot;&gt;is it possible that something changed in-universe&lt;/a&gt;? Or does the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Future Arc&lt;/em&gt;&quot; air at a different time, which makes the rating not as important for the producers of the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/comments/4ujumv/dr3_spoilers_i_just_realized_why_blood_is_red/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Someone in reddit&lt;/a&gt; suggests that it's only so the gag with the tomato sauce in the third episode, when pretending Asahina had been killed, is possible — that's obviously (?) not the case, is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2018-08-07T23:44:31.923" Title="Why isn't blood pink in the Future Arc (Mirai-hen), like it is on other Danganronpa media?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38004" CreationDate="2016-09-21T12:24:09.933" Score="22" ViewCount="8493" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have seen from anime and heard, doujinshi artists get paid per book they sell at places like Comiket or online, but you have some mangaka who release one chapter per issue of serialized magazines like &lt;em&gt;Shounen Jump&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Comic Yuri Hime&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how does a mangaka get paid for their work? Does this change when they release more of their work which then spawns the creation of other adaptations and merchandise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T13:15:18.193" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T13:28:11.573" Title="How does a mangaka get paid?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T21:25:12.500" Score="2" ViewCount="1587" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Zamasu created Black in the future because of Goku, right? But, we know that Goku died in the future because of an illness... a long time before he met Zamasu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how is it possible that Zamasu knows Goku in the future? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28368" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T15:06:02.210" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T15:06:02.210" Title="Why does Zamasu know Goku in the future?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36445" CreationDate="2016-09-22T00:30:04.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The emotions so far shown include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anger (Chapter 8 and 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sadness (Chapter 18 and 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hostility (Chapter 32)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rejection (Episode 10)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gratitude (Chapter 47)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Courage (Chapter 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenacity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friendship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ecstasy (Chapter 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shame (Chapter 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Compassion (Chapter 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kindness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Resignation (Chapter 90)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mob-psycho-100.wikia.com/wiki/Shigeo_Kageyama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://mob-psycho-100.wikia.com/wiki/Shigeo_Kageyama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27852" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2020-07-02T11:36:28.153" LastActivityDate="2020-07-02T11:36:28.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36076" CreationDate="2016-09-22T01:01:22.327" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The evidence overwhelmingly indicates that there are two Mewtwos. Firstly, in &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M16&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genesect and the Legend Awakened&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Mewtwo didn't give any indication of recognizing Ash, even though it should have known him from the movie &lt;em&gt;Mewtwo Strikes Back&lt;/em&gt;. This indicates it was a different Mewtwo. Secondly, it has its own backstory in the special episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/SS026&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mewtwo: Prologue to Awakening&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. I haven't seen the special, so I couldn't say for certain whether the events therein completely contradict the idea of there being only one Mewtwo, but what I've read indicates that the second Mewtwo's creators survived, which contradicts the fact that the first Mewtwo killed its creators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for either Mewtwo having a gender, however, is nearly nonexistent. You submit the voice actor/actress for each Mewtwo as evidence of its gender, but I would contend that this is very insignificant. Especially for animals (or Pokémon), an actress can play the role of a male character and an actor can play a female character. Shaymin from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shaymin_(M11)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Giratina and the Sky Warrior&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is an example to consider. In the English dub of the movie, Shaymin's voice actress used a more masculine voice for when Shaymin turned into its Sky Forme, but used a feminine voice for Shaymin's Land Forme. This demonstrates that the voice acting isn't a good indicator of a Pokémon's gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the anime rarely reveals the gender of any Pokémon. For example, just look how few of &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum#Pok.C3.A9mon.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ash's Pokémon&lt;/a&gt; have confirmed genders. Of his Pokémon from Kanto and Johto, only the genders of Pikachu (male), Bayleef (female), and Butterfree (male) have been confirmed. Notably, his Pokémon from Unova have the highest percentage of confirmed genders. This is because his Snivy knew the move attract, the effectiveness of which depends on the Pokémon being of the opposite gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there you get to my point: The gender of a Pokémon is only revealed in the anime when there is reason to. The gender of Mewtwo really doesn't matter, and there is no reliable information from the anime as a result. If we're just going by the anime, we don't know the gender of either Mewtwo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: In the &lt;em&gt;Black and White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond&lt;/em&gt; episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW128&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Catch a Rotom!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Professor Oak confirms that Rotom is genderless after an attract move by Iris's Emolga fails. The existence of genderless Pokémon in the anime is likely an indicator that the anime follows the games in this matter, and that Mewtwo is also genderless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T00:37:27.290" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T00:37:27.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7004" CreationDate="2016-09-22T03:54:17.473" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Really, I think the biggest difference is in cultural references and influence. While there are similarities, they aren't the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28374" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T03:54:17.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36473" CreationDate="2016-09-22T06:30:11.187" Score="9" ViewCount="1831" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Yui was saved in Kirito's NervGear's local memory in the first season of Sword Art Online but in in the second season when Kirito is in Gun Gale Online, when everyone is watching Battle of Bullets Yui is there with everyone else watching it in ALO. she also talks to Asuna on her phone when she heads off to the hospital and in Agil's bar when Kirito sets up the cameras for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in all of these cases Kirito isn't using his NervGear and i would suspect it is turned off. so where is Yui now stored? and how is she able to go from this place to ALO, Asuna's Mobile and the cameras in Agil's bar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T16:54:14.577" Title="Where is Yui stored in SAO II?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36464" CreationDate="2016-09-22T07:21:37.343" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Yui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; page, she exists in Kirito's NerveGear. Apparently, she connects to game servers and different devices from there through internet connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T07:21:37.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31008" CreationDate="2016-09-22T11:47:06.817" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what we have seen he is no longer a cyborg, given that as previously stated he can repair himself if the parts are around. This implies to me that he started off as a human then became a cyborg and as he started to battle he lost more and more of his anatomy due to damage. Making as we are unsure if his brain is still there we cannot be sure but we should guess that he isn't anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28377" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T11:47:06.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2016-09-22T12:08:52.747" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the visual novel nothing is told. &#xA;The anime clarifies quite a bit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True ending: Rin stares as saber disappears (no running from Rin). After a while Saber starts her speech: Basically congratulations, I would have really liked to stay but Shiro has you (it is sooo clear she can be easily convinced, but Rin didn't do anything). In this ending it is also clear Rin is head over heels for Shirou and realises he doesn't care that much for saber. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good ending: Rin runs like berserker to save saber (it's just a few meters though). Now the big question, Why did Rin saver her? There are 2 possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A) She doesn't love Shiro that much since she didn't receive enough points. I would find it hard to believe though because of how much she insists afterwards he's hers and that saber and her will teach him magic and martial arts on a daily basis. Also, why get so angry then when she considers they're flirting? &#xA;And why would Rin also say: You want her to stay, so it's alright (this is said in the VN). &#xA;Another reason I don't think it's likely is because in the whole VN Rin always gives Shirou what he wants: Fate (she helps bringing saber and Shirou together); UBW (if you just want Rin, you get just Rin. If you're also interested in saber Rin runs to save her); HF (she wants him to be with Sakura and be happy).&#xA;You could argue it is because Rin doesn't love him a lot, but 90% of the time she's risking her life because of him (and dies a few times due to that in the bad endings). Sakura can't do that even if she wants to and saber does it out of her contract (at least during the first part of each route). I've always imagined Rin as Shirou's guardian angel, and the only reason they turn into a couple in UBW is because he realises that even before the war started she saved him by consuming her most powerful weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B) She knows in this ending Shirou would almost die of sorrow if saber goes (not so much as the fate route but not that far away either). Well, this is what I believe happens. The reason why Rin keeps insisting saber is her familiar and hers would therefore be because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She doesn't want them to get romantically attached (in the VN she tells them not to flirt), she just wants saber to watch over him (so he doesn't become archer) and support him and make him happy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imagine Rin gives saber back. Well, this would be a threesome whether they want it or not. Rin not having a link with saber = having sex with her, the same goes for Shirou. Now, with the link Shirou and Rin can become a couple and mana be supplied constantly without sex. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="28378" LastEditDate="2016-09-22T12:36:23.180" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T12:36:23.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36468" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36470" CreationDate="2016-09-22T14:25:44.260" Score="0" ViewCount="4942" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I recall, there were at least 3 times when they spent time training. - When Vegeta ask Wiss to train him, he spent months traning before Goku's arrival. Later with Goku, they were placed in that strange dimensions where they learnt how to control differently their kis and where they ate all Beerus's pizzas that was hidden in Wiss's staff (so they had to be a while there I guess) , and later they trained in the room of spirit and time for I dont know how many years. You could add Goku's training before fighting Beerus and Freezer I guess. Is there any rough figure you can make from the anime or manga of how many years they were training already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T16:42:50.377" Title="How many years Goku and Vegeta were training in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-22T14:35:50.707" Score="0" ViewCount="1011" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the last episodes of Dragon Ball Super raised me this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trunks fights alongside Goku against Black and Zamazu in Super Saiyan 2 state. But how strong he really is? In the fight Goku is Super Saiyan Blue and black Super Saiyan Rose, but he is able to score some succesful punches/attacks to Black and Zamazu, even though it doesn't hurt them. At the beginning of his appearance in Dragon Ball Super he is shown to fight Dabura. Later he is knocked in a training match against Goku Super Saiyan 3 (did he have a zenkai boost there?), and later he is knocked by Vegeta when training with him in Super Saiyan Blue (did he have another zenkai boost there?). And I've heard that in the manga he's a match for Goku in Super Saiyan 3, plus some mental training he has made since his appearance. Is Trunks now stronger than a Super Saiyan 2, may be at the level of a Super Saiyan 3? Or is he fighting alongside Blue and Rose super saiyajins just a plot-hole?  We've seen a super saiyan 2 can be at the level of a super saiyan 3 already when Beerus tell to Vegeta that he made he uses more of his power in his fight (1% he says) than Goku in Super Saiyan 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T07:09:12.257" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T07:09:12.257" Title="How strong is Trunks in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-09-23T21:09:08.340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36468" CreationDate="2016-09-22T16:42:50.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before Goku arrived at Beerus' planet, Vegeta has trained for &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#Resurrection_.E2.80.98F.E2.80.99_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;six months&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under Whis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is not cleared whether how long Goku and Vegeta trained together before entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. By speculating, they probably spent about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;4 months&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; together while Frieza was training.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well, in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they recognize that the place they're in is similar to Kami's Lookout's Hyperbolic Time Chamber but filled with god ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperbolic_Time_Chamber#Approximate_Time_Dilation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Time passes 365.24 times faster in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber than in the real world, making one day outside the chamber equal to 365.24 days within it (one solar year)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can calculate how long does Goku and Vegeta spent in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber by counting how many pizzas they had eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/haSXw.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the scene where Whis returns all the pizzas from his staff, there are all 10 boxes of pizzas came out of the staff. Let say Goku and Vegeta each ate &lt;em&gt;1 box of pizza&lt;/em&gt; every day, which means in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;5 days&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, they will consumed a total of 10 boxes of pizzas. And now, by calculating the &lt;em&gt;time dilation&lt;/em&gt;, spending 5 days in Hyperbolic Time Chamber will make around &lt;em&gt;20 minutes&lt;/em&gt; outside of the chamber. This is quite accurate considering the Z Warriors fighting 1000 Frieza's soldiers, while each person will be fighting around 170 soldiers (&lt;em&gt;or 1 soldier per 7 seconds&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Universe 6 Saga. they train for &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Universe_6_Saga#The_Universe_Tournament_is_Announced&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;three years&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In total, they have trained about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;3 years and 10 months&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; together.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T16:42:50.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32320" CreationDate="2016-09-22T17:29:40.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rou Kaioshin says that you can only fuse once. But the way it's worded it could mean that the person you once was can't fuse with another because you won't be yourself anymore. I.E. Goku can only fuse once because afterwards he won't be Goku anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/siTMUtM.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rou Kaioshin: &quot;Also, you can use the Potara only once in your lifetime!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goku: &quot;Oh... Did you use it with someone else too...?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter: 502 (DBZ 308), P1.4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^Above is the VIZ big translation. I have added the raw panel as well just in case you want the Japanese. I don't have a translation for it myself. Sorry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11529" LastEditorUserId="11529" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T19:27:49.483" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T19:27:49.483" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36292" CreationDate="2016-09-22T18:40:20.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The One Piece manga and anime aren't in a 1:1 ratio. The distance beetween them even shifts around. The second arc took place between the 8th and 24th chapters in the manga, while the same in the anime took place between the 4th and 8th episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason why the anime is this slow are the fillers. They help the manga &quot;catch a breath&quot; and sneak in couple chapters. (side note: This is still no excuse for fillers in the middle of an arc though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda likes to put in a few filler episodes after every arc or when there's a new movie out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these however, there's still a very big chance that the anime will eventually reach the manga. If this happens, there are 4 possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They stop airing one-piece for a year so the manga catches up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They start airing the episodes every 2 weeks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They do what Game of Thrones will do / did and continue with a separate story line.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They start writing the story for the anime and make the manga based on that. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T18:40:20.877" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36464" CreationDate="2016-09-22T21:34:08.573" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://alfheim.cc/sao-2005-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q&amp;amp;A session&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; (EX00～Face to Face～) in the third popularity contest held by Kawahara Reki, as Kunori Fumio (his webnovel penname), in 2005:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her core program routine runs and is stored in the local memory of Kirito's NerveGear and takes up about 3TB.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Chinese-translated copy of the Q&amp;amp;A session &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T21:34:08.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36478" CreationDate="2016-09-23T02:53:21.567" Score="2" ViewCount="35467" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirusi&lt;/em&gt; state this as the end of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the opening song, there's a scene where Meliodas is fighting the devil, but it's never shown in the story line. Also at the end of each episode, there's a scene, which I think, is the main story for this season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there's any explanation why &lt;em&gt;Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi&lt;/em&gt; is only 4 episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T01:30:53.340" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T00:42:09.460" Title="Why is Nanatsu no Taizai : Seisen no Shirushi only 4 episodes?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36476" CreationDate="2016-09-23T05:34:19.797" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; This was never intended to be a full season. This is just an intermediary series to keep the audience's interest while the real season 2 can be finished once the Manga is sufficiently ahead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1432652&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList: New 'Nanatsu no Taizai' TV Series Announced for 2016&lt;/a&gt;.The page clearly states, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The announcement does not specify whether the new series is a sequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been done before for example with Magi. Post season 2, several episodes relating to Sinbad's history were released so that the Season 3 had enough source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a original mini arc written by the author himself. According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1495671&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;discussion on MAL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is basically a movie, but instead of releasing on theaters, it’s been released on TV in 4 episodes....&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Anyhow, I’m cool with that as long as it is written by the mangaka (which it is). Hopefully we will get an announcement later this year (or maybe next) about a possible sequel in 2017.... I doubt there won’t be one given the great success of this franchise.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Also, this was never announced as a second season to begin with, so I’m not sure why some of you’re surprised by this... It was announced as Nanatsu no Taizai (2016), not Nanatsu no Taizai Second Season (2016) from the very beginning. If this was indeed a second season, they would have added that to the title the day it was announced, simple as that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Anyway, looking forward this original mini arc story written by Nakaba Suzuki himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T07:56:19.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T07:56:19.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-23T06:46:17.253" Score="2" ViewCount="1836" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's new teleportation technique feels like &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Replacement_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Body Replacement Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between these two techniques? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28389" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T09:36:37.110" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T23:25:00.180" Title="Is Sasuke's teleportation technique just substitution jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36479" CreationDate="2016-09-23T07:07:36.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's new teleportation technique is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amenotejikara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amenotejikara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With his left eye, Sasuke instantly shifts the location of himself,&#xA;  others, and objects, within a certain range. This range can be&#xA;  increased if he swaps himself with an object, as seen when he switched&#xA;  places with Sakura Haruno's discarded flak jacket. Using the chakra&#xA;  of the nine tailed beasts allowed Sasuke to extend the range of this&#xA;  technique even further, as seen when he shifted him and his Susanoo&#xA;  behind Naruto Uzumaki, who was a considerable distance away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to its speed, this technique has proven to be especially useful&#xA;  for launching surprise attacks against enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In  Body Replacement Technique you have to replace your body with an object but in Amenotejikara it's not compulsory. Body Replacement Technique can be learned by any ninja but Amenotejikara seems to be limited to Rinnegan user only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few more points to be noted here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At certain times, the technique has to be recharged and cannot be&#xA;  used.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This technique not only switches the position, but the momentum and&#xA;  direction of the switched targets as well - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amenotejikara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;src&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T23:25:00.180" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T23:25:00.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36500" CreationDate="2016-09-23T10:33:36.877" Score="6" ViewCount="25350" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what I have seen, Rock lee isn't able to use ninjutsu nor genjutsu. However, it was shown that he can walk on water. Isn't walking on water a part of chakra control which he isn't able to perform? If he can control chakra then why not perform ninjutsu (doesn't need to be good at it, but at-least perform it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I am unable to understand how can he open the inner gates of chakra if chakra control is a problem for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28393" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-24T02:54:18.577" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T03:23:29.360" Title="How can Rock Lee stand on water?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36482" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-23T11:13:55.170" Score="2" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;in The World in Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground (&lt;em&gt;.hack&lt;/em&gt;) there was a statue of Aura wrapped in chains. in The World:R2 Hulle Granz Cathedral (&lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U&lt;/em&gt;) has the same address (Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground) and in it the statue is gone only leaving the chains behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;.hack//ROOTS&lt;/em&gt; Shino said that the statue was that of a Goddess who left the world which, according to Zefie, is more or less what her mother Aura did. but the statue wasn't Aura herself though as it didn't re-appear when she stopped her Twilight Knights from fighting during their battle against the members of Raven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i recall reading that the backstory of The World:R2 one of the goddesses who is dead was supposed to represent Aura and CC Corp reclaiming their system from Harald Hoerwick and his work but i know that CC Corp Admins can't get rid of the Lost Grounds or even edit them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who was it that removed Aura's Statue in Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T22:42:56.300" Title="Who altered Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground and removed Aura's Statue?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36313" CreationDate="2016-09-23T14:31:49.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Takizawa's ending is death by Noro. Hide witnesses that, and gasps, alerting Noro's attention to him. When we next see Hide, he is wounded, meaning Noro attacked him. Unlike the manga, Kaneki had nothing to do with Hide's wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yomo stopped Touka mostly out of paternal feeling(he is her uncle) but it is a well know fact that Kaneki has severe PTSD, and also well know to the ANtieku crew how much Hide meant to him(Kaneki). So I'm assuming that Yomo wanted Kaneki to have as much time as possible left with his friend, seeing as Hide is dead or dyeing.(Sorry to those who were in denial) It is also apparent throughout both manga and anime that Yomo feels fatherly towards Kaneki, so he may have understood that in times like these, leave him alone. I do agree with lentinant however, he definitely  wants to protect Touka, though his last job was actually the manager's last orders: If I fall, burn Antieku so that none may trace it back to you. Basically the manager had Yomo get rid of the evidence that there were ghouls at Antieku. Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28372" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T14:31:49.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34311" CreationDate="2016-09-23T14:38:02.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; is the continuation of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we follow the original age of Kaneki (in the first chapter of the manga it labels him as 18, but somehow we all decided that he was 20 at the end of the manga), then it should have picked up 3 years later, seeing as he is 21 or 22. Which it does. A lot of people say that it picked up 2 years later, because Kaneki's new personality, Haise, has been an investigator for 2 years, but if you read it all the way through, Kaneki spent about a year in Cochelea before becoming Haise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; is supposed to be what happens next, but we aren't sure if it will be in the anime, as season 3 has not been released yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28372" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T20:45:48.047" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T20:45:48.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33813" CreationDate="2016-09-23T14:40:35.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; without being lost, but you need to have seen the anime first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I started reading &lt;em&gt;:re&lt;/em&gt; first by accident, and it makes so much more sense if you know what happened first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28372" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-04T03:22:05.693" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T03:22:05.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36481" CreationDate="2016-09-23T15:33:24.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge there are varying levels of Chakra control that the ninja are able to use. Simple controls, like being able to focus chakra in on area, such as the feet in order to stand on top of water, are low level and even Rock Lee would have access to this, though he may have had to train a bit harder to get there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rock Lee is only unable to perform the more difficult chakra transformations that would allow him to use various skills and abilities, which is why he focuses on physical combat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28399" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T15:33:24.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-23T15:35:04.960" Score="1" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara says that there is a reason why Hashirama and Tobirama can't bring out their true strength, what was he talking about ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T02:02:31.197" Title="What reason was Madara talking about in Chapter 661 ?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36481" CreationDate="2016-09-23T18:05:52.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that Rock Lee is not incapable of channeling chakra. he simply has no natural talent at either ninjutsu or genjutsu. Ninjutsu was defined in the show as a combination of Shape manipulation and Nature manipulation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; hence why the Rasengan is considered an incomplete technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A genjutsu is created when a ninja controls the chakra flow of a target's cerebral nervous system, thereby affecting their five senses. In other words the caster uses their chakra to directly influence the mind of the target, effectively forcing them to hallucinate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As water-walking is not a technique per se, but instead just a manipulation of chakra, Lee can do that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are looking for the OFFICIAL answer however, I advise giving up now. No clear reason was given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28400" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T18:05:52.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2016-09-23T18:23:34.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone who completely finished the Visual Novel (including the secret scene for viewing all the tiger dojos) I believe I am well qualified to say this: The difference is not clear. It could be said that Rin loved Shirou so much that she chose to keep Saber (at the cost of 80% of her reserves) it could also be said that she kept Saber for the prestige of having a Pseudo-Divine spirit as a familiar.  It could even be said that it was to give Saber a second chance at life. In the end it's up to the viewer to decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28400" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T18:23:34.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-23T20:06:53.617" Score="1" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers up to but not including the flashback arc in &lt;em&gt;3rei&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the &lt;em&gt;Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt; anime, the fact that Miyu's brother is (Miyuverse) Shirou becomes obvious fairly early on. The scene early on in the first season (&quot;1in&quot;?) where Miyu mentions that Illyaverse Shirou reminds her of her brother already points strongly in that direction, as do the short still-frames of him we see in Miyu's memories during &lt;em&gt;2wei Herz&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Early in &lt;em&gt;3rei&lt;/em&gt;, Illya and Gil meet Miyu's brother, and though we don't get a clear visual on him, we hear Sugiyama Noriaki speak - that settles it for anyone who had any doubt.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; However, I have heard that manga-readers weren't 100% sure about the identity of Miyu's brother until he shows up to fight the Ainsworths and utters &quot;Trace On&quot;. I can see how this could be the case - if his appearance was better-concealed in the manga, that plus the fact that the manga is not voiced could have kept readers guessing for a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So - what evidence did manga-readers have about the identity of Miyu's brother prior to the definitive reveal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T22:39:45.113" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T01:01:16.863" Title="In the manga, what evidence did readers have about the identity of Miyu's brother?" Tags="&lt;fate-kaleid-liner-prisma-illya&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-23T21:42:25.580" Score="2" ViewCount="553" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone know the piece from the OST for &lt;em&gt;Magi&lt;/em&gt; that played in season 1 episode 7 around 18:03-19:10? It's similar to &quot;Enfin apparu&quot;, but with piano and violin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It first starts when Sinbad is attacked by a woman with a baby in her arms. The OST begins with a violin intro and then going into the violin &amp;amp; piano combination that sounds similar to &quot;Enfin apparu&quot;, which starts at 18:38.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28402" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-29T02:57:07.360" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T02:57:07.360" Title="What is the song when Sinbad is attacked by a woman with a baby in her arms on episode 7?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32538" CreationDate="2016-09-23T22:58:31.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As to the last part of OP's post I can easily address that part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gender is the internal sexual identity of male/female/neither, while sex is the external bits you got at birth.  So this character is one with some degree of gender dysphoria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T22:58:31.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36496" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-09-23T23:34:02.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of his works is &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/shokugeki-no-soma&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;shokugeki-no-soma&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;shokugeki-no-soma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T23:34:02.370" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T23:34:02.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36497" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-09-23T23:34:02.370" Score="0" Body="Shun Saeki is a mangaka mostly famous for illustrating the manga, Shokugeki no Soma. Use this tag for questions about Shun Saeki himself." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T23:34:02.370" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T23:34:02.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36498" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-09-24T02:50:35.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tennouji Koutarou is a boy with the supernatural ability to rewrite any part of his body to enhance its capability. He seeks the help of the president of the Occult club, Akane &quot;School Witch&quot; Senri, after he was haunted by a ghost of a little girl in black goth loli dress. The club was then joined by other members. Kanbe Kotori a childhood friend, Nakatsu Shizuru an underclassman, Konohana Lucia the class president, and Ootori Chihaya a transfer student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All was fine as the Occult club seeks to discover various urban legends around them, but when it comes to the forest near their school, it might be more than an urban legend that they will discover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-09-24T02:50:35.340" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T02:50:35.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36499" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-09-24T02:50:35.340" Score="0" Body="Rewrite is a Visual Novel developed by Key which have spawned several Manga adaptations, a Light Novel and an anime series about a boy named Tennouji Koutarou with the supernatural ability to rewrite any part of his body to enhance its capability." OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T21:48:55.497" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T21:48:55.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36481" CreationDate="2016-09-24T03:23:29.360" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra Control&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three things about Chakra Control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Power Manipulation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my own term. It refers to how much Chakra you mold upon performing a jutsu. Quoting &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to have good chakra control, a ninja should only mould as much chakra as they need to perform a given ability. If they mould more chakra than is needed, the excess chakra is wasted and they will tire out faster from its loss. If they don't mould enough chakra, a technique will not be performed effectively, if at all, likely creating problems in a combat situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shape Manipulation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shape transformation deals with controlling the form, movement, and potency of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nature Manipulation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nature transformation deals with changing the physical properties of chakra into an element. There is also the nature transformation of Yin and Yang, which deals with changing the ratio of spiritual and physical energies within chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rock Lee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Rock Lee was incapable of is the last two, Shape Manipulation and Nature Manipulation. Most Ninjutsu requires at least one of these two. For example, Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu) requires both shape manipulation (to make it into ball) and nature manipulation to give fire element to the jutsu. Rasengan requires shape manipulation to make it into ball shape, although in a whole different level than Goukakyu no Jutsu. Chidori requires nature manipulation to add lightning element to the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been consistently shown that Rock Lee was unable to perform the last two in that he was never shown to use any jutsu that requires them. He, however, was shown to be able to perform Power Manipulation. This is evident in his use of the 8 Gates which requires him to flow chakra to various spots in his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Standing on water requires Power Manipulation, that is, creating enough chakra to cover his feet palms to keep him afloat. It doesn't require shape nor nature manipulation, thus explains how Rock Lee can stand on water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T03:23:29.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2016-09-24T12:05:31.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kyle mohr, I read everything as well (Fate VN, fate hollow and anime =P) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said at the beginning of my last post, the VN clarifies very little. Even so there's some evidence to defend my point of view (which I stated in my previous post). Something I didn't mention before but is quite relevant is that Rin either subsconciously or conciously chooses Archer (Shirou) over Saber. She asks Archer to remain in this world and cries when he doesn't accept. This happens in both the good and true ending (right before the good ending would come archer's scene). I think that if Archer had accepted Rin's proposal, both the true and happy endings would be the same (Rin - Shirou - Shirou). I do believe in the good ending, Rin runs to save Saber because of how much Shirou cares for her (at least 4 points given to her). Even so by asking Archer to stay afterwards Saber would have left this world had Archer accepted. (There's not enough mana for both of them and Rin knows it. She also knows Saber isn't selfish to stay that way. By asking Archer she's in a way betraying Saber, that's why she thinks &quot;I know I shouldn't ask&quot;, even though she asks, and Archer says &quot;I do not know if you will keep your contract with Saber, but I am not qualified for that.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then again, I guess if you really push it, it could also be said she does it for selfish reasons. (You mentioned &quot;It could also be said that she kept Saber for the prestige of having a Pseudo-Divine spirit as a familiar.&quot;)&#xA;Well, that is a possibility: maybe she wants a powerful servant and she just happens to find Archer more adequate to her needs.&#xA;She may also want a harem and 2 Shirous are better than one so she's saying to Saber: I really wanted to give you a second chance in life but since I'd have to monitor your every move (cause you're into Shirou...) I'd much rather give that second chance to Archer and have 2 boys head over heels for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only clear thing is that Rin prioritizes Shirou and Archer. (Even after his betrayal, which almost kills her at some point, her mind is 100% set in making Archer live with her no matter how many VN points she is assigned from Shirou. This shows how much she cares for Shirou. After all she does say at some point in the VN: &quot;it doesn't matter if he betrayed me, Archer is Shirou.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T03:00:15.073" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T03:00:15.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36505" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-24T16:00:37.447" Score="0" ViewCount="3817" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Illumi after Alluka's power?&lt;br/&gt; Does it have something much more powerful than just creation n destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28407" LastActivityDate="2020-09-17T02:33:10.763" Title="Why is illumi after alluka?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31008" CreationDate="2016-09-24T16:19:11.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we not state that Genos is a cyborg due to the fact that the person who created said character states that Genos is such?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, we can clearly apply Real World logic and reason to One Punch Man, and state that he is clearly an android, such as the androids in the Alien franchise, but his backstory is that he once was human and is now cybernetic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An argument against the android argument is Ghost in The Shell, where Motoko Kusanagi has a fully cybernetic body and brain, and is stated to be a cyborg.&#xA;Motoko herself started human, but became fully cyberized at the age of 6:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Motoko_Kusanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Motoko_Kusanagi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's time that the older definitions cyborg and android were reexamined based on how science fiction has evolved since Asimov.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh.........and mosquito girl was HOT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T16:19:11.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2016-09-24T18:32:21.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was to make him happy. Just watch this video (minutes 9-16) in which future Rin talks to present Rin in fate hollow ataraxia. At some point future Rin says: Rather than becoming happy together, I will, with no questions asked, and more than anyone else, give him happiness. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9thish4tmk4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9thish4tmk4&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;In the good ending Shirou's happiness depends a lot on saber staying, that's why Rin does all she can to make her stay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What word does define Rin?: Tsundere that hides her feelings and pretends to act out of selfishness. I will translate her tsundere words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirou asks Rin: Why did you keep her? Rin asnwers: Because she is the most powerful servant.&#xA;Translation: &quot;I did it for you&quot; (because otherwise it doesn't make sense that in the true ending she doesn't keep saber or how much she implores archer to stay as her servant when there's not enough prana for 2 servants).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rin says: &quot;&quot;Saber is mine and so are you&quot;&#xA;Translation: You are MINE and I'd suffer a thousand deaths before giving you saber back so that you can fuck her every day (Because that's how bad Shirou is as a mage. Unlike Rin, Shirou supplies magical energy by fucking. A link is never created, it is just endless fucking).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rin says: &quot;I'll need you to help me supply saber. I won't be as bad as saber but I'll still be an inconvenience&quot;; &quot;I'll supply saber with magical energy and you will give me a boost&quot;&#xA;Translation: Keep your hands off Saber, you horny dog! Eh? You can't hold it? Hmph, i-it can't be helped. I will l-let you do me, OK? It's not like I want to f-fuck or anything, baka! I just need mana for Saber!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily future Rin leaves the tsun part and becomes a love-struck caring wife that doesn't conceal her feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28409" LastEditorUserId="28412" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T03:50:43.083" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T03:50:43.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36505" CreationDate="2016-09-24T19:16:38.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alluka's power can grant any wish.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In return, Alluka will request (After granting said wish) 3 requests, with their difficulties adjusted to how complicated/strong the wish is. (Not sure how to word this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If three requests are granted, you may wish again. If three requests are denied, people die. The number of people increases as I've said before. The people who die, die by order of closeness to the target. (Minimum 2 people)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, if they were to harness Alluka's power, it would be mindboggingly useful, and would make the Zoldick family as strong as they can only imagine.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But if someone were to abuse it and fail the requests, the results would be devastating for them. (And Illuka believed that Killua wanted to bear the requests of his wish)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illumi also believed there are rules they are unaware of, and only Killua knows of, and again, he is correct, and this would make anticipating and controlling Alluka much harder. Thus, he intended to destroy her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T19:16:38.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16735" CreationDate="2016-09-25T01:20:11.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is able to use the Rasenshuriken freely basically because he enters sage mode which allows him to throw the Rasenshuriken because of the nature energy and his own Charkra combined granting him the ability to throw it, in his base form he couldn't he had to attack Kakuzu up close like an regular rasengan, which damages both the user because he had to get up close, and the victim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28415" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T01:20:11.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36515" CreationDate="2016-09-25T01:49:12.900" Score="0" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sg7ER.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sg7ER.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these poke-constellations real ? If so , then how do the constellations relate to the Pokémon , of vice versa ? And would you also please explain any other information you may have about the constellation and Pokémon relationship ? Or are these constellations just and only in the anime ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26519" LastEditorUserId="26519" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T14:40:01.240" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T14:40:01.240" Title="Are these constellations real?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="533" CreationDate="2016-09-25T02:13:33.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this question was asked long ago, but I feel that the answer given is not what the asker was looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pulled this information from a rulebook online for a D20 pen and paper adaptation of Ghost in the Shell to the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serenadawn.com/GITS-InformationAge.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.serenadawn.com/GITS-InformationAge.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modular virus: Similar to Toy Bombs, They are disguised in e-mails or picture file header data, and when certain conditions are met, they compile into a single program. In the 'Laughing Man' attack on the Superintendent-General, one of these was slipped into the security detail and stored inside their cyberbrains. The Modular virus finishes its attack profile and then transmits itself to another target, usually the same type. The programmer uses up one slot in the portfolio, detailing the target and the range from the previous one. A modular virus can, for example, target all robots in a factory but only those. It will continually attack the target and not move onto the next one until the first one is finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this is what the original asker was looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28416" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T02:13:33.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36513" CreationDate="2016-09-25T03:47:19.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Believe it or not, &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_constellation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;constellations are a thing in the Pokémon universe&lt;/a&gt;.  Well, sort of; they don't really have any lore behind them at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pokémon constellations appear multiple times in the Pokémon games and anime. Currently, &lt;strong&gt;no star charts or lore exist for constellations in the Pokémon world.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings me to your image; with the exception of Milotic and Gardevoir, &lt;strong&gt;none of those constellations exist in any media related to Pokémon&lt;/strong&gt;, according to Bulbapedia.  Pokemon Channel is the only media in which both Milotic and Gardevoir appear as far as games, and in the movie &lt;em&gt;Jirachi:  Wish Maker&lt;/em&gt;, they are seen as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Also, your particular picture is unofficial art work, so the likelihood of it being canon at all is pretty much nil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T03:47:19.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36590" CreationDate="2016-09-25T05:28:41.773" Score="1" ViewCount="672" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 16 and 17th episode, we can see that Yuto probably lives in Magano since he appeared out of nowhere and left by jumping around, presumably to his hideout, instead of using Magano Gate directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in episode 18, we can see Yuto placing flowers on the Hinatsuki Dorm in Magano, waiting for Rokuro to arrive. This means he &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; somehow, at least, &lt;em&gt;camping&lt;/em&gt; there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to the wiki,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://twin-star-exorcists.wikia.com/wiki/Abe_no_Seimei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abe no Seimei&lt;/a&gt; is still alive in Magano&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for humans to 'camp' in Magano? Do humans who pass through the Magano gate not need nourishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:27:31.083" Title="How can a human like Yuto or Abe no Seimei live in Magano?" Tags="&lt;twin-star-exorcists&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36414" CreationDate="2016-09-25T08:38:23.203" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kazuma died because of heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, the girl will survive even if Kazuma didn't save her. The vehicle that was moving towards the girl was just a slow tractor. After he pushed the girl, Kazuma died because of heart attack, he thought it was a truck and he was scared to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28419" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T11:37:07.920" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T11:37:07.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36337" CreationDate="2016-09-25T08:53:09.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the light novel and did a re-check to the wikia. Here are the differences between anime and light novel in episode 21:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A scene where Mimi saves Subaru with her magic is cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rem's attack is added on to Mimi and Hetaro's attack to free Wilhelm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subaru and Hetaro's conversation is cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crusch's speech is moved farther into the battle and an anime original scene was added to include it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rem faking her death to get Subaru to confess is cut.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The post Hakugei battle scene is changed to have Subaru and Crusch talk one on one instead of being with Rem and Ferris. In accordance with this, several other scenes such as Subaru and Ferris' talk is also cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on the statements above, the scene you were talking about was not changed, but it was cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28419" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T13:41:44.840" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:41:44.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T09:38:29.747" Score="1" ViewCount="2307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaneri_of_the_Iron_Fortress&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress&lt;/a&gt;, one of the &quot;steam smiths&quot; speaks in Japanese with bits and phrases in plain English. His name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://koutetsujou-no-kabaneri.wikia.com/wiki/Suzuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suzuki&lt;/a&gt;, and he is one of the steam smiths that fixes damage to the train:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1nET9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1nET9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVR5jcxLWE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here in this video&lt;/a&gt;, he mixes in regular English words like &quot;captain,&quot; and &quot;tank,&quot; with the rest of his Japanese dialogue. There are no other characters that do this. Why does he include random English words in his sentences (it seems that the English words may even be voiced by someone else, as they sound incredibly out of place with the Japanese dialogue)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26439" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T10:27:44.640" Title="Why does Suzuki speak in both English and Japanese?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36520" CreationDate="2016-09-25T10:07:27.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Kabaneri&lt;/em&gt; universe, the steam technology that powers all their steampunk stuff was &lt;a href=&quot;http://kabaneri.com/sp/keyword/03.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;initially developed outside Japan&lt;/a&gt;. The particular system that drives the railforts is named the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kabaneri.com/sp/keyword/01.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;McRucky engine&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, and is of British design. The first major outbreak of kabane was &lt;a href=&quot;http://kabaneri.com/sp/keyword/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reportedly somewhere in eastern Europe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems plausible that most steamsmiths would be from Europe (perhaps Britain in particular) given that that's where steam technology originated. Suzuki could well be a steamsmith from Europe who ended up in Japan, perhaps fleeing the kabane (Japan, being an island on the periphery of Afro-Eurasia, is about as far as you can get from eastern Europe without hopping over to the Americas). In this case, it would be unsurprising that his speech is 1.) heavily accented; and 2.) has a heavy admixture of English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Don't be fooled by his Japanese-seeming name - in the real world around the time of the Industrial Revolution, it was common for Westerners in Japan to take Japanese names. See, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lafcadio Hearn&lt;/a&gt;, who was known in Japan as &quot;Koizumi Yakumo&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that &lt;a href=&quot;http://kabaneri.com/mediamix/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the manga and/or light novels&lt;/a&gt; will have more detail about this, but I have not read any of them. Likewise, if they ever release one of those production-notes compilations, that'd be a good thing to have a look at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it seems that the English words may even be voiced by someone else, as they sound incredibly out of place with the Japanese dialogue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suzuki's voice actor, Maxwell Powers, is fluent in both languages. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7oWq3ADi2YjdYBUm4tfiQ/videos?shelf_id=0&amp;amp;view=0&amp;amp;sort=dd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;His YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt; has some examples of his non-anime voice work. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his Japanese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, he grew up in the US, so he's clearly a native speaker of English, and his mother is Japanese and he went to college in Japan, so it's no surprise that his Japanese is pretty good too. It's pretty clear to me that he voices all of Suzuki's lines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Incidentally, he apparently is emceeing the live event &lt;a href=&quot;http://kabaneri.com/event/utage/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Koutetsujou no Utage&quot;&lt;/a&gt; which is happening as I type.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T10:27:44.640" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T10:27:44.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T10:10:00.077" Score="18" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of you probably know about Kevin Bacon and how he's supposedly the most connected among Hollywood artists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is the most-connected anime voice actor (&lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen in some places that either of Yuji Ueda or Megumi Hayashibara could be the Kevin Bacon of &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;, but has anybody ever done the graph of the interconnections between voice actors to support this claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm only counting voices in the original Japanese, and not dubs.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28422" LastActivityDate="2018-12-31T11:01:30.293" Title="Who is the most-connected (in the &quot;six degrees&quot; sense) seiyuu?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T11:55:57.560" Score="5" ViewCount="3066" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Zeno is an immortal. No matter how old he gets or how badly he is injured, he won't die. However, that's only true because of the indestructible body bestowed upon him by one of the dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that the dragons' powers can be passed on. When Kija, Shin-Ah, and Jae-Ha were born, their predecessors weakened and eventually lost their powers along with their lives. When the first Hakuryuu, Seryuu, and Rokuryuu left Hiryu Castle, they left with their tribes and only in those tribes would the next dragons be born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the dragons pass on their genes along with their powers? If Zeno passes on his genes, would his ability also be passed on so he could finally die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27852" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T14:40:43.170" Title="Can Zeno really not die?" Tags="&lt;akatsuki-no-yona&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36527" CreationDate="2016-09-25T12:54:06.990" Score="0" ViewCount="1087" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading on a forum that the author/mangaka of the &quot;Hunter x Hunter&quot; series was trying to &quot;tell&quot; the readers that Meruem asked Komugi to be his wife by telling her to hold his hand. Is it true? Or he was just afraid to die alone, with the hand of Komugi making him feel safer (or at least that's what I understood from that scene)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28341" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T13:10:47.407" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T13:41:31.273" Title="Did Meruem propose to Komugi by asking her to hold his hand?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-09-28T00:09:56.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14597" CreationDate="2016-09-25T13:37:32.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her birthday is April 8. It can be seen in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=GOODS-00103195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;birthday plate&lt;/a&gt; that was revealed during &lt;a href=&quot;http://dengekibunko.jp/author/fushimitsukasa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tsukasa Fushimi's 10th anniversary&lt;/a&gt; live streaming &lt;a href=&quot;http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv268871612&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;event&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18813" LastEditorUserId="18813" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T15:45:02.130" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T15:45:02.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36525" CreationDate="2016-09-25T13:41:31.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that Meruem never had any romantic feelings for Kogumi. What he felt was awe and maybe some admiration because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) She was a the weakest frail human he had ever seen. She was even blind and unable to take care of herself.&#xA;2) Yet she beat him everytime they played. &#xA;3) She wasn't afraid of him. She treated him like any other person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was someone precious to him in that regard (her caring nature mighr have played a part in it too)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T13:41:31.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T14:43:02.977" Score="0" ViewCount="1590" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the third season of Naruto Shippuden, Sora used Nine Tails chakra mode up to 4 tails, so why didn't Tobi capture him like he did with Kinkaku and Ginkaku?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28427" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T14:48:27.943" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T16:28:31.400" Title="Why didn't Tobi capture Sora for his 9 tails chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34507" CreationDate="2016-09-25T14:58:25.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no canon information on how they work so far, but I've always thought that it was something to do with light manipulation. If a pokemon is released from a pokeball then there is a bright glow that is also emitted at the same time. The ball capsule alone has been seen used without a seal and the release is normal. I believe that is because the light was able to pass through the ball capsule without being impeded by a seal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However when a seal is used the light has to travel through the seal on the way out and therefore takes on the appearance designated by the seal, similar to how holograms are theorized to work. This effect fades when the pokemon appears because that when the light usually fades. As I said though this is all theory and personal opinion. Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28428" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T14:58:25.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2746" CreationDate="2016-09-25T19:14:34.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the visual novel/RPG &lt;em&gt;Megadimension Neptunia VII&lt;/em&gt;, the in-game codex, &lt;em&gt;Nepedia&lt;/em&gt; has the following entries:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flag (Programming Term)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term &quot;Flags,&quot; from their use as landmarks, is used in programming to mean a requirement to process an action. If the requirement's cleared, one says &quot;the flag is true&quot; or &quot;the flag's been raised.&quot; When it's not met, one says &quot;a false flag falls.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flag (Derivative) 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originally a programming term, it's come to be used to mean &quot;progress in a relationship,&quot; &quot;omen of disaster,&quot; and other divergent meanings. A famous flag is &quot;speaking optimistically and holding onto hope when things are dire.&quot; Since most die after this, it's known as a &quot;death flag.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flag (Derivative) 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a flag doesn't go as expected, or when a person stops the outcome themselves or ignores it, it's known as &quot;breaking the flag.&quot; Those who do this excesivelly are called &quot;Flag Crushers.&quot; The usage has diverged from the meaning, and programmers in nations outside Japan say using the word &lt;em&gt;breaking&lt;/em&gt; isn't right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flag Item&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Gamindustri, once in a great while, the usually intangible concept of &quot;flag&quot; materializes into an item. The item is categorized as a &quot;Flag Item&quot;, and one receives beneficial functions by obtaining one. Previously, adventurers and scouts raised and lowered it within dungeons to their benefit. However, as it's much more convenient as an item, most people pull it out and carry it away now, so you rarely see one in the wild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the last entry refers only to this game specifically, but the first three entries are more generally. Still, it is a &lt;em&gt;in-game&lt;/em&gt; encyclopedia, and in a game that's overflowing with satire so take it with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24187" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T19:14:34.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25869" CreationDate="2016-09-25T20:06:42.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As he is right now Goku is weaker than Bearus (it was said in the universe 6-7 tournament that maybe the 2 of them together could give Beerus trouble).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 70% stuff was changed. In the anime Beerus just says he didn't use his full potential (otherwise Goku would already be several times stronger than Beerus).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, he may reach him by the end of the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T20:06:42.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14559" CreationDate="2016-09-25T20:41:39.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Shirou asks if she'll form a contract with another Master, and Saber says that Archer's Master (Rin Tousaka) should be able to bring out her full power. Upon parting with Shirou, she goes into the church, presumably to form a contract with Rin&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't remember it happening this way so I reread it. I was right, it didn't happen that way.&#xA;First of all, when Shirou asks saber she says she will look for a master but she doesn't mention Rin. Secondly, at the end Shirou says saber disappears and goes away, he doesn't say anything about her going to the church. I am sure saber doesn't go to the church for 2 reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A) it is just a few meters away. If she had opened the door to enter the church Shirou wouldn't think: she disappeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B) Saber doesn't want to go to the church (even with his master Shirou) as it gives off tremendously dark vibes. You'll know why later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last of all, I doubt Rin would take saber. She says in the VN having 2 servants is a handicap (you weaken them a lot) and she never abandons archer. If archer were to die then yeah, she would most likely take saber if she's still available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="28378" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T22:46:00.683" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T22:46:00.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T21:09:57.107" Score="1" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asuha and Aoi were fighting against each other and the latter one was about to win. Just when she was about to suffocate Asuha, Aoi had a short flashback (see picture) and then she loosened her arm which opened a chance for Asuha to turn the table around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she do that simply because Aoi still had some lingering attachment to Asuha as a friend or comrade? And why did the flashback show Asuha alone (without her brother) after probably waking up from the deep sleep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uXy1f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uXy1f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;flashback&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2019-12-11T15:16:20.483" LastActivityDate="2019-12-11T15:16:20.483" Title="Why did Aoi suddenly hesitate to suffocate Asuha in the last episode of Qualidea Code?" Tags="&lt;qualidea-code&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36529" CreationDate="2016-09-26T16:28:31.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Noted in the comments, Sora was a Filler only character. He does not exist in the manga at all, which the anime is based off of. His entire arc was just added in to lengthen the anime, buy time for the manga to progress, and make money. The Gold and Silver Brothers are in the manga as written by Kishimoto, and were the only source of 9 tails chakra Tobi ever got his hands on, which he&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; did use to create an incomplete 10 tails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; Notes Sora's appearances are in the anime only, and lacks any time in the manga, supporting this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T16:28:31.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36458" CreationDate="2016-09-26T16:56:04.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edit, Tl;DR Zamasu from Future Trunks Timeline is likely Zamasu from the regular timeline, who learned about Goku from Shin, and then traveled into Future Trunks timeline because Shin (and therefor Berus) was dead. This then caused Future trunks to travel back in time in the first place.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know how to add pictures, or I would, but the full chain (if the manga will indeed show the same main events as the anime) was likely completed in the most recent chapter of the Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the anime's version to consider though, so I will note both, starting with the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Anime, It is basically due to a time loop. Future trunks goes to the past, bringing Black with him, who then fights Goku. Goku then learns about and visits/spars with Zamasu. It is here Zamasu learns about Goku in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zamasu then went and learned about Goku from the guy who knows everything, as well as the super dragonballs. He then uses them to wish for either immortality, or an ally like Goku. He then likely used the ring of time to skip ahead and gather them again, quickly wishing for the other wish. &#xA;He then finds the timeline where Berus is no more, and goes there so that there is no one to stop him from killing Humanity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga version of the story is not as detailed, But if we are to assume that the main plot points of the manga will be identical to the anime, then we have a better version of the loop thanks to the most recent chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 16, page 36, Zamasu is talking with Our own Kaioshin, Shin, and Kibito, after sparing with Kibito, about how they took out Majin Buu. Shin brings up the fact that he only helped Goku and the other Z Warriors do so. Zamasu at this time learns of goku and how powerful he is. This is all we know in the Manga so far, but we can probably assume the details will play out like in the anime, so he will likely soon go and try to learn about goku from the guy who knows everything soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 things that make the Manga version a more &quot;stable&quot; version, first in that Zamasu learned about Goku from Shin, and second, that Shin was Probably visiting Zamasu without any interference from Future Trunks, since he appeared at about the same time they were visiting Zamasu. If he had not shown up, Zamasu would have found out about the super dragonballs and made his wishes without anyone knowing about him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T17:29:56.690" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T17:29:56.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36551" CreationDate="2016-09-26T21:10:25.943" Score="3" ViewCount="5880" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the entire Hunter x Hunter series and I've just noticed that it is not stated whether Gon got his Nen back after being healed by Nanika or not. And I'm curios... once he jumped so high on the Wolrd Tree (we also have to notice the speed) is it possible that his Nen was restored? It would be impossible for a person with the qualities of an avarage human to jump so high/be so fast after all...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28341" LastEditorUserId="28341" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T23:07:01.393" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T23:48:16.693" Title="Where is it mentioned that Gon didn't get his Nen back after being healed by Something/Nanika?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36567" CreationDate="2016-09-26T23:05:04.250" Score="2" ViewCount="1469" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was Ging trying to accomplish at the election of the 13th Chairman? It seemed that he had a plan and that everything went according to it, excepting the part where Pariston resigned from his position of Chairman. What was his full plan and what was he truly trying to accomplish (his final target)? Did he really wanted Pariston to be the 13th Chairman or his plan had a continuation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28341" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T04:16:09.737" Title="What was Ging trying to accomplish at the election of the 13th Chairman?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36247" CreationDate="2016-09-27T00:01:01.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball is known for inconsistencies and plotholes so it might simply have to do with something of that. But aside of that, some reasonable arguments I've seen online are these 2, each time a saiyan is knocked down it gets a senkai boost when it recovers (increase in his power) . He was knocked down two times, by Goku and Vegeta. In the manga, when he is fighting against Goku, he is said by Vegeta to be almost as strong as a Super Saiyan 3 . It is possible for a Super Saiyan 2 to be as strong or stronger than a Super Saiyan 3, Beerus says Vegeta (in Super Saiyan 2) made him use more of his power than Goku (in Super Saiyan 3) when fighting against him. After fighting a Super Saiyan 3 (Goku) and being knocked down, he recovers as a saiyan to catch up his power, and later he is knocked down by a Super Saiyan Blue (Vegeta), and he recovers as a saiyan to catch up his power. So the argument says that when he might not be as strong as a Super Saiyan Blue, he might not be as far of it as for being unable to step in fresh by surprise in a fight, and score some succesful punches&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T00:01:01.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36546" CreationDate="2016-09-27T07:45:58.723" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Alluka_Zoldyck&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Killua, the degree of wish that Nanika can grant is probably infinite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killua ask her to &quot;turn gon back to normal&quot; so Nanika saved Gon turn him back to a &quot;normal&quot; kid, he nen is closed now. Ging say this to Gon in the chapter 345 he had returned to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WSEGh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WSEGh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GING ON GON&amp;#39;S AURA&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14044" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T12:35:06.330" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T12:35:06.330" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-27T11:56:18.213" Score="1" ViewCount="680" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both cours of &lt;em&gt;Active Raid&lt;/em&gt; are now over, and I &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; don't know who Baba Micchi is! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you will recall, Baba Micchi is apparently some person who Sena Souichirou knows, and whenever this person's name is mentioned, Sena has a rather visceral reaction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final mention of this person was in cour 2, episode 5 at around 17:37 - while Sena is riding around in the Senars Inc. garbage truck hoping to catch some of the petty criminals in action, a group of women mention Baba Micchi, prompting this reaction, followed by an &quot;I knew it!&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKqIel.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKqIel.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Baba?!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then the show cuts to a different scene, and Baba Micchi is never mentioned again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who on earth &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; Baba Micchi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T02:16:09.840" Title="Who the heck is Baba Micchi?" Tags="&lt;active-raid&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36553" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36558" CreationDate="2016-09-27T13:38:46.347" Score="3" ViewCount="1332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been getting caught up on &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and I noticed that in chapter 837 (Luffy vs Commander Cracker) page 16, Luffy states that Cracker's Busoshoku was the hardest thing he came across.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7rmQOl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy stating Cracker&amp;#39;s hardest Busoshoku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first glance, I am instantly reminded of power levels in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is if a sort of grading system is in place determining whose Haki is stronger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-02T15:05:56.683" LastActivityDate="2019-04-03T22:20:55.523" Title="Haki Hardness Grades?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35645" CreationDate="2016-09-27T14:22:12.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanto has at least 15 gyms as Gary who has 10 Badges has only 3 common to Ash (7 different Badges).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Badges observed in the anime which do not correspond to known Badges suggest that there are at least 9 Gyms in Hoenn, 11 in Sinnoh, 14 in Unova (4 different from Cameron, 2 different from Trip), and 11 in Kalos (3 different Badges from Sawyer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28449" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T14:59:31.853" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T14:59:31.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36555" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36584" CreationDate="2016-09-27T14:22:43.767" Score="3" ViewCount="1677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though it was apparently obvious in some cases, Luffy's fight with Magellan made me a bit skeptical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the initial punch (Jet Pistol) Luffy touched the venomous body of Magellan, causing him extreme pain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a later scene of the same fight, he used Jet Pistol to overcome his Hydra, but no sign of touching was shown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, in numerous cases, the way G2 works is ambiguous - some scenes imply that the pure speed even without touch creates an air pressure &quot;sphere&quot; that nevertheless causes huge injury when hits the target. Examples were seen in case of Blueno and much later, Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, when he defeated Lucci, it was clearly shown that he actually punches him, and in several other cases it's often visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is right? Or is itt possible that Luffy combines both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T05:54:31.503" Title="Does Luffy touch his enemies in Gear Second?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36565" CreationDate="2016-09-27T14:23:52.793" Score="6" ViewCount="2600" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Unlimited Blade Works OVA, Rin rescues Saber before she disappears.&#xA;Why doesn't she do the same in the main anime (episode 24)? In that anime episode, she doesn't do or say anything to help Saber (whereas with Archer she begs him and cries when he doesn't accept). What can possibly make Rin change her mind in the OVA? (I haven't read the visual novel and don't intend to, so feel free to talk about it if it gives relevant info related to Rin.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does Rin try to save Archer in the OVA? (We don't see what happens but since she already saves Saber and she would consume most of her prana, asking Archer would be very selfish (poor Saber) so she shouldn't ask Archer. In that case, why would she abandon Archer (her real servant) and choose Saber?&#xA;(Again, if you know something relevant from the VN please tell me.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Apparently Rin does ask Archer to stay in the OVA as well (VN source). Why would she do that when there's no mana for 2 servants? Is she just too greedy (to the point of being plain stupid and dying because of that) or does she intend to abandon Saber?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28450" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T15:07:06.800" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T04:31:29.720" Title="Why doesn't Rin save Saber in episode 24 of Unlimited Blade Works?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30924" CreationDate="2016-09-27T16:37:43.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end Nobuaki is the last one alive and is told he can make any wish he wants and after that it flashes to where he asks Chiemi out. This is not a flashback but is actually the power of the wish turning time back to when he asks Chiemi out before the ousama game happened. &#xA;Nobuaki is the real ousama but he does not realize as he time has reversed and therefore everything that unfolds is as a result of the power of suggestion from Nobuaki. He simply thinks it and it happens.&#xA;The dream right at the start is his vague memory of the events that occur&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28452" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T16:37:43.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36553" CreationDate="2016-09-27T16:54:21.210" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It makes perfect sense that Armament Haki can be used at different levels of intensity.  This has already been shown from early on for Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki.  Enel could sense people over the entire sky island while his men seemed to only see the people they were fighting.  Luffy went from stunning a room with little control to thousands on Fishman island.  The fight betweeen Chinjao and Luffy seemed to indicate that Luffy's won because his Haki was stronger.  This means there are relative levels of power for any of the three types of Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, no mention in the text of any measurable rating of this strength. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, a DBZ like powerlevel already in the story.  The CP9 are rated based on Doriki in the Enes Lobby Arc.  A common armed soldier has a 10 Doriki and 500 is superhuman.  Lucci was 4000.  This method explictly only counts physical strength and ignored devil fruit powers.  There is no indication (as it had not yet been introduced) as to how Haki would impact this measurement system.  If the CP9 developed a method to rate their Rokushiki, it seems guarenteed that CP0 has a way to rate Haki. We just don't know anything about it yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T16:54:21.210" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37882" CreationDate="2016-09-27T19:07:27.383" Score="0" ViewCount="1349" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that when a Quincy kills a Hollow, they destroy its soul and cause an imbalance that could destroy Soul Society and the material world if done enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the Quincy aware of this fact? If so, why do they persist in killing Hollows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22900" LastEditorUserId="22900" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T00:14:39.630" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T00:14:39.630" Title="Do the Quincy know of the consequences of their power?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36577" CreationDate="2016-09-27T19:51:36.750" Score="6" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blast is #1 among S-rating heroes; it is said that only Blast will be able to stop a God-level attack. However, we never actually see Blast, or get any hints as to who he/she may be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is: has either ONE or Murata Yusuke hinted on who Blast might be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28456" LastEditorUserId="28456" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T16:46:07.953" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T20:11:04.100" Title="Have there been any hints by writers about Blast?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-27T22:32:34.600" Score="6" ViewCount="3867" Body="&lt;p&gt;As most of Re:Zero's audience know the anime ended last week, and since there were a lot of people talking about the important part that was left out &quot;Which I still don't know about&quot;, I decided I want to read the light novel to see what happened. Here is the problem, I found out that Re:Zero has a light novel, a web novel, and a manga, so what's the difference between them? Do I read all of them? And where should I start from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28459" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T07:14:32.110" LastActivityDate="2021-02-04T05:07:10.740" Title="Which media should I read to continue from where the Re:Zero anime left off?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36556" CreationDate="2016-09-28T01:57:08.490" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a side by side comparison between both the ova and episode 24. I repeated this 10-15 times to make sure. These are my findings:&#xA;During the first part until saber looks at her hand it is the same. After that it changes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the ova saber smiles and starts disappearing. She seems less keener to go though. Just as saber starts smiling Rin runs to save her. Rin shows a lot of determination to save her as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 24: Rin completely forgets about saber. It is clear she's gonna disappear but she just mindlessly looks at the destroyed grail. Saber smiles and congratulates Rin, but Rin keeps staring at the destroyed grail. Saber is happier to go (her thoughts are &quot;shrirou has you&quot;). In the ova Rin starts running when saber smiles, but here she just forgets about saber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that we have the facts clear let's answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The archer question: It was already answered by someone in the other thread someone linked you in the comments. What was said is:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Something I didn't mention before but is quite relevant is that Rin either subsconciously or conciously chooses Archer (Shirou) over saber. She asks archer to remain in this world and cries when he doesn't accept. This happens in both the good and true ending (right before the good ending would come archer's scene).Think that if archer had accepted Rin's proposal both the true and happy endings would be the same (Rin - Shirou - Shirou). I do believe in the good ending Rin runs to save saber because of how much Shirou cares for her (at least 4 points given to her). Even so by asking archer to stay afterwards saber would have left this world had archer accepted (there's not enough mana for both of them and Rin knows it. She also knows saber isn't selfish to stay that way, by asking archer she's in a way betraying saber, that's why she thinks &quot;I know I shouldn't ask&quot; (but she does ask...) and archer says &quot;I do not know if you will keep your contract with saber, but I am nor qualified for that&quot;)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why doesn't Rin save Saber in episode 24 of Unlimited Blade Works?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would appear she forgets about her. If I had to guess I'd say that Shirou giving points to both girls plays a mayor role:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;True ending: Having received all the points Rin forgets about saber for some time. Shirou can live happily without saber and Rin can do the same. You could say Rin's mind is telling her everything's ok.&#xA;(I'm assuming she never realises she's disappearing and that's why she's looking at where the noble phantasm was thrown. If she knows she's dying then she's a selfish BITCH). &#xA;Saber is also happier to go. She knows she doesn't play a big role in Shirou's life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good ending: Rin's mind works perfectly and she quickly makes a dash towards saber. Rin knows Shirou needs saber and she likes spending time with saber as well. Her mind and body work at its fullest to saver her.&#xA;Saber, knowing Shirou's love towards her, accepts. This is actually quite important. Both contitions are in my opinion relevant. If saber hadn't felt she's needed by Shirou she would have likely chosen death even if Rin had cried and begged her to stay (just like she did with archer)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusion: In the end the one that plays the mayor role is Rin. I do believe she doesn't even remember saber cast her noble phantasm and is dying. You have to think that Rin can't just look at saber and say: hahahaha die you saber bitch!&#xA;Rin forgetting about saber is most likely the best option to show she cares a bit less about her but at the same time allowing her to keep her good nature (had she remembered she's dying just a few meters away she might have run to save her).&#xA;Then again it may also be that in her heart Rin accepted Shirou and her should be together just the 2 of them and purposely did it. We'll never know. I want to believe saber becomes less relevant and Rin just forgets about her, it's a much better interpretation.&#xA;Another valid theory is hesitation. Rin hesitates for a few seconds, just enough for it to be too late to save saber.&#xA;Just rest assured, she's not a cold-blooded murderer. If it were up to her I'm sure she'd rather everyone lives happily. The ova just shows that the good ending Tohsaka doesn't hesitate for even a second. The reason? It has to be that Shirou cares more about saber cause everything else is the same (Rin and saber have the exactly same relationship in both the good and true endings).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastEditorUserId="28412" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T02:14:27.917" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T02:14:27.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36548" CreationDate="2016-09-28T04:16:09.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Ging's actions I like to think he wanted to have some fun. He just wanted to manipulate people into doing something he had already predicted. Like Pariston he didn't have his eyes on the presidential seat. His interactions with Cheadle, Leorio etc. seem to be always aimed towards creating chaos. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this line sums up his motivations in the 12th election&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If I can get my target to move as I want, I've succeeded as a Hunter.&quot; - Ging Freecs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T04:16:09.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18901" CreationDate="2016-09-28T09:36:02.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using WAIT to identify the screen gives us EP#25, 02:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Preview of the scene can be seen here:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://whatanime.ga/?url=http://i.stack.imgur.com/ScRR6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://whatanime.ga/?url=http://i.stack.imgur.com/ScRR6.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: &#xA;Never mind, you meant the first one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This doesn't seem to appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastEditorUserId="3082" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T09:43:38.773" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T09:43:38.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36578" CreationDate="2016-09-28T15:56:13.983" Score="0" ViewCount="16722" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Rin's Eclipse (H-)scene (Beginners) in Fate/hollow ataraxia canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know if it follows Rin's true ending. Just to make it clear, I'm not asking if FHA follows UBW, I'm asking if that H-scene follows UBW True End (or maybe Good End).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28467" LastEditorUserId="28467" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T23:01:00.493" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T12:58:04.070" Title="Does Rin's Eclipse scene &quot;Beginners&quot; in Fate/hollow ataraxia follow the UBW route?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-hollow-ataraxia&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36555" CreationDate="2016-09-28T16:38:24.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jet pistol is actually shooting out air bullets, like a normal pistol does with normal bullets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on the attack he uses he may or may not need to touch the enemy, attacks like the jet bazooka, and the jet axe need to make contact with the opponent to do damage, while others, like the jet gatling and jet pistol do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T16:38:24.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36561" CreationDate="2016-09-28T20:11:04.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blast appears during a certain, fairly recent (by chapter number) flashback in the webcomic.  The depiction is pretty fully detailed (full facial details are obscured, but it's more detailed than &quot;vague shadowy outline&quot;), and interacts with the character having the flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cRaBB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cRaBB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;blast during flashback&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His appearance seems vaguely similar to one or more characters in both the manga and webcomic, but for now that seems to be the only connection: vague superficial similarities--this particular style of face and hairdo seems to be common, and no one has ever appeared in this outfit before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T20:11:04.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36573" CreationDate="2016-09-28T21:29:20.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers regarding the H-scenes ahead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I take it it appears too good to be true for you. &#xA;Now, is it canon? Nasu did confirm it as such. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to state my opinion I'd say as a whole Rin's scene does seem very reasonable just like the other eclipse scenes. If something, I'd add that the competition part (they fight to win over who pleasures the other more; Shirou becoming even a bit cruel and unlike himself whe he tells her at the beginning to touch herself while he watches), Rin using her magic to make her weight disappear even when orgasming and the use of apphrodisiacs may be more like fanservice, but then again it is an eroge and since the very beginning Nasu made Shirou unable to give mana but through sex because he has no magical knowledge. You can't get more porn vibes than that.&#xA;Think that Rin becoming more feminine, enjoying herself with Shirou and starting to accept her feelings a bit more is what makes sense after the UBW route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was the first one to reply this question and now there are 5 other answers (there are 6 counting mine as of now, from кяαzєя, Memor, Lord, Echomateria, Dumpster Player and myself). I don't agree with some statements from  кяαzєя as I showed in my comments to his answer. After reading all the answers I have more reasons to believe it does happen after UBW. Some of the arguments given in other answers are that the eclipse scenes are canon as I had said in my original post, that they don't belong to Fate Hollow's actual game but are instead set up to be a direct continuation of some of the original game endings...&#xA;And it's true. They don't belong to the storyline followed by Fate Hollow and it's also true they've been composed to follow Fate Stay Night endings. It does make sense for them to be a continuation as their canonicity has been established by the game authors. Pretty much everyone defend this point of view (Echomateria, Memor, Lord and myself outright defend this point of view).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Hollow's true ending, which happens outside the time loop, Memor and Dumpster didn't touch this topic as it wasn't asked by the OP. I would completely agree with Echomateria and Lord's answer in that regard though a. As echomateria said in his answer it would be an alternate reality, just like each route is an alternate reality from each other. So basically it would be another route made by Nasu. According to the creators an scenario also exists where it is actually the sequel to Stay Night. This was actually treated in more detail by Lord in his answer.&#xA;When Takeuchi was asked whether Hollow is the continution of all 3 routes his conclusion was that the reader should interpret it however he wants, so either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastEditorUserId="28412" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T12:45:17.390" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T12:45:17.390" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35592" CreationDate="2016-09-28T23:07:31.340" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your first question, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How did Hashirama come to know about this forest which is the home of slugs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of how Hashirama found this place or that he learned senjutsu there. But if he did, it could be speculated that he either stumbled upon it, or he researched scrolls or other historical artifacts that led him there. Much like how Kabuto managed to find Ryūchi cave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what was his background to learning the Senjutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;nothing on this was mentioned either on the manga or the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does this mean both Tsunade and Sakura can learn the sage Jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By transitive property of equality, we can say that Tsunade and Sakura could master the sage mode, however it has been stated by Kakashi that Sakura has the least amount of chakra among the members of team 7. Also, it has been stated that a large chakra pool is required in order to amass nature energy. So that could be a handicap for Sakura. However, as her training progressed if she managed to increase her chakra pool, then theoretically she should be able to master senjutsu. The same goes for Tsunade. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara was shown to be able to control sage chakra, without having any training in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T23:07:31.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15151" CreationDate="2016-09-29T01:27:49.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the anime, Hisoka point blank tells Netero he wants to fight him, but Netero ignores him. This is significant because as stated during the fight with Meruem, Netero has been bored for a long time and is grateful to have a chance to fight someone that could kill him. Again, he ignored Hisoka, not because Hisoka was hiding his bloodlust or aura (the examiners felt it and so did the other applicants; also, he almost killed an examiner the last time he took the test, so it would be odd if Netero wasn't aware of him.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, did Netero fight him? Nope. He just ignored him. So Netero clearly doesn't find Hisoka to be worth fighting. And why should he? We have seen Hisoka go all out already in his fight with Chrollo and he showed no other ability than his gum... and while a flexible use of nen, it provides him with no way of hurting someone like Netero. Netero's fight with the King dealt thousands of punches in the blink of an eye. Hisoka has shown no such speed or endurance to tank attacks of that caliber. Sun and Moon, the attack Chrollo uses to kill Hisoka, explodes Heaven Arena, sure, but Netero's Zero Hand melted stone! There would be nothing left from Hisoka. And yet, Meruem tanked all those attacks from Netero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, I would put him way above Hisoka. What can Hisoka do? Throw a card? Won't damage the King's skin. Hold him down with gum? Hisoka couldn't move Razor's puppet and had to release the nen gum. I seriously doubt he could stop Meruem from moving. One slap from the King's tail and Hisoka is dead. Hisoka is not fast enough to dodge an attack from the Ant King. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Hisoka wanting to fight Ging... his bloodlust clouds his vision. He wanted to fight Netero, and he could never win that fight. He wanted to fight Chrollo and Chrollo killed him. I would also like to point out Killua thought he could kill Netero during the exam... so clearly rankings by Killua or Hisoka are not to be relied on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28481" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-06-16T14:38:36.970" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T14:38:36.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36555" CreationDate="2016-09-29T05:54:31.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Short Answer&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Yes he is&lt;/strong&gt;. He is just so fast that the hand is back where he started before the opponent feels the impact. Thus creating multiple impacts in some moves like Jet Gatling, almost instantaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Long Answer&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What exactly is Gear Second?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Gear Second is somewhat similar to what in real life we call &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blood Doping&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. Luffy achieves this by leveraging the fact that is complete body and not just the skin is made of rubber. Thus his blood Vessels and Heart can sustain tremendous blood pressure that no normal human could survive. Using his Hands/feet as pumps, Luffy increases his blood flow in the whole body or just parts (Post-Timeskip)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Essentially Luffy increases the blood flow by forcing more blood through his blood vessels thus increase his fighting ability. This mode's enhancements to Luffy's physiology giving him the ability to use a new, stronger set of techniques which are generally the same as his old ones, but &lt;strong&gt;are so fast that even a skilled assassin would have a hard time actually seeing them&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Second_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gear Second: Overview and techniques&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most of the techniques in this mode are named the same as the regular attacks with &quot;Jet&quot; added after the &quot;Gomu Gomu no&quot; prefix&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just much much faster and thus have the incredibly high damage due to the impulsive nature of the impact. (Defined in physics as: A large force applied for a very short duration)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note the description of some of the moves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gomu Gomu no Jet Pistol:  Luffy delivers a Gomu Gomu no Pistol so fast that the fist's movement is invisible, and it truly seems like he shoots his opponent[..]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling: [..]Luffy stands still, bends forward and moves his arms upwards at speeds which they can no longer be seen, leaving only jet streams in their place[..] The hits land so fast that, after a volley, they seemingly connect simultaneously. The circles of air bursts from the punches surrounding Luffy, resemble the many barrels of an actual Gatling gun.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these descriptions and analyzing Luffy's powers we can assume he has to touch the opponent for the desired effect. The attack you are thinking of is shown to be achieved by Bartholomew Kuma, who can use hi DF power to repel air using his palms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T05:54:31.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-29T06:54:39.277" Score="1" ViewCount="672" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the song that plays in the very first scene of Noragami episode 12 (first season). I've searched many times but for some reason I can't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest thing I could find is the song titled &quot;Yatotan&quot; and while that song is similar, it is not the one I am looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28484" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T21:58:15.953" LastActivityDate="2018-06-28T07:19:29.120" Title="What song plays in the beginning of Noragami episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36606" CreationDate="2016-09-29T07:07:53.173" Score="1" ViewCount="1546" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, the Strawhats make an alliance with Heart Pirate, and then after Dressrosa Arc we are introduced to the Strawhat Grand Fleet. What I want to ask is: does the Strawhat Grand Fleet have equal status as the Heart Pirate, or lower?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17865" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T13:47:23.003" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:47:23.003" Title="Strawhat Grand Fleet's status relative to Heart Pirate" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15151" CreationDate="2016-09-29T08:30:10.243" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This can be answered by using the only quantitative source of strength we have for HxH. I've said it before however,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it comes to a fight between Nen users, pure power doesn't mean everything. One may have an ability than can overpower a type of opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the below data points conclusively prove that Meruem is WAY more powerful than Hisoka and he can only beat him under extraordinary circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &quot;Hunter × Hunter Manual&quot; section found in the Yu ☆ Yu ☆ Hakusho official character book (Shueisha Jump remix), Hisoka's stats are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wG0rS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wG0rS.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing them to Meruem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Ffln.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Ffln.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Read The Trivia Section at the page's bottom&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meruem: HxH Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hisoka_Morow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hisoka: HxH Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T08:30:10.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-29T10:20:43.610" Score="7" ViewCount="13464" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides Naruto, Jiraiya and Minato, which people were/are in contract with Toads?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3304" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T06:59:53.230" LastActivityDate="2018-09-11T08:10:35.077" Title="Besides Naruto, Jiraiya and Minato, who else is in contract with Toads?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36588" CreationDate="2016-09-29T11:22:49.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. We don't know who they are, but the Toad contract Naruto signs lists down names, which are more than those 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto Chapter 92. Pg 19.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/daejv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/daejv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T11:22:49.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36516" CreationDate="2016-09-29T11:29:36.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact, that Abe no Seimei is still alive in Magano, was just barely mentioned in manga, and there was no real proof for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, in ch. 17 of manga, it was shown, that exorcist may survive really long time without any supplies, based only on his divine powers. So, I suppose, the strongest exorcist in history may stay alive in Magano for really long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Yuto, question is slightly incorrect, since according to ch. 13,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yuto is no longer human anymore, he is much more like Basara being - he infected himself with Impurity, and managed to gain control over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T11:29:36.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36591" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36592" CreationDate="2016-09-29T13:18:51.650" Score="4" ViewCount="1234" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was playing &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia&lt;/em&gt;, in the Future where the vocal impressionists are (nearby to where the Elven Forest is) there is a guy dressed up like a frog. When you talk to him he says (according to the English translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ninja Art!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Jiraiya!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ribbit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously this made me think of Jiraiya from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and his affinity with frogs and to my understanding &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia&lt;/em&gt; predates &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does the name Jiraiya mean something that connects what this frog guy says in &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia&lt;/em&gt; and Jiraiya in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-09-29T16:55:27.023" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T16:55:27.023" Title="Does the name Jiraiya mean something that connects these 2 instances?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tales-of-phantasia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36591" CreationDate="2016-09-29T14:03:30.193" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This originates from the Japanese folklore &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiraiya&quot;&gt;児雷也豪傑物語&lt;/a&gt;, The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the legend, Jiraiya is a ninja who uses shapeshifting magic to morph into a gigantic toad. As the heir of a powerful clan in Kyūshū of the same name, Jiraiya fell in love with Tsunade (綱手), a beautiful young maiden who has mastered slug magic. His arch-enemy was his one-time follower Yashagorō (夜叉五郎), later known as Orochimaru (大蛇丸), a master of serpent magic (the kanji 大蛇 literally means &quot;giant snake&quot; or &quot;serpent&quot;). It was first recorded in 1806 - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiraiya#Classic_tale&quot;&gt;classic tale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Series such as Naruto, and Tales of Phantasia draw inspiration of this story in their elements, and also naming. All though in the Tales series it is more of a hidden reference. In Naruto almost the whole story is played out through the legendary three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Naruto, a popular manga and anime television series, Jiraiya appears in the series as a ninja with the ability to summon giant toads. Along with the series' versions of Tsunade and Orochimaru, he is part of a trio of legendary ninja known as the Densetsu no Sannin (&quot;Legendary Three Ninja&quot;). One of the anime's episodes is titled &quot;The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya is also a known element in the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Tama&quot;&gt;Gintama&lt;/a&gt;: Where Jiraia is the strongest ninja of the Oniwanbanshu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karasu_Tengu_Kabuto&quot;&gt;Karasu Tengu Kabuto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiraiya#In_popular_culture&quot;&gt;and several more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-09-29T14:09:48.423" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T14:09:48.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36523" CreationDate="2016-09-29T14:30:40.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I would like to mention that the passing on of the dragon's powers isn't such a simple matter in the first place. I might be wrong but judging from the different dragons' back stories, it is pretty much evident that the passing on of the dragons' powers is not supposed to be genetic. A genetic transfer of powers would mean that a dragon would have to marry someone and bear a child which doesn't seem to be the case in any of the dragons' stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take Shin Ah for instance. His back story revealed that he lived and was trained by a previous Seiryuu who wasn't his father. None of the dragons' back stories gives any sort of hints that might suggest that the dragon's powers only appear in his own lineage. So that proves that the powers aren't transferred genetically. It is more like &quot;magical&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown that when a dragon is grows old, the powers are slowly magically transferred to a younger person who then carries on the previous dragon's will. However, there might be other reasons for a dragon to lose their power which are not so clear yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as for Zeno, from the information that the Manga has revealed so far, Zeno is immortal and it is not possible for him to transfer his powers. In fact, it is not up to a dragon at all to transfer his own power. It is simply not a matter under his own control. None of the dragons can simply decide for themselves to transfer their power to someone and it is definitely not genetic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would say, that Zeno cannot transfer his power to someone else. And since he is immortal and doesn't grow old, his powers don't need to be transferred to anyone else. His body is simply always good enough to wield the power of the dragon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be another bigger reason behind Zeno's immortality than simply being King Hiryuu's shield. I think it is Zeno's responsibility to unite the four dragons. They might sway from their beliefs or true responsibilities. But it might just be that Zeno was the one destined to always bring together the four dragons. He is the only dragon alive who had actually met King Hiryuu. It might be his responsibility to overlook the new King Hiryuu and guide him and the other three dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T14:30:40.523" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-29T17:49:31.660" Score="1" ViewCount="777" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some ki attacks in the Dragon Ball universe have pretty distinct purposes. Taiyōken blinds, Makankōsappō punctures, Kienzan cuts, etc. But then there is the standard &lt;em&gt;ki blast&lt;/em&gt; attack, and every fighter or martial arts school has their own version of it: Piccolo and Gohan use Masenkō, Vegeta uses Gyarikku Hō, and everyone descended from the turtle school uses Kamehameha. Not to mention the many nameless energy blasts used in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an in-universe explanation for the differences between these (other than color and shape)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Vegeta develops new (presumably stronger) attacks to replace his old ones. He moves from Gyarikku Hō to Big Bang Attack to Final Flash. Kamehameha, on the other hand, remains a staple throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any logic to this in canon? I suspect not. But if I'm missing something, I'd be interested to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28493" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T17:49:31.660" Title="What are the differences between all those different ki blast attacks?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36247" CreationDate="2016-09-29T20:53:46.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't very clear in the Anime but in the manga it's pretty clear that &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_God_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SSB has a major flaw&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball Super manga, the form is noted to have a major flaw in its stamina. If the form is subsequently used multiple times in a row, the user will be unable to exert even 10% of their power...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may or may not have been a factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Trunks notes that Black is as powerful as himself in SS2 form while in base form. This is useful to note here for 2 reasons. 1 it shows that Black is stupid strong, and 2 it shows that form isn't everything. It really depends on the base powerlevel of the person fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku for instance didn't have to go SSB to stay even with Black until after their first fight. He was essentially even with him in SS2 form in the 'current' timeline, where Trunks got his butt kicked in that form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally Pablo has a point, and it can even be seen in this instance. Fighting and getting beat makes Saiyans stronger fast. Black got stronger then SSB Vegeta from one fight with Goku. Goku went Super Saiyan the first time &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; being pummled by Freiza. It's not unreasonable by Dragon Ball standards that Trunks getting his butt handed to him by Black also made Trunks much stronger for the very next encounter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having watched the entire arc I can now say for sure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transforming into blue multiple times played a big role.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keep track of the sensu beans, Trunks gets an extra one. For Saiyans in the middle of a fight a sensu bean is basically a +1 level.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku and Vegeta &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; generally fight on par with Black. Problem is, is that he +1's without sensu beans and he has an immortal partner. Really without Zamasu there who wasn't that strong comparatively - Goku smashes his head into the ground 10 or 12 times - but could be a shield &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; blinder against attacks. Black would of gone down 2 different times to either Goku, or Vegeta.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rage plays a huge part in it. Vegeta gets stronger when he's pissed and thinks Trunks might be dead, Goku would of blown them both up when he hears what they did to Chichi if one of them isn't immortal, and Trunks final strength gain comes from being pissed off from being told protecting his loved ones is a 'sin'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Finally, Trunks doesn't win alone, Goku started the meltdown, Vegeto continued it, and Trunks basically absorbed the power of a spirit bomb in the end to gain enough power to finally kill the crazy bugger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16425" LastEditorUserId="16425" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T18:06:11.023" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T18:06:11.023" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36601" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36605" CreationDate="2016-09-30T00:10:53.933" Score="0" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering his confession that he was a good for nothing NEET in a later episode before Rem re-motivates him, how/why does he have the physique and competence to hold his own Jackie Chan style against Felt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T04:28:17.720" Title="How does Subaru hold his own against Felt?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18609" CreationDate="2016-09-30T02:39:23.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to what @Killua said (being a hunter himself, he knows better!), there's possibly another reference from the Hunter x Hunter manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I saw this question, I immediately remembered the panel below. In it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Shaiapouf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaiapouf&lt;/a&gt; (aka Pouf, the guy in the left side of the panel) is complaining that he and Menthuthuyoupi (aka Youpi, the muscular one in the right side of the panel) have the &quot;same level of thinking&quot;. Pouf has a more complex (and &lt;em&gt;supposedly&lt;/em&gt; more rational) way of thinking, while Youpi is a simple-minded guy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in both panels there's a comparison of some ability involving Menthuthuyoupi's level on it, to the shock of the one compared with him. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18615/what-is-the-context-of-this-reference-to-chrollo-lucilfer-in-inou-battle-manga-c&quot;&gt;This is not the unique reference to a &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; specific scene in this manga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the spoilers below for the context of their conversation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The &quot;Majesty&quot; in question is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meruem&lt;/a&gt;, King of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chimera_Ants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chimera Ants&lt;/a&gt;, who are supposed to rule over the world as the most powerful being in existence. The King has three Royal Guards, including Youpi and Pouf, and they were breed to protect and help him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; However, Meruem becomes attached to a weak human woman, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Komugi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Komugi&lt;/a&gt; (the &quot;she&quot; in the panel), a champion player of a board game called Gumgi - and the &quot;perfect&quot; King was not able to defeat her in the game. Pouf, who are fanatically devoted to the King as an ideal of perfection and supreme power, thinks that Komugi is making Meruem doubt that ideal, so, after much thought, he concludes that she needs to die. While talking with other guards about the question, Youpi simply spoke, without much thought, the same conclusion that Pouf arrived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwjpH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwjpH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27877" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T04:26:46.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T02:43:05.693" Score="1" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/i&gt;, Yuki's parents had a son that they named Kaname, but that child was sacrificed by his uncle to resurrect the progenitor of the Kurans who was also named Kaname. This progenitor had to revert to the form of an infant and was taken in by Yuki's parents. At any point did they realize that this wasn't really their son?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T01:31:31.297" Title="Do Kaname's parents know he isn't really their son?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36601" CreationDate="2016-09-30T04:28:17.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While he is a NEET, he does mention in an early episode that he's not a complete shut-in, and does take some effort to keep in shape. That, combined with a slight increase in physical ability that apparently came to him in the new dimension are apparently enough for him to hold his own against Felt in that instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T04:28:17.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36586" CreationDate="2016-09-30T10:35:05.000" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though there are no sources, we can surmise the difference in the nature of relationships between Luffy and Law and Luffy and Straw Hat Grand Alliance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Straw Hat-Heart Alliance&lt;/strong&gt; was formed on Punk Hazard by their two captains in order to defeat Kaido, one of the four Yonko of the New World. According to Law, who proposed the alliance, their cooperation would give them a 30% chance to defeat the Yonko.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Straw Hat Grand Fleet&lt;/strong&gt; is a fleet formed by seven organizations who vowed to serve under Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hats. These seven organizations are represented by &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 &lt;strong&gt;Cavendish&lt;/strong&gt; - Beautiful Pirate (75)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2 &lt;strong&gt;Bartolomeo&lt;/strong&gt; - Barto Club (56)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  3 &lt;strong&gt;Sai&lt;/strong&gt; - Happo Navy (1000)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4 &lt;strong&gt;Ideo&lt;/strong&gt; - XXX Gym Martial Arts Alliance (4)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5 &lt;strong&gt;Leo&lt;/strong&gt; - Tonta Corps (200)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  6 &lt;strong&gt;Hajrudin&lt;/strong&gt; - New Giant Warrior Pirates (5)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  7 &lt;strong&gt;Orlumbus&lt;/strong&gt; - Yonta Maria Grand Fleet (4300)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key difference to note is the missing objective in the second. Luffy-Law alliance was formed for the purpose of defeating Kaido, one of the Yonko, so they could go closer to the title of Yonko themselves and hence the Pirate King. They are still rivals (Friends/Enemies) but while they are pursuing the same mini objective (defeat the Yonko) they are co-operating with each other. The members of Grand Fleet would support Luffy unconditionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pirate_Alliance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pirate Alliances in One Piece&lt;/a&gt; is an interesting read. Some important points&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The captains who formed the alliance are theoretically equal in status, and cannot give each other orders. They may have limited control over each other's crews, but the highest authority still lies with the respective captains.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;An alliance is usually formed with the purpose of reaching a specific, mutual goal. It may be something that neither crew could accomplish on their own&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A common problem with pirate alliances is betrayal; when one captain sees no more use of the other, it results in treason in order to reduce the needs to share glory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus we can surmise Luffy and Law share the status of EQUALS, while those of the grand fleet share the status of SUBORDINATES. Also note that this objective has been extended on request of Momonosuke, since Kaido is holding the Shogun as well, dubbed as &lt;strong&gt;Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Extended Question in Comments&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;So, the Grand Fleet are subordinate Law too?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is No. The Grand fleet is oathsworn to Luffy, but they are in no obligation to follow even when they are in alliance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this often comes out to nothing since Law has the brains and judgement and the leaders of fleet have enough sense to follow those orders. The wikia however also states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a situation where one of the captains gets captured, the other can take charge of their remaining subordinates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus in adverse scenarios, Luffy's Crew and subordinates may listen to Law because of his status as a captain of an allied crew, but they can have their own judgements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I made a poor example of Shanks and Whitebeard, but it does help to illustrate my point. They both are Yonko, Whitebeard's Generals know that Shanks is &lt;em&gt;allied&lt;/em&gt; to their interests (The battle with Kaido). But they do not follow Shanks after the death of Whitebeard but Marco instead. Also note they DO retreat after Whitebeard's death because what Shanks said made sense. Though he did &lt;em&gt;threaten&lt;/em&gt; the consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T10:35:05.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T13:22:10.487" Score="5" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;Griever is one of the bosses on the final battle sequence of Final Fantasy VIII.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You get the option of naming (or using the default name) Griever mid-game, when Rinoa asks about the lion ring Squall uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence of Griever existing before he is used by Ultimecia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the mind-games that take place in the story, it is no wonder if Squall's mind could create a GF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ingame flavor text for Griever reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Squall's mind&lt;/strong&gt;, the strongest GF ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[emphasis mine]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems like a bit of Chunibyo by Squall's part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Griever_(boss)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki on Griever&lt;/a&gt; speculates that this is indeed true:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Griever's true nature is made more explicit in the Japanese version of the game where Ultimecia claims to summon the one entity Squall views as the most powerful whose power would only increase the stronger Squall envisions it. This means that this manifestation of Griever is powerful purely because of his importance as a symbol in Squall's mind, and could even be seen as Squall needing to overcome a part of himself to win the battle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There we have a hint that Griever did not exist before that final battle. So how did Griever come to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T15:31:23.847" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T15:31:23.847" Title="Was Griever created by Squall's mind?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T15:42:53.990" Score="2" ViewCount="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just noticed that some (if not all) of the chapter titles are named after another movie or book. There is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 005. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_the_Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enter the Dragon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 031. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God Father&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 037. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_(film_series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mission Impossible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 041. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Die Hard II&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or Chapter 059. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Groundhog Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just to name a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then I take a look at Wikipedia entry about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_School_Rumble_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list of School Rumble chapters&lt;/a&gt; and pick some random chapter and always find another work, film, series, or novel with the same title. Even side stories like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Side stories 15. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Mexico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Once Upon a Time in Mexico&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Side stories 25. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Monsters Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Side stories 54. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ocean's Eleven&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are named after another works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I tried to see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_School_Rumble_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list of School Rumble episodes&lt;/a&gt;, and it looks like only the manga chapters are named after other works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some titles are related to the story somehow, but some titles seem a little bit random. Why do these chapters use other works' titles? Has there been any word from the author about this? Are all chapters named after other works' titles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T02:24:45.267" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T02:24:45.267" Title="Why are the chapters named after other works?" Tags="&lt;school-rumble&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T17:35:59.847" Score="4" ViewCount="2995" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the UBW true ending it is stated (in the anime) that Shirou is Rin's butler. &#xA;I assume they took it from Fate Hollow Ataraxia (the butler part). Why is that? Does Rin enjoy making Shirou be and feel beneath her or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New informtion due to the discussions that have taken place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding and not explainig well my question. &#xA;E..tto... I was asking something similar to what Lord was talking about. I used the word butler on purpose and I mentioned Fate Hollow Ataraxia on purpose as well. In fate hollow it is confirmed that Shirou works for Lluvia as a part-time job [to be able to eat without resorting to Rin I take it]. However, in the anime they changed it, Lluvia's words make it clear he's now Rin's butler, not Lluvia's. My questions remain being &quot;Why is that?&quot; and &quot;Does Rin enjoy making Shirou be and feel beneath her or something?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28467" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T04:43:42.970" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T23:55:06.223" Title="Why is Rin's butler Emiya Shirou in UBW true ending?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36610" CreationDate="2016-09-30T18:10:17.533" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 possibilities. Either they made a mistake or they changed it. They've made quite a few changes and Nasu said those changes are canon (an alternative universe) so it could very well be a better adaptation of their situation in London in which both Rin and Shirou spend a lot of time together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case I'd say there are 2 reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because she's crazy possesive and selfish. I lost count of how many times she said &quot;You're mine&quot; in the VN, even outside her route.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is IMO 90% of the reason. Because of Shirou's personality and circumstances. From the very beginning in the VN Shirou is doing part-time jobs to be able to pay for his daily expenses. It is stated he could stop doing them but he doesn't want to be a freeloader. &#xA;What happens in London is that he feels compelled to pay for the food, travel expenses... and he no longer has the part-time job income as he's not in Japan doing them. It would only be natural for him to look for work in London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is that in the anime Rin pretty much forced him to take the job. That way everyone wins: Rin gets to spend a lot of time with Shirou (otherwise he'd be all day working outside the magic lessons), he takes her to places to spend time together, he does things like cooking and Rin would paying for everything while they're together in London.&#xA;I'm pretty sure Shirou would have accepted even if he wasn't paid, so I wouldn't say Rin is taking advantage of him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I've been looking for it for 15 minutes and finally found it. Just so that you know the jobs he's doing in Japan are not a breeze, this is one of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A simple loading job from five to eight o'clock. Even though it's only three hours, there's six hours worth of work to do. They make you run around without a minute's rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Fuji-nee is constantly telling him not to arrive too late at night because of work. The only reason you don't see him working in the VN is because he gives up those part-time jobs because of the war (it makes sense...) but in reality his time is 99% school, part-time jobs and chores he does for free. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="28378" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T00:45:25.740" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T00:45:25.740" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T18:57:09.550" Score="-2" ViewCount="16207" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I ask this question I don't mean between fullmetal alchemist and fullmetal brotherhood. I mean witch do you watch as a series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28503" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T19:30:50.147" Title="In what order do you watch the fullmetal alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-10-01T00:31:02.280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36613" CreationDate="2016-09-30T19:30:50.147" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both series are in fact separate entities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series named simply Fullmetal Alchemist was created first and went in a very different direction from the source material once the basic premise was established. Brotherhood instead closely adapts the original manga in it's entirety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward and Alphonse lost their respective parts trying to resurrect their mother, Scar and the Homunculi exist and both series start off in Lior but that's where the similarities end. Major details like the origins of the Homunculi and the overarching plot are entirely different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T19:30:50.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36615" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T19:52:13.327" Score="4" ViewCount="17799" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;91 Days&lt;/em&gt;, Angelo and Nero are walking on the beach and after Angelo walks past him, Nero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; aims his pistol and fires a shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We never really see what happens to Angelo, as Nero drives off (with a can of pineapples?) and their footsteps are washed away by the ocean surf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Angelo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; get shot? Or was this another replay of the shot from 9 years ago when Nero's shot missed Angelo when he was a kid running away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I probably missed something at some point, but why the pineapples? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-01T05:50:01.137" LastActivityDate="2020-08-15T16:22:54.133" Title="Ending of &quot;91 Days&quot;" Tags="&lt;91-days&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17140" CreationDate="2016-09-30T22:32:04.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was attempted rape, and description of rape in past tense, but no actually rape scene in the original game. All of that, including H-scenes are removed in the newer Realta Nua version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T22:32:04.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-01T05:20:50.203" Score="6" ViewCount="5822" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, basically the question in the title. I thought it had something to do with how long it took for Angelo to complete his revenge but I'm not too sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18287" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T12:36:28.747" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T23:40:37.880" Title="Why it is called 91 days if there were only 12?" Tags="&lt;91-days&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36622" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-01T05:31:19.300" Score="1" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tenkyou no Alderamin&lt;/em&gt;, the Katjvarna Empire (where Ikta and friends live) has as its state religion the Alderan religion. In episode 10, we learn that they aren't the only such state - the &quot;home&quot; of the religion is actually a theocracy lying to the north of the Empire (which reminds me quite a bit of the Papal States). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What of the Republic of Kioka, which lies to the east of the Empire? Do they also follow the Alderan religion? We know that they make use of the sprites, but - as demonstrated by the Sinack people - sprite worship does not necessarily imply veneration of Alderamin. (I guess there isn't anything to say that the people of Kioka even worship the sprites - they could just as well see them as friendly little bioweapons.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T05:31:19.300" Title="Do the people of Kioka follow the Alderan religion?" Tags="&lt;alderamin-on-the-sky&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36588" CreationDate="2016-10-01T05:49:32.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are possibly have 6 summoners of the toads. Here are a clear image of the scroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/6/6a/Toad_Contract_Scroll.png/revision/latest?cb=20160226154005&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently the last 3 are Jiraiya, Minato and Naruto. While the first 3 summoners haven't been seen in the series. You can't really read or recognize the first 3 summoner's name as the writings are just completely chicken writings. It's probably the way or style of old generations write their name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.453" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T05:49:32.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36624" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36674" CreationDate="2016-10-01T12:41:04.773" Score="7" ViewCount="32948" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/TtKh422U-aA&quot;&gt;Here is the video of Naruto's Final Rasengan in episode 477.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hands of many friends, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot;&gt;parents&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya#cite_note-d4-3&quot;&gt;teachers&lt;/a&gt; of Naruto Uzamaki were shown shaping and enlarging together his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot;&gt;Rasengan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NMap6.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NMap6.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the meaning of this scene?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the chronological list of characters of the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; universe who contributed to his Rasengan (with irrefutable evidence)?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T14:57:16.130" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T10:22:10.373" Title="Who do the hands that help form Naruto's Final Rasengan belong to?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36624" CreationDate="2016-10-01T13:31:37.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I.&#xA;Jiraya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jiraiya (自来也) was one of Konohagakure's Sannin and teacher of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lwTO9.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lwTO9.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BH5cO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BH5cO.png&quot; alt=&quot;![enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;II.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;put the name here&lt;/em&gt;) and (&lt;em&gt;put the name here&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Description&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xeJfc.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xeJfc.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;III.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;put the names here&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Description&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GZ247.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GZ247.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IV.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;put the names here&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Description&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Dk0s.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Dk0s.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;V.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;put the names here&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Description&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4RAiW.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4RAiW.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastEditorDisplayName="user14617" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T14:54:27.237" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T14:54:27.237" CommentCount="5" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-10-01T13:31:37.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34516" CreationDate="2016-10-01T14:50:37.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One hypothesis that can be presented is that a large no. of jutsus had been created in the past but their knowledge and techniques might have got lost with time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T14:50:37.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13477" CreationDate="2016-10-01T17:11:48.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh no, I'm two years late to the discussion. While browsing on Steam, I came across STEINS;GATE and wondered why the semicolon was used in the title. I started reading reviews of the game but didn't find anything and so I Googled it and came to this page. From the reviews, STEINS;GATE sounds like an excellent visual novel, and so my comments here shouldn't reflect on the creators of the game; they are quite talented. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be interesting if the use of the semicolon here is an example of how World English is evolving. If all through the continent of Asia, for example, the semicolon in English has come to mean &quot;related to but not possessed by&quot; then I'd understand its use here. If not, however, then this is just a typographical error. I've had English professors whose hair would stand on end if they saw the semicolon used this way. If a student submitted a paper with a proper noun styled like this, those professors would circle the semicolon vigorously in red and make a brief comment with a lot of exclamation marks. That would be an overreaction, of course, but you can see that the construction is so odd that even I'm motivated to comment on it, two years late even. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FatalSleep provided a very clearly written answer, but in contemporary Standard English, the semicolon isn't used to connect nouns unless they are in a complex series. If you have a series of three or more elements, and one or more of those elements have three or more elements of their own, 1) a semicolon is used to separate the main elements in the series, to avoid confusion. The only other time a semicolon can be used correctly in Standard English is 2) to connect two independent clauses with no conjunction when they aren't serial clauses. The last sentence of my first paragraph is an example of that. These are the only two correct uses of the semicolon. The semicolon isn't a soft colon, even though that's what the name looks like; it's a hard comma, with only two uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contemporary usage, STEINS:GATE is more familiar and would've been a better choice. The irony is that, because STEINS modifies the noun GATE, nothing is needed to show that they are connected. STEINS GATE is referring to only one gate, closely associated with STEINS but not possessed by them because there's no apostrophe. A variation of that would be SteinsGate, using camel caps, to indicate the same thing. Even STEINS-GATE would've been better than STEINS;GATE. But they've also created CHAOS;HEAD and ROBOTICS;NOTES. My professors would've burst a blood vessel over those. What were the game creators thinking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If lots of people start using a semicolon to connect words because they think it looks cool, then eventually it will become standard usage in World English and no one will complain. Eventually. Users of Standard English will wonder why, but they'll just shrug and say &quot;Like, whatever.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28512" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T17:11:48.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36610" CreationDate="2016-10-01T20:15:17.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lord's answer is incorrect and subjective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirou joins Rin as her apprentice. Tohsaka, being from a prominent magus lineage and having significant in-born talent (affinity to the 5 elements) , and having recieved a special recommendation from Lord El-Melloi II to join the Clock Tower. Those who recieve these special recommendations are given special privileges,  such as individual dorms and be allowed to bring an apprentice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A mage has the right to be accompanied by a follower or pupil for their protection. You're enrolled here as my follower, so act a little more dignified. I know that. I'm grateful to you, Tohsaka. You ought to be. Getting you in wasn't easy. Well, it's only a three-year special exemption&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I've been invited as the Tohsaka heir. They say I can bring a pupil with me if I want to&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Quotes from episode 25&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mage apprentices don't have go through the examinations to enter the Clock Tower, but they won't be seen as members of the Mages Association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current finances of the Tohsaka family is being by covered by the patent royalties that are being transferred to their account managed by the Mages Association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T23:55:06.223" CommentCount="20" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36632" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36655" CreationDate="2016-10-01T21:40:55.133" Score="2" ViewCount="7202" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34366/how-and-why-is-subaru-connected-to-the-witch-satella&quot;&gt;How and why is Subaru connected to the Witch (Satella)?&lt;/a&gt; hints that it might be &quot;I love you&quot;, and that communication with Satella becomes clearer the more Subaru dies (and more loops trigger, bringing his timeline/world closer to Satella's). [Citation needed] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Satella tell Subaru as he spams declarations of his ability? I was wondering if she generally says the same thing each time (so removing the case when Subaru took Betelgeuse along for the ride), if it was intentionally muted in the anime in previous instances. Does the LN/WN have her silently whisper?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xg73w.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xg73w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2019-11-04T07:39:59.203" Title="What does Satella whisper to Subaru as he spams declarations of his return by death?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-01T22:54:12.230" Score="1" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far there are 25 episodes aired. &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/32105/Sousei_no_Onmyouji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Star_Exorcists#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; claim there are supposed to be 50 episodes. What is the source for that number?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28521" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T23:08:24.480" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T23:17:55.917" Title="What is the source for 50 total episodes of Twin Star Exorcists?" Tags="&lt;twin-star-exorcists&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36633" CreationDate="2016-10-01T23:10:59.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've searched for a bit and found out the only known source of that information is from a chinese anime streaming company iQIYI on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iqiyi.com/a_19rrhaeqtd.html%20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;their listing page&lt;/a&gt;, as relayed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/13-1/chinese-streaming-site-lists-twin-star-exorcists-and-ace-attorney-episode-counts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Crunchyroll news post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T23:10:59.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36637" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36641" CreationDate="2016-10-02T02:18:23.803" Score="2" ViewCount="356" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegeta has achieved the SSJB power, so should we infer that he is capable to transform to other less powerful transformations seen on Goku?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T04:03:54.407" Title="Is Vegeta now capable to transform to SSJ3 or SSJG?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36639" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-10-02T05:35:44.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vMph3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vMph3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;School Rumble official poster&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Rumble&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T05:35:44.517" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T05:35:44.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36640" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-10-02T05:35:44.517" Score="0" Body="School Rumble is a romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. It has several anime adaptations between 2004 and 2006, video games, and light novels." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T05:35:44.517" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T05:35:44.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36637" CreationDate="2016-10-02T06:15:15.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Achieve SSJ3 Transformation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, there are no concrete way to achieve that form, Goku discovered SSJ3 form while doing training in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Other_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Other World&lt;/a&gt;. It is possible that according to Goku, time does not exist in the afterlife; as such, using Super Saiyan 3 there is easier. For Gotenks' case, they are basically geniuses at SSJ as they are 1/2 Human 1/2 Saiyan Hybrid. I covered this topic &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/29205/are-half-blooded-saiyans-stronger-than-pure-blooded-saiyans/29213#29213&quot;&gt;here (Are half-blooded Saiyans stronger than pure-blooded Saiyans?)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could Vegeta Achieve SSJ3 Transformation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are no official answers to that yet. In theory, Vegeta did have the power, and he was strong and capable enough to achieve it. If he train in the Otherworld after he died during Buu Saga, he might push himself forward a bit more, making him easier to achieve the form. Vegeta witnessed Goku fighting Kid Buu in SSJ3 form, he understood that it was extremely powerful, yet it had serious drawbacks. It notably leads to extended levels of fatigue, even long after powering down. Through training, Super Saiyan 2 actually seems to be a more reliable, stable and more effective form. But, as always, vegeta spends all of his time playing catch up that he never even thought to consider a possibility of a form beyond Super Saiyan 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Achieve SSJG Transformation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was easy. It is done by performing a ritual. It requires 6 pure hearted saiyans hold hands in a circle and transfer their ki into the Saiyan who is becoming the Super Saiyan God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lxumL.jpg&quot; width=&quot;550&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku is selected as the main Saiyan because you know, he's the main character. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Sorry_About_the_Wait,_Lord_Beerus_%E2%80%94_Finally,_Super_Saiyan_God_is_Born!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 9&lt;/a&gt; of Dragon Ball Super, Goku said he'll make Vegeta the next one if he failed becoming Super Saiyan God through the ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could Vegeta Achieve SSJG Transformation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In theory, yes, very likely. Vegeta could have achieved SSJG form if he's the main one during the ritual, but yet it doesn't have concrete proof on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T06:15:15.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36642" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-02T06:39:25.823" Score="1" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mizuki Kusanagi is Suito Kusanagi's daugher who is about to outgrow her soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought her father would be Kurita Jinroh. However he only arrived at the base 7 months prior to the start of the movie. Does this mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suito Kusanagi has been alive since Mizuki was born? And the father is unknown?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mizuki grows very fast?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T13:46:18.050" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T13:46:18.050" Title="Who is Mizuki Kusanagi's father?" Tags="&lt;the-sky-crawlers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20251" CreationDate="2016-10-03T02:43:07.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This panel hints that she was having menstrual cramps before the battle started. She is complaining about them happening while clutching her abdomen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire chapter (and the next several chapters) are full of references about her health and discussion about a woman's place on the battlefield. She was clearly menstruating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LwTCO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14684" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T02:43:07.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36573" CreationDate="2016-10-03T03:04:13.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You misunderstand what &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; actually is. It is not a direct continuation of &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night.&lt;/em&gt; It encompasses the endings of all of the routes, while at the same time not being any of them. Despite all that has happened in &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;, the story starts from a situation where everyone, plus extra characters and minus a certain character, is present with nobody thinks thinking unusual, except Shirou (the plot elaborates on why this is the case).&#xA;It's mentioned that &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; not appear to follow a particular route from &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;, and that it was written in a non-serious manner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From an interview with Takeuchi and Nasu in &lt;em&gt;Toradayo&lt;/em&gt; 61, Jan 2006, mentions: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: So, should it be best to think that Fate/hollow ataraxia isn’t a continuation of the Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heavens Feel arcs of the last game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Takeuchi: Yes. It's not really what happens after each route, but more of a &quot;counter&quot; to &quot;Fate/stay night&quot; itself… is what feels more comfortable right now, I think. While there is a setting about this happening after this route, personally, I don’t think it's that important. Basically, I think the player should interpret it however he wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nasu: I personally wrote &quot;Reunion&quot;, the introductory portion of Fate/hollow ataraxia with the intention of it being the ending of a certain route in Fate/stay night and the ending of &quot;hollow ataraxia&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also mentioned that &quot;it's best if you don't think too much about it,&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Fate/complete material III: World material&lt;/em&gt; - FAQ with Nasu: Miscellaneous, p.136) when questioned about its place in the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; routes and &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; happen in alternative universes of sorts. That's how Nasu's multiverse works – it's made up of several alternative sub-universes, so even mutually exclusive routes are all &quot;true&quot; or canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you make an attempt to connect the dots, there is a route that fits (as noted in the above interview) with the storyline of the plot of &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; and meets all the requirements to completely make this possible, but that's for another topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T03:15:10.350" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T03:15:10.350" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-03T05:11:17.627" Score="1" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai 4: The Hollow Shrine&lt;/em&gt; when Ryougi Shiki is in a coma after throwing herself in front of a truck, her other persona, SHIKI, seems to trade places with Shiki as she's falling. It's later revealed by Touko that SHIKI gave his life to save Shiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how was it SHIKI saved Shiki while she was in a coma? What was happening to Shiki that would allow SHIKI to trade places and cease to exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T08:04:24.933" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T08:04:24.933" Title="How was it SHIKI saved Shiki?" Tags="&lt;the-garden-of-sinners&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4074" CreationDate="2016-10-03T06:16:40.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is interesting because I see many answers saying it's not limited to anime, but from what I've seen, it's not limited to Alice in Wonderland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it seems to be the most popular one by far, I also have seen re-editions of the Japanese fairy tale 'Momotaru, the Peach Boy', examples include: Assassination Classroom, Maid-Sama and Free!!! (All of which are amazing and I would recommend watching from the bottom of my heart.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree that they are many for the purpose of buying time for the animators to work on bigger pieces such as finales, they also are comic relief episodes that put loveable characters in familiar situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28535" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T06:16:40.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36453" CreationDate="2016-10-03T07:33:15.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shinsuke goes off to find Yazen, Hanatora (the &quot;flower goddess&quot;) claims she has a reservation for his soul, so we can pretty much assume that's what she got out of that deal. I don't think the manga ever tells us exactly how those godly characters take souls, or what they do with the souls they collect, but we know that Hanatora also had a claim on Ashikaga Yoshiteru's soul. In Yoshiteru's case, she only collected her &quot;payment&quot; at the time of his death (and later &quot;forged&quot; the Shogun's soul into the soul-sword she gave Senya). Considering Hanatora is pictured nearby Shinsuke's tombstone, as you mentioned, I'd say it's implied that &quot;taking his soul after he died&quot; was the price she asked of Shinsuke as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28538" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T07:33:15.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36632" CreationDate="2016-10-03T10:48:16.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;She says &quot;I love you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Re_Zero/comments/4xvnz9/what_did_satella_whisper_to_subaru/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source from reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From what's been hinted at in the web novels I think she whispered &quot;I love you&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A commenter named &quot;Mitrospeed&quot; on a certain anime site who has a great knowledge of both Light and Web Novel also said the following in his review to episode 20:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Subaru makes use of the one thing that makes him somewhat useful which is his role as a bait. He tries to spread the witch’s miasma and attract the whale with it. But for the first time we see a difference. Behind him we can see a shadowy figure which clearly seems to be Satella. You can lipread what she says; it’s &quot;I love you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot confirm that it really lipreads to &quot;I love you&quot;, but I see no reason to distrust the commenter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28395" LastEditorUserId="28395" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T12:32:55.913" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T12:32:55.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27847" CreationDate="2016-10-03T11:04:36.657" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told that the reason there was censorship in Tokyo Ghoul was because if it wasn't censored, it would have brought the rating up to 18+. You have to remember, in certain scenes with body parts, there'd be veins, muscle, etc and others like the knife scene, well, it might have been censored because of the cruelty in having several knives stabbing you at once. They might see this scene worst than other like the torturing of Kaneki because we never actually saw his toes and fingers cut off, only the blood (and Kaneki's screaming). If you think I'm wrong, I understand that and sorry if I've offended anyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28542" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T11:04:36.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17139" CreationDate="2016-10-03T13:47:04.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Caster is the only viable person to be able to use such an underhanded method, via her Far Sight (i.e., her crystal ball). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinji is incompetent to the point where he can't even provide his servant with prana, much less do basic magecraft. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bazett is no longer in the picture by this time do to a certain priest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illya has no reason to, because she has Berserker. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not Kirei because he is the mediator, so the identities of all the masters would be known to him sooner or later, because all the masters are expected to report in to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only assasin is capable of spying,  but the Assassin of this Grail War is confined to a shrine on a mountain... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T13:47:04.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20491" CreationDate="2016-10-03T14:05:31.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's likely to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/friiki-alonofenyorim/original-5-face-to-face-fate-stay-night-ubw-ost-2015&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Face to Face&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, the 5th song from the OST. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T14:05:31.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27525" CreationDate="2016-10-03T22:53:08.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the eroge it's based on, it is very &lt;em&gt;likely&lt;/em&gt; that they had sex. Considering the complete and total loss of his family before either him or Kazuki were at an age where someone had explained the nuances of sex, it is entirely likely neither of them realize that them having intercourse is actually wrong. They have both been detatched from mainstream society for some time with the exception of Kazuki who lived on the internet, and if you can find a place where someone can justify incest and almost make it sound legit, it's definitely the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless, I choose to pretend that he just gave her a shoulder rub for obvious reasons. &quot;You mustn't do those things with girls other than your sister&quot; obviously does not make ANY sense at all in a sexual context, I mean really. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28547" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-04T00:55:33.350" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T00:55:33.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36615" CreationDate="2016-10-04T18:18:12.700" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether Avilio is shot is unclear, and it's only really speculation as to his fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a seemingly elaborate fan theory analysing the shoe patterns, shoe styles and footsteps made in the sand. This fan theory seems to think that Avilio was not shot. You can read the full post and check the screenshots on the Reddit discussion &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/559bjy/spoilers_91_days_episode_12_discussion_final/d89494h&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The '&lt;em&gt;Pineapples in the backseat&lt;/em&gt;' are a little more explainable, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 4, while they're (Nero and Avilio) on the run from the assassin tracking them, they're in a store and Avilio is doing the shopping. Avilio picks up cans of pineapples in a hurry. Nero later comments and jokes about his choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The can of pineapple in the backseat of the car is a momento of that moment they shared together (and could be seen as a representation of Nero saving his life)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZnnQ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUsgh.png&quot; width=&quot;350&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p0Ym1.png&quot; width=&quot;350&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13959" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T18:18:12.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36665" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36673" CreationDate="2016-10-04T19:50:49.697" Score="11" ViewCount="4705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before we find out that there is a three year gap between Taki and Mitsuha, were there any visible signs that the audience could have determined the date gap with? The anime has recent technology such as smart phones but it seems that the year was always absent from the screen when they were in the diary application or memos. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were sorted by date, but seemingly neither of them noticed that there was a time gap until this moment. Odd that they could go to school and never have to write the year down on their papers they submit, but I'm just wondering if there was any way for us, as viewers, to have noticed the date discrepancy beforehand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T16:38:52.303" Title="Was there any hint of the year before it is revealed?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25763" CreationDate="2016-10-04T23:01:30.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly, yes, it is true that Kikyo and Kagome share a soul, but they have different personalities. Kikyo was someone Inuyasha once trusted and grew attached to her because of her personality (not just because she held the sacred jewel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagome, on the other hand, is from a whole-another world. Inuyasha grew attached to Kagome for her personality and many other aspects. Inuyasha forgot about Kikyo until she was resurected from clay and bones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's a very confusing triangle of love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28562" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-20T12:15:07.540" LastActivityDate="2018-10-20T12:15:07.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-05T01:38:09.237" Score="0" ViewCount="1084" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about this scene where Hiratsuka-sensei gets held up by some policemen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.snag.gy/h1uGPq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.snag.gy/dYAMV6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of knowledge, this scene has not played out in the light novel or the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is happening in this scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T20:39:40.630" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T00:09:38.263" Title="In the opening scene, why does Hiratsuka-sensei get held up by some policemen?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36794" CreationDate="2016-10-05T11:43:08.940" Score="7" ViewCount="249046" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in reading Baki but there to there are a lot of Baki series. Which are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki Gaiden Kenjin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki Gaiden Kizuzura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki Gaiden Scarface&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki the Grappler Gaiden&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki Tokubetsuhen Saga &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baki Dou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grappler Baki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grappler Baki Fighting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanma Baki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are the order of reading them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T19:37:19.113" Title="Baki manga reading order?" Tags="&lt;grappler-baki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36624" CreationDate="2016-10-05T13:42:53.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically what this scene means is that Naruto's strength comes from all the people he loved and who have been there in his life at every trouble for him. I'm not really sure of the order of the ones who contributed, but here's my guess: Jiraiya, Minato, Kushina, Shikamaru's team, Shino's team, Guy's team, some from Kumogakure, Bee, Tsunade, etc, etc...basically the point is, all of Naurto's bonds who, even in the last moment, stay by his side to protect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28571" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T13:57:07.560" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T13:57:07.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36665" CreationDate="2016-10-05T13:46:14.143" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I first noticed as a discrepancy and wrongly attributed as an animation mistake turned out to be foreshadowing of the three-year gap:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3lk0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3lk0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Taki&amp;#39;s phone screen at around 28:32&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WuLWZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WuLWZm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mitsuha&amp;#39;s phone screen at around 29:08&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taki's and Mitsuha's phone screens at around 28:32 and 29:08, showing September 12 as a Monday and a Thursday, respectively.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were to assume the time in &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa.&lt;/em&gt; corresponds to ours in real life, then we can reason that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the only years in recent times in which September 12 was/will be a Thursday or a Monday are: 2011 (Monday), 2013 (Thursday), 2016 (Monday), 2019 (Thursday) and 2022 (Monday). However you look at it, there is a three-year gap, except between 2011 and 2013, but we can rule that one out. In fact, we can pinpoint the exact years (2013/2016) in the anime before the revelation of the time gap if we make the following observations: &#xA; &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Taki's smartphone is an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6S&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;iPhone 6s Plus&lt;/a&gt; in space gray (the only finish with black faceplate). Notice the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_ID&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;home button&lt;/a&gt; on the smartphones is unique to Apple's iPhones. iPhone 6s Plus was first released on &lt;strong&gt;September 25, 2015&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mitsuha's smartphone is a white &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;iPhone 5&lt;/a&gt; protected with a rose-gold-like color case. Makoto Shinkai is perhaps cunningly trying to deceive us into thinking that it is an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_SE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;iPhone SE&lt;/a&gt;, which has about the same dimensions (123.80 x 58.60 x 7.66 vs 123.80 x 58.60 x 7.60, units are in mm) and appearance (the power button is located on the top right of the phone in both models) as an iPhone 5. The first time we got a glimpse of Mitsuha's smartphone was in the previews &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kiminona.com/news/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;予告・特報2&lt;/a&gt; uploaded on April 7, 2016, a week after the release of iPhone SE, so it was entirely possible that Makoto Shinkai, thinking on his feet or due to pure coincidence, took advantage of the similarities of the iPhone 5 and iPhone SE to mask the time gap by further encasing Mitsuha's iPhone in a protector in the rose gold color that only became available as a finish since iPhone 6s. iPhone 5 became available in Japan on &lt;strong&gt;September 21, 2012&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The only meteor confirmed to have resulted in a large number of injuries is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2013 Chelyabinsk meteor&lt;/a&gt;, which, like in the movie, also split into two main fragments after the primary airburst disruption.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA; (As a reminder, the fictional Itomori Accident occurred on October 4, 2013.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the first true hint was given much earlier, in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the fascinating OP.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7IwTR.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TxJAM.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Taki suddenly grew taller&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0M2pv.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JQft3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Very thought-provoking animation sequence&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Notice that Taki suddenly grew taller while Mitsuha remained the same height. Here, Makoto Shinkai is again playing tricks on us with the changing apparel (some of which are seasonal uniform switches) by pretending that Mitsuha also moved up in grades when in fact she did not. The sweaters are not part of the school uniform, but her own (see the &quot;Sweaters and Vests&quot; section of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/08/31/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-girls-school-uniforms-in-japan%E3%80%80/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Everything you wanted to know about girls’ school uniforms in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, gray and beige would be the basic colors).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T15:53:03.590" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T15:53:03.590" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36624" CreationDate="2016-10-05T14:54:30.887" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been going around Twitter for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xfTf9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xfTf9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Spirit Bomb Rasengan ver&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more or less Naruto's version of the DBZ Spirit Bomb trope where you borrow the spirit of all your allies into one final coup-de-grace. Then hands represented are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Left column (clockwise):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiraiya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minato&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kushina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Middle column (clockwise):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hinata, Kiba, Shino&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lee, Tenten, Gai (charred by the 8 Gates), Neji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gaara (Fifth Kazekage), A (Fourth Raikage), Bee, Tsunade (Fifth Hokage), Mei (Fifth Mizukage),  Ohnoki (Third Tsuchikage)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hiruzen (Third Hokage), Iruka, Konohamaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right column (clockwise):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sai, Yamato&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obito&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kakashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T14:54:30.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-05T15:27:09.747" Score="3" ViewCount="1189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recalled that Vegeta once said &quot;Goku&quot; in episode 72 of English dub. Does Vegeta said his earth name &quot;Goku&quot; in Japanese dub too? How many times did Vegeta said &quot;Goku&quot; throughout the series? And when is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T13:18:58.407" Title="Did Vegeta ever called Goku his earth name &quot;Goku&quot; in Japanese dub?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35650" CreationDate="2016-10-05T17:21:35.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I get from the series is that she believed that Shin had killed Kenshiro and she is slowly being stressed by being with Shin. This is shown even in reality where stress causes grey hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in conclusion, I would say it's a stress thing and white was the chosen color. Either that or it lies in Shin's treatment of her which is pretty vague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T05:51:32.700" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T05:51:32.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36665" CreationDate="2016-10-05T17:54:20.907" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taki woke up as himself again, and saw that Mitsuha arranged a date for him. He dressed up and runs to Onodera senpai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where Okudera Senpai and Taki just met to start the date...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on 38:41, you can see taki already wearing the red ribbon&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AejnZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AejnZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on 39:09, you will see mitsuha tying her hair with the ribbon&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XFo3C.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XFo3C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mitsuha (on the picture above) on the other hand, also woke up as herself and start to dress up before going to school. But ended up ditching class and goes to tokyo to see Taki's &quot;date&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was supposed to be the day she will hand out the ribbon to Taki. But on the present situation, Taki was already wearing the ribbon as a bracelet which indicates that there is already a time difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28574" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T17:54:20.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-06T01:55:13.300" Score="3" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of song from Code Geass in episode 5 when the Lancelot is saving Jeremiah? I can't find it or any covers of it anywhere, it starts at 1:16 here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_xS6y1-92s&amp;amp;t=66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_xS6y1-92s&amp;amp;t=66&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28581" LastEditorUserId="37809" LastEditDate="2018-04-06T14:51:20.200" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T14:51:20.200" Title="What is the name of song from Code Geass in episode 5 when the Lancelot is saving Jeremiah?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-04-07T00:05:06.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36683" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-10-06T03:41:18.237" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T03:41:18.237" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T03:41:18.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36684" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-10-06T03:41:18.237" Score="0" Body="Black Clover is a fantasy shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. The story follows two orphans - Asta and Yuno - who were raised together from birth in a church on the outskirts of the Clover Kingdom, in a world where everyone has Magical Power. The two foster brothers compete to see which one will become the Wizard King, Clover Kingdom's strongest Magic Knight. " OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T03:46:58.570" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T03:46:58.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34095" CreationDate="2016-10-06T04:17:09.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a good episode recently that shows the anime contradicts itself on this matter. In the &lt;em&gt;Black and White&lt;/em&gt; episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/BW036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Archeops in the Modern World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Professor Juniper and Dr. Fennel revive an Archen from a fossil. Professor Juniper specifically mentions one benefit of a live specimen is that they wouldn't know what Archen's cry was just from the fossil. But Archen is mentioned as being a Pokémon from millions of years ago. This is contradictory because Archen's cry is its name but they somehow knew what its name was before reviving it. Additionally, there is no way that humans could have taught it to say its name because humans weren't around millions of years ago. Because of this contradiction, it cannot be said one way or another whether Archen says the name of its species or whether it is named by the word it says. Therefore, I conclude that there is no canonical answer to this question in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It really doesn't make much sense at all for Pokémon to say their names like they do in the main anime. That's why they don't do this in &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Origins&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pokémon Generations&lt;/em&gt;, or in the games. In all three of these, each Pokémon's cries/growls are more similar to real animal noises. In the main games, the cries in the Pokédex are animal shrieks and noises (well, sort of... as noted in the comments, they do sound electronic and staticky). Sometimes if you talk to Pokémon on the overworld in a game they'll say part of their name, but an audio clip of that Pokémon's cry will also play, so I interpret the Pokémon's dialogue to be an onomatopoeia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:19:26.483" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:19:26.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36686" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-10-06T06:14:23.387" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T06:14:23.387" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T06:14:23.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36687" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-10-06T06:14:23.387" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T06:14:23.387" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T06:14:23.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36688" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-10-06T06:17:56.510" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T06:17:56.510" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T06:17:56.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36689" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-10-06T06:17:56.510" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T06:17:56.510" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T06:17:56.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31832" CreationDate="2016-10-06T11:02:30.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're thinking of chapter 72-73 of the manga, if you want to look it up (Volume 12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Griffith sits in the lake, picks up the Behelit and remembers what Zodd and Wyald told him. &quot;Use it. Call them. Our guardian angels!&quot;. As the solar eclipse happens, he most definitely realizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then crawls backwards, away from the rest of the Band, hoping to not draw &lt;s&gt;them&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: Guts into the eclipse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the matter of sequels, the actual series has no second season. There are the 2013 movies (Berserk: The Golden Age) or the 2016 series (&quot;Berserk 2016&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26238" LastEditorUserId="26238" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T06:38:16.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T06:38:16.553" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36694" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-06T16:28:18.843" Score="2" ViewCount="1921" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 43 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, there is a song that is not included (I think) in any of the OSTs. When Naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is stabbed by Orochimaru's long sword and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;crashes onto rocks, this song plays when Sakura sees Naruto's fox form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, that song or a similar one can be heard in episode 166 when  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hinata is stabbed by Pain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which makes Naruto rages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it can also be heard in episode 258 or 259 when &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kisame got interrogated and they almost learned who the guy who calls himself &quot;Uchiha Madara&quot; is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28589" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T06:41:34.803" LastActivityDate="2021-05-24T08:35:08.623" Title="What is the song when Sakura sees Naruto's fox form in &quot;Naruto Shippuden&quot; episode 43?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-06T17:10:51.117" Score="4" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember watching the episode featuring the World Martial Arts tournament. In this particular episode Krillin was against Jackie Chan (Master Roshi). At a time Krillin kicks off Roshi out of the ring, but he flies back using Kamehameha and Krillin still shocked mutters that according of his knowledge only Goku and Master Roshi know this technique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't recall any incident in which he saw them performing this technique (or even mentioning). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something I missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T03:40:33.823" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T07:37:52.147" Title="What was the first time when Krillin witnessed Kamehameha wave?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39704" CreationDate="2016-10-07T17:50:25.403" Score="2" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where was Echelon mentioned in the Ghost in the Shell series? I see it mentioned in various wikis, but I can't recall ever seeing it mentioned. Want to read the context it's mentioned in for myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Echelon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Echelon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime transcripts doesn't seem to yield anything about it being mentioned in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28442" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T23:36:59.120" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T17:16:52.923" Title="Where was Echelon mentioned in the Ghost in the Shell series?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T20:06:37.850" Score="1" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the whole anime and I'm interested in buying the manga where the anime left off. Thank you in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28609" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T20:20:34.170" Title="What chapters of akame ga kill cover the anime?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-01-11T18:41:52.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36713" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T20:32:04.793" Score="3" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;By now the trope &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MysticalWhiteHair?from=Main.WhiteHairedPrettyGirl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mystical white hair&lt;/a&gt; is used by everyone and their cat,  we have loads of characters who appear young yet have white / silver hair, either because they were born that way / used magic or other powers / had a traumatic experience etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which was the first anime that had a young character with white hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26148" LastEditorUserId="26148" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T20:49:59.173" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T18:39:06.757" Title="Who was the first young character in anime to appear with white hair?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6922" CreationDate="2016-10-08T00:31:49.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamatos alive because on boruto he is seen spying on Orochimaru when Naruto and Sasuke go to confront Orochimaru about Shin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28611" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T00:31:49.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-08T03:56:25.353" Score="1" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 14 of Nanatsu no Taizai, can anyone give me the song that starts at 10:39 and ends at around 11:30? If anyone can help that'd be great. It plays throughout the whole show so I figured it must be somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28614" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-08T06:22:54.380" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T06:22:54.380" Title="Nanatsu no Taizai episode 14 song?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-08T05:34:08.413" Score="2" ViewCount="1759" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did Zeref get cursed? Some people think it was Mard Geer. I'm so sorry to trample on that thesis, but Zeref created Mard Geer and it is said that E.N.D, I mean Natsu, is the strongest demon who so happens to be Zeref's brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was thinking that maybe Natsu cursed Zeref, but Natsu was out searching the world for his foster parent Igneel, right? Then I thought maybe Mavis cursed him? Not true either, because in the little flashback, Zeref already had the Death curse when he met Mavis and Mavis is way too sweet! Yeah some of you may be thinking &quot;Mavis is the Fairy Tatican and she has won many wars&quot; but I'm a Zervis shipper, sorry!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then that had me thinking: does anybody remember that crucial detail (it happened fast but not fast enough) that Zeref 'lived' with all the monks, so maybe they cursed him? So then I did my research and some monks are, umm I don't wanna type evil, umm BAD. Most of the monks back then worshipped god. I watched a lot of religous anime! So that was soon to be proven wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yep, I can't answer my own question. I wonder if Hiro Mashima wanted us to think this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28618" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T13:28:16.230" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T02:54:08.340" Title="How did Zeref &quot;Black Wizard&quot; get cursed?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-08T06:19:20.723" Score="2" ViewCount="1391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya knows some information that is not easily obtained, such as the fact that the Akatsuki clan were hunting Naruto, or that Orochimaru will be using Sasuke for three more years. How Jiraiya get that important information?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17865" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-08T16:38:25.853" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T23:09:51.787" Title="Where did Jiraiya obtain important information?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36723" CreationDate="2016-10-08T08:24:57.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya has a spy network. His spy network is one of the best in the ninja world second to only Akatsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke couldn't be used as Orochimaru's new body because Orochimaru already had switched bodies. Why? Sasuke couldn't be delivered to Orochimaru in time. Sasuke and the Sound 4 were delayed by the Konoha Genin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is said that Itachi Uchiha had revealed some info on Akatsuki to the third Hokage, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T08:24:57.997" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5762" CreationDate="2016-10-08T10:36:52.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you think about it Luffy acts the same way before he headed off to sky island. When in the bar or restauraunt I dont recall. He was recieving the same treatment and Nami acted the same way that luffy did as he witnessed  shanks being treated the same way by the bandits. My point is that shanks desires to make Luffy the pirate king and &quot;bet on the new era.&quot; But he wont allow him to accomplish all this that easily. I'm bearly on the episode where Luffy defeats CP9's Leader, Lucci a.k.a. the pidgeon guy. But i have witnessed battles involving Kizaro, fugitor, black beard, do flamengo and the list goes on. The point is one piece needs to be seen by all viewers of manga, anime etc. By the way Sanji is a character I like, romantic, funny, pervy yet intellegent. He always shows the character of a strategist yet releases a perverted side that is funny and dillusional at times but he is who he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28622" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T10:36:52.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36722" CreationDate="2016-10-08T11:14:30.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zeref experimented on forbidden magic which gave him the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ankhseram_Black_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Contradictory Curse&lt;/a&gt;. So the more he values life, the more uncontrollable his power becomes. And when he doesn't value life, the less destructive he gets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same curse happened with Mavis who also used the forbidden magic. So basically anyone who experiments or conducts black magic is automatically cursed with the Contradictory Curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13422" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T02:54:08.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36302" CreationDate="2016-10-09T06:41:43.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think this has a definite answer.  5cm was about love, growing up, and all that entails.  So in truth only Shinkai knows exactly what was meant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I can offer is what I felt was Takaki's issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He never quite got over the fact that he failed to send that letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my view, it could have been a self-imposed sense of not worth being in a relationship, or other such things that we do to ourselves when things do not work out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in other instances he seems to be getting into a relationship trying to fill the emptiness left after losing his first love.  And that is a mistake that a lot of people end up making.  The end lesson in life, is that you cannot fill a void left by one person with a different person.  That void will always be there.  One just has to learn how to live with the pain that happens in love and life.  Takaki does not seem to do that very well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer might not be the kind one can be backed up with research, and you may not agree with it, but it is the only answer that I believe can be given for this specific movie/book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastEditorUserId="28340" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:00:27.190" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T07:00:27.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28346" CreationDate="2016-10-09T06:54:27.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think his powers come from his intense desire to be an all powerful super hero. He wants to be the strongest there is and so he sets himself what he sees as an intense workout program and unlocks his power and assumes it came from his workout regime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also see Saitama as a parody not just of manga characters but also as an homage and parody of the Superman from the 60's and 70's. That Superman was so overpowered that he literally could defeat anyone who came against him without breaking a sweat. It became hard for DC comics to have him fight villains because of just how powerful they had made him. They usually had the villain resort to tricks or hoaky scenarios to weaken Superman so he could be fought. He was essentially a god not a hero and he could have beaten anyone with just one punch. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the anime you can almost see Superman in the way Saitama moves at times in his costume and the way the cape flutters and moves. Even Saitama's costume is more of an American style costume than a Japanese style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28630" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T06:54:27.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36736" CreationDate="2016-10-09T13:00:16.857" Score="2" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I said in the title, is the movie a continuation of the manga from where it ended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T14:41:27.593" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T14:43:36.450" Title="Is Assassination Classroom the Movie 365 Days a continuation of the manga?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36735" CreationDate="2016-10-09T14:43:36.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's a recap movie with a little bit of extra content. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ansatsu-anime.com/365days/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official site&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-03/assassination-classroom-anime-film-2nd-teaser-video-streamed/.107187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ANN article&lt;/a&gt; in English.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T14:43:36.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13547" CreationDate="2016-10-09T18:43:28.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During one of the first encounters, a cadet was inspecting the body and thought to slice the back open, he missed and accidently cut the nape, when the Titan died, he reported it to his superiors, so the nape was found, this is said in the manga, can't remember where, hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28638" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T18:43:28.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36739" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-09T19:19:23.007" Score="0" ViewCount="812" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's also played when Anteiku is on fire and Touka runs to Kaneki. Please help, I've been looking for so long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28640" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T19:37:20.167" LastActivityDate="2020-10-07T03:07:50.780" Title="What's the song in Tokyo Ghoul when Tsukiyama tries to stop Kaneki?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-09T20:11:22.110" Score="3" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I am confused about the identify of the 2-eyed thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume the person with 3 eyes is Ugo for that's how he looks when David fights him. For it to be Arba seems rather out of character to me, in later pages of the chapter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was 2 eyes some sort of amalgamation of Rukh/will of the world or something more individual?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Xjuu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Xjuul.png&quot; alt=&quot;Who continues the conversation?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G5P7W.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G5P7Wl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Who is 2 eyes&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VxlFC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VxlFCl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Is 3 eyes Ugo?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T20:49:12.327" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T17:55:18.883" Title="Who is the being with 2 eyes in Magi chapter 323?" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36744" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-09T21:37:16.193" Score="5" ViewCount="719" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was reading up on Dhaos in order to write/answer a question, I believed that the only continuation to &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia&lt;/em&gt; was &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon&lt;/em&gt;. However, as I continued to read I began to spot some mentions to &lt;em&gt;Tales of Symphonia&lt;/em&gt;, for instance Derris-Kharlan (the world Dhaos came from) is a third world in Tales of Symphonia and what is described on its &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Derris-Kharlan#Tales_of_Symphonia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia page&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4,000 years prior to the events of Tales of Symphonia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I know there are sequels to the games like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia&lt;/em&gt; =&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales of Symphonia&lt;/em&gt; =&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales of Xillia&lt;/em&gt; =&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tales of Xillia 2&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but I thought the connection between &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/35746/1587&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tales of Berseria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was a one off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am curious how all the Tales of Games can be grouped storyline-wise and what their chronological order is (i.e. when would &lt;em&gt;Tales of Phantasia&lt;/em&gt; fit in with the two &lt;em&gt;Tales of Symphonia&lt;/em&gt; games).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T07:38:23.747" Title="Can the Tales of Games be grouped storyline-wise?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-the-abyss&gt;&lt;tales-of-zestiria&gt;&lt;tales-of-berseria&gt;&lt;tales-of-phantasia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2016-10-10T04:19:33.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;True End: Saber drew her conclusion from watching Shirou's conflict with Archer and gives up the Holy Grail. Although its not the &quot;perfect&quot; end like Fate, she still managed to find her answer. She knows that Rin will make Shirou happy and keep him hinged to reality, so she peacefully sever her contract with Rin and disappear (as all 3 Command Seals at that point are used)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good End: Due to the increased affection between Saber and Shirou, she decided she wanted to watch over him and Rin. Rin decide not to cut the contract, partially because she wanted Shirou to be happy, partially because she wanted Saber to be happy (from Fate route Boy meets Girl meets Girl, Rin is a confirmed bisexual and is attracted to Saber).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Good End is Rin's harem essentially&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28644" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T04:19:33.383" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36556" CreationDate="2016-10-10T04:31:29.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brief VN explanation: UBW's Good End is obtained by balancing Saber and Rin affection point so that you have enough Rin points to avoid the multiple Bad Ends, and dump the rest on Saber. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, after Rin command Saber to destroy the grail, you are shown one of two intermissions, depending on the ending you're going to get:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New Wish (Good End): &lt;a href=&quot;http://lparchive.org/Fatestay-night/Update%20235/1-UBW16-08a-1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://lparchive.org/Fatestay-night/Update%20235/1-UBW16-08a-1.jpg&lt;/a&gt; (due to the increased affection between her and Shirou). In this ending, Saber chose not to sever the Master Servant bond (0 command spell remaining after Rin used the last one to give her mana), and Rin chose to kept her, both for her sake (from Fate route you know that she's bi and attracted to Saber), and Shirou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;End of the Dream: What you saw in the anime. Saber obtained her answer watching the Archer Shirou conflict and is content leaving the world behind, as Shirou has Rin to keep him on the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28644" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T04:31:29.720" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36111" CreationDate="2016-10-10T04:34:50.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Archery. Archer's magecraft is remarkably close/based off the 8 steps of Japanese Archery/Kyudo/The way of the bow, and his lack of self identity is the reason why he's good at it. The weapon might have changed (his body instead of the bow, swords instead of arrows), but the steps are the same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28644" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T04:34:50.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-10T06:36:22.333" Score="7" ViewCount="5759" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at Naruto Shippuden Episode 26, in the episode, you can see that one of Sasori's puppets have the Sharingan in its eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TvKY0.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TvKY0.png&quot; alt=&quot;this image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason for this?  Can one of Sasori's puppets use the Sharingan? Wouldn't a lot of chakra be used up to manage a Sharingan, and could Sasori manage that too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28393" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T08:25:54.807" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T08:57:44.683" Title="Does Sasori control Sharingan-wielding puppets?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36647" CreationDate="2016-10-10T07:57:40.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the novel, the doctor said that Shiki jumped the instant before the collision, so there wasn't much physical injury. The head experienced some collision thus put her into a coma. Aozaki also states later that SHIKI died spiritually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the narrative it seemed that SHIKI died during the collision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the chapter, Shiki herself states that SHIKI probably died in a suicidal sense, because he wanted to avoid himself harming Kokutō.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T07:57:40.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36751" CreationDate="2016-10-10T08:24:34.357" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a puppet made by Sasori use abilities like Sharingan?  &lt;strong&gt;Yes,&lt;/strong&gt; provided that they were actually &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Puppet&quot;&gt;Human Puppets&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By removing the internal organs of a foe and preserving the body to prevent decomposition, as well as adding weapons and defences, Sasori can make powerful human puppets. These puppets are different from normal ones, &lt;strong&gt;as they retain their use of chakra and any kekkei genkai&lt;/strong&gt; that the human host once had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The likely scenario is that the chakra cost isn't incurred by Sasori himself, but rather by the puppet, so the abilities used by the puppet would be limited to the former original person's own chakra strength.  If they were actual members of the Uchiha clan before being transformed instead of shinobi which transplanted the eyes into themselves, then the likely case is that the chakra cost is negligible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly enough, a handful of them (according to Narutopedia) are actually former Sharingan users, and are part of his Hundred Puppet Army (likely a part of what you're witnessing), although the fact that they have Sharingan isn't exploited in any media, according to any existing sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T08:24:34.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27749" CreationDate="2016-10-10T09:47:52.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The author (Kazuma Kamachi) invented a new particle state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From novel 15 (this is the fan translation, sorry, don't have the official one):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the woman known as Mugino Shizuri at the center, lines of bright,&#xA;  unhealthy-looking light shot out in all directions. They weren’t&#xA;  special electron beams shot out with the force of a lightning strike.&#xA;  Just like light, electrons have the properties of both particles and&#xA;  waves, but Mugino had the power to forcibly control electrons that&#xA;  remained in that “ambiguous” state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When electrons that were fixed in that ambiguous state struck an&#xA;  object, they couldn’t decide whether to react as a particle or as a&#xA;  wave, so they would “stop” there. Normally, electrons had a mass that&#xA;  was incredibly close to zero, but that “stopping” created a false wall&#xA;  that caused a dreadful amount of destructive force to be strike the&#xA;  target at the speed with which it hit that wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a particle physicist, but I am pretty sure that nothing in nature that can behave like a particle and a wave at the same time. Therefore, the author can make up whatever properties of this beam he/she likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR: It's basically scientific magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26251" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T09:47:52.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5191" CreationDate="2016-10-10T10:52:49.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The quote you have provided comes from the first of the light novels, which take place on July 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was July 19th. &#xA;  The fault lay in that date. Because summer vacation would start the next day...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Railgun version of the Sisters arc extends from August 10 to August 22, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Story_Timeline#August_10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Misaka had heard rumours about the Sisters for weeks, at least, before coming face-to-face with one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full version of your quote goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Hah. Don’t make me laugh. What is all this about the ‘brain of god’? Have you heard about the supposed military Sisters created based on an analysis of my DNA map? It seems to me these lucrative side effects are more important than that objective.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the Railgun manga version of that encounter, you will see that Misaka has an expression on her face like 'Really? People actually believe that?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given how distressed she was when she found out the Sisters were real, I think it is safe to assume this was a rumour that she heard but dismissed as ridiculous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that the Sisters had been operating outside for some time, it is hardly inconceivable that rumours of their existence had sprouted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Rereading the third novel led me to this quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, recently there had been a rumor spreading throughout Academy City that her DNA map had been used to create military Sisters. It wasn’t that rare an occurrence. Mikoto was one of the seven Level 5s and a scholarship student at the prestigious powers development school of&#xA;  Tokiwadai Middle School. There had been countless baseless rumors like that about her. That was why she had not believed the rumor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or perhaps she had simply not wanted to believe it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26251" LastEditorUserId="26251" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T10:58:36.657" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T10:58:36.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2235" CreationDate="2016-10-10T11:18:32.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;'A Certain Magical Index' has 50 odd light novels, 13 volumes of manga, 2 seasons of anime, a movie and a couple of video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A Certain Scientific Railgun' has 2 light novels, 11 volumes of manga, 2 seasons of anime, an OVA, and a video game of its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In none of these sources (that I can recall, anyway) is Misaka's railgun trick implied to be anything other than an arcade token (not a coin, which is why it is even ferrous to begin with) travelling three times the speed of sound. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is one other weird property of the railgun attack - Touma, the boy with the anti-magic fist, can catch it. (As seen in chapter 7, volume 1 of the Railgun manga.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Touma can dispel it, that means that there is still something supernatural about the coin, even while it is melting. That supernatural property will be why it has a pushing force well above what it should have on momentum alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no evidence for my next point, but I believe that Misaka's magnetic field is simply continuing to push the coin well after it leaves her hand. That would explain both oddities nicely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26251" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T11:18:32.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30073" CreationDate="2016-10-10T11:19:38.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One possible reason is that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Aozaki may know the existence of &quot;the Void&quot;, another personality which never surfaced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I can't find evidence showing that Aozaki really knows about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T11:19:38.100" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36964" CreationDate="2016-10-10T12:35:40.287" Score="6" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 009 of &lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, Oshino jokes about adapting Araragi's daily life into anime. Araragi objects, but then Oshino mentions that Araragi's cellphone was made by &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://global.kyocera.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kyocera&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. What's that got to do with having an anime adaptation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;you say that, but I see your Kyocera phone. The prospect is so on your mind.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Transcription from audiobook.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T13:37:38.863" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T21:59:30.163" Title="What's Kyocera to do with an anime adaptation of Koyomi's life?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8481" CreationDate="2016-10-10T12:41:48.407" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the first show Naruto in season 1, episode 29, the snake that bit sasuke in the neck made a mark of evil, soon he was gonna release or seal the snake power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28649" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T12:41:48.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8481" CreationDate="2016-10-10T12:46:29.317" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke wanted to get revenge on itachi and restore his clan and family,in order to gain new Justu, he had to leave the village and team 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28649" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T12:46:29.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33921" CreationDate="2016-10-10T15:57:01.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Female Titan arc (57th expedition) &lt;strong&gt;DOES NOT&lt;/strong&gt; take place beyond the walls. It takes place in the area between Wall Maria and Wall Rose, so anything we see there is just a part of the lost territory within the walls. This also includes when we first met Levi and his squad, because the 56th expedition took place from Trost since Maria had already fallen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAJOR SPOILERS FROM CHAPTER 85 AND 86 OF THE MANGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As it turns out, the walls are on an island called Paradis, with a sizeable amount of land between the walls and the island's coast, but a mainland off the west coast of Paradis is home to humans (the Eldian and Marleyan ethnicities) and is not infested with Titans as Paradis is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28651" LastEditorUserId="30687" LastEditDate="2019-09-08T03:39:35.330" LastActivityDate="2019-09-08T03:39:35.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2016-10-10T16:51:01.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though in the anime it was not possible because it was a fixed point on the world line. Yet I do think it is possible to save Mayuri and Kursiu without leaving the alpha line. I will explain why but first you need to know about the world lines. The Alpha line is the line that Okabe and his friends first started on but every time they sent a Dmail (I watched the dub i'm sorry.) they were sent to a branch of that line. As they sent more and more Dmails they grew feather away from the Alpha timeline. Supposedly to save Mayuri they needed to move to the beta line because her death was a fixed point on the Alpha world line. I do not believe that this is necessarily true. Okay, listen carefully, this is where you might lose me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes it shows the world line with an event. If the world line has the event that we will call point A then what happens of you use the Dmail to not necessarily push you off of the Alpha line but pushed you far enough away from the Alpha that the fixed point changes. For example what if Okabe had sent a text to someone so that they called the police to show up just moments before Moeka breaks into his apartment. The police would deal with the ringers because they are a threat to society and Mayuri could not get shot. I'm not 100% sure that Mayuri would not be killed by some other event within Okabe's house but this would be there best bet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone sees anything wrong with my theory please let me know so that we can talk about it. Nothing is perfect but I would like to hear others thoughts on this idea because personally I believe that the whole 1% thing kind of bugs me. I always wondered how saving Kurisu didn't push them off the Alpha line in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more quick thing I want to say. This whole show is a loop. Every thing that happens in the end would have just led to him falling into the same path. For example. If Kurisu actually died before he sent his first Dmail then she would have been dead in the Alpha timeline. This proves that in the first episode that Kurisu was never actually dead but just faked by the future Okabe. Another example is when Kurisu goes back in time to save Okabe from falling onto the R world line. When Kurisu and Okabe kiss in the anime he says that it was not his first kiss. He said that happened when he was younger. I believe that this implies that when Kurisu goes back in time to save him from falling on to the R timeline that he had encountered that before he even met her and the original story began. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28652" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T16:51:01.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33935" CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:09:08.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will answer these out of order sorry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- There is no real answer to this but I will tell you how I interpreted it. I believe that both the Alpha and Steins gate world lines are actually conneted before Okabe's fist encounter with Kurisu. Once he interacts with her in the anime it creates the Alpha world line and then when he sets the steins gate I believe that it is bassaly a fork in the road. Let me explain a little. In the anime when Okabe kisses Kurisu he talks about how it will not be stored in his hippocampus because it is not his first kiss. I interpret this as he remembers his first kiss with Kurisu but does not know that it was actually her. So in both the Alpha line and Steins gate he remembered the kiss but in steins gate he remembered that it was her so that is what tied him to the Steins gate line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- I dabbled on this in number 2 but I will explain a little farther. In both lines he remembers having a first kiss before going to get Mayuri, but the difference being that in the Steins gate line he remembers the significance of that encounter. In the Alpha line he most likely just remembers a kiss but nothing else. The difference is that in the Steins gate line he remembers who gave it to him and the story that Kurisu gave him about his future self. This is most likely what grounded him to the steins gate line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not lease 1- This is kind of a blurry spot. I'm not actually sure if in that time if she looked like her 13 year old self of if that was just something they added but I have 2 theory, one more unlikely then the other. Most likely this is just something done by the producer but I hate that so I came up with another theory. This is very unlikely, its actually probably impossible but it could be that when Kurisu went back in time to when she also would have been 13 that everyone saw her as the age she would have been at the time. For example, if she were to go to a time where she was just 5 then everyone would see her as a 5 year old. This is most likely false due to the fact that Suzu was from the future but looked her actual age. Think what you want but when producers do things like that it bugs me so I to would like an explanation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28652" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T17:09:08.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34083" CreationDate="2016-10-10T18:22:26.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called 'Again' - It's Track 26 of Soundtrack CD1, if I recall correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the link to an youtube video of the song, should you need one: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeI8eYtWyQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeI8eYtWyQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28655" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T18:22:26.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36454" CreationDate="2016-10-10T18:36:29.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blood is pink to show that Despair arc is more of a slice-of-life, but future is more gore and gritty. This is also shown in the OP for Despair being in pastel colours, but the OP of Future being dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28656" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T03:38:51.390" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T03:38:51.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36695" CreationDate="2016-10-10T20:22:37.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you have not missed anything, after recently re-watching this saga in Dragonball and re-reading the manga, it does not show Krillin witnessing the Kamehameha before this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Master Roshi, it seems to be relatively common knowledge amongst enthusiastic martial artists in Dragonball that he can perform the Technique, with comments such as &quot;It was thought that only Master Roshi was capable of this technique&quot; from the commentator during the fight, and so it is reasonable to believe that Krillin knew about this as well, particularly knowing enough about Master Roshi to seek him out for training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Goku, I can only guess that Goku demonstrated this technique at some point during the months of training that he had together with Krillin under Master Roshi before the competition; in the anime/manga it doesn't show much of this period other than the beginning and the end of the training, as well as a short montage of the daily training activities in the middle, so there is a lot we don't see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also interesting to note that Krillin doesn't make this comment in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastEditorUserId="28165" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T07:37:52.147" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T07:37:52.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18770" CreationDate="2016-10-10T20:39:20.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, all Cursed Children are not 10 years old, it is most likely that Cursed Children are still being born.&#xA;In the light novel the girl who opens the manhole cover for Rentaro in the Outer District is stated to look around the age of 7 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She was probably around seven years old, and she peered at Rentaro with a puzzled look on her face. Her eyes glowed red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not conclusive, the following passage also seem to imply that Cursed Children are still being born, which is probably part of the reason the new Gastrea Law is  being proposed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just a short while ago, it was normal for Cursed Children to be delivered in secret alongside a river, then killed before they could even open their eyes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &quot;a short while ago&quot; is hard to pin down I doubt it only refers to 10 years ago. This might also be the reason why we see so few younger cursed children, most are drowned shortly after birth. 10 years ago parents didn't know that their children would be born as Cursed Children but in more recent years it is probably expected that a large amount of children would be born that way which probably explain why most parents kill their children before they can even open their eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&#xA;The second light novel again confirms the fact that Cursed Children are not all 10 years old but are in fact also younger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born at almost the same time as the Great Gastrea War ten years ago, the Cursed Children were ten years old or younger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the Cursed Children &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Cursed_Children#cite_ref-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt; states that Matsuzaki states that all Cursed Children are 10-years old however I cannot find this statement in either the light novel or the anime so I would take it with a pinch of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23590" LastEditorUserId="23590" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T06:40:08.647" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T06:40:08.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31572" CreationDate="2016-10-10T20:52:56.280" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;So after reading the light novel, I can now answer my own question. Cursed Children are in fact vulnerable to Varanium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;But something seems strange...,&quot; said Enju. &quot;Ever since coming here, I've been feeling excited for some reason.&quot; Enju opened and closed her hands curiously. Of course you would, agreed Rentaro silently. The Varanium that Gastrea so hated also had an effect on Enju and the other girls, who were all infected with small amounts of the virus. Most Initiators, when they went outside the Monoliths, felt temporarily better, or even high. Their wounds also healed faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So clearly while inside the Monoliths the Cursed Children feel their effect. While it is clearly not deadly to them it does have an effect on them. It is also possible for Gastrea to survive inside of the Monoliths, though it seems impossible for them to pass between them. The difference is probably that Cursed Children only carry a small amount of the Gastrea virus inside them while a regular Gastrea carries a large amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following passage shows that Varanium bullets have the same effect on Cursed Children as they do on Gastrea&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enju's wound showed no sign of healing and was still oozing blood. Varanium bullets prevented a Gastrea from regenerating after being wounded, and it was no different for Initiators who were able to regenerate thanks to the Gastrea virus. Facing Varanium weapons, the was as vulnerable as a regular human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23590" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T23:01:59.727" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T23:01:59.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31918" CreationDate="2016-10-10T21:58:10.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiroe learned Tetra's secret by intuition, but he left it up to Tetra to tell Naotsugu that he's a dude. I doubt Shiroe kept it a secret from anyone else but Naotsugu since Tetra only said that he wants to tell Naotsugu himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28658" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T21:58:10.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36772" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36774" CreationDate="2016-10-10T22:32:57.373" Score="0" ViewCount="66094" Body="&lt;p&gt;In which episode did Naruto combine Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sage Mode?  If possible, how did he know, or who told him to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27569" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T04:22:02.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T00:02:01.227" Title="What episode did Naruto combine Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2515" CreationDate="2016-10-11T02:10:18.093" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;this is years late - but since it was the first google search result for my questions - I figured this answer might help someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.answers.wikia.com/wiki/If_you&amp;#39;re_not_suppost_to_age_in_the_soul_society,_how_does_rukia_and_renji_grow_up_from_kids_in_%22hanging_dog%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you're not suppost to age in the soul society, how does rukia and renji grow up from kids in &quot;hanging dog&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Souls without spirit power do not age in soul society. They also don't hunger and there is no evidence they are doing anything but waiting for the allotted time they must spend in Soul Society to pass before they are reborn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;In Chapter 0, the pilot chapter of Bleach that was later reprinted in Book of SOULS, the &quot;magic number&quot; was 80 years. But Kubo has not stated how many years a soul must spend in Soul Society in the proper Bleach storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Anyway, that aside, the point is that Rukia and Renji aged, because they had spiritual power. It was also why they could become hungry and could become Shinigami. &quot;Shinigami&quot; can and do age. They also give birth, die of old age and basically do everything humans do. Except that their lifespan is usually measured in hundreds of years and not decades. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28663" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T00:59:45.313" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T00:59:45.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36772" CreationDate="2016-10-11T02:51:15.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first part of your question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In which episode did Naruto combine Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sage Mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's episode 381, or chapter 645.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the last part...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If possible, how did he know, or who told him to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was Kyuubi who told Naruto that he'll let him use Sage Mode while also using his, as in Kyuubi, Chakra Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/COj2U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/COj2U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XTFQZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XTFQZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wu6jc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wu6jc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/COj2U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nine-Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XTFQZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Two Powers...!!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="28679" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T00:02:01.227" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T00:02:01.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-11T04:35:17.460" Score="2" ViewCount="3239" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1n0DYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of the scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From opening 16, what do these symbols mean and which episode exactly is it from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28666" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T15:56:37.247" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:57:24.863" Title="Which episode explains the meaning of the symbols on the palm of the hands?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36776" CreationDate="2016-10-11T05:15:54.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember Gaara's tattoo on his forehead. If both symbols are combined, it forms 愛 (&lt;em&gt;ai&lt;/em&gt;) symbol, which means &quot;love&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27694" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T15:57:24.863" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:57:24.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36776" CreationDate="2016-10-11T08:00:11.137" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The symbols can be found on an old man called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Bunpuku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bunpuku&lt;/a&gt;'s both palms. He was the former Jinchūriki of Sunagakure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Watch Naruto Shippūden episode 392&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xzeux.png&quot; width=&quot;350&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In his &lt;em&gt;left palm&lt;/em&gt;, the kanji &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20%E5%8F%97&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[受]{うける} (U-ke-ru)&lt;/a&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;accept&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;receive&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  In his &lt;em&gt;right palm&lt;/em&gt;, the kanji &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20%E5%BF%83&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[心]{こころ} (Ko-ko-ro)&lt;/a&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;heart&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;mind&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Together with two palms, it forms the kanji &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20%E6%84%9B&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[愛]{いとしい} (I-to-shi)&lt;/a&gt; which means &lt;strong&gt;love&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;affection&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aqjVE.png&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bZj4z.png&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T08:00:11.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36784" CreationDate="2016-10-11T12:46:16.930" Score="4" ViewCount="1549" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know from chapter 529 of Bleach, every Shinigami receives his Zanpacto as Asauchi, and Asaushi adapts to soul of his wielder. Which means, that transformation to Shinigami, and obtaining Zanpacto by Shinigami are not really related, and that newcomer Shinigami should not have Zanpacto just because he became Shinigami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, when Ichigo receives his Shinigami powers from Rukia, he has Zanpacto instantly. Later we know, that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It was not really Zanpacto, but manifestation of Ichigo Quincy powers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But initially nobody knows that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why not a single Shinigami, who knows, that Ichigo became Shinigami in extraordinal conditions (and thus, never received Asaushi), never asks, where did Ichigo got his Zanpacto, while it is clear, that he didn't received it from Ōetsu Nimaiya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T14:52:45.120" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T16:01:32.467" Title="Why not a single Shinigami was surprised by fact, that Ichigo has Zanpacto?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36783" CreationDate="2016-10-11T15:23:36.730" Score="1" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the One-Piece manga and anime they showed that when a devil-fruit user dies, his ability leaves his body, and materialises in a nearby fruit (like how Smiley's axolotl or and Ace's flare-flare ability became a new fruit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happens if you dye with a SMILE in your body? Does that become a proper devil fruit, a new SMILE fruit or it never becomes a new fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T15:45:22.933" Title="Dying with a SMILE" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36741" CreationDate="2016-10-11T15:24:53.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct on the 3-eyed guy being Ugo. As for the 2-eyed guy, I believe it is an amalgamation of Rukh from old kings. If you notice, Ugo states you guys implying there are more than one and the 2-eyed being says that Sinbad has done enough and unveils him from inside. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hint would be the fact that the 2-eyed being is seen above speaking directly to Sinbad as Sinbad is crawling on the ground and says, &quot;Divine providence...the one that reaches the top will fall...Old kings?.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sinbad's Rukh leaves his body near the end of the frames as it goes to join the old kings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps, the angles are tricky to understand sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25687" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T15:24:53.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36781" CreationDate="2016-10-11T15:45:22.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;SMILE fruits are man-made Devil-fruits. That being said they have not been completely talked about in depth. We saw previews of side-effects from users. The episodes on Punk-Hazard with Caeser Clown talk a little about SMILEs but nothing about when a person dies. We see that a side-effect may be the fact that the person has a hard time transforming back to a human and may also get black horns (Island of Zou, Zou Arc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the fruits are man-made and have obvious flaws, I would guess that they would not be recreated if someone died, otherwise there would be no need for multiple factories. That is an opinion though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25687" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T15:45:22.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36779" CreationDate="2016-10-11T16:01:32.467" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ichigo may seem like a one off outlier, but in fact, there was another character, mentioned by Nimaiya himself, who was not a Gotei member but had a zanpaktou, Zaraki. Kenpachi Zaraki took an Asuchi off of a dead shinigami, who he may or may not have killed first. This gave him a zankakuto that he used to great success against the Kenpachi of that time. This shows Asuchi are transferable to some degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second and also the important, when Ichigo first got his powers, he got them from Rukia. Rukia was an above average Shinigami who already had shikai. When she gave him his powers, she did not find it strange he had a Zanpakuto, she rather found that its massive size was strange. She, someone who had to get an Asuchi to have a Zanpakuto, was not focused on Ichigo's possession of one, Which hints that she gave him hers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Ichigo most likely got his Asuchi from Rukia, But that leaves a few plot holes in place. When did she get it back, or did she ever. If she never got it back, why did Nimaiya say he did not have one, and why did Rukia clearly have one during the Arancar arc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This all boils down to being a Plot hole. Asuchi were not fully fleshed out in the beginning of the series, so they were mostly left vague. But that is not the question here, The question is why they were not surprised he had one. The best answer for that is unfortunately only Theory, the theory that they thought he still had Rukia's Asuchi, or perhaps obtained one from someone else somehow. As noted with Zaraki, it is entirely possible for non Gotei 13 members to obtain Asuchi, though it is rare. In any case, it did not matter to them. If they thought about it, they would have probably thought he stole/borrowed it from Rukia, or maybe though some unknown means obtained a second one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Basically, when he showed up, he had a Zanpakuto, how he got it was irrelevant to them. Though very rare, there was other methods to getting an Asuchi besides becoming a Gotei 13 Shinigami. From a Plot persepctive, Its a hole. One can only Theorize how everything played out. My personal theory on this is that Byakuya broke it, and since he lost Rukias powers at that time, it never healed and was discarded. Rukia then likely got a new one from the Gotei 13. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T16:01:32.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29216" CreationDate="2016-10-11T22:49:20.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter how strong he may be, Saitama wasn't holding his breath until after a few seconds of being on the moon. the minute he left the atmosphere, the air inside him, which is normal oxygen and nitrogen, would be sucked out. Strength has nothing to do with his oxygen deprivation. No breath holding equals no oxygen, so no reaction to oxygen loss equals no oxygen dependency. Saitama can't die from space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28676" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T22:49:20.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="241" CreationDate="2016-10-12T01:05:07.490" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We realized it is more cause Kenshin has a Split personality. When he is forced to get serious in a battle and loses himself to it his personality changes. The prime example is when he was fighting an old rival from the war after Sanoske got hurt. He punched himself in the face to bring his kinder much gentler self out. When his eyes change. You know his other personality has emerged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28678" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T01:05:07.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42278" CreationDate="2016-10-12T02:18:56.050" Score="8" ViewCount="26464" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) my current interpretation of the X on someone's face is that the protagonist does not wish to acknowledge or socialize with this person. An extension of this could be perhaps that he does not wish to hear their &quot;voice&quot;, if we were to stretch somewhat on the themes of the story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ueno is the only person I can think of when in the reconciliation phase gets the X on and off. I can understand it being a part of the protagonist's difficulty in attempting to reconcile with her and understand her motives (which interestingly play similarly to his own of attempting to reconcile Shoko with her classmates while she tries to reconcile him with his).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Silent_Voice_(manga)#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; suggests it is his disgust for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for any other interpretation preferably with evidence of when the X comes on and off. Is there a concrete pattern behind why and when the X is put on a person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I have time and can find the images I'll add a few with chapter references to better show examples of what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T05:14:12.800" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T23:00:33.937" Title="What is the significance of the X on people's faces from Shouya's perspective and why does Ueno get the X on and off?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36790" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37258" CreationDate="2016-10-12T09:24:28.393" Score="6" ViewCount="22142" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the recent story of Dragon Ball Super, the present Zamasu has been killed by Lord Beerus but is still alive in the future. It has been told that Goku Black is Zamasu in Goku's Body, while Zamasu is the one from the past. All these things seem messed up. Can anyone provide a simple explanation of how all this timeline stuff works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23639" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T21:03:31.537" LastActivityDate="2018-05-07T08:28:09.913" Title="Why is Zamasu alive in the future when he was killed by Lord Beerus in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-12T09:59:45.153" Score="0" ViewCount="1836" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of anime set in the distant future doesn't specify the calendar year, so it ends up with something like &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Before the...&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;XX years ago&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the future-themed anime such as &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; have their own calendar era which is Universal Century and Age respectively. We can't convert or compare the alternate calendar of the Anime to our real-life Gregorian calendar, so it might be helpful if the Anime has a similar calendar to ours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my research, &lt;em&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&lt;/em&gt; is the anime that is set in the most distant future as of today, in AD 2801.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-26T11:54:46.450" LastActivityDate="2021-04-11T12:16:09.817" Title="What is the anime that is set in the most distant future of today?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2020-12-26T11:54:46.450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36791" CreationDate="2016-10-12T10:00:31.747" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like &lt;em&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&lt;/em&gt; is the Anime that is set in the most distant future (AD 3596). You can squeeze it in or append the list if you found any Anime that is set in the era between the Anime(s) or further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blue Gender&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Yuji wakes up from cryogenic sleep in 2031 and the story begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evangelion 3.0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The events of Evangelion 3.0 occur in 2032, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Evangelion_3.0#Operation_US.2C_Wille.2C_and_the_AAA_Wunder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;14 years&lt;/a&gt; after Evangelion 2.0 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Timeline#2007_or_2018.3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assumed in 2018&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The most distant timeline in the series take place in year 2034.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The main story starts 10 years after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_Christmas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lost Christmas&lt;/a&gt; incident on the Christmas eve in 2029. So it's 2039.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Voices of a Distant Star&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The story begins in 2047.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Freezing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In 2065, Earth is in the middle of a war with extra-dimensional aliens called Nova.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Psycho-Pass&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The main events of the first two seasons of Psycho-Pass span the years 2112-2114.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Infinite Ryvius&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Set in the year 2225, mankind has spread from Earth to inhabit nearly all the planets or nearby moons in colonies and settlements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lily C.A.T.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The year is 2264 when the space exploration begins for the main cast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gundam 00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The series is set in 2307 AD. Gundam 00 is the only Gundam based in the AD/CE timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expelled from Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Set in the year &lt;a href=&quot;http://rakuen-tsuiho.com/story.php#TEXT_STORY3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2400 AD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cyber City Oedo 808&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Set in the year 2808 in the city of Oedo (Tokyo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legend of the Galactic Heroes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Set in 3596, Space Era calendar replacing the Gregorian calendar, with 2801 AD now being SE 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-26T11:55:59.680" LastActivityDate="2020-12-26T11:55:59.680" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2020-12-26T11:55:59.680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36669" CreationDate="2016-10-12T10:22:26.940" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading Order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/11425/Grappler_Baki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grappler Baki&lt;/a&gt; - 1991 to 1999&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/73425/Grappler_Baki_Gaiden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grappler Baki Gaiden&lt;/a&gt; - 1999, &lt;em&gt;Grappler Baki Spin-off&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/5157/Baki__New_Grappler_Baki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki: New Grappler Baki&lt;/a&gt; - 1999 to 2005, &lt;em&gt;Grappler Baki Sequel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/72785/Baki_Tokubetsu-hen_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki Tokubetsu-hen Saga&lt;/a&gt; - 2002, &lt;em&gt;Baki: New Grappler Baki Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/72789/Baki_Gaiden__Kizuzura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki Gaiden: Kizuzura&lt;/a&gt; - 2012 to 2013, &lt;em&gt;Baki: New Grappler Baki Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/72787/Baki_Gaiden__Kenjin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki Gaiden: Kenjin&lt;/a&gt; - 2013 to ?, &lt;em&gt;Baki: New Grappler Baki Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/7760/Hanma_Baki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanma Baki&lt;/a&gt; - 2005 to 2012, &lt;em&gt;Baki: New Grappler Baki Sequel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/13122/Baki_Gaiden__Scarface&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki Gaiden: Scarface&lt;/a&gt; - 2005 to ?, &lt;em&gt;Baki: New Grappler Baki &amp;amp; Hanma Baki Side Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/72299/Baki-dou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baki-dou&lt;/a&gt; - 2014 to 2018, &lt;em&gt;Hanma Baki Sequel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T19:37:19.113" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T19:37:19.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-12T10:26:27.940" Score="0" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find the song that plays in Bleach Episode 51, around 6:55 after Tosen appears behind Komumura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28683" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T06:22:20.350" Title="What song is this in Bleach Episode 51?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20851" CreationDate="2016-10-12T11:34:04.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the people whom you mentioned (Naruto, Jiraiya, and Kabuto) were taught Senjutsu even though they were eager or not. Not sure about Hashirama because it was never mentioned in the anime or manga, but Orochimaru wanted to learn it and failed. You see, whether it is the giant snake, the great elder frog, or some guy from the Hidden Woods, where Hashirama must have learnt Senjutsu, should decide to teach you the Senjutsu. Some Uchihas would have tried and failed or gotten rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28684" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T01:49:56.860" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T01:49:56.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-12T11:49:37.353" Score="1" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;p&gt;What harm would come if Naruto was told the fact about his lineage?&#xA;&lt;br&gt;Why didn't they just hide the fact that Naruto was a Jinchuuriki to save him from the outcast treatment from the villagers during his childhood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28393" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T16:17:44.333" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T03:27:00.193" Title="Why hide Naruto's identity?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36797" CreationDate="2016-10-12T15:36:09.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto's dad, Minato Namikaze (aka Fourth Hokage), was a famous ninja and, of course, had a lot of enemies, and if his enemies knew his son's identity they would go after him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Orphaned, Naruto grew up not knowing who his parents were, receiving only his mother's surname, as Hiruzen wanted to &lt;strong&gt;protect Naruto from his father's enemies&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, they could have just told Naruto his parents identity, but since the villagers hated him he might think that the only way to stop their hatred is by telling them his parents identity. Which would then lead to the spreading of the word and people hunting him down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="28679" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T03:27:00.193" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T03:27:00.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36806" CreationDate="2016-10-12T16:52:50.193" Score="2" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Noragami Aragoto episode 02, Bishama's doctor, Kugaha, controls ayakashi. He made it so that the green ayakashi smashes the ground backing him up from Yato's continues attack. Basically, he has ayakashi pets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are wolves with masks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGAWw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGAWwm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wolves&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of them is a green insect-like ayakashi with a mask in the middle of its head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4VfJ3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4VfJ3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Insect&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They appear to be friendly with Kugaha even though ayakashi are kegare (bad) which has to be killed by Gods and Divine Instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How is this possible?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T00:01:26.750" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T00:01:26.750" Title="How can regalia control ayakashi?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36801" CreationDate="2016-10-13T01:48:15.450" Score="3" ViewCount="44426" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like my question is asking, what are the exact abilities of the Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only know that Rinnegan users can bring the dead back to life, absorb chakra, extracted people's souls while also reading their minds, summon people and animals, and sharing vision with the Six Paths of Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course I know there are more abilities the Rinnegan grants, but I don't know them. Would you please answer with as much detail as possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28679" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T03:18:06.187" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T06:31:56.770" Title="What are the exact abilities of the Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36800" CreationDate="2016-10-13T02:03:49.543" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan grants the wielder a wide range of abilities without any known chakra requirement to keep the eyes active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Although some abilities are only available to the original owner of the Rinnegan, even the possession of one can grant overwhelming power.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Rinnegan can see chakra, as well as its flow within the body and the activated tenketsu of the Eight Gates, but cannot see through smoke bombs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Rinnegan user can easily master any jutsu and all five nature transformations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Create black receivers in which they can transmit their chakra&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fully decipher the stone tablet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Counter the effects of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possessing the Rinnegan grants the user abilities known as the Six Paths Techniques (despite the name, there’s actually seven paths): Deva Path, Asura Path, Human Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, Naraka Path, and the Outer Path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Deva_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deva Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user the ability to manipulate attractive and repulsive forces with objects and people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Asura_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asura Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user the ability to augment their own body to summon mechanised armour and various ballistic and mechanical weaponry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Human Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user the ability to read the mind of any target by placing his/her hand on the target's head or chest and yanking the soul out of the body, which then kills the target.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animal Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user the ability of summoning various animals and creatures which requires no blood sacrifice nor hand seals. The Animal Path can also summon people which require hand signs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Preta_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Preta Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user the ability to absorb chakra in any form, including most ninjutsu, using the Blocking Technique Absorption Seal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naraka_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naraka Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user two main abilities: interrogation and restoration, by using the King of Hell.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Outer Path&lt;/a&gt;: grants the user the ability to revive the dead, transmit chakra to receivers, as well as manifest chakra chains, which can be used to blind tailed beasts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Paths mentioned above, not counting the Outer Path, can be distributed to the Six Paths of Pain — six bodies embedded with black receivers, which the user can control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user can also summon and control the Gedo Statue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The user is also granted a shared field of vision with the Six Paths of Pain, the King of Hell, and the Animal Path's summons, which possess copies of the Rinnegan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Rinnegan users like Madara, Sasuke, and Momoshiki have some abilities others don’t.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Madara can create corporeal shadows in the invisible world of Limbo, which is only visible to the Rinnegan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sasuke's Rinnegan allows him to shift spaces within a certain range of himself, and create portals to other dimensions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Momoshiki is able to absorb any ninjutsu with his right Rinnegan and subsequently release it from his left, transform others into chakra-filled edibles, and use a space–time ninjutsu to travel to and from a separate dimension.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T02:18:49.140" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T02:18:49.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10050" CreationDate="2016-10-13T05:51:54.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another potential source, in addition to the above-mentioned sources and possibly influences by them, is earlier anime. Kill la Kill makes frequent direct and indirect references to earlier works, and this scene from a prominent 80's sci-fi anime could have been what they are referring to by breaking glasses (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJDJ-ooENU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJDJ-ooENU&lt;/a&gt;). Admittedly, this is hardly the first instance of Germanophilia or Semitophilia in anime or Japanese culture in general and its sources could be earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28697" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T05:51:54.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36816" CreationDate="2016-10-13T07:55:02.117" Score="5" ViewCount="4701" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently finished watching Yu Yu Hakusho and in that there was a fight between Jin and one of Yusuke's fathers friends, where the opponent said that &quot;I had a chance to fight with your father the thunder god!&quot; and then goes to a flashback where they show him fighting with a guy looking just like his father&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I then did some searching around in the internet and when I search for &quot;Thunder god Yu Yu Hakusho&quot; I still get Yusuke's dad, so is Raizen the thunder god? then does that mean Yusuke and Jin are half brothers??? can anyone help me get clarity on this? thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28698" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T08:45:34.367" LastActivityDate="2019-12-06T16:26:01.140" Title="Are Yusuke and Jin half brothers?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-13T07:55:13.310" Score="3" ViewCount="813" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear, that transmutation circle in FMA plays significant role for transmutation result. I really doubt, that, for example, Isaac McDougal can use Mustang's circle for water transmutations, and vice versa. But during Brotherhood series, there several example of usage of same transmutation circle for different goals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First example - Alphonse circle. For instance, aside of creating things such as cage for Paninya, in Liore he also manages to fix radio (which is fairly complex device) with same circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is Roy Mustang, who was able to use his circle for at least two really different transmutations - his common attack with burning oxygen in air, and dissipating water to hydrogen and oxygen during first encounter with Lust under fifth lab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, question is - how important is pattern of circle, and is there any hints, what variety of transmutations are allowed with single circle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T16:51:32.527" Title="How important is transmutation circle pattern?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36799" CreationDate="2016-10-13T08:57:18.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was explained in later episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The mask was put on the ayakashi's face so that it can be controlled. There was an occasion where the mask was broken and the controller lost control of the ayakashi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T23:59:58.460" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T23:59:58.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-13T09:20:28.003" Score="8" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching some live shows of Aqours, it seems to me that LL-Sunshine is doing what boy bands do all the time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rotate the aging members out and replace them with younger ones.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/otonokizaka/worldwide/news.php#2019&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this interesting piece of news&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2016/02/29&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;　“μ’S FINAL LOVE LIVE! ～μ’SIC FOREVER♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪”&#xA;THE LIVE CONCERT FROM LOVE LIVE! 　&#xA;TO BE STREAMED LIVE IN THEATERS IN ASIA AND OSEANIA[sic]! – UPDATED!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were Aqours created to replace the aging μ’S?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorDisplayName="user54049" LastEditDate="2020-07-07T03:14:19.713" LastActivityDate="2020-07-07T03:14:19.713" Title="Was Aqours created to rotate out μ’S?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36817" CreationDate="2016-10-13T09:58:07.713" Score="0" ViewCount="1108" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the first, I think, initial D is the fabulous initial. Until now, all of D are the strongest people in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, and that been proven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to me, whose people have initial D is the good man. But why Marshall D. Teach is the bad man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28646" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-12-17T09:51:24.987" LastActivityDate="2018-12-17T09:51:24.987" Title="The significance of characters having initial D in their name in One Piece" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36800" CreationDate="2016-10-13T09:59:08.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the Rinnegan you can also summon the Juubi (Ten Tails). Chakra rods can be used to transmit the signals, and can disturb the chakra flow when inserted. Whereas Sasuke, with his advanced Rinnegan with Sharingan, can teleport himself to an object in sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28684" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T19:41:43.150" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T19:41:43.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36454" CreationDate="2016-10-13T10:41:35.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on a theory from Japanese audiences (&lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb225.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;), the pink blood is only shown on school life/game (class trial) setting (e.g. DR1 and DR2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;学生じゃないからじゃね&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Isn't it because they are not students already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;学級裁判とは違ってゲームじゃないって事じゃね？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Isn't it because it's different from class trial game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for personal theory extending from this theory, it has something to do with &lt;em&gt;school life → age → &amp;quot;censoring&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Now that they have graduated (or &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;matured&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;) in DR3:Future, the blood is shown red, just as real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Note: however, &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb128.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some blood is (or looks like) pink in Future's OP scene&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T10:41:35.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-13T12:28:26.297" Score="3" ViewCount="526" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai, when Mori Summer was fighting Mjolnir Hammer for the possession of Mabinogion, Mori Summer used the incantation, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reality, be rent! （はぜろレアル！）&#xA;  Synapse, break! （はじけろシナプス！）&#xA;  Vanishment, this world! （バニシュメントティスワルド！）&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same incantation as what Tyrant Eye uses to transform (henshin). Mjolnir Hammer and Dark Flame Master also uses the same incantation. If I remember correctly, Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII also uses the same incantation. This is understandable since Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was friends with Dark Flame Master and went to the same school if I remember correctly. Tyrant Eye came into existence due to Dark Flame Master. Mjolnir Hammer is servant to Tyrant Eye. So them sharing the same incantation is perfectly understandable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Mori Summer who went to a different school and has no connection whatsoever with them, except Mjolnir Hammer, was using the same incantation. Why is that? Is there an in universe explanation why Mori Summer is using the same henshin incantation despite coming from a different branch of chuunibyou-ism? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2021-05-12T05:58:44.997" Title="Why would Mori Summer use the same incantation as Tyrant Eye?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-13T13:30:18.100" Score="2" ViewCount="1594" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the FMA:B series, the homunculi aren't supposed to grow old. Moreover, all of the homunculi other than Wrath (King Bradley) could regenerate themselves. This even includes Greed, who's also a human-based homunculus. We also see in the series that during Bradley's death, his body degenerated. If he was able to grow normally then there shouldn't be such things happening to his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T13:42:36.753" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T19:13:30.633" Title="How was Fuhrer King Bradley able to grow old?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-10-14T01:26:45.380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36804" CreationDate="2016-10-13T17:08:34.887" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I found the episode you were talking about: &lt;i&gt;Episode 107: The Demon World Tournament Begins&lt;/i&gt;. The episode includes the battle between Jin and Soketsu, one of Raizen's old friends. According to the subtitles on Funimation's site, Soketsu never mentions Jin's father. There is a flashback to a fight between Raizen and Soketsu, however. Soketsu mentions that Jin is tenacious just like he was when he fought Raizen. Jin and Soketsu go on to say they both want to fight the son of Raizen (Yusuke).  This wiki page mentions that Soketsu erroneously calls Jin the son of Raizen in a variant of the English dub: &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Souketsu&quot;&gt;http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Souketsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Jin is not really the son of Raizen. This is just an error in translation. Even if he was, he wouldn't be Yusuke's brother (or half-brother). Yusuke and other characters call Raizen Yusuke's father, but he actually isn't. Raizen is Yusuke's ancestor, not his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Conclusion: Jin and Yusuke are not brothers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T17:08:34.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36808" CreationDate="2016-10-13T17:15:26.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Elaborating a bit on the will of D. In short all people born with the middle initial of D have the power to greatly influence or change the current course of history. No person with the name &quot;D.&quot; has ever been just a normal person they are the people you see in the news headlines traveling the world and wrecking s***. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ace, Luffy, Blackbeard, Dragon, Trafalager Law and Gol D. Rodgers all bear this name and are all major characters in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now determining who is a a &quot;good guy&quot; and who is a &quot;bad guy&quot; is not based off of having the name. It only means that these characters are major and significant or will become major and significant later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some speculation as to the will of D relating to the poneglyphs and the tenryubito in the holy land and whatnot but no cannon plot has focused on that yet. My suggestion is to just stay tuned...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T19:47:16.503" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T19:47:16.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36813" CreationDate="2016-10-13T17:40:09.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;King Bradley was part human and part homunculus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was born human and raised in a facility to train boys to rule.  They were injected with philospher stones and, in most cases, died. They could only survive if one strong soul took control of the body. Only Bradley was able to survive the process but it is unclear whether he truely did.  A philosopher's stone contains many human souls and not even Bradley knows if the one controlling his body is the same one he started with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As his body is mostly human, it ages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that the only other known human to survive this is Ling who became Greed. It was clear in that case that both souls remained in Ling's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T17:40:09.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36808" CreationDate="2016-10-13T17:54:29.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't truely know what the Will of D is or what D stands for.  While most are considered good guys right now, the name now is not inherently good or bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are correct that only one character both has a middle initial D and is an antagonist right now. Marshall D. Teach, however, is not really a true D according to Whitebeard.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;You're not one of them... the men that Roger waits for... are a very&#xA;  rare few... but not you, Teach. You are not one of them. Those who&#xA;  carry the will of Roger... and now have also come to carry the will of&#xA;  the late Ace... even though the bloodline has been extinguished their&#xA;  flame has yet to disappear.&quot; - Whitebeard's dying words...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is more but typing it here doesn't do it justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T17:54:29.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20777" CreationDate="2016-10-13T22:08:42.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been revealed now in the manga. Please note that this contains major spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The basement key... does not open the basement.  The basement contains a modest office that looks ordinary.  The key opens  a hidden drawer in the desk which... is empty.  But the drawer has a hidden compartment which contains three books.  A book contains a photo of a family.  On the back of the photo is a note indicating that this is a photo, not a drawing, and that is proves humanity is alive beyond the walls.  The books give Eren's father's life story and how that relates to their current situation.  That is being revealled in current chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T22:08:42.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20777" CreationDate="2016-10-14T01:45:37.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Updating @kaine's answer... The latest manga (Issue 86) has given further info regarding the key. Major spoilers follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The book Eren finds in the drawer opened by the key expands the universe in which the characters live on, saying that not only humanity has not been confined (and on brinks of extinction) but that the ones inside said wall are somewhat &lt;em&gt;exiled&lt;/em&gt; from the &quot;main&quot;, dystopic society. Eren's father himself was exiled after plotting against the rulers of said society alongside with his &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; wife, after his &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; son betrayed the couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; know &lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; the beast titan is, then the following spoiler (also major, so please be careful) will be an upsetting twist of events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It has also been revealed that he is the son who betrayed Grisha Yaeger and, conclusively, Eren's halfbrother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6408" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T01:45:37.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36831" CreationDate="2016-10-14T04:35:29.890" Score="3" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I came across this scene in the anime, and was confused about the Rinnegan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zt5oB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zt5oB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tenji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lord Tenji&lt;/a&gt; being wrapped up by the God Tree when he asks &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaguya&lt;/a&gt; about who she was.&lt;br&gt;Episode 460&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28393" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T21:26:39.520" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T21:26:39.520" Title="Is there any explanation for the Rinnegan being on people?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19805" CreationDate="2016-10-14T05:15:10.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Recent as 10/14/2016- In Disney Channel Philippines, The bath scene between the girls and the father in My Neighbor Totoro was cut out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By doing so, they cut a subplot that should have explained why the dust spirits left the home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28714" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T13:28:56.840" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T13:28:56.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32032" CreationDate="2016-10-14T05:34:45.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a one shot of &lt;em&gt;Attack On Titan&lt;/em&gt; where it is shown that a pregnant woman was once consumed by a titan. However, once the titan was slain, the baby that existed in the womb was in healthy condition, though the mother was dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24477" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-18T21:32:21.547" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T21:32:21.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36795" CreationDate="2016-10-14T06:03:52.757" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Opening     D-tecnoLife&#xA;Ending   Happypeople&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28646" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T06:03:52.757" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36826" CreationDate="2016-10-14T06:24:34.847" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is due to the effect of Infinite Tsukuyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once it is cast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All those who fall under its gaze are trapped in the genjutsu, with the Rinnegan's design appearing in their eyes to represent its influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like when you can see the Sharingan pattern in Kyuubi's eyes when it was under Obito's control during the attack on Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&quot;&gt;Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28715" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T15:33:21.607" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T15:33:21.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2016-10-14T06:32:05.273" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yachiru is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; Kenpachi's Zanpakuto or the spirit of his Zanpakuto. She is a Shinigami who has her &lt;em&gt;own&lt;/em&gt; Zanpakuto as shown in her battle against Gremmy 'the Quincy who could make things he imagined real'. She is a soul from Kasajishi district of Rukongai. She may or may not have been near Kenpachi before he gained his Bankai as she disappeared immediately after seeing Kenpachi slice the meteorite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only reasons I have for Kenpachi seeing Yachiru before releasing his Bankai are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He may have only imagined her, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His Zanpakuto might have taken the form of Yachiru as she is the only one Kenpachi ever listens to&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28716" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T11:18:40.483" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T11:18:40.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36849" CreationDate="2016-10-14T07:32:22.037" Score="-1" ViewCount="1940" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that season 2 of &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; will be aired only after the Toonami broadcast of season 1 is over. Does anyone know when the second season will be broadcast, or rather, when the Toonami dub will end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28718" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T01:53:08.093" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T06:12:18.163" Title="When is One Punch Man season 2 airing?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-04-09T17:48:13.790" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36835" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36837" CreationDate="2016-10-14T07:35:11.643" Score="2" ViewCount="2220" Body="&lt;p&gt;How could spirit bomb kill Majin Buu when Frieza wasn't much affected by it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of us know that Majin Buu was far stronger than Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastEditorUserId="28165" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T08:06:01.767" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T09:42:01.723" Title="How could spirit bomb kill Majin Buu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36835" CreationDate="2016-10-14T09:42:01.723" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The spirit bomb against Majin Buu was simply far more powerful than the one used against Frieza.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The strength of a spirit bomb depends on the amount of energy the user can gather.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;During the fight against Frieza the energy comes from Namek and some nearby planets. At that point the population on Namek was quite decimated so there wasn't much energy from there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Against Majin Buu the energy came from the strongly populated Earth, the Other World, New Namek and the rest of the surviving planets of the sector. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : Dragon Ball Wiki articles regarding the Spirit Bombs against &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Large_Spirit_Bomb&quot;&gt;Frieza&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Spirit_Bomb&quot;&gt;Majin Buu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T09:42:01.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-14T10:06:21.760" Score="7" ViewCount="28606" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been three designs of the masks of Tobi/Obito shown in the Naruto (anime/manga). Is there any significance behind the masks and the designs, or is it just a design and something to be ignored?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AFx4N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AFx4N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mask-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phqhQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phqhQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mask-2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XY5dq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XY5dq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mask-3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28393" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T15:13:34.720" LastActivityDate="2021-02-10T14:24:15.827" Title="Significance of the different designs of Tobi's/Obito's masks" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36838" CreationDate="2016-10-14T13:51:19.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The masks in each stage has their own significance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Spiral Mask&lt;/strong&gt; with center at the eye was designed by the mangaka to give the &lt;strong&gt;dimension switch&lt;/strong&gt; by Tobi a better look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Rinne-Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt; shaped mask was worn by Tobi during the Shinobi War to represent his mission i.e achieving the Rinne-Sharingan for the &lt;strong&gt;Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/strong&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these designs don't have any significance from the perspective of the storyline. They were just designed by the mangaka to have a stylish, appropriate appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T15:33:04.437" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T15:33:04.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2016-10-14T17:56:30.443" Score="8" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Searching Anime Character Database&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes you don't get results from an image search(Fan Art, Cosplay etc.) or you just remember the character but don't have any images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can search in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Character Database&lt;/a&gt; for the physical traits of the character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example let me use the image from &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21620#21620&quot;&gt;Dimitri mx's answer&lt;/a&gt; (sorry, but I couldn't think of an example image), taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://orig15.deviantart.net/faca/f/2012/342/6/1/white_haired_anime_characters_by_jonatan7-d5ng5ph.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DeviantArt&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://orig15.deviantart.net/faca/f/2012/342/6/1/white_haired_anime_characters_by_jonatan7-d5ng5ph.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose we want to know the second character in the last row.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We note that she seems to be female, has white hair (length we can't say for sure), blue eyes, and looks to be a teen or child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now go to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/search.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Character Database Search&lt;/a&gt;, enter the traits and press search.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s21.postimg.cc/eq2c9a5qv/Screenshot_from_2016_10_14_22_59_39.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There she is, as the first result&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s10.postimg.cc/fr1h2tlo9/ezgif_com_crop.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clicking on the result will give further details about her like the anime in which she has appeared, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s18.postimg.cc/yh35bxxqx/Screenshot_from_2016_10_14_23_20_20.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also use tags like Armor, Hair Ribbons, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; You can use filter to show safe images only, questionable only or everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28715" LastEditorUserId="28715" LastEditDate="2018-05-10T13:18:12.680" LastActivityDate="2018-05-10T13:18:12.680" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-10-14T17:56:30.443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36941" CreationDate="2016-10-14T19:48:58.023" Score="0" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I have finished the anime and been reading the manga but after Arc 2 when Subaru and Ram decide to go after Rem it abruptly finishes and Arc 3 starts after the battle with the demon dog. Soo does that mean there is no manga chapters for that fight? Or will it be released later? Or there are the manga chapters but I couldn't find them..?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28724" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T10:44:51.860" Title="Story gap between Manga Arc 2 and 3?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-14T21:36:46.537" Score="2" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are those devices in Ghost in the Shell they use to arrest suspects? It seemingly causes them to be paralyzed from the neck down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I saw in mentioned in the manga, but not the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28442" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T02:19:27.140" Title="What are those devices in Ghost in the Shell they use to arrest suspects?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36846" CreationDate="2016-10-14T22:09:08.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Couldn't find a wiki entry or anything like that, but from what I've seen (and I've seen all of GITS a few times) it's a special device to paralyze people or any other thing that has this port.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember any explanation about how it works, it just does. Section 9 uses it often enough throughout the years to assume it's reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39R8Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/39R8Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;An image of the neck port and a connection wire. Didn't find a paralyzing plug pic, so if somebody does, please edit it in.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T22:09:08.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36834" CreationDate="2016-10-15T00:16:25.037" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English dub. airing of season 1 on Toonami has ended already. And yes, it is true that season 2 will air after the season 1 airing. Although they haven't told us when exactly, it is expected to be airing in early 2017, but then again it could air in the Spring or even the Summer of next year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.itechpost.com/articles/40131/20161012/one-punch-man-2-latest-updates-news-spoilers-release-date.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Punch Man 2 Latest Updates, News, Spoilers, And Release Dates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T00:16:25.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36846" CreationDate="2016-10-15T00:36:30.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is in chapter three of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aBy2D.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aBy2D.png&quot; alt=&quot;manga pg 94&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently in the manga, it renders them unconcious, but their bodies can still be moved, but in the anime, they become temporarily quadriplegic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28442" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T00:36:30.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-15T11:20:08.963" Score="4" ViewCount="533" Body="&lt;p&gt;On two occasions in the &lt;em&gt;Kyoukai no Kanata&lt;/em&gt; anime franchise, Ayaka disclosed to Mirai how much A.K. (Akihito Kanbara) would pay for her nude photos. The first time was at 16:55 in episode 5 of the main series, but Ayaka's fingers covered most of the pay check so we aren't privy to the modeling fees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R4kBW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R4kBW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This is the minimum we&amp;#39;d be looking at for your modeling fees&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Ayaka bargained again in episode 2 of the Mini Theater, but it wasn't helpful that her voice was censored when she spoke of the modeling fees. However, five 10,000 yen notes were shown onscreen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nzRMb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nzRMb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;I can give you ***** yen&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we to take ¥50,000 as the price A.K. is willing to pay for Mirai's nude photos?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T16:20:20.907" Title="How much is A.K. willing to pay for Mirai's nude photos?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-15T11:52:23.423" Score="1" ViewCount="1058" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find the name of the song anywhere, and it's really bugging me. I need it as relaxation music. The song is at 9:53 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-471-the-two-of-themalways-716119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this episode&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28732" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T05:14:55.610" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T05:14:55.610" Title="What's the name of the song at 9:53 of episode 471 in Naruto: Shppuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-15T13:07:25.707" Score="1" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;As one can see from &lt;a href=&quot;http://mondaiji.wikia.com/wiki/Sakamaki_Izayoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mondaiji.wikia.com/wiki/Sakamaki_Izayoi&lt;/a&gt; , he has gained &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sun Authority: Leo: A Sun Authority stated to be the power of the Fifth Western Zodiac, Leo. Leo's power is based on the myth of the Nemean Lion, a beast who was completely impenetrable to blades. This protection was grated to Izayoi and blessed him with the same defense against blades, thus making it possible for Izayoi to safely catch the Spear of Indra and throw it back. In Last Embryo 1, the Minotaur attacked Izayoi with Proto Keravnos but he was completely unharmed despite that a single strike from Proto Keravnos can surpass the concept of &quot;slash&quot;. However, this Sun Authority is not effective against Gifts which could break the Gifts of stars or slay the Celestial Spirits, as seen in volume 12 when Laius successfully slashed Izayoi by his Harpe, though Izayoi weakened his attack and only received a small injury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who gave him the sun authority and when did it happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28733" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T13:07:25.707" Title="When and who gives Izayoi the sun authority of Leo?" Tags="&lt;mondaiji&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-15T13:35:28.760" Score="3" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is well known that &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt; is the second anime created by Key in collaboration with P.A.Works, the first being &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt; makes passing references to &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;, most of which can be found in episode 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the scene at 08:19 of episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZDeTC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZDeTC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;School principal and painting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The painting behind the school principal is the same as the painting hanging in the Anti-Angel Headquarters in &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This piqued my interest: is this a real painting, perhaps one that hangs in the Key office or in the Japanese school principal offices? Or has this appeared in other fictional work, like one of Key's visual novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. I know the probability is high that this is an original painting that first appeared in &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;, because a few seconds after the above scene, we could see the same calligraphy of the kanji character 心 (&lt;em&gt;kokoro&lt;/em&gt;) that is featured in episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Angel Beats!&lt;/em&gt;, meaning the two paintings could just be references to the first anime by Jun Maeda, but I need more input backed by facts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T13:24:20.227" Title="Has this painting appeared anywhere else besides Angel Beats! and Charlotte?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;&lt;charlotte&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37268" CreationDate="2016-10-15T14:19:13.593" Score="10" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me illustrate what I mean with a GIF:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bg0YV.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bg0YV.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Naoi believes wings for the president is fitting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually, the scenes between the three or four consecutive shots don't differ much except the zoom-ins (or whatever shots are used).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A variation of this technique was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/462jjd/anime_direction_and_overdirection_panning_shots/d027y09/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;termed&lt;/a&gt; the &quot;threepeat tilt up&quot; by a redditor, but is that the correct technical term for this kind of shots? Would the above GIF be called a &quot;fourpeat zoom in&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, was this technique borrowed from the film industry, or was it invented in anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T13:24:10.347" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T22:34:52.400" Title="What is the technical term for the &quot;consecutive, discrete zoom-in shots&quot; and what is its origin?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36853" CreationDate="2016-10-15T16:20:20.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact amount was never disclosed. speculation is as far as you can go with that question but id say more than 50k&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28450" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T16:20:20.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27440" CreationDate="2016-10-15T16:43:30.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tsunade said Naruto is on par with the speed of the 4th Raikage in biyuu mode so either one. Minato teleports and Obito moves between dimensions so they dont count&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28450" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T16:43:30.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-16T02:09:22.593" Score="-3" ViewCount="2654" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen people saying that the Hunter x Hunter episode 148 corresponds with chapter 388, but on every site I've checked they only had up to chapter 360. With this in mind, Where do I go to read past this point, or did the anime actually surpass the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28742" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T14:52:42.160" Title="Where do I read Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-10-16T19:48:25.203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36864" CreationDate="2016-10-16T04:09:36.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would recommend going to BN.com, Amazon.com, RightStuf.com and buying the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading manga online while convenient and free for you supports neither the Mangaka or the Manga/Anime industry here in the USA, or your respective country&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastEditorUserId="28340" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T14:52:42.160" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T14:52:42.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-16T04:56:08.180" Score="7" ViewCount="3759" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;survive the Thousand Year Blood War Arc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga &lt;strong&gt;did not&lt;/strong&gt; mention anything about them in the last chapter. They are both very important characters to the Bleach universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there were any subtle hints left by the author of Bleach  manga, Tite Kubo, to assert their death (or survival) in anyway. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3793" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T04:55:24.643" LastActivityDate="2019-09-25T11:21:02.407" Title="Did the following characters of Gotei 13 make it alive?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31052" CreationDate="2016-10-16T05:14:36.540" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;お爺さん or 叔父さん？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVc5j.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVc5j.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miryoku-tekina toshiue no otoko?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wSyUX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wSyUX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An attractive older man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wde5n.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wde5n.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you mentioned between the ages of 40 years an up and were asking for a term that represents the opposite of Honey Senpai's (Shota) character...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bizal.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bizal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then that would have to be an Older Man = Oji-san (uncle) or Ojiisan (old man).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F9Cob.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F9Cob.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can also be used as a slightly impolite way to address a middle aged man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q9LwG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q9LwG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have your doubts of such a genre existing, note that not all women prefer Shotas or Bishonens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4U4uc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4U4uc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is such a thing as an &quot;Ojisan Paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpdOw.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpdOw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23560" LastEditorUserId="23560" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T07:01:35.387" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T07:01:35.387" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30924" CreationDate="2016-10-16T05:59:29.897" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chiemi's twin sister Natsuko is the real ousama, but Nobuaki does not realize it since he wished for the Ousama Game to never come about, because of this Chiemi was forced to switch places with her twin (in the new dimension his wish created) and thanks to that Natsuko wasn't angry at her father for abandoning her and her curse never comes about and thus remains dormant within her system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TnFBR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TnFBR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mBgJg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mBgJg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pRHpC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pRHpC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since in Ousama Game-Kigen it is implied that strong negative emotions are what trigger the virus to emerge, remember the scene (with the original Natsuko)  where she was in the shed crying because her mother and the village were tormenting her due to the fact that she was in love with her own cousin? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That HUGE AMOUNT OF STRESS is what caused her immune system to weaken enough for the virus to enter her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently Nobuaki is unaware of this so he continues to go about his daily life and ask the twin Natsuko to be his girlfriend without knowing it's not Chiemi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(NOTE THE PAUSE &amp;amp; THE EXPRESSION ON HER FACE BEFORE SHE TOLD HIM YES) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3WIs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3WIs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ep8OV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ep8OV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3bnP1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3bnP1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94xct.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94xct.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;iN the end the virus will be laying in wait until a future generation triggers it to the point where another King's Game begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23560" LastEditorUserId="23560" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T07:21:45.817" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T07:21:45.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36872" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-10-16T07:13:51.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWFJA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWFJA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/beautiful-bones-sakurakos-investigation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime-Planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T07:13:51.247" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T07:13:51.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36873" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-10-16T07:13:51.247" Score="0" Body="Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru, (Alt title: Beautiful Bones - Sakurako’s Investigation, A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet) is a story about a female osteologist who loves bones and involved on some cases around bones" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T07:13:51.247" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T07:13:51.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23480" CreationDate="2016-10-16T08:08:40.850" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think hes is 26 no I'm accurate he is 26 because I searched the gintama wiki and plus in the sorachi's segment it said gin was in his twenties&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28748" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T08:08:40.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27299" CreationDate="2016-10-16T08:44:34.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The girl is Natsuno Himiko. She and Saitama are in the same universe, just that unlike the average superheroes who made their powers, she won powers because the gods gave her. Their duty is to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial invasions and demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is believed that a fight between the Battle Angel Himiko and Saitama would destroy the earth, and cause terrible consequences in space-time. The reason is, weapons of Himiko are divine. They are not linked to physical attacks, are attacks of a spiritual nature, their guns are not like those of Genos, do not throw fire or fatal bullets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In essence, Himiko is among the few heroes with divine powers, meaning that she could be a threat Kami level in the Universe Saitama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28749" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T17:42:31.670" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T17:42:31.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36103" CreationDate="2016-10-16T09:26:17.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I dont think they would be able to achieve it because I think it is partly linked to him being the same kind of race as Gowasu (as in mind)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28750" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T09:26:17.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36901" CreationDate="2016-10-16T21:38:38.377" Score="0" ViewCount="449" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Obito can travel through space-time, I wonder why he didn't just teleport to all those jinchuuriki? He could then easily bring them to an Akatsuki hideout where the combined force of them could capture them without others interfering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28736" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T16:11:09.273" Title="Why can Tobi not just use space-time ninjutsu to capture Bee and Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8835" CreationDate="2016-10-16T23:55:44.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This arc is what is called &quot;filler.&quot;  It is, as the name states, an arc or story line created by the animation team to &quot;fill&quot; time whilst waiting for the manga to progress further into the story so that the animation team can continue to produce the story.  It is not canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to answer the question that you posed, the arc takes place, chronologically speaking, after the Sousuke Aisen arc, but before the Fullbringer arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the &quot;replacements&quot; arc, in which a treasonous member of the research and development squad (12) creates mod-soul copies of the shinigami, is also a filler arc, and is non-canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28757" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T23:55:44.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31833" CreationDate="2016-10-17T00:23:09.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two words: Plot armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All jokes aside, this is never really explained.  It is touched upon, however, in the anime during the non-canon Bount filler arc.  The three special mod-souls created by Urahara to help Ichigo regain the power of his bankai, all used their own custom made Gigai.  Once again, this arc is non-canon and so are the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one may never have a satisfactory answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28757" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T00:23:09.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32434" CreationDate="2016-10-17T00:35:51.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer was stated in the same episode that it was revealed.  Yoruichi explained to Soifon that she did not want to teach Shunko to her because it was too unstable (if I recall correctly), with Yoruichi stating &quot;Even I can't control it.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I did not read all the comments under your question and did not see that you already knew that much, here is the rest of my answer;  This also explains why Soifon would never have witnessed Yoruichi using the technique, because it was unsuitable for battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28757" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T00:35:51.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32515" CreationDate="2016-10-17T00:46:16.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer?  Yes.  However, the arc you are speaking of does not exist in canon.  It was a filler arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to expand upon the actual answer to your question.  The Gotei 13 does know where he is, in-fact, they even know where his shop is.  The reason they don't arrest or execute him is because he is still a useful asset to them.  Now, if he was useless or ended up causing too much trouble, they would likely dispose of him, especially after he helped Ichigo and the others to gain entrance into the Seretei (sorry if I misspelled that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28757" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T00:46:16.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34127" CreationDate="2016-10-17T01:44:26.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only &quot;Prince of Darkness&quot; I can think of (in relation to music) would be Ozzy Osbourne.  Now, I couldn't say for certain that this is who they were referencing, as Japan could have their own &quot;Prince of Darkness,&quot; but Ozzy would be a good guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28757" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T01:44:26.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T06:16:08.537" Score="1" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Naruto: Shippuden before Madara is able to retrieve one of his Rinnegan after being revived, he fights with the Tailed Beasts by using Susanoo even when he's blind. How is that possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28765" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T18:08:11.797" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T18:08:11.797" Title="How was Madara able to summon Susanoo after he was revived by Rinne Tensei no jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-10-19T02:02:28.467" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T08:48:40.497" Score="-1" ViewCount="1906" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now Enel have the strong weapon. But when he face luffy, he lose. And then he go.&#xA;In my opinion i think enel going back to one piece story and then will be the man whose destroy a New World. &#xA;According you, where is enel? When he back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28646" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T09:22:29.487" Title="Where is Enel going after fight with Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-10-17T15:07:02.603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36894" CreationDate="2016-10-17T09:22:29.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Longing for the endless Vearth he went to the moon :3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23909" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T09:22:29.487" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T11:39:08.170" Score="3" ViewCount="1189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the last episode of Rewrite the anime. I am well aware that it is based on the visual novel of the same title. I have a question regarding the end of the anime. The end is rather &lt;em&gt;unusual&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At the end of the anime, Gaia successfully evoked Kagari's salvation. Humanity, including the main character, Koutarou, and the heroines are all wiped out too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that, I think that the ending is based on the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; bad end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;route. Is that really the case? If not, then which route was it based on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T16:18:52.340" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T16:20:09.887" Title="Which route is the Rewrite anime based on?" Tags="&lt;rewrite&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36897" CreationDate="2016-10-17T14:31:05.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rewrite anime is a &quot;new&quot; route which is basically an amalgamation of all the routes. It grabs events from all routes that are in the VN, plus some new content with Kagari (most probably inspired by the Harvest Festa fandisc, where Kagari has a similar personality).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler for Moon and Terra (i.e. second season)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As for the ending, all of the routes that branch off from the common route are &quot;bad&quot; endings. In some, humanity is either wiped out or reduced to a state where it has no future. In others, even if there are no obvious bad effects, it is hinted that humanity has a few dozen years of survival, maximum. The ending of anime is closest to Shizuru's end, where possessed Akane instruments Salvation through Kagari, but a few humans are just barely able to survive. But they probably die off, unable to rebuild human civilization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Terra: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is in Terra's route where humanity actually gains a future, thanks to the sacrifice of one random guy, which is central theme of the route (and the whole VN by extension).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T16:20:09.887" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T16:20:09.887" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36900" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36904" CreationDate="2016-10-17T15:48:41.873" Score="1" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to the opening theme song:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vjJrGeh1c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vjJrGeh1c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can recognize a few clips as being part of the series (e.g. Nappa tearing through the planes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the rest I cannot recollect being anywhere in the episodes. Do they appear in any part of any episode? If yes, is there a list connecting them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22200" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T12:33:09.720" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T12:33:09.720" Title="Are all (or most) of the clips in the DBZ opening theme song from the series episodes?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36884" CreationDate="2016-10-17T16:11:09.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is because of the nature of his jutsu. His jutsu works by moving whole or part of his body into the other space. His jutsu has a weakness in that the bigger the object he is transporting, the longer the time needed for him to do it. This was noted by Konan and was mentioned during the fight between Konan and Tobi when the latter was about to retrieve the Rinnegan from Nagato's corpse. If I remember correctly, to move his entire body he needs about 5 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now add another person to the equation and you get 10 whole seconds before he can do the jutsu successfully. 10 seconds next to a Jinchuuriki that knows you're going to kill him. There's no way they're just going to sit tight and enjoy the trip. So this makes kidnapping the Jinchuuriki and ganging up on them at the hideout like you're suggesting as an impossible thing to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T16:11:09.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36903" CreationDate="2016-10-17T16:35:14.983" Score="0" ViewCount="2026" Body="&lt;p&gt;The background music at 13:37 of episode 7 in Psycho-Pass season 1 is incredible but I am not able to identify it. I already tried music recognition apps like Shazam. They were not able to recognize it. It could be a modified or original version of Beethoven's 9th symphony. Can someone confirm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user28771" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T17:33:47.580" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T10:26:17.137" Title="What is the background music played in Psycho-Pass episode 7 at 13:37?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36902" CreationDate="2016-10-17T17:16:28.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Beethoven's 9th Symphony - Ode to joy. Here is the link to it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user28771" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T17:16:28.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36900" CreationDate="2016-10-17T17:28:39.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of those clips are from the movies.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;10s-21s;30s-36s : &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_The_Tree_of_Might&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Tree of Might&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;21s-30s;36s-38s;41s-45s : &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_The_World%27s_Strongest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The World's Strongest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;38s-41s : &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Dead_Zone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dead Zone&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T17:28:39.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36906" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T23:01:51.843" Score="3" ViewCount="384" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several analyses of Shinji Ikari's character compare him to Yesod. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Wikipedia has this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Yesod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yesod (Hebrew: יסוד &quot;foundation&quot;) is a sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life. Yesod is the sephirah below Hod and Netzach, and above Malkuth (the kingdom). It can be seen as the vehicle, from one thing or condition to another (the power of connection).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read some more on that, and I really didn't get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this connection / what traits does Shinji have in common with this sephirah? What symbolism does the MC of Eva have, in this context? Is it intended by the canon, or is it just an interpretation of the material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T02:53:32.133" LastActivityDate="2018-12-23T15:27:03.907" Title="Why do people keep comparing Shinji to Yesod?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T02:10:36.083" Score="2" ViewCount="16484" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the recent manga chapters, Natsu is seen fighting Gray, from Natsu's side, he just wants to move forward to beat FT's enemies, and I understand that Gray received his magic to kill END, but exactly why does he have to kill END? Did they explain this and I missed the chapter? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4674" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T03:48:11.710" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T05:07:45.710" Title="Why does Gray have to kill END?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36907" CreationDate="2016-10-18T02:52:18.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been following FT for a while, so would have to look for a confirmation. But from the previous manga I infer it is because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; END (Natsu) is one of Zeref's demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gray has a &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; ugly history with Zeref's demons. One of them (Deliora?) destroyed his hometown, family etc. Then the closest replacement to a parent sacrificed themselves to save his life and seal the demon. He also learns his father was basically kept alive as a Zombie by the demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then something curious happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He gains the abilities to KILL demons &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He discoveres Zeref created all these powerful creatures to kill himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After learning the true identity of END as the last of Zeref's demons, Gray decides to kill him for his revenge (aka Sasuke Syndrome)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T02:59:06.063" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T02:59:06.063" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34238" CreationDate="2016-10-18T04:27:10.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The protruding robotic wings on Nymph's head and Astrea's head are their ears because they have been used to communicate. Following this principle whereby the bell-shaped objects on Ikaros's head receive speech, those wings are their ears. I have never seen actual ears but those seem to fill the job. Also it shows that Ikaros uses those as ears which I hope provides some of the answer you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23285" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T20:42:37.230" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T20:42:37.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36924" CreationDate="2016-10-18T06:32:53.187" Score="7" ViewCount="18720" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to understand Karma-kun's answer the math problem in the Examination Finals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched references, and explanations to the problem but to no avail. I still couldn't understand the horrible explanations to the problem, and the answer assumes that you know their thought process is, which I don't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has an english translation of the problem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;young-il-long-kiyoshi.tumblr.com/post/125623681248/on-the-topic-of-the-final-maths-question-in-the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another link I found mentioning the problem but not explaining it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;angryanimebitches.com/2016/03/assassination-classroom-season-2-episode-12-the-principal-is-a-sore-loser/&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their is also a youtube video that explains Karma-kun's answer but even his explanation I still can't understand how he to the conclusion that the area of the center atom is equal to the half the area of the cube divided by two. &lt;strong&gt;a^3/2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;video link:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpDijhPlPQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weird Geometry (Assassination Classroom S2 E12)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I'm posting this is that there is no other way for me to understand the problem without asking in a thread.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want an explanation of the answer in &quot;high-school&quot; level of perspective, not a professional PhD level one...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to hear &quot;equidistant&quot;, &quot;inifinitesimal&quot;, &quot;vertex&quot; or any other technical terms that I can't comprehend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I demand too much, but please help me understand how Karma-kun got &lt;strong&gt;a^3/2&lt;/strong&gt;. The only perspective that I got from Karma is that all the 8 atoms form a cube of their own, and the middle point of that imaginary cube is equivalent to all the atoms inside the 8 individual cubes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the video says so as well, but how the in the world has it gone from &lt;strong&gt;A 1/8&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;2A&lt;/strong&gt;? and then &lt;strong&gt;a^3/2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as shown here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7oJPQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7oJPQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28781" LastEditorUserId="4484" LastEditDate="2018-12-06T21:57:37.533" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T03:50:34.297" Title="Clear explanation of karma-kun's answer to the final math problem in Assassination Classroom?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;&lt;mathematics&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36921" CreationDate="2016-10-18T07:00:12.390" Score="2" ViewCount="9520" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that to awaken Mangekyou Sharingan the wielder must witness the death of someone close to them like Itachi with Shisui's death,&#xA;Obito and Kakashi with Rin's, and Sasuke with Itachi's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whose death did Shisui see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T02:14:20.697" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T02:14:20.697" Title="How did Shisui awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:18:58.350" Score="1" ViewCount="1213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, &quot;kun&quot; is more casual and usually used for friends or those on the same level or lower in the &quot;hierarchy&quot; while &quot;san&quot; is more formal and used for those higher up in the &quot;hierarchy&quot; (older, in a higher grade at school, or in a higher-up position in the workplace.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that Naegi is a lot closer to Aoi than Togami. He spends a lot more time with her in Danganronpa the Animation and is together with her the whole time in Danganronpa 3: Side Future. They are also in the same grade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me he should be calling Aoi &quot;chan&quot; and Togami &quot;san&quot; if anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastActivityDate="2020-11-03T00:03:58.230" Title="Why does Naegi call Togami &quot;kun&quot; and Aoi &quot;san&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T14:01:49.220" Score="6" ViewCount="5308" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Kuroko no Basuke&lt;/em&gt;, Kiyoshi missed the first half of the year because he was undergoing rehab due to his injury against Kirisaki Daīchi High in the final match of Prelims the year before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, on rewatching Episode 8 of Season 2, where the flashback of the previous year's journey and Kiyoshi are focused on, I noticed that Kiyoshi looks down at his legs a number of times throughout the episode, even before the injury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most specific scene however is ~15mins into the episode, just after Hyuga compliments Kiyoshi on his dunk, we see Kiyoshi wincing and see his leg is quivering. This seems like a stretch that he injured his leg twice in the match.&#xA;More probable (my theory, anyway) is that he was carrying this injury before the tournament and didn't tell the others because he didn't want the team to pull out without him in the first year itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR - Was Kiyoshi injured before his match against Kirisaki Daīchi High or it is canon he had another injury?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="35679" LastEditDate="2020-08-04T15:48:25.207" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T17:01:20.110" Title="Did Kiyoshi have an injured knee even before being seriously injured by Kirisaki Daīchi High?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36913" CreationDate="2016-10-18T14:02:56.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;At the end of the Third Shinobi World War Shisui witnessed his best friend die without being able to do anything to save him, consequently awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan&quot;  The reference is &quot;Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night&quot; (which I skipped).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T14:02:56.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40847" CreationDate="2016-10-18T15:43:01.630" Score="3" ViewCount="18026" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kuroko no Basket, the captain of Teiko Middle School and Rakuzan High is revealed to have a split personality. His original personality is shown to be that of a team player: likable and helpful to others. In his final year he suppressed this personality during his 1v1 match vs Murasakibara and awakened his special ability, Emperor Eye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Midorima and Kuroko in particular note the personality changes in Akashi. The most obvious I can find is that the new personality refers to people by their first names i.e. Kuroko as Tetsuya, Midorima as Shintaro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other changes between the two personalities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T02:39:37.073" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T23:07:09.403" Title="What are the differences between the two personalities of Seijūrō Akashi?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36911" CreationDate="2016-10-18T16:27:03.170" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the atoms in the crystal lattice are identical. Let's say the volume of an atom at the vertex (not corner, if it is a corner, you will need a slightly different reasoning) is B. Each atom at the vertex takes up (1/8)B of the cube.  See diagram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.sciencehq.com/wp-content/uploads/cubic-unit-cell.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a unit cell&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a cube with length a, it consists of the central atom A with volume D and  8 atoms at the vertices each taking up (1/8)B of the cube. Thus,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; = D + 8 × (1/8)B&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since we  know that the atoms at the vertices are actually identical to the central atom, The volume B is equal to D and hence,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; = B + 8 × (1/8)B ==&gt; B = (1/2)a&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;QED&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the technical terms that you have mentioned are what I was learning in my high school. This question is not hard, as Karma has said. It is a combined question of maths and chemistry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28222" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.470" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T15:18:06.807" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="536" CreationDate="2016-10-18T16:30:32.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because Kurama wanted to forget his past mistakes and continue living a new life as Shuuichi. He never abandoned his original form because he just wanted to change his life, and he met most of his loved ones as Shuuichi, so he also decided to live on that form. He won't abandon his original form. He started living as Youko Kurama and is known for it. He didn't enter in conflicting identities in the first place. It was needed for him to combine his spirit with a human so he could regain his powers. That's his sole purpose why he'd put his spirit into that of Shuuichi. But everything changed because of what his human mother did for him. He realized that his life changed and became better as he grew up as Shuuichi. And for the last question, he's still using his demon form but it's situational. It doesn't mean that if he only rarely uses his demon form that he's denying his past. He accepts all that he had done in the past but he really wants to forget his past mistakes because the Kurama that most of the people in his life knew is not the Kurama in the past, but it's the Kurama who seeks his true self, the one he had when he began living as a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user28789" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T02:30:13.310" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T02:30:13.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36929" CreationDate="2016-10-18T18:02:45.910" Score="6" ViewCount="2072" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the introduction of Fairy type, the total Types has increased to 18. This has increased number of possibly types (unique, i.e. Primary/Secondary is same as Secondary/Primary) to 171. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many of such combinations have been used and which combinations are still left to be used i.e. No pokemon exist for such type?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples off the top of my head?&#xA;Bug/Dragon, Electric/Poison etc.&#xA;Unique Type used in Gen 6 - Water/Fire - Volcanion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Gen 7 Introduced. Thanks @Kenny980 for updating!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T10:15:24.953" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T01:54:34.727" Title="Which Type combination still exist for which there are no pokemon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36926" CreationDate="2016-10-18T22:04:04.537" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following image shows the Pokemon types of which there are no Pokemon as of Gen 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ETvL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ETvL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pokemon Types with no Pokemon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This information was sourced from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_type_combinations_by_abundance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_type_combinations_by_abundance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--Update for Gen 7--&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New types that are available in Gen 7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HkWee.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HkWee.png&quot; alt=&quot;New Gen 7 types&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leaves these types still with no Pokemon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zsVWk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zsVWk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gen 7 Remaining types with no Pokemon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28165" LastEditorUserId="28165" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T09:06:47.550" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T09:06:47.550" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T23:09:11.233" Score="0" ViewCount="768" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Dragon's devil fruit power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Loguetown, it became stormy out of nowhere when he showed up. Also, I think I remember Smoker saying something about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28794" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T02:02:09.280" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T09:56:05.160" Title="If he even has one, what is Dragon's devil fruit power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36930" CreationDate="2016-10-18T23:14:26.200" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only accurate answer is we do not know.  There is no proof Monkey D. Dragon has a devil fruit or that he does not have one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many theories attributing the lightning strike that saves Luffy from the gallows to Dragon and, therefore, lightning to his devil fruit.  They hypothesize that he could have the storm storm fruit or air air fruit.  These are all speculation, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T23:14:26.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-19T00:54:48.643" Score="2" ViewCount="14838" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Shanks found it but Devil Fruit do reappear after the person who ate it dies. So is it known if anyone ate the Gum-Gum Fruit before Luffy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28794" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T04:02:54.173" LastActivityDate="2020-08-08T00:17:57.167" Title="Has someone ate the gum-gum fruit before Luffy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36932" CreationDate="2016-10-19T01:33:19.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably but we do not know.  We have not seen any other reference to someone else with that power. We do not yet know the origin of devil fruits enough to know if new unique standard fruits can naturally form. We do not know if detail where Shanks obtained the fruit.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shanks was aware of the name of the devil fruit immediately after Luffy ate it.  It is possible he could guess the name of the fruit from it's appearance, from a brief display of Luffy stretching (various ways based on source material), or from some exotic method of obtaining the fruit (aka Vegapunk).  Far more likely, however, he knew the name because someone else once possessed that power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with your other question there are fan theories but those are not on topic.  We do not know if I am right and definitely do not know who that person could have been.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T02:39:55.403" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T02:39:55.403" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-19T05:12:48.343" Score="0" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beautiful melody that starts of soft then raises in intensity and balances out. Perfect fit for the scenes  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28800" LastActivityDate="2018-12-20T16:12:49.797" Title="Name or link to the instrumental that plays at 11:47 - 14:58 in Tokyo Ghoul season 2 episode 11?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36937" CreationDate="2016-10-19T06:51:04.277" Score="1" ViewCount="20281" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Shippuden, Madara tells Sasuke that he's so powerful because he could awaken a &lt;em&gt;Straight Tomoe (Choku Tomoe)&lt;/em&gt; Mangekyō Sharingan. I wonder what is the difference between a Mangekyō Sharingan and a Straight Tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan and how is it more powerful than normal one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T07:08:50.747" LastActivityDate="2019-04-02T09:35:41.780" Title="How is Straight Tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan awakened? How is it superior to normal Mangekyō Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36936" CreationDate="2016-10-19T07:45:10.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://konohalibrary.wikia.com/wiki/Choku-Tomoe_Kaleidoscope_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Choku-tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; is the completed transformation of the Mangekyō Sharingan, also known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan#Eternal_Mangeky.C5.8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;. Sasuke and Madara are the only known wielders that have achieved it throughout the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to awaken the &lt;em&gt;Straight/Choku Tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt; a.k.a. the &lt;em&gt;Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Transplant the eyes of the clan member to the user. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan#Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara's&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan#Sasuke_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sasuke's&lt;/a&gt; case, they acquired the eyes from their brother, and both of them and their brothers already have Mangekyō Sharingan awakened. It's not sure that whether both donator and donor has to have Mangekyō Sharingan awakened in the first place in order to activate the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan after the transplant. Although, it is not guaranteed to give everyone regained eyesight and ocular powers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RAy2a.jpg&quot; width=&quot;600&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;How is it superior to the normal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It will usually regain the user eyesight. The straight tomoe of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan grants the user fluidity in the movements when fighting. It is suggested that the eyes can support non-Mangekyō ocular powers such as Izanagi and Izanami, when Sasuke asked his brother how they would use Izanagi to defeat Kabuto. You can find more abilities about the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan &lt;a href=&quot;http://konohalibrary.wikia.com/wiki/Choku-Tomoe_Kaleidoscope_Sharingan#Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T07:45:10.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36936" CreationDate="2016-10-19T08:19:27.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Upon using Mangekyou Sharingan, the user's eyesight will gradually gets worse. The more the frequency and the more strain the user puts on the eyes, the faster the process will be. Using Mangekyou Sharingan techniques such as Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano'o puts great strain on the eyes, much much greater than just activating it. Thus, Mangekyou Sharingan will gradually lose its eyesight until it became completely blind. The evidences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Itachi was almost blind during his fight against Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke was nearly blind after the fight against Danzo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madara said that he was pretty much blind when he transplanted his brother's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Straight Tomoe Mangekyou Sharingan is a Mangekyou Sharingan that &lt;strong&gt;won't gradually lose its eyesight&lt;/strong&gt; like a normal Mangekyou Sharingan. Thus, it is also known as the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. This is the biggest difference between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another difference between the two is that an &lt;strong&gt;Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (henceforth EMS) is awakened by transplanting another's Sharingan&lt;/strong&gt;. Throughout the canon (the manga) only Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke has achieved this. Both transplanted their brother's eye and both them and their brothers has already achieved Mangekyou Sharingan (MS) when the transplantation was done. An &lt;strong&gt;MS is awakened by watching the death of someone dear&lt;/strong&gt;, which in Itachi's case was the death of his best friend, Uchiha Shisui. In Sasuke's case is the death of Itachi.&#xA;If I recall correctly Madara awakened his MS after the death of one of his brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An EMS is not more powerful than an MS in term of power. It also doesn't unlock more occular jutsu. Upon acquiring EMS, Sasuke's Amaterasu didn't get any stronger. EMS only restores an MS' eyesight and removing its drawback of getting blind, which is why it is called &lt;strong&gt;Eternal&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T13:10:09.167" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T13:10:09.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36949" CreationDate="2016-10-19T08:31:02.390" Score="2" ViewCount="11646" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;'s recent manga chapters, Zeke tells Eren that his father had lied to him and that he was unaware of the truth. Why is Zeke interested in Eren even when he can control titans and transform into one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28765" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T16:05:00.500" LastActivityDate="2019-06-17T01:21:23.453" Title="Why is Zeke interested in Eren?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-19T09:48:07.230" Score="2" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why can't Tobi attack while he is dodging an attack using his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jikūkan Ninjutsu&lt;/a&gt; ?&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what Tobi actually does is warp away the part of his body that was being attacked to the other dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the entire anime it is portrayed that Tobi cannot attack while using Jikūkan Ninjutsu because his attacks will pass right through the target. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ooMM3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ooMM3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; But while Kakashi was in Tobi's space-time dimension, he managed to punch him, thus indicating that Tobi wasn't intangible. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there any explanation or any theory on this matter ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28393" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T21:18:38.907" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T04:54:01.160" Title="Space-Time ninjutsu of Tobi" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36845" CreationDate="2016-10-19T10:44:51.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Manga For Arc 2 and Arc 3 is published at the same time with different Mangaka &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arc 3,Truth From Zero Mangaka (Daichi Matsue) draw the first ones, A Day in the Capital) also and his work published in Comic Alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2nd Manga Arc 2, A Week in The Mansion drawn by Makoto Fugetsu is published by Big Gangan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are not finished as of my writing (19/10/2016).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26515" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T10:44:51.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36939" CreationDate="2016-10-19T11:47:35.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to latest manga chapter, 86,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Zeke is older step-brother to Eren. He was child of Grisha from previous wife, in &quot;outer world&quot;. Full motives of Zeke are still unknown, but, most probably, he fills empathy to Eren, thinking that his brother was also used as tool by Grisha in his quest for revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T11:47:35.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36961" CreationDate="2016-10-19T11:51:27.400" Score="8" ViewCount="5969" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter what the job is, finding cats, to avenging a murdered child, all it takes for Yato to grant those is just a measly ¥5. I suspect that this practice dated back from during the time when Yato was actively known as God of Disaster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is inflation, while ¥5 now worths almost nothing, it must have worth a lot more in the past. If this is the reason, then how much far in the past was the year that Yato was actively known as the God of Disaster if we are to use real world's currency value?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this was not the case, why is the fee just ¥5 while other Gods have it more, which can be seen from their lavish and abundant number of shrines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T09:53:52.927" LastActivityDate="2019-02-27T22:45:22.847" Title="Why is the fee for Yato-gami to do things just ¥5 (5 Yen)?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-19T12:05:21.807" Score="1" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the recent episode Naruto mention about releasing Infinite Tsukuyomi to Sasuke. Sasuke replied, &quot;Kakashi can use his eyes to release the jutsu&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Naruto use Rinnegan techniques if he were to implant it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28804" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T13:07:19.397" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:30:11.927" Title="Can Naruto use Rinnegan techniques if he were to implant it?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36945" CreationDate="2016-10-19T13:04:43.147" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer, yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer, Nagato (Pain), who was an Uzumaki, was able to use Rinnegan jutsus. Naruto, who is also an Uzumaki, should also be able to use Rinnegan much like Nagato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T13:04:43.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23993" CreationDate="2016-10-19T16:51:36.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original 4 CPU's cup sizes are likely based on RAM sizes for their respective consoles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Xbox 360 had 512MB of unified ram, while PS3 had 256 each of video and system ram (often giving the false impression to gamers of &quot;half as much as Xbox&quot;), Wii had a relatively pitiful 88MB ram. Neptune...doesn't exist as a console so it's hard to say here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, have F/G cups for Vert/Green Heart (the most), C/C cups for Noire/Black Heart (&quot;half&quot; of Xbox), and A/A cups for Blanc/White Heart (almost nothing compared to Xbox). We have A/E for Neptune who...doesn't have anything to map to. All cup size info taken from the measurements in the HDN1 visual guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the first game cup size doesn't correlate to anything in particular beyond character stereotypes (cute &quot;loli&quot; plutia vs big &quot;sexy dominatrix&quot; iris heart). The series' interpretations of console -&gt; character has changed a lot over the years (see the change from French color names to...fairly random names for the candidates to direct planet names for the non-Nepgear Planeptune candidates).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cupsize change isn't a constant matter either. Only Neptune, Plutia and Peashy get significantly larger (Peashy seems to be an entirely gaming-unrelated joke, &quot;the smallest one becomes the biggest&quot;), Vert, Blanc and Uzume get noticeably but not impressively larger, Noire and Nepgear stay about the same, and Uni actually shrinks (a reference to the PSP Slim in all likelihood). Cup size change seems basically random and was probably the designer (Tsunako's) preference, especially beyond the first 4 CPUs..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1370" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T16:51:36.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36939" CreationDate="2016-10-19T17:53:28.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; This was further backed up by the events of chapter 87&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I think is that, according to latest manga chapter (86)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Zeke and the other warriors are specifically trying to retake the coordinate from Grisha (and now Eren). He is also Eren's half brother (not step-brother) but it would appear that family is not an important bond to Zeke, as he betrayed both of his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26360" LastEditorUserId="26360" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T09:02:17.390" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T09:02:17.390" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-20T00:37:53.267" Score="2" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time I saw uniforms of this kind was when I was watching Amanchu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yxu0i.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yxu0i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hikari in uniform&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any Japanese schools which use this kind of uniform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28815" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T02:55:53.627" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T02:55:53.627" Title="What are Amanchu's uniforms inspired by?" Tags="&lt;amanchu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36960" CreationDate="2016-10-20T01:30:06.040" Score="3" ViewCount="4136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally in &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt; the appearance of the final bosses have some sort of relevance to one another and/or the plot ie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy VIII&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1st - Ultimecia Fights&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2nd - Ultimecia Summons Griever&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3rd - Ultimecia junctions Griever (similar to what Adel does with Rinoa)&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4th - Ultimecia begins absorbing all of reality (time, space, existence, stars and planets from across the space/time continuum)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy XIII&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1st - Barthandelus fights the l'Cie to try and force their hand&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2nd - Menrva enter into Orphan's Pool and gives birth to it, Menrva and Barthandelus are assimilated forming Orphan's protective outer shell&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3rd - Orphan emerges exposed from the protective outershell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But with &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy VII&lt;/em&gt; i'm not quite sure of the connection between the Sephiroth who the party sees floating (after defeating JENOVA:SYNTHESIS), the 2 non-human forms the party fights then the human form Cloud fights in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7FdET.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7FdETt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sephiroth&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; =&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5A64.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5A64t.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bizarro∙Sephiroth&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; =&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBWKD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBWKDt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Safer∙Sephiroth&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; =&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWcr6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWcr6t.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sephiroth Again&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above is the order they appear in. the first one (human, wearing his black coat) is what he looked like before the battle against the 2nd final boss start. the second image is Bizarro∙Sephiroth who is the second final boss. the third image is Safer∙Sephiroth who is the third final boss and the forth image is what Sephiroth looked like in the cinematic battle (where while it shows a battle it's rigged for him to loose with Cloud gaining Omnislash and if he fails to use it and Sephiroth attacks Cloud counters killing him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is how does Sephiroth go from looking human at first to looking like Bizarro and Safer Sephiroth before going back to human? is Bizarro and Safer Sephiroth just more Sephiroth Clones and only the last topless Sephiroth is the real Sephiroth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T13:10:13.713" Title="What is the logic behind Sephiroth's forms?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29674" CreationDate="2016-10-20T05:41:44.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No there is no reason to. As some of the strongest trainers of the region, gym leaders may know each other but there is no necessity.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case in point, Misty didn't know Brock was Petalburg's gym leader even though she was at that time not the Cerulean's leader. But throughout the journey Brock doesn't recognise most of the gym leaders. On the other hand several leaders know each other as well as the Elite Four. The reason for this is probably gyms are taken over strong trainers who went to the league or the Elite Four.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why this is not a necessity that there is no set order for you to fight the gym leaders. There is no prescribed order to fight the gyms in an order. Even in the first generation games you could possibly battle Fuchsia, Celadon and Saffron gyms in different orders. In future games the HMs can only be used by defeating a gym and that HM is usually required to reach that next gym and thus the need of order of a particular gym. Or sometimes its locked, gym leader missing etc. other side quests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the current gym leader would realistically know which gym is the closest and leaders are usually helpful enough to pass it on to the trainer. But he is not required to fight the gym and may chose to proceed to another. Example: Ash &lt;em&gt;skipped the Petalburg gym&lt;/em&gt; because Vigoroth was too powerful for his team and came back later. (As I remember, been a long time since I last saw Pokemon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is conclusive there are &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; than 8 gyms in any region of pokemon.&#xA;Refer to: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/35645/does-each-region-only-have-8-gyms-in-pokemon/35652#35652&quot;&gt;Does each Region only have 8 gyms in pokemon?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T16:46:28.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36923" CreationDate="2016-10-20T08:38:17.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember (it's been a while since the end of the manga) the most notable difference comes with the special ability that the personalities have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The new personality has, as you said, The Emperor's Eye ability, which leads him to easily defeat most of his rivals in 1v1 or sometimes even in 1v2 or 1v3 depending on the &quot;power&quot; of his rivals. Also he acts like a superior being, considering himself way better than others and not caring about training or hard work, but just being interested in powerful teammates and in winning at every cost. Also he calls everyone by his first names.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The original, on the other side, is very helpful and proning to teamplay. Is because of this that he awakens his &quot;true&quot; special ability, wich is the &quot;Zone&quot; (that a lot of the main characters awaken in the story) but the difference with his zone is the fact that he can help every one of his teammates to enter in the zone without much effort, which makes this a very powerful and dangerous ability. This personality calls people by their last names as a sign of respect.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end he is able to combine both of them in order to become even a better basketball player having an enormous defense zone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also and just as an interesting detail, the original personality has red eyes, while the &quot;Emperor&quot; one has one eye red and the other gilded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28827" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T08:38:17.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36956" CreationDate="2016-10-20T09:11:09.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can remember (or according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth_(Final_Fantasy_VII)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikia article&lt;/a&gt;), Sephiroth's goal is to become god-like being, gathering a lot of energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Bizarro%E2%88%99Sephiroth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, actual name of Bizzaro Sephiroth is &quot;Rebirth Sephiroth&quot;, and this is more like intermediate form in his transformation to something more powerful, than he was before. Initial stage of transformation can be seen, when Cloud's party visits Northern Crater for first time:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bm2yt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bm2yt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Safer Sephiroth is more like final form of his transformation (judging from &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Safer%E2%88%99Sephiroth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, it is more correct to call it something like &quot;Seraph Sephiroth&quot;). It is unknown, if it is his desired form, but for sure it is closer to &quot;god-like being&quot;, than Bizzaro Sephiroth, as it looks more like majestic angelic being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As last resort in battle, Sephiroth tries to manipulate Cloud, and final, human form is embodiment of Sephiroth's impact on Cloud's mind, existing only in Cloud's head. And by defeating this image of Sephiroth, Cloud frees himself from this impact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T09:11:09.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36943" CreationDate="2016-10-20T09:30:15.120" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because of Japanese culture, not the monetary value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KowRhm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Five yen at shrine&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese for “five yen,” go en (五円) is a homophone with go-en (御縁), “en” being a word for causal connection or relationship, and “go” being a respectful prefix. As a result, five-yen coins are commonly given as donations at Shinto shrines with the intention of establishing a good connection with the deity of the shrine, and is widely believed it is best to insert a single five-yen coin into a new wallet before inserting any other money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why the five yen coin is lucky is because it’s called a “go-EN” coin. The number 5 is “go” in Japanese, and “yen” is pronounced more like “en.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be precise, “go-EN” means “honorably good luck” especially in terms of relationships. So people throw in these coins at a temple hoping to meet new people who might bring fortune, business, friendship or love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://tokiotours.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/significance-of-the-5-yen-coin/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokiotours&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28828" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T09:53:55.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28797" CreationDate="2016-10-20T09:31:18.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to chapter 86 &lt;strong&gt;(major spoilers ahead)&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Total of 9 shifters can exist simultaneously. At least seven of them can be enemies to &quot;humanity&quot; (not really correct word, according to recent info) at the moment. But controlling titans is also not really common ability. Eren has it, since most likely it is &quot;ultimate titan control&quot; ability, while Zeke has it due to heritage of royal blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T09:31:18.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36760" CreationDate="2016-10-20T15:47:48.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding some more context into this dialog between Oshino and Araragi will make the intent clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Why would our everyday lives get turned into an anime?!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Because a drama CD can't convey that wonderful face you make when you act the straight man.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It'll be fun, though. It'll be like the ending of &lt;em&gt;Demon-Lord Hero Legend Wataru.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I don't think I was even born when that was on the air!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;You say that, but I see your Kyocera phone. The prospect is so on your mind.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is from Chapter 09, p.142 on the English translation published by Vertical).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koyomi claims to be young enough not to know about a show from the late 80s, but Oshino makes the point that he's using an old man's phone (probably refers to a flip-phone, compared to the more modern smartphones; remember how Kaiki suffered when Senjougahara broke his phone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting point is that Koyomi is probably telling the truth: several sources point to the timeline of the show occurring around 2006-2007, and he would not have been born by 1989 when &lt;em&gt;Demon-Lord Hero Legend Wataru&lt;/em&gt; finished airing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25588" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T21:59:30.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36969" CreationDate="2016-10-20T18:37:38.517" Score="1" ViewCount="2388" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a user of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; wants the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, do they &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; to take the eyes of their sibling, or could they obtain the EMS by taking the Sharingan eyes of any Uchiha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w3NYn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w3NYn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While researching, I found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their vision can be restored by receiving the transplanted Mangekyō of&#xA;  an Uchiha with strong blood ties — ideally a sibling — thus awakening&#xA;  so-called Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: what is considered &quot;strong blood ties&quot;? Father, aunt, 2nd cousin twice removed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any other source that explains this in greater detail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23969" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:25:20.677" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:45:39.433" Title="How closely related do two Uchihas have to be in order for one to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36968" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36982" CreationDate="2016-10-21T03:46:02.577" Score="2" ViewCount="725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think I'm the only one who is wondering this; if I am, correct me. What was Natsu dreaming about when he woke up in Lucy's room? He woke up scared - was there a special reason or was it just to make us laugh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: This occurs in the Episode 76 of the First Season of Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28837" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T06:30:43.543" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T06:30:43.543" Title="What was Natsu dreaming about in Lucy's room?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36966" CreationDate="2016-10-21T05:15:20.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question is that there is not enough evidence to answer this question correctly without any speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke are the only ones to obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. Both obtained it by transplanting their brothers' eyes and both of their brothers have obtained Mangekyou Sharingan before the transplatation happened. Thus, we can't say for sure whether transplanting other close relatives eyes would work or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Genetically speaking, a child is genetically 50% of his mother and 50% of his father. Him and his sibling can be more similar in case of a identical twin. But most of the time, they would be genetically more distant. A child would most likely have a different sets of chromosome compared to his sibling. Because of this, the genetic similarity between siblings vary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we are to take Madara and Sasuke's case as the base for our hypothesis, then transplantation between a child and his parents should work. Transplanting from grandparents should also work since they are 25% genetically similar. Transplanting from Aunt or Uncle might work, depending on how similar they are to the recipient genetically. The further away they are genetically, the less chance for it to work. That is if we take that Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan requires Mangekyou Sharingan from a close relative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:45:39.433" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:45:39.433" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36973" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36975" CreationDate="2016-10-21T14:51:37.730" Score="0" ViewCount="426" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find the manga volume where the 1st season of the Bleach anime left off. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28844" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T15:25:05.940" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T16:19:37.203" Title="Manga volume for end of season 1 of Bleach anime" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36974" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-21T15:07:57.083" Score="5" ViewCount="4229" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, there are only two who have achieved the &lt;strong&gt;Eternal&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madara&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sasuke&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara and his brother both gained their MS from killing those closest to them. Madara then gained the EMS when he took Izuna's (his brother's) eyes, who had the MS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nPCoim.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nPCoim.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasuke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi gained his MS when he witnessed Shisui die. Sasuke gained his MS when he learned the truth about Itachi from Tobi. Sasuke then gained the EMS when he took Itachi's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V23p0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V23p0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Itachi was fighting Sasuke, he was saying how he wanted to take Sasuke's eyes so he could obtain the EMS. Sasuke did not have the MS at the time, so was Itachi lying, or are just &quot;blood tie&quot; Sharingan needed for the EMS? &lt;strong&gt;*Sidenote&lt;/strong&gt; I personally don't believe Itachi would lie about this, because if he did and Sasuke found out, Sasuke would then be questioning Itachi's true motives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody have any proof that you &lt;em&gt;have to&lt;/em&gt; have the MS in order to awaken the EMS?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23969" LastEditorUserId="23969" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T17:26:54.890" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T05:59:02.527" Title="Can the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan be obtained by implanting a normal Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36973" CreationDate="2016-10-21T16:19:37.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia and from what I can surmise from the summaries there, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(season_1)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the entirety of Season 1&lt;/a&gt; is covered in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_chapters_(1%E2%80%93187)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the first eight volumes&lt;/a&gt;, ending at about chapter 70, just a bit before they arrive to Soul Society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to pick it up from there, Volume 9 would be where you'd want to start from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T16:19:37.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36932" CreationDate="2016-10-21T17:07:03.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No we don't. Though the anime and manga have multiple adaptations of how Luffy obtained and ate the fruit the cannon of the franchise does not mention if there was a gum-gum user before Luffy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of information about Devil Fruits, their origins and purposes slowly unveils through different key characters and details about the story which is why the devil fruit is a key plot device. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now I'd go as far as to speculate that we will possibly learn the answer to your question as the poneglyphs are further explored in Luffy's current quest for Rafftel and the struggle against the Yonko. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T17:07:03.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="489" CreationDate="2016-10-21T21:39:42.210" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dark types are weak to (and resisted by) fighting because most types of fighting emphasize discipline; many of them put themselves in painful situations to strengthen themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the dark type doesn't train much, and tend not to do well in fair combat because they are physically weaker than a given fighting type, and not tough enough to withstand them, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as for bugs, one of their attributes is that they tend to be cooperative, and their attacks are nothing but direct to the goals they instinctually show. Dark types are super effective on psychic types because psychic types have the same indirect tricks, but the intimidation of dark types put fear into psychic types, and you can't really reason with a psychopath using psychology tricks or casting uncertainty or confusion into their minds because of their strong will. For bugs on dark, it's the same thing as fighting on dark. The dexterity and organization bugs naturally develop overpower the dark type's battle coordination, because their specialty is fighting unfair, but if a group of insects attack you, there's no backup plan one can use to get them off of you, short of maybe jumping into water, setting yourself on fire, or otherwise cloak yourself in something which keeps the bugs from continuing to attack you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28853" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T21:39:42.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28346" CreationDate="2016-10-22T06:17:21.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would think there is more to his power than just insane training, if you remember genos once said that even saitama doesn't know the source of his power, and according one-sensei(the creator of the series) sitamas power equals to half of the power of big bang that created the universe, I think it's better to wait for sensei to reveal his secret &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the big chin kid is prob a deity, and he got his powers from helping him. you see the glow in his eyes start during that fight. maybe big chin kids invisible guardian or such...but that would be my guess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-09-15T08:23:58.020" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T08:23:58.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36968" CreationDate="2016-10-22T06:29:13.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remembered it wrong, Lol. The dream is about Lisanna. Infact it is shown clearly in the first minute before the opening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We see a young Natsu searching for Lisanna in the forest, he trips and falls. He hears a girl scream, shouts Lisanna and wakes up.&lt;/em&gt; So clearly the nightmare was about the &quot;death&quot; of Lisanna. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is infact an anime only scene. &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FT Wikia: Episode 76&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anime adds a scene in which Natsu wakes up from a bad dream about Lisanna, with Lucy questioning him about it and yelling at him because he is in her bed and forced her to sleep on the floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T06:29:13.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T10:41:59.203" Score="0" ViewCount="7292" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crocodile doesn't even know the basics of Haki and was defeated by Luffy. How did such a weakling became a warlord? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28859" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T17:00:12.067" LastActivityDate="2021-04-20T20:42:58.573" Title="How did Crocodile become a warlord?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36983" CreationDate="2016-10-22T13:27:19.483" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact nature of how crocodile was selected to be a Warlord is not known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this is what Oda has to say about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similar to Luffy, back when he was young, Crocodile's name spread across the seas with incredible momentum, but soon after he was &lt;strong&gt;admitted into the Shichibukai in his mid-20's&lt;/strong&gt;, he tried to fight Whitebeard and was completely and utterly crushed by him.&lt;br&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Vol.78&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like a rant question to me. So addressing those issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crocodile was one of the strongest Warlords. He had a powerful Logia fruit with great control over its abilities. He could use its effects over large areas of land. His strength is compared to Jinbei and Ace in the Impel Down Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bartholew Kuma, Gecko Moriah, Jinbei may or may not have Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crocodile was one of the most important villains in the One Piece Universe. He beat the protagonist not once but twice. Had an interesting power, introduced us to the Shichibukai and created a very vast organization almost taking over a country single handed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I am not sure how you know Crocodile doesn't have Haki? He considered himself strong enough to attack Whitebeard head on. We simply don't see him have any need of it to use anytime he has been onscreen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving out of the world,&#xA;Oda had thought of Haki before the series started, but hadn't used it before the Sky Island Arc (Mantra as observation haki). We have at least one clear example of this. Shanks scaring of the sea king. Mihawk may have used Observation Haki to beat the shit out of Zoro on Baratie too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These may be the reasons that he had left them for later,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was still fleshing out the idea about Haki. The three colors, there interactions etc. etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He saved them for the time skip region to show a clear way that our protagonist's could have a major power up. Ussop, Zoro and Sanji after Haki are a thing to be feared as learnt by Doflamingo. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="29914" LastEditDate="2016-12-23T10:36:28.167" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T10:36:28.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T19:32:58.600" Score="5" ViewCount="1197" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the first season of the anime and this question has been bugging me. There's no obvious incentive for him not to tell Akane, and Ryoga doesn't have any dirt on Ranma to use as collateral as far as I can remember. So why didn't he spill it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28864" LastActivityDate="2019-11-10T03:49:43.870" Title="Why didn't Ranma just tell Akane that P-chan is Ryoga?" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T20:28:37.613" Score="11" ViewCount="2634" Body="&lt;p&gt;In your average piece of animation, how many of the frames are key frames drawn by the animator, and how many are drawn by an inbetweener?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even a small difference would have a huge impact; for example, having about a third of the frames be keys is a little over half the work for the animators compared to having half the frames be key frames, so this would obviously have a huge impact on budget, as fewer keys means you don't need as many key animators. I feel like a third or a fourth of frames being keys is probably average, but I haven't been able to find anything to support or debunk this hunch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone working in the anime industry, or familiar enough with it to give me a ballpark?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28865" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-03-24T05:15:58.580" LastActivityDate="2018-05-23T06:32:14.183" Title="Ratio of key frames to in-between frames in anime" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T20:33:40.667" Score="2" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok so in the Dragon Ball/DBZ/DBGT/DB Super universe, everyone knows that Goku and Chi Chi are married and that Chi Chi is the daughter of the Ox King. That technically makes Chi Chi the Ox princess. But am I crazy or wouldn't that technically mean that by marrying the Ox princess Chi Chi, that Goku is unofficially the &quot;Ox Prince&quot;? And what do you think Vegeta would do if he realized that Goku was also technically a saiyan &quot;prince&quot; (quote unquote)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28867" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T21:38:03.620" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T12:02:34.843" Title="Could Goku actually be an earth &quot;Prince&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36988" CreationDate="2016-10-22T21:02:31.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Goku may be the Ox Prince but I don't remember being ever stated how big that kingdom is, or how wealthy. &#xA;As for Vegeta, he's a real prince, but of a now destroyed planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28154" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T21:02:31.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T23:23:25.387" Score="10" ViewCount="7680" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find an exact answer since all I have found are people presuming what it could be. Has Masashi-sensei ever said what government is set up or has at least given us a hint?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T03:54:17.703" LastActivityDate="2018-09-02T21:25:21.377" Title="What type of government do the countries in Naruto have?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36991" CreationDate="2016-10-23T02:49:20.413" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you asked for the author's comments on the government, I'll share what an interview with Masashi Kishimoto where this is brought up. It comes from the May and June 2006 issues of Shonen Jump (the monthly version published in America). Unfortunately, I didn't have those particular issues, so I couldn't confirm the interview's credibility myself, but I did find it in several places on the internet. Here is the relevant excerpt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shonen Jump: We want to know more about the rest of the Naruto world---what are the normal people like, what are the governments like, is this the whole world?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Masashi Kishimoto: The world outside of the ninja is pretty normal. People make their living by running businesses, et cetera. Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is the military part of the country. Hinokuni, or the Land of the Fire, provides Konohagakure a place to live, and in return, the resident ninja protect the country as a whole, similar to a military force.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  As for the government, the daimyo, or warlords, govern the lands and run the political system and the bureaucracy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Each country has warlords at the top, and its military has its own leaders. In America, you have a president at the top, but you also have the military general at the top of the military. The states have more power than the ninja, but since the daimyo don't cooperate with each other, I guess coup d'etats happen rather frequently. The world is not yet solid [laughs], but what you see in the story is not everything in the world of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link to full interview: &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutohq.com/masashi-kishimoto-interview.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://narutohq.com/masashi-kishimoto-interview.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what do we know about the governments in the ninja world? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Government in the Land of Fire&lt;/h2&gt; &#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Land of Fire has the Fire Daimyo as its ruler. We see him along with the other great land's daimyo during the Fourth Great Ninja War. There are other lords besides the Daimyo, but I don't believe it is clear how power is distributed among them. The Daimyo could hold most of the power or he could be a figurehead. I expect one of these classifications of government may be appropriate: aristocracy, monarchy, or oligarchy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Government in the Hidden Leaf Village&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The government of the Hidden Leaf Village is made up of the Hokage, the village elders, an advisor, and the Jonin Council. The Jonin Council, elders, and Daimyo all have a part in choosing the Hokage. The Hokage holds most of the decision making power, but his/her advisors and the elders will give counsel. I would classify the Hidden Leaf Village's government as an oligarchy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Government in the Hidden Rain Village&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hidden Rain Village's government (under Pain's rule) is a more interesting example. Pain is the sole ruler of this village and he is revered as a deity. He's never seen by the people of the village, and Konan is the one who gives messages. Konan is also revered and is called an angel. This government is a mix of theocracy and autocracy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T22:35:37.113" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T22:35:37.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36995" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-23T11:58:18.723" Score="0" ViewCount="348" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which chapter was the chapter where Natsume pretends to be Matoba's blind shiki so that he can feel people's faces and determine whether they are being possessed by a youkai?&#xA;From my memory, the youkai was a mask that attached itself to people or something...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28875" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-06-16T16:44:14.833" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T16:44:14.833" Title="Which manga chapter of Natsume Yuujinchou has a mask youkai that possesses people?" Tags="&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37003" CreationDate="2016-10-23T12:47:19.863" Score="1" ViewCount="30471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the Yuri on Ice anime shounen ai? I want to watch the anime but it gives me yaoi vibes. I'm not a big fan of yaoi, so I want to know if it is a yaoi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-10-23T16:44:14.900" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T13:40:57.007" Title="Is Yuri!!! on Ice anime shounen ai?" Tags="&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20616" CreationDate="2016-10-23T14:32:02.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty old question, but let me answer. The OP might not need this information anymore, but people who come by this website will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two links.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/the-anime-version-of-real-life-anime-creators-1697430522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the character references to real life&lt;/a&gt;. This article is in English, and shows the counterparts in real life to the characters in Shirobako. It is just a quick overview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one is in Japanese, but there are a lot of screenshots and images, so you can probably view it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2141700241478852401&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here it is&lt;/a&gt;. This covers all, literally all the references in the anime Shirobako. It starts off pretty basic with the buildings and staff and all that, and then it gets really detailed, like the coke bottle in the corner of the car, the Madoka Magica doll on top of Miyamori's table, the car/bike brand names, the food brand names and so on. There are 30 pages to that article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't know the small red thing on the table was a reference to Coke Cherry.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBw4M.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBw4M.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hooray for Shirobako for inserting so many references!&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YcjxX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YcjxX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shirobako Staff&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28877" LastEditorUserId="28877" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T09:42:38.770" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T09:42:38.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36986" CreationDate="2016-10-23T18:05:17.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is my thought. Because Ryouga will be hurt, if Ranma spills it. I don't think Akane will hate Ryouga even if she knows that he's P chan, from her personality, she may be angry for a few days but that's it. But to Ryouga, he kept thinking that if Akane finds out that he's P chan, she will hate him. It can be seen in a few occasion where Ranma threatens him that he will spill it out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after all,  Ranma is Ryouga's friend. He wouldn't do this if he knows that it's gonna hate Ryouga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28222" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T18:05:17.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2016-10-23T20:03:18.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the change from black to white was physical as well as symbolic. It showed the change in his personality, that to survive the torture from Jason he had to leave his humanity behind and be a soulless ghoul. The symbolic change of his hair colour from white to black was to show that he had regained his humanity, the death of Hide brought about his emotions and his old self and old life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28879" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:04:14.850" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:04:14.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36996" CreationDate="2016-10-23T23:03:23.157" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer was written when the show was first airing, in Fall 2016.  I don't claim to have watched it; I've only gleaned information about this particular show from Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The description for it &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_on_Ice#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; gives a pretty good summary of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt; follows a Japanese figure skater named Yuri Katsuki following a crushing defeat during the final of a Grand Prix competition. As Yuri becomes mixed over his feelings about ice skating, among the other troubles in his life, he goes to an ice rink and perfectly mimics an advanced skating routine performed by the famous Russian figure skater Victor Nikiforov. When footage of Yuri's performance is uploaded to the internet, it catches the attention of Victor, who decides to become Yuri's coach and train him alongside another skater, Yuri Plisetsky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, I can surmise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main demographic are fans of [male] ice skating&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character is male&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The story appears to be about this person's struggle to get back to prominence in a sport in which he thrived in&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure I see any &lt;em&gt;yaoi&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;shounen ai&lt;/em&gt; vibes that are &lt;em&gt;explicit&lt;/em&gt; in there, since this is predominately an anime about figure skating with a cast of male characters.  There may be some degree of fanservice to that direction, but you really won't know much about the show until you watch the first couple of episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Then again, if this genuinely makes you feel uncomfortable, share a moment of sympathy for every late-teen/early 20s woman who sees an all-girls anime and &lt;em&gt;plenty&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;shojo ai&lt;/em&gt; overtones...&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-12-10T10:01:00.787" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T10:01:00.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40427" CreationDate="2016-10-24T03:11:11.200" Score="3" ViewCount="9104" Body="&lt;p&gt;This anime is still fairly new so I may be jumping the gun a bit, but in the episodes so far the people living in the world that the protagonist Toyohisa was transported to don't appear to speak Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my assumption may be off as I am not a fluent speaker, but as a third semester Japanese minor I usually can pick up on some words, phrases and contexts without looking at the subtitles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the elves speak there is a clear change in tone, pitch and pronunciation of words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they speaking a different language entirely? Or just some sort of abbreviated form? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T13:41:48.010" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T03:38:44.147" Title="Language of the elf-like people?" Tags="&lt;drifters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2016-10-24T12:37:44.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has been several instances in the real human world where the hair of a person turns white overnight due to extreme shock and stress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For evidences, look &lt;a href=&quot;http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/f/why-does-hair-turn-gray.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121016-can-stress-turn-your-hair-grey&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some well known rumors are Marie Antoinette and  Captain Moody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did Kaneki's hair turn white in the first place?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Yakumo_Oomori&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13th Ward's Jason&lt;/a&gt; tortured Ken Kaneki after capturing as wiki says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yamori then tortured Kaneki for ten days. He injected Kaneki with Rc suppressants to suppress his ghoul powers and cut off his fingers and toes like nails. When the injection's effects wore off, he forced Kaneki to eat so his fingers and toes would regrow. Later, he also placed a Chinese red-headed centipede in Kaneki's ear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a magnitude of torture must trigger the autoimmune mechanism of Kaneki's body due to the immense stress on his body and mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did Kaneki's hair color revert back to black?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The syndrome is thought to be a variant of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_areata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alopecia areata&lt;/a&gt;. In nonscarring alopecia, where the hair shafts are gone but the hair follicles are preserved, making this type of alopecia reversible. I guess the human body could start attacking melanocytes too under extreme stress or melanocytes can modify pigmentation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If interested, look &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17242160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE THEORY&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Due to stress and shock imposed on Kaneki's body by Jason over the period of 10 days, Kaneki's black hair starts to fall out at once. They are replaced by white hairs &lt;strong&gt;quickly&lt;/strong&gt; (due to high regeneration power of Kaneki).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upon finding his real self (on his meeting with Tsukiyama), the stress is finally relieved on his psyche and his turns black &lt;strong&gt;quickly&lt;/strong&gt; due to melanin release. (His body stopped attacking melanocytes or melanocytes stopped modifying pigmentation.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T14:32:08.503" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T14:32:08.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2382" CreationDate="2016-10-24T12:50:17.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will explain this in my words, hopefully in a better and more concise way. Nagato has the Rinnegan. We've learned that the chakra rods transmit chakra (much like Wifi) What gives somebody (most) Kekkai-Genkai's is a genetic difference that causes a change in the natural Yang chakra in the person. (Body Chakra, such as Bone Manipulation and Kekkai Genkais that affect the physical form) Or the Yin Chakra (Haku's Ice Release or Scorch release, releases that allow a different type of Nature release or something similar to be used.) Then there are mixes between the two. (Namely, the Dojutsu. Affecting the physical form with the change and enhancement of the eyes and the special releases that come with them. The Byakugan is more physical (through affecting the physical chakra points and using their Eyes to learn how to use them) while the Sharingan is more mental, or Yin. (Being able to use special abilities such as Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi and other abilities.) Both of these sets of eyes are descendants of the Rinnegan, which affects the Yin and Yang chakras together. (Allowing for physical manipulation through some paths like Chakra Absorption while the Deva path gives a Yin ability that allows for a special form of space-time release.) The Rinnegan requires the genetics of the Uchiha and the Senju together. (Because these are the two brothers of the Sage of Six Paths) The reason why the Bodies resurrected or summoned by the Rinnegan have a lower-powered version of the Rinnegan because they receive the Chakra of Nagato, allowing them to manifest the Yin (Mental) chakra of the Rinnegan, but lacking severely in the Physical. Although the Yin chakra still allows for the manifestation of all of the abilities, they are severely weaker because they lack the Yang (the genetics) of the Rinnegan. Another example of this is in Obito's resurrected corpses. They have the ability to Manifest the Rinnegan and the Sharingan. The Rinnegan is still weaker than the one that Obito has, but the Sharingan isn't AS weakened as the Rinnegan. (This is because the Sharingan is more of a Mental, or Yin ability.) There is a third example of this ability in Sasuke when he received the Sage of Six Paths chakra, thus awakening the Rinnegan inside of himself. (Along with his Uchiha abilities turning the Rinnegan into the tomoed Rinnegan, which compensated for the loss of power in the Rinnegan, giving him an even stronger version due to the fusion.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28888" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T12:50:17.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2693" CreationDate="2016-10-24T15:19:19.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In kakashi's fight with deidara (episode 29) he references using it before so I think it's safe to assume he has at least practiced the mongekyou sharingan before this fight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28892" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T15:19:19.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35914" CreationDate="2016-10-24T22:32:26.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wrote a bit about Amaama to Inazuma names, including my take on why this is a marvelous title, here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kyradesuyo.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/kouhei-tsumugi-and-kotori-onamae-wa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://kyradesuyo.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/kouhei-tsumugi-and-kotori-onamae-wa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part about the title itself is by the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TLDR: 甘い(ama.i) is also often used to describe Naivety and Inazuma uses kanjis related to Rice and Wife, both tying very well into the whole premise of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28896" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T23:36:03.867" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T23:36:03.867" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37014" CreationDate="2016-10-25T01:18:00.740" Score="0" ViewCount="9990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I re watching Bleach with all the fillers, the problem is that The New Captain, Shusuke Amagai Arc interrupts the story. So my question is where could this filler arc fit in most seamlessly ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23180" LastActivityDate="2020-08-28T18:08:57.537" Title="When should I watch The New Captain, Shusuke Amagai Arc?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37013" CreationDate="2016-10-25T01:42:20.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen past there yet but from my understanding the next arc after that continues on from after Ichigo's fight with Grimmjow in Las Noches as indicated by wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The episodes' plot continues to follow Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest of former Soul Reaper Captain Sōsuke Aizen's army, to rescue Orihime Inoue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(season_10)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Bleach (Season 10)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also i do recall in the first episode of Season 9 the narration says the follow events occur before the sneak entry into Hueco Mundo. there is also some evidence to indicate that this is before then mainly that Chad and Rukia aren't thought to have been killed as it is implied near to the end of Season 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcause being filler it's not canon and the contradicting evidence is with Chad and Uryu who were actually still training before the sneak entry yet they show to have their new powers which were only revealed after they entered Hueco Mundo (remember that Chad was being trained by Kisuke and Kisuke snuck Uryu out of the training room he was in when he expected Ichigo to defy the Soul Society and rescue Orihime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ignoring this contradiction one can assume that it takes place before Orihime was kidnapped but after Ichigo started training with the Visord (due to him being able to Hollowfy)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T01:42:20.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35914" CreationDate="2016-10-25T01:55:34.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;One interpretation of the title can be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;甘々ちゃんといなくなった妻 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[稲妻]{いなつま} is basically a play on words for いなくなった妻, more or less &quot;the wife that's no longer there&quot;. Implying that someone is widowed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;甘々ちゃん however is a bit more complex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be interpreted as 甘な甘ちゃん. The expression here is a bit multifaceted, so I will try to break it down. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While 甘い does mean sweet, but it has other meaning out side of food. When used to describe a person, it can also mean naive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone who is referred to as an 甘ちゃん can be described as a &quot;soft&quot; or &quot;naive&quot; person. Adding 甘い to describe someone who is an 甘ちゃん reinforces the naive stereotype. The nuiance here is a bit negative,implying that this person is a clueless (naive) idiot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can imply that the title refers to Inuzuma-sensei, being a very soft spoken, yet clueless single parent raising a daughter, who not only doesn't know how to cook, but doesn't know to to take care of Tsumugi (in place of his late wife). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could imply that the alternate meaning to &quot;sweetness and lighting&quot; to be &quot;the naive widow&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you refer to the author's afterword in vol.1 of the manga, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mApa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mApal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vol 1 afterword&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite many alternate interpretations of the title, the title is intended to be something warm and fuzzy that appeals to the 5 senses, nothing more than that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T02:44:44.353" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T02:44:44.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T08:02:28.867" Score="2" ViewCount="300" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Gowasu can really travel to future at any point of time, why didn't he foresee Zamasu turning rogue in the first place?. He could have foreseen this even at the time of choosing Zamasu as his apprentice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26409" LastEditorUserId="26409" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T14:52:08.653" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:37:52.053" Title="Why Gowasu didn't foresee that Zamasu will turn rogue?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T08:59:15.163" Score="0" ViewCount="368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &quot;Chi's Sweet Home 3D&quot; an anime sequel of &quot;Chi's New Address&quot; or is it just a reboot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T19:21:32.830" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T18:28:14.183" Title="Is Chi's Sweet Home 3D a sequel or a reboot?" Tags="&lt;chis-sweet-home&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37022" CreationDate="2016-10-25T09:29:32.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chi's Sweet home is the Prequel to Chi's New address.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chi's sweet home aired from Mar 31, 2008 till Sep 25, 2008. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around the same time the following year Chi's new address aired from Mar 30, 2009 till Sep 24, 2009 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/3841/Chis_Sweet_Home&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chis Sweet Home&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/6024/Chis_Sweet_Home__Atarashii_Ouchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chis Sweet Home Atarashii Ouchi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T09:29:32.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29100" CreationDate="2016-10-25T11:43:53.337" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hibiki is not having her attacks in a &quot;poster&quot; as (due to S1 events) she was part-Gungnir. Hence, her attacks are by itself is the attack of the gear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28907" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T11:43:53.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37028" CreationDate="2016-10-25T12:39:51.550" Score="3" ViewCount="643" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I was wondering who decided to name the character Pan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I know, she appears first in Dragon Ball GT, which isn't made by Akira Toriyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we find her again in Dragon Ball Super.&#xA;So, did Toriyama use what was created by Dragon Ball GT's makers, or was he involved in the creation of Pan directly in GT ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28885" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T16:08:05.637" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T20:31:49.080" Title="Who named Pan's character?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37026" CreationDate="2016-10-25T12:44:21.247" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyway, it looks like he was involved during GT, so I guess, Toriyama did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/361/how-involved-was-akira-toriyama-in-the-production-of-dragon-ball-gt&quot;&gt;How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T12:44:21.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37026" CreationDate="2016-10-25T13:06:01.007" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pan appears for the first time in  the last chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, not in  GT &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/efnyz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/efnyz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ee&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is below Son Gohan and Videl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, unless an editor or  person close to Toriyama chose her  name, the author himself is who did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28910" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T13:06:01.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31237" CreationDate="2016-10-25T15:40:44.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked for the kanji on top : 海外協力 it means foreign/abroad cooperation/collaboration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28913" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T15:40:44.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37026" CreationDate="2016-10-25T20:31:49.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is Toriyama-sensei, given his signature lack of imagination for names. Seriously, don't explore this names thing further or you'll end up disappointed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28154" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T20:31:49.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T02:44:03.977" Score="4" ViewCount="538" Body="&lt;p&gt;In volume 1 chapter 3: Hatake Kakashi, Kakashi asks Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura what they like, dislike, what their dreams for the future are, and stuff like that. First it was Naruto, he talked about how he likes ramen, dislikes waiting for ramen to cook, and how he dreams to surpass all the previous Hokages, and even become one himself. Then there was Sasuke. He said he had a dream, or to better put it, an ambition. The resurrection of his clan. And to kill a &quot;certain man&quot;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; which was Itachi, his older brother. But eventually he did kill him, and than he changed his goal... again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is if restoring his clan is still his dream, or has he just forgotten all about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He only has one daughter with Sakura, and it seems that he is not planning on having anymore children since he is mostly out of the village on missions. So, did he forget about that dream or just realized that restoring a whole clan was almost impossible? Or did he just say that because he wanted revenge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T14:07:02.063" Title="Sasuke's clan dream" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2016-10-26T07:16:03.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wiki never quite answers it, however several inferences can be made from the Anime (since the Manga for DBS is based on the Anime, not the other way around):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Vegeta first fights Beerus and Bulma is slapped, Vegeta then gains a massive power boost, and fights Beerus off very successfully for some time. What this tells us is that Vegeta himself has the capacity for the sheer amount of power of the SSG form.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While Beerus is fighting with SSG Son Goku, we notice Vegeta closely watching, and as the fight goes on, he seems to almost be able to sense Goku's godly ki. This is the main inference: He has spent so long fighting and training with Goku, that he knows his ki almost as well as his own. As he watches SSG Son Goku, I postulate that he is in fact beginning to sense Son's godly ki, and training himself to be able to not only sense it, but eventually replicate its godly nature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He trains for around 6 months with Whis, and during this time, he seems to increase his power enough to generate the SSG form himself. We know he has the capacity to, from points 1 and 2, and so, this explains his godhood. Under his own power, and not relying on the charity of the other Saiyans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how I see it happening, after watching the Anime several times in an attempt to understand this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this Helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28923" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T07:16:03.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37039" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37073" CreationDate="2016-10-26T13:25:06.383" Score="3" ViewCount="623" Body="&lt;p&gt;Re-watching Dragon Ball Z I have noticed that Chi-Chi's main goal in DBZ was to stop Gohan from training and force him to study instead. But once the Cell arc finishes and Goten is born. Chi-Chi doesn't treat him the same way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It blew my mind that she even let him train at all but apparently through training with her Goten was able to transform into a super saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is why? Is it because Goku officially passed on so her character developed a bit? I never actually actuallly thought about it until now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T05:33:45.407" Title="Why is Chi-Chi less of a a nag on Goten?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37020" CreationDate="2016-10-26T15:13:12.190" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: My answer is now complete. Thank you for your patience while I edit.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, there are a lot of context clues given through the dialogue in each episode. I will point these out then list my answer below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What we know&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Firstly&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Beerus found out that Bulma built a time machine, he mentioned that time travel or tampering with the future is highly forbidden even for gods, and that he should destroy her right now for committing such a great offense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that gods have knowledge of time travel and have rules in-place for protecting continuity of the timeline. Also, he never scolds Whis for using time manipulation twice (once against Freeza and once to save Gowasu in the present), also proving that angels do not follow the same protocol as gods and humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Secondly&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gowasu takes Zamasu to a distant planet to observe a human-like species in development. He scolds him for killing a human once they went a few thousand years into the future because Zamasu committed an action that could have changed how that entire species would develop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that gods are forbidden to travel unless certain circumstances arise, but are also expressly forbidden from interacting with things in the future or past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Lastly&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zamasu and Black both state in the battle with Trunks (the specific battle was the one where he transformed into a hybrid of SSB and SS2) that it is because of Trunks's actions during the Cell/Android saga of jumping back and forth through time that really helped them come to the conclusion that humans need to be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;My Answer&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With those 3 key pieces of evidence, it is very apparent that gods can time travel and they can do so at will, but they MUST exercise a great deal of discretion and restraint when doing so and should only do it under certain circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gowasu could have looked into the future to predict his death, betrayal and all of that, but if he did he would have arbitrarily taken actions to protect himself and changed the timeline which was forbidden. Now maybe he knew that and maybe he didn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Gowasu has stated that the role of a Kai (God) is to observe. So I highly doubt he would ever look into the future. His whole reason for even using the time ring the one time that he did was to prove a point to his student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, yes, Gowasu could have gone ahead and prevented Black's existence. But if he did, it would do 3 things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Contradict his character&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruin Black's existence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make the current story arc (&lt;em&gt;which I find very entertaining&lt;/em&gt;) disappear entirely.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:37:52.053" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37058" CreationDate="2016-10-26T15:39:52.400" Score="2" ViewCount="1821" Body="&lt;p&gt;He didn't use it on Punk Hazard and he wasn't on Dressrosa. However it was mentioned in the manga when he battled his father in the current whole cake island arc that his haki is strong but it was not specified which haki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Sanji use armament? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:22:19.137" Title="Can Sanji use COA(Color of Arms/Busoshoku)?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2016-10-26T17:45:47.107" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt; does take place as it says. Searching up &quot;When was the first phone invented?&quot; will return March 10, 1876.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember in the second episode of the anime, they had one of the phones that are shown in the images, but it wasn't a cell phone. I just had it in a bag to help transport it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28928" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:16:39.680" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:16:39.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37046" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T18:35:02.090" Score="1" ViewCount="114" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know they are somehow related, but what does it mean when Eileen says she and Erza are one and the same? Is it like what? An Elodas version of Erza? So there would be 3 Erzas now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28927" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T21:47:23.673" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T18:05:02.067" Title="In chapter 507, what did Eileen mean when she said they are one and the same?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T21:12:15.367" Score="1" ViewCount="1271" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kakashi asked Sasuke about his dream, Sasuke answers that his dream was to restore his clan and to kill Itachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since Itachi is dead, Sasuke has achieved half of his goal. Now, the only thing left is restoring his clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could he use the Samsara of Heavenly Life technique to revive his clan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28929" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T02:09:41.903" LastActivityDate="2021-04-17T14:51:22.767" Title="Could Sasuke revive his clan by using Samsara of Heavenly Life technique that Nagato used to revive Konoha's fallen?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37051" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-27T01:32:39.310" Score="2" ViewCount="3275" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 179 of &lt;em&gt;Assassination Classroom&lt;/em&gt;, there are 2 panels showing hands holding each other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BIScyl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Assassination Classroom Ch 179 pg 16&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My hunch is that there's no distinctive evidence (unless there is some from the anime or movie or something) as to leave it perhaps to the reader to interpret as they like to avoid backlash. Though I feel there have been a fair amount of hints pointing towards Kayano and Nagisa if I got the names right (Kiss, valentines, the poster in the top left panel is of her). Though there could be evidence against it as well that I am not aware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whose hands are these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-25T15:13:11.313" LastActivityDate="2018-05-25T15:13:11.313" Title="Whose hands are these in Assassination Classroom chapter 179?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37049" CreationDate="2016-10-27T02:20:11.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Sasuke has the Rinnegan he should be able to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, but it will cost him his life since he is technically trading his life for the revival of others. He will also have to summon the King of Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique is a reincarnation ninjutsu used through the Outer Path, which can infuse new life into the bodies of those who have died &lt;strong&gt;in exchange for the user's own life&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the part about the King of Hell...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To perform this technique, the user summons the King of Hell, which then releases the souls of the deceased from its mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path_%E2%80%94_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Outer Path-Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T17:49:54.737" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T17:49:54.737" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37051" CreationDate="2016-10-27T02:48:03.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The poster and the scene afterward featuring Kayano strongly implies the female hand is hers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would sense that the person she was holding hands with someone that wasn't present at the old classroom building at the time, assuming that all the vignettes were happening more or less in real time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most likely conclusion would be that the male hand belongs to Nagisa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After being questioned by Hara, Kayano didn't deny that they weren't together, and only mentions that he's focusing on his teaching career.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime skips this scene so there is no decisive conclusion, only speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T02:55:34.820" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T02:55:34.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37049" CreationDate="2016-10-27T04:32:59.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The above answer states the possibility that the Uchiha can be revived from by using &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path_%E2%80%94_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though he can revive them using that technique, he needs the bodies of all the dead Uchiha in order infuse them with the souls released by the King of Hell. So it is &lt;strong&gt;not possible&lt;/strong&gt; to revive them using the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However he can use the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive his clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T04:32:59.863" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37041" CreationDate="2016-10-27T07:06:55.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Sanji can use CoA, even if it was not shown yet to my knowledge. We know this from Chapter 668, when Law asks Luffy who of his crew is able to fight Caesar, a Logia user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EuK5h.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EuK5h.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUaaM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LUaaM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T07:06:55.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37046" CreationDate="2016-10-27T15:19:09.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Update: Turns out that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eileen is Erza's mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6byOe.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6byOe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23875" LastEditorUserId="26360" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T18:05:02.067" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T18:05:02.067" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37065" CreationDate="2016-10-27T18:35:44.163" Score="1" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for music that sounds in the background on the second episode of &lt;em&gt;GitS: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/em&gt;, the episode with the rogue tank. The music is playing from 11:35 to 15:00.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28948" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-21T04:07:22.100" LastActivityDate="2018-05-21T04:07:22.100" Title="A song in episode 2 of GitS: Stand Alone Complex" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36920" CreationDate="2016-10-27T18:44:25.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the episode, I think Kiyoshi started having the injury on his legs for playing too much. He may have known about it because he is tall, thus he will likely to injure his legs more than average size person (I read an article about tall basketball players are more prone to injury).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, he was injured before his match against Kirisaki Daīchi High, and Makoto Hanamiya made it worse by injuring him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T07:36:08.380" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T07:36:08.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37063" CreationDate="2016-10-27T19:57:52.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track you're looking for is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Album                       : Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex - OST - Be Human&#xA;Track name                  : spotter&#xA;Track name/Position         : 9&#xA;Performer                   : YOKO KANNO&#xA;Recorded date               : 2003&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T19:57:52.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37066" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37072" CreationDate="2016-10-27T21:07:15.023" Score="7" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the film, after burning loads of documents with his aides, a tank barrels into his estate and Nezu (over)stuffs a briefcase with papers before fleeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were these papers? They did not appear to be money, and if they were documents that needed to be destroyed, why would he have taken them with him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T05:42:03.630" Title="What was Nezu stuffing into his briefcase?" Tags="&lt;akira&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-28T01:02:10.240" Score="4" ViewCount="579" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a Keijo character who's ethnically brown with a rock-hard ass when she flexes, and she's nicknamed &quot;Vrajass&quot;/&quot;Vajrass&quot;. I don't know what the reference/joke is besides presumably some Indian god maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T00:24:46.007" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T14:22:51.167" Title="What is &quot;Vrajass&quot; a reference to?" Tags="&lt;keijo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37066" CreationDate="2016-10-28T05:29:14.103" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that scene.  Those documents appeared to be bond certificates, stock certificates, and/or other financially worth keeping documents.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=what+do+stock+certificates+look+like&amp;amp;biw=1920&amp;amp;bih=981&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbo=u&amp;amp;source=univ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwj7pq_S4fzPAhXpqFQKHUt4BLkQsAQIQw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;images of stock certificates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=What+do+bonds+look+like&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbo=u&amp;amp;source=univ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiU_OTe4fzPAhVjlVQKHYr0AAwQsAQIJg&amp;amp;biw=1920&amp;amp;bih=981#tbm=isch&amp;amp;q=bond+certificates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;images of bond certificates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastEditorUserId="28340" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T05:42:03.630" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T05:42:03.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37039" CreationDate="2016-10-28T05:33:45.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My take is basically the same as those commercials that start with the worried obsessive mother and the first child:  She is so frantic about everything she ends up messing things up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second child happens, and she has everything nailed down.  Experience from the first child has her less stressed with the second child, and she knows a bit of what to expect and how to handle things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T05:33:45.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21040" CreationDate="2016-10-28T06:51:48.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;[OFF TOPIC]I think everything goes as headmaster Senzaemon plan. He uses Souma to help Erina free from his father's curse. Erina confessed already, even though she is well talented in cooking, that she never feels any slight of happiness towards her cooking, however not until they become close friends with Souma which was shown in the latest chapters. It seems like everything she do is just to obey his father. Headmaster Senzaemon is just trying to let Erina feel the true essence of cooking, and breaks the fear Erina has towards his father, and he uses Souma for it. Although it was not directly implied by the Author but it seems like Erina's father, Azami Nakiri knew it already when Souma confess that Saibi Jouichirou is his dad. Honestly, I dont know whats the big deal about this plan. But anyway Nakiri Erina later on knew as well that Souma is Saiba's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28953" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T06:51:48.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21040" CreationDate="2016-10-28T07:42:22.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;His father went to the school, but never graduated.  It has never been clearly stated why that's the case, though it's implied it's related to him meeting Soma's mother; from this one might guess that &quot;Yukihira&quot; is his mother's last name.  The failure to graduate may have hampered his renown, and lessened Tootsuki's desire to associate with him.  Recall that the academy is set up as very punishing and almost militaristic, regarding those who fail to graduate as decidedly incapable of being a truly great chef.  It runs counter to this belief to give a failure any recognition, and may actively encourage the institution to bury or at least ignore the connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Joichiro's professional career was characterized by constantly changing locations, and eventually hiding himself away in a local diner.  That's not conducive to maintaining a strong presence in the culture; a few elites will know him, but before they can pass on the stories he simply moves away, leaving children no opportunity to learn except by happenstance (aka, Erina).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His change of last name was probably only known to a few people closest to him.  Even Dojima took a long time to connect Soma to Jouichiro, mostly doing so by chance.  As for why that monk seemed to know him by the Yukihira last name, and the timeline suggesting he also knew him before the name change, there are a few possible explanations, with my personal preference listed first:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author hadn't thought of this problem ahead of time.  It only occurred to them later that a cook with his skills and connections should be well-known.  This was at odds with the intent for Soma to be a darkhorse commoner, as the story was very early characterized as &quot;local nobody struggles against the elites to becomes a big somebody, proving that passion and hard work are the keys to success&quot;.  Ergo once the problem became inescapable, the author pulled the ol' &quot;name change&quot; maneuver, and intentionally drew as little attention as possible to the possible discrepancies with the early story.  This is a common writing technique for serialized media.  Manga, comics, anime, TV series, cartoons, etc. all tend to employ it of necessity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Essentially nobody knew that Yukihira Joichiro was the same person as Saiba Joichiro until just before the story started, when someone was able to find him and talk him into working for him around the world.  Possibly this person was a long time confidant, and so did know these two people were the same, or maybe they just applied enough resources to find out what happened to Joichiro.  Afterwards, now that he was back in the limelight he could now be recognized by former admirers, such as the monk, or word could otherwise slowly spread through patrons that connected the two together.  Either way the monk can connect the two identities together, but the spread of information would have been too slow and localized to propagate all the way back to high school age students in Japan.  Never mind the internet; we rarely even see academy students using smart phones or computers if they're not related to cooking something right then and there, and possibly with such elite and affluent customers even the internet is slow to pass the information along.  Plus, as has been mentioned, lots of people have the last names Saiba and Yukihira, so there'd be little more than coincidence to connect Soma to Joichiro.  It would actually be more unrealistic for people to assume a familial relation, even if they were aware of Joichiro's name change.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a relevant sidenote, the headmaster of the academy (at the time the story starts), is later revealed to have been plotting something benevolent and that Jouichiro/Soma were integral to this plot.  It was in the best interest of his plot that Soma be a complete unknown to the students, so he would have incentive to hide the Saiba/Yukihira connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T07:42:22.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37077" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-28T12:15:29.280" Score="10" ViewCount="909" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching the anime titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=10385&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ao Haru Ride&lt;/a&gt; (AniDB link), I noticed that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/s/common/uploaded_files/1441512929-a2698347b568f40c657af0c914306d9e.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;title screen&lt;/a&gt; displays the title in kana but it is given as アオハライド or &lt;em&gt;Ao Ha Raido, Ao Ha Ride;&lt;/em&gt; entirely missing a kana ル for &lt;em&gt;ru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that this is already present in what seems to be the Japanese manga cover I found on Google images:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q4nnI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q4nnI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cover of Ao Haru Ride&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title in kana reads &lt;em&gt;Ao Ha Raido&lt;/em&gt; while the title in romaji reads &lt;em&gt;Ao Haru Ride&lt;/em&gt;. Why this discrepancy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2019-10-13T14:52:50.797" Title="Why is the title written differently in kana and romaji?" Tags="&lt;ao-haru-ride&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29135" CreationDate="2016-10-28T12:42:04.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a community wiki starting point of an answer. Feel free to either contribute to this or append your own answer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shinku’s artificial spirit is &lt;em&gt;Hollie&lt;/em&gt;. This could be connected to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ilex&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Ilex aquifolium),&lt;/em&gt; the prickly plant with the red berries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hina-Ichigo’s artificial spirit is &lt;em&gt;Berrybell.&lt;/em&gt; Potentially a connection of a ringing bell and a (straw)berry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kanaria’s artificial spirit is &lt;em&gt;Pizzicato.&lt;/em&gt; This is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzicato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;violin playing technique&lt;/a&gt; also referred to as &lt;em&gt;plucking&lt;/em&gt; — fitting with the general violin/music theme of Kanaria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Souseiseki’s artificial spirit is &lt;em&gt;Lempicka.&lt;/em&gt; This has the same spelling as the Polish &lt;em&gt;art deco&lt;/em&gt; painter &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_de_Lempicka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tamara Łempicka&lt;/a&gt;, although the katakana spelling of the spirit implies a different pronunciation. I don’t know if a connection exists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T12:42:04.627" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-10-28T12:42:04.627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-28T18:12:46.390" Score="1" ViewCount="895" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to purchase/download the Fairy Tail OST, but I don't know where/how. Not the physical disc(s), but the digital file(s). Sources, online stores, instructions, etc.? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks so much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28960" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T21:04:44.513" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T11:44:10.543" Title="Where can I buy or download the soundtrack for Fairy Tail?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;united-states&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9022" CreationDate="2016-10-28T18:26:43.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, C.C. did not kill the Nun. The Nun's intent was to force C.C. to take her Code, and once C.C.'s Geass matured, attacked her to make her do so, and then killed herself. C.C. receives her scar from the Nun, during that altercation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, the Nun tried to draw a Geass symbol, but it was done imperfectly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, the scar persists because it was one of C.C.'s features before her death, so it doesn't go away completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28964" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T18:26:43.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7665" CreationDate="2016-10-28T18:32:37.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch the end of the previous episode, and when Lelouch and Suzaku meet up, you'll note that there is a mysterious boy observing events, shown very briefly. It is this boy, who you are not yet introduced to, who is responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given what we know of him from later events, he probably sends them there to have the events screw Lelouch and/or Euphemia's plans up without being too obvious, but probably benefited from Lelouch's interaction with the Thought Elevator as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28964" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T18:32:37.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37079" CreationDate="2016-10-28T21:20:54.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your location. In the U.S. you can find the OSTs on iTunes. However, the Japanese music industry is not very fond of letting their music out of the country, at least in digital format. I have recently discovered that they finally decided to put the first couple Fairy Tail OSTs on the U.S. iTunes store, years after their release in Japan. Given that iTunes is arguably the most widely used platform for digital distribution of music, and that it took that long for the OSTs to arrive in the U.S. store, it might not even be available for digital purchase in your country at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14010" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T21:20:54.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33576" CreationDate="2016-10-29T10:23:07.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally I think that Eileen is either Erza's mom or like, Erza from the future or something.&#xA;The reason I think she is Erza's mom is because of the few hints that they are related here and there in the manga. Some of you reading this might say that this is not possible since Erza and Eileen don't have the same name. The fact is we don't know if this is true or not. Your response might be saying that it is because Erza's last name is Scarlet and Eileen's last name is Bersilion. Well Scarlet is not Erza's real last name. If you didn't skip or if you remember in previous chapters of the manga/ previous episodes of the anime you will know that when Erza was enslaved and were with Jellal, Simon and the others she introduced herself as just Erza. Jellal is the one who gave a Erza her last name when she was a child.&#xA;The reason I think that she is Erza from the future is because in the end of chapter 507 it ends with Eileen saying to Erza &quot;I am you and you are me&quot;&#xA;But I am more for the Eileen being Erza's mom.&#xA;These are just my personal theories, more likely than not we will know the answer in upcoming chapters but for now we have to wait for these chapters to be released,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28978" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T10:23:07.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T17:33:14.220" Score="3" ViewCount="497" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember when Vegeta came to the Earth for the first time. At that time the dragon balls were used to bring Goku back to life. During the battle Piccolo died and later Bulma and the rest go the planet Namek to use their dragon balls. Later when Piccolo was revived using Namekian dragon balls and they became useless due to the death of Guru, the dragon balls of Earth were used to revive the Namekians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how much time in the Earth days (or months) passed between the revival of Goku and the revival of Namekians? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T07:29:15.857" Title="Time period between the use of dragon balls during Namek Saga" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T18:57:07.027" Score="8" ViewCount="11642" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show, whenever an alchemist commits the taboo, they only lose one part of their body. Izumi lost organs, Ed lost his leg, and Mustang lost his eyesight. But, when Alphonse tried to transmute the soul he lost his entire body. Even though the equivalent exchange was justified for the other alchemists, I can't help but feel like Al's was not equivalent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain to me why he lost his whole body rather than just one part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28988" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T21:05:25.853" LastActivityDate="2019-11-30T23:42:55.397" Title="Why did Alphonse lose everything?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="355" CreationDate="2016-10-29T20:05:54.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he will regain his powers. It's possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hell's Gate you can find what you lost, so he can get his powers back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28989" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T21:06:57.613" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T21:06:57.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T21:09:45.537" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY3aRc9DV_U&amp;amp;t=29s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;song&lt;/a&gt; is played during 0:29-1:05 when Amon and Shinohara are talking about Kaneki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28990" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T14:53:42.157" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T02:57:12.940" Title="What song is playing at the beginning of episode 6 of Tokyo Ghoul √A?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37091" CreationDate="2016-10-29T22:16:00.203" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alphonse was shown more of the truth than Edward, however he forgot it at the beginning of Brotherhood. Only towards the end did he remember. Thus, seeing more of it warrants a greater toll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the truth takes from you that which is most ironic (which is why it is such a cruel thing); for example, Mustang had his sight taken as he had his 'sights' set on being Fuhrer. Alphonse had his entire body taken as he wanted to feel his Mother's hugs and warmth. Having his body taken means that can't happen anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28991" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T22:16:00.203" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7841" CreationDate="2016-10-29T22:16:00.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're not meant to &quot;know&quot; what Haruhi's power is, but instead you're meant to draw your own conclusion about what Haruhi &quot;is&quot;; which is one of greatest charms of this show. Koizumi, Mikuru, and Yuki all have different conflicting views on Haruhi, and the viewer is meant to have one of their own; whether they can draw their own original view on Haruhi or side with God/TimeParadox/SuperHumanEvolution theories the show offers is up to the viewer themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28992" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T22:16:00.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36869" CreationDate="2016-10-29T22:23:19.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Urahara's status is unknown; however it is safe to presume he is dead. During his fight with Askin, although he defeats Askin (with a little help from Grimmjow), he collapses at the end and says that he apologizes for leaving. everything to Ichigo and Rukia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yoruichi is also unknown; after Askin activates his Vollstandig and approaches both of them, she does not appear after that. Her drug was wearing off, but Kubo did not reference back to her after that. With her, it isn't safe to assume her death or survival. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28991" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T22:23:19.323" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29393" CreationDate="2016-10-30T03:42:37.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Latias transformed into bianca because she was bianca best friend so she transformed into her giving him opportunity to hug ash.but at the end if this movie it was bianca even the writer said she did not talked to confuse ash just kiss and ran away&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29000" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T03:42:37.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37089" CreationDate="2016-10-30T07:29:15.857" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball's timeline's wikia page&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;November 2nd, Age 762:&lt;/strong&gt; Goku is revived on November 2nd, Age 762 by the Earth Dragon Balls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 762, December 24:&lt;/strong&gt; Every one killed by Frieza on planet Namek is revived by the Earth Dragon Balls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So (much) less than one year has passed between these two uses of Dragon Balls. I don't know if there is a canon explanation for this, but maybe the death and resurrection of Piccolo and Kami reset the Dragon Balls. This is the only explanation I could think off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T07:29:15.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37108" CreationDate="2016-10-30T18:23:39.653" Score="0" ViewCount="1244" Body="&lt;p&gt;After finishing the &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; anime, I'm interested reading the light novel. I heard that there is the English translation of the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series light novel, so where can I buy them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T09:07:33.970" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T22:51:39.477" Title="Where can I buy the English translated of Monogatari light novels?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37107" CreationDate="2016-10-30T18:44:10.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For North America, I believe &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series novels are released by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vertical-inc.com/new/tag/monogatari-series/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vertical&lt;/a&gt;. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vertical-inc.com/new/tis-the-season-for-vertical/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kizumonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was released in December 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;text=NISIOISIN&amp;amp;search-alias=books&amp;amp;field-author=NISIOISIN&amp;amp;sort=relevancerank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; appears to also have &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the rest, I'm not sure for legitimate sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T09:06:23.720" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T09:06:23.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-30T18:47:18.507" Score="4" ViewCount="3989" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the confusion between the 2 owls (Yoshimura vs Eto) do we know which one Arima took this quinque from? Has he fought both? I'm not sure if a Tokyo Ghoul: re tag is worthwhile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6uM8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6uM8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T20:00:12.253" Title="Which owl is the source of Arima's quinque?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37112" CreationDate="2016-10-30T22:35:26.717" Score="13" ViewCount="2974" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 10, which itself is called &quot;Full-time Employment is a Loophole in the Law to Make Wages Lower…&quot; or 「正社員ってお給料を安くするための法の抜け穴...」 「Seishain tte Okyūryō o Yasukusuru Tame no Hō no Nukeana 」 (essentially taken from the dialogue)…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When referring to why Nene can't work as a playtester on weekends, they discuss:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoba:&lt;/strong&gt; Why can't part-timers work on the weekends?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kou:&lt;/strong&gt; Oh, it depends on the company, but they're paid by the hour, so if they worked overtime and weekends, they'd get paid more than you, Aoba.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Aoba:&lt;/strong&gt; W-Wait a minute! Is being a full-time employee just a loophole to make wages lower?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kou:&lt;/strong&gt; We can talk about that some other time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TU7c.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TU7c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Is being a full-time employee a loophole to make wages lower?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this referring to? Is this something that also applies to the western world or some kind of business law in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28711" LastEditorUserId="28711" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T04:20:08.400" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T04:20:08.400" Title="&quot;Full-time Employment is a Loophole in the Law to Make Wages Lower&quot;?" Tags="&lt;new-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37111" CreationDate="2016-10-30T22:49:56.363" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one is salaried, one doesn't usually get paid overtime. Aoba, presumably, is salaried, so like many full-time workers, she won't get overtime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However as a part-time/temp worker, Nene would likely get overtime which is why she could end up earning more than Aoba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general example, videogame programmers &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257143/Working_time_among_video_game_developers_Trends_over_200414.php&quot;&gt;work longer hours for less pay&lt;/a&gt; compared to programmers in more &quot;soulless&quot; industries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They usually have relatively more passion for their work than those from most other industries. Unfortunately, there are companies who are happy to exploit that to drive wages down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T01:30:15.123" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T01:30:15.123" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37077" CreationDate="2016-10-31T03:45:34.513" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/slang&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tae Kim's guide to learning Japanese&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is one major driving factor behind the majority of slang in Japanese. The primary goal of most slang is to make things easier to say. In other words, the goal is to reduce or simplify the movement of your mouth. There are two primary ways in which this is accomplished, 1) By making things shorter or, 2) By slurring the sounds together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would imply that the author felt that saying 「アオハルライド」is either harder or more annoying (or both) to say in conversation than 「アオハライド」.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can try it yourself: saying &lt;em&gt;ao haru raido&lt;/em&gt; forces you to pause between &lt;em&gt;haru&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;raido&lt;/em&gt;, whereas one can say &lt;em&gt;ao ha raido&lt;/em&gt; in one go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 2019:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an explanation given in the first volume of the manga. Here's an excerpt from the official translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Right away people sent letters and tweets, asking about the Japanese title &lt;em&gt;Aoharaido&lt;/em&gt;. So I'd like to be able to answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aoharaido&lt;/strong&gt;  = youth + ride&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Japanese kanji for &quot;youth&quot; can also be read as &lt;em&gt;aoharu&lt;/em&gt;, and I imagine that the characters are on a ride through their youth, giving it all they can. Compared to &lt;em&gt;aoharuraido&lt;/em&gt;, when you say it out loud, &lt;em&gt;aoharaido&lt;/em&gt; is easier to say and more impactful, so that became the title of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="12985" LastEditDate="2019-10-13T14:52:50.797" LastActivityDate="2019-10-13T14:52:50.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32444" CreationDate="2016-10-31T03:52:06.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Temozarela is based off of the dark god Tchernobog from the Monolith game Blood, which the author admits is his inspiration for the basic setting of priest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29015" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T03:52:06.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37256" CreationDate="2016-10-31T04:03:05.323" Score="4" ViewCount="1744" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso.wikia.com/wiki/Shigatsu_wa_Kimi_no_Uso&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;, fans had a chance to vote on if they wanted a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kimiuso.jp/nodame/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;miracle&lt;/a&gt; to occur. This was during the run of the series. &lt;strong&gt;What is this miracle?&lt;/strong&gt; Information in Japanese can be found on the second link but it is not easily Google Translateable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T06:53:08.837" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T00:37:36.163" Title="What is &quot;The Miracle&quot; that 10,000 fans of KimiUso voted for?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37127" CreationDate="2016-10-31T09:05:44.057" Score="0" ViewCount="5414" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does CCG keep ghouls alive for so long in their prisons when they can only eat humans? The same goes for half ghouls in CCG. What do they eat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28765" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T08:35:25.640" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T18:40:48.863" Title="What do the half ghouls in CCG eat?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37041" CreationDate="2016-10-31T11:19:38.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he can use it. It was even stated when he was fighting his father in chapter 833: he was blocking his spear attacks and Judge said that he did not expect him to have Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/im0tV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/im0tV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:22:19.137" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:22:19.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37156" CreationDate="2016-10-31T21:17:58.400" Score="1" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Hikaru no Go&lt;/i&gt;, Waya's username when playing Go online is Zelda. In the anime the reason wasn't explained (I haven't read the manga, so maybe the explanation is in there). The first thing I think of when I see the name Zelda is &lt;i&gt;The Legend of Zelda&lt;/i&gt; video game franchise, so I tried to find out if the username was a reference to that, but I couldn't find out anything online. I'm interested in both Waya's reasons (if available) and the author's for using the username Zelda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:57:53.797" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T18:57:53.797" Title="Why is Waya's username Zelda?" Tags="&lt;hikaru-no-go&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37123" CreationDate="2016-10-31T22:28:39.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quinx squad keeps their RC level low enough they can eat regular human food. (Post time skip Urie is seen eating at some fancy dinner with I believe Matsuri Washuu if I didn't get the name wrong.) Additionally in very early chapters of :re Sasaki cooks food for Mutsuki. During Kaneki's flashback of his imprisonment after the events of V14 it's shown that some sort of slop is pushed through his door which he doesn't eat. Otherwise perhaps quinx are given RC repressants as well which could help with hunger. Kaneki notes in chapter 99 that he was using RC suppressants in his time with the CCG (albeit noting it had an effect on his hair color). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exact chapter citations forthcoming when I have time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T22:28:39.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33993" CreationDate="2016-11-01T02:25:06.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one really knows for sure. It's possible, because the actual nation of Prussia hasn't existed for a long time. The personified nations are apparently immortal, until the actual nations disappear. Grandpa Rome and (maybe) HRE are both dead, but Grandpa Rome still visits nations as a spirit. So it could happen, but since Prussia is a fan favorite, it's unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29030" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T02:25:06.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-01T07:12:19.933" Score="4" ViewCount="1690" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ever specified that whether each alternate timeline has a ToH of its own, or there is only a single ToH in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29032" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T14:30:12.977" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T16:01:29.623" Title="Is there only a single Throne of Heroes in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36573" CreationDate="2016-11-01T09:58:57.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna express my opinion regarding the OP question. I will explain where I got got my info and how I came upon my conclusion.&#xA;My opinion based on Nasu and Takeuchi's words is that it can be considered a sequel to the original game if the reader wants it and therefore so would the eclipse scenes. I will also add a theory at the end of my post and it will be based on the way the eclipse scenes are set, my experience reading 100% of the Visual Novel and Nasu's answer to the first question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia&lt;/a&gt; (at the end of the page you can see Nasu and Takeuchi expressing their opinion regarding Fate Hollow). I will use quotes of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate Hollow Ataraxia was sold back in the day as a sequel and even the true ending, now outside the loop, is called &quot;sequel&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I side with Sanji's opinion in this regard. After reading the whole interview there's no question they don't deny it. The first question the interviwer makes is whether hollow is the after story or not. Nasu's answer was: &quot;We mentioned it a little bit earlier, but “hollow” is set in Fuyuki city half a year after Fate/stay night. But despite that, the story’s starting from a situation where everyone, + some extra people and minus a certain character, is present and nobody thinks that’s unusual.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it's normal he'd say that, after all he's describing the time-loop. But even so he finishes saying &quot;but we believe it should be left up to the user’s imagination&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second question is &quot;So, should it be best to think that Fate/hollow ataraxia isn’t a continuation of the Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heavens Feel arcs of the last game?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takeuchi's answer is quite vague:&quot;It’s not really what happens after each route, but more of a “counter” to “Fate/stay night” itself…..is what feels more comfortable right now... Basically, I think the player should interpret it however he wants.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying &quot;is what feels confortable right now isn't a compelling argument&quot;. In the end he says the reader decides, just like Nasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third question is yet again a similar version of the others: &quot;Is it safe to assume that Hollow's &quot;Sequel&quot; follows none of the three routes’ endings in Fate/stay night? (meaning a parallel universe with different possibilities)&quot; The answer Nasu gives: &quot;It’s best if you don’t think too much about it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I see is that both of them arrive at the same conclusion, the reader decides, and want to leave it at that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the characters get out of the loophole, if you like the ending your headcanon becomes canon because the authors say so. So the true ending of Fate Hollow would become the sequel to Fate Stay Night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't like it, then don't worry. The original story remains untouched and Ataraxia is either a fourth route or the ending to one of the original routes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might seem vague, but if both of them literally tell the reader to interpret it however he wants it's impossible to have a clear asnwer. They make canon both interpretations in a very straightforward manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the interpretation it was written in a non-serious manner given by кяαzєя&#xA;It is based on the answer &quot;It’s best if you don’t think too much about it&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter how I look at it, the only thing I see is the interviewer wanting a clear answer. It is the third time a very similar question is asked and this time Nasu makes it stop saying &quot;dont think too much about it&quot;, which makes sense given his previous replies. Nasu knows they gave 2 vague replies the previous times &quot;it will be up to the user&quot; and he just sticks to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason why I'm sure it's this way is that it would have been very easy to just say yes to the last question, saying it is another universe like he does with many of his works (Unlimited Blade Works, Prisma Illya, Fate Extra...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion him not saying that would mean we are in the same universe and the reader can consider it a sequel to FSN if he wants to as they say. I'd also say Nasu actually gives a lot of credit to this work, which is btw is 2/3 of the original visual novel's size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, I do believe, based on the way the eclipse scenes are set and my experience reading 100% of the Visual Novel and Nasu's words that there is better way to think Rin's eclipse scene happens after UBW. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you finished reading the Visual Novel you must have realized the eclipse scenes take place outside the proper game. They're set up exactly to continue each route. In Rin's case, Shirou describes their previous time making love and past experiences in UBW. Rider would be Heaven's Feel, so would Sakura...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nasu said &quot; We mentioned it a little bit earlier, but “hollow” is set in Fuyuki city half a year after Fate/stay night. But despite that, the story’s starting from a situation where everyone, + some extra people and minus a certain character, is present and nobody thinks that’s unusual. While Shirou, the protagonist thinks this is weird, he can’t figure out what exactly is unusual. He’s in that kind of unstable situation, but he’s genuinely enjoying the “festivities” feeling that it’s great how everyone’s around&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, these scenes don't belong to that description and they're clearly staged after each route. They don't belong to the actual plot of the game. Nasu confirmed them as canon so I don't have any reason to believe they don't really happen after each route. In my opinion they're like a bonus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not something very relevant but Memor said in a thread things like the fact that it is confirmed Rider-Shirou because of the love confession in her eclipse scene, not a very far-fetched comment considering Nasu said those scenes are canon.I would agree with him. So yes, in my opinion Rin's scene is canon and would take place after UBW. Or at the very least the authors tell you can interpret it that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="28378" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T11:36:33.157" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T11:36:33.157" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37132" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37141" CreationDate="2016-11-01T10:45:31.107" Score="3" ViewCount="2197" Body="&lt;p&gt;In UBW Saber said it wouldn't actually do anything for Archer if Shirou died. According to her achieving servant status is transcending time and space. So killing his former in flesh would accomplish nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with her. My reasoning goes beyond that though. The Archer summoned by the Grail is not the true Counter Guardian, just a proxy. Killing him, even with Shiki's MEoDP would only destroy his Grail-granted body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On another note, do you think there are backups in the throne of heroes? Because that would make them pretty much invincible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T11:52:52.023" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T05:19:00.190" Title="How can the counter guardians die?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;nasuverse&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-01T13:23:59.117" Score="3" ViewCount="815" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sawyer, aka Racer of the Oracion Seis is shown to be very fast in melee combat and seems to almost teleport.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, later his power is explained to be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Slowing Magic: a time-affecting Magic, changing the way its targets perceive time, and thus making it appear for them that Sawyer is moving around at unholy speed, allowing him to attack freely before they get a chance to counter. Thus objects originating from outside his range keep their original speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does he then travel great distances in short amount of time, the most prominent example being,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Brain ordering him to retrieve a casket which contains Jellal's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does he travel such great distances?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T23:46:41.057" Title="How can Racer travel great distance in short amount of time?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37133" CreationDate="2016-11-01T13:39:19.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no evidence that might suggest he travels at amazing speed. As you said he just tricks people, that's his power.&#xA;However, it is also mentioned he always wanted to be the fastest and trained for that purpose so it would make sense for him to be fast.&#xA;We know he's asked to retrieve Jellal but we don't know if he's super fast doing it. The dude might just be the fastest one in Oration Six so that's why he's asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T13:39:19.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37136" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-01T16:13:42.687" Score="3" ViewCount="5194" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the introduction paragraphs of &lt;a href=&quot;http://studiodomo.jp/wordpress/visiting-studio-colorido-up-and-coming-digital-animation-studio/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Visiting Studio Colorido: Up-and-Coming Digital Animation Studio&lt;/a&gt; by Naoya Koji posted in October 2015,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, many of Japanese animation studios rely on “papers and pencils” to produce anime. Although some parts have been updated, this is the traditional Japanese style of the animation production which has been handed down for decades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world is now in the age of the internet and the digital tools. The animation studios innovate those new cultures, but Japanese studios remain in the world of “paper and pencil.” [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even today, Japanese animation studios still use pencil and paper to produce animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't they switch from that method and proceed to digital hand drawing for animation production since it is much less time-consuming? Why can't anime studios use graphic tablets (e.g. Wacom) to draw and animate instead of using pencils, papers, and eraser because it's maybe outdated and obsolete?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25750" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-10-22T13:09:33.260" Title="Why aren't Japanese animation studios switching to digital art for production instead of pencil and paper?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-01T18:44:49.023" Score="1" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 (&quot;My Cold Dimension&quot;) of the anime adaptation of Occultic;Nine, things clearly happened out of order and dates were flashed on the screen prior to each scene. What is the grand order of things that happened? It seemed to jump back and forth and I wasn't able to keep up...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T22:21:03.727" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T22:21:03.727" Title="What order did the events of Episode 2 happen?" Tags="&lt;occultic-nine&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37138" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-01T20:17:05.880" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T20:17:05.880" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T20:17:05.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37139" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-01T20:17:05.880" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T20:17:05.880" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T20:17:05.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24314" CreationDate="2016-11-01T21:22:25.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tsumugi is a human-gauna hybrid and has the same Placenta that the gauna use as an all-purpose organ. It is capable of shapeshifting into whatever form is needed at the time, as seen when the gauna begin to have heigus, or Higgs, particle cannons of their own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar to the Benisuzume, Tsumugi has a portion of her body dedicated to keeping a heigus particle engine. Heigus particles appear to exist everywhere given how energy is passively collected. Sidonia and its gardes have heigus particle collectors that can be deployed like solar sails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Tsumugi is using the heigus particles she collected to propel herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29040" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T21:22:25.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37132" CreationDate="2016-11-01T21:36:20.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;do you think there are backups in the throne of heroes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is...so to speak. All Servants summoned from the Throne of Heros are actually copies of the originals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even the Holy Grail lacks the power to summon a true Heroic Spirit&lt;/strong&gt;, so the process is facilitated by summoning them into one of seven vessels prepared beforehand. &lt;strong&gt;The Greater Grail makes a copy using information from the &quot;main body&quot; of the Heroic Spirit&lt;/strong&gt;, an &quot;emanation&quot;, that returns to them as information, in the form of a soul, upon the death of the Servant. Disconnected from the &quot;main body&quot;, they are able to know of the actions of the Servant through records, as if reading a book. Due to this, &lt;strong&gt;any Heroic Spirit summoned in multiple Holy Grail Wars will lack knowledge of previous summonings&lt;/strong&gt;. The only exemption is King Arthur due to her unique circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Nature&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Servants - Nature (2nd paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you'll note that it says the only exception is King Arthur (Arturia). This is because she isn't a Heroic Spirit yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before her last breath, she appealed to the world; in exchange for services as a Heroic Spirit, she asked to be given an opportunity seek the Holy Grail to save her country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)#Downfall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber (Fate/Stay Night) - Profile - Identity - Downfall (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means is that when Arturia is summoned she isn't being summoned from the Throne of Heroes, and instead is being summoned as a part of her deal with the world to seek the Holy Grail. It's for this reason why in the 5th Holy Grail War she had memories of the 4th War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find anything which indicates that a Counter Guardian is another exception but EMIYA seemed to believe he wasn't a clone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even knowing that the Throne of Heroes was isolated from time and space, Archer desperately came to believe that his only hope of release was to have himself summoned into an era where Shirou Emiya exists and kill his past self, hoping that the double paradox created by Shirou Emiya being killed before having a chance to make the contract with Alaya and that the killing was done by a Shirou Emiya who successfully made the contract with the world would create a time paradox great enough in magnitude that could potentially erase his existence as a Counter Guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer_(Fate/stay_night)#Identity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Archer - Profile - Identity (4th paragraphg)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, even if EMIYA wasn't a clone, his plan would still fail because he was in another timeline. Even if he killed a past version of himself, this would only deprive that reality of Shirou possibly becoming a Counter Guardian. I recall reading that in the timeline EMIYA came from, the 5th Holy Grail War did not end in any of the ways shown in the visual novel and that EMIYA witnessed The Shadow's destruction which is why in Heaven's Feel he abandons his plan to kill Shirou and instead returns to his former duty as a Counter Guardian in order to destroy The Shadow (which he comments he has seen before).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also with your comment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Killing him, even with Shiki's MEoDP would only destroy his Grail-granted body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is true. However, as I explain in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17308/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, which Shiki one refers to affects the likelihood of that Shiki being able to kill a Servant. Even when their Mystic Eyes allow them to kill a Servant, in the end it still comes down to combat ability. Tohno Shiki has problems maintaining his because of his migraines, and Ryougi Shiki can maintain an on-par level defensive fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ryougi Shiki's] combat ability is only possibly around the level of Ciel, allowing her to manage a defensive fight against a being on the level of a Servant. While still much stronger than [Tohno] Shiki, who holds no hope in even competing with a Servant defensively&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are only a slight advantage in scoring an instant death blow, the user still has to be able to fight (or atleast get in close) to beliver the attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for &lt;em&gt;&quot;How can the counter guardians die?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; outside the Holy Grail War this has yet to be seen since really the only Counter Guardian we see is EMIYA and this is in the form of a Servant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;considering that Counter Guardians are a Counter Force for Ayala, the collective unconsciousness of mankind and the drive for survival, one can assume that if they aren't being copied when they get summoned they can die but my only basis for this is because Counter Guardians were once human and thus do have a concept of death, as opposed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Aristoteles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aristoteles&lt;/a&gt; who don't have concepts of damage or death in which the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception wont work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beings like Type Mercury and other Ultimate Ones lack the concept of death entirely, so the ability will not affect them under any circumstance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mystic_Eyes_of_Death_Perception#Limitations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mystic Eyes of Death Perception - Workings - Points (3rd paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T05:19:00.190" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37136" CreationDate="2016-11-01T21:58:21.807" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an interesting article about how the anime production process works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an excerpt I found particularly interesting (and relevant!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[T]he crucial thing is that the frames are still initially drawn by hand, and no in-between animation is simulated by a computer. There are some animators who draw 2D animation directly onto computer, but in anime this is largely restricted to in solo animation productions rather than commercial anime. The industry prefers this because the animators are generally more comfortable and able with this method, and it allows easier checking and correction of frames under sometimes tight schedules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T21:58:21.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37143" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-01T23:05:05.427" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T23:05:05.427" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T23:05:05.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37144" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-01T23:05:05.427" Score="0" Body="The &quot;paranormal science&quot; story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the &quot;Choujou Kagaku Kirikiri Basara&quot; occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuuta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur around these nine eventually lead to a larger, unimaginable event that may alter what is considered common sense in this world." OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T23:05:05.427" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T23:05:05.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37136" CreationDate="2016-11-02T08:04:57.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The animation line works require high precision, which in turn means better drawing tablet/computers are needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much in-betweens are produced overseas. Having been at a small studio in China, I feel that the studio will not be able to afford such device for every animator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also one need to take into account of how much changes when drawing digitally. Tablet screens have very low friction compares to pencil on paper, which means complete relearn how one uses muscle and maintains stability. This is a no-go for established studios, as they are constantly on time pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coloring requires less precision, and can be performed by a mouse, so those are done digitally in the studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T08:04:57.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37149" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-02T18:00:48.653" Score="5" ViewCount="11268" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is really disappointing. XY ended, but Pikachu did not use Volt Tackle a single time in the whole series, not even once. Did Ash start using Electro Ball so often that he forget about such an important move of Pikachu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T21:27:58.973" LastActivityDate="2020-02-15T17:40:32.407" Title="Did Ash forget that Pikachu can use Volt Tackle?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37149" CreationDate="2016-11-02T18:31:30.900" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some users in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/661226-pokemon-black-version-2/64659829&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt;, Ash's Pikachu forgot Volt Tackle to learn Electro Ball, which makes sense, as the series seems to follow the games with Pokemon only knowing 4 moves at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because they just had to have him learn a Gen V move. He forgot it so he could learn Electro Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Pikachu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia page for Ash's Pikachu&lt;/a&gt;, this checks out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last instance of Pikachu using Volt Tackle was in BW013 (Minccino - Neat and Tidy!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Pikachu headed forwards he got hit by Pignite's Take Down, followed up by a powerful Heat Crash. Pikachu managed to get up and countered Pignite's Flame Charge with Volt Tackle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first instance of Pikachu using Electro Ball is in BW020 (Dancing with the Ducklett Trio!). The synopsis for this episode even states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After unintentionally shocking himself with Thunderbolt, because he was stuck in a beach umbrella, Pikachu couldn't use Electric-type attacks. Eventually his anger caused him to learn Electro Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this point, it appears that Pikachu no longer knows Volt Tackle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T18:31:30.900" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3583" CreationDate="2016-11-02T19:06:33.570" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nya, &quot;Norakuro&quot;, maybe? I'm not sure if that was the first anime based on a manga, but, anyway, the first anime of Norakuro predates Astroboy anime and predates too the Second World War&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29052" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T19:06:33.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36260" CreationDate="2016-11-02T19:14:19.603" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The witch seems to have given him his Return by Death power and stops him when he tries to reveal it. The witch's motivations for giving him the power or keeping it secret have not been revealed yet. It seems pretty clear that there's no way for Subaru to overcome the witch and reveal the power -- when he tried to overpower the witch and reveal his ability to Emilia, the witch killed Emilia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16203" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T19:14:19.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33768" CreationDate="2016-11-02T19:22:07.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think either Emilia has some relation to Satella or puck definitely has some past with Satella ( ofcourse who am i kidding... I mean puck is her mother).&#xA;You might remember in episode one puck asked Emilia reason for introducing herself as Satella and later commented that she really have terrible taste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Satella name's connection is a secret to only Emilia and puck so It reveals her liking towards Subaru as she presented herself as the one everyone hated but in reality it is something which is very close to her. Also as Subaru was new to town her consciousness might have mixed up with the things she love when she saw Subaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after resurrection when she got mad at Subaru fit calling her Satella it was normal reaction which she would give to anybody to fit in with people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the explanation for Emilia getting angry at Satella name might be that she doesn't get angry on people calling her witch Satella but the expression people  make on her while saying that makes her sad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.- I don't know if I am able to convey this to you guys. And I might be right or totally wrong. A 70-30 chance......&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29053" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T19:22:07.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37154" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-02T20:21:10.167" Score="-1" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Particularly in Spirited Away, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke and Kiki's Delivery service, how are the lead female characters portrayed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29054" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T21:52:23.407" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T21:52:23.407" Title="How does Miyazaki portray his female characters within his films?" Tags="&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-11-02T21:52:50.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37154" CreationDate="2016-11-02T20:48:55.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In all of the films that you listed, the main female leads are portrayed as very strong and perseverant individuals who are not afraid to take things into their own hands to get things done. Furthermore, other primary female characters are seen as strong and often fill traditionally male roles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nausicaa is willing to risk dying from spores to protect the Ohmu. She also acts as the leader of the town, practically.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Princess Mononoke&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Princess Mononoke is willing to sacrifice her own life for the forest animals and guardians. Aside from that, in Iron Town, all of the workers are women and they seem to wear the pants in their relationships with their husbands. Furthermore, they're led by Lady Eboshi, a strong leader who manages to protect Iron Town from armies who desire the iron they refine within their walls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Kiki's Delivery Service&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kiki leaves on her own, despite protests from her family, to prove that she is ready to be a witch. Even when facing adversity like not having a place to sleep or a way to pay for things, she faces these hardships with a smile and is determined to work things out without calling her parents for help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chihiro, when her parents are turned into pigs and is told by everyone that she has no hope of seeing them again, refuses to give up. She goes so far as to practically upend the current establishment of the town by freeing Kohaku from Yubaba's control and even turning Yubaba's own ....&lt;em&gt;son(?)&lt;/em&gt; against her. Furthermore, it's worth noting that the entire town is run by Yubaba, an old witch who keeps all of her employees in line.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T21:08:44.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37126" CreationDate="2016-11-02T21:45:23.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no explanation given in the manga about Waya using the nickname &quot;Zelda&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the adult person explaining computer/internet go to Hikaru says something like &quot;Mmhh, with a nickname like 'Zelda', this person is probably a kid. On the internet you never know...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This helps Hikaru to understand that Sai can play on the internet without giving away his true identity. Because &quot;Zelda&quot; is a nickname anybody can choose. It doesn't give away anything on your identity. You could be a boy or a girl, a teenager or an adult, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the nickname &quot;Zelda&quot; was chosen (by the scenarist) because, like you said, anybody knows about &quot;the legend of Zelda&quot; reference even if you didn't play the videogame. Having a person saying &quot;His nickname is 'Zelda', he must be a kid&quot; is something every reader will understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Waya knows how to handle a computer and we can safely assume he plays videogames. Akira and Hikaru are all about go, but Waya is more a &quot;normal&quot; or &quot;typical&quot; teenager. Even if he is an insei, he has other interests than go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1609" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T21:45:23.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25763" CreationDate="2016-11-03T02:36:01.060" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the existing answers, except Kagome isn't just Kikyo's reincarnation. If you go deeper, you'll find that she is a multi-reincarnation, though it appears Inuyasha goes after Kagome because she has some similarities to Kikyo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of that is true, he also likes her because she is herself. Kagome has convinced herself of this, thus she has proved that she does not live in Kikyo's shadow, she actually surpasses Kikyo in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's true that Kikyo is the first human besides his mother to treat him kindly, but she also only loved his human-side since that was the first side she met him in, so she suggested that he become a human and that they live together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the second movie, Kagome clearly states &quot;to be who you are&quot; and that &quot;she loves him as a half demon&quot;, and she even chose to stay with him when he was having trouble with his full demon side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kagome loves Inuyasha the ways he is, but Inuyasha at times still sees her as Kikyo.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29061" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-20T12:15:09.270" LastActivityDate="2018-10-20T12:15:09.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37387" CreationDate="2016-11-03T06:17:49.080" Score="3" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that Furuta's aim was to kill all members of the V and Wasshu clan members who were controlling CCG. So why does he not eliminate both the V and Washhu clans together?  Why does he keep Kaiko alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28765" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-11-03T14:48:35.770" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T16:51:33.550" Title="Why did Furuta leave Kaiko alive?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44061" CreationDate="2016-11-03T10:44:42.577" Score="3" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;A recent question made me realize something. Type-Moon's early works like &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; had explicit scenes in them. However, some of their recent works such as &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mahoutsukai no Yoru&lt;/em&gt; and the many re-releases of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; have actually had none of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I have been wondering: As of 2016, what was the last work Type-Moon released that contained explicit content? Have there been any social factors which may have forced Type-Moon to cease adding explicit content in their works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kinoko Nasu first started Type-Moon as a doujin group, so I also include any Type-Moon released doujinshi they may have released (if there are any) which contained explicit content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By explicit content, I mean graphic or deeply detailed sexual content which would be restricted to adults only. I don't count stuff like in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;, such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the nurse's office when Hakuno Kishinami's Servant is being recharged by Rin/Rani, there is an implication they may be having sex. (Though I only saw Rin and Saber's scene. Not sure about Archer or Caster, but I assume it's more or less the same.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in the &lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic&lt;/em&gt; Light Novel (which isn't Type-Moon), where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yaya dreams she's having sex with Hikari and some of the language in that (when Hikari climaxes) I would have thought would only appear in 18/21+ adult content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither of these was restricted to adults only (can't remember &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;'s rating, but &lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic&lt;/em&gt; was marketed towards teens as per the rating on the back of the book).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T16:41:01.323" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T17:01:57.287" Title="As of 2016, which has been the last Type-Moon work that's contained explicit content?" Tags="&lt;type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41121" CreationDate="2016-11-03T13:27:27.537" Score="8" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometime before episode 12, we learn Harime Nui lost her left eye from Matoi Isshin slashing her with a half-scissor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around episode 20, Harime Nui is pierced through the chest by Ryuuko, also by a half-scissor, but that time, she did not experience pain and healed from this more serious wound instantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also revealed that Harime Nui was fused with Life Fibers from birth having been developed inside a Life Fiber cocoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given these facts, why did&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harime Nui experience pain when slashed by Isshin?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her eye not heal from the wound?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T14:25:37.880" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T14:25:37.880" Title="Why did Harime Nui's eye not heal?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37162" CreationDate="2016-11-03T13:40:48.570" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kill-la-kill.wikia.com/wiki/Nui_Harime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nui Harime wikia page&lt;/a&gt;, her eye was &lt;em&gt;destroyed&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nui was distracted by the sound of Ryūko calling for her father, allowing Isshin to &lt;em&gt;destroy&lt;/em&gt; her left eye with the purple Scissor Blade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting that the Scissor Blades were able to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;prevent Nui's arms from regenerating when they were cut off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The power of the Scissor Blades are known to be the one thing that can cut through Life Fibers, and this is likely what prevents the regeneration of Nui's body parts that were removed by them, as it destroys them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, in many anime and shows, when a limb or body part is &lt;em&gt;destroyed&lt;/em&gt;, it is not able to be regenerated. The best example I can think of is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Claymore, when a claymore loses a limb, they can have it heal by reattaching the severed limb. However, when Clare's arm is destroyed, she has no arm until one is given to her by Irene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T13:40:48.570" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37166" CreationDate="2016-11-03T16:19:13.757" Score="2" ViewCount="3879" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Kushina the last of the Uzumaki clan and if not why did none of her family take Naruto on as an orphan? Who was the Namikaze's and why have we never heard of another one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were both Kushina and Minato orphans themselves? What is the story behind Naruto's extended family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T17:58:09.747" Title="What happened to Naruto's grandparents?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37857" CreationDate="2016-11-03T17:35:22.323" Score="2" ViewCount="1444" Body="&lt;p&gt;In every episode so far, Ryoka shoots/zaps Yuta with her Poya-gun, to which Yuta usually exclaims &quot;POYA-GUN! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the Poya-gun? It seems too advanced for her to have made it, but everyone writes it off as being a totally normal thing when she zaps Yuta with it. At first, I thought it might be occult-related, but seeing as how Yuta does not believe in the occult, it wouldn't make sense for one of his closest friends to use an occultic object in front of him on a daily basis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I have no reason to suspect that Yuta is not human, so his recovery is a bit superhuman if the Poya-gun is like a taser. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T18:28:51.907" Title="What exactly is the Poya-gun?" Tags="&lt;occultic-nine&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37164" CreationDate="2016-11-03T17:58:09.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Uzumaki clan and it's village was destroyed some time after Kushina came to Konoha. Survivors went into hiding and and spread throughout the world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is unlikely that direct relatives of Kushina survived.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Regarding Minatos parents we just don't know anything about them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But considering that the third shinobi world war took place at that time where even children barely out of the academy were send to fight it might be a reasonable assumption that his parents died in it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kushina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki clan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Third_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3rd Shinobi World War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T17:58:09.747" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37168" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37169" CreationDate="2016-11-03T22:55:10.660" Score="1" ViewCount="589" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the Dressrosa arc Luffy enters a championship to win his late brother's devil fruit, the Mera Mera no Mi. During the even in the Block B battle, Elizabello II uses his king punch to pretty much take down everybody (except Bartolomeo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of Elizabello's power? Does he use a devil fruit or is he born as an ancient weapon (like Pluton or Poseidon aka. Shirahoshi? Or is that simply physical strength?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T13:35:26.473" Title="Origin of the king punch" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37168" CreationDate="2016-11-04T00:55:13.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is simply physical strength... combined with flair put in by Oda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of odd abilities in one piece that are not devil fruits or have any real explanation.  Sanji legs catch fire and don't burn him.  Zoro makes tornadoes. Fishmen summon water from thin air.  The king's punch is odd in our world but, there, it is just a very strong punch that takes a lot of focus, warming up, and talent to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't appear to be any haki, devil fruit, or weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T13:35:26.473" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T13:35:26.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37173" CreationDate="2016-11-04T01:22:31.523" Score="9" ViewCount="5686" Body="&lt;p&gt;Despite us westerners reading from left-to-right, top-to-bottom from the front to back with the book spine on our left, when manga is translated and localized (officially) it retains the Japanese way of reading, right-to-left from the back forward with the book spine on our right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding the Japanese read text from top-down in vertical lines and since this is probably too much for westerners, it's &quot;corrected&quot; in manga. However, while we still read the text left-to-right, the frames/pages of the manga still retain the right-to-left ordering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With light novels however, this doesn't appear to be the case. With the light novels of &lt;em&gt;Strawberry Panic&lt;/em&gt; localized by Seven Seas and &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; localized by Yen Press, the books are read from left-to-right with the spine on our left; this includes the order of pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now ignoring the obvious problems of printing the words backwards, why aren't English translated light novels printed with the reverse page ordering? Where we start from the back of the book with the spine on our right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T02:12:42.197" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T08:05:25.627" Title="Why don't English translated light novels retain the &quot;backwards&quot; page ordering?" Tags="&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37171" CreationDate="2016-11-04T02:11:32.190" Score="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;It makes absolutely no sense for a book consisting of just English text to have its pages ordered such that you read the page on the right followed by the page on the left. So of course people don't publish English translations of light novels that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it makes &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; sense for a book consisting of English text superimposed on images to be read right-to-left if that's how it was originally drawn. Why? Because to make it read left-to-right, you have to flip the images, and flipping the images can cause problems. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does character A mention out loud that character B is standing to the left of character C? Well, the &lt;em&gt;opposite&lt;/em&gt; will be true if you flip the images. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the manga set in Japan? Are there depictions of roads? If so, guess what? Japan drives on the right now! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does your swordsman use a peculiar left-handed stance to throw off his opponents? Not anymore - we're in some bizarro world where &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt;-handed stances are apparently peculiar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japan is now the land of the setting sun. (Or, we're on anti-Earth, and the sun rises in the West. Your choice.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so on and so forth. There are legitimate reasons why you would want to publish English-translated manga right-to-left. Contrariwise, there are not any legitimate reasons to publish English-translated &lt;em&gt;text&lt;/em&gt; right-to-left that come to mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Light novels do have pictures in them, but since the pictures are typically on separate textless pages, one can freely include those pages unflipped in a left-to-right English text without doing any harm.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T02:16:50.607" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T02:16:50.607" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T03:49:42.347" Score="1" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;It appears that バカとテストと召喚獣ぢゃ (&lt;em&gt;Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Dya&lt;/em&gt; / &lt;em&gt;Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ja&lt;/em&gt;) 4-koma spin-off manga was taken off the market some time ago, and there aren't any possible ways for me currently to be able to read it online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any possible ways that I can purchase the manga volumes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29079" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T16:03:18.100" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T16:03:18.100" Title="Where can I read/buy the 4-koma spin-off manga Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Dya (or Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ja)?" Tags="&lt;baka-and-test&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37182" CreationDate="2016-11-04T04:58:40.260" Score="5" ViewCount="36467" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did Menma die in Ano Hana? I do not remember any scene showing how Menma died. In the series, I could not figure it out. The scene described in Menma's death is showing a sandal beside river. If she drowned in the river, then when and how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29081" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T05:01:11.570" LastActivityDate="2019-03-28T07:27:17.160" Title="How did Menma die in Ano Hana?" Tags="&lt;anohana&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34246" CreationDate="2016-11-04T13:56:01.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you say Trunks, I'm assuming you are talking about Future Trunks. However, the answer really boils down to training. In the Android Saga, Future Trunks mentions that Androids 18 and 19 are much stronger than the ones in his timeline. Future Trunks never got the training of Goku, everyone was already dead, and training was virtually impossible, though he did get a little in. Potential for great strength, then achieving great strength are two different things. Had Trunks went through gravity training like Gohan and the Saiyans, he WOULD have been MUCH stronger. As it is, present Trunks only does gravity training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and only for a little bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point to see is that present Trunks (kid version) is stronger than Frieza when Goku first fought him. His Super Saiyan form is already equal to if not stronger than Goku's power against Frieza in that fight, so he IS super strong. Everyone else is just that much stronger. This is the reason he never caught up to Gohan/Goku/Vegeta—they already achieved his strength (much later on), and KEPT GOING. If he had grown up fighting/training only, he would be one of the top fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28250" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T08:25:38.820" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T08:25:38.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38144" CreationDate="2016-11-04T14:26:44.843" Score="1" ViewCount="1046" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, when fighting Hit, Goku used the super saiyan blue kaioken or also called super saiyajin god super saiyajin kaioken. With this technique, he could get even 10 times stronger. But now he's inferior to Black, and he has been defeated 2 times by him, but he doesnt use it as a last resource. Why is that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T18:42:01.550" Title="Why Goku doesnt use the Super Saiyan Blue kaioken anymore?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38087" CreationDate="2016-11-04T14:28:30.683" Score="7" ViewCount="8612" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people say it is a False Super Saiyan God, other people say it is a Super Saiyan God 2, while another group of people say it is something different. Is there any official info on what it is exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T21:14:35.000" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T21:14:35.000" Title="What exactly is Trunks' new transformation?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37175" CreationDate="2016-11-04T15:05:36.650" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Senshin already mentions. It is never explicitly stated how Menma died exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However certain events, and symbolisms do hint towards how she most likely did die. The most common one being the slipper next to the river bank, implying that she fell/drowned in the river.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the anime there were several events hinting to this happening as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Poppo mentions that he saw Menma drifting away on the day she died&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jintan almost fell into the river while running to find Menma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jintan catches Anaru as she almost slipped down this same hill&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these events together make it all the more likely that she tripped and fell down into the river. Whether she had been passed out due to the fall, just couldn't swim, or couldn't beat the river streams, is something we most likely will never know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T16:03:02.490" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T16:03:02.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32384" CreationDate="2016-11-04T16:47:25.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that Fat Buu was removed from the Fusion/Super Buu. Both of the original Kais had long since been fully absorbed/consumed, and Fat Buu was the only thing left. Once Goku removed Fat Buu (also Supreme and Ultimate Kais), then Kid Buu (original) is what we are left with. If they had still been inside of Super Buu, then Goku/Vegetta would have seen them near Fat Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28250" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T15:21:11.133" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T15:21:11.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37181" CreationDate="2016-11-04T16:48:35.193" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No as of today 11/4/2016 there is no name or real explanation as to what it is or how it works. I suspect it will be revealed towards the end of the current arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T16:48:35.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34253" CreationDate="2016-11-04T16:53:19.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember the Namek Saga? Dende upgrades both Gohan and Krillin. Gohan got 2 full magic upgrades in the DBZ timeline. That first upgrade unlocked his power, the second enhanced it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28250" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T16:53:19.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T17:31:46.093" Score="1" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the Beck anime and I want to continue the story from the manga. Do I need to start from the beginning of the manga, or is there any specific volume/chapter I can pick up from? Also, are there any significant differences between the manga (source material) and the anime adaptation, that would require me to start over if i were to start reading the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29089" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T19:41:01.293" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T19:41:01.293" Title="How should I approach the Beck manga, having watched the entire anime adaptation?" Tags="&lt;beck&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36855" CreationDate="2016-11-05T01:18:06.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the song you're looking for is this one: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbQ71K3n1M&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbQ71K3n1M&lt;/a&gt;. I'm not sure what song your referring to because there is like 3 songs in this episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29093" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T01:18:06.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37188" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T01:24:22.157" Score="0" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to get into Black Rock Shooter but I can't get passes the first 3 episodes because I get really confused. Could someone explain what the first episode is about? It sorta goes all over the place and I'm not sure what they are trying to show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29093" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T02:12:43.163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T14:25:09.340" Title="What is happening in the first episode of Black Rock Shooter?" Tags="&lt;black-rock-shooter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36604" CreationDate="2016-11-05T01:31:31.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they did. Just like the person said above, Juri said that her son was already taken away from her. Maybe this was referring to something else but I don't think so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29093" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T01:31:31.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T10:33:16.437" Score="3" ViewCount="256" Body="&lt;p&gt;Decim shows empathy. Ginty is angry with the choice the fangirl he judges makes. The rest of the arbiters show human emotions, too. So why does a rule say they don't have human emotions because they're dummies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29102" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T12:33:44.053" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T12:33:44.053" Title="Why is it stated arbiters don't feel human emotions?" Tags="&lt;death-parade&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T10:58:45.990" Score="1" ViewCount="671" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6, it was shown that Claudia Enfield is the 2nd rank. However, Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld said that Claudia is undefeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if she never defeated Claudia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T10:08:21.627" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T17:51:23.760" Title="How can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if Claudia is undefeated?" Tags="&lt;gakusen-toshi-asterisk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36995" CreationDate="2016-11-05T11:10:46.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga chapter 53-54. Anime season 5 (Natsume Yuujinchou Go) episode 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T11:10:46.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37197" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T17:20:13.683" Score="2" ViewCount="411" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song that plays at 5:28 in &lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; episode 8? I'd like to know the name of the song and where to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29110" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T18:25:06.407" LastActivityDate="2021-02-13T20:22:04.390" Title="What is the name of the song that plays at 5:28 in Noragami Aragoto episode 8?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41554" CreationDate="2016-11-05T19:41:22.853" Score="0" ViewCount="1790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Hellsing manga cover more material than either anime series? I read the wikipedia page, but didn't see any mention of it.  For example, does the manga continue the story where the animes leave off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a big manga fan, so I don't know how books and chapters translate to anime episodes in general, let alone to this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watching Drifters makes me want more, so I started rewatching Hellsing Ultimate and I'm thinking about getting or reading their mangas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="13647" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T20:36:34.870" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T21:34:32.300" Title="Does the Hellsing manga cover more material than either anime series?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2099" CreationDate="2016-11-05T21:41:19.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rukia stated that she didn't intend to transfer all her powers to Ichigo, meaning that it may be possible for shinigami powers to transfer accidentally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ichigo is a special case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ichigo was born with high spiritual energy considering his parents weren't regular humans, his father being a soul reaper and his mother being a Quincy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Due to Ichigo's high spiritual energy, all of Rukia's shinigami powers transferred to Ichigo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming this is only because Ichigo is a special case, it may be possible for shinigami powers to accidentally transfer, but not all of it. &#xA;This is my theory on this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T03:10:56.957" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T03:10:56.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37201" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37202" CreationDate="2016-11-06T04:30:48.413" Score="3" ViewCount="16315" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Love Live&lt;/em&gt; season one, when Yazawa Nico is woken up and everyone sees her facial mask, Ayase Eli comments saying &quot;&lt;em&gt;Khorosho&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. She says this also when Sonoda Umi is woken up and turns into a &quot;demon&quot;. Given the context, I thought &quot;&lt;em&gt;Khorosho&lt;/em&gt;&quot; meant something like &quot;scary&quot; or &quot;frightening&quot; but it was weird that NISA didn't change this in the English subtitles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, at the end of the episode when all the girls are on the beach holding hands and watching the sunrise, when Nishikino Maki thanks her, Eli says &quot;&lt;em&gt;Khorosho&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and also Eli's sister Alisa says &quot;&lt;em&gt;Khorosho&lt;/em&gt;&quot; when she's corrected in thinking that a red bean bun was a cream puff in episode 12. In both of these situations, I can't really imagine &quot;&lt;em&gt;Khorosho&lt;/em&gt;&quot; meaning &quot;scary&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does &quot;&lt;em&gt;Khorosho&lt;/em&gt;&quot; mean? And why wouldn't it be translated in the English subtitles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T05:11:01.930" LastActivityDate="2020-12-31T07:58:33.750" Title="What does &quot;Khorosho&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37201" CreationDate="2016-11-06T05:09:42.550" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does “Khorosho” mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's Russian: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;хорошо&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know Russian, so I can't claim to know how Russian speakers understand the word &quot;khorosho&quot;, but I can tell you how Japanese speakers presume Russian speakers understand it. The Japanese understanding of &quot;khorosho&quot; is as an interjection used to express roughly &quot;Wow!&quot; or &quot;Great!&quot; or perhaps &quot;OK.&quot; (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://xn--eck5eb7eb2541d26fovj.biz/%E9%9B%91%E8%AB%87/%E7%B5%A2%E7%80%AC%E7%B5%B5%E9%87%8C%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%8C%E3%82%88%E3%81%8F%E4%BD%BF%E3%81%86%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E6%84%8F%E5%91%B3/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;three&lt;/a&gt;). This appears to differ somewhat from how the word is understood by Russian speakers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Understood as a fairly generic interjection, one can see why Eli/Alisa might have used it in the various contexts you point out in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And why wouldn't it be translated in the English subtitles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine it would've gone untranslated because it's a foreign word to Japanese viewers, too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside - for reasons that are not clear to me, &quot;khorosho&quot; appears to be Japan's favorite Russian word. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hibiki_(1932)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese destroyer &lt;em&gt;Hibiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was surrendered to the Soviets post-war (and renamed &lt;em&gt;Verniy&lt;/em&gt;). Thus, Hibiki in &lt;em&gt;Kantai Collection&lt;/em&gt; also frequently says &quot;khorosho&quot;, because apparently that's just a thing that [Japanese people think] Russians do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T02:55:06.963" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T02:55:06.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37130" CreationDate="2016-11-06T09:55:33.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a single Throne of Heroes for the entire multiverse (Kaleidoscope), which is why you can have different aspects of the same heroic spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28644" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T09:55:33.173" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36573" CreationDate="2016-11-06T10:08:56.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not stated to be, but you can pretend it is a continuation of the UBW True End. It's shown during the scene where Rin got trapped in the Second Magic Chest that in at least one alternative universe where Rin and Shirou are lovers, Rin actually dropped her tsun completely and is head over heels in love with Shirou to the point where she sounds like one of those sickening sweet lovebirds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28644" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T11:03:06.717" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T11:03:06.717" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-06T10:27:54.440" Score="7" ViewCount="3870" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index I&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index II&lt;/em&gt; as well as &lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun S&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to buy the mangas so I can keep up with the franchise, but I don't know where to continue. Where should I start from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not interested in the light novels or any kind of novel, thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29116" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T11:00:08.833" LastActivityDate="2019-10-05T19:06:33.367" Title="Where to continue from the manga after two seasons of &quot;A Certain Magical Index&quot; and &quot;A Certain Scientific Railgun&quot;?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-06T12:12:37.903" Score="0" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that Canaria sings in the Qualidea Code anime? It is also called as the song of healing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29118" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T00:24:11.613" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T01:15:59.870" Title="Canaria's song in Qualidea Code?" Tags="&lt;qualidea-code&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37207" CreationDate="2016-11-06T19:16:20.917" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read up to volume 11 of the manga of &lt;i&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/i&gt; and volume 5 of the manga of &lt;i&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/i&gt;. As of volume 5 of Index, the manga has not caught up to the conclusion of the anime. For Railgun, the Sisters Arc concludes in volume 7. A new arc also begins in volume 7, so that's the one you'll want to start with that, chapter 40, called Clique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going back to Index, only the first seven volumes have been published in English. Despite not having read two of them, I'm fairly confident that none of them passes the point the anime got to just by looking at the covers and reading summaries. From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, I would guess you would start at volume 17 for the Index manga since the second arc involving the Catholic nuns ends in 16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edit:&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;I didn't recognize the Academy City Invasion Arc at first since it's been a while since I watched the anime, but it appears this arc was in the anime. Volume 17 is the latest Index volume and it covers this arc. So, I have to change my conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, none of the &lt;i&gt;A Certain Scientific Accelerator&lt;/i&gt; manga has been animated, so if you need to know where to start at that one, it would just be the first volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Summary:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/i&gt; Manga: volume ? (as of volume 17, it doesn't appear that the manga has passed the anime)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Certain Scientific Railgun&lt;/i&gt; Manga: volume 7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Certain Scientific Accelerator&lt;/i&gt; Manga: volume 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2019-10-05T19:06:33.367" LastActivityDate="2019-10-05T19:06:33.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37068" CreationDate="2016-11-06T20:12:50.357" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;金剛 (kongou) is the Japanese term for diamond (though diamond is more common in modern days) or material incredibly hard, taken from the Sanskrit word &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;vajra&lt;/a&gt;&quot; which can mean either thunderbolt or diamond.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also a weapon in Hindu and Buddhist legends with both lightning and diamond (or basically the hardest material) properties, though Japanese usually makes this distinction, calling the weapon &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B%E6%9D%B5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;金剛杵&lt;/a&gt; (kongousho), diamonds &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;金剛石&lt;/a&gt; (kongouseki). The Keijo!!!!!!!! name 金剛尻 replaces the last character with the character for &quot;butt&quot;, and whatever translation you saw probably took the opportunity to combine &quot;vajra&quot; with &quot;ass&quot;.  Note when she attacks, an image of one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;金剛力士&lt;/a&gt; (kongo rikishi)、阿形 (agyo) is shown in the background, as in in Buddhism, he wields a 金剛杵, or vajra. (Pic of Agyo &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cppS7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for comparison)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also ties in with the the joke when the announcer says &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nianfo#Nianfo_in_Various_forms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;南無阿弥陀仏&lt;/a&gt; (namu amida butsu) when Yoshida falls, as that is a Buddhist phrase to send off someone after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T14:22:51.167" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T14:22:51.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37208" CreationDate="2016-11-07T00:24:01.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is titled &quot;TIME TO GO&quot;, and is track #21 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/60222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the first volume of the OST&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T00:24:01.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37219" CreationDate="2016-11-07T02:20:54.610" Score="5" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the third volume of the &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; manga, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Iw2B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an illustration&lt;/a&gt; (possibly NSFW) of a number of female characters at a hot spring appears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can recognize most of the characters here. (Akiha stands outside of the bath with the twins Hisui and Kohaku; Arcueid is sitting on a stone surface, with Len at her feet; the girl left of Arcueid is Yumizuka; and Ciel is wearing her glasses.) However, I don't recognize the blonde character with green eyes or the brunette with a bathing cap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KBH9qm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KBH9qm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;unrecognized characters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these two characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T19:54:06.507" Title="Who are these Tsukihime characters?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37218" CreationDate="2016-11-07T02:34:58.220" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blonde is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Nanako&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nanako&lt;/a&gt; or Seven because her name is short for &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Seventh_Holy_Scripture#Seventh_Holy_Scripture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Seventh Holy Scripture&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yko4o.png&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Seven&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Seventh Holy Scripture was created from combining the horn of a dead Unicorn that, had turned into a nature spirit and the soul of a young woman, who gave her life willingly in order to achieve this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nanako is the spirit of that gun Ciel had in Tsukihime. However, she doesn't make an appearance in human form until &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt; in one of the side stories, Nanako-chan S.O.S. She is also mentioned by Akihiko himself on occasion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl with the bathing cap is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Miyako_Arima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyako Arima&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HDs6D.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HDs6D.png&quot; alt=&quot;Miyako&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is Tohno Shiki's cousin as well as step-sister when Shiki was adopted into the Arima family after the incident between him and SHIKI. She's mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt; but she doesn't make an appearance until &lt;em&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/em&gt;, generally in the routes involving the Tohno family (as opposed to the routes dealing with Night of Wallachia).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is also the main character in &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Hana_no_Miyako&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hana no Miyako&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T19:54:06.507" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T19:54:06.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37234" CreationDate="2016-11-07T06:24:21.450" Score="12" ViewCount="61229" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the film &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa. (Your Name.)&lt;/em&gt;, a character from &lt;em&gt;Kotonoha no Niwa (The Garden of Words)&lt;/em&gt; appeared as Miyamizu Mitsuha's literature teacher, that is, Yukari Yukino:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BeAW4.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BeAW4.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yukari Yukino in The Garden of Words&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qGew.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qGew.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yukari Yukino in Kimi no Na wa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, as per the events that happened in Kimi no Na wa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A comet fell on Mitsuha's hometown, killing a third of the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Yukari Yukino die in those events?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26188" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T17:30:17.690" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T16:47:16.113" Title="What happened to Yukari Yukino in Kimi no Na wa?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;&lt;garden-of-words&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2099" CreationDate="2016-11-07T08:32:36.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying that Rukia's powers were transferred is fundamentally wrong. Since Ichigo was a vessel capable of storing large Reiatsu (soul force), when she forcefully transferred her Reiatsu, Ichigo ended up pulling all of it. Hence rendering her powerless. She just poured her Reiatsu into him. Not her powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29135" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T11:33:07.883" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T11:33:07.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-07T11:08:24.567" Score="1" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the revolvers that Vash and Knives carry in Trigun have names? Is there anything they are called individually?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29136" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T02:41:51.043" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T02:41:51.043" Title="What are the revolvers from Trigun called?" Tags="&lt;trigun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37224" CreationDate="2016-11-07T11:30:01.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Internet Movie Firearms Database&lt;/a&gt; is the go-to source for identifying firearms in movies and other media, including anime. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Trigun#AGL_Arms_Factory_.45_Long_Colt_.28EF_Auto_Ejecting.2C_Double_Action.29_.28Vash.27s_Revolver.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trigun page&lt;/a&gt; says that the pistol that Vash and Knives carries is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a fictional double-action, full-sized revolver chambered for .45 Long Colt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name is AGL Arms Factory .45 Long Colt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T11:30:01.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36932" CreationDate="2016-11-07T14:09:09.827" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shanks knew about the fruit from the &quot;Devil fruit encyclopedia&quot; (悪魔の実図鑑).&#xA;Oda answered this in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_45&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 45&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;D: Hey, Odacchi! I got a question! About Devil Fruits!! If Kaku and&#xA;  Kalifa said they wouldn't know what their Devil Fruit were until they&#xA;  ate it, how come Shanks knew what Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Mi was before&#xA;  he ate it?? Tell me! Tell me now!! Pleeeease tell me!!! P.N.&#xA;  Shirogitsunekko&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O: Well, I think I'll eventually get to explaining more about Devil&#xA;  Fruits in the main story, but you see, there's a book of Devil Fruits.&#xA;  It has info about all kinds of fruit names and abilities, but few of&#xA;  the fruit can actually be identified by their shape. In the case of&#xA;  the Gomu Gomu no Mi, there was a picture and everything, but for Kaku&#xA;  and Kalifa, they were talking about how they wouldn't know until they&#xA;  had finally eaten the fruit. That was in Volume 40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it was in the book, we can conclude that someone must have already eaten the fruit before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29138" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T14:09:09.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2016-11-08T04:29:48.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Either way, I don't believe yin or yang have anything to do with a full on physical transformation for Kurama. Yes in two movies Naruto DID do a full on transformation into physical nine tails form but then again they are movies and really don't fill into the show since the show itself never brings up things that happen in movies or retain what they learn from them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the point! Naruto/Kurama have gone physical nine tail form in the Pain fight when Naruto was stuck in planetary devastation, as you see in Yamato's hand during that part Naruto was in stage nine. Even with just Yang side of Kurama and also without sage of six paths mode. Basically we only see full on physical nine tails Kurama (just skinned) ONCE in the whole series but never again. Still nothing explains on why Naruto can't just go physical nine tails mode again like the other jinchuuriki could or why he uses a chakra based form instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29147" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T04:29:48.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37181" CreationDate="2016-11-08T07:15:05.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Kaz Rodgers correctly points outs, there are no in-universe explanation yet. However, we can try and make some assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand Trunks' transformation, we have to go back and revisit the time when Vegeta became Super Saiyan Blue (SSB). At first, it is explained that the only way a Saiyan can get God Ki is by performing the ritual with 5 Super Saiyans they did at the beginning of the new series. So how did Vegeta do it? His first transformation into SSB happens after he has trained with Whis and Beerus for 6 months. Therefore, it is possible that some of Whis and Beerus' God ki has rub off on Vegeta after spending so much time with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now back to Trunks. With the same reasoning, we can assume that some of Vegeta's and Son Goku's God ki diffused into Trunks. However, unlike Whis and Beerus, they are not Gods and therefore Trunks was only able to get some of God ki but clearly not enough to power up to SSB directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T07:15:05.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-08T12:08:17.400" Score="1" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider the following scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have Goku, Vegeta and Trunks. Amongst the 3 they have 2 pairs of potara earrings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Goku and Vegeta fuse using 1 pair of potara earrings and then using the other pair of earrings can Vegito and Trunks fuse ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand potara earrings can only be used once in a lifetime, but here we have 2 pairs of potara earrings. So does the rule still apply ? If it does then Goku and Vegeta both use the potara twice, once in the buu saga and now in the next DBS episode. Or does this mean that Goku can only now fuse with Vegeta using the potara earrings ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29153" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T12:18:12.237" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T20:14:21.397" Title="Can 3 people fuse using the potara earrings?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-11-09T15:33:33.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37221" CreationDate="2016-11-08T15:58:00.953" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe Yuki-chan sensei (that's her name in the credits, ユキちゃん先生) died in the Itomori Accident. In the universe where Mitsuha had foreseen the disaster, she recruited the help of her friends, Teshigawara and Sayaka, to try to obviate casualties. Sayaka broadcasted to the townspeople to evacuate to Itomori High School, but was shortly stopped by the arriving school staff, which included Yuki-chan sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V4iLL.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V4iLL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuki-chan sensei puts her hands on her chest at the sight of the comet splitting apart&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Yuki-chan sensei was at or near the school, a place of safety, by around 7:42 pm, one hour before Comet Tiamat would strike. There is little sign that she would head to the festival place within one hour, as she was not dressed in yukata (most women were dressed in yukata at the festival). She would most likely stay for after-school duty for the remaining time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to refute &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/37221/what-happened-to-yukari-yukino-in-kimi-no-na-wa#comment50470_37221&quot;&gt;Anon's comment&lt;/a&gt;, in &lt;em&gt;Kotonoha no Niwa&lt;/em&gt;, Yukino actually said at the start of September 2013 that she would go back to her hometown in Shikoku in a week. Moreover, she was later seen teaching a class in Shikoku, and even wrote a letter to Takao dated February 3, 2014. She was definitely not dead, and Takao didn't make any altar for Yukino. All these details entail that &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kotonoha no Niwa&lt;/em&gt; couldn't possibly be set in the same universe, even though Yukari Yukino appeared in both movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:37:49.933" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T13:37:49.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13392" CreationDate="2016-11-08T17:11:53.960" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't need senju cells for izanagi. Itachi used it on Kabuto. And he has had nothing to do with cell transplanting and whatnot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29155" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T19:32:01.400" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T19:32:01.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37233" CreationDate="2016-11-08T20:14:21.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After doing some research to be sure, I came to the conclusion that there is simply nothing that proves or disproves this possibility. The potara may retain their power to fuse people multiple times over, or just as likely may not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T20:14:21.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37241" CreationDate="2016-11-09T03:01:20.507" Score="0" ViewCount="1228" Body="&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan Blue or Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan is said to be obtained by getting the god ki of a super saiyan god and then transforming into super saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The multiplier for a super saiyan is x50, if super saiyan blue is when you get the god ki of a super saiyan god and then transforming into super saiyan does this mean the power of a super saiyan blue is super saiyan god multiplied by 50?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T11:48:08.627" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T11:48:08.627" Title="Is super saiyan blue supposed to be 50 times stronger than super saiyan god?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37240" CreationDate="2016-11-09T06:59:25.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, at this time there has been no official statement from anyone who matters describing which form is more powerful. The only statement we have was from Akira Toriyama about a year before the blue form was even known about in which he states this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Simply put, it’s because [the red hair] looks so strong,”&lt;/strong&gt; said Toriyama. &lt;strong&gt;“The color yellow has already been used, and blue isn’t really that strong looking, so visually, red is easy to understand.”&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/its-official-goku-has-blue-hair-in-dragon-ball-z-1696943056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kotaku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;But according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue#Usage_and_power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The form, due to the intense training and calm mind needed to acquire it, exceedingly surpasses its predecessor Super Saiyan God, and all of the other Saiyan forms. Despite the form's huge upgrade in power from the original Super Saiyan God, even after training with Whis neither Goku nor Vegeta could challenge Beerus alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Battle of Gods, Whis said that Beerus used 70% of his power while fighting SSG Goku. If SSB was 50x stronger than SSG, it might be very likely that either SSB Goku or Vegeta could defeat Beerus alone given that the 70% thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T06:59:25.123" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36930" CreationDate="2016-11-09T07:54:16.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If he has one, I'd say it's either Kaze Kaze no Mi (Wind) or Topu Topu no Mi (Gust). Based on;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Logue town to save luffy and repelling smoker away (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/100/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 100&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Goa Kingdom, to save the people from trash mountain in Goa Kingdom by opening a path (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/587/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 587&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though it's not really clear in the manga what Dragon did in Goa, but in Anime it is clear that it's a similar thing that he used on Smoker back in Logue town. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJbBSvapoRU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video source here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20260" LastEditorUserId="20260" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T09:56:05.160" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T09:56:05.160" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43203" CreationDate="2016-11-09T13:42:16.430" Score="0" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the non canon Dragon Ball heroes game, there is a transformation called &quot;Saiyan Beyond god&quot; which is when you use god ki in base form (white/transparent ki) . This transformation is stronger than a SSJ, SSJ2, SSJ3, etc. Now the Dragon Ball heroes game is non canon, but this seems to fit with the idea from Dragon Ball Super / Resurrection of F, Goku in base form is able to fight 4th form Freezer, when Gohan super saiyan is defeated easily by Freezer 1st form. And later Goku mentions he can become a super saiyan god super saiyan because he is able to handle god ki and later transform into super saiyan. Does this mean he was using god ki when fighting Freezer 4th form, and that this base-looking form is stronger than turning into a regular super saiyan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2021-03-10T22:20:55.387" Title="Does using god ki in base form makes you stronger than turning into super saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37281" CreationDate="2016-11-09T16:14:19.370" Score="0" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers ahead for those who have not read the latest manga chapters (86 - 87).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The latest chapters take place in the territory under the&#xA; &quot;Marley government&quot;. The oppression of Elodians and their origin is the current theme. It is known that King Fritz took the Commander power and the majority of Elodians to safely retreat in an island. He used the Titan serum to transform people and build the walls. Can we derive that this territory, inside the walls (Sheena, Rose, Maria), is Elodia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T16:47:38.757" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T14:19:19.083" Title="Are the districts inside the walls 'Elodia'?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39298" CreationDate="2016-11-10T02:15:04.897" Score="4" ViewCount="812" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru&lt;/em&gt;, whenever a new character is introduced, a bit of information about the character is displayed on screen - their name, what type of sword they are, and a number. For example, when Tsurumaru is introduced in episode 2, we find that he is numbered &quot;23&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dhUus.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dhUus.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;23 - Tachi&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Tsurumaru Kuninaga&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these numbers mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T15:54:24.983" Title="What do the numbers shown when a character is introduced mean?" Tags="&lt;touken-ranbu&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T04:26:48.057" Score="7" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a Madman Newsletter talking about the release of &lt;em&gt;Death Note: Light up the NEW World&lt;/em&gt; in the cinemas it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 2016, society is afflicted with cyber-terrorism. The Death Note is a supernatural notebook that grants its user the power to kill simply by writing a person’s name on its pages. &lt;strong&gt;Six different Death Notes fall to the human world, the maximum number of notes that can exist at once.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://madmanonline.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/t/35D5C8144924C82C/512EB7B24115E16AD9767B6002735221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Online Version&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I don't recall it ever being said in the anime that there was a limit to the number of Death Notes, however since the new movie is set after &lt;em&gt;Death Note 2: The Last Name&lt;/em&gt; and it's incompatible with the anime/manga because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; L takes his own life to expose Light as Kira by writing his own name in the Death Note&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if there were any new or conflicting rules to the Death Note in the Live Action Movies compared to the Anime/Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T07:10:42.157" LastActivityDate="2018-10-21T03:01:04.707" Title="Are there any new/conflicting rules in the Death Note Movies?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T07:05:16.267" Score="2" ViewCount="4039" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the fight with Kaguya, Obito gave his Mangekyou Sharingan to Kakashi after his death, and we know that if a Mangekyou Sharingan is given to any other person that person will achieve the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So did Kakashi achieve an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan even if he is not a true heir of Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T16:46:02.733" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:13:43.640" Title="Did Kakashi attain an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T08:23:04.797" Score="4" ViewCount="2798" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5, Kyouya becomes shocked and runs away after finding out that Kazuma has sold his sword to the shop. He also says that he will buy him the best sword in the shop in exchange. He should be able to buy his sword back from the shop if he could afford the best sword. But at the end of episode 10, there are 2 scenes of Kyouya doing the rough work like he was starting from zero. And most importantly, it doesn't seems like he got his sword back since he usually keeps the sword on his waist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kRILLl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T20:05:36.547" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T06:54:30.387" Title="Does Kyouya get his Cursed Sword Gram back?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37252" CreationDate="2016-11-10T08:25:28.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. Kakashi didn't achieve an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Kakashi loses his Sharingan, his body is temporarily inhabited by Obito's spirit, giving him Mangekyō in both eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now the question is Why he didn't achieve Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now again according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their vision can be restored by receiving the transplanted Mangekyō of&#xA;an Uchiha with &lt;strong&gt;strong blood ties — ideally a sibling&lt;/strong&gt; — thus&#xA;awakening so-called Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The Eternal Mangekyō&#xA;merge the designs of the transplanter and the transplantee's&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;original Mangekyō&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kakashi was not having his own original Mangekyo so it might be possible that he was not able to achieve it also it is mentioned that there has to be strong blood ties. So I guess according to me both of them have to be from Uchiha clan but in this case Kakashi was from Hatake clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T16:02:01.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37119" CreationDate="2016-11-10T08:52:36.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was the KimiUso Staff Talk Event at 2015/05/16 in Tokyo Japan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;The Miracle” was explained by the staffs of KimiUso in this event.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv218533566&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv218533566&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can not watch this live streaming already, but we can read the viewer's &lt;a href=&quot;http://kwusbb.hateblo.jp/entry/2015/05/17/112645&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I reprint and translate the important point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Japanese&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;宣伝Aさんいわく、「何も考えてなかった」と。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;English&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;PR staff A told us to &quot;I was not thinking about anything&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it turns out, there was no miracle.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is the most official conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Japanese fans are thinking that the Miracle was the staff A's Uso = Lie :p&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="3412" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T00:37:36.163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T00:37:36.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T11:03:49.080" Score="4" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In TWGOK II episode 8, Haqua shows up claiming to be Katsuragi Keima's father's illegitimate daughter, just like when Elsie shows up in their house. His mother immediately leaves the house on her motorbike without listening to Haqua when she says that was only a joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the ending song, Keima's mother is shown shouting in the phone to supposedly her husband, asking how many illegitimate child her husband has fathered and threatens to divorce him. But later she says that she was only joking, in a tone that suggests that she knows of Haqua's identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this means that she actually knows Elsie and/or Haqua's true identity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T20:04:10.973" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T14:05:00.797" Title="Does Keima's mother know Elsie and/or Haqua's real identity?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36790" CreationDate="2016-11-10T14:22:29.457" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It all starts with Trunks in the Android saga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Future Trunks lived in a very bleak future and was backed into a corner with Gohan's death and his Super Saiyan transformation not being strong enough to stop Android's 17 and 18.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctXo0.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctXo0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;So in comes the time machine to go back and save Goku from dying from a heart virus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Trunks travelled backwards through time, he created a branching time-line. Let's call the present world World A (where Trunks pwns Mecha-Frieza)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8oZ3p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8oZ3p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and the other world World B (Androids wrecking s***). Now nothing Trunks does in either world affects the other because they are two separate time-lines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Trunks broke the taboo big-time by going backwards. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned in Super that anytime time is travelled reversely, a time-ring is born to give representation of a new universe being created. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fJhia.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fJhia.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ejpL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5ejpL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fast Forward to Dragon Ball Super&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in DBS, Buu was never revived in World B because Trunks killed Babidi and Dabura due to a power buff he got from training with Supreme Kai and Kibito with the Z-Sword.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b4pa8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b4pa8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bHnWf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bHnWf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;However, it is revealed in the manga that the battle with Dabura took a heavy downturn, as not only did the Z-Sword get turned to stone and obliterated (eg. Grandpa Supreme Kai sealed within it was killed),&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdfpY.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdfpY.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6O0D6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6O0D6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;but Dabura killed Kibito&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XFGJS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XFGJS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and Babidi killed Supreme Kai.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pkz5V.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pkz5V.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UA08Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UA08Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We already know that no Supreme Kai = no god of destruction aka no Beerus because their existence is a set. Which also equates to no Whis because Whis is an angel that exists solely to serve the god of destruction. This also means that the Potara Fusion and Elder Kai unlock ability are non-existent in World B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So looking at the Gowasu in World B, it was shown in the anime that he was murdered by Zamasu who took a time-ring and collected the Super Dragon Balls and wished for Goku's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that time-ring he went to the past of World B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is where things get icky&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Black did reverse travel like Trunks, he made a new time-line. In this World C he was still plain old Zamasu but was planning to kill Gowasu as he had just sparred with Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black killed Gowasu for a second time and influenced his past self to join him. This World B past tense Zamasu collected the Super Dragon Balls and wished for an immortal body. With that, immortal Zamasu got a new time ring from Black's reversal which allowed them both to go back to World B and kill all the gods of each universe in that timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The real kick in the chops&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Beerus found out, got mad, and killed Zamasu in World A. That means nothing for two reasons: first, Beerus' actions do not matter in this world because Trunks already separated the timelines way back in Dragon Ball Z; second, even if by some stretch of imagination God's affected the time-line differently, it does not matter because of the power of time ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE PLOTHOLES HERE ARE GAPPING ONES&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What happened to universe C?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What happened to Earth in universe C? Since in that case there would be 2 Trunks (I have no idea what the plural of Trunks is).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why was there like 5 time rings in the episode that Gowasu revealed them? Trunks has not jumped back and forth 5 times. Or has he? Also, what's the difference between a green ring and a white ring?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5v5n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5v5n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;5-time rings shown in box&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: This is why when anime delves into multi-verse, time-travel stuff, it always turns out bad unless it's Steins;Gate. &amp;lt;3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Finally complete!! Getting all those screenshots was a hassle but I think my answer is as thorough as it can get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Episode 67 of Super reveals why there are so many time rings. The answer is: &#xA;2 for Trunks, &#xA;1 for Cell, &#xA;1 for Black, &#xA;1 for Beerus, and&#xA;1 for Whis &#xA; = 6 time rings as shown below. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mlgl1.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mlgl1.png&quot; alt=&quot;proof&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T16:10:33.430" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T16:10:33.430" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-11-10T17:13:42.857" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto didn't fall in love with Hinata in the movie, he was actually already in love with her. He just didn't know it was &quot;love&quot; since he's dumb. He always thought that loving ramen and loving a person was the same thing, so he never really thought much about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Naruto saw the flashbacks, he realised he was in love with Hinata and learned loving food is different from loving a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He never really &quot;loved&quot; Sakura, he only liked her because she was pretty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29145" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T17:13:42.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T18:57:06.013" Score="1" ViewCount="2385" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Oikawa is popular with girls despite being arrogant, conceited and haughty, yet his skill is far from Karasuno's setter. Some girls in the show even shout and cry when he appears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do some girls like Oikawa? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29181" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-17T13:40:19.600" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T13:43:47.690" Title="Why do some girls like Oikawa?" Tags="&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36812" CreationDate="2016-11-10T21:06:49.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 of the second season shows that Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was a friend and studied in the same middle school as Mori Summer after she transferred, and they spent a lot of time together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the spell thus shared by the Dark Flame Master and Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was possibly shared with Mori Summer in this period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T21:06:49.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36859" CreationDate="2016-11-10T22:28:00.260" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are consecutive &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_cut&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;axial cuts&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Axial cuts are used rarely in contemporary cinema, but were fairly&#xA;  common in the cinema of the 1910s and 1920s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastEditorUserId="6391" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T22:34:52.400" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T22:34:52.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36665" CreationDate="2016-11-11T03:57:39.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the part where they were just discovering that they were switching bodies...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Mitsuhi's phone September 12 is a thursday (29:08)&#xA;On Taki's phone September 12 is a monday (29:54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real time, sep. 12, 2013 is actually a thursday and sep. 12, 2016 is monday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PBQtR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nxW57.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29190" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T03:57:39.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37260" CreationDate="2016-11-11T04:53:51.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer from a male here. I believe it is just that some women are attracted to those types in real life. Then again, this is a trope in anime, a very overused one in my opinion. Then again, you would question the reality of the show even more if the girls were swooning and crying over a member of, say, the Computer Club, or something less traditionally masculine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest you maybe watch old clips of Elvis appearing on stage in the 1950s, or the Beatles in the 1960s if you want to see examples of real-life mindless fawning and loss of emotional control over the male subspecies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-17T13:43:47.690" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T13:43:47.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37260" CreationDate="2016-11-11T06:52:14.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's true that Oikawa sometimes becomes angry and he is also arrogant, but these things exist because he is very serious about volleyball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;But why girls like him?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, in short, the real reason behind this is because he is attractive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many others find him &lt;strong&gt;attractive&lt;/strong&gt; — to the point where several girls follow him around just to talk to him. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://haikyuu.wikia.com/wiki/T%C5%8Dru_Oikawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the captain of Aobajosai's volleyball team (which is in top 4 ranking) and is widely regarded as the ace setter, so it's obvious that he is popular among students.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oikawa has a good sense of his surroundings and can effortlessly read others. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flirtatious nature (he is quite famous amongst female students, much to Tanaka and Nishinoya's envy) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-17T13:42:22.203" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T13:42:22.203" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37257" CreationDate="2016-11-11T14:05:00.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of any further canon details or Word of God explanations, though I won't guarantee the latter doesn't exist.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There would be a difference between &quot;knows her true identity, ie that she is a spiritual being from Hell&quot;, and &quot;knows that she's not really her husband's daughter (but otherwise just assumes she's a human girl with feelings for her son)&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She probably just goes along with it in the end because she's ecstatic that her introverted NEET son is suddenly bringing (real) girls home with him, and she wants to give him some privacy and a chance to break out of his shell so he can establish real relationships with real people.  She is shown at various points worrying about Keima's future, and that he would come home married to a cardboard cutout one day and just go crazy-hobo mode.  As such it's consistent for her to jump at any chance to get Keima interacting regularly with a girl his age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T14:05:00.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37274" CreationDate="2016-11-11T16:11:32.867" Score="5" ViewCount="884" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched an anime where the phrase &lt;strong&gt;dog's circle&lt;/strong&gt; was used in the English subtitles.  The sentence was, &quot;We are the dog's circle.&quot;  Is that a well known Japanese expression?  The anime was episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Natsume Yujin-Cho 5&lt;/em&gt;, where it was used at time mark 20:10.  The episode just went up on Crunchyroll this week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From context, I'm pretty sure it refers to them being a group of friends or allies around one they protect, but not literally surrounding him/her.  Checking on both Google and Bing, there appears to be no general English usage of this phrase.  Is my interpretation correct, and in Japanese would the phrase be instantly understood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T16:16:26.310" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T17:16:26.380" Title="What does &quot;dog's circle&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37273" CreationDate="2016-11-11T21:12:28.917" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure someone can give a better answer than mine, since I have not read or watched the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dog's circle is not a Japanese phrase. Looking at the Japanese &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E7%9B%AE%E5%8F%8B%E4%BA%BA%E5%B8%B3#.E5.A4.8F.E7.9B.AE.E7.B5.84.E3.83.BB.E7.8A.AC.E3.81.AE.E4.BC.9A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki article&lt;/a&gt;, it mentions an Inu no Kai (犬の会), or Gathering of Dogs.  It says it is a drinking club of youkai that would rush to Natsume like a dog for whatever reason he calls them, therefore the &quot;dog&quot; name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am assuming the &quot;gathering&quot; part of the title was translated as &quot;circle&quot;, which I don't think is a very good translation.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Circle&lt;/a&gt; is used in Japanese to refer to clubs, like an &quot;anime club&quot;, but does not translate over well back to English in that same sense.  I think the name should've been capitalized to make it clear it's a proper noun. Still, if they're throwing a term like that around, I would assume it was explained somewhere in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T21:12:28.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37276" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37296" CreationDate="2016-11-12T00:09:42.303" Score="2" ViewCount="1896" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the spinoff series &lt;i&gt;RWBY Chibi&lt;/i&gt;, Ruby find's Blake's copy of the book &lt;i&gt;Ninjas of Love&lt;/i&gt; and starts reading it. When Ruby finds the centerfold, she says, &quot;Now that's a katana.&quot; I understand this is supposed to be a double entendre, but it is a book about ninjas, so I'm not sure if the picture is lewd or if it really is a katana (or both). It would make sense to me that Ruby would be more interested in weapons. I'd also like to know more about the contents of the book, since it does appear in the the main series as well. I've seen comments in forums suggesting it is a reference to the &lt;i&gt;Make-Out Paradise&lt;/i&gt; series in &lt;i&gt;Naruto&lt;/i&gt;, but I don't know if this has been confirmed by the developers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T00:28:22.483" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T16:53:03.047" Title="Was it a katana?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13986" CreationDate="2016-11-12T01:21:39.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's not forget that the Salamanders' remain-lights were extinguished as soon as they were formed. This means that Kirito also got the special stats of the monster he became. GLEAM EYES was the first &lt;em&gt;demonic&lt;/em&gt; monster the SAO players faced, according to the wiki. In Alfheim this must mean that any damage a demonic monster does cannot be healed by magic and anyone it killed could not be revived, thus they all faced the penalties for dying in Alfheim with &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; chance of escape through revival.  &lt;strong&gt;That's&lt;/strong&gt; pretty terrifying if you ask me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29200" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T01:24:39.870" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T01:24:39.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-11-12T06:08:07.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My two cents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not a character in a given story universe &quot;REALLY&quot; had a change of emotional feelings in any direction, is something only the writer/creator knows, unless specifically stated otherwise in print, in words that cannot be misinterpreted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that situation, we as viewers have to go on our feelings and views on the development of the character over time, in order to make what amounts to an educated guess of their true feelings.  And this goes for books/manga/life/anime/live action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My belief is this:  When you have love for one person, that never really dies, even if said love is unrequited.  So in the case with Hinata, he may truly love her, but he likely still loves &lt;em&gt;cough&lt;/em&gt; other girl too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T06:08:07.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2016-11-12T07:55:01.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, a few things before I answer this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know I am late&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;SPOILER ALERT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here goes...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;About the orbs of light&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orbs of light appear when a particular goal is achieved. It has the ability to grant wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;About alternate timelines&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Clannad, there are alternate timelines where, obviously, things are different. In the OVAs, Tomoya dates Kyou and Tomoyo. These events take place in the alternate timeline. Kotomi's parents were performing a research on the alternate world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;About the Illusionary world&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In theory, the Illusionary World is the afterlife; when a person dies they are still connected to the real world, yet they are free to create their own world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Illusionary World in Clannad was created by Ushio. In the Illusionary World the girl is Ushio and the doll is Tomoya. Tomoya also mentions in an episode that he somehow knows the end of the story that Nagisa told him. The story was about the Illusionary World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The ending&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see that Tomoya had a miserable life. Nagisa and Ushio die, and it wasn't going his way. Later on, Tomoya goes back to the point where he first met Nagisa, and then he marries her and they have a kid. But this time Nagisa survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are three possible interpretations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tomoya was just dreaming of the worst that could happen. But in the end nothing bad happens and everything is okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if this would've happened, then the orbs of light have no role. And the scene where he goes back to the past wouldn't have made sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nagisa survived in an alternate timeline. But again, the orbs of light have no role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene where he goes back wouldn't make sense either because in that scene Tomoya and Nagisa remember each other... And it wouldn't have been possible even if they were in the alternate timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is probably what had happened.&#xA;So in the illusionary world we see the orbs of light every now and then. These were collected by Ushio (the girl) and Tomoya (the doll). Tomoya first wished that he shouldn't have met Nagisa. But it wasn't what he really wanted and thus it wasn't granted by the orbs light. What he really wished for was for Nagisa to be alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orbs of light that Ushio collected in the Illusionary World granted this big wish and thus Tomoya is taken back to the past. He didn't say anything to Nagisa. He was in a dilemma here. Nagisa started walking away and at that moment Tomoya made his mind and ran to Nagisa and hugged her. They still remembered each other. Then he is taken to the point where Nagisa gives birth. She survives and they live happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here both the conditions are satisfied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The orbs of light grant him his wish&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scene where he goes back to the past makes sense because he has a faint memory of the terrible thing that happened to him (mentioned by Tomoya in the recap episode)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People can believe whatever they want. I personally feel the third one makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've made it this far then thank you for reading!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clannad is really the best anime I've ever watched. Hopefully this clarified things :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the ending: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc4MsZwBWOA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc4MsZwBWOA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29203" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T08:14:47.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37245" CreationDate="2016-11-12T14:19:19.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wkjgw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes the walls are built inside paradi island where king fritz of elodia had run away after the Mare won the war against titans. I think this wall is supposed to serve as protection against Mare but the chapter havent explained it yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29207" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T14:19:19.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37188" CreationDate="2016-11-12T14:25:09.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are showing fighthing between.... I suppose those creatures are something like mental entities or something at another dimension but still connected to the humans. When there's a problem with the main character, for example tension between her and her friend, the representation of them in another dimension are shown fighting. The story itself doesnt really make sense, but if you stick to the actual human character's story, i think it'll be more understandable and enjoyable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29207" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T14:25:09.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37201" CreationDate="2016-11-12T21:25:56.857" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khorosho is a Russian word meaning &amp;quot;okay&amp;quot;. In certain contexts, it can also mean &amp;quot;fine&amp;quot; or something similar. In a way, it's almost a universal word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spelling is: &amp;quot;хорошо&amp;quot;. It is pronounced as: &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaroo.com/i/s0l93zRbapIs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kharasho&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;. (O's in Russian are often pronounced as ah's.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid I can't fully explain why it was used as it was, as I haven't watched the anime. However, it seems senshin provided a wonderful explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A note: I haven't had much interaction with the Russian community lately (read: for almost a decade), but unless my memory's faulty, senshin's theory that &amp;quot;khorosho&amp;quot; is &amp;quot;just a thing that Russians [say]&amp;quot; isn't quite right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source&lt;/em&gt;: I used to be fluent in Russian. &amp;quot;Used to&amp;quot; being a key word here, but I'll always remember a word that simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29210" LastEditorUserId="29210" LastEditDate="2020-12-31T07:58:33.750" LastActivityDate="2020-12-31T07:58:33.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37285" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37289" CreationDate="2016-11-12T22:19:43.930" Score="5" ViewCount="2670" Body="&lt;p&gt;MyAnimeList has published a &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/34036/Detective_Conan__Episode_One_-_Chiisaku_Natta_Meitantei&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;database entry&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan: Episode One - Chiisaku Natta Meitantei&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this entry, the synopsis reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;real&quot; episode 1 of Detective Conan written by the Mangaka Gosho Aoyama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes this episode the &quot;real&quot; first episode? Was the story in the original first episode not by the mangaka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2019-03-04T10:29:29.197" Title="Why is Chiisaku Natta Meitantei considered the &quot;real&quot; first episode?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-12T22:34:29.547" Score="1" ViewCount="1154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Ishigar is the western continent, and Alakitasia is the eastern continent. Does that leave room for a Northern and Southern continent that we haven't heard about or are those two the only ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29212" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T23:03:45.783" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T00:31:32.690" Title="In Fairy Tail, are Ishigar and Alakitasia the only two continents?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37286" CreationDate="2016-11-13T00:20:45.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember there are currently only two continents defined, Ishgar and Alakitasia. In chapter 439 page 14 there is a map showing the original purpose of the Alvarez empire, which is inhabiting Alakitasia, is to invade Ishgar from over the sea. In this map it shows more land that has not been mentioned before, to the north/north-east of Ishgar and east of Alakitasia, which could be another continent. So yes, this does leave land for possibly another cotenant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the map that I mention above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEDQD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aEDQD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19948" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T00:31:32.690" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T00:31:32.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37285" CreationDate="2016-11-13T04:11:58.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-13/detective-conan-anime-gets-new-2-hour-tv-special-recreating-1st-episode/.106408&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two-hour remake&lt;/a&gt; of the original 1st episode, in celebration of the anime celebrating 20 years in broadcast. The special retells what happened on the day Shinichi’s was transformed into the body of a child. The special includes new scenes that weren't in the original manga or the first anime episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_g9zHvMXBQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_g9zHvMXBQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T04:11:58.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-13T04:22:50.227" Score="2" ViewCount="5411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering if it was possible for an Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan before even awakening the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It (Mangekyou Sharingan) is initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone close to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it should be common sense by now, but if you didn't know then to awaken the MS the user has to witness something so traumatic, like seeing someone close to the said user die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a wielder of this kekkei genkai experiences a powerful emotional condition with regards to a person precious to them, their brain releases a special form of chakra that affects the optic nerves, transforming the eyes into Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To awaken the Sharingan, an Uchiha has to have an extreme(powerful) emotion condition which causes their brain to release a special type of chakra, which will then cause their eyes to transform into Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have put the way the Uchiha awaken the Sharingan and the MS, but could it be possible to combine both of the said ways into one? What I mean is if an Uchiha, who hasn't awakened the Sharingan yet, witnessed something so traumatic they just awaked the MS. Could that even be possible? Or would it just awaken the Sharingan and then the MS almost instantly at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T15:03:27.070" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T15:03:27.070" Title="Is it possible for someone to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan before they even awaken the Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37291" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37313" CreationDate="2016-11-13T06:18:35.107" Score="0" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the music track that plays at 14:08 in Episode 764 of One Piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me!!:D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29213" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T06:39:58.383" LastActivityDate="2019-05-02T23:00:12.043" Title="What's the name of the music track that plays at 14:08 in Episode 764 of One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37292" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-13T07:08:45.440" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:08:45.440" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:08:45.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37293" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-13T07:08:45.440" Score="0" Body="A collection categorization of fantasy works TYPE-MOON writer Nasu Kinoko. Such works range from visual novels, video games, and light novels and take place within the same multiverse." OwnerUserId="26301" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T08:41:21.910" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T08:41:21.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29299" CreationDate="2016-11-13T08:36:00.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1l21.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1l21.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ep 9&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Common given names in Japan have a certain format since probably the Showa period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Old fashioned male names go something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;-&lt;em&gt;number&lt;/em&gt;-郎&quot;. Kinkaku and Kinkaku's actual names are 呉二郎 and 呉三郎 (Kunijirou and Kunisaburo).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Female names usually go something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;-子&quot; or &quot;&lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;-美&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaisei breaks from this traditional name sense, which is why her name is un-tanuki-like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26301" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:01:24.143" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:01:24.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36665" CreationDate="2016-11-13T09:39:54.383" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, during the party at Tessie's place around 14:00 mark, there's a calendar hanging on the closet near Tessie which has its year displayed as &quot;2013&quot; and only appeared for about 10 seconds (and most of the time blocked by Tessie's dad's body). *Pirated version's resolution is way too low to find this even if you strained your eyes to the maximum. So watch it in a cinema or buy the Blu-ray version. (Click to enlarge picture)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUHlO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUHlO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kimi no na wa 14:00&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's a more obvious clue while Mitsuha went to high school as Taki. While he (she) was staring into the classroom and wondering whether he should step in before being interrupted by Tsukasa, there's a poster on the door showing the annual &quot;High School Music Fest 2016&quot;. Around 21:00 mark&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E67F2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E67F2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kimi no na wa 21:00&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*BTW, there's a critical error that must to be fixed before NA or Blu-Ray release: In the last switch, Taki was discussing with Mitsuha's friends about the evacuation plan and searching on the web. The Google logo was a total misuse since it's the version of the current one which released in a late 2015 major update.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29218" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T16:38:52.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T16:38:52.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37276" CreationDate="2016-11-13T16:53:03.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Commentaries/Volume_1_Directors_Commentary#naruto_joke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;transcript of director commentary from volume 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Ninjas of Love&lt;/i&gt; is a reference to the &lt;i&gt;Naruto&lt;/i&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blake holds Ninjas of Love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;19&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Miles: Oh, I love that moment!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monty: It's funny 'cause neither of you watched Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Miles and Kerry: No, just never watched Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monty: There's a joke similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kerry: Oh, really?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monty: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kerry: No, I don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monty: Maybe that's why you guys were wondering. Yeah, no but it's kind of a call out, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these comments, &lt;i&gt;Ninjas of Love&lt;/i&gt; is likely a reference to the adult-themed books written by Naruto's master. The book being about ninjas is a clue to it being a reference to the &lt;i&gt;Naruto&lt;/i&gt; series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki page &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;for books from the series&lt;/a&gt;, some information has been gleamed from the text on the book in the &lt;i&gt;RWBY Chibi&lt;/i&gt; series despite the text being difficult to read:&#xA;The author is Patty Berdioler, and the tagline on the front is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No shadows can conceal the lust of one enigma for long...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the text on the back is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a young woman abandons the comforts ... where she was bound to have an easy life but ... and self absorbed to see past her petty ... realize how lucky she was, she runs away to ... where she becomes ninja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Little does she know that over the years she has been watched from the shadows by a ninja master, a lone enigma that haunts the darkness of the night itself. What will happen when our young woman is consumed by the heat of this shadowy man...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, in the first episode of &lt;i&gt;RWBY Chibi&lt;/i&gt;, Ruby calls the book &amp;quot;filth&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book is probably an adult romance novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the original question, there are some reasons to assume the centerfold really is a picture of a katana or contains a katana. Firstly, &lt;i&gt;RWBY Chibi&lt;/i&gt; is a comedic show and not canonical to the main series, so while it may be unusual for a katana to be on a centerfold, it would be reasonable for a joke. Secondly, Ruby has been show to be obsessive with weapons in the main series, particularly in episode 2. Third, it is a book about ninjas, so a katana wouldn't be out of place. In fact, a katana is seen on the cover in &lt;i&gt;RWBY Chibi&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main argument against it being a katana would be that it is a lewd book, which is compelling evidence by itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T16:53:03.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-13T17:01:02.947" Score="6" ViewCount="513" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an early episode of &lt;i&gt;Hikaru no Go&lt;/i&gt; Akira Toya comments that Hikaru must be a beginner because he's holding his stones incorrectly. In the show, it is shown that real Go players use a grip that only uses their index and ring fingers. Is this true in the real world? And if so, what exactly is the advantage of this grip? It seems to me that not using your thumb would be more likely to lead to dropping a stone accidentally, so I'm having trouble seeing why it would be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F3wfH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F3wfH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hikaru holding stone&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:57:11.807" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T01:33:33.337" Title="Is the grip shown in Hikaru no Go really used by expert Go players?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;hikaru-no-go&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37273" CreationDate="2016-11-13T17:34:16.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This &quot;Answer&quot; is actually a reply to @кяαzєя comment to previous answer.  I wanted to post a picture and provide full context for the episode he mentions.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I re-watched season 3 episode 13 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/natsume-yujin-cho/episode-39-natsumes-book-of-play-584812&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 39&lt;/a&gt; on Crunchyroll, which merges the first 3 seasons into a stream of episodes numbered 1 to 39).  I really appreciate the pointer.  Beginning at time mark 8:29, the group is formed during the following conversation (oY = one-eye yokai, bY = bull yokai, N = Natsume):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oY: So we're all getting together tomorrow for a drinking party.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bY: We will!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oY: So, all of the yokai who know you have gotten together to throw the first annual&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oY: &quot;Party for Natsume-sama in the Run-down Old Shrine Near Yatsuhara.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bY: Run-down, run-down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oY: A party for all those who have to put up with Natsume-sama's whining and meddling, and run to him like dogs if he needs us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oY: You could call us the &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Natsume Dogs&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?Y: Bark!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;N: What kind of name is that?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(General note for those who don't watch the series -- Natsume avoids calling for help even when he needs it.  The only yokai he calls is Madara, his powerful self-appointed bodyguard.  But the others do like him and would help.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a screen-cap from the end of the episode, at the party showing Natsume and the &lt;strong&gt;Natsume Dogs&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h9I4w.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h9I4w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Natsume Dogs (Natsume&amp;#39;s yokai friends)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Madara, in his small, Nyanko-sensei, cat form is next to Natsume, can barely be seen from his rear, between the text and next to Natsume. I'm pretty sure the sign being held on the left is the same Japanese which @Jimmy told us was &lt;strong&gt;Gathering of Dogs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in summary, I believe my question did post the first usage of the phrase &lt;strong&gt;dog's circle&lt;/strong&gt;, although this group was formed episodes previously as the &lt;strong&gt;Natsume Dogs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T18:09:40.323" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T18:09:40.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37300" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37335" CreationDate="2016-11-13T18:55:42.250" Score="8" ViewCount="5595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was rewatching One Piece, and I see that Sanji is the only crew member who is recruited without Zoro being around. Their strength and rivalry aside, what is most fun is the nicknames they keep calling each other with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Strangely, I can't seem to find any instance where Zoro calls Sanji by his name. Has there been an instance where Zoro refers to Sanji by his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T09:37:25.243" Title="Has Zoro ever called Sanji by his name?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37385" CreationDate="2016-11-13T21:16:38.220" Score="1" ViewCount="73637" Body="&lt;p&gt;He doesn't appear in the final chapter of Bleach but that shouldn't necessarily mean he's dead, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T17:48:08.420" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T17:48:08.420" Title="After the conclusion of his last fight, is Kisuke Urahara dead?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-09-26T15:37:26.017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2016-11-13T21:23:25.870" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Chapter 32 (Vol. 4), Light was thinking if he should kill L or not, and then Ryuk said he thought that Light's doubt was because L called him his friend. Then Light answered that on the outside, Ryuuga/L is his friend, but actually L is Kira's enemy. And in various other pages, you see Light thinking about &quot;killing L&quot; - hardly a thing a friend would do. So, no, Light (at least with the memories of being Kira) doesn't consider L truly a friend, it's just part of his acting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dV7tf.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dV7tf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27877" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T21:23:25.870" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33827" CreationDate="2016-11-13T21:33:21.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule XV&lt;/a&gt; states that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the same name is written on more than two Death Notes, the note which was first filled in will take effect, regardless of the time of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If writing the same name on more than two Death Notes is completed within 0.06 seconds, it is regarded as simultaneous; &lt;strong&gt;the Death Note will not take effect and the individual written will not die&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if an individual is &lt;em&gt;very, very&lt;/em&gt; fast he can save another from being killed by the Death Note (if you have two other Death Notes); this can happen as a &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; unlikely coincidence. But this rule states that &quot;writing the same &lt;strong&gt;name&lt;/strong&gt; (...) is completed within 0.06 seconds&quot;, so to save another life you need to write the name in the other two (or more) Death Notes soon after the name was written, and so &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the causes of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's a task for &lt;em&gt;The Flash&lt;/em&gt;... or maybe for &lt;a href=&quot;http://cyborg009.wikia.com/wiki/Accelerator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cyborg 009&lt;/a&gt; since this is the Anime &amp;amp; Manga Stack Exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27877" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T21:33:21.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37306" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-13T21:52:54.907" Score="1" ViewCount="1619" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Death Note, Chapter 33 (Vol. 4), Misa Amane is arrested under the suspicion she was the Second Kira. After that, L said that they collected lots of evidences in Misa's room (the cat hair found on the video cassette, make-up powder, clothing fibers etc.), besides the fact the criminal who killed her parents was killed by Kira. Supposedly, the objects L was analysing in Chapter 32 (a hair, crumbs from a snack) were collected from her room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, how L became suspicious of Misa before seeing her in Chapter 32, in Light's university? I suppose he discovered the relationship between Light and Misa because Mogi saw when the girl appeared suddenly to Light in Chapter 31, and so L ordered an inspection to her room. So, is there any indication that he was him investigating every one of the Light's &quot;girfriends&quot; (including the &quot;Refined Takada&quot;), or it was just Misa that caught the attention of the detective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27877" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T23:56:27.667" Title="Was L suspicious of all Light's girlfriends or only Misa?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37308" CreationDate="2016-11-13T22:13:17.543" Score="1" ViewCount="920" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, Sakakibara saw Misaki in the basement of the hospital. I've seen the first 9 episodes and I still didn't get why she was there and what she was doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T15:01:03.667" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T15:01:03.667" Title="Why was Misaki in the basement of the hospital?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37307" CreationDate="2016-11-13T22:36:34.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mei was &quot;visiting&quot; her twin sister Misaki Fujioka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She dies in Episode 1 from the 9th grade class 3-3 curse, being &quot;the death of April&quot;, the first one who died because of the curse. Mei was delivering a present at the Yomiyama Hospital's morgue, a doll, Mei referred to her as &quot;her other half&quot; during her first meeting with Kouichi and later as her twin sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Misaki_Fujioka#Another&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misaki Fujioka - Plot - Another&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime/ova Fujioka died from leukemia (flared up in the OVA) but is still counted as being one of the deaths caused by the calamaty. in the novel she had a kindey transplant and Mei was going to gift her the dool but died before she could&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the original novel, the doll that Mei brings to the morgue was a gift to Misaki after her kidney transplant. The kidney Misaki received was not Mei's (due to minors not being allowed to donate). Misaki told Mei which doll she wanted but died before Mei could bring it to the hospital.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fujioka is also mentioned near to the end of the series when Takako thinks Mei is the &quot;Extra&quot; because she remembers going to school with a Misaki but confuses Fujioka with Mei and remembers that Fujioka (thinking she's Mei) didn't have different coloured eyes (one of Mei's eyes is a prostetic doll's eye)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T22:36:34.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37312" CreationDate="2016-11-14T00:30:23.110" Score="4" ViewCount="1408" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I'm yet to reach the current parts of the story, a friend told meg that in the Dressrosa Arc, two characters appeared, using the Bomb-Bomb and the Ton-Ton Fruit, the same used by the two former Baroque Works members named in the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Wiki has no mention of these cases, making me assume that canonically, either they are not dead or said DF abilities don't appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T00:48:26.437" Title="Are Mr.5 and Miss Valentine still alive?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37311" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37315" CreationDate="2016-11-14T00:41:03.373" Score="1" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/_Hvc1Ae-YCU?t=3m53s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This blind guy&lt;/a&gt;'s attitude, facial expressions, and facial structure look very specifically like the blind samurai general in One Piece, who can lift mountains with his Devil Fruit powers. They even, from this short scene, have nearly identical personalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did this movie character inspire the One Piece character, or is there no known relation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18008" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T03:56:48.317" Title="Was this samurai the inspiration for the blind general's character in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37310" CreationDate="2016-11-14T00:48:26.437" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ton_Ton_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ton-Ton no mi&lt;/a&gt; was eaten by &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Machvise&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Machivise&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pamu_Pamu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pamu-Pamu no Mi&lt;/a&gt; was eaten by &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gladius&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gladius&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two fruits eaten by Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 are the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kilo_Kilo_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kilo-Kilo no mi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bomu_Bomu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bomu-Bomu no mi&lt;/a&gt; respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kilo-Kilo no mi and the Ton-Ton no mi are both similar but they have differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Kilo-Kilo no mi allows a user to change their weight from 1 - 10,000 kg. This means the user can &lt;em&gt;decrease&lt;/em&gt; their weight below normal as well as increase it up to 10,000 kg.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Ton-Ton no mi allows a user to &lt;em&gt;increase&lt;/em&gt; their weight by presumably any amount&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bomu-Bomu no mi and the Pamu-Pamu no mi are also indeed similar but have differences, which are noted on the Wikia page for Pamu-Pamu no mi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This ability is very similar to the Bomu Bomu no Mi, as they both involve explosions. The main difference is that while Mr. 5 is able to turn himself or any part of him into a bomb, Gladius can cause himself or inorganic objects to swell up and rupture explosively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 are believed to be alive at this time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T00:48:26.437" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37291" CreationDate="2016-11-14T01:50:34.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaTnLP78vfk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Nami's Message ~Luffy's Anger~&quot;, track #22 of the album &quot;Strong World&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth be told, I wanted to know too, and I finally found it! It's a soundtrack from Strong World, Nami's Message (or something along the lines of that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29229" LastEditorUserId="40012" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T15:27:06.030" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T15:27:06.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37311" CreationDate="2016-11-14T03:56:48.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blind samurai you're referring to is Zatoichi, and the blind Admiral in One Piece is named Issho, aka Fujitora. And yes, as revealed in SBS Volume 74, Fujitora was inspired by Zatoichi, and particularly his portrayal by Japanese actor Shintaro Katsu. Both swordsmen share quite a few characteristics, such as their blindness, proficiency with a sword, or their love of gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T03:56:48.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37323" CreationDate="2016-11-14T05:03:14.113" Score="8" ViewCount="3560" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series &lt;em&gt;Kamigami no Asobi&lt;/em&gt; is a reverse harem involving a mortal girl, Yui Kusanagi, who is tasked with teaching six of the ancient gods about the meaning of love.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/kamigami-no-asobi/episode-4-the-curse-of-hades-652377&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 4&lt;/a&gt; focuses on Hades.  He is shown to have a dry wit and a tendency towards intellectual puns.  However he avoids contact with people and gods because he is cursed and believes he will bring misfortune to those near him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, Yui and the other gods show him that they really like him and will chance misfortune to be around him.  In explaining his happiness to her, he says (in English subtext, time mark 21:04 to get full context):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I cannot wallow in misfortune.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kusanagi,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Yui&quot; were right about everything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pun works great in English. It got me curious if there was a pun in Japanese as well.  Is &quot;Yui&quot; similar to a Japanese word for &quot;you&quot;? If not, how did it work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T05:12:28.843" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T10:05:56.890" Title="The pun worked in English, but what was it in Japanese?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kamigami-no-asobi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37316" CreationDate="2016-11-14T08:59:26.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pun is on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「お前の言う通りだ」, which basically means &quot;as you say&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E8%A8%80%E3%81%86%E9%80%9A%E3%82%8A&amp;amp;ref=sa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alc reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29240" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T08:59:26.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37316" CreationDate="2016-11-14T09:58:30.490" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;What Hades pronounced is「お前の&lt;strong&gt;ゆいとおり&lt;/strong&gt;だ」, which is a pun on 「お前のゆうとおりだ」 (&quot;exactly as you say&quot;, &quot;you're correct&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To break down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;お前 &lt;em&gt;omae&lt;/em&gt;: &quot;you&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;の &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;: (subject marker)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ゆう &lt;em&gt;yū&lt;/em&gt;: a colloquial pronunciation of the verb 言う (いう), &quot;to say&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;とおり &lt;em&gt;tōri&lt;/em&gt;: &quot;as&quot;, &quot;like&quot;, &quot;the way&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;だ &lt;em&gt;da&lt;/em&gt;: (copula, &quot;is&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ゆとり is not relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the Japanese version, it's the pun on Yui (the name of the heroine) and &lt;em&gt;yū&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;to say&quot;). The translator did a good job, taking advantage of the fact that English &quot;you&quot; and Japanese &quot;言う/&lt;em&gt;yū&lt;/em&gt;&quot; have similar sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this sounds like a typical cheesy &quot;oyaji gag&quot; to the ear of Japanese, usually completely unsuitable for a romantic situation like this. I don't know about the male character, but is this his way of speaking? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5094" LastEditorUserId="5094" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T10:05:56.890" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T10:05:56.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23947" CreationDate="2016-11-14T11:15:20.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara was the only person who in the past could control kurama and use him as a weapon. Since Tobi wanted people to think that he was Madara he attacked the village by using kurama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28765" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T11:15:20.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37325" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-14T13:04:36.137" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:04:36.137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:04:36.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37326" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-14T13:04:36.137" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:04:36.137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:04:36.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-14T14:28:35.033" Score="1" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first 7 volumes of Infinite Stratos light novel was published by Media Factory under Kadokawa. Later it was suspended, but in 2013, volume 8 was released by Overlap (under Kodansha). They in turn hired a new illustrator to redo all the covers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some speculate that the reason was that the author argued with fans on Twitter, giving bad publicity. If that's the case, can said tweet be found now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some also said that Overlap was formed by former Media Factory employees. Could the conflict be higher up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T14:45:35.340" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T14:45:35.340" Title="Why did Infinite Stratos light novel change publishers?" Tags="&lt;infinite-stratos&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37330" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37337" CreationDate="2016-11-14T14:43:24.883" Score="10" ViewCount="12087" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much money and time does making a VN usually cost? What's the profit it can usually generate? Is it profitable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can engage in any VN segment (indie games...) to answer my question as I know the topic is quite broad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="29228" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T13:03:33.497" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T15:57:26.030" Title="Visual novel profits and costs" Tags="&lt;visual-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18910" CreationDate="2016-11-14T15:47:09.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fourth Shinobi Great War after Sasuke and Naruto receive half the Sage of Six Paths Chakara, Naruto has the ability to maintain a perfect Sage Mode and directly after that he made a lava style: Rasenshuriken with one hand using Four-Tails Chakara and cut Madara in half with it. So he used the sage art lava style Rasenshuriken first with one hand. So it is evident he could make the Resengan with one hand after gaining the Six Paths power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29248" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T16:02:10.353" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T16:02:10.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33791" CreationDate="2016-11-15T05:29:46.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can buy it on &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id843409292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iBooks Store&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3412" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T19:48:05.593" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T19:48:05.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21936" CreationDate="2016-11-15T06:10:27.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal answer to this question is for the parent to become involved in what the child reads as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This helps in two categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find things you feel comfortable with your child reading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can share in the stories with your child, maybe not at the same level of emotional interest in the stories and characters, but you can have conversations about themes being discussed in the stories, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same view I have on parenting and gaming. But that is another SE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T06:10:27.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37300" CreationDate="2016-11-15T08:19:27.627" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope, so far he has never called him by his name, it was even referenced in a SBS with oda: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_73#Chapter_729.2C_Page_162&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 73, Chapter 729, Pg. 162&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The user counted (with frequency) the various names that Zoro and Sanji used for each other. This was covered till Volume 66 of the manga so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original quote and Editor Notes below: &lt;em&gt;D: Dokusha (Reader);  O: Oda&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt;: Zoro and Sanji are always fighting! I was reading One Piece and thought it was odd that Zoro never seems to refer Sanji by his name, so I went back and checked!  I counted them up from Volume 5 to 66! Here are the results, ranked by frequency!!![..] In conclusion, Sanji does in fact refer to Zoro by name, but Zoro does not return the favor! P.N. Little Marron &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;: ...Okay. Thank you very much, Little Marron! So you counted them all... This was very fun to read! Some of these terms made me wonder when they'd said these things. Indeed, I have trouble imagining Zoro calling him &quot;Sanji&quot; by name. Not once, eh? Wow. Well, they might not get along well, but they're both valuable, trustworthy men who have Luffy's back. So let's forgive them their squabbles (laughs). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Page 162: In the VIZ Manga, Zoro does call Sanji by his name a few times for the sake of context, but he does not say &quot;Sanji&quot; explicitly in the original Japanese.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T08:34:30.793" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T08:34:30.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37290" CreationDate="2016-11-15T08:34:52.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, I believe the death of the whole clan (especially the death of someone's parents by one of their own siblings - Itachi) is more traumatic than anything and when Sasuke with all those emotions could never achieve it in such a long time, I am sure it can not be achieved without achieving the basic Sharingan levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And most importantly, you can not simply do a maths questions without knowing the basics... So basics, i.e Sharingan must be present before the awakening of Mangekyou :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is simply what I believe, what is in the minds of Masashi, we don't know :P&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29258" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T08:34:52.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37330" CreationDate="2016-11-15T08:54:45.553" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've got a fair bit of experience in the indie VN developer scene. &#xA;From that I can say there is no general answer as the prices you have to pay and also the possible profit vary very greatly, thus I will try to give a detailed and restricted example there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As a note here: The prices vary greatly depending on the artist in question. They can be as low as 50% of the amount I'm mentioning and up to 200% of it!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Graphics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing of note here: The prices will vary greatly for different styles the artists use. Thus if cell-shading, soft-shading or semi-realism is used.&#xA;        (semi-realism being most often the most expensive one and can have costs of up to +100% compared to the others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BGs&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;        The price here most often depends on how complex the BG in question is and sometimes even what resolution it will be for. &#xA;        Usually you can count on 30-50 USD per BG.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CGs&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;        These have the greatest price range as I've seen artists take 30-250 USD here. Normally you have 1 simple BG included and 1-2 characters.&#xA;        You pay an additional amount per additional character on screen (either fixed amount like +30 USD or +50% total cost) and for each variation&#xA;        you want (most often between 10-20 USD). On average I daresay it is 50 USD per simple CG that you need to calc in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Most often the CG artist is also the sprite artist. Although the BG for the CG is often made by a BG artist. Additionally a title screen&#xA;              is often counted as a CG.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GUI&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;        The GUI adaptions often cost much and range from 50-400 USD depending on the artist and how much you want it to differ from the default of the engine you are using.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sprites&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;        The prices here vary greatly with what you want: Thus how much is visible of the character (head only, hip up, or full body) and how many sets &#xA;        of clothes, poses and expressions you want.&#xA;        Usually I pay 50 dollars base for 1 full body sprite (including 1 set of clothes, 1-2 expressions and 1 pose). For each additional&#xA;        set of clothes I pay 10-15 USD and for each expression 2-10 USD and for each pose 10-15 USD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus for 1 sprite with 2 sets of clothes, 4 expressions and 2 poses I usually pay: 106 USD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sounds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound Effects&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;            Most of the time you can use free sound effects (even for commercial games). IF you need to have custom ones it most often costs&#xA;            around 10-30 USD.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;            Music varies greatly in terms of price and quality. Usually the componists have prices set for 1 minute tracks each.&#xA;            The ranges for this are between 30 USD and 150 USD. I myself am usually only talking with componists who want 30 USD per track.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Voice over&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;        This varies greatly and it didn't come up often so far for me. But from what I know this usually ends up in a payment per line spoken.&#xA;        For a relatively small intro I got a price estimate of about 400 USD (so its one of the biggest cost parts).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Editor / Writers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Editors and writers usually want to be paid on a per word base which can vary a bit. A normal price I dare say for editing is about 0,2 USD&#xA;            per word. Not sure about writers as I never had to hire one, but I would dare say its very probably the same or double the price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Programmers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here I have to say....I hope you only want easy &quot;default&quot; things out of the VN. Experience wise most &quot;programmers&quot; for VNs can't do&#xA;            really complex things (or don't want to do them). The prices here vary greatly and I've seen things from 20 USD for a minigame up to&#xA;            200 USD for a dating sim, ... .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As a note here also: Many VN engines have tutorials and also free examples for different genres of VNs that can be easily modified, so&#xA;            if you have time and are an easy learner you don't need to hire a programmer too often.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Profit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This varies greatly on how you want to publish your work. One example would be via kickstarter or similar crowd funding services. Here an average income is about 3000 USD for a VN (although one has to say some rare get WAY over 10K out of it while many others fail to even make 100 USD).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to sell your VN on online sites the profit will probably be very small (except maybe Steam but I have no data on them). Most VNs have price ranges&#xA;    between 5 and 15 USD there and sell between 0 and 20 times. With the exception of studios who are widely known or have good luck. These have price ranges up to 25 &#xA;    USD and often sell their product 100-150 times on a single online shop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The costs for the engine you want to use I didn't put in, as there are many free engines around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then lets put things together:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say you want to create a VN that has 10 CGs + 1 title, 3 tracks of music (1 title, 1 menu and 1 ingame music) and you have 3 sprites (full body, 2 sets of clothes, 4 expressions and 2 poses each). Furthermore you use 10 backgrounds. The VN has about 10k words and you hire an editor and a writer.  So the total cost would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;BGs 500&#xA;CGs 550&#xA;Sprites 318&#xA;Music 90&#xA;Editor+Writer 400&#xA;-----------------&#xA;Total cost: 1858 USD&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T08:54:45.553" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-15T09:07:54.307" Score="9" ViewCount="5730" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crocodile is the first villain that easily beats Luffy (twice) while Luffy survived due to Robin's interference and luck. However, one of the comments on his devil fruit power struck me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 178: Wikia&lt;/a&gt; (Anime Episode 110) &lt;strong&gt;Emphasis mine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy is astonished at Crocodile's power while &lt;strong&gt;Crocodile comments that he does not just possess his devil fruit ability like some people, he mastered it&lt;/strong&gt; and demonstrates this by creating a hole of quicksand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crocodile can &lt;em&gt;absorb moisture and convert anything to sand&lt;/em&gt;, i.e. he can permanently convert something to sand. He also completely annihilated the palace garden. He can create large sandstorms which can run for days. He can control sand in the city which can cover it like a fog. These abilities seem to point in a direction outside the limit of Logia powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know Crocodile knows about awakening. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_544&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 544&lt;/a&gt; Crocodile is the person who tells us about the &lt;em&gt;awakened Zoan type Jailors&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Crocodile then reveals that the &lt;strong&gt;Jailer Beasts were all &quot;awakened&quot; Zoan Devil Fruit users&lt;/strong&gt;, saying that their extreme physical endurance and recovery point were their advantages. Crocodile states that the other three would soon awake and that the Boss of Hell would be arriving soon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there some reference about Crocodile and his DF powers? Maybe something Oda has said in SBS, &lt;strong&gt;about crocodile, limits of Logia powers or Awakened Devil Fruits.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Observation: Akainu and Aokiji may have awakened DF's since they converted Punk Hazard into Freezing side and Burning side permanently. (Also Akainu burning Ace). Enel may have a hand in the island that is permanently spewing lightning etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:35:43.757" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T17:21:03.657" Title="Has Crocodile already &quot;awakened&quot; his Devil Fruit Power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-15T14:45:38.043" Score="0" ViewCount="6972" Body="&lt;p&gt;So anyway, in the latest chapter, it was revealed that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsu and the 4 other Dragon Slayers from 400 years ago actually met some time before they were sent to the future. Quoting Zeref, most likely because of the dragons in their bodies making this stuff (I forgot the name) to prevent them from turning into dragons themselves, they have mostly forgotten about meeting.&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Before they time travelled, they all seemed the same age. And Lucy's mother opened the gateway (I assume) just once for them all. She didn't have all keys and became ill until she died, so I think we can definitely assume she didn't do it again.&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Then how is it that Sting &amp;amp; Rogue are generally the same age as Natsu in the past, yet have to catch up to Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy who are frozen (petrified, Fairy Sphere'd) for 7 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, it could be a reason we don't know yet. Or am I just missing something VERY simple?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29261" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T12:43:16.673" LastActivityDate="2020-04-05T15:26:01.417" Title="How old were Sting and Rogue relative to the other Dragon Slayers at this key point in the timeline?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37354" CreationDate="2016-11-15T19:04:11.570" Score="0" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's widely known that many events of the Dragon Ball movies contradicted the series, sometimes irreconcilably, and that they are &quot;non canon&quot;, but does this mean they didn't happen at all? The last two Dragon Ball movies showed many of the events of those movies actually happened in the series. Not long ago, I read an interview in Spanish from someone from the cast of Dragon Ball. I can't remember if it was an animator or director of the last movies, but when talking about the movies and Dragon Ball Super, he said something in the lines of, the true story of Bills, Super Saiyan God, etc, is somewhere in the middle of the movies and the series, meaning the series' events aren't even over the movies.  What about former movies such as Super Android 13, Cooler's movies, Broly's movies, etc? Did  the events of those movies (those which aren't contradicted irreconcilably) actually happened to some extent in the series' story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T12:43:22.230" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T21:37:49.637" Title="Do the events of the Dragon Ball movies happen to some extent in the series?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31664" CreationDate="2016-11-15T19:35:23.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are all really not related... If you watch closely you'll notice that they each take liberties in different directions.  In Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) they have stories regarding the past of various characters that is in direct contradiction to the Arise media.  Both Arise and SAC have contradictory information with the original movies.  Continuity wise; I think it's really best to group them by production era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Original Movies:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a) Ghost in the Shell (1995)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (2001?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) S.A.C. Story Arcs (Alternate Universe / reboot):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a) S.A.C. Laughing Man arc&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) S.A.C. 2nd gig Kuze / Individual Eleven arc&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c) S.A.C. Solid State Society (SSS) movie  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Arise (Prequel Reboot):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a) Arise OVA&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) Arise: Alternative Architecture (AA) (Edited version of Arise with 2 new episodes)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c) Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (Arise AA Series Conclusion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were suggesting a watch order, I would probably recommend the above ordering.  I would also recommend not watching the laughing man or individual eleven movies, as they are hacked up versions of the TV series. I personally think the SAC TV series are probably the best GitS media, but the original movies are good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to note is that they all have very different story arcs.  it's really just that they recreate the Section 9 team in various states to tell different stories.  They all share the same basic themes of cyberpunk, [spy|detective] thriller, with a hefty dose of philosophy (of the Ghost in the Machine by Arthur Koestler style).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to pretend they are share the same universe watch them in reverse order by era, and skip the Arise OVA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Arise Alternative Architecture (AAA)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) The New Movie&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3) S.A.C. The Laughing Man arc&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4) S.A.C. The Individual Eleven arc&lt;br&gt;&#xA;5) S.A.C. SSS&lt;br&gt;&#xA;6) The 1995 original movie&lt;br&gt;&#xA;7) Innocence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This way, you're watching the prequel -&gt; some stuff where The Major comes and goes (She leaves in the 2nd gig, then comes back in SSS) -&gt; then you see the story line where she is changed and leaves at the end.  Followed by the Batou Blade Runner detective movie where she is pretty much gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29265" LastEditorUserId="29265" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T02:00:25.943" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T02:00:25.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37424" CreationDate="2016-11-15T20:40:52.070" Score="2" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Makarov, master of fairy tail, has the power to turn into a giant. What size  can he accomplish? Is that the limit of his power or there's more to his skill?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An approximate size is also valid. No need to go into detail as apparently the exact size hasn't been confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="29228" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T13:05:59.647" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T13:05:59.647" Title="How much can Makarov grow?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37306" CreationDate="2016-11-15T21:16:39.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like it could've just been the way Misa acted toward's Light... That and the fact that she was a very popular model talking to a regular student. He could've seen how bubbly her personality is and how much she doesnt fit into Light's &quot;no nonsense&quot; studios type of personality. If you can tell he doesnt really want to be around her then it wouldnt be a far reach to assume that she's around for some other reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29266" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T21:16:39.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-15T21:23:51.180" Score="7" ViewCount="16701" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, we see that Erza loves Jellal and just him. Some examples are her blushing, trying to kiss him, and when she was turned into a little child just before Tartaros she thought her biggest problem was Jellal thinking he likes them more matured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does Jellal reciprocate those feelings even though he rejected her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T12:16:37.913" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T12:21:24.893" Title="Does Jellal love Erza?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37349" CreationDate="2016-11-16T03:14:53.080" Score="2" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/kamigami-no-asobi/episode-9-dark-prison-of-scattered-flowers-652388&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 9&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Kamigami no Asobi&lt;/em&gt;, time mark 6:54, the following conversation occurs in the English subtitles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Yui)&lt;/strong&gt; Um, Apollon-san, are you ok?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Apollon)&lt;/strong&gt; I'm just fine.  I'm kalos.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had to look up &lt;em&gt;kalos&lt;/em&gt;, and found an article for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalos_kagathos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kalos kagathos&lt;/a&gt; (Greek καλὸς κἀγαθός) at the Wikipedia.  It means &quot;the chivalrous ideal of the complete human personality, harmonious in mind and body, foursquare in battle and speech, song and action&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the one hand, I think it is probably a bad translation in that very few English viewers will know the word.  (Well, unless this is a point where I happen to be ignorant.)  On the other, the original Japanese may well have used a concept of the same ideal, and the translator found the best English match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW, Apollon was not fine, being in the midst of an emotional breakdown.  So if the Japanese had him overemphasizing his well-being, maybe it was a good translation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T04:14:51.127" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T01:54:34.953" Title="Is the Japanese well-translated to &quot;kalos&quot; here?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kamigami-no-asobi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29285" CreationDate="2016-11-16T03:27:41.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gate was destroyed and got rid of future rogue and future lucy because they came from the future which didnt happen yet. And since it didnt happen they disappeared along with anything They changed like the dragons crossing the gate. It didnt make the dragon slayers disappear bevabecauseuse they crossed the gate a long ass time ago and it didnt have anything to do with future rogue or lucy. So anything before the grand magic games and before that would still be there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29271" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T03:27:41.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37347" CreationDate="2016-11-16T04:03:54.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two lines you quote are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;YUI: あのう、アポロンさん、大丈夫ですか。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;APOLLON: え？ああ、僕なら大丈夫。&lt;strong&gt;カロス&lt;/strong&gt;だよ。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word I have emboldened above is カロス &lt;em&gt;karosu&lt;/em&gt;, which is just Greek &quot;kalos&quot; written with the Japanese syllabary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, just as no English speaker (save perhaps a Classicist) will know what the word &quot;kalos&quot; means, no Japanese speaker will know what it means either. This being the case, retaining the word &quot;kalos&quot; when rendering the line into English seems like an acceptable choice; it's equally incomprehensible in either language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the show never explains what Apollon means by &quot;kalos&quot;, I suppose that the Japanese audience is also supposed to infer what he's on about from context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T04:03:54.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T08:47:56.030" Score="5" ViewCount="5432" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime climax, Hakumen no Mono vaporizes, saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My name is not Hakumen.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The name I wanted to be called is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was that name? I don't see any reference anywhere on what that name was.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22897" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T12:45:06.200" LastActivityDate="2020-05-03T03:05:34.610" Title="What's the name Hakumen no Mono wanted to be called as?" Tags="&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22864" CreationDate="2016-11-16T09:29:59.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is just a guess but the looks could have been different because of the zetsu thingy attached to obitos body. Maybe he made the zetsu part appear more adult like to misguide any possible connection any of his former friends may find in his behavior if he ran into them. Judging by how long he observed kushinas pregnancy and waited for the opportunity , it is possible that he considered more than several scenarios of the attack. but again it is just a guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T09:29:59.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37035" CreationDate="2016-11-16T12:40:37.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I say Sasuke's dream was his wish as a child. He wanted to have the atmosphere of his family and his clan around him again, but, like most of us, as he grew up he was struck by the reality and had adjust to certain situations. He also realized his wish is not possible, or at least he can find that happiness when he achieved his other goals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, he even wanted to become Hokage which means protecting the peace in the village has become his number one priority. Given the history of the powerful Uchiha clan, the misfortunes that they had regarding their eyes, and the misfortunes they brought to the village (Madara &amp;amp; Obito), I think Sasuke decided not to follow that dream. Even if his family ended up with Sharingan, they will be shinobi of Konoha, the title that Itachi was so proud of having.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T14:07:02.063" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T14:07:02.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37342" CreationDate="2016-11-16T13:24:44.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the dragonball super movies everything else in Z is considered non cannon as in it had nothing to do with the actual series. I don't think toriyama was involved in any of the Z movies so they are kind of fanfiction by other authors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An easy rule to follow is anything that did not happened in the manga is not considered to be a part of the series. If you take the a look a latest super manga you will see similarities with the last two movies so they are considered to be cannon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T13:24:44.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37356" CreationDate="2016-11-16T15:04:22.590" Score="2" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trunks used the Mafūba (Evil Containment Wave) to trap the immortal Zamasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Dragon Ball we've always heard that Mafūba kills the &quot;user&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Trunks die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10716" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T15:26:51.507" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T15:26:51.507" Title="Trunks using Mafūba" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37355" CreationDate="2016-11-16T15:40:32.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Evil_Containment_Wave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the move requires so much of the user's life force to perform that those who use it are likely to die soon afterward, despite the success of the technique. The drawbacks of the technique can be negated if one posses enough power to use it without dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T15:40:32.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7297" CreationDate="2016-11-16T17:27:52.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Memor's answer is very good. I'm gonna work on it and explain why I think there is a fourth ending in which we have Saber X Shirou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's begin with the basics. There is a common belief that states Shirou gets Rin as a love partner more times than any other girl. I'm gonna explain why I believe Saber is the girl Shirou gets more times, not Rin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Memor stated the ending of the very first route of Fate Stay Night (Fate route) is &quot;the Last Episode&quot;, where Shirou and Saber live happily ever after in Avalon, a magical paradise where it will be just the 2 of them as a couple. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In UBW if you give points to Saber she will feel cherished by Shirou and will decide to stay with him in the real world (in the visual novel she even says her only reason to stay is to watch over him. Later Rin gets angry and tells her not to flirt). In this ending Shirou gets both Rin and Saber, who will train Shirou in magic and Martial arts and guide him to his happiness as Rin promised.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fate Hollow Atarxia's true ending: Shirou has the ultimate harem. He has Saber, Rin, Sakura, Caren, Ayako, Bazett... and all of them fight between themselves for his love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nasu said: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Nasu said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I personally wrote “Reunion”, the introductory portion of Fate/hollow ataraxia with the intention of it being the ending of a certain route in Fate/stay night and the ending of “hollow ataraxia”&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Reunion was confirmed as the scene &quot;Reopening&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ShPOZvbFLA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ShPOZvbFLA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically we have another ending that was meant to happen in the original game. After that it was meant to happen at the end of its sequel Ataraxia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever the situation just keep in mind that Nasu wrote that scene as an ending and can therefore be considered as such. It's no mere headcanon.&#xA;The way it is done it seems to be similar to UBW good ending, so I guess it could also be its future once Rin goes to Clock Tower considering that Saber says: &quot;&quot;with Rin gone, it is my duty to supervise you&quot;. But maybe it's better to just consider it another ending in which Rin leaves to study magic and Shirou and Saber live happily in this world. Basically they choose different paths as Shirou and Saber don't follow her (as Shirou does in UBW true ending)&#xA;The Saber eclipse scene shows in Fate Hollow a Saber that comes from UWB and that loves Shirou and has sex with him, so Saber X Shirou in UBW is there in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what does it mean? It means Shirou gets saber in every possible way: A happily ever after in paradise, a harem with Rin, a harem with everyone and a happily ever after in this world just the 2 of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28378" LastEditorUserId="28378" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T17:52:35.007" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T17:52:35.007" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2016-11-16T17:54:05.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not possible to save Mayuri in the alpha world line. Actually, if the police came and stopped the rounders - Mayuri would simply have a heart attack. In the VN, if there is no actual way to die - the world just killed Mayuri by giving her a heart attack. It's a fixed point in the Alpha world line, Okabe had to go back to the Beta line to save Mayuri, but that would cause Kurisu's death, and there the manipulations start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29280" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T17:54:05.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T20:50:13.320" Score="0" ViewCount="23198" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Dragon Ball Super's manga, Trunks is able to transform to SSJ2 which was used to defeat Dabura and Babidi. When he traveled to the past, he didn't know about Goku's SSJ3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the fight against Zamasu and Black, he transformed into a powerful Super Saiyan form, for a moment and could handle a battle with Zamasu, apparently this is not a stronger transformation like SSJGSSJ (Super Saiyan Blue). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this transformation has a similar Ki aura of a Super Saiyan Blue, but he keeps hair of a SSJ2. So, what transformation is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29281" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T03:29:16.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T03:38:48.603" Title="What kind of Super Saiyan transformation did Trunks use when fighting Zamasu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-11-17T22:06:54.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37359" CreationDate="2016-11-17T03:38:48.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Transformation is Super Trunks and is only done by Trunks right now. In short it looks like a half super saiyan god transformation where his body is clad with god ki but only halfway which is why in this transformation he has the &quot;two-tone&quot; aura similar to a kaioken ssb. As shown below &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHRd6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHRd6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very similar to &lt;code&gt;pseudo-super saiyan&lt;/code&gt; as described in wiki here &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pseudo_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the link to read about Super Trunks &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Trunks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Trunks&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now there isn't any real evidence of it being a god-level transformation. But it appears to be powered by the hope of humanity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As quoted by the wiki:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After gathering the power of light and hope from mankind, Trunks gained a new type of power up in this form, turning his aura completely blue, his body producing blue energy around him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T03:38:48.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34127" CreationDate="2016-11-17T04:30:13.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is most certainly a reference to Ozzy Osbourne. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discogs.com/Ozzy-Osbourne-Prince-Of-Darkness/release/2377565&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why, this is what I found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/544330.The_Bleach_Breakdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; The Bleach Breakdown: The Unofficial Guide&#xA;&lt;em&gt;by Issei Handa, Walt Wyman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in the Character Breakdown Section, for &lt;strong&gt;Rose&lt;/strong&gt;, emhasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rose&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Long, Blond, wavy hair and seventies hard rock clothes. Seems like a narcissist, and maybe gay. Calls Rabu &quot;Love&quot; (he pronounces it &quot;Ravu&quot;, which is one step closer than the typical Japanese pronunciation, &quot;Rabu&quot;). Wishes Rabu would let him read his Shonen Jump. More calm and easy-going than most of the Vizards. He plays the guitar. &lt;strong&gt;At one point he mentions &quot;Prince of Darkness's new Album.&quot; It can be surmised that he is named after Ozzy Osbourne's legendary first guitarist Randy Rose. Prince of Darkness is an Ozzy Osbourne album.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus I consider it mostly an easter Egg about the name Rose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T04:30:13.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31735" CreationDate="2016-11-17T15:37:43.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope. I believe it's the same case as Rukia. Even though she borrowed her powers to Ichigo at the start of the series and couldn't recover her powers while in the Human World, this was mostly because of Urahara's Special Gigai. By the time she returned to Soul Society, she eventually got all of her powers back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29292" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T15:37:43.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T15:47:26.670" Score="2" ViewCount="2183" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not really associated with the anime, but, what does Kousei mean by not being able to hear the piano? I play the piano and the more I play, I tend to just look at my hands while it's moving and I can't hear anything except for the noise in the background. It's like the sound is fading away as I play longer. Sometimes I have to focus real hard just to make out the sound of the piano. Is this what Kousei means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29293" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T16:08:30.957" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T16:44:07.400" Title="What does Kousei mean by not being able to hear the piano?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37364" CreationDate="2016-11-17T16:44:07.400" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a coping/protection mechanism - when he plays the piano, his negative feelings from his past resurface, and his mind blocks him from hearing sounds that have a negative (as in Psychological Conditioning Principals) association in his mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly this manifests for him is made fairly clear in the anime - if you watch the scenes again where he's playing the piano, and freaking out over not being able to hear it, it's illustrated as him drowning in very deep water, with appropriate impact on his hearing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say that your own personal experience (presuming you have no such negative association with piano), is the idea that you're focusing so intently on your hands, that you've filtered out the audio. It's not dissimilar, but his is triggered by traumatic mental association. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29180" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T16:44:07.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T17:15:12.660" Score="-3" ViewCount="545" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dzET.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dzET.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, character2 says or does something -- usually stupid in nature -- in which character1 responds with a similar face and a comment of their own. I see this a lot in anime, and I was wondering if it had a name. This happens a lot in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29295" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T16:43:12.800" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T16:28:29.687" Title="What is this expresison/anime trope called?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37342" CreationDate="2016-11-17T18:26:44.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They didn't happen in the comic or in the tv show, but the times that each movie's events occurred in can be placed somewhere in the show...Such as Vegetta/Goku/Gogeta vs Janemba, occurs after Vegetta dies, and while Goku is dead. Since Goku was on the Supreme Kai's planet at this time, then the movie is just an alternate version of what's going on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the movies before Super, other than the Garlic JR.(even gets his own saga!) one, where just extra story for entertainment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28250" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T18:26:44.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35918" CreationDate="2016-11-17T18:32:40.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Vegetta die when he went SSJ4 as an adult? The wish for Goku to be a kid again, wasn't a -make him a kid forever wish. Eventually he grows, gets older, and would eventually die. The transformation isn't going to make him super old or anything other than SSJ4. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28250" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T18:32:40.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37722" CreationDate="2016-11-17T18:32:47.183" Score="1" ViewCount="420" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was trying to make a list of all auras the Z fighters had in Dragon Ball, and knowing which episode characteres started to have auras will save me a lot of time. Which episode of Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z characteres started to have auras?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-27T11:07:53.373" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T19:34:40.613" Title="Which episode of Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z characteres started to have auras?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34260" CreationDate="2016-11-17T18:38:05.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The comment marked as answer is WRONG. Re-watch the Cell Saga, especially after Goku and Gohan leave the time chamber. Whether or not their powered down super saiyan form is to the level of a &quot;human&quot; is debatable, but the characters did mention Goku and Gohan seemed like normal people. Later on, we saw that for Gohan to get to SSj2, was to make SSj1 feel like your normal state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*removed the word Necessary. There are the DBZ encyclopedia books out there, it said you needed more anger to reach SSJ2 from SSj1-so I apologize for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28250" LastEditorUserId="28250" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T21:58:54.687" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T21:58:54.687" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T19:14:24.867" Score="1" ViewCount="2876" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have been introduced to 5 characters (all Impel Down Jailers) with &quot;Awakened&quot; Zoan Devil Fruits. Minotaurus is the most famous of them. A normal Zoan fruit allows the user to transform between Natural (normally human), Animal (based on the devil fruit type), and Hybrid forms.  I can't, however, remember any of the &quot;Mino&quot; guards in any form besides a exageratedly strong version of the Hybrid one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time I thought &quot;Awakened&quot; meant that the fruit was always active so they were stuck as partially animals (as well as give the strengths Crocodile mentioned).  With Doflamingo's Paramecia fruit, however, awakening appears to just unlock new abilities.  This made me doubt my previous understanding.  Wiki doesn't help and I don't have time to rewatch everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know whether Awakened Zoan Devil Fruit users retain the ability to transform into multiple forms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer to this is &quot;Oda hasn't told us yet&quot;, that is sufficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2018-05-30T02:34:33.740" Title="Are Awakened Zoan users able to change form?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36482" CreationDate="2016-11-17T19:47:34.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The creators of R:2 would have been the people to modify the area after the destruction of the original game. IPO I would think it was Piroshi specifically because of something he mentions about graphics the first time you meet him at the area. However... I think there's more to it than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtBW_liXkt4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtBW_liXkt4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29299" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T19:47:34.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20019" CreationDate="2016-11-17T20:13:10.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a fictional manga magazine featuring a few different chapters from different series.  The word シュシュ in japanese means an elastic band of some sort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29300" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T20:13:10.790" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32350" CreationDate="2016-11-17T21:23:35.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS7fh_QD6sw#t=33m40s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS7fh_QD6sw#t=33m40s&lt;/a&gt; starting 33:40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's called &quot;决着！&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29302" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T22:34:17.893" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T22:34:17.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37373" CreationDate="2016-11-17T21:58:27.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe Oda has told us yet, and with how nebulous the definition of what makes for an &quot;awakened&quot; devil fruit user is, without canon stating one way or another there's not really any way we can solidly theorize a yes or no. I would presume that they would retain their ability to transform back and forth because that would make Chopper kind of lame if it didn't (but he'd be a pretty good golfer, because he'd lose all of his points [insert rimshot]), but again, without canon describing it we can't say definitively one way or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T21:58:27.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T23:55:25.760" Score="0" ViewCount="666" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays at the very beginning (before the OP) of the first episode in Your Lie in April? It's played in other episodes too and I can't find anything about it when I look it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29305" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T04:15:16.230" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T04:15:16.230" Title="Help identifying a song at the beginning of episode 1 of Your Lie in April" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37382" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T02:54:06.600" Score="3" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can somebody please tell me what is the name of this character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find this character's name. I have tried to google it and went through a couple of anime lists, but it just doesn't ring a bell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NI9Ua.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NI9Ua.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29306" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T08:35:57.393" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T18:49:05.293" Title="Who is this character?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37381" CreationDate="2016-11-18T04:14:41.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is track #1 from disc #1 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/49046&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the OST&lt;/a&gt;, titled &quot;Kimi wa Wasurerareru no&quot; (translates as &quot;Could you forget?&quot;, which Kaori says to Kousei multiple times over the course of the show). Here is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the piece: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/2mfjovz4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/2mfjovz4&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T04:14:41.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37303" CreationDate="2016-11-18T05:11:18.143" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The official status of Urahara is &lt;strong&gt;Unconfirmed&lt;/strong&gt;. While the evidence seems to indicate that he died with Yoruichi and Grimmjow trapped in Askin's Gift Ball, Kubo also gave them a way out. Nel was watching the battle from outside and later decides to attempt a rescue attempt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki sums this up pretty nicely, but this is the last we see of these characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After being impaled once more by Grimmjow, who suddenly buckles alongside Urahara, Askin reveals that the power of his Gift Ball Deluxe magnifies upon his death. As Askin decides to forgo the speech about lethality, Urahara and his Bankai collapse as Urahara apologizes for leaving everything to Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kisuke_Urahara_vs._Askin_Nakk_Le_Vaar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki:Kisuke Urahara vs. Askin Nakk Le Vaar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nelliel later stands outside Askin Nakk Le Vaar's Gift Bereich, noting how it is collapsing like Urahara thought it might. She remarks that carrying four souls out of it would be difficult, and is shocked to see that the entrance is so small. She remarks that she wanted to see Ichigo again as she leaps toward the entrance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/BATTLE_FIELD_BURNING#666._.E7.A9.BA.E3.81.A3.E3.81.BD.E3.80.81.E5.82.80.E5.84.A1.E3.80.81.E4.BC.BD.E8.97.8D.E5.A0.82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Chapter 666: Summary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kubo can also put these details in a databook later. I have seen that Bleach rarely kills characters if they can be &quot;brought back&quot; from the brink of death, so Urahara and others have a good chance of still being Alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T05:11:18.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43170" CreationDate="2016-11-18T08:43:13.807" Score="5" ViewCount="2944" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, I just saw lately the new Pokemon Sun and Moon anime series. I guess you're already familiar with the characters. In the new series, Ash's design is different from what we all know spiky black hair (etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the Sun and Moon series a new different pokemon story (like Red's series or a story of an alternate world) because the Ash looks different or it's another continuation where Ash just changed his look?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27594" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T15:26:33.807" Title="Is Pokemon Sun and Moon's story new or a continuation?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37159" CreationDate="2016-11-18T08:47:59.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the story that happened until Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 101, Furuta's aim has been to become the head of CCG (and to marry Rize LOL).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why he killed the CCG head was to become the successor and lead the Doves/CCG so that he can kill all the other ghouls (Aogiri/Anteiku) and in order to do that he needs the external support of V (just like how Danzo did all the dark stuff using the ANBU [Naruto]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if you think of it logically, if Furuta killed Kaiko or any members of V organization, then he would then make an enemy of all the V members along with Kaneki and others. So Furuta is using both the Clowns and V to become the single KING !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29241" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T08:47:59.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T12:53:43.433" Score="1" ViewCount="3598" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did Doffy get that Flare-Flare Fruit? Because until now I am still confused how the Devil Fruits spread around the world. Everything about the Devil Fruits is still unclear, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they grow in the same tree or each of them has their own tree (Flare-Flare Tree maybe)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the users died, will the fruit grow in the same tree or just fall to random places like Dragon Balls?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29313" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T13:34:51.323" LastActivityDate="2020-10-15T09:13:47.877" Title="Was the Flare-Flare Fruit that Sabo ate real? Or was it a fake made by Caesar?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21359" CreationDate="2016-11-18T16:30:43.587" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A neighbor of Venus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? During that interval that we don't know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus lives across the hall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm hearing something bad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this stanza is not translated very accurately, especially the last bit with &quot;I'm hearing something bad&quot;. The official Japanese lyric is &quot;kiite, yaba-i no&quot;&#xA;The use of the word &quot;Yabai&quot; connotes a young teen gossiping about something, or asking for advice (yabai is like &quot;OMG that is SO bad. In the context, it does not mean actually bad). With that being said, it almost sounds like the singer is knocking on the doors of different gods, such as Venus and Jesus, asking them for advice on something a teen (and Nino) would have trouble with, such as love. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Venus, (he) is living next to me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is (he), while I didn't even notice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus (he) is living across me &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OMG this is SO bad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the way I heard it as a Japanese native speaker, but I may have interpreted wrong. I may be a little biased because this song to me is tied to the anime/the manga (which are really awesome, especially the manga) so it leans to make sense along with the show, although this was originally a normal song, not made as an OP. I hope that helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;LazyKaiju&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29317" LastEditorUserId="29317" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T16:36:04.570" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T16:36:04.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T17:07:53.790" Score="3" ViewCount="1920" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 66 of Dragon Ball Super, Trunks gathers energy from the life forms and forms a medium-sized Spirit Bomb while fighting Zamazu. I don't recall Future Trunks seen Goku use Spirit Bomb in the anime, I'm not sure though. How did he managed to do it if he didn't taught by anyone or possibly didn't even seen or knew it in the first place? Moreover, he didn't even concerntrate to gather the energy like Goku did everytime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5y1A.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5y1A.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T21:30:33.030" Title="How did Future Trunks learn the Spirit Bomb Technique?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37390" CreationDate="2016-11-18T17:12:56.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is the real flare-flare fruit. The logic behind it is because Blackbeard and his men desperately wanted to have the power of the flare-flare fruit along with the power of the earth-quake fruit and the other dfs that they have been working so hard to amass. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo was a black market dealer so naturally his connections probably ended up finding it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the user of a fruit dies the fruit reincarnates somewhere else in the world for someone else to go for how that is determined specifically is unknown at least for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T17:12:56.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37438" CreationDate="2016-11-18T17:22:04.670" Score="0" ViewCount="348" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;The Battle of Fairy Tail&quot; arc did Laxus ever actually plan on fighting Makarov?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His magic reveals his true feelings, and he tells his grandfather he really just wanted to make the guild stronger. So we know that he never would have smashed the statues of the girls, and he probably never would have set off the Thunder Palace. These were both just ways of pushing Makarov into handing over the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He knows Erza and Mystogan will be coming for him. He plans for an inevitable battle with them, which he is sure he'll win easily. He even tells Freed he'll take care of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, the statues and Thunder Palace aside as he never would have used them anyway, what if he did manage to beat Erza and Mystogan? What if the Thunder Legion had beaten everyone, and Gramps hadn't fallen ill? Makarov would never have just handed over the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But would Laxus have actually fought Makarov in the end to get the guild? Freed tells Cana and Juvia he's storing up his magical energy to fight the master, but Laxus' true feelings are revealed in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laxus' plan seems to be a little over all the place at times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T19:34:36.400" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T05:23:23.007" Title="Laxus' plan. Would he have fought Makarov?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-11-22T05:08:55.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2016-11-18T17:43:30.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the reason that they are linked is because when they fuzed with the potara earrings. They became one being and then separated and were still one. There is a reason that Vegeta never wants to fuze with Goku and I think they share everything, memory's, power, ect....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29318" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T17:43:30.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37393" CreationDate="2016-11-18T20:01:38.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is quite simple: &lt;strong&gt;This is not the spirit bomb technique&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trunks' new form that is similar to the SSB is solely responsible for pulling in all of that energy and enabling that new sword technique he used against Zamasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that we don't have a definition for this form we also don't know it's limitations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I speculate that the new form is a special form of SSB attained when a half human half saiyan can clad themselves in god ki. Doing so enabled him to pull on the ki of other humans to unite into his blade. Which worked because humans are according to Zamasu &quot;made in the image of gods&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's only a theory but fact of the matter is that what we saw was not Trunks using the spirit bomb. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T20:01:38.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37398" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-18T21:08:02.857" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T21:08:02.857" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T21:08:02.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37399" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-18T21:08:02.857" Score="0" Body="Keijo!!!!!!!! also known as hip-whip girl is a sports manga series directed by  Daichi Sorayomi. The series follows 17-year old protagonist Nozomi Kaminashi an exceptional gymnast as she steps into the world of Keijo" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T00:46:47.320" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T00:46:47.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37393" CreationDate="2016-11-18T21:23:15.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one problem with your question: You think Trunks did a spirit bomb technique. The fact is though that he did NOT do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spirit bomb formed without HIS interference at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happened? Think about the spirit bomb when Goku uses it. He ASKS all life forms to give him their energy. And they do it. That is  when the spirit bomb forms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case though the people of earth put all their hopes, all their strength into Trunks and wanted to support him in his last fight. So in essence the &quot;spirit bomb&quot; was not formed by Trunks but by the people themselves when they  wanted to support him. As they &quot;just&quot; gave him their energy (out of their own without a need to be asked).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Trunks did nothing and there was no technique invovled. The spirit bomb was just the gathering of all the energy the people gave up themselves to help him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastEditorUserId="13246" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T21:30:33.030" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T21:30:33.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27854" CreationDate="2016-11-19T02:54:43.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super saiyan blue is an advanced level of the Super Saiyan form that uses controlled godly ki. This form can be accessed after absorbing the power of a god and then combining it with the Super Saiyan form or through vigorous ki control training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta attains controlled godly ki when he is sent to another dimension along with Goku by Whis. There he says &quot;I get it. If I control my ki so it doesnt leak after having raised it, I can move. Is this what they call God Ki?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the other dimension Vegeta learned how to use god ki. Some time after he combined that god ki with the super saiyan tranformation and became Super Saiyan Blue. He didnt need to become super saiyan god to be able to transform into super saiyan blue, he needed to use controlled godly ki which he adquired by training in that other dimension and combine it with the super saiyan transformation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T02:54:43.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37382" CreationDate="2016-11-19T04:11:25.183" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As noted in the comments by Senshin, this is a figure of &lt;em&gt;Death Note's&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Near&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Near&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ealYj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ealYj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T04:11:25.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37405" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37406" CreationDate="2016-11-19T10:02:17.710" Score="0" ViewCount="2933" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kabuto asked Tobi for alliance he showed five Akatsuki members' corpses, and one of them is Nagato's. But then Tobi encountered Konan to get information about Nagato's Rinnegan. Why was Tobi looking for Nagato's body when he already has it? Or is there something I'm missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17865" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T13:00:15.010" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T13:00:15.010" Title="Where is Nagato's body?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37405" CreationDate="2016-11-19T10:19:12.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt; needs only some of the DNA as it says in the wiki: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before this technique can be performed, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kabuto&lt;/a&gt; found some DNA or some bloodstains and he was able to bring back &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato&lt;/a&gt;. It's never explained how he brought all of his summonings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Tobi wanted his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnengan&lt;/a&gt; and to have it he needed to find &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato_and_Yahiko%27s_Shrine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his real body&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little summary, about what happened and why &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tobi&lt;/a&gt; wanted to find Nagato's real body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi feels personally betrayed when he learns that Nagato gave his life to revive the villagers of Konoha, believing the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique should have been reserved exclusively for his Eye of the Moon Plan. He is also confused, believing Nagato to have been very firm in his convictions and thus not likely to give up so willingly. He tracks down Naruto not long after Nagato's death and asks him what he could have said to sway Nagato, but is unmoved by Naruto's claim that Nagato truly did desire peace. With Nagato gone, Tobi is forced to seek out his corpse and take his Rinnegan to fulfil his ultimate plans. When he finds Nagato smiling at him, he interprets it as Nagato continuing to mock him even in death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T10:19:12.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37411" CreationDate="2016-11-19T15:49:34.680" Score="2" ViewCount="5753" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, while watching DBZ (not super) I thought of something. Why can Gotenks go ssj3 but is never seen going super saiyan 2? Furthermore, how can Gotenks go SSJ3 at all if Goten and Trunks can only go SSJ? Am I missing something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29331" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T15:58:01.990" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T17:59:41.350" Title="Why is Gotenks never seen going Super Saiyan 2, only 3?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29864" CreationDate="2016-11-19T16:04:02.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there are many things Sebastian can do that we can't explain without shining some light on one fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Simply, one hell of a butler&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is merely an interesting creature with many talents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29332" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T02:49:33.060" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T02:49:33.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27628" CreationDate="2016-11-19T17:06:08.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aokiji might have his own self justice principles.  As he has previously seen the unjustice rendered by the present fleet admiral to the innocent people of Ohara when Aokiji and Akainu are fellow comrade Vice Admirals in the buster call operation, he might feel indignant to work under a person (Akainu) who has the pretence of killing innocent in the name of justice as they contradict with his own self justice principles. So he might have decided to join hands with Black Beard who proclaims his evil intentions to the world rather than pretending to be someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why he joined hands with Black Beard is the mystery.  Maybe Black Beard might have given him an approbation of making Aokiji the Fleet Admiral after he himself took the world dragons under captives and make Black Beard himself the new World Ruler. Simply a cruel, arrogant person is more detestable than a cruel, friendly person. Or he might be sick of the marines' overall cruel operations to safeguard the world government who follow tyrannical measures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29333" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T13:51:17.937" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T13:51:17.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37408" CreationDate="2016-11-19T17:51:31.210" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daizex.com/guides/transformations/saiyan/#ssj2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daizenshuu #7 (Special Attack Index, pp. 124)&lt;/a&gt; states that Gotenks is able to go SSJ2. Fortunately I got a Japanese scan from a website, you can compare it with the translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Read it from &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;left&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- I covered the Gotenks' part with the red box. Those are the special attacks/moves he can perform.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- While in the blue box, it states &quot;~SSJ2&quot; and &quot;~SSJ3&quot; which means he can perform those too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- You can visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=7088#Gotenks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to look for translation for this page. FYI, do &lt;em&gt;Crtl+F&lt;/em&gt; and type in &quot;&lt;em&gt;gotenks&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in the search box on the top right corner to search for Gotenks.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhvmp.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can briefly see SSJ2 Gotenks in both manga and anime. Gotenks never uses the form in combat, instead he bypasses it to ascend to SSJ3. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gotenks#Super_Saiyan_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7LT46.jpg&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XXHvi.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unclear that Hybrid Saiyans may become Super Saiyan faster than pure-blooded Saiyan or possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents. But, Gohan become Super Saiyan at the age of 11 (9 in manga). While Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age than their fathers, at the age of 8 and 7 respectively. You can refer more from one of my answer about this topic &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/29205/are-half-blooded-saiyans-stronger-than-pure-blooded-saiyans/29213#29213&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. If the statements above are true, it is likely that Hybrid Saiyans can achieve any form of SSJ faster than pure-blooded Saiyans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T17:59:41.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13587" CreationDate="2016-11-19T18:37:20.393" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COLOSSAL SPOILER FOR EVERYONE WHO DID NOT READ MANGA CHAPTERS 86 AND 87!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A sort of fourth wall exists and it's the one showed in chapter 87, near the ocean, so it must be really far away from the Walls we know. It keeps mindless Titans away from the sea and it has been probably built by the Marleyan Government. It seems to be shorter than the three other Walls and its structure is different from theirs (it doesn't seem to be built with cristallized colossal Titans). Beyond this fourth wall there's the ocean and on the other shore of the sea there's the continent where Marley is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29334" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T19:03:21.590" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T19:03:21.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37347" CreationDate="2016-11-19T23:01:11.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm from Greece, and I know for sure that the word kalos (καλός) means (good, fine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apollon says that &quot;I'm kalos (good)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28929" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T01:54:34.953" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T01:54:34.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-19T23:18:42.667" Score="2" ViewCount="57425" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to rewatch Naruto's fight with Madara but there are so many episodes and 20% of them are fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which episodes show the battle between Naruto with Madara and Tobi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28929" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-09T16:37:31.633" LastActivityDate="2018-11-09T16:37:34.070" Title="Which episodes show the battle between Naruto with Madara and Tobi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37416" CreationDate="2016-11-20T02:28:24.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto starts fighting with Madara during episode 392 of &lt;em&gt;Shippuuden&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This battle happens during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Birth_of_the_Ten-Tails%27_Jinch%C5%ABriki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki&lt;/a&gt; arc, which spans over the following episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;378 to 388&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;391 to 393&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;414 to 421 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;424 to 427&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of these mentioned episodes, most are canon with the exception of the following, although some of these might still be worth watching as they do contain some canon content. Those are marked as such. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;388 Mostly filler &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;415 Mostly canon &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;← should watch this one&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;416 Filler &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;417 Mostly filler &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;419 Mostly filler &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;427 Filler&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-09T16:37:34.070" LastActivityDate="2018-11-09T16:37:34.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37423" CreationDate="2016-11-20T02:56:32.440" Score="4" ViewCount="2355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read that when a certain chakra nature is hereditary for a specific clan, MOST of the members have an affinity for that chakra nature. However, it has been stated that the Uchihas are known for their fire nature chakra. Does this mean that a majority of the Uchihas had fire nature chakra, or that they all have it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Affinity can at times be genetic, or &lt;strong&gt;at least common&lt;/strong&gt; to a particular family; &lt;strong&gt;most members&lt;/strong&gt; of the Uchiha clan have an affinity towards the Fire nature.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation#cite_ref-Element_1-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation#cite_ref-Element_1-0&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25846" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T17:40:59.353" Title="Do all Uchihas have fire nature chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7515" CreationDate="2016-11-20T03:27:16.710" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vasto Lorde are extremely powerful hollows. Hitsuguya suggested that if Aizen were to get ten Arrancars on Vasto Lorde level, the Soul Society would be doomed. For &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vasto lorde are weak ... Nnoitra(when he was 8 in espada ) was sent to recruit vasto lorde but he killed him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7515/how-are-vasto-lorde-different-from-the-espada/37420#comment11054_7515&quot;&gt;user4640&lt;/a&gt; is mistelling the information. In episode 202, Nnoitra was talking to Nel, who asked him why he destroyed an entire colony of hollows. He said he did it because he was not told not to, as well he was looking for Vasto Lorde. The exact quote is, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I could kill them(Hollows) off that easily, then they couldn't be Vasto Lorde. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Espada are extremely powerful Hollows made into Arrancars. Arrancars come from the Hogyoku, where the Vasto Lorde cannot come from being an Arrancar. Arrancars lose the evolutionary step because they are in between Soul reaper and hollows. Only hollows that do not become Arrancars can be become vasto Lordes. However, Vasto Lordes can become Arrancars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29340" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T01:29:00.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-20T04:53:12.920" Score="2" ViewCount="336" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Show By Rock!!&lt;/em&gt;, most of the characters look pretty similar between their full-size 2D-animated versions and their miniature 3D-animated versions. However, Moa is weird. In 2D, she looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ggEhT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ggEhTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;2D Moa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in 3D, she looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vYVd2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vYVd2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;3D Moa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason, she's black-colored in 3D-mode but not in 2D-mode. I get that her animal is a sheep, and that black sheep are a thing, but why is there this disparity between the two depictions of her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T08:41:22.973" Title="Why does Moa's 3D/mini form look different from her 2D/full-size form?" Tags="&lt;show-by-rock&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37418" CreationDate="2016-11-20T08:37:58.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, all Uchiha have their natural affinity towards Fire. It is like a default setting, to put it in simpler terms. In the article you provided, it also states that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In general, every person's chakra has an affinity towards one of the five basic nature transformations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being the descendants of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Indra_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Indra Ōtsutsuki&lt;/a&gt; it is logical to think that every Uchiha in the clan would hold a natural affinity towards the Fire element: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Indra] could use Yin Release, and, in the anime, was shown skilled in the usage of &lt;strong&gt;Fire&lt;/strong&gt; and Lightning Release since his childhood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, from the wiki article on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchiha Clan&lt;/a&gt; which might suggest that only true Uchiha have that affinity towards fire:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They also have an especially potent chakra quality as well as a natural affinity for the fire nature transformation; Uchiha are not truly considered adults until they can successfully perform the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T08:37:58.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37344" CreationDate="2016-11-20T09:44:14.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We never see his size limit, but he can grow himself to the size of Tenrou Island&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WJOVM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WJOVM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Makarov Giant Magic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another angle from manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8tJ6g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8tJ6g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Makarov Giant Magic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makarov size compared to a ship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8sdLx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8sdLx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T09:44:14.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-20T11:21:40.067" Score="9" ViewCount="1529" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Background on how Chinese names are pronounced in Japanese&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the man who was the chancellor of the state of Shu under Liu Shan during the Three Kingdoms period. In Chinese, his name is written 诸葛亮. In English, his name is typically written Zhuge Liang (pinyin), which is a reasonably close approximation of how his name is pronounced in Mandarin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese, though, does something that may seem strange. The Japanese language has its own unique ways of pronouncing Chinese characters, and so even though this man's name is still written 诸葛亮 (same as in Chinese), it is pronounced &quot;Shokatsu Ryō&quot; - nothing at all like how it's pronounced in Mandarin! The reasons for this are complicated; basically, it has to do with how the Japanese language borrowed Chinese pronunciations for Chinese characters (so-called &quot;&lt;em&gt;on&lt;/em&gt; readings&quot;) from Middle Chinese mostly before 1000 CE, and how the Japanese and Chinese/Mandarin pronunciations have diverged in the ensuing millennium-plus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The actual question&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some anime, the names of Chinese people are spoken. This sometimes happens with historical figures, e.g. Gakuto in &lt;em&gt;Prison School&lt;/em&gt; and his obsession with &lt;em&gt;Romance of the Three Kingdoms&lt;/em&gt;. It also happens with the joint Chinese-Japanese productions that've been springing up lately, where pretty much everybody's name is Chinese - for example, &lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita: The Outcast&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bloodivores&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Soul Buster&lt;/em&gt; from the past few cours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing I find weird is that sometimes, Chinese names are localized using the Japanese spellings. This makes no sense to me - nobody outside Japan has any idea who &quot;Shokatsu Ryō&quot; is, whereas many people will have heard of &quot;Zhuge Liang&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crunchyroll's subtitles for &lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita&lt;/em&gt; (for example, the character &quot;Baobao&quot; is rendered in the subtitles as &quot;Houhou&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crunchyroll's subtitles for &lt;em&gt;Soul Buster&lt;/em&gt; (the Han dynasty is subtitled as the &quot;Kan&quot; dynasty!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the manga &lt;em&gt;Reincarnation no Kaben&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/34557/&quot;&gt;apparently&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Crunchyroll subtitles for &lt;em&gt;Cheating Craft&lt;/em&gt; also do this (the main character is called &quot;Shokatsu Mumei&quot; in Japanese, but would be called &quot;Zhuge Mu Ming&quot; in Chinese), but since the show technically takes place in the fictitious &quot;mainland&quot; rather than real-world China, I'd let this one slide&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I've seen this happen elsewhere; I'll update this list if I remember where I saw it happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would a subtitler or other localizer choose to render Chinese names into English using the Japanese pronunciations? This approach seems wrong on its face to me, so I'm hoping to hear from some involved party why this decision might be made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T06:26:04.377" Title="Why are Chinese names in anime sometimes rendered in English using the Japanese pronunciations?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37434" CreationDate="2016-11-20T19:31:34.353" Score="5" ViewCount="10733" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about what Zeno destroyed for killing Zamasu, did he destroy just the Earth, the entire Universe, or the 12 universes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-08-26T14:58:04.940" LastActivityDate="2018-08-26T14:58:04.940" Title="What did Zeno destroy?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37564" CreationDate="2016-11-21T00:36:23.557" Score="3" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;p&gt;100 Exceeds were sent to get the dragon slayers. Happy, Carla, Sting, and Rogue are all Exceeds who abandoned their missions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the other 96 Exceeds who are unnamed, unseen, and out of the picture? Does this mean there are 96+ more dragon slayers in earth land?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-19T03:40:41.907" LastActivityDate="2018-05-19T03:40:41.907" Title="Are there more Exceeds and dragon slayers other than the known 4?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37440" CreationDate="2016-11-21T01:41:57.270" Score="2" ViewCount="12170" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Zeref want to kill Acnologia so badly? Is there something I missed entirely? Or has it just not been said yet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is explained in the manga because I've only watched the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:34:40.570" LastActivityDate="2019-03-21T01:43:48.927" Title="Why does Zeref want to kill Acnologia?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37429" CreationDate="2016-11-21T02:44:17.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming your referring to episode 67. Zeno said the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A world like this must be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I believe it safe to assume that the earth was destroyed but not the&#xA;  entire universe. If Zeno did destroy the entire universe there&#xA;  wouldn't have been a way to use the time machine to go back and get&#xA;  him because time is a component of a universe. No universe, no time,&#xA;  no travel by time machine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above was my original answer to this question until I read chapter 18 of the manga and Whis said the following below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/auZUB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/auZUB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 18&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based off of this and prior knowledge we received in the anime that the King of All has destroyed universes before. I now believe it is safe to say that he actually destroyed the entire Universe in that timeline. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previously I argued that if a Universe doesn't exist time can't exist either. And this is stepping away from anime for a bit but physics tells us that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Matter cannot be created or destroyed only transformed &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in summation after a little research I've come to a different conclusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even if existence as we define it comes to an end. Time does not, we may lose the capacity to quantify or comphrehend it but time is everpresent.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can honestly believe that this is a valid answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T07:28:21.560" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T07:28:21.560" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37395" CreationDate="2016-11-21T05:05:23.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like you stated Laxus was building up his power and saving his magic energy in case a fight with Makarov happened. Laxus wouldn't have enjoyed beating up his old man and would have only been doing it because that's what needed to be done for his goal. There was no way Laxus would win though. This is evident because we have seen Makarov grow as big as an island (Tenrou Island to be exact), and that is no small feat. There is a reason he is a wizard saint. Hope this answered your answer bud!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T05:05:23.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33943" CreationDate="2016-11-21T05:18:03.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ability to learn a takeover comes from their will also. The example I'll use is when Elfman tried to use Beast Soul the fist time and ended up killing Lisanna by accident. There are restrictions on what people can use based on their own will power and partly physical power to contain the Takeover in general. This is why Mirajane has a more powerful takeover than Elfman, she has more raw talent and a stronger will so she's not as easy to get taken over by the beast she is becoming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T05:18:03.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37395" CreationDate="2016-11-21T05:23:23.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Laxus knows Makarov well. He knows that above all Makarov values the safety of his &quot;kids&quot; and the adoptive city of Magnolia. Much of his irritation and the plan for &quot;Battle for Fairy Tail&quot; comes from the fact that the guild was able to handily destroy one of the strongest guild in Fiore, &quot;Phantom Lord&quot;. He might have planned to use that situation to bargain his birthright as the leader of Fairy Tail and building it as the ideal and strongest guild possible in his image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us looks at the facts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He uses Evergreen's magic to hold several mages including Erza as a hostage for the others to fight in his farce. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He uses Fried's runes to boobytrap the city so he could emotionally torment Makarov when he sees the &quot;idiot kids&quot; of his clan taking each other out. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He also uses Fried's runes to NOT ALLOW Makarov to leave the Guild Hall. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mystogan is rarely present in or around the Guild usually absent for long duration of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this fact we can surmise that Laxus never truly intend to fight the Master. He knew Makarov was old and frail, and had considered that he would step down. He was just trying to force his hand. He removes Erza from the fight early on and knows Mystogan is normally out of the city. Thus he didn't expect them to fight. His plan was for the master to surrender the guild once everyone was out of the battle of the fairy tail. Natsu, Gajeel being trapped in the guild was just a comic relief and foreshadowing of their history. So he didn't intend to fight Makarov, Erza or Mystogan. He tried to up the stakes with the Thunder Palace but he never expected to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR Laxus knew Makarov well and he would have &quot;just&quot; handed over the guild to Laxus rather than see the members get hurt. Laxus had planned beforehand so Erza, Mystogan and Makarov can't participate in the Battle.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real question is why would everyone go into this farce? Just threaten to quit. I am sure it will not be ideal to Laxus that his guild contains just him and the Thunder Legion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T05:23:23.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33943" CreationDate="2016-11-21T05:58:53.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Take_Over&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Take Over&lt;/a&gt; is an advanced Caster-Type Transformation Magic. The different type of take overs shown in the Manga/Anime are Beast Soul, Animal Soul, Machina Soul, God Soul and Finally the takeover done by animals such as the Vulcan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The description that we receive is that one can only take over the forms of &quot;things&quot; that you &quot;know&quot;. In addition to these there may be other requirements for this magic. Most of the times its the defeat of the target is necessary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the canon ALL the Take Over Magic have been shown by unique users. The exact way to obtain any of the transformations is currently unknown. Thus it is unconfirmed if multiple users can use the same Take Over Magic.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, from the nature of the transformations I &lt;em&gt;personally classify&lt;/em&gt; them into the following. Thus it would be &lt;em&gt;speculation&lt;/em&gt; to say if any of them are unique, I consider them to be of either kind. However, I consider the Lost Magics to be most unique. The answer below follows mostly my logic and speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Soul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beast Soul&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Known User Elfman; Not Unique&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Soul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animal Soul&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Known User Lisanna; Not Unique&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Machina_Soul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Machina Soul&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Known User Jenny; Not Unique&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Satan_Soul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Satan Soul&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Known User Mirajane; Unique&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the battle against Tartarus we learned a bit about Mirajane's abilities. It seems that she has some form of &quot;Demon Factor&quot; that allows her to use this powerful take over. She is immune to the Demon control techniques even opposing them. Thus it seems to be a unique transformation for her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/God_Soul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God Soul&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Known user Dimaria (Spriggan 12); Unique&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In this case we have a clear source of the unique nature of her takeover. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the Valkyrie summons the ancient God of Time into her own body, Chronos explains to their audience that he has chosen her as his host as she is a descendant of the people of Mildian, an ancient city that worshiped him, also claiming that he and his host are a single being in this form. &lt;strong&gt;Source: Chapter 475&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the god Chronos chose Dimaria as the Vessel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T23:34:26.867" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T23:34:26.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37433" CreationDate="2016-11-21T06:19:20.573" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far there is no information regarding Acnologia's motives so far even in the manga. I haven't seen Anime post the Grand Magic games so putting everything in spoilers. Read at your own risk. But I assume Anime has covered everything till the 2nd spoiler, but not sure about the third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following is the information that we have on him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Acnologia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Acnologia&lt;/a&gt; (Chapter 301). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born over 400 years ago, Acnologia was one of the first Dragon Slayers to come into being, entering the Dragon Civil War on the side supporting coexistence. Acnologia and a group of other Dragon Slayers, however, disregarded the cause their comrades fought for, and killed every Dragon they could, bathing in their blood. Due to the overuse of his Magic, Acnologia's physique eventually turned into that of a Dragon's, and he proclaimed himself to be the Dragon King. This event was forever etched into history as the Dragon King Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the following in the Tartaros Arc (Chapter 412-415),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Acnologia appears again at the ruins of Cube where the battle between Fairy Tail Mages and Tartaros takes place.[..] Acnologia fights the Dragon King Igneel and loses his left arm, however in return, Acnologia destroys nearly the entire left half of Igneel's torso and then kills him with his Dragon's Roar. With his arm gone and his target slain, Acnologia then leaves Magnolia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One year later we see Zeref and Acnologia meet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; One year after losing his arm to Igneel, Acnologia accepts Zeref's proposal to meet, and does so at an undisclosed rocky terrain, albeit in his human form instead of as a Dragon. Acnologia asks what Zeref wants; however, he is met with curiosity, as &lt;strong&gt;Zeref points out that Acnologia could rule the world with his power if he wished, calling his motives unfathomable&lt;/strong&gt;. Acnologia, however, says the same of Zeref's motives. &lt;strong&gt;He then listens as Zeref tells him that he will not join or fight against Acnologia; rather, he will kill Acnologia along with everyone else in the world&lt;/strong&gt;. He further implies that Acnologia has been waiting for someone to give him a true challenge and Zeref claims that he will gladly take on the role of challenger for Acnologia. Acnologia then gives a sly grin as Zeref tells him to wait for the ultimate clash between human, Dragon, and immortal to approach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes me think that Zeref wants to kill Acnologia just because he wants to kill everything in the world. Acnologia is maybe just as powerful as Zeref and thus deserves a special mention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T06:19:20.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37431" CreationDate="2016-11-21T06:21:10.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is NO information regarding the said 100 Exceed eggs sent from Extalia, any answer would be speculative as best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only information we have on them is that the Exceeds from Edolas are now looking for them. I doubt if we will get any information regarding them either. They were just meant to provide the plot device for the history of Happy and Charla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T06:21:10.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33878" CreationDate="2016-11-21T09:40:13.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me speculate here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_character_birth_dates_and_ages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Pilaf is 20 years older than Bulma, and it would convenient to assume that Mai is younger than Pilaf but older than Bulma. When Mai stated that she is 41 in &lt;em&gt;Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt;, I'd assume she refers her age before made young by Shenron. Thus 41 + 11 (age 767) = ~52 years which is 8 years older than Bulma, 12 years younger than Pilaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make sense to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29354" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:52:08.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:52:08.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T13:27:13.337" Score="2" ViewCount="737" Body="&lt;p&gt;In which episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion does Rei Ayanami have a long dialogue, where she reflects on life saying things like &quot;Who am I? What am I? What am I?&quot;. There are pictures of houses and in the background with some quiet eerie music you hear her voice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find this scene that easily, and I really wanted to write the dialogue down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29358" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T16:37:29.607" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T16:37:29.607" Title="In which episode does Rei Ayanami have a life reflection dialogue?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37444" CreationDate="2016-11-21T13:50:57.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was episode 14 if i recall right &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T13:50:57.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T15:51:05.210" Score="5" ViewCount="6972" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always wondered why a lot of anime characters, or at least some, have pointed chins. One example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clannad&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6pU8v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6pU8v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering why they have such pointy chins. Is it to make them cute or something? Or is it because that's the easiest way to draw them? And if possible, I would like to know when it started, or who was the first to start including it in their work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T18:55:06.503" LastActivityDate="2020-12-19T22:36:22.630" Title="Why do anime characters have pointy chins?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16737" CreationDate="2016-11-21T16:34:19.403" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;And the elite team by Shura is skipped so much even the connection between Ran's past and one of the member. In the end Ran did his revenge but death in the end...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29361" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T16:34:19.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37449" CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:04:49.567" Score="4" ViewCount="11912" Body="&lt;p&gt;In UBW episode 25 whenever the sun rises/sets Rin looks at it with a sad and lost in thought expression. Why does that happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28450" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T21:13:53.560" Title="UBW episode 25 true ending: Why is Rin sad whenever the sun sets/rises?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37448" CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:12:25.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it reminds her of the last moments she had with Archer, from the previous episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/GwY9W7D.png&quot; alt=&quot;Note the sunset&quot;&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/PgE9lh3.png&quot; alt=&quot;Thumbs up&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T18:12:25.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37448" CreationDate="2016-11-21T19:55:15.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is because she remembers Archer. I'm gonna answer you referencing the visual novel as it is much easier to me. Notice that this conversation with Archer takes place in both endings, not just the true ending (visual novel source).&#xA;The first time we see Rin doing that is one month after the Grail War. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Jj7E.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Jj7E.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see Rin is lost in thought. Then he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Track team? No, I was always in the archery club.&quot;&#xA;&quot;…I see. Well, I guess there are times like that. Seeing the setting sun just reminded me.&quot;&#xA;Telling me to forget about it, Tohsaka continues to drink the orange juice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FbVJq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FbVJq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the scene Rin was looking at. As you can see the sun is setting.&#xA;Just after this CG Shirou thinks about archer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I recall that red figure one more time.&#xA;Neither this classroom nor that fight will change.&#xA;Everything is the same.&#xA;Everything is an illusion like a mirage that disappears when one turns around.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the next CG is:&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8FWmW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8FWmW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see there is a setting sun. In UBW Rin has been seeing this scene in her dreams many times. Just like Shirou and Saber were connected in the fate route through dreams, Rin and Archer were connected in this route and she kept dreaming about Archer and those swords in a rising or setting sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sure she's thinking of Archer because he's the ONLY character that has made Rin cry. Rin never cries. She's always cold or even if she's not she just takes action, no one breaks her enough to cry.&#xA;Throughout the WHOLE game Rin has only cried 3 times, all of them in UBW, she doesn't cry in the fate route nor in Heaven's Feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time she cried was when having a dream about Archer. She woke up in tears, brushed them off and tried to start the day normally. Notice that a dent had already created. This time was just unconcious crying in a dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next time she cried was when archer betrayed her to join caster. She told him that he's hers and that she would recover him and he'd regret what he did (as you can see these aren't exactly vengeful words. Seems more like she's gonna scold him).&#xA;Once Shirou tries to protect her he says some words to her and she starts crying. Later she hugs Shirou.&#xA;Notice that this time 2 people made her cry: Betrayal by Archer and Shirou being there risking his life for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last time she cried was the longest time Rin has ever cried. It was her farewell to Archer. Notice that this part will be the real answer to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oJihN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oJihN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She begs him to form a contract with her: &quot;Archer. Form a contract with me again.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I cannot do that. I do not know if you will keep your contract with Saber, but I am not qualified for that.&#xA;And I do not have a goal anymore. My battle ends here.&quot;&#xA;His reply is free of doubt and his will is strong.&#xA;His face is as bright as the rising sun, and how can she force him when he's making a face like that?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that Rin even thought about forcing him but saw there was nothing she could do. Notice the reference to the rising sun. Rin thinks: &quot;His face is as bright as the rising sun&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the time Rin is crying. Rin just cries for Archer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Man. I do not have any attachment to this world, but…&quot;&#xA;It's troubling to have her cry.&#xA;For him, the girl always has to be a positive, indulgent realist.&#xA;He was always encouraged by her figure.&#xA;So he wants her to stay that way until the very end&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that Rin changes for Archer/Shirou as Archer thinks. She's always realistic, never crying amd always taking action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qqnV0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qqnV0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She knows Archer is not really Shirou, even if they had the same starting point. Her archer is a different person that she loves dearly and will never return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;…The future might change.&#xA;If a girl like her stays with Emiya Shirou, the hero Emiya should not be born.&#xA;His words contain such hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&quot;Ar… cher…&quot;&#xA;The boy and the man are two different existences.&#xA;They only have the same starting point, and he is an ideal that the boy dreamed of.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7TlDO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7TlDO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that this CG appears A LOT. I remember thinking back when I played the VN that it was a very annoying CG. I think they showed the rising sun over 10 times. It always went lik this: Image of Rin and Archer - Image of the rising sun; image of Rin and Archer - Image of the rising sun and many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even 2 years after that  she still makes that look when the sun is either setting or rising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last of all, you didn't ask about it but Shirou makes sad faces as well. He's thinking about saber. &#xA;At almost the beginning of the episode Rin asks Shirou to take a walk in the park after classes. He makes a sad expression and says it's nothing. Rin then makes a look of understanding.&#xA;The next day Rin takes Shirou to Glagow to allow him to pay his respects to Saber. “You remember how you told me that day that you wished you had the chance to say a proper goodbye. Now’s your chance”.&#xA;Once they reach the tomb Rin says: “I’ll give you some time alone” and goes away to prepare the picnic. Shirou then says his goodbye words in front of her tomb.  At the end he says: “Thanks for taking me there, it means a lot”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the happy ending he gets saber so that won't happen. Rin will still feel sad when the sun rises or sets though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T19:55:15.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T22:57:48.983" Score="3" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ring the sisters share is a central motif of the series, and it shows briefly in the closing credits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/neVP2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/neVP2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Regalia: ring worn by the sisters Yui and Rena&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot get the whole inscription. What is written in the inside, and in what language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T00:17:53.850" Title="What is written inside the ring Yui and Rena share?" Tags="&lt;regalia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37454" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T22:59:58.727" Score="2" ViewCount="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Poco visits the shrine, the priest warns Souta of a shapeshifting tanuki. His remark that the tanuki must be lonely is a driving factor for Souta to adopt Poco.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the priest aware that Poco &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; the shapeshifting tanuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T08:03:57.243" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T08:03:57.243" Title="Is the priest aware of Poco's true nature?" Tags="&lt;pocos-udon-world&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37453" CreationDate="2016-11-21T23:19:34.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Per aspera ad astra.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A popular Latin phrase meaning &quot;through hardships to the stars.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T23:19:34.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37429" CreationDate="2016-11-22T00:33:18.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think what Zeno did was possibly destroy all matter in universe 7, or at least broke it down so it could eventually form or birth a whole new universe. So the way I see it, he did not destroy space time, he merely broke down all matter in that universe so it could start anew. As for why he left the rest of the universes behind to go to the present with Goku doesn't make sense to me. I guess one could argue that maybe he destroyed matter in all universes to reset everything for a new start, and would have to wait a very long time for matter to form into 12 new universes, similar to how our own universe took an estimated 15 billion years to get to where it is now from the Big Bang. So maybe he left that universe behind to go with Goku to the present because he knew he'd have nothing to do for billions of years. Just an idea...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think it's reasonable to assume he had to at least destroy all matter in universe 7 since Zamasu had begun trying to take it over. I would also think that Zamasu was trying to take over all universes since that was his plan originally, so maybe Zeno had a reason to destroy all matter in all universes since Zamasu was spreading so rapidly....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29365" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T16:21:38.340" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T16:21:38.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37297" CreationDate="2016-11-22T00:57:40.160" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the proper way, and is used by most (if not all?) very strong go players (and many beginners as well!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It allows you to easily place a stone in the middle of many others without touching them, and same to pick one up (when stones are captured you need to remove them from the &lt;em&gt;goban&lt;/em&gt; (the playing board)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to this practical effect, pros and strong amateurs have a very gracious way to handle stones using this finger placement. You can see examples by seeing professional players on the net. I recommend Japanese players, as the whole ceremonial is quite precise, but also in the anime Hikaru No Go (especially Saï).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2802" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T01:33:33.337" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T01:33:33.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-22T04:59:05.833" Score="3" ViewCount="1360" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Japanese title is プラネテス ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ. The second word, ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ, is Greek for &quot;planets&quot; or &quot;wandering stars&quot;. The first word is a transcription of the Greek word into Japanese using Katakana. In Romaji it would be &quot;Puranetesu&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English title is ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ Planetes. How should this be pronounced in English? I've used all the following, but I'm really hoping someone here knows or can find the official pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plane-tess&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Planets&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Planet E-S&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29367" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T15:03:02.317" Title="Is there an official English pronunciation of Planetes?" Tags="&lt;planetes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37459" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37466" CreationDate="2016-11-22T06:37:30.343" Score="6" ViewCount="4373" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently finished the &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches&lt;/em&gt; anime (Season 1, 2, &lt;em&gt;Operation Victory Arrow&lt;/em&gt; OVAs and Movie) and am planning to continue watching up to &lt;em&gt;Brave Witches&lt;/em&gt;. I want to preserve the continuity of the series as I am watching it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, Miyafuji Yoshika is seen in the company of Sakamoto Mio as seen in the newspaper clipping below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFfqk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the newspaper clipping&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems that Miyafuji is still not that famous. I assume then that &lt;em&gt;the events of Brave Witches start in the middle of Strike Witches Season 1&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my assumption correct? Where does &lt;em&gt;Brave Witches&lt;/em&gt; take place in the whole timeline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T02:31:42.540" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T02:33:52.193" Title="At what point in the Strike Witches timeline does Brave Witches take place?" Tags="&lt;strike-witches&gt;&lt;brave-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37458" CreationDate="2016-11-22T06:41:48.177" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name &quot;planet&quot; comes from the Ancient Greek term πλανήτης (planḗtēs), meaning &quot;wanderer.&quot; In modern Greek, it's more or less pronounced &quot;planítis. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Japanese romanization is &quot;Puranetesu,&quot; プラネテス. Planets is romanized &quot;Puranettosu, &quot; プラネットス.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By inference, we can assume that the title is pronounced &quot;PLA-NE-TES. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T06:41:48.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37461" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-22T06:46:36.507" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T06:46:36.507" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T06:46:36.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37462" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-22T06:46:36.507" Score="0" Body="Brave Witches is a spin-off of Strike Witches focusing specifically on the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing. Use the [strike-witches] tag if the question is about the 501st Joint Fighter Wing." OwnerUserId="2479" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T08:24:56.423" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T08:24:56.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37421" CreationDate="2016-11-22T08:41:22.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might be just a speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moa's myumon form came first. It was part of original &lt;a href=&quot;http://showbyrock.com/game/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Show By Rock mobile game&lt;/a&gt;. As you point out, it is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_sheep&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;black-skinned sheep&lt;/a&gt;. As the art style is heavily stylized and the sprites are mostly static in game, it doesn't feel wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then, Show By Rock anime happens and Plasmagica becomes main cast. And for that the characters get standard anime style. But in that style, black skin like that would look jarring and most people would probably dislike it. So the producers decided to just go with plain anime girl with pink hair. But because the 3D is primarilly based on original myumon forms, they had to keep her black skin there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, all characters loose their animal traits when moving from myumon style to anime style. Cyan, Retoree and Chuchu all have animal-snouted faces as myumons but &quot;human&quot; faces in anime. Same with ShinganCrimsonz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, did you notice producer Maple is NOT an egg in human form? Shocking, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T08:41:22.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37468" CreationDate="2016-11-22T09:46:55.470" Score="3" ViewCount="466" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the following document, the expression '&lt;em&gt;production minutes&lt;/em&gt;' comes up multiple times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/llTLh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/llTLh.png&quot; alt=&quot;Number of theatrical animation works and their production minutes graph&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full source of the document can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/PmUFR&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does this expression mean, in terms of anime production?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-24T18:41:47.640" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T18:41:47.640" Title="What does 'production minutes' mean?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37459" CreationDate="2016-11-22T09:53:57.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you are correct.  To be specific, BW's episode 1 takes place around SW's episode 6, considering the time lag of news traveling at that period.  The creator Fumikane gave that tidbit of information through his &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/humikane/status/785527062555598848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tweet&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;で、1話。新聞に載っている坂本と宮藤。扶桑に情報が来るラグを考えると、ストライク1期の6話あたり、隊全員が一つのチームとして機能し始めたころ撮られたものでしょう。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T02:31:46.740" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T02:31:46.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37465" CreationDate="2016-11-22T15:22:17.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the quotients of the production minutes over number of works and given the context that these numbers are referring to increasing numbers of theatrical anime releases, I believe the term &quot;production minutes&quot; is referring to the length of each anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in 2000, 31 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 61.29 minutes, while in 2014, 74 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 65.05 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T15:22:17.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19148" CreationDate="2016-11-22T16:33:03.063" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just checked the service record of each of those 6 named ships. And the end conclusion is that this was a double pun (sorta). They were deemed &quot;impossible ships some ways or another&quot;. And they never served with each other...sorta?. Which makes the squadron utterly impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;IJN Ooi and IJN Kitakami&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On 12 January 1942, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Matome Ugaki inspected Ōi, and expressed strong disapproval of the Navy's plans for the use of the newly remodeled torpedo cruisers and urged a revision to the Navy's tactics. While the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff debated the issue, Ōi was assigned to escorting transports between Hiroshima and Mako, Pescadores Islands from the end of January through mid-April [1941].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The end result of which both becoming troop carriers and occasional attachment to patrols based around the Malaccas'. Rather uneventful career until Ooi was torpedoed off HK in 44. Kitakami survived and also was converted for Kaiten suicide operation which was also a botch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;IJN Zuikaku and IJN Kaga&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think they wanted to use Taihou instead of Zuikaku. Zuikaku was never an armored carrier&#xA;(outside of Pearl Harbor 1941 which both, Zuikaku and Kaga, had participated with and hit different airfields from each other).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuikaku was remodeled (in-game) into an armored carrier, [Taihou, the only armored carrier of her class] blew up when exhaust gases...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaga was a part of an experimental program with Akagi, as the losing bet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a result, Akagi and Kaga were given different exhaust systems to evaluate in real-world conditions. Kaga's funnel gases were collected in a pair of long horizontal ducts which discharged at the rear of each side of the flight deck, in spite of predictions by a number of prominent naval architects that they would not keep the hot gases away from the flight deck. The predictions proved to be correct, not least because Kaga was slower than the Akagi which allowed the gases to rise and interfere with landing operations. Another drawback was that the heat of the gases made the crew's quarters located on the side of the ship by the funnels almost uninhabitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That and the impractical idea, that should she find herself in a duel with ships, she was equipped with ten 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type guns. On her second remodel she was modernized with more and better guns. This was before the realization that carriers were not meant at all for any gun duels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaga was part of the 1st CV Div 1 and later the CV Div 2 from 1935 onward. Sunk 1942 Midway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuikaku was part of CV Div 5 after returning from Pearl Harbor 1941. Served in Battle of Coral Sea in 1942 with Shoukaku around the same time Midway was happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;IJN Kongou&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this one was tough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under the 1922-1930 Washington Treaty, Japan was limited to certain tonnage/armaments limits and certain amounts of capital ships. Kongou exceeded both of those limits after her remodel from Nov 1929-March 1931 and was a full battleship. She should not exist according to the treaty that Japan wasn't due to renounce until 1934.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Met Zuikaku probably for Operation J as Kongou was mentioned to have escorted 5 fast carriers for capture of Java island (Feb-March 1942), which Zuikaku and Shoukaku later fought Battle of Coral Sea for Operation Mo (April 1942) in the same general area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Escorted Hiryuu, Akagi, and Soryuu in Easter Sunday Raid, Ceylon April 1942, No Kaga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kongou met Zuikaku again June 1944 along with IJN Taihou. But then again like Pearl. This was a throw together of all mobile surface fleets. As taking the Mariana Isles would give US land based bombing range of Japanese home islands. Zuikaku and Taihou lost with all hands after being torpedoe'd by subs after battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunk Nov 16 1944 after being torpedoed while en route to Kure with remnants of 1st fleet.&#xA;(Note the were in separate divisions commanded by a different rear admirals)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;IJN Fubuki&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;11th Destroy Div stationed around Hainan 1941, very active during Malaysia and Indonesia operations between Dec 1941 and her sinking on 11 Oct 1942. May have met any of the above ships for one operation or the other...Truly the mystery as why she would be included.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However she had been the black-sheep for the longest time for a friendly fire on Feb 29 1942 that saw a spread of torpedoes sinking 1 minesweeper and 3 troop ships, which was later attributed, post war, to the Mogami. Maybe that? I'm not sure how Japanese language can use the word impossible. But no doubt the captain refuted that some way or the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&gt;&gt;&#xA;Call me cheap for using Wikipedia, but cross referencing this took around 2 and a half hours. With some conflicting sources that I had to double check via another source. No, I did not try to outdo the current upvoted. I just wanted to dig a bit deeper, see if there was any other reason why. I play this game, and the history does interest me. Whew, I lied when I said it would take 48, now that's 150 min wasted. BTW in KanColle game a fleet can only have 6 ships. And there's no objectionable reason why this couldn't happen, it wouldn't be very good but with some tweaking, maybe a powerful glass cannon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29380" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T16:50:06.300" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T16:50:06.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37472" CreationDate="2016-11-22T18:49:06.540" Score="5" ViewCount="8177" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering how long a Hokage stays in power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3rd was still alive when Minato was chosen as Hokage. So was Tsunade when Kakashi was chosen. Then the same with him when it was Naruto's turn. So how long does a Hokage stay in power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T19:48:04.567" LastActivityDate="2020-08-03T23:28:56.333" Title="How long does a Hokage stay in power?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26412" CreationDate="2016-11-22T19:41:30.773" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When crocus said to luffy when he had set sail to the grand line crocus &quot;Is this the one who you are waiting for roger&quot;, maybe roger wanted someone to take his place to solve the mystery of Will of D - the one what roger cannot complete because of his incurable disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gave the hat to shanks to give to someone who have D in his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my theory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29387" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T21:37:31.797" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T21:37:31.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37470" CreationDate="2016-11-22T20:52:13.687" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it's never been mentioned &lt;strong&gt;exactly&lt;/strong&gt; how long they can stay in office. But like you mentioned in your question, the 3rd, 5th, and the 6th were still alive when the next Hokage was chosen. I would assume they can stay in office as long as they want or back down once they feel their successor (if they've chosen one) is ready.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I think Tsunade mentioned something about her term ending in Kakashi Hiden. Don't take my word though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I made some research, and everything I stumbled upon only mentions something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hokage &lt;strong&gt;typically selects their successor.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning they can select who will become Hokage once they've died or stepped down. (Something similar to what I've mentioned above.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continued by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they die or are otherwise incapacitated, the next Hokage is instead chosen by the daimyō of the Land of Fire pending approval by Konoha's jōnin. If one of the Hokage's predecessors is still alive, they may return to office rather than select a new Hokage, as when the Third came out of retirement following the Fourth's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hokage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hokage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sorry if my answer is not helpful. I didn't find much that would help anyway. I will edit and maybe add more to it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T05:16:00.367" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T05:16:00.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37306" CreationDate="2016-11-22T23:56:27.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;first of all there were no girlfriend of Light in whole series, he just pretended Misa Amane and other girl to be his girlfriend. But in actual there is no girlfriend of Light in whole series. and about being suspicious by L, Missa Amane was the only girl who had been suspected as Second Kira upto some extent. L just torture her to get the information about the Shinigami and Deathnote but somehow Missa Amane was fully mentally prepared for that as she had been suggested by Light. So Misa Amane was only girl who had suspected for being Second Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29389" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T23:56:27.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37366" CreationDate="2016-11-23T02:27:29.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is a visual cue to establish who is the &quot;straight man&quot; in the comedy bit.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Funny man: I Really like ceilings, I guess I am a ceiling fan!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Straight man: ¬_¬&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29392" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T02:27:29.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37478" CreationDate="2016-11-23T07:05:31.393" Score="2" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt; end credits, we see a string of photos on social media featuring different characters. In one of them, Jean-Jacques Leroy is with some women in front of a Western-style building. The photo is tagged with #Singapore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgQkh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgQkh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Singapore still&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What location in Singapore does the building in this still correspond to? &lt;a href=&quot;http://syncopatedid.tumblr.com/post/151434842548/yuri-on-ice-ed-instagram-posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Other stills&lt;/a&gt; in the ED sequence without a &quot;generic&quot; background clearly have real-life counterparts, so it is likely that the same holds here. (The lion statue in one of Yuri Plisetsky's photos corresponds to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-lion-statue-entrance-to-state-russian-museum-mikhailovsky-palace-st-petersburg-russia-image70182239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;that at the exterior of the State Russian Museum&lt;/a&gt;, the building in Michele Crispino's photo to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral#Fa.C3.A7ade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Florence Cathedral&lt;/a&gt;, and the location in Otabek Altin's to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ak.picdn.net/offset/photos/55d7195f72375f2a29e590ed/large_w/offset_258205.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zhibek Zholy metro station&lt;/a&gt; in Kazakhstan.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T10:04:58.653" Title="To which Singaporean building does the one in this still correspond?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37477" CreationDate="2016-11-23T10:04:58.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://yurionice.wikia.com/wiki/Jean_Jacques_Leroy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wikia page&lt;/a&gt; and evident by photographs, it is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Hotel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Raffles Hotel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/aVfI89t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Raffles Hotel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13204" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T10:04:58.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11190" CreationDate="2016-11-23T11:29:45.763" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is likely no meaning to the presence of the symbol aside from looks but it is one japanese &quot;letter&quot; from Katakana written system, not Kanji. It is ヨ . which is pronounced yo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29402" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T11:29:45.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37482" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-23T19:20:39.527" Score="6" ViewCount="2882" Body="&lt;p&gt;He used a clone as a distraction against Kakuzu, so couldn't he do that again without using sage mode? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29406" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T18:12:12.820" Title="When Tsunade told Naruto to not use the Rasenshuriken, couldn't he have just used a clone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24484" CreationDate="2016-11-23T22:28:56.607" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason they split was never explained in the original &amp;quot;Dragon Ball Z&amp;quot; but it was explained in the new series &amp;quot;Dragon Ball Super&amp;quot; where it is explained that the fusion is forever only if one of the two people fusing is a Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29411" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2020-09-11T15:36:36.513" LastActivityDate="2020-09-11T15:36:36.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37482" CreationDate="2016-11-24T04:46:13.487" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;is simple, (it's my opinion. i am not kishimoto) because the kage-bunshin cannot strong hold the Rasenshuriken, so the kage-bunshin will dissapear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it also show, on this anime, if naruto use the rasengan he will use the real body not kage-bunshin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29419" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T04:46:13.487" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37459" CreationDate="2016-11-24T05:01:21.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/humikane/status/785527062555598848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fumikane's tweet&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/37466/2516&quot;&gt;Jimmy's answer&lt;/a&gt;, to be more exact, he says the picture was taken around episode 6, not that the episode of &lt;em&gt;Brave Witches&lt;/em&gt; takes place around episode 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to mention of the liberation of Galia in &lt;em&gt;Brave Witches&lt;/em&gt;, the series takes place after SW1 and after the manga &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches: The Sky That Connects Us&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth noting Hikari is not seen among the 502nd at the start of the SW Movie, so we'll have to see what that ultimately means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29421" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T02:33:52.193" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T02:33:52.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37492" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37506" CreationDate="2016-11-24T10:29:19.787" Score="5" ViewCount="5555" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if Kakashi's face has ever been revealed without the mask. I finished the manga way back in 2014. And decided to go finish the anime. And the thought came back. So any chance it has ever been revealed and when?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T13:47:34.367" Title="Kakashi's face without the mask" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37492" CreationDate="2016-11-24T10:34:51.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes , it was revealed only in anime in &lt;code&gt;469 episode&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch it here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns3Izj4Ul4U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns3Izj4Ul4U&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29099" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T10:34:51.280" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7089" CreationDate="2016-11-24T10:40:38.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would also say, that Menmas reappearance was already told to happen. I understand the outro song as something that Menma thinks or sings. And he sings that she wanted to see Jinta in August after 10 years again and, I think, that other then just seeing Jin-tan again, she also saw that the Super Peace Busters aren't real friends anymore which kept here &quot;here&quot;. She wanted her friends to get together again, be friends. Nobody should give themself the responsi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29425" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T10:40:38.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37495" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37496" CreationDate="2016-11-24T12:25:27.487" Score="1" ViewCount="1167" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are filler episodes? I've heard people mention them a lot but I'm not quite sure what they are. Apparently &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; is packed with tons of them, so what are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2016-11-24T19:24:56.987" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T19:24:56.987" Title="Filler episodes" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37495" CreationDate="2016-11-24T12:37:18.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple answer taken from the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A filler arc is a storyline (often, though not always, shorter than the regular arcs) in which, over a number of episodes, an adventure is detailed that is unrelated, or tangential, to the main story arc(s); often, the filler arc adventure does not derive from the original source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, there are plenty of filler episodes after Naruto defeated Pain. Most of the fillers are the story of a side character, or childhood flashback of a character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T12:37:18.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37495" CreationDate="2016-11-24T12:38:40.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Filler episodes are entries in a generally continuous serial that are unrelated to the main plot, don't significantly alter the relations between the characters, and generally serve only to take up space. This could be considered Padding applied to a whole franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are extremely common in Anime, where many shows have 26 or more episodes per season. The producers have to use filler just to meet contractual demands. &lt;em&gt;[...]&lt;/em&gt; Sometimes entire filler Arcs are created, most often because the series Overtook the Manga. Just about every long-running manga-based anime action series will have gargantuan amounts of filler over time. This is because Japanese networks, unlike western ones, don't do reruns or season breaks. This is compounded when they go beyond the 26 episode mark. Many series air over 40 episodes per year, when they would have a hard time making even half of them related to the main plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From tvtropes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Filler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Filler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10647" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T12:38:40.233" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37499" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37501" CreationDate="2016-11-24T16:33:22.100" Score="3" ViewCount="5895" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was listening to some cover of Cruel's Angel Thesis when I stumbled upon this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OGSaT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OGSaT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of youtube video with strange image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since every other image used in the video does come from NGE/EoE, I am inclined to think it does come from an episode of Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't recognize the scene, and don't know of any character with such a... scar, nor its use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone remember where it appears? What is it and what is its purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3502" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-26T05:23:42.517" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T02:00:05.380" Title="Which episode is this eye in hand from and what is its purpose?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37499" CreationDate="2016-11-24T16:45:16.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is Gendo Ikari's hand with the first angel &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Adam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adam&lt;/a&gt; implanted on it. From the linked article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adam is a crucial element in Gendo's own scenario for Third Impact, wherein he intends to use the &quot;forbidden fusion of Adam and Lilith&quot; as a means to achieve reunion with Yui. At an undisclosed point, Gendo has Adam fused into his right palm, and, in the moments before Third Impact, he inserts his hand into Rei. However, rather than carry out his wishes, Rei severs and absorbs Gendo's arm — fusing with Adam, but rejecting Gendo. The &quot;forbidden fusion&quot; is complete when Rei returns to Lilith.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The screenshot is from episode 24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-11-25T08:27:10.240" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T08:27:10.240" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37418" CreationDate="2016-11-24T17:40:59.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ero Sennin's answer is very good. I would also like to add that the Uchiha all use the Goukakyuu no jutsu. The official wiki states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Uchiha clan uses this technique as a &quot;coming of age&quot; rite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just further proof that that the Uchiha all have a fire affinity, or else, this would not be a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T17:40:59.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37495" CreationDate="2016-11-24T19:23:40.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While TVTropes does a good job of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Filler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;generally&lt;/em&gt; explaining what it is&lt;/a&gt; - that is, it's content which doesn't necessarily drive the overarching plot of the series forward - it may be good to look at &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; it comes about, specifically in series like &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, and not in smaller series like &lt;em&gt;Outlaw Star&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The executive summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In dual-published media (both anime and manga), filler is necessary to allow the source media (typically manga) to establish canon and story, while the adaptation media (typically anime) exists to mostly reflect the source media.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that there are exceptions to this, such as cases in which the anime and manga are &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; different works - notably in the case of &lt;em&gt;Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions&lt;/em&gt; - in that instance, we would treat these as distinct works, each in their own canon separate from one another.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of major anime series have a simultaneously running manga series to back it.  This is true in the case of series like &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, which have &lt;em&gt;a lot&lt;/em&gt; of volumes currently being published, and the story isn't yet complete.  In the case that the story is still being told, one of two things have to happen to facilitate the need for filler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime runs into a scenario in which the story it's told is at a similar point to the manga, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The directors intentionally carve out some time for filler to ensure a smoother spacing of storyline, or to allow the manga to gain more story to animate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second scenario happens less frequently, but there have been times that I've observed in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; that filler was still being produced when it wasn't wholly necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of both &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, it would come to pass that the anime would invariably catch up with the manga.  In doing that, the anime can't realistically continue until new story is written.  So, for a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/7977/102&quot;&gt;cour&lt;/a&gt; or two (or even an episode), the directors of the series would create a new storyline based in the same universe, which may or may not be entirely canonical.  This is done to ensure that the anime continues during its allocated cour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case in which the anime precedes the manga, I would presume that the storyline is well-fleshed out, and the manga drives to follow the anime, thus completely eradicating the concept of filler in manga backed by an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; happen exclusively in manga though, especially if it's not airing anymore or has never aired; in the case of &lt;em&gt;Hayate the Combat Butler&lt;/em&gt;, since it's stopped airing (and the airings didn't &lt;em&gt;entirely&lt;/em&gt; follow the manga anyway), it has had filler chapters such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kyoto and Ise - Conclusion (Night 3): This is supposed to be Night 3, but this is the 400th chapter so let's celebrate! Seriously&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T19:23:40.187" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-24T19:23:58.360" Score="4" ViewCount="4315" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch the anime, but first I need to read the light novel. Thus, I wanted to know how much the anime adapted the light novel and whether or not the anime skipped any content?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T03:50:21.107" LastActivityDate="2020-10-20T00:21:13.553" Title="How much did the Re:Zero anime adapt the light novel and did it skip any content?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37492" CreationDate="2016-11-24T22:23:38.223" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was originally shown in the book &lt;em&gt;Naruto Exhibition Official Guestbook New Style: Scroll of Wind&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Fū no Sho&lt;/em&gt; for short), which was given to the guests who attended a Naruto exhibition held in Japan on April 25, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fū no Sho:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WwsY2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WwsY2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was then adapted into an anime episode (ep. 469), which you can watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-469-a-special-mission-716115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, this is how he looks like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMpBO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMpBO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T22:44:04.350" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T22:44:04.350" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14238" CreationDate="2016-11-25T05:04:37.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;So according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_(Fate/Zero)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rider (Fate/Zero) Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Iskandar is the &quot;adult aspect&quot; summoned in Fate/Zero, whereas Alexander is the &quot;child aspect&quot; whom I believe is summoned in the android IOS game Fate/Grand Order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;the King of Conquerors (征服王, Seifuku-Ō?), summoned as the adult aspect known by the name Iskandar (イスカンダル, Isukandaru?) rather than the youthful aspect known as Alexander (アレキサンダ, Arekisanda?).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29437" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T05:04:37.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25721" CreationDate="2016-11-25T06:51:07.690" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gogeta may not be canon but he can technically. The fusion dance is canon since goten and trunks do it in the majin buu saga and even in dragon ball super. That dance (obviously) fused goten and trunks into gotenks  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29439" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T06:51:07.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-25T17:47:01.327" Score="7" ViewCount="389" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, neither Sailor Moon nor Sailor Chibi Moon have headwing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDKCX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDKCXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;normal transformation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Sailor Moon first uses the Holy Grail to do the Super transformation, both of them receive headwings, or whatever these thingies are called:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MJnO6.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MJnO6.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Moon&amp;#39;s Super transformation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mLmh.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mLmh.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Chibi&amp;#39;s headwing&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Super transformation ends, Sailor Moon loses her headwing. She gets them back each time she uses the Holy Grail or Pegasus' power to Super transform. But for some reason Sailor Chibi Moon can keep them indefinitely, even in her normal transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w5RFI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w5RFIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sailor Chibi&amp;#39;s normal transformation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these headwings, do they have any power? Why can Sailor Chibi Moon keep them in her non-Super transform? Does this mean that her normal transform becomes a partial Super transform, and thus is enhanced with some powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19084" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T01:41:39.563" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T01:41:39.563" Title="What are this headwing that appear after Sailor Moon/Sailor Chibi Moon transforming?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20497" CreationDate="2016-11-25T21:26:19.420" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You guys are overthinking. Don't expect an anime to reach its full romance right off the bat.  Asuna loves Kirito, as she states that Kirito gave her a home to come to. And Kirito lives for Asuna, in the SAO arc remember how he poured his heart out to Asuna, saying that she is everything to him, that he lives for Asuna, and that they both will protect one another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really don't mind season 3 and 4, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  people saying Asuna won't be main character  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;she is already a main character, but the LN tell stories from Kirito's perspective, and he seems to be a trouble-sponge. In GGO Kirito said that he can't afford to die, he now has a reason to live, Asuna. If they were to finalize Kirito's and Asuna's wedding, the anime wouldn't have much drama anymore. I feel like their weeding should be saved for the last, and final episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I don't mind the new volumes, I just hope they still bring up their relationship in at least flashbacks or them missing one another, as those 2 are meant to be together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I heard something happens to Kirito after he comes back from UWO (season 3) and that Asuna goea to rescue her prince inside UWO (season 4). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29447" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T14:51:34.577" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T14:51:34.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9953" CreationDate="2016-11-26T00:15:08.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Blackbeard can absorb power like it show when he fight ace and luffy when he absorb the power when the person dies he can use the ability of them but at derossa when the person dies it tells that the devil fruit comes back into the world after the user dies because thats how sabo obtain ace devil fruit &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i think black beard powers can remove the user devil fruit perm. From their body because darkness consumes everything as he says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29450" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T00:15:08.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-26T06:42:12.770" Score="0" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original Majikoi, only Kuki Hideo and Kuki Ageha was shown. The other members of the Kuki family wasn't shown. In Majikoi S, the rest of the family was shown. Interestingly it is not only Kuki Hideo and Kuki Ageha that has the X scar on their forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, how come that everyone, including the elderly Kuki Marple, Kuki Abone, and the young Kuki Monshiro has that scar too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T06:51:25.830" Title="Why is it that all Kuki family members have X scar on their forehead?" Tags="&lt;majikoi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37517" CreationDate="2016-11-26T06:49:28.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Majikoi S, Kuki Moshiro's route, it was explained that the scar was carved on the Kuki family member forehead when they were baby. Monshiro was an exception in that hers was carved after she was a little bit older. From the way she said it, this is a family tradition of the Kuki family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T06:49:28.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37431" CreationDate="2016-11-26T07:16:55.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Slayer magic was a rare type of magic. I doubt there would be more dragon slayers other than those already introduced. Also to be noted is that only dragon slayers taught by dragons have Exceed partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu Dragneel was taught by Igneel. Partner Happy.&#xA;Gajeel Redfox was taught by Metallicana. Partner Pantherlily.&#xA;Wendy Marvell was taught by Grandine. Partner Carla.&#xA;Sting was taught by Weisslogia. Partner Lector.&#xA;Rogue was taught by Skiadrum. Partner Frosch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other dragon slayers who became one due to lacrima being embedded into them don't have Exceed partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laxus Dreyar, thunder dragon slayer.&#xA;Cobra, poison dragon slayer.&#xA;God Serena, multiple element dragon slayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing that they have in common is that all dragon slayers with Exceed patners all was sent into the present from the past using the Eclipse gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, if we go by this pattern, the other Exceed (of those sent to Earth) are all partnerless because in the present dragons have already go extinct, with the exception of Acnologia. Only 5 dragon slayers were sent from the past and all those 5 have their partners already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acnologia was originally a human taught by a dragon. In this sense he is the same as the other 5. However, he is never seen with an Exceed partner. It is safe to assume that he don't have one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether there are more dragon slayers than currently shown, we can't say for sure because the story still goes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T07:16:55.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="489" CreationDate="2016-11-26T08:55:21.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dark was 100% a balance to Psychic in Gen II, Psychic dominated the typing tree and what little multiplayer competition there was during Gen 1 (this was also due to the fact that there was no separate &quot;Special Attack&quot; and &quot;Special Defense&quot; in Gen 1, only &quot;Special&quot; which covered both and made Psychics who normally excelled in the stat both powerful AND bulky).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT one can see reasoning behind the chosen typing beyond convenience of balancing the types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A key thing to note is that the Japanese name for the &quot;Dark&quot; type is more closely translated to &quot;Evil&quot; or &quot;Sinister.&quot; This is why dark types have many underhanded or villainous move names like &quot;Quash,&quot; &quot;Sucker Punch,&quot; &quot;Fake Tears,&quot; &quot;Torment,&quot; and &quot;Nasty Plot.&quot; Also why the Fairy type, which embodies goodness or purity, has a type advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, Fighting type embodies heroism or, as Beetle said, discipline. If you consider the culture of classic Japanese action films, the heroes who take down EVIL are usually adept and disciplined in martial arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the Bug side, insects obviously aren't know to be the undoing of evil, but if you consider what people associate with bugs, things become more clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From one angle, we can again refer to Japanese culture. To quote TvTropes.org: &quot;Japan loves bugs, and they're everywhere. Not only is Bug Catching one of the oldest pastimes in the country, but much of their pop culture includes or is influenced by them.&quot;&#xA;Beetles and bugs are regularly the costume theme designs of fictional heroes or mechs in Japanese series. In Gen II, they introduced Heracross a Bug/FIGHTING hercules beetle, a wildly popular beetle, alongside the Dark type to perfectly counter the new type. This is the &quot;Hero&quot; angle cropping up again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second angle to consider is on the other end of the spectrum of how Evil is vanquished. Bugs are known to swarm or cooperate in numbers that overwhelm the target (think endless mosquitos on a camping trip or a synchronized colony of ants). Similarly, if one wants to overthrow a great evil, an army or a cooperative society can collaborate to take it down with sheer numbers. Evil may strike one or a handful down, but the movement will overwhelm eventually.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ultimately, Evil (Dark) is framed as being bested by discipline/heroism (Fighting), the collective effort of the masses (Bug), or pure goodness (Fairy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if only somebody could explain why exactly it is that Ghost type is weak against Dark type...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29457" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T08:55:21.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37706" CreationDate="2016-11-26T08:57:52.823" Score="0" ViewCount="2192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know how much of the &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Iru Machi&lt;/em&gt; anime is adapted from the manga, and whether or not the anime skipped any content from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20575" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T15:43:07.560" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T04:03:03.670" Title="How much of Kimi no Iru Machi is adapted?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-iru-machi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32412" CreationDate="2016-11-26T11:02:39.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's unreleased album, the #9 song Knightmare Assault. Unfortunately I don't have a download link because I haven't found one myself =/.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEK28DBU2_I&amp;amp;index=9&amp;amp;list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEK28DBU2_I&amp;amp;index=9&amp;amp;list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29460" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T11:02:39.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37482" CreationDate="2016-11-26T17:59:09.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rasenshuriken was originally told to be off-limits due to the physical damage inflicted by its use.  Because Naruto used it like a traditional Rasengan, which requires that the jutsu make direct contact with the enemy, the damage done to his person couldn't be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason that a clone could not work in this scenario would be due to the fact that clones are dispelled once sufficiently high physical damage is inflicted to it.  It would be my belief that a clone could never sustain its form long enough to sustain a hit with the Rasenshuriken before it - and the jutsu - were dispelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T17:59:09.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37429" CreationDate="2016-11-26T20:36:14.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime , Zeno states that a world like this should not exist and destroys the place.&#xA;Since it states &quot;world&quot; and since the future timeline is different from the past timeline in DBS, I believe he destroyed the future timeline's earth, although I am just assuming this from the fact it says &quot;world&quot; in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T20:36:14.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34516" CreationDate="2016-11-27T08:04:17.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was just to show how Indra and Ashura are similar to Sasuke and Naruto. Like how Indra's sharingan is the same as Sasuke's. And that Ashura inherited the Truth Seeker Orbs like how we see Naruto with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29474" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T08:04:17.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37446" CreationDate="2016-11-27T08:47:38.640" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is because that is what is deemed beautiful by Japanese. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.studyabroad.wisc.edu/archives/7760&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; posted in Wisconsin Madison University tells us what is deemed beautiful by the Japanese in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First, the face.  The face obviously has many important features: lips, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.  For the Japanese, every facial feature has to be small, except the eyes.  They admire eyes that are big, and have what they call “double eyelids”.  “Double eyelids” are eyelids that have the crease.  As you may have noticed, Asians do not have that eyelid crease, and their eyes are very small.  They even have a feature to make the eyes bigger when they take pictures in photo booths (Puriga-プリ画), which is a very popular activity to do with friends.  Also, because my eyes are blue, I’ve noticed they admire eyes that aren’t dark brown.  You may have also noticed that the majority of girls (even guys) are overly petite and skinny.  They admire a small, &lt;strong&gt;oval face&lt;/strong&gt; because it appears &lt;strong&gt;more feminine and fragile&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other sites, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thejapanguy.com/the-8-standards-of-japanese-beauty/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;thejapanguy.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yumitolesson.com/the-7-standards-of-japanese-beauty/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;yumitolesson.com&lt;/a&gt;) also agrees that the Japanese deemed small face to be beautiful, although they didn't explain it as good as the one I quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Google search on plastic surgery shows that many of the surgeries are done to make the chin more pointy. The following is a small example of the said surgery's before and after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tmYEA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tmYEA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;plastic surgery in Japan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is true not only in Japan, but also in the East Asia in general. Koreans also like to have the plastic surgery to make their chin more pointy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3px2t.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3px2t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;plastic surgery in Korea&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not clear who is the first to do this. The oldest anime that I can find that features pointy chin is Akazuki Chacha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OfHjM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OfHjM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akazuki Chacha pointy chin&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it should be noted that they use pointy chin only on certain angles and scenes. In other scene, the same character is shown with round face. What is clear is that when they want to show a bishoujo (pretty girl) or a bishonen (pretty boy) then they will draw her/him with a pointy chin. Once again, because that is what is deemed beautiful by Japanese standard. Had anime came from the Kayan tribe of Thailand, then the girls might have long necks instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/un6te.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/un6te.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kayan Tribe Thailand&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-11-27T09:54:37.233" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T09:54:37.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T11:08:52.327" Score="2" ViewCount="2323" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Season 10, when Nnoitra thinks back to when he fought Nel last time (when he broke her mask), he got her to fight by hurting Pesche and Dondochakka. Seeing them, Nel said that Nnoitra had ripped off their masks. However, Pesche and Dondochakka are Fracción and thus Arrancar, so their masks have already been removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Arrancar not fully removed their masks? If not, then how is Nnoitra ripping off Pesche's and Dondochakka's so bad that it was enough to bait Nel into a fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T01:35:30.053" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T13:08:42.370" Title="Can Arrancar never fully remove their masks?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37538" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T11:15:32.517" Score="2" ViewCount="6054" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Season 10, after Nnoitra survives the Cero Doble that Nelliel ate and shot back, Nnoitra said that it had been years since Nelliel was an Espada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding the Espada only started to form after Aizen got the Hogyoku and I don't see how it's been years since he took the Hogyoku out of Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how was Aizen building up the Espada before getting the Hogyoku?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T18:55:36.543" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T22:26:02.503" Title="How was Aizen building up the Espada before getting the Hogyoku?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37553" CreationDate="2016-11-27T13:09:22.710" Score="1" ViewCount="835" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, it is told that Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais come in pairs, so if a Supreme Kai dies, Beerus also dies. What about the other Kaioshin? West Kaioshin, North Kaioshin, South Kaioshin , Grand Supreme Kai, Elder Kai, Gowasu, Zamasu, shouldn't they have or get Gods of Destruction? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about Kaioshin students who later on become Kaioshins, do they have a God of Destruction when they are born or when they are upgraded to Kaioshins? How does it work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-11-27T14:25:24.587" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T03:51:06.973" Title="Does each Kaioshin have their own God of Destruction?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37538" CreationDate="2016-11-27T13:25:34.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT for those who haven't finished Aizen's Arc!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a guess based on the fact that there were 2 Hougyoku. The fact that there were 2 Hougyoku was disclosed during a flashback of Ichimaru Gin's memory as he was dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were 2 hougyoku, one made by Urahara and another made by Aizen. The latter was then fused into the first as both were incomplete. The fused one is the perfected Hougyoku that was hidden inside Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there was years prior to the story then a reasonable answer would be Aizen was using his own Hougyoku. This is because the other Hougyoku was in Urahara's lab. But then again, since it is Aizen that we are talking about here, another possibility would be that after both was fused, Aizen used Kyouka Suigetsu's Kanzen Saimin (Perfect Hypnosis) on Urahara to make him believe that the Hougyoku was still with him while in actual Aizen took it with him to perform some experiments with the Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second theory has a weakness in that why would Aizen return it to Urahara, which suggest that there might be a time limit to Kyouka Suigetsu's Kanzen Saimin. It would be possible to determine which one happened had we know the extend of Aizen's Hougyoku's power. What we currently know is the power of the already fused Hougyoku and there is no way we can know the limit of the two original Hougyoku since Bleach has already ended without it being disclosed. It is safe to say that the original Hougyoku would be weaker compared to the fused Hougyoku, but what abilities each can grant, whether both grant the same abilities or not, well, we wouldn't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T13:25:34.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3301" CreationDate="2016-11-27T16:22:30.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the answers before this are pretty spot on. &quot;Don't fall in the web&quot;. Both Suzuri and Geppou were &quot;ensnared&quot;/infatuated in some way by monster people; Suzuri by the Spider girl and Geppou by an unknown one (slime/mist?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29482" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T16:22:30.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T21:55:31.647" Score="-6" ViewCount="802" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only 6 chapters are available online. Where could I find the rest? Because there's nowhere to be found, and I'm dying to read it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29489" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T22:55:57.217" Title="Why is there no Mardock Scramble full manga online?" Tags="&lt;mardock-scramble&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-11-28T02:33:38.193" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37547" CreationDate="2016-11-27T22:55:57.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only 6 chapters are available online&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming your talking about the English version this is incorrect. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardock_Scramble#Media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;All 7 volumes&lt;/a&gt; (which if we follow the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/releases.html?search=46713&amp;amp;stype=series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pattern here&lt;/a&gt; would be approximately 21 chapters (3 chapters per volume)) are available in english in both physically format and digital. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.com/series/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodansha International site&lt;/a&gt; (which is an American subsidiary of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodansha&lt;/a&gt;) lists &lt;a href=&quot;http://kodanshacomics.com/series/mardock-scramble/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mardock Scramble&lt;/a&gt; and where you can get all the volumes digitally and physically. each volume lists the same sites (though the links go to the respective volume) but using Volume 1 as an example you can find each volume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digital&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00DN7BFE2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1029766387&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iTunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mardock-scramble-1-tow-ubukata/1102622264;jsessionid=017936A7C017A9C80659A7EEFD441844.prodny_store01-atgap01?ean=9781612625270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barnes &amp;amp; Noble&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/mardock-scramble-14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kobo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.comixology.com/Mardock-Scramble-Vol-1/digital-comic/272063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Comixology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Physical&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/212633/mardock-scramble-1-by-created-by-tow-ubukata-manga-by-yoshitoki-oima/9781935429531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Penguin Publishing House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i greatly suspect that the reason why you can only find 6 chapters online is because you are looking for the scanlation which stopped at chapter 6 in 2011, the same year the manga was licensed in English. we won't post links to scalations here on Anime and Manga Stack Exchange nor should you be looking for them when a series has been officially licensed in your language as this is then piracy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T22:55:57.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3743" CreationDate="2016-11-27T23:17:18.743" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the reason jigglypuff is not sleeping hint hint hint hint is that it sing to everyone around herself and when she is singing is because that she knows not to sleep when she is singing so she can know what to say next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29490" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-11-27T23:23:58.037" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T23:23:58.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36300" CreationDate="2016-11-28T00:57:15.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the wiki of Madara, and got that while Madara was fighting, Black Zetsu used Obito to use Kamui and transport them to the real world. Then Madara took back his Rinnegan, giving Obito back his Mangekyou Sharingan. So Madara stalled Sasuke and Naruto with several Chibaku Tensei. So, Madara got into the proximity of the moon, during that time awakened the Rinne-Sharingan and succeeded in casting Infinite Tsukuyomi. I'd say to unlock the Rinne-Sharingan, you'd need the Rinnegan, basically the cells of Indra and Asura, and have the full clear view of the moon infront of you. If this is wrong, please correct me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29492" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T00:57:15.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37539" CreationDate="2016-11-28T03:51:06.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Supreme Kais are chosen from the regular Kais, for a single universe. One of the 7th Universe's Supreme Kais is the East Supreme Kai. This is process is elaborated in Chapter 16 of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Chou&lt;/em&gt;, when Zamasu undergoes training to become the Supreme Kai of the 10th Universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 12 Gods of Destruction, for each universe. It means that in one universe, there can only be one God Of Destruction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Supreme_Kai_(position)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Supreme Kai&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Normally there are three Supreme Kai in each Universe, with two on duty and if one of the Supreme Kai was to die in an accident, then the currently-inactive third Supreme Kai would grow in the Sacred World of the Kai like a plant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, each God of Destruction is linked with the Supreme Kais of that universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the article also states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Supreme Kais] are the Gods of Creation who provide the catalyst for life and planets to be born, as opposed to the Gods of Destruction who destroy life and planets, which maintains the balance of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This states that a God of Destruction and their Supreme Kais have a yin-yang relationship. One cannot exist without the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the other normal Kai aren't related to the God of Destruction's well being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T03:51:06.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37578" CreationDate="2016-11-28T05:19:03.183" Score="1" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently read the manga THE BREAKER: NEW WAVES. Is there a continuation of this manga? It ended in a rather uncomfortable state (personal view).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28310" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T05:39:27.970" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T05:39:27.970" Title="Are there more volumes of THE BREAKER?" Tags="&lt;the-breaker&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-28T07:58:08.317" Score="5" ViewCount="27256" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone brief a little about the link between the Byakugan, Rinnegan, and Sharingan? I know the meanings, but I don't know the relationship between the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29496" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T10:48:48.267" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T16:45:18.000" Title="What is the relationship between the Byakugan, Rinnegan, and Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2016-11-28T08:24:20.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Akira said in the comment, they all come from Kaguya. That is, Kaguya owned both Byakugan and Rinnegan. Her son Hagoromo, widely known as Rikudo-sennin, inherited Rinnegan. His twin brother, Hamura inherited Byakugan. Hagoromo's son Indra owns Sharingan, while his other son Asura owned his great life force. Only when both are present then one can have Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T08:24:20.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2016-11-28T10:47:21.927" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The progenitor of chakra, Kaguya Otsutsuki, was the first character (historically) to have Byakugan on Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After eating the Chakra Fruit, she awakens a third eye on her forehead, the Rinne Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ok8sf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the Rinne Sharingan is completely independent of the Byakugan's influence. This is because the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinne_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinne Sharingan&lt;/a&gt; is the result of the manifestation of the powers of the Chakra Fruit on a person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rinne Sharingan possesses the ocular power of the Sharingan, and can be used to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, an extremely powerful genjutsu which can only be countered by the Rinnegan and the chakra of the nine tailed beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When her two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura were born, they had their mother's Byakugan. As time progressed, Hagoromo awakens a new dojutsu, the Sharingan. In the anime, Hagoromo awakened the Sharingan after finding the corpse of his love interest Haori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9XTQe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan is a derived form of the Rinne Sharingan, meaning, weaker. But powerful nevertheless. He goes on to attain the Mangekyou Sharingan also, but that is not shown on screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo then achieves the Rinnegan, after nearly killing his brother (and thereby freeing him from his mother's control). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kPPUR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan is a much more advanced form of the Sharingan and it has a wide range of powers. The Rinnegan is stated to be something that is unique to the Sage of Six Paths, which is why, to obtain the Rinnegan, shinobi mix the chakra of Ashura and Indra (thereby getting Hagoromo's chakra).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Byakugan doesn't have any direct link to the Rinnegan and Sharingan, it does play a significant role in their creation, along with the Rinne Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T11:39:39.670" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T11:39:39.670" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37561" CreationDate="2016-11-28T12:12:03.080" Score="2" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 36 of the &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; manga, Akiha doubles over in pain while Shiki is collapsing at the site of the incident eight years ago. The pacing and a remark from Akiha indicating worry for Shiki imply that this is related to Shiki's collapse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zpHm3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zpHm3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akiha still&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse? I do not recall seeing any indication of the two being linked physically or mentally in the way Shiki and SHIKI are. (Shiki eventually sees murders from SHIKI's eyes. We don't see Akiha undergo the same experiences as Shiki in this maner.) Alternatively, am I misunderstanding what happens here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T15:43:07.670" Title="Why does Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36180" CreationDate="2016-11-28T12:13:13.960" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept of Big 3 is really vague. Some say it's just a made up word for the current popular manga in the West, which is One Piece, Naruto and Bleach during the early 2000s. At the same time, online streaming is getting popular around that time, mainly Youtube and Crunchyroll for anime, and also the internet is booming at the same time (stocks of dotcoms, Google, Yahoo, etc. I won't go into details about economics and stock market, but all of it are happening during the early 2000s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question if there are other Big 3 in the past, I would say it's not only 3, there would be a lot. Mainly Case Closed (or Conan), Doraemon, Astro Boy, Dragon Ball and Kochikame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, who told you that the famous 90's anime are Yu Yu Hakusho, Slam Dunk and Dragon Ball? Dragon Ball would be famous, and so is Slam Dunk, but I don't know about Yu Yu Hakusho. There's a lot of famous 90's anime and manga to the point that I can't name them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But overall, the Big 3 and what not are just opinions of other people of what's famous or not. There's no solid measure of how famous a manga or anime is. Unless if we are talking about sales and copies then we could make some list. But if we are basing it all on human opinions there would be infinite Big 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29499" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T16:35:15.287" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T16:35:15.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37559" CreationDate="2016-11-28T12:52:09.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I do not recall seeing any indication of the two being linked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually they are. In the visual novel, in Akiha's Route, what really happened when Shiki collpased is revealed. SHIKI inverted and attacked Akiha but Shiki protected her and died; however, Akiha gave up some of her life force to save Shiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She was outside playing with Shiki, her adopted brother, and her real brother, also named SHIKI. But the Tohno blood was much stronger in her real brother and he inverted to his non-human form. In this uncontrollable state, he lost control of himself and attempted to attack Akiha. Shiki jumped in the way to protect her and took the full force of the attack. Shiki died protecting Akiha, but Akiha used powers granted to her by her non-human blood to give him half of her life, allowing him to survive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha_Tohno#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akiha Tohno - Personality (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akiha's pained expression is most likely from the strain of maintaining Shiki's &#xA;life alongside resisting the Inversion Impulse of the Tohno Demon Blood inside her, which she requires Kohaku's help for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akiha often struggles to maintain control over her Tohno blood and resisting her Inversion Impulse, which she has difficulty with due to her also maintaining Shiki's life, to the point she also had to drink Kohaku’s blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha_Tohno#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akiha Tohno - Personality (3rd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In her route however, it becomes too much as she succumbs to her Inversion Impulse in the end. In the True End of her route:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; [Shiki] decides to kill himself instead (so that she will regain the life energy she gave Shiki when he died eight years ago, and then will be restored to her full strength so she can more easily resist her Tohno blood impulses and restore her mind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha_Tohno#Akiha.27s_route&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akiha Tohno - Role - Akiha's Roue (8th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suffice to say that there is more to the True Ending than what I have quoted, which you can read up on the site in the quoted paragraphs and those that follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T15:43:07.670" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T15:43:07.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2016-11-28T17:35:28.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Byakugan originally came from the Otsutsuki clan. Kaguya has Byakugan, since she is from that clan. In order to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Kaguya activated her Rinne Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indra, a grandson of Kaguya, was born with the Sharingan. From him, the Uchiha clan existed, and they all could awaken Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo, a son of Kaguya, had the Rinnegan. Sasuke was able to get part of the Rinnegan because Hagoromo gave it to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I'm not taking into account the Naruto Shippuden fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T16:45:18.000" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T16:45:18.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37538" CreationDate="2016-11-28T18:15:32.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the scene in question is from chapter 291 and episode 192, so this is what I'm going to work off of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Espada#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The original Espada were already in existence sometime before Aizen's defection from Soul Society and acquisition of the Hōgyoku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this would mean that Aizen did not have either Hōgyoku before the Espada were being gathered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then to answer the second half of your question, in the scene you mentioned Nnoitra is talking about how it has been years since Nelliel has taken her full form as an Espada due to the trama he inflicted on her long before rendering her appearance to that of a small child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kRfB0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kRfB0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Nnoitra said that it had been years since Nelliel was an Espada.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nSyb5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nSyb5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It was because she had &amp;quot;vanished&amp;quot; from Las Noches.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in this instance he was not saying that it had been years since Nelliel had &lt;em&gt;become&lt;/em&gt; an Espada, but that it had been years since she &lt;em&gt;returned&lt;/em&gt; to being an Espada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T18:15:32.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37431" CreationDate="2016-11-28T20:24:29.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the answer after nearing the end of that arc in season 3, episode 95 &quot;Lisanna.&quot; This is after everything happened in Edolas and the entire war was won. The exceeds were sent back to Earth Land and found themselves homeless, they were told the truth about their eggs that were taken from them and sent down to Earth Land to &quot;kill the dragon slayers.&quot; Being told that was all just a ruse and was a cover up for the real fact that the eggs were sent to Earth Land to carry on the Exceed race because the queen had foreseen the future and saw Extalia falling to Edolas. This made them think of sending eggs into Earth Land as to save the race and to be sure to continue on their legacy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T20:24:29.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37538" CreationDate="2016-11-28T22:26:02.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer: by being a magnificent bastard with an overpowered shikai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more general answer varies slightly between each Espada.  Aizen would find the to-be Espada and prey upon their weaknesses and desires to lure them to his banner.  Sometimes they just wanted ever more power, either because they had a singular lust for it (like Grimmjow), or because they wished to use it to some ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; For example, Halibel wanted it to protect her friends/fraccion from the aggressions of other hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Starrk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Just wanted companionship.&#xA; Chapter 375, Page 7, Aizen finds and recruits Starrk:&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fONBZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fONBZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 375, Page 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sometimes brute force comes into play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At one point, someone explains that the reason that Aizen can keep such a powerful group of Espada functioning together is by his sheer, overwhelming power.&#xA; In Chapter 371, for example, we see how he recruited Barragan.  It was basically by humiliating him.  Here's a few of those pages:&#xA; Page 4 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ikH5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ikH5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 371 Page 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; Page 7 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxyzZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fxyzZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 371 Page 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; Page 8 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9XgO4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9XgO4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 371 Page 8&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; Page 11 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QfCt4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QfCt4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 371 Page 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; Page 12 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jj0BK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jj0BK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 371 Page 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; Page 13 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4MW2h.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4MW2h.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that may be worth noting here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When we see Aizen recruiting Barragan, he has his &quot;soul society&quot; haircut, so this is before he's revealed as the bad guy, and so before he has extracted the Hogyouku from Rukia.  When we see him recruiting Starrk, though, he has his &quot;post betrayal&quot; haircut, so this event occurs after he has the Hogyouku from Rukia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T22:26:02.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3743" CreationDate="2016-11-28T22:39:38.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This can be answered well with typical concepts of biology. While no species (to the best of my knowledge) is known that can send other individuals to sleep by singing, practically every species produces some kind of natural products that are fatal or unpleasant to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tetrodotoxin&lt;/a&gt; known as the poisonous ingredient of pufferfish or &lt;em&gt;fugu.&lt;/em&gt; Tetrodotoxin acts by inhibiting nervous sodium channels and thereby inhibits nerve signal transfer. This should affect all higher vertebrates that rely on nervous signaling. It is not produced by the fish itself but by numerous bacterial symbiontic species. They are not the only species to use this toxin as a defence mechanism; among others, so does the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough-skinned_newt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rough-skinned newt&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturally, it is interesting that all species harbouring these bacteria seem immune to tetrodotoxin. However, even more interesting is the fact that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_garter_snake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;common garter snake&lt;/a&gt;, a natural predator of the rough-skinned newt, has also developped some immunity. This could be traced back to a modification of said sodium channels that render them immune against tetrodotoxin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar mechanism could and should be acting with respect to jigglypuff’s song. Potentially, one could assume that singing was either a method of self-defence (a sleeping predator cannot attack jigglypuff) or an attack method (a sleeping victim cannot run away). In any case, if jigglypuff were able to sing itself to sleep, that would be evolutionarily very unfavourable since it would present an easy target. Therefore, evolution probably selected those jigglypuffs who were able to withstand their own singing (and possibly also those, who enjoyed other jigglypuffs’ singing). This gave them an advantage in survival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact mechanism by which jigglypuffs’ singing does not sing themselves to sleep would have to be researched by pokémon researchers in the pokéworld. However, I present the hypothesis that their nervous system reacts to the stimuli in a different way than other animals, humans and pokémon, possibly due to a different, yet to be discovered signalling molecule mutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T22:39:38.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36180" CreationDate="2016-11-29T00:59:22.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may be worth pointing out that the very notion of a 'Big three' here is largely a male- and shonen-centric perspective. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Manga_Best_Sellers_of_2011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Manga_Best_Sellers_of_2011&lt;/a&gt; for an example, but fundamentally it's a 'Big One' &amp;mdash; while &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; was clearly that popular, neither &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; nor &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; ever hit #1 in 2011 and in fact the latter struggled to even make the top 5.  &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; fared somewhat better in 2010, but even there it didn't do substantially more than several other titles, and the same holds true in later years as well.  There's a solid case to be made that &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; should be well ahead of either &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; in the conversation, and even titles like &lt;em&gt;Black Butler&lt;/em&gt; are fairly comparable with the top non-Naruto shonen titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6490" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T00:59:22.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37285" CreationDate="2016-11-29T04:05:22.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because in first episode shown in anime they made certain changes from the manga. The new first episode is going to be fully made according to the manga. For example, in the manga Shinichi was viewing the transaction through a camera, but in the anime Shinichi was watching without using a camera.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the original manga creator said he added new extra content which was not shown before but is important for upcoming events in the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29508" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T04:08:21.320" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T04:08:21.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21470" CreationDate="2016-11-29T05:28:34.517" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean, I see why Incursio could be seen as the stronger and better teigu, but of Grand Chariot is the prototype, IE, the finished, best/most recent version, then who says it can't compete with Evolved Incursio, or even surpass it. All I'm really saying is we haven't seen as much of Grand Chariot as we have Incursio, thus, leading us to believe that, if we haven't seen it happen, it's not possible. So just keep an open mind. Besides, Wave was the only person to weild two Teigu with ease whenever it would normally kill the user, so keep Wave as a factor since he is the user, not just the Teigu itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29510" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T05:28:34.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2016-11-29T14:13:14.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Byagugan, Sharingan, and Rinnegan are all dojutsu, and are all passed down from Hagoromo Otsukiki, also known as &quot;Sage of Six Paths&quot;. While they are all considered bloodline traits (Kekki Genkai), they also have diffferent abilities and characteristics. The Rinnegan's physical appearance is usually a white eye with a bunch of circles coiling around in it. The Sharingan is red, with 3 black tomoe mark and the Byagugan is an eye thats pure white and gray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29504" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:13:14.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37554" CreationDate="2016-11-29T17:57:47.220" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no continuation for The Breaker: New Waves for now. The author took a break on this series and started Trinity Wonder, if I remember right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29516" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T13:17:46.873" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T13:17:46.873" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37554" CreationDate="2016-11-29T22:53:29.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some additional information to Soukatsoui's correct answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Breaker: New Waves went on a hiatus in May 2015 before releasing Part 3 of the Manhwa. The reason is stated as the author will be working on another supposedly &quot;mid-size&quot; comic &quot;Trinity Wonder&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual duration of this break hasn't been announced. From initial optimistic estimate of 6-12 months, it looks the break will last for atleast 3 years. So I wouldn't expect any more Breaker chapters before 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR The Breaker is on an &lt;strong&gt;indefinite hiatus pending update from the author&lt;/strong&gt; about the release of Part 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In October 2015, we got a look at the panel, which may be from part 3, so the author may still be working on it on the side.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://m.blog.naver.com/tdstudio/220481432104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://m.blog.naver.com/tdstudio/220481432104&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd found this Reddit when I was thinking of picking Breaker back up thinking it was finished (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/4dsrxi/breakers_creators_work_on_a_new_comic_called/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/4dsrxi/breakers_creators_work_on_a_new_comic_called/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T22:53:29.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37707" CreationDate="2016-11-30T01:05:28.603" Score="3" ViewCount="15073" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes people say the first time we see Goku turn SSJ2 in the series was when he fights against Vegeta in the Buu Saga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a chapter before that when you wonder if he was SSJ2 or not. In his battle in Other World against Pikkon, when he first turns into SSJ2 we see the electricity sparks we see in SSJ2 transformations and his hair is seen more rigid than usual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after the initial transformation and power up, we no longer see electricity sparks on him. Was Goku SSJ2 when he fought against Pikkon or was he a regular super saiyan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-11-05T02:22:28.177" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T02:22:28.177" Title="When was the first time Goku turned into SSJ2?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30362" CreationDate="2016-11-30T06:18:03.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I don't know if Sensei Masashi has given any explanation. But my guess is that, Naruto wasn't intended to be a history series, they probably intentionally made it different or reversed the version from the real one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Maybe for creative purposes. Maybe they didn't want it to be like a real version of the otherwise religiously influenced story, to avoid any claims or to avoid any offensive feelings that may occur because of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29524" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T07:02:57.707" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T07:02:57.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37589" CreationDate="2016-11-30T15:15:35.890" Score="8" ViewCount="9481" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Pokemon initially manga and then tv producers changed the story they wanted it or was it a product of imagination of tv producers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29530" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T20:20:44.080" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T20:31:35.590" Title="Did Pokemon start off as a Manga?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37588" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37603" CreationDate="2016-11-30T15:29:29.023" Score="1" ViewCount="14227" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did Izuna Uchiha -younger brother of Madara Uchiha die? Was he killed by Tobirama Senju or by Madara himself when he seized his eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29530" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T13:15:08.580" Title="How did Izuna Uchiha die?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37587" CreationDate="2016-11-30T15:41:20.300" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pokémon actually started as a pair of video games published by Nintendo for the Game Boy in 1996. Known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokémon Red and Blue&lt;/a&gt; (although in Japan the games were released as Pokémon Red and Green), these games were followed up by some &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Junior&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;short stories&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IIRC, first came the Pokémon comics, then the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokémon series&lt;/a&gt; debuted on television on April 1, 1997, and shortly thereafter the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt; was released on August 8, 1997.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="26177" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T20:31:35.590" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T20:31:35.590" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-30T18:48:27.423" Score="0" ViewCount="2309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm still confused about it. I have a feeling that she is in love with Kaneki, but it never states it. I know romance isn't really involved with Tokyo Ghoul, but I'm very curious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user29534" LastEditorUserId="7794" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T10:58:48.223" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T10:58:48.223" Title="Why did Hinami (Tokyo Ghoul) ask what it felt like to be in love?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-30T19:10:24.887" Score="5" ViewCount="5011" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Madara use Izanagi or Izanami and if yes then how did he have two Rinnegans? If someone uses Izanagi their sharingan gets destroyed right? If he used Izanagi then he should have only one sharingan left and then that evolved into Rinnengan. How does he have two Rinnengans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29530" LastEditorUserId="29530" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T14:00:01.373" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T23:09:22.180" Title="How did Madara fake his death during his battle with Hashirama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37593" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37600" CreationDate="2016-11-30T22:01:21.783" Score="2" ViewCount="518" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 4 episode 102, the two enemies Gajeel fought talked to Erza about Zeref being in a &quot;dormant&quot; state or that he was technically &quot;asleep&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to make him this way? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:37:55.923" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T12:40:02.893" Title="How did Zeref become dormant?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37592" CreationDate="2016-12-01T01:04:37.830" Score="7" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Spoiler alert for if you haven't finished the manga or anime&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara used the Izanagi to cheat death (just like I said in the comment section). The second part that I said was wrong. When he was fighting Hashirama he bit off a part of his (Hashirama's) arm, then after his &quot;death&quot; he vomited up the piece of flesh and implanted it into his wounds, which let him activate the Rinnegan (in both eyes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should remember that Hashirama is Ashura's reincarnation and Madara is Indra's (Ashura and Indra are The Sage of Six Paths' children), which is the reason why he was able to awaken it (Rinnegan) in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan can typically be awakened by gaining Hagoromo's chakra either by reproducing it from combining the chakra of Hagoromo's sons, Indra and Asura, or by directly receiving chakra from Hagoromo himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Madara's Sharingan did not become Rinnegan until decades later, at the end of his natural lifespan; this also seemingly &lt;strong&gt;restored the eyesight lost from his use of Izanagi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he didn't awaken the it right away. (The other part of your question is also answered above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto volume 71: I Love You Guys&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T00:13:29.400" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T00:13:29.400" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-01T01:22:47.817" Score="-1" ViewCount="114073" Body="&lt;p&gt;What order should I start watching the Naruto series if I already started on the show. I want to watch everything about it like the fillers and stuff too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29529" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T05:05:30.993" Title="What order should I start watching the Naruto series if I already started on the show" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-10-08T07:36:48.200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37597" CreationDate="2016-12-01T01:24:27.540" Score="1" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt;, Emil Nekola skates his short program to a piano piece. (This is around the eight-minute mark in the episode.) The music sounded like a classical work that I have heard before, but I was unable to place it. The most I have been able to gather is that if this is indeed a classical composition, it would have to be from the Romantic period in music at the earliest. (I also have a sense of which composers &lt;em&gt;wouldn't&lt;/em&gt; have written something like this, but that's less useful.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the music in Emil's short program an original composition? If not, what is its title and composer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T01:46:35.360" Title="What piano piece is Emil Nekola skating to in his short program?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37596" CreationDate="2016-12-01T01:46:35.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found an answer after some additional guesswork and checking with some music recordings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The piano music is an excerpt from Modest Mussorgsky's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_an_Exhibition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pictures at an Exhibition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, specifically &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCELgdIadqs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Hut on Hen's Legs&quot;&lt;/a&gt; section. The soundtrack before the episode cuts away to the end of Emil's performance clearly matches this; the piano music starts where this section of &lt;em&gt;Pictures at an Exhibition&lt;/em&gt; begins and follows it (before the cut) without any alterations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T01:46:35.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37595" CreationDate="2016-12-01T02:00:08.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question doesn't have a real point. If your watching the show already but want to see everything about it. Then the only answer is obviously to keep watching it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch Naruto to completion. Then watch Naruto Shippuden. They literally run right behind each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movies don't follow any real order watch them as you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd recommend skipping filler since it's so long but since you want to follow everything. Then go right ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a guide to all the valid Naruto timeline arcs as they exist you can grasp a few more details if there are things you don't understand there. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Arcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto arc-list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also before you come in here posting questions about things that happen in the show search the &lt;code&gt;Naruto&lt;/code&gt; tag that we have here and see if you questions are answered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T02:17:27.613" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T02:17:27.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37595" CreationDate="2016-12-01T02:05:22.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would recommend not starting from the beginning, personally the first arc was a pain. The Nine-tails arc is where I would start, although I haven't watched Naruto in a while.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29538" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T02:18:47.807" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T02:18:47.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37593" CreationDate="2016-12-01T04:16:46.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They were wrong&lt;/strong&gt;. He wasn't dormant/asleep, he just was busy elsewhere and wanted himself cut off from Humanity. Since he didn't interact with humanity but his deeds were legends, Grimoire Heart assumed he was dormant because of no news of any activity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is revealed by Zeref himself at the end of the Arc. This is what he says in Chapter 250 of Manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AZD5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AZD5.png&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 250&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to the Synopsis of Tenrou arc. Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Zeref_Dragneel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spoiler Heavy: Zeref - Wikia.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; At the end of the war, an enraged Zeref sneaks aboard the Grimoire Heart airship and confronts the remainder of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, including their Guild Master, Hades, about the horror they have brought upon the world. While there, &lt;strong&gt;Zeref reveals that he was never &quot;asleep&quot;, but, rather, he was always &quot;awake&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. He also reveals that when he understands the weight of human life, his cursed body will eliminate his surroundings; but when he forgets about it, he is able to fully control his terrible Magic. He blames Grimoire Heart for the summoning of Acnologia, claiming that it will now end the current era. He then tells the group to repent for their unforgivable sins and casts a spell on Hades&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What he was doing while he was &quot;awake&quot; can be covered in a detailed answer which will contain spoilers from &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail: Zero&lt;/em&gt; and the &quot;Alwarez Empire&quot; Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:40:02.893" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T12:40:02.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37595" CreationDate="2016-12-01T04:26:06.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to watch everything from the beginning to understand it. You have to live it from the start to the end. If you just watch some episodes here and there, It's just entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend watching the episodes including the fillers (If you can and not bored).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use the following links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animesays.com/list/naruto/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1. Naruto Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animesays.com/list/naruto-shippuden/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2. Naruto Shippuden Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch them in an order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19483" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T04:26:06.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13129" CreationDate="2016-12-01T06:03:34.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pokemon adventures is often considered to be more canon to the games. Even though the manga was not made by Satoshi himself, you can see how canon it is to as Satoshi Taijiri once stated, &quot;This is the comic that most resembles the world I was trying to convey.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the current producers of the Pokemon cartoon series have tried to make all the official movies to be canon to the cartoon series. As the series is only canon to things relating to Ash Ketchum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29541" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T06:17:50.700" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T06:17:50.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37588" CreationDate="2016-12-01T07:43:12.210" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;During a battle with Tobirama, Izuna was mortally wounded by Tobirama's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Slash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;technique&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/4/4f/Hiraishingiri.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1280?cb=20140710150949&quot; alt=&quot;Izuna being mortally wounded by Tobirama.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Madara quickly rushing to Izuna's aid, Hashirama pleaded with Madara to come to peaceful terms. Seeing his brother begin to consider this offer, Izuna told his brother not to listen to their lies, ultimately making Madara retreat with Izuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara later revealed that Izuna died from the injury. At the last moments of his life, the dying Izuna had given Madara his eyes so his brother could obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to protect their clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the blindness caused by overuse of a Mangekyō Sharingan, many people came to believe that Madara took Izuna's eyes by force to regain his sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izuna_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izuna Uchiha | Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28715" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.483" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T07:52:00.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37591" CreationDate="2016-12-01T07:43:33.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think she asked not for herself but for Touka instead. She saw Touka beeing pretty sad because of Kaneki and concluded that she may be fallen in love with him so she asked someone to understand Toukas feelings so she can help/understand her better, at least thats how I see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit (second question):&#xA;I dont think Touka has/had a crush on Nishiki because she obviously likes Kaneki in a romatic way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23396" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T07:43:33.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37504" CreationDate="2016-12-01T16:22:02.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I remember the anime went to part way through volume 10, maybe even less.&#xA;In terms of the adaption, from Volume 1 (only one I've read so far) it adapted about 80% of the content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Think he's died a few more times in the LN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T16:22:02.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36573" CreationDate="2016-12-01T17:23:23.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question let's start with the question ¿What's Fate Hollow Ataraxia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate Hollow is an alternate reality, just like each route is an alternate reality of each other. You can basically consider it the fourth route to the original game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons why it is called a sequel by many people are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because the authors say an scenario exists where it is actually a direct continuation. If they say so there must be some truth behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna make an example to make it more clear:&#xA;The thing is that Rin develops a new kind of magic. This was explained a little at the end of FSN.&#xA;This magic allows travel between dimensions and therefore routes. The example would be a hand that picks 2 girls and throws them to a new dimension/route. One girl is Sakura, who is picked from after the war HF. The other is Rin, from after the war UBW.&#xA;So, do we have different route? Yes, but Sakura comes from Heaven's Feel ending so her actions in Ataraxia reflect what she would do in her own route under certain circumstances. The same for Rin.&#xA;This second point is a reason to consider it kinda a sequel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eclipse/hentai scenes are quite different though from the actual game. They aren't part of Fate Hollow Ataraxia. They really are a fully-fledged continuations of the original game endings as they are written to literally continue them. They are something like a plus and are clearly written to continue FSN endings.&#xA;Nasu made a confirmation of them being canon. If we add the fact that they aren't part of the actual Ataraxia game and that they follow endings from the original game it would make zero sense to not consider them their continuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The eclipse scene begginers that you ask about references Rin and Shirou's sexual activities in UBW between other stuff. What Nasu is telling us is that their sex is going well, unlike in the original game. Nothing to worry about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sakura's scene happens after Heaven's Feel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saber's scene golden bathtub most likely happens after UBW good ending. It can't be the fate route as the first time Shirou and Saber have sex alone is the night before she dies, where he was so nervous he didn't even know what to do. There aren't more times to have sex as she dies afterwards.&#xA;Saber in Fate Hollow comes from UBW good ending. The way the H-scene occurs makes it seem they're not in a formal relationship (having sex sometimes is what their relationship seems to be about) and that Saber is fine and isn't gonna die. &#xA;It shouldn't come as a surprise though. In UBW Good ending Nasu hints strongly Shirou is gonna have sex with Saber.&#xA;Some hints are that Shirou's magical energy (semen) is needed to maintain saber as  Rin's energy isn't enough, Saber says in the  VN she's staying for him, Rin tells saber not to flirt with him and to stop looking at each other for so long. Basically one of the typical harem endings in a porn game.&#xA;We don't know if Rin and Saber have sex in Unlimited good ending as nothing is ever hinted/mentioned in either the eclipse scenes or the game itself that may point out they ever have a sexual relationship over there. Also, Rin provides magic to Saber thanks to her link and no sex is needed as she's an experienced magi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Rider scene happens after HF. &#xA;Basically it is revealed that Rider falls in love with Shirou and likes meeting him to have sex with him. In her eclipse scene she confesses she loves him. Rider says she thinks about him when she's alone but she feels bad about Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it something new? Not really, we just got a confirmation of what we already knew. Remember when Rider said she is sucking regularly someone's blood and that she can't let Sakura Know? That is mentioned somewhere at the end of Heaven's Feel in the original game. She thought that after 2 years living together with Shirou and Sakura. They're the only ones living together in the Emiya house (Rin lives in London). So it has to be Shirou as she thinks Sakura must not know. And how does Rider suck blood? She just bites you unless you're Shirou. In Heaven's Feel Route She finds Shirou so juicy she has sex with him as well. The rest of the people just got the bite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My  final conclusion: I've based my answer on a few facts. We know that the eclipse/hentai scenes aren't part of Fate Hollow Ataraxia's actual game. We know that they were confirmed as canon by the authors. We also know that they are written to continue certain endings from the original game. &#xA;Final conclusion: To me it would make zero sense for them not to be their direct continuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="29228" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T12:58:04.070" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T12:58:04.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-01T18:27:22.583" Score="1" ViewCount="125" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has it been stated the number of arcs Dragon super has left? So far we know there's the Hit arc and the multiverse arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29551" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T18:27:22.583" Title="How many arcs will dragon super have left?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-12-02T00:32:42.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37615" CreationDate="2016-12-01T19:23:02.887" Score="1" ViewCount="6555" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fight with Buu, when Vegito just transforms, we see electricity sparks surrounding him (typical feat of a super saiyan 2) but in the rest of the fight we see these sparks no more. Was Vegito a SSJ1 or a SSJ2 when fighting with Buu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T15:42:31.847" LastActivityDate="2019-12-22T19:13:42.387" Title="Was Vegito SSJ1 or SSJ2 when fighting Buu?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36573" CreationDate="2016-12-01T21:58:36.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is because &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; is in a way very similar to another Type-Moon game and that's &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;like &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt; is the &quot;sequal&quot; game to a Type-Moon game, &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;, which has 5 Routes with about 2 proper endings (as opposed to dead end/game over endings) for each one. like &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt; is set in a looped world where after the story progresses so much time (in &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt; it's 1 day) or Tohno Shiki is killed everything restarts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also both features bonus scenes which do not occur in the space of the main game. in &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt; these are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kagetsu_Tohya#Ten_Nights_of_Dream&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ten Nights of Dream&lt;/a&gt;, quoting the link these are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first seven of these stories were written by Kinoko Nasu like the rest of Kagetsu Tohya, while the last three are contribution works by others, essentially fanfiction. It is unknown if any of these stories are to be considered canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Good luck, Ciel-sensei&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ciel teaches the rest of the cast in her role as Ciel-sensei from Tsukihime. The story is mainly a comedy story, reflecting on parts of the series in the form of questions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A Story for the Evening&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Akiha solves a mystery in her boarding school. This story is a sequel to her true ending in Tsukihime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Crimson Moon&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A look at Arcueid's history as a True Ancestor, and her first fateful meeting with Roa. This story has Roa as the protagonist and shows him in less of an antagonistic light.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Red Demon God&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The story of Shiki's father Kiri Nanaya. This story reveals much about the Nanaya family and the Demon Hunter Organization that they are connected with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nanako-chan SOS&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nanako (the spirit of the Seventh Holy Scripture) escapes from Ciel and hides out at Arihiko's place. This story has Arihiko as the protagonist and reveals how he and Shiki met in the past.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Imogirisou&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A parody of the horror game Otogirisou starring Shiki, Akiha, Hisui and Kohaku.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Flower of Thanatos&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Erotic story that takes place in an artificial dream world where Shiki, Kohaku and Hisui live in the isolated Tohno mansion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hisui-chan, Inversion Impulse!&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hisui goes insane with hilarious results. Takes place after Hisui's Good Ending.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Tohno Family Con Game&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nearly the whole cast plays an elaborate game of tag for Kohaku's sake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Dawn (or Daybreak)&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The continued story of the girl that gets devoured in the park by Nrvnqsr Chaos in Tsukihime. Takes place after Arcueid's Good Ending.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see a number of these stories follow particular endings, for instnace &lt;em&gt;A Story for the Evening&lt;/em&gt; follows Akiha's True end because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; at the end Akiha recives a letter from Ciel saying that Shiki didn't die when he killed himself in Akiha's True End and saved him. Akiha is annoyed by this because it was Ceil who saved Shiki and not her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My belief that &lt;em&gt;Beginners&lt;/em&gt; (the name of the scene as indicated &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/hollow_ataraxia#Eclipse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) is after the Unlimited Blade Works Route is becaue the same page i linked to says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shirou is stranded at Rin's home during a rainy day. Both alone in an empty house they decide to remedy their previous sexual failures and make progress in their relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if i recall what i read about the H Scene in the original &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; at the end Rin complained that Shirou wasn't gentle and they won't do it again. to me the above quote implies they already have a relationship and what happened in the H Scene in Unlimited Blade Works occured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However &lt;strong&gt;this does not mean that &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; is a sequal to &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night's&lt;/em&gt; Unlimited Blade Works Route&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T21:58:36.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37612" CreationDate="2016-12-02T00:50:11.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;SSJ or (SSJ1 as you called it). Vegito &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; have the capacity to become an SSJ2 since a fused fighter does retain the capability of both fighters but he never used that against Buu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As quoted below according to the wiki linked &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegito&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vegito then decides to turn things up a notch, by increasing his power by transforming into a Super Saiyan, and calling himself &quot;Super Vegito&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is further quoted: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vegetto is able to transform into a Super Saiyan,[3] calling himself &quot;Super Vegetto&quot; (or &quot;Super Vegerot&quot; in the English manga) in this form. But because of Vegetto's naming for this form, some fan says that this is like a combination of Goku's Super Saiyan 2 (there are the blue electricities when Vegetto first transforms into Super Vegetto) and Vegeta's Super Vegeta. As Super Vegetto, he gains a slight increase in muscle mass (probably from power of Super Vegeta), bluish-green eyes, very defined golden hair and eyebrows and a golden aura. Once transformed, he his power soared to unimaginable heights: Vegetto was well beyond Buu's abilities to defeat and absolutely dominated Super Buu (w/ Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Piccolo absorbed) in battle. He hardly exerts himself in battle. Vegetto's power in this form alone makes him is undeniably the most powerful character in Dragon Ball Z manga. It is implied by Old Kai that Super Vegetto could have destroyed Kid Buu with little effort as he did with Super Buu (w/ Gohan absorbed).[6] In Dragon Ball Heroes, Super Saiyan Vegetto is seen with sparks in-game just as shown in one panel of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegito is in fact the strongest character in the Dragon ball universe (excluding super) due to his existence being the combined power of Goku and Vegeta but amplified many times over with both of their techniques plus his own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long live the King of all Saiyans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BDWxB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BDWxB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T00:50:11.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21312" CreationDate="2016-12-02T00:58:02.460" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have another explanation of this case. As you know the Yin-Yan are two equal parts of the 9 tail's chakra so they can be tought as being one. Therefore learning the use of the one means learing the use of the other despite being sealed in different jinjuriki and even different dimensions maybe. (Compare with Obito-Kakashi's sharingan-both from one source--&gt;mangekyou awaikened here=mangekyou awaikened there :D, you get the point)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29554" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T00:58:02.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-02T01:09:29.257" Score="5" ViewCount="3343" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know they've been living together for 2 years (time skip).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they a couple? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, 2 girls living together means they like being with each other. They must also like each other as individuals. Liking leads to feeling love. Feeling love leads to making love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29555" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T03:57:07.550" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T23:21:43.430" Title="Are Wendy Marvell and Sherria Blendy a couple?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37617" CreationDate="2016-12-02T01:25:15.747" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're not a couple. They are friends. I live with another dude. We pay 400 dollars each to rent an apartment close to our university. And I assure you we're not a couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wendy and Chelia have always been stated to be friends. Also, one of the last chapters has disclosed and confirmed that Wendy has never done anything sexual with another human being (chapter 508). It's a confirmation, Wendy and Chelia are just friends and did nothing sexual (not even a kiss) during that year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are just 2 hints that may lead into thinking they're a couple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That they lived together for 1 year. As I said before they didn't do anything.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The famous quote: &quot;Don't cry, Wendy... Even if I don't have my magic, at least I'm still alive... And love is way stronger than anything magic could offer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is exactly how it sounds. Wendy was going to die and Sherry saves her, but she loses her magic. The &quot;love is way stronger&quot; can be interpreted many ways, and most aren't yuri related. Since the beginning of the series everyone says love is the strongest force and it's usually not related to love affairs. Ultear sacrifives herself, Lucy almost dies a few times trying to protect Wendy...&#xA;protecting each other is something Fairy Tail does with everyone of their members regardless of gender. Wendy joined Lamia Scale because Fairy Tail was disbanded and has been part of that Guild for a whole year, more time that what she has spent beeing a fairy tail member.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the future the author may change that if he wants but so far they are good friends. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastEditorUserId="28412" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T16:22:50.027" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T16:22:50.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31463" CreationDate="2016-12-02T04:15:40.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime until the very last episode so far, which is the 8th of the second season, while I also keep on reading the manga (it is still on going). First season of Ajin is totally faithful to the manga until the last two episodes, then it just changes a little so it is not a big deal. But this second season is, from the 2 episode and on, super different from the manga. Now, this does not mean anime is not as good as the manga, this second season is very nice indeed, but what happens is that in the manga there were some really interesting parts involving important character backstory. For example, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Izumi's which was very crude and harrowing but it seems like in the anime they have censored it, which really pissed me off. Then we got Kei Nagai's true feelings towards what is going on around him, which is not clearly shown in anime, and also and the most different thing: they have changed all the main plot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything that happens in the manga that should have been in this second season is not there, the fights, the crazy af plans of Satou, etc. This, however, could be explained because I believe the second season started when this amazing arc in the manga was not over yet, so I guess production decided to just walk the FMA path. But as I said, it is still worth watching it, it is good and adds new stuff:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; we can see some development in Izumi and Tosaki's relationship and we kinda get 1 minute or less of fanservice with cute Nagai blushing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah basically, first season is completely faithful, second season is not but it still very good.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29557" LastEditorUserId="42166" LastEditDate="2018-08-23T23:35:48.827" LastActivityDate="2018-08-23T23:35:48.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37592" CreationDate="2016-12-02T12:05:30.893" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mangekyō Sharingan's usage and activity place a great strain on the user themselves, wearing at the user's body and causing deterioration to their vision until eventually over-usage leaves them blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is case with Izanagi.&#xA;Izanagi in same way takes away ordinary mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their vision can be restored by receiving the transplanted Mangekyō of an Uchiha with strong blood ties — ideally a sibling — thus awakening so-called Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The Eternal Mangekyō merge the designs of the transplanter and the transplantee's original Mangekyō.&#xA;  Their Mangekyō-based abilities are made stronger and they ** no longer suffer any negative side-effects from the usage**. According to Madara, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan is proof an Uchiha continues to seek something despite experiencing great losses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Madara had eternal mangekyo Sharingan which he never after Izanagi.&#xA;Thus, he could have Rinnegan in both his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="26084" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T12:59:45.147" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T12:59:45.147" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37628" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-02T19:32:47.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bungo Stray Dogs (lit. Literary Stray Dogs) is a manga written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T00:20:46.570" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T00:20:46.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37629" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-02T19:32:47.470" Score="0" Body="Bungo Stray Dogs (lit. Literary Stray Dogs) is a manga written by Kafka Asagiri. Nakajima Atsushi rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide, Dazai Osamu, a member of the Armed Detective Agency. As various odd events take place, Atsushi is coerced into joining their firm of supernatural investigators, taking on unusual cases the police cannot handle, alongside his numerous enigmatic co-workers." OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T00:20:42.943" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T00:20:42.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36722" CreationDate="2016-12-02T22:23:25.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Richard Thomas said, Zeref was researching and experimenting with forbidden magic in order to resurrect Natsu. It was this research that angered Ankhseram, the god that (as far as I am aware) the monks were worshiping. It was Ankhseram who is said to have cursed Zeref with the curse of contradictions, which is also known as Ankhseram Black Magic. This is stated in chapter 436 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25846" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T22:23:25.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-02T23:30:48.360" Score="1" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://danmachi.wikia.com/wiki/Terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Danmachi wiki&lt;/a&gt; the Valis symbol was described as a &quot;V&quot; with two lines through it. What does this look like?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29568" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T01:29:36.857" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T01:29:36.857" Title="What does the Valis symbol in Danmachi look like?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37632" CreationDate="2016-12-03T00:21:51.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks exactly like how it is described. Similar to the Yen symbol &lt;code&gt;¥&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dn0jq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dn0jq.png&quot; alt=&quot;window shopping&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T00:21:51.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23569" CreationDate="2016-12-03T04:51:50.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga translator's (&lt;a href=&quot;http://symphogear.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://symphogear.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;) commentary, the FG is guessed to stand for Fonic Gain (it should be Phonic Gain). However, I'd speculate that it would mean Phonic Gear as it is the more elegant and title-consistent explanation.&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know, Symphogear could mean Symphonic Gear while Symphonic itself means (etymologically) &quot;Sounding Together/Concomittant Sound&quot; due to the syn- prefix means &quot;together/with&quot; or &quot;concommitant&quot;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; ref: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7VyR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7VyRl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The first page of TL commentary&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28907" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T22:17:01.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T22:17:01.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T09:52:14.533" Score="1" ViewCount="1078" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've already watched the anime and now I want to read the manga from the end of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please tell me where in the manga does the anime end?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29576" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T01:21:25.037" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T02:23:31.280" Title="From which chapter the manga continues after the end of the anime?" Tags="&lt;brothers-conflict&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37846" CreationDate="2016-12-03T13:15:19.757" Score="0" ViewCount="6451" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's quite difficult but I'd like to know the power level order between the Straw Hats. Currently I am assuming that the order is something like this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware from place 4 onward it gets really difficult, but maybe some hints exist. For example, Oda said that Usopp's current power equal that of Zoro before time skip. That would be a good example of a great hint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some measurements could be the opponents they have faced, their individual power, devil fruits and for those that have it, their haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T03:25:07.417" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T09:14:34.023" Title="What is the power order of the Straw Hats?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37655" CreationDate="2016-12-03T13:57:20.790" Score="1" ViewCount="910" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the Strat Hats actually have romantic moments? Oda sure doesn't focus on love but there should be some hints regardin Straw Hats that love someone, even if is shown briefly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually this question would be very broad but One Piece usually lacks romance.&#xA;Sanji doesn't count. Don't talk about him cause it would have no end. He's just on the receiver end (for example you might say Nami likes him because of a certain scene...) unless you suggest there's someone more special to him than all the rest, then again shown somewhere in One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29228" LastEditorUserId="29228" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T02:49:03.510" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T02:49:03.510" Title="Romantic moments for Luffy (and other Straw Hats)" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-12-03T22:21:53.033" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T14:37:46.957" Score="6" ViewCount="1330" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;, how many girls does the main character actually conquer after all 268 chapters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29579" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T15:57:20.887" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T20:46:36.180" Title="How many girls does the main character conquer?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37643" CreationDate="2016-12-03T15:41:21.817" Score="4" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question arose when I was watching Krillin vs Jackie Chun who is Master Roshi. When Yamcha pulls the hair thinking it is a wig, but it won't come off, then he thinks it is real hair and asks that then the bald one should be a wig? Please, could anyone explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29580" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T11:21:02.330" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T11:21:02.330" Title="Is Master Roshi really bald?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37642" CreationDate="2016-12-03T16:04:19.073" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Master Roshi is really bald. He mentions it himself in Chapter 25:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2t4sr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2t4sr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first tournament, he used a special glue to attach his hair. He mentions it when revealing his identity to Nam, who was just defeated by Goku (Chapter 46):&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HqY2u.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HqY2u.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T08:10:23.067" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:10:23.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37511" CreationDate="2016-12-03T18:39:38.647" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the animators just screwed up and were too lazy to add another accessory to the head of chibi moon ... although you also could say it is a way to show the difference within their existence (between both moons that is)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29538" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T18:39:38.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T18:59:07.727" Score="7" ViewCount="5365" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Potential Spoilers for the events Season 6-8 of Naruto Shippuden&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Jiraiya vs Pain fight we get the following information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Konan is a former student of Jiraiya, who is also the Angel of Amegkure and Pain who has the Rinnegan is the leader who defeated Hanzo. During the fight we learn of the six Paths of Pain, each who uses a different unique abilities while sharing their field of vision. Jiraiya was confused how could six people have the Rinnegan when only Nagato had it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the setup for the sequence of the events leading into the next season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Jiraiya recognises Yahiko, and then the body of pain that he pulls into the toad. He then decides to go back out and realises that &lt;strong&gt;ALL the paths of pain are Ninjas he'd seen/met before&lt;/strong&gt;. And then the realization &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The real one is not among them.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; This confuses me since we know Nagato can make any dead person a path of pain (the new Animal Path), Why would he chose those particular individuals that Jiraiya knows? Infact how did he know Jiraiya knows them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thus the question, &lt;strong&gt;How/Why did Nagato choose the &quot;Paths&quot; of Pain?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Info&lt;/strong&gt;: He chooses the following paths of pain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the 5 shinobi that Jiraiya encountered during his journey: The Puppeteer, The Waterfall shinobi, The Fuma clan shinobi, The Grass Shinobi, The Priest. The sixth path i.e. Yahiko seems obvious due to their connection. But again using the other 5 seems very coincidental.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T08:41:04.907" LastActivityDate="2019-09-20T17:07:14.347" Title="How did Nagato choose the paths of Pain?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36258" CreationDate="2016-12-03T19:34:40.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could be blindness of anger or something along the lines of rem not being able to firefly control her demon powers &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29538" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T19:34:40.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37641" CreationDate="2016-12-03T20:46:36.180" Score="6" Body="&lt;h1&gt;13 - 18, depending on what you count as a conquest.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kaminomi.wikia.com/wiki/The_World_God_Only_Knows_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wiki front page&lt;/a&gt; lists 18 girls as “captured targets”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirteen girls were “conquered” according to the initial setup: there was a hole in their hearts, Keima romanced them, the hole was filled and the Loose Soul left to be captured by Elsie in her bottle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayumi Takahara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mio Aoyama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanon Nakagawa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shiori Shiomiya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kusunoki Kasuga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chihiro Kosaka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jun Nagase&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukiyo Kujo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami Ikoma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sumire Uemoto&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nanaka Haibara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yui Goidou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hinoki Kasuga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the rest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenri Ayukawa was never really “conquered”. She was already in love with Keima, and she never had a Loose Soul; she was pursued by mistake by Nora and Ryou. She was the host of the goddess Diana from her first appearance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rieko Hinaga had a Loose Soul in her, but Keima didn’t romance her; Elsie convinced it to leave because Rieko was too old to have children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Akari Kurakawa is actually the demon Rimyuel, and never succumbs to Keima’s romantic advances.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Urara Shiratori does get romanced by Keima, but there’s no Loose Soul involved. The Jupiter Sisters story arc at the end of the manga where she appears has a completely different plot structure.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaori Yuuzaki is more of a villain who Keima defeats than a “conquest target”.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Five of the “conquered” girls were “reconquered” during the Goddesses Arc to bring out their hosted goddess:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanon Nakagawa, host of Apollo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukiyo Kujo, host of Vulcan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shiori Shiomiya, host of Minerva&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yui Goidou, host of Mars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayumi Takahara, host of Mercury&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Kanon comes straight to Keima, so there wasn’t much effort there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keima also “reconquers” Chihiro because he isn’t sure whether she or Ayumi is the host of Mercury. While doing this, he discovers that Chihiro had already fallen in love with him on her own, even before the first “conquest”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haqua, Chihiro, Tenri, and Diana fall in love with Keima without any effort on his part, so these don’t quite count as “conquests” either. Nor would Elsie’s sisterly feelings of devotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the final count is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;13 unambiguous “conquests”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 Loose Soul exorcism without a romantic “conquest” (Rieko)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 romantic “conquest” without a Loose Soul exorcism (Urara)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 attempted romantic “conquest” which failed, of a wrongfully chosen target (Akari)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 “reconquests” to awaken a goddess&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 girls who fall in love with Keima on their own accord&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 girl who develops feelings of sisterly devotion towards Keima on her own accord.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T20:46:36.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37640" CreationDate="2016-12-03T21:06:08.880" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only thing that Luffy loves is the sea. This anime teaches us to follow our dreams. There is no space for men-women kind of love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T01:58:35.767" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T01:58:35.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37692" CreationDate="2016-12-03T22:06:22.663" Score="2" ViewCount="710" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was clear that they were a traitorous faction within the Shogunate. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://ww1.gogoanime.io/gintama-2015--episode-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gintama' episode 16&lt;/a&gt;, it's stated by Sougo that it's basically known that the Hitotsubashi were behind some bad stuff, but if they were called out for it, they could cause a lot of trouble for Shigeshige. But if they're only a part of the Shogunate, how could they have enough power to overthrow it, and how would that not be noticed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same episode, Sougo says the Bakufu/Shogunate doesn't want any trouble with the Hitotsubashi. So if they're so dangerous, why weren't they taken out already? Just what kind of powerful organization are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just having trouble understanding the premise of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Hitotsubashi_Faction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hitotsubashi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:20:56.897" Title="What is the Hitotsubashi faction?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37640" CreationDate="2016-12-03T22:18:32.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually there is a canon answer... from the Word of God himself... even if it doesn't help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;D: Doesn't anyone on Luffy's crew fall in love? Will there never be a romance among crew members? (Sanji is an exception in this case) I'm just wondering. from Naoko &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O: Of course they're in love... WITH ADVENTURE! (good one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanator.com/eiichiro-oda-answers-fan-questions-in-sbs-7443.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.japanator.com/eiichiro-oda-answers-fan-questions-in-sbs-7443.phtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T22:18:32.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2016-12-04T03:06:14.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Byakugan is a pure dojutsu by itself, while the Rinnegan and Sharigan are the separated dojutsu of the Rinne-Sharingan, the third eye manifested by Kaguya. The Byakugan seems to have existed before the Rinnegan and Sharingan as it seems to have been present in Kaguya's eyes before her arrival on earth. The Rinne-Sharingan came into existence when Kaguya ate the chakra fruit of the divine tree. The three dojutsu were separated when Kaguya gave birth to Hagaromo and Hamura Otsutsuki. Hamura inherited the Byakugan and Hagaromo inherited the separated Rinne-Sharingan, in their constituent forms, as the basic Sharingan and the Rinnegan. The Sharingan of Hagaromo entered its Mangekyou state after killing Hamura then resurrecting him using condensed sage power (nature energy). The Rinnegan seemed to be associated with the general Rinne-Sharingan pattern and six of the nine Tomoe, and the Sharingan represents the colour and three of the nine Tomoe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29585" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T09:12:52.920" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T09:12:52.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37252" CreationDate="2016-12-04T03:13:43.640" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, kakashi can't. In order to have an eternal magekyou sharingan, the individual must have had an eternal mangekyou sharingan implanted as the chakra shift occurs only after the user experiences the loss of one close to them at their own hands, and as obito only had a basic, not even complete sharingan, kakashi cannot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29585" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:13:43.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2016-12-04T03:22:31.257" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The byakugan was inherited from kaguya by her son hamura, while the constituent dojutsu that comprise the rinne-sharingan were inherited by hagoromo(sage of six paths), and as such, the byakugan cannot be transformed into the rinnegan, as its chakra constituents are totally separate. The byakugan can evolve he wever into the tenseigan, which exhibits similar abilities to the rinnegan, such as attractive and repulsive forces and truthseeker balls. In conclusion, the only way for a byakugan user to get the Rinnegan is by transplanting one and they must have massive chairs reserves and share even small relations to the senju, the uchiha or the uzimaki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29585" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:22:31.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36945" CreationDate="2016-12-04T03:30:11.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto would as he is a descendant of ashura by reincarnate lineage. He is also an uzumaki, a distant blood relative of the senju who were the descendants of ashura, and as such he would have a genetic disposition and high chakra disposition toward the sage of six paths techniques, making the rinnegan easier for him to access and use without massive chakra drain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29585" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:30:11.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36431" CreationDate="2016-12-04T03:40:51.220" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This perfect susanoo is only available to those who perfectly master the mangekyou sharingan. Kakashi had the benefit of mastering one eye while obito mastered the other and when obito died and loaned those eyes, it was as if both obito and kakashi's experience was applied and as suck, they just had to awaken the susanoo in that state, while sasuke had to master not just his abilities but also those of itachi to awaken the susanoo perfect state, essentially having to master two pairs of susanoo. And interesting fact, that s shows that no matter the person, as long as a mangekyou sharingan is implanted, they can attain the eternal mangekyou sharingan as the perfect susanoo would likely blind the user of a regualar mangekyou sharingan instantly unless we speak about the pure sharingan of hagoromo and Indra. Or they may already be blind at that point due to practicing the mangekyou which requires regular use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29585" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T03:40:51.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37662" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37665" CreationDate="2016-12-04T08:03:31.310" Score="14" ViewCount="66128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Eren survive when he was eaten by the titan during the battle of Trost? Why didn't that titan gain his titan abilities too? There hasn't been another example of a Titan Shifter being eaten in their human form and surviving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Armin ate Bertolt he absorbed him and returned to normal immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when Eren was eaten no one saw him transform and break out of the titan, meaning the titan had enough time to walk away from Armin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an oversight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26360" LastEditorUserId="26360" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T17:23:30.373" LastActivityDate="2020-05-30T23:17:20.063" Title="Why did Eren survive getting eaten?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T10:15:12.657" Score="-10" ViewCount="3349" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I have been watching Naruto for 1 week and am on ep 60. But what I have noticed is that they show Sasuke as if he is the main charachter a lot of time and sometimes even more than they show Naruto...will this continue? I mean, Naruto is the main character so they should only treat &lt;strong&gt;him&lt;/strong&gt; as the main character. Else the show should have been Named &quot;Nauto and Sasuke&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will they keep giving this much emphasis on Sasuke, or will this thing slowly fade away. As of now, almost everyone is thinking about him and how great he is and its like nobody cares about Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T11:30:49.883" Title="Will they stop treating Sasuke as the main character in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37662" CreationDate="2016-12-04T11:26:30.143" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Titan_shifter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan wiki page&lt;/a&gt;  about Titan Shifters that:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Rod Reiss, &lt;strong&gt;a shifter's power rests in their spinal cord, meaning that to gain the Titan powers, it is not necessary to eat the entire shifter, more so just biting through the spine and ingesting their spinal fluid&lt;/strong&gt;. Analysis of a serum recovered from Rod Reiss has also revealed that the Titan serums, which is actually Titan spinal fluid,appear to contain ingredients based on human spinal fluid. However, it is difficult to study, because once the liquid makes contact with the air, it evaporates just like Titan corpses do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be seen during the 5th episode of the anime&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qAWDt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qAWDt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;that when Eren is firstly bitten, his spine is not damaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly after, he saves Armin, then the Titan bites his arm off and then swallows  without chewing him. This means that he got in the Titan's stomach &lt;strong&gt;without any damage to his spine, keeping his powers from being taken.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;He then transforms and breaks free, from here being no need for me to continue with the story of how he escapes and goes berserk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, when Armin eats Bertolt it happens like this:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U810M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U810M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;It can be seen that Bertolt is bitten in a way in which &lt;strong&gt;his spine will be cracked&lt;/strong&gt; open so his powers will be passed to Armin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To sum up:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren survives during the Battle of the Trost because he keeps his powers and transforms fast enough to not be crystallized and regurgitated by the Titan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He keeps his powers because his spine was not damaged.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armin gained his powers by eating Bertolt's spine, as showed above.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Based on the previous information, these events were not an oversight from the author.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T09:16:09.910" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T09:16:09.910" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T18:31:07.777" Score="1" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga and the anime series, sometimes a devil pops up from Izumi's head, and chickens from Wakana's head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Izumi's devils seem an obvious allegory for the effects of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sexual arousal on his private parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am not sure about Wakana Ui's chickens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are those devils and chickens an allegory for their mental state? What is the meaning of Wakana Ui's chickens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T18:31:07.777" Title="Are the chicks and devils that appear on character's heads an allegory for their state of mind?" Tags="&lt;okusama-ga-seitokaichou&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37670" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="57234" CreationDate="2016-12-04T18:54:13.843" Score="2" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that it is an routine after-school endeavour for the Gremory to be summoned through their flyers to do devilish stuff like foot massages and claim the dead as their pawns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from the summon shown in Ep. 1 (when Rias is summoned to claim her Pawn) and the paiting Azazel gives Issei, there are not shown in the anime what rewards the demons gain. It is mentioned towards the end of the second season that Gaspar makes the most out of contracts than any of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do they get from these demonic contracts? And how exactly does fulfilling contracts help a demon rank up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: I have only watched the anime, but answers are encouraged to come from all media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2020-04-12T06:20:08.517" Title="What exactly the demons gain from their &quot;contracts&quot;, and how do they &quot;level up&quot; from executing contracts?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37617" CreationDate="2016-12-04T19:01:12.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's been &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hiro_mashima/status/799968288746766340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hinted by Hiro Mashima on his twitter&lt;/a&gt;. He does this thing where he'll post pictures of all of the &quot;couples&quot; ex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Natsu and Lucy, Gray and Juvia, Gajeel and Levy, Erza and Jellal, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of his more recent ones he included this picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UTYSm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UTYSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also not the only example, if you scroll through his twitter. So while it is not canonical (just like all of the other &quot;couples&quot;) Mashima does hint that it's more than just a friendship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26360" LastEditorUserId="26360" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T04:30:16.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T04:30:16.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22026" CreationDate="2016-12-04T19:36:32.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing as though Kakashi is not an Uchiha by blood, his body does not have the required physical strength to use the blood trait of the Sharingan therefore it requires a lot more  of his chakra to use in comparison to an Uchiha's usage of the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This works for any and all Dojutsu, if you are not the original wielder and don't have the genetics for it, it will be extremely difficult for you to wield. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Obito did in fact have the spiritual energy to use the Rinnegan, he didn't have any bloodline relations to the Senju or Uzumaki and couldn't use the Rinnegan at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29596" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T19:36:32.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36935" CreationDate="2016-12-04T19:37:22.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is titled 'Licht und Schatten' by Yutaka Yamada &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Disc 1, Track #25)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13934" LastEditorUserId="13934" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T04:49:22.057" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T04:49:22.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11334" CreationDate="2016-12-04T19:41:23.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All humans are not descendants of Kaguya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only a small amount are and they are all most all extinct i.e Uchiha, Uzumaki, Senju, Hyuga, Kaguya clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29596" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T19:41:23.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37684" CreationDate="2016-12-04T22:25:33.387" Score="0" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it allows you to defeat logia users and gives your hits more strenth, but is it the only thing it can do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29600" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T02:41:33.827" Title="What is the extent of Haki's power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37642" CreationDate="2016-12-04T22:31:51.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very detailed explanation in the second movie of Dragon Ball &quot;the sleeping princess&quot;. minute 6:40. &#xA;Krillin arrives. Goku tells him he's bold. Krillin says all great Martial Artists shave, just like Master Roshi. Master Roshi says he's simply bald, nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29600" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T22:31:51.537" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2016-12-04T23:08:16.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think a child's last name depends on what clan it has been born in. Naruto &lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki&lt;/strong&gt; therefore show that he's a &lt;strong&gt;Uzumaki&lt;/strong&gt; clan member. Just like Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto's mom. The preference of Uzumaki over Yamikaze is probably because the Minato and Kushina wanted to make Naruto less recognisable in public, as he is the 9 tail Jinchūriki and will be on the hitlist of many groups and organizations such as the Akatsuki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke &lt;strong&gt;Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt; comes from the &lt;strong&gt;Uchiha&lt;/strong&gt; clan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hinata &lt;strong&gt;Hyuga&lt;/strong&gt; comes from the &lt;strong&gt;Hyuga&lt;/strong&gt; clan and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29601" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T23:08:16.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37617" CreationDate="2016-12-04T23:52:49.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't one single romantic moment between Wendy and Sherria in Fairy Tail. The most you'll find is them being good friends or protecting each other, something done by everyone between members of the same guild (Wendy joined Lamia scale for at least 1 year).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is romance? Romance is for example Erza and Jellal. Erza was worried her body wasn't good enough for Jellal when she got shrunk. At another time they almost kissed while looking at each other lovestruck. Another less clear example is Lucy. She blushes because of Natsu, when she thought he liked her and she imagined themselves dating and was disappointed when she found out the truth. Juvia and Gray is another example. That is romance. Simply protecting each other is not romance, giving your life for your friends is the standard everyone follows in Fairy Tail, although they almost never die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say they're more than friends because there's a tweet where they are playing with water and there are other people that have been portrayed by Mashima to like each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tweet is not canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I see it, a good reason for her to be included there is that she's one of the main characters just like most of the others. It's not like they're doing anything romantic anyways. Erza and Juvia attack their men in a romantic way. Lucy and Gajeel attack their &quot;potential&quot; partner physically, something like teasing. Wendy and Sherria just play like normal friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VS6zy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VS6zy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, I think I am overthinking it. Mashima's tweets/drawings outside the canon world usually lack common sense or are fanservice. He's drawn Natsu and Gray saying I love you, boys' love between Gray and Lyon, Lucy and Aquarious...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're looking at his tweets expecting everything to be a good representation of Fairy Tail you're up for big disappointments in the future. He likes mixing reality with illusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29600" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T17:07:54.590" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T17:07:54.590" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-05T00:15:02.133" Score="1" ViewCount="1536" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering why anime series, Conan in particular, continually produce TV Original and, In Conan's case, Remastered episodes, when they have a couple of whole volumes of manga sitting around, waiting to get adapted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conan has Volumes 89-90, and most of 91, completed, and yet they churn out TV Original and Remastered episodes frequently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Volume_81-90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Volume_81-90&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the current season alone they had a string of up to 16 weeks of TV Original and Remastered episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Season_25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Season_25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29602" LastActivityDate="2019-01-26T13:20:13.157" Title="Why do series like Detective Conan continue to produce filler when they have so much manga content to cover?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37676" CreationDate="2016-12-05T02:41:33.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 3 main types of haki &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kenbunshoku: Allows prediction and to sense people hiding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Busoshoku: Armament strengthens attack and defense penetrates logia types&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haoshoku: King's haki, breaks the will of weaker people rendering them unable to function. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the limits of each we cannot judge that at this time. The concept of haki didn't become public knowledge until the new world came into the scene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do know 2 things so far. The first is from Zoro vs Pica and Tra vs Vergo. If one person's haki is stronger than another's it will allow you to penetrate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is from Luffy vs Doflamingo and that's that haki can run out and a user won't be able to use it for awhile once it does. How long and how much is still pretty unclear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T02:41:33.827" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37670" CreationDate="2016-12-05T04:43:59.700" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to the novel, this demon get their sprite as energy, for others is brave and  on, for our protagonist is oppai :)&#xA;Dragon can give the owner power, after the owner have a different view of world and himself.&#xA;hope it helps! see novel for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29606" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T04:43:59.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-05T04:47:33.213" Score="0" ViewCount="4805" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the first shokugeki between Souma and Eizan is not for 9th seat but for not Destroying Polar Star Dorm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another shokugeki battle of Souma in Azami Administration Arc vs Akira Hayama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Chapter 190 - 191, Souma defeated Hayama. Does it reflect that yukihara now holds 9th seat of elite ten?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29605" LastEditorUserId="29605" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T05:07:03.353" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T06:56:37.620" Title="Is Souma Yukihara the 9th seat after defeating Akira Hayama?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-12-05T18:16:00.887" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37689" CreationDate="2016-12-05T06:56:37.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shokugeki rules elicit that the conditions of winning and losing should be set beforehand. Souma Passes if he wins, gets expelled if he loses. Hayama gets nothing if he wins/loses. Though he had a deal with Azami to be expelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, No. Souma is NOT a member of Elite 10.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In fact  in the next chapter he discusses that if he, Megumi and Aldini, grab the Elite 10 seats. They have a chance of reversing Center's expulsion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As discussed in the related question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each side must lay out their &quot;compensation&quot;, or something they must give up if they were to lose the challenge. Both sides must agree that the compensation of the duel equate with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://shokugekinosoma.wikia.com/wiki/Shokugeki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki: Shokugeki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is established pretty early when Souma challenges Isshiki for his 7th seat earlier!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T06:56:37.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34253" CreationDate="2016-12-05T07:57:38.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some context before answering the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gohan vs. Future Gohan (F-Gohan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;F-Gohan was never shown to be nearly as strong as Gohan SSJ2 vs cell, even though he was much older. This seems logical to me as Gohan trained for three years by Goku and Piccolo and then again for a bit less than a year in the hyperbolic chamber by Goku again, who was much stronger than him. F-Gohan never trained before the cyborgs arrived and probably spent his time studying as his mother always wanted him to. Then, after the death of most of the Z-fighters, Gohan trained by himself for years. This I think is the key point: &lt;strong&gt;when training with someone much stronger, one's power increases a lot more rapidly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gohan vs Future Trunks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same reason as stated above. In Dragon Ball super, we see F-Trunks's power increase exponentially and close to reaching SSG, probably just by fighting along side Goku and Vegeta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gohan vs. Trunks and Goten&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trunks and Goten reached SSJ very young. Who's to say they wouldn't become stronger than Mystic Gohan much younger if they followed similar training? They both reached their current level with barely any training, so I'd expect them to become the strongest Z-fighters if they actually trained everyday with their fathers. However, one thing to take into consideration is that they had a nearly-perfect childhood, on the contrary of Gohan. Even when going up against Buu, they had a hard time taking him seriously, maybe never truly grasping the seriousness of the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there are three major deciding factors for the power of a hybrid human/sayian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How strong the father is when he conceives the child.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much pain he has gone through up to a certain point. This may have more effect the younger one experiences that pain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Training, and the power level of whoever you train with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The potential you've mentioned in the comments is just in my opinion a combination of the above three points. Trunks and Goten lead in point 1 but are truly behind Gohan and F-Trunks in points 2 and 3. Compared to Gohan, F-Gohan certainly leads in point 2 but lacks even more in point 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Great Elder on Namek says he's never seen such dormant potential before but he never encountered a Sayian before, let alone a hybrid human/sayian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Gohan's power-up against Raditz is not random at all. He sees his father getting beaten up, gets very mad which fuels his power. Raditz then mentioned human/saiyan hybrid may be more affected from rage than regular sayians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T11:37:13.590" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T11:37:13.590" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37653" CreationDate="2016-12-05T08:13:57.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hitotsubashi faction is a faction within the shogunate that supports Tokugawa Nobunobu instead of the current (current as of that part of the story) shogun, Tokugawa Shigeshige. Think of them as the opposition party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very fact that Sougo said it means that the government knows about it. However, while they are dangerous, the shogunate can't just kill them all since the leader is a part of the Tokugawa clan. Also, the number of the supporters is quite big, thus any attempt to eliminate them would be met with hostile resistance which would throw Edo into chaos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that while Edo appears to be at peace, they are under the occupation of a foreign force, the Amanto. The shogunate also have the Jouishishi rebels problem. An internal war between the shogunate faction and the Hitotsubashi faction would only weaken the government's position. Thus, the option that Shigeshige has is to appease the Hitotsubashi through political deals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T08:20:56.897" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:20:56.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34082" CreationDate="2016-12-05T16:24:39.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song is &quot;Plus Ultra&quot;, composed by Yuki Hayashi. &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/58868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Disc 1, Track #18 of &quot;Boku no Hero Academia&quot; Original Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13934" LastEditorUserId="13934" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T04:45:30.133" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T04:45:30.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37079" CreationDate="2016-12-05T16:35:26.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can buy it from sites such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://recochoku.jp/song/S1003350690/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Recochoku&lt;/a&gt;. As for payment method you can choose Webmoney and buy the Japan Webmoney prepaid code from another site (just google for it - there are quite many choices). It's a roundabout way but probably cheaper than buying it imported at wherever you're living in. Oh, and being able to read Japanese is a must, since most of these sites don't have English translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13934" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T16:35:26.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37696" CreationDate="2016-12-05T18:07:45.633" Score="3" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone point me in the direction of a legal online seller of OSTs? There are a few anime and OVAs that I want to own but I have no idea where to search? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A link or two would be upvoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T23:57:50.523" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T23:57:50.523" Title="How to purchase an OST?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37695" CreationDate="2016-12-05T18:15:57.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is of course &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_6?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;amp;rh=n%3A42%2Ck%3AAnime+soundtracks&amp;amp;keywords=Anime+soundtracks&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1480961577&amp;amp;rnid=2941120011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;  That links to a soundtracks search that brings up Anime OSTs............and games for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cdJapan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are the ones I have used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T18:15:57.687" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37698" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-05T20:29:58.160" Score="0" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes when watching anime reviews, various reviewers will say a series has a &lt;em&gt;read the manga&lt;/em&gt; ending.  From context, it appears to mean the anime is incomplete, there will be no sequel, and if you want to know what happens, you have to literally read the manga.  This is obviously used with a negative connotation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that usually this is not a planned result; due to whatever reason there ends up being no will or resources to do an additional season.  What I am curious about is the alternative case -- is a &lt;em&gt;read the manga&lt;/em&gt; ending ever decided up front?  &lt;strong&gt;I.e. was the anime series considered by the producers nothing more than a marketing tool to drive manga sales?&lt;/strong&gt;  Some reviewers give that impression, but I wonder if there are documented cases where it has been literally part of the plan from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T20:29:58.160" Title="Are some &quot;read the manga&quot; endings planned?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34240" CreationDate="2016-12-05T21:29:12.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's in D4C at the end of that arc, when Gyro uses Scan to find where in the sewer Johnny was hiding after being shot. He tells Gyro he was able to move his legs but didn't have the strength to stand yet, and Gyro then tells him how to use the stirrups on a horse to further enhance the spin since it doesn't take much strength to do, he just needs control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then admits when he's about to board the ship that he'd been building his leg strength up ever since discovering Act 3, and had just barely gotten to the point where he could and walk with some difficulty by the time he was boarding the ship at the end. And was somewhat disappointed that it was so slow and mundane, rather then a suddenly miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the mechanics of how. He learned how to use the Spin to transfer nerve signals around the damage in his spine and into his legs, by-passing the issue, though it took time to build his leg strength back up to take advantage of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T21:29:12.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37695" CreationDate="2016-12-05T22:30:58.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several soundtracks, or in some cases just singles, on iTunes, although of course availability will depend on region. Sometimes it can help to search for either an artist or a song title, and see what albums show up, but you have to be careful because for every actual version of an anisong, there are about twenty covers of varying quality and style (including entire albums where as far as I can tell they've taken a MIDI version of the songs and run it through a synthesiser to make it sound like church bells, for reasons that completely escape me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll get the best results if you're able to switch to the Japanese iTunes store, although there may be some hoops to jump through to make that work properly (for example, you can only buy something from a new region if you have no iTunes credit in your usual region). And, of course, everything's in Japanese - if you're not a speaker yourself, use Wikipedia or ANN or a similar site to find the Japanese name of the show you're looking for, and copy it into the search bar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T22:30:58.270" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37702" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37705" CreationDate="2016-12-06T01:34:49.400" Score="2" ViewCount="1569" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gintama:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vUoupm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vUoupm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oregairu: I can't think of any examples I can back up right now, but for Oregairu you just need to watch any episode and you'll see Yui's flip phone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haganai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JqvZmm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JqvZmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uk3HSm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uk3HSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it because the authors are just from an older generation than the fanbase? No way, right? They have to have smartphones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1348101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; says it's because smartphones aren't popular in Japan. I don't think that's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch&amp;amp;q=japan+smartphone&amp;amp;tbs=imgo:1&amp;amp;gws_rd=cr&amp;amp;ei=UhVGWJfUF4nMjwOJuKPwAQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;true&lt;/a&gt; (bad evidence alert).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several Reddit posts also agree that flip phones are more popular. Why are flip phones still so popular, (if you can endeavor to answer) in both society and anime/manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T05:36:27.590" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T05:36:27.590" Title="Why aren't most of the phones in anime smartphones?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37702" CreationDate="2016-12-06T03:09:28.643" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of the shows you cite, &lt;em&gt;Haganai&lt;/em&gt; was animated in 2011; &lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt; was animated in 2012; and &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt; was animated in 2013. The source material for each is even older (albeit kind of irrelevant for &lt;em&gt;Black Rock Shooter&lt;/em&gt;). I omit &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; because it's long-running and I don't know when your screencap is from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smartphone adoption in Japan is &lt;em&gt;hugely&lt;/em&gt; up between 2013 and now, and even more so between 2011 and now. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ciaj.or.jp/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the CIAJ&lt;/a&gt; (as cited in a whitepaper titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lek.com/sites/default/files/1837_Japans-Smartphone-and-impacts-on-the-mobile-marketplace.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Japan’s Smartphone Surge and Its Impact on the Mobile Marketplace&quot;&lt;/a&gt;), smartphone penetration in the Japanese market was a mere 9% in 2011, rising to 39% in 2013, and skyrocketing to 84% in 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5ppol.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5ppol.png&quot; alt=&quot;Figure 1 &amp;quot;Smartphone penetration in Japan, 2011-2016&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it any wonder, then, that anime set in &quot;the present&quot; that aren't from the past year or two would tend to have more non-smartphones (&quot;feature phones&quot;, as they're called) than smartphones? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I specify &quot;the present&quot; because we should exclude from discussion any shows set in the future. They tend to have fanciful notions of how telecommunications would work that don't tend to involve feature phones &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; what we would consider &quot;smartphones&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it because the authors are just from an older generation than the fanbase? No way, right? They have to have smartphones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This effect may exist - according to the Pew report &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/02/22/smartphone-ownership-and-internet-usage-continues-to-climb-in-emerging-economies/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Smartphone Ownership and Internet Usage Continues to Climb in Emerging Economies&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, in 2015, Japanese people age 18-34 were about 2.5 times as likely to own a smartphone as Japanese people age 35+.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt it is a substantial effect, though. Any animated production involves multiple people with creative input (not just the author of the source material), and I would imagine that at least some of them would know what kind of technology youngsters use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don't think that's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch&amp;amp;q=japan+smartphone&amp;amp;tbs=imgo:1&amp;amp;gws_rd=cr&amp;amp;ei=UhVGWJfUF4nMjwOJuKPwAQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;true&lt;/a&gt; (bad evidence alert).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=north%20korea%20smartphones&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Best Korea is proud&lt;/a&gt; of the way you confirm your priors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why are flip phones still so popular, (if you can endeavor to answer) in both society and anime/manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2014-10-24/.80264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The article&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/37702/why-are-arent-most-of-the-phones-in-anime-smartphones#comment51289_37702&quot;&gt;@Maroon linked&lt;/a&gt; in the comments is a good overview of why smartphones were not common in Japan (prior to 2014 or so). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why were smartphones not common in anime/manga? Because smartphones were not common in Japan. Simple as that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T03:09:28.643" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37522" CreationDate="2016-12-06T03:28:15.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series skipped the Hiroshima part and goes straight to the Tokyo part where Haruto was chasing after the disappearing Eba. It ended with Haruto breaking up with Asuka and going back with Yuzuki. Haruto moved out from his sister's place to live together with Yuzuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVA animated the Hiroshima part of the story and ended with Yuzuki moving back to Tokyo, thus the OVA should be watched before the serial. Since the OVA is only 2 episodes long it omitted many small detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a gap between the OVA and the serial in that it skipped Eba breaking up with Haruto. The serial started with they already breaking up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T03:28:15.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37582" CreationDate="2016-12-06T03:43:37.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main way you can differentiate between SSJ and SSJ2 is that SSJ2 has electricity in the aura, or to quote the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki for SSJ2&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The golden hair brought on by the original transformation becomes longer and rigid and stands up even more. Some users like Gohan, Goku, Vegito and Bardock lose a few strands of hair. Increased energy radiation causes the aura to take on a jagged, fierce flame-like appearance rather than smooth or flowing. Because the energy output and radiation is higher than that of a Super Saiyan, the aura pulses at a higher frequency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wiki for Goku&lt;/a&gt; the first time you see Goku in his SSJ2 form is when he and Vegeta are battling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although they are evenly matched at Super Saiyan 2, Goku ends the fight when he senses that Majin Buu has been released and pleads with Vegeta to help him defeat Majin Buu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, it explains earlier that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;while Goku is training in Other World he achieves Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So (by canon) you first see him transform against Vegeta but he must have achieved it earlier when he was in Other World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26360" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T03:43:37.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37708" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-06T04:53:12.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Hero Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア) is a superhero manga series&lt;/strong&gt; written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers (called quirks) in a world where they have become commonplace, but who still dreams of becoming a hero himself. He is scouted by Japan's greatest hero, who shares his quirk with Izuku after recognizing his potential, and later enrolls him in a high school for heroes in training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Bones. Its first season aired in Japan from April 3 to June 26, 2016, followed by a second season from April 1 to September 30, 2017, then a third season from April 7 to September 29, 2018, with a fourth season set to premiere in October, 2019. An animated film titled My Hero Academia: Two Heroes was released on August 3, 2018. A second animated film is in production and there are plans for a live-action film by Legendary Entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43977" LastEditorUserId="43977" LastEditDate="2019-04-24T08:50:55.397" LastActivityDate="2019-04-24T08:50:55.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37709" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-06T04:53:12.760" Score="0" Body="My Hero Academia is a superhero manga series by Kōhei Horikoshi. The story is about a boy called Izuku Midoriya, who was born without Quirk (Superpower), in a world where it is a common thing to have superpowers. Hence those without superpowers are called Quirkless. The story follows about his dream of becoming a hero himself." OwnerUserId="13934" LastEditorUserId="43977" LastEditDate="2019-04-25T03:40:55.143" LastActivityDate="2019-04-25T03:40:55.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37165" CreationDate="2016-12-06T05:23:45.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an electricity based self defense stun gun, comedically shaped like a retro style ray gun, likely of a not very high amperage as it doesn't seem to have much of a disabling factor on Gamon. People probably don't react because it's anime and nobody really cares that the 'main' is being abused by his friend. Of course, stun guns (tasers) don't actually work like the show implies the 'Poya Gun' does (as tasers don't have ranged ability, relying on you touching the arc to the victim for it to actually work.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29624" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T05:23:45.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15408" CreationDate="2016-12-06T05:35:38.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's categorized as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/EnzeruFashion-NARUTO%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E5%A4%89%E8%A3%85-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0-CSP0007-XXXL/dp/B01DZHPHEI/ref=sr_1_28?s=hobby&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1481001715&amp;amp;sr=1-28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jockey&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/CosplayHut-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD/dp/B00G3BRY2C/ref=sr_1_39?s=hobby&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1481001715&amp;amp;sr=1-39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vest&lt;/a&gt;, according to their respective sales listing on Amazon. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E6%9A%97%E9%83%A8%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwj82Njg697QAhXGvbwKHV3bDfUQ_AUICCgB&amp;amp;biw=1536&amp;amp;bih=758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Google search&lt;/a&gt; returns more relevant results when searching for '暗部ベスト'. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1254408687&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt;, Japan's Yahoo Answers, it is referred to as a 'vest'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can get it from Amazon Japan &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E5%93%81-cos-hyrz-12-%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89-cos-hyrz-12-%E6%9A%97%E9%83%A8%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B7-%E3%81%AF%E3%81%9F%E3%81%91%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B7-%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B7-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E8%A1%A3%E8%A3%85-XXL/dp/B01N3Q6WGS/ref=sr_1_13?s=hobby&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1481001388&amp;amp;sr=1-13&amp;amp;th=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Use a shipping forwarding service like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tenso.com/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenso&lt;/a&gt; if you live outside Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13934" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T05:35:38.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="313" CreationDate="2016-12-06T05:46:25.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, because Gilgamesh was the very first king, every treasure was claimed by him, including everything made by Man. Even after he died, things than Mankind dreamed up afterwards were claimed by him. That or the power of magic back then meant that his kingdom was able to make magical things equal or greater to modern inventions. It is also is that as the very first Hero, he must have the prototype to every weapon or item used by later heroes. The only things Gate of Babylon doesn't contain is anything made with new concepts by a new human race, or items made by extraterrestials or with extraterrestial knowledge. In Fate/Extra, he even has a spaceship able to move at the speed of light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article I got this all from is worded a little confusingly, but I think it is that if Mankind has or will make something, then as the first King and Hero, he already has it in his vault. So either the Vimana is a magical airship, or it's based on a ship Mankind will make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29625" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T05:46:25.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37714" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37734" CreationDate="2016-12-06T07:02:58.137" Score="3" ViewCount="24865" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it sounds funny, but how on earth Shanks stopped Kaido to enter and follow Whitebeard on Marineford war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29605" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T05:36:13.840" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T13:41:42.453" Title="How did Shanks manage to stop Kaido?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37717" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37718" CreationDate="2016-12-06T11:43:44.640" Score="-2" ViewCount="689" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many characters have Haoshoku: King's haki, can any one please list it out.&#xA;Till 2016 please&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="19918" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T11:54:46.233" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:28:08.013" Title="How many characters have Haoshoku: King's haki" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-12-06T20:42:43.090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37717" CreationDate="2016-12-06T12:05:18.640" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boa Hancock&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chinjao&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Donquixote Doflamingo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Edward Newgate&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monkey D. Luffy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naguri (filler/non-canon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Portgas D. Ace&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shanks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Silvers Rayleigh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29628" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T12:28:08.013" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T12:28:08.013" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37714" CreationDate="2016-12-06T14:02:04.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;this is my own opinion based on my own search and theories :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shanks is based on chancai a.k.a red boy from the novel &quot;journey to the west&quot;.the name itself shanks reflect a combination between chancai and &quot;truks&quot; from dragon ball  z.&#xA;in the same novel a character known as &quot;demon lord&quot; heavily influenced the making of kaido's character along side with the Mongolian emperor kaidu, and he is chancai's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so how did shanks stop kaido? he probably cut a deal with his old man :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2889" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T14:02:04.670" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37370" CreationDate="2016-12-06T19:34:40.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on how strict of a definition for aura you're going for. What I mean is it would be one of two events:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it could be when Master Roshi first performs the kamehameha in the original Dragon Ball series. He has a slight white aura around him. This is the first example of ki in the series so it may be what you mean. See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdQLaHEpx9w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video example&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, a more conventional aura would be when Gohan headbutts Raditz in the beginning of Dragon Ball Z. When he breaks out of the attack ball he gains a read aura and then proceeds to headbutt Raditz. See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ko0XtJjJ28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video example&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26360" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T19:34:40.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19191" CreationDate="2016-12-06T22:52:30.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song is called Master Usopp from Baron Omatsuri and The Secret Island OST. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode link:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece/episode-406-feudal-era-side-story-boss-luffy-appears-again-658643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 406&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music link:&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_tqDMPQY-o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29628" LastEditorUserId="29628" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T23:31:47.407" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T23:31:47.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22917" CreationDate="2016-12-06T23:07:13.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song from One Piece Movie 9 is called &lt;strong&gt;The Doctor Living in Castle (Dr no Sumu Shiro)&lt;/strong&gt;. Here's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece/episode-533-its-an-emergency-the-ryugu-palace-is-occupied-657953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll episode link&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PebtVuAJWXw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube song link&lt;/a&gt; for reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29628" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T13:53:19.507" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T13:53:19.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30982" CreationDate="2016-12-06T23:13:35.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song is called &lt;em&gt;Heey!&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;One Piece Movie 5&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29628" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T13:43:50.087" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T13:43:50.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37726" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37730" CreationDate="2016-12-07T00:05:56.330" Score="2" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;Between 24:00 to 26:00, can someone telling me what is the song name? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/sound-euphonium/episode-1-mid-summer-fanfare-721567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hibike! Euphonium 2 Episode 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29634" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T01:55:32.843" Title="What is the name of this song in ep1 Hibike Euphonium 2" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hibike-euphonium&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42111" CreationDate="2016-12-07T00:08:01.670" Score="8" ViewCount="40421" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ed &quot;kills&quot; Pride, a tiny baby pops out. When we see him 2 years later, it appears he has a nipple in the middle of his forehead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/25pzdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the &amp;quot;nipple&amp;quot; on Selim&amp;#39;s forehead&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user29635" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T04:58:46.567" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T07:15:18.163" Title="Why does Selim Bradley have a nipple on his forehead?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37726" CreationDate="2016-12-07T01:55:32.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funny that the first &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmfTqVqngO8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube video&lt;/a&gt; that hits on Google seems to also have attracted other fans of the anime as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T01:55:32.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37731" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37733" CreationDate="2016-12-07T03:15:18.353" Score="1" ViewCount="11827" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay so all the other dragon slayers have an obvious element to their magic. Even with Acnologia's roar on Tenrou Island, there was no direct element to his magic. The only thing I could think of is just that his name is &quot;The dragon of the apocolypse&quot;. So do we know what it is yet or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29351" LastActivityDate="2019-04-16T18:52:56.690" Title="What is Acnologia's element?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37731" CreationDate="2016-12-07T04:58:51.540" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dragons we have seen so far do follow a unique theme and magic which is not necessary an &quot;element&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon#Known_Dragons&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This table on the wiki&lt;/a&gt; sums it up pretty nicely. Acnologia is known as &quot;The Black Dragon&quot;. (There is also a white dragon, Weisslogia). So the theme of Acnologia is &quot;Black&quot;. What exactly are the limitations of its &quot;black&quot; magic are haven't been shown in the anime/manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a reason why Acnologia is &quot;different&quot; from other dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Acnologia is a cataclysmically powerful Dragon Slayer that can take the form of a Dragon. &lt;br&gt; Born over 400 years ago, Acnologia was one of the first Dragon Slayers to come into being, entering the Dragon Civil War on the side supporting coexistence. Acnologia and a group of other Dragon Slayers, however, disregarded the cause their comrades fought for, and killed every Dragon they could, bathing in their blood. Due to the overuse of his Magic, Acnologia's physique eventually turned into that of a Dragon's, and he proclaimed himself to be the Dragon King. This event was forever etched into history as the Dragon King Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Acnologia#History&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Acnologia's history&lt;/a&gt; and the Dragon King Festival on the wiki (it has a decent summary) or read the manga. This is discussed in Chapter 301 of Manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T04:58:51.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37714" CreationDate="2016-12-07T05:26:48.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All we really know about Shanks and Kaido's skirmish is in these 2 Panels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q3BkJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q3BkJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r2p9l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r2p9l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anything said other than the information is merely speculation. However it is not completely unfounded.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the second panel, Shanks appears at Marineford just a day after his skirmish, with his crew and ship showing no signs of damage or a fight. Considering, what happened to Marineford when Yonko Whitebeard fought we can safely assume that whatever fight, if it took place was likely very minor. More plausible is, &lt;strong&gt;Shanks simply being there &quot;stopped&quot; Kaido&lt;/strong&gt;. Consider the following scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fight between Whitebeard and World Government threatened to disrupt the balance between the Yonko. Kaido tried to use this opportunately to preemptively strike at his enemy while he is distracted. Neither Whitebeard nor WG can afford war on two fronts. Whitebeard couldn't waste time and resources to thwart Kaido while WG didn't engage Rayleigh (Kizaru said something like do you want to fight 2 legends iirc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Shanks being a fellow Yonko just simply appeared there and stopped Kaido. Kaido doesn't want to fight other Yonko's head on either. The balance exists because they are all evenly matched. Thus the scuffle between Shanks and Kaido was likely very minor. Seeing that Kaido will not allow him to attack Whitebeard, Kaido retreated while Shanks followed Whitebeard to Marineford.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting parallel to real world, Is Indo-Pak war in 1971. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_Force_74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;From WIkipedia: Task Force 74&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The US Task Force 74 was a US Navy task force of the United States Seventh Fleet that was deployed to the Bay of Bengal by Nixon administration in December 1971, at the height of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. Led by the Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, the deployment of the task force was seen as a show of force by USA in support of the beleaguered West Pakistani forces. [..] &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  To counter this, On 6 and 13 December 1971, the Soviet Navy dispatched two groups of cruisers and destroyers and a submarine armed with nuclear missiles from Vladivostok; they trailed US Task Force 74 into the Indian Ocean from 18 December 1971 until 7 January 1972. The Soviets also had a nuclear submarine to help ward off the threat posed by USS Enterprise task force in the Indian Ocean &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus without fighting, both US and USSR effectively negated each other's influence on the war. For a more detailed account: &lt;a href=&quot;http://in.rbth.com/articles/2011/12/20/1971_war_how_russia_sank_nixons_gunboat_diplomacy_14041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1971 War: How Russia sank Nixon’s gunboat diplomacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T20:23:21.740" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T20:23:21.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-07T07:14:12.383" Score="2" ViewCount="966" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a class picture of Yoshida (Teacher), Gintama, Katsura, Takasugi, Sakamoto with &quot;Other&quot; students when they were a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/52bpzl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/52bpzl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Class Picture of Shouyou Disciples&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come the &quot;Other&quot; students from the class picture did not appear when they grew up as an adult? (If I am not mistaken)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29605" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T09:32:54.537" LastActivityDate="2021-04-04T13:01:05.130" Title="Where are Yoshida Shouyou's &quot;Other&quot; students currently?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32328" CreationDate="2016-12-07T08:00:49.503" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched it for the first time a few days ago and it never occurred to me that she wouldn't be wearing anything. It's rather clear that she's wearing either pants or leggings. As Torisuda says above, the colors just don't match, especially during night scenes, and there are obvious places where the fabric bunches up and shows creases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xDBQz.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xDBQz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EpMA.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EpMA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4cXpb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4cXpb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27622" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T08:00:49.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18673" CreationDate="2016-12-07T09:05:11.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, Reiko's headaches could have been from all Ritsuko's questions when they were sitting at the table, she kept saying she didn't remember. She could have been trying to hard to remember which triggered the headaches. Including Rei and his lines too. But it's also kind of a stretch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29647" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T09:05:11.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37731" CreationDate="2016-12-07T12:58:51.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theory that has a great explanation on what it might be. It is said in this theory that Acnologia is the Etherion Dragon Slayer. Basically Etherion also known as Ethernano is the mix of multiple different elements. You remember when natsu ate the part of the lacrima? Well, that was Ethernano. (Honestly the video below explains it 10x better than I can).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a like to the YouTube video:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exDA3rQF9Zk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exDA3rQF9Zk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29651" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T12:58:51.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37341" CreationDate="2016-12-07T13:28:59.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sting and Rogue are the same age as Wendy, in the manga the three are currently about &quot;20&quot; in the latest chapter (I am excluding the +400 years). If my memory serves right, Natsu &amp;amp; Gajeel are both &quot;27&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the problem is working out the age different in the past, this isn't all to hard. Wendy was &quot;12&quot; when she was first introduced (x784). The Dragon Slayers arrived in (x777), so it's 12-7=5. Wendy was &quot;5&quot; years of age. Now Sting and Rogue are the same age as her, so those three were &quot;5&quot; years old. Now assuming I'm correct about Natsu's &amp;amp; Gajeel's age, they would've been 12 at the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'm not sure if this answers the question, but I hope it does. Just keep in mind that Fairy Tail has a habit of making 12 year old kids look even younger than what they are. Easy way to tell is watch the Fairy Tail OVA 8.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29651" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:28:59.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36621" CreationDate="2016-12-07T13:42:19.350" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 90 days signify the days left until the opening of the Opera House, which was mentioned in the wedding episode 2 by Frate, who tells them that Don Gallasia decided to attend the opening show. The 91 days refers to the time in which his revenge takes place since arriving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29652" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T13:42:19.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5434" CreationDate="2016-12-07T14:46:32.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched a talkshow. In that talkshow, the creator told that K means &quot;Kizuna&quot; or bonds. So, it means every character has a complex bond that bind 'em each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29654" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:46:32.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8123" CreationDate="2016-12-07T16:16:17.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not much more than SpOT's answer, but I'll added the sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's never clearly explained. Rayleigh and Mihawk only mention the overall concept of extending reinforcement Haki to weapons to Luffy and Zorry respectively (Chapter 597 and 779):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DKdbA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DKdbA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After his fight with Pica, Zorry remembers a conversion with Mihawk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/opEd2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/opEd2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this idea in manga is not new, and it reminds of how in hunterXhunter Nen can be extended to a weapon if you think about that weapon being an extension of your body (notice Killua mentions &quot;reinforcement&quot;; Chapter 140):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kdSu1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kdSu1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TjW4l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TjW4l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18850" LastEditorUserId="18850" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T07:55:16.017" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T07:55:16.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-07T19:30:18.010" Score="1" ViewCount="853" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Daath was after the king's power, they could have taken it from Shu anytime they wanted. Why wait so long and resurrect Gai for taking the king's power? They had someone else who could use king's power as well. Why does it have to be Gai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what caused a change of plans? Keido tried to be the &quot;Adam&quot;. Then it was Gai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T11:58:28.270" LastActivityDate="2019-04-24T08:57:17.827" Title="Why was Gai resurrected?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-07T21:41:02.837" Score="7" ViewCount="1575" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Sokka's bird, Hawky, went off on a trip to deliver the letter to Toph's parents and never came back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to Hawky? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://kr.turbonick.nick.com/shows/avatar/index.jhtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hawky never returned to the group after delivering Toph's letter, and it is assumed that he found a new home at the Beifong Estate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they are citing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kr.turbonick.nick.com/shows/avatar/index.jhtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nickelodeon official site&lt;/a&gt; as a source, and the site has since been updated removing any information about this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2019-09-02T03:02:50.370" Title="What happened to Hawky?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6926" CreationDate="2016-12-08T01:07:53.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke can't use it, and if he had used it on Danzo and Killer Bee, they wouldn't have been able to escape it without Sasuke releasing them from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi states that only someone with Uchiha genetics and the Sharingan can undo the Tsukuyomi. This is a manga fact, meaning Sasuke never used Tsukuyomi. Sasuke may have Itachi's eyes, but it's never been stated that the abilities of the eyes are transferred through the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Seeing as though Madara is the only other person with the EMS, and the fact that he has no unique Mangekyo abilities, proves that abilities really aren't transferred through the EMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tsukuyomi is only used by Itachi, stop making up theories because it &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29596" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T01:07:53.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14092" CreationDate="2016-12-08T05:39:20.057" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the Iris from Eternal Mana and Azoth of Destiny are the same, set at different points in the timeline. Grand Phantasm was originally supposed to take place during Iris Blanchemont's alchemy career with the main antagonist and the young elder witch from the first game as her teammates, however the storyline was scrapped and altered, resulting in the seperation. so Iris Fortner is not Iris Blanchemont. but Eternal Mana Iris and Azoth of Destiny young Iris are one and the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29665" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T05:39:20.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T10:33:07.733" Score="3" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Noragami, some Gods uses other God's name for their business name. An example of this practice is Bimbo-gami, Kofuku, using Ebisu's name. Is such practice limited to the world within Noragami? Or does it stems from the real world? In other words, does some of the Japanese Gods in the real world also do such practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T10:33:07.733" Title="Does Gods using other God's name also happens in real life?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37390" CreationDate="2016-12-08T13:57:59.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your 1st question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Doffy get that Flare-Flare Fruit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just like Kaz Rodgers said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo was a black market dealer so naturally his connections probably ended up finding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd, three of your questions together:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;until now I am still confused how the Devil Fruits spread around the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do they grow in the same tree or each of them has their own tree (Flare-Flare Tree maybe)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the users died, will the fruit grow in the same tree or just fall to random places like Dragon Balls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For starters, 2. and 3. we don't know much about Devil Fruits either, besides what we have told so far and seen. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When a Devil Fruit user dies, their ability is reborn into another Fruit of the same kind. Instead of growing from a plant, the ability simply regenerates inside another existing Fruit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spoiler&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  As seen when Smiley &amp;quot;died&amp;quot; and the Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl transplanted itself into a nearby apple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt; Oda has pointed out in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS Volume 48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;For more detail, you'll just have to wait for a certain professor to make his appearance in the story, and explain exactly what the Devil Fruits REALLY are... eventually.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29668" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T13:57:59.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37763" CreationDate="2016-12-08T14:42:40.807" Score="5" ViewCount="11440" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of new seasons of anime coming out soon, and I was wondering how long does it take for popular anime to get dubbed in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it helps, the two main ones I am thinking of are Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale and Attack on Titan Season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29669" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T12:59:29.287" Title="How long does it typically take for popular anime to be dubbed in English?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T15:33:03.077" Score="2" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the difference between production cost of animes that aired on TV and anime that can only be found online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much more or less does it cost to produce anime online instead of on TV?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T08:44:45.300" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T08:44:45.300" Title="What is the difference in cost for anime aired on TV and online anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37760" CreationDate="2016-12-08T15:54:22.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on who has the western rights to it. If it's Funimation it'll either be a broadcast dub then that'll be 3-5 weeks for the first dub episode to air or they'll dub it for the home release roughly a year later. For the others (Sentai, Aniplex etc..) it'll be roughly a year later for the home release, if it even gets a dub. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T15:54:22.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36308" CreationDate="2016-12-08T15:59:17.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If killed by a Soul Reaper they go to Soul Society if they were actually good, so only the bad ones go to Hell. Quincy destroy them completely. Humans just kill them and send them to Hell. Only Soul Reapers purify them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not a source, but I watched all episodes of Bleach and finished the manga. At one point they are talking about how Chad's or Orihime's powers are special. Chad said something about his spiritual pressure doing something when he went to Hueco Mundo, and Hachigan was a Soul Reaper/Vizard with Orihime's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Captain Kurotsuchi also said it when he realized the Quincy were invading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-06-16T17:01:03.847" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T17:01:03.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T16:10:05.323" Score="1" ViewCount="7503" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the production order of the digimon anime? I've seen season 1 with Tai and Augumon and season 2 with Davis and Veemon. But what's the proper order to continue? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T23:17:13.863" Title="What is the production order of digimon?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;&lt;digimon-tri&gt;&lt;digimon-tamers&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T20:48:20.497" Score="3" ViewCount="3008" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am watching the anime right now and can't understand this part of the plot:&#xA;there were two notebooks out of which one had been returned to the Shinigami that came to Ryuk to get his notebook back. That leaves one which was with T as he was doing Kira's killings. Now suddenly that notebook reaches Light Yagami and his team locked in a safe. How did that happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29673" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T11:29:27.753" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T22:29:17.117" Title="Were there more than two Death Notes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37766" CreationDate="2016-12-08T22:50:58.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Production Release Order is as follows (these are the Japanese Air Dates):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure&lt;/a&gt; - March 7, 1999 to March 26, 2000 &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure#Digimon_Adventure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure Movie (Part one of Digimon: The Movie)&lt;/a&gt; - March 6, 1999&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure#Our_War_Game.21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure: Our War Game (Part two of Digimon: The Movie)&lt;/a&gt; - March 4, 2000&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure_02&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure 02&lt;/a&gt; - April 2, 2000, and March 25, 2001 &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure_02#Films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Jōriku / Chōzetsu Shinka!! Ōgon no Digimental (Part three of Digimon: The Movie)&lt;/a&gt; - July 8, 2000 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#Digimon_Grandprix.21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grandprix!&lt;/a&gt; - July 20, 2000&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[OVA]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure_02#Revenge_of_Diaboromon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon&lt;/a&gt; - March 3, 2001 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Tamers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/a&gt; - April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002 &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#Battle_of_Adventurers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers&lt;/a&gt; - July 14, 2001 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#Runaway_Locomon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon&lt;/a&gt; - March 2, 2002 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Frontier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Frontier&lt;/a&gt; - April 7, 2002 to March 30, 2003 &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#Digimon_Frontier:_Island_of_Lost_Digimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon&lt;/a&gt; - July 20, 2002 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#Digital_Monster_X-Evolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digital Monster X-Evolution&lt;/a&gt; - January 3, 2005 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Data_Squad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Savers (Digimon Data Squad)&lt;/a&gt; - April 2, 2006 to March 25, 2007 &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#The_Digital_World_in_Imminent_Danger.21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!&lt;/a&gt; - July 8, 2006 &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[OVA]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_films#Ultimate_Power.21_Activate_Burst_Mode.21.21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!&lt;/a&gt; -  December 9, 2006 &lt;strong&gt;[Movie]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Fusion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Xros Wars (Digimon Fusion)&lt;/a&gt; - July 6, 2010 to March 21, 2012 &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure_tri.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure tri.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[Movie Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1 - November 21, 2015&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 2 - March 12, 2016&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 3 - September 24, 2016&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 4 - February 25, 2017&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 5 - TBA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 6 - TBA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Universe:_Appli_Monsters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters&lt;/a&gt; - October 1, 2016 - Ongoing &lt;strong&gt;[Series]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main Source - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i would think that Digimon Adventure Tri is expected to be watched together however only half of the series was released before Digimon Universe. plot wise Digimon Universe is set in 2045 while Digimon Adventure Tri is set 3 years after Digimon Adventure 02 which itself is set 3 years after Digimon Adventure. Digimon Adventure was set in 1999 so this means Digimon Adventure Tri is set somewhere in 2005. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this year might be off depending on how much time passed in the previous 2 seasons but even then Digimon Adventure Tri's plot is set a few decades before Digimon Universe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: these 3 movies were later released in the US as Digimon: The Movie on October 6, 2000&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2: this was the first date it aired however as wikipedia says it was later included on a bonus disc in the Digimon THE MOVIES Blu-ray 1999-2006 compilation, released on January 9, 2015&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T23:17:13.863" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T23:17:13.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37766" CreationDate="2016-12-08T22:51:42.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, here is the suggested watching order (films in italics, ignoring shorter films and side material like games and manga):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Adventure (aka Digimon Season 1)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first series, introducing the original DigiDestined and their partners&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Adventure 02 (aka Digimon Season 2)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A direct sequel to Digimon Adventure&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon: The Movie&lt;/em&gt; (actually formed from three shorter Digimon Adventure movies)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Adventure 02: Diaboromon Strikes Back&lt;/em&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Diaboromon Returns&lt;/em&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apparently never had a DVD release in the West, so not sure how you watch that officially these days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Tamers&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Set in a world where the original series are just animated TV shows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers: Runaway Digimon Express&lt;/em&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Runaway Locomon&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Frontier&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In which the DigiDestined merge with Digimon spirits rather than having them as separate entities&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Frontier: Revival of the Ancient Digimon&lt;/em&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Island of Lost Digimon&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digital Monster X-Evolution&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never released internationally, and not connected with any other series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Savers (aka Digimon Data Squad)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never released internationally&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Xros Wars (aka Digimon Fusion)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Adventure tri.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Featuring the return of the original DigiDestined, the season is being released in four parts, with the final part due for release in Japanese in February&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Currently with no official English release&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of continuity, having watched the first two seasons of Adventure you can pretty much watch anything - Digimon: The Movie and Digimon Adventure tri. are the only things that follow on directly from the original show, each other show and related movies form separate continuities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also personally suggest that at some point you watch the film &lt;em&gt;Summer Wars&lt;/em&gt;, which is essentially Digimon: The Movie taken away from the Digimon universe and made many times better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T22:51:42.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5671" CreationDate="2016-12-08T22:55:27.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurama Might actually have Lightning, Fire and Wind... &#xA;I don't really remember some of the other tailed beast names...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One tail: Magnet, since it uses sand,which I am thinking is a combination between wind and crystal/earth style&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two Tails: Blue Fire, her body looks like it's made of fire and she uses fire when attacking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three tails: Water, he is from the Mist village, and is a giant turtle... that's kind of obvious xD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Four Tails(Son Goku): Lava Style, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Five Tails:Boil, or Steam style, Water and Fire&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Six Tails:Water style, he(I think it's a he) uses bubble style &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seven Tails(Chomei): All I really know is that he looks like  a Beetle with seven wings attached to his rear end &gt;.&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eight Tails(Gyuki): Ink, and since he's an octopus, I am thinking possibly water as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29675" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T22:57:44.757" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T22:57:44.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37767" CreationDate="2016-12-09T08:58:44.970" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were 4 Deathnotes in the real world. Ryuk has 2, Rem has 1 and another of Rem's friend who died to save Misa. Rem gave that Notebook to Misa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the story, Ryuk gives his additional notebook to Light. Meanwhile after L's death Light got another notebook which was Rem's since Rem also died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mello stole one of the Notebooks for which the shinigami came and is supposedly the one originally dropped by Ryuk to be picked up by Light. This still leaves Rem's notebook in Light's possesion and Misa's with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR Humans in the series use 3 Notebooks. Sidoh's orginal which he took back. Jealous's original which Rem gave to Misa and Rem's Notebook which Light picked up after he/she disintegrated.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T08:58:44.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37776" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38028" CreationDate="2016-12-09T09:56:40.247" Score="1" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 93, Yuuki was shown with Kaname and 2 girls. Are these 2 girls Yuuki and Zero's kids?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to Yuuki when she turned Kaname into a human? Is she dead like when her mother turned Yuuki into a human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to Zero here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15299" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T08:13:21.717" LastActivityDate="2018-08-09T17:49:19.577" Title="What happened to Yuuki at the end of the manga?" Tags="&lt;vampire-knight&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:34:48.440" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you do research you will find that the Japanese consider animation such as cartoons and anime to all be anime but some styles are usually seen separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-807827/the-anime-is-a-cartoon-argument&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main difference is the age.  What we call cartoons are things aimed at kids, while anime is usually aimed at older people as well as young but the so called cartoons pokemon and yugioh are anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is us Americans just separated everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Definition of Anime by Merriam-Webster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.&#xA;  synonyms:   caricature, parody, lampoon, satire; More&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a motion picture using animation techniques to photograph a sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if it helps most of the cartoons we have in america are made in japan.and all of this started in japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T19:16:26.570" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T19:16:26.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36247" CreationDate="2016-12-10T03:54:08.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clearly evident by what happens later in the story with Trunks' sword. At some point Trunks obtained an ability very similar to the Genki Dama. While it takes on a more physical form when he gets his sword back we actually see his Super Saiyan aura incorporate a blue glow which could either be reminiscent of the SSJB auras or the Genki from the Genki Dama. But we get confirmation that Trunks sword was like Goku's Genki Dama from Goku himself. Not to mention we see him take something from the people he is trying to protect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is questionable however is how the Earthlings managed to power him up so much when there weren't that many left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11529" LastEditorUserId="11529" LastEditDate="2016-12-10T04:19:38.280" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T04:19:38.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9022" CreationDate="2016-12-10T05:52:22.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is an old question, but I wanted to give my interpretation of what happened since it doesn't seem to be one that I've heard elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the scar appeared after she had obtained the Code from the nun, and she was subject to torture because of the belief that she was a witch. As we know, those with the Code can still be wounded and &quot;killed&quot;, but their injuries heal very quickly and they come back to life. It's possible that this particular injury was just fresh enough to remain visible at this time. What's more - this injury is right over her heart. Maybe it isn't supposed to be a Geass sigil at all, and is actually a deep wound caused by someone cutting her heart out (this would also explain why it is taking longer to heal). Of course, it could just as easily be a step in some sort of cultist method that the witch hunters came up with to try and kill her based on the sigil on her forehead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless, this cause and reasoning would answer the question regarding why her other injuries healed, but this one hadn't seemed to. Additionally, there is a scene during the sequence where C.C. has amnesia in which she mistakenly believes that Lelouch wants to have sex, and begins to remove her top. In this scene, her top is easily high enough that the scar should be visible, but no scar can be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29691" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T05:52:22.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25843" CreationDate="2016-12-10T11:39:13.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither the anime nor the visual novel shows how exactly Kengo's dad was defeated. However, in the visual novel, Kengo's dad wasn't defeated by Kyousuke alone - he was beaten when Masato, Kyousuke and Rin went up against him at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13117410548&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://hienkyaku.blog50.fc2.com/blog-entry-3522.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13934" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T11:39:13.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28301" CreationDate="2016-12-10T11:46:42.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say there are two main reasons why Orochimaru went after Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru wanted Sasuke or Itachi's eyes. After all Orochimaru was researching inherited chakra or called Kekkei Genkai. Meaning you must be born into that specific clan to gain the chakra or special features of it. Orochimaru was only looking for special Kekkei Genkai. Here's a few examples: Shikotsumyaku clan and their ability to using their bones in their bodies as weapons. User Kimimaru. Crystal release nature chakra users are able to materialize and use crystals. Finally Jugo's clan Kekkei Genkai. Allowing them to absorb natural energy into their own bodies and use it. This interest in Kekkei Genkai caused him to desire one for his vessel. So when Itachi showed him the potential in the Sharingan. He immediately desired to control and use it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru could not use him a vessel. A) Naruto is not easily controlled and brainwashed exceptionally when it involves someone close to him. He would have sliced off his own hand before intentionally hurting a loved one. B) He is the Jinchuriki. Kurama or the nine tails fox would have never allowed the snake to stay in Naruto's mind for long. He or she would have knocked some sense into the boy long ago. C) His loyalty to the village. Orochimaru needed someone who has nothing and no one holding him back. Sasuke had no loyalty to the village and the only thing holding him back was somewhat friend Naruto. While Naruto was very loyal to his village and was gaining friends. Causing Naruto to not need him unlike Sasuke who desired for more power which Orochimaru happily supplied for him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29696" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T11:46:42.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-10T13:53:45.927" Score="9" ViewCount="1741" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a city where 1,800,000 teenagers are struggling towards the same goal (esper improvement), having only &lt;strong&gt;seven&lt;/strong&gt; level 5 students would automatically bump them into celebrity status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tokiwadai's uniform was always easily recognized even by Skill Outs (usually followed by panic when they &quot;remember&quot; that school's top ace).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaka did a swimsuit modeling campaign. Hard to believe the company wouldn't use the &quot;Railgun wears our brand&quot; selling point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaka is also well known to jump into the fray even when the fray doesn't want her there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any in-series explanation why doesn't everyone in Academy City know Misaka's face?  The out-of-series explanation is not of interest (e.g., &quot;The author wrote that way,&quot; etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T12:20:33.097" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T22:34:51.010" Title="Why isn't Misaka Mikoto's face widely recognized?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;&lt;a-certain-scientific-railgun&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36308" CreationDate="2016-12-10T20:32:07.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They would be destroyed, chad is closer to a hollows, and a soul reapers zanpaktou is meant to purify/condemn hollows.  Ex.  Other groups, either absorb the people, and the world around them in soul society, are Quincy, or just have a different specification.  They never mention ichigos friends purifying them, as far as I am aware, so it's either a plot hole, or they die.  Since, in usual cases, they have soul reaper assigned to the area, it would be reasonable to liken them to a Quincy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29700" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T20:32:07.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17186" CreationDate="2016-12-11T06:16:05.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;White Album was technically a split cour, way back in 2009&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29706" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T06:16:05.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2016-12-11T06:30:00.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must note that Kakashi did NOT defeat Obito. I say this because Obito knew about Madara's seal (chapter 675) and wanted to undo it to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki. Also, he wasn't even trying to kill Kakashi. So he LET Kakashi STAB HIM IN THE CHEST. We all know that he could use his Rinnegan (because he used Edo Tensei) but he didn't use it in his fight with Kakashi. Kakashi couldn't even survive two Paths of Pain and Obito can use all of them and also Izanagi. Kakashi himself accepted that Orochimaru and Jiraiya (because Jiraiya fought all Six Paths of Pain BY HIMSELF) are better than him. I don't know about Tsunade, but Kakashi would be easily defeated by Jiraiya or Orochimaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, about Itachi, we all saw Itachi defeated Kakashi with his genjutsu in the original Naruto series when Itachi didn't even use Susanoo (his Susanoo had the Totsuka blade which could seal literally anything) or Amaterasu. Also, Kakashi, without Obito's Sharingan, is nothing in front of any of the above mentioned since Obito's eye allowed him to see his opponent's moves (he would've been defeated by Zabuza if he didn't have Obito's eye). Kakashi also agreed that the Chidori would've remained as an incomplete jutsu if he hadn't got Obito's Sharingan. It would also feel like you are cheating when only Kakashi's abilities are unknown and not Jiraiya's. One can escape from Kamui with good speed (as Minato did). Also, Kakashi exhausts almost all of his chakra if he uses Kamui twice and Jiraiya won't let him do that. Even if Kakashi uses Kamui on Jiraiya and Jiraiya got teleported into another dimension, he could easily summon himself back to Mount Myouboku by summoning one of the toads and then summon himself back to the real world. This would make Kakashi's Kamui useless and also would exhaust his chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29705" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T11:17:45.477" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:17:45.477" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36055" CreationDate="2016-12-11T06:50:41.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Teresa wasn't as focused as she normally would've been because Clare made her a bit soft. Her friend even said the old Teresa would've killed Priscilla when she was lying there crying. The old Teresa wouldn't have let it get that far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29707" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T11:10:13.243" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:10:13.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="489" CreationDate="2016-12-11T06:54:30.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple: Kamen Rider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kamen Rider was (and probably still is) an insanely popular Power-Rangers style action show in Japan where the hero is insect-themed. An insect themed hero (as &quot;Goosh&quot; mentioned vaguely) who fights against the forces of EVIL (Dark Types).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can bet Bug &gt; Dark is purely the result of Kamen Rider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29708" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T06:54:30.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9605" CreationDate="2016-12-11T07:42:21.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The visual prowess of the eye does not depend on the will of the person using it but on the one to whom it originally belongs to (because of Madara using his brother's visual prowess and even Sasuke using Itachi's visual prowess without originally having the abilities. Also, Itachi used Shisui's visual prowess without having Kotoamatsukami originally). Therefore, Kakashi did not awaken the Mangekyou. It was Obito who awakened it in both eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29705" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T11:18:48.467" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:18:48.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27575" CreationDate="2016-12-11T08:32:16.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think if you eat a Devil Fruit and don't know what the power is, you can discover it by accident or when you're in danger. But there is one thing you will know you ate a Devil Fruit: because they taste horrible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29709" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T11:11:36.987" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:11:36.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T09:02:29.353" Score="2" ViewCount="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episodes 1 and 2, we're shown that part of Tokyo is sealed off. In episode 2, after Oubu knocks Entei into the air, we get what I presume to be an aerial view of the region (enclosed by a circular wall):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkW4p.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkW4p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 2, 20:22&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, we see Kinoa and Shizuru beat up two people who appear to be guarding an entrance to the region. The character in red at the top of the tower in the top-center is 封, meaning roughly &quot;seal&quot; (as in &quot;isolate&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QKxZ1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QKxZ1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 1, 14:54&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly after that, a man notifies Reoko that &quot;A Bubuki user has broken through the gate&quot;. Upon hearing this, Reoko gets up and leaves the memorial ceremony she's at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is actually in the sealed region? I'm pretty sure the &quot;Buranki prison&quot; (i.e. the place where Oubu's skeleton is kept) is in there, but the region seems far larger than it needs to be just to accomodate the &quot;prison&quot;. As you'll note if you look closely at the aerial view above, the streets inside the region are laid out in a very &quot;honeycomb&quot;-like manner, while the streets outside the region are gridded, much like real-life Tokyo. What's the deal with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T09:02:29.353" Title="Why is part of Tokyo sealed off?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32230" CreationDate="2016-12-11T10:33:15.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The author/illustrator of &lt;em&gt;Donyatsu&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABsuke_Kozaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kozaki Yuusuke&lt;/a&gt;, is also the lead character designer for &lt;em&gt;Bubuki Buranki&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T10:33:15.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T10:55:59.050" Score="1" ViewCount="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kaoruko and Azuma awaken all the Buranki on Treasure Island in episode 1, they cause some of the Buranki to fall to Earth. Eight Buranki fall on Tokyo (according to contemporaneous news reports seen at the beginning of episode 3, and according to Hiiragi later that episode), not counting Oubu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as Oubu falls to Earth (with Kaoruko, Azuma, and their father inside), we get this aerial shot of the Tokyo area:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/llVy2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/llVy2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 1, 10:29&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there are some smoke plumes, all located on the west side of the bay. I've marked them with red dots in the image below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOwhp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOwhp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only seven plumes, though. Where did the eighth Buranki fall? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:23:48.787" Title="Where did the eighth Buranki fall?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7883" CreationDate="2016-12-11T11:09:02.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't it be her mental illness called stockholm syndrome that she has,definition-feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29711" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:09:02.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37811" CreationDate="2016-12-11T11:23:48.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The news reports at around 1:00 into episode 3 state that there are reports of Buranki having fallen in Ohta, Toshima, Chiyoda, Shinjuku, and Sumida wards. We also see footage of a destroyed Buranki in Bunkyo ward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below, I've superimposed a diagram of the wards of Tokyo over the screenshot in the question (which is thankfully fairly easy to do because of the distinctive shape of Tokyo Bay). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dzzds.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dzzds.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In green, I've outlined Sumida. A Buranki is supposed to have fallen there, but there's no smoke plume. The other wards listed all have smoke plumes in theme, so my best guess is that someone just forgot to draw a plume in Sumida. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T11:23:48.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40196" CreationDate="2016-12-11T12:06:53.400" Score="6" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;Index episode 14 around 14:00 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touma awakens to find his right hand on Misaka 10032's chest. 10032 then states that she placed his hand there herself, and that she was reading electrical currents to measure his life signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Imagine Breaker is a passive power, how could that be possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A white lie. She wasn't reading him. Not likely because Misaka clones usually don't lie and show little emotion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A plot hole. They just forgot what power was in the hand.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An animation faux. She was actually holding his left hand in the Light Novel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T14:25:05.770" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T14:58:15.510" Title="How could Misaka 10032 be measuring Touma's life signals while holding his right hand" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6920" CreationDate="2016-12-11T17:10:03.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;so this is my deducted timeline from the given information in the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1150 before X - royal family Fritz uprise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1050 before x- Ymir the first titan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1037 before x- Ymir dies/ the 9 titans come&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;957  before x- start of the titan war&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0           x- maybe the birth of a titan &#xA;(important for the eldians in marley and on the isle paradi, since its their point of view /their history)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;743 after x- end of the titan war&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;830 after x- grisha enters wall maria&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;835 after x- eren/mikasa/ armin born&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;845 after x- breach of wall maria by colossus titan/eren turns into titan/grisha dies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;850 after x- battle of trost&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;853/4 after x- present&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how do I know that on year x a titan was born.Well,the death cyclus of a titan is 13. If you devide 1037 (birth of the 9 titans) with 13 you will see that on year 0 its the birth of a titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29715" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T17:10:03.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5804" CreationDate="2016-12-11T18:11:30.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was actually a genjutsu but after the &quot;real fight&quot;, he got a real wound on his chest(a deliberate attempt by Obito to undo Madara's Seal and become the Ten Tails Jinchuuriki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29705" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T18:11:30.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T09:00:00.983" Score="1" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched episode 57 when they explained it, but it's unclear to me. The Sand Village joins the Sound Village secretly, and planned to attack the Leaf Village. Because ever since the Leaf &amp;amp; Sand Village created the pact it affected their village (sand) somehow. How did it affect them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29730" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T14:05:52.503" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T15:02:15.500" Title="How did the pact affect the Sand Village in a way they wanted to attack the Hidden Leaf?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T11:11:11.997" Score="0" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Gundam UC OVA EP 6, Banagher shared the final coordinate with Audrey, which I feel he trusted Audrey to put that into good use. However why is is that at around 27:00 mark, when Audrey revealed the coordinate to everyone, Banagher seems to feel betrayed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of outcome did Banagher wanted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T21:21:14.327" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T21:21:14.327" Title="In Gundam Unicorn, when Audrey reveals final coordinate, why does Banagher feel unease" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37825" CreationDate="2016-12-12T13:27:44.297" Score="3" ViewCount="2290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senzu bean is known as &quot;magical healing bean&quot;, it can heal and restore consumer's health instantly when eaten. Does it cures diseases as well? Such as Goku's heart disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2020-10-09T10:46:02.750" Title="Could Senzu Beans cure diseases as well?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37822" CreationDate="2016-12-12T15:57:03.763" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Senzu bean could cure diseases, Goku wouldn't have died in the future and Trunks wouldn't have needed to go back from the future to give him the antidote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Senzu_Bean&quot;&gt;Dragon ball wikia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, it appears that the beans can not heal injuries that have&#xA;  already healed over (like Tien's and Yamcha's respective scars or&#xA;  Saiyan tails) or cure ailments (like Goku's heart virus contracted&#xA;  during the Androids Saga)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="6" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T16:03:21.067" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T16:03:21.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22731" CreationDate="2016-12-12T17:15:18.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga and Animations do have totally different endings. Anime has a rushed ending but completes the series, whereas Manga has a smooth ending yet leaves a bit incompletion or does not satify the feels of ending! Although, its just endings, but the whole story differs due to those changes. Personally, I liked the Manga more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29735" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T17:15:18.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37820" CreationDate="2016-12-12T17:52:27.893" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Garra is the secret weapon of the Sound village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the next episodes you shall find that the pact with the Sound village and the attack on the Hidden Leaf were all planned out by Orochimaru, or rather, Orochimaru disguised as the Kazekage, who used Sand village for his own purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29736" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T15:02:15.500" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T15:02:15.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7602" CreationDate="2016-12-12T18:10:00.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, there is a form of magic coming from the Maidens of the Seasons, as described in Volume 3 and the World of Remnant: The Four Maidens. This is the only confirmed magic in RWBY as of yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29739" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T18:10:00.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37822" CreationDate="2016-12-12T22:27:04.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there's little concrete evidence, it's likely that Senzu Bean's only heal the type of wounds your body could heal on its own, in Dragonball it was noted that Senzu bean's were very filling, not quite like medicine. So it could be more like they're a &quot;super food&quot; that accelerates the body's natural processes rather than something like conventional medicine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29742" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T22:27:04.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37767" CreationDate="2016-12-12T22:29:17.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every Shinigami holds a death note, so yes, multiple death notes have been used throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29742" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T22:29:17.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T23:08:37.973" Score="2" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Poco's Udon World&lt;/em&gt; has a &quot;spin-off&quot; in-universe children series &lt;em&gt;Gao-Gao and the Blue Sky&lt;/em&gt;, in which a super-dangerous alien bent on conquest and destruction comes to Earth to destroy/conquer it and then befriends two human girls and ends up as its defender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One cannot avoid noticing the similarities with Disney's Stitch character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any connection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T08:04:48.533" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T08:04:48.533" Title="Is GaoGao-chan based/inspired on Stitch?" Tags="&lt;pocos-udon-world&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37837" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-12T23:15:12.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Poco's Udon World (うどんの国の金色毛鞠, &lt;em&gt;Udon no Kuni no Kin'iro Kemari&lt;/em&gt;) is a manga by Nodoka Shinomaru that was adapted to anime in the fall 2016 season. A slice of life series where a young man uncertain of the path he should walk meets and becomes the guardian of a shapeshifting tanuki spirit that takes the shape of a young boy. This impromptu family will have to find their own meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After his father's early death, Tawara Souta returns to Udon Prefecture to sell his family's old house and Udon restaurant. Inside he finds a young boy that later proves to be a shapeshifting tanuki. Souta decides to become that boy's guardian, to protect his secret and while doing that finds his own place in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T19:32:37.437" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T19:32:37.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37838" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-12T23:15:12.023" Score="0" Body="Poco's Udon World (うどんの国の金色毛鞠, Udon no Kuni no Kin'iro Kemari) is a manga by Nodoka Shinomaru that was adapted to anime in the fall 2016 season. A slice of life series where a young man uncertain of the path he should walk meets and becomes the guardian of a shapeshifting tanuki spirit that takes the shape of a young boy. This impromptu family will have to find their own meaning." OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T19:32:27.640" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T19:32:27.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T23:42:58.520" Score="3" ViewCount="879" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Trunks' future that had been destroyed by the Androids, Goku died from a Heart Virus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in the alternate timeline caused by Trunks warning the Z Warriors about the Androids, Goku still contracted the Heart Virus but they already had a cure for it given by Trunks. Yet in both timelines out of all the Z Warriors Goku was the &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; person to contract it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? Was it a targeted attack on him by Dr. Gero (given the timing of when it occurred)? Was Goku's diet a factor or was there something Saiyan wise that made him more susceptible which doesn't apply to Vegeta and half-Saiyans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="25916" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T15:30:31.197" LastActivityDate="2020-04-15T07:44:22.207" Title="Why was Goku the only Z Warrior to contract the Heart Virus?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37647" CreationDate="2016-12-13T02:17:24.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's only a theory, because even the wiki (or any SBS) gave no explanation why he chose these specific people, except that Jiraiya knew them. So I will try to make some connections between what we know for these characters (very few) and their path's meaning.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, except from Yahiko, here is what I think for the other 5 paths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naraka_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nakara Path&lt;/a&gt;: The man that wields it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naraka_Path_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a priest&lt;/a&gt;, so it only makes sense because of that that he would bring people back to life or take their life. This also comes from the religion perception:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yama is the lord of Justice, the King of Hell, he puts living beings after death for appropriate punishment, for example, in boiling oil, if you lie to him, he will rip out your tongue. After the period of punishment is complete, they are reborn on earth in human or animal bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Preta_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Preta Path&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Preta_Path_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This person&lt;/a&gt; had failed to cultivate the land for his family due to his participation in war. And as it is mentioned below in the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Buddhism, the Preta realm (also known as the Hungry Ghost realm) is a reincarnation based on strong possessiveness and desire which were cultivated in a previous life or lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it only makes sense for him to be that path.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Human path&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Path_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This shinobi&lt;/a&gt; believed that all he could do to try and achieve peace was to teach the next generation to survive the battles with other ninja until it came.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Buddhism, the Human realm it is widely believed that is the form of rebirth most likely to attain enlightenment, due to both the availability of information and teachers, and the ability to reason without falling victim to the obsessive aggression or carnal delights inherited by the higher planes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's how it makes sense, because he wanted to teach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animal Path&lt;/a&gt;: The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/First_Animal_Path_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first&lt;/a&gt;, I think, was one of the Six Paths of Pain because he fought Jiraiya at some point. Also, there is only one connection to this path:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Buddhists believe that animals inhabit a different dimension separated from humans not spatially but mentally; an unhappy plane of rebirth which revolves around fear, instinct and &lt;strong&gt;survival of the fittest&lt;/strong&gt;, suffered by those animals that work for humans and, above all, by those ignorant to what is happening to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't know if it counts. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ajisai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The second Animal Path&lt;/a&gt; was after Jiraiya's death and she didn't meet him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Asura_Path&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asura Path&lt;/a&gt;: Last but not least, this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Asura_Path_(character)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;man&lt;/a&gt; is the only one that I cannot make even one connection. He  was shown to be a wandering puppeteer with insight to the world and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Buddhism, the Asura realm is the plane of semi-divine warring demons which people are reincarnated in due to actions based on jealousy, struggle, combat or rationalisation in a previous life, and though powerful, live in constant violence and conflict to which there is no resolution nor peace. Following a common depiction of Asura, this ability allows the user to possess six arms and three faces, each of which display a different emotion. They are featured in Hinduism as the lowest tier of divine beings, and are known to live a life pursuing power, while indulgent and representative of materialistic and carnal pleasures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe there is a connection through rationalisation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: if someone wants to edit and put more, feel free to do so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13795" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T09:42:37.477" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T09:42:37.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2016-12-13T08:36:09.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;...I started watching from episode 5 so may be I am over interpreting... but ultimately Tomoyas alternate  timelines seem to play out through a deeper understanding of the lives of people close to him. First, his father shows hom that his daughter and him may ultimately end up misunderstanding each other - that his fathers pride is how he ended up without family. this is clearly shown by his refusal of money and his lack of food or water even. &#xA;nigasas parents also suggested a timeline where nigasa survives. nigasas parents, although loving, ultinately were ill prepared for a child. the fact that the lack of experience or tragedy blinds them to the fact thtlat a child needs more than love and fun. nigasas illness and desth may ultimately have allowed him to push past his own selfish needs to become the father his daughter needed. his coworkers fiances sister illustrates another example of the utility of pain and loss. also seems to suggest that wishing for another chance to choose does not prevent loss or death or love. also. i kinda got the feeling that nigasa and his daughter coud not exist in the same world. i got the sense his daughter like an afterthought. a lot of his inner monolgue seemed to be about showing the world he wasnt a bad dather. his child was left alone much like nigasa was after his grandma guilt tripped him. his last rwquest to his dsughter was stop making it hard for your dad to take care of your illnrss. abyways. he doesnt seem to understand people in terms of their feelings but only in regard to himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29750" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T08:36:09.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22552" CreationDate="2016-12-13T09:42:00.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emperor Pilaf is actually a &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor_Pilaf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monster-Type Earthling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; as it's stated in Daizenshuu #4.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Garlic Jr. might look like Namekian or Demon but it's actually a Makyan. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Makyo_Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Makyo Star&lt;/a&gt; is their home planet. They share similarities with the Namekians and the Demons like pointy ears and evil heart respectively. But they do have a difference, they can transform into &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Makyan#Super_form&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Form&lt;/a&gt; which causes extreme growth of the body and an increase in strength. This is a bit different from &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Namek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Great Namek Form&lt;/a&gt;. Although both are gigantification techniques but the &lt;em&gt;Super Form&lt;/em&gt; is smaller in size.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qj7fa.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T09:42:00.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37843" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37844" CreationDate="2016-12-13T12:32:12.330" Score="0" ViewCount="3939" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', gods of destruction, beings belonging to Whiss's race (some sort of angels or angels), supreme kais and super saiyan gods can use &quot;god ki&quot;. In DBS and Resurrection 'F' also, others no super saiyan gods saiyans like Vegeta can obtain the power of god ki without transforming into super saiyan god by training (and also becoming super saiyan god super saiyan by transforming) . Can other Dragon Ball races like humans or namekians or  Frost Demons obtain god ki by training too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T00:37:55.233" Title="Can humans use god ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37843" CreationDate="2016-12-13T13:36:43.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, not only humans, all mortals could obtain or use god ki via various ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Through special rituals, such as Super Saiyan God Ritual. Unfortunately this kind of rituals don't exist throughout human history, but maybe it do exist in other races.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Highly intense training under the supervision of an angel, for example Whis. It's most likely to obtain god ki by entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki#Deities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T13:36:43.263" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37820" CreationDate="2016-12-13T15:25:25.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konoha_Crush&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; For years, Sunagakure suffered a series of budget cuts by the daimyō of the Land of Wind, weakening the village and thus re-routing ninja missions to Konoha. One day, Orochimaru, a missing-nin from Konoha who founded Otogakure, approached the Fourth Kazekage with the proposition of a joint invasion using the Chūnin Exams hosted in Konoha as a cover to attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this explains it better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T15:25:25.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37639" CreationDate="2016-12-13T15:35:55.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is after the dressrosa arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bounties are a good representative of the strength of each member of the strawhat crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only odd ones are Sanji, Usopp and Chopper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chopper because he is viewed as a pet instead of a full member&#xA;Sanji because he didn't participate that much and Usopp because he was said to be the one who instigated everything but that was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for power range according to posters (with dismissing odd things):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nico Robin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franky&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brooke&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usopp&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chopper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nami&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usopp, Chopper and Nami are also called the weak trio so saying those three are the weakest is a pretty good assumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vGd4l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vGd4l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Straw Hats Wanted Posters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T09:14:34.023" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T09:14:34.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T00:14:20.127" Score="3" ViewCount="41350" Body="&lt;p&gt;Between the end of the Naruto and Sasuke fight (ep 479) and the beginning of Sasuke Shinden (ep 484), you can see that most of the characters have not only received a new set of clothes and hairstyle but have also aged quite a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how much time has passed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2020-05-11T10:03:59.067" Title="How much time has passed between the final fight and Sasuke Shinden (anime)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37849" CreationDate="2016-12-14T02:26:57.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From last battle, I think their ages were 17 years old. Probably Sasuke Shinden only takes 2 - 3 years after last battle, because when we saw the Naruto Movie Last, their face were look almost same with Sasuke Shinden, The Last Movie maybe occurred after Sasuke Shinden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29760" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T02:26:57.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37849" CreationDate="2016-12-14T05:10:59.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found this image on Light Novels page of Naruto Wikia. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Light_Novels?file=Novels_timeline.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Light Novels - Naruto&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The page also lists the the timeline of the novels, but for some reason it doesn't list Sasuke Shinden. But there seems to be an official timeline, probably from Jump/Databook (Citation Needed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't read Japanese, so maybe someone could corroborate, but looking at the covers, Sasuke Shinden seems to be in the same period as that of Gaara Hiden. Following this Sasuke Shinden take place somewhere between 2-10 years after Naruto and Sasuke fought in the Valley of the end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Correction. It seems the event take place just before Chapter 700 of the Manga, but after Naruto becomes Hokage so closer to 10 years rather than 3 that I assumed. However this is &lt;em&gt;true only for the Light Novel and not the Anime&lt;/em&gt;. Found the translated timeline on Reddit: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/33zfy3/a_guide_to_the_naruto_light_novels_naruto_gaiden/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A guide to the Naruto Light Novels, Naruto Gaiden, and The Blank Period&lt;/a&gt;. It seems like the most complete timeline of Light Novels I could find. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Anime, Naruto is yet to be Hokage and there are several other discrepancies. No official timeline as of yet, but events seem to be just AFTER the events of The Last.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Confirmed for Anime too. The Events of Sasuke Shinden Episode 484-488 take place some time after the events of the movie: The Last.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Images for reference Below, Order (LtR- Official Timeline, Sasuke Shinden, Gaara Hiden):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDty2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDty2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Official Timeline&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tsGnPm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tsGnPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke Shinden&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXvaFm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXvaFm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gaara Hiden&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T22:50:05.733" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T22:50:05.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T06:24:27.933" Score="2" ViewCount="1751" Body="&lt;p&gt;So as we have seen in the Hagoromo filler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hagoromo didn't inherit the Byakugan and could not pas it over so a clan (Like Uchiha with Sharingan) Can be born. and we see that Hamura has the Byakugan, but he leaves and goes to the moon, and we see in &quot;The Last: Naruto The Movie&quot; That he formed a clan on the moon and there was a whole civilization there, but before he takes off for the moon there was no mention of his romantic life and no indication that he took someone with him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when was the Hyuga clan formed? did Hamura came back and took someone and formed a clan? or is this just a plot hole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T09:19:22.773" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T06:49:18.117" Title="How did the Hyuga clan come to be?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5535" CreationDate="2016-12-14T07:01:28.253" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Namikaze clan is well know for their speed, as seen by the most well known Namikaze's Minato. Despite his extensive use of the Flying Thunder God Technique, his speed came natural. Members of the Namikaze Clan are gifted with high level of intelligence. Due to their speed and ability to master any or almost all ninjustu, they became a nearly invincible clan. They were even capable of standing up against the Uchiha and Senju to a certain extent. Prior to Minato becoming the Hokage however, this clan gained no recognition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other members mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Namikaze_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T07:01:28.253" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37839" CreationDate="2016-12-14T10:29:46.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Highly likely that the infection rate of the virus was just exceptionally low. Infection rates vary from virus to virus. Some can only be transmitted in highly populated areas due to their low contraction rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11529" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T10:29:46.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37911" CreationDate="2016-12-14T16:52:03.570" Score="0" ViewCount="1232" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question will seem a bit weird so I'll give a bit of background. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I like to view anime that follow a specific genre and target audience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So naturally when a new title pops up on here, MAL, from friends or whatever I promptly Google it to see if it's something I'd like or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way to infer a target audience from analyzing the content of the first episode? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I mean is if there are tell tale signs of each genre (ex. Supernatural, romance, sports) and demographic(ex. Shonen, seinen, shojo, josei etc.) that seasoned anime fans look for that allow you to know the genre and demographic without prior research?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is a viewing style or technique involved I'd like to know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T22:39:13.427" Title="Analysis of target demographic?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37165" CreationDate="2016-12-14T18:28:51.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The true nature of the Poya-gun was revealed in Episode 10. Major spoilers below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Poya-gun is actually named the Wardenclyffe Gun and plays a major role in the goals of the New World System. Essentially, it is used to zap people in order to recharge their Scandium to preserve their astral projections. Its appearance is actually a miniature version of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wardenclyffe tower&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T18:28:51.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T18:29:21.123" Score="1" ViewCount="23892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched a few (very few) gundam series, and to me they seem like independent mecha anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any connection between the Gundam series? Or are each of them in separate universes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T05:51:58.547" Title="Is there any connection between the Gundam series?" Tags="&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37859" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T18:56:22.940" Score="1" ViewCount="1188" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can the Armored Titan and Annie in the Titan form harden their bodies, while Eren and the other Titan Shifters can't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29763" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T15:01:06.697" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T04:10:47.347" Title="Why are some Titan Shifters able to harden their Titan bodies when most can't?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37862" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T23:59:43.880" Score="1" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of curiosity, I'd like to know if RWBY is actually aired on television, or it's available on the Japanese version of Crunchyroll, or how else it is viewed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T00:54:27.193" Title="How do Japanese viewers watch the Japanese dub of RWBY?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37862" CreationDate="2016-12-15T00:54:27.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RWBY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A local Japanese dub is being developed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Japan, with plans for release on Blu-ray and DVD in 2015, marking the first time an American-produced anime-inspired series has been marketed in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it appears that the Japanese release is limited to those media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T00:54:27.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T01:13:20.793" Score="1" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a song in &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul: Root A&lt;/em&gt; in the second episode where young Kureo Mado is facing the one-eyed owl, and then Arima steps up to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29768" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T01:41:50.590" LastActivityDate="2021-04-12T15:02:55.290" Title="What's the song when young Kureo Mado is facing the one-eyed owl on episode 2 of Root A?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11430" CreationDate="2016-12-15T01:21:36.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, he changed to the Blackwyrm coat (the one that was black) because the Coat of Midnight was too recognizable and, having announced he was a Beta tester, he marked himself as a target, and the Coat of Midnight became associated with &quot;the Floor 1 Beater.&quot; (cheater/Beta tester). When it became a nuisance, he changed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29770" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T01:21:36.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T02:44:14.763" Score="1" ViewCount="440" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I heard this song many times but I have no clue what its name is. It's in OVA 5 (when Sonic was training) and OVA 6 (S class hero murder, at 0:18). It's the trumpet soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really want to find the music sheet for that, because I play trumpet. &#xA;Thank you so muuuuch  (´▽`)/ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29772" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T03:38:03.267" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T04:29:53.020" Title="OVA #6: Name of song at 0:18?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37866" CreationDate="2016-12-15T03:42:32.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is track #42 &quot;Yuuhi ni Mukatte&quot; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/55383&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;. Here is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the piece: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/m3qa2cee&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/m3qa2cee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know where you'd find sheet music for it. It is rare for anime soundtracks to have accompanying sheet music (though it does happen, e.g. &lt;em&gt;Symphogear&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt;). Your best bet is likely to hope that an enterprising fan has transcribed the piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T04:09:12.307" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T04:09:12.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37858" CreationDate="2016-12-15T07:19:38.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the Gundam Series takes place in separate universes, which can be called timelines such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam - UC timeline&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - AD timeline&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans - PD timeline&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are several links between the mobile suit gundam universes in terms of plot like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam has a V shaped antenna&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Existence of evolved humans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mascot character - Haro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But other than those the story and characters are completely independent between the timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19278" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T07:19:38.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37859" CreationDate="2016-12-15T10:08:26.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact that Annie can harden her Titan form and Eren couldn't is because there are different types of Titan power in existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The complete explanation is as below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Massive Spoiler Alert&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the manga it is later revealed that all Titan powers came from Ymir Fritz, an ancient Fritz family monarch. According to Eldian mythology, over 1,820 years ago, Ymir came across what is only described as the &quot;source of all organic material&quot;. With this discovery, Ymir gained the power of the Titans, becoming the 'Progenitor of all Titans'.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; After 13 years Ymir met her death, and her &quot;soul&quot; was split between nine successors, giving these nine Titan powers. Throughout history, these powers are inherited by the 'Eldians' or the 'Subjects of Ymir'.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The Titan power that Eren possesses is called the 'Attack Titan'(進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin). The names of powers of other Titan Shifters is not yet revealed but they are also among the nine.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; This the reason that the Titan Shifters possess different powers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA; &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Ymir_Fritz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ymir Fritz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Eren_Yeager&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eren Yeager&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28715" LastEditorUserId="28715" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T16:10:08.817" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T16:10:08.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34533" CreationDate="2016-12-15T16:10:05.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure it's like this:&#xA;Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc first. &#xA;Then the remnants of despair (students in Danganronpa 3) ruin world while Danganronpa: The Animation/Trigger Happy Havoc is going on. &#xA;Niegi and others escape and successfully capture the remnants. While they are, the events in New Despair Girsls are taking place. &#xA;As Danganronpa 3: Future Arc starts, the remnants are currently in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. &#xA;When Danganronpa 3 ends, Niegi, Kirigiri, and Byakuya head into Danganronpa 2 to help the former remnants. This isn't the order to watch or anything, but it is the chronology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29782" LastEditorUserId="29782" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T15:47:20.710" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T15:47:20.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T18:52:45.157" Score="1" ViewCount="897" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Ash bonded with his Greninja that he had for one generation, but he won't use it anymore, why haven't Pokémon like Pikachu or Tauros bond with Ash instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29786" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T23:03:05.807" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T04:41:15.173" Title="Why is Greninja Ash's only bonded Pokémon?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4968" CreationDate="2016-12-15T19:44:55.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now, there is a recently new movie called &lt;em&gt;Robotech: Love Live Alive&lt;/em&gt; (2013) (adaptation of &lt;em&gt;Mospeada Love Live Alive&lt;/em&gt; (1983) with some new animation) where you see Dana from the 15th squadron leaving Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9txrDGHWnc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9txrDGHWnc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dana heading to a Garfish spaceship to leave Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZxL8x.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZxL8x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;em&gt;Robotech The Shadow Chronicles&lt;/em&gt; it's confirmed they actually left with no problems because Louie from the 15th squadron is a secondary character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leoqY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/leoqY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T14:08:26.897" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T14:08:26.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37878" CreationDate="2016-12-15T21:05:04.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the same way that not every pokemon has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mega_Evolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mega Evolution&lt;/a&gt; the only pokemon known to have the bond ability so far is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Greninja&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Greninja&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True that by now we can believe that Pikachu and Ash have maximum trust, one of the requirements for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Bond_Phenomenon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bond phenomena&lt;/a&gt; to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that might not be the only requirement, or Pikachu species does not have this bond ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It remains to be shown further if other pokemon than Greninja have that ability or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T21:05:04.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33965" CreationDate="2016-12-16T00:05:34.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way the balance works is thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A human soul existing in the Human World does so either through the birth or death of a human.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This soul can either be purified and transferred to Soul Society by a Soul Reaper, or transform into a Hollow either through worldly attachments or possessions, or if a Soul Reaper doesn't get to them quickly enough.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Soul Reapers can purify the transformed Hollows which allows their soul to re-enter the cycle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Souls that exist on the other side in Soul Society can &lt;em&gt;eventually&lt;/em&gt; re-enter the cycle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, the objective is to maintain net-zero - there are enough souls that are either Plus, in Soul Society, or are Hollow - but none should be &lt;em&gt;taken&lt;/em&gt; from the cycle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way that a Quincy destroys a Hollow would prevent their soul from ever re-entering the cycle, thus the balance becomes lopsided.  If the Quincies destroyed 28,000 Hollow, then there would be a surplus of 28,000 souls in Soul Society.  Thus, to maintain the balance, those 28,000 souls would have* to be destroyed; they can't reincarnate since that would preserve the imbalance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*:  Although this does raise the question, why not allow half to reincarnate immediately, but...Mayuri's methods are pretty blunt and direct.  The thought may have never occurred to him.  Plus, there's no directly stated method that a Soul Reaper can cause a soul to immediately reappear in the Human World.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T00:05:34.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36560" CreationDate="2016-12-16T00:13:30.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were acutely aware of this fact.  From &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Quincy#Fall_of_the_Quincy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Bleach Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, emphasis mine:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since the origin of the Quincy, many years passed within Soul Society trying to appeal to the Quincy that the &lt;strong&gt;handling of Hollows should be left to the Shinigami&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;The Quincy refused to accept the situation&lt;/strong&gt;. As time went on, the number of Quincy increased and the cycle of souls became more unstable, forcing the Shinigami to reluctantly wipe out the Quincy in order to maintain the balance of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, I gather:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quincy may not have originally been aware of what their powers were doing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They learned the true consequences after the Soul Reapers attempted some kind of negotiations with them to get them to leave Hollows to them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They &lt;em&gt;disregarded the consequences&lt;/em&gt; and continued to use their powers against Hollows, due to (often) slow responses from Soul Reapers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T00:13:30.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3216" CreationDate="2016-12-16T02:25:24.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this, he was once asked in an spanish interview about it and his answer was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;does Robotech exist? What is that? Does Macross II exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rdfhqcommunicationscenter.yuku.com/topic/1583/Shoji-Kawamori-does-Robotech-exist#.WFNQHPl97IU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://rdfhqcommunicationscenter.yuku.com/topic/1583/Shoji-Kawamori-does-Robotech-exist#.WFNQHPl97IU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: 01/05/2017&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found more about this recently. Very interesting actually&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When it comes to Robotech, it's difficult to comment. It's not as&#xA;  though I have sat through the whole series. Not to mention that it&#xA;  combines three separate series Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeada.&#xA;  So it feels a bit forced as a result.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“At the same time, this was an opportunity for our work to be shown to&#xA;  the world and for that I am thankful. However, because the partial&#xA;  change in the story was made without approval from us, the original&#xA;  authors, it still produces an uncomfortable feeling after all these&#xA;  years.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;As for the recently announced live action Robotech movie, I welcome&#xA;  the opportunity to work on it but that request has yet to come.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/12/10/shoji-kawamori-the-creator-hollywood-copies-but-never-credits/#5a3eb4d63a0f&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/12/10/shoji-kawamori-the-creator-hollywood-copies-but-never-credits/#5a3eb4d63a0f&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T23:59:26.190" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T23:59:26.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38069" CreationDate="2016-12-16T05:46:59.343" Score="1" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken, the Deucalion was stuck to the side of Saazbaum's landing castle right? How come on the Season 2 Episode 1 scene where Yuki rescued Inaho, they were underwater?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14784" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T14:49:11.477" Title="Why did the Deucalion lift off from underwater in the start of Season 2 in Aldnoah Zero?" Tags="&lt;aldnoah-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36983" CreationDate="2016-12-16T06:32:55.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're missing some critical details. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crocodile handed Luffy his very first huge loss. Luffy was at such a disadvantage against him in their first fight, through rive minutes of futile attacks. If it wasn't for Robin saving him, Luffy would have been dead from implement and being buried alive in the desert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second time, even when Luffy comes prepared with Crocodile's weakness, he still loses. Why? Because Crocodile was smart enough to train his power to counter its own weakness. The fact that he can absorb moisture from both humans and even the land around him to create his own personal desert just highlights how experienced he was. And once again, Luffy was brought to the brink of death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you see where I'm going with this? It wasn't that Crocodile was weak, but for the purposes of the story, he couldn't keep defeating the main character over and over. The fact that it took so many times to actually succeed in the fight just goes to show how dangerous a threat he was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29792" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T02:06:20.817" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T02:06:20.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37890" CreationDate="2016-12-16T08:01:17.353" Score="3" ViewCount="1700" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there like a set list of things you need? And can there only be 7 at one time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T17:04:31.547" Title="What are the requirements to be a warlord?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-16T08:03:00.747" Score="0" ViewCount="1686" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know exactly what hapened to Gekko Moriah? IIRC he was in the Marineford arc. But I haven't seen anything of him post time-skip? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss some development or something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T08:47:10.200" Title="Gekko Moria's whereabouts?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37888" CreationDate="2016-12-16T08:47:10.200" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last we saw of Moriah was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; him attacked by Doflamingo and a group of Pacifista in the backstreets of Marineford. According to Doflaminog this was because Moriah was deemed &quot;too weak&quot;to continue serving as a Shichibukai. When asked by Moriah is Sengoku ordered this, Doflamingo told him that it came from someone higher than him. [Chapter 581/Episode 490]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perona asks Mihawk about Gekko Moriah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mihawk tells her that Moriah was alive at the end of Battle, but he is not sure if he is still alive now. The newspaper reports that Moriah is dead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo however later reveals to the Gorosei, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that Moriah escaped before he could deliver the killer blow, probably using his DF power. He also asserts that Moria was critically injured and die anyways. [Chapter 595/Episode 513]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Moriah's official status is &lt;strong&gt;Unknown&lt;/strong&gt;. Doflamingo believes he is dead, but according to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/New_World_Times&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;New World Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, Moriah survived and is in hiding somewhere in the New World. This is however based on eyewitness accounts and thus NOT a confirmation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T08:47:10.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37887" CreationDate="2016-12-16T09:03:20.467" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shichibukai, the full title being Oka Shichibukai (王下七武海 Ōka Shichibukai?, literally meaning &quot;Royal Seven Military Seas&quot;), are seven powerful and notorious pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your second question, &lt;strong&gt;Yes they can NEVER be more than seven&lt;/strong&gt;. But mostly there are less than seven because of inherent nature of Pirates. Law, Blackbeard, Crocodile etc. are former warlords who joined just for furthering their own goals. The current members of seven warlords are Mihawk, Kuma, Hancock, Buggy and Edward Weevil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Law and Doflamingo have left their positions after the events in Dressrosa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To become a Shichibukai several criterias maybe looked upon but the final decision is taken by the Gorosei (Citation needed, but Gecko Moriah's termination etc. points to this direction).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A space must be vacant for a new Shichibukai to be selected. If there are already seven no new names would be considered.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A exhibition of strength against pirates is a must. Example. Blackbeard handed over a 550m Bounty Ace to the World government. Law gave 100 hearts of pirates. This is seen as a sign of pledging loyalty to the World Government.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since Shichibukai are used as a tool of intimidation, the shichibukai are usually well known pirates with high bounties and potential, Blackbeard being a notable exception. Buggy despite being a weak pirate was recognized as a warlord because of the following he generated as well as his name being associated to Pirate King Roger and Yonko Shanks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, once admitted Shichibukai have some duties that are expected from them in order to continue as a Shichibukai. So if they don't do this their bounties may be re-activated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can't show open defiance to World Government. They can attack only other pirates and may be needed to pay some &quot;tax&quot; to the government. They shouldn't be defeated since this will malign their reputation which is one of the main requirement to intimidate other pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They may be asked to do some tasks for the government, like fighting in wars (Example: Boa Hancock may have lost her seat as a Shichibukai if she declined to fight at Marineford Summit War), liberating islands etc. But their main purpose is to fight against other Pirates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information of benefits of Shicibukai and how they are dismissed etc. refer to the wikia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shichibukai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece - Shichibukai&lt;/a&gt;. There are some uncited claims so take them with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T17:04:31.547" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T17:04:31.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-16T14:39:03.173" Score="4" ViewCount="19905" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did L &lt;strong&gt;win&lt;/strong&gt; against Light? Let me elaborate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After L's death in episode 25, we assume that Light won. But in episode 26, L leaves a message in his computer (which Light deletes in the same episode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DzkUG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DzkUG.png&quot; alt=&quot;L&amp;#39;s computer message&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, at the end of the episode, we see that some data is being sent from L's personal computer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is: did he &lt;strong&gt;know/confirm&lt;/strong&gt; that Light was Kira and sent the case data to Near?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eAwxN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eAwxN.png&quot; alt=&quot;This ambigous scene shows the message &amp;quot;Transmission&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:By &quot;winning&quot;, I mean that L defeated Light in their mind game/battle. L had confirmed that Light is Kira( but could not prove it in front of the whole world). He was able to see that Light would come to kill him in the future and confirmed that Light is Kira (when Light smiles at L's dying body). This is purely a theory based on the possibility that the transmitted data can indeed be the case data stating Light as Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29705" LastEditorUserId="29705" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T14:28:53.833" LastActivityDate="2020-01-28T18:51:40.747" Title="Did L win against Light?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37910" CreationDate="2016-12-16T22:51:37.503" Score="2" ViewCount="552" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching One Piece when I remembered that there was a guy Sanji saved back in the Baratie arc. Then I looked up his name, and it was Gin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that when Krieg launched the poison attack, Gin gave his mask to Luffy, essentially sacrificing himself in the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said he took a lethal amount of poison, yet we don't know if he died after the events. We only know that he and his crew (including Pandaman) sailed away on a ship that wasn't the ideal size, and Gin said to Luffy that he's going to meet him again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he die? I'm quite far in the story, and he hasn't returned thus far. Challenging Luffy also wouldn't be a very sane idea if he knew he was going to be dead in couple of hours, and there's virtually no chance they meet again in that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T06:06:47.343" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T22:35:37.437" Title="Death of a character in the Baratie arc" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37893" CreationDate="2016-12-17T00:56:42.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on what you call &lt;em&gt;winning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L had been suspicious, strongly suspicious and just a tad less strongly suspicious of Light being Kira throughout the entire anime (or, well: those potions wherein he was alive).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;L, however, wanted to &lt;em&gt;prove&lt;/em&gt; that Light was Kira with evidence that would suffice to try him guilty. Collecting enough evidence to win a court case was also the police task force’s goal. They never achieved that or they would have arrested (and subsequently tried) Light.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In games like the board game &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluedo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cluedo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Clue,&lt;/em&gt; if you’re on the other side of the pond), you can essentially win by guessing correctly. In crime fiction or real-world criminal investigations, you don’t win by guessing correctly, you only win by &lt;em&gt;proving&lt;/em&gt; you’re correct. Thus, applying the rules of Cluedo, L won; but he himself wouldn’t have considered him winning due to thinking in criminal investigation terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you now clarified what you mean by winning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L did not win the mind game. We was on a good track, but he was short of the goal. If Rem hadn’t taken action, it probably wouldn’t have been too long before L had proven to himself that Light is Kira, at which point he would have also told the world about it. However, he was stopped just short of proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastEditorUserId="13532" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T17:37:54.047" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T17:37:54.047" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37898" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37899" CreationDate="2016-12-17T01:02:52.780" Score="0" ViewCount="35204" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the cut and uncut versions and haven't really noticed any differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the big (or even small) differences between each?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T12:00:19.327" LastActivityDate="2018-07-21T04:23:48.397" Title="What are the differences between the cut and uncut versions of &quot;Naruto&quot; anime (not &quot;Shippuden&quot;)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37898" CreationDate="2016-12-17T02:33:54.080" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uncut episodes are typically longer, while CN cuts scenes out so they can show commercials. Uncut episodes also have more blood, alcohol, and sexual things in it. For example, the uncut episodes will show Naruto and Sasuke kissing in the beginning of the series, and they take that out on the CN version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a comparison between a US TV version and Japanese TV version. Uncut episodes are most likely same as the Japanese version where it doesn't get censored out. Though, there might be a very slight improvement on the uncut version, probably like the lines touch-up or something, it's very hard to spot with naked eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[US Version]-------------------------------------------------[Japanese/Uncut Version]--------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yflsw.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yflsw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GMLLb.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GMLLb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mh40C.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mh40C.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T02:33:54.080" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37900" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39093" CreationDate="2016-12-17T02:51:37.273" Score="4" ViewCount="19193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this used in almost all of the episodes, where during a fight or a scene the colors of the characters will change almost immediately, almost to an inverted color scheme, or sometimes a more muted color scheme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/LRGMJahRaJc?t=11s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In this scene&lt;/a&gt;, you'll notice that Josuke's Stand, Crazy Diamond, is normally colored blue/pink, yet during the fight switches to blue/green, while Killer Queen, who is normally Pink/Black/Gold, is switched to Gold/Black/Blue (body, gloves, skullpiece).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/EZ14-5cJ73s?t=2m10s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In another fight, seen here&lt;/a&gt;, not only does Josuke and Yoshikage change colors, but their stands change color to yet another different color, with Crazy Diamond turning blue/brown, and Kira Queen turning Blue/Green/Yellow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example of Yoshikage and Josuke:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MfusX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MfusX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Original&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1N7ME.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1N7ME.png&quot; alt=&quot;After&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a specific reason for doing this technique?  Why has David Co &quot;switched&quot; the colors sometimes during a fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2016-12-17T02:57:18.607" LastActivityDate="2020-06-03T09:41:08.110" Title="Why do character colors sometimes suddenly change?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29509" CreationDate="2016-12-17T04:04:12.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satoru simply wanted him to do something, anything, to make sure Kaya would stay safe. He suggested calling the police and getting the counselors to check in again. Satoru wanted the teacher to speed up the process because he was planning to wait until the next school break (Spring, if I remember correctly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T04:04:12.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-17T08:26:55.870" Score="3" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a couple of contradictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm reading that Tamaki created it after he lost his games in the Earthquake.  And he created Carnival Corpse for fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also reading that Hagire Rinichiro created it after the earthquake and after taking over the old man's body.  That old man was supposed to be the previous winner of Carnival Corpse but how is that possible if Carnival Corpse was only created after Hagire took over the old man's body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there's the question of when he took over Toto's body.  In the later chapters (50+) it shows Toto with his original personality and his original clothes (with the vest and pants instead of the gown he wears now) asking why he's not fighting the Wretched Egg and Hagire telling him he's going to take over his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the first time we see Toto during Ganta's time in DW, he seems to have switched over his clothes and personality (wearing the gown) already.  We also see old man Hagire talking with Shiro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2925" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T02:11:36.833" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T02:11:36.833" Title="When and by whom was Deadman Wonderland created?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37904" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-17T13:03:11.990" Score="4" ViewCount="12866" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, during Obito and Kakashi's fight in the Kamui dimension, Obito gets a hole in his chest. After watching the episode, most of the viewers commented that Obito &quot;was defeated&quot; even though he had the Rinnegan. But wasn't it because Obito &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;let&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Kakashi win to undo Madara's Seal (as we see in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 675&lt;/strong&gt;, Obito gets to know about the seal and wishes to undo it) and become the Ten Tails Jinchuuriki? Also, I wanted to know that would Kakashi (a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;non-Uchiha and a non-Senju&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) have been able to &lt;strong&gt;actually&lt;/strong&gt; defeat Obito? Because during their fight, Obito didn't use &lt;em&gt;Izanagi&lt;/em&gt; or even one &lt;em&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/em&gt; ability (even though, just moments later, he seals the Ten Tails inside him with the Rinnegan). I am compelled to say this, but Obito's abilities are no joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide a convincing answer to explain exactly what happened during the fight and what would've happened if Obito was really serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29705" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T11:52:40.633" LastActivityDate="2020-06-24T22:13:56.863" Title="Did Obito let Kakashi win?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37896" CreationDate="2016-12-17T22:35:37.437" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gin hasn't been mentioned or referenced in the story since he left, so his fate his unknown at the moment, and only speculation can be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the one hand, he did breathe in a supposedly lethal amount of poisonous gases, and may not have much longer left to live, as he noted himself. But on the other hand, several characters in the series have been shown to survive supposedly lethal injuries, albeit sometimes thanks to outside help. Pell survived the explosion from Crocodile's bomb in the Alabasta arc, and Luffy survived Magellan's poisons thanks to Ivankov's treatments and his own willpower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until Gin reappears in person, is mentioned by another character, or Oda clarifies the situation in an SBS, Gin's fate will remain ambiguous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T22:35:37.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37856" CreationDate="2016-12-17T22:39:13.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of clues that I can think of are a good indicators that indicate the probable demographics of a anime series. The first is the use of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furigana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;furigana&lt;/a&gt;, which indicates the target demographics is probably young, and the second is the target demographics of the magazine that the source manga was original published in. The later obviously only applies to series derived from printed manga, but that's still most anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furigana are those small Japanese characters that can appear over kanji characters in order to provide their pronunciation to readers who might not be familiar with the kanji or there use in that context. They can appear even works targeted at adults if the kanji is very unusual or the author's intended pronunciation is non-standard, but mainly the appear in works targeted to children. I'm not entirely sure what age the cut off is, but a show targeted at younger teens is probably going to use furigana while a show targeted at older teens probably won't. Apparently this has changed over time and current works targeted at teens are &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1246&quot;&gt;more likely to use furigana&lt;/a&gt; than older works with the same demographics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an anime show the place to look for furigana is things like the titles, eye catches, subtitled opening or closing song lyrics and any Japanese subtitles of foreign language dialog. The credits won't normally have furigana, being essentially aimed at adults working in the industry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example despite the fact the characters in Wooser's Hand to Mouth Life all look they were designed by Sanrio, the lack of any furigana in the show's title screen suggests an older target demographic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hZqmG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hZqmG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wooser&amp;#39;s Hand to Mouth Life title screen shot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is supported by the fact &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-24/wooser-hand-to-mouth-life-manga-gets-tv-anime-by-supercell-members&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the show originally aired on TV in Japan at 1:35 AM in the morning&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While anime series often try to target a broader audience than the original source material (if any) that their based on they rarely try to target a completely different demographic. In the case of anime series based on printed manga it's usually not too hard to find out what magazine the manga was originally published in. Most manga magazines have a entry on the English Wikipedia which gives the target demographic of that magazine. Sure it requires a bit &quot;previous research&quot; but it usually requires no more work than finding the Wikipedia page for the anime and clicking one or two times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as genre does I don't think it possible to come with any good rules to determine the genre of a show by watching it. Sure it's not hard to categorize a show after viewing 15 minutes of it, but codifying that process would be well beyond what can be answered here and not all the useful. Genres are basically just piles we place shows in order to provide some sort of organization. They're sections in a video store. A show has to go on some shelf, but not every store is going to make the same determinations of where. And at the edges it's not always possible to say whether a given categorization was right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another problem complicating determining genres is that Western genres are often different the Japanese genres, and anime fandom has created its own genres distinct from either. For example &quot;slice-of-life&quot; is an anime genre that &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/6081/how-to-say-slice-of-life-anime&quot;&gt;doesn't have direct translation into Japanese&lt;/a&gt; and differs the older Western meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:43:49.183" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T22:39:13.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="361" CreationDate="2016-12-18T02:25:28.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akira toriyama never said dbgt was non cannon remember besides with all the universes and timelines dbgt could be considered as a path the z fighters could end up on by making certain choices therefore creating an alternate timeline and a new universe the same with db super it is a result of another timeline created by the choices of the z fighters. The choices they make effect the timeline like when trunks came back in time and made an alternate timeline his still exists as does theirs so there are 3 alternate futures trunk's future,the dbgt future,as well as the db super furure. Besides will all these movies and television series and manga and comics idk who can tell what the heck is cannon anyway just say it's an alternate future that exists in an alternate timeline &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29816" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T02:25:28.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18625" CreationDate="2016-12-18T05:33:22.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with most of the reasons people put. But i think the reason why Sasuke kept his rinnegan was that when he and Naruto last fought, they lost their dominant hand but then started bleeding. As they were bleeding, their blood join and kind of mixed part of Naruto's and Sasuke's chakra together. &#xA;I don't know if this is correct or not so ima just  get it from memory. I remember that somewhere in the Naruto Shippuden series, someone said that when a Uchiha (Indra's descendants) obtains the chakra of a descendant of Ashura. The user unlocks the rinnegan. Im pretty sure that Madara didnt get it right away because he only had a little peice of Hashi's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29819" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T05:33:22.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T05:46:11.220" Score="1" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated in chapter 1 that the demons hide themselves in a human heart, and are kicked out once the hole in the heart is filled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/unLaB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/unLaBl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in chapter 3, it is stated that they only hole themselves up in the hearts of women, because they will be born as the woman's child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9CsLI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9CsLIl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the majority of cases, they'll find love at some point before the child is conceived, so the demon would already be kicked out. So what's the point of artificially banishing all of them beforehand with the MC?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T10:43:52.913" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T10:43:52.913" Title="The premise regarding demon, hole in the heart, and child" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T06:34:00.307" Score="1" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, an old man who is present when Oubu first ascends to the surface with Azuma as its heart mentions that he saw Oubu when it razed Ueno 24 years prior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiGvb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiGvbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 2, 9:08&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, in episode 24, Azuma runs into a &quot;stinking drunk&quot; in the park: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuzbB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuzbBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 24, 15:35&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these the same people? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T08:13:16.297" Title="Is the old man from episode 2 the same person we see later?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37920" CreationDate="2016-12-18T06:34:00.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm inclined to say that these are the same person. In episodes 2 and 24, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66807&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nishimura Taisuke&lt;/a&gt; is credited as &quot;homeless man&quot;. Assuming conservation of detail, it probably makes sense for the guy in episode 24 to be the same person as the guy in episode 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T06:34:00.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T06:42:19.513" Score="0" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2, when Oubu ascends to the surface, an old man describes it as &quot;a part&quot; of the thing that razed Ueno. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiGvb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kiGvbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 2, 9:08&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what sense is Oubu &quot;a part&quot;? Oubu at this time does look slightly different than it did during the incident in Ueno (probably just because Oubu changes shape a bit depending on how powered-up/powered-down it is). Now:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HFiHU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HFiHUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 2, 9:24&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pYwB2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pYwB2m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 12, 2:39&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Oubu (unlike Entei) was no more or less &quot;complete&quot; now than in the past, so I'm not sure what the old man means. (Maybe he's just senile?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T09:58:09.927" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T09:58:09.927" Title="Why does the old man in episode 2 describe Oubu as &quot;a part&quot; of the thing that razed Ueno?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T07:14:40.573" Score="1" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very beginning of episode 13, when Epimew responds to Guy's summons to deal with a Buranki, we watch Epimew fly by London, the &quot;former capital&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cHTFy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cHTFy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 13, 0:54&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What on earth happened to London? Given that Big Ben is there, London must've at least been thriving until 1859 or so (assuming that things happened at the same time in the &lt;em&gt;Bubuki Buranki&lt;/em&gt; time line as in the real world), but by 2040, it's been thoroughly overgrown. Some sort of Buranki-related incident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T07:14:40.573" Title="What happened to London?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T07:47:39.837" Score="3" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the Japanese characters in the show typically refer to the giants as &quot;Buranki&quot;, some non-Japanese characters (particularly Guy) sometimes refer to them as &quot;déraciné&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a curious name for them - the French word &quot;déraciné&quot; means &quot;one who has been displaced&quot;. In a sense, this is an appropriate name for the ones that have fallen from Treasure Island, which was their &quot;home&quot;. But not all Buranki on Earth are ones that have fallen from Treasure Island; indeed, the majority were probably on Earth to begin with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a different sense, this name is also an appropriate way of describing all Buranki, given that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the Buranki are genuine alien lifeforms who left their home in search of a new one and ended up on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this fact is not widely known; only the people most involved with Buranki are aware of this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being the case, why are they called déraciné?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T07:47:39.837" Title="Why do the non-Japanese characters sometimes refer to Buranki as &quot;déraciné&quot;?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T08:49:49.400" Score="1" ViewCount="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maxim has the heart of Zampaza; Lyudmila has the right arm; and Diana has the left arm. Given that they are full siblings (as far as I know), and that Bubuki are passed lineally from parent to child, how is it that they received three Bubuki from their two parents? Did one of their parents have multiple Bubuki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T09:57:39.417" Title="How is it that Maxim, Lyudmila, and Diana have three Bubuki amongst them?" Tags="&lt;bubuki-buranki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37928" CreationDate="2016-12-18T09:57:39.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character biographies on the show's official website (&lt;a href=&quot;http://bbkbrnk.com/character/04/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://bbkbrnk.com/character/04/&lt;/a&gt;) provide an explanation for this unusual state of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maxim: 「ブランキ“ザンパザ”の「心臓」を父親から受け継いでいる。」 ― that is, he inherited Zampaza's heart from his father. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lyudmila: 「ザンパザの右手にあたるブブキ“シュヴェドッカ”を母親から受け継いでいる。」 ― she inherited Zampaza's right arm from her mother. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Diana: 「母の双子の妹（叔母）の死後、主人無しとなっていたザンパザの左手にあたるブブキ“ズヴョズダチカ”を受け継いでいる。」 ― hers is the weird case. Her mother's younger sister passed away (presumably without any descendants), so Zampaza's left arm took Diana (her former master's niece) as its master instead. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T09:57:39.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T13:38:28.387" Score="4" ViewCount="49220" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly was Yui trying to do at the end of &lt;em&gt;OreGairu&lt;/em&gt; season 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I interpreted it in three ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She's going to fight for Hachiman and declares war on Yukino.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She's trying to maintain the status quo of the group and just have them be friends forever.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She's giving up on Hachiman and letting Yukino have Hachiman whilst also making Yukino admit her own feelings for him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-04-05T09:19:56.960" LastActivityDate="2021-04-26T06:21:32.700" Title="What exactly was Yui trying to do at the end of OreGairu season 2?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37937" CreationDate="2016-12-18T18:24:59.923" Score="3" ViewCount="1144" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangapark.me/manga/one-piece/s3/c795&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 795&lt;/a&gt;, we jump from Dressrosa to the aftermath of Sanji's side boarding Big Mom's ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What chapters did this happen? It's not specifically listed in the Manga Story Arcs in the arcs up to and including the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Story_Arcs#Dressrosa_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dressrosa Saga&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Revoked the correct answer because I have a new doubt. In Chapter 807, Usopp says that the last time he spoke with the Sanji half of the crew was when they evaded Big Mom's ship, meaning they had a chance to speak after evading Big Mom but before meeting on Zou. Thus, it couldn't have been skipped, because the whole crew, or at least Usopp, was there with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q5alDS0BTKg/V98_OMt721I/AAAAAACAIhw/3FHSsKyG_tM/w1900/MR-21471-682654-6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.530" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T15:10:16.537" Title="When do Sanji's half of the crew board Big Mom's ship for the first time?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T19:38:36.227" Score="8" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magicians show that they are serious by shouting their magical names. Poster child of this behaviour is shown in Endymion no Kiseki, when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Touma is still unsure of what is going on, when Stiyl shouts Fortis583 right before going all out. Touma's expression changes radically, as he understands that Styil is an enemy, at least for the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any rule in making the magical names, or are they intended to look like forum/internet nicknames?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2019-09-27T15:15:16.220" Title="Why those &quot;magical names&quot; sound so much like forum handles?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37934" CreationDate="2016-12-18T20:18:57.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That segment was never shown and was used specifically to prequel what is coming. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar cases have occurred in the anime but are usually filled in with filler. The story follows Luffy so when other characters go off and do their own thing away from him the manga doesn't reflect it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to the Edit: During the Dressrosa arc Usopp was one of the strawhats who stayed behind. IIRC there was an episode that had a cameo of sanji speaking to Usopp before things got too crazyin Dressrosa. It was when the coliseum event was still going on. We didn't see how the evasion happened but we did see that the ship was approaching. It wasn't brought up again until the Zou arc.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-19T15:10:16.537" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T15:10:16.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37938" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T20:23:01.330" Score="0" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Noticed it first in this Jump cover in the bottom right corner:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zCksxDmDbSo/V-MPgaEi0XI/AAAAAACJza4/ly0OQAU2utU/w1900/MR-21471-658969-1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Katakana is used for spelling out foreign words. Nisekoi is Japanese for &quot;fake love&quot;. So, why is katakana used? Just to make the name seem more &quot;cool&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.543" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T20:23:01.330" Title="Why is Nisekoi's name written in Katakana?" Tags="&lt;nisekoi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34097" CreationDate="2016-12-19T03:05:02.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it would work if he had a Philospher's Stone. Remember the stone has the power of many human souls. Ed stated that every human is in fact their own Philospher's Stone, except each person simply has the power of one soul instead of millions. Ed gave up his gate as a payment to get Al back. A Philospher's Stone gives the illusion of alchemy without equivalent exchange, because it has the power of many souls, so using the stone would indeed get his back, or at least give him a brand new one.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="26439" LastEditDate="2016-12-19T03:48:43.483" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T03:48:43.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37942" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37945" CreationDate="2016-12-19T04:38:19.050" Score="2" ViewCount="788" Body="&lt;p&gt;In epsiode 71 of Dragon Ball Super, Goku is shown to have some kind of special training. It seems that Whis knows what Goku is doing but doesn't want to tell Vegeta. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the special training that Goku is currently undergoing?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Whis tell Vegeta about this?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why Beerus says that &quot;Goku is the leading fighter...&quot; even though till the last fight (i.e., with Zamasu) both seemed to be on equal level?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean that Goku is again going to get stronger than Vegeta?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9072" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T13:48:34.813" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T14:24:25.597" Title="Questions regarding Goku's special training as shown in episode 71 of Dragon Ball Super" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37946" CreationDate="2016-12-19T05:04:34.643" Score="11" ViewCount="23902" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Brotherhood, Edward sacrifices his gate in order to bring back Al with his body. While doing so, the Truth being associated with Ed's gate tells him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You've defeated me. Take everything you want!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why didn't Ed get his leg back, when he can get everything if he sacrifices his gate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2016-12-19T05:27:36.370" LastActivityDate="2020-04-13T04:47:55.477" Title="Why didn't Edward Elric get his leg back?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-19T05:07:13.827" Score="2" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm new to the &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series; got into it because Nisio Isin wrote &lt;em&gt;Medaka Box&lt;/em&gt; and also GIFs I found online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just don't understand whether we are intended to take the supernatural parts of the show to understand the characters or whether they are important on their own yet. For example, in the LNs, does the monologue hint at what is reality and what is made up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much of the content in the show can be chalked up to hallucination, etc.? Is the crab god really there? Or is it a metaphor for her not carrying her trauma, thus she is weightless? Or both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T13:08:42.157" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T13:08:42.157" Title="Are the Crab God and other supernatural creatures metaphors?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37942" CreationDate="2016-12-19T05:23:12.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We don't know whether Goku is undergoing a special training or not. Perhaps he do, but it's just speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a rumor about either Whis or Vados hired Hit to assassinate Goku (I can't find the source, but it's around the internet). In the episode, Beerus is furious about the Universal Tournament promised by the Omni King, and Goku doesn't come to train. Whis might see this as an opportunity to &quot;&lt;em&gt;train&lt;/em&gt;' Goku in another way. Whis know Hit is the perfect rival for Goku besides Vegeta, since Goku can be brought back to life at the end, or Whis reverse the time when Goku is dead. If Vegeta knew about this, he definitely couldn't focus on training. It's all just my speculation, we may find out in the future episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the base form and in SSB form, both seems equal in power and speed. But don't forget Goku has Kaioken to multiply his power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no &quot;who is stronger&quot; between Goku and Vegeta. Both are equally strong if you don't wanna trigger anyone. Sometimes Vegeta surpasses Goku and vise versa. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T05:23:12.357" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37943" CreationDate="2016-12-19T05:28:53.707" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably difference in translation. In the manga it is made pretty clear. The entire conversation is about Al only. Look at the following transmutations and the sacrifices. Ed sacrificed his leg and Al his body for their Mother. Ed sacrificed his hand for Al's soul. Al gave his soul for Ed's hand. Ed gives up his transmutation gate for Al's body and soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember the entire conversation in the Anime, but in the Manga, Following conversation takes place.&#xA;Ref: Chapter 108 of the Manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Truth:&lt;/strong&gt; Come for your brother, Eh? But how do you plan to extract an enitre human being? How will you pay? Will you offer YOUR entire being?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Ed:&lt;/strong&gt; I've got your payment right here. It's really big though. [..]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;The Truth:&lt;/strong&gt; That's the right answer Alchemist. You've beaten the truth. Claim your prize. All of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus to me it seemed that the bargain was Al's entire being. All of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, you could always argue that the exchange wasn't &quot;equivalent&quot; and Ed should have asked for his leg back as well. We could talk about this all day! But just touching on the very surface, its about the main themes of FMA. Personal Responsibility and Sacrifice. Both Ed and Al are ready to sacrifice everything for each other. But Ed wouldn't use a philospher Stone or even Hohenheim himself to bring Al's body or his limbs back. This has been reiterated several times. In the end Ed is satisfied with what he can get and be normal, because he still has his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;@Maroon also highlights the difference in translation, by mentioning the Cantonese dub.&lt;/em&gt; This further supports the differences in translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'll also note that in the Cantonese dub of the same episode, Truth appears to say something more along the lines of &quot;Take what you came to retrieve, then [now that you've defeated me]!&quot; rather than &quot;Take everything you want!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T04:45:45.220" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T04:45:45.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37459" CreationDate="2016-12-19T12:58:12.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's rather possible that it only happened during the end of S1, as BW was set during October and in episode 7, it was revealed that it was already December during that period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that Yoshika's and Mio's trip to Britannia took only 2 months (taking the southern route of Yokosuka-Macau-Malacca-India-Egypt-Cape-Town-Pas de Calais-Dover), it's possible that BW happened during August as the news of Mio's arrival just reached them and after the approval of Hikari being sent to Orrusia, she has to train more in their school and she was taken to Orussia the same time that the Shokaku was on a voyage to Novo-Khmolgory. There was a 2-month break in between EP 1 and EP 2 as EP 2 started with the news of Gallia's Liberation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29840" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T02:33:01.110" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T02:33:01.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6809" CreationDate="2016-12-19T16:47:45.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Shanks and Buggy can't use the Voice of All Things but they were rookies on Gol. D Roger's ship which means that they travelled around with him, possibly even to Raftel and they could have found the One Piece together. But that begs the questions of &quot;did Gol. D Roger go to Raftel and find the One Piece before Shanks and Buggy joined their crew?&quot; which means that if Whitebeard doesn't want to title of King of Pirates, then everyone is basically helping Luffy obtain it with the help of Rayleigh and Whitebeard since they know about Raftel and One Piece... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29845" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T16:47:45.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32249" CreationDate="2016-12-19T19:07:02.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball GT is non-canon, when you say Goku died is because he turn the guardian of the Dragon Balls (you can watch&lt;code&gt;Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy&lt;/code&gt; to see that is true), but it doesn't matter because is not official, the official series is Dragon Ball Super.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user29847" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T19:07:02.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-19T22:12:38.107" Score="3" ViewCount="14387" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obi, the former thief / former hired thug / now the prince's messenger charged with guarding the beautiful red-haired herbalist, at times seems out of his game when gazing at the damsel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is hinted in the anime that he is in love with Shirayuki. I was wondering if more solid evidence is available from the printed story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Obi in love with / does he have a crush on the Snow White with the red hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T01:09:56.867" LastActivityDate="2021-04-11T01:42:36.450" Title="Is Obi in love with Shirayuki?" Tags="&lt;akagami-no-shirayukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-20T00:08:24.680" Score="7" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems there is something special in anime and manga about 10 years gaps. They seem to me that they will become a different person in 10 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, I know people age and a decade is a long time. I can think of the me 10 years ago, and he was something of a mess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why is it always 10 years? not nine or eleven, 10... always 10. The list is enormous:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Wife_is_Wagatsuma-san&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;My wife is Wagatsuna-san:&lt;/a&gt; the MC can timeskip 10 years, to a time when he is married with the eponymous girl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hori-san_to_Miyamura-kun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Horimiya:&lt;/a&gt; in ch10 Izumi remembers his old self 10 years ago.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orange:&lt;/a&gt; the letters from their future selves is from 10 years ahead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://otakukart.com/animeblog/2016/08/05/bleach-chapter-685/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bleach:&lt;/a&gt; - ch 685 has a 10 years time skip.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/10_Years_After&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragonball:&lt;/a&gt; ch 518 has a 10 years timeskip.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matoi_the_Sacred_Slayer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soushin Shoujo Matoi&lt;/a&gt; Matoi's mother saved the world 10 years ago.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strike the Blood when Minamiya Natsuki lost her memory, she was turned into 10 years younger version of herself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sure I've seen other 10 years intervals in other titles, the list could go on and on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is so magical about the &lt;strong&gt;10 year&lt;/strong&gt; gap?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2016-12-21T23:24:00.450" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T09:51:41.947" Title="Why is it (almost) always a 10 years gap? What is so special with 10 years intervals?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-20T13:16:33.667" Score="-1" ViewCount="2470" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question about when future Trunks goes to the past along with future Mai but what about current Trunks I know that current Mai is his girlfriend but when he becomes young the Mai is so old in dragon Ball GT so he cannot marry her so who is his wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29580" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T14:36:54.767" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T00:10:47.347" Title="Who is the wife of trunks?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37962" CreationDate="2016-12-20T13:53:21.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragonball Gt was not written by Akira Toriyama and as such is not considered to be a &lt;strong&gt;canon&lt;/strong&gt; story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as &lt;em&gt;Current&lt;/em&gt; Trunks is concerned he has no wife, since he is only 8 and we still have to see what will happen with him in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T14:39:20.103" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T14:39:20.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37346" CreationDate="2016-12-20T14:50:17.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, due to an event that occurred in the Grand Magic Games arc. I'm not sure exactly which episode but there was a scene in which Erza and Jellal were speaking and he told her that he was married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later when speaking to Ultear who revealed that he wasn't, he gave the notion that he lied because he believes happiness isn't for the guilty of heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a later cameo, Erza says to herself that he is a &quot;bad&quot; liar. Indicating that she knows he's hiding his feelings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that scene, I am able to infer that they do in fact both love each other. However, due to all the evil things he has done, he feels the need to seek atonement. That is the premises that Crime Sorcière was formed upon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T12:18:15.867" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T12:18:15.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37965" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-20T14:52:51.267" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know exactly how much a prize queen is paid? I know it must be a lot since that is Nozomi's goal and all. But is there a precise dollar amount stated? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it implied to be the same tier as like a world champion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T14:52:51.267" Title="Salary of the Prize Queen?" Tags="&lt;keijo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14665" CreationDate="2016-12-20T19:17:39.213" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not the same at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read the novel and I watched the first 2 or 3 episodes of &lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;. It's like saying Michael Jordan and Michael J. Fox are the same because they have the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29864" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-10T13:23:43.997" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T13:23:43.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32249" CreationDate="2016-12-20T19:36:48.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As has been rightly pointed out in the comments by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/7579/torisuda&quot;&gt;Torisuda&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/20610/ryan&quot;&gt;Ryan&lt;/a&gt;, Dragon Ball GT (DBGT) is non-canon, in fact, it never was canon.... &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So calling DBGT the end of the DB Series is outright wrong....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, DBGT has been replaced by Dragon Ball Super (DBS) and since DBS is ongoing, there is no definitive end to the series yet....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must also keep in mind that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt; is based in a time where the series has continued on to another point altogether, owing to games like &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Xenoverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Xenoverse&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Xenoverse_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Heroes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/a&gt; etc... &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In this period (many many years down the line), Goku is long since gone.... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question why you haven't seen the death is because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;DBGT ended in Age 790's, before Goku's death; He just left Earth riding on Shenron.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT:_A_Hero%27s_Legacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DBGT: A Hero's Legacy&lt;/a&gt; (also non-canon) takes place almost 100 years after the Shadow Dragon Saga ends, by the time only Pan is alive... &lt;br&gt;Thus it only references the fact that Goku is dead and has no use showing how he died...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;DBS is ongoing and since it's ongoing, one can't say where it's going to end... It might end with Goku's death, it might not... It's anyone's guess...  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, it's not given in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia page&lt;/a&gt; when he died after he was revived by Elder Kai. Using the above facts we can extrapolate that he died within the 100 years gap between DBGT and DBGT: A Hero's Legacy... Not to forget that neither is the reason for his death during this period mentioned, leaving it upto Akira Toriyama to bend the story according to his will....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T19:36:48.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8497" CreationDate="2016-12-20T21:02:25.440" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think most Publishers dont, since most anime are aired for 3 months and contain a timespan of way more Tome(like in most School Anime they contain a whole school Year), but I think there are trends of Genres over the seasons, for example, most 'Harem' Anime are started in winter/spring and most sport anime are aired in summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29865" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T21:02:25.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2016-12-20T21:42:58.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the rings were originally intended to be an indicator of insomnia, it is likely that this was retconned to be a side effect of his use of the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai he inherited from his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out-of-Universe example: Gaara is a very popular and iconic character and it would not be a good merchandising strategy to drastically alter his appearance in any fundamental ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Naruto's whisker-shaped birthmarks are likely a result of being the son of Kurama's Jinchuriki, since neither Mito nor Kushina possessed them. Both of Naruto's children have similar birthmarks and neither of them are Jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29866" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T21:42:58.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37974" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37975" CreationDate="2016-12-20T22:34:37.033" Score="3" ViewCount="24700" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ogARB.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Uchiha clan symbol&quot;/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at it it kinda seems like a Pokeball but not quite as a pokeball doesn't have that bottom sticking out it and the curve dividing the pokeball's colours is only a curve at certain angles, if looked front on it's just a strait division.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what is the symbol of the Uchiha clan supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2019-08-22T03:22:42.487" Title="What is the symbol of the Uchiha clan supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37974" CreationDate="2016-12-20T22:34:37.033" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's actually supposed to be type of fan. On the Wikipedia page where Japanese War Fans it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition the symbol of the Uchiha Clan is a fan which is a reference to uchiwa (団扇, paper fan) which is another way of pronouncing the clan's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_fan#In_popular_culture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese war fan - In popular culture (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the Wikipedia page for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchiwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchiwa&lt;/a&gt; (and even googling it) we can see that the Uchiha Clan Symbol is shaped like that of a Uchiwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ogARB.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Uchiha clan symbol&quot;/&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s349S.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; alt=&quot;Uchiha clan symbol&quot;/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also backed up on the Naruto Wikia also giving a logical reason why it's also a fan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Uchiha&quot; is another way of pronouncing &quot;uchiwa&quot; (団扇, paper fan), which is the clan's symbol. Uchiwa can be used to fan flames, making the flame hotter — referring to the fact that the Uchiha is a clan of Fire Release users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_Clan#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchiha Clan - Trivia (first point)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also allows us to infer as to why the colour scheme is by chance like a Pokeball. A Flame is generally seen as red however the hotter a flame gets the closer it'll get to being white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The colder part of a diffusion (incomplete combustion) flame will be red, transitioning to orange, yellow, and white as the temperature increases as evidenced by changes in the black-body radiation spectrum. For a given flame's region, the closer to white on this scale, the hotter that section of the flame is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame#Flame_color&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Flame - Flame Colour (3rd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now given that a flame is generally hotter at the source one interpretation could be that because the bottom part is supposed to be a Uchiwa handle this would be the hottest part (being in your hand all the time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interpretation could be that while also being an Uchiwa the symbol also looks like how some Flame Release Jutsu's get &quot;spat out&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6IAIk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6IAIk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fire Release&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the &quot;handle&quot; is the jet of fire coming from the mouth, since fire is normally hotter at the source this part would be white while further away it would be red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="43770" LastEditDate="2019-08-22T03:22:42.487" LastActivityDate="2019-08-22T03:22:42.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14665" CreationDate="2016-12-21T00:32:06.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is any relation between the two, it is scarce at best. While I didn’t read Austen’s novel, I watched the anime adaption of &lt;em&gt;Emma,&lt;/em&gt; the manga. A pretty long scene (I would almost call it a key scene) is set in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Crystal Palace&lt;/a&gt; which was built for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1851 Great Exposition&lt;/a&gt;. Austen’s novel was published in 1815; way before anybody even thought of the palace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be conceivable that some other publicly accessable exhibition site housed a similar scene in Austen’s novel, but then why go such great lengths transferring the entire scene and thus the entire work to a point in time decades later? I think it’s just way too unlikely; that’s not really the kind of thing you do when adapting a story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T00:32:06.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3846" CreationDate="2016-12-21T01:46:35.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think comparing Clare's baseline overall power, speed and combat ability, she's no match to either Teresa or Priscilla, or even the top 10 or say top 20 of Claymores. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in a half-awakened state, it is possible that she can beat Priscilla and all the other strongest Awakened Beings, nothing more to say about all the Claymores from rank 2 to 10. Her powers are specifically developed to fight Awakened Beings. And her greatest strength is her ability to develop a part of her body or skills to match the power of the Awakened Being she fights with, e.g. Rigaldo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with Teresa, I think she is the strongest of them all, that is a special status relegated to her. We'll never know the extent of her powers when she became awakened. I think that Clare, if she fights with Teresa in her awakened state, would be able to find a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29870" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-21T11:35:20.587" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T11:35:20.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37989" CreationDate="2016-12-21T03:37:00.240" Score="3" ViewCount="1972" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 44, &quot;Buildup × To A × Fierce Battle&quot;, I was wondering if anyone could tell me what card game is being played by The Phantom Troupe not involved in the fight in this episode. They seem to simply discard cards one after the other, except for one moment when one of them flips theirs over to reveal a king of hearts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a real game, or something made up similar to Gungi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29873" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T19:41:23.657" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T19:42:50.650" Title="What card game is being played by The Phantom Troupe?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15302" CreationDate="2016-12-21T05:40:43.953" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's called Ba-wan. That's what it is.. There are tons of links that will tell you. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinalan/heres-how-to-eat-everything-youve-ever-wanted-fr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinalan/heres-how-to-eat-everything-youve-ever-wanted-fr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29875" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T05:40:43.953" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-21T05:58:56.317" Score="1" ViewCount="3095" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Bungou Stray Dogs&lt;/em&gt;, Ango Sakaguchi's ability is &quot;Discourse on Decadence&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled and looked at the wikis, but there's no information about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5154" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-23T14:09:32.660" LastActivityDate="2019-04-23T14:09:34.250" Title="What does Ango Sakaguchi's ability &quot;Discourse on Decadence&quot; do?" Tags="&lt;bungou-stray-dogs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-21T06:09:58.890" Score="1" ViewCount="2911" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toad oil as shown on Mount Myoboku was produced from a special fountain that allowed user to more easily feel the natural energy around them. This was used in the initial stages of Senjutsu training by Jiraiya and Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, We've seen several combo jutsu's used by Jiraiya which rely on the Toads spitting Oil (Toad Oil Bullet). Which can be lit on fire or even mixed with both Wind and Fire Jutsu. We know toads can manipulate Chakra and are mostly affiliated with Water Style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Is the toad oil produced naturally in the Toad's stomach's or is it something that they achieve by nature manipulation (manipulating multiple chakra natures, similar to Kekkei Genkai)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; I understand &quot;Toad Oil&quot; based techniques utilize chakra, but the source of the oil is not explained. I have read the wiki entries and Wiki just states &quot;converts Chakra to oil&quot; but doesn't explain it. Is it like the Dragon Flame produced by Dragons? For an in universe example take a look at Katsuyu and her/its ability. I can see Slugs producing Slime and Katsuyu using that slime similar to that of the Mizukage's Acid Release. This is both a Nature transformation and Kekkei Genkai, while also possible naturally. &lt;strong&gt;Do toads naturally produce this oil, do a nature transformation, Is there any myth that attributes toad spitting oil etc. is what my question moves toward.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, for those confused about Ying-Yang techniques and Nature Transformations should go through the wikia page and read the cited information! &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_transformation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia - nature Transformation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aside from the five elemental nature transformations, there is a second kind of nature transformation that are the source of all non-elemental techniques such as the Shadow Imitation Technique, Multi-Size Technique, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc. There is Yin Release (陰遁, Inton), based on the imagination and spiritual energy of a shinobi, and Yang Release (陽遁, Yōton), based on the vitality and physical energy of a shinobi. Together, they are used to perform Yin–Yang Release (陰陽遁, In'yōton, Onmyōton). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can't just club any random technique to be Ying/Yang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Update:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_transformation#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trivia section of Wikia for the Nature transformation&lt;/a&gt; gave an interesting lead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Techniques such as the &lt;em&gt;Toad Oil Bullet and the Poison Mist&lt;/em&gt; mention &quot;converting&quot; or &quot;kneading&quot; chakra into materials or substances, &lt;em&gt;but have never been mentioned to use certain chakra natures.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think I am not the only one unsure how these techniques are performed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T09:09:34.537" LastActivityDate="2019-03-14T12:41:16.317" Title="How do Toads in Naruto produce Oil?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37983" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43763" CreationDate="2016-12-21T06:43:06.357" Score="2" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started watching the 2016 anime, Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless ( 田中くんはいつもけだるげ ).  Plugging the Japanese into the Google Japanese-to-English translator, it comes out as &quot;Tanaka-kun is always wonderful&quot;.  One possibility is that there is a Japanese homonym that can mean either &quot;listless&quot; or &quot;wonderful&quot;.  That seems like a pretty big spread.  But I guess if &quot;bat&quot; can either be a crafted wooden stick or a blind flying mammal, it certainly is a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility is that the translation does not capture the full Japanese meaning.  Perhaps the implication is more on the lines of &quot;wonderfully listless&quot;, which actually sort of fits the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third possibility is that there is not really a concept in English that matches the Japanese.  Having watched the first two episodes, I know choosing &quot;listless&quot; to describe Tanaka was an accurate choice.  So maybe the translators chose a single English word that fits his personality and did not try to match the Japanese exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T02:29:02.073" Title="Is the title, Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless, a good translation?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tanaka-kun-is-always-listless&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37985" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-21T07:00:07.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tanaka-kun is Always Listless&lt;/strong&gt; (田中くんはいつもけだるげ &lt;em&gt;Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge&lt;/em&gt;), also abbreviated &lt;em&gt;Tanakeda&lt;/em&gt;, is a comedy slice of life manga by Nozomi Uda with an anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaka-kun_is_Always_Listless&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanaka-kun is Always Listless&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18352" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-06T06:23:55.750" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T06:23:55.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37986" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-21T07:00:07.993" Score="0" Body="Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (or &quot;Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge&quot;), also abbreviated &quot;Tanakeda&quot;, is a comedy slice of life manga by Nozomi Uda with an anime adaptation." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-06T06:23:47.083" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T06:23:47.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37979" CreationDate="2016-12-21T13:39:40.723" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's rather hard to say, as we see only a few clips of the game. However, it seems that the game is some variation of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheat_(game)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cheat&lt;/a&gt;, where players play cards face down and tell others what card they played. The catch is that they are allowed to lie. The goal is to get rid of all your hand cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are few details to pinpoint a specific variant, but it seems that the cards are played in order (see 7:10 in the episode, where they say numbers 8 to 10 in order).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if your bluff is called and you're found lying or if you call a 'bluff' but the play was true, it seems you're required to add all the cards in the stack to your hand. (See 8:10 from the episode, where Shizuku plays a card, claims it's '13'. Shalnark doubts it but Shizuku reveals it to be a king. Shalnark then picks up all the cards.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no signs of additional rules on how cards are dealt, how they are supposed to be played, if you can play more than one card at a time or if any cards do something special.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could be that the game is as simple as dealing the whole deck to all players, each playing one card at a time (with Cheat rules), from 1 to 13 (and probably 1 again). This would make a simple game, but the bluffing would be intense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga only shows a single panel of them playing, so that's even less information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T19:42:50.650" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T19:42:50.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5325" CreationDate="2016-12-21T14:36:14.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically this anime heavily focuses on the so called character lenses. This term means in general that the whole story is viewed from the eye of one single character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the Studio Shaft took this to another level, making us literally viewing it from their eyes. In real life, when we see our environment, we start blinking. During the blinking, we see a &quot;black frame&quot; or &quot;red frame&quot; depending on the light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The focus on the character lenses is shown in some specific scenes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scene when Kanbaru beats with the devils arm the crap out of Araragi. The background and blood color constantly changes, showing us the pain and surrealism the MC (main character) has to deal with. Notice it all disappears when Gahara suddenly enters the room, forcibly pulling his attention back to reality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scene when he phones to Hanekawa (I think also in Suruga monkey arc). The thing here is, that he only hears her voices. If you are wondering how suddenly she got surrounded by cars, well it is simply because she was walking down a street with lots of cars passing by.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reason why every single car, every single bike looks exactly the same.&#xA;To understand this, let's take another look at Araragi's personal bike. For him this one bike is special, therefore it has its own design, unique in the whole anime (you won't see any other mountain bike in the whole anime). He doesn't care about things which don't belong to him. This is why everything not special to him, like other bikes, other cars, other houses, Kanbaru's ero books, looks all the same to him (though the last item might be a different reason).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The focus on some female body parts it is because Araragi as the character whom we see is a teenager. All teenage boys are somewhat affected by female body parts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29881" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-07-29T15:09:26.540" LastActivityDate="2017-07-29T15:09:26.540" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37982" CreationDate="2016-12-21T16:47:47.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Toad_Oil_Bullet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toad Oil Bullet&lt;/a&gt; Is a skill used by Jiriya that converted his chakra into Toad oil. He spit out a volume of oil more than his body's size, proving that he could not have stored it inside his body. So the answer appears to be that there is a technique that converts chakra to Toad oil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, It is entirely possible the Toads, especially Larger ones, can swallow toad oil and regurgitate it later to conserve chakra usage required to create it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is notable that the Toad oil they spit out and Toad oil used in Senjutsu training might be different oils. The wiki entry on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mount Myoboku&lt;/a&gt; notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a sacred fountain on Mount Myōboku which produces a special oil which allows people to more easily feel the natural energy around them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems only the fountan produces the Sage Mode oil. Also, the Sage Mode oil looks significantly like cooking oil, very light, clear, and of the same consistency, while The oil spit out to be ignited looks dirty, and dark, sometimes even opaque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: addressing your edit, There is only one thing that could possibly be added, and its a Theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You copied one line from the wiki on the trivia section of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nature Transformation&lt;/a&gt; page. However, the very next line gives off a HUGE hint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Certain other techniques involved in manipulating substances are also often confused to be chakra natures, such as silk, bone, and ink. However, these substances cannot be produced from chakra alone, meaning the chakra is not changed in nature, and it is rather used to change already-existing substances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oil is called Toad Oil, So its could be some kind of substance a Toad can naturally create. If that is the case, then this would literally be exactly like Kimimarus Bone based Jutsu, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shikotsumyaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shikotsumaku&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kid%C5%8Dmaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kidomaru's Spider Technqiues&lt;/a&gt;. Just like how They can take the natural substance that already exists (bone/Spider Silk) and use Chakra to create more of it, Toads would do the same. Perhaps that is what Kneading into a substance means, Mixing Chakra with a substance, and converting the chakra into more of that substance. Since everyone who uses Toad Oil is either a Toad, or Jiriya after he goes Sage mode and becames part toad, then they would likely have a natural source of it to duplicate via Chakra kneading, if that is indeed the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T19:12:34.097" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T19:12:34.097" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33579" CreationDate="2016-12-21T17:06:56.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The quickest answer to your question is that Johan &quot;awakened&quot; in the midst of his scheme. After reading that book from his childhood, his character essentially reverted back to being one who simply wanted to be alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, it became a cop out that transformed into a plot point for the final arc of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29884" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T17:06:56.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38046" CreationDate="2016-12-21T17:12:27.777" Score="2" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;The picture below is a partial screen cap from time mark 1:44 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/haikyu/episode-24-the-absolute-limit-switch-692197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 24 of Haikyu!!&lt;/a&gt;, 2nd Season.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wMbY1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wMbY1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;translated calligraphic team banners: Rule the Court, and Fly&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;My main question involves Karasuno's team banner, with the calligraphy for &lt;strong&gt;Fly&lt;/strong&gt;.  Several times this season the banner's translation is shown with the word &quot;Fly&quot; broken into two lines.  In each episode, there was obviously room for the &quot;y&quot; to appear on the same line with the rest of the word.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was splitting it a pure mistake, possibly caused by some production issue?  I can imagine that maybe the translator was rushed and confused, or perhaps somehow could not tell that the entire word &quot;Fly&quot; would have fit on a single line.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was the split done out of habit?  I've seen that Japanese is sometimes written horizontally and sometimes vertically.  Perhaps the translator just did not realize how odd it would look in English to see a 3-character word split.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was the split a pure artistic choice?  It seems unlikely, but maybe there is some concept within the Japanese calligraphy that could be expressed in English by splitting the word &quot;Fly&quot;.  I can sort of get it -- &lt;strong&gt;Fly&lt;/strong&gt;, by its very nature, is a vertical concept.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the same frame contained Aoba Johsai's banner, I might as well ask the opposite question concerning it.  Why did the translators not split the word &quot;Court&quot; from the rest of the slogan so that it would appear below &quot;Rule the&quot;?  This would allow the translation to not overflow the banner, as well as avoid a partial overwrite of a second calligraphic character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cinematography of the banners here is interesting. They are intentionally juxtaposed thematically, not as they actually were placed in the stadium. Perhaps the key is not in the individual slogans, but in the viewing them as a set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T16:32:13.880" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T16:24:46.597" Title="Is there a reason for this broken &quot;Fly&quot;?" Tags="&lt;crunchyroll&gt;&lt;haikyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37448" CreationDate="2016-12-21T19:46:40.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is another reason for her to be sad (apart from the one already said in the other answers). It would Shirou leaving the Clock tower. It would make her unhappy all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the episode Rin is super happy. There's a blue sky and she runs with Shirou towards classes and smiles to him while asking him to walk with her after classes. But seconds later Shirou makes a sad look. A bit later Rin asks him to join the Clock Tower and sells it well: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Joining the magic assotiation isn't without its perks. As a matter of fact most people would jump at the idea&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirou answers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yeah, I guess you're right...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be Rin's happy ending. The other heroines get similar treatment. Saber and Shirou live in Avalon for all eternity after the fate route and Shirou and Sakura live in the Emiya house and he gives up being a hero.&#xA;This is what Rin was gonna do, be happy with him in the Clock Tower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then she remembers Archer. The next morning Shirou wakes up and Rin is besides him. It would appear she had been there for a while so maybe she had been looking at the sunrise while he slept.&#xA;My guess is that she remembers Archer. She had promised him to make Shirou happy, so she takes him to see saber.&#xA;Rin knows this will sway Shirou's mind towards what he really wants and it certainly does. When they return Rin's head is in Shirou's shoulder. She feels vulnerable and sad because of what her decision is gonna do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very next night Shirou says he has made up his mind to leave the magic Association. He asks: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aren't you surprised?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course she wasn't, the visit to saber was so that he chose the path that leads him to happiness. She had had 1 whole year in London to visit Saber and she didn't (Shirou apparently didn't have the general knowledge that that place exists). Even though Rin says it's so that he can pay his respects to saber and he says thank you for taking me there, it means a lot, it has nothing to do with that. It is just for Shirou's happiness (against her own).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the episode she had probably been looking at the sun setting while waiting for Shirou. It reminds her yet again of Archer. She then says sweet things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It will all lead to our happily ever after, I just know it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also says she's gonna follow him. And at the end him (Archer) is smiling. Solitude was Archer's problem, now that Shirou has Rin by his side he can be a happy hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Fate hollow Ataraxia (I haven't read it but I've seen the scene in youtube) there's a scene where we see future Rin. She says that she will give Shirou happiness more than anyone. His happiness comes before her own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: The beginning of the episode is the reality. Rin is very happy. She goes to her studies running and turning around and smiles to Shirou when telling him to take a walk with her after classes. The problems come when Shirou makes his sad face and Rin faces reality, that being together in the Clock tower is her dream world, not his. Giving up on that hurts her (specially since he had pretty much agreed to it), that's why she starts getting sad the following 2 days all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29886" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-21T21:13:53.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T21:13:53.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-21T21:15:40.313" Score="4" ViewCount="15426" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know why did the Sound and Sand Villages want to destroy the Leaf Village? Also, later on, how had the Sand and Leaf Villages made up with each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29730" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T02:05:28.087" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T20:47:20.953" Title="Why did the Sound and Sand villages want to destroy the Leaf Village?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37997" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-22T03:43:11.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuri on Ice&lt;/em&gt; is a sports (ice skating) / slice-of-life / possibly romance anime whose first, 12-episode, season aired in 2016.  It is an anime original, with no preceding manga or other source material.  The romance element, between two adult males, was neither direct nor explicit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T04:13:12.617" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T04:13:12.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37998" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-22T03:43:11.640" Score="0" Body="Yuri on Ice is an anime original series written by Mitsurō Kubo and produced by studio MAPPA that follows figure skater Yuuri Katsuki and his coach, Victor Nikiforov." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T23:57:34.317" LastActivityDate="2018-04-16T23:57:34.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2016-12-22T04:20:07.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prepare a log or a mannequin and a smoke bomb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Position yourself where there are a lot of hiding spots or objects that block the enemy's sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throw the smoke bomb, leave the log and start hiding REALLY FAST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29892" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T04:22:47.460" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T04:22:47.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38000" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-22T04:46:10.220" Score="4" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;One scene of &lt;em&gt;Yuri on Ice&lt;/em&gt; (YoI) displays a register receipt from a jewelry store.  For less than a second, possibly even as short as a few frames, most of the receipt is visible, and it is clear Yuri is about to purchase a &lt;strong&gt;Gold Wedding Ring&lt;/strong&gt;. Immediately the bulk of the receipt becomes masked by Yuri's credit card. At the beginning of time code 13:26 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/yuri-on-ice/episode-10-gotta-supercharge-it-pre-grand-prix-final-special-721639&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 10&lt;/a&gt; a lucky freeze-frame can capture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ckvo0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ckvo0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that instant, the only significant receipt info which remains unmasked is the price, 768.94 €.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a verifiable reason the exact nature of this purchase is almost hidden from the viewer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the English subtitles, Yuri refers to it as simply a &quot;luck charm&quot;.  There is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://spurisani.tumblr.com/post/154207813929/okay-i-fully-understand-everyones-excitement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tumblr post&lt;/a&gt; which explains that the term in Japanese is &quot;omamori&quot; and has a deeper meaning than a non-Japanese speaker would associate with &quot;luck charm&quot;.  (I have no direct knowledge that this post is accurate, but it feels right.) So those in Japan would apparently get much more out of this scene, even if they could not read the receipt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within hours (probably minutes) of episode 10 airing, there were people posting the information on this receipt.  It is likely that, even though the details would slip by the vast majority of viewers, any internet-savvy &lt;em&gt;YoI&lt;/em&gt; fan would know what the receipt said. So the scene seems to be intentionally hiding information, but with the knowledge that it will be revealed by the fans. Does this confuse anyone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, can anyone read the first word on the line with &quot;Gold Wedding Ring&quot;?  I think it starts with an &quot;F&quot; but I cannot make it out, even in a sharpened version of the image. (The video was viewed, and image captured, at 1080p resolution, expanded to full screen on my 1920x1080 display.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T13:10:38.023" Title="Why was &quot;Gold Wedding Ring&quot; displayed for less than a second?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-22T06:57:16.090" Score="2" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;It stuck me that I have no idea what is supposed to be &quot;Creed&quot; in the Matoi Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girls like Clarus Tonitrus and Flors are &quot;Anti-Creed&quot;. So they are something that opposes &quot;Creed&quot;. From this one could assume that the Nights are &quot;Creed&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Night-vodoo-dude that maimed Flors is the &quot;Creed Killer&quot;. Since he has a ton of bracelets, one could assume that he killed lots of girls, and from that infer that &quot;Creed&quot; are the divine union girls of Fatima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then both definitions do not converge. Each one point to the different faction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is &quot;Creed&quot; supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T06:57:16.090" Title="What is &quot;Creed&quot; in the Matoi Universe?" Tags="&lt;matoi-the-sacred-slayer&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37822" CreationDate="2016-12-22T09:43:47.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;NO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Senzu bean only help to recover from injury, heal the wounds and regain power.&#xA;It could not be used as a medicine to cure disease, and the evidence can be found during the Android Saga, where Future Trunks bought the antidote from the future to help Goku survive the heart attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29896" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T09:43:47.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37956" CreationDate="2016-12-22T09:51:41.947" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question reminds me of a typical case of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Confirmation Bias&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while giving disproportionately less consideration to alternative possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all see a pattern in everything and try to rationalize new information to fit in our current hypothesis. OP's comment is in perfectly in line with this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I really got past the up/down vote angst phase. I will keep adding more and more references of 10 year gaps as I find / remember them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've already put this in comment, but wanted to write a more complete and coherent answer. &lt;strong&gt;No, there is nothing special about the 10 year gap/interval and its increased usage can be attributed to some of the other factors that make the number 10 appealing.&lt;/strong&gt; Such as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Probably because it's a nice round number and because the protagonists of anime are so often teenagers. You can show some event that shaped their lives happening when they were 6 or 7, then go forward 10 years to when they're 16 or 17, right in that magical anime protagonist age range. Plus it's long enough for the characters to have changed dramatically in the intervening time, especially given their youth; a person will be very different at 7, 17, and 27, but not so dramatically different at 27, 37, and 47 - &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/7579/torisuda&quot;&gt;Torisuda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It gives an optimum room for character development while also being an easy number to deal with. As I also mentioned systems such as metric system and Decimal system were adopted just because of their &quot;ease of use&quot;. Though there don't seem to be that many advantages of choosing the &quot;10 year interval&quot;. But if we look at a more broader sample, we see that the &quot;10 year&quot; is not &lt;em&gt;THAT&lt;/em&gt; common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sample I chose is &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20%09%20tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TimeSkip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes - Time Skip, Anime and Manga&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;It has a total of 56 entries. But some series have multiple smaller time skips as well. Since I compiled this list pretty quickly, please feel free to point out any mistakes! &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3bdHh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3bdHh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is as I expected!! Smaller timeskips are more because of multiple in a single series, while larger are rarer but still quite spread out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: Dragonball has the following time skips&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z had a number of time skips during its run. This happened after every major story arc. The original manga ran for eleven years, with about three times that amount passing in-story. This amounted to no less than seven time-skips lasting a year or more. The most notable was the &lt;strong&gt;five year&lt;/strong&gt; gap between the end of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai and the arrival of Raditz (which marked the end of the first Dragon Ball anime series and the beginning of the more sci-fi oriented Dragon Ball Z), and the &lt;strong&gt;seven year&lt;/strong&gt; skip back into a more comedic (but still dramatic) tone between the Cell and Majin Buu arcs. The finale itself was &lt;strong&gt;ten years&lt;/strong&gt; after the Buu arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, I can easily make a case for a &quot;special 7-year gap&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Claymore&lt;/strong&gt; has a 7 year Time Skip in the manga. The anime ended before it could reach that point&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/strong&gt; got a 7 year Time Skip after the S-Class promotion arc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There's a 7 year gap between the events at the end of &lt;strong&gt;Gundam Build Fighters&lt;/strong&gt; and the start of its sequel, Gundam Build Fighters Try. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diamond Cut Diamond&lt;/strong&gt; starts off with the show of Esper Shounen and the accident that led to it being cancelled, then jumps ahead seven years to start off the real plot of the old Esper 9 members being killed off.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/strong&gt; has a 7 year gap between Majin buu and Cell sagas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann&lt;/strong&gt; had a seven-year time skip between its second and third arcs. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T09:51:41.947" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36456" CreationDate="2016-12-22T15:12:54.230" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this question, we need to take in account the several factors that will decide how and how much they are paid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The number of pages drawn for each issues (20 pages or more).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The regularity of his work (weekly, monthly...).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The experience of the mangaka (newcomer, experienced...).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The popularity of the mangaka's work (that 2002 manga you have never heard of, One Piece...).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The publishing company (Akita Shoten, Shueisha...).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The merchandising around his work and the anime adaptations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Number of pages drawn and regularity of the work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A mangaka is paid depending on the number of pages he is drawing. The most typical case for mangakas are the newcomers who are publishing a standard chapter of 16-20 pages every week, so we are gonna base our numbers on this common case. Usually, a publisher will pay between 10,000¥ and 12,000¥ per page created to a starting artist. Considering he would draw 80 pages per month, it would lead to a monthly outcome going from 800,000¥ to 960,000¥.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be careful&lt;/strong&gt;: this is what a starting mangaka usually win per month. But this is not what he is really getting in the end. A mangaka usually needs to pay his own material, his assistants, his studio if he has one, and other different kind of expenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also important to mention that colored pages are paid more than normal pages (~ 1.5x more).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I have talked about the typical weekly case. In this particular case, a mangaka usually draw between 16 and 20 pages per chapter (for instance One Piece). But another really common case are the monthly releases (for instance Ao no Exorcist). The number of pages will vary a lot, but you can consider there is usually between 35 and 50 pages drawn per month in such cases. And the price per pages is not necessarily higher, as it is most of the time the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The experience of the mangaka&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The previous numbers are mostly applying to starting mangakas. But those who have already worked for a long time in the manga industry can obtain an increased outcome per page drawn. One mangaka, Sato Shuuhou, published in 2009 the average payment he was getting by page drawn through the years. While he was getting 10,000¥ per page in 1998 for the Umizaru manga, he was getting 25,000¥ per page in 2006 for the Tokko no Shima manga, and 35,000¥ in 2009 for the Say Hello to Black Jack manga. Of course, those numbers are not representative of every mangaka and should not be taken as a constant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The popularity of the mangaka's work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another important factor is the popularity of the chapters and of the final mangas. A famous exemple is the Weekly Shonen Jump popularity vote. Each reader has the possibility every week to fill a paper on which he is ranking his 3 favorite chapters of the week, and send it back to Shueisha (the Weekly Shonen Jump publisher). The total number of votes are then calculated, and the publisher get an intern result for the popularity of the published mangas. If a published manga is staying way too long in the lower ranks, it might stopped to be published (at least on this magazine). The other way, if a manga is often staying in the best ranks, it means that it is interesting a lot of readers, readers that might buy another issue of the magazine because of this particular manga. Because of this, the publisher may increase the outcome won per page by the mangaka. It is also depending on some other factors, like if there is an anime adaptation or some good manga sales, but it will be explained on the next point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The publishing company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending if the publisher is a totally unknown one or the really famous Shueisha, it might happen that the number of outcome given per page is lower or higher. This is of course depending on the politic and the financial resources of the publishing company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The merchandising around his work and the anime adaptations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, there might be some merchandising around the work of a mangaka, and of course some anime adaptations for one or several mangas. For this particular part, I will let you check &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26724/how-much-do-mangaka-profit-from-anime-or-merchandise-sales&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which is describing it pretty well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T13:28:11.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38007" CreationDate="2016-12-22T16:40:57.413" Score="8" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the twelfth episode of the second season of Hibike Euphonium, some of the main characters are playing a card game before going to bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently it has to do something with reaching classes, because Kumiko mentions not even getting out of middle class after Midori announced that &quot;Revolution's over&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UZH8N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UZH8N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Revolutions over screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTRZo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTRZo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T17:38:26.617" Title="What card game are they playing in S02E12?" Tags="&lt;hibike-euphonium&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38005" CreationDate="2016-12-22T17:38:26.617" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This game is called &lt;strong&gt;Capitalism&lt;/strong&gt; and each player is assigned a social class ranging from president to 'scum'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also sometimes called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_(card_game)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;President&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which is a westernized verison of the japanese game &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daifug%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;daifugō&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (perhaps that is the actual game, but localized) where it ranges from the daifugō (Grand millionaire) to the Daihinmin (Extreme Needy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a variant which allows &amp;quot;revolutions&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a player leads out with four of a kind, the hierarchy of all the cards will be reversed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A,2 is the typical order of power (from left to right), after four of a kind is played it would be the reverse of that: 2,A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If another four of a kind is played, the order would switch back. Revolutions are typically utilized in the game to create better balance and avoid having the same player remain in first position indefinitely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The object of the game of course is to be the highest ranking person :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T17:38:26.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40609" CreationDate="2016-12-23T07:15:12.750" Score="2" ViewCount="4071" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven&lt;/em&gt;, Eureka and Renton came out of the Command Cluster, then Nirvash and some other Corals moved to another dimension to maintain Limit of Life. But Eureka and Renton no longer returned to their home i.e. Bellforest though their names are mentioned in the Thurston family chart along with Maurice, Maeter, and Linck as a part of Thurston family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What actually happens to them? Did they abandon them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is no mention of Maurice, Maeter, and Linck in the sequel &lt;em&gt;Eureka Seven AO&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15880" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T12:58:21.153" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:24:53.623" Title="What happens to Eureka and Renton at the end of &quot;Eureka seven&quot;?" Tags="&lt;eureka-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-23T12:08:37.703" Score="10" ViewCount="3244" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did Itachi Uchiha want to be Hokage when he was young?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My research:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hiruzen said that Itachi reasoned like a Hokage at a very young age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wBAnX.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wBAnX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saiyanisland.com/2015/12/naruto-shippuden-itachi-uchiha-anime-confirmed/&quot;&gt;Itachi wanted a &lt;strong&gt;Hokage from Uchiha Clan&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*Itachi Uchiha, age four. After seeing what occurs on the battlefield up close, he makes a certain decision. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;He decided that he would change the world. The dream that Itachi aimed for. His dream: A Hokage from the Uchiha clan, and a future where those he loved could live in peace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. His time in the ninja academy, his meeting with Shisui, becoming a Genin, Chunin, and finally a member of the Anbu… Itachi ran straight down a path of glory, not knowing that a cruel darkness was spreading…This is the story of the glory, frustration, and determination of the ninja called a genius.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://uchihasavior.tumblr.com/post/129601792131/itachi-shinden-chapter-1-section-1-translation&quot;&gt;Itachi wanted to be the strongest shinobi in the village.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Itachi developed his version of the definition of Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hiaka.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hiaka.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://uchihasavior.tumblr.com/post/129601792131/itachi-shinden-chapter-1-section-1-translation&quot;&gt;He wanted to change the ways of the world.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastEditorDisplayName="user14617" LastEditDate="2016-12-23T12:45:03.383" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T02:14:32.430" Title="Did Itachi Uchiha want to be Hokage when he was young?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-23T13:08:09.623" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past people used to say that the Dragon Ball manga was canon and the series was not, because Toriyama drew the manga and he didnt do the same with the series. But now that Toriyama doesnt draw the manga anymore but Toyotaro based in his ideas, both the manga and the series are adaptations of Toriyama's ideas. Is the Dragon Ball manga still the canon for Dragon Ball or it isnt anymore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T18:25:12.713" Title="Has canonicity changed in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38064" CreationDate="2016-12-23T14:58:44.780" Score="2" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prior to watching the anime adaptation, I read descriptions of &lt;em&gt;Miss Bernard said&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Bernard-jou Iwaku&lt;/em&gt;) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33462/Bernard-jou_Iwaku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://static.neregate.com/2016/09/neregate.com-Fall-2016-Anime-Chart-v3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Fall 2016 chart linked to in the Anime.SE chat&lt;/a&gt;. Both mention that the Bible comes up in at least one conversation in the series. Despite this, I do not recall ever seeing a discussion of or an allusion to Bible in the anime shorts, which I found a bit disappointing &amp;mdash; I would have liked to see how they approached the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, seeing that Bible was mentioned in the show description in the first place, it seems likely that it at least appears once in the manga. Am I correct, and if so, where does it appear? (Alternatively, did I overlook some details in the anime?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T12:24:32.040" Title="When does the Bible come up in &quot;Miss Bernard said&quot;?" Tags="&lt;miss-bernard-said&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38021" CreationDate="2016-12-23T17:52:57.037" Score="3" ViewCount="22221" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the release of Dragon Ball Super, it is confirmed by Akira Toriyama and Toei that Dragon Ball GT is non-canon anymore. But I was wondering if there was still some elements of GT that have maybe been kept by the author and which would still be considered canon in the actual Dragon Ball Super manga/anime, and notably the Super Saiyan 4 transformation achieved by Son Goku and Vegeta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do know that the events that led to those transformations are not present in the real series timeline, and so that they would not be able to transform in SSJ4 right now. But did Akira Toriyama &lt;strong&gt;confirmed&lt;/strong&gt; the fact of totally ruling out this transformation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastActivityDate="2019-05-02T12:56:21.960" Title="Is the Super Saiyan 4 transformation from Dragon Ball GT confirmed non-canon?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38020" CreationDate="2016-12-23T18:07:57.610" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;He didn't confirm it, but he didn't create the design either. It was created by a guy named Nakatsuru. Up to today, in Dragon Ball, canon is considered what is based on Akira Toriyama's original ideas. The 80's and 90's movies weren't canon because Akira Toriyama wasn't involved in them. The 80's manga was canon because it was drawn by him. The fillers in the 90's series weren't canon because they weren't based on Akira Toriyama's ideas. So yes, you can say it isn't canon, that doesn't necessarily mean it is completely ruled out, though most likely it is. The final kamehameha was an idea from the video games which wasn't canon, yet it still appeared later in the Dragon Ball super series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T17:13:30.873" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T17:13:30.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36923" CreationDate="2016-12-23T23:04:50.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between the personalities is that the original Akashi was more fluent in his passes and most of his shots. You see this in the fight between Seirin and Rakuzan. The personality change was because he didn't want to lose his team, the only people who could understand him. But the change caused the Generation Of Miracles to break. Earlier on in season 3 it's shown that Midorima had noticed these indefinite changes between the original Akashi and The Emperor Akashi. The original Akashi wanted to bring his team closer so he switched to Emperor Eye. But it didn't do anything but push them away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29926" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-12-23T23:19:03.720" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T23:19:03.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-23T23:32:37.993" Score="1" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that the identity of experimental subject 1 is known, I am sure that the author placed some hints in the first chapters of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of them, I believe is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Arata hurts his knee, she asks if that is how a teenager wound should heal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What were most/all oof them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T10:48:25.617" Title="What were the hidden hints pointing at the identity of experimental subject 1 in ReLife?" Tags="&lt;relife&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37776" CreationDate="2016-12-24T04:49:58.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In chapter 93, Yuuki was shown with Kaname and 2 girls. Are these 2 girls Yuuki and Zero's kids?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two girls, Ai and Ren are daughters of Yuuki &amp;amp; Kaname, and Yuuki &amp;amp; Zero respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What happened to Yuuki when she turned Kaname into a human? Is she dead like when her mother turned Yuuki into a human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually Yuuki didn't die immediately. Kaname was awoken after 200 years where Yuuki and Zero are not alive. &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight Memories&lt;/em&gt; tells the story of when Kaname is asleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19784" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T16:35:14.550" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T16:35:14.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36212" CreationDate="2016-12-24T14:46:36.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 23 at 11:40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Julius was having a conversation with Subaru, he said that Subaru might have an affinity for spirits. Since Petelgeuse was a spirit himself, he could possess the fingers' body which had been cast spell on beforehand and even entities having affinity for spirits. According to Julius, Subaru definitely matches the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22343" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T14:46:36.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4869" CreationDate="2016-12-24T16:34:20.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from this case noblesse oblige means, &quot;I nobly oblige myself&quot;. Otherwise it means the obligations of nobility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29933" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T16:34:20.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-24T16:36:04.000" Score="4" ViewCount="2149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry if I sound stupid, I was just confused with everything happening... How is Madoka not a god at the end of the movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29934" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2016-12-24T16:45:56.310" LastActivityDate="2021-01-13T20:37:02.940" Title="How is Madoka not a god anymore at the end of Rebellion?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38013" CreationDate="2016-12-24T20:25:14.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi was a pacifist and went through great lengths trying to achieve peace, and was an extraordinary shinobi, however, I don't believe it was ever a goal of his to become hokage, nor do I recall it ever being mentioned. But if you would like to discover more about Itachi and his intentions and motives, fandom is a very informative website you can go to to find out more about the rogue ninja; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T20:25:14.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35755" CreationDate="2016-12-24T20:40:27.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash Greninja's form requires them to be in sake and synchronized together, once he took full form the water shuriken on Greninja's back is a symbol of its strength which can mean that Ash and Greninja have a strong bond and makes them battle together as one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29939" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T06:44:58.867" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T06:44:58.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38033" CreationDate="2016-12-24T22:28:55.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madoka is still a God, albeit maybe broken (i'll explain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Homura did was separate Maodka into 2, the God Madoka who is the Law of Cycles and the Human Madoka who existed before attaining her divinity which Homura separated from the Law of Cycles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these however are both still the one Madoka as near the end (before Homura gives back Madoka's Ribbon) Madoka begins to remember that she was apart of something greater and her eyes change to the same colour as that of her god self. we see that Homura tries to stop Madoka in remembering because if Madoka remembers she'll return to being a God, removed from the world with no one knowing she ever existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Madoka broken? Sayaka hints on this when Homura first created the new universe asking if Homura was planning on destroying the universe, this would indicate that the Law of Cycles is broken in some way. we're not sure in what way but given that the Law of Cycles purifies Puella Magi before becoming Witches we can assume that Witches can be born again, the threat on the Universe probably being how Madoka's own witch was capable of doing this so another witch can aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if Madoka being able to exist wasn't such a great deal then why is Homura worried about Madoka regaining her memories as the Law of Cycles? this would indicate that in Homura's Universe the Law of Cycles still exists and needs the human Madoka back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However we don't know the full extent of what Homura's Universe is like. all we know is that Homura had greater control (being able to seal Nagisa's and Sayaka's memories/witch powers), Witches can possible be born, Wraiths still exist and the Incubators are being forced to manage the curses of Earth. we don't know for certain what Sayaka meant by the universe being destroyed or why Madoka can not exists as a human with the memories of having been a god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T22:28:55.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37429" CreationDate="2016-12-25T01:11:14.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to believe Zeno destroyed all the universes in order to start again because Zamasu killed all the gods—that is, the Kaioshins of other universes. Zeno, being the childlike being that he is, decided to reset rather than try to find a way to revive everyone that had died (which I suppose he would not do since it's &quot;unnatural&quot;). So, aside from the universe being corrupted by Zamasu, each universe was essentially without guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Goku and Trunks go to retrieve future Zeno, you could see that he wasn't floating in space space, but an odd, distorted, white/blank space. This doesn't confirm whether or not he destroyed other universes, but it would kinda be an explanation as to why Zeno is okay with traveling with Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29943" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T13:43:38.623" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T13:43:38.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T11:26:13.307" Score="0" ViewCount="922" Body="&lt;p&gt;He asks Mihawk to train him and fights the humandrills then uses kokujo o tatsumaki afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the clip &lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-M8fD8m0To&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-M8fD8m0To&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29950" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T18:21:14.547" Title="What is the name of the music that plays when zoro has a flashback to fighting the humandrills during the fishman island arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T11:46:33.803" Score="4" ViewCount="31884" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I got very fond of Overlord. As the anime stopped at season 1 and there's no news of season 2 yet, I thought I will give a try for the manga continuation for the first time. I thought of buying the manga at Amazon as it's the only website I could find selling Overlord series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the problem is it's written as &lt;strong&gt;Overlord novel&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does the English translation for the manga have some translation errors?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried some searching myself for the information, but I didn't get any clear picture!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone has a light novel or manga, would it be possible to share some contents in it by taking a picture and posting it? Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29951" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T13:50:33.423" LastActivityDate="2018-09-30T12:30:01.887" Title="Differences between the Overlord light novel and manga" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38042" CreationDate="2016-12-25T16:08:29.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find the manga is more in line with the anime. The difference between the manga and the LN is just that the LN can fit more subtle details. There were also some cut portions I noticed. The author fit a lot more detailings such as the interaction between Ainz and the potion master in the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the only art for the LN is the cover art, and the art book. There is some fan art in the fan translations of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does the English translation for the manga have some translation errors?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every translation has its errors. I found an occasional sentence that felt like it was mistranslated, but that could just mean that better wording could have been chosen. One always has to read with the intentions of the author instead of the literal words of the translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29158" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T13:50:22.517" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T13:50:22.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T16:20:52.190" Score="3" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end of episode 12 of the anime, Koui (Qiaoyi) tails Mumei (Muming) as he goes to meet up with Shuu (Guanyu), presumably in hopes of acquiring more fuel for her curious fantasies. Then, she sees something that leads her to emit a tremendous shriek. The show abruptly ends at this point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did she see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or, if this is unanswerable because the anime has diverged too much from the source material, that would be good to know too.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T16:20:52.190" Title="What did Koui (Qiaoyi) see at the very end of the anime?" Tags="&lt;cheating-craft&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37993" CreationDate="2016-12-25T16:46:54.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is likely a bug in Crunchyroll's subtitle renderer. Relevant excerpts from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha#Advanced_SubStation_Alpha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;subtitle file&lt;/a&gt; for this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;[V4+ Styles]&#xA;Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding&#xA;Style: fly,Open Sans Semibold,58,&amp;amp;H00E3E0E1,&amp;amp;H000000FF,&amp;amp;H002D2625,&amp;amp;H005C574B,1,0,0,0,100,100,0,52,1,0,0,9,667,133,69,0&#xA;&#xA;...&#xA;&#xA;[Events]&#xA;Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text&#xA;Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.41,0:01:45.66,fly,sign,0000,0000,0000,,Fly&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing here indicates that the word &quot;Fly&quot; was &lt;em&gt;supposed&lt;/em&gt; to be broken across two lines. If it was, there would be a &lt;code&gt;\N&lt;/code&gt; newline in the markup like so: &lt;code&gt;Fl\Ny&lt;/code&gt;. (I cannot think of any reason why any reasonable person would want to break it as &quot;Fl&quot; + &quot;y&quot; anyway.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know what technology Crunchyroll uses to render its subtitles, so I cannot speculate any further as to the exact cause of this issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to how I obtained this file in the first place - I could spin you a narrative about how Crunchyroll clearly uses softsubs (since you can turn them off or change languages without Crunchyroll having to re-load a different version of the video), and so the softsubs must be transmitted to your browser, and from that point it just becomes a trivial matter of intercepting the web request that contains the softsubs and going from there. But really, I sailed the seven seas. (Don't worry, I pay for a Crunchyroll subscription.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T16:46:54.237" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38026" CreationDate="2016-12-25T19:48:13.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed a significant hint in episode 5 while rewatching in dub form at Funimation.  I did not catch it during my first viewing of the sub at Crunchyroll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Begin at about time mark 11:30.  Kaizaki has been speaking with Hishiro concerning why her backpack had been taken. She doesn't understand why Rena would hate or be jealous of her. Kaizaki realizes how socially awkward Hishiro is, and comments that she wouldn't get it.  She already knows about her awkwardness, and the bald statement hurts a little. This was indicated by the cartoon lightning the show occasionally uses for an unintentional word &quot;attack&quot;.&#xA; //&#xA; Immediately Hishiro has a short flashback to someone else telling her the same, about her inability to &quot;get it&quot;.  What can be discerned in the dub, but was not obvious to me in first viewing the sub, is that an adult woman is speaking to her with disdain.  Also I had assumed that the person shown (from their back) was the speaker.  With 20:20 hindsight, it is clear that instead this was Hishiro herself as an adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have noticed other minor hints, but I don't remember what they were or what episode.  This was the only one, though, that made me think, &quot;Geez, I missed that?!?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding another hint (4 days after first answering).  As I started watching episode 9, pre-opening credits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Honoka and Hishiro talk about going to lunch at the end of class. Chizuru wonders about Rena, and Honoka states she isn't here today. The two go off to lunch together.  The whole time Ryo was sitting next to Hishiro, and as they leave it is clear he was intently observing the two. I am guessing he is pleased to see Hishiro showing concern for a friend.&#xA; //&#xA; Another occurs near the middle of episode. An and Ryo are talking in their office, and An casually says &quot;our subjects&quot;. The first time viewer will think generally, as in the subjects of ReLife Corporation. But now it is clear she meant Kaizaki and Hishro specifically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T03:38:04.967" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T03:38:04.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T20:23:16.677" Score="7" ViewCount="36400" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the beginning of the series, even during his last moments, Itachi poked Sasuke's forehead as a way of showing affection and apologizing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is that the only reason? Did he perhaps try to transfer some knowledge or memories to Sasuke? Or is it simply unknown? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T18:03:42.020" Title="Why did Itachi poke Sasuke's forehead?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37996" CreationDate="2016-12-25T20:47:20.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been a while since I watched Naruto. But I believe it was because of the following reasons. If you haven't already gone through the whole arc, then these might be spoilers for you up ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Orochimaru obviously had a personal grudge against the Hidden Leaf village and the Third Hokage who was also his former mentor. And it was him who put an end to his secret experiments back when he was still a leaf shinobi. He continues his quest for immortality and wanted to destroy the village for his personal reasons. He managed to compel the Fourth Kazekage for assistance in destroying the hidden leaf. The Sand village was suffering badly economically and the Fourth Kazekage saw it as an opportunity to improve their economic condition by taking over the Hidden Leaf and also severely weakening the Leaf Shnobi forces, thereby naturally creating more opportunities for the Sand shinobi to get hired for missions. Orochimaru however, betrayed the fourth Kazekage and killed him. He himself then posed as the Kazekage at the Chunin exams to successfully infiltrate the Leaf village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the next part of the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The sand village's already financially weak state got worse when they realized that the Kazekage had been murdered and their team including their trump card, Gaara had been defeated. Although they emerged victoriuos after a great loss, the Leaf village still let the Sand village off even after they had tried to destroy them, mostly because it had been Orochimaru who had been pulling the strings. Gaara was brought back to his senses after going on a rampage. The Sand village owed the Leaf. And Gaara himself owed a personal debt to Naruto for stopping him and making him see things clearly. When they heard about the Leaf crisis when Sasuke abandoned the village and there were no Jounin level ninjas available, the Sand village dispatched Gaara's squad to assist to settle their debt and also extend a hand for a Sand-Leaf alliance. I am not entirely sure about this but I think it was Tsunade who managed to get the Sand village to assist in the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T20:47:20.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37993" CreationDate="2016-12-25T21:30:45.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Consider this a comment to the answer by @senshin .  Using &lt;em&gt;answer&lt;/em&gt; format so that I can format text normally and show an image.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you (senshin) went to extra effort for your answer, I felt inspired to reply in kind. You state concerning the script excerpt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nothing here indicates that the word &quot;Fly&quot; was supposed to be broken across two lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree, but I think your excerpt reveals the bug. (It is possibly still intentional, but I doubt it.) Let's look at a few of the script parameters, from the &lt;strong&gt;[V4+ Styles]&lt;/strong&gt; section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;MarginL: 667 (left margin)&#xA;MarginR: 133 (right margin)&#xA;MarginV:  69 (vertical (top) margin)&#xA;Alignment: 9 (probably means text is right justified)&#xA;(duration = End - Start = 0:01:45.66 - 0:01:43.41 = 2.25 sec)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;[Events]&lt;/strong&gt; section repeats these values, probably allowing them to work within the primary values assigned by &lt;strong&gt;[V4 Styles]&lt;/strong&gt;. But since these second values are all 0, the base values are not further bounded. (I added &lt;strong&gt;duration&lt;/strong&gt; to make it clear that Start and End were time parameters, not location.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assume those are values forming an area in which to place the text, &quot;Fly&quot;.  Okay, what are the units, and in what context? Continuing with the assumptions, the units are pixels, with (0,0) being the ULC of the image. I experimented to decide the resolution, at first thinking they might be might be for a 1000-wide image, and scaled to the user's desired resolution. That didn't work; it needed to be smaller.  Since 480p (858x480) is a standard resolution almost anyone can use on their pc or tablet, I tried that.  The numbers line up, and the rendering software would scale as necessary.  This bounding area looks something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fIt3A.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fIt3A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Haikyuu!! annotated Fly banner&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key to &quot;Fly&quot; being broken is MarginR.  Note Irfanview's &lt;em&gt;Selection&lt;/em&gt; stats at the top of image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;clipEnd   = imageWidth - MarginR = 858 - 133 = 725&#xA;clipWidth = clipEnd    - MarginL = 725 - 677 =  48&#xA;Irfanview clip = @(MarginL, MarginV) 48 x 132 = @(677, 69) 48 x 132&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The only part of &quot;Fly&quot; that fits is &quot;Fl&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt; Hence, &quot;y&quot; must be forced to the next line.  My final assumption is that right-alignment for a forced text break is a norm in Japanese text tools, unlike English where it would be left-aligned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T16:24:46.597" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T16:24:46.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38042" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:47:04.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;LN &gt; Anime = Manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remembered, the anime skipped some details from the LN, and the manga is based from the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29749" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:47:04.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T02:12:05.293" Score="1" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 61, after they announce the name of the episode, what is the song that plays as Natsu is about to lash out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is more common in fight scenes, in tense situations. I thought it was going to be in the first volume of the Fairy Tail soundtrack, but I did not hear it from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29960" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T19:52:16.807" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T21:28:10.437" Title="That reoccurring heavy metal song in Fairy Tail... what is it?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2016-12-26T02:57:37.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi always loved Sasuke and it seemed more of a way of affection. I don't believe he can transfer power in that sense, but we do later learn that Chakra can be temporarily transferred via a fist bump so its possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it to be a sign of affection and he did it before he died to let Sasuke know that he still loved him even though he was unable to speak at the time as he was extremely sick with what appears to be hemoptysis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29962" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T02:57:37.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38062" CreationDate="2016-12-26T03:07:20.363" Score="0" ViewCount="478" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing in both &lt;em&gt;BTOOOM!&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Condemned&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Condemned&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is based on the same story, which is surviving in the middle-of-nowhere island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the anime an adaptation of the movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29891" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-01-01T03:17:15.260" LastActivityDate="2019-01-01T03:17:15.260" Title="Is the anime &quot;BTOOOM!&quot; an adaptation of a movie called &quot;The Condemned&quot;?" Tags="&lt;btooom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2016-12-26T03:20:16.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know it on the episode that Itachi poke's Sasuke, 'cause Itachi loved Sasuke so much, he's not seen Sasuke from a long time &amp;amp; Itachi's love is much more than anything to Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know more about the affection between Itachi to Sasuke, you can watch the filler arcs about them on episode 451.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29891" LastEditorUserId="28393" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T09:28:57.727" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T09:28:57.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2016-12-26T05:33:10.403" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has nothing to do with transferring memory or knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a gesture of love from Big Brother (Itachi) to his loving Younger Brother (Sasuke). &#xA;That gesture show how much Itachi love Sasuke than anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22157" LastEditorUserId="22157" LastEditDate="2018-10-26T10:33:01.073" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T10:33:01.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38058" CreationDate="2016-12-26T09:57:21.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both &quot;BTOOOM!&quot; and &quot;The Condemned&quot; are actually using conception of &quot;Battle Royale&quot; novel by Koushun Takami, that's the only reason they share same theme (participants of survival game have to kill each other, so last survivor can leave island).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T10:11:11.063" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T10:11:11.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11194" CreationDate="2016-12-26T11:16:14.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since no one seems to have touched on the King of Conquerors: they explained that in the book shop, that the wording of his legacy was wrong and he was always that huge, just the throne that has been known to depict him as small was even more massive than he is now. Similarly, you should just give lean for creative differences. Alexander was actually known in life to be clean-shaven, pale and dark haired, nothing like the Fate/Zero depiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29967" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T14:40:30.660" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T14:40:30.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38018" CreationDate="2016-12-26T12:24:32.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Bible does come up at least once in the manga. There is a two-page segment in volume 1, chapter 4 (p. 35-36), titled &quot;The Bible said&quot; (「聖書曰く」). It's kinda loony, like everything else in &lt;em&gt;Miss Bernard said&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aa7Ai.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aa7Aim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;volume 1, chapter 4, page 35&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qk5w9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qk5w9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;volume 1, chapter 4, page 36&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Page 35&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  NARRATION: Miss Bernard, a.k.a. Machida Sawako, was reading in the library, as was her habit. &lt;em&gt;World-Famous Adages You'll Love to Use&lt;/em&gt; was one of her favorites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: Hmm.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  NARRATION: What was Miss 'ard planning to do with these adages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: When aliens attack and bring about the end of the world, I want to murmur a verse from the Bible as I stand there petrified... but I can't find anything suitable in here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: Like, &quot;the scales fell from my eyes&quot; is apparently from the New Testament, but that's so lame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  VOICE: Aliens have attacked! The end of the world is nigh!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: The scales have fallen from my eyes... I guess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Page 36&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: Argh! This is no good! I need something more... Apocalyptic...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  BIBLE: And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [...] and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ENDOU: Revelation, chapter 16...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: That's too long! I'm not feeling it!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: Oh. I found something good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: When the aliens eat us, I'll say this verse!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ENDOU: Them eating us is a done deal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAWAKO: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012%3A24%2CRevelation%2017&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be other references to the Bible (I haven't read much past this chapter). If I do run into any more, I'll try to remember to update this answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T12:24:32.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37664" CreationDate="2016-12-26T13:41:31.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the reason for focusing so much on Sasuke is because he will later effect Narutos life so much so you have to know him enough to understand the relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T13:41:31.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36940" CreationDate="2016-12-26T14:12:42.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple explanation would be that he does not have control over which parts of his body is able to interact with the real world and which parts would teleport to the dimension. When the jutsu is activated, it simply teleports any part of his body (and the things in contact with his body at the moment of activation) that comes in contact with another object. Otherwise he would have to focus a lot on using this jutsu to be exact or he would just have to teleport chunks of his body that he assumes will get hit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T14:43:18.847" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T14:43:18.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T14:30:16.517" Score="3" ViewCount="952" Body="&lt;p&gt;While not all yokai wear masks, many do, such as the 3 yokai serving as Natori Shuuichi's shiki. Many of the other yokai that meet Natsume also wear masks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the story where Natsume was taken by some yokai to be presented to their boss, after he broke out of his confinement, he wore a mask to disguise himself. He also wore a mask for the same purpose when he joined the festival to take a magical kimono that enables the wearer yokai to be seen by humans. Thus it can be concluded that when a human wears a mask, it is to prevent yokai from learning that they are human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, why do yokai wear masks? What is the mythological background behind yokai wearing masks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T18:24:43.463" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T03:49:25.237" Title="Why is it that many yokai wear masks?" Tags="&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-12-28T10:16:18.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37884" CreationDate="2016-12-26T14:49:11.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I figured out the answer myself. It's because it was a jump cut. The moment Inaho touched the Aldnoah drive, it had a jump cut to the present time where the Deucalion was underwater because they are docked at the beach where we saw Inko and the rest of the girls in bikinis prior. So it was just a jump cut that wasn't very clearly executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14784" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T14:49:11.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38068" CreationDate="2016-12-26T17:27:20.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that has anything to do with actual mythology. It's simply a stylistic choice by Yuki Midorikaw more than anything else to depict youkai in that manner. In ancient times, masks were used to portray creatures and characters during plays and rituals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that that carried over into manga and anime to represent youkai when in human form, much like the common depiction of a ghost wearing a triangle-shaped bandage on the head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23818" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T03:49:25.237" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T03:49:25.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36940" CreationDate="2016-12-26T18:58:49.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi's Intangibility works by moving any part of his body that is in contact with anything else into the Kamui Dimension. Regardless of weather it is manual or automatic, when he has his intangibility active, his body is split between the 2 dimensions, the main and Kamui dimensions. Between them, his body is 100% tangible, however, almost no one can go into the Kamui dimension and actually see the parts of his body moved there. Kakashi was in a position to do so however at the time of the scene in the question. As shown, his torso has been moved to the kamui dimention in order to become intangible to Naruto's attack. Kakashi was easily able to attack it then, since it can't be intangible in both dimensions at the same time. His body is never actually intangible, it's just moved to a place where no one in the main dimension can reach it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T18:58:49.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T20:19:58.707" Score="1" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is Goku super saiyan blue's power up against Hit. Is this his normal super saiyan blue aura or those yellow, white and green colors inside arent blue in purpose, like a signal he's close to get a new stage or something? I think something similar happened with his aura against merged Zamasu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nimoe.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nimoe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Goku vs Hit round 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BfD9y.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BfD9y.png&quot; alt=&quot;Power up and kamehameha&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T06:10:37.893" Title="Why Goku super saiyan blue's power up aura glows different colors inside lately?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40828" CreationDate="2016-12-26T22:02:34.833" Score="7" ViewCount="2535" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a recurring issue in that Aqua easily purifies many liquids such as swamp water, tea or hot spring water. However, this is never an issue whenever she imbibes alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained if she only purifies &quot;water-based&quot; liquids or she does have control over what she purifies and never seems to apply it well except for her beloved alcohol? Word of god from the author or a select passage from the light novel address this would be great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25995" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T18:55:53.937" LastActivityDate="2020-02-06T01:02:17.030" Title="How does Aqua not purify her beloved alcoholic drinks?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="195" CreationDate="2016-12-26T23:07:12.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For some reason I had a hard time believing that the robot was not Okazaki because of the voice it had. It just was not the same. Whenever he talks or thinks his voice is the same out loud. Why aren't they same. Sure you could say for the sake of plot so it wouldn't be obvious, but didn't Ushio sound similar. I'm pretty sure that if Ushio had grown up she would have sounded like that. So why isn't Okazaki? Some might say he could sound like a child, but we've heard his voice as a child before and he sounds nothing like that. (During the episode when Kotomi and Okazaki first become friends).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't the robots voice sound an awful lot like Shima? The kid that made a promise to Misae when they were high school and promised to stay with her. I don't doubt that the girl is Ushio but it'd make the most sense. You never knew much about Shima and his back story is very interesting. The robot never replies when the girl calls him dad. But then again the robot claimed to have heard of the Dango song. But the Dango family song was very famous in Japan but it was never specified during what time period and we can assume it was during the time Nagisa and Okazaki were kids since Okazaki kept referring to the Dango song as childish,and old. If that were true then it would fit the time period that Misae and Shima went to high school, since Misae isn't very old. Shima would make sense since he had apparently died already, just like Ushio, and claimed to have the power to grant any wish. From a pouch with a glowing light inside. Maybe the source is a glowing orb. He apparently was suffering from an illness and was being hospitalized, could it have been the same condition Nagisa and Ushio faced? Problem is he's completely foreign. We aren't even completely sure if he is Shima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the end of Clannad After Story, I just thought that Okazaki had died due to him collapsing in the snow and was reliving his life right before he died and imagined the best case scenario, seeing how he did that during a card game with fuuko and ushio or that when he passed away that him and his family were reunited in the afterlife, only problem would be the 22 episode that theory is contradicted with ushio laying in the grass at the end of it, but then in the last three episodes it focuses on their pasts maybe implying that their all dead. Ushio may have survived seeing how she was at the same place Nagisa's dad took her when she was facing certain death due to similar circumstances the hospital (highly doubt it though) But then I remembered something major, in a dream I pretty sure Kyou told him that he had Schizophrenia, and that's a bid deal. Schizophrenia is a brain disorder where the mind has a hard time separating reality from fantasy. Could the other world just be a figure of his imagination, a result from Schizophrenia? It was stated in his own dream, maybe a clue or hint to what's really going on. While they were children Kotomi and Okazaki always played with each other. Maybe she told him about her parents research. If that's true he could have been developing this story for a long time in his mind from the time since he was a child. The ending of Nagisa's version was much different to Okazaki.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orbs of light I thought were symbolic of the connection the story had with reality that ultimately Okazaki and ushio would be separated only to be reunited in a better place. Similar to the fortune telling in a way. The other worlds kinda felt a bit far fetched seeing how this anime didn't seem to focus its plot lines in that kinda stuff but lean towards problems based off society issues and not other worldly issues (amazing vocabulary I know) The other worlds I felt were focused to Kotomi but I'm still unsure about that, but I agree on the theory that it seemed that Nagisa and Ushio can't be in the same world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer this is purely based off the anime not the VN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29978" LastEditorUserId="29978" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T16:45:16.380" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T16:45:16.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38079" CreationDate="2016-12-26T23:32:27.470" Score="1" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOyFR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOyFR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Videogame&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one in the right. I can read the first word in japanese says Vegita but I can't understand the rest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T06:55:07.837" Title="Who is this character from a Dragon Ball videogame?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38078" CreationDate="2016-12-27T03:35:34.387" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;べジータたちをたおせ &lt;em&gt;(Be-ji-i-ta-ta-chi-o ta-o-se)&lt;/em&gt;, which means &lt;em&gt;&quot;Defeat Vegita and his comrades&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the appearance of SSJ3 Vegeta and Nappa, it's from the game &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Heroes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/a&gt;, a Japanese arcade game developed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dimps&lt;/a&gt;, which they have developed a lot of popular anime video games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KUZ6M.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T06:55:07.837" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T06:55:07.837" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38082" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38129" CreationDate="2016-12-27T07:07:50.470" Score="1" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically Goku did die in the fight with hit. But because he was revived by means other than the dragon balls. Does this mean he didn't actually die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T17:33:37.120" Title="Goku's death counter?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15307" CreationDate="2016-12-27T08:23:50.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Princess Hitei released Togame from her burdens and sent Shichika to thank Hitei for that. Hitei also confessed that she didn't dislike Togame. Hitei also was going along with the motives of her ancestor, not her own volition. So in a way, she killed Togame for two reasons, to alter the future and to release her from burdens/responsibilities. She semi-respects Togame in the end by cutting her long hair as short as Togame's. Even Shichika has a shred of humanity to realize that any needless killing is well, needless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29982" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T08:23:50.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T10:04:24.907" Score="0" ViewCount="1316" Body="&lt;p&gt;He could've simply replaced a fish in the ocean for Doflamingo. Unless I've missed something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29986" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T11:30:48.937" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T13:37:20.143" Title="Why is Law unable to use Shambles against Doflamingo and simply drown him in the ocean?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36983" CreationDate="2016-12-27T11:17:54.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bit offtopic maybe but i have been skimming through some older chapters and i came across this during luffy second encounter with croco. When he was hit and grabbed by luffy he was briefly shocked and referring to something with &quot;could he have&quot;...&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z3dgK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z3dgK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Now assuming the translation from japanese is 100% correct and knowing crocs background now, i would say he was asking himself if luffy has awakened his haki ability. That is my interpretation based on the context however its only my interpretation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking back at things now, this was maybe luffys biggest &quot;ass pull&quot; victory, he should have never been able to defeat him at that moment.&#xA;(the chapter in question is 199) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T11:17:54.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T13:50:40.347" Score="4" ViewCount="18826" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we all know that Sasuke does not have an arm. And after his fight, Sakura was saying something about making an arm out of Hashirama's cells. Thing is—Sasuke has the Rinnegan, and knows how to use it. So, he can use the Asura Path technique to get a new arm. So what was the need for an arm made of Hashirama's cells anyway? Why did they make one for Sasuke if he can get a new arm himself? And why is Sasuke missing an arm in the first place? He should have had his own new arm by now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xHigx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xHigx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29705" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T12:40:04.180" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T16:59:08.030" Title="Does Sasuke really need a new arm?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37181" CreationDate="2016-12-27T14:01:30.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it finally has an official name for the transformation. It is called 超サイヤ人怒り &lt;em&gt;(Sūpā Saiya-jin Ikari)&lt;/em&gt; which means &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Rage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Rage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Super Saiyan Anger&lt;/em&gt;. The form makes its first appearance in &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Dokkan_Battle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle&lt;/a&gt; and properly named in &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Heroes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MqEKK.png&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Super Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ygpDH.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T14:01:30.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38084" CreationDate="2016-12-27T16:11:27.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am not wrong, Shambles is nothing but a technique which interchanges positions of two objects! DF can operate on almost anything in the world, but as we know its weakness is sea and sea related things like Sea Stone. Your power becomes null when you interact with the sea. Pushing Doflamingo into the sea will require pulling out some sea water and exchanging its position with Doffy, which clearly is not possible. Think about it: the guy Señor Pink has the ability to swim anywhere and the irony is he can't swim in the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25802" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T13:37:20.143" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T13:37:20.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2016-12-27T16:20:14.237" Score="-3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But is that the only reason? Did he perhaps try to transfer some&#xA;  knowledge or memories to Sasuke? Or is it simply unknown?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did give Sasuke the mangekyou sharingan moments before he died with that symbolic hand gesture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T16:20:14.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6262" CreationDate="2016-12-27T19:19:41.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the reason is much easier than what all you guys have just said. It is likely that the obey order could not be issued because all the other people not affected by geass would have started to suspect something weird going on and they would have investigated on geass. However, this conclusion cannot be possible if the order issued was like &quot;from now onward obey me but never tell or make any reference to who is giving you orders&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29995" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T20:00:12.840" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T20:00:12.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5006" CreationDate="2016-12-27T19:23:45.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is canon and what is non canon in Robotech is a mess, but basically the Robotech series, and the Robotech Shadow Chronicles and Robotech Love Live Alive movies are canon and the rest of movies (Robotech The Sentinels and Robotech the Untold Story) and novels and most comics are not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are 4 canon SDF that you could count as &quot;real&quot;. There are more in novels and such but they are non canon versions.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The canon SDFs are SDF-1 and SDF2 which appears in the canon Robotech series (well sort of, the SDF-2 is mentioned but never seen in the series) . The SDF-3 appears in the non canon Robotech The Sentinels movie so because of this it shouldnt count, but it also appears in the canon SDF-3 Shadow Chronicles movie, so you could count it as &quot;real&quot; because of this. The SDF-4 appears in the canon Robotech series and in the canon Robotech Shadow Chronicles movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also what is canon might change over the years, the first 2 Robotech movies when they were made were meant to be canon (and they had its creator involved) but they were de-canonized later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T19:23:45.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T19:37:37.947" Score="12" ViewCount="9379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was having a conversation with my friend and I said that Kira was one of my favorite antiheroes. He replied with: Kira is not a an antihero, he's a villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he gave nearly zero arguments for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29996" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T19:50:23.680" LastActivityDate="2020-01-23T09:34:28.943" Title="Is Kira (Yagami Light) an antihero or a villain?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2016-12-27T19:49:43.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definition of antihero from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.in/search?client=ubuntu&amp;amp;channel=fs&amp;amp;q=antiheroes&amp;amp;ie=utf-8&amp;amp;oe=utf-8&amp;amp;gfe_rd=cr&amp;amp;ei=U8ViWNq4HvDI8AeXwY-IAg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light was central character and lacks conventional heroic attributes. So he is surely an antihero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T19:49:43.807" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38096" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38572" CreationDate="2016-12-27T20:22:34.663" Score="0" ViewCount="887" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Dragon Ball Wikia &quot;Akira Toriyama's notes for the form seem to indicate that this state is simply the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (blue) state with pink hair.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but according to this website in spanish, there is a japanese magazine which says &quot;Super Saiyan Rosé is the Super Saiyajin (golden) version of Black Goku&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dragonballnoticias.com/el-super-saiyajin-rose-es-la-version-super-saiyajin-de-black-goku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.dragonballnoticias.com/el-super-saiyajin-rose-es-la-version-super-saiyajin-de-black-goku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the sources is an official source. Any other info states which version is the equivalent of Super Saiyan Rosé, Super Saiyan Blue or Super Saiyan (golden) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T07:27:13.017" Title="Is Super Saiyan Rosé Goku Black's version of the Super Saiyan Blue or his version of the original (golden) Super Saiyan?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5434" CreationDate="2016-12-27T20:36:14.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The K in K project stands for &lt;strong&gt;König&lt;/strong&gt; which is aprecciated to be engraved on the slate. This is for König project, the main project carried in the second war by Adolf K Weismann which translated into english is King project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29997" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T20:36:14.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T20:53:49.453" Score="8" ViewCount="537" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- tl;dr Version -&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did information of Section 9's involvement with the second kidnapping of Mr. Serano, which happened in episode 23 of GitS:SAC, get leaked to the media? I can't find any source online that clarifies this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Longer Version -&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 23 of GitS:SAC, Major Kusanagi uses the memories she obtained from the Laughing Man to stage a second kidnapping of Mr. Serano under the guise of the Laughing Man himself in order to verify the connection between Serano Genomics and Secretary General Yakushima. During the kidnapping, Major Kusanagi impersonated the Laughing Man perfectly because, well, she &lt;strong&gt;was&lt;/strong&gt; the Laughing Man for all intents and purposes. However, the degree to which the rest of Section 9 was filled in on this plot seems to be vague. Throughout the episode you can see the rest of Section 9 trying hard to &quot;arrest the laughing man&quot;, though it's conceivable that this could have all been part of Section 9's plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of whether or not the rest of Section 9 was filled in on this plan, how on earth did the media find out that it was the Major who impersonated the Laughing Man and kidnapped Mr. Serano? At most only the members of Section 9 knew about this (and possibly the Laughing Man himself I suppose), so who leaked the information? One possibility is that Major's girly eyes gave it away, as is slightly indicated at the beginning of episode 24 when Chief Aramaki and Togusa are in the car, but that seems like a silly way for the news to be leaked. In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GitS:SAC wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, it's claimed that Secretary General Yakushima, the guy who this entire Laughing Man plot is focused on putting to justice, found out that Section 9 was behind the kidnapping and so leaked that info to the media (which played a very big role in the rest of the story). But how would Yakushima have known about that? Who told him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's really weird about all this is that in the beginning of episode 24, Chief Aramaki tells nearly everybody in Section 9 to &quot;find out where news of our op was leaked from.&quot; But nobody ever seems to give an answer to this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29487" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T11:02:15.453" Title="Who leaked info on section 9's kidnapping of Mr. Serano?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T21:48:49.267" Score="0" ViewCount="16724" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the battle with Hashirama, Madara loses one of his eyes because of the Izanagi. He awakens only one Rinnegan eye before he dies. But when he got resurrected using Edo Tensei, he has a pair of Rinnegan eyes. Similarly, once he gets his true body back, he has Rinnegan in both eyes. How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16712" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T03:51:29.937" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T04:03:47.193" Title="How does Madara have Rinnegan in both eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T22:30:01.477" Score="1" ViewCount="5082" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Sosuke Aizen, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tousen reveal themselves near to the end of Season 11, Shinji Hirako and the other Soul Reapers who later become the Vizards suddenly start to Hollowfy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought that because the last thing we saw of Kensei Muguruma before he Hollowfied was that he was stabbed by Kaname Tousen using his Zanpakuto's release, I thought that maybe Kaname did something to Kensei and Mashiro Kuna. However when Aizen turned up and the team starts to Hollowfy before Kaname turned up. Also Hiyori Sarugaki was for the most part being held by Shinji and there was no indication that she had a run in with Kaname as she was fighting Kensei and she Hollowfied while Shinji was holding her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering how did Aizen start the Holllowfication on Shinji's team?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T07:05:22.423" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T03:57:48.340" Title="How did Aizen start the Holllowfication on Shinji's team?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2016-12-28T01:24:35.277" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The entire anime (and probably manga but I haven’t read it) follows the story of Light — from when he first gains access to a Death Note until the bitter end. It’s obvious that Light is a central character and we can ask ourself whether he is a hero (or antihero) or a villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An antihero has been defined by Ankit, a villain would typically be somebody who works against the principal (anti) hero standing on the other side of the black/white schism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other principal and supporting character, naturally. I would classify the police investigation squad as supporting and L as another principal character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; L’s successor Near would also be classified as principal in my humble opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, Light and L are not both black or both white; they have conflicting goals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this rather simple classification in hand, it is up to us to ask us whether L’s side can be considered the ‘hero side’ — the only possibility if we desire to call Light the &lt;em&gt;villain.&lt;/em&gt; Well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; L can’t be the hero by himself as he dies halfway through. The work ends if the hero dies. Near can’t be the hero by himself as he only appears halfway through. Together, they could be the ‘hero side’ in a two-episode drama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even if that last case is true, we still follow the story of Light much more closely than the story of L. It’s not the idea of a hero that they barely turn up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Light is an antihero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T01:24:35.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38099" CreationDate="2016-12-28T04:03:47.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first case, Madara had a blind eye due to the Izanagi he used. But the eyesight was restored when the Rinnegan formed in both the eyes. This is because it is a characteristic quality of the Rinnegan. The wikia articles on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchiha Madara&lt;/a&gt; supports it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, Madara's Sharingan did not become Rinnegan until decades later, at the end of his natural lifespan; this also seemingly restored the eyesight lost from his use of Izanagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara Uchiha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was not until decades later, towards the end of Madara's natural life, that the cells had any effect, awakening the Rinnegan (in the process restoring his right eye). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So therefore, formation of Rinnegan completely heals the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Edo Tensei was used, he was revived at the prime stage of his life, along with enhancements. That explains him having having both the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, when he breaks out of the Edo Tensei, his Edo Tensei Rinnegan eyes are still intact. But after being brought back to life by the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, his fake Rinnegan eyes turn into dust. He fights without eyes for a while. White Zetsu brings him one of his original eyes, and later on, he steals away his original eye from Obito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T04:03:47.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16700" CreationDate="2016-12-28T05:59:04.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;2 things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first - high psion count &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;second - use of &quot;Pledge&quot; to limit his powers (including psion count)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mental Interference Magic - &quot;Pledge&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is an Outer Systematic Magic. Outer Systematic Magic does not deal with physical objects but spirits or to be more precise pushions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mental Interference Magic though not directly deals with spirits (information bodies with pushion core) but there is a high chance that it involves dealing with pushions (&lt;em&gt;In Visitors' Arc - it was Miyuki's magic - Cocytus - which could destroy the parasites. Tatsuya's &quot;Far Strike&quot; could only strip the parasite's outer psion body and force them to enter hibernation.&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S. - Cocytus is a form of Mental Interference Magic.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mizuki has a special pair of eyes which can see pushions. This made Tatsuya afraid of Mizuki. Even among magicians who are sensitive to pushions, Mizuki is a special case. Her eye is known as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Crystal Eyes&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Eyes that can see God). This allows her to see even different shades in spirit's colors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30005" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T05:59:04.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17006" CreationDate="2016-12-28T06:21:05.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking consideration of Tatsuya's counter magic and his &quot;Regrowth&quot; execution speed (stated that it is now beyond human eye perception rate - taking perception rate to be 60fps then about 16ms) - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miyuki's Cocytus: However there is a catch - although it is stated that Miyuki's execution speed of Cocytus is much faster than any other magic she can wield and her execution speed in school practical lab was 235ms (which was actually much slower than her normal execution speed from her specialized CAD) but the actual execution speed of neither Miyuki's Cocytus not Tatsuya's Regrowth has been stated in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lina's Heavy Metal Burst (Assuming Tatsuya's Regrowth execution speed remains the same): Her execution speed is greater than Miyuki's (except for Miyuki's Cocytus).If her execution speed increases further, then maybe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichijou's Rupture - Nope, will be cancelled before it can be used&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maya's Night - same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tatsuya's Material Burst - I always thought, what if Tatsuya uses Material Burst at an object near him (or that he is in the range of the blast). He cannot create a proper shield (his other magics have low potency) to completely protect him or has freezing magic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30005" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T06:21:05.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38116" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39243" CreationDate="2016-12-28T07:04:13.727" Score="5" ViewCount="27421" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planing to watch &lt;em&gt;R1&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;R2&lt;/em&gt; again with &lt;em&gt;Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt; but will be joined by a person who have no idea about &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know &lt;em&gt;Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt; take place between R1 and R2 &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6524/where-does-code-geass-boukoku-no-akito-fall-in-the-story-line&quot;&gt;from the similar question&lt;/a&gt; but I have no idea how much they are related to each other in details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the best order to watch &lt;em&gt;R1&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;R2&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt; without getting anything spoiled in advance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T22:36:20.950" LastActivityDate="2020-12-10T15:36:12.077" Title="In which order R1, R2 and Akito the Exiled need to be watched?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;&lt;code-geass-akito-the-exiled&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38137" CreationDate="2016-12-28T07:15:46.893" Score="4" ViewCount="2988" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Suruga Monkey Part 2 of Bakemonogatari, Kanbaru's room is literally full of red hardcover books. Why is this and what does it represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2020-06-02T21:15:03.773" Title="Why are there so many books in Suruga Monkey?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-28T07:21:34.177" Score="2" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are quite a few characters that has their own unique abilities throughout the whole Dragon Ball series. Some of them are mostly forgotten due to their last appearance was on the original Dragon Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's some example I can think of at the moment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fortuneteller Baba's employees (except &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bandages_the_Mummy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bandages the Mummy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Grandpa_Gohan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grandpa Gohan&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ginyu - &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Change&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Body Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guldo - &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Freeze&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Time Freeze&lt;/a&gt;, temporarily stop time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Majin Buu - &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Chocolate_Beam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Change Beam / Chocolate Beam&lt;/a&gt;, change any object or person into sweets.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ebifurya - &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Freezing_Fist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Freezing Fist&lt;/a&gt;, freezes the victims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T12:28:53.767" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T12:58:36.217" Title="What are the characters that has their own unique abilities throughout the DB series?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38118" CreationDate="2016-12-28T08:32:43.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would also add:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;General Blue - psychic abilities&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giran - Merry-Go-Round Gum (although it's stated that members of his race can use it)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man-Wolf - turns into human during fullmoon &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other characters like Chiaotzu who can use telekinesis, but I'm sure there were some other characters that could do that as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T12:58:36.217" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T12:58:36.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21082" CreationDate="2016-12-28T09:23:46.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lessa, from the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and (SPOILER ALERT!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he put on a red wig to disguise  himself. He explains about it in the second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30009" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T09:38:55.737" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T09:38:55.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38118" CreationDate="2016-12-28T11:11:50.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Dabura - turn people into stone with spit&#xA;Hit - Tokitobashi (jumping backwards fractions of seconds in time) . &#xA;      Making ki clones&#xA;      Hiding in another dimension&#xA;Wiss - Turn back time&#xA;That fish fighter from the afterworld who changed the fighting scenario into water&#xA;The rabbit boss - turning people into carrots&#xA;Janemba - opening dimensional doors to hit you from anywhere&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably a lot more &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T11:11:50.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38125" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40070" CreationDate="2016-12-28T13:04:50.183" Score="2" ViewCount="985" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kawakami Minoru wrote 5 light novel which are connected I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;City Series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gekitotsu no Hexennacht&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Kimitoasamade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Owari no Chronicle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So should I read them release date order or I could just read read any of them randomly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:52:56.633" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T14:35:00.437" Title="Kawakami Minoru authors light novels reading order?" Tags="&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38138" CreationDate="2016-12-28T14:03:50.870" Score="7" ViewCount="7373" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has it been revealed what Konohamaru's summons is? Did he inherit his grandfather's summons or did he show an affinity for frogs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T23:10:28.447" LastActivityDate="2019-08-12T04:54:02.590" Title="Can Konohamaru summon the Monkey King Enma?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38130" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:01:40.170" Score="7" ViewCount="7254" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suspect there may be a &lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt; title spoiler situation here, or quite possibly I'm just dense. I'm on episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Parasyte -the Maxim-&lt;/em&gt; and I have been wondering the whole time what the title means.  At a guess, it could involve how episode 1 starts and ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;start:&lt;/strong&gt; Someone on Earth had a sudden thought.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;end:&lt;/strong&gt; Someone on Earth had a sudden thought. &quot;Life must be protected.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The end quote appears at time mark 20:40.) The Google dictionary defines &lt;strong&gt;maxim&lt;/strong&gt; as &quot;a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct&quot;.  So is that &lt;strong&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt; maxim, &lt;em&gt;Life must be protected.&lt;/em&gt;? If so, there will probably be a further reveal late in the series. Or am I way off base?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the actual answer is a spoiler, please put it in a spoiler block. I'll hold off reading that part until finishing the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T18:55:15.273" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T18:55:15.273" Title="Why is &quot;-the Maxim-&quot; in the title?" Tags="&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38082" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:33:37.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm only going to count the &quot;main&quot; series so gt will not be included.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there was the start of dragon ball z, in the fight against Raditz,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did not die against Freeza as he was said to have survived it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He died when he teleported Cell to King Kais planet as he was exploding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And lastly in the lasted episode as of now (72) of dragon ball super, it is said that when goku was struck by Hit, he saw King Yemma at the checkout station for a second before being brung back to life by the ki blast he had shot in the air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion Goku died 3 times if you count the last one which could be argued as debatable, otherwise his death count is 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28750" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T17:33:37.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38128" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:51:15.363" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are right on the mark that the maxim &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Life must be protected.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I remember, the theme is pretty consistent throughout the entire series, but the overarching idea tied to &lt;strong&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt; maxim is that all life is valuable, regardless of species. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit philosophical for an anime about aliens that hijack human bodies and blend in so they can eat other humans while no one is looking, but bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One way that the series plays into this maxim is by seemingly asking &quot;Who is &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; a monster?&quot;, as in &quot;Who really deserves to live/die?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the initial brutality of the Parasites, some of them start to realize that the best way to continue their existence is to co-exist with the humans. However, most humans oppose this idea completely, due to first impressions and not-so-peaceful Parasites. This idea comes to a climax in episode 21 where the presumed Parasite mayoral candidate Hirokawa condemns humans for not being able to live alongside Parasites and is shot to death. Only after this is it revealed that Hirokawa was fully human the entire time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another scene that depicts Parasites as not complete monsters is in Episode 18,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when Reiko sacrifices herself to save her son. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other way that this maxim is used throughout the series is the idea of &lt;em&gt;survival&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, the Parasites simply seek to survive, and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;as mentioned above, seek to cooperate with humans, though they are rejected entirely and effectively forced into hiding, lest they be hunted, as seen in Episodes 19-20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T17:51:15.363" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11505" CreationDate="2016-12-28T20:54:49.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Vegita, it probably is because mixing saiyan and human blood makes stronger hybrids&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Vegeta: “At any rate, the battle power of Kakarot’s son is unusually high, &#xA;even by the standards of Saiyan children.” &#xA;Nappa: “Maybe his reading was wrong.” &#xA;Vegeta: “No, it wasn’t wrong. Raditz really took a large amount of damage from that brat’s &#xA;attack. It seems that mixing Saiyan and Earthling blood begets a powerful hybrid.”&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T21:17:44.353" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T21:17:44.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-28T21:05:13.880" Score="1" ViewCount="7982" Body="&lt;p&gt;What caused&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ruka to become a girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, they jokingly try to alter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ruka's gender to make her a girl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with a D-Mail, but what they do is scientifically crude and unlikely to do anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, they send another D-Mail which&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; changes Akihabara drastically&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it is after this change that Okabe discovers that Ruka has changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it was the latter D-Mail that caused Ruka to change because it was the D-Mail directly before the change was realized, when people started behaving as if Ruka was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a girl all along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when this latter D-Mail, which had an effect on the city,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is cancelled out,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruka is still&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it the former or latter D-Mail that caused Ruka to change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steins;Gate_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Relevant episodes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; D-Mail sent to change Ruka's gender. Likely a failure as it just told Ruka's mother to change her diet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Faris's unknown D-Mail which changes Akihabara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Okabe discovers Ruka's gender change, spurred by how people treat her as a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 17&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Okabe reverts Akihabara to its prior state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Okabe has to revert Ruka to a boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T07:55:59.213" Title="What caused Ruka to change?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33725" CreationDate="2016-12-28T21:14:21.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now there are also 3 recently new live action movies made in Japan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan (2012)&#xA;Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen   (2014)&#xA;Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika-hen         (2014)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T21:14:21.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38936" CreationDate="2016-12-28T21:22:01.833" Score="0" ViewCount="1010" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sanosuke with his futae no kiwami used to punch holes in the walls, break doors, etc. But Makoto Shishio just with his head not only could take it but he broke Sanosuke's hand. Shishio said something to Sanosuke that before he attacked he should have watched and learnt what to do, or something like that. How did Shishio to break futae no kiwami attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T20:21:00.367" Title="How could Makoto Shishio break Sanosuke's futae no kiwami?" Tags="&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38132" CreationDate="2016-12-28T21:26:52.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was the D-Mail Ruka sent that changed Ruka to a girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Okabe sees Ruka, he doesn't realize Ruka has in fact become a girl. He only realizes after Faris' D-Mail that Ruka has become a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also to support this, Faris' D-Mail wasn't sent that long back to have affected Ruka's gender, as Ruka was born well before Faris' D-Mail was sent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29099" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-23T07:55:55.170" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T07:55:55.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38117" CreationDate="2016-12-28T22:17:54.963" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's her massive collection of BL (boys' love) books (which she is also into, besides considering herself a lesbian), at least that's what they represent. As many other things in Monogatari's animation, it should be taken more symbolically than literally. Take for example Senjougahara's &quot;arsenal&quot; of stationery in episode 1 of Bakemonogatari, or even more obviously the constantly shifting, multiplying, growing, falling etc. pile of pencils in episode 6 of Nisemonogatari (you'll know when you get there :) ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29925" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T22:17:54.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38126" CreationDate="2016-12-28T23:14:24.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can Konohamaru summon the Monkey King Enma?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe. We can't be sure until we see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Has it been revealed what Konohamaru's summons is?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did he inherit his grandfather's summons or did he show an affinity for frogs?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can assume none of them for now. Same as Asuma Sarutobi who didn't summon Enma or any other summoning animal either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I still have to make a wild bet then I will assume it's frog as Konohamaru is more of Naruto's follower and never seen trying to do any of his grandfather's Jutsu. And remember his grandfather was not around to pass on the contract to him and we never see any other Monkey King summoner who can teach him that but Naruto is still there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt; episode 4, we see he can summon toads and he summons &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gamagor%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamagorō&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u4IFG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u4IFG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorDisplayName="user47236" LastEditDate="2019-08-12T04:54:02.590" LastActivityDate="2019-08-12T04:54:02.590" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13077" CreationDate="2016-12-29T00:24:42.333" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I’m not sure whether this pair fully conforms with your request but there is no doubt that these works share the same name but have nothing (not even the genre) connecting them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may have heard of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/a&gt;, a somewhat controversial anime and manga. Well, AniDB reveals that there is another animation called &lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=2001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/a&gt; — which happens to be a hentai with a completely different plot and different characters. (The link will probably lead to a 403 variant if you’re not logged in to AniDB.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, the hentai was first (2002) and it’s very possible that the mangaka just didn’t know it existed when she started the manga in 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T00:24:42.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9532" CreationDate="2016-12-29T06:38:03.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a short awnser no they are not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nisio isin did take inspiration from some other works of literature but in reality the appereritions are not real. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In actuality the apperitions that are haunting the girls are foils for their characters &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hitagi gets a crab because she portrays a strong outershell that pushes others away yet hides a soft interior. Like many Tsunderes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mayoi was a foil for araragi's sisters so she was a snail or a cow because in japan cows usually block roads when one is trying to get home slowing them down in the process, just like araragi didn't want to go home so he ended up meeting Mayoi. Also she is called a snail because the kanji for cow is also in the kanji for snail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suruga gets a monkey because in japanese and many eastern cultures monkeys are said to be full of jelousy which is why people portray the phrase &quot;see no evil, do no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil&quot; with a monkey as their representatives. That phrase contributed a lot to suruga's spirit. As she was jelous because she had heard that Hitagi was in a relationship, confronted araragi in her own way with puns and innuendos due to the author and destroyed araragi all because of her jealousy &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sengoku gets a snake because she is portrayed as a victim character. She is wrapped in snakes to make her look moe which is the point to her character too. She is the only one to not be cursed trough her own doing in bakemono. She is given snakes so that she would be placed in bondage positions for the viewer and she kinda liked it also because as a victim she had to either act or be crushed like a mouse and so she did act making her develop further in otorimonogatari. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanekawa is tricky because she was given a cat due to her pure nature as a person and as a lustful one in her black hanekawa form. &#xA;Also to get her other tiger form you should read the story &quot;a beast under the moonlight&quot; which is about a man that turns into a white tiger to reak havoc in japan and is the influence behind her spirit in Nekomonogatari white&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Karen's spirit isnt given much tought due to the orgin of Nisemonogatari. Nisio isin wrote this one as a fanficfion for himself. Nisemono means fake making the title fake story. So these stories both karen bee and Taukihi phoenix were not really given much thought like the others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And araragi being a vampire was just to give him a way to deconstuct the harem genre. Araragi is made imortal so that he can risk his life to help the girls and is tought by shinobu that because he wants to help that makes him hurt others without his intention. Just like how he went against black hanekawa and suruga without saying something to Hitagi. This is why shinobu is conected by pain to him. He is a deconstruction of the male lead and is given an actual representatios as how horrible going out of your way to help others can really be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30021" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T06:38:03.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37180" CreationDate="2016-12-29T07:51:17.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a ton of disadvantages using Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has only a 10% chance of working and a 90% of failing, which had a chance of killing him. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku is only able to maintain Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken x10 for short periods of time because it puts a great deal of strain on his body. While Potara fusion could last for an hour.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku began to suffer severe muscle convulsions as he powered back down to base form and developed &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Delayed_Onset_Ki_Disorder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Delayed Onset Ki Disorder&lt;/a&gt; which includes significant decrease in ki control and capacity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;King Kai warned Goku to not use this form as the user might incapable of getting stronger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, Goku did used Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken once to escape Fusion Zamasu's grasp and send him flying with a swift kick. Goku manages to destroy Fusion Zamasu's Ring of Light, but quickly returns to base form, unable to move. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue_Kaio-ken#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T07:51:17.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38147" CreationDate="2016-12-29T08:30:18.650" Score="2" ViewCount="5241" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it was not achieved through his own blood, and was implanted by Madara, he did not have the Rinnegan when he was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shinobi who are revived using Edo Tensei usually are resurrected with characteristics they have from birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he wasn't born with the Rinnegan and not really the original owner, why did he have it while he was revived using the Edo Tensei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T06:58:08.870" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T06:58:08.870" Title="Why does Nagato have Rinnegan when he was awakened using the reanimation jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38145" CreationDate="2016-12-29T12:22:50.333" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagato wasn't revived with the natural attributes from birth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto's Edo Tensei revives the person with all their abilities, including the Kekkai Genkai and Kekkai Tota. Also, the revived are actually reincarnated in the physical form that they died in (here's where Madara is an exception). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take Madara's case, Kabuto revived him at a much younger age than he died at, gave him enhancements and also Rinnegan which shouldn't have had at that age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did the same for Nagato. He combined Nagato's physical last with his best powers. Which explains the condition of his legs when he was revived (they were still damaged).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T12:22:50.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38132" CreationDate="2016-12-29T13:34:20.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure it was the first D-Mail that changed Ruka's gender and not the second one. It was sent to his mom and it advised her to eat vegetables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To support it, there is a very logical reason: the situation changed by the second D-Mail could not in any way affect his mom from eating more vegetables .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-23T07:55:56.787" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T07:55:56.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38126" CreationDate="2016-12-29T13:37:37.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Konohamaru cannot summon Enma as he hasn't made a contract yet. It is true that his grandfather had, but for him to be able to summon Enma, he has to sign a blood contract too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T14:09:39.547" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T14:09:39.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36588" CreationDate="2016-12-29T14:16:17.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suspect and this is speculation that there where other toad summoners among the Senju clan. The naruto wiki mentions that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Mount Myōboku, the Ryūchi Cave and the Shikkotsu Forest are&#xA;  called the &quot;Three Big Unexplored 'Sage' Regions&quot; (「仙人」三大秘境, &quot;Sennin&quot;&#xA;  Sandai Hikyō), despite there being no apparent connection between&#xA;  Senjutsu and the snails of the forest.[1]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing as the Senju clan was renowned for their Senjutsu it makes sense that they could have spent some time in one of these three places in there attempts to master Senjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime when the second Hokage gets reincarnated, he shows that he has good knowledge of Senjutsu and the toads of Mount Myōboku. He even compliments Naruto on his skills with Senjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although not conclusive I think you can at least speculate on the other toad summoners&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T14:16:17.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30663" CreationDate="2016-12-29T14:30:17.253" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that his snake summons died after his fight with Deidara making it possible for him to make another contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T14:30:17.253" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38157" CreationDate="2016-12-29T15:14:11.700" Score="1" ViewCount="10667" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just played through the main branch of the &quot;Laybrinth of Grisaia&quot; game, and afterwards went looking for the following game (&quot;Eden of Grisaia&quot; or something like that) in the steam store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems it isn't released yet but I found three spin-offs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Leisure of Grisaia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Melody of Grisaia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Afterglow of Grisaia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is there any order that I should take in playing these? I guess &quot;Leisure&quot; should be first, since the other two are spin-offs to the labyrinth and this to the original, but especially for &quot;Melody&quot; and &quot;Afterglow&quot; I'm not sure which to read first...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry if this is off-topic for this side, but arqade didn't seem like the right place, either...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&#xA;I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v5154/rg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this graph&lt;/a&gt; showing the relation between the different games but it didn't help me in deciding which of &quot;Melody&quot; and &quot;Afterglow&quot; to play first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3820" LastEditorUserId="3820" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T17:59:50.213" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T01:01:40.897" Title="What's the &quot;right&quot; order to play the Grisaia Spin-offs?" Tags="&lt;grisaia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2016-12-29T19:44:09.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference lies in the way Shirou distributes his affection points.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the good ending Shirou gives Saber a certain number of them whereas in the true ending Shirou only wants Rin and doesn't pay attention to Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the best way to understand why Rin only brings her in the good ending is to know what she does in every route. My conclusion is that it was done for Shirou's sake.&#xA;If we start with the routes in which Shirou loves Saber we have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fate route: At the beginning Rin doesn't want Shirou and Saber to be together. When Saber ran out of magi and was about to die Rin told Shirou she'll disappear as he can't give her mana. She was deliberately letting her die. After a while Shirou is taken by Illya. Rin goes to save him. There are a few times where Rin tells Shirou to abandon Saber as she's too weak to go on, but he doesn't, he carries her.&#xA;It isn't until they are all about to die that Rin says Mmm even if you're inexperienced and can't transfer mana through the master-servant pact you can sex her as your semen contains lots of magic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once he falls in love with Saber, Rin helps him get her. Rin helps Shirou plan Saber and Shirou's date. At the end Rin wasn't there to save Saber because she was at the Emiya house close to dying because of heavy injuries. Fortunately in the &quot;last episode&quot; we get Saber and Shirou's true happy ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unlimited Blade Works Good Ending: Shirou gives Saber affection points and Rin brings her. They all live happily. Rin supplies mana through the master-servant link as she's an experienced magician. Shirou has to sex them as it is the only way he can supply magic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fate Hollow Ataraxia: 6 months after some route Rin revives Saber and gives her to Shirou as he needs her. Shirou was so happy his eyes are watery and he can barely see. Because of different reasons there's no need to give her mana so this time Rin makes Shirou Saber's master as she's not needed to give her mana. By the end of the game he's still Saber's master. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The routes in which Shirou doesn't love Saber&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unlimited Blade Works true ending: Shirou deliberatey focuses on Rin and doesn't pay attention to Saber. Rin doesn't bring her home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heaven's Feel: Shirou wants Sakura. Saber becomes an obstacle. Rin supports Shirou against Saber/Dark Sakura in order to save Sakura, which leads to Saber dying and Shirou getting Sakura. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, by comparing what Rin does in every route regarding Saber I've come to the conclusion Rin only saves/resurrects... Saber when Shirou needs her and most times Rin won't even be with them. The closest Rin gets to Saber is UBW good ending where all 3 are living happily because Shirou loves Rin but at the same time he needs Saber.&#xA;The reason she becomes Saber's master in UBW is to save Shirou who was seconds from dying and at the end of the good ending she's the only one that can give her mana through a link and has enough mana to sustain her properly (though boosts are still needed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the times Rin either hands Saber to Shirou even though she can have her (Ataraxia) or simply doesn't try to get her for her own gain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30036" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T19:44:09.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-29T20:10:48.043" Score="2" ViewCount="8473" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who are the strongest beings in &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they can be ranked, it's even better. If not, at least I'd like to know why they are strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30037" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T16:36:49.330" LastActivityDate="2020-11-11T03:47:19.047" Title="Strongest beings in High School DxD" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38153" CreationDate="2016-12-29T21:21:41.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Leisure of Grisaia = Grisaia no yuukan&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Melody of Grisaia = Grisaia no senritsu&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Afterglow of Grisaia = Grisaia no Zankou&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Le fruit de la grisaia = Grisaia no kajitsu&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Le laberynth de la grisaia = Grisaia no Meikyuu&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Le eden de la grisaia = Grisaia no Rakuen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parent game: Grisaia no Kajitsu.&#xA;Side story: Grisaia no yuukan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sequel: Grisaia no Meikyuu.&#xA;Side stories: Grisaia no senritsu and Grisaia no Zankou. Since you completed the main game the side stories can be played in any order.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sequel: Grisaia no Rakuen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30036" LastEditorUserId="30036" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T01:01:40.897" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T01:01:40.897" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38165" CreationDate="2016-12-29T23:00:17.197" Score="0" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tuxedo Mask is the protector of Earth, so it makes sense for him to be an earthling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about the Solar System Sailor Senshi? Shouldn't they have been born on their respective planetary bodies, and live there protecting them? Why are they protecting Earth instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I would expect Sailor Mars to be a real martian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lQsVy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lQsVy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19084" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T06:16:07.100" Title="Why are Sailor Senshi earthlings?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2016-12-30T01:21:31.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidb.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; also has a recommendation feature. To use it, you need to add the series and episodes you watched to your AniDB MyList. Most importantly, you also need to &lt;em&gt;rate&lt;/em&gt; the series from 1 to 10 (10 being best).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The system then uses some hidden algorithm based on what you voted and what others voted and thereby predicts your votes for series you have not yet watched. You can even remove recommendations from the prediction list if you say ‘I’m not going to watch that, stop telling me I’m going to rate it with a 9’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that for recommendations to work best, you should attempt to vote in a way that puts your median at 5.5 and resembles a standard distribution. While the system ‘corrects’ votes for overall series ratings, if you use exaggerated votes you will also receive exaggerated vote predictions (such as 13, which is obviously larger than 10).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T01:21:31.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38195" CreationDate="2016-12-30T01:27:20.470" Score="3" ViewCount="1196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why has&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kanbaru not regained her human arm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by the end of Suruga Monkey in Bakemonogatari?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Rainy Devil is gone, why is she still the way she was when it possessed her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T23:51:31.340" Title="Why has she not changed at the end of Suruga Monkey?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38158" CreationDate="2016-12-30T06:16:07.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer is based on the two&lt;/em&gt; Sailor Moon Crystal &lt;em&gt;seasons and fan wiki information that I found online. I may edit this in the future, if I ever get to reading the original manga or otherwise come across new information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prior incarnations of the Sailor Senshi (i.e. those that came prior to the &quot;present day&quot; of the series) were indeed born on their respective planets. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sailor_Senshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Act 41 of the manga reveals the Sailor Senshi as princesses of the Solar System. Each one had her own castle, which she can call upon late in the series for power. This act first enables Sailor Moon to transform into Eternal Sailor Moon. The castles are named after moons, except for Mercury's and Venus'. Venus' castle is introduced long before the others', in the Sailor V manga, but she never mentions this to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is supported somewhat by the Mugen arc of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, in which we learn that the Outer Senshi (as their previous incarnations) simply watched over the Solar System from afar, on their own planets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, it is not immediately obvious why the &lt;em&gt;current&lt;/em&gt; incarnations of the Sailor Senshi show up as human girls on Earth. However, I think that from an in-universe perspective, there are two possible explanations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is now &lt;em&gt;the Earth&lt;/em&gt; where the Senshi need to fight the various villians that show up, and that it thus makes sense for the Senshi to be there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other planets are no longer populated, so it does not make sense for the Sailor Senshi to be reincarnated there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T06:16:07.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38196" CreationDate="2016-12-30T14:31:10.100" Score="2" ViewCount="13453" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the order in which the Higurashi series need to be read in, the series being the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Watanagashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Tsumihoroboshihen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Minagoroshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Onikakushi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Yoigoshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuribayashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni  Utsutsukowashi &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai Meakashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni  Onisarashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni  Tatarigoroshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~ Himatsubushi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~ Hirukowashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshihen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshihen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~ Hinageshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashihen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoro Iyashi Hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19784" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T04:25:01.050" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T04:25:01.050" Title="Order to read Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15475" CreationDate="2016-12-30T15:05:08.877" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion minato learned to do it when his soul and the other half of kurama where sealed using minato's death seal . The third did mention something like both him and orochimaru fighting for eternity inside some realm when he used the death seal on orochimaru. Maybe minato learned to control that half of kurama during their &quot;fight&quot; in that realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T15:05:08.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38086" CreationDate="2016-12-30T15:24:41.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's because sasuke lost a lot of his powers after he sealed kaguya. (Naruto even list his SOSP (sage of six paths) more).&#xA;Sasuke only had his rinnegan, ad so, I don't think he can restore his arm using asura path technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T15:24:41.277" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38172" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T23:12:57.277" Score="2" ViewCount="5229" Body="&lt;p&gt;In his encounter with Crablante before he started training, Saitama is hit by him and thrown away like 30 meters or more, and then hit again 2 more times with those gigantic claws Crablante has. If Saitama was a regular human, how could he support this beating and still stand like it was nothing and fight back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T14:30:03.303" LastActivityDate="2020-04-29T19:00:10.060" Title="Did Saitama have some level of superhuman strength before training?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38172" CreationDate="2016-12-31T00:09:25.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seems like Saitama doesn't really know he has it before then. From what I remember, Genos said when he was train fighting with Saitama that he wanted to show or let know what Saitama's power really is, something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30055" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T12:42:54.543" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T12:42:54.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38086" CreationDate="2016-12-31T00:21:50.310" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke thinks he's cooler with one arm or this is his way of atonement or his trying to be more emo or maybe he thinks he doesnt need it yet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30055" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T00:21:50.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4387" CreationDate="2016-12-31T00:46:58.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may be too late to change your ending view, but in the manga you can see that in the ending the girl shouts from the other side of the train when passing. Also, there is another chapter (volume 2, chapter 11) after that, it is Kanae's story part. The anime only ended on volume 2, chapter 10 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30055" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T04:23:20.283" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T04:23:20.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3713" CreationDate="2016-12-31T03:30:08.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By the end of the first season, Pokemon: Gold and Silver (Johto games) was still unreleased so the anime had to create a filler arc involving the GS ball and the Orange League to stall time. The Pokemon anime is based on the games and therefore could not go straight ahead and do the Johto saga if the game it's based on isn't released yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Orange Islands is probably loosely based on the Sevii Islands from FireRed and LeafGreen but still debatable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30058" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T03:30:08.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38084" CreationDate="2016-12-31T05:34:19.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo is well aware of how Law's powers work, and he made sure for most of their interactions that Law coulst set uo his Room by keeping him on the defensive. And along with that, he'd need to be near the water first for that to happen and Doflamingo probably wouldn't let that happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, DF powers don't instantly become inactive when they, or the user touch sea water. This was proven when Aokiji touched the ocean physically, then froze it for miles across when first meeting the Straw Hats. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29792" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T05:34:19.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36247" CreationDate="2016-12-31T07:32:36.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two Zamasu's. One from the past and one from the future. As the past Zamasu gets beat up, the damage and recovery is instantly recognized by Black's Saiyan body and increases his strength. Being a god, the strength increases even more. He more than likely gained the ability to transform into super saiyan rose by beating up his old self in a sparring match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30062" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T08:12:24.380" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T08:12:24.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21530" CreationDate="2016-12-31T07:54:44.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, he enters Hyper Dying Will Mode in episode 26, and apparently after doing so by means of the pill or bullet, the person should be able to do it on their own, but Tsuna still can't as of episode 35; he doesn't seem to have gotten any stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30063" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:22:01.413" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:22:01.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27366" CreationDate="2016-12-31T12:39:11.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Translating web pages automatically with Google Translate°&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that I would have to check (&lt;em&gt;and be able to read&lt;/em&gt;) each […] page in each potentially interesting language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google Translate goes a long way in helping that.  Although unfortunately its translations of Asian languages can still be tricky to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you use the Google Chrome browser, it &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; automatically offer to translate foreign pages (but does not consistently do so for me).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If you want to test that, here's the Cantonese Wikipedia page for Pretty Cure:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Precure!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Precure!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you use another browser, e.g. Mozilla Firefox, or Chrome doesn't offer the translation by itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Put this before the URL to translate:                               &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/translate?&amp;amp;u=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/translate?&amp;amp;u=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/translate?&amp;amp;u=https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Precure!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/translate?&amp;amp;u=https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Precure!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;° Sorry this is not an answer to the question, but I find it so important, that I wanted it to be more visible.  (And then I ended up writing more than would fit into a comment.)  If the community objects, I will move this to a comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In relation to the question, the translation enables you to apply the useful approach, suggested by the asker, of consulting the anime's page on the Wikipedia(s) of your desired dub language(s).  (Or opening foreign Google results.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14375" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T13:31:09.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27366" CreationDate="2016-12-31T13:07:06.190" Score="-3" Body="&lt;h1&gt;For English dubs&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/animelist/Universalx?status=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://myanimelist.net/animelist/Universalx?status=7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;is an astonishingly comprehensive list maintained by a single user.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It has 1973 entries as of November 2020 and includes currently airing series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14375" LastEditorUserId="14375" LastEditDate="2020-11-18T06:39:20.330" LastActivityDate="2020-11-18T06:39:20.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38191" CreationDate="2016-12-31T13:28:01.820" Score="5" ViewCount="4642" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Kabuto reanimate any person from Uchiha clan like Sasuke's parents and all other that Itachi killed or any Uchiha that has lived in Konoha? Did he not have any one's dna or whatever it takes to reanimate? Is there any mention about this in manga or anime? Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13225" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T12:01:17.660" Title="Why is there no reanimated Uchiha fighting in fourth shinobi war?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27366" CreationDate="2016-12-31T14:04:59.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Googling specific dub languages&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%22cantonese%22+dubbed+pretty+cure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.google.com/search?q=&amp;quot;cantonese&amp;quot;+dubbed+pretty+cure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Putting single search terms within &lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/code&gt; double quotes  makes sure they are actually present in the results.  (You could also apply that to the word &lt;code&gt;dubbed&lt;/code&gt;.))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tends to return YouTube videos of the Opening songs if the dub exists.  (Don't get confused by fandubs though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(I know this approach is super obvious, but I think it should be here for the sake of completeness and so it can be ranked against other approaches through votes.)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14375" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T00:07:40.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-31T14:22:53.063" Score="3" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 44, Sakura wakes up and describes her recurring dream of the Final Judgement. She also notices that the Sakura shaped doll that she keeps by her bed is dressed exactly like she is in the dream. The very same doll appears since very early in the series, and IIRC it is said that it was sewed by Tomoyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This element is not elaborated further upon in the episode nor in the following episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is that statement's purpose in the story? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30052" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T02:47:46.077" Title="What was the point of Sakura's bed doll being dressed as Sakura is in her dream?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="531" CreationDate="2016-12-31T17:29:39.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many differences, but the most important one I believe it's Akira is alive and not a bunch of cryogenized body parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T17:29:39.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38187" CreationDate="2016-12-31T19:15:24.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both of your notions are correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is the dead person's DNA that is needed for the reanimation (alias &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is good reason to assume Kabuto did not reincarnate most of the Uchiha clan members, because he was unable to obtain their DNAs:  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Kabuto mentions his desire to reincarnate certain shinobi [including] Shisui Uchiha&quot;;&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt; and his ally in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fourth Shinobi World War&lt;/a&gt;, Tobi &lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;­SPOILER:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; alias &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obito Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;, was in possession of their DNA,&lt;sup&gt;[3]&lt;/sup&gt; but – being forced by Kabuto into this alliance in the first place&lt;sup&gt;[4]&lt;/sup&gt; – did not let him use it.&lt;sup&gt;[3]&lt;/sup&gt;  Controlling more Uchiha shinobi could have made Kabuto too powerful with respect to the possibility of him turning against Tobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Kabuto &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; summon Itachi Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, as well as (only in the anime) Inabi Uchiha&lt;sup&gt;[5]&lt;/sup&gt; and used them in his war efforts.&lt;sup&gt;[6]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @AyaseEri points out, we can not exclude the possibility that Kabuto has managed to reincarnate the other Uchihas after all and it was just not shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But definitely also factor in @ElPsyKongroo's answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38187/why-is-there-no-reanimated-uchiha-fighting-in-fourth-shinobi-war#answer-38197&quot;&gt;below&lt;/a&gt;  on why that's very unlikely!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before this technique can be performed, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Usage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Usage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-Fivetwenty_1-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-Fivetwenty_1-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kabuto could not find [Shisui Uchiha's] body. He suggested that one of Shisui's eyes that was crushed by Danzō Shimura, whose corpse was in Tobi's possession, would be sufficient. […] Tobi threatened him not to push his luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-Fivetwenty_1-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-Fivetwenty_1-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kabuto [uses] the Impure World Reincarnation to revive five deceased Akatsuki members, which he offers to use to help Tobi in the approaching war. […] When Tobi contemplates refusing, Kabuto summons the real Madara Uchiha, forcing Tobi to agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Countdown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Countdown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[5]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Kabuto_Yakushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Kabuto_Yakushi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[6]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Search the page for the (indeed numerous) occurrences of &quot;Uchiha&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14375" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T15:20:23.733" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38194" CreationDate="2016-12-31T21:31:54.607" Score="1" ViewCount="980" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the finale of To Love-Ru Darkness, Lala spends all her energy on her tail beam, to stop Darkness's energy blade from slicing the town (and probably the planet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side-effect of such energy spending, she reverts to a preteen ぺたんこ body. It causes Yami to give her lots and lots of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreastExpansion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;milk bottles&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How long does it take for her body to recover? (you can answer in how many chapters (since time is not closely kept in the story) or episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T23:08:57.437" Title="After stopping Yami in her Darkness Mode, how long did it take for Lala to recover her teenager body?" Tags="&lt;to-love-ru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38193" CreationDate="2016-12-31T23:08:57.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;22 manga chapters, anime unknown&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Lala uses her tail beam and becomes a child in Chapter 44, &quot;Power and Power ~Protector and Protected~&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was actually pretty hard to track down when she gets her sexy adult body back, because her child body bears an incredible likeness to Momo, Nana, and Yami in certain scenes, especially when they're naked, which they frequently are, because it's To-Love-Ru. This made it necessary to read a lot of the context, which slowed down a casual scan. But Lala's growth back to her usual body is the main plot of Chapter 66, &quot;Delight ~Growth of Body and Heart~&quot;. So it takes 22 chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no clear sense of how much time passes in-universe between these two chapters, but once Lala starts growing, it takes her about a day to grow back to her original body, as stated by Peke at the beginning of Chapter 66. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime of &lt;em&gt;Darkness&lt;/em&gt;, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_To_Love-Ru_episodes#To_Love-Ru_Darkness_2nd_.282016_OVA_series.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, Lala is still in her child form as of the third episode of the most recent series, the 2016 OVA &lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd&lt;/em&gt;, so it's unclear when the anime will have her regain her adult body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T23:08:57.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38162" CreationDate="2016-12-31T23:51:31.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;So that this question can have a real answer, I'll expand my comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of Suruga Monkey, Hitagi comes in and interrupts the fight between Koyomi and Suruga, announcing that if Suruga had successfully killed Koyomi, she would have hunted down and killed Suruga, adding a serious note to her joke in Part I that she wanted to be the one to kill him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Koyomi then explains in the voiceover narration (translation from subtitles on the horrendously overpriced Aniplex USA Blu-ray):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If one strategy was for me to overwhelm the demon, thereby making it impossible for Kanbaru's secret wish to be fulfilled, then notifying Senjyogahara that Kanbaru was trying to kill me, thereby making it impossible for her surface wish to be fulfilled, was another. Moreover, Senjyogahara swore in front of the demon that if I died, she'd kill Kanbaru. Not knowing wouldn't hold up as defense. For the Rainy Devil, the outcome had already been determined. I can't believe you were able to read its thoughts like that, Oshino.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suruga's secret wish was to kill Koyomi out of jealousy that he was with Hitagi and she wasn't. The Rainy Devil tries to help her fulfill that secret wish in Part I, when she attacks Koyomi on his mountain bike as he rides home from Hitagi's apartment. Koyomi planned to fight Suruga until it was clear that she couldn't beat him, making the Rainy Devil give up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suruga's surface wish was to be with Hitagi romantically, but Oshino realized that if Hitagi knew that Suruga had killed her boyfriend, she wouldn't be too keen on hooking up with his murderer. Sending her into the middle of the battle made it impossible for the Rainy Devil to get Suruga and Hitagi together by killing Koyomi, giving it no reason to help Suruga kill him. Fulfilling the secret wish was only a viable way for the Rainy Devil to complete its contract if that also fulfilled the surface wish, but once Hitagi knows, killing Koyomi directly counteracts the fulfillment of the surface wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To fulfill its contract and leave Suruga, the Rainy Devil has to grant her wish, but it fails to do so, made clear when Suruga confesses her love and Hitagi responds in her usual blunt fashion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suruga: I'm in love with you, Senjyogahara-sempai...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Hitagi: Oh? I'm not really in love with you. But will you stay by my side anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Rainy Devil can't leave, because it hasn't fulfilled her wish, but it can't fulfill her wish, because the only power it has is sending her into a violent rage while she's asleep and it now knows violence can't solve this. It goes dormant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oddly enough, in the final scene where she goes to meet Koyomi, Suruga says, &quot;The demon may have left me, but in the end, my arm didn't go back to normal.&quot; In-universe I can only attribute this to a misunderstanding on her part, because in &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, which takes place chronologically last in the series (beware spoilers below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Suruga finally does lose the demon to her old friend Numachi Rouka, and her arm goes back to normal. In the beginning of the &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; novel, we see that she's been duct-taping her monkey arm to a pillar every night and anxiously checking the newspaper every morning to make sure she hasn't gone out and hurt anyone in her sleep, so she doesn't seem to be so sure anymore that the demon is gone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T23:51:31.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38167" CreationDate="2017-01-01T01:26:07.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, when it comes to manga that's the recommended order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Onikakushi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tatarigoroshi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Himatsubushi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meakashi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsumihoroboshi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minagoroshi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Matsuribayashi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Optional (Extra Stories):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Utsutsukowashi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yoigoshi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saikoroshi-hen &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Onisarashi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Batsukoishi-hen &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hirukowashi-hen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these are different iterations of the same period of time, but they focus on different aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though personally, I still recommend reading the Visual Novels: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni &amp;amp; Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30071" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T01:26:07.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38187" CreationDate="2017-01-01T06:28:48.303" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from the exceptional answer given by accolade, I think there might be another reason. Note that after the Uchiha clan was slaughtered, most of the cleaning up was done by the Anbu under Danzo. And given how careful he is, I'm sure he would have made sure that the bodies are not discoverable, and so, Kabuto could not have been able to obtain any DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T11:47:43.633" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T11:47:43.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17167" CreationDate="2017-01-01T08:44:10.180" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't really think it's about toning up or down per se.  Sensualization/sexualization of both genders in anime is part of the goal for sales, they even throw in fanservice (obvious enticement scenes) at times. But perhaps it's about the nipples themselves, even of males, that are seen in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/07/23/man-nipples-become-tools-of-sexual-harassment-during-summer-complain-japanese-women/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;particular light&lt;/a&gt; which doesn't translate the same across cultures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30074" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T13:11:46.853" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T13:11:46.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19385" CreationDate="2017-01-01T10:12:18.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Naruto online, from bandai ingame quiz the correct awnser is 12. &#xA;It says thats the official game and lots of the stuff is correct but something are not totaly correct and this one falls in that catogory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30075" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T10:12:18.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21768" CreationDate="2017-01-01T11:52:43.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not the water that drains them. It's the stagnant non-running water. This is why they can shower and drink water but not take a bath. So if they could vibrate their Haki in a manner which causes the water around them to FLOW like a running water, then in theory they could nullify the effects of the water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T13:13:22.870" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T13:13:22.870" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35619" CreationDate="2017-01-01T11:58:37.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the anime there are a few scenes of Bunta racing solo, and as the other answer stated, there is one scene where Bunta &quot;races&quot; Takumi after getting his WRX, though it wasn't a proper race (more of an impromptu battle), and Takumi didn't know it was Bunta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember, there were no actual races with Bunta in. I could be wrong, but I don't think there are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29669" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T11:58:37.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21748" CreationDate="2017-01-01T12:01:49.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A big plot point of Tsukimonogatari revolves around the fact that Araragi has been dipping into his vampire abilities ever since the events of Kizumonogatari that turned him into this half-vampire, half-human... although more human than vampire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've seen him using his vampire abilities throughout the series so far, such as when Hitagi staples the inside of his cheek or he fights the monkey spirit possessing Suruga in Bakemonogatari, and when he fights against Kagenui in Nisemonogatari. These are just a few examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every single one of these times, this human was drawing from these inhuman abilities to perform inhuman things. In the time of this story that Tsukimonogatari takes place, it became apparent to Kagenui and Ononoki that this was a problem. If he continued to draw upon these vampire powers like that, it's likely that he could turn into something no longer human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the basis of his &quot;unpaid tabs&quot; line. As Toshinou Kyouko says in their answer, a &quot;tab&quot; refers to a running bill at a bar. At a bar, you can choose to not pay for your drinks, and instead leave a &quot;tab&quot; that you will pay at a later point. Here, the &quot;unpaid tabs&quot; are all the times he used vampire powers. However, at some point, these tabs do need to be paid - namely, with his humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically said, it's Araragi (and Nisioisin, the original novel's author) using a metaphor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16539" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T12:01:49.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38226" CreationDate="2017-01-01T15:16:03.490" Score="2" ViewCount="2575" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that FB is Mr. Braun. Now Okabe is in the Beta worldline, and M4, a.k.a. Moeka, is working part-time for Mr. Braun, a.k.a. FB which is very suspicious...&#xA;Technically, they are still operating as Rounders, right? It's just they haven't take any actions against the Future Gadgets Lab yet, apart from retrieving the IBN 5100.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right guys?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T06:51:30.873" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T16:08:55.967" Title="Does Mr. Braun still have his secret occupation in the beta world line (1%)?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-01T15:53:14.270" Score="1" ViewCount="125" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading &lt;em&gt;Kare Kano&lt;/em&gt;, I noticed that the extras included in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kare_Kano_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the tankobon compilations&lt;/a&gt; seem to have absolutely no relation to the story of the main manga. (I have just finished the fourth volume of &lt;em&gt;Kare Kano&lt;/em&gt;, so I've read both &quot;The Tiger and the Chameleon: A Promise for One Week&quot; and &quot;Meet Me Again Tomorrow in the Forest&quot;. The former involves students in high school and has a romance theme, but it does not seem to belong to the same setting as &lt;em&gt;Kare Kano&lt;/em&gt;. The latter is a story of a half-alien, half-human girl's experiences with racism on another planet.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This observation was backed-up by some research that I did: the two extras that I have read so far appear to be works written by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masami_Tsuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Masumi Tsuda&lt;/a&gt; in 1994 and 1993 respectively, &lt;em&gt;prior&lt;/em&gt; to her publication of &lt;em&gt;Kare Kano&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why were pre-existing unrelated works included as extras? In the past, had other manga compilations done the same thing? I could imagine this as a means to &quot;promote&quot; the author or provide readers with bonus content at low cost, but in other manga that I've read, such as &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, extra one-shots were clearly related to the main content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T15:53:14.270" Title="Why are unrelated one-shots by Masami Tsuda included in compilations of Kare Kano?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;kare-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-01T21:30:57.277" Score="3" ViewCount="928" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main setting of &lt;em&gt;Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless&lt;/em&gt; appears to me to be extraordinarily fancy, at least by my American experience of going to high school in Wisconsin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TmByA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TmByA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;outside view of high school&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do those poles along the building support a net, maybe to protect windows from stray balls? The surrounding area is beautiful, with a rural forested feel and located near a river.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inside:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AG7sD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AG7sD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;inside view of high school&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears as if one end is open, and there are other shots of small patios upstairs. Apparently they do not air condition the middle area -- it is sort of a breezeway, albeit with one end partially closed off.  I am impressed by the sunroof, the middle downstairs area which appears to be some sort of courtyard or atrium, and the upstairs walkway which reminds me more of an indoor shopping mall than a high school. I don't remember other anime where the high school itself was so interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wow, a Google search for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&amp;amp;q=japanese%20high%20school%20architecture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese high school architecture&lt;/a&gt; starts off with 5 more affluent-looking schools.  Maybe the word &lt;em&gt;architecture&lt;/em&gt; tuned the search for high end samples. It gets even more impressive if you click over to &lt;strong&gt;Images&lt;/strong&gt;. This ain't Wisconsin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T03:02:59.400" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T03:02:59.400" Title="Is Tanaka's high school more fancy than most in Japan?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;japan&gt;&lt;tanaka-kun-is-always-listless&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32032" CreationDate="2017-01-01T22:50:43.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is to my understanding that the reasoning for the Titans taking a 'fatal bite' out of its victim is that it is most probably hoping to absorb the spinal fluid of a Titan Shifter in order to turn back into a human. This is supported by the fact that the Titan serum is injected into the back of the Eldian's neck (where the spine is).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, there is no way of surviving due to this fatal bite, meaning that the Titan, under normal circumstances, would never swallow you whole; provided it is a typical mindless Titan. Intelligent Titans, such as the Quadrupedal Titan and the Dancing Titan (Ymir), have held a human whole in their mouth, but they did not swallow their captives regardless of their bodies not at risk of harm inside the stomach-like pocket in the Titan body. This could be due to the uncertainty and lack of knowledge currently disposable about the Titans and risks not wanting to be taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, this suggests that a human cannot be swallowed whole. The best possible outcome is losing a limb or part of your hand/leg/arm like Eren did when encountering the 'Santa Titan', but in normal circumstances their arm wouldn't grow back and they'd likely die of blood loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, this suggests that the Titans are unaware of the section of the body that they're severing, and probably just subconsciously hope that they sever the spine of an area relevant to the transferal of the spinal fluid into the second party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to surviving inside a Titan provided you've been swallowed whole, the survey corps are the primary people that Titans consume, and few of them are consumed by an individual Titan due to their skills in the field. So in the unlikely event of someone getting swallowed whole, they would be inside of the Titan for a long period of time before being vomited out when the Titan fills itself up. This could be months between expeditions or even years. Nobody would be able to survive that long inside the Titan unless they eat other humans raw inside the Titan or even attempt to eat the walls of the pocket they are being held in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WHEN EREN WAS HELD INSIDE A MINDLESS TITAN prior to discovering his abilities, it was evident that there were other alive people inside the Titan, but it was so hot in the pocket that they overheated and died while calling for help from the heat. Titans are already known to be extremely hot especially without skin, and I doubt that there is any skin on the interior of the Titan. This suggests that regardless of your physical state when swallowed, it will be too hot to last for a prolonged amount of time inside a Titan without simply boiling to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30083" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T03:00:43.510" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T03:00:43.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="531" CreationDate="2017-01-02T01:16:27.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite a lot of differences - Characters, events, motivations. The two biggest character differences (of characters still included in the film) are Akira is alive and a big part of the story, and Number 19 is actually important to the plot unlike in the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30084" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T01:16:27.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25687" CreationDate="2017-01-02T01:46:45.730" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible that they have met before.  And you who are saying Buu is indestructible, he kind of is.  If they battled for millions of years, eventually Buu would win.  Remember when Beerus fought Goku, used one super move, and then after that he had run out of energy.  If Buu, and I am talking kid Buu, has instant transmission, he could teleport away and have Beerus without any energy left.  Goku only did not teleport away because then it would have hit the Earth.  Kid Buu could not have cared less about if the Earth or any planet was destroyed. He destroys planets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30085" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T03:03:23.163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T03:03:23.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38211" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38214" CreationDate="2017-01-02T10:21:22.800" Score="5" ViewCount="31225" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Great War, Kabuto resurrects a lot of very, very powerful shinobi (Madara or Hashirama the 1st, e.g.). However, he doesn't bring someone as powerful and impactful as Jiraiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My girlfriend pointed this out a few days ago and since now, I wasn't able to find a reason. I see that this &lt;em&gt;Edo Tensei no Jutsu&lt;/em&gt; brings up some questions (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38187/why-is-there-no-reanimated-uchiha-fighting-in-fourth-shinobi-war&quot;&gt;about more Uchiha's&lt;/a&gt; or even &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4955/why-didnt-couldnt-kabuto-bring-orochimaru-back&quot;&gt;Orochimaru&lt;/a&gt;) on the table, but it seems that everyone forgot Jiraiya in this equation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Kabuto resurrect Jiraiya during the Great War?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T14:18:37.840" LastActivityDate="2020-05-02T19:35:34.697" Title="Why didn't Kabuto resurrect Jiraiya during the Great War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-02T10:50:41.467" Score="6" ViewCount="42501" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;To You, 2000 Years From Now (二千年後の君へ Ni-sen nen-go no Kimi e)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the 1st chapter of the 1st volume and the 1st chapter overall of the Attack on Titan manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J45Tq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J45Tq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what is the significance of bringing up a timeline &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;2000 years from now&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that is bugging me that the chapter,  volume and manga starts with Eren waking up fro a dream, crying and exclaiming that Mikasa's hair has grown longer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As put in wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Eren Yeager is having a dream about &lt;em&gt;an &lt;strong&gt;older version&lt;/strong&gt; of his close friend, Mikasa, bidding him &lt;strong&gt;goodbye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. He is promptly &lt;em&gt;woken up by the real Mikasa, who insists that he is been sleeping &lt;strong&gt;for a while&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. As the two return to their village, Eren begins &lt;strong&gt;crying&lt;/strong&gt;, but when Mikasa asks why, &lt;strong&gt;he does not give an answer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GvF44.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GvF44.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2dmy4.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2dmy4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14617" LastActivityDate="2019-10-13T13:48:42.810" Title="What does the title of first chapter of Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin) mean or signify in the context of manga?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38211" CreationDate="2017-01-02T11:08:24.870" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, this case of Jiraiya's resurrection had been brought up by Kabuto while discussing the secrets of the Edo Tensei  with Obito. He had also mentioned about Shisui Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason as to why Jiraiya &lt;em&gt;couldn't be&lt;/em&gt; revived according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Fourth Shinobi World War starts, Kabuto Yakushi expresses interest in reincarnating Jiraiya to have him fight for Akatsuki, but unfortunately is unable to reach him &lt;strong&gt;as his body rests in the lower depths of the sea&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the manga, Kabuto expresses that he could obtain enough DNA (to revive Jiraiya) from the weapons used by the Paths in their fight against Jiraiya. But Obito comments not to push his luck, as reviving Jiraiya, as well as Shisui, could be overkill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; chapter 520, page 14:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JSClK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T11:08:24.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38213" CreationDate="2017-01-02T11:15:13.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime itself don't have an official answer. I searched it and there's a bunch of threads from months/years ago discussing what this title of the first chapter/episode means with wild theories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I imagine it has to do with one of these things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A letter written by someone for someone or something. Armin, the narrator, to humanity or Eren, perhaps?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eren's fate. Maybe the &quot;See you later, Eren&quot; thing is right before he, say, gets trapped in a crystal or put in some sort of home-made titan time machine thing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is a thought someone had. Maybe whoever was the first king or something, even Ymir?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29041" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T02:07:40.700" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T02:07:40.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7584" CreationDate="2017-01-02T11:35:27.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, hand seals are used to help the caster manipulate and control their chakra levels to execute the jutsu. Hand seals indicate how a shinobi can manipulate their chakra properly. However, a highly-skilled shinobi can perform a wide range of jutsu with one hand, or for some - no seals at all. The reason why is because some shinobi can manipulate chakra without concentrating it using hand seals at all. This can be particularly seen in Sasuke after he loses his arm during the Fourth Shinobi World War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30095" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T11:35:27.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-02T17:24:53.280" Score="-1" ViewCount="3667" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm kind of confused what year akatsuki no yona is set in because in the manga, Zeno claims to be more than 2000 years old, so shouldn't it be year 2000 or something around that? even though it looks like it's been set way way WAY before that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30098" LastActivityDate="2020-06-15T06:26:17.153" Title="What year is Akatsuki No Yona set in?" Tags="&lt;akatsuki-no-yona&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14280" CreationDate="2017-01-02T17:54:12.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dudes look at it this way the yondaime split the kyuubi into two halves reducing its max output and size and yet it can still beat the hell out of the others of all the beast it has the most chakra even when split in half to show how awesome it is . oh and the higher the tail the more powerful the beast  chakra sensors know this fact people like Karin and the blonde body gaurd the 4th raikage brought with him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30100" LastEditorUserId="30100" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T18:11:15.647" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T18:11:15.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28351" CreationDate="2017-01-03T00:34:38.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After looking over the wording of the scene where he was killed, I believe that those lines were true. It would miss if he'd have been pure of heart. They DID miss. At least, when the lines were said while firing. Someone willing to risk their life jumped in front of him and destroyed the shot, which in a way solidified the fact that he was pure of heart, that someone who barely knew him was willing to risk their life for his sake. The second shot would have likely killed anyone, regardless of whether they were &quot;pure of heart&quot; or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30106" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T00:34:38.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-03T01:57:41.820" Score="1" ViewCount="384" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated by Rudolph that Astarte had only two more weeks to live, because of the strain Rhododactylos familiar was putting on her body/soul/mana pool/whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After defeating Rudolph, Kojou bites her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FZojWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kojou bit Astarte&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and says that he would put the familiar under his control, so her lifespan would increase. The bite mark is shown in the picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jm6U3l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kojou&amp;#39;s bitemark&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in later story arcs this seems to be completely ignored. Astarte acts and uses Rhododactylos on her own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T01:38:36.757" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T01:38:36.757" Title="Shouldn't Astarte be under Kojou's control?" Tags="&lt;strike-the-blood&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35630" CreationDate="2017-01-03T02:07:34.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based off the anime I think the guild was disbanded because Makorov wasn't able to be the master any more and the only person qualified that would do it was none other than Natsu and because he left Mokorov had no choice but to disowns the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30107" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T02:07:34.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38203" CreationDate="2017-01-03T04:00:42.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, Yuugo Tennouji (Mr. Braun) still has his &lt;em&gt;secret job&lt;/em&gt; in the Beta world line after 1% divergence is obtained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I base this on the wiki entry, which lists Steins; Gate 0 as its source. Here is what the Wiki says about this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When 1% Divergence is obtained, Yuugo is seen running his shop, having apparently never worked for SERN in this world line. But as revealed by Steins;Gate 0, he still works for SERN in the Beta Worldline. &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Yuugo_Tennouji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: Wiki- Yuugo Tennouji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: The anime adaptation of Zero is greenlit, but there is no broadcast date. I haven't read the Visual Novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki page for &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Steins;Gate_0_(Anime_Series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zero&lt;/a&gt; states, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Steins;Gate 0 (シュタインズ・ゲート ゼロ Shutainzu Gēto Zero?) anime is an adaptation of a spin-off visual novel by the same name that is being marketed as a &quot;true sequel&quot; visual novel, as opposed to being a fan disc. However, though &lt;strong&gt;Zero is part of the main canon&lt;/strong&gt;, it is narratively not taking place after the true ending of the original story but technically before said ending. Zero is a side story that explores events from the Beta Attractor Field's future that contribute in making the end of the original story possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T14:55:00.217" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T14:55:00.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38219" CreationDate="2017-01-03T05:35:45.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer can be found from here, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14551/why-do-the-characters-in-akatsuki-no-yona-have-korean-names&quot;&gt;Why do the characters in Akatsuki no Yona have Korean names?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The setting for Akatsuki no Yona is loosely based on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three Kingdoms of Korea&lt;/a&gt; period. The Kouka Kingdom is inspired by the Goguryeo Kingdom. Its neighbor Sei and Xing are based on Baekje and Silla respectively. You can also see that the three kingdoms are located in a peninsula in the manga and that they almost have the same layout as their real-life counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the wikipedia article,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The concept of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Hangul: 삼국시대; Hanja: 三國時代) refers to the three kingdoms of Baekje (百濟), Silla (新羅) and Goguryeo (高句麗), which was later known as Goryeo (高麗), from which the name Korea is derived. &lt;strong&gt;The Three Kingdoms period was defined as being from 57 BC to 668 AD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus its safe to say from the setting and inspiration that Akatsuki no Yona, may be from a similar time period, where obviously dragons exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T05:35:45.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2040" CreationDate="2017-01-03T09:10:31.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is specifically stated that a shinobi can increase his or her chakra volume via training. It is stated in the manga, anime and databooks that Chakra is created when two other forms of energy, known collectively as one's &quot;stamina&quot;, are moulded together. Physical energy (身体エネルギー, shintai enerugī) is collected from each and every one of the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy (精神エネルギー, seishin enerugī, English TV: Mental Energy) is derived from the mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience. These two energies becoming more powerful will in turn make the created chakra more powerful. Therefore, practising a technique repeatedly will build up experience, increasing one's spiritual energy, and thus allowing more chakra to be created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so any character who has large chakra reserves developed it by either increasing the physical or spiritual energy or both. through physical training such as running, push ups etc etc or doing mental training such as studying, reading, meditating etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on top of that another important factor is chakra control which is important because all though its possible to maximize the amount of chakra a shinobi has. there are still some limitations based on genetics.  as such this is why someone like kakashi has average levels of chakra volume. but i also believe that its possible to break the limit to a degree. one such way is to seal chakra away for later use. this will grant you a higher level of standing chakra volume and in turn it will allow you to train harder and develop chakra beyond the limits of your genetics IE tsunade was born with chakra of a high calbre and volume because she is senju/uzumaki. but the seal on her fourhead clearly allows for even greater chakra volumes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T09:10:31.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38230" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38250" CreationDate="2017-01-03T09:13:22.180" Score="1" ViewCount="546" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Hellsing Organization belong to the Anglican Church or the Protestant Church? Or is it a secular organization?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T05:21:03.467" Title="Hellsing Organization: Is it Anglican or Protestant?" Tags="&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31634" CreationDate="2017-01-03T09:21:06.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I cannot completely answer your question, I can point to a few reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Walter is getting old, and he does not wish to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Walter does not want to become obsolete. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Walter wants to defeat Alucard in battle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, we can come to a possible answer. After Walter and Alucard fought against the Nazi in the Second World War, Walter saw Alucard as a challenge. He wanted to become stronger than Alucard, and thus made a deal with Millennium. He would be made into an artificial vampire, and try to kill Alucard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T09:21:06.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38213" CreationDate="2017-01-03T13:42:13.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6920/what-is-shingeki-no-kyojins-year-zero&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; about year zero of the AOT world and the time line and in there Azarel stated that there is a relativity between the title of the first chapter and the timeline:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one last thing to consider is that the first chapter of the manga is titled &amp;quot;To you, 2000 years from now.&amp;quot; This shows that a 2000 year gap of time is relevant to the storyline somehow. There are a few interpretations about what this could be referencing, but one of the more popular ones is that this chapter title is addressed to the reader, meaning the storyline starts 2000 years from now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would put the beginning of the series in the year 4009 AD. It also means that the new world's dating system would begin in 3164 AD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T13:42:13.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-03T16:33:41.720" Score="6" ViewCount="6576" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole point of bringing Joseph to Morioh was to make him use Hermit Purple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why didn't he use it to find Kira after he changed his appearance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user30118" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T01:46:16.287" LastActivityDate="2020-11-23T20:40:11.413" Title="In JoJo: Diamond is Unbreakable, why didn't Joseph use Hermit Purple to find Kira's new identity?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36258" CreationDate="2017-01-03T17:02:59.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In that fight, she was overwhelmed and, in fact, was probably going to die because she was too weak to kill all the wolves. She was also hysterical because she had to kill the king wolf who cast a curse on Subaru, and if left to run, its course would have killed him a few hours later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So under normal use, she would not have her personality affected, but in this case, she was in a hysterical rage to save Subaru and exhausted almost all of her power on the minions before the boss she needed to kill showed itself. However, why her personality changes when she loses control is not explained, and I can only assume it to be a combination of her already unstable mental state, her being drained of power due to the fighting, and possibly a side effect of her Oni transformation that is normally manageable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The details are taken from the arc 2 synopses of &lt;a href=&quot;http://rezero.wikia.com/wiki/Natsuki_Subaru/Synopsis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Subaru's Wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-27T06:14:49.827" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T06:14:49.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37904" CreationDate="2017-01-03T17:09:24.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito definitely let Kakashi win because once he got the rinegan he could use all the powers that Pain had and Kakashi DIED after defeating only one pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T17:09:24.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-03T17:12:26.080" Score="-1" ViewCount="7889" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one of the members of squad zero created the Zanpakuto after becoming a captain under Yamamoto which is one of the oldest soul reapers, doesn't that mean that Quincy are naturally stronger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the war, the Quincy stole their Zanpakuto after overwhelming them and some of the soul reapers use Kido, Hado, and Bakuto or Bakugo which are spells. It's safe to assume this was their original powers, but not many Soul Reapers can use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T15:23:12.943" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T15:28:49.403" Title="Are the Quincy naturally stronger than the Soul Reapers?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38234" CreationDate="2017-01-03T17:50:18.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joseph used Hermit Purple to find Dio because Dio had Jonathan's body. They shared the same blood. Kira was not related to Joseph. That's my guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30120" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T17:50:18.293" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38238" CreationDate="2017-01-03T19:49:35.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the Title, Its impossible to say. It appears you are asking if the Quincy are naturally stronger than Soul Reapers, simply because the elite of the elite Quincy, the Schutzstaffel, were able to use special tools to steal Soul Reaper Bankai's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Flaw with that logic is simply that we do not understand how the Tools work. We just know they steal Bankai once its been used in front of the tool, but not how they do it, or what the conditions are. The only clue we have is that Yamamoto was too powerful, so only Yhwach was strong enough to wield his Bankai. It could easily be that they are weaker, but like most supernatural/fantasy entertainment media, Most people can wield more power than their normal maximum, and even spontaneously power up permanently. Its very possible that there was no way without Voltstandig they could beat a Soul Reaper Captain in their Bankai State, yet could still wield the power of their Bankai. After all, the Soul Reapers do just that. By activating their Bankai, they are on average 5-10x more powerful than just their Shikai. The Voltstandig Transformation the Quincy use is very similar, and in fact they could not use it while they had a stolen Bankai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To further nit pick, they too were granted power by Yhwach, as each one had a Letter, granting them not only more raw power, but also supernatural abilities. On their own, its impossible to say how strong they would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, There is one more thing to bring up, the first War with the Quincy. The Soul Reapers won that war, and almost all the Quincy were killed, to the point where Uryu and his father were the only known living Quincy left, excluding the Sternritter who may or may not be dead already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Regarding your argument about zankaptou, there is also one thing to bring up.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yhwach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yhwach's&lt;/a&gt; age is estemated at at least 1200 years, which includes the 1000 years he was mostly powerless. So, he was probably at least 200 years old by that account when Yamamoto Defeated him (using his zanpaktou). Though he could have been older than 200, he was still the first Quincy ever, which is pretty big here, because the Gotei 13 was founded over 1100 years before he was defeated. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yamamoto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yamamoto's Wiki Page&lt;/a&gt; in the history section brings up the founding of the 13 squadrens was 2100 years ago, 1100 years before yhwach's defeat, and the only picture we have of then, had several of the captians weilding zanpaktou. So, While Nimaiya may have been a captian back then, he had already invented zanpaktou, up to at least a thousand years earlier than the first ever quincy was born. A Soul Reaper without a zanpaktou is basically noneistant because they get one right after they become a Soul Reaper, and that was precident for hundreds of years before quincy existed, so there is no way to compare them. A Soul Reaper without a zanpaktou has also never been seen, besides Possibly Ichigo, so its impossible to say how powerful they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T17:14:17.490" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T17:14:17.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-03T20:21:42.780" Score="2" ViewCount="9425" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: This entire question is a spoiler, so as it doesn't make sense to put the entire question in a spoiler block, read at your own caution.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Occultic;Nine&lt;/em&gt;, Yuta Gamon fires the unlocked Poya-Gun (revealed to be the Wardenclyffe Gun) at the Odd Eye in order to stop the New World Order from completing their mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's presumed that he never makes it back to the human world (AKA is resurrected like the rest of the main cast), but what exactly happened to him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm especially confused about the significance of the Sky Sensor playing staticky sounds in his father's old recording studio at the very end. Did Yuta return to the wavelength meant for the dead and in turn, get reunited with his father (again) or did he get stuck in the wavelength that the New World Order shifted to in an attempt to prevent Yuta from stopping them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:01:48.603" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:05:05.533" Title="What exactly happened to Yuta Gamon?" Tags="&lt;occultic-nine&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38238" CreationDate="2017-01-03T22:21:49.613" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are naturally strong against Shinigamis but it doesn't matter if there is an huge power gap between Shinigami and Quincy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30122" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T22:21:49.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22864" CreationDate="2017-01-03T22:55:23.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it seems like that could be true and considering he became chuunin and jounin at such a young might mean that. But from my understanding Kakashi must of just been a really strong and smart ninja. But considering that Rin, Obito and Kakashi were in the academy at the same time and how Kakashi easily knew the rules from the top of his head might just means he is the same age but just smarter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its the same with Sasuke. Anyone can say his age is 4 years younger than Naruto but it would not add up. I just think that Kakashi is the same age, short, and may just talk smack about Obito. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He could very well be 4 years younger but there's just not enough evidence to support that. Although its very smart to assume that he is younger because just because they are in the same cell does not mean they are the same age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30125" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T09:53:11.253" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T09:53:11.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40684" CreationDate="2017-01-04T03:47:02.740" Score="2" ViewCount="3100" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mutsumi and Serinuma are at the shrine in episode 12, Mutsumi asks Serinuma what she wished for. She replies that she wished:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for the Lord and Akane to live happily ever after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for Shion to come back to life&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for Captain Levi to be more &lt;em&gt;dere&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for &quot;Miyuki-senpai&quot; to notice [someone]'s true feelings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first two are from shows-within-the-show &quot;Kachu Rabu&quot; and &quot;Mirage Saga&quot;. The third one is &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; (which has been referenced weirdly often). What's the fourth one from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T04:10:35.777" Title="Who is &quot;Miyuki-senpai&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kiss-him-not-me&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T03:47:31.740" Score="0" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if someone could merge 2 doujutsu and if someone who at avyoung age has their eyes damaged to the point of blindness and the damage being irriversable if someone with a doujutsu could transplant their eyes to the blind person so that they can see, I was wondering this because I plan too write a fan fiction about it and I wanted to make sure it is somewhat viable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30127" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T01:31:50.627" Title="Can you merge 2 doujutsu? And can someone with prolonged and irriversable damage in their eyes have a successful eye transplant?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-01-04T21:43:34.207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38247" CreationDate="2017-01-04T04:16:30.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know (and all the research I've made), no, you can't (as you called it) &quot;merge&quot; two, or more, Dōjutsus. You can have more than one at the same time, like Kaguya and her son Hagoromo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not saying it's not possible, but it just hasn't been seen in the universe of Naruto. And, as far as my knowledge goes, it hasn't been mentioned by Masashi-sensei either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Masashi-sensei has said once that if a Byakugan user and  Sharingan user have a kid the offspring would be born with a Sharingan in one eye and a Byakugan in the other but this isn't &quot;merging&quot; like you wanted&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the next part of your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can implant eyes to someone that has lost sight on that eye(s). The Uchiha are known do do it a lot, or they at least to it to &quot;reach the next level&quot; of power (in their eyes) but they are either almost or are blind when doing this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another huge example (of doing this) is Kakashi. He lost his eyesight on his left eyes, and then got a Sharingan, which is a Dōjutsu, implanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I hope my answer helps, it's mostly what I know. I did try to find some references to help better but they were just about what Dōjutsu are and some examples and their abilities, which would be useless to you (according to what you asked, or was looking for, at least, so I did not include it).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I also hope your fan fiction goes well.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-01-19T01:31:50.627" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T01:31:50.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33826" CreationDate="2017-01-04T05:15:06.440" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because he gets mad. When his eyes turn gold, it means that he is angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened when he fights Heathcliff, and in the world tree, and when fighting the red (sorry, forgot his name). It also happened when he fights the first monster on floor one, in one moment his eyes are grey, and when he gets hit by the monster his eyes turn a little gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my thought is that golden eyes mean he is pissed or angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30129" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-11T13:20:35.670" LastActivityDate="2018-10-11T13:20:35.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38230" CreationDate="2017-01-04T05:21:03.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hellsing organization is part of the Anglican Church. Whether the Anglican Church is Catholic or Protestant is a bit of a complicated question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start with, while there is a &quot;Catholic church&quot; (it's the common short name for the Roman Catholic Church in English), there's no corresponding &quot;Protestant church&quot;. There are multiple Protestant denominations, many of which have sub-denominations, many of these having multiple churches within them: Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist, and lots of others. All of these groups have their roots in Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation, which began in the early 16th Century in Western Europe in response to perceived corruption and doctrinal inconsistency in the dominant Roman Catholic Church. All the early Protestant churches had certain Roman Catholic practices they objected to; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism#Theology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has a good summary, but in general the Protestants thought religion should be less focused on worldly matters and more focused on faith and prayer. They also rejected the authority of the Roman Catholic pope and focused on the Bible as the single defining document of Christian belief, whereas the Roman Catholic Church had elevated various commentaries by popes and other prominent figures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anglicanism existed as the English branch of the Roman Catholic Church &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Supremacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;until 1534&lt;/a&gt;, when the English parliament declared Henry VIII, the King of England, as head of the church. This split the leadership from the Roman Catholic Church, but theologically, the Anglicans continued to keep the Eucharist, which most Protestant churches had abandoned. Whether this makes them Protestant or not is a bit hard to say. They are often considered Protestant because they split from the Roman Catholic Church in the same period when the Protestant Reformation was going on, but the split had no real connection to Luther's movement; it was a political maneuver by the English government to weaken the power of the Roman Catholic pope. Theologically, they're more similar to the Roman Catholics than most Protestant churches are (though as we see in Hellsing, they still find enough differences to keep them arguing). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a point of interest, there are Christian churches which are neither Catholic nor Protestant: for example, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eastern Orthodox churches&lt;/a&gt;, which include the Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox; Ethiopian; Coptic; and various modern movements such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Jehovah's Witnesses&lt;/a&gt;. So you could argue that Anglicanism is neither Catholic nor Protestant, but something distinct, like these other churches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T05:21:03.467" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13811" CreationDate="2017-01-04T06:05:01.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well...yep he can use those jutsu which he sees with Hus sharingan....sharingan notes those hand seals which a ninja performs and Kakashi at the same time remembers them.&#xA;After remembering them it's easy for him to perform the jutsu in future however more chakra is required for him. ...&#xA;+ we may not forget that he has a affinity for lightning element...which certainly means that other jutsu which he copies....cannot be performed by their fullest potential.. However with time and experience he can perform those abilities with their required amount of chakra and less burden &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30130" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T06:05:01.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38242" CreationDate="2017-01-04T10:19:49.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the Sky Sensor was playing staticky sounds because it was returning some kind of feedback from the frequency it was using, probably from Yuta Gamon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About what happened to him, he remained dead, as we could understand from the final of the last episode. About the wavelength in which he stayed, as long as he had the Sky Sensor he change wavelengths however he wishes to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14403" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:04:52.770" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:04:52.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38203" CreationDate="2017-01-04T16:03:47.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in @Arcane's answer, &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, he is still a Rounder in the Beta world line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Steins;Gate 0 VN, there are multiple world lines in which Okabe and his friends are attacked by various groups/organizations and he ends up turning to Yuugo Tennouji for help,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;blackmailing him into helping by revealing knowledge that he is the leader of the Rounders. Mr. Braun's response confirms that Okabe was correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moeka is still a Rounder too, though, as long as Okabe and his friends stay away from time travel research, the Rounders have no reason to be interested in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Okabe never switches out of the Beta world line in this VN, it is safe to assume that Mr. Braun retains his secret occupation in all instances of the Beta world line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28022" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T16:08:55.967" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T16:08:55.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T16:04:52.657" Score="1" ViewCount="1244" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do any of the characters from the Naruto filler arcs or movies show up again in the main series, or they are just strictly made for the fillers and movies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was watching Shippuden season 1 and at some point the opening and closing songs had scenes from the Priestess Shion movie, or the first Naruto Shippuden movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T02:39:05.567" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T02:41:57.353" Title="Do filler episode characters ever appear in the main storyline?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37904" CreationDate="2017-01-04T18:26:18.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he did. Though It was not completely intentional. Specifically, he need a hole through his heart, because Madara placed a Seal on his heart, which he planned on using to control him. Obito later noted that He could not become the 10 tailed Jinchuriki because of that Seal. So Obito forced Kakashi use his Raikiri to pierce his Heart, destroying the seal. However, it was not a simple, let him do it kind of deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wiki unfortunately leaves out most of these details, but the Curse Mark's Entry on the Wiki has some of them, Its called The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Forbidden_Individual_Curse_Tag&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forbidden Individual Cursed Tag&lt;/a&gt;. It forced Obito to not betray Madara, so in that respect, Obito could not just let it happen. However, he could indirectly let it happen, by forcing it, and otherwise weakening himself so that he could not stop it. In the Kamui Dimention, He could not use his intangibility, which would have been his main and possibly only solid defense against Raikiri. He also restricted his Chakra useage, saving it for the future battles in the war, rather then using it to win against kakashi, as he used almost no ninjutsu, and almost no Rinnegan techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T18:26:18.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38267" CreationDate="2017-01-04T20:28:59.063" Score="0" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if my phrasing is correct but does anyone know the manga release cycle of Keijo!!!! (Hip whip girl)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen an issue for it in a while and the source I use to read it seems to only update monthly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the manga actually release monthly? And how can I find this information for future series that I read? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T23:57:17.283" Title="What is the Keijo manga release cycle?" Tags="&lt;keijo&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38262" CreationDate="2017-01-04T22:08:48.393" Score="3" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Sky Trip in January when Yosuke is telling everyone a horror story about a girl who though another girl's ghost was coming after her, Naoto comments that she had heard about this as a case once before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know anything about this case is real or not? and how much it relates to Yosuke's Story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T03:02:17.647" Title="What case is Naoto remember in Yosuke's horror story?" Tags="&lt;persona&gt;&lt;persona4&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38261" CreationDate="2017-01-04T22:08:48.393" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Naoto is remembering something that occurred 2 years prior at Tatsumi Port Island in &lt;em&gt;Persona 3&lt;/em&gt; which Yosuke's story may actually be referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Yosuke's Story in Persona 4:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A girl and her friends bullies another girl who later died. the girl's friends one by one all were found unconscious at their school and a rumor start to spread that it was the bullied girl's ghost getting revenge until only one of the bullies were left who attitude changed out of fear of being the next victim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one night the girl's brother hears his sister scream out that she can hear the bullied girl's voice and that she is coming to get her yet the bother hears nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Persona 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fuuka Yamagishi was bullied by Natsuki Moriyama and her friends. one day as a prank Natsuki and her friends locked Fuuka in the Gekkoukan School Gym at night but the next morning when they went to retrieve her Fuuka was gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Rumor:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was thought that Fuuka had escaped during the night and committed suicide. in the days that followed, one by one Natsuki's friends were found on school grounds when it opened unconscious and was taken to hospital. the rumor about Fuuka's death spread and it was thought her ghost was getting back at Natsuki and her friends for the bullying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Truth:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Fuuka was locked in the Gym she was at the same hospital that Akihiko Sanada was recovering in after injuries sustained from his fight with the Magician Full Moon Shadow. it was here that Mitsuru Kirijo determined that Fuuka the potential and did try to recruit her into SEES.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when Fuuka was locked in the Gekkoukan School Gym, as the school is replaced by Tartarus during the Dark Hour and Fuuka did not transmogrify (because she had the potential) she was actually transported to a random floor in Tartarus at the start of the Dark Hour, and was trapped in there after it's conclusion. because of how time works in the Dark Hour the days Fuuka was missing were only hours for her in Tartarus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsuki's friends were called to Tartarus by &quot;The Voice&quot; and were attacked by Shadows which is why they were found unconscious at the school. it's unknown what &quot;The Voice&quot; really is but the coincidence of them being called and attacked after Fuuka's disappearances into Tartarus might have been just that, a coincidence, or since Shadows are born from humans and their emotions (and in lot of cases, are just untamed Persona) it's possible that Natsuki and her friends's emotional states at this time gave birth to their Shadows who called and attacked them in Tartarus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SEES worked out the connection between the victims and kept an eye on Natsuki in order to protect her. during the Dark Hour of June 8th (the 3rd Full Moon Operation) Natsuki was called to Tartarus by The Voice (and thus didn't transmogrify) while SEES was searching for Fuuka. when the the Empress and Emperor Full Moon Shadows appear at the entrance to Tartarus Natsuki is in the cross fire and Fuuka, having been found, was able to awaken her Persona in her need to protect everyone, especially Natsuki. after the battle Natsuki apologized to Fuuka about the bullying and the 2 become close friends despite Natsuki not remembering Tartarus or that Fuuka protected her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as the events of &lt;em&gt;Persona 3&lt;/em&gt; occurred 2 years before &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; so it's very possible that Naoto heard about the case in her studies since Police were involved initially when Fuuka was reported missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T03:02:17.647" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T03:02:17.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38279" CreationDate="2017-01-04T22:48:06.060" Score="17" ViewCount="3223" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the sixth episode of the second season of &lt;em&gt;Darker than Black&lt;/em&gt;, Hei hung up a payphone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dzYxY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dzYxY.png&quot; alt=&quot;Payphone image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this payphone there is some symbol. They’re supposedly in Russia; however, the Russian currency symbol is ₽. What does this symbol mean? I doubt they would make up a currency since they also reference the CIA and MI6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11469" LastEditorUserId="11469" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T14:04:23.580" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T17:58:35.493" Title="What does this symbol represent on this payphone?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;darker-than-black&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38263" CreationDate="2017-01-04T22:58:47.350" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's just the Japanese word &quot;yen&quot;, written as a word 円 &lt;em&gt;en&lt;/em&gt; rather than with the currency symbol ¥. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T22:58:47.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38263" CreationDate="2017-01-04T22:59:49.287" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's the kanji 円, pronounced &quot;hen&quot; or &quot;yen&quot;, which means both &quot;circle&quot; and, as you might have guessed from the pronunciation, the japanese currency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ¥ symbol is the international symbol of the currency used for trade deals and in tourist destinations inside Japan, while 円 is the more common and japanese way to refer to local money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30141" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T22:59:49.287" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38260" CreationDate="2017-01-04T23:06:09.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keijo is published in &quot;Shuukan Shounen Sunday&quot;, which is a weekly magazine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To figure out what cycle a manga follows, you can use mangaupdates, which will show you the serialization magazine for each manga. From there you can just google the name of the magazine, and usually the english title will be an answer by itself, like in this case where &quot;Shuukan&quot; translates to &quot;Weekly&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=101987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=101987&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30141" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T23:06:09.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38260" CreationDate="2017-01-04T23:57:17.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keijo!!!!!!!!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keijo!!!!!!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: 競女!!!!!!!!, lit. &quot;Competitive Girl&quot;), also known as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hip Whip Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, is a Japanese sports manga series by Daichi Sorayomi. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since July 2013 and has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and confirming &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Weekly Shōnen Sunday&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese: 週刊少年サンデー Hepburn: &lt;em&gt;Shūkan Shōnen Sandē&lt;/em&gt;) is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://keijo.wikia.com/wiki/Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; there is 159 Chapters with 151 Chapters in tankōbon format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keijo!!!!!!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; manga series is written and drawn by Daichi Sorayomi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday since July 2013 and has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes along with 151 chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my number of 159 is based off that at the end of the page the last chapter number is 159. also you can see the tankōbon volumes vary in their release dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;starting at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html?d1=03&amp;amp;m1=07&amp;amp;y1=2013&amp;amp;d2=04&amp;amp;m2=1&amp;amp;y2=2017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the first Wednesday of July 2013 to the Wednesday just past (04/01/2017)&lt;/a&gt; we can see there has been 183 weeks passed. now if 1 chapter of Keijo!!!!!!!! is released every week there is a discrepancy of 24 weeks (&lt;code&gt;183-159 = 24&lt;/code&gt;) but these can be accounted for by holidays and that i don't know when in July the first chapter of Keijo!!!!!!!! came out (so it may not have been 03/07/2013).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with this information we can roughly guess that Keijo!!!!!!!! is being released weekly in each issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday in Japan with some breaks for holidays. of cause without having the issues themselves i can't be for certain that each issue has had 1 chapter of Keijo!!!!!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as i pointed out in my &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38260/what-is-the-keijo-manga-release-cycle/38266?noredirect=1#comment52058_38266&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=101987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangaupdates page&lt;/a&gt; has a &quot;releases&quot; section but these are the scanlation releases as such the release of these are  not predefined especially since these are unofficial. not to mention that the this list should stop being updated if/when Keijo!!!!!!!! is officially licensed in English to which would generally mean they would be released in tankōbon format&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T23:57:17.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38156" CreationDate="2017-01-05T01:16:54.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the author:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In no particular order Ophis, Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Śakra, Thor, Typhon (Or Fenrir), Hades, Aten, and Lugh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's how it is. Great Red isn't included because it is a creature who basically doesn't fight (I get many claim that this isn't true!), and it is the ranking before Ophis and Fenrir lost their powers. What you will have to pay attention to are the Hindu mythology which hasn't appeared in the series yet. Well, those who know about their mythology know it, but the Hindu Gods all have cheat-like abilities. If I make them appear in DxD, it will turn out like the battle in Dragon Ball, so I controlled myself. The Hindu mythology will be placed in the higher ranks of the Top-10 strongest that Vali spoke about. It truly is terrifying. If DxD continues to go on for much longer, I'm thinking of doing &amp;quot;The Destruction God Shiva arc&amp;quot; as a last resort. So I have no plan to make them appear until then. By the way the true Sirzechs and the serious Ajuka will be placed among the ranks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the above comes from a fan translation of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=High_School_DxD:Volume_13_Afterword&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Afterword found in &lt;em&gt;High School DxD: Volume 13&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an interview, he also mentions Azazel is likely to be in the top 10 once he powers up enough (he's a genius that creates gears and stuff so it doesn't come as a surprise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can tell you the top 3 are: Ophis (before what happened in volume 11. Poor girl...), Trixeha and Great Red. The Hindu Gods would come afterward After that the rest of the list&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically there are 3 tiers between the strongest beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of them are over the top though. Remember how tough it was to defeat Loki? (Vali + his team + Issei + Rias team + Azazel + Akeno's father, leader of Fallen angels) and still, they needed Thor's hammer. Well, Loki isn't even among the strongest beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T05:51:13.013" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36996" CreationDate="2017-01-05T01:18:21.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the series and I TOTALLY can tell there's no yaoi in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, Yaoi on Ice is, errr sorry, I meant Yuri on Ice is a sports anime with VERY straight males.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fATwx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fATwx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfG1sU6fQx8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfG1sU6fQx8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch this 20-second video. The way the two main characters kiss is SO manly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way they exchange compromise rings (they mean engagement) is another proof of how straight they are.&#xA;The whole anime focuses on their same-sex romantic relationship err I mean it focuses on their career and ends with them going all the way in their career :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now seriously, it definitely has Yaoi as one of the main tags. As a man that loves Yuri (I mean the girl on girl thing, not the main character of the series) Yaoi isn't my cup of tea but this one was actually very good. It doesn't matter if you don't like Yaoi, it isn't 100% focused on it at all. If you like sports anime just watch it. &#xA;To give you an example. In Baby Steps we see the relationship between Natsu and Eiji. it's more or less like that. They like each other and the like but you can definitely watch the series even if you hate romance as it isn't the only element in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T02:14:39.853" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T02:14:39.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30921" CreationDate="2017-01-05T04:00:46.740" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of you are wrong about this. All Uchiha have Indra's chakra and All Senju(Uzumaki related) have Ashura's chakra. Now Madara/Sasuke and Hashirama/Naruto are special because Indra's and Ashura's reincarnated into them. To answer the question, yes the child will be able to obtain rinnegan. He will be most likely like the sage of the six paths before he obtained sharingan and rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sage wasn't born with rinnegan. He started with nothing, his eyes were almost like a byakugan. When he lost his lover he obtained the sharingan. Afterward, learned how to control sage power and went fight his mother. His mother made him kill his brother (he healed him a few moments after Ain't got time to explain all) which allowed him to awaken the EMS. He had the EMS and sage powers and he ended up with the rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uchiha possess the sharingan &#xA;Senju possess the sage chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if they have a child he will be able to obtain the rinnegan. Although he will have to overcome hardships like losing a friend (sharingan) a lover (MS) and take sibling eyes (EMS) and since he already have sage chakra from Senju parent, the rinnegan will be awakened&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30146" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T04:00:46.740" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9022" CreationDate="2017-01-05T05:06:02.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Nun attacked her and caused that wound forcing C.C. to defend herself and kill the Nun instead. Which is what the Nun wanted anyways. The damaged the Nun did, did not get healed, because it's at that moment when the Nun dies, that C.C. gets the Code from her and is now the Code user. So because the wound occurred before and not after C.C. became a Code user, it must of only healed naturally. I believe a Geass user who obtains a Code doesn't necessarily mean they activated it right then and there. C.C. must of activated the Code at a later date, probably after the wound had healed naturally. Perhaps after killing the Nun in self defense and thus obtaining the Code, C.C. fled the scene and eventually healed, only to be captured and blamed for the Nuns death and accused of being a witch and ultimately murdered by a mob in retaliation of the death of the Nun. Then upon death her Code activates and she resurrects as the immortal Geass distributor that the Nun was before her with that scar. As becoming immortal is basically freezing the person at the current state they are at when activating the Code. If LeLouch resurrects, he will probably either have a scar in his chest or a hole. One or the other, assuming his Code activated upon his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30148" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T05:06:02.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30921" CreationDate="2017-01-05T05:25:44.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The correct answer is IT DEPENDS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rinnegan, as multiple users have pointed out, can be obtained by combining chakra from Indra and Asura. In each generation, one descendant of the brothers inherits their Chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus iff the &quot;chosen&quot; descendents of both Indra and Asura have a child together, their offspring would inherit both Chakras and would have a Rinnegan naturally. Since both Uchihas and Uzumakis have the potential to inherit the Chakra from Indra and Asura, it MAY be possible for an offspring to inherit Rinnegan naturally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;: The above scenario is hypothetical and is intended to point out that Natural Rinnegan may be a possibility. However, its highly likely that all &quot;chosen&quot; successors are male from what we've seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T09:51:41.480" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T09:51:41.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21700" CreationDate="2017-01-05T05:41:12.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime it seems that there is going to be a third movie not excatly the third but you can call it &quot;Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal my master part 2&quot; because in the manga there is a continue to the movie, so I think they are going to release it this year or in 2018, because it doesn't make sense it's only one movie that will end the series so why not to finish it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30149" LastEditorUserId="30149" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T07:59:24.057" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T07:59:24.057" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36996" CreationDate="2017-01-05T06:00:18.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure of how to best assess the &lt;em&gt;genre&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt;. There are two approaches people seem to take with genre labels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt; wasn't listed as BL; &lt;a href=&quot;http://jigokuhana.tumblr.com/post/153371104144/no-yuri-on-ice-isnt-a-yaoi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;for some people&lt;/a&gt;, that's enough for a claim that it, well, isn't BL.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, genre labels sometimes get treated by others as some sort of vehicle for analysis, in which case the labels are not necessarily predetermined. (For example, I would  describe &lt;em&gt;The Brothers Karamazov&lt;/em&gt; as a &quot;religious novel&quot; in the sense of being preoccupied with religious themes, more on account of my impressions of it and of Dostoevsky than on account of any knowledge of how the original publishers marketed it. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4934.The_Brothers_Karamazov&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Goodreads&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; lists it under the same.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know where a happy medium between these two extremes would be, in the case of the BL genre. However, part of the concern here seems to be about whether there is any major same-sex romance in &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt;, and writing about that is straightforward. (Mouse-over to view spoilers.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The relationship between Victor and Yuri Katsuki is eventually pushed to a point where it's difficult to not see it as romantic in nature, in light of a combination of both plot points (e.g. the implication of a kiss in episode 7) and various markers of physical intimacy that we're shown (e.g. handholding in episode 10). However, the whole matter is approached a bit indirectly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Going back to the first point, would this mean that &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt; is then automatically BL (in the sense of having a romance between two men), under approach (2)? The mere development of a romantic element doesn't have to mean that a work is centred on romance though, so it really depends on what one thinks is the focus of the story. (Alas, I can't give a personal opinion on the role of romance in the series without first doing a rewatch.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T13:40:57.007" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T13:40:57.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37727" CreationDate="2017-01-05T07:31:31.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mark on Selim's forehead was already present when Edward had reduced him to his true form in chapter 106.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLsBkm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLsBkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Selim&amp;#39;s true form&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mark does not appear to be visible on his forehead prior to his destruction: for instance, compare these instances of Selim's face in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YD3sfm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ch. 70&lt;/a&gt; to that in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/actPAm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ch. 108&lt;/a&gt;, post-Promised Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most likely explanation is that this has the same function as the ouroboros tattoos of the other homunculi, since each is meant to have one somewhere on its body, and we see no other markings on Pride's true form. Note however that unlike with the other homunculi, this mark is not actually the ouroboros symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the mark only visible after Pride is destroyed? Selim Bradley's body is really a shell. We see Selim's face start to disintegrate up in ch. 104, after he fights with Edward, and in ch. 106, he states that the &quot;container&quot; that Father gave him is breaking up. There would be no reason for such a container to have the mark, particularly when it might arouse the interest of others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T09:11:27.260" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T09:11:27.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38278" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38280" CreationDate="2017-01-05T10:14:20.513" Score="0" ViewCount="875" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know from season one of Tower of God, Headon suggested help to Rachel in exchange for some sort of her help. After this, Rachel ended up being helped by FUG, e.g. having Hwa Ryun as Guide, and receiving help from Yu Han Sung. This also later leads to situation, when FUG forcibly recruits Baam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does all of this mean, that Headon cooperates with FUG?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T11:49:08.620" Title="Is Headon involved with FUG?" Tags="&lt;tower-of-god&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38263" CreationDate="2017-01-05T10:59:35.823" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not only is that the symbol for Japanese yen, the phone itself is also something utterly Japanese, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanvisitor.blogspot.ch/2010/09/public-telephones-in-japan.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pink public phone&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TU9y5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TU9y5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're very iconic (somewhat ubiquitous decades ago when you'd see them in shops or restaurants) but also very outdated (They only take 10 yen coins which is not much at all). If there are any still being operated then as something between a curiosity and a &quot;living fossil&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, if that scene is supposed to play in Russia, it's either some sort of joke or the animators were very sloppy, maybe reusing a generic &quot;using a public phone&quot; sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4092" LastEditorUserId="4092" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T15:30:09.870" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T15:30:09.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38278" CreationDate="2017-01-05T11:15:51.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Bam's test, headon asks Rachel that if she fulfills his request then he will allow Rachel to move to the next floor. What was headon's request to rachel is not known till now. &lt;a href=&quot;http://towerofgod.wikia.com/wiki/Headon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As per wiki&lt;/a&gt; headon did conspire with Yu Han Sung so that Rachel can move up the tower. However, it is unknown if headon conspired with Yu Han Sung out of his own interest or because of his request or about any other reason. Further it is unknown whether headon knows that Yu Han Sung is part of FUG or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3343" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T11:15:51.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-05T14:11:58.647" Score="3" ViewCount="570" Body="&lt;p&gt;After meeting Yukki's mom, Yuno is glad that she didn't have to use her &quot;tools&quot; to convince her. But at the end we know that this was the second time she went through her life, which means that she already passed by her first meeting with Yukki's mom. Yet she didn't expect to be accepted and therefore brought &quot;tools&quot; along with her....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean that in the first world she actually forced Yukiteru's mother to accept her in some way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30159" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T14:37:43.090" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T07:10:58.307" Title="Did Yuno torture Yukiteru's mother in the first world?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36523" CreationDate="2017-01-05T14:17:24.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zeno actually may be able to die without having to give up his powers. When he is far away from the Hiryuu castle, his wounds heal slowly, so if he leaves that continent and cuts off his head and gets his heart out of his chest and stabs it (sorry if it sounds too violent), that may or may not kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30161" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T14:40:43.170" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T14:40:43.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-05T15:47:19.507" Score="1" ViewCount="1785" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know if you enter and use the eight gates formation that Guy Sensei used, you will die. So I was wondering, is there a way you can use it and won't die? Perhaps use it for a second or a really short time and get out? Or not even use, just enter it for showing? And also how does one know he can use the last gate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:47:29.993" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:47:29.993" Title="Eighth gate of Gai" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38284" CreationDate="2017-01-05T16:57:10.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 8th Gate, also known as &lt;strong&gt;The Gate of Death (死門, Shimon)&lt;/strong&gt;, located at the heart, requires the user to stab their chest with their thumb to direct the chakra to the tenketsu. Once opened, the user will enter what's known as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates_Released_Formation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eight Gates Released Formation&lt;/a&gt;. Opening this gate will cause the user's blood to emanate a flaming aura of red steam, the so-called Steam of Blood (血の蒸気, Chi no Jōki) from all pores of their body, hair, and eyebrows. Releasing this gate uses up all of the body's energy while making the heart pump at maximum power. Exceeding the power of every other gate, the user is temporarily granted approximately a hundred times their normal power, far beyond that of the five Kage. Once activated, those who are capable can perform the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Evening_Elephant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Evening Elephant&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Guy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Night Guy&lt;/a&gt;. The side effect of opening this gate is that it comes at the expense of the user's life, causing the user to crumble to ash after their chakra runs out, having virtually cooked themselves from the inside-out. This is unlike opening the other gates, which simply injure or damage the body.&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I don't think you can live after using the Eighth Gate because the Jutsu user has to thumb crush his heart and follow the blood from the user's heart directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think to open the Eighth Gate you have to limit the overall flow of chakra within a person's body. The basis for the idea of the chakra gates comes from the body's limits on the functions within it. This makes the body much weaker, but it keeps the body from expiring too soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30138" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T11:43:49.520" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:43:49.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38284" CreationDate="2017-01-05T17:05:54.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is heavily implied that the User has no control over stopping what it does. How it kills you was never actually stated, but it is implied that the gate can not be closed and while open consumes chakra constantly. This is however an interpretation of what was shown, when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Guy himself used the 8th gate against Madara Uchiha as the 10 tails jinchuriki. Upon piercing his heart with his thumb, he opened the 8th gate. Once he used his last attack, he was left in critical state and otherwise completely incapacitated, but it was also shown that his heart was still consuming the last little bit of chakra he had left. The other side effect also includes Literal incineration, As guy was practically on fire from the inside, and his blood was boiling. His final attack turned his toes to ash, and it looked almost like lava was coming out of his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also known that you die if you use all of your chakra, which has happened in the series, as shown when &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kakashi died saving Choji in his fight against Pain. He exhausted all of his chakra to deal with the missile and died. It is also implied through dialog that Nagato also died due to chakra exhaustion, when he used Rinne art of Rebirth to revive Kakashi and the others he killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Its quite reasonable to assume that, since unlike the other gates, opening the 8th gate requires injuring yourself, there is no direct way to undo that action and close the gate. Since while it is open it seems to constantly consume chakra, and can't be closed, it will eventually consume all of it, which kills you. Later on, we find out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; there is a way to stop it. How it was stopped was not explained at all, but Naruto, who had obtained the Senjutsu of the Sage of Six paths, was able to use Yin-Yang release and somehow closed the gate, saving Guy's Life. Guy was permanently crippled already however, and Naruto could not heal that damage. So somehow, Naruto was able to heal guy, and undo the process that no other shinobi could undo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Without some extreme circumstances, there is no way even remotely possible to turn it off. Activating the 8th gate is a death sentence, and the only clue as to how to turn it off requires the legendary abilities of the Sage of Six Paths himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, pure speculation here based on the stuff in the spoilers, but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Perhaps, if someone like Naruto, who obtained the Yin-Yang release healing abilities, also learned how to open the 8th gate, he might be able to activate it and then close it. The Yin-Yang healing based techniques Naruto acquired, at least temporarily, were capable of even creating a new regular eye for Kakashi when he lost his Sharingan one. However, the side effects of the 8th gate are severe, so even if only being activated for a short time, he would be temporarily crippled upon deactivation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;lastly, As for how they know they can activate it, it is not truly identified. All we know is that the main way is to pierce your heart with your thumb, which somehow activates it. Considering it kills you upon activation, the body would probably not let you do it. However, it is still just a gate, So it would make sense that it would work similarity to the other 7. Likely, something forcefully prevents the gate from opening, a seal of some kind. Piercing your heart could then either be destroying that seal, which causes the gate to open just as easily as any other gate, or it might physically destroy the gate itself, effectively opening it, but otherwise it cant close since it was destroyed. Since it is just a gate though, Its probably quite obvious to the user that something is blocking it from opening. Guy hinted that he might have found out how to do so from his father, and we know Lee knows how to do so since Guy revealed how its done. There may also be a scroll somewhere that teaches you how to do so, or at least up to the first 7 and records of what happened with the 8th gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T17:05:54.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29412" CreationDate="2017-01-05T19:24:35.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's track 22 in &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/57125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;K RETURN OF KINGS CHARACTER SONG &amp;amp; SOUNDTRACK CD&lt;/a&gt;, titled &lt;em&gt;If you die..&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eMv7Qb-kQY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; for YouTube listening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T19:24:35.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38289" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40669" CreationDate="2017-01-05T20:42:10.390" Score="3" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a promotional video for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Comes_in_like_a_Lion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;March Comes in like a Lion&lt;/a&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;3gatsu no Lion&lt;/em&gt;) called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiCWbfjf8Tw&amp;amp;t&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN&lt;/a&gt;. It expands the closing song of the anime, &lt;em&gt;Fighter&lt;/em&gt;, into a 6-minute music video, produced by the manga's author Chika Umino and the band BUMP OF CHICKEN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may have that backwards, though. The video may have pre-dated the anime by over a year, making the closing song a condensed version of the music video.  From what I can gather, a DVD with the video accompanied special copies of the 10th volume of the manga, released 28 Nov 2014.  The anime was announced 25 Sep 2015. If the music video pre-dated the anime, &lt;strong&gt;who animated it?&lt;/strong&gt; Studio Shaft (producing the TV show) may not have even been involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;add:&lt;/strong&gt; The music video definitely predates the anime.  It was posted to YouTube on 8 Dec 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much of the art in the music video looks like it may have come from the anime (and a lot does not), but that could just be that they both share the manga as source material.  Also &lt;strong&gt;was the music video made in Flash?&lt;/strong&gt;  Parts of it have that mechanistic feel, but I do not know enough about Flash video capability to know if it would have been up to the task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The [Show More] section of the YouTube video has a link to a Japanese site or page apparently dedicated to the music video: &lt;a href=&quot;http://3lion.younganimal.com/meetsBUMP/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3月のライオン meets BUMP OF CHICKEN｜白泉社&lt;/a&gt;. It is somehow protected and won't translate (not that a translation would be very accurate). I can't even drag over and copy text from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T23:44:07.630" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T06:35:27.410" Title="What is the background of March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;music&gt;&lt;march-comes-in-like-a-lion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38290" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-01-05T20:56:34.597" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T20:56:34.597" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T20:56:34.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38291" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-01-05T20:56:34.597" Score="0" Body="A slice of life manga/anime by Chica Umino about a teenage professional Shogi player and his struggle to fit into society." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T21:26:00.447" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T21:26:00.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T02:04:21.417" Score="1" ViewCount="1526" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her dad had a pretty big nose, if we want to go there. Nothing is said on the Wikia. And this question doesn't really matter... but I'm sure people want to know! Was Miyazono half-Japanese? What indications are there that she was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T16:21:25.067" LastActivityDate="2020-12-07T19:27:20.563" Title="Is it known whether Kaori Miyazono is half-Japanese?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2017-01-06T13:01:54.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's a situational thing, not necessarily a rule. Like with Takano and Onodera, Takano was Saga-senpai because he was senior, so calling him senpai is just how Onodera referred to him when they were in school. With Koisuru Boukun, Morinaga says senpai because of their senpai-kohai relationship as schoolmates even though he is the seme. It differs with every relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30177" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T10:33:30.480" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T10:33:30.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21312" CreationDate="2017-01-06T13:10:30.700" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By the Time Minato was released, Naruto had already made peace with the Kyuubi's other and the half that was inside Minato felt the same emotions and decided to help Minato...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30178" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T13:10:30.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26414" CreationDate="2017-01-06T13:58:48.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another answer is that some women simply cant handle it and reject their first child. Having a baby can be stressful, for the mind and body, in Alma's case unable to cope with the fact that she had gone through something so painful and stress inducing,the fact is she probably only had Historia in the first place in hopes of becoming a Reiss, there for, never seeing her daughter as anything more than a tool to use in the beginning also plays into this. Afterwards she sent away instead of getting what she wanted. Causing her to out right reject the object of which these stress inducing events were caused by, A.K.A Historia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the woman's a total bitch who shouldn't have had kids in the firstplace, and is blaming a 10yr old so she can feel better about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30179" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T13:58:48.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28295" CreationDate="2017-01-06T15:40:54.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 1: Volumes 1 and 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 2: Volumes 3 and 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 3 episodes 1-9: Volumes 5,6 and 7 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 3 episodes 10-12: Original&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ovas and Specials: Half of volume 8 and original&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most likely future:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 4: Volumes 9 and 10. The way these 2 volumes work it should be this way&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime and read the light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your second question yes, it was very well adapted. Season 3 was a mess though so I'd advise you to read it. Just for Koneko it's worth it. It's nice having her fall for Issei and enter mating season. Koneko in the heat is the best Koneko :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T15:40:54.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27436" CreationDate="2017-01-06T16:03:22.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the King dies the King dies, that's all. The servants go on with their lives. Koneko used to have another master but he died. She was alone for some time until she formed a pact with Rias. If she had had a higher status she may have had her own servants. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Konoko's sister Kuroka killed her master. Now, that's another story. She lost her ranking and became a stray cause it is a bad thing to do.&#xA;If you abandon your master without good reason the same happens (for example, you may leave and go solo if you have servants and good ranking. Rias actually mentions it to Issei even though she doesn't want that). The servant is still forced to fight for the master in rankings/times of need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volumes 5 and 6 are good for this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T16:03:22.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38325" CreationDate="2017-01-06T17:24:47.203" Score="0" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 5 of Himouto! Umaru-chan 10 minutes and 34 seconds into the episode?  It also plays at 12:43 of Episode 11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14892" LastEditorUserId="14892" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T01:32:17.317" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T10:50:11.863" Title="What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 5 of Himouto! Umaru-chan at 10:34?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;himouto-umaru-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31441" CreationDate="2017-01-06T21:05:44.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know you're not here given that you've been away for 8 months but still:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime is such a mess...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 1: volume 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 12: Original&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest: It goes from volume 1 to volume 6 chapter 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes: The Athena and Voban arcs are almost faithful to to the light novel. Perseus is semi-faithful. Ena has lots and lots of original content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read the light novels and saw the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T21:05:44.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T22:04:14.137" Score="1" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 150 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, there's a song playing on the prologue scene. This song was even in some prologues of Alabasta saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've already listened to all soundtracks, but I couldn't find this song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30188" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T17:48:52.893" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T17:50:00.617" Title="What is the song playing in the prologue of episode 150 of One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5917" CreationDate="2017-01-07T01:16:26.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Smoke is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; just a gas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is smoke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and&#xA;  gases... - wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before this question can be answered we need to know more about both devil fruit abilities. Like what kind of gas(es) can Caesar (originally) transform into. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As stated by Caesar himself, he altered his own Devil Fruit with his&#xA;  chemical expertise, adding many of its offensive abilities, thus, the&#xA;  original abilities of the Gasu Gasu no Mi remain uncertain -One Piece Wikia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately we don't know enough for example about the types of smoke and gases they can use to really answer the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They both can also make there element have a high density to do things like grabbing objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30190" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T01:16:26.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T03:03:41.377" Score="2" ViewCount="1220" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the song played as soon as the OP ends in the beginning of episode 10? It's not listed in the soundtrack and I can't find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30191" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T03:06:24.267" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T13:17:24.270" Title="What song played right after the OP of Parasyte Episode 10?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25711" CreationDate="2017-01-07T03:30:37.340" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both the manga and anime, Tatsuya had a precious gift from his mother.  In the anime, it was referred to as a toy phone.  In the manga, it was a functioning walkie talkie (referred to as &lt;em&gt;transceiver&lt;/em&gt; in the English translation).  There just happened to be someone on the beach with another transceiver who was listening on the right channel.  Asako's call for help was heard by Ushio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I found difficult to understand is why Asako's plea was even needed as part of the plot.  The sea-protector yokai had already informed Ushio that Tora needed his help and had been swallowed by a giant serpent.  That could have been sufficient cause for Ushio to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T03:30:37.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38310" CreationDate="2017-01-07T08:29:28.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Parasyte has some OSTs which were not released in the Vol.1 &#xA;They were expected to be released in a special edition but idk what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the OST I think you're talking about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvj46wuhM3o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvj46wuhM3o&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T08:29:28.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38396" CreationDate="2017-01-07T14:53:41.990" Score="3" ViewCount="10249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just finished Your Lie in April and the last song at the last part of the episode, not the duet or the performance, when kaori says I love you multiple times, a song is played in the background and when watching the dub the lyrics appear at the top of the screen, I can't for the life of me find that songs name, could anyone help? I like the song and am desperate to know the title and artist. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30197" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T18:27:08.943" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T11:38:44.293" Title="Song from final episode of Your Lie in April" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2017-01-07T19:52:00.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're all wrong. Kakashi definitely surpassed the sannin, maybe not jiraiya or on the same part as jiraiya. But itachi, hell no. With his mastery in taijutsu, kenjutsu, dojutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu, kakashi even with a full body Susanoo would never stand a chance. Like zetsu said, with itachis yata mirror and totsuka blade, he's basically invincible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a genius with kage level thinking as a child as stated in the Manga and anime. Kakashi didn't have kage level thinking until he was kage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kishimoto, the creator himself said itachi was the strongest of all naruto characters and that he had to give him the illness to kill him off because itachi would have wiped the floor with madara and then there'd be no story. I'd go so far to say itachi could quite possible stand a chance against sasuke in his prime as an adult  (possibly)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But no way kakashi surpassed Itachi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi&gt;Madara&gt;Obito=Kakashi&gt;jiraiya&gt;orichimaru&gt;tsunami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachu wipes floor with every single person above. Hands down. His totsuka blade and yata mirror alone. Not to mention his mastery of every type of juts  (ninja, Gen, ken, do, Tai, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, itachI still beats kakashi in prime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30202" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T19:52:00.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38321" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39370" CreationDate="2017-01-07T22:52:21.833" Score="3" ViewCount="1914" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please do not spoil yourself the content of this masterpiece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In chapter 89, the first pages, Hanji says that Eren is doing &quot;the pose&quot;? What does she mean? Is that the same pose that Zeke (beast titan) does or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T16:37:41.297" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T14:17:33.557" Title="What is &quot;the pose&quot; Eren did in chapter 89?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38322" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38324" CreationDate="2017-01-07T23:03:13.693" Score="2" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song, that starts playing at around 20:55 just when Natsu notices Lucy appeared?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22722" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T02:07:07.047" Title="Song playing at the end of ep 127 of Fairy Tail" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38322" CreationDate="2017-01-08T02:07:07.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is Nakama Tachi, from the first OST. You can listen to it at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm3JIo5GNsg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T02:07:07.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38304" CreationDate="2017-01-08T02:13:57.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSGLjbkyrE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;. The name is お風呂のすすめ. As stated in the commentaries, it is transliterated as &quot;Ofuro no Susume&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastEditorUserId="20648" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T10:50:11.863" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T10:50:11.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-08T06:54:28.043" Score="5" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Nanbaka&lt;/em&gt;, we learn that Nico has a list of cool lines he wants to get to say at some point in his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3mj6B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3mj6B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nanbaka episode 5, 10:48&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll translates these as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This hand of mine is burning red!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Say your prayers, evildoers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I won't condone bad guys&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're not weak, I'm just too strong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ora, ora, ora, oraa!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The heavens call, the earth cries out, the crowd roars; they are calling me to defeat evil!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Balse!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;#1 is from &lt;em&gt;G Gundam&lt;/em&gt; (Domon Kasshu's God Finger); #5 is, of course, from &lt;em&gt;Jojo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/em&gt;; #6 is apparently the catchphrase of the title character of &lt;em&gt;Kamen Rider Stronger&lt;/em&gt;; and #7 is from &lt;em&gt;Castle in the Sky&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt;, whichever). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about #2, #3, and #4? Are they &quot;from&quot; anything in particular, or are they just cool-sounding things Nico wants to say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T06:54:28.043" Title="What sources are Nico's cool lines taken from?" Tags="&lt;nanbaka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21253" CreationDate="2017-01-08T09:02:57.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add on a few explicit details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Yotsuba Miya (Tatsuya's mother) is officially dead after 20 years of hospitalization, having never bore any children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is evidenced by Angie Sirius's thoughts in the Visitor Arc, where she claims the only person capable of alters the structure of the mind is dead, and never had any children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2)Tatsurou (Tatsuya's father) and Miya most likely married in secret, after which Miya took on the Shiba last name. The children, having the Shiba last name, was basically a part of a nondescript family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3)Tatsurou used a business name as the CEO of FLT. The Light Novel never explains whether or not Tatsurou's personal name can be found out. Assuming it can (This is unclear in the novels; Tatsuya's Personal Data does include who his father is, but I'd guess, for various reasons, that it does not show a CEO of FLT as his father), Shiba could be a common last name (though it would be suspiscious.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if Tatsuya can be traced to be the son of a CEO of FLT, that doesn't say very much about him. FLT is not officially affiliated with the Yotsubas, and even if it was, it does not mean that the CEO is a Yotsuba, or has any relations to the Yotsuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) There is none. The Yotsubas do not reveal this information, and no one can force them to. In fact, the only known member of the Yotsuba group is Miya and Hayama. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add on that despite these measures, Retsu Kudou still know about Tatsuya and Miyuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T09:02:57.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17006" CreationDate="2017-01-08T09:44:50.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to address this question by first asking if brain damage can kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to understand that the series emphasizes a difference between the brain and the mind. There is also a psion body, and a spectral form (which may be the same thing as a psion body), and the idea of life force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These concepts are related to the mind, and the body, but the author has raised a distinction between them. The exact distinction is unclear, since mind and brain are often used interchangeably. The mind is also called the &quot;soul&quot; at times. For a Western viewer, the soul is probably closer to what this concept represent than the word &quot;mind&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, A USNA scientist in the visitor arc suggests that the mind is the thinking device, and the brain is simply a communication device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What seems to be true, however, is that the brain exists in the physical realm, while the mind/spectral body/psion body kind of don't. The latter 3 also in some senses is an existence different from whatever spells are. Tatsuya can only affect spells and the physical realm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me raise some examples of this. Sakurai Honami died because she used up her psions. Tatsuya was not able to heal her because psion exhaustion is not a physical attribute.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the female vampire/parasite attacked Leo in the visitor arc, she drained Leo's life force; Mikihiko was able to see this by looking at his spectral body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pure force of a parasite is a information body, which I assume is something like a mind. Tatsuya cannot affect this with Mist dispersal because it is not a physical thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can conjecture that magic is done with the mind instead of the brain. I am pretty sure we know that Tatsuya can suffer minor brain injury and still regrowth himself. Furthermore, the pure parasite can cast spells. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also assume that death occurs with the death of the mind. I offer this conjecture because Tatsuya cannot revive the deads. I believe the reason for this is that he cannot influence the mind. He can create an identical brain, but without the mind, the person is dead, despite being fine physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have a question of whether or not total brain destruction is enough to kill off Tatsuya. Since we don't know how long the mind can survive without the brain, we are not sure of this answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what can kill Tatsuya through regrowth? Ignoring his counter magic, basically that falls under 2 categories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) Mental Interference Magic/Other things that affects the Mind&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The obvious answer here is Miyuki's Cocytus. Miyuki's magic affects the mind, not the brain, which is how she was able to kill the pure form of the parasite. It will freeze his mind, rendering him incapable of casting further magic. Even if he could cast magic, he couldn't restore his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A less obvious answer is Miya's ability to change the mind. She could simply change the structure of the mind to no longer be able to regrowth. Miya's gate could also temporarily shut off Tatsuya's regrowth, allowing any method to kill off Tatsuya. Presumably, possibly with minor variations of the Pledge spell, Miyuki could also seal away his ability to Regrowth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, any mental attack could either damage/kill off the mind directly, or control the mind to not use Regrowth, allowing conventional means to kill off Tatsuya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) Psion Exhaustion/Uninhabitable enivronment&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dropping him in the middle of the sun will kill him. Even if his mind can revive him once, his regrowth cannot maintain his body in the sun. As such, his brain cannot be regenerated, and his mind will eventually die. If that does not happen, psion exhaustion will eventually set in and kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, anything which creates a persistent lethal environment will kill him. Furthermore, if you can force him to cast a self restoration in a persistent lethal environment (say, a fire), he will not be able to defend himself. When his body is healed, it will immediately be destroyed again, forcing his self restoration to activate ad infinitum until he dies of psion exhaustion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A continuous attack after he is forced to use self restoration does the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tl:dr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)MI Magic&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;2)Put him in a bonfire, or continue shooting him with a machine gun.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T09:44:50.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15500" CreationDate="2017-01-08T09:58:58.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add on to the previous answers and make a small correction about the purpose of Third Eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of Third Eye is &lt;strong&gt;pinpoint targetting&lt;/strong&gt;. It does not allow Tatsuya to cast at a greater range, in many sense. Rather, it allows Tatsuya to target a small object accurately from a long distance away. Presumably, Tatsuya can, without the aid of Third Eye, target the sun (and probably fail because the Sun is too big for decomposition).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanada, in his evaluation of Third Eye, noted how it was able to target a drop of water many miles away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, much of the implications of magic and how sight works is not well understood, so the following is just conjecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is plausible that he could set a random, far away object as his target. However, he would not be able to know exactly where is the thing he has targeted, or whether or not it actually is far away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T09:58:58.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5701" CreationDate="2017-01-08T14:18:22.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that seeing the dead girl gradually started to affect all of the class not at once, it was her ghost other wise any one can see a physical body as soon as it appears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T14:18:22.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37350" CreationDate="2017-01-08T16:57:27.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory about its &quot;real name&quot; is, either Towako, the name of hakumen's avatar, maybe Hakumen named its avatar the real name for self-satisfaction? and the second probable name, is kirio/Inasa, as in Kirio Inasa, the boy whom it kidnapped. after the kidnapping, it probably change his name as it likes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think, Towako is the &quot;Real name&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30217" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T16:57:27.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-09T02:24:13.413" Score="2" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know if a good anime sound bite repository exists? I know someone who is considering incorporating silly/hyperbolic/cute sound bites from various animes into her reviews as reactionary bits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately YouTube doesn't allow sorting or searching clips by time length (of seconds) and I haven't seen too much on archive.org. I can't think of other good sources aside from manual extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30220" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T03:09:16.323" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T10:16:24.090" Title="Anime sound bite repository?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35728" CreationDate="2017-01-09T02:38:43.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heaven's Spear was only fired once, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and Koro-Sensei dodged it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During that period, the students were not there. It was never fired again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the fight where Kayano was mortally wounded, they killed him after he saved her. The manga basically ends there and there was no more follow-up as it was considered resolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The students were never hit with the beam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T02:47:52.903" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T02:47:52.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38319" CreationDate="2017-01-09T03:55:22.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't got the episode in front of me to confirm, but I'm pretty sure you're talking about &quot;Kirameki (Kaori and Kousei version)&quot;, a piano/violin duet version of the first ending theme. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaeED8YiY6k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a YouTube version you can check against.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T03:55:22.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38345" CreationDate="2017-01-09T09:59:50.623" Score="10" ViewCount="57458" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I watched the anime &lt;em&gt;Akatsuki no Yona&lt;/em&gt; not long ago and now I want to buy the manga. I want to buy it, however, from the point the anime left off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which volume of the manga it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30226" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-27T04:47:07.733" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T04:47:09.540" Title="How much of the manga did the anime Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) cover?" Tags="&lt;akatsuki-no-yona&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38343" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-09T10:10:26.320" Score="3" ViewCount="5406" Body="&lt;p&gt;So... I want to start reading Sword Art Online light novels, but I want to read them from the point the anime left off (that is, Sword Art Online II, episode 24). Does it even go chronologically? How do I go about it?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30226" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T09:11:21.843" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T09:11:21.843" Title="How much of the light novels does the anime Sword Art Online covers (so far)?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21470" CreationDate="2017-01-09T10:17:43.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Grand Chariot lack the ability to evolve, removing the risk of losing control or being devoured. Hence it is the final product. That does not mean it is necessarily stronger. Take the toy brand Nerf Guns for example, the original guns are extremely powerful and dangerous but they are designed with a stopper to limit the power making it safer, not necessarily better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30227" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T10:17:43.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38342" CreationDate="2017-01-09T10:58:09.087" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series adapts the first 8 volumes (47 chapters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first OVA, &lt;em&gt;On That Back&lt;/em&gt;, is an adaptation of volume 12's Extra chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other two OVAs, &lt;em&gt;The Yellow Dragon Zeno's Past, Part 1: The Starting Dragon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Yellow Dragon Zeno's Past, Part 2: The Red Star Rises&lt;/em&gt;, showing Zeno's past, cover chapters 101-105 from volume 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-27T04:47:09.540" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T04:47:09.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-09T11:36:17.740" Score="5" ViewCount="14097" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to read the manga &lt;em&gt;Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii&lt;/em&gt; where the anime left off, but I'm not sure where it did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30226" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T10:39:29.887" LastActivityDate="2020-04-06T15:40:23.657" Title="How much of the manga did the anime adaptation of The World Is Still Beautiful cover?" Tags="&lt;soredemo-sekai-wa-utsukushii&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38308" CreationDate="2017-01-09T11:45:38.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hikari_e&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hikari e&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was the opening song between episodes 115 and 168&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T11:45:38.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-09T18:44:32.877" Score="4" ViewCount="9427" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the Cell Saga, Cell inflates its body in preparation to destroy the earth, but Goku thwarted its plans by teleporting it to King Kai's planet. As a result, King Kai and Goku were both killed by Cell's explosion. After Cell was finally defeated, however, they used the Dragon Balls to revive everyone killed by Cell. Goku wouldn't be revived since he was already brought back once, but shouldn't King Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles have been revived? Cell was the direct cause of their deaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T05:47:29.940" Title="Why is King Kai still dead?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38349" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38350" CreationDate="2017-01-09T18:55:54.593" Score="5" ViewCount="745" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the rules of the earth Dragon Balls, a person can only be brought back to life once. Do the people that Majin Buu and Cell (or any other two villains) both killed remain dead despite the wishes used to bring them back? Or do these rules only apply to main characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been a long time since I watched the Majin Buu saga, but I do recall that Buu killed many people and destroyed the planet. I'm asking this question because I don't recall Goku and friends ever expressing any concern that some people wouldn't be able to be revived because they were killed twice (again, haven't seen it in a long time, so I can't be sure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T19:15:41.687" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T20:30:19.060" Title="Is the intersection of people killed by Cell and Majin Buu still dead?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38349" CreationDate="2017-01-09T20:30:19.060" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The people killed by Cell were brought back due to a wish granted by Shenron.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The second wish however to bring back the people who died in the Majin Buu saga was granted by Porunga who has no limitations regarding the number of times a person can be brought back to life.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_(object)#Dragon_Ball_Z&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T20:30:19.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38354" CreationDate="2017-01-09T21:29:30.540" Score="1" ViewCount="1056" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will they ever be available? I see that at least Dragon Ball is on Amazon video streaming, but only in SD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I own some of the blu-rays, but it would be nice to have them in digital format instead!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30233" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T23:25:37.497" Title="Why are shows like Gundam and Dragon Ball not available on iTunes (or other services)?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;gundam&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38343" CreationDate="2017-01-09T21:30:33.333" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two seasons cover pretty much the whole story of the first eight light novels.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Only exception is &quot;The First Day&quot; chapter of the eighth novel.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However as Euphoric wrote the anime does not contain every bit of the novels.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some things have been left out.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example the second &quot;Fairy Dance&quot; novel includes an excursion of Kirito and Leafa into Jötunheimr which was left out of the anime.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So much regarding the anime.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novels are for the most part chronologically sorted.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The only exceptions are the second (which contains side stories for the first one) and the eighth one (which contains other side stories in SAO/ALO).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So you could start reading beginning with the first light novel or if you want a complete new story arc the ninth one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is also the &quot;Sword Art Online: Progressive&quot; light novel series which is a reboot of the original Aincrad arc and contains mostly new content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T21:30:33.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6149" CreationDate="2017-01-09T22:34:01.633" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Memor-X and @Omar Kooheji tell you why this exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my two cents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, this is intentional, and it is not exclusive of &lt;em&gt;Anime series&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is know as &lt;strong&gt;Leitmotif&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;musical motif&lt;/strong&gt; and it is a musical tool used in audiovisual media mostly characterized by short/repetitive/catchies melodies in certain situations in a media (which can be a movie, game or tv-serie, etc.) with the solely propose of let audience recognize, familiarize and empathize with an specific event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are tons of examples, like the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Imperial March&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which is easy related to Darth Vader, or the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLZQtCold8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sound of The Shire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to Frodo, Sam or the Fellowship in general, or a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG8YdwCVZSc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;battle in Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even when is used the same theme, most of the time it'll have sublime changes in order to fit the situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't think in a anime example, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/zAf-Kfq5UlA?t=1m7s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here, in the introduction song&lt;/a&gt; of the Disney's Movie &lt;em&gt;The Hunchback of Notre Dame&lt;/em&gt; you can see how the theme for Quasimodo is being sung by Frollo in the middle of another song pointing the future misfortune of the baby and the omnipresence of Notre Dame. A moment after, you can see how &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ZxFD7Tk8Kps?t=1m14s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this same melody/song&lt;/a&gt; is being sung again by Quasimodo inside Notre Dame in full emotion; you can easily see how this both situations share how &lt;code&gt;cruel life threat Quasi&lt;/code&gt; or how &lt;code&gt;this church bind this two characters&lt;/code&gt; just by one simple melody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18287" LastEditorUserId="18287" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T00:54:43.530" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T00:54:43.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38351" CreationDate="2017-01-09T23:25:37.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any question of &quot;Why hasn't X happened?&quot; tends to be tricky to answer, because there isn't really much information on it unless there were already plans to do something (it's like asking &quot;Why hasn't my favourite manga/light novel/video game/ukiyo-e been turned into an anime?&quot; - the answer is just that no-one's bothered doing it yet and there's no real way of knowing if anyone even tried).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, here are some reasons that are mostly speculative:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distribution rights are complicated, because of the way that international distribution rights work (which, if you were wondering, is &quot;poorly&quot;) or because iTunes isn't a streaming service so the way licenses work is likely to be different to something like Crunchyroll.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distribution rights are currently tied up in other licenses (e.g. perhaps Crunchyroll or some other service has exclusive rights to online distribution).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apple are asking for too much money and the distributors don't think they will make a profit from it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distributors really hate Apple.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distributors don't actually have the rights to release the shows on iTunes for some reason (see also the first point).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distributors don't know that iTunes does TV shows now (just covering all possible bases, however unlikely).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distributors are in talks with Apple to put the shows on iTunes, but for various reasons they're stuck in negotiations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure there are more reasons, but hopefully those are enough to go on for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T23:25:37.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38690" CreationDate="2017-01-10T00:33:06.757" Score="5" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example when Naruto started or ended has the sales ever fluctuate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5154" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T15:13:03.420" Title="Has a manga series ever affected Jump or similar magazines sales a lot?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26674" CreationDate="2017-01-10T05:09:14.950" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first season is an introduction to the Silver, Gold, Red, Blue and Colorless clans and only mentions the Green clan. The movie K: Missing Kings introduced the Green clan, and the second season K: Return of Kings finally introduces the Grey Clan, a clan devastated by the Kagutsu Crater Incident. The only surviving member was the Grey King Seigo Ootori, which rescued the Green King and went into hiding, until the Green Kings plan to steal the Slate finally came.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30235" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T05:09:14.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38308" CreationDate="2017-01-10T07:31:54.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song that was played as intro in the episode 150 of One Piece was titled &lt;strong&gt;Hikari e&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kanji: ヒカリへ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Romaji: Hikari e&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Meaning: Towards the Light&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  English: Towards the Light&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Artist(s): The Babystars Album/Single: Hikari e&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Label: Ki/oon Records&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Track Length: 3:44&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Intro length: 1:49&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Anime Use: 3rd Opening: Episodes 116 - 168 (53 episodes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details about the song can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hikari_e&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4149" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T17:50:00.617" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T17:50:00.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38348" CreationDate="2017-01-10T08:59:12.147" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact wish (at least in the english dub) was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please revive all those on Earth who were killed by Cell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That doesn't include the others who died on King Kai's planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T08:59:12.147" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8441" CreationDate="2017-01-10T10:31:13.070" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says in the anime, that Madara, having stolen the first Hokage's cells, and gaining both chakras, he's more like The Sage of Six Paths than the two sons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30238" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T12:06:36.483" LastActivityDate="2018-10-06T12:06:36.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38041" CreationDate="2017-01-10T17:56:16.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the central part of &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/SSftkNqh5-I?t=2m2s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoro Theme&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T17:56:16.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38364" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40623" CreationDate="2017-01-10T19:06:57.340" Score="7" ViewCount="7923" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; was able to get permission to use a number of titles such as &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, etc. The creators of the manga also work for &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt;. Many of the characters in &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; are based on real life mangakas, assistants and editors working in &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of times it is used is mind boggling and seem odd to me. To be honest while companies pay for product placement, &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; had the perfect opportunity to add its own in an in-house manga/anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why did &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; use &lt;em&gt;Jack&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt;, when they could have used it seemingly quite easily?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; has no problem using &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; in its anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga translation I read, the magazine was called &lt;em&gt;Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt;, but was changed to &lt;em&gt;Jack&lt;/em&gt; in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T11:49:49.647" LastActivityDate="2019-05-16T21:47:08.557" Title="Why was Shonen Jump called Shonen Jack in Bakuman Anime?" Tags="&lt;bakuman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11737" CreationDate="2017-01-10T21:34:09.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lust's body inspires lust. She penetrates victims to kill them. Stabbing killing for pleasure is often cited as having a sexy motivation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gluttony's body is fat from overeating and has a giant mouth (actually a portal) when opened. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wrath's body is just a man because he as much man as homunculi. Wrath doesn't just mean anger. He here doles out judgements, vengeance, and punishments which is more what it means. I suspect we may never have seen his true form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Greed frankly looks mostly human because it is what he needs to have to do his job and be independent. I suspect we may never have seen his true form. Idk for ultimate shield. Before he died, all homunculi just looked humanoid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sloth is strong and fast for the irony.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Envy's true form is a pathetic worm. Of course it wants to be big and strong which is its first hidden form. Of course it wants to be human and be able to steal other's lives. It's powers gives it what it wants. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pride is the most complicated because it has three less obvious forms.  First, the child is for convenience; it is a disguise but looks like true form as it takes pride in it's own creation. Second, the arms and defenses are meant to look like the dwarf in the flask as father takes pride in his himself. Finally, his true form is a true small human.  Pride is oldest the homunculus and that is exactly what Father was attempting to create. He is truly playing god by making a human and that is very prideful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T02:33:40.420" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T02:33:40.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38735" CreationDate="2017-01-11T02:31:03.350" Score="5" ViewCount="14394" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second fight with the female Titan, at the end, Eren's Titan gets some orange lines and fire. What is that? Is it some special power particular to his Titan just like the female Titan can harden part of her body when fighting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Awa7A.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Awa7A.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-08-06T17:44:41.390" LastActivityDate="2021-02-26T04:30:42.330" Title="What are the orange stripes and fire that Eren's Titan body gets when fighting the female Titan for the second time?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23070" CreationDate="2017-01-11T03:06:26.200" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe its because grabbing her tail didnt give her feeling of having her tail being grabbed due to the fact she doesnt have one, and the game made feel it in the spot where her tail would have been-her anus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30255" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T03:06:26.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38375" CreationDate="2017-01-11T05:10:19.670" Score="5" ViewCount="12422" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the film:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tezoro stated that Loffy defeated Doflamingo, and Sabo has the Flair-Flair Fruit's power. That puts the Gold film after their fight with Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After they defeated Doflamingo in the anime, they got separated from each other and Sanji went to his wedding and all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is the film canon? If it is, when does it take place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T04:25:39.247" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T04:25:39.247" Title="Is One Piece Film Gold canon or not?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-11T10:14:16.523" Score="1" ViewCount="381" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime and manga as well, there are kanji and HxH alphabets written down together. It has been used several times throughout the anime (assumed in the manga too). It makes sense that kanji appears in the series because the alphabets are substitutions for Japanese kana, the collective term for hiragana and katakana, which is a part of the Japanese writing system (&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_Alphabet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is kanji part of the their writing system besides their unique alphabets, or the purpose is to let the readers understand what it says?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xa7Os.jpg&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IMXjW.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T06:13:08.450" Title="Is Kanji part of their writing system besides their unique alphabets?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38404" CreationDate="2017-01-11T13:04:44.220" Score="2" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the episode in which Sakura tells Lady Tsunade to not overestimate Shikamaru. In reply, Tsunade tells her that she might have underestimated him and shows her a letter from the feudal lord of the land of fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T06:45:16.297" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T06:45:16.297" Title="Which episode does Sakura tell Lady Tsunade to not to overestimate Shikamaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38370" CreationDate="2017-01-11T14:44:14.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is not.&#xA;Quoting from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Non-Canon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda had occasionally been involved in non-canon material:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda wrote the story for One Piece Film: Strong World and executive produced One Piece Film: Z and One Piece Film: Gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T15:31:31.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38370" CreationDate="2017-01-11T14:58:39.377" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you said, based on the time frame alone the movie cannot be placed anywhere in the manga story line since after Doflamingo was defeated the crew separated once more (the only possibility where this could happen is &quot;far&quot; into the future, after the upcoming reverie/Wano arc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it's worth noting that Oda was only the executive producer on the film (he supervised the art direction), he did not write the story for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally everything outside the manga is considered non-canon unless Oda specifically declares something as belonging to the main story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T04:23:13.043" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T04:23:13.043" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38376" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-01-11T15:14:27.933" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T15:14:27.933" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T15:14:27.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38377" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-01-11T15:14:27.933" Score="0" Body="Ushio to Tora (aka Ushio and Tora) is a manga series by Kazuhiro Fujita which ran from 1990 to 1996.  It was partially adapted into a series of OVAs in 1992 and 1993 by studio Pastel.  A two-season anime series ran in 2015 and 2016 as a co-production of studios Mappa and VOLN. The series includes action, the supernatural, and comedy as the middle school boy Ushio and the powerful yokai Tora learn to work together as they become allies and heroes." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T17:34:23.897" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T17:34:23.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22194" CreationDate="2017-01-11T16:02:32.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would also like to mention that the rest of the world ISN'T functioning very well without a system like Sybil. Wong and Sybil both stated that most of the countries in the world are in a state of anarchy and disorder. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30263" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T16:02:32.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38293" CreationDate="2017-01-11T16:16:42.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence to suggest that Kaori is half-Japanese. I discuss my reasons for this assertion below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fan wiki for &lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt; makes no such assertions about the ethnicity of Kaori. Were there an indication or (obvious) suggestion that Kaori is half-Japanese in official material, I would expect someone to have noted it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kaori's parentage is straightforward, and her parents have Japanese names and do not look overtly foreign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We cannot extrapolate any information about ethnicity from the characters' hair colours. While Kaori had blonde hair even as a child (as seen in the OVA), so did Takeshi. Tsubaki already had brown hair (rather than black) as a child. Takeshi's sister, Nagi, is also blonde. It is difficult to imagine primary school students dyeing their hair, but it is also difficult to imagine that &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of these characters have significant non-Japanese heritage. It is best to chalk this up to a lack of realism in anime hair colours.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I am concerned, I would thus err (at the time of writing) on the side of assuming that Kaori is not half-Japanese. Were Kaori half-Japanese, it would seem to be such a large character detail that it would have to be disclosed &lt;em&gt;somewhere&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T16:16:42.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38391" CreationDate="2017-01-11T16:20:50.817" Score="1" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;The opening sequence of the first season of anime series &lt;em&gt;Ushio to Tora&lt;/em&gt; contains a series of images which might be distorted calligraphy, sort of like what Picasso might have done. There are a set of 6 varied-color frames, a short vertically scrolling sequence, and finally the title, which is clearly calligraphic and much less distorted. After that, the credits actually begin, now in a normal Japanese font.  Here some are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bxr6j.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bxr6j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;possible calligraphy 1, red&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CrAiC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CrAiC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;possible calligraphy 2, green&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seventh:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QOdaT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QOdaT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;possible calligraphy 7, vertical scroll red&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Title:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fByho.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fByho.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;calligraphic title plate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see them all beginning at time mark 4:30 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/ushio-and-tora/episode-1-the-fate-that-brings-ushio-and-tora-together-682425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 1&lt;/a&gt;. The &lt;em&gt;Seventh&lt;/em&gt; one is partial, a single shot from a short, vertical scrolling sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if these are distorted calligraphy or not.  But going backwards beginning at the &lt;em&gt;Title&lt;/em&gt; plate, there certainly appears to be a commonality of design. If they are calligraphic, are they legible?  If so I imagine they would be concepts such as &lt;strong&gt;courage&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;fate&lt;/strong&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are not calligraphic, what are they?  Do they symbolize something I should recognize?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T06:10:10.050" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T06:10:10.050" Title="Is distorted calligraphy used in the season 1 opening of Ushio to Tora?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38386" CreationDate="2017-01-11T19:47:24.280" Score="3" ViewCount="3194" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am very curious on this subject. Would it be illegal to stream anime on a website without the owners permission? If so how do many websites on the internet do it without getting in trouble?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30266" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T22:18:26.730" Title="Would it be illegal to host a anime streaming website?" Tags="&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38382" CreationDate="2017-01-11T20:24:57.553" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would only be legal to stream any anime when you have acquired the licenses to do so. You'd have to make an agreement with the intellectual property holder (production company or the distributor), and they won't sign with just anyone − they want trusted sites which would be visited by enough users. And these licenses have limited time frames. It also costs a lot of money. The exact number varies case by case, but it's safe to say it would cost a fortune to an individual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T20:24:57.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38382" CreationDate="2017-01-11T22:18:26.730" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Would it be illegal to stream anime on a website without the owners permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/38383/1587&quot;&gt;Hakase explains&lt;/a&gt; you need an licenses to do so. sometimes yes you need a trusted/popular site however if your new to the game and don't have a website you should already be a trusted/popular entity (such as a company). either way you should be getting the money to afford the license you need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If so how do many websites on the internet do it without getting in trouble?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a couple of reasons are stated &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6472/1587&quot;&gt;here in Logan M's answer&lt;/a&gt; but they pertain to fansubs. but as for non-fansubs (like some sites which will host licensed English episodes of a series) it's only a matter of time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Torrent Sites which allows the downloading of other content including TV series (anime aswell) get taken down alot these days and recently &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cnet.com/au/news/the-pirate-bay-blocked-australia-wide-proxy-mirror-site-dns-blocking-telstra-vodafone-optus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Australian ISPs began to block such sites&lt;/a&gt; (if not being half-assed about it) while some copyright holders &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-14/iinet-dallas-buyers-club/6697314&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;have tried to make ISPs hand over the Customer Details of those who pirate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the only i see that stops these sites getting DMCAed is that in the west anime is still kinda niche and thus don't get the huge announcements like &lt;em&gt;&quot;New Game of Thrones season starts ##/##/####&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&quot;[INSERT NAME] revealed to replace Peter Capaldi as the 13th Doctor&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. hell the later when Peter Capaldi was announced there was a red carpet event for it. if anime became more mainstream these sites would get more of the spotlight and quickly get taken down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while i have my reservations of streaming sites &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/1587&quot;&gt;there are already quite a few&lt;/a&gt; which do it legally and these have the benefits of not running non-QAed ads which could lead to malware being installed, being more stable with their hosted files and general better performance in terms of load times. so really there is no need to be using an illegal site unless you don't actually like anime and don't want to support the parties that bought it to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;browser private/incognito modes only stop cookies/session/history from being saved on your PC. these sites and ISPs can still record your IP&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T22:18:26.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38388" CreationDate="2017-01-11T22:31:25.247" Score="2" ViewCount="419" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know of Harmony Gold's claim to own exclusive US distribution rights to all Macross related materials, such as films, toys, and print media.  I also know that Japanese courts nullified the original deal Harmony Gold had with the studio that sold them the original licensing agreement based upon the fact that they in fact did not own what they were selling (it was originally a joint Tatsunoko/Nue production).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wanting to know if there is any chance of Macross: Delta or F coming stateside, well, ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T04:36:06.477" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T04:36:06.477" Title="What is the current legal/licensing status of Macross in the USA?" Tags="&lt;macross&gt;&lt;united-states&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38387" CreationDate="2017-01-11T23:18:29.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regardless of what happened in Japan, if I understand correctly what this link says, Harmony Gold owns the Macross trademark at least for US and it has renewed it until 2023 as indicated near the bottom of &lt;a href=&quot;https://trademarks.justia.com/763/82/macross-76382155.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Justia Trademarks page&lt;/a&gt; under &lt;strong&gt;Trademark Events&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2013-09-05 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T00:07:30.957" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T00:07:30.957" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38380" CreationDate="2017-01-12T06:09:30.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess you could describe this as calligraphic. I don't know enough to say whether this is what a calligrapher would consider genuine art vs. just being writing with bold and swishy brush strokes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This writing doesn't &quot;symbolize&quot; anything, though - it's just the lyrics of the first verse of the OP theme as they're being sung.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;混ぜんな &lt;em&gt;mazen na&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;危険な &lt;em&gt;kiken-na&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;やつらが会いすりゃ &lt;em&gt;yatsura-ga ai-surya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;土壇場 &lt;em&gt;dotanba&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;土壇場 &lt;em&gt;dotanba&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;じゃないか &lt;em&gt;janai ka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;混ぜるな危険のねんごろ &lt;em&gt;mazeru na kiken-no nengoro&lt;/em&gt; (written bottom-to-top)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to venture a translation here, but see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/lyrics/kinniku-shojo-tai/mazeru-na-kiken/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lyrical Nonsense&lt;/a&gt; for one candidate translation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T06:09:30.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30151" CreationDate="2017-01-12T08:54:34.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As requested, while this is not a conclusive answer, we might never know unless there is more information released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga only specifies the piece, but never details the performances of the characters musically. The characters might gush over how &quot;lively&quot; or &quot;beautiful&quot; it sounds, but nobody ever talks in technical terms, much less describe sections of music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 6 page 30-32 : The extent of description of Kaori's Performance.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xRPIH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xRPIH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 6 page 30&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzFTA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzFTA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 6 page 31&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zDuQ3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zDuQ3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 6 page 32&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we can conclude that your observations about the discrepancies in the musical pieces stem solely from the anime production. There could have been artistic/directional decisions for the eventual editing of the said pieces, such as time constraints or perhaps wanting to get a feeling across because that section or piece of music only fits that part. We might not know more unless more information is released (AFAIK) from the studio, such as interviews with the director/staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this stand does not exclude the author collaborating with the studio and affecting the said pieces. It could well be what the author had intended to portray in the first place. Again, we do not know the extent to which he has influence over the production, notwithstanding that the plot of the anime is pretty filial to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, the &quot;cuts&quot; as you describe are not noticed by the general audience, and serve more as a mood setter and a plot driver than an actual portrayal of a performance. Only a more discerning and a informed listener would be able to tell that there was something amiss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T19:59:49.880" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T19:59:49.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38000" CreationDate="2017-01-12T09:00:27.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Was the text of receipt hidden, and why?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't get the impression that the receipt was anymore &lt;em&gt;intentionally&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;hidden&amp;quot; than, say, Yuko's text message to Yuri Plisetsky in episode 4; I saw the text of the receipt as simply there to fill in necessary visual details (in the same way in which it might be necessary for books or pages of homework in the &amp;quot;background&amp;quot; of other anime to contain some relevant text). However, the text of the receipt &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; affect how we perceive Yuri's intentions or the scene where rings are exchanged, so one could argue that at the very least, useful information is being &lt;em&gt;unintentionally&lt;/em&gt; hidden (by virtue of the fact that this piece of information is more or less a background detail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen (at the time of writing) any discussion of the text of the receipt in (translations of) the &amp;quot;official&amp;quot; discussions listed &lt;a href=&quot;https://whiteboxtreasure.wordpress.com/index/yuri-on-ice-masterpost/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, so it's difficult to go beyond guesswork in thinking about these issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What does the receipt say?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best guess is that the receipt reads &amp;quot;Flat Gold Wedding Ring&amp;quot;. This is prompted both by the observation that &lt;a href=&quot;http://currently-in-orbit.tumblr.com/post/154176315435/okay-so-according-to-his-receipt-yuuri-picked&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other people&lt;/a&gt; have made the same guess and that &amp;quot;Flat&amp;quot; was my first guess of an English word that could fit the context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, I was uncertain about this reading, as the final character in the first word did not look like a lower case T to me; as a lower case T, it seemed too short. However, upon a second look, I noticed that instances on the receipt where there is clearly a lower case T &lt;em&gt;in the same font&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. in the instances of &amp;quot;Ticket&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Total&amp;quot; that we see) have the same problem. With this in mind, I was able to throw out my objection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T13:10:38.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38319" CreationDate="2017-01-12T11:38:44.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cannot comment in previous answer (low reputation) but Conman is correct &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso.wikia.com/wiki/Kirameki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso.wikia.com/wiki/Kirameki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kirameki (Kousei &amp;amp; Kaori Performance Ver.)  | Ver.) キラメキ ～公生とかをりの演奏 Ver.～&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30276" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T11:38:44.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2017-01-12T12:01:21.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the death of Mayuri &lt;strong&gt;causes&lt;/strong&gt; the time machine invention by Okabe, and that results to the arrival of Suzuha, which will influence the future very much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can't cancel the reason without changing the result that happened. once you save Mayuri, the worldline must have changed greatly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you really want to save her in the same worldline, you must find another strong reason to make sure the invention complete at that time. it might be harder than just go back to the original worldline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30277" LastEditorUserId="30277" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T12:11:25.777" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T12:11:25.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38400" CreationDate="2017-01-12T16:12:11.170" Score="4" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the short anime &lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy VII: The Last Order&lt;/strong&gt;, which retells events of Nibelhelm conflict, when Cloud arrives to Nibel mountain reactor Tifa regains consciousness and sees Cloud, stating that he came to save her just as he promised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, in original &lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy VII&lt;/strong&gt; Tifa remains unconscious, so she doesn't know that Cloud ever was in Nibelhelm (and some plot details heavily rely on this) until visiting his memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is this a mistake in the anime script? Or is it somehow explained why Tifa later doesn't remember Cloud visiting Nibelhelm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T20:58:11.987" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T20:58:11.987" Title="Why Tifa is conscious in The Last Order?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38399" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38435" CreationDate="2017-01-12T17:45:11.973" Score="2" ViewCount="1581" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bougou Stray Dogs, it seems the organisations need a licence to operate with gifted people using their gifts at work. (Cant remember the exact licence name)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point in Season 2, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The government wants to protect their now ex-double-agent Ango from the Port Mafia...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the Port Mafia uses that opportunity to get a licence from the Government&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes no sense to me. Why would a criminal organisation like the mafia want a licence to operate legally? Criminal organisations usually don't care if things are done legally or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28021" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T23:42:20.933" Title="Why does the Port Mafia need a licence?" Tags="&lt;bungou-stray-dogs&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38398" CreationDate="2017-01-12T18:10:35.843" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that there are various account on what happened in Nibelheim. The scene where Sephiroth falls into the Mako stream in the reactor was different. In the original FFVII,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sephiroth stabbed Cloud, but Cloud overpowered Sephiroth, lifted the latter and throw him into the Mako stream below. In another adaptation (forget which one), Sephiroth gladly throw himself into the Mako stream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could possibly because the scene in the game was based on Cloud's memory, thus it might be a bit hazy. In other words, he might not remember it correctly (the game version of the story).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting Wikipedia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the 77,777 copies of Advent Pieces: Limited that were released in Japan sold out months in advance of the official release date, Last Order received a negative fan response due to changes in content and presentation from the original Final Fantasy VII game, and because of this, the crew working on Crisis Core avoided recreating certain scenes from Last Order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Tifa doesn't remember that Cloud went to Nibleheim, in the game she was unconscious and the Soldier member that was dispatched to Nibelheim was Sephiroth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; and Zack. Cloud was a Shinra Trooper and he didn't take off his helmet, so Tifa was unable to recognize him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T18:26:16.130" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T18:26:16.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11737" CreationDate="2017-01-12T18:12:49.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the designs of the homunculi seem fairly obvious and others not so much. I'll try to weigh in with some of my own thoughts and I'll also reference the trivia sections from the wiki pages for each homunculus when there is something relevant there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Envy's appearance as a giant green monster seems to be a reference to the idioms &quot;green with envy&quot; and &quot;green-eyed monster&quot; (I've also heard this as just &quot;green monster&quot; or &quot;little green monster&quot;, which are more appropriate for Envy). Envy's ability to transform into other people seems fitting since an envious person would want to be the person they are envious of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This one seems fairly obvious. Her appearance is that of a voluptuous woman with wide hips and slender waist, usually immodestly garbed. She's an embodiment of lust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This is another obvious one. Gluttony's obesity is a result of engaging in gluttony. His large mouths facilitate his gluttonous eating habits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Since he's very proud to be the first of Father's homunculus, it makes sense that he takes a form similar to Father's first form. His wiki page also suggests that the many eyes on his shadow may be reminiscent of a peacock's tail and a peacock is a symbol of pride. The wiki page also notes that his humanoid container being a child may be a reference to the word homunculus literally meaning &quot;little human&quot;. In this sense, he is sort of the closest to being a true homunculus (looking separately at the Fullmetal Alchemist definition for his shadow form and the real world definition for his humanoid container) and he's proud of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Wrath's appearance is that of a middle-aged man with an eye-patch. It's a little difficult to determine the connection to wrath. Wrath does often have a fierce scowl and perhaps his role as dictator and military attire help him personify wrath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Sloth's appearance is perhaps the most difficult to explain. He's large and muscular, which seems to be at odds with his slothful nature. I don't have an explanation for it. His big nose does remind me a little of the animal sloth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;His appearance is that of a typical human both in his first and second bodies. According to his wiki page, Greed sharing a human body with Ling could be a reference to Dante's Inferno, where the greedy are always having their bodies stolen from them by lizards and they have to steal a human form from another sinner (Interestingly, all the homunculi have some connection to Dante's Inferno. None of the other points are relevant here, but you can look through the trivia sections on their wiki pages if interested). This also accounts for why Greed just has a normal human form. I have no explanation for his appearance when using his ultimate shield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your question, you ask whether there might be common image for these characters in Japanese folklore. I don't know much about Japanese folklore other than what little information I've gleamed from anime and manga, but I think it is probably unlikely. This is because the seven deadly sins come from Christian theology (see Wikipedia for details).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Wiki pages for &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Wrath&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wrath&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Lust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lust&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Gluttony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gluttony&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Greed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Greed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Sloth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sloth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Envy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Envy&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Pride&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fma.wikia.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seven Deadly Sins&lt;/a&gt; on wikipedia.org&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T15:51:18.657" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T15:51:18.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27477" CreationDate="2017-01-13T03:18:51.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime and the manga are almost like two different stories, content-wise.&#xA;The main plot is the &quot;same&quot;(so much of the story doesn't exist in the anime version, thus it's the same regarding the direction that the story is heading in, but the path is just a fraction of the original, manga's path), but in the manga the story is finished.&#xA;The anime covers about if 30% of what there is to the story(so if it wasn't already made obvious, know that what little of the story the anime does cover, it's changed somewhat as compared to the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime completely omits a large amount of things.&#xA;I'll mention only one. &#xA;One of the things that the anime omits is a main character. &#xA;A main character, Darin-chan, is completely omitted from the anime version of the story(thoughts of dropping the anime at that point when I had realised that were quenched by my will/intent to finish what I start).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the other answer says, the anime covers up 'till the chapter 9 of the manga, and there are 56 chapters to it.&#xA;I mean, the anime is logically basically a promotion for the manga, rather than a standalone thing(I don't think this is true, but it could be).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the conclusion, my opinion is that you shouldn't consider yourself as having had experienced the story by just having had seen the anime. The manga is the story, the anime is just.. Something less, with beautiful music.&#xA;And.. The anime helped me personally to value the story more. In the manga, it was all a bunch of tropes(cliches) one after another. The anime helped me consider the story a lot more sincerely, the aspects of it that were present in and presented with the anime..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30287" LastEditorUserId="30287" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T05:41:38.267" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T05:41:38.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38372" CreationDate="2017-01-13T05:02:04.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden episode 87&lt;/em&gt; shows conversation of Sakura and Tsunade about Shikamaru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30232" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T05:02:04.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38405" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-13T06:42:04.823" Score="0" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've searched everywhere but couldn't find this music. It starts from 14:45 min in episode 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30294" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T10:00:24.663" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T16:45:34.537" Title="What is the background music in Your Lie in April that starts from 14:45 min in episode 4?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38405" CreationDate="2017-01-13T09:59:24.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As with &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/18728/49&quot;&gt;this other answer&lt;/a&gt;, I was able to find the right song in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%9B%9B%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AF%E5%90%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%98%98-ORIGINAL-SONG-SOUNDTRACK-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/B00PB88GH0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Amazon.co.jp page for the soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;, where you can listen to a 30-second preview of every song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song in question is track 26 of the first CD, &lt;strong&gt;アゲイン&lt;/strong&gt; — meaning &quot;again,&quot; what Kaori says at minute 15:04 to Kousei. You can buy the song individually &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00S1QQECI/ref=pm_ws_tlw_trk26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can buy the full album in the Amazon page linked to above, but also from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kimiuso.jp/music/soundtrack2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the show's official page&lt;/a&gt; if you'd prefer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T09:59:24.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37849" CreationDate="2017-01-13T13:51:29.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've considered your answers, but I couldn't accept them, because they were either not supported by evidence or a bit vague (2-10 years, or closer to 10 years, is not helpful enough). Sorry for not replying sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I did find the answer from anime episode 489. Here's a picture if you don't feel like watching it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQhWN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQhWN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's from the anime, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animefillerlist&lt;/a&gt;, it's considered canon. So there you go, I answered my own question (very rarely does it happen!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T13:51:29.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2017-01-14T09:33:51.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From chapter 99 of the &lt;em&gt;:re&lt;/em&gt; manga, Touka was talking to Kaneki and asked why he had that &quot;sesame-pudding&quot; haircut which apparently means black in Japan. He said that Dr. Shiba told him suppressing his RC cell activity increased his melanin production&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Melanin gives you the color of your hair and skin, the production of this stops you from having white hair. That is why older people who have white hair &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; white hair. They don't produce as much melanin as they use to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That explains why his hair turned black: he was suppressing his RC Cells. He fought Arima &lt;em&gt;all out&lt;/em&gt; and so he had to use a lot of RC cells so his RC Cells weren't suppressed which gave him full white hair again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30308" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:10:59.343" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:10:59.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15307" CreationDate="2017-01-14T13:30:23.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;And also because she does all the paperwork and provides with money. Stuff Shichika can't really do (he mentions it in ep 12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30311" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T13:30:23.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26458" CreationDate="2017-01-14T15:12:53.187" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's also a reference to another manga series called Dr. Slump, where another character does the same hand signal. So it could be a bro moment where Polnareff is basically going &quot;Whoa, you got that reference? Yeeeesss, we read the same comic!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might also be worth noting that France loves manga, so it would make sense that Polnareff had read Dr. Slump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30312" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T15:12:53.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38417" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-14T17:19:07.790" Score="6" ViewCount="3625" Body="&lt;p&gt;The quirk that All Might possesses is called All For One. It is a quirk that can be passed from one person to another and it gains more power each time it is passed. All Might gave Deku (Izuku) a sliver of his power by making him eat one of his hairs. If this is how it can be passed than isn't possible for that quirk to be passed to a multitude of people? Say, an army, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T19:35:16.970" LastActivityDate="2020-05-12T04:00:42.313" Title="Could All Might pass his quirk to multiple people by feeding them his hair?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31922" CreationDate="2017-01-14T18:00:45.217" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I know Japanese (even though I usually read light novels just in English). However, I just play visual novels in Japanese (I can't bear hearing one thing and reading a mistake in the translation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it seems it was only a suggestion or request to ufotable which hadn't been accepted by this studio&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're wrong there, it wasn't a suggestion, it was part of the way it was supposed to end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.typemoon.org/bbb/diary/log/201506.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.typemoon.org/bbb/diary/log/201506.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is Nasu's blog just after the episode was released. He says that the production of episode 25 started from a manuscript created by him (as the original author). Afterwards Ufotable had to trim/change things as it was too long/ too much of a novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the most important part that says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;と。感謝の気持ちを高円寺方面に送りつつ、&#xA;  きのこはきのこで恒例のネタバレ含む裏話を始めるのであった。#25の制作は「ほぼオリジナルなので、まずは原作サイドで書くべし」と始まりました。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  そしてできあがったきのこによる脚本モドキを前に頭を抱える制作陣。&#xA;  そう。分かるね。つまりきのこはまた尺をオーバーしたんだ。ファック！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manuscript he creates is 11 pages long (just text) and appears in Blu-ray box II booklet, which I happen to own.&#xA;It's not much but here's a summary (I can confirm it is good): &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurozu501.tumblr.com/post/131376500337/kyuubi-hime-fateubw-bdbox-ii-booklet-scans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://kurozu501.tumblr.com/post/131376500337/kyuubi-hime-fateubw-bdbox-ii-booklet-scans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proof that he didn't like the ending Ufotable made is that when it was released he basically said: This is what they did, and this is part of what I wrote as the actual ending. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what do those 11 pages say about the ending?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically that Rin and Shirou will have their happily ever after. The part where Rin says that in the anime, that her priority is Shirou's happiness, that she will follow him, that they will suffer together but eventually they will get their happily ever after. All that was in Nasu's manuscript.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nasu's saying that Rin will be with him (she doesn't abandon him) and that she knows that after some suffering together (as Rin says both suffer, Rin took part of that burden for him) Shirou will achieve his goal and they will live happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do I know he doesn't become Archer? Because Nasu says so himself. At the end of the manuscript Rin puts her amulet in a box. She was touching it nervously and puts it there as a goodbye. Then Nasu says it means Shirou won't become Archer as he doesn't have the amulet. The sad goodbye symbolises her goodbye to the other Archer, the one that was her servant in the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The good ending is happier because Saber will also be there with them in their happy ending. I guess it is difficult to understand from the episode, but this is a literal translation of 2 paragraphs from his manuscript:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The same library, a wide solemn space. I'm going searching for Shirou. On the walls and walls, heavy bookshelves stand side by side and contain huge numbers of books. Those books are all thick and thick, they are only periodical books. Shirou was alone in the reading seat. He is reading books eagerly. Image that seems to be studying judicial exam rather than studying magic. Shirou, on his way to self-study, raises his face from the desk and indulges in thought. The face of anguish, anguish, anguish is painful to watch. Rin watches it and calls out with the usual lightness. Dear &quot;Thank you for your work, you were here after all.&quot; Shirou, I was a little surprised when I saw Rin. Shirou &quot;Tohsaka? Not yet in class ......&quot; Rin &quot;I have finished the practice early&quot; I Look at the book that Shiro was reading. A book of language, history, politics. Rin &quot;Next to English is Italian? Magic to convey intentions&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Even though you only have to master it, you are honest, is not it? &quot;Shiro&quot; Maybe, but I wonder if there is something that can not be conveyed unless I speak with the people of the country properly in the language of that country &quot;. It is because Shirou 's honesty seems to be hunted down. Rin takes the textbook from Shirou and returns it to the bookshelf. Shirou protests with eyes only saying &quot;What you are doing&quot;, Rin looks backwards and backwards, Rin &quot;Freeze tomorrow, do not go out for a moment&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next days Shirou waits for her in the lobby and they go to one of Saber's fake grave (yes, there are many of these as Rin says in the manuscript).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very funny Shirou has an &quot;anguish, anguish, anguish&quot; look while in thought and Rin comes to the conclusion: Ok, you need Saber..., I'm gonna take you there tomorrow...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode changes this as well. I'm not very happy with the episode actually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, the answer is NO, he's not Archer. Nasu blatantly says so in the manuscript. In interviews he says the chance is so close to 0 it isn't worth mentioning. Here he just says he won't become Archer and before that he says Shirou and Rin will have their happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T04:52:39.150" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T04:52:39.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-14T21:35:16.083" Score="2" ViewCount="1496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to find the music from Episode 53 (Yorknew City arc) starting at 6:51&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an Asian-style song with what sounds like a Japanese musical instrument called a shamisen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30318" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T23:06:13.453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T11:36:47.047" Title="What is this song from Episode 53 of Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19499" CreationDate="2017-01-14T22:22:24.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is clearly of an unnamed clan of some sort.  We know Tsunade was of the Senju but it is never named for Jiraiya or Orochimaru.  The only source that names Orochimaru an orphan or tells a story of a white snake that I've come across is the wiki mentioned in the current highly rated answer - its own source is from the fight between Orochimaru and the Third where there is a flashback.  No mention is made of those facts - but he clearly has the snake-like features back then, before he could experiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like the Inuzuka, who have developed dog-like features, it would follow that these features came from a clan who dealt closely with snakes in some way and the power of the chakra gave them snake-like features over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is something valid that mentions the white snake thing in a valid source, that would still make perfect sense with him being in a snake-based clan.  Likely, he did develop more snake-like features as time went on, through experimentation, but it is clear that the foundation for this was already set through lineage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru was an homage to a much older story from feudal Japan; his clan was unimportant to the story, so we have no name for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30320" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T22:22:24.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38417" CreationDate="2017-01-15T00:31:49.393" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Might himself said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After I've given Izuku my hair/DNA, I've gotten a lot weaker&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it would either be a one time thing, or every new user would weaken him substantially so it would still be a small number, and probably of lesser effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30323" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T00:31:49.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2017-01-15T12:36:03.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the game Sonicomi, there is a secret ending (ending 18), where if you touch Sonico's headphones she will say &quot;- the demonic signal will be released and something terrible will happen! Everyone will die! So you can't touch them!&quot;. Touching them will result in a zombie apocalypse (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcp5DJQBu4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcp5DJQBu4&lt;/a&gt;). Not sure if this answers the question though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30328" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T12:36:03.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38426" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39084" CreationDate="2017-01-15T14:45:58.143" Score="2" ViewCount="29710" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit lost in Jinbe's status and what happened with him and Big Mom.&#xA;In chapter 830, he confronts Big Mom and announces that he is planning on leaving her alliance. In return, she demands that he as well has to lose something valuable as well, and what will it be is decided by the roulette game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However then in chapter 835, there is a report in the newspaper saying he backed out, which would imply that he has withdrawn his request to leave Big Mom's crew. This is very unlikely considering his portrayal, so I assume this was some kind of false report because later on he also admits to Luffy that his alliance with Big Mom is over. However, I don't know what is the reason for such a false report in the first place, it makes no sense to me and I have also read some theories which are suggesting that he did not lose anything at all which is even weirder, why would Big Mom let him just go that easily?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only plausible explanation to me is that he has spun the wheel and he lost a bit of his lifespan (or I have missed some important detail in the story).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T13:57:04.857" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:14:20.483" Title="What did Jinbe lose in Charlotte's roulette?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T18:44:07.097" Score="2" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of the anime I've watched are single, double or triple season anime series like Durarara!, Code Geass, Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica, and Nabari no Ou, just to name a few. But there are also shows like Bleach, Naruto, D Grey Man, and Katekyo Hitman Reborn that have 300 or more episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that? How is it decided that these series get to go on so long? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30306" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T18:52:54.870" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T18:52:54.870" Title="What decides that a anime series gets a sequel or not?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40752" CreationDate="2017-01-15T21:37:15.737" Score="2" ViewCount="319" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Love Live! School Idol Project&lt;/em&gt; season 2, the girls went to what I assume is an arcade where the front sign says Gamers. When watching the ED for episode 2, I noticed this same logo appear in the credits (this is the localized version released by NISA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering who/what is Gamers and what is their connection to the &lt;em&gt;Love Live&lt;/em&gt; series? Is it just a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4257/1587&quot;&gt;product placement&lt;/a&gt; deal with the anime or has it got something to do with the real life idol group?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T19:04:20.090" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T19:04:20.090" Title="Who/what is Gamers and what is their connection to the Love Live series?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40694" CreationDate="2017-01-15T21:40:04.393" Score="5" ViewCount="2531" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36807/was-aquors-created-to-rotate-out-%CE%BC-s&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, both μ's and Aquors are real life groups. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am wondering what other groups that are mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Love Live! School Idol Project&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Love Live! Sunshine!!&lt;/em&gt; are also based off real life idol groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T07:15:26.963" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T13:33:11.220" Title="What Idol Groups in Love Live have real life counterparts?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38440" CreationDate="2017-01-15T22:00:49.727" Score="7" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the bonus episode, the group of players who don't make the cut to play in the competition form a B-Squad named Monaka, after the first character of their three second-year members' names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they announce this name to the rest of the club, Asuka misunderstands and thinks the name has something to do with youth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fg30em.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fg30em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9WNZsm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9WNZsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hww9Jm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hww9Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPtzom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPtzom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asuka: &quot;Monaka&quot;. We're in the thick of our youth! Or something.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Girl: No, we just took the start of the second-years' names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did Asuka think they had gotten the name &quot;Monaka&quot; from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T04:22:21.087" Title="Where did Asuka think &quot;Monaka&quot; came from?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;hibike-euphonium&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38399" CreationDate="2017-01-15T23:42:20.933" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically, organisations like the Port Mafia are pretty good at keeping their illegal dealings at arms length so that it's hard for law enforcement to catch them doing anything. It may be all but public knowledge that they're doing all those things, but they try to leave as little evidence as possible (and have a few lawyers and other legal types in their pockets to help deal with the few bits that get away from them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, often the law enforcement will look for &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; excuse to prosecute them, and use that as a proxy for all the stuff they can't actually be caught doing. For example, notorious gangster Al Capone was arrested for tax evasion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So prior to getting the licence, presumably there were police detectives or the like keeping an eye on known Port Mafia members hoping that they'd see, I don't know, Akutagawa using Rashoumon to destroy a stray piece of garbage, then take him in on a charge of &quot;Unlicenced use of ability on public property&quot;. With the licence, though, the actions of the Port Mafia are halfway legitimised by the government, and it becomes that much harder to take action against them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T23:42:20.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38437" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T02:06:22.353" Score="2" ViewCount="2452" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuri (mum of the twins) falls for Satan and they both dream of the two worlds to be 'one' where demons and humans can be at peace. She gets pregnant with twins and instead of Satan taking care of this kids, he uses their bodies as vessels to join the world together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty certain this is not what Yuri wanted and I feel that makes her quite dumb to trust Satan and pity him when his idea of peace is only going to be a war with demons dominating the world. Plus he obviously doesn't care about his sons and I doubt Yuri will want that if she were alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Satan even understand Yuri's dream of peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30338" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T02:31:45.227" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T12:01:31.593" Title="Does Satan even understand Yuri's dream of peace?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T03:15:42.917" Score="1" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;at the start of Season 2 of &lt;em&gt;Love Live! School Idol Project&lt;/em&gt; the first years are running around the place trying to find Honaka to tell here there is a second Love Live competition noting that the first one was so popular that organizers decided to hold a second one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it was my impression Love Live was held before Season 1 since Hanayo and Nico already knew about it when μ's formed. so hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T04:58:05.193" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T06:34:14.257" Title="Hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38432" CreationDate="2017-01-16T04:14:36.817" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is what Asuka said in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;なるほど…最中【もなか】。私達【わたしたち】は青春【せいしゅん】真っ【まっ】最中【さいちゅう】～的【てき】な？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see... &lt;em&gt;monaka&lt;/em&gt;. We're &lt;em&gt;in the middle&lt;/em&gt; of our youth~ or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea is, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.japandict.com/%E6%9C%80%E4%B8%AD&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;最中&lt;/a&gt; (in the middle) is usually read as &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;saichuu&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, but also has another reading of &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;monaka&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;. As for why Asuka connected it to &amp;quot;youth&amp;quot;, it's a common idea that school life is related to youth life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Monaka itself is actually &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaka&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a wafer cake filled with the bean jam&lt;/a&gt;. The origin of &lt;em&gt;monaka&lt;/em&gt; is from 最中【もなか】の月【つき】 which has the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;http://gogen-allguide.com/mo/monaka.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;the shape of full moon&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T04:22:21.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38438" CreationDate="2017-01-16T04:53:52.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Love Live was indeed been held before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The first Love Live was won by ARISE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is why ARISE was the favourite to win the 2nd Love Live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T04:53:52.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38426" CreationDate="2017-01-16T09:32:11.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he lost something like a bit of his lifespan or he has withdrawn his request to leave the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we will surely find it out in the next chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30321" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T14:14:20.483" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:14:20.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31073" CreationDate="2017-01-16T10:03:30.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually, it depends on whether the websites own the rights of the anime's Blu-ray version, because the TV and Blu-ray versions act as separate entities for commercial rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30342" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2020-08-05T13:43:16.117" LastActivityDate="2020-08-05T13:43:16.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31073" CreationDate="2017-01-16T12:10:52.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends; I do know that Funimation re-uploaded Highschool DxD season 3 to the blu-ray version, as an example; they previously had the censored TV version, and now it's the uncensored version. Meanwhile, Crunchyroll still has the TV version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2020-08-10T11:25:01.437" LastActivityDate="2020-08-10T11:25:01.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38419" CreationDate="2017-01-16T14:11:41.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As RichF said, the song of episode 53, at 6:51 doesn't sound asian-style at all, but if that is the song that you want, it's called Dirge From The Dark Side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28913" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T14:11:41.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19525" CreationDate="2017-01-16T17:28:56.100" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the Gatling Gun to me seems to be a fusion of the Maxim's exterior with the Gatling Gun's mechanism. I say this because all known examples of Gatling guns shows multiple barrels in a circle that rotates and loads with the cranking of the shaft. &#xA;For the whole story on the Gatling gun visit: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a22451/history-gatling-gun/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a22451/history-gatling-gun/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image of a known Maxim gun &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/images/uploads/1a1a44max/1a1a44max-034853_3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/images/uploads/1a1a44max/1a1a44max-034853_3.jpg&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;go rewatch episode 11 at about 11:38 then look at the maxim. the 2 guns are similar except the crank and the missing water cooling system &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30350" LastEditorUserId="30350" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T19:33:30.807" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T19:33:30.807" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T20:03:46.100" Score="1" ViewCount="73" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;R.O.D the TV&lt;/em&gt;, one of the principal characters is Nenene&#xA;Sumiregawa, a famous author with an unusual personality for Japan:&#xA;quick-tempered, brash, outspoken, defiant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She lives in Tokyo now, and we learn very little about her past, but I’m&#xA;wondering if she’s being portrayed as someone originally from Kansai. It&#xA;seems to fit her personality better than the more cultured/repressed&#xA;Tokyo style. I would guess it also fits her voice, because her &lt;em&gt;seiyuu&lt;/em&gt;,&#xA;Satsuki Yukino, hails from Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to those who are familiar with the series and who can judge such&#xA;things: Does she sound like she speaks Kansai-ben (possibly influenced&#xA;by several years in Tokyo)? Does she act like a Kansai-jin? Is she a&#xA;character that most Japanese viewers would immediately recognize as&#xA;being from Kansai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10888" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T20:03:46.100" Title="Does Nenene Sumiregawa seem like a Kansai-jin?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;read-or-die&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T20:26:24.913" Score="2" ViewCount="1116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Yukio did not inherit Satan's blue flames or any demon qualities as Rin did, but still Yukio is a legitimate child of Satan. How come nobody else realizes and/or care about this but when it came to Rin they treated him wrongly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T02:53:48.087" Title="Why doesn't Yukio face the same prejudice as Rin do for bring the son of Satan?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38464" CreationDate="2017-01-16T23:14:01.270" Score="18" ViewCount="6771" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who generally owns the intellectual property (IP) rights to manga characters and stories?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the USA, comic books are generally produced by a team -- writer, artist, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, and maybe even plotter. Sometimes one or more of these folks can sometimes even get replaced mid-issue. The characters are typically part of a shared universe involving multiple, interacting characters. It makes sense that Marvel and DC, the largest publishers would own the IP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also makes sense that some of the artistic folks would want full ownership and control over their work, and independent publishers were formed allowing this. The leading publishers partially adapted to this desire, and sometimes grant limited exclusivity to the creator of a character. Ownership was still with the publisher, but only the creator could make decisions concerning their character, so long as they remained with the publisher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, manga is vastly different. One person handles writing, art, and lettering.  There is no colorist, and the publisher's editor generally suggests things, not mandates them. Characters from different manga seldom interact. With the one-person focus, it would make sense to me that the mangaka would hold IP rights. Is this generally the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime is broader, involving many folks for one series. Are they simply licensed to tell the mangaka's (or some other person's) story? (Maybe this is similar to how Fox is licensed to make X-Men movies, even though the X-Men themselves belong to Marvel.) I know some anime is a new work not based on a manga or light novel. In those cases, the studio &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; the creator, and it is likely they own the IP as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2020-11-20T01:01:04.690" Title="Who generally owns the rights for a manga or anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-17T05:25:39.383" Score="2" ViewCount="5465" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen often that characters in One Piece have their weird (read: at times irritating) signatures. Is there any specific reason for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in the picture below, Vito has &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;rorero&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; as his signature. These suffixes sometimes kill the entire feel of the scene, which is why I was wondering why were they so important to have in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXK7B.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXK7B.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29829" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:14:21.007" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T19:05:44.857" Title="Why do characters in One Piece have weird signature suffixes to their lines?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23799" CreationDate="2017-01-17T07:39:16.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concerning chapter 77, Reiner asked Annie to take Marco's 3D gear. She refused. Then Reiner manipulated her and forced her to do it by threatening her and her father. After much hesitation, she finally did it and she watched Marco being eaten. She cried a lot because Marco was being eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30359" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:08:20.253" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T08:08:20.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38462" CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:01:16.153" Score="2" ViewCount="18664" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the end of Naruto Shippuden season 4, the 9 tail's chakra left Sora's body and then Yamato said that it will try to seek a new host now. Who was that new host? Did the chakra in Sora come back to Naruto, the real host of the 9 tails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2020-08-28T08:52:11.850" Title="Where did the 9 tails of Sora go?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28004" CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:28:22.583" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;here it is guys, i found it finally&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6dXdLHj-E0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6dXdLHj-E0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30368" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T21:28:22.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38460" CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:33:57.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short version: He was just a filler character...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sora appears only in the Twelve Guardian Ninja arc of the anime. In the other arcs of the anime and in the manga he is not mentioned anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, as readers and viewers of Naruto, we don't know if Nine-Tail's chakra, that left Sora's body, found a new host or did come back to Naruto, the real host of the Nine-Tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links to external resources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Twelve_Guardian_Ninja_(Arc)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twelve Guardian Ninja (Arc)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30321" LastEditorUserId="30321" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T02:25:28.063" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T02:25:28.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38451" CreationDate="2017-01-18T00:48:55.927" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;summary (final paragraph):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Like the five previous examples, the mangaka (or writer) shares the copyright. Since this occurred in six of the five works I looked up, I'll assume it to be the &quot;general rule&quot; my question asked for.&lt;/strong&gt;  If someone knows different, please let us know!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Manga&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duh!&lt;/strong&gt; -- It just occurred to me my Crunchyroll subscription includes access to manga.  So I went there to look for the copyright notices.  At first I didn't find any.  My expectation was each chapter would have one, so I was scanning thru the volumes of &lt;em&gt;Sweetness and Lightning&lt;/em&gt; and couldn't find such a thing. Not at chapter start or end, or even volume start or end.  I tried a couple other manga, and I could not find notices for them either.  Finally a tree appeared out of the forest --- near the bottom right of the stupid start page for each series.  (Anyone can see these without a subscription.  Non-subscribers won't be able to view any actual pages, though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There appears to be no standard template, so I chose three at random, listed by order of complexity.  Since the info does not appear to come from the manga issues themselves, what you see is my transcription of Crunchyroll's translation. The original Japanese may include different and/or standardized notices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/relife/volumes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ReLIFE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Publisher: Comico&#xA;First Published:&#xA;Author: Yayoiso&#xA;Artist: Yayoiso&#xA;Copyright: © Yayoiso / comico&#xA;Translator: Andrew Cunningham&#xA;Editor: Emily Sorensen&#xA;Letterer: Cheryl Alvarez&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the author and publisher share copyright.  I'm guessing the &lt;strong&gt;letterer&lt;/strong&gt;s are for the English version, and the author did the original Japanese lettering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/sweetness-and-lightning/volumes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sweetness &amp;amp; Lightning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Publisher: Kodansha&#xA;First Published: &#xA;Author: Gido Amagakure&#xA;Artist: &#xA;Copyright: Based on the manga &quot;Amaama to Inazuma&quot; by Gido Amagakure&#xA;  originally serialized in the monthly good! Afternoon magazine published by KODANSHA LTD.&#xA;  Sweetness and Lightning copyright © Gido Amagakure／KODANSHA LTD.&#xA;  English translation copyright © Gido Amagakure／KODANSHA LTD.&#xA;  All rights reserved.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, a shared copyright between author and publisher.  They also take ownership of the English translation. Whether it was a staff person at Kodansha or Gido is fluent in English, I do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/fairy-tail/volumes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Publisher: Kodansha&#xA;First Published: 2005&#xA;Author: Hiro Mashima&#xA;Artist: Hiro Mashima&#xA;Copyright: Based on the manga &quot;FAIRY TAIL&quot; by Hiro Mashima&#xA;  originally serialized in the weekly Shonen Magazine published by KODANSHA LTD.&#xA;  FAIRY TAIL copyright © Hiro Mashima／KODANSHA LTD.&#xA;  English translation copyright © Hiro Mashima／KODANSHA LTD.&#xA;  All rights reserved.&#xA;Translator: William Flanagan&#xA;Editor: Erin Subramanian&#xA;Letterer: AndWorld Design&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three may indicate a shared copyright is the norm. Same publisher as S&amp;amp;L, but now the translator is given credit by name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Anime&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to check for copyright on several anime series. The few I looked at did not bother translating the opening or closing credits, so if copyright info was there, I could not read it.  I also checked their English dub of &lt;em&gt;Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club&lt;/em&gt;, but the dub did not translate the credits either.  Funimation's site appears to be in transition right now, and I cannot access anything there.  If no one else adds animation info, I'll update this later with any anime info I find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/edit add 5 hours later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funimation is back up with its site revamp operational.  They have also started airing 2003's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.funimation.com/shows/wolfs-rain/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/a&gt;, and I remembered noticing that dubs of older series tend to translate the credits.  Sure enough, it does.  It's notice is a one-liner, and reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;© BONES • KEIKO NOBUMOTO/BV Licensed by Funimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The copyright is once again shared, this time between the studio and writer.  However, &lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt; appears to be a special case, in that the manga and anime were being released simultaneous, with Kodansha publishing the manga. It would be interesting to know if the manga copyright lists Kodansha in place of Bones, in addition to it, or not at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(... searched and found the manga copyright online). The manga copyright does not even include Kodansha. The notice is listed at the end of the last volume (11) and reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;© 2004 TOSHITSUGU IIDA and BONES • KEIKO NOBUMOTO/BV&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the manga copyright added the illustrator's name, even listing him first.  In context, now, it appears Keiko was probably an employee or contractee of Bones.  I don't know what the &quot;/BV&quot; after his name means.  I'm guessing Bones hired Iida to be the manga illustrator, and part of the deal was that he be given co-owner status of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The page containing the copyright gives lots of credits, mostly for the anime staff. Viz Media was the English license holder at the time, and their presence is prominent on the page as well.  Another thing I notice is that the Japanese copyrights don't seem to concern themselves with listing a year or year range. But this page was clearly for an English-speaking audience, and the copyright here is more like I expect to see -- &quot;© 2004&quot;.  (Watching the first few minutes of the anime, it was instantly clear that Viz chose an excellent voice actor cast! The first four episodes are currently up.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;em&gt;Wolf's Rain&lt;/em&gt; is a special case as a product of an anime studio first and manga second (well, co-released), I looked up another old series on Funimation, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.funimation.com/shows/mushi-shi/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mushi-Shi&lt;/a&gt;. I also verified that the manga came first. It ran from 1999-2008, and the original 26 episodes of the anime were broadcast in 2005 and 2006. The copyright reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;   ©Yuki Urushibara / KODANSHA - MUSHI-SHI Partnership.&#xA;Licensed by Kodansha through Funimation® Productions, Ltd.&#xA;                   All Rights Reserved.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find this case interesting in that Artland, the anime studio, was not called out specifically.  It is likely part of the entity called &quot;Mushi-Shi Partnership&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Like the five previous examples, the mangaka (or writer) shares the copyright. Since this occurred in six of the five works I looked up, I'll assume it to be the &quot;general rule&quot; my question asked for.&lt;/strong&gt;  If someone knows different, please let us know!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T16:29:23.873" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T16:29:23.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38525" CreationDate="2017-01-18T01:30:58.370" Score="5" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do other people who live outside Death City know about the DWMA and about Demon Weapons? Or is it some covert operation in an attempt to secretly purge the world of evil? I am unsure if this is a known fact that has evidence to support it or simply up to one's own interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30371" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T21:24:14.733" Title="In Soul Eater, does the rest of the world know about Demon Weapons and the DWMA?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33592" CreationDate="2017-01-18T02:27:21.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Who exactly is able to become a Kishin?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been stated in both the anime and the manga that humans cannot consume souls, only demon weapons. Yet Don Al Capone, a human, was seen eating human souls in the anime. The result of his soul consumption turned him into a Kishin egg, the first step in  becoming a Kishin (to my understanding, first you become a Kishin egg, then a Demon Sword, then a Kishin). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that only applies in the anime. In the manga, there are no &quot;Kishin eggs&quot; only Shinigami's list of evil &lt;em&gt;human&lt;/em&gt; souls that only Lord Death can distinguish to be evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to the manga, I'd say only demon weapons can become Kishin except for Asura who consumed his weapon which was already a Demon Sword. By swallowing his weapon he gained the ability to eat souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the anime humans can become Kishin eggs, but it seems unlikely that they would turn into &quot;Demon Swords&quot; because they are still humans--not Demon Weapons. On the contrary, Jack the Ripper's hands appear to be completely replaced with claws which, in some way, makes his body a weapon, so I suppose it's plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;What would've happened if Asura's Demon Sword continued to eat human souls?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Asura continued to feed Vajra human souls, then Vajra would have been the one to become the Kishin, so long as he wasn't eaten first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Could a Demon Weapon become a Kishin without a meister?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Demon Weapons are fully capable of consuming souls. And, assuming that they are able to kill humans on their own, yes, they could become a Kishin without a meister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, some weapons such as Nygus or Liz (or Patty but not together as a Weapon/Meister pair, individually) are probably unable to turn a specific part of their body into their weapon form that can be used effectively like Soul and Justin Law. Such people may be incapable of becoming a Kishin solo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30371" LastEditorUserId="30371" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T04:19:23.227" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T04:19:23.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38450" CreationDate="2017-01-18T02:53:48.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a very young age, Yukio trained to become an exorcist which could have helped to boost his reputation. This showed to many that he meant no harm to mankind, but instead to aid in defeating Satan. Also, the fact that he did not inherit the blue flames causes people to perceive him as less of a threat as Rin. I agree that the way Rin was treated was unfair, but the people most likely overreacted towards Rin's blue flames and other demon qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30371" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T02:53:48.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8554" CreationDate="2017-01-18T03:46:24.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the song speaks of a river, it could be relating to the motif of a river in &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt; such as how Chihiro dropped her shoe in a river and she helped to bathe a polluted river spirit. Also, most importantly, Haku is a river spirit. &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt; is centered around rivers it seems. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other connection between the song and the movie. It could just be a coincidence that both involved a river.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30371" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T03:46:24.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-18T06:33:14.367" Score="1" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Love_Novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, the original Love Novels has Ayase Eri as the center, but it was replaced by Nico in the live shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TsO9nl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Love Novels Wikia Screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has it been disclosed why this was the case? What is the reason behind the change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T18:17:19.643" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T18:17:19.643" Title="Why did BiBi change their center in their live shows for the song Love Novels?" Tags="&lt;love-live&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38455" CreationDate="2017-01-18T11:15:37.967" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could ask you a similar question. Why do so many characters in One Piece have weird laughter styles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's because it's a characteristic of the series. Characters laugh in specific ways (gabababa, dereshishishi, horohorohoeo etc), as well as have certain catchphrases that they repeat, like the zipper-mouth guy of CP9 - Fukuro, as well as many other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just how the universe of One Piece operates. You shouldn't question this if you want to keep your sanity intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30071" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T11:15:37.967" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28317" CreationDate="2017-01-18T15:35:58.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shonen ai (shonen=boy, Ai=love), so it's boy's love.&#xA;Yaoi is mostly just the physical side of the relationship between male characters.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://junemanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;June&lt;/a&gt; is the earliest yaoi (BL) magazine.&#xA;BL means boyXboy relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30382" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T15:35:58.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2681" CreationDate="2017-01-18T16:03:30.217" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically what everyone has been saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuri is love between women in manga and anime : Shojo it's platonic relationships between young boys&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://junemanga.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yaoi&lt;/a&gt; is boy-boy love, romantic or sexual relationships : Shonen-ai was used to describe a new genre of shojo manga about innocent relationships .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30382" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T16:03:30.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27525" CreationDate="2017-01-18T17:07:21.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They totally have sex. In the Labyrinth episode, where Yuuji was young, Kazuki takes him in the bath and explains what incest is. When they get in the bath and it fades out, Yuuji says that he, &quot;learned a lot from his sister.&quot; The fact that Asako thought she took his first time was a misunderstanding from Yuuji's lack of communication. He'd obviously been molested while under the &quot;care&quot; of Heath Oslo, so even though Asako sad she took his first time, she was... well.. a little further down the line. Even if this hadn't been based on an eroge, which I didn't realize it was, that scene when the siblings were young, mixed with the fact she said he mustn't do that with any other girl than her, they had sex. And that Kazuki isn't as knowledgeable as she thinks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as a side note, I think the fact that Yuuji then thought to himself, &quot;What does she mean by 'those things',&quot; means that he obviously doesn't see what's wrong with it, which makes sense, since he's been having a lot of sex, willing or not, since he was young. Kazuki playing the pronoun game probably just confused him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30384" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T17:07:21.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16735" CreationDate="2017-01-18T20:24:04.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto first created the Rasen-Shuriken, the technique was only half-completed. It wasn't stable enough to be thrown, so Naruto has to use it as a melee attack like the standard Rasengan. However, the kickback of the jutsu is extremely dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The when the Rasen-Shuriken strikes, it dissolves into a veritable armada of microscopic wind blades that attack every cell in the opponent's body, severing the the victim's Chakra network. However, due to his close proximity to the point of impact, Naruto experiences similar aftereffects in the arm that wielded the technique. While the damage to his Chakra network wasn't nearly as severe, if overused, it would render Naruto permanently incapable of molding Chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after Naruto learns to enter Sage Mode, he can use the Sage Chakra to stabilize the Jutsu's form, allowing it to be thrown like a real shuriken. This is also true for when Naruto gains control over the Nine Tails' Chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a long range technique, the Rasen-Shuriken no long poses any danger to Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29866" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T20:24:04.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50939" CreationDate="2017-01-18T22:04:44.080" Score="6" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Orad8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Orad8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fake Takenouchi smoking some strange blue blob&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something has been bothering me lately and I don't know how quite to put it.&#xA;I know &lt;strong&gt;Cromartie High School&lt;/strong&gt; is known for its absurdist, non sequitur humor but does anyone know exactly what students at Cromartie smoke? Is it jello? I must find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30386" LastEditorUserId="30386" LastEditDate="2017-01-19T15:15:47.507" LastActivityDate="2019-02-22T10:22:11.423" Title="What's He Smokin'?" Tags="&lt;cromartie-high-school&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38487" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38489" CreationDate="2017-01-19T01:49:07.293" Score="2" ViewCount="633" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/30850/30322&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, there are 18 episodes of Sword Art Offline in total, 9 for each season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the DVD product shown &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/DVD-Sword-Art-Online-Season-1-2-Extra-Edition-English-Dub-Offline-Jap-Dub/281967998939&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here on eBay&lt;/a&gt;, the back of the DVD case says it includes seasons 1 and 2 (dub), along with Extra Edition 1-9 (dub) and Offline 1-9 (sub).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xi9du.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xi9du.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if episodes 1-9 of SAO Offline season 2 are included, since the case isn't clear on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30322" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T06:56:14.923" Title="Sword Art Online - is Offline season 2 included in the DVD?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38487" CreationDate="2017-01-19T02:49:58.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would suspect that the DVDs, like the Bluray I own, would normally come with them, however I suspect what you have there on eBay are bootlegs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.madman.com.au/actions/knowledgebase.do?method=browse&amp;amp;knowledgeBaseCategoryId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madman Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can I help stop DVD Piracy?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has been a recent increase in these DVD sets being spotted and these are most certainly not real products but rather an illegal bootleg copy, usually imported from South East Asian countries and contain extremely bad subtitles and are of low quality. Easy signs to tell if they are real or not include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Region 0 or All&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Very low disc count for entire series - eg. 26 episodes on 3 DVDs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Anything with the company logos 'Anime Cartoon', 'AniDVD', AV, 'Manga Cartoon' and other companies with similar names usually linked to crime syndicates as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A web based email address printed on the DVD cover such as addresses ending with @yahoo.com or mail2000.com.tw etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should you come across any of these products do not purchase them and if you feel this isn't right report it to the authorities or to piracy@madman.com.au, please include the store's name and if possible get details of the distributor, the closer we get to the source of the problem, the eaiser it is for us to stop the flow. The Pirate Anime FAQ site also has a lot more useful information regarding these illegal bootleg DVDs as well as other knock off anime merchandise and how you can avoid them. Alternatively you can also report it to the newly setup Anti-piracy task force. Remember the more reports that are reported the more likely something will be done about this problem. Piracy hurts the industry and you can help by spreading the word and reporting these illegitimate practices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the eBay ad is saying that it has 49 episodes + EX + Offline on 3 disks. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Sword-Art-Online-S-A-O-DVD-1-Aincrad-Part-1-Hyb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Art Online DVD 1 On Rightstuf&lt;/a&gt; is 1 out of 4 for just season 1 and it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online 1 covers Aincrad Arc Part 1 and contains episodes 1-7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Sword-Art-Online-S-A-O-Blu-ray-Box-Set-1-Aincrad-Part-1-Hyb-LE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bluray I own&lt;/a&gt; had 2 Bluray Disks and the 7 episodes were spread across both along with an episode or 2 of Sword Art Offline on each disk. There were 4 Bluray Collectors Editions Each Season and 1 for Sword Art Online EX (which was single disk) so in total there were about 17 disks (&lt;code&gt;(2 x (4 x 2)) + 1&lt;/code&gt;). DVDs have a lower capacity than Blurays so they wouldn't use less disks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing this to what Madman has put on their website this leads me to believe that what you have is a bootleg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another problem with the cover is that it doesn't state which &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200492990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVD Region&lt;/a&gt; they are and if you're buying a legit DVD you need to know this so you can either get a DVD Player which plays that region, can be set to be a different region or set to Region 0 which ignores it (that's what my DVD/Bluray Player is set for DVDs. Bluray there is no Region 0).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also while the eBay ad says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With Malaysia Government issue Hologram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;take this with a grain of salt. I got Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha on eBay which came with Season 1-3 and the 2 movies on 5 disks. It had a Hologram yet the episodes were clearly fan subs someone downloaded and burned onto a disk with whatever art they could find for menu backgrounds (since one used character cutouts but did a poor job removing the white around the character, blurring the edges to try and cover it up).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T06:56:14.923" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T06:56:14.923" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12992" CreationDate="2017-01-19T03:06:30.817" Score="5" Body="&lt;h3&gt;The Four Trainers of Pallet Town Theory&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon: Indigo League&lt;/em&gt;, episode 10 &amp;quot;Bulbasaur And The Hidden Village&amp;quot;: Bulbasaur protects a &amp;quot;spa resort for pokémon&amp;quot; village in which the only human there, a girl by the name of Melanie, takes care of them. By theory, we conclude that Melanie does not want to be a trainer but more of a caretaker for pokémon and may have &amp;quot;abandoned&amp;quot; or set free Bulbasaur to choose his own path. But there is speculation that she might be too old to have recently left Pallet town considering she is as tall as Brock. He falls for her and is older than Ash and Misty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon: Indigo League&lt;/em&gt;, episode 11 &amp;quot;The Stray&amp;quot;: Charmander is left on a rock and his trainer said he'd be back for him. His original owner's name is Damian. Oddly enough he brags about how many pokémon he has on a table in pokéballs - over the 6 pokéball legal limit. By theory, he is one of the new pokémon trainers from Pallet town and chose the Charmander as his first. Starter pokémon are associated with &amp;quot;beginner&amp;quot; which in turn translates to some as &amp;quot;weak&amp;quot;. A pokémon you catch and earned is less likely to be discarded because of work you put into it unlike the freely given pokémon at the start. This may be what Damian was thinking of Charmander at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pokémon: Johto League&lt;/em&gt;, episode 269 (or S3E152) &amp;quot;The Ties That Bind&amp;quot;: Professor Oak bragged to Ash that Gary had chosen the best starter pokémon in the first episode without revealing which one this might have been. Gary Oak reveals his third pokémon in a match against Ash to be the evolved form of his starter pokémon, Blastoise (originally Squirtle).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gary Oak was the only other trainer apart from Ash from Pallet town that was carried on through the anime series to be his rival. The other two were simply written off by Professor Oak (ep64) who stated that the other two flunked out of Pokémon Training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulbapedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ep.10: Bulbasaur&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ep.11:Charmander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP269&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ep.269: Squirtle/Blastoise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Melanie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Melanie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Damian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Damian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gary_Oak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gary Oak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ep.1: Prof. Oak bragging&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ep.63: Earth Badge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP064&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ep.64: consulting Prof. Oak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30395" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T05:06:02.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-19T04:04:03.267" Score="0" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that the name of it is &quot;Chachan Music&quot; but when I look it up I can never find the full version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23306" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T16:20:21.610" Title="Where can find the full version of Dragon Ball Super's sixth ending?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27552" CreationDate="2017-01-19T11:04:20.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a part before the arrancars appear that rukia has both jinta and ururu with her,  telling orihime that her and renji have a secret.   She never gets to finish because something happens.    Tbh.   I'm convinced they are the offspring of rukia and renji but soul reapers aren't allowed to have relations when in the court guard squads let alone have children.   So,  my answer is that they are rukua and renji's kids.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30409" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T11:04:20.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-20T01:27:25.113" Score="2" ViewCount="1760" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many people in real life who practice fencing for fun. Most of them (at least most of those around me) also play computer games about fighting. Sword Art Online clearly fits into the fighting genre of computer games. I didn't make a survey, but in any game about fencing it is certainly possible to find someone who likes do the same things in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I recall, in the world of SAO combos are quick, but very predictable, especially the strong ones, and their speed is not above human limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I assume, if one real-life swordsman would get his hands (or his mind) on SAO, he would wreck everyone. One can move his weapon without combos, losing some speed, but getting a huge advantage of being able to use feints. Plus he would be able to stop his attacks to block enemy's blow, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, he would probably be weaker at the beginning due to not knowing the animations yet and most of combos being very short. Plus, he would probably need to get used to the pace of SAO, which may differ from real-life. But at higher levels he could both identify a combo by it's first &quot;frames&quot;, plus quickly react. It would also be nearly impossible to hit him unless he doesn't expect an attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could claim that he would lose muscle memory -- he wouldn't, since this process is more mental rather then some change applied to muscles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did this not happen in the novel, why was it dominated by a bunch of Mary Sue-esque characters? Or did I miss something?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30422" LastEditorUserId="30422" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T01:30:28.647" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T06:13:13.333" Title="Why was the world of SAO not dominated by good real-life fencers?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38503" CreationDate="2017-01-20T02:36:58.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One would have to figure out how many fencers there are in Japan at that time, how many of them were VRMMO players.  After that, figure out how many of those bought into a VRMMO that was all swords no sorcery.  This would likely leave a small sliver of fencers as players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To address the issue as to why a fencer did not rise to the top and dominate the game:  I ass+u+me that you are referring to Kendo (Japanese sword fighting), as opposed to European foil/rapier fencing.  Either way, modern fencing is a generally one v one, code of honor style of fighting which would not work well in general melee against multiple opponents, especially when mixed weapons and fighting styles are involved..  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let's not forget the whole if you die in game you die in real life variable.  An excellent real life competitor, used to the rules of real life dueling may not react to what amounts to mortal combat, with the same zeal they have in controlled competition.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28340" LastEditorUserId="28340" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T05:25:50.443" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T05:25:50.443" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36983" CreationDate="2017-01-20T03:19:13.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shichibukai not selected based on strength, like a bounty, it is determined by how big the threat posed by that pirates. for example Buggy, He is not that strong but he has control over the dangerous pirates that free from Impel Down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17865" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T03:19:13.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="474" CreationDate="2017-01-20T07:20:39.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okami written one way in Japan means 'wolf', but written another way means 'great god'. If you look up Okami, Honshu wolf, and Hokkaido wolf you find references to wolves as being venerated in the Shinto beliefs and by the Ainu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reason they were venerated was for keeping the wild boar and deer populations down, which was great for farming societies. They were revered in a  respectable and down-to-earth manner. While they did protect crops, they also ate horses, and possibly people who were out too late at night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese folklore referred to the Honshu wolves as Okami, Yama-inu (mountain dog), and Okuri-inu (escorting dog). If a person walking alone after dark felt they were being watched, they were considered as protected. If you tripped though, it was said Okami would attack you. They started dying from rabies in the 1700s, and were hunted by people trying to bring in cattle in the 1800s. Nowadays, in some parts of Japan, it is said some survived and studies are often done as to whether or not they are still out there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wolf as god is worshiped under the name of Ooguchi no Magami, or &quot;Large-Mouthed Pure God&quot;. The people who followed the Shinto beliefs had rites in small farming villages to honor it. It is still worshiped at some shrines, like at the Mitsumine mountains. The shrine guardians there are wolves, not foxes. The Ainu felt that a white wolf came and mated with a human woman to create their people, similar to some of the British Columbia and Alaska native peoples who believe that the ancestors of men had been wolves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ooguchi Magami Matsuri, or Wolf Deity Festival, takes place at the Musashi Mitake Jinja every January.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a Japanese myth of how a wolf deity, a white wolf, appeared to Yamato Takeru, son of Emperor Keikko. Takaru and his group got lost near Mitakesan when a demon shape-shifted into a white deer and obstructed the road. The white wolf showed him the way and led his group to the correct path to where they were going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find all of this information and more in library books, or on internet websites if you run searches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30427" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T09:59:42.913" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T09:59:42.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38503" CreationDate="2017-01-20T11:21:27.357" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First and foremost, the amount of people actively playing the game was really low. From 10000 people at the start, 2000 died in first month and 3000-5000 stayed in starting city from fear of being killed. That leaves only some 3000 who actively played the game and of those only 300 were &quot;on the front lines&quot;, with rest lagging behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, most people who bought the game were hardcore MMO players. Overlap between experienced kendo/fencing players and MMO players is quite small. So the probability of experienced swordsman being dragged into it is small, but not impossible, Kirito being prime example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even if such player was found, It wouldn't help him. From the anime adaptation, it might seem that SAO is almost-perfectly realistic simulation. That couldn't be far from truth. In novels, it is stressed multiple times that SAO's physics simulation is actually quite crappy. For example, player cannot just &quot;put on&quot; a coat or &quot;grab&quot; a weapon and liquids are pretty much an eye-candy with minimal physics interactions. I would argue same system would apply to sword fights. SAO sword fights would not be as flashy with people almost flying around. It would be mostly two guys standing still against each other and spamming sword skills and letting those do all the movements. And just hitting someone with sword is not that great if sword skill is not involved. So player's real-world sword experience would be practically useless in this scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T11:21:27.357" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38491" CreationDate="2017-01-20T16:20:21.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want the full song legally you can buy the cd here :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-37235&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-37235&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or you can buy only this song on Itunes : &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/chaofan-music-ep/id1173386575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/chaofan-music-ep/id1173386575&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T16:20:21.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-20T18:26:49.077" Score="2" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a reliable source of information about the original air dates of the individual episodes of two 1980s anime programs: &lt;em&gt;Beast King Golion&lt;/em&gt; (百獣王ゴライオン H) and &lt;em&gt;Armored Fleet Dairugger XV&lt;/em&gt; (機甲艦隊ダイラガーXV フィフティーン).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia lists what are purported to be original air dates of the first and last episodes of each program (March 4, 1981 – February 24, 1982 for &lt;em&gt;Golion&lt;/em&gt;, and 3 March 1982 – 23 March 1983 for &lt;em&gt;Dairugger&lt;/em&gt;), but I'd like to know the original air dates of &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; episode of each program, and I'd like to be reasonably confident that the information is complete and accurate. (Anyone can edit Wikipedia, and I don't know how reliable other online sources might be.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know how I might obtain this information? If it matters, I am in no way fluent in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30050" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T00:08:30.657" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T00:08:30.657" Title="Per-Episode Original Air Dates for Early 1980s Anime (Golion, Dairugger)" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;beast-king-golion&gt;&lt;armored-fleet-dairugger&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14977" CreationDate="2017-01-20T20:20:13.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found out that Fuuka is born on the same day as Yuu. If you ask about Akitsuki Fuuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30437" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T20:20:13.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46302" CreationDate="2017-01-20T20:33:32.783" Score="14" ViewCount="706" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished reading the first volume of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. There was a scene that confused me in an earlier part of the book. I don't remember the page numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Princess Kushana lands her gunship in the Valley of the Wind, Nausicaa rushes in and challenges one of the soldiers to a duel (essentially). After the situation is defused by Master Yupa, Kushana asks if she can see Nausicaa's sword. Nausicaa hands over her sword, Kushana admires it for a moment and then cuts it to pieces with her own sword. There doesn't seem to be much of a reaction from Nausicaa or her people when this happens and the fact that Kushana destroyed the sword is never mentioned again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I don't understand is, why is the act of Kushana breaking the sword not more significant? Apparently the sword was made of ohmu shell, which is supposed to be tougher than the ceramic blades used by most soldiers (evidenced when Nausicaa chips her ceramic blade on an ohmu shell in one of the first scenes of the book). Furthermore, ohmu shell swords must be incredibly rare, considering that Kushana (who is the &lt;em&gt;princess of a large empire&lt;/em&gt;) would be carrying an &quot;inferior&quot; ceramic blade. Wouldn't that sword be like a family heirloom or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only explanation that I can think of is that the scene is purely intended to set up what a badass Kushana is and that Nausicaa is not upset because it is a small price to pay to get the Torumekian forces to leave peacefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I have only read the first volume, which ends shortly after Asbel gets shot down by Kushana's gunship. I don't care about spoilers if you need them in your answers, so fire away. I have not watched the anime either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30436" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T08:51:21.197" Title="What is the significance (or lack thereof) of Nausicaa's broken sword?" Tags="&lt;nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35686" CreationDate="2017-01-21T05:53:20.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is already deceased as it was stated in the wiki. Although the cause of her death is still unknown. &lt;a href=&quot;http://rezero.wikia.com/wiki/Elsa_Granhiert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;More details here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30443" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T07:34:11.833" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T07:34:11.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-21T15:19:59.183" Score="3" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays at the end of episode 3 of &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt;, when Victor calls Yuri after he finishes his performance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts from 20:20 until 21:40, beginning with high-tones on the piano and flute. Then it gets upbeat with percussion and bass appearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/JaMkqaPkSvU?t=20m20s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official stream on Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30449" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-07-31T05:20:17.127" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T05:20:17.127" Title="What is the song that plays at the end of episode 3 after Yuri finishes his performance?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27341" CreationDate="2017-01-21T15:51:21.430" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's my speculation on why Luffy will destroy fish men island.&#xA;It could be because that fish men no longer has the need to live under water and they can live amongst humans so luffy simply destroyed fish men island as it is not needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30452" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T15:51:21.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38520" CreationDate="2017-01-21T17:55:06.027" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is 'You Only Live Once' It even says it on the wikiapage (&lt;a href=&quot;https://gyazo.com/e70977bdde7086b120bed30ea6ed2f1c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://gyazo.com/e70977bdde7086b120bed30ea6ed2f1c&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;When I watch Yuri!!! on Ice episode 3 on crunchyroll and skip to 21 minutes it sounds the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a link to the song im referring to: youtube.com/watch?v=FjFGBrPIJsk&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yurionice.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30453" LastEditorUserId="30453" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T10:06:50.153" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T10:06:50.153" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38540" CreationDate="2017-01-21T20:29:10.757" Score="21" ViewCount="2289" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bakemonogatari, Mayoi says a tongue-twister that goes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;「生ムミ、生モメ、生ママモ」&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&quot;namamumi, namamome, namamamamo&quot;) then gets embarrassed because they sound like another word. What's the reference they're making?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30448" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T00:58:50.433" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T14:42:22.967" Title="Why does Mayoi get embarrassed about this tongue twister?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38465" CreationDate="2017-01-21T21:24:14.733" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. The DWMA is actually a famous school. In soul eater not, when Tsugumi finds out that she is weapon and decides to go to the DWMA, all her friends are astounded that their friend can turn into a weapon and will be going to &quot;the super elite DWMA&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DWMA, of course, has secrets and knowledge which they keep from the general public.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QvvRW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T21:24:14.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22856" CreationDate="2017-01-21T22:40:45.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can also find a list of anime and comic conventions on &lt;a href=&quot;http://upcomingcons.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;UpcomingCons.com&lt;/a&gt;. For just anime, click through to the anime page. I also don't collect merchandise much, and even though vendors rooms are a big part of the cons, there are also lots of guests to meet, along with a lot of cool cosplays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30456" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T22:40:45.313" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29853" CreationDate="2017-01-21T22:50:00.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recommend starting at the beginning. If you try skipping around, you'll miss a lot of the key dynamics between the characters... even if there's a lot of filler, sometimes the filler episodes contain more backstory than you'd expect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30456" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-13T08:38:49.513" LastActivityDate="2020-12-13T08:38:49.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38451" CreationDate="2017-01-22T01:23:11.343" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost everything in the world of Japanese animation is owned by &quot;committees.&quot; This is usually just a fancy way of saying that between 5 and 30 companies (more or less) got together, each contributed something like $10,000 to $500,000 (more or less) to the project, and then in turn each own a percent of the project. Usually one company contributed the most, and it's usually a Television station, as they also in-turn in the most ad-revenue from the anime. That company is usually the contact for licensing information and is usually listed as the copyright holder in publications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do this chiefly to minimize risk, in case a project or an anime loses money. Additionally, it makes planning easier - say a company makes figurines for anime, if that company is on this committee and contributed money, it's obvious that they're going to be the company who wants the rights to make merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to manga, most manga artists work for a particular publisher, who pays their salary. If they're receiving a salary during that time, the work is owned by the publisher, however the manga-ka typically also retains a lot of say in what happens with the manga. Whether or not it's legally required, or if it's simply expected and &quot;the way of things&quot;, is still unclear to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30456" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T01:23:11.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T04:04:20.173" Score="2" ViewCount="9855" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 75 of DBS, Chichi produces a strong red aura when she was angry. Similarly in DBZ, Chichi seems to produce the same red ki when Maron called her an old lady in the Garlic Jr. Saga. It's unlikely to be a kaioken because the dragon ball dedicated wiki doesn't include her in the kaioken users list. What exactly is this red aura? We don't see it on other Z Fighters except for Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVPxv.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a8L88.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2019-08-20T21:49:12.610" Title="What is the kaioken-like red aura produces by Chichi when she's mad?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27341" CreationDate="2017-01-22T09:15:40.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Madam Shyarly predicted that a man with a straw hat would destroy fishman island in the future, it cannot be ascertained from this statement only what would be the state of fishman island or the world when this would happen. Assuming the man was straw hat Luffy, it still opens up endless possibilities. One of them could be and I personally prefer this one, the fishman island is taken over by an enemy, either the world government or a yonko and killed all the fishermen who were there and weren't able to escape. Doing so has shifted the balance in power and if something isn't done immediately, the world would come to ruin. This could be during the great war which might happen at the end or before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These all are just theories and it all finally depends on Oda and well Oda never takes the obvious way out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I don't think with the introduction of DF awakening and seeing how strong Pica, or whitebeard were, it's farfetched to say that a single individual can destroy an island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30463" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T09:15:40.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35940" CreationDate="2017-01-22T14:36:38.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;dragon ball super did not start at the Uub part they just started right after they beat kid buu  so its like they just cut off the Uub part and that never happend because after battle of the gods they got the idea of revival of f  then  got the idea of dragon ball super because at first they were gonna make a season about goku training Uub to fight him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30468" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T14:36:38.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T15:12:18.427" Score="3" ViewCount="778" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which song was played in Naruto Shippuden episode 378 at about 20:00?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find the song. Please help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30470" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T18:26:48.390" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T13:57:34.143" Title="Which song was played in Naruto Shippuden episode 378 at about 20:00?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38542" CreationDate="2017-01-22T15:26:43.127" Score="2" ViewCount="133" Body="&lt;p&gt;This teaser trailer linked below was in my news feed this morning as I had my coffee. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I instantly spat it out after seeing a cameo from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before reading any further to my actual question please watch the video to avoid spoilers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Vr6e-amqTz0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Universal Tournament Teaser&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/Vr6e-amqTz0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my question is: since the legendary super Saiyan appears and this is now canon, does that make Broly a canon character??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T04:29:04.010" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T04:29:04.010" Title="Future Dragon Ball Super trailer analysis" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38523" CreationDate="2017-01-22T17:07:29.153" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Caution: the answer might be NSFW since it contains vulgar words.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the full dialogue by Araragi and Mayoi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「では、生むみ生もめ生ままもと三回言ってください」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「お前が言えてないじゃん」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「生もめだなんて、いやらしいですっ！」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「言ったのはお前だからな」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「生ままもだなんて、いやらしいですっ！」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「そのいやらしさは、僕にはわからないが……」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mayoi: So, say &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;namamumi namamome namamamamo&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; three times&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Araragi: You can't even say it properly&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mayoi: &lt;em&gt;Namamome&lt;/em&gt; is lewd!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Araragi: It's because you who says it&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mayoi: &lt;em&gt;Namamamamo&lt;/em&gt; is lewd!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Araragi: I don't understand what's lewd with that, though...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(translated by myself, if there's an official translation of this dialogue, feel free to correct it)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Namamumi&lt;/em&gt; doesn't exist in Japanese. The best Kanji representation is 生【なま】無味【むみ】, which means &amp;quot;raw tasteless&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Namamome&lt;/em&gt; can be represented by 生【なま】揉め【もめ】, which means &amp;quot;bare (breast) grope&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Namamamamo&lt;/em&gt; is... well, that word also doesn't exist in Japanese, and also meaningless. Even Araragi doesn't understand why Mayoi says that it's lewd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;The original tongue twister is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.punipunijapan.com/hayakuchi-kotoba-namamugi/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;生【なま】麦【むぎ】生【なま】米【ごめ】生【なま】卵【たまご】 (&lt;em&gt;Namamugi namagome namatamago&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, which means &amp;quot;raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg&amp;quot;. The one that Mayoi says is when all the consonants are changed to &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;m&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; (except the &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; in &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;nama&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;). This is to simulate the pronunciation by very young child (e.g. toddler) when their ability to speak is not well-developed yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T14:42:22.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38537" CreationDate="2017-01-22T21:22:34.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion no, Broly can not be placed anywhere in the dbz manga story line, cause it would have been somewhere before the cell games. But yeah her transformation looks a lot like Broly. We should wait for more information, this could be a real &quot;legendary&quot; transformation or just something that resembles it. There is a lot of &quot;fan fiction&quot; that was taken from community response (like Veggetto) so that could be the case with the legendary transformation as well ( because it became iconic) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T21:22:34.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38543" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T22:15:03.813" Score="1" ViewCount="10643" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime story finished back in October. A few filler then followed the new sunrise arc in Sasuke's story, which started where Sasuke goes on his own adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, should I watch the last movie first or does Sasuke's story arc come first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30476" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T02:12:29.527" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T17:31:11.193" Title="What should I watch first? The Last: Naruto the movie or Sasuke's story sunrise arc?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38546" CreationDate="2017-01-22T22:19:19.420" Score="0" ViewCount="3655" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show Soul Eater, the school which Maka and Soul Eater attend, the DWMA, allows students to go by stage names. Maka chooses to go by her real name where as Soul Eater goes by a stage name. I've been wondering what Soul Eaters actual name is for ages, and never seen it mentioned in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is his real name? And do we ever hear of his name in the anime, manga, or through other means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpSEa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpSEa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20225" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T22:25:08.977" LastActivityDate="2018-11-27T08:49:10.750" Title="What is Soul Eater's real name?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22856" CreationDate="2017-01-22T22:20:45.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A good place to find upcoming anime conventions is &lt;a href=&quot;http://animecons.com/events/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;animecons.com&lt;/a&gt;. You can choose specifically what year you would like to look at and in which area. They provide information about anime conventions all around the world, not just America. They provide the dates, name of the con, and the location. It also gives you information about the con (e.g. who runs it, how frequently this con is held, and where to register).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30371" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T22:20:45.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38544" CreationDate="2017-01-22T22:26:12.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;as per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Evans&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; Soul's birth name is &lt;strong&gt;Soul Evans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soul &quot;Eater&quot; Evans,&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Evans#cite_note-1&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; known formerly as Soul Eater (ソウルイーター, Souruītā) and born Soul Evans (ソウル·エヴァンス, Sōru· Evansu) is a Demon Weapon who was part of the Evans, a family of famous musicians.&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Evans#cite_note-Chapter_84-2&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the citations for this (&lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Evans#cite_note-1&quot;&gt;citation 2&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Evans#cite_note-Chapter_84-2&quot;&gt;citation 3&lt;/a&gt;) is listed as Soul Eater Manga: Chapters 113 and 84 respectfully. so this information is Manga only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T22:31:54.513" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T22:31:54.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38537" CreationDate="2017-01-23T01:51:14.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since they incorporated elements not created by Akira Toriyama and non canon into the series (final kamehameha from a videogame) and they re-used elements created in the series and not created by Akira Toriyama in the series (super saiyan blue kaioken), it's possible that they incorporate Broly story or part of its story into the series in the future, but it's not sure. I don't think they are planning to incorporate his movie story soon, since in episode 75 they had the chance to make him appear when Goku and Krilin met 10 villains from the past, and none of the bad guys from the movies were there. (Nor Cooler, Lord Slug, Broly, Janemba, Turles, etc.) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a sidenote, personally I think that the idea of someone being able to absorb the Genki Dama (Trunks in the battle against merged Zamasu) came from the movie Super Android 13 were Goku absorbed the Genki Dama for the first time, which it would be another element from non canon incorporated into the series as if it were canon, giving more clues indicating that they could incorporate something like part of Broly story into the series someday&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T01:51:14.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38187" CreationDate="2017-01-23T02:25:15.643" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the uchiha were hailed for there eyes, most wouldn't hold water to a slighty above average jounen. Besides that, there was only a few uchiha who were actually powerful, remember how they said the mangekyou sharingan was only awakened by 1 or 2 people? There not wrong, less than ten actually have them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30478" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T02:25:15.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38503" CreationDate="2017-01-23T02:33:16.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind a fencing sword versus a big ass great sword a fencing sword will probably lose. In sao skil l isn't really needed anyways, for one they don't normally fight other players , and what's being slightly quicker than everyone else going to do to a boss that could instakill you? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30478" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T02:33:16.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38503" CreationDate="2017-01-23T06:36:48.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the first thing we should consider is that an athlete in a certain field cannot be successful in all other fields, even if you are a professional athlete it only means your body is more in shape and your reflexes are sharper that the average player in the game, but you don't have your body in the game and your reflexes are limited by the stats of your character, so basically you just know some rules and moves that you don't have the appropriate tools (your own body) to put the to use, and what good are those rules when no one else cares about them?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And the second important thing is that SAO uses its own set of skills, you have to strike a certain pose to trigger the skill and then use it, so even the skills you have and the moves you know are useless because they are just not as powerful as the in-game skills. I think the game is nicely balanced so that every one have to start from beginning and experience the same excitement and no one would have the advantage from the very beginning of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T06:43:12.277" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T06:43:12.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38556" CreationDate="2017-01-23T06:44:42.503" Score="0" ViewCount="830" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Sasuke is fighting with Naruto &amp;amp; Naruto is hiding somewhere and fighting only with his clones, does the genjutsu of Sasuke has any impact on Naruto's Clone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30480" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T07:04:29.040" Title="Can user attack a shadow clone with genjutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38543" CreationDate="2017-01-23T06:58:04.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As discussed in this answer, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/37849/how-much-time-has-passed-between-the-final-fight-and-sasuke-shinden-anime/37852#37852&quot;&gt;How much time has passed between the final fight and Sasuke Shinden (anime)?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full timeline is linked in the Reddit Thread: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/33zfy3/a_guide_to_the_naruto_light_novels_naruto_gaiden/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto timeline&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The relevant part is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, these events are being produced in a non chronological manner and hence the confusion. Naruto: The Last was aired before the end of 4th Ninja War. Sasuke Shinden has been adapted before other works, such as Shikamaru Shinden which is now airing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus there is no &quot;recommended order&quot; for watching the series. The stories are not that reliant on each other and you can watch the movies/episodes as you want (After episode 479). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the real question, &lt;strong&gt;The events of Naruto: The Last take place before Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I wait for a few episodes to pile up and then watch them in their chronological order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDty2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDty2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Official Timeline&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tsGnPm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tsGnPm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sasuke Shinden&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T06:58:04.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38552" CreationDate="2017-01-23T07:04:29.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Clone would be affected but will be destroyed soon after. we saw what happened to Kakashis clone when Itachi put it under genjutsu, inside the genjutsu the clone looked like a lifeless man made of paper and the tortures didn't work on it and it puffed out of existence very soon. I think the user of the clone would remember what happened to his clone but it doesn't affect him. besides Sasuke can find the location of the real Naruto with his rinnegan so there is no use in hiding behind a clone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T07:04:29.040" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38530" CreationDate="2017-01-23T08:41:31.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just for humor. This is seen in a lot of anime, including one piece, where female character appears to be stronger than the protagonist as well when angry, and proceed to beat them up. Don't think too much into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30484" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T08:41:31.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38559" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-23T09:37:43.103" Score="3" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;Long story short, there are relations between literature and plays &#xA;that are source material for anime and manga and I'm looking for an app that relates them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of such relationships are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The literature &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Tale of the Princess Kaguya&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaguya&lt;/strong&gt; is the same name as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the mother of chakra in Naruto&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;who came from a different planet and ultimate chakra uses the moon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/strong&gt; is initially believed to be an Earthling, but is later revealed to be the princess of the moon kingdom Silver Millennium. She later discovers her birth name, Princess Serenity [moon princess aka Kaguya]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journey of the West&lt;/strong&gt;: Dragon ball/DBZ is highly influenced by &quot;Journey of the West&quot; and the story of the monkey god Sun Wukong. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;: Naruto also takes from a famous story &quot;The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya&quot; where Jiraiya can turn into a toad,  Orochimaru a snake, and Tsunade a slug. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30481" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T10:51:03.017" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T10:51:03.017" Title="Is there an app or program that relates anime &amp; manga with their source material?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38560" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-23T10:45:04.607" Score="5" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Flip Flappers&lt;/em&gt;, Papika and Cocona end up in what Yayaka later reveals to be a day-long time loop. (This does not come as a surprise: prior to the announcement, we see Papika and Cocona repeat what is implied to the exact same routine every day, and the doll whose head Cocona moves in the evening always faces its original direction in the morning.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the events of this repeated day is a music lesson: Papika and Cocona sit in a circle with some other students around some candles, and two students are playing a keyboard instrument. In the background, harpsichord music starts playing and runs until the bedroom scene. This occurs in each instance of the routine (music, library, tea, embroidery) that we see prior to Yayaka's confrontation with Cocona.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the music being played? (If it is an original composition for the anime, is there a track title that someone can point me to? If it isn't, what is the title and composer of the excerpted piece?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2021-04-07T04:02:15.173" Title="What is the harpsichord music being played at the school?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;flip-flappers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37664" CreationDate="2017-01-23T11:30:49.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Author Kishimoto Masashi is clever to introduce Sasuke in his epic manga &quot;Naruto&quot;. If you look at any famous books or mangas, there will always we two characters who compete each other. &#xA;For example, consider Dragon Ball Z, you have Goku &amp;amp; Vegeta, if you take Bleach there is Ichigo &amp;amp; Uryu, If you see Pokemon there is Ash &amp;amp; Gary etc.&#xA;There will always be an eternal rival for every super hero. I'm not talking about super villain.&#xA;With these characters, the authors show competency between the main lead &amp;amp; the second lead just as in real life :)&#xA;I could go on, but I think I made my point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30480" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T11:30:49.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37221" CreationDate="2017-01-23T11:56:53.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have seen Garden of Words, in the novel that Makoto wrote after the movie, the two main characters met again after a few years in the same garden. The boy became a pro shoe maker and the teacher came back to Tokyo after a few years teaching, and I can assume that the city she was teaching then is the city in Kiwi no Na wa... So simple logic dictates that she didn't die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T14:09:02.250" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T14:09:02.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7297" CreationDate="2017-01-23T17:00:38.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to mainly focus on Last Episode, stating a few things that weren't said in other answers. &#xA;Main point: The answer is YES as you're referring to the Fate route's true ending (as it is its canon epilogue). But the fate route has many endings, and so do other routes/timelines. In this case, regarding the rest of the timelines the answer is Maybe, sort of. Because of how Nasu made it, it can also happen in the rest of the timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before continuing, the 100% canon endings written by Nasu where Shirou and Arturia live together happily are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Last episode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlimited Blade Works good ending: In the VN if Shirou appoints love points to Saber the good ending will happen and Saber will says she stays for him. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ataraxia's true ending outside of the loop once 100% of the game is completed: Shirou gets Saber as his servant and they live happily.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Last episode&quot; can also happen in different timelines/routes but it is sure to happen after Fate's true ending. The reason is that it is done as an epilogue for such ending (it actually says epilogue).&#xA;Nasu has made epilogues for all 3 true endings. In the original game he did Heaven's Feel true ending epilogue. After some time he did Fate's true ending epilogue &quot;last episode&quot; and recently he's made UBW's true ending epilogue (an 11 page script that was handed to Ufotable in order to make the epilogue episode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't questioned but I'm gonna address a few doubts the OP may have. &#xA;You may think that even though it's the canon epilogue written by Nasu, it is also fanservice because of how happy it is.&#xA;Actually, reality is that all happy endings if you reach the end of the game are strongly criticised by the VN community as fanservice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last episode makes a lot of sense as Fate's true ending epilogue (as Nasu has created it) because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Nasu has stated that in every route the chances of Shirou becoming Archer are so close to zero they are not worth mentioning. When asked if Archer comes from the fate route in interviews he has denied it. Archer comes from a timeline where Rin didn’t summon him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he doesn’t become Archer in any final ending from each route it is because the heroine saves her. It makes perfect sense for Shirou to look for Saber and for Saber, who loves him deeply, to suffer waiting for him (risking suffering for all eternity). After that they reach their happily ever after. Otherwise Shirou would become Archer, which is something Nasu has told us doesn’t happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Saber loves Shirou a lot. After the H-scene in the fate route, saber’s mind is 100% set on Shirou. She was also very proud saying things like “Shirou knows my body best” and stuff like that. It was clear she loved him, but after that she’s so lovestruck she can’t even spar with him. Her attitude towards the rest of the people remains the same though. She also sacrifices her Holy Grail dream for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In UBW Rin says saber is way too dedicated to Shirou. Before the final fight Saber says to Shirou “Shirou, you are still my master”, and before dying in the true ending she says it’s the normal thing because “Shirou already has Rin”. In UBW good ending saber flirts with Shirou as Rin states and she says she stays just for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only difference between the good and true endings is that in the good ending Shirou gives love points to Saber, so she wishes to stay. So we have a saber class servant that willingly states “Shirou, you are still my master” while having another master and in the visual novel after Rin saves her she flirts with her master’s boyfriend. As I said the only difference between UBW true and good endings is that in the Good ending Shirou gives points to saber. That’s the reason she wishes to stay, she feels Shirou really cares for him in the good ending because of the increased affection that Shirou has for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After knowing this it makes perfect sense for Arturia to wait for Shirou (risking suffering for all eternity as Merlin says).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) The rest of the endings are just as fanservice as this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;– Heaven’s Feel true ending: This is the first epilogue Nasu wrote. You can find people everywhere saying it is a nonsenical happy ending. The rational ending after everything that happened should be the normal ending. Sakura should be deranged girl, not a mentally healthy happy girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;– Fate’s true ending “last episode”: Because of their deep love both Saber and Shirou forge their own happy ending in Avalon. It is the same as Heaven’s Feel true ending where Sakura and Shirou work really hard to get that ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;– UBW true ending epilogue: Nasu wrote the epilogue for UBW true recently and people complain it’s too happy (even though it’s based on a manuscript written by him which is actually much happier that the episode itself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;– UBW good ending: This is the more attacked by far. People say that the fanservice reached new hights and that it’s impossible to happen. I’ve read HUNDREDS of comments saying UBW good is just mere wish-fulfillment and that Saber shouldn’t be able to be maintained in this world no matter how much Shirou bangs both girls to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;– Ataraxia’s ending outside of the timeloop once 100% of the game has been completed: This ending is just too perfect if you happen to be Shirou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the day, FSN is mostly good and does more thing right than wrong, but it’s still deeply, deeply flawed, and endings in particular is not its strong side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28412" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T17:00:38.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38543" CreationDate="2017-01-23T17:31:11.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's arc comes first. I would recommend you to first finish that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30491" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T17:31:11.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38566" CreationDate="2017-01-23T18:24:37.017" Score="2" ViewCount="646" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super who's stronger, Beerus or Vados?&#xA;I'm up to date with the anime but I still don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29599" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T20:50:15.960" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T20:50:15.960" Title="Who's stronger, Vados or Beerus?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-01-24T14:00:35.733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38565" CreationDate="2017-01-23T19:02:13.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well its definitely Vados. We know that Beerus himself told that Whis is stronger them him and when we were first introduced to Vados, I think Goku asked if she strong and it was stated that some time ago she was stronger then Whis too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also generally, as far as we know angels are taking care of gods of destruction and training them so it implies that they are usually stronger too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Vados is confident of her fighting skills. When telling Goku who was stronger between her and Whis, she claims to be superior but Whis objects to this. Vados wanted to test their power after Whis stated this. She can also be rather blunt and coy at times. Vados tells Goku that by looking at Champa's and Beerus' physiques, you can tell who's stronger.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vados&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vados&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T19:02:13.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38568" CreationDate="2017-01-23T19:29:16.767" Score="6" ViewCount="3025" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is it possible that his five senses are still working?&#xA;How can he even talk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29599" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2017-01-25T12:05:02.980" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T12:05:02.980" Title="How can Brook see and hear without organs?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38567" CreationDate="2017-01-23T19:51:39.087" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short it is because of the Yomi Yomi no Mi Fruit's power he is able see, taste and do other things.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yomi_Yomi_no_Mi&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Through the fruit's powers, Brook is able to function without the&#xA;  presence of necessary and vital body parts that have decomposed long&#xA;  ago. He is able to interact with the environment around him without&#xA;  the presence of eye balls or any other sensory organ to aid him. He,&#xA;  in particular, retains his ability of speech despite his vocal chords&#xA;  and even his windpipe have long since rotted away. He is able to taste&#xA;  and digest food like any other normal living thing to sustain himself.&#xA;  Drinking milk in particular heals him as the calcium intake repairs&#xA;  any of Brook's bones that may have been broken in battle. Depending on&#xA;  the situation, Brook is also able to produce organic matter such as&#xA;  tears, fecal matter, and even blood from his nose despite not having&#xA;  any organs nor bodily liquids to produce such matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T19:51:39.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38580" CreationDate="2017-01-23T20:19:23.587" Score="2" ViewCount="1070" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;K-Project&lt;/em&gt;, Mikoto Suoh of the red clan allows himself to be captured during a confrontation with the blue clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30492" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T06:26:57.617" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T06:26:57.617" Title="Why did Mikoto Suoh allow himself to be captured?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19070" CreationDate="2017-01-23T22:33:31.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Codes serve as the connection to The World of C, and have enough &quot;power&quot; themselves to enact physical changes to the world ala Regeneration and their soul returning to their bodies. Geass is a manifestation of the users soul plus &quot;power&quot;, the bridge between it and their codes getting larger as more &quot;power&quot; is transferred. Once it grows large enough it can &quot;suck&quot; the code through the link. This is probably accidental, with the original owners not wanting to die otherwise why would they seek immortality. The codes can do more than the automatic abilities looking at C.2's telepathy(?) but this knowledge was lost with their original bearers and has to be rediscovered on their own (thus why V.V can't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24077" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T22:33:31.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38096" CreationDate="2017-01-23T22:53:27.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer was given recently in manga 20 and it's blue. Rose is Black's version of the super saiyan blue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (spanish only) &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sJzIM8uvcQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sJzIM8uvcQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T22:53:27.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38503" CreationDate="2017-01-24T00:47:31.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think fencing rules and experience shouldn't directly apply in SAO because of two main reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the game was originally intended for players to fight monsters not others players with swords. In that case the dynamic needed to win is made to defeat those monsters, who just are not similar to humans fighting with swords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, the battles and their outcome are directly influenced by the skills earned by players and the judgment on when to use them, and also the player's level, because this grants access to superior skills and weapons, and grants more hits points. In other words, to win a fight it's important to make sure your level is adequate and you must manage the fight and resources (hits points and skills) wisely, while having studied your opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, I think having real world fencing skills wouldn't be of significant importance in SAO fights, technically. But, a real life fencer who likes fencing or even loves it will certainly love SAO experience because of the new environment and fantasy-like adventure he's embarking upon while using a sword like weapon, it's just like someone who loves to drive cars and plays a racing game, I know because I love to drive and I've always loved playing racing games and driving simulators. So the real life fencer will be somewhat more into the game than others, maybe this factor will push him to dive in the game more than others and in the end he'll be slightly more advanced than ordinary players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30496" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-24T00:49:33.123" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T00:49:33.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-24T01:58:18.783" Score="2" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ginyu first shows up he appears to be of a similar race to that of Freeza and King Cold but later we learn that he can swap bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know if, when Ginyu first arrived on Namek, was he in his original body? or has he already stolen that body from someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T16:27:09.153" Title="Do we know if Ginyu is in his real body?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-24T02:37:30.307" Score="0" ViewCount="730" Body="&lt;p&gt;In attack on titan, if someone were swallowed by a titan (it doesn't matter if the person if dead or alive) what happens to the body if a titan dies before it pukes them up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30500" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T08:21:41.487" Title="What happens to humans inside titans when they die?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-01-24T18:08:16.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38581" CreationDate="2017-01-24T05:19:05.933" Score="4" ViewCount="2046" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the two connected or just close by? In the video games it always seems like they are two separate buildings. But in the anime it seems like it takes no time to fly from one to the other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T08:16:41.133" Title="Is Kami's lookout connected to Korin's tower?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38656" CreationDate="2017-01-24T05:20:32.180" Score="1" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the East-West War arc, Nozomi and the chi-kung split personality girl are referred to as &quot;Ribbon Girls&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this have any correlation to their ranking in training? Or is it just because they both happened to be wearing ribbons? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T06:59:07.530" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T06:59:09.047" Title="Is there a significance of the term &quot;Ribbon Girls&quot;?" Tags="&lt;keijo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38569" CreationDate="2017-01-24T05:24:41.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He willingly put himself in that position to have a private dialogue with the Blue King about the whereabouts of the gray king who killed his clan-mate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since they are Kings and of opposite factions they couldn't just sit down and chat without a fight. Suoh was also in major danger of causing a Damocles Down event due the deterioration of his sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He felt more at peace in the Blue King's captivity because the two of them share a long history and he knew that if calamity struck the Blue King would not let him cause disaster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T14:06:17.750" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T14:06:17.750" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38577" CreationDate="2017-01-24T05:42:28.843" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No they are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kami's Lookout is in a Geo-Stationary orbit directly above Korin's tower but are not connected, directly. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lookout&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Lookout - Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They used to be connected by the Power pole before Master Roshi gave it to Grandpa Gohan, who later gave it to Son Goku. Goku used it as a weapon but its primary purpose was to reach Kami's Lookout.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what Wikia has to say about this. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Pole&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Power Pole - Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Power Pole is a magical, length-changing staff that is owned and wielded by Goku for most of the Dragon Ball series. Before Master Roshi gave the Power Pole to Grandpa Gohan (who later gave it to Goku prior to the start of Dragon Ball), it was owned by Korin. Although Goku uses it primarily as a weapon, &lt;strong&gt;its true purpose is to use its size-changing ability to travel from Korin Tower to Kami's Lookout.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14222/what-happened-to-gokus-nyoibou-and-kintoun&quot;&gt;What happened to Goku&amp;#39;s Nyoibou and Kinto&amp;#39;un?&lt;/a&gt; for the details about Power pole in DBZ. It is seen again in the end credits of DB GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Power Pole is later seen extending from Korin Tower to the Lookout several times during the course of Dragon Ball Z, and Goku is seen with it one final time in the Japanese ending credits of &quot;Until We Meet Again&quot;, the last episode of Dragon Ball GT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T08:16:41.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3301" CreationDate="2017-01-24T11:57:36.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;well I don't think so, cause the spider girl is more likely a youkai which means some spirit ghost creature. I believe the girl at the end is Mizuki transformed or possessed by the spider girl. Just the last frames make me believe its likely so, its starts as Mizuki grow longer hair changes hair colour and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30505" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-24T23:40:04.610" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T23:40:04.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38187" CreationDate="2017-01-24T12:01:17.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Not a good strategy&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if he could get their DNA they could probably know the edo tensei reversal jutsu or have some trick to defeat it like Itachi, and then rebel against him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user30118" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T12:01:17.660" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40837" CreationDate="2017-01-24T14:21:34.550" Score="1" ViewCount="1850" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt; Gohan still has his mystic form, yet in &lt;em&gt;Fukkatsu no F&lt;/em&gt; and in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; he lost it. I believe it was in &lt;em&gt;Fukkatsu no F&lt;/em&gt; that he says he can barely turn into super saiyan. Was it ever explained why he lost his mystic form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="28456" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T17:20:22.993" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T17:20:22.993" Title="Why did Gohan lose his mystic form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38576" CreationDate="2017-01-24T14:28:39.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In theory, nothing happens. they would starve to death in the titan's stomach or commit suicide. Titans can't digest anything and therefore, don't need an acidic substance in their stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30509" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-01-25T08:21:41.487" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T08:21:41.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19371" CreationDate="2017-01-24T14:42:51.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the fourth great ninja war, Kakashi gives Naruto a giant stack of books to study and say that when he finishes those book then he can become a Jonin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fb3MR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fb3MR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30510" LastEditorUserId="43770" LastEditDate="2019-08-26T01:42:45.447" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T01:42:45.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7209" CreationDate="2017-01-24T14:45:18.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, from what I have seen in Naruto Shippuden. A bijuu can &quot;die.&quot; In this circumstance it's chakra gets dispersed. However, over time the chakra recombines to form the tailed beast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30510" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T14:45:18.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38574" CreationDate="2017-01-24T16:27:09.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't. He could have switched bodies several times before we saw him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Ginyu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ginyu's Wiki&lt;/a&gt; notes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only a few people have seen Ginyu's true form, and Salza is among them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which implies the form we saw was not his original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T16:27:09.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-24T18:33:11.993" Score="0" ViewCount="457" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last 4 years several new super saiyan transformations were introduced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;super saiyan god (assuming it counts as one)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;super saiyan god super saiyan or super saiyan blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;super saiyan rage (trunks's new transformation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;super saiyan rose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and the recently canonized in a trailer preview, the legendary super saiyan (assuming the transformation has the same characteristics than Broly's one since it looks the same, bulky, yellowish green aura and blank eyes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is it known where any of these transformations fit in the known power scale? (letting out all the half way transformations, ie, false super saiyan , ultra super saiyan , etc. for simplicity)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Base &amp;lt; Super Saiyan &amp;lt; Super Saiyan 2 &amp;lt; Super Saiyan 3 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where do the new transformations fit in this power scale showed above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-01-24T21:10:14.990" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:20:53.100" Title="Where do the new super saiyan transformations fit in the power scale?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T01:33:30.117" Score="1" ViewCount="2254" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've been trying to look up a coherent timeline for Naruto (and create a perpetual motion machine on breaks) and a couple I have come across place Shisui's death at two years before Itachi killed off the clan though I was under the impression that it was a much shorter period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official media that clarifies this particular point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:17:03.867" Title="How long after Shisui's death did the Uchiha massacre take place?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3301" CreationDate="2017-01-25T01:49:12.970" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Mizuki and spider-girl changed places &#xA;spider-mon  didn't seen mad, and gently go back to the lake after Mizuki's Fall .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30519" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T01:49:12.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38598" CreationDate="2017-01-25T04:37:07.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several attempts have been made to create a fully coherent Naruto Timeline. As discussed by me &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/37849/how-much-time-has-passed-between-the-final-fight-and-sasuke-shinden-anime/37852#37852&quot;&gt;How much time has passed between the final fight and Sasuke Shinden (anime)?&lt;/a&gt;; there is an official timelines of all the visual novels. This can be found on wikia and on Reddit: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/33zfy3/a_guide_to_the_naruto_light_novels_naruto_gaiden/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A guide to the Naruto Light Novels, Naruto Gaiden, and The Blank Period&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been a number of attempts at a coherent fanon timeline, but I haven't found anything that is perfectly accurate or universally accepted. For Example: I used to refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/User:ShounenSuki/Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for all the events in Naruto world.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer: Please give credit to the wikia user ShounenSuki for compiling this.&lt;/strong&gt; However, this has been inactive for a while and only covers event before the start of the Great Ninja War. It also mentions almost 2 year gap between Shisui's death and Clan Massacre. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason for this is the &lt;em&gt;filler&lt;/em&gt; anime episodes that put Itachi's age at thirteen. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I3NDN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I3NDN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga puts Itachi's age at 11 when he joined Anbu. 6 months after Itachi joined Anbu corps he &lt;em&gt;killed&lt;/em&gt; Shisui. We also know some time passed after Shisui's death because of the following events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke thinking about Itachi's outburst when accused of Shisui's death&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He also mastered and showcased his Fire Style Jutsu to his father&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Coup d'etat is a complex process and lot of planning would have gone on this, &lt;em&gt;from both sides&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We also know Itachi found Tobi, tracked him down and trained with him before eliminating his clan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus 12-18 months is a good estimate to consider the amount of time passed between Shisui's death and Uchiha clan massacre.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T06:02:05.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38606" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39368" CreationDate="2017-01-25T08:11:21.207" Score="9" ViewCount="15859" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to be clear I'm NOT talking about those who where swallowed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We know that titans used to be humans and then somehow they transformed into titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they kill a titan it completely Vaporizes and nothing is left.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So what happens to the human inside them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Could it be like when Eren was testing his limits and each time he fused more with the titan body? If so, why could Ymir live in titan form for over 60 years and still transform back into human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T22:12:04.333" Title="What happens to the human inside the titan when the titan dies?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38606" CreationDate="2017-01-25T09:32:34.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers below for those who don't follow the manga, but have just seen the Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As you mentioned that all Titans are actually humans, that have been converted into the Titans (currently unknown methods). All Titans are compelled to eat humans since there lies a possibility that they may be Titan Shifters. If the Titan dies the human who it was before is also dead, since there is now no way for it to turn back and the body vaporises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more spoilers and history about the Titans: &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Titans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Titans&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T09:32:34.953" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38455" CreationDate="2017-01-25T11:29:21.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, many characters are known to laugh in unusual ways by either adding to the typical &quot;haha&quot; or using different syllables entirely. These laughter patterns are often unique to individuals and may be based on their personalities or appearances. Some of the especially weird laughs are different in translated versions; for example, Caesar's &quot;shurororo&quot; becomes &quot;shuhohoho&quot; in the English manga. It should be noted that laughing style of &quot;Fufufufu&quot; or &quot;Ufufufufu&quot; is a common Japanese laughing style used for mature women in anime and manga. In addition, the common phrase &quot;Arara&quot; is not a laugh, but rather the Japanese version of &quot;Oh my, oh my, oh my&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source link below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Laughter_Style&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;click here &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="19918" LastEditDate="2017-01-25T12:14:52.667" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T12:14:52.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28556" CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:03:55.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because she is a witch. There's a lore that says witch maintaining her magical power by avoiding anything that touch her body (yes, including clothes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From developer commentary (taken from &lt;em&gt;SEGA NETWORKSの全て&lt;/em&gt; - 2013.12.9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xvMQRl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Developer commentary for Fatima&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://xn--eckfza0gxcvmna6c.gamerch.com/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%20%E9%80%A3%E7%B5%A1%E6%9D%BF/comment_76955831&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an anonymous Chain Chronicle Japanese Wiki user No.76956554&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ファティマは魔女という存在の象徴として用意しています。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  そのため、女性の魔法使いはたくさんいても、魔女という称号を持っているのは彼女だけなんです。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  それから魔女というのは、生まれたままの姿から体を一切いじらないことで魔力を保つという話がありまして。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  そんな話をしていたら、HACCANさんから全裸のラフが来たんです。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  服を着ているものもあったのですが、魔女のバックボーンを生かす究極だなと思ったので、この姿に決定しちゃいました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I prepared Fatima as a symbol of witch's existential.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  For that reason, even though there are many female magic users, Fatima is the only one bearing a title of 'witch'.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  After that, regarding the witch itself, there's a story about them maintaining their magical power by avoiding anything that touch their body.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  With that background, there's a rough draft of her naked coming from HACCAN (the artist).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There's also one with clothes on, but since I needed to specially make use of witch's backbone(?), I decided to use this (naked) one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Translated by myself, feel free to improve it)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://xn--eckfza0gxcvmna6c.gamerch.com/%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E3%81%AE%E9%AD%94%E5%A5%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Golden Witch Fatima - Chain Chronicle Japanese Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:03:55.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:35:14.063" Score="2" ViewCount="9479" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished reading &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; manga (until the latest release) and I want to continue on the original webtoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which chapter should I start from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30507" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T07:40:39.657" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T07:40:39.657" Title="Which chapter should I start on in OPM Webtoons?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3580" CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:59:53.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was implied during the playing house episode that she has parents that are like her as she said that she was mimicking her father when she said &quot;I want shrimp!&quot;&#xA;Also in the manga when she was talking to the school children with the teacher who is jelous of her about sea creatures, she pretty much said that her species lives deep in the ocean where there isn't any light from the sun and they communicate by flashing their bioluminescence.&#xA;I also like to think that their species isn't big on specific names, so I think it's funny to call her dad &quot;Ika oto-san&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30535" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:59:53.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31551" CreationDate="2017-01-25T19:55:25.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;final&quot; battle, you mean the battle against Khyron in episode 36th &quot;To the Stars&quot;, it was destroyed to the point it became garbage and buried. The bridge wasnt intact after that because the SDF-1 was buried and it doesnt appear anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;final&quot; battle you mean the battle were it was almost destroyed in episode 27th &quot;Force of Arms&quot;, it was damaged enough that they didnt use it anymore until the last episode, when they partially repaired it for it to fly again, they made it fly once last time again against Khyron who finally destroyed it by making his vessel collision with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something of this info you can see it here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robotech.wikia.com/wiki/To_the_Stars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://robotech.wikia.com/wiki/To_the_Stars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T19:55:25.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T22:14:04.227" Score="7" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some anime OPs have small pieces of future episodes in them. How do they include these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the drawers create these segments before everything else then when they create the actual episodes they simply include them, or do they create every episode in advance and only air them after they're done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T03:35:40.427" Title="&quot;Preview&quot; images in anime OPs" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T23:33:15.227" Score="3" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/march-comes-in-like-a-lion/episode-13-chapter-26-black-river-part-2-chapter-27-beyond-the-door-722567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 13&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;March Comes in Like a Lion&lt;/em&gt; includes an extended sequence focused on the side character named &quot;Smith&quot;. At around time mark 4:20 we see him get up in the morning and go through some of his morning ritual. One of the things he does is close the door on the face of his wall clock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1aCLI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1aCLI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Smith and wall clock&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know why the door is even open? I saw no context concerning this. He gets out of bed and closes the clock door -- that's it, apparently very routine. Is leaving a wall clock door open something that a Japanese person could relate to? His morning routine is quirky and a bit funny. Maybe this is just part of Smith's own quirkiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may or may not be significant -- I did not fully understand what they were saying, but I've read two comments to YouTube reviews of this series that implied that the sequence of him eating breakfast was a parody from an old Japanese series. (They didn't say live action or anime.) They only referred to the breakfast-eating, which occurred after, and did not mention anything about a clock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;/edit add 2 hours after original post&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just watched episode 14, and then a review of it. The reviewer provided a link to a 2-minute &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO2fvkJXKUg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;side-by-side comparison&lt;/a&gt; of Smith's breakfast and the live action drama it was parodying. It was funny and included the original guy getting up and closing the face of his wall clock. My question doesn't go away, though. Is there something Japanese people can relate to in getting out of bed and shutting the door of your wall clock?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it matters, the original drama is called &lt;em&gt;Kizu darake no tenshi&lt;/em&gt; (1974). The music in the video switches from the drama to the anime and back. A speaker symbol will be below the source of the music currently playing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T05:39:39.657" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T05:39:39.657" Title="Why is Smith's wall clock open at night?" Tags="&lt;march-comes-in-like-a-lion&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38617" CreationDate="2017-01-25T23:58:37.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suspect there is more than one place such images are drawn from. Most anime series come from some source -- manga, visual novel, video game, etc. So if the team building the OP sees something they think will fit well, it is already there, and just needs to be redrawn in anime form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The YouTube channel &lt;em&gt;Mother's Basement&lt;/em&gt; has an ongoing series called &lt;em&gt;What's in an OP&lt;/em&gt; (and &lt;em&gt;What's in an ED&lt;/em&gt;) where he analyzes the OP or ED of a given series. In his &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDXo56WeZbA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OP analysis of &lt;em&gt;Mob Psycho 100&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, he mentions several scenes that were from the manga and never even appeared in the anime. The images were just colored a bit with minimal artistic changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other series are anime originals; the anime &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; the source material.  The team may have the plot written out and story-boarded. A scene from a story board might be redrawn and added to the OP just as if it had come from a manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least recently, some series have their episodes broadcast almost as soon as they are done, or even before.  For example, I read on various boards that episodes of &lt;em&gt;Yuri on Ice&lt;/em&gt; were being aired so quickly that what Crunchyroll got was not even the final episode version. So for that series at least, the animators would not have been able to access scenes from future episodes to throw into the OP. (Of course, its OP and ED were such that they did not need those kinds of scenes.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T03:35:40.427" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T03:35:40.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36037" CreationDate="2017-01-26T04:35:06.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The #-hit kiss is a technique first seen in action by Irina Jelavić in chapter 8 (&quot;Breast Time&quot;) in the manga (page 17), or episode 4 (&quot;Adult Time&quot;) in the anime (6.5 minutes in), when she kisses Nagisa for a 30-hit kiss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R8SnK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R8SnK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Irina kissing Nagisa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Er8vN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;See full-size image&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is described by Nagisa in the manga: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I truly felt the weight of her &quot;killing&quot; words and that she was the real deal, a professional hitman. A kiss so incredible that it overpowers the senses. It could bring even the strongest men to their knees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this kiss is a weapon for seduction and assassination, and Nagisa recognizes its power. This is the reason he knows how to use it on Kaede Kayano later. It's because he experienced it first-hand by Irina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hit count is, as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36037/what-is-a-15-hit-kiss/38621#comment48420_36037&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; mentioned, probably a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combo_(video_gaming)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;combo hits in videogames&lt;/a&gt;. From Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was Super Street Fighter II.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30322" LastEditorUserId="30322" LastEditDate="2019-05-16T13:13:06.173" LastActivityDate="2019-05-16T13:13:06.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38622" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T09:59:00.087" Score="1" ViewCount="1034" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Fall 2016 season, I chanced upon an off-hand comment somewhere on &lt;em&gt;Reddit&lt;/em&gt; about the different adaptations of &lt;em&gt;No. 6&lt;/em&gt;. If my memory serves me, the user argued that there was a discrepancy between the anime adaptation of &lt;em&gt;No. 6&lt;/em&gt; and the original light novels in how a certain plot point (possibly a relationship between two characters) was approached.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, at some point before that, I saw someone mention in passing that she disliked the anime adaptation but enjoyed the manga and light novel, which suggests to me in retrospect that there are notable differences between the different adaptations of the underlying content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time, I did not pay heed to any of this, since I had no interest in &lt;em&gt;No. 6&lt;/em&gt;. Unfortunately, over the last month or two, I have seen a couple stills from the &lt;em&gt;No. 6&lt;/em&gt; manga that piqued my interest. Since I would like to know how to approach to series (via the manga, or via the anime) if I ever get to it, I am now wondering if there are any notable differences between the original light novels, the manga, and the anime, and if so, what the nature of these differences is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there major differences in &lt;em&gt;plot points&lt;/em&gt;, similar to how there are differences in plot between the two different anime associated with &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; or between the anime and manga for &lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, are there obvious discrepancies with &lt;em&gt;framing&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;focus&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;tone&lt;/em&gt;? (For instance, the &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt; manga feels more grounded in reality than the anime, and concepts such as &quot;revolutionizing the world&quot; are more clearly fleshed out there. However the &lt;em&gt;basic&lt;/em&gt; structure of the manga matches that of the anime, although the anime has an expanded plot, pairs Juri with Shiori instead of Touga, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T13:26:19.837" Title="How do the different media for No. 6 fit in with each other?" Tags="&lt;no.-6&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38536" CreationDate="2017-01-26T12:27:51.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no song around 20:00 in the episode. at that time minato's kunai was broken and he lost his one hand. however if you are referring to the ending song then it is &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Never Change feat.Lyu:Lyu&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (around 21:00)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30549" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T12:27:51.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-27T11:18:35.827" Score="10" ViewCount="1826" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the Hollowfication Incident (in the anime) we see Kisuke Urahara is called to a room to meet with Head Captain Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, with the presence of 2 other captains. After this, he is revealed to be the new Squad 12 Captain, so we can infer that this was the Captain's Exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the series we learned that it is a requirement that all Captains had to master Bankai to become a Captain (with the exception of Kenpachi Zaraki), but I don't see how Kisuke's Bankai can be evaluated in that small room. Also given how they were seated it seemed as if all they would do is talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly happens during a Captain's Exam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T06:45:38.530" LastActivityDate="2020-02-06T07:46:27.207" Title="What exactly happens during a Captain's Exam?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34566" CreationDate="2017-01-27T12:39:53.390" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I get the impression Illya would've agreed to team up with Shirou &amp;amp; Rin temporarily (Despite one of her goals being to kill Shirou) Kotomine would've then not order Lancer to help Rin, and waited towards the end of the war before he intervened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illya, Rin, Shirou, Berserker would then arrive at the church, to defeat Caster, Archer would then have to take on Berserker 1v1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fight could go one of two ways, Beserker could overwhelm him, since Archer has no form of terrain advantage, or Archer could spam noble phantasms(like Gil albeit slightly slower), buy enough time to summon UBW, then sword spam the rest of his lives away(Quicker than Gil). I'm assuming Illya will stay with Berseker though, when Shirou and Rin go to take on Kuzuki and Caster. I'll assume Archer wont sword spam in case he hurts Illya. &#xA;So i'll just say Berserker kills Archer, although Archer is at the very least taking 6 labors ... Which incidentally will make Shirou useless for the remainder of the route, since he can't gain anymore of his abilites/knowledge, and his projections are poor without understanding UBW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rin/Shirou VS Caster/Kuzuki continues as normal, until Berserker bursts in and kills Caster &amp;amp; Kuzuki. At this point Illya probably cares a bit more for Shirou and doesn't want to outright murder him, HOWEVER as a master she'll probably decide this is a good time to take out Saber. Rin will probably also want to seize this opportunity, and will taunt Illya, into allowing her to make a contract with Saber. Saber may object a bit, but she'll see it as the only way to save Shirou and Rin, Shirou will instantly agree to it... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They then agree to fight OUTSIDE of the church (pretty much for the sake of plot, but i'm sure the Berserker/Archer fight, and Berserker breaking into the scene would've caused significant damage to the structure, so it's unfavorable for all combatants) Saber can compete with Beserker since she has a compotent master, holds her own, defeats him with Excaliblast when the oppertunity presents itself. Illya then teams up with Rin, Shirou, Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illya gets kidnapped by Kotomine from Emiya household. Taken to Fuyuki temple, used as lesser grail (killed). Saber defeats Lancer, Rin &amp;amp; Shirou defeat Kotomine. Then it ends like the Sunny day ending of UBW :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30567" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T12:39:53.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39299" CreationDate="2017-01-27T16:50:46.643" Score="1" ViewCount="434" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen Zun's artwork in both games and manga. Sometimes he shows that reimu have red eyes and sometimes she have dark brown eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Ignoring PC-98 games where she have purple eyes]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what eye color does Hakurei Reimu have by default?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30464" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T16:08:56.383" Title="What color does Reimu's eye have?" Tags="&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38638" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39433" CreationDate="2017-01-28T04:37:16.493" Score="8" ViewCount="6872" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we first see Vegeta, while he is in space headed to Earth and on the Bug Planet he looks like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sa4n8.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sa4n8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegeta First Apperance&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when he gets to earth he undertakes a sudden colour change to this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zB7NP.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zB7NP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Vegeta on Earth&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now at first since Vegeta is initially off world i though that maybe it might have been the local suns had a different colour light to Earth's, but then that wouldn't explain why his scouter would remain the same colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, is Vegeta's colour change a result of his design changing mid series? or is there a reason why everything but his scouter changes colour when he arrives on Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T05:15:24.203" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T22:35:59.947" Title="Was Vegeta's design altered mid series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-28T05:22:17.833" Score="1" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/all-out/episode-4-what-should-i-do-721787&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;All Out!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; closes with the following end card, on screen for 10 seconds beginning @23:50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ABsD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ABsD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;greyscale drawing from end of ep.4 of All Out!!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears to be a signed image, and my assumption is that neither the mangaka nor the animation staff drew it. This looks like fan art to me, something they might have found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deviantart.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deviant Art&lt;/a&gt; and got permission to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the high school rugby players of the series tend to be very muscular in the body-building sense. This drawing, though, seems to overdo it.  Their pecs are more reminiscent of a women's breasts than male anatomy. In the other sports anime I have seen, &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Free!&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Yuri on Ice&lt;/em&gt;, the athletes are well-developed, but lither. I can't tell if this image was drawn by a muscle fetishist or just someone who had not yet mastered anatomy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Checking episodes 1-3, I see they all also have 10-second end cards, drawn in a different style than the anime. The episode 1 end card is another grey-scale image signed by the same person. The pecs are not as exaggerated, though. (I assume that Japanese text is a signature -- for all I know, it says, &quot;Hi, mom!&quot;  )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does anyone know if these end cards are amateur works, draft images done by the animation staff, or by the mangaka?&lt;/strong&gt; I like them; they give extra personality to the series. I'm curious because I don't remember seeing this sort of thing before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T00:00:26.577" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T00:00:26.577" Title="Is this end card fan drawn, or from the manga or anime?" Tags="&lt;all-out&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38640" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-01-28T05:28:40.760" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T05:28:40.760" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T05:28:40.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38641" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-01-28T05:28:40.760" Score="0" Body="ALL OUT!! is a manga series by Shiori Amase beginning in 2013. It has been made into an anime by Madhouse and TMS Entertainment, beginning in 2016. It is of the sports &amp; slice-of-life genres, about a high school rugby team." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T15:00:31.693" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T15:00:31.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-28T09:45:02.043" Score="2" ViewCount="867" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in Naruto, wind chakra is strong against electric and weak against fire as it amplifies the fire. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the same time, when naruto does the Toad-water-pistol collaboration ninjutsu with the frogs, his wind style amplifies water style..how is that possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't wind style amplify fire? Then how come its amplifying water too? Wind and water aren't related in the chakra relation circle thing..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T03:47:00.427" Title="How does wind chakra amplify water style?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38672" CreationDate="2017-01-28T14:23:41.417" Score="4" ViewCount="3123" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Pokemon Sun Moon and I think its a continuation because he knows about Pokemon from other regions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the question is that why did he became a small kid, from a young guy, who challenged Alain in Kalos League Finals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He nearly won the match so why did he need to go to Pokemon School? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30589" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T12:48:50.117" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T03:26:12.070" Title="Why did Ash became a child back in Sun Moon Series?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14952" CreationDate="2017-01-28T14:42:39.483" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem to be revealed anywhere officially, but based on fans' theory:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The &quot;N&quot; should be a word &lt;sup&gt;(that has similar pronunciation with)&lt;/sup&gt; &quot;Now&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese fans found that all* characters in Hanayamata are related to Kamakura city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://raptor.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/livejupiter/1475301406/l50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an anon user id 900RcZoqa on post no. 960 on 2channel&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;全部地名&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;『ハナヤマタ』&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  関谷なる → 鎌倉市関谷&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  笹目ヤヤ → 鎌倉市笹目&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  常盤マチ → 鎌倉市常盤&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  西御門多美 → 鎌倉市西御門&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All of them are name of places&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Hanayamata&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Naru Sekiya → Kamakura city, Sekiya&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yaya Sasame → Kamakura city, Sasame&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Machi Tokiwa → Kamakura city, Tokiwa&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tami Nishimikado → Kamakura city, Nishimikado  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that leaves Hana N. Fountainstand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turns out there's also a place in Kamakura city called Imaizumidai. Imaizumidai in Japanese is 今泉台. If each character is translated to English,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;今 = &lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;泉 = &lt;strong&gt;Fountain&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;台 = &lt;strong&gt;Stand&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they match with &quot;N. Fountainstand&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ハナ・N・フォンテーンスタンド → 鎌倉市今泉台（Now→今 fountain→泉 stand→台）&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what does the &quot;N&quot; stand for, we can't really know, since as it's been mentioned, フォンテーンスタンド might be read as &lt;em&gt;Fountainstand&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fontaine-Stand&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fonteyn-Stand&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Founteyne-Stand&lt;/em&gt;, etc. Thus, the &quot;N&quot; might be &lt;em&gt;Now&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nau&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naw&lt;/em&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Except Sachiko Yamanoshita. There's no Yama-no-shita in Kamakura city, but there's &lt;strong&gt;Yama&lt;/strong&gt;-no-uchi and Saka-no-&lt;strong&gt;shita&lt;/strong&gt;. (From &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q11135749451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there's someone who travelled around Kamakura to find these places. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://imatre.exblog.jp/22635076/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://imatre.exblog.jp/22906649/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-01-29T00:38:45.203" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T00:38:45.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38643" CreationDate="2017-01-28T14:46:48.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Weakness has nothing to do with whether or not two elements amplify each other. It has to do more with the fact that both chakra natures are coming from the same side (either the same person or allies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some elements' weaknesses work by the &quot;stronger&quot; element canceling out the &quot;weaker&quot; one (e.g. water canceling out fire). Others work by the &quot;weaker&quot; amplifying the &quot;stronger&quot; one (e.g. lightning amplifying water, wind amplifying fire).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if one person (kekkei genkai/two chakra natures) or two allies (cooperation jutsu) are using a technique, the chakra will generally combine to create a stronger technique (because energy will be released even if two elements cancel each other). For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ice_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ice style = water + wind&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boil_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;vapor style = water + fire&lt;/a&gt;. This is similar in that Naruto's wind style is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Typhoon_Water_Vortex_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;augmenting the impact force of the water&lt;/a&gt; via a cooperation jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30448" LastEditorUserId="30448" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T14:54:42.550" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T14:54:42.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37346" CreationDate="2017-01-28T14:49:45.050" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they truly love each other because Erza cries for Jellal, otherwise she does not cry for other guys. I think Jellal loves her too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Erza was going to kiss him, he rejected this. He loves her all of his heart. If he wanted, he would kiss her but he didn't do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jellal loves Erza, that's 100% sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30590" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T12:21:24.893" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T12:21:24.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-28T16:16:18.623" Score="0" ViewCount="2223" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trunks's new transformation, also known as &quot;Super Saiyan Rage&quot; has only been achieved by him. Neither Goku, Vegeta or Gohan has achieved it. We don't know much what it's required to acquire this transformation, one of the requirements seems to be being extremely furious, but this doesnt seem to be the only one. Gokú was very furious when in Super Saiyan Blue he was told Chichi and Gotenk were killed in another dimesion, he had an increase in power but he didnt transform into Super Saiyan Rage. Gohan had been many times very furious, particulary the time when he already had acquired the super saiyan 2 level, when Spopovich almost kills Videl, he didnt turn into Super Saiyan Rage. And particulary Vegeta, when he was already a Super Saiyan 2, and Beerus slaps Bulma, he was so furious than when being in Super Saiyan 2 it is said by others (Roshi, Beerus, etc) that he surpassed the power of Goku's super saiyan 3, but he didnt become super saiyan rage. What does this mean then? Can any other saiyan become super saiyan rage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C2yfy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C2yfy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T15:41:52.333" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T15:41:52.333" Title="Can any other saiyan attain Super Saiyan Rage?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36092" CreationDate="2017-01-28T16:45:55.033" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;HE HAD WITCH SMELL IN ALL EPS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EP4: Rem didn't kill him(probably) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EP5: Perfect relationship + witch&#xA;smell, subaru felt sick, he needed help(he would die anyway because&#xA;of the curse) but Rem killed him &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EP6: no relationships + witch smell - acting suspicion - justified kill &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EP7: no relationships + witch smell - Rem was holding his hand during nightmare&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is the logic? There is non. Just poor screenwriting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30593" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T16:45:55.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38650" CreationDate="2017-01-28T17:05:25.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trunks's first actual super saiyan transformation was when he saw his role model Gohan die after that he got really angry and swore revenge on the androids. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A reason Goku cant get super saiyan rage is even though he got mad and transformed into a super saiyan and wanted to avenge Krillin he wasn't as mad as Trunks as you could see Trunks got so mad that his tears were being vaporised off his face. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A reason it didn't happen for Vegeta was that he was super Vegeta, a custom super saiyan based more on ki based attacks and super Vegeta can only transform twice so he still wasn't as mad as Trunks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30594" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T20:52:13.770" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T20:52:13.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18673" CreationDate="2017-01-28T20:20:53.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, in episode 8 the extra has a talk with the man at the beach (sorry for my lack of names) and he says that he could have sworn he saw her recently, followed by him saying he only attended funerals recently, and the extra had died only a few years before (recent).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30597" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-29T15:17:30.187" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T15:17:30.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38578" CreationDate="2017-01-28T22:02:17.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just that they both happen to wear ribbons. There isn't said anything about their ranking in training and ribbons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30453" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T06:59:09.047" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T06:59:09.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37346" CreationDate="2017-01-29T01:17:09.953" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course he does. However, during an episode, they &lt;strong&gt;almost&lt;/strong&gt; kiss, and he says they are married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, he tells Ultear that people breaking the law cannot be in love with innocent people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Erza knows from the start that he was lying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30600" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T01:17:09.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38658" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-29T01:54:40.937" Score="2" ViewCount="1095" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where did future Trunks go after the Goku Black Saga?&#xA;The planet was destroyed by Zeno-sama.&#xA;So where did they head to with the time machine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30602" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T20:42:09.003" Title="Where did future Trunks go after the Goku Black Saga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4548" CreationDate="2017-01-29T02:50:56.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to think it's a form of doūjutsu that is very very weak and I only enhances the users genjutsu skills from 100% to 110%. Kurunai and her father are both very skilled genjutsu specialists so it would make a little sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30603" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T02:50:56.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34335" CreationDate="2017-01-29T10:53:43.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion they were regular wolves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, because they look like regular wolves. Since, Koga never transformed, I cannot be sure about what a wolf demon's transformation would look like. But taking the example of Sesshomaru, Inu no Taisho and even Naraku, we can say that a demon's transformation looks much different from the actual form of the being. I mean, they definitely don't look like a normal dog or a normal spider. So, a wolf demon probably couldn't transform into such a normal looking wolf. This point counters the argument that they were wolf demons transformed into their wolf form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, as far as I can recall, there have not been any appearances of demons that look like normal beings. Here I do not include the demons that were in disguise. The weaker demons that InuYasha's group encountered in those random villages never looked like normal beings. They were bigger and looked more fierce. It wouldn't be very wise to think that those 'wolf demons' were always in disguise as normal wolves. So, they couldn't even be wolf demons that do not have the power to transform into a human-like form. This point even counters the argument that they were demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus by this reasoning, I conclude that they were just normal wolves. But then, this is just my opinion. I guess it's only Rumiko Takahashi who knows the correct answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30611" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T10:53:43.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37346" CreationDate="2017-01-29T18:25:05.903" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Jellal is in love with Erza. However, being who he is, he believes he is unworthy of her. This can be seen in the GMG arc when Erza and himself are about to kiss but don't. He says later that he couldn't do it as he was punishing himself for his past actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30616" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T18:25:05.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38645" CreationDate="2017-01-29T18:31:33.547" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash Ketchum has, and will always be, 10 years of age. Sun and Moon has only changed the art style and focus of the anime. Whilst Pokemon of old had some comedy in it, Sun and Moon has made it a priority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source for age: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum&quot;&gt;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30616" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T18:31:33.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38645" CreationDate="2017-01-29T19:41:14.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you haven't noticed, Ash is always 10 no matter what series it is. He never ages. Physically, he is the same 10-year old boy from Kanto that we see in the very first episode of Pokemon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30600" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T19:41:14.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38658" CreationDate="2017-01-29T20:42:09.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They didn't head &lt;strong&gt;back&lt;/strong&gt; anywhere in the time machine. They went to an entirely different timeline one that Black and Zamasu couldn't affect because it was made after Trunks and Black had already begun their battle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However because of the concept of duality they would go to a timeline where essential clones of themselves existed. However they didn't have a problem with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whis gave a pretty accurate description in the post-battle episode so I recommend watching it for a fully fleshed out description, the manga currently just reached Black's first Super Saiyan Rose transformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T20:42:09.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36907" CreationDate="2017-01-29T23:59:08.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gray is the only one that can kill END with his Ice Devil Slayer Magic as there are no other Devil Slayers known at the moment so there is a lot of pressure on Gray. On top of that, Gray's horrible history with Zeref's demons also contributes to his decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30620" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T23:59:08.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27626" CreationDate="2017-01-30T03:27:37.347" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that these shadows are other elephants like Zunisha &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zunisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zunisha&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30622" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T03:27:37.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3815" CreationDate="2017-01-30T08:57:06.843" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, this is kinda pushing it, but if you see on Westwood Dune series RTS (Dune, Dune 2/ Dune 2000, Emperor: Battle For Dune) (which, kind of, based on Dune universe, kind like Alternate Universe or something), you see that House Harkonnen, a faction in this game, is kinda... obsessed with firepower. Ludicrous Firepower and Armor, at the expense of speed and utility. Their ultimate weapon is a nuclear missile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30624" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T08:57:06.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38116" CreationDate="2017-01-30T09:00:58.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watch R1, R2 then Akito of the Exiled. I think Akito of the Exiled was created for alternative story. You don't have to watch it. If you don't watch Akito of the Exiled nothing will change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30625" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T12:20:13.793" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T12:20:13.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-30T11:48:15.173" Score="6" ViewCount="1289" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just found out that Android #17 became a park ranger after the events of cell games. He is also said to be married to a zoologist and have a few kids. He also went to meet Krillin and Android #18 for one time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are these details are available in any spin-off manga or spin-off anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T18:01:05.010" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T18:01:05.010" Title="Can I find these details about Android #17 in any manga or spin-off anime?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38681" CreationDate="2017-01-30T12:01:19.723" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Android #17 is seen as a Park Ranger in an episode of the Buu Saga, when Goku was making the Genki Dama to defeat Buu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nadz-fsWYsU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nadz-fsWYsU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: 13/04/2017 . Now they are also revealed in Dragon Ball Super&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T14:48:49.540" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T14:48:49.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38681" CreationDate="2017-01-30T12:03:46.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the Dragonball Z wikia page for Android 17 in the section &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android_17#Interlude&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Interlude&lt;/a&gt; (this would be the interlude to the Cell Saga) it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the conflict with Cell, Android 17 becomes a park ranger in the wildlife preserve area of a gigantic royal nature park, where he is well paid. He is an outstanding guard who does not hold back against poachers. It is an ideal job for #17, as he loves to be on his own and is not big on cooperating with others; since he is so good at his job, he takes in a high salary. Android 17 also marries a zoologist; they have one child and two adopted children, and live happily in an isolated house inside the nature park. He went and met #18 and Krillin one time, but did not talk about what he had been up to, maybe because he considers such a wholesome lifestyle embarrassing.&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android_17#cite_note-ASQ.26A6-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android_17#cite_note-ASQ.26A6-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; citation lists the information came from an image from the &quot;Dragon Ball Q&amp;amp;A&quot; section in Dragon Ball Full Color Androids Saga volume 6, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z7XGz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z7XGzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Dragon Ball Q&amp;amp;A&amp;quot; section, Dragon Ball Full Color Androids Saga volume 6, 2014&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the wikia also goes on to say that he makes brief cameo appearances in the Majin Buu Saga, particular the part involving the battle with Kid Buu. his appearance does kinda looks like that of a ranger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTBG6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTBG6.png&quot; alt=&quot;17 in the Buu Saga&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T12:03:46.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-30T14:22:10.980" Score="3" ViewCount="10491" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, we see that future Lucy has no longer her right arm, but no context is given about how she lost it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it has anything to do with Natsu of that timeline to be killed by a dragon ? How did she lose her right arm ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29779" LastActivityDate="2021-04-08T07:05:05.510" Title="Future Lucy's right hand?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4271" CreationDate="2017-01-30T14:59:31.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to various Japanese sources,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kazuya's parents divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://www49.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/27836.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aniota Wiki -spoiler part- (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 実は果音とは血の繋がらない義理の兄妹である。&lt;strong&gt;一也の母(離婚)と果音の父親(死別)が再婚したためであり、再婚したのは10年以上前である&lt;/strong&gt;。前田姓はもともと果音達の姓であり、一也達は再婚してから前田姓を名乗るようになった。果音が義理の妹であることを一也は知っているが、果音には隠している。しかし、わだかまりがあるわけではなく本当の妹のように大切に思っている。また、兄として果音を守ってあげたいとの感情から果音とはすぐに打ち解けいてるが、果音の父親と打ち解けるのは少し時間がかかったようである。 &lt;em&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Actually, (Kazuya is) Kanon's stepbrother. &lt;strong&gt;Kazuya's mother (divorced) and Kanon's father (bereavement) remarried more than 10 years ago&lt;/strong&gt;. Maeda is Kanon's surname, and Kazuya's family took it as their surname after their remarriage. Kazuya knows that Kanon is his stepsister, but he hides it from her. However, without any ill-feeling, Kazuya cares about her like real sister. Also, even if he shows his feeling and wanting to protect Kanon as her brother immediately, it takes quite a while to show that to Kanon's father. &lt;em&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://yaraon-blog.com/archives/48990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;comment no. 65 on a Japanese blog&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;一也の両親は離婚&lt;/strong&gt;。ママリンは女手一つで一也を育てる。果音の母親は病死。パパリンはそれもあって娘を溺愛。兄妹二人がであったのが大体10年ほど前（新見さんより前ですね）。現在の両親は職場が同じで、それが縁で再婚。 [...] &lt;em&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Kazuya's parents divorced&lt;/strong&gt;. His mother was taking care of him alone. Kanon's mother died. Her father also really cares for her. Kazuya met Kanon around 10 years ago (earlier than Niimi). Their current parents works at the same place and remarried by fate. [...] &lt;em&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last but not least, &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.2ch-ranking.net/gal/1372231644.html#857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;post no. 857 on 2channel&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 一也の場合はママリンと父が離婚したんだよな。ロクでもない奴だったのか&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; On Kazuya's case, his mother and father divorced, eh. Worthless guy, wasn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I couldn't find where this is explained since I don't touch the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T14:59:31.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38355" CreationDate="2017-01-30T15:13:03.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found you an article that show some graphs about Jump sales, and data about their best selling mangas that I think you'll find useful :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some date from best selling mangas to help you evaluate those graphs : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saint Seiya (1986 - 1990) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (1989 - 1996) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hokuto no Ken (1983 - 1988) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slam Dunk (1990 - 1996) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;YuYu Hakusho (1990 - 1994) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30402" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T15:13:03.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37954" CreationDate="2017-01-30T23:21:02.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obi has told Zen in the manga that he &quot;likes&quot; Shirayuki. Combine this with all the moments they have together and all the hints we've been getting over the anime and manga (they end up living with just one another and other herbalists for like 2+ years straight), and it's pretty clear that he's in love with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30650" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T02:17:07.113" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T02:17:07.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38437" CreationDate="2017-01-31T01:12:55.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. He does not understand her dream at all. But you have to see things from his point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is a demon that cannot live in Assiah because nothing can host him for too long. So differently from Mephisto, he cannot understand / study Assiah at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From his poing of view, being in Gehenna for all eternity, the concept of peace as we humans understand it is just &lt;strong&gt;too alien&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can infer that he was in love with Yuri, but he took what she told him in the few months / years they co-existed and applied his own interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T01:12:55.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38708" CreationDate="2017-01-31T02:04:39.650" Score="2" ViewCount="851" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara has awakened Rinnegan in both eyes. He also has Senjutsu chakra and able to perform many high level technique. One of his technique is to be able absorb all ninjutsu/element. But I wonder why he cannot absorb Gai's Evening Elelphant technique. I knew it's stated in narutowiki that:&#xA;`&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Evening Elephant is a high-level, forbidden &lt;strong&gt;taijutsu&lt;/strong&gt; that can be&#xA;  performed by those users who have opened all Eight Gates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique is a continuous assault of five punches, with each &quot;foot&quot; as they are referred to being performed faster than the one before. It creates a cannon of pressurised &lt;strong&gt;air&lt;/strong&gt; which bears the appearance of an elephant's leg, causing devastating damage to the opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Madara just absorb the &lt;strong&gt;air/wind&lt;/strong&gt; from the attack? If it's a direct hit from the fist Madara may not be able to absorb it.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wufou.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wufou.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26471" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T08:19:07.530" Title="Why didn't Madara absorb this technique?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38721" CreationDate="2017-01-31T02:38:20.243" Score="3" ViewCount="2526" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Dragon Ball Super I was under the impression that Krilin could have gotten god ki. His ki was drawed differently, and he mentions that he has to control his energy for enemies not to notice him, just like Vegeta said he had to control his ki to not overflow when he acquired god ki for the fist time and god ki is not sensed by non gods. Now it was a thought that it lasted a few seconds in my mind, but now I've just seen that several youtubers are talking about the same in their videos, that it seems Krilin got god ki or became a human god. Is there any proof that what he did is god ki or it isnt god ki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/drIaH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/drIaH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T20:06:23.220" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T14:35:05.267" Title="Did Krilin get god ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38701" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38705" CreationDate="2017-01-31T04:03:44.720" Score="1" ViewCount="1239" Body="&lt;p&gt;So the official name for the child of Maria and Mamoru is &lt;a href=&quot;http://shinsekaiyori.wikia.com/wiki/Messiah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;救世主 (Kyūseishu)&lt;/a&gt;, which basically means &quot;savior&quot; or &quot;the Messiah&quot;... It is unusual (and ironic) for a character to be called like that -- especially when she(he?) is pretty much the biggest threat for humanity at that time. Why Messiah among all names? Is there a reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30657" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T05:00:32.877" Title="Is there a reason for the child of Maria and Mamoru to be called Messiah?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38700" CreationDate="2017-01-31T04:09:20.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Not at all. No way. Just because he had a ki silhouette instead of a ki flame does not mean he suddenly got some new power especially the ki of the gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T04:09:20.373" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="61414" CreationDate="2017-01-31T04:15:29.367" Score="0" ViewCount="1246" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans&lt;/em&gt; Episode 41 (or Season 2 Episode 16) - &amp;quot;Natural for a Human&amp;quot;, there is an insert song/BGM playing at 20:22, but the main theme of the song starts around 22:57.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same song plays in Season 2 Episode 23, starting at 19:02 until 19:57.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1473" LastEditorUserId="1473" LastEditDate="2021-01-05T09:01:56.303" LastActivityDate="2021-01-05T09:01:56.303" Title="What BGM is playing in Iron-Blooded Orphans season 2 episode 16&amp;23?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;gundam-iron-blooded-orphans&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38699" CreationDate="2017-01-31T04:18:39.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rinnegan lets you absorb any ninjutsu technique.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For elemental ninjutsu, you can absorb the chakra of the attack, therefore nullifying it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But since an air &quot;cannon&quot; isn't ninjutsu, there's nothing the rinnegan can do about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T04:18:39.407" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38701" CreationDate="2017-01-31T04:28:54.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because Messiah is the savior or the Messiah for the Queer Rats, not the humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's implied that Squealer found out (through a False Minoshiro) that the Queer Rats &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; are actually genetically altered humans (mixed with the DNA of mole rats as Saki speculates at the end)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for all intensive purposes, slaves to cantus users much like that of the Slave Dynasties (where non-cantus humans were slaves to the ruling class of cantus users). Any attempt of rebellion against the humans would be slaughter because the Queer Rats can't fight against cantus powers in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposedly from the same source Squealer learned about the Death Feedback (and possibly what an Orge is) in which cantus-users of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/9588/1587&quot;&gt;4th group&lt;/a&gt; have genetically altered themselves to be unable to kill other members of their own speices. we even see earlier in the series that something that looks human but isn't (like a Queer Rat in the distance) can trigger the adverse reactions of the Death Feedback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By raising Maria and Mamoru's child as a Queer Rat (via &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_(psychology)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;imprinting&lt;/a&gt;) he/she (in the anime it's a girl, in the manga it's a boy, not sure about the novel) would not be affected by the Death Feedback when killing humans (because to Messiah he/she is a Queer Rat or that Queer Rats are human and actual humans are something else) and as described by Tomiko Asahina when she was telling Saki about when the village was in danger from an Ogre it took deceit and mutual destruction to kill a single Ogre (the doctor who killed the boy who was the Ogre ended up dying). This is even more evident when Shisei Kaburagi faced against Messiah where despite being the stronger cantus user he was weakened and killed by Messiah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to my understanding Messiah as a name is never used by the humans and it's the Queer Rats, mainly Squealer, that refer to Messiah as their Messiah, their savior. Most of the humans refer to him/her as an Ogre while Saki refer her to as Maria's (and Mamoru's) Son/Daughter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T05:00:32.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13547" CreationDate="2017-01-31T07:09:30.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the OVA &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Ilse%27s_Notebook:_Record_of_a_Fallen_Soldier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ilse's Journal&lt;/a&gt;&quot; Hanji/Hange tries to convince Erwin to let her capture &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; Titan, which is first refused due to the many squad members who had to die for a previous capture. It is not mentioned when &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; happened, but it makes sense to assume that a previous capture helped in learning how to kill a Titan - unfortunately also requiring Hange/Hanji to capture another one...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1596" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T07:09:30.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38699" CreationDate="2017-01-31T08:19:07.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been explained before, during the battle of Gai with Kisame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kisame's technique absorbs chakra from the Ninjutsu technique and grows stronger while the opposite attack grows weaker, but it couldn't do anything about the Sonic Punch, Hirodora (Afternoon Tiger). This is because unlike nature manipulation techniques Gai's Gate technique utilizes pure Taijutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rinnegan can absorb any and all Ninjutsu techniques, because Ninjutsu &lt;strong&gt;uses Chakra to achieve nature manipulation&lt;/strong&gt;, whereas Gai's technique utilizes the speed achieved by the Gates to create the destructive power of his attack from the atmospheric air itself, and which can't be absorbed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it is stated in the Manga that Madara in ten-tails Jinchuriki form only Senjutsu and Taijutsu work since he can absorb all Ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T08:19:07.530" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-31T09:52:07.967" Score="1" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard several times but can't find the song. It plays in season 13 in episode 253, starting around 9:58, right when Muramasa charges at Ichigo after turning into a hollow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30660" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T13:06:15.980" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T09:10:16.323" Title="What is the song that plays when Muramasa charges at Ichigo?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-31T13:32:41.950" Score="1" ViewCount="2118" Body="&lt;p&gt;So we are told that during pregnancy the seal weakens. And we can see that in the Kushina episodes. But if the seal weakens during pregnancy, why would they even allow women to become Jinchuuriki? Isn't it way safer to just appoint a man to the role? Do they have anything to gain from appointing a woman? I mean.. Kushina was a woman... the Kyuubi's previous Jinchuuriki was also a woman. Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When discussing who the next Jinchuuriki will be did  nobody raise they hands and go like &quot;That's not a good choice at all! You guys do realize if she wants t have kids we'll need to organize a super-secret plan to exploit this. To which I'm sure somebody said &quot;It's OK, it's not like some random naked man is going to attack us while she's giving birth and exploit this mechanic.... right?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30664" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T10:49:53.713" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T13:38:54.337" Title="In Naruto, why were women chosen to be Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38725" CreationDate="2017-01-31T13:57:33.957" Score="10" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if in the novel we knew about some deaths occurring before Kayaba announcement. I remember that in the anime, Kirito plays a bit with Cline before realizing that the log off option has disappeared. Then all the people are summoned to the city and learn about the fact that if they die in the game, they also die in real life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember any players dying before the announcement in the anime, except for those who are not waking up and their relative pulling off their NerveGear thus causing death, but maybe in the light novel, some guys died without even knowing it just while being defeated by a mob (which seems awful for me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know about some players dying before that while thinking they are still in a normal game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30402" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-02T14:23:33.677" LastActivityDate="2018-06-02T14:23:33.677" Title="Death in SAO before Kayaba announcement" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2017-01-31T18:54:02.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well they've (people above) answered your questions already but I'm just gonna add:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Taniyama Kisho of the band Granrodeo. The band performed most of Kuroko no Basuke OP and Taniyama also voices Himuro Tatsuya from the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;• Suzuki Tatsuhisa of OldCodex, the band performed most of the ED of Kuroko no Basuke too while voicing Takao Kazunari. They also performed OPs for Free!! and Tatsuhisa voices Makoto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Ono Kensho who voices Kuroko Tetsuya sung 1 or 2 OP for the series too. He has released his own albums too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Osaka Ryouta, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Hanae Natsuki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka,  Aoi Shouta, Sakurai Takahiro and other seiyuu of Diamond no ace did a number of EDs for the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Teru of GLAY, he's not a seiyuu but made a cameo at an episode of Diamond no Ace season 2 and another in  an OVA. Glay performed a lot of EDs for the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Tomatsu Haruka who voices Yuuki Asuka performed a couple of song (OP and ED) for Sword Art Online &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Sakamoto Maaya voices Tomoyo in Tsubasa Chronicle also sings ending song &quot;Loop&quot;. She had released several albums and a number of her singles got featured in animes as opening and ending songs weather she got casted or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Morikubo Showtaro who voices a lot of famous characters and a well known Singer, gave life to a game character Mega Man X back in 2000 and sings the the theme song of Rockman X6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•Even Takeuchi Junko (Naruto's VA) did a cover of one of Naruto Shippuden OP Distance originally by Long Shot Party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are still others, but I think this list is enough. The band Flow doesn't have any members who do voice acting. I think so does the Ali Project. As for the others you've mentioned, I am not familiar with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the seiyuus singing the OPs and Eds, I don't think you have to be part of the cast for a certain anime to sing its OP or Ed or You have to sing its OP or ED to get a role in the show. I'm taking a wild guess that it all depends on the director and the sponsors. You know for marketing purposes. They're the ones who decide who gets casted after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30667" LastEditorUserId="30667" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T19:38:18.247" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T19:38:18.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-31T20:18:06.357" Score="4" ViewCount="1375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is true for the United States but my question is mainly if this was a phenomenon in other places as well. Personally, having grown up in Austria \ Germany, I saw Dragonball on TV as a kid long before they finally aired Dragonball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, I've been coming across lots of comments on various web platforms suggesting that &quot;most of the western world&quot; saw Dragonball Z before Dragonball (if they saw the latter at all). Are these people making poor generalizations from the US to the entire western world or was Dragonball skipped in other countries as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30669" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T23:20:06.250" Title="In which countries was Dragonball Z aired (dubbed) before Dragonball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30894" CreationDate="2017-01-31T23:16:34.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is an official given reason for it, but after going over the story, I believe the power came about in response to Satoru's guilt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a child, he made no real effort to connect with Kayo. After she died, he felt awful for not doing anything to help her. His mother did her best to help him forget about what happened and let it go, and he more or less forgets about what happened, but the guilt never really stopped eating away at him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some time after this, he obtained the ability to jump backwards in short intervals, which lets him save people. Despite this, he still feels empty, because it doesn't help Kayo. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over the course of the series he rescues Kayo and the other children that her killer murdered, and eventually brings the killer to justice in 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In doing this, he is finally at peace with himself. And Revival never occurs again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30670" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T23:16:34.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38714" CreationDate="2017-02-01T05:46:05.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple google search takes us to a result compiled by Derek Padula about the history of Dragon Ball Z in various countries. Countries in North America and others where the Funimation dub was aired first usually had Dragon Ball Z aired first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30285&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list of countries is not exhaustive. However, I'd like to point out &quot;Why most of the countries (western world, and to Japan that is nearly the rest of the world) Dragon ball Z aired first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime was an experimental thing in most nations outside of Japan. Dragonball was an exceptional manga and its first Anime adaptation did well in Japan. Dragon Ball creator was not happy with the first adaptation though and had a reboot in form of Z when Goku grew up. This was even more popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kazuhiko Torishima, Akira Toriyama's editor for Dr. Slump and the first half of Dragon Ball, felt that the Dragon Ball anime's ratings were gradually declining because it had the same producer that worked on Dr. Slump. Torishima said this producer had this &quot;cute and funny&quot; image connected to Toriyama's work and was missing the more serious tone in the newer series, and therefore asked the studio to change the producer. Impressed with their work on Saint Seiya, he asked its director Kōzō Morishita and writer Takao Koyama to help &quot;reboot&quot; Dragon Ball, which coincided with Son Goku growing up. The new producer explained that ending the first anime and creating a new one would result in more promotional money, and the result was the start of Dragon Ball Z. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z#Production_and_broadcasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source - Dragon Ball Z (Wikipedia)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Western media channels decided to pick up Dragonball Z as an experimental thing. It started airing in 1996, but halted after some episodes. However, when it began airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami block, it got huge boost in the popularity. Due to the success of the reruns, FUNimation began its in house dub of DBZ. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reasonable to assume that, due to the success of DBZ, the media houses decided to cash in on all the positive reviews and started airing Dragon Ball as well. After the success of DBZ in North America other markets also started airing DBZ and then followed by Dragon Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T11:47:05.423" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T11:47:05.423" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38711" CreationDate="2017-02-01T06:15:58.487" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been three known Jinchuriki for Kurama, all from the Uzumaki clan. Mito, Kushina and Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Madara and Hashirama's final battle in the Valley of the End, Hashirama realized that Kurama was too dangerous to be walking alone in the world. Mito chose to seal Kyuubi within herself because of her knowledge of Uzumaki clan's Sealing Techniques, Exceptional Chakra and lifeforce, and the fact being close to First Hokage meant that he could control the situation if the seal weakened and Kyuubi went on rampage. Thus Mito was kind of convenient and obvious choice at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto on the otherhand was on the opposite end of spectrum. Minato was against the ropes and realized that the village needed Kyuubi's power to fight the threat posed by supposed Madara Uchiha. Naruto had the Uzumaki blood and sealing only half of Kurama allowed him more control as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thus only Kushina's case was special, since it was deliberated and chosen specifically for being the Jinchuriki.&lt;/strong&gt; The reasons of this are explained as follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kushina was chosen as the successor towards the twilight years of the clan. Uzumaki clan had almost disintegrated and a suitable successor would be very hard to find. Thus Kushina may have been the &lt;strong&gt;ONLY choice&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mito was a tested host for the Kyuubi and thus Leaf elders may have decided that the next Jinchuriki should be as close to Mito as possible. A special Kunoichi from Uzumaki clan with exceptional chakra? Thats what they were looking for.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kushina was eventually told why she had to leave her home of Uzushio and go to Konoha; because of her &lt;strong&gt;special chakra&lt;/strong&gt;, she was to be the next jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. This can be the Uzumaki chakra or some other criteria, we don't know. (Source - Naruto chapter 500)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before the transfer was performed, Mito advised Kushina that &lt;strong&gt;love was the only way to tame the Nine-Tails and overcome its hate&lt;/strong&gt;. Kyuubi was known as the incarnation of hate in the world and thus Mito may have felt that only a Kunoichi could control all the hate inside much more easily then any other ninja.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T06:15:58.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38700" CreationDate="2017-02-01T06:15:58.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Simply no&lt;/strong&gt;. Krillin may became stronger than before because he has mentally conquered his biggest fears, but I can ensure you that he did not achieved god form, for now. The aura you're seeing on Krillin might be his unique aura since he successfully controlled his ki on the remote island. It wasn't surprising anymore to see characters have different ki color/shape/control than usual. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pseudo_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pseudo / False Super Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First appearance in the 4rd movie of DBZ, while undergoing his battle against Lord Slug. Goku's anger causes him to gain massive increase in power to quickly overwhelm Lord Slug. A real super saiyan transformation should turn his hair into yellow.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kisll.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Chi-Chi#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chi-chi's Kaioken-like red aura&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chi-chi produces a Kaioken-like aura when Maron called her an old lady in the Garlic Jr. Saga. It's simply not Kaioken, there are lots of variety of &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki#Appearances&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ki colors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; including yellow, red, purple, orange, blue, green, pink, and black while most common color in the series is white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9jTSe.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Rage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Rage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The appearance is similar to Super Saiyan Blue but it's actually not. In the anime Dragon Ball Super, Future Trunks gained through intense rage, his muscles bulk up and hair spikes up even further, his irises and pupils are temporarily invisible similar to the Pseudo Super Saiyan and Legendary Super Saiyan forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hPXIX.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T06:15:58.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11579" CreationDate="2017-02-01T09:37:55.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was likely a joke. It's much the same as when people from Japan censor Mickey Mouse in ways you can obviously tell it's still Mickey Mouse, partially I'm sure as a joke on America's strict copyright laws (Japan allows doujinshi, which as far as I know never get attacked on copyright grounds).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30676" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T09:37:55.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38745" CreationDate="2017-02-01T12:41:07.457" Score="3" ViewCount="6730" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Pokemon Sun Moon. In the answer to this question &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38645/why-did-ash-became-a-child-back-in-sun-moon-series&quot;&gt;&quot;Why did Ash became a child back in Sun Moon Series?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; it says that Ash never age so obviously he didn't became child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why did he need to go to Poke-school? He knows a lot on Pokemon and he went on till the finals in last league (Kalos)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30589" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2020-01-19T22:05:59.787" Title="Why did Ash need to go back to Pokemon School?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38712" CreationDate="2017-02-01T13:11:48.117" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I read the beginning of the novel, and like &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38712/death-in-sao-before-kayaba-announcement?rq=1#comment52596_38712&quot;&gt;Ayase Eri said&lt;/a&gt;, Kayaba is fair so he hadn't killed the players before doing an announcement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is written on page 71 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first person to get the honor of having his name crossed out&#xA;  appeared three hours into the game. The reason for death was not losing to a monster. It was suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He believed in the theory that &quot;according to the structure of the NerveGear, if a person is cut off from the system they'll automatically regain consciousness.&quot; He climbed over the iron fence at the north end of the city, or the edge of Aincrad, and flung himself off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it clearly means that it was after Kayaba did his announcement because he tried to escape the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime followed that as well and if I remember it right, we see that first death (but I do not remember if it was during the first episode or a flashback that we see it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author really kept the characteristics of every character to this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30402" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-02T14:15:38.700" LastActivityDate="2018-06-02T14:15:38.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9556" CreationDate="2017-02-01T15:58:45.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Araragi was quite strong in Kizumonogatari, I mean he beat all of them 3 exorcist guys to get Shinobu's arms and legs back, but then he kinda downgraded that told because he wanted to be human again. I really think that if Araragi had his full powers like in Kizu, Kanbaru wouldn't stand a chance like people say Kanbaru would beat him even in his full vampire form, but i don't think that's true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30682" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T19:22:54.807" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:22:54.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14539" CreationDate="2017-02-01T17:13:33.570" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not actually that easy to answer. The Anime covers most of the source material pretty closely but not all of it. Some events have been left out or altered. Several events have also been shifted around in the time line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A perfect example of this is the final battle against &lt;em&gt;Benisuzume&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Crimson Hawk Moth&lt;/em&gt;). It's pretty much the end of Season 2 of the Anime but in the Manga this fight happens in Volume 9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, quite a lot of Volume 10 material also made it into the Anime. In the Anime these events, mostly some social interactions and the like, happen before the fight on Lem 9 while they happen afterwards in the Manga. Other stuff has been left out so the Anime doesn't cover all of Volume 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion the Anime (both seasons) roughly cover the first 10 volumes out of 15, with about 5 volumes per season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For anyone interested in reading the Manga (as a third seasons has still to be announced) I would definitely recommend reading from the start, even if you know the Anime.&#xA;It's what I did and you can spot the differences and what has been left out or changed in comparison. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30683" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T17:13:33.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38712" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:07:46.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kayaba never mentioned whether any players had died via in-game death yet, but he did specifically state that 213 people had died before his announcement due to their NerveGears being removed by family members/someone on the outside. (He showed a number of news report feeds to the players to prove this.) (Source: SAO Wiki)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:07:46.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26105" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:20:32.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime tells roughly the story of the first volume by expanding the deadline from two weeks to three months and by borrowing events from later novels. All of volume 2 was animated (hiring new staff and exploring Rubrum's cave), and the Kanie-body-suit incident was borrowed from volume 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NanoDesu Translations was DCMA'd and thus unfortunately was unable to translate the entirety of volume 3, so I'm afraid I don't have any more detailed novel-to-anime comparisons other than the fact that volume 3 did contain some story that the anime did not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T03:28:46.350" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T03:28:46.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32270" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:25:03.170" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding the -n to the end of a name is typically a form of a &quot;cute&quot; nickname in Japanese. It's a contraction of the &quot;-chan&quot; honorific onto the person's name. Thus, Megumin's given name sounds like a nickname. (Note also that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Megumi&quot;&gt;Megumi&lt;/a&gt;, without -n, is a given name in Japanese.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be comparable to, for example, an American boy's given name being &quot;Bobby&quot; rather than &quot;Robert&quot;. It's not odd to call him that as a nickname, but it might be somewhat strange for that to actually be his legal name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3515/why-does-konata-call-kagami-kagamin&quot;&gt;Why does Konata call Kagami Kagamin?&lt;/a&gt;, and thanks to user Logan M for more information!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T19:03:23.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19050" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:31:05.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that the author enjoys punny/goofy name schemes. The part-time workers hired by Kanie are named Eiko Adachi, Biino Bandou, and Shiina Chuujou-- A, B, and C. (More obvious in Japanese where their family names would be written first.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And senshin is right-- Kurisu Takaya is a near-direct transliteration of &quot;Chris Tucker&quot;. (Fun fact, a similar gag is used in Steins;Gate for the character Kurisu Makise; she often gets called &quot;Christina&quot;/Kurisu-tina.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:31:05.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24467" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:34:13.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rikka's imaginary &quot;powers&quot; are a reflection of how she perceives herself. The events of the series had begun to make her question whether it was time for her to &quot;grow up&quot; and give up on chuuni games; this internal doubt &quot;manifested&quot; itself as &quot;weakened&quot; powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:34:13.757" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23420" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:37:18.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Aldnoah refers to the power/energy itself. &quot;Aldnoah.Zero&quot; or &quot;Aldnoah Zero&quot; is never named or stated in-series. It could just be meant as a cool title, but I like to imagine it refers to the Terrans who fight without Aldnoah or other Versian weapons/technology. ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:37:18.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38368" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:40:26.753" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's heat from the extreme regeneration he's undergoing. Normal Titans emit steam from wounds as they heal; it makes sense that accelerated healing might emit more heat to the point of glowing. (From a chemistry/biology standpoint this could be seen as a waste of chemical energy, but we're talking about a person who can summon a lightning bolt by biting his hand and somehow use it to grow a fifteen-meter body around himself!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:40:26.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18352" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:47:06.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's never explained but I imagine that Akira transferred him some large amount of money from his phone. The man is clearly elated at whatever Akira offered him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:47:06.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16774" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:52:09.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is only speculation, but: In one sense, one could say that the Taisha and Shinju-sama (sorry if that's misspelled, I watched the series dubbed) granted a &quot;general pardon&quot; to humanity by protecting them from the apparently-endless maelstrom of destruction outside the... sorry, I'm blanking on the name for the barrier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:52:09.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21019" CreationDate="2017-02-01T19:55:12.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If they did that, the real bomber (it's been too long, was it Five?) could easily detonate the bomb then and there to maximize casualties. Sphinx wanted to be discrete, since they didn't have control of the situation as they did with the skyscraper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T19:55:12.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36117" CreationDate="2017-02-01T20:10:40.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they bloom, the girls' bodily functions aren't &lt;em&gt;lost&lt;/em&gt;, per se, but are &quot;given&quot; to the divine tree as an offering. At the end of the series, the divine tree elects to return what it took (i don't remember if the reasoning was expressly stated or not, but I like to think that it realized the extreme detrimental effect this was having on the girls).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastEditorUserId="30687" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T19:54:28.557" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T19:54:28.557" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15484" CreationDate="2017-02-01T20:13:56.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The implication is that, upon her death, Mayu's ghost was what made her imagined Eternal Girl system into a reality. (In the flashbacks, we see her orchestrating it from her room with the implication that at that point it was all in her warped imagination.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T20:13:56.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38742" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-01T23:22:57.920" Score="-4" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to read the manga of naruto because i want to read more anime than just sit down and watch on my computer so can you help me try to find what chapter is episode 150?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30691" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T15:24:06.573" Title="What chapter is episode 150 of naruto" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-06-13T22:38:46.020" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39680" CreationDate="2017-02-02T01:51:15.977" Score="1" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode that shows us the battle between Madara and Hashirama in the Valley Of The End, during an &quot;exchange&quot; of techniques, a peculiar one is being used by Madara. Mainly, after fending off a shuriken(?) his tomoe start spinning and the time seems to rewind to the point where the shuriken was being thrown in the first place. This was the only time I noticed this technique being used, and it looks like no other, apart from Izanagi, which it cannot be, for it would void his eye. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/UEmJZJ94XkY?t=3m17s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The exact moment of usage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user30694" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T10:17:27.400" Title="What kind of technique is Madara using?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38724" CreationDate="2017-02-02T07:41:33.827" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I said in the comments, Pokemon is a series which has been on air for a long time. But it's still mostly aimed for kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas kids watching the first ones are now adults, it would be strange to have a Ash kid, pro at Pokemons and already knowing everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at each beginning of a new series, they explain everything again for the new kids watching and because it's important to see a progress. If Ash knew already everything, had all the Pokemons from various regions, then it would become boring to follow him on his journey as he will certainly be a lot stronger than most of his opponents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By doing as if Ash knew nothing at the beginning of each series, you can then follow again is evolution and grow up with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sorry for bad English as I'm French, and hope that you still understand)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30402" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T07:41:33.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20846" CreationDate="2017-02-02T12:12:54.807" Score="8" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Legs&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;大正－（新今宮）　　　　　　　平野－八尾－志紀－－▽－－尺土－浮孔－坊城－飛鳥－吉野口－緞野／吉野&#xA;　　　　　　　　＞（道王寺）＜　　　　　　　　　道明寺&#xA;　　　　（？池）　　　　　　　布忍－－－高鷲－－－△－－貴志－川西－天見－橋本－極樂橋&#xA;　　  　　１　　　　　Ｘ　　　　　　２　　　　　　Ｙ　　　　　　　　　　　　　３&#xA;（　）= Full name not shown on the scene&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are railway lines in Osaka:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 1st upper-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Loop_Line&quot;&gt;Osaka Loop Line&lt;/a&gt;: Taisho, Shin-Imamiya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 1st lower-leg is [? Line]: [? Station]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 1st interchange (X) is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenn%C5%8Dji_Station&quot;&gt;Tennoji&lt;/a&gt; (accessible directly from Osaka Loop Line, Yamatoji Line)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd upper-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamatoji_Line&quot;&gt;Yamatoji Line&lt;/a&gt;: Hirano, Yao, Shiki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd lower-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami_Osaka_Line&quot;&gt;Minami Osaka Line&lt;/a&gt; (from Tennoji, transfer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka_Abenobashi_Station&quot;&gt;Osaka Abenobashi&lt;/a&gt; in walkable distance): Nunose, Takawashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd interchange (Y) is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Dmy%C5%8Dji_Station&quot;&gt;Domyoji&lt;/a&gt; (accesible from Yamatoji Line by transfering at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiwara_Station&quot;&gt;Kashiwara&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domyoji_Line&quot;&gt;Domyoji Line&lt;/a&gt;, directly accessible from Minami Osaka Line)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 3rd upper-leg is Minami Osaka Line - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshino_Line&quot;&gt;Yoshino Line&lt;/a&gt; (transfer at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiharajing%C5%AB-mae_Station&quot;&gt;Kashiharajingu-mae&lt;/a&gt;): Shakudo, Ukiana, Bojo | Asuka, Yoshinoguchi, Yoshino&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 3rd lower-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagano_Line_(Kintetsu)&quot;&gt;Nagano Line&lt;/a&gt; (from Minami Osaka Line, transfer at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furuichi_Station_(Osaka)&quot;&gt;Furuichi&lt;/a&gt;) - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_K%C5%8Dya_Line&quot;&gt;Koya Line&lt;/a&gt; (transfer at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawachinagano_Station&quot;&gt;Kawachinagano&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishi_Station_(Osaka)&quot;&gt;Kishi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Kawanishi | Amami, Hashimoto, Gokurakubashi*&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Uses kanji for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishi_Station_(Wakayama)&quot;&gt;Kishi Station in Wakayama&lt;/a&gt; instead.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;* Uses &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABjitai&quot;&gt;traditional kanji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hands&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;（百合ヶ丘）　　　　南多魔－西府－立川－奥多魔&#xA;   　　    ＞登戸＜&#xA;　　　　　　　　　　狛江－喜多見－經堂－豪徳寺－下北澤&#xA;　　　１　　　Ｘ　　　　　　　　　　２&#xA;（　）= Full name not shown on the scene&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are railway lines in Kanagawa-Tokyo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 1st upper-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odaky%C5%AB_Odawara_Line&quot;&gt;Odakyu Odawara Line&lt;/a&gt;: Yurigaoka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The interchange (X) is: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noborito_Station&quot;&gt;Noborito&lt;/a&gt; (accessible directly from Odakyu Odawara Line, Nambu Line)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd upper-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambu_Line&quot;&gt;Nambu Line&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cme_Line&quot;&gt;Ome Line&lt;/a&gt;: Minami-Tama, Nishifu, Tachikawa | Okutama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd lower-leg is Odakyu Odawara Line: Komae, Kitami, Kyodo, Gotokuji, Shimo-Kitazawa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Body&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;　　　　　　　　　　高田馬場－池袋－巣鴨－上野－秋葉原－神田－＼&#xA;　　　　　　　　　／　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼　　　　浅草－－－－▽－－－北千住－八潮－&#xA;三鷹－吉祥寺－新宿－－代々木－－千駄ヶ谷－－飯田橋－－御茶ノ水－－濱離宮＜　　　　　東京ガス&#xA;　　　　　　　　　＼　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　／　　　　新日本橋－－△－－－錦絲町－新小岩－西船橋－東京タワー－津田沼－&#xA;　　　　　　　　　　澁谷－恵比壽－水道局－五反田－品川－有樂町／&#xA;　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜&#xA;　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　不動前　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　芝公園&#xA;　　　１　　　Ｘ　　　　　　　　　　２　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｙ　　　　　　　　３　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｚ&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are railway lines in Tokyo:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 1st leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Main_Line&quot;&gt;Chuo Main Line&lt;/a&gt;: Mitaka, Kichioji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 1st interchange (X) is: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Station&quot;&gt;Shinjuku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd upper-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanote_Line&quot;&gt;Yamanote Line&lt;/a&gt;: Takadanobaba, Ikebukuro, Sugamo, Ueno, Akihabara, Kanda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd middle-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-S%C5%8Dbu_Line&quot;&gt;Chuo-Sobu Line&lt;/a&gt;: Yoyogi, Sendagaya, Iidabashi, Ochanomizu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd lower-leg is Yamanote Line: Shibuya*, Ebisu, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Government_Bureau_of_Waterworks&quot;&gt;Waterworks bureau&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Gotanda, Shinagawa, Yurakucho*&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The vertical-leg (2) is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dky%C5%AB_Meguro_Line&quot;&gt;Tokyo Meguro Line&lt;/a&gt; (transfer at Meguro): &lt;strong&gt;Waterworks bureau&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Fudomae&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 2nd interchange (Y) is: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamarikyu_Gardens&quot;&gt;Hamarikyu Gardens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x,3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 3rd interchange (3) is: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Gas&quot;&gt;Tokyo Gas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x,4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 3rd upper-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobu_Skytree_Line&quot;&gt;Tobu Skytree Line&lt;/a&gt;: Asakusa, Kita-Senju, Yashio&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 3rd lower-leg is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dbu_Line_(Rapid)&quot;&gt;Sobu Line (Rapid)&lt;/a&gt; (from Tokyo) - Chuo-Sobu Line : Shin-Nihombashi, Kinshicho*, Shin-Koiwa | Nishi-Funabashi, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower&quot;&gt;Tokyo Tower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x,5&lt;/sup&gt;, Tsudanuma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Z point is: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Park&quot;&gt;Shiba Park&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;x&lt;/sup&gt; Not a station&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Represents &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meguro_Station&quot;&gt;Meguro&lt;/a&gt; on Yamanote Line. Between Ebisu and Gotanda, there's a waterworks bureau in Meguro&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Represents &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Station&quot;&gt;Tokyo&lt;/a&gt; on Yamanote Line (accessible from Ochanomizu by transfering to Chuo Line)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; Represents &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashi-Muk%C5%8Djima_Station&quot;&gt;Higashi-Mukojima&lt;/a&gt; on Tobu Skytree Line and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dgoku_Station&quot;&gt;Ryogoku&lt;/a&gt; on Chuo-Sobu Line. Both have Tokyo Gas near them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; Tokyo Tower is not anywhere near the Chuo-Sobu Line&lt;br&gt;&#xA;* Uses &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABjitai&quot;&gt;traditional kanji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The railway lines are real, though they don't seem to mean anything. However, the &lt;strong&gt;bolded&lt;/strong&gt; places on the body seem to mean something:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Waterworks bureau near bladder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamarikyu Gardens near womb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tokyo Gas near large intestine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tokyo Tower &amp;amp; Shiba Park are... &lt;em&gt;recreation places&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBieOMHvTag&quot;&gt;a more SFW, redrawn OP by NEXIS on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T12:12:54.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38748" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-02-02T14:23:09.170" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T14:23:09.170" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T14:23:09.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38749" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-02-02T14:23:09.170" Score="0" Body="ReLife is a slice of life manga series by Yayoiso, beginning in October 2013. It was adapted into a 2016 anime series by TMS Entertainment. It concerns a 27 year-old man who is given the opportunity to go back to high school for a year so that he may have an opportunity to get his life back on track. The mysterious ReLife corporation gives him this opportunity via a pill that changes his appearance to how he looked at 17." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T16:46:29.620" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T16:46:29.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-02T14:44:44.777" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least two recent anime series have had openings (OPs) or endings (EDs) that were unique to a single episode.  The OP to &lt;em&gt;Erased&lt;/em&gt; episode 11 was modified for dramatic purpose to carry over the suspense beginning in episode 10.  Every ED for &lt;em&gt;ReLIFE&lt;/em&gt; had its own custom music, combined with a mixture of repeated and custom visuals. I am sure there have been other series to do this sort of thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a fan, I appreciate the extra effort the studios take in producing special OPs and EDs. And it is likely the artistic staff at the anime studios enjoy offering their fans these special glimpses into their series. From a production standpoint, though, I wonder how much extra cost a special OP or ED adds. Do they expect that enhanced fan appreciation due to these things will result in higher returns?  Or are they, like the artistic folks, doing it &quot;for the fun of it&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T05:51:00.537" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T05:51:00.537" Title="Are one-off openings and endings expensive to produce?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38742" CreationDate="2017-02-02T15:24:06.573" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a filler! So it's not covered in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14051" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T15:24:06.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-02T18:00:25.877" Score="1" ViewCount="1415" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Naruto-Sasuke showdown and they blew their arms up, why didn't Sasuke get his arm repaired like Naruto had? Well, even with the bandages and all. I don't really know what's within the bandages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T02:19:52.937" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T13:32:16.913" Title="Naruto and Sasuke's arms" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38754" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-02T18:49:01.063" Score="5" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wanting to start reading more English-translated digital manga on my Kindle Fire HD, but I like books published by many different companies, and I'd like to keep any potential digital manga collection I create tied to as few different app sources as I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions is: is there any digital manga app that currently collects all digitally-published manga? If not, what are some apps that, while not having all series, do offer titles from different publishers, and how extensive is their selection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38754/what-app-has-the-most-comprehensive-selection-of-digital-manga#comment52655_38754&quot;&gt;Hakase's comment&lt;/a&gt;, info on sources for legal DRM-free English manga would also be appreciated. Ignore if this makes the question too broad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30703" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T01:47:48.593" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T01:47:48.593" Title="What app has the most comprehensive selection of English-translated digital manga?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38753" CreationDate="2017-02-02T19:12:58.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He basically said he needed time to atone for his sins and that is why he went off on his own.  It is almost like he is telling himself that he deserved that. Inside Naruto's bandages are cells from Hashirama that are meant to regenerate his arm.  I am assuming in the future when it is fully finished, the bandages will probably come off.  It is also possible Sasuke will take the same treatment some day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30704" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T19:12:58.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29372" CreationDate="2017-02-02T19:36:07.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was meant to be funny. Not an advertisement. The game is heavily based off RPG Video Games and throwing in a &quot;Pause&quot; was just to add to the humor. This was literally my favorite (and most memorable) addition to the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30705" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T19:36:07.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38796" CreationDate="2017-02-02T23:01:42.020" Score="0" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 42, Yuuto said that he took the spell power of Kuranashi, the 12 Guardians, and Abe no Seimei. Then why would he try to dodge Rokuro's attacks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 41, Kuranashi didn't need to dodge the attacks of Tatara.&#xA;Then how come when Yuuto combined all that power with the Guardians and Abe no Seimei, he needed to dodge Rokuro's single attacks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T12:42:43.150" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T00:50:46.860" Title="Why did Yuuto try to dodge Rokuro's attacks?" Tags="&lt;twin-star-exorcists&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2721" CreationDate="2017-02-03T08:10:26.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained in the last (4th) volume of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; She collapsed and passed away at a market when she went to a town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The respective page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tzs3U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tzs3Ul.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;a news from town hall's man...&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/animarusokuho/archives/22590411.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;livedoor, a Japanese blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; 2nd - 4th panel: Good afternoon. You're Binchou-tan, right? I'm a spokesperson from town hall... your grandmother passed away in the town. Yesterday at the market, she collapsed, and...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T08:10:26.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27552" CreationDate="2017-02-03T09:17:48.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think maby jinta is uraharah's kid and ururu is a gikogon and gigia mix (construct) like nemu. i also agree that ururu may have been created as a defense system for urahara's shop. either that or ururu was created to protect and befriend jinta. jinta's bat is mentioned in the manga and i think its called something like his    &quot;indestructible iron bat&quot;. its possible that tessa or urahara gave it to him to protect himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this theory also leaves the question of who jinta's mom would be. the first person that comes to mind would be yourochi but he bears no physical resemblance to her. then again, it is also possibe that jinta is a construct made from urahara's DNA, due to his physical resemblance to urahara. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30715" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T09:17:48.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-03T11:27:30.443" Score="1" ViewCount="821" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen only the anime. I heard that the manga is still ongoing and that Fujisaka was exposed in it but I was in dilemma when I saw two mangas: one with the name &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shuuishuu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are both still ongoing and seem original. Which one should I start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30719" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T10:46:59.483" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T10:49:23.370" Title="Two different titles of Noragami manga, which one should I start?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38709" CreationDate="2017-02-03T11:41:09.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;b&gt;Shadow's Masquerade&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first usage of the soundtrack is in episode 88 of the Season 4: Bount arc. The music itself is the track #16 from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/22885&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BLEACH Original Soundtrack 2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30713" LastEditorUserId="30713" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T09:10:16.323" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T09:10:16.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39538" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:07:59.783" Score="3" ViewCount="1819" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of episode 17 of Code Geass R2, we see &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/v1xYEIhrC3s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suzaku suddenly laughing&lt;/a&gt;. There's even a meme about that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://orig09.deviantart.net/c7cd/f/2010/047/5/f/achievement_points_by_orneryamerican.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Achievement unlocked&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't quite get it. What made him laugh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24316" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T09:42:47.567" LastActivityDate="2020-07-21T05:49:24.363" Title="Why did Suzaku laugh at the end of episode 17 of Code Geass R2?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38766" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:12:09.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noragami#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Extra chapters of [Noragami]... have been compiled into one volume under the title &lt;em&gt;Noragami Shūishū&lt;/em&gt; (ノラガミ拾遺集). Both the main series and spin-off series have been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, under the title &lt;em&gt;Noragami: Stray God&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Noragami: Stray Stories&lt;/em&gt; respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami: Stray God&lt;/em&gt; (or simply &lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt;) is the main series. &lt;em&gt;Noragami: Stray Stories&lt;/em&gt; is a spinoff from the same author, Adachitoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T10:49:23.370" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T10:49:23.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38753" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:20:10.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto kept on using the hashirama hand while sasuke decided to stick with one only. Probably a physical reminder of what happened in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user30727" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T19:20:10.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33554" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:26:53.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doubtful. I think to completely rip off powers from another Devil Fruit user like Whitebeard, he probably needs to be dead or will die in the process. Think about it if that weren't the case, then Blackbeard would have extracted the Mera Mera no Mi's power from Ace when he initially captured him. The thing would've killed Ace and that wouldn't allow for a situation where Whitebeard went to war with the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user30727" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T03:27:08.007" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T03:27:08.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30385" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:28:04.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because he (unknowingly) puts a small amount of wind chakra in it and it somehow absorbs nature energy. That is how the Vanishing Rasengan works. It is still much of a mystery though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30728" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T04:56:05.333" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T04:56:05.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-03T20:58:21.840" Score="2" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe lyrics are shown to both the first opening and ending songs of the tennis anime, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/baby-steps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baby Steps&lt;/a&gt;. Here is a partial shot from the ending:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EeUoM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EeUoM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;shot from end credits illustrating lyrics and possible notation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that the normal credits are single rows of characters.  However, the lyrics at the bottom include a row of a few mini-characters above the main ones. What do these additional markings (characters?) indicate?  I am not asking for a translation, just what their purpose is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I vaguely remember seeing them in another series or two, but this is the first time they really caught my curiosity. I'm assuming right now that they are related to the music, perhaps how the song may have modified pronunciation of certain words. It appears too sparse to be some sort of full musical notation. There is only one voice in each song, so it is not the simultaneous words of a second singer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the English Wikipedia there is an article called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuhachi_musical_notation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shakuhachi Musical Notation&lt;/a&gt; related to Japanese music. It did not seem to help, though I don't know much about the topic. (I.e. I didn't see any pictures showing the double-row lyric thing.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T02:44:22.727" Title="What are the markings used above some song lyrics?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;baby-steps&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-03T21:06:11.550" Score="0" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason why Lelouch didn't go to his father to find out the truth about his mother's death as soon as he got Geass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24316" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T09:54:27.227" Title="Why didn't Lelouch go to his father as soon as he got his Geass?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38773" CreationDate="2017-02-03T21:19:33.413" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The markings above the kanji are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furigana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;furigana&lt;/a&gt;, which indicate the pronunciation of the respective characters. I'm not an expert, but I recall seeing this (sometimes for all kanji, sometimes only for some) in karaoke-related videos on YouTube before. (Examples: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/NjPM5RfY5_o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;北酒場&lt;/a&gt;, for some kanji; &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/XxJcOKTzs6w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;長崎の女&lt;/a&gt;, where significantly, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A5%B3#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;女&lt;/a&gt; is read as ひと.) Wikipedia singles karaoke as a notable case in which furigana appears, and it makes sense that furigana may be provided for some songs even when they're not explicitly made for the purpose of karaoke (for instance, for a children's show where viewers might sing along).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T02:44:22.727" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T02:44:22.727" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38776" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-02-03T23:09:52.163" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T23:09:52.163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T23:09:52.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38777" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-02-03T23:09:52.163" Score="0" Body="Baby Steps is a manga authored by Hikaru Katsuki, beginning in 2007.  Studio Pierrot adapted it as an anime beginning 2014.  It is in the sports genre, focused on a high school boy as he learns tennis as a first year and develops over time into a high-ranking player." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T03:04:44.267" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T03:04:44.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24472" CreationDate="2017-02-04T07:25:33.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/24472/whose-autograph-is-this-on-a-sailor-moon-pencilboard#comment35353_24472&quot;&gt;nhahtdh's comment&lt;/a&gt; is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I guess it's Usagi, where the A part is actually 月.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A photo of a merchandise from Sailor Moon S shows that the first character looks like 月【つき】 (moon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dSf8Zm.png&quot; alt=&quot;merchandise from Sailor Moon S&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://yaplog.jp/ladygoround/archive/316&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;のり's yaplog, a Japanese blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the signature seems to be a corrupted version of 月【つき】のうさぎ (Moon rabbit), as clearly shown in another photo of SuperS' merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cxYxEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;merchandise from Sailor Moon SuperS&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/yk_89/status/762198048604729344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ゆかりん's Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T07:25:33.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38781" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-04T11:40:49.567" Score="1" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;So when the &lt;em&gt;Ichigo&lt;/em&gt; team went to the Hueco Mondo to save &lt;em&gt;Orihime&lt;/em&gt;, they befriended &lt;em&gt;Nel&lt;/em&gt; and her so called brothers and their pet. &lt;em&gt;Nel&lt;/em&gt; introduces her self as an Arrancar and &lt;em&gt;Ichigo&lt;/em&gt; says that she has the Arrancar reiatsu, but we don't see her carrying a Zanpakoto, aren't Arrancars hollows that broke their masks and &lt;strong&gt;GAINED SHINIGAMI POWERS&lt;/strong&gt;? so is Nel realy an Arrancar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T11:40:49.567" Title="Is Nel realy an Arrancar?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38530" CreationDate="2017-02-04T12:04:52.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is simply used to show that she is angry. Red colour is often associated with anger and showing it as an aura just highlights that she is really very angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can safely rule out that it isn't some sort of hidden power that she has or she would have used it in the face of danger. This can further be supported, if you recall, the scene in Dragon Ball GT when Baby had taken over Goten. He initially thought that Chi-Chi was the strongest on Earth by looking into Goten's memories and emotions. He later realised that Chi-Chi wasn't the strongest but Goten felt that way towards her because she was his mother and he respected her and was afraid of her when she became angry. By this we can safely assume that Human or Super Saiyan you don't want to be around - and especailly be the cause of Chi-Chi's anger. And what better way to illustrate this than a fiery red aura of anger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13397" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T12:04:52.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38768" CreationDate="2017-02-04T14:39:04.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hmm, it doesn't seem to have any definite identifiable reason. I'd say it's an outburst of emotions. Seeing the destruction he was able to cause with the FLEIJA gives him an overwhelming feeling of power, being able to (as he thinks) destroy the Black Knights with one attack. He's completed one of his biggest goals too, destroying the Black Knights, who had killed Euphy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30738" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T14:39:04.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38774" CreationDate="2017-02-04T14:42:36.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't just walk into the throne room of the Britannian emperor. Bear in mind that Lelouch was no prince anymore in title, he was banished (or something like that, I can't recall the exact term). It's like walking in the room of Queen Elizabeth or the POTUS; it's not something you can physically do. Even with Geass, he'd just be shot down by a sniper or Knightmare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30738" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T14:42:36.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11707" CreationDate="2017-02-04T15:58:06.510" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1022024160&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt;, he is Kumatsuto, Asano's—the mangaka—close friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/review/R7TMSMN9CUD5K&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;customer review on Japanese Amazon&lt;/a&gt; also mentions Kumatsuto as the god (くまつとさん神様)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is also mentioned in the manga's credits&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MQcxrl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kumatsuto&amp;#39;s photo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T15:58:06.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36713" CreationDate="2017-02-04T18:39:06.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally, anime and manga tended to have black, dark brown, and redhead hair color. Often it was stylized in the manga pages and illustrations, so many characters might've had white hair then. Although it was'nt really canon design. Then the whole &quot;colorful hair\eyes, sometimes crazy hairstyles&quot; thing became more common as actual canon design in both anime and manga, and thus white hair started appearing alongside blue, green, purple, violet, fuchsia, pink, bright red, grey, teal, cyan, bright yellow, bright orange...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it might've easily been more than one character at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30743" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T18:39:06.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-04T18:53:35.497" Score="1" ViewCount="312" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a shot from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/baby-steps/episode-20-meat-buns-and-yakisoba-656175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baby Steps, episode 20&lt;/a&gt; at time mark 16:46:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qKUnc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qKUnc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;girl with sign on back reading, &amp;quot;The Best Meat Buns&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think &quot;The Best Meat Buns&quot; is the English translation of the sign Nat-chan is wearing on her back. She is considered one of the prettiest and most popular girls in her high school. She is wearing a maid-cafe outfit for the cultural festival, and her group is selling meat buns. In English the sign is an obvious double entendre. What is the literal translation of the sign? Would Japanese folks see it as a double entendre too?  (Maybe in Japan, &quot;buns&quot; just means buns.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think if it is a Japanese double entendre, Nat-chan would be in on the joke. She is not portrayed as just a clueless girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T19:00:03.787" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T17:25:59.410" Title="Is &quot;The Best Meat Buns&quot; a double entendre in Japanese?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;baby-steps&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6584" CreationDate="2017-02-04T20:30:25.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a rule in How To Read 13 that states &quot;Only a God of Death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note.&quot;  This means that Rem could only kill Light if he was the owner her second Death Note. It was either a bluff or a mistake.            &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule 34 item 3&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30747" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T00:35:17.490" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T00:35:17.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T00:28:53.080" Score="1" ViewCount="15552" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first season of Blue Exorcist ended with Rin lauded by his friends. Even in the movie, they are still on good terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened between these seasons to make everyone afraid of Rin? They already knew him to be Satan's spawn... Is it shown in anime media, or only in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T18:30:42.043" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T13:51:26.590" Title="Why are Rin's classmates afraid of him in the first episode of Kyoto Fujouou-hen?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38757" CreationDate="2017-02-05T00:50:46.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two hypothesis for that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was bluffing. He did not take that much spell power. He would need to spend spell power to block the attacks that did land and/or regenerate wounds. He was saving on power. &lt;strong&gt;Not likely.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He wanted Rokuro to keep on fighting in order to enrage him into changing modes. If he just overpowered his attacks and shielded himself, maybe rokuro would stop fighting / enraging to think of a different strategy. No. He wants him to keep on swinging and slowly lose his humanity as his kegare side takes over. Once he realizes that this is not going so smoothly, he traps Benio and starts to kill her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the most likely, as we see later that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He indeed evolves, and is saved by the timely reappearance of Tsuchimikado Arima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T00:50:46.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T04:58:23.633" Score="5" ViewCount="1137" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Goku, Gohan, Vegeta and Trunks prepare to train to face Cell Goku warns them that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is dangerous enough that they can't train alone in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's no life in there. just a building and open empty white space. how exacting is it too dangerous to train in there alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2019-02-21T22:43:20.350" Title="What is so dangerous about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38801" CreationDate="2017-02-05T11:34:55.893" Score="2" ViewCount="73" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE4HmyBc5wE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the OP&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Classicaloid&lt;/em&gt;, three different paintings are shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NWZl5m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NWZl5m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;first painting: woman with lute&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bre99m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bre99m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;second painting: old man with score&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q1jVym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q1jVym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;third painting: girl and boy with guitar&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Due to the speed at which the animation pans through these paintings, the quality of screenshots is somewhat low.) What are these three paintings &amp;mdash; who are the artist(s), and what exactly are their titles/subjects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T11:34:55.893" Title="What are the paintings shown in the Classicaloid OP?" Tags="&lt;classicaloid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38800" CreationDate="2017-02-05T11:34:55.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first painting is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Saraceni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Carlos Saraceni's&lt;/a&gt; c. 1610 painting &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlo_Saraceni_-_Saint_Cecilia_and_the_Angel_-_WGA20829.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saint Cecilia and the Angel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Cecilia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saint Cecilia&lt;/a&gt; is the patron saint of musicians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jbhq3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jbhq3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saraceni&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second painting is Caravaggio's &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rest_on_the_Flight_into_Egypt_by_Caravaggio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rest on the Flight into Egypt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. The flight into Egypt clearly refers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_into_Egypt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the event in the Gospels&lt;/a&gt; where Joseph flees with his family to Egypt to prevent the death of the child Jesus at the hands of Herod. There's not much reason, as far as I know, to associate it with music per se; the angel and its bowed stringed instrument seem to be the artist's own creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VFSESm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VFSESm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Caravaggio&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final painting is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Boucher&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;François Boucher's&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Music Lesson&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lJsRym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lJsRym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Boucher&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T11:34:55.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38703" CreationDate="2017-02-05T13:00:08.740" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Freesia by URU&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ FYI it says on myanimelist at Ending Theme section&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33051/Mobile_Suit_Gundam__Iron-Blooded_Orphans_2nd_Season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33051/Mobile_Suit_Gundam__Iron-Blooded_Orphans_2nd_Season&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30755" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T13:00:08.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T13:42:18.423" Score="9" ViewCount="4474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the episode 4 of the second season they keep laughing randomly when words like &quot;skull&quot; etc are uttered. I don't understand the rationale behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note- I am watching Japanese audio, English subs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28333" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T21:13:28.340" LastActivityDate="2020-01-23T01:03:18.497" Title="Why do the girls keep laughing at word like &quot;skull&quot; during the field trip?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38921" CreationDate="2017-02-05T14:23:34.803" Score="0" ViewCount="1120" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a song played at around 8:30 in episode 492, which I have not heard of yet, but I really like. Is this an unreleased OST, or was it released in one of the movies? It would really help if somebody could answer. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastActivityDate="2018-12-31T10:58:35.967" Title="What is the song played in episode 492 at 8:30" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38808" CreationDate="2017-02-05T14:28:14.487" Score="1" ViewCount="1953" Body="&lt;p&gt;Were Sakura's parents ninjas? I remember reading somewhere that they were, but she was said to have come from a civilian family? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30693" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T16:21:19.017" Title="Were Sakura Haruno's parents ninjas?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38806" CreationDate="2017-02-05T16:21:19.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, her parents are civilians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie: The road to Ninja, her parents were Ninjas (in the universe which Tobi made).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T16:21:19.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38798" CreationDate="2017-02-05T16:30:08.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The gravity inside the Time chamber is more than your average Earth. &#xA;What if someone fainted in the between of no-where? since it's vast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be safer for two people to train at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T16:30:08.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T16:38:09.723" Score="3" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball Series, it is noted that the transformation exposes the heart to impurity, which is the reason Goku cannot use the spirit bomb offensively. (While in SSJ)&#xA;In the Movie Super Android 13, he uses Super Saiyan while charging the Spirit Bomb, but it exposes his heart to impurity and the energy is absorbed within him. (Which is what happens when a impure heart  attempts the spirit bomb), but why exactly does the Super Saiyan Transformation expose the heart to  impurity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T18:18:08.533" Title="Why does the Super Saiyan Transformation expose the Heart to Impurity?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38798" CreationDate="2017-02-05T18:12:13.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is only opinion based but i think it has to do with the fact that nothing is there besides white emptiness. The &quot;danger&quot; comes from the psychological nature, as a solo person would eventually go crazy without any object reference. Everywhere around you is just an endless whiteness so that most likely takes a huge effect to your mental state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway that is the only reason that comes to my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T18:12:13.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38810" CreationDate="2017-02-05T18:18:08.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not exactly sure if my answer is what you asking for, but Vegeta tells 19 that when they turn into super saiyan they tend to be more savage. For transforming for the first time you have to be very furious, and probably full of hatred. That might be why Super Saiyan expose the heart to impurity, since to be pure-hearted means to be a person with only good intentions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T18:18:08.533" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40102" CreationDate="2017-02-05T18:33:11.260" Score="1" ViewCount="871" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the new Dragon Ball Super opening (you can see it here &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN57gmQlmLU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN57gmQlmLU&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's seen Gohan raising his ki in base form and sparking electricity. Is this proof that he recovered his mystic form or can a saiyan or any other race (human, namekian, etc) spark electricity when raising his ki in base form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T00:27:22.790" Title="Does the new Dragon Ball Super opening proves that Gohan is going to recover his mystic form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T18:38:32.813" Score="5" ViewCount="14022" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Goku's red aura form in the new Dragon Ball Super opening? Is it regular Kaioken? Is it Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan with Kaioken? Is it his Super Saiyan God form? Is it something new? You can see the opening here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN57gmQlmLU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN57gmQlmLU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The question of the topic is what form it is, the other questions are explanatory.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H5PpT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H5PpT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Goku red aura form&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: 03/08/2017 . Super Saiyan Blue transformation was seen first in merchandising toys. Some people is saying the image behind this chocolate Goku merchandising could be Goku's new form and related to this red aura form we see in the opening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30Frg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/30Frg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And recently a tweet was made by a Dragon Ball Super writer saying he's expecting a new form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pjrjy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pjrjy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T12:27:40.943" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T12:27:40.943" Title="What is Goku's red aura form in the new Dragon Ball Super opening?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38814" CreationDate="2017-02-05T21:39:06.410" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;We won't actually know until we see the episode that Goku performs it but... he seems to be in his base form but with red aura instead of his original white aura!! But how is this form above Super Saiyan Blue? I am kinda curious and excited. And BTW I came here for an answer but I didn't find one lol. But it doesn't seem to be Kaioken or Super Saiyan God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30763" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T00:38:00.883" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T00:38:00.883" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38348" CreationDate="2017-02-05T21:45:08.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Goku was talking to them he explained that King Kai could have been brought back to life by the wish but refused so he could stay with Goku and guide him around, but why he needed to be dead for this was never explained. Two fan theories I've read to explain this is that he couldn't enter heaven unless dead and that by being dead he could ignore his duties as North Kai, neither of these make sense to me though as we see a lively South Kai in heaven in the manga and we cannot say what is actually required of him in regards to his Kai duties of which we assumingly see him having resumed back on his planet in Super whilst still dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to get back to your question he chose not to be revived at the time and Goku never attempted to revive him since, due to forgetting and not seeing it as a big deal since he's a god, until King Kai expressed his desire for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30761" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T21:45:08.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31634" CreationDate="2017-02-05T23:55:57.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have 2 questions here, and so there are 2 answers to provide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your first question, Why did Walter want to kill Alucard, has little to no real revealed reasons. The Wiki article for &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Walter_C._Dornez&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Walter C Dornez&lt;/a&gt; Has one quote that offers Alucards belief why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alucard goes on to present what he believes is the reason for Walter's betrayal; his fear of becoming old and useless. To prove his abilities to himself, Walter desired to destroy Alucard, and allowed this obsession to consume him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This however has one flaw, in that Walter planned to die regardless of success or not in the end. proving oneself to not be obsolete, but then becoming obsolete instantly afterwards is counterproductive. Why he planned to die is unknown, but it was guaranteed for reasons I will mention later. This means that this reasoning was not the truth when Walter attacked, but it may have been the reasoning when he began. It was heavily hinted that Walter began his betrayal when he was about 14 years old, and first witnessed Alucard's power. It could be that he had that kind of reasoning at that time, but later on changed his mind, wanting to surpass or kill Alucard regardless of his death after success. That would satisfy half of the origional goal of beating Alucard, and in his older age allow him to die, at least satisfying his obsession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could also be that he saw Alucard as a real monster, a threat, and decided Alucard had to die, one way or another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third reason is hinted at by one of his quotes &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We are the evening's entertainment. And I... just wanted to do something with my time on the stage worthy of applause...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if this one is the truth, it could be that he did have an obession with killing Alucard, but it was so that he could have the Legacy of being the one who killed Alucard the Neigh immortal and undeniably evil monster, to feel that his life truly had meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We never truly got a straight answer out of him though, So this will probably forever be shrouded in that mystery unless someone else has stuff I missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your second question, How he got younger, it is a fairly simple one. He had the Millennium Doctor perform a special version of the Vampirification Surgery on him. He became an &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Artificial_Vampire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Artificial Vampire&lt;/a&gt; , and what made it special was that it's modified but flawed regeneration regresses his body as it activates. That tidbit is hidden in the wiki in the third paragraph of Walters Millennium Secret weapon part of his history Section. The down side was that it was not a perfected surgery, and was rushed, so permanent damage was done to him. He was literally deteriorating as he fought Alucard. His deterioration would cause his Flawed regeneration to kick in, and he would heal, and regress in age. As such, the surgery doomed him to only have hours or days left alive, no matter what he did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T00:01:11.067" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T00:01:11.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T06:57:05.350" Score="7" ViewCount="47572" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, there is a lot of blood and fights as we saw on the death of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, did Luffy ever actually kill any person? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-02T04:24:04.317" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T04:47:18.290" Title="Has Luffy ever killed anyone?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38819" CreationDate="2017-02-06T07:57:51.833" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he never killed anyone. The reason why he never kills anyone is that he is leaving them another chance to achieve their dreams. This was also stated by Oda in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SBS vol. 4&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;D: How come Luffy never kills his enemies? Throughout &quot;One Piece&quot; manga so far, he didn't kill Mohji and Helmeppo, but Axe-arm Morgan was killed by Zoro, why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O: Hmm! That's a very good question. First, I have to announce that Morgan is still alive. He's currently in jail, where he was placed by his former subordinates. Why doesn't Luffy kill his enemies? Because in that era, everyone uses their lives to fight for their dreams. For an enemy, when their dream has been shattered, it is the same as losing a fight, and as painful as death. I believe, for a pirate not to kill an enemy, it's giving them a 2nd chance to fight for their dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-02T04:16:30.140" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T04:16:30.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T08:15:11.477" Score="5" ViewCount="22203" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planning to read &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt; but I heard that the movie is canon. I also heard that the first few chapters of the manga cover the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30771" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T03:40:18.770" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T10:51:51.690" Title="What is the difference between &quot;Boruto: Naruto Next Generation&quot; manga and &quot;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29750" CreationDate="2017-02-06T11:38:29.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.wiki.cre.jp/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese fan-wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the Fate/Zero Blu-ray Disc Box I's Drama CD 1 only tells a story in which Jubstacheit has a major appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;長い間殆ど設定上の人物に近かったが、『Fate/Zero』Blu-ray Disc Boxの特典ドラマCDにて、ようやく出番らしい出番が与えられた。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a long period in which his character has been described as such, he finally appeared in Fate/Zero Blu-ray Disc Box special Drama CD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/uaru/archives/46505335.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a summary of 2channel posts (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, his true-form is explained on &lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] Blu-ray Disc Box II&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fate/stay night[UBW]Blu-ray DiscBoxⅡにて明らかになるアハト翁の正体とアインツベルンの成り立ちとは【ネタバレ注意】&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Old-man Acht's true-form and Einzbern' rising becomes clear in Fate/stay night[UBW]Blu-ray DiscBoxⅡ (Spoiler alert)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9: ＵＢＷのＢＯＸが密林から届いたで。&#xA;アインツベルンとアハト翁の正体とかかなり意外だった&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;9: The UBW Box from &lt;em&gt;mitsurin&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;jungle/dense forest&lt;/em&gt;, net slang for Amazon) has arrived. Einzbern and Old-man Acht's true-form was quite unexpected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;17: アハト翁はアインツベルンの城の中枢制御用に作られた人工知能ゴーレム・ユーブスタクハイトの8代目人型端末。[...]&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;17: Old-man Acht is the 8th-generation humanoid-form terminal of Golem Jubstacheit, an artificial intelligence in charge of Einzbern Castle's operation. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T11:38:29.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38835" CreationDate="2017-02-06T15:06:43.707" Score="3" ViewCount="167" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tosuisha.co.jp/order/report/report.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; with a short list of 通信{つうしん} from the publisher Tosuisha for its magazine &lt;em&gt;Ichiraci&lt;/em&gt;, and I was wondering what exactly 通信 are. Here's an example cover of one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n29v6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the cover of a tsuushin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several people listed as working on different sections in each book, the sections being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;表紙 (cover page)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;描下し２Pまんが (2-page manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;キャラインタビュー (character interview)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;燃えよ☆萌魂 (&lt;em&gt;moeyo ☆ moetama&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;キャラ日記 (character's diary)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;すぺしゃる４コマ (special 4-koma)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The page also mentions exchanging &lt;em&gt;Ichiraci&lt;/em&gt; back issues for points of some kind. (配布終了後のバックナンバーは、１１号～１８号まで各 ２ポイント で交換出来ます♪)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what exactly these are? I would assume they're some sort of mini-booklet distributed every month or so with special features of some sort for currently-running manga, but I'm hoping that someone else knows more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30703" LastEditorUserId="30703" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T13:31:17.603" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T13:31:17.603" Title="What is a 通信{つうしん} from a manga publisher?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38819" CreationDate="2017-02-06T16:26:32.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy kills the primary antagonist in the film &lt;em&gt;One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island&lt;/em&gt; which is &lt;em&gt;One Piece Movie 6&lt;/em&gt;.  This film, however, is one of the several non-canon films such as the more recent &lt;em&gt;Heart of Gold&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Gold&lt;/em&gt;.  It is very dark and surreal for &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;.  That is even if you ignore the good guy who looks like Hitler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting comment on Reddit mentions that he is actually the one who finally &quot;kills&quot; the Going Merry.  That is a little different than what you mean because the Going Merry itself is not really alive (though it has a spirit) and it is already dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-02T04:16:32.003" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T04:16:32.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38821" CreationDate="2017-02-06T16:27:58.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From watching the movie and reading the manga, as it stands, there are only a few differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The natural difference is simply pacing. The movie stretches the content out a bit, but the manga covers a near identical story over the course of 9 chapters, at 40-45 pages each. This is normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for major differences, there is only 1 major difference I found, and it's inconsequential to the story as a whole if you limit the scope to just the 9 chapters and the movie. The manga is set to continue however, I believe anyway, and if it does, it might in the future build off any of its changes. But in terms of the 9 chapters vs the movie, outside of that one difference, the rest are minor and likely will not affect the story in the future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what that difference is, for those who have not watched/read both:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's the form Momoshiki takes on after he consumes his guardian Kinshiki. In the movie, he takes on a red skinned demon look with pointy chin and a larger overall body. In the manga, his body changes very little, he gets covered in black markings. His 5 eyes (2 normal, 1 forehead, 2 on his hands), 3 of which are Rinnegan, are depicted as yellow. Because of this, the fight plays out differently, but overall, many of the same moves are used, and the end result is virtually identical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, if you can, watching the movie and reading the series can be entertaining, but if you limit yourself to only one of the two, the manga is the better one, since it's probably going to keep going, giving you more story to read. It's also the safer option to read the manga anyway, since those minor differences indeed might affect future story, but if you watched the movie instead, you would have missed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T17:38:37.420" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T17:38:37.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T19:47:06.377" Score="2" ViewCount="66" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several episodes, we see a shot of the main building of Cocona's school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rHI2Em.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rHI2Em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;school building&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this building correspond to anything that exists in real life? So far, my searches for &lt;code&gt;flip flappers real life&lt;/code&gt; have only generated lists of &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/NvGqV#QPcKh8v&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;locations&lt;/a&gt; used in the Pure Illusion world of episode 7; I haven't found anything discussing the locations of the &quot;real world&quot; of the anime yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T19:47:06.377" Title="Does Cocona's school correspond to any real-life building?" Tags="&lt;tourism&gt;&lt;flip-flappers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38833" CreationDate="2017-02-06T21:57:38.030" Score="2" ViewCount="2201" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Ash used a Haunter to battle Sabrina. I don't remember much after. Then Haunter is not seen afterward. What happened to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30785" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T01:22:52.320" Title="Where did Ash's Haunter go?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38832" CreationDate="2017-02-06T22:12:27.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash used a Haunter to battle Sabrina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;not exactly, Ash befriended Haunter (as he was never really caught with a Pokeball) to fight against Sabrina's Kadabra but it never actually was used in battle. the first time it had wandered off and in their escape Brock and Misty were caught and turned into dolls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash returned with a Haunter he had befriended. Ash challenged Sabrina to a rematch, but Haunter had wandered off in the meantime. Ash managed to escape Sabrina's wrath, rescued by the mysterious man once again, but Brock and Misty were transformed into dolls and placed into a dollhouse, where they met Sabrina's mother in the same predicament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sabrina#In_the_main_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sabrina - In the Anime - In the Main Series (5th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Haunter still didn't fight in the second re-match&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash returned once more, and during the match, Haunter appeared and started to playfully tease Sabrina. Haunter's antics delighted Sabrina so much, that she was no longer able to contain her emotions and started to laugh. This caused her two personalities to merge back into one. Ash was deemed the winner of the match due to the inability of Sabrina or her psychically-linked Pokémon to battle, and he won the Marsh Badge. &lt;strong&gt;Haunter chose to stay with Sabrina and her reunited family.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sabrina#In_the_main_series&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sabrina - In the Anime - In the Main Series (6th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see after Sabrina's personalities merged back together and everyone was restored Haunter decided to remain with Sabrina and her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T00:15:57.507" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T00:15:57.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26703" CreationDate="2017-02-07T01:41:53.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the name is Prelude by Mikio Endo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30788" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T01:41:53.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38826" CreationDate="2017-02-07T01:59:19.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a search on &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;jisho.org&quot;&gt;jisho.org&lt;/a&gt;, 通信{つうしん} by itself can mean &quot;correspondence,&quot; &quot;communication,&quot; &quot;transmission,&quot; &quot;news,&quot; &quot;signal,&quot; or &quot;telecommunications.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, further down the page (the third entry), there is another word that combines 通信 with 販売{はんばい} (&quot;sales,&quot; &quot;selling,&quot; or &quot;marketing&quot;) to form 通信販売{つうしんはんばい}, which refers to any kind of mail order service (including shopping online and getting a delivery by mail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking my best educated guess, these booklets are likely a promotional item or extension of the magazine distributed by mail, and 通信 is used as an abbreviation for 通信販売 (as that compound seems to carry the most relevant meaning to this question).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T01:59:19.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-07T04:02:00.783" Score="2" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find them anywhere I really want the uncensored Singapore version of Pokémon Adventures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29822" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T04:03:52.653" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T06:25:07.770" Title="Where can I find Pokémon Adventures Volumes 1-3 Chuang Yi Version not Viz Media" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;&lt;singapore&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:06:34.120" Score="-2" ViewCount="804" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how long Doflamingo has had his devil fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30791" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T19:22:26.807" Title="When did Donquixote Doflamingo eat his String-String Fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38837" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:32:16.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuang_Yi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chuang Yi&lt;/a&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-21/chuang-yi-publishing-in-liquidation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;closed down&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jW5Au.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some time&lt;/a&gt; and has ceased operations for even longer. IMO, if you want to acquire this version, it is through second hand sources like ebay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6481" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T05:41:58.383" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T05:41:58.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38753" CreationDate="2017-02-07T06:24:15.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After there legendary fight, which ripped off their arms. Lady tsunade treated naruto by recreating his arms using hashimara cells. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;When she tried to help sasuke he refused -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;first, he can create susanoo so for fight or living, he doesn't need to treat his arm.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  He wants to have a reminder of what he has done and should not become something that can harm his friends or village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30792" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T06:24:15.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38838" CreationDate="2017-02-07T08:18:48.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He got his devil fruit from Trebol when he was 10 after he had awakened his  haoshoku haki and knocked out the people who were trying to torture him. This was also shown in the manga, chapter 782&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki qute : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Doflamingo was ten years old, he awakened his Haoshoku Haki,&#xA;  knocking out a mob set out to torture him. Four young people — Vergo,&#xA;  Trebol, Diamante, and Pica — who would be the future elite officers of&#xA;  Doflamingo's crew, became awed by the rise of one who they deemed&#xA;  worthy to be their new king. Trebol offered Doflamingo power to be&#xA;  their king and to kill everyone who offended him, which took the form&#xA;  of the Ito Ito no Mi and an obsidian black pistol with luxurious gold&#xA;  plating (an ordinary pistol in the anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ito_Ito_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ito_Ito_no_Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="27678" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T19:22:26.807" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T19:22:26.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27207" CreationDate="2017-02-07T12:25:12.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To some degree, Nao's ability to keep up with school is handwaved: other than in chapter 139, what we see of her daily life (other than the segment in the ch. 1 excerpted in the other answer) consists of her visits to her father, and we also do not see much of it anyway. However, I think we have reason to believe that Nao has not had to abandon her studies because of the Liar Game:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 139, we see her in lecture, and her classmate remarks that she's changed lately after Nao comments on a professor's appearance. To me, the classmate's observation that Nao has changed lately, rather than that Nao has suddenly changed after coming to back to lecture after a long absence, best fits in with the scenario where Nao has been regularly attending class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jp2gg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jp2gg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ch. 139 excerpt&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So far, the Liar Game rounds do not actually appear to take up that much time, and presumably are spaced out somewhat. If so, it would not be inconceivable that Nao would have been able to go to class regularly even while in the Liar Game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first round takes place over the span of a month, but unlike with the other rounds, there is no set schedule for when players have to act; players would have more flexibility with the timing of their actions. (For instance, players did not have to show up to a game location at a certain time.) Moreover, although, Nao initially coops herself up at home, she is later able to carry on with her daily life: when she and Akiyama take shifts to watch her teacher (ch. 3), Akiyama takes the day shift.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second round takes place over three days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first revival round is &lt;a href=&quot;http://liarsgame.wikia.com/wiki/Revival_Round#Game_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thirteen hours long&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third round is on a &quot;Saturday the week after next&quot; (per ch. 29) and takes place over a single day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second revival round takes place on a single day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fourth round takes up two days. (The players go into the mansion at night to rest.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third revival round takes place over a single day. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://liarsgame.wikia.com/wiki/Revival_Round_III#Game_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;It should only last a few hours.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The final round takes place over a single day. (There is never any mention of giving the players a break for the night.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T03:40:03.830" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T03:40:03.830" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38843" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39488" CreationDate="2017-02-07T13:37:19.660" Score="8" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is at least one situation per Elric brother, when they have fixed radio device - e.g. Edward fixed transmitter sg. Fuery was working on, and Alphonse fixed broken radio in Reole (Liore?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the principles of the alchemy is that if you want to create some thing, you should know how it works. Which leads me to conclusion, that both Elric brothers should have some education in terms of electronic devices, and radio technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any additional information on this in anime/manga etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T02:20:26.393" Title="Are Elric brothers good at electronics?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36790" CreationDate="2017-02-07T13:39:55.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You got the worlds mixed up, World B Zamasu never met Goku and would have no reason to use the Super Dragon Balls to wish for Goku to switch bodies with him, it's Zamasu from the world created when Whis used his temporal do-over to go back so Beerus could kill Zamasu before he killed Gowasu. From Zamasu's point of view he killed Gowasu with Beerus and Whis thinking they'd killed him, no one was there to stop him from gathering the Super Dragonballs and wishing for Goku's body which he envied after sparring with him in universe 10 and using the time ring created by Trunks splitting the timeline to tell Goku about the Androids as that world had no Supreme Kai and therefore no Beerus, who was the only one with the will who powerful enough to stop him. He then went around and killed the Supreme Kais of the other 10 universes (He'd already killed Gowasu and thus universe 10's god of destruction)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once in Future Trunks' timeline he met up with the Zamasu of that Universe and helped him kill Gowasu and gather the dragonballs and wish for Immortality and then a year later, wish for the Dragonballs to be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30797" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:39:55.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-07T21:03:49.407" Score="4" ViewCount="669" Body="&lt;p&gt;The team is eating breakfast at cycling camp in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/yowamushi-pedal/episode-13-imaizumi-and-narukos-1000km-648479&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yowamush Pedal&lt;/a&gt; episode 13, beginning at about time mark 2:45. We see the MC Onoda eating:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mqEWc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mqEWc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Onoda eating modest sandwich&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of his third year senpai, Tadokoro, sees this, and isn't having it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hey now! What are you eating?!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Is that a snack? It's so little!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You have to eat more!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You'll drop out after the second day!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I'll share my Tadokoro Bakery Tadokoro Special &lt;strong&gt;Burger&lt;/strong&gt; with you.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RXsUi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RXsUi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tadakoro offering huge sandwich to Onoda&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[A &lt;em&gt;Tadokoro Bakery&lt;/em&gt; food truck had just been shown. I don't know if it is related to the character's family.]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't hold back. Eat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Onoda): There's no way!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the over-the-top (I assume) hilarity , the word &lt;strong&gt;burger&lt;/strong&gt; stood out. &lt;strong&gt;Is that a poor translation of the Japanese word for &lt;em&gt;sandwich&lt;/em&gt;? Or maybe they are the same word in Japanese?&lt;/strong&gt; (There is a long-running (since 1930) American comic strip named &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(comic_strip)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blondie&lt;/a&gt;, and her husband is named &lt;em&gt;Dagwood&lt;/em&gt;. Since he loves huge, multi-layered sandwiches such as these, they were known as &lt;em&gt;Dagwood sandwiches&lt;/em&gt;. I'm not sure that term is still known generally, though.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scene takes place during the second day of their camp. Each team member must ride 1000 km over the course of four days. I realize they will be burning calories like crazy, but -- geez!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T21:09:53.147" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T07:50:25.283" Title="Hilarious, but is it a &quot;burger&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;yowamushi-pedal&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2078" CreationDate="2017-02-07T22:33:48.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tea bowls and items are real names.&#xA;There are records of those. As you can see in Hyouge mono, there was an tea economy rose by tea masters and samurai lords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lord Hisahide Matsunaga who blew up with hiragumo kettle in manga and anime, in fact blew up with hiragumo in the top of the castle.&#xA;Nobunaga really wanted it, too.&#xA;There isn't a record of that Oribe took the broken lid of the kettle though.&#xA;So the events appear in the manga or anime are accurate but some scenes Oribe with other samurai lords (especially enemy ones) are more fictional.&#xA;Clothes are very exaggerated but Nobunaga really liked western clothes (from Portugal).&#xA;In my opinion the author does it deliberately because exaggeration is more suited to Oribe's aesthetic sense.&#xA;Later his name remains in style of tea bowls as Oribe ware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30805" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T22:33:48.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20580" CreationDate="2017-02-08T03:01:26.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edward might have defeated Father but Father was in a highly weakened state and not be able to fight back allowed Edward to beat the homunculus. However it was kind of an unfair fight and if Father still retained some power left, he would of annihilated Edward with breaking an sweat. Edward is a good fighter and alchemist but Father has the freakin power of God itself and even before than, he was already the most powerful alchemist of all time alongside Hohenheim of course. Edward only managed to win with Father's power handicapped and the army providing backup. In a one on one fight, Father would have undoubtedly won&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30809" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T03:01:26.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5834" CreationDate="2017-02-08T07:36:20.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my own theory but his flames could be from the power he was supposed to get at birth. All his siblings had powers but he was considered a dud. If I am wrong he could get powers later on or he might never get them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just realized no one has commented in over a year and you guys didn't have this info, that I am basing my theory off of, when it was originally posted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30813" LastEditorUserId="30813" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T07:42:17.673" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T07:42:17.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T08:44:05.680" Score="4" ViewCount="15510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently came up with a theory that Sanji might get a power because all his siblings did, even though he was called a dud. I was then watching &lt;em&gt;One Piece Film: Gold&lt;/em&gt; and remembered how his flames didn't make any sense. Could his flames have come from his father's experiments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did say in Enies Lobby that he got heated up when he was mad and his powers related to fire keep growing a bit stronger than friction should be able to make. His siblings had powers similar to devil fruit users, so the more powerful Sanji's flames become, the less I believe it is natural (by natural I mean through Haki and friction).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you think? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30814" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T13:38:31.520" LastActivityDate="2020-07-10T10:30:31.203" Title="What is the source of Sanji's flame power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38819" CreationDate="2017-02-08T09:37:01.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He could have accidentally killed someone when hitting and pushing large numbers of people. Although it is more likely with Zoro who makes slashing wounds, whereas Luffy's attacks leave bruises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30814" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-07-02T04:47:18.290" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T04:47:18.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28726" CreationDate="2017-02-08T16:14:48.873" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry to answer a question that has already an accepted answer this late, but I felt like giving more information in addition to CuddleBunny's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These lines are called 垂れ線 (&lt;em&gt;taresen&lt;/em&gt;, drooping lines) or just 縦線 (&lt;em&gt;juusen&lt;/em&gt;, vertical lines). They are a type of 効果線 (&lt;em&gt;koukasen&lt;/em&gt;, effect lines) that are used in manga/anime/games, such as the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/74/22/93/240_F_74229346_WdV7aWyjNVGKpitoTw6YXSAVJFn2kvB6.jpg&quot;&gt;speed lines&lt;/a&gt;&quot; used to emphasize action or speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taresen&lt;/em&gt;, and by extension, all &lt;em&gt;koukasen&lt;/em&gt;, are a type of 漫符 (&lt;em&gt;manpu&lt;/em&gt;, symbols used in manga to denote emotions or actions). Although the term &lt;em&gt;taresen&lt;/em&gt; doesn't seem too popular, the term &lt;em&gt;koukasen&lt;/em&gt; (and &lt;em&gt;manpu&lt;/em&gt;) in contrast is widely recognized, and it is one of the drawing notions a person has to know in order to become a mangaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taresen&lt;/em&gt; is similar to another &lt;em&gt;manpu&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/oekaki/649797.png&quot;&gt;horizontal lines&lt;/a&gt;, in that they both emphasize the surprise one character feels. However, where &lt;em&gt;taresen&lt;/em&gt;  emphasize shock, horizontal lines emphasize rather stupefaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taresen&lt;/em&gt; often exaggerates the image of a shadow being cast on the face of the character when it is hanging his head. In some other cases, the lines are drawn under the eyes, to denote dark circles or eye twitching, on the side of the head where it can be assimilated to the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Ase.PNG&quot;&gt;cold sweat&lt;/a&gt;&quot; &lt;em&gt;manpu&lt;/em&gt;, or even on the back of the head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taresen&lt;/em&gt; was first introduced in manga, in black and white, a support where one could easily build a parallel between the lines and what they were supposed to represent in reality. Instances of &lt;em&gt;taresen&lt;/em&gt; were &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1311132483&quot;&gt;seen&lt;/a&gt; in manga going as far in time as 1971 (in a manga of Moto Hagio). &lt;em&gt;Taresen&lt;/em&gt; are commonly used to denote, as other people said, depression, disgust and impatience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lines can come, depending on the case, with another &lt;em&gt;manpu&lt;/em&gt;: the face being replaced by shadows of various colors, like black, dark purple, or blue. Blue color often denote a feeling of cold. This can be associated to cold sweat, or just plain cold. For example, it can often be seen when characters eat too much ice cream and feel the cold rising to their head (brain freeze).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T16:14:48.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37366" CreationDate="2017-02-08T16:28:29.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know regarding the facial expressions, but your description of their dialogue seems to be a typical example of &lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt; (character 2) and &lt;em&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/em&gt; (character 1) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;manzai comedy&lt;/a&gt;. This type of humour is typically japanese and can be seen or heard in most variety shows and anime with humoristic tendancies.&#xA;Anime also tend to have the variation of &quot;&lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;boke&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, where both characters say stupid things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6391" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T16:28:29.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31022" CreationDate="2017-02-08T16:40:58.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bit late, but it's because all revenge does is leave empty. So even through Tyuule got what she wanted, she can't feel happy about any of it. They mention it earlier back with Tuka's mental issues and the fire dragon.&#xA;Oh and she doesn't love him. Can never love him for all he's done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30819" LastEditorUserId="30819" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T16:51:17.353" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T16:51:17.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4975" CreationDate="2017-02-08T19:03:15.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the Black Box mechanism (grips) the curved trigger (shaped like a brake lever on a bicycle) located on the outside of the grip is used to fire the grappling hooks towards the target. The top trigger within the grip is used to release the grappling hooks or to reel them back towards the user pulling the user towards the target. The bottom trigger within the grip is used to activate the gas propulsion system that helps the user move around with speed on the ground or in the air. The sliders placed near the top of the grip are used to change the angle and position the shooters on the users hips are facing letting them target where to fire a grappling hook.&#xA;SOURCES: NO REGRETS OVA- Levi using ODM Gear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30822" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T19:03:15.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38795" CreationDate="2017-02-08T22:51:22.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Direct Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; Senshin is correct, everything after episode 16ish and the movie doesn't actually follow the manga's original story-line. Therefore this second season ignores it in order to follow the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now for some clarity on the timeline divergence:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; We see numerous flashbacks in Kyoto Fujouou-hen to Blue Exorcist but only right up to the point that he's taken into custody, at that point you'll notice that while there are later flashbacks the details are different from the original series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These details, start with things like Shiemi turning her back on Rin as he's dragged off, and then him not being encased in a blue crystal at the trial, and no earth-king attack, etc... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They did take some parts from the manga and integrate it into those last 9 episodes of the first season and you'll notice they are almost identical between the 2 seasons. Eyebrows(Izumo) is the first to approach him and tell him that offspring between demons and humans has happened before and isn't uncommon in exorcists. The candle training also proceeds in almost the exact same way in both, though obviously in different settings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16425" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T22:51:22.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33650" CreationDate="2017-02-08T22:58:28.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm  not predicting or giving a direct answer to the above question, but I say that the reincarnation can take place again not for the sake of any dispute between brothers like before, but for the extension of the family tree or expansion of clan and lineage...it could be now a reincarnation of brothers for the sake of watching over the true will of their dad...and also to innovate a new era with cooperation after long strife...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;besides, in resolving to do dad's will from now on, madara will be free from zetsu's deceipt and darkness will not be the way out for the sharingan but Hagoromo's full powers might certainly enhance the sharingan or again, honest cooperation between the brothers can make things to run smoothly (like hashirama cells, tailed beasts' chakra ,hagoromo's legacy, etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;therefore since there are various clans, the two bothers can incarnate as clan leaders (madara, hashirama)...and a new story emerges with their collaboration...and i think that there are still some boss battles...kaguya mentioned that she was pursued by some three violent persons and that she escaped to the ninja world where she arrived already fierce and powerful...this therefore means that madara's story of which he was convinced about kaguya eating a fruit and thus possessing chakra was wrong!?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think the reincarnation is possible and can be appropriate in a collaboration context...thus madara indora can be appreciated, cheered and thanked for the incarnation idea...i don't know if it will bore or it will still be interesting and have some sense (because previous boss is now walking with actor, what next?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to be honest, if naruto and sasuke incarnates are in collaboration, with their actual power levels (ten tails and rinnegan), i don't imagine a threatening boss battle against them...even if they possess the power level below the above mentioned power level, if incarnates of madara sasuke and naruto are in collab, i still think that boss battle has been cleared in advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30825" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T00:03:45.907" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T00:03:45.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38861" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T23:01:27.633" Score="0" ViewCount="2530" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can Madara Uchiha use Susanoo when he does not have 2 mangekyou abilities in his eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30824" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T23:37:57.847" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T17:14:53.240" Title="How can Madara Uchiha use Susanoo when he does not have 2 mangekyou abilities in his eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14110" CreationDate="2017-02-09T00:09:36.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aizen had two conflicting goals. One was to become even more powerful and destroy the Soul King, and the other was to find someone who was his equal. He's a multi-faceted character.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; episode 310 Ichigo says to Urahara,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When I battled Aizen, I finally had enough power to feel his sword. And I could tell you with certainty that there was nothing but loneliness in that weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo states this with &lt;strong&gt;certainty&lt;/strong&gt;, so this whole speech doesn't come off as some idle speculation you can dismiss offhandedly. Ichigo goes on to say that Aizen was isolated because of his power and was looking for an equal, but that he probably gave up. Keep in mind that he was pursuing his hollowification research long before Ichigo was around. Naturally, he would have been more focused on the goal he thought he could achieve: gaining more power and destroying the Soul King. When, in the process of his hollowification experiments, he discovered Ichigo's unusual case, he became interested and decided to pursue his other goal at the same time by grooming Ichigo into a powerful entity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo also states that there must have been times Aizen must have wanted to go back to being a simple soul reaper. Even so, I very much doubt that trying to get rid of his power would have been something Aizen would have pursued. You have to keep in mind his other personality traits: he's manipulative, driven, calculating, and conceited. His loneliness is something he keeps locked up deep in his heart. He'd definitely rather have someone rise up to his level rather than to weaken himself (it's the same with Zaraki, too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 309, Aizen briefly talks about the Soul King with Urahara as he's being sealed away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aizen&lt;/strong&gt;: With your great intellect, why don't you take independent action? Why in the world is it that you choose to subjugate yourself to that thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen shows a very deep hatred of the Soul King and the current state of the Soul Society. He says only losers talk about the way the world is and winners should talk about the way the world should be. I think this shows his motivation for wanting to kill the Soul King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only read up to volume 68 in the manga, but I've seen that Aizen will continue being in the story, so more of his backstory and motivations may be explained in later volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T00:09:36.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26834" CreationDate="2017-02-09T00:29:47.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Names of towns and streets in &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; are excerpts from actual names of places and streets in London or the UK in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haido park, once translated into properly pronounced English is going to be Hyde park which is an actual park in London. Another example is Beika street, once also translated into properly pronounced english is going to be Baker street which is a street in the UK and also the same street Sherlock Holmes lived in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30827" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T10:12:21.517" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T10:12:21.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7655" CreationDate="2017-02-09T07:21:08.993" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime has lots of filler in between pages or they drag some parts out. The anime also has entire filler arcs that are not in the manga but they don't affect the overall story of one piece. I have not watched black butler or full metal alchemist so I can't compare them to one piece. I do know that it is still in the same place the manga is but just an arc behind. I know that the anime might leave false impressions in some places, for example when Luffy fought Doflamingo the anime made it look like king Kong gun had a hard time beating Doflamingo but in the manga it crushed him. Not worth to being caught up and watching one episode a week in my opinion but it is worth watching for the fights because animated fights are always better than looking at pictures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30814" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T07:21:08.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38846" CreationDate="2017-02-09T07:48:33.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This &quot;answer&quot; is technically a reply to a comment, but it includes a picture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But one certain thing, it's not a wordplay at all.  – Aki Tanaka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can accept that the word &lt;strong&gt;burger&lt;/strong&gt; in itself may not be wordplay. That may well have snuck in due to the overlap in meaning between &lt;em&gt;sandwich&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;hamburger&lt;/em&gt;. But let's compare the anime scene to the same panel from the manga by Wataru Watanabe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YgMfv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YgMfv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Onoda faces Tadokoro deluxe special burger&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(acquired from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://yowamushipedal.wikia.com/wiki/Training_Camp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia page&lt;/a&gt;; I love this panel because the rye bread is called out, as well as Onoda's final line, &lt;em&gt;And the banana's sticking out!!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare Tadokoro's description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(manga) &lt;em&gt;Tadokoro Deluxe Special Burger&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(anime) &lt;em&gt;Tadokoro Bakery Tadokoro Special Burger&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the anime add the extra complexity? I have listened to that part several times; My non-Japanese ears do not hear anything special, such as rhyme or tongue twister. If it were that, a commenter would have likely mentioned it. But I believe there is a reason the anime intentionally repeated &quot;Tadokoro&quot;. The only reason I can think of for doing so is some sort of wordplay in those five words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theory (&lt;em&gt;added 16:45 10feb17&lt;/em&gt;): There is subtle wordplay. It involves both &lt;strong&gt;Tadokoro&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;burger&lt;/strong&gt;. Most Japanese are well aware that their pronunciation of the latter (&quot;&lt;em&gt;baagaa&lt;/em&gt;&quot;) lacks the &lt;em&gt;r&lt;/em&gt; sound from the original English. Yet here is a guy whose surname actually contains an &lt;em&gt;r&lt;/em&gt; sound -- I can hear it in the anime. The two &lt;em&gt;Tadokoro&lt;/em&gt;s supply the &lt;strong&gt;r&lt;/strong&gt;s missing from &lt;em&gt;baagaa&lt;/em&gt;. ... I'm not saying this theory is likely or even broadly funny, but it is what my subconscious came up with. It is a subtle joke of the ear, mind, and context, which may be why the animators could add it to a scene which was already really funny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T21:54:15.223" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T21:54:15.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38852" CreationDate="2017-02-09T09:30:57.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is completely natural. Try it yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SPOILER : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Luffy meets him on Wholecake Island, Sanji fights him. His kicks were crushing all the databases that the the scientists who watched it had. Luffy did not fight back. At the end of the fight, everyone concludes that Sanji is a Vinsmoke afterall. Luffy says he would starve until Sanji brings him food, and stays in his spot. If you read the manga, you will be a bit ahead and know all this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T09:53:28.643" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T09:53:28.643" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2017-02-09T18:00:40.290" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In later seasons, it is stated that Raven Branwen, Qrow's twin sister, is Yang's mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, it's the top result when you ask Google about Ruby's lineage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30838" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T15:59:15.747" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T15:59:15.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38861" CreationDate="2017-02-09T18:00:51.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, the rinnegan is an improvement of the sharingan it self, so by having a mangekyou and the rinnegan, he would be able to invoke susanno.&#xA;But the susanno is in fact a skill that can only be summoned while having two eyes, rinnegan and mangekyou. &#xA;Sasuke have a rinnegan and mangekyou and is able to summon it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the tsukuyomi and amaterasu I can't tell for sure. Right eye has the amaterasu and the left one has the tsukuyomi. I believe that Itachi explained this like this, but remember that kishimoto left some plot holes so we can't really be sure. Also, I think Sasuke used the amaterasu and the tsukuyomi while having only one mangekyou and one rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30839" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T18:00:51.223" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-09T18:38:00.767" Score="0" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ED of the second cour of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/all-out/episode-14-x-day-727927&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;All Out!!&lt;/a&gt; prominently features a lone girl (probably the team manager), seen from her back. She is looking onto a darkening field for well over 30 seconds. She is not moving, but the camera is. You can see this beginning at 23:05 of the provided link. The music seems sort of wistful, with a lone female singer. Through the latest episode (18), there has been nothing to provide this long take with a context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the lyrics help explain this?  Since they are Japanese with no sub, I have no idea what the song is about. I do like the singer's voice and the mellowness of the music. If the lyrics are not relevant, maybe something later in the series will explain. To this point however, the manager has only had a peripheral role.  If manga readers know, please describe in a spoiler tag. At least I'll know to watch for it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T18:38:00.767" Title="What is context of lone girl staring at field in the ending?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;all-out&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-09T22:07:30.600" Score="4" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Rise Kujikawa accepts her Shadow and awakened her Persona a second Teddie appears. seeing it Rise warns that there is another presence and considering that Teddie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is actually a Shadow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i figured someone else created and was controlling the other Teddie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first i thought maybe it might have been Ameno-sagiri since it talks about the fog, the voice is similar and Ameno-sagiri has been shown to be able to control others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; such as when Adachi is defeated Ameno-sagiri takes over his body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however the Other Teddie also talks about the futility in seeking the Truth when people are incapable of accepting it, this seems more like what Izanami says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering who was the presence behind the other Teddie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-11-03T02:00:34.073" Title="Who was controlling the other Teddie?" Tags="&lt;persona4&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38901" CreationDate="2017-02-09T22:15:59.480" Score="1" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy XII&lt;/em&gt; We know that Doctor Cidolfus Demen Bunansa (AKA Dr. Cid) found The Ancient City of Giruvegan where he met Venat, learned how the Occuria control the world by selectively distributing Deifacted Nethicite to control historic events and formed a partnership to &lt;em&gt;&quot;return the reigns of history back to the hands of man&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However for Vann and his party to enter Giruvegan they needed to summon Belias, as Esper they only obtained from Raithwall's Tomb having been King Raithwall's esper, i doubt Dr. Cid found the entrance to Giruvegan, went to the tomb to grab Belias and put him back after he opened it. i also doubt that Occuria would let Venat roam around Giruvegan on it's own given they know Venat knows what they know and is opposed to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happened to Dr. Cid in Giruvegan? How did he get in? why didn't the Occuria try and stop Dr. Cid and Venat from leaving?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T03:11:45.637" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T15:12:49.253" Title="What happened to Dr. Cid in Giruvegan?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2017-02-09T23:00:25.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure there is a specific answer to this. As you acknowledge, different artists have different styles. Both Japanese and western books vary from &quot;cartoony&quot; to &quot;realistic&quot;. There are cultural differences seen in the art, such as in Japanese media adults often smoke, while in American media, they seldom do -- definitely not in titles geared to children. (Maybe they do in French media; that's why I switched from &quot;western&quot; to &quot;American&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hell, sometimes an artist has extremes in his own work; consider Yoshiro Togashi and his &quot;bad days&quot; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/a&gt;.  Here is a comparison of a page that got published in the weekly mag, versus how he improved it for the HxH volume:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kQnNK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kQnNK.png&quot; alt=&quot;poorly drawn page on left, well-drawn on right&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the left even identifiable as manga vs comic book (vs fan art)? On the right, the main clue as to being a manga, at least to me, is the eyes of the upper right character. Otherwise it could be from a (somewhat dark) American funny-animal comic book, a la &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_the_Cat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fritz the Cat&lt;/a&gt; visits a jungle&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's look at another page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gsEC4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gsEC4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First Kingdom, Book 6 cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything innately Japanese or western concerning &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Katz_(artist)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jack Katz&lt;/a&gt;' work on &lt;em&gt;The First Kingdom&lt;/em&gt;? If I didn't already know, I could not tell anything except that he is a remarkable artist (a mangaka in every sense of the word except his nationality). ... Hmm, maybe in Japan they would have to fade-out all the nipples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself instantly recognize manga because the pages have to be read from right to left. The other instantly recognizable hint is that manga are typically b&amp;amp;w, whereas western comics are usually color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T00:06:40.917" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T00:06:40.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38932" CreationDate="2017-02-10T01:14:25.083" Score="0" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Jirobo's last name? I must know because I am creating a Naruto website and including the full list of characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30845" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T17:01:27.530" Title="What is Jirobo's last name?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38880" CreationDate="2017-02-10T01:29:22.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Speaking from the view of someone who completed the game and watched the original anime. Teddy is basically a walking anomaly as he's a &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shadow who became human after interacting more with people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this his ego manifested reversely. In Persona 3 the concept of a controllable ego was something that only a select few people had. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in Persona 4 all who enter the tv world must confront their ego and accept it in order to manifest a persona. Most people are killed by their ego instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teddy, as he interacted more with the protagonist and the investigation team slowly began to ask himself things he never did before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who am I?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What am I?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why am I here?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where did I come from?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He slowly but surely realized the simple fact of what he was but refused to accept it. Because of that inner conflict he discovered his own alter ego which manifested and after accepting it he learned to wield the power of persona. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people fight to discover their inner-self he fought because he already knew his inner self and wanted to be different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that he along with Naoto and kanji has one of the 3 most interesting inner-conflict that is portrayed marvelously in his character development in spite of him being a &quot;joke&quot; character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In respect to your last comment about Izanami, because of Teddie's origination it makes sense to infer that he had a closer connection to Izanami than the other character's shadows so the wordplay by both dialogues adds credibility to that hypothesis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T12:58:01.337" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T12:58:01.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31872" CreationDate="2017-02-10T05:59:47.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Up until now, only 2 [Unique Skill] have been mentioned in the story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;二刀流 (Dual Blades): fastest reaction speed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;神聖剣 (Holy Sword): strongest player&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to a web-anquette interview (cannot find the original source),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q...他にユニークスキルなど考えてましたか？&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A...90層以降、更に８種のユニークスキルがアンロックされる予定だった。『暗黒剣』『抜刀術』『手裏剣術』『無限槍』など……デザインに苦労したんだが……。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q...Have you thought about the other [Unique Skill]?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A...Above Floor 90, 8 more [Unique Skill] have been planned to be unlocked. Examples are (see below), but there were troubles about the design...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;暗黒剣 (Darkness Sword): highest PK count (if-situation at floor 95, Kirito vs PoH)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;抜刀術 (Swordsmanship)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;手裏剣術 (Shuriken Technique)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;無限槍 (Infinite Spear)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that since they are still in planning, the real [Unique Skill] might be different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www33.atwiki.jp/swordart-online/pages/27.html#id_6742077b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SAO Fan Wiki (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese Yahoo! Answers: &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1385607793&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13146520273&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14108245729&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mai-net.net/bbs/mainbbs/mainbbs.php?act=dump&amp;amp;cate=zatudan&amp;amp;all=6940&amp;amp;n=0#0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arcadia (Japanese BBS)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T05:59:47.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-10T11:17:24.923" Score="6" ViewCount="11579" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is, why are there two Satous at the end of the last episode of season 2; and how did the Satou with the cross-shaped scar end up masquerading as an American soldier?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To recap, Satou has his head chopped off, revives, and is then killed again and captured by American soldiers.&#xA;While being transported on the American plane, we see that there are actually &lt;strong&gt;two&lt;/strong&gt; Satous: one with a cross-shaped scar on his cheek posing as an American soldier, and the real one, imprisoned with Tanaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastEditorDisplayName="user24016" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T15:10:30.453" LastActivityDate="2020-06-05T19:49:36.090" Title="What happened to Satou at the end of the last episode of season 2?" Tags="&lt;ajin-demi-human&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38805" CreationDate="2017-02-10T11:32:16.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an unreleased OST. There are many OSTs that were left out from the 3 OST albuns. I've searched in multiple youtube channels for that specific one and I didn't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could send a private message via youtube to one of those guys that are constantly publishing those unreleased OST in their channels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30839" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T11:32:16.237" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44907" CreationDate="2017-02-10T12:39:29.520" Score="4" ViewCount="935" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass season 2 episode 7, there is a song playing at 6:40.This is about the time when Lelouch breaks his phone and throws it away when Kallen calls him. I can't find the song in the OST and I'm pretty sure it has been featured elsewhere in the series as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I also noticed it play in episode 8 at 12:27.Corrected season number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30850" LastEditorUserId="30850" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T10:07:15.170" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T14:16:16.827" Title="Code Geass R2 episode 7,there is a song playing at 6:40" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38893" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38894" CreationDate="2017-02-10T16:38:42.560" Score="0" ViewCount="718" Body="&lt;p&gt;So according to Madara, whenever a Sharingan eye uses the Isanagi, it casts an ultimate genjutsu on itself and whenever the caster is hurt / dies, it manipulates the genjutsu. The genjutsu is so powerful that it blurs the line between reality and fantasy and thus the weilder is healed / ressurected. But whenever the weilder is ressurected, the Sharingan eye dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo wanted to increase the duration of his Isanagi and wanted to be able to possess more than one Sharingan eye so asked Orochimaru to implant the cells of the 1st hokage in his right arm to get the wood style and then implanted 10 sharingan eyes in his now powerful right arm. So he had &quot;10 lives&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I right till now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then my question is, what was Karen, during the fight, was talking about one eye closing every 60 seconds? I thought an eye closed after the isanagi ressurected the weilder..then whst was thing about an eye closing every 60 seconds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T16:59:18.073" Title="Question about Danzo's Isanagi" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38893" CreationDate="2017-02-10T16:59:18.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki Entry on Izanagi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This technique would normally be used for only the most dire of situations and for but a brief moment as after the Sharingan with which Izanagi was casted exceeds its limit, the said eye becomes powerless and is rendered blind permanently&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the most useful entry, specifically about Danzo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Danzō Shimura, in an effort to make practical use of the technique, had ten Sharingan embedded into his right arm. To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage. Partially for this reason Danzō had some of Hashirama Senju's DNA transplanted into his arm, which extended the time span of each Sharingan's Izanagi to a minute, allowing him to use the technique for up to ten minutes in total, with breaks in between to conserve time. However, because Danzō is not an Uchiha, his chakra levels drop substantially every time he activates this technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the eye goes blind when it goes past its limits, not when it rewrites death. In fact, It can rewrite almost anything that happens in its influence while its active, not just death. Doing so does so little strain to the eye, its considered negligible compared to actually maintaining Izanagi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T16:59:18.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-10T17:08:05.267" Score="1" ViewCount="1302" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been thinking about it for a while now, but what if a member of the main house of the Hyuuga clan marries a member of the branch house of the Hyuuga clan ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've searched everywhere for the answer, but I couldn't seem to find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30852" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T19:18:39.147" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T15:38:51.820" Title="What happens when a member of the main house of the Hyuuga clan marries a member of the branch house of the Hyuuga clan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38898" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39083" CreationDate="2017-02-10T21:54:17.333" Score="1" ViewCount="4722" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know as a fact that SSJ &amp;lt; SSJ2 &amp;lt; SSJ3 &amp;lt; SSG &amp;lt; SSB . But what about the mystic form that probably Gohan is going to recover? Is there any official info / evidence that shows how strong it is compared to the other forms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T22:30:40.680" LastActivityDate="2020-08-11T02:44:25.213" Title="Is the mystic form stronger than SSJ3?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38899" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38910" CreationDate="2017-02-10T22:46:54.023" Score="2" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, it's been revealed that the god of destruction from universe 9, the dwarf-like one is named Sidra which comes from the Spanish name for cider. My question is: are there any other characters in the Dragon Ball universe with a Spanish name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T02:40:39.577" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T02:08:59.657" Title="Which character names come from Spanish words?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38881" CreationDate="2017-02-11T00:20:23.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After doing a little bit if research, I came to the conclusion that Dr. Cid never entered Giruvegan; he merely only discovered it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not much knowledge to Cid's history prior to the events in Final Fantasy XII, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cidolfus_Demen_Bunansa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cidolfus Demen Bunansa&lt;/a&gt; sheds some light on his past&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much is known about Cid's life before the events of Final Fantasy XII. He fathered three sons, one named Ffamran mied Bunansa, but his other two sons and wife are never seen or mentioned in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Six years prior to the start of Final Fantasy XII, Dr. Cid traveled to the Jagd Difohr on an expedition into the Mist-covered waste. It is not known whether it was a primarily exploration-driven mission, or whether he already had some idea of what he was looking for and what he would find there. Either way, he stumbled upon the Giruvegan, where he met the rogue Occuria Venat, and discovered the nature of the stone of the gods, nethicite. Venat took Cid as their pupil and taught him how to synthesize artificial nethicite, which came to be known as manufacted nethicite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't the the Occuria try to stop Cid and Venat from leaving? The Occuria abandoned &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Giruvegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giruvegan&lt;/a&gt; centeries prior to the events that take place. For that reason, they were not present to stop Cid and Venant from joining forces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the center of Ivalice centuries ago, Giruvegan was ruled by the immortal Occuria. For reasons known only to them, the Occuria closed the gates to the city and let it fall into ruin. As such, not much is known about the once great city. Now, a dense Mist covers the city, and monsters wander its many corridors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how the &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Occuria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Occuria&lt;/a&gt; abandoned Giruvegan, that brings into question why Venant was there in the first place. Venat did not agree with the Occurian's points of view and believed all races should be able to write their own history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point in the intervening time, one of the Occuria went rogue, disagreeing with the Occurian philosophy. Venat felt all races should have control over their own history and concocted a plan to create nethicite that was not under the control of the other Occuria, manufacted nethicite. Venat accomplished this with the aid of Dr. Cid of Archadia, with the Emperor's son Vayne Carudas Solidor aiding them by setting up the Empire's war against Rozarria and taking the shards cut by Raithwall from the locations they conquered. Enraged at Venat's heresy, Gerun and the other Occuria decide to bring forth a new Dynast King to destroy Archadia and restore the status quo they had created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T15:12:49.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35630" CreationDate="2017-02-11T04:14:52.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Macarov disbanded the guild because he knew zeref was coming and he wanted to avoid being in a fight with him and keep fairy tail safe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30858" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T04:14:52.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15151" CreationDate="2017-02-11T08:20:05.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hisoka died from an explosion in the Heaven's Arena, Compare that with Meruem who survived a Nuke. Even the calamities (except may be Bryon and Ai) are probably weaker than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30862" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T08:20:05.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2173" CreationDate="2017-02-11T09:12:51.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto cannot combine two different release, eg wind and lightning, to create a kei kei genkai. He has to be born with it in his blood, like the sharingan, byakugan, which is in the clan blood. Hence the name bloodline limit. The 1st homage wa born with water and earth realease and the combination of the two which is wood release. All kei kei genkai and touta users are special because of that. In was in their blood to produce those releases. Now tsunade is the 1st granddaughter but she can't use the wood style and he is the only person in naruto history to gain it naturally. Yamato was experimented on. And not all uchiha had the sharingan. Ninjas like Jiraiya and the Third could use all basic styles but couldn't mix them to create kei kei genkai. That's because it want in their blood or born being able to mix them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30864" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T09:12:51.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12837" CreationDate="2017-02-11T13:15:06.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yep, it's a late answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;TL;DR Version&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Character Songs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Madoka Kaname: Mata Ashita&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Homura Akemi: Connect&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mami Tomoe: Credens Justitiam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sayaka Miki and Kyoko Sakura : And I'm Home&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;I would attribute &lt;strong&gt;Credens Justitiam&lt;/strong&gt; track as being &lt;em&gt;Mami's&lt;/em&gt; character song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Connect&lt;/strong&gt; track is &lt;em&gt;Homura Akemi's&lt;/em&gt; character song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, this is not obvious, because it shows &lt;em&gt;Madoka Kaname&lt;/em&gt; throughout the video; This is actually the perspective of &lt;em&gt;Homura&lt;/em&gt; in the original universe, before she wished to become a magical girl. She had watched her friends(Madoka, Sayaka and Mami) protecting the city from &lt;em&gt;familiars and witches&lt;/em&gt; as magical girls.&#xA;(Remember that &lt;em&gt;Kyoko&lt;/em&gt; was introduced into the story only when &lt;em&gt;Mami&lt;/em&gt; died...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what consists of the video content of the opening &lt;strong&gt;Connect&lt;/strong&gt; track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyrics actually convey &lt;em&gt;Homura's&lt;/em&gt; thoughts after she has lived through multiple time-lines and conveys that she will never hesitate to protect &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notice that it is played at the end of episode 12, supporting the fact that it is &lt;em&gt;Homura's&lt;/em&gt; character song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credits to users &lt;em&gt;senshin&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Secret Evil Radio&lt;/em&gt; for their thoughts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T13:15:06.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20990" CreationDate="2017-02-11T13:45:56.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is based on my opinion and backed up with a few facts. So I can't say I'm sure that this is the reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it's Animax India and not Animax Asia. It's different from the Animax in different Asian countries but is probably similar to the Animax in Singapore and Pakistan. This is what I understand from the articles on Animax Asia and Animax India on Wikipedia. I believe it is the shows that air on the channel that make all this difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, I believe that this must be a common practice on Animax India. I think so because InuYasha met the same fate. The sequel of the series, InuYasha the Final Act was completely aired a few times but I have never seen them air the series InuYasha completely (that is, from when I have been viewing the channel, probably November of 2009).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, I guess you would know why was Animax delisted by DTH connections (excluding DEN, Siti Digital and the likes) in India. It was because Animax couldn't pay carriage fees. Why? The most probable reason is the low viewership. You say Naruto is 'world famous'. Yes, agreed. But how many people do you personally know who watch/like anime, let alone Naruto. Not more that 10, or at most 15, I guess? That's the point. In comparison to the size of the country, the number of viewers is insufficient, if not negligible. So, airing any anime here in India is not practical, or I would say, profitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first point tells you that Animax India is a different entity, the second one tells you that Naruto is not the only case and the third one gives you the (most probable) reason why Animax India discontinued airing new episodes of Naruto Shippuden. To summarize, Animax will air new episodes of Naruto Shippuden if there are enough viewers, which is not the case. Sad, but true. Then again, it's my opinion backed up with some facts. So, I can't be that sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: You are lucky to be able to even watch those limited episodes on Animax. I don't even get Animax here on Dish TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30611" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T13:45:56.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2017-02-11T14:56:47.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably because half of the 9 tails is in minato. Anyhow in the last movie naruto used the power of the nine tails completely instead of using a chakra cloak. That may be because either he took the other half or just because the movie was a non canon. The other answer can be that naruto can go to either mode whenever he wants to. Hope this helps :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30870" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T14:56:47.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38899" CreationDate="2017-02-12T02:39:07.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fan wiki for Dragon Ball has a page where they've &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Origins_of_character_names&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;compiled a list&lt;/a&gt; of origins for character names in the Dragon Ball universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This page lists three with connections to Spanish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pan&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pan means &quot;bread&quot; in both Spanish and Japanese, which may continue the food theme of Gohan's family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chi Chi&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Japanese for &quot;milk&quot; (which also refers to breasts by extension and are a slang term for breasts in Latino Spanish). Named like this because her father is the Ox-King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salza&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The English verbal translation is a pun on the Spanish sauce &quot;salsa&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm doubtful the first two were intentional, since the Japanese word for bread being the same as the Spanish word is merely a coincidence, and Chi Chi being a slang for breasts also seems very coincidental. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T02:39:07.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2017-02-12T04:14:54.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a very simple answer. He has no ability to use the sword unless he carries it forever because he cannot claim it. He cannot claim until Jötunheimr is restored, hence the end of the quest. Also he cannot jump with it because he would fall like a rock. He blames the Cardinal system because it will not let him have it because he has not completed the quest at hand. He has no ability to claim the sword therefore he throws it away because he cannot jump with it. Once on Tonky, sinon retrieves the sword with an arrow, but since Kirito is on Tonky and his handed the sword he can find out what he has to do to claim it without having to jump and fall to his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30878" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T04:14:54.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20852" CreationDate="2017-02-12T07:38:20.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he wanted to eat it because he knew what the fruit is capable of otherwise he could not kept the devil fruit with him. That's what i think&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30882" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T09:24:58.380" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T09:24:58.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38895" CreationDate="2017-02-12T07:42:28.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At the end of the day, both are still &quot;Hyuuga&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We remember from all the way back to Hinata vs Neji that his father cries and says &quot;I wish I bore you into the main family&quot;. Then, even if his father was a branch member, had his wife been a main member, Neji would be a main member as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, their problems were settled after Naruto puts Neji's mind back in his head after they fought in the Chuunin exam. In the flashback as well, Neji's father asks Hinata's father to tell Neji the full story when he gets older but at first, he refuses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hinata's father apologizes to Neji after his fight against Naruto and it is implied that there is some harmony between the 2 families. After that it seems that the tension between the families calms down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="36601" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T15:38:51.820" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T15:38:51.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21583" CreationDate="2017-02-12T08:54:17.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She is not a human, but a Noel Mermaid, who has an ability to change their face's appearance. Her original face is the one with pink hair and eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when Teito met Lazet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She mimicked Teito's face: brunette hair and green eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;07-GHOST Wikia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://07ghost.wikia.com/wiki/Razette&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Razette&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T08:54:17.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-12T19:47:34.180" Score="5" ViewCount="290" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime characters seem to generally introduce themselves by their full names but immediately thereafter refer to each other by their given names. I haven't read the manga but I looked through the first few panels and Mio refers to Mugi by her nickname the first time she's mentioned, despite them having presumably met that same day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand it, it would be unusual for recent acquaintances to refer to each other by given name. Is there some kind of circumstance that explains this or is the immediate move to given names simply the author taking artistic liberties to establish the characters friendship more immediately?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30892" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T00:07:22.890" Title="Why do characters in K-ON refer to each other by given names?" Tags="&lt;k-on&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20852" CreationDate="2017-02-12T19:57:18.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Luffy ate the fruit, Shanks was even quoted as saying that Not Being Able to Swim is a pirate's biggest weakness&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yU9Pe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yU9Pe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VZS8N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VZS8N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on Shank's reaction it's reasonable to assume that he wouldn't have eaten or let his crew eat the devil fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30463" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T19:57:18.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38917" CreationDate="2017-02-13T00:07:22.890" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga is the same on this point: the characters call each other by given name pretty much from the start. I think there are a few reasons, in-universe and out-of-universe, why this makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mio and Ritsu have known each other since they were young, as we saw in an extra story in Volume 3, so it makes sense that they would already call each other by given name. Given Ritsu's personality, it makes sense that she would immediately jump to calling Yui and Mugi by given name, and neither of them are the type to object; Yui doesn't stand on formalities, and Mugi is always looking for ways to get closer to her friends. Azusa is an underclassman, so she would be getting the more familiar forms of address anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing to keep in mind is that time passes in strange ways in both the anime and the manga (but especially in the anime). Azusa appears in Volume 2 of the manga and Episode 8 of the anime, so an entire year passes in one volume / seven episodes. In the anime, Episode 4 covers the summer training camp at Mugi's villa; since the Japanese school year starts in early April, the girls have already known each other for at least two months by this point. Episode 7 is Christmas, so by now they've known each other for around eight months. If I were the writer in this situation, I wouldn't think it was worth it to have them all call each other by family name for five episodes and then suddenly have them switch to given names; it would be annoying and confuse the audience, who may not have taken the time to memorize everyone's given and family name right off the bat. (For instance, I've read the &lt;em&gt;Genshiken&lt;/em&gt; original manga series about fifty times, but I couldn't tell you what Kugayama's, Tanaka's, or Kuchiki's given names are without looking them up.) Same thing if I were writing the manga; I would not have thought it was worth it to switch everyone's form of address halfway through Volume 1 when they've known each other for six months. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty common in &quot;cute girls doing cute things&quot; series for the main girls to all call each other by given name immediately upon meeting and forever thereafter. Everyone in &lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt; does it, even though Hiro and Sae are upperclassmen. (The Hidamari girls do use honorifics, though, unlike the K-On girls.) Same for &lt;em&gt;Is the Order a Rabbit?&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Kiniro Mosaic&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Yuru Yuri&lt;/em&gt;. The only exception I can think of is &lt;em&gt;G.A.: Geijutsuka Art Design Class&lt;/em&gt;, where everyone refers to Tomokane by her family name. My theory is that it fits the atmosphere these shows are trying to create. Part of the appeal to this type of series is the sense of being among a tight-knit group of friends, the kind of group where everyone speaks informally. It also makes the characters seem guileless and child-like; like children, they're living in a little bubble where social standing and deference aren't so important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In more realistic anime, like &lt;em&gt;Honey and Clover&lt;/em&gt;, or workplace-oriented shows like &lt;em&gt;Wagnaria!!&lt;/em&gt;, characters call each other by family name as they probably would in real life. But for a show like &lt;em&gt;K-On&lt;/em&gt;, realism is less important than creating an atmosphere, one which is harmed if the characters are too distant with each other. And the characters' personalities and prior relationships permit that sort of break from reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T00:07:22.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38805" CreationDate="2017-02-13T00:56:37.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the track your looking for is called Memories, and I think it's actually from the first Naruto, not Shippuden. I looked high and low man, and I finally found it lol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30894" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T00:56:37.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38938" CreationDate="2017-02-13T03:21:35.100" Score="2" ViewCount="1609" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series, both original and Shippuden, Sharingan users are shown with the same stages of Sharingan in both of their eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharingan Wiki&lt;/a&gt; page, it contains an image of Sasuke with his Sharingan Eyes when he unlocks them during his fight with Haku. In this instance, Sasuke has two different stages of Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/edt31.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/edt31.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Sasuke with both the primary (right) and secondary (left) stages of the Sharingan)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes? If not, why do the eyes develop differently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T23:15:00.237" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T23:38:14.043" Title="Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7623" CreationDate="2017-02-13T10:12:16.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find the exact number right before they went to Tenrou Island but we know how many member they have on Battle of Fairy Tail arc. When the battle of Fairy Tail begin there was 83 member battling each other&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IY1Ua.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IY1Ua.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fairy Tail Chapter 108&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;* Fairy Tail Chapter 108 KA-BO--NK!!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This excluding Makarov, Happy, Laxus, the Thunder God Tribe, the member who were out on mission such as Gildarts, Mest and Mystogan (although Mystogan joined the battle latter) and the member inside the guild that turn into a stone such as Erza, Lucy, Cana, Juvia, Mirajane, Levi, and Visca. So if we count those guys, there was 99 members of Fairy Tail that time (not counting unnamed member who were out on mission and those that joined after Battle of Fairy Tail arc such as Wendy, Carla, and Pantherlily).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fairy Tail timeline&lt;/a&gt;, battle of Fairy Tail happened in October 15, X784, and S-Class Mage Promotion Trial happened in December 15, X784. So only two months has passed. In those two months, Laxus was excommunicated from the guild, and Mystogan went back to Edolas, Lissana also back to Fairy Tail while Wendy, Carla, and Pantherlily joined Fairy Tail. With that in mind, there was probably &lt;strong&gt;around 100 members&lt;/strong&gt; of Fairy Tail on Tenrou Island arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seven years later, we know Fairy Tail only have &lt;strong&gt;35 members&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2763/2869&quot;&gt;20 of which went missing on Tenrou Island&lt;/a&gt;. 12 old member who stayed on guild, they were Makao, Wakaba, Bisca, Alzack, Max, Nab, Warren, Laki, Vijeeter, Jet, Droy, and Reedus. Two new member, Romeo and Kinana. And Mest. Excluding Laxus who were still excommunicated from the guild that time. So there was &lt;strong&gt;around 60-70 members quit&lt;/strong&gt; Fairy Tail in 7 years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T10:12:16.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-13T12:45:07.150" Score="1" ViewCount="684" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe I was not paying attention in class, but it seems Jormungand is an autonomous AI system that destroys all aircraft indiscriminately once it has been activated. It indiscriminately robs everybody of air travel, even Koko. It would make sense if it could leave civilian planes alone or obey their operators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With what weapons does Jormungand enforce &quot;no air travel, ever&quot;? Does it attack even low-altitude gliders? Is is completely indiscriminate, since it destroyed all aircraft at once? Can Koko override it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1645" LastActivityDate="2018-05-06T04:37:52.240" Title="What does the Jormungand system even do?" Tags="&lt;jormungand&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38994" CreationDate="2017-02-13T13:23:07.277" Score="4" ViewCount="1154" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pixiv, you can leave a comment on any fan-art. There is also an option to leave a sticker for comment. They include an elephant, fox (?), girls, and skull. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FswIi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FswIi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pixiv Sticker&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=42168307&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here is a fan-art example from one of those stickers&lt;/a&gt;. I've tried to google the tag but couldn't find anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2iJsm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2iJsm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pixiv Sticker 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking about all the stickers - elephant, fox (?), girls, and skull - , but more specifically, the one for &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FswIi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these girls above&lt;/a&gt;. Do these stickers come from an anime? If so, which one? If they are original characters, do they have any names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T18:53:12.453" LastActivityDate="2018-10-19T16:58:37.963" Title="Do these comment stickers from Pixiv come from anime?" Tags="&lt;pixiv&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38926" CreationDate="2017-02-13T14:19:05.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that the stickers do not come from anime, although I agree they certainly have an anime &quot;feel&quot;. A professional site would be very foolish to use copyrighted material without permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possible sources for the artwork would be from their own staff (including contractors and subscribers), public domain image repositories, and sites such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.deviantart.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deviant Art&lt;/a&gt;. For the latter, they would need permission from the individual artists, but many of them would be happy to give it in exchange for credit somewhere at the Pixiv site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T14:39:23.343" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T14:39:23.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38925" CreationDate="2017-02-13T15:09:28.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://jormungand.wikia.com/wiki/Jormungand_plan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jormungand Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its purpose was to end war and arms trade by closing off the skies for all air travel. If humanity was not completely discouraged from war, Jormungand would be adapted to denying sea and land travel as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How Jormungand could enforce aerial denial is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T15:09:28.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38929" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38930" CreationDate="2017-02-13T16:12:23.477" Score="1" ViewCount="2562" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says in the anime that Rock Lee doesn't have ninjutsu or gen jutsu. Why is that? I've been wondering, everyone has 'chakra', but why can't everyone use it to do ninjutsu and all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30905" LastActivityDate="2019-02-16T20:42:13.110" Title="Why doesn't Lee have Ninjutsu or Genjutsu? Can't everyone use their Chakra's and hand signs to do these stuff?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38929" CreationDate="2017-02-13T16:34:51.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just because everyone can do such things does not mean people are able to. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Lee&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lee's&lt;/a&gt; situation is not that he can't do it, its that he has absolutely no talent for it. Kind of like Naruto, but worse. However, He does have a talent for Taijutsu, and that is the only reason he was able to become a Ninja at all. Because he is so heavily weighed towards Taijutsu, its the only thing he trains. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His serious lack of any talent what so ever means its not worth his time to train any kind of Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. He would probably spend weeks or months training it, and only get a little progress. Whats worse is that the serious lack of phsyical training he would be doing would to train that would probably weaken him a lot. He would have to increase his already intense training by a lot, and that increase of probably hours a day would net him almost nothing for probably years. For most of that time, he would be training frustrated and depressed due to his lack of progress. At least with Taijutsu, he had hope, but with ninjutsu, he has none.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you are probably right, He can do it if he really tried, but it would probably take years for him to do anything substantial, and he would have to overcome hurdles several times bigger than anything he has had to do before, all the while having little hope to drive him. He just doesn't view such a thing as worth his effort. As a Taijutsu master, he can already go against top Jonin and has a decent shot of winning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T16:34:51.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38884" CreationDate="2017-02-13T17:01:27.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until now, the author hasn't given a last name for Jirobo.&#xA;(as far as i know)&#xA;There are also other characters without a last name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30907" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T17:01:27.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38134" CreationDate="2017-02-13T20:21:00.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as it was stated in the anime and manga, Shishio has the unique ability to neutralize any and all techniques he's seen before. So having witnessed Monk Anji multiple times over the course of his servitude use the many variations of the Futae No Kiwami, it would stand to reason he knew how to counter the technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30913" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T20:21:00.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38923" CreationDate="2017-02-13T23:38:14.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the Sharingan users do not experience the full potential of the dojutsu. If that were so, the tomoe system would not be sensible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Wikia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When first awakened each Sharingan usually will have only one tomoe (巴), although in Obito Uchiha's case, as well as Itachi and Indra's in the anime, they immediately gained two tomoe in each of their eyes. Through training and continued use the Sharingan will develop a second tomoe and then, upon full maturation, a third. When Hagoromo awakened Sharingan in the anime, he had all three tomoe immediately. &lt;strong&gt;All the Sharingan's abilities are available to the user from its earliest stage, but with greater development comes greater proficiency with those abilities.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So then, why different tomoe in each eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since not much is being disclosed in the series about this, we could conclude an explanation from the given facts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharingan broadly has two main abilities: the Eye of Insight and the Eye of Hypnotism. The evolution of the tomoe in each eye could mean the mastery of the respective abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T23:38:14.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38940" CreationDate="2017-02-14T00:47:01.030" Score="3" ViewCount="3983" Body="&lt;p&gt;After hearing so many rumours of boruto series I was just wondering when does it actually start if what's been said is true ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30917" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:00:02.277" Title="When does boruto series start?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38939" CreationDate="2017-02-14T01:00:02.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_Next_Generations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/a&gt; then the manga has already been out for a while (May 9, 2016) and is on-going. an anime, as indicated by wikipedia, is scheduled in japan in April&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A television adaptation is scheduled to start airing on TV Tokyo in April 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this came from the cited source on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-17/boruto-naruto-next-generations-anime-reveals-promo-video-key-visual-returning-cast/.110036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt; which was posted December 17th, 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TV Tokyo opened a website on Saturday to reveal the key visual, cast, and promotional video for the upcoming new Boruto anime series, titled Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. The television anime series will premiere in April.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll is streaming the promotional video on Twitter with English subtitles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:00:02.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3819" CreationDate="2017-02-14T07:32:06.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its just about Asuma moving on from idealistic dreams of how his future would be, lines like &quot;I look at this and think, is this really where I want to be?&quot; Hint towards this interpretation and the scene at the end where lets go of the red balloon showing that he's satisfied with what has life had become. This interpretation is further solidified with the events that take place in episode 16, showing us that Asuma is having to face the difficult parts of his past becoming a part of his future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30920" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T08:14:30.993" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T08:14:30.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27279" CreationDate="2017-02-14T12:25:48.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He said to everyone in the house of evolution that he had trained for three years, and earlier that day he told Genos he was 25, and had started training at 22. That would mean either he had stopped training recently, or he was still training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as was said above, he's so strong that the workout would only take a few seconds for him to do, and it wouldn't faze him at all. His punches with hundreds of tons of force would take more effort than the workout, so in all likelihood that regimen is useless to him. But, more importantly, he doesn't like being too strong, so wouldn't he stop training to theoretically stop himself from getting stronger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, there is no proof he stopped training, but it is quite unlikely he is still doing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30927" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T12:25:48.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36675" CreationDate="2017-02-14T13:18:58.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;1) When fighting against Nappa and Vegeta, Krillin laments on Goku hurrying up to get to the battlefield. Vegeta retorts, &quot;Goku? Is he strong?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) When questioning Trunks' claim of being a SSJ, (IIRC) Vegeta's says something along the lines of &quot;the one you call Goku.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) A Japanese title, &quot;Koeteyaru... Gokuu wo!! Sentou Minzoku Saiya-jin no Ou&quot;. Or &quot;I Will Surpass Him... Him, Gokuu! The King of the Fighting Race, the Saiyans&quot;. Or Mr. Simmons' translation, &quot;I Will Overcome Goku!! The King of the Saiyan Warrior Race&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30905" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T13:18:58.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28885" CreationDate="2017-02-14T22:47:42.097" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It will be best to wait until after episode 493, I just watched it and now I'm watching The Last and I think this movie goes very well with the times after that episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30941" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T22:47:42.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8768" CreationDate="2017-02-15T08:47:34.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is very strong character development in this series. The plot is extremely involved. I'm not sure that any summary could do the show justice. For example, watching 300+ episodes of sasuke trying to avenge his clan only to find out that he has a massive misconception about the entire thing is not nearly as impactful as it would be if you watched the anime or read the manga. You grow to hate the murderer of his clan as much as he does, and feel almost the same emotions he does when he realizes there is more behind their slaughter than previously imagined. Watching Naruto meet his parents would not affect you in the slightest if you didn't experience the pain he went through as a child in their absence. Watching Naruto repeatedly recieve the approval of his peers wouldn't affect you in any way if you hadn't seen him struggle to do it. You should set aside the time. It's very good. Don't watch the filler though... I repeat: DO NOT WATCH THE FILLER. &#xA;Animefillerlist.com... I'm very serious haha. You'll get the feels by probably 20 episodes in and if you don't, you're probably made of cardboard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30951" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T08:47:34.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8853" CreationDate="2017-02-15T13:45:11.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is false. What Itachi says because in The Itachi Story Arc we learn that Fugaku Uchiha, his father, possesses the mangekyou sharing and shows Itachi. Also Itachi tells Sasuke the story of the Izanami when he is reanimated and mentions the existence of many other Uchihas who possessed the mangekyou. Therefore, it must be a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30955" LastEditorUserId="6481" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T01:40:31.807" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T01:40:31.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T13:52:56.040" Score="4" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;So when Naruto was training to control the 9 tails, killer b took him to those statues where he said that if there was darkness in Naruto's heart, they would cut his head. When Naruto came out he said there was a switch inside and bee said &quot;the statues were only there to scare him&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So were the statues legit? Did they really did the darkness detection, head cutting stuff? Could it be that they didn't detect any darkness in Naruto and let him pull the switch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or were they just meant as a horrible prank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T20:48:05.620" Title="Were the 9 tails statues in Naruto legit?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T16:29:24.857" Score="5" ViewCount="6580" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HaQIB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;tally 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/02ud3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;tally 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's 2 pictures I have of her showing her tallies!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30959" LastEditorUserId="1649" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T17:36:10.813" LastActivityDate="2017-08-13T16:41:31.427" Title="How many tallies does Toko Fukawa have on her leg exactly?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T20:33:08.033" Score="1" ViewCount="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Steamboy (Same director as Akira), what is the purpose of that equipment on this back and the bottle on his waist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he puts on the aero corps uniform, he also puts on that backpack and bottle as well. Far as I can see, he never uses for anything. And he just carries it on his back only to take it off without ever using it for anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30963" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T21:25:15.787" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T21:25:15.787" Title="In Steamboy, what is the purpose of that equipment on this back and the bottle on his waist?" Tags="&lt;steamboy&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4784" CreationDate="2017-02-15T21:52:44.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes it was in Gendo's office, therefore he believes in what it represents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole nerv project was 1) to defend humanity against the angels and 2) the instrumentality project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the tree of life probably relates to 2). The end goal was for humanity to become one so everyone can be 'happy'. I don't know the details of kabbalah but I imagine it relates to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judaism/Christianity is a deep topic and probably does not directly relate to what evangelion was about. But there does seem to be a connection in terms of judaism/Christianity being about salvation of humanity, filling in that flawed nature we as humans have. which is what the instrumentality project was about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anno seems to have a focus on the question of how one solves lifes problems. The evangelion characters egos badly handling their life's difficulties. Religion tries to address this very question, placing importance on ones relationship with God to solve the question of how to live life(&quot;God is in his heaven, all is right with the world&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the connection that religion is a form of therapy and transformation. Jesus healed the demons that people suffered from. Life is about confronting our demons and living life the best we can. In M scott Peck's book: 'the road less travelled' He brings together God and psychotherapy. It is well worth reading to see the connection with religion(spirituality) and psychological problems, two big themes in evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30964" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T21:52:44.683" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39203" CreationDate="2017-02-16T00:00:31.970" Score="0" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;How are weapons manifested? Are they magic? Are they physical and stored somewhere? I don't quite get how this process works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like they are embodiments of the user's personality but at the same time they don't look like they need magical power unless they use certain techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The long and short of my question is. What are the weapons in this series? And how are they manifested? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T23:42:53.177" Title="Weapon manifestations?" Tags="&lt;rakudai-kishi-no-cavalry&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36167" CreationDate="2017-02-16T05:30:49.810" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Griffith desires a kingdom above all. That's what pretty much all of the Golden Age Arc revolved around. During this arc, you could even say that Griffith IS the PROtagonist of the story. It was all about the pursuit of his dream of being the one on top of a castle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there is much more back story &amp;amp; lore behind those final moments of the arc in the berserk universe, but the basic gist of it is... Given Griffith's predicament where he could no longer pursue his dream in his broken state, he ultimately made the choice to sacrifice his former comrades so that he may be reborn and therefore be able to continue that pursuit. But the conflict of reasoning behind that choice and why he ultimately made the one that he did is what encapsulates the best of the Golden Age Arc. Some further insight into that below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he end up making that choice? Well, beyond the obvious reason of his mutilated, and therefore useless, body... And why did it cause him to turn against, and target Guts in particular, after he became Femto? Would you have made the same choice? These questions make up the best part of berserk in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, would you have made the same choice? It's commendable if you wouldn't, but understandable if you would. The story shows how Griffith ultimately came to his own personal decision, and all I can say is it's got less to do with his body and more so to do with what he's already sacrificed, even before the Band of the Hawks, as well as just being the type of person he is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last, but not least, Griffith's actions against Guts as Femto is also a lot deeper than many people realize. As he made his choice, Griffith admits that Guts is the one who, thru comraderie and perhaps even friendship, made him forget about the pursuit of his dream even for but a short time. This, especially for a character like Griffith, is almost like an assault to his very nature. Therefore, it's no wonder that Griffith, reborn as Femto, practically devoid of most, if not all of his humanity, targets Guts for this &quot;transgression&quot;. And yes, the biggest part to this was raping Casca in front of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you rewatch the show again, keep this post in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30972" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T05:30:49.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-16T06:16:01.883" Score="2" ViewCount="474" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering where I could find the episode that goes along with this screenshot. From the art style, it is definitely from Brotherhood. I have searched for a long time and couldn't find any episode that matches it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/knUAem.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/knUAem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ed and Al&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30973" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T06:31:29.197" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T06:57:47.400" Title="Where in Brotherhood does this screenshot of Ed and Al as children appear?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38957" CreationDate="2017-02-16T06:28:06.127" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, I think it was a self test for Naruto. Bee was smart, and even though he believed in Naruto (that bump fist thing) he needed to make sure that Naruto wouldn't use that Tailed Beast power for ill purposes. So, he told Naruto to insert his head; if Naruto had hesitated because of those ill-deeds in his mind, Bee would've instantly stopped his training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30859" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T20:48:05.620" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T20:48:05.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39024" CreationDate="2017-02-16T07:28:40.340" Score="6" ViewCount="2008" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, we see this drawing of two hands with inscriptions that use Hebrew letters. (Click for larger image.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/db3CR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/db3CRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;still from episode 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This appears to originate from Kabbalah: I found a similar image on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/for-students-of-kabbalah-judaic-treasures&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jewish Virtual Library&lt;/a&gt;, where at the very least, the assignment of יה and וה to different hands matches up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RyYHf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RyYHf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image from JVL&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I can't figure out if the text in the palm of the hand corresponds to something in real-life, and the letters on the fingers also don't seem to match up with those in the image I found from the Jewish Virtual Library. (It's of course possible that they do, and that I simply have too much difficulty reading them.) I also remember seeing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/swyoc/fatezero_episode_17_thoughts/c4hsjqj/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a comment on Reddit&lt;/a&gt; saying that some Hebrew text in &lt;em&gt;Fate/zero&lt;/em&gt; made no sense at all before, so I'm not discounting the possibility that the anime producers just made something up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone help shed light on the issue of whether the details of the hands shown in FMA:B have any real-life meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2020-10-12T17:12:08.607" Title="Do the details of these hands with Hebrew letters have any real-life meaning?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34496" CreationDate="2017-02-16T12:49:26.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;....just read the epilogue, in case you don't want to...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just basically what happened in the anime, Yuuko is back with him and she is now able to go everywhere, France, Italy, the MC house, the MC bathroom, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30980" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T12:49:26.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38981" CreationDate="2017-02-16T16:00:01.720" Score="-3" ViewCount="715" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to become strong, Saitama went through one year of hard training. So i think, until he is defeated, he will not start Training again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any chance saitama be defeated in future, in the anime (one punch man). Up until now, Saitama has faced many powerful enemies and Just one blow has finished everyone up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the anime name suggests (One Punch Man), Will Saitama remain this powerful in entire anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't Monster's association head a perfect match for saitama strength? Even in the manga, he defeated silver fang's student, with ease. Although Garou swiped all the Hero's Association?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will saitama ever be defeated by anyone throughout this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30982" LastEditorUserId="30982" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T05:51:44.410" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T05:51:44.410" Title="Would Saitama resume Training, If he was defeated in battle, in future?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-16T21:55:19.027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30520" CreationDate="2017-02-16T16:16:50.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is very good reason Boruto could awaken it. However, it requires him to awaken or obtain Byakugan as well as have all of the Bijuu chakra from his dad implanted within him somehow. If those conditions were fulfilled, which they could be easily, the Tenseigan should develop from his Byakugan. The nine Bijuu chakra would fulfill having Otsutsuki chakra since Naruto's chakra is Six Paths' chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30985" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T16:16:50.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38979" CreationDate="2017-02-16T16:30:10.127" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saitama was defeated in the first season of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He engaged in an eating contest against Genos and lost by a large margin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has never been defeated in combat in the anime or manga to date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T16:30:10.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15579" CreationDate="2017-02-16T18:10:56.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lilium was inspired by the poem 'Elfenlied' which is in the Manga, written by Eduard Mörike, and later adapted to a Lied by Hugo Wolf.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30989" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T18:10:56.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-16T19:08:13.667" Score="2" ViewCount="5957" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, in one timeline Subaru kind of screws up- Rem dies and Ram is furious at him and tries to kill him. He ends his life in that timeline by jumping off the cliff, committing suicide. This left me wondering &quot;how would the people from that life continue to live?&quot; Or rather, does that world continue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30987" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T19:21:38.053" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T09:14:16.253" Title="Are there multiple realities in Re:Zero, or is it just one reality rewinding?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10020" CreationDate="2017-02-17T01:02:35.510" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the imdb page of &quot;Future Boy Conan&quot; in the trivia section, it sais it was the first. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077013/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077013/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30992" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T01:02:35.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39004" CreationDate="2017-02-17T04:51:43.610" Score="3" ViewCount="8885" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how much Kazusa loves Haruki in both the anime and visual novel. I feel bad because she took a plane and left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30995" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T02:26:48.877" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T07:30:43.647" Title="Does Touma Kazusa love Haruki in White album 2 anime and visual novel?" Tags="&lt;white-album-2&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38984" CreationDate="2017-02-17T09:40:18.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning, spoiler-heavy answer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://pastebin.com/GbgUPSKZ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;break-down of most chapters of light-novel&lt;/a&gt; (numerous spoilers inside). According to summary of Arc 4,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; author gives a hint, that each timeline, where Subaru dies, may exist even after his death, at least, some events in some timelines are described.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T09:40:18.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38926" CreationDate="2017-02-17T15:37:20.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are original characters for pixiv, not from any anime.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/pixiv%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv encyclopedia about pixiv stamp (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, their names are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ハクゾウ（白い象の様な生き物）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Hakuzou&lt;/em&gt; (White elephant-y looking creature)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;キツネ（キツネの様な生き物）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Kitsune&lt;/em&gt; (Fox-y looking creature)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;萌え娘（各人物）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Moe musume&lt;/em&gt; (Persons)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;どくろちゃん（ドクロに角が生えたキャラ）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Dokuro-chan&lt;/em&gt; (A skull with horn)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The encyclopedia entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E8%90%8C%E3%81%88%E5%A8%98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;moe musume&lt;/em&gt; (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; also mentions 4 characters, but they are nameless:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ピンク髪でツインテールの子&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Pink twintail girl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2DKfgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;スタンプ子さん by 暫&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=42116721&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;スタンプ子さん by 暫&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;茶色い短髪の、スタンプではガッツポーズをしている子&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=41491655&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;s&gt;Yasuna Oribe&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Short, brown hair girl guts-posing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VA6lvm.png&quot; alt=&quot;スタンプ娘 by Mukka&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=45558965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;スタンプ娘 by Mukka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;少し髪が赤っぽく、スタンプではドーナツを持っている子&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Red-y hair girl holding a donut&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GuXy3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;スタンプ娘 by miyabi&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=43142425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;スタンプ娘 by miyabi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;黒髪で、眼鏡をかけている子&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=42499430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;s&gt;Homura Akemi&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Black hair girl wearing glasses&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, pixiv had a collaboration with pixiv's own ongoing manga &lt;em&gt;Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which got adapted into an anime series, by releasing 10 time-limited stickers that can be used until January 31, 2019.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OMNFT.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san&amp;quot; stickers&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/info.php?id=4838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san stickers are now available on pixiv!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-19T16:58:37.963" LastActivityDate="2018-10-19T16:58:37.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35918" CreationDate="2017-02-17T18:38:26.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The wish was to make Goku a &lt;strong&gt;child&lt;/strong&gt; again. When he grows back into an &lt;strong&gt;adult&lt;/strong&gt;, the wish will not be in effect anymore. The youth he gains would just be a side effect of the wish. The wording of a wish is very important, as can be seen when Shenron granted the wish to revive everyone on Namek killed by Frieza and his henchmen. That wish didn't revive the people Vegeta killed because Vegeta broke off from Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposing the wish is still considered to be in effect, he still wouldn't become an old man when transforming. The reason he becomes an adult is to negate the &lt;strong&gt;negative effect&lt;/strong&gt; of the wish on his power. Once he becomes an adult again, the wish actually has a &lt;strong&gt;positive effect&lt;/strong&gt; because it is keeping him in his prime. During the Saiyain Saga, Shenron told everyone he couldn't use his magic to kill Vegeta and Nappa because they were too strong. At the same time, we don't doubt that Shenron would be able to make the Saiyains immortal if their plans to get the Dragon Balls succeeded. So, it isn't just a case of Shenron's magic not affecting people who are stronger than him. It is also a matter of whether the person wants to be affected. This can be explicitly seen when Porunga is unable to bring Goku back to earth after Namek explodes because Goku refuses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you recall, King Piccolo wished to restore his youth, but he was also stronger than Shenron, as evidenced by him being able to destroy the dragon. The wish still worked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, just in case anyone is confused, all the examples I used were from the original Shenron and Porunga, but they should still apply to Ultimate Shenron. The only difference is that Ultimate Shenron is stronger, so it requires more strength (super saiyain 4 level) to overpower his magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T20:06:24.863" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T20:06:24.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14665" CreationDate="2017-02-17T18:54:25.830" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, there is a manga named &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.uk/YOKO-HANABUSA-EMMA-HA/dp/8897349897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and which is based on Jane Austen's novel, and it's from an artist Yoko Hanabusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you're confused because there are two mangas and animes with the same title and pretty much nearly everything else but the role of the major character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31006" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-10T13:23:48.193" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T13:23:48.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38988" CreationDate="2017-02-17T23:43:16.323" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kazusa loves Haruki deeply. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before answering the question I must say I would recommend reading my other answer to Setsuna's love for Haruki as it helps understanding this answer better (the game is a love triangle after all):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39005/how-much-does-setsuna-ogiso-love-haruki-in-white-album-2-anime-and-visual-novel&quot;&gt;How much does Setsuna Ogiso love Haruki in White Album 2 anime and visual novel?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your question about why she runs away it is because of Haruki's indeciveness. Even so she tells him not to say anything to Setsuna about them sleeping together because she wants him to be happy with her. She also says in the visual she says she hates betrayals so she hates herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After having read the visual novel some of the resons that prove Haruki is the person Touma loves the most are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She'll lie, cheat, destroy anything and betray anybody. Kasuza would gladly never play music again if it meant that she could have Haruki. In Coda Kazusa shows she would gladly destroy her hand [ending her career as a pianist] if it meant having Haruki.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once Kazusa left Japan in Introductory Chapter Setsuna told Haruki she could be Touma's replacement. After desperately pursuing him for 3 years and crying every time she failed Setsuna finally gets to start dating him. The next 2 years with him made her become as happy as she had ever been.&#xA;Once those 2 years have passed Kazusa returns to Japan. After lots of suffering without Haruki she's more determined this time and in her route Kazusa ruins Setsuna's life by proxy by forcing her fiancee Haruki to break up with her and telling him to move with her to Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She wants Haruki to be happy: In introductory chapter after Haruki enters an official relationship with Setsuna, Kazusa pretends to be happy so as not to worry him. Haruki's late confession to Kazusa makes her reveal that having Haruki at hand yet never be able to have him is a nightmare for her. In Coda Kazusa admits she can never fall in love with someone other than Haruki, that she will always love him and that having him is her dream.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the game if Haruki 2-times both girls then Kazusa runs away because only Setsuna can heal his heart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No! You'll become the most miserable!;&#xA;    Only she can heal you, I cannot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if he properly breaks up with Setsuna and he will have no scars then both of them get married and alienate from Setsuna. Kazusa says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have become the happiest girl in the world;&#xA;    It is the best thing that ever happened in my life. Truly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time she also says that even though it was at the expense of causing  her friend to become the &quot;most miserable girl in the world&quot; (obviously Setsuna) she still feels tremendous happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29599" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T01:20:48.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39021" CreationDate="2017-02-18T00:28:14.767" Score="3" ViewCount="10729" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how deep is Setsuna's love for Haruki Kitahara in both the anime and visual novel. I'm worried because of what she says at the end of the anime to Haruki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm partcularly interested in her disposition towards the main character, her signs of love and if she's able to do bad things for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30995" LastEditorUserId="28022" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T01:31:03.960" LastActivityDate="2020-06-15T23:48:34.097" Title="How much does Setsuna Ogiso love Haruki in White Album 2 anime and visual novel?" Tags="&lt;white-album-2&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39005" CreationDate="2017-02-18T01:01:40.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Setsuna loves Haruki a lot, more than anyone else. In the visual novel Setsuna tells Haruki she's turning into a bad girl because of him and that she would continue doing it for him. The actual quote is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hey, what should I do? Ever since I started dating you, Haruki-kun... I've been gradually becoming a bad girl... If it's for you, Haruki-kun, I can become even more of a bad girl, I'm starting to feel like that, you know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the anime ends Haruki turns her back on her for several years. At some point she doesn't want to go home and keeps being alone late at night. Everyone's looking for her and Setsuna's family calls Haruki so he decides to look for her too. Once he finds her Haruki tells her to say she'd been with him all day and lost track of time so as not to worry her parents and brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Setsuna says she can't tell such a wonderdul happy lie because she'd cry so much her parents would notice immediately.&#xA;She also begs him to be with her. Anything is fine. She literally says she'd be very happy if he beat her. Just some kind of contact with him would make her super happy according to her (Haruki had been avoiding her during the last 3 years):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haruki:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;Memorize what I'm about to tell you. From noon we took a train all the way to Hakone to visit an art gallery&amp;quot;...&amp;quot;And when the gallary closed we had dinner at a nearby restaurant&amp;quot;...&amp;quot;It wasn't wasn't until we arrived to the station that we realized that the train schedule was the weekend one.&amp;quot; ...&amp;quot;As a result we couldn't make it back like we planned&amp;quot; &amp;quot;We lost the last train. Something like that&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Setsuna:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;You thought up an excuse for me...&amp;quot; ... &amp;quot;I can't lie as calmly as you can, Haruki-kun...&amp;quot; &amp;quot; No, I can't tell such a happy and wonderful-sounding lie...&amp;quot; ... &amp;quot;My face will give it away for sure. Telling a lie like that would only make me miserable... I wouldn't be able to stop my tears.&amp;quot; ... &amp;quot;It's fine, you don't have to worry about someone like me. That's what you always do, isn't it?&amp;quot;...&amp;quot;I would be so happy if you just get mad at me! I might be even happier if you just lose it and hit me...!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Why won't it reach...? Why must these efforts be wasted...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31011" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T11:03:26.233" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23144" CreationDate="2017-02-18T04:56:29.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 2 roughly covers upto 105 or 106 chapters. There are total off 200+ chapters. You should start reading the manga. I too waited in the hope that More season will arrive. But its not arriving &lt;em&gt;sad&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31016" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T04:56:29.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T08:24:30.717" Score="1" ViewCount="1241" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, so when Killer B was teaching Naruto the tailed beast bomb rasengan thing he mentioned the negative red chakra and the positive blue chakra. What does that mean? I thought there was only one type of chakra..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They haven't mentioned any negative or positive chakra before have they? Then what is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T23:55:53.380" Title="What is negative red/positive blue chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T16:27:45.647" Score="3" ViewCount="995" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told that this anime is non-canon, but there are things from the anime that are just as the same as the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31029" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-14T16:16:28.460" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T18:02:55.273" Title="Is Sora no Otoshimono anime non-canon?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39040" CreationDate="2017-02-18T16:33:11.487" Score="1" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;In which chapter of the manga did Tincanpy grow hair and Allen's hair grow longer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31031" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T05:50:03.033" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T05:50:03.033" Title="In which chapter did Tincanpy grow hair?" Tags="&lt;d-gray-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39025" CreationDate="2017-02-18T18:07:33.040" Score="1" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of season 2 of Konosuba, Darkness says she didn't dislike Vanir before opening the door to the shop.  I've replayed that bit of audio over and over and I just can't pick out what the middle of the sentence is.  I think I hear the end of the phrase as (かてを), but I'm not entirely sure.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;まあ, きらいない ______ (かてを).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the audio. Sorry for the low volume. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vocaroo.com/i/s1AgdIHRUAYk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://vocaroo.com/i/s1AgdIHRUAYk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31032" LastEditorUserId="31032" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T18:49:41.343" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T20:22:53.780" Title="What is Darkness saying while standing in front of Wiz's shop?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39018" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T20:20:35.327" Score="1" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;So when Shikaku was explaining the war strategy, he said Mifune's company will go to assist Darui's company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then Mifune went to fight Hanzo and help the commando unit..how did that happen? I thought Mifune was supposed to help Darui...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T00:36:38.417" Title="Question about the war strategy in the 4th great ninja war" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T21:39:52.713" Score="2" ViewCount="489" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am making a plush toy of &lt;em&gt;Funtom's Bitter Rabbit&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)&lt;/em&gt; and noticed there's a tag on one of the ears, but I couldn't find what was written on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31034" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:41:20.350" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T18:20:15.850" Title="Does anyone know what's written on the Funtom's Bitter Rabbit ear?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39005" CreationDate="2017-02-18T22:00:22.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before answering the question I must say I would recommend reading my other answer to Kazusa's love for Haruki as it helps understanding this answer better (the game is a love triangle after all):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38988/does-touma-kazusa-love-haruki-in-white-album-2-anime-and-visual-novel&quot;&gt;Does Touma Kazusa love Haruki in White album 2 anime and visual novel?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime Setsuna tries to ease Haruki's burden because he had slept with Kazusa and he was feeling down. She says she's the only one to blame and even that she doesn't love him as much as Kazusa. But soon afterwards, when Haruki kisses Kazusa in front of him, she starts crying. She then repeats the same explanation and adds &quot;of course that's not true!&quot; while crying. Setsuna loves Haruki very much and really wants him to be happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After having read the visual novel some of the main points that make it clear Haruki is number 1 for Setsuna and she'd do anything for him are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She's lovestruck for Haruki and pursues him no matter what. She asks him what he's gonna study at university and where to do the same and she actually does it [saying it's a pity Haruki doesn't choose english because she's good at it but terrible at economics]. Later he changes departments just to ignore her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No matter what he does, or how much he's been a jerk to her , Setsuna will always welcome him back, no questions asked. Even if he ignores her for years or cheats on her with another woman, as in Kazusa's Good end, she'll still take him back. Indeed, in Kazusa's True End, Setsuna gets angry instead at her own family for ganging up on Haruki, instead of Haruki himself. In Introductory Chapter when Haruki told her he had cheated on her not only does she forgive him immediately but also add she can be the replacement. In Coda when she discovers his boyfriend Haruki has been sleeping with Kazusa she isntantly forgives him and fights so that he chooses her in the end. When he avoids her the following 3 years to Introductory chapter she still pursues him and suffer like there's no tomorrow. Even so she never thinks Haruki is to blame, everything he does wrong is her fault.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She tries to get him by any means posible, it doesn't matter if she has to betray her best friend or ignore her family. When she discovered how much Kazusa loved him she immediately took action and confessed to him, knowing it would all be a nightmare for Kazusa. When Haruki asked her to spend her birthday just the 2 of them she didn't invite Kazusa to her birthday and ignored her family's plans [her father was hurt]. 3 years afterwards, when she sees Kazusa after a long time the first thing on her mind is to use her to start dating Haruki again. She calls Haruki and talks to him for 2 hours with a &quot;let's celebrate her success&quot; excuse. At the end she says &quot;I'm sorry I used you again, Touma&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She wants him to be happy: If he abandons her, she accepts his decision and pretends she's happy to make him happy even though it kills her. Koharu's route is a good example. In Kazusa's True End, even after having dated Haruki for 2 years, when he breaks up with her to go with Kazusa she forgives him and considers she'd just been borrowing his heart for the last five years. If he isn't dating anyone she tries her best to get him. This is what she says after the 3 years Haruki had been ignoring her. It shows how much it broke her. Every time she calls him it's hell for her because of his reactions but she still does it every week:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Deciding all that takes me an entire day. I really wanted to hear your voice but I was worried whether it was too late at night for me to call [because she spends all day thinking about those calls night arrives] &quot;Choosing between calling or texting takes me another 3 hours&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty long so I'll get to the point: After that there's another hour to write something for conversation. After that she gives up, she looks herself in the mirror [full of tears] and finally calls him. No need to say that what he does each time is simply ignore the call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when she gets him at the end of concluding chapter (against the other sub-heroines Koharu, Chiaki and Mari) and they become a happy couple (this time he tells her he loves her more than Kazusa) Setsuna says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm very happy, you know? I've never felt such happiness in my entire life, you know?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She even sings while they kiss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two years later in Kazusa's true ending Haruki asks Setsuna to marry him but changes his mind and marries Kazusa instead. &#xA;Setsuna is completely devastated. She takes Haruki's guitar and learns how to play it. She can never part with Haruki so his guitar serves as a substitute. &#xA;Another two years afterwards there's an epilogue where Setsuna is singing Snow powder (a love song for Haruki) while at the same time playing his guitar with a depressed expression. It shows she can't move on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything regarding Setsuna and her playing Haruki's guitar is explained here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39518/kazusa-true-ending-explanation-of-setsunas-epilogue&quot;&gt;Kazusa true ending. Explanation of Setsuna&amp;#39;s epilogue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29599" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T16:25:43.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38098" CreationDate="2017-02-18T22:27:16.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Secretary General Yakushima would have feelers out to pick up on any operation like the one Section 9 were pulling off. The universe also doesn't set up the enemies as inert - they are active and have skills - at that level of espionage, the Secretary General would totally have the resources to uncover what Section 9 was doing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, one of the possibilities is that Aramaki leaked it himself, or left a trail to put the whole death-to-rebirth, process into action. However, it is more likely he just reacted to the situation and any small member of Public Security could have had some type of tap on Section 9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31035" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T22:27:16.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T22:59:39.763" Score="2" ViewCount="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;What would happen if one of the guardians died in a fight with another mafia family? For example: the vongola rain guardian of the 8th generation dies and everyone else is still alive..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the family/the boss just search a new one and replace him? Or would the place stay &quot;free&quot; until the next generation of guardians/bosses will selected? if that's the case: would be the boss (of the vongola family for example) stay alone if all guardians die? or will he just select new ones and stay as the boss?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31036" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T22:59:39.763" Title="What will happen if one of the guardians (cloud, sun, rain etc.) dies?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38975" CreationDate="2017-02-19T00:23:07.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way the hands are positioned is reminiscent of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priestly_Blessing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;priestly blessing&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;יהוה (aka the tetragrammaton)&lt;/a&gt; is the holiest name for God in Judaism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, If you look &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; closely at the hands in the book from FMA, the letters inscribed in the fingers don't appear to be Hebrew letters at all, but Japanese kana:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://puu.sh/u9pth/09c20c66f7.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones I could make out were の (hiragana &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;), カ (katakana &lt;em&gt;ka&lt;/em&gt;), ヨ (katakana &lt;em&gt;yo&lt;/em&gt;), ロ (katakana &lt;em&gt;ro&lt;/em&gt;), つ (hirgana &lt;em&gt;tsu&lt;/em&gt;), ヒ (katakana &lt;em&gt;hi&lt;/em&gt;), ニ (katakana &lt;em&gt;ni&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all likelihood, whoever drew this scene saw the image from kabbalah and decided to adapt it into what we see here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="12985" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T17:06:55.940" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T17:06:55.940" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39017" CreationDate="2017-02-19T00:53:32.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;「…嫌いな奴ではなかったよ」is the phrase spoken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means &quot;I did not dislike it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T20:22:53.780" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T20:22:53.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38852" CreationDate="2017-02-19T01:37:13.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, this is an opinion-based question so no clear answer can be given, but I can at least tell my own opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a plausible theory for a time, but in my opinion it is now impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless I missed something, nothing indicates that Sanji's Diable Jambe comes from anything other than friction. He's been able to activate Diable Jambe without spinning ever since the beginning of the second part of the series, as shown in the manga by his fight against Surume the kraken; long before his family was even mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's been stated several times in the Totto Land arc to be a &quot;dud&quot; whose genetic enhancements failed, a statement greatly strengthened by a revelation from chapter 852.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanji's mother Sora is the reason why his enhancements failed. When she was forced by her husband to subject herself to experiments to allow her then-unborn sons to be genetically altered, she took a drug potent enough to counteract those alterations, in an attempt to cancel them. While this didn't work with Sanji's brothers, it did work with Sanji himself, who turned out as normal and full of empathy and compassion as any normal human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above moment's entire meaning and point would be completely shattered if Sanji suddenly turned out to have altered genes after all, hence why I think the theory is impossible. However, this is only my opinion of course, as no clear answer can be given yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T01:37:13.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26432" CreationDate="2017-02-19T08:33:09.347" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I think happened in &lt;em&gt;Monster&lt;/em&gt; is, Johan was the nameless monster. Somehow he might have concluded that the story always ends with the nameless monster being the last person alive, so Johan planned the perfect suicide destroying every trace of him. Now that Tenma learned his real name, I guess he thought he was not the nameless monster anymore, so he committed suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for being psychopath, maybe it happened when he started to question himself if he was the wanted child as the mother gave Nina to Bonaparte. At that particular moment, he was reading that nameless monster story. Then I guess at 511 Kinderheim when he forgot everything, he became a loose nut and his memory of wanting to be the nameless monster (last person alive) came back when he read the book at the library, and then he planned the perfect suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess that's when the real story starts, and I also think that Nina always had a clue of Johan wanting to be the nameless monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31043" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T23:59:47.020" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T23:59:47.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35918" CreationDate="2017-02-19T10:44:38.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No because of the fact that the transformation doesn't age the user. Also holding the assumption that Goku would have died of old age is also a bit of a stretch. Remember full-blooded saiyans age much slower once they hit adulthood. This was shown by aging Bulma,Yamcha,Chichi,Krillin etc from the Freeza arc to the Buu arc in the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, and the real clencher here is Goku's state at the end of GT. I haven't looked into it too much but it's theorized quite well by several folks that Goku learned eternal life when he left to train with Shenron after defeating Omega. I do sincerely doubt that the previous magic held over him would have any effect after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, The wish was to make him a kid again. Since he grew out of that, the magic would not hold on him anymore. You assumed in your question that because he still had his tail the spell was still in effect but this isn't the case. Kami removed his tail as a kid permanently but once he reverted it came back. He never had it removed again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T10:44:38.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5010" CreationDate="2017-02-19T12:10:46.450" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;An interesting question... a late answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly disagree with the interpretation of &lt;em&gt;Homura Akemi&lt;/em&gt; herself being the Walpurgisnacht witch. The circumstances during her wish themselves prove that &lt;em&gt;Homura's&lt;/em&gt; not the witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Homura&lt;/em&gt; wished to re-live the time period when she met &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; for the first time and protect her, instead of it being the other way around. She wished for this, &lt;strong&gt;only after&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; (in the original timeline) died fighting the Walpurgisnacht witch. So, it is evident that &lt;em&gt;Homura&lt;/em&gt; was &lt;strong&gt;not even a magical girl&lt;/strong&gt; at that point, so forget the possibility of her being the Walpurgisnacht witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the Walpurgisnacht witch cannot be &lt;em&gt;Homura&lt;/em&gt; from the &lt;em&gt;&quot;future&quot;&lt;/em&gt; either, because each of the altered timeline universes created by virtue of &lt;em&gt;Homura's&lt;/em&gt; wish are independent of each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In actuality, the Walpurgisnacht witch is an amalgamation/(coalesced&#xA;  form) of multiple witches/familiars. &lt;em&gt;This can be supported by the&#xA;  scene where the witch disintegrates after Madoka's wish. It seems to&#xA;  suggest that it had resulted from 32 individual magical&#xA;  girls/witches...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eV43U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eV43U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Multiple witches of the Walpurgisnacht witch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T12:10:46.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39020" CreationDate="2017-02-19T14:54:21.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/4988601533331.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the official merchandise on Square Enix store&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tNffJl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bitter Rabbit plushie&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's &lt;strong&gt;Funtom.Co[...]&lt;/strong&gt;. There are 2 possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;FUNTOM.COMPANY&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;FUNTOM.CORPORATION &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the rest of the spaces, I'd believe it's &lt;strong&gt;FUNTOM.CORPORATION&lt;/strong&gt; since for half of the tag's length, &lt;code&gt;FUNTOM.CO&lt;/code&gt; takes 9 characters, and &lt;code&gt;RPORATION&lt;/code&gt; also takes 9 characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;There's a Wikia entry on &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Funtom_Corporation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Funtom Corporation&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm not sure if it's the official translation, since the name in Japanese is ファントム社【しゃ】, with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A4%BE#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;社&lt;/a&gt; usually translated as &lt;em&gt;company&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T14:54:21.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39036" CreationDate="2017-02-19T17:14:43.483" Score="2" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning I assumed that it wasn't, however later when Suzaku forcibly takes Lelouch to Charles, Lelouch for some reason notices, that the Emperor also has Geass, which makes me wonder if there really is a sigil that is visible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T19:12:56.793" Title="Is the bird sigil from Geass users visible?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39035" CreationDate="2017-02-19T21:01:05.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IIRC&lt;/strong&gt;, Geass is invisible and undetectable save for to other Geass users and the beings that give the power of Geass to humans. I can't recall what they are called.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is further proven in R2 when has to deal with the guy who has the Geass canceler. Again Lelouch and his brother Rolo were able to detect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kind of watched a few episodes recently but I did watch both series some time ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T05:55:58.470" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T05:55:58.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38988" CreationDate="2017-02-19T23:15:23.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touma loves Haruki, that's a clear fact. As a matter of fact more than any other person. She herself says in Coda she can't love someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Introductory Chapter Setsuna says: &quot;Kazusa has eyes just for you&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Introductory Chapter Kazusa says to Haruki: &quot;I can never have you, yet you want me to stay around you forever? This nightmare was your idea?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31054" LastEditorUserId="31054" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T23:23:04.253" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T23:23:04.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39038" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39039" CreationDate="2017-02-19T23:41:06.500" Score="1" ViewCount="8403" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the series &lt;em&gt;I Am a Hero&lt;/em&gt; by Hanazawa Kengo, the designation for zombies was previously translated as &quot;zombfags,&quot; presumably as an adaptation of the word for &quot;normalfag,&quot; which if I'm not mistaken is 「リア[充]{じゅう}」.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the designation is currently translated (though it may have also remained unchanged from the original) as &quot;ZQN,&quot; with no explanation given for the sudden change (I'm fairly certain I've come across an amalgamation of the work from at least two different translation groups).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, does  the designation &quot;ZQN&quot; have roots in Japanese internet slang words, à la 「リア[充]{じゅう}」, or did earlier translations just take artistic liberty given the context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T00:18:41.313" Title="What's the meaning behind ZQN designation for the zombies in I Am A Hero?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;i-am-a-hero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39038" CreationDate="2017-02-20T00:18:41.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 220, it is explained that, officially, &quot;ZQN&quot; is an acronym made up by the US military that means &quot;Zero Qualified Nucleus,&quot; though it is almost certainly a backronymic pun on the Japanese internet slang word &quot;DQN&quot; (pronounced &lt;em&gt;dokyun&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ＤＱＮ]{ドキュン} (&lt;em&gt;Noun&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;dumb-ass (&lt;em&gt;slang, derogatory&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person (&lt;em&gt;slang, derogatory&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;-adapted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jisho.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T00:18:41.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39016" CreationDate="2017-02-20T00:20:13.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This happened in volume 16, chapter 159. There was a bottle of hair tonic which caused different effects. Below is a scan of the page where it takes place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ng3oY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ng3oY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hair Tonic&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T00:20:13.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5037" CreationDate="2017-02-20T00:54:29.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Hei did kill Yin, and I believe Izanagi was never revealed in the Anime. If he didn't kill Yin, then he's hiding her somewhere. Izanami is an anti-contractor weapon with Yin inside, and Izanagi is never truly revealed except for that little extra bit at the end of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not know for sure if Hei did or did not kill Yin, and if that boy is in fact, Izanagi, I'm assuming Hei will come back, or the new &quot;Syndicate&quot; will try and kill him. He's probably and Anti-contractor weapon as well from what I see. But anyway, I think Hei killed Yin, and if he didn't, she's probably more human than a doll now, since she changed a lot in the OVA's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since nothing is proven yet, all we have is this picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W31vjl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hei holding Yin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31055" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-15T05:04:03.643" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T05:04:03.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21737" CreationDate="2017-02-20T04:04:18.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is my summary from the evidence and speculation from the rest of this thread)The birdcage was never really a threat to the straw hat crew cause there were people in Dressrosa strong enough to deal with the situation. I think Zoro and Fujitora could cut it but there may be no point as no one knows what will happen if the cage is cut. Sabo, Fujitora and Zoro are all strong enough to not only fight Doflamingo from scratch but at least finish him off after the extensive damage he's taken. The main thing was that neither of them wanted to interfere with the fight. They all knew Luffy would beat him and it was Luffy's fight, they just had to give him the time so to minimize casualties they tried to hold the cage back. The evidence that Zoro wouldn't run from the situation anyway, that he won't interfere with the fight which also goes for Sabo and Fujitora who actually said that they wouldn't interfere at seperate times. The whole situation was shown to be quite a lot more difficult than it actually was. Physically there were a lot of solutions for the birdcage. Either 3 of them could break the cage or just kill Doflamingo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31059" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T04:04:18.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-20T05:39:17.637" Score="1" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; it seems to be implied that all the Masters, from the moment they started working with them, knew the identity of their Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i known however that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shirou didn't learn Saber's identity until much later because it was feared that if he was captured he wouldn't be able to defend against mind reading magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rin didn't learn Archer's at first because the summoning went wrong and messed up his memories however he continued to withhold it when he did remember who he was&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hakuno didn't know the identity of his/her Saber, Archer or Caster until the final couple of weeks but i am not sure how many of the Masters they faced off knew their Servant's Identities at the start (though i get the feeling Rin, Leo and Rani knew)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so in all the Grail Wars (Fuyuki (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;), Snowfield (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Strange Fake&lt;/em&gt;), Moon Cell (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;), Trifas (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt;), Tokyo (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/em&gt;), Caubac Alcatraz's Labyrinth (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Labyrinth&lt;/em&gt;) etc.) where there any other Master who didn't know their Servant's identity at the beginning? if not at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T10:52:24.983" Title="Where there any other Master who didn't know their Servant's identity from the start?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39044" CreationDate="2017-02-20T10:47:14.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you just want them to be unknown at the beginning, then in Fate/Zero Uryuu did not know who &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_(Fate/Zero)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his Caster&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;Bluebeard&quot;) was.  Much like Shirou, Uryuu was not even aware that he was summoning a servant until Bluebeard showed up.  Unlike Shirou, he wasn't even aware that magic really existed.  He was just doing the ritual in the occult book he had for the fun of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Bluebeard tells Uryuu his nickname of &quot;Bluebeard&quot; right away, it is unclear if Uryuu knows who this refers to.  I'm not sure if it is ever mentioned if Uryuu ever learned the true identity of his Servant.  They had a weird relationship, with Uryuu largely seeing Bluebeard as a kindred spirit and teacher, and they never really cared about the formalities of the war or what they were &quot;supposed&quot; to be doing in it.  They were definitely on good enough terms for Bluebeard to share the information, but they simply may not have cared about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T10:47:14.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25971" CreationDate="2017-02-20T11:07:36.653" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most probably by the seventh member, you mean Escanor because he was not introduced in the anime primarily. However, if you pay attention closely, he appears in the last OVA of the Seven Deadly Sins. At 23:46 in the OVA 4, Escanor appears outside a cave carrying a barrel. He will be quite active in the recently announced sequel Seven Deadly Sins 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The members of the Seven Deadly Sins along with their Symbol, Animal Spirit and their super powers are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meliodas&lt;/b&gt;, The Dragon's Sin of Wrath &lt;b&gt;(Dragon, Full Counter)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Diane&lt;/b&gt;, The Serpent's Sin of Envy &lt;b&gt;(Serpent, Creation)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ban&lt;/b&gt;, The Fox's Sin of Greed &lt;b&gt;(Fox, Snatch &amp;amp; Immortality)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;King&lt;/b&gt;, The Grizzly's Sin of Sloth &lt;b&gt;(Bear, Disaster)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gowther&lt;/b&gt;, The Goat's Sin of Lust &lt;b&gt;(Goat, Invasion)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Merlin&lt;/b&gt;, The Boar's Sin of Gluttony &lt;b&gt;(Boar, infinity)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Escanor&lt;/b&gt;, The Lion's Sin of Pride &lt;b&gt;(Lion, Sunshine)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a pic of the seven members for your reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h3Eor.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h3Eor.png&quot; alt=&quot;Seven Deadly Sins, names, title and symbol&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helped you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4149" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T11:07:36.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38898" CreationDate="2017-02-20T12:25:55.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SSJ2 &amp;lt; Mystic Form &amp;lt; SSJ3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mystic Form is Stronger than SSJ2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkSsU7tO3Ew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkSsU7tO3Ew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mystic Gohan was More Powerful than SSJ2 Goku or Vegeta during fight with Buu, But Buu after absorbing Gotenks(SSJ3) became stronger than Gohan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Mystic form more powerful than SSJ2 but less than SSJ3. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another Evidence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJ3 Goku was equally matched with Kid Buu.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aMPHOHX9Bc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aMPHOHX9Bc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kid Buu was way much powerfull than of its any other form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gohan could only overpower Super Buu, But was easily defeated by Gotenks absorbed Super Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence SSJ3 &gt; Mystics Form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31063" LastEditorUserId="31063" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T06:24:10.773" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T06:24:10.773" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19452" CreationDate="2017-02-20T17:16:45.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Upon review I've determined that the source provided is insufficient to support my answer. I'm currently investigating sources to come up with a more appropriate answer.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her body is a mass production &quot;pleasure model&quot; so that she blends into (I assume 'shady') environments in the city. That's why she wears sexy clothes so often, to fit her cover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source: Masamune Shirow via Joseph Christopher Schaub&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://schaublog.com/Writing/KusanagisBody.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://schaublog.com/Writing/KusanagisBody.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (pg.94) [last retrieved 10/24/17]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For his part, Shirow provides a very practical explanation for&#xA;  Kusanagi's body in the author's notes which accompany his manga. He writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Major Kusanagi is deliberately designed to look like a mass-production model so she won't be too conspicuous. In reality, her electrical and mechanical system is made of ultra-sophisticated materials unobtainable on the civilian market. If she appeared too expensive, she might be suddenly waylaid on a dark street some night, hacked up, and hauled off to be sold. (1995: 103) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His mention of Kusanagi's body as 'a mass-production model' no doubt provides the seeds for Oshii's foregrounding of her commodity status in the film, but the critique is certainly amped up a notch by Oshii.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also included the author's citation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For all references to Shirow's version of Ghost in the Shell, the source I follow is the graphic novel. Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell, trans. Frederik Schodt and Toren Smith, (Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics, 1995)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31067" LastEditorUserId="31067" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T23:02:26.033" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T23:02:26.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39051" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-20T18:09:07.270" Score="3" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8, we learn that Yuriika was rescued, as an &quot;unwanted bear&quot;, by someone who is only referred to with male pronouns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q1Sfxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q1Sfxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuriika&amp;#39;s saviour&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This person visually reminded me of Ginko's mother in the &lt;em&gt;Yuri Kuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt; manga, which, compared to the anime, approaches the plot and characters differently. (See the right panel.) In the manga, Yuriika also has a significant relationship to Ginko's mother. They first meet at the school, after Ginko's mother has become engaged to Yuriika's brother, and they later become lovers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G76YKm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G76YKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ginko&amp;#39;s mother&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Lulu speaks of Ginko living in a castle with a &quot;King&quot; and &quot;Queen&quot;. The &quot;King&quot; is revealed to be Ginko's mother, rather than her father. We learn that Lulu was mistaken because someone referred to Ginko's mother with male pronouns &amp;mdash; 彼 (&lt;em&gt;kare&lt;/em&gt;), I believe &amp;mdash; at some point. Lulu had this misunderstanding because Ginko's mother is named Kale, after &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale_(mythology)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Greek goddess&lt;/a&gt;, which is pronounced similar to 彼 in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any parallel to this revelation of the &quot;King's&quot; actual gender in the continuity of the YKA anime? &lt;a href=&quot;http://voiceacting.wikia.com/wiki/Yurikuma_Arashi#Minor_Cast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One wiki&lt;/a&gt; lists a woman as the voice actor for &quot;Him&quot;, but that's not much to go upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T19:47:01.540" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T19:47:01.540" Title="In the anime continuity, is there any parallel to Lulu's mistake with the King of Ginko's castle?" Tags="&lt;yuri-kuma-arashi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T02:20:43.347" Score="1" ViewCount="1098" Body="&lt;p&gt;This text from the Chobits title screen looks to me like a Japanese-English &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambigram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ambigram&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An ambigram is an art form that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation. The words readable in the other viewpoint, direction or orientation may be the same or different from the original words. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.sensagent.com/ambigram/en-en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese, it's the title &lt;strong&gt;ちょびっツ&lt;/strong&gt;, but if you look for an English word it looks very much like &lt;strong&gt;STUDY&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/idBIaRK.png&quot; alt=&quot;ちょびっツ Chobits&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if there's any evidence that this is intentional. The font on the characters seems to make it more obvious, by making &lt;strong&gt;ち&lt;/strong&gt; look more like an &lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;, for example. Maybe this is subliminal messaging to encourage viewers to study more?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For those who don't see it:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ち&lt;/strong&gt; looks pretty close to an &lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;, but the one above looks especially like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fontriver.com/i/fonts/zig_zag_zeg/zigzagzeg_specimen.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ょ&lt;/strong&gt; looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://images.clipartpanda.com/lower-case-t-clipart-lowercase_T_white.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a small &lt;strong&gt;t&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; if you remove the small loop&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;び&lt;/strong&gt; obviously looks like a &lt;strong&gt;U&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;っ&lt;/strong&gt; looks like the &lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e83/scarletguard/Fonts/TronLegacyCreditFontExample2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this TRON-like font&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ツ&lt;/strong&gt; looks like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1d56a/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this y&lt;/a&gt; but a bit more curved and with a thicker &quot;double strike&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30322" LastEditorUserId="30322" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T15:16:35.600" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T16:56:28.240" Title="Does the Chobits title &quot;ちょびっツ&quot; intentionally look like the word &quot;STUDY&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;chobits&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39058" CreationDate="2017-02-21T06:25:32.227" Score="0" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am watching &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria the X&lt;/em&gt; and I didn't understand if Leilah the Seraphim is the soul of the sword or it's kind of the guardian of that sword that can strengthen it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30939" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T15:41:44.407" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T15:41:44.407" Title="Who is Leilah in Tales of Zestiria the X?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-zestiria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39053" CreationDate="2017-02-21T06:36:02.173" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to say no, because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It does not even remotely look like &quot;STUDY&quot; to me, and I can only barely see how you're coming up with that if I squint.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some googling strongly suggests that nobody on the Japanese internet or the English internet besides you has ever made this observation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While I do not know the exact font used here, it looks like a fairly orthodox &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/shotai-other.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;POP&quot; font&lt;/a&gt; (or perhaps you'd call it a rounded/&lt;em&gt;marumoji&lt;/em&gt; font), with little to suggest that it was specifically fiddled with to make it look like the word &quot;STUDY&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T07:51:44.320" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T07:51:44.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35695" CreationDate="2017-02-21T07:55:58.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of the movie &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirito and his friends are fighting the Boss on Floor 100 of Aincrad. The Boss isn't Heathcliff, just a very strong Monster with a huge size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28701" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T02:43:41.920" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T02:43:41.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39054" CreationDate="2017-02-21T08:36:54.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After having played to the video games what we learn about Leilah is that she is living in the sword waiting for a new &quot;Dôshi&quot; to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Leilah isn't the soul of the sword or here to make it stronger. She's here awaiting a new &quot;Dôshi&quot; and that's why she ask to Sorey why he wants power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he answer her right she allows him to use the sword and become is Seraphin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would add that I don't think Seraphin lives in objects. But in Tales of Berseria we learn that usually, each Seraphin is linked to one object really important for them. So it's more like a symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll just add the &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Seraph&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; that  Namikaze Sheena mentioned in a comment for those searching more information about Seraphins and not only about Leilah or their link with objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30402" LastEditorUserId="30402" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T10:14:54.230" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T10:14:54.230" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38753" CreationDate="2017-02-21T13:32:16.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto wear bandges because his arm look like obitos arm. But there is a problem witch can he use hashiram's cells because it affected by nintails chakra. But he is  reincarnation of hashirama so I think it will be ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31082" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T13:32:16.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38711" CreationDate="2017-02-21T13:38:54.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are not best choice for jinchuriki.But kushina and hashirama's whife are special cases. Because both of them are usumaki clan members.they have special sealing powers and technics. And also kushina was selected because of her large amount of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31082" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T13:38:54.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37492" CreationDate="2017-02-21T13:47:34.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PfG7T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 469 of Naruto Shippuden. He show his face twice in that episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31082" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T13:47:34.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39068" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39076" CreationDate="2017-02-21T13:56:51.907" Score="1" ViewCount="100811" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Naruto have only the wind chakra nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he doesn't then why doesn't he use any different chakra nature besides the Rasen Shuriken? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31082" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T03:35:36.793" LastActivityDate="2021-04-12T21:03:35.690" Title="Does Naruto only have the wind chakra nature?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39068" CreationDate="2017-02-21T16:53:10.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wind is the nature his chakra naturally leans towards. Most peoples Chakra is most easily converted into one specific nature, and in Naurto's case, it was wind. He then used clones to effectively spend years worth of time to use wind chakra and then add it to his rasengan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi noted that while you may naturally be more easily able to use your specific nature, you are not limited to just that one nature. Sasuke for instance is a Fire nature, but also learned the Lightning Nature Chidori. Kakashi was able to use his natural skill and Sharingan to copy any primary nature, and though the use of those copied techniques, can use all 5 primary natures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto was special though, because he is generally really bad at learning. Outside of using hundreds of clones, he can't learn new techniques without years of work. Once he learned how to modify the rasengan in a few different ways (Big rasengan, Rasenshuriken) he was able to extend that to the other rasengan based techniques he used, like Mini Rasenshuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As noted in the comments though, Naruto gained access to all of the Primary natures, Yin, Yang, and Yin-Yang, as well as several Kekei Genkai Combination Natures. This was thanks to 2 things, First, his borderline 10 tails Jinchuriki host status, and the Senjutsu of the Sage of Six Paths. When he was given the Senjutsu of the SOSP, he gained full access to the natures of all 9 tailed beasts which were inside of him, and more from the Senjutsu itself. He is now able to create Rasengan of any nature the 9 tailed beasts can use, and the Senjutsu gave him access to Yin-Yang release (which he used to give Kakashi a new eye). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in that regard, he does have access to over 10 natures, including several Kekei Genkai Natures, but he can only use them to convert the nature of Rasengan. Why that is, we can only speculate. He used his clones to spend effectively years of time mastering how to convert the nature of the Rasengan using Wind chakra, so it theoretically should be pretty easy for him to do the same thing with other natures he gained access to. But, he has not spent any time learning new techniques. By the time the war started, he only had Rasenshuriken, so at least until the complete end of the war and release of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, him using any other techniques not directly derived from rasengan would be plot holes. He had no time to learn how to do anything besides Rasengan and Nature manipulated Rasengan. After that, Its just his Bad learning Status, he simply never spent the time to learn how to do other techniques besides the rasengan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Theoretically, he could do so. Having Kurama's Cooperation, he could probably create a thousand clones and train for a few days, and there by learn new techniques, but as far as we know as of writing this, he doesn't. Why he doesn't is anyones guess, but its probably because he doesn't need to. He is already tied for first place with Sasuke as the strongest, and since they are friends and far ahead of everyone else, there is no one to make him train. Even when someone does come along like that, its over too fast or he is already strong enough they weren't a threat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T16:53:10.600" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30933" CreationDate="2017-02-21T19:20:31.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe too late but I'd be willing to chime in and note that Mac OS had speech recognition with assignable actions (Speakable Items) back in Mac OS 9 if not even earlier, and, though a bit limited, it could not only wait for a keypress, but constantly listen for a keyword that designates a command will be said after it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in fact, this was, not as idealistic, but a reality of that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for video chat there was a program called iVisit also in the times of Mac OS 9 which was a bit limited yet could provide some entertainment :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31090" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T19:20:31.580" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39068" CreationDate="2017-02-22T04:50:11.297" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I said in the comment section, Naruto &amp;quot;apparently has wind, lightning, earth, fire, water, lava, magnet, boil, yin, yang, and yin-yang as his nature types&amp;quot;. Which you can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the comment section you said you watched the anime till the end. But, even so, you should have still seen him use the other chakra natures. It was during the war, I don't remember exacly what episode(s) but in the manga it showed in chapter 673: WE Will...!! (in this chapter he uses &lt;em&gt;Sage Art! &lt;strong&gt;Lava Style&lt;/strong&gt; Rasen Shuriken!&lt;/em&gt;). In the next chapter, Sasuke's Rinnegan, he uses &lt;em&gt;Sage Art! &lt;strong&gt;Magnet Style&lt;/strong&gt; Rasengan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 688: He of the Sharingan!!, the Biju give Naruto part of their chakra which he uses for &lt;em&gt;Sage Art...... Super Bijuu Rasen Shuriken!!&lt;/em&gt;. But the manga doesn't say what the other seven Shuriken are made of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yin Release&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;based on the spiritual energy that governs imagination, can be used to create form out of nothingness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the Second Mizukage's, genjutsu falls under the broad category of Yin Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yin chakra is also part of the tailed beasts' chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yin Release can be used offensively when combined with senjutsu. However, it is unknown what exact role the Yin Release fulfils in said technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure statement three is the reason why Naruto has Yin release. My theory behind this is (could be canon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; During the war, if you remember, Naruto died. Which lead to Minato sealing the Yin half into Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that's the reason for him having Yin Release, but, remember, I could be totally wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yang Release&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;based on the physical energy that governs vitality, can be used to breathe life into form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yang chakra is also part of the tailed beasts' chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This second statement is, what I think, the reason behind Naruto having Yang Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Minato had sealed the Yang half of Kurama in Naruto. Making him gian Yang Release. So when ever Naruto is is Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Tensou's wood style would have a reactions towards the Yang chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yin-Yang Release&lt;/a&gt; is just the, what someone can call, &amp;quot;combination&amp;quot; of Yin and Yang Release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After receiving power from Hagoromo, Naruto Uzumaki gained the ability to use Yin–Yang Release to stabilise life forces and restore missing organs through physical contact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like how he healed Gui after his fight with Madara. But, it seems to have a limit. For example, it was unable to fix Gui's leg after he used Night Guy. Another example is how Naruto was able to heal Obito from the Ten-Tails extraction, but wasn't able to heal him from Kaguya's &lt;em&gt;All-Killing Ash Bones&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yin–Yang Release also has the ability to nullify the effects of all ninjutsu, rendering them useless.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sorry for making my answer pretty long. I tried to make it as short and detailed as possible. I hope this more detailed answer helps you understand more.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T04:58:01.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39012" CreationDate="2017-02-22T05:35:26.513" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I found your question really confusing, but while answering another question I figured out the answer for this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yin Release&lt;/a&gt;, which is a type of chakra nature, was depicted as black but &lt;strong&gt;red&lt;/strong&gt; in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yang Release&lt;/a&gt;, another chakra nature, was depicted as white but &lt;strong&gt;blue&lt;/strong&gt; in anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yin Release:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;can be used to create form out of nothingness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;genjutsu falls under the broad category of Yin Release.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yin chakra is also part of the tailed beasts' chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yin Release can be used offensively when combined with senjutsu. However, it is unknown what exact role the Yin Release fulfils in said technique.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yang Release:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;can be used to breathe life into form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yang chakra is also part of the tailed beasts' chakra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Whenever Naruto is in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Wood Release techniques react to the Yang chakra's vitalising properties and mature into full-grown trees within a matter of seconds, either through contact or close proximity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Positive/Negative Chakra:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's another differentiation in chakra, but it's not the same as Yin-Yang.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Black/Red chakra, Yin Release, is negative.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;White/blue chakra, Yang Release, is positive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Bijuu Bomb is made from combining negative and positive chakra, not Yin and Yang.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is not just &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; chakra type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1UYRY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1UYRY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T23:55:53.380" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T23:55:53.380" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T06:06:52.447" Score="6" ViewCount="11051" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 of Yuri!!! On Ice, Victor and Yuuri share what is almost definitely a kiss on the ice. However, this kiss is blocked from view by a conveniently placed arm, as seen below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jhOK3.gif&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jhOK3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Yuuri and Victor kiss&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people have said that the kiss wasn't directly shown because of Japanese censorship laws, while others have said it is just part of the norm of ignoring queer relationships in Japan. Is there any truth to either argument and any precedent or law to back it up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T06:35:19.803" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T02:28:32.377" Title="Why was the kiss not shown?" Tags="&lt;censorship&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25771" CreationDate="2017-02-22T09:31:12.273" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mega evolution series focuses on a character named Alain who is later on introduced into the main anime in the xyz series. The mega evolution series plays a very important part in the plot, hence I would advise watching it in sequence with the Pokemon X and Y and XYZ anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T18:16:57.150" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T18:16:57.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39086" CreationDate="2017-02-22T11:20:19.063" Score="9" ViewCount="24008" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the first few episodes of Yuri On Ice! and my girlfriend who iceskates said that she thought that the character Yuri Plisetsky really reminded her of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Lipnitskaya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yulia Lipnitskaya&lt;/a&gt; in that they shared similar features and backgrounds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they connected? What about the other characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2020-03-06T15:30:12.600" Title="Are the ice skaters in Yuri On Ice based on real life counterparts?" Tags="&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38898" CreationDate="2017-02-22T13:11:26.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My take on this is that his &quot;mystic&quot; form is just him unleashing all his power without turning into a SSJ which puts some strain on his body / wastes some energy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically even if he could go SSJ3 there is no need for that because he can bring all of that energy out in this &quot;mystic&quot; form without any side effects. So no matter how strong he becomes with this he does not need to transform (regarding the normal Saiyan transformation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now regarding the &quot;god&quot; transformation (if he ever reaches it), I'm not sure. Since we have a new kind of ki involved maybe he can not bring that out without transforming into a SSG but that is even more based on speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, Mystic form &gt; all other normal SSJ forms because it enables him to draw out all energy without any side effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T05:59:11.020" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T05:59:11.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38426" CreationDate="2017-02-22T14:26:51.020" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in chapter 834 afterward, Jinbe didn't go through with the roulette because it is set up in a way that somebody who does it will probably lose his life and that wasn't what he wanted because of his pledge to Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he just went for the normal thing somebody would do and he betrayed her in chapter 851 by freeing Luffy from the prison and escaping together with them from Big Mom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T14:06:42.623" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:06:42.623" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T16:30:42.517" Score="-1" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays 15 seconds before episode 56 fairy tail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZ7YHC1kYk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZ7YHC1kYk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31108" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T21:31:26.507" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T09:52:43.997" Title="What is the song that plays 15 seconds before episode 56 fairy tail?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39081" CreationDate="2017-02-22T17:15:09.423" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, most skaters in &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt; are based on real-life counterparts.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some official sources regarding the model of &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt;'s characters. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/yuri-on-ice-characters-201611111889.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Yuri Plisetsky and Yulia Lipnitskaya&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharing the same name as the show’s protagonist, fifteen-year-old Yuri is a extremely talented and at times foul-mouthed Russian skater. He is making his senior debut during the series and is by far one of the youngest skaters in the Grand Prix.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yūri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt;'s storyboarder Kubo stated in an interview published in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pashplus.jp/anime/staff_comment/31982/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the October issue of &lt;em&gt;PASH&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that Yuri is modeled after Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya&lt;/strong&gt;. Currently eighteen years old, Lipnitskaya is also a young powerhouse skater and the youngest skater to ever win a gold at the Olympics at fifteen years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Victor Nikiforov and Evgeni Plushenko and John Cameron Mitchell&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Victor, winner of five consecutive World Championships, Grand Prix, and many other competitions, is the rockstar-esque and legendary retired Russian figure skater who decided to coach Yūri. With that record, isn’t difficult to find discern Victor's potential real life counterpart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plushenko, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World Champion, and four-time Grand Prix Final champion, is a legend with an attitude in his own right. Notable as well is how Victor rests his forefinger like he is signaling &amp;quot;hush&amp;quot; that appears to be a nod to Plushenko hush of the crowd in Sochi 2014 Olympics. &lt;strong&gt;However, Victor as Plushenko could be up for debate. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/MY_MURMUR/status/779935081628524544&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a tweet from Victor's voice actor Junichi Suwabe&lt;/a&gt;, Plushenko is not a model for Victor&lt;/strong&gt;. Is Victor so legendary no one in real life can touch him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Victor is also partially based on American actor John Cameron Mitchell. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/kubo_3260/status/785169635129696256&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a tweet from Kubo&lt;/a&gt;, when she first thought about Victor’s visual design last year, she thought of Mitchell, an actor she saw during a trip to New York&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Yūri Katsuki and ???&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is Yūri's real life counterpart? &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pashplus.jp/anime/staff_comment/31982/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to Kubo&lt;/a&gt;, Yūri is not merely one Japanese figure skater. Rather, she wanted him to be a character that could reflect all Japanese figure skaters and also be appreciated as a character on his own&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is easy to find bits and pieces of other skaters in Yūri. As seen in numerous fan made videos, Yūri's short program Eros matches Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyū 2014 Sochi Olympic Short Program. Beyond Hanyū, figure skater Tatsuki Machida influenced the series and potentially Yūri. The retirement of figure skater Tatsuki Machida's retirement partially inspired Kubo to create the series and make it successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Topic Station (Japanese), regarding &lt;a href=&quot;http://topic-station.com/yuuri-modelrip/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuri Plisetsky's model&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kubo was interviewed regarding Yuri Plisetsky's voice actor, she mentioned a little bit about him,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Russian athletes are difficult to approach, it's because the appeal(?) is great. When I saw (Yulia) Lipnitskaya, I thought &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;If she was a man, it'd be the best&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, then directly used her as Yuri's image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobunari Oda, a Japanese figure skater, requested to participate in the anime. He appears as a commentator in episode 11 and voiced his own character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Oricon News (Japanese), regarding &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2082587/full/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobunari Oda&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda, who watched the anime every week from episode 1, quickly pleaded, &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;I want to appear as myself and commentating Yuuri's skate program even only for once!&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jirbYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nobunari Oda in YoI&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wpCoBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nobunari Oda at recording place&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stéphane Lambiel, a French commentator in episode 12, was also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Lambiel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a real-life figure skater&lt;/a&gt;. While he was born in Switzerland, he also speaks French, English, German, and Portugal. His outfit was also traced from 2016 NHK Trophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MvTYjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Stéphane Lambiel in YoI&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fzkrXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Stéphane Lambiel at 2016 NHK Trophy&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T14:47:09.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39088" CreationDate="2017-02-22T17:26:50.113" Score="4" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;While browsing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's list of chapters&lt;/a&gt; for the &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; manga, I noticed that some of the English volume titles were clearly derived from Biblical texts. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate (vol. 3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is probably taken from Genesis 3, when, after God finds out that the forbidden fruit has been consumed, Adam tries to pin the blame on Eve (v. 12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As one of us, to know good and evil (vol. 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is taken from later in the same chapter (v. 22), when God speaks of his decision to banish man from the Garden of Eden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, are all of the volume titles Biblical references, and if so, what exact passages are these quotes from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T02:53:57.183" Title="Are the English volume titles for EVA all referring to Bible verses, and if so, which ones?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39087" CreationDate="2017-02-22T17:26:50.113" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will go through the titles in the order of their respective volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Behold the angels of God descending&lt;/em&gt;: I couldn't find an exact match for this on the internet in a context that was about Bible and not &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, but there is a partial match in Genesis 28:12, where in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob&amp;#39;s_Ladder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jacob's dream&lt;/a&gt;, after he leaves home, &quot;behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it [a ladder to heaven].&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A flaming sword, which turned every way&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 3:24, where cherubim and the flaming sword are placed to keep guard over the Garden of Eden, to prevent entry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;She gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 3:12. Discussed in the text of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The woman whom thou gavest to be with me&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 3:12. Adam's reference to Eve when he tries to blame her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If this be the work of men, it will come to naught&lt;/em&gt;: Acts 5:38, where &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel#In_Christian_tradition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamaliel&lt;/a&gt; argues against persecuting the Christians, with the reasoning that if the movement is illegitimate (i.e. &quot;the work of men&quot;), it will die out on its own, and that if the movement is in contrast &quot;of God,&quot; then it will be successful either way, and its persecutors will have opposed God. The translation &lt;a href=&quot;http://haydock1859.tripod.com/id120.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, which I have been unable to identify, gives an exact match with the EVA title; translations such as the NRSV or KJV differ a bit from this wording.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Let me go, for the day breaketh&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 32:27, after Jacob has spent a night wrestling with a man, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_wrestling_with_the_angel#Interpretations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;generally identified&lt;/a&gt; as an angel, or as God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As one of us, to know good and evil&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 3:22. Discussed in the text of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Come now, let us make covenant, you and I&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 31:44, where Jacob and his father-in-law, Laban, make a covenant. Jacob earlier left Laban, for whom he had worked many years, and Laban had pursued him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tell me, I pray thee, thy name&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 32:38, where Jacob asks for the name of the man with whom he has been wrestling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives&lt;/em&gt;: Genesis 31:50, in Laban's conversation with Jacob.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures&lt;/em&gt;: Job 3:21, where Job speaks after troubles arrive at his door.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath&lt;/em&gt;: this exactly matches the KJV translation of Ephesians 6:4, but similar themes appear &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/colossians/3-21.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;elsewhere&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun&lt;/em&gt;: Revelation 12:1. I don't really understand the Book of Revelation, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Apocalypse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this woman&lt;/a&gt; appears to be associated with the Virgin Mary or the Church.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new&lt;/em&gt;: Revelation 21:5. The man upon the throne appears to be Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all that aside, I've just finished reading vol. 10, and there seems to be (at least &lt;em&gt;sometimes&lt;/em&gt;) a slight (if rather superficial) correspondence with the quote used for the volume title and the subject of the volume. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The two volumes with titles taken from Genesis 3:12 (which involves a woman) cover Asuka's arrival and interactions with Shinji.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vol. 6, per the Wikipedia summary and my bad memory, is when Shinji is forced to fight Toji against his will, after Unit-03 is infected by an angel, which fits a quote about leaving a fight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T02:53:57.183" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T02:53:57.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39081" CreationDate="2017-02-22T19:39:20.060" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Based on fans theory, the rest of the characters are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuri Katsuki: &lt;strong&gt;Tatsuki Machida&lt;/strong&gt; (Kubo's fan), &lt;strong&gt;Daisuke Takahashi&lt;/strong&gt; (high potential,  weak mental; glass-hearted), &lt;em&gt;Yuzuru Hanyu&lt;/em&gt;, Takahiko Kozuka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Victor Nikiforov: &lt;strong&gt;Evgeni Plushenko&lt;/strong&gt; (history), &lt;strong&gt;John Cameron Mitchell&lt;/strong&gt; (appearance), Stéphane Lambiel (relation to Machida)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uE3C5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Victor Nikiforov&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XxVpLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;John Cameron Mitchell&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuri Plisetsky: &lt;strong&gt;Yulia Lipnitskaya&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Maya Plisetskaya&lt;/em&gt; (ballet, name), &lt;em&gt;Artur Gachinski&lt;/em&gt; (appearance, successor to Russia's top figure skater Plushenko), &lt;em&gt;Yuzuru Hanyu&lt;/em&gt; (skate's blade, body figure), Evgeni Plushenko (child figure) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guang-Hong Ji: &lt;strong&gt;Boyang Jin&lt;/strong&gt; (young, shy), Yan Han (likes to take selfie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christophe Giacometti: &lt;strong&gt;Stéphane Lambiel&lt;/strong&gt; (charming, slow-starter, own cats as pet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xKPSsm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Christophe Giacometti&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/37AaOm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Stéphane Lambiel&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jean-Jacques Leroy: &lt;strong&gt;Patrick Chan&lt;/strong&gt; (big mouth)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Phichit Chulanont: &lt;strong&gt;Michael Christian Martinez&lt;/strong&gt; (both South-East Asian skater), &lt;em&gt;Nobunari Oda&lt;/em&gt; (pose, likes SNS and taking selfie), Nam Nguyen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZhrxUm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Phichit Chulanont&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rVZ8Rm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nobunari Oda&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Otabek Altin: &lt;strong&gt;Denis Ten&lt;/strong&gt; (born and based in Almaty ,Kazakhstan; often receives teddy bear)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sMKWQm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Otabek Altin&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KmRdWm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Denis Ten&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michele Crispino: &lt;strong&gt;Brian Joubert&lt;/strong&gt; (hairstyle, outfit), &lt;em&gt;Michal Březina&lt;/em&gt; (brother-sister relationship)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9L9Exm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Michele Crispino&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N95TNm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Brian Joubert&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sara Crispino: &lt;em&gt;Eliška Březinová&lt;/em&gt; (brother-sister relationship)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kenjiro Minami: &lt;em&gt;Akio Sasaki&lt;/em&gt; (acting), Yamato Tamura (hairstyle)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seung Gil Lee: &lt;em&gt;Kim Yuna&lt;/em&gt; (strict to other people, acting skill, own dogs as pet)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emil Nekola: &lt;em&gt;Tomáš Verner&lt;/em&gt; (jump style)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Georgi Popovich: (none)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leo de la Iglesia: &lt;strong&gt;Jason Brown&lt;/strong&gt; (doesn't jump quads)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mila Babicheva: Ashley Wagner (practice outfit, red hair)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Golden Spin's 2nd-place skater: &lt;strong&gt;Ivan Righini&lt;/strong&gt; (hairstyle, beard, outfit)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g9flSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;2nd-place skater&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bd1Iqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ivan Righini&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yakov Feltsman (Victor's coach): &lt;strong&gt;Alexei Mishin&lt;/strong&gt; (appearance, Plushenko's coach)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BQlr6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yakov Feltsman&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ucf8Nm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Alexei Mishin&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celestino Cialdini (Katsuki's coach): &lt;strong&gt;Pasquale Camerlengo&lt;/strong&gt; (Detroit Skating Club, hairstyle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mTPydm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Celestino Cialdini&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lcoZRm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pasquale Camerlengo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lilia Baranovskaya (Yuri's choreographer, Bolshoi Ballet's principal): &lt;strong&gt;Maya Plisetskaya&lt;/strong&gt; (appearance, Bolshoi Ballet's leading soloist), &lt;strong&gt;Ksenia Rumyantseva&lt;/strong&gt; (appearance), &lt;em&gt;Lyudmila Vlasova&lt;/em&gt; (Bolshoi Ballet's choreographer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkW4Zm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lilia Baranovskaya&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XxXxnl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ksenia Rumyantseva&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KG7mqm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maya Plisetskaya&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanako Odagaki (Kenjiro's coach): &lt;strong&gt;Kanako Odagaki&lt;/strong&gt; (coach)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leo's coach: &lt;strong&gt;Rohene Ward&lt;/strong&gt; (hairstyle, Jason Brown's choreographer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cIinam.png&quot; alt=&quot;Leo&amp;#39;s coach&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1p7k2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rohene Ward&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christophe's coach: &lt;strong&gt;Karel Fajfr&lt;/strong&gt; (appearance, red glasses)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SvukXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Christophe&amp;#39;s coach&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zUWfCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Karel Fajfr&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pitchit's coach: &lt;strong&gt;Satsuki Muramoto&lt;/strong&gt; (hairstyle, outfit, coaching in Thailand)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WlWFsm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Pitchit&amp;#39;s coach&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8XxtLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satsuki Muramoto&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hisashi Morooka (reporter): &lt;strong&gt;Taihei Katō&lt;/strong&gt; (figure skating reporter, voice actor, outfit)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ujoSgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hisashi Morooka&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OwW71m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Taihei Katō&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Honda (commentator): &lt;strong&gt;Takeshi Honda&lt;/strong&gt; (self-voice actor, commentator)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPmASm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Honda (commentator)&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zBRjnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Takeshi Honda&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nakaniwa (commentator): &lt;strong&gt;Kensuke Nakaniwa&lt;/strong&gt; (commentator, appearance)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jozf8m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nakaniwa (commentator)&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vuhO5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kensuke Nakaniwa&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stéphane Lambiel (reporter): &lt;strong&gt;Stéphane Lambiel&lt;/strong&gt; (self-voice actor, outfit)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nobunari Oda (commentator): &lt;strong&gt;Nobunari Oda&lt;/strong&gt; (self-voice actor, commentator)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Axel, Lutz, Loop (Nishigori's children): &lt;strong&gt;Type of jumps in figure skating&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Legends:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bolded names&lt;/strong&gt; are most probable theories&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Italic names&lt;/em&gt; are probable theories&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Normal names are weak theories&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yurionice.wikia.com/wiki/Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://yurionice.wikia.com/wiki/Characters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/yuri-on-ice-characters-201611111889.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/yuri-on-ice-characters-201611111889.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yoimeta.tumblr.com/post/155851034719/lilia-branovskaya-a-tribute-to-maya-plisetskaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://yoimeta.tumblr.com/post/155851034719/lilia-branovskaya-a-tribute-to-maya-plisetskaya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/kaigai_no/archives/49911536.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://blog.livedoor.jp/kaigai_no/archives/49911536.html&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harnoncourt.hatenablog.com/entry/20161030/1477832166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://harnoncourt.hatenablog.com/entry/20161030/1477832166&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tsuiran.jp/pickup/20161208/10928&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://tsuiran.jp/pickup/20161208/10928&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topic-station.com/victor-model/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://topic-station.com/victor-model/&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2147159848951461901&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2147159848951461901&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://siromama.com/yuri-on-ice-3388/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://siromama.com/yuri-on-ice-3388/2&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umashika.xyz/entry/yu-ri/itirann/zukann&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.umashika.xyz/entry/yu-ri/itirann/zukann&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://matomame.jp/user/FrenchToast/6a8ce791f2a6ac33e9fc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://matomame.jp/user/FrenchToast/6a8ce791f2a6ac33e9fc&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://matomame.jp/user/FrenchToast/fa8be2d3a9753594e5cd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://matomame.jp/user/FrenchToast/fa8be2d3a9753594e5cd&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T18:38:33.790" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T18:38:33.790" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-02-22T19:39:20.060" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2823" CreationDate="2017-02-22T19:51:51.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My view is either way ghost is a term  for an expires physical form and like it true to life vun arable  equal a hermit crab he is short lived whiteout  a shell which is always another's cast off an eternal quest seems a part a the mundane existence that she is here to fulfill or rip out the heart of what  she knows  is selfishly&#xA;Engineered for the misguided few  it's war as she sees it  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31112" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T19:51:51.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T21:09:21.140" Score="0" ViewCount="1104" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Naruto can enter sage mode in a matter of seconds but he has to be completely still. But Jiraya could use sage mode with only using his hands but it took him a long long time to achieve it..why the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T12:28:36.420" Title="How could Jiraya use sage mode by holding his hands?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39085" CreationDate="2017-02-22T21:44:55.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So it took me a fat minute to figure out what this song was, due to it being NOWHERE on youtube due to ContentID copyrights. The places it used to be have all been taken down. You can still find covers of the song there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EN Name: Alliance Force, Assemble!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JP Name: Rengougun Shuuketsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soundcloud original for download: &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/nafisa-akter/rengougun-shuuketsu-ost&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://soundcloud.com/nafisa-akter/rengougun-shuuketsu-ost&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cover Remix Pianos on Youtube: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDFQBC0bmRs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDFQBC0bmRs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31113" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T21:44:55.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37900" CreationDate="2017-02-22T21:59:35.613" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know, Araki enjoys playing with various colour schemes, which is evident in multiple different colour versions of the characters in manga covers and coloured artwork, which the anime series has followed as it is a big 'part' of the look and feel of Jojo-series as a whole. For specific instances of colour, I guess it's mainly to enhance and add visual flavour to dramatic scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31114" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T21:59:35.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7709" CreationDate="2017-02-22T23:36:57.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're taiko drums, explicitly called such in the manga. Nami shouts in chapter 276 (first chapter of volume 30), &quot;The taiko drum is turning into a bird?!&quot; (Haha, that sounds silly without context.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They appear to be transplanted into his body. There are some points where you can see his back, and they just go into his back. The first frame of 276 is a good reference, coincidentally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Since the wiki pages are made by fans, I don't use them as hard reference, just starting points and a &quot;maybe this is correct&quot; guideline. The &quot;tomoe&quot; appears to be the design on the drums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31117" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T23:36:57.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-23T06:07:40.423" Score="1" ViewCount="1490" Body="&lt;p&gt;In EP 296 titled:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto enters the battle!!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto used rasengan in tailed beast chakra mode to take down the enemy white Zetsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I thought whenever he tried using rasengan in tailed beast chakra mode, the rasengan got converted into the tailed beast bomb...am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T16:05:03.703" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T06:31:14.160" Title="How could Naruto use rasengan in tailed best chakra mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39103" CreationDate="2017-02-23T11:57:02.900" Score="3" ViewCount="5827" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched HxH 2011 around 1 year ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still wonder how's the concept of aura in HxH? How many types of aura and what kind of each speciality?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;e.g. Enhancer, Manipulator, Specialist, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22157" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T04:24:34.240" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T04:24:34.240" Title="How is the concept of aura in Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39091" CreationDate="2017-02-23T12:28:36.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are not right with that Naruto can enter in sage mode in just matter of seconds, It also take time to gain sage chakra from nature for Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some condition to gain sage chakra from nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the&#xA;  transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To overcome this weekness, Jiraya use&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art:_Amphibian_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sage Art: Amphibian Technique&lt;/a&gt;, where one or more toads fuses with the user's shoulders and gather natural energy for them to use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where Naruto Use his shadow clone to gather nature energy and call back his clone to his original self to gain sage chakra. but there is limit of shadow clone he use is 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more details &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22157" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T12:28:36.420" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39098" CreationDate="2017-02-23T12:33:18.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I too watched HxH twice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Aura concept is basically body energy (Nen) . Every person has different type of attribute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you saw  Naruto, there is also a concept where their chakra type is decided. Just the same as here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ONE PiECE - Haki is used to defend, observe, fight &amp;amp; objects can be affected too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Enhancers is the most powerful because they can use all the  Nen (ten, zetsu, ren, hatsu).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conjurers must &amp;amp; should use medium like phone, chains &amp;amp; puppets.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Specialists are rare like genetics &amp;amp; other special attributes are required.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transmuters can change their aura type like Hisoka's Bungee Gum.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manipulators manipulate things/humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emitters are also enhancers but difference is noticeably.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s a link for you to check out every detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31123" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T13:34:51.647" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T13:34:51.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-23T14:28:25.020" Score="0" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: it's impossible not to spoil in the title. Behind there are more spoilers of Dragon Ball Super Manga 21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Dragon Ball Super manga 21 Gowasu dies. I'm confused with all the future timelines thing, so my question is, since when a kaioshin dies his god of destruction also dies, which version of Rumoosh died? Isnt the Rumoosh we see alive in the Dragon Ball Super tournament anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T15:10:48.093" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T15:10:48.093" Title="Which version of Rumoosh died?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39098" CreationDate="2017-02-23T15:39:15.077" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept of Nen in HxH is comparable to Aura, Chakra, Haki, Mana, Magic, etc. from different series. It directly translates to Mind Energy apparently. In this series, it is life energy of the wielder who can manipulate it in different ways.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can obtain Nen abilities by being exposed to Nen.  Otherwise it takes years of training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most basic Nen can be used by any type of Nen user.  These are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ten - put aura around body rather than let it leak out of the body. also protects from other's aura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zetsu - stop flow of aura (make yourself less detectable)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ren - generate a large amount of aura around oneself for offense&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hatsu - manifest aura to have special effects&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other abilities similar the the above which most users can learn to perform but are not &quot;typed&quot;: Gyo, In, En, Shu, Ko, Ken, and Ryu are the examples so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some very special users are known as geniuses and learned to use their Nen abilities without mastering the above.  The main examples are the Apraiser and the Fortuneteller.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The form a user's Hatsu takes is controlled by that user.  While in theory any user can master a skill from any of the 5 basic types, they tend to have an affinity for one type and can master it much easier.  Unlike other series, the Nen type is about how you move your aura and not elemental.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conjurors&lt;/strong&gt; can turn their Nen into physical objects.  They often has special properties. (summon chains for instance)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transmutors&lt;/strong&gt; can change the properties of their Nen and then manipulate that. (turn Nen into electricity and vice versa for instance)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enhancers&lt;/strong&gt; apply their Nen to themselves to enhance their own physical abilities. (punch hard for instance)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emitters&lt;/strong&gt; push their Nen into projectiles of into other people causing special properties. Sometimes the Nen takes physical shapes such a gorillas, energy balls, mascots, or fists but are still composed of Nen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manipulators&lt;/strong&gt;, finally, put their Nen into other objects and then manipulate that Nen to manipulate that object.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are grouped so the most similar are near each other.  As Conjuration requires turning you Nen into something else, they find it easier to do Transmutor skills then Manipulator skills, for instance.  Enhancers find it much more difficult to do complex manipulation of Nen in other objects than just emit it as a projectile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specialists&lt;/strong&gt; are special. Their Nen abilities cannot be described as any of the above and are rare.  No other group can learn a Specialist's ability, though a Conjuror or a Manipulator is more likely to become one than any other group.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, very specific Nen abilites are somehow much more powerful than more general use abilities.  Putting restictings on its use, therefore, such as a ritual, target restictions, or delayed activation can make the Nen ability far more powerful.  For this reason, alot of power Nen abilities have complicated rules which must be followed.  Kuripika can only use some abilities on spiders. Gon's attacks have a long charging time and a chant. Chollo has several specific conditions which must be met before he can use his main ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T15:48:03.980" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T15:48:03.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39098" CreationDate="2017-02-23T20:07:54.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Kaine does a great job at summarizing the basic concept of Nen. I think they missed a few things though. So this anwer just supplements their excellent answer so read ONLY AFTER the first one. I also refer to various links to sources where you can read, if want in more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly,&lt;/strong&gt; the Nen Chart that shows compatibility between Nen Types,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Xz0x.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Xz0x.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While talking about Nen, its impossible not to mention this chart. It explains why Enhancers can use Emission or Transmutation more easily then Manipulation or Conjuration. Ex: Gon's Rock-Paper-Scissors are kind of Enhancer, Emmitter and Transmutation attacks. Read more here : Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen#Nen_and_Individuality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nen And Individuality - Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are numerical approximations to indicate just exactly how efficient one would be at using aura abilities that one is not born into. Starting at one's own aura type, one has the potential to be 100% efficient at using abilities based in that category alone. Then looking at the category chart, one has the potential to be 80% efficient at using aura types adjacent to one's primary type, 40% efficient at the opposite or farthest category, and 60% efficient in the two remaining categories. Specialization is typically unusable for non-Specialists because it is impossible to partially use; one either can or cannot use Specialist abilities. However, Conjurers and Manipulators have 1% efficiency potential of becoming Specialists due to being adjacent to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly,&lt;/strong&gt; How to find the Nen Nature for an individual?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most popular and surefire is called the Water Divination Test. Put a Leaf atop a cup full of water and perform &lt;em&gt;Ren&lt;/em&gt; by putting your hands around the water and voila you know your Nen Type. (Kinda like the Chakra Paper from Naruto).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If the volume of the water changes, the user is an Enhancer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If the taste of the water changes, the user is a Transmuter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If impurities appear in the water, the user is a Conjurer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If the color of the water changes, the user is an Emitter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If the leaf moves on the water's surface, the user is a Manipulator.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If a completely different change appears, the user is a Specialist. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hisoka also has a Nen Personality test which is funny but obviously not a surefire way of finding out the Nen Type of individual. But it reveals a lot about the Main Characters personality types since they usually fit the mould.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enhancers&lt;/strong&gt; are determined and simple. Most of them never lie, hide nothing, and are very straightforward in their actions or in their thinking. Their words and actions are often dominated by their feelings. They are generally very selfish and focused on their goals. This is reflected in their Nen as enhancers typically rely on simple and uncomplicated Hatsu techniques.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transmuters&lt;/strong&gt; are whimsical and prone to deceit. Transmutation users have unique attitudes, and many are regarded as weirdos or tricksters. Often they put forth a facade while hiding the truer aspects of their personalities. Even when they don't hide their personalities they rarely reveal their true intentions. Many Transmuters rely on techniques that give unique and unpredictable properties to their Nen that reflects their personalities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emitters&lt;/strong&gt; are impatient, not detail-oriented, and quick to react in a volatile manner. Many of them are quick-tempered and hot-blooded. They resemble the Enhancers in building their impulsivity, but the difference with them, they probably tend to calm down and forget easier. Because of the nature of Emission, many Hatsu techniques created by emitters are primarily long range.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conjurers&lt;/strong&gt; are typically high-strung or overly serious and stoic. They are often on guard as to be cautious. They are very observant and logical, rarely falling into traps. Being able to analyze things calmly is the strength of Conjurers. Many of the items that conjurers create are often used by them in a very deliberate and practical, logical fashion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manipulators&lt;/strong&gt; are logical people who advance at their own pace. They are all for arguments and tend to want to keep their families and loved ones safe. On the other hand, when it comes to pursuing their own goals, they do not listen to what others might have to say about it. While manipulators often use techniques that allow them to control their opponents they also prefer to use an inanimate medium to control that can be used versatility (such as smoke or pieces of paper hardened with Shu).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specialists&lt;/strong&gt; are individualistic and charismatic. They won't tell you anything important on them, and refrain from being close friends, but, because of their natural charisma that draws others, they are always surrounded by many people. Because Specialization is unique and can have many facets, most Specialists posses only one Hatsu technique. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;strong&gt;The Quantification of Nen&lt;/strong&gt;. There are various quantified versions of Nen, where you can directly predict the damage incurred as well predict the outcome in very simplistic cases. The article below discusses how much damage would an enhancer attack do to a Conjurer defense if both are using the basic and advance Nen techniques equally.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen#Quantification_of_Aura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Read more here if you are interested in these type of stuff.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T20:23:33.987" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T20:23:33.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31237" CreationDate="2017-02-23T20:43:43.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the most simplistic answer is that before the Anime production was to be aired, the studio had tied up with the production houses Crunchyroll and billibilli.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On 5th Jan, Anime News Network had the following article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-05/ojisan-and-marshmallow-credits-list-crunchyroll/.97209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-05/ojisan-and-marshmallow-credits-list-crunchyroll/.97209&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The official website for the television anime of Rekomaru Otoi's web manga Ojisan and Marshmallow (Ojisan to Marshmallow) lists media distribution service Crunchyroll and Chinese streaming site bilibili as being in charge of foreign business for the project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next day, crunchyroll confirmed this news. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-06/crunchyroll-confirms-ojisan-and-marshmallow-anime-streaming/.97283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-06/crunchyroll-confirms-ojisan-and-marshmallow-anime-streaming/.97283&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @NatG has noted, the Show credits CrunchyRoll and BilliBilli for Foreign Collaboration. This doesn't mean they have contributed to the show. It just  provides them most probably with exclusive rights for the show as well as the responsibility of Marketing etc. in other countries. Such deals usually take place after the anime has started or even finished airing in Japan for foreign countries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This step is inline with other Global Production houses which tie up with foreign media houses to increase their base. For Example, US TV Channels collaborate with Indian Channels to air the show on the same day/next day because the market for such shows is increasing in India. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is just a move by the Production team to collaborate with other media partners to take the anime to a wider audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T20:43:43.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35630" CreationDate="2017-02-23T23:19:57.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the reason why Makarov disbanded Fairy Tail is because of Lumen Histoire. It is one of the strongest spell of Fairy Tail including Fairy Sphere and Fairy Glitter. It is still a mystery what Lumen Histoire is hence, the reason why fairy tail got disbanded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31133" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T23:19:57.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39111" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-24T05:40:20.147" Score="7" ViewCount="609" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Yugi_and_Maximillion_J._Pegasus&amp;#39;_TV_Duel_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;duel between Yugi&lt;/a&gt; and Pegasus using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Pegasus&amp;#39;_videotape&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;videotape&lt;/a&gt;, supposedly every Pegasus move was pre-recorded before the fight; during the first half of the duel, Pegasus used subliminar message by insert images into some frames to make Yugi choose certain types of monsters, so Pegasus theoretically would play the correct card to defeat him every turn. However we also know this is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Game&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shadow Game&lt;/a&gt;, so Pegasus could use supernatural effects instead of just manipulating Yugi using the frames or predict his moves due to his knowledge of game and Yugi's strategies. So he (or his recording) can in thesis uses his &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Millennium_Eye&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Millenium Eye&lt;/a&gt; - according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Yugi_and_Maximillion_J._Pegasus&amp;#39;_TV_Duel_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; he did it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Secretly Pegasus was using his Millennium Eye to read Yugi's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the timing of Yugi's turn durations and Pegasus turn durations seems to be so synchronized to be a duel against a pre-recorded tape. On the other hand, if it's not a pre-recorded tape, then how Pegasus would be prepared to duel Yugi in the exact day and hour he starts to watch it? It would be ridiculous to think about the long-haired businessman waiting all the time until Yugi put the tape in his video. But the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Pegasus&amp;#39;_videotape&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki article&lt;/a&gt; suggests that the tape is more than a single tape, allowing instant communication between the one in the tape:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although it appeared to contain a prerecording, &lt;strong&gt;people on the tape were able to communicate with people watching as if they were present at the same time and location as them&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find in the manga a definite clarification if the duel was against a pre-recorded Pegasus or the real Pegasus in the same time, being able to communicate due to his Millenium Item effects over the tape. Is there any official explanation, be it in the manga or another source, about what really happened in this duel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27877" LastActivityDate="2018-05-03T03:31:20.143" Title="Did Yugi duel against a prerecorded Pegasus or the real one?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39096" CreationDate="2017-02-24T10:37:27.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Rasengan&quot; was created by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who took three years to develop it. The Rasengan is based on the Beast Ball with Tail, which is the definitive attack of the Beasts with Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that it isn't difficult to confuse one technique with the other, but answering the question what in fact uses naruto in that chapter is a &quot;partial&quot; rasengan with chakra of the 9 tails beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the manga different versions of this combination are seen, but in any case is the tail beast bomb. It is a fusion between the two techniques or simply the utilisation of Kurama's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastEditorUserId="37876" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T05:37:37.717" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T05:37:37.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36907" CreationDate="2017-02-24T18:17:57.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoilers don't read it if you don't want to be spoiled.&lt;/strong&gt; Forgive me if I'm wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So just adding to arcane's answer.. apparently in the manga it is revealed that Natsu is in fact the end and that he's Zeref's brother but died so Zeref has kind of brought Natsu back to life by making him as one of his demons. He also has made Natsu's memories of his family and Zeref himself to be erased. Apparently, if Zeref dies then Natsu will die too due to their 'unusual bond'. I don't know if this is true or not. Now, since Gray is the only one to kill the end he plans to kill the book of demons that Zeref owns, which of course will kill Natsu along with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31150" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T12:09:23.363" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T12:09:23.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38455" CreationDate="2017-02-24T19:05:44.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece does quite a bit across the long franchise to ensure that every plot character is remembered in a different way. In addition to being drawn differently having different suffixes or having a different laugh serves as a tool to help establish that character as a unique identity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caesar, Doflamingo,Gekko Moria and numerous others in the show, the manga and the movies all make use of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to suffixes and laughs there is also gestures, like Brook asking to see your panties or chopper hiding the wrong way that are also unique to add differentiation to each character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summation, the above are all tropes commonly used in anime to add individuality to each character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T19:05:44.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38969" CreationDate="2017-02-25T05:50:11.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr: This is probably an original illustration, rather than a still from &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This illustration &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; have originated from an official set of postcards based on the manga and &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; continuity &amp;mdash; when I ran a reverse image search for the image and included &lt;code&gt;postcard&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;episode&lt;/code&gt; in the search terms, I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fullmetal-Alchemist-Brotherhood-Postcard-Book-Art-/311759633298&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an eBay page&lt;/a&gt; where someone is (at the time of writing) selling such a set. (It seems possible to me that the illustration may have first appeared in a magazine or an earlier artbook, and that I was simply unable to locate it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the photographs in the product description shows the same image as that of the OP, and even the aspect ratio looks identical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8oCNj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8oCNj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;eBay product preview&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many illustrations in the postcard set &amp;mdash; such as those of &lt;a href=&quot;http://azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100107/sCIMG5521.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Roy and Ed holding bunches of roses&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100107/sCIMG5524.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winry and Ed sitting back-to-back on a bed&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100107/sCIMG5525.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ed in a state of undress&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; clearly do not originate from either the manga or the &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; adaptation. Taking this into account along with my inability to recall a scene in &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; that matches the OP's illustration, it makes sense to surmise that this is probably an original illustration, rather than a still taken from &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eBay seller states that this postcard set was released on December 22, 2009. I am unfamiliar with &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; merchandise and so cannot confirm this with another source; I also do not know any details about how this postcard book was released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T06:57:47.400" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T06:57:47.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39147" CreationDate="2017-02-25T15:41:44.547" Score="3" ViewCount="6129" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently re-watching DBZ dub episode 171 about how Gohan got his name, tree he crashed through as a kid etc. And a thought came to mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why didn't we ever see Grandpa Gohan in DBZ?&lt;/strong&gt; I mean there were plenty of scenarios where goku could have found him in other world or the Z-fighters could have revived him with the Dragon Balls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in addition to that IIRC, &lt;strong&gt;They wished for all the humans killed by the saiyan invasion to be revived, wouldn't that also account Grandpa Gohan since he was accidentally killed by Goku in his oozaru form?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T03:46:06.197" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:28:32.160" Title="Why was Grandpa Gohan never revived with the Dragon Balls?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39096" CreationDate="2017-02-25T16:01:24.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's true that whenever he used Rasengan in Tailed Beast mode it converted into Tailed Beast bomb. That's because the Nine Tail was not allowing the chakra flow properly and was using Naruto's technique for its own benefit (i.e. hatred, his own nature).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since he mastered Tailed Beast, i.e. he befriended Kurama, he no longer interfered with Naurto's motives of techniques. He just provide his own chakra to enhance Naruto's technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30859" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T06:31:14.160" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T06:31:14.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36940" CreationDate="2017-02-25T17:04:29.097" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;well what most of us are missing is that kakashi and tobi has the same eyes i.e. Both eyes are Obito's so actually both of his eyes are connected to the same time and space.Hence even when tobi uses his Space-time ninjutsu ,kakashi uses his kamui(Same Space time justs) to travel that alternate time-space and touch tobi or attack tobi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30859" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T17:04:29.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39140" CreationDate="2017-02-25T17:19:53.767" Score="-1" ViewCount="4524" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did he control them with chakra rods, with the reanimation jutsu or with his Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T21:29:46.120" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T20:50:01.213" Title="How did Tobi control the reanimated jinchuuriki and their tailed beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-25T18:15:34.423" Score="1" ViewCount="33076" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the best order to watch the 3 movies and the TV series of &lt;em&gt;Chain Chronicle&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any part that can be skipped (i.e. a movie is a compilation of the first 6 episodes, etc)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T19:17:50.227" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T19:59:29.350" Title="Chain Chronicle viewing order?" Tags="&lt;chain-chronicle&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39078" CreationDate="2017-02-25T19:01:55.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a little late to the party, but I think it might be more of an artistic choice than anything else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Victor's arm is probably there to protect their own private moment together instead of it being due to censorship reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a post on tumblr &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuri-on-ice-confessions.tumblr.com/post/153350855676/gotohellsenpai-kubo-confirmed-victor-and-yuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that cites Kubo-sensei's tweet as an 'official' confirmation of the kiss. I'm a complete novice at Japanese, so the reliability of this source completely hinges on the OP's translation. If the source is right, however, and Kubo-sensei's tweet indeed heavily implies that the kiss is in fact, &lt;em&gt;canon&lt;/em&gt;, then I don't think censorship is really much of an issue here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have cited the cultural norm being the main reason like you mentioned, but I think it doesn't really hold if you examine what happened in the later episodes. They proposed and literally got engaged with gold bands on their fingers, and if the entire series was meant to be reflective of the queer culture in Japan, I kind of doubt that would happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I have said is just mere speculation though; please take it with a pinch of salt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29263" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T19:01:55.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39137" CreationDate="2017-02-25T22:43:49.820" Score="2" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All Out!!&lt;/em&gt; is a sports series about high school rugby. The teams are large, so there are many characters. I understand that the mangaka and character designers want to make each character stand out. They do a great job here. But a few stand out much more than others, due to what I think of as &lt;em&gt;fantasy hair&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AwXiT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AwXiT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;4 All Out!! characters with &amp;quot;fantasy hair&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(ULC) Oharanu Etsugo -- &quot;antennae hair&quot;, two small hair groups sticking straight up&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(URC) Ebumi Masaru -- &quot;anchor hair&quot;, two somewhat bigger hair groups sticking left and right from bottom of his head. He also stands out due to eyes often wild and almost constantly angry expressions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(LLC) Ise Natsuki -- &quot;horn-hair&quot;, they even manage to stick out of his helmet! (Rugby helmets have holes; his holes must be magically located.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(LRC) Sekisan Takuya -- &quot;ribbon hair&quot;, curly ribbons of hair at various angles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are any of these styles something a Japanese teenager would actually wear?&lt;/strong&gt; (Are some of them even possible?) Except for someone from another team commenting that Sekisan has really wild hair, these fantasy styles are treated as normal looks. The styles definitely help the characters stand out. With three tall blonds on the team, it is nice that two of them have unique appearances. &lt;strong&gt;Is blond hair fairly common among Japanese teenagers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The strange thing is that the series is reality based; no-one has a beyond-human-capability ability or genius move. For example, another series might have a character grow up on a dairy farm, and now he has an unbreakable grip on the rugby ball due to 10 years of milking a dozen cows twice daily by hand. In &lt;em&gt;All Out!!&lt;/em&gt; there is nothing but tough training and a great coach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is just ... it's just ... the fantasy hair, man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5650/name-of-hair-style-with-one-strand-sticking-upwards&quot;&gt;Name of hair style with one strand sticking upwards&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22498/is-there-a-reason-for-the-hair-of-death-hair-style&quot;&gt;Is there a reason for the &amp;quot;Hair of Death&amp;quot; hair style?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="28456" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T17:16:38.487" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T17:16:38.487" Title="What's with the fantasy hair?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;all-out&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39131" CreationDate="2017-02-25T23:14:16.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would wager that these hair styles have no basis in reality, and are meant to give the viewer an opportunity to &lt;em&gt;remember&lt;/em&gt; these characters as they factor into this anime.  In that vein, I'd say it's worked; you can identify each of these characters by name, and they stick out in your mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T23:14:16.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39136" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-26T09:10:38.963" Score="3" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing I'm not sure about with the introduction of the different universes is: Does Dragonball super have only 1 underworld/afterlife? Or 1 per universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T05:50:42.790" Title="Does Dragonball super have only 1 underworld? Or one per universe?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39131" CreationDate="2017-02-26T09:37:15.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is nothing unique to all-out. This is infact so common in Anime that Tv Tropes has a page dedicated to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've been warned, TV Tropes link - &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeHair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Hair&lt;/a&gt;. Take a look at the image of Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vLwnG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vLwnG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yep, Thats his real hair&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Find below the excerpt from TV Tropes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usually, the most important characters of the story will have wild spikes or a cool-looking hairdo in order to stand out among the crowd. It also helps to create a distinctive silhouette that will stand out in branding, media, and merchandise. It may be one or more different colors that don't appear naturally in real humans (blue is a popular choice). Sometimes the hair appears semi-transparent, with the character's eyes visible through it, although this presumably represents hair fine enough that it isn't completely obscuring, rather than anything outré. Anime Hair is very common among protagonists of anime/manga for the Shōnen (Demographic), although the trend seems to be headed to more plausible styles: compare Son Goku's hair to Ichigo's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T09:37:15.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38437" CreationDate="2017-02-26T09:40:57.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going off-track for a moment first - more than Satan not caring about his sons, I think Satan didn't expect that they would attempt to stop him from fulfilling Yuri's dream. Frankly, I kind of sympathized with him at the ending of the first season because he didn't understand why they would go against him even after his explanation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Why... Why would the brats born from me and Yuri destroy our dream?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan is &lt;em&gt;obsessed&lt;/em&gt;. He's obsessively trying to make Yuri's dream come true. Yuri is the only one who has shown him pure, altruistic love, and he's trying to honor her memory in his own way. He's practically on the brink of madness trying to make her dream happen - if his sons happen to stand in the way, he's ready to give them up because he cares a heck ton more about Yuri than them. Remember: they never had any interaction before their clash in the last few episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting that aside, I think no, Satan does not understand Yuri's dream of peace. Like what Mindwin pointed out, Satan interpreted the idea of co-existence between the entities in a completely different way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have to remember that humans are the ones who almost killed Yuri - Satan was driven by desperation as he possessed one vessel after another in order to save Yuri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;... Demons and humans can understand each other.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's honestly what Yuri's dream is all about. But that's impossible if Satan is not able to exist in Assiah to understand humans (if he tries to).&#xA;There's a lack of understanding on Satan's part: from his perspective, humans are filled with animosity towards demons - true peace can only be achieved when there is only one ruler. His idea of merging the two worlds is to &lt;em&gt;force&lt;/em&gt; the humans in Assiah to submit to him because he doesn't see any other feasible way to do it. In his attempt to achieve his own definition of peace, he thinks he is trying to fulfill what Yuri wished. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, if Yuri is still alive, this tragedy wouldn't have occurred. Because of all the love she has given Satan, she actually holds a significant amount of influence over his thoughts and decisions. If she knows that Satan intends for the violent, brutal approach, she'd have stopped him, in one way or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29263" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T09:40:57.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-26T09:53:17.387" Score="1" ViewCount="381" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In episode 80, the High Priest said, &quot;Universe 1 and 12, Universe 8 and 5 are exempt from entering, since their mortal level average is already over 7.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he mean that they won't be entering the tournament or did he mean that even if they lose, they won't get erased? The literal meaning of the word 'exempt' suggests that it's up to those Universes whether the want to join or not. I'm confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31081" LastEditorUserId="31081" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T09:22:18.750" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T04:12:09.783" Title="What is the true meaning of this phrase in Dragon Ball Super episode 80?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39126" CreationDate="2017-02-26T11:17:40.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He controlled them using Chakra rods&lt;/strong&gt;. Tobi controls his Six Paths using a single black receiver embedded into the left side of each of their chests, which were hidden from view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi combined the reincarnated bodies of the Jinchuriki with his own &quot;Paths of Pain&quot; Jutsu of the Rinnegan. Similar to the paths of Pain retaining the eyes of the caster, each Jinchuriki had a Rinnegan and Sharingan, allowing them the benefits of the Ocular Jutsu. He also seals their respective tailed beast back into their bodies, which he maintains control of through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't however channel the Six Paths Techniques through his &quot;Pains&quot;. This is presumably because of the effort required to keep six tailed beasts under his control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More Reading - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Six_Paths_of_Pain#Obito.27s_Paths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Paths of Pain - Tobi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black Receiver Embedded in the Chest of Yugito Ni.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XAwj5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XAwj5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T11:38:50.253" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T11:38:50.253" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39144" CreationDate="2017-02-26T14:39:44.503" Score="14" ViewCount="3609" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am huge fan of Pokémon games but I haven't watched the anime that much. As lots of guys here know that Master ball is the ball which catches Pokémon without failing. Today I ran into an argument with a friend of mine regarding the Master ball. He said that the Master ball had failed one time in the anime, but I disagreed that it can never happen. But he said that he had watched it once but can't recall now. Had the Master ball really failed or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31182" LastEditorUserId="31182" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T11:36:31.023" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T11:36:31.023" Title="Has the Master Ball failed at any point in the Pokemon anime?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39143" CreationDate="2017-02-26T16:29:22.953" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Episode 35&lt;/strong&gt;, titled &lt;em&gt;Whiscash and Ash&lt;/em&gt;, Season 7 of the Pokemon series, a Whiscash swallows a Master ball thrown at it. This was widely interpreted as a Master ball fail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n9IjT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode summary:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/AG075:_Whiscash_and_Ash&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whiscash and Ash&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T16:29:22.953" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39127" CreationDate="2017-02-26T19:59:29.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 12 episodes of the TV series retells the same story of the movie trilogy, each divided into 4 episodes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The &quot;Chapter List&quot; table from Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; shows the overlapping between each volume of the movie with the TV episodes: episode 1-4 (vol. 1), episode 5-8 (vol. 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5mubpn/chain_chronicle_tv_vs_movie/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit discussion&lt;/a&gt; seems to reach the same conclusion,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I saw the TV's first episode. It was a recap of the movie.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They probably just split the movie into parts and showed it as TVs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/chain-chronicle/the-light-of-haecceitas/movie-1/.111091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Theron Martin's review on AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas&lt;/em&gt; is the first of a trilogy of movies being released once a month between December 2016 and February 2017. A TV series version is also airing during the Winter 2017 season, but based on its first two episodes, the TV series is just going to be the movies chopped up into 20-minute segments with an opener, closer, and a small intro and recap added in to smooth out the runtime. (Crunchyroll, which is streaming both versions, has taken the unusual practice of subdividing the movie version into those 20-25 minute segments, presumably so viewers know which parts of the movie match up with which TV episodes.) So this review could be seen as covering the first movie in a trilogy or the first four episodes of a one-cour series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T19:59:29.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39126" CreationDate="2017-02-26T20:50:01.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tobi used a jutsu, exclusive to rinnegan users, called The Six Path Reanimation Jutsu. With this, he can control their corpses remotely as well as their chakra flow.&#xA;In ordre to do this, he used chakra rods, impaled within the corpses which transmit he's order to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;note that he was using this jutsu on previously reanimated corpses(via edo tensei) as you can tell by there eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One characteristic of this jutsu is that the puppets inherit the puppeteer's Kekkei genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31187" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T20:50:01.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39121" CreationDate="2017-02-26T22:03:23.057" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;He expressed that he does not want to return to the world of the living ones. Goku fought against his grandfather (masked fighter) at a tournament hosted  by Fortuneteller Baba. After revealing his identity to Goku, Upa (the boy whose father was killed by mercenary Tao and Goku went on a quest to gather the Dragon Balls and revive his father) asked him if he want to be revived instead of his father, but Gohan replied that there are a lot of &quot;babes&quot; in the after world and that he would like to stay there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oorZn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oorZnl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chapter in question is 108 from the original Dragon Ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:28:32.160" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:28:32.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39980" CreationDate="2017-02-27T02:16:53.760" Score="8" ViewCount="5731" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 380 of One Piece, during Brook's rendition of &quot;Bink's Booze,&quot; Frankie and Chopper do a rather bizarre dance with what looks like chopsticks up their noses, and holding baskets out in front of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the dance just totally random, or is it something recognizable to a Japanese viewer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Screenshot taken from the Crunchyroll video feed.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zFKkt.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zFKkt.png&quot; alt=&quot;weird dance&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31190" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T19:36:43.360" Title="What's this dance that Franky and Chopper are doing?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38888" CreationDate="2017-02-27T04:51:38.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sato was part of the United States Marine Corps in the past.He was part of an ultra-elite section of the military fighting in Vietnam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in last episode we see Sato past as Marine and Sato in present captured by American.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ajin.wikia.com/wiki/Sat%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ajin.wikia.com/wiki/Sat%C5%8D&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19214" LastEditorUserId="19214" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T15:33:39.820" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T15:33:39.820" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40912" CreationDate="2017-02-27T06:04:36.580" Score="3" ViewCount="279" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 26 of Nichijou, it's revealed that the Principal of the school...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...is Mr. Shinonome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the relationship between him and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his supposed granddaughter Hakase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is never elaborated on in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, is it ever stated if he at least &lt;em&gt;visits&lt;/em&gt; her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T16:37:28.723" Title="Does the Principal ever visit his granddaughter?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39162" CreationDate="2017-02-27T09:14:32.393" Score="1" ViewCount="4744" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Kabuto and Naruto both can use nature energy to enhance themselves, in other words they can use sage mode but when Naruto uses it his eyes become like the eyes of a from. And when Kabuto uses it, HIS eyes become like the eyes of a snake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between those 2 sage modes? Why does one make a user resemble a frog and the other one makes him resemble a snake when both are using natural energy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="29514" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T12:36:04.320" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T20:08:35.767" Title="What is the difference between Kabuto's sage mode and Naruto's sage mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39186" CreationDate="2017-02-27T10:45:54.030" Score="8" ViewCount="7028" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Ajin-chan wa Kataritai&lt;/em&gt;, there are a dullahan student named Machi. In chapter 23, it was said that the school wasn't allowing her to use a backpack, and she could only use a standard school bag or a tote bag.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RLGIT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RLGIT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ajin-chan wa Kataritai chapter 23&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought it was only their school regulation, but then I recalled in &lt;em&gt;Yuru Yuri&lt;/em&gt;, on the first day of school Akari used a backpack because she forgot that she's already in middle school. Later she changes out her backpack for a tote bag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8aaLVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8aaLVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuru Yuri ep 1 (1)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0V1wm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0V1wm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuru Yuri ep 1 (2)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to take a quick look at a few high school anime I have, most of them use the exact same tote bag (school bag I assume?), but there are a few anime where each student uses a different bag. It seems like none of the students use a backpack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZL9Mm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZL9Mm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;D-Frag!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;D-Frag&lt;/em&gt;, each student uses a different bag, but none use a backpack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hAOlpm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hAOlpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nichijou chapter 20&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T21:09:10.037" LastActivityDate="2020-01-09T03:32:27.537" Title="Are high school and middle school students not allowed to use a backpack?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39156" CreationDate="2017-02-27T11:15:32.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I said in the comment, Kaizaki Arata of Re:LIFE uses a backpack and he is a 3rd year of Senior High School.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YvjTd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YvjTd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaizaki Arata with Backpack&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Yoake Ryo uses a tote bag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AuXma.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AuXma.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yoake Ryo with tote bag&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another guy, Ohga also uses Tote bag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/807Ka.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/807Ka.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ohga with tote bag&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, like you mentioned in your question, most students in Senior High School uses tote bag. But, seeing that Kaizaki can use backpack just fine, it means that backpack is not forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T11:15:32.153" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39136" CreationDate="2017-02-27T11:21:55.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that each universe has its own heaven and hell. We know that a universe is divided into four quadrants and each has its own Kai. Then there is the Grand Kai who governs them. After that we have the Supreme Kai who looks over the entire &lt;em&gt;afterlife&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;universe&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an extensive system of Kais to govern the entire universe, including the afterlife. It can be concluded that because each universe has its own Supreme Kai (and of course, the God of Destruction), it also has its own underworld.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31081" LastEditorUserId="31081" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T05:50:42.790" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T05:50:42.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39163" CreationDate="2017-02-27T12:25:33.880" Score="8" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I have to say I read this on some scanlated site. But there are quite a few page that look unfinished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the rough page I found. Top pictures, From Historie 80 and 94. Bottom Pictures, Historie 82, 96, and 97. (Click to enlarge pictures)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YDIcM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YDIcMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Historie 80 Unexpected Battle 3 Page 08&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4YDku.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4YDkum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Historie 94&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2FyP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2FyPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Historie 82 Secret Order (2)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqlID.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqlIDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Historie 96&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qq4Ep.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qq4Epm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noticed that &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qq4Ep.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the building on first panel are finished but on second panel it was just a rough shadow drawing&lt;/a&gt;. If they want a shadow building they can do it better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first all panel are finished but later, probably after chapter 80, they begin having unfinished drawing. Hitoshi Iwaaki other manga series &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasyte&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Parasyte&lt;/a&gt; doesn't have this kind of drawing style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T17:01:11.937" Title="Why do some page contain a rough sketch?" Tags="&lt;historie&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-27T12:37:25.223" Score="0" ViewCount="693" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are some sage modes evil and make the user violent like Jugo's clan and Kabuto's sage mode? And why is Naruto's sage mode &quot;less dark&quot; ? Are there different types of sage modes? They all use natural energy so shouldnt they be the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:00:47.150" Title="Are there different types of sage modes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30663" CreationDate="2017-02-27T12:39:42.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Snakes could be the summoning that Orochimaru taught him but hawks could be his own summoning. His snake summons also didn't die after his fight with Deidara because he was shown using Aoda during the Fourth Shinobi War. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31198" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T12:39:42.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39154" CreationDate="2017-02-27T16:49:48.243" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that where you learn sage mode affects it. Naruto and Jiriya both learned from the toads, and because of how it was learned on Mount Myoboku, they took on Toad characteristics. Naruto mastered it though, and as such only had his eyes transform, but Jiraiya took on many traits, from warts to frog like hands. Kabuto learned Sage mode from the Snakes in Ryuchi Cave, and as such took on Snake characteristics. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jugo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jugo's&lt;/a&gt; clan, or at least Jugo himself, Absorbs it naturally, and his personal side effect was the darker personality as he lost control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Hashirama, we do not know where he learned Senjutsu, but the theory is that he mastered the Slug variant, since that is the third of the triple deadlock animals. However, Mitsuki seems to be able to use sage mode without having learned it from somewhere. This makes it most likely that if you learn sage mode from the Snakes, Toads, or some other animal that can teach you, you take on their traits, and mastery limits those traits to the eyes. If you learn it on your own, thanks to genetics or something else, you take on a unique transformation, like Mitsuki and Jugo. The best evidence for that theory is the curse mark, which is Jugo's method, but every user who transforms using it transforms differently. Again, that is a theory that just seems to fit somewhat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, that is just about all we really got on it. Kishimoto did not go into full depth of quite a few things, and Sage mode is one of them. If we are lucky, then the Boruto manga might explain Mitsuki's Sage mode, and that should fill in a lot of the gaps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="20610" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T20:08:35.767" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T20:08:35.767" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39159" CreationDate="2017-02-27T17:01:11.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the reason is difficult to be known unless there are interviews/official statements from the author. It might be due to author's health condition (very often), private matters, etc, &lt;strong&gt;but in the end, it's almost always due to the deadline of manga magazine&lt;/strong&gt;. If they can't make it on time, then they either have to postpone until next edition, or &lt;em&gt;send what they currently have&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are steps that mangaka have to do to get a chapter done (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13620/what-are-the-steps-involved-in-making-a-professional-manga/13621#13621&quot;&gt;What are the steps involved in making a professional manga?&lt;/a&gt;): storyboard, sketching, inking, finishing. While storyboard might take the longest time (according to that post), without it, there's nothing to be published. After that, they have to do sketching and inking, which also might take time depends on their skill (anecdotally, while watching live streams of mangaka, &lt;em&gt;this usually takes the longest time&lt;/em&gt;). The finishing is usually not that critical and can be done quickly and easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples of unfinished chapter being published:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bastard!!&lt;/a&gt;: serialized in &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt;. On chapter 51, the last 2 pages only consist of text inside panels due the deadline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IgjRYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;pg. 18&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cWgZrm.png&quot; alt=&quot;pg. 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=128589&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cherry Gale Kin&lt;/a&gt;: serialized in &lt;em&gt;Monthly Comic Comp&lt;/em&gt; On January 1991 edition, which is the last chapter, page 13 only consists of underline sketch, and there's no final &lt;em&gt;tankoubon&lt;/em&gt; that included that chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kcewhm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cherry Gale Kin vol. 1, page 5&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yQo9ym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Cherry Gale Kin last chapter, on Monthly Comic Comp. ed. 1991-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Tankoubon&lt;/em&gt; vol. 1, page 5. &lt;strong&gt;Right&lt;/strong&gt;: Monthly Comic Comp. ed. 1991-1, page 13&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning&lt;/a&gt;: serialized in &lt;em&gt;Monthly Shonen GanGan&lt;/em&gt;. On November 2005 edition, which is the last chapter, some of the panels were only drawn in pencil sketch. However, they were fixed in the &lt;em&gt;tankoubon&lt;/em&gt; version.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/4239192.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Unfinished chapter published in manga magazine (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T17:01:11.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39180" CreationDate="2017-02-27T18:29:40.960" Score="1" ViewCount="3052" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since a few months, I'm watching Detective Conan in Japanese with subtitles (because only the first 308 episodes are available in German). After a few episodes, I did some research on japanese names, since &quot;-san&quot;, &quot;-chan&quot;, &quot;-kun&quot;, etc. was confusing me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've noticed, that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Detective Boys call Conan &quot;Conan-&lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, which seems to be perfectly normal, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics#Kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Genta and Mitsuhiko call Ayumi &quot;Ayumi-&lt;em&gt;chan&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics#Chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, this is okay as well, since they are young children)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hiroshi Agasa calls Ai &quot;Ai-&lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Detective Boys (including Conan) call Ai always &quot;Haibara-&lt;em&gt;san&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they treat Ai, like she was an adult? Genta, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi can't know, that Ai is actually an 18-year-old woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31202" LastActivityDate="2019-01-02T06:19:06.983" Title="Why do Conan and the Detective Boys call Ai &quot;Haibara-san&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39250" CreationDate="2017-02-27T21:32:22.807" Score="1" ViewCount="3803" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched some mainstream anime such as Naruto and One Piece and annoyingly found some episodes for both to have spoiler titles. Seems to occur quite often when there's a big action scene. Such as when &quot;Character X&quot; is fighting and about to kill &quot;Character Y&quot;, the title of the next episode is sometimes like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Character Y's Ultimate Attack!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression: &lt;em&gt;Oh...I guess Character Y lives and wins.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Character Z rescues Character Y just in time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression: &lt;em&gt;Oh...I guess Character Z didn't die 5 episodes ago then.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why I always immediately look away when the title shows up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the point of spoiler titles (apart from completely ruining the episode)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31204" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T22:08:12.637" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T15:12:33.363" Title="Why do some anime have episodes with spoiler titles?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39165" CreationDate="2017-02-27T21:56:39.903" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just guessing: looks like anime is just a revision of manga. Producers thought that every one should know the whole story first, then see the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But with this kind of title, it is easy to index some episode. Maybe it is also an aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31206" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T21:56:39.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-27T22:06:07.353" Score="0" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season one ended with the main characters leaving for some unexplained adventure.  But in season two, they're still hanging around the capital.  Does season two take place before the end of season one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31207" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T16:10:18.173" Title="What is the relationship between the end of season one and the short season two?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38013" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:13:54.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi may have reasoned like a hokage, but he didn't actually want to be Hokage... He would have made an awesome hokage though. Itachi was very intelligent for his age and has the basic ethic to become hokage. I agree with Hirizun on this one. He had the intelligence, logic, curiosity and the will and heart to become hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T00:13:54.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27557" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:17:23.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the book Sai reads is to make the fact that he doesn't know anything about human emotions more pronounced. It's to also show the fact that he takes his position as being an information gatherer into play. He tests them on the field, and treats finding his emotions like a mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T00:17:23.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24137" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:20:21.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not really, it was just to show what the hell Sasuke was doing with Orchimaru, and how Sasuke obtains the powers he does. Naruto is kind of a split story between Naruto and Sasuke. But we see Naruto's side more often than Sasuke's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T00:20:21.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36270" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:26:03.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakugan is weaker than the Sharingan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toneri was not a Hyuuga before he started his world domination. Madara was actually an Uchiha, therefore he had the immediate access to all Sharingan powers. Toneri didn't have immediate access to Byakugan. Not to mention the fact that the Hyuuga kept the Byakugan a heavily guarded secret. So much to the fact that they had to create a seal for the branch family. One reason Sharingan was so easy to just obtain, is that the Uchiha didn't put in extra effort to guard their eyes. That is because only those who have a strong will can have the Sharingan. Sharingan is much much harder to obtain than Byakugan because you are not born with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastEditorUserId="33084" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T18:30:40.237" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T18:30:40.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34525" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:32:19.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on the Shinobi, I mean if they strain their chakra reserves by doing a bunch of exercises, in theory their reserves will grow. Regeneration time depends on the time you rest. If you're asleep you have a faster revival rate, but if you just sit still you'll have a slower revival rate, and if you're active (even if you are not using chakra) you'll have an even slower revival rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T00:32:19.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36490" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:34:41.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was talking about that they are weak because they have their friends to hold them back. He's saying if they could just remain in solitude then their true potential will reveal itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T00:34:41.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39160" CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:39:14.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there are different types of sage mode, depending on summons. But I think you're asking if there is like an evil sage mode. Well...to put in similarity terms: No. Sage mode is basically the opposite of when Naruto loses control over his tailed beast. You have to be in perfect control, and if you're not, you become literally an animal or stone, not some rampaging demon. Now this doesn't mean that Sage mode is only reserved for good guys. It really depends on the summon. If the summon you use is evil and wants to teach you sage mode for your evil reasons, by all means you can do that. Like Kabuto....and Orochimaru....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31209" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T23:00:47.150" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T23:00:47.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38257" CreationDate="2017-02-28T02:41:57.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Utakata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Utakata&lt;/a&gt; was introduced during &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/213/which-episodes-of-the-naruto-anime-are-core-plot-and-which-are-filler&quot;&gt;the so-named Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu arc&lt;/a&gt;, but he eventually makes his way in the main storyline as a reanimated ninja fighting in the Great Shinobi War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be conjectured that he wasn't a filler character, but until Naruto chapter 515 at the earliest, the Six-Tails host was not identified by name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CE5S5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CE5S5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this picture, Utakata is second from the left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T02:41:57.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-28T04:45:48.323" Score="2" ViewCount="5795" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Naruto and the Nine-Tails became friends, Naruto unlocked the seal.  Does that mean that the Nine-Tails can escape out of Naruto at his will whenever he wants?  If so, why doesn't he do so?  After helping him, couldn't they both go their separate ways?  If he were to leave, would Naruto die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And while fighting Tobi in tailed beast mode, Naruto's seal was unlocked. Couldn't Tobi have used his Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails and force him out of Naruto, just like he did with Kushina when the seal was weakened during childbirth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T05:21:27.947" LastActivityDate="2019-02-26T16:10:37.767" Title="Can the Nine-Tails now leave Naruto's body at will?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39178" CreationDate="2017-02-28T05:51:30.513" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;No, the Nine-Tails could not leave Naruto's body at will.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longer answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bijuu remain sealed inside of a jinchuuriki &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinchuuriki#Sealing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;until either&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the host loses control of the bijuu inside,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the seal weakens, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is forcefully extracted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the event that the bijuu is extracted, &lt;strong&gt;the original host &lt;em&gt;typically&lt;/em&gt; dies.&lt;/strong&gt;  The Uzumaki clan has had a few temporal survivors of a forceful Bijuu extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The specific example you reference for the Nine-Tails to be taken out of Naruto only really applies to female jinchuuriki; the seal is weakest during childbirth, and given that Tobi had attacked Kushina and Minato while Naruto was being born, extracting the Nine-Tails wasn't a difficult task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bear in mind that the seal between Naruto and the Nine-Tails really represented an ideological and metaphysical seal.  The seal prevented the Nine-Tails from &lt;em&gt;fully&lt;/em&gt; taking control of Naruto's body and will, and also prevented Naruto from fully influencing the Nine-Tails.  However, after he had befriended Kurama and established mutual respect between them, the seal was no longer necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T05:51:30.513" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39164" CreationDate="2017-02-28T08:33:44.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To expand &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39164/why-do-conan-and-the-detective-boys-call-ai-haibara-san#comment53241_39164&quot;&gt;my comment&lt;/a&gt;, it's because she's a transfer student and always act mature&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IpjIG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IpjIG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Case Closed Chapter 398 Page 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayumi tried to call her Ai-cahn several times but too afraid to do so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sZY2Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sZY2Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Case Closed Chapter 398 Page 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the end, she was able to call he Ai-chan, but when the other called her that, she refused&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yTeWg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yTeWg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Case Closed Chapter 398 Page 18&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pictures taken from Case Closed Chapter 398 and 400&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T08:33:44.033" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4523" CreationDate="2017-02-28T11:28:41.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The supporter could be 7 or 8 as they are never seen doing anything or Mr. Outside AKA no. 12 (AKA Ato Saizo) could be the supporter. Most likely he just would wipe the memory of the person. At the end of the game he does wipe all the other alive player memories but 9 keeps his possibly due to him already having wiped it twice. Then he asks the next person he picks up the question he uses to select them. Then 9 hits him with a slipper (lol)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31213" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T11:28:41.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39053" CreationDate="2017-02-28T16:56:28.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chobits is a mix of the words &quot;a little&quot; (chobito) and &quot;bits&quot; (bitsu). I am fairly certain the relevance to English ends there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31215" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T16:56:28.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39156" CreationDate="2017-02-28T20:59:35.483" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question: some schools specify bags students use, while others don't; it varies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like uniforms, bags are also specified by schools, which means the level of strictness varies from school to school. Some schools allow students to bring whatever bag they choose, while others will require students to buy from a specified maker, so that all bags have the school emblem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the hand-carried bags often seen in anime were once the main type of bag, most schools today use a 2-way or 3-way bag, that allows for multiple ways of carrying: by hand, diagonally over one shoulder, or on the the back. Also note that some schools use different colors for male and female students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that the &quot;backpacks&quot; you are mentioning in Yuru Yuri and Nichijou are not backpacks in the broad sense (which would be リュックサック (rucksack) in Japanese), but &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randoseru&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ランドセル &quot;randoseru&quot; or &quot;ransel&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which are backpacks specifically for elementary school students. Wearing one above that age would definitely look odd to the a Japanese person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when use is permitted, backpacks aren't always the first choice. While backpacks hold a lot, spread the weight between the shoulders, and allow for free use of both hands, they also have demerits, such as having to remove the backpack to access it, being unwieldy in tight spaces like trains, and making the back sweaty, especially in the summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because this school-specified bag rule is common knowledge to the average Japanese viewer, any explanation is omitted in the work. So when an average viewer sees that everyone has the same bag, he/she would automatically assume that the school in this anime specifies the bag to use, and when another anime has different bags, then he/she would automatically assume this anime's school has no such regulation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%9F%E9%9E%84&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.koyamahosei.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bag maker reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T20:59:35.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-28T21:46:59.370" Score="1" ViewCount="352" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand plenty the visual effect of Tatsuya and Crimson Prince shooting magic bullets unto each other and other magical shooting plethora of effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it seems to me that all those spells could be cast without those gun-shaped CAD wihtout much fuss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any explanation to why there are gun-shaped CAD, from the point of view of an advantage to the magician, or is it just for visual dramatic effect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T09:03:22.177" Title="Is there any in-universe explanation as to why some CAD have to look like guns?" Tags="&lt;mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-03-01T16:41:57.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39005" CreationDate="2017-02-28T23:06:17.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Setsuna literally says she loves Haruki more than anyone else a few times in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「やり場のない怒りを、&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  一番愛してる人に向けてしまう、&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  嫌な女をやらせて」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation would be: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let me be a hateful woman that aims her anger at the person she loves the most&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;一番愛してる人 is unambiguously referring to a single person (Haruki, the one she was talking to)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;一番 means number one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;一番愛してる人 means: The one I love the most&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Setsuna was angry at Haruki at that time (she had good reasons to)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31222" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-01T00:26:52.393" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T00:26:52.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39191" CreationDate="2017-03-01T03:58:36.817" Score="9" ViewCount="2110" Body="&lt;p&gt;The opening of this anime is full of references. I've caught all of them except this one. What is the meaning of this and in which language is it written?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eem5f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eem5f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;last scene of Neon Genesis Evangelion OP&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31225" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T06:57:32.243" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T06:57:32.243" Title="What is written in the last scene of the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39190" CreationDate="2017-03-01T04:20:07.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an image of what is referred to in the show as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Dead_Sea_Scrolls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dead Sea Scrolls&lt;/a&gt;, or specifically the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls, which are the blueprint that SEELE use to implement the Human Instrumentality Project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, the inscription looks suspiciously more like impressionistically-drawn kanji than any of the Aramaic or Hebrew I can find on Google. For example, the first two characters bear a pretty close resemblance to 天使, or &quot;angel&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T04:20:07.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39187" CreationDate="2017-03-01T04:25:29.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this is mentioned only in the light novels, not the anime:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Specialized CADs are often shaped in the form of guns as they have the auxiliary aiming systems incorporated in the area corresponding to the barrel. Co-ordinate data is input at the moment the activation sequence initiates, in order to reduce the calculation load on the user. Psions aren't emitted from the muzzle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Taken from the wiki, which takes it from Volume 1 - &lt;a href=&quot;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Casting_Assistant_Device_(CAD)#Specialized_CAD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Casting_Assistant_Device_(CAD)#Specialized_CAD&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T04:25:29.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31218" CreationDate="2017-03-01T05:29:48.300" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Absolute Duo took about a little less than 6 months&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fairy Tail Original Sound Collection 2 came in about 4 months after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31227" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-03-01T14:50:06.333" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T14:50:06.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-01T05:41:04.957" Score="2" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;How could Naruto talk to the tailed beasts while fighting Tobi? Was it because he was friends with Kurama now? If yes, then how could he talk to 4 tails? Because at that time he hadn't befriended Kurama..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2018-09-16T10:21:20.770" Title="How can Naruto talk to the tailed beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39187" CreationDate="2017-03-01T09:03:22.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Omry is correct and so, to answer your question more fully, there is technically no need for them to be shaped like guns. The auxiliary aiming systems could be incorporated unto a differently-shaped CAD but, as you suspect, it only helps slightly to have it in the shape of a gun. That being said, even a slight advantage can tip the scales (not that Tatsuya needs it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31210" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T09:03:22.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39168" CreationDate="2017-03-01T09:17:00.977" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like a continuity issue, to me. You are correct that at the end of Seaon 1, Elizabeth jumps on the Giant Boar and they all ride off, presumably to find Escanor the Lion's Sin of Pride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31210" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T09:17:00.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38966" CreationDate="2017-03-01T09:41:32.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, the weapons that they use are manifestations of their soul's power. They require a minimal amount of magic to actually manifest, but more if you want to do anything more than cut, bludgeon, or, in the case of Illusory form, drain energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31210" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T09:41:32.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38966" CreationDate="2017-03-01T09:59:41.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The weapons are a physical manifestation of the user's soul. Hence why no two weapons are the same. If the weapon is damaged or broken the user receives damage like what they would if the attack hit they're body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T09:59:41.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32266" CreationDate="2017-03-01T14:15:56.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a forbidden jutsu. Later on Naruto learns to use Sage Art: Rasenshuriken which lets him throw it by applying nature chakra to maintain it's shape, but I think this is classified separately. Outside that, he can use chakra arms of his nine tails chakra mode to guide them, also negating the damage done to him. But, anyone who doesn't know senjutus or has a tail beast chakra mode will still be at risk, since it then has to be used as a melee jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31234" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T14:15:56.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32270" CreationDate="2017-03-01T15:06:29.183" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there are two possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#1 Different to the world's normal names&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @ton.yeung mentioned in their comment, it's because it's so different to the other names of the fantasy world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at some of the other characters in the world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aqua &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Darkness (a.k.a. Dustiness Ford Lalatina)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wiz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazuma and Kyōya are from the modern world so their names are probably odd, but normal for their origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#2 Odd due to her character&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(I think this is more likely)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ho-ho-ho...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That we would meet is a fate chosen by the world itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have anxiously awaited the arrival of those such as yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My name is Megumin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My calling is that of an arch wizard, one who controls explosion magic, the strongest of all offensive magic!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fu-fu.. Do you, too, desire my forbidden strength, which is so almighty, I've been ostracized by the entire world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then show me thine resolve to peer into the ultimate abyss with me!&#xA;  When a man stares into the abyss, the abyss stares back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am Megumin, user of the finest magic crimson demons possess! My lethal magic demolishes mountains, smashes boulders...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Megumin's huge character introduction and ever-chuuni speeches, one would imagine she would have a crazy name too. But it's just Megumin, with an &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; that sounds cutesy.  Being short and young is usually something she gives out about too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people on MAL compared it to Tim the Enchanter from Monty Python&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObQK2vunAk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObQK2vunAk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T15:06:29.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T07:25:04.833" Score="3" ViewCount="12630" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Obito can transfer any of his body parts that are in contact with the enemy to the time-space of the Kamui and make it look like he cannot be touched. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then in some of the fight scenes, for instance I remember when he was fighting Guy and Naruto, he was about to touch Naruto but guy kicked him from behind so he didn't solidify and let himself pass through Naruto and let Guy's kick pass through him. Well at that time, why did he even need to transport his hand too? Couldn't he just transport the part of his body that was about to be kicked by Guy and then touch Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he transport his fingers using the Kamui too? It was completely unnecessary and he could have taken down Naruto if he didn't do that..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="29514" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T07:54:22.963" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T16:42:53.403" Title="Confused about Obito's ability" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39214" CreationDate="2017-03-02T07:33:26.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Obito's ability &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the complete description on tobi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi had displayed the ability to open up his top half entirely and use himself as a suit of sorts to encase someone in.&#xA;Follow this link to get details..&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tobi_(Zetsu)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19918" LastEditorUserId="19918" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T07:58:49.080" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T07:58:49.080" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T08:58:36.273" Score="4" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;At around &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzQ6gRAEoy0#t=4m15s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:15 into &lt;em&gt;Shelter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, when present-Rin is witnessing her father and her past self visiting a shrine, she mouths something as her father walks past present-her. However, there is no voiceover here; the audio is just the piece &quot;Shelter&quot;. What is she saying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I don't expect anybody will be able to lipread this, but maybe Robinson or someone else involved in the production has commented about it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T08:58:36.273" Title="What does (present) Rin mouth when she sees her father and her past self at the shrine?" Tags="&lt;shelter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39214" CreationDate="2017-03-02T16:28:14.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamui&lt;/a&gt; is an all or nothing technique. So while its reasonable to think that he could activate it for parts of his body only, he cant actually do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, this eye can utilise a unique variation of teleportation akin to intangibility. When activated, any part of the user's body that overlaps with another object is seamlessly warped to Kamui's dimension, making it appear as though the user can phase through solid objects&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When intangibility is active, he is completely intangible. His body is still in the real dimension until it overlaps, but absolutely any overlap will send the overlapped portion to the Kamui dimension. He can't attack or be attacked at all, and can't deactivate it while overlapped with something (or he can and it causes serious harm to him, we never see it happen). No known techniques work around this. He has never been harmed by someone in the real dimension while its active. its only weakness is that his overlapped real body sits in the Kamui dimension, and is vulnerable as normal to any attacks from the Kamui dimension, though if his head is also not there, he can't see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T16:28:14.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39214" CreationDate="2017-03-02T19:32:33.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: we don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer: unlike one of the other answers states, Obito does have the ability to transport just a part of himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9NJFA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9NJFA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kakashi punching Obito&amp;#39;s torso&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As shown above, Obito was able to transport just a part of his torso to the kamui dimension, where Kakashi was able to attack it and cause damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if he was able to do this, why didn't he?  As far as I can tell, we don't have an explanation.  Maybe he didn't have that fine of control over it before this point.  Maybe he just needed to do the transportation very quickly and he didn't have time to just transport part of him.  Maybe it's a plot hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T19:32:33.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3212" CreationDate="2017-03-02T22:11:21.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's mainly just preference. Since the Japanese language does not have a way of pluralizing that applies to most of their words (like adding an 's' to the end of words in English), it is usually left to preferences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people like to say 'manga' and 'anime' as the plural form of the words since it sounds more &quot;correct&quot; and is similar to the way the plural version of 'deer' is 'deer'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other people prefer to say 'mangas' and 'animes' because in English it is common to add 's' to the end of words to pluralize them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is no definite way of pluralizing these words, you can just pick whether or not you want to say the words with a 's' or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31255" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T22:11:21.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13416" CreationDate="2017-03-03T04:54:42.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well even if Obito did get rid of Itachi he would have had a hard time since it is shown in one of the anime movies that Obito says to Itachi that he was a nuisance as always since he could have killed obito with his black flames the eternal flames of sharingan. and also Obito would have lost the advantage to throw sauske in even more darkness and use him against naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31258" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T04:54:42.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39190" CreationDate="2017-03-03T06:13:50.633" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As already mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/39191/2516&quot;&gt;ConMan's answer&lt;/a&gt;, it's an image of &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.evageeks.org/Dead_Sea_Scrolls&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dead Sea Scrolls&lt;/a&gt;, or specifically the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dead Sea Scrolls were &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;real things&lt;/a&gt;, and they were written mostly in Hebrew, and some in Aramaic. However, the shown text doesn't have any similarities to both of them. Although some of the characters look like Japanese characters (e.g. 天,丸,乙,せ,き), they were not written in Japanese either (it doesn't have any meaning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Researching this further, it seems &lt;strong&gt;it's written in some kind of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Alphabet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angelic Script&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Some of the real-world examples are Celestial (previous link), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachim&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malachim&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;angels&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;messengers&lt;/em&gt;), and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitus_Fluvii&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Transitus Fluvii&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Passage Du Fleuve&lt;/em&gt;). Note the similarities: the shape, and &lt;strong&gt;dots at the end of the strokes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tjNP8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tjNP8l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;angelic script&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1066233/pg2#pid19311848&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;CirqueDeTruth on AboveTopSecret forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the similarity, and also the script's reference to &lt;em&gt;Angel&lt;/em&gt; (this series has many references to &lt;em&gt;Angel&lt;/em&gt;, nonetheless), it seems to be written in &lt;em&gt;Angelic Script&lt;/em&gt;. However, there are no same characters with any of these, so it might be just another Angelic Script created specifically for this series, (or &lt;em&gt;Japanese characters written in Angelic Script&lt;/em&gt;, who knows). Hence, &lt;strong&gt;the meaning is also not yet known&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1128369141&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt; for mentioning 天使文字【てんしもじ】 (&lt;em&gt;tenshi moji&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Angelic Script&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T06:13:50.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-03T11:25:22.900" Score="4" ViewCount="2143" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pokémon, some Pokémon &quot;cries&quot; are their name and some are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a list of Pokémon whose cries are their name and Pokémon whose cries aren't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did do research but I didn't find the answer I was looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/301934/is-there-a-list-somwhere-that&quot;&gt;Arcade&lt;/a&gt;, but they told me to ask it here instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31262" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:10:03.437" LastActivityDate="2019-11-02T03:08:51.033" Title="Which Pokémon cry out their name, and which don't?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39214" CreationDate="2017-03-03T15:15:37.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito/ Tobi's kamui is his mangekyo sharingan ability unlocked presumably when he saw Rin die. It is a space-time ninjutsu that allows him to transfer objects into his own pocket dimension, including parts of his own body. While Obito is transfering anything between regular space-time and his own space-time his object not being transfered is vunerable&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5s0xg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5s0xg.png&quot; alt=&quot;Minato&amp;#39;s kunai passing through Obito&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ajYI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ajYI.png&quot; alt=&quot;Minato transporting to his kunai to counter Obito&amp;#39;s kamui&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20819" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T15:15:37.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25687" CreationDate="2017-03-03T16:45:40.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Majin Buu or Kid Buu was stronger than Beerus 75 million years ago, so even if Beerus knew about him, he'd be helpless against him. Beerus attained his strength by training with Whis for 75-85 million years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31266" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T16:45:40.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32266" CreationDate="2017-03-03T17:22:08.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was originally classified as a forbiden jutsu because of the damage it can cause to the user. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The name is a bit of a misnomer. The jutsu works like a poison. It causes damage to the cells that produce chakra. Even those of the user. If Naruto continues to  use that ninjutsu he will lose the ability to mold chakra.&quot;&#xA;  - Fith Hokage, Sanin, Slug sage, Medical Sage Tsunade Senju&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when he throws it, it nullifies the damage to himself. So I suppose it was deforbiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20819" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T17:22:08.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38790" CreationDate="2017-03-03T17:25:59.410" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might be overthinking this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that this is at a cultural festival. Natsu with the ad on her back, wearing a China dress, is more likely out there to be a poster girl of sorts to advertise her class's themed cafe,inside the building. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a double entendre was intended it would make more sense to put the ad on the front versus the back, below the actual goods. Even if this were true, why advertise the class when the advertised product is right there? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T17:25:59.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32518" CreationDate="2017-03-03T20:19:28.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it could be possible that: after absorbing some of the Fall Maiden's power, she gained a Shadow Form, Cinder absorbed her and will be released once Cinder is dead, or that Cinder faked it (with Emerald/Neo's help) so she could kidnap her or do SOMETHING without being targetted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31269" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T20:19:28.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39226" CreationDate="2017-03-03T21:39:12.200" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most Pokémon names are a reflection of their cries. This makes sense as the scientific community of the Pokémon universe would have easily coined a common name to the fascinating creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classic examples of name-cry match are &lt;code&gt;Pikachu&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Emolga&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Cyndaquil&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Shinx&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Oshawatt&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;code&gt;Chatot&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Mew&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Ditto&lt;/code&gt; can say a bit more than their own names due to their nature...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some perfect exceptions to the name-cry rule are &lt;code&gt;Onyx&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Gyrados&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Rotom&lt;/code&gt;. They just seem roar/screech with no clear decipherable word. &lt;em&gt;Many&lt;/em&gt; bug types seem to have no clear cries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, there are some which say a part of their name but not completely!&#xA;Consider &lt;code&gt;Pacharisu&lt;/code&gt;, which usually utters &quot;chhipa&quot; most of the times!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a few Pokémon communicate through telepathy, such as &lt;code&gt;Lucario&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Zorua&lt;/code&gt;... They've never seen crying out their own names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally there are Pokémon which don't have vocal abilities, such as &lt;code&gt;Staryu&lt;/code&gt; (although it literally sounds like &quot;HYA&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess a list has to be manually compiled...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T21:39:12.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39260" CreationDate="2017-03-03T22:34:28.573" Score="4" ViewCount="1788" Body="&lt;p&gt;during the three years Saitama was training and even before, he was unemployed, so from where did he get the money to &quot;survive&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastActivityDate="2020-03-27T22:38:53.017" Title="Saitama source of income" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:39:20.813" Score="-1" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this &lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T9pHWEmQVrw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T9pHWEmQVrw&lt;/a&gt; and he said &quot;porygon&quot; I thought porygon was banned so pokemon couldn't use it becouse of the seizure incident.&#xA;Yes, I know porygon are in some of the games but those are the games and not the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the guy say &quot;porygon&quot; in the episode!? I thought it was banned from the anime forever but not the games&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31273" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T11:07:10.417" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T12:35:32.020" Title="Is mentioning the word Porygon illegal?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39259" CreationDate="2017-03-04T07:45:59.790" Score="1" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Fourth Great Shinobi war, Hizashi Hyuga is reanimated by Kabuto and is forced to fight against Hiashi. Why doesn't Hiashi use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_Main_Family&amp;#39;s_Juinjutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;curse mark&lt;/a&gt; and destroy Hizashi's brain cells?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31276" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T08:29:21.293" Title="Why doesn't Hiashi Hyuga use the curse mark during the Fourth Great Shinobi War?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T09:42:56.037" Score="1" ViewCount="873" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song (piano) that was played around the ninth minute of episode 11?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31277" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T10:51:53.630" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T11:02:33.670" Title="What is the piano song that was played around minute 9 of episode 11?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39241" CreationDate="2017-03-04T11:02:33.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Turns out the music is the same one that plays &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/38406/49&quot;&gt;on episode 4, around the 14:45 mark&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The song in question is track 26 of the first CD, &lt;strong&gt;アゲイン&lt;/strong&gt; — meaning &quot;again,&quot; (...). You can buy the song individually &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00S1QQECI/ref=pm_ws_tlw_trk26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You can buy the full album in the Amazon page linked to [below], but also from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kimiuso.jp/music/soundtrack2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the show's official page&lt;/a&gt; if you'd prefer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with my other answers on finding songs for this series, I was able to find the right song in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%9B%9B%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AF%E5%90%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%98%98-ORIGINAL-SONG-SOUNDTRACK-TV%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9/dp/B00PB88GH0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Amazon.co.jp page for the soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;, where you can listen to a 30-second preview of every song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T11:02:33.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38116" CreationDate="2017-03-04T11:55:42.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Story of R1 and R2 isn't affected by Akito the Exiled enough to be considered a spoiler of any sort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AtE is an Alternate/Side-story and thus you can watch it whenever you want, though I'd advise to watch in the release order (and not just for Code-Geass, but almost every series out there) because that's how they are made and that's how you're supposed to be watching it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29648" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T11:55:42.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39239" CreationDate="2017-03-04T12:35:32.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. It is definitely not illegal to say the word &lt;code&gt;Porygon&lt;/code&gt;. You can also say &lt;code&gt;Porygon2&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Poryzon-Z&lt;/code&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The debut of &lt;code&gt;Porygon&lt;/code&gt; in the TV series episode EP038 resulted in a large population of children watching it to have epileptic seizures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the mistakes by the EP038 animators has lead to the digital Pokémon to not feature again in any episodes. It's only appearance, along with &lt;code&gt;Porygon2&lt;/code&gt;, is in the Movie: &lt;code&gt;Kyurem vs the sword of justice&lt;/code&gt;. But it has appeared in Manga and Games very frequently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, a third stage evolution of &lt;code&gt;Porygon&lt;/code&gt; was added much later in generation 4: &lt;code&gt;Porygon Z&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E5kR6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/E5kR6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Porygon-Z&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T12:35:32.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39245" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-03-04T14:06:00.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5IVI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5IVI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T14:06:00.100" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T14:06:00.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39246" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-03-04T14:06:00.100" Score="0" Body="Historie is a historical manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki that tells the life story of Eumenes, an intelligent Greek general and scholar from his young age" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T14:06:00.100" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T14:06:00.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39247" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-03-04T14:19:29.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pixiv is a Japanese site, but it also available in Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, French, and Thai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although mostly contain of fanart, some of the art also an official art from the creator them self. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pixiv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T14:19:29.083" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T14:19:29.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39248" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-03-04T14:19:29.083" Score="0" Body="Pixiv is one of the largest online community for artists and illustrators, mainly for anime, manga, or game fan art" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T14:19:29.083" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T14:19:29.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T16:55:20.697" Score="2" ViewCount="556" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the music played at 11:50 in Tokyo Ghoul Root A, episode 11 when Juuzou and the other Ghoul investigators are fighting the Owl? I like that pretty much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31281" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T11:35:14.723" LastActivityDate="2021-04-04T09:06:25.660" Title="What is the music played during the fight between Juuzou and the Owl in episode 11 of Tokyo Ghoul Root A?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39165" CreationDate="2017-03-04T17:34:02.653" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where you see spoilers, someone else sees clever marketing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically, episode titles like &quot;Y's Ultimate Attack! Z Goes Down!&quot; are used in long-running shounen action shows. Long-running romance shows will also sometimes use episode titles like &quot;Throbbing heart of Y! A Kiss with Z at Last?!&quot; for the same reasons. But shorter-running shows will often have opaque titles like &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Beyond_the_Boundary_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultramarine&lt;/a&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kanon_episodes#Kanon_.282006.E2.80.932007.29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Intermezzo of Light and Shadow&lt;/a&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound!_Euphonium#Season_2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rhapsody in Flu&lt;/a&gt;&quot; that touch only lightly on the story, if at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long-running shows are long-running, naturally, and they have both a small core of dedicated viewers who will turn up for every episode on a weekly basis no matter what, and then a wide diaspora of casual fans who might catch an episode here or there and might skip a few in the middle. For casual fans like these, such episode titles are helpful for a few reasons: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A quick scan of recent episode titles can get you up to speed on what happened (&quot;So, we had 'The Battle Kicks Off! Y vs. Z', then 'Z Overwhelmed?! Secret Attack!', then 'Z Strikes Back! Y On the Ropes!', and now I'm feeling good and ready to tune in for 'Y's Ultimate Attack! Z Goes Down!'&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe I, a casual fan, already know that Y is going to beat Z in the end, because come on, Y is the determined scrappy hero who's not too smart but has a dream, and Z is the rich, snobby jerk who treats his bit beast like a slave, doesn't believe in the heart of the cards, and eats kittens. So I'm not interested in following the whole back and forth as Y appears to be winning, then Z comes back and seems to have the upper hand, then Y pulls out his ultimate attack that he learned from his dead master's final breath and wins the battle. But maybe I do want to see what Y's ultimate attack is, or I just want to see Z go down because that guy's a jerk and he's had it coming for the past 43 episodes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or, continuing that thread, maybe I, a casual fan, had started to lose interest in the show because it was dragging on forever, and had stopped watching it, but Z's defeat is going to lead us into a new arc where things get interesting again. (In real life, I got bored with the &quot;five minutes till the Planet Namek explodes&quot; battle in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; and stopped watching the show, but became interested again when future Trunks and the Androids appeared.) Seeing that next week's episode is where Z finally goes down, I know next week or the week after are when I can start watching again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or maybe I, a casual fan, had been following this whole Y vs. Z battle, but I was thinking of skipping next week's episode to go to an onsen or eat some ramen or learn some ikebana or polish my katana or whatever else those Japanese people do when they're not watching anime. However, upon seeing that the title of next week's episode is &quot;Y's Ultimate Attack! Z Goes Down!&quot;, I know that the fight is about to end and we're moving on to something else, so I might as well tune in next week and see how it all turns out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The studios want to go after those casual fans because there are far more of them than there are hardcore fans, and the hardcore fans are in it no matter what anyway, so there's no reason to bother doing things to hook them in. But the casual fans are constantly teetering on the edge, in danger of falling off and being lost. So the studios have to show their cards a little, get those casual fans good and riled up for next week's episode so they'll keep on watching. If they can keep some of those casuals hooked, they might even transmute into hardcore fans after a while, and start buying wall scrolls and figures and tie-in manga and DVDs and dakimakura covers and all that, where the real money is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would argue, however, that these titles aren't really spoilers in the sense that they don't &quot;spoil&quot;, i.e. ruin, your enjoyment of the episode in any real sense. (At least for most values of &quot;you&quot;.) Long-running shounen action has very few tricks up its sleeve. Some characters fight, somebody wins, somebody loses. Typically it's the heroes who win, except in a few limited scenarios where some individual hero might lose. But the heroes always &lt;em&gt;ultimately&lt;/em&gt; win, even if some of the individual fights are lost. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, these shows have very simple plots. If you've seen enough of them, you can typically predict in any given scenario what's going to happen. But people who know what's going to happen, episode titles or no, can still enjoy these stories. I'm so, so, &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; over this genre, but I still picked up a few volumes of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and enjoyed them. Was it the complex plot? No, I knew exactly what the ultimate outcome was going to be in every story. The realistic characters? No, the characters are simple archetypes. The uproarious humor? No, the humor is repetitive and childish. I enjoyed the unique art style, the inventive action scenes, the creative world. I enjoyed seeing Luffy engage in a weird battle where he has a giant ball of gold solidified around his hand, even though I already knew he would win it. I enjoyed the weirdness of seeing a reindeer take some kind of magic drug and transform into a super reindeer. The outcome of the fight was a foregone conclusion; it was obvious from how it was set up that Chopper would win the fight after taking the magic drug. But knowing this didn't ruin my enjoyment of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I already knew Luffy was going to win every battle where the stakes really mattered. I already knew he would end every story arc as the same idiot with a dream he'd always been. I already knew Sanji would hit on girls and Usopp would cower and Nami would yell. Those don't matter. To enjoy this genre is to enjoy the journey, not the final destination. What in other genres would be window dressing or added style is the entire point of the shounen action genre. It's the ultimate triumph of style over substance. A one-sentence episode title can only spoil the plot because the plot is so simple, but the plot is so simple because it's not the main attraction; the style, action, powers, and raw teenage emotions are. If you're finding that the episode title ruins your enjoyment of the episode, maybe this genre just isn't for you. Maybe you need something with a more complex plot to enjoy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T17:34:02.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T19:44:48.893" Score="3" ViewCount="11340" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it wood style? If yes, then how come only Hashirama can use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has to be some special power that all the members of the Senju clan possessed, or else how could they be the greatest rivals to the Uchiha (who had Sharingan) who defeated every other clan other than the Senju?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T06:27:54.853" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T06:27:54.853" Title="What is the Senju clan's speciality?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39236" CreationDate="2017-03-04T19:50:08.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably part of some back story we are not privy to yet. Maybe he held down some job, maybe he did favors for people and got paid. His training to become as strong as he was came as a back story, so I guess his income during that time should be too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4828" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T19:50:08.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T23:11:44.493" Score="-1" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched this video from an episode from the original series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I saw a girl with Sabrina:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C8G3sl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C8G3sl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;sabrina with girl&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was is it? I looked on Bulbapedia but I didn't find the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31283" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T00:30:40.887" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T16:04:19.873" Title="In the Pokémon anime who is this?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27455" CreationDate="2017-03-05T00:30:58.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes in the indigo league they eat muskrat kebabs and say themselves it's muskrat. Don't know which episode though&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31284" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T00:30:58.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39251" CreationDate="2017-03-05T05:14:01.347" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only Senju to showcase the Wood Release was Hashirama Senju. You could say that the Wood Release was Hashirama's speciality. Even his brother Tobirama did not use Wood Release all that much, but instead had a variety of speciality techniques including Space-time jutsu, Edo Tensei, Kage Bunshin, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha are adept at using fire techniques, because of their natural affinity towards it. The Senju are commonly called as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Senju clan of the forest&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. So we could only assume from the name that they are adept at using forest related skills; Wood Release. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But from the Senju we have seen in battle, namely Tobirama, Hashirama and Tsunade, the common feature about them is their unique fighting style and skills. This would lead into a more agreeable assumption. The clan's name, &quot;Senju&quot;, literally means &lt;strong&gt;&quot;a thousand skills&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. So this would mean, rather than the whole clan specializing in one type of jutsu/technique/nature release/skill, the clan members would be specialized in different types of jutsu. This actually fits the meaning of their name. Which means, there isn't a trademark clan ability. This assumption is supported by the Senju we've seen in battle multiple times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Uchiha hadn't defeated all the other clans. It was just said that they were among the top powerful clans, only challenged by the Senju. The Uchiha and Senju had been fighting against each other over centuries, even before Hashirama and Madara's times. This was because of the Indra and Asura feud. So while the Uchiha were powerful, the only clan able to go against them were the descendants of Asura. That's the main reason as to why they could go toe to toe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; : The Senju clan doesn't have a trademark ability. But all its members have proficiency in different types of jutsu. Because of being the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths' sons, the Senju and Uchiha were able to go toe to toe against each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T10:00:27.680" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T10:00:27.680" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39251" CreationDate="2017-03-05T07:36:27.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Senju are the descendants of the younger son of the &lt;strong&gt;Sage of Six Paths&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sage of six paths had two sons, the elder son inherited the sage's eyes  and his descendants, the &lt;em&gt;Uchiha&lt;/em&gt;, inherit the dōjutsu kekei-genkai &lt;em&gt;Sharingan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the younger son inherited his &quot;body&quot;, granting him a powerful life force and chakra. His descendants are the Senju clan who possess more chakra compared to other shinobi clans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the Senju clan doesn't possess any trademark ability other than having greater chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31276" LastEditorUserId="31276" LastEditDate="2017-03-06T08:12:08.457" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T08:12:08.457" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39240" CreationDate="2017-03-05T08:29:21.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple, really. Because destroying his brain means nothing. Why? Because an edo tensei-ed person will &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Enhancements&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rebuilt any broken body part&lt;/a&gt; after awhile, which is why the only way to fight them is to seal them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T08:29:21.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39236" CreationDate="2017-03-05T09:04:58.113" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From bounties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain villains have a bounty on their heads and Saitama survived by defeating those villains. See OVA episode Road to Hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Contains spoilers if you haven't seen the episode.)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/OVA_0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/OVA_0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T09:04:58.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30951" CreationDate="2017-03-05T11:09:35.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think both series are just drawing upon many common tropes and most prominently ∀ Gundam, which sports a very similar plot to both series and also predates both.&#xA;Although in that case it's the Moon instead of Mars and it's more about an ongoing invasion than trying to be liberated from anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More examples include, the majority of the rest of the Gundam Franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31289" LastEditorUserId="31289" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T16:09:30.143" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T16:09:30.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2017-03-05T16:00:59.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eren cannot transform, for purpose. Because it's is possibility that's transform into titan will need sunlight and energy. I'm certain sure Eren need sun light/energy and bite his finger at same time. In episode 23-24, Annie avoided to go dark underground. If she went into and bite finger, she wouldn't be able to transform. That's why Annie and others titan shifter alway on outside in order to transform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31294" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T16:00:59.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39139" CreationDate="2017-03-05T16:10:13.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yesterday in Episode 81 it was revealed that there will be 80 participants (10 per 8 universes) so 4 universes won't enter the tournament. This is most likely the 4 exempt universes, so the first option seems to be right: &quot;exempt&quot; means that they don't have to enter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T04:12:09.783" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T04:12:09.783" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39485" CreationDate="2017-03-05T16:16:52.573" Score="5" ViewCount="3170" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Rurouni Kenshin, Hajime Saitoh had a philosophy of life or something like that called &quot;aku soku zan&quot; that was something like &quot;kill the evil immediately&quot; which he mentions when fighting Makoto Shishio. Now in Dragon Ball Super Toppo says to Goku the same &quot;aku soku zan&quot;. What is this really? Is this something from animes or the history of Japan or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T16:38:14.470" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T16:38:14.470" Title="Why is &quot;aku soku zan&quot; used in different animes?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39265" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41008" CreationDate="2017-03-05T17:29:12.483" Score="1" ViewCount="1185" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the current episodes of Dragon Ball Super Supreme Kai seems to know Beerus well because they are connected and share the same life force so, if one dies, the other does as well. However, in the early episodes of Dragon Ball Super Supreme Kai seems to know little to nothing about Beerus, and the elder Kai has to explain who he is. Is this a plothole or am I misunderstanding the situation in this episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRWC1DsdQ8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRWC1DsdQ8A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T17:17:50.517" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T14:42:45.803" Title="Didn't Supreme Kai know Beerus in the early episodes?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39293" CreationDate="2017-03-05T18:04:49.540" Score="2" ViewCount="1149" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku was fighting &quot;Buutenks&quot; (not an official name), the kids lose the fusion inside Buu and Buu gets a caped Piccolo-like appearance. According to Japanese subtitles, Goku says to Buu: &quot;The half-pints have returned to normal from their fusion. Piccolo is coming out strongest&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this proof that Piccolo was stronger than Trunks and Goten or is there something else in the series that shows otherwise? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYdXZ9ut8qk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYdXZ9ut8qk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="30867" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T10:48:54.953" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T14:18:51.017" Title="Is this proof than Piccolo is stronger than Trunks and Goten in DBZ?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39255" CreationDate="2017-03-05T19:53:18.937" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is Sabrina's doll. The Sabrina episodes are kind of creepy, because Sabrina's mind has apparently been split in half. Her cold, calculating, sinister side lives in her body, while the playful little girl she never was lives in the doll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31298" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T21:26:01.580" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T21:26:01.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39121" CreationDate="2017-03-06T04:25:25.867" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original Earth Dragon, created by Kami, could not resurrect anyone who had been dead more than one year.  This was specifically brought up in the Namek Saga as a difference between Shenron and Porunga.   When Dende made the second set of Earth Dragonballs, he specifically removed this limit.  So until that point in DBZ, it would not have been possible to bring back Grandpa Gohan, since it had been more than a year since he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond that, as Proxy said, Grandpa Gohan didn't want to be revived, and a wish cannot bring back someone against their will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23343" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T04:25:25.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-06T05:18:00.807" Score="-1" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the track at the end of Fairy Tail episode 108? Starting when Lucy explains to Cana about the clue on how to go to the Mavis grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31305" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-01T03:49:35.783" LastActivityDate="2019-04-27T09:00:49.470" Title="What is song when Lucy explains to Cana about Mavis' grave at the end of episode 108?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39282" CreationDate="2017-03-06T07:25:47.450" Score="1" ViewCount="722" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in ep 380 of Shippuden, when Naruto and 2nd Hokage teleported everyone outside the barrier using the flying Ryjjin, the 2nd hokage said something about Naruto's shadow clone Jutsu. I couldn't quite understand what he was trying to say. Can someone please explain it to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T16:42:55.470" Title="Question about shadow clone jutsu" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29498" CreationDate="2017-03-06T08:31:11.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou have a many of season.&#xA;Until now there are 5 season&#xA;and every season approximately have 11 until 13 &#xA;And there are a change with picture on season 5 because Natsume Yuujinchou move studio from brain base to Shuka studio.&#xA;And they are say on 2017 NY will have season 6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31307" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T08:31:11.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39274" CreationDate="2017-03-06T12:01:13.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone using Naruto's chakra are linked to naruto as his shadow clones would. And when Minato connected himself with Naruto, he also indirectly linked himself with all the ninjas using Naruto's chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31310" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T12:01:13.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39281" CreationDate="2017-03-06T14:17:22.067" Score="7" ViewCount="4151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know if Durarara!! has NSFW scenes because I am thinking in watch the show in my tv in the living room. It would be very embarrassing if someone enters the room in the wrong time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28687" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T21:12:27.453" Title="Does Durarara have NSFW scenes?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39280" CreationDate="2017-03-06T15:47:56.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if you're counting with Durarara x2, but as far as I remember, there's at least on scene less appropriate to see in &lt;em&gt;public&lt;/em&gt; ( with public, I mean not covered ). It's not anything showing off, but rather some actions between two characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26173" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T15:47:56.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39274" CreationDate="2017-03-06T16:42:55.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the war, Naruto sent his clones out to each shinobi, and to each one, he gave them a bit of the 9 tails chakra. They obtained a basic red chakra cloak from that, which greatly increased their power. This chakra was linked back to naruto in much the same way as a shadow clone is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a shadow clone is created, the users chakra is split evenly between themselves and the clone. With 2 clones, each clone and the real body get a third of the total chakra. Likewise, any unused chakra left in the clone when it is dispersed, as well as any memories it obtained, are returned to the user near instantly. That is the connection between the user and the shadow clones. I believe this connection is forcefully upheld when new clones are created. In that respect, no matter how the clones are made, once a new clone is made, all the others loose a bit of chakra, and its given to the new clone so that they all have the same amount of chakra. I cant back that up though, because it is never stated, just implied by evidence. It however is the only explanation for the situation the 2nd hokage was describing, more on that later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the fighting, the Shinobi of the alliance lost their chakra cloak, because too much power was used. However (as later shown by the scene in question) the chakra was still there, it was just a small, unusable amount which was just enough to keep that connection alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato can only teleport those he or his chakra are directly touching. So, what Naruto did, was merge his chakra with Minato's, and had Minato's 9 tails give his 9 tails chakra. With the influx of chakra, it was then distributed to all of the shinobi alliance via that small unusable amount of chakra they all still had, the same principle as Shadow clones. When the main body got the extra chakra, it was evenly distributed to all of his &quot;clones&quot; which was every shinobi in the alliance. The merging of Naruto's and Minato's chakra let Minato teleport anyone connected to Naruto's chakra, and Naruto's chakra was, via the principles of shadow clones described already, connected to every single shinobi in the alliance, and only Sasuke and Jugo were excluded (excluding the other hokage), but (correct me if I remember incorrectly) Naruto grabbed onto them and that made the connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T16:42:55.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7789" CreationDate="2017-03-06T16:44:00.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it has been mentioned by the author himself, the &quot;Malicious Trap&quot; is exposed in the solution arc, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Meakashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Japanese reader also &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1035713965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;asked about this on Japanese Yahoo! Answers&lt;/a&gt;, with additional questions that might give you hints about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shion and Mion are messing up my mind... whether &quot;Shion appearing as Mion&quot; is a lie or not, it is very confusing. On the following cases, which girl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;was working at Angel Mort in the opening,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;tortured Keiichi,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;was being jailed,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;stabbed Keiichi,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;fell from the balcony?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your answer is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. Shion&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. Shion&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. Mion&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4. Shion&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 5. Shion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then, &quot;&lt;em&gt;congratulations! You have enjoyed Watanagashi-hen to the fullest (LOL).&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which then, it's clear that the malicious trap in this arc is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shion and Mion were switching place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoiler&lt;/strong&gt; for more details regarding the answer to above question (or as explained in &lt;em&gt;Meakashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1. The one who is working at Angel Mort is always Shion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. The one who tortured Keiichi was Shion. Since Shion was impersonating Mion, it's hard to know if you only see &lt;em&gt;Watanagashi-hen&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3. The one who was being jailed was Mion. After that, Mion fell into the well and died because of Shion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4. The one who stabbed Keiichi was Shion. After she ran away from the underground ritual place through the well and went back to her mansion, her Hinamizawa Syndrome worsen and reached the end stage of level 5 (the worst stage) making her insane. She climbed down the balcony, went to Keiichi's house, then stabbed Keiichi when he went outside to meet her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 5. The one who fell from the balcony was Shion. After she stabbed Keiichi, she went back to her mansion through the same balcony. While she was climbing up, her hands slipped and she fell down to her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T16:44:00.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-06T17:06:30.797" Score="12" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know in American television production there are pilots that are produced, presumably as a proof of concept, for shows that are never aired. Or, alternatively, as with Sherlock on BBC, the released first episode wasn't the originally produced one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does something similar happen with anime, or are pilots only produced for shows that will definitely air?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2020-12-15T04:55:29.317" Title="Are pilots produced but not released?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39289" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T06:31:44.380" Score="2" ViewCount="3684" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the Accel World anime and have gotten through a couple of the light novels but am not up to date. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the new movie follow after the anime? Or should I read the light novels before watching the movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14722" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T08:43:08.143" Title="Where does &quot;Accel World: Infinite burst&quot; fit into the story?" Tags="&lt;accel-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39273" CreationDate="2017-03-07T07:59:57.913" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Kono Te Nobashite&quot; by Hi-Fi CAMP&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the song used in the anime is the edited version of the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-01T02:06:14.223" LastActivityDate="2018-02-01T02:06:14.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38774" CreationDate="2017-03-07T08:45:04.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lelouch wanted two things: To find out the truth about his mother's murder and the complete destruction of Brittania. Lelouch could have stormed to the throne and tried to take care of his first ambition right away however he knew that would not solve his second problem so he decided to take the long route which was to overthrow Brittanian rule in the areas by taking over a terrorist group and branding them as freedom fighters to gain popularity and support in his quest to disband Brittania and create anew and although it took some time he successfully got what he wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T08:45:04.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39266" CreationDate="2017-03-07T12:26:26.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is established at the end of Cell Saga Piccolo was stronger than ssj1(Android 17/18), but weaker than ssj1+ or Cell. Piccolo with his intense training techniques would have only grown stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Goten and Trunks are shown only capable of going till ssj1 while unfused we can conclude that Piccolo is stronger then them. &lt;em&gt;The Buutenks avatar switching to Piccollo may or may not be the conclusive evidence you wish it to be&lt;/em&gt;, but majority of DB Community believes Piccolo was stronger than unfused Goten/Trunks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further on this point, seperately the kids struggled against Android 18 2 vs 1. We didn't get to see the full fight but it can be assumed Piccolo is still stronger than Android 18 and hence the base ssj1 Kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T12:26:26.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39251" CreationDate="2017-03-07T13:38:15.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The descendants of the senju clan only inherit the Yang element innately and their physical abilities, restiveness, physical strength, etc ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other abilities have to do with the handling of each person, in the special case of Hashirama, him doesn't  inherit the element wood, but it is the creator of this technique, is the first to obtain this element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wood element is a Kekkei Genkai, but there are three forms of Kekkei Genkai. In the case of Hashirama he is the only user because he is the creator and the only one who manages to dominate it, in the manga is not explained, but is given to understand that no one inherits his skills or does not develop them. ( nothing is known about his son)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is known that these skills can be taught if genes are inherited as is the case of the Onoki dust element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T13:38:15.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37249" CreationDate="2017-03-07T15:54:24.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://touken-ranbu.wikia.com/wiki/Touken_Ranbu_Hanamaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Touken Ranbu Hanamaru Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, it's the order of sword arrivals in the Hanamaru Citadel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full list of the characters in order of their arrival:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;17&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yamatonokami Yasusada (the main character)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kashuu Kiyomitsu (Starter)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Heshikiri Hasebe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Imanotsurugi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Maeda Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nikkari Aoe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hachisuka Kotetsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Namazuo Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kasen Kanesada&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Souza Samonji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yagen Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Shokudaikiri Mitsutada&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Gokotai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yamanbagiri Kunihiro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Shishiou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ishikirimaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;18&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Akita Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Midare Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nakigitsune&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Aizen Kunitoshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Doudanuki Masakuni&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tsurumaru Kuninaga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hirano Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Honebami Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Atsushi Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sayo Samonji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Uguisumaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Horikawa Kunihiro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Taroutachi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Jiroutachi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Izuminokami Kanesada&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ookurikara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mikazuki Munechika&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hakata Toushirou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yamabushi Kunihiro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Otegine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kousetsu Samonji&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Urashima Kotetsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ichigo Hitofuri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tonbokiri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nihongou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kogitsunemaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Iwatooshi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hotarumaru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Akashi Kuniyuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nagasone Kotetsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T15:54:24.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38633" CreationDate="2017-03-07T16:08:56.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the answer.&lt;br&gt; It seems like she appears have brownish-red eyes, but red by default according to most of the Zun works. Also, the brown eyes were actually a bit red, just that it mostly appeared brown if you don't look closely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30464" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T16:08:56.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36141" CreationDate="2017-03-07T18:17:34.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the first reason is because &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Rain_Go_Away&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;it's a popular English language nursery rhyme&lt;/a&gt;. Translating it to Japanese (or other language) might remove the nuance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second reason which I noticed when watching this is because the conversation was heard from John's point of view, not Mari. Given that he didn't go to school because he's a slave, the conversation in English that he heard might not even be understood clearly by him. Thus the next 2 lines, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Good, Laura!&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;em&gt;Thank you very much&lt;/em&gt;&quot; were not translated too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T18:17:34.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40927" CreationDate="2017-03-08T04:07:06.387" Score="9" ViewCount="12658" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a trope in yaoi manga of the character's having disproportionately large hands, often at least as big as their face. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example of Yaoi Hands:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oC5y1m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oC5y1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yaoi hands&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this start? What was the first manga to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T09:14:43.157" LastActivityDate="2019-12-02T14:39:38.273" Title="Where did the trope of yaoi hands start?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39289" CreationDate="2017-03-08T06:09:27.523" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the anime covers the first 4 light novels, the movie takes place after light novel 21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31336" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T06:09:27.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27675" CreationDate="2017-03-08T08:13:48.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hikari also appears in author's other work: &lt;em&gt;Omoide Emanon&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Memories of Emanon&lt;/em&gt;), a collection of short stories (not the manga version, which only tells about chapter &lt;em&gt;Omoide Emanon&lt;/em&gt;, not the rest). In fact, she appeared for the first time there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She appears in chapter &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ashibiki Daydream&lt;/strong&gt;, which takes place in 1994&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://hitter7777.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-672.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The synopsis by a Japanese reader&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(you can skip this and read the next spoiler block for Hikari's identity directly)&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Year 1994. There's a girl who suddenly appeared in front of Akira's room. After some time, they were living together in Akira's place. One day, Akira saw a girl who seems to be in same generation with Hikari. Her name was Emanon. After some days relying and be relied upon her, Hikari disappeared in front of Akira. Her traces of living in Akira's place also disappeared totally. When Akira was walking alone through a street back in 6-year university period, Akira realized there's no one who could remember Hikari. When Akira visited her hometown in a mountainous village, Akira met Emanon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From another &lt;a href=&quot;http://michi.ciao.jp/jikan/timebj1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;short review by Japanese reader&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; [...] Emanon told Akira about Hikari's secret. &lt;strong&gt;Hikari was a girl who had power to time-leap&lt;/strong&gt;. Emanon have met her up to 1.2 trillion years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T08:13:48.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-08T11:33:44.307" Score="3" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joker, as a second generation user, is actually very powerful more than others of his generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand, the &quot;skills&quot; acquired by second generation users depend on the person. In the case of Joker, he uses the cigars as a source of the fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this imply that other users can &quot;copy&quot; these techniques? Or is he different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T10:29:39.780" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T10:29:39.780" Title="Why is Joker more powerful than other users?" Tags="&lt;fire-force&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39309" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-03-08T12:00:36.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f2Vyl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f2Vyl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Fire Force&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fire Force&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (炎炎ノ消防隊 &lt;em&gt;En'en no Shōbōtai&lt;/em&gt;) also know as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fire Brigade of flames&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Force&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fire Force&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=18530&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fire Force&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Anime News Network&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fire-brigade-of-flames.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Brigade_of_Flames_Wiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fire Brigade of Flames&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wikia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T12:00:36.337" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T12:00:36.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39310" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-03-08T12:00:36.337" Score="0" Body="Fire Force, also known as Fire Brigade of flames, is a Manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T12:00:36.337" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T12:00:36.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38814" CreationDate="2017-03-08T13:28:26.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess,it's the 10x kaioken form at normal goku level but ki at God's level that once whis talk to Oracle fish&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link Below:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk4uLWBeS-E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk4uLWBeS-E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31338" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T13:28:26.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37942" CreationDate="2017-03-08T14:24:25.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seeing as it was revealed, Goku is waiting for Hit to come at him and is constantly on edge seeing Hit can manipulate time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whis hired Hit for Goku to assassinate Goku. Seeing as Vegeta would try to stop Goku and Beerus wouldn't risk losing one of his prized (and leading) fighters, Whis decided not to tell them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku still has his Kaioken as pointed out by Happy Face, next to that is that Beerus fought Goku and didn't fight Vegeta (also out of universe reason, Gokus is the protagonist of Dragon Ball)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The constant jist of Goku vs Vegeta is that they both will get powerfull than the other at a certain point in the story every time but the other will catch up and surpass the first.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T14:24:25.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23864" CreationDate="2017-03-08T18:43:27.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, that was evident in the last episode of season 1. In the end, you can see that there was another girl who was the daughter of Asagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31342" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-09T05:42:40.553" LastActivityDate="2018-05-09T05:42:40.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39315" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39317" CreationDate="2017-03-08T21:51:46.670" Score="0" ViewCount="903" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the thing about the third eye and him sucking up the tree?  I thought he already had the Ten-Tails inside of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T00:01:24.300" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T12:00:22.917" Title="How did Madara start the Infinite Tsukuyomi without the Divine Tree?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-10T00:50:54.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39315" CreationDate="2017-03-09T08:24:56.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara doesn't need the Divine tree for activating Infinite Tsukuyomi.&#xA;The only requirements to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi are the ten tails chakra and the Rinnegan.&#xA;The divine tree is just a Jutsu that complements this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the 2 Jutsus: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God:_Nativity_of_a_World_of_Trees&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God:_Nativity_of_a_World_of_Trees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastEditorUserId="24320" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T12:00:22.917" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T12:00:22.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-09T08:35:36.033" Score="1" ViewCount="881" Body="&lt;p&gt;To awaken the Rinnegan, can you just get any Uchiha's and Senju's chakra, mix them together and get the Rinnegan? Or do you need Ashura's and Indra's in particular (i.e. their reincarnation's)?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you still need to go through some very sad or aggreviating situation to awaken it, or do you automatically get it the moment you mix the two chakras together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T23:27:12.823" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T18:09:29.897" Title="Awakening the Rinnegan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39322" CreationDate="2017-03-09T09:36:30.340" Score="5" ViewCount="3618" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Dragon Ball Z for the third time. When Vegeta after losing against Goku and others, comes back to Frieza's head quarters and recovers. There he comes to know that Frieza has already left to Namek, presumably to search for the dragon ballz. How did he come to know about them? Did I miss any episode or side story here or are we left to guess about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31347" LastActivityDate="2020-01-01T21:01:04.307" Title="How did Frieza come to know of the dragon balls?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39318" CreationDate="2017-03-09T10:43:31.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To get the rinnegan you need to have the mixture of the Ashura and Indra chakras. As Uchihas are descendants of some of them and the Senju of the others, the mixture of these also allows obtaining it. The clearest example is Madara who uses the chakra of the first Hokage to obtain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You do not need any more requirements, but it is not a trivial process Madara itself took more than 10 years to wake up the rinnengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sasuke has a special rinnegan is different and more powerful, this rinnegan is called Magatama Rinnegan. He obtained it by receiving the moon crescent, I think dark, side of Hagaromo's (the Sage of Six Paths) chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T22:24:09.910" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T22:24:09.910" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2371" CreationDate="2017-03-09T11:43:35.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This post is old but since it hasn't been answered yet: In the novel, Araragi explains that he swallows the sword and stabs it down through one of his legs until it is burried past his throat and all the way through the floor (As a little nod to that, you can notice that though his posture shifts, he never moves one of his feet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ability of kokorowatari as explained in the novel is that it can perfectly cut through anything, oddity or object. Oddities are hurt by this cut but physical objects and living thins are so seamlessly cut that they join back together at the incision and receive no damage; so that's why Araragi could easily push through his flesh and the concrete floor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime it was really only drawn to it's full length as an &lt;strong&gt;artistic liberty&lt;/strong&gt; to be more visually impressive. Heck, for that matter when Shinobu rips out her arm to restore Araragi with her blood, Araragi explains that his bottom half rematerializes but the pants are left behind and they didn't draw him half naked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31350" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T11:43:35.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39319" CreationDate="2017-03-09T15:06:25.900" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the dragon ball z wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vegeta, after being seriously injured in his fight with Goku and the others, returns to Planet Frieza 79 to regenerate himself using a special Medical Machine. After fully recovering, Vegeta feels stronger than ever, as Saiyans have the unusual ability to reach higher power levels after healing from near death experiences. His self-proclaimed rival, Cui, informs Vegeta that his former boss, Frieza, was initially angry at Vegeta going to Earth and violating orders but decided to forgive him when he overheard the conversation between him and Nappa about the Dragon Balls on Namek (scouters also served as a transmitter, which Frieza used to overhear their conversation). Furious about the consequences of Frieza being immortal, Vegeta rushes to Namek himself, now openly declaring himself an enemy of Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More notably this segment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frieza, was initially angry at Vegeta going to Earth and violating orders but decided to forgive him when he overheard the conversation between him and Nappa about the Dragon Balls on Namek&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So due to Nappa's negligence and Vegeta's ego Freeza got knowledge of the dragon balls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read this here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek_Saga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek_Saga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T15:06:25.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25947" CreationDate="2017-03-09T15:45:29.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.symphogear.com/live2012report.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an official report of the concert (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/animesong_gamesong/archives/18653976.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;post no.706 on 2chan&lt;/a&gt; listed the program compactly (&lt;em&gt;added summary from official report&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Synchrogazer (OP theme, sung by Nana Mizuki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;1st talk session&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Character introduction:&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tsubasa Kazanari (Nana Mizuki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hibiki Tachibana (Aoi Yuuki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Chris Yukine (Ayahi Takagaki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Miku Kohinata (Yuka Iguchi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Genjuurou Kazanari (Hideo Ishikawa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Opening talk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Three-song relay sung by each character&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;撃槍・ガングニール - Gekisou Gungnir (Hibiki Tachibana)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;絶刀・天羽々斬 - Zettou Amenohabakiri (Tsubasa Kazanari)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;魔弓・イチイバル - Mayumi Ichiibaru (Chris Yukine)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;2nd talk session: live impression by Yuuki, Mizuki, and Takagaki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;戦姫絶妙ジェスチャークイズ - Senki Zetsumyou Gesture Quiz&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;2 teams, &lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi team&lt;/em&gt; (Hibiki &amp;amp;  Miku) and &lt;em&gt;Elite team&lt;/em&gt; (Tsubasa &amp;amp; Chris)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The topic is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yojijukugo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;four-character idiom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi team&lt;/em&gt; went first. Yuuki was imitating a boar and attacked Iguchi. Iguchi answered correctly with 猪突猛進 (headlong)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elite team&lt;/em&gt; next. Takagaki flinched as if she was receiving an attack, then kneeled with 1 leg. Mizuki answered with 猪突猛進 (tired and exhausted), but the correct answer was 満身創痍 (full of wounds)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi team&lt;/em&gt;'s turn again. This time, Iguchi acted as if there were 2 people enjoying something (&lt;em&gt;kya! kya!&lt;/em&gt;). Yuki answered with 共同作業 (work together) confusedly, but the correct answer was 和気藹々 (warm heartedly)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elite team&lt;/em&gt; again, with Mizuki performed each letter of 風林火山 (wind, forest, fire, mountain) and Takagaki answered correctly with ease&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Because of the tie, the game was continued&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nakayoshi team&lt;/em&gt; with Yuki acted and Iguchi answered correctly with 一攫千金(get rich quick)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elite team&lt;/em&gt; with Takagaki acted and Mizuki answered correctly with 優柔不断 (indecision)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sudden death with Ishikawa as the actor and free-for-all style, Takagaki answered correctly with 右往左往 (going right and left, confused)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elite team&lt;/em&gt; was given ブドウノイズ印桐箱高級ブドウ (something related to Grape Noise?) for the prize.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;↑ live's first-half ↑&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;↓ live's second-half ↓&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;FLIGHT FEATHERS (Tsubasa Kazanari)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;恋の桶狭間 - Koi no Okehazama (Tsubasa Kazanari sang to a magnolia tree)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;私ト云ウ 音響キ ソノ先ニ - Watashi to Iu Otohibiki sono Saki ni (Hibiki Tachibana)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;陽だまりメモリア - Hidamari Memoria (Miku Kohinata)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;繋いだ手だけが紡ぐもの - Tsunaida Te Dake ga Tsumugu Mono (Chris Yukine)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Meteor Light (ED theme, sung by Ayahi Takagaki)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;↑ live's second-half ↑&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;↓ encore ↓&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;14&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;TV Anime 2nd-season announcement&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;FIRST LOVE SONG (Hibiki, Tsubasa, and Chris)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;3rd talk session: closing message&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T15:45:29.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39324" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-09T16:51:58.223" Score="1" ViewCount="1120" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the soundtrack that plays at &lt;em&gt;19:45 to 22:22&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul root A&lt;/em&gt; Episode 9?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31352" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T17:54:17.817" LastActivityDate="2020-03-09T02:48:23.800" Title="What is the soundtrack that plays in Tokyo Ghoul root A, episode 9?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3095" CreationDate="2017-03-09T17:14:45.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we consider that everything said and implied make sense (story most likely don't imply anything without a purpose), we could even propose a darker possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it's obvious that they were both killed, we can't be sure about when. I would say the rats could have used brain surgery as they did for their queen to dispose of Maria after she went pregnant. (It's implied &quot;what if they did it to human ?&quot;) We don't know if the council got the full squeletal or not. If not, they could have disposed of some of the body parts without killing them in order to give evidences to the council before the 10 month needed to give birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31353" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T17:14:45.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2017-03-10T06:59:44.833" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe Super Sonico has hearing problems and the headphones are hearing aids. In the anime she uses 4 alarm clocks to wake up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31362" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T06:59:44.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-10T09:53:55.417" Score="1" ViewCount="8593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't in reality Minato store half of nine tails in Kushina and the other half in Naruto like in the filler ep 432? That way he and Kushina would have lived..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or better, why couldn't he store the entire nine tails back in Kushina, prevent her from dying and sparing Naruto the trouble of becoming a jinnchuriki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T19:00:53.807" Title="Why couldn't Minato store the nine tails in a different way?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39334" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40977" CreationDate="2017-03-10T13:54:23.963" Score="2" ViewCount="9048" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does milk offer regenerative capabilities? I've never seen it in the anime but in the newest chapter 858 of the manga the following scene is shown.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P0LRm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P0LRm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Luffy growing a tooth back&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I haven't been reading the manga long I just started reading after the dressrosa arc but I watched the anime up to that point and I don't recall ever seeing anything like this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a devil fruit thing? A gag? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T00:27:27.347" Title="Milk, regeneration properties for devil fruit users?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39335" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39344" CreationDate="2017-03-10T15:15:53.673" Score="3" ViewCount="414" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the title, who is the voice actor/seiyuu of &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/97577/Mother_Ishida&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shouya's mother&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/28851/Koe_no_Katachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koe no Katachi the movie&lt;/a&gt;? It will be great if the source of the answer is stated too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20529" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T23:18:12.440" Title="Who is the voice actor of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi (The Shape of Voice) movie?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37133" CreationDate="2017-03-10T19:08:28.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your example, Racer demonstrated the magic to conjure up motorcycles. It's very possible that he rode on a motorbike the whole way, and simply left it when he arrived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, maybe his natural speed is already fast. Mages in the FT universe have been proven to have above-average physical abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Sawyer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Sawyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user29753" LastEditorDisplayName="user29753" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T23:46:41.057" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T23:46:41.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40896" CreationDate="2017-03-10T22:26:34.407" Score="4" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both zen-ohs were playing with planet-shape balls and they were being destroyed. Are those planets real? If so, why did they do that? They aren't gods of destruction and don't interfere with gods of destructions' job. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31371" LastEditorUserId="24321" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T05:38:01.837" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T07:32:38.230" Title="Did zen-ohs play with real planets?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32489" CreationDate="2017-03-10T22:44:05.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer is no. Anime are created through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;production committees&lt;/a&gt;. How they come about can vary. The best way to support a commercial work is to purchase the principal media (discs) behind them or the source material (novels, manga). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crowd funding, Patreon-type model is not very well-known or accepted in Japan, but they do exist. The most notable recent one is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/nekopara-anime-ova&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nekopara&lt;/a&gt;. However, these happen fairly infrequently, and typically only happen for smaller or self-published work instead of bigger IPs from established. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T22:44:05.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39335" CreationDate="2017-03-10T23:18:12.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shouya's mother, Miyako's CV is &lt;a href=&quot;https://matome.naver.jp/m/odai/2138966632041616801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;credited&lt;/a&gt; as &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%86%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AE%E3%81%95%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ゆきのさつき/雪野五月&lt;/a&gt; (Yukino Satsuki). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T23:18:12.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T04:32:10.783" Score="-1" ViewCount="22250" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just would like to know when or if the two series overlap and if so when should I watch Shippuden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31375" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T20:05:24.893" Title="When does Naruto shonen jump end and shippuden begin" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T05:50:51.843" Score="1" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the whole movie, but I don't understand that part when the earth slowly disappears. Who destroyed the earth and why? Can someone please explain this to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NwN1k.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31376" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T12:56:23.990" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T13:10:37.827" Title="Why did the earth disappear in the final movie?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19632" CreationDate="2017-03-11T07:01:18.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have said there were a few seconds after the ending credits and it was more of an open ending I personally take solace in how it ended being that I myself could not find a better way to end it that supported the themes and messages it seemed to convey. The point is that nothing is truly good and nothing is truly evil. Both the humans and vampires committed immoral acts towards one another with self preservation in mind  All that exists is perspective there were a few other anime I enjoyed that made me feel the same way over the years. Shiki being recently added to that list. But boy was that a sad anime the truth is blunt and unyielding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31378" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T07:01:18.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4022" CreationDate="2017-03-11T16:10:19.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto was able to do multiple shadow clones (thousands of shadow clones) WITHOUT KURAMA or any other natural energy source. This is when he stopped taking karuma's help (Ep 52) and started learning rasenshuriken on his own. I guess most of the guys are getting it wrong here. I understand that kyuubi is the main reason behind his healing but you can't forget the uzumaki clan healing abilities and the level of chakra they possess. Naruto was able to maintain clones without kurama chakra and yamato was there to stop going kurama mode when naruto's chakra is completely depleted. I guess without kurama, Naruto can always learn different jutsus using multiple shadow clones with his OWN massive chakra level (20 years of training in just a week). LETS GIVE NARUTO A LITTLE CREDIT HERE!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31382" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T16:10:19.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37936" CreationDate="2017-03-11T18:12:41.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I assume that this particular system is to prevent name clashes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The church probably has a registry of names; a magician chooses​ a Latin word that fits their ideals and a number is added on to indicate that they are the nth person to have chosen that name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's out of necessity that they sound like that, since their magical name is something that defines them, the same way as a person's username on a forum defines their membership of that forum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24023" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T18:12:41.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39330" CreationDate="2017-03-12T03:22:21.707" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure, but I don't think minato was powerful enough to do such a task, and I believe that Minatos plan was to keep Kushina alive but the main reason they both dies was because they both wanted to save Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31390" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T03:22:21.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39375" CreationDate="2017-03-12T03:28:43.110" Score="7" ViewCount="749" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anime that isn't from a manga or light novel cost more to make than adapted anime? If so, why do they make original anime if studios only want anime that makes money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31389" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T09:13:32.690" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T16:50:23.760" Title="Cost of 'Original' vs Adapted Anime" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2017-03-12T03:57:32.470" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;well to me It's more about the lack of details. Be-sided the obvious eyes (tough they come in different styles) the main deference to me between comics and manga it's the lack of realism.  Comics use a lot of details in the hair, eyes, shading, and body...making the characters look more realistic. But in Manga for example they gather a bunch of hair into two line strokes and gives volume with shading, a vary cleaner look to the character. Idk, just less realistic I suppose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31390" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T03:57:32.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2017-03-12T04:19:59.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://graph.anime.plus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;graph.anime.plus&lt;/a&gt; is a great analyser for your myanimelist profile.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;On top of giving you a great deal of information on your habits and breakdowns on what you've listed it appears to just trawls through your favs and pulls the mal recommendations (&lt;s&gt;it'd be damn cool if it&lt;/s&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/39574/23554&quot;&gt;I've found a damn cool tool that&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; finds similar-minded people and recommend things you haven't seen that they liked).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tJ7ra.png&quot; width=&quot;600&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing it does in the same tab is show you related items that you haven't seen yet, which may yield a sequel or cool OVA you missed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iOXKh.png&quot; width=&quot;600&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/forum/threads/new-feature-personal-anime-suggestions-for-you.225602/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniPlan&lt;/a&gt; does both of these too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/5Wzvs8z.png&quot; width=&quot;600&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23554" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T13:38:38.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31882" CreationDate="2017-03-12T05:35:42.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;this is a spoiler answer. The third person is number three ranking in the ye family who is in charge of assassination. The character will be reveal in a plot when eliminating the Shen family&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31391" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T05:35:42.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-12T05:50:19.227" Score="1" ViewCount="1939" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Naruto's half of the nine tails had been befriended by Naruto but why did Minato's nine tails help? Wouldn't it make more sense that he would've resisted and didn't let Minato use chakra mode or tailed beast mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2019-07-26T17:07:15.020" Title="Why did Minato's nine tails help in the fight?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39362" CreationDate="2017-03-12T09:37:22.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was explained that Minato mastered the tailed beast in the tug-of-war of chakra war and began controlling it just like Naruto did. He gained the same chakra cloak like Naruto had in the 4th Shinobi World War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31394" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T17:36:18.627" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T17:36:18.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39195" CreationDate="2017-03-12T09:42:44.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All jinchuriki have a inner sanctum and it's like telepathy. When the tailed beast acknowledge Naruto as an ally and kind hearted person the share their chakra with him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31395" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T09:42:44.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39366" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-03-12T12:12:15.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MLhmP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MLhmP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Re:Zero Official Art&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:Zero_%E2%88%92_Starting_Life_in_Another_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T12:12:15.493" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T12:12:15.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39367" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-03-12T12:12:15.493" Score="0" Body="Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World or simply just Re:Zero, is a Japanese light novel series about Subaru Natsuki who suddenly summoned to another world. An anime adaptation began airing on April 2016." OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T12:12:15.493" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T12:12:15.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38606" CreationDate="2017-03-12T12:26:30.383" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will try and answer by spoiling as little as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read all manga chapters (including the newest one, 91).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We have two types of Titans (so far): shifters, and non-shifters. A shifter is a Titan whose human can voluntarily transform into and out of the Titan shape. As far as we know, shifters are only the 9 original Titans. We also know that there is a certain serum that can transform a human into a mindless Titan. This serum was injected to Ymir (the person) and like all other mindless Titans, she wandered around until she accidentally ate a human who was a Titan shifter (Reiner's and Bertlod's friend). As such Ymir transformed into a human, obtaining the power of the so-called &quot;Dancing Titan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings me to the next spoiler (approximately manga chapter 88 and above):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Only &quot;The people of Ymir&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Eldia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eldians&lt;/a&gt;, including Eren and the people inside the walls) can be transformed into Titans. Furthermore, the people inside the walls live on an island called Paradis Island, although far from the shore. Knowing that, the Marley government gathers Eldians on top of a wall next to the shore (but far from the walls), injects them with the serum and throws them on the ground. These Titans wander around eventually finding the walls and creating problems for the people of the walls. (A nice counter strategy from Marley, using a weapon they cannot control). The plot thickens when Marley has managed to convince Eldians to fight for them. These Eldians, such as Reiner, Bertold, Annie, Zeke, each hold one of the 9 original Titans power, and can easily transform from Titan to human to Titan again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To answer your question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;1) If you are talking about Titan shifters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then you cannot kill a Titan without killing the human inside. The methods used by the Survey Corps are pretty much cutting off their nape. If you cut the nape of a Titan-shifter, then you are left with the human body of that Titan-shifter. If you consume the spinal cord fluid of this human body, you will obtain his/her Titan-shifting power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;2) If you are talking about mindless Titans&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then if you cut off the nape, there is no trace left of the human who was turned into this Titan. As far as it is revealed, we cannot say if the person evaporated, died, or something else. It is assumed that the person inside a mindless Titan dies, when the nape of the Titan is cut off. Hange speculated that the spinal cord and the central nervous system of a mindless Titan functions separately from the body. Maybe that means that the human body simply turns into a mindless Titan, thus leaving no human body inside of such a Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A list of the 9 original Titans is &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Titan_shifter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="18769" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T13:07:41.690" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T13:07:41.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38321" CreationDate="2017-03-12T12:47:40.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I figure out the meaning of this, after reading the next manga chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not up to date with the manga, please do not read below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The 'pose' Eren made is the posture of the Attack Titan, one of the 9 original Titans. Eren is lost in this time-crossing memory line of all the previous Attack Titan vessels. His memories sometimes are corrupted by interfering with the memory-line of the Attack Titan former vessels, and this pose is a signature posture of the Attack Titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T12:47:40.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39357" CreationDate="2017-03-12T13:29:16.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There shouldn't be much difference in budget for anime aired in the small hours (~$3M for 1-cour anime) and it's not that adapted anime always makes more money than original anime. I guess adapted anime can gather money from investors more easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31397" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T13:29:16.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39403" CreationDate="2017-03-12T14:24:48.533" Score="0" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have reputations enough so for that, &#xA;the most understandable answer is that they are not logia fruit users, i suspect that their are other types of devil fruit in which the body can produce as much amount of the matter(i unable to say the exact word) as they want. For example- admirals (more plasma, ice, or light), trebol( Donquixote Doflamingo family more sticky material), Blackbeard(more darkness), ace (more fire) etc. In such case the haki attack was only hits the matter covering their body and only able to scratch a little and therefore in this type of devil fruit power the body can be regained back to normal by just producing more matter.&#xA;Please upvote if You find this helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31399" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T11:38:51.720" Title="Why are Haki attacks not effective on admirals (akainu, Kizaru, aokiji) in one piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-03-14T16:10:32.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39357" CreationDate="2017-03-12T18:24:55.593" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If anything, anime adapted from a manga, light novel, or visual novel should cost more to make because there would be costs associated with working with the owners of the original. But make no mistake, studios &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; only want to release anime that make money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Why are so many anime based on existing properties?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The focus on anime based on existing properties is not about production cost; it's about risk management.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever you're selling creative work to a mass market, you're taking a huge risk that it won't catch on and you won't make back what you spent on it. If you're selling cola or toilet paper or office furniture, it's relatively easy to do some research, figure out what consumers want, and make that. It's well understood what consumers want out of these products, and you can distill your consumers into a small number of profiles that you can serve by a line with two or three varieties of your product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is much harder when it comes to creative work. You can get together a focus group and give them surveys on what they like about &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;, and then try to make an anime series based on that knowledge, but it will fail. Audiences can tell when you're making a creative work based on market research, and they will hate you for it. Well, to be fair, this isn't always true. You can sometimes get away with cloning an existing series, especially with properties aimed at children. It always boggled my mind that &lt;em&gt;Beyblade&lt;/em&gt; became so popular when it was such a transparent knock-off of &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Digimon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Yu-gi-oh&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Monster Rancher&lt;/em&gt;. But you can only get away with this for so long; children will grow up, and even the least discerning audience will notice after your third clone of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; that you're just repeating yourself. Audiences want certain comfortable tropes to stay in place, but they also want a certain amount of novelty. And no focus group will ever lead you to true originality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But originality is risky; there's always the chance that audiences won't respond, and your sales will suffer. As one example, consider the two concurrent yonkoma manga of Satoko Kiyuzuki, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder-a-Coffin_Kuro&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GA_Geijutsuka_Art_Design_Class&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Both are seinen yonkoma series that started in 2004, which means they were expected to be schoolgirl moe slice of life cuteness. &lt;em&gt;GA&lt;/em&gt; is; it's a conventional moe yonkoma about five high school girls having fun at art school. &lt;em&gt;Kuro&lt;/em&gt; is not; it's a dark fairy tale with only the lightest of moe elements. Guess which of these two got an anime adaptation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if &lt;em&gt;Kuro&lt;/em&gt; had turned out to be a massive breakout success, I'm sure it would have gotten an anime adaptation, because that's why so many anime are based on existing properties: the anime studios let sales of the original work tell them what kind of potential an anime based on the property has, and if the numbers tell the right story, they'll pull the trigger on an adaptation. This is why there are anime based on &lt;em&gt;Oreimo&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, but none based on &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/44025/Waltraute-san_no_Konkatsu_Jijou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Circumstances Leading to Waltraute's Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zashiki_Warashi_of_Intellectual_Village&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Zashiki-Warashi of Intellectual Village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Guru_Pon-chan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guru Guru Pon-chan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/3883/Renai_Shusse_Emaki_En_x_Musu/characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Enmusu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (despite the first two being written by &lt;em&gt;A Certain Adjective Noun&lt;/em&gt; series author Kazuma Kamachi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Why are original anime still made if they're so risky?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of us older fans like to focus on the business side of anime, because younger fans tend not to understand how much the business side influences the creative side. They tend to think that anime is always made with the creative impulse at heart and the creative people are in charge, and thus struggle to understand why certain artistic failures happen. I definitely thought this way when I was a younger fan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But while there is a cutthroat business side to anime, and there is a lot of cynical, money grubbing behavior in the industry, the creators do still have &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; control, and sometimes, after they go out and rake in the cash for the studio with stuff based on existing properties, they want to exercise their creative muscles a little. Take &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt;: if you believe &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2013/otakon/7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;director Shinichiro Watanabe&lt;/a&gt;, he was pretty much given free rein to do whatever he wanted with it after the toy companies pulled out, and he made something experimental and original which wasn't a massive financial success, but is beloved by fans. Bandai Visual trusted Watanabe to deliver based on the strength of his premise and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop#Production&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his previous successes with &lt;em&gt;Macross Plus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica#Production&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Similar story&lt;/a&gt;: director Akiyuki Shinbo, who had just recently finished reaffirming his value to Shaft with &lt;em&gt;Hidamari Sketch&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;, pitched his plan for a new magical girl series to producer Atsuhiro Iwakami, who trusted Shinbo enough that he consciously decided to let Shinbo build his own original work instead of tethering it to an existing property. Iwakami himself says that after helping assemble the team of Shinbo, writer Gen Urobuchi, and character designer Ume Aoki, he purposely stood back and let the creative people work:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ANN: At the Q&amp;amp;A you also mentioned that you had asked Urobuchi specifically to write something &amp;quot;heavy.&amp;quot; How much guidance do you offer on the creation process?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AI [Iwakami]: I was the one who said &amp;quot;let's do a show using these creative talents.&amp;quot; But after that I don't matter much; it's up to those talents to do their work. If something comes to a stand-still I might intervene, but they did an excellent job and I was very happy seeing the results in episode one. When I saw the character designs that Aoki did, it was exactly what I was hoping for, so everything was in the hands of the creative team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-09-07/interview-atsuhiro-iwakami&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original anime are riskier to make because there's always a chance they won't catch on with audiences and the studio won't make its money back. But they can also pay off in a huge way. If every single anime that comes out is based on an existing story, there are people who will stop watching anime altogether; they'll either read the original work instead, or they'll move on to an entirely different medium where originality is more prized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T16:50:23.760" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32238" CreationDate="2017-03-12T18:51:31.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the typical situation in Japan:&#xA;The composer and the lyricist transfer the copyright to the music publisher and it trusts copyright to a copyright collective, most likely JASRAC (ASCAP/BMI in the US). The performers own the performing rights, which are usually transferred to the record label by contract. Also, the record label owns the recording rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the animation studio must have been licensed by JASRAC and the record label (Sony/Aniplex) to use the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31397" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T18:51:31.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20497" CreationDate="2017-03-12T19:21:02.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You guys are over thinking it. Remember when asuna was trapped in the game, how kirito went crazy trying to get her back. How in the all the show their friends call them lovebirds, cause of how they acted in public, or how spoiler if you haven't watch all of it. How when Yugi died and they were sitting on the grass kirito said to asuna &quot;I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but what I do know is that want to be with you&quot; might not be what he really said, but it's close, also shino called them lovebirds to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31401" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T19:21:02.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39378" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-12T20:30:09.533" Score="2" ViewCount="796" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there is any episode in Log Horizon set outside the game, similar to some episodes found in Sword Art Online, or is it entirely set inside the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31403" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T04:29:28.973" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T04:29:28.973" Title="Is there any &quot;real life&quot; episodes in Log Horizon?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37592" CreationDate="2017-03-12T23:09:22.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He sealed the Izanagi in his eye before the battle meaning that if he died it would activate and bring him back, so in theory he could have used his old Sharingan before he gained the eternal mangekyo, after all we saw Danzo do that having a sharingan in his arm to sacrifice rather than the one he had in his head. So why can't madara have done the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31404" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T23:09:22.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19399" CreationDate="2017-03-12T23:10:36.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the release of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale&lt;/em&gt; (the recent movie addition to the series) it is safe to say the Kirito and Asuna are in a proper relationship, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; perhaps even engaged (I'm not sure of the significance of giving a ring)in Japanese culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He maintains his friendship with the other females in the series as per usual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19743" LastEditorUserId="19743" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T02:07:41.950" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T02:07:41.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39362" CreationDate="2017-03-13T00:17:48.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dark Kurama (the half sealed within Minato) has a good reason to help them. His very existence is under threat by Uchiha Obito (and later Uchiha Madara) Eternal Tsukuyomi. If Obito's team win, he will be sealed into the Gedo Statue and returned to being a part of the Juubi. Regardless of whether the tug-of-war between Dark Kurama and Minato happened or not, Dark Kurama would still help Naruto's side so that at least he can still be him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the tug-of-war taking place, he is even more willing to help since he's been tamed by Minato.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T13:36:02.603" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T13:36:02.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39280" CreationDate="2017-03-13T02:14:02.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two things we have to straighten out here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's nothing pornographic in this show; it's a show aimed at teenagers and young adults who can deal with the themes, action, and suggestive scenes contained within.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's unfair to say it's &quot;NSFW&quot; when you're in your own living room.  What you do in your living room (within reason, so long as you're an adult) isn't that big of a deal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said...if you're worried about the embarrassment of watching this show, it may be best simply not to watch it in the living room.  This isn't to say that there's anything that would make you blush and &lt;em&gt;want&lt;/em&gt; to watch it by yourself, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...there is a dullahan whose head is the &lt;em&gt;constant&lt;/em&gt; subject of camera shots,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...there's a vivisectomy performed during the run of the series (in one episode),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...there's &lt;em&gt;constant&lt;/em&gt; themes of violence, corruption, drugs and murder - without spoiling too much, that's &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;literally&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; one of the characters' reason for being around, and if you thought that wasn't enough,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...the show does get psychologically creepy and sexually suggestive, and these themes aren't exactly hard to miss.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're not sure that your family or others around you can handle or respect the themes in the show, then do what you can to avoid their discomfort and displeasure and watch in private.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T02:14:02.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17009" CreationDate="2017-03-13T02:35:38.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I'll admit it's taken a long time to research this question, but my conclusion is thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;They were teenagers in love, unaware that they couldn't &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; elope.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My believe is that they could &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; have directly eloped, and would have to be on the run for an additional two years to satisfy Japanese law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not just &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt;, but the reality of figuring out how to survive while living like that - a subject touched on towards the end of the series, but not really fully fleshed out - would've likely proven too hard for them to survive.  Without any steady source of income, and even with a place to stay, their chances of surviving without a larger support network (yes, besides their friends) would've been very, very small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are loopholes to this scenario.  That is, there are reasonable scenarios which could have occurred that would've cleared these hurdles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note:  &lt;strong&gt;these are conjectural, and based &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; on the evidence we have at hand.&lt;/strong&gt;  I wouldn't say at all that this would occur; I wanted to explore the possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starting with Taiga, we can see that there are cracks in her relationships with her parents.  At this point, we know this because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Taiga initially stormed off because her mother is pregnant, and will be introducing a new child into her family.  Taiga takes umbrage to this, and would rather not be in her mother's family.  Her father has already left town and would not be in a position to be a &amp;quot;parent&amp;quot; of any kind to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that, and how their relationship had progressed at that point, it &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be seen that Taiga could have received approval from her mother to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Note that in the last episode, a voice mail left by Taiga's mom which sounded like furious resignation could've cleared the path to her becoming emancipated (as I as an American understand it), and would've been the start of her being able to get married before 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Ryuuji's side, his perspective is a lot less clear due to his familial circumstances, but there is an angle that could have been exploited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; After he ran off with Taiga, Yasuko had started to see Ryuuji as more of an independent man.  Even though her burning wish was to see her son succeed academically - a part in which she failed and genuinely wanted her son &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to fail - after his brief but sharp rebuke, she could be seen as respecting Ryuuji just a bit more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though Yasuko was heartbroken, it could be conjectured that Ryuuji could've asked her for her approval...after she was found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Note that Yasuko cut off all communication with the world, essentially, after Ryuuji ran off.  The only way that anyone got in touch with her was by telling her that Ryuuji was with her parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would've opened up the dialogue somewhat, and &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; have allowed Ryuuji to gain his mother's permission to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T02:35:38.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39378" CreationDate="2017-03-13T04:22:42.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Log Horizon has no episodes that are completely outside the game.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are very short scenes on the subject every now and then, but a complete episode would require that they get back to their world, which, hasn't happened in season 1 or 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T04:22:42.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39347" CreationDate="2017-03-13T09:24:53.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The movie doesn't explain it well since it was only a part of what the story is. It was all explained in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sugata Eishirou was forced to use The Rule by a younger him. The Rule (the monument with writings on it that Sugata inspected earlier) granted his wish on what appears as the last writing space available on it. The wish was for the world to disappear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T09:24:53.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19904" CreationDate="2017-03-13T15:53:38.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1471602274&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As senshin has mentioned in his comment&lt;/a&gt;, the author has never commented on the origin of the name. Thus, there are only fans' interpretation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Japanese fans (on Japanese Yahoo! Answers: &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1471602274&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1472097984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;), the one that seems to make sense is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usagi Drop → Usagi's drop → rabbit's (falling) teardrop&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first link explains more in detail that in the last volume of the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Daikichi confessed to Rin why he took her over.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Rin: Daikichi... you haven't met me before, but why you...&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Daikichi: Your face... your crying face when you parted with grandpa... somehow...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The next panel shows Rin's crying face. Thus, &lt;em&gt;Usagi = Rin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The conclusion is, the title is about &lt;strong&gt;Daikichi's determination to take Rin over when he saw her crying face&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the anime's OP show a teardrop just before the title appears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second link explains it in short, that the title is a wordplay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;Usagi&quot; means &lt;em&gt;lonely&lt;/em&gt;, and &quot;Drop&quot; means &lt;em&gt;teardrop&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Combining the words, the title means &lt;strong&gt;Rin, a lonely crybaby&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Further reading: in Japan, there's a popular term &quot;lonely rabbit&quot; because it's believed that &quot;a rabbit can die if it's left alone&quot;. Extending that, there's also &quot;rabbit-type girl&quot; which is described as &quot;a girl who often feels lonely&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T15:53:38.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32372" CreationDate="2017-03-13T18:23:17.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qada and the V's are dead, plain and simple. The V's are a storyline fight and canonically die, Qada's canon ending seems to be the one where you fight him before Kamiizumi, when he kills the alchemist after his fake death trick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yulyana is mentioned to have battled Diamante and then vanished, but it's possible he may have either died, hid himself for some reason(maybe recover his strength), or ascended to the plane Yoko mentioned in the castle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile DeRosso is mentioned to be alive in the bestiary entry for the bats you battle in the castle he lived in, but nothing more. Given we see another version of him post-Ouroboros and that only W-0 DeRosso sacrificed himself, he's probably alive but wasn't brought in for not having his asterisk available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31417" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T18:23:17.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19299" CreationDate="2017-03-13T19:43:35.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seems a Death Note would need your name exactly as printed on your birth certificate, so if I wanted to kill someone with one, for example &quot;Kaitelynn Woods&quot;, it would not work if i wrote it as &quot;Kaitlyn Woods&quot; even if I had her face in mind and everything else was in order. So for Light you'd need the kanji symbols, and you'd also need to spell his first name as Tsuki as it shows on his birth certificate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, trying multiple times is a no no, as if you misspell a name on accident more than 3 times, the person you were trying to kill can no longer be killed with that Death Note. Ofc it only works if it's accidental, you can't protect someone with this method, it's only a rule to keep you from just guessing till you get it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31420" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T19:43:35.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-13T21:05:32.610" Score="1" ViewCount="1435" Body="&lt;p&gt;What song is played in Naruto Shippuden episode 21 Sasori's Real Face at 11:30 when Granny Chiyo sees Sasori's face. He replies &quot;What's the matter Granny Chiyo are you so filled with emotion you can't speak?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31424" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T12:44:22.457" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T08:28:04.980" Title="What song is played in Naruto Shippuden episode 21 Sasori Real Face at 11:30?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39399" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41062" CreationDate="2017-03-14T02:24:16.030" Score="3" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of &lt;em&gt;Yuri Kuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt;, Lady Kumaria regains her true form and appears before Kureha. Lady Kumaria clearly resembles Sumika Izumino, who was Kureha's girlfriend before she was killed by Mitsuko Yurizono.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h46rv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h46rv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lady Kumaria&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What reason is there for this resemblance? The &lt;a href=&quot;http://yurikumaarashi.wikia.com/wiki/Sumika_Izumino&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fan-made Wikia&lt;/a&gt; does state that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later, [Sumika] appears before Kureha as Lady Kumaria to turn Kureha into a bear and send Kureha and Ginko on a journey beyond severance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that at least one person sees Sumika as being the same entity as Lady Kumaria. I have trouble seeing the idea of Sumika as Lady Kumaria incarnate as anything more than a stretch of the imagination; I do not recall any plot points or characterisation that make this an undoubtedly natural conclusion to have. (Sumika does indicate in her actions surrounding Kureha's birthday that she expects that they will be separated, and she does push Kureha in a positive direction. Such behaviour might be congruent with what I would expect of a benevolent deity made incarnate, but it's surely easier to explain this as being a result of Sumika's goodness and her classmates' actions.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, perhaps Lady Kumaria appears to girls in a form that is meaningful to them, but again, I lack any evidence that supports this to a reasonable degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official material &amp;mdash; whether from the anime itself or from interviews or artbooks &amp;mdash; that might shed light on these issues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T07:19:10.637" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:15:57.100" Title="Why does Lady Kumaria look like Sumika?" Tags="&lt;yuri-kuma-arashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39372" CreationDate="2017-03-14T07:26:22.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The admirals are logia users, there isn't a fourth type of devil fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are one of the strongest, so weak punches won't hurt them that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following parts will contain some spoilers for the Vegapunk arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Aokiji and Akainu battled on Vegapunk, and Akainu came out as a winner. Akainu even lost one of his legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haki users usually use armanent haki to both attack and defend themself from other attacks. You can see this in most battles between haki users, they harden their stomaches and arms to not get hit so easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T07:26:22.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39372" CreationDate="2017-03-14T11:38:51.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously the admirals have logia-type fruit, check this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akainu fruit:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Magu_Magu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magu_Magu_no_Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aokiji fruit:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;Http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hie_Hie_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hie_Hie_no_Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kizaru fruit:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;Http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pika_Pika_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pika_Pika_no_Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem here was the level of the power of the haki, this case the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku haki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have a lot of examples of different battles where you can see that the level difference in this type of haki allows one user hit other. A clear case is the fight of Roronoa Zoro vs Pica, where Zoro manages to hit Pica thanks to that his haki is superior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the admirals are it affected for this haki, this is clear when Rayleigh used Haki to stop Kizaru and even touched his Logia body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T11:38:51.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39406" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-14T16:29:13.170" Score="4" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Senki Zesshou Symphogear season 1: Does anyone know the name of the track that plays at 23:46 during episode 12? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It plays just after the classmates sing over the PA near the end of S1 ep 12; the track starts playing when Hibiki realizes she can still fight due to Miku's song healing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a very 80's techno vibe and it leads directly into the ending song &quot;Synchrogazer&quot; for the ep 12 credits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any insight would be appreciated, I've been going through the OST for all 3 seasons without luck. The amount of character music for the show is impressive, but it also makes it rather difficult to find a non-vocalized track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31433" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T04:48:37.410" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T10:19:20.427" Title="Senki Zesshou Symphogear season 1: Does anyone know the name of the track that plays at 23:46 during episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;senki-zesshou-symphogear&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39330" CreationDate="2017-03-14T17:27:22.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of these are speculative, but the main thing is that when they protected Naruto, they took critical injuries and likely were not going to live after that. Minato knew the only thing he could have done to properly seal the 9 tails fast enough was the Reaper death seal. The thing is, That will kill the user, as the reaper takes their soul when its released. Orochimaru survived the reaper, but he summoned it using a mask instead of the jutsu, and it still cost him his body. Minato on the other hand, can't do any such thing, so him surviving this encounter is out of the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Kushina, besides the fact that she was set to die without Kurama, she still dove in-front of his claw, and it pierced her torso in what is likely a fatal injury. Combining such an injury with her weakened body, and its probably next to impossible to save her life. At that point, Both Minato and Kushina are guaranteed going to die, or at least believe so. Sealing Kurama in either of them will probably still lead to their death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why he only sealed Half of Kurama into Naruto, As per &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23135/20610&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; answer, He couldn't seal all of Kurama into Naruto. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minato's&lt;/a&gt; Wiki entry notes that it was because Kurama was too powerful to be sealed into a newborn infant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit 1: OP added some concerns in a comment, Responding here:&#xA;First, Any time Kurama was resealed in Kushina was filler, and as filler does not need to follow in faith of canon, they could do anything, including contradict the canon content. Second, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kushina&lt;/a&gt; even volunteered to have Kurama get resealed inside of her, to drag both of them to death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While still weakened, Kushina used her diminished chakra to restrain the Nine-Tails. Despite fearing the trauma would kill her in her current state, Kushina volunteered to have the Nine-Tails sealed back into her body so that it would die with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all in all, Kushina was effectively on deaths door, and had no hope on being saved. She had just spent 10 months pregnant, given birth, had Kurama extracted, and was left in that dying state for up to a few minutes with no medical help. As we found out later on, Naruto survived, but unlike Kushina, he was still healthy, young and strong, and had Sakura, second only to Tsunade in medical prowess, constantly healing him (and help from Hagoromo). So it actually makes sense that he had a solid chance of survival from the resealing. Kushina on the other hand, had several major events drain her power, not including loosing Kurama, so her being strong enough to survive was low at best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that respect, He probably could have sealed Kurama back into Kushina, but it most likely would have still left her dead and freed Kurama. A free Kurama would throw the tailed beast balance off, causing war, and Minato did not want to take such a risk when a safe option was available. That safe option, sealing half of kurama into naruto, also had one major benefit in Minatos eye, the fact that he believed Naruto could be the child of prophecy Jiraiya spoke about, and Naruto having access to Kurama's power would greatly help him succeed (that is also brought up in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23135/20610&quot;&gt;the answer&lt;/a&gt; I linked earlier).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T16:23:24.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39397" CreationDate="2017-03-14T20:06:21.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it. It is called Sai's theme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an unreleased OST in the naruto series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31424" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T08:28:04.980" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T08:28:04.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7881" CreationDate="2017-03-14T20:18:31.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're being too literal.  Archer as a label for a Servant class does not mean &quot;This guy was badass with bows&quot;.  It means &quot;this guy is versatile and has potent long distance attacks.&quot;  Several of the other Servant classes aren't particularly literal, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saber just means they have potent close range melee weapons (usually swords) and great skill with them.  None of the Sabers actually uses a Saber.  They use longswords, greatswords, bastard swords, etc.  A saber is a curved blade used by cavalry. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lancer is potency in melee weapons with reach. None of the Lancers actually uses a lance.  Mostly they use spears.  And don't have horses with which to use a lance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Casters are not required to literally cast anything.  They simply have great facility in some fashion of magic.  5th war caster casts; 4th war caster uses a magical tome to summon; Cu Chulainn could have been a Caster thanks to his runes; Apocrypha Caster of Black fashions golems exclusively; Apocrypha Caster of Red writes stories in a book which makes them come true...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Assassin is normally very literal, though by system fiat rather than anything else.  The grail was designed to only ever summon a Hassan of the Mountain, the head of the prototypical assassin's organization.  But with sufficient manipulation of the grail anyone capable of stealthy or fast kills can be an Assassin.  Fake Assassin is a Japanese Swordsman, summoned by a Caster whose magical talents were so great she could bend the rules of the grail to her will.  In Apocrypha this restriction was lifted entirely.  Apocrypha Assassin of Black was a serial killer that could summon an obscuring (and deadly) fog.  Apocrypha Assassin of Red was typed as an Assassin because her history includes poisoning powerful people (and is a very bizarre Servant, in the technical sense of what the system usually does, for other reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rider need not have actually ridden the mounts they get as a Servant.  They just need a strong connection to something that &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be ridden.  5th War Rider's legend doesn't normally include her actually riding Pegasus, just that it was spawned from her corpse's neck.  It was Bellerophon and Perseus whose legends are associated with actually riding the Pegasus.  But that's her mount all the same (and is summoned by stabbing herself in the neck).  And she had a skill that let her ride most anything short of dragons, despite an absence of riding anything at all in life.  Riders also don't have to have animals involved in what qualifies them for &quot;Rider&quot;.  One of the PSP games let a ship captain qualify as a Rider, with their ship as the &quot;mount&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Berserker's reasonably literal in the sense that what you get pretty solidly embodies the emotion of &quot;berserk&quot;.  But it's not literally the Nordic berserker the word comes from. And it's also a fairly simple requirement: the hero must have &quot;gone berserk&quot; at least once in life. Lots of great heroes are said to have flown into a fit of rage over something or another; often the death of a loved one. Hercules qualified because the Gods forcefully afflicted him with an insane, murderous rage at one point, not because he usually fought with near mindless rage and passion.  Hercules was normally considered a very intelligent and cunning warrior. At various points in the FSN LN it is remarked that Berserker is probably Hercules' worst class to be summoned as, as he loses access to most of his greatest Noble Phantasms and abilities, and he probably would have been at his most powerful as an Archer.  One can also intentionally summon a hero as a Berserker (as was done in both the 4th and 5th wars), even if this moment of rage was a fairly minor part of their history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T20:18:31.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39406" CreationDate="2017-03-15T04:47:32.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Boy oh boy do I have a treat for you, my good fellow! The track you're describing is actually a long-intro remix of &quot;Synchrogazer&quot;, titled &quot;Synchrogazer -&amp;#x2060;Aufwachen Form&amp;#x2060;-&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's no surprise that you had trouble finding it - this remix doesn't actually appear on any of the &lt;em&gt;Symphogear&lt;/em&gt; soundtracks! Rather, it's part of Mizuki Nana's album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/36371&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Rockbound Neighbors&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. Similarly, her album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/44417&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Supernal Liberty&quot;&lt;/a&gt; comes with another glorious remix titled &quot;Vitalization -&amp;#x2060;Aufwachen Form&amp;#x2060;-&quot;. That's the version that plays in episode 13 of G when they all follow the Nephilim into the Treasury. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Alas, I don't think either &quot;Exterminate&quot; or &quot;Glorious Break&quot; have analogous remixes.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T10:19:20.427" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T10:19:20.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-15T11:41:25.423" Score="2" ViewCount="447" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the piece that plays in at around 9:20 during episode 13? It's during the shogi match between Smith and Gotou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31451" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-24T07:36:46.227" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T11:46:47.963" Title="What's the song during the shogi match between Smith and Gotou in episode 13?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;march-comes-in-like-a-lion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-15T22:12:07.453" Score="1" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth&lt;/em&gt;, MAGES asks the party if they know were she can find Doc Tear Popper. what exactly is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T22:12:07.453" Title="What is this Doc Tear Popper MAGES is looking for?" Tags="&lt;hyperdimension-neptunia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39423" CreationDate="2017-03-15T22:12:07.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doc Tear Popper is a drink and a play on the name Dr. Pepper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the character MAGES, like other human characters in the series, represents a real world games company, in this case &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAGES.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;株式会社MAGES&lt;/a&gt;. one of the known games which ties into MAGES's own appearance is &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v2002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/a&gt; which in the anime had product placement featuring the drink Dr. Pepper&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aiOL6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aiOL6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Doctor Pepper!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5pb.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AwNIXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s an intellectual drink for the chosen ones!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know however wether the obscuring of the name is some legal thing as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4257/have-there-been-any-anime-with-actual-product-placement#comment19067_4259&quot;&gt;Code Geass had it's Pizza Hut product placement removed in the English Release&lt;/a&gt; or if it's a joke like Vert's overheating in the original game begin a joke on the X-Box 360's initial cooling problems&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T22:12:07.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-16T02:01:40.313" Score="18" ViewCount="22048" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33206/Kobayashi-san_Chi_no_Maid_Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon&lt;/a&gt;, Tohru always tries to get Kobayashi to eat pieces of her tail. Why?  This started in episode 1 and has carried through to the current episode, with a mention/attempt almost every episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a sign of affection for dragons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T06:03:21.357" LastActivityDate="2019-11-05T02:17:47.353" Title="Why does Tohru always try to get Kobayashi to eat pieces of her tail?" Tags="&lt;miss-kobayashis-dragon-maid&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22394" CreationDate="2017-03-16T08:51:22.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite new to StackExchange but am a Literature student and like to look at Anime and feel very strong symbolic meanings within them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Calm simply refers to the lack of strong tides in the sea.&#xA;Read on if you're interested in a deeper, more wholesome interpretation of the series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is an opinion piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nagi no Asukara is also known as &amp;quot;A Lull in the Sea&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(Google defines &amp;quot;lull&amp;quot; as a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.)&#xA;To me, a Lull in the Sea is essentially what NagiAsu is literally &lt;strong&gt;and figuratively&lt;/strong&gt; about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the final episode, Manaka explains the Sea God's legend behind the calming of the Sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A long time ago, the Sea God fell in love with a maiden who was a sacrifice in the festival, but felt guilty over separating her from his boyfriend on the surface. He decided to send her back up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, her surface boyfriend already committed suicide over the incident. Not wanting her to grief over that, &lt;strong&gt;the Sea God removed that maiden's ability to fall in love with anyone&lt;/strong&gt;. At the same time, the sea fell into a lull. &lt;strong&gt;The Lull in the Sea &lt;em&gt;represents&lt;/em&gt; the Sea God's maiden's feelings.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever the festival is held, the sea god is reminded of his love towards that sacrifice. The fear of loss of his love triggers him to keep Manaka (and later on Miuna) from being stolen, by enclosing her in the lightning-protective shell (that shocks Hikari when he tries to breach it). The Sea God's baggages is the reason Manaka loses her memories. He does to her what he does to his first love, as this lets Manaka become more likened towards his first love that he longs for. Ironically, this reminds him of what he did to his first love, and of losing her, only to make him feel requiem and loss again. It's quite ironic when we observe it but there are people who actually do this, which creates lots of toxic behaviours in love out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why when the sea comes back to life, the waves are stronger than ever - it is the Sea God's consolation and realisation from Manaka and Miuna that causes the Sea God to release his pain and baggages towards love. As this happens, the Sea God stops casting his baggages on Manaka (that remind him of his feelings for his first love) and she regains her ability to love people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what made him realise again... I think it was Hikari's shout. Come to think of it, I should rewatch it to know what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Love is like the Sea&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - Episode 25 Title&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The calm of the sea is the apathy, the malpractice and the escapism towards Love itself, out of the Sea God's defeatist belief that loving is a zero sum game, that will not yield anything good&lt;/strong&gt;. That is why when the calm is resolved, we also see all our main &amp;amp; supporting characters behaving healthily towards love.&#xA;The Japanese love to portray Gods in a way that they watch over and guide men and women, and that is why when the Sea God is in a lull, everyone is; and when the Sea God resolves the lull, everyone also behaves healthily towards love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, this (other than the initial literal meaning that answers the question) is a subjective interpretation and I hope you enjoyed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31471" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T09:17:50.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38213" CreationDate="2017-03-16T09:47:46.243" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do not read if you are not up to date with the manga (latest chapter being 91).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; might be the future inheritor of the 'Attack Titan' power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind that there is no official answer, thus the correct answer (for now) would be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We don't know&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after discussing on some forums and reading some theories, some hints provide a common direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As we know, Eren obtained the power of the Attack Titan with the Coordinate Titan (also known as the Progenitor Titan) from his father, Grisha Jaeger. Ever since, he has been having certain &quot;visions&quot;, or &quot;memories&quot; especially while fighting other titans. In the manga chapter 89, this becomes clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS!! Images from manga chapter 89.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Picture source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangastream.com/r/attack_on_titan/089/3934/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangastream&lt;/a&gt; Disclaimer: I do not own these pictures. They are only used to answer this question more clearly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mangastream.com/r/attack_on_titan/089/3934/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMjWH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eren doing the &amp;quot;Attack Titan&amp;quot; pose&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leading to Hange asking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMjWH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ISpFg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings us to the second hint of this chapter. Eren recalls the time he was able to use the Coordinate Titan's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ISpFg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGD1p.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGD1p.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRKI2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Focus on &quot;&lt;strong&gt;everything connected&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings us to the culmination of the chapter (and the 'answer' to your question): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS! If you have not read chapters 87 and above, do not read further!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRKI2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4vZZo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4vZZo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yOU8F.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whose memories are these, I wonder&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There exists a memory-timeline that is outside of our perception of time. That is, Eldians who have obtained (at least) one of the 9 original Titan's power, &lt;strong&gt;have access to the memory-timeline of all previous (and possibly future) Eldians who obtained the same power!!&lt;/strong&gt; In simple terms, Eren has the 'Attack Titan' power and the 'Coordinate Titan' power. He is able to access his father's memories, and either alter them or combine them with his own memories. Thus, the &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; in the first chapter, might be &lt;strong&gt;the future inheritor of the 'Attack Titan' power&lt;/strong&gt;. As stated above, this is all speculation because nothing is revealed yet.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T09:47:46.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-16T15:08:37.907" Score="4" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm Cardcaptor Sakura it is known that Clow Reed created the Clow Cards and then set up an entire infrastructure to seal them until until Sakura could get to them because they were so powerful. It's been a while since I've read the manga or seen the show, and I'm wondering: why did he create the cards in the first place, particularly if they were going to be so much trouble to deal with after the fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T06:33:20.830" Title="Why did Clow Reed create the Clow Cards?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38638" CreationDate="2017-03-16T15:41:55.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can find, there was no official explanation given for the color change. A couple of fan theories, including &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/630324-dragon-ball-z-ultimate-tenkaichi/61232452&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, are basically that the coloring was done before the mangaka announced the actual hair color, and that they fixed it once the color was announced. This is corroborated by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan%27s_Rage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; trivia for the episode, which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This episode marks the debut appearance of Vegeta and Nappa in the anime. They are shown in colors quite different from their later ones, especially Vegeta. This is because Toei guessed their colors, as the corresponding Manga volume was not in color. Vegeta's case is corrected in the Dragon Ball Kai version of this episode and in the Dragon Ball Full Color Manga version as well. Nappa's was not, though it is possible he owns more than one suit of Battle Armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-universe, his hair didn't change color, as he stated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that a pure-blooded Saiyan's hair does not change from the day they are born, aside from Super Saiyan transformations (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T21:15:18.153" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T21:15:18.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39265" CreationDate="2017-03-16T16:24:37.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the video, Kibito Kai clearly says that he is aware of who Lord Beerus is, when elder kai begins explaining it to him. But yes, he does seem to be naive about Lord Beerus' actions and nature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kibito's surprised emotion wasn't based on Lord Beerus his existence and role/power, but on the response and emotions that the elder Kai showed as he had never seen him &quot;that afraid&quot; before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again, Kibito Kai has always been naive about many things since the time he was introduced in Majin Buu saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31477" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T05:22:44.117" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T05:22:44.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6021" CreationDate="2017-03-16T16:47:59.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seem to be three main anime script awards, at least in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Anime_Award&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tokyo Anime Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; includes a wide variety of anime and categories, including two for screenplays. One is for screenplays and one is for original adaptation screenplays. These seem to be all professional/aired screenwriters/anime. These categories were created in 2014, though the Award is from 2002. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animax_Taish%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animax Taishō&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is for submitted rather than already aired anime, and the winners are produced and aired on Animax. It's not clear if this has been run after 2008. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/kyoani_award/outline/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoto Animation Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is also for unpublished work, though oddly they seem to not have winners every year. In the last cycle, for example, there were no winners. This is run by Kyoto Animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T16:47:59.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39438" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39440" CreationDate="2017-03-16T19:53:38.250" Score="1" ViewCount="2091" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Light's father was in deathbed, he looked at Light and confirmed that Light wasn't Kira by his Shinigami eyes since he was able to see his death date. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way his death date can become visible is if he doesn't have ownership of a death note with him at the current moment. If Light did not have any deathnote with him at that point, how he was able to keep his memory? And if he had a death note with him, why was his death date visible to his father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27704" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T23:21:43.227" Title="How did Light went unnoticed by his dad?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39428" CreationDate="2017-03-16T23:01:37.597" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it hasn't been explicitly stated in the show, I think the biggest factor is that it's an extremely &lt;em&gt;intimate&lt;/em&gt; thing to do. It might be a bit disgusting when put this way, but a lot of intimate acts amongst humans involve the mingling or exchanging of bodily fluids; and that extends to the deal with vampires drinking blood - it's a precious bodily fluid, and there is something quite intense about giving it to someone. So for Tohru, who can apparently regrow her tail pretty quickly, having Kobayashi eat the meat is having her master take a part of her and ingest it, which in her eyes is an incredibly special form of bonding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T23:01:37.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39438" CreationDate="2017-03-16T23:21:43.227" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;it was because Light didn't own the Death Note that was on his body, concealed by his clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Kira Task Force got the Death Note from the New Kira in the Yotsuba Group, when Light touched the Death Note his memories returned however Kyosuke Higuchi was still alive and had ownership of the Death Note. with his restored memories Light remembered the details of his plan and used the scrap of the Death Note in his watch to kill him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Light also touches the Death Note while inspecting it, thereby regaining his memories of being the real Kira. Light then uses a Death Note scrap hidden in his watch to kill Higuchi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Kyosuke_Higuchi#Appearance&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyosuke Higuchi - Appearance (last paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as he was holding the Death Note when Higuchi died Light became it's owner. After this Light gave up ownership of the Death Note but kept it on his body so he could retain his memories&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Soichiro makes the Shinigami Eye Deal with Ryuk, allowing him to gain the Shinigami Eyes. Using the eyes, he is able to learn Mello's real name, though he is fatally wounded by Jose, one of Mello's gang members, and their bomb. &lt;strong&gt;Because Light has given up his Death Note to make his lifespan is visible while keeping one on him to prevent his memories from being erased&lt;/strong&gt;, Soichiro dies happily believing that Light is not Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Soichiro_Yagami#Plot&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soichiro Yagami - Plot (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for one to have their memories from their ownership of a Death Note they don't need to be the book's owner, they just need to be physically touching it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T23:21:43.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36637" CreationDate="2017-03-17T02:51:32.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFWiOzVUB7E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFWiOzVUB7E&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;or this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3XyAEwA5o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3XyAEwA5o&lt;/a&gt; (SPOILER)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; in the manga #22 Vegeta is seen in the Super Saiyan God (red) transformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it would be official Vegeta can get one of them (see the spoiler section to see which one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T04:03:54.407" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T04:03:54.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-17T04:30:13.723" Score="4" ViewCount="5580" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching only the cannon episodes and am on ep. 111. However it seems that I missed a lot during the filler (i.e. the people with Kon.). Is this relevant information or something I should just look past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31484" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T00:50:30.920" Title="Any important information I need to know if I'm skipping the filler episodes of Bleach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39432" CreationDate="2017-03-17T05:19:33.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the exact reason why Clow Reed created the Clow Cards. however i belive that they weren't created solely for the purpose to give to Sakura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cardcaptor Sakura is apart of a greater Multiverse in which other CLAMP Titles such as &lt;em&gt;Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;xxxHolic&lt;/em&gt; are set in. in that multiverse Clow Reed is known as the greatest magician of all time and one of his abilities is Prophetic Dreams &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Clow possesses the powers of a Dream Seer, allowing him to see into the future. However, unlike most other characters, who could only see fragments of the future, Fei Wang stated that Clow can see everything, which gave him free reign to control events, hence how he had managed to foresee Sakura collecting the Clow Cards, making him create a Sealing Wand of the color pink for Sakura being a girl. He even knew that he would, as Eriol, cause problems for her to help her create Sakura Cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://clamp.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Reed#Powers_.26_Abilites&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clow Reed - Powers &amp;amp; Abilites - Prophetic Dreams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ofcause if he foresaw Sakura sealing the cards and made the Sealing Wand specifically for her why did he let all that happen in the first place? the reason was that when he neared his death he had chosen Sakura (who had yet to even been born) to succeed him and most of it was by design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Clow was nearing death, he chose Sakura Kinomoto to be the new mistress of The Clow. Sakura was not yet born at the time, but Clow's magical ability allowed him to foresee most of the future and plan many of the situations that would enable Sakura to succeed in taking full possession of the Clow Cards. The reason why Sakura's wand is pink is that he wanted to make a suitable wand for the young girl who would be mistress. It wasn't because of chance that Keroberos chose Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://clamp.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Reed#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clow Reed - Background (1st Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as such the seal on the Clow Cards, while it did lock away the powerful magic that was the Clow Cards, it was only until it was Sakura's time to claim them and thus the reason why the book was in Sakura's home and not in Li's who is a blood decedent of Clow Reed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why i say that the Clow Cards weren't created just to give to Sakura is that in the first Cardcaptor Sakura movie Su Yung/The Madoushi, a former apprentice and lover of Clow Reed, was sealed inside the Book of Clow until Sakura unintentionally released her. while it is possible the Cards were created long after the Book of Clow considering the book's magical independent uselessness after the cards were released i would think that both the book and cards were created at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T05:19:33.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39249" CreationDate="2017-03-17T07:56:56.270" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I've found out is it's called &quot;Tokyo Ghoul - Yukata Yamada&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31487" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T07:56:56.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39449" CreationDate="2017-03-17T12:57:03.027" Score="3" ViewCount="15675" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to watch Chaos;Child, but I heard I needed to watch Chaos;Head, which is a prequel, first. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T07:57:31.297" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T07:57:31.297" Title="Is Chaos;Head a prequel to Chaos;Child?" Tags="&lt;chaos-head&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-17T14:35:52.773" Score="0" ViewCount="6540" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where I can find all the soundtracks which are used in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31493" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T17:00:38.367" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T03:15:31.483" Title="Soundtrack of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39447" CreationDate="2017-03-17T14:38:57.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Child is a sequel, I haven't watched all episodes (yet) from the second season of Chaos, but by skipping Head you'd miss out on a lot information that happened during certain events. Those events and the way they happened as well as the thoughts behind them will definitely make Child easier to understand. And yes it is pretty boring the first few episodes but it is a nice complex plot-twist compared to your average anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T14:38:57.133" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37858" CreationDate="2017-03-17T16:18:57.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope, there is no connection between them.&#xA;It basically means that you can watch each one indepent from the others, you basically won't miss out in relevant information to the given selection. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However they have familiarities. In each universe/timeline/planet/section whatever you want to call them, there is conflict going on. The gundams in the given era with the given pilot have plenty of technology and fighting skills common. But that is about it. Some have the same technology level so I guess they COULD take place in the same universe or maybe all do but with different timelines. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can basicaly see each gundam series as a seperate anime with the &quot;mecha&quot; genre as common relation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T16:18:57.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39448" CreationDate="2017-03-17T16:59:08.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An &lt;em&gt;extensive&lt;/em&gt; list of the music used throughout the entire Naruto franchise is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.  This includes a full list of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Openings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Endings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Various soundtracks at different points in the series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movie soundtracks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a fan of the show, I would strongly encourage you to purchase the media from legal and reputable channels when possible.  As an example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00008DZ3H&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here is an Amazon link&lt;/a&gt; which points you at the first soundtrack; from there, you should be able to track down the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T16:59:08.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-17T19:08:16.180" Score="1" ViewCount="1440" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito tried to cast it using the Divine Tree's bud and Ten Tail's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara did it by absorbing the Divine Tree and using the Rinne Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya did it just by eating the Divine Tree's chakra fruit (which I believe only contains a fraction of Ten Tail's/Divine Tree's power).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the working behind casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T10:20:20.520" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T10:20:20.520" Title="How exactly do you cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6563" CreationDate="2017-03-17T19:10:39.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it could be Tuberculosis (or TB). anyone can get it, but it does spreads faster in people with AIDS. so says a quick google search. But Hana being homeless and not getting any treatment for TB (or also has AIDS) could make it worse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's like the Spanish THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE TRANSLATION AT ALL ANYWHERE (That I could find...) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again who knows? Only the writers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31497" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T19:10:39.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33833" CreationDate="2017-03-17T20:41:53.050" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the nerve gear sends fake signals to the brain at a frequency unique the brain frequency. then the nerve gear produces artificial waves to stimulate brain to provide artificial senses as said in sword art online. then the nerve gear sends a &quot;paralyzing&quot; agent  to immobilize the body as to not cause harm to the player. finally the nerve gear sends more waves to put you into a sleep like trance and projects your brain waves on a public database and there you have it sword art online. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31499" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T20:41:53.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33833" CreationDate="2017-03-17T20:45:11.233" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the way the nerve gear kills you is by overloading the brain with artificial waves and then disconnecting from the brain simultaneously leaving the brain no time to react therefore overloading the brain and frying it  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31499" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T20:45:11.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7208" CreationDate="2017-03-18T03:05:53.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagato was released from Itachi's seal when Itachi undid the Edo-Tensei, Nagato knew he would rejoin Jiraiya, because he had no doubt that Itachi would be able to stop kabuto and undo the Jutsu, when Itachi sealed him, it was because he was the link to the Totsuka blade, when Itachi released (Killed) himself by undo-ing the Jutsu, there was no more link, thus freeing Nagato to the afterlife with Jiraiya again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31502" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T03:05:53.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T04:25:22.193" Score="2" ViewCount="2450" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the purpose of the infinite tsukuyomi, is it to make everyone dream in their ideal world? Then why does it turn people to white zetsu and steal their chakra? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2019-04-08T17:15:34.317" Title="What is the exact purpose of the infinite Tsukuyomi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T04:30:52.323" Score="1" ViewCount="2588" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it is shown that Kaguya regularly sends people to the Divine Tree for this &quot;ritual&quot; and those people somehow die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly happens to them? I thought the Infinite Tsukuyomi was supposed to make people dream in their ideal world... Then how do people who go there for the ritual end up dead, whereas the ones who were first caught in it (King Tenji and others) live in their ideal worlds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T10:17:13.680" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T15:59:14.140" Title="What exactly is the &quot;Ritual of The Divine Tree&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T04:39:00.020" Score="0" ViewCount="5123" Body="&lt;p&gt;When both of them first cast it, the Moon was shining brightly but then the light subsided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Madara came down to hunt Team 7. At that moment, if the moonlight was already absent then why didn't the once caught into the infinite Tsukuyomi escape out in the absence of the moonlight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same goes for Kaguya...why did she wake up some of the people that were caught in the infinite tsukuyomi and erase their memory when from the starting she wanted to use infinite Tsukuyomi to put mankind under a genjutsu? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the moonlight stopped shining, shouldn't all the people in both cases escape out of the genjutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T02:43:32.827" Title="Why did Madara and Kaguya stop the Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31078" CreationDate="2017-03-18T18:37:46.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He kidnapped Orihime so he can wake up the hogyoko since Urahara sealed it. They said that the hogyoko will take a long time to wake up but with Orihime it took less time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31508" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T21:32:30.827" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T21:32:30.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T19:21:39.687" Score="3" ViewCount="2193" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Itachi not kill Sasuke but instead poked his head during their last battle that led to Itachi's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it because of the clan symbol behind him? Or because he loved him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31510" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T21:29:31.690" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T21:31:36.793" Title="Why didn't Itachi kill Sasuke?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-03-20T01:14:15.260" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39468" CreationDate="2017-03-18T19:59:36.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how far you are in the story therefore I don't want to spoil it for you, but Itachi did not plan to kill Sasuke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He poked his forehead because when he was young he would show his affection towards his younger brother this way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Sasuke was finally able to keep up with Itachi in their fight at the very end Itachi poked his forehead to let Sasuke know that he is still this Itachi, and he still loves him more than anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31430" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T21:31:36.793" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T21:31:36.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T21:28:03.567" Score="2" ViewCount="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched the first episode of this anime and the plot seems pretty gripping but the art-style is what I found most interesting. It came out in 2013 so there weren't any technical limitations (at least that I'm aware of) but the animators decided to go with this style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this style called? And does any one know why the designers used this as their style of choice? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zAjOt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zAjOt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Scene 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XYNCg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XYNCg.png&quot; alt=&quot;Scene 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T21:28:03.567" Title="Art style choice?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;aku-no-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-18T21:44:51.913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37193" CreationDate="2017-03-18T21:44:04.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched this series a few days ago, Kirin is rank 1 because of overall combat ability being ranked higher due to 2 things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kirin is not a strega&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kirin does not use a lux in battle (at least before she fought Ayato)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that, even though Claudia is undefeated, in terms of strength Kirin is viewed as stronger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gets discussed in a later episode of season 1, though I'm not sure which one exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to clarify, Kirin does end up getting a lux later in the novel but it isn't shown in either of the anime seasons. She uses a normal katana&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T16:52:53.460" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T16:52:53.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8019" CreationDate="2017-03-19T03:20:23.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, yes she is the main antagonist of the series, as you as for most parts of the series Araragi solved the problems of the other girls, in Kizu it was for Shinobu, in Neko it was for Hanekawa, Bakamonogatari - Senjogahara and the other girls etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Ougi is &quot;Araragis problem&quot;, or it's manifestation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a big spoiler, I mean her identity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she is Araragi, or rather Araragi's dark side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T03:20:23.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39475" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-19T05:39:27.057" Score="3" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episodes 7 and 8 of &lt;em&gt;Selector Infected Wixoss&lt;/em&gt;, Akira calls Ruko and Yuzuki to an abandoned building. Akira shows them the scar that appeared on her face after her third Wixoss loss and tells them that her wish was to destroy Iona. This exchange suggests that Akira retains her memories of her experiences as a Selector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, after Hitoe suffers three losses, she does not recognise Ruko and Yuzuki after they find her on the street. Even when she looks at her Wixoss notebook, she is unable to remember Ruko and Yuzuki. This is in accordance with Hanayo's statement that upon three losses, the Selector will lose her memories associated with being a Selector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, why does Akira retain her memories? Perhaps Hanayo's explanation of the loss penalties was incomplete?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T05:27:57.513" Title="Why does Akira retain her memories of her experiences as a Selector?" Tags="&lt;wixoss&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5655" CreationDate="2017-03-19T06:05:13.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes. she can't do it infinitely due to chakra it takes some time to recover chakra and reanimated.. i believe her body is still in Hidden Sand Graveyard&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31517" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T06:05:13.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39494" CreationDate="2017-03-19T18:49:12.110" Score="1" ViewCount="3573" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch Berserk, but there is 2 version of it. What is the difference between them? Is the new one continue of the old one or is it re-animation of the same story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where shall I start? It seems like a very powerful anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T13:09:31.873" Title="What is the difference between the new version and the old one?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39486" CreationDate="2017-03-19T18:52:55.793" Score="2" ViewCount="16455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koe no Katachi has already been released but I can't find it anywhere. I only found the trailer. Where can I watch it legally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31500" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T22:55:50.197" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T17:35:43.173" Title="Where can I watch Koe no Katachi?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39264" CreationDate="2017-03-19T18:59:10.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't find any good evidence at all for where this phrase comes from. A few weird Shinsengumi fan sites and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=aku%20soku%20zan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urban Dictionary&lt;/a&gt; claim that it was a real historical phrase, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_Hajime#Sait.C5.8D_in_fiction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/35837/was-aku-soku-zan-%e6%82%aa%e5%8d%b3%e6%96%ac-a-real-shinsengumi-motto&quot;&gt;the question I posted to History SE&lt;/a&gt; claim it was not a real phrase and was invented by Nobuhiro Watsuki for the manga. Wikipedia claims without citation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;Aku Soku Zan&quot; motto he lives by (悪即斬, most literally, &quot;Kill those who are evil immediately,&quot;, translated as &quot;Slay Evil Immediately&quot; in the English dub and as &quot;Swift Death to Evil&quot; in the VIZ manga) is most likely fictitious, though it does encompass a common sentiment of the Shinsengumi during the Bakumatsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only semi-reliable source among these is the Google Books search that &lt;a href=&quot;https://history.stackexchange.com/users/9985/avery&quot;&gt;Avery&lt;/a&gt; did for the History SE answer, which turned up no results for the phrase anywhere in the 20th Century. The History SE answer also points out that the phrase smacks of the kind of bad Classical Chinese that a non-expert modern Japanese speaker would come up with, which is at least decent circumstantial evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I really have to go on at this point are instincts, which tell me that if it's this hard to find any decent historical source on this phrase, it's highly unlikely that a mangaka doing a weekly action series for &lt;em&gt;Shounen Jump&lt;/em&gt; would have managed to dig it up, so it was probably a fabrication. I don't know whether it was Watsuki's specifically or if it was one of the weird fabricated &quot;facts&quot; that sometimes show up in happy fun-time history picture books aimed at grade schoolers that you buy in the gift shop at the museum, but my gut says someone made this up in the modern day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that when other anime use the phrase, they're referencing &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;. They might be doing so intentionally; several high-profile manga creators of today, including Eiichiro Oda of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and Hiroyuki Takei of &lt;em&gt;Shaman King&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki#Notable_assistants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;worked as assistants for Watsuki&lt;/a&gt;, and the series has remained popular, leading to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;live action film&lt;/a&gt; released in 2012, with a sequel in 2014, so it's still in the public consciousness. It's also possible that after the phrase was introduced in &lt;em&gt;Rurouni Kenshin&lt;/em&gt;, it became part of folk history, the way American films like &lt;em&gt;Titanic&lt;/em&gt; have influenced the public's view of the historical events. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:47:53.800" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T18:59:10.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39484" CreationDate="2017-03-19T18:59:17.193" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://koenokatachi-movie.com/bddvd/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;official page&lt;/a&gt; for the movie, Koe no Katachi will have a home video release on May 17th, 2017. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will most likely be able to find it available in iTunes and other retailers after this release date. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T19:01:15.027" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T19:01:15.027" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38843" CreationDate="2017-03-20T02:20:26.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you said, in order to create something with alchemy, a general understanding of how the object to be created works is required. This was discussed in the answer for &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2260/why-cant-alphonse-repair-edwards-automail-using-alchemy&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. That means the Elric brothers must have some understanding of circuitry to fix a radio. They most likely came across it somewhere in their studies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31526" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T02:20:26.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39490" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39969" CreationDate="2017-03-20T06:09:42.687" Score="11" ViewCount="39203" Body="&lt;p&gt;A woman who consumes and enjoys boys' love publications might describe herself as a &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; (腐女子), literally &quot;rotten girl&quot;. There is an equivalent term for men: &lt;em&gt;fudanshi&lt;/em&gt; (腐男子).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does an equivalent term for men or women who enjoy yuri publications exist? (In other words, is there a term someone can use as a shorthand to say that she likes reading yuri manga?) My internet research suggests there is not, but I would like to see something more authoritative, particularly since my lack of knowledge might be linked to my lack of active involvement in yuri fan circles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5i8fze/what_are_yuri_fans_called/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Reddit&lt;/a&gt; thread poses the same question and does not come to any real conclusion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;TVTropes mentions the &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; term in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YaoiFangirl?from=Main.YaoiFangirls&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;its page for &quot;yaoi fangirls&quot;&lt;/a&gt; but lacks anything similar on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YuriFan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;its page for &quot;yuri fans&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is no such term, is there any reason for its lack of existence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T04:22:50.850" Title="Is there any equivalent to the &quot;fujoshi&quot;/&quot;fudanshi&quot; descriptors for yuri fans?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5778" CreationDate="2017-03-20T06:19:49.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to answer this question with a bit more respect for the show and Ash as a character than most people give it credit for. I think there are some reasons Ash doesn't catch legendary pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ash only obtains a pokemon when it is natural - it's never forced&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash's pokemon are not an &quot;arsenal&quot;. Ash's stated goal is indeed to become the best pokemon trainer of all time. There is an implication that this means catching &quot;them all&quot;, but in the context of the show, and Ash's character, this is considered to a long-term goal. There is no panic of missed opportunity when an encounter with a legendary pokemon does not lead to a capture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To Ash, being a &quot;master Pokemon trainer&quot; means, first and foremost, treating his captured pokemon with respect and maintaining a friendship with them. He always does what he thinks is best for them. As such, any time he obtains a pokemon, it it's a natural thing; not forced. If it doesn't happen, then it doesn't happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, the anime often contrasts Ash's personality against those who would weigh and measure a pokemon's stats. Ash is no scientist - I think we would all agree he isn't very smart. He bases almost all his decisions on instinct - he cares not for statistics and min/maxing, which would realistically be required to become a Pokemon Master. The show does this on purpose - it considers getting out there to experience life a superior way of learning than sitting at home reading stats (this is probably most exemplified by May's brother Max). For this reason, Ash will never freak out about the potential lost by failing to capture a legendary pokemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15693" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T06:19:49.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26141" CreationDate="2017-03-20T06:44:52.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe if a child is born from uchiha father and senju mother, and if that child awakens his sharingan and pushes through physical training(enhance his body strength), then ultimately they WILL awaken the rinnegan()under the proper circumstances -&gt; situations that call to their emotions. The re-incarnation of indra and ashura has little to do with awakening a rinnegan as Indra himself did not awaken the rinnegan even though he was the first son of hagoromo. Madara(Uchiha) awakened his rinnegan only bc he had access to Hashirama DNA(Senju). Same as that uchiha/senju child we talking about here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31532" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T06:44:52.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39483" CreationDate="2017-03-20T13:09:31.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to this wiki article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old series begins with the Black Swordsman arc, continuing through&#xA;the Golden Age arc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new series commences with the &amp;quot;Conviction&amp;quot; story arc, starting&#xA;around chapter 115 of the manga, and introduces Puck, Isidro, Farnese&#xA;and Serpico as characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the new series picks up where the old series left off, the difference between the two is that the first series is anime drawn and the new series is primarily cgi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T13:09:31.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9750" CreationDate="2017-03-20T14:21:39.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be a technical name for this animation style. TVTropes calls it &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnmovingPlaid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Unmoving Plaid&lt;/a&gt;, while it's also referred to as &quot;plaid animation&quot; and &quot;static pattern animation&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of animation, this is also lumped in with, for example, a pattern such as plaid or polka dots not changing orientation on a shirt as the character moves. This shows up in manga and comics as a way to avoid having to reorient a pattern every time the character moves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T14:21:39.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39507" CreationDate="2017-03-20T14:44:10.323" Score="2" ViewCount="1739" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 14 of SAO, at the 14th minute mark:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kirito kills Kayaba.  He did not try to stop Kirito, and died smiling. Was he waiting to be killed by Kirito?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Kayaba expect it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31538" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T20:22:01.207" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T09:13:35.660" Title="Why does Heathcliff (Kayaba) smile at the end in episode 14?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39496" CreationDate="2017-03-20T15:29:52.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly it's never said. But it's probably to do with the fact the Kirito defied the system, as Kayaba does mention something similar in the final episode of Season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T15:29:52.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39514" CreationDate="2017-03-20T17:00:32.840" Score="1" ViewCount="868" Body="&lt;p&gt;If no, then why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has the sage of six path's powers too right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why can's he use planetary devastation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T12:14:31.087" Title="Can Naruto use planetary devastation?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T17:17:41.950" Score="5" ViewCount="7618" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Naruto already has Asura's chakra, and Sasuke has Indra's chakra. &lt;br&gt;Did the Sage of Six Paths give them his own chakra? &lt;br&gt;Or did he give Indra's chakra to Naruto and Asura's chakra to Sasuke which fused together to make his own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2018-05-28T22:16:42.527" LastActivityDate="2018-08-14T11:38:19.677" Title="Did Naruto and Sasuke receive the Sage of Six Path's chakra or Asura's and Indra's chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39500" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T17:48:27.930" Score="0" ViewCount="3996" Body="&lt;p&gt;It only makes sense, he could have won easily that way if Obito can put a Jinchuriki (Yagura) under a Genjutsu, then why can't Sasuke? His eyes clearly surpass Obito's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Sasuke put Naruto or his Kurama in genjutsu during their battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T16:15:41.590" LastActivityDate="2019-10-01T02:45:59.980" Title="Why didn't Sasuke put Naruto or his Kurama in genjutsu during Naruto vs Sasuke?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T18:12:35.283" Score="3" ViewCount="953" Body="&lt;p&gt;In One Piece, is there a Devil Fruit that makes you a great swimmer? It seems impossible since eating a Devil Fruit makes you unable to swim. Does the series ever address this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31542" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T16:08:34.817" LastActivityDate="2020-11-12T17:30:51.647" Title="Could there be a Devil Fruit that makes you an outstanding swimmer?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39501" CreationDate="2017-03-20T19:17:41.903" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is actually a canon answer to this.  The Sui-Sui No Mi (official english name is Swim-Swim fruit) is a Paramecia Fruit eaten by Senior Pink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the ocean is inaccessible to Devil Fruit users, the Swim-Swim Fruit makes you an excellent swimmer... through anything else including solid material (except seastone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless Oda decides to create one, no devil fruit will exist which is a loophole to allow the user to swim through water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T19:17:41.903" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27386" CreationDate="2017-03-20T20:02:26.423" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe her first name is white: Cilla &#xA;and 2nd name is snow:&#xA;Chan,&#xA;Chilali,&#xA;Chilam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I believe so is episode 11 when he says her name 3 times then Kallen comes and he says: &quot;Snow is white white snow is pretty&quot;. You hear 2 drops of water  and her famous quote  talks about snow and white.  So my conclusion is her name should have white, snow, pretty (snow  white) (white snow) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I believe it's white snow because I don't think the author will name her snow white. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31547" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T14:51:39.047" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T14:51:39.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9750" CreationDate="2017-03-20T20:12:34.363" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yozone.fr/spip.php?article1798&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an interview&lt;/a&gt; (in French) with the series creator series creator, Mahiro Maeda, the art style of the anime combines western Impressionism with Ukiyo-e, a 19th century Japanese woodblock printed art style that strongly influenced the Impressionism movement around the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the particularly notable mini-movements within impressional is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Art Nouveau&lt;/a&gt; style, particularly the influence from the Austrian artist &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gustav Klimt&lt;/a&gt;, likely best known for his work &lt;em&gt;The Kiss&lt;/em&gt;. Klimt was mentioned to be one of Maeda's most favorite artists and his works gave way to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2018/03/21/Interview-de-Mahiro-Maeda-fondateur-du-studio-Gonzo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;inspire the blocks of strong primary colors&lt;/a&gt; seen in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Klimt's style applies a tension of naturalism and stylization, bridged together by turns through fairly intricate multiform and multi-patterned surfaces and bold contrasts of color with highlights of gold, silver, coral, and gems. This is all wrapped around a pervasively mystical and alluring aura brought about the the spiraling and intertwining lines juxtaposed with stark square and triangular shapes. All of this is reminiscent of a ghostly mosaic aesthetic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on the visual style, I recommend picking up the illustration art book on the series &lt;em&gt;Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Complete&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2019-04-19T02:22:17.087" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T02:22:17.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39496" CreationDate="2017-03-20T21:33:54.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Kayaba_Akihiko#cite_ref-popularitycontest_8-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SAO Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The happiest moment to Akihiko during SAO was when Kirito saw through his true identity on the 75th floor, as Akihiko then realized that he (Akihiko) was nothing more than another player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;- Q&amp;amp;A session in the third popularity contest held by Kawahara Reki as Kunori Fumio, 2005&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T17:52:36.363" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T17:52:36.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39509" CreationDate="2017-03-20T23:26:47.353" Score="1" ViewCount="8333" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the English version of the Btooom! Manga end at Chapter 88?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31551" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T23:43:57.463" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T04:09:02.920" Title="Does the English version of Btooom! end at Chapter 88?" Tags="&lt;btooom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39508" CreationDate="2017-03-20T23:43:24.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. the reason you think so is because you're looking at the Scanlation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the reason why i suspect this is because looking at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=45009&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Update's entry on  Btooom!&lt;/a&gt; shows that the scanlation by S2scans &amp;amp; JazzWay Team stops at Chapter 88 which is Volume 18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the same page also indicates that Btooom! has been lienced by Yen press who have only released up to Volume 16 with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/btooom-vol-17/9780316502856/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 17&lt;/a&gt; due to be released near the end of May 2017 in the US&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wWaSh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wWaSh.png&quot; alt=&quot;Btooom! Volume 17&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while Yen Press only lists up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/btooom-vol-18/9780316502870/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 18&lt;/a&gt; (as of 21/03/2017) Manga Updates indicates there are 22 Volumes and is on-going, confirmed on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btooom!#Volume_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; with Volume 22 having been release January 7th 2017 in Japan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;No. |   Japanese release date   |   Japanese ISBN&#xA;-------------------------------------------------------------&#xA;22  |   January 7, 2017         |   ISBN 978-4-10-771949-2&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize, the localized and licenced version of Btooom currently (as of 21/03/2017) ends at Volume 16 which stops at Chapter 81 however release by Yen press is on-going and more volumes are expected to be released. any release after this outside Yen press currently is not an official copy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: as of the 17/8/2017, Wikipedia lists that the english version of Volume 19 is due November 14, 2017. this can further be confirmed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/btooom-vol-19/9780316412780/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press's Website for Volume 19&lt;/a&gt;. also looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/btooom/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;series&lt;/a&gt; in general on their website they have up to Volume 21, however Volume 21 doesn't have any Paperback or Eletronic links so looking at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/btooom-vol-20/9780316520584/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 20&lt;/a&gt; it's expected to be out February 20th, 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such this is more or less confirmation that the english version of Btooom! will not end at Chapter 88 as Chapter 88, as explained above, is in Volume 18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T04:09:02.920" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T04:09:02.920" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38595" CreationDate="2017-03-21T01:01:41.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga 22 (plus Manga 20 mentioned by Wouter in a commentary) stated several things. Now we know Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan Rose are equivalent states, and that Super Saiyan God is inferior to Rose (and Blue). So only a couple of transformations are left to know where they fit, Super Saiyan Rage and the legendary-like Super Saiyan. To summarize,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Base &amp;lt; Super Saiyan &amp;lt; Super Saiyan 2 &amp;lt; Super Saiyan 3 &amp;lt; Super Saiyan God &amp;lt; Super Saiyan Blue = Super Saiyan Rose&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Updated 03/06/2017. We don't have the multiplier for the Broly-like Super Saiyan green transformation, but we have an approximation. In Dragon Ball Super episode 93 (spoilers behind)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Caulifla in SSJ2 is able to hold her own against Kale Broly-like Super Saiyan green transformation. Kyabe is surpassed in SSJ1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T18:20:53.100" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:20:53.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38419" CreationDate="2017-03-21T11:00:29.903" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was not able to find that particular piece of music in any of the OST volumes. The song in question seems to last less than a minute so they might have decided to not name/list it. Here are two different lists of all of the music in HxH feel free to browse them I could have missed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter x Hunter Wikia - Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; **this link also contains music information about the 1999 airing of HxH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/3e80hw/comprehensive_hunter_x_hunter_2011_music_list/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit/r/HunterxHunter - Comprehensive Hunter x Hunter 2011 Music List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T11:00:29.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39517" CreationDate="2017-03-21T11:55:01.280" Score="-1" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost 99% Manga are written in Japan. Why is that so? Do they have any culture which support it? e.g. Naruto, One Piece, Death Note, Fairy Tale, Bleach etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31554" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T15:48:21.863" Title="Why Japan makes most of Manga's which supplied to the world?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39498" CreationDate="2017-03-21T12:14:31.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Planetary Devastation is a technique unique to the RINNEGAN which means it is an dojutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31532" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T12:14:31.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39500" CreationDate="2017-03-21T12:22:20.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, maybe Sasuke subconsciously needed to be convinced to cooperate with Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps again, it is possible Genjutsu does not work on Sages. But hey, Sasuke put the tailed beasts almost instantaneously under Genjutsu and pressed on with Shibaku Tensei. The tailed beasts should have Sage chakra since they are partitions (in the mathematical sense of the word) of the Juubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurama noted that the Juubi is almost entirely made of energy like the one Naruto started wielding during his training with Fukusaku at Myobokuzan, the reason why he stood in the way of Fukusaku trying to merge with Naruto since he didn't want Naruto to resort to such power while he was in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31532" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T16:13:37.653" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T16:13:37.653" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-21T12:39:26.540" Score="1" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the soundtrack at the beginning of episode 130 at around minute 3:02? It is repeated through the anime, but I don't remember which episode I first heard it in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T11:33:43.737" LastActivityDate="2017-07-23T11:50:15.913" Title="What's the music playing at the beginning of episode 130?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39513" CreationDate="2017-03-21T14:51:44.873" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Japan makes the world's manga because, manga is, by English-language definitions, Japanese​. In reference to manga published in the United States, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_English-language_manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[T]he original parent loan word, manga, is still used by publishers such as Tokyopop, Harper Collins, and various small presses as a blanket term for all of their bound graphic novels—without reference to origin or location of its creator(s). The significance of the word, however, has mutated outside Japan as a reference to comics originally published in Japan, regardless of style or language. &lt;strong&gt;Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the word manga as meaning &amp;quot;a Japanese comic or graphic novel&amp;quot;, reflecting the change of the meaning this word has had once used outside Japan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the word &amp;quot;manga&amp;quot; — being a Japanese loanword in English use – means comics initially published in Japan, there have been attempts to find more appropriate terms for the growing number of publications of manga created by non-Japanese authors. Beside the term “OEL Manga”, there is also the term “manga-influenced comics” (MIC) in use. For example, Megatokyo, which was scheduled to be published by the largest manga producer Kodansha, is still referenced as a &amp;quot;manga-influenced comic&amp;quot;. (Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manfra&lt;/a&gt; is French manga-inspired comics, though, like original English-language &amp;quot;manga&amp;quot;, it isn't what fits the common definition of manga used in the United States/in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tl;dr: manga comes from Japan because that is the definition of manga. Western manga-inspired comics are sometimes referred to as manga but don't fit the commonly used definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T15:48:21.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39621" CreationDate="2017-03-21T15:51:31.473" Score="1" ViewCount="32565" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the visual novel White Album 2 in Coda if you choose Kazusa then Haruki breaks up with her fiancee Setsuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Kazusa seems quite elated with his choice (she says that having Haruki return to her side is the best thing that could happen to her and that she's never known such happiness), Setsuna didn't take it so well (She asks Kazusa why must she steal Haruki, hogging all the happiness. Setuna thinking she hates Kazusa and that she's her enemy makes it look she feels resentment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about Setsuna. She didn't take the breakup too well (She tried to commit suicide. Luckly the hit from that car didn't do anything to her).&#xA;2 years afterwards in Kazusa's true ending we see an epilogue where Setsuna is depressed and she's playing Haruki's guitar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain why she's playing Haruki's guitar? Why would she learn how to play that instrument when Haruki had been so cruel to her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31559" LastEditorUserId="31559" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T16:25:20.923" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T11:48:58.253" Title="Kazusa true ending. Explanation of Setsuna's epilogue" Tags="&lt;white-album-2&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39255" CreationDate="2017-03-21T16:04:19.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sabrina, a psychic type gym leader, has telikinetic and psychic abilities.This doll is, in essence, possessed by Sabrina's childish half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31560" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T16:04:19.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37221" CreationDate="2017-03-21T17:33:38.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually if you read Japanese one of the headlines for the &quot;village didn't die&quot; timeline was &quot;0 killed, 109 injured&quot;. So nobody died in the timeline where Mitsuha survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31562" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T17:33:38.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7771" CreationDate="2017-03-21T22:08:57.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say that Mewtwo is number 150 instead of 151 because Mew was said to be extinct and forgotten, but that's just my answer.  Plz don't sue me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31549" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T22:08:57.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39499" CreationDate="2017-03-22T01:53:19.693" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is &quot;yes.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact remains that, as the sage said, both Asura's and Indra's chakras were gifted to them by the sage. I'm not sure which episode this was, but right before the final confrontation between Naruto and Sasuke, Hangomoro states something along the lines of &quot;originally I gave one (Asura) all the power and they had conflict. This time I gave both of them equal power, and there is still conflict,&quot; pleading for Naruto to finally resolve the confrontation between the reincarnations of the brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16234" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T01:53:19.693" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39461" CreationDate="2017-03-22T02:04:24.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The infinite tsukuyomi was actually a ruse by Kaguya, executed by black Zetsu, who manipulated Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya, the origin of all chakra after eating the shinju fruit, became power hungry and was subsequently sealed up by her sons, who then went to distribute/teach the usage of chakra to the rest of mankind. However, through black Zetsu, she was able to manipulate mankind (namely Madara) into recreating the infinite tsukiyomi with the Eye of the Moon plan. In doing so she then would be able hypnotize everyone and reabsorb all of the chakra in the world which she deems &quot;rightfully hers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16234" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T02:04:24.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-22T11:17:19.690" Score="2" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the series, Saki often sees really weird visions, sometimes very phantasmagorical. If I remember correctly, first time was when she was trapped with Satoru after encountering hostile bakenezumi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to put it short - what was actually source of her visions? It's clearly not normal for human to see things out of nowhere. I may understand why she is seeing visions after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shun becomes Karma-demon (may be impact of his power on her brain/subconsciousness or something), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but not for first time at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T09:51:30.807" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T09:51:30.807" Title="What caused visions seen by Saki?" Tags="&lt;from-the-new-world&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22480" CreationDate="2017-03-22T15:27:53.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya didn't master Sage Mode by plot from Kishi. I mean Sage jutsu is just another technique a bright ninja can master even without large chakra reserves (Minato too had toad sage mode)&#xA;In my opinion Naruto never surpassed Jiraiya. I mean, we all know the dynamics of kage bunshin upon which naruto relied a lot during his sage training, and resengan training. The advantage naruto had was his mother's bloodline (Uzumaki) which genetically gave him access to vast chakra reserves. vast chakra reserves are needed to be a jinchuuriki( see conversation between 8-tails and his old jinchuuriki, see conversation between 8 tails and the jinchuuriki that killer-bee succeeded, see conversation between killer-bee and naruto in the tailed beast transformation training arc) with little danger since bijuu chakra has the tendency of 'possesing' the jinchuuriki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31532" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T15:27:53.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15579" CreationDate="2017-03-23T00:52:42.387" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope I don't think so guys.. maybe the music was composed solely for Elfen lied but the words (lyrics) are taken from the bible and other catholic prayers..&#xA;Like chapters of the bible Psalms and James and a prayer of the Holy Mary.. &#xA;as the peeps before me have said yes the two yukio and kayo composed it but they themselves have said they have taken the words from the places which I mentioned above.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31585" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T00:52:42.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31753" CreationDate="2017-03-23T01:00:41.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, after the volumen 1 and 2, we can assume isn't Homura, because in one of the timeflows she find the one of the Mami's who was crazy and try to shot Madoka.&#xA;Beside, Tamura look like she have more empathy than Homura (just remember the dog and her new shield or her encourt with Mami)&#xA;But we can't assume nothing until they show us the original timeflow of Tamura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31586" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T01:00:41.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-23T02:14:25.690" Score="6" ViewCount="650" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; and have just finished the Galuna Island arc where, &lt;em&gt;once again&lt;/em&gt;, the reward is turned down for pointless &quot;moral&quot; reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; (where they can just steal/procure food and such), they do actually require money for paying rent and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we ever actually see Natsu's party claim a reward? Otherwise, where do they get their money from to pay their living cost? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31587" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T01:26:22.937" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T01:26:22.937" Title="Where does Natsu and his party get money from, to pay their living cost?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38768" CreationDate="2017-03-23T02:48:00.720" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically he's losing his s**t.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was trying to stop terrorism and ended up committing mass genocide for reasons outside of his own control. Imagine if you were trying to save a burning building full of people, but instead caused the fire to spread to other buildings and kill more. Add to that: Suzaku has spent all of his life trying to &quot;better things from within&quot;. He has fought and fought to make the world better but no matter what he does things only seem to get worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For much of the series, it's noted that the difference between Lelouch and Suzaku is that Lelouch believes results are more important than means, and Suzaku believes the reverse. This very incident shocks him to the core in part because it so strongly mocks his worldview. If you recall that Britannia wanted him to use the FLEIJA &quot;if necessary&quot;, it becomes clear that Suzaku did everything &quot;the right way&quot; and wound up becoming a mass murderer. In other words, the proper means led to the deaths of thousands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR He killed a lot of people, and as a result perhaps saw how ridiculous his own worldview was. The laugh is him snapping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31589" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T02:48:00.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2017-03-23T05:46:09.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking maybe last names aren't that important in Remnant. Like it doesn't matter if the child takes the mother's last name, if the wife doesn't change hers, or if the husband takes the wife's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weiss's father took her mother's last name, so they might not follow the same traditions we do. Or perhaps the last name Rose has special significance, so they decided to pass it down to Ruby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;em&gt;RWBY&lt;/em&gt; is meant to be (mostly) family friendly, I'm not sure why the writers would include characters having premarital sex so openly. I know Rooster Teeth has made the show a little dark and more mature recently, but with the exception of a couple innuendos here and there, they've stayed away from the topic of sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31592" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T16:04:49.077" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T16:04:49.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39463" CreationDate="2017-03-23T09:47:25.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did not have information for Madara, but in case of Kaguya she voluntarily freed some people, as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;, she did not want to perish the human race, also because of her power she was worshipped as goddess and began the &quot;Ritual of divine tree&quot; by which she collects the Chakara of people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the naruto series all the chakra originated from the divine tree and Kaguya who ate the fruit and then used by all mortals in various forms.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kaguya collects the chakra from ritual and provide it to the tree, thus to get more people she erase the memory of people she caught they will not know the past and eventually more people will be gatherd.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Check &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God_Tree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; regarding divine tree and episode 460 &lt;a href=&quot;https://dailyanimeart.com/2016/05/13/kaguyas-story-divine-tree-naruto-shippuden-460/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;plot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T10:17:13.440" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T10:17:13.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39626" CreationDate="2017-03-23T12:50:47.110" Score="-1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until now, we've seen some elements from the Dragon Ball Super anime which doesnt appear in the manga, and viceversa, some elements from the manga which doesnt exist in the anime. For example, in the anime we've seen the super saiyajin blue kaioken and the super saiyan rage transformation, but we havent seen those in the manga, and in the manga we've seen (recently added spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Vegeta going super saiyan god (red) and a a technique where Vegeta is constantly switching from super saiyan god red and blue, red in repose and blue in brief moments of time when he attacks, to save energy and stamina &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do elements from one anime exists in the manga and viceversa? Or some elements are unique to each version and they wont appear in the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T01:27:03.997" Title="Dragon Ball Super anime and manga. Do elements and concepts which exists in one, also exists in the other?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37799" CreationDate="2017-03-23T18:20:58.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In that society, they seem to not rank as famous just for their abilities. Most of people (not all), didn't know Accelerator either. In Misaka's case, there's also a deeper reason, Sisters. Since there would be that ammount of clones, it would be really hard if when they released one, people noticed her. Also, Sisters were to make Accelerator level up by murdering clones periodically. If people knew any of them, they'd make a fuss if they spotted them fighting, or even worse if they saw &quot;Misaka&quot; die, and reappear some days later.&#xA;That leads us to think that there's a missinformation campaign, that lowers the information normal people gets from them. These also can destroy any ads found with that information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31601" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T18:20:58.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2666" CreationDate="2017-03-23T23:57:10.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;this is just an opinion, but hidan never died in the first place. I mean, sure, he got blown up, but he never died, since he is immortal. maybe hidan's consciousness was put into the body that kabuto created with some sort of mind transfer jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31607" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T23:57:10.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11722" CreationDate="2017-03-24T02:22:39.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Ordinal Scale Movie in last scene kirito cs fighting with last boss on Floor 100 or so called Ruby Palace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31608" LastEditorUserId="30402" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T09:29:17.890" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T09:29:17.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2227" CreationDate="2017-03-24T03:35:31.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing official from either the manga or anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything regarding the Cervello's true nature will only be speculation and can thus be dependent on the viewers' interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Shoichi said that the Cervello ended up with the Millefiore at some point (Episode 169: Sky Lion Ver.V (Leone di Cielo Version Vongola), it could be implied that this happened after they gave Byakuran the Mare Rings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JdNiJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JdNiJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cervello ended up with the Millefiore at some point.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, their true nature is similar to that of Kawahira's; they're just administrators. I'd like to assume that since Kawahira gave the Vongola Rings to Giotto, he has somehow given it to the Cervello to administer since he's administering the Arcobaleno pacifiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="135" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T03:35:31.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36790" CreationDate="2017-03-24T05:00:44.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Green ones are the alternate timelines created. White one is the original. It would be interesting to see if someone will find a Goku from another timeline (when he was saved by Trunks and prior to Trunks returning) to fight this Goku. Obviously, Goku is the key player who screwed it all up when the heart disease didn't kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31610" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T05:00:44.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-24T05:29:17.437" Score="1" ViewCount="2230" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 1 of Dragonball Z Super is &lt;em&gt;Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt; and Season 2 is &lt;em&gt;Resurrection F&lt;/em&gt;, the same names as 2 Dragonball Z Movies.. now if we assume 20 minutes air time each episode for both series (- OP and EDs and possible ad breaks) this means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Series = &lt;code&gt;14 x 20 = 280&lt;/code&gt; Minutes footage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movie = &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Battle_of_Gods&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;85-105 Minutes footage&lt;/a&gt; (theatrical-Fuji TV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Resurrection F&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Series = &lt;code&gt;13 x 20 = 260&lt;/code&gt; Minutes footage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movie = &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Resurrection_%27F%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;94 Minutes footage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this shows that both season have more footage than their original movies. Are there any major difference between Season 1 and 2 of Dragon Ball Super and the Dragonball Z movies they are named from that would warrant someone who has been the 2 movies to watch the first 2 seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2021-03-03T18:27:03.207" Title="Are there any major difference between Season 1 and 2 of Dragon Ball Super and the Dragonball Z movies they are named from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12839" CreationDate="2017-03-24T06:35:40.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that this thread is old, but I just want to point out that Naruto did kill Aoi Rokusho with the Rasengan. Aoi Rokusho is a rogue ninja who ran away from the Leaf Village with the sacred Thunder Sword that belonged to the 2nd Hokage. Naruto attacked the Thunder Sword that Aoi sensei was using and that sent Aoi sensei plummeting down the cliff, which according to Aoi himself, is a fatal fall. This was during their mission to the Land of Tea (*ep 106 in Naruto). I think that's the closest thing Naruto has to killing somebody on his own without any variables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31611" LastEditorUserId="1709" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T01:04:08.773" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T01:04:08.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39553" CreationDate="2017-03-24T14:57:57.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about what I remember but generally if you watched the movies, skip the first two seasons because they are just a time waster and for the most part really boring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first movie when Goku encountered Beerus he immediately switched to SSJ3 to fight him, where in the anime he fought in the SS1 and SS2 forms first. Also after the battle, in the movie Beerus mentioned that he was using 70% of his strength while in the anime he simply said he was not using all of his power. I'm sure there are some more details I have missed (oh yeah maybe another important one: in the movie they were fighting at the Capsule Corp headquarter while in the series the battle was on a cruise ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second movie: most notable changes in the anime are that Ginyu swapped bodies with Tagoma and that Piccolo had died. Also there is a difference in how the dragon wishes were used but I don't remember how it went right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you plan to watch the series, as I said before you can skip the first 2 seasons, nothing major was changed and it is a real slog. Almost an entire episode was dedicated to Goku's transformation to a God. They literally stand in the circle for 10 minutes while he was transforming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:32:45.753" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:32:45.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40194" CreationDate="2017-03-24T23:34:06.443" Score="1" ViewCount="6094" Body="&lt;p&gt;To awaken the Rinnegan, you need Hagoromo's chakra, the first user of Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara had acquired Asura's chakra, which let him awaken Hagoromo's chakra. Even though the chakra eventually gets depleted, his Rinnegan still functions while it feeds on Madara's chakra. In this case now the six path chakra is not in half, it was full.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke only received half of Hagoromo's chakra. His Rinnegan also has tomoe, and consumes chakra when it's active, even without been used.  That is something which doesn't happen with the normal Rinnegan.  This suggests that Sasuke still retains the Sharingan in his left eye, yet has access to the normal powers of the Rinnegan, despite that eye not being &quot;fully&quot; evolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Sasuke only got half of Hagoromo's chakra, is this the reason that his Rinnegan is imperfect and in only one of his eyes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18138" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-03-25T01:42:24.763" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T00:55:30.030" Title="Does Sasuke have only one Rinnegan eye because he only got half of Hagoromo's chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39564" CreationDate="2017-03-25T23:25:51.780" Score="3" ViewCount="1943" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading reviews for &lt;em&gt;The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star&lt;/em&gt;, I saw a number of reviewers who stated that the OVA requires some knowledge of the manga. One reviewer states that certain background elements are left unexplained in the OVA. Another who has not read the manga complains that the OVA is incomprehensible to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, how much of the manga do I need to have read to understand the OVA? I would like to watch it, but I have not yet caught up to the current chapter (ch. 37).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T23:31:14.417" Title="How much of the manga do I have to read before watching &quot;Those Awaiting a Star&quot;?" Tags="&lt;the-ancient-magus-bride&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39563" CreationDate="2017-03-25T23:25:51.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching &lt;em&gt;Those Awaiting a Star&lt;/em&gt; despite my concerns. I am currently on ch. 15 of the manga, and I didn't have any trouble understanding the first episode. I did notice, however, certain details that would require knowledge of certain manga chapters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Early in the episode, Ruth speaks to Chise as a dog. Later, he transforms into a boy to eat breakfast with her and Elias. Understanding this requires the viewer to have finished reading the arc where Ruth is introduced and where he becomes Chise's familiar. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In other words, the viewer must have finished reading ch. 12.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reference is made to Chise being a Slay Vega. The OVA also depicts Chise as being haunted by her ability to see magical creatures invisible to others as a child. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Both of these aspects of Chise were discussed prior to the Ruth arc.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Unfortunately, I forgot the exact chapters, particularly since some of the information in question is spread out over several chapters.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One reviewer complains that we are not introduced to Elias or given an explanation for why Chise is studying magic. Personally, I do not think we actually need to know either. As far as I am concerned, this can simply be handwaved as part of the worldbuilding or plot construction. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Either way, sufficient context is given in the beginning chapters of the manga, in the first volume.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; The above also holds for Angelica's appearance at the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since everything above is explained in enough detail by the point in the manga where Ruth appears and becomes a familiar, it would appear sufficient that an OVA viewer at least read the manga up to ch. 12, if not finish vol. 3. (Although Ruth's attachment to Chise happens in ch. 12, it took me until ch. 14 to properly understand that Ruth could shape-shift.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-25T23:31:14.417" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T23:31:14.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39565" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T02:44:41.267" Score="1" ViewCount="1177" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in love with the background music that plays at 19:18, i've been searching for the name of the song but with no luck. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31628" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T08:17:28.537" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T08:17:28.537" Title="What is the name of song that plays in Naruto Episode 9?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="261" CreationDate="2017-03-26T05:54:26.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The movie is symbolic of Tokyo in a post world war environment, which is obvious from the first few minutes. Note, though, how it starts with a massive nuclear explosion, forcing Japan to start over and rebuild. Over the next thirty years, Tokyo becomes a hub of technological advancement, and a breeding ground for new businesses and capitalist opportunities. In the process, the people get more greedy, the gap between rich and poor becomes bigger, and the government becomes full of self interest as opposed to service of the people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The film is a kind of satirical way to look at Japan after the actual nuclear explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's become a black hole, closing in on itself with all the greed and selfishness from the moves forward Japan made that were almost kind of forced on them because of the results of the Second World War. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31631" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T20:30:51.233" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T20:30:51.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39570" CreationDate="2017-03-26T06:27:43.657" Score="1" ViewCount="844" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/87N8M.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/87N8M.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if this big section had small sections at both sides instead of one, how would you read it then? Or what if the big section was on the right side?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29514" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T06:43:13.177" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T08:51:14.910" Title="How do you read a manga when a big section is adjacent to several small ones?" Tags="&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;&lt;panel-arrangement&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39569" CreationDate="2017-03-26T08:51:14.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manga are usually published in the same style as historical texts/long novels for Japanese and Chinese readers (I am a Chinese but ya, most of our readings nowadays are from left to right). For that reason, the flow of the structure is always from top to bottom, right to left. In the case where the page is split into 2 sections by an invisible (horizontal) line in the middle, It is always read from top to bottom of the upper section, then followed by top to bottom of the lower section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KXE0G.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KXE0G.png&quot; alt=&quot;Order of reading&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, some manga use slanted lines to guide the reader on which boxes to read next  :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31634" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T08:51:14.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29034" CreationDate="2017-03-26T11:18:05.300" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others said it pokes fun at the action/fighting style anime (and potentially a few others). It even parodies some specific characters from those kind of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lord Boros: Based off of Broly from Dragonball Z, a character whose fans think he is the epitome of power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Garou: Could be several characters but I find him to actually be based off of Doomsday from Superman. I say Doomsday because Garou was initially a monster and could not be killed. He just kept coming back more upgraded, just like Doomsday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vaccine Man: Parody of Piccolo and Baikinman&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ancient King: Godzilla&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bang: Zeno Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carnage Kabuto Rage Form: Eva Unit 1 from Evangelion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Great Philosopher: Father from Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lightning Max: Mix of Straight Cougar from Scry-ed and some Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Metal Bat: Potentially a combo of Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many more. Just re-watch the series and take note of each character. It's amazing how many characters there are parodies of from their personalities to their resemblance and everything in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31636" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2018-05-02T06:48:45.900" LastActivityDate="2018-05-02T06:48:45.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T12:24:09.483" Score="3" ViewCount="689" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Original Soundtrack I&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Original Soundtrack II&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Original Soundtrack III&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Shippuuden:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack I&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack II&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack III&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(I didn't mention the soundtracks from the movies or games as well as the main themes from the movies or the openings and endings from the series)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These were all albums I've been able to find. But unfortunately, I couldn't find Tenten's theme (it wasn't covered in an album but only as an individual track) which made me wonder if I did find all the tracks from the franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NKQSX6O/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;amazon.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; I've been able to find Tenten's theme as well as other themes which aren't covered in the albums above.&#xA;But since that album is titled &quot;&lt;em&gt;The Greatest Instrumental Themes from Naruto&lt;/em&gt;&quot; I doubt that I was able to see every track of Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastActivityDate="2020-02-11T03:42:16.493" Title="Do the albums mentioned below cover all soundtracks of the series Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7337" CreationDate="2017-03-26T13:37:55.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;adding another answer since this is a drastically different way to go about it&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can use &lt;a href=&quot;http://affinity.animesos.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;affinity.animesos.net&lt;/a&gt; to search for other people that share your tastes (based on mal's affinity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/twWbM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/twWbM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wow, someone with &gt;95% affinity! Click their name to see their profile, then simply click the &quot;~ shared&quot; link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mfTfJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mfTfJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend sorting by score and first looking at what you two agreed on and what you didn't to be able to gauge where their tastes will apply to you, then just scroll down to the &quot;Unique to [them]&quot; section to add some of their favourites to your plan-to-watch!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclosure though; see how the affinity search said we only shared 11, yet mal says we share 79? Mal includes the unscored entries as items able to be common between people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/shared.php?u1=_Arris_&amp;amp;u2=Hashbrown777&amp;amp;type=anime&amp;amp;o=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's a link to the comparison page&lt;/a&gt;, we might not be a great pair to extrapolate our opinions to each other.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So I bumped the search requirements to only use people with 50 shared titles, and that dropped my closest match to 69% affinity, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/shared.php?u1=Oliver255&amp;amp;u2=Hashbrown777&amp;amp;type=anime&amp;amp;o=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;but have a look at our comparisons page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should be a much more useful match to find new anime, especially if I work my way down the result list and see any titles that continue to pop up in a lot of peoples lists. Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23554" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T13:37:55.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T18:31:29.257" Score="2" ViewCount="61945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online the movie Ordinal Scale has already been released according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_The_Movie:_Ordinal_Scale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, but I can't find it anywhere. So where can I watch and download legally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31500" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T12:20:30.690" LastActivityDate="2019-07-25T17:35:23.317" Title="Where can I watch Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T19:14:21.180" Score="2" ViewCount="488" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you guys know the name of the theme that plays in the background of the court scene when Erwin talks with the judge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31645" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T21:20:17.330" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T19:15:03.627" Title="Whats is the theme from Attack on titan when Erwin talks with the judge?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29034" CreationDate="2017-03-26T23:35:12.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another thing to consider would be when someone is talking about their backstory or how powerful they are. In Shonen, characters seem to drone on about themselves and OPM tends to get bored of it and interrupts them to get to the point of their interaction. He has the attitude of &quot;shut up and let's get to it&quot; because he'd rather just get it over with and go on with his day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31650" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T23:35:12.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39585" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39588" CreationDate="2017-03-27T04:08:23.457" Score="5" ViewCount="1211" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is seen in anime that Hisoka hurls many cards, yet he never runs out of cards.&#xA;He was never shown to buy, borrow or steal a deck of cards either.&#xA;Moreover, he gets his cards out of nowhere in his hands (he never slips his hands into his pockets or his clothing to fetch cards).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So does he have the power of conjuring cards?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;strong&gt;does Illumi have the power of conjuring needles, and does Gotoh have the power of conjuring coins?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or do they (i.e. Hisoka, Illumi and Gotoh) belong to the category of &lt;strong&gt;Emmiter&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T10:13:43.273" LastActivityDate="2021-04-14T21:10:11.570" Title="Does Hisoka conjure cards?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39617" CreationDate="2017-03-27T04:18:56.847" Score="0" ViewCount="540" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, here's an example. In Shakugan no Shana, you've got all the normal thing you'd see. But then, in the specials, the characters are different. They aren't different, but their art is.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aNbSc.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aNbSc.png&quot; alt=&quot;So, here is normal Shana&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wkb0j.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wkb0j.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Here&amp;#39;s small Shana&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a name by which one would call these by?&#xA;This doesn't just apply to Shakugan no Shana, applies to many other animes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31654" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T07:34:00.063" Title="Different any art styles for characters" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39586" CreationDate="2017-03-27T04:27:04.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems this would be called Chibi. Thanks to Memor-X!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31654" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T04:27:04.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39585" CreationDate="2017-03-27T05:11:54.723" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are real Cards, Coins and Needles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chalk it up to Anime trope that he doesn't run out of Cards. Also its a logical fallacy to assume Hisoka doesn't buy/borrow/steal cards since its not shown. The seemingly cards out of nowhere is a nod to the &quot;Magician&quot; theme of Hisoka. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hisoka carries with him a normal Deck of cards and uses Nen (Shu(?)) to make it razor sharp enough to kill. Similarly Gotoh and Illumi can use Nen to fashion deadly projectiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the examples I can use here is that of Gotoh vs Hisoka fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Hisoka was able to fire back the coins used by Gotoh, if they were conjured he would've simple &quot;unconjured&quot; them instead of shooting them down. This I think proves the coins were real &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a common trope in many Anime or Manga where the characters have seemingly endless supplies of &quot;anything&quot; they may need. Kunai and Shuriken in Naruto never seem to run out, Duelists in Yu-Gi-Oh never run out of cards etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T05:11:54.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-27T05:53:31.343" Score="1" ViewCount="198" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Lucky Channel segment in episode 5 of Lucky Star, Akira Kogami, raging because she won't be appearing in the main show despite the introduction of a new cute-little-girl-type character, says to her co-host Minoru Shiraishi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You know. Why don't we change Shiraishi Minoru's name to something else? Like Su-&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The segment then ends abruptly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What, if anything, was this a reference to? What name did she intend on giving him? Googling the quote doesn't help, and I can't find it in the lists of references people have compiled for the series either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T05:53:31.343" Title="What does the end of this segment of Lucky Channel reference?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40755" CreationDate="2017-03-27T08:23:03.840" Score="2" ViewCount="4516" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime ending of Rewrite season 2 (Moon and Terra) did the girls summon Kotarou as their familiar knowing who he is/was? They were still childs when he was around them trying to save the earth. When he brought them to the moon, to the Kagari of season 1 did the girls remember their past lives or alternate routes? Can someone explain the ending to me, I'm not sure whether it was a good or bad ending. He completed his initial objective, but was that a good thing in order to fullfil his promise? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It are a lot questions but they are all related to the ending of season 2, hence why I didn't make several threads for this but just one. I am not really into novels or mange (yes it's weird I know) so I'd appreciate it if someone could explain the ending. Up to the point where he thought that he couldn't kill her but chose to go against his own instinct I could follow the storyline, but after that it all felt kinda rushed and I think those only watching the anime might've missed out on a lot important information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T13:23:30.983" Title="Rewrite: Moon and Terra ending" Tags="&lt;rewrite&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24482" CreationDate="2017-03-27T08:36:25.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The end of chapter 6 of the extra story shows that Yoshino starts to open up to Hakaze while he was walking her home after her job (Mahiro suggested him to do so).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On their way, he says to Hakaze, if she has a boyfriend one day she should introduce him to Yoshino and he'll be happy for her from the bottom of his heart. But Hakaze replies that those things don't make her feel better at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Yoshino suggests holding hands as its dark and late and she might get lost. Hakaze refuses and says that it only applies to kids. Yoshino tells her that he can't walk as confident as Mahiro, but if there is a one in a million chance that he could get lost, he wants to hold her hand. Then both of them intertwine their fingers and walk together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, I think it's indicated that they will end up together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31657" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T12:51:37.617" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T12:51:37.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8632" CreationDate="2017-03-27T12:21:56.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for medical term or more common term for chuunibyou, they actually show it on first episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DvZgf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DvZgf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;eight grader syndrome, pubescent crisis, fourteen sick, hebephrenic schizophrenia, 8th grader syndrome. A decade ago it was still considered to be part of the rebellious age of puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any reliable source of pubescent crisis or fourteen sick but there are a lot explanation about hebephrenic schizophrenia and it seems like hebephrenic schizophrenia is more chronic mental disorders then the chuunibyou we know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorganized_schizophrenia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Disorganized schizophrenia, also known as hebephrenia or hebephrenic schizophrenia, is thought to be an extreme expression of the disorganization syndrome that has been hypothesized to be one aspect of a three-factor model of symptoms in schizophrenia, the other factors being reality distortion (&lt;strong&gt;involving delusions and hallucinations&lt;/strong&gt;) and psychomotor poverty (lack of speech, lack of spontaneous movement and various aspects of blunting of emotion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T12:21:56.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39580" CreationDate="2017-03-27T13:53:40.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's from the track called 'Female Titan Extermination' or 'Megata Kyojin Kuchiku'&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vs2beUh3k8&amp;amp;list=PLpI7ls08WIzjkLd13vWnKSbIhcpPiybOT&amp;amp;index=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vs2beUh3k8&amp;amp;list=PLpI7ls08WIzjkLd13vWnKSbIhcpPiybOT&amp;amp;index=11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T13:53:40.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27382" CreationDate="2017-03-27T15:43:57.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand from the anime and manga Tanaka use to be the Butler until sebastian came along, but since ciel sees tanaka as a grandfather figure ( manga) and the fact that at some point tanaka got injured during the fire ( which is why tanaka doesn't do much) he keeps tanaka in the house. If something were to ever happen to sebastian, tanaka would take his place as head butler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31667" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T15:43:57.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31426" CreationDate="2017-03-28T07:28:04.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;AniDB has api with their titles in single xml&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.anidb.net/w/API&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://wiki.anidb.net/w/API&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot;?&amp;gt;&#xA;&amp;lt;animetitles&amp;gt;&#xA;    &amp;lt;anime aid=&quot;1&quot;&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title type=&quot;short&quot; xml:lang=&quot;en&quot;&amp;gt;CotS&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title xml:lang=&quot;fr&quot; type=&quot;official&quot;&amp;gt;Crest of the Stars&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title xml:lang=&quot;en&quot; type=&quot;official&quot;&amp;gt;Crest of the Stars&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title type=&quot;official&quot; xml:lang=&quot;pl&quot;&amp;gt;Crest of the Stars&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title type=&quot;syn&quot; xml:lang=&quot;cs&quot;&amp;gt;Hvězdný erb&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title type=&quot;main&quot; xml:lang=&quot;x-jat&quot;&amp;gt;Seikai no Monshou&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title xml:lang=&quot;x-jat&quot; type=&quot;short&quot;&amp;gt;SnM&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title type=&quot;syn&quot; xml:lang=&quot;zh-Hans&quot;&amp;gt;星界之纹章&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;        &amp;lt;title type=&quot;official&quot; xml:lang=&quot;ja&quot;&amp;gt;星界の紋章&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&#xA;    &amp;lt;/anime&amp;gt;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31674" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T07:28:04.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4170" CreationDate="2017-03-28T11:33:29.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not the rotoscoping itself, but the combination of rotoscoping along with the omission of various details that cause negative reactions.  When the brain is given visual data to process, it doesn't immediately distinguish whether what it's shown are objects in the real world or images on a screen or paper.  The brain looks for various cues, like the relationship between lines and shading and color, and automatically searches for and identifies patterns that it can use to determine relative positions of objects, motion of living things and other objects, human motion and facial expressions, and other features that are important for survival.  As such, when the brain perceives patterns that aren't actually there it will never the less still include those patterns in the final processed image that we &quot;see.&quot;  This is the basis for pretty much every optical illusion ever created.  On the other hand, when the brain is given an image that approaches realism but is missing various cues or the cues are slightly off,  the brain freaks out and releases cortisols and other chemicals to simulate pain and initiate a fight or flight response.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, images that approach realism too closely without actually making it all the way there will appear extremely &quot;creepy&quot; and be off-putting, and not just to some people, but to everyone with a functioning visual cortex and adrenal cortex.  But that's exactly what the studio was shooting for, so mission successful?  It simultaneously adds to the atmosphere but breaks immersion, which makes it difficult for people to project themselves into the story with the exception of a few scenes where the audience is allowed to vicariously explore deviant behaviors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when seeking other animators' opinions on Aku no Hana, I'd be wary of people who conflate the style with its psychological and physiological effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31678" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T11:33:29.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38813" CreationDate="2017-03-28T12:23:19.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it indeed is a form that he is coming up with. It may not be a proof of he getting back to his Mystique form, however it sure looks similar to what happened before Goku and Vegeta went Blue for the first time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have personally watched that part of the opening quite a few times. Mystique or now, but it sure is a new form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31681" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T12:23:19.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39608" CreationDate="2017-03-28T14:36:10.147" Score="11" ViewCount="501" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question has a bit of a back-story to add context. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, like most Attack on Titan fans, I am &lt;strong&gt;OVERHYPED&lt;/strong&gt; about the second season coming out. I was talking with a friend on campus about it, then she pointed out that its release date is April 1st (as confirmed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/6/14525930/attack-on-titan-season-2-premiere-date-announced&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;polygon.com&lt;/a&gt;) and implied it could be a prank. (Knocking on wood) I really hope it's not but it got me thinking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Has an April Fools prank ever been conducted by an anime studio or manga publisher to falsely claim to release a new series or a new installment of an existing series?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could imagine so since western culture is kind of acknowledged all over and we see some westernized themes, contexts and holidays in anime sometimes, but at the same time I don't think Japan has an equivalent of April Fool's day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T15:17:27.370" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T06:35:23.893" Title="Fake anime or manga release as an April Fools Prank?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31970" CreationDate="2017-03-28T16:23:56.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he is part fishman. From what I could tell the moment his mask came off he resembled that of a predator-type fishman. I believe he can breath under the water but he is immobile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31684" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:19:59.020" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:19:59.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31970" CreationDate="2017-03-28T17:29:27.720" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In direct contradiction to the previous answers. Jack is not described or defined as a fishman according to the one piece wiki linked here &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jack Description link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jack is a man of massive stature, dwarfing his crewmates and even the very large minks Inuarashi and Nekomamushi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Key phrase being &lt;strong&gt;Jack is a man&lt;/strong&gt;. Given that there is also substantial evidence adding to the credibility that he is in fact human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fishmen in appearance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is further described in the wiki that Fishmen are described as the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fishmen are more fish-like than merfolk, usually looking like a combination between a man and a fish or other aquatic creature, such as an octopus, manta ray, or sawshark; however, they still have legs (in fact, Decken has four). They also have gills between their shoulders and necks, sometimes covered by their clothing, as well as often having webbed hands. Depending on species, they may have multiple limbs (mainly extra arms).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Linked &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Fishmen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that all fishmen have some sort of gills between their shoulders and neck and that we have seen Jack full frontal topless and he's shown no signs of these due to the fur coat that he wears. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can mean 1 of 3 things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) He is not a fishman and there is a logical possibility for why being above head level submerged in water wasn't causing him to drown, die or freak out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) He is a merefolk but it hasn't been fully discussed yet and his lineage and capability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) He is actually a fishmen but couldn't move due to restrictions via devil fruit powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I disagree with reasons 2 and 3 because what sense would that make? He is the first antagonist in the series to not face any of the straw hats bringing him back either in the current whole cake arc or the next arc (hopefully wano country) ruins that nieche for his character. If he was in fact fishman or merefolk why didn't we see or hear anything about him from the fishman island arc? Or Jinbe? Or Kienmon and momonosuke? It doesnt make logical sense that all of those ppl just conveniently forgot him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summation I believe that reason 1 is the fact here. But that leads to the burning question, how is he ok being underwater? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 possibilities in this case, the first is that as a zoan type he could have matriculated his lungs to a point where they hold more air without expanding the rest of his body due to enhanced control over his zoan power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second and most likely case is that he is in fact drowning to death but hes such a tough bada** that he doesn't show that he even cares and might actually survive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Truth of the matter is&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody actually knows for sure beccause it's too soon to tell, we will know for sure once the manga reaches a point where the straw hats or someone deals with Kaido and we learn a bit more about the beast pirates. But as of right now with the information we have in front of us. Jack is a man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T17:29:27.720" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39604" CreationDate="2017-03-28T23:01:58.037" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes. The examples I know of is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/April_Fools&amp;#39;_Day&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type-Moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see from the link, almost every year since 2005 Type-Moon has came out with an April Fool's Joke ranging from fake movies to games featuring characters of the Nasuverse. Even Ufotable, the animation studio involved with &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Tales of Zestiria the X&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;God Eater&lt;/em&gt; played along in 2009 by listing an anime adaptation of a parody of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Densha_Otoko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Densha Otoko&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; called &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sensha_Otoko&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sensha Otoko: A True Tank Story&lt;/em&gt; (戦車男, Tank Man)&lt;/a&gt; featuring Iskander and a gender-swapped Waver Velvet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it should be noted that while these were initially jokes, some of these have lead to real non-joke works. TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Phantasm which was released for retail sale on August 10, 2012 featured the manga of Sensha Otoko, the joke &lt;em&gt;Fake/states night&lt;/em&gt; game was later released with TYPE-MOON Ace Vol. 2 called &lt;em&gt;Fate/strange fake&lt;/em&gt; and in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/April_Fools&amp;#39;_Day#moon.cinemas.jp_.282009.29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2009 moon.cinemas.jp joke&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the films joked about is an adaptation of &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin&lt;/em&gt;, an epilogue to Kara no Kyoukai. It was decided it would be done as a real film several years later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/April_Fools&amp;#39;_Day#TMitter2015_.282015.29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2015 TMitter2015 scenario&lt;/a&gt; Nero's tweet of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hm, what? You'd like to know if it's okay to get your hopes up for EXTRA3? Huhu, oh troubled one, allow me to ease your suffering. Yes, you may. Have faith in me! I'm sure they shall work something out!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;did come true as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Extella:_The_Umbral_Star&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (the third &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; Game) came out in November 10, 2016 in Japan (though not sure if it was in development when her tweet was made)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what about Attack on Titan Season 2? Is that a joke? Well we won't know until the actual date. However, consider how it was announced,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A second season of the anime series was announced on the opening day of the first theatrical film, which was originally set to be released in 2016. It was then confirmed in the January 2017 issue of the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine that the second season will premiere in April 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan - Media - Anime (3rd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yonkouprod.com/attack-titan-season-2-air-april-2017/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;cited source&lt;/a&gt; of the April 2017 release cites the January 2017 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine showing this image&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOGRB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOGRB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bessatsu Shonen Magazine - January 2017&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not fluent in Japanese but I knew Year and Month and all it shows is April 2017, not April 1st, 2017. Given that Season 2 was announced during the opening day of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first film&lt;/a&gt; which was way back in 2015 and the magazine only indicates a month, to me this doesn't seem like an April Fool's joke since it's too long running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T06:35:23.893" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T06:35:23.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46999" CreationDate="2017-03-28T23:20:44.333" Score="7" ViewCount="368" Body="&lt;p&gt;sometimes when a character is frustrated or has failed to do something, a cloud made of moving squiggly lines will form above their head (it's somewhat of a common trope in video games that use speech bubbles too.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlnOA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlnOA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;eden of the east&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a name for this anime/manga visual convention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14187" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T23:22:39.790" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T13:37:36.840" Title="Is there a name for this anime/manga visual convention?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-29T00:53:41.657" Score="0" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is a remake of Pure Snows, I think. I don't know for sure if it is that one but it is some remake that they did. I can't find it though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31688" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T11:36:04.547" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T01:08:53.580" Title="What's the song that plays at 13:31 in Kanon episode 18?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;kanon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39637" CreationDate="2017-03-29T05:19:37.463" Score="0" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought that the Gods of Destruction sleep and once they awaken they go on a destruction spree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how were all the Gods of Destruction able to come to the fight in the Zen-oh exhibition match?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T15:18:37.667" Title="How did all the Gods of Destruction come to see the fight?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39586" CreationDate="2017-03-29T07:34:00.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most cases when a character is drawn a different style that is shorter than normal, and is still the same character, it would be a form Japanese caricature called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_deformed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;super deformed&lt;/a&gt; or SD for short. The term &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_(term)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chibi&lt;/a&gt; literally means a short or small person, in this context refers to something that's short and usually cute. A chibi version of a character would be a different character, or maybe that character in the past when they were younger. For example the character &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibiusa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chibi-Usa&lt;/a&gt; from Sailor Moon is essentially a younger version of main character Usagi, but still a distinct character. Chibi-Usa isn't a caricature of Sailor Moon, she's drawn like any other child her age. On the other the super deformed giant robots in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_SD_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mobile Suit SD Gundam&lt;/a&gt; are caricatures of the normal sized giant robots in previous Gundam series. They aren't drawn simply as smaller version of the robots, instead they have exaggerated heads that are about half as tall as the entire robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put in a western context, super deformed is like getting your portrait drawn by one of those street artists you can find in areas frequented by tourists.  Something like chibi would be the series &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Looney_Tunes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baby Looney Toons&lt;/a&gt; where the characters were all infant versions of the classic Looney Toons characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T07:34:00.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39577" CreationDate="2017-03-29T12:01:55.213" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't, the only place you can see it at the moment is in a theatre, as it hasn't been released on disc yet. Once it releases on disc, you can then either buy it from a shop or use a legal streaming service like Netflix if it gets released there. TV channel also play anime sometimes, so you might be able to find it there too soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29669" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T12:01:55.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36907" CreationDate="2017-03-29T12:51:19.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The premise of your question is wrong. He doesn't have to. He wanted to. He wanted to kill END, but he actually doesn't have to kill END.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, let me explain what I mean by the statement above. Gray figured that Natsu is END. Does he have to kill Natsu? No. Natsu was perfectly human at that time, and as long as he is human and have control of himself, there would be no reason for him to kill Natsu. Besides, at that time the Spriggan 12 is yet to be eliminated. Obviously Spriggan 12 is a bigger threat than END that is clearly on his side. So, once again, he doesn't have to kill END (at least not at that time) and he certainly shouldn't either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, Gray wanted to kill END. This is the difference. He wanted to kill END, because END is one of the Demons of the Book of Zeref. Gray is obsessed with killing all of Zeref's demons (and eventually Zeref himself) because Deliora has killed his family and later his master, Ur. He is motivated by vengeance, and this desires blinded him about the fact that END is a nakama. This is proved by Erza managing to stop him by making him remember that no matter what, Natsu is still Natsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T12:51:19.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39518" CreationDate="2017-03-29T15:54:01.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Setsuna learns how to play Haruki's guitar because she loves him and can't live without him even though he abandoned her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand this answer better I highly recommend reading these two links about Setsuna and Kazusa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39005/how-much-does-setsuna-ogiso-love-haruki-in-white-album-2-anime-and-visual-novel&quot;&gt;How much does Setsuna Ogiso love Haruki in White Album 2 anime and visual novel?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38988/does-touma-kazusa-love-haruki-in-white-album-2-anime-and-visual-novel&quot;&gt;Does Touma Kazusa love Haruki in White album 2 anime and visual novel?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song she plays in her epilogue is quite relevant. It is &quot;Snow Powder&quot;. This is a love song for Haruki. &#xA;It is a song quite different from her usual love song for him &quot;Todokanai Koi&quot; (which shows her unrequited love for Haruki).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Snow Powder there's no longer any hope. It is a song where she says she will never forget the first time they kissed, she also says she still loves him, it is mentioned that he was kind to her (in the visual novel she always mentions how kind he is to her and that he's the only one to show such kindness)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notice that the lyrics was changed to adapt to the new situation (the original snow powder song had different lyrics that could be addresses to pretty much anyone).&#xA;If you ask me the most relevant part is when she says she will never forget when they first kissed. It was the time she confessed to him and he accepted her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haruki had spent more than 2 years being Setsuna's boyfriend. He had told her she was the only girl for him. He had made her so many promises. He had asked her to marry him, and of course she had accepted (when she accepts she already knew he was lying to her and meeting with Kazusa behind her back. Even so she thought &quot;As long as you choose me in the end everything's alright&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After spending 5 years in Europe Kazusa goes back to Japan. She had been thinking about Haruki all this time and suffering without him. She thinks that Setsuna had become her worst possible enemy as she had snatched the man that she loved. Then Haruki, who starts meeting her without telling Setsuna, must make a choice: Be truthful to the girl that had always been loyal to him, making her yet again the happiest girl in the world and the happiest ever since her birth (as she had said she was when he had accepted her feelings in concluding chapter) or destroy her and make her the most miserable girl in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haruki finally abandons Setsuna and both him and Kazusa decide to completely alienate from her. They go to Europe together and after some time they get married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Setsuna had always wanted to be the number one girl for Haruki and to hog him completely. She had always been hurt because he paid too much attention to her and she knew Kazusa would steal him (because she had always been deeply in love with him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the conversations that take place in concluding chapter. After 3 years fighting for him and crying countless nights because he wouln't accept her feelings he finally accepts. Setsuna thought her deep depression would finally stop. She would be the happiest girl because she had finally won. But this is what happens. She said she had been waiting since her birhday 3 years ago (when Kazusa was still friends with her) to give her body to him. He had told Setsuna he had forgotten about Kazusa. She is now the only girl for him and they can move on, he would stop ignoring her. But suddenly she sees a magazine on the bed. It was an article Haruki had recently written about Kazusa because of his work (he was a journalist and Kazusa a famous pianist). This is what happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Setsuna:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;I've read this article dozens of times already&quot;&#xA;  &quot;I've gone through it countless times. And every single time, I would start with a bitter smile, and then start laughing out loud as it got sillier&quot;&#xA;  &quot;And by the time I finished, I would always be drenched in tears.&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Haruki-kun, have you really forgotten about Kazusa?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haruki:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;I have... It took me a whole 3 years... And in that time, I made you go through some truly painful experiences, I'm really sorry...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Setsuna:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;What do you mean you forgot?&quot;&#xA;  &quot;You're telling me you're different from how you were 3 years ago!?&quot;&#xA;  &quot;I'm gonna snap now, ok?&quot; (finally facing me with her red, swollen eyes)&#xA;  &quot;I've read this article dozens of times. And everytime I did I laughed and cried...&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Both my heart and body ached unbearably... and I'd spend the night alone, sleeplesly.&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Because... what you're saying hasn't changed at all. It's the same as when you went chasing after Kazusa back then.&quot;&#xA;  &quot;It's so filled with love. Isn't it overflowing with your feelings for Kazusa!?&quot;&#xA;  &quot;This... this article... it's the same as your words back then!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Setsuna:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Having read such a touching love letter, how do you expect me to accept this...?&quot;&#xA;  &quot;LIAR!LIAR!LIAR!LIAR!&quot;&#xA;  &quot;When I came out of the bathroom just now... your face looked like that of a child who was caught red-handed doing something aweful&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Even after all these years...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you know after that Setsuna finally calms down and a few days later she is sleeping with him and telling him she's never been so happy in her entire life because he finally accepted her feelings.&#xA;The next 2 years are super happy for Setsuna. After that he asks her for marriage but instead he chooses Kazusa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazusa says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have become the happiest girl in the world;&#xA;    It is the best thing that ever happened in my life. Truly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also says she is the most fortunate girl in the world now and that returning to his warm embrace is the best thing that has happened to her.&#xA;At the same time she also says that even though it was at the expense of causing  her friend to become the &quot;most miserable girl in the world&quot; (obviously Setsuna) she still feels tremendous happiness.&#xA;Personally I really enjoyed Kazusa's true ending. Kazusa showing Setsuna she wants Haruki more than anything else (by wanting to cripple her own hands, therefore ending her career) really surprised me. It also surprised me the game tells us that only with Haruki can Kazusa reach her full potential as a pianist (luckily her hands are fine), so she'll be a big shot. If something I didn't like that Haruki left his friends behind and Kazusa did the same with her mother (She decides to live in Japan because of her leukimia). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't like Kazusa's normal ending though (in contrast with her true ending which I explained before). Haruki sleeping countless times with Kazusa yet being unable to break up with Setsuna was quite frustrating. As you know in the end Kazusa faces reality and gives him to Setsuna because he would be hurt in the future otherwise and she doesn't have the abilities to cure heart wounds (and Haruki's indeciveness sure make it seem he would be hurt if he abandons Setsuna. As a matter of fact he's already suffering from all the horrible things he's done).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kazusa: Only she can heal you, I cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering she leaves Japan and that her mother (who should die soon) lives in Japan and the fact that she says in Coda she can't fall in love with someone other than Haruki it's not the best ending for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Setsuna forgiving Haruki so easily for what he did to her is what she always does ( no matter what he does to her marrying Setsuna is always available to him).  Not that it helps much though as if it wasn't for her this would also be an ending with Kazusa. She played victim hoping Haruki wouldn't break up with her and it paid off. Not that I'm against it, love is love and not being able to give up on him (like when she says in the VN: &quot;I will never give up on him&quot;) is nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29599" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T17:27:37.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21447" CreationDate="2017-03-29T19:20:30.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the author of the game (Nasu) it would be Shirou in all 3 routes and the main theme of the game is his growth and being able to conquer himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When asked about the main theme in an interview Nasu said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interviewer:&lt;/strong&gt; - What was the theme you are trying to express?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; The main theme is &amp;quot;conquering oneself.&amp;quot; There are three story lines in Fate, each has a different themes. The first one is the &amp;quot;oneself as an ideal.&amp;quot; The second one is &amp;quot;struggling with oneself as an ideal.&amp;quot; The third one is &amp;quot;the friction with real and ideal.&amp;quot;&#xA;This game is describing the growth of the MAIN CHARACTER Emiya Shirou. The first storyline shows his slanted mind, the next storyline shows his resolve, and the last storyline gives another resolution for him as a human. All three storylines are essentially equal, but they have different forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there the part that answers your question the most is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; This game is describing the growth of the MAIN CHARACTER Emiya Shirou. The first storyline shows his slanted mind, the next storyline shows his resolve, and the last storyline gives another resolution for him as a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://comipress.com/article/2006/06/30/386.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://comipress.com/article/2006/06/30/386.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28592" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T19:41:29.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-29T21:41:06.837" Score="2" ViewCount="816" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the first season I was wondering about it. He even has some relationships with females but doesn't seem to exactly be interested. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to his complex relationship with Miyokichi and Sukeroku, things get a bit blurry (and even more so after I find out the author is experienced with the BL genre).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even after the last episode in the 2nd season: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; where we get the possibility that he's still engaging sexually with young females&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still have this doubt: is Bon heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, or asexual?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31697" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T08:05:59.493" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T08:05:59.493" Title="What is Kikuhiko's sexual orientation?" Tags="&lt;rakugo-shinju&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-29T22:22:39.140" Score="1" ViewCount="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;In which episode does the &lt;em&gt;Violinist of Hameln&lt;/em&gt; anime stop following the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And which manga chapter does the anime go up to before the filler starts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31697" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T01:20:59.853" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T01:20:59.853" Title="Where does the filler in Violinist of Hameln start?" Tags="&lt;violinist-of-hameln&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27382" CreationDate="2017-03-29T22:43:23.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to see Book of Circus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He, like all the others, helps keep the mansion safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In other words, he is also a child killer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31697" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T01:23:12.927" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T01:23:12.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39545" CreationDate="2017-03-29T23:07:02.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can consider the manga as more logical and official material than the anime. As evidence, I will point out that the main idea of the manga and plot/detail is as requirement from Toriyama, while anime is just based on an outline of Toriyama, since Toei Animation considers it more like as child-oriented commercial animation. That's why some out of character moments and plot holes appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31703" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T01:27:03.997" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T01:27:03.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24137" CreationDate="2017-03-30T05:45:16.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though walking the line about the possibility of this being opinion based, I feel we can answer the question based on the good ol' &quot;Shounen Virtues&quot; you aptly described. Let me know if you want to expand/limit the answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main two according to me are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No one is completely bad&lt;/strong&gt;. However in the darkness you may be, you always have that small little goodness inside of you. Be it Anti-Villains, Not Evil but Misunderstood or another common Trope. Other examples include  Zabuza, Haku, Kimimaro, Itachi, Kisame, Nagato, Konan, and Obito. This also goes very nicely with the Whole Yin-Yang symbolism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Everyone deserves forgivness/second chances&lt;/strong&gt;. There is nothing you can do that can/should/will not be forgiven. True redemption however takes sacrifice. I really liked the panel where Orochimaru saves Tsunade's life and then they talk about Jiraiya's death. Sasuke undertakes a journey of self discorvery post the events of 4th Great Ninja war. This is a true Shounen value in the sense because if they regret their past actions they are excused.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other small values I feel were discussed are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Morality of Revenge - Sasuke's journey from Itachi to hidden leaf and finally for World Domination. Also subverted by Naruto by forgiving Pain. Shikamaru meanwhile is still laughing at Hidan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bonds of Student and Teacher - Fights between 3rd Hokage and Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Pain, Kakashi and Sasuke, 4th Hokage and Obito we see recurring instances of Sensei's love.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T05:45:16.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6737" CreationDate="2017-03-30T11:15:22.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Wrath has the eye power because in order to hate so many people constantly you need to be aware of why you hate them. Naive people (blind) usually get along with everybody. Wrath has the eye that allows him to see people's motives and movements. If you can constantly see everything you will begin to distrust people and hate them as you can always see the traits that piss you off. Wrath saw everything in a person. Their ugliest traits, annoying behaviour and flaws. The message of this is that everyone has their good side and even the people you hate must be considred from an unbiased perspective and not with a prying eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31709" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T11:15:22.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39648" CreationDate="2017-03-30T12:33:19.647" Score="15" ViewCount="7028" Body="&lt;p&gt;My 10 year old niece loves watching cartoons, and she has a Netflix kids account for her with all parental controls. But while I was browsing my account, she took notice of the Madoka Magica cover and became quite curious and interested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically for her (and many people who see it for the first time) it shouldn't be a problem because it's a colorful anime with magical girls with cute designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I explain to her that this one is not like the others in a way that makes sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30499" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T20:13:09.983" LastActivityDate="2019-02-13T23:26:28.623" Title="How to explain to my 10 year old niece that Puella Magi Madoka Magica is not a kids show?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39634" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-03-30T13:32:22.943" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T13:32:22.943" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T13:32:22.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39635" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-03-30T13:32:22.943" Score="0" Body="Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (aka &quot;Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju&quot; or &quot;Shōwa Genroku Era, Rakugo, and Double Suicide&quot;)" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T13:32:22.943" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T13:32:22.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39614" CreationDate="2017-03-30T15:18:37.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are the god of destruction, meaning that they have a role to fulfill. Aka destroying planets. But however someone/something far more superior has passed this role on to them. That is the Zen-oh sama. He is powerful enough to wipe-out their entire universe if he wishes to in the blink of an eye. The gods... rather anyone with a role in the universe knows about his might. In order to at least stay alive they will have to abide to anything he says as he simply destroys things he doesn't like on a whim. Remember black Goku? Even Goku knew that they had to leave quickly while everyone else didn't really bother to... but they survived. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gods that were sleeping were probably wakened by their angels (equivalents of Whis). They can ofcourse refuse, but that gives Zen-oh a chance to eradicate their entire universe, as if they never existed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The arc from when Zen-oh was introduced up until now simply prove how much power he possesses due to the gods fearing him. And ofcourse due to the fact that any creature, with a role in making things in the universe go smoothly, shows a LOT respect and doesn't disagree with Zen-oh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whis for example is at least 1000x stronger than Beerus (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:541859&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:541859&lt;/a&gt;) and he is nothing compared to Zen-oh. Beerus knows pretty well that if Whis shows respect to anyone that he should as well unless he wants to cause trouble for himself... and perhaps the entire universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the gods that know about the uhmm punishment for not winning (not trying to spoil) aren't demanding other things from him, rather they are showing kind words in a manipulative way in order to not be punished... which they would've been anyway without the universe tournament. At least now 1 won't be punished... anyway back to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the unknowning creatures anyone fears Zen-oh, because in the end they all want to survive, hence why they listen instantly to anything from Zen-oh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T15:18:37.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39638" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39654" CreationDate="2017-03-30T16:46:34.707" Score="3" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually with multi-season anime, successive seasons tend to follow a similar episode-count as previous seasons. Even if the exact number of episodes is off by a couple, or some are replaced by recap episodes, but in almost every Season 2 or 3 I've seen, the number of cours always matches up with the same number of cours as the 1st season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, is there a particular reason for this, or is it &quot;just tradition&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, how often do second or third seasons break from the cour-count of previous seasons? Does it happen at least once a year, or is it uncommon enough that the last time it happened was ages ago? Does it even happen at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, are there any examples of anime that have asymmetrical seasons like this? Recent and otherwise examples would be nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T23:41:46.637" Title="How often do multi-season anime break their previous cour count?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39518" CreationDate="2017-03-30T18:14:44.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She plays the guitar because she can't move on, she needs Haruki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She plays Snow powder to him because she still loves him. As Master said the lyrics of Snow Powder was changed for this epilogue. The part that gets repeated (the chorus of the song) is &quot;I will never forget the lips I first kissed&quot; and &quot;I still love you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In introductory chapter Setsuna had emphasized that kiss, it held trememdous importance. When she confessed to him she told him she was gonna kiss him but that he could avoid her. Instead he chose to reciprocate those feelings. It was the time everything started and Setsuna would always be bound to him ever since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the guitar, she needs his guitar because A) As shown in closing chapter without Haruki's guitar she can't sing and B) She needs Haruki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through the guitar, Haruki had empowered Setsuna. Without him, she could not sing. Without his presence, she couldn’t be true to herself. She had loved him, and he too, to her, at a point, somewhat. After he had departed she had stolen his guitar. She had taught herself to play the guitar — she had emulated the role that he had carried out prior. She declares blatantly, not only through the lines ‘I still love you’, that her love for him is amaranthine — but through her playing of the guitar. She had taught herself the item which made Haruki, Haruki. She made her own Haruki. And as a result, her love for him never did fade. Never did diminish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both girls (Setsuna and Kazusa) wanted to marry just one person, and that person is Haruki. That is the drama of White Album 2. At least one girl is bound to get the short end of the stick (There are 3 side-heroines and one ending for each of them so Haruki can reject both of them. Funny that if he chooses another girl Kazusa and Setsuna still don't reconcile, so they're not friends).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28592" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T18:14:44.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-30T23:36:02.003" Score="7" ViewCount="29781" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I just watched Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Archer is basically Shirou in the future of an alternative universe, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Shirou mentions multiple times that he loves Rin or that he has strong emotions for her, at least. So why does Archer seem to be so &quot;cold&quot; towards Rin? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, shouldn't he be at least a tiny bit attached to her in some way? Or did he really change THAT much as a person, that he doesn't feel romantic emotions towards her? (Well in the end he DOES save her so he seems to care about her in some way. But, it still feels like there is too much distance between them throughout the whole series)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, technically, should Archer have had emotions for the Rin in &quot;his reality&quot; or not? What happened to her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for all the questions. I will look for more content of the &quot;Fate&quot; series, but my curiosity is killing me and I may have missed something since it was the first time, watching that anime, for me. :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31720" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T14:19:11.840" LastActivityDate="2021-03-21T20:02:25.257" Title="Why doesn't Archer seem to have feelings for Rin?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39633" CreationDate="2017-03-31T03:42:05.327" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You know your niece better than I do, but as I said in my comment, if I were you, I would consider letting her watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; is a dark and tragic story, but I don't believe the violence is too much for a ten-year-old. The most brutal scenes are shot in a way that you understand what's happening without needing excessive gore. There's no sexual content; the only possible sticking point is the lesbian subtext in Homura's relationship with Madoka, but it's subtle enough that she probably won't notice it, and if she does notice it, it could be a good chance to have a talk with her about same-sex relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm recommending this because I think she might actually enjoy &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt;, though maybe not for the reasons she thinks right now. These kind of anime seem to be a good bridge between simpler, more formulaic stories for children and more ambiguous, sophisticated material for adults, because they deal with mature themes but still do so from a young person's perspective. They're spiced up with reality without being wedded to it, and from that they attain a kind of truth that speaks to older children and teenagers. I first got into anime beyond Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z when I was eleven, and it was because I watched &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, which is a very dark show, and was entranced by how it subverted expected tropes about heroes, villains, and piloting giant robots. I showed my younger sister the 2003 &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; when she was about ten, and the quite dark Shou Tucker storyline from early in the series made such an impression on her that she mentioned it to me again years later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would sit her down beforehand and explain that &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; is different from &lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/em&gt; (Glitter Force? Is that what Netflix is calling it?) and whatever other magical girl shows she might have seen, and she might not like it. Explain that it's a dark, sad show where lots of bad things happen to characters we like and there is no happy ending. Once you've explained, ask her if she still wants to watch it. If she does, I would let her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it is so different and so shocking, she might want to talk about it. Take her questions seriously and do your best to answer them in a way she can understand. This could become a very good opportunity to talk about all sorts of mature topics. The difference between violence in movies and in reality, for one, since &lt;em&gt;Madoka&lt;/em&gt; derives part of its shock value from how it treats fantasy battles between girls with magic powers and weird alien creatures, which in other magical girl shows are trivial or even fun, as serious warfare that can leave the girls scared witless, traumatized, or dead. Or there's the parallels between the magical girls and child soldiers forced to fight in real wars. There's the resemblance of Homura's mental state to PTSD. There's Kyouko's being a homeless runaway who steals food to live. There's the presumptuous imperialistic meddling of the Incubators, who've decided for us that we'd rather they kill off our children to keep their society going so that we can find them when we develop warp drive and go off into space. Of course, it's better to wait and see what questions she has about the show, rather than try to turn the viewing into a film studies class, but these are all things you could mention if they come up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she gets scared or bored and decides that she doesn't want to watch it anymore, don't judge or say &quot;I told you so&quot;; just leave it alone. Better to let her find out for herself instead of trying to stop her; forbidding her will probably just make her more curious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T03:42:05.327" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39633" CreationDate="2017-03-31T04:31:20.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll break this response up into two parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What you should say to your niece, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why you should or shouldn't let her watch the show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do forgive me for plastering the word &quot;cartoon&quot; here; my gut feeling tells me that this is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationAgeGhetto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;animation age ghetto&lt;/a&gt; which Anime just loves to be pigeonholed into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all cartoons are meant for children.  There are some which are meant for a more mature audience, like teenagers or adults.  In this specific show, the characters deal with harsher and more serious topics than you've ever watched in a normal show; this is something that I'm not sure you'd be able to handle at your age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not only important to look at the cover of the show to give you a rough idea of what it's about, but also its age rating.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightstufanime.com/Puella-Magi-Madoka-Magica-Blu-ray-1-Hyb&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The rating says it's 13+&lt;/a&gt; because of the things it discusses:  violence, horror, and a lot of psychological ramifications of being a magical girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even after what I've said, if you're still interested in seeing it, let your parents watch a few episodes first.  Make sure they give you the OK before you watch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just so you understand, &lt;strong&gt;this isn't the same type of cartoon you're accustomed to watching,&lt;/strong&gt; and you may have a lot of concerns, confusions, or fears from watching it.  If you want to talk about it or ask questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, should you let your niece watch it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, &lt;strong&gt;it isn't your call.&lt;/strong&gt;  It's her parents' call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the response above, I ensured that the responsibility of making that judgment call was given to her parents and not you, since you don't want to be on the hook for introducing your niece to something she might not have permission to see.  That said, so long as said permission is obtained, there's no further objection on that front.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, she might actually like the show.  She's at an age at which a deconstruction of a work she's familiar with may give her a new perspective on the genre as a whole, which could serve to mature her and frame her opinion on anime and manga altogether in a way that isn't terribly one-dimensional.  You also have to balance this with the possibility that she never trusts a label that has colorful pictures and magical girls on it ever again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important that you treat this as a recommendation you'd be making to a friend.  It's just that the &quot;friend&quot; you're recommending this to would be your niece's parents.  The niece has to understand that this isn't something you can simply cosign on and say it's okay to watch, and the parents have to understand what it is they'd be getting their daughter into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T04:31:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38814" CreationDate="2017-03-31T06:43:04.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is the red aura Super Saiyan God which Beerus saw in his vision in the start of Dragon Ball Super Saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25684" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T12:57:21.617" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:57:21.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39633" CreationDate="2017-03-31T09:42:37.983" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps by letting them know that &lt;strong&gt;in Japan, &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_night_anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;late night anime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, not a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_anime_and_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;children's anime&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Children's anime in Japan is an anime that caters to audience from baby up to middle schooler. Examples are &lt;em&gt;Pretty Cure series&lt;/em&gt; (and most of magical girl anime), &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hello Kitty&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Pokèmon&lt;/em&gt;. The screening times are either morning (weekend) or evening, where children are on their free time (not school time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Late night anime, on the other hand, tends to cater to audience from teenage to young adult, usually with more serious &amp;amp; in-depth plot, and even violence and sexual topic. Other examples are &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bebop&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Rozen Maiden&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;. The screening time may start as early as 10pm, up to 2am, the time which children should have been sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your 10-year-old niece case... I think I can agree with other answers: let her watch it with  parental guidance (though I wish their parents should have known about this anime first), then let her judge the anime by herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;P.S. &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon series&lt;/em&gt; is also listed as children's anime, and I could argue with myself that the series sometimes also has dark and adult-oriented theme that can only be understood by older viewers, so...&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Most of the info was taken from Japanese Wikipedia, not its English counterpart, since it's more descriptive.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T09:42:37.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T09:54:17.867" Score="4" ViewCount="15173" Body="&lt;p&gt;I actually didn't understand why did Gilgamesh remain in the human world. What I understand is that he touched the Grail that's why he remains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31726" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T22:55:23.867" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T05:27:00.157" Title="Why did Gilgamesh remain in the human world?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T09:56:19.527" Score="3" ViewCount="2136" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 479 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; from 15:00 to 16:10, there's a song playing when Naruto and Iruka are at the swing and a flashback plays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31727" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T11:54:12.787" LastActivityDate="2021-04-23T18:13:41.250" Title="What's the song in episode 479 when Naruto and Iruka are at the swing and a flashback plays?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39651" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T13:33:25.710" Score="3" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;L has just thought of a cunning plan to prevent himself being killed by a Death note: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He straps a device to his heart that directly links to an equivalent device strapped to Watari's (his butler) heart. If either heart stops beating (or the device is removed), then the other self-detonates and kills the other person. Which thus renders the Death note essentially useless against either of them, given the following rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim’s cause of death will be a heart attack&lt;/strong&gt; ~ &lt;em&gt;Rule XXVI - II&lt;/em&gt; linked &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;death note rules wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this possible, or would L just die from a heart attack anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24048" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T14:18:21.613" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T14:18:21.613" Title="Would a Death note still work, if a heart attack could lead to someone else's death?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-31T16:21:13.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T16:10:13.550" Score="5" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10, &quot;Ganymede Elegy&quot;, the watch has a dial that has numerals 1 - 15 on it (it figures prominently in the story's plot).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x42T0l.png&quot; alt=&quot;the watch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes 7.15 Earth days (around 172 Earth hours) for Ganymede to orbit Jupiter and the orbit is synchronous. Even if you artificially give Ganymede a 15 or 30 hour day, the numbers don't add up to a complete planetary rotation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what exactly is the watch suppose to be keeping track of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31730" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T14:01:49.110" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T14:01:49.110" Title="What exactly is the watch suppose to be keeping track of in episode 10?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39638" CreationDate="2017-03-31T23:41:46.637" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me answer your question anecdotally. (A data-driven answer would be better, but I don't want to spend very long trawling AniDB/MAL/etc. If somebody does that, I'll award a bounty.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the bottom up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Third, are there any examples of anime that have asymmetrical seasons like this? Recent and otherwise examples would be nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Soma&lt;/em&gt; (2 cours → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt; (1 cour → 2 cours)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; (15 episodes → 1 cour → 2 cours → 1 cour → 2 cours, not counting the 2-hour-ish specials or the movies or &lt;em&gt;Koyomimonogatari&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt; (2 cours → 1 cour → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/em&gt; (2 cours → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; (2 cours → 2 cours → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nisekoi&lt;/em&gt; (20 episodes → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psycho-Pass&lt;/em&gt; (2 cours → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yama no Susume&lt;/em&gt; (1 cour → 2 cours; this is a short)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Little Busters!&lt;/em&gt; (2 cours → 1 cour)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Bahamut&lt;/em&gt; (1 cour → 2 cours)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yowamushi Pedal&lt;/em&gt; (3 cours → 2 cours → 2 cours)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is mostly recent stuff; I haven't watched enough older stuff to have a good sense for how things worked back in the day.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Second, how often do second or third seasons break from the cour-count of previous seasons? Does it happen at least once a year, or is it uncommon enough that the last time it happened was ages ago? Does it even happen at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list above is just the ones I remembered offhand as having &quot;asymmetrical&quot; seasons while I was scrolling through the list of anime I've seen. And, alas, I have not yet achieved my lifelong dream of watching literally all the anime, so there are naturally going to be others that I didn't notice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say this is the kind of thing that happens maybe a few times a year or so - it does seem to be infrequent relative to &quot;symmetrical&quot; seasons, but not so rare as it seems to you. Certainly not something that hasn't happened in ages - &lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Soma&lt;/em&gt;'s second season was Fall 2016, and &lt;em&gt;Shingeki no Bahamut&lt;/em&gt;'s second season is starting soon, in Spring 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First, is there a particular reason for this, or is it &quot;just tradition&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is one clear reason this would happen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Long-running cash cows aside, the number of cours in a particular season of a particular anime is a small integer - almost always 1, 2, 3, or 4; and most frequently just 1 or 2. Even if anime season lengths were randomly either 1 or 2 cours, we'd expect to see 50% of two-season anime be &quot;symmetrical&quot;. In reality, there is a moderate bias towards 1-cour anime (at least in the present day), so that even absent other factors, we'd expect &lt;em&gt;more than&lt;/em&gt; 50% to be &quot;symmetrical&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, I can offer the following speculative thoughts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some varieties of anime intrinsically lend themselves to particular cour lengths. &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many sports anime, for example, are structured as a series of tournaments, each of which features a number of competitions, with each competition taking up multiple episodes; this is typically the kind of thing that lends itself to having a tournament per season, with each season consisting of 2 or more cours. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand, comedies that aren't &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; seem to fare best when they don't drag on for too long, biasing them more strongly towards 1-cour seasons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have an anime that's based on an ongoing manga/novel source, structuring it as a bunch of 1-cour seasons seems to be an effective way to both 1.) avoid running out of source material; and 2.) avoid having long gaps without an anime. &lt;em&gt;Natsume Yuujinchou&lt;/em&gt; strikes me as a quintessential example of this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have an anime adapted from source material that has a regular/predictable narrative structure, and you successfully adapted it into an &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-cour anime season, it stands to reason that its next anime season would probably also be well-served by an &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-cour run.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think we see a number of systemic factors that bias multi-season into being &quot;symmetrical&quot; and no systemic factors that bias them into being &quot;asymmetrical&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, on a case-by-case basis, there will often be factors that make it make sense to have &quot;asymmetrical&quot; seasons. For example, with &lt;em&gt;K-ON!&lt;/em&gt;, the first season was so enormously successful that the production committee would've been fools not to ride that cash cow into the sunset. And as for &lt;em&gt;Haikyuu!!&lt;/em&gt; - while it does follow the &quot;2-cour sports anime&quot; format for its first two seasons, the thing is that its second tournament is long enough that they just split out the most exciting part of it into a separate season, which seems reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T23:41:46.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39655" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-01T02:02:27.293" Score="2" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know how the Hell Link works: you submit the name of the person and when you're ready, you pull the thread in exchange for your soul to Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here's a twisting question. Let's say you hated this person with someone else's name for something he/she had done to you. Then you would type down this name and send that person to Hell. However, this person is still there and somehow, someone else was sent to Hell due to unreasonable hatred even if you haven't met that person before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that those whose identities were stolen by someone else could be sent to Hell even if it's unreasonable hate?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31736" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T15:31:23.047" LastActivityDate="2018-09-24T04:47:48.753" Title="Sending a wrong person due to name mistake to Hell" Tags="&lt;jigoku-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26719" CreationDate="2017-04-01T05:42:14.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the novel, each reason doesn't have communication channel each other.&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A_(%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; describe it too.)&#xA;There are no way to control all regions from one ethics committee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the fundamental rules such as got human rights at 17 years old is same, because it's created by scientist group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T05:42:14.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36522" CreationDate="2017-04-01T05:52:22.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the specific answer for &quot;most connected&quot; seiyuu, but many companies did some ranking for seiyuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oricon.co.jp/special/1372/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oricon (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; has a user-vote based ranking. Most known seiyuu is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyo_%C5%8Cyama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobuyo Oyama&lt;/a&gt; (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Nozawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Masako Nozawa&lt;/a&gt; (e.g. Goku from &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.appbank.net/2017/01/10/iphone-application/1298094.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AppBank (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; also has a ranking based on votes from other seiyuu. Top 3 is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dichi_Yamadera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koichi Yamadera&lt;/a&gt;, Masako Nozawa and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiji_Fujiwara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Keiji Fujiwara&lt;/a&gt;. I think Yamadera is selected because there are lots of seiyuu worked with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to put my 2 cents to Koichi Yamadera because he has long career and variety of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T07:12:01.220" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T07:12:01.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33892" CreationDate="2017-04-01T06:19:14.193" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand the Japanese law, you need to learn the idea of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antragsdelikt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Antragsdelikt&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (親告罪, &lt;em&gt;shinkokuzai&lt;/em&gt;).&#xA;This means if copyright holder doesn't complain about the doujinshi, it's not illegal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most publishers in Japan don't prohibit doujinshi (at least explicitly), thus it's not illegal. It's because many commercial manga authors also create doujinshi, and publishers hire manga author from Comiket, so both are in same ecosystem. If publishers prohibit doujinshi, it also &quot;kills&quot; manga authors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some mangas like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UQ_Holder!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;UQ Holder!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Sidonia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot; were marked explicitly to allow doujinshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HkvKAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Symbol of Doujin Mark License&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Symbol of Doujin Mark License, courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doujin_Mark_first_usage_on_UQ_Holder!_title_20130831.jpg#/media/File:Doujin_Mark_first_usage_on_UQ_Holder!_title_20130831.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many 18+ game makers like &lt;a href=&quot;http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/q_a/q_a_nijisozai.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Key&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Alice&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Nitroplus&lt;/em&gt; have explicit permit to create doujinshi based on their game. In this case, doujinshi is totally legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when a publisher starts to complain about it, doujinshi will become illegal. For example, there is a doujinshi that titled &quot;The last episode of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doraemon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doraemon&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. The original author of Doraemon died before writing the last episode and no one knows the story of the official last episode. The doujinshi contains a fake last episode. In this case, the publisher of Doraemon complained and the author of the doujinshi stopped distributing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The future of doujinshi is not clear. If Japan join to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TPP&lt;/a&gt;, it will enforce US style copyright system to Japan. Many doujinshi authors are afraid that it means the end of doujinshi world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T14:04:38.987" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T14:04:38.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39660" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41192" CreationDate="2017-04-01T07:19:46.643" Score="6" ViewCount="7068" Body="&lt;p&gt;So just as the title says, what is the language of the song &quot;Fallen Heroes&quot;, also known as &quot;Le chant de Roma&quot;? (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igKXRrb5_ts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have done a bit of personal research before posting over here and what I came up with is that it is not any of the following languages: Italian, Greek, Spanish, Lithuanian, Roumanian, English, German, Portuguese, Hindi. I don't feel like it should be Japanese nor Chinese, and if it is Latin, then it's sung pretty badly...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find any lyrics, so if someone knows where to find them it would be helpful. Otherwise, I have posted a link for the song in case any native speakers of languages that I have not mentioned above could check whether it is their own language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best hypothesis is that it's Roma, although I do not know the language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27775" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T13:27:22.380" LastActivityDate="2020-12-07T01:15:42.547" Title="What language is the song &quot;Fallen Heroes&quot; in Akame ga Kill?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25992" CreationDate="2017-04-01T08:12:18.083" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is kinda late and by now you probably have the answer but I thought I should answer it for the sake of other people the narrator is Megumi Hayashibara&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MMNbb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31739" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T08:12:18.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29209" CreationDate="2017-04-01T09:25:07.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a sense, &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;, they are on the same universe with &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt;, which is the prequel to the original &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; manga/movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/PandoraInTheCrimsonShellGhostUrn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes's article&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(Warning, TVTropes link!)&lt;/strong&gt; mentioned some background about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn&lt;/em&gt; (紅殻のパンドラ / Koukaku no Pandora) is a cyberpunk action comedy manga &lt;strong&gt;based on an unused concept of Masamune Shirow (designs of which would eventually be re-used in Ghost in the Shell: Arise)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Researching further on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%85%E6%AE%BB%E3%81%AE%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; also mentioned about its relation/connection with &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Arise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Relation with &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; At the time when it was originally planned, the title was supposed to be &lt;em&gt;Ghost Urn&lt;/em&gt; with its plot having the same background setting as &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Arise&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;). In the original plot, Uzal Delilah (Sahar Schehera) who was supposed to be the same person with Dr. Zhinzhee Bekka Arr Thied who appeared in chapter 3 &amp;amp; 4 of &lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;; Clarion, and BUER were supposed to appear in &lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;. Moreover, &lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;'s character Kurtz was originally &lt;em&gt;Ghost Urn&lt;/em&gt;'s character, with Ian Kurtz as her equivalent character.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; The setting took place years after Uzal and their companion moved to Cenancle Island and were living there after the incident in &lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;. The illustration of the original plot that appears at the end of its tankobon not only shows Kurtz, but also cyborgs who protect Dr. Thied, Nami Hozumi, and other characters who become the model for &lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;'s characters.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; However, &lt;em&gt;Ghost Urn&lt;/em&gt; anime project was suspended due to various circumstances. When KADOKAWA restarted the project, this time with manga, the setting and characters were recomposed. In addition to that, the setting became pre-&lt;em&gt;GitS:Arise&lt;/em&gt;, and characters who were supposed to be the same in both series were separated totally. Finally, the title was changed to &lt;em&gt;Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T02:46:03.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38516" CreationDate="2017-04-01T09:55:05.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand it, you also need to think that nausica killed a person in kushana's team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As kushana's aspect, she shoud be angry about that.&#xA;Because she is good manager.&#xA;If she is not enough smart, she may revenge like kill nausica.&#xA;But if she do it, it means the war will start between kushana's side vs nausica's side.&#xA;That's not good strategy for her because her only have small team in here.&#xA;Then she doesn't start the war.&#xA;But she is still very angry, then she brake the sword instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="3557" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T04:47:55.713" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T04:47:55.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10143" CreationDate="2017-04-01T13:16:36.233" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Attack+on+Titan+-+%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Attack+on+Titan+-+%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not there for every episode though... I'll try some digging around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/episode_scripts.php?tv-show=attack-on-titan-2013&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/episode_scripts.php?tv-show=attack-on-titan-2013&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;No names though. Just the lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31743" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T13:16:36.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38819" CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:50:59.490" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy has never killed anyone according to me, but if he killed the primary antagonist in movie six, maybe he did. Oda did state he doesn't kill anyone though, so maybe he knocked him out. So there's a strong chance he didn't kill that guy from movie six.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I normally see him knock his enemies out though, but it's true that Rob Lucci needed surgery after their fight in volume 44.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31747" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-02T04:16:43.240" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T04:16:43.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-01T16:55:38.280" Score="1" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;what is the music in episode 15 in magi the kingdom of magic that starts playing at 10:49 it's like &quot;Notre Empire&quot; but a violin version or something please help me find it thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31749" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T22:50:12.833" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T22:50:12.833" Title="What is the music in episode 15?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40238" CreationDate="2017-04-01T18:07:33.873" Score="1" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z saiyan saga, we knew Roshi was the most powerful fighter of the Z fighters at the early time he trained Goku and Krilin, or when he won the tournament, and In Dragon Ball Z we knew he was already weaker than Tien, Yamcha and Krilin when he was measured with the scouter by Bulma. Is there any hint/official data on how powerful Roshi became after that? In Dragon Ball Fukkatsu no F we saw he was able to fight Freezer soldiers with a similar grade of difficulty than Krilin so even if we dont know exactly how strong he is by that point, we know he became stronger since Dragon Ball Z&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T22:49:03.080" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:17:27.947" Title="Is there any hint or official data on how powerful Roshi is after the Saiyan Saga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39670" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39676" CreationDate="2017-04-01T22:44:38.390" Score="8" ViewCount="1184" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often in anime, I've noticed a gesture is done when a character remembers a previous event of theirs, or something comes to mind. One hand is made into a fist, of which the bottom of it will fall flat onto their palm of the other hand, sometimes followed by a quip or phrase such as &quot;Hold on!&quot; or &quot;That's it!&quot; indicating they have realized new means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure else how to refer to the hand gesture, and that's my question. What is this hand gesture called? I had tried looking up some gif images of it for reference to add to a group joke, but had no luck with getting the right name for it or finding anything relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31754" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T04:16:09.440" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T04:43:19.637" Title="What is that &quot;Oh yeah!&quot; gesture that anime characters do called?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21967" CreationDate="2017-04-02T01:36:04.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably &quot;Gray Sky&quot; from the OST vol. 1, track 02&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31757" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T01:36:04.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39670" CreationDate="2017-04-02T04:43:19.637" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It called 合点 (Gatten). &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%E5%90%88%E7%82%B9%20%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google image search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty common gesture in Japan (and other countries)&#xA;I do it in real life too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is TV show called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www9.nhk.or.jp/gatten/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;gatten&lt;/a&gt;&quot; that describe something and guest did gatten it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you gatten to this answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T04:43:19.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39649" CreationDate="2017-04-02T05:27:00.157" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, it's stated that servants are kept in the world by the Holy Grail. (This comes up in the Good End of &quot;Unlimited Blade Works,&quot; but I imagine this piece of information might have appeared earlier.) They also need a mana supply; note also that servants who had become separated from their masters in &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; did not immediately disappear. In the case of Gilgamesh, both of these conditions were fulfilled. The Holy Grail was still around, and Kotomine kept the orphans from the fire under the church and used them as a mana source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the events of &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;, other servants were also retained, even when the Grail was destroyed. In the &quot;Good End&quot; of the &quot;Unlimited Blade Works&quot; route, Saber stays in the human world. Rin has been supplying mana to her, and she asks Shirou to help her. Similarly, in the &quot;True End&quot; of &quot;Heaven's Feel&quot;, Rider stays with Sakura even after the destruction of the Grail; per &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Matou#Heaven.27s_Feel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, this is possible because Sakura has enough mana reserves because of her connection to Akasha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gilgamesh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Wikia&lt;/a&gt; also gives an explanation of what happened to Gilgamesh at the end of &lt;em&gt;Fate/zero&lt;/em&gt;. (I cannot provide much more commentary on this, since I haven't followed the series lately.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to his proximity, Gilgamesh is caught off guard and becomes drenched by the pollution that spills from the Holy Grail. He obtains a physical body, and because he has been incarnated into the world, he decides that it is time to once again unite the world under his rule. He continues to follow Kotomine after the war is over, and Kotomine provides him with energy drained from children orphaned by the fire to sustain himself. He decides to wait for the next Holy Grail War to cleanse humanity, so he retrieves a potion of temporary youth from his vault that reduces his physical age and allows him to smoothly blend in with society for ten years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T05:27:00.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5762" CreationDate="2017-04-02T06:10:06.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He sacrificed his arm because a sea monster was going to eat luffy. Then it was scared of him, so it slunk back into the sea like a coward. Eating higuma satisfied him any way, I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31762" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T06:10:06.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39500" CreationDate="2017-04-02T09:50:04.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To break out of a genjutsu you can disrupt your chakra flow. Although Sasuke's genjutsu is very strong, Naruto and the kyuubi are fully compatible, so the kyuubi can easily break Naruto out of a genjutsu if Sasuke tries to subjugate him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31765" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T09:50:04.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38744" CreationDate="2017-04-02T09:52:39.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara is foreshadowing where how the shuriken will hit him. This is one of the powers a sharingan gives. So during the fight he foreshadows that the shuriken will hit him so he avoids it when it actually does happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31765" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T09:52:39.777" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32419" CreationDate="2017-04-02T19:21:44.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;1 tailed deidara&#xA;2 tails hidan&#xA;3 tailed without host because tobi manipulated yagura and deidara capture 3 tails without host&#xA;4 tails kisame&#xA;5 tailed never shown in anime so manga only, there a chance it must be deidara.&#xA;6 tail 6 paths of pain&#xA;7 tail kakazu and hidan when the chunin exam was finished&#xA;8 tail was sasuke but failed&#xA;9 tail six path of pain and nagato but later on died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31771" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T19:21:44.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39560" CreationDate="2017-04-02T20:01:51.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is partly the case. You see, Hagoromo is the son of Kaguya, the fruit of chakra. So, he is the descendant of the creator of chakra. He creates the yin release and yang release. Naruto gets the yin half, while Sasuke gets the yang half. Anybody with the yang half can get the special type of Rinnegan, called the Magatama Rinnegan (I think).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T20:01:51.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39346" CreationDate="2017-04-02T20:05:24.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At age 12 or 13, Naruto goes with Jiraya to train and become stronger. That is when the Naruto series ends. 3 years later, Naruto returns to Konahakagure, and Shippuden starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T20:05:24.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39705" CreationDate="2017-04-02T20:55:25.677" Score="2" ViewCount="14265" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Kakashi, there are 5 fundamental chakra natures: fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water. Each nature is superior than another, and inferior to a different one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3R5mAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;5 fundamental chakra&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Focusing on wind and lightning chakras, Naruto's only nature chakra is wind, so the Rasengan must be a wind-type jutsu. Chidori, of course, is lighting. Kakashi said to Naruto that, using wind chakra, he cannot defeat Sasuke's fire abilities, but against lightning, wind can easily beat his lightning jutsus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to my question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pExvim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;battle between Naruto and Sasuke&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series, there are many occurrences where Naruto clashes with Sasuke. Their battles always end with a Rasengan against Chidori blast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Rasengan is generally wind-type and Chidori is lightning, shouldn't Rasengan easily beat Chidori? I can't imagine how a lighting style jutsu can match, even beat a wind-style jutsus. Maybe Kishimoto accidentally forgot about wind's superiority over lightning, but I just want to ask: can someone explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T10:31:45.263" LastActivityDate="2019-04-24T21:52:29.770" Title="Why didn't Naruto's Rasengan beat Sasuke's Chidori?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39692" CreationDate="2017-04-02T21:38:47.580" Score="0" ViewCount="7829" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is he yelling &quot;kusnav&quot; or like &quot;kusnov&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it even mean ... couldn't find anything on the webs - am I heavily mistyping it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31775" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T22:12:22.880" LastActivityDate="2018-10-09T06:54:44.503" Title="What does Viktor yell in Yuri On Ice?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-02T21:46:57.733" Score="3" ViewCount="19845" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not like I thought that anime could be one thing that one group of people could easily decide one day to do, but costs are seriously way bigger that I could have ever imagined, as shown &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4175/how-much-does-a-typical-anime-episode-or-series-cost-to-make&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for example, what's worse is that making a simple episode can even be more expensive than that, as shown &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Industry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, it can even go up to 300,000 $ per episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It literally says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An anime episode can cost between US$100,000 and US$300,000 to produce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That maximum is around 6 times bigger than what I thought an anime episode could cost at most (considering that what's animated is a top series, with top animators, top animation programs, top voice actors and so on).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All costs shown on first link are around 3 to 10 times bigger that I would have expected, so I'd like a general explanation, prefarably using the costs shown in first link as a base, of why it is so expensive to make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16483" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T04:11:49.930" Title="Why is anime so expensive to make?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39688" CreationDate="2017-04-03T01:25:06.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only similar-sounding word that I recall hearing in &lt;em&gt;Yuri!!! on Ice&lt;/em&gt; is the &lt;em&gt;Russian&lt;/em&gt; word &lt;em&gt;vkusno&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B2%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;вкусно&lt;/a&gt;), which in the show is sometimes used by characters to mean &quot;tasty&quot;. (For instance, it appears in ep. 2 when Victor is introduced to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsudon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;katsudon&lt;/a&gt;, and when in ep. 9, Yuri Katsuki tastes the katsudon &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirozhki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pirozhki&lt;/a&gt; that  Yuri Plisetsky's grandfather made.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The IPA transcription of вкусно is [ˈfkusnə]: it is then not implausible that a casual listener might miss the initial [f] sound or be confused when transcribing the final &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;schwa&lt;/a&gt;, leading to a transcription like &lt;em&gt;kusna&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;kusno&lt;/em&gt;. (When encountering unexpected two consonant combinations, I have sometimes missed the first consonant entirely: for instance, when I first heard the Hebrew song &quot;Hatikvah&quot;, I heard &quot;tsofiyah&quot; (צופיה) as &quot;sofiyah,&quot; because it was easier for me to process what I heard that way when I was not listening carefully.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T01:25:06.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5881" CreationDate="2017-04-03T02:30:29.387" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the uchiha would have brought great strength in battle...how ever sauske would not have the courage to kill his fellow clans men it's better than the gedo statue,but sauske did not plan on turning on obito at the time so it would have been a &quot;just in case plan&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31778" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T02:30:29.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39499" CreationDate="2017-04-03T02:40:04.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no they had the power hagoramo otsutsuki(sage of six paths)just helped them tap into it.they had the power because hashirama senju and madara uchiha were reincarnation of idura and ashura and naruto and sauske are hashirama and madaras descendants that happend to unlock it so in a way the sage and idura and ashuras chakra played some part&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31778" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T02:40:04.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-03T03:04:20.520" Score="1" ViewCount="15204" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where I could watch Digimon Adventure Tri. in English? Every version I find is in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31779" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T16:09:58.547" LastActivityDate="2019-12-23T20:26:44.030" Title="Where can I watch Digimon Adventure Tri. in English online?" Tags="&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21994" CreationDate="2017-04-03T03:08:38.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;at the end of the last episode kaito's sister returns and brings a Bolivian sweater for ichika but kaito tell her she had to return to to her own country as her transfer had ended we then see remon at mib headquarters with the plans for the interstellar ship and rinon is there with her if you watch till the end of the credits,one year later some students are watching the old class members student film and it shows ichika wearing the Bolivian sweater with some revealing dialog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31780" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-12-31T15:04:41.907" LastActivityDate="2018-12-31T15:04:41.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3358" CreationDate="2017-04-03T10:25:51.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually Kakashi copies techniques but not everything because only few of them are compatible. Hence he could copy 1000 techniques and not show it because there are no perfect enemy he could use his techniques on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31783" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T13:12:37.533" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T13:12:37.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3358" CreationDate="2017-04-03T11:28:13.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer might be even simpler than we though. Kakashi is the copy ninja, he is the one who has copied &lt;strong&gt;1,000&lt;/strong&gt; jutsus. Why doesn't he used the copy ability of sharingan? Here's why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has copied the jutsu already, thus no need for him to copy it again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The jutsu is not copy-able, such as the Hyouton Kekkei Genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if he copied it, he can't use it due to not having enough chakra to perform it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He can copy it but the jutsu is not worthy of being copied.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T11:28:13.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39701" CreationDate="2017-04-03T11:48:35.003" Score="9" ViewCount="3290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having followed anime for some time, one thing I have noticed, at least from my perspective, is that there is no equivalent of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Indie/Alternative&lt;/a&gt; scene when it comes to anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I mean by this is that the vast majority of anime seems to be produced and distributed by some corporate production studio(s). While my knowledge of anime production is quite limited, this would seem to hold for most anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What reasons are there for this trend or am I wrong in assuming the lack of an alternative scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I am wrong, then what can be considered as Indie anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes&lt;/strong&gt;: In response to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39700/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-indie-alternative-anime-scene#comment53857_39700&quot;&gt;Euphorics's comment&lt;/a&gt;, 'Anime' in this context refers to any and all forms of Japanese animated media. The form of distribution, length and animation style are the kind of details I'm looking for in the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, I am aware of the existence of Doujinshi as a form of independently made Manga, although I wasn't aware of the fact that it included music as well (Thank you &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39700/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-indie-alternative-anime-scene#comment53858_39700&quot;&gt;Rapitor&lt;/a&gt; for that) but I am mainly interested in the animated medium in the context of this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20284" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T06:02:01.413" Title="Is there such a thing as an 'Indie'/Alternative anime scene?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39700" CreationDate="2017-04-03T13:11:18.713" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_of_a_Distant_Star&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Voices of a Distant Star&lt;/a&gt;, which was &quot;directed, written, produced, character designed, storyboarded, cinematographed, edited, and animated by Makoto Shinkai&quot;. Essentially an individual effort except for some voice acting that was done by his wife Mika Shinohara. The DVD release had to go through a manufacturer and distributor, of course but I think that's as close as Indie/Alternative as you'll get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There aren't many anime like that, as anime TV series or movies are very expensive and time consuming to produce. This is why even small anime studios often rely on production and backing from larger companies (like TV studios). Instances like Voices of a Distant Star is rare because it's short, and probably made no money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T13:11:18.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39695" CreationDate="2017-04-03T16:09:08.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No such edition exists presently - there were dub screenings but the license for those had lapsed prior - but Shout! Factory &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure_tri.#English-language_version&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;has acquired home distribution rights&lt;/a&gt; for the media, and plan do to a dual-language release in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, the subbed versions available on Crunchyroll are actually quite well done.  They're also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-adventure-tri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;available for free&lt;/a&gt;, and I'd encourage you to enjoy it while it's still available on the site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T16:09:08.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36708" CreationDate="2017-04-03T17:16:52.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's related to &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Big Brother&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; in &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/em&gt;. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.geocities.jp/koukaku2029/yougo/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Japanese list of terms used in &lt;em&gt;GitS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Brother&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nickname of satellite-ring communication interception network. A communication interception network that American Empire's National Reconnaissance Office is proud of, which intercepts any communication circuit, including internet, wireless, telephone, etc. The amount of incoming communication data freezes operator androids and makes the terminals within 1km radius go down even if Public Security Section 9's facility is used. &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Big Brother&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; was introduced in a novel &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nineteen Eighty-Four&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and it's a secret code for an surveillance system called &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ECHELON&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;but the word &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Echelon&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; itself is only mentioned in its movie counterpart, &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyo-kan.net/archives/2005/08/stand_alone_com_3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Japanese site comparing the anime and its movie counterpart&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the term &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Echelon&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; - a satellite-ring communication interception network - was spoken by Aramaki. It makes it easier to understand what &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Big Brother&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T17:16:52.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39687" CreationDate="2017-04-03T18:36:41.173" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The standard Rasengan &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;has no natures associated with it.&lt;/a&gt;  It was originally based on the Tailed Beast Ball, which is simply a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;dense&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; amount of chakra directed at a target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, Naruto adds his wind nature to Rasengan, which, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;in turn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasenshuriken&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;creates several&lt;/a&gt; different variations of it.  But neither of these variations are being discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BU2rY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BU2rY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this doesn't mean that either Chidori or Rasengan have a direct type-advantage over the other.  At that point, it becomes a matter of the abilities and strengths of the wielder, and as we now understand it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...it ended in what could be seen as a draw, with both Naruto and Sasuke losing the arms in which they perform the jutsu for their final fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T18:36:41.173" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-03T18:51:22.843" Score="2" ViewCount="3776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball Super it is mentioned that only a God can sense other God(s). This being true, North Kai and Supreme Kai(s) were able to sense movements of Lord Beerus, but Goku wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then how is it possible for Goku to sense North Kai and Supreme Kai(s)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25778" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T21:54:24.477" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T15:02:22.100" Title="How can Goku sense King Kai and Supreme Kai(s), but not Lord Beerus?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35776" CreationDate="2017-04-03T20:17:30.113" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the conversation in episode 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アルミン: 目で「どうだ！」って言っているよ。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ミカサ　: 違う。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;アルミン: えっ？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ミカサ　: これで私と離れずにすんだと思って安心してる。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Literally, it translates to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Armin: (His; Eren's) eyes are telling &amp;quot;How's that!&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mikasa: (You're) wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Armin: Eh?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mikasa: With this, (He; Eren's) relieved thinking that (he) doesn't have to be separated from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The word in (parentheses) is the omitted subject.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mikasa's words is a response to the conversation in dining scene (which was slightly omitted in the anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://shingeki-kyojin.com/archives/27011118.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;post no. 382 on 2chan&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Mikasa told Eren, &amp;quot;You shouldn't aim to be a soldier anymore&amp;quot;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eren, who couldn't dispute it, was staring at Mikasa annoyed while thinking &amp;quot;I understand even if you didn't say it!&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mikasa misunderstood Eren's expression as &amp;quot;Looking from his staring, he hates to be separated from me&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-11-06T03:46:08.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35621" CreationDate="2017-04-03T21:02:43.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the song is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; an official &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a parody song of 歌に形はないけれど (&lt;em&gt;Uta ni Katachi wa Nai keredo&lt;/em&gt;) by doriko (Vocaloid producer) with its lyric changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original song: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2085047&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NicoNicoDouga&lt;/a&gt; (posted in 2008, the official video posted by doriko himself)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The parody song: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12005006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NicoNicoDouga&lt;/a&gt; (first posted in 2010, the original/oldest video with Hatsune Miku as the vocal)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T21:02:43.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39700" CreationDate="2017-04-03T22:03:49.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/115/euphoric&quot;&gt;Euphoric mentioned in the comment&lt;/a&gt;, what is the definition of &quot;&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because in Japan, &quot;&lt;em&gt;anime&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is anything animated, whether it's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a 3-episode 2D anime (45 minutes total):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3992279&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; (5 minutes), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4946961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; (7 minutes), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23557943&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; (33 minutes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a 5-episode, 30-minute 3D CGI anime (considered as doujin anime):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm25215340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm27041140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm27877437&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm29152246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm30935254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt; (only 18 minutes), or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22580636&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 1-hour stop-motion clay anime&lt;/a&gt; (got an award in &lt;em&gt;Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(All links are from NicoNicoDouga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason has been answered by Jon Lin, that &quot;making anime is time consuming, and it doesn't making money&quot;. Another reason is, because it's hard to be recognized (or even found) in other countries than Japan without proper media (thankfully, there's YouTube for international audience).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The keywords are 自作アニメ (&lt;em&gt;jisaku anime&lt;/em&gt;) or 自主制作アニメ (&lt;em&gt;jishu seisaku anime&lt;/em&gt;) for &quot;independent anime&quot; in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;NicoNicoDouga: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/%E8%87%AA%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1?sort=l&amp;amp;order=d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;自作アニメ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/%E8%87%AA%E4%B8%BB%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1?sort=l&amp;amp;order=d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;自主制作アニメ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E8%87%AA%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;自作アニメ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E8%87%AA%E4%B8%BB%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;自主制作アニメ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T22:03:49.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22999" CreationDate="2017-04-03T23:01:03.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although Kakashi can have any chakra nature because of his Sharingan, his two chakra natures are lightning and earth. We know this, because Kakashi himself creates Chidori, a lightning style technique, and he performs some kind of earth jutsu before he acquires the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T23:01:03.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T03:56:28.603" Score="0" ViewCount="513" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the song in Naruto Shippuden 423 at the time 9:20 when Sakura teaches them how to make food pills?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31791" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T09:35:27.203" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T04:02:12.380" Title="What's the song in Naruto Shippuden 423 at the time 9:20 when Sakura teaches them how to make food pills?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33813" CreationDate="2017-04-04T05:45:18.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One big thing to note is that &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Root A&lt;/em&gt; (the second season of the anime) greatly diverged from the manga. In the manga, Kaneki left Anteku and went off on his own, forming his own group. In the anime, he joined Aogiri. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/em&gt; is a sequel manga, meaning it builds off of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;. The first season of the anime does only a decent job at covering the story of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;, and the second season, as noted, diverged, covering only a handful of the biggest plot points. Having only watched the anime, you will not know numerous plot points that are addressed or expanded upon in &lt;em&gt;:re&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in my personal opinion, you will only be moderately confused reading &lt;em&gt;:re&lt;/em&gt; if you only watched the anime. Thankfully, &lt;em&gt;Root A&lt;/em&gt; converged with the canon story line near the end, and had many of the major events occur identically to the manga (albeit several of them in the wrong order, and as such events that drove them to the order they were in are skipped in the anime). So as an anime only viewer, you would have knowledge of almost all of the major plot points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With another however here, I can not find one person who would recommend doing so. Almost everyone who claims to be a fan of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; the manga greatly dislikes the anime. Even the top reddit post asking where season 2 starts in the manga is met with universal replies of chapter 1 (as in, pretend you never watched the anime and start the series from the beginning). As noted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18391/why-did-tokyo-ghoul-%E2%88%9Aa-completely-deviate-from-the-manga&quot;&gt;Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?&lt;/a&gt;, the differences in season one are fairly significant, and you are going to be hard pressed to find people who prefer the anime's story over the manga's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are desperate though, and refuse to read from chapter 1, then season 2 starts at around chapter 46.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T16:11:57.497" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T16:11:57.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6025" CreationDate="2017-04-04T10:26:09.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contains spoilers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As far as I know Ogres and Karmic demons are regular humans who&#xA;  (explained in conventional terms) have suffered and become full blown&#xA;  Sociopaths and heavily depressed individuals, respectively, who use&#xA;  all their might in throwing and restraining, again respectively, all&#xA;  their power at those surrounding them, but one way (consciously) or&#xA;  another (unconsciously) it goes out and hurts others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My first question is: Does this affect anybody or just a few? The&#xA;  Second question is more a set of questions than anything: If just a&#xA;  few, then who? Talented/powerful people? If everybody, then does that&#xA;  mean that the world was filled with Ogres and Karmic Demons before the&#xA;  current order came in to place? If so, when why did the false&#xA;  Minoshiro (whatever that means) forgot to mention it? Or did I forget&#xA;  to watch it in the 3 times I watched the episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the current order, power users had no in-built restraints on their power. So ordinary people could, and did, cause tremendous damage. Basically every time someone lost their temper there was a risk of nuclear war....&#xA;To prevent this, humanity re-engineered themselves and their society with heavy constraints on power. They put in place a multi-layered defense against using power against other humans:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genetic engineering:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Attack Control from wolves - A strong aversion to hurting their own species&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sex and affection from bonobos - An inclination to resolve stress and conflict with sex rather than violence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Death feedback - The ultimate control. A physiological response to the guilt of hurting people which would kill the perpetrator. My understanding is that the death feedback kicks in, at a modest level, even when contemplating hurting someone. Therefore it actually prevents attacks. If for some reason you accidentally or unwittingly hurt someone, the consequent guilt is lethal. So it also punishes harm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken together these mechanisms mean that a human CANNOT volunatarily harm another. In particular it is not possible even to decide to suicide-attack another person - you just can't bring yourself to attack in the first place at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social conditioning:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;From birth the people are raised with stories, conditioning, and hypnotism to control their behaviour. The biological controls are strenghthened with this process. In addition there is a huge emphasis on obedience and harmony. Because it is impossible to control people with violence in the new society, you can't have normal policing and punishment. Instead the control is psychological.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selection:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Children are closely monitored as they develop. If they don't develop properly they are weeded out. The show portrays the selection as very heavy handed, because they would rather kill many innocents than let one failure slip through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ogres and karmic demons occur when these methods fail.&#xA;Karmic demons lose conscious control of their power. Shun says that in fact a little power leaks out of everyone, but in most cases it does little harm. Karmic demons leak a lot of power from their unconscious. They are potentially extremely dangerous as a consequence. However they near no malice. The karmic demons we see retain their human morality and voluntarily kill themselves to prevent harm to the world around them. They are dangerous, but not excessively so, for this reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ogres/Fiends are a nightmare. They are humans for whom the safeguards have utterly failed. They are psychopaths. The Death feedback relies on guilt emotions to function. Psychopaths lack such guilt, and the other emphathetic emotions that control Power. They are able and willing to use their Power against other humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Precisely because of the various safeguards, other humans are unable to counter-attack, making ogres capable of causing essentially unlimited harm. A single ogre could destroy the entire planet. Hence the excessive selection above: you can't afford to run any risks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ogres Power is no stronger than anyone else's. Although there are degrees of control over Power, the idea is that any normal adult has almost unlimited power. They can do almost anything. There is no practical upper limit to what they can do. So even a weak person, if they become an ogre, has civilization ending capabilities. Normal folks around them may have equivalent or even materially stronger Power, but their self-imposed constraints prevent them from deploying it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the one thing that bothers me the most, which is basically based&#xA;  off all the previous questions is my third and last question: Why the&#xA;  hell are Ogres so goddamn powerful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I mean, look at the Messiah, child of Maria and Mamoru, taken off them&#xA;  by Yakomaru. The first and only human kid the rats get in their hands&#xA;  on, breed to adolescence (which is when they get their powers) and&#xA;  turns out to be a killing sociopath with powers as immense as the most&#xA;  powerful dude in the village. This case essentially brings up all the&#xA;  previous questions I asked, which if you didn't notice, is driving me&#xA;  mad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, does anyone have any answers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messiah is not an ogre. All the constraint mechanisms work great in them. But the constraints work for monster rats, not humans, because they believe they are a monster rat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are not a sociopath. They kill humans as lightly as humans kill monster rats, because they don't see them as fellow creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messiah is probably a rather weak human, because they wouldn't have had the sophisticated education in manipulating their Power. But they can deploy 100% of their (relatively) weak power, whereas others cannot deploy any of their far stronger power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason the Messiah whips the most powerful guy (Shisei) is due to an additional piece of information we are given:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can't make two Powers interact. If they come into contact, space time is warped and you get a rainbow iridescence effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes it very hard to use Power defensively.&#xA;Basically, the Messiah attacks Shisei directly. If he does nothing, he dies. If he tries to counteract the Power with his own, they interact. This is what we see: we see the rainbow and he gets warped as space-time bends. This kills him.&#xA;Power is useless defensively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last arc, Saki figures out that the Ogre is no ogre. She and Satoru try to show it that it is really a human, using Satoru's mirror skill. This doesn't work - the Messiah just seems confused. They defeat it by using Kiroumaru. Once Saki understands they are not really dealing with an Ogre, it becomes rather easy to defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31792" LastEditorUserId="2793" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T07:03:33.197" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T07:03:33.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T14:55:07.137" Score="21" ViewCount="1715" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before they are famous, many seiyuu would work part-time whether it be at fast food restaurants or even physical works. For example the seiyuu &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-live.wikia.com/wiki/Uchida_Aya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uchida Aya&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the early stages of her career she supported herself with part-time jobs such as being sales staff at departmental stores, production line quality inspector at factories, and sometimes even menial labor carrying cardboard boxes. The key criteria she had in choosing her jobs were that they had to be shift-based and versatile such that she could report to her entertainment office any time she needed to.&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36207/why-do-seiyuu-famous-for-doing-eroge-still-use-alias&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others also have career as eroge seiyuu (Nitta Emi, voiced a character in an eroge, Da Capo III), before they went famous and might continue even after they are famous, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36207/why-do-seiyuu-famous-for-doing-eroge-still-use-alias&quot;&gt;Itou Shizuka and Asakawa Yuu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like all entertainment job, a seiyuu job has its peak, and after that peak is over, the number of job offers one receive would reduce. I'm curious as to what does a seiyuu that is no longer at their peak of fame do for a living when they no longer have many anime to voice? &lt;strong&gt;Do they work on eroge? Or just normal games? Or they turn into salary-man/woman (office workers)? Please give some examples with your answer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they retire at age of 40 or so (which is already stretching it as most female seiyuu would see the peak of their fame at their 25s, while the male ones would still be able to retain their fame longer), then they still have around 30 to 50 years of life ahead as a retired seiyuu. Certainly they would still need some jobs that earn them money to support their living, which is what this question is about. This is especially true since seiyuu don't get royalties from having their voice recorded, unlike singers. Mangaka gets their royalties from every copy of goods that is produced from the series they make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;krazer suggested that they are like athletes and other celebrities, they retire. Many athletes continue working after they retire from their professional career. Some famous footballer becomes a coach, for example, Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte, Diego Simeone, Pep Guardiola, and many more. &lt;strong&gt;But as for seiyuu, I never heard of a seiyuu that turned into a voice-acting coach.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;senshin suggested that they do Hollywood dubs, while Aki Tanaka suggested that they do freelance voice-acting and voicing for mobile games. Problem with this is that as Aki has mentioned, it is not regular, while their living bills (accommodation, food, etc) still needs to be paid regularly. And with the seiyuu being no longer at the peak of his/her fame, freelancing might not be enough to earn them the money they need. Also I don't think the number of such job available is not much. I mean how many hollywood movies are being dubbed into Japanese anyway? I bet not much. Only the famous ones would see itself being shown in Japan. As I noticed from games such as Chain Chronicles, Kancolle and Panzer Waltz, one seiyuu voice several characters in such games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, I think the number of jobs available from dubbing Hollywood movies and mobile games won't be that much, and they still have to compete with seiyuu that is still at the peak of their fame, plus the rookie seiyuu as they are often also chosen to mitigate the production cost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.090" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T06:33:22.110" Title="What do Seiyuu do after they are no longer at the peak of their fame?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T16:48:04.657" Score="1" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;How strong is Krillin in the latest episode against his fight with SSB Goku?&#xA;Is he as strong as Freiza in his 4th form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was able to hold SSB Kamehameha for a lot of seconds!&#xA;How is that even possible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T00:33:37.420" Title="Krillin in Dragon Ball Super" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39723" CreationDate="2017-04-05T00:45:50.110" Score="6" ViewCount="1504" Body="&lt;p&gt;So after reading some manga, I came to realize that many names change over the course of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One Piece:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The princess of Alabasta had her name written as&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bebe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;BB&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;vv&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And concluded with Vivi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Attack on Titan Before the fall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Darius's son had his name as &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chabi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Xavi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His sister: &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So I'm guessing Xenophon could have also been:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chenofon or something like that (That's just a guess)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;Famous Detective&quot;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kogoro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And Togo (in some parts)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T01:37:09.783" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T20:40:48.237" Title="Why do Japanese names change within a manga to have various forms at different times?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39722" CreationDate="2017-04-05T01:30:52.677" Score="11" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Overview&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of your examples have to do with the fact that converting a &quot;Western&quot; name into the Japanese syllabary is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy_compression&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lossy&lt;/a&gt; operation, meaning that it's not always possible to reverse-engineer out the original &quot;Western&quot; name just by looking at how it's written in Japanese.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not that the names are changing over the course of the story, it's that the translators are translating the same name in different ways at different points in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Examples&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The princess of Alabasta had her name written as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her name in Japanese is written ビビ, which is romanized &lt;em&gt;bibi&lt;/em&gt;. So you can see how one might think this is from &quot;BB&quot;. But one could also plausibly think that it's supposed to be &quot;Bebe&quot; with a long &quot;e&quot; /i/. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other problem is that historically, Japanese did not have the &quot;v&quot; sound /v/, and used /b/ in its place, so you can see how one might come up with &quot;VV&quot; or &quot;Vivi&quot; too. (My impression is that Japanese is in the process of developing /v/ on account of loanwords; cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24498/&quot;&gt;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24498/&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Darius's son had his name as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His name in Japanese is written シャビィ, which is romanize &lt;em&gt;shabii&lt;/em&gt;. In English, there are many ways of representing the &quot;sh&quot; /ʃ/ sound. Think of words like &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;sh&lt;/strong&gt;ingle&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ch&lt;/strong&gt;ute&lt;/em&gt;. In other languages that use a Latin-derived alphabet, there are still other ways. Consider, for example, the Spanish footballer &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Xavi&lt;/a&gt; - whose name in Japanese is spelt シャビ &lt;em&gt;shabi&lt;/em&gt;, which only differs in vowel length. I suspect that whoever romanized it as &quot;Xavi&quot; was taking inspiration from Spanish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And again, the &quot;b&quot;/&quot;v&quot; thing from before still applies.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her name is written シャルル, which is romanized &lt;em&gt;sharuru&lt;/em&gt;. This is the standard Japanese spelling of the English name &quot;Charles&quot;, but since the character is a woman and &quot;Charles&quot; is almost exclusively masculine, I'm guessing the translators were forced to pick a similar-sounding approximation instead. The above comments about how &quot;sh&quot; is written apply here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I'm guessing Xenophon could have also been&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This character's name is written ゼノフォン &lt;em&gt;zenofon&lt;/em&gt;. A reasonable translator would immediately jump to &quot;Xenophon&quot; for this because &quot;Xenophon&quot; is a real name, while theoretically-plausible alternatives like &quot;Xennofaun&quot; and &quot;Zen O'Fon&quot; are not. But you're correct - there are other English spellings that could have been written in Japanese as &lt;em&gt;zenofon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &quot;Famous Detective&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what's going on here - the character's name is plain old Japanese 毛利小五郎 Mōri Kogorō, and I don't know why anybody would read his personal name as &quot;Togo&quot;. However, I don't read &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;, so if there's a plot reason for this (maybe he goes by an alias or something at one point), I wouldn't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Discussion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a recurring problem that plagues translations of all anime and manga that feature characters with names that aren't either Chinese or Japanese. (Chinese typically can be reverse-engineered correctly because the names will be written in kanji, meaning you can just read off the modern Mandarin pronunciations for the characters. Note, though, that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/37426/&quot;&gt;other issues sometimes occur when romanizing Chinese names in Japanese media&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, official guidance about English spellings will be provided by the author or publisher, in which case you can just go with those. (Though, be warned, sometimes they pick objectively &lt;em&gt;terrible&lt;/em&gt; spellings. I distinctly recall &lt;em&gt;Heavy Object&lt;/em&gt; being particularly ludicrous here.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absent official guidance, translators have to take their best guess. This gets difficult when the names of the characters in a given anime/manga are names that are either extremely rare or outright do not exist in the real world - at that point, you're basically pulling guesses out of your nether regions. This was a &lt;em&gt;huge&lt;/em&gt; issue for &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill&lt;/em&gt; - see the table below, where &quot;unofficial&quot; means what the fan translations thought the name was before official guidance was provided. (This isn't even an exhaustive list!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;╔══════════╦══════════════╦════════════╦══════════╗&#xA;║ Japanese ║ Romanization ║ Unofficial ║ Official ║&#xA;╠══════════╬══════════════╬════════════╬══════════╣&#xA;║ マイン   ║ main         ║ Mein       ║ Mine     ║&#xA;║ ブラート ║ buraato      ║ Burat      ║ Bulat    ║&#xA;║ ラバック ║ rabakku      ║ Rabac      ║ Lubbock  ║&#xA;║ シェーレ ║ sheere       ║ Schere     ║ Sheele   ║&#xA;║ エスデス ║ esudesu      ║ Esdese     ║ Esdeath  ║&#xA;║ ラン     ║ ran          ║ Ran        ║ Run      ║&#xA;╚══════════╩══════════════╩════════════╩══════════╝&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Notes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; By contrast, we can almost always determine the correct Japanese spelling of a name by reading a Nihon-shiki romanization of the name, though we can't determine which kanji were used to write it. This is partly to do with the relative phonological richness of English as compared to Japanese, and partly to do with the fact that the Japanese &quot;alphabet&quot; is a syllabary (making transliteration difficult), whereas the English alphabet is indeed an alphabet, and a highly non-phonetic one at that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:49.117" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T20:40:48.237" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T03:27:27.917" Score="1" ViewCount="2708" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hard part about using the Chidori or Rasengan is making contact. If you make contact, the battle (should) be over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how having a Chidori or Rasengan is that much better than just using a kunai. Sure, a Chidori does more damage; but still, if you stab somebody with a kunai, the battle (should) be over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31806" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T23:31:57.813" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T19:12:34.813" Title="Why were the Chidori and Rasengan ever regarded as powerful jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39724" CreationDate="2017-04-05T04:03:23.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look, first of all, stabbing someone with a kunai does not &lt;em&gt;instantly&lt;/em&gt; end a battle. Second of all, those two justus are very complicated and hard to master, even control. By themselves, you can do a lot of damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasengan is a dense ball of rotating chakra. A little chakra by itself is nothing, but if you harvest enough chakra to make a rasengan, you could so some serious damage. As your saw in Naruto Episode 95 (I think), Kabuto took a lot of damage when Naruto drove a Rasengan into him. See, Kabuto's cells can regenerate instantaneously, so it's pretty hard to do any damage to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I understand your view on the chidori. All we really see Sasuke and Kakashi do with it is plunge it into other's bodies. But still, the chidori requires a user to be able to have advanced chakra control. Just like one of the variations of the Rasengan, the Rasenshuriken, the user has to perform a change in chakra to create the chidori. There are many variations of this jutsu that are better than the basic chidori, like the chidori blade. But still, the chidori itself is really strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, I don't see why a Rasengan vs. Chidori would end a battle. Besides, massive amounts of chakra can be very reactive when making contact with other strong sources of chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T04:03:23.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39724" CreationDate="2017-04-05T07:44:17.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waiting &quot;an hour or so&quot; is neither a practical nor feasible option, especially considering the injured has that time to escape or heal or bandage their wounds, or worse yet, claim the upper hand in the battle. It would not be as easy as you claim it to be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention that &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; is full of ridiculously strong characters who can take a lot more abuse than one kunai stab and come out fine. Against enemies with that kind of durability or regenerative ability, the raw power of jutsu like the Rasengan or Chidori is absolutely necessary to secure the fight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying that they're not that much superior to a kunai because you can wait &quot;an hour or so&quot; for the enemy to bleed out is like playing an RPG using only starter gear. It's not practical unless you're fighting the weakest enemies, and you're going to get quickly outclassed and probably killed by the first enemy that decides to wear armor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13504" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T07:44:17.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T14:24:59.780" Score="3" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 2 of the anime &lt;em&gt;Yuyushiki&lt;/em&gt;, Nonohara Yuzuko drew something in response to Hinata Yukari's drawing of a strange penguin-like creature, and wrote down &quot;Sunagimo Umataro&quot; (砂肝うま太郎) on the same page. After some search on the Internet, I now know that &quot;Sunagimo&quot; means &quot;gizzard&quot;, which is a digestive organ in chickens and ducks that may be made into food, and &quot;uma&quot; is just a way of saying &quot;delicious&quot;. It seems to me that &quot;Sunagimo Umataro&quot; is a name that Yuzuko came up for the creature in the drawing, but I am still not smart enough to connect all the dots and make a meaning out of this. Specifically, I am having trouble figuring out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What exactly are those items that appear in Yuzuko's drawing?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How is the drawing supposed to be connected to the name &quot;Sunagimo Umataro&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize if this is question has an obvious answer. (Maybe &lt;em&gt;Yuyushiki&lt;/em&gt; is just too difficult for me!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eaYXP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eaYXP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sunagimo Umataro (Yuyushiki episode 2 screenshot)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23823" LastEditorUserId="23823" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T03:00:21.753" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T22:33:38.420" Title="What is the meaning and significance of the word &quot;Sunagimo Umataro&quot; (砂肝うま太郎) in Yuyushiki?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;yuyushiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T18:23:11.220" Score="0" ViewCount="2138" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's feasible to imagine some people out there in the world have been born without chakra during the time period where Naruto is alive. I say this because chakra as we learn in the anime was originally given to Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki during a time period in the history of Naruto where no one had chakra, after which she passed it on to her children. Therefore it's presumable that of the other people alive at the time some of them could have continued to have children without ever mixing bloodlines with those who had chakra all the way until Naruto's generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now despite this I can see how considering how many generations it has been there's not likely to be many left who haven't attained chakra, but do you think they are there, and why were they never a plot point for the show?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26050" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T23:48:15.727" Title="Does everyone from Naruto's generation have chakra within them?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39839" CreationDate="2017-04-05T20:49:41.727" Score="2" ViewCount="3284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of Kizumonogatari Tekketsu-hen,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Araragi is burnt because he is exposed to the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought he would become sun tolerant after he is 'cured' of being a vampire since he can walk in the sun without problems in the other seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a scene in Nekketsu-hen where&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he is having a chitchat with Hanekawa out in the open.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this some kind of inconsistency? Or did something happen in between?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T15:55:45.587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T11:00:51.703" Title="How did Araragi become tolerant to the sun?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39736" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39740" CreationDate="2017-04-05T20:55:42.647" Score="5" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen it time and again that a mangaka just stops what he/she is doing as he / she looses interest and starts the next project instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very big example includes here &quot;Candidate for Goddess&quot;. The Mangaka who created it was and is known for doing that time and again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What really surprises me is that they just get work again and again despite their tendencies (and they even being KNOWN for that). In other branches (programmers as example) you are a goner from the market when you start doing that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question here is is there any infos available on WHY Mangakas who are known for not finishing their work and instead starting something anew get work again and again seemingly very easily?&#xA;(is it something cultural I'm overlooking here, or is it something else at work here?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T16:02:36.120" Title="How is it that non reliable mangakas get work again and again?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39734" CreationDate="2017-04-05T23:48:15.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't blame you for asking this question. It is hard to imagine how everyone could have chakra if Kaguya was the origin of chakra, and only a few people had actually descended from Kaguya. But there are some fillers that you have not seen that will explain how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the late Shippuden episodes, we see Asura Otsusuki, the grandson of Kaguya, teach a bunch of people ninjutsu while he was on a mission to supposedly find water. I think he spread chakra by &quot;donating&quot; it to people. It's either that or everyone has a chakra flow that was unnoticed before Kaguya, and she activated the chakra flow and started the concept of shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T23:48:15.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13303" CreationDate="2017-04-06T00:12:11.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The idea that makes sense to me is that; zoro is using both kinds of haki in tandem. &#xA;One, he can sense his iwashimzu sword which in itself is special as due to its rarity and nature, + the swords in one piece have unexplored depths e.g black swords, cursed swords. Hence the ability to sense it with haki as it is probably imbued with another's spirit. &#xA;Two, knowing the breath of things as it is stated, may be how zoro utilises his haki, in this event he knows the breath of steel so he strengthens his own steel with haki just enough to cut Das Bonez.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31823" LastEditorUserId="13504" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T15:28:27.980" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T15:28:27.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39736" CreationDate="2017-04-06T01:18:50.307" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Business-wise, that is not very important because as long as these mangaka still sells, publishing companies would still like to sign a deal with them. To stop these kinds of mangaka from keep having jobs, then the market must reject their new project. Only then would a publishing company be unwilling to sign them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, most readers are just casual readers. They just read when they like it and are not that attached to a series very much. Only hardcore fans would follow and know everything about a series. Thus for most reader, whether this mangaka is known for being such a person is not very important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact many don't bother knowing who the mangaka is. My sister, who is not an otaku although she ocassionally read manga, knows Naruto, Fairy Tail, Bleach, One Piece, and many other mangas. But if you tell her Masashi Kishimoto, Hiro Mashima, Kubo Tite, Oda, then she'll say, &quot;who's that?&quot; The only mangaka she knows is Fujiko F. Fujio (because it's Doraemon). What they need to know is just the title of the manga and whether it is interesting or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T16:02:36.120" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T16:02:36.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39714" CreationDate="2017-04-06T04:02:12.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is an unreleased track called &quot;Minato Saves Kushina&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6t6R41ccs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; it is on Youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31825" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T04:02:12.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39735" CreationDate="2017-04-06T06:12:33.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching the scene again, there are two peculiar things that might explain your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First is that the whole segment is tinted heavily orange. This might indicate that it either is a dawn or a sunrise. This means there is no direct sunglight. Or it might be artistic way of showing Araragi's perception of night time, as it was stated that Araragi's vampire abilities allow him to see in the dark as if it was daylight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second thing to note is that the sky is really cloudy. This again means that there is no direct sunlight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either case, the segment is drawn to show clearly that there is no direct sunlight, nor that there is possibility of there being even ray of sunlight. This allows Araragi to walk outside, even if it might seem that it is a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T06:12:33.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39743" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39744" CreationDate="2017-04-06T06:23:36.513" Score="0" ViewCount="846" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was re watching season 1 because season 2 started airing not to long ago. As I watched it got me thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the lure towns in Wall Maria, 1 out of 4 got breached but the other 3 were in theory safe. Did they get evacuated or did they stay in those lure parts of the wall? because even if they stayed they wouldn't have much food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31827" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T06:36:58.920" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T23:00:24.827" Title="Were the lure towns in Wall Maria evacuated?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39743" CreationDate="2017-04-06T06:57:56.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As the Wiki specifies&lt;/a&gt; (my apologies; I'm too lazy to look up specific manga chapters page by page):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shiganshina District was the first city to fall when Wall Maria was&#xA;  breached, leading to a massive slaughter and &lt;strong&gt;prompting humanity to&#xA;  abandon the entire perimeter and the remaining cities along the Wall&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  as they attempted to consolidate their losses. After the fall of Wall&#xA;  Maria, humanity was pushed into Wall Rose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, they are empty. Probably not as damaged as Shiganshina but considering most of the loss in human lives was due the insufficiency of evacuation vacancies, it's fair to say, people might have met a slower and more prolongued, but equally bloody, end as those in Shiganshina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2793" LastEditorUserId="2793" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T16:47:33.913" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T16:47:33.913" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39553" CreationDate="2017-04-06T21:50:46.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some details that might be relevant in later developments of the story concepts or not. For example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the movie , when wounded by Sorbet's laser , Goku is in Super Saiyan Blue, in the series he's in base form. This might be relevant or not to a story concept, to the idea of if a Super Saiyan Blue can lower his ki to base level or not. (It would seem in the series they fixed the idea that a Super Saiyan Blue could be hurt by a simple laser, but it's not clear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Another more relevant is in the series is shown Goku Super Saiyan God (red) have regeneration habilities, something that isnt show in the movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those are minor details that might be more important or not in the future, depending how the story concepts evolve&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About differences that last long, there are several ones, for example &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Tagoma kills Shisami in the series. In the series Tagoma is shown to be extremely powerful, to the point of being able to fight Roshi, Krilin, Piccolo and Gohan in base form at the same time. Captain Ginyu appears in the series (it doesnt appear in the movie) and steals Tagoma body. Later Ginyu is killed by Vegeta . &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gotenks has some intervention in the series fight, something that doesnt happen in the movie. Those are some of the differences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, worth watching the series in my opinion to see those differences I mentioned in the spoilers section of the post&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T22:24:04.103" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T22:24:04.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39747" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39817" CreationDate="2017-04-07T08:29:41.813" Score="4" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the whole series and visual novel I don't think it is ever mentionned if you need network on this phone to send a message or not. In the story the phone attached to the microwave is used as a relay to send a D-Mail, so it needs network to receive messages. However what would happen if the d-mail was sent directly from the original phone without network? We know that SERN is able to intercept D-mails thanks to their network monitoring but it doesn't mean that D-mails originally come from the mobile phone network. It's just there when it arrives in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastEditorUserId="20225" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T07:32:00.567" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T07:50:36.320" Title="Does the phone attached on the microwave need network to send D-mails in the past in Steins Gate?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7596" CreationDate="2017-04-07T09:02:02.017" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've seen that the concept of orphanages and adoption exists in the Ninja world. Case in point &lt;strong&gt;Kabuto&lt;/strong&gt; who we know grew up in Konoha's Orphanage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konoha_Orphanage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konoha_Orphanage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in my opinion, though not supported by any canon information, it is reasonable to assume baby Naruto would've been taken cared of in the orphanage. Unknown to him, he was guarded by Anbu from direct orders of third Hokage who kept a personal eye on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know for sure that once he was big enough he started living alone. Since I am speculating I'll go further and say this can also be because the adults in Konoha hated Naruto and no one was ready to adopt him as their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T09:02:02.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39453" CreationDate="2017-04-07T09:13:24.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Infinite Tsukoyomi in simplest terms is a Genjutsu cast by reflecting the Sharingan from the surface of moon such that anyone who looks at the moon falls under the spell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi explains to the five Kage about this jutsu. That he needs his current power to increase significantly so that his Sharingan can become capable of such a feat. Thus the jutsu Inifnite Tsukoyomi doesn't depend on the way the required level of power is achieved, just that the user has that much power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence Obito, Madara and Kaguya believe that they can cast it using different methods to increase their chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T09:13:24.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36270" CreationDate="2017-04-07T11:24:43.340" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Sasuke during Boruto saga are way stronger than the version in the war arc, so any actual threat that is Kaguya or even just slightly above her is not gonna do much against them and did so because they were nerfed in the movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how Boruto's rasengan finished the enemy is because Naruto used his chakra to charge it and you can expect that his rasengan is going to be over powered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are reasons I believe so, as you can't expect them to be same level when they fought Kaguya as they did not have experience with their power and it's already shown in this series and many other that you become more powerful as you grow older until certain age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31842" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T20:31:15.943" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T20:31:15.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25879" CreationDate="2017-04-07T13:49:57.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the physical aspects and the power increase already mentioned, super saiyan blue puts more stress in the saiyan body, another difference which was shown in the series but not in the movie, it's the super saiyan god (red) has regeneration habilities, when wounded by Beerus who introduced half his hand in Goku's body and knocked him almost unconscious, he heals the wound completely after a few minutes. These features if made intentional and not casual are very interesting because it gives room for all kinds of new techniques in the future, one of them is already shown in the last chapter of the manga by Vegeta.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T13:49:57.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39724" CreationDate="2017-04-07T15:15:03.847" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point of Rasengan and Chidori is not just to make contact, but POWERFUL contact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A kunai can never penetrate Gaara's shield or any other strong defences, but Rasengan and Chidori can. Oodama Rasengan and Rasenshiriken are on even greater levels because their damages are astronomical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the fight with Kakuzu, before Naruto came, it was incredibly hard for the others to stall out Kakuzu, let alone finish him. But with Rasenshuriken, the destructibility penetrated and annihilated his charkra system in cellular level. I don't think you can do that with a kunai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The power of the Rasengan and Chidori is not limited to just &quot;making contact&quot;. Charkra nature manipulation and shape manipulation comes into great meaning at this point: Sasuke can turn his Chidori into mini needles, arrows, sword (with adjustable length), and stream. Naruto can fuse his Sage charkra style into the Rasenshuriken to make it a flying disk of destruction. This can't be accomplished with a simple kunai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31847" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T23:33:05.833" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T23:33:05.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-07T17:28:38.530" Score="1" ViewCount="474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 119 of &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, what's the song from 17:15?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31854" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T05:47:05.673" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T05:47:26.537" Title="What's the song in Bleach episode 119 from 17:15?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39764" CreationDate="2017-04-07T17:41:44.973" Score="0" ViewCount="5386" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain how is it that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yuno not only crossed universes, but shattered the wall of space time? It seemed like there would not be another death-game in the 3rd universe since the contestants all lost their will for fighting due to causality breaking down. How is she there? And why is Deus just sitting back letting them universe hop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked into the manga's last chapter sense the anime kind of left it up to imagination in the final scenes but I'm still confused. Below is how the manga describes it: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kisez.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kisez.png&quot; alt=&quot;manga shot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T07:53:08.663" Title="Mirai Nikki ending?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39732" CreationDate="2017-04-07T21:40:04.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 'items' in the drawing seem to be part of a close-up view of the strange penguin-looking thing to the right (namely the eyes and the beak).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for its name, it was probably made up. As you noted, 砂肝{すなぎも} means &quot;gizzard,&quot; which is an organ common to most birds (note the drawings bird-like appearance). 太郎{たろう} is a common male name suffix, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%86%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%20%23names&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to a search on jisho.org&lt;/a&gt;, there are at least two names (both of whose first &lt;em&gt;kanji&lt;/em&gt; corresponding to 「うま」(&lt;em&gt;uma&lt;/em&gt;) mean &quot;horse.&quot; Leaving it in &lt;em&gt;kana&lt;/em&gt; may also be, as you noted, a play on 「うまい」(&lt;em&gt;umai&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, the weird name was most likely crafted to reflect the decidedly weird semblance of the creature in the drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also of note, the speech bubble translates to something like &quot;don't be so unreasonable,&quot; and the text to the left of the image translates to &quot;[the] truth is SCARY.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="12985" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T22:33:38.420" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T22:33:38.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39168" CreationDate="2017-04-08T05:04:19.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, there is no season 2. Those 4 episodes were more like an OVA that Netflix mislabelled as season 2. Season 2 is coming, nobody actually knows the date when it's going to be aired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31861" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T16:10:18.173" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T16:10:18.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-08T05:35:56.317" Score="5" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got a set of 4 anime figures together. The first 3 all came in a box but the fourth one has no box and no stand. No matter what I search, I can't seem to find her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has purple eyes and a red shield with 2 overlapping wings on the insignia on her armband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwCWo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fwCWo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;figure&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31864" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T13:42:44.593" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T13:42:44.593" Title="Can somebody please tell me who this figure is and where it is from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39761" CreationDate="2017-04-08T06:05:10.823" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Leila_Malcal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leila Malcal&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nU8uH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nU8uH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Leila Macal&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from her attire which as you can see above matches what give it away is her hairstyle which has two egg shaped buns that are usually held up with gold coloured braces&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T06:05:10.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-08T07:19:43.407" Score="2" ViewCount="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, Kirika and Mireille speak at Kirika's home after surviving the attack at the construction site. After some initial discussion of Kirika's circumstances, Mireille prompts her to take out her pocket watch. Kirika complies and opens the face of the watch. This appears to start the melody that troubles Mireille, and the face of the watch reads 19h.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hOxR1m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hOxR1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;watch face after Kirika takes out watch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a shot of Mireille's troubled face, we see that the watch face has shifted to 21h05.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D9do1m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D9do1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is then a short flashback involving Mireille as a child, after which Mireille tells Kirika to put away the pocket watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did so much time pass before the pocket watch was removed, if Mireille has such a knee-jerk reaction to it? Is there anything that happens before the removal of the watch that the viewers are not being shown?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I considered the possibility that I had confused the minute and hour hands on the watch. However, that does not work with the layout of the clock face: if it were 00h35 and not 19h, the hour hand should be closer to the first tick on the pocket watch.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T07:19:43.407" Title="Why did two hours pass before Kirika was asked to put away the pocketwatch?" Tags="&lt;noir&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39757" CreationDate="2017-04-08T07:53:08.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything is explained in the OVA/Manga &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/the-future-diary-redial-is-the-ending-the-series-was-m-1206240998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirai Nikki : Redial&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I suggest that you watch/read it.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Short summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said in the page you posted the memories of 1st Yuno were saved by 1st Murumuru. Later on she gives those to 3rd Yuno.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;While there isn't a survival game in the 3rd world Deus still needs a replacement.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;As 3rd Yuno gains the memories of her other self, she is chosen by Deus as the goddess of the third World.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Wanting to reunite with 2nd Yukiteru they use Yuno's cell phone from the first world as a link to find him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T07:53:08.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31373" CreationDate="2017-04-08T08:04:45.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ikalgo (the octopus) had a chance to kill him when they were beneath the palace, but couldn't bring himself to do it. It was never clear if they actually had this discussion but I'm guessing bringing Reina home was returning the favor for not killing him. That's what the flash back showed as he said he returned the favor, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31866" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T15:53:44.067" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T15:53:44.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39318" CreationDate="2017-04-08T11:45:53.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will need Uchiha DNA and Senju DNA and it will only work if the user is from the Senju or the Uchiha clan but Nagato Uzumaki had awakened it because Madara gave it to him when he was a child before he died by transplanting his eye to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31868" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T17:07:34.110" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T17:07:34.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39770" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39771" CreationDate="2017-04-08T19:46:10.530" Score="0" ViewCount="12554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching the second season of Attack on Titan. I've watched the first season but it was a while ago. I remember that at the begining of the series, Wall Maria was breached and that at some point Eren Titan sealed a hole with a giant rock, but I dont know remember which one it was. Reading an Attack on Titan Wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls&lt;/a&gt; , it says both wall Maria and wall Rose were breached five years ago, and that both were sealed by Eren. Is this right? Which wall was the one sealed in the first season of the anime? Because I remember only one being sealed in the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-07-01T15:38:19.930" LastActivityDate="2019-06-13T06:30:56.360" Title="Which was the wall Titan Eren sealed with a rock?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39770" CreationDate="2017-04-08T19:56:42.020" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wall Rose was sealed in the anime. That wiki may contain spoilers from the manga, so read carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From wikipedia: (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Attack_on_Titan_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Attack_on_Titan_episodes&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Episode 10: &quot;Pyxis asks Eren if he will transform himself to block the gap in Wall Rose to prevent more Titans from getting in.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Episode 13: &quot;With the gate finally sealed, the army eliminates all of the Titans remaining in the Trost District except two&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Trost district, being, of course, on the edge of Wall Rose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T19:56:42.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39689" CreationDate="2017-04-08T23:02:38.053" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As animated television goes, anime is actually made on the cheap. &lt;a href=&quot;http://lineboil.com/how-much-does-an-animated-tv-episode-cost/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; goes over the costs per episode of a few different US animated shows; every one of them is more expensive than the cited high-end cost of $300,000 per episode for anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt; seems to be top in costs; according to the article, it cost around $2 million per episode in 2007. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-245748&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A 2011 source&lt;/a&gt; indicates that voice acting costs per episode alone were around $300,000, and that was after the actors took a 30% pay cut, coming down from a high of around $440,000 per episode. That means &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt; was paying more per episode &lt;strong&gt;for voice acting alone&lt;/strong&gt; than the entire budget of an average anime episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the rest, Nickelodeon apparently spends around $600k per episode on their animated shows; the sources come from comments made around the release of &lt;em&gt;TMNT&lt;/em&gt;, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/spongebob-budget-question.5255321/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a post in a forum&lt;/a&gt; cites a &lt;em&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/em&gt; article that I can't read because it's behind a paywall claiming that &lt;em&gt;Spongebob&lt;/em&gt; too is around $600k per episode. I was shocked that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awn.com/blog/drawing-close-drawn-together-movie-movie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drawn Together&lt;/em&gt; got $700k per episode&lt;/a&gt; since it was widely regarded as terrible and was canceled. &lt;a href=&quot;http://cineuropa.org/dd.aspx?t=dossier&amp;amp;l=en&amp;amp;tid=1437&amp;amp;did=201387&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Cineeuropa article&lt;/a&gt; claims that the average hour of US animation in 2007 cost €776k (about $800k today). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-09-08/.92622&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Answerman column&lt;/a&gt; from 2015 also goes over this and offers some conjectures about why: US animators get paid more, thanks to unions and other market factors, and voice actors, like other television actors on US TV, tend to make more money as the show goes on longer, as we saw with &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-15/study-animators-earned-usd28000-on-average-in-japan-in-2013/.87762&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another 2015 article&lt;/a&gt;, ANN reports on a study finding that animators in Japan make around $28,000 a year, which is a very modest salary in the US. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-10/directors-dispute-reports-of-poor-animator-salaries&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This 2009 article&lt;/a&gt; goes into more details on staff salaries in anime. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-08-19/.91831&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another Answerman column&lt;/a&gt; touches on voice actor salaries in Japan and mentions that most voice actors make between $120 and $360 per episode, though the more famous ones can set their price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So anime are not really that expensive to make, in terms of the usual cost of producing a professional level half-hour animated television show with top talent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T23:02:38.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T00:26:53.837" Score="2" ViewCount="13456" Body="&lt;p&gt;After doing a little research, I saw that Dragon Ball Z Kai and Dragon Ball Kai are the same and that they are just remakes of Dragon Ball Z. Is this correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Dragon Ball Z has around 300 episodes and that Dragon Ball Z Kai and Dragon Ball Kai stop after the stage with cell around 100 episodes. So which one is better for watching with an English dub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31877" LastEditorUserId="41704" LastEditDate="2018-08-07T20:04:11.230" LastActivityDate="2019-01-06T18:02:51.867" Title="Is there a difference between Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Kai and Dragon Ball Z Kai?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T08:59:41.650" Score="6" ViewCount="1092" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the recent episode of DBS we see that Goku is seen flying to Krillin and Dendy - why he is not using instant transmission? If he used it, he could save some time and train for the tournament of power. Why is he not doing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29580" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T03:01:07.380" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T09:41:08.117" Title="Why is Goku not using instant transmission?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39782" CreationDate="2017-04-09T15:05:58.933" Score="0" ViewCount="8454" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Season one of Attack on Titan, everytime titans were about to breach a wall, if I understand correctly, they breached a city located in the edge of the wall first, and through that city, they breached the wall. In episode one of the second season of Attack on Titan, it is said wall Rose was breached but I couldnt hear anything about how they entered. is it known? Did they attack a borderline city first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2021-05-21T16:24:33.383" LastActivityDate="2021-05-21T16:24:33.383" Title="How was wall Rose breached in season 2 of Attack on Titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39755" CreationDate="2017-04-09T16:49:43.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Torn apart&quot;, the 20th track of &lt;em&gt;Bleach Original Soundtrack 2&lt;/em&gt; album by Shiro Sagisu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31861" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T05:47:26.537" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T05:47:26.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39780" CreationDate="2017-04-09T17:17:27.433" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heavy Spoiler!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The wall hasn't been breached. The titans didn`t came from outside the wall but have been created inside the wall.  This should be answered in one of the next episodes and has been shown in the 38. chapter of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T09:32:29.963" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T09:32:29.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39775" CreationDate="2017-04-09T20:26:52.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since there can't​ be one particular answer to this question and others can only give you their opinions, I will say Dragon Ball Z original is much better than Kai and I liked the old voices more than the new ones in the dub version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing is Dragon Ball Z Kai does not have any fillers. I have watched both, and I even thought that losing all the fillers would be a great thing, but I mostly found it frustrating. Some of Gohan's more awesome rage moments were shortened and worse yet the battles just were not as exciting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31861" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T07:56:37.597" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T07:56:37.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T21:50:15.080" Score="-2" ViewCount="3123" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there was an all out fight between Naruto and Sasuke, who will win?&#xA;Basically, who is stronger, Sasuke or Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29385" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T08:42:08.497" Title="Who is stronger, Naruto or Sasuke?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-04-13T18:04:15.617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39786" CreationDate="2017-04-10T08:42:08.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This will create a long debate. However, it is mentioned multiple times throughout the series that they have &lt;strong&gt;equal strength&lt;/strong&gt;. Naruto knows this by exchanging fists with Sasuke, he specifically tells that to Sasuke in the Shippuden episode (spoiler alert!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Where Sasuke kills Danzo, and then goes after Kakashi by almost killing Sakura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end of the series, Kishimoto gives an answer to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Naruto and Sasuke have an all-out fight to death because Sasuke believes in order to protect the world from evil, he has to cut all emotional ties. And, quote Sasuke, &quot;[Naruto] you are my only friend&quot;. This battle ends with both of them losing an arm, and heavily bleeding until Sakura saves them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is implied that they both have equal strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T08:42:08.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37858" CreationDate="2017-04-10T17:04:02.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;you have many gundam series with connections!&#xA;For example, Gundam 79, the first one, is in the same chronology line with Z, ZZ, stardust memory and others. this series are differents, but in the same line, in the same conflict (AEUG vs Zeon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, Gundam Wing, Seed, build Fighters...are differents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can follow this example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jQ3f5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jQ3f5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31900" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:04:02.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-10T18:38:23.237" Score="-1" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have access to a Death Note, know the rule that four unintentional misspellings result in immunity to the Death Note, and are hunting someone with a Death Note, couldn't you trick someone you gave the Death Note to misspell the names of everyone in your task force four times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know nobody got a chance to do this in the anime, and probably not the manga either, but this still seems the obvious method of setting up a Kira task force: make the members immune to the Death Note without telling anyone, putting Kira in the dark in a way that gives you a significant advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31902" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T17:34:22.000" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T01:26:30.797" Title="Could you trick a user of a Death Note into misspelling the names of the Kira task force four times?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5513" CreationDate="2017-04-10T19:09:56.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ultimately I think Memor-X has the right answer, but I think there are some other relevant details that are worth remembering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Throne of Heroes exists outside of time and space, and the &quot;EMIYA&quot; in the throne has access to all events he has experienced during his summonings in all timelines, worlds, and realities.  But normally a summoned Servant has more restricted access, coming only with those memorizes that the hero has internalized (and the knowledge the nature of the summoning has granted him, such as the Greater Grail System in Fuyuki).  The &quot;memories&quot; of all summonings contained in the throne are likened to books: they're not internal to his spirit, but can be accessed much like you can just take a book off of a shelf and read it to learn what's inside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there's something very special about Archer that interacts differently from all of this: he has a Reality Marble.  These exist essentially outside the Throne, and is attached to the heroic spirit &lt;em&gt;as he exists within the Throne&lt;/em&gt;.  All summoned versions of him access this exact same reality marble.  And his reality marble stores all weapons (and potentially other things, like Rho Aias) he encounters.  So in order for FSN Archer to be able to project Kanshou and Byakuya (or Rho Aias, etc.) he needs only for some version of himself in some world's timeline to encounter it, and now they all have access to it, regardless of apparent chronology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality things happen more like Memor-X says: rather than witnessing K&amp;amp;B in some fight, Archer is specifically said to have learned of these weapons which were said to be of Noble Phantasm quality but yet no hero was associated with them.  These &quot;fit&quot; him better, as the best projections require you to project the skills and abilities of their wielders.  The lack of such made K&amp;amp;B easier and simpler to create, as well as sort of fit the theme that EMIYA was &quot;nobody&quot;, making them feel more natural and like they were &quot;his&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, this reality marble is also essential to EMIYA's perspective and spirit warping, leading him to come up with the idea to try to kill (an earlier version of) himself in order to end his own existence.  A Reality Marble is the user's inner world made manifest, and the experiences of his summonings impacted his reality marble and effectively carried on their memories to all versions, including the &quot;true&quot; version enshrined in the throne.  You can see this by noting how there are significant differences between Shirou's and Archer's uses of Unlimited Blade Works.  Archer's looks more apocalyptic and miserable, with a cloudy, ashen sky and large gears.  Shirou's tends to have a more hopeful, brighter, bluer sky and far fewer (to no) gears.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5kFY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5kFY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;side-by-side UBW&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T19:09:56.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39796" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42220" CreationDate="2017-04-10T22:10:56.353" Score="0" ViewCount="3817" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is related to: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33913/what-is-the-difference-when-a-jutsu-is-performed-by-weaving-only-some-of-its-se&quot;&gt;What is the difference when a jutsu is performed by weaving only some of it's seals and when performed by weaving all of them?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the answer, head-weaving is a technique used to manipulate chakra to perform the Jutsu. Some users require more hand seals to perform the Jutsu whereas other do not require as many due to their chakra control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Shippuden, Episode 374&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We see Kakashi and Obito having their battle in the realm where their Mangekyou Sharingan takes them. At roughly 8:30, Kakashi and Obito are in close quarters and Obito takes Kakashi's hand to perform the hand-seals for FireBall Justu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the charka manipulation through hand-seals work when performing them with another participant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.523" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T08:17:05.270" Title="How do hand-seals work when performed with another participant?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T01:25:02.230" Score="1" ViewCount="287" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched an episode where Naruto met a girl who could see the Kyubi inside of him but I can't find the episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who knows the episode where that happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31905" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T12:51:20.633" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T13:46:52.900" Title="In what episode of Naruto did the chief turn out to be evil?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39796" CreationDate="2017-04-11T01:53:44.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we don't see much of these two-man hand seals, nobody really uses them. The only practical time someone would use it is when someone needs to perform a jutsu that requires a lot of chakra. You do this by weaving hand signs like a normal person would. The only thing different is that the two people would have to merge and cooperate their chakras into that of one person. This is very complicated and rarely used, and the only time I thought two-person hand seals were necessary was when Naruto and Sasuke were doing the Reverse Tsukiyomi jutsu. It required an enormous amount of chakra, and only two people with a lot of chakra, like Naruto and Sasuke could accomplish it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T01:53:44.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6882" CreationDate="2017-04-11T04:59:23.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The breath dials. They blow out air enough to keep it in the air on earth for a whole hour, that's a tremendous amount of force with which one can propel themselves in space where there are minimal drag forces, allowing for that force to make the ship go very very fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering how un-aerodynamic it is and how much metal is likely in it (almost an entire city of gold's worth), it would likely have around as much or more force than our spaceflights use to blast off into space. Also, considering that's a whole hour of constant use, it's quite possible it's more &quot;fuel&quot; that our spaceships have, thus allowing for the actual speed issue to be resolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the why he can't use lightning, lightning cannot travel through the vacuum of space due to a lack of any &quot;medium&quot; with which to flow through, like Enel does through the air, metal, or otherwise, since to varying degrees, they allow for a flow of electrons. However, it is difficult to expect electrons to flow through, what is to my knowledge, emptiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming Enel isn't an exception in the no-air, no-food, etc. and that he intended to bring people with him, there must have either been a legitimate reason for not only him but also even him intending to bring Nami into space. Otherwise, it is just &quot;plot armor&quot; and they just don't want real-world logic to apply for some stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31908" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T15:54:38.663" LastActivityDate="2018-05-07T15:54:38.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39797" CreationDate="2017-04-11T07:55:59.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're talking about the interrupt episodes, where Kabuto creates the clone of Naruto with some worm jutsu, there is a girl who can sense the 9-tails. The chief turns out to be evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The village is famous for its healing/potent/energetic water. I think the episode is 289 to ~296 or it may be the 389 to +a few episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The drawing style is notably different, more movie like. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3252" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T12:52:27.197" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T12:52:27.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37936" CreationDate="2017-04-11T08:40:03.053" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained in the fourth novel (angel fall arc; chapter 2 part 5) by Motoharu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The term ‘magician’—especially the modern magicians that were established in the tenth century, will carve their wishes onto their souls. This is the magic name. Carving the reason why they want to learn magic or give up their entire lives for the one goal by writing it out it in Latin. Like for me, I’m Fallere825, Kanzaki nee-chin’s Salvare000. &lt;strong&gt;The numbers behind are used to prevent others from repeating the word, so this is like an email authentication.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is not from the official English translation because I don't have access to it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T08:40:03.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6220" CreationDate="2017-04-11T09:32:39.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's uncommon, but it's not that rare.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's often to have 2 credits scene for movies, TV programs, etc.: opening &amp;amp; ending. The general rule is, opening credits the studio, main performers, producer, supervisor, writer, etc., and ending credits all of the staffs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japanese TV dramas, it's common to have the opening shown all the credit and omitted the ending in the 60's. However, in 70's and 80's, the credits started to split to opening with important credits, and ending with the rest. In 90's and later, it became common for the opening to only show the title, and the ending plays the theme song while listing all the credits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, most of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUGG2ThXypqJGUSdQ-ZX47Eus76jipHSp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60's &amp;amp; 70's anime OPs&lt;/a&gt; didn't even list any credit, only showing animation &amp;amp; song, sometimes with lyric (unless I was apparently watching the non-telop version...). Even if they list the credit, it's similar to the current trend (production-related credits), but there were some which included the voice actors (out of around 25 anime OPs that I watched):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ビッグX (&lt;em&gt;Big X&lt;/em&gt;, 1964): &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/UNa_cJA7wN8?t=27s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zlzl9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Big X OP&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;夕やけ番長 (&lt;em&gt;Yuuyake Bancho&lt;/em&gt;, 1968): &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Bm581sbjqdQ?t=41s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sNrDJm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yuuyake Bancho OP&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;もーれつア太郎 (&lt;em&gt;Moretsu Ataro&lt;/em&gt;, 1969): &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/aRuIUOAzekY?t=33s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;B/W OP (YouTube video)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/gPnqi9_3JMA?t=32s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Color OP (YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u0E4Lm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Moretsu Ataro B/W OP&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YX2HMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Moretsu Ataro Color OP&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;男一匹 ガキ大将 (&lt;em&gt;Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou&lt;/em&gt;, 1969): &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/NDmdhYZ6yTc?t=45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NBdLJm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: 声の出演 is the same as CV (Character Voice).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T09:32:39.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T12:24:50.143" Score="4" ViewCount="538" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Little Witch Academia series, Ursula is attempting to make Akko say all the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seven Words of Arcturus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that supposedly would reawaken the Triskelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Triskelion, and what does it do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T12:49:53.097" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T16:26:03.770" Title="What is the Triskelion supposed to do?" Tags="&lt;little-witch-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39806" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-11T13:03:00.947" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T13:03:00.947" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T13:03:00.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39807" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-11T13:03:00.947" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T13:03:00.947" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T13:03:00.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23480" CreationDate="2017-04-11T13:16:06.213" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is 27 as in a episode in anime series sojo or someone else said he is of same age as Toshiro Hijikata &#xA;P.s:season1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31914" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T13:16:06.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39805" CreationDate="2017-04-11T15:40:43.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory on what might the Triskellion be starts with the opening. The opening starts off with Akko, Lotte and Sucy holding hands leading to spiral formation to the Seven Words of Arcturus till finally a tree which I call Yggdrasil, the world tree.  In mythology, Yggdrasil was this very powerful and ancient tree that held the nine realms of the Norse Mythology. As you probably read, think about this, nine worlds and the Nine Olde Witches. Probably the Nine Olde Witches and Little Witch Academia as a world has influence of the Norse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ‘ready for battle’ sequence. All of Akko’s friends, her teammates, Amanda and her team, Diana and Akko herself but before I talked about Akko, I want to talk about the ley lines. If you look closer, the ley lines had what looked to be branches or roots which connects to Yggdrasil. Why is that? Well, the answer is that what we are looking at are the roots of the world tree itself. The Ley lines are the Roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil. So, all that meant is that all the Witches and the Faeries are taking in this magical energy from one of the most ancient forces in the universe. Also, could this mean the world where Akko is having her adventures is located at one of the nine realms. However, this presents a case on what’s happening to Yggdrasil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We understand that magic came from somewhere, probably Yggdrasil but at some point, the magic is getting less which foretells a frightening conclusion, the world tree is dying. If that happens, all the worlds including Earth would be destroyed without Yggdrasil holding them together. That might be the purpose of Chariot. By reviving the Seven Words of Arcturus, they can revive Yggdrasil who will in turn support the worlds once more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the Grand Triskellion might be a new seed to give birth to a new Yggdrasil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31918" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T15:40:43.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T15:44:34.330" Score="2" ViewCount="27361" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of season 2, when the reaper guy says in the manga &quot;I'm gonna need a new quinque&quot;, does that mean in season 3, Kaneki won't have a Kagune anymore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31917" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T15:59:22.637" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T21:02:50.843" Title="What happens to Kaneki's Kagune?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39810" CreationDate="2017-04-11T16:54:39.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing to note, Ghouls regrow their Kagune sacs. Rize was used to farm them, and made dozens of failed experiments after Kaneki. In the manga, It was Kaneki eating them that triggered his transformation into a Kajuka. It is not confirmed what happens when you loose all of them though, since farming would probably be most efficient if they leave at least one in there to help the others regrow faster. Regardless, there have been no confirmed cases where a ghoul lost all of their Kagune Sacs and was not also dead, usually by the hands of the one who took their last sac. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when the CCG make a quinque, its almost always been by harvesting the Kagune sacs from dead ghouls. There is one exception, but I'll get to that in a second.  With that in mind, there are 2 ideas. One, that Kaneki just broke his quinque (which he did) and he needs a new one, which could come from any powerful source, or specifically that he wants Kaneki's Kagune sacs, which would probably be extracted from his corpse, because he is implied dead at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since the anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/18391/why-did-tokyo-ghoul-%E2%88%9Aa-completely-deviate-from-the-manga&quot;&gt;diverged from the manga&lt;/a&gt;, Its impossible to say if they will actually make season 3. It is heavily implied that at the end of Season 2, Kaneki is dead. In the last chapters of the Manga, he was all but announced dead, with 2 holes in his head. That is where Tokyo Ghoul ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only hope here, is that they decide to create season 3, and follow the Tokyo Ghoul sequel, Tokyo Ghoul Re:. That story follows Haise Sasaki who is a member of the CCG and (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He has Rize's Kagune, just like Kaneki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do season 3 and tell us Haise's story, He does discover the Fate of Kaneki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your impacient, there is well over 100 capters of Re to read, Though, you are going to be hard pressed to find a Tokyo ghoul Fan on reddit who would say you read Re having only watched the anime. Many would tell you to start Tokyo Ghoul at chapter 1 first, because a significant amount of both season 1 and 2 are not faithful to the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for that exception I mentioned earlier, Arima (the reaper guy) in Re: had all his lighting quinque destroyed leaving him with none of his normal weapons, and was forced to pull out his strongest quinque, which was made by a sac he pulled out of one of the Owl's during his fight with them years earlier. I do not recall if they said which Owl he got it from, but both of them have multiple Kagune sacs, as well as Kajuka sacs, so it did them no harm in the long run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:48.953" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:54:39.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2017-04-11T20:52:31.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just a coincidence that all of the First Gen Dragon Slayers have Exceed partners. After all, we find out that the whole &quot;Kill/Bring the Dragon Slayers to Edolas&quot; thing was made up by the queen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31924" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T20:52:31.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9486" CreationDate="2017-04-12T01:05:01.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though I know where you were going with the Christian symbolism. The snake on the rod (also a root that the medical symbols came from because People were healed by looking at the snake on the rod) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31931" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T01:05:01.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27302" CreationDate="2017-04-12T01:35:05.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Monokuma's eye was created by &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Junko the Ultimate Despair. She designed the bear and help the hero kids with their plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know what the crest originally meant, but I do know it didn't mean despair from Monokuma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31932" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T14:06:50.420" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T14:06:50.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41126" CreationDate="2017-04-12T04:05:29.470" Score="6" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, Kirika brings Yuri Nazarov home after he faints and finds &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7DFP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a family photograph&lt;/a&gt; hidden behind a drawing of a cat. (See link for bigger version of image below.) On the back of the photograph, there is something written in what is probably Russian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7DFPm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7DFPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;back side of Nazarov&amp;#39;s family photograph&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is written on the back of the photograph? I have at best an extremely poor knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet and the Russian language, so I have not managed to read everything written there. My guesses so far are, going line by line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ivanov&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Natasha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[I can't figure out what the middle two letters are.]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Balkutsk 1951 [This is the line that Kirika reports to Mireille, so it must be correct.]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T21:09:36.093" Title="What are the names written on the back of Yuri Nazarov's photograph?" Tags="&lt;noir&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39747" CreationDate="2017-04-12T06:05:41.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the D-mail actually alters the timeline into the one that has received the message. It doesn't send at that present time but it is sent in the past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sending of the message actually becomes the change between the timelines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this makes me wonder how the pager thing worked? Different timelines, different technologies. I mean what was the sender number in that message received by the pager? Is that really possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please correct me if I'm wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT : (after OP comment)&#xA;The answer is NO,the D-mail does not require network to be sent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="24320" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T07:50:36.320" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T07:50:36.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3548" CreationDate="2017-04-12T06:37:20.567" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watched the Time of Eve movie there is a bit in the beginning with Dr. Ashimori about Shiotsuki's &quot;parting gift.&quot; What is it and why is it this particular android at the center of all this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First a bit of background, if you don't know already,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Nagi's father is probably Shiotsuki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiotsuki is the creator of the Code:Life AI that runs in all androids that have appeared in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning scene we see an android is spreading some sort of signal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbcAO.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbcAO.png&quot; alt=&quot;Time of Eve?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The identity of the &quot;centorid&quot; is identified by Setoro. We see the following on Dr. Ashimori's screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lx1X.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lx1X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;SAMMY!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the name on the right. It's Sammy. This is explicitly the same Sakisaka family household android named Sammy that we see throughout the series. Note the user ID and data. It seems that Sammy is a carrier and sender of sort for the signal. It seems to affect other android AI that it comes in contact with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its AI is noted to be &quot;code:eve&quot;, vs other androids who have &quot;code:life&quot;. Unfortunately, its significance was never explained in the story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sammy, the cafe, Time of Eve, and Shiotsuki: how does all of this tie in? The code being sent &quot;1138&quot; might shed some light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the scene where the illegally dumped old-model vagrant robot Katoran enters the cafe, he scans the board with the rules of the cafe. We see this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Arvp3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Arvp3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;1138&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this signal is, is unclear; but it seems to have a high priority (if not the highest) with the robots' AI. Katoran's HUD displays &quot;1138 THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ORDAR&quot; or something like that. There's also a bit about rejecting &quot;Article 115&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not explicitly stated it would seem that all modern androids have some sort of suppression circuit (&quot;deterrent&quot; circuit) that limits the capabilities of the AI, preventing them from achieving true sentience. At the end of the movie there is a conversation between Dr. Ashimori and Setoro. They mention &quot;Rule 1138&quot; and &quot;our country's robot force will continue to act upon prioritized orders&quot;. They also mention how Code:Life's &quot;suppression reformation&quot; isn't working and that it's all in preparation of &quot;that time&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for that may be related to &quot;Article 115&quot; and related to the incident that Dr. Ashimori mentions (the Tokisaka Incident) was wiped from the record, and those involved put under protective observation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPeMs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPeMs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tokisaka Incident&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nagi is likely very closely related to all of this, and likely the victim of the incident as implied by the still in the ending credits. The incident most likely involved the THX-like model and caused Nagi to be severely injured, causing her to need prosthetic arms and legs plus rehabilitation (see ending credits), and be hospitalized. The incident was then covered up for some reason and certain safeguards were put in place because the use of Code:Life was too widespread to force a recall of androids using the AI. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how Sammy is related to all of this, it is implied in the chkdsk scene and passim that the THX-type unit that was involved with a young Nagi (and Dr. Ashimori, who attacked the robot) was rebuild into the Sammy we see, by Dr. Ashimori or Shiotsuki personally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2FDRZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2FDRZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sammy and new family&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for what reason is unclear. In the after credits scene of the movie, we see Nagi talking with a male figure with prosthetic hand and synthesized voice, implied to be Shiotsuki. Shiotsuki mentions that he worries about a certain robot who seems unsure of things ever since they were broken by Dr. Ashimori. The most unsure android from the cast is Sammy, it's implied that he is talking about her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's likely that Shiotsuki gave Sammy some sort of unconscious function to broadcast some sort of order to the androids she came across, to come to the Time of Eve, where they would see the signboard. This seems to be developed by Shiotsuki for some purpose. The signboard has a wire that presumably plugs in somewhere so it's likely not an ordinary hand written signboard, even if it appear to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fIVwF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fIVwF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sign board&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of the signboard, use of rule 1138, and Sammy is unclear. But it seems that through these two devices the suppressed parts of the Code:Life AI is lifted, allowing androids to develop sentience. Shiotsuki mentions that this is not the first time he's attempted this proliferation of AI sentience, he mentions that there has been at least three to four prior attempts, which is implied to have not been successful. Masaki's THX robot might be from a previous attempt. The seaside cafe in the credits might have been one of his earlier attempts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T05:31:39.823" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T05:31:39.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5305" CreationDate="2017-04-12T11:15:55.253" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he is the leader of the Yakuza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31937" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T13:15:24.027" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T13:15:24.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32238" CreationDate="2017-04-12T11:36:22.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is what I found : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understood, music industry in anime is not really transparent. It's difficult to find trustable sources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly I had the idea to ask to Thomas Romain and here is his answer (translation below the screen) : &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nZUne.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nZUne.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation : &#xA;&quot;Who usually owns the rights on anime OST in Japan ? (except OP &amp;amp; ED) the studio ? the composer ?&quot;&#xA;&quot;Certainly not the studio. I couldn't say. Probably the production committee + the composer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thomas Romain is a French animator which works in Japan since several years. He works for the studio Satelight. So even if he's not sure about who owns the rights, I think you can trust him when he says that studios do not own the rights. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also made some resarch on Wikipedia :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Japanese copyright laws (著作権法 Chosakukenhō?) consist of two parts:&#xA;  &quot;Author's Rights&quot; and &quot;Neighbouring Rights.&quot; As such, &quot;copyright&quot; is a&#xA;  convenient collective term rather than a single concept in Japan.&#xA;  Japan was a party to the original Berne convention in 1899, so its&#xA;  copyright law is in sync with most international regulations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They say the copyright law is in sync with most international regulations. There are 3 actors : the composer, the producers and the broadcasters (wire diffusers). In anime production like pointed before, producers and broadcasters seem to be the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the rights of each of them : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The composer has all the moral rights on his music. He has also&#xA;  economic rights, that is to say :  Reproduction: The author can&#xA;  control the reproduction of a work, including photography, recording,&#xA;  and downloading. Communication: The author can control how a work is&#xA;  to be transmitted, communicated, broadcast, performed, exhibited,&#xA;  etc., including how copies of the work are to be distributed.&#xA;  Adaptation: The author can control the adaptation of a work through&#xA;  translation, dramatization, cinematization, and the creation of&#xA;  derivative works in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the broadcasters (here the producers) : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Broadcasters and wire diffusers have the transferable economic rights&#xA;  of fixation, reproduction, making available, and retransmission.&#xA;  Television broadcasters also have a right to control photography of&#xA;  their broadcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want more details, here is my source : &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_Japan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T11:36:22.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39797" CreationDate="2017-04-12T13:46:52.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 216, Sakura tries to assassinate Sasuke. Naruto and Kakashi stop her, and Sasuke flees, leaving the red-haired Karin behind. She becomes a captive, and, while being carried back to the Hidden Leaf Villages, senses Kurama (9-tailed beast) inside Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this what you are referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T13:46:52.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39824" CreationDate="2017-04-12T14:25:52.187" Score="0" ViewCount="873" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title suggests, I'm looking for the episodes of Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.: Henneko BBS. I've been searching for a while now and can't seem to find anything regarding it, I only find the TV series (which i've already watched). So my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it possible to watch Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.: Henneko BBS online and when yes, where can I find it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your help in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28701" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T15:00:08.087" Title="Where can I watch Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.: Henneko BBS?" Tags="&lt;hentai-ouji-to-warawanai-neko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39823" CreationDate="2017-04-12T15:00:08.087" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko is licenced by Sentai Filmworks according wikipedia : &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%22Hentai%22_Prince_and_the_Stony_Cat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%22Hentai%22_Prince_and_the_Stony_Cat&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go on the official website of Sentai Filmworks you will find the blu-ray here : &lt;a href=&quot;https://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/products/the-hentai-prince-the-stony-cat-complete-collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/products/the-hentai-prince-the-stony-cat-complete-collection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is written :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Extras: Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation; BBS Shorts&#xA;  (x12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The BBS shorts are included. So you just have to buy the blu-ray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T15:00:08.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5312" CreationDate="2017-04-12T22:19:37.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;not all students had to be able to make shadow clones in order to graduate. Naruto was failed for not being able to make a shadow clone simply because he was worst in his class and had no skill in order to become a genin. Rock lee being exceptionally skilled in taijutsu had no reason to be failed while he had many skills in taijutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31946" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T22:19:37.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-12T23:00:38.520" Score="2" ViewCount="822" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, Naruto failed the Graduation Test because he couldn't create a proper clone. Mizuki falsely tells Naruto that if he learns a Jutsu from the Forbidden Scroll, he can graduate. As such, Naruto studies, and successfully performs the Shadow Clone Jutsu, with Iruka commenting how Naruto was able to master an advance Jutsu with so many clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what makes the Shadow Clone Jutsu more advanced than the Clone Jutsu that Naruto failed at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="3407" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T23:53:27.990" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T16:15:40.827" Title="Is there a difference between Clones and Shadow Clones?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-13T22:27:08.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-12T23:25:40.993" Score="4" ViewCount="19901" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto recovered from a pretty big hole in his shoulder while fighting with Sasuke. Madara was cut in half and could still fly, and Naruto flies, so it would stand to reason that he can recover at least somewhat like Madara. Not to mention how he kind of copied Kakashi's eye, saved Guy-sensei, and tried to save Obito even just before he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Naruto has mastered Senjutsu like Madara and Kaguya, and he has aptitude for recovery, why didn't his arm grow by itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3252" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-10T04:56:36.763" LastActivityDate="2020-01-01T02:06:38.830" Title="Why didn't Naruto's arm grow by itself like Madara or Kaguya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39831" CreationDate="2017-04-12T23:30:49.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Long story short clones does not have any chakra release and cant attack someone whereas shadow clones have chakra release and can attack.Thats why it is easy for Byakugan to distinguish between clones but hard between shadow clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31861" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T23:30:49.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-13T05:42:07.100" Score="5" ViewCount="298" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vague title, I realize, but I don't want to spoil any passersby. Here's my question, spoilered to keep people browsing /questions from seeing it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; How long was it from the first time that Taki and Mitsuha swapped until the last time (the day before the comet struck)? Relatedly, how long was it from when they &lt;em&gt;realized&lt;/em&gt; they were swapping until the last time they swapped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sense I got is that it had to be a fairly long time (some number of months, perhaps), based on details like how they had pinned down that the swaps occur 2-3 times a week, and how each of them had gotten quite good at fitting into the other's life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during the first scene that is set in Mitsuha's present with her in her own body, the TV news indicates that the comet is due to approach perigee within a month, and at this point, they hadn't yet figured out that they were swapping, which suggests to me that at best they could've had a few weeks where they were aware of the swapping phenomenon. (Granted, the swapping could've been going on for considerably longer with both of them still believing the swaps to just be vivid dreams.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the timelines seem a bit wonky to me. Can we pin down the duration of the &quot;first&quot; part of the movie more accurately?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that we should be able to get relatively tight bounds at least on how long they were aware of the swapping by examining the details of the diary entries Mitsuha was keeping on Taki's phone. (Or maybe this info could be found in the novelization?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-04-05T14:00:44.310" Title="In in-universe time, how long did the &quot;first&quot; part of the movie last?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38346" CreationDate="2017-04-13T05:44:29.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It leaves off at chapter 19  so you want to start  on chapter 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31952" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T05:44:29.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39735" CreationDate="2017-04-13T11:00:51.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll answer you but I have to say that I will spoil the end of the light novel (and the third animation movie). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the whole story of Kizumonogatari Araragi is never outside when there is light. If there is light in the movie, it's just a mistake. A reason for Shaft to make something beautiful, that's all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the following stories of Monogatari, you will notice that Araragi lost the most part of his vampire abilities. In the end of Kizumonogatari you will learn that Araragi have to kill Shinobu if he wants to turn into a human. That's why Shinobu is so weak in Bakemonogatari. Araragi didn't want to kill Shinobu so they found a compromise. By weakening Shinobu, Araragi became weak as a vampire and lost the most part of his abilities. It also means that his weakenesses, like the sun became less important. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will notice in bakemonogatari and other stories that Araragi hates the sun, not because he hates it as a human, but because he kept a small part of his weakeness to the sun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, at the beginning of the Kizumonogatari movie Shinobu looks younger than in Bakemonogatari but that's not the case. This is misleading. In the light novel they say she look like a ten year old girl in Kizumonogatari and a eight year old girl in Bakemonogatari. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also explain why Araragi is able to regenerate himself so fast in his battle against Kagenui Yozuru. Shinobu was older in this scene. She was a teenager. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I checked on the wiki and here is what they say : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kiss shot planned on having Koyomi kill her so she could finally find&#xA;  a proper way to die and allow her minion to turn back into a human.&#xA;  Instead, after having her plan revealed, Koyomi rejects it as he&#xA;  doesn't want to kill her. With the help of Meme Oshino, he finds a&#xA;  compromise that leaves no ones wishes granted. Instead of killing her&#xA;  completely, he would get her to the brink of death, weakening her&#xA;  power, making him as close to human as possible. In return, she'd be&#xA;  so weak that she wouldn't even be able to take the same name anymore.&#xA;  To keep her alive, Koyomi would occasionally feed her his blood. This&#xA;  plan goes through. The now unnamed vampire holds a grudge and refuses&#xA;  to speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Shinobu_Oshino&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Shinobu_Oshino&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T11:00:51.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-13T14:46:49.443" Score="0" ViewCount="1219" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OST appears in &lt;em&gt;No Regrets&lt;/em&gt; OVA when Levi fights Erwin and Mike and is &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/MWvSW6wepbA?t=135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;played&lt;/a&gt; exactly when Erwin comes in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31959" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-05T07:00:47.830" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T07:00:47.830" Title="What's the OST playing in &quot;No Regrets&quot; OVA when Levi is fighting with Erwin?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39832" CreationDate="2017-04-13T16:12:30.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory is that probably Naruto's arm didn't grow because of the extraordinary pressure created by the attack of Sasuke and Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certainly cases in which arms can be healed by healing jutsu, but what if all the cell and even every single particle in the arm side was destroyed? Then, the resurrecting of the arm would be impossible because no matter what, there is not a single jutsu in the world which can recreate cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is just a theory, I believe this is what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31960" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-10T04:56:40.483" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T04:56:40.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12893" CreationDate="2017-04-13T16:59:51.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pamela was already a ghost since she was first introduced in &lt;em&gt;Gramnad series (Atelier Judie &amp;amp; Atelier Violet)&lt;/em&gt;, and as usual, nobody (even herself) knew how she became a ghost. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://atelier.wikia.com/wiki/Pamela_Ibis_(Gramnad)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 games where Pamela's cause of death were explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana&lt;/em&gt;, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm&lt;/em&gt; (as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12893/how-did-pamela-die#comment15828_12893&quot;&gt;the comment by Septian&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana&lt;/em&gt;, it's explained &lt;strong&gt;in the main quest (SPOILER ALERT!)&lt;/strong&gt; that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she was sent to a cave as a sacrifice to the dragon, but when she was trying to escape, she froze to death... (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/9nzm_7kqUMw?t=8m25s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in &lt;em&gt;Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm&lt;/em&gt;, there's a side quest about Pamela's death, which&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; according to her diary which was placed on her grave, when she was going to cook, she tried to reach for a plate in the cabinet, but it fell. She dodged it by stepping back, but her foot landed in a pot on the floor. She flipped over, hit her head, and died. This entry was written by her mom. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIrhXY4h5t0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... which contradicts each other! However, considering that both of her cause of death was told by herself, the player can only believe even if it's true or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also spawned a fan theory that not all Pamela is the same Pamela, similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cid in every &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy series&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/directmessage.php?m=29654458&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neoseeker forum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;SPOILER ALERT!&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T16:59:51.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-13T17:53:41.953" Score="7" ViewCount="4094" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi Hiden falls under the category of c-canon because while it was written by a different writer, Kishimoto supervised and approved of the novel. Kakashi Hiden occurred before Kakashi took office as the sixth Hokage. Kahyo is supposed to be executed but Kakashi reduced her punishment to life-imprisonment and made her the new warden of the Blood Prison. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ib the epilogue of the novel Kakashi received a letter from Kahyo and Naruto is spreading rumors about Kakashi and Kahyo's relationship, which Kakashi denies. The last statement of the novel says, &quot;Springtime is around the corner&quot;, which is, in Japan, a metaphor usually used to refer to a blossoming romance, but others interpret the last statement as a reference to &quot;change&quot; or think it refers to the actual spring season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 700 of the manga after Kakashi has stepped down and Naruto has become the seventh Hokage, everybody is shown alongside their partners (except for Rock Lee who is shown training with a kid, and Ten Ten who is at a shop). But Guy and Kakashi are not shown with their &quot;partners&quot;. It isn't even clear if they do have partners. Kakashi also says that he is going on a tour or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is Kakashi in love with Kahyo from Kakashi Hiden? Did he end up with her and settle down with her? If he did, how does it work when Kahyo is serving her life-imprisonment as a warden at the Blood Prison? and why aren't they shown together like the other couples in Chapter 700?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31961" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T22:11:12.623" LastActivityDate="2021-02-22T02:03:10.287" Title="Is Kakashi in love with Kahyo from Kakashi Hiden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39650" CreationDate="2017-04-13T19:20:03.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the song that played when Minato saved Kushina. When Cloud ninja had kidnapped Kushina, Minato found her by the strands of hair she left on the trail. This is the song&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xR5FuBin_g&amp;amp;list=PLF7A13C44809B5893&amp;amp;index=100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xR5FuBin_g&amp;amp;list=PLF7A13C44809B5893&amp;amp;index=100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31965" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:20:03.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-14T02:51:29.260" Score="2" ViewCount="58" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, Silvana meets Mireille and has a conversation with her, which the Funimation subtitles give as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;S: I thought you would come here. Daughter of Corsica, Mireille. Mireille Bouquet …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;M: So you did see me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;S: &amp;quot;The light of the moon is merciless, and exposes those who would hide.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;M: But how could you have remembered me? Once … Yes, we only met once before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;S: You were trembling then too. And now, you are before me as a blade known by the name of Noir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Silvana then gives Mireille &amp;quot;the kiss of death&amp;quot; and tells her where to find her the next day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The line about &amp;quot;the light of the moon&amp;quot; sounds like a quotation that Silvana pulled out of somewhere, since the Funimation subtitles put quotation marks around it and since it has a &amp;quot;theatrical&amp;quot; quality to it. With this in mind, is Silvana quoting something that exists in real life? I tried searching for &lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;the light of the moon is merciless&amp;quot;&lt;/code&gt; and only got results for &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, but it's possible that I might have missed something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T02:51:29.260" Title="Is Silvana's comment about the moon in her exchange with Mireille a real life quote?" Tags="&lt;noir&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-14T03:35:03.733" Score="0" ViewCount="1596" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit confused here - who is running the world government? Only those five un-named people who only get screen time when a catastrophe happens? Do we know their names or backgrounds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rq5Sx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rq5Sx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31972" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:46:10.800" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:46:10.800" Title="Who exactly is running the One Piece government?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39832" CreationDate="2017-04-14T05:42:24.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto lost his Sage of Six Paths (SOSP) power after his fight with Sasuke. It was mainly due to the fact that he lost the chakras of all the bijuus (tailed beasts) that he had. So, as a result of losing the power of SOSP, he also lost the ability to heal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto actually 'lost' his SOSP after using a tremendous amount of chakra to seal away kaguya. So after the fight with Sasuke, he must almost have depleted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to the point, &lt;em&gt;while&lt;/em&gt; fighting Madara Uchiha and Kaguya, he still had his powers and abilities (levitation, the truth orbs, &lt;em&gt;healing&lt;/em&gt;, etc.) It was when he actually sealed Kaguya with the help of Sasuke, did he use up his SOSP powers/chakra. So, he lost the truth orbs, the SOSP cloak, ability to heal, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, why did Sasuke not lose his rinnegan? That was because, Indra's chakra is needed to only &lt;em&gt;awaken&lt;/em&gt; the rinnegan, and not to maintain it.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the reason why Naruto could not heal his own arm was because he lost his&#xA;powers when he sealed Kaguya, &lt;em&gt;but&lt;/em&gt; could use levitation , etc. &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; sealing Kaguya, that is, while facing her and Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30023" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-10T04:56:38.950" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T04:56:38.950" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39852" CreationDate="2017-04-14T09:06:02.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question in the title and in the message aren't the same so I'll answer the first one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The World Government is a political organization comprised of the&#xA;  majority of the world at large, ruled by the Gorosei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gorosei is composed of 5 members and on the wiki they say : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Gorosei (literally meaning &quot;Five Elder Stars&quot;) are the heads of&#xA;  the World Government, and as such, they essentially rule the entire&#xA;  world. They are the five men who rule above the Marines, Cipher Pol,&#xA;  and the ones who made a pact with the Shichibukai, making them one of&#xA;  the main antagonists of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So far, none of their names have been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about their screentime since they are the organization recruiting the Shichibukai, we can guess they will be the last organization that Luffy's team will fight. But this is just a guess since your question can't be answered until the manga is finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you can check my source and learn more about them : &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gorosei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T09:06:02.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-14T15:13:36.137" Score="6" ViewCount="563" Body="&lt;p&gt;What type of letters or font is used in Clarines? I've been searching for it and I can't seem to find an answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a screenshot of Shirayuki's Clarines Castle &quot;pass tag/ID&quot; from episode 6. I can somewhat read the &quot;Clarines K • D Wistal Court&quot; part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O05yY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O05yYm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shirayuki&amp;#39;s Clarines ID&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And can you please link where can I download it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for my bad English. It's not my first language. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31981" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:44:19.423" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:44:19.423" Title="Akagami no Shirayukihime letters or font?" Tags="&lt;akagami-no-shirayukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39857" CreationDate="2017-04-14T15:42:13.797" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, the website for Hakusensha's &lt;em&gt;LaLa&lt;/em&gt; (the magazine in which &lt;em&gt;Akagami no Shirayuki-hime&lt;/em&gt; is serialized) has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/lala/entertainment/akagami.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a nifty little thing&lt;/a&gt; where you can enter your date of birth and your name, and it invents a life for you somewhere in the world of &lt;em&gt;Akagami&lt;/em&gt;. (For example, I am apparently a &quot;nervous boy awaiting the incipient start of the tournament of arms in Yurikana&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a bonus, it also displays your name in Clarines script. I used this to extract the Clarines glyphs. Here they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tfHlC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tfHlC.png&quot; alt=&quot;a&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pXnXT.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pXnXT.png&quot; alt=&quot;b&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zWFBQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zWFBQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;c&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SQi11.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SQi11.png&quot; alt=&quot;d&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N0aIL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N0aIL.png&quot; alt=&quot;e&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iAs5G.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iAs5G.png&quot; alt=&quot;f&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8CAW8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8CAW8.png&quot; alt=&quot;g&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tR1q7.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tR1q7.png&quot; alt=&quot;h&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/27CwH.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/27CwH.png&quot; alt=&quot;i&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aQQBN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aQQBN.png&quot; alt=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nf24x.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nf24x.png&quot; alt=&quot;k&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HB5N8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HB5N8.png&quot; alt=&quot;l&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EvTWG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EvTWG.png&quot; alt=&quot;m&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AiAal.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AiAal.png&quot; alt=&quot;n&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrCA5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrCA5.png&quot; alt=&quot;o&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M6Awk.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M6Awk.png&quot; alt=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncuBE.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ncuBE.png&quot; alt=&quot;q&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AKWc3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AKWc3.png&quot; alt=&quot;r&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AKLmO.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AKLmO.png&quot; alt=&quot;s&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2Mj4.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2Mj4.png&quot; alt=&quot;t&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ubmor.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ubmor.png&quot; alt=&quot;u&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mer45.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mer45.png&quot; alt=&quot;v&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGbdh.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGbdh.png&quot; alt=&quot;w&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yiWq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yiWq.png&quot; alt=&quot;x&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCPYf.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xCPYf.png&quot; alt=&quot;y&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRT9Z.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRT9Z.png&quot; alt=&quot;z&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turning this into a genuine font is left as an exercise for the reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're looking for a name for this, there isn't really one; Japanese sites just call it クラリネス文字, meaning &quot;Clarines letters&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T15:42:13.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33973" CreationDate="2017-04-14T16:11:23.387" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean, it was basically just added into the show because Studio Perriot wanted to show the whole reincarnation thing with Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an in-universe explanation though, it's probably just a case of Kakashi &quot;inventing&quot; something that he didn't even know was already a thing, hence why Indra uses the same handsigns and it makes the same noise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever thought of a great idea, only to find out it's been done before? Same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31982" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T16:11:23.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2017-04-14T20:50:39.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga, but as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/40210/2516&quot;&gt;another answer&lt;/a&gt;, it couldn't have been a cellphone. As shown in the anime, it isn't a cellphone and they quite can't change the plot that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I'm right, this all was when Ciel was captured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31985" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:14:12.497" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:14:12.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39832" CreationDate="2017-04-15T09:16:18.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I remember, there were marks, that were given to both of them, which disappeared after they sealed Kaguya. While some say that the marks awakened their abilities, but they might also be explained in another way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no indication that I remember, that Asura got a mark when he got the SOSP power mode, therefore the marks could only be the sealing jutsu. So they both got power upgrade and sealing jutsu powered by the SOSP. Then even after they used it, Naruto still had the same abilities as before, same cloak, he could still levitate, he could levitate all 6 clones of Kurama and still had 3 more orbs (wonder why he didn't make more, they seem to be using them up). On top of all that, he didn't really seem to gather any/much natural energy, until he made those 2 crazy Rasenshuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be precise, he never really displayed the need for healing like Obito, Madara, and Kaguya did, because he didn't get hurt, until the end fight. He did seem to display slight decrease in power/compensated by alternative power and skill in the following 2 movies, e.g. super punch, ability to separate from Kurama, a beast size Rasengan, still levitating on the moon, healing quite fast from a sword wound in a minute or so in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all in all, it is the extreme level of healing and the truth seeking orbs that are really missing later, maybe as existing answers pointed out by not having all the bijuus like Obito, Kaguya and Madara, actually that is when they were making them. Although Obito made a staff even after being exhausted to deflect Madaras orbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then Naruto get Kurama times 2, so I think that is compensated. Still, he should have been able to make orbs after that. Regarding the arm, maybe he didn't have the energy to heal it at the time since Kurama went to sleep, although even later as an Uzumaki he should still display some amazing healing ability like Karin and his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3252" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-10T04:56:50.047" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T04:56:50.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-15T10:55:04.327" Score="2" ViewCount="7614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about when we first meet Tobi. He becomes Deidara's partner and acts helpless. If he was Madara all along, why did he have to go through the process of getting accepted into the Akatsuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples: when capturing the 3 tails and when fighting Sasuke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31992" LastActivityDate="2019-04-04T15:10:23.713" Title="Why did Madara pose as Tobi when with Deidara?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11286" CreationDate="2017-04-15T16:45:18.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She said 「な・あ・に」 (&lt;em&gt;na-a-ni&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;What&quot;).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, there's a TV program on BS2 channel called &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%A4%9C%E8%A9%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BSアニメ夜話&lt;/a&gt; (BS Anime Night Talks), and on 26 February 2009, it's talking about &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding that scene, the original storyboard revealed that she was supposed to say &quot;&lt;em&gt;na-a-ni&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. With cold expression, Major Kusanagi didn't convey anything to Batou even in that situation. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Okada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toshio Okada&lt;/a&gt; (anime producer &amp;amp; co-founder and former president of Gainax) responded with「&lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/4435/&quot;&gt;ドS&lt;/a&gt;ねーちゃんですね」(&quot;She is a very sadistic girl, eh.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fun fact&lt;/strong&gt;: before this information was revealed, many Japanese fans theorized that she was actually saying 「と・け・い」 (&lt;em&gt;to-ke-i&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;(Wrist)watch&quot;) because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she tried to tell Batou that she wasn't wearing a watch, which means that she was &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the real Major Kusanagi, only a body double of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fan theory was also strengthened by the close-up of her wrist after that scene (spoiler image below)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wItxNm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Major Kusanagi&amp;#39;s wristwatch&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jademetal.exblog.jp/9713472/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jademetal's blog post (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1236546452&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T16:45:18.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39865" CreationDate="2017-04-15T17:35:44.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; Madara. He claims to be Madara, and everybody believes it, that's all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi's true identity is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Obito Uchiha. He pretends to be Madara because he does not want to reveal his true identity because he should already be dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He keeps his goofball attitude so &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that he can pretend to be someone else (Tobi),  but once everyone calls him Madara, he changes his attitude to serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-04-15T23:00:08.587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T23:00:08.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39870" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39871" CreationDate="2017-04-15T21:41:50.700" Score="0" ViewCount="991" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any dubbed episodes of Naruto Shippuden after episode 388? And if so are they continuing dubbing episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have looked everywhere and couldn't find anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31999" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T07:06:00.343" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T07:06:00.343" Title="Naruto shippuden episodes" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-08T22:14:43.097" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39870" CreationDate="2017-04-15T22:10:33.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looks like the dubs are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes#DVD_releases&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lagging a bit behind&lt;/a&gt; the subs, which is to be expected.  Given the rate of release, you can expect another handful of these dubs to be released every three or so months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T22:10:33.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39896" CreationDate="2017-04-16T00:01:00.717" Score="2" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the spin-off novel &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa. Another Side:Earthbound&lt;/em&gt;, chapter 2 takes a look at the events of &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa.&lt;/em&gt; from Teshigawara's perspective. The second section of that chapter has him thinking about how he's so fed up with the corruption in Itomori that he just wants to blow the whole place up. Then, this thought occurs to him (on p. 88):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;そういえば、大好きすぎて辛いから、もういっそなくなってしまえ、と思いつめて、どこかの寺に火をつける小説があったはずだ。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Come to think of it, wasn't there a novel where someone is so deeply in love that it hurts, and gets it in his/her head that he/she should just make it all go away, so he/she sets fire to some temple? &lt;sub&gt;[translation mine]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What novel is he referring to here? The description makes it sound like some classic of Japanese literature, which is a thing I don't know much about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It is presumably a novel that actually exists, given that all the other allusions so far (Michael Jackson, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC_(%E9%9B%91%E8%AA%8C)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Muu&quot; magazine&lt;/a&gt;, a few others) have all been to real-world things that exist.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T07:49:45.440" Title="What novel does Teshigawara allude to in chapter 2.2 of &quot;Earthbound&quot;?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-16T16:01:18.397" Score="3" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching Ero-manga Sensei's song (forgot if it was the opening or the ending), I immediately noticed that it was sung by ClariS. Now, interestingly, both Ero-manga Sensei and Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai are written by Fushimi Tsukasa. Both also has their theme song sung by ClariS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just a coincidence, or there's more than meets the eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-16T23:37:12.807" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T23:37:12.807" Title="ClariS and Fushimi Tsukasa" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;&lt;claris&gt;&lt;eromanga-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43202" CreationDate="2017-04-16T16:01:36.810" Score="1" ViewCount="4884" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z , 17 referred to himself as the strongest fighter (before he knew the power of 16, Cell, etc). I don't remember where, but I'm positive that it was mentioned he was slightly stronger than 18. Now with the events of Dragon Ball Super and the Goku vs 17 sparring, is this still a valid assertion or has it been retconned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:22:29.777" LastActivityDate="2019-04-03T14:16:50.963" Title="Is 17 really &quot;slightly stronger&quot; than 18?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="16" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39880" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41131" CreationDate="2017-04-16T16:18:29.607" Score="2" ViewCount="5358" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know which chapters are not in anime, so I could read just them in-between watching episodes, so the whole experience would be in manga release order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OPZh2OepUEqUR62CgkfU52Ja_ry2cxM0kUdhXJwMhJ8/htmlview#gid=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this marvelous Google Spreadsheet for Nisekoi&lt;/a&gt; and ideally an answer with something like this would be the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T09:02:15.840" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T09:02:15.840" Title="Which chapters of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei manga are animated?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39881" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-16T16:48:21.857" Score="3" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays at the end of episode 260 of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; when Zoro senses Ship Slasher T-Bone? It plays towards the end of the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32011" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T16:50:41.007" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T06:01:30.127" Title="What is the song that plays at the end of episode 260 when Zoro senses Ship Slasher T-Bone?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37954" CreationDate="2017-04-16T17:57:56.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obi is the Lancelot to Shirayuki &amp;amp; Zen's Guinevere &amp;amp; Arthur. In the manga and the second-half of the anime, Obi is shown to value his loyalty &amp;amp; friendship with both of them more than his romantic feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga includes two scenes (one in the anime, and a later manga-only one) where Obi asks Zen to trust him to be Shirayuki's bodyguard &amp;amp; companion when she will be far away. The second time, Obi explicitly states that he's doing it &quot;for himself, rather than for Zen, or out of duty.&quot; That seemed like a pretty clear admission to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1726" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T17:57:56.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39884" CreationDate="2017-04-16T19:28:13.920" Score="0" ViewCount="48014" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know a certain number of episodes before attending each movie. I have seen similar questions, but they do not answer my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31711" LastEditorUserId="31711" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T13:33:39.807" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T13:33:39.807" Title="Where do Naruto's movies fall between episodes (I want to know the certain number of episodes that must be watch before each movie" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-16T23:39:29.213" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39883" CreationDate="2017-04-16T20:20:57.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Naruto Movies:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 1 (&amp;quot;Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow&amp;quot;): after Naruto learns Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 2 (&amp;quot;Legend of the Stone of Gelel&amp;quot;): after Tsunade becomes Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 3 (&amp;quot;Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom&amp;quot;): after Sasuke escaped Konaha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Naruto Shippuden Movies&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 1 (&amp;quot;Naruto Shippuden the Movie&amp;quot;): after Naruto returns to Konaha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 2 (&amp;quot;Bonds&amp;quot;) &amp;amp; 3 (&amp;quot;The Will of Fire&amp;quot;): after Naruto meets Sasuke at Orochimaru's hideout.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 4 (&amp;quot;The Lost Tower&amp;quot;): after Naruto learns Rasenshuriken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 5 (&amp;quot;Blood Prison&amp;quot;): after Naruto learns Sage mode and defeats Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 6 (&amp;quot;Road to Ninja&amp;quot;): before the Fourth Shinobi World War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Movie 7 (&amp;quot;The Last&amp;quot;): after the Fourth Shinobi World War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Boruto Movie(s):&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto (&amp;quot;Boruto&amp;quot;): after Naruto becomes Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Feel free to edit if I made a mistake!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T21:27:27.317" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39890" CreationDate="2017-04-16T21:12:16.840" Score="3" ViewCount="2104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a post of this Japanese schoolteacher who had drawn a scene from &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa&lt;/em&gt; on the blackboard. It was pretty awesome. He had some other mind blowing drawings too. But in the comments one person had written: &quot; Why does this guy not write/illustrate a manga?&quot; To this someone had replied saying that: &quot;Manga artists are underpaid in Japan and do not prefer to write mangas as a primary source of income.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that manga artists are not paid big sums of money in Japan? I thought they get lots of money from the magazines their manga is published in. And also from various other sources such as when we buy merchandise related to that manga or the anime version...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="32014" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T18:41:35.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T18:41:35.943" Title="Are manga artists underpaid?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39889" CreationDate="2017-04-16T21:57:42.733" Score="0" ViewCount="674" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are all the chakra natures that can be used through combining two or more of the 5 basic chakra natures: fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T01:43:05.570" Title="Combination Chakra Natures" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39887" CreationDate="2017-04-16T23:43:10.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shows multiple other nature chakras like ice and scorch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31772" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T23:43:10.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39886" CreationDate="2017-04-17T00:13:43.700" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/manga-manga-world-poverty-427720/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this CNN travel article&lt;/a&gt;, whose statistics are echoed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-06-01/shuho-sato/top-100-manga-creators-averaged-70-million-yen-in-volume-royalties&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an ANN article from 2011&lt;/a&gt;, manga is very much a winner-take-all system. In 2009, the top 100-earning mangaka from among all titles that had tankoubon published earned an average of $900,000. The top earner, Eiichiro Oda, made around $15 million. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, out of 5,300 titles with tankoubon sold in 2009, the earnings for the other 5,200 titles averaged around $35,000. While this isn't nothing, it's hardly an amazing living, especially in Japan where cost of living tends to be higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The raw numbers also don't capture the difficulty of a mangaka's lifestyle. To make it at all, you can't just be a good artist. You have to shop your work around relentlessly, trying to catch an editor's interest. Once you actually get your work published, you have to work grueling hours to get finished on time. And no matter how hard you work, you might still get axed; magazines publish tons of series and unceremoniously cancel them after a few chapters, either leaving the stories unfinished or forcing terrible rushed endings. It's not surprising that someone would not pursue such a difficult and unstable career when your best plausible outcome is to earn $35,000 a year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T00:13:43.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T07:10:07.687" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is, if kekkei tota is a bloodline limit, then how did the 2nd tsuchikage (Mu) teach it to Ohnoki the 3rd tsuchikage (who are not from the same bloodline)? Or does kekkei tota work differently than kekkei genkai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11065" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T12:52:24.583" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T12:52:24.583" Title="Kekkei Tota Bloodline limit passing" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39872" CreationDate="2017-04-17T07:49:45.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe he is referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temple_of_the_Golden_Pavilion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Temple of the Golden Pavilion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Yukio Mishima. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The pavilion, dating from before 1400, was a national monument that had been spared destruction many times throughout history, and the arson shocked Japan. The story is narrated by Mizoguchi, the disturbed acolyte in question, who is afflicted with a stutter, and who recounts his obsession with beauty and the growth of his urge to destroy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T07:49:45.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38242" CreationDate="2017-04-17T08:14:00.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's not clear what &quot;wavelength&quot; Yuta Gamon is on, his spirit is clearly still connected to the normal world. The final scene before the credits reveals that he's still posting on his blog, trying to earn affiliate money. I don't know if the static from the Sky Sensor means much, other than to suggest that it's still capable of connecting to the spirit wavelength, although his latest blog entry apparently has something to do with the device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, at the end of the credits, the live action shots of the pond being drained and the final brief scene showing a &quot;Coldsleep Room&quot; with the name Gamon Yuta on it suggests that his body has been recovered and has been cryogenically frozen. This would have put on hold the almost expired 9-minute limit on revival after death. I'm guessing they're hoping to make a sequel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d0OM9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d0OM9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;He&amp;#39;s dead set on making money, even a ghost!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9mfr2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9mfr2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;COLDSLEEP ROOM -- GAMON YUTA&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:03:11.277" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:03:11.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T12:14:04.263" Score="2" ViewCount="1536" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that Natsume Takashi is strong by many youkai in instances, but Matoba and Natori also seem strong, so is he the strongest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32027" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T04:24:52.173" LastActivityDate="2020-10-20T21:57:12.223" Title="How strong is Natsume Takashi?" Tags="&lt;natsumes-book-of-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39893" CreationDate="2017-04-17T12:52:13.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no indication that it's ever specifically stated one way or another that it's hereditary, and given that two people without any blood relation have it, it can be assumed that it is not hereditary. Rather, based on &lt;em&gt;Shippūden&lt;/em&gt; episode 268, it seems that what is necessary is, at the very least, for the users to have an affinity for all three elements that the kekkei tōta uses. However, as Dust Release is currently the only known kekkei tōta, it's hard to say if that is definitively the only requirement. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_T%C5%8Dta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wiki&lt;/a&gt; addresses this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T12:52:13.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T13:00:53.493" Score="7" ViewCount="408" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had watched &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul Root A&lt;/em&gt; a few months ago. Now I just finished reading the &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt; manga and noticed that there are various places where the manga was different from the anime and many things were left out in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't really read many manga but from what I have heard, it's the same case in many manga to anime productions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, who decides what goes into the anime and what stays out of it, and what changes will be made, with respect to the manga? Is it the studio producing the anime, the author of the manga, or is a mutual agreement between the two made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-07-12T08:59:05.873" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T08:59:05.873" Title="Anime deviation from manga" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39904" CreationDate="2017-04-17T14:58:49.597" Score="1" ViewCount="10275" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was thinking about Chidori and now I'm interested in it. I stumbled upon this question: can a ninja learn how to use Chidori and use it without Sharingan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32031" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T03:59:13.607" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T03:58:46.140" Title="Is it possible to use Chidori without Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39903" CreationDate="2017-04-17T15:33:37.057" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is, but there is a cost, Tunnel-vision. Kakashi invented the attack and used it without the Sharingan, and were it not for Minato, he would have been killed by one of his opponents. He is running so fast, and is focused so much on his attack, that he is unable to really focus on anything except that right in front of him when attacking. The second Paragraph of the overview on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chidori&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; confirms this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The speed at which the Chidori is performed, despite being one of its greatest assets, also represents one of its biggest drawbacks: users move at their target so fast that its causes a tunnel vision-like effect for them. Because they charge in a straight line it is easy for opponents to attack them, and because of the tunnel vision it is difficult for the user to see these attacks, much less react to them. For this reason, most ninja cannot use the Chidori safely. If the user has a Sharingan, however, these drawbacks are overcome: the Sharingan's heightened visual perception prevents the tunnel vision from occurring and its predictive capabilities make it easy for the user to avoid counterattacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi's page&lt;/a&gt; summarizes the event itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kakashi tried to eliminate him with his new jutsu, Chidori, but the attack speed left him vulnerable to counter-attack, forcing Minato to step in, save Kakashi, and kill Mahiru himself. Before leaving them, Minato advised Kakashi to not use the Chidori again.&#xA;  ...&#xA;  After Rin transplanted Obito's Sharingan into him, Kakashi confronted Kakkō. His White Light Chakra Sabre was destroyed during the ensuing fight, but he succeeded in killing Kakkō with Chidori; due to the Sharingan's heightened vision, Kakashi was finally able to handle its speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T15:33:37.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39908" CreationDate="2017-04-17T16:17:40.157" Score="3" ViewCount="798" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 350 of Bleach, this set of panels appears:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WWdaS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WWdaS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't understand what is being shown here. Is it Ichigo's newly made hole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31843" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T18:54:26.313" Title="What is being shown in this Bleach panel?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29130" CreationDate="2017-04-17T16:36:20.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga Natsu turns into his demon form in chapter 500 and it is revealed that he is E.N.D after his older brother(Zeref) reveals his full name: Etherious Natsu Dragneel at the end of the Tartaros arc. Although his demon form has not been revealed in the anime and Natsu has no clue about what he truly is but it is highly anticipated that it will show up... &#xA;eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32034" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T16:36:20.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39905" CreationDate="2017-04-17T17:34:05.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I can tell for sure is that the 2nd panel here shows soten kisshun, Orehime's healing ability. With that thought, and the situation at the time, the first 2 panels look to be what Ichigo is seeing from his own eyes. The black/grey gradient is the sky of Hueco Mundo, and the white part is the Las Noches Roof, and the whole scene is on its side, since Ichigo is laying down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3rd and 4th panels seem to display something else though, That pitch black can't be Hueco Mundo's sky, and Soten Kisshun would surround him, so the black being there means he is not surrounded by Soten Kisshun. At the same time, I can not identify the thing in the upper right of the 2 lower panels. As shown on the next page, the only thing Ichigo could see that is not Soten Kisshun, Hueco Mundos sky, or Las Noches roof, would be his own blood, and that is clearly not blood. That rules out Ichigos direct vision for the 3rd and 4th panels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does however have a resemblance to one thing 2 pages later, Orehime Inoue screaming for Ichigo's help. It does resemble an open mouth, with the bottom row of teeth, and a chin, but its missing everything else. Considering she was calling out for him at the time, and that is what woke up his powers, my personal guess here is that its a semi symbolic scene of that. However, Its extremely difficult to say for sure. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to bring them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T17:34:05.570" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39905" CreationDate="2017-04-17T18:48:07.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rotate the image around and it's a bit clearer how things must be oriented.  Note that left-right has been reversed in this rotation, but it preserves the chronological order of the strips and puts them in the correct vertical orientation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b3IiG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b3IiG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;rotated, mirrored, annotated&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ground must be the white bit we start with to explain the position of Orihime's knee/hand and how the tears (possibly blood) are falling and impacting the initial white surface.  Ichigo would be on his side on the ground, or on his back or chest with his head turned to the side.  The second strip shows one of her spirits and the initial activation of Soten Kisshun.  In the third and fourth strips Soten Kisshun is fully deployed.  Since we can't see the corner/spirit anymore, Ichigo has probably tilted his head to see what's going on.  Possibly the second panel is very early in the activation, in which case the spirit may still be in transit.  But given the curvature in the third strip and how the maximum is obtained to the right (in the mirrored directions), it seems more likely that Ichigo has tried to move/tilt his head.  In the third strip you can see Orihime's knee as she kneels by Ichigo to try to heal/protect him.  Possibly it is her hand, as the blood/tears in the fourth strip seem more plausible to me if she is leaning forward on her hand a bit and her head is just off-screen while most of her body is behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next page makes it clear that, yes, Ichigo is on his chest with his head to his side.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G3a68.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G3a68.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the next page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The page after that makes Orihime's position a little less clear: yes, she's on her knees (not leaning forward on her hands) and crying, but the orientation of things makes it seem like Ichigo is (well) behind her, such that it's hard to explain how Ichigo sees her apparently being close and also behind Soten Kisshun's effect.  She even turns her head to look behind her when Ichigo gets up in Hollow form.  Possibly this is just an issue with perspective that Kubo and the artists overlooked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y8aB6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y8aB6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;and the page after that&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="8024" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T18:54:26.313" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T18:54:26.313" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39916" CreationDate="2017-04-17T19:14:08.917" Score="9" ViewCount="46692" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm new to anime and my friends really like it. They really like to say to me &quot;&lt;strong&gt;notice me, senpai!&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; and I don't get the reference. I could be walking to class and one of my friends would say &quot;Can you go to the canteen?&quot; and I would say no I can't and then, they will say &lt;strong&gt;&quot;NOTICE ME, SENPAI!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Can anyone shed some light on the &quot;notice me, senpai&quot; reference, please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32036" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T22:41:49.890" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T20:51:26.727" Title="What do people mean when they say &quot;Notice me, senpai&quot;?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T19:21:09.200" Score="1" ViewCount="344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, Sentai Filmworks had a sale, and I thought of buying &lt;em&gt;The Garden of Words&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Children who Chase Lost Voices&lt;/em&gt; on DVD/Blu-Ray. I did some research, and from what I gathered, Sentai Filmworks tend to offer lower quality anime translations (e.g. video quality) at a cheaper price. Given that these are Makoto Shinkai Films, I would expect the quality to remain the same, but does anyone have any way of verifying this claim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's my first time directly buying a DVD from an anime distributor, so I'm not sure if Sentai Filmworks is reputable in terms of their video quality when porting over anime from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31243" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T13:07:36.453" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T13:07:36.453" Title="Does Sentai Filmworks' tend to offer lower quality of anime DVDs in America? If so, why?" Tags="&lt;makoto-shinkai&gt;&lt;garden-of-words&gt;&lt;sentai-filmworks&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39909" CreationDate="2017-04-17T19:49:15.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you know what senpai means you may understand. Senpai means upperclassman or someone you look up to. This phrase is quite common in anime which have a school background. It is generally used when someone wants another student (who is older than them) to notice them or acknowledge their presence. I once found this online:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's a Japan thing. Senpai means someone you're suppose to look up to. Maybe a fellow student or colleague. Maybe your teacher. All in all 'Notice Me Senpai' means you want someone older than you to like you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example: Say a girl has a crush on a boy who is one class ahead of her at school. To the girl the guy is a 'Senpai'. Now, to impress him, she tries to act cool in front of him, cracks jokes, does some wierd stuff. Now say the boy is walking towards her. So she silently wishes &quot;Notice me Senpai !&quot; But the boy doesn't even look at her twice. So she would say to herself &quot;Senpai why don't you notice me?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But many times in real life, people say this to each other just for fun, maybe as in the case of your friends. Since you are new to the anime world, this may seem a bit odd but a few anime later, you will understand when to use the Notice me senpai reference yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although when your friend would say that when you refuse to do him/her a favour could mean that if you would 'notice' how pretty/awesome your friend is, you would certainly want to help him/her, and get on their better side... just an idea. You might want to ask your friend itself...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="32014" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:18:20.320" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T06:18:20.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13577" CreationDate="2017-04-17T20:57:47.023" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw some characters use a paper currency to buy passage onto the surface from the Underground in an OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32040" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T20:57:47.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39914" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39953" CreationDate="2017-04-17T21:40:00.787" Score="3" ViewCount="1608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just started watching the series and I'm about 4episodes in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 the shopkeeper old guy says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Since ancient times, coffee is the one thing that ghouls and humans can enjoy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but in episode 4 when Touka got a piece of meat from a friend, she was in the bathroom drinking water and fighting to keep it in her body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She didn't instantly vomit from the water but in episode 1 when the protagonist drank milk he did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based off of these observations, can ghouls actually drink water &amp;amp; coffee? And if so are there other dietary things that float along this median line of edibility among both races?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T06:10:11.207" Title="Can Ghouls drink water?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39909" CreationDate="2017-04-17T22:40:43.277" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a meme in the English-speaking internet anime community. This particular phrasing appears to have come into existence around December 2013 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%22notice%20me%20senpai%22&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to Google Trends&lt;/a&gt;), though variants &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-hope-senpai-will-notice-me&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;are known to date back to 2012&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not directly reference any particular work of anime or manga. Rather, it is inspired by a reasonably common trope of anime/manga writing about school-age children, whereby a character (usually a girl) will have a personal or romantic interest in an older student at their same school (which is what a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senpai_and_k%C5%8Dhai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/a&gt; is in this context), but instead of doing a dag-blasted thing about it, just silently hopes that the &lt;em&gt;senpai&lt;/em&gt; will pay attention to them. This narrative trope is particularly common in &lt;em&gt;shoujo&lt;/em&gt; media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goodness knows why your friends are exuding memes in real life; you would do better to ask them about that. As a meme originalist, I cannot help but notice that the contexts in which your friends are reportedly using this meme don't make much sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T22:40:43.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43925" CreationDate="2017-04-17T23:16:19.357" Score="0" ViewCount="1105" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z it is mentioned that Androids dont have ki. If I recall correctly, when 17 is fighting Piccolo one of the Z fighters says Piccolo must be figthing an Android because he can't sense his ki. But later it's been said that 17 and 18 are modified humans, now we know that 17 can raise his power level by doing some kind of exercises, and we see he has an aura when fighting with Goku. Does it mean he has ki? What about also when he gave his energy in Dragon Ball Z for Goku to make a Genki Dama against Buu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T23:21:42.090" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T17:57:58.023" Title="Does 17 has ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15005" CreationDate="2017-04-18T00:51:59.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Ajanouha ihtan!&quot;, which means &quot;Everyone under!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/60747335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a forum thread on GameFAQs about this particular question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post #8 by erict1628,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Ajanouha ihtan!&quot;, which means &quot;Everyone under!&quot; in Al Bhed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cid is telling everyone to get to the Airship because he's going to level Home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but Post #10 by Fallacia (an Al Bhed expert),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is actually one bit of Al Bhed I've never been able to fully get. I've never fully agreed with the &quot;everyone under&quot; interpretation. That may have been what was in the script, but the VA's pronunciation changes it a little bit. There's no pronunciation at all of the &quot;uha&quot; for &quot;one&quot; at the end of everyone. Instead, what he's saying is actually much closer to &quot;ajano ihtan,&quot; with the spacing making it sound like &quot;Ajanoiht-an.&quot; It tripped me up for a long time, because I had thought that he was saying something that sounded more like, &quot;anmanoehk,&quot; &quot;ammanoehk,&quot; &quot;or amanoeh,&quot; all of which are nonsense when translated. With those, you get erlering, ellerying, and eleryin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm willing to believe that it was supposed to have been &quot;everyone under,&quot; but instead it comes out as &quot;Every Under&quot; thanks to poor pronunciation of a language that none of the voice actors were actually supposed to have known. The same thing happens when people try to speak other languages for which they haven't developed an ear or just aren't native speakers. Even if the pronunciation isn't entirely too bad, it could still be completely unintelligible to a native speaker thanks to intonation, pausing between syllables, manufactured sounds, muted sounds, and a general sense that the person themselves hasn't created an association for the words they're saying, almost as if they are reading instead of speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1484822974&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a same question posted on Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, with the answer,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「ヒアシリハンヘモ！」と繰り返し言ってるやつのことかな？（聞き取りにくいですが。）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ヒアシリハンヘモはアルベド語で、「地下に避難せよ」という意味です。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;《補足より》&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  「ヒアっ（ｼﾘ）ハンっ（ﾍﾓ）」みたいに喋ってるんだと。アルティマニア情報だった気が。あとＦＦの用語辞典Wikiの、アルベドホームの欄に載ってました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it the guy who was repeating &quot;Hiasiri hanhemo!&quot; (it's difficult to be heard though)?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  In Al Bhed, &quot;Hiasiri hanhemo&quot; means &quot;Evacuate to the basement&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Addendum)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It's spoken like &quot;Hia(siri) han(hemo)&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I think Ultimania (guidebook) has this info. Also it's mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;http://ffdic.wikiwiki.jp/?%C3%CF%CC%BE%A1%A6%C3%CF%B7%C1%2F%A1%DA%A5%A2%A5%EB%A5%D9%A5%C9%A4%CE%A5%DB%A1%BC%A5%E0%A1%DB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Bhed Home's page on Japanese FF Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T01:22:38.250" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T01:22:38.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39921" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39925" CreationDate="2017-04-18T02:58:16.417" Score="3" ViewCount="6706" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had googled Ishida Sui after reading &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;, but I was surprised to find minimal information about him. I couldn't even a find a single photo of him, not even on his Wikipedia page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it that Ishida Sui is being so elusive? When I searched for other authors of manga like Reki Kawahara of &lt;em&gt;SAO&lt;/em&gt; I found him immediately (along with his picture). Are other authors also elusive like Ishida? But why do they do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:17:32.683" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:17:32.683" Title="Why do some mangaka like Ishida Sui have a mysterious air?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37290" CreationDate="2017-04-18T04:01:51.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a way you could achieve it: is someone transplanted their eye to you while in Mangekyo mode, but I highly doubt it would not have the original Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, because the Mangekyo Sharingan evolves from the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give an example... Let's say, in chemistry, Mixture A mixed with Mixture B = Mixture C, and that's the only way to get Mixture C. In this scenario, Mixture A is the Sharingan, Mixture B is killing all you hold dear (I think the only method of obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan from the Sharingan without someone giving it to you, like Shisui giving Itachi the Magekyo Sharingan before he died), and Mixture C is the Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, if you are a child and don't understand my example, I don't blame you... Chemistry is kind of a nuisance. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T04:01:51.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T06:18:07.253" Score="0" ViewCount="692" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Pokémon anime, which one of Ash's Pokémon (other than the Pokemon that has been in more than one region than Ash, unless you re-count the number of faints for each region and not including Raticate or Aipom or any of his unofficial Pokémon) has fainted the most?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32047" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T12:11:45.497" LastActivityDate="2020-01-17T00:29:47.150" Title="Which of Ash's Pokemon faints the most?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39921" CreationDate="2017-04-18T06:28:28.057" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of reasons why any figure would hide his identity. Manga is  a big deal in Japan and thus many authors try to hide their identity, especially before they are popular. On a side note, I've heard that a lot of Japanese are uncomfortable being a public figure and want to keep their private life private. &lt;em&gt;[citation needed]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the reasons why Mangakas hide their identity may be as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Content&lt;/em&gt;: Manga have a variety of content and much of it may be contentious or even downright controversial. Not wanting to associate their work with &quot;real life&quot; writers utilize pen names to avoid the hassle associated. Its distressingly common problem that people don't get that a Character's POV is NOT the author's (Its just writing). Anonymity in such cases allows mangakas to be a lot more creative. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another example is genre such as Hentai, which is something you don't want to be known for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diversity of Work&lt;/em&gt;: Do you want to read a Shoujo Manga from a author known for Shounen works? Googling a name of an author for Children will not associate them with their other works. A pen names also allows an author to be free of the expectations their more popular work may have set.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bias&lt;/em&gt;: This is where I can give a real life example of the top of my head. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiromu_Arakawa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Horumu Arakawa&lt;/a&gt; author of probably the most popular Shounen Manga of all time (Fullmetal Alchemist) used a male pen name because her being a female didn't match the nature of her work and a pen name would help bias against her work at bay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not that uncommon in Japanese Manga industry. A couple of examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The writer of Deathnote another popular manga is an unknown! &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsugumi_Ohba&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsugumi Ohba&lt;/a&gt;. Before the author profiles in Bakuman, even his gender was unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Kibayashi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shin Kibayashi&lt;/a&gt; is famous for using different pen names. The wiki lists several of them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T06:28:28.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T07:47:03.077" Score="1" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that at the end of Season 1, Kikuhiko is at the grave of Sukeroku and he says something on the lines of &quot;are you mad because of what I did to your daughter?&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does he mean? What did he do to say that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Did he impregnate Sukeroku's daughter and is he making reference to that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32027" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T08:12:55.040" LastActivityDate="2018-08-05T04:11:05.437" Title="What does Kikuhiko mean by saying &quot;what I did to your daughter&quot; to Sukeroku?" Tags="&lt;rakugo-shinju&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T08:58:33.830" Score="2" ViewCount="824" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was talking to my friend about how Oda likes to name and base pirates in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; after real-world pirates. I have always thought that Gold Roger was based on the real-world pirate Oliver Levasseur, but my friend thought that he was based on the pirate who was considered the pirate king in the real-world, Henry Avery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I decided to research a bit about Avery after this and I found out that his crew used to refer to him as Long Ben or Benjamin Bridgeman which is extremely similar to Ben Beckman of the red-haired pirates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just a coincidence or am I on to something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T16:12:15.187" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T16:12:15.187" Title="Was Ben Beckman based on the real-world pirate Henry Avery?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39928" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39934" CreationDate="2017-04-18T09:11:48.427" Score="3" ViewCount="4268" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the universe of &lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do ghouls exist only in Japan, or do they thrive in large numbers throughout the world?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any body such as the CCG in those parts of the world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any known history of their communication/collaboration with the CCG? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-25T04:29:43.767" LastActivityDate="2020-05-22T13:56:36.567" Title="Do ghouls also live outside Japan?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T13:08:19.233" Score="1" ViewCount="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39878/claris-and-fushimi-tsukasa&quot;&gt;my other question&lt;/a&gt;, I started to wonder, which pair of music artist and manga artist/light novelist has the longest number of episodes working together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, ClariS and Fushimi Tsukasa has worked together for 32 episodes in Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii wake ga Nai (16 in each season) as ClariS provided the OP/ED (forget which one) song for both seasons of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T13:08:19.233" Title="Which music artist and manga artist/light novelist has the longest number of episodes working together?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2613" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:26:42.053" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Masked Man pretty much nailed it. For future reference, even the fact that Naruto's mom, kushina was giving birth was kept secret, as the seal on kyuubi is weakest during child birth. So, if someone told the villager's that Naruto was the son of Minato and Kushina, when no one knew she was even going to give birth, it could be hard to believe. Especially, when only a few people knew about it. Furthermore, it was probably safer for Naruto if people didn't know that he was the Hokage's kid. That title brings a lot of enemies. Even Konohamaru had people following him 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:26:42.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39935" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:29:15.850" Score="1" ViewCount="1690" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was the song &lt;em&gt;Unravel&lt;/em&gt; (OST Tokyo Ghoul) made specifically for the Anime, or was it already made before the Anime, and was just used by the studio for the Anime. If it predates the Anime, was it as famous as it is now, or did it gain popularity after it appeared in the Anime ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T20:32:15.557" Title="Was the Tokyo Ghoul OP made before the Anime or specifically for the anime?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39909" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:30:40.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A much shorter answer: in a lot of manga and anime there is a character that likes a senpai, an upper classmen, however, no matter what they do, they can't get noticed by the senpai. So, the line expresses their desire to be noticed by their senpai. It has become a line to make fun of people when they are doing something for attention or interacting with their crush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:30:40.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39928" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:35:24.870" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are in fact ghouls outside Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's the Chinese terrorist organization, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Chi_She_Lian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chi She Lian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's also a group in Germany studying ghouls, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Ghoul_Forschung_Gesellschaft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghoul Forschung Gesellschaft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's also ghouls from Russia, e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Donato_Porpora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Donato Porpora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-25T04:31:25.963" LastActivityDate="2018-07-25T04:31:25.963" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39932" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:36:53.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know if it was made specifically for the Anime, but the Anime was the debut of the song. The first episode of the Anime having aired on July 4th, 2014 and the single containing the song being released on july 23rd, 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:36:53.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39918" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:40:10.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Androids first appear, they are operating almost entirely on their robotic side, and denying their human characteristics. That might have something to do with why there was no Ki to be sensed originally. However, they must have Ki, based on the fact that the androids can give birth, which means they are alive, and we know all living things have ki, even the animals and plants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:40:10.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39794" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:54:35.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you could, and having people be mistaken about the names and faces of investigators was one of L's main strategies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:54:35.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:59:11.100" Score="3" ViewCount="42934" Body="&lt;p&gt;During episode 7, Beatrice was contracted to protect Subaru. When she is with him on the cliff she suggests he &quot;die where she can't see him&quot; so she won't &quot;have bad dreams,&quot; about it. Maybe she was being sarcastic, referring to the fact that he should die, suggesting Rem's death was his fault? I'm not sure if it was sarcastic, but it seemed to me like she was suggesting he kill himself to Return By Death? It sounded like she was conveying that he wasted his chance to explain himself to Ram, this time, but could kill himself and try again? Ah, I don't know... She says &quot;I'll help you escape this domain&quot;... What was she foreshadowing here? Does she know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32051" LastActivityDate="2020-01-18T04:00:06.323" Title="Does Beatrice know about Return By Death?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39775" CreationDate="2017-04-18T15:01:59.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai is Dragon Ball Z without the fillers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T15:01:59.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T19:04:53.630" Score="0" ViewCount="7232" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched &lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt; over 3 months ago and I still can't get over it, so I decided to read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I couldn't find it online. Even when I did, there were only like 1 or 2 chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there even a complete manga for &lt;em&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/em&gt;? If there is, where I can find it? I don't mind if it's in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T16:45:14.440" LastActivityDate="2019-10-30T22:03:44.653" Title="Where can I find the manga for Guilty Crown?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7209" CreationDate="2017-04-18T21:57:00.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bijuu is simply a being made purely out of a hell of a lot of Chakra. Chakra like any type of energy can't be created or destroyed. Hence if a bijuu is 'killed' it's chakra will disperse and then it will reform as its chakra comes back together. This also applies for if its host is killed, the bijuu's chakra will disperse before it eventually reforms. This is why the Alatsuki were told to weaken and not kill the jinchuuriki because if they did it would take time for the bijuu to reform which would be very inconvenient for their plans as they would have to wait possibly years for the bijuu to reform during which time the hidden villages could mount some form of offensive against them to get their bijuu back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32059" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T21:57:00.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39950" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39951" CreationDate="2017-04-19T02:30:57.380" Score="1" ViewCount="4463" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Part One, Hinata cuts her hair short and it makes her look hair look like a duck's tail (sorry, Hinata). She lets it grow long in Part Two, the cuts it short again in Part Three. There may not be any reason why she does so, but can someone tell me why Hinata cuts her hair short (if there even is any reason)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31772" LastActivityDate="2021-05-03T14:33:46.760" Title="Why is Hinata's hair short?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39950" CreationDate="2017-04-19T02:35:14.697" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard someone say that Sasuke likes girls with long hair. Because Hinata has a crush on Naruto, she wants to keep her hair short so that Sasuke won't like her, is he ever does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other reason is that the tradition in Japan is that girls have their hair cut short if they are a disgrace to their clan/family. Hinata was not very strong at Part One, as she was defeated by her little sister Hanabi, though she was 5 years younger. Hiyashi Hyuga, Hinata's dad, even referred to her as a disgrace (in one of the filler episodes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-19T22:30:42.653" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T22:30:42.653" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38086" CreationDate="2017-04-19T02:42:11.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto and Sasuke battle after they defeat Kaguya, they end up both losing an arm. Tsunade implants a certain cell inside Naruto's missing arm's side to let it grow back. But Sasuke does not want his arm to be recovered because he wants to punish (-ish) himself for all the harm he had caused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, as EIPsyKongroo said, he only received the Magatama Rinnegan when he got the Sage of Six Path chakra, and I don't think it has the ability to recover any lost/damaged cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T02:42:11.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39914" CreationDate="2017-04-19T04:06:15.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although what you said is write but think about this &quot;Coffee is not just made up of only coffee beans, it contains water as well&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T06:10:11.207" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T06:10:11.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39950" CreationDate="2017-04-19T08:02:32.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's just a device to show aging. In part one, she is a kid and has short hair, in part two, she is a teen and has long hair, and in part, three she is an adult and has short hair again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T08:02:32.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5563" CreationDate="2017-04-19T09:15:30.337" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was supposed to be &quot;Changed into immortal object&quot; also notice the ui is RED this time.When immortal object effect was on,it was PURPLE.Thus this means something like the immortal effect is disabled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T09:15:30.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39961" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39967" CreationDate="2017-04-19T18:02:54.720" Score="5" ViewCount="1269" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching &lt;em&gt;Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress&lt;/em&gt;, I saw this symbol during the opening song:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eIuo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eIuo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;symbol painted on the Iron Fortress&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what exactly does this symbol stand for? Is it ever mentioned what this stands for? Have I missed something? I also think I saw it once in the first episode, painted on the train, so I'm guessing it is the symbol for the train itself, but I'm not sure... I just want to know for what is this symbol used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T05:19:07.860" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T05:19:07.860" Title="What is this symbol used in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress?" Tags="&lt;koutetsujou-no-kabaneri&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36414" CreationDate="2017-04-19T18:44:33.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion, and this isn't proven anywhere but: He did in fact see it correctly and attempted to save the girl but both of them died in the accident, and she didn't want to tell Kazuma that his life ended in tragic failure and in vain. Thus the &quot;getting out some stress&quot; comment. Now while that is debunked by how bad a liar she is, at this point she was still a Goddess and had time to think it up, and her personality does change a bit after joining Kazuma in the alternate world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32075" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T18:44:33.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39965" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39972" CreationDate="2017-04-20T05:09:40.763" Score="9" ViewCount="53993" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read the manga of &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generation&lt;/em&gt;, and the story line is completely different, except for the first scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So did they create a new story line for the anime, or the current episodes are simply fillers and we will catch up with the manga eventually?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T06:59:58.097" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T03:33:47.117" Title="Does the Boruto anime have a different story line from the manga?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28039" CreationDate="2017-04-20T05:10:11.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I forgot what episode it is but Daikoku mentioned that the water they get in the house is straight from the shrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32083" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T05:10:11.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39961" CreationDate="2017-04-20T05:18:26.357" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://kabaneri.com/special/rokon/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt; on the official website, this is the 浄化マーク, meaning &quot;purification mark&quot;. It is derived from / inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AD#Glyph_origin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;older variants of the character 六&lt;/a&gt;, which is the &quot;Rok-&quot; in the phrase &quot;Rokkon Shōjō&quot; and means &quot;six&quot;. This symbol is written on things to indicate that the things in question are &quot;pure&quot; (free of &lt;em&gt;kabane&lt;/em&gt;, presumably). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall this being mentioned in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T05:18:26.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39490" CreationDate="2017-04-20T07:46:13.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is the term 姫男子 &lt;em&gt;hime-danshi&lt;/em&gt; lit. &quot;princess-boy&quot; for a male person who enjoys lesbian/yuri media. I think this is a relatively recent coining - the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%A7%AB%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nicopedia article on this term&lt;/a&gt; dates &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/revs/a/%E5%A7%AB%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90/1-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to 2012&lt;/a&gt;, and the earliest clear attestation on Twitter I've found is &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/takacma/status/38230994368598016&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from Feb 2011 (though, I don't know if Twitter was popular enough in Japan prior to 2011 to be reliable for gathering attestations). This term does not appear to have very much purchase (certainly much less than &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;fudanshi&lt;/em&gt;), but it does exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you might expect, it has a counterpart 姫女子 &lt;em&gt;hime-joshi&lt;/em&gt; lit. &quot;princess-girl&quot; for a female person who enjoys lesbian/yuri media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term 百合好き &lt;em&gt;yuri-zuki&lt;/em&gt; lit. &quot;yuri-liker&quot; exists and would be well-understood, but it's compositional in meaning and doesn't feel like a distinct &quot;word&quot; to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I speculatively submit the following as a possible reason why there are no clear analogues to the term &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt;: a woman consuming media about male homosexuality is somehow more &quot;scandalous&quot; or otherwise unusual than a man consuming media about female homosexuality. It is well-documented that men, on average, are really into lesbian porn (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/03/straight-men-and-lesbian-porn/472521/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Why Straight Men Gaze at Gay Women&quot;&lt;/a&gt;); I imagine the same extends to non-pornographic media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may explain why there is a well-accepted name for &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; (they're a weird outgroup, gotta call them something) but not so much for &lt;em&gt;hime-danshi&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;you're not into lesbians? what are you, &lt;em&gt;gay&lt;/em&gt;?&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Note, indeed, that &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt; was, at least originally, a term of derision (&quot;rotten&quot;), while the nascent term &lt;em&gt;hime-danshi&lt;/em&gt; isn't derisive, at least not to the same degree. While researching this answer, I came upon a number of tweets observing (humorously or otherwise) the latent sexism here.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, there's a strong segregation between BL media and &quot;everything else&quot;. If a male homosexual relationship shows up in something targeted at general audiences, it's generally not well-received (cf. &lt;em&gt;Shinsekai yori&lt;/em&gt;, which barely depicted any male homosexuality and still got people up in arms). If a female homosexual relationship shows up, though... who's going to complain about that? And so, we have &quot;media for &lt;em&gt;fujoshi&lt;/em&gt;&quot; on the one hand, and &quot;media for 'regular' people&quot; on the other, and the latter bucket includes media about female homosexuality, so why would we need a name for people who like that stuff? They're just &quot;regular&quot; people, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T07:52:19.273" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T07:52:19.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36300" CreationDate="2017-04-20T07:50:45.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To awaken the Rinne Sharingan I believe that you need to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.) possess the Rinnegan, and&#xA;2.) approach the moon/be near the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinne_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinne Sharingan Naruto wiki page&lt;/a&gt;, it was written on the stone tablet handed down in the Uchiha clan that &quot;when one who wields the power of Rinne approaches the moon, the eye which can reflect off the moon and grant the infinite dream will open&quot;. The eye here refers to the Rinne Sharingan, which Madara was able to acquire after approaching the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could read the rest on the wiki page about how Kaguya awakened it, if you would actually call that awakening. I'd like to believe that the logic behind approaching the moon to activate it was because the moon is essentially where Kaguya is, after being sealed by Hagoromo and Hamura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="135" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T07:50:45.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39461" CreationDate="2017-04-20T10:17:02.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The jutsu makes little sense, in my opinion. Madara said he would use the moon to project his tsukuyomi on anyone who looks up at it. Yet, instead, the jutsu summoned a plant that trapped people within it. It ends up using an illusionary world to keep people from struggling as their chakra, and life, is stolen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25715" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T10:17:02.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39965" CreationDate="2017-04-20T17:34:11.417" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime version features an original story, starting with Boruto entering the ninja school (or &quot;Academy&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-26/boruto-naruto-next-generations-anime-features-original-story/.111500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This year's ninth issue of Shueisha's &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt; magazine is announcing Monday that &lt;strong&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt; television anime will begin with an original story&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BORUTO-%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88-_-NARUTO_NEXT_GENERATIONS-#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;テレビアニメ化にあたっては、映画や漫画よりも前の時系列にあたる忍者学校でのエピソードが制作され、アニメとノベライズにて描かれている。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Regarding the anime adaptation, it tells the earlier story from the movie and manga about the ninja school, which is shown in the anime and novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BORUTO-%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88-_-NARUTO_NEXT_GENERATIONS-#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;前述の通り、原作を一から映像化するのではなく、前日譚となる「忍者学校入学編」から始まり、同編の終了後は原作者の岸本が執筆した『NARUTO -ナルト- 外伝〜七代目火影と緋色の花つ月〜』を原作とした「うちはサラダ編」が放送された。第39話では同じく原作者の岸本が執筆した外伝『満ちた月が照らす道』が放送された。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As have been mentioned before, (the anime) doesn't start from the beginning of the manga but starts from the earlier life in &quot;Academy&quot; arc, then continues to &quot;Sarada Uchiha&quot; arc from &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/em&gt;, then &quot;School Trip&quot; arc. Episode 39 also continues to &lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: Michita Tsuki ga Terasu Michi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for now, there's no hint if the anime will adapt (retell) the manga/movie's storyline even though recent manga chapters sometimes refer to the anime's plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The manga itself starts as an adaptation from the movie (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38821/what-is-the-difference-between-boruto-naruto-next-generation-and-boruto-naruto?rq=1&quot;&gt;What is the difference between Boruto: Naruto Next Generation and Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T03:33:47.117" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T03:33:47.117" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39973" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T17:54:14.157" Score="0" ViewCount="1919" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt; Kid Goku goes super saiyan 4. This is after &lt;em&gt;Battle of Gods&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Resurrection F&lt;/em&gt; so when he needs to fight why wont he go god form he needs more power and there is no time to how long he can be in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32089" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T22:09:10.287" LastActivityDate="2020-04-30T07:20:48.093" Title="why does goku not go super saiyan god when he versus omega at full power with all the balls" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-gt&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39973" CreationDate="2017-04-20T22:48:21.307" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off because &lt;em&gt;Dragonball GT&lt;/em&gt; was created before Super or the 2 movies which the first 2 seasons are based from was even created. as such Super Saiyan God and the levels after that shown in Super weren't even conceived when &lt;em&gt;Dragonball GT&lt;/em&gt; was written. this along with other &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/34371/1587&quot;&gt;contradictions in this answer by Torisuda&lt;/a&gt; does make &lt;em&gt;Dragonball GT&lt;/em&gt; incompatible with Super.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also to quote the Wikia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In December 2014, FUNimation voice actor and voice director Christopher Sabat said that GT is &quot;not even canon anymore&quot;, likely meaning that the release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods superseded GT as official content, in Sabat's opinion. Notably, Sabat's statement is the only recorded usage of the word &quot;canon&quot; by anyone involved in the production of any Dragon Ball media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT#Toriyama.27s_involvement_and_canon_debate&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball GT &gt; Overview &gt; Toriyama's involvement and canon debate (last Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added to that many fans do not consider GT cannon as there is no Manga written by Akira Toriyama and also comparing the Wikipedia Pages of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;GT&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Super&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super&lt;/a&gt; Akira Toriyama isn't created to have written GT unlike Super, as such Super Saaiyan Levels in GT weren't created by Akira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however if you still want to think of GT being in any way canon, considering the multiple universes shown in Super you can suspend belief and think of GT being in &lt;strong&gt;Universe GT&lt;/strong&gt; where the events of Super never occurred and (until otherwise indicated) no one can travel to Universe GT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T22:48:21.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7619" CreationDate="2017-04-20T23:04:48.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7639&quot;&gt;mentioned by Madara Uchiha&lt;/a&gt;, &#xA;as an Edo Tensei he could not be a jinchuuriki of the Ten Tails wich was needed to activate the Infinite Tsukoyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second is that he wasn't near his full power and his Rinnegan had some abilities but not as much and powerful as the Rinnegan while alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While being an Edo Tensei, he released himself from any kind of control the emotions, adrenaline etc., became sustained like you don't give a crap about anything. Being an Edo Tensei you just cannot fight with full dedication and fighting spirit. It's like holding back is part of your nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the risk of being sealed while in his Edo Tensei state would always be a risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32094" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T15:08:48.883" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T15:08:48.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-21T03:12:58.727" Score="11" ViewCount="807" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is some early concept art for &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUPMS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUPMS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;concept art&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The working title is given in the top-left corner of this image. What was the title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This question has been gleefully lifted &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/KimiNoNaWa/comments/66e1fp/original_concept_art_of_your_name_by_makoto/dghxgkf/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;from reddit&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T19:05:13.030" Title="What was the working title of Kimi no Na wa?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39977" CreationDate="2017-04-21T03:12:58.727" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title is 「夢と知りせば」 &lt;em&gt;Yume to shiriseba&lt;/em&gt;, which one might translate as &quot;Had I known it was a dream&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To appreciate the significance of this title, one should know that this is part of a &lt;em&gt;tanka&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ono_no_Komachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ono no Komachi&lt;/a&gt;, a Heian-era poet. In Japanese, the text is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;思ひつつ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  寝ればや人の&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  見えつらむ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;夢と知りせば&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  覚めざらましを&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many scholarly translations of this poem; here is &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=R7McAwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT85&amp;amp;lpg=PT85&amp;amp;dq=%22had%20I%20known%20it%20was%20a%20dream%22&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=6q0VmMP942&amp;amp;sig=j00uWJ5vmDbohhNe2Sy0gUoVL1A&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwikgOGiyLTTAhWM3YMKHZRiCgUQ6AEILDAC#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%22had%20I%20known%20it%20was%20a%20dream%22&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Donald Keene's version&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thinking about him&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I slept, only to have him&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Appear before me―&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Had I known it was a dream&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I should never have wakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinkai mentions this poem as an inspiration in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kiminona.com/interview/01shinkai.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this interview&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;その未来の物語を小野小町の和歌『思ひつつ寝ればや人の見えつらむ　夢と知りせば覚めざらましを』（訳：あの人のことを思いながら眠りについたから夢に出てきたのであろうか。夢と知っていたなら目を覚まさなかったものを）を引っ掛かりとして、アニメーションのフィールドの中で描く事が出来ると思いました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, the text beneath the working title reads ―男女とりかえばや物語 - roughly, &quot;boy and girl &lt;em&gt;Torikaebaya Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torikaebaya_Monogatari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Torikaebaya Monogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;The Changelings&quot;) is another Heian-era work, about a boy and girl who each behave as members of the opposite gender. That's basically what &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa&lt;/em&gt; is, after all, except with full-on body-swapping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T19:05:13.030" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T19:05:13.030" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39982" CreationDate="2017-04-21T04:04:06.680" Score="6" ViewCount="35399" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I have watched the first 3 episodes of Boruto already, and they seem interesting so far. But being a person who watched the Boruto movie first, I have a lot of questions in my mind. One of them is about Boruto's right eye. Whenever he unintentionally activated his right eye, he is able to see chakra, just like the Byakugan, except it can't see complex chakra flows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ex2rX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ex2rX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it looks very much like the Byakugan, except the eye turns black, and there is no veins or whatever at the side of his face.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwyJw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwyJw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is this really the Byakugan, if it is, what type of Byakugan is this? Is it because of Boruto's mother? In general, what kind of Kekkei Genkai is Boruto's right eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T06:59:50.810" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T07:30:12.677" Title="Boruto's Right Eye" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39150" CreationDate="2017-04-21T05:08:12.267" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some google search I stumbled upon &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyottoko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, about Hyottoko: there it is mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In some parts of north eastern Japan, Hyottoko is regarded as the god of fire. There is a well known folk story in the form of music, izumoyasugibushi (出雲安来節) where a fisherman dances with a bamboo basket, having the same visual expression as the mask of Hyottoko. During this dance, a person puts five yen coins on their nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://guide-japan.seesaa.net/article/403503989.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In imitation of a comical gesture to catch loaches with a bamboo basket, the so-called 'dojo-sukui' loach-scooping dance accompanied by Yasukibushi song was enjoying a boom in Tokyo after Osaka early in the 20th century. This unique dance was performed at many small theaters in Asakusa, Tokyo, which is very helpful to be known throughout the country. Most Japanese know Yasukibushi even though they don't know the place name Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture. The dojo-sukui dancer with a bamboo creel on his side and bamboo basket in his hands, as shown in the picture, is funny enough to be prevailing in the country as a banquet entertainment performed by an amateur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hUhefedhs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a youtube video portraying the dance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lrg3c.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lrg3c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastEditorUserId="10644" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T19:36:43.360" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T19:36:43.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4046" CreationDate="2017-04-21T05:23:20.127" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought that if, in the manga they make it clear to a certain point with Yukito; With Yue believed that if he has feelings for Toya even if it is false appearance he did not believe that they can only &quot;create&quot; those feelings unconsciously and he feels it. In the end they are the same person, two sides of the same coin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32096" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T13:42:54.900" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T13:42:54.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39979" CreationDate="2017-04-21T05:29:35.803" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The nature of Boruto's eye is currently unknown.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However we can speculate. First we need to understand that both of Naruto's kids are unique in the sense Hyuga have traditionally preserved their bloodline by marrying within the branch family. Naruto is probably the first outsider who has married into the main branch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gets further complicated by the fact Naruto is the reincarnation of the Asura, son of the Sage of Six paths and inherited the Sage's life energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus probable options are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Byakugan: It is a normal Byakugan but not fully awakened or controlled because of the mixing of bloodlines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tenseigan: In Naruto: The Last we learnt about Tenseigan, which is equivalent to Byakugan, in the same way Rinnegan is to Sharingan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what I would put my money on is &#xA;- An Unknown Third eye: Sharingan has Mangekyou capabilities. Kishimoto didn't get a chance to explore Byakugan that much because it was not the focus. The new author now has the creative license under Kishimoto to explore the limits and capabilities of Byakugan and how it can evolve. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T05:29:35.803" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39989" CreationDate="2017-04-21T12:42:02.197" Score="0" ViewCount="2358" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 46 of Naruto,from 11:57 to 14:05 minutes &#xA;Neji Hyuga went on saying the mental state and thought process of Hinata Hyuga.Although he linked his mind reading with external physical stances,he deduced correctly  the thinking of Hinata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 13:29 minutes,Neji even claimed that he can clearly read Hinata's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Neji truly reading her mind or is he just logically deducing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that episode,I have never seen any Hyuga reading mind by Byakugan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0N1b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dt8Wx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastActivityDate="2019-08-15T01:55:38.700" Title="Can Byakugan read mind?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39985" CreationDate="2017-04-21T13:32:13.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nah , Byakugan on see the Chakra state of a person and a feeling ,but for your anxiety right now in new Sequal where Boruto can see &lt;strong&gt;Chakra&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;feelings&lt;/strong&gt; of other person's State with his undeveloped Tensigan , it's a good theory because of Hinata + Naruto Mingling Tensigan was happen to with Boruto and Even Boruto is Unaware of It Currently till Episode 3 , We can see it clearly he asked Hinata about Byakugan but didn't reveal about it .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31972" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T13:32:13.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39985" CreationDate="2017-04-21T14:41:51.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not believe so. while i haven't seen the entire series the 3 Byakugan Users i know of are Neji, Hinata and Hanabi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On her wiki page Hanabi's Byakugan isn't listed to be able to read minds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While a common trait for her clan, Hanabi's is noted by her father to be very powerful, &lt;strong&gt;almost as great as her cousin Neji's.&lt;/strong&gt; Hanabi herself is also very confident about her Byakugan, claiming that its perception is &lt;strong&gt;as good as any fully grown Hyūga's&lt;/strong&gt;. Toneri Ōtsutsuki described &lt;strong&gt;her Byakugan as being &quot;very pure&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and specifically targeted her Byakugan in order to awaken the Tenseigan. When activated, it grants her an almost 360° field of vision (except for a small blind spot), x-ray vision, and the ability to see chakra accurate enough to target the chakra pathway system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hanabi_Hy%C5%ABga#Byakugan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanabi Hyūga &gt; Abilities &gt; Byakugan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to indicate that Hanabi's Byakugan is just as powerful as Neji's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Neji_Hy%C5%ABga#Byakugan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;which doesn't list Mind Reading either&lt;/a&gt;, however numerous times on the wiki and in the series Neji refers to himself and is refer to by others as a Genius&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neji's skills as a natural genius were evident, even by the Hyūga clan's high standards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as such I agree Neji is logically deducing what Hinata is thinking. this is backed up by the wiki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neji, who previously promised to Might Guy that he would not take any actions against Hinata during the exams, encourages Hinata to give up not only the match but also the life of a ninja, citing her meek personality and her lack of talent. &lt;strong&gt;His piercing analysis of her brings Hinata to tears&lt;/strong&gt;, but she is motivated to continue by the encouragement of Naruto Uzumaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Neji_Hy%C5%ABga#Ch.C5.ABnin_Exams&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neji Hyūga &gt; Part I &gt; Chūnin Exams (3rd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T14:41:51.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4511" CreationDate="2017-04-21T15:59:10.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will give you some spoilers to ask your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Junko and her sister had 2 plush bears: her sister had a white bear and Junko had a black bear. When Junko was thinking on a design for her robot, she remembered their bears and fused them together in a drawing. She liked the design and called him Monokuma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you liked the spoilers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32106" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T18:31:19.993" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T18:31:19.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39985" CreationDate="2017-04-21T16:03:54.583" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short Answer is: No, Byakugan cannot read anyone's mind. As to the episode that you are referencing, you need to keep few things in mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Hinata, during the Chunin exams( I think that's what they're called), was very predictible to begin with, and hence any decent ninja would be able to know her next move by looking at her stance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Neji, with his Byakugan, can see Hinata's chakra-flow, and chakra-flow changes depending on the person's physical and mental state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Neji was fighting Hinata, and it is a common tactic to say things to your opponent that will affect their confidence. If you watch the whole fight, once Hinata remembers Naruto and gains confidence, Neji stops bragging about reading her mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Byakugan's ability to gain knowledge of person's mental state by reading chakra-flow, is not the same as reading minds because chakra-flow does not indicate anything about one's thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32105" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T16:03:54.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40300" CreationDate="2017-04-21T17:47:12.963" Score="0" ViewCount="3987" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Guilty Crown, Shu finally uses his own void in the end (last episode, if not mistaken). A void is basically a physical manifestation of a person's heart. So what does Shu's void (I'm not mentioning what his void is, for the fear of spoiling it for someone), really tell us about his character and personality ? Also Inori's void being the huge 'Singer's Sword', would reflect  a bold and aggressive personality, whereas she is the exact opposite of that. So how exactly do the voids reflect the person's character and nature(if they do, at all..) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry about multiple questions, but I feel they are too closely interrelated to be asked separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T05:09:47.523" Title="What does Shu's void tell us about his personality?" Tags="&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39992" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T09:27:37.743" Score="0" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Black Rebellion we see V.V enter Ashford Academy to see Nunnally. shortly after, while Lelouch is interrogating Cornelia with his Geass C.C becomes aware of this and warns Lelouch. the 2 then leave Tokyo for Kaminejima Island. During this time we see a shot of V.V and Nunnally at the Sword of Akasha with V.V looking board.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 Years Later when Lelouch had regained his memories Nunnally appears again, appointed as Viceroy of Area 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where was Nunnally that entire time? was she confined by the Geass Order (as V.V was it's director)? was Nunnally aware or made aware of what happened to her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T22:00:18.870" Title="Where was Nunnally between the end of the Black Rebellion and her appointment as Viceroy of Area 11?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T09:45:55.060" Score="0" ViewCount="1547" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like in title what happened at the end of the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that it's different from the light novel, where in the web novel everyone have died, is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I can't read Korean)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T16:44:42.430" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T16:44:42.430" Title="Dungeon Defense's Korean web novel ending?" Tags="&lt;dungeon-defense&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T15:03:04.110" Score="4" ViewCount="3278" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Gaara couldn't sleep, because Shukaku was inside of him, hence his dark circle eyes. There was that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Gardner_(record_holder)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;guy&lt;/a&gt; who went crazy after trying to stay awake for 11 days for his science project. So how could Gaara function properly, let alone fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from Narutopedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During their first conversation when Gaara was a child, Shukaku warned Gaara that it would take control of his body and start killing people if he ever fell asleep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T21:01:52.257" LastActivityDate="2018-09-13T05:10:12.303" Title="Can Gaara Survive Without Sleep?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39463" CreationDate="2017-04-22T15:15:24.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone, bar Team 7, Madara, Zetsu-Obito, and the Edo Tensei dudes, were wrapped around in cocoons after Infinite Tsukuyomi. Even if the moonlight faded, they wouldn't be able to break out. Even the Edo Tensei Hokage tried to break the cocoons, but they kept regenerating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo's answer regarding Kaguya is correct. I would just like to add that Kaguya's purpose for trapping people in cocoons was to turn them into her own personal army of White Zetsu, which could help fight back against Momoshinki and Kinshiki. Letting some of the human free meant that they could repopulate the Earth, allowing her to create more white zetsu once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T15:15:24.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39965" CreationDate="2017-04-22T15:29:39.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga:&lt;/strong&gt; Boruto starts off doing his Chuunin exams (same beginning as Boruto the Movie).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime:&lt;/strong&gt; Boruto starts off studying in the Academy (many years before the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Info:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_Next_Generations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_Next_Generations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T13:47:45.590" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T13:47:45.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39924" CreationDate="2017-04-22T15:38:37.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not going to bother checking every single episode, since I have better things to do with my life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I can say with a 90% certainty that it's Pikachu. Not because it's weak, but because he has stayed with Ash the whole time, much more longer than any other of Ash's pokemon. So he's battled more and likely to have lost more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T15:38:37.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16774" CreationDate="2017-04-22T16:50:14.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Originally, it was called 大社 (Grand Shrine), but later it's revised to 大赦 (Amnesty).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru&lt;/em&gt; (Nogi Wakaba is a Hero), the prequel to &lt;em&gt;Washio Sumi wa Yuusha de Aru&lt;/em&gt; (Washio Sumi is a Hero) and &lt;em&gt;Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru&lt;/em&gt; (Yuki Yuna is a Hero), the organization was originally named 大社 (Grand Shrine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From ch. 3, pg. 5,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The counter-Vertex organization known as the Taisha (Grand Shrine)&lt;/strong&gt; had researched the Shinju's power and discovered a scientific and magic method of utilizing it. The outfit was a result of that research. It was the culmination of the Shinju's blessing and the knowledge of mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From ch. 19 (final chapter), pg. 23,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hinata already seemed to have a plan in mind as she answered Wakaba's question without any hesitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;First, &lt;strong&gt;we will rename the Taisha from 'grand shrine' to 'amnesty' as a self-conscious reminder that we have been granted amnesty and live modestly as human beings&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine, couldn't quote more than that to avoid heavy spoiler)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T16:50:14.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40001" CreationDate="2017-04-22T16:52:44.413" Score="2" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, other than Yamato, the other person who knows Wood Release is Hashirama Senju. I thought that Wood Release was one of the Senju Kekkei Genkai's, but then Yamato ended up having it. Assuming that he isn't a Senju (which he isn't), why does he have Wood Kekkei Genkai, and how is he able to use it so well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31772" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T16:58:48.857" Title="Yamato's Wood Kekkei Genkai" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40000" CreationDate="2017-04-22T16:58:48.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is true: Yamato is not a Senju. By the way, Yamato's real name is Tenzo. Anyhow, when Yamato was just 6, he was abducted by Orochimaru as one of his test subjects. Orochimaru wanted to see if he could make Yamato have Wood Release abilities by putting Hashirama DNA into him. The plan worked, and he could use it easily. But then Hiruzen, the 3rd Hokage, caught Orochimaru doing his experiments, and Orochimaru fled, aborting all his experiments. All test subjects were expected to die off, but the only survivor was Yamato. In the anime, it shows Yamato trying to escape using Wood Release after seeing many children die from failed experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yamato's past has very sad, but it resulted in him being very capable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T16:58:48.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40006" CreationDate="2017-04-22T18:52:58.677" Score="4" ViewCount="28169" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, I know there are lots of questions about this topic but not quite enough.&#xA;Can anyone tell me What happened to Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode?&#xA;Does he still have Six Paths Sage Mode?&#xA;Somewhere, I don't remember where, I read that they sealed it. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32031" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:17:02.433" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T17:05:38.920" Title="Does Naruto still have Six Paths Sage Mode?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40005" CreationDate="2017-04-22T19:28:22.183" Score="1" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;Really want to know the name of this accoustic guitar song. I've searched it at YouTube to no avail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32126" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T22:41:21.767" Title="What is the name of the song that plays at 12:40 in Noragami Aragoto episode 7?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T19:29:24.563" Score="5" ViewCount="503" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it comes to light novels there are always some pictures that show a new character or scene. But when it comes to a character, who decides the design? For example, if I were an author and my work gets a publisher, then they would hire an illustrator. So when it comes to the design of a character (let's take character as a simple example) will the publisher decide that her hair is short and red or will the author decide that she has long, black hair? Also feel free to tell me some other example like maybe the illustrator can choose the design. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32125" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T08:05:20.853" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:05:20.853" Title="Does the author or publisher decide a character design?" Tags="&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40003" CreationDate="2017-04-22T22:41:21.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; soundtrack &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/56225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Noragami no Oto 2&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, disc 2, track #6 &quot;Tasogare&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the piece: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/oz5kfpym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/oz5kfpym&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T22:41:21.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40002" CreationDate="2017-04-23T00:41:13.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He does have sage mode afterwards, because he uses it in the final fight in Boruto: The Movie. Here's what Narutopedia has to say about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one consistent hallmark of Six Paths Sage Mode are Naruto's eyes: his eyes are yellow, his pupils are a cross of vertical fox-slits with horizontal toad-slats, and there is no pigmentation around his eyes that would otherwise signify standard Sage Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q5PpU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q5PpU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The confusion arises from the different types and inconsistencies. There are different modes of sage of six paths: non-cloak, cloak, and ashura kurama mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the way he looks in Shippuden and the Boruto movie are different. For example, in Boruto, he doesn't seem to possess truth seeking balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="25864" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T06:00:33.887" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T06:00:33.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-23T17:31:08.480" Score="0" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Trunks was training with Vegeta before the martial arts tournament where he fought against Goten, how much gravity were they training under? In the spanish dub it says 150,000 times gravity. In the english dub it says 150 times gravity. I have no idea if the spanish dub was a mistake, or the english dub was a mistake. What does the original japanese dialogue says, if it says something at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T22:58:04.270" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T05:25:07.570" Title="how much gravity were Trunks and Vegeta training when they trained together before the martial arts tournament?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40013" CreationDate="2017-04-23T20:34:03.800" Score="5" ViewCount="4971" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Hohenheim is a homunculus (I know that he still has a humanoid body, because otherwise he wouldn't even have had children) and he has a family with Trisha, who is human, does this mean that the Elric brothers are half-human and half-homunculus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, just to make sure, the Elric brothers are half-Amestrian and half-Xerxian (i.e. with a background from Xerxes), right? They don't explain that in either series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32145" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T21:57:49.890" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T21:57:49.890" Title="Are the Elric brothers half-homunculus?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9550" CreationDate="2017-04-23T21:48:15.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said in the anime, I haven't read the manga either but I did got that from the anime. The reason why he is so scared of dogs is because when he was young he was teasing a dog, the dog got mad and bit him. so technically it was his own fault.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32145" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T21:48:15.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18828" CreationDate="2017-04-23T21:51:49.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black people have different shades of skin color. So it doesn't have to be to look Japanese. Taiga too played a lot outside but he doesn't have the same skin color which means that Aomine is naturally dark colored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32145" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T21:51:49.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40010" CreationDate="2017-04-23T21:55:09.383" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; and the 2003 series are separate continuities that often differ in their treatment of any plot points and characters that they have in common. Hohenheim is affected by this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the manga (which &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; roughly adapts), Hohenheim is a living philosopher's stone who was given half of the souls that Father stole from Xerxes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Per &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Hohenheim/2003_Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, in the 2003 series, like Dante, Hohenheim was able to transfer his soul into another body to avoid death and had taken advantage of this knowledge in the past. However, there is an inherent instability to this procedure that leads to a breakdown of the body. If I am not mistaken, Hohenheim was also reluctant to switch out of his &quot;final&quot; body because of Trisha.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note then that in neither continuity is Hohenheim a homunculus. Furthermore, there is no reason to think that the Elric brothers are anything but human:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the manga continuity, Hohenheim is a human who just happens to hold a philosopher's stone of significant size: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21625/2604&quot;&gt;If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher&amp;#39;s Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 series, Hohenheim is essentially still a human. All that has happened is that he has been switching his soul into different bodies for a period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's deal with the issue of whether the Elric brothers are half-Amestrian and half-Xerxian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hohenheim was originally from Xerxes in the manga continuity. A description of the Elric brothers as half-Xerxian and half-Amestrian would then be technically correct. However, since Xerxes has long been destroyed, it seems doubtful that the average person in the FMA universe would have &quot;Xerxian&quot; or &quot;half-Xerxian&quot; in his vocabulary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 2003 series, Hohenheim's background is not given in detail, so there is no reason to describe the Elric brothers as anything but &quot;Amestrian&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T21:55:09.383" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40014" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40060" CreationDate="2017-04-23T22:06:11.323" Score="7" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei s01e01 @17:37 there are these two peculiar students in the back right with a different art style and dark blue hair which stands out from everybody else:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4sUBD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4sUBD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they anyone special from another work by one of the staff, or is it a cameo from an unrelated title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T09:16:32.703" Title="Who are these two students in the back of Itoshiki's class?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40015" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40016" CreationDate="2017-04-23T23:41:18.057" Score="4" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've had this image of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6EquY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;XP-tan's final days&lt;/a&gt; for a while (it's a tall image thus the link). after XP-tan sees 98-tan being taken away bellow that there is a frame of XP-Tan being chased by a panda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this references supposed to be? why is XP-tan being harassed by a panda?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T22:36:44.830" Title="Why is this panda chasing XP-tan?" Tags="&lt;os-tan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40015" CreationDate="2017-04-24T02:32:03.457" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the panda is an icon of &quot;Fujacks&quot; and used as a symbol of computer virus in this image.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(She is suffered from a wide variety of viruses.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is a virus software which changes desktop icons to pandas or golden pigs.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;See also page 5 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/ThePandaOutlaw.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Symantec's report&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32148" LastEditorUserId="32148" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T22:36:44.830" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T22:36:44.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39832" CreationDate="2017-04-24T06:13:20.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto still has Sage of Six Paths power.&lt;/strong&gt; Check this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/40002/does-naruto-still-has-six-path-sage-mode&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; out for more info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem, however, is that in &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;, even though he can still fly and turn into Ashura Kurama Chakra mode, he doesn't have his truth seeking orbs anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it's possible that even though he still has Sage of Six Paths mode, he's lost some of his abilities, maybe even the power to regenerate himself and other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-10T04:56:47.747" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T04:56:47.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37109" CreationDate="2017-04-24T12:24:27.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quinque you showed was taken from the body of &lt;strong&gt;Yoshimura&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Owl_(Quinque)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Owl_(Quinque)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T12:24:27.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40023" CreationDate="2017-04-24T12:42:23.103" Score="2" ViewCount="34177" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of version of Saber (Arturia). Some that I know are the original blue Saber, Saber Lily, and Alter Saber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEzEtm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEzEtm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;blue Saber, Saber Lily, Alter Saber and Red Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHNiRm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHNiRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;blue Saber, Saber Lily, and Jeanne d&amp;#39;Arc&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also saw some other version like Sakura Saber and Master Saber.&#xA;There are also Saber look alike, Jeanne d'Arc and Red Saber. So how many Arturia version were there and which one are Arturia look alike in Fate Universe or Nasuverse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T06:10:50.480" LastActivityDate="2019-04-17T17:06:16.660" Title="How many character have similar appearance with Saber (Arturia)? And who are they?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;nasuverse&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40022" CreationDate="2017-04-24T12:42:23.103" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of them actually. They're known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saberface&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saberface&lt;/a&gt; or like &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Heroine_X#Profile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MHX said, Arturia Species&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jZxzH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jZxzH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saberface&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;from  Chibichuki!, Saber 4~8. Left to right: Saber Lion, Saber Lily, Saber, Red Saber, Sakura Saber, Saber of Red, Saber Alter, Master Arturia.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among them there are &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; seven of Arturia in Nasuverse. They are Saber, Saber Alter, Saber Lily, Lancer, Lancer Alter, Mysterious Heroine X and Berserker Alter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arturia Pendragon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)#Swimsuit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Archer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1NAS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1NAS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blue Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4OVdl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4OVdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Archer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber : The main source of all Saberface. The usual blue Saber, one of the three main heroines of Fate/Stay Night visual novel. Known as the King of Knights, she is a legendary hero of Britain. She wielded the sword from the stone, Caliburn, but it was destroyed and her weapon now are Excalibur and Avalon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer : Saber in swimsuit. Saber found her way to the beach and decided to play with water gun and become Archer-class servant. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Alter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber Alter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Alter#Santa_Alter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Santa Alter (Rider)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iIGtJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iIGtJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Alter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eDlk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eDlk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Santa Alter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber Alter : Also known as Black Saber. She is dark hero version of Arturia Pendragon. She was corrupted by Angra Mainyu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Santa Alter : Holiday-themed Saber Alter, Rider-class. She own a custom-made sleigh and wore santa outfit complete with a bag full of presents. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Lily&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber Lily&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kkIUe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kkIUe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Lily&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kT5g2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kT5g2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Lily&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber Lily or White Saber. She is a younger version of Saber before she obtain Excalibur and Avalon. In this state, she is known as the Knight Princess. Notice that she use similar but different sword than blue Saber. She was Arturia from after she drew out the sword of selection Caliburn, and had just began walking down the path of a king.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Artoria)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lancer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Artoria_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lancer Alter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TmyiT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TmyiT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lancer Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SgDiL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SgDiL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lancer Alter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lancer : Also known as &quot;Goddess Rhongomyniad&quot;. She's alternate version of Arturia where she used holy spear Rhongomyniad instead of Excalibur. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lancer Alter : Violated by the curse of the Holy Grail. She rejected the Divine Spirit transformation process of Rhongomyniad. She remain known as &quot;Artoria Pendragon&quot; rather than be known as &quot;Goddess Rhongomyniad&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Heroine_X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mysterious Heroine X (Assassin)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Heroine_Z#Ultra_Heroine_Z&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ultra Heroine Z&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_MHX_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Berserker Alter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Foreigner_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_MHXX)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MHXX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Nojw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Nojw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mysterious Heroine X&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B7uWa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/B7uWa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ultra Heroine Z&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z3C6Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z3C6Y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Berserker Alter&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PH0UU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PH0UU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;MHXX&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mysterious Heroine X : Arturia tried to hide her identity as Assassin and tasked herself in eliminating all Saberface heroines. She wore cap to hide her identity and ahoge, although it sticks out of the cap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultra Heroine Z : Alter version of Mysterious Heroine X who acts as the antagonist of the &quot;Saber Wars&quot; event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Berserker Alter : The Anti-Anti-Saber. She's another alter version of Mysterious Heroine X. She use Altereactor to defeat Mysterious Heroine X.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mysterious Heroine XX : A version of Mysterious Heroine X from further in the future. She is a Foreigner-class Servant and has taken up a job in the Servant Universe that involves hunting down Foreigners. She wields the variant of Rhongomyniad, a double-ended lance Rhongomyniad LR &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arturia look alike&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red Saber&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)#Nero_Bride&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nero Bride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)#Saber_Venus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber Venus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NVJxU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NVJxU.png&quot; alt=&quot;Red Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KnIVA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KnIVA.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bride Nero&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zYYGb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zYYGb.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Venus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Red Saber : Totally unrelated with Arturia, Red Saber is Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, she was the Fifth Roman Emperor. Also known as Emperor of Roses, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4177/2869&quot;&gt;she looks awfully similar to Arturia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nero Bride : Alternate version of Red Saber in Fate/Grand Order. She wield different Noble Phantasm. She looks similar to Saber Lily with this white wedding dress. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber Venus : Alternate version from Fate/Extella through Heroic Spirit Apotheosis. She's the most powerful Servant in Fate/Extella game. She wields Photon Ray.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_of_Red&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber of Red&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_of_Red#Swimsuit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wXrue.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wXrue.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saber of Red&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xd8iS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xd8iS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rider&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saber of Red : She is the &quot;son&quot; of Arturia, Mordred, but she is actually female despite being raised as the secret male heir to the throne&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rider : Unlike Arturia, she decided to take on one of her father's treasure, named &quot;Prydwen&quot;. It's both ship and shield. And she decided to use it as surf board&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Saber&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakura Saber&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Saber&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Devil Saber&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VekqJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VekqJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sakura Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FtqFZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FtqFZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sakura Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qNKAq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qNKAq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Devil Saber&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura Saber : Okita Souji. She was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. She was one of the best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi. But unlike the historic version, this Okita Souji is a female. She resemble Arturia in a lot of ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devil Saber : She is a Counter Guardian formed through Sakura Saber's spiritual foundation taking in a Holy Grail filled with Seven Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ruler_(Fate/Apocrypha)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avenger_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Joan_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Avenger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Joan_Alter_Lily)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joan Alter Lily (Lancer)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIBek.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIBek.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ruler&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ByUQa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ByUQa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Avenger&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f7sAl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f7sAl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Joan Lily (Lancer)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruler : Gilles de Rais mistook Saber for her. She is Jeanne d'Arc, also known as Joan of Arc, the Saint of Orleans. She is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Avenger : She is a creation of the Holy Grail born from Gilles de Rais's wishes shortly after the execution of Joan in 1431.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Joan Lily : She became young because she drank Gilgamesh's Potion of youth. Named &quot;Joan of Arc Alter Lily&quot;, she wore santa outfit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gray&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hzosd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hzosd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gray&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zb3mR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zb3mR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gray&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkSgB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkSgB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gray&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gray is believed to be a distant descendent of Arturia because of her striking resemblance with Saber.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Artoria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Master Arturia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l7TUx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l7TUx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Master Arturia&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike all other Saber, she's not a heroic spirit, she's a master from the world of Capsule Servant. She wield a katana.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Others&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_Pendragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;King Arthur (Saber)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0D93U.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0D93U.png&quot; alt=&quot;King Arthur&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not exactly Saberface. But he is male version of Arturia. He's a main character of Fate/Prototype.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Lion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber Lion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KUPi6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KUPi6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Lion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not a servant, nor master. She's a parody version of Saber who acts as the mascot for the Fate/tiger colosseum series. Or pet, if you will. She also appear in Carnival Phantasm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/kaleid_liner_PRISMA%E2%98%86ILLYA_-_6HGW)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saber Class Card&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qw46L.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qw46L.png&quot; alt=&quot;Install Miyu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YnxRo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YnxRo.png&quot; alt=&quot;Install Illya&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA. Arturia power was installed to Miyu with blue Saber outfit and Illya with Saber Lily outfit. When manifested, Saber takes form as Saber Alter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Artoria_Pendragon_(Hana_no_Miyako)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Artoria Pendragon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bM9bH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bM9bH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Trap&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Came from Tsukihime spin-off of Melty Blood, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=88820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hana no Miyako&lt;/a&gt;, Artoria in this series is a trap.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-04-17T17:06:16.660" LastActivityDate="2019-04-17T17:06:16.660" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-04-24T12:42:23.103" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40024" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40027" CreationDate="2017-04-24T13:09:35.943" Score="5" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4, the girls are running out of toilet paper and decide to go buy some but they don't have enough money so they ask the crew member to donate some of their money. Some girls don't have money, one of them want to use check and one other even want to donate a Zimbabwean currency. But when Mina (she's German) says she only have Euros all other girls start laughing. (around 5:30 mark)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's so funny with having Euros?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T15:46:49.410" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T08:35:44.487" Title="Euros? What's so funny about it?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;high-school-fleet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-24T14:47:15.463" Score="1" ViewCount="812" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't seem to find it on the official soundtrack, maybe I'm being a dumbie but if anyone has the answer then fair shout!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It plays as Shinichi is setting off&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; to get revenge for his mum's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32160" LastEditorUserId="1361" LastEditDate="2018-06-08T22:18:03.163" LastActivityDate="2018-06-08T22:18:03.163" Title="Does anyone know what the name of the music is in episode 6 of Parasyte -the maxim- from 7:19 to about 8:30?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40024" CreationDate="2017-04-24T16:14:32.777" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not &amp;quot;Euro&amp;quot; that the girls were surprised about, but how Mina referred to herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the script in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;わし&lt;/strong&gt;はユーロしかない。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「&lt;strong&gt;わし&lt;/strong&gt;」？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;なんか&lt;strong&gt;わし&lt;/strong&gt;の顔についてるか？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「&lt;strong&gt;わぁ～し&lt;/strong&gt;」？あははは！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;（皆笑っている）&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the literal translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; only have Euros.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Is there something on &lt;strong&gt;my&lt;/strong&gt; face?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;My&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;..? Hahaha!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Everyone is laughing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Mina used &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%84%82#Japanese&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;わし (&lt;em&gt;washi&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, which is the first-person pronoun used commonly for elderly, especially from Edo period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usage notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term is generally only used by the elderly, and its use is often considered stereotypical of them. As such, it is frequently used in TV shows and comics to emphasize the age of characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More commonly spelled 私, or in kana to make the reading explicit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anime/manga culture, if spoken by young girls, she can be considered as ロリババア (&lt;em&gt;loli baba&lt;/em&gt;, old loli): girls who look young but act old. (But since this is a one-off joke from her, Mina is not)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T08:35:44.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40004" CreationDate="2017-04-24T22:35:09.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mainly the illustrator does.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Basically writers are not involved in design. But he or she can tell the hope to the editor.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is an example of making a light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An author write up the novel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The author passes it to the editor. (&lt;strong&gt;Perhaps&lt;/strong&gt; they will talk about what the author wishes at this time, like illustrator desired by the author, places of illustation and so on.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the editor orders illustrations for a illustrator.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then he tell the illustrator the atmosphere of the work, distinctive features of charactors like age, hair hength, shape of weapon, chest shape, etc...)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The editor reads the novel before ordering of course. So the content of the novel and the illustration rarely differ.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the illustrator sends rough sketches to the editor.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And the editor shows them to the author.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then the author and editor modify sentences and the illustrator completes the illustrations, the publisher promotes the release date of the novel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For answers, I referred to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://araki-contents.sblo.jp/article/45703885.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;remarks of an actual writer&lt;/a&gt;.(Written in Japanese.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He says that &quot;It is often better for the editor and illustrator not to speak to the design.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Many writers respect the illustrator. And it seems that they trust work of the editor and illustrator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32148" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T22:35:09.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13986" CreationDate="2017-04-24T23:43:14.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a spell called metamorphosis. Here's the description from the wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Once the incantation is completed, the spell turns the caster into a monster. The shape of the monster that the player is transformed into depends randomly on the player's combat skills. However, this spell is not popular, as the end result is usually a weak monster with no change in stats, thus it is usually not viable in actual combat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also an illusion spell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32168" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T23:43:14.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41822" CreationDate="2017-04-24T23:55:51.847" Score="2" ViewCount="4593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, I was watching the &quot;Boruto: Naruto Next generation&quot; series and I saw the scene where Temari and Shikamaru were talking to each other now that they are married. Now, it kind of got me wondering: don't all the village (Hidden Sand, Hidden Leaf, Hidden Mist, etc.) strictly forbid villager from coming out of their village, just so they can keep the village's secret? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25993" LastEditorUserId="31773" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T03:05:57.263" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T18:04:13.417" Title="How can Temari live with Shikamaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7400" CreationDate="2017-04-25T02:08:44.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually, it is a tradition passed down from clan members or affiliations. For example, Jiraya has red markings because of his toad affiliation. Kiba and other Inuzuka clan members before him had markings, resembling/identifying their dog user capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rin has them probably because the Nohara clan puts on the purple striped, or it is either because of her use of medical ninjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T02:08:44.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12" CreationDate="2017-04-25T02:48:35.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;: most of the Uchihas mentioned below are alive currently. In the Naruto series, only Sasuke, Itachi, and Obito were still alive. In the Boruto, Sasuke and Shin, another introduced Uchiha. The other ones are Uchihas that were introduced (as alive, duh) in the Naruto and Boruto series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, all of the above answers are correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke Uchiha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi Uchiha (dies in the fight against Sasuke)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and (&lt;strong&gt;SPOILER&lt;/strong&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 3. Madara Uchiha (saved Obito who was under the tree in the 3rd Shinobi World War, probably died soon afterwards)&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4. Obito Uchiha (unintentionally fakes his death, dies in 4th Shinobi World War)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are still a few more that weren't introduced properly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shisui Uchiha (Danzo took one of his eyes, Shisui entrusted his other eye to Itachi, then suicided)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fugaku Uchiha (Sasuke and Itachi's father)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikoto Uchiha (Sasuke and Itachi's mother)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indra Otsusuki (not really an Uchiha, but the ancestor of all Uchihas)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Izuna Uchiha (Madara's brother, Madara took both of Izuna's eyes out)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shin Uchiha (unknown until Boruto, experimented on by Orochimaru)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other people like Baru, Naka, Naori, Rai, etc. Uchiha (important characters in the Uchiha Clan's war history).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look, there are many Uchihas but most are irrelevant or not important to how the history of Naruto and others were affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T02:48:35.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-25T03:37:52.693" Score="1" ViewCount="1109" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm finding answers for my book. It's about a war between Marleyans and Eldians but it did not tell in the manga what caused the war so I was looking for some help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32173" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T08:02:23.853" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:02:23.853" Title="What did cause the war between Marleyans and Eldians?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40214" CreationDate="2017-04-25T10:21:27.560" Score="8" ViewCount="20648" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 2 episode 4, Reiner suspects Ymir.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While searching her, he found Ymir holding a can of canned food. When he took the food can, he was unable to read the content written on it, while Ymir could.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is that language? and why was Reiner looking so afraid ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nHkaT.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nHkaT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Attack on Titan S02E04 &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="13889" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T05:45:30.463" LastActivityDate="2020-07-12T07:14:36.317" Title="What is the language used on food can?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-25T14:29:29.310" Score="3" ViewCount="1135" Body="&lt;p&gt;After re-reading &lt;strong&gt;Katekyou Hitman Reborn!&lt;/strong&gt; for like the twentieth time, I noticed something that wasn't really explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 264&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/61aZZl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Image In Question&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are the three illusionists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Runner-Ups&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Viper/Mammon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mukuro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daemon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kawahira/CheckerFace&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chrome (Maybe)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8018" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T15:23:50.960" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T16:53:38.807" Title="Who are the three illusionists that have deceived Vindice?" Tags="&lt;reborn&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20380" CreationDate="2017-04-25T18:32:44.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20380/what-are-the-differences-between-studio-ghiblis-film-adaptation-and-the-origina#comment27541_20380&quot;&gt;As mentioned by OP himself&lt;/a&gt;, the Blu-Ray version has some extras &lt;a href=&quot;http://collider.com/from-up-on-poppy-hill-blu-ray-review/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/61530/from-up-on-poppy-hill/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;, including Goro Miyazaki, the director, talks about the differences between the manga and the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Director Goro Miyazaki on Yokohama – (15 mins) Miyazaki talks about making &lt;em&gt;From Up on Poppy Hill&lt;/em&gt; a period film and the differences between the manga and the animated film adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Director Goro Miyazaki on Yokohama (18 min.; HD): &lt;em&gt;From Up on Poppy Hill&lt;/em&gt;'s director speaks about shifting the original manga's setting to 1963 Yokohama, striking a balance between authenticity and properly cinematic visuals, the history and geography of Yokohama, and even a few notes about ideas that didn't make it into the finished film. This is a conversation that would benefit from some tightening in the editing room but is still well worth taking the time to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for the starter, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E5%9D%82%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89#.E5.8E.9F.E4.BD.9C.E3.81.8B.E3.82.89.E3.81.AE.E4.B8.BB.E3.81.AA.E5.A4.89.E6.9B.B4.E7.82.B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; lists some of the major differences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The movie followed the original manga's theme and setting for main characters, but the plot and story presentation were greatly modified, making it an original work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The introduction of &quot;Quartier Latin&quot;, the high school's newspaper club's clubhouse as the original material in the movie. Shun and Shirou were trying hard to protect their clubhouse which had been planned to be demolished. Umi, trying to tell the goodness of the clubhouse to the students, proposed a clean-up and become close to Shun through it. The movie's storyline was largely constructed around this &quot;building conservation&quot; act.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The timeline in the movie is around May-June 1963. To prevent extending the school year, Shun was placed in 3rd year from the beginning, Umi's 2nd year, and Sora's 1st year.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The school uniform was changed from blazer to sailor suit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The main character's surname was changed from Komatsuzaki to Matsuzaki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The lodger Kitami Hokuto's name was changed to Miki Hokuto, the gender from man to woman, and the profession from veterinarian to doctor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The main character's mother Nijie Komatsuzaki's name was changed to Ryoko Matsuzaki, the profession from cameraman to college's associate professor (English literature).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The setting about mahjong gambling was cut.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Regarding the suspicion about the birth, it's revealed that the photo of father that Umi shown is the same as the photo that Shun had.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Umi's grandfather, Shimatarou is no longer alive, and many characters in the manga didn't appear.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T18:32:44.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40046" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40049" CreationDate="2017-04-25T20:16:02.533" Score="5" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the teacher's monologue (s01e04 @13:30) about how sometimes it's better to not say anything (or to say less), this scene is shows which doesn't look like the class usually looks, and I'm fairly certain this is supposed to be a reference to another anime or manga, where a character with hair brighter than black appears just above the blonde girl in the middle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S15Pu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S15Pu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something tells me that classroom/auditorium should be familiar to someone who watched this anime/manga. What is this a reference to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T15:49:09.420" Title="Who's this person in the middle of the auditorium supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40047" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40048" CreationDate="2017-04-25T23:14:59.367" Score="3" ViewCount="691" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Danzo had taken Shisui's right eye already and was after him, but why did he have to commit suicide? I know this question may sound simple, but I don't get why Shisui couldn't have lived on and help stop the coup the Uchihas were planning...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastEditorUserId="30104" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T03:19:11.977" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T14:34:00.637" Title="Shisui's Suicide" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40047" CreationDate="2017-04-26T01:20:40.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Self-sacrifice… a nameless shinobi who protects peace from within its shadow… That is the mark of a true shinobi.&quot;&#xA;-From Shisui to Itachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shisui gave his life and eyes in order to protect his home the village of Konoha, serving as an ANBU Black ops member. His Mangekyou Sharingan is one of the most powerful in all the Uchiha clan records that is why he thinks that his eyes can be used against Konohan whenever their clan initiate a &lt;em&gt;coup d'etat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maybe&lt;/em&gt; Shisui can't live with the thought that he had to choose between the village and his clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastEditorUserId="30104" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T14:34:00.637" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T14:34:00.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40046" CreationDate="2017-04-26T03:38:17.897" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this scene is a parody of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/Negima!%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Negima!?&lt;/a&gt;, the Shaft reboot of the Negima anime, which I like to refer to as Pani Poni Negi due to its strong stylistic resemblance to Shaft's Pani Poni Dash. (Plus, when you're speaking, it's really hard to distinguish Negima from Negima!?.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a classroom shot from Negima!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Ld9d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Ld9d.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;negima?! classroom&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The characters in the shot from Zetsubou-sensei also resemble the characters from Negima!?. In the shot above from Negima!?, the characters aren't all sitting at their usual positions, but of the ones who are, several appear to be in the same position in the Zetsubou-sensei shot. Starting from the top left in the Zetsubou-sensei shot and and going left to right, top to bottom, we seem to have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Yuna_Akashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yuuna Akashi&lt;/a&gt;; we can see her trademark side ponytail&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Yue_Ayase&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yue Ayase&lt;/a&gt;; her high forehead, small ahoge, and the two braids stand out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Haruna_Saotome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haruna Saotome&lt;/a&gt;; she has long hair with two small antennae&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;? (Could be Zazie Rainday in glasses)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Satomi_Hakase&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Satomi Hakase&lt;/a&gt;; she has two thin braids.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Ku_Fei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ku Fei&lt;/a&gt;; she has two spiky twin tails.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Konoka_Konoe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Konoka Konoe&lt;/a&gt;; she has long dark hair like this character, and as in the Negima!? pic, she's seated next to:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Asuna_Kagurazaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asuna Kagurazaka&lt;/a&gt;, who has long, thin twin tails tied with bells. The character in the Zetsubou-sensei shot seems to have two little buds on her head, though it's too far away to see if they're bells.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Misa_Kakizaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misa Kakizaki&lt;/a&gt;; the bangs are similar and she's in the same position as she is in the Negima!? pic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;? Based on the Negima pic, probably &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Mana_Tatsumiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mana Tatsumiya&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Negima!? pic shows &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Chizuru_Naba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chizuru Naba&lt;/a&gt; in this position, but the Zetsubou-sensei character doesn't really resemble her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;? I can't identify the character in the Negima!? pic either.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Misora_Kasuga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misora Kasuga&lt;/a&gt;, who has a short, spiky buzz cut.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Chao_Lingshen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chao Lingshen&lt;/a&gt;, who has buns and braids.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Fuka_Narutaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fuka Narutaki&lt;/a&gt;, although the character in the Zetsubou-sensei pic seems to have glasses. But she shares Fuka's pointy twin tails.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_Okouchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akira Okouchi&lt;/a&gt;, who has a long black ponytail.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Madoka_Kugimiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madoka Kugimiya&lt;/a&gt;, who has short hair and stylish angle-cut bangs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Setsuna_Sakurazaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Setsuna Sakurazaki&lt;/a&gt;, who has a spiky ponytail and straight bangs. It's hard to tell who's sitting there in the Negima!? pic since they're turned to the side, but it's pretty clear in the Zetsubou-sensei pic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Nodoka_Miyazaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nodoka Miyazaki&lt;/a&gt;, who has short hair and long bangs and sits in the same position in the Negima!? pic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Ako_Izumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ako Izumi&lt;/a&gt;. In the Negima!? anime she had bluish-grey hair like we see in the Zetsubou-sensei pic, although in the manga and other anime she had purple hair. She's the one on the right in this picture from my rather large collection of screenshots that I obsessively gathered for some reason when I was watching Negima!?:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vtgLEm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vtgLEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ako izumi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is the character you were asking about in particular. According to the sound effects (&lt;a href=&quot;http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/browse/ira_ira/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ira ira&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) she's angry, and I can't really say why. My only guess is that it's a reference to the Negima manga; in the manga, Ako confesses her love to Negi when he's magically aged up to 16 and later suffers heartbreak when she finds out who he really is, so maybe she's offended that Nozomu is implying that she shouldn't have said anything. That's kind of a stretch, though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Kaede_Nagase&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaede Nagase&lt;/a&gt;, who has a distinctive pyramid cut.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The short-haired &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Natsumi_Murakami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Natsumi Murakami&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;? The Negima!? pic shows &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Makie_Sasaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Makie Sasaki&lt;/a&gt; but the character in the Zetsubou-sensei shot doesn't look anything like her. She does somewhat resemble bit character Kokone from the Negima manga, though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A much taller version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Fumika_Narutaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fumika Narutaki&lt;/a&gt;; she retains the trademark buns.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Sakurako_Shiina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakurako Shiina&lt;/a&gt;, who has spiky twin tails and appears at this position in the Negima!? shot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Ayaka_Yukihiro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayaka Yukihiro&lt;/a&gt;, whose long blonde locks are unmistakable, and who appears in the same position in the Negima!? pic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Kazumi_Asakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazumi Asakura&lt;/a&gt;, who has a spiky ponytail similar to Setsuna.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Sayo_Aisaka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayo Aisaka&lt;/a&gt;, who has long hair.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only Negima characters who aren't accounted for are &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Evangeline_A.K._McDowell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Evangeline&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Chachamaru_Karakuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chachamaru&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Chizuru_Naba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chizuru&lt;/a&gt;, and none of the mystery characters really resemble them, but otherwise it's a pretty striking match. Plus, we know that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/17248/7579&quot;&gt;Shaft has done this before&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T15:49:09.420" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T15:49:09.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40051" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-26T07:30:10.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vsUEf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vsUEf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Manga series launched on May 9, 2016 on Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series starts with the next generation of the Ninja world, and Naruto being the 7th Hokage. &#xA;Boruto was first introduced in the last chapters of the Naruto series and in the movie &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto: Naruto the movie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_Next_Generations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto next generation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="42685" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T05:38:34.993" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T05:38:34.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40052" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-26T07:30:10.130" Score="0" Body="Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name and is a spin-off of and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. It is directed by Noriyuki Abe. Manga writer Ukyō Kodachi is supervising the series. Its a new Era of the Shinobi, the adventures of Boruto Uzumaki.&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="42685" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T05:38:31.700" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T05:38:31.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40047" CreationDate="2017-04-26T08:27:07.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shisui was ambushed by Danzo, and ended up losing his right eye. This was a shock to him, because he served under Danzo as an ANBU Black Ops. He realized that there would soon be a &lt;em&gt;coup d'etat&lt;/em&gt; from his own village, and he knew that his left eye would be a target from both Danzo and the Uchiha village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shisui did not want such a war between the Uchiha village and Konoha. He did not want internal destruction of his village, and he also did not want his village to perish. Thus understanding his eye as the most powerful tool, he knew everyone would go after him. So he believed it would be better to keep his left eye safe with Itachi, and commit suicide, so that no one would find his corpse, or go after him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T08:27:07.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2017-04-26T19:23:59.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he was in love with her all along. Starting with their childhood, in the academy, and in the chunin exams. That love was so obvious. He swore with her blood that he was going to win, and he did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in episode 151, in the original Naruto series, the mission with Hinata, Kiba, and Chino, when the Hidden Stone shinobi abducted Hinata, Naruto was so nervous he even showed Kurama's eyes, and one of the kidnappers said that she might be his girlfriend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Pain arc. this love of Naruto's was like the sun. He was going to transform completely into the Nine Tails. but his father came and renew the seal again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the war arc., we saw that one of Naruto's clones can see and read Hinata's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto: The Last was evidence that Naruto has always loved Hinata. In the Genjutsu lake, Naruto went to the deep of his heart and brought back all the memories of Hinata. Why specially Hinata? Sai said that he was dreaming about his brother. We already knew he was precious to him. The same goes for Naruto. This movie is also an evidence that Naruto is really dumb who can not make the difference between loving a person and food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last thing I would like to say is that these two have a very very very special sort of love. They are the best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32201" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T12:34:59.770" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T12:34:59.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39706" CreationDate="2017-04-27T03:23:42.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saiyans are unable to sense the Ki of a God. Since King Kai doesn't qualify Goku is able to sense him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki_Sense&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ki sense&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What doesn't make sense to me is why Goku doesn't just become SSJ Blue and try sense the Ki of the Gods that he is aware of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31701" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T03:23:42.527" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40014" CreationDate="2017-04-27T09:16:32.703" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are extras that were used in the Pani Poni Dash series, the series that Shaft worked on before the Zetsubou Sensei series. The director Shinbou is known for throwing in references and parodies of previous works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jRd9u.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jRd9u.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Here&amp;#39;s a screenshot featuring them.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T09:16:32.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40042" CreationDate="2017-04-27T11:20:01.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mukuro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Viper (released form) (not sure)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Vindice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vindice&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Illusions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Illusions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only three illusionists have the power to fool the Vindice; Flan and Mukuro Rokudo are two of the known three; however Viper, in his released form, has shown that he too is capable of using illusions powerful enough to fool the Vindice, though it was stated that the trick would not work a second time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30276" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T11:20:01.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40026" CreationDate="2017-04-27T12:42:25.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. The song you are looking for is named &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Solitude&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; by Ken Arai. It's part of the official soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FqbTz9N5Do&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a link to the song on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T06:13:56.687" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T06:13:56.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40038" CreationDate="2017-04-27T14:54:27.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Major manga spoilers below!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After obtaining power of Titans, eldians started massive ethnic cleansing, and marlians became one of the victims of this act, naturally inflicting massive hatred towards eldians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Marley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T14:54:27.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-27T15:43:10.100" Score="2" ViewCount="548" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a difference in narrator for different versions of Code Geass' ending. One is narrated by Kallen, another narrated by C.C.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which version is narrated by which person, and does it bring a tonal difference to the ending? Also, are there other significant changes between the original broadcast and the Special Edition (OVA) of Code Geass?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T14:59:02.480" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T14:59:02.480" Title="Difference between original broadcast and Special Edition (OVA)" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30481" CreationDate="2017-04-27T16:25:01.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK, so if any of you have been watching Boruto Next Generations, you already know that Boruto has the Byakugan, since when he's fighting with Kawaki in episode 1, he uses it. Now it's a different thing that he might have it implanted, but when it flashbacks to his academy days, he has the byakugan shadow already, since it has appeared numerous times, first with Denki, then with Metal Lee. So yes, I think the answer is, he will get byakugan, whether just a shadow or implanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32214" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T16:25:01.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-27T16:50:30.983" Score="2" ViewCount="1390" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like there is some kind of joke with the characters' fake names that I am missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the characters I think asks if their names are outdated. Is that the joke, just that they are using archaic names? Or is there something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32215" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T21:18:27.157" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:18:27.157" Title="Are the Japanese names of the characters from Ente Isla references to something?" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38125" CreationDate="2017-04-27T18:31:54.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should probably go in the order in which they were released, as Arcane also mentioned. But otherwise, an ideal order would be as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Owari no Chronicle &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Owari no Chronicle DC&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Kimitoasamade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gekitotsu no Hexennacht&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;City Series&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Owari no Chronicle, despite being several thousand years before Horizon, sets up a lot of the technology and gives a lot of explanations as to why some of the stuff in Horizon is the way it is, so I recommend reading it before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And The City Series is sort of it's own entity. It takes place after Horizon (thousands of years...sort of), but was written before both Owari and Horizon, so nothing is &quot;carried forward&quot; in-universe. In addition, it's more of a set of short stories, with each novel in the series taking place in a different part of the world with different characters. Feel free to read whenever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should make for an ideal read, according to me because that is the order in which I read them/am reading/will read, and it makes sense. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an &lt;em&gt;official source&lt;/em&gt;, so this is based on personal experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this, regarding the release dates, though I'm pretty sure you would have already seen it : &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Kawakami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Kawakami&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt; : Regarding Gekitotsu no Hexennacht, I found something that ascertains that it's after horizon and before city series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Clash of Hexennacht (激突のヘクセンナハト) is a light novel series written by Kawakami Minoru (川上 稔) and illustrated by Satoyasu (さとやす). It began serialization in Dengeki Bunko Magazine while its manga adaptation runs in Dengeki Daioh and is set for its first full novel release by Dengeki Bunko in August 2015. It takes place between Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon and the City Series, two other series by the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Clash_of_Hexennacht&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Clash_of_Hexennacht&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the order which I mentioned above isn't a &lt;em&gt;strict&lt;/em&gt; order as such, but I have tried my best to arrange them with respect to the enormous time span in which they are set in. They are not &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; tightly interconnected, but basically set in the same world, as created by the author. So there isn't any specific order, but the above order is what you should follow, according to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="32014" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T14:35:00.437" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T14:35:00.437" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-27T20:32:32.613" Score="9" ViewCount="43820" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching episode 29, we saw that Ymir could read the letters on the can, but Reiner could not. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga spoiler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As far as I remember, both Ymir and Reiner are Eldians. So should they not both be able to read the letters on the can? What language is supposed to be on it? Why can Ymir read it, but Reiner could not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6166" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T07:48:37.470" LastActivityDate="2019-03-11T03:28:13.750" Title="Why could Ymir read the can, but Reiner could not?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40068" CreationDate="2017-04-27T21:18:08.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're asking what &quot;the joke&quot; is with names like &quot;Maou Sadao&quot; and &quot;Yusa Emi&quot;, the joke is that their Japanese names sound suspiciously similar to their Ente Isla names/titles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Maou Sadao&quot; is very close to &quot;Maou Satan&quot; / &quot;Demon Lord Satan&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Yusa Emi&quot; is very close to &quot;Yuusha Emi&quot; / &quot;Hero Emi&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Ashiya (Shirou)&quot; is sort of close to &quot;Alciel&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Arushieru&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Urushihara (Hanzou)&quot; is sort of close to &quot;Lucifer&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Rushiferu&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side effect of this, some of their Japanese names sound curious/archaic, since you kind of have to stretch to find Japanese names that sound similar to Christian angel/devil names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Separately, some of the names are also &quot;translation jokes&quot;, so to speak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;Suzu&quot; (鈴) in &quot;Kamazuki Suzuno&quot; means &quot;bell&quot;. Indeed, her Ente Isla name is &quot;Crestia Bell&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:18:08.880" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23267" CreationDate="2017-04-28T04:30:11.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly to show the reaction of the actor in the song, which seem to be surprised/heavily pressured by fact of &amp;quot;the demon who wears goddess mask&amp;quot;... &lt;em&gt;maybe&lt;/em&gt;... or probably there's &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; purpose of the &lt;em&gt;kaomoji&lt;/em&gt;!.. or it can be &lt;em&gt;anything&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that KOTOKO is a famous &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpa_song&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;denpa song&lt;/a&gt; artist (read also &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/27837/what-is-the-actual-meaning-of-denpa&quot;&gt;What is the actual meaning of &amp;quot;denpa&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;em&gt;anything goes&lt;/em&gt;. (Note: the Japanese title even has a star in it: &lt;strong&gt;七転八起☆至上主義!&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, what is a denpa song?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Denpa song (電波ソング) is a type of Japanese music that is intentionally strange and catchy. Common features of denpa songs include intentionally off-key vocals, nonsensical lyrics and an over-the-top tune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Back to &lt;em&gt;kaomoji&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaomoji&lt;/em&gt; is certainly rare in song lyrics, but there are some more (not necessarily denpa song). From &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1341628838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animelyrics.com/jpop/kodakumi/koinotsubomi.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koi no Tsubomi&lt;/a&gt;: (T_T), (&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;), (*_*), (;_;), (T^T), (T0T)/, (*_*)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kasi-time.com/item-36223.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Love Love Chu Chu!&lt;/a&gt;: (&amp;gt;&amp;lt;), (T_T), (#^_^#), (@_@)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://utaten.com/lyric/%E5%AE%AE%E5%B4%8E%E7%BE%BD%E8%A1%A3/Happy+Succession/#sort=popular_sort_asc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Happy Succession&lt;/a&gt;: (^^;), (T_T)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://j-lyric.net/artist/a0006b2/l00ab4f.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;girls&lt;/a&gt;: (&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;;), (≧O≦)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kiwi-musume.com/lyrics/ikimonogakari/mysongyoursong/message.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;message&lt;/a&gt;: (-.-;)', !(&amp;gt;&amp;lt;)!'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(All links are link to song lyric)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, Ryuichi Kawamura has a song titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://petitlyrics.com/lyrics/72858&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;〔&amp;gt;_&amp;lt;〕&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Personally, I don't consider &lt;em&gt;Shichitenhakki Shijou Shugi!&lt;/em&gt; as denpa song, but perhaps it's because I'm already used to IOSYS.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T04:30:11.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40008" CreationDate="2017-04-28T04:49:05.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's 150 only If you aren't​ satisfied let us do some math if kid trunks is about 20 kg then he would weight 20*150*10=30000N which is 3tons(3000kg) in normal gravity if he is at 150,000 times gravity then kid trunks would weight 20*150,000*10=30000000 which is 3000tons remember Goku training with king Kai in other world he say that 4 tons is too much for base form and too light for super Saiyan form hence​ 150 is reasonable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29580" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T04:49:05.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40072" CreationDate="2017-04-28T09:01:44.830" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some researches on the wiki, i found something interesting :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if they both are Eldians, Ymir was part of the cult of Ymir (It's also the reason why she was condamned to be changed into a titan). It could be there she learned the language on the can, and this language is probably linked to Ymir Fritz herself. However it is pure speculation since we have no way to really know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : Chapter 89 (p. 8-13), Eren is reading Ymir's letter which tells us about her past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T09:01:44.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38638" CreationDate="2017-04-28T22:35:59.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this video from a Dragon Ball youtuber, it was guessed from the manga as stated in the previous post, and then Toriyama saw it and told Toei that wasnt how Vegeta was supposed to look so they fixed it later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NunByMIPT4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NunByMIPT4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T22:35:59.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40088" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-28T22:55:15.167" Score="5" ViewCount="27808" Body="&lt;p&gt;Upon little research we can find the literal meaning of Sakuga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sakuga written as '作画' in Japanese has a literal meaning of 'working drawing' but generally is used to mean just 'animation' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i.e. it just refers to the animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it takes on a slightly different meaning in context of anime where it refers to exceptionally animated scenes as 'good sakuga'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to know is how is sakuga described as good or bad? Is it a subjective scale referring to the mix of factors such as direction, frames per second, cost of animation per second etc. Historical context would be a bonus for an answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:55:37.617" Title="What exactly is &quot;Sakuga&quot; and how it pertains to the animation quality?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T06:46:37.683" Score="2" ViewCount="11851" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the episodes in the anime, the armored titan is breaking one the walls and I'm still trying to figure out why he did that instead if the helping the humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32237" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T13:25:55.950" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T15:19:12.063" Title="Why do the humans that can turn into titans kill other humans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40092" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T08:41:56.600" Score="6" ViewCount="2838" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 336, Itachi was seen to apply his genjutsu on Mecha-Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Mecha-Naruto is a robot which does not have a brain but memory chip.&#xA;As it is a robot (which does not have any chakra), its battle techniques could not be copied by Kakashi's Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tOVpn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tOVpn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mecha-Naruto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genjutsu:_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia-Genjutsu&lt;/a&gt; mentions that genjutsu can only occur by manipulation of chakra of the brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then how does Itachi put genjutsu on a memory chip of a robot?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T16:10:33.887" LastActivityDate="2020-12-06T16:01:00.067" Title="How can Itachi's genjutsu act on Mecha-Naruto &quot;Robot&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T08:55:18.757" Score="2" ViewCount="228" Body="&lt;p&gt;The king during the events of &lt;em&gt;Rage of Bahamut: Genesis&lt;/em&gt; was Charioce XIII (he's introduced as such when Favaro and friends are brought before him in episode 6). The destruction wrought by Bahamut in episode 12 ends up killing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The king at the start of &lt;em&gt;Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul&lt;/em&gt;, just ten years later, is Charioce XVII (introduced as such when he returns to the capital in episode 1). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That leaves a gap of three Charioces unaccounted for. What happened to Charioces XIV through XVI? Did Anati really have four different kings in the mere ten years following Charioce XIII's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T08:55:18.757" Title="What happened to Charioces XIV through XVI?" Tags="&lt;shingeki-no-bahamut&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T11:57:17.703" Score="1" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've had questions for the longest time on this. Why or who would create a gigantic portal between two worlds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastEditorUserId="32242" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T01:40:13.483" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T03:57:37.860" Title="Is a specific person responsible for the GATE in GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There?" Tags="&lt;gate&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23550" CreationDate="2017-04-29T15:04:16.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By half the world, Yanagida either means what everyone has been suggesting - all the major world powers, like the US, China, the EU and Russia, or he could be suggesting, in simpler terms, every country in Itami's homeworld that has a motive for wanting access to the GATE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the canon storyline, China's motive is apparently having a population of 3 billion people, which is obviously unsustainable. The US wants it purely for it being, as President Direll(Manga) puts it, a treasure trove. Russia and the EU, however, are not given any specific motivation to want to invade, most likely for resources. Russia is said to be capable of being bold enough to hit the GATE with a SLBM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastEditorUserId="32242" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T15:10:31.427" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T15:10:31.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33896" CreationDate="2017-04-29T15:25:20.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's because Naruto only has half of Kuramas chakara, Miniato  couldn't do it as well, unlike the rest of the Jinchuurikis they carry both halves of the Jinchuuriki and it's chakara therefore they can transform into jinchuuriki itself and not a cloak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32244" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T15:25:20.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T18:34:52.763" Score="-1" ViewCount="46062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clearly Tatsumaki was stronger than Genos because she threw him to the wall with no struggle. If she wants, she can just send Saitama to the sun and kill him. She can also control meteors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Saitama meets Tatsumaki, who would win?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32246" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T19:47:01.613" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T13:55:16.310" Title="If Saitama met Tatsumaki, who would win?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40099" CreationDate="2017-04-29T23:38:29.903" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime and manga we cannot answer this question, as the two have never actually faced off.  However, a confrontation has occurred in the webcomic&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You can &quot;watch&quot; the entire (translated) confrontation on YouTube, in fact:&lt;br/&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb0Cse_ULEM&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Part 1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BP3gkfLc1Q&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Part 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic rundown is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Not long after the Garou situation, Tatsumaki aggressively confronts Fubuki when Fubuki tries to obtain further information from the Monster Association's leader (Tatsumaki simply wants her dead).  Saitama intervenes when it gets a bit serious, grabbing Tatsumaki's hand to stop her.  Tatsumaki aggressively tries to blast him away.  It fails and he doesn't let go.  She tries to bend his very energy to take him out.  It fails to do much of anything.  She tries to knock him loose, dragging him halfway across (and along) the countryside with telekinetic flight, but fails.  At one point she opens a large chasm in the earth and lets Saitama fall into it, then reseals it and buries him there.  He effortlessly digs his way up like a land shark.  At another point, she tries to lift Saitama up telekinetically, to hurl him into space, only to find it takes extreme effort to lift him even a foot off the ground.  Saitama enjoys the experience of &quot;flying&quot;.  Ultimately Tatsumaki concedes that Saitama is extremely strong, and is aggravated with how he &quot;hides&quot; his true power.  However, she insists that if she were at full power&amp;mdash;she has already resumed bleeding heavily from her head from the injuries she suffered during the Garou arc, and is possibly concussed&amp;mdash;then she would have &quot;easily&quot; crushed Saitama.  Saitama seems...unconvinced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Since some people seem unaware of this, One Punch man originated as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;webcomic&lt;/a&gt; (chapter links are at the bottom).  It is the fundamental canon of the story, from which the manga and anime are derived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="8024" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T02:23:43.797" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T02:23:43.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40099" CreationDate="2017-04-29T23:54:55.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty easy question, if you're actively looking at what the MC is being portrayed as. He can't lose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the comedy aspect of the series is about OPM being able to use a single punch to defeat all of his opponents, if he uses more than one punch or worse, if he loses, then the series would fall apart. He is a joke character, designed to be as over-powered as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you start to apply some physics on Tatsumaki's powers then picking someone up and throwing them at a wall is a very easy task, since when you're up in the air, you don't have any footing to exert force onto in order to move in any particular direction. Very much like when you're in a space station. Now with Genos, one can argue he could use his rockets to propel himself, which is true but we can just assume that Tatsumaki's powers are just stronger. Strong enough to hold him in place, or in this case, send him into a certain direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now how will this apply to OPM? Nothing. If he gets thrown into the Sun, he'll just walk back out of it. If he gets held in place, then he'll just, I don't know, &lt;em&gt;blow&lt;/em&gt; wind so strong he wipes out half a city or something. Even if he gets consumed by a black hole, he'll just punch his way out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very fundamentals of the show is that OPM can't lose. He's OPM. If he loses, then they might as well end the series right there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20805" LastEditorUserId="20805" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T00:00:31.010" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T00:00:31.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38813" CreationDate="2017-04-30T00:27:22.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, in episode 88 of Dragon Ball Super he recovers his mystic form, and now is clear the opening was meant to show that. (spoilers behind)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; By training with Piccolo, Gohan first recovers his SSJ2 form which we havent seen him using it since the early Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z. Piccolo is a match for him in SSJ and later in SSJ2, (Piccolo is even stronger than Gohan SSJ2) and later Gohan recovers his mystic form and gets stronger than Piccolo who ends with one of his arm cut by 2 by Gohan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T00:27:22.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40095" CreationDate="2017-04-30T00:34:09.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Explained in the manga I believe (links to the full size images):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XTOuL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XTOuLm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3PGc9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3PGc9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RbarO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RbarOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DUScm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DUScmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;another page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me how to do boxes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The person who created the Hole was Hardy, the ones to come by and created the Gate to keep the Hole opened were the Empire's magicians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20805" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T03:57:37.860" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T03:57:37.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39991" CreationDate="2017-04-30T01:12:02.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also Inori's void being the huge 'Singer's Sword', would reflect a bold and aggressive personality, whereas she is the exact opposite of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, she's actually not far from that at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I mean, she did transform into a half-monster thing in one of the episodes and destroyed &quot;Endlave&quot; robots by herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably portrays the simple and minimalistic outward appearance while still being dangerous and sharp when used as a weapon. The name &quot;Singer's Sword&quot; is probably just there because she sings (EGOIST is still quite popular to this day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Shu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I believe Shu's void (shoe lol) 'transfer' the void of others to make his own set of some kind of arsenal where he can just use whatever he wants at any given time, which can be seen in the last episode where he uses different voids without having to extract them every time. We could conclude this as follows: Void Extraction &gt; Void Storage (and when he desired so) &gt; Void Usage. I believe he can only use one at a time too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of what this portrays also was explained in the anime I believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He takes in the emotions of his friends (and foes), all of them, he wants to shoulder them all. Along those lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20805" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T01:12:02.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13934" CreationDate="2017-04-30T03:40:06.037" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;She should be considered kudere because of her lack of emotion...most of the time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32252" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:40:06.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15623" CreationDate="2017-04-30T03:41:11.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Meliodas is a full demon, and the eldest son of the demon king. He can be killed (Estarossa stabbed all his hearts) but will come back to life about a month later. I'm guessing each family of demons has a different mark, so Zeldris, Estarossa, and Meliodas have the same thing. Say, Derriere has a different one than them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32253" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:41:11.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38613" CreationDate="2017-04-30T03:48:06.547" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: I would suggest you resume reading at Chapter 42 of the Webcomic, which is just after the conclusion of the Boros arc, because while the next several chapters will be familiar from the manga the deviations start to mount up pretty quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As YLombardi indicates, this of course heavily depends on what currently constitutes the &quot;latest release&quot;.  It is also important to note that the manga starts deviating pretty heavily from the webcomic, though currently not in ways that fundamentally alters canon (though it's getting close).  Most of the changes involve certain fights being extended and given extra details, as well as giving the non-essential heroes some extra exposition and screen time in other fights.  The most recent manga release (as of my typing this) is concerned with a tournament that never occurs in the webcomic, though this tournament is just part of introducing the two major atagonist powers for the next arc; both such powers and said arc are part of the webcomic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try now to point out when certain major arcs begin/end for the webcomic, up to the current status of the manga (said tournament storyline is closing up).  Anyone completely unfamiliar with the series will, of course, find lots of spoilers in the subsequent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First chapters, introducing Saitama and his fights against Vaccine Man and the brothers, his &quot;origin story&quot; fight against the crab man, his dream, etc. are essentially identical.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saitama vs. Ordinary Mosquito, and introduction of Genos: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 5-6&lt;/a&gt;. Essentially identical between versions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;House of Evolution: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 7-11&lt;/a&gt;.  Essentially identical between versions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Paradise baldies and introduction of Sonic and Licenseless Rider (Mumen Rider): &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=13&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 12-15&lt;/a&gt;. Essentially identical between versions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Joining the Heroes Association, introduction of Sneck: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=16&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 15-16&lt;/a&gt;. Essentially identical, but the manga/anime shows a few more tests Saitama does and gives us a better idea of where the tests are held.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saitama vs. Genos: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=18&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapter 17&lt;/a&gt;.  Essentially identical between versions.  This is one of the first cases where Murata, the manga artist, has a lot of fun with just plain drawing.  An entire chapter of the manga is basically spent with Murata creating an intimately drawn flip-book for this fight.  The anime basically could have just scanned in the pages for the Murata version of this chapter and called it a scene.  The details of the fight are the same, other than that the landscape is not shown as obliterated by Saitama's partial punch in the webcomic (nor is any of the damage that Genos did shown).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Genos moves in, second encounter with Sonic, Tank Top Tiger introduced: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=19&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 18-19&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saitama vs. Meteor; Silver Fang, Metal Knight, Tank Top Black Hole introduced: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=21&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 20-23&lt;/a&gt;. Essentially identical between versions, with a few minor differences, mostly concerned with Genos having an upgrade available.  Murata has fun in the manga again, basically animating (in color) Metal Knight's arrival.  The anime again could have pretty much just scanned in that chapter and called it a scene.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sea King arc&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=25&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 24-31&lt;/a&gt;.  Essentially identical between versions.  Same heroes are introduced, including Puri-Puri Prisoner and Handsomely Masked Sweet Mask (Amai Mask), etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boros arc&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=32&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 32-41&lt;/a&gt;. Nominal differences between versions.  Saitama encounters Boros slightly earlier in the Webcomic, meeting him at the same time as Geryuganshoop.  Geryuganshoop does not display a gravity power in the webcomic, and only ever use telekinesis to throw rocks and rubble.  The final fight between Boros and Saitama is much longer in the manga/anime than in the webcomic.  Saitama is not knocked to the moon in the webcomic at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's as far as the anime gets, but the manga is at the start of the Garou arc.  From this point on the manga starts to diverge fairly noticeably.  For the most part this does not change anything in the canon, but as previously mentioned the manga gets this arc started with a martial arts tournament which does not exist in the webcomic.  As such there are a lot of new characters and enemies in the manga, but so far none of them look to be important beyond setting things up (but we have to wait and see).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Spoilers beyond this point for those who have watched the anime but have not read the manga (or webcomic).&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;King vs. Saitama&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=43&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapters 42-44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Garou Appears&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=47&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapter 45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saitama meets the Fubuki Group&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=49&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapter 47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Garou's hero hunt begins&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=53&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapter 51&lt;/a&gt;. The noticeable differences arise around this time, as who Garou fights and when is different.  The level of interaction between King and Saitama is also substantially altered, because Saitama is at the aforementioned tournament in the manga, while King is not.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monster Association appears&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&amp;amp;iid=57&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Webcomic Chapter 55&lt;/a&gt;.  Substantial differences between the manga and webcomic are present at this point, though the essential thrust seems so far to be the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is essentially where the manga is now (which is at chapter 109, by certain reckonings).   I would suggest you resume reading at Chapter 42 of the Webcomic, because while the next several chapters will be familiar from the manga the deviations start to mount up pretty quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; But these 55 chapters are only barely more than half of the webcomic's current length, as the webcomic is at chapter 109 (by coincidence) as of the time of this post.  The Garou/Monster Association arc lasts all the way up through Chapter 94 of the webcomic, making it longer than the entirety of the story up to Boros.  Chapters 95 and on have so far not introduced a clear arc, but a lot of world building, character development, and character backgrounds have been provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:48:06.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40088" CreationDate="2017-04-30T03:55:37.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakuga is basically where animators go from using cheats like only animating the mouth or skipping frames to animating every frame with fluid movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakuga (作画) (lit., &amp;quot;drawing pictures&amp;quot;) is a term used in anime to describe moments in a show or movie when the quality of the animation improves drastically, typically for the sake of making a dramatic point or enlivening the action....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other end of this spectrum, however, is when the animation becomes exceptionally expressive and fluid -- when every single frame is animated, and the movements themselves are closely-observed and realistic (or, failing that, spectacular to look at). This is what's known as sakuga. Action-oriented shows tend to have the most instances of sakuga, but there are many examples of dramatic shows using them as well -- for instance, to highlight an exceptionally emotional moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Opening and closing sequences of shows typically feature sakuga (which sometimes leads to jokes about that being where the majority of the animation budget is spent, especially if the rest of the show isn't as fluid). &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thoughtco.com/sakuga-animation-in-anime-144807&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ThoughtCo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's more information about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-09-30/the-joy-of-sakuga/.93579&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sakugabooru.com/forum/show/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Good sakuga&amp;quot; seems to basically refer to sakuga animation that looks exceptionally fluid or realistic, or just looks cool. It's seems to be subjective, based more on what people think looks good than on any scale or mix of factors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pages like &lt;a href=&quot;https://vanishingtrooper.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/a-look-at-the-sakuga-and-animation-of-2015/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; give examples of what they think of as good sakuga, and from reading the descriptions you can see they talk about what would be referred to as cinematography in live action shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:55:37.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2483" CreationDate="2017-04-30T04:17:06.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the idea is that the plane inadvertently disappeared, which caused Akira's mother to continue the Eden Project and eventually create Raika Island, and that one of the company's directors, maybe Sengoku Frey, in a last-ditch attempt to save her dream of the 'paradise' after the biohazard disaster on the island, channelled the company's remaining funds into Time-Travel research, which was completed and used to send the flight into the future to 'save' them, but accidentally causing an infinite time loop in the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would fit, in my opinion, with Sengoku Frey's 'acceptance of Yuna's heart', and would be the most probable theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Too bad that's how publishers go - cutting off a series' lifeline so they can do other stories. Or perhaps, the author's idea was going to be much more ambitious, but wasn't given the time to finish it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-01T09:00:16.980" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T09:00:16.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30920" CreationDate="2017-04-30T04:53:43.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don`t remember where I saw this, probably in some SBS or databook, but there are two separate species of fish-human hybrids. One of them is the fishmen/fishwomen, which are the ones that walk on humanoid legs like Arlong. The other species is the merpeople (mermaids and mermen), wich are the ones who need bubbles to move when not in the water, such as Caimie and Shirahoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Oda said FISHMEN are mammals, but he didn't say anything about merpeople. Meaning Shirahoshi could have been born from an egg, and some real-life fish even fertilize eggs externally so maybe Neptune didn't even need to copulate with Otohime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32256" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T06:58:54.850" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T06:58:54.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23852" CreationDate="2017-04-30T14:31:51.320" Score="5" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Chaos;Head (PC Version)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top&lt;/strong&gt;: Hazuki (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;), Another Blood (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;), Al Azif (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;), Ruri Hadou (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;, Zanmataisei ver), Ruri Hadou (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;, Kishin Hishou ver), Ignis (&lt;em&gt;Jingai Makyou&lt;/em&gt;), Franco Il Nero (&lt;em&gt;Satsuriku no Jango&lt;/em&gt;), Alfie (&lt;em&gt;Satsuriku no Jango&lt;/em&gt;), Ignis (&lt;em&gt;Jingai Makyou&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Donne Anonime (&lt;em&gt;Satsuriku no Jango&lt;/em&gt;), Mahiro Sendou (&lt;em&gt;Memories Off 5: Togireta Film&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Euretta (&lt;em&gt;Eternal Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;), ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle&lt;/strong&gt;: Rebecca (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Rin Tohsaka (&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;), ???, ???, Yume Asakura (&lt;em&gt;Da Capo II&lt;/em&gt;), Otome Asakura (&lt;em&gt;Da Capo II&lt;/em&gt;), Anna (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;), Perla (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Ruri Hadou (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;, Zanmataisei ver), Saber (&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;), Leica Crusade (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;), Franco Il Nero (&lt;em&gt;Satsuriku no Jango&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom&lt;/strong&gt;: ???, Mahiro Sendou (Memories Off 5: Togireta Film), Euretta (Eternal Fantasy), Donne Anonime (&lt;em&gt;Satsuriku no Jango&lt;/em&gt;), Otome Asakura (&lt;em&gt;Da Capo II&lt;/em&gt;), Anna (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Alfie (&lt;em&gt;Satsuriku no Jango&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Al Azif (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;, nendoroid), Jessica (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;), Leica Crusade (&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;), Rider (&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;), ???, Anna (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;), Arcueid Brunestud (&lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;), Lunaria (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnevale&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Desk Shelf&lt;/strong&gt;: Noel (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnavale&lt;/em&gt;), Lunaria (&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carnavale&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Summary&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nitro+&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Demonbane&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Azif&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruri Hadou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leica Crusade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hazuki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another Blood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jingai Makyou&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ignis&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Satsuriko no Jango&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franco Il Nero&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Donne Anonime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alfie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gekkou no Carneval&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anna&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lunaria&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rebecca&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perla&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;TYPE-MOON&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arcueid Brunestud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rin Tohsaka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rider&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Circus&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Da Capo II&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Otome Asakura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yume Asakura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eternal Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Euretta&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;KID&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Memories Off 5: Togireta Film&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahiro Sendou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Chaos;Head NOAH (Console Version)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top&lt;/strong&gt;: Rider (&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;), ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle&lt;/strong&gt;: Seira Orgel (&lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;), ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom&lt;/strong&gt;: Saber (&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;), ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Desk Shelf&lt;/strong&gt;: ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Summary&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nitro+&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chaos;Head&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seira Orgel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;TYPE-MOON&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rider&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-02-09T11:10:37.633" LastActivityDate="2021-02-09T11:10:37.633" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-04-30T14:31:51.320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40146" CreationDate="2017-04-30T17:33:26.180" Score="1" ViewCount="398" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; episode 88, around 20:15 mark, Gohan said something to Piccolo about the idea to become more powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one subtitle, I've read Gohan asked Piccolo to do some attack or technique together. But in other translation, Gohan asked Piccolo to do a combined technique or a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;fusion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also raising speculation among fans too (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvIKITZevA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video about Gohan's fusion with Piccolo&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T03:25:24.713" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T03:25:24.713" Title="Did Gohan ask Piccolo to do fusion?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40116" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40153" CreationDate="2017-04-30T17:42:31.967" Score="0" ViewCount="344" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 88th of Dragon Ball Super, in one subtitled version &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gohan asks Piccoro why dont they try a technique of fusion together. Note: this could be a bad translation because in another subtitled version he doesnt say exactly the same &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is , can 2 different species in Dragon Ball do a fusion dance and work? We know a fusion between 2 different people can work with the Potara earrings (for example a supreme kai and a witch) but what about fusion with the fusion dance? will something like that work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T10:55:18.943" Title="Can 2 different species do a dance fusion and work?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44747" CreationDate="2017-04-30T18:44:18.587" Score="1" ViewCount="1131" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super we see a huge boost in power of Piccolo, who jumped from &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Being weaker than Super Saiyan Gohan in the Resurrection of F saga, to be stronger than SSJ2 Gohan in the Universal Tournament saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't make much sense unless a decent amount of time passed between the arcs and he did some special training or something. Therefore, my question is, how much time passed in Dragon Ball Super between the Resurrection of F saga and the Universal Tournament saga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T14:38:26.020" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T14:38:26.020" Title="How much time passed in Dragon Ball Super between the Resurrection of F saga and the Universal Tournament saga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14286" CreationDate="2017-04-30T19:46:41.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Moral proclaimed that Skill was brain dead, but the Minimum Root was actually the heart of Skill*, which was still intact. This heart was most likely transplanted into Nice by Moral**. So Skill is thus &quot;still alive&quot; through living on through the heart of Nice/Skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also have the hesitation line by Art who could not yet kill his brother, since he does know that Nice's Heart is actually Skill's Heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also explains how Art survived his fall as Nice/Skill probably restored his Minimum during the fall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Notice how Art's Minimum Root is also his heart too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**This also explains how Nice was able to save the gunshot wound, implied that it shot his heart&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32264" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T19:46:41.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23785" CreationDate="2017-05-01T01:53:23.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that it is never told. However, it is possible to make a fair estimate, while keeping in mind that it was never like that in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime and manga alike, Itami travels to the Elven forest from Coda village, so roughly 7-13 days, if they were able to make peaceful contact and even were able to learn basic rules of the language. The 7-13 here refers ro the time spent at Coda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Travelling to the Elven forest would take roughly 1-2 days. The time they spent searching for survivors in Tuka's village adds 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they return to Coda, presumably in a similar timeframe as when they travelled to Coda, the entire village began to evacuate, so roughly 1 day passed at the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that rain and several other problems were exhausting the villagers, so presuming that, we can add 2-3 days there. The fire dragon also arrived, so that would add half a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while it is never revealed, I believe that roughly 13 - 21 days were spent in the Coda area. However, I seriously disregard against using the anime' timeline because there are multiple mistakes made while speeding up the sequence of events. But if you like, this is my estimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T01:53:23.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T02:02:06.143" Score="0" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the characters in Detective Conan age according to time? I am asking how the characters age, or if the characters age at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T12:57:07.670" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T14:25:24.367" Title="Is there a specific age timeline in Detective Conan?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-14T06:13:19.903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T06:58:57.900" Score="3" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently reading &lt;em&gt;Aoi Hana&lt;/em&gt;, in which students at a girls' school put up a production of &lt;em&gt;Wuthering Heights&lt;/em&gt;. Out of curiosity, I went to Google to determine whether the Takarazuka Revue ever produced an adaptation of the same. There apparently was; I noticed on a Wiki page that the Japanese title of the production (and thus, the novel) was &lt;em&gt;Arashi ga Oka&lt;/em&gt; (嵐が丘).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brought me to my question: Kureha attends Arashigaoka Academy (嵐が丘学園) in &lt;em&gt;Yuri Kuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt;, so the name of her school must then be a reference to &lt;em&gt;Wuthering Heights&lt;/em&gt;. Is there any particular reason why this literary reference fits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any specific parallels with YKA (whether the manga, the anime, or the light novels) that would make this reference appropriate?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alternatively, is there something about the tone of &lt;em&gt;Wuthering Heights&lt;/em&gt; that fits one part or another of the YKA franchise?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T06:58:57.900" Title="Why does Arashigaoka Academy share a name with Wuthering Heights?" Tags="&lt;yuri-kuma-arashi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T07:44:26.697" Score="4" ViewCount="1331" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic premise of the anime &lt;em&gt;Re:Creators&lt;/em&gt; is that when someone writes a book or scriptwrites a video game or something, they create an actual world where the events of the book/game/etc actually happen. Then, at the beginning of the show, some of the characters from those created worlds get transported into the &quot;show world&quot; (the world in which the main character [Souta] lives and in which the created worlds are works of fiction) by a Plot Device (the princess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the created worlds are works of fiction that exist in the show world, but do not exist in the &quot;real world&quot; (the world in which you and I live), like &lt;em&gt;Avalken of Reminiscence&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Vogelchevalier&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Magical Slayer Mamika&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have noticed talk of a rumor (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/689wj7/spoilers_recreators_episode_4_discussion/dgwz9uj/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) that the created worlds were originally planned to be works of fiction that &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; exist in the real world, but that this plan fell through for one reason or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the source of this rumor, and how veracious is it? It sounds very &lt;em&gt;truthy&lt;/em&gt;, almost to the point that I have to wonder if the source is some random guy who thought it would be cool if it actually played out that way and so originated the rumor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T04:45:58.220" Title="Was Re:Creators originally planned to feature fictional works that actually exist in the real world?" Tags="&lt;re-creators&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40132" CreationDate="2017-05-01T10:12:14.603" Score="4" ViewCount="5911" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last few pages of the end of the final book in the Death Note series shows a huge amount of people in hoods walking in a line across the mountains and one offering a candle to Kira their &quot;saviour&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first when I saw this I was quite confused about who these people were, I thought that perhaps they were the land of the dead and that these were all the people he saved? Then someone pointed out to me that the moon and the stars were probably there for a reason and wouldn't be in the land of the dead, which supposedly didn't even exist anyway given the conversation Ryuk had with Light just before he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is this then meant to be some sort of a religion which has formed which holds Kira as their saviour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user32277" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T11:27:27.860" Title="What does the ending of Death Note (manga) mean?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40131" CreationDate="2017-05-01T11:14:45.517" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It is indeed meant to invoke that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series we see Light fall more and more into a trap where he kills to protect himself, instead of just &quot;punishing&quot; criminals. His ultimate aim was to usher in a new era where crime was non existent and himself to be the saviour (read God) for the people still living.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though he died, in the end he did affect multitude of people with his reign as that of Kira and eventually a cult (religion is too strong a word at this point) of his worshippers formed who worship him and probably undertake a spiritual journey for their saviour. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what the wiki describes as the scene you described,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a place with high mountains, thousands of hooded people of all ages walking by candlelight. The group parts and a hooded woman dressed in white walks to the edge of a mountain and clasps her hands in prayer. She says, &quot;Kira, our saviour.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Finis_(chapter)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source - Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is typical for a spiritual group. Think &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatra&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Teerth Yatras&lt;/a&gt; for Hindus or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hajj&lt;/a&gt; for Muslims. I am expecting this to be inspiration for the scene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Unnamed_Kira_worshiper&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;unnamed Kira worshiper&lt;/a&gt; was drawn with her face shown because Obata &quot;personally wanted to draw something pretty in the final chapter&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorDisplayName="user32277" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T11:27:27.860" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T11:27:27.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T12:28:37.383" Score="7" ViewCount="643" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Kimi no Na Wa, Mitsuha is able to save everyone in the town even as the comet fragments were falling. So I'd like to ask, just how long would the comet fragment take to fall, in a timeframe that still allows everyone to reach the High School before the comet strikes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T03:01:52.347" Title="In Kimi no Na Wa., how long does the comet fragment take to reach Itomori Town?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31022" CreationDate="2017-05-01T12:42:23.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe what Tyuule wanted was &lt;strong&gt;total destruction and disintegration&lt;/strong&gt; of the Empire, as she blames the Empire for destruction of her homeland, and the hatred the warrior bunnies now have for her. However, due to Itami's interference, all that happens is that Zorzal is peacefully overthrown and Pīna is able to return as the Princess, the Empire remaining intact, and now with a Japanese Alliance. Therefore, her unhappiness probably stems from only being able to throw the Empire into a civil war, which Pīna will easily win with the help of Japan, but not being able to see her die at excecution and see Zorzal become a POW(Prisoner Of War) or see him capitulate at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T12:42:23.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T13:26:51.957" Score="0" ViewCount="363" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the advance of the new chapter of Dragon Ball Super , Roshi appears with lilac ki, perhaps the sign of a new technique or transformation. My question is, is there any other human in the Dragon Ball universe who has a non white/transparent ki/aura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GIsME.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GIsME.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T13:26:51.957" Title="is there any other human with non white / transparent ki in Dragon Ball aside Roshi's lilac ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26502" CreationDate="2017-05-01T14:43:17.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained in episode 2 by Misora Whitale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuri hates Kanata because in the match when their fireteam was supposed to get promoted, Kanata did not take part in that match. Yuri was so much was with that, and thus she hates Kanata. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32281" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T14:33:55.163" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T14:33:55.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40140" CreationDate="2017-05-01T16:13:43.250" Score="7" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep searching for a website or forum that can classify an anime as episodic without reading reviews or plots (because I really hate spoilers), but I couldn't find any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way to know if a series is episodic in nature much like &lt;em&gt;Samurai Champloo&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; where each episode has a stand-alone story or if it has a continuous plot across all episodes like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1703" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T03:29:44.963" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T12:37:13.393" Title="How can I know if an anime is episodic or has a continuous plot?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40139" CreationDate="2017-05-01T17:14:57.670" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime-Planet has an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/tags/episodic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;episodic&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; tag which gives you what you want. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anilist.co/search/anime?includedTags=Episodic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniList&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=tag&amp;amp;tagid=6399&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniDB&lt;/a&gt; also have their own episodic tag. ANN, MAL and Kitsu don't seem to provide this feature as far as I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T03:23:52.503" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T03:23:52.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40145" CreationDate="2017-05-01T22:42:30.163" Score="0" ViewCount="1657" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question in simple: the only jutsus Hidan performs are related to Jashin. But this does not specify his chakra element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OtZna.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OtZna.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Hidan's chakra nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2020-05-30T21:58:15.917" Title="Hidan's Chakra Element" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40142" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40576" CreationDate="2017-05-01T22:45:42.957" Score="2" ViewCount="2783" Body="&lt;p&gt;I readed some of the chapters of the Dragon Ball Super manga, not all of them. In the ones I've seen, Trunks never turned into Super Saiyan Rage. But now in chapter 23,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Zamasu says to Goku that even Trunks could be stronger than him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if this is accurate or not, Trunks would have to be very strong to raise such doubt. This doesnt make sense if he only can transforms in Super Saiyan 2, because that transformation is 3 stages below Super Saiyan Blue (behind SSJ3, Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue), and in other hand Super Saiyan Rage is more or less in the level of Super Saiyan Blue, it can be in the same level, slightly weaker or stronger (personally I think it's a stronger transformation, but there is no official info on this yet) So my question is, did Trunks turned into Super Saiyan Rage in any chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T16:13:14.573" Title="Did Trunks turned Super Saiyan Rage in any chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44749" CreationDate="2017-05-01T23:10:07.373" Score="0" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 88th, according to some subtitles in a popular anime webpage, confirmed by Anime SE member Aki Tanaka who speaks japanese, Gohan literally says to Piccolo &quot;If so, should we create a fusion technique, or combination (attack)?&quot; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/40115/what-does-the-original-japanese-audio-says-in-episode-88th-when-gohan-is-talking&quot;&gt;what does the original japanese audio says in episode 88th when Gohan is talking to Piccolo and asks him to do something in the battle together?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to what's been said up to today about the Universal Tournament rules, could this be allowed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T01:15:42.610" Title="Piccolo-Gohan fusion, can it be allowed in the Universal Tournament?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40141" CreationDate="2017-05-02T00:36:22.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though it is not mentioned in any of the manga, my &lt;em&gt;best guess&lt;/em&gt; is that he has a water nature (or at least has a water nature) since he is a former ninja of Yugakure, the Village Hidden in Boiling Water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1709" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T00:36:22.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40141" CreationDate="2017-05-02T02:55:33.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay here's the deal! Though his elemental chakra nature is unspecified ....since he uses a spiritual jutsu we can say that his chakra nature or more specifically his jutsu nature is &quot;yin release&quot; ..... (Like that of shadow bind of nara clan)&#xA;Update: It is not only yin but also &quot;yang release&quot; cause he share his physical damage too ... so it might be a &quot;Yin-Yang release&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32285" LastEditorUserId="32285" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T12:32:13.850" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T12:32:13.850" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40115" CreationDate="2017-05-02T03:09:44.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gohan said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;あっ、だったら、合体技とか、コンビネーションとか、作りませんか？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which can be translated to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, then why don't we create a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double-team&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;double-team&lt;/a&gt; maneuvers or a combination?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(From unknown English fansub)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, 合体技 (&lt;em&gt;gattai waza&lt;/em&gt;) means &amp;quot;combination technique by two or more people&amp;quot;. &lt;strong&gt;Fusion&lt;/strong&gt; is one of them, and is probably the source of confusion since in Japanese, ○○と合体する (&lt;em&gt;○○ to gattai suru&lt;/em&gt;) means &amp;quot;to fuse with someone&amp;quot; (example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gotenks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gotenks&lt;/a&gt;). However, it doesn't mean specifically &amp;quot;fusion&amp;quot;. Other examples are &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_Comet_Attack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Purple Comet Crush&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_Comet_Hurricane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Purple Comet Hurricane&lt;/a&gt; by Burter and Jeice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combination attack, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_techniques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, means &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;techniques which combine the different basic-types to continuously attack an opponent to leave no room for counterattacks&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;. Example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kibito_Kai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kibito Kai&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Crazy_Combination&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crazy Combination&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T03:15:29.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40667" CreationDate="2017-05-02T03:51:47.707" Score="7" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 63 of &lt;em&gt;Kare Kano&lt;/em&gt;, Arima appears on a television show called &lt;em&gt;Search for Minami&lt;/em&gt; after he is recognised for his academic and athletic prowess. The beginning of the show is depicted in the manga, and it begins with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hello! And welcome to the popular &quot;Search for Minami!&quot; Today, we're visiting Hokuei High school &amp;hellip; Hokuei High School is Kanagawa prefecture's top school. Today's &quot;Minami&quot; is going to be out of this world &amp;hellip; Well, then, let's bring our guest, Soichiro Arima-kun!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I removed short exclamations that did not appear to originate from the key show host in this section, such as &quot;I'm excited myself!&quot;) What exactly does &quot;Minami&quot; mean in this context? That it is left untranslated suggests that it is supposed to be an important name, but I have trouble finding anything that would fit the context. Is there some sort of cultural knowledge that I am missing here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:08:53.790" Title="What or who is &quot;Minami&quot; in &quot;Search for Minami&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;kare-kano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27768" CreationDate="2017-05-02T04:28:30.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What about Meningococcal disease? It makes skin get purple and it was deadly in the 1880's until penicilin was discoverd in 1945. Here the link, it's spreaded for spending time in the same room with a person who s sick of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningococcal_disease&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningococcal_disease&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32287" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T04:28:30.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34330" CreationDate="2017-05-02T05:55:41.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case, it remains to be seen. Airi does stand up for Satoru several times, but they never really are seen engaing in any actions that would quite sum up to a 'romance', more of a relationship built using mutual trust and help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T05:55:41.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39835" CreationDate="2017-05-02T06:01:28.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's never stated. However, judging by the amount of different coloured diary logs in Taki's phone, it's likely to be that they switched for at least 2 months. The section where Zen Zen Zense plays can't be used as reference as it is unlcear as to when each event happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms, I'd say that they took a week of switches to realise the changes, and took another month getting completely used to it. Add a month after that, and that should fufill the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T06:01:28.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40116" CreationDate="2017-05-02T10:55:18.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer is : it depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, it was stated that there are certain requirements to the Fusion Dance as opposed to the Potara Earring fusion, such as the mergers need to have equal power and roughly similar height, but in recent interview, Akira Toriyama said that it is possible to merge no matter the conditions, as long as it all goes well and it is even possible for a larger number of people to merge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Fusion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Fusion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20346" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T10:55:18.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22707" CreationDate="2017-05-02T11:43:17.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit complicated. &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/24339/2516&quot;&gt;kumagoro's answer&lt;/a&gt; explained the background of this confusion about &quot;independent writing&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can I just assume that the &quot;original&quot; medium was the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, both English &amp;amp; Japanese Wikipedia introduced the article as &quot;TV anime&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On 23 March 2013, during a closed-talk event about &lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Girl Utena&lt;/em&gt;, Kunihiko Ikuhara shown a short PV for the new &lt;em&gt;anime project&lt;/em&gt;, which would be revealed as &lt;em&gt;Yuri Kuma Arashi&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-16/utena/penguindrum-ikuhara-to-debut-new-anime-promo-video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewmov/20140825/E1408913965509.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;excite News (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;). It's before the first chapter of the manga was published on 28 February 2014 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-30/yuri-kuma-arashi-project-by-utena/penguindrum-ikuhara-gets-manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the manga simply an adaptation, or is it the &quot;original&quot; work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an &quot;original&quot; work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akiko Morishima, who was in charge in character design and artist for the manga, was also entrusted by Ikuhara in writing the story. This is because Ikuhara's scenario was too difficult to be realized. Because of that, the setting and story progression for the anime are different from the manga, but some of the manga's content were used as inspiration for the anime. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://akicocotte.blog45.fc2.com/blog-entry-284.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Akiko's blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://gigazine.net/news/20141012-yurikuma-machiasobi-13/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gigazine (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The light novel and manga are listed as &quot;alternative versions&quot; on MAL. Are there any major content differences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The light novel is an adaptation of the anime, thus it has same storyline. The manga, as stated before, is original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the story diverges, the character's backgrounds and some of the settings were also modified (example: in anime, Arashigaoka Academy is girls' school, while in manga it's co-ed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Some of the references were taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AA%E7%86%8A%E5%B5%90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T11:43:17.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26459" CreationDate="2017-05-02T14:40:26.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Panel 3 &lt;sub&gt;(Not sure about this one)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sign: &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?md=syllabary&amp;amp;dno=34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Me&lt;/em&gt; (eye)&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;you&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=5325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;heart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Meaning: What's with that look? What are you thinking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sign: &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;You&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=723&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;money&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=1230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;receive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Meaning: Did you receive money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Panel 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sign: &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=7092&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;He&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=845&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sorry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Meaning: Apologize to him (Shoya)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Panel 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sign: &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=4367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can't be helped&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=2367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;together&lt;/a&gt; -&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=4715&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;apologize&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Meaning: Can't be helped, let's go apologize together&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Panel 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sign: &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=4494&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=7547&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;leave it alone&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/signlanguage/enquete.cgi?dno=615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;you&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Meaning: I don't need you, do what you want!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: &lt;a href=&quot;http://item777.seesaa.net/article/412563559.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;item777's blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://los-endos.hatenablog.com/entry/20160819/1471617024&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;los-endos' blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T14:40:26.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-02T21:20:39.280" Score="1" ViewCount="1424" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it some sort of pre-God Ki that is going to eventually transcend him to the level of a God? And how was he able to even remotely fight black after Goku and his dad were already defeated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31701" LastActivityDate="2019-12-18T21:54:37.457" Title="What is the blue glow around trunks SSJ2?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40964" CreationDate="2017-05-03T02:52:07.380" Score="9" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;The symbol for the Akimichi clan is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8FxEE.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8FxEE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean anything in Japanese? If so, what is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T11:51:33.520" Title="The Akimichi Clan Symbol" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40163" CreationDate="2017-05-03T03:50:02.550" Score="4" ViewCount="4612" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 29 (episode 4 in season 2) of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, why didn't&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner transform into his titan mode when he is injured from the bite of the small titan in that castle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand, titan shifters are able to transform by injuring themselves or by others. Can someone explain or did I miss some details?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32226" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T05:26:33.117" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T05:31:39.803" Title="Manga Spoilers: Why didn't this character transform when injured?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40162" CreationDate="2017-05-03T05:31:39.803" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because he didn't want to.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Titan shifting must have three things to align, to transform completely and successfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They must be injured enough to draw blood. (Self harm works) Examples - Anne's Ring or Eren biting his Thumb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They must want to transform. A random injury doesn't always trigger a transformation. This would also be counter intuitive from a plot point of view. At some level a need for transformation must be there. (Example: Eren not wanting to die in the Titan's stomach inadvertently triggered his first transformation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Clear purpose and Goal for the transformation. Eren's first transformation was triggered by his goal to kill all the titans. Meanwhile he failed to transform initially because he didn't want to fight Annie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only when these all combine is a Shifter able to transform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Anime. I've kept all examples to the first Season of Anime. There are a lot more Manga sources as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T05:31:39.803" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40173" CreationDate="2017-05-03T11:36:52.600" Score="-1" ViewCount="3015" Body="&lt;p&gt;How exactly does &lt;em&gt;Sousei no Onmyouji&lt;/em&gt; translate to &lt;em&gt;Twin Star Exorcists&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried Google Translate, but that didn't give me any satisfactory results. So what do &lt;em&gt;Sousei&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Onmyouji&lt;/em&gt; literally mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32014" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T17:53:16.343" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T23:04:33.280" Title="Why is &quot;Sousei no Onmyouji&quot; translated to &quot;Twin Star Exorcists&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;twin-star-exorcists&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40164" CreationDate="2017-05-03T12:22:03.897" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eudict.com/?lang=japeng&amp;amp;word=sousei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; sousei means twin and Onmyouji is a practioner who practices &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Onmyōdō&lt;/a&gt; also known as exorcist.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Onmyouji word is used in many animes e.g D grey man, Nura: Rise of youkai clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Star_Exorcists&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; page , then Sousei no Onmyouji is written in japanese as 双星の陰陽師, which translates in to &lt;em&gt;Twin stars Yin Yang teacher&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T12:46:05.083" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T12:46:05.083" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40172" CreationDate="2017-05-03T13:44:55.553" Score="3" ViewCount="1354" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the show's earlier episodes, it's easily evident that Kaori was a great violinist. Even one of the judges was shocked and wondered like &quot;where had she been all this time and why isn't she famous?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why wasn't Kaori famous or known as a notable violinist? Even a popular violinist like Toshiya Miike knew about Kaori, as it's shown in the anime that he dislikes Kaori's playing style and disrespects her in front on Arima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29779" LastEditorUserId="29779" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T07:30:30.663" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T04:54:55.417" Title="Why wasn't Kaori Miyazono famous?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40181" CreationDate="2017-05-03T13:48:41.583" Score="1" ViewCount="692" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find which episode it was but in &quot;Impel down&quot; I feel like I saw the same throne we can see on the TV show Game of Thrones, is it related or not or maybe just a coincidence ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32177" LastEditorUserId="32177" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T14:06:28.067" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T07:59:58.387" Title="Game of Thrones reference in One piece" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40128" CreationDate="2017-05-03T14:25:24.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No I believe it is one of those shows that has years go by but they remain the same age like Pokemon ash never ages even though he should be 18 now and not 10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13206" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T14:25:24.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T15:45:05.527" Score="2" ViewCount="2834" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically Misaki says that she can see the extra person with her left eye and after all these deaths she just realizes that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mrs. Mikami is the dead one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't she bother to kill her on the spot so that no one else would die. Why did Misaki have to kill her at the last moment after everyone died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32065" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T17:36:02.443" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T12:16:21.667" Title="Why didn't Misaki tell the extra person at the start?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28950" CreationDate="2017-05-03T17:22:14.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28950/where-can-i-buy-majo-x-kamikakushi#comment43400_28950&quot;&gt;Torisuda's comment&lt;/a&gt;, it seems there's not much info about this manga, even in Japanese. (There's no Wikipedia article, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there doesn't seem any tankobon for this series. Considering this, the best/only way to read it is by buying the Gangan magazines themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E5%88%8A%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia's article for Monthly Shonen Gangan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Majo x Kamikakushi&lt;/em&gt; was published in 2015/02 - 2015/04. Searching for those back issues, I only found them on Amazon Japan (not new, but used items):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3-2015%E5%B9%B4-2%E6%9C%88%E5%8F%B7/dp/B00R0U2DN0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Shonen Gangan 2015/02&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3-2015%E5%B9%B4-3%E6%9C%88%E5%8F%B7/dp/B00S0NB1QG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Shonen Gangan 2015/03&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3-2015%E5%B9%B4-4-%E6%9C%88%E5%8F%B7/dp/B00STR3NCS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Shonen Gangan 2015/04&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T17:22:14.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T17:40:01.607" Score="3" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the track playing in episode 15 during the part where Suguha is practicing kendo and Kirito interrupts her from behind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32316" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T05:21:52.837" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T05:21:52.837" Title="What's the song playing in episode 15 when Suguha is practicing Kendo?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40166" CreationDate="2017-05-03T17:50:16.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We do not know Kaori's progress in her violin studies, and as I am not a violinist, I cannot comment on the difficulty of her repertoire (and thus, of the competitions in which she plays). However, there are two out-of-universe reasons for Kaori's lack of fame that come to mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, even classical music listeners might not follow competitions closely enough to recognise those who performed well in them. I mostly listen to classical music and I know the names of a number of &lt;em&gt;big&lt;/em&gt; competitions, but I barely know the names of those who did well. Moreover, with the exception of certain &quot;niche&quot; interests &amp;mdash; period instruments, transcriptions, some types of vocal performance &amp;mdash; I am likely to end up listening to recordings and performances by better known, more &quot;established&quot; musicians whom I already know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note also that there are any number of decent musicians who play difficult repertoire but are not well-known outside of their local circles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, it is made clear by episode 2 that Kaori does a poor job at following the score, which might prevent her from getting a following in the right circles.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; I might avoid someone whom I knew to consistently and flagrantly push an interpretation that clearly was not the composer's intention, and I am not the only one. My teachers would also be unhappy with me if I played like that, which in turn would inhibit my development and recognition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When I speak of &quot;following the score,&quot; I do not mean robotically playing it without thought. Rather, I mean that the production is intelligent and approximates what the composer might have expected. It is important that I &quot;stick to the score&quot; in my piano playing, but when I do so, I still have to make decisions and play thoughtfully.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T08:06:54.523" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T08:06:54.523" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40164" CreationDate="2017-05-03T23:04:33.280" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an interlinear gloss for the title:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&#xA;双    星    の  陰陽師&#xA;sō    sei   no  onmyōji&#xA;&lt;code&gt;twin star ɢᴇɴ &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmyoji_(disambiguation)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;onmyōji&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&quot;Twin Star Exorcists&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allowing some freedom in translating &lt;em&gt;onmyōji&lt;/em&gt; (which has no direct English equivalent) as &quot;exorcist&quot; ― which is a reasonable choice, given that driving out evil spirits is basically what they do in the show ― this is an otherwise-literal translation and not really a question of much interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not expect Google Translate to be of any use when translating English ↔ Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T23:04:33.280" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-05-03T23:04:33.280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40191" CreationDate="2017-05-04T01:45:24.933" Score="5" ViewCount="17869" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Indra is shown with his Mangekyo Sharingan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xldr3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xldr3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the anime, his eyes are like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CxIng.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CxIng.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is his actual Mangekyo Sharingan? If it is the one in the anime, then he has the same Mangekyo Sharingan as Sasuke. Then is it true that all Uchihas have unique Mangekyo Sharingans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2021-03-11T11:33:17.693" Title="Indra's Mangekyo Sharingan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40179" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-04T07:00:35.823" Score="2" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &quot;Dragon Ball Z Resurrection of F&quot;, does anyone know the song that plays during the Goku and Beerus fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32328" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T00:01:29.597" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T00:01:29.597" Title="Music during the Goku and Beerus fight" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26933" CreationDate="2017-05-04T07:16:39.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three is a number that would make the story go more smoothly. If there were only 2 suspects, the evidence would continuously weigh one one another, making the case go for 5 chapters compared to the usual three. If there are four, or more than such, it would be like watching longer replays of the 50 million suspects case, but these are fillers with no specific information that is important to the timeline, so they should not go longer than 3 chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T07:16:39.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40167" CreationDate="2017-05-04T07:59:58.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chapter 525 titled &quot;The Underwater Prison Impel Down&quot; which started the arc out got released on 8th of December 2008. The first episode of the Game of Thrones TV series aired in 2011, so there's no chance it could reference anything from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T07:59:58.387" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32464" CreationDate="2017-05-04T08:08:31.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For starters, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conan is a name in the US that is closely associated with Conan the Barberian, and Conan is a name that sounds rather odd, the main reason why Japanese names are almost always changed in the US, e.g Kudo Shinichi to Jimmy Kudo. I believe the main reason other than that is probably for a more eye-catching name than simply Detective Conan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T08:08:31.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40183" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-04T08:13:06.347" Score="8" ViewCount="17899" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Kaori know that Arima loved her? From the letter she gave to Arima, she confessed everything and even gave that photograph, but at the same time, she told him to throw it away if he wanted to. This according to me suggests that she didn't know if Arima loved her. If she knew about Arima's feelings, she wouldn't have said it to him. Is there any strong evidence whether Kaori knew about Arima's feelings in the Manga/Anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29779" LastActivityDate="2020-12-19T02:43:04.680" Title="Did Kaori know that Arima loved her?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40186" CreationDate="2017-05-04T10:13:22.847" Score="4" ViewCount="18660" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy has a pretty prominent scar under his Eye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its been a long time since I started watching One Piece, and &lt;em&gt;I seem to recall that he stabbed himself to have Shanks take him onboard as a pirate.&lt;/em&gt; Recently, though I started rewatching the series (Oh... The nostalgia!!) but there was no such scene in the flashback.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When and how did he get the scar under his eye?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T14:38:30.347" Title="When and How did Luffy get the Scar under his eye?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40185" CreationDate="2017-05-04T11:01:28.120" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;He did get it the way you described. In Chapter One of the Manga he stab himself with a dagger in the eye to prove himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/93zNN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/93zNN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same story in the anime. Although as noted in the comments from Bálint its missing from every anime series except in the TV special titled &quot;Episode of Luffy&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32329" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T15:03:29.880" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T15:03:29.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40089" CreationDate="2017-05-04T12:35:05.677" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a really huge question here because to answer it you have to reveal a lot of the anime's secrets which would be really sad but if you really want the truth, I'll strongly summarize :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QQYdb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QQYdb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marley&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Explanations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a map of the actual world of Shingeki no Kyojin. The little island on the upper-right corner is &lt;strong&gt;Paradis&lt;/strong&gt; : the land where the anime takes place. Its habitants are the &lt;strong&gt;Eldians&lt;/strong&gt;. The huge continent is Marley, the land of the &lt;strong&gt;Marleyan&lt;/strong&gt; people. In short, Marleyan and Eldians used to live on the same place, before an Eldian of royal blood, Ymir Fritz, made a contract with the Earth Devil to gain a power. The power of the Founding Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;After Y. Fritz&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she died, her power was split between her 9 descendants who were given the possibility to shift into powerful titans like the Female, the Colossal, the Armored or the Beast Titans. Because of that power, the great nation of Marley felt threatened and waged war against the Eldian. The Eldians became too powerful utterly and destroyed the Marleyan nation and obtained complete rule over the continental mainland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;After the War&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many centuries after Eldia's ascension to power, the 145th King of the Fritz family inherited the power of the Founding Titan, the greatest of all Titans. Rather than maintaining order in Eldia as his forebears had done, the King chose instead to relocate the capital of Eldia to the remote island of Paradis. In the King's absence, the surviving peoples of Marley rose up against their oppressors, starting the Great Titan War. At this time, Marley succeeded in obtaining seven of the nine Titans in Eldia's possession, drastically turning the tide of the war. Over an unspecified amount of time, Marley gradually gained control of the continental mainland that once was ruled by Eldia until only Paradis remained as King Fritz's undisputed territory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Paradis&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this time, in the year 743, King Fritz used the Progenitor Titan to guide countless Colossus Titans in the raising of three concentric Walls, Maria, Rose, and Sheena, around Eldia's remaining territory. In order to force peace between Eldia and Marley, King Fritz gave the ultimatum that any further act of war against Eldia would be met with the releasing of the countless Titans hidden within the Walls. With this, the Great Titan War ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What really happened this day&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then here comes the answer for you question : the Titan Shifters who are standing against the Humanity are actually Marleyan Soldiers whose goal is to defeat Eldians because the King of Marley is looking for the resources that Paradis still have underground. Because of the King Fritz's threat, they act sneaky instead of sending a front attack with their advanced technology and incredible power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T15:19:12.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30987" CreationDate="2017-05-04T13:34:10.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, in &lt;em&gt;Nisemonogatari&lt;/em&gt; ep. 09 (Tsukihi Phoenix arc), there is a scene where Araragi and Karen-chan play Janken, and when Karen-chan loses, she has to carry Araragi on shoulders as a punishment. You can see that he feels uncomfortable by knowing his weight and doesn't want to let Karen-chan know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32333" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-21T14:43:37.957" LastActivityDate="2018-03-21T14:43:37.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40190" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-04T13:39:33.087" Score="2" ViewCount="7030" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the FMA: Brotherhood (Fullmetal Alchemist) series, Edward tried to use alchemy and failed because he wanted his brother back and the law of equivalent exchange clearly states that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore Alphonse's alchemy would be an equal value to Edward's alchemy. so my question is if Edward Elric traded his brother's (Alphonse Elric) body and soul with his alchemy, why can't Alphonse trade his alchemy for Edward's alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previously, it was asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/34097/2604&quot;&gt;Why can&amp;#39;t Edward get back his power to do alchemy?&lt;/a&gt; That question was (in my perspective) saying Ed should use a philosopher's stone to do alchemy, because a philosopher's stone ignores the law of equivalent exchange. My question focuses on the observation that a transmutation by Al to give up his alchemy for Ed's should be a good example of following the law of equivalent exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32332" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T16:18:51.363" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T16:18:51.363" Title="Why can't Alphonse trade his alchemy for Edward's alchemy?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40175" CreationDate="2017-05-04T15:49:26.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime episode showing Indra having Sasuke's eyes is a filler episode (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see the list here&lt;/a&gt;). Trust the manga instead, which is canon. There are two reasons why the producers did changed it in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They got lazy, or they didn't have enough time to think of a unique mangekyo sharingan ability and animate the effects. So they slapped Sasuke's eyes onto Indra and called it a day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indra having Sasuke's eyes symbolizes how Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra. Indra's personality, physical prowess, and intelligence were all passed down to him. So it makes sense that the MS was also passed down too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T15:49:26.967" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14245" CreationDate="2017-05-04T17:22:45.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;BOI.... Ban calls hawk master because hawk is the captain of the order of scraps disposal, and Ban wishes to learn from him or in this case his &quot;Master&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32335" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T17:22:45.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40231" CreationDate="2017-05-05T00:35:06.433" Score="1" ViewCount="1534" Body="&lt;p&gt;So now aside the Dragon Ball Super manga aparently there is also a Dragon Ball Heroes manga. Who writes the Dragon Ball Heroes manga? Does Akira Toriyama has any involvement in it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eIYvU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eIYvU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T04:17:11.347" LastActivityDate="2019-08-29T18:36:19.897" Title="Who writes the Dragon Ball Heroes manga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-heroes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39560" CreationDate="2017-05-05T00:52:17.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Sasuke only has one Rinnegan has never been mentioned or explained in the Anime or Manga. This obviously hasn't stopped speculation from surrounding it though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My speculations for why Sasuke only has one Rinnegan would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like you said, Sasuke only received half of Hagoromo's Chakra and therefore only manifested one Rinnegan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke's Six Tomoe Rinnegan is special and does not come in pairs like the common Rinnegan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan is such an iconic part of Sasuke's appearance that Kishimoto did not want to completely replace it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, Sasuke's Rinnegan is not considered imperfect. Although, it does retain the abilities of his Sharingan, this has been observed in other Sharingan/Rinnegan users, such as Hagoromo and Madara. It also doesn't feed on his chakra if he's not using it, but he does have to close his Rinnegan if he overuses it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I answered your question and please correct me if I'm wrong on any points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31822" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T00:55:30.030" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T00:55:30.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37814" CreationDate="2017-05-05T02:21:37.200" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't much of an answer, but as the question does specifically ask about whether there is a difference between the light novels and the other versions, here are my findings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Yen Press's English translation of &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index: Volume 3&lt;/em&gt;, which hand of Touma's that Misaka 10032 is holding to her chest is unspecified. Here's the quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lastly, he noticed Little Misaka's hands embracing one of his. &lt;br/&gt;It didn't really &lt;em&gt;matter&lt;/em&gt;, but she was holding both of her hands to her chest...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, it also isn't specified which side of the bed Misaka 10032 is sitting on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After all, the only person in the room was Little Misaka, quietly sitting on a chair at the side of the bed-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misaka 10032's explanation for why she was holding Touma's hand to her chest are same in the manga and light novel: she says she's measuring his brain waves and pulse via bioelectricity. Neither offers any more insight than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, one might find it reasonable to conclude that it was indeed an error introduced by the anime and that by the ambiguity in the light novels, we should conclude it was Touma's left hand because it would be impossible for Misaka 10032 to read his bioelectricity from his right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T14:58:15.510" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T14:58:15.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39900" CreationDate="2017-05-05T06:14:29.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Takashi is strong.  Maybe not the strongest, but certainly very strong.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several hints, when he does resort to violence or manages to break seals.  He may be as powerful as Reiko was.  However, due to his nature he tends to avoid conflict and never sees himself as being formidable.  As such, we never see the full extent of his potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32345" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T04:25:46.410" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T04:25:46.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39428" CreationDate="2017-05-05T06:57:46.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's both a form of deep affection, as well as Tohru attempting to indefinitely extend Kobayashi's lifespan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The consumption of the flesh of dragons myth doesn't just span only to Eastern myth. And to note, Leviathan, Elma, and Fafnir are in fact Eastern orientation dragons (to be specific, Northeastern).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's long been believed that dragon flesh and blood have magical and enhancing abilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32346" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T14:09:19.690" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T14:09:19.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40201" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:10:51.933" Score="1" ViewCount="3155" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kumiho and Kurama are two different names identifying the one and only nine tailed fox...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any specific difference like Powers and abilities that relates to the mythology&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some even call it Gumiho&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'm confused&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32349" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T16:00:56.703" Title="Difference between Kumiho(Gumiho) and Kurama" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40200" CreationDate="2017-05-05T16:00:56.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kurama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;points the Mount kurama as a possible source of the name Kurama in Naruto series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Kurama&quot; (九喇嘛) literally means 'nine lama'. Kishimoto was mainly inspired to create Kurama based on the character with the same name from the manga series Yū Yū Hakusho. The name may also reference Mount Kurama (鞍馬山), the sacred mountain said to be the home of the Tengu Sōjōbō who taught people ninjutsu and other Japanese martial arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the name has nothing to do with the nine tail fox or fox spirit other than in the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas Kumiho(Ghumiho) is said to be the fox spirit in Korean legend &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A kumiho (gumiho) (Korean pronunciation: [kumiho]; Hangul:  구미호; Hanja: 九尾狐, literally &quot;nine-tailed fox&quot;) is a creature that appears in the oral tales and legends of Korea. Deriving from ancient Chinese myths and folklores, a fox that lives a thousand years turns into a kumiho, like its Japanese and Chinese counterparts.It can freely transform, among other things, into a beautiful woman often set out to seduce boys, and eat their liver or heart (depending on the legend). There are numerous tales in which the kumiho appears, several of which can be found in the encyclopedic Compendium of Korean Oral Literature (한국 구비문학 대계).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we talk mythology ....there is no connection between Kurama and Kumiho(ghumiho). As kurama is a fictional name for nine-tails in naruto series and has nothing to do with the mythology&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32285" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T16:00:56.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40190" CreationDate="2017-05-05T16:14:26.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an expansion of my thoughts in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/34097/2604&quot;&gt;Why can&amp;#39;t Edward get back his power to do alchemy?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no explicit indication that this is impossible, but it would not be in keeping with the tone of the manga (which &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; roughly adapts) were Edward able to recover his alchemy. Edward's decision to trade his gate for Alphonse is portrayed as rather final, per Truth's question to him after he proposes the exchange:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Gate of Truth exists within everyone. That is how everyone can use alchemy. Will you degrade yourself to an ordinary person, unable to use alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; points out more explicitly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are you sure about this? If you lose your gateway, you'll never be able to use alchemy again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is thus unlikely that the exchange can be reversed; Edward even notes that his recovery of Alphonse is &quot;the Fullmetal Alchemist's final transmutation.&quot; Furthermore, the personal nature of the gate makes me doubt that it is possible for someone else to make an exchange for Edward's own gate. (If Edward is the only person who can access his gate and thus, be able to give it away, then he is probably the only person who would be able to exchange it back, in the scenario where regaining one's alchemy is possible.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from the issue of whether the exchange is &lt;em&gt;technically&lt;/em&gt; possible, Edward also does not really care about regaining his lost abilities. Even if he mourned the loss, it is doubtful that he would let Alphonse sacrifice himself in this manner. (Alphonse notes after the time-skip that Edward does not mind keeping his automail leg &quot;as a reminder&quot; and that &quot;apparently he had no intention of trying to get it back&quot; &amp;mdash; Edward only really cared about recovering Alphonse's body. Surely Edward does not care about being &quot;an ordinary person&quot; who cannot use alchemy, if he is even willing to live with his automail leg.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T16:14:26.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40217" CreationDate="2017-05-06T01:49:53.490" Score="3" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, there are 9 different types of Titan Power. One can harden his skin, other can become armored, other is a giant, other can gather other titans, etc. Which special power does the Attack Titan have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-08-15T17:57:48.797" LastActivityDate="2018-08-15T17:57:48.797" Title="Which special feature does the attack titan have?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40209" CreationDate="2017-05-06T01:57:38.607" Score="2" ViewCount="769" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the titan shifters inherited their power when Ymir Fritz died and her power was split between her 9 descendants. But what about the mindless titans, those who arent titan shifters and all the time titans, what's their origin and why were they created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T21:18:01.653" Title="What's the purpose and origin of the titans which arent titan shifters?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-06T02:45:07.650" Score="2" ViewCount="1509" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not trying to kill L or any other potential enemy of Light using pictures using Misa's eye is a plothole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kind of forgotten if the anime or in the manga (I haven't read the manga), has a scene where they wrote someone's name in the Death Note by means of pictures or photos. And if they did, how could Light never thought about using this tactic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user32357" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T00:43:58.007" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T05:27:44.963" Title="Can you kill people using photos?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40207" CreationDate="2017-05-06T05:11:35.603" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically it goes like this  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All of the Eldians (Descendants of Ymir) have the possibility to be a titan shifter. But in order to use the non-titan-shifters, Marleyans(Their enemy which defeated them in the past) invented something like a syringe that when injected to an Eldian, turns them into a titan and because they don't have the original titan powers, they cannot control the titan and turn into a mindless titan forced to see people die by their hand and not be able to do any thing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you are asking what the mindless titans are doing outside of the walls  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The king of the Eldians and the possessor of the Founder titan power moved his people to an island called the paradise island and created the walls to keep enemies and the ones who wanted to miss-use the titans, away. But Marleyans built a wall of their own around the island and any of the Eldians that was living among the Marleyans and did an unforgivable crime was turned into a mindless titan and was released into the island and outside the original walls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:12:03.373" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:12:03.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2017-05-06T07:16:31.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While searching up &quot;cell phones&quot; will come up with 1973, Sebastian was not using a cell phone. Cell phones and the phone he used is different, and cell phones were not invented back then. However, the did have phones and it was invented in 1876.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32365" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:09:19.643" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:09:19.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40208" CreationDate="2017-05-06T08:49:10.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he could've killed L if he did have an image of him. But L was too cautious, he didn't reveal his own or Watari's face(unless absolutely necessary). It wasn't like Light could've found pictures of L lying around in his father's computer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also he couldn't have taken them himself as every person entering the headquarters was supposed to enter without any electronic gadgets(if I remember correctly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only plot hole in my opinion is that he could've obtained an image from the bystanders that witnessed his tennis match against L. Obviously, the students would've recorded and/or taken photos of the match. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32369" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T08:49:10.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40040" CreationDate="2017-05-06T08:54:07.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a great question. However, as others mentioned, you do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; want to know the answer by spoiling the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will know after the new episode which will be released today (S02E06), thus please read this spoiler only after you have watched the newest episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual name of the language is not known yet, but we know where it comes from. I will leave you with a small teaser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner was pretending not to know the language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T08:54:07.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40072" CreationDate="2017-05-06T08:57:24.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The previous answer is a good one, but I have another hypothesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner does indeed know the language, but pretends not to, in order to keep his identity safe. He acted in shock because he realized who Ymir was (the titan who ate his friend). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime Reiner does not say &quot;I don't know the language&quot;. This is only mentioned in the manga chapter 38.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T08:57:24.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40206" CreationDate="2017-05-06T09:16:52.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as we know, immense source of strength and willpower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that its not only one shifter that can harden their skin. I.e Eren does the same to close the Wall Maria hole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origin&lt;/strong&gt;: When the Progenitor Titan (aka Ymir Fritz) died, her soul was split into 9 parts. But this does not mean that each of those parts had only one &lt;em&gt;special feature&lt;/em&gt;. We have seen all 9 titans and some abilities seem hilarious compared to others (for example &quot;The Jaw&quot; Titan vs &quot;The Beast&quot; Titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, maybe each of the 9 shifters has multiple abilities which take a lot of training. But this does not mean that the shifters are different from each other based on one ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="18769" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T19:19:36.117" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T19:19:36.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22930" CreationDate="2017-05-06T10:47:58.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because The rasengan is an incomplete jutsu. And naruto was the one to perfect it. His dad invented it but never mastered it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32370" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T10:47:58.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41257" CreationDate="2017-05-06T11:14:06.220" Score="6" ViewCount="17476" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; if you are caught up to date with the latest manga chapter (93 in this case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before chapter 93 we knew&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that the 9 titan shifters are :&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 1) Progenitor Titan aka Founding Titan -&gt; Currently Eren Jaeger&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2) Attack Titan aka Assault Titan -&gt; Currently Eren Jaeger&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3) Colossal Titan -&gt; Currently Armin Arlert &lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4) Female Titan -&gt; Currently Annie Leonheart&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 5) Armored Titan -&gt; Currently Reiner Braun&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 6) Beast Titan -&gt; Currently Zeke Jaeger&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 7) Cart Titan aka Mule Titan aka Quadrupedal Titan -&gt; Peak&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 8) Dancing Titan -&gt; Ymir&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 9) Jaw Titan -&gt; Galliard&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading chapter 93, interestingly we have: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; that the 9 titan shifters are :&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 1) Progenitor Titan aka Founding Titan -&gt; Currently Eren Jaeger&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2) Attack Titan aka Assault Titan -&gt; Currently Eren Jaeger&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3) Colossal Titan -&gt; Currently Armin Arlert &lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4) Female Titan -&gt; Currently Annie Leonheart&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 5) Armored Titan -&gt; Currently Reiner Braun&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 6) Beast Titan -&gt; Currently Zeke Jaeger&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 7) Cart Titan aka Mule Titan aka Quadrupedal Titan -&gt; Peak&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 8) Dancing Titan aka Jaw Titan (are the same!!) -&gt; Currently Galliard&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 9) ?????????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any hints so far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T04:43:25.383" LastActivityDate="2018-11-04T04:05:37.567" Title="Who is the 9th Titan shifter?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-06T11:20:31.903" Score="6" ViewCount="10269" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Zero, there are some soldiers from Rider's Ionioi Hetairoi that look somewhat important. All of them are heroes so they probably a named hero as well. Who are they? Do they have any name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VklIY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VklIY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;soldier 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmReT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmReT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;soldier 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kNlTi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kNlTi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;soldier 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2020-02-02T14:39:36.477" Title="Who are these soldiers from Rider's Ionioi Hetairoi?" Tags="&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-06T11:36:39.053" Score="0" ViewCount="265" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why in dragon ball z (DBZ) does it show bulma flying up to Kame's house, when in dragon ball (DB) Bora says that people have tried flying up there but the fuel tanks would run out not even half way up the tower. It doesn't make sense, doesn't that mean anyone can get up there now or what? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32371" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T23:37:10.543" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T23:37:10.543" Title="Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) and Dragon Ball (DB)" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30894" CreationDate="2017-05-06T13:36:09.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me, there are two explanations for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One is that, like Kenya said, Satoru imagined the entire sequence of events, but not just when he was in his vegetative coma, but also before Kayo is to be killed by Yashiro. It could be that Satoru suffers from dissociative identity disorder and his intuition was acting as 'Revival' Satoru the entire time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, it could be that Satoru was given this ability so as to protect others from the same fate Kayo fell to, but ended up being used by Satoru to save Kayo instead, which would eliminate the ability's reason for existence, allowing the events of the second, parallel 2005 to occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32242" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T08:11:01.250" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:11:01.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40223" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40314" CreationDate="2017-05-06T16:32:41.283" Score="3" ViewCount="10929" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Reiner Braun so nice and good to the members of the 104th training corps if...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; he's an enemy of humanity? Shouldn't he care less about them and let them die many times if he had the chance to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="50617" LastEditDate="2020-12-21T08:00:35.423" LastActivityDate="2021-01-27T20:22:42.863" Title="Why is Reiner Braun so nice and good to the members of the 104th training corps if...?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40239" CreationDate="2017-05-06T19:43:32.873" Score="1" ViewCount="761" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eren, Annie, and Ymir &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;have been shown to be titan shifters. From an Attack on Titan wikia I know also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner and Bertolt are also titan shifters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many more are known to be titan shifters from the manga? Are there more titan shifters than humans in that division?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T22:24:51.183" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T09:56:10.990" Title="How many of the members of the 104th corps are titan shifters?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40221" CreationDate="2017-05-07T04:24:43.337" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The level of technology was always ambiguous in DB. Sometimes it felt like they were in the dark ages but at the same time capsules and androids existed. Still, it stands to reason that if Bulma has the iq and resources to solve space and time travel, there is probably no place too high in her own atmosphere for her to reach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32381" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T04:24:43.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40193" CreationDate="2017-05-07T04:28:30.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toyotarō (とよたろう) is the author of the spin-off manga Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission, which debuted in the November 2012 issue of V-Jump and the illustrator of the Dragon Ball Super manga version. He is Akira Toriyama's chosen successor.[1]&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Toyotar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Toyotar%C5%8D&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32381" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T04:28:30.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40160" CreationDate="2017-05-07T04:39:42.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official explanation. Even in the show none of the characters seem to care enough to question it. I like to call it SS demigod blue because that sounds cool. I'd say he just started to adapt blue god ki after feeling it from his dad and Goku. As for why this lets him fight evenly it's probably just cause there isn't going to be another arc involving him. He deserved to have this moment and the author just gave it to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32381" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T04:39:42.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36932" CreationDate="2017-05-07T04:48:47.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely there were many. Some people like to think that it's a special fruit that was once used by someone really strong like Roger himself. I feel like that would've been mentioned already and more importantly I like the idea that Luffy is the first to use his devil fruit in such impressive and innovative ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32381" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T04:48:47.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40264" CreationDate="2017-05-07T05:07:06.483" Score="6" ViewCount="5071" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Disc 1 of &lt;em&gt;Koe no Katachi&lt;/em&gt; OST (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.play-asia.com/a-silent-voice-koe-no-katachi-original-soundtrack-a-shape-of-li/13/70aepf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link to online shop which includes the tracklist&lt;/a&gt;), the name of every soundtrack is a 3-letter &quot;word&quot; (except &lt;em&gt;38. Invention No. 1 C dur&lt;/em&gt;), such as &quot;tre&quot;, &quot;rev&quot;, &quot;lit&quot;, etc.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names seem random to me. What do the names actually represent? The composer won't just put random letters as the names, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30657" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T13:49:39.980" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T13:46:36.377" Title="What do the names represent in Koe no Katachi soundtrack?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40208" CreationDate="2017-05-07T05:16:52.163" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can kill people using photo or video. But getting L picture is not that easy. (Pictures taken from chapter 30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dU2THm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dU2THm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 30&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/piGZOm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/piGZOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 30&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later Misa met Light and L together and she knew L real name. Light could ask Misa to kill him or ask her his real name but Misa was arrested short after they parted. But even if Light know his real name he didn't want to do that immediately because Light was very cautious about killing L. (Pictures taken from chapter 19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htMjQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htMjQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 9 chapter 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was in deep thought about it but he conclude he couldn't kill L without getting suspected by the police. (click to enlarge picture)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O4MJy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O4MJym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 15 chapter 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ydNEK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ydNEKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 16 chapter 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dpCXl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dpCXlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 17 chapter 19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later when he learn that he's the real L. He still didn't want to kill him and just want to take it slow and find out about everything before taking any action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T05:27:44.963" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T05:27:44.963" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39669" CreationDate="2017-05-07T12:17:27.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Master Roshi's power level was 139 back in the Saiyan arc, and also 180 when getting serious as it is stated in the 31th issue of Weekly Jump in 1991. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Bottom middle]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FU0TT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FU0TT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A slight increase of power level of Master Roshi was stated in the movie pamphlet of the The Tree of Might, which is 350.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Bottom middle]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wp3r6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wp3r6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 89 of Dragon Ball Super, Goku is impressed that Roshi has been hiding his power for so long. Even Tien with his &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Four_Witches_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Four Witches Technique&lt;/a&gt; wasn't enough to stop Roshi. He might been using all of his power due to the effect of Yurin's withcraft. In conclusion, Roshi is indeed getting stronger, he is capable of fighting Frieza's soldiers but he will wear out faster compared to other earthling fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:17:27.947" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40225" CreationDate="2017-05-07T12:43:43.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are the only ones inside the walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; there are nine titan powers, Eren currently possesses the attack titan and the founder titan, Reiner has the armored titan, Berthold has the colossal titan and I don't know what is Ymis's titan. there is also a beast titan power that is in the Marleys hands and is said to possess the ability to change regular Eldians into mindless titans using his spinal fluid and then the beast titan is able to control them. and also Anne had the female titan and is now crystallized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:43:43.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26496" CreationDate="2017-05-07T12:52:16.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Im very sorry that I accidentally tripped over this strand because now I feel obligated to contribute. When I was a pre-medical undergraduate at a small United Methodist liberal arts college in the late 1970's, I competed in intercollegiate athletics. We were obligated to &quot;say grace&quot; before a team meal, so this line was part of our team prayer. The full blessing was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub, Yea God! Amen!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this contribution rgarging the linguistic history of this irreverent ritual is helpful to this most fascinating discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32390" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:52:16.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40223" CreationDate="2017-05-07T12:56:03.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; because he is not the enemy of humans, he is simply a spy inside the walls gathering information and sabotaging the enemy's strategic resources (the walls) to weaken the enemy and help his own side win. he needed to gain the  trust of the others and make them believe that he is one of them. Like any other infiltrator in the enemy's lands.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:56:03.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40246" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-07T16:51:04.383" Score="1" ViewCount="620" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't find the track in the OST, it's played during the fight scene in episode 22 where migi slices the neck of Gotou and tells Shinichi to run away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone know what this track is called, that'll be great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32395" LastEditorUserId="1361" LastEditDate="2018-06-08T22:17:52.417" LastActivityDate="2018-06-08T22:17:52.417" Title="Track that plays during the fight scene in episode 22 of Parasyte" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;parasyte&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30319" CreationDate="2017-05-07T17:03:13.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because according to the Arthurian legends, the actual scabbard is stolen by Morgan le Fay and thrown into a lake, never to be found again. So the Einzberns must have found it somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32397" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T19:18:37.567" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T19:18:37.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40246" CreationDate="2017-05-07T17:25:45.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it. Apparently there's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/53967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;special OST&lt;/a&gt; and it's the song named &quot;creep&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32395" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T17:57:13.077" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T17:57:13.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-07T22:04:11.943" Score="2" ViewCount="936" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is she a masochist? Her mental behaviour indicates that she is a masochist by obsessing with despair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She killed her &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Mukuro_Ikusaba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sister&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Yasuke_Matsuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lover&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Class_78th&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;classmate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By performing the above she feels sexual despair pleasure I guess? Does it  mean she's mentally extremely masochistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T16:45:53.893" LastActivityDate="2021-03-07T02:21:53.473" Title="Is Junko Enoshima a masochist?" Tags="&lt;danganronpa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40261" CreationDate="2017-05-07T23:30:35.367" Score="5" ViewCount="1814" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Steam anime sale a little while back, I noticed that Steam has added support for steaming anime. One example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.steampowered.com/app/600860/Gintama/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gintama&lt;/a&gt;. When this sale was on, there was a large banner saying these streams have something to do with Crunchyroll, whilst not as apparent anymore, you can still see this connection in Steam by visiting the 'Visit the website' button in the store. Which for Gintama, takes us to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/gintama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Crunchyroll page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the complete list of these you can visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Released_DESC&amp;amp;tags=4085&amp;amp;category1=992&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Streaming Videos Steam Store page&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Where the Crunchyroll streams, for me, start at Gintama and ends at Izetta: The Last Witch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these streamed via Crunchyroll?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If so, what advantages and disadvantages do I have for paying and streaming them through Steam, rather than Crunchyroll?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19948" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T15:08:42.800" Title="What's the difference between streaming anime via Steam and Crunchyroll?" Tags="&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40258" CreationDate="2017-05-08T03:40:25.190" Score="2" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 852 (Possible Anime Spoilers ahead)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Jinbe saved Nami and Luffy from Book Worlds, Jinbe burn the book to save them. When Nami and Luffy finally escape from the book, Nami said&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;I get the feeling... We've been this through something like this before...&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ceuZZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ceuZZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is exactly Nami referring to? I can't remember she ever escaping from a or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T03:54:53.033" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T06:21:27.287" Title="What is Nami referring to in this this panel?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T05:49:53.110" Score="3" ViewCount="1398" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the series, I noticed Yui has a tail (which at times I think moves independently of Yui) and she also has a couple of shackles on her arms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if her shackles were related to her life, it kind of makes sense since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she is mostly paralyzed from the neck down&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but that wouldn't explain her tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Yui have a tail and shackles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T14:43:02.583" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T14:43:02.583" Title="Why does Yui have a tail and shackles?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23044" CreationDate="2017-05-08T05:51:35.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a question with ~60k views, I found this to be surprisingly un-updated. Community bumped it up in my feed and I decided to answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto the Anime, as it is defined includes 2 series, 11 movies and over a dozen OVAs. The full list is available here &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Animated_Media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Animated Naruto Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first Naruto anime adaptation premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo October 3, 2002, and ran for &lt;strong&gt;220 episodes&lt;/strong&gt; until its conclusion on February 8, 2007. It led to a first timeskip of two years. 3 movies were also released with the original Anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto: Shippuden is the sequel to the original Naruto anime and covers the Naruto manga from volume 28 on. The TV adaptation of Naruto: Shippuden debuted in Japan on February 15, 2007, on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017. The series ran for a total of &lt;strong&gt;500 Episodes&lt;/strong&gt;. There were another 8 movies accompanying the series, the last of which set stage for Naruto's son's solo series, &lt;strong&gt;Boruto:The Next Generations&lt;/strong&gt; which is currently airing. (&lt;strong&gt;5 Episodes&lt;/strong&gt; and counting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, there is no Episode 700 since the Original run and Shippuden are seperate series. Total episode count of Naruto finished at &lt;strong&gt;720 Episodes&lt;/strong&gt;. Boruto is not considered to be of the same continuity because Kishimato is no longer writing the series but is more of a supervisor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T05:51:35.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T05:54:42.660" Score="3" ViewCount="1488" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Naoi's taken control of the Student Council she starts using them as shields against the Battle Front because, as Yuri said, they can't attack NPCs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would get if it was a moral ground they stood but in the climax we see that a number of the guys following Naoi was holding guns. Sure they might not be able to be killed but it does seem dumb for them to hold back against combatants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why the Battle Front can't fight armed NPCs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T14:29:06.807" Title="Why can't the Battle Front fight NPCs?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T06:03:54.113" Score="6" ViewCount="836" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuzuru Otonashi's sister Hatsune had cancer and there were indications that it was getting worse. When Christmas came, the doctors refused to let her out but keeping his word Yuzuru snuck in and took her out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we seem them together outside and when Yuzuru talks to her, she seems very weak and Yuzuru monologue's saying he continued to have a one-sided conversation. The next scene we see is Yuzuru is being asked if he is ok following Hatsune's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, while Hatsune was probably bound to be killed by her cancer later on, was Yuzuru taking Hatsune out that night what caused her cancer to kill her ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:04:30.630" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T02:46:49.353" Title="Did Yuzuru ultimately cause Hatsune's death?" Tags="&lt;angel-beats&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40252" CreationDate="2017-05-08T06:21:27.287" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The situation in this chapter plays out exactly as it had earlier before the time skip in the Little Garden Arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Situation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; Nami, Zoro and Vivi are captured and stuck in an impossible situation, Mr.3 has put them in his Candle Statue. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;B:&lt;/strong&gt; Luffy and Nami are captured and stuck in an impossible situation, Mont Dór has captured them in his books. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suggested Resolution:&lt;/strong&gt; Self Mutiliation &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; Zoro suggests escape by cutting off his legs&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;B:&lt;/strong&gt; Luffy tries to escape by tearing off his limbs&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Resolution:&lt;/strong&gt; Burn everything down and escape in a blaze of fire &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; Usopp burns the candle stand down after Carue wraps it around with a rope.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;B:&lt;/strong&gt; Jinbe burns down the books freeing all the prisoners.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No wonder Nami knows this has happened before. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T06:21:27.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40221" CreationDate="2017-05-08T06:23:01.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;in DB Bulma was a teenager on a summer vacation trying to find the dragon balls. and even though their technology is pretty high at the time I guess they don't have the &lt;strong&gt;appropriate&lt;/strong&gt;  tech to reach there.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But in the early stages of DBZ we see people coming to earth from far away planets and bringing new technology with them. Bulma has grown in to an adult and is now more knowledgeable, and by having access to the space pod she figured out how it works.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then we see Bulma gaining access to a Namekian space ship and seeing how she changed the language and used the space ship we could say she now has it's technology as well.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So if you can travel to outer space why wouldn't you be able to get to Kami house?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And I don't think anyone can go there now. Kami's house is considered a holy palace and I don't think Bulma would expose it to everyone. So even if she can go there, doesn't mean she will share the tech with everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T06:23:01.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T08:30:30.490" Score="3" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women in the military world of Wombs follow a lunar cycle, which is when they are able to operate. The moon is commonly linked to pregnancy, many regions believing that a full moon leads to more births. There are many other links to the moon explained within the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something that I haven't seen explained is the connection between male soldiers and a 'solar cycle'. Is this simply artistic contrast, or is there logic behind this choice? Obviously the manga is centered around the women, but I am interested in the mechanics of the other soldiers too as it seems as there is more than meets the eye to them also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below: Page mentioning the solar cycle of male recruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/13Ytt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/13Ytt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T08:30:30.490" Title="What is the solar cycle that the male recruits follow?" Tags="&lt;wombs&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40251" CreationDate="2017-05-08T10:17:18.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In technical terms, there is little different between the anime on the two source platforms. There are some minor encoding improvements with the steam release, but this is probably not a strict attribute of the content &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine it is more likely that Crunchyroll has an older version of their encoder on Steam videos in the internal rush to get the partnership out (Purely a hunch, but as a software developer myself, many companies work in a MVP &quot;Minimal Viable Product&quot; release environment, and do cleanup later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I would assume that their encoding is likely to change, even if they do not update to their site's encoder, they have a team of developers working on their encoders to try to get maximum performance out of their servers (this caused some &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5yv8a7/crunchyroll_has_reduced_bitrate_by_4070_damaging/?st=j2fy0c6a&amp;amp;sh=d6f6bddd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;backlash&lt;/a&gt; when Crunchyroll degraded quality substancially  in the past).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparisons of image encoding, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/62fcg4/crunchyroll_and_steam_partner_up/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Reddit thread&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few licensing differences between streaming via a Crunchyroll subscription and purchasing a title to stream on Steam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most significant of which is that a purchased title will not expire. Often Crunchyroll will expire titles that are underperforming in exchange for newer titles. When you purchase a title on Steam, you do not have to worry about this happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also of course, you do not have to pay recurring payments to keep access to your titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to @Peilonrayz for pointing out that Stream releases &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/62fcg4/crunchyroll_and_steam_partner_up/dfm57e5/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;are also censored.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the partnership with Steam is mostly a strategic move by Crunchyroll to develop a dual pricing model of their services. This can be seen also with the introduction of their Manga Store, for manga that are unavailable with their subscription.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Partnership with Steam also gives Crunchyroll access to a significant target market. Anime and Gaming overlaps significantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine that this is mostly driven by growth goals set by investors and demand from publishers - Similar to the Spotify or Youtube model, streaming does not net much money for a series per view ( Crunchyroll claims counter to this, but has not provided figures to date ) - however, if titles are sold individually they can net much more. For larger series in particular, this is a much more lucrative option. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I imagine that in the future we will see this pricing model develop further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR:&lt;/strong&gt; There is not much difference than the way you would like to pay for the content. This move is more motivated by investors and producers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T15:08:42.800" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T15:08:42.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40256" CreationDate="2017-05-08T12:17:19.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it is supposed to be a love comedy so it has to have some stupid moments in there or else it will be just a romance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13206" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T12:17:19.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40234" CreationDate="2017-05-08T13:46:36.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 3-letter title was used as an identification code when Ushio (the composer) was composing the music and getting feedback in the movie production. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.ameba.jp/20161008-597/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it's a premise of concept-based composition, at first, like my ordinary work, my job was to write a whole song and gave it to them. Since the song would be selected according to the movie scene, I put a 3-letter title as an identification code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... while it doesn't answer the question at all, that's the very reason why he chose to use it. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.ameba.jp/20161008-597/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it's not based on orders, I wanted them to use it without giving any pretext such as &amp;quot;this is the meaning of the song&amp;quot;. With that remnant, I also wanted the listener of the soundtrack to have same thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ushio explained that it's not random at all. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.ameba.jp/20161008-597/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's not a random 3-letter word. &amp;quot;htb&amp;quot;, the 12th song on 1st disc, is another version of &amp;quot;heartbeat&amp;quot; from the 1st song on 2nd disc. The hints are more or less there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first and the most important song is &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;inv&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://koenokatachi-movie.com/music/#music-interview&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventions_and_Sinfonias_(Bach)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bach's Inventions&lt;/a&gt; can be considered as a musical excersise for fingering, at the same time, at that time period, it's also a collection of song to understand the beauty of clavier (i.e. piano) song. After it's understood, it became a base to create such a beautiful clavier song. I thought it's matching with the movie's theme. Therefore, the &amp;quot;Invention&amp;quot; was played along the whole movie. That become the &amp;quot;inv&amp;quot; tracks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_(musical_composition)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Invention&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; can be analyzed (separated) into 3-part, I also separated the movie into 3 parts. Each part has its own &amp;quot;Invention&amp;quot;. However, &amp;quot;inv&amp;quot; is not a whole &amp;quot;Invention&amp;quot; itself, but it depends on the context of the movie. For example, when somebody said &amp;quot;This scene's &amp;quot;inv&amp;quot; uses only the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_row&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tone row&lt;/a&gt; of &amp;quot;Invention&amp;quot; part 1&amp;quot;, I disassembled and rebuilt the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Spoiler ahead: the meaning of the song related to the movie, &lt;em&gt;including the ending&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; After Shouya overcame his guilt in primary school, he created a new way of communication. The story is about &amp;quot;communication practice&amp;quot;, so I used musical exercises. The song was based on creating a whole new world when practising the communication. When thinking about it, Bach's Inventions (&lt;em&gt;Inventions and Sinfonias&lt;/em&gt;) came to my mind.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA; Regarding the ending, when Shouya and Shouko entered the cultural festival, the last-7 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(music)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;measure&lt;/a&gt; of &amp;quot;Invention&amp;quot; was played, and that's the first time the whole figure of &amp;quot;Invention&amp;quot; was known. At that time, Shouya's &amp;quot;practice&amp;quot; was over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other title which was explained was &amp;quot;lit&amp;quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.ameba.jp/20161008-597/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last song &amp;quot;lit&amp;quot;, which was only played 2 times, means &amp;quot;light&amp;quot;. This movie, which is about achieving the light, ended with this song attached.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.ameba.jp/20161008-597/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]: Interview after the screening (Japanese)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://koenokatachi-movie.com/music/#music-interview&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]: Interview on official site (Japanese)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T13:46:36.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40249" CreationDate="2017-05-08T16:03:43.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think she is neither of them, not Sadist nor Masochist (or maybe bother of them at the same time, depends on how we look at it). But she is crazy (I really mean mentally crazy) let me explain to you why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What junko really loves isn't really hurting or being hurt, what she loves is the feeling of dispair, whether she is the one feeling it or making others feeling it. So if making  someone or herself feel despair goes through hurting them or being hurt, then she won't hesitate to do so. But as I said , she is crazy, because she has a paradox that keeps looping in her mind. The paradox is that she want others to feel despair, but she also wants to feel despair as well, because her feeling despair makes her happy, but the problem is that in order to feel despair, she has to for exemple kill a loved one, but if we think about it if you love someone enough, then you don't kill him, but she would kill just for the sake of that despair. And the worse of all, is that even if you want to punish her for what she has done, you can't, because she would feel joy out of being in despair if you were to punish her. So she is a lost case, a crazy one at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So her mind is obcessed with despair not necessarily with masochism or sadism, she is just completely out of her mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32413" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T16:03:43.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23044" CreationDate="2017-05-08T16:05:08.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that the Shippuden has finally ended, I can say for certain that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original Naruto series has 220 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto Shippuden has exactly 500 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention like 40% of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/a&gt; is fillers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T16:05:08.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40254" CreationDate="2017-05-08T19:33:36.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Yui&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Beats Wiki&lt;/a&gt; heavily, Yui seems to be based off &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yui_(singer)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;YUI&lt;/a&gt; the Japanese singer. This is noted in the wiki in the Trivia section:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Her back story seems to be a reference to Taiyou no Uta, a movie that the singer YUI starred in.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The title of the episode Yui disappeared in is &quot;Goodbye Days&quot; which is also the title of the main song YUI sings in Taiyou no Uta. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since YUI is a pop rock music artist, Yui may be based off the, punk, rock dress style. This can be seen in various aspects of here cloths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;BDSM fashion, as she wears two halves of a handcuff,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fishnet like black ribbons,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A chocker,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Black boots, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two cross-shaped barrettes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since punk rock was a rebellion against the system, and as they had transgressive sexual practices, some people wore more extreme fetish fashion, which Yui also has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Garters on both legs,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Demon' wings and tail, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cat teeth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so I think it's reasonable to assume she's based loosely off the punk rock style, which may be an easter egg about YUI being a rock artist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An in-story explanation could be she wanted to dress however she wanted. This is as all, bar one, of her regrets are physical, which she couldn't do before she died (Angel Beats Wiki):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As the series progresses, Otonashi was able to fulfill her regrets. He helps her by doing the German Suplex, playing 5-on-1 soccer game (Maradona) and playing baseball (though she doesn't hit a homerun). After telling Otonashi that her last regret was marriage, Hinata later helps her fulfill her last regret by proposing to her, and giving her a vision of what could have been had they met in the real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Since she had to wear PJes since she was four till she was roughly a teenager, I think it's safe to assume she wanted a different, more expressive, change of cloths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19948" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T19:33:36.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38606" CreationDate="2017-05-08T20:35:37.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, a lot of spoilers from chapter 1-92 but pretty much: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Eldians are turned into mindless titans, their titan form 'absorbs' the human until only the spinal cord remains. When a soldier cuts the nape of the titan, he/she will sever the top of the spinal cord, therefore 'decapitating' the human inside, so like one of the other answers, it could be said that the titan only dies when the human (or what remains) is killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32418" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T22:12:04.333" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T22:12:04.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38898" CreationDate="2017-05-08T21:25:33.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some spoilers appearing in a japanese magazine about the upcoming Dragon Ball Super episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gohan is able to hold his own against Super Saiyan Blue Goku in mystic form &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: 13/05/2017. After seeing Dragon Ball Super episode 90th&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's quite questionable if Gohan can hold his own against Super Saiyan Blue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T00:31:48.603" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T00:31:48.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40290" CreationDate="2017-05-08T22:22:40.920" Score="1" ViewCount="2406" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only physical difference I've ever seen between Gohan in base form, and Gohan in mystic form, it's a radiance he displays for a second in the Battle of Gods movie when turning into mystic form. Aside of this minimum difference, is there any other change in his appearence when he is in base form compared to when he is in mystic form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cM5y2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cM5y2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-07-01T15:38:50.123" LastActivityDate="2018-07-01T15:38:50.123" Title="Is there any physical difference between Gohan in base form and Gohan in mystic form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40283" CreationDate="2017-05-08T22:26:41.373" Score="0" ViewCount="606" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember the song in the begining of this video was from Rurouni Kenshin. But I can't remember its name. Which is the name of that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsOJJlLd8YY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsOJJlLd8YY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T10:09:03.027" Title="Which was the name of this Rurouni Kenshin song?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;rurouni-kenshin&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40171" CreationDate="2017-05-09T02:07:46.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/7FRgAJ9aOUo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Is This Love? -Piano Only&quot;&lt;/a&gt; as provided in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32421" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T02:08:58.347" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T02:08:58.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33594" CreationDate="2017-05-09T02:26:39.733" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most cases: No. They don't care about the fans, and care about profits. Most streaming sites have licenses to stream that show, which often enough is for exclusivity, such as with Netflix, or Amazon Prime. The licenses for these shows are either expensive from competition for it, or not worth the cost because of lack of response for the series. In the former case, the streaming site you're petitioning can do nothing about it, considering some other place will most likely already have the license, and in the latter case, can't see enough profits coming from it to make it worth the cost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32421" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T02:26:39.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40281" CreationDate="2017-05-09T07:22:04.357" Score="3" ViewCount="2144" Body="&lt;p&gt;At some point in the period covered in the first episode, between the Grand Prix Final and Yuri's return to Hasetsu, Yuri must have graduated from university.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the Grand Prix Final, which is in December, Morooka speaks to Yuri and notes that he has not yet graduated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, when Yuri returns home in March of the next year, his mother apologises for not attending his graduation ceremony.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Mari also notes that Yuri has a college degree, even if it took him an extra year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yuri also points out that he has not been back to Hasetsu in five years, and that he spent a period in Detroit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm one of the dime-a-dozen top figure skaters certified by the JSF. I'm 23. My name makes me sound strong, but I finished last at my first Grand Prix Final. I still can't accept what happened! I even moved to a training facility in Detroit and worked hard to make the final.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we infer from this anything about where Yuri went to college? Perhaps he went to college in Detroit and graduated from a university there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crunchyroll subtitles write the date as &quot;March, One Year Later.&quot; However, based on what Yuri said about crashing through the rest of his skating season, it must only be a couple months after the GPF, rather than more than a year. The original text &amp;mdash; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%BF%8C%E5%B9%B4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;翌年&lt;/a&gt;3月 &amp;mdash; appears to corroborate this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T07:22:04.357" Title="What do we know about Yuri Katsuki's college education?" Tags="&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40280" CreationDate="2017-05-09T07:22:04.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am unfamiliar with how athletic clubs function, how serious competitive athletes who are studying at university manage their time, and how Japanese universities count credits, but here is an educated guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears that Yuuri was officially affiliated with a Japanese university, although I have no idea whether he put his studies on hold entirely while in Detroit or if he took classes while in Detroit and had his credits transferred. We also do not know when exactly Yuuri moved to Detroit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 1, Yuuri shows us &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tM2iK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his JSF page&lt;/a&gt;. One entry on the list of biographical is marked with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%89%80%E5%B1%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;所属&lt;/a&gt; and thus appears to give Yuuri's affiliation, which is with “紀伊学院大学,&quot; which is presumably the name of a fictional university in Japan. (大学 means &lt;em&gt;university&lt;/em&gt;, and a search for &lt;code&gt;&quot;紀伊学院大学&quot;&lt;/code&gt; does not give results for any educational institution.) In contrast, at the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship in ep. 5 (past the 15:00 mark, before Yuuri's free skate), Yuuri's affiliation is noted to be &quot;Ice Castle Hasetsu.&quot; From this, it is reasonable to infer that Yuuri attended 紀伊学院大学 in some capacity: I would think that someone affiliated with a university's skating club would be affiliated with the university itself, and that Yuuri's affiliation changes to Ice Castle Hasetsu after graduation suggests that his affiliation was tied to his enrolment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note also that Yuuri did not participate in any competitions after he crashed through Japanese Nationals at the beginning of the series and that Yuuri must have graduated at some point between December and March. Yuuri must have recently graduated when he returns home:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If he was thinking of taking a break and had no obligations, perhaps he would have returned sooner. (Yuuri notes in ep. 4 that he had not spoken to Celestino since after the GPF, and he is out-of-shape by the time Victor arrives.) That said, Yuuri could have simply avoided going home for a period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A March graduation fits in with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0203e.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Japanese academic calendar&lt;/a&gt;, which begins in April and ends in March. Mari's comment that Yuuri had to take an extra year also fits in with that, although it is not necessarily &lt;em&gt;impossible&lt;/em&gt; to reconcile a March graduation with taking an extra year at an American university.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T07:22:04.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39991" CreationDate="2017-05-09T08:03:33.983" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I like to think his void is one that not only takes in other's burdens (voids) but also enhances them. If you look, every void he uses from that point on seems to be stronger and enhanced (look at the blue and black designs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32429" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T08:03:33.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40274" CreationDate="2017-05-09T10:09:03.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song in your video is the third ending in the series named 'Heart of Sword'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHcHWz4iEk0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10931" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T10:09:03.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40874" CreationDate="2017-05-09T11:04:23.470" Score="1" ViewCount="1113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Shuffle, while the end theme song was rolling with credits, there was a scene where Kaede and Sia were together and then they crashed into something falling over each other and accidentally &quot;kissed&quot;. Their expression was toooo &quot;different&quot; so? Do they have or grew a romantic relation?&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DdDIL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DdDIL.png&quot; alt=&quot;The scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32285" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:54:21.687" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T19:24:30.637" Title="Is there a different relation between Kaede and Sia?" Tags="&lt;shuffle&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26880" CreationDate="2017-05-09T12:22:00.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He cooks quite a few south Indian dishes, specifically dishes native to the states of Tamil Nadu (kozhi varutha curry) and Kerala, and I haven't noticed any of these dishes being very popular or even well known outside of India, so..... I'd say he's Indian, probably from South Indian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32433" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T12:22:00.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40286" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-05-09T12:23:11.087" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T12:23:11.087" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T12:23:11.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40287" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-05-09T12:23:11.087" Score="0" Body="This tag refers to questions regarding the novel, manga or anime *Eromanga-sensei* by A-1 Pictures." OwnerUserId="28701" LastEditorUserId="28701" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T12:56:29.613" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T12:56:29.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-09T13:08:05.560" Score="9" ViewCount="1325" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several instances where injured Naruto used shadow clones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While fighting with Kabuto, Kabuto severed the muscle and tendon of Naruto. Later, when Naruto used a shadow clone to make Rasengan, did the shadow clone have the same injury as Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the final fight with Sasuke (i.e. after defeating Kaguya), were the shadow clones of Naruto missing their right arms [before being treated by First Hokage, Hashirama's cells]?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from these two, even thoroughly exhausted Kakashi used shadow clones after defeating Zabuza. &lt;strong&gt;Were these shadow clones injured?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:55:26.103" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T19:23:08.947" Title="Do shadow clones copy user's injury?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32054" CreationDate="2017-05-09T13:52:11.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;em&gt;Akuma no Riddle AK&lt;/em&gt;, a social game which was released in 2012 (before the anime in 2014), Hitsugi and Chitaru were both 15 years old, even though Hitsugi was often to be mistaken as primary school student due to her short height. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rHVnXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hitsugi Kirigaya&amp;#39;s profile&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bfs6Qm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chitaru Namatame&amp;#39;s profile&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naomamayu.blog.jp/archives/cat_344404.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naomamayu's blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*The game was shut down in 2015&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T13:52:11.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40273" CreationDate="2017-05-09T17:00:47.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;EXCLUDING/PRE DRAGON BALL SUPER (ANIME)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not much of difference or drastic change regarding his physical appearance between his base form and the power Old Kaiōshin unlocks for Gohan if we exclude the Dragon Ball Super anime. Even if there is a slight change in his physical appearance it is unfortunately not noted down by anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what Goku says in the manga after Gohan powers up with his new found powers (Tankōbon Volume 41, chapter 496):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Son Goku:&lt;/strong&gt; “It re-really is incredible… It’s super-duper…! Absolutely unbelievable… Your appearance has hardly changed… And you ain’t even a Super Saiyan… Yet you’ve been taken to su-such an extreme…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elder Kaiōshin:&lt;/strong&gt; “Hmph, transforming isn’t good. That Super whatever-it’s-called is the wrong way of doing things…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;INCLUDING DRAGON BALL SUPER (ANIME)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 88, Toei seems to distinguish Gohan's base form and the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked by adding a &amp;quot;hair bang&amp;quot; while he was using the the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked. Although this may not be a 100% accurate way to distinguish his physical appearance, but we will have to wait till episode 90 comes out and see if Gohan will have that &amp;quot;hair bang&amp;quot; only when he's using the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that in episode 88 it is somewhat implied by Piccolo that Gohan has not been using the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked (at least only in the Dragon Ball Super anime) ever since after his fight with Super Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; By radiance I am assuming you mean the white aura surrounding him. That is actually pretty common (at least for most of the Saiyans, humans and Namekians) when someone powers up in his/her base.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32419" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:15:14.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40301" CreationDate="2017-05-10T00:21:32.677" Score="1" ViewCount="1374" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 101 Killua explains to the chimera ants how he was able to catch the dart fish. This song can be heard multiple times during the series. the sound begins exactly at 17:52 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/hunter-x-hunter/episode-101-ikalgo-x-and-x-lighting-646045&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/hunter-x-hunter/episode-101-ikalgo-x-and-x-lighting-646045&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32441" LastEditorUserId="32441" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T00:33:06.940" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T07:07:31.883" Title="What is the song in Hunter x Hunter when someone is about to power up?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40183" CreationDate="2017-05-10T04:40:33.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only watched the anime (and a few months ago at that) but truth be told, I'm of the opinion that she did know that Arima had feelings for her. &lt;strong&gt;Take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt&lt;/strong&gt; though as I do think that Kaori's true goal at the end was to get Arima to love himself somehow by whatever means she could. I don't think her true intention really was to get him to fall in love with her either but become a part of his life that would would galvanize his restoration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are my thoughts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series, Kaori shows immense respect towards Arima's skills having admitted at some point later in the series that he was a source of inspiration for her. As a result she seems overwhelmingly distraught at the state of disrepair that Arima has fallen into. She initially enters his life by the first performances together and using Watari. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this goes on its easy to see by everyone in the series that Arima has formed a dependency towards her (especially Tsubaki), and whether or not these are romantic, Kaori seems to realize this or even if she doesn't the scale of meddling and pushing Arima to strive towards reclaiming some former glory increases. Unfortunately Kaori is doomed, and then realizes that all her effort to push him to revitalize him is at stake and gives him her final wishes etc in an effort to convince him to move on with his life after her. I think this acknowledgement of dependency and her trying to help him move on from her as a result is key to the idea that she knows he loves her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I'm making Kaori seem manipulative (or unknowingly manipulative) and maybe I'm putting too much confidence in what she's capable of doing but at the least that's how I interpret it. As with the shows name, she lied. Kaori told Aroma, Watari, Tsubaki, and everyone else, that she loved Watari. By telling everyone this it was known as a fact. But then you realize she loves Arima instead. Resulting in,&quot; Your Lie in April,&quot; because she lied in the month of April by using Watari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32444" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T04:55:35.543" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T04:55:35.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39991" CreationDate="2017-05-10T05:09:47.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me, Shu's void isn't actually representative of individual strength at all or wanting to take on others burdens although I will admit that he does try to do this a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Shu's void is actually more indicative of his character being highly dependent on others to provide him with some initiative or resolution to act. If we take multiple examples from the series and the way that it was structured in that each new trial practically requires a new void to be used or a combination of pre-existing voids. I'd also like to extend this to Shu's character being on to find some compromise or mediate (to some degree) between others as his void activation relies on some form of acceptance of the other party. The void must generally willingly be given by the owner to be used (tbh, this was my interpretation and I do know that in a few instances there was forced use but thats a different discussion). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tldr: Shu's void indicates he can be described as cooperative and submissive at least in line with my previous point. As the series goes on he loses this submissiveness and becomes willful if not arrogant but eventually humbled by the events. I think the final episodes really stress he needs others and he settles down to an almost meek attitude about his relationships with others.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a deeper level I'd say that as Shu is the main character and given the way his void works with others is that the message of co-dependency of all members of society for the achievement of a specific goal. Furthermore given that his Void is the 'Power of the King' there can be two further interpretations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the power of the king is a absolute power that can manipulate, order, influence and control others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the power of the king by itself is useless as it is dependent on the acceptance of it by its subjects, and through that acceptance, conformity with the kings demands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly I can't say much for Inori except that I do think she is quite bold in that her ambitions and willingness to be party to certain things for the sake of a goal is a standout feature of hers. She's willing to take on a fair bit of burden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take my answer for what you will, it's also quite likely i'm completely wrong :P  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32444" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T05:09:47.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40294" CreationDate="2017-05-10T06:39:01.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sone name is Mystic land..&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZpHlkIehqE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;check the youtube video of this song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. And yeah you are right.. this music is used many times.. first time it is used when killua fights with Zushi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T07:07:31.883" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T07:07:31.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28167" CreationDate="2017-05-10T14:59:39.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically everything I've found indicates that she's autotuned, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MissMonochrome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;THEM Anime Reviews&lt;/a&gt;. You can hear Horie Yui speaking normally &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njwsHBZu4oE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and Miss Monochrome's autotuned singing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TnsqwvsiMM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. It's possible to hear some of the autotuning behind her singing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T14:59:39.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40305" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-10T17:43:44.570" Score="1" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it says that Ikaros Apollon can destroy a country several times throughout the manga. Her shield is strong enough to contain the blast. Hephaestus, her cannon was created to be an anti-weapon and one slight mistake could lead to the destruction of the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any canon source that shows if this is true because the anime sometimes contradicts itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30801" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T12:31:14.133" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:31:14.133" Title="Is there any canon source for Sora no Otoshimono?" Tags="&lt;sora-no-otoshimono&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-24T18:20:51.007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26070" CreationDate="2017-05-10T20:19:20.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seem to be a few points that have or could have led to high-quality anime coming out of Madhouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is a relatively old company. Having been started in 1972, it has had time to grow and figure out its style, at least compared to many anime studios which are from the 1990s or 2000s.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Unlike other studios founded at this time such as AIC and J.C.Staff, their strength was and is primarily in TV shows and theatrical features. Expanding from the initial Mushi Pro staff, Madhouse recruited such important directors as Morio Asaka, Masayuki Kojima, and Satoshi Kon during the 1990s. Their staff roster expanded in the 2000s to include Mamoru Hosoda, Takeshi Koike, and Mitsuo Iso, as well as many younger television directors.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;x&lt;/a&gt;) That shows a relatively strong set of directors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They have a subsidiary company that focuses on computer graphics and a Korean animation studio that they have invested in and outsource to. Those show effort put into having work being done by those who specialize in it and are good at it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They've collaborated with a number of big names in manga like CLAMP and Naoki Urasawa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the studio itself doesn't seem to be huge (about 70 employees, compared to 130 from Kyoto Animation, 120 from Production I.G., and 2010 from Nippon Animation), it has been a subsidiary since 2011 of Nippon Television, which is a massive television network in Japan. That may give it access to additional funds that would allow them to invest more into animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T20:19:20.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40319" CreationDate="2017-05-10T20:55:14.057" Score="5" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;This phone charm was part of a lootanime crate. Whose mask is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYEvV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYEvV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mask&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:52:49.150" Title="Whose mask is this?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26070" CreationDate="2017-05-10T22:16:08.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because they never produced many Animes with episodes over 120 or lets say even 55~60 episodes. They mostly do just Movies, OVA's and animes with just 1~25(with few exceptions going upto 35~40) episodes at the max. Movies and OVA's usually have a larger and a different budget than anime series. So, they are going to look better and more beautiful than a typical lower budget anime series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you also notice Madhouse doesn't produced many(almost none) animes which largely involve fast paced fighting or martial arts. They have done just a very few of them. And even if you take the ones that they have done there are either,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime with &amp;lt;= 25 Episodes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime with &gt; 25 episodes but fighting or martial arts is present only in a few specific episodes. (A good Example : Hunter x Hunter).   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words Madhouse is able to produce &quot;Consistent High Quality Animation&quot; only because they don't take &quot;risks&quot; or come out of their &quot;Safe Zone&quot;. That is Madhouse produces animes which has mostly static/background animation or less animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you just gave 9 examples out of about 187 or more titles which they worked on. Which is just about 5% of all their titles. I am wondering Based on just about 5% of their work how can come to that conclusion that it produces &quot;Consistent&quot; High quality animes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32460" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T22:16:08.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40219" CreationDate="2017-05-10T22:59:22.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All we have is Galliard saying that he did this to become &quot;Jaws&quot; by eating &quot;Dancing&quot; Ymir and that Reiner was very brotherly like and someone the team can count on. I think it is a lie. They would not just unceremoniously kill Ymir off-screen and also cause a serious plot hole of consuming a Titan shifter makes you become an entirely different type of Titan shifter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32461" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T22:59:22.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40311" CreationDate="2017-05-10T23:15:58.523" Score="5" ViewCount="23818" Body="&lt;p&gt;At time mark 20:11 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/miss-kobayashis-dragon-maid/episode-10-troupe-dragon-on-stage-they-had-a-troupe-name-huh-728819&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ep.10 in &lt;em&gt;Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Tohru gives to her a Christmas present to help with back pain. She opens the present, which is apparently some sort of living creature from Tohru's world which must be ground up before use.  However, the anime on both Crunchyroll and Funimation censor it with a heavily pixelated effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xeEtF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xeEtF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pixelated image of present in box&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it? My research shows this is an anime original episode, so I guess the manga would be no help. I've checked other forums where this question has been asked, but I did not find an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T15:25:05.773" Title="What is Christmas present Tohru gives Miss Kobayashi in episode 10?" Tags="&lt;censorship&gt;&lt;miss-kobayashis-dragon-maid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40310" CreationDate="2017-05-11T00:11:53.087" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just how anime shows &quot;a very disgusting thing vaguely shaped and colored like this&quot;.  It's not a new thing, off the top of my head I can remember one other instance for which we have a question here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5152/why-are-there-censored-retracted-art-when-there-is-no-problem&quot;&gt;Why are there censored/retracted art when there is no problem&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVzpGcdiqZE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here's the video of that fragment&lt;/a&gt;. Also see this question and its answer: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30441/why-do-they-censor-vomiting-in-anime&quot;&gt;Why do they censor vomiting in anime?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T00:11:53.087" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2017-05-11T02:57:27.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiruzen(the third Hokage) Decided to put Naruto's Surname as Uzumaki because the Uzumaki was a clan which has Split after the village was destroyed,which meant that Most of the Uzumakis were refugees, which meant that it would be harder to confirm that Naruto was Minato's child(although he has yellow hair instead of the trademark red hair of the Uzumaki's), Secondly, the Namikaze from what I see on the wiki was a clan that was located in konohakagure,and Minato was the only famous Namikaze(once again,Wikipedia.),so If Naruto was given Namikaze, it would be easier for Anyone hunting for the Kyuubi or getting revenge to Find Naruto and Kill/hold him hostage, which would put the village in jeopardy.Thirdly, Hiruzen wanted to give Naruto a normal life(which he failed because of mizuki =_=).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32467" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T02:57:27.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40223" CreationDate="2017-05-11T09:47:01.283" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a good question that Isayama has answered so subtly in his manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First and foremost,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bertholdt, Reiner and Annie come from a 'ghetto' neighborhood of Marley, where Eldians are put to reside. There is a lot of blatant racism in the nation of Marley, especially towards Eldians. Eldians do not have the same rights as Marleyans, and the operate as a inferior race. However Marleyans know the power of Eldians, thus Marleyans are using the titan powers by guilt-feeding Eldians into joining the army and serving the nation of Marley. The guilt is based on the Marleyan theory that Eldians in the past used their titan powers and committed war crimes towards Marleyans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means that for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; kids raised in these 'ghettos' such as Reiner, or Bertholdt, are brainwashed this idea that &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; serving the Marleyan army will give Eldians their &lt;em&gt;acknowledgement&lt;/em&gt;, and hopefully pay for the crimes that their Eldian ancestors did in the past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner and Bertholdt are part of those kids who excel their training in order to have 'the honor' of becoming a titan shifter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After being assigned a mission to invade&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the walls, Reiner and Bertholdt initially had this idea of wiping out every human inside the walls, kidnapping the Coordinator Titan power, and returning to their homeland. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after living there for quite a few years, Reiner saw that Eldians within the walls were not evil as they were portrayed by the Marleyan government. On the contrary, Reiner befriended other survey corps members, and a lot of them were depending on him. So he became more sympathetic and understandable towards the people inside the walls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which led to Reiner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; facing his ultimate dilemma: is he a &quot;soldier&quot; (aka survey corps), or a &quot;warrior&quot; (aka Marleyan spy)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is the beauty of Isayama's story-telling. We learn both perspectives, and that makes us understand both protagonists and antagonists. To quote Bertrand Russell &lt;em&gt;War does not determine who is right, only who is &lt;strong&gt;left&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SPOILER ALERT&#xA;Additional information showed on manga chapter 93. This is another hint why Reiner behaved in such a way. He has been feeling guilt and his position in this war has not been clear to him. Source: mangastream.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGcaS.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGcaS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Reiner&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T09:47:01.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40225" CreationDate="2017-05-11T09:56:10.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, up until chapter 92 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We were revealed all 9 titan shifters. The manga showed two more, Jaw and Cart, which were the missing two. I will not say who is whom, but to answer your question, yes, only the ones you mentioned are shifters within the troops of 104th squad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the latest chapter (93) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We are revealed that Ymir is indeed the Jaw titan, thus we only know 8 shifters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yes, as far as we know, no other titan shifters are present in the members of 104th corps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, according to some fan-based theories &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; there might be one type of titan shifter among the 104th. But I will not speculate. here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T09:56:10.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28308" CreationDate="2017-05-11T14:02:56.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called that because the book was. In the actual novel, The Narrator title drops the series in the second chapter, referring to events of 1930 (specifically the tale about the Liquor of Immortality) as a baccano (ruckus) when recounting the tale to a Japanese tourist in 2002 while they're waiting for Ronnie to recover a camera stolen by the Splot gang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for name itself, Narita had been watching some gangster flicks and got inspired to write a story about it with a few twists, and it ended up becoming a twisted tale of various subplots intertwining and colliding upon reaching the conclusion, and felt that the word baccano was an accurate descriptor of it while also fitting with the Mafia theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:02:56.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40183" CreationDate="2017-05-11T14:03:14.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question eventually led me to a translation of the letter she had written for Arima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roughly translated, the ending part of the letter gives us an insight in what she knew and what she thought about Arima his feelings. She thought that he loved Tsubaki, or rather everyone knew that but apart from those 2. She, however, did love Arima. She factually said that at the end of the letter multiple times and asked him to remember her... if the letter reaches him. The way it was written indicates that she is &quot;aware&quot; about him loving someone else which means that he doesn't love her as a lover, in her eyes, but probably as a friend or musical partner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether this thought from her is right or wrong is something I can't validate. If anything, I'd say that he loves her more than Tsubaki, but Tsubaki was most likely his first love though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to answer your question, according to the letter written by her, she was unaware about his feelings for her. As she wrote &quot;I wonder if I made it into yours&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's been a while since I watched this one, watched it when it was airing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: finishing the anime and of course, &lt;a href=&quot;http://miridesu.tumblr.com/post/110072094317/kaoris-letter-to-kousei-spoiler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the translated version of the letter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T04:32:52.830" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T04:32:52.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40307" CreationDate="2017-05-11T14:52:49.150" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nerdspan.co&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nerdspan&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This month’s phone charm accessorizes well with the shirt and the watch, as like both of those wearable items, the color scheme is also white, red, and black. On the reverse side of the Loot Anime poster, we learn that this is in the shape of a “broken kitsune mask” that belongs to the Loot Anime mascot, Yume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GHvvN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GHvvN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yume&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:52:49.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40321" CreationDate="2017-05-11T16:29:19.017" Score="0" ViewCount="636" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, is the titan really inside of the wall like being trapped in it or just doing his/its job (lol)? I thought it was on the other side ever since because I have seen many comments/texts using the word &quot;inside&quot; which is very confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it was said so far in the anime (currently S2 E6), that walls are (possibly?) made of titans' &quot;crystals&quot; making it pretty much indestructible, so doesn't that mean that titans aren't neccessarily inside of the walls since it would make the plot point a very funny one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also confused as to how the walls are said to be &quot;indestructible&quot; like titans' crystals except certain parts like &quot;entrances/exits&quot;, but some titans are seen to be able to pretty much destroy wall parts that are said to be indestructible like how (the collosal titan destroyed some parts of it) not sure if it really did though? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. It's okay to spoil about the origin of the walls in your answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user32357" LastEditorDisplayName="user32357" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T17:11:34.650" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T17:11:34.650" Title="Was the titan in the last episode of AOT S1 inside of the wall or on the other side? Also about walls origin" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40320" CreationDate="2017-05-11T16:56:58.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please try and phrase your question so that it is not ambiguous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, explaining this will be a major spoiler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a few answers can be given. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1) Yes, that titan is inside the walls. &#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2) Yes, that titan created part of the wall with its hardened skin&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; 3) No, it is not trapped.&#xA; &lt;br&gt;&#xA; 4) The colossal titan can destroy a part of it, but not the whole wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T16:56:58.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40219" CreationDate="2017-05-11T23:21:02.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0ok6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z0ok6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Screencap&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 9th titan Is actually a winged titan. It makes sense if you consider the Marley downfall right now is how they can only rely on titans on land and their forces are weakening because of that. Yet the 9th titan is residing inside the Paradis walls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32476" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T05:42:34.633" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T05:42:34.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15392" CreationDate="2017-05-11T23:44:42.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it wasn't Minato or Jiraiya who invented Rasengan. If you watch Naruto from the beginning to the last (Naruto Shippuden), Rasengan was made by Ashura, one of Hagoromo's sons. It means Rasengan has been invented a long time ago, even before Minato was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32478" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T08:42:06.017" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T08:42:06.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="51266" CreationDate="2017-05-12T05:11:39.370" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first part of episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;Boogiepop Phantom&lt;/em&gt;, we meet Saki Yoshizawa, a high school student who plays piano. &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/GvkB3-JNPYY?t=2m44s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;When her cell phone rings&lt;/a&gt; while they are on their way to a piano lesson, Saki's kouhai points out that Saki is using &quot;Bach's étude&quot; as her ringtone, and Saki, who is a second year student, replies that it is her &quot;test piece&quot; for &quot;next year.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This appears to also be &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/GvkB3-JNPYY?t=3m15s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the piece that plays in the background&lt;/a&gt; during the students' piano lesson. (The music starts playing while Saki's kouhai is having her lesson, but given that it is &lt;em&gt;Saki&lt;/em&gt; who has to prepare the piece, it is uncertain whether this is what the kouhai is actually playing; the kouhai's responses in the conversation about the ringtone also do not strike me to be those that someone playing the same piece would have.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not remember J.S. Bach to be a composer who wrote &quot;études&quot; for keyboard: Bach did write pedagogical material, but I cannot recall a single piece of his that is labelled as an étude. I also tried searching for &lt;code&gt;bach &quot;étude&quot; site:imslp.org&lt;/code&gt; to see if &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Music_Score_Library_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the IMSLP archive&lt;/a&gt; had something relevant, but nothing came up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, what is the actual title of the Bach piece that Saki is learning and using for her ringtone? If the piece is part of a multi-movement work, I would also like to know the specific movement that is quoted in &lt;em&gt;Boogiepop Phantom&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T03:49:18.487" LastActivityDate="2019-03-25T06:30:25.310" Title="Which Bach piece is Saki Yoshizawa using for her ringtone?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;boogiepop-phantom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-12T05:17:03.407" Score="3" ViewCount="2403" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Edolas arc, earth land wizards can't use magic because it's limited. I understand all the reasons behind that ect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why can't Natsu generate his own magic from eating flames? It's shown him eating the flame of a torch before they enter the cave/mine tunnel, but he still can't generate magic. It didn't explain why that was!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32482" LastEditorUserId="32482" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T05:30:26.337" LastActivityDate="2019-03-01T00:27:48.777" Title="Why can't Natsu generate magic from eating Flame in the Edolas Arc?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34238" CreationDate="2017-05-12T10:55:41.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're almost never seen but Ikaros' ears are behind her hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6jo5v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6jo5v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ikaros&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;From manga chapter 28&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Nymph probably doesn't have ears&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufzBg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufzBg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nymph&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;From manga chapter 25&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T10:55:41.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40362" CreationDate="2017-05-12T13:33:09.960" Score="0" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of Busou Shoujo Machiavellism at about 17:15, there is a scene where Nomura sneaks into a girl's room and finds a toothbrush. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gets excited and starts brushing his teeth with it. The side character hits him and says &quot;Is now the time for this?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a common joke or prank as an anime trope? Or was there a more significant plot point that I am missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attached below is a screen shot of the scene for easier reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kacPC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kacPC.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T19:20:18.493" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T19:20:18.493" Title="Toothbrush joke?" Tags="&lt;armed-girls-machiavellism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40334" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-05-12T13:33:50.417" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T19:19:59.233" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T19:19:59.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40335" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-05-12T13:33:50.417" Score="0" Body="Armed Girls Machiavellism, a.k.a. Busou Shoujo Machiavellism" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T19:19:59.233" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T19:19:59.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40288" CreationDate="2017-05-12T18:09:58.847" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on what you mean by &lt;em&gt;injury&lt;/em&gt;. Typically when a clone receives an injury - as in being struck with an attack - they will dissipate (there are a few cases where this is not true) and will put a lot of stress on the user. You read more information on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2193/does-the-original-jutsu-user-feel-anything-when-a-shadow-clone-is-dispersed-forc&quot;&gt;Does the original jutsu user feel anything when a shadow clone is dispersed forcefully?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this is what happens in reverse. According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://narutofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/a&gt; wiki page, Shadow Clones will replicate the user at the time the jutsu is cast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The clones will be created in roughly the same condition as the original, meaning that previous injuries, such as cuts and scrapes, will appear on the clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clones themselves are not actually injured, but have the &lt;em&gt;appearance&lt;/em&gt; of being injured if the user is injured when the jutsu is cast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you stated, Kakashi used the jutsu after his battle with Zabuza. You can see this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnZi-KM14Gs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;, where the clones were summoned with torn and bloody vests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/USUNo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/USUNo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2017-08-22T19:23:08.947" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T19:23:08.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32225" CreationDate="2017-05-13T11:35:09.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to various Japanese sources (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%81%97%E3%82%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93#.E3.82.B3.E3.83.A9.E3.83.9C.E3.83.AC.E3.83.BC.E3.82.B7.E3.83.A7.E3.83.B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NicoNicoPedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv dic&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://2nd.geocities.jp/tyomo_pi5/meshi/chocobi/tyocobi.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Geocities JP&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;the Chocobi snack was originally came from &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to the interview with Mitsuru Hongo (Director of &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt;'s anime), it was based from Lotte's &lt;em&gt;Koala's March&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/88RmJm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lotte&amp;#39;s Koala&amp;#39;s March&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... until 1993, when Lotte did a collaboration with &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt; to produce a peanuts chocolate flavored snack with 2 types: Chocobi, and Royal Chocobi (with almond). However, they're pretty much different from the one in anime. &lt;sup&gt;Couldn't find any images of them.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, Orion also produced Chocobi snack with star-shaped, but the package was totally different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19anwl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/19anwl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Orion&amp;#39;s Chocobi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bandai also produced Chocobi snack, but instead of star-shaped, it's a biscuit stick. The package was also totally different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ySp7xm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Bandai&amp;#39;s Chocobi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving forward to 2006, Tohato released a real Chocobi snack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nI9cgl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Tohato&amp;#39;s Chocobi&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, since 2014, Morinaga did a collaboration with the movie to produce Chocobi Ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fWYERm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Morinaga&amp;#39;s Chocobi Ice&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T11:35:09.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32060" CreationDate="2017-05-13T13:26:12.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It is her variable suit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zec7Y.png&quot; alt=&quot;Sakura&amp;#39;s variable suit&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://hundred-anime.jp/character/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime's official site&lt;/a&gt;; ヴァリアブルスーツ = variable suit)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T13:26:12.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-13T14:11:33.490" Score="1" ViewCount="1804" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was trying to understand who can decide in Dragon Ball what's canon or not. You might think it's Akira Toriyama, but as long as the trademark doesnt belong to him, it isnt so. I know it wasnt so with other creators of other animes. Looking in internet, I've found this &lt;a href=&quot;https://trademarks.justia.com/756/58/dragonball-75658049.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://trademarks.justia.com/756/58/dragonball-75658049.html&lt;/a&gt; , which mentions Toei (Anime) Shueisha (Manga) , but it isnt clear if the trademark it is owned by Toei or Shueisha? Can anyone clarify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T14:49:01.347" Title="Who owns the Dragon Ball trademark and can officially decide what's canon or not?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40343" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-13T16:22:55.870" Score="1" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching &lt;em&gt;Full Moon wo Sagashite&lt;/em&gt;. I wished it got 2nd season, but that's not going to happen. So, I decided to read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, does the manga continue the story from the anime's ending? If yes, from which chapter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32504" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T19:25:51.547" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T06:53:10.107" Title="Does the manga continue the story from the anime?" Tags="&lt;full-moon-wo-sagashite&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40284" CreationDate="2017-05-13T18:01:23.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because this scene is &lt;strong&gt;anime-only&lt;/strong&gt;, there isn't any reference from the VN to know any further. Maybe the anime production crew know about this, but the official information available does not tell anything more about this event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer probably is 'There isn't official information to support this, so probably they do not'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T18:01:23.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40389" CreationDate="2017-05-13T21:07:18.787" Score="2" ViewCount="2179" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that in some flashbacks that it appears that Eren and Mikasa aren't in the walls? and no I'm not talking about the little loop things, on the outer parts of the walls, like where Eren lived. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MBrZy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MBrZy.png&quot; alt=&quot;They don&amp;#39;t appear to be in the wall in those flashback&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32509" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T00:03:25.457" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T02:44:41.957" Title="Why are Eren and Mikasa shown not to be in the Walls in some flashbacks?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40348" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40353" CreationDate="2017-05-13T21:49:55.600" Score="0" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading conversations about Attack on Titan I've heard about the anti-Titan artillery, which supposedly is a very powerful weapon against Titan more than the regular cannons. I dont remember seeing it in season 1 and season 2. Have they appeared in the anime? If so, which episode? or this only exist in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T04:02:06.800" Title="Does the anti-Titan artillery exists in the anime?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40219" CreationDate="2017-05-13T22:47:19.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;People seem to be forgetting something...after the great Titan war Marley had a total of 7 titans and the ones behind the walls had 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grisha Jaeger brought the attack titan from marely leaving marley with 6 titans  the six being Jaws Titan, Cart Titan, Colossal Titan, Female Titan, Armored titan, Beast Titan...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ninth Titan should be with the Eldians behind the walls which means someone behind the walls knows who or what it is and hasn't said yet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32510" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T22:47:19.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40352" CreationDate="2017-05-14T00:37:39.320" Score="1" ViewCount="20370" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the week prior to episode 90th, where Gohan was going to have a training fight against Goku in Super Saiyan Blue, a japanese magazine gave an advancement saying this was going to happen and that mystic Gohan was going to be able to hold his own against Super Saiyan Blue Goku. But in episode 90th what we've seen..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it's Gohan having an even match with Goku in base form. Later Gohan having an even match against Goku in SSJ2. Later a very brief fight between mystic Gohan vs Goku Super Saiyan Blue and finally Goku defeating Gohan using Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, can it be said mystic Gohan can hold his own against Goku Super Saiyan Blue ? is he even or is he weaker?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T16:50:42.480" LastActivityDate="2018-08-24T09:32:18.923" Title="Can mystic Gohan hold his own against Goku Super Saiyan Blue?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40350" CreationDate="2017-05-14T03:21:12.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he is probably weaker, if you look closely at the fight when SSB Goku and Ultimate Gohan clash Goku seems to shrug off the two punches Gohan lands, but when a Goku lands one punch on Gohan he is visibly hurt and shaken. I would assume Ultimate form Gohan at this point is 60-70%  SSB Goku max since Goku wouldn't hold back after seeing his son like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32512" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T03:21:12.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40348" CreationDate="2017-05-14T04:15:07.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The anti-titan artillery is developed by other nations (other than Eldians and Marleys) to counter Marleys titans. since we are not introduced to Marleys and the world beyond the walls in the anime, I'd say it's too soon to say there is no anti-titan artillery in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T04:02:06.800" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T04:02:06.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2017-05-14T10:49:08.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be that the Rinnegan is a &quot;diluted&quot; version of the Rinne Sharingan. Like how the Sharingan can be considered a &quot;diluted&quot; Rinnegan as you need to mix Indra and Ashura chakra (Sharingan + Life Force/Sage's Body) to get Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something like genetic degradation/dilution due to reproducing with locale humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32515" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T10:49:08.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T11:46:56.783" Score="2" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Granblue Fantasy episode 4, the villain accuses the general populace of forgetting their goddess, to which he has provoked into causing a problem (I left it vague to keep out the spoilers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does a society &quot;forget&quot; living and active gods and goddesses?  In many works of art, I see that they old religion gets replaced by a new one.  Sometimes that new one is monothiestic.  I see no evidence of that in Granblue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T15:33:25.487" Title="How are the gods forgotten?" Tags="&lt;granblue-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40348" CreationDate="2017-05-14T13:12:11.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was revealed in the manga chapter 91. Season 1 of the anime finished at manga chapter 34. Season 1 had 25 episodes. Season 2 of the anime is said to have only 12 episodes, which means that, probably, season 2 will reach chapter 51 (if the second season follows the same manga-to-anime ratio as the first season). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never the less, we can say with certainty that the &lt;em&gt;anti-titan&lt;/em&gt; artillery will &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be revealed in season 2 of the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to keep in mind that when &lt;em&gt;anti-titan artillery&lt;/em&gt; was revealed in the manga, it was a huge information, thus it is highly recommended to &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; engage in Attack On Titan manga discussions when you are not caught up with the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T13:12:11.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13548" CreationDate="2017-05-14T14:34:17.677" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do not read if you are not up to date with the manga (chapter 89 is where this answer is based upon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is &lt;strong&gt;strongly&lt;/strong&gt; related with the title of the first chapter/episode: &quot;&lt;em&gt;To you, 2000 years from now&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. Check &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/39431/18769&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; related post on Anime StackExchange, which I answered similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eren's reality, is sometimes distorted by the memories of the future and past inheritors of the '&lt;em&gt;Attack Titan&lt;/em&gt;' power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind that there is no official answer, thus the correct answer (for now) would be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We don't know&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after discussing on some forums and reading some theories, some hints provide a common direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As we know, Eren obtained the power of the Attack Titan with the Coordinate Titan (also known as the Progenitor Titan) from his father, Grisha Jaeger. Ever since, he has been having certain &quot;visions&quot;, or &quot;memories&quot; especially while fighting other titans. In the manga chapter 89, this becomes clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS!! Images from manga chapter 89.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Picture source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mangastream.com/r/attack_on_titan/089/3934/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangastream&lt;/a&gt; Disclaimer: I do not own these pictures. They are only used to answer this question more clearly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mangastream.com/r/attack_on_titan/089/3934/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMjWH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eren doing the &amp;quot;Attack Titan&amp;quot; pose&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Leading to Hange asking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMjWH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ISpFg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings us to the second hint of this chapter. Eren recalls the time he was able to use the Coordinate Titan's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ISpFg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGD1p.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGD1p.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRKI2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Focus on &quot;&lt;strong&gt;everything connected&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings us to the culmination of the chapter (and the 'answer' to your question): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOILERS! If you have not read chapters 87 and above, do not read further!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRKI2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4vZZo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4vZZo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yOU8F.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whose memories are these, I wonder&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There exists a memory-timeline that is outside of our perception of time. That is, Eldians who have obtained (at least) one of the 9 original Titan's power, &lt;strong&gt;have access to the memory-timeline of all previous (and possibly future) Eldians who obtained the same power!!&lt;/strong&gt; In simple terms, Eren has the 'Attack Titan' power and the 'Coordinate Titan' power. He is able to access his father's memories, and either alter them or combine them with his own memories. Thus, the &lt;em&gt;visions&lt;/em&gt; he is having in the first scenes of the first chapter, might be a result of a &lt;em&gt;distorted reality&lt;/em&gt;, caused by the memories that &lt;strong&gt;the future inheritor of the 'Attack Titan' power&lt;/strong&gt; is inheriting from the &lt;strong&gt;Attack Titan memory timeline&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated above, this is all speculation because nothing is revealed yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize if this raised confusion, but I am more than happy to clarify parts of my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T14:34:17.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T14:58:18.027" Score="-3" ViewCount="14347" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not watch this anime much, but I always read on sites and blogs that Naruto is gay and passionate about another character, Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32519" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T10:16:46.813" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T10:17:17.557" Title="Is Naruto homosexual?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40360" CreationDate="2017-05-14T15:40:10.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is not gay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're right when it comes to him being passionate about Sasuke, but that is only because Naruto thinks of Sasuke as his older brother, since he himself has no family and loses someone he could call his family later in the anime. He is passionate about Sasuke because of the bond that he created with him and won't let that bond go no matter what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32521" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T10:17:13.737" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T10:17:13.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40333" CreationDate="2017-05-14T16:55:17.910" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably is a reference to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://vimeo.com/45930726&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;monogatari toothbrush scene&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32523" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T16:55:17.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40363" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40396" CreationDate="2017-05-14T17:03:28.510" Score="1" ViewCount="248" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the new Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga understandable by its own, or do you have to read and/or watch Dragon Ball Super and/or the previous Dragon Ball Heroes manga to understand its story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T14:45:30.627" Title="What do I have to read/watch to understand the story of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-heroes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="47564" CreationDate="2017-05-14T18:05:14.333" Score="4" ViewCount="1201" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically anime and manga adaptations of games are not canon, but I was curious as to whether this the case here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone shed some light? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Persona 5 is a gorgeous JRPG and I strongly recommend playing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T19:17:16.747" LastActivityDate="2018-06-25T15:36:36.050" Title="Is the Persona 5 manga considered canon?" Tags="&lt;persona5&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41170" CreationDate="2017-05-14T22:00:52.403" Score="4" ViewCount="2311" Body="&lt;p&gt;In almost every episode of &lt;em&gt;Quan Zhi Gao Shou&lt;/em&gt;, you see the players inserting what looks like an ID card into a card reader of some kind. However, it appears it's more of an account card than an ID card. As far as I can tell, it's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Smart Card&lt;/a&gt; of some kind. I'm guessing it's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_token&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;physical token&lt;/a&gt; used for account security. I know this anime is based on a game, is it related to how the game is actually played?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is this card?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it used for person/player identification, or just account authentication?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are card readers like this commonplace in Asia and/or China?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this card control the account, or do you also have to use the account password?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are these account cards easily accessible, for example at the Asia-equivalent of Walmart?  In episode 2 or 3, we see the store owner's friend specially request her to provide an account, possibly indicating that they are hard to come by.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T17:01:10.923" LastActivityDate="2018-09-27T19:02:00.903" Title="What is the ID or account card in Quan Zhi Gao Shou?" Tags="&lt;quan-zhi-gao-shou&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40360" CreationDate="2017-05-14T22:35:00.427" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto isn't homosexual as in preferring the same sex since at the end of the series, Naruto marries Hinata and has 2 children, Boruto and Himawari. Sasuke too gets married to Sakura and has a child named Sarada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, like any fandom, there is also those who like/love same-sex &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shipping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shipping&lt;/a&gt;. Naruto did, however, help fans along that in the third episode of the anime &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke_and_Sakura:_Friends_or_Foes%3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which adapts the third chapter of the manga), in which Naruto and Sasuke kiss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto and Sasuke argue, and then continue to glare at each other until a boy sitting in front of them accidentally bumps into Naruto causing him to fall forward and accidentally kiss Sasuke, much to everyone's disgust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TCeaS.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the background, a bunch of them now thirst for Naruto&amp;#39;s blood&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This results in Sakura getting pissed off, commenting on how Naruto just stole Sasuke's first kiss which she wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T10:16:49.010" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T10:16:49.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40390" CreationDate="2017-05-14T23:16:48.113" Score="4" ViewCount="15700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QxK1I7Va8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 25, when Eren is fighting Annie&lt;/a&gt;, he is seen in what is called &quot;rage/flame&quot; mode (this name is given by fans I believe, though not sure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8IOOrl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eren&amp;#39;s flaming titan&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is he supposed to be stronger when he's like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T06:46:54.277" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T08:29:38.467" Title="Is Eren's Titan in &quot;rage/flame&quot; mode stronger?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40175" CreationDate="2017-05-15T03:40:08.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, the will definitely be a few differences between the anime itself and the manga, for example, in the anime &quot;one piece&quot; there is a character named &quot;Zoro,&quot; but in the manga, his name is &quot;Solo.&quot; See the difference. Basically it really is for you to decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32521" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T03:40:08.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34426" CreationDate="2017-05-15T03:56:02.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now, there's no official answer, but &lt;strong&gt;at least older than 4200 years&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summarizing from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; about Fairy Clan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Longevity&lt;/strong&gt;: The average lifespan of a Fairy is between 1000 to 1500 years. They do not appear to physically age and they never suffer from illness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, comparing the known fairies' age:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Invisible: ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cisca: ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dahlia: ? (former, 2nd king/queen)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Melik: ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elaine: ±1000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ende: 1000+&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Puora: 1000+&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Helbram: ±1300 (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;King: 1300+ (current king)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gloxinia: ±1400 (former, 1st king)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gerheade: ±4200&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although most of them are mentioned in between 1000-1500 range, Gerheade is an exception, and she's not even a king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, assuming there's nothing that prevents their natural aging (e.g. Elaine, Helbram), and since they don't suffer any illness, fairy king should even be possible to live more than 5000 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T03:56:02.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25822" CreationDate="2017-05-15T07:02:28.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Selime Bradley is Pride. he is the first Homunculi created by father in Father's image.  he can travel anywhere with in the nation. the transmutational circle acts as a secondary shell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T07:02:28.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40368" CreationDate="2017-05-15T10:09:20.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was common for games in arcades with some sort of progression to have cards to store your progress, like &lt;em&gt;Initial D&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Maximum Tune&lt;/em&gt; being examples. I also saw some shooter-style arcade games using this principle as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The usage in &lt;em&gt;Quan Zhi Gao Shou&lt;/em&gt; is possibly a creative growth out of the same concept, but using a smart card to access an MMO is not a real-life thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen smart cards used at LAN cafes for loading of credit/long-term memberships. It's also another place the idea may have come from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32538" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T17:04:06.737" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T17:04:06.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40382" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-15T10:36:25.940" Score="10" ViewCount="503" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering that &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shounen Jump&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Sunday&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Magazine&lt;/em&gt;) have given rise to many franchises of great cultural significance, &lt;strong&gt;is there a library, museum, or some place that has a complete physical archive of these periodicals&lt;/strong&gt;, in Japan or anywhere else? If there is any such archive, I would think that'd be an interesting place to visit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32541" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T13:58:48.687" Title="Is there a complete physical archive of Weekly Shounen Jump (or Shounen Sunday or Shounen Magazine)?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2017-05-15T11:36:14.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Qrow is Ruby's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe he doesn't want Ruby to know because he is on a dangerous mission, and if Ruby know, she will obviously go. Maybe Qrow left Ruby for that reason and therefore, Qrow is probably Ruby's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32543" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T16:03:34.977" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T16:03:34.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39939" CreationDate="2017-05-15T14:45:33.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because she is somewhat attracted to him (not in romantic means of course). Beatrice to some degree cares about him, otherwise, she would not agree to be in contract with him. That is why she said, &quot;I you want to die, die at a place I cannot see. I don't want to have nightmare.&quot; Implicitly she is saying, &quot;Don't let me see you die. I care about you, so if you die in front of me, I'll have nightmare about it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why, rather than knowing about Return by Death, it is more like she cares about him and don't want him to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T14:45:33.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12839" CreationDate="2017-05-15T23:03:59.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiruko from will of fire was fatally wounded by Naruto's rasenshiruken&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not 100% sure if true but I watched th end part of the movie and it seems that he died from said blow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32567" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T23:03:59.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T00:48:02.843" Score="1" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the English Opening of Dragonball Z (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-fLvdmUx6A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rock the Dragon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) i recall reading that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-fLvdmUx6A&amp;amp;t=0m23s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this scene of Krillin running&lt;/a&gt; came from either &lt;em&gt;The Tree of Might&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;The World's Strongest&lt;/em&gt; movies when at first i thought that all the scenes were either original scenes or clips from episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering what Scenes in the Rock the Dragon Opening are from what movies/episodes and what were originally made and were never seen in a movie or episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T00:48:02.843" Title="Where do the scenes in the Dragonball Z English OP come from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40347" CreationDate="2017-05-16T01:56:09.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The walls are massive, so it is most likely they are in the walls, just in a remote part&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32568" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T01:56:09.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40370" CreationDate="2017-05-16T04:28:33.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the ShingekiNoKyojin subreddit, fans have referred to this as &quot;berserk&quot; mode. What is important for any anime-only watcher of the series to know is that berserk mode, or flame mode, isn't present in the Shingeki no Kyojin manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that berserk mode has no relevance to events further down in the story for the manga. This may change in the anime, and berserk mode may be an important plot point, but I think it's far more likely that Eren will not enter berserk mode again in the series. I think it was just the animators adding a little bit of filler to the Annie fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, is flame mode stronger? Yeah probably a little. If anything it was a visual notifier to the audience that Eren had a second wind and increased motivation to take Annie out, thus making him &quot;stronger&quot; in a sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32569" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T04:28:33.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41223" CreationDate="2017-05-16T06:28:54.597" Score="1" ViewCount="14595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see there are 7 anime series including OVAs and I was wondering if the anime and manga are aligned perfectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I mean is, did the anime end before the manga and do I have to continue with the manga after the series? If I have to continue, which chapter do I start at? And has the manga finished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32285" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T05:37:24.723" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T05:37:24.723" Title="Has the anime for To Love-Ru caught up with the manga?" Tags="&lt;to-love-ru&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T08:29:30.860" Score="0" ViewCount="44464" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who does Kiba marry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TOaSD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TOaSD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image of Kiba&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who does Tenten marry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've searched so many times and I'm still confused about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32570" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T11:52:06.227" LastActivityDate="2018-09-23T15:14:54.667" Title="Who do Kiba and Tenten marry?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-17T00:12:22.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33792" CreationDate="2017-05-16T10:27:33.197" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time of writing, inputting &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/?source=gtx_c#ja/pl/%E6%81%8B%E3%82%92%E6%B0%B8%E9%81%A0%E3%81%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;恋を永遠に (forever love) in Google Translate&lt;/a&gt; returned the exact phrase &quot;&lt;em&gt;Zawsze In Love&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/skPy2.png&quot; alt=&quot;Google Translate&amp;#39;s result&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/?source=gtx_c#ja/pl/%E6%B0%B8%E9%81%A0%E3%81%AE%E6%84%9B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;永遠の愛&lt;/a&gt; returned a whole phrase in English, &quot;forever Love&quot;, but some didn't: &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/?source=gtx_c#ja/pl/%E6%84%9B%E3%82%92%E6%B0%B8%E9%81%A0%E3%81%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;愛を永遠に&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/?source=gtx_c#ja/pl/%E6%B0%B8%E9%81%A0%E3%81%AE%E6%81%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;永遠の恋&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, this can't be a definitive proof that the author used Google Translate or whether Google Translate gave this result at that time, since now anyone can suggest a translation and skew the result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update as of 2018&lt;/strong&gt;: as stated before, Google Translate's results may change:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;恋を永遠に (&quot;Zawsze In Love&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt; and 愛を永遠に (&quot;forever Love&quot;) were replaced with &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TR5rR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miłość na zawsze&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;making them more consistent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;https://latin.stackexchange.com/a/4352/1625&quot;&gt;How Google Translate works - Latin.SE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T02:51:41.630" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T02:51:41.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40394" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T12:27:55.487" Score="1" ViewCount="149313" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will there be a season 4 of anime? Will it come out in 2017?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a big fan of the anime. I want to know how it ends. Did he become the Harem King? Should I just read the novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32574" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T08:04:37.737" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:41:22.580" Title="Will there be a season 4 of High School DxD anime?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40394" CreationDate="2017-05-16T12:38:05.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 4 has been announced: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-22/high-school-dxd-gets-new-tv-anime-series/.107975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-22/high-school-dxd-gets-new-tv-anime-series/.107975&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Will it come out in 2017?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Probably not, if anything it'll be either the winter or spring season next year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Should I just read the novels?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Yes, yes you should.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T08:41:22.580" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:41:22.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40363" CreationDate="2017-05-16T14:45:30.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I say read Dragon ball heroes because it is not in line with the actual dragon ball it is a different story but with the same characters it is a multiverse story &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13206" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T14:45:30.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40400" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:00:28.743" Score="16" ViewCount="2631" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is a screenshot of Ais Wallenstein's stats taken from DanMachi Gaiden Sword Oratoria Ep. 2.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0FE0N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0FE0N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ais&amp;#39; Stats&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;From top to bottom we get&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ais Wallenstein&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lv 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Str 549 -&gt; 555&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vit 540 -&gt; 547&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dex 823 -&gt; 825&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Agi 821 -&gt; 822&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is the last stat (the one with the value of 899)? What stat is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While at it, what does flipped V and that rotated Omega sign means? Considering that the same symbol is used in her name, the flipped V must be A, which I believe is her stat's rank. But what about the other one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2021-03-07T10:38:25.463" Title="What are the stats in DanMachi?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40356" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:08:37.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't played the game, but I am up to date with the anime. So I will use that as my source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By what we have been told so far the gods weren't forgotten. They were simply neglected. The society was aware about their existence, but simply didn't worship them anymore. It most likely became a hassle as they became more and more independent from the &quot;gods&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people were aware from stories told by the elder people that there was a temple, but they didn't care enough to actually check it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T15:08:37.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40398" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:22:30.023" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;The last two letters of the last stat looks like 'ag', as they start with the same letters as 'agi'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing the other letters on the paper are: A, D, E, G, I, L, N, R, S, T, V, W, and X. (You say what the letter is called in the question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without knowing the Anime we know that it can then be one of; Bag, Cag, Fag, Hag, Jag, Kag, Mag, Oag, Pag, Qag, Uag, Yag, or Zag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However &lt;a href=&quot;https://pastebin.com/4hP2a1v2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;looking online&lt;/a&gt;, it seems the last stat type is 'magic' and so it's probably 'mag'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two symbols next to the ranks if using the same letter system would be a D for; Str, and Vit, as they're between 500-599, and a A for; Dex, Agi, and Mag, as they're between 800-899. Which seems to correlate with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://pastebin.com/4hP2a1v2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;earlier link&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19948" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T18:15:32.380" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:15:32.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40398" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:23:00.133" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The letters are obviously English using a made up script, so a simple substitution can help us figure it out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can tell that the second and third letters are the same as the first and second letters of AGI (for agility), leaving us with _AG, eliminating all the already existing letters leaves us with &lt;code&gt;BCFHJKMOPQUVYZ&lt;/code&gt; - trying each of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that makes sense is MAG, for magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T15:23:00.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36117" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:43:01.600" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained in the bonus chapter 「その後の園子」 (&lt;em&gt;Sono Ato no Sonoko&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yuyuyu.wikia.com/wiki/Sonoko_After&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sonoko After&lt;/a&gt;), published on &lt;em&gt;Dengeki G's magazine&lt;/em&gt; ed. 2015/03.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story talks about the everyday life of Nogi Sonoko and the heroes after the final battle. It also explains the reason why the divine tree decided to &quot;reverse the effect&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excerpt from the script (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;possible spoiler for 2nd season&lt;/strong&gt;, heavily redacted to answer the question only&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the party, Sonoko went over to Tougou's house. Yuuna was probably being considerate. Today, she left them alone. The two had a lot to talk about.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; About everything that's happened so far.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; About their dear friend.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; And...&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;Have you heard the reason everyone's getting their offerings back, Sonocchi?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The other side of the incident.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Sonoko smiled.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; [...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;The Shinju-sama... came to believe in human courage~&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; [...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;However the Shinju-sama came to believe in the courage of mankind. By witnessing Yu~yu's and everyone's hard work, as well as getting plenty of Vertex combat data, the hero system was updated to the next stage.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; [...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &quot;Don't think negatively about the situation. The Shinju-sama believed mankind would be able to walk down the harsh path, instead of a gentle one that lead to its demise. That is why it gave back our offerings and allowed for mass-production of the system so that everyone would be able to stand and fight. Everyone will don their own flower~. Isn't that a good thing?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T15:48:09.793" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T15:48:09.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40392" CreationDate="2017-05-16T17:20:42.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not clear until now whom Tenten and Kiba get married to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If&lt;/em&gt; you have seen the episode where Kiba and Shino go to collect the honey wine, they meet a girl. That girl is a ninja cat user. They are seen together in the &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; movie also. It can be said that they are together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether Tenten is married or not, it is still unclear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cgPAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kiba with ninja cat user&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32574" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-23T15:14:54.667" LastActivityDate="2018-09-23T15:14:54.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39516" CreationDate="2017-05-16T19:50:05.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The music you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtfIQkGvUM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pain&lt;/a&gt;. It is part of the musics of Bleach that have not been released in any OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T19:50:05.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40412" CreationDate="2017-05-17T04:06:10.133" Score="1" ViewCount="8262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tend to read the manga if the anime does not cover all of the story bu since &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt; manga is even less developed than the anime... where can I buy the English translated (or even original not translated) novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T05:35:21.203" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T10:46:33.457" Title="Where can I buy High School DxD English-translated novels?" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;&lt;light-novel-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40410" CreationDate="2017-05-17T09:52:20.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The novels do not have a official English translation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29547" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T09:52:20.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35876" CreationDate="2017-05-17T11:17:27.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on almost all of his character introductions in Japanese (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3_(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)#.E8.BE.BB.E5.A0.82.E5.AD.A6.E9.99.A2.E9.AB.98.E6.A0.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;), Kong Wenge was previously an elite player from Shanghai Junior Youth team, but lost. Another source (&lt;a href=&quot;http://mihocinema.com/pinpon-6280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miho Cinema - a Japanese movie review site&lt;/a&gt;) even mentioned that he failed to reach the top in China.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Are-Chinese-athletes-actually-punished-for-not-performing-well-enough-in-the-Olympics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quora&lt;/a&gt;, this seems to be true even in real-life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for professional athletes, a medal brings about reputation and advertising incomes. Competition is their career. So if an athlete doesn't perform well, he/she will be out of the sight of people and has problems earning a living.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;[...] in a collectivist culture like China, failure in itself is a terrible punishment- wrought from within, and implicitly from the rest of society. You have failed your parents, your family, your community, your heritage- the money, time, effort and goodwill that has been invested in you. You have let everyone down. Hang your head in shame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only in the sense they might be cut from the team, at which point they find themselves without a purpose and largely unemployable in one of the world's most competitive job markets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T11:22:28.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36464" CreationDate="2017-05-17T13:35:03.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her program is locater in Kirito's Nervegear hard drive. Kirito during GGO left his helm (probably turned on) in home so she can freely live in ALO. About these devise contacting. She is a program with free access to internet so she can connect herself to devices via internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32600" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T13:35:03.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39939" CreationDate="2017-05-17T23:23:34.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're reading it the wrong way. The situation they're in has two main components to it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ram will stop at nothing to kill Subaru.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is as she blames Subaru for Rem's death. She doesn't let Subaru touch Rem, &quot;Don't touch her! Don't touch my little sister!&quot; She then later ignores why Beatrice is protecting Subaru and tries to attack him justifying it with what happened to Rem: &quot;None of that even matters! Get out of the way. Let me through. I must avenge Rem. If you know anything, tell me. Help me. Help Rem!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beatrice will protect Subaru with everything she has, but will only do it when he's near the mansion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quoting the scene you're on about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Subaru: Why did you come for me? I...&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Beatrice: The contract I entered into was to protect you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Subaru: I thought you were only supposed to be my bodyguard until this morning.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Beatrice: You must be mistaken, I suppose. I don't remember discussing a time limit. Clinging to hope only serves your own convenience, I suppose. What was lost can't be reclaimed. You'll have no more chances to explain yourself to the older sister. You threw that away. No matter which is lost, those sisters won't ever be complete again, I suppose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows, even though Rem hates his guts, and Beatrice knows, she will protect Subaru. And protecting Subaru is the reason that she went to the cliff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know the exact reason that she's doing this, but we can guess it's because she cares somewhat about Subaru.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting these two together, rather than saying &quot;At the least, you need to die where I can't see you, or I'll have bad dreams, I suppose.&quot; She probably means 'please don't die in front of me, I'll suffer mentally due to it.' And as she wants to at least protect him somewhat, she offered to &quot;help you escape this [place].&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if she knew about 'Return by Death' it'd not make sense for her to go out of her way to kill him. She could instead just let Ram kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19948" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T23:23:34.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40418" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T01:27:10.437" Score="1" ViewCount="2944" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 5th Naruto Shippuden Movie &quot;Blood Prison&quot;, the character Ryuuzetsu is introduced. The strange thing I noticed were that her eyes had the same appearance as those of the Rinnegan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2yAPC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2yAPC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the Rinnegan? If so, how did she acquire it and why can't she use any Rinnegan related techniques? If it isn't is it related to her clan Kekkei Genkai (or does she have 2 Kekkei Genkai's):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/koFqi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/koFqi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31773" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T18:17:41.813" Title="Ryuuzetsu's Kekkei Genkai" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T04:32:18.700" Score="2" ViewCount="5517" Body="&lt;p&gt;So in the end, Natsume and Harutora kissed. Isn't that weird? They are supposed to be cousins, right? Or was Natsume adopted? Which wouldn't explain her natural talent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32610" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T06:00:55.837" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T02:04:50.793" Title="Aren't Harutora and Natsume related?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ravens&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40421" CreationDate="2017-05-18T06:29:45.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they're first cousins on their respective fathers' side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether this is weird or not depends on your cultural background. In certain Hindu communities in north India, a relationship between fourth cousins would be deemed illicit, never mind first cousins. On the other hand, in certain parts of the Middle East, first-cousin marriages are quite prevalent, accounting for upwards of 30% of marriages in some places (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21693632-marriage-between-close-relatives-much-too-common-keeping-it-family&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jordan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/art-and-culture/2015/04/04/Health-fears-question-Arab-tradition-of-cousin-marriages-.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about Japan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that first-cousin relationships in Japan are rare enough that they would be considered unusual (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3780039&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this 1986 paper&lt;/a&gt; suggests 1.6%; table 15 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipss.go.jp/syoushika/bunken/data/pdf/14168401.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this whitepaper&lt;/a&gt; suggests rates as high as 2.89% in some parts). However, they are not forbidden by law or by religious doctrine, and are generally not stigmatized to the same degree as in, say, the United States or most of Europe. Indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto_Kan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naoto KAN&lt;/a&gt; (prime minister of Japan 2010-2011) is married to his first cousin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting back to the topic of anime, it's worth noting that same-generation incest is considerably overrepresented in anime and related &quot;otaku&quot; media relative to its occurrence in real life (for proof, observe that &lt;em&gt;Who is &quot;Imouto&quot;?&lt;/em&gt; is a thing that exists). So, not only would a relationship between Harutora and Natsume not be that weird in real Japan, when you look at it from a &quot;meta&quot; point of view, it's even less weird that such a thing would happen in an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T06:29:45.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T06:29:52.473" Score="-5" ViewCount="949" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime like Naruto Shippuden are there on YouTube, but One Piece is not there.&#xA;Why is it so? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T06:31:31.770" LastActivityDate="2018-05-22T07:54:27.083" Title="Why are certain anime not on YouTube?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40425" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T07:25:41.770" Score="3" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of &lt;em&gt;Akiba's Trip: The Animation&lt;/em&gt;, Tamotsu strips Urame &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PETgn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;down to her underclothes&lt;/a&gt;. And if there's any of law of physics that's consistently obeyed in this anime, it's that if a Bugged One is stripped, it gets exorcised/killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Hazoku, she's not possessed, meaning there's nothing to exorcise in her case. So I would've expected her to die... but she doesn't. Indeed, she's about to get up and continue fighting with Matome and Tamotsu when &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eq1BW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arisa airdrops on top of her&lt;/a&gt; and knocks her out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't played the games - is there some sort of game-mechanic reason why Urame would've survived being stripped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T07:25:41.770" Title="Why didn't Urame die when she was stripped?" Tags="&lt;akibas-trip&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37004" CreationDate="2017-05-18T14:42:13.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The language is officially called &amp;quot;Orte&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, based on &amp;quot;Orte Empire&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original manga, it appears only in written form with Japanese translation (&lt;em&gt;no transliteration/spoken form&lt;/em&gt;). The character looks like a random scribble (and even like &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hd4hsl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this...&lt;/a&gt;), but later was thought to be a modified Japanese hiragana &amp;amp; katakana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j60jD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Orte text&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transliteration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;げきぶ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;どりふたあず&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;がくにを&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;もしわれ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;さんどうする&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;のならゆみ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;をとりやを&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;つがえ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/i/web/status/801428517435023360&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;佐とさん's Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;em&gt;Drifters&lt;/em&gt; got animated, Kouta Hirano (the author) didn't think about it at all. He mentioned it on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hiranokohta/status/784396607605182464&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The incoherent character that I wrote randomly on the spot, known as Orte language, was adjusted to be a fictional Latin-based language by the anime staffs. I can only say sorry while &lt;em&gt;dogeza&lt;/em&gt;-ing with my head thrusting the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seiichi Shirato, a setting researcher for &lt;em&gt;Drifters&lt;/em&gt;, also mentioned about the difficulty in dialog speech due to Orte language. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://kai-you.net/article/33481&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his interview&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the most memorable impression when doing researches for &lt;em&gt;Drifters&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problematic one is about the dialog speech. Regarding the Orte language that is spoken by the elfs, there's a conversation to just reverse the Japanese text/dialog. When we tried it, apparently it's still similar to Japanese, thus we created a language based in Europe. There's an idea to modify Latin little by little, but since Scipio (a character in &lt;em&gt;Drifters&lt;/em&gt;) speaks Latin, he would find out!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Surprisingly&lt;/em&gt;, Orte language seems to have its own language structure. &lt;a href=&quot;http://102037.hatenablog.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Japanese blogger&lt;/a&gt; tried to analyze the language, though it ended only until episode 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;seda- : stop (verb)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;neruc- : kill (verb)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;quinacos: what (intransitive)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;quinacom: what (transitive)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tu: you (2nd-person pronoun)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hi/hii: he (3rd-person pronoun)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T14:42:13.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T15:16:13.207" Score="3" ViewCount="2718" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the discussions about Dragon Ball Super, it's always been wonder if Trunks got some level of god ki after transforming into &quot;Super Saiyan Rage&quot; , since there's partially a blue aura and some features of the ki are drawed similar to those of a Super Saiyan Blue and not a regular Super Saiyan. Now in the preview of Dragon Ball Super manga 24 it's been revealed that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Trunks became a Kaioshin apprentice and because the hability of healing people just like Kibito did. We know kaioshin have god ki, does a kaioshin apprentice also have some sort of management of god ki, making Trunks able to have some sort of management of god ki already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T01:32:46.120" Title="Does Trunks have god ki already?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T17:52:04.950" Score="0" ViewCount="10306" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Narutopedia for Shisui's MS ability Kotoamatsukami...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Itachi noted that the dōjutsu required at least a decade before it could be used again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this limitation apply to Shisui, or does it just apply to those that took his eyes (Danzo and Itachi)? Because if this applied to him, then he's not as OP as everyone thinks he is. Plus how would he know it has a recharge period of 10 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T16:06:54.360" Title="Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan Recharge Period" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40433" CreationDate="2017-05-18T18:47:41.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your two questions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was never mentioned if Shisui had to wait for a decade to use it, so we don't know if this rule applies to him. If he did have to wait for 10 years, he's &lt;strong&gt;very underpowered&lt;/strong&gt;. I don't think it applied to him because everyone knew about his ability and if that rule applied to him, he'd have used the ability for a maximum of 2 or 3 times (not possible, 2 is max because 2 eyes), many people wouldn't know about it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Itachi said that Kotoamatsukami takes 10 years to recharge for those who don't have Hashirama's cells.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are 2 ways he could know the recharge period.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shisui told him. That would mean, this drawback would apply to him too. But its very unlikely that he had the Mangekyo for over 10 years. So he himself wouldn't know about the recharge period.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He used Kotoamatsukami just after Shisui died and he knew the period was 10 years because it activated after 10 years in the war. This is dumb. I'm dumb. Itachi is smart. He wouldn't gamble.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third way, I know I said two but bear with me. &lt;strong&gt;THIS IS A PLOT HOLE.&lt;/strong&gt; Every anime has one. Itachi just couldn't know the recharge time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THOUGHTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Hashirama's cells affect the eyes? If we give the eye which has been used for Kotoamatsukami to say Danzo/Yamato (someone who has his cells), would the eyes recharge instantly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32629" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T18:47:41.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30481" CreationDate="2017-05-18T19:03:00.060" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Boruto cannot use the byakugan in the anime Boruto Next Generations he has what is called Dōjutsu and its only in his right eye. He may obtain it later but seeing as the byakugan is typically in bothe eyes, Dōjutsu is in only one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32630" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T19:03:00.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40160" CreationDate="2017-05-18T21:44:47.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official explanation, but manga #24 has given a very important hint that can possibly be the answer (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Trunks is officially a kaioshin apprentice, he can use kibito technique to heal other people, and since kaioshins have god ki, as kaioshin apprentice he probably has some grade of knowledge on god ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T21:44:47.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T00:59:03.760" Score="1" ViewCount="489" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy IX&lt;/em&gt; Kuja's most powerful summon was Invincible which he usedto enslave Bahamut. however during the attack on Alexadria when Kuja tries to use it to enslave Alexander, Garland shows up taking back control and revealing that the Eye that appeared in the sky was actually an airship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dOi58.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dOi58.png&quot; alt=&quot;Invincible as a Ship&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;at first i thought that it was because Garland took control but when Madain Sari was destroyed The Invincible took the form of an eye here and this time Garland wanted to destroy the summoners, fearing their Eidolon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W9kpk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W9kpk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Invincible as an Eye&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why does it take the form of an eye? if it was just to hide the fact it's a machine it's not like an Eidolon can't be a machine as Ark and Alexander are machines and Eidolons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-19T03:17:32.277" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T19:59:24.487" Title="Why does The Invincible take the form of an eye?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36915" CreationDate="2017-05-19T09:21:09.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese honorifics&lt;/a&gt; can be confusing to non-Japanese (personally, I was still confused when reading this question). However, other than the suffix (&lt;em&gt;-san&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;-kun&lt;/em&gt;, etc.), which part of the name is also (if not, more) important. Note that their full names are &lt;strong&gt;Byakuya Togami&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Aoi Asahina&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;given name - surname&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By calling Byakuya Togami as Togami-kun, it means that Naegi respects him, but their relationship is not that close (using family name). &lt;em&gt;Kun&lt;/em&gt;, in this case, is used to refer men in general (or, male friend). Probably, he didn't call him Togami-san because it's too formal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By calling Aoi Asahina as Aoi-san, it also means that Naegi respects her, and their relationship is closer than between Naegi and Togami (using given name). &lt;em&gt;San&lt;/em&gt;, in this case, is also a respectful way to refer anyone (&lt;em&gt;kun&lt;/em&gt; can also be used to refer women, but it's more a rarer and special case). As for why he didn't call her &lt;em&gt;Aoi-chan&lt;/em&gt;, it's probably because they're still not that close, not until he found her endearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the question didn't ask, the more confusing thing is &lt;em&gt;why Naegi calls Kyouko Kirigiri as Kirigiri-san&lt;/em&gt;, despite their closeness and also love interest. One can suggest that because he respects her more than anyone, but can't get closer in relationship. Naegi once tried to call her cute in &lt;em&gt;Danganronpa&lt;/em&gt; (the game, in Another Story), and she acted embarrassed at first, but soon it was revealed that she was actually fooling him. Considering that she looks tough, more likely a &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt; that doesn't easily show her &lt;em&gt;dere&lt;/em&gt; side, Naegi was having a hard time to feel closer to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T09:21:09.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11743" CreationDate="2017-05-19T09:29:24.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story focused on the martial art style, not the person. And I guess the writer wanted the reader to understand why this mutsu enmeiryuu style is &quot;the strongest martial art&quot; and &quot;undefeated for a thousand year&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32643" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T09:29:24.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40432" CreationDate="2017-05-19T10:48:05.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recall how Goku had his Super Saiyan God. Although Trunks is Kaioshin Appr. It does not satisfy your question if he has god ki or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having a blue aura before the normal super saiyan aura doesn't mean he got the aura of a god. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make things simple since I'm watching Dragon Ball Super. Goku needs a combination of 5 people who have the blood of Super Saiyan before he had it so I think Trunks also need that too in order to achieve it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32644" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T14:37:23.247" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T14:37:23.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T13:43:57.570" Score="1" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theme that has been stuck in my head for the longest period of time and I have not been able to find it anywhere. I do not know an actual time in the episode, but I can describe it the best I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is in the episode &quot;Find the Dragon Balls&quot; and it can be heard as Goku arrives onto the lookout after battling with Majin Vegeta. It sounds similar to that of Goku's sacrifice, but soothing and very relaxing. I would like some context as to its name or whereabouts this track can be listened to separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32645" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-05-19T22:17:27.310" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T22:17:27.310" Title="Unknown DBZ theme in &quot;Find the Dragon Balls&quot;" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2017-05-19T17:03:34.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Magi take place in the Middle East before Islam when the Middle Eastern countries were either Christian countries or countries of Judaism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing &lt;em&gt;Magi&lt;/em&gt; takes place in Iraq which used to be a Christian country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32651" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:18:53.317" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:18:53.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="305" CreationDate="2017-05-20T02:30:36.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kekkei Genkai is not something that is solely related to a technique, it is something that limits the other users to use the same technique to its full potential. We can say that it is the affinity of a clan to do the technique better and to improve it to further extent. You could use a Kekkei Genkai, but it will not be as strong and effective as it would be when done by a member of that particular clan&quot; Kakashi had a sharingan but could not defeat Itachi as he did not possess Kekkei Genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32655" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T03:42:12.157" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T03:42:12.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40450" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40451" CreationDate="2017-05-20T03:25:28.140" Score="7" ViewCount="20555" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of King Artoria differs from the real world story of King Arthur, although even the latter have a lot of variations. In the Fate series, there are bits and pieces of Artoria's life being revealed in each iteration of the game. But is there a complete story of the King Arthur story in Fate from beginning to end? Is her story even interconnected in each of the Fate works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="293" LastActivityDate="2018-10-09T16:05:18.377" Title="What is the complete story of King Artoria in Fate?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40450" CreationDate="2017-05-20T06:45:37.340" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have decided to edit this question to remove the huge quote text from the Wikia and sum it up in my own words. you can read up on the original from of this answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/revisions/40451/1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Artoria (or Arturia as the common mis-translation) was born during the war-torn Dark Ages after Britannia lost it's protection from the Roman Empire. During this time Uther Pendragon was the King of Britain and he had already fathered a daughter (Morgan le Fay) with the wife of the wife of the Duke of Cornwall, Igraine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Merlin, an Human/Incubus Hyrbid and a powerful Magus, had prophesied that their next child would be Uther's successor as king and Uther believed this. However when Arturia was born Uther despaired as she was born a girl, not a boy. in those times a King could not make a child that was not male his successor even if she was fated to one day become a king. Merlin was delighted because the sex of the child had never mattered and he was confident that if Arturia was separated from the castle until the day of prophecy it would be proof that she would become king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the age of five, Arturia was entrusted to one of the king's vassals, Sir Ector, who while he did not believe in the prophecy he did feel the same air from the young Arturia as he did his king. Arturia was then adopted and raised with Ector's own son Kay training them both as simple knight apprentices. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kay could tell that Arturia would grow up to be a beauty woman but his father told him to guide her like she was his brother and decided to treat her in that manner, though he did not believe it would be kept secret. Initially Arturia was raised under the belief that she and Kay were related by blood, but she was later told the truth while growing up. Despite this their relationship did not diminish from the truth, and they still felt they were true siblings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arturia acted as Kay's squire and received training from him while also doing other chores such as pulling along his horse. During their sparring Arturia was the greater in terms of swordsmanship however Kay would use &quot;warped reasoning just on the verge of being correct&quot; to make her feel like she had lost despite winning, reasoning like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;You lose since you threw away your sheath!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;I'm still alive so don't act like you won!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During one rainy day while Artoria was sick, Kay's mother had to leave so only he was available to tend to her. Telling Arturia &quot;it would be troublesome for me if you were to die now&quot;, he promised to do anything she requested in exchange for getting well quickly. Being very persistent in having her request something Arturia said she wanted to &quot;dream of a lion running across plains.&quot; To fulfill this Kay carved a wooden lion. The carving was poor as Kay was hoping to make an old, dying lion unable to hurt a mouse so as to not have it harm her in her dreams and Arturia compared it to a cross between a dog and a cat, but she appreciated it and was able to see the dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While being raised by Ector Merlin also visited teaching Arturia and acting as a sort of foster father figure to her. he also also revealed Arturia's gender to Kay making him swear to secrecy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Arturia was 15 the day of prophecy arrived and Merlin prepared Caliburn for the selection of the next king. when the Knights and Lords gathered for the selection of the next king they expected the selection  to be through jousting to select the most superior one to become a king, but they were presented with Caliburn stuck in a stone with the inscription on the hilt reading &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whosoe'er pulleth out this sword of this stone is rightwise king born of England.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While many knights grabbed the sword trying to follow the command, none were able to pull it out. With no successful attempts they began the expected jousting to make the selection. at this time Arturia was still an apprentice and thus not qualified to joust. she neared the now deserted stone and reached out for the sword without hesitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before grabbing it, Merlin appeared before her to tell her to think things over before taking it. He told her she would no longer be human upon taking the sword, but she had been prepared for the fact that &quot;becoming a king means no longer being human&quot; ever since she was born knowing that a king is someone who kills everyone to protect everyone, having thought about it every night and shuddered until morning came with not a day passing where she did not fear that fact. to Merlin her response was a nod saying that the fear she has felt would end then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arturia pulled the sword out effortlessly as per her fate and in that instant She became something not human. to everyone else there so long as she acted like a good king no would care for her appearance of gender. Taking the sword also had an effect on her body stopping her from aging as such from then on the King would have a body of a 15 year old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that Arturia, Merlin and Kay went through various adventures while training eventually calling herself the rightful King of the country while reclaiming the country and the 3 of them formed the original Round Table but later was joined bu Bedivere and Gawain who along with Kay becomes the most senior knights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point during their adventures Arturia came to care for a lion cub for a month. While she claims that it wasn't because she liked them (most probably due to the carved lion she was given by her beloved brother) she formed a bond with the young cub who had become attached to her. the lion cub was very energetic, often biting or scratching, but experiencing the happiness she felt from this she wished to be able to stay with the sub until the end. while it's not documented on when this occurred given the images we have seen of Arturia as King and in battle where she wears the same blue attire under her armor i suspect it was during this adventures due to what she is wearing &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FjXXf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in a flashback image in the Visual Novel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Morgan le Fay, who was born as the proper, recognized daughter of King Uther and Arturia's older sister of the same status, in her eyes believed Arturia received the love and hopes of their father that should have been hers, became witch queen who craved for vengeance. during their adventures Morgan executed a trap which saw Arturia loose Caliburn to which afterwords Arturia goes to Vivian, the Lady of the Lake (and Morgan's polar opposite).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the final battle against her uncle Vortigern, Arturia claimed her kingdom Camelot and spent ten years in peace. during this time Arturia had to deal with the problem of being able to produce an heir. to &quot;help&quot; Merlin used his magecraft to make Arturia into a pseudo-male capable of producing sperm for an unknown duration of time. during this time however Morgan le Fay &lt;strike&gt;got her sister drunk&lt;/strike&gt; used her magic to enchant her sister to take some of Arturia's sperm. using her own ovaries Morgan developed the sperm and have birth to a homunculus clone of her sister. this was Mordred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arturia met the daughter of King Leodegrance, Guinevere, and the 2 wedded to make an outward appearance of a &quot;kingdom&quot; in Britain. They even held a grand wedding ceremony that lasted close to seven days and was celebrated throughout the land. However it was marriage out of necessity rather than love, where Arturia, the &quot;husband&quot; was not a man and the marriage would never be consummated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this time Mordred was raised by Morgan to believe it was her right defeat the King and inherit the throne. Through her mother's recommendations and a presentation of her own swordsmanship, was able to be counted as one of the Knights of the Round Table. despite her mother's obsessive hatred for Arturia Mordred never hated Arturia yet idealized her as the perfect king. she later learned of her heritage of being Arturia's &quot;son&quot; and was happy in learning that she shared the same blood as the king she idolized, however Mordred also felt ashamed of her twisted birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Arturia continued to be king she kept to the oath that a king is not human and that one cannot protect the people with human emotions. never narrowing her eyes in grief while on the throne and settling every problem while working hard in government affairs, Arturia managed to balance the country without any deviations, and punished people without a single mistake. this however lead one of her Knight, Sir Tristan to leave Camelot saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The King does not understand how others feel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hearing this Lancelot wished to lessen the burden for his King, a wish that Guinevere also held. While they conversed with each other they came to recognize each other as friends and rely on one another and it was then that Lancelot began to fall for Guinevere. it was though Guinevere that he learned of Arturia being a woman and the true meaning to Guinevere's marriage to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point in time Mordred approached Arturia about her identity and her &quot;son&quot; but rather getting the acceptance she had hoped for Arturia rejected her stating that while Mordren was her child born from her and Morgan's plotting she could not recognize Mordred as her &quot;son&quot; or give her the Throne. Mordred believed this however was because Arturia hated Morgan and no matter what she did, the moment she was born from Morgan she was a dirtied child and the shame of her birth began to become hatred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lancelot and Guinevere began to have an affair and this was discovered by Agravain, one of Arturia's Knights and an assassin hired by Morgan who he hated. Agravain was loyal to the King however he hated women due to Morgan and when he uncovered the affair he also learned of Arturia's true gender. he tried to threaten Guinevere with the fact of her affair but failed. before his death and seeing Mordred's growing hatred (while probably not knowing Mordred was a woman as well) he revealed the affair to her who used it to sow mistrust in the Knights of the Round Table and destroying the prestige of the King in the eyes of the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Arturia learned of the affair she did not blame anyone but rather understood knowing Guinevere's and Lancelot's sacafrice. however still acting in the capacity of a king and this times adultery was a serious crime, Arturia discarded her emotions and had Guinevere executed. Lancelot tried to stop to save her, killing several of his fellow knights including Gawain's brothers, Gareth and Gaheris but ultimately failed and fled back to his homeland of France.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Arturia left for the Rome expedition Mordred became the leader of the rebellion representing the national discontent towards the King. when Arturia returned Mordred raged and proclaiming her hatred of the king and that only she was fit for the throne. the truth was that she only wanted to be accepted by Arturia as her &quot;son&quot;. this sparked the civil war that would later claim their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shortly before the final battle of Camlann Avalon, the sheath to Excalibur that gave Arturia immortality, was stolen due to the machinations of Morgan le Fay. Lancelot, even after being excommunicated, wanted to participate in the Battle of Camlann to serve his King but Gawain hostilely rejected him due to his hatred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Merlin left Arturia before the final battle because of his own love affair problems claiming that an evil witch (Morgan?) tried to murder him so he fled to the Reverse Side of the World and thus the land of Avalon where he thought the witch wouldn't reach him, however the gate he encountered was a trap which created a sealing &quot;tower&quot; called the Garden of Avalon and having transcended death, is trapped for all eternity and thus can never enter the Throne of Heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During their final battle Mordred hated the &quot;Son of Morgan&quot; but Arturia replied&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not once did I despise you. There was only one reason I would not give you the throne. You didn't have the capacity of a King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In their battle Mordred was fatally wounded by Rhongomyniad but because of a curse on her, after death still swung her sword and fatally wounded Arturia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arturia's dying body was escorted to a holy isle by Sir Bedivere where she ordered a grieving knight to dispose of Excalibur by throwing it back to the Lady of the Lake, an order he failed twice beliving that the moment Excalibur was returned to Vivian Arturia would die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Bedivere's absence, she reflected on her personal failures, regretting her life as king. &lt;strong&gt;Before her last breath, she appealed to the world; in exchange for services as a Heroic Spirit, she asked to be given an opportunity seek the Holy Grail to save her country.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i emphasize the last bit as after this is when Arturia made her contract with the world and started to be summoned to the Holy Grail Wars. unlike the other Heroic Spirits who are effectively clones of their real selves in the Throne of Heroes, Arturia never made it there which is why she can retain her memories of previous times she has been summoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;after the events of Fate/Stay Night, depending on the route Arturia' fate different. i summarize it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7300/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; but to sum that up&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - In &lt;strong&gt;Fate&lt;/strong&gt; we see Arturia accept things when Sir Bedivere returns for the final time&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - In &lt;strong&gt;-Last Episode-&lt;/strong&gt; because Arturia terminated her contract with the World by destroying the Holy Grail by her own will she goes to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse_Side_of_the_World#Avalon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avalon&lt;/a&gt; in the Reverse Side of the World, waiting for Shirou who eventually reunites with her as apart of a miracle Merlin talks about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - In &lt;strong&gt;Unlimited Blade Works:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   - In the Good End she remains with Rin as her Servant&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   - In the True Ending Arturia fades away however we don't know if her contract was terminated or not and if it was if she ended up in Avalon aswell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - in &lt;strong&gt;Heaven's Feel&lt;/strong&gt;, regardless of the ending Arturia is corrupted by Angra Mainyu and is killed by Shirou close to the final battle. we don't know of her fate after this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; she is summoned for Angra Mainyu false Holy Grail War. because Angra Mainyu was trying to recreate the 3rd war Arturia is summoned as if she was summoned by the Edelfelt sisters who used their sorcery trait to summon 2 Sabers (2 sides of the same Hero) Arturia is summoned with the ability to swap with her Alter personality (the Arturia corrupted by Angra Mainyu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also while we do not know when about in Arturia's own timeline this occured&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Labyrinth&lt;/em&gt; she is summoned as Norma Goodfellow's/Manaka Sajyou's Servant during the Subcategory Holy Grail in Caubac Alcatraz's labyrinth. she forms a party with 3 other Servants, Archer (&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer_(Fate/Extra)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Robin Hood from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), Caster (&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Medea from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and Assassin (&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/True_Assassin_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hassan-i-Sabbah from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;). because of a fading contract with Norma/Manaka and the uses of her Nobel Phantasm during one battle Arturia fades away but not before saying her goodbyes to the other 3 Servants and entrusting them to give Norma/Manaka a Mystic Code she found&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i would also add that at some point Arturia's Bloodline survived somehow as in other Type-Moon Works Lord El-Melloi II (Waver Velvet's name after the 4th Holy Grail War) meets with &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gray&lt;/a&gt; who becomes his assistant. aside from her appearance being like that of Arturia which bring up unpleasant memories of the 4th Holy Grail War for Lord El-Melloi II Gray also can wield Rhongomyniad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while not something special in itself Rhongomyniad is passed down through the generations with it's mystery preserved similar manner to the Tradition Carrier trait held by the Fraga family (Bazett Fraga McRemitz) which is passed down to a single successor from generation to generation through a pathogen in the Fraga bloodline. (similar manner as it's not know if there is a pathogen in Arturia's bloodline like that of the Fraga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;currently all we know is that Gray was born in a cemetery. we don't know from who she descends from or if the bloodline tied to Rhongomyniad starts from Arturia or from Uther (in which the bloodline could continue with Morgan who in the Nasuverse (according to the wikia) is Uther's daughter not the Duke of Cornwall unlike in other Arthurian Legends)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources (all the Type-Moon Wikia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber (Fate/Stay Night)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Guinevere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guinevere&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_(Fate/Zero)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berserker (Fate/Zero)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Tristan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Archer (Fate/Grand Order - Tristan)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avalon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avalon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Merlin)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caster (Fate/Grand Order - Merlin)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Morgan le Fay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rhongomyniad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rhongomyniad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gray&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Vortigern&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vortigern&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Agravain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Agravain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fragarach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fragarach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mordred&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber of Red&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Vivian#Vivian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of minor character - Vivian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T08:05:36.283" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T08:05:36.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40496" CreationDate="2017-05-20T17:29:44.240" Score="6" ViewCount="1219" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Boku no Hero Academia&lt;/em&gt;, there are many people who have a special appearance, different from a human appearance, like Tokoyami for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this something normal in the world of &lt;em&gt;My Hero Academia&lt;/em&gt; where someone can have a different appearance caused by their quirks? Or is it more like in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; where there are many races that if someone isn't human, other people see it as okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T15:42:37.877" LastActivityDate="2018-05-25T06:36:30.117" Title="Are there races other than human?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37936" CreationDate="2017-05-20T18:43:31.973" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The magic names are Latin and they are chosen to represent the wishes of the magic user. The numbers at the end serve as unique identifiers in the case that the term has been used previously as a magic name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a quote from Tsuchimikado from page 112 of volume 4 of the Yen Press translation of &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Sorcerers-particularly the kind who assumed a foothold in the nineteenth century, or 'advanced sorcerers'- engrave our own desire upon our souls. I'm talking about magic names. We carve into our hearts the Latin for the reason we study magic, the one wish for which we would give our lives for. For me it's Fallere825, and Kanzaki's is Salvere000, nya~. The numbers afterwards are in case there're doubles of the same term. It's kind of like an email domain in that respect.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same quote used by looper in his answer, but the official translation differs significantly. The official translation compares the inclusion of the numbers to an email domain rather than to email authentication. This means the two translations are offering completely different explanations for the numbers. In one case, the numbers are for the purpose of authentication so that others cannot repeat the name. In the other case, the numbers are simply for differentiating magical names that use the same Latin term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's easy to just offhandedly say the official translation is the correct one, but we'd have to check the original Japanese to be sure. Thanks to senshin's comment, we have this: the original Japanese is:「そこらへんはメールの登録名【ドメイン】と同じだぜよ」. The phrase &quot;登録名&quot; means literally &quot;registered name&quot;, and refers to a type of name used for persistent and ideally-unique identification (a la an email local-part); he then adds furigana ドメイン &lt;em&gt;domein&lt;/em&gt; &quot;domain&quot;. (Again, thanks to senshin for the original text and translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it turns out the Yen Press translation is more accurate to the original Japanese and makes the most sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kamijou hears the full magic names, so there is a flaw in using the numbers for authentication. If the purpose of a magic name is to tell opponents, then it doesn't make sense to give them the authentication as well. Also, at the point I've read to in this series, there hasn't been any mention as to why it would be bad that someone knew your magic name, so I question why authentication would be needed in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2019-09-27T15:15:16.220" LastActivityDate="2019-09-27T15:15:16.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40441" CreationDate="2017-05-20T19:59:24.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Invincible_(Final_Fantasy_IX)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Invincible&lt;/a&gt; does not take form of an eye - it contains an &quot;eye&quot; built into the ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to ancient Terran recordings at the ruins of Oeilvert, the Invincible was developed many times to refine it into a perfect tool of war. The final version was entrusted to Garland, who recognized its potential as a weapon. &lt;strong&gt;The Invincible's underside contains a large, crimson &quot;eye&quot; that fires a devastating energy beam and can enslave eidolons.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T19:59:24.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40465" CreationDate="2017-05-20T20:16:55.557" Score="1" ViewCount="1474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end of Episode 7 Season 2 of Attack on Titan, Eren was about to break Reiner Braun's neck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then following that event, the Colossus Titan starts to fall, we see a shot that seems to show that Reiner is above Eren and has grabbed him, and later we hear that Reiner captured Eren. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened in the middle and how did Reiner Braun capture Eren?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T14:52:21.490" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:38:42.440" Title="How did Reiner Braun capture Eren?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10105" CreationDate="2017-05-21T02:02:37.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All we KNOW about his name is that it's majestic/noble. As stated before, Sasaki, someone who knew Kyon before, stated this, but still referred to him as Kyon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As well, based off what was said before, his last name could start with &quot;Sa,&quot; or &quot;Shi,&quot; assuming the second mora of his family name is after &quot;Ka&quot; so that he is seated behind Sakanaka Yoshimi. Based off Haruhi's last name &quot;Su&quot;zumiya, it's safe to assume that his last name also begins with &quot;S&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On those two points, anything we conclude must fit under those two points. Though John Smith fits under the second, meaning his name in Japan would be Smith John, it does not 'fit' the first one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haruhi, also wouldn't know what his name is right away, as EVERYONE including the teachers refer to him as &quot;Kyon&quot;, this means that &quot;Kyon&quot; must in some way be related to his actual name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A quick look up on Bing, says Kyon is a ancient Greek word, meaning 'Dog', which certainly fits his dog-like demeanor towards Haruhi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Speculation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Based off all this info, as his name must be related to &quot;Kyon&quot;, his name must be majestic/noble, and his family name begins with &quot;S&quot; it's possible his family may be Shimazu, or a similar Sengoku-era family name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Speclation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; As well, his given name might simply be Kyo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32664" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T15:47:23.380" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:47:23.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40460" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-21T08:27:23.573" Score="2" ViewCount="443" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hey I was wondering if Androids 17 &amp;amp; 18 will get Universe 7 disqualified because they are not only modified humans but weapons all together. Since Frost was a modified being, he almost got disqualified in the Universe 6 Tournament Arc. 17 &amp;amp; 18 are made to be weapons! They could be erased, killed or replaced. Thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32667" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-19T14:45:11.527" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:28:57.453" Title="Will the Androids in Universe 7 be disqualified?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-21T09:09:52.487" Score="1" ViewCount="871" Body="&lt;p&gt;In DanMachi Sword Oratoria anime, Ep. 5 and 6, a woman with red hair called Aiz &quot;Aria&quot;. For some reason this makes Aiz upset. Do we know why Aiz got upset being called Aria?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2019-07-13T19:43:58.763" Title="Why would Aiz Wallenstein be upset upon being called &quot;Aria&quot;?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-21T12:09:23.673" Score="2" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Question&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has the Manias version of &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot; been made available for sale, or, alternatively, is there an announcement that it will not be made available for sale? It is, notably, not part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/64457&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Akiba's Collection&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, unlike all the other EDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Background context&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in &lt;em&gt;Akiba's Trip: The Animation&lt;/em&gt;, there are these three characters, Mayonaka Matome, Denkigai Niwaka, and Arisa Ahokainen. Within the show, they form an idol unit called &quot;Manias&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three characters are voiced, respectively, by TAKAHASHI Rie, KOUNO Marika, and NAGAKU Yuki. In real life, they constitute an idol unit called &quot;Earphones&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;trademark&quot; song of the Manias, so to speak, is a song titled &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot; (サンキトウセン). They perform this song as an insert in episode 3 and again in episode 11. &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot; performed by Manias is the ED for episode 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Separately, Earphones (the real-life idol unit) performs this same song as the ED for episode 3. The Earphones version of &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot; is track #3 on the album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/64457&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Akiba's Collection&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might be sitting there wondering why I'm asking this question, given that I've just pointed out that Manias and Earphones consist of exactly the same people. What difference could there possibly be between the two versions of the song? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, it turns out that the Manias version is discernibly sung in-character, while the Earphones version isn't. This is easiest to detect with Nagaku Yuki, whose character voice (Arisa) differs most significantly from her regular singing voice. A careful comparison of the two versions of the Arisa solo verse that begins &quot;&lt;em&gt;seseragi&lt;/em&gt;&quot; will make it clear that the two versions are subtly different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T21:33:52.200" Title="Is the Manias version of &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot; available as a single?" Tags="&lt;akibas-trip&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40463" CreationDate="2017-05-21T12:09:23.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;And alas, it turns out the answer to my question is that the Manias version of &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot; will indeed not be made available for sale. The comments on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKZejMtFPU0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official YouTube upload of the TV-sized Manias version of &quot;Sanki Tousen&quot;&lt;/a&gt; say as much:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;※こちらの「まにあーずver.」の楽曲はアニメ放送用の音源を特別に掲載しております。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  　CDには収録されませんので、ご了承ください。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Roughly: &quot;This is a special upload of the &quot;Manias version&quot; of the song, using the audio from the television broadcast. Please be aware that it will not be included on the CD.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a shame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T21:33:52.200" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T21:33:52.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40456" CreationDate="2017-05-21T12:19:48.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Colossus Titan (Bertholdt) fell on both of them, the Armored Titan (Reiner) bit Eren's Titan form in the neck. That was how he got Eren out from his Titan form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32129" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T08:38:42.440" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:38:42.440" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40466" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40764" CreationDate="2017-05-21T14:24:06.567" Score="1" ViewCount="9550" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question may not have a current answer but I want to be sure that I am not missing critical detail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 129 of Kuroshitsuji on page 13 there is an eerie message etched into a wall that reads,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who stole the candy from my tummy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is attached below with appropriate spoiler tags for anyone who hasn't read it yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further in the chapter it is foreshadowed that Ciel has had some interaction with the persons who attacked the manor. However I do not recall who this is referencing or what arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know? Or should I just wait for the future chapters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Awe5el.png&quot; alt=&quot;Snip of eerie image&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T15:37:58.147" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T08:23:14.240" Title="Who stole my candy?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40986" CreationDate="2017-05-21T14:38:46.530" Score="8" ViewCount="359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/32887/Dungeon_ni_Deai_wo_Motomeru_no_wa_Machigatteiru_Darou_ka_Gaiden__Sword_Oratoria&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dan Machi on the side&lt;/a&gt;, Aiz faces off against a floor boss (Udaeus) all by herself (with 1 observer).  Yet, it seems apparent that everyone knows the monster's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How would the adventurers know the floor boss's names?  In this case, the particular floor boos doesn't make any verbal sound for some reason.  Presumably, other floor bosses will not speak but may make noises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="13647" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T14:46:28.367" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T08:45:55.113" Title="How do the adventurers know the floor boss's names?" Tags="&lt;danmachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="181" CreationDate="2017-05-21T15:17:39.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know I'm way late, but I'll answer this anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think that anything that happens in any world is undone, how else could they remember what happened in other worlds, there's also some stuff that wouldn't make sense if the other worlds never happened, like Akasaka having the benefits of his training in a world where he couldn't save Rika. I guess it doesn't make any sense as it stands either, but well, it would make even less sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also stuff that happens far after Rika has died in many worlds, like when Akasaka and Ooishi investigate, or when the reporter talks to Keiichi many years after the events of Tatarigoroshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As usual when it comes to anime based on visual novels, don't watch the anime, read the visual novels, they're order of magnitude longer, and usually better, the anime mostly serves to spoil the ending if you watch it first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32672" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T15:17:39.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36607" CreationDate="2017-05-21T15:30:50.447" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most probably, &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Ultimecia's original script in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;アルティミシア&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「&lt;strong&gt;おまえの思う&lt;/strong&gt;、最も強い者を召喚してやろう」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「おまえが強く思えば思うほど、」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「それは、おまえを苦しめるだろう」&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;「ふふっ」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;translated to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ultimecia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Let me summon &lt;strong&gt;the one you think&lt;/strong&gt; is the strongest thing.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;The stronger you think it is,&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;the more it will torment you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;Heh heh.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because Squall admired and believed Lion as a powerful creature, as described in &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 2: Scenario&lt;/em&gt; guide book, page 247:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nrxMGl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Explanation on Griever in FF 20th Anniv. Ultimania&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Squall_of_Seed/library/?sort=3&amp;amp;page=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Squall_of_Seed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Griever&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The legendary lion famous as king of the beasts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A name attached to Lion, an imaginary animal that doesn't exist in this world. Squall, who admires its solitary figure, had his gunblade and accessories etched with lion design, and made it as a foundation in his closed mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;⇐ The sorceress Ultimecia &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;materialized Griever from images in Squall's mind&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; as a G.F. and used it in the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T15:30:50.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7831" CreationDate="2017-05-21T15:47:43.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally love this question, since I've thought about it myself! The gradually evolving personality of Homura throughout the story(who becomes more stoic and condescending at each timeline) complements the strangeness of the time manipulating &quot;shield&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;TL; DR version&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homura can use her magical shield to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;reverse time (&lt;em&gt;possibly&lt;/em&gt; constrained to certain rules)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;stop time (for a limited amount of time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;store/retrieve anything (possibly in n-dimensional space)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;manipulate objects in space&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;protect herself from anticipated attacks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;create a shock-wave of air around her &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;make a fashion statement (I mean, just look at it, so fabulous!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vUjyR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vUjyR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&amp;#39;s shield&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura's shield is undoubtedly the most mysterious &quot;weapon&quot; of all magical girls. The shield allows Homura to travel through time repeatedly to relive her first meeting with Madoka. The nature of temporal manipulation or it's range have not been clearly explained in the anime/Rebellion movie. However, it seems that it can be used only after a month of time has passed(as described in @homura 's answer, derived from Urobuchi's interview).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BWeRW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BWeRW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Homura travelling back in time&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homura's uses her &quot;shield&quot; in multiple situations to stop time. This certainly implies that the whole universe is at a stand-still(without which a lot of anomalies would surface at possible boundaries of time manipulation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's powerful&quot; would be an &lt;strong&gt;understatement&lt;/strong&gt; for such a device. Notice the airplane in the background!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/clJXB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/clJXB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Entire city halted in time by Homura, notice the airplane&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A detailed observation of the instances of Homura's usage of the shield would prove that it can do much more than just time manipulation(either reversing or stopping). Homura uses it as an (infinitely large?) storage space and brings out armaments when necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VcnHl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VcnHl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Homura&amp;#39;s shield as a storage space&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, during her fight against the Walpurgisnacht, Homura controls and uses a large truck in combat, which was enveloped in a purple gleam. As time and space are connected, I think that this scene suggests &lt;strong&gt;space-time manipulation&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another similar space manipulation scene occurs when Homura blocks off &lt;strong&gt;Walpurgisnacht's&lt;/strong&gt; flames with her shield. She protects herself by deflecting the flames in a defensive move.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5kQL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5kQL.png&quot; alt=&quot;Homura blocking flames using her shield&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in &lt;em&gt;episode 1 of Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;(at 19 minutes 8 seconds), Homura clears off the fire extinguisher fumes by a blast of air using her shield...(&lt;em&gt;maybe she set off an explosive charge to disperse the fumes, but this seems unlikely since she stays in the same spot throughout the scene&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXUZl.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXUZl.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Homura clears off the extinguisher fumes using her shield&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really love the &lt;code&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/code&gt; series. I hope I've covered all the unique instances of Homura using her shield!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T15:47:43.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-05-21T16:41:02.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The twin of ciel was stabbed in the &quot;tummy&quot; maybe the candy is the power of sebastian. In the previous chapter soma said to the agressor &quot;do you feel sick again&quot; wich mean that he look exactly the same as ciel. And in the &quot;circus arc-atlantis arc&quot; when they return in the past of ciel and sebastian when ciel say &quot;i'm ciel phantomhive&quot; sebastian answer by something like &quot;i'm the only one who don't lie...&quot; well all of this is just suposition ^^'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32673" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T16:41:02.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14944" CreationDate="2017-05-21T20:27:06.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact, Kyoko asked Homura the same question regarding Walpurgisnacht's appearance, to which Homura responds with a single word:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Statistics.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well... I think you can take Akemi Homura's word for it. She has experienced &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;so many&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; timelines, planning and fighting the Walpurgisnacht witch, gradually learning more and more about it every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose she's done a lot of data analytics about the witch with all the information she has collected throughout the timelines! Graphs, annotated sketches of the Walpurgisnacht witch and maps of Mitakihara city feature at Homura's residence. Also note that among the timelines shown, all of them place the fight scene of magical girls vs the Walpurgisnacht witch in one of the lakes/water bodies of Mitakihara city. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's Homura indicating the location of the witch...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RnDsF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RnDsF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akemi Homura indicating the location of Walpurgisnacht witch&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Edit:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suggest that Mami knew about Walpurgis in the first timeline of episode 10 &lt;strong&gt;only because&lt;/strong&gt; Kyubey said so. After all, &lt;em&gt;the Incubators do plant grief seeds across the city&lt;/em&gt;, which hatch into witches. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Walpurgisnacht was the work of the Incubators. In all their advanced technology and magic, the Incubators may even fabricate grief seeds which has the essence of an agglomerate of regular witches...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastEditorUserId="30867" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T08:11:57.883" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T08:11:57.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40473" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-21T21:28:20.763" Score="1" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's &quot;Spinning Wheel&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAtM57JXe8M&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube link&lt;/a&gt;) song sung near the end of the &lt;em&gt;Garo&lt;/em&gt; Season 1 OVA. Who sung it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is Saxton/Rial, but I can't find any answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32675" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T23:05:19.320" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T23:05:19.320" Title="Who did the Spinning Wheel song in the English dub of the Garo Season 1 OVA?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;garo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-22T00:16:17.817" Score="1" ViewCount="1504" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Androids 17 and 18 were in fact humans who were enhanced making them Cyborgs rather than Androids (as evident by at least 18 after the Cell Saga) and Dr Gero himself had his own brain in his Android Body which makes him a Cyborg because he is still part biological.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of all of the Androids Dr Gero created how many of them were actually Androids and how many of the were Cyborgs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2019-09-27T14:17:30.913" Title="How many of Dr Gero's Androids were actually Androids and how many were Cyborgs?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38086" CreationDate="2017-05-22T07:32:43.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke is of Uchiha blood line , if he implants hashirama's cells in his arm, he will activate a rennaigan in the right eye. He doesn't trust himself yet. So he doesn't attach a new arm like Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32679" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T07:32:43.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-22T08:45:28.330" Score="2" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Crawlers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Sky Crawlers&lt;/em&gt; series consists of 6 books, and one of them is titled &lt;em&gt;The Sky Crawlers&lt;/em&gt; itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Sky Crawlers (スカイ·クロラ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;None But Air (ナ·バ·テア)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Down to Heaven (ダウン·ツ·ヘヴン)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Flutter into Life (フラッタ·リンツ·ライフ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Cradle the Sky (クレィドゥ·ザ·スカイ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sky Eclipse (スカイ·イクリプス)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Crawlers_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an animated movie with the same name&lt;/a&gt;, which is said to adapt the novel, but which novel? Is it only the &lt;em&gt;The Sky Crawlers&lt;/em&gt; book, or the whole series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T08:45:28.330" Title="Which novels does The Sky Crawlers movie adapt?" Tags="&lt;the-sky-crawlers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40474" CreationDate="2017-05-22T08:54:17.340" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only listed the ones which are in the canon or in the movies. I haven't listed the ones in the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #1-#7&lt;/strong&gt;: Considered failures and destroyed. We don't know much about about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #8&lt;/strong&gt;: According to some guides, it (he?) is a cyborg. But let's consider him a fully artificial android because it's not stated in the canon anywhere (I guess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #9-#12&lt;/strong&gt;: Same as 1-7, destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #13-#15&lt;/strong&gt;: Non-canon android appearing in &quot;Super Android 13!&quot;. May be fully android considering their construction was started before 16, 17 and 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #16&lt;/strong&gt;: Pure android.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #17-#18&lt;/strong&gt;: Everybody knows them. They are cyborgs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #19&lt;/strong&gt;: Pure robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android #20&lt;/strong&gt;: Dr. Gero himself. He is a cyborg as you said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, out of 20 androids made by Dr. Gero, only 3 are cyborgs and the rest are fully android.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've used the android term as a replacement for robot. But android literally means cyborg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32629" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T08:35:45.830" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:35:45.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40478" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-22T09:00:14.320" Score="2" ViewCount="58" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Crawlers_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; mentions that the &lt;em&gt;The Sky Crawlers&lt;/em&gt; movie is an adaptation of the novel. While the article tells the story in detail (if not overly detail for Wikipedia), the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Crawlers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on the novel&lt;/a&gt; doesn't have any summary for each novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the movie faithfully adapt the novel? Are there any differences between the movie adaptation and the novel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-17T04:28:42.337" LastActivityDate="2018-05-17T04:28:42.337" Title="Are there any differences between the movie adaptation and the novel of The Sky Crawlers?" Tags="&lt;the-sky-crawlers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40479" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-05-22T09:08:28.077" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T09:08:28.077" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T09:08:28.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40480" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-05-22T09:08:28.077" Score="0" Body="&quot;The Sky Crawlers&quot; (スカイ・クロラ) is a Japanese novel series by Hiroshi Mori. It is also adapted into a movie with the same name." OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T11:25:30.703" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T11:25:30.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15004" CreationDate="2017-05-22T17:36:48.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While exactly what Yevon did to the Al Bhed was never revealed in Final Fantasy X, this information was eventually revealed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X-2.5_%7EEien_no_Daish%C5%8D%7E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy X-2.5&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Final Fantasy X-2.5 is a novel sequel to Final Fantasy X-2 written by Kazushige Nojima who had written the scenario for Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. It was released on December 26th, 2013 to commemorate the release of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yevon essentially blamed the &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Al_Bhed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Bhed&lt;/a&gt; for Sin's appearance, performed a mass execution, followed by outcasting them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Fantasy X-2.5 ~Eien no Daishō~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origins of the Al Bhed are revealed in the sequel novel to Final Fantasy X-2. There was once a mechanic called Alb who created a race called Bedohls, humans who could not use magic but excelled at wielding machina, and used them to combat a Zanarkandian mage. Their weapons were so powerful they were kept under surveillance at all times. It's speculated that their power might have been the catalyst for the Machina War. &lt;strong&gt;After the Yevon religion was established, the Bedohls were blamed for the emergence of Sin and executed in numbers, thereby casting them out of society. The surviving Bedohls were later renamed the Al Bhed, a corrupted mesh of their original name and their creator's name.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T17:36:48.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38086" CreationDate="2017-05-22T17:39:31.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Troll dé Mage said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe he wants to punish himself for all the harm he had caused OR&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He thinks that having Hashirama chakra in him would make him too OP and he is afraid that he may turn on the wrong side.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32685" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T19:23:36.133" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T19:23:36.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40360" CreationDate="2017-05-22T17:51:59.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto considers Sasuke both his best friend and his rival. It is a difficult relationship and he's been known to obsess over Sasuke during the whole anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very good example of such obsession occurs when Sasuke leaves. Naruto literally abandons everything else (including his love for Sakura) for the next few years to train in order to get him back. The fact that whenever he sees a glimpse of him he shouts his name like a maniac doesn't make his obsession less obvious. Even Sakura (deeply in love with Sasuke) gives up on him before Naruto does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that has nothing to do with sexual orientation. It's just obsessing over someone, something that is most certainly not unheard-of in anime, where many things are blown out of proportion. Naruto is straight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29599" LastEditorUserId="29599" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T19:07:24.543" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T19:07:24.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40460" CreationDate="2017-05-22T18:17:50.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First your question is wrong as it should be C17, C18 and not C19. The comments answer your question well, but still I will answer. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Androids (人造人間, Jinzōningen; lit. &amp;quot;Artificial Human&amp;quot;) are robotic/cyborg humans, most of which were created by the evil scientist Dr. Gero. Most of the androids are said to have unlimited energy and eternal life .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more specific, both 17 and 18 were human-based cyborgs, not purely artificial constructs like 16 and 19 were. In the original Japanese version of the manga and anime, they are referred to as &amp;quot;jinzou-ningen&amp;quot;, or &amp;quot;artificial person&amp;quot;, which is a catch-all term for cyborgs and androids alike. In English dub it got lost and all 4 got named as Androids.&#xA;So Androids in DBZ are actually better characterized as cyborgs, which are human beings enhanced with bio organic components to increase their strength and such. So technically, They are still human, just mechanically enhanced with bio organic components, so technically not weapons, thus giving them the ability to have children. I believe their alternative name in the manga is &amp;quot;C 17/18&amp;quot; meaning &amp;quot;Cyborg 17/18.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5TmjD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5TmjD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know Android 18 has a baby with Kuririn which proves she is partial human (humanoid).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting fact is that Android 17 also has a family of his own and has one kid and two adopted kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/db-full-color-artificial-humans-cell-arc-06/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interviewer&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Where’d Artificial Human No. 17 go after the Cell arc, and what did he do?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akira Toriyama&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;He works in the wildlife preserve area of a gigantic royal nature park, as an outstanding guard who doesn’t hold back against poachers.&#xA;It’s an ideal job for No. 17, who loves to be on his own and isn’t big on cooperating with others; since he’s so good at his job, he takes in a high salary. He’s married to a zoologist; they have one child and two adopted children, and live happily in an isolated house inside the nature park.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He went and met No. 18 and Kuririn one time, but didn’t talk about what he’d been up to, maybe because he considers such a wholesome lifestyle embarrassing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the Frost scenario.&#xA;Frost was disqualified because he used a weapon (poisonous nail) which wasn't part of his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Androids, it's just their natural body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way Androids usually count as beings in DBZ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Mosco The God of Destruction of Universe 3 looks like a robot or android.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eCiIr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eCiIr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch the episode on 28/5/17. Everything must be clear now as Universe 3 are getting robots to enter the Tournament Of Power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mortals: All beings who don't have a godly status (divine) are mortals.&#xA;Furthermore there are 2 type of divine beings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Born Naturally Divine: e.g. Supreme Kais, Angels, Zen-Oh, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mortals Turned Divine: e.g. God Of Destructions, Gods of other realms and sections where god is a position granted by capability not birth right.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even Dende isn't a mortal, he is a God (Guardian Of Earth).&#xA;Don't confuse this with Godly-ki Or God-ki. Both are different, even mortals like Goku and Vegeta can have Godly-ki through training with Whis or SSG ritual.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;OR&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If Goku becomes a God Of Destruction and Beerus steps down then Goku would be a god and Beerus would again turn to a mortal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://legendsofthemultiuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Gods_of_Destruction_(Dragon_Ball)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball wika&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gods of Destruction (破壊神, Hakaishin; Literal meaning &amp;quot;Destruction God&amp;quot;), also known as Destroyers, are beings who destroy planets, as opposed to the Supreme Kais, the Gods of Creation, who create and fill planets with life, in order to maintain the balance of the universe. Along with the Kais, they rule and oversee the formerly eighteen, currently twelve universes, with each universe having its own destroyer. Unlike the Angels and the Supreme Kais, whom they work alongside and with, and who are all are both and each members of their own species, both being naturally divine, the Gods of Destruction vary widely in species, with none sharing theirs, except for Beerus and Champa, who are twins, and are mortal-turned-divine individuals from naturally mortal species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32685" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T08:28:57.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38321" CreationDate="2017-05-23T14:17:33.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The pose is called Shingeki no Kyojin as Hange said. Every 9 &quot;special&quot; titans have their own pose for example Colossal Titan, Bertholdt, Armored Titan, Reiner and Female Titan, Annie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32699" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T14:17:33.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-23T17:45:19.723" Score="-4" ViewCount="3041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since now the author at least knows how to draw a female Super Saiyan such as Kale and Caulifla, would Pan go Super Saiyan in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32700" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T02:30:00.107" LastActivityDate="2020-03-23T22:48:18.860" Title="Would Pan go Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40493" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40514" CreationDate="2017-05-23T18:06:38.610" Score="1" ViewCount="4620" Body="&lt;p&gt;On season 1 episode 2, it is quite clear that Nakiri Erina rejects Somas application and says nobody passed the transfer exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware of the single shot which shows the director hanging in the background, but he didn't taste the food nor is it clear that he issued the invitation to Soma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does Soma get invited to Totsuki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32701" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T09:57:45.403" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T09:57:45.403" Title="How does Yukihira Soma get into Totsuki Culinary Academy?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40492" CreationDate="2017-05-23T19:36:32.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She might go Super Saiyan, she might not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read that the only reason she didn't go Super Saiyan during &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt; is because Akira Toriyama (the creator of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;) did not know how a female Super Saiyan should look like. She has a high power rating, and has Saiyan blood, so she has the potential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are female Super Saiyans already, like Caulifla. So, who knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13198" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T11:03:00.123" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T11:03:00.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40453" CreationDate="2017-05-23T19:39:46.230" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are quirks. Mostly, transformation quirks. They are human. Though there is a real rat (an animal) character I know. The principal. He was a product of experiments. I don't know if there are other kinds like principal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13198" LastEditorUserId="13198" LastEditDate="2018-05-25T06:36:30.117" LastActivityDate="2018-05-25T06:36:30.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37799" CreationDate="2017-05-23T21:44:17.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to make a few points on this matter. Firstly, even if her face isn't known by everyone in Academy City, many people do recognize Misaka Mikoto. Secondly, Academy City has the motivation and the means to keep Misaka's fame level down. These points are partially in conflict since I'm arguing on one hand that Misaka is famous, but on the other hand I'm saying she isn't. I don't think these points are irreconcilable, but my goal here is mostly just to present evidence and analysis from the light novels and manga rather than to reconcile the two points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first novel, Mikoto says this on pages 6-7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hey, have you heard? They're developing some military-grade little 'sisters' for me, based on my DNA, that they can use in the army. I guess the by-products were sweeter than the ultimate goal, huh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Railgun manga and other works in the franchise expand on this comment, explaining that it is a rumor Mikoto has heard. Since we know from later works in the series that this rumor is actually true, it is probable that it was started (or at least helped along) by mysterious sightings of look-alikes of Mikoto Misaka. In this case, people would have to have an idea of what she looks like. The Tokiwadai uniform obviously helps a great deal at identifying her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there are some possible reasons that Mikoto Misaka wouldn't have celebrity status. First off, Academy City is a very secretive place, and Mikoto Misaka is an invaluable research subject. Touma Kamijou comments several times on how secretive and stingy the place is in protecting the secrets of its curriculum, including in volume 4 on page 2: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plus in consideration of its own secrets, as well as the potential threat of student kidnappings (read: theft of test samples), Academy City stubbornly disliked allowing its students outside of its walls. Gaining permission to leave required three written applications, the implanting of microscopic devices in your bloodstream, and the arrangement of a legal guardian...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Academy City is very secretive and might prefer to keep their top espers out of the public spotlight. They have the means to do so, too. The very reason Touma is on vacation at the beach in the fourth volume is so that the some information control can be done regarding his recent activities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The upper echelons of Academy City were the ones most bothered by the commotion. They said to him, &quot;Hey, hey, Mr. Kamijou. We'll fix this up with our information control, so go away somewhere you won't cause needless chaos, stupid.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from these passages from the fourth novel, we know that Academy City is very secretive and that it has great influence over the information released inside and outside the city with regards to their research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, volume 7 of the Railgun manga has a great deal to say on this issue. &lt;em&gt;Chapter 43: Negotiation&lt;/em&gt; partly chronicles the attempts of a committee to find a public representative for the Daihasei Festival from among the level 5 espers and they mention that the Daihasei Festival will be broadcast to the world. The committee tries to get Mikoto Misaka as the representative, hailing her as &quot;the most normal level 5&quot;. When the committee representative speaks to the headmaster of Tokiwadai, the representative comments on Misaka's past experience performing demonstrations in Russia. The headmaster refuses the committee member's request. The headmaster's reasoning is explained in thoughts and flashbacks: Based on previous incidents, the headmaster thinks putting Misaka into the limelight isn't good for her. In the flashbacks, we see these three phone calls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I witnessed your Misaka kicking the vending machine.&quot;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;A person resembling Misaka was chasing a high school boy!&quot;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;A person I believe to be Misaka-san was playing some sort of survival game in the backstreets.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, these phone calls show that Mikoto is recognized by some people. This isn't the only point I'm trying to make here, however. The headmaster believes the public spotlight has had negative effects on Mikoto, and has been trying to keep her away from it. This attempt to get her away from the media could be a reason she isn't widely recognized. Without constant attention from the media, many people could start to forget what she looks like. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusions are that Misaka is more widely recognized than the question indicates, but at the same time, Academy City is likely to be suppressing Misaka's fame because she is a valuable test subject and they vigilantly guard the secrets of their curriculum, so it isn't unusual that everyone in the city doesn't recognize her. If anyone disagrees with one or both of these conclusions, I hope at least the passages and analysis were useful and provided some hints as to where to look for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T22:34:51.010" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T22:34:51.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40503" CreationDate="2017-05-23T23:42:06.723" Score="2" ViewCount="1468" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure in which chapter this took place exactly but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; this is after Rod Reiss transformed into a titan. Eren has the ability control titans, then why wasn't Eren able to control him with his titan power? He had Historia by his side who possesses royal blood. That doesn't make sense...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't Rod Reiss be controlled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32704" LastEditorUserId="32704" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T11:21:51.637" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T12:00:08.610" Title="Manga Spoilers: Control over Rod Reiss" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40166" CreationDate="2017-05-24T04:54:55.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She says in the letter in the final episode that it was only when she learned of her illness that she started doing things so she would have no regrets. One of these things that are mentioned is that she started playing the violin how SHE wanted to so that people would remember her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32708" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T04:54:55.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40072" CreationDate="2017-05-24T06:46:08.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I can't answer your question directly but you also have to consider that Ymir has been wandering as a titan for about 60 years, thus making her a lot more &quot;older&quot; than Reiner or Berthold.&#xA;Then again, it is highly unlikely that a language can change so drastically over the course of 60 years…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this regard I'd like to refer to &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 47&lt;/strong&gt; of the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/irWUj.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/irWUj.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32704" LastEditorUserId="32704" LastEditDate="2018-11-09T18:11:14.073" LastActivityDate="2018-11-09T18:11:14.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40493" CreationDate="2017-05-24T09:11:27.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very same episode (or in the manga, I forget which), it was shown that the director did tasted Soma's cookings. He probably (I 95% believe it was him considering the situations) was the one that overriden Nakiri Erina's decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T09:11:27.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40498" CreationDate="2017-05-24T09:35:10.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very short answer is &lt;strong&gt;because Eren doesn't know how to.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eren has what that has been called as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Co-ordinate&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which was passed to him from Freida Reiss through his father. This is the ability of the Founding Titan which allowed them control over the titans and memory manipulation.&lt;br&gt; We do not yet know how exactly this power works. The real limit of this power is unknown, but as it can be observed, it extends to the point of making Titans perform actions that threaten their own lives. It was also mentioned by Rod Reiss that the power is so strong, it has the potential to wipe out all the Titans if the user is able to wield it to its full strength. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why it was Eren was unable to use it while he had contact with a royal bloodline, the reason is that Eren has only shown this power &lt;em&gt;under very rare and unique circumstances&lt;/em&gt;. One can argue that the danger to his life was one such circumstance, but unless the writer clarfies the exact nature of this power we don't know the limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, with &lt;strong&gt;HEAVY SPOILERS&lt;/strong&gt; refer to : &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Founding_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia : Founding Titan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T09:35:10.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35659" CreationDate="2017-05-24T10:08:14.483" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is everyone neglecting Hisoka while still considering Chrollo? Also, no one has mentioned Ging who as Kite said is the strongest Hunter in the &lt;em&gt;HxH&lt;/em&gt; universe as far as he knows. While Something was doing her thing, everyone but Ging was freaking out. He knew, understood, and did not fear that power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think while Meruem is something unusual and powerful, his ability to learn was exceptional but he could still lose, that is something that was so significant with Komugi. She was insignificant in every way except Gungi. The king was an excellent fighter, but he wasn't very experience. So here is my list for people who could potentially beat him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chrollo&lt;/strong&gt;: Not enough information is given since we don't know all of his spells, still he could have something in that book stronger than Kurapika's chain that would work against ants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hisoka&lt;/strong&gt;: We know very little about his powers. Other than that where he may lack in power, he is a genius and smarter than the average bear. His dodgeball battle with Razor where he did very little, it was assumed he couldn't throw the ball but no one even asked. It served as a checkpoint for him to see where Killua and Gon were in their training. When Gon was knocked out, he said &quot;he wanted total victory, right Gon?&quot; while using his sticky gum to LAUNCH the ball back at Razor and sticking it to his arm. He could've done this at any point and single-handedly won the game. While I'm unsure of whether he could beat Meruem since we haven't seen his limits tested, it's safe to assume he'd stand a better chance than people are giving him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now people I think have a high chance of beating Meruem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zeno&lt;/strong&gt;: do you need an explanation? He said Netero was stronger than him, but Netero said that Knov and Morel were probably stronger than he was. You can't go based on what is said specifically, but rather what is shown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gon&lt;/strong&gt;: Pitou said so before he even transformed. Everyone else covered the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ging&lt;/strong&gt;: this is pretty self-explanatory, we don't have enough information as we literally have no idea what he can do. However, he basically made it clear nothing was left for them on their world. Realizing the significance of Meruem being there, had he seen him as an actual threat, he probably would have shown up, he knew how it was going to go through, so he was like fuck it. If the anime/manga ever continues and shows his progress going into the New World I think you guys will see he -- of all people -- deserves recognition. While being a shit father as an individual, he is clearly a fucking monster. He is the only one I would bet my money on to win without much of an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32709" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T13:12:25.060" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T13:12:25.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40512" CreationDate="2017-05-24T11:32:38.543" Score="5" ViewCount="157780" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only watched the first season of Durarara a few years ago. Since then, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/23199/Durararax2_Shou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara x2 Shou&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/27831/Durararax2_Ten&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara x2 Ten&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/27833/Durararax2_Ketsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durarara x2 Ketsu&lt;/a&gt; were aired, as well as some specials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I want to watch the whole Durarara series from the beginning, in what order should I watch it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2019-06-07T09:42:06.283" LastActivityDate="2021-05-29T05:26:39.473" Title="In what order should I watch Durarara?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40505" CreationDate="2017-05-24T11:36:27.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the order you listed them, I don't know about the specials but the order is season one then the durarara X2 which has three parts(shou, ten, ketsu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T11:36:27.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39266" CreationDate="2017-05-24T14:18:51.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;More on the power level of Piccolo has been revealed in Dragon Ball Super&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He can defeat Gohan in Super Saiyan 2 in a training match&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T14:18:51.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40433" CreationDate="2017-05-24T14:39:01.083" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes it does take shisue ten years to recharge. it states in the anime and manga that it would take shisue ten years to recharge, when they were talking about throwing over the leaf village. But is he underpowered? no he is not. his mangekyo sharingan could be used to kill kaguya if desired. or anyone else in the anime universe. the fact that its so powerful is why he can only use it ounce every ten years. plus hes a very strong ninja. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32713" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T14:39:01.083" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40505" CreationDate="2017-05-24T15:32:58.407" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to watch it from the beginning. Watch it according to this order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Durarara Episode 1-12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Special 1: Heaven's Vengeance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 13-24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Special 2: World at Peace&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Durarara x2 Shou 1-4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;x2 Shou Special: Watashi no Kokoro wa Nabe Moyou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shou 5-12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Durarara x2 Ten EP-1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;x2 Ten Special: Onoroke Chakapoko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;x2 Ten - Remaining&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Durarara x2 Ketsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Durarara!!_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Durarara Episodes on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Durarara!!%C3%972_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Durarara x2 Episodes on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/23199/Durarara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thetvdb.com/?tab=seasonall&amp;amp;id=133341&amp;amp;lid=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TheTVDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32629" LastEditorUserId="32629" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T15:39:11.433" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T15:39:11.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40493" CreationDate="2017-05-24T15:48:02.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 4 of the manga, when Nakiri is toeing off against Souma after the welcoming ceremonies and we see the headmaster watching them, we get the following flashback page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iaZVx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iaZVxl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;he eats Souma&amp;#39;s dish after Nakiri leaves and loves it&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T09:56:23.947" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T09:56:23.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37433" CreationDate="2017-05-24T18:33:03.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He wants to because Acnologia's goal is to kill all humans, and so is Zeref's. But Acnologia is much stronger than Zeref, and since he can't die, Zeref is scared that he will spend an eternity as a play toy for Acnologia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32719" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:35:33.167" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T12:35:33.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-05-24T20:03:43.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest I'm kind of getting a weird vibe that it perhaps could be the girl at the End of the Circus arc in which she see the manor burning down to the ground. It is true that at the end of the manga for that arc it show that the girl has Died and moved on to the next Life. However, we never see her truly Die if you know what I mean, perhaps seeing her old child self is a symbol in which that perhaps should could still be Alive however her old self was long gone and Dead and left to be with the gang.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I might be wrong in this but it's just a theory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32721" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T22:07:56.267" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T22:07:56.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28325" CreationDate="2017-05-24T22:17:36.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bulma and Vegeta are married as &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bulma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the Wikia for Dragon Ball Z&lt;/a&gt; it states she broke up with Yamcha and married Vegeta. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z near the end with the 7-year skip, Vegeta becomes more intimate with Bulma as no problems have surfaced their world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the 7-year skip, Vegeta's rivalry with Goku has weakened meaning he has formed a relationship with Bulma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32722" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T00:39:39.090" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T00:39:39.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37556" CreationDate="2017-05-24T22:20:26.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They all come from Kaguya Otsutsuki. Kaguya's sons Hagoromo and Hamura were both born with the Otsutsuki family trait of the Byakugan. However, after the death of his loved one, Hagoromo awakened the sharingan, and after almost killing Hamura, awakened the Rinnegan. The sharingan and Rinnegan both come from Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan, the third eye on her forehead that she got after eating the chakra fruit, giving her the power to perform the Infinite Tsukiyomi. I'm going to assume you know how the Uchiha got the Sharingan and how the Rinnegan can be achieved. Hamura had the Byakugan, as stated above, and passed that down to his Otsutsuki descendants that lived on the moon, as well as his descendants that lived on earth, the Hyuga. There is also a Byakugan equivalent of the Rinnegan, the Tenseigan, that was first awakened by Hamura, and can be awakened by mixing the blood of the Hyuga and Otsutsuki of the Moon clans. Its powers are similar to that of the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32723" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T22:20:26.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30481" CreationDate="2017-05-24T22:55:57.537" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think being the Naruto series wanting to give Boruto something special, his eye may have been somewhat an evolved type of Byakugan. Being a son of Naruto, someone who has ninetails inside of him that made him special. I think same goes to Boruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32724" LastEditorDisplayName="user9535" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T03:27:37.107" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T03:27:37.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37504" CreationDate="2017-05-25T06:04:17.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They skipped a particular loop in the anime when Subaru went to the mansion to warn about the incoming witch cultist attack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this loop, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Subaru tries to convince the mansion residence to evacuate. When he tried to convince Beatrice to move out, he failed and learned a slight clue about who Beatrice really is. Then he was killed by the witch cultist later on and restart again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32729" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T09:05:46.867" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T09:05:46.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40498" CreationDate="2017-05-25T08:25:37.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heavy spoilers under spoiler section (until manga chapter 89 including)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Eren is able to use Founding Titan power only when in direct physical contact with person of royal blood. He comes to this conclusion in chapter 89, which also explains events of chapter 50 (titans got Eren's order, while he had direct contact with Dina Fritz's titan), and chapter 62 (when Eren was able to see memories, stored in his titan, while Historia was touching him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, regarding your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Actual combat with Rod Reiss in his titan form has started somewhere around chapter 68, which was a lot earlier. So, basically, on that time, he had no idea, how to activate this power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T12:00:08.610" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T12:00:08.610" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39610" CreationDate="2017-05-25T23:37:58.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song are from 『Kanon・Airピアノアレンジアルバム 'Re-feel'』. You can see it at &lt;a href=&quot;http://key.soundslabel.com/discography.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://key.soundslabel.com/discography.html&lt;/a&gt;, CD KSLA-0010.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These disk have the piano only version of Pure Snows, who it's the song used on these episode. All the disk are piano versions from some know songs from Orito Shinji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, it isn't also the &quot;real&quot; song, because, the song on the anime are extracted from these one, but are a bit mixed parts. For example, at minute 15:00 of the episode, the songs &quot;changed&quot; to a piano version of Little Fragments song, from CD KSLA-0003, with name 『Kanon arrange best album 'recollections'』.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11451" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T23:37:58.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-26T02:18:46.160" Score="2" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapters 18-19 of &lt;em&gt;Aoi Hana&lt;/em&gt;, it is revealed that the third-year Yasuko Sugimoto is moving to England with Ayako Kawasaki, her co-star in Fujigaya's production of &lt;em&gt;Wuthering Heights&lt;/em&gt;. The discussion surrounding this revelation gives a romantic undertone to this relationship — a newspaper headline is shown with &amp;quot;Catherine Heathcliff Honeymoon in England.&amp;quot; It is unclear whether this should be taken any more seriously than straight teenage girls who proclaim to be &amp;quot;married to&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;engaged to&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;dating&amp;quot; their close female friends. (I personally assumed that there was potential for a relationship, but that it probably would not develop in that direction.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, during Akira and Fumi's second year, Sugimoto visits Japan and has a conversation with Kyouko Ikumi in ch. 32, in which Kawasaki is mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikumi: … And do you have any plans with Kawasaki-sempai?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugimoto: Huh? I see her all the time over there. I'm not going to go out of my way to see her here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ikumi: So that's how things are between you? How nice. I like that sort of relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugimoto: Well, we're taking it slow over there … Letting our love blossom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugimoto's final comment suggested to me that there is indeed something between her and Kawasaki. However, in ch. 52, which depicts the events around Ikumi's wedding, we are told that Kawasaki is in the hospital with appendicitis. We also learn from Ryouko Ueda that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now, her boyfriend and her roommate are looking after her [Kawasaki].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i5xXD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The panel&lt;/a&gt; also shows a character who clearly is not Sugimoto and who is probably male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind, was Sugimoto &lt;em&gt;ever&lt;/em&gt; romantically involved with Kawasaki, and if so, do we know anything about what happened to their relationship or why Kawasaki now has a boyfriend? Alternatively, am I misinterpreting something in the exchange with Ikumi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T02:18:46.160" Title="What exactly is Sugimoto's relationship to Kawasaki?" Tags="&lt;aoi-hana&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40134" CreationDate="2017-05-26T09:22:12.510" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally I think the comet's fragment has gone through a full orbit around the Earth, because it is unlikely that it has diverted so much from the original comet trajectory (which is tangential to Earth) to fall almost perpendicularly, since the break was above Japan and the fragment also fell in Japan&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ovXae.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ovXae.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Comet fragment trajectory&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is likely that more than an hour has passed between the break and the impact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I'm not an aerospace engineer, maybe my reasoning does not make sense ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32751" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T09:22:12.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12977" CreationDate="2017-05-26T10:16:09.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As off 2016, there has been a new live action series and a movie, which do deal with this sort of problem. This is probably the closest canonical example we will get, instead of fan guesses we had to go with until now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Death Note: New Generation, episode 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Taichi Kanagawa, who had murdered a young girl, is located by a new Death Note owner and his name is written down in this person's Death Note. However, Taichi does not die in the alloted time. That is because Taichi Kanagawa had changed his name and his new name is Taichi Amazawa. Once this name is written down, he dies as ruled by Death Note rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this does not directly answer the question, How to Use: XXX state:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The names you will see with the eye power of a god of death are the names needed to kill that person. You will be able to see the names even if that person isn't registered in the family registration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that, it is safe to assume you would indeed see the name currently used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4292" LastEditorUserId="4292" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T10:31:39.027" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T10:31:39.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40537" CreationDate="2017-05-26T10:20:09.717" Score="3" ViewCount="1228" Body="&lt;p&gt;You know how they mention the LHC and about how it could create mini black holes and stuff like the world-line ideas&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also how the 36-bytes limit works for a D-mail and the theories behind the time-leap machine. Where do you think they got that from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32752" LastEditorUserId="32752" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T14:11:53.843" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T14:11:53.843" Title="What are the scientific inspirations for Steins;Gate?" Tags="&lt;steins-gate&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40536" CreationDate="2017-05-26T12:04:19.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most unrealistic part of the time-leap machine is that they had to decompress that 36-byte message and put it back to one's head. And they just used a cellphone for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding to compressing a huge amount of data to a 36-byte (288-bit) message - yes, it's totally possible. However there should be a decompressor which would also use a huge amount of data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using a black hole for &quot;compression&quot;? It's a joke. Actual compression doesn't work like this. It's all about making tables or &quot;dictionaries&quot;. Here's a simple algorithm which can compress any amount of data to a 1-byte message (sometimes it can not):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compressor: replace &quot;apple&quot; with &quot;1&quot;, &quot;orange&quot; with &quot;2&quot;, anything else with &quot;3:anything else&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Decompressor: replace &quot;1&quot; with &quot;apple&quot;, &quot;2&quot; with &quot;orange&quot;, message like &quot;3:anything else&quot; with anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See? It can compress 5-byte and 6-byte messages to a 1-byte message!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1399" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T12:04:19.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40536" CreationDate="2017-05-26T13:46:49.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;So the LHC creating mini-blackholes was a preliminary fear &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/03/11/could-the-lhc-make-an-earth-killing-black-hole/#2c8eecbc2ed5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;held by non-researchers about CERN.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mini-blackholes themselves are NOT how time travel works, they aren't used for compression or decompression, the fact is the blackhole size or power or &quot;something&quot; determined the maximum amount of data that could go back in time. Actually it stated outright that the travel through the blackholes in Steins;gate is specifically a Kerr Black Hole. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.strangerdimensions.com/2012/07/17/could-a-kerr-black-hole-be-used-to-travel-through-time/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more information is here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32755" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T13:46:49.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40540" CreationDate="2017-05-26T17:52:56.727" Score="1" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that he can move very quickly (and even instantly). That's why when freeza says there are 5 minutes left till the planet explodes it didn't bother me that those 5 minutes took 11 episodes. Because of their high speed they can move super quickly and many episodes were needed to show everything.&#xA;What I don't undestand is how they were able to give an enormous amount of speeches in those 5 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30137" LastEditorUserId="30137" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T17:59:18.800" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T18:37:43.933" Title="Does Goku possess super quick talking skill?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40539" CreationDate="2017-05-26T18:37:43.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragonball series, in one of the tournaments, Krillin was fighting Master Roshi. They had a clash, which happened in an instant. No one saw what happened, so they acted the scene out in explaining in detail what happened. It included several attacks, and even a game of rock paper scissors. I don't know if its was in the manga or not, but it is solid evidence showing their speed. Even way back then, when large boulders were a challenge to deal with, they were still fast enough to, in an instant, play a game of rock paper scissors and know who won and lost, in the middle of throwing several attacks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on in the series, we see higher speed fighting. Spectators see numerous shock waves filling their vision, each several meters apart. The fighters are attacking/defending in one place, then distance themselves and clash again dozens of meters apart numerous times in a very short period of time. This kind of speed is a higher leveled version of the Rock paper scissors earlier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With such things as evidence, we can say it is very possible that they can talk at high speed when necessary. Sometimes, they do talk as they are clashing, though we only ever see that from their perspective, so we cant say for sure if they slowed down or not to talk. So while they at least somewhat can talk at a higher speed thanks to their insane speed and ability to comprehend everything while going at such speeds, they generally don't, and we don't have any solid evidence if they truly can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there are other factors at play here. First off, Anime, even in the middle of canon fights, can and usually do throw in filler. They extend the fights to make the show go on longer, filling in more minutes with less story. There are numerous examples where people are exhausted in the middle of a fight, and yet later in the same fight that is still going on, they magically recovered, because of such filler. Some of that Frieza fight in the anime was filler, or canon scenes extended to fill more time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, due to their vast speed, their clashes can be significantly faster than portrayed. Some times, they even count the seconds, and yet each time the count goes down can not only be greater than a second between them, but that time gap can even vary. When we are viewing the fights from the perspective of Goku, we cant possibly tell how much it has been slowed down for us to comprehend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third thing, specific to this case, Frieza held back, which caused the 5 minutes in the first place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In frustration, Frieza sends a Death Ball into the core of the planet, starting a chain reaction that would destroy Namek in five minutes (revealing immediately afterwards that he held back too much of his power for the Death Ball to be a complete success).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its not unreasonable that his estimation was off by a few minutes due to his fear of being on the planet as it explodes, with an opponent he doesn't know he can win against. The wiki summary of the 5 minutes is also quite short, half the size of this answer, not a lot actually happened in those 5 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T18:37:43.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40543" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-27T02:37:11.580" Score="1" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just been wondering this since I started watching it and couldn't figure it out so I hope someone can help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32760" LastActivityDate="2019-01-10T22:28:27.333" Title="In &quot;Kiss Him Not Me&quot; how does Kae just automatically become beautiful by just going to sleep?" Tags="&lt;kiss-him-not-me&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37426" CreationDate="2017-05-27T06:26:04.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't yet cover all the reasons, but &lt;strong&gt;at least on &lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Cheating Craft&lt;/em&gt;, that's what they're using on their official sites&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k1J7al.png&quot; alt=&quot;Hitori no Shita - Characters (English)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.hitorinoshita.com/character&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita&lt;/em&gt; - Characters (English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ALVljl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Cheating Craft - Characters (English)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cheating-craft.com/character-en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cheating Craft&lt;/em&gt; - Characters (English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Changing the names from the one stated on the official site may confuse viewers when they notice the inconsistency, especially coming from official licensees (e.g. Crunchyroll). This should also explain the retconned subs of the first 2 episodes of &lt;em&gt;Hitori no Shita&lt;/em&gt; when they diverged from the official given names. The viewer's experience could certainly be improved by adding &amp;quot;translator's note&amp;quot; though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't say for &lt;em&gt;Reincarnation no Kaben&lt;/em&gt;, because apparently &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=110861&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;it hasn't been licensed in English yet&lt;/a&gt;. In this case, fansub/scanlation is a different thing because they're free to translate how they want to (add &amp;quot;lack of research&amp;quot; into the factor too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T06:26:04.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4025" CreationDate="2017-05-27T11:18:00.070" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;well michael... you brought up the topic about luffy when nullified... you did tell his devil fruit being nullified underwater... but was used by a &quot;Thirdparty&quot; you say... so devil fruits can still function but the user are paralyzed i think... so if brook goes underwater... he dont drown because hes breathing nothing literally... so he wont drown but lets say maybe if hes underwater like luffy... hell just like drown in a dreamlike situation... but hes unconcious like having a battery used 5x faster so itll be Null... but brook wont die... hell get unconcious... like &quot;Unconcious mode&quot; in underwater... so hell be unconcious only... ever if he ejects his soul in the body because the body is the source of him... and by luffy as hes devil fruit abilities are still going to be functioning by other people as thirdparty.... well i dont know about brook but hes still having his abilities but hes like paralyzed as you call it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32765" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T11:18:00.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14245" CreationDate="2017-05-27T12:42:10.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought it was implied ban joined the order of scraps disposal corp after being impressed with hawks title as captain of such a prestigious order. I dont think hes making fun of him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32766" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T12:42:10.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40223" CreationDate="2017-05-27T15:43:48.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer in the anime was sort of given today (27/05/2017) in episode 9 of season 2,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It's more or less what the answer of surveyCorps said, Reiner is sort of crazy and sometimes he forgets he's part of the enemy and he believes he's a soldier just like Eren, Mikasa and the others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T15:43:48.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40553" CreationDate="2017-05-27T17:31:57.373" Score="1" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Attack on Titan season 2 episode 9 (spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After capturing Eren and Ymir, Bertolt and Reiner are worried than if they try to escape from the woods they were resting in Titan form, mindless Titans would attack them and kill them. Why werent they worried about this the first time they breached wall Maria and all the mindless titan come inside the walls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T13:56:18.477" Title="Why the Colossus Titan and the armored Titan werent worried about being attacked by mindless Titan the first time they attacked?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-27T18:41:31.147" Score="1" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;The currently running series, &lt;em&gt;Kado: The Right Answer&lt;/em&gt;, has short, untranslated, episode titles. I can only understand some of them. What do they mean in Japanese, if anything? (Names taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kado:_The_Right_Answer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;0: &quot;Ninovo&quot; (ニノヴォ)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1:  &quot;Yaha-kui zaShunina&quot; (ヤハクィザシュニナ) -- &lt;strong&gt;name of protagonist alien/god/whatever&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2: &quot;Novo&quot; (ノヴォ)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3: &quot;Wam&quot; &quot;Wamu&quot; (ワム) -- &lt;strong&gt;name of infinite energy source&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4: &quot;Rotowa&quot; (ロトワ)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;5: &quot;Nanoka&quot; (ナノカ)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;6: &quot;Tetrok&quot; &quot;Tetoroku&quot; (テトロク)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;6.5: &quot;Ekwari&quot; &quot;Ekuwari&quot; (エクワリ)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;7: &quot;Sansa&quot; (サンサ) -- &lt;strong&gt;name of device that removes need to sleep&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;8: &quot;Talnel&quot; &quot;Taruneru&quot; (タルネル)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also don't understand why some of the titles have two Romanized forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T18:47:54.100" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T13:22:32.140" Title="Do the episode titles in Kado mean anything?" Tags="&lt;kado-the-right-answer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40550" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-05-27T18:46:15.270" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T18:46:15.270" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T18:46:15.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40551" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-05-27T18:46:15.270" Score="0" Body="Anime-original series aired in 2017 about contact between a being from &quot;beyond the Universe&quot; and humanity.  Directed by Kazuya Murata, and written by Mado Nozaki. Studio is  Toei Animation." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T20:29:47.623" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T20:29:47.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40548" CreationDate="2017-05-27T21:44:29.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were always cautious about the surroundings. However, the situation is different in season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As the Colossal Titan, mindless titans are not a problem due to the Colossal's size. However while Berthold and Reiner captured Ymir and Eren, they had to run fast, which means they could not rely on the Colossal Titan. This means that both Berthold and Reiner had to rely on Reiner's Armored Titan to quickly escape the walls. Keep in mind that both of them are trying to run fast because the Survey Corps are after them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiner only transforms to create a hole in wall Maria, so it is assumed that as soon as the wall was breached, he transformed back into a human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T21:44:29.270" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40554" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-28T00:30:41.377" Score="15" ViewCount="1644" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just started collecting mangas I wonder how am I going to prevent them from having yellow pages. Currently, I store them in a glass shelf without a cover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32771" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-05T16:40:10.863" LastActivityDate="2019-08-05T16:40:10.863" Title="Preventing manga books from having yellow pages" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40554" CreationDate="2017-05-28T02:56:54.237" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I have no manga, I do have a large comic book collection. I protect them with &quot;comic book bags&quot; (or sleeves) and anti-acidic cardboard.  They are stored in special boxes designed for comic books.  These supplies are also available and fitted for manga.  You can store 1 or 2 books per bag.  If two, you place them back to back, with an anti-acidic card in-between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several vendors.  The one I use is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bagsunlimited.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bags Unlimited&lt;/a&gt;, which has been around since 1976.  They have a huge number of &quot;archival supplies&quot; for comics, books, CDs, magazines, you name it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just read @Maroon's comment. Once yellowed and brittle, you can't do much about it.  But the purpose of the anti-acidic paper is to minimize damage to the books in the first place by helping neutralize the acids in the paper stock of the books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T04:26:06.290" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T04:26:06.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42797" CreationDate="2017-05-28T05:12:26.590" Score="16" ViewCount="51943" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been quite a number of series whose English titles use peculiar forms of &lt;strong&gt;Re&lt;/strong&gt;. I don't mean normal usages like &lt;em&gt;Rebirth&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Requiem&lt;/em&gt;. Here's some I chose from an &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime.php?letter=R&amp;amp;show=50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alphabetical listing at MAL&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re Boot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re-Kan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re: Cutie Honey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re:_Hamatora&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re:Creators&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;RE:Map&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re:Zero (and several spin-off series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ReLIFE&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rewrite (although normal, seems to conceptually fit here)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re:Monster&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tokyo Ghoul:re&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that some of these are just using the prefix &quot;re&quot; as often done in English, to mean either &quot;again&quot; or &quot;concerning&quot;. What makes these seem odd to me is the variety of ways they use off-kilter orthography. Is it done as a marketing ploy to attract attention?  Or is there some underlying Japanese concept that maps particularly well to English &quot;Re&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Japanese student grows up learning three alphabets (two Japanese and the Latin one) plus Kanji. I wonder sometimes if this variety can lead them to think flexibly in how they choose to build titles in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="2925" LastEditDate="2018-08-17T13:31:12.267" LastActivityDate="2018-08-27T21:36:09.453" Title="Why all the &quot;Re&quot; in titles?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39706" CreationDate="2017-05-28T07:31:57.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Dragon Ball Wikia, being a God (Divine Being/Non Mortal) and having Godly Ki are two different things. Goku and Vegeta are normal mortals but they still can harness God-Ki because of training with Whis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on to your second question. As I explained above God-Ki can be obtained through training. Currently Goku and Vegeta has both the ki (Normal ki and God-ki). It is totally dependent on the characters which to use, if Goku decides to use only god-ki then his friends like Krillin would never be able to sense his power (ki). He uses both forms of ki. Even Supreme Kai have both ki, that's the reason Goku could sense him. As for proof you can visit Dragon Ball Wikia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki#Deities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki#Deities&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deities use a rare form of ki, known as God Ki (神の気, Kami no Ki), which is referenced as early as the Majin Buu Saga, but fully introduced in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. It has been shown to be far above the normal usage of ki. Despite this type of energy dwelling specifically within gods and other high-level deities, god ki can be obtained by mortals via various means, including special rituals passed down through legends, and highly intense training under the supervision of an angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godly ki is a more powerful version of ki. As seen during the God of Destruction Beerus Saga, Goku is unable to be on par with Beerus until he absorbs the power of Super Saiyan God. Goku is able to briefly fight on the same level after having lost his Super Saiyan God form when his mind was adjusted to Beerus's level of power and speed. However, it is implied to have been a temporary instance. After Goku and Vegeta train with Whis, they are able to use the god power in their base and Super Saiyan forms, making the transformations more powerful at will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The God of Destruction Beerus, his mentor Whis, their siblings, and Saiyans who obtain the power of a god are able to use this form of ki, all of them vastly surpassing almost everyone else. The Supreme Kais also possess both normal ki and godly ki as they are &amp;quot;Gods of Creation&amp;quot;, the opposite of Gods of Destruction, and both Kibito Kai and Old Kai are able to sense Beerus as well. It is implied that, since they possess both normal and godly ki, they lack the strength of those with purely godly ki. Kibito also appears to have godly ki, as Dabura states that neither his or the Eastern Supreme Kai's energy can be used to release Majin Buu from the Sealed Ball.[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several beings who do not possess godly ki are capable of sensing it: Dende possesses the ability to sense godly ki due to the fact he is Guardian of Earth (which would imply that Kami and the other Guardians of Earth also possess the ability to sense it as well when they held the position) and is able to sense Beerus's ki.[7] After greatly powering up to the level of the gods, both Goku and Vegeta also possess the ability to sense godly ki. Objects like scouters are unable to scan the power level of a user of godly ki. In Dragon Ball Super, Frieza gains the ability to sense godly ki after his four months of training as he can sense Super Saiyan Blue Goku's ki and feels that it is less powerful than the normal ki of his Golden Frieza form, certain beings with power or strength that surpassed Super Saiyan God (such as Future Trunks' power increase after his transformation into Super Saiyan Rage, and Frieza's clan members' power increase after achieving their Golden forms) can sense Godly ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to Goku's body being taken over by the Supreme Kai apprentice of Universe 10, Zamasu, and then engraving Goku's fighting power into his own, Goku Black possess godly ki. Every time Black transforms into his Super Saiyan Rosé form he covers himself with Godly ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32685" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T14:48:52.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32538" CreationDate="2017-05-28T15:06:13.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is a girl as she doesn't see herself, nor think like a man:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CRbZh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CRbZh.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's not that... I think like a man&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32780" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-05-28T15:20:10.843" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T15:20:10.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40565" CreationDate="2017-05-28T16:02:12.080" Score="0" ViewCount="5785" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a specific episode of Naruto in the war arc where Tobirama makes a comment about Naruto and him learning Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku. If I remember it was some time when they learned that Sage Chakra is effective at combating Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2019-08-01T21:16:41.713" LastActivityDate="2019-08-01T21:18:04.747" Title="What is the episode of Naruto where the Second Hokage compliments Naruto on his Sage Mode abilities?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-28T17:29:49.530" Score="0" ViewCount="5134" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hokages have been reanimated by orochimaru. but i didn't see the jutsu being released. did i miss something? where are the reanimated hokages now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32785" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:23:24.363" Title="Where are the reanimated four hokages?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40563" CreationDate="2017-05-28T20:48:04.157" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rikudou Sennin or The Sage of Six Paths released the edo tensei or reanimation justsu cast upon them by orochimaru. &#xA;There was an emotional scene between Naruto and Minato , the fourth hokage.&#xA;where the release is evident. Watch episode 474 and 475 .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32574" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T20:48:04.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40561" CreationDate="2017-05-28T21:10:00.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two instances where Tobirama compliments Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first instance is when they learn that only Senjutsu works on The Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki: Obito. In Episode 379, they discover about it and in episode 380, Tobirama compliments Naruto because he feels he is fighting beside his elder brother Hashirama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Episode 381, he compliments Naruto as he thinks he might be the only one to surpass Hashirama as the Hokage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32574" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2019-08-01T21:18:04.747" LastActivityDate="2019-08-01T21:18:04.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40566" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41034" CreationDate="2017-05-29T00:13:31.333" Score="2" ViewCount="6618" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kale aka &quot;female Broly&quot; (unofficial nickname) is shown to have a super saiyan transformation of green color similar in aspect to the transformation of Broly. Does this transformation already have an official name? (from japanese magazines, previews, etc.?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LXRdR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LXRdR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T01:56:00.847" Title="Does Kale super saiyajin green transformation have a name?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-29T05:13:27.450" Score="0" ViewCount="1792" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's stated that the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be undone by someone who has the Rinnegan and the chakra of all the tailed beasts weaving the rat seal. But the Sage of Six Paths has them too. Why does he not do it himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32792" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T12:30:14.010" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T12:30:14.010" Title="Why doesn't the Sage of Six Paths undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi himself?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2017-05-29T08:16:49.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;LOOOOOL. You people are insane...need I remind anyone how Itachi was the only Uchiha (in a time where maaaaany Uchiha still existed) that sensed Tobi/Madara and basically told him, &quot;I'll give you a chance to bounce, or else...&quot; &#xA;Kakashi is defo a powerhouse, but nothing near Itachi. There HASN'T been anyone to defeat Itachi that we know of. The guy was a genius to the end, only perishing to a gay illness given to him to further the story line and the only way someone so OP could ever be defeated. Itachi never lost his cool, he never seemed cornered, it's like EVERYTHING he did was perfectly calculated. There is no way in hell Kakashi could defeat Itachi. Not with one sharingan, not with two...&#xA;How many times have we seen Kakashi defeated? How about cornered? Many...&#xA;I cannot believe anyone is seriously considering Kakashi defeating Orochimaru. Orochimaru is the epitome of a cockroach; the son of a bitch is indestructable. He has been researching his whole life prohibited jutsus...ugh, I honestly don't want to write all the things he can do, not to mention the Tsunade-Jiraiya fight against him, where he wasn't even able to use HIS ARMS OR JUTSUS.&#xA;Come on people....Jiraiya? The guy is much wiser than Kakashi, who couldn't defeat one Pain while Jiraiya fought them all. The guy was a freaking old man and still was a powerhouse. He can tap into Sage mode and we all know that Sage mode is what the First used to counter Madara's sharingan...&#xA;Why count a boost in power given by a dying Obito that lasted a mere 2 chapters? If that's the case then why not make him fight against Itachi without an illness or Jiraiya in his prime? It's like people look for reasons to make Kakashi stronger than the rest, when he clearly isn't.&#xA;He can use all 5 styles...buuuuuhuuuuuu! He can use Kamui....buuuuuhuuuuu! Let's see how much kamui is useful when he uses it twice and finds himself with less than a third of his chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32796" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T08:16:49.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-29T08:40:32.473" Score="0" ViewCount="1813" Body="&lt;p&gt;Itachi had planted Shishui's mangekyo sharingan into the crow's eye and planted it inside Naruto so that it casts kotoamatsukami on Sasuke if Sasuke ever tries to attack Konoha and have to face Naruto . But it affected Itachi himself when he was fighting Naruto in his edo tensei mode during the shinobi war . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So , my question is if the eye was meant to cast kotoamatsukami on Sasuke how did Itachi get affected ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26364" LastActivityDate="2020-10-15T05:01:10.770" Title="How did Itachi get affected by Kotoamatsukami?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40568" CreationDate="2017-05-29T08:44:52.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sage of six paths doesn't have the chakra of all the tailed beasts he had that when he was alive. And the sage was dead when kaguya was revived , he came from the afterlife through the chakra network to help the reincarnates of indra and asura  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32797" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T08:44:52.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40571" CreationDate="2017-05-29T11:32:37.527" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The technique was set be used when Naruto encountered Itachi's own Sharingan on the assumption that Sasuke would have implanted them to acquire an Eternal Mangekyo.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pj5GC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pj5GC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 550, Page 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4591" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T11:32:37.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40142" CreationDate="2017-05-29T16:13:14.573" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the Super Saiyan Rage transformation hasn't been seen in the manga yet. In fact, I suspect the manga doesn't plan on introducing SSR at all. What's important to remember here is that the manga version of Trunks is &lt;strong&gt;MUCH&lt;/strong&gt; stronger than in the anime. Specifically, when Trunks and Goku spar in the manga, ssj2 Trunks is apparently as strong as ssj3 Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relevant manga panel is page 35 of Chapter 15:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iCXX2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iCXX2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T16:13:14.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-29T19:24:59.623" Score="0" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say for example a guy with the name Robert has won one of the grail wars. Can he wish for omnipotence, or does he need to know a method on how to become omnipotent? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T22:38:26.787" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T01:06:31.360" Title="Could one wish for omnipotence in the Fate series?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38055" CreationDate="2017-05-29T19:49:14.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38055/that-reoccurring-heavy-metal-song-in-fairy-tail-what-is-it#comment52160_38055&quot;&gt;According to OP themself&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's the 13th track off of Volume 2, &lt;em&gt;Haja no Sen Kaze&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T19:49:14.303" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-05-29T19:49:14.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39330" CreationDate="2017-05-29T21:07:21.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have same opinion here. But if you look more detail, actually in Episode 432 Kushina seal half of the kyuubi on her own and minato did the hakke fuin to seal the other half in Naruto. Which make a lot of sense, do you know that after bijuu extracted from a jinchuriki they can get back to alive if the bijuu reseal? Like what Minato did to Naruto when he lose Yang Kurama. But this happen when Kurama told Gaara that seal the other half would save him. In the case of Kushina, the only thing she know is that she'll died after reseal the kyuubi at her weakest point but in episode 432 Minato convince to seal only half. Minato gamble if she could survive and turn out to be true, she survived. And maybe that's why that kyuubi claw didn't hit them because after Kushina get Kyuubi power she immediately strengthen the Adamantine Chain seal so Minato could do the Hakke Fuin. I wish that was what Minato did. In Tsunade Dream filler Naruto still become Naruto and dream to become just like his dad, villager respect him just because he is hokage son but he gain  real respect after he save the village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32801" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T21:07:21.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40601" CreationDate="2017-05-29T22:29:25.720" Score="4" ViewCount="663" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt; (1995): budget around $10 million, box office around $2 million (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(1995_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence&lt;/em&gt; (2004): budget around $20 million, box office around $10 million (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/?ref_=tt_rec_tt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can a series so good and influential flop financially? Even Rotten Tomatoes gave the original one 95%, and it only gathered 2 million while movies like &lt;em&gt;The Fifth Element&lt;/em&gt; at the same time raked in hundreds of millions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On its weekend, the 2004 one earned less than half a million dollars in the US. The new movie which is not great got 20 million in its first week. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something? Something doesn't add up. Do the box office figures include income from Japan? Or DVD sales? Or something else? Surely they wouldn't keep financing something unprofitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32804" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T01:54:30.907" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T02:04:46.393" Title="Have the Ghost In The Shell animated movies made any profit?" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2017-05-29T23:07:37.187" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think his change from white to black over and over again is because of his human side fighting his ghoul side. When he got tortured by Jason he accepted his ghoul side, but when Hide died it brought out his human side and his body doesn't know what to choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32806" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:21:22.050" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:21:22.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40583" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40666" CreationDate="2017-05-30T00:34:56.343" Score="9" ViewCount="2218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I started to seriously read digital manga in Japanese by utilizing their free-reading (立ち読み: read while standing) feature for some first chapters. Then I realized that some serieses use &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furigana&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;furigana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on all kanji, and the rest only on some difficult/rare kanji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Furigana on all kanji&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Air Gear&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w60Xl.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w60Xll.png&quot; alt=&quot;furigana on all kanji in Air Gear&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aRLP0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aRLP0l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;furigana on all kanji in Attack on Titan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Furigana on some kanji&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaiji&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;furigana&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;itazura&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wHEM4.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wHEM4l.png&quot; alt=&quot;1 furigana on Kaiji: itazura&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;furigana&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;igyou&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;mushi&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QGxng.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QGxngl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;2 furigana on Mushishi: igyou, mushi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, who decides the usage of furigana in a manga? Is it the author's preference, or is it decided by the publisher?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: in this case, it's about &lt;em&gt;furigana&lt;/em&gt; used for standard reading, not on its artistic usage/alternative reading/pun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T12:29:45.547" Title="Who decides the usage of furigana in a manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40577" CreationDate="2017-05-30T01:06:45.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a way I believe they could have such a wish granted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking about the Fuyuki Holy Grail the main engine behind it, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail#Greater_Grail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Greater Grail&lt;/a&gt; is a gateway link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akasha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Root&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Swirl of the Root (根源の渦, Kongen no Uzu, &amp;quot;the Vortex of Radix&amp;quot; in the English localization), also known as the Akashic Records, the Spiral of Origin or the Root (根源, Kongen, &amp;quot;Radix&amp;quot; in the English localization), is a metaphysical location within the Nasuverse that acts as the &amp;quot;force&amp;quot; that exists at the top of all theories in every dimension, as well as the source of all events and phenomena in the universe. It is also referred to as the &amp;quot;Outside of the World,&amp;quot; as opposed to the World and the Reverse Side of the World. Existing outside of time, it stores and archives information of all possibilities and events, past, present, and future, of the world. It is the place from where all souls, including those of Heroic Spirits recorded on the Throne of Heroes, originate from and to where they return after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a Magus like Tokiomi Tohsaka whose desire to enter the Holy Grail War was to use the Holy Grail to reach The Root they may become omnipotent because of what they can do with it by what is claimed by Shiki Ryougi's third personality &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shiki_Ryougi#.E3.80.8CShiki_Ryougi.E3.80.8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;「　」&lt;/a&gt;  (AKA Void)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She claims restructuring the laws governing atomic matter, going back in time to change the evolution and development of all life, and reconstructing the orders and laws of the world would be easy for her to accomplish. It is not actually changing the existing world, but instead annihilating the old one with a new reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite this ability, her combat ability is only possibly around the level of Ciel, allowing her to manage a defensive fight against a being on the level of a Servant. She is still much stronger than the regular Shiki [Tohno Shiki], who holds no hope in even competing with a Servant defensively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, she was later noted to be the second strongest being in the Nasuverse when not including Servants, under Arcueid Brunestud and above Primordial Demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Shiki_Ryougi#Connection_to_the_Root&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shiki Ryougi &amp;gt; Abilities &amp;gt; Connection to the Root&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg and Aoko Aozaki who both wield True Magic (2nd and 5th respectfully) have already reached The Root to gain their True Magic and while Aoko's 5th Magic's domain is uncertain, Zelretch's 2nd Magic is the Operation of Parallel Worlds which also &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Aoko#Fifth_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also includes time travel&lt;/a&gt; while the 3rd Magic Heaven's Feel, the whole point of the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars that the Einzbern seek to reclaim, is the Materialization of the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the subject Holy Grail in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt; is the Fuyuki Holy Grail I would assume the same functionality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing how to become omnipotent however I don't think is needed because it was Angra Mainyu saying it was how it would grant Kiritsugu's wish as if Angra Mainyu was going to use the Grail for Kiritsugu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the things about the Holy Grail in Fuyuki which is also mentioned by Rin in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; is that only a Servant can use the Holy Grail which is why a Master who can contract another Servant after theirs are defeated is still a participant in the War than one who can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time there was also a serious flaw in this system, As the Grail required the energy of all seven Servants to help activate the Great Grail and open a hole to Akasha, it would mean that all Servants including the victor Servant would have to be killed, and since the Grail can only be held by Servant, activating the Greater Grail, let alone retrieving the Holy Grail, cannot be achieved, as Masters are incapable of doing so without a Servant. This flaw made the Grail capable of only granting wishes to Masters and Servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fuyuki_Holy_Grail_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fuyuki Holy Grail War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Angra Mainyu is formally the Avenger Servant it makes sense that Angra Mainyu could operate the Grail in place of Saber and Kiritsugu's &amp;quot;corrupted&amp;quot; wish is just Angra Mainyu's own understanding of how it would make such a wish believing that Kiritsugu's current methods aren't inefficient but the correct way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tokiomi and more than likely any other Master planning to use the Grail to reach the Root would plan to have keep one Command Spell so make the Servant commit suicide. For wish granting a Master would probably keep a Command Spell to force the Servant to grant their wish rather than the Servant's wish unless there was an understanding for the Servant's wish to be granted in another way (ie. Diarmuid Ua Duibhne's wish to have a Lord to serve was granted by meanly being summoned).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; the Holy Grail is the Moon Cell and the right to use it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Fate/Extra universe, the Moon Cell (ムーンセル, Mūn Seru?), also called the Holy Grail, Eye of God, and Divine Automatic Recording Device, is a massive collection of photonic crystals within the moon that comprises a giant supercomputer of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a processor with a massive memory that has recorded the habits, history, ideas, and even the souls of humanity. As it can also affect the outside world with its calculations, it has the power to &amp;quot;grant wishes.&amp;quot; In this way, it can be thought of as a Pandora’s Box that promises the next stage of evolution. It promises god-like power to those intelligent lifeforms who have become technologically advanced enough to scan the interior of the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Moon_Cell#Moon_Cell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Moon - Moon Cell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while it's not exactly like the Fuyuki Grail or what Void claims to be able to do you can still alter the world but it'll just take a bit of time, an example cited in &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail#cite_note-10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fate/EXTRA material - Encyclopedia: Holy Grail [Circumstances], page 194&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might say “I want all the girlies in the world to be mah little sister&amp;quot; for example, and then in about ten years, it would be assumed that society on Earth would be reorganized in that fashion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course not sure this is really being omnipoten&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However like the Fuyuki Holy Grail there is something in the way and that's &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Twice_H._Pieceman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twice H. Pieceman&lt;/a&gt; who was a self aware NPC who won the Holy Grail War, however because of checks within the Moon Cell Twice can't use it as a NPC would be deleted so he would ask later winners of the Holy Grail War to make his wish for him, refusal would be met with them being destroyed by him and Savior&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, once he reached the core of the Moon Cell, he found that, as an NPC, he could not enter the core without being deleted as invalid data. From there, he redesigned the Holy Grail War to the current system and asked each Master who was victorious in the Holy Grail War to wish for the perpetuation of war and the continued advancement of man. However, all the Masters who faced him refused, and thus were killed by him and Saver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T01:06:31.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40343" CreationDate="2017-05-30T06:09:17.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is no, and the anime does in fact end (so why would there be a second season?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga and anime are similar, but they diverge and quite significantly at some point so that you might consider them alternate tellings of the same story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Aki pointed out, there are a number of &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/228/whats-the-difference-between-the-full-moon-wo-sagashite-manga-and-anime&quot;&gt;differences between the manga and the anime version&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been a while since I've seen and read them, but I believe the overall story is more or less the same except for the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8676" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T06:09:17.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="245" CreationDate="2017-05-30T08:55:44.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This indeed splits &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; fans into two as ホロ is &quot;Horo&quot; in romaji, but in official English translation it's &quot;Holo&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Japanese viewers, the name is &quot;Horo&quot; (ホロ). For English viewers, the name is &quot;Holo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of the names came first? You know the answer to that already. In the end, both are official and valid names for wolf-girl protagonist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also known that HorribleSubs used term &quot;Horo&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32818" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T09:32:28.363" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T09:32:28.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-30T11:10:04.073" Score="10" ViewCount="12229" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering about that for a long time, and it turns out (after cursory googling) that a lot of the hentai mangas that get translated into English are drawn by female mangakas, according to their fans and sometimes the artists' personal pages (which not all of them have).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to remember is that usually only higher quality works make the cut and get translated into English and posted on English-speaking hentai manga sharing sites, where the total ratio of male/female mangakas is not representative of the total number of hentai artists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I don't expect there to be enough info out there on the artists who don't make the cut, I'm more interested in the ones that do. But if there are surveys/statistics on the total number, that would be interesting to learn too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what I've tried before asking: I found a couple of big torrents which list files starting with the mangaka's name (or pseudonym), but without ability to read Japanese, I'm unable to research any of them to find out their gender. That, and there being several thousand of unique artist names, is a massive undertaking. So unless there are already some statistics out there, I guess it's gonna take a while to get an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T11:18:04.500" LastActivityDate="2018-12-12T21:55:25.263" Title="What percentage of hentai manga artists are female?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40456" CreationDate="2017-05-30T20:25:44.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers here on episodes 7 and 8 of Attack on Titan (anime), and the 45th chapter of Attack on Titan (manga). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Towards the end of the battle between Eren and Reiner (Armored Titan) that occurred in episode 7 of Season 2 of Attack on Titan, we see Eren place Reiner in a special hold wherein Reiner's head is trapped within Eren's arms. Unable to break this hold, Reiner calls out to Bertolt (Colossal Titan) three separate times. At that point, Bertolt falls over and we later see that Eren is captured. Episode 8 of Season 2 provides some information as to why Eren lost his arms after this fight, but doesn't shed light on the actual events that led to Eren being captured. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you reference back to the same place in the manga, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We find out that when Reiner called for Bertolt, the Colossal Titan's &quot;plan&quot; so-to-speak was to literally fall on top of both Eren and Reiner because only Reiner as the Armored Titan would be able to withstand the force of impact. The force of impact was so strong that the body of the Colossal Titan evaporated once he landed on the other two titans, and it blew a large gust of heat and wind pressure straight up the wall which prevented anyone from going down to help Eren. Since Reiner was the only titan capable of withstanding that impact, he was then able to pull Eren from from the nape of Eren's neck because the force of impact left Eren incapacitated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T08:17:45.883" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T08:17:45.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7396" CreationDate="2017-05-30T23:08:21.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga had not previously been licensed for English release, but it was fully translated by fans years ago. Now, in 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga and will release all 7 volumes in a 3-volume omnibus edition, with the first one coming out this December.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32837" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T23:08:21.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-30T23:58:15.553" Score="0" ViewCount="44531" Body="&lt;p&gt;I barely started watching anime, and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; was the first anime I watched. I'm currently in the middle of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; (episode 71).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I go on, do I have to watch any of the movies, or can I watch them anytime? If it's necessary, what's the order to watch the movies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32838" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-30T06:38:54.657" LastActivityDate="2018-11-22T20:51:28.363" Title="Can I watch Naruto Shippuden movies anytime?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40581" CreationDate="2017-05-31T01:48:00.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned above, there are several movies in the GITS franchise, and being more specific would be helpful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have the Ghost In The Shell animated movies made any profit?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not according to box office sales for those movies released in theaters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;How can a series so good and influential flop financially?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are trying to correlate how a movie is received by critics and/or fans with how well it does at the box office. But, unfortunately, there are many factors that affect how well a movie does at the box office; positive reviews don't guarantee financial success. Just to recap, I put the budget and gross for the above mentioned movies based on IMDB, Box Office Mojo, and Wikipedia for regional releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Budgeted: approx 5.4 million USD&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Domestic Gross: $515,905&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Foreign (Japan, UK only): $2.3 million USD&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Budgeted: approx 18 million USD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Domestic Gross:  $1,043,896&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foreign Gross: $8,745,755&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Worldwide: $9,789,651&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do the box office figures include income from Japan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, a movie may be released in different countries during different times. You may be strictly looking at a specific regional release. Your absolute best bet to look at Box Office - Worldwide, where both domestic and foreign gross totals are included. This will give you a better idea of how well the movie financially performed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do the box office figures include DVD sales?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. The box office gross is basically the total of all the ticket sales for that movie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or something else? Surely they wouldn't keep financing something unprofitable.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The GITS franchise does exist outside of box office movies. When you consider other sources of revenue such as the manga, direct-to-dvd or blu-ray sales, merchandise sales, international licensing fees, etc. you'll start to see the bigger financial picture. It is not uncommon for manga publishers to use anime to increase revenue for their source material which is almost always the manga. In fact, if an anime release doesn't perform well, but it boosts manga sales, it's not considered a loss at all. It's the cost of doing business. How the anime industry produces profit is very fascinating because sometimes the goal of anime isn't to produce a profit, it's to maintain viewership, or promote source (or branded) material, and sales of merchandise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T02:04:46.393" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T02:04:46.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40608" CreationDate="2017-05-31T02:48:42.673" Score="1" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of season one's last episode in &lt;em&gt;Shinryaku! Ika Musume&lt;/em&gt;, Ika Musume loses her squid powers, like glowing, tentacle usage, and regeneration, among others. In fact, it seems that the only power she kept was breathing underwater. Why? The anime gave no reason for her powers to go away, nor any reason for them to come back. The trigger was, &quot;someone is in danger&quot;, but Takeru threw an inflatable orca at her to no avail, and Sanae managed to glomp Ika without being hurt. Given Ika's notorious selfishness, the best motivator should have been her being in danger, rather than someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it ever explained or implied in the manga? Was this anime-only filler? What's the deal with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32841" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T13:14:50.517" Title="Why did Ika Musume lose her squid powers?" Tags="&lt;squid-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39979" CreationDate="2017-05-31T11:47:23.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that boruto's eye is a cross section betwen the byakugan and the tenseigan as he has both hamura's and hagoromo's chakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32844" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T11:47:23.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40602" CreationDate="2017-05-31T13:14:50.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because she didn't use it as much as when she was still living on the sea her tentacle withered. So she said...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N3UCP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N3UCP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ika musume chapter 23&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the anime, the reason her tentacle grow back was because she was in danger - she saw a killer whale float&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T13:14:50.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38011" CreationDate="2017-05-31T14:25:17.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://eurekaseven.wikia.com/wiki/Wish_Upon_a_Star&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the original Japanese version, the final scene of the episode revealed a colored picture of Renton and Eureka with Axel and the children, which confirms that they have returned to Bellforest as promised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4hh5m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4hh5ml.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;last episode&amp;#39;s end card&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is actually an &lt;em&gt;end card&lt;/em&gt;. However, end cards are usually not considered as canon, so just interpret this picture personally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the children didn't appear in the sequel, most of the staffs who worked on the sequel are different from the original, including Dai Sato (the chief writer for the original). This thus resulting in many plotholes. Some fans, to some extent, also disregard the sequel as canon due to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T08:14:42.983" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T08:14:42.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5472" CreationDate="2017-05-31T16:22:45.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been suggested the M symbol of the fingers refers to Mary Magdalene and the theory that they had a child. Knights Templar order and all that. Famous portrait (posthumous) of Christopher Columbus shows his fingers in this arrangement, various statues and paintings also show hands arranged this way. It's rather curious as it's not a natural way to hold your fingers. Some people say the Statue of Liberty, the hand holding the tablet also shows this arrangement. The Freemasons were involved in many of these things and it's said they are what remains of the Templars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32848" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T16:22:45.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-31T16:45:14.777" Score="3" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of Attack on Titan 2, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Miche managed to use himself as bait and killed most of the titans. &lt;strong&gt;What is the point of running away knowing that Titans can sprint and could possibly catch up with his horse?&lt;/strong&gt; And the presence of the abnormal monkey-like Titan would make the situation more dangerous and unpredictable if I was him and I wanted to run away.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Edit: As he is the second-most skilled after Levi, he should have just killed all the Titans in his presence except the abnormal one without hesitation. Then even if the abnormal Titan had thrown the horse towards him he would not need to suffer a painful death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user32849" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T00:47:34.693" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T00:47:34.693" Title="Why did Miche choose to run away when there were Titans remaining?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-31T17:48:04.400" Score="8" ViewCount="27826" Body="&lt;p&gt;U.A. is the #1 ranked High School for heroics and is considered as the top Hero Academy in the world. As such it as a pretty low acceptance rate. With plenty of other students who may have aspired to be in UA, it is surprising that Mineta Minoru was able to get in to UA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His quirk seems pretty useless in battle. Additionally he was just above Midoriya in Aizawa's Quick Apprehension Test at 19th rank in the class. He has been shown to be a coward and was pretty scared when the villains attacked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How was he able to defeat enough machines to pass the UA high entrance exam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2019-10-31T01:44:10.813" Title="How did Mineta Minoru get into UA?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40612" CreationDate="2017-05-31T17:48:04.400" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though Mineta has been shown to be dumb, pervert and a coward, he has very high Intelligence, Co-operation and Technique rating from the databook. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Minoru_Mineta#Quirk_and_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mineta Minoru - Quirks and Abilities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further clearance was then provided by the author himself,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've received a number of letters asking how on earth he managed to pass the Entrance Exam. So I'll take this chance to explain it. First, as Izuku himself said, his quirk is quite strong. &lt;strong&gt;And remember that the rules of the Entrance Exam was to immobilize or render the villain-bots unable to function anymore, not necessarily destroy them.&lt;/strong&gt; As such he could trap them against walls, or stick them to the ground, or even plug up their muzzles to earn points. &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHkT2brig40/VO1MWCCFdtI/AAAAAAABLJ0/BWDtpZMoXU4/s0/007.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mineta Minor - Author Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Mineta though typically using his quirk just for throwing the balls has the technique and intelligence to stop the villain bots and rack up the points pretty easily, hence gaining admission to UA!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T17:48:04.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40611" CreationDate="2017-05-31T18:08:45.483" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the anime leaves out some of the finer details, which doesn't appear to make a difference in the long run, but ultimately leads to a lack of understanding about what has taken place and why. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 of Season 2 of Attack on Titan directly corresponds to chapter 35 of the manga. Spoilers below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; First, his primary objective was to notify others of the breach at Wall Rose and evacuate settlements. This outweighed any immediate danger presented in the situation and it represents WHY he chose to leave the area with titans still present. Now as for how he thought he could navigate the situation safely, Miche/Mike was known for his skills and prowess in battle, as mentioned in chapter 35 of Attack on Titan (manga). He truly thought himself to be capable of outmaneuvering, or outright defeating, the titans he had not yet dispatched. And, lastly, remember that horses at that time were specifically bred for speed and temperament for the sole purpose of successfully outrunning titans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T18:08:45.483" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40599" CreationDate="2017-05-31T22:31:35.313" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2sdm2z/what_order_do_the_movies_go_in_with_respect_to/?st=J3DKCD6O&amp;amp;sh=f7c44a81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;u/IdRatherBeLurking's comment on Reddit&lt;/a&gt; shows the episode number that you should have watched up to before-hand. That's if you don't want any spoilers. Quoted below;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clash in the Land of Snow - after episode 101&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Legend of the Stone of Gelel - after episode 160&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - after episode 196&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shippūden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some of these films don't directly follow an episode, so I've deduced&#xA;  where they are in chronological order based on release date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Naruto Shippūden the Movie - after episode ~23&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bonds - after episode ~70&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Will of Fire - after episode ~121&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Lost Tower - after episode 169&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blood Prison - after episode ~221&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie - after episode 271&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Last - Naruto the Movie - between chapters 699 and 700 of the manga&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/40599/can-i-watch-the-naruto-shippuden-movies-anytime#comment54972_40599&quot;&gt;Sahan De Silva's comment&lt;/a&gt; is right by saying that it won't confuse you regarding the storyline as they are their own short stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30096" LastEditorUserId="30096" LastEditDate="2018-05-30T07:12:00.563" LastActivityDate="2018-05-30T07:12:00.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-31T23:00:24.633" Score="0" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize Wendy is young but it seems like Natsu Gray and Erza where younger than she is when they're in the flashbacks and they were in the guild at the time and Lisana was even younger since Mirigane was Erza's age, so why is everyone like &quot;she's so young&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="30104" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T18:55:53.977" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T18:55:53.977" Title="Why is Wendy considered young to join the fairy tail guild" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-06-01T02:22:06.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm almost positive it's Ciel's lost twin that has been revived. Maybe it's some inside joke from when they were younger? Sebastian has no idea what it means but Ciel's horror is evident. If his name even is Ciel....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly suggest people research the Twin-Ciel theory. It explains a lot in the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32854" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T02:22:06.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38338" CreationDate="2017-06-01T10:16:24.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One that I know is &lt;a href=&quot;http://commons.nicovideo.jp/materials/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NiconiCommons (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; (sister site of NicoNicoDouga, a Japanese video sharing site). Basically it's a site where users can upload and share resources/materials (image, sound, video, etc) for people to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can browse all the &lt;a href=&quot;http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/material/audio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;audio materials&lt;/a&gt;, or search the one you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;em&gt;Advanced Search&lt;/em&gt; button&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/62iBHl.png&quot; alt=&quot;advanced search button&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Input the &lt;em&gt;Tag&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Keyword&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ke4ful.png&quot; alt=&quot;input keyword&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tick 音声 (&lt;em&gt;onsei&lt;/em&gt;, audio) only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJ68Al.png&quot; alt=&quot;audio only&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Press &lt;em&gt;Search&lt;/em&gt; button&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ej1N5l.png&quot; alt=&quot;search button&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, replace the &lt;code&gt;[tag]&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;[keyword]&lt;/code&gt; from these URL: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Tag-only     : http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/tag/[tag]?s=d&amp;amp;o=d&amp;amp;t=2&amp;amp;sc=1&#xA;Keyword-only : http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/keyword/[keyword]?s=d&amp;amp;o=d&amp;amp;t=2&amp;amp;sc=1&#xA;Tag &amp;amp; Keyword: http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/hybrid/[tag]/[keyword]?s=d&amp;amp;o=d&amp;amp;t=2&amp;amp;sc=1&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/tag/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7?s=d&amp;amp;o=d&amp;amp;t=2&amp;amp;sc=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of &lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/em&gt; sound bites&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since these are all uploaded by users, you may not find what you want. You also need to have an account to be able to download, but the registration page is available in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T10:16:24.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38346" CreationDate="2017-06-01T10:38:36.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It covers the first 19 chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%81%AF%E7%BE%8E%E3%81%97%E3%81%84#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has a list of the episodes including the corresponding manga chapters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Episode 1: &lt;strong&gt;Original&lt;/strong&gt;, Chapter 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 2: Chapter 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 3: Chapter 1, 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 4: Chapter 4, 5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 5: Chapter 5, 6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Episode 6: &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 7: Chapter 7, 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 8: Chapter 9, 10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 9: Chapter 11, 12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 10: Chapter 13-15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 11: Chapter 15-17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Episode 12: Chapter 18, 19&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/22101/Soredemo_Sekai_wa_Utsukushii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An original ending was written for the Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T10:38:36.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38364" CreationDate="2017-06-01T11:47:37.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because the anime was broadcasted on NHK.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NHK, being a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_broadcasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;public TV channel in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, doesn't allow commercial advertising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like the BBC, NHK is funded by a &amp;quot;receiving fee&amp;quot; by every Japanese household, &lt;strong&gt;with no commercial advertising&lt;/strong&gt; and the maintenance of a position of strict political impartiality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their official &lt;a href=&quot;http://www3.nhk.or.jp/pr/keiei/kijun/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;domestic program standard (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; (or, &amp;quot;standard policy&amp;quot;) states this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Item 12 - Advertising&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's absolutely not allowed to broadcast in purpose of commercial advertising or self-advertisement marketing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the middle of the broadcast, when it's planned to include corporate name, personal name, occupation, firm name, or trade (brand) name, regardless if it's an essential component or unavoidable performance, they will be judged impartially and then given the decision on how to handle them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The staffs, trying to avoid this case as best as they can, replaced some of the names with others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shueisha (publisher of &lt;em&gt;Shonen Jump&lt;/em&gt;) → Yueisha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt; (Shueisha's manga magazine brand) → &lt;em&gt;Jack&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;SHOSETSU SUBARU&lt;/em&gt; (Shueisha's monthly light novel magazine) → &lt;em&gt;SHOSETSU PLEIADES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Margaret&lt;/em&gt; (Shueisha's manga magazine) → &lt;em&gt;Magnolia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hashire! Daihatsu Tanto&lt;/em&gt; (Japanese-brand car) → &lt;em&gt;Hirameki! Tanto-kun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%80%82_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)#.E5.9B.BA.E6.9C.89.E5.90.8D.E8.A9.9E.E3.81.AE.E5.A4.89.E6.9B.B4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1452754479&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hinapishi.com/entry/2015/08/28/111546&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ひなぴし - HatenaBlog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;P.S. another mind-boggling thing is, &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; were left as is in &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt; anime.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T11:47:37.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40624" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40625" CreationDate="2017-06-01T12:24:45.787" Score="1" ViewCount="1458" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtqMOKuUNHs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtqMOKuUNHs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find an answer on google or wikipedia. Copy pasting the lyrics into google translate didn't detect the language either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32817" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T15:46:28.590" Title="What is the language of the lyrics in &quot;Replica&quot; from Ghost in the Shell?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40624" CreationDate="2017-06-01T12:55:08.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Italian because the singer is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaria_Graziano&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ilaria Graziano&lt;/a&gt; which is indicated in that youtube vid's description, the song's info on the dics cover if you have it, or on Wikipedia. Also, if you put the lyrics into auto-translator sites, you might get Italian. So many ways to find that out for yourself :p&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: ok maybe not completely 100% Italian. It is known that some of Yoko Kanno's tracks contain other languages, such as broken English, Russian and the made-up &lt;a href=&quot;https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/337/are-the-lyrics-of-yoko-kannos-moon-gibberish-or-intelligible&quot;&gt;Gablish&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except in case of untranslatable Gablish, there are some translations found on the internet for the lyrics of this song. My theory is that it's because it is in fact at least in part a real language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after finding the disc paper scans, I've found that this track definitely has words (duh) unlike some tracks which don't, and have no corresponding description on the track list page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pZh4F.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pZh4F.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;listed tracks with words contain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;player&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;replica&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;she is&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from the rooftop somewhere in the silence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;ol start=&quot;12&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;date of rebirth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;ol start=&quot;13&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;take a little hand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;…but &quot;Replica&quot; and &quot;She is&quot; don't have the lyrics printed on that CD's paper, apparently. For whatever reason!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fangirlisms.com/2010/04/yoko-kanno-does-not-make-up-languages/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This site says&lt;/a&gt; that one of the other songs by Ilaria Graziano is a mix of Italian and English − &quot;I Do&quot; from the 2nd GIG album. So this is probably the same deal here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found this translation on several sites without any source, so take it as is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Stalling quiet down my silence&#xA;searching that weve done?&#xA;Stalling quiet down my silence&#xA;searching that weve done...&#xA;Stalling quiet down my silence&#xA;Searching for calm...&#xA;&#xA;Found my own destiny out there&#xA;Cant you be calm?&#xA;Love is broken knitted&#xA;thought a love remade&#xA;Cheating, stole it, I dont know&#xA;Buried, the comatose flower so are growing there&#xA;Buried it there my good son&#xA;So much to shine over&#xA;Like a show that never star&#xA;A shamed one will change&#xA;Fool got you the nothing&#xA;A shamed one will change&#xA;Fool got you the nothing&#xA;Stalling quiet down my silence&#xA;searching that weve done...&#xA;I just done all my life...&#xA;all my life&#xA;all my life&#xA;all my life&#xA;You should know&#xA;You should know&#xA;I should know&#xA;Should know&#xA;My Self... My Self... My Self...&#xA;How much would I know My Self...&#xA;My Self...&#xA;My Self...&#xA;Stalling quiet down my silence&#xA;searching that weve done?&#xA;Stalling quiet down my silence&#xA;searching that weve done?&#xA;Searching for calm... ehhhhh....&#xA;A shamed one will change&#xA;A shamed one will change&#xA;A shamed one will change&#xA;Fool got you the nothing&#xA;Fool got you the nothing...&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T21:37:37.520" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T21:37:37.520" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30618" CreationDate="2017-06-01T14:53:29.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, Harlock activates the detonators each time and he dies, and logan is replacing him. At this point if you didn't understood, logan is harlock. Although this time, he did not activate the detonators by seeing logan (his younger self) eager for life and merelly having the same dream harlock once had for earth and humanity. At this point, he's steping back in command allowing logan to lead arcadia and the crew. That's why you see 2 of them in the end, and that's why the crew revived and the dark matter came back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movie gave you a big hint at the start by saying:&#xA;&quot;Far, far in the future... Or perhaps, the distant past...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it solved the trouble you had with the ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32859" LastEditorUserId="32859" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T10:28:02.473" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T10:28:02.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34533" CreationDate="2017-06-01T15:47:31.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, the correct order of watching it is: (From top to bottom) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Despair Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hope &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By watching alternately, it makes more sense but the proper way to watch is: (From top to bottom)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Despair&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hope&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32862" LastEditorUserId="43770" LastEditDate="2019-06-12T11:32:19.257" LastActivityDate="2019-06-12T11:32:19.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40632" CreationDate="2017-06-01T16:50:34.653" Score="1" ViewCount="553" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Opening for &lt;em&gt;Tonari no Seki-Kun&lt;/em&gt;, Seki holds up a microphone to Rumi, at which point she says to the rhythm of the music something like &quot;Yama tay!&quot;. No translation is presented. What did she say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a cute OP.  During it, Seki is developing an animation that includes both Rumi and himself. (IMO this is essentially a very funny yet fitting meta commentary on the series.) You see him with what is probably a character summary of Rumi, and soon after he hands her a notebook.  It has a title in Japanese, but, again, it is not translated.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8vp3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8vp3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rumi receiving notebook&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As she puts down the notebook, you see Seki-kun holding the microphone.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GiSl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GiSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seki-kun holding microphone for Rumi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwCto.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwCto.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Rumi saying something like Yama Tay!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yama Tay!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T18:51:08.127" Title="What does Rumi say/sing at the end of the OP for Tonari no Seki-Kun?" Tags="&lt;tonari-no-seki-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40628" CreationDate="2017-06-01T17:24:22.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even I freaking low that OP, She does say &quot;Yamete&quot; which roughly translates to &quot;Stop&quot;, It can also be interpreted as please stop or anything along those lines depending on the tone it is said in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T17:24:22.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36135" CreationDate="2017-06-01T17:52:01.000" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;sigh what a bunch of noobs, charkra is internal energy it has nothing to do with Physique like Muscle, Bones, Skin, organs, ninjas do not train their physical mortal bodies besides special cases like Lee and Gai, the reason why Kakashi and obito could move is because they have superior physique compare to sasuke and naruto who have never trained their bodies before, and because gravity increases the weight of everything charkra cannot help here, the only thing that can help is pure physical strength and kakashi had train with gai many times and was able to open 1 gate meaning he is stronger physically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32865" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T17:52:01.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40628" CreationDate="2017-06-01T18:12:06.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more meta than anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Seki-kun is doing is providing Rumi a script for the &lt;em&gt;Tonari no Seki-kun&lt;/em&gt; anime, handing her a mic, and expecting her to read a line.  This is further evidenced by the fact that he has what looks like key animations on his laptop &lt;strong&gt;of Rumi&lt;/strong&gt;, specifically where she's meant to say something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What she says is やめて (yamete), which is Japanese for &quot;stop it&quot;, or &quot;knock it off&quot;. This is &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; a line in the song itself, and is coincidentally sung when Seki is looking for her line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As an exercise to the astute watcher, keep a close eye on this reaction after this line is said/sung. You won't be disappointed.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T18:51:08.127" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T18:51:08.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36135" CreationDate="2017-06-01T18:14:26.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;kishimoto knows this but the viewers dont and he indirectly already confirmed body and charkra are different when he introduced lee and gai, most viewers see charkra as more physical strength and more speed, they don't realize that charkra and physique/Body are completely different categories.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1= Human Adult Male&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2= Bodybuilder Male/Power lifter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Average Ninjas Body= 1, exactly as it was since the day they became able to extract charkra, most future ninjas learn charkra extraction by the age of 4-7 which is the time they enter ninja school, before charkra they are normal human no superstrength or anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto/Sasuke Body= 2, slightly higher even tho they never done training for physique just because they are talented individuals and have bloodlines/tail beast since birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi= 4, trained to open 1 gate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lee=20, train enough to make muscles, bones and body stronger to survive gates being release upto 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gai=30, can survive without breaking bones up til 7 gate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;all ninjas can use charkra to directly enhance power/speed depending on charkra and charkra control, some like tsunade and sakura have extremely talented control thus are able to create similar feats of superhuman strength when they fight, others like kakashi are lower tier when they fight in close combat as seen with his fight against obito, while lee and gai do have stronger bodies but because they have bad charkra control there increase from charkra enhancement is not like tsunade or sakura.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32865" LastEditorUserId="32865" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T00:05:16.123" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T00:05:16.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40329" CreationDate="2017-06-01T19:06:58.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If natsu was able to generate magic by eating fire then they also should've still had the magic that they had stored up before going to Edolas because later they explain that mages actually don't produce their own magic they have 2 &quot;origins&quot; that store magic that they collect from around them. I think that similar to a vacuum the atmosphere in Edolas sucked the magic they had stored out of their origins and any magic he got from eating the fire would be as well and since there is no magic around their origins can't collect magic. This is all speculation mind you none of this is in the manga or anime as far as i know as an explanation for the Edolas arc's magic use however if this is the reason then the pills would act as a way to hold magic i think. like a lacrima&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T19:06:58.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34533" CreationDate="2017-06-01T22:07:35.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so this actually gets a little complicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of watching the anime for the first game, I would watch a let's play or pick it up on Steam when it's on sale (it's worth it, trust me).  As far as an actual order to get the most out of the story the order I would go is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls&lt;/strong&gt; (this has spoilers for SDR2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this is pretty standard so far.  But here is where things get complicated.  After 2 comes &lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy&lt;/strong&gt; which is set during 2 different timelines that are two different complementary series.  The idea is that you alternate between the two of them starting with &lt;em&gt;Side Future&lt;/em&gt;, then &lt;em&gt;Side Despair&lt;/em&gt; so your order would be F1, D1, F2, D2, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that you'll be all caught up for the release of &lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony&lt;/strong&gt; this summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32868" LastEditorUserId="59258" LastEditDate="2021-03-06T02:31:08.647" LastActivityDate="2021-03-06T02:31:08.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-01T22:50:50.570" Score="2" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally a Master and Servant participates in a Holy Grail War with the promise of a wish to be granted. in some cases like with Tokiomi Tohsaka and Waver Velvet the wish granting of the Holy Grail isn't their goal (the former sought the Root which is the main function of the grail, the latter just wanted to prove himself by winning) while other's like Diarmuid Ua Duibhne had their wish granted by being in the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However to my understanding with the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;), the Moon Cell's Holy Grail War (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;) and Tokyo Holy Grail War (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/em&gt;) there has never been a victor and in later iterations something would actually prevent the proper granting of a wish (Fuyuki = Angra Mainyu's corruption. Moon Cell = Twice telling Masters to make his wish or be destroyed. Tokyo = Questionable if wish granting was ever possible, the true purpose was to summon Beast)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i'm not entirely sure about some of the other Holy Grail Wars like the Subcategory Holy Grail Wars (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fate/Labyrinth&lt;/em&gt;), the false Snowfield Holy Grail War (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Strange Fake&lt;/em&gt;) or any other Holy Grail War i have missed as to whether or not they could and/or ended up granting someone's wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So has there ever been a Holy Grail War where the victor got their wish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-08-16T19:25:05.440" Title="Has there ever been a Holy Grail War where the victor got their wish?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;nasuverse&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39743" CreationDate="2017-06-01T23:00:24.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The government decided that they were a lost cause, the narrator said so in Season 1 Episode 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32869" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T23:00:24.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40650" CreationDate="2017-06-01T23:06:13.500" Score="7" ViewCount="24676" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Survey Corps went through the titan territory to get to Shiganshina, not without dead bodies. On the other hand, there's enough space for horses to walk on at the top of the Walls, and the dead body count would reduce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't they just use the top of Wall Maria and ride along it to get to Shiganshina? Why did they take the hard way instead of the easy and safe way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-24T10:12:10.247" LastActivityDate="2021-03-13T11:17:26.143" Title="Why didn't the Survey Corps just use the top of the Walls as a way to get to Shiganshina?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40329" CreationDate="2017-06-01T23:11:05.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he needs magic to turn those flames into his own power. Eating flames is similiar to us eating food, we don't need magic to eat, but using food food as a weapon against enemies? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu needs to convert those flames into his own to use it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32869" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T23:11:05.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40543" CreationDate="2017-06-01T23:25:42.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She didn't become &quot;Automatically beautiful just by going to sleep&quot; Instead, out of depression of her favorite anime guy dying, she locked herself in her room for a week without any food, therefore reducing her body fat and making her thin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32869" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T23:25:42.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40424" CreationDate="2017-06-01T23:29:43.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;People may have uploaded episodes of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; on YouTube, but they have been taken down by copyright claims, therefore causing them to be inaccessible or disappear. Another possibility is that no one has uploaded an episode to YouTube yet (which is however unlikely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-22T07:54:27.083" LastActivityDate="2018-05-22T07:54:27.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-02T03:08:38.147" Score="1" ViewCount="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if anyone knew the names to the two soundtracks that played in  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rowftIrM8YE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fight&lt;/a&gt; in Dragon Ball Super&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32872" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T03:16:57.410" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T03:16:57.410" Title="Does anyone know the name of the two soundtracks that played during the fight between Goku and Android 17" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-02T03:34:06.733" Score="7" ViewCount="1498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Emotionless on the inside meaning literally that, and sweet/kind on the outside as in being completely fake and pretending to like someone or be a happy person just for personal benefit or similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No violent behavior or psychotic behavior other than being manipulative, just a two faced person; emotionless on the inside and kind on the outside. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sort of like how &quot;Tobi&quot; from Naruto acts childish and funny on the outside but ends up being &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a psychotic criminal that wants to help plunge the world into endless &quot;happiness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking for a &quot;-dere&quot; term that I can use to describe that type of character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHVy9l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHVy9l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; &amp;quot;Tobi&amp;quot; &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32873" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T04:05:26.980" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T10:15:29.670" Title="What is it called when an anime character is emotionless on the inside and sweet/kind on the outisde?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30999" CreationDate="2017-06-02T03:52:13.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, i think that itachi may have never fully recovered from 8 trigrams attack he received from Kohinata Mukai as an anbu (itachi shinden,book 2,page 30) in that novel, itachi got hit with at least eight od the 64 palms technique. We dont know if hus internal organs or chakra flow ever fully recovered after that,and the tremendous strain from using mangekyo and other techniques was probably a bit too much with a deficient chakra flow. Every time he used chakra probably affected his vital organs somehow.  This seems unlikely,simce i cant see him being unable to be treated, since hinata was able to recover after neji tried to kill her,but its the best theory i have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32874" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T03:52:13.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40641" CreationDate="2017-06-02T04:21:04.387" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PPsw9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PPsw9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Standard spoiler warnings here. This information covers Episode 8 of Season 2 of Attack on Titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Towards the end of Episode 8 in Season 2 of Attack on Titan, we do see Commander Erwin travel across the wall. Shortly after, you see  that they have a rather simple lift system to transport them from the ground to the top of the wall and vice versa. From the series of shots that feature the lift system, only 1-2 horses can ride the lift at a time. But they do appear to have more than one lift as three separate lifts can be seen from one particular shot in the episode. That being said, the lift system looked incredibly inefficient and slow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, more spoilers below from the anime and manga, but the formatting prevented me from listing and hiding the content so please read at your own risk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, using the information from Episode 8, and from other places within the anime and manga, let's do a recap of the relevant information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The walls are circular and never connect to each other in any way, shape, or form.&lt;/strong&gt; Using the photo attached for visual comparison, you can see that none of the walls connect to each other. Ground transportation usually occurs at doors, or entrances, found at certain points along each wall. If you were to look at this mathematically, consider Wall Maria our very own geometric circle that has two circles inside of it (Wall Rose, Wall Sina). And, being a circle that encloses two other circles, we can agree that the center of Wall Maria will also be the center of Wall Rose and Sina. Therefore, the fastest way to travel within Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina, will be along the radius of the circle (through the entrances of the walls, in this case) and not the circumference (along the wall). I think we can agree there would be some exceptions to this, but for the most part, you would want to travel through the radius of the circle, usually in the direction of a wall entrance, as that would be the fastest way to your destination. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The current lift system, or what little of it that we saw, is incredibly slow and inefficient.&lt;/strong&gt; The lift system could transfer only 1-2 horses at a time. Because of the inefficiency, the time taken to transport horses via lift would lead to time added to your journey. You would need independent operators, aside  from anyone in the squad, to operate the lifts when you want to get to the top or bottom. You would need lifts on either side of the wall, and to make this most convenient you would need them in several locations along the wall. Since you need operators for the lift, the lifts would have to be located near populated areas, and the distance from a lift to very rural area along the wall may limit your operators which may limit your lifts. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it seems safer to travel the walls to get to places, but in most cases our heroes are rushing to a location for damage control, and it seems most logical to take the fastest - not the safest - route in these situations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it were me though, I'd travel the wall. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A picture of the lift system implemented by the Survey Corps (Vol. 13, Chapter 51, 8):&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SlDzp.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SlDzp.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wall Lift System - Attack on Titan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T18:31:28.230" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T18:31:28.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6650" CreationDate="2017-06-02T07:00:10.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main thing was that they brainwashed her colleague which hoaxed Frau and their goal was to everything onto her that she was the one who hacked the company and that she choughed them against humans. They wanted it to look like someone else done job so Committee of 300 hundred will not be discovered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They used Noah (machine strong enough to create delusions for other people who are unable to see them. It's a lot more explained in Chaos;Head). He was decieved by them to believe he got wife and kid and after Frau told him she does not have wife and child his brain started &quot;deteriorating&quot; and he died. So there were no existing evidence who has done it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32845" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T07:00:10.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-02T08:56:05.317" Score="6" ViewCount="664" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode I believe of the first season of Attack on Titan, they showed a titan in the wall. In addition, it looked like there was not much room between the actual wall part and the titan's face. So do titans breathe? Do they need to breathe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32876" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:09:37.323" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T16:09:37.323" Title="Could titans suffocate?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40655" CreationDate="2017-06-02T12:10:47.230" Score="7" ViewCount="3082" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the Ghost in the Shell movie a long time ago. After seeing the live action movie, I dont remember some things or I believed they were different. For example, the relation between Major and the mother. And the end for her and the hacker. Which are the main differences between Ghost in the Shell the anime and the 2017 live action movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T17:22:10.757" Title="Differences between the Ghost in the Shell anime and Live action" Tags="&lt;ghost-in-the-shell&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40654" CreationDate="2017-06-02T13:26:01.393" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not gonna go into much details here, for that you can read countless articles on professional outlet sites. In short, everything is very different and heavily modified to make this new movie self-sufficient and everything explainable to a viewer unwilling to draw their own conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's some of the differences I noticed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major never had any &quot;memory glitches&quot; in the original movie;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major was never Mira Killian. This whole memory-manipulation thing is an entirely new twist;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major's mother was never an important character in the whole GITS franchise, and especially not in the 1995 movie. I don't think she was ever shown, but maybe mentioned once or twice in the tv series;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major had a defective body since conception and had her brain transformed into a cyberbrain before she was born. This isn't explained in the 1995 movie iirc, but it's explained in the tv series. So there was no accident where her adult body was damaged, like it is explained in the new movie;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major wasn't a rebellious teen who'd write angsty graffiti in the slums. Watch the Arise series to find out her canonical origin story;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major's demeanor is originally very calm, rational and witty. The new movie portrays her as immature, unsure, rash and unwise;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Batou's eyes got replaced by electronics much earlier, while he was part of the ranger unit, unlike it is portrayed in the new movie. The rationale for that and his attitude towards this decision was much different;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kuze character from the new movie is a mix of the Kuze GITS SAC: 2nd Gig series and Puppetmaster character from the movie, and this new Kuze's deal is not political in nature, but rather self-searching like Puppetmaster's.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was no prior relationship between Major and this new Kuze/Puppetmaster in the original;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanka robotics doesn't exist in the original movie; It was Megatech that made Major's body;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There was no main villain character like the CEO of Hanka, Cutter. In the original universe, it's the faceless corporations and countries which cause trouble and global unrest;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, the new movie doesn't have the slow pacing of the original and explicitly explains every detail without letting the viewer soak in the information, have a moment to themselves to process and ponder about the potential problems that could arise in a world where computers and people are essentially indistinguishable and have equal rights. There are no open-ended questions or implications thrown at the viewers to consider during the silent cityscape exposition scenes. Basically, food for thought was minimized in favor of action spectacle and the primitive &quot;Who am I?&quot; sort of existential questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/v2soHxEN79c&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Nerdwriter video&lt;/a&gt; for additional dissection of differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-10-18T17:22:10.757" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T17:22:10.757" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2443" CreationDate="2017-06-02T17:08:16.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though this answer is about 4 years late but I just got done rewatching Samurai Champloo recently so here it goes!&#xA;So the little shrine with the statue in it that the pinwheel guy is sitting behind is called a Jizo statue. Which is a shrine women who have had miscarriages, abortions, or grieving go to pray. That being said I also believe that she realized that her son was dead when the pinwheel stopped but that the statue somehow had something to do with it. At the very least it was symbolic as they show the statue itself a few times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32882" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T17:08:16.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40648" CreationDate="2017-06-02T17:52:10.757" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there will be any satisfactory answer here. This answer itself is almost better suited as a comment, but there is too much to cover in a comment or two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, this is probably not an anime related thing. The intent is there, but looking at the results, I can only find a non anime related answer. To address this, the most important thing to note is that there is most likely no &quot;Dere&quot; personality that can fit what you are talking about. At least, it's not mainstream, and generally would make no sense for one to exist at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dere personalities are, first and foremost, personalities (and usually refer to how they express love). One decent reference, &lt;a href=&quot;https://disqus.com/home/discussion/channel-animenow/which_dere_type_you_dont_mind_to_have_date_in_real_life/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, lists most if not all of the main ones, none of which match what you are looking for. It's all about their personality, how they express themselves. A Sociopath pretending to be good natured is not expressing them self, they are pretending to be something they are not. You can argue that Tsundere's are the same, they fake their tough act, but the only thing they have in common with our Sociopath is the part about them faking. There are terms for that kind of faking, and that is probably the best answer you can get here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the Tsundere does, and what our Sociopath is also doing, is something that can be called a Facade (There are probably other applicable words/phrases, but I will use this one). They are faking their personality, putting on a Facade to the world, hiding the truth. They are pretending to be something they are not, for their own reasons. The main difference, is that the Tsundere hiding their personality, is their personality. The sociopath and psychopath hide their true feelings for other reasons, usually keep secrets a secret, or to net some kind of gain from others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T18:46:13.110" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:46:13.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12758" CreationDate="2017-06-02T22:25:40.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The longest name that I can find (excluding spin-offs, movies, second season, and special editions etc, that have extended subtitles as opposed to the main show) is &quot;Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?&quot; which has 75 characters (61 alphanumeric) and translates to &quot;WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31777" LastEditorUserId="31777" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T22:38:13.027" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T22:38:13.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40347" CreationDate="2017-06-02T22:48:00.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kUZO9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kUZO9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Standard character, plot, and location spoilers for Season 1 and 2 of Attack on Titan, and corresponding material from the manga. Some things we know about &#xA;Mikasa's childhood home &amp;amp; the events that give us insight on its location: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is a decent-sized wood house located in a rural area, surrounded by trees, at the base of a hill, in a mountain-like region. On the side of the house, they store a hefty pile of wood,  and none of the surrounding trees looked to be cut down so we can assume that the area in question is likely in a forest or near a forest at the base of a mountain  (Manga, Vol. 2, pg 36)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Mikasa is kidnapped, she is taken to another rural location that shares the same wood-like housing structure, surrounded by trees, and with a mountain very close by in the back drop, and the house looks to be on an incline of some sort (Manga, Vol. 2, pg 42)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shortly thereafter we get a brief flashback to a childhood memory that confirms the house is at the base of forest, and the house is also a farmland house (Manga, Vol.2, pg 62). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now, we know that Eren lived at Shiganshina, and there are two forests on either side of this area, either being a plausible location for the location of Mikasa's childhood home. The area to the north east of Shiganshina is where the encounter with the Female titan takes place and so we know there's a forest there. The area to the north west of Shiganshina is where Krista's kidnapping occurs, so we know there's a forest there as well. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But, as mentioned above, the childhood home of Mikasa was located near or within a forest, and the forest was also near a decent-sized mountain range. Cross-referencing with the terrain provided in Volume 2 of the manga, only mountain ranges within any of the walls are north west of Shiganshina. There are no mountain ranges to the north east of Shiganshina (Manga, Vol. 2, pg 38)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lastly, for the argument that Mikasa lived outside of the walls, remember that the location was close enough to Eren's home in Shiganshina that Eren and his father traveled to Mikasa's house by foot. And, in Attack on Titan, no one goes through titan territory without a horse. So, considering that they traveled to Mikasa's house by foot it would be safe to assume that the location they were traveling to was within Wall Maria but outside of Wall Rose.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that the most likely location for Mikasa's childhood home is somewhere near Chlorba, likely south east of it, but still within Wall Maria. At least until further information is released that proves otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T02:44:41.957" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T02:44:41.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-03T02:40:20.520" Score="0" ViewCount="2144" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching the first season of Assassination Classroom and I really enjoyed this one song. On episode 19 of season 1, at 5:48, a song starts up that sounds techno-esque and I really like it. Which song is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32888" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T17:59:13.230" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T16:25:06.580" Title="Trying to find a song from Assassination Classroom episode 19" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40664" CreationDate="2017-06-03T04:49:50.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is track #18 from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/50984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;season 1 soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;, titled 「エレクトリック会議」 &lt;em&gt;Electric Kaigi&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Electric Meeting&quot;. You can listen to an excerpt from this piece (and the rest of the OST, too) on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp//dp/B00TNF0BZW/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Amazon Japan page for the album&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T05:14:09.563" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T05:14:09.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40583" CreationDate="2017-06-03T04:52:42.043" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/40583/who-decides-the-usage-of-furigana-in-a-manga/40666#comment54975_40583&quot;&gt;Ross Ridge's comment&lt;/a&gt; is correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it's essentially determined by the media the the manga is original published in. Just like how the content of the manga needs to be age appropriate to for the target demographic, so does the use of furigana. Any one not in their teens is going to have difficulty reading manga without it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each manga magazine has target audience. It's usually categorized into 6 sections, by ages and gender: 少年 (boys), 少女 (girls), 青年 (youngs), レディース (ladies), 女性 (female), 男性 (male).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boys and girls are &amp;quot;officially&amp;quot; targeted for elementary school students. Youngs and ladies are for the teen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For boys or girls category, like &lt;em&gt;Jump&lt;/em&gt;, &amp;quot;magazine&amp;quot; or &lt;em&gt;Sunday&lt;/em&gt;, they always use furigana. Publisher enforces it and doesn't allow furigana in furigana (example: using kanji 二律背反 as furigana to ジレンマ (dilemma), because the kanji also needs furigana). In your example, &lt;em&gt;Air Gear&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; came from &amp;quot;magazine&amp;quot;, they always have furigana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Youngs category, they use furigana for difficult kanji only or the first time it's used. &lt;em&gt;Kaiji&lt;/em&gt; is published in Young Magazine and &lt;em&gt;Mushishi&lt;/em&gt; is published in Afternoon and both are ok to not include furigana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2266" LastEditDate="2020-10-27T12:29:45.547" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T12:29:45.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40148" CreationDate="2017-06-03T05:27:43.533" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Minami means Minami Asakura in the anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Touch&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the anime aired, it was very very famous and everyone knew the character.&#xA;She is a heroine in the manga and she likes sports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One daily news show called &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNN%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0#.E3.81.9D.E3.81.AE.E4.BB.96.E7.95.AA.E7.B5.84.E6.94.BE.E9.80.81.E5.BD.93.E6.99.82.E3.81.AB.E9.96.A2.E3.81.99.E3.82.8B.E3.82.A8.E3.83.94.E3.82.BD.E3.83.BC.E3.83.89&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Time&lt;/a&gt; started a new corner &quot;Search for Minami!&quot; which finds sports girl every day and interviews them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an 80's show, no one knows that now, but the author of Kare Kano likes these kinds of random jokes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:08:19.630" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:08:19.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40382" CreationDate="2017-06-03T05:41:06.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least, It should be in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet_Library&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;National Diet Library&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under Japan's law, all publishers need to submit 1 copy of all of their books and magazines to that library.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people &lt;a href=&quot;http://halciondays.sakura.ne.jp/gallery.n/library.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;succeed to read Jump in there&lt;/a&gt;, but it's not a normal library. You may need pre-reservation and require security to enter, but you can search their item from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndl.go.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;their official website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T13:58:48.687" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T13:58:48.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38289" CreationDate="2017-06-03T06:35:27.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a collaboration project between Chica Umino, the author of &lt;em&gt;March Comes in like a Lion&lt;/em&gt; and BUMP OF CHICKEN, a Japanese music band.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background of this project, as mentioned on both &lt;a href=&quot;http://3lion.younganimal.com/meetsBUMP/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Young Animal&lt;/a&gt; (the publisher of the manga) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bumpofchicken.com/lion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BUMP OF CHICKEN&lt;/a&gt;'s official site,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, Chica Umino likes BUMP OF CHICKEN, and BUMP OF CHICKEN's members like &lt;em&gt;March Comes in like a Lion&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are respecting each other, they like each other's product. Well, let's do something!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After thinking for a while, the only thing that Chica Umino can do is drawing a manga, and BUMP OF CHICKEN is writing a song. They knew they have nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, BUMP OF CHICKEN wrote a single, Fighter, and Chica Umino drew a spin-off manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it has been mentioned on the question, the single and the manga was released on 28 November 2014. The limited edition of the manga's volume 10 included the single's CD and the limited digital delivery from Toy's Factory (BUMP OF CHICKEN's record label) included a serial number for the digital spin-off manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2016, the song was also chosen as one of the ending songs for the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the MV, there's not much info (if, at all) about the production on the internet. Someone mentioned that it's Chica Umino's drawing, but there's no info about the animation/studio behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_(BUMP_OF_CHICKEN%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T06:35:27.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40653" CreationDate="2017-06-03T07:31:23.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Possible spoiler alert (depending on how accurate some of the interpretrations in the anthology were)!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, late last year, Kodansha Comics released the Attack on Titan Anthology. If you're unfamiliar with it, the creators of Attack on Titan and some famous western artists basically got together and created this mash-up anthology with all of their interpretations of the AoT universe. Some of the pieces in the anthology were just straight up cross-over style pieces like the ones created by Evan Dorkin, featuring references to characters in other universes and such. But, for a lot of the pieces in the anthology, the material was actually extremely relevant to the series and revealed some interesting things. For those of you that have not started in on the Anthology yet, there's a spoiler for it below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On page 7 of Volume 1 of the Attack on Titan Anthology, a Q&amp;amp;A section reveals that one of the main subject pieces for Michael Oeming was a titan featuring transparent skin. Moving to page 8 of the same volume, you will find the see-through titan. As you might imagine from the story, it did have a digestive system but it was poorly developed and had absolutely no exit. The entrance and exit to the digestive system were the same place: the mouth. What would be of interest to you here is that when this titan was drawn, it featured only a poorly developed digestive system, no heart, no lungs, and no other major organs. We know that at least the digestive system was drawn to reflect knowledge found in both anime and manga, and it would not be a far leap to say that this is an accurate rendering of all organs within the titan's body, not just the digestive tract. Since the titan has no lungs in the picture, the titan likely does not need to breathe to survive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's not enough to make assumptions, and on page 8 Michael Oeming states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a lot of nuance to the story. The history is rich and deep, both with the characters and the actual history of the Survey Corps, the geography, and even the different Walls. So writing a fresh story that hopefully expands the world when it is already so tightly written was a challenge. Luckily, my editors were a big help with the history and specifics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from his answer in the Q&amp;amp;A session, this rendering of the see-through titan wasn't just a re-interpretation or a cross-ever, it was a segment that expanded on the current AoT universe using existing knowledge of the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, from episode 25 of Attack on Titan we see that, as mentioned above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are titans literally hanging out inside the sealed walls. So, it makes perfect sense that they didn't suffocate inside the walls. They have no need to breathe since they have no lungs with which to breathe!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that it is highly likely that the see-through titan is an accurate representation of what the titan's organs would look like if the skin were transparent. That is to say, titans likely have no lungs and therefore can not breathe or suffocate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3CYe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3CYe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:31:23.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40674" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40677" CreationDate="2017-06-03T10:48:05.063" Score="4" ViewCount="2965" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/22789/Barakamon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was a highly rated Slice of Life Comedic show from Summer 2014 (Which I never got around to picking up). &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/32648/Handa-kun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handa-Kun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; aired much more recently (Summer 2016), but is described as a prequel to the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it required that I watch &lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt; before watching &lt;em&gt;Handa-Kun&lt;/em&gt;? Are there any references in &lt;em&gt;Handa-Kun&lt;/em&gt; that may spoil &lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2021-04-16T10:17:12.227" Title="What is the recommended order for watching &quot;Barakamon&quot; and &quot;Handa-kun&quot;?" Tags="&lt;barakamon&gt;&lt;handa-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40675" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-06-03T10:51:31.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hated by everyone around him, Sei Handa goes about his high school life regarded as an outcast—or at least that's what he believes. In reality, Sei is the most popular student on campus, revered by all for his incomparable calligraphy skills, good looks, and cool personality. However, due an endless series of misunderstandings, Handa perceives the worship he receives from his legions of fans as bullying, leading the school's idol to shut himself off from the rest of his classmates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But distancing himself from his peers doesn't deter them from adoring him; in fact, his attempts at drawing attention away from himself often end up unintentionally converting even the most skeptical of students into believers. Fashion models, shut-in delinquents, obsessive fangirls, and more—none can stand against the brilliance that is Sei Handa. [MAL Rewrite]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T10:51:31.867" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T10:51:31.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40676" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-06-03T10:51:31.867" Score="0" Body="Handa-Kun is a Slice of Life Comedy aired in Summer 2016 adapted from Manga of the same name by Yoshino Satsuki. It serves as a prequel to the 2014 anime &quot;Barakamon&quot;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T10:51:31.867" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T10:51:31.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40674" CreationDate="2017-06-03T11:41:31.047" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;TLDR: watch whichever you feel like watching.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can actually watch it in any order. Having seen both of them, except for the same protagonist they don't have any link between them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handa-kun&lt;/em&gt; is an anime in which the protagonist is a high school student. This one leans highly towards comedy than a slice of life. But it's definitely fun to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barakamon&lt;/em&gt; is more the typical slice of life anime with bits and pieces of comedy, it has a sense of purpose unlike &lt;em&gt;Handa-kun&lt;/em&gt; which is just everyday events. Here &lt;em&gt;Handa-kun&lt;/em&gt; is grown-up and is trying to find some inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T17:42:05.420" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T17:42:05.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-03T11:50:13.893" Score="4" ViewCount="46033" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been following the manga of &lt;em&gt;Black Clover&lt;/em&gt; and so far after few months, I came to know that there is an anime adaptation going on for this series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the first episode came, I was too excited that it started in anime but after 1 episode it's saying that the status is completed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why there was only 1 episode released for &lt;em&gt;Black Clover&lt;/em&gt;? Is it true that status is completed? Also, are we expecting any more episodes in future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T17:33:36.120" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T20:02:35.760" Title="Why there was only one episode of Black Clover?" Tags="&lt;black-clover&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40678" CreationDate="2017-06-03T12:03:34.053" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your premise of the question is wrong! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animated episode is NOT a series, but rather a single &quot;Special Episode&quot; bundled with the 11th Volume of the Manga. This is mentioned as much in MAL page for the episode. Afaik, it adapts the first chapter of the Manga. [&lt;em&gt;Confirmed in Comments&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33950/Black_Clover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33950/Black_Clover&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Episode &quot;Black Clover&quot; was screened at Jump Festa 2016 on November 27, 2016. The OVA was later bundled with the 11th volume of the manga, released May 2, 2017&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In December 2016, there were talks about a TV adaptation of this Anime slated for release in 2017, however since only the OVA has been released, maybe they are testing the waters with the OVA release. The full series adaptation has &quot;no official date yet&quot;&#xA;Here is the ANN page for the same - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-17/yuki-tabata-black-clover-manga-gets-tv-anime-by-studio-pierrot/.110057&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Clover by Studio Pierrot - ANN&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Relevant Details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While Viz Media's Weekly Shonen Jump Twitter account had originally stated that the anime would air in 2017, the Twitter account later redacted the statement and said the anime &quot;doesn't have a date yet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Black Clover's TV adaptation doesn't have a date yet, but should release in late 2017- early 2018. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt; As predicted Black Clover Season 1 is airing this Fall! Enjoy :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T20:02:35.760" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T20:02:35.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40683" CreationDate="2017-06-03T13:03:51.773" Score="3" ViewCount="2478" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga they mention that they get recommendations based on the students performance in the tournament. Although Midoriya performs really well there and manages to reach the top 8 he doesn't get any recommendation(apart from the single one) why is that so? &#xA;He wins the first round without using his quirk and although his quirk harms him, the quirk in itself was exceptional if brought under control. So was curious as to what kept the pro heroes away from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T20:43:16.523" Title="Why doesn't Midoriya get any recommendations despite his good performance in the tournament?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6301" CreationDate="2017-06-03T14:08:02.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can't be after the series as Yukio isn't like he was at the end like how Rin is but Rin is known as the son of Satan now so I say anywhere from 19-20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32895" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T14:08:02.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40681" CreationDate="2017-06-03T16:58:08.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You yourself mentioned the main reason. &lt;strong&gt;IF&lt;/strong&gt; brought under control his quirk is exceptional. However, we as readers get the extra information that the characters of the manga don't have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He inherits the quirk from All Might. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Midoriya maybe capable of big things, &lt;strong&gt;but the other pro heroes will consider him a liability in practice because an injured person removes 2 persons from a fight.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note, though he achieved good results, he didn't do anything impressive showcasing his hero talent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obstacle Course Race&lt;/strong&gt;. He won the first round because Bakugou and Todoroki were fighting against each other. 1B wasn't interested in the first place. He didn't use his ability at all! This is mentioned specifically in Manga.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tKviH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tKviH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cavalry Battle&lt;/strong&gt;. They barely scrape through. Though Midoriya planned well again. From the outside the MVP for the team was Tokoyami who defended well and was able to scrape through the qualification in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PvP Tournament. 1st Round&lt;/strong&gt;. Even after knowing his opponents weakness, he gave himself away. He lucked out in the end, when Previous One for All users triggered him from the hypnosis. He won since his opponent was weaker when they both didn't use quirks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PvP Tournament. 2nd Round&lt;/strong&gt;. Lost to Todoroki. He got his ass kicked tbh. He showcased his will power and helped Todokori assess his powers, but he was literally helpless. From the outside, it showed other Pro Heroes his vulnerabilities rather than his strengths!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, its different. He has formed his own style of battling and is interning with AllMight's former sidekick in the current arc! So look forward to Anime/Manga. Cheers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T20:43:16.523" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T20:43:16.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38246" CreationDate="2017-06-03T20:54:31.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miyuki is from Daiya no A or Ace of Diamond in English.... That &quot;notice me sempai&quot; is tagged on because as an ace catcher, the pitcher (Sawamura) fights kinda for his attention with another pitcher.... There are a lot of Sawamura and Miyuki doujins out there and they are a fan favorite ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32898" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T04:10:35.777" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T04:10:35.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40686" CreationDate="2017-06-03T21:30:04.023" Score="-3" ViewCount="1490" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching Attack on Titan episode 10 season 2. Whose side is Ymir in? First, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; she was along the others fighting mindless Titan. Later, she was captured by Bertolt and Reiner and she was against them. Later, she's cooperating with them and she talks with them about bringing Christa with them. She seems like she is neither on one side nor the other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T21:40:08.027" Title="Whose side is Ymir in?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40685" CreationDate="2017-06-03T21:40:08.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tbh, its not much of a question. If you want spoilers, read the wiki/Manga. The question will eventually be answered in the Anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The best answer I can give is She is on her own side&lt;/strong&gt;. She decided to accept Reiner's proposal which is deemed to be mutually beneficial. Some context below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ymir was a mindless Titan who ate Reiner, Bertholt and Annie's companion, who like them had shifter powers. This is also the reason why Titans eat humans. To consume the spinal fluid from a Shifter so they are no longer Titans. &lt;br&gt; Ymir Henceforth gained the Shifter powers. She is attached to Historia and thus saved her life, however decided to accompany Reiner to gain more knowledge and details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T21:40:08.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35940" CreationDate="2017-06-03T22:55:05.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does he not exist in Super yet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He does. But he's younger than at the end of Dragon Ball Z. &#xA;In Dragon Ball Super, Dende mentions to Goku that there is a kid in a small village with a great potential that he should train, and that the boy is a reincarnation of the evil Majin Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Uub&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Uub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="27678" LastEditDate="2018-04-28T22:20:03.930" LastActivityDate="2018-04-28T22:20:03.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-04T05:39:15.370" Score="3" ViewCount="60" Body="&lt;p&gt;One recurring element in &lt;em&gt;Love Kome: We Love Rice&lt;/em&gt; is the idea of a &quot;Harvest Show&quot;, which is something that Hinohikari (our protagonist) desperately wants to be a part of. I had previously understood this to be some sort of rice-based performance art, judging from what we'd seen of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x7mza.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hinohikari / Akitakomachi &#xA;/ Nikomaru cross-dressing idol unit&lt;/a&gt;. (Yes, if you thought you'd seen everything, come watch &lt;em&gt;Love Kome&lt;/em&gt; for an idol unit composed of cross-dressing personified rice varieties.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in episode 5, Sasanishiki stops a bullet train from running over a conveniently-placed dog by means of what onlookers (Hinohikari and friends) describe as a &quot;Harvest Show&quot;. (It is unclear how creating a few ears of rice helped anything here, but this is anime, so whatever.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bUKwd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bUKwdl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;episode 5, 01:46&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An insert song (titled &quot;Fine Dress&quot;) does play in the background as he leaps from the roof of the school (&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UMFyE.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;summoning, in the process, a &lt;s&gt;jelly donut&lt;/s&gt; rice ball&lt;/a&gt;), but he's not actually &lt;em&gt;singing&lt;/em&gt; it in-show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically I no longer have any idea what a Harvest Show is in this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T07:40:06.523" Title="What even is a Harvest Show?" Tags="&lt;love-kome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40713" CreationDate="2017-06-04T06:21:15.630" Score="2" ViewCount="4665" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm making this big fanfiction book, and I need some help regarding Military Ranks in the Survey Corps. Here's my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Erwin is the Commander&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Levi is the Corporal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanji/Hange is the Major, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Mike's position? I have an OC named Daniella and she is the Lieutenant Colonel. I want to know Mike's position so Daniella and Mike won't have the same position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32869" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T18:04:42.037" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T06:45:35.223" Title="What is Mike's rank in the Survey Corps?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38431" CreationDate="2017-06-04T07:13:28.293" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, they are generally called as &lt;em&gt;seiyuu unit&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%B0%E5%84%AA%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%83%88#.E5.A5.B3.E6.80.A7.E5.A3.B0.E5.84.AA.E3.81.AE.E3.81.BF.E3.81.AE.E3.83.A6.E3.83.8B.E3.83.83.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) when a music/acting unit (group) consists of voice actors. For a special case where a group also works as a real-life idol, it is called &lt;em&gt;seiyuu idol unit&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Wikipedia, there are 3 units, but only 2 are &lt;em&gt;seiyuu idol units&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-RISE (created for &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt;, no live event/talk)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kira Tsubasa: Sakuragawa Megu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toudou Erena: Matsunaga Maho&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuuki Anju: Ohashi Ayuru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;μ's (created in 2010 for &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt;, 6 live events, 4 live talks, 18 guest appearances)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kousaka Honoka (&lt;strong&gt;Leader/Printemps&lt;/strong&gt;): Nitta Emi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayase Eli (&lt;strong&gt;Bi Bi&lt;/strong&gt;): Nanjo Yoshino&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minami Kotori (Printemps): Uchida Aya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sonoda Umi (&lt;strong&gt;lily white&lt;/strong&gt;): Mimori Suzuko&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hoshizora Rin (lily white/NikoRinPana): Iida Riho&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nishikino Maki (Bi Bi): Pile&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toujou Nozomi (lily white): Kusuda Aina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Koizumi Hanayo (Printemps/NikoRinPana): Kubo Yurika&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yazawa Nico (Bi Bi/&lt;strong&gt;NikoRinPana&lt;/strong&gt;): Tokui Sora&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aquors (created in 2015 for &lt;em&gt;Love Live! Sunshine!!&lt;/em&gt;, 2 live events, 5 live talks, 3 guest appearances):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takami Chika (&lt;strong&gt;Leader/CYaRon!&lt;/strong&gt;/Gu~RinPa): Inami Anju&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakurauchi Riko (&lt;strong&gt;Guilty Kiss&lt;/strong&gt;): Aida Rikako&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Matsuura Kanan (&lt;strong&gt;AZALEA&lt;/strong&gt;): Suwa Nanaka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kurosawa Dia (AZALEA/&lt;strong&gt;Gu~RinPa&lt;/strong&gt;): Komiya Arisa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Watanabe You (CYaRon!): Saitou Shuka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsushima Yoshiko (Guilty Kiss/Gu~RinPa): Kobayashi Aika&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kunikida Hanamaru (AZALEA): Takatsuki Kanako&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ohara Mari (Guilty Kiss): Suzuki Aina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kurosawa Ruby (CYaRon!): Furihata Ai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T13:33:11.220" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T13:33:11.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40698" CreationDate="2017-06-04T14:42:14.347" Score="2" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first track on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/64673&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first drama CD&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;Kuzu no Honkai&lt;/em&gt; is titled &quot;Nyan Nyan Prelude&quot;. It features characters named &quot;Checo&quot;(?) and &quot;Shuu&quot;, the former of whom might or might not literally be a cat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize: the track begins with them doing lewd things (as is &lt;em&gt;Kuzu no Honkai&lt;/em&gt;'s wont). Checo says she'll get a job, but Shuu says she can't, because she's a cat. Shuu forgets her birthday, and they get into a fight. They reminisce about the days when their relationship was all sunshine and roses. At the end of the track, they reconcile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know who these characters are. Nothing in this track (nor the next one, &quot;Nyan Nyan Serenade&quot;) has anything to do with any of the characters or events featured in the anime, even though the narrative &quot;feels&quot; like that of &lt;em&gt;Kuzu no Honkai&lt;/em&gt;. I'm thoroughly confused. Who are these people, and what does any of this have to do with &lt;em&gt;Kuzu no Honkai&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T18:38:59.347" Title="Who are these people in the Kuzu no Honkai drama CDs?" Tags="&lt;kuzu-no-honkai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40697" CreationDate="2017-06-04T15:39:26.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen neither the &lt;em&gt;Kuzu no Honkai&lt;/em&gt; anime nor the drama CD's, so I'm basing this answer on my recollection of the manga. The manga features a bunch of extras involving cats or cat-like people. (The last paragraph in &lt;a href=&quot;https://daiyamanga.com/2015/10/08/manga-review-scums-wish/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this review&lt;/a&gt; verifies my shaky memory of the manga.) None of these have anything to do at all with the main story. &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/44929/Kuzu_no_Honkai/moreinfo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt; gives the titles as being &lt;em&gt;Nyan Nyan $foo&lt;/em&gt;, $foo being a musical form, which roughly matches my memory, so it seems likely the drama CD tracks are related to the extras.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, your description of the drama CD track matches the story in the &quot;Nyan Nyan Prelude&quot; extra, which is after ch. 5 in vol. 1. In the manga extra, there is a human named Shu and a cat (or cat-person, I am unsure) named Chako. They have a physical relationship, but later, tensions between the two emerge. As in the drama CD, Chako speaks of getting a job, but Shu says she cannot since she is a cat, and Shu forgets Chako's birthday. Later, Shu apologises, but Chako is already convinced that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because Shu-chan is so forgetful, he's already forgotten about me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T18:38:59.347" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T18:38:59.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40731" CreationDate="2017-06-04T19:45:51.100" Score="5" ViewCount="10074" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm watching Re:Creators but even after 9 episodes of the anime, I still don't understand how Magane's powers work. So, the question is, how does it work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:Creators#Creations&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia states this&lt;/a&gt; but I still don't understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She possesses an ability called &quot;Infinite Deception of Words&quot; that allows her to bend reality through lies and deception; by telling a lie and manipulating somebody into rejecting that claim it creates a &quot;lie of a lie&quot; which by proxy makes the initial claim become real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32629" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T03:12:56.263" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T03:13:40.063" Title="How does Magane's power work?" Tags="&lt;re-creators&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-04T19:49:36.280" Score="2" ViewCount="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of chapter 19 of &lt;em&gt;Shindo&lt;/em&gt;, Kazuo Kikuna plays the piano for Kozue Aihara, his piano studio classmate, after their date. Uta Naruse listens as she passes Kazuo's house, and in two of the panels, she is drawn against a background with a markedly different art style:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N9qQSm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N9qQSm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;first panel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ca6ZJm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ca6ZJm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;second panel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second panel clearly contains a reference to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(Klimt)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gustav Klimt's &lt;em&gt;The Kiss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. With this in mind, is the first panel also a reference to a work of art? I tried looking at some other Klimt paintings to look for a similar image, but I couldn't find anything overly convincing, perhaps partly because I don't have a strong visual arts background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T19:49:36.280" Title="In the sequence where Kazuo plays for Aihara, are both panels with a shifted style references to works of art?" Tags="&lt;shindo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-04T21:12:35.757" Score="8" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Lucy fights Angel for the first time, Gemini turns into her and has duplicates of her keys. That makes no sense, because there's only supposed to be one of every key. They even say so in that fight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Gemini can make duplicate keys, could Lucy hypothetically summon the Spirit King with all of her keys and then just use the Gemini copies afterwards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-09-04T14:23:45.620" LastActivityDate="2018-04-27T14:23:13.570" Title="How does Gemini have Lucy's keys?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-06-04T21:20:19.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it could be lizzy as well, and candy in the tummy some kind of childhood joke between two. She was told to be proficient with swords and soma kinda was familiar with her, and he was the one who happily greeted the stranger who came. Both of them had short stature. and Lizzy's disappearance still must have some special reason&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32907" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T21:20:19.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-04T22:37:28.377" Score="0" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Loki is one of Karens Spirits he summons himself to try to save Ares and while he's summoned Karren can't summon a second one because she's got his gate open. But later when Lucy has hi he summons himself all the time with his own power and he says it won't affect her energy stores like during the S-class trials he teams up with Gray but tells Lucy not to worry he won't weaken her any. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T14:51:40.743" Title="How come when Loki summons himself with Karen it uses her power?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40705" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T00:12:07.840" Score="3" ViewCount="1763" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Loki is one of Karen's spirits and he switches with Aries, he says he is not an ordinary spirit so he can switch with them and summon himself on his own but other spirits seem to have no problem summoning themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this was the case just for the Zodiac Keys, I would be &quot;ok&quot; but Horologium will show up without Lucy summoning him too whereas he is a regular spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="20048" LastEditDate="2017-08-08T12:57:19.173" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T02:59:27.497" Title="How come it seems like all Lucy's Spirits can summon themselves?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40707" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T02:09:23.977" Score="3" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Lucy's fight with Angel the Gemini transform into Lucy and it makes her spirits do whatever she says, but when Angels spirits learn about Lucy's love for spirits they start disobeying Angel how does that work? Shouldn't they be under the same I can't disobey my master rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="30104" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T23:54:24.433" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T01:39:18.733" Title="How can Angels Spirits disobey her?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32008" CreationDate="2017-06-05T02:36:53.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Covering a prisoners head is a good way to &quot;dehumanize&quot; them and it's a good way to try to prevent riots and escapes since people don't know who the prisoner is and the prisoner themselves cant see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T02:36:53.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39462" CreationDate="2017-06-05T02:47:18.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They live in their ideal worlds but while that's happening the tree is turning them into white Zetsus and I think somewhere in that process their brains turn to mush killing them. Thats where they got the army of Zetsus in the first place (by sacrificing people with the ritual turning them into Zetsus).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T02:47:18.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40732" CreationDate="2017-06-05T03:10:24.960" Score="2" ViewCount="2180" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reverse mountain range is used by most pirates to enter Grand Line. The other routes are Marijoa and Calm belt, these are not easily accessible. Why doesn't the Navy encamp at the entrance (or exit) of the reverse mountain range to capture pirates as they enter Grand Line?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32912" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T00:07:34.240" Title="Why doesn't the navy arrest every pirate entering Grand line" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36405" CreationDate="2017-06-05T04:54:31.380" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The banner looks similar to 武者幟 (warrior flag)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around AD1600, There are civil war in Japan.&#xA;In that time every warrior show that flag to recognize each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; have some picture of that war.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Sekigaharascreen.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Battle of Sekigahara&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanko-sekigahara.jp/en/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some city&lt;/a&gt; selling that flag as goods.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3QHFT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Flags&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These flags have name of the 将軍 (General) or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_(emblem)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;紋&lt;/a&gt;(the mark of the family).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that ilier's case, it uses same format, but it doesn't use actual mark or name.&#xA;I think it shows &quot;Gil's wrong Japanese stereotype&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T04:54:31.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40692" CreationDate="2017-06-05T05:11:14.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using that format, he would be Major Mike Zacharius. And, you could use those ranks if you really wanted to, but they are not a correct translation of the actual ranking structure within the Survey Corps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Survey Corps, you'll find Commander Erwin Smith oversaw four squads and each squad has a Squad Leader (you can think of this as Squad Commander), a senior team leader, several team leaders, and so on. You can find the basic chain of command within each squad  &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Survey_Corps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know the four Squad Leaders (Section/Squad Commanders), are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Levi Ackerman, Captain of the Survey Corps, Special Operations Squad Leader (Vol 6, Chapter 23, 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mike Zacharius, Squad Leader of the Survey Corps (Vol 5, Chapter 19, 32)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoe Hange, Squad Leader of the Survey Corps (Vol 5, Chapter 19, 31)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dita Ness, Squad Leader of the Survey Corps (Vol 5, Chapter 22, 174)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the way the Survey Corps is laid out, the Squad Leaders are all of equivalent rank. That is to say, Levi Ackerman, Mike Zacharius, Zoe Hange, and Dita Ness are all technically second-in-command because neither is higher in rank than the other. I believe this equal-in-rank structure was implemented because each squad is technically its own division. Proof that Levi was not next in line is evident in Chapter 57 of the manga when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zoe is chosen by Commander Erwin as his replacement upon death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there are some inconsistencies. The manga and the subbed version of the anime both agree that Mike's official title is Squad Leader but in the dub he has been referred to as Major Mike Zacharius. I think this is where things got lost in translation, because there are no appropriate modern-day equivalents for Squad Leader or Section Commander and so that's what we ended up with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wanted to use a more modern-day ranking structure and still maintain the same titles from the dub, you could use the following structure wherein the &lt;strong&gt;Corporal, although by definition is higher than Major, &lt;em&gt;is actually equivalent in rank to Major.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Then, and only then, would you have a somewhat accurate representation using a current military ranking structure (although, not sure where you're from, but Commander and Corporal don't actually co-exist in the same military branch). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Commander: Erwin Smith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corporal/Major (again, being of equal rank): Levi Ackerman, Zoe Hange, Dita Ness, Mike Zacharius&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in case you decide to go with the ranking system in the manga, it goes something more like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Commander: Erwin Smith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Squad Leaders: Captain Levi Ackerman, Mike Zacharius, Zoe Hange, Dita Ness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Senior Team Leaders&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Team Leaders&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Soldiers, Military Personnel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super basic diagram attached in case my description was confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eFz7y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eFz7y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T06:45:35.223" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T06:45:35.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31759" CreationDate="2017-06-05T05:32:07.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, 13 episodes are enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; in Japanese have different note for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;加えて、この作品と『メタルス』は元々は1つの作品だったが、当時海外では『メタルス』が展開中で日本放送が間に合わなかった。その為、本作（『メタルス』と『リターンズ』を含む）の未来に当たり、日本オリジナルの『ビーストウォーズII』と『ビーストウォーズネオ』を挟み放送することとなった。その為、最終回放送直後、抗議の電話が殺到した。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originally this anime (Season1) and &quot;Metals&quot; (Season2) are same series. but at the time Season1 finished in Japan, &quot;Metals&quot; is not created yet. then, they create and aired original seasons called &quot;Beast wars2&quot; and &quot;Beast wars neo&quot; before &quot;Metals&quot;. Many user complain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on aired date table in &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipeida&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;It's always aired weekly in Japan but not in US.&#xA;Episode 1 in Season 1 is aired 9/16/1996 in US, and 10/1/1997 in Japan.&#xA;But Episode 26 is aired 4/1/1997 in US, and 3/25/1997 in Japan.&#xA;Japan side needs more episode for 4/8/1997.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T05:32:07.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3533" CreationDate="2017-06-05T09:00:30.137" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is actually no excuse 1 they never say that his armor slows him down, if anything it should increase his speed because in his armored form he should be far stronger and thefore naturally faster, for 2 greed is greed he isn't stupid. later on when fighting bradley outside central greed would have known about bradley's eye and should have fully encased lin's body and they never once say that he can't do so while letting lin take control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4902" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T09:00:30.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40717" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40790" CreationDate="2017-06-05T11:27:59.090" Score="0" ViewCount="2102" Body="&lt;p&gt;So now that both Broly, and Kale, who has a transformation which looks exactly like Broly's, have been quoting saying both the same &quot;My Ki is building... Overflowing...&quot; and that Kyabe tells Kale &quot;stop gathering ki!&quot;, this topic comes to talk again. Is Broly and now Kale legendary super saiyan transformation limitless in power? This has been talked before with Broly's movies, but the last episode of Dragon Ball Super brings new information to the topic. What about the other canon sources like the Daizenshuu, does it say something about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T07:16:56.940" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T11:32:14.547" Title="Is the Legendary Super Saiyan (green) transformation limitless in power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T11:34:40.433" Score="1" ViewCount="967" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Yuri!!! on ICE, Viktor has a tissue box in the shape of his dog Makkachin, which he uses when coaching Yuuri. Is there any indication whether this is based on Yuzuru Hanyu's Pooh Bear tissue box? Have any statements been made by the creators about that?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0xFt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0xFt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Yuzuru Hanyu&amp;#39;s Tissue Box&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d1V0b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d1V0b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Makkachin Tissue Box&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T03:02:50.603" Title="Is the Makkachin tissue box based on Yuzuru Hanyu's tissue box?" Tags="&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T12:21:24.907" Score="3" ViewCount="463" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched just the anime, and even if he didn't know about specific hands, he leaves the chance to gather the bonus tiles and improve his hand, as Nangou remarked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something here? Being the genius that he is, should he not have played better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32918" LastActivityDate="2018-04-03T01:54:52.947" Title="Why did Akagi leave the opportunity to have a better hand in his first game?" Tags="&lt;akagi&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T12:48:55.843" Score="-3" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a level three Squirtle blast a hole through your chest with water gun attack. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the actual capabilities of a level three water gun attack. Could they really kill people. Should people be concerned for their lives if threatened by a level three Squirle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32919" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T14:09:52.287" Title="Level 3 squirtle water gun attack" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40719" CreationDate="2017-06-05T12:54:12.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No he was just bored by the lack of competition. Sometimes you need to understand that true genius needs to be really challenged. Akagi was probably not even considering the clear implications that this was going to have on his future as he was likely more concerned with how Nangou's remarks from before right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32919" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T12:54:12.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40720" CreationDate="2017-06-05T13:34:40.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer: From what I recall from the anime, several strong Pokémon have to use Water Gun to force a steel plate from a wall, so I can't imagine one weak Squirtle punching a hole through your chest with a Water Gun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, there is no way a Squirtle is even able to use Water Gun at level 3 except in gen I. Water Gun is not learned until levels 13 or 7 (depending on the generation), does not pass down through breeding and Squirtles do not learn it through TM's except in gen I. &lt;a href=&quot;http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Squirtle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)/Generation_I_learnset#By_leveling_up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;, you can check all gens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32921" LastEditorUserId="32920" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T14:09:52.287" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T14:09:52.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T14:07:55.557" Score="10" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the &amp;quot;Seven Years&amp;quot; arc in &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, the Celestial Spirits throw a party for Lucy and her friends, and when they leave, they discover that 1 day in the spirit world equals to 3 months in the real world. If that is so, then 1 and a half hours in the real world equals 1 minute in the Celestial world, so how do Celestial Spirits have time to recover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in the &amp;quot;Seven Years&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;S-Class&amp;quot; arc, Lucy summoned Taurus to fight the voodoo doll guy and he gets annihilated, but then she summons him to fight Hades/Precht and he was fine. By my calculation, he had maybe 1 or 2 minutes to recover before he was back in the fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side note: this also means that Loke was banished for a whole whopping 12 days&#xA;and everyone on Tenrou was frozen in time for 28 days in the spirit world time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-10-09T03:24:49.017" LastActivityDate="2020-10-09T03:24:49.017" Title="How do Celestial spirits have any time to recover while in the spirit world?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18566" CreationDate="2017-06-05T14:41:12.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that it's because Minato has better chakra control than naruto if you look at the pics the first version(nine tails chakra mode) he looks like he's having trouble controlling the chakra whereas in the second (tailed beast mode) one its not a problem I would assume this is because when he's in nine tails chakra mode he had to take the chakra by force from the nine tails (episode 245)and in Tailed Beast Mode they are acting more as a team (episode 500). While he might have trouble since it's commonly known that Naruto's chakra control is not too great Minato became the 4th Hokage so I would assume he has good control since I doubt he had tons of chakra he could just throw around like Naruto can so he could probably refine his without teaming up with the nine tails.  Its been a while since I watched Naruto though so this might not be totally accurate but as far as I can remember this would explain the difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="30104" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T14:00:17.190" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T14:00:17.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40554" CreationDate="2017-06-05T14:59:04.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yellow pages is a symptom of sun damage, more or less what happens when you leave something exposed to the sun for prolonged periods of time.  A good example of this is if you ever go to a comic shop and they have posters in the window that are really faded, it's the minor amounts of radiation from the sun more or less bleaching those colors away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good way to combat and prevent this is to keep them in a bookshelf and keep them organized, and if there are windows in the room just don't leave the blinds open all day.  It wont 100% prevent this issue, as @Maroon pointed out certain papers will just do this overtime.  However speaking from my experience doing this is an easy and effective way to help prevent this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32868" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T14:59:04.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38895" CreationDate="2017-06-05T15:06:47.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would probably be the most normal thing to happen : Neji explains in episodes 60-62 that everyone is considered side branch except the first child of the main branch, and that there is only one Main Branch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, the only people the Main Branch could marry would be Side Branch people or people outside the clan, and it seems like they would usually marry inside the clan to ensure the Byakugan is passed down to the next Main Branch heir (however this may not be the case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I would assume that when a main Branch marries a side branch the one who was side branch would probably gain some stature but the one who was always main branch would still be the leader of the clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sources :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hyuga Clan Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Naruto episode 60-62.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T16:50:42.433" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T16:50:42.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-05T16:45:33.770" Score="5" ViewCount="2417" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gy8g9.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gy8g9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harem is genre in Anime and Manga involving a Male protagonist surrounded by girls who have feelings for him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harem is a popular genre in the anime/manga industry but what are the origins of how it become one of Anime and Mangas popular genres?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T09:42:47.350" Title="Whats the origin of Harem genre" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15235" CreationDate="2017-06-05T17:47:37.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe anyone can use any kind of magic. In episode 19 several people swap bodies and according to the Master they also &quot;switched magics&quot; if anyone could do all kinds of magic at any level then this wouldn't be a problem since they could just use their own magic no matter what body they were in. I also don't think that everyone has just one kind of magic that they can use because otherwise it would be really random for people to just find a master of that kind of magic to train them since there are so many different kinds of magic. For these reasons I believe that anyone who has potential for magic (according to the wiki only around 10% of people in the fairy tail world can use magic) starts out being able to use any or almost any kind of magic but then once they get more advanced in their kind of magic it physically changes them (like dragon slayers being able eat their element) which can prevent them from using other advanced magic that would also cause a physical change. Despite being able to use any kind of magic everyone has some kind of magic that they have an affinity for example in Fairy Tail Zero Warrod is trying to learn one kind of magic and Zeref tells him that this kind of magic doesn't suit him and that the nature/support magic he try's afterword matches the color of his soul and learns it quickly. This special affinity is probably hereditary considering how many relatives use the same kind of magic as each other(Lucy and her mom, the Strauss siblings, Gray and his dad, Ur and Ultear) but this isn't specified so it could just be that they just wanted to use the same thing as each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="30104" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T22:04:37.277" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T22:04:37.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40710" CreationDate="2017-06-05T18:29:30.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this we have to first look at the regions. We have the North, South, East and West Blue. The Grand Line, and after that the New World. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The navy has coverage in all of these areas to some extent but they can't be everywhere. Their army is not infinite nor is the bulk of the issue caused by pirates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you recall in the Sabody island arc (right after fishman island) not only was there a more heavy appearance of the navy but there also were way stronger members who were in the area. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Because in the new world there is a higher priority due to several things (the tenryubito, the 4 yonkou, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturally there need to be marines all over but they can't just set up a tent in one place. They need to be dispersed, but in a way where they have the bulk of their force where they need it most. Which is why the grand line is essentially uncamped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, recall that it takes great skill to even cross the red-line most ships either crash into the mountain side or get devoured by sea kings either immediately before or immediately after crossing. I imagine the risk vastly outweighs the reward&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T18:29:30.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40700" CreationDate="2017-06-05T18:38:37.110" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a logic puzzle which kind of pays homage to the smart-villain trope. (Death note, Code Geass, Future Diary, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put things simply think of the analogy &quot;two wrongs don't make a right&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, if you do something wrong, doing something wrong in return doesn't make it ok. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, her power takes a similar approach but to an extreme measure. If she can generate a lie and get a person to reject an obvious lie, then it generates truth. How? Because False + False = True. How? Because that's just how her power works - it's a play on boolean logic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's impressive but can be equally powerless, because if you don't reply to her statements it has no power. It requires a person to hear what she says and believe the opposite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if she says &quot;It will rain and you will die in a tornado&quot; And I say &quot;No way&quot;. What happens? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T03:13:40.063" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T03:13:40.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40710" CreationDate="2017-06-05T19:54:17.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Primary reason is &lt;strong&gt;because not all pirates are from the 4 Seas&lt;/strong&gt;. Many pirates are hail from the Grandline themselves. If they are weak they leave Grandline and make themselves home in other parts of the ocean. A good Example is Arlong who left Grandline to conquer East Blue or Lola who escaped from &quot;New World&quot; into &quot;paradise&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Navy also takes into consideration a variety of factors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pirates eliminate each other&lt;/strong&gt;. Luffy didn't fight marines initially except Captain Morgan and then Smoker. He however eliminated other heavyweights of East Blue. Saved Marine the trouble. Thus stopping new pirates from entering the Grand Line may be proved counterproductive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shichibukai&lt;/strong&gt;. The warlord system has worked well for the World Government. Pirates entering the Grandline are young and immature but only the strongest survive to reach the Redline. Thus The establishment of Marine Triangle near Sabaody Archipelago. They can stop the pirates their as well&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marines True Purpose&lt;/strong&gt;. The true purpose of Marines isn't controlling the pirates. The pirates are dangerous because they are after the &quot;truth&quot;. It is heavily foreshadowed that One Piece would reveal the details of Void Century and how World Government was formed. Hence the best of these are near the New World&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tenryubitto&lt;/strong&gt;. The protection of &quot;Gods&quot; is also a much more important task. Hence we see Marine captains are of all types some of which routinely oppress citizens, are corrupt and don't care for the average people. Hence, the rise of Piracy and Banditry&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation however is not completely like that. The marine implements what you've tried to ask. Try to think of the reason why Smoker was deployed at Logue Town. It was because being the last island before entering the grand line pirates would flock there to resupply before entering the grand line. We also see how he captures numerous pirates before they even enter grand line. A Logia powered captain can easily capture pirates worth 100 Million I believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T00:07:34.240" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T00:07:34.240" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40733" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40739" CreationDate="2017-06-05T20:48:58.747" Score="0" ViewCount="2165" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Eight Trigram justu is a taijustu that uses the Gentle Fist style, which is passed down in main branch of the Hyūga clan. In both the original and Shippuden, Neji uses this ability multiple times through the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, we have seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sixteen_Palms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16 Palms&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Thrity-Two_Palms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;32 Palms&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sixty-Four_Palms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;64 Palms&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_One_Hundred_Twenty-Eight_Palms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;128 Palm&lt;/a&gt; (which is only seen during Neji's fight with Kidomaru.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that pattern, the amount of attacks are doubled for each variation. Is Eight Trigram justu limited to 128 attacks? If not, what is the highest number attacks it can go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T17:28:00.503" Title="How many attacks can the Eight Trigram justu go up to?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29130" CreationDate="2017-06-05T21:10:52.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that the show wouldn't end without Natsu finding out that he is not only E.N.D, but that he is Zeref's Brother who passed away 400 years ago when they were only little kids. One person that should be included (if the show digs deeper into Natsu's background,) is Larcade Dragneel. I'm not really sure what his connection is with Natsu, although it would be a nice addition to the show and it would keep things interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32930" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T21:10:52.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40738" CreationDate="2017-06-05T23:57:22.270" Score="5" ViewCount="17192" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the episodes involving the movie, 10-11 iirc, just before the ending credits there is the subtitled text &quot;Why didn't she ask EBA?&quot; which I don't understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This wast touched on at this &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130806114319AAUOitO&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo Answers link&lt;/a&gt; but did not help my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a joke from the translator? If so, what does it refer to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25814" LastActivityDate="2020-10-23T12:57:06.680" Title="What does &quot;Why didn't she ask EBA&quot; mean in Hyouka?" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40736" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40747" CreationDate="2017-06-06T00:17:15.730" Score="0" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the fruits in one piece have a limit based on the user vs victim strength? Could someone like Sugar just sneak up on Big Mom or Kaido and turn them into a toy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32912" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T12:45:32.900" Title="Hobi-Hobi no mi on Yonka" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-06T00:27:40.963" Score="2" ViewCount="15894" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime at least twice but I don't understand. I know Dragon saved Luffy from Smoker but did he save Luffy at the execution stand? Bartholomew said he was stunned when he saw the lightning save Luffy. That makes me think it was Luffy's unexplainable luck, like when Fujitora rolled the dice to pursue Luffy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32912" LastActivityDate="2020-05-07T02:37:34.130" Title="Did Dragon cause the lightning at Lougetown" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40735" CreationDate="2017-06-06T02:42:12.720" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each of the &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt; novels has a Japanese title and an English sub-title (the English sub-titles are present in the Japanese novels - they are not the work of a translator). At the end of each episode of the anime, the sub-title of the novel that the episode was adapted from is displayed; for the movie arc, that's &quot;Why didn't she ask EBA?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English sub-titles are mostly references to mystery novels and at the same time thematically relevant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first novel, &quot;the niece of time&quot;, is a reference to Josephine Tey's &lt;em&gt;The Daughter of Time&lt;/em&gt;. The arc is about Sekitani Jun, whose niece is Chitanda.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second novel, &quot;Why didn't she ask EBA?&quot;, is a reference to Agatha Christie's &lt;em&gt;Why Didn't They Ask Evans?&lt;/em&gt;. Indeed, the whole affair would've been resolved quickly if Irisu had had just asked Eba how the film was supposed to end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fourth novel, &quot;Little birds can remember&quot;, is a reference to Christie's &lt;em&gt;Elephants Can Remember&lt;/em&gt;. The thematic relevance of this one is unclear to me.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fifth novel (not animated), &quot;It walks by past&quot;, is a reference to John Dickson Carr's &lt;em&gt;It Walks By Night&lt;/em&gt;. I haven't gotten around to reading this volume yet, so I don't know what thematic relevance exists, if any.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T02:42:12.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40733" CreationDate="2017-06-06T02:52:26.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It wasn't stated that there  was a limit to the amount of attacks he could do but remember that jutsu is used to close off the chakra flow and 128 palm is enough to do that, anymore than that might &#xA;* not have any effects&#xA;or&#xA;*the person might died &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31555" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T02:52:26.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40740" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-06T03:09:04.580" Score="-1" ViewCount="663" Body="&lt;p&gt;He got hit by a double meat tank and tanked tailed beast ball easily. And he's able to block sage mode taijutsu. But how did he get killed by a stupid rasengan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32933" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T07:16:14.050" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T07:16:14.050" Title="How did deva path pain get killed by a rasengan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40700" CreationDate="2017-06-06T03:12:18.537" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/40731/&quot;&gt;@kaz's answer&lt;/a&gt; sounds pretty much right to me; I just want to explicitly illustrate how her ability has worked in the cases we've seen so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Episode 6, first time&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magane writes in the book that the shopkeeper will be attacked by Hounds of Tindalos. This is a lie: Magane does not have the intrinsic ability to summon Cthulhuian monstrosities. Magane asks the shopkeeper whether he thinks that it's a lie; the shopkeeper replies that it obviously is a lie. Since the shopkeeper disbelieved her lie, her lie becomes truth, and so Hounds of Tindalos magically appear to devour the shopkeeper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Episode 6, second time&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magane tells Aliceteria that her lance will end up piercing herself instead of Magane. This is a lie: Magane presumably does not have the ability to redirect weaponry. Aliceteria describes this statement as &quot;nonsense&quot;. Since Aliceteria disbelieved her lie, her lie becomes truth. Had Selesia's arrival not prevented Aliceteria from making contact, she likely would've been magically run through by her own lance, given that Magane said her &quot;a lie about a lie&quot;line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's unclear to me whether Magane actually needs to utter the &quot;a lie about a lie&quot; line for her ability to trigger or not. It might be just for show.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Episode 9&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magane tells Mirokuji that his attacks are &quot;nothing&quot; to her. This is a lie: if Mirokuji were to land a hit on her, she would likely be in bad shape. Mirokuji calls her on her bluff (&quot;I've never met anyone who was fine after getting hit with this&quot;). Since Mirokuji disbelieved her lie, her lie becomes truth, and so Magane is now magically immune to Mirokuji's attacks, or at least his attacks with &quot;this&quot; (i.e. his sword).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T03:12:18.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6799" CreationDate="2017-06-06T10:28:43.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me express my theory as well then... Western cultures usually connect a crow with bad, evil and unlucky phenomena. However, among Ainu, indigenous tribes of Japanese islands, crow is a bird which sacrificed itself so that evil could not destroy the Sun, and with it the whole world. I believe that Kishimoto used this concept when he chose a crow as a symbol for Itachi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32942" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T10:28:43.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40719" CreationDate="2017-06-06T11:26:17.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never really mentioned as to why, so this is mostly speculation. It is very possible Akagi knew or had a gut feeling that the police were closing in, and took the opportunity to use the police to cheat. He might also still have been in a &quot;wait and see&quot; mode, sacrificing a victory in return for the opportunity analyzing the playstyles/patterns of the other players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for his genius part, he is the type of genius that cannot be comprehended. He does not play &quot;calculated&quot; or &quot;digital&quot; mahjong, but knows how to play his opponents, read the flow of the game, and take hold of pure chance, as you will see later in the series. Also, the narration mentioned how &quot;normal&quot; his initial play was, compared to his genius plays in the future, so you can think of it as him only starting to warm up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, let me explain mahjong a little more. Those tiles aren't &quot;bonus&quot; tiles, just plain dragon tiles. While it is an easy way to get a yaku, stealing a tile also has its demerits, such as the inability to call Reach, reducing the worth of your hand, exposing part of your hand and being marked by the other players. Nangou's tendency to go with the easiest hand illustrates that he is a run-of-the-mill mahjong player, in contrast to Akagi, who has some sort of game plan going in his mind that normal people could never imagine. Perhaps Akagi had a feeling that stealing a tile would not lead to victory. I do think that most normal players would've stolen that first chun (including me), which means we could never be Akagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T11:26:17.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40736" CreationDate="2017-06-06T17:31:07.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably. No one besides Oda knows but it is likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are limits to be abilities of some devil fruit powers: &#xA;Bartholomew can only make a barrier of a certain size; Buggy can't levetate his feet; Even Luffy can only stretch 72 Gomu Gomu's before he starts bleeding and risk ripping according to Oda. (Of course that is due to the first SBS. These, while canon, are more humorous than anything.  Gomu Gomu's is not a specific unit of measure.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are, however, no shown limits (so far) to Sugar's ability related to the size or power of the victim.&lt;/strong&gt;  Sugar used her power on many strong opponents with ease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a running theme in One Piece of weak people being surprising strong in the right battle. Ussop beat Sugar and Perona when either could probably beat Luffy. Mr. 3 was indispesible in beating Magellan and rescueing Ace. Buggy held is own (sort of) against Mihawk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugar, or someone similar, being able to turn a Yonko into a toy is not impossible based on how powers work and would fit well into the themes of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, a theme of baddies looking beatable and then suddenly becoming far more intimidating. If Sugar touches a Yonko, expect something insane like Blackbeard countering the fruit with a hitherto unknown ability, a small toy Shanks defeating Sugar and her mooks itself, or a toy Big Mom/Kaido being even more baddass and imposing than the real thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T12:45:32.900" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T12:45:32.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40740" CreationDate="2017-06-06T17:46:29.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading the wikis of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nagato&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chibaku_Tensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chibaku Tensei Justu&lt;/a&gt;  (&lt;em&gt;Planetary Devastation&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;and while this is mere speculation&lt;/strong&gt;, Deva Path &lt;em&gt;couldn't&lt;/em&gt; survive the Rasengan because of the prior events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Naruto was in his tailed beast form, Pain was retreating in order to perform the Chibaku Tensei Justu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To perform this technique through one of his Six Paths of Pain, Nagato needed to bring his Deva Path in close proximity to his body so that he could channel his chakra to it more effectively&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Deva Path was retreating, Nagato focused his strength and charka into Deva Path in order to survive the barrage of attacks received by Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the aftermath, the draw back to the Chibaku Tensei Justu was that it caused severe stress to Nagato&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At low chakra levels, it placed a massive strain on his body which caused him to bleed from the mouth and nose&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the massive stress Nagato took, while Deva Path could still use his attractive and repulsive abilities, Nagato was not able exert enough charka in order for Deva Path to survive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T17:46:29.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40737" CreationDate="2017-06-06T18:12:58.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer cannonically, no he did not. As far as we know Dragon was not involved in that scenario and the reason why he survived is because of his incredibly high luck. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer speculatingly, There is some suspicion that this luck stems from the fact that he carries the &quot;Will of D&quot; whereas he must be an integral person to change the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth is however, given that he series is still in production (and probably will be for some time). We do not have enough data to say true or false. We can only form opinions off of what we do know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T18:12:58.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38430" CreationDate="2017-06-06T19:02:47.043" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gamers is a hobby shop specializing in anime, manga, games and their related merchandises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l38Yal.png&quot; alt=&quot;Akihabara GAMERS&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;AKIHABARA GAMERS - Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Akiba_games4.jpg#/media/File:Akiba_games4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, Gamers has appeared many times on &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; anime. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NineColors.com (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, a site that lists real-life places used in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/003_anim1/1_03_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 1, Episode 3&lt;/a&gt; (different font/logo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NHrkLl.png&quot; alt=&quot;LL-Gamers old&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxhKll.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gamers 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/003_anim1/1_06_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 1, Episode 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/003_anim1/1_09_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 1, Episode 9&lt;/a&gt; (the first episode with proper font/logo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AOT8Xl.png&quot; alt=&quot;LL-Gamers new&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VSoJul.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gamers 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/003_anim1/1_13_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 1, Episode 13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/004_anim2/2_01_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2, Episode 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/004_anim2/2_03_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2, Episode 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nine-colors.com/004_anim2/2_13_anim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2, Episode 13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When comparing to other shops, only Gamers have its original name shown with proper logo while others were changed. This gives a big hint that it's a product placement deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Gamers itself has done some tie-ups/collaborations with &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; series itself. Some examples are bonus merchandise for &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; products (anime Blu-Ray, CD singles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://aniota-alvarado.hatenablog.com/entry/2016/10/03/081634&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;オタクの戯言's HatenaBlog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, there's also a special booth for &quot;μ's Final Love Live!&quot;, displaying the outfit used on &quot;SUNNY DAY SONG&quot; performance and other things like visitors' comment, merchandises, all released singles and albums, and posters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wy604l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;booth in front of the shop&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U4eopl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;BD/DVD racks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love Live! Sunshine!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, there's Gamers Museum, displaying a comment board (separated into text only/with picture), Aquors scene in the anime, introduction to their songs, and casts' signature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mWG9Wl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Love Live! Sunshine!! Museum at Gamers&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n3EFhl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;comment board with picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least are &lt;em&gt;Love Live! Sunshine!!&lt;/em&gt; special pages on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gamers.co.jp/special/55597/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamers (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gamers-onlineshop.jp/corner/cc/lovelive_sunshine/cd/96/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamers onlineshop (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T19:02:47.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39777" CreationDate="2017-06-06T21:28:31.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku is not an engineer, he does not aim to optimize his lifestyle nor does he plan  that far ahead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he started doing that he wouldn't be the Goku we know of he simply wouldn't be the character we know and love. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lots of things he could have done that would have been smart in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, GT and now super but he is who he is because he doesn't do those things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T21:28:31.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40728" CreationDate="2017-06-07T00:34:25.780" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first anime or manga to have all the elements of the harem genre is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki&lt;/a&gt; (OVA anime: 1992). It has multiple female characters pursuing the same male lead, a constant presence in his life, in this case living with him in the same house. Like most examples of this genre the main character acquired his harem accidentally and doesn't actually want all these women pursuing him. Also like many examples of the genre the female characters are very extraordinary, far from ordinary Japanese girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the origins of the genre in other manga and anime series that had many of the same tropes but never put them all together. For example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_Goddess!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oh My Goddess!&lt;/a&gt; (manga: 1988, OVA anime: 1993) has three goddesses living in the same house with the main character, although only one is interested him romantically. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ranma 1/2&lt;/a&gt; (manga: 1987, TV anime: 1989) has a main character with a number of different suitors over the course of the long series, both female and male, but they don't form a harem as most of these characters only make occasional appearances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A likely influence of harem genre is the reverse harem genre.  While you'd think from its name the reverse harem genre came later, the trope of a woman with many suitors is probably old as storytelling. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitors_of_Penelope&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;suitors of Penelope&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Odyssey&lt;/a&gt; (ca. 700 BC) were 108 men who pursued Penelope, the wife of the presumed dead Odysseus, while all living together in his home. While the Odyssey probably wasn't a direct influence on the genre, shoujo romance series like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fushigi_Y%C3%BBgi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fushigi Yuugi&lt;/a&gt; (manga: 1992, TV anime: 1995) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanasakeru_Seish%C5%8Dnen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanasakeru Seishounen&lt;/a&gt; (manga: 1987, TV anime 2009) have pretty much all the elements you'd expect in the harem genre except with the male/female roles exchanged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible influence would be love triangles appearing various male oriented series like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Ikkoku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maison Ikkoku&lt;/a&gt; (manga: 1980, TV anime: 1986) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimagure_Orange_Road&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kimagure Orange Road&lt;/a&gt; (manga: 1984, TV anime: 1987). Yet another possible influence are dating sim and ren'ai visual novel games were the player can pursue one or more of a number different love interests. While the structure is different, when these games get turned into anime shows they're often become harem anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the harem genre is popular it's hard to say. The obvious answer is that it provides the stereotypical shy-with-women male otaku with a sort of escapism and wish fulfillment they can't get from other genres. However I don't think it would be as popular if it was just that. I think subverting the age old trope of a woman with many suitors is a big part. It provides a lot comedic potential in what in real life would seem absurd: a number of always attractive and usually exceptional women all openly pursing the same ordinary looking usually kind of awkward guy.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T00:34:25.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39590" CreationDate="2017-06-07T02:33:53.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that the 2nd season closed off with a good ending. My reasons for it is that Koutarou had the same relationship with the key by the complete end, but they all seemed to be back to how they normally were, school clothes and all the other things. I don't know why but I got the feeling they gasped not just because the two kissed, but because they knew the two of them so it was even more of a surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bad ending in my eyes would have kept him dressed in his butler suit and not have the scene where they look to be casually chatting while walking on the path of light on their way to the moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32952" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:39:37.600" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:39:37.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-07T03:32:08.567" Score="3" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I just finished watching &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/3229/Kimi_ga_Aruji_de_Shitsuji_ga_Ore_de&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kima ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de&lt;/a&gt;. I watched this because it said &quot;&lt;em&gt;Alternate Setting: &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/10213/Maji_de_Watashi_ni_Koi_Shinasai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majikoi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a good anime and all, but, my question is how do these anime relate? All I've managed to find is that they were developed and published by Minato Soft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31654" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T06:33:02.160" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T06:33:02.160" Title="Is &quot;Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de&quot; based on an alternative setting of &quot;Majikoi&quot;?" Tags="&lt;majikoi&gt;&lt;kimiaru&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18379" CreationDate="2017-06-07T04:59:57.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the most likely idea is naruto needs sasuke's eyes because naruto doesn't have any chakra coils in his eyes like a person with a doujutsu does which would mean that naruto would need indra's eyes meaning taking sasuke's sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32954" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T04:59:57.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40130" CreationDate="2017-06-07T06:39:17.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As cool as it sounds, I find it highly improbable. Someone might have gotten the idea at the start of the production, but simple thought about it makes it extremely difficult to pull off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major hurdle is licensing. Getting licenses to all the shows and characters would be massive undertaking and would take massive amounts of time, effort and money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next is getting authors of other works agree to have someone else write official story with their own characters. I'm sure most authors would not be fine having their own characters being written by someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a problem of fitting the characters into the story. Many popular characters have clearly defined personality and fitting that personality into the story might not be easy. And while many characters are clearly influenced or based on other fictional characters, there are none who would fit into the story exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is fan perception. If characters from existing stories would be used, it would change canon as seen by fans. And it is not something authors of the originals might want. And it might take some twisting of the character's personalities to fit them into the story, resulting in outrage of fans at clearly out-of-character depiction of their favorites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, I don't think this was ever a worthy idea during production of Re:Creators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T06:39:17.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-07T06:47:01.637" Score="4" ViewCount="847" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the show Re:Creators, fictional characters start roaming &quot;real world&quot;. Those fictional characters where created for the show, but are often reminiscent of characters from other fictional works in reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What characters or combination of would be closest to the fictional characters in Re:Creators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T17:42:03.123" Title="What characters are &quot;fictional characters&quot; in Re:Creators based on" Tags="&lt;re-creators&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-07-04T19:17:37.557" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40492" CreationDate="2017-06-07T07:10:07.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer contains spoilers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kale and Caulifla transforming proves that there can now be female super saiyans from either universes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Pan - less than one year old, breaks a robot/machine, flies through the stratosphere and carries 3 little people while flying. My deduction about pan's power:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; * My first thought is comparing her to goten/trunks, as they were able to transform into super saiyans at an early age which could be due to goku + vegeta having higher power levels at that time(just assuming that since it's shown that goku was weaker when he was young - again this could be linked to his father being weak), therefore it could possibly be assumed that she will benefit from this as well since gohan would actually have been the strongest at the time of conception(this is backed up by pans feat of flying and her strength for a baby).&lt;br&gt;&#xA; * My second would be how gohan had so much potential, even surpassed vegata and goku in the past(in the cell and majin boo sagas), constantly getting strong due to his emotions(his potential drawn out through anger as well as his 'Mystic' or 'Ultimate' form), and that may have also passed down to her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; * My third is how she's always there watching the fighting as a baby, maybe learning from it(with flying maybe she tried to imitate someone).&lt;br&gt;&#xA; * And my last would be the whole beerus situation - pan was exposed to all of that power, whilst not even being born yet(while she was still developing in the womb - it could have affected her own powers).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; So, with this all said i think there is a strong possibility that she could become super saiyan when she grows up. She is still a baby so this is heavily theory-based, so it is not definate and with that said,it is also not solid evidence however, it does make her becoming super saiyan seem more realisic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32957" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T07:22:26.230" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T07:22:26.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-06-07T15:09:18.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is most likely &quot;Ciel's&quot; twin. In the latest chapter, after Agni dies, Soma punches &quot;Ciel&quot;. This is not the only evidence, but this most likely proves the Double Ciel Theory is in fact true. I had this idea about how Sebastian addresses &quot;Ciel&quot;. I think he had never called &quot;Ciel&quot; Ciel because if he called him that, he would be lying. Or, it could just be a sign of respect but.....Anyway, I really love this series and I wonder what will happen in the following chapters.&#xA;                                                   -Screwaloistrancy:) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32961" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T15:09:18.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-07T16:13:18.880" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Grand Magic Games was said to be around for years, but they don't seem to have any referees. They don't have anyone who's able to sense that someone from the crowd got rid of Lucy's spell and, that was a huge one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's to stop a guild from having a bunch of people uses support magic on one of their wizards while they're in battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:05:06.670" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T02:49:13.977" Title="Does the Grand Magic Games have referees?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29372" CreationDate="2017-06-07T18:46:09.077" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;For people watching via an online stream or disk, this made a little less sense as it pauses and then unpauses and it may be a little difficult to understand what happened. However, for viewers watching the broadcast on television it made more sense because this screen was placed just before and after the commercial break. It's merely the art used to transition to commercial. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T18:46:09.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-07T23:26:15.550" Score="2" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In dragon ball super, the super shenron can grant any wish with no limitation and much more powerful than reguler shenron. But, I wonder if he can grant wish if for example someone want to be more powerful than zeno, or any other too big wish. What do you think?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32967" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T00:32:24.983" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T00:32:24.983" Title="Would Super Dragon Ball grant these wish?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43851" CreationDate="2017-06-07T23:27:46.383" Score="12" ViewCount="4403" Body="&lt;p&gt;The spirits that work for &lt;a href=&quot;http://spiritedaway.wikia.com/wiki/Yubaba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yubaba&lt;/a&gt; in the bath house seem to be to varying  degrees, froglike.  Some seem to be fully frogish, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://spiritedaway.wikia.com/wiki/Aogaeru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aogaeru&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8hwx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8hwx.png&quot; alt=&quot;Aogaeru&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While others are mostly human like &lt;a href=&quot;http://studio-ghibli.wikia.com/wiki/Lin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lin&lt;/a&gt;, and still others seem to be mixes of human and frog.  When Lin is told that she and Sen will be working on the big tub, Lin replies &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=sen-to-chihiro-no-kamikakushi-spirited-away&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;that's Frog work&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AFDPC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AFDPC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kind of frogish&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason given in Spirited Away or Japanese mythology that explains the frog-like spirits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4837" LastEditorUserId="4837" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T15:08:14.333" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T15:08:14.333" Title="Why are Yubaba's spirit employees froglike?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40768" CreationDate="2017-06-08T00:23:43.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Balls can't grant wishes that are more powerful than their creators (Link about Shenron and Porunga stating this but it applies to all Dragon Ball dragons)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ultradragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Shenron&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ultradragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Shenron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ultradragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Porunga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ultradragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Porunga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Dragon Ball Super it is stated than nobody is more poweful than Zeno, so no, he couldnt grant a wish to be more powerful than Zeno&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Zen-Oh is the most powerful character in the entire Dragon Ball franchise&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zen-Oh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zen-Oh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T00:23:43.887" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-08T03:14:58.267" Score="1" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the first chapter until &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Killi restores the network interface gene&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how long did it take? Years? Decades? Millenia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="2808" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T11:38:24.907" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T12:56:33.000" Title="How long did Killi's journey through &quot;The City&quot; took?" Tags="&lt;blame&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-08T03:56:59.523" Score="3" ViewCount="1484" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fifth mizukage and the sixth hokage doesn't look old at all. And I don't believe that Ōnoki had died. Why are the kages all different? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32937" LastEditorUserId="1527" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T07:13:51.370" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T07:53:52.913" Title="Why did most kages change in the Boruto movie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30582" CreationDate="2017-06-08T04:41:50.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can watch the anime without first reading the LN, but there is a lot more stuff after the anime ends. There's not much difference during the anime other than slight changes and some of the jokes in the anime are improvised by the voice actors. The LN and manga go further about the lore and characters more though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32972" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-09-06T07:58:13.873" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T07:58:13.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34292" CreationDate="2017-06-08T05:49:39.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E6%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;The school is escalator school in anime version only.&#xA;Dekomori is anime only character that problem is not exist LN version.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Club system in escalator school is depends on the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some schools have totally separate clubs.&#xA;Some schools have shared one club between junior high and high.&#xA;Some other school have joint club for cultural club and separate club for sports related club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to add some reference about clubs in escalator school. (sorry links are in Japanese.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From answer of &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1475834509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;(Does escalator school have shared club?), most school share the club between junior high and high. (The answer said they also have shared &quot;seitokai&quot; Student council)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Son of &lt;a href=&quot;http://e-shoshin.com/?p=2578&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog&lt;/a&gt; author &quot;graduated&quot; baseball club in junior high, and joined high school club next day. so in this case clubs are separated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://logosdivinityguildworks.org/sub07/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; said one of good thing of escalator school is share the club. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="3557" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T06:15:11.677" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T06:15:11.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40773" CreationDate="2017-06-08T07:45:57.403" Score="8" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Why did most kages change in the Boruto movie?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because they felt it's time to get retirement and they also found there replacement. Hiruzen also got retired when he found his replacement in Minato and become Hokage again when he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsuchikage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ōnoki always complain about his back pain and after the tiring Fourth Shinobi World War it seems like a proper time to get retirement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hokage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto have a dream to become Hokage from start and Kakashi might have noticed the change in Naruto to be worthy of it so he retired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kazekage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gaara is quite young and capable and still being Kazekage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mizukage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mei Terumī always complained about having scarcity of good man in her life and Chōjūrō being the last of &lt;em&gt;Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist&lt;/em&gt; have proved his worth in Fourth Shinobi World War. So Mei might have retired to concentrate on her personal life and also found a good replacement for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Raikage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth Raikage (A) was ofcourse old enough and he even lost a hand just before Fourth Shinobi World War, seems like a proper time for retirement. And Darui proved his worth in Fourth Shinobi World War too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So mostly it seems Kage just gave there seats too younger generation who proved there worth in Fourth Shinobi World War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T07:53:52.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40728" CreationDate="2017-06-08T09:42:47.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing I want to pick up is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The tale of genji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original novel was published on 1008.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The manga version&lt;/a&gt; was published on 1980.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genji_Monogatari_Sennenki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The anime version&lt;/a&gt; was aired on 2009 in noitaminA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T09:42:47.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32225" CreationDate="2017-06-08T09:55:01.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the manga version of &lt;em&gt;Shin-chan&lt;/em&gt; was published, he always ate Koala's March, not Chocobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the anime version is adapted, there is a trademark and sponsor problem. If Shin-chan eats Koala's March and the CM shows for a different snack, it will become a huge problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the anime director creates a new snack with non-existence name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the anime aired, the manga version also changed the snack to Chocobi too.&#xA;Snack for Shin-chan in the manga is different between first few volumes and later episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kind of problem is happening for many anime too. For example, in the manga version of Bakuman, they talk about Shonen Jump. But in the anime version, the name was changed to Shonen Jack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-08T11:00:31.840" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T11:00:31.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-08T11:31:14.410" Score="1" ViewCount="2172" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a few YouTube videos, there is a a girl called Retz. It's kind of obvious she has slit feelings for Gon, and so I was wondering, does Gon had feelings for Retz?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32978" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T12:39:47.877" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T21:30:49.803" Title="Does Gon Have Feelings For Retz?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40723" CreationDate="2017-06-08T12:19:22.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems like a very minor plot hole. I say plot hole because, as long a the author doesn't explain it, it's fair to assume that he didn't realize it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, any future explanation could be something like &quot;Since they are spirits in the spirit world, they regenerate very quickly any loss of health or stamina when they stay there. That kind of improvised explanation would efficiently retroactively fix everything and would no longer be a plot hole because it &quot;sounds obvious&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author might also already have this explanation (or another similar one), but is holding it until the time seems right, because most characters in fairy tail are very dumb for the sake of comedy, so they probably wouldn't think about such matters and nobody would be surprised they didn't. As for the few smart characters, they could think it is general knowledge and never bothered mentioning it yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32979" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T12:19:22.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-08T19:53:03.340" Score="0" ViewCount="393" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fairy Tail anime during the Grand Magic Games when Jenny fights Mirajane they decide to do a pose off and girls from all the guilds start posing. When they start posing in wedding dresses panther lily is with some tiny girl who is that? this is in episode 163 of the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T23:15:26.650" Title="Who's the girl Panther Lily's with in the wedding dress pose off?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40783" CreationDate="2017-06-08T21:22:54.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is the daughter of Bisca and Alzack, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Asuka_Connell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asuka Conell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One year after the disappearance of the Team Tenrou, Fairy Tail Mages Alzack Connell and Bisca Mulan married each other and their relationship blossomed, eventually resulting in the birth of Asuka (&amp;quot;A&amp;quot; came from Alzack and &amp;quot;-suka&amp;quot; from Bisuka, the Romaji version of her mother's name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find the image, but I am sure it was Asuka in a wedding dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T21:22:54.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40780" CreationDate="2017-06-08T21:29:17.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definitely has feelings, but not on the romantic level more so of a friend and how close can one get with a puppet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32985" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T21:29:17.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40780" CreationDate="2017-06-08T21:30:49.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nop. There is no evidence to support Gon has feelings for Retz. Killua is jealous of the fact that Gon and Retz hit it off as good friends that quickly. But later its revealed Retz is infact&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Just a Puppet!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikia entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Retz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Retz&lt;/a&gt; summarises it in the trivia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - It is hinted that she harbors feelings towards Gon. When Omokage cynically asks her whether she is in love with Gon or not, she remains silent. &lt;br&gt; - Given that she herself is a puppet, it is safe to say that instead of deceased, she simply ceased to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should watch the movie to know more. &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter:_Phantom_Rouge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HxH : Phantom Rouge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T21:30:49.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40823" CreationDate="2017-06-08T21:45:04.530" Score="1" ViewCount="20690" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the highly positive response to my last question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/40466/who-stole-my-candy/40764#40764&quot;&gt;Who stole my candy?&lt;/a&gt;, there seems to be a lot of speculation around this &quot;Twin Ciel&quot; theory or the idea of there being 2 Ciels. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with that in mind, I am posting a follow-up question to that to ask for the full explanation of the theory and what this means for the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone shed some light, links, etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T17:04:13.350" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T17:04:22.340" Title="What is the &quot;Twin Ciel&quot; theory?" Tags="&lt;black-butler&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-08T23:08:34.400" Score="1" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't get it. King Kai said he was no match against Nappa and Vegeta, but in Dragon Ball Super Goku is very eager to train with him despite King Kai having nothing else for him to learn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32986" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T19:48:19.043" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T17:13:18.387" Title="Why does Goku still train with King Kai?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40788" CreationDate="2017-06-09T00:45:05.353" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In King's Kai planet, he can train under 10 times gravity, plus King Kai can magically add weights of several tons to him like he did when he was training with him after being killed by Cell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z8tQ0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z8tQ0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;King Kai can also make big weight rings appear and many stuff like that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hfarJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hfarJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T17:13:18.387" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T17:13:18.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40717" CreationDate="2017-06-09T02:00:08.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems entirely feasible for them to have an unlimited supply of ki. Perhaps while in that transformation, their bodies rapidly generate more and more ki until it just overflows. That however isn't the same thing as having limitless power. Just because you have infinite MP, doesn't mean that you can deal a lot of damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, I'm not aware of the Daizenshuu mentioning it (nor any official source), but it is clear that the legendary super saiyan transformation is different than the normal transformation. Unlimited ki has appeared in Dragon Ball before too, Androids 17 &amp;amp; 18 were stated to have such an ability. Thus, given the precedence and the dialogue we've seen in regards to the form, I can say with absolute certainty that the answer is &quot;probably&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32969" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T02:00:08.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24077" CreationDate="2017-06-09T02:57:08.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure an in-universe answer is ever directly stated. If there is one, it would probably be in one of the Doctor Thunderland segments at the end of each volume. I only have volumes 14, 15, and 16 at present, but if I get the chance, I'll review the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I can think of a reason that the Gaichuu would be named after alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a depressant. This means it slows down your body and brain. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_drink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page for alcohol&lt;/a&gt; lists lethargy as a possible symptom for drinking alcohol. This is similar to a battle with a Gaichuu: A letter bee will fire off fragments of their heart to defeat it. The weariness they experience would be comparable to the effects depressants cause. They would both cause some loss of feeling and thinking. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wikipedia page for depressants&lt;/a&gt; lists one of the effects of depressants as being memory impairment, similar to how a bee could lose memories if they fire their shindan too much. Firing too many shindans and drinking too much alcohol can also both cause loss of consciousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, letter bees might have seen the similarity between battling gaichuu and battling alcohol and named the gaichuu accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to point out a relevant passage from Dr. Thunderland at the end of volume 16:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To be honest, in the last volume I prudently resolved to stop sulking about my continued failure to appear in this story. But before I knew it I found myself drowning my sorrow in booze from the stress of being prudent. I'd get up in the morning and have breakfast and beer. At noon it was lunch and draft beer. My afternoon snack was a tequila. With dinner I'd have wine and sake. After dinner I'd have shochu and a whiskey nightcap. After using the bathroom I did shots of alcohol hand sanitizer...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Incidentally, I lose my memory when I drink too much. I hypothesize that the drinking is causing my brain to shrink. I wonder if it's something like What-chamacallit for Algernon. But they do say, &quot;Ignorance is bliss.&quot; Still, my life has been a mess lately. I wonder why. Oh, right, because of the drinking... heh heh heh...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Dr. Thunderland specifically mentions the memory-loss properties of alcohol. And from an out of universe perspective, Dr. Thunderland's article conveys that the author has some kind of interest in alcoholic beverages and drunkenness (the references to different kinds of alcohol are particularly interesting). I admit it might be a little presumptuous for me to assume so since drunken characters are a common gag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T02:57:08.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7568" CreationDate="2017-06-09T08:45:23.207" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;i was thinking that the father of minato namikaze was tobirama senju because tobirama looks more badass than minato and he is the second hokage.sorry but this is my opinion.it is impossible for the first and third hokage to be minato's father because the first hokage is tsunade's father/grandfather and there is no further close bond between the third and fourth hokage.I don't know the relationship between tobirama and minato though.they don't talk much.I might assume that it is possible that tobirama could be minato's secret father.Why do the story named Naruto Uzumaki and not Naruto Namikaze?Its because that they wanted naruto to know that minato namikaze is naruto's secret father.This might be the same applied to minato.Maybe minato's mother is the namikaze and the father is the senju.Thirdly,the uzumaki is related to the senju.This might be a hint to the namikaze.if i am wrong,correct me.Otherwise,it could be possible.the wiki says that tobirama is naruto's great grandfather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32995" LastEditorUserId="32995" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T09:16:52.230" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T09:16:52.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2017-06-09T18:40:06.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all, Sinbad was a real Muslim explorer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pricess Dunya: Dunya is the Arabic word for &quot;worldliness&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Solomon and David are the main prophets in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jinn are found in the Islam's Qur'an&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even Satan is a jinn in the Qur'an&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some say the three wise men of the bible were three Muslim (magi) scholars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They all take a pilgrimage during their adventures&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A pillar and requirement in Islam if one can afford the trip&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33002" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:18:22.600" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:18:22.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-09T21:47:51.217" Score="2" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end of Kai season of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, there's a woman telling child Takano not to leave home. She has the same voice as Furude Rika. Is she Furude Rika?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXw5s.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXw5s.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she is, is she a time traveller of some sort?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6428" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T21:47:51.217" Title="Who is the person with purple hairs at the end of Kai season of Higurashi?" Tags="&lt;higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T20:51:20.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40804" CreationDate="2017-06-09T22:18:16.910" Score="1" ViewCount="90" Body="&lt;p&gt;If not can we make one here? It'd help a lot of people who ask &quot;What anime should I watch if I like this?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T03:56:36.697" Title="Is there a succinct list anywhere of all the general genres of anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36313" CreationDate="2017-06-10T01:53:56.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Root A&lt;/em&gt;, there's a scene where Hide walking down a street dying, but not yet dead as you can catch a glimpse of him smiling when Kaneki checking on him. Likely, Kaneki went to the CCG and gave up his life for Hide's medical treatment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33009" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T13:19:28.477" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T13:19:28.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40800" CreationDate="2017-06-10T02:48:21.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime-Planet have this really &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/tags?sort=num_likes&amp;amp;order=desc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nice list&lt;/a&gt;. The list contain all genre on their database. They have it on alphabetic order or number of likes order. If you want to find popular genre you can sort it by likes count. If you click on the genre you will find all anime with that genre. You can sort it by name or rating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T02:48:21.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40800" CreationDate="2017-06-10T03:56:36.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually go &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/search/genre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to find new anime to watch, the genres are not sort able but it has a lot of themes to select other than just genre and it helps a lot when you want to find something you like, it also has a button in every anime page to search based on that anime's information.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/search/genre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/search/genre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T03:56:36.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2017-06-10T11:06:25.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any type of water will affect a Devil Fruit users if they're submerged in it, including the cloud sea. But you need to be submerged in it for it to have an effect. So something like Luffy standing in waist-high water (like when he crashes in on Boa Hancock) isn't a problem. But if it gets higher than that, then it starts to effect them and drains their powers and keeps them from moving. And since you can't move, you can't swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as long as you're careful about it, you won't drown. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt; if they fall in and nobody's around to help you, then you're screwed unless you're a fishman like Mammoth Jack. Then, you'd be able to breathe underwater until eventually someone hopefully stumbled onto you and pulled you out. You still wouldn't be able to swim, but you at least won't drown if you're a fishman, so that's something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, it's a risk. Which is why Oda mentioned in an SBS that most Devil Fruit users just take showers since, unlike standing bodies of water, showers or rain don't affect Devil Fruit users and there's no chance of you drowning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TLDR: They won't drown unless they're at least submerged up to their chest and there's nobody around to pull them back out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33015" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T13:23:47.413" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T13:23:47.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40810" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40831" CreationDate="2017-06-10T13:22:31.540" Score="1" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters&lt;/strong&gt;, Gatchmon in the fourth episode, falls in love with (and totally an intentional product placement) what's dubbed as &quot;Gatchi Sweets&quot; or &quot;GatchiMonaka&quot;, which is wafer biscuit with bean fillings.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PP0Vy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PP0Vy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Gatchi Sweets/Gatchimonaka in the anime (left) and real-life (right)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frequently across episodes, we also see Rei, one of the protagonist characters frequently drinking small packets of a &quot;Choo Choo Energy&quot; drink of some sort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gq3LV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gq3LV.png&quot; alt=&quot;Rei gifting a large pack of his favourite energy drink to Dantemon in Episode 33&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What exact is that, and does it have a real-world equivalent; physical thing?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;... or is that drink totally and utterly fictional?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31160" LastEditorUserId="31160" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T07:19:34.053" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T07:19:34.053" Title="Does Rei's favourite drink exist in real life?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;digimon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-10T14:02:49.500" Score="6" ViewCount="8523" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, Revolver, Squall's gunblade, is a pure melee weapon, and not actually a gun. Apparently, squeezing the trigger just before the blade hits the target mid-swing amplifies the damage dealt by this weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's what I know, and please correct me if I am wrong:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It uses cartridges (most likely, without the bullet/projectile part) to do its damage-amplification thing.    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are my issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since making the cartridges explode is the key to the damage-amplification mechanism, does the explosion send vibrations to the blade, like star wars' vibro blades?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or does it use the raw explosion, like, making mini shockwaves to deal more damage?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either way, do you think there is a barrel (with only one hole, since the tip of the Revolver has no hole, like for bullets) inside for this vibration/shockwave to travel to the blade?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asuming that there exist a material elastic and strong enough to do this mechanism, do you think it would make sense scientifically?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you have some more ideas to share?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9j6mO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Squall&amp;#39;s Revolver&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13198" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T22:48:54.827" LastActivityDate="2020-03-24T20:29:49.063" Title="The science behind Squall's Gunblade, if there is any?" Tags="&lt;final-fantasy&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21470" CreationDate="2017-06-10T21:59:50.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to point out final episode proved that Incursio was overall stronger then Grand Chariot, being able to infinitely evolve. In the final episode all it took was one hit with the laser to stop Wave while Tatsumi got hit and kept going envolving his armour to compete with the most powerful Imperial Arms in Akame Ga Kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33023" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-10-14T12:17:18.550" LastActivityDate="2020-10-14T12:17:18.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42330" CreationDate="2017-06-11T01:32:53.847" Score="3" ViewCount="491" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm on Episode 5, but so far with the exception of one character, all the other named characters start with あ, like Aika, Akari, Alice, Ai, Allan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be done on purpose because the Undine who's training Aika in Himeya is named Akira when it could have been easier to give her a different name so as to not confuse her with Akari who Alicia trains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seems to not be limited to Undine or their customers because Akatsuki is a Salamander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it on purpose that all the characters are named starting with あ? If so, why? And why is the Sylph from Episode 4, Woody, the exception?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T08:57:06.573" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T08:57:06.573" Title="Why do so many character names start with あ" Tags="&lt;aria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-06-11T02:51:32.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory, The candy is the phantomhive ring, which the real ciel swallowed to protect it when they were abducted. Somewhere in the chapter where sebastian was cut up by grell's death scythe and the cinematic record was shown, in the background one speech bubble says &quot;should i be the one to take the ring out?&quot; So, it means that the 'candy' he was referring to was the ring in which the current ciel took in his tummy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33027" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T02:51:32.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38426" CreationDate="2017-06-11T06:46:52.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinbe didn't lose anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, he went through the game, but Charlotte's fruit can't activate on people who don't fear her. Jinbe never feared her and so she couldn't take anything away from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33029" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T14:13:59.973" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:13:59.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29241" CreationDate="2017-06-11T09:22:49.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is one of the eggs he and Amber made together earlier in the episode.  He pulled it out of his pocket after she rewound time to save his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Amber put the egg in his pocket.  That's why he stopped and stared at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1421" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T09:22:49.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40787" CreationDate="2017-06-11T10:17:38.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So the twin Ciel theory has been floating around the fandom for a few years but has recently gained much more evidence in the last few chapters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theofficialdoublecieltheorist.blogspot.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Double-Ciel Theory: A Kuroshitsuji Mystery&quot; on Blogspot&lt;/a&gt; is the most in-depth explanation I could find, though it doesn't contain any recent evidence. To sum up the theory, some believe that Ciel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is not the actual Ciel Phantomhive, but the younger more sickly twin of the real Ciel who was sacrificed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the evidenced in that blog post, the most recent chapters show&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Agni looking at pictures of Ciel's family and saying &quot;It can't be,&quot; then running off to protect Soma. He finds Soma with a gun at his head, and the person fires but misses and shoots Soma's hand. Soma then says &quot;Why?&quot; Now flash forward and &quot;twin&quot; Ciel and Sebastian come home to find the scene before them. Soma sees &quot;twin&quot; Ciel and hits him. Ciel also sees a bit of the picture Agni was looking at and says &quot;it can't be,&quot; and then asks Sebastian &quot;you wouldn't lie to me would you?&quot; Which brings up the fact that Sebastian has never called &quot;twin&quot; Ciel, &quot;Ciel&quot;; only &quot;young master&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are by far the most compelling evidence so far the author has pushed towards supporting the twin theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14624" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T17:04:19.090" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T17:04:19.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40826" CreationDate="2017-06-11T12:53:54.617" Score="0" ViewCount="1007" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ost were on Eren's speech during the trial scene when he called them cowards and defended Mikasa. Some said it's &quot; Call your name&quot; but i would have the link of the music as it sounded, if possible, please&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33032" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T13:31:59.327" Title="what is the name of this OST of episode 14 of shingeki no kyoujin?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40825" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-11T12:57:34.137" Score="1" ViewCount="1042" Body="&lt;p&gt;So from the recent manga chapters I know that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanji is the third son of the vinsmoke family and like his brothers he undergone a surgery as a fetus and has had his genes mutated. But due to drug his mother took he developed compassion and did not mutate while he was with his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So has he mutated over the course of his adventure or would this be a place for him to gain power from in the future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:21:25.743" Title="Has Sanji mutated?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40824" CreationDate="2017-06-11T13:31:59.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack's name is &quot;Call your name&quot;, like you already mentioned. There is one version with vocals (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFoc5XKkIIw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFoc5XKkIIw&lt;/a&gt;) and one without (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsc9Y_lH9CQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsc9Y_lH9CQ&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32982" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T13:31:59.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-11T15:00:11.420" Score="1" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watching the movie, it seems like there is some relationship between the Cursed Blood Clan (CBC) (Kuriyama's) and the Kyoukai no Kanana (KnK) Youmu's origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I am not talking about the &lt;strong&gt;romantic&lt;/strong&gt; relationsip between Mirai and Akihito. About the origins of them both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Akihito and Mirai's mothers were close enough that Kuriyama could ask to be reforged into a ring upon her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is the rellationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Was the CBC involved in creating KnK?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T15:00:11.420" Title="What is the origin relatioinship between the Cursed Blood Clan and the Kyoukai no Kanata?" Tags="&lt;kyoukai-no-kanata&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38075" CreationDate="2017-06-11T18:55:14.387" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, &lt;strong&gt;Aqua &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; purify alcohol&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of Megumin's spin-off light novel&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Aqua was working as a part-time waitress at the guild's bar. However, once she got scolded and fired by the owner since she purified the alcohol accidentally. That's the reason why she was doing civil engineering work instead in the first episode. (source: [&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10173535255&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;], [&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/magazin/1454723142/39-n)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]:post no. 53 by DPKAszx20, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that she can't really control her purification power; any liquid that she &lt;em&gt;touches&lt;/em&gt; will be purified regardless of her intention. Her character introduction usually mentions this (examples: [&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/KonoSubaProtagonists&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;]:Aqua/Power Incontinence, [&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A2(%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E6%99%B4%E3%82%89%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%81%AB%E7%A5%9D%E7%A6%8F%E3%82%92!)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;], [&lt;a href=&quot;https://www49.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/33949.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there's also an important info regarding her purification skill. According to a bonus light-novel for digital publication&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Aqua's natural purification skill power changes depending on her emotion/feeling. When she is in pure emotion, her natural purification power is high, otherwise when she is in &quot;vulgar&quot; mode, its power is low. (source: [&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10173535255&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the mystery of her enjoying alcoholic drinks until drunk is &lt;em&gt;never explained explicitly&lt;/em&gt;: was she really enjoying it? did she really drunk? Thus, &lt;strong&gt;there are only fan theories&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is based on her emotion&lt;/strong&gt; (as mentioned before) (source: [&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10173535255&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she's drinking alcoholic drinks, she's exposing her self-desire. This makes her purification power low, and thus she can enjoy it. On the other hand, when she was working as a waitress, she was not engulfed in her self-desire because she didn't want to drink it, and thus she accidentally purified it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Only liquid that's touched directly gets purified&lt;/strong&gt; (source: most of her character introductions, [&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/magazin/1454723142/39-n)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]: post no. 49 &amp;amp; 50, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/dfxir9s/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/dfy50j8/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/det7fab/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/deompae/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the cases, she &lt;em&gt;touched&lt;/em&gt; the liquid &lt;em&gt;with her skin&lt;/em&gt; (e.g. Darkness' grape juice). However, it's implied that drinking is safe because the lip is considered as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucous_membrane&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mucous membrane&lt;/a&gt;, not skin. The problem is, this also generates more question like how she purified customers' alcoholic drink and Kazuma's tea...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She can't really control it&lt;/strong&gt; (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/dg2y0iz/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/66yucf/how_does_aqua_drink_teawinebeer_if_she_purifies/dgnnka3/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/deolpfs/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means she was actually drinking plain water, and her being drunk was due to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo#Effects&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;placebo effect&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;water intoxication&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Debunked&lt;/em&gt; fan theories due to the fact mention here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She only purifies water-based liquid, and alcohol is not water&lt;/strong&gt; (source: [&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/magazin/1454723142/39-n)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]: post 47 &amp;amp; 48, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/66yucf/how_does_aqua_drink_teawinebeer_if_she_purifies/dgmvfe2/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/66yucf/how_does_aqua_drink_teawinebeer_if_she_purifies/dgpqhee/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/deoutxp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/deqs4uf/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5w2pq5/if_aqua_can_purify_any_liquid_into_warm_water/de7fodx/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5y9osy/spoilers_kono_subarashii_sekai_ni_shukufuku_wo_2/deocawz/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chemically, alcohol is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ethanol&lt;/a&gt; (C&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;), not &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;water&lt;/a&gt; (H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O). This means that she probably was drinking pure ethanol instead, which surely made her drunk. (Debunked because she did purify alcohol)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purification takes some time to work&lt;/strong&gt; (source: [&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/magazin/1454723142/39-n)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]: post 52, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/dg10utt/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/dg3ngt7/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar to the case when she took a long time to purify a lake, she needed some time to purify her drink. (Debunked because she purified Darkness' grape juice instantly)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alcohol is considered holy/pure/sacred by many religions&lt;/strong&gt; (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/dfxcvas/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/66yucf/how_does_aqua_drink_teawinebeer_if_she_purifies/dgn8zbc/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/deov873/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/depasie/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are facts about alcohol such as wine is considered sacred. Examples are Jesus turning water into wine, Japanese gods like &lt;em&gt;sake&lt;/em&gt;, etc.. (Debunked anyway, since she did purify alcohol)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the scene where she was drunk and puking rainbow is anime only. It's not mentioned in the light novel, thus might not be considered canon. (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5w2pq5/if_aqua_can_purify_any_liquid_into_warm_water/dedesz6/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reddit&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing to ponder: why isn't her bodily fluid got purified? If this is to be considered, then &lt;em&gt;the only theory that works is &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Only liquid that's touched directly gets purified&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10173535255&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]: Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanabi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/magazin/1454723142/39-n)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]: 2channel (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/KonoSubaProtagonists&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;]: Characters/KonoSuba: Protagonists (&lt;strong&gt;Warning, TvTropes&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A2(%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E6%99%B4%E3%82%89%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%81%AB%E7%A5%9D%E7%A6%8F%E3%82%92!)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;]: NicoNicoPedia (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://www49.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/33949.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;]: AniOta Wiki (Japanese)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reddit &lt;sup&gt;Personally, I don't regard reddit discussion highly enough though...&lt;/sup&gt;: &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/63vlp6/about_aqua_and_alcohol/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;About Aqua and Alcohol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/66yucf/how_does_aqua_drink_teawinebeer_if_she_purifies/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How does Aqua drink tea/wine/beer if she purifies it when she touches the drinks?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5yb4u9/s2e9_gave_me_a_question_why_does_aqua_purify/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;S2E9 gave me a question. Why does aqua purify everything except booze?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Konosuba/comments/5w2pq5/if_aqua_can_purify_any_liquid_into_warm_water/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;If Aqua can purify any liquid into warm water...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5y9osy/spoilers_kono_subarashii_sekai_ni_shukufuku_wo_2/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Spoilers] Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2 - Episode 9 discussion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; The spin-off light novels are officially free to read on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sneakerbunko.jp/series/konosuba/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sneaker Bunko (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, but I don't have time to find the related passage. It'd be great if someone can confirm this in the comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Unfortunately, I can't find the origin of the light-novel mentioned there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-13T12:23:09.440" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T12:23:09.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40737" CreationDate="2017-06-11T22:31:37.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know if this is accurate, of course as Kaz suggested only time can tell for sure. I compared the anime and manga and realized a few differences;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Storm&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime messed the timing, they probably were not expecting the &amp;quot;Will of D&amp;quot; at this time. Nami noticed the storm before Luffy was pinned at the execution stand (Chapter 98). In the Anime, Nami noticed the storm after Luffy was pinned (Episode 52). Leading me to consider the storm was either natural or if Dragon was a fruit-eater (only an one-piece fan would understand &amp;quot;fruit-eater&amp;quot;) it was unintentional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Gust&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is obvious Dragon saved Luffy from Smoker. Anime makes it look like Dragon caused the Gust which freed Buggy, Alvida and the Mugi-wara (Straw hat) crew (Episode 53). However in the Manga (Chapter 100), the gust seems to have caught even Dragon by surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Not-So-Important Detail&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Smoker pins Luffy, he tells Luffy that &amp;quot;Luffy's luck has run out&amp;quot; in the Manga (Chapter 100), but Smoker says his own bad luck has ended in the Anime (Episode 53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I think the lightning which saved Luffy was Coincidental, &amp;quot;Will of D&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Luck&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32912" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T00:08:07.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40810" CreationDate="2017-06-12T07:18:05.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the in-work name is fictional, it is based off of real products: jelly drinks. More or less, all jelly-type drinks are in a semi-hard bag with a mouth to drink from on the top. And most of these drinks usually serve some health-oriented purpose, quick energy boost, daily vitamin intake, etc. There are many jelly drinks, and one that is very popular (and most likely the model) is the Weider drinks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weider-jp.com/jelly/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's the website for Weider's jelly products.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T07:18:05.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40288" CreationDate="2017-06-12T09:43:53.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I believe is that if a clone didn't look like the one whom summoned it, it can't be called a clone, right? Say if you were Naruto and you recieved a huge gash on your stomach, if you did the shadow clone jutsu and they didn't have the wound, then the enemy would easily be able to tell which one is real and which is fake. At least that's what I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33041" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T09:43:53.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39979" CreationDate="2017-06-12T09:56:23.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that this might seem like a crazy idea but please hear me out. If you think about it (this is only a theory) much like the mengekyo sharingan, I believe that the tenseigan has other forms. If kind of makes more sense if you think about it, but sorry if I am wrong!! But I do think that it could also be a minor version of the tenseigan or like most people say, a cross between a byakugan and a tenseigan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/d/d6/Tenseigan_Symbol.svg/revision/latest?cb=20160703025143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/d/d6/Tenseigan_Symbol.svg/revision/latest?cb=20160703025143&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33041" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T09:56:23.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38587" CreationDate="2017-06-12T14:10:03.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it was explained during this arc (I don't know the exact episode as I watched it when it was airing) that he lost control over his powers due to him becoming rusty. This resulted in him starting to train again with Picolo to regain the powers he once had, including his mystic form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gohan decided in the past to focus more on his studies rather than being a martial artist. This made him become rusty... very rusty, rusty enough to barely transform into a super saiyan. His mystic form is beyond that of a super saiyan. I am not sure how strong it actually is, but it is definitely more powerful than his previous super saiyan forms. It might be as good as ssj3, but that is just my personal speculation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he focused so much on his studies he was able to achieve a lot things as for getting job offers and such (as seen in previous episodes). He completely neglected his trainings due to this and became very rusty as Picolo mentioned a couple of times throughout dbs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't recall him turning into his mystic form though during the Battle of the Gods. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to get back on your question, according to the timeline of dragonball it had been 5 years between Buu saga and DBS. During Buu saga he wasn't training much anymore and in those 5 years he didn't train at all (mainly due to Chichi not wanting him to turn out like his father). The effect of this probably lowered his powerlevel significantly which made him for him almost impossible to turn into ssj without training again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T14:10:03.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-12T16:26:28.840" Score="1" ViewCount="5370" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Piece_films&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, there are 13 &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a new viewer to the series (haven't watched the anime at all), is watching all the movies enough to understand the storyline, or are there some specific movies that can be enjoyed without knowing the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33045" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T18:47:42.963" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T04:51:12.940" Title="Is it possible to understand the One Piece storyline by watching the movies only?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40840" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-12T18:50:15.760" Score="1" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;One claim commonly made about &lt;em&gt;Kemono Friends&lt;/em&gt; is that it was created by &amp;quot;a staff of 10 over 500 days.&amp;quot; (This seems to source ultimately to &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/potato607/status/846769599475412992&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this tweet&lt;/a&gt;.) Some people mention further that five of the ten were animators, but I don't have a source for that part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who were these ten staff members who created &lt;em&gt;Kemono Friends&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The Anime News Network &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18799&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;encyclopedia entry&lt;/a&gt; for the show offers six names. That's a start. If &amp;quot;five animators&amp;quot; is correct, presumably the missing four all shared that title, working under Animation Director Yoshihisa Isa.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33048" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T19:21:07.910" Title="Who were the ten staff members behind Kemono Friends?" Tags="&lt;kemono-friends&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40825" CreationDate="2017-06-12T20:28:56.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He may have in some capacity and that may be revealed as the current arc (whole cake island) progresses. But currently no he is not mutated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His father states this during their battle when he first left the straw hats, calling him weak and stating that he is suprised that Sanji is even able to use haki in his form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During that battle and the other scuffles he's had with other siblings too, I'm sure that if he had undergone some sort of mutation it would have been brought to light by now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summation, Sanji is regarded by his father and siblings as the failed project because the mutation never took effect on him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T20:28:56.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5052" CreationDate="2017-06-12T20:34:26.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is symbolic.  In this scene, he is cleaning his weapons.  In Gusseppie's mind, Ein is not human, she is a weapon.  An inanimate object, and in the same way he cares for is ruger, he cares for Ein.  While I don't think he was literally rubbing her down in weapons lubricant or copper solvent, I believe the intent was the same.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33050" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T20:34:26.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18888" CreationDate="2017-06-12T21:12:55.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to have some part of a vampire in you, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yui has the heart of Cordelia and the Sakimaki brothers are born because their parents are both vampires. Yui isn't a proper vampire, but because she has Cordelia's heart, she will soon turn into a vampire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33051" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T22:55:15.163" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T22:55:15.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2017-06-12T21:46:43.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the First and Third generation dragon slayers have exceeds because they are basically true dragon slayers because they are or were raised by a dragon. The queen of extalia which is now no more created a fake mission to capture and kill the dragon slayers so the future for the exceeds could be safe, including her daughter, Carla. The only exceed that later became a sidekick of an dragon slayer that didn't get sent to earthland is Panther Lily, which Gajeel made his sidekick because he was jealous of Natsu and Wendy with Happy and Carla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33052" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T21:46:43.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36923" CreationDate="2017-06-12T23:05:41.620" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akashi Seijuurou has a split personality, we'll call the first personality &quot;Boku&quot; and the second personality &quot;Ore&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Boku&quot; is mainly the personality that was shown in the first few Teiko years and also sometime during the Rakuzan-Seirin game. &quot;Ore&quot; was seen after his one-on-one with Murasakibara until the Rakuzan-Seirin game and also a bit in the Vorpal Swords-Jabberwocks game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Boku&quot; is generally more caring until Aomine called Akashi &quot;nagging mother&quot;. Honestly, I'd say that &quot;Boku&quot; kind of has an inferiority complex because he seems more humble and he admits in Teiko that everyone was becoming better than him. He also admits that he has a weakness of fearing being left behind (as pointed out by Ore during their mental talks). &quot;Ore&quot; on the other hand, has a superiority complex. He says that people should &quot;lower their head&quot; and that he is &quot;absolute&quot; and he is constantly so sure that he will always win. He calls people by their given name which is not really disrespectful or shows signs of superiority or anything but it's just more respectful to use the last names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another clear sign (in the anime) is that &quot;Boku&quot;'s eyes are both red while &quot;Ore&quot;'s eyes ahs the right one red and the left one yellow. It's not very noticeable in the manga. &quot;Boku&quot; also focuses a lot on team play while &quot;Ore&quot; focuses more on winning no matter what. This is why &quot;Boku&quot; can do things like perfect-rhythm-plays and gets not only him but his other teammates into the zone as well while &quot;Ore&quot; gets into the zone by abandoning all hope for his teammates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of differences between the two personalities for the plays he makes. Of the two, it is said that &quot;Boku&quot; is stronger. However, both &quot;Boku&quot; and &quot;Ore&quot; were not strong enough to stop Nash and his Belial Eye and to defeat him, &quot;Ore&quot; had to disappear and transfer his abilities to &quot;Boku&quot; in order for the Emperor Eye to be complete. It's rather sad but... yeah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T23:07:09.403" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T23:07:09.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40849" CreationDate="2017-06-13T06:04:05.817" Score="-1" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the final frame of episode 25 of &lt;em&gt;Magi: The Kingdom of Magic&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Swve.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Swve.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the final end card of not just the episode, but the series. It shows after the credits and ending song. The exclamation mark in the text implies to me that it says something like, &quot;Thanks for watching!&quot; or &quot;See you next season!&quot;. Since those are guesses, what does it actually say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T06:11:05.257" Title="What was text in final frame of Magi?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-13T16:02:25.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40848" CreationDate="2017-06-13T06:11:05.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says &quot;Thanks you very much!&quot; or Arigatō gozaimashita&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33060" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T06:11:05.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40856" CreationDate="2017-06-13T08:34:50.527" Score="8" ViewCount="47944" Body="&lt;p&gt;Close to the ending of &lt;em&gt;Koe no Katachi&lt;/em&gt;, Nishimiya Shouko did a motion with one of her hands below the other and her pinkies intertwined. What does this mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNQHp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the sign language&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T10:08:31.183" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T09:33:51.167" Title="What does the sign language near the ending mean?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;&lt;sign-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40852" CreationDate="2017-06-13T11:54:21.630" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the sign in your picture, which stands for &lt;em&gt;promise&lt;/em&gt; (約束) also known as 'pinky promise', Shouko puts two hands together. Which stands for &lt;em&gt;friends&lt;/em&gt; (友達). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which would come down to: &quot;friends promise&quot; &#xA;And can be inteprated as &quot;Promise to be friends forever&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-06-13T12:54:58.730" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T12:54:58.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-13T14:26:52.373" Score="3" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 178 of the Fairy Tail anime they start the final game of the Grand Magic Games. Master Mavis has come up with one strategy out of, according to her, millions of possible outcomes. It shows them coming up with it the night before. However, they say at the beginning of the Magic Games that no one will know what the game is before they announce it, so how did they have all of the night before to come up with a plan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T15:49:12.250" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:49:12.250" Title="How does Mavis form her strategy for the Grand Magic Games if they didn't know what the game would be?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26326" CreationDate="2017-06-13T17:59:20.143" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, during the last episode of the anime (episode 24), a girl suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She looked exactly like Yuukina (but her busts were larger) and she had eyes like Kojou and was a vampire. It is later revealed that she is Reina Akatsuki, daughter of them, and she had come in past (time travelled) to kill a dangerous human-made dragon...&#xA;When she got back in her time, it is revealed that Kojou has another daughter named Moegi, but from Asagi..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is whole is called &lt;em&gt;Strike the Blood EX&lt;/em&gt;, I guess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33067" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T17:59:20.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30385" CreationDate="2017-06-13T19:49:22.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vanishing rasengan is small and when it explodes it looks like it's only as big as a regular rasengan.But when Naruto creates a rasengan it explodes to a big hole therefore the regular rasengan is more powerful than the vanishing rasengan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33070" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T19:49:22.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40857" CreationDate="2017-06-14T00:39:17.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question requires two answers. &#xA;  First, everyone knew that the last day would be a battle royal between all members of all teams; I don't know exactly when it was first mentioned but before it happened we saw the contestants talking about how excited they were for it a few days in advance of the episode happening. &#xA;  To answer the second part of your question I am going to have to say that they used SAW logic with Master Mavis. To explain in more detail in case you aren't familiar with the SAW franchise, it revolves around a character named John Kramer who is a civil engineer who is very talented at predicting human nature and sets up conditions and anticipates how people will react, from his deductions he creates elaborate plans and traps and watches as people make all the moves he predicted. &#xA;  Master Mavis was dubbed the &quot;Fairy Tactician&quot; because she was able to predict human nature giving her a very good idea of how people would react to their circumstances and then she formed her plans based on how she believed everyone would react to the battle royal and for the most part it played off; we do see, however, that she was not able to predict the 3 way battle of Erza, Kagura, and Minerva as she has a mental breakdown that she failed to predict Minerva would interfere however for the most part she predicted where the opponents would head to and when they would head to where they were going. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22480" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T00:39:17.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-06-14T11:05:30.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be completely honest, I think it could be Ciel's dad. Undertaker hinted at him being alive and it would make sense if it is him. He looks like Ciel, and could possibly be linked to the reason Lizzy doesn't want to go home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33080" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T11:05:30.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40871" CreationDate="2017-06-14T13:45:26.633" Score="2" ViewCount="6232" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a Naruto or One Piece crossover manga or anime?  Have both of the authors collaborated in anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33085" LastActivityDate="2020-12-11T17:39:37.517" Title="Is there a Naruto and One Piece crossover manga?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;crossovers&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40868" CreationDate="2017-06-14T13:56:35.623" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, I have not come across any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a special episode on &lt;em&gt;Toriko&lt;/em&gt; that features Luffy (&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;), Goku (&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;) and Toriko, but not &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30398" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-14T15:11:38.763" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T15:11:38.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40868" CreationDate="2017-06-14T13:56:37.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this point, there is no &amp;quot;official&amp;quot; collaboration in the anime or outside between these two, but a special collaboration was made by MAG Project (Manga-Anime Guardians Project).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the purpose of being publicity for anime and manga, “Join Us, Friends” essentially creates a bridge and brings together publishers and anime companies that compete in the marketplace with each other. As a symbol of this, this special illustration crosses over works to bring together popular characters from five series: &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://otakumode.com/news/544c92a6419d4d855cee75e2/A-Gathering-of-Luffy-Naruto-More!-Special-Collaboration-Illustration-%E2%80%9CJoin-Us-Friends%E2%80%9D-Reaches-1-Million-Joins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otakumode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32177" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-11T17:39:37.517" LastActivityDate="2020-12-11T17:39:37.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40868" CreationDate="2017-06-14T14:00:24.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kishi and Oda make reference to each others works from time to time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, One Piece made a reference to Naruto in chapter (766):. &#xA;Nami's dress with has symbol on it, and how there's a fox eating ramen with a whirlpool on its back. &#xA;Kishi also put a One Piece skull and crossbones (along with the straw hat) on the very last page of the last chapter of Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there are no offical crossovers, there are many fanfics about this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33084" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T14:00:24.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41265" CreationDate="2017-06-14T15:29:01.700" Score="0" ViewCount="897" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering how many devil fruits have we seen in the manga since the beginning ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has someone ever counted how many of them exist ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32177" LastEditorUserId="27678" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T21:25:28.233" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T21:25:28.233" Title="How many devil fruits we know about have been discovered?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38961" CreationDate="2017-06-14T16:03:07.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is: there's &lt;em&gt;no exact&lt;/em&gt; number, the tally marks changed from one to other titles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, this is how the Japanese tally marks work for 1 to 5:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4FFwrl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Japanese tally marks&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ignoring the fan arts since there are too many variants,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xnIsu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xnIsum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DR1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably 32. It seems she wrote the mark from top-to-bottom (from her POV), thus finishing the first row of 20 (4x5). Continuing to the bottom row, there are 3 visible characters. Assuming she wrote it from left-to-right, the first 2 characters should have finished, making them 10 (2x5). The last character seems to stop at 2.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa: The Animation&lt;/strong&gt; (correspond to &lt;em&gt;DR: Trigger Happy Havoc&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PoF0k.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PoF0km.png&quot; alt=&quot;DR:Anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least 30. The visible tally marks are in form of 2 rows of 3 characters, and all of them are complete, making them 30 (2x3x5).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EH2R9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EH2R9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;DR:AE 3D model&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3D model only shows 4 characters and in the same pattern with &lt;em&gt;DR1&lt;/em&gt; with the last character stops at 2. Since the rest are probably hidden by her skirt, at least 17 (+ multiple of 5), or possibly 32 (same as &lt;em&gt;DR1&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h6S3X.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h6S3Xm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DR:AE in-game artwork&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, her in-game artwork shows different tally marks. There area 3 rows of 3 characters instead. The bottom-middle character seems to be the last character and stops at 2. It's probably 37 (7x5 + 2).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial&lt;/strong&gt; (correspond to &lt;em&gt;DR: Trigger Happy Havoc&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Caution: probably NSFW, panty image)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/W9Kg3m.png&quot; alt=&quot;DR:VR&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably 27 or 37. The visible tally marks are in form of 2 rows of 3 characters, while the last character stops at 2. There might be another pair hidden behind her thigh, making the total to 37.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Divine Gate&lt;/strong&gt; (collaboration)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuXl4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuXl4m.png&quot; alt=&quot;DG&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably 37. The visible tally marks are in form of 2 rows of 4 characters (the first pair is hidden in the shadow), and the last character stops at 2.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tally marks are between 17-37, with 32 &amp;amp; 37 as possible answers. However, one certain thing is, &lt;em&gt;the last character stops at 2&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T16:03:07.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40284" CreationDate="2017-06-14T16:21:43.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the game, that scene is anime original (it doesn't happen in the visual novel, which is the source material). It is also quite irrelevant as they literally kiss accidentally. You can call it fanservice, nowadays anime/VNs include that even among straight girls.&#xA;In the visual novel there are no yuri relationships of any kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question was posed in steam a few months ago. Of course the person answering says the same that I'm telling you now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steamcommunity.com/app/537100/discussions/0/135507548127544499/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://steamcommunity.com/app/537100/discussions/0/135507548127544499/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30137" LastEditorUserId="30137" LastEditDate="2017-06-14T16:33:46.523" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T16:33:46.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40875" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40884" CreationDate="2017-06-14T22:10:43.297" Score="2" ViewCount="2413" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z, androids 19 and 20 can absorb energy. In the other hand, 17 and 18 had an infinite supply of energy. But according to ScrewAttack which uses to make very detailed analysis of superheroes from cartoons, animes, sci-fis, comics and videogames (they made a Goku vs Superman video with almost 40 million views) , 18 can absorb energy &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcNvMW4s9a8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcNvMW4s9a8&lt;/a&gt;. Did I miss something? I dont remember anywhere in DBZ, DBS , the manga or DBGT stated that 18 can absorb energy. Is this idea present in any videogame or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T13:37:12.300" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:43:33.940" Title="Can 18 absorb energy?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-14T22:26:03.820" Score="4" ViewCount="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often when holy places or other things that are spiritual are shown, this kind of rope with white zigzag attachments appears all the time. So far I have seen it in &lt;em&gt;From the New World&lt;/em&gt;, &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Yuki Yuna&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Your Name&lt;/em&gt;, but there are probably more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bhpLU.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bhpLU.png&quot; alt=&quot;rope with white stuff&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of it is probably all I need to find out more, but it is never mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33087" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T22:26:03.820" Title="Rope with pieces of white cloth - What is it?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-14T22:34:43.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40875" CreationDate="2017-06-15T02:08:34.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No she can not. That is only in the non canon game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33089" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T12:43:33.940" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:43:33.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21257" CreationDate="2017-06-15T05:27:22.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This bugged the crap outta me! I checked the Japanese wiki page, and what the rule actually says is &quot;4度名前を書き間違えると...&quot; which is to say, &quot;on the condition the name is written incorrectly [make a mistake in writing] four times...&quot; The verbal construction is often used in terms of messing up or omitting strokes when writing kanji. Since Yagami Light is the numba one student, he of course makes no mistakes in writing any of the kanji. So you can try as many times as you like, as long as you remember to cross your t(s) and dot your i(s). Penmanship matters, folks. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addendum: or maybe Ryuk was just messing with people, or trying to get DeathNote-owners to be extra careful when writing down names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33091" LastEditorUserId="33091" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T05:39:11.957" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T05:39:11.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40219" CreationDate="2017-06-15T10:13:24.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think the 9th titan is flying and is hidden somewhere near the paradise island. to back it up, marleyans are having problems since all of the ships that went to paradise island in all those years, none came back. also, there is their statement that they need a flying sort of battle artillery so they can just bombard their enemies from atop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33093" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T10:13:24.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13315" CreationDate="2017-06-15T13:05:08.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that he would've still been poisoned since Haki is an offensive technique and not a defensive one, plus Luffy would still have to hit the main body: like when Luffy couldn't hit Trebol on Dressrosa because he moved his body around inside his snot body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33095" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T13:05:08.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40838" CreationDate="2017-06-15T16:49:28.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to follow the story of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, your only choice is either to watch the anime or to read the manga (you will complete it much faster since you can read a chapter in few minutes). Also a big bonus point for the manga is that there is no filler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the movies, most of them are not-canon which means they don't fit in the story of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;. You can view them as a spin-off, which takes the existing characters and world setup but tells a totally different story that is in no way connected to the anime/manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, the only way to follow &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; is either to read the manga or watch the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T08:42:07.210" LastActivityDate="2017-08-06T08:42:07.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40875" CreationDate="2017-06-15T21:18:01.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So let me preface this by stating that I do subscribe to screw attack and I f******* LOVE their &lt;strong&gt;death battle&lt;/strong&gt; series and &lt;strong&gt;1 minute melee&lt;/strong&gt;. (Shang Tsung vs Akuma was my first one). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that being said, they are wrong on more than a couple occasions about certain capabilities because they don't seperate canon/non-canon when they do these battles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Canonically, android 17 and 18 do not have this capability. It is a bit of confusion regarding it because it never appeared in any of the anime (I cannot vouch for the manga). This is because they are a fundamentally different series of machines designed differently from the others on a core level. I won't spoil what those are but lets just say &lt;em&gt;they are more human than you think&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that in Xenoverse and Xenoverse 2 they did add that skill to their movesets for continuity of the android type characters. Personally, I hate that decision. It was a bad design choice and only adds more to the fact that you can't trust games as cannnon to anime and manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact of the matter is, their analysis is ok given that they did (probably, I haven't watched the newest one yet) cite the games as a resource that they used. But just because it's cited doesn't make it canon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, I'd like to give a shoutout to Dbzfan's answer for bringing this question into more visibility for me. And include some links&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1)&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterRant/comments/6h9hgy/android_18_can_absorb_energy_even_though_she_is_a/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterRant/comments/6h9hgy/android_18_can_absorb_energy_even_though_she_is_a/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2)&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Energy_Absorption&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Energy_Absorption&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T21:30:48.177" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T21:30:48.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40885" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-15T21:22:32.623" Score="0" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed something very perplexing while watching the &lt;em&gt;Tegami Bachi&lt;/em&gt; anime: Gauche Suede and Lag Seeing don't appear to have eyebrows. This is a perplexing situation because they both have long hair that could be hiding their eyebrows. To make matters worse, the tops of their eyelids are both prominently drawn, so it's possible that I'm mistaking some of the lines for their eyebrows for their eyelids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be a relationship between this shared feature and that both characters are Albisian, since Sylvette and Doctor Thunderland Jr. both have eyebrows (although notably, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tegamibachi.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Thunderland_Jr.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it isn't confirmed that Doctor Thunderland is an Albisian).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This issue is so distracting that I find myself searching for their eyebrows whenever either one of them appears. Do Lag and Gauche have eyebrows? Is there any point in the anime or manga that clearly shows their eyebrows (or lack of eyebrows) or does a character ever acknowledge they don't have eyebrows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T21:54:26.213" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T21:54:26.213" Title="Do Lag Seeing and Gauche Suede have eyebrows?" Tags="&lt;tegami-bachi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41006" CreationDate="2017-06-15T21:28:30.930" Score="2" ViewCount="15218" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime and read the light novel as well but I can't understand why he feels that he is inferior?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T03:01:07.757" Title="Why does Hayama feel that he is inferior to Hachiman?" Tags="&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13315" CreationDate="2017-06-15T21:48:14.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this debate, consider the following scenarios: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ace's Death&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pica's defeat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Case 1&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;In the case of Ace as a logia user, why wasn't the admiral burned from punching fire? His power was greater than Ace's power was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Case 2&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;How did Zoro actually cut pica with a haki coated sword when pica had both haki armor and devil fruit? &#xA;His haki was stronger &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases the haki user on the attacking end just so happened to be stronger. In the end I think it comes down to who has more mastery of either the haki or the devil fruit and in Magellan's case with the prison he just so happened to be stronger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this is pretty opinion based but I believe that if Luffy hit Magellan the way he is now Gear 4+ King Kong Gun. Magellan would not be strong enough to protect himself and overpower the negation of Luffy's haki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T02:36:31.767" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T02:36:31.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40360" CreationDate="2017-06-15T23:48:50.360" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;People claim that he isn't gay, but they stick their fingers up each other's butts when they do the &quot;One Thousand Years of Death&quot; and he does his &quot;Sexy Jutsu&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He isn't openly gay, but there are gay sexual moments!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33103" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T10:17:15.730" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T10:17:15.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23799" CreationDate="2017-06-16T00:18:02.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, when it shows Jean talking to the lady who was asking about Marco, it shows a headless person on the roof. So I believe that was Mina. The person Annie was apologizing to was not Mina. Of course, it wasn't Marco either since he was bitten into. She could've even just have been apologizing to a random dead person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the manga, it does show how Reiner was forcing Annie to take of Marco's gear. Reiner, Bertl, and Annie were each saddened about Marco's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even so, maybe Annie was apologizing to Marco. Reiner probably wanted her to take the body and dispose of it herself. She knew Jean would come by, knowing they were friends, so she propped it against a wall instead. That is my personal belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annie has feelings too. It shows her crying over Marco in the Manga. Of course, she would do something like this to make sure Jean would know about Marco's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T07:16:58.537" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T07:16:58.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40875" CreationDate="2017-06-16T02:08:50.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As has been said, no, canonically, she can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it doesn't matter anyway, as, as TVTropes says: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/DeathBattle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/DeathBattle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just Here for Godzilla:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be mentioned that the animation proceeding the research is completely scripted and written well after a winner has been decided based on feats and statistics, &lt;strong&gt;basically the animation is just for fun and does not have any impact whatsoever on who actually comes out victorious.&lt;/strong&gt; Despite this though, the animation will often be the first thing detractors will use as evidence if they disagree with the overall outcome, pointing out flaws or out of character moments to make their point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd just listen to the summary post-animation, if you want to argue the point. And that summary doesn't mention Android 18's Energy Absorbtion at all, placing her win on her speed and tactics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T02:08:50.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-16T06:14:12.290" Score="1" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people are unable to control their natural urges, so if Yukine was thinking that way and stung Yato, why is it after the whole issue he stopped stinging? And if he continues to feel that way, what then will happen to Yato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did the stinging just stop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33108" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T07:21:01.193" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T21:27:56.250" Title="Why did Yukine stop stinging Yato?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40898" CreationDate="2017-06-16T06:59:34.310" Score="4" ViewCount="16063" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one episode, when young Naruto and Sasuke were to fight each other in a duel guided by Iruka Sensei, Sasuke was able to create his shadow clone easily. Also, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30430/how-itachi-was-able-to-use-shadow-clone&quot;&gt;How Itachi was able to use Shadow clone?&lt;/a&gt;, Shadow clone Jutsu is not imposed by any bloodline limits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does Sasuke did not use this useful technique in any of his fights? And why neither of Naruto's friends from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konoha_11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Team 11&lt;/a&gt; seems to interest in learning this jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto has showcased in his most fights that Shadow clone jutsu can be very useful. Sure many Ninja must have felt intrigued to learn it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33110" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T07:22:56.263" LastActivityDate="2019-04-07T14:12:14.587" Title="Why doesn't Sasuke use Shadow clones?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40894" CreationDate="2017-06-16T07:07:38.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shadow Clone technique is useful for distracting opponents, but as a downside it divides chakra amongst the clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is a ninja who attacks without a concrete plan, so the technique helps him in his foolishness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke, on the other hand, thinks before fighting, and doesn't have the chakra reserve that Naruto has (provided by Kurama).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my guess is more chakra related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33109" LastEditorUserId="3407" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T03:38:46.077" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T03:38:46.077" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39342" CreationDate="2017-06-16T09:32:45.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the planets we saw during the episode of Super Shenron we can safely asume that those were real planets. The were shaped and coloured similarly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Goku's encounter with the future Zen-oh he didn't hestitate to destroy the planet. So it wouldn't surprise me if they simply just created empty planets to play with or maybe they used planets that would be eradicated anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Zen-oh is almighty and he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants. That's why all the gods are so careful with him with what they say and what they do. They fear him because he is like a child. If Zen-oh doesn't like you or he wants to have fun he will do whatever he wants with a childs mind. The more mature characters do value his creations and therefor they are being afraid of losing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A simple example would be uhmm... lets say that you are an artist and you can draw as many pictures as you want and you have drawn billions of pictures, would you then care if a few thousand pictures would be destroyed by you? The way you draw pictures is the same way he created things and that's why he doesn't value it so much. Goku is probably like one of the better drawn picture and therefor he hestitates a bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this example cleared up the way he thinks and acts, feel free to ask a question as a reply if it's a bit confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T07:32:38.230" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T07:32:38.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40772" CreationDate="2017-06-16T09:36:05.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading Blame! you can see different scenes where Killy is injured. Sometimes before entering into sleep mode to recover and sometimes after recovering, you can see 'in first person' scenes where numbers depicting offline time are shown. I recall those counts being in hours and around tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. So each time he is almost completely destroyed, several years pass by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll update with page references and citations to everything I'm saying when I'm back home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, that's subjective time from the Killy perspective:&#xA;He enters a dimensional rift when around the gravitational power generator, so he may have traveled far into the future or past after those chapters. It'd be hard to know, as his friends and enemies are all either dead or machines, and the megastructure has not many relatable temporal references.&#xA;Again, I'll check, but if I'm not mistaken, when moving within the megastructure with elevators some of them go at breathtaking speeds, approaching relativistic figures, and he spends several hundred hours in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TLDR: From the killy point of view, counting downtime, around millenia. From the world perspective: hard to know, but probably even more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I've only read and can only understand the english or the spanish translations. If anyone can read a japanese first edition, it may differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31752" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T09:36:05.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40894" CreationDate="2017-06-16T12:49:58.370" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Sasuke use the Shadow Clone Justu? Sure he can! However, he chooses not to because he does not want to associate himself with using Naruto's signature justu, which he sees as Naruto's weakness and coping method to his loneliness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shadow Clone Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to Naruto's extensive usage of this technique, Sasuke sees it as a symbolic way for Naruto to avoid loneliness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is referencing the manga, Chapter 696&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xKcC2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xKcC2.png&quot; alt=&quot;chapter 696&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, there is a scene in the anime (which I can't vouch for being in the manga or not) during Sasuke's training where Orochimaru has him slay &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAmkr4HjN0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1,000 un-named ninjas&lt;/a&gt;. Sasuke sees himself strong enough to not even need the help of Shadow Clones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T19:01:16.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36920" CreationDate="2017-06-16T14:37:37.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, he technically was but it wasn't that serious until Hanamiya made it worse. It's like after sports, sometimes you might have pulled a muscle or something which is considered kind of minor. From the strain Hanamiya was giving Seirin, it was possible that he got a sort of pulled muscle or something during the game and Hanamiya noticed this and, concluding that he was weaker in that area, injured Kiyoshi even more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T14:37:37.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34057" CreationDate="2017-06-16T14:40:32.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Midorima, as we all know, is a very superstitious character. He maintains his left hand especially because the Oha-Asa said so. He tries to do all the Oha-Asa says like his motto &quot;Man Proposes, God Disposes&quot; so he has the highest possible chance of success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T14:40:32.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-16T16:49:35.097" Score="1" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the music which is played during the opening credits of the &lt;em&gt;City hunter: Bay watch&lt;/em&gt; movie. The screen overlooks the dock where a ship is passing by. It's the first scene and is right at the start of the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20962" LastEditorUserId="20962" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T23:08:40.407" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T23:08:40.407" Title="What's the music played at the beginning of &quot;City Hunter: Bay City Wars&quot; movie?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;city-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-16T17:51:48.173" Score="0" ViewCount="507" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt;, Accelerator says something about reversing a person's bioelectricity. What happens to a human body when he does this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33114" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T19:51:35.193" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T19:51:35.193" Title="What does reversing a person's bioelectricity do?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11271" CreationDate="2017-06-17T04:54:22.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Poppo is the Japanese equivalent of the English &quot;Choo-choo&quot; both which are onomatopoetic words for a steam locomotive, derived from the sound it makes. It is pronounced Poe-poe, not Pop-oh. I know this because I have visited a railway and museum for tourists in Japan named &quot;Poppo Town&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33123" LastEditorUserId="33123" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T05:00:02.000" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T05:00:02.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40466" CreationDate="2017-06-17T08:23:14.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the last theory of be Vincent, Undertaker's crying and telling the Earl is still with us. There is more, Agni and his murderer both were crouched while clashing, the Murderer is clearly taller than Ciel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's perfectly is plausible is be Vincent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33128" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T08:23:14.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39153" CreationDate="2017-06-17T16:37:28.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answering the question directly, there are no occurrences where the headmaster visits Hakase in any media, but &lt;em&gt;they have met once&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Nichijou no Shousetsu&lt;/em&gt; light novel, there's a chapter called &quot;&lt;em&gt;Nichijou no Mukashibanashi&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Everyday's Folklore) telling the story of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Momotaro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt;'s characters. Hakase acted as Momotaro, while the headmaster's role was the dog. Here's the relevant script:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;さて、さるをお供にしたももたろうが、元気良く鬼が島に歩いて行くと、その途中で、今度は犬が現れました。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  「……!」&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  「……!」&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  しかも、戦っています。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  しかと、戦っています。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  いぬ役の校長先生が、役をほっぽり出して、しかと戦っています。校長先生、出番ですよー!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [中略]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  「な、なんでしかと戦っているのー!?」&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  このおじさんが校長先生だと知らないももたろうは、あわてるばかり。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  たしかに、街中でいぬとしかが戦っていたら、誰だってびっくりします。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And so, the monkey that befriended Momotaro and the vigorous demon are walking toward the island. On the way, this time they see a dog.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;......!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;......!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Moreover, he is fighting.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He is fighting with a deer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The headmaster whose role is the dog abandoned his role and is fighting with the deer. Headmaster, it's your turn now~!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Wh-, why are you fighting with the deer!?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Momotaro, who doesn't know that this old man (&lt;em&gt;ojisan&lt;/em&gt;) is the headmaster, is only confused.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Certainly, everyone will be surprised seeing a dog and deer fighting each other in the middle of a road.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;P.S. The headmaster's name was only mentioned in the anime.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1195558141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T16:37:28.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40903" CreationDate="2017-06-18T01:22:35.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reversing a person's bioelectricity would result in that person's death. Accelerator has demonstrated his ability to manipulate bioelectricity several times in canon. My first example is in volume 5 of the light novels of &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt;, when he manipulates Last Order's bioelectricity to erase the virus. There are also references to reversing a person's bioelectric field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From pages 148-149 of the Yen Press edition of volume 5 (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He had so much power, but all he could think of was &lt;strong&gt;blowing people up&lt;/strong&gt; by touching their skin and &lt;strong&gt;reversing&lt;/strong&gt; their blood or &lt;strong&gt;bioelectric field&lt;/strong&gt;-&#xA;  &lt;br/&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  If he could reverse the direction of somebody's blood flow and bioelectric field just by touching their skin...&#xA;  &lt;br/&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Hey, If I can control her brain's electrical impulses, I can mess with her personality data without having to use a Testament, right?&quot;&#xA;  &lt;br/&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;There's nothing I can't do. &lt;strong&gt;I killed people by reversing&lt;/strong&gt; their blood flow and &lt;strong&gt;electric fields&lt;/strong&gt; just by touching their skin during that experiment, yeah? I can reflect stuff already, so it's not strange that I can go beyond and control it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Accelerator confirms that he has killed people by reversing their electric fields, and implies that they exploded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;A Certain Scientific Accelerator&lt;/em&gt; manga volume 4, Accelerator demonstrates his ability to mess with someone's bioelectric field(he doesn't say anything about reversing it, however). In chapter 17, Accelerator messes with the bioelectricity of one of the members of Scavenger, Seike, knocking Seike unconscious. Accelerator's dialogue from the scene:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did you know there's something called bioelectricity that runs inside human bodies? I'm gonna mess with it a little, heh. Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The subsequent panels show electricity radiating from Seike's body. Blood erupts from Seike's nose and ears, saliva drips from the mouth, and the eyes roll up. The end result is Seike unconscious, with a look of anguish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, volume 3 of &lt;em&gt;A Certain Magical Index&lt;/em&gt; references this ability. From page 189:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those hands could alter the vector of anything they touched... For example, a simple stroke of the skin would allow him to reverse the flow of blood in [Kamijou's] veins or the direction of the bioelectric field around his body-either way, the person's heart would explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it is implied that reversing a person's bioelectricity will cause their heart to explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T01:27:58.470" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T01:27:58.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40916" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40918" CreationDate="2017-06-18T02:13:16.867" Score="0" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several episodes of Assassination Classroom (animated version), characters develop spontaneous nosebleeds seemingly in response to becoming sexually aroused.  This occurs with a number of male characters, though I can recall at least one instance where it happens to a female character as well.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example on Youtube:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNRnL6E64Q&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNRnL6E64Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a common trope in anime, or something that's unique to Assassination Classroom?  And in either case, is there any rational explanation behind using this seemingly bizarre method of depicting arousal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33141" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T02:27:43.570" Title="Use of nosebleeds to denote arousal?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-18T07:46:49.503" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-18T02:25:05.983" Score="0" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Attack on Titan (anime), up till now we are given information that the &quot;dumb&quot; titans that wonder outside the walls are &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; humans. Given that both &quot;smart&quot; (Eren/Annie/Yumir/etc) and &quot;dumb&quot; titans share the same weakness this has always been a possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, its not clear why the Survey Corps never finds the bodies of the humans inside the &quot;dumb&quot; titans? They should at least find the bones of the human. Is this a logical flaw of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW: please, no spoilers from the manga, only info available in the anime up to season 2 episode 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33142" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T03:11:00.743" Title="Why the Survey Corps doesn't find a human body inside each titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-20T15:10:45.650" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40916" CreationDate="2017-06-18T02:27:43.570" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a common trope in anime. Many examples of it can be seen on Dragon Ball with Master Roshi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fYHuW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fYHuW.png&quot; alt=&quot;Master Roshi&amp;#39;s nose bleeding&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;code&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0-Ep3UI2SI&lt;/code&gt; [potentially suggestive content]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-07-17/anime-physics/nosebleeds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;, it is a long-standing Japanese folk belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9307" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T02:27:43.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40921" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40942" CreationDate="2017-06-18T05:22:37.810" Score="2" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku didn't recruit goten and trunks because they charge at their enemies like an idiot. But isn't Frieza like that as well? Why did Goku recruit Master Roshi who can't even beat Raditz? He can't even scratch the fighters from other universes. Roshi &amp;amp; Tien can be removed and leave space for Gotenks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32937" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T14:19:18.303" Title="Why did Goku recruit Frieza but not gotenks" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40924" CreationDate="2017-06-18T05:55:37.453" Score="7" ViewCount="166620" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the season 2 of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; and I want to start to read the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which chapter should I start from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33146" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T06:40:17.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T06:42:33.123" Title="What chapter does Attack on Titan season 2 finish at?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40922" CreationDate="2017-06-18T06:03:24.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading some chapters I think the correct one is 51&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33146" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T06:03:24.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40922" CreationDate="2017-06-18T06:37:39.247" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 51 (volume 13) in manga is the last episode for season 2 anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can start reading from chapter 52.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33109" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T06:39:38.550" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T06:39:38.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40925" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40929" CreationDate="2017-06-18T08:32:26.570" Score="0" ViewCount="963" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take for example when he's fighting Danzos subordinates. He grabs onto one of them when he teleports them, but for the other he simply uses it at a range. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if he can just always teleport people from a range, why was he always so insistent on grabbing his opponent? He could have just attempted to long-range kamui on Minato and Naruto instead of always trying to grab them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33147" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T19:37:00.763" Title="Why does Obito only grab some people when he teleports them to the kamui dimension?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39304" CreationDate="2017-06-18T10:16:56.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer might be inconclusive due to lack of information on the topic.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yaoi-hands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Know Your Meme&lt;/a&gt;, the term &amp;quot;Yaoi Hands&amp;quot; was originated from MangaFox Otaku message board.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earliest known mention of Yaoi hands appeared on the Otaku message board MangaFox on March 23rd, 2010, in reference to art featured in the manga &lt;em&gt;Junjou Romantica: Pure Romance&lt;/em&gt;. While the image is no longer accessible, the description pointed out the oversized hands depicted on the characters Usami and Misaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So.. yes, the term was not originated from Japan. In fact, Japanese might not have heard the term, as shown in &lt;a href=&quot;https://togetter.com/li/910205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;step55524's Togetter (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; consisting Japanese tweets by カラサワ about an encounter to an image of &amp;quot;yaoi alpacas&amp;quot; to the revelation of 「やおいの手」 (&lt;em&gt;yaoi no te&lt;/em&gt;, yaoi hands).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to anime-planet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/manga/tags/yaoi-hand-syndrome?sort=year&amp;amp;order=asc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the earliest manga with &amp;quot;Yaoi Hand Syndrome&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; was &lt;em&gt;Touzandou Tentsui Ibun&lt;/em&gt; (1998), a shonen-ai manga by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-planet.com/people/shungiku-nakamura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shungiku Nakamura&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She's also dominating the category with 4 other manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mangetsu Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; (2001, shoujo ai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Junjou Romantica&lt;/em&gt; (2002, shonen ai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;World's Greatest First Love: Ritsu Onodera's Affair&lt;/em&gt; (2008, shonen ai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Junjou Mistake&lt;/em&gt; (2008, shonen ai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T13:47:24.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-18T18:21:13.507" Score="0" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just watched Dragon Ball Super episode 95th (best episode ever some people says, last episode made record in ratings surpassing One piece ).&#xA;In it, (spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT: If someone can, please edit the spoilers area which isnt working&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;! Freezer was able to handle with little damage a hakai energy ball mean to wipe out anyone not only from life but from existence and to control it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;! Later he threw it to Goku who wasnt able to control it and who got damage from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;! Sidra says that if Freezer betrays him, he would take care of him, but a kaioshin commented it wouldnt be so easy for him to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;! Goku and Freezer sparring knocked themselves simultaneously , Goku was using super saiyan blue though he wasnt using super saiyan blue kaioken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;! Beerus comments Freezer is even with Goku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How strong is Freezer now? Is he stronger , equal or weaker than Goku? Is he in the level of Sidra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; (since he was able to control Sidra's hakai energy?) . Beerus was able to remove Hakai's energy from Goku easier, so I take Beerus is still stronger than Freezer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T15:31:13.107" Title="How strong is Freezer now?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40925" CreationDate="2017-06-18T19:37:00.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://68.media.tumblr.com/9d922a3a4874a26828c8a2533db3598d/tumblr_inline_mot43t2hj71qz4rgp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tobi couldn't attack and defend at the same time with Kamui. &#xA;His strategy was to allow his opponent to attack, but by using Kamui, the attack would fly straight through. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q5PuHzMLLf4/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;If Minato didn't have the teleportation, Tobi would have won.&#xA;Tobi's strategy is actually quite interesting, as he didn't use the kamui in the way that you thought that he would. I think that this is Obito's way of doing. He could use the Kamui in that way but chooses not to, because his strategy is more tactical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33084" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T19:37:00.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40932" CreationDate="2017-06-18T20:37:06.167" Score="10" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of &lt;em&gt;Seitokai Yakuindomo&lt;/em&gt; OVA episode 19, there is this scene where it shows Kotomi's essay:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQsgh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQsghl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of Kotomi&amp;#39;s essay&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「家族」…。その中でも兄妹とは…禁断の一線を超えさせない理性の言葉。私の家は両親は仕事の事情などで留守に成りがちでよく兄とは二人きりになる。特に休日や平日の夜。まるでどこかのパソコンゲームのようだ。しかも未成年が遊んではいけないような。未成年の男女が二人きり、夜中で未成年が遊んでいけない状況にある。そこで食い止める劣情の防波堤が家族であり、そして兄妹と言うキーワードだと思う。しかしこのキーワード、危険が伴う。肉欲に任せて落ちれば燃え尽きてしまう近親相姦。我も危険なら彼も危険。共に&lt;strong&gt;大地を見る&lt;/strong&gt;ことができるのか？&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to understand almost everything with jisho.org, except the bold bit. That whole sentences, as far as I know, means something like &quot;Can we see the earth together?&quot; Why &quot;see the earth&quot; all of a sudden? It was talking about the fact that if we don't control our lust, it will become incest, so why &quot;see the earth&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried googling &quot;大地を見る&quot; but nothing related seems to come up. Is there something I don't get?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Family&quot;... &quot;Brothers and sisters&quot;, is a rational word that will not cross the forbidden line. Because of my parents' jobs, my brother and I, just the two of us, always stay at home, especially in holidays and weekdays. It's like in an adult game. Two minors, in the middle of the night, doing adult things. Situations like this often appear. In such situations, the breakwater that holds back the lust is &quot;family&quot; and also the keyword &quot;brothers and sisters&quot;. However, this keyword goes hand in hand with danger. If we don't control our lust it can become incest. If I am in danger, he is too. Will we be able to see the earth together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T03:54:34.260" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T03:54:34.260" Title="What does it mean by 大地を見る in Kotomi's essay?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40930" CreationDate="2017-06-18T22:14:08.610" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be a somewhat obscure reference to the original Gundam anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically the preview for Episode 5. It goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;重力に任せて落ちれば燃え尽きてしまう大気圏突入。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;その瞬間にシャアはホワイトベースに奇襲を掛けた。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;我も危険なら彼も危険、共に大地を見ることができるのか？&lt;/strong&gt;　&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;機動戦士ガンダム、次回「大気圏突入」。&#xA;君は生きのびることができるか！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title of Episode 5 is literally &amp;quot;Plunging into (the) atmosphere&amp;quot; (officially, its &amp;quot;Reentry to Earth&amp;quot; ). Implying some sort of double entendre, likely implying illicit intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't comment much on the style of writing in particular, but overall such an abstruse wording is not uncommon in literary Japanese. The Japanese people seem to enjoy euphemizing and beating around the bush in their writings. The specific nuances are very difficult to translate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.durf.org/2004/07/26/untranslatability/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an example&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsume Soseki once taught his students that the correct Japanese translation for “I love you” is “Tsuki ga tottemo aoi naa” (The moon is so blue tonight); what he meant was that to express within the Japanese cultural framework the same emotion expressed in English by “I love you,” one must choose words like “The moon is so blue tonight.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(from Sato Kenji’s “More Animated than Life: A Critical Overview of Japanese Animated Films,” Japan Echo, 12/97)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T22:14:08.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40928" CreationDate="2017-06-19T08:18:16.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say Goku still has the upper hand if he would go all out, but Freezer would put a really close fight, well at least based on the info that we have been provided with. Regarding Sidra, no Freezer is not stronger then him. He was able to escape his attack, but that was just a part of his energy that he gave to his minion, in a straight battle he would take care of freeza.&#xA;In general, everyone is gaining huge power boosts in Super so the power balance is all over the place. Next week Vegeta could be the &quot;strongest&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T08:18:16.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19667" CreationDate="2017-06-19T10:10:00.427" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Parasytes might not be parasites as they are defined in our world, because they are (from space or not) alien creatures. They did not evolve here and don't share our roots and typical mechanics. @Mindwin made good points about this and why our current definition don't include them - although I think we would adapt it so that they mach it. The human bodys may be brain dead but they still have traits of life (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Biology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;See Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homeostasis: still sweating and so on&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Organization: still made of living cells&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Metabolism: Still need nutrients - human flesh or regular food&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Growth: We can't be sure here but there is no reason why a child's body should stop growing after be infected by a Parasyste (maybe the Parasyte could stop growth by not mimic the thyroid but still the human body is able to grow). At least we know, that the human body will grow old and die. (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://kiseijuu.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mr. B&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Adaptation: Hard to prove but I think we can agree that they e.g. grew scarf-skin.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Response to stimuli: Of course the nerves are still working, autonomic nervous system is at least partly independent of the brain.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Reproduction: Not reiko and A had a child but their human bodies. It would be possible to maintain human population if there were so many Parasytes that they ate all of us and than started to make human babys themself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I want to stress another point most people are missing and which (imho) is one of the most important in the entire story (It is not pointed out as such but I do care about it more than about others):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humankind is an organism itself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say that human are parasites to earth - a single Human is not, Human kind might be. Reiko says that a single human is weak compared with Parasytes but that Human have another consciousness and when Parasyte attack it, they will lose. If we understand human kind as an organism, Parasytes are parasites to it. The organism &quot;humankind&quot; grew too much and now Parasytes appear, consuming some of it's ressources like a tapeworm and slowing it's grow without killing it. After beeing overrun by the Parasy/ites, humankind's immune system started to gather forces against them and became mostly immune to them. If there would be a new wave of parasytes, we could easily detect them and know what wapons kill them - they would be ways less effective but still some of them will allways stay in the organism. It is a perfect match to an upscaled infection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T07:37:06.733" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T07:37:06.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17198" CreationDate="2017-06-19T11:36:02.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I strongly doupt that she would ever be able to tell apart two regular parasistes like Uragami never found differences beween them - with one exception:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gotou is different because he contains several parasites and for this reason has a ways stronger signal. Sleeping Migi is different too, he has a weaker signal, but still Kana couldn't tell that Migi was sleeping when Shinichi told her everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But: Getting stronge, her powers could reach the point when she even sence human's brain waves and than she'd become able to tell apart Migi/Shinichi from regular parasytes and maby even tell apart Shinichi from other human ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; because of the parasite cells in his body and brain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T11:50:56.980" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T11:50:56.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40938" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-19T12:14:24.973" Score="3" ViewCount="9135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does &lt;em&gt;Persona 4 Golden&lt;/em&gt; follow the same plot as the original Persona 4? I've seen the &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; anime was wandering if Golden covered old ground. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know in the game there's a new character and/or party member but is this also reflected in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33166" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T12:29:18.233" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T16:12:49.180" Title="Is Persona 4 Golden anime different from the original Persona 4 anime?" Tags="&lt;persona&gt;&lt;persona4&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-19T12:28:35.057" Score="2" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12 of Revolutionary Girl Utena, part of the chorus song for the Tenjou-Touga duel is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oh, dance! Your dream, three of the seven wonders of the world,&#xA;  carried here on the Galactic Railroad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I'm assuming that means &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Galactic Railroad&lt;/a&gt;. I know Utena's dialog, especially the duel chorus songs, are pretty vague and cryptic, but is there some significance/obvious meaning to the reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Not really a cross-over, but that's the closest tag I could find for cross-anime references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33037" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T14:42:55.457" Title="Why is Galactic Railroad mentioned in an Utena duel song?" Tags="&lt;revolutionary-girl-utena&gt;&lt;crossovers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6165" CreationDate="2017-06-19T13:34:51.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some franchises they have insert songs which are generally originals which are shortened and can be bought separately. Some like &lt;em&gt;Love Live&lt;/em&gt; are based around CD singles and the anime comes afterward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33168" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T16:05:18.060" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T16:05:18.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3224" CreationDate="2017-06-19T13:37:58.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some music animes or Idol animes such as Love Live gather fanbases that love to sing along. This is also done when an anime is dubbed (the op/ed is some times given an eng translation along with karoake words. Other animes seems to have no reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33168" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T13:37:58.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40921" CreationDate="2017-06-19T14:14:16.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gotenks has a time limit plus we dont know if fused characteres are allowed. Probably not, since fusion would end before the tournament and you would have 11 members in the arena when 10 members are allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Freezer is way much stronger than Gotenks. Gotenks SSJ3 was less strong than duplicate Vegeta in base form &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Jxo4gDdzs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Jxo4gDdzs&lt;/a&gt; . Vegeta and Goku are in a similar level. Freezer is said by Beerus to be in the same level than SSB Goku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roshi can beat Raditz by far now. He could handle many Freezer soldiers, he could beat Tien who was able to defeat Burter and Jeice who were over Vegeta's 30000 power level of that time (probably between 40000 - 45000) . Tien could also hold second form Cell, deflect a Majin Buu Gohan absorbed attack, resist a punch in the stomach from mystic Gohan and not pass out, etc. Also Roshi, Krilin and Tien experience are taken into account. In a sparring match, Krilin defeated Gohan by pushing him outside of the arena, outsmarting him. He almost outsmarts Goku in a sparring match too, in spite of being much less weaker than them just like Tien and Roshi are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T14:19:18.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T14:19:18.303" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40256" CreationDate="2017-06-19T14:29:06.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I get it, it is just part of their moral code never to fight innocents including NPCs. I don't know why but they say &quot;must not&quot; so it has to be a rule and it is the SSS so it can't be a &quot;Word of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is (as far as I know the anime and the fan wiki) no canon explanation. Maybe they give respect for the possibility of real AIs or that they can't be 100% sure not to missjudge a human for an NPC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Shadows appeard, they had no problem fighting this mutated NPCs but at this point, they could be sure not to deal with a human like consciousness or a real human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T14:29:06.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40939" CreationDate="2017-06-19T14:42:55.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so. Lyrics from Utena duel songs talk about high abstract concepts which do not have a direct significance to the duel they accompany (or any other duel). In my opinion, it is just inicidental.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33170" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T14:42:55.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30263" CreationDate="2017-06-19T15:12:24.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answers so far gave good reasons why people would not stay there but missed one point I want to add:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People &lt;strong&gt;did&lt;/strong&gt; stay in that world!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The unknown programmer (=other timeline Otonishi?) stayed for eons. The SSS stayed for - who knows - maybe decades, maybe centuries, living almost the life you described. They lived their affections, they played war with their favourite weapons, and they did have their own little Utopia. They just did not know about &quot;Angel Player&quot; and were not able to program the world like you proposed. Kanade on the other hand understood the world as what it was apparently meant to be and tried to help the others to move on (even by force). Otonashi wanted to help people since he lost his sister and so both of them wanted to help the others to move on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW: Almost every one of the SSS did not move on until the shadows came and threatened their bare existence so they had nothing to lose. Plus, it is part of human nature to want catharsis. The only people who really had the choice were the last five, and what should they do after every human and NPC was gone? They had mostly made peace with themselves anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Plus it is likely that there are mechanics to repeatedly give people the chance to go on - like the baseball match where the NPCs played exactly the way Hinata needed to remember and make peace with his real life failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T07:08:47.280" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T07:08:47.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38426" CreationDate="2017-06-19T17:25:07.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He originally backed down, but later revealed that he didn't spin it in fear for himself but the spinner's crew always suffers from his choice and he didn't want that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33174" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T17:25:07.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37932" CreationDate="2017-06-19T17:59:01.060" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;My own interpretation is actually different from any of the ones you've listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We discover over the last few episodes of Season 2 that Yukinoshita has a lot of trouble even identifying what it is that she personally wants. Where Hikigaya has to have an external reason to help people but is otherwise incredibly self-sufficient, Yukinoshita needs an external reason to do practically anything at all (mainly via her mother and sister), and once she has an external reason she forces herself to conform to it. Yuigahama may not be intellectually bright, but she's incredibly perceptive when it comes to people's emotions and social cues, and she has picked up on this fact. She is also perfectly aware that Yukinoshita is starting to feel romantically inclined to Hikigaya, which puts Yuigahama in a very difficult place: she wants to maintain her friendship with Yukinoshita, but the entire reason she befriended her in the first place was to get close to Hikigaya in a way that won't cause her to be judged or ostracized by her social circle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Yuigahama is aware that Hikigaya is undergoing an emotional shift of his own and is allowing himself to become closer to both her and Yukinoshita. This is simultaneously thrilling (because it means that she has successfully gotten him to notice her, finally) and terrifying (because she recognizes that she's in a love triangle, and him choosing one of the girls is going to destroy their current social relationships no matter what).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question becomes: how can Yuigahama gain what she most wants (a romantic relationship with Hikigaya) without destroying their current social dynamic? Well, first off she can't come out and explicitly confess to Hikigaya. No matter how he responds to that, their social dynamic is dead (this is the same problem that came up with the Ebina/Tobe interaction earlier in the season). Additionally, she is feeling guilty about taking advantage of Yukinoshita's obvious lack of experience when it comes to dealing with romantic feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer that she arrives at is her double date (cherishing and celebrating their current social dynamic) and the final confrontation with Yukinoshita (which may destroy their social dynamic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trouble is that because Yuigahama cannot explicitly say what she wants to say, we have to rely largely on subtext. As I read it, the subtext goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She gives the cookies to Hikigaya. This is a clear indicator to both Hikigaya and Yukinoshita that she is interested in Hikigaya; she is tacitly admitting that he was the one she wanted to make cookies for all along.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She then tells Yukinoshita that she &quot;wants it all&quot;. My reading of this is she is saying, &quot;I want Hikigaya, but I also want to maintain my friendship with you.&quot; Of course, there is only one way this can work, which is if Yukinoshita gives up on her own feelings for Hikigaya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She then assures Yukinoshita that if Yukinoshita leaves everything to her, she will ensure that outcome. This little bit of manipulation is pretty brilliant (and underhanded) because it plays right into Yukinoshita's inability to identify and act on her own desires. Yuigahama is saying, &quot;I know it's difficult for you to act on your desires, so why not act on my desires instead? I will give you the friendship that you've never been able to gain on your own as long as you give up your desire for Hikigaya.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at this point, Yuigahama has won the love triangle match. Until, that is, Hikigaya interjects with his insistence that Yukinoshita needs to solve her problems on her own or she will never escape the cycle she's currently stuck in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At which point the really fascinating part of this scene occurs, which is that Yuigahama says she thought he would respond that way and immediately backs down. The implication here is that Yuigahama entered into this whole gambit believing that she would probably fail, but did it anyway because she did not think the status quo was maintainable and that forcing her friend and her crush to face the emotional currents that underly their little threesome was desirable even if it leads to her losing Hikigaya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33175" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-04-05T09:21:29.627" LastActivityDate="2020-04-05T09:21:29.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40956" CreationDate="2017-06-19T18:28:54.313" Score="1" ViewCount="6516" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reiner and Bertolt are desperate to capture &quot;the coordinate&quot;, the founding titan. But according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan&lt;/a&gt; , the Beast Titan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;is one of the strongest of all Titans, possessing the ability to&#xA;  guide and direct mindless Titans and creating new Titans from common&#xA;  Eldians. These abilities are said to be nearly akin to those of the&#xA;  Founding Titan&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why do people from Marley need so desperately the founding titan? If it's for its abilities to command other Titans, couldnt they use the Beast titan instead for that purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2020-12-27T16:07:52.537" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T16:07:52.537" Title="If the Beast titan has similar powers to the founding titan, why do they need the founding titan so desperately?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40950" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40998" CreationDate="2017-06-19T20:59:43.037" Score="6" ViewCount="292" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;WorldEnd: What Are You Doing at the End of the World? Will You Save Us?&lt;/em&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?&lt;/em&gt; (終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか?), commonly called &lt;strong&gt;SukaSuka&lt;/strong&gt;) is a currently airing anime of Spring 2017. It should be obvious from the title that the author is very particular and non-traditional with their word usage. As strange as it sounds, the title of the series fits excellently. The English sub translation has flowed very well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However something in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/worldend-what-do-you-do-at-the-end-of-the-world-are-you-busy-will-you-save-us/episode-8-slight-light-slight-hope-733689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 8&lt;/a&gt; struck me as odd at time mark 14:00 (if watch, start 30 seconds earlier for context).  Willem, the main character is speaking with Chtholly, who is in love with him. He is defending himself from light jealousy. When she counters an argument of his with an alternative case, he says with wit and resignation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Defenestrated in two seconds flat.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not know what &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&amp;amp;q=defenestrated&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;defenstrated&lt;/a&gt;&quot; meant (basically, in this context, he acknowledges she has completely dismissed his argument and admits defeat.) It is not often I need to look up a word while watching anime, and on top of that figure out how that word fits the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I wonder now is if the translator used &quot;defenestrated&quot; as simply a literal translation of a Japanese word, without any real thought.  My suspicion is the opposite, that this is a contextual translation which would probably seem just as odd (and as oddly appropriate) in Japanese as it does in English. What kind of translation was it, and does it carry the Japanese intent well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Update&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HotelCalifornia (HC) further researched this question, and it turns out my original interpretation of &quot;Defenestrated in two seconds flat.&quot; was incorrect. I had assumed the meaning to be [My argument was dismissed in two seconds flat.] As HC learned in the Japanese SE, a much better meaning uses a different subject and adds an object (both absent in the literal Japanese as well). So a translation that better fits conversation flow is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I would have thrown Nygglatho out the window in two seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Nygglatho is the attractive female adult leader of the &quot;warehouse&quot;, and Chtholly had just asked what Willem would have done if she had crept onto the couch where he was sleeping, instead of the teenage female who had actually done so.) So the primary meaning for &lt;strong&gt;defenestrated&lt;/strong&gt; was the proper one, not the figurative meaning of &lt;strong&gt;dismiss&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T17:36:19.973" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T17:36:19.973" Title="Was &quot;defenestrated&quot; simply a literal translation, or part of a bigger concept or joke?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;worldend&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40951" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-06-19T21:09:20.360" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T21:09:20.360" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T21:09:20.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40952" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-06-19T21:09:20.360" Score="0" Body="&quot;WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Will you save us?&quot; (&quot;Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?&quot;, commonly &quot;SukaSuka&quot;) is a light novel series by Akira Kareno. It was adapted into a 2017 anime by Satelight and C2C. It is a fantasy series where only one human is left, and he is attempting to save fairie children who might save the new world." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T01:19:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T01:19:10.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40950" CreationDate="2017-06-19T21:49:51.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To &quot;defenestrate&quot; is the act of throwing somebody out the window. Maybe what he was saying was that an idea or an argument by him was shot down very quickly by the girl. I have not watched it yet, but from what you said, it may be that he is saying that anything he said was not cared for and simply &quot;thrown out the window&quot; very quickly. It is rather a literal translation but I think it might actually have been on purpose to show that his argument was ignored completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T21:49:51.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35719" CreationDate="2017-06-19T22:04:05.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it is no exactly said in the anime but, imagine your best friend just died. Moreover, your best friend just died because of you (they all blamed themselves for what happened). Would you be in the mood to have another get-together? Especially when the get-together is with the same group of friends whom you and your best friend have spent so much time with. It was definitely too painful for each of them. They probably didn't exactly &quot;disband&quot; but just didn't see each other anymore. That's probably why they were still fine with being called the Super Peace Busters and Yukiatsu even calling Jintan &quot;leader&quot;. I don't think they stopped being friends either but rather just grew apart. I mean, Yukiatsu and Tsuruko were friends. And Yukiatsu and Anaru were friends. There was a bit of tension between Tsuruko and Anaru (but understandable due to the jealousy and guilt bit and stuff) and Poppo was fine with everybody and Jintan didn't even have the motivation to go to school so it's not really that they hated each other or just stopped being friends. After all, they still probably kept in touch with how Yukiatsu knew that Jintan was registered for the school Anaru joined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:04:05.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31522" CreationDate="2017-06-19T22:56:50.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 12, it shows Chiyuki in the chair, but it isn't her because she would've dissolved into dust. It's her mannequin, meaning she was sent into the void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zQbXYl.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of episode 12&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33177" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T15:33:39.913" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T15:33:39.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40949" CreationDate="2017-06-20T02:02:58.323" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Marley need the &quot;coordinate&quot; back for two 2 reasons. &#xA;*****Do not read if you don't want spoilers from Manga.*****&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 1) The Beast Titan's ability is far weaker than the true coordinate. He has that ability due to the bloodline that he inherited from his mother, the same Titan that killed Eren's mother, his father's ex wife. We see the Beast Titan struggle to control certain titans, for instance, when the one survey corpse member he detained in order to find out what 3D maneuver gear was. He had to exert extra control in order to get them to comply.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Meanwhile, Eren simply had to touch Zeke's mother's titan form and without knowing what he was doing all the titan's in the vicinity immediately began obeying his wishes to destroy her. Plus they left all the humans alone in the area for an extended period of time, while attacking the armored titan. They remained completely enthralled long enough for the Humans to get away. The Beast Titan is not capable of this at all.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 2) The reason Marley never just all out attacked the Eldians behind the walls was due to the threat represented by the coordinate. If they hadn't left them alone the Fritz/Reiss family threatened to release the Titans inside the walls and annihilate all of Marley. Also, since Marley relied on Titans for their military might, they failed to develop other military technologies to the extent other nations (Mid-East Allied Forces) did. The Mid-East Allied Forces developed anti-titan weapons. Marley needs the coordinate to neutralize their enemies behind the wall and maintain their military supremacy over the Mid-East Allied Forces. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33179" LastEditorUserId="33179" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T03:13:00.040" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:13:00.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40917" CreationDate="2017-06-20T03:11:00.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. This is not a logical flaw in the series. Unfortunately, that information was only touched on in the last episode of Season 2. You've stated you don't want to hear spoilers about the manga. The anime ended right when the humans suspect regular titans are humans too. The last episode of Season 2 of the anime actually cuts out part of the conversation between Pixis, Hange, Levi, and Erwin where they address this. I assume either they will pick up in season 3 at that same discussion or use a flashback at some point to reveal the rest of what was said there. There's really nothing more I can say without spoilers, because I don't think the anime has given enough information to deduce what's going on at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33179" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T03:11:00.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="175" CreationDate="2017-06-20T03:38:18.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They simply wanted to change things up because &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; had been on the air for so long. The theme songs are meant to be catchy little jingles by famous artists in Japan. &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; had  basically surpassed a whole generation of people, so there is really no need for two anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They need a longer opening sequence to either re-familiarize long term viewers or new ones who hadn't seen the first 500 episodes. &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; started simulcasting around &quot;Thriller Bark&quot; arc, as mentioned most people don't sit around to watch. Maybe if it was on actual Japanese TV where there's another show they want to watch next, but not with simulcasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, there had been too much filler, so they tested out a huge anniversary opening before making this change. During this anniversary event, they remade the classic &quot;We Are&quot; song, animated all the cover stories. This marked the beginning of the change and there hasn't been an ED since. The way opening and ending credits are handled is also 100% artistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take &lt;em&gt;Supernatural&lt;/em&gt; for instance, whose opening credits basically consist of what happened so far mixed with music in a huge montage of previous episodes then throwing you right into the action, or sleepy hollow whose opening credits don't happen until 15 minutes into the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole thing is practicality and art. There's no actual rules that say this is how OP and ED should go. As long as the actors are credited, that's all that matters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest you look up some different shows and see how OP and ED are handled, like some different ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'd be surprised how versatile it all is, especially in other countries (such as Korean dramas, which don't technically have OP and ED as far as i can tell)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33180" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:40:17.117" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:40:17.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40922" CreationDate="2017-06-20T05:18:04.110" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Season 2 literally ends right after the conversation between Commander Erwin, Levi, Hange, and Pixis, where they start to formulate a theory (unproven at that point) about the true nature of regular titans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The squad leaders have Connie report what they suspect about his village and family and then review what they know in light of the new information. Hange presents her theory and Levi remarks that he's been killing human beings for much of his life. After Pixis and Hange leave, Levi is shocked that Erwin seems pleased at the new information. Erwin explains that it's because they are one step closer to the truth. Levi wonders if the truth is worth it, considering their losses. Erwin declares that one day they will knock that wall hiding the truth down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That conversation takes place in chapter 51 (volume 13) of the manga. There are some parts left out of that conversation in the anime. I suggest starting with chapter 51 and moving on from there. Not sure if we're allowed to post manga pics, so &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here's a link to the wiki article on that chapter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33179" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T06:39:13.530" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T06:39:13.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2017-06-20T08:09:51.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are confused on this matter. Kanade says that he would be able to stay at the afterlife school because he came there without regrets. His organ donation has nothing to do with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as we know, the afterlife school is designed to give people the chance to come over their regrets and when they reach a state of peace and happiness, they move on. Otonashi came without regrets and that's why the school can't help him make peace. That is why there will be nothing like Hinata's baseball match or Iwasama's &quot;My Song&quot; debut that makes him disappear. The only way for him to move on at this point is to find this state of peace and happiness on his own - but he has the choice not to seek it and stay helping people instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, he will regret that he has not moved on together with Kanade and later makes peace with this or he becomes the programmer or he just is president for some time and then decides to move on for some reason. The scenes where the characters meet in another reality may be the next life, or maybe they are just their own imagination. If they are real, then at some point Otonashi moves on and meets Kanade again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T15:16:12.837" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:16:12.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40161" CreationDate="2017-06-20T11:51:33.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The symbol comes from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanji-a-day.com/dictionary/kanji-detail.php?id=1031&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;食&lt;/strong&gt; kanji&lt;/a&gt;. You can prononces it &quot;uka&quot; and it means food or to eat. You can also prononce it &quot;uke&quot;, &quot;ke&quot;, &quot;shoku&quot; or &quot;shi&quot;, but it gives the kanji almost the same meaning of food or meal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T11:51:33.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21438" CreationDate="2017-06-20T12:22:48.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan folklore, there is no such thing as a cursed blade which turns people into slaves or zombies or whatever Saika turns people into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the most known cursed blades are Muramasa's, however they are rather famous for being able to cut through armor while regular blade were used on weak spots (not even close to saika's abilities) or to make their owner mad like they were controlling them (&lt;strong&gt;closer but not that much&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muramasa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muramasa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/curse-samurai-muramasa-blades-002878&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/curse-samurai-muramasa-blades-002878&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I recommand reading the second one which is really interesting.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T12:22:48.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41674" CreationDate="2017-06-20T12:47:25.190" Score="0" ViewCount="1750" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what episodes of the anime that the movie covers. Take&#xA;movies 1 and 2 which cover episodes 1-20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard the third movie covers episodes 21-25 and X episodes of the 2016 anime. And so I want to know what those X episodes are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking for anything plot-wise, I just want to know how much of the 2016 anime it covers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30137" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T03:34:54.057" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T03:34:54.057" Title="What section of the 2016 Berserk anime is covered by the 3rd movie, The Advent?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35769" CreationDate="2017-06-20T13:09:51.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible to make someone do everything that would be within his/her normal behaviour but only within 23 days before the death. What happens in this time also must not kill other persons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct time you have to specify the actions and circumstances of the death is 19 days if you first write the cuase and circumstances of death and than the name (Rule VIII).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you want a clown/ acrobat to perform at you birthday party, showing this and that trick and so on, it is no problem as long as you write it several days early and make him die shortly after this - he will cancle other arrangements and come to your party. Try the same with a monkh and he has a heart attack beacause ha can't ride a unicycle over a high wire while playing trumped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or you can write the name of some hundred workers make them revolt and get shot by the police. That should be fine too as long as noone else woud die because of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T13:09:51.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40968" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41000" CreationDate="2017-06-20T13:48:08.550" Score="2" ViewCount="436" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rule X.2 saies &quot;Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is generally (including in canon) interpreted as &quot;One can't make a specific person kill&quot;. We all agree that based on this rule one can write &quot;Mr. A get shot&quot; but not &quot;B has a heart attack after shooting someone&quot;. My question is if it would be possible to write &quot;A get shot. B has a heart attack after shooting A&quot;. The name &quot;Mr.A&quot; is in the notebook so it should work but I am pretty sure that Light or Ryuk called it impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of canon I understand that Kira is an OP puppet master even without the ability of blaiming specific persons for a homocide he commited (just think about what would have happened if one member of the task force shoot another one and get shot on his own so that light now has a gun and human shilds to kill L withuout deathnote or eye witnesses) but in canon there should be no reason why it should not work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T02:28:27.420" Title="Could one make a specific person shoot someone dead using the deathnote?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39794" CreationDate="2017-06-20T14:04:22.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends. Rule XXXV explicitly says &quot;the owner&quot; and after Light still was the owner, they could not just hand it to anyone. Rule IX however does not specify that fact. Maybe IX was simplified and it has to be the owner, maybe XXXV is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next problem is that the person has to really try to write the names. Who knows what happens if one is to copy a name four times and has the wrong spelling. Maybe the tricked one die, maybe the tricker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T14:04:22.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33569" CreationDate="2017-06-20T14:37:40.640" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short: Unlike Light, Misa never owned that death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the relevant timeline:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuk dropped a death note that became Light's - the one with the rules so we call it the rulebook. Rem handed a death note to Misa - without written rules so we call it the blank book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light and Misa met and touched each other's death notes. At this point, they were both able to see either shinigami. Also, Misa allows Light to keep the blank book but does not transfer ownership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misa gets caught and tortured by L and forfeits the ownership of the blank book so it is owned by Rem or the first other human to touch it (aka. Light).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, Light is the owner of both death notes and knows that whenever he touches or get ownership of one of them, he regains his memories. Misa however only ever held ownership of the blank one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light makes the Shinigamis switch the death notes so that the blank note is now accompanied by Ryuk and the rulebook by Rem. Light hides the blank book and gives the rulebook to Rem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than Rem returns to the Shinigami's world searching for someone to give the rulebook while Lights gets himself incarcerated before finally giving up the ownership of the blank book (to Ryuk who returns to the shinigami world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem finds a human who would abuse the death note (Higuchi) and hands the rulebook over to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem finds Misa in trouble and wants her to know that Rem would support her so she makes Misa touch a snipped of the rulebook - that is accompanied by Rem but never was owned by Misa so Misa gets the ability to see Rem but does not regain her memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After they defeated Higuchi, Light touches the rulebook and temporarily regains his memories so he kills Higuchi and assumes ownership of it, thus permanently regain his memories. After meeting again, Light orders Misa to find the blank book (that has been originally been given to her by Rem) so that Misa would finally regain her memories too. Note that since the shinigami swapped the notes, Ryuk now accompanies the blanc book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Misa would have remembered L's name, she'd have killed him right away but since she didn't, she makes the deal with Ryuk again what Rem would never have allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Rem is connected to Light and sees the task force haunting Kira (Misa), Rem kills L and Watari as she realizes that this is the only way to safe Misa from being captured and sentenced to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2019-05-21T20:19:07.123" LastActivityDate="2019-05-21T20:19:07.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28845" CreationDate="2017-06-20T15:33:42.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not only Roger who has this ability, but also &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Kozuki_Momonosuke#Zunisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Momonosuke&lt;/a&gt; and Luffy in weaker form (he could not answer to Zunisha). There is little information about it but, since Momonosuke has this ability, it is unlikely that it has something to do with &quot;D&quot;. It may even be nothing more than an extremely rare form of, or just extraordinary strong Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-07-20T19:42:24.780" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T19:42:24.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23596" CreationDate="2017-06-20T16:17:33.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 23 days rule does not apply to the time of the death but to the time of manipulation. You can manipulate someone e.g. to be a loyal sevant befor s/he dies but all manipulations can't start more than 23 day befor the death. If you give someone a task that takes more than 23 days it counts as impossible and causes a heat attack. But if you write a possible death and a date than it is perfectly fine as long as it is within the normal lief span and you are not too specific about either time or a slow cause of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T08:17:00.657" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:17:00.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12798" CreationDate="2017-06-20T16:31:57.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like I pointed out &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/40973/33164&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, the 23 days rule does not work that way. If the time of death is later than the natural one, the natural death will happen. If the time of death is before the natural one, it will either be a heart attack or the specified death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The death note works for every time of death between the moment of entry and the natural time of death. The 23 days rule just specifies that one can't manipulate the victoms for more than 23 days before their deth including giving the victom a specified disease that takes more han 23 days to kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T16:31:57.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15364" CreationDate="2017-06-20T16:41:52.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The death note that was dropped by Ryuk contained all the known rules including the 23 days rule. After Light made the Shinigamis switch the books, Yotsuba got the one with the rules that later came to the investigators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;fact&quot; that the deaths stopped after 23 days is wrong btw. They explicitly stopped immediately because he never wrote a date of death for criminals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T16:41:52.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28778" CreationDate="2017-06-20T17:08:30.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; You answered question yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; No, they are not related. As Garp hunts Roger across the sea and visits him in prison as an old rival and not as a relative, it is safe to say that they are not relatives. I am not sure when but I think when Aces story is told, it says that Roger asked Garp - because of the 'D.' - to save his son (Ace) from the marine trying to kill all relatives that may have Roger's talent to make trouble. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This again shows that there is no known close relative alive. They are however related in some way because the 'D.' is passed from one generation to the other and it is likely that there were one family or (less likely) people with the 'D.'. That is the closest we can be sure and the closest that is likely if we want to speculate - what is not the purpose of this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The Ages of the ones carrying the 'Will of D.' can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.#Carriers.27_Profile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy: 19&lt;br/&gt; Dragon: unkknown&lt;br/&gt; Garp: 78&lt;br/&gt; Roger: would be 77&#xA;  now&lt;br/&gt; Rouge: unknown&lt;br/&gt; Ace: would be 22 now&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T21:23:56.460" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T21:23:56.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39334" CreationDate="2017-06-20T17:25:53.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a gag and actually just applies for Brook and Luffy. The calcium in the milk is good for bones and Brook is nothing but bones (It is mentioned at Thriller Bark, even in the anime) and Luffy has huge regenerative powers whenever he eats or drinks (remember Alabasta when he pumped water in his almost dead dry body).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T00:27:27.347" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T00:27:27.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40984" CreationDate="2017-06-21T03:23:27.960" Score="3" ViewCount="4356" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Lelouch is still alive after the Zero Requiem (which he probably is because of the appearance of the third season), he probably goes into hiding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do people know that C.C. was an accomplice of Lelouch, or is she treated like Lloyd (basically acquired after Lelouch's regime)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I might've missed something in the anime, but basically, would C.C. need to go into hiding with Lelouch, or can she live as she used to without being sought out?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-21T12:20:00.660" LastActivityDate="2020-04-05T21:39:39.557" Title="What is C.C.'s status after the Zero Requiem?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-21T05:12:58.073" Score="4" ViewCount="5958" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very first episode of Naruto Shippuden at the start when we see Sasuke, what is the song that plays here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33194" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T06:59:48.103" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:51:26.237" Title="What is the song that plays in Naruto Shippuden's first episode during Sasuke's first appearance?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40979" CreationDate="2017-06-21T08:23:28.037" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, C.C. was only known by the main heads of the Black Knights organization, by V.V.'s organization and by the member of the royal family linked to the Geass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On one hand, the closest person to Zero all knew he was Lelouch Vi Britannia since Schneizel told them. Based on what they knew about Zero, Lelouch and Suzaku and based on Karen's reaction when Lelouch gets killed, I believe &lt;strong&gt;everyone that knows C.C. on the Black Knights organization knows Lelouch was not evil.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the Geass organization has been slaughtered by Lelouch and V.V.'s is gone for good. I can assume no one is going to annoy her because, well, &lt;strong&gt;they are all dead.&lt;/strong&gt; Same goes for Lelouch's mother and father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: Since only ancient members of Black Knights organisation know C.C. exists and we are sure that they have no reason to be after her, &lt;strong&gt;C.C. is probably wandering and travelling across the world&lt;/strong&gt; (or maybe just Japan) with Lelouch if he is alive, alone if he is not, &lt;strong&gt;without anyone to disturb her.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-21T12:19:53.700" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T12:19:53.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27061" CreationDate="2017-06-21T08:36:13.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/shonenjump&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viz Media&lt;/a&gt;! This is a Japanese-American company that sells dozens of manga magazines in many countries and they are the company publishing the Weekly Shonen Jump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also have a &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=39443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;European subsidiary&lt;/a&gt; for, I believe, UK and Ireland. However, I believe you can't have a paper version in another country than Japan. You'll have to read it on your computer or phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T08:25:29.733" LastActivityDate="2017-08-06T08:25:29.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40467" CreationDate="2017-06-21T08:45:55.113" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on Danmachi's lore, it is possible &lt;em&gt;(i'd like to say almost sure but no proofs here)&lt;/em&gt; that monsters have something to do with gods. If it is the case, maybe &lt;strong&gt;gods were those who named the floor bosses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There also are more possibilities. Those monsters, unlike Grimgar's, are more likely to respawn like basic RPG monters. If adventurers already fought a floor boss, it is legit it is has a name. Maybe &lt;strong&gt;those who are the first to defeat a kind of boss are given the great honor to name it.&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Sadly, Danmachi's doesn't tell us much about it so it is only speculation. Maybe we'll learn more about it later in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T08:45:55.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40992" CreationDate="2017-06-21T11:24:29.753" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cannot remember any event where a victim of a fruit user or an object affected by a fruit user came in contact with the sea stone, is there any record until now in one piece?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt; -  if a human turned toy by the hobi-hobi no mi or a homie created by the soru-soru no mi came in contact with the sea stone, would the effect revert? Or does the stone affect the user but not the power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exceptions&lt;/strong&gt; I can think of - Kuzan's ice does not melt or change back to water on the surface of the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32912" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T13:58:24.520" Title="Victims and Sea stone" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26687" CreationDate="2017-06-21T11:33:41.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a good thinking but it is not how the Yomi Yomi no Mi works. It can bring you soul back to the human world but the sould must find the body. Eating two DF makes you explode so there is nothing left to find. At least the skeleton has du be intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T11:33:41.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40990" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41020" CreationDate="2017-06-21T11:42:37.163" Score="0" ViewCount="3230" Body="&lt;p&gt;We saw deers, guns and swords that have Devil Fruit powers. Would it be possible (with Vegapunks help) for a DF to eat a DF?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it explode like if someone ate two DFs? If not, one could try to eat that DF to get &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#Growth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;both powers&lt;/a&gt; (And should explode).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is possible, it is worth thinking about whether or not the resulting DF has it's own powers too. E.g. take a fox Zoan, feat it to the fire fruit (no offence to neither Ace nor Sabo here) and create a &quot;Firefox&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T08:29:41.337" LastActivityDate="2019-02-26T11:27:41.533" Title="Could one make a Devil Fruit eat another one?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28453" CreationDate="2017-06-21T13:21:04.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nene Sakurada and her mother received this mysterious bunny from a sweatshop by a little boy. The story says the bunny comes to life during the red moon night and seeks revenge for the pain and abuse the Sakuradas caused him, this mysterious character has red eyes and a creepy face. In one of the episodes, it had a conversation with Shiro, Shinchan's dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33202" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-08-05T04:40:08.270" LastActivityDate="2020-08-05T04:40:08.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="40992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40988" CreationDate="2017-06-21T13:58:24.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there is at least one good example of someone directly on contact with water who were still affected by someong power : the Princess of Fishmen.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you remember, Shirahoshi-ojou-sama was bullied by the evil &lt;strong&gt;Vander Decken IX&lt;/strong&gt; whose power was allowing him to never miss his target (strongly summarized). His power was still effective as he threw a insane amount of projectiles on Shirahoshi's submarine dungeon. His power enchants boththe weapons thrown and the target, so since the power is not disabled underwater, &lt;strong&gt;at least this power is not affected by seastone or sea presence&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We also know that &lt;strong&gt;demon power users in contact of sea or seastone can't use their power&lt;/strong&gt; and that is also the reason prison's cells are made of seastone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We can assume that :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;there is no such thing as a DF user able to use his power when he touches sea water or seastone.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Powers are not affected if the user is not in contact of sea/seastone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;If a DF user is hit by sea/seastone, his victims (hobi-hobi no mi toy's for instace will be freed&lt;/strong&gt; (for good or until the DF user is not in contact anymore ?).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is a minor plot hole of One Piece because it is never really explained how differents types of fruits's powers work in this kind of situation. Guess we have to decide from each power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source : One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 169 (p. 11) and&#xA;  Episode 106, Smoker mentions that all Marine Headquarters' prisons are&#xA;  made of seastone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T13:58:24.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40990" CreationDate="2017-06-21T14:02:53.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, since both Vegapunk and Ceasar are doing weird experiments on DFs, i think that could happen one day and we can be sure they are working on it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, we can't know if they will successfully fuse two DFs as it will be decided in the future by the scenario. Only Oda knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T14:02:53.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40966" CreationDate="2017-06-21T16:27:04.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember, the new anime doesn't cover anything the movies covered and vice-versa (unless flashbacks and recap episodes). I think you're thinking of the original show and the movies overlapping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33206" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T16:27:04.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-21T21:31:15.060" Score="4" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say Bob for some reason takes part in the 6th holy grail war. He then posseses the weird snake relic from Gilgamesh and attempts to summon him? Does this work? Or does it fail because Gilgamesh was defeated in the last war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6399" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T21:31:15.060" Title="Can defeated Servants be summoned again?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40092" CreationDate="2017-06-21T22:53:08.207" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer for this is that this episode was filler. Chances are since the episode is a filler, Mecha Naruto is affected because fillers are very different from the anime's plot and/or logic itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28306" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T21:04:26.363" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T21:04:26.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40950" CreationDate="2017-06-21T23:30:27.640" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;After listening to the exchange a number of times, it sounds to me as if he is saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「2[秒]{びょう}[以内]{いない}に[窓]{まど}から[捨]{す}ててるな。」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ni byō inai ni mado kara suteteru na.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To break it down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ni byō&lt;/em&gt;: two seconds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;mado kara suteteru&lt;/em&gt;: throwing out from/through a window&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(the rest of the sentence is mostly structure, and immaterial to this answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My translation of the line would be something along the lines of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[My argument] didn't last for two seconds before being thrown out [a window].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the translation (though the word choice may have been odd) was a literal translation, while also carrying some of the Japanese intent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/48637/10327&quot;&gt;I asked about it&lt;/a&gt; on the Japanese SE, and have determined two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I misinterpreted the subject of the phrase- rather than his argument being dismissed, he is referring to what he would do &amp;quot;if it was Nygglatho&amp;quot; (namely, throwing her out the window). This applies to Crunchyroll's English translation as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The phrase 「窓から投げ捨てる」 (to abandon by throwing [something] out through a window) is a slangy phrase usually used to tell someone what they can do with an inferior product (akin to the English phrase &amp;quot;shove it up your ass.&amp;quot; So, the Japanese phrase is figurative in a different way than the direct English translation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An updated translation could be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Nygglatho? I'd] throw her out the window in two seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12985" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:57:17.593" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40968" CreationDate="2017-06-22T02:28:27.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you wrote both Mr.A and Mr.B's name in the notebook&#xA;and their deaths (which is caused by the book) correlate with each other, this would be possible. writing their times of death would increase the chances of this working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example you know both Mr.A, and Mr.B meet everyday at 7:00&#xA;you could just make it so that Mr.B gets &quot;influenced&quot; at 6:30 and Mr.A gets shot at 7:00, making sure you write Mr.A's fate first on the death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T02:28:27.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40893" CreationDate="2017-06-22T02:33:22.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;well, he basically learned his lesson; his character changed a lot after the whole incident (Hiyori helping him afterwards is a big reason too); He is, afterall a teenage boy~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if he would continue to &quot;sting&quot; Yato... [Spoilers avoided] (you should see season 2 if you haven't already, since it covers that in the anime with Bishamon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T02:33:22.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40886" CreationDate="2017-06-22T02:52:05.520" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Hayama has the good looks, friends and stuff, but most of his &quot;friends&quot; would just stop being friends if Hayama isn't &quot;Hayama&quot; anymore; Most of his &quot;friends&quot; would just abandon him, if he were to be attacked by a bear somewhere in a forest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He realizes this after trying to see from Hachiman's point of view, Hachiman's cynical and &quot;real&quot; outlook on 'the youth', society, and life in general doesn't seem too far fetched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hayama being the &quot;good guy&quot; tried to &quot;associate&quot; better with Hachiman because he &quot;pities&quot; him, but then realizes that most of Hachiman's world views are painfully accurate; and that his way of thinking isn't totally wrong either, and that is what makes Hayama think he is inferior to 8man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or maybe because Hachiman has two girls going after him, while Hayama has a bitch, and a girl that's going to die of blood loss sooner or later. (#TeamYukinon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastEditorUserId="33212" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T14:03:41.853" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T14:03:41.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41005" CreationDate="2017-06-22T07:49:31.187" Score="1" ViewCount="11966" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've see this fight quite a few times but I never understood if Danzo used Shisui's eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Sasuke pierces Karin &amp;amp; Danzo with his extended Chidori, did Danzo use his last Sharingan (Shisui's eye) or he didn't get a chance to use as Sasuke's attack was unexpected/surprised?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30480" LastActivityDate="2019-10-27T06:10:45.590" Title="Did Danzo use Shisui's eye?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41004" CreationDate="2017-06-22T08:13:49.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo was using Shisui's eye. Check out the episode with the 5 Kage summit where he is influencing the other Kages to vote for him as the leader of the summit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo knew about the power of Shisui's sharingan, but was also aware about its awakening period, i.e Danzo could not always use Shisui's sharingan due to the immense power of the jutsu (&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kotoamatsukami&lt;/a&gt;) that Danzo was using.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, that might be the reason he took karin as hostage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="30480" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T09:06:46.117" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T09:06:46.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40886" CreationDate="2017-06-22T09:34:37.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer proved to be more complex than I originally thought it would be. In short Hayama feels inferior to Hachiman because he was able to do something that Hayama had been trying to for a long time, that is to help Yukinoshita. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would take too long to explain in detail but if anyone is interested they can check out Hayama character analysis at &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yaharianalysis.x10host.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oregairu analysis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T23:23:18.603" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T23:23:18.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39265" CreationDate="2017-06-22T14:42:45.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the explanation here is much simpler and Toriyama did not plan that much ahead (well at least it seems he did not develop a detailed story line). The manga is behind the anime storywise, and the anime writters seem to recieve just a general plot line (like characters and settings) but the interractions and story development is up to them to decide on it. That is why there are also so many differences between the manga and the anime, and that would also explain why at this moment the supreme kai knew so little about Beerus.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T14:42:45.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41013" CreationDate="2017-06-22T19:42:45.593" Score="1" ViewCount="2496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime and read the manga, but the ending of the manga didn't explain if &lt;strong&gt;Natsume Asako&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Sasahara Souhei&lt;/strong&gt; end up together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I miss something, or is it just not mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31538" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T09:03:34.197" LastActivityDate="2021-01-12T02:01:12.947" Title="Did Asako and Souhei end up being together in the end?" Tags="&lt;tonari-no-kaibutsu-kun&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41010" CreationDate="2017-06-22T23:08:34.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Natsume's work desk, in the manga series credits, there is a picture of her smiling and hugging a guy with a very similar hair-style to Sasahara's (the picture is actually the same on the back cover of the volume 13, after removing the jacket). This suggests that they indeed did develop a further relationship after high school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At their friends' wedding, they are always seen with each other, though &lt;strong&gt;it is not confirmed if they are a couple.&lt;/strong&gt; So it's up to you to decide, I guess! Personally, I think that they are too great couple to not be together :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kLcxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;vol. 13 manga cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T10:49:59.940" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T10:49:59.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8836" CreationDate="2017-06-23T01:24:34.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying he never showed Aizen his second release, does not mean that Aizen did not only know about it, but most likely talked to Ulquiorra about it at some point, we have seen that while at times Aizen can get very arrogant at times, like in his final fight with Ichigo, he is a genius. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He would have figured out that while soul reapers have their skikai and bankai, arrancars would most likely be able to have their own version of bankai, just as their first release is similar to a soul reapers shikai. The way Ulquiorra spoke when he said he never showed Aizen his 2nd release was vague, as he didn't exactly have to show Aizen his power, but he might have told him and made a plan with Aizen to keep it hidden from Gin, Tosen, and the other espada in case they rebelled, much like how Nel regained her power as an espada and starting to fight, and how Grimmjow went against orders to fight Ichigo, except to a more extreme level like a full scale rebellion. Aizen had rarely fought, at first having his espada fight for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If most of the espada went into full scale rebellion and if he knew about Ulquiorra's second release before hand, he would be able to send Ulquiorra out to deal with the treasonous espada and end them. It would not be that far fetched, considering the fact that Aizen seemed to hold a special trust in Ulquiorra that he didn't have for the other espada, sending Ulquiorra with Yammy to the world of the living, sending Ulquiorra to get Orihime after letting him trick the treasonous arrancars to steal a fake hogyoku only to get killed in the world of the living, entrusting care of Orihime to Ulquiorra, and lastly ensuring the safety of Los Noches to Ulquiorra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that he would have also used Ulquiorra to kill Tosen or Gin if they rebelled, sense Ulquiorra's second resurrection was powerful enough to completely stomp Ichigo when he was using bankai and hollowfication. And as several others have said, it is most likely that Ulquiorra was just the first espada to discover and use the second release, Aizen not revealing to other arrancars, or even just the other espada, that it is possible for them to do this as they all seemed to be more loyal to their fraccion or to more loyal to themselves, unlike Ulquiorra who seemed to not only have no faccion, but never wavered in his loyalty to lord Aizen, you could say that in comparison that Ulquiorra is like the perfect soldier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention IF Ulquiorra did aspire to rebel against Aizen and take his place, he most likely could have done so before Aizen was able to finally use the hogyoku. Not only is Ulquiorra already an expert in sonido and extremely fast without any form of release, in his second release he got faster, more agile, stronger. If he truly wished to rebel against Aizen, sense as far as we know Aizen actually never showed the espada his zanpakto, he could have completely blind-sided Aizen when ever he pleased, releasing his second release and using a grand rey cero while in his second release. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he did this quick enough he would have been able to completely destroy Aizen, as we saw how powerful Grimmjows ceros were when he was just using the standard at point blank range and without his first release, Grimmjow not being as strong as Ulquiorra and with Ulquiorras power being enhanced with the second release, a grand rey cero at point blank range in his second release and if Ulquiorra put everything he has into it, if Ulquiorra was able to do this and blindside Aizen, well Aizen would have had no chance to survive it. And the fact is, Ulquiorra is very intelligent and would most likely realize that if he wanted, he could kill Aizen if he did blind-side him. But he didn't and was trusted with many responsibilities that the other espada weren't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, yes, Aizen more then likely knew about it and talked to Ulquiorra about it, deciding to keep it between themselves, yet would keep Ulquiorra at number 4 sense it would seem strange if the 5th best espada, I say fifth because while Ulquiorra was numbered at 4 the numbering system for espada was 0-9. Even the image above &quot;Aizen-sama has not &lt;strong&gt;seen me&lt;/strong&gt; in this form&quot;, the wording meaning that while Aizen has literally not been shown the second release Ulquiorra most likely talked to him about it, its possible that Aizen is even the reason that Ulquiorra got his second release before the other espada and another reason why Ulquiorra could be so loyal to him. Sorry for the very long answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33230" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T01:26:11.770" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T01:26:11.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41015" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41025" CreationDate="2017-06-23T04:26:02.463" Score="-2" ViewCount="1843" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a preview of episode 11 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generation, I think something about Mitsuki is going to be revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33232" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:45:10.403" Title="Is Mitsuki an enemy of Boruto?" Tags="&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-27T16:41:55.113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41016" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-23T04:44:24.710" Score="4" ViewCount="4476" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; and this song started playing in slow motion when the &quot;Female Titan&quot; showed up at Levi's group, around 20:30 of episode 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What song is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33233" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T14:24:36.890" LastActivityDate="2021-03-29T19:05:00.557" Title="What is the song when the female titan showed up at Levi's group in episode 18?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41023" CreationDate="2017-06-23T05:50:40.347" Score="0" ViewCount="1160" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought that blood is necessary to perform the summoning jutsu. However, I saw the second Mizukage and Madara performing it while being &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt;, so is it really possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T09:36:43.380" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T21:46:41.983" Title="Is blood necessary to perform the summoning jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T06:53:14.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40990" CreationDate="2017-06-23T06:59:55.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now I am not absolutely sure about this, but eating two Devil Fruits by a normal person leads to the person's death. Natural Devil Fruits in my opinion may not be able to do what you said. Since the way they get created is as follows: [taken from the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; wiki]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a Devil Fruit user dies, their ability is reborn into another Fruit of &#xA;  the same kind. Instead of growing from a plant, the ability simply &#xA;  regenerates inside another existing Fruit, as seen when Smiley &quot;died&quot; and &#xA;  the Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl transplanted itself into a nearby apple. &#xA;  However, as demonstrated by Charlotte Linlin, if a Devil Fruit user was &#xA;  literally eaten alive then the eater would straightforwardly gain the &#xA;  ability. Another characteristic of a Devil Fruit's growth is that the stem &#xA;  becomes noticeably curlier than it was when the Fruit was not endowed with &#xA;  the ability. In the anime, it was also shown to change its color. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we could now possibly look forward to is the case of Teach, &quot;Kurohige&quot;, since he is the only person alive to have two Devil Fruits. When he dies it would be interesting to see whether the powers he has go into one Fruit or two separate Fruits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the other cases wherein this could be possible is by Vegapunk's experiments since he successfully manufactured an artificial Fruit, maybe he could go on to create one which eats other Fruits, so it would be a mixture of artificial-natural Devil Fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, it does lie in Oda's hands and the answer can only be speculated on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T16:07:55.827" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T16:07:55.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35598" CreationDate="2017-06-23T07:01:37.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, the stats in the card is just a summary of their basic stat and standard information, not detailed information like stat modifier from equipment, unique skill, passive buff/skill etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Aqua's case, she is GM (Game Master). They mentioned it that Aqua is at max level and wasted all her skill points. She can't add stat point anymore, but remember equipment with stat modifier can make it up. She got unique ability by race: &quot;Mana increased by her believer's Pray&quot;. Virtually she has unlimited mana. Let's say her new weapon modifier is &quot;Increase skill level by X factor.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Low Intelligence doesn't mean low MP too in &lt;em&gt;KonoSuba&lt;/em&gt; world, and again... there seems weapon affinity modifier, skill/effect/modifier by equipment, modifier by food, etc. from any element.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that Megumin trains every day and her explosion gradually changed (Kazuma mentioned it) so it must be weapon affinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes in rare condition Darkness can hit enemies, her armor attracts some monsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kazuma's Luck combined with his Intelligence means high accuracy and critical attack in combat, so the archer job would be good to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33235" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T09:13:00.123" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T09:13:00.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40002" CreationDate="2017-06-23T07:18:07.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think Naruto still has a Six Paths Sage Mode anymore, I will offer an argument for the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto may still have residual chakra and power techniques left from when he was in Six Paths Sage Mode from when he was in the fight with Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think Naruto's eyes are really a hallmark of the Six Paths Sage Mode because he was so twice before in the manga, once when he was in his fight with Pain and another time when he was in his fight with Obito and they figured out only nature-chakra worked on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My greatest argument for why he does not still possess it is the absence of &quot;Truth-Seeking Ball&quot;s, regardless of who it was, Obito, Madara, Naruto and the Six Paths Sage himself all had these orbs when they were in the mode. And to be in the Six Paths Sage Mode one would need to have chakra from all the tailed-beasts, what Naruto had in the fight with Madara was given to him by the Jinchuriki's and it wasn't their entire chakra just a part of it, so it enabled him to go into Six Paths Sage Mode for the fight against Madara and Kaguya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T16:30:12.260" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T16:30:12.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41018" CreationDate="2017-06-23T08:03:56.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summoning Technique&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32031" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:03:56.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41015" CreationDate="2017-06-23T08:36:45.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as it has been revealed, there is no conclusive proof. In the latest episode (Wednesday June 21st), Mitsuki told Boruto that he knows who is behind the &quot;Ghost Incident&quot;, but that is where the episode finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He seems to be some sort of &quot;a child&quot; of Orochimaru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next episode, it will probably be revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just read some Boruto manga, and since the manga refers to the future (Chuunin Exams), and Mitsuki is still there, then we can deduce that Mitsuki is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; an enemy of Boruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastEditorUserId="18769" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T08:45:10.403" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:45:10.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39015" CreationDate="2017-06-23T08:54:36.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, the manga is the canonical source since it's the original work. However, the anime adaptation is also considered as an original work &lt;em&gt;based on the manga&lt;/em&gt;. It means, while the anime follows the general theme, &lt;em&gt;there are some changes and it includes original stories&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The differences between the TV broadcasted anime's 1st &amp;amp; 2nd season (not including the DVD version) and the manga according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE#.E5.8E.9F.E4.BD.9C.E3.81.A8.E3.81.AE.E7.9B.B8.E9.81.95.E7.82.B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the manga, Mikako rarely appears in serious situations. However, in the anime, she appears more often including in serious situations. She introduces herself as Eishirou's &quot;3rd assistant&quot; in S1E9 (though, in the beginning of S2E4, she says she loses interest and offers a resignation letter), actively participates in Tomoki and his group's actions, gives guidance gently to Astraea who is troubled because she doesn't have place to live, and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nymph's first appearance is not in &quot;Ikaros' attack&quot; (S1E8), but in &quot;Sea bathing&quot; (S1E6).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the manga, Astraea doesn't transfer to Sorami Middle School, but she does in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Since the TV broadcast regulation tries to avoid Tomoki's sexual harassment in the manga, there are some changes on the scene where he transforms into Tomoko in S2.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the second-half development of first Chaos' battle (around S2E8), the scene where the author didn't include in the manga is changed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;In the manga, the scene where Nymph's wings grow back after hearing Tomoki saying &quot;I'll be the master&quot; is after first Chaos' battle. However, in the anime, it occurs in the middle of second Chaos' battle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Regarding Chaos' second appearance, since the development of the manga and anime's 2nd season almost happened at the same time, it becomes an anime original story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T18:02:55.273" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T18:02:55.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40787" CreationDate="2017-06-23T13:15:41.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, so I will be referring to the boys as the following: Lord Ciel (LC), and&#xA; Young Master (YM, our Ciel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let me start from the beginning with all of this until when the fire was happening. After discovering his parents' dead body, YM rushes to find help. He finds Tanaka, and Tanaka seems quite shocked. So in the scene where Tanaka is telling YM to escape, the translation from Japanese to English is &quot;Please escape, Ciel sir it's too risky for you.&quot; However, in the Japanese, it reads &quot;Please escape young master! Something has happened to lord Ciel.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there's that, after YM and LC are taken an auctioned off. Whilst paying for YM and LC, the man says &quot;This is worth more than two people&quot; This could suggest either YM is rare because he's a noble, or both YM and LC are noble so they're worth more than two people together! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we go ahead to the next visual, we had the prison which would be when they were in Germany and YM was cursed and poisoned. If I remember correctly, he imagines a scene where he is in the cage, holding his brother's (LC) hand, speaking in past tense saying &quot;I still had you.&quot; Eventually, we see LC being dragged to the altar for sacrifice, as YM calls out &quot;Ciel&quot; proving the boy who was killed is the real Ciel Phantomhive. YM is still in the cage, watching distressed! After witnessing his brother's death, YM knows he has nothing left. This completes the two terms for summoning a demon; a person willing to give up their soul for a wish (YM) and the price to cross the river (LC), thus Sebastian appears. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only reason this was successful, was because the cultists weren't prepared to sacrifice their own souls; only the souls of children. As Sebastian states, if you cannot sacrifice your soul, you cannot summon a demon. Sebastian takes LC's soul that was given to him so he could appear. This is why Sebastian gave YM the choice of the contract because Sebastian had already been paid. As expected, YM sacrifices his own soul for power. After all the killing of the children (classic &lt;em&gt;Kuroshitsuji&lt;/em&gt; scene), Sebastian asks YM what his name is. YM pauses for a second looking at LC's dead body, with which he replies; Ciel Phantomhive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next one isn't easy to explain, but I'm going to try because it really proves my point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y4DOjl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ciel&amp;#39;s bruise under the eye&quot;&gt;          &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So remember this boy that was addressed as Ciel. Notice the bruise underneath his eye. If you look through the flashbacks, you will notice this is a constant detail for the altar boy, but the boy who made the contract does not have a bruise under his eye and never did have. That is the only reason we know that YM is not Ciel. Once YM tells Sebastian he is Ciel, Sebastian gives a slight laugh while saying &quot;very well&quot;, therefore proving he knew YM was lying. Time skip to a bit later, Sebastian calls YM out saying, &quot;You told me not to lie, but you seem to be quite the liar yourself.&quot; YM glares at Sebastian saying &quot;Shut up, you have no right to bring that up,&quot; so the flashback ends here &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;LC is killed, used as the price to summon a demon &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;With YM also willing to sacrifice his own soul, a demon appears. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;YM is offered a choice because the demon was already paid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that leaves one issue, why would YM take the name &quot;Ciel Phantomhive&quot;? Well, it's important to note, YM was the youngest twin, not the heir to the Phantomhive name, LC was. YM was also sick as a child whilst LC was outgoing and healthy, but that alone isn't the reason. LC seemed to get more attention than YM, Lizzy even states &quot;Madam Red loved Ciel the most out of all of us&quot; (the online version isn't translated correctly), which is a major blow to anyone's confidence, so the ideas of why YM took the name &quot;Ciel&quot; are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;YM was the son who would never really get anything&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nobody seems to like him as much as his outgoing healthy brother. Madam Red, Lizzy, Baron Kelvin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So perhaps he takes his brother's name so people will not see him as weak, and respect him more. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or the guilt he feels that his brother deserved to live, not him. YM feels it would have been better if LC came back instead of him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are too many reasons to nail one down right now, we don't have enough information, but YM does seem to have survivor's guilt: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKKYVl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;YM lamenting&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frustratingly, YM is interrupted before we know who he is speaking of, but it's most likely LC. In chapter 25, in YM's dream, he states he doesn't want the dead (LC) to forgive him. It shows he &lt;em&gt;believes&lt;/em&gt; LC's death is on his hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's all I have right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33245" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T17:04:22.340" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T17:04:22.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41032" CreationDate="2017-06-23T13:58:21.547" Score="4" ViewCount="378" Body="&lt;p&gt;The character in the image below appears a few times throughout the series.&#xA;She looks a bit like Yamada but Yamada is never seen wearing glasses while talking to the rest of the staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image was taken at the 12:10 mark of EP11 but she appears in other episodes as well, although rarely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htyLF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/htyLF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T14:51:35.137" Title="Who is this character in Wagnaria / Working?" Tags="&lt;wagnaria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41031" CreationDate="2017-06-23T14:51:35.137" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;that is &lt;a href=&quot;http://wagnaria.wikia.com/wiki/Maya_Matsumoto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maya Matsumoto&lt;/a&gt;, the self proclaimed &quot;perfectly normal&quot; member of the staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M6kbR.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M6kbR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maya Matsumoto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the 13th episode of the first 2 Seasons she has a speaking role in which in the first season she actually introduces herself. she also has a speaking role in the 3rd episode of Season 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Artbook that comes with the Season 2 Premium Edition from NISA you can find her making comments on a number of pages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T14:51:35.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41033" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41036" CreationDate="2017-06-23T15:51:04.247" Score="2" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the character of Kraft Lawrence from &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt;, I've often wondered whether Kraft was supposed to be his familiar name or his surname. Kraft sounds more like a surname to me, but Lawrence could be either. I'm aware that in Japan, the family name is given before the familiar name, but as the story is styled more as a European medieval fantasy, it isn't so clear to me what Isuna Hasekura intended. Characters such as Norah Arendt and Eve Boland seem to have their familiar names first. Unlike Lawrence, Norah and Eve are both more commonly referred to by their first names rather than their last. My confusion is further legitimized by the third volume of the &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; manga. In the bonus manga at the end, set in Japan, Lawrence is introduced thusly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Young Master Lawrence of the House of Kraft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sidestory is obviously not canonical and not authoritative, but still serves to muddy the issue. So, is there any information that would definitively prove whether Kraft is Lawrence's familiar name or his surname?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T20:08:54.100" Title="Which is Kraft Lawrence's familiar name, and which his surname?" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40566" CreationDate="2017-06-23T18:11:17.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems the transformation name is going to be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Super Saiyan Berserk&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; because some Dragon Ball Super figurines (toys) of Kale transformed in SSJ appeared, and they are labeled like that. Besides a provisional title for DBS episode 100 appeared, and it is (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Awakening of the Berserk Warrior!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lGKrSJOqlk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lGKrSJOqlk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: 16/07/2017 In the preview of Dragon Ball Super episode 100, the title is &quot;Out of control. The savage Berserker awakens!!&quot; so I guess we can take this as her confirmed name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T17:20:46.660" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T17:20:46.660" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41033" CreationDate="2017-06-23T20:08:54.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure &quot;Lawrence&quot; is intended to be his surname/family name and &quot;Kraft&quot; his personal name. My recollection from the anime is that he is occasionally referred to as &quot;Lawrence-san,&quot; which while permissible for a personal name would be unusual enough to be remarked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, he's frequently referred to as &quot;Mr. Lawrence&quot; by people who would have absolutely no reason to call him something cutesy like Mr. Personal-name. For example, in the Vol. 1 of the light novel (Yen Press translation), Marheit (head of Milone Trading, features in the silver &lt;em&gt;trenni&lt;/em&gt; arc) calls him &quot;Mr. Lawrence&quot; on pp. 238, 243, 248, 260... pretty much throughout their interactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33250" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T20:08:54.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23864" CreationDate="2017-06-24T18:01:10.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kojou has a kid, but I believe that Moegi isn't Asagi's and Kojou's child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why I think this is because Asagi's hair was originally black, so I don't get it why Moegi's hair is greenish yellowish. And on the last episode of season 1, Reina said, &quot;I got to see [my] dad before he died.&quot; Moegi responded, &quot;No no no, [that man] can never die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33259" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-09T05:42:44.470" LastActivityDate="2018-05-09T05:42:44.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-24T18:55:49.013" Score="2" ViewCount="425" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ksyHccgEEU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This video&lt;/a&gt; explains why US adult animation is almost always comedic. US animation studios transferred their efforts to television in the years following Hollywood's anti-trust case (which meant future shorts were less likely to be assured of theatrical releases), but this was only cost-effective if the animation style was simplified and the content made child-friendly enough for extensive ad-heavy re-runs. With the exception of a 1972 series, adult TV animation waited until &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;. Although this series was a risky investment, lessons learned from its rapid success allowed a transition from expecting adult animation to be unviable to expecting it to be viable as long as it was comedic, preferably in a sitcom format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, adult anime is in a very different situation and has been for decades. (One need only look at the lists &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Lists_of_anime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.) The reason, in short, is that the historical factors mentioned above are unique details of US history. A similar overview of the history of Japanese animation, both cinematic and televisual, would sound completely different and make sense of the diverse range of adult anime that resulted, including in the present day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: what are the key details of that history? (If it's an inappropriate question here, I might move it to History.SE instead.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit for requested clarity: I'm referring to work with an adult target audience, without specific implications of sexual or violent content (though these could well apply in some cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19227" LastEditorUserId="19227" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T20:11:55.690" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T20:11:55.690" Title="Why is adult anime so much less likely than US adult animation to be comedic?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29089" CreationDate="2017-06-25T00:34:41.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the Japanese Olympic team wins the test match against Frankfurt and with Yuusuke's support&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://areanokishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kakeru_Aizawa/Relationships#cite_note-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, Kakeru finally confesses to Nana. She then cries in happiness while saying that her feelings were never one-sided. The two finally kiss under the evening sky, where their friendship finally turned to romance even after graduating from Enoshima High. In the epilogue, Kakeru made it into the World Cup final. On the eve of the final, Kakeru was approached by Nana with a ring on her finger, revealing their engagement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://areanokishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kakeru_Aizawa/Relationships&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://areanokishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kakeru_Aizawa/Relationships&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33269" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T06:38:07.767" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T06:38:07.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-25T09:09:12.107" Score="1" ViewCount="587" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't L ever look at Light Yagami's Search history? Or why didn't the show ever address the fact that Light was looking up these criminals minutes before they died? That would trigger at least some sort of data traffic algorithm either set up by L or the Japanese government. So it seems to me that if any of these characters are as intelligent as the show makes them out to be they would've thought to look at his search history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't tell me he probable cleared it or used an incognito tab because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if he cleared it his IP is registered on all of the Wikipedia and news sites for the criminals he researched and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They didn't state he used an incognito tab in the show so you can't assume that is the case. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ALSO Incognito doesn't even stop you from being tracked completely. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I swear this entire show is resolved by looking at his computers footprint. Also Given L literally lives on a laptop in the beginning of his character development, you'd think he'd know enough about computers and web traffic to realize how easy it would be to find &quot;Kira&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33274" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:01:48.603" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:04:58.867" Title="Light's Search History Death Note" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-25T09:28:29.067" Score="2" ViewCount="1406" Body="&lt;p&gt;It start at around 7:10 in Naruto Shippuden. It's just so good and why has no one ever made like a tracklist of each episodes' songs alike One Piece' tracklist where you can find anything you heard in any episode of one piece to be able to find the exact name of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what that song is called? It starts at 7:10 in Naruto Shippuden episode 54.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33275" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-08T07:57:02.180" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T04:08:15.810" Title="What's that peaceful song in Naruto Shippuden episode 54?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41043" CreationDate="2017-06-25T09:51:36.657" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Primarily opinionated question the way its phrased. However Light did rational this in several moments when he planned to hide his notebook. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He followed a line of thought that even if someone found the notebook, he could easily say he was &lt;strong&gt;researching the deaths for his planning to follow his father in law enforcement&lt;/strong&gt;. Same can be said for his Internet or browser history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you can pinpoint Light searching for criminals before their deaths, it doesn't conclusively prove that he is indeed Kira and not some over enthusiastic student that just wants to research criminals. Remember Light doesn't immediately kills criminals but spreads them out randomly and kills on average similar number of people. While he may be researching more of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The show is all about the main detectives L, M and N somehow intuitively guessing that Light is Kira but conclusively proving he is indeed Kira is what makes the story interesting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, as I've said before multiple times. When you watch a fictional story you've to accept that the author might've tried his best to stop plot holes, but at the end of the day they will exist. The death note and shinigami don't exist. Overthinking things and creating plotholes will reduce the enjoyment of the genre. You've to assume some things that the author does and listen to the story he/she wants to tell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cheers~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T09:51:36.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19816" CreationDate="2017-06-25T14:22:02.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; ends after the Tournament of Power, and if Universe 7 wins, Goku would have asked Super Shenron to reconstruct the destroyed universe and erase the memory of all the people of Universe 7 from meeting Beerus for the first time at the end of the tournament. Then they would have lived a normal life. And after this, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt; is started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt;, Shenron glows his eyes and due to this, Goku is revived and Shenron asks Goku to come with him. And Goku says yes to Shenron, which was an unexpected behaviour shown by him. After Shenron revived Goku, he must have given his memory back and I think Shenron made him immortal and given him a god soul because of his good deeds. And due to this, in the farewell tour, Goku was able to go to hell to meet Piccolo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the ending of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt;, Goku meets Goku junior and disappears. And at last, Goku was seen by Pan in World Martial Arts tournament after 100 years. He was checking if the earth's protection was in good hands. And at last, Goku fly with his power pole &quot;until we meet again&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Goku was not dead, he was trained by other gods and at last made him an immortal saiyan god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33278" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-29T23:02:29.027" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T23:02:29.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39536" CreationDate="2017-06-25T18:10:28.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Aki Tanaka has recommended. I have expanded my previous comment as an official answer. Fairy Tail is guild noted pre-time skip and post-time skip for two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blowing s*** up&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Getting the job done&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guild hall has been destroyed completely on more than one occasion along with towns and villages being blown to the ground due to battles, scuffles and even arguements amongst members. This is shown early on from Natsu v Gray, Natsu v Erza, and pretty much Natsu v anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's shown in a few episodes that Natsu and the team take a job and either don't feel comfortable taking the reward because it got done in a round about way (like in Lucy's first job) or the money that they were supposed to get winds up getting donated by the guild to rebuild what ends up getting destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer the question as to how these guys even survive, this comes from two things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is pretty obvious which is that not all of their members outright end up destroying stuff, some of their top-tier wizards (Gildarts,Erza, Mystogen, Lauxus, etc) do take jobs that pay lucratively high and bring home the bacon which happens to cover it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is up to speculation and there are some theories out there. But the cannonical answer is that the plot demands it. The heros are supremely powerful but kept in check constantly by the laws of the society in which they reside. Kind of like how Luffy and the strawhats are rarely ever shown being stocked up on ship supplies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T18:10:28.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-25T20:56:16.103" Score="5" ViewCount="2458" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Eromanga-sensei&lt;/em&gt;, Sagiri draws various pieces of (mostly-lewd) art in her guise as &quot;Eromanga-sensei&quot;. For example, this one from episode 12:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/egRep.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/egRepm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ep12 01:11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the real-life artist who draws the pictures that are portrayed as Sagiri's art in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a very consistent style to all of them, so I'm thinking it's just one person, but it doesn't look like Kanzaki Hiro's work (he's the character designer / artist for the &lt;em&gt;Eromanga-sensei&lt;/em&gt; light novel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T04:23:04.717" Title="What real-life artist draws Sagiri's art in the anime?" Tags="&lt;eromanga-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41018" CreationDate="2017-06-25T21:33:01.027" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically, yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do you need blood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27640/20270&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the blood serves as a means of identifying the summoner for the summoned and also acts as a price (sacrifice) for calling them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you &lt;strong&gt;need&lt;/strong&gt; a &quot;sacrifice&quot; (in this case blood) to summon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Nagato can summon without this sacrifice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While most summoners have only been shown capable of summoning one type of creature, &lt;strong&gt;Nagato (through the Animal Path) was able to summon several different animals and even people, and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose since the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Path&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Animal Path&lt;/a&gt; was a dead person, then it didn't need blood. Same goes for the Second Mizukage and Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reanimations can't bleed because&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any damage they receive will regenerate in time and, assuming the damage is not too debilitating, they can continue attacking even before their body recovers.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R4EpK.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R4EpK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20270" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T21:46:41.983" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T21:46:41.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38246" CreationDate="2017-06-25T22:38:19.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miyuki-senpai is from Daiya no Ace. The anime is centered around Sawamura (MC) and Miyuki's relationships as pitcher-catcher (the author said so). Sawamura wants Miyuki to acknowledge him as a capable pitcher, yet his rival on the same team, Furuya, as the ace, made Miyuki pay attention to him more. Sawamura struggled to make the best battery with Miyuki, hence 'notice me senpai'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33283" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T04:10:12.497" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T04:10:12.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41052" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-25T23:22:33.610" Score="1" ViewCount="1147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Universe 6 and Universe 7 are twin universes therefore they have the same races, planets, etc. But in Dragon Ball Super episode 96 (spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There is a yardrat alien in universe 2, a race of aliens which also exists in universe 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question then is, can there be saiyans in other universes different to universe 6 and universe 7?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T03:15:03.617" Title="Can there be saiyans in other universes differents to universe 6 and universe 7?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41049" CreationDate="2017-06-26T04:23:04.717" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah, it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiv&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tiv&lt;/a&gt;, who tweeted about this &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/tiv_/status/850743251493453824&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アニメ「エロマンガ先生」、紗霧ちゃんのお仕事に協力させていただいてます。これからもしばらくよろしくお願いします！#エロマンガ先生&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll be helping with Sagiri's work on the anime 'Eromanga-sensei'. [usual Japanese pleasantries] #EromangaSensei&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tiv is probably better known for being the artist for the &lt;em&gt;Masamune-kun no Revenge&lt;/em&gt; LNs/manga; the resemblance of that and her other art to Sagiri's art is unmistakable (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://planova.net/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;her portfolio website &amp;quot;Planova&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T04:23:04.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41057" CreationDate="2017-06-26T08:47:26.340" Score="1" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of season 2, all of these guys have been kept somewhere with a sense that they are dangerous. Why is that? How did they know that they might be dangerous?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I forget anything from season 1 or it is something that we have to wait and see maybe in season 3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T00:50:06.097" Title="Why Connie, Historia and the others have been kept separated from the others at the beginning of season 2?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41056" CreationDate="2017-06-26T10:07:45.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoilers on 34th chapter of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Right after capture of Annie, Erwin came to conclusion, that there may be more shifters in this squad. Therefore, he decided to keep them in some isolated place. Real reason, why they are in isolated place, was hidden from squad, and they were just told that they are patrolling, yet almost all squad was wondering, why they are in civil dress and without any equipment, while other Survey Corps members were in full equipment, and were looking nervous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoilers on 42nd chapter of manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is not exactly clear, when this occured, but on certain moment, Hange and Armin came to conclusion, that Bertolt and Reiner may be titans, as they've came from same &quot;village&quot; with Annie, and possibly were cooperating with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T00:50:06.097" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T00:50:06.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41052" CreationDate="2017-06-26T13:48:51.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surely I guess there will be saiyans in other universes, but it's just that in the storyline no other universe has that powerful saiyan that can compete in this Tournament. It may be that different universes have different histories of these saiyans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33292" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-19T14:25:10.850" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T14:25:10.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41060" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-26T14:39:43.680" Score="5" ViewCount="4936" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been interested in getting &lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven&lt;/em&gt; for PS4 but I'm afraid of story spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the story mode of &lt;em&gt;Eyes of Heaven&lt;/em&gt; a supplement for the manga, or do I need to read the books first to understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33285" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-11-20T03:27:25.660" LastActivityDate="2018-11-20T03:27:25.660" Title="Will playing &quot;Eyes of Heaven&quot; without reading the manga spoil the player majorly?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41043" CreationDate="2017-06-26T15:04:58.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of the criminals Light executed were shown in the news. He saw many of them in TV or at the street and it explicitly says that he memorizes their names and faces&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using VPN makes it possible to truely hide your online activity. Even if the attacker (L, police, whoever) had bugging devices at the exact LAN cable directly connected to Light's PC one could only confirm that there was an activity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We are talking about a story from 2006 when &quot;big data&quot; wasn't even close to be as mighty as it is today so L could not just filter the internet for an IP at the Kanto region that has been active just before the killing started&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When L bugs Light's house we see Light killing people using a hidden TV (in his chips) and L observing him during the process so it is safe to say that L DID check if Light nows the names and faces of all that were to die and that he confirmed that it was not the case.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:04:58.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39399" CreationDate="2017-06-26T15:15:57.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E6%B3%89%E4%B9%83%E7%B4%94%E8%8A%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv encyclopedia (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; claims, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether Sumika was the goddess (Lady Kumaria) in the first place or the goddess appeared as Sumika in response to Kureha's mental state, &lt;em&gt;it is not stated within the story and hence, it's left to the viewer's interpretation&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/YuriKumaArashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;warning!&lt;/strong&gt;) also describes it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ass Pull: Sumika being Lady Kumaria. &lt;em&gt;Never foreshadowed, comes out of nowhere, never explained&lt;/em&gt; and serves as a mechanism so Ginko and Kureha can get together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Or maybe not. &lt;em&gt;It's never explicitly stated that Sumika is Lady Kumaria&lt;/em&gt; and it's more than likely that she simply took on that form as a symbolic representation of what Kureha learned from Sumika.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: Quite a few, for the same reasons as listed in They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sumika being a part of Lady Kumaria, &lt;em&gt;which is never explained&lt;/em&gt;. There's also the fact that she apparently knew she was going to disappear or otherwise leave Kureha one day, which (though it may connect to the first reason) is also never explained.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which all the possibilities have been mentioned in the question itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As of now, there is no official explanation why Lady Kumaria looked like Sumika&lt;/strong&gt;... which leaves us only to fan theories &lt;sub&gt;(which are omitted in this answer)&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;P.S. considering that there are even fewer discussions about this issue in Japanese, I conclude that there's really no official statement as of now.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:15:57.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-26T20:17:17.693" Score="1" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a shinobi overuses the mangekyou sharingan, other than the vision (blindness), does he lose any other abilities as well? If so, what are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33299" LastEditorUserId="11065" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T05:45:47.780" LastActivityDate="2018-05-01T20:23:20.427" Title="Loss of shinobi abilities after overusage of Mangekyou Sharingan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22091" CreationDate="2017-06-27T00:33:19.690" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;it should also be noted how fast eren caught up to the abnormal that ate thomas, how fast mikasa made it to the armory, how fast she killed the weird running titan, and how fast levi went during his god mode moments &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T00:33:19.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30894" CreationDate="2017-06-27T03:33:36.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently read a review on this anime that made me want to cry on this ability, while it isn't how he got it, it is a lot like Butterfly Effect, the movie. Basically, the skill becomes chaos theory embodied in him as the anime goes on, but is never explained how it starts. We just never see the results really until the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33306" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T03:33:36.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13149" CreationDate="2017-06-27T07:34:25.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near burned all death notes. It is safe to say that he can't use them for himself. The only time he may have used it was to win against Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not the same in the anime but at the end of the manga two members of the former task force are shown to speculate about the circumstances of Mikamis death shortly after after he forgot to verify the death note and thus within 23 days. They speculated about whether N wrote his name in the real book making him forget it - the book got burned so they could not verify it and as said N can not use them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T07:34:25.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41063" CreationDate="2017-06-27T13:27:14.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was also wondering for a bit as well as I do know that it eventually makes the user blind which leads them to snatching the eyes from a blood relative Sharingan user. Whether that impacts their abilities is something I wasn't sure of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, fret not, now I am!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Mangekyou Sharingan has been awakened, it grants them a lot nice extra's, but also the negative effect of turning blind over time. As far as I could find, the only negative effect is blindness, meaning that they retain their abilities from their eyes. Of course, it might be a bit difficult to cast Amaterasu accurately based on the sound of footsteps when you're blind, but that is essentially what is possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they awaken the eternal variant, they can unlock eventually what they had with their original eyes. Meaning that in the end, they gain a lot more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short to answer your question, no, you don't. You only lose your sight unless you have the eternal variant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia - Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T10:43:48.207" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T10:43:48.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24161" CreationDate="2017-06-27T18:56:30.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the LN it says this 'To date, this body of his had not felt thirst, so it did not bother him. Although he was well aware that the dead would not feel this way, he could not help but think this was all a joke once he realized that he was no longer human.'&#xA;So we can assume his body no longer exists in the real world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33317" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T18:56:30.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-27T20:26:56.660" Score="1" ViewCount="832" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched DBZ, and ready most of the manga but for the last 3 years I've forgotten about Dragon Ball as I haven't had time to watch DBS or the movies. Well I really want to catch up. But I don't know how. And yes I'm aware how ridiculous this is considering the series is nearing its 100th episode. Please what's the fastest or most reliable way to catch up on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33318" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T21:11:25.183" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T03:45:01.443" Title="How to catch up on Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-28T03:51:06.880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-27T23:27:39.533" Score="1" ViewCount="380" Body="&lt;p&gt;Popular manga magazines like Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Shōnen Magazine update manga weekly. Others like Monthly Shōnen Sunday and Monthly Shōnen Magazine update monthly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there manga magazines or standalone manga that update faster than weekly? If there are, which is the fastest-updating one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33322" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T23:27:39.533" Title="Fastest-updating magazine" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41072" CreationDate="2017-06-28T03:45:01.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Other than just flat out watching it there are two major routes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A) Just read the manga, it's kind of close and gives a good summary in broader strokes, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B) Watch the movies battle of the gods and return of freeza then you've just got the zamasu arc and the current arc to watch :-) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the record questions like this don't really belong here. Since it's so heavily opinionated, and can have no factful approach. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conversations like that are better on forums like my anime list or other places. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T03:45:01.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40394" CreationDate="2017-06-28T06:25:01.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there is a season four in progress and they are making it but no one has a hold of the official release date of High School DxD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33325" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T06:25:01.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41579" CreationDate="2017-06-28T10:27:46.153" Score="6" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are anime characters drawn separately or together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Boy A is near but Boy B is far, and both are dancing. Is Boy B only drawn for his movements same as Boy A, and with the use of a software, they will overlap a character depending who is near or far. More like a cel animation but with layers using a software.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And does this apply to every anime series and anime character movements like when Boy A and Boy B are fighting and both have interaction with their sword, are they drawn separately or together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nMu1W.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;More like this, are both drawn together or separately but with the use of a software, the girl's hand overlap the boy's body&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am talking about hand-drawn animes in papers, not hand-drawn animes with a drawing tablet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I have posted the same topic but I didn't know where it went, I don't know if it was posted or not, sorry if I have made 2 same topics)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33326" LastEditorUserId="33326" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T09:59:01.227" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T00:49:49.993" Title="Are anime characters drawn seperately?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11291" CreationDate="2017-06-28T13:35:05.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I agree with Ayase Eri answer&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i like to add some of my own points based on the episodes which shows other Exceeds after Edolas Arc.&#xA;Mashima didn't have any original plan regarding to have Exceeds with Dragon slayer, he only created Happy as a sidekick for Natsu. Later he decided to assign Carla to Wendy so that he can create Edolas Arc. After Edolas Arc he decide to Make Exceed as official side kick for Dragon Slayer and made Lily as Gajeel partner, but i don't think there was any specific reason to assign Exceed with Dragon slayer other than creating Edolas Arc, because in later episodes Nichiya(Exceed) join Blue Pegasus guild which does not have any Dragon Slayer. Also i think people want to see an Exceed with Dragon slayer that why when he created Sting and Rogue, he created Frosche and Lector too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Nichiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Nichiya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33328" LastEditorUserId="33328" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T13:40:37.183" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T13:40:37.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40938" CreationDate="2017-06-28T16:12:49.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to watch Persona 4 before watching Persona 4 the Golden, the reason is in P4G they skip most of the plot presented in the original series and pretty much only animate the parts with the new character, Mary. So while watching the Golden you just have to fill in the missing parts with the original P4 or it won't make sense. Whatever happens in the original won't change except a small part in the end but even then it's not that much of a change, it's pretty much adding a final final true ending over the true ending of the original adaptation... Either that or play the Golden game for PS Vita since that one has the full story, not chopped up like the adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR P4G doesn't touch anything that happens in original P4. If anything, watching P4 priorhand is mandatory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T16:12:49.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-28T17:03:56.317" Score="4" ViewCount="2497" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this some power used by him unknowingly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33331" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T19:27:26.447" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T16:03:56.287" Title="What is the lightning coming out from Boruto's eye at the end of 13th episode of Boruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40568" CreationDate="2017-06-28T17:34:22.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki&lt;/a&gt; could not reverse the Infinite Tsukuyomi because he divided his power between Sasuke and Naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dividing his power evenly between the two young ninja, Hagoromo gives his chakra to Naruto and Sasuke, which ultimately leads to them awakening the Six Paths Sage Mode and the Rinnegan, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to dividing his power between Sasuke and Naruto, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki was required to seek the help of the Hokage to perform a summoning justu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Telling them of a powerful summoning technique that he is unable to perform now as he gave nearly all his power to Sasuke and Naruto, he instead gives instructions to the Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he called the spirits of the deceased Kage to aid him in performing a Summoning Technique to bring Team 7, the tailed beasts, and Madara back from Kaguya's Dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether he temporarily or permanently couldn't reverse the Infinite Tsukuyomi is unclear, it goes to say if he was required to seek help in performing the summoning justu, he certainly was not strong enough to reverse the Infinite Tsukuyomi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T17:34:22.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41091" CreationDate="2017-06-28T18:14:11.567" Score="4" ViewCount="1808" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 435 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, Obito awakens his Mangekyo Sharingan and attacks the hidden mist ninja using the MS ability. However, he had no prior knowledge about the MS as Madara never explained it to him at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how did Obito know about the Kamui Dimension after he suddenly awakened his MS? Madara never said that it can be a MS ability, nor Zetsu told him anything.&#xA;Also, Kakashi figured about the Kamui much later. How did Obito figure out how to use the ability without training?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T09:53:23.427" LastActivityDate="2018-09-04T06:42:47.203" Title="How was Obito able to use Kamui immediately after awakening his MS?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41099" CreationDate="2017-06-28T18:44:08.010" Score="3" ViewCount="5484" Body="&lt;p&gt;As not so long ago the anime adaptation of the &lt;strong&gt;Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?&lt;/strong&gt; novel ended we were left with quite an open ending &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are the following: did the anime left some important content out (its normal to skip some as it can't be all adapted) and if so, how much? Furthermore, if I plan to read the novels, should I start from the beginning (if the anime skipped some parts) or start where the anime ended (if you could provide that information too I'd be very grateful)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T04:22:20.397" Title="Did the &quot;Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka?&quot; anime cut content from the novels?" Tags="&lt;worldend&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-28T18:59:48.557" Score="3" ViewCount="593" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA 2003, homunculi are paralysed if they come into close proximity of a part of their original bodies. Wrath (Fuhrer King Bradley in 2003) was defeated by Mustang after his son brought him his skull, which he usually kept locked in a safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he keep his skull? Why did he not simply destroy it or dispose of it in a place that he could not be traced to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33333" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T22:02:24.227" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T13:58:24.173" Title="Why did FMA 2003 Wrath (King Bradley) keep his skull?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41090" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-28T19:18:39.330" Score="0" ViewCount="1505" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout Code Geass R2, Xingke was shown to bleed through his mouth for no apparent reason, especially in a plane or a knightmare. Does he have the same sickness as Itachi in Naruto or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YPvMf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YPvMf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. In that picture (when the million Zeros get exiled), he says &quot;Don't be concerned, I just have to last a little longer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T18:59:18.287" Title="Why does Li Xingke bleed for no reason?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41087" CreationDate="2017-06-28T19:30:52.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the fight against the Hidden Mist ninja after Rin's death, he never teleports his entire body to the Kamui dimension. &lt;strong&gt;His intangibility ability is probably activated involuntarily&lt;/strong&gt; (he never got attacked unless he purposely made himself tangible, like the fight against Minato). Kakashi doesn't have intangibility, so he wouldn't know how his MS worked until he figures out how to use Kamui.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T19:30:52.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41092" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-28T19:36:31.390" Score="2" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito's MS allows him to be intangible. But when it attacks, his clothes don't get damaged at all (or fall off of him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take the assumption that things really close to him or in contact with him are also affected by Kamui, does that mean that a person holding him or a backpack he's wearing is also intangible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clothes has always been a plot hole in Naruto. Like how Madara magically gets new clothes when he becomes SSOP. Or when the head Pain gets wrecked so hard by Naruto, but his clothes only get somewhat torn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25864" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T16:25:15.293" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T16:25:15.293" Title="Obito's Clothes Affected by Kamui?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41092" CreationDate="2017-06-28T21:20:31.117" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does that mean that a person holdings with him or a backpack he's wearing is also intangible?&lt;/em&gt; Yes, anything touching the individual who uses the Kamui is also affected by the justu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGBLi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamui&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right Eye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito's right eye uses a short-range version of Kamui, which can only transport targets in close proximity to the user; physical contact with the target is seemingly required&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This intangibility can be extended to anything the user is touching at the moment of activation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anything&lt;/strong&gt; that is touching the caster becomes intangible, including clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Manga Chapter 684, we see Obito instructing Naruto and Sakura to keep their hands on his person so they may teleport alongside Obito&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGBLi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iGBLi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;[1]: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T21:29:47.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-29T00:34:27.683" Score="1" ViewCount="12229" Body="&lt;p&gt;So the mother of all chakra is defeated by Naruto and Sasuke. It really doesn't make sense already, but my only problem is with how quickly they do it. Hagaromo stated that it took him and Hamura MONTHS to defeat Kaguya. But about an hour after being released from her seal she's defeated by Naruto and Sasuke? Sure Sakura punched her once at the end, and Kakashi threw in some kamuis here in there, but I still don't think they could have sealed her that quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33147" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T06:33:54.860" Title="How do Naruto and Sasuke manage to beat Kaguya so quickly?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2017-06-29T00:37:53.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;But Light did kill other criminals (he states so in ep. 7) using suicide, so L should have at least suspected this possibility and then confirmed his theory when he finds out that Raye Penber's wife goes missing, him knowing that she was previously an FBI agent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He should have then checked where she was seen last and then connected the dots to Kira. Light may be able to talk his way out of this but L should at least question/suspect him of this incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33337" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T02:34:36.480" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T02:34:36.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41088" CreationDate="2017-06-29T04:22:20.397" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%82%E6%9C%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AB%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%E3%81%8B%3F_%E5%BF%99%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99%E3%81%8B%3F_%E6%95%91%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99%E3%81%8B%3F#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the anime partly covers up to the 3rd volume of the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anicomi-man.com/shumatsu-1kan-netabare-10781&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniComiMan (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, a blog that provides spoiler for the light novel prefaced it with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who want to know the part that was not included in the anime, because in my opinion there is a big difference, it'd be good to read the original light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A review by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inquisitr.com/4317753/world-end-season-2-light-novel-sukasuka-sukamoka-spoilers-movie-worldend-what-do-ou-do-at-the-end-of-the-world/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inquisitr&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;warning: the site included speculation to season 2's material&lt;/strong&gt;) stated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, the anime adaptation of the &lt;em&gt;Suka Suka&lt;/em&gt; light novel is good and does not sacrifice pacing, although various scenes were rearranged and shortened. Anime usually has to skim over certain details and world building is discarded to fit the source material within 12 episodes. The biggest change from the light novel is that the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; neglects to reveal the true identity of the First Beast,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but author Kareno probably retconned that spoiler from Volume 1 on purpose since it really didn't make sense to have that revelation so early. A certain beast is not introduced at all in the anime and this character is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  critical to Volumes 4 and 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also little differences. For example, in World End Episode 11 the characters find a girl encased in crystal. [In the light novel...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Willem activates his &amp;quot;spell vision,&amp;quot; an ability never used in the anime, to analyze the curse and the narrative gives more details about the hex's abilities. The book also has a long discussion between him and Grick about the state of the girl and whether it’s possible to resurrect her like what was done with Willem. When Chtholly becomes entranced by the crystal, Willem literally has to plunge his hand into her chest, collapsing her lungs, in order to disrupt her magic flow and return her to normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's just one minor scene, &lt;strong&gt;which gives you an idea of how much content the anime skips over. As you can see, it's worth reading the light novels even if you've watched the anime&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://jumpmagazinetabare.seesaa.net/article/449986857.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Japanese's impressions on episode 6 (= end of volume 2)&lt;/a&gt; are more-or-less: those who have read the light novel were more emotionally moved than those who only watched the anime since the anime skipped a lot/the pace was too quick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T04:22:20.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36111" CreationDate="2017-06-29T04:42:13.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Archery is Shirou's basic talent, he didn't even need to learn it to be good at it (as mentioned above, he is way too good for the archery club), sword technique is more like his hobby or inner calling (because of Avalon, made his Origin: Sword) and he is not really talented at it no matter he tries even on his max potential + World-boost, his swordmanship is still below standard close-combat Servants (although he can defensively fight against those &quot;True&quot; melee combatants, such as Saber and Lancer with his True Mind's Eye (spider-sense-like skill)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he was really intended to win the Holy Grail, he would just sniped every Master and Servants from afar (including Lancer, who has Arrow Evasion skill/blessing or such, but only worked if Lancer could see where the arrow coming from and the arrow had no AoE like Caladbolg II ... on Berserker, he could just snipe Ilya anyways (but for unknown reason, Archer won't or can not kill Ilya, perhaps Archer came from Shirou-Ilya path? lol), and Berserker will run out gas later if there is no Master supplied his Mana), i.e. his meele sword play is more like a handicapped fighter, and not even trying to win on most cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my conclusion based on VN and animes: his granted Sword origin from Avalon gave him an endless craving for Sword techniques, but will never reaches mastery like his Archery does ... also maybe he thinks Archery is a coward skill, and he prefers to fight his opponent bravely like other meele combatants lol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33341" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T04:42:13.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34195" CreationDate="2017-06-29T11:17:06.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main point here are the differences between N, M and L. L was able to stay mostly calme while solving a case and had the ability to assume information wrong to not come into his own way. N is absolutely apathic, calm and logicly thinking. He can solve every &quot;fair riddle&quot; but lacks the ability to question the scope or to empathize with others (e.g. his &quot;opponent&quot;). M is the exact oposite, he is quick tempered but he is able to think like his opponent and he both cheats and plays assuming the other one cheats. He knew - like N - that Kira was aware of the investigations but unlike N he theorized that Kira would set a trap like he did. After he herad of N's plan and that &quot;Kira to be prooven&quot; accepted, he assumed a trick-in-trick and started the kidnap to ensure that the right DN is used by X-Kira and that N would take notice of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the anser: N solves a case like a puzzle, assuming that he just have to find every pice an it's place. M would allways assume that there are pices missing or extra or faked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T11:17:06.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-29T21:26:38.840" Score="3" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact 1&lt;/strong&gt;: Any wound on a Life Fiber-infused human will automatically regenerate even if it is opened by a single blade of the Sword Scissors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example&lt;/strong&gt;: Harime Nui's torso is pierced by the blade of the Sword Scissors that is owned by Ryuuko. The wound healed off as soon as the blade is pulled out. There are many scenes like that throughout the series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YNOdS.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YNOdS.png&quot; alt=&quot;Harime Nui being run through by one blade&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Episode 21, 21:41)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fact 2&lt;/strong&gt;: A wound on a Life Fiber-infused human will be prevented from regenerating only if it is cut by the two blades of the Sword Scissors, Bakuzan or an equivalent weapon at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Proof&lt;/strong&gt;: The dialog at the beginning of episode 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inumuta Houka&lt;/strong&gt;: I figured out why Harime Nui's arms couldn't regenerate.&#xA;  The Sword Scissors and Bakuzan are able to cut Life Fibers.&#xA;  But for the case of strong Life Fibers, it immediately starts to regenerate from the point where it is cut off.&#xA;  However, if it is cut from the both sides at the same time, it is possible to once again cut off the Life Fibers which started to regenerate.&#xA;  This is the true power of the Sword Scissors that is made by Professor Matoi.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Matoi Ryuuko&lt;/strong&gt;: Wait! Then those two Bakuzan pieces...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Inumuta Houka&lt;/strong&gt;: ... will have the same effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAJaW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YAJaW.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;The Sword Scissor and Bakuzan can sever Life Fibers&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(Episode 23, Just after the opening)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contradiction&lt;/strong&gt;: When Harime Nui invades Matoi Isshin's laboratory, he cuts Nui's left eye with only one blade of the Sword Scissors, but that eye of Nui never heals up. He couldn't have used both the blades, because the other blade of the scissors pair wasn't pulled out of his body until Ryuuko arrived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/THSQF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/THSQF.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Begone!&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Episode 12, 07:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why doesn't Nui's left eye heal? It is not cut with the two blades together at the same time from both sides. It is cut with only one blade. Thus, it must be able to regenerate. But, it doesn't. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T02:23:28.287" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T02:23:28.287" Title="Why won't Harime Nui's left eye heal?" Tags="&lt;kill-la-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-30T15:00:11.777" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-30T02:49:45.800" Score="4" ViewCount="58127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how many episodes of Naruto Shippuden are dubbed because I've only seen about 388 in all my anime streaming websites?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33352" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T04:53:52.303" Title="How many of Naruto Shippuden episodes are dubbed?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2019-02-23T13:44:05.787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-06-30T05:27:18.003" Score="3" ViewCount="3948" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Chen Guo, the net cafe owner, find out that Ye Xiu is the Battle God of Glory? Doesn't his friend Tan Rou who is playing with him also know it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33355" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T08:15:41.317" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T10:44:52.077" Title="Why doesn't Chen Guo find out who Ye Xiu is?" Tags="&lt;quan-zhi-gao-shou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41109" CreationDate="2017-06-30T07:13:43.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The net cafe owner, Chen Guo, does not find out that Ye Xiu is the god of glory because she just thinks that he is another slacker addicted to the game of glory. [Taken from The King's Avatar wikia]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He asks Chen Guo about the job flyer, requesting a night Network Manager, for the cafe. Since the job hours are so undesirable, she gives him the job, which includes food and shelter. The room he is given is a storage room filled with boxes, and only a meager bed in the corner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the countdown for the tenth server ends and the server opens, Ye Xiu opens up a guide. He tells Chen Guo that he is actually Ye Qiu, and Chen Guo jokingly retorts that she is Su Mucheng.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, her friend, Tang Rou, is an absolute newbie to the game and finds about the games through her friend Chen Guo. And although she understands the absolute superiority of Ye Xiu, she doesn't know that he is the god of glory until later when he starts attracting the attention of guilds and in turn pro players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T08:15:10.877" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41108" CreationDate="2017-06-30T07:17:46.850" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes#DVD_releases&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the number of dubbed episodes from &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippudden&lt;/em&gt; stands at 402 episodes. The last DVD was released on June 27, 2017, which covered episodes 389-402.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next release of dubbed DVD is on 10th October 2017,  which will cover episodes 403-416. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T15:04:14.170" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T15:04:14.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41094" CreationDate="2017-06-30T07:48:37.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This fight within the narutoverse is one of the few examples where a team made a huge difference other than a one on one fight . Hagoromo and Hamura took months to defeat kaguya . On the other hand Naruto and Sasuke were with sakura , obito and kakashi ( one of the most revered shinobi in narutoverse). also one of the other major reasons she was defeated was because of the tailed beasts themselves .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya herself was fighting after thousands of years , She had a massive chakra even greater than madara as sasuke confirms . She was continuously teleporting between dimensions which was consuming huge amounts of chakra from her . Black Zetsu although made a plan of separating them , and did so successfully . Obito successfully bought him back with the help of sakura . Although you say that sakura just threw a punch and there were some kamui's by both kakashi and obito what you forget was how they came at absolutely crucial moments . Obito gave up his life to save both of them from All-killing ash bones of Kaguya . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major turning point within the battle came when kaguya got hit by the Naruto's Rasenshuriken . Taken From Wikia[Naruto Shippuden]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; After getting hit by Naruto's tailed beast powered Rasenshuriken, the Ten-&#xA; Tails' chakra within her reacted violently to the chakra of the other &#xA; tailed beasts, transforming her into a rabbit-like chakra monster, which &#xA; according to Black Zetsu was a form she couldn't control. &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the battle went downhill after this , when hagoromo and hamura fought kaguya there was no concept of the tailed beasts being separate , but during these two thousand years they had spawned from the ten tailed beast and had gained experiences and fought in wars . so when naruto hit her with the rasenshuriken , she was in the unstable state wherein she was being attacked both from outside and inside [ the tailed beasts started resisting there capture] and it was soon after this weakened moment that they were able to seal her . Although she tried to escape , there came in sakura's opportune punch to stop her from this and they successfully sealed her . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing you need to be wary of is the war itself took only within two days .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T07:48:37.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41084" CreationDate="2017-06-30T07:56:15.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Dojutsu, the ability to detect things such as chakra which is generally unseen by a normal eye. At the age of 8, which is the age he is at currently within the anime, he is able to use it subconsciously, i.e. unknowingly but at the right moments. But if you watch the first episode where we see a teenage Boruto we see that Boruto is now able to use the Dojutsu, i.e. his eye on his own will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origins of this power are still unknown, and I can only speculate that this is somehow related to the seal that Momoshiki presents on Boruto's palm after Boruto defeats him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T16:03:56.287" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T16:03:56.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41122" CreationDate="2017-06-30T09:38:52.217" Score="10" ViewCount="1264" Body="&lt;p&gt;When in the beginning of Kimi no na wa, Yotsuha asks Mitsuha to sell the sake they made in the festival and advertise it as Shrine Maiden sake and use the money to go to Tokyo, Mitsuha refuses saying that it breaks the Liquor Tax Law (or that's what the subtitles said). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the Liquor Tax Law and how are they breaking it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3849" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T11:47:20.610" LastActivityDate="2019-03-02T00:10:56.947" Title="What is the Liquor tax law in Japan?" Tags="&lt;japan&gt;&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41115" CreationDate="2017-06-30T11:53:12.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the Liquor Tax Law is more about importations so it may be a bit of topic or maybe a subtitle weakness. However, in Japan and also in many other countries, it is strictly prohibited to make and sell alcohols that exceed a certain degree. Furthermore, the alcohol market is anyway strongly kept into government control. Then, it is possible their homemade sake's alcohol degree exceed the limit fixed by the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/87beverg.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; you will find a decree about the japanese Liquor Tax Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T11:53:12.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14564" CreationDate="2017-06-30T11:58:15.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;h3&gt;How to Use: I&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1. The human whose name is written in this note shall die. &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This is the most fundamental rule of the death note. If a person's name is in the death note, this person will die at the specified time or after the standard times. Like Ryuk says: Shinigamis don't normally use the DN in this or that uncommon situation or way. It was Ryuk who wrote the rules (at best copied a manual in the world of Shinigamis) so it is safe to say that the rules don't contain the whole truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shinigami normally kills human that have several years left - someone who has to use a pacemaker has low chances to live that long - so the Shinigamis just don't know what happens in this case (they are not interested in such things after all) and assume that heart attack is the ultimate fallback but in the end (at least in canon), the DN will never fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T11:58:15.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37162" CreationDate="2017-06-30T14:17:06.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the second day of an official full-season all-nighter screening on 30-31 May 2014 at Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku, there was a talk/Q&amp;amp;A session. One of the questions was asking this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Nui's left eye was attacked by Dr. Matoi, even though the Scissor Blades was only one side, why didn't the wound recover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which was answered by Kazuki Nakashima, the scenario writer of &lt;em&gt;Kill la Kill&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nui took her carelessness [of getting attacked] as a punishment, thus she left the wound alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://privatter.net/p/287285&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Privatter (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E7%89%87%E5%A4%AA%E5%88%80%E3%83%90%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv encyclopedia (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd conclude that the regeneration is not a passive trait that will be done automatically, but it needs the user's willingness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T14:17:06.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41115" CreationDate="2017-06-30T16:04:18.507" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The specific law that Mitsuha mentions is called the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%85%92%E7%A8%8E%E6%B3%95&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;酒税法【しゅぜいほう】&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;shuzeihou&lt;/em&gt;) in Japanese. The Ministry of Justice does not presently have a translated version of this law (possibly because they haven't made translations as far back as 1953), but if it did, it would be located &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?id=632&amp;amp;vm=&amp;amp;re=&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bengo4.com/internet/n_5111/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; (in Japanese) about this specific scene, a lawyer (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bengo4.com/hyogo/a_28100/g_28108/l_129813/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NISHIGUCHI Ryuuji&lt;/a&gt;) is asked about the legality of selling &lt;em&gt;kuchikamizake&lt;/em&gt;. I have translated a part of the article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Mr. Nishiguchi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Beverages with an alcohol content of more than 1% ABV are deemed 'alcoholic'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;To produce alcoholic beverages, one must obtain a license from the director of the tax office within whose jurisdiction the production site falls. Producing alcoholic beverages without a license is a violation of the Liquor Tax Act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Article 54, Paragraph 1 of the Liquor Tax Act states: 'any person who produces an alcoholic beverage, yeast starter, or fermenting mash is subject to imprisonment with required labor for not more than 10 years, or a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If one were to produce &lt;em&gt;kuchikamizake&lt;/em&gt; with an ethanol content of greater than 1%, it is possible that one would be subject to criminal penalties.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It appears that you can produce anything with an alcohol content of 1% or less without running afoul of the Liquor Tax Law. But some people produce &lt;em&gt;umeshu&lt;/em&gt; [plum wine] in their homes. Wouldn't they be deemed to have produced an alcoholic beverage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There are exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If you make homemade &lt;em&gt;umeshu&lt;/em&gt; by adding &lt;em&gt;ume&lt;/em&gt; [Japanese plum] to &lt;em&gt;shochu&lt;/em&gt;, you are indeed deemed to have 'commingled' the alcoholic beverage with other substances and have 'produced' a new alcoholic beverage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;However, consumers who prepare these beverages for their own personal consumption are deemed not to have 'produced' the beverage for the purposes of the Liquor Tax Law (Article 7; Article 43, Paragraph 11).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That said, the production of &lt;em&gt;kuchikamizake&lt;/em&gt; by fermenting rice would not be protected under this exception.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T11:59:22.437" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T11:59:22.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40812" CreationDate="2017-06-30T17:25:52.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading the information on &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gunblade_(weapon_type)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gunblade wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Squall's - and Seifer's - Gunblades do contain a barrel that runs through the sword. When the trigger is pulled, it emits a shockwave that deals additional damage when it strikes the enemy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Final Fantasy VIII gunblades have a sword blade with a gun action built into the hilt, the barrel running inside the length of the blade. They are mostly used like normal swords, but triggering a round sends a shockwave through the blade as the weapon passes through an opponent to boost damage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason behind this design was that Tetsuya Nomura was looking for something to further engage the players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The gunblade was designed by Tetsuya Nomura for Squall's weapon in Final Fantasy VIII with the aim to make the battles more dynamic, the players needing to press a button at the correct time to deal a critical hit, and to give Squall an iconic weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how this was the first game in game franchise to use the style of weapon, it is no surprise there were some design flaws in the implementation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, later games in the franchise still use Gunblades and they expanded on this style of weapon to allow both shooting and slicing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T20:46:11.840" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T20:46:11.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39816" CreationDate="2017-06-30T21:09:36.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your guesses are correct. Some of the Cyrillic letters here are written in a strange way: nobody writes ш (&quot;sh&quot;) on the second line in this way. The letter и on the third line  has an underline that doesn't really belong. Abstracting away such gratuitous elements, I think the fourth line is &quot;Миша&quot; (Misha, a masculine name) in which the two middle letters are distorted with extraneous pen strokes. The full text for completeness: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Иванов&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Наташа&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Юрий&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Миша&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Балкутск 1951&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, the photograph depicts one female (Наташа) and two males (Юрий, Миша), with &quot;Иванов&quot; being their last/family name. (Actually, in Russian the family name would be written in plural form, i.e., &quot;Ивановы&quot;). Балкутск being the town where the photo is taken in 1951. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9535" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T21:09:36.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37974" CreationDate="2017-07-01T00:04:16.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Episode 130, Susake's father clearly stated that &quot;The Uchiha crest represents the fan that rouses the flame of our will.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33371" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T01:51:10.447" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T01:51:10.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-01T05:36:20.810" Score="4" ViewCount="3469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just very confused about this situation.Why did Karin keep the umbilical cord, if she's not Sarada's mother?Anyone explain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33373" LastActivityDate="2020-02-24T05:50:31.947" Title="Why did Karin keep the umbilical cord, if she's not Sarada's mother?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3501" CreationDate="2017-07-01T08:57:08.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think he was surprised to see Naruto's intellect that he had put equal chakra in each body so that Neji's eye cannot see the real one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33375" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T15:06:45.673" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:06:45.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39880" CreationDate="2017-07-01T09:01:20.587" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%95%E3%82%88%E3%81%AA%E3%82%89%E7%B5%B6%E6%9C%9B%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt; (1st season):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1, 2, 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 3, 4, 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 6, 9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 5, 7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 45, 42&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 17, 18&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 15, 26&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 14, 19&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 27, 28&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 23, 22, 24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 53, 33, 29, anime original&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 55, 46&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt; (2nd season):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 1 + recap, chapter 10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 12, 85, 50&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 74, 71, 90&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 100, 22, 100&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 68, 35, 98&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 13, 47, 97&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 54, (end of Volume 5, 9, 10 + anime original), chapter 36&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 107, 94, 65&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 34, 108, anime original&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 106, 113, 111&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime original, chapter 11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 99, 78, 51&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 81, 112, 52&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt; (1st OVA/2.5th season):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Top: Chapter 126, 109, 70&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Annotation (Middle): Chapter 138, 150, 69&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bottom: Chapter 149, 130, anime original&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt; (3rd season):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 126, 134, 103&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 154, 129, 103&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 163, 96, 104&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 141, 145, 104&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 174, 166, 105&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 128, 157, 105&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 158, 83, 153&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 153, 165, 160&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 124, 172, 169&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 176, 156, 169&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 86, 183, 159&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 170, 178, 183, end of Volume 15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 187, 179, &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangai-chi&lt;/em&gt; (2nd OVA/3.5th season):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Top: Chapter 136, 184, 190&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bottom: Chapter 181, 193, 140&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt; (Blu-ray BOX Commemoration):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Top: Anime original, chapter 231&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bottom: End of Volume 24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recompiling the list to show the corresponding episodes to the manga chapters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1: S1E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 2: S1E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 3: S1E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 4: S1E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 5: S1E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 6: S1E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 7: S1E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 8: S1E1, S1E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 9: S1E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 10: S2E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 11: S2E11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 12: S2E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 13: S2E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 14: S1S8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 15: S1E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 17: S1E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 18: S1E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 19: S1S8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 22: S1E10, S2E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 23: S1E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 24: S1E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 26: S1E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 27: S1S9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 28: S1S9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 29: S1E11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 33: S1E11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 34: S2E9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 35: S2E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 36: S2E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 42: S1E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 45: S1E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 46: S1E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 47: S2E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 50: S2E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 51: S2E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 52: S2E13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 53: S1E11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 54: S2E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 55: S1E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 65: S2E8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 68: S2E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 69: O1E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 70: O1E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 71: S2E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 74: S2E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 78: S2E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 81: S2E13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 83: S3E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 85: S2E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 86: S3E11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 90: S2E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 94: S2E8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 96: S3E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 97: S2E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 98: S2E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 99: S2E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 100: S2E4, S2E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 103: S3E1, S3E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 104: S3E3, S3E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 105: S3E5, S3E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 106: S2E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 107: S2E8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 108: S2E9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 109: O1E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 111: S2E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 112: S2E13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 113: S2E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 124: S3E9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 126: O1E1, S3E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 128: S3E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 129: S3E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 130: O1E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 134: S3E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 136: O2E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 138: O1E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 140: O2E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 141: S3E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 145: S3E4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 149: O1E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 150: O1E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 153: S3E7, S3E8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 154: S3E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 156: S3E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 157: S3E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 158: S3E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 159: S3E11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 160: S3E8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 163: S3E3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 165: S3E8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 166: S3E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 169: S3E9, S3E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 170: S3E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 172: S3E9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 174: S3E5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 176: S3E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 178: S3E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 179: S3E13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 181: O2E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 183: S3E11, S3E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 184: O2E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 187: S3E13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 190: O2E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 193: O2E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 231: BD-E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 1: S2E1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of Volume 5, 9, 10: S2E7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of Volume 15: S3E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of Volume 24: BD-E2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;: S3E12, S3E12&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T09:01:20.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41134" CreationDate="2017-07-01T12:46:21.643" Score="2" ViewCount="799" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Future Diary, the justification for the game was that Deus was dying and looking for a successor.  That's an easy enough premise to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then it turns out that this is not the first time that this has happened.  Yuno had previously won the game and used her powers to enter the reality that we observe so that she can be with Yuki.  That is a little complicated but still relatively easy to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then when Yuki wins he ends up in his own reality, and we see that Deus is alive and well and it is around here that I begin to lose the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the point of the game?  It shows absolutely no evidence of achieving it's stated goal, and by all appearances the stated justification for the game itself is false.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that this question may seem confusing, but that is only because the subject matter is immensely confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, what was the point of the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33342" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T15:11:53.590" Title="What was the point of the game in Future Diary?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41133" CreationDate="2017-07-01T15:11:53.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're completely right in the reasoning that Deus is looking for a successor, and that is what happens in each case of the game playing out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The survival game the anime covers is that of the second reality, which Yuki ends up winning. What isn't revealed until near the end of the story is that there was initially a first reality with it's own survival game, which Yuno won.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first reality, Yuno becomes so close to Yuki that after he dies and she wins, she can't bear being alone without him, so abuses the powers of the first reality's Murmur to enter the second reality to be with Yuki once again. Her plan was to do this repeatedly, winning the game in multiple iterations over numerous realities to be with Yuki for, essentially, eternity. Of course, this comes to a halt after the initial victory, as Yuki wins the second game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T15:11:53.590" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15592" CreationDate="2017-07-01T18:05:21.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not really sure but I think that episode in which Zoro makes the statement is non-canon. I tried checking up the manga chapters of the Arabasta arc and was unable to find it. Thus I think it was just one of those cool things that Zoro said that isn't actually official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T18:05:21.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41138" CreationDate="2017-07-01T21:10:54.347" Score="2" ViewCount="393" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime and presumably the manga, we see at least one instance of Ichigo using Zangetsu to purify a soul.  But how is this possible?  Zangetsu is the manifestation of Ichigo's Quincy power, which is known to destroy souls rather than purify them.  How does this work? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33342" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:25:31.703" Title="How could Ichigo purify souls with Zangetsu?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-02T00:22:53.513" Score="1" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English title within the for &lt;em&gt;Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii&lt;/em&gt; anime is &lt;em&gt;Still world is Beautiful&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EehhW.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EehhW.png&quot; alt=&quot;The World is Still Beautiful&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll calls it &quot;The World is Still Beautiful&quot;.  Finally, it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Still_Beautiful&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; says the literal English translation is &quot;Even So, The World is Beautiful&quot;. (Although the article title itself uses Crunchyroll's name.) Is this a particularly hard phrase to translate? Both Crunchyroll's and Wikipedia's titles sound fine in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the animation studio know &lt;em&gt;Still world is Beautiful&lt;/em&gt; would sound and look wrong to English speakers? I can imagine it being just a poor translation, but it seems more likely someone at the studio thought it would fit the series better. If so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T01:33:30.467" Title="Why English title of Still world is Beautiful?" Tags="&lt;soredemo-sekai-wa-utsukushii&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41136" CreationDate="2017-07-02T00:25:31.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three reasons why Ichigo can purify Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rukia transferred her powers into Ichigo&lt;/strong&gt;, which would mean that he not only has the ability to see Hollows properly, but also that his general Soul Reaper powers would largely mirror hers.  He wouldn't have inherited any of her abilities, but the situation would be no different than him being a Soul Reaper trainee sent on assignment in the real world, fighting and purifying Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ichigo has these powers innately with him&lt;/strong&gt;, given that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; his father was the former 10th squadron's captain, and that would make him also half-Soul Reaper and half-Quincy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that, at a miniumum, any previously awakened powers were only &lt;em&gt;limited&lt;/em&gt; in capacity, but not directly impacted.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quincies make use of bows and arrows (and sometimes other implements) made exclusively from their Spirit Pressure&lt;/strong&gt;, which have the direct effect of destroying a Hollow and upsetting the balance.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanpakut%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Only a Soul Slayer&lt;/a&gt; could effectively destroy Hollows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:25:31.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-02T01:02:16.970" Score="5" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closing credits of &lt;em&gt;The World is Still Beautiful&lt;/em&gt; give their cast credits with pictures of each character, as they appear in that episode, along with the voice actor's name. (At least I am assuming that is what the text says.) For example, from episode 11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIG9S.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIG9S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;from end credits of episode 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like an extremely good way to give credit, just as do many movies and live action TV shows. But it struck me that I don't remember any other anime series doing it. Have other series done so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T01:02:16.970" Title="Have other series used picture cast credits besides The World is Still Beautiful?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;soredemo-sekai-wa-utsukushii&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-02T05:50:47.467" Score="5" ViewCount="2215" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planning on making a website for streaming anime (legally). I would like to know how can I obtain the license to host and stream anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know from where I can get the license, who should I approach and what all things should I consider when getting a license.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33386" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T06:57:38.417" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T03:37:10.427" Title="How to get a license to stream anime on my website?" Tags="&lt;licensing&gt;&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40825" CreationDate="2017-07-02T10:19:10.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He did. However, we remember that his mother took the drug on all her children. It never had effect except a bit with Reiju and mostly with Sanji. Even though, the drug became less significant when Sanji learned from Seff the RedLeg. His power fully awakens when he battles Jabra. The first sign was his &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38852/one-piece-manga-sanjis-flame-powerspoiler-if-not-caught-up/38870#38870&quot;&gt;fire leg&lt;/a&gt;. However, after all this time, his emotions as a human being are not affected by the mutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T10:19:10.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26185" CreationDate="2017-07-02T10:23:10.527" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was unknown when you asked, but later in chapter 812 we learn a bit. Along the line, up to 875, we get the following conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sanji's dad did that. It is because he wants to capture him to marry one of Big Mom's daughters. The reason why Sanji was needed by his father who told him before &quot;Don't you ever consider yourself my offspring again&quot; is because whoever marries Big Mom's daughter becomes her pet. No Vinsmoke wants that. They just want an aliance with her. So his father realizes he had his old &quot;failure of a son&quot; and asked for that condition for the bounty. Before then, Sanji's &quot;gentleman attitude&quot; is a bit not like his father wanted, so he is locked up in a cell and runs away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2017-10-14T05:34:07.393" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T05:34:07.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41044" CreationDate="2017-07-02T10:34:33.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having listened to almost the entirety of the three OST's that naruto shippuden has had released , i did not find what you were asking for . But nevertheless , instead of the name itself i found the tracks for you ,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1O04qZv3-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; i found the shorter version , &#xA;and the extended version &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDRq1x53HRk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T10:34:33.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38819" CreationDate="2017-07-02T10:39:22.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  he is directly involved in the scheme to assassinate Big Mom which fails in chapter 868-869&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T13:56:01.083" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T13:56:01.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30481" CreationDate="2017-07-02T11:46:52.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The eye that Boruto has is clearly not a Byakugan, and everyone can agree, what I find it most likely is a new Dojutsu, no one from the Byakugan family ever married someone with as much chakra as Naruto has, unless you count the grand-son of Kaguya (the dude inside the moon) which already had the Byakugan with an extreme chakra source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another option would be the mix of the byakugan with a descendant of the sage of the six paths, but this is denied by the fact that Kaguya never had an eye like that manifested, while she is the original blood of any jutsu, as the creator of the series just said that he forgot to give them Byakugans he may have thought to give Boruto something different, Naruto isn't part of the byakugan bloodline so off-springs that don't have the byakugan are totally possible, the &quot;theory&quot; I like the most is the mix between the Uzumaki genes (the Uzumaki clan) with the Byakugan and the blood of the sage of the six paths, there is no recorded or shown eyes like Boruto's, so a bit of diversity could've been expected from the creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this looks like a continuation of the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series, it's not really. If you're someone that never watched &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; you can live happily ever after and have no need to watch it to watch the &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; series, and even if this was the Byakugan that Boruto inherited it would most likely wouldn't make him have excessive power, he is Naruto's son, not Naruto himself, so he doesn't have the nine tails, and for sure not that much chakra as he has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33389" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-06T04:45:29.297" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T04:45:29.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41147" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41278" CreationDate="2017-07-02T13:46:36.373" Score="0" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 76 Krilin had an aura ki we never seen before, it was drawed surrounding very closely his body:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BQN2n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BQN2n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sP4iS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sP4iS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in the preview of Dragon Ball Super episode 98 we see Goku has the same aura:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1sVKf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1sVKf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vx7eF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vx7eF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this borderline ki first Krilin and now Goku get mean? It's the only 2 times we've seen this kind of aura in the entire Dragon Ball universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T18:12:19.880" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T16:16:13.930" Title="What does this borderline ki first Krilin and now Goku get mean?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38650" CreationDate="2017-07-02T14:10:42.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's a transformation only half-Saiyans can get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the exception of Vegeta turning mad against Beerus and reaching a level close to SSJ3 (x4 multiplier), the only Saiyans who seem to get such incredible boost of power with rage are Gohan and Trunks who are half-Saiyans. Gohan, when against Frieza, got a power boost from around 20,000 to close a million to be able to take him down (over x20 for sure). Also, when against Raditz, he just went from the power level of a regular kid to 1,300. Trunks with Super Saiyan Rage went from a level near SSJ2-SSJ3 to the level of a Super Saiyan Blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Goku fought Beerus in SSJ3, Beerus was using less than 1% of his power, later he used 70% of his power IIRC. Then, Super Saiyan God boosted his power x60 times from SSJ3. That means when Trunks jumped from SSJ2 to Super Saiyan Rage (he got a boost with a lower bound of at least x60 times), the lower bound is more likely 960x times since he jumped from SSJ2 to a transformation that goes beyond SSJ3, Super Saiyan God and close or over Super Saiyan Blue. Adding all the multipliers of these transformations (we know the multiplier for SSJ3 is x4 SSJ2 and the multiplier of SSJGod most likely has a lower bound of x60, then we know nothing about the multiplier of Super Saiyan Blue. Most likely, it has a lower bound of x4. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense to use it in many situations since it drains your power and stress you more than Super Saiyan God)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user33370" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T15:35:54.143" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T15:35:54.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41060" CreationDate="2017-07-02T16:21:29.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The game has a story mode that literally starts at the ending of part 3 and it pretty much spoils all deaths in the JoJo universe.&#xA;I also think it has a lot of details (like references, interactions between specific characters, special moves and even specific variations of gameplay) that can be enjoyed and understood only by someone that read the manga and knows about JoJo. &#xA;So I suggest you read the manga if you don't want to get some nasty spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33392" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T16:21:29.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41154" CreationDate="2017-07-02T17:56:14.397" Score="6" ViewCount="7782" Body="&lt;p&gt;In FMA 2009/Manga, Edward is able to exchange his Gate of Truth for Alphonse's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I find this pretty dumb. The Gate symbolizes the knowledge of alchemy.  Father's Gate is small and has no ornaments like Ed's which indicates that Father doesn't know anything as stated in the series. But alchemy is a science in this universe. They learn it from reading books. Why is Edward unable to use alchemy but able to read it? I can imagine that Ed is not able to use alchemy by clapping his hands anymore but by drawing circles and alchemy formulas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question: Edward's toll (his leg) to see Truth is less than Alphonse's (who lost his whole body) and it is also stated that Al probably saw more of Truth than Edward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Alphonse's Gate is worth more than Edward's Gate. Couldn't Alphonse easily exchange his own Gate?  He probably would still use alchemy since his knowledge is worth more than Edward's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Just thinking about it, you don't have to sacrifice anything at all when using human transmutation. All you need to do is sacrifice your Gate and you won't lose that much of your body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33393" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T00:56:53.493" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T00:56:53.493" Title="Why is Ed able to exchange his knowledge?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41152" CreationDate="2017-07-02T22:43:21.820" Score="9" Body="&lt;h1&gt;What does it mean that Ed exchanged his Gate?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of Ed's final transmutation (in which he exchanges his Gate for Alphonse), the Gate represents his &lt;em&gt;ability&lt;/em&gt; to do alchemy, rather than his knowledge of alchemy. In chapter 108, Truth tells Edward:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gate of Truth exists within everyone. That is how everyone can use alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that the emphasis is probably on the &lt;em&gt;potential&lt;/em&gt; to do alchemy. (Not everyone has the talent or knowledge to do alchemy in the universe of &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;!) Although what is &lt;em&gt;beyond&lt;/em&gt; the Gate is alchemical knowledge, per the discussion surrounding Ed and Al's human transmutation attempt, that is not what is involved here. (One way to think of it may be to regard the Gate as necessary in alchemy because alchemical knowledge must be &amp;quot;let out&amp;quot; when there is a transmutation, but I digress.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, even after his final transmutation, Ed is able to learn about alchemy; he simply cannot put it into practice. (In fact, at the end of the manga, the brothers travel to learn more about alchemy.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Could Alphonse have exchanged his Gate instead?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, one cannot trade one's Gate for something else. (See the discussion at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/16671/2604&quot;&gt;Why can&amp;#39;t Roy Mustang bring his eyes back using his gate?&lt;/a&gt; for details.) However, it seems possible in theory that Al might have been able to exchange his Gate for something after the connection between his and Ed's was discovered. Some possibilities as to why Al did not carry out such a transmutation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transmuting one's Gate for what was lost in one's human transmutation attempt is not necessarily an obvious line of thought. The idea may not have occurred to Ed or Al before Promised Day. Note that Ed only comes up with the idea after Al has sacrificed himself, not earlier, not even when Alphonse was starting to have problems with his body of armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alphonse wanted to recover Ed's limbs; sacrificing his ability to do alchemy for his body would have prevented him from achieving that goal. Alternatively, had Alphonse exchanged his alchemical ability (i.e. his Gate) for Ed's limbs, it might have become impossible for his body to be recovered. Al's body sits at his own Gate, so if the Gate were removed, it might have become inaccessible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T22:43:21.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4933" CreationDate="2017-07-03T01:07:10.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about if the relationship between Satoru and Shun is in the original source material, but an anime/manga does not necessarily have to be a yaoi/shounen ai for it to have a gay couple in it. Yaoi and shonen ai have the relationship at the core of the story, making it a romance anime/manga, while Shinsekai Yori has this relationship in it to supplement the plot, rather than being the focus of the entire story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33397" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T01:07:10.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41175" CreationDate="2017-07-03T04:24:55.143" Score="1" ViewCount="2204" Body="&lt;p&gt;When he was defeated by Hashirama, he put a one-day time lapsed Izanagi on himself. When Kaguya is defeated and Madara is spat out by her unstable transformation, we see him supposedly die in front of everybody. I don't think it was ever shown what happened to his body, and nobody ever took his Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible he could have put another Izanagi on himself and be still alive, or put a very long-lasting time lapse on himself (70 years for instance), so when he is brought back Naruto and Sasuke will be gone ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33147" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T17:14:04.330" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T06:43:45.260" Title="Is it possible that Madara could have used the Izanagi after his &quot;death&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-03T09:31:04.443" Score="3" ViewCount="636" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of Kaiji, Kaiji plays scissors against Kitami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the same episode, we find out he has 2 scissors and 4 papers other than 30 rocks. Where did he get these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33400" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T11:36:52.710" LastActivityDate="2021-04-16T19:46:29.157" Title="From where did he get 2 scissors and 4 papers?" Tags="&lt;kaiji&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41156" CreationDate="2017-07-03T12:47:06.300" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing is that Izanagi should be active before the scene occurred and it only lasts for a while, so any surprise attacks or ambush attacks will definitely work on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second thing is that he doesn't have Sharingan while dying he has Rinnegan remember, so after he separated from Kaguya he has normal eyes I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And third thing is that it went all according to plan except for Kaguya, so he was not prepared for this and took him by surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33406" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T14:09:04.130" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T14:09:04.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23553" CreationDate="2017-07-03T12:56:31.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be clear, the female titan (Annie) and other titan shifters are not capable of shifting and not damaging the maneuver gear. In other words, she had the whole place ready with maneuver gears and was already wearing the coat\jacket before she shifted. It was also obvious that she managed to sneak in the Survey Corps because she was already wearing the coat\jacket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33407" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T14:03:00.713" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T14:03:00.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41165" CreationDate="2017-07-03T13:26:28.900" Score="0" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the anime, I just wanted to read the novels for a better understanding of characters and of course, it had to be in Japanese language since I am learning it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried searching for it, but couldn't find. Instead, I found those in translated version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please tell me where I can find it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33408" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T17:12:07.607" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T17:12:07.607" Title="Where can I find Durarara!! Vol 1 novel in Japanese language?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41160" CreationDate="2017-07-03T17:11:55.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to purchase the Japanese version of a light novel volume, manga volume, or anime disc that was released relatively recently, Amazon Japan is almost sure to have what you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you know at least some Japanese, you can just search the site for it. Unless you want to use a proxy-shipping service, you will want to find products that ship internationally, which you can do by filtering your search down to &quot;AmazonGlobal対象&quot; products. Upon doing so, you will find that a print version is available &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9-%E9%9B%BB%E6%92%83%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E3%81%AA-9-7-%E6%88%90%E7%94%B0%E8%89%AF%E6%82%9F/dp/404866848X/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and also that a Kindle version is available &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9-%E9%9B%BB%E6%92%83%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E6%88%90%E7%94%B0-%E8%89%AF%E6%82%9F-ebook/dp/B00O4QK3IU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, which may be cheaper overall. (But note that I've had issues with Kindle purchases from Amazon Japan - the various country-specific versions of Amazon don't share information about your Kindle purchases with each other, which seems to cause problems with some Kindle devices/apps.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on what country you live in, there may be other options that are cheaper, more convenient, or both. For example, if you reside in the US, Kinokuniya USA will ship basically any anime-related thing to you (more convenient), but charges a fairly hefty markup for it (not cheaper).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Durarara!!&lt;/em&gt; and most other light novels are generally unlikely to be found for free from any legitimate vendor, though occasionally the publishers will upload the first chapter or two online for free as a sampler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T17:11:55.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39462" CreationDate="2017-07-03T17:53:07.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, kaguya came to earth to build up an army of white zetsus in order to fight the villains who appear on Boruto the movie, (Momoshiki and Kinshiki) although it is never shown how the ritual could possibly take place. Lord Tenji and the others lived in their ideal world because Kaguya cast the infinite tsukuyomi upon them. And again when Madara casts it everybody lives in their ideal world. But during the backstory of Hagoromo and Hamura, it just shows a line of people heading towards the divine tree. The divine tree is basically the ten tails, so maybe it has a more crude way of performing the infinite tsukuyomi if Kaguya does not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33147" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T17:53:07.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="693" CreationDate="2017-07-03T23:36:42.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Servant System is a ritual with the purpose of summonning 7 &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Grand&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Servants&lt;/a&gt; in order to protect mankind from being wiped out, these are the 7 greatest heroes belonging into each of the classes and they are summoned in their strongest form, in their prime, as recorded in the Throne of Heroes. This is a ritual done by the collective unconciousness of humanity, Alaya, and draws power from the Root itself, beyond human comprehension. Then the Makiri (Matou) family designed the Servant summoning ritual for their Holy Grail War in imitation of this Grand Servant ritual, but the summoned Heroic Spirits are sort of shackled by the Classes in which they are materialized, so they are not the full forms of the Servants. For example, Artoria when summoned to the Saber class has no access to her Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, and if she's summoned as Lancer she doesn't have Excalibur. So the Class restrictions as are seen in Fate/stay night are completely due to it being an imitation of another higher ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand there are instances of 2 Servants of the same class being summoned. In the 3rd HGW, The Edelfelt sisters summoned 2 aspects of a single Saber Servant, so there were 2 Sabers during that war, but it had more to do with their family Magic Trait, Ore Scales, so it was a very unusual situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastEditorUserId="33307" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T23:16:13.243" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T23:16:13.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41169" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41176" CreationDate="2017-07-04T00:25:53.347" Score="3" ViewCount="7511" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know Aizen is trying to make keys and combining Hogyoku, assembling Hollow armies, etc. The question is why? What's the motive behind it? Is it cliche like &quot;GREEED FOR POWAAA!!&quot; or are there other plans of what he is about to do as a Soul King? Perhaps rule change? What is he really fighting for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="22203" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:57:15.703" LastActivityDate="2018-11-16T04:11:25.133" Title="Why did Aizen want to defeat the Soul King?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40368" CreationDate="2017-07-04T00:26:10.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The card is supposed to be for authentication purposes, saving data while still being online, as seen when Chen Guo took her card out but didn't log out of the game, so Ye Qiu could use her account to beat that guy at the start of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really remember if it's shown explicitly in the Chinese cartoon, but in the novel, they do go into the fact that players do sometimes forget to log out in-game and only take their card out, and subsequently get their accounts' items robbed. Also, it's explained in the novels that Glory is so widespread that every single net-cafe in China has a card reader on every PC, it's apparently Glory exclusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T17:05:56.150" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T17:05:56.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40257" CreationDate="2017-07-04T00:56:08.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, that's tricky, she didn't seem to be on the last few days (she would've been on artificial ventilation otherwise) but we're not even told what kind of cancer she had, some can take months to kill a person even on the terminal stage, others can very well just end in less than a month, even days, but even then we can never tell, doctors give you a tentative life expectancy but that's to be taken with extreme caution. Taking her out in was definitely NOT a good idea, but it wouldn't have outright killed her unless she was a few days away from dying, and definitely wouldn't have been peaceful. In her weakness and the cold she'd have entered a severe coughing fit or ventilation issues, entered respiratory disfunction and pass away slowly and painfully, but Yuzuru would have enough time to bring her back to the hospital to get her intubated. So her passing away peacefully, I'd dare say it just was her time to go, and Yuzuru was a great brother for trying to fulfill his promise in her last moments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T00:56:08.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41137" CreationDate="2017-07-04T01:33:30.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, authors give their take on how their series' title is to be translated, this seems like a case of a &quot;google translation&quot; of the title on part of the author (It's awfully common). &quot;Soredemo&quot; can be translated as &quot;still&quot; or &quot;even so&quot; depending on which is more grammatically correct, &quot;Sekai wa utsukushii&quot; translates to &quot;(the) world is beautiful.&quot; Equivalents for some determinatives like &quot;a&quot;, &quot;an&quot; or &quot;the&quot; don't exist in Japanese. Actually parsing the title &quot;それでも世界は美しい&quot; through google translate gives &quot;Still the world is beautiful&quot;. So my guess is either the author or his editor wanted an official English title... and ended up with that without proper knowledge of English, as I said earlier, it's awfully common, just take a look at the recent anime &quot;Shuumatsu nani Shitemasuka? Isogashii desuka? Sukutte Moratte ii desuka?&quot;, the original novel has this Engrish title underneath the title in Japanese &quot;Do you have what THE END? Are you busy? Shall you save XXX?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Realized I didn't give a take on the translation itself, either &quot;Even so, the World is beautiful&quot; and &quot;The World is still beautiful&quot; are proper translations of the title. But the official one is the weirdly worded one because Word of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T01:33:30.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6737" CreationDate="2017-07-04T05:06:36.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their abilities are not related to anything biblical, but to the concept of the sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gluttony&lt;/strong&gt;'s power is eating things. Fairly simple.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sloth&lt;/strong&gt; is immensely strong and fast, but he does almost nothing with it. Thus showing the &quot;waste of potential&quot; of sloth. It also correlates to simply powering through obstacles and opponents instead of using skill.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; has the power of shapeshifting. Envy (the emotion) is wanting what someone else has, and Envy can &lt;em&gt;become&lt;/em&gt; someone else.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lust&lt;/strong&gt;'s power is to extend her fingernails into blades. This is the odd one out, actually. Lust inspires lust in others, but her own lust is bloodlust, which her blade-fingers help with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greed&lt;/strong&gt;'s power is to harden his body into a shield. Greed does not just try to acquire more things, but also wants to keep what he has. His shield keeps his life and his Philosopher's Stone safe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt;'s power is the ultimate eye, which lets him see and predict enemies' movements and tells him the ideal move to make. This is a rather &quot;intellectual&quot; power, but he's Wrath, not &lt;em&gt;rage&lt;/em&gt;. His is a cold and calculating fury, and his power lets him quickly and easily destroy his foes and cause maximum damage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt;'s shadow power is not related to pride in general, but it is within context of the story. Father's original form was a shadowy black ball in a flash which had an eye and a mouth and limited shapeshifting. Pride's shadow form resembles this form taken to an extreme and made into a weapon. Thus showing Father's arrogance and pride in himself, as his greatest creation resembles himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33418" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:37:57.800" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:37:57.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-04T06:12:00.460" Score="-1" ViewCount="66" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an Appleseed movie that I can't find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the one where japan is hidden from all satelites and the team must go there. Upon arriving its a wasteland. Giant Dune-esgue worms made of junk have just destroyed everything. Some kind of backstory about the japanese government attempting to bioengineer its citizens by making them cyborgs at the cellular level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anybody help me out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33419" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:38:40.067" Title="Missing Applessed movie" Tags="&lt;appleseed&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-07-04T19:11:35.223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41156" CreationDate="2017-07-04T06:43:45.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although we dont know what happened to his body , we are almost sure that his death this time was in absolute certainty . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First , only a sharingan can cast the izanami [ taken from naruto wikia ] ;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Izanagi can be used only by those with the genetic traits of the Sage of Six &#xA;Paths. The Uchiha, descended from the Sage, are able to perform Izanagi with &#xA;their Sharingan. Even with such an eye acting as a medium, gaining the power &#xA;to temporarily control reality's flow as the user sees fit comes at a price; &#xA;one has very limited reserves of time within a single eye for invoking this &#xA;technique. This technique would normally be used for only the most dire of &#xA;situations and for but a brief moment as after the Sharingan with which &#xA;Izanagi was casted exceeds its limit, the said eye becomes powerless and is &#xA;rendered blind permanently, with the rare exception that its sight and power &#xA;can be restored to the said eye by further evolving it into a Rinnegan.[5]&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara could switch between both the sharingan and the rinnegan effortlessly . but there is one thing we know for certain and that is when a tailed beast extraction occurs the jinchuriki faces certain death . when we saw that kaguya had burst out from madara we saw something similar happen , and the beast was extracted from him into kaguya and wasn't spit out until later when kaguya was about to be defeated . Madara was ultimately out of chakra and he couldnt even switch between the eyes at the end as we could see . If he didnt have the Tailed beast extracted maybe he could've.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another argument i have , after madara became the sage of six path's i think madara could no longer access the dojutsu powers of his sharingan . But this is only mere speculation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T06:43:45.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41169" CreationDate="2017-07-04T07:39:10.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the most part: we don't know. It's a plot point that was never really resolved by the time the manga concluded.  All we have is the following angry exhortation from Aizen after being defeated by Ichigo and Urahara, admonishing Urahara for simply accepting the status quo and &quot;that thing&quot; as the Soul King. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P525N.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P525N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;aizen yelling&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lOy3o.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lOy3o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;more yelling&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without that we might have been left to conclude Aizen's real plan was to explore the depths of power and find a challenge, and the Soul King was just a point on the path. But it seems he didn't like the idea of being controlled, and he wanted to change the world. But beyond his perception of control, we're never really given a reason why he wants to do this or what he intends to accomplish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T07:39:10.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8499" CreationDate="2017-07-04T07:45:19.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought I would update this question with information leading up to, and including, Chapter 94 of the Attack on Titan manga. I realize that these questions are broad, and the answer will be long, but it’s worth having it all in a single place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Warning, severe spoilers take place in the answer below. I have done my best to indicate where the spoilers come from, but read at your own risk.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will address the questions in this format so that you can skip ahead if you need to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why are the titan shifters trying to destroy humanity? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are Ymir's, Annie's, Bertholdt's, Reiner's and Eren's backstories and motives?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it is super important to talk about the regions involved in this conflict. From Chapter 93, page 6, we see a geographic representation of the world at this time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A great deal of the story up until Chapter 86 had occurred on the Island of Paradis, within the three concentric walls - Maria, Rose, and Sina - all located in the region circled in red. Then, in Volume 21, Chapter 86, page 163, we are visually made aware of the mainland which is the landmass referenced by the blue arrow. This landmass belongs to the Marleyan government. Finally, in Chapter 93, we are made of aware of another presence, the region now known as the Mid-East Allies which is indicated in pink. There are other regions that we can see from this map, but they have not been discussed so far in the manga. Keep all of this in mind as we move forward because the political events get a little messy.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jqzT5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jqzT5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let’s talk about the historical conflict between the regions specified above, specifically the blue and red regions. Each side has their own perspective, and we see some truth in both. We’ll start with the Marleyan perspective, because that’s what we’re presented with in Volume 21, Chapter 86, Pages 160-162 when Grisha’s father is having a conversation with Grisha about the history of the conflict between Marley and Eldia. In this Marleyan perspective we discover that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1,820 years ago, the Eldians' ancestor Ymir Fritz made a contract with the earth devil in exchange for the power of the titans. When Ymir died, her soul was split nine ways into nine separate titans. Using the power of the titans, Eldia conquered the nation of Marley, and started a phase described by the Marleyan government as an ethnic cleansing that lasted 1,700 years. But, the previously conquered nation of Marley was able to bring 7 of the 9 titans under their control, thus leading them to victory in the Great Titan War against Eldia. King Fritz escaped to the Island of Paradis, built the three walls - Maria, Rose, and Sina - and took refuge there with some of his people. Unfortunately, not all Eldians escaped with King Fritz and some were left behind; they lived in the internment zone for Eldians on the mainland. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gPyso.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gPyso.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 87, page 10, and also later in Chapter 89, our understanding of the Island of Paradis is shattered when we discover that it is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a penal colony implemented by the Marleyans. In fact, the mindless titans are created at the border of the Island of Paradis by the Marleyan government through injecting the titan serum into the neck of Marleyan traitors (Eldians from the internment zone). This is done not only to punish the traitors by sentencing them to a life as a mindless titan but to keep the remaining Eldians trapped within their three concentric walls, using the newly created mindless titans as a source of cheap military labor that keeps the Eldians caged in. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/grOYQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/grOYQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 87, pages 38-40, we see a deep-rooted cultural divide emerge during a conversation between Grisha and high-level Marleyan soldier when the soldier &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Confirms a biological difference between the Marleys and the Eldians. That is to say, only the Eldians, or the subjects of Ymir, are capable of turning into titans. It is through this conversation that we learn that the Marleyans protect themselves proactively by segregating and oppressing the Eldians. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8uq2v.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8uq2v.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 87, pages 38-40, we also see that the original portrayal of historical events was not accurate when Grisha states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the original titan, Ymir Fritz, had implemented the titans to cultivate land, establish roads, construct bridges, etc. for the benefit of humanity. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qOclD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qOclD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, we eventually see this is also not an accurate historical representation of the creation of the titans, and the events that occurred afterwards. In Chapter 89, pages 28-31, the OWL tells Grisha that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that the Eldians were at fault as well in the historical conflict. They used the mindless titans as a means of warfare and not simply for the benefit of humanity. The OWL confirms the many theories of the Eldian/Marleyan history and conflict, but in the end, the only amount of truth is in their reality. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hTWcm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hTWcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that we’ve covered our historical conflicts, and the players involved in the current conflict, the only thing left to discuss on the first question is the current conflict. The reason some of the titan-shifters are “trying to destroy humanity” is because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Marleyans require resources in the form of titan power (Chapter 92, Page 47) and fossil fuels found on the Island of Paradis, home of the Eldians. The first attempt to re-take Island Paradis was for natural resources, and the second attempt to re-take Island Paradis will be because the Marleyans almost lost in battle to the Mid-East allies and they need a show of force in the form of reunification of all titans under the Marleyan banner. However, because the Marleyans deployed so many mindless titans as a means of originally securing the penal colony (Island of Paradis) they now have to deal with those mindless titans before they can secure the needed resources and titan power. And, the only way to do that is to find the founding titan, so that they have a viable means of controlling the mindless titans. Thus, they sent their arsenal of titan-shifters into the penal colony in an effort to secure the founding titan and the co-ordinate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, so we’ve got all that background story out of the way, let’s talk about the titan-shifters and their backstories, allegiances, and motives. Some will be shorter than others and this is because there’s very little remarkable information about their backstory, motives, and allegiances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, let's talk a little about Ymir. Although her origin story was fleshed out previously, I will reference Chapter 89 because it presents her backstory in chronological order which is most helpful for us to keep things simple. In Chapter 89, pages 8-18, we discover that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ymir was once an Eldian beggar child who lived on the mainland under Marley rule. She was adopted by cultists, proclaiming that she was Ymir Fritz, and she was worshipped in secret by this cult for quite some time. She went along with this role for the cultists in an effort to please them. Eventually, however, the Marleyan government caught on to the cult, which was performing illegal activities in the worship of Ymir Fritz, and Ymir took on their punishment for them. She was sent to the Island of Paradis, sat along the edge of the wall, injected with the titan serum, and thrown down into titan territory to suffer her punishment as a mindless titan. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pbss6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pbss6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 12, Chapter 47, Page 18, it is revealed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ymir had spent 60 years as a mindless titan after she had been injected with the titan serum. It was revealed prior to this chapter, and later confirmed in subsequent chapters that after some time, she hibernated under brush and dirt until, in the year 845, Marcel Galliard, Reiner Braun, and Bertholdt Hoover were on their way to infiltrate Wall Maria and they happened to cross paths with Ymir. She sprung out at Reiner, and Marcel pushed Reiner out of the way in an effort to save him, but was eaten by Ymir in her mindless titan form. Marcel, the Jaws titan-shifter, thus passed on his abilities to Ymir and she became the Jaws titan-shifter. However, she did not join forces with Reiner and Bertholdt. Instead, she re-joined civilization where she met Krista (Historia Reiss) whom she became romantically interested in, and remained by her side until later events. In the Survey Corps battle to get Eren back from Reiner, Ymir chose to let Krista go back to the Survey Corps and parted with Krista to save Reiner and Bertholdt. We don’t see her again in the story until much later. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/45AIR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/45AIR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Warning, severe spoiler ahead. In Chapter 93, page 97, our worst fears are confirmed when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Porco Galliard, the brother of Marcel - the titan-shifter Ymir had consumed - stated that he had not yet been able to see his brother’s memories but was able to learn a lot about Ymir after he had consumed her, even going as far as insulting her. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMDUF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMDUF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until this point, it is apparent that Ymir’s allegiance is to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Krista all the way until death. Although Ymir was an Eldian, she did not side with either the Eldians or the Marleyans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, let’s talk about the Female Titan who is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Annie Leonheart. Annie is an Eldian and was raised in the Eldian internment zone on the mainland occupied by the Marleyan government. She enlisted in training and demonstrated great fighting skills and was selected by the Marleyan government to receive the power of the Female titan. She was part of the operation in 845 to infiltrate Wall Maria with Reiner, Marcel, and Bertholdt and they were all her comrades from training. When she successfully infiltrated Wall Maria, she joined the 104th Training Corps. Her allegiance is to the Marleyan government but with the help of the Attack Titan, she was captured by the Eldians on the Island of Paradis and we haven’t heard anything solid about her since. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That brings us to the Colossus Titan who is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bertholdt Hoover. Not a lot of backstory for him. He grew up in the Eldian internment zone in Marley. He enlisted in the training program to be selected for a titan power and received the power of the Colossus Titan. Up until his death, his allegiance was to the Marleyan government. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next up is the Armored Titan who as of Chapter 94 is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reiner Braun, an Eldian raised in the internment zone within the nation of Marley. Reiner, like Annie, Marcel, and Bertholdt, trained to be selected for a titan power and he was selected to receive the Armored Titan. The Marleyan government sent Reiner to infiltrate Wall Maria in 845. However, after remaining undercover in the 104th Training Corps, he displayed some residual psychological effects that caused him to forget he was working for the Marleyan government and he had to be reminded on a few occasions, by Bertholdt Hoover, of the true nature of his mission. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see some insight on Reiner’s humanity in Chapter 93, page 37 when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After losing Marcel in 845, and being prevented by Zeke from saving Annie from the Eldians on the Island of Paradis, and incapable of saving Bertholdt when he was consumed by another mindless titan (the next Colossus Titan), we see that Reiner suffers from grief and the loss of his friends when he pictures them as he’s talking to a group of younger recruits. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MdfuI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MdfuI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sets the stage for a different Reiner, and influences his actions and allegiances as we see at the very end of Chapter 93, Page 47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reiner has made a suggestion to a potential candidate for the Armored Titan that he become the Armored Titan to save his peer, Gabi, from a &quot;dark fate&quot; and the recruit then reflects back on the situation in a confusing manner, wanting to both save his friend and free the Eldia people                                     &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aROlx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aROlx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 94, pages 22-27, we see Reiner at a family dinner. He is asked by members of his family about the “devils on Island Paradis” and without a second thought, Reiner portrays the Eldians there, especially those in the 104th Training Corp as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a group of normal people, different than Reiner, Bertholdt, and Annie, each with their own strengths and flaws that were seen in an entirely positive light as he recalls the events. This perspective confuses the family, and the family immediately covers up after Reiner, portraying everyone on the Island of Paradis as monsters that built an empire off corpses. But his perspective of his enemies at the dinner table calls Reiner’s allegiance into question. That being said, his current allegiance is to the Marleyan government. His only reason for enlisting as an Eldian in the Marleyan military was so that his mother and father, one a Marleyan and the other an Eldian, could be together again. But the relationship was forbidden, and being an honorary Marleyan through selection for a titan power would allow his family to be together. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/roKH3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/roKH3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Eren, well, we know his allegiance is to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Survey Corps, and after the re-taking of the Island, the Survey Corps &amp;amp; the kingdom under Historia Reiss. His mother was devoured by a mindless titan in the very beginning of the story and ever since he's been out for revenge. More recently, his understanding through memories has altered his perspective a bit, but it has yet to change his allegiance. We will have to get further into the story to see if events change his loyalty to Historia Reiss and the Survey Corps. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5IFME.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5IFME.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alright, to sum it all up the conflict happening in Attack on Titan is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Due to the existing feud between the Marleyans and Eldians, established 1,700 years ago. The first attempt to take the Island of Paradis by the Marleyans was to secure the natural resources on the Island. The second attempt to take the Island of Paradis will be for the unification of titan power under the Marleyan government. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following titan-shifters have these allegiances:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ymir, allegiance to Krista&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Annie Leonheart, allegiance to Marley, made to believe Eldians on the Island were evil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bertholdt Hoover, allegiance to Marley, made to believe Eldians on the Island were evil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reiner Braun, allegiance to Marley, made to believe Eldians on the Island were evil but appears to be recently questioning his allegiance in Chapter 94&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren Yeager, allegiance to Island of Paradis, or the Eldians under Historia Reiss and the Survey Corps&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note: I will update this answer as things change.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T16:17:42.753" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T16:17:42.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41174" CreationDate="2017-07-04T08:23:02.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're looking for &lt;strong&gt;Vexille : 2007 Nihon Sakoku&lt;/strong&gt;, rather than Appleseed. The plot all seems to match : &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/2746/Vexille__2077_Nihon_Sakoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vexille - MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9WuK8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9WuK8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vexile&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33421" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:38:40.067" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:38:40.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41179" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41181" CreationDate="2017-07-04T12:22:27.640" Score="3" ViewCount="1747" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lelouch, once Charles had been defeated, use his Geass to take the Britannian crown and throne from others contenders. Then, he reforms their &quot;constitution&quot; and changes a lot of things in the empire. Then, after his coup d'état, he starts to conquers the world and finally reaches his goal at the beginning of the last episode. Now comes my two-in-one question :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For how much time did he ruled peacefully Britannia and for how much time did he kept the power after his victory over the world ?&lt;/strong&gt; I'm asking for approximations (year?months?weeks?) more than actual time span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dAAK1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dAAK1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T13:42:45.973" Title="For how long has Lelouch been the Emperor of Britannia before and after &quot;turning evil&quot;?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-04T12:51:38.933" Score="8" ViewCount="2191" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miku is a Vocaloid, and Vocaloid is a voice synthesis software program developed by Yamaha. From what I've read, Vocaloid is not an anime nor manga; it's not a game like Kancolle; it's not a visual novel like Fate/SN; and Miku is not a mascot for a gaming company like Super Sonico or a Windows mascot like OS-tan or an IE mascot like Inori Aizawa. There is a video game series, but originally, she is a singing voice synthesizer software.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miku herself is a cute humanoid persona for Vocaloid (picture from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ec.crypton.co.jp/pages/prod/vocaloid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vocaloid website&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vRk0z.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vRk0z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hatsune Miku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Vocaloid interface itself looks like this (picture from Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ygoKG.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ygoKG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Vocaloid4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't look like a software that just anyone would use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from her really nice character design, what made Miku become so popular? She is all over the internet and has a lot of fanarts, figures, and cosplayer pictures everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T19:22:27.730" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T03:03:25.997" Title="How did Miku become so popular?" Tags="&lt;vocaloid&gt;&lt;hatsune-miku&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41179" CreationDate="2017-07-04T13:42:45.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Wikia, Lelouch ruled for 2 months from July 2018 atb to September 2018 atb before being &quot;assassinated by Zero&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 2018 a.t.b.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;- One month after the Second Battle of Tokyo, Lelouch vi Britannia coronates himself as the 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and appoints the title of &quot;Knight of Zero&quot; to Suzaku Kururugi (heretofore the Knight of Seven). With his ascension come many changes in Britannian policies, including the destruction of the Imperial Mausoleum and the abolishment of privileges to nobles. This leads to many attempts of rebellion (one of which is led by the Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein), each of them futile against the &quot;Emperor of Justice&quot;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;September 2018 a.t.b.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Two months after the battle, using U.F.N. as political tool for forcing E.U. to radicate, Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia declares himself world leader. During a supervision of executions of the Black Knights and U.F.N. leaders, Zero reappears and assassinates Lelouch to complete the Zero Requiem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Code Geass - Alternate World History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately this page doesn't have any reference sources, but I've found finished series's wikia are generally accurate. I'll update once I find the canon sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T13:42:45.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-04T13:59:47.010" Score="4" ViewCount="716" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did it ever happen before when self-published mangas become adapted into an anime without having mangas published by companies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T01:23:05.763" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T01:23:05.763" Title="Rather then a company published manga, can a self-published manga become an adapted anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8836" CreationDate="2017-07-04T14:32:00.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is smart as devil, so he decided not to show his full potential to others (including Aizen)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cant find it in the anime or manga, but just like Shinigamis only a few with a great potential can release their true power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Definitely #1. His power, speed and intelligence would definitely placed him above the Starrk and Yammy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33427" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T15:20:24.373" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T15:20:24.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-04T14:36:58.327" Score="13" ViewCount="2409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1 episode 3, Midoriya is said to be placed last when compared to all other 20 candidates. Although I agree with him losing to most, I fail to identify how he could lose to a few of the candidates like Hagakure (the invisible girl).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, which activity could she have done better than Midoriya considering that Midoriya had even trained for 10 months and that her quirk doesn't give her any apparent advantage in this test?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T10:10:34.663" LastActivityDate="2020-05-25T21:52:34.790" Title="Why did Midoriya come last in the quirk assessment test when there were others worse than him?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17210" CreationDate="2017-07-04T16:33:33.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to update this question because the answers are outdated, and all of this information has been revealed in Chapter 89.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note, spoilers ahead, read at your own risk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 89, pages 8-18, we see a summary of Ymir's life in chronological order. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ymir was originally an Eldian begger in the Marleyan internment zone for Eldians. As a child, she was caught associating herself with Ymir Fritz cultists, and she took the punishment for the cultists. As a result, she was sentenced to life as a mindless titan, taken to the penal colony Island Paradis, injected with titan serum in her spinal fluid, and shoved off the wall into the territory. This results in her roaming the titan territory of the penal colony for 60 years as a mindless titan. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NwQvA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NwQvA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At some point Ymir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;hibernates in the earth under dirt and brush until 845 when Reiner, Marcel, Bertholdt, and Annie accidentally stumble upon her in hibernation. Marcel, seeking to save Reiner, sacrifices himself when Ymir tries to eat Reiner. Since Marcel was a titan-shifter he passed on his powers to Ymir, and Ymir regained the ability to shift back to human form. So, in essence, Ymir was only able to return to her human form because she ate a titan-shifter and then became one. All of this was entirely by accident and never meant to occur. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9isps.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9isps.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T16:33:33.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41182" CreationDate="2017-07-04T16:50:32.913" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a few anime adaptations of doujins and Artist CGs, like Z-Ton's &quot;A Beautiful Greed&quot; and Maron Maron's &quot;Yareruko! Densha Ecchi&quot;, both of these are NSFW. Also that short anime &quot;Getsuyoubi no Tawawa&quot; was based on illustrations Himura Kiseki posted on pixiv that later got released as compilations on Comiket, so this is a doujin as well. Those are the only ones that come to mind at the moment but I'm pretty sure there should be a few more. It doesn't happen that often though, it's more of an exception to the norm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T16:50:32.913" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40760" CreationDate="2017-07-04T17:42:03.123" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;there's my opnion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Kirameki, Mamika &amp;gt;&amp;gt;based on Kaname, Madoka from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hI4Bl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hI4Bl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanoya, Rui&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; based on  Ikari, Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ohPYA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ohPYA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Talker, Blitz &amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; based on Half-life main caracter.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[![enter image description here][3]][3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33431" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T17:42:03.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-04T21:07:59.063" Score="5" ViewCount="40082" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if Eren went and ate every other person with the titan powers? Could Eren potentially become the complete titan, and be able to bypass the 13 year rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33434" LastActivityDate="2018-06-06T10:12:09.530" Title="What would happen if Eren ate all of the other titans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39660" CreationDate="2017-07-04T21:19:24.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vocalist on &quot;Le chant de Roma&quot; is Maïa Barouh. After dredging through her various social media accounts, I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/maiabarouhmaia/posts/1379601805396894&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the following exchange&lt;/a&gt; on her Facebook page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Antoine Prt&lt;/strong&gt; Maïa Barouh, quelle est la langue utilisée dans ce morceau ? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maïa Barouh&lt;/strong&gt; Du gromeleu :p une langue inventée&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;langue inventée&quot; - that is, an invented language. Straight from the horse's mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course, the piece's lyricist certainly would have taken inspiration from various real languages, but I think it's fair to say that the text of &quot;Le chant de Roma&quot; is not, itself, in any real language.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T21:19:24.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-04T23:50:24.943" Score="5" ViewCount="643" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic premise of &lt;em&gt;Kenka Banchou Otome&lt;/em&gt; (the anime, anyway) is that Onigashima Hikaru (a boy) and Nakayama Hinako (a girl) swap places, resulting in Hinako attending Shishiku Academy (a boy's school) while disguied as Hikaru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the main cast has never actually met the real Onigashima Hikaru prior to the swap, and both Hikaru and Hinako are sort of androgynous, so the deception works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Hikaru's elder brother Houou also attends Shishiku Academy, and encounters Hinako (in the guise of Hikaru) multiple times, starting in episode 9. For some reason, the disguise fools Houou as well - he shows no signs of being aware that the person he's speaking with is not actually his brother Hikaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason that Houou is also fooled by Hinako's disguise (other than &quot;the plot demands it&quot;)? We can infer, based on their conversation in episode 9, that Houou and the real Hikaru have met before (they weren't raised separately or whatnot), so this is rather odd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-04-26T06:09:31.097" Title="Why can't Houou tell that Hinako isn't actually his brother?" Tags="&lt;kenka-banchou-otome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-05T00:56:31.760" Score="1" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song playing during the first milk delivery when Roshi reminisces about Goku's grandpa? &#xA;EPISODE 17 - MILK DELIVERY&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/igPWKjeM4oo?t=225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/igPWKjeM4oo?t=225&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33438" LastEditorUserId="33438" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T21:39:38.023" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T21:39:38.023" Title="In the original Dragon Ball anime, what is the song playing during the first milk delivery when Roshi reminisces about Goku's grandpa?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="95" CreationDate="2017-07-05T02:41:20.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that Sai's original goal and purpose was to play the divine move and be part of the game, but as he realized Hikaru's potential he decided by himself that his goal was to put Hikaru on the path to the divine move.&#xA;Kind of like if your a parent that played a certain sport and your child decides to play as well. There might be one thing in that sport you were never able to do before you retired. Would you continue to push past your limits as you got older? No you would help your child achieve that goal themselves and leave behind your legacy with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33440" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T02:41:20.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39689" CreationDate="2017-07-05T03:49:24.123" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's depending on the technology which is used by the studio. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think we can use the forward algorithms of animator programs to easily create the good anime without scanning, but draw on screen can reduce the artistic level of the movie if the artists aren't familiar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The voice actors can be rented or you can ask your friends for voicing to reduce money until you already have sold a lot of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32076" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T04:11:49.930" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T04:11:49.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41200" CreationDate="2017-07-05T07:31:14.090" Score="0" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime is missing severals arcs, like Noah's or one about Witches. Is there a reason behind those differences or is it just that the manga wasn't over yet ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T07:52:42.357" Title="Why was the Soul Eater anime different than the manga?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41199" CreationDate="2017-07-05T07:52:42.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is simply because the anime had caught up with the manga and the producers wanted to continue rather than wait for the rest of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32938" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T07:52:42.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41206" CreationDate="2017-07-05T07:55:54.417" Score="5" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that Death the Kid is Lord Shinigami's son. However, how were both of them born ? And why does Lord Shinigami look like a Duskull while Kid and the Kishin are both humanoïds ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhy67.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhy67.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T03:50:33.433" Title="How are Shinigamis born?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32096" CreationDate="2017-07-05T08:37:16.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the title &quot;Mother's Rosario&quot; comes from Yuuki's religion (or her mother' religion), the number of shots in her unique sword skill along with the gift she makes to Asuna. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Rosario&quot; is the Italian/Latin (no Portuguese) word used for a form of prayer in the Roman Catholic Church. In its short form, it consists in a sequence of prayers (one Apostles' Creed, one Lord's Prayer, three Hail Mary, one Glory Be) followed by ten Hail Mary that must be recited in a loop at least five times.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A necklace, called &quot;Rosario&quot; itself,  which is composed of a string of knots or beads is used in a hand to maintain sequence and count of prayers.   The necklace name is derived from latin &quot;Rosarium&quot;  which stands for &quot;crown of roses&quot; and, among the Catholics, there is the tradition of gifting these necklaces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I'm Italian and I'm Catholic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33447" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T10:12:48.717" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T10:12:48.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41191" CreationDate="2017-07-05T08:42:36.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As all the titans were originally a single being, so eating all the titans should give Eren the power of the complete titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ymir Fritz died 13 years after gaining the titan power, and her &quot;soul&quot; was split into nine successors, so if those fragments of her soul come together again, then we may see a power struggle between Ymir and Eren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 145th Fritz King still has some influence and somewhat controls those who inherit the power of the Founding Titan, so a similar power struggle may be there between Ymir and Eren, if Eren consumes all the titans. And if Eren manages to defeat Ymir then he should be able to bypass the rule, as I think that Ymir still has some control/influence on the titans which causes the &quot;13 year curse&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I highly doubt that Eren will eat Armin, so I think Eren will not gain the original titan power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T16:01:54.047" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T16:01:54.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41202" CreationDate="2017-07-05T08:42:55.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 47 of the manga, it is mentioned that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;A Shinigami is capable of reproduction, such beings possessing groins.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Shinigami are also capable of asexual reproduction, as explained in volume 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shinigami can asexually reproduce by creating fragments of themselves and create a being. These beings, rather then be a replicate of the parent, can spawn off their own personality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T07:59:02.893" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T07:59:02.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-05T10:16:03.893" Score="5" ViewCount="1039" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do mangakas in Japan often make their manga using digital tools such as using a computer, wacom tablet, clip paint studio, etc, over using traditional methods such as using pencil, paper, inking pen, rulers, etc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the most used method to create a manga today in Japan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-07T20:00:30.043" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T21:19:45.273" Title="How many mangakas use digital or traditional tools to make their manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41210" CreationDate="2017-07-05T13:07:43.873" Score="2" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;I first heard about tamate box, Otohime princess and the underwater palace in One piece but episode 9 of Kaichou wa Maid Sama also contains very similar references such as the contents of the tamate box make you old, Otohime princess etc. So I want to know if there exists a local tale or is it just KMS making a reference to One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T13:30:49.397" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T13:30:49.397" Title="Is there a local folktale regarding underwater palace and tamate box in Japan?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;maid-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41208" CreationDate="2017-07-05T13:30:29.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the story of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urashima_Tar%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urashima Taro&lt;/a&gt;. It's a famous old Japanese folktale from the Nara period about a man who saves the Emperor of the Sea's daughter, Otohime. He is invited to live in the underwater palace with them. He stays for three days but wants to go visit his mother. He is given a box by the princess before he leaves, and when he returns to the surface he finds that it's 300 years later and everyone he knew is dead. Distraught, he absently opens the box and ages all 300 years at once, because the box contained his old age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T13:30:29.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41211" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41212" CreationDate="2017-07-05T14:15:45.253" Score="7" ViewCount="5860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Midorima says &quot;-nanodayou&quot; a lot in the anime and the subs just put it as &quot;-nanodayou&quot; but what does it actually mean ? Does it have anything to do with Oha-Asa ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33054" LastEditorUserId="33054" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T15:36:23.513" LastActivityDate="2019-05-10T07:54:24.133" Title="What does Midorima Shintarou's &quot;-nanodayou&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41211" CreationDate="2017-07-05T15:33:28.343" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nanodayo (なのだよ) is about the English equivalent of &quot; 's-n-such &quot; &#xA;So a sentence of &quot;Orenji o hirou nanodayo&quot; would translate to &quot;Pick up the oranges'-n-such&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;N-stuff&quot; is also a good equivalent. Like &quot;I have to go to school-n-stuff.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could also mean &quot;and so forth&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20140111211545AAGqWZL&amp;amp;guccounter=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2019-05-09T07:37:22.147" LastActivityDate="2019-05-09T07:37:22.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23572" CreationDate="2017-07-05T17:15:58.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is probably customary, just like it is a custom in some Christian churches that a woman is expected to cover her head when entering a church building, especially during the services.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sankt Kaiser Church is modeled after Christianity in general and the Catholic Church in particular. It also has an autonomous area on Mid-Childa; compare the Vatican city state. (There even exists a counterpart of the Turin shroud.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14139" LastEditorUserId="14139" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T17:41:25.387" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T17:41:25.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-05T17:16:00.727" Score="2" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;In attack on Titan, what's the point of the shifter Titans becoming soldiers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33453" LastEditorUserId="10654" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T18:37:32.677" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T19:31:53.737" Title="In attack on Titan, what's the point of the shifter Titans becoming soldiers?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41255" CreationDate="2017-07-05T17:53:45.523" Score="6" ViewCount="4392" Body="&lt;p&gt;So it's been a couple of years since Naruto ended, and I don't think the author answered this question/mystery within the Narutoverse: Isn't a Bijuu supposed to die after the host's death? How exactly did Minato have 50% left within him, and why did this chakra not return to Naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this was answered in some interview or solved, could you direct me to them? This could be counted as plotholes or something that was left to reader's discretion by Kishimoto-sensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T17:49:46.053" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:58:41.527" Title="What happened to Kurama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41214" CreationDate="2017-07-05T18:34:11.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the most part, it's for stealth and infiltration - if Annie, Reiner and Bertholt had walked into Shiganshina and asked to join the survey corp in Titan form, the first arc would probably have gone a lot differently! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As their main objective was to find and capture the 'coordinate', they had to maintain a low profile and draw as little attention to themselves as possible. Gathering information on the situation inside the walls was made much easier by remaining human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10654" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T18:34:11.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41191" CreationDate="2017-07-05T18:47:31.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called the curse of Ymir. In Chapter 88, pages 22-23, we discover through Eren's memories that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The very first and original titan, Ymir Fritz, had the power of all nine titans. Even though Ymir was in possession of all nine titan powers, she died 13 years after receiving this power. This death, and the consequent split into the nine separate titans, then imposed the 13-year rule wherein a titan-shifter could not physically withstand the shifting after 13 years. We see that as a titan-shifter gets closer to that 13-year limit, as in the case with the OWL in Chapter 88, they grow increasingly less capable of shifting as the process continually weakens their body. From here, it's up to interpretation of the page below. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t0DDB.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t0DDB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first interpretation is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ymir's body could not withstand the power of titan shifting and died at or upon the thirteenth year.  When she died, however, her powers were passed down to 9 other Eldians. This suggests that she may not have known about the limit, or did not choose to select a successor, and allowed her death to distribute her power among the Eldians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second interpretation could be that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ymir died for a reason not yet revealed, and not because she couldn't withstand the power of all nine titans. If this is so, then she must have chosen to divide her power into nine titans for a reason that hasn't yet been revealed. Perhaps this was to limit the power any one titan-shifter could hold, a sort of checks-and-balances system if you will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we go by the first interpretation then likely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it would not be possible for anyone, regardless of how many titan-shifting powers they obtained, to break the 13-year rule if the rule was imposed on the very first titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we go by the second interpretation then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it's likely there exists a way for Eren to break the 13-year rule at the expense of obtaining, through the process of consumption, all nine titan powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T18:47:31.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41214" CreationDate="2017-07-05T19:23:49.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty heavy spoilers below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 845, Marcel Galliard, Bertholdt Hoover, Reiner Braun, and Annie Leonheart depart from the mainland and initiate Paradis Island Operation. The goal of the mission was to infiltrate Wall Maria, Rose and Sina in an effort to recover the Founding Titan. However, while they knew the individual in possession of the Founding Titan was a member of the royal family, they were unsure of the exact identity. Thus, this operation relied heavily on the infiltration of the military ranks in order to gather intel and ascertain the identity of the Founding Titan. For this reason, Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt each secured a position in the top ten recruits of their training class, which allowed them to freely choose which division they would go to. The original plan was to infiltrate the ranks of the Military Police where it would be easier for them to determine which of the royal family members was the Founding Titan, but the plan is then revised when Eren is discovered to be the Attack Titan, and Reiner and Bertholdt join the Survey Corps (the division Eren chooses) in order to gather more information on the titan-shifter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T19:31:53.737" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T19:31:53.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-05T20:06:55.863" Score="0" ViewCount="1442" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt;, they say that Dragon Slayers are really rare, but it seems like there's more of them than most other kinds of magic. The closest amount of one kind of magic is maker magic; there are 5 people who are shown using it (Lyon, Gray, Ur, Ultear, and Rufus). It's kinda the same thing with Celestial Wizards, they say there aren't many of them but there are 4 in the show (Lucy, Angel, Yukino, and Hisui. There's also Karen who died 3 years ago and I think there's more in the anime during the Clock Arc, but I don't think that is in the manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kind of get why the Celestial Wizards were likely to interact because they were needed for stuff, but if there aren't many Dragon Slayers, wouldn't it make more sense for them to run into more of any other kind of wizard than for 7 Dragon Slayers to just happen to find each other? Other than when they run into Leon, they never meet anyone with the same magic as anyone else in the guild except Celestial Wizards and Dragon Slayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T11:16:28.727" LastActivityDate="2019-08-29T11:17:39.327" Title="How come there are so many Dragon Slayers?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41219" CreationDate="2017-07-05T22:42:40.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There being so many Dragon Slayers despite it being a Lost Magic is an element central to Fairy Tail's plot. Dragon Slayer Magic is extremely rare since the only modern way to learn it is to embed Dragon Lacryma into the body as Laxus, Cobra and God Serena did. Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, Rogue and Sting are completely different cases as they were taught by dragons themselves more than 400 years in the past and were later send through time to year 777 as part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/The_400_Year_Plan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The 400 Year Plan&lt;/a&gt;. Back in the past, Dragon Slaying magic was far more common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T22:42:40.037" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-06T01:36:54.887" Score="5" ViewCount="1147" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time Lucy casts Urano Metria she used her own power to defeat Angel with no problem. But the next time, when she uses it in The Grand Magic Games she has to combine her power with Gemini to cast it and says it was still weaker than the first time and since this was after her second origin was unlocked she would have at least 3 time as much magic energy (her origin would double it and gemini would double that) So what makes her first casting so strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T13:20:19.687" Title="Why does Urano Metria take double her magic the second time" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40391" CreationDate="2017-07-06T05:36:07.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Has the manga finished? Did the anime end before the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga has finished, but there's no news about the continuation of the anime adaptation for &lt;em&gt;Darkness&lt;/em&gt; as of current writing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manga: 2006 - 2009&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime: 2008 - 2010 (original &amp;amp; &lt;em&gt;Motto&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru Darkness&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manga: Nov 2010 - Apr 2017&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime: Oct 2012 - Oct 2015 (original &amp;amp; &lt;em&gt;2nd&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do I have to continue with the manga after the series? Which chapter do I start at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the anime had ended before the manga finished, you have to pick up the rest on the manga. Here is the detail for all animated series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt;: Most of the content is an anime original story that does not conform with the manga.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru OVA&lt;/em&gt;: Included in the limited edition of manga volume 13-18, the story conforms with the manga.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 100-102&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 73, 104&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 93-98&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 141&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 142, 139, 143&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Motto To Love-Ru&lt;/em&gt;: A reboot of the original anime, the story is now based on the manga more faithfully. Each episode consists of 3 sub-episodes.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 49 | Chapter 87, 88 | Chapter 74, 107&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 146 | Chapter 54 | Chapter 75, 76&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 120 | Chapter 109 | Chapter 106&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 61 | Chapter 105 | Chapter 108&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 81 | Chapter 85 | Chapter 136, 137&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 113, 114 | Chapter 70 | Chapter 80&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 45 | Chapter 123 | Chapter 64, 65&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 115, 156 | Chapter 43, 44, &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt; | Chapter 139&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 130 | Chapter 152, 153 | Chapter 154&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 129 | Chapter 147 | Chapter 155&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 157 | Chapter 158 | Chapter 116-118&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 119, 122, 159 | Chapter 160-161 | Chapter 162&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru Darkness&lt;/em&gt;: Follows the manga faithfully, covers up to chapter 19 + &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 2, 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 3, 4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 1, 5, 6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 7, 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 8, 9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 10, 11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 12, &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 11, 13&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 14, 15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 11, 15, 16&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;, 17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 1 (Episode 0): Chapter 0 | &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt; | &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 2: Chapter 19 | &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt; | &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 3: Chapter 18 | &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 4: Chapter &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt; | 28 | &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 5: Chapter &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 6: Chapter &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd&lt;/em&gt;: Covers up to chapter 55&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 26&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 20, 27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 21, 22&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 23, 24&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 25, &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 29, &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 30&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 31-33&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 33-35&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 36, 37&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 38-40&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 40-43&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 43-45&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 45-47&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 7: Chapter &lt;em&gt;bangai-hen&lt;/em&gt; | 38&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 8: Chapter 48, 49 | 50&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;OVA 9: Chapter 54 | 55&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_LOVE%E3%82%8B_-%E3%81%A8%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E3%82%8B-#.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T05:36:07.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41221" CreationDate="2017-07-06T07:55:08.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time she casted Urano Metria, she received the spell from Hibiki of Blue Pegasus. He gave her one chance to cast the spell which she successfully did but the spell wasn't her's. Hibiki's power is &quot;Archive&quot; : he is able to transform a lot of things in datas that he can transfers to people. Thanks to this power, &lt;strong&gt;Hibiki has been able to give Lucy his knowledge about the spell and all his magic power&lt;/strong&gt; (he gave her so much of his power that he fainted instantly right after). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After casting it, she couldn't remember anything and she had to learn the spell all by herself. The trick she found to overcome the difficulty of the spell was to combine her magic power with Gemini's, like Naruto mastered Rasengan thank to his clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sources :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 144, Pages 14-20 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter    385, Pages 14-17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T07:55:08.733" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39324" CreationDate="2017-07-06T12:08:41.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about the fight scene of Kaneki and Amon the song's name is &lt;strong&gt;Glassy Sky&lt;/strong&gt;  from Donna Burke : &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvvvcpwFw5o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33463" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T12:40:42.840" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T12:40:42.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39643" CreationDate="2017-07-06T12:49:08.443" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe feelings for Rin were shown throughout the UBW route. Archer is cold to everyone, he tries to distance himself from others. Out of everyone in the entire anime, Archer has the best grasp on reality. He obviously respects Rin and cares for her. Usually I would judge these feelings as respect for your ally, and maybe even a friendship. But because he does have the identity of Shirou Emiya, we must assume he has feelings for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33464" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T12:49:08.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38895" CreationDate="2017-07-06T14:39:42.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until more is revealed, I would speculate that the two houses do not typically marry each other. But let's say that a marriage does happen, do they both get put in the same house? What about their children? Would the clan even allow marriages like that to happen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If such a marriage is looked down upon by the clan, maybe it could mean the two are forced into the branch house or are ostracised from the clan completely. Maybe their children are placed into the branch house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe gender plays a role. It could be that the couple takes the house of the husband or wife. Ultimately, we don't know enough of the Hyuuga clan's marriage customs to give you a real answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, there's not much info on what puts someone into the main house or branch house. Neji's father is put into the branch house although Neji's uncle is placed into the main house. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an interesting scenario for sure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33467" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T14:39:42.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-06T19:06:10.783" Score="1" ViewCount="1147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a South Korean animation TV series called ''Spheres'' and it is has strong similarities of Japanese animation techniques used in the series and art style that looks similar to anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NTVeb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NTVeb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ATx6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ATx6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DiUBC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DiUBC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should we regard this as anime like Japan's due its animation styles and techniques that Japanese use and despite being an animation of non Japanese origin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastEditorUserId="32925" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T19:37:50.170" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T19:37:50.170" Title="Is this South Korean animation TV series regarded as anime due to its similar japanese animation style?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-06T21:42:54.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8694" CreationDate="2017-07-06T21:28:22.227" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most significant difference is that the TV series includes, in episode 10, an important battle from the manga of Girge and the Spartans. Otherwise, the TV series is just a generally better edited version of the films with the following (non-exhaustive) changes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The order of some scenes during the negotiation in the first film were rearranged for a better and more linear flow.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scenes like a passer-by remarking on Sigyn's blushing face (first film) and the monologues of newly appointed &lt;a href=&quot;http://breakblade.wikia.com/wiki/Mileni_Team&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mileni Team members&lt;/a&gt; (fourth film) were removed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A short &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/30573/Break_Blade__Virgins_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV special&lt;/a&gt; is included in the Blu-ray Box release of the TV series, because Nike died differently than in the films.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scenes were played in like 1.25x speed, especially those from the sixth film.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Music was added, changed or delayed for the scenes after Cleo shot at Rygart (third film), when Cleo was changing clothes for the sleeping Sigyn (fourth film), and when Girge appeared on a cliff and smirked before diving off to attack Nike (fourth film), respectively.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New OP and ED songs and animations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, a spinoff OVA centering around the past of the Golem Delphine and its mysterious creation was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-02/broken-blade-films-updated-for-tv-with-spinoff-ova-in-the-works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;planned&lt;/a&gt;, but sadly it had been &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-28/broken-blade-robot-original-video-anime-cancelled/.110414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cancelled&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="14951" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T14:14:12.597" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T14:14:12.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41395" CreationDate="2017-07-06T22:23:32.637" Score="5" ViewCount="13891" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please note, there are massive spoilers within this question so I've hidden them. If you haven't read at least Chapter 83, and later in this question 94, this question will spoil the events that occur in 83-94. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Volume 21, Chapter 83, Pages 14-19 of the Attack on Titan manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zeke meets Eren for the first time, their conversation is cut short but as he turns to leave, he addresses Eren and says the following: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aM17D.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aM17D.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to understand what Zeke means by this statement. So far, what I've gathered is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zeke and Eren share the same biological father but Zeke refers to their father as strictly Eren's father. Zeke believes that &quot;Eren's father&quot; brainwashed the two of them and Zeke made it clear that he understood what Eren was currently going through. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;anyone fighting in the Eldia vs Marley conflict seems to have a very biased view of historical events,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't tell the extent of the truth in Zeke's statements. Later in Chapter 94, Zeke makes some statements about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the value of titans when human technology was about to, or already is, surpassing them. And he expressed his concern for the survival of Eldians should they no longer be useful to the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how is it that Zeke thinks he is going to someday save Eren if&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zeke is working for the one nation that seems most interested in getting rid of the titans should they prove to have little or no military value?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the statement Zeke makes to Eren in Chapter 83, page 19 referring to something less obvious than what is mentioned on pages 14-18?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2019-03-07T10:51:29.417" Title="In Attack on Titan, why does Zeke tell Eren that someday he will save him?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-07T00:51:25.150" Score="1" ViewCount="771" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that plays during episodes previews of Hunter x Hunter? I have had zero luck finding the name of this song and I've looked through playlists. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know some songs haven't been released and I just hope this one is out there but I'm just bad at looking for it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33471" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T00:57:50.457" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T03:45:17.177" Title="Song that plays during episodes previews of Hunter x Hunter" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41235" CreationDate="2017-07-07T03:37:39.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Glass Reflection's review ( &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/VgnSAOSo-Tk?t=10m22s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/VgnSAOSo-Tk?t=10m22s&lt;/a&gt; ) and a re-listen to the preview music, it is called &lt;em&gt;The World of Adventures,&lt;/em&gt; by Yoshihisa Hirano. I found the whole track: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOBppjlkXGc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOBppjlkXGc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T03:45:17.177" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T03:45:17.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-07T04:17:06.600" Score="1" ViewCount="8874" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke is missing his left hand in Boruto: Naruto the Movie. In the manga, Tsunade gives him a new hand but he gets it removed. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33474" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T04:58:15.160" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:00:06.743" Title="Why doesn't Sasuke have his left hand in Boruto: Naruto the Movie?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41237" CreationDate="2017-07-07T04:40:52.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken from the Naruto Wikia : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke loses his left arm at the end of the Fourth                   Shinobi World War, though unlike Naruto, he opts not to have it replaced with a prosthetic that was being prepared         for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T04:40:52.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40691" CreationDate="2017-07-07T07:40:06.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://love-kome.com/introduction/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official site (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; describes it as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Harvest Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is a live performance for the grains to appeal for their deliciousness to the surroundings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is basically the same as what &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/34402/Love_Kome__We_Love_Rice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANN&lt;/a&gt; describes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] to perform at the &amp;quot;Harvest Show&amp;quot; to show the delicious appeal of rice grains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How or what do they do, don't ask me... but in addition to its comedy genre, &lt;strong&gt;the show is full of parodies&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasashiniki stopping a bullet train from hitting a dog in episode 5 is actually a parody of &lt;em&gt;Kinnikuman&lt;/em&gt; about Terryman stopping a bullet train... from hitting a puppy. &lt;a href=&quot;http://kinnikuman.wikia.com/wiki/Terryman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; stated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 21st Olympics, he (Terryman) made it to the third preliminary round, shoving bullet trains, but was disqualified for &lt;em&gt;stopping his train from hitting a puppy&lt;/em&gt; (touching the train twice resulted in a disqualification)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lExpK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lExpKl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Terryman stopping a bullet train from hitting a puppy&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/conbul/archives/52054019.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Image source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://umekox.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/05/05/113000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ほかこ's Hatena Blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cross-dressing idol unit in episode 3 is certainly a parody of many idol units (as seen in the naming proposal): &lt;em&gt;iM@S&lt;/em&gt; (maiM@S), PriPara's &lt;em&gt;SoLaMi♡SMILE&lt;/em&gt; (KoMeMi☆SMILE), &lt;em&gt;Aikatsu!&lt;/em&gt; (MaiKatsu), &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; (Love Rice), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOBsM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOBsMm.png&quot; alt=&quot;naming proposal&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T07:40:06.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4392" CreationDate="2017-07-07T11:46:27.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My theory has been that Regeneration costs a soul. Goes to explain why Hommunculi can be killed when 'killed' enough times, and why the mannequin soldiers don't regenerate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned above, Wrath is the lone surviving soul within him, one soul, which killed all the others. The other Hommunculi have multiple souls cohabiting, which is why they're able to regenerate. The mannequins were likely made from a single philosopher's stone with the souls being split evenly between the soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33483" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T11:46:27.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-07T12:30:21.470" Score="3" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Logia Devil Fruit users get hot or cold?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mera Mera No Mi &lt;em&gt;(Fire Devil Fruit)&lt;/em&gt; - If this user were to be walking on an island of snow, would they be able to control their body temperature and stay warm (internally)? Or would they get cold like a normal person?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yuki Yuki no Mi &lt;em&gt;(Snow Devil Fruit)&lt;/em&gt; - If this user were to be walking on a desert island, would they be able to control their body temperature and stay cool (internally)? Or would they get hot like a normal person?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33484" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T20:27:15.400" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T20:27:15.400" Title="Can Logia Devil Fruit Users get hot or cold?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41245" CreationDate="2017-07-07T13:30:28.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think they get hot or cold. Some of them can even change the climate around them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ace came to Drum Kingdom (Snow Island) there was no snow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gDWqR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gDWqR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Chapter 154 To Alabasta&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also remember Akainu and Aokiji battle, they divide the climate on the Island. In ten day they permanently changed the weather on Punk Hazard, turning one side into a frozen wasteland and other side left in a blaze&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smoker also doesn't seems to get hot or cold in Alabasta or Punk Hazard. He wore his jacket the same way on those island - he left it unbuttoned. The same goes to Crocodile when he was in Freezing Hell floor and Blazing Hell floor in Impel Down. Although he only there for a moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T15:56:55.813" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T15:56:55.813" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41249" CreationDate="2017-07-07T15:08:15.137" Score="4" ViewCount="43285" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the end of episode 25, Subaru confesses his feeling for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Emilia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, are Subaru and Rem just friends now? Or does Rem or Subaru have any feeling for the other? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T20:24:11.547" LastActivityDate="2020-08-21T10:16:15.537" Title="What is the relationship between Subaru and Rem after he confesses his feeling in episode 25?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41215" CreationDate="2017-07-07T15:27:39.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Nine-Tails attack, Minato divided Kurama's chakra into two parts. Reason is that Kurama has a huge amount of chakra that &lt;strong&gt;couldn't be sealed inside baby Naruto&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Minato used the Reaper Death Seal to seal one half of the chakra inside him as there was nowhere else to seal Kurama, and not sealing the other half will create further problems (like more destruction to the village).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in case of Reaper Death Seal, the soul is trapped inside the belly of the death god, so nothing can escape it. When Orochimaru released the trapped souls, everyone came out. I think this is why Kabuto never reanimated any of the hokages. And as Kurama was trapped inside Minato, so that chakra never escaped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T15:58:41.527" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:58:41.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41247" CreationDate="2017-07-07T15:30:44.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rezero.wikia.com/wiki/Re:Zero_Episode_18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;On the re:zero wiki description of the episode 18&lt;/a&gt;, it is said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Listening on, &lt;strong&gt;Rem listed on the reasons why she loves him&lt;/strong&gt;. From the way he brushed her hair, held her hand, and walked together, she gently continued the daily things about him that she adored. As Subaru asked why, Rem told him that listening to him say he hated himself made her want to tell him all of the wonderful things she knows about him. Subaru retorted back that his behavior was phony, as he knows himself best. Finally raising her voice, Rem retorted tearfully that if all he understood was himself, then he knows nothing about how she views him. To her, he is a hero who saved her by saying the words that melted her frozen heart and allowed her to move on from her past. With the acknowledgement that someone else believes in him and is willing to support him, Subaru slowly regained his resolve. In the process, &lt;strong&gt;Subaru confessed that he loves Emilia, with his goal being able to see her smile. Rem joked that it was cruel of him to ask of this from a girl he just rejected.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clearly stated that Rem loves Subaru and that Subaru rejected Rem as he loves Emilia, but they are still friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T15:30:44.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41207" CreationDate="2017-07-07T16:05:05.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've seen, it is mainly the age of the mangaka that makes a difference: older mangaka stick to the traditional pencil paper, many of them young ones work quite a bit with digital. The rough copy with a pencil and the final drawings will be digital. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33084" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T16:05:05.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41215" CreationDate="2017-07-07T16:18:39.153" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Minato used the Reaper Death (Dead Demon Consuming) Seal he essentially split Kurama into two parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yang Kurama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yin Kurama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each half &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurama&lt;/a&gt; have their own conscience, making them two separate entities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later, when Naruto and Minato bumped fists, Yin and Yang-Kurama came in contact with each other, with Yang-Kurama greeting its other half casually and asking it to share its chakra, which led Yin-Kurama to note that asking itself for chakra was an odd situation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for separating the charka was because an infant would not be able to withstand the power of Kurama if he had contained both sides of his chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since Kurama's chakra was too immense to be sealed within an infant like Naruto, Minato first used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to separate and seal its Yin half within himself and then prepared the Eight Trigrams Seal to imprison the Yang half within Naruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Minato, knowing the consequence of performing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reaper Death (Dead Demon Consuming) Seal&lt;/a&gt;, seals Yin Kurama within himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Minato uses it, he seals only the Nine-Tails' yin chakra, leaving its yang chakra alone; this sealing of its yin chakra into himself makes him its jinchūriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The consequence? Death.... kind of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For a few moments afterwards the summoner can continue moving and speaking, allowing them to finish any lingering business they may have. Shortly afterwards the Shinigami will consume their soul and the soul of their target(s), ending their life. The souls of those trapped within the Shinigami's stomach cannot enter the Pure Land and are destined to fight with their victims for all eternity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Kurama being split into two separate entities, one half was trapped within Minato while the other half lived on and was sealed within Naruto. Because the souls are trapped within the Shinigami's stomach, destined to fight each other, this also explains why Minato is able to use &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nine Tails Chakra Mode&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T15:55:47.913" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:55:47.913" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-07T16:21:31.317" Score="6" ViewCount="1689" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are the Zen-Ohs going to destroy the universes that lose in the tournament of Power ? It seems rather brutal and pointless, and make the Zen-Ohs look evil just for the sake of being evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33493" LastEditorUserId="22960" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T14:44:47.273" LastActivityDate="2019-07-10T11:45:42.943" Title="Why is Zen Oh Sama destroying universes?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18358" CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:07:12.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most reasonable explanation is that the Beast Titan turns them into full titans.  If you read the manga, it says the Beast Titan can turn humans into titans without a serum.  They revealed that a SERUM turns humans into titans.  They cannot break out of this form, unless eating one of the nine titan shifters.  Only 9 can change form, no more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33498" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T18:07:12.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41215" CreationDate="2017-07-07T19:13:03.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answers are good, but they don't really point out the main reason why Yin Kurama did not reincarnate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reaper Death Seal, or Dead Demon Consuming Seal&lt;/a&gt; is a special kind of seal. It not only kills you, but your soul is sealed inside the Reapers Stomach. By doing so, you are cut off from the Pure land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the entry on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bijuu&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because the tailed beasts are pure chakra, they cannot actually be killed; if they or their jinchūriki die, their chakra will re-coalesce in time. In addition, if a large portion of a tailed beast's chakra is separated from it, that chakra becomes a separate, sentient copy of the tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the 2 bits of most important information here. First, Kurama was split in half, and the Yin half was sealed in Minato. This half was then taken into the Reapers Stomach, where it was sealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as noted, they can not die. So why didn't the Yin half revive? Simple, Because they don't actually revive. As noted in the quote, their Chakra once dispersed due to death of some kind, will coalesce, giving them form again. However, the half sealed in Minato's soul was taken into the Reapers Stomach, and there it was sealed. There is no way for it to escape, and so it cant merge back with Yang Kurama, nor can it coalesce into its own half. Bijuu can not easily escape from their Jinchuriki, and the Reaper Death seal is like an incredibly powerful version of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so Tl;DR, Bijuu don't die, ever. They just disperse and coalesce. However, Yin Kurama was sealed into the Reapers Stomach, and not only could not escape, but didn't even disperse in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T19:13:03.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40219" CreationDate="2017-07-07T21:11:58.947" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Attack on Titan, &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 95&lt;/strong&gt;, pages 16-17 we find out that the 9th Titan-Shifter is the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;War Hammer Titan, which is currently in possession of the Tybur family who currently resides in Marley. We also find out that the War Hammer titan is not used for warfare and has never been used against any enemy state (of Marley). It is important to note that the Tybur family was the first family of titan-shifters to rebel against King Fritz in the Great Titan War and they carry a lot of political clout. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j5vBd.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j5vBd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Chapter 101&lt;/strong&gt;, the identity of the 9th Titan-Shifter was revealed to be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Willy Tybur's &lt;a href=&quot;https://attackontitan.fandom.com/wiki/Willy%27s_sister&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sister&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XiFi1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XiFi1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-04T04:05:37.567" LastActivityDate="2018-11-04T04:05:37.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-07T22:56:32.823" Score="4" ViewCount="15692" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hisoka constantly seeks out powerful opponents to challenge and kill. Razor was acknowledged by the Phantom Troupe to be pretty powerful. Why didn't Hisoka attempt to fight him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far (in the anime), the only other fights that Hisoka missed out on were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Netero -- Hisoka deemed that Netero was leaving himself too vulnerable to attack.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chimera Ants -- Hisoka was chasing Chrollo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chrollo -- Chrollo was cursed and unable to use his Nen abilities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above situations, Hisoka lost the opportunity to fight powerful enemies. For other powerful fighters such as Illumi, Hisoka chose to befriend them temporarily in order to gain something. But in Razor's case, it seems like Hisoka shyed away from the challenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33502" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T03:34:13.310" Title="Why didn't Hisoka challenge Razor?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21530" CreationDate="2017-07-08T04:29:49.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He actually gets stronger in episode 25 as he obtains his mittens and gets shot with a new bullet allowing him to use fire (his deathperation flames with his mittens)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: Sorry I forgot the bullet name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33506" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T07:45:08.653" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T07:45:08.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-08T09:37:37.763" Score="3" ViewCount="3452" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is another one of the questions that kishimoto sensei never actually addressed after the end of the series. It could be natural that they were left alone in forests , but is there any concrete evidence suggesting the same .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened to the bijuu's? Are they left alone in the forest or was there equal distribution amongst villages to leverage equal power? If yes , do we know about the existences of jinchuriki's post-naruto other than killer bee and naruto ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="22960" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T13:17:57.500" LastActivityDate="2018-12-02T04:31:38.367" Title="What happened to the tailed beasts?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41247" CreationDate="2017-07-08T11:06:01.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you consider just the anime then they can be classified as just friends but it's actually more complicated than that.&#xA;Minor web novel spoilers ahead:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the web novel we see that Subaru holds both Rem as well as Emilia in his heart and as far as how the love interest will be handled I haven't gotten that ahead in the novel yet. In the arc immediately following the end of anime Subaru clearly states that he loves both Emilia as well as Rem in multiple instances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T11:06:01.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41252" CreationDate="2017-07-08T12:29:45.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's being stated that the Zeno samas want to destroy the universes which have low average mortal level and the 8 participating universes have the lower mortal levels . Why they want to do destroy such universes with low mortal level, it remained unexplained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be they'll give a twist to this idea somehow in the future and the universes will be resurrected, falsely destroyed or something, but for now it's being stated in a japanese magazine than (spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; universe 9 will be the first one to be destroyed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T12:46:24.053" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T12:46:24.053" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40872" CreationDate="2017-07-08T12:36:12.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number of devil fruits from the start of the manga till today is as follows [ taken from the one piece wikia ]   : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             Canon   Non-canon    SBS[I'm Taking Questions by Oda]&#xA;&#xA;Paramecia       74          25      2&#xA;&#xA;Zoan            29*          6      0&#xA;&#xA;Logia           12           3      0&#xA;&#xA;Unspecified      1           1      1&#xA;&#xA;Total          116          35      3&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*The number excludes artificial devil fruits .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T12:36:12.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41267" CreationDate="2017-07-08T15:35:00.850" Score="3" ViewCount="519" Body="&lt;p&gt;A new picture of a Goku possible new form/transformation has appeared and some people is speculating that it could have to do with this another picture of a possible new Goku form/transformation &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38814/what-is-gokus-red-aura-form-in-the-new-dragon-ball-super-opening&quot;&gt;What is Goku&amp;#39;s red aura form in the new Dragon Ball Super opening?&lt;/a&gt; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does this new picture come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Im9t.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Im9t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: can't find the picture with the tools suggested. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T15:50:02.447" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T16:50:52.407" Title="Where does this picture of Goku possible new form/transformation comes from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41266" CreationDate="2017-07-08T16:01:45.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RuEZT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RuEZT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;original visual&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Producer Hiroyuki Sakurada released a statement about &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;'s new key visual for the &quot;Universal Survival&quot; saga: [From Toei Animation]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The curtain finally rises on the Tournament of Power, where the strongest warriors in the history of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; are gathering! The new key visual for the Tournament of Power is finally finished! It depicts Goku as he tries to break new ground in order to face off against the mightiest of foes in the midst of the fierce battle that is the Tournament of Power! What sort of formidable foes are in store?! How will Goku battle them? And what new ground will he break?! Don't miss &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; as the hype ramps up for the unprecedented battle that will unfold at the Tournament of Power!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T16:50:52.407" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T16:50:52.407" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40922" CreationDate="2017-07-08T20:42:37.103" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the events in Episode 37 of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; (Season 2, Episode 12) corresponds to Chapter 50 in the manga. That means that if you wanted to pick up right after Episode 12, as everyone mentioned above, it would be Chapter 51 (Volume 13) of the manga. Just for anyone looking for an episode-manga equivalent of Season 1 and Season 2 of &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 1:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dgrLG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dgrLG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/no08L.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/no08L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the best equivalency I've come up with. Please note that some things were covered in the manga and not the anime, and there were some events that occurred in difference places than in the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T06:42:33.123" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T06:42:33.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41416" CreationDate="2017-07-08T22:23:08.663" Score="6" ViewCount="11520" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said Chimera Ants made from humans keep some of the characteristics from their human life. Do we have any hint about Meruem's human identity ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2020-08-09T01:54:25.337" Title="Who was Meruem in his human life?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41274" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-08T22:41:48.823" Score="6" ViewCount="3050" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to some recent news about the &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; manga being continued, I decided to re-watch the anime and some question popped into my head. I haven't finished it yet, but I don't remember any explanation of the origin of Alluka's power the first time I watched it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've watched some videos but they don't really explain my question. I also couldn't find an answer here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the origin of Alluka's power ever explained in the anime or perhaps in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34520" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-06T14:10:59.483" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T07:43:07.883" Title="How did Alluka Zoldyck obtain her powers?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41147" CreationDate="2017-07-09T09:42:02.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We got an answer to this question in the last episode(98). Basically its just a barrier that is used to protect them against posion, so it cannot make contact with their skin. &#xA;From this we can conclude that it had nothing to do with the aura Krilin has showed us in a previous episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="27678" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T16:16:13.930" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T16:16:13.930" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22660" CreationDate="2017-07-09T10:18:58.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Earth, Fate and Arf live in an apartment which is probably located somewhere in Uminari City. Apart from that, their home is the Garden of Time, the base of Precia Testarossa in the dimensional space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14139" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T10:18:58.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6919" CreationDate="2017-07-09T11:41:55.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime does not make this clear; fusing with a unison device simply increases the mage's offensive and defensive powers, and provides other effects, such as setting Signum's sword on fire when she unisoned with Agito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While originally Hayate and Reinforce Zwei both used the Book of the Night Sky, later Reinforce got her own storage device - the Book of the Azure Sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(To provide a more specific answer would be to engage in speculation.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14139" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T11:41:55.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41237" CreationDate="2017-07-09T11:53:40.243" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my opinion, he just wanted to keep that lose to remind him of someone who is always willing to go to great lengths too save him (naruto). Also he shouldn't see the world in darkness as he used to in shippuden. While naruto accepted Tsunade-hime's help to have an arm, he was being a little emo here. After all it was the biggest event in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33408" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T11:53:40.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40981" CreationDate="2017-07-09T11:59:52.053" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hero's come back by Nobody knows. Its the very first op of shippuden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33408" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T11:59:52.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41301" CreationDate="2017-07-09T12:05:01.670" Score="3" ViewCount="4014" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan copies techniques, but i want to understand can the sharingan copy hidden technique like the shadow style jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because according to &quot;narutowikia website&quot; the sharingan copies hand seals, and since the nara clan, ino clan e.t.c that uses hand seals in performing their secret jutsu, why have I never seen a sharingan user copy secret jutsu when its not a &quot;kekkai genkai&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks, I hope my question is simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18138" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T16:45:08.040" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T16:58:55.707" Title="Can the Sharingan Copy Hidden Jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40705" CreationDate="2017-07-09T12:07:42.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Loki and Aquarius are strong. They can even help others spirits. The celestial spirits have bonds strong enough with Lucy than any other celestial wizard that fuel them some strength to do it for a some time. Only small amount of time because apart from Loki I have seen none who had stayed for long. Also there was a time when celestial God himself appeared. It took toll on Lucy than with most of spirits. So it also can happen that they use her strength. &#xA;Just speculations....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33408" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T12:07:42.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41261" CreationDate="2017-07-09T12:11:39.710" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;they are alive and are in the forest, since no one will want to capture tailed beasts for wars after fighting as one during fourth war. naruto wouldn't let them be captured since he promsied to set the tailed beast free&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18138" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T12:11:39.710" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41288" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41289" CreationDate="2017-07-09T18:02:41.013" Score="4" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Black Goku arc, the future Universe 7 was destroyed by Zeno. Since Beerus said something along the lines of if a god changes an event in a timeline then it changes in all the others, does that mean that in 20 years the current Universe 7 will be destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34532" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T18:05:29.680" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T11:59:00.120" Title="Will the destruction of future Universe 7 affect other timelines in 20 years?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41288" CreationDate="2017-07-09T19:20:00.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beerus was the one that was sure that killing Zamasu was going to change future Universe 7, and it didn't change at all. So even if the destruction is done by Future Zeno it doesn't look like it would change things, specially considering that any timeline that's created makes him &quot;less omnipotent&quot;, as all timeline counterparts of Zenos are supposed to be as strong as him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16483" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T19:20:00.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46849" CreationDate="2017-07-09T20:49:29.973" Score="9" ViewCount="7693" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the third opening of Attack on Titan we see a man and a baby holding hands. Does anyone know who these two people are?&#xA;I can't remember seeing them in the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or -if they are not &quot;real&quot; characters- what does this scene want to allude to? I can't think of any symbolism in this picture...&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mcj3e.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mcj3e.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;two people holding hands&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32704" LastActivityDate="2019-04-25T22:06:08.817" Title="Who are these two people in the third opening of Attack on Titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41292" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41603" CreationDate="2017-07-09T21:45:38.093" Score="0" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Baccano!&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Daily Days&quot; is both newspapers and an information office. In the anime, its president, chief editor, and chairman stays hidden behind a mount of files.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29hVq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/29hVq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pile of books&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-28T04:08:25.827" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T04:08:25.827" Title="Who is the Daily Days' Chief Editor?" Tags="&lt;baccano&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41288" CreationDate="2017-07-09T23:10:19.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, when a person travels in time it creates alternative timelines/ realities. So what Beerus destroyed was an alternative timeline/reality, which has no effect in the current timeline of universe 7 therefore the current timeline wont be destroyed in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_timeline&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_timeline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T23:10:19.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31970" CreationDate="2017-07-09T23:37:05.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just an idea, but maybe there is something about the synthetic devil fruits that they all used that decreases their susceptibility towards water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe it could be related to Kaido and his inability to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of unanswered questions that could be tied to why Jack can survive underwater, but I personally don't agree that it's because of being a fishman. The creep from Fishman island that wanted to marry Shirahoshi couldn't survive in water because he had a devil fruit power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34537" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T23:37:05.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40568" CreationDate="2017-07-10T07:48:13.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sage of six paths could have undone the infinite tsukuyomi himself because he was the one who gave them those powers(Naruto and Sasuke). But his objective was not only to undo the jutsu but make sure such events never happen again? How? By giving both prodigy brothers equal powers. By making sure the same conflict that has been going on between the two brothers does not occur again. The shinobi world has become peaceful because of his decision of making Naruto and Sasuke equals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34542" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T07:48:13.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7335" CreationDate="2017-07-10T08:17:53.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first anime series (1997) covers &lt;em&gt;Black Swordsman&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 1-3) until &lt;strong&gt;just before the end&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 3-&lt;strong&gt;13&lt;/strong&gt;). However, it includes original episodes and some modifications to the original story. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1226339822&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVA (or 3-part movies) covers the whole &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc, which is volume 3-14, hence the name &lt;em&gt;Berserk: The Golden Age Arc&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second anime series (2016) covers the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Black Swordsman&lt;/em&gt; arc (chapter 1&amp;amp;2), &lt;strong&gt;omits&lt;/strong&gt; the whole &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc, then continues on &lt;em&gt;Conviction&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 14/chapter 115 - volume 21) until &lt;em&gt;Falcon of the Millenium Empire&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 22~)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For additional reference, the manga is still on-going (volume 39) as of now. The story arcs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Swordsman&lt;/em&gt;: Volume 1-3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt;: Volume 3-14&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Conviction&lt;/em&gt;: Volume 14-21&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Falcon of the Millennium Empire&lt;/em&gt;: Volume 22-35&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Phantom World (Fantasia)&lt;/em&gt;: Volume 35~&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF_(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_(manga)#Adaptations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T08:17:53.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41284" CreationDate="2017-07-10T10:39:59.470" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sharingan users need the prerequisite abilities before they can mimic a jutsu they have...&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many hiden techniques are rooted in Yin–Yang Release, for example is Yin Release used in the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique and Yang Release in the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer would be yes if the sharingan user has the necessary abilities to perform the technique.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is similar to the reason why the rasengan cannot be copied. The user can see the chakra and how it moves but unless he can control his own like that he won't be able perform it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The jutsus of the Nara and Yamanaka have hand seals but it is only one and the majority of the technique is rather manipulation of the chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T10:39:59.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41284" CreationDate="2017-07-10T15:31:37.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I completely agree with Turamarth's response, I want to point out some aspects of &quot;why&quot; they can not copy secret/hidden techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Sharingan user can copy all types of jutsus techniques: ninjutsu, genjutsu and taijutsu.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;, we can see it in Kakashi who is an expert.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gentjutsu&lt;/strong&gt;, we can see it in Itachi copying it from Kurenai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taijutsu&lt;/strong&gt;, the best example of this is Sasuke using the Lee taijutsu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other hand, we have the special exceptions that are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kekkei Genkai / Tota / Mora:&lt;/strong&gt; This can't be copied cause this aren't techniques, this are a genetic abilities.&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hidden jutsus:&lt;/strong&gt; These techniques also cannot be copied through any means of simple observation, but this techniques can be taught to anyone. A few hidden techniques require a special ability or lineage and as such are usually pride and fame of the clan that possess them. Also, the most of these techniques are based on a Yin-Yang manipulation and this isn't a trivial knowledge.&lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summoning Jutsus:&lt;/strong&gt; These techniques first need to sign a contract with the owner blood for to be able to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nature Transformations:&lt;/strong&gt; They can't mimic a jutsu with a nature transformation that they haven't learned to perform.&lt;strong&gt;(3)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; Dust Release techniques these techniques are not genetic, as Onoki stated that Mu passed the secrets of Dust Release on to him. (Naruto chapter 525)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt; For special abilities or lineage it mean some special characteristic of some one who use these techniques, like the big size of the people of the Akimichi clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(3)&lt;/strong&gt; Nature transformations are Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, Lightning, and the other derivatives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[A]&lt;/strong&gt; So the answer is no, with only the Sharingan they can't copy hidden jutsus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31142" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T16:58:55.707" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T16:58:55.707" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41302" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-10T15:44:31.987" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a westerner or other foreigners draws anime/manga art in their style the drawing,coloring,etc style will not resemble that of a japanese because it is not 100% authentic japanese style&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However would it help if they went to japanese schools to tutored by japanese teachers(as it is happening in reality) for anime/manga in order draw and color anime/manga authentically to avoid inauthenticity ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T15:44:31.987" Title="Is it possible for a non japanese anime/manga artist to draw and color anime/manga authentically?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" FavoriteCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-07-10T17:00:58.550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40981" CreationDate="2017-07-10T16:54:18.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title of the track you are looking for is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Hp42y7gVA&amp;amp;index=28&amp;amp;list=PL4C928EAF7AA5B906&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shippuu Kumikyoku (Hurricane Suite)&lt;/a&gt;. This track is on Naruto Shippuden OST 1, Track 28&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T16:54:18.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41305" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-10T17:25:59.063" Score="3" ViewCount="1631" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shoichiro dies from wounds inflicted by Mello soon after making the Shinigami Eyes deal. Since he didn't even use the Death Note (nor was any DN used on the people involved in the incident) prior to his death, it can be assumed that the DN did not change the lifespans of anyone indirectly involved in some killing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So because his lifespan was halved with the eyes deal and he dies a few hours/days later (lets assume he underwent surgery and a few days seems reasonable) was his natural lifespan that much short?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T06:06:35.183" Title="Was Soichiro Yagami that much close to his natural lifespan?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4615" CreationDate="2017-07-10T17:46:38.360" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spoilers ahead.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 93, page 6, we are presented with a geographic representation of the Attack on Titan world: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wknpm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wknpm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The region in pink represents the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mid-East Allies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The region in blue represents the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nation of Marley&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The region in red represents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Paradis, Island of Paradis, or Paradis Island, whichever you prefer to go by, and that is where most all of the story takes place (where Eren &amp;amp; the titans reside)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cross-referencing with a world map it becomes clear that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if we are using geography as an identifying feature of the Attack on Titan Earth, this is not the Earth that we know. Unless the map was drawn in such a way as to purposely hide defining geographic characteristics, it is likely that the Earth in Attack on Titan is more of an alternate universe Earth. There are a lot of references that we are familiar with, especially later on in the manga, but it is clear that the geography doesn't match up to anything on our current Earth. In addition, the names of these regions are Marley, Paradis, and Mid-East Allies. And the peoples in the first two regions are called Marleyans and Eldians. So it further solidifies that the AoT Earth, while similar, is more than likely an alternate-universe Earth and not the same Earth that we currently reside on.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;since this is not the same Earth, we can not use our own timeline to judge what time period this takes place. It is a completely different world, albeit with a lot of similarities, but it makes the most sense to stick to the timeline that AoT presents to us throughout the manga and anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the manga, however, we see that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;while Paradis Island looks like it's living in our version of the medieval times, the rest of the world is not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, we see in chapter 86, pages 146-147, that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;during Grisha Yeager's childhood (so some time before Eren), humanity was in possession of airships and military technology that we might have seen from the 1900s to 1930s or 40s. Again, we can't compare the timelines in AoT to our own since we know AoT's Earth is not our Earth but this should help give you a better understanding of the AoT world. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JaMPt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JaMPt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 86, page 156-157, we are presented with &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;military uniforms that look sort of similar to WWI/WWII era uniforms. In the same frame we can also see the soldier smoking a cigarette while taking a break on a mowed grass lawn. In chapter 94, we can also see the type of firearm that this child is carrying which is an excellent example of more sophisticated technology. I blocked out the text in the frames as it wasn't necessary. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QVVLJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QVVLJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ooBUr.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ooBUr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at this point it's obvious that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we did not, prior to these chapters, have a good understanding of the AoT universe and there's a good reason, too. But those are unnecessary spoilers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend reading the manga for more information on the backstory of AoT for further information on timeline, place, and technology within the AoT universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T17:59:02.443" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T17:59:02.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25985" CreationDate="2017-07-10T19:32:20.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As has already been mentioned, she is a Kobold named Polt and has rights most other extra-species people don't, such as being allowed to go wherever whenever without an escort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga version, she is a frequent supporting character, owning and running an extra-species gym where the girls are trial customers, as well as Kobold Stadium which is an Olympic scale establishment. She is a complete fitness nut who is always trying to figure out how to make her gym useable by all extra-species body types and frequently &quot;volunteering&quot; to coach people she thinks could use more exercise... whether they asked for it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34553" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T02:52:15.007" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T02:52:15.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36546" CreationDate="2017-07-10T23:48:16.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Gon's aura is still there just not nearly as much as before. i think he gets it back or something because after Gon meets his dad and he and Killua split ways, Gon and his father fight together in the Dark Continent Arch. I'm not sure what happens in that arch yet because I haven't read the manga just yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32978" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T23:48:16.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-11T00:43:18.273" Score="9" ViewCount="582" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow&lt;/em&gt; and/or &lt;em&gt;Brave Witches&lt;/em&gt; (and its OVA) been released on Blu-ray or DVD with either English sub or dub?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can only find &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow&lt;/em&gt; in Japanese exclusively while only finding &lt;em&gt;Brave Witches&lt;/em&gt; DVD from Malaysia which I believe is technically a bootleg and of poor quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, has a release been scheduled for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34561" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T02:55:42.317" LastActivityDate="2019-01-02T18:02:15.413" Title="Have &quot;Operation Victory Arrow&quot; or &quot;Brave Witches&quot; been released officially outside Japan?" Tags="&lt;strike-witches&gt;&lt;brave-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41312" CreationDate="2017-07-11T04:03:05.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You'll find the info for bd-dvd release for brave witches &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-11-14/all-brave-witches-bd-dvd-volumes-delayed-by-2-months/.108812&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile , the operation victory arrow dvd's are only in japanese , although they may be in subbed format so you should check them out , there has been no official info on the dubbed release of dvd's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although crunchyroll seems to be streaming these series so you can check that out as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T04:03:05.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41320" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-11T18:22:00.720" Score="4" ViewCount="7025" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's clear that Todoroki left side is burnt but isn't it also his flame side. If he is able to tolerate the high temperature he himself generates from his own flames shouldn't he also have been able to withstand the burn when his mother throws hot water on his face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32863" LastActivityDate="2020-01-27T01:31:42.023" Title="Why is Todoroki scalded when his mother throws hot water on him?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-11T20:18:54.080" Score="0" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sanctuary chapter, after opening, there is a prologue for the events of the last episode. I can't find the name of that music theme, and &quot;Galaxian Wars&quot; is not that I'm looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29281" LastActivityDate="2021-05-29T13:20:23.367" Title="TV Saint Seiya Prologue theme" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11682" CreationDate="2017-07-11T22:48:36.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Huge spoilers, please read at your own risk.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/ShingekiNoKyojin/comments/64pa3t/anime_spoilers_the_children_in_season_2s_ending/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;theory&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/user/yshabash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;yshabash&lt;/a&gt; on Reddit that seems to be less and less of a theory as more information is considered. At the end of Season 2 of the Attack on Titan anime, there is a scene featured in the ending credits. Here are two images featuring the scene, only separated because the camera pans down from top to bottom but both are the same scene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First part of the scene features&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what appears to be a member of royalty, though likely a King based on his wardrobe, and 6 members of what appear to be a noble class strictly based on the setting and their clothing. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dtFNg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dtFNg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the second part of the scene, as the camera pans down, features&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a more gruesome perspective where three children (also likely royalty or nobles) and girls perhaps, are eating someone's body while crying.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4ovM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t4ovM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The theory then, by yshabash, is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;these three children are the iconic women featured on the crests of Wall Maria, Rose, and Sina. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were to examine this theory closer, the first place I'd start is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the walls themselves. To the Eldians within the walls, these walls are a great source of pride and we later come to find out that they house titans within the walls themselves. So, the walls are likely the result of titans being instructed to create them, and not simply the byproduct of human labor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that we've established likely origins, let's consider the icons on each of wall which can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on the Attack on Titan wiki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you don't feel like scrolling, this is a screenshot of the applicable walls crests of Maria, Rose, and Sina. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/43ndH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/43ndH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until this point, there have been zero sightings in the manga and anime of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;three royal women, or even three royal girls, except in that previous scene in the ending credits of Season 2. And, all three girls in that ending credit scene look to be of royal or noble lineage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not see it likely that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;these girls in the ending credits scene built these walls but I do find it likely that the Eldians respected them enough to place their faces on the crests of each wall. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question then is why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Going back to the ending credits scene, let's examine the skeleton of the body the girls are eating. It's not quite human, but not quite titan either. The skull takes on a very strange structure towards the back, and the ribs are not quite right either. The torso appears to be longer than it should be if it were a human but it still manages to maintain a human-like appearance. So what is it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, looking back on the representation in Volume 21, Chapter 86, Pages 160-162 of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ymir Fritz, the first titan, we are made aware that she was not originally a titan, she was originally a human. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2DdtN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2DdtN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when she is displayed in her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;titan form, she looks shockingly human as you can see on the same page. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m55qI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m55qI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which would then make her a &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;hybrid of sorts, part-human, part-titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we consider that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the original titan was actually half-human, then we can then open up this possibility that if she were half-human, she would likely be able to have children with a human, thus establishing the Eldian lineage through procreation with humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, in this scene, although it is not definitive proof&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we notice that everyone is sad, and while the father and children are present in this scene, the mother is not. Again, opening the possibility to this idea that the children are actually eating their mother, whom based on the skeleton structure is not exactly human and is likely Ymir Fritz. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please take note of the number of people in the background is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;exactly six. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the number of people in the foreground is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;exactly three. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making the total number of people, outside of the center focal point, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;nine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would not be a stretch to say that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the children of Ymir Fritz ate their mother, and those of noble lineage (perhaps relatives) also ate Ymir Fritz. And this could be where our 9 titan powers were inherited upon the death of Ymir Fritz. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the very least, we should consider that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the children in the ending credits scene are likely the faces we see on the crests of each wall, and could possibly be Ymir Fritz' children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T22:48:36.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-11T23:12:52.750" Score="15" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;The excellent &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Delgados&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Light Before we Land&lt;/a&gt;&quot; by the Delgados is used as the theme-tune for the first season of Gunslinger Girl (ガンスリンガー・ガール / Gansuringā Gāru)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why (and how) did an obscure track by a Scottish 'Indie' band end up as the theme song for a Japanese anime series based in Italy?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxoH_5CnhM&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxoH_5CnhM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3776" LastEditorUserId="3776" LastEditDate="2018-12-20T07:36:48.087" LastActivityDate="2021-04-26T13:10:28.400" Title="What is the connection between The Delgados and Gunslinger Girl?" Tags="&lt;gunslinger-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41333" CreationDate="2017-07-11T23:19:01.820" Score="1" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if &lt;em&gt;Transformers&lt;/em&gt; count as anime (it was made by Americans and Japanese concept: Americans/Japanese, Americans producers, Japanese animation mainly so I guess it's debatable) there were shows with transformable robots before that (ie: &lt;em&gt;Genesis Climber MOSPEADA&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, which was the first anime to feature transformable robots or at least one transformable robot? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T04:16:08.350" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T07:34:07.937" Title="Which was the first anime to feature a transformable robot?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13993" CreationDate="2017-07-11T23:44:17.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer was finally revealed in the follow-up &quot;The Eccentric Family 2.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earlier series had established that some tanuki have stimuli that undo their transformations -- Yasaburo's mother, for example, loses her ability to hold on to her transformation when she sees or hears lightning, and she reverts to tanuki form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Kaisei hides herself from Yasaburo is that &lt;em&gt;she&lt;/em&gt; is the stimulus that makes him lose control of his transformation.  If he sees her, he reverts to tanuki state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's never explained (at least, not in the anime) how Kaisei knows this, when Yasaburo doesn't.  However, it's implied that she's known this all along, and secretly regarded their engagement as ultimately impossible because of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7684" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T23:44:17.470" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13446" CreationDate="2017-07-12T01:00:08.103" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you take a look at the official closing theme of Season 2 of Attack on Titan you see the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Titan emerging from the water. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZpJZ2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZpJZ2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the way that they emerge it suggests&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that they actually don't swim but cross bodies of water by walking along the bottom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from the scene we can derive that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if titans can walk along the bottom of bodies of water this implies that they either have no lungs or do not require oxygen for survival which is something that was actually discussed on Anime Stack before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally we can see that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;water does not harm them in any way whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T01:00:08.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29614" CreationDate="2017-07-12T01:04:16.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto does have his Six Path powers, it shows it in &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto The Movie&lt;/em&gt; when he was fighting Toneri on the moon. Naruto unleashes Kurama and uses the Sage of the Six Path mode with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also shows it in &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt; when Naruto and Sasuke fight Momoshiki. Again, Naruto unleashes Kurama, but this time, Sasuke gives Kurama armor and a katana. Therefore Naruto at least has his Sixth Path powers, not as sure about Sasuke though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34578" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T04:43:48.843" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T04:43:48.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41330" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2017-07-12T02:17:11.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to nominate myself to be a moderator here at Anime and Manga SE.  The name's Jason, but I go by Makoto around these parts.  I'm from the US, and on MDT/MST, depending on the season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been active on this site since it's been in beta, and I've got a very strong sense of duty to this site.  I've been looking at the site and trying to think about what we can do to improve it, and how I can help as well, and I feel that being a moderator would put me in an ideal position to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also quite passionate, opinionated and well-versed in anime, and the reason I came to this site to begin with was to share that knowledge and to build upon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the community would have me, it would truly be a privilege to serve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T02:17:11.407" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T02:17:11.407" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-07-12T02:17:11.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41353" CreationDate="2017-07-12T06:09:37.790" Score="5" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;The beginning of Gintama clearly mentions various times the sword ban but the Shinsengumi are constantly carrying around swords. Why is that allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34558" LastActivityDate="2018-08-26T19:02:44.943" Title="In Gintama, why are the Shinsengumi allowed to have swords?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41326" CreationDate="2017-07-12T07:34:07.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/102/makoto&quot;&gt;Makoto&lt;/a&gt; already mentions in the comments, depending on what you count as &lt;code&gt;transformable&lt;/code&gt; the answers might differ a bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But with the current scope the first &lt;code&gt;anime&lt;/code&gt; to feature transformable robots would be Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) in 1963, shortly followed by Tetsujin 28 in the same year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the first Japanese comic to feature this came out in the year 1934  strip was called Tanku Tankuro, which also is the name of the main character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very interesting topic about it over at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=319060&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;superherohype forums&lt;/a&gt; Which has some more in depth insight on transforming robots in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T07:34:07.937" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41334" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41585" CreationDate="2017-07-12T13:21:15.470" Score="3" ViewCount="3645" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, a giant tournament between the most powerful fighters of eight different universes is currently happening. The seven universes to lose will be erased by the God of all universes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If that happens, could dragonballs possibly save the erased universes ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T18:35:08.973" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T13:32:38.893" Title="Could dragon balls bring the universes back?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-12T13:45:07.553" Score="1" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to him, Mephisto sided with humans an indefinite amount of time ago, fearing their extinction due to prolonged wars and demon's invasions. We also know that his current alias originated abou 200 years prior to the manga's events. Then, 100 years ago he started the cloning research, in the Japanese branch that he controlled, as stated in chapter 86. That's when the Asylum was founded as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any leads in the manga that might hint at a specific time period for when he was appointed the director of the Japanese branch? I assume it must be between 200 and 100 years ago.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27775" LastEditorUserId="27775" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T20:12:17.273" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T20:12:17.273" Title="When did Mephisto become the branch director?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-12T15:05:37.507" Score="7" ViewCount="38632" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout Naruto and a lot of Naruto Shippuden you can clearly see that Naruto has a lot of affection towards Sakura. Various times he tries to ask her out and the like but it never goes very well for him. We do eventually learn later in &quot;Naruto:the Last&quot; that Naruto's feelings for Sakura were another way for him to compete with Sasuke, but his feelings cannot be simply denied.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: has Sakura ever shown signs of love, not friendship, towards Naruto throughout the series? When?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34558" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T19:34:01.050" Title="Has Sakura expressed signs of love towards Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41337" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41342" CreationDate="2017-07-12T15:48:50.503" Score="0" ViewCount="5693" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto had the power to regrow body parts of any individual as we saw with Kakashi. Heck, he restored Guy who was on the brink of death. Therefore, was it not possible for Naruto to take Obito's left eye, transplant it to Kakashi and then just restore Obito's lost eye? It would have been the perfect scenario with Kakashi having a new sharingan and Obito having his both eyes and being able to access the full power of Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26241" LastEditorUserId="26241" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T16:08:49.250" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T17:51:22.517" Title="After Madara stole Kakashi's sharingan, was it not possible for Naruto to take Obito's left eye and give it to Kakashi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30520" CreationDate="2017-07-12T16:22:33.640" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Boruto's eye is a completely new ability that we have not seen yet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, Boruto's eye is not a byakugan. This is pretty obvious because it looks COMPLETELY different from byakugans(no veins, only in one eye, different color). It may have similar abilities as the byakugan, but it is not the byakugan.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, his eyes are not the tenseigan either because it looks completely different as well. Sure, both may have blue, but the blacked out portion of Boruto's eye indicates a clear separation from the tenseigan. The tenseigan also doesn't have the curse mark like thing around the eye that the older version of Boruto appears to have (see image below). The tenseigan can only be acquired by combining the chakra of the Hyuga clan and the Otsutsuki clan. Boruto has Hyuga clan chakra but not Otsutsuki clan. Further evidence of this is when Boruto speaks with the ghost of Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki after his fight with him. Momoshiki points out Boruto's Hyuga heritage/chakra but makes no note of any dormant Otsutsuki chakra, which he definitely would have if Boruto did have any dormant Otsutsuki chakra. Also, it is stated nowhere that the tenseigan is able to see the &quot;evil chakra&quot; that Boruto's eye can see. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Boruto's eye can be is a product of combining the chakra of Asura with the chakra of the Hyuga clan. This would yield a completely new kekkei genkai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://otaku-w9pxf76zfsktmx3e.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/red.png&quot; alt=&quot;Valid XHTML&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34586" LastEditorUserId="34586" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T16:34:04.363" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:34:04.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-12T17:30:58.343" Score="8" ViewCount="1203" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the user uses taijutsu like Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms for example, I understand that it uses chakra. However, what if the user is just running/punching/kicking/etc? This still counts as taijutsu, right? Does this use the user's chakra? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Punching and kicking will probably exhaust the user eventually, so is this proof that it uses chakra? In other words, when a user uses up his/her chakra, they feel exhausted. Does the reverse hold true(exhaustion means lack of chakra left)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34586" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:51:25.917" Title="Does taijutsu drain chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41337" CreationDate="2017-07-12T17:51:22.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan and Mangekyou Sharingan are caused by a special kind of ocular chakra originating in an Uchiha's brain. Usually, a cause of powerful emotion will awaken the Sharingan, and great loss will evolve it into the Mangekyou. Once unlocked, activating them is fairly easy. They can be transplanted, and even retain their abilities. Though it may have been an exception due to its spacetime powers, Kakashi's case showed it could even evolve to the Mangekyou despite not being in an Uchiha. Kakashi could activate and deactivate the Mangekyou form. However, he could never deactivate the Sharingan, and hence had to cover up his Sharingan eye when not in use to preserve chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, after Obitos's death, he used his space time powers to transfer his chakra to Kakashi. By doing so, he also transfered his ocular chakra, which temporarily awakened Obito's Mangekyou in Kakashi. Once that Chakra was used up and the Sharingan released, it was gone for good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, there is one who went through a very similar situation, Madara. As pointed out, Madara at one time had Obito's Mangekyou and his own Rinnegan. By having a 2nd eye, despite having unlocked the Rinnegan, did not evolve it into a Rinnegan. He even transplanted regular Sharingan before his death, but they did not evolve into Rinnegan either, despite up to several years between him giving his Rinnegan to Nagato, transplanting the spare Sharingan and dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, of course those were not Madara's real eyes, but the fact that he had the ocular chakra required to awaken even the Rinnegan, but couldn't do so with a Sharingan and a Mangekyou eye says a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all that established, We have a decent amount of evidence backing up what would happen if Naruto grew a new eye for Obito. Most likely, what would happen is the new eye would be a normal Uchiha eye, which is almost identical to any other regular eye. It would have the potential to unlock the Sharingan and Mangekyou Sharingan, and Obito could probably more easily unlock them than normal, but its impossible to say if it would happen immediately, take months to do so, or anywhere in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, transplanting Obito's left eye into Kakashi, and then having Naruto regrow Obitos eye would likely be able to create 2 eyes with Obito's Mangekyou powers, given an unknown amount of time before he could reawaken his powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That however shows the main reason why they didn't do so, besides the situation preventing them from thinking about it. They couldn't risk it not working instantly. Obito was under Zetsus control until Kaguya showed up, and they needed everything they had to just barely pull off that victory. Obito having his left eye's powers is what both got Sasuke out of the dimension Kaguya threw him into alone, and saved Kakashi from her All-Killing Ash Bones. The odds that his new left eye being fully awakened to Mangekyou within the few minutes before it was needed are slim to none. Then after it was used twice in critical circumstances, he turned to ash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T17:51:22.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41341" CreationDate="2017-07-12T18:39:17.067" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chakra is created when two other forms of energy, known collectively as one's &quot;stamina&quot;, are moulded together. Physical energy is collected from each and every one of the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy  is derived from the mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in case of taijutsu, the user uses kicks, punches, etc to fight. To perform these actions the user definitely requires normal energy produced by the cells in the body. Now this part of chakra (physical energy) is required to produce chakra. If the user uses this &quot;physical energy&quot; faster, which is the case for taijutsu, the amount of chakra produced will be less. So the user doesn't use chakra, just its production gets limited. Now in case of the 8 gates also, no chakra is used. Opening the gates removes the physical limitation on the body like more muscle movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T15:51:25.917" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T15:51:25.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41345" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41348" CreationDate="2017-07-12T19:30:52.030" Score="1" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a jinchuuriki goes into version 2 mode, the number of tails that they have can be different from the number of tails their tailed beast has. For example, Naruto, the 9-tail jinchurriki, only had 6 tails in his fight against Pain. My question is does the user have to start at 1 tail and move his/her way up? Can they have more tails than their tailed beast has(6-tail jinchurriki getting 9 tails in version 2 mode)? Also, can the user control how many tails they have or are they not in control anymore in version 2? I ask this because Naruto seems out of control in this mode(hitting teammates like Sakura that one time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34586" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T22:28:24.323" Title="Can a jinchuuriki control how many tails their version 2 mode has?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41320" CreationDate="2017-07-12T21:39:15.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think Todoroki necessarily is impervious to heat. Midoriya notices when they fight that Todoroki's use of his cold power is limited to how much cold he himself can stand, and that if he would not refuse to use his heat powers he would be able to remove this limit. So if he's not immune to the cold he may not be immune to heat. However, his father does have the flaming facial hair which doesn't seem to bother him. I think it's most likely that he's immune to the flames and the ice that he creates but when he uses it too much or is affected by something in the environment he's affected normally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34589" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T21:39:15.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41345" CreationDate="2017-07-12T22:28:24.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does the user have to start at 1 tail and move his/her way up?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, they do not need to work their way up from 1 tails. As we see in &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/aHiAupEJCmw?t=302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this youtube&lt;/a&gt; video, we see Killer Bee transform directly into 8-Tailed Version &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can they have more tails than their tailed beast has?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plausible, but why would it? According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinchūriki Forms&lt;/a&gt; wiki, we mostly see version 2 only having the same number of tails based off of the tailed beast, but there does not seem to be any reason how the 1-tailed would be able to have a 9-tailed form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most jinchūriki have only been seen to enter a Version 2 state with the same number of tails as their corresponding beast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is the only Jinchūriki we see that contains different number of tails&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto is also an exception, for he has only been seen in a Version 2 state with four and six tails (and seven tails in the anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, can the user control how many tails they have or are they not in control anymore in version 2?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This depends on who is on control and if the Jinchūriki and Tailed Beast are in unison . The reason why he attacked Sakura while in version 2 is because, at the time, he and Kurama were not in unison&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the seal that kept Kurama contained weakened over the years, he became increasingly susceptible to its influence. By fully submitting to the beast and his own rage, Naruto would grant Kurama full control of his body who then formed a Version 2 shroud around him. Naruto's ability to distinguish between friend and foe vanishes and he attacks in whatever way will enable him to defeat his target, oblivious to the consequences of the attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In multiple instances, Killer Bee is able to enter in Version 2 and maintain the ability to determine friend and foe due to him and Eight Tails being in unison&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T22:28:24.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41351" CreationDate="2017-07-12T23:28:39.407" Score="6" ViewCount="2928" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most alchemist title's make sense, e.g. Mustang is the Flame Alchemist, Armstrong is the Strong Arm Alchemist, there is Freezing Alchemist that uses primarily ice, Sewing-Life Alchemist that made human/animal chimera's, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What, if any, is the reasoning behind Kimblee's title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34591" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T02:56:53.883" Title="Why is Kimblee the Crimson/Red Lotus Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41350" CreationDate="2017-07-13T02:56:53.883" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Solf_J._Kimblee&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia article for Kimblee&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the manga, Kimblee uses this array to transmute ordinary matter into explosives by clapping his hands together. By combining the contradictory symbols of the sun and moon, gold and silver, water and fire, the Crimson Lotus Alchemist creates an unstable imbalance of energy in whatever matter he touches, causing it to explode violently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trivia section below then states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The kanji that makes up Kimblee's State Alchemist name in Japanese (紅蓮 Guren) is a source of contention among translators. While the word &quot;Guren&quot; can be translated as &quot;Crimson&quot;, the kanji (紅蓮) suggests another possible translation that reads &quot;Red Lotus&quot; or &quot;Crimson Lotus&quot;. As the Crimson Lotus is often used as symbolism for fiery explosions, it is most likely that Red Lotus or Crimson Lotus is Kimblee's true name despite Guren having been translated as Crimson in the subtitles of the first anime series and both English dubs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer appears to be that because his alchemy is know for large, fiery explosions, he was named after the Red Lotus, which can symbolize the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34591" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T02:56:53.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41322" CreationDate="2017-07-13T03:55:04.650" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be &quot;Galaxian Wars&quot; composed by Seiji Yokoyama. You can easily find it on Youtube. Try make sure of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34593" LastEditorUserId="34593" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T04:03:24.123" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T04:03:24.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41332" CreationDate="2017-07-13T06:52:17.147" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gintama's setting is mix of fictional inter-galactic universe (which might be depicting foreigner coming to Japan during that era) referencing to actual Japan historical era specifically Bakumatsu period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 1876, samurai were banned from carrying swords. A standing army was&#xA;  created, as was a police force. This &quot;sword hunt&quot; was performed for,&#xA;  ostensibly, different reasons, and certainly with different methods&#xA;  than those of several centuries earlier. Ironically, perhaps, this&#xA;  sword hunt put an end to the class system while the earlier ones were&#xA;  intended to deepen the distinctions between commoners and nobles.&#xA;  Ultimately, however, the result of this sword hunt was the same as the&#xA;  results of its predecessors; the hunt ensured that the only weapons&#xA;  were in the hands of the ruling government and not available to&#xA;  potential dissenters. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_hunt&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_hunt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this time Shinsengumi is the special police force that are there to protect the government. So it's just the same as now where the military and police may carry gun but commoners will need certificate to be able to carry gun legally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28828" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T06:52:17.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41354" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41367" CreationDate="2017-07-13T08:45:50.883" Score="6" ViewCount="1377" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Code Geass, those gigantic machines called Knightmare Frames evolve during the show. It starts with a mere robot that can only carry a gun and it ends with flying machines, shields, and the anime's equivalent of a hydrogen bomb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering, &lt;strong&gt;what are the different stages of Knightmares' evolution&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T20:13:50.097" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T00:03:12.923" Title="What are the different knightmare generations?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41397" CreationDate="2017-07-13T08:50:46.563" Score="7" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Knightmare Frames are humanoid war machines developed by the Holy Britannian Empire and unveiled during the invasion of Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any known scientist behind their creation, like how Nina created FLEIJA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9YhLcm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9YhLcm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Knightmares&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T20:13:21.487" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:46:37.203" Title="Who originally created the Knightmare Frames?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41305" CreationDate="2017-07-13T11:51:00.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes and no. He himself said that he was thinking about suicide and that he probably would have done it within a few days. At this point, his lifespan was that short. But his &quot;natural livespan&quot; is unknown (and was probably longer) since his son's use of the DN led him into this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T07:16:23.823" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T07:16:23.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41357" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-13T12:47:13.187" Score="3" ViewCount="1445" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a question regarding &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13660/how-long-does-devil-fruit-take-to-re-spawn-after-the-death-of-user?rq=1&quot;&gt;the respawn time of regular Devil Fruits (DF)&lt;/a&gt;, but I am interested in the possibility of creating an immortal army using the same one-time DF, namely the &lt;em&gt;Ope Ope no Mi&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ope Ope no Mi&lt;/em&gt; can perform the &quot;Perennial Youth Operation&quot; which kills the DF user and gives eternal youth (and so potentially eternal life) to the subject. The &lt;em&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/em&gt; enables the soul of the user to return to his body &lt;strong&gt;after his death&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the &lt;em&gt;Ope Ope no Mi&lt;/em&gt; respawn after the Perennial Youth Operation (the user's death) or after the death of the operated person? Does the &lt;em&gt;Yomi Yomi no Mi&lt;/em&gt; respawn after the &quot;First&quot; death or after the soul leaves this world forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least for the &lt;em&gt;Ope Ope no Mi&lt;/em&gt; there is no body left to contain the fruit's powers and after Doflamingo wanted to become immortal by Rosinante eating the fruit and performing the operation, the powers can not be stored in the operated person's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could one create an army of immortals using one of this DFs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33164" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T13:19:04.310" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T14:42:59.187" Title="When do &quot;immortal&quot; Devil Fruits respawn?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41358" PostTypeId="6" CreationDate="2017-07-13T13:09:54.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hereby I nominate myself for the position of moderator here at A&amp;amp;M&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Been a member for nearly 4.5 year and see my fair share of community developments since than.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As somebody who travels a lot, I often visit A&amp;amp;M to read up on some interesting questions and see if I can answer them. As I often read manga during these travels as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel that as a moderator I can help the community grow and stay on the right path, by informing and guiding people in their use of the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/4080/1458&quot;&gt;answers&lt;/a&gt; to the Election questions will reflect this as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T13:09:54.307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T13:09:54.307" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-07-13T13:09:54.307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-13T14:44:05.723" Score="5" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched both seasons of the Gunslinger Girl anime adaptation. I'm not sure if this is addressed in the show or the manga, but why are all the cyborgs female? I take it that they are kids because it's easier to condition them - are there any male cyborgs in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2017-07-13T16:39:52.367" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T17:34:58.677" Title="Why are all the agency cyborgs female?" Tags="&lt;gunslinger-girl&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41360" CreationDate="2017-07-13T15:33:58.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer here is that this is what makes up a &quot;Fratello&quot; team, an older male handler and his young girl cyborg. This relationship is a really important theme throughout the series. They are young because they are easier to condition, plucked from traumatic experiences so they can form a strong new bond with their handler who has complete control over the conditioning and how much is needed. Like with the instance with Triela, where she sometimes expressed a bit of a rebellious (for lack of a better word) tendency toward her Hilshire, understanding the situation she's in and what the conditioning does, her bond with her handler trumps everything. Also see: Elsa, where her bond with her handler was so strong that it went to extremes (death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember reading somewhere that this sort of relationship was easier to control as opposed to an older Female (or male) with a young boy, where the boy could be less cooperative and obedient, but I can't find that reference right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your other question: No, there were no male cyborgs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T15:33:58.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-13T15:37:13.843" Score="1" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Naruto world, is it possible to get hurt directly by your own chakra? For example, Naruto's Rasengan is a manifestation of his chakra, so is Sasuke's Chidori, and Itachi's Fire Style jutsu. If Naruto were to accidentally hit himself with his own Rasengan, would it affect him the same way it would if he used it on someone else? Because it's his own chakra, would his body just absorb it? Same goes for Sasuke's Chidori and Fire Style jutsu. If Itachi blew a fireball into the wind and it came back and hit him, would he be hurt by it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34586" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-05T14:54:52.517" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T14:54:52.517" Title="Can a user be hurt by his own chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13565" CreationDate="2017-07-13T15:44:33.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yep. Hisoka was right beside Gon during the dodge-ball game in Greed Island. He heard it when Gon asked Razor if he knew Ging.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34599" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T15:44:33.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41362" CreationDate="2017-07-13T15:58:58.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fourth Shinobi War, we discover that you can get hurt by your own chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best example is Naruto versus the Third Raikage.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OFiC2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OFiC2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T15:58:58.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41357" CreationDate="2017-07-13T18:19:09.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, these fruits cannot create an immortal army, they are not designed with that in mind. Even after giving someone eternal youth, that is all he will get, he will just remain &quot;young&quot; forever. Anyone will still be able to kill the user in a fight, he may die to an accident etc. The same applies Yomi Yomi no Mi, you get another life but you are not immortal. Also, even if someone has the Yomi Yomi no mi, and his head gets cut there is no body to return, because he will die again immeditally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ope Ope no Mi respawns after the users death (the one who eat the fruit) because the person who gained eternal life has no &quot;connection&quot; with the fruit itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T18:19:09.957" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30618" CreationDate="2017-07-13T23:49:35.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end, after the Arcadia has crash-landed on earth, a fleet arrives and signals &quot;This is the Solar Federation, ...&quot;.&#xA;The Solar Federation has been non-existent for 100 years in the main plot. This already tells you all you need to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34601" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T23:49:35.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41354" CreationDate="2017-07-14T00:03:12.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is a total of 9 generations or &quot;Ages&quot; according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Knightmare_Frame#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to summarize&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1st Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these were effective just walking cockpits according to the wikia and weren't outfitted with weapons. though we have seen no examples of these considering that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Cockpit_Ejection_System&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cockpit Ejection System&lt;/a&gt; was developed we can imagine the normal Knightmare Cockpits with legs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2nd Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this generation came about after the creation of several common systemd found in Knightmares like &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Factsphere_Sensor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Factsphere Sensor&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Landspinner_Propulsion_System&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Landspinner Propulsion System&lt;/a&gt;. this allowed for the early Knightmare Frame prototypes to be developed. however these new technologies behaved erratically so the research was outsourced to a Britannian Army Special Division, the 'Special Dispatch Guidance System Division', and a private group, the Ashford Foundation. it was also in this generation that the term &quot;Knightmare Frame&quot; was born&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bipedal weapon was nicknamed 'Knightmare' by the Army but its non-offensive equipment was referred to as 'Frame' by civilians. The union of those two terms gave birth to the name 'Knightmare Frame'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;3rd Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;research done by the Special Dispatch Guidance System Division and the Ashford Foundation lead to the development of combat-effective Knightmares. this also pushed the value of Sakuradite due to it being paramount in making the Knightmare Frames perform to expectations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 3rd Generation is infact the earliest generation we see in the shown with the only one being the prototype &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Ganymede&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ganymede&lt;/a&gt; and its test pilot was Marianne. it was this which quickly made famous and being granted knighthood before she was married. however her assassination lead to the Ashford Foundation retiring from the Knightmare R&amp;amp;D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;4th Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Glasgow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RPI-11 Glasgow&lt;/a&gt; is the most commonly shown 4th gen Knightmare and was the first mass production unit for the platform. it was also the RPI-11 Glasgow which allowed the Britannian Empire to easily dominate Japan during the invasion in 2010 and became their baseline unit for the military.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while it later becomes obsolete it is still used by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Knightpolice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Knight police&lt;/a&gt; and other countries/factions use the Glasgow as their base for Knightmare Development like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Burai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Burai&lt;/a&gt; which is produced by the Kyoto House for the  Black Knights and the Japan Liberation Front&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;5th Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to Britannia's success in Japan with the Glagow this generation saw the development of Anti-Knightmare weapons leading to create the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/RPI-13_Sutherland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RPI-13 Sutherland&lt;/a&gt; design to take on other Knightmares.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;6th Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 6th generation showed no real improvement with Knightmares and thus is referred to as the &quot;Missing Generation&quot;. despite this and it's seemingly overwhelming power the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Gawain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gawain&lt;/a&gt; is a 6th generation model privately developed by Schneizel el Britannia and later (much to Lloyd Asplund's annoyance) perfected by Rakshata Chawla. also despite it being seen used more often by a 7th Gen Prototype the Gawain was actually the first Knightmare to use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Float_System&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Float System&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;7th Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lancelot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lancelot&lt;/a&gt; was the first significant innovation in the technology and lead to the development of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Vincent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vincent&lt;/a&gt; series of mass production unit. however the Lancelot still remained as a unique unit due to the development of experimental technologies not found in the Vincent such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_Luminous&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BlazeLuminous&lt;/a&gt; shields&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;8th Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 8th generation was primarily seen during the second season with advancements in Knightmares being lead by the heads of Camelot Division, Lloyd Asplund and Cécile Croomy for Britannia and by Rakshata Chawla for the Black Knights. the Knights of the round all use 8th Gen Knightmares as such prior to this (and possibly prior to Susaku's appointment as a Knight of the Round) if they did use Knightmares they were probably 5th Generation, possibly Gloucesters considering Cornelia and her bodyguards use of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;9th Generation&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as of the end of the second season this is the pinnacle of Knightmare Development with there only being 2 units, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lancelot_Albion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lancelot Albion&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Guren_S.E.I.T.E.N.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guren S.E.I.T.E.N.&lt;/a&gt;, both of these making use of the improved Float System called the Energy Wing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that there may be a mass production series of the 9th generation or even more generations after thus the years following the Zero Requiem however until the release of &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection&lt;/em&gt; we wont know for sure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T00:03:12.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41362" CreationDate="2017-07-14T03:18:40.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To strike a finer point on this, one can be hurt by their own &lt;strong&gt;moulded&lt;/strong&gt; or effectively weaponized chakra.  It isn't the case that we've seen unmoulded or non-weaponized chakra harm the originator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important to note that chakra wasn't initially weaponized.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninsh%C5%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ninshu&lt;/a&gt;, the precursor to ninjitsu, was originally meant to spread energies and thoughts between others, and to allow people to live in relative peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, Naruto's &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasenshuriken&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rasenshuriken&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; when used as a normal &lt;em&gt;Rasengan&lt;/em&gt; actively damaged his body to the point that Tsunade wished it classified as a forbidden jutsu to prevent irreparable damage to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another instance would be fully opening all Eight Gates.  In this context the chakra is being expelled from one's body to the degree that it is taking significant physical damage.  Might Guy opened all eight, and due to that fact (and the fact that normally one &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; die from that, but he was saved by Naruto), he's wheelchair bound and unable to be a ninja.  Lesser damage has been incurred by Rock Lee when he's opened up fewer gates, and has ended up in the hospital due to its side effects*.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The main effects of using the Eight Gates would &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; be damage to one's bones, but those are a direct result of taijutsu, and not necessarily the chakra.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T03:18:40.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41380" CreationDate="2017-07-14T10:44:03.757" Score="27" ViewCount="5712" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 of New Game 2, around 9:40, there is a shot of the code that Nene has written:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JRFI2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JRFI2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is it in text form with the comments translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;// the calculation of damage when attacked&#xA;void DestructibleActor::ReceiveDamage(float sourceDamage) &#xA;{&#xA;    // apply debuffs&#xA;    auto resolvedDamage = sourceDamage;&#xA;    for (const auto&amp;amp; debuf:m_debufs)&#xA;    {&#xA;        resolvedDamage = debuf.ApplyToDamage(resolvedDamage);&#xA;        m_currentHealth -= resolvedDamage&#xA;        if (m_currentHealth &amp;lt;= 0.f)&#xA;        {&#xA;            m_currentHealth = 0.f;&#xA;            DestroyMe();&#xA;        }&#xA;    }&#xA;}&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the shot, Umiko, pointing at the for loop, said that the reason why the code crashed is that there is an infinite loop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really know C++ so I'm not sure whether what she is saying is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I can see, the for loop is just iterating through the debufs that the Actor currently has. Unless the Actor has an infinite amount of debufs, I don't think it can possibly become an infinite loop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm not sure because the only reason that there is a shot of the code is that they wanted to put an easter egg here, right? We would have just gotten a shot of the back of the laptop and heard Umiko saying &quot;Oh you've got an infinite loop there&quot;. The fact that they actually showed some code makes me think that somehow the code is an easter egg of some sort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the code actually create an infinite loop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33156" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T00:22:59.560" Title="Is code in episode 1 of New Game 2 actually an infinite loop?" Tags="&lt;new-game&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-07-15T13:37:13.007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41372" CreationDate="2017-07-14T12:01:36.123" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The code does not seem to create an infinite loop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way the loop would be infinite would be if &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;debuf.ApplyToDamage(resolvedDamage);&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;DestroyMe();&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;were to add new items to the &lt;code&gt;m_debufs&lt;/code&gt; container. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems unlikely. And if it were the case, the program could crash because of changing the container while being iterated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The program would most likely crash because of the call to &lt;code&gt;DestroyMe();&lt;/code&gt; which presumably destroys the current object that is currently running the loop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can think of it as the cartoon where the 'bad guy' saws a branch to have the 'good guy' fall with it, but realizes too late that he's on the wrong side of the cut. Or the Midgaard Snake eating it's own tail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should also add that the most common symptom of an infinite loop is that it freezes the program or makes it not responsive. It will crash the program if it allocates memory repeatedly, or does something that ends up dividing by zero, or the likes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the comment by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2516/aki-tanaka&quot;&gt;Aki Tanaka &lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Probably helpful: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.imgur.com/0XQKR4G.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;additional screenshot&lt;/a&gt; of Umiko saying that &quot;It was calling the same operation over and over again&quot;, which might not be shown in the code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;It was calling the same operation over and over again&quot;&lt;/em&gt; This is more likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that &lt;code&gt;DestroyMe();&lt;/code&gt; is not designed to be called more than once, it is more likely to cause a crash. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A way to fix this issue would be to change the &lt;code&gt;if&lt;/code&gt; for something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;    if (m_currentHealth &amp;lt;= 0.f)&#xA;    {&#xA;        m_currentHealth = 0.f;&#xA;        DestroyMe();&#xA;        break;&#xA;    }&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would exit the loop when the DestructibleActor is destroyed, making sure that 1) the &lt;code&gt;DestroyMe&lt;/code&gt; method is called only once and 2) don't apply buffs uselessly once the object is already considered dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user34612" LastEditorDisplayName="user34612" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T12:48:12.803" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T12:48:12.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41372" CreationDate="2017-07-14T12:07:56.093" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The code is not an infinite loop but it is a bug.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's two (possibly three) issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If no debufs are present no damage will be applied at all&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excessive damage will be applied if there is more than 1 debuf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If DestroyMe() immediately deletes the object and there are still m_debufs to be processed the loop will be executing over a deleted object and trashing memory. Most game engines have a destroy queue to work around this and more so that may not be an issue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The application of damage should be outside the loop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the corrected function:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;// the calculation of damage when attacked&#xA;void DestructibleActor::ReceiveDamage(float sourceDamage) &#xA;{&#xA;    // apply debuffs&#xA;    auto resolvedDamage = sourceDamage;&#xA;    for (const auto&amp;amp; debuf:m_debufs)&#xA;    {&#xA;        resolvedDamage = debuf.ApplyToDamage(resolvedDamage);&#xA;    }&#xA;    m_currentHealth -= resolvedDamage&#xA;    if (m_currentHealth &amp;lt;= 0.f)&#xA;    {&#xA;        m_currentHealth = 0.f;&#xA;        DestroyMe();&#xA;    }&#xA;}&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34613" LastEditorUserId="34613" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T12:37:18.997" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T12:37:18.997" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41383" CreationDate="2017-07-14T12:55:41.053" Score="1" ViewCount="5537" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: we're already in episode 98 of Dragon Ball Super, yet, if it's considered this topic has to be hidden with the spoilers invisible tag, edit the parts you consider relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details from episode 92 and 93 behind&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 92 of Dragon Ball Super Cabba teachs Caulifla how to turn into Super Saiyan. And in episode 93, Caulifla, to save Cabba from Kale's attack turns into Super Saiyan 2. Is this supposed to happen all in the same day? Did Caulifla actually learn super saiyan 2 by her own and in the same day she learnt super saiyan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJQ5a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJQ5a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zj8Qo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zj8Qo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T15:17:21.030" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T16:15:09.090" Title="Did Caulifla learn super saiyan and super saiyan 2 in the same day?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41381" CreationDate="2017-07-14T16:45:15.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid this is becoming a habit on Dragonball Super questions, but the current answer as of Episode 98 is that &lt;em&gt;we do not know&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Saiyans from Universe 6 don't seem to have names for their forms. One could guess that is because they're currently only Super Saiyans - just as we didn't have the name Super Saiyan 2, or Ascended Saiyan until our Universe 7 Saiyans reached those forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of the Universe 6 Saiyans saying &quot;I feel I've reached a level above Super Saiyan&quot;/&quot;I feel I can change form again!&quot; or a Universe 7 character saying &quot;I can't believe you've already reached Super Saiyan 2!&quot; we won't know for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say we'll need to stop using Aura's as proof of forms. Not only do we not know if the Universe 6 Saiyan transformation is completely analogous to Universe 7 (since Universe 7 Saiyans never transformed by focusing on a single spot on their back), we also have seen Goku and Vegeta create a Ki-Aura to stop Lavender's poison attack yet was thought in at least one question on this site to be some new form. Plus, IRL we have the animators using new animation styles - they may just like using lightning around Caulifla to visually represent how she is a &quot;cut above&quot; the average Super Saiyan even in base form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: as of episode 100, we have Caulifla specifically say she went Super Saiyan 2 in the same day however she did say that she was unable to return to that form until Goku went Super Saiyan 2 to show her, so I'd say she didn't &quot;learn&quot; Super Saiyan 2 on that day. This is backed up by her going into what a Dragonball Wiki calls &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Third_Grade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Third Grade&lt;/a&gt; (The big-muscle &quot;power but no speed&quot; SSJ form) instead of going SSJ2 - just like when Goku and Trunks did when they hadn't reached SSJ2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32196" LastEditorUserId="32196" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T12:23:57.830" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T12:23:57.830" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-14T17:31:39.240" Score="2" ViewCount="1826" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching Naruto Shippuden, episodes 35 to 45, and it is said many times that Naruto's skin burns when under Kyuubi's chakra effects. In those episodes, we see Naruto's skin is ripped off by Kyuubi's cloak when transforming into fourth tails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Naruto still have clothes after Yamato reverts the 4 tailed state? If Kyuubi's chakra destroys what is under the cloak, shouldn't Naruto be naked after Yamato's jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34617" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T18:49:51.843" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T10:26:38.777" Title="Why does Naruto's clothes not burn after wearing the Kyuubi cloak?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41372" CreationDate="2017-07-14T18:07:42.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several issues with the code:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there are no debufs, no damage would be taken.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;DestroyMe()&lt;/code&gt; function name sounds dangerous. Depending on how its implemented, it might or might not be an issue. If it's just a call to the destructor of the current object wrapped in a function, then there is an issue, as the object would be destroyed in the middle of it executing code. If it's a call to a function which queues the deletion event of the current object, then there is no issue, as the object would be destroyed after it completes its execution and the event loop kicks in.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The actual issue that seems to be mentioned in the anime, the &quot;It was calling the same operation over and over again&quot; -- it will call &lt;code&gt;DestroyMe()&lt;/code&gt; as long as &lt;code&gt;m_currentHealth &amp;lt;= 0.f&lt;/code&gt; and there are more debuffs left to iterate, which might result in &lt;code&gt;DestroyMe()&lt;/code&gt; being called multiple times, over and over again. The loop should stop after the first &lt;code&gt;DestroyMe()&lt;/code&gt; call, because deleting an object more than once results in memory corruption, which will likely result in a crash in the long run.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not really sure why every debuf takes away the health, instead of the health being taken away only once, with the effects of all debuffs being applied on the initial damage taken, but I will assume that's the correct game logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct code would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;// the calculation of damage when attacked&#xA;void DestructibleActor::ReceiveDamage(float sourceDamage) &#xA;{&#xA;    // apply debuffs&#xA;    auto resolvedDamage = sourceDamage;&#xA;    for (const auto&amp;amp; debuf:m_debufs)&#xA;    {&#xA;        resolvedDamage = debuf.ApplyToDamage(resolvedDamage);&#xA;        m_currentHealth -= resolvedDamage&#xA;        if (m_currentHealth &amp;lt;= 0.f)&#xA;        {&#xA;            m_currentHealth = 0.f;&#xA;            DestroyMe();&#xA;            break;&#xA;        }&#xA;    }&#xA;}&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34618" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T18:07:42.637" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41381" CreationDate="2017-07-14T19:34:36.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there is no &quot;official&quot; answer, based on how the power up went and what we know about transformation we can assume it was a super saiyan 2.&#xA;Super has taken an &quot;casual&quot; way with both character transformations and power ups, where basically everyone has gotten an crazy boost, including master roshi.Even if you look at the 7 universe, both Goten and Trunks could do a ssj transformation without any problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the build of the saiyans from  the 6 universe, they are much smaller then the saiyans from the 7 universe and yet their base strength seems to be incedibly high. Cabbas base strength was same as Vegetas(and he seems to be much younger), and we know how much Vegeta has trained to achieve that power. When then you account how fast they seem to learn things, i think its safe to assume that they are &quot;biologically superior&quot; to the 7 universe saiyans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T19:34:36.583" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41384" CreationDate="2017-07-15T00:36:54.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're describing are side effects to what's actually happening; exposing oneself to a bijuu's unfiltered chakra doesn't come at a cheap cost to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jinchuriki forms vary, but in essence, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Version_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the host is regarded more as an endoskeleton&lt;/a&gt; when transforming beyond Version 2 into partial and full tailed beast mode.  A shroud of chakra surrounds the jinchuriki which is in the shape of (or is part of the shape of) the tailed beast within.  From that, it stands to reason that their host is underneath the layers of chakra, quite well-clothed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T00:36:54.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41384" CreationDate="2017-07-15T08:07:15.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This my understanding on the matter.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kyuubi's chakra destroys any thing in touch with it if they have chakra. Since the clothing is not a living thing and is not receiving any chakra from any where and does not have a chakra flow in it, it will stand unharmed. But the skin has chakra points and a flow of chakra, so Kyuubi's chakra cloak will connect with it and because the skin is not strong enough to handle and channel Kyuubi's unfiltered chakra, it will burn away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T08:07:15.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41234" CreationDate="2017-07-15T11:56:08.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a great question, and Isayama is a master of hinting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The official answer is &lt;em&gt;we don't really know&lt;/em&gt;, but we can bring forth some conclusions based on what information we have so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) While it is true that Zeke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; has been a loyal Marleyan soldier, is referred to as &quot;The Wonder Child&quot;, and has brought Marley many victories, it is shown in recent chapters that Zeke does not fully trust the Marleyan government. He has not told them about his Royal Blood (his mother, Dina Fritz), and even the Titan Scientific Society cannot explain his Titan powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) In the last three chapters (93-95)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Zeke acknowledges the decline in Marley's need of Eldian Titan powers, however he calmly and wisely suggests to return back to Paradis Island and gain control of the Founding Titan. He even mentioned Colt about Zeke's &lt;em&gt;secret&lt;/em&gt;, and planned a meeting with all Titan shifters without Marleyian presence. This is showing us Zeke's urge of going back to the island and complete his final wish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Currently (Chapter 95), Zeke has&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; one year left as a Titan Shifter. This is the time to finally reveal his true intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Being a &quot;Wonder Child&quot;, a great war strategist,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; we can safely say that Zeke has noticed that Eldians are not treated well within Marley. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having mention all the above, we know that Zeke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; is currently planning his return on Paradis Island. He is being very careful about the arguments he uses with Marleyans, and he is also trying to get all Titan Shifters with him to Paradis Island. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned, both Zeke and Eren&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; have been brainwashed by Grisha, and turned into killing machines, and this is the reason why Zeke feels he is the only one that can understand Eren the most. Zeke is a product of war, and a master of it. Eren is the only family he has left, and perhaps he does not want Eren to walk the same path as Zeke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, these are all speculations. No one knows what Isayama has been up to. But in this Manga masterpiece, we have watched both protagonists and antagonists reveal their lives, we have sympathized friends and foes, and maybe the ending will be about bringing closer the two sides of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote Bertrand Russell: &lt;em&gt;war does not determine who is right - only who is left&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18769" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T11:56:08.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41355" CreationDate="2017-07-15T14:47:36.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The earliest known developers of knightmare frames were the Ashford Foundation wih their development of the third generation Ganymede and the Io series. However, both of those models were cancelled at the prototype stage because the Ashford Foundation closed down. The cost to develop the nightmares were too high and Milly's grandfather was too much of a fan of old fashioned extravagant parties. After that he used his party connections to move to Area 11 and to become principal of what is now known as the Ashford Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They talk about all this in the second picture drama, stage 3.25.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from Milly's grandfather the only other known developers are Lloyd, Cecile, and Rakshata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1996" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-15T18:46:37.203" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T18:46:37.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35640" CreationDate="2017-07-15T20:18:29.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a guess, but I would say he actually died. However, because Ange wanted him to live so much, her ragna-mail brought him back to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(After all, it could merge worlds and travel between them, who's to say it couldn't bring Tusk back.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34636" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T07:37:18.763" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T07:37:18.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41399" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-15T23:37:20.647" Score="1" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original series the Super Saiyan is presented as a myth: according to Vegeta when talking of the legend, he states that the last Super Saiyan existed 1000 years ago.&#xA;The mythical quality of the Super Saiyan persists during the Frieza saga, and is taken as the reason Frieza decided to kill all Saiyans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in the 2011 OVA, Episode of Bardock, we learn that Bardock could turn into Super Saiyan, and did so in the battle with Chilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can this incongruence be solved? How can the Super Saiyan be a myth/legend if at least one, Bardock, existed barely before the beginning of the original Dragon Ball series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3480" LastEditorUserId="15" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T08:29:43.053" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T20:34:12.813" Title="The Super Saiyan Legend" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41399" CreationDate="2017-07-16T00:57:47.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bardock went back in time, so he could have become a super saiyan thousands of years ago. Freezer attack created a wormhole who sent Bardock back in time.  He fall in the past of the planet of the saiyans. According to this wikia, at least one thousand years before the battle on planet Namek.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_Episode_of_Bardock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_Episode_of_Bardock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T01:03:34.300" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T01:03:34.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2017-07-16T01:30:37.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The more pertinent question is why Raye Penber would show his ID to Light in the first place considering L secretly tapped the FBI to help with the investigation. L didn't want the Japanese police to know he was investigating them since it would cause friction, and the FBI was aware of this which is why they were there in secret. Thus, the FBI agent would have avoided showing the DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S SON his ID at all costs to make sure their presence in Japan remained a secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only plothole I've seen in the show that makes no sense. Other than that, it seems like a perfect story!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34637" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T01:30:37.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14190" CreationDate="2017-07-16T06:34:20.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyajin 3 transformation takes in a lot of energy. And to perfect that form, Goku needed to work on his stamina, which he did when he was at King Kai's planet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to fighting Kid Buu, he had not perfected the form. Infact, that form was even hidden from Vegeta, because Vegeta had no clue that there was a possibility of moving beyond the Super Saiyajin 2 level. In case you remember, when fighting Kid Buu, Goku tried recharging himself in the Super Saiyajin 3 form, when Vegeta was the bait, but he failed to restore his strength, unlike what he expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, while fighting Beerus, his energy was not even close to that of the God of Destruction. I think , the SSJ 3 form is a form that requires extremely high energy surge. As for Gotenks, SSJ3 was possible, because of the combined strength of Goten and Trunks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Vegeta, well, even though he is the Prince of all Saiyans, he lacks the potential to power up to that level. And he lacks training, unlike Goku, we can never stop himself from continuing to train and fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Half saiyans have the potential to reach SSJ3, however, Toriyama hasn't focussed much on the SSJ3 transformation part. And there ain't no discrete logic to support the transformation as such.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i55Xb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i55Xb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34643" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T06:34:20.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40169" CreationDate="2017-07-16T14:15:28.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody knew exactly how to stop the Calamity until they found the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; tape which explained that it can only be stopped if the Extra is killed (send back to death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there was not really the need for Misaki to tell anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, she didn't tell anyone because no one talked to her except Kouichi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And she couldn't tell him since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Kouichi and Reiko were related (his aunt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he would have had doubted Misaki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, if she told it from the start, the producers couldn't have made anyone wonder who the Extra is. So it's part of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to this, &lt;a href=&quot;http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Class_3-3/@comment-178.220.135.174-20151003002554/@comment-A2plusb2-20170211020737?permalink=18063#comm-18063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a comment on Wikia about &lt;em&gt;Class 3-3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; might be even better in explaining it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before hearing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Katsumi Matsunaga's tape, about &amp;quot;sending the dead back to death&amp;quot;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;she thought knowing was irrelevant.  She knew, but what could anyone do?  She held back until the end of episode 10, &amp;quot;Glass eye&amp;quot;, apparently because it would have been rude to tell Kouichi that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; the extra was someone close to him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Kouichi didn't know of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; her ability to see the color of death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;until almost the end of episode 10.  Her statement naming the extra was interrupted by Naoya Teshigawara.  It wasn't until the end of the next episode that she determined to go, by herself,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; and kill the extra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- And worth noting that the removal of the extra doesn't immunize the class from death, anymore than no historical calamity immunizes the other classes from ordinary accidental or illness death.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18614" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T12:16:21.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41418" CreationDate="2017-07-16T15:00:31.533" Score="1" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the anime stopped &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Reiko (the Extra) was killed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that school year in 1998, right? Does that mean that the Calamity has stopped, or will it happen again next year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18614" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T03:20:43.707" Title="Does the Extra return next school year to class 3?" Tags="&lt;another&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43748" CreationDate="2017-07-16T16:36:04.257" Score="0" ViewCount="528" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 1st episode of Ansatsu Kyoushitsu [Assassination Classroom] season 2,&#xA;an instrumental track plays in the background from 5:20 to 5:50. If anyone knows its name, please tell me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18561" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T00:42:34.913" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T00:42:34.913" Title="Which track is playing in S2E1 of Ansatsu Kyoushitsu?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41399" CreationDate="2017-07-16T20:34:12.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 things to keep in mind there.&#xA;1.) Where did Bardock go (or more when) and&#xA;2.) The canonity of the films.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where did Bardock go or more when:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Freezer hit Bardock with his attack he was displaced in time a thousand years into the past. And single handedly disposed of a member of freezers species by turning super saiyan. Chilled though survived the encounter at least long enough to speak out a warning about a super saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no real inconsistency if we take this into account. Saiyan myth says 1000 years ago a super saiyan appeared and Freezer fears this LEGEND. Bardock was a super saiyan 1000 years ago and put fear into chilled about a super saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in total: No inconsistency there, aside from the flashback in the series where the super saiyan is shown as someone in a more ape like form than a normal humanoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Canonity:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The films are almost never considered to be part of the main canon and thus are often ignored in the series. For example the Broly films....no info from them ever show up in any of the series aside from super now using a broly like transformation for an universe 6 Saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exceptions exist of course like 2 films being integrated (and remade) in dragonball super, but before that the events inside were largely ignored by the main series (and often raised a few questions about abilities,... if they would have not been ignored).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13246" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T20:34:12.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39994" CreationDate="2017-07-16T20:46:56.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm actually pretty sure that gaara did sleep sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's explained that when the host of shukaku falls asleep, shukaku slowly, key word slowly, eats away at that individuals personality and psyche. This is part of the reason that gaara is so unstable, because he DOES sleep sometimes, and when he does shukaku starts devouring his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33147" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T20:46:56.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41273" CreationDate="2017-07-16T21:56:52.860" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that because his birth was fueled by so many humans it is impossible to say that he was born from any particular one despite clearly having human DNA and features. This is similar to the way Youipi was born from a magical beast. The King, as he explains in his fight with Netero is instead the culmination of his entire species' evolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34651" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T21:56:52.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41411" CreationDate="2017-07-16T22:35:48.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it can happen again as the Extra being killed has happened before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the series, a former class 3 student Matsunaga was questioned about what happened to his class during a field trip. During this, it was revealed that Matsunaga had accidentally killed the Extra and for a short while, he remembered this, and he made a recording about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, Teshigawara and Mochizuki are shown to be re-recording Matsunaga's message but differently. Since killing the Extra prematurely stops the Calamity &lt;strong&gt;for that year&lt;/strong&gt;, they gave caution about the actions to take against the Extra since it was learning how to stop the Calamity and the fear of losing Izumi Akazawa that made Takako Sugiura insane and rally the students to try and kill Mei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, if killing the Extra was enough to permanently stop the Calamity, then the events of Another wouldn't have happened. However, since this has been the second time that the Extra has died, then we can assume that the Calamity can and will happen again considering that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-28/ayatsuji-plans-2-more-novels-of-horror-franchise-another&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another 2 was announced back in 2012&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T03:20:43.707" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T03:20:43.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-17T02:48:39.557" Score="1" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the title of the soundtrack played in the scene where Azusa is talking to her toys in Ranma 1/2 Episode 20? It kinda sounds like Tchaikovsky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18813" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T21:03:40.340" Title="What's the title of the soundtrack in Ranma 1/2 Episode 20?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41422" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-17T14:40:57.483" Score="1" ViewCount="1030" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am referring to &lt;em&gt;Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs&lt;/em&gt; episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I played through the beginning of all the OST from the three albums of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and the three albums of &lt;em&gt;Naruto: Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; yet I can't seem to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it from a different album or is it a part of an OST? (I haven't listened fully to most of the OST from the six albums).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34664" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T15:30:03.787" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T23:20:58.130" Title="What OST is played at the beginning of Naruto: Shippuden episode 489 after the OP?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-17T19:13:24.127" Score="1" ViewCount="19944" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I see lists where they rank most powerful shinobi in Naruto, they generally rank Naruto near the top (usually 1 or 2). These lists generally don't even have Kakashi in the top 25, yet Kakashi is a Jounin, whereas Naruto has NEVER even been able to become a Chunin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at what point in the show is it that Naruto surpasses Kakashi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34669" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T20:30:14.680" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:27:36.180" Title="At what point does Naruto surpass Kakashi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-17T20:37:26.183" Score="1" ViewCount="499" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard this music playing in a lot of episodes but in episode 95 of Hunter x Hunter it plays at 21:19? what music is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34671" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T23:27:43.180" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T05:31:24.860" Title="What music is playing in episode 95 of Hunter x Hunter?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-17T23:01:29.013" Score="1" ViewCount="90" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/tsyy72hGUtE?t=18m41s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;confession of Senna in episode 11&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Haganai NEXT&lt;/em&gt;, a piano song is playing in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know the title of this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34673" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T02:49:14.307" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T02:49:14.307" Title="What is the piano song during the confession of Senna in episode 11?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;boku-wa-tomodachi-ga-sukunai&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41422" CreationDate="2017-07-17T23:20:58.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XivCZhbrng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shikamaru's Lazy Cloud theme song&lt;/a&gt;. It was never officially released&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T23:20:58.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26011" CreationDate="2017-07-18T02:50:41.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Naruto never becomes chunin in the series nor is he ever chunin. After the war and Kakashi becomes hokage, Naruto studies to become straight to jonin (anime) bypassing the chunin stage. It obviously makes sense that Naruto never becomes chunin as he is well over jonin level by the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34674" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T03:03:27.467" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:03:27.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41424" CreationDate="2017-07-18T02:53:45.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto surpasses kakashi by the pain arc after Naruto learns senjutsu. His genin status is only a rank. You're forgetting that Naruto trained for Jiraiya for three years and missed all the chunin exams in between. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really want to argue about Kakashi's Kamui and his Mangekyou Sharingan that he somehow found out about it in Shippuden Naruto is still stronger. His chakra reserves aren't insane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34674" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T03:02:54.937" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:02:54.937" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41362" CreationDate="2017-07-18T02:57:26.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any form of physical chakra can damage anyone, even the one who produced it. When Tsunade challenges Naruto to master the Rasengan in part 1, Naruto's hands are severely injured.... that's one of many examples of self chakra injury. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also are we forgetting the fact that Itachi used his own crow Kotoamatsukami to place genjutsu on himself when he was in Edo Tensei? So not only physical but mental as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34674" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T03:01:36.640" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:01:36.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41237" CreationDate="2017-07-18T03:00:06.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke refused tsunades offer for the arm to remind himself of his sins. This is quoted straight from the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34674" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T03:00:06.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41087" CreationDate="2017-07-18T03:05:04.367" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The plain answer and truth is this: it was nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obito should not have a mastery of his MS right when he activated it. Obito was never hailed as a genius or smart, he just had a lot of Hashirama's chakra. The fact that he was able to use his MS ability right away and Kakashi wasn't able to until &lt;em&gt;part two Naruto&lt;/em&gt; is utter nonsense, no other explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34674" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T04:14:54.887" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T04:14:54.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41004" CreationDate="2017-07-18T03:11:02.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole point why Danzo infused himself with Hashirama's cells was so he could manage the many sharingan he stole and to lower the cooldown time on Shisui's Koto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke killed him before Danzo could use it on him in their fight, Tobi clearly states it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzo underestimated Sasuke and was planning on using Koto if he fought Tobi after Sasuke. Sasuke placed Danzo in a simple Genjutsu and died before using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34674" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T04:17:29.460" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T04:17:29.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41426" CreationDate="2017-07-18T09:56:23.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The music you are searching for is a part of the HunterxHunter OST , Legend Of the Martial Artist , you can find it &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/_T6oBCiIWeY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="36569" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T04:36:07.247" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T04:36:07.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41424" CreationDate="2017-07-18T11:52:59.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kakashi is a jounin, and yes Naruto didn't make it in the chuunin exam. But you have to remember that these ninja ranks aren't based on power or strength, but on discipline, tactical skill, and most importantly: &lt;em&gt;taking the exams&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the chuunin exams in the beginning of the story, Naruto leaves the village and was never able to take another exam. After he grows up and comes back to the village, everybody (his schoolmates) is a chuunin and Neji is already a jounin. He just didn't take the exams. I'm pretty sure he was disciplined and trained enough to make it to jounin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi might be a genius tactician and skilled in everything ninjutsu, genjutsu and taijutsu BUT he has the chakra content of a small puppy, as seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/0zQ9d2T&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, so in the general rank of power, he can't make it very far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that's about it, actually. His lack of chakra is his great downfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would actually argue that Naruto surpassed Kakashi right about the beginning of Shippuden. Now, Naruto didn't have control over kyuubi then yet, nor did he have sage mode then BUT STILL, if he could dodge few raikiris (I remember this number being three, but couldn't find sources) that kakashi is able to produce, he could beat him. At that time, it would be the battle of Naruto's life, but two chakra tails from Kyuubi would probably be able to handle that. If you think that that's too early, go forward a few episodes (40 to 43) and you have Naruto almost killing Orochimaru, that is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_and_Orochimaru:_Face-to-Face!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reportedly&lt;/a&gt; stronger than Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22922" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T11:52:59.437" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39994" CreationDate="2017-07-18T12:12:46.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're trying to justify Naruto's occurrences with human science. Naruto isn't science fiction, that's the greater point here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, Gaara's black circles are a major plot hole in Naruto, because he had them since &lt;a href=&quot;http://img07.deviantart.net/ee2e/i/2013/025/2/e/baby_gaara_by_pablolpark-d5so9es.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;birth&lt;/a&gt;, and I'm pretty sure a premature baby didn't have the rational thinking required to deprive itself from sleep in other to preserve his identity from his inner demon. Also, he retain the black circles after losing shukaku, when he can sleep however much he wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22922" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T12:12:46.023" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18566" CreationDate="2017-07-18T14:58:39.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt;, the difference between &quot;Nine-tails Chakra Mode&quot; and &quot;Kurama Mode&quot;, the one you called &quot;Tailed Beast Mode&quot; is simply that Naruto learned Kyuubi's name: Kurama. At that point, Kurama wasn't just lending Naruto chakra, they were fighting together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would guess that Minato never learned to fight together with Kurama or ALWAYS fought together with it, so Kurama never changed Minato's appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki actually defined &quot;Tailed Beast Mode&quot; when the Jinchuuriki assumes their tailed beast's form:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/7/7a/Naruto_and_Minato_TBM.png/revision/latest?cb=20141009133510&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is both Naruto and Minato in &quot;Tailed Beast Mode&quot; performing a combined &lt;em&gt;Rasengan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22922" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T17:48:35.480" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T17:48:35.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41424" CreationDate="2017-07-18T16:19:31.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is highly opinion based question. The lists you might be referring to are mostly personal rankings by individuals who are using bias/potential to rank individual Ninjas. For Example, Ina-Shika-Cho may be great in a team, but lose out individually. However, I'll try to answer the question based on canon information only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto surpassed Kakashi in terms of Raw Strength and power as a Ninja, when he mastered the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken. This is proven by the fact that he defeats a Ninja Kakashi had trouble with in his 2nd attack and pretty much one shots him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was an achievement that showcases Naruto's persistence and talent as a Ninja, creating a move that both his Father and Sensei (Kakashi, Jiraiya) couldn't do. &#xA;He had been moving up the chain for several instances (like defeating Itachi duplicate), but this is the most clear demarkation of his prowess is beating Kakazu 1v1 with his Rasenshuriken. This is further proven by the fact that &lt;strong&gt;Kakashi himself said it wondering if Naruto had surpassed him. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PAnPH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PAnPH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later also Kakashi admits to Naruto, that he might be even stronger than him now. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPjIm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPjIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, The moment where everyone acknowledges Naruto's strength and talent is clearly beating Pain. Jiraiya and Kakashi died fighting Pain, while Naruto was able to beat him soundly. This moment, leaves no premise for confusion. So somewhere between Kakuzu and Pain Naruto had surpassed Kakashi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T16:27:36.180" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:27:36.180" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-18T16:43:54.667" Score="11" ViewCount="2705" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a kid wearing a shirt with Uchiha symbol, but I have no idea who s/he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HIK4b.png&quot; alt=&quot;Uchiha still has &amp;quot;this&amp;quot; person&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this kid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34683" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T02:27:26.990" LastActivityDate="2019-12-11T19:27:40.877" Title="Who is this running kid wearing a shirt with Uchiha symbol?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41087" CreationDate="2017-07-18T16:53:06.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a theory that when a user awakens a new ability or gains a new ability, they subconsciously learn basic control over it. For example, Kakashi was able to create a perfect susanoo even though he had never had experience using it before. All he had were Obito's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34586" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:53:06.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6022" CreationDate="2017-07-18T16:59:49.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of July 18, 2017, Dark Horse released the manga digitally! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2514" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T16:59:49.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36255" CreationDate="2017-07-18T20:08:57.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto did not lose his Six Paths senjutsu because he can still manipulate truth seeking balls, and his eyes also exhibit that he is using it in battle (tailed beast eyes crossed with sage eyes with no eye shadow).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke awakened the Rinnegan because Kabuto used Hashirama's cells to heal him after Madara impaled Sasuke with a sword. Thus, Asura's chakra mixed with Indra's chakra, becoming Hagoromo's chakra, thus allowing Sasuke to awaken the Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, nothing has changed, except that Naruto and Sasuke can't use the Six Paths Sealing jutsu anymore because it can only be used once per lifetime and the two already used the jutsu to seal kaguya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34688" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T03:32:19.973" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T03:32:19.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11198" CreationDate="2017-07-19T01:48:42.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As confusing  as the explanation was by &quot;MirrorOfTruth&quot; given on 09-12-2014, I think shklim or shkler was trying to say the following: The refrence to Brynhildr, from the anime series &quot;Brynhilder In The Darkness&quot;, refers to the female character Neko Kuroha. Brynhildr is a mighty female warrior and chief of the &quot;Valkyries&quot;, which comes from German Mythology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neko's character almost portrays &quot;Brynhildr&quot; from said myth where as she is powerful like the Valkyrie, has no  past memories, and as she regains her memories she becomes much more powerful, like in the end of the series.&#xA;(I'm going to leave the last part out because it is the definition of the word &quot;Spoiler&quot;) but lacking basic grammar skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, it is almost as damaging to the information given, as it is to the person lacking said skills.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28099" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T01:50:48.130" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T01:50:48.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34397" CreationDate="2017-07-19T03:25:45.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, that marking is the Mangekyo Sharingan. When Hagoromo and Hamura (both sons of Kaguya Otsutsuki) fight Kaguya, Hagoromo has to kill his brother for he was under the control of Kaguya. But thanks to Gamamaru (presently the great toad sage), Hamura was saved by sage power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Immediately after this incident, Hagoromo awakens his Rinnegan and also his Mangekyo Sharingan. He also thanks his mother (Kaguya) for she was only responsible for the awakening of his Rinnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34697" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T03:49:24.103" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T03:49:24.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41458" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41462" CreationDate="2017-07-19T05:54:34.983" Score="3" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am mainly wondering about Zorori's age, I've seen a lot of the episodes and haven't found out yet. If you can, please give the episode number or the canon source that verifies your answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user34701" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T06:06:14.500" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:29:56.813" Title="How old are Ishishi, Noshishi, and Zorori?" Tags="&lt;kaiketsu-zorori&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41458" CreationDate="2017-07-19T11:29:56.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Zorori age was never mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the manga, despite his young appearance, Zorori's age is over 120 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On volume 15, titled かいけつゾロリつかまる！！ (&lt;em&gt;Kaiketsu Zorori Tsukamaru!!&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Kaiketsu Zorori Arrested!!&quot;), there's a newspaper about his fugitive warrant with the text 「かいけつゾロリ(109)」 (&lt;em&gt;Kaiketsu Zorori (109)&lt;/em&gt;), which means that he was 109 years old at that time. (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hensachi60/status/601726597717069825&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hensachi60's tweet (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On volume 46, titled かいけつゾロリ きょうふのようかいえんそく (&lt;em&gt;Kaiketsu Zorori Kyōfu no Youkai Ensoku&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Kaiketsu Zorori, the Terrifying Monster Field Trip&quot;), it's mentioned that his age was 124 years old. (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1296896127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the spin-off manga series, ほうれんそうマン (&lt;em&gt;Hourensou Man&lt;/em&gt;, Spinach Man), the 1st volume, titled へんし〜んほうれんそうマン (&lt;em&gt;Henshi~n Hourensou Man&lt;/em&gt;, Transform Spinach Man) has a scene of Zorori's 100th birthday. (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%BB%E3%81%86%E3%82%8C%E3%82%93%E3%81%9D%E3%81%86%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boar brothers Ishishi and Noshishi's ages, however, are never mentioned at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8B%E3%81%84%E3%81%91%E3%81%A4%E3%82%BE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E3.82.AD.E3.83.A3.E3.83.A9.E3.82.AF.E3.82.BF.E3.83.BC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%BE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv encyclopedia (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T11:29:56.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-19T13:13:19.297" Score="7" ViewCount="1433" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gotta_See!_Gotta_Know!_Kakashi-Sensei%27s_True_Face!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 101&lt;/a&gt; of Naruto is a joke episode; it is set in between major plot events and revolves around trying to figure out what is under Kakashi's mask. It's also &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/At_the_Ichiraku%E2%80%A6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;based&lt;/a&gt; off of an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;omake&lt;/a&gt;, which are often meant to be funny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it common to have entire episodes dedicated to just a joke, or to have them based off of omake? While omake are relatively inexpensive to make, episodes are expensive, so it seems like this wouldn't be particularly common. Alternatively, it could be a useful way to fill up space in fillers in long anime, many of which I haven't seen. So, is this a common practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T15:21:38.847" LastActivityDate="2021-02-21T09:12:55.147" Title="Are joke episodes common in anime?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29954" CreationDate="2017-07-19T13:56:37.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is known from on-going manga, starting from Ch. 86&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Events prior to this chapter were unfolding on Paradise island. Most inhabitants of Paradise island are Eldians, and only Eldians may turn to titans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is fairly logical, that we can't see people of other races, or &quot;Caucasian titans&quot;. Which also means, that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mikasa and Levi could not be turned into titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22203" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T13:56:37.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41493" CreationDate="2017-07-19T14:10:41.693" Score="6" ViewCount="6174" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Grisha was the Attack Titan before Eren ate him so that makes Eren the Attack Titan now... right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just not sure what to call his titan form. I know in the beginning they named him the Rogue Titan, but does it change now that we know he ate the Attack Titan? Most of the fandom calls him the Rogue Titan but I know a few that call Eren's titan form the Attack Titan. So is it just majority rules or whichever one you feel like calling him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think of Eren being called the Attack Titan is more of a title than what you should call his form... or is that the same thing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31157" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T14:13:51.307" LastActivityDate="2019-06-10T12:15:03.683" Title="Is Eren Jaeger considered a Rogue Titan or an Attack Titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41463" CreationDate="2017-07-19T14:45:23.110" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For series who have a guided plot and who have a specific direction they're going in, like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, having a comedic episode appear once in a while serves as filler, and something light-hearted for the audience to enjoy.  For instance, non-plot-related episodes of Bleach involving Don Kanon'ji were often joke episodes at intent, and Bleach even did an Arabian Nights' episode in the middle of the major Hueco Mundo plotline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I would argue, though, that Kakashi's true face became an ascended meme within the Naruto franchise due to the pervasive curiosity that Naruto and Sakura have when they go to visit him in the hospital, and come &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; close to actually seeing it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Less guided shows like &lt;em&gt;Hayate the Combat Butler&lt;/em&gt; have joke episodes embedded and running alongside actual episodes to the extent that it becomes tough to filter out the noise from the signal.  However, with it being a gag anime, and it not getting ever serious (in animation), this is not only par for the course, but to be expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that it's not &lt;em&gt;common&lt;/em&gt;, but it largely depends on what demographic the show is trying to hit, and how they're portraying themselves - either as a story, plot and resolution-style show, or as a gag show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T14:45:23.110" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41463" CreationDate="2017-07-19T15:39:06.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joke episodes or Fillers are quite common in anime which have many episodes like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece etc. Usually the fillers are put after a long battle or something substantially epic that has been happening over a number of episodes. There are few to no fillers in anime having less number of episodes (20-24 ep per season). I recommend finding out all the fillers ep and skipping them to get to the man plot. I believe you are are watching Naruto so here is the fillers list&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34711" LastEditorUserId="34711" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T15:44:29.217" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T15:44:29.217" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12948" CreationDate="2017-07-19T17:33:01.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't help but think that the mask is random and serve no particular purpose as with a lot of things in the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the Captain with the mask sometimes, and then we see her without in front of people, the mechanic team, some of the trainees. Same goes for Yunatose, at times she wears a mask then other times, even when she is at work, she does not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the aging thing, I believe the Council takes turn to be Captain so they will change hand every couple of decades or so without the average people knowing about them. They will just assume that the Captain got old and replaced with a new guy. Also how come nobody mentions the teddy bear, how is she even around and nobody noticed she is immortal? So I guess it's just the mismatch of the writers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34713" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T19:36:14.550" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T19:36:14.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-19T18:44:53.063" Score="3" ViewCount="11215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a dubbed version of &lt;em&gt;kimi no na wa&lt;/em&gt;, and is there a site to watch the dubbed version of &lt;em&gt;kimi no na wa&lt;/em&gt; online legally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29730" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-23T22:16:45.677" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T07:09:34.400" Title="Where can I legally watch the dubbed version of &quot;Kimi no na wa&quot; (&quot;Your Name&quot;)?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41469" CreationDate="2017-07-19T18:58:45.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're in Japan, you will be able to purchase the Blu-Ray &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/10/your-name-japanese-dvdblu-ray-release-date-set-for-july-26-2017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on July 26, 2017&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amazon seems to be cross-listing this product in their catalog:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In NA, the release date appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B07258V1DG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 4th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the UK, the release date appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Name-Collectors-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B01MXXEEIM/ref=tmm_blu_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=&amp;amp;sr=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 30th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on where you live, you'll be able to make the purchases when they're available from reputable vendors, like Amazon.  Other specialty shops may sell them slightly earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T19:11:04.027" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T19:11:04.027" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41476" CreationDate="2017-07-20T05:06:23.450" Score="0" ViewCount="3070" Body="&lt;p&gt;The final chapter of the manga shows Ichigo leading a normal life but it's never really shown if he is still a Shinigami. Or is it the same as the time he used the Final Getsuga Tenshou in his fight with Aizen? Has Kubo talked about this somewhere, given how abrupt the ending was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29987" LastEditorUserId="29987" LastEditDate="2017-07-20T10:47:11.803" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T11:24:09.870" Title="Does Ichigo still have his powers after his battle with Yhwach?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41474" CreationDate="2017-07-20T11:24:09.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the 2 Novels following the manga's ending said that he regained the powers stolen by Yhwach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34720" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T11:24:09.870" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41584" CreationDate="2017-07-20T11:51:05.597" Score="14" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist, immediately after the priest explains that he wants to conquer the nation, we see Ed saying that he doesn't care at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DoSJJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DoSJJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;panel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there a Japanese flag on the priest's head?&#xA;And what does Ed's gesture mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-07-20T18:36:19.710" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T08:10:24.213" Title="Why is the Japanese flag supposed to be funny?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41489" CreationDate="2017-07-20T15:26:33.213" Score="1" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some spoilers for episode 101 of Dragon Ball Super which I believe comes from the Shonen Jump Magazine . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kahseral fights as well as you'd expect of the leader of the Pride Troopers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wasnt the leader of the Pride Troopers supposed to be Toppo? was this never mentioned in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T12:44:27.350" Title="Who is the leader of the pride troopers?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-20T16:31:57.313" Score="4" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Ranma and Genma stay in China after getting the curse? They got the curse there in the first place. Also, if the only way to be cured was to go to China again and visit the cursed springs, then why don't they? Ranma could've swam back to China anytime he wanted and he actually planned to during the episode where Ranma was finding the cure for Akane after being attacked by Shampoo with her Xi Fa Xiang Gao technique. What's keeping Ranma in Japan? There were episode where Ranma and Genma discussed about Ranma going back to China but for some reason, Ranma ended up staying for whatever reason, probably something about inheriting the dojo. But Ranma can always return so why doesn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18813" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T16:31:57.313" Title="Why didn't Ranma stay in China after getting the curse?" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41445" CreationDate="2017-07-20T17:50:15.370" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;After doing some digging around, I discovered this scene is from the episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Tragedy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Night of the Tragedy&lt;/a&gt;. According to the wiki, this is simply just an animation error&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one scene, there is an animation error that an Academy student is shown having an Uchiha crest on the back of his shirt, despite that scene happening after the incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know for a fact that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12/list-of-surviving-uchiha&quot;&gt;there are very few Uchiha remaining&lt;/a&gt;. While it is plausible, as @Hostile Amigo mentioned, that not every Uchiha was present during the incident, this episode is part of the &lt;em&gt;Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops&lt;/em&gt; filler arc and shouldn't be counted towards canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T00:36:48.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28845" CreationDate="2017-07-21T12:28:27.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The voice of all things seems to be a special power which hasnt really been explored a lot by oda sensei yet . One major encounter with it although has been in the case of momonosuke who could hear and command zunisha to do something . Luffy has shown traits . This power apparently also allows people to decipher poneglyphs. Taken from the one piece wikia :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This power grants the user the ability to understand and gain information through creatures and inanimate objects who do not speak the same language.So far, this seems to be an ability gained from birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people use this ability to read the Poneglyphs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Three-Eye Tribe is rumored to have access to this ability through utilizing the power of their third eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T12:28:27.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41480" CreationDate="2017-07-21T12:39:26.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The leader of the pride troopers is Toppo himself , it was confirmed in episode 82 , When toppo jumps down into the ring after Goku's fight with Bergamo . Toppo introduces himself as the leader of the Pride troopers of Universe 11 . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing , Toppo refers to Kahseral as General , his second in command . The General in this context doesn't mean leader. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Toppo and Kahseral , Taken from the Dragon Ball super wikia : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toppo suddenly jumps to the ring and confronts Goku, wanting to talk to him. He then introduces himself as the leader of the Pride Troopers of Universe 11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later , &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some time after the fight, he decides to go to a bar, eating snacks with a concerned look in his eyes, realizing how much of his world's safety is at stake. His General, Kahseral, enters and asks why he is so upset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22960" LastEditorUserId="22960" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T12:44:27.350" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T12:44:27.350" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28845" CreationDate="2017-07-21T14:00:37.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we have seen Luffy being considered as successor of Pirate King. One of the most important fact that support it is the voice of all things. Though in case of Luffy this ability is somewhat incomparable with Gold D. Roger, it allows Luffy mainly to interact with ancient beings. &#xA;The instances where Luffy was able to used this power was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understanding Ryuuji(Green millennial dragon from east blue)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understanding the sea kings from fishman island&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hearing from Zunisha in Zoe island&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Roger was able to interact with poneglyph Luffy has not shown this power so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From above instances, this power is somewhat like voice of heart and seems to be used by fated ones&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though  Momonosuke talked with Zunisha it is only limited to it and not more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, sit back and wait for history of world to unfold then only we will be able to know what exactly it is. &lt;strong&gt;As of now it is highly related to successor of the kingdom of D. (who is fated of course) for controlling the treasures and weapons of the kingdom of D&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="33332" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T15:16:41.587" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T15:16:41.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39879" CreationDate="2017-07-21T18:39:47.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;17 and 18 have all the same abilities and unlimited energy, but I feel like 17 is probably a lot stronger, because apparently 17 continued training and seems to be close to Goku's level, while 18 became a mother and didn't really continue her training. I may be wrong, but as far as I can tell, this seems to be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34740" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T18:39:47.520" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41465" CreationDate="2017-07-21T22:10:34.093" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Chapter 88, pages 46-47, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we find out that the proper name for the titan form Eren is in possession of is the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attack Titan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kqKv.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kqKv.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we do know that Eren's father, Grisha Yeager, consumed the Founding Titan thus combining two titan forms into one. Once Grisha reached the 13-year limit, he forced his son to consume him so that his titan-shifting abilities would pass on to his son. That being said, even though Eren is technically in possession of both the Founding Titan and Attack Titan forms, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;he is still referred to as the Attack Titan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he was referred to as the Rogue Titan,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it was not a form they were referring to but rather an alignment. Eren's titan, unlike the other titan-shifters, was aligned with the Eldians on Paradis Island and not with the titan-shifters waging war against them. Think of the temporary name as a way that the Eldians initially distinguished the Attack Titan from the other titan-shifters. Once the Eldians learned the actual name of Eren's titan form, they stopped using Rogue Titan as a descriptor and used Attack Titan instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, just to be clear, Eren's titan form is called the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Attack Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Rogue Titan, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was used only as a means to describe Eren's titan when the Eldians did not know the actual name of Eren's titan form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T22:18:45.377" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T22:18:45.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41494" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42165" CreationDate="2017-07-22T07:40:53.273" Score="0" ViewCount="1584" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before Ryuk killed Light, was it possible that Light could have relinquished ownership of the Death Note so Ryuk wouldn't write his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34743" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T05:28:15.807" Title="Couldn't Light have relinquished ownership of the Death Note before dying?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-22T09:16:07.890" Score="2" ViewCount="786" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could any of you please tell me what is the name of the background instrumental music in episode 28 (season 2 episode 14) of My Hero Academia, which starts at 2:19? I'd really appreciate it. (The situation is training of Midoriya with Gran Torino.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34744" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:21:15.367" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T07:07:32.060" Title="What is the name of the background instrumental theme that starts at 2:19 in episode 28 of My Hero Academia?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-22T12:10:45.163" Score="3" ViewCount="1189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiecegold.altervista.org/oda-placed-little-detail-almost-no-one-noticed/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt; 2-3 days ago. Here Oda sensei explained why he drew that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But apart from that I think there may be a deeper reason why he did that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think &lt;strong&gt;Oda sensei&lt;/strong&gt; hinted that the story of &lt;strong&gt;Dressrosa Arc&lt;/strong&gt; is inspired by &lt;strong&gt;Alabasta Arc&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know he does that a lot. But if that is true then he is insane. &lt;em&gt;Writing a story inspired by his own story&lt;/em&gt;... is on a different level, I think. In the end we see that these two stories has different viewpoint, nature and ambition of &lt;strong&gt;Crocodile&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Doflamingo&lt;/strong&gt; are different and a lot of things are also different (although the two arcs share a lot of similarities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it true that Oda wrote a story inspired by his own story?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34745" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T17:51:10.080" Title="Was the Dressrosa Arc inspired by the Alabasta Arc?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41494" CreationDate="2017-07-22T17:08:21.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the box thing below there are massive spoilers for death note only hover over it if you have watched the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It would not matter as he only had a small snippet of the book (corner i belive) and the police have the book as they caught the person that had the real book and swapped it with a fake book as it broke his schedual and as @trim24 has stated Ryuk stated when light died (or when he time was up) he would write his name in the book, I think you forget that there are 2 books one is given to Ryuk (wont go in to much detail) the police only have 1 book&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34751" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T17:08:21.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-22T17:29:43.937" Score="0" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, if I recall correctly, it was told that each ring of time represents an alternative timeline/reality. It was shown by Gowasu there were 6 rings of time, one of them which exploded when Zeno destroyed one timeline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q6nku.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q6nku.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;. Since there is a &quot;present Zeno&quot; and a &quot;future Zeno&quot; of 2 different timelines, are there supposed to be another 4 Zenos due to the other timelines/realities which were created by Trunks and Zamasu time travels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2019-09-30T17:55:38.370" Title="Are there 6 zeno alive?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2017-07-23T01:07:48.623" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's 1888 since Ciel is 13 years old (12 in the first 14 chapters) and born in 1875. 1875+13=1888.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34757" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:11:39.517" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:11:39.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41505" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-23T10:17:38.053" Score="1" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in the latest episode 798, where Urouge falls on the ground while fighting Biscuit Knight - Cracker. And the accessory that he is wearing is still in his neck. Why ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31310" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T02:41:52.463" Title="Why doesn't &quot;Mad monk&quot; Urouge's neck accessory fall off?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27628" CreationDate="2017-07-23T13:10:38.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think aokiji is part of the revolution army and went in to the navy to spy&#xA;also I dont think aokiji really lost the fight,cause just because he lost the fight doesn't mean he would leave the navy, also when he showed at punk hazard he was pretty calm and told the navy not to tell anyone that he was there. I think aokiji purposely losed the fight to join blackbeard and spy that is all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34763" LastActivityDate="2017-07-23T13:10:38.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41513" CreationDate="2017-07-23T15:06:01.630" Score="6" ViewCount="2561" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the last attempt to get the Origin titan, in the battle of Shiganshina, why did Marleyans wait for 4 years to try again after their defeat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34765" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-23T16:07:12.043" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T15:58:56.517" Title="Why did Marleyans wait 4 years?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41510" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42800" CreationDate="2017-07-23T21:52:07.363" Score="0" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 100, (spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Kale transformed in green super saiyajin &quot;berserker&quot;, Vegeta says to Goku: &quot;be careful Kakaroto, that could be the super saiyajin true form!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did he mean with this? was he refering to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; the legendary super saiyajin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or was he talking about something else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2019-03-14T13:22:32.817" Title="What did Vegeta mean with &quot;be careful Kakaroto, that could be the super saiyajin true form!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41525" CreationDate="2017-07-23T21:54:00.820" Score="0" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 100,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Goku attacked Kale Super Saiyan green &quot;berserker&quot; mode with a Kamehameha in Super Saiyan blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Goku using his full power when he did it?  If so, does this mean that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Super Saiyan green &quot;berserker&quot; is more powerful than Super Saiyan blue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T02:59:30.470" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T10:05:38.283" Title="Was Goku using his full power against Kale?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-23T21:57:07.347" Score="0" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 100,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After Kale went all rage in super saiyajin green &quot;berserker&quot;, and after she fired ki blasts in all directions, Goku appeared in base form after being in super saiyajin blue. Though I dont think wee see a ki blast impacting him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Kale knock out Goku? or he transformed back to base form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T07:36:36.607" Title="Did Kale knock out Goku?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41508" CreationDate="2017-07-23T22:00:10.413" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is that the nation of Marley had &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;suffered great losses&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the battles leading up to, and including, the Battle of the Shiganshina District. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the fourth story arc of Attack on Titan manga, Chapter 33, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Annie Leonheart, the Female Titan, is forced to crystallize herself prior to being captured by the Eldians on Paradis Island. In this way, she prevents herself from being consumed by the Eldians but she also can not help the Marleyans in their military operations either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, in the Battle of Shiganshina District, we see&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Levi Ackerman take on the Beast Titan, rendering both him and the Beast Titan incapable of further combat as both were considered to be at their limits. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, elsewhere during the battle &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eren and his teammates take on both Reiner and Bertolt incapacitating both with new technology (thunder spears) and excellent military tactics.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This left the Beast Titan with two choices:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Save Reiner, the Armored Titan, or save Bertolt, the Colossus Titan. He chose to save Reiner and left Bertolt to the Eldians on Paradis Island. Armin, at risk of dying, was injected and chosen to consume Bertolt. And now, on behalf of the Eldians on Paradis Island, Armin is now in possession of the Colossus Titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's recap the events up until now:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Marleyans were never able to recover the Founding Titan. They also lost the Attack Titan many years before Eren was born. Eren then became in possession of both the Attack and Founding Titan. Armin took possession of the Colossus Titan and the Eldians on Paradis Island are in possession of the Female Titan who, in crystallized form, is incapable of performing any further military operations of behalf of the Nation of Marley. That means that, of the 9 titans, four of the titan-shifting powers remain in the hands of the Eldians on Paradis Island. Not only was the military operation to recover the Founding Titan a total failure, but the Marleyans also managed to lose two of their titan-shifters in the process. To be fair, they actually lost THREE of their titan-shifters but Ymir willingly gave her titan-shifting form back to the nation of Marley so that brought their losses back to two.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up until that point, the only reason the nation of Marley&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;wanted the Founding Titan was to take possession of the natural resources found on Paradis Island without suffering casualties as a result of the mindless titans roaming the land. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, four years after the Battle of Shiganshina District,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marley's battle against the Mid-East Allies proved that their military power was weakening; human technology rendered the power of the titan-shifters almost obsolete. Thus, they decided to continue operations against Paradis Island at great risk to themselves in order to bring all titan-shifters, including the Founding Titan, within their power. Of course, realizing that technology would soon make their titan-shifters obsolete, the Marleyans are only pursuing this plan to buy them more time; the titan-shifters will give them enough time to improve or advance their own military technology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the long answer is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Marleyans had no intentions of returning to Shiganshina. They did attempt some naval operations but the ships they always sent never came back and so, they essentially gave up plans for Paradis Island. Then, four years later, the battle against the Mid-East Allies gave them greater motivation to go back and retrieve the remaining titan-shifters.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32833" LastEditorUserId="32833" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T15:58:56.517" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T15:58:56.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35630" CreationDate="2017-07-24T00:45:20.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Makarov disbanded the guild because there was probably danger ahead of them and Makarov wanted to protect them, but couldn't bare to tell them that there was more danger after their battle with the Underworld king. Makarov probably wanted to protect them and solve the problem by himself without harming people from the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34770" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T00:45:20.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41515" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41516" CreationDate="2017-07-24T01:09:24.063" Score="16" ViewCount="48833" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_First_Girlfriend_is_a_Gal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hajimete no Gal (aka My First Girlfriend is a Gal)&lt;/a&gt;, it's made abundantly clear in the first episode that &quot;gal&quot; is not just another feminine pronoun.  Based on the 2 &quot;gals&quot; in the show, and compared to the other girls in the show, it seems there's a marked difference in style, personality, and appearance to be labeled a &quot;gal&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is a &quot;gal&quot; in anime or Japanese culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T02:04:26.970" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T03:05:45.307" Title="What does &quot;gal&quot; mean in Hajimete no Gal and/or Japanese culture?" Tags="&lt;hajimete-no-gal&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41515" CreationDate="2017-07-24T01:39:50.157" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Gal&quot; is the English transliteration for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;gyaru&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which is a fashion trend in Japanese culture.  This fashion trend includes things like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tanning/darkening the skin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wearing lots of shiny makeup (traditional Japanese culture is very modest with makeup)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wearing lots of jewelry and has lots of accessories (fake nails, excessive nail/toe polish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Effectively, the &quot;gals&quot; in &lt;em&gt;My First Girlfriend is a Gal&lt;/em&gt; are following the &lt;em&gt;gyaru&lt;/em&gt; fashion trend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T01:39:50.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41511" CreationDate="2017-07-24T02:19:24.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so. Remember, it's a battle royal so he has to conserve his power for the long haul and you can't kill anyone. So the Kamehameha that was launched at Kale wasn't meant to kill, at most probably push her back but that didn't work...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34771" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T02:46:01.910" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T02:46:01.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41381" CreationDate="2017-07-24T06:12:49.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think she will get Super Saiyan Blue but they are in another dimension and that leads me to think she's going to achieve Super Saiyan 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of the latest DBS episode she achieved SSJ2 the same way she achieved SSJ which leads me to believe they're doing a cop out to how Super Saiyan forms work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were originally based on anger felt intensely. So if anger is the trigger for all Saiyan transformations and the tingly back thing just happens while they're intensely angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much like how people under high stress tend to get back pain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be speculated that simply training in SSJ1 making the form easier to hold. Then gaining more power while training in SSJ1 will give you the needed push if you were to do the &quot;tingly back thing&quot; with your kei/chi energy's to transform into SSJ2... which was what Caulifla just did in episode 100.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So having only Goku and Gotenks to go on for SSJ3 other dimension or not.. it seems very likely that Caulifla is going to attain SSJ3 but not have enough power to attain SSG/SSB. I wonder if Goku / Vegeta will tell them of the ritual however and bypass the training some time later or if it will just inspire the other Saiyans to train harder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34775" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:15:09.090" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T16:15:09.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41515" CreationDate="2017-07-24T08:19:55.687" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't comment yet so I'll add an answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ギャル (&lt;em&gt;gyaru&lt;/em&gt;) is actually the way they imported the English word &quot;girl&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then they imported the English slang &quot;gal&quot; on top of that as a back-&lt;em&gt;Romaji&lt;/em&gt;-ized name for the current fashion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In addition to what Makoto said.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can read the Japanese, here's a dictionary entry, but it doesn't help much:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch/en/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB/m0u/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch/en/ギャル/m0u/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a wikipedia entry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ギャル&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here it is in English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese is more complete and more interesting, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34776" LastEditorUserId="34776" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T00:41:32.820" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T00:41:32.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-24T09:39:24.310" Score="1" ViewCount="2761" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I0BRu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been looking for this episode for quite a while. I would appreciate anyone's help. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34779" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T10:46:25.770" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T12:15:34.830" Title="Which Doraemon episode is this with Shizuka and multiple mini Doraemons?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41522" CreationDate="2017-07-24T10:45:10.820" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The text on the upper-left reads 「大晦日だよ！ドラえもん」(&lt;em&gt;Oomisoka dayo! Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;It's New Year's Eve!! Doraemon&quot;), which is the title of the show.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The subtitle reads「人類を救うために、ドラ・ザ・仮面登場！！」 (&lt;em&gt;Jinrui wo sukuu tame ni, Dora The Kamen toujou!!&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;To save mankind, Dora The Kamen appears!!).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from &lt;strong&gt;2001's Doraemon New Year's Eve special episode&lt;/strong&gt;, titled 「大晦日だよ！ドラえもん!!ミラクル大変身３時間スペシャル!!」 (&lt;em&gt;Oomisoka dayo! Doraemon!! Miracle Daihenshin 3-jikan Special!!&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;It's New Year's Eve! Doraemon!! Big Miracle Transformation 3-hour Special!!&quot;). This special episode was broadcasted on 2001/12/31 from 18:00-20:54 JST and consists of 12 rerun episodes and 6 original bridging episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ミニドラ救助隊 (Mini Dora Rescue Team) [Episode 1291]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;冬眠シェルター (Hibernation Shelter) [Episode 1342]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ドラえもん　の　捕物帖 (Doraemon's Detective Story)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ジャイアンのディナーショー (Gian's Dinner Show) [Episode 1054]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ドラえもん　の　荒野のガンマン (Doraemon's Desert Gunman)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;未来へのメッセージ (Message to the Future) [Episode 1247]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ドラえもん　の　黄門様 (Doraemon's Koumon-sama)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;いつでもどこでもスケッチセット (Whenever, Wherever Sketch Set) [Episode 1053]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;刑事　ドラえもん (Inspector Doraemon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ママのありがたみ    (Mama's Blessing) [Episode 1077]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ジュラ紀でドラミが大ピンチ (Jurassic Age, Dorami in Big Trouble) [Episode 1489]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ボクを止めるのび太 (Nobita Who Stops Me) [Episode 1472]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ドラ・ザ・仮面 (Dora The Kamen)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;カードテレビ電話 (Card TV Telephone) [Episode 1420]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;特賞！のび太温泉 (Special Prize! Hot Spring Nobita) [Episode 1484]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;名探偵　ドラえもん (Detective Doraemon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;雪だるまドラ太郎 (Snowman Dora-tarou)[Episode 1434]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;白雪姫のリンゴ (Snow White's Apple) [Episode 1300]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unfortunately, many Doraemon special episodes are only broadcasted on TV and don't have their home consumer version (DVD/BD), including this one.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-35565&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Drama DB (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;: Broadcast info&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanaballoon.com/dorachan/data/anime/ooyama/sp/sp2001.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hana Baloon (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;: Episodes info&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T12:15:34.830" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T12:15:34.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41524" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-24T11:55:07.713" Score="2" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just figured in my previous question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/41522/which-doraemon-episode-is-this-with-shizuka-and-multiple-mini-doraemons&quot;&gt;Which Doraemon episode is this with Shizuka and multiple mini Doraemons?&lt;/a&gt; that I cannot get a DVD of this New Year Special. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know where I can watch these specials alternatively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34780" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T13:42:05.377" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T13:42:05.377" Title="Where can I watch the Doraemon New Year Special which aired on 31st December 2001?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41511" CreationDate="2017-07-24T12:27:52.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku states when he goes SSJB that he's going to use &quot;a little more power&quot; (when I return home tonight I'll get the timestamp). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My take from this comment is that he did not go all out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only times he has gone all out, he also uses Kaioken in his SSJB form. Until we see him do so, I'd suggest he's holding back on power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: He actually says &quot;Let out more power&quot; at 17:38 of Episode 100. This is still useful as &quot;more&quot; is less than &quot;most&quot; or &quot;all&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your second question, I'd say that this LSSJ (as was the name for it with Broly, which this is an homage to) transformation, cannot yet to be claimed to be stronger than SSJB. Yes, Kale walked straight through a SSJB Kamehameha, but she was completely taken out by Jiren from Universe 11 - admittedly she wasn't prepared for that hit, but it didn't look like Jiren was trying either. Once we see how Goku fighting serious fares against Jiren fighting serious, we can get an idea of how LSSJ and SSJB stack up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32196" LastEditorUserId="32196" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T10:05:38.283" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T10:05:38.283" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41526" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41528" CreationDate="2017-07-24T12:36:26.447" Score="7" ViewCount="6256" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Eren&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Has the Attack titan and the Founding titan inside of him right?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we can presume that if someone were to consume Eren&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they will gain the two titan powers together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can some one consume or gain just one of the titans? Like when the original titan(the original Ymir) divided her powers in to nine different powers and gave them to her descendants? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T14:51:18.143" Title="Can the two titan powers inside Eren be separated and given to two different people?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41526" CreationDate="2017-07-24T14:51:18.143" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a shifter dies not by getting eaten by a titan, their powers go to a random person. One can therefore presume that if Eren were to die, the two different titans would go to two different people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15549" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T14:51:18.143" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41529" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41664" CreationDate="2017-07-24T17:23:20.717" Score="5" ViewCount="2392" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 18, Subaru gives up on basically everything and suggests to Rem that they run away to live a happy life in another country. However, he knows that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they will all die if he doesn't prevent Emilia's death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Subaru has suffered a lot at this point and he's broken and hopeless, but surely he would know he would only get three days of happiness AT BEST before he dies again and starts over again. So why did he even think this was an option?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32314" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T14:18:16.223" Title="Why did Subaru suggest to run away with Rem?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36318" CreationDate="2017-07-25T11:18:35.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess i can assume that it is somehow of a correct theory, since in Doflamingo's past (as a little kid) you could see an arrow heading his way in the reflection of his sunglasses, as if they were heading for his left eye.&#xA;But if it even struck him is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34795" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T11:18:35.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2017-07-25T22:48:01.833" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magi&lt;/em&gt; takes place in Iraq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Balbadd is based on Baghdad, if it wasn't obvious enough. Sinbad, Morgiana, Alibaba, and Aladdin are all from Iraq according to the Arabian Nights story. Also, the architecture is just like Iraq and what the background characters wear are based on traditional Iraqi clothes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34808" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:20:12.137" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:20:12.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37338" CreationDate="2017-07-26T01:35:57.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From how I see it and how it's described in the series, the awakening is the ability to manipulate the environment e.g. Doflamingo's awakening. Like when Kuzan and Sakasuki went at it on punk hazard and permanently changed the weather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is when Crocodile turned everything around him into the sand during his second fight with Luffy (Mizu Luffy)(Chp 201). Also, there are the times Crocodile talks about &quot;utilizing your devil fruit better&quot;(Chp 178) or being &quot;a different breed of pirate&quot;(Chp 178) though this may just be Crocodile being cocky. He seems to have a vast knowledge of devil fruit awakenings anyway as he was the one who informed us about the jailer beasts being awakened and even told us the effects had on them.(Chp 544)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, once he was defeated, it started to rain again(Chp 210), and though many people say &quot;Oh, Smoker used the dance powder on Crocodiles ship&quot; or &quot;Crocodile used the dance powder another place to keep it from raining&quot;, but Smoker specifically said to Hina that he didn't (Chp 212) and that would have to be perfect timing so I think Crocodile is awakened and can keep his devil fruits weakness away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="34809" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T17:21:03.657" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T17:21:03.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41341" CreationDate="2017-07-26T01:57:10.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, taijutsu by itself will not use chakra but it will use up a portion of it. Let me explain.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra is made by combining both the spiritual and physical energy in all of the 13 trillion or so cells in the human body (as stated by Sakura in the Naruto bridge arc).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While ninjutsu and probably genjutsu as well use up chakra (physical energy and spiritual energy), taijutsu just uses up physical energy. So no it doesn't use up chakra : just one of the ingredients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T13:05:34.273" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T13:05:34.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40563" CreationDate="2017-07-26T02:23:09.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not quite sure which instance you are talking about. If it is the one during the 4th shinobi war then &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/40564/2516&quot;&gt;Balance Breaker's answer&lt;/a&gt; would be right, but if you are talking about part one when Orochimaru infiltrates the chunin exam finals, then I can help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiruzen Sarutobi (3rd Hokage) used shadow clones and the reaper death seal to seal the 1st and 2nd Hokage away right before using his own body and the reaper death seal to seal Orochimaru's arms. Later, in the 4th shinobi war, someone (not sure who) took the Shinigami mask from the Uzumaki clans storage temple which when worn allows the wearer to perform the &quot;reaper death seal: release&quot; and took the souls of the Hokages back out of the reaper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato Namekaze (4th Hokage) couldn't be reanimated by Orochimaru the first time because he already used the reaper death seal to seal himself and half of the nine tails chakra away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:23:24.363" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:23:24.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41505" CreationDate="2017-07-26T02:31:59.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is a part of his outfit and in manga and anime a part of a characters outfit only comes of for dramtic purposes i.g. luffys hat, natsus scarf, alucards hat and glasses. It's not a logical or story reason it's just mangaka preference i guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T02:31:59.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41357" CreationDate="2017-07-26T02:38:23.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, you got it wrong. The Ope Ope no Mi only gives eternal youth, and the Yomi Yomi no Mi gives 1 extra shot at life and it's not as overpowered as it sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were to perform the eternal surgery on someone like Makino, she would just live forever and wouldn't become stronger or invincible. She would just get the ability to never die from old age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same with the Yomi Yomi fruit, which only gives you an extra life. For instance, if you drown because you ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a devil fruit, when your soul comes back you will just drown again and then be dead for good. It doesn't give you any extra power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T14:27:12.467" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T14:27:12.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40825" CreationDate="2017-07-26T02:44:38.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've read and seen, no, Sanji is not and will not mutate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His mother had a drug injected into him during pregnancy to make the children specifically super human from birth. But Sanji's mother took a counteracting drug and Sanji was born without the strength boost. It's stated in the manga that that is why he is treated that way, I'm pretty sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T03:21:25.743" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T03:21:25.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40288" CreationDate="2017-07-26T05:16:48.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that shadow clones or just clones in general just look like the original castor at the time of casting. Like if naruto got a knife to the hand the clone would have the wound but be able to use the hand. What would be the point of naruto summoning clones that were just as injured as he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T05:16:48.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37198" CreationDate="2017-07-26T05:47:59.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to run with the assumption that you mean which goes more in depth with certain things. And even then I'd have to say neither really. I own the manga and have watched both anime and they all seem to have the same amount of focus and detail. The anime is just longer and more drawn out because it's an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was clarified that you probably meant about filler and such well the original anime is kinda faithful until episode 6 when it just leaves completely. However Hellsing Ultimate covers the manga perfectly and completely with no filler as far as I'm aware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T20:42:39.973" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T20:42:39.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29803" CreationDate="2017-07-26T06:09:55.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Busō-shoku no Haki. Most Busō-shokus are black because they are on something that's not light colored (skin or Doflamingo's strings).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The only exceptions I've seen are Luffy and Chinjao. Doffy's shoe is Busō-shoku'd so it's black, Vergo's staff is Busō-shoku'd so it's black, Vergo's skin is Busō-shoku'd so it's purple.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It may be that the color underneath chooses whether it's purple or black. It may even just be the concentration of Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T10:18:05.120" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T10:18:05.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27020" CreationDate="2017-07-26T06:14:28.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I've seen the fleet commanders have the tattoos and blackbeard didn't want to even be a fleet commander. As taken from the wiki: -having spent a few decades on their ship, even turning down the chance to be a commander amongst the crew, although that was most likely a measure not to make himself infamous before he was ready to reveal his plans.-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="34809" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T16:51:25.323" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T16:51:25.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40288" CreationDate="2017-07-26T06:37:20.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have seen in the anime, the shadow clones reflect the mental image that the user has in mind. I'm inferring this from the fact that Naruto has sometimes transformed the clones into other things that suit his fight situation. &#xA;For example, against Pain, Naruto changed all the clones into stones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe if and only if the Jutsu caster creates an almost perfect copy of the original user, he can use the clones to confuse the enemy. I mean what's the point of creating a shadow clone if the original can be distinguished based on the injuries that he has sustained in the battle ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I think the injuries of the user appear on the clones but not necessarily weaken the clone. The clones are weakened only based on the amount chakra the user has at that time. Since shadow cloning is merely the dividing of chakra into clones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T09:05:56.277" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T09:05:56.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41564" CreationDate="2017-07-26T07:05:53.053" Score="2" ViewCount="1514" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did the staff of Impel Down not know Buggy had a devil fruit when they put him in ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Don't they dunk prisoners in boiling water?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Seriously how did Buggy get by these people ? Is Impel Down security that bad ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T14:25:36.600" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T14:25:36.600" Title="How did Impel Down's staff not know Buggy was a devil fruit user?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40549" CreationDate="2017-07-26T13:22:32.140" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the titles are words native to the Anisotropic Language. Often you can infer their meanings from the contexts of the episodes, though this is speculation for any unconfirmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this also means there is no translation of the Japanese. &#xA;One is the &quot;official english&quot; style title, and the romanized form comes from the fact that they are written with Kana - which is often used for borrowed language AKA words that aren't inherently Japanese, so that the Japanese know how to say them. &#xA;Borrowed language isn't translated, only romanized as the kana tells the japanese how to say something in the language it's written. (Such as when kana reads &quot;SUTORI&quot; it's them using the English word &quot;Story&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only one episode where you could actually use the Kana, write it in hiragana/kanji and it would have meaning. And that was Episode 10's towanosakiwa (written in Japanese you would get 永久の先は which is actually rather abstract still, meaning either Eternity's Future, OR, Eternity's Past). This could also be a sign of zaShunina's progressively becoming more human state, that the choice of word though still written as though borrowed from the anisotropic still holds meaning in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all episodes were given direct definitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 zaShunina explains &quot;Novo&quot; is the name of where he comes from (but he translates it to iho/Anisotropic for the Japanese to understand).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4's Rotowa is assumed to be the &quot;resolve&quot; that zaShunina needed from the Japanese populous and Prime Minister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 12's Yukika title is, like Episode 1, the name of a character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm hoping a more definitive explanation for each Anisotropic word will be given, perhaps in an interview or official merchandise/information in the future. &#xA;But for now all that can be taken from them is the suspected meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 0: Ninovo - From Novo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1: Yaha-kui zaShunina - Name of a character&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 2: Novo - the anisotropic word for the anisotropic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 3: Wam - a device from the anisotropic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 4: Rotowa - resolve&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 5: Nanoka - could be related to the beginning of the&#xA;&quot;revolution&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 6: Tetrok - related to Kado's movement/placement/location&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 6.5: Ekwari - related to recall/recap/memory&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 7: Sansa - a device from the anisotropic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 8: Talnel - perhaps evolution-related&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 9: Nanomis-hein - a device from the anisotropic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 10: Towanosakiwa - Eternity's Past / Eternity's Future&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 11: Wanoraru - Wandering (in a figuratively lost sense)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 12: Yukika - Name of a character&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34819" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T13:22:32.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41559" CreationDate="2017-07-26T13:31:55.013" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of questions there, and some led by some misundertandings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How did the staff of Impel Down not know Buggy had a devil fruit when they put him in ? Seriously how did Buggy get by these people ? Is Impel Down security that bad ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Buggy was able to overcome ID's security system remains &lt;strong&gt;unknown&lt;/strong&gt;. Buggy is discovered by Luffy in Chapter 526 and it is just said he managed to hide his power, without further explanations. &lt;em&gt;I don't know for the anime so if someone could check that would be awesome. I believe the scene takes place on episode 420~.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, it is easy to make some assumptions :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact is, Buggy has &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; a 15 millions berries bounty on his head, which is pretty low. His very low bounty is also the reason why he was sent to the first level of Impel Down, because as he stated himself in chapter 549, every prisoner from level 2 that escaped with him has a higher bounty than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His insane luck must not be forgotten either as he shows an incredible ability for deceive others (e.g. Impel Down break led him to become the Shichibukai replacing Teach) without doing even doing it on purpose (even if he often looks stronger than he actually is, not &lt;em&gt;weaker&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T13:31:55.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26877" CreationDate="2017-07-26T13:40:18.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There had been several cases of same techniques but named differently.&#xA;Skypea for example already had a form of Haki used, but it was called &quot;Mantra&quot; the ability to read other people and their intuition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess culture and ones origin also has something to do with the name. If the crew learned Haki on Skypea they would probably call it &quot;Mantra&quot; instead because the wouldnt know differently.&#xA;Sky Walk must have been the wording on Momoiro Island. &#xA;Moon walk may also refer to the dark CP9 appearance, used to emphazise on the shrouded people of CP9 and the Secret highly trained Assassin Organisation. It probably just helps to give the right feeling from viewer towards CP9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34820" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T13:40:18.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-26T21:38:42.033" Score="2" ViewCount="2315" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people claim that those Mongolian flowers are poisonous and that Ein ate one when Zwei died, but I've researched and there is no reliable source that tells us that those flowers are really poisonous. Some people claim that actually, they weren't together, Zwei was somewhere else, and others claim that Ein killed Zwei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did both Ein and Zwei die? What did really happen there? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34829" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T02:58:56.523" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T11:39:50.730" Title="What did really happen in the end of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom?" Tags="&lt;requiem-for-the-phantom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-26T22:07:24.400" Score="1" ViewCount="2727" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching the English dubbed version of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; over and over. During that time, I thought the &lt;em&gt;Sailor Stars&lt;/em&gt;, the last season would soon come out in English, but it never did. So, I only had one solution: to watch the original Japanese version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried watching the last season in Japanese with English sub, and it was so confusing. I was like '&lt;em&gt;Who's this character?&lt;/em&gt;' '&lt;em&gt;Oh, it's Mina! Minako is her name...&lt;/em&gt;' and stuff like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, will &lt;em&gt;Sailor Stars&lt;/em&gt; (the final season) be available in English dub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34831" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-03T08:51:58.030" LastActivityDate="2018-05-03T08:51:58.030" Title="Will &quot;Sailor Stars&quot; (the final season) be available in English dub?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-27T01:52:23.040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41571" CreationDate="2017-07-26T22:48:39.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;you don't need to watch the original dub for much longer as Viz Media has been re-releasing the original series (as well as the new Crystal remake) which includes the final season&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nearly two years ago, we announced the series by surprise at Anime Central in Chicago, IL. &lt;strong&gt;For the first time, all 200 episodes, specials and movies would be coming out in English!&lt;/strong&gt; Since then, we have been releasing subtitled episodes every week. Just point your eyeballs here at VIZ.com for buckets of Moon Kingdom goodness. For fans of the all-new, uncut English dub, both season 1 and season 2 have been released on dual language Blu-ray and DVD. You can find the sets in all their shimmery glory at your favorite anime retailer, such as Right Stuf and Amazon!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/is-it-two-years-already&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viz Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sailor_Moon_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list on wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; we see that &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Sailor Stars&lt;/em&gt;, the last season that the original US Dub never covered in english, goes to episode 200 as such this means that Viz isn't just going to stop at &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon SuperS&lt;/em&gt; (which is episode 166)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;currently (27/07/2017) Viz Media sells up to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/watch/tv-series/sailor-moon-video/12147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sailor Moon S, Season 3, Part 2&lt;/a&gt; which is episodes 109-127 so you currently don't have the final season and will need to wait, however it should also be noted that this Viz Media release isn't like the original US Dub release which. as you can see in the list of episodes on wikipedia, skipped episodes in the first season (remember that 200 episodes is the number of episodes from Japan, if Viz was going all 200 they wont be skipping like original US Dub did)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While i have yet to see it to confirm from my understand this also means some of the themes from anime which were toned down/altered in the original US Dub are kept to how they were in Japan. noticeably during the Death Busters Arc (Season 3) the theme of sacrifice and ofcause, Haruka and Michiru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the controversies surrounding Sailor Moon S is in the romantic-lesbian relationship of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who are subtly depicted as romantic lovers, although this is never mentioned directly. Takeuchi has openly admitted they are a romantic couple, and their voice actresses were instructed to play the characters &quot;as if they are a married romantic couple.&quot; However, because of differing cultural standards, most countries outside Japan, excluding Greece, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Mexico, have censored the relationship. Alternatively, in the Cloverway/Optimum English-dubbed version, this subtext was made more taboo by way of portraying Neptune and Uranus as biological cousins who were involved in a romantic relationship with each other. &lt;strong&gt;The Studiopolis/Viz Media English-language dub preserves the subtext of the original material.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sailor_Moon_S_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Sailor Moon S episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Viz Media's blog post says that the re-release is duel language i assume it would contain both the japanese dubs with english subs and the english dub. considering that to my knowledge the final season was never released in english outside Japan officially watching the original subbed probably means watching a fan subbed version which you shouldn't really be doing when the series has been officially subtitled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in case if i am wrong and:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there is an official release of the final season before Viz Media&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you decided to wait for Viz Media to release theirs &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you want to watch it subbed rather than dubbed &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then which subbed version you watch is a matter of personal preference. however Viz Media's release would be easier to acquire as aside from DVD/Bluray release the Viz Media link i posted on Sailor Moon S, Season 3, Part 2 lists digital distributions like Steam and the Playstation Store. i would suspect ADV Film's home release it out of print thus harder to get&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T00:21:23.633" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T00:21:23.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42268" CreationDate="2017-07-26T23:08:27.557" Score="2" ViewCount="27503" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched only anime and Shiro is a mystery to me. It seems like she has two personalities. It happened more than once, she was so nice and suddenly somehow gone crazy, her face changes completely. Even if I'm right and she has some mental disorder, I don't understand her at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did she get out of prison if she is a prisoner and then killed Ganta's classmates? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was that out of jealousy? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just don't get it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34829" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T00:12:35.657" LastActivityDate="2021-05-24T06:50:49.027" Title="Why and how did Shiro kill Ganta's classmates?" Tags="&lt;deadman-wonderland&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36308" CreationDate="2017-07-26T23:28:38.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was actually answered in one of the episodes.&#xA;There needs to be a balance between people dying and souls going into Soul Society and Quincy's were disrupting that balance by erasing the souls altogether instead of cleansing them.&#xA;This disruption took such proportions that soul reapers and quincy's went to war.&#xA;It seems to follow that, since shinigami are apparantly the only ones actually sending the soul somewhere, all other forms of combating Hollows will result in the destruction of the soul, rather than the relocation of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not have an episode number but I do have a backup source: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Quincy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Quincy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See chapter 3.2 Fall of the Quincy for more info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34832" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T23:28:38.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41575" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41675" CreationDate="2017-07-26T23:37:55.517" Score="2" ViewCount="618" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series Haruka and Michiru (Sailors Uranus and Neptune) are a couple confirmed by the author Naoko Takeuchi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Takeuchi has openly admitted they are a romantic couple, and their voice actresses were instructed to play the characters &quot;as if they are a married romantic couple.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sailor_Moon_S_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of Sailor Moon S episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first season we learn that the Sailor Senshi (or at least the first five) whom we see are reincarnations of their past selves from the Silver Millennium. They were friends and bodyguards of Usagi's past self, Serenity, as well as princesses of their representative planets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, however, if Haruka and Michiru are too reincarnations of their former selves, princesses of Uranus and Neptune, and if so, whether the Princesses Uranus and Neptune were a couple as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T04:32:53.157" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T16:08:47.720" Title="Were Princesses Uranus and Neptune lovers as well?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36987" CreationDate="2017-07-27T00:05:01.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is relatively simple when looking only at the ratio (ie. not at the number of keyframes over the course of an episode or minute of anime).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since keyframes are used at the start and the end of a smooth transition, each movement, or transition, only has 2 keyframes, regardless of how many people or objects are moving over a period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From clicking around on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_frame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia's Keyframe page&lt;/a&gt; we get that a movement can be drawn in about 12 frames.&#xA;With frame 1 and 12 being keyframes, the rest are inbetweens, resulting in a 1:6 ratio of keyframes/inbetweens, where the ratio can move to 1:12 if the movement/transition takes a full 24 frames, or may even drop down to 1:3 (for example) if additional keyframes are introduced successively in order to complete different motions starting and ending at different times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34832" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T00:05:01.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33590" CreationDate="2017-07-27T00:27:17.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without going into specifics, the process is the same for anime as for any other product in the world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there an interest in the product? This can be measured in many different ways in case of streaming sites: polls, data analysis (who watched what, what do forums/discussion boards say), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If yes, can a profit be made? (in terms of new subscribes, income from ads, etc)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If yes, is the product legal in the country you wish to sell it in? (If not, can it be made legal? Think pixelating private parts, etc)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If yes, can a license be obtained? (eg. are there no import/export restrictions)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answers to all these questions, and a few others (technical feasibility for example - what if a series is &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; made in 4K and the distributor insist on not downscaling?) will enable a streaming site to make a proper business decision and either move forward with actually acquiring the license, or drop/shelve the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A more comprehensive list of considerations, not specifically geared toward streaming sites but business in general, can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/78778&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Entrepeneur&lt;/a&gt;, which is the most comprehensive overview of considerations going into a business decision.&#xA;Streaming sites, as a business, will ask those questions most suited to their respective fields (anime, series, movies, music, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34832" LastEditorUserId="34832" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T10:55:29.843" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T10:55:29.843" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41079" CreationDate="2017-07-27T00:49:49.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is actually two, or even three, questions in one.&#xA;Movements in anime start and end with keyframes, everything else are inbetweeners. &#xA;How both keyframes and inbetweeners are drawn up is not just a matter of preference (which may impact how the final drawing comes to be), but also one of efficieny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your example, drawing the persons separately will allow much easier change in composition even though there is nothing against drawing the frame 'as-is' right off the bat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if the director decides that the girl needs to be a tad more to the left, of that her hand needs to be higher, it's much easier to just move the girl or reposition the hand than to draw &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt; from scratch (including the boy, the background, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Distance as such as little to do with anything and is only used to create a sense of depth. Clouds, traffic, etc moving at different speeds to create a parallax-like effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, regardless of whether or not layers are used and regardless of overlap, all characters, every single stroke even, are drawn separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34832" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T00:49:49.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41582" CreationDate="2017-07-27T04:34:36.540" Score="-4" ViewCount="9305" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was hoping that I could read the continuation of the series through the manga, but I can't find any chapter beyond 23, it has been like that for a long time. Is the manga on hiatus or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, yes I know about &lt;a href=&quot;https://translationchicken.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://translationchicken.com/&lt;/a&gt; but I heard that the web novel was kinda trash compared to the light novel, so I refrained from reading the translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34835" LastActivityDate="2019-05-16T18:07:37.217" Title="What happened to the Re:Zero manga?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41581" CreationDate="2017-07-27T05:19:45.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Re:Zero has&lt;/em&gt; been licensed by Yen Press officially in English and currently (27/07/2017) they have done &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tappei-nagatsuki/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-vol-1-manga/9780316315319/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;both&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tappei-nagatsuki/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-vol-2-manga/9780316398541/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;volumes&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Chapter 1: A Day in the Capital&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tappei-nagatsuki/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-chapter-2-a-week-at-the-mansion-vol-1-manga/9780316471886/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first volume&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Chapter 2: A Week at the Mansion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Re:Zero_%E2%88%92_Starting_Life_in_Another_World_volumes#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; the next volume of Chapter 2 of the Manga is expected to be released on August 22, 2017 with Chapter 2 being fully done by the end of the year while &lt;em&gt;Chapter 3: Truth of Zero&lt;/em&gt; is expected to start being released at the end of October, 2017 with Volume 3 of it expected in April, 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fHvTU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fHvTU.png&quot; alt=&quot;wikipedia quote screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see from the link and screenshot the japanese release of Volume 5 of Chapter 3 was in March 2017 but previous volumes have been between a few months apart. however it is based off the Light Novel which is still ongoing with the last release being Volume 13 released in June 2017 (and also licensed by Yen Press and have planned up to Volume 5 currently (27/07/2017))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, there doesn't seem to be a hiatus but rather Yen Press taking their time, probably a good thing because you wouldn't want this stuff rushed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T05:25:19.093" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T05:25:19.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41477" CreationDate="2017-07-27T08:10:24.213" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ed's gesture means he throws the priest's ambition away to where the arrow points using his both hands. The SFX (onomatopoeia)「ぺいっ」(pei with small tu to express impetus) dexcribes the movement you toss away something light that you can easily carry such as a crumpled paper. 「ぽいっ」is used commonly but in this case, the author chose「ぺいっ」to make Ed's action a bit funnier because he totally ignored the priest's burning passion to conquer the nation in front of his nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Japanese flag, I think only the author knows the true meaning of it but I assume the flag is hoisted on the priest's head to make fun of him who's in shock by Ed's indifference.&#xA;It won't make a difference if it were a American flag or a tiny flower because it doesn't hold a serious meaning which affects the scene but only add a mockery taste to the conversation of them and give a tiny giggle to a reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34839" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T08:10:24.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41334" CreationDate="2017-07-27T09:15:34.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The universal super dragon balls can revive the universes yes. As it was said during their first encounter that this Shenron was powerfull enough to grant &quot;any&quot; wish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I doubt that the Super Shenron would go against Zen-oh as he would be at the risk of being erased. This is my personal thought, but based on the fear of the earth Shenron towards Beerus I can asume that Omega Shenron has the same fear towards Zen-oh. Due to this he most likely would refuse to grant the wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="34659" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T20:32:17.403" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T20:32:17.403" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41592" CreationDate="2017-07-27T10:05:59.927" Score="8" ViewCount="1510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched the show - Madoka spends most of it trying to figure out a good wish to make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One episode shows Homura in presumably the original timeline, where she's just a shy new kid and Madoka is already a magical girl along with Mami, which means Madoka had in fact made a wish in this timeline. Is it ever mentioned what did she wish for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2020-01-27T09:11:20.377" LastActivityDate="2020-01-27T09:11:20.377" Title="What did Madoka wish for in the original timeline?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2017-07-27T11:08:55.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uchihas can only preform an incomplete Izanagi. That's why your above quite says brief control of reality, although that really isn't too clear. But many previous episodes, that people have shown here already, prove it's not a plot hold because Obito does know that a Uchiha's Izanagi isn't complete like one who also possesses Senju's DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People seem to think a big difference is Obito creating much longer alternate realities and he doesn't need hand signs. I'm not sure but I don't think Danzo using hand signs has anything to do with it being incomplete. Most likely he just needs to sign to direct his chakra to those eyes because they are on his arm, rather than a normal eye connected to ones brain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also don't know for sure that Obito's Izanagi is complete because it can last 10 minutes. He would not have had to continuously change reality for 10 minutes. He would just need to alter the event before he fell or use it for a second to get out of the pit. Surely not using it for 10 minutes. He would fall in the pit for 10 minutes. So he would transport body so he doesn't get hit by the bombs for his 5 minute maximum. And then 5 minutes of using Izanagi to change each result of every bomb explosion? Just doesn't sound like that's what he did &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34843" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T11:45:59.713" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T11:45:59.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41591" CreationDate="2017-07-27T11:25:53.150" Score="22" ViewCount="2604" Body="&lt;p&gt;I fairly often hear or read about how the anime industry had stagnated during the early 90s. It's mostly brought up in the context of &lt;em&gt;Neon Genesis Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; being the first influential anime in several years back then as mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7271&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventhough they never directly admit it, I'm sure there's some amount of influence that Evangelion had on Rahxephon, intended or not, simply because &lt;em&gt;Evangelion was an incredibly influential show, at a time when it seemed anime in general was stagnating&lt;/em&gt;. So everything that came after that, for better or worse, could have had some influence from Evangelion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true? If so, what exactly was this crisis and why did it happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3188" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T19:11:12.403" Title="What, if anything, was the early 90s anime creativity crisis?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41590" CreationDate="2017-07-27T12:17:37.333" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know where you heard about a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;creativity crisis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; but in the early 90's there was indeed a huge crisis which weakened the anime industry for a few years, along with a lot of other industries: an &lt;strong&gt;economic crisis&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the world, we more-or-less refer to this crisis as the &quot;Early 90's recession&quot;. In a few words, it was a massive and worldwide economic crisis which started after the market crash called the &quot;Black Monday&quot; (Monday, October 19, 1987 to be exact).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, they specifically call this period the &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Lost Decade&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (sounds like an anime event, right?). I don't think economics courses interest you here so I'll just show you how hard Japanese growth crashed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ppXWm.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ppXWm.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Real GDP Growth Rate in percentage in Japan between 1975 and 1997 by the International Monetary Fund&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to summarize, &lt;strong&gt;Japan had huge economic troubles during that time&lt;/strong&gt;, so it's normal that both anime quality and quantity were seriously harmed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; explains, even if the number of television anime gradually recovered, because of these economic issues the whole anime industry has never recovered the greatness of the 80s.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A slump in advertising revenue, a lower birthrate and the popularity of others forms of entertainment like video games and cell phones have led to sluggish prime time ratings and a decline in the number of anime since the peak in 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I add that the death of Osamu Tezuka (&lt;em&gt;Astro Boy&lt;/em&gt;) during this period could have contributed to that &quot;creativity crisis&quot; you were talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To go further&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tofugu.com/japan/osamu-tezuka-history/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Osamu Tezuka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blackmonday.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Black Monday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thebalance.com/japan-s-lost-decade-brief-history-and-lessons-1979056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lost Decade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?locations=JP&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japan's GDP&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The struggle of the anime industry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T19:11:12.403" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T19:11:12.403" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41586" CreationDate="2017-07-27T13:50:23.397" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;She wished the cat in the opening (named Amy) to be saved from being run over by a car. This is revealed in the Drama CD 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info about wishes in the series: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Wish_theories#.E2.9C.94.C2.A0Timeline_1_-_Save_that_cat.21&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Wish_theories#.E2.9C.94.C2.A0Timeline_1_-_Save_that_cat.21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info about the Drama CD 1: &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Drama_CD_1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Drama_CD_1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34845" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T13:50:23.397" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30192" CreationDate="2017-07-28T00:32:36.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's unofficially called 'Misty's Goodbye'. It's an unreleased song, it was played only in that flashback and it was never given an official name. There are no details about the vocalist and there is no full version of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34855" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T00:32:36.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32451" CreationDate="2017-07-28T00:33:32.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the question, I am thinking in terms of Japan, if not a manga/anime world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did you forget to think of seafood? Seafood is a big delicacy in Japan, considering all of Japan is surrounded by water. Although they must be careful not to over-fish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Do-people-in-Japan-really-eat-as-much-fish-and-seafood-as-I-see-in-a-restaurant-menu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26235" LastEditorUserId="26235" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T18:49:46.843" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T18:49:46.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41180" CreationDate="2017-07-28T00:39:48.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an excerpt from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/5936200/why-hatsune-miku-is-the-worlds-most-popular-virtual-idol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://kotaku.com/5936200/why-hatsune-miku-is-the-worlds-most-popular-virtual-idol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hatsune Miku is more than a little big in Japan. She appears on billboards, in TV commercials, and gives sold-out concerts to legions of fans the world over. Of course, being a popular singer in and of itself isn't something that out of the ordinary. However, what makes her unique is the rather large obstacle she had to overcome in her path to fame—namely that Hatsune Miku isn't even a real person; she's a computer program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main fact that she is a program that anyone can use to make their own music despite perhaps not having an optimal singing voice opened up new paths for many music artists. This led to many popular Vocaloid songs done by Miku such as MELT or World is Mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26235" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T03:03:25.997" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T03:03:25.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41292" CreationDate="2017-07-28T02:21:03.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's the president of the Daily Days. He runs the newspaper and the Information Brokerage. Nothing more, nothing less. He never appears outside of that context not even in the novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the only mentions of people seeing him are a girl on the street calling the cops when she saw him climbing through the window of the News Paper building since he physically can't get around the stacks of papers in his office and has to come and go through the window.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when he met Keith Gandor for a private interview.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Rubik sees him in the anime, but that's anime-only).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T02:21:03.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41606" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41608" CreationDate="2017-07-28T15:15:19.040" Score="3" ViewCount="7337" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, Kale is calling Caulifla all the time &quot;ane-san&quot;, which means &quot;big sister&quot; in japanese, but in the other hand Caulifla talks about Kale as her disciple, and I dont remember she ever called her sister. Are they sisters or Kale call Caulifla &quot;sister&quot; in an affective way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T12:34:49.227" LastActivityDate="2019-07-31T20:59:56.517" Title="Are Kale and Caulifla truly sisters or Kale call Caulifla &quot;sister&quot; in an affective way?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41606" CreationDate="2017-07-28T18:15:36.087" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, i don't think they are sisters, as Calulifa said she just recruited Kale. When she first met Cabba, he asked who she was and Caulifla said she is also a saiyan. &#xA;Also if he was her sister Cabba should at least have heard of her since he knows Renso well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding a definite proof there isn't one and most likely there will never be one. Usually, through story telling we are almost always told if some characters are blood related, so if no such info comes out in DBS the conclusion is obvious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T18:15:36.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-28T21:31:34.260" Score="4" ViewCount="1173" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime talks about the characters leveling up, as if they somehow know that they aren't real. If you or I gained more skilled, we'd say we became more advanced in X skill, or were more skillful that we were previously. Or is this something that is in the manga's backstory that isn't fully explained in the anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26074" LastActivityDate="2019-08-15T20:49:26.847" Title="In sub Akame ga Kill, why do the characters reference &quot;leveling up&quot;?" Tags="&lt;akame-ga-kill&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40886" CreationDate="2017-07-29T09:58:41.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Hayato feels inferior toward Hachiman lied in light novel volume 4, &quot;Y&quot;. While they are helping Rumi, he used this situation to compete with Hachiman because he thought Hachiman's thought was what made &quot;that person&quot; or &quot;Y&quot; interested in him. So he competed with Hachiman secretly to prove Hachiman's belief is not good enough for that person to focus on Hachiman and to prove his own ideal is right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the final result in this mission proved Hachiman's belief is right (those girls did anything to survive, even sacrificing each other). So Hayato was defeated for the first time by Hachiman. Actually, he would feel inferior toward Hachiman before the summer camp will start, but this incident made him feel like that clearly for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know who is &quot;y&quot; and how Hayato hates hachiman, you can read in &lt;a href=&quot;https://yaharibento.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/finally-y-in-hayato-heart-was-revealed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahari Bento!! Wordpress&lt;/a&gt;, and if you want to know his story that related with &quot;love triangle&quot;, you can explore more by using tag &quot;Hayama Hayato&quot; in this link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34872" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-02T03:01:07.757" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T03:01:07.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28489" CreationDate="2017-07-29T10:16:05.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no. Some important scenes was modified or even cut, in order to make people interpret diffently, or to make watchers who want to know the full story, decide to buy light novel. I think like this because I noticed that it might be that certain person planned brilliantly in advance to modify scenes in anime to increase influence of watchers to look for original reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you already read light novel, you can try in-depht Oregairu analysis to explore thoughts &amp;amp; feelings of some characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://yaharibento.wordpress.com/category/oregairu-analysis/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://yaharibento.wordpress.com/category/oregairu-analysis/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34872" LastActivityDate="2017-07-29T10:16:05.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43222" CreationDate="2017-07-29T12:40:26.297" Score="1" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Heroes opening 5,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(be careful, possible spoiler or not)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49_g2XnJGAA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49_g2XnJGAA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We see Goku, Freezer, and Jiren are the only players left in the tournament of power. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gz275.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gz275.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this have any relevance for what's going to happen in Dragon Ball Super? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-03-08T09:35:49.003" Title="Does the Dragon Ball Heroes opening 5 have any meaning for Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-heroes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22437" CreationDate="2017-07-29T14:31:28.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;he is saigo takamori, most known as the last samurai. he helped imperial army to end tokugawa successfully and gained position in meiji restoration era but ended up lead rebellion (satsuma rebellion) because he thought meiji wanted to end samurai by making law that forbid samurai bring katana in public place and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tom cruise movie &quot;the last samurai&quot; was inspired by saigo takamori. (noted:inspired, that means the movie plot was not based on actual history).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and about the dog, i think nothing special about the dog. none of sources that i read about him talking about his dog at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29313" LastActivityDate="2017-07-29T14:31:28.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5233" CreationDate="2017-07-30T05:16:55.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Puella_Magi_Homura_Tamura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Puella Magi Homura Tamura&lt;/a&gt; -Parallel Worlds Do Not Remain Parellel Forever- (Comic by Afro) is a 4Koma style comedy parody of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series. It takes place during many of Homura Akemi's alternate timelines. It is established that there are many Homuras all traveling through time all trying (and failing spectacularly) to find some way to Madoka. The main character is Homura Akemi (but implied to be a Homura from an alternate timeline) with the rest of the Madoka Magica cast making appearances. There also several other Homuras who make appearances from time to time. Typically in the manga, Homura arrives in a new timeline and finds some wildly exaggerated change from the regular story (like a world where Magical Girls are all motorcycle riders, or one where Mami Tomoe has taken over the world), and Homura tries to save Madoka in the middle of all the chaos, while trying to understand how the world has changed each time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, there are only two volumes to the manga. They are published in the U.S. by Yen Press. The first volume came out August 2015, and the second in February 2016. According to Amazon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0316439827&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol. 3&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled to come out September 19, 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34878" LastActivityDate="2017-07-30T05:16:55.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-30T18:19:25.767" Score="2" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;like in the title said what's the relationship with Megami Tensei franchises? Megami Tensei have large franchises there are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Devil Children&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Devil Summoner&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Devil Survivor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Digital Devil Saga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Last Bible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Majin Tensei &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Persona&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shin Megami Tense&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T22:36:09.220" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T01:14:19.853" Title="What is relationship with Megami Tensei franchises" Tags="&lt;persona&gt;&lt;shin-megami-tensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48815" CreationDate="2017-07-30T18:24:10.073" Score="7" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm new to the &lt;em&gt;Persona&lt;/em&gt; series, so I wanted to know if the &lt;em&gt;Persona&lt;/em&gt; video games have any relationship to the previous games. I went to other sites but they didn't give me a clear answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I play &lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; without playing the previous games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-17T13:04:00.893" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T13:04:12.413" Title="Can I play Persona 5 without playing the previous games?" Tags="&lt;persona&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-30T19:22:57.463" Score="0" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 101, we've seen another transformation of Kale. Instead of having her eyes blank and her muscles inflated, the called &quot;berserker mode&quot;, in the alternative transformation she has the regular form of a super saiyan but apparently she keeps a little of her greenish hair/aura (a little more yellowish maybe), and she's weaker than in berserker mode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kale in super saiyan Berserker mode:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OAtzJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OAtzJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kale alternative super saiyan transformation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ey071.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ey071.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kale and Caulifla super saiyan transformations together for comparision:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xgO2k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xgO2k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this transformation supposed to be? Is it a regular super saiyan, or is it a different super saiyan transformation with a different level of power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-07-30T22:14:53.963" Title="Alternative super saiyan transformation of Kale, what's it supposed to be? (warning: content of recent episode 101)" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41623" CreationDate="2017-07-30T22:14:53.963" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This transformation is the same as Broly, and it's called &lt;em&gt;The Legendary Saiyan&lt;/em&gt; transformation. It is very rare for a Saiyan to have this ability as we only know two (currently) Saiyan that achieve this Broly and Kale. PS the second image shows the normal SSJ1 as Broly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19530" LastActivityDate="2017-07-30T22:14:53.963" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40566" CreationDate="2017-07-30T22:23:56.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Legendary Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan Berserk.&#xA;I think they call it Super saiyan Berserk because in the Dragon Ball series, Goku and CO never meet Broly, so they have no idea about the green transformation. So they refer to the way Kale act when transformed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34886" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2017-07-31T01:56:00.847" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T01:56:00.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41631" CreationDate="2017-07-31T03:34:25.753" Score="2" ViewCount="1978" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end of the episode 30, the dialogue reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… but at that place, for that one moment the hero killer was the only one who stood up to fight against his opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just don't know what it could mean. Is it that this guy was standing and the others were lying on the ground or half-sitting? Why does it matter? It's phrased in such a way that you'd expect some teachable moment wisdom or a thought-provoking metaphor, but I just don't get what it could mean in this context. Maybe the meaning was lost in translation of the subtitles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T20:22:34.127" Title="What is the meaning of the dialogue at the end of the episode 30?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41630" CreationDate="2017-07-31T03:51:42.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's quite literal; as you said, Stain, though unconscious, remained standing, while several of the present heroes had fallen over in shock (Shouto and Tenya fall to their knees, one pro hero completely fell backwards, and even Gran Torino and Endeavor are taken aback) upon witnessing Stain's bloodlust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The narration also states that at the moment Stain froze, one of his broken ribs pierced his lung; I personally headcanon that this internal bleeding triggered Stain's own quirk upon himself, but this is by no means confirmed.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T03:51:42.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41632" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41638" CreationDate="2017-07-31T04:17:26.650" Score="6" ViewCount="7247" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching fight between Midoriya and Stain, I started to wonder if Stain may obtain the One for All ability ?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that in order to pass the ability of One for All, you need to pass your DNA to other person ( By passing hair which &lt;em&gt;All might&lt;/em&gt; did, but you can use blood or saliva too ).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now Stain always licks the blood to use his pulverise on the enemy, and he licked Midoriya's blood, too.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As now Midoriya has the One for All ability, licking his blood, and DNA there, seems like it may allow the ability to be passed to Stain?.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it really possible (considering Stain is unconscious/dead )?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="14063" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T04:11:33.007" LastActivityDate="2019-01-27T09:47:43.033" Title="Will Stain get One for All ability?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41663" CreationDate="2017-07-31T04:49:34.360" Score="1" ViewCount="1143" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gon and Kurapika's examiner also taught them nen. Is every examiner also a &#xA; teacher, or the hunters have to learn nen by themselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34895" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-07-31T08:19:56.050" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T22:47:11.383" Title="Do nen examiners also have to teach them Nen?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38520" CreationDate="2017-07-31T05:19:14.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This appears to be an edited version of the track known as &quot;Circles&quot; in the newly released OST album &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/67836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;YuTra&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/6B8CoYig2LDqfKRhdfO03L&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a link to the Spotify upload of it. The resemblance should be clear if you start listening to the track from the beginning and compare it to the BGM in the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T05:19:14.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41622" CreationDate="2017-07-31T07:36:14.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't play &lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; (yet), but I saw a friend's play for quite a stretch of the story so don't take my answer as 100% accurate, but every numeric entry in &lt;em&gt;Persona&lt;/em&gt; are independent one from another. As usual in any long-running series, some easter eggs and cameos for the fans, but the core story should be fully enjoyable by itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be different if you asked for something like &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Persona 4: Arena&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Persona 4: Dancing All Night&lt;/em&gt;, as they are &quot;in the same numeric entry&quot; so those spin-off games take on the main &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; story, and thus if you didn't play it, you will feel that you are missing a lot of information, but as pure numeric entries, just fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34898" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-17T13:04:02.633" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T13:04:02.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41632" CreationDate="2017-07-31T08:40:20.997" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the requirements for getting One for All is intent/will - both the person passing it on needs to want it to be passed on and the person getting it needs to want to have it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As any fight between Stain and Midoriya would lack this component (Midoriya wouldn't ever want to pass One for All to Stain - and Stain would have to know about it &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; want it), there is no chance of Stain getting One for All.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been explained in the manga, which is ahead of the anime (and was likely only explained because others have figured the same loophole as you have). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T08:40:20.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38798" CreationDate="2017-07-31T09:47:29.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hyperbolic Time Chamber has only one door for entrance and exit. If someone trains alone and go too far from the entrance, he will be locked there forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34840" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T09:47:29.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41590" CreationDate="2017-07-31T10:22:02.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to add to Nevios answer that as a side effect of an economic crisis investors don't like to take unnecessary risks, so they bet on safe funding productions with themes that trendy, think evangelion influencing the mecha genre or madoka magica influencing the magical girl genere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice, for example, how many magical girl animes after madoka magica are darker like mahou shoujo keikaku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL:DR if it's popular, similar animes will be produced to cash in the trend&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34898" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T10:22:02.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41622" CreationDate="2017-07-31T12:49:04.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having checked the &lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;synopsis&lt;/a&gt; in Wikipedia and having played &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt;, the answer to your question would be, &quot;yes, it is safe to play &lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; without having played the previous installments of the game&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons for that is there are these differences between the 2 games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Protagonist and characters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MC in &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; is white-haired. The first person to join the team was the son of a department store owner, followed by a tomboy. &lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; MC is black-haired.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Place setting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; was set in Tokyo. &lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; was in a small remote town.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Persona 4&lt;/em&gt; starts with a mysterious murder that happened during a foggy day and has to do with a TV channel that can only be accessed during certain midnights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, with at least those 3 reasons stated above, you can be sure that it is safe to play &lt;em&gt;Persona 5&lt;/em&gt; without playing the previous installments beforehand. Treat &lt;em&gt;Persona&lt;/em&gt; series like the &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt; series. Every title is its own game, although they do sometimes make references on its previous installment, such as recurring summons, monsters, equipment, names, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-17T13:04:12.413" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T13:04:12.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41653" CreationDate="2017-07-31T13:15:23.787" Score="18" ViewCount="50419" Body="&lt;p&gt;With normal anime, all the seiyuu involved are in one room where they step up and talk to the microphone when it is their turn. Both male seiyuu and female seiyuu are present in the same room and might even stand together one next to the other if their characters are having conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what about hentai anime? Do they still record it as if it was a normal anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2017-07-31T13:17:49.330" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T11:17:10.333" Title="How is hentai anime voicing recorded?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-31T14:22:41.097" Score="2" ViewCount="11549" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like most titans have the &lt;code&gt;Coordinate&lt;/code&gt; ability. Beast Titan was directly telling other titans what to do. Female was calling and leading them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whats the difference in Eren's Coordinate ability? They look the same to me. Or is it the same power like regeneration but only some titans have it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3771" LastActivityDate="2020-02-14T21:55:27.770" Title="Doesn't Female Titan and Beast Titan have the Coordinate ability?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41633" CreationDate="2017-07-31T17:53:10.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I belive you're refering to the &quot;Secret Exam&quot; when you talk about &quot;examiners&quot;. I'm not sure this is entirely accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be a very strict structure to the Secret Exam, at least compared to the Public Exam. As such, there doesn't really seem to be &quot;examiners&quot; as such. The hunters just seem to collectively keep tabs on the passing participants to see if they figure things out on their own. Some actually teach these people Nen, but none seem exactly obligated to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So, in short, there propably isn't the sort of requirement you mention, because there aren't really any &quot;examiners&quot; at this point.&lt;/em&gt; All teachers we see seem to be giving their lessions more or less out of their free will, rather than any sort of obligation. Of coures, almost everybody capable of teaching Nen is already a hunter (with the some exceptions like the Phantom Troupe, who know Nen but aren't necessarily hunters), so they would be qualified to pass those they teach, when they seem ready. But remember that there are people who already know Nen, who pass the Secret Exam the moment they pass the Public Exam, without any sort of fanfare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basicly and simplified to the extreme, I'm proposing that in stead of any sort of examiners, just about any hunter can just contact the Hunter Association and say &lt;em&gt;&quot;Yeah, they know Nen now. They're real hunters alright.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; Of course, the exact details of the Secret Exam are rather vague, so the answer is rather speculative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, I think it would be theoretically possible for someone to pass the Public Exam, learn Nen from a non-hunter and then pass the Secret Exam when other hunters learn about this. But there isn't really an example of such thing ever happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T17:53:10.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-31T18:05:19.710" Score="2" ViewCount="1609" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's this song in Code Geass I really like. It plays when Lelouch partially erases Shirley's memories in R1 and when Shirley is testing out the headphones in maybe episode 3 in R2 (at around the 18 minutes mark). Can someone please tell me its name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34910" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T07:28:35.280" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T00:41:33.883" Title="What is the music that plays when Shirley is testing out the headphones?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41649" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41651" CreationDate="2017-07-31T18:50:11.253" Score="3" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been considering getting a Crunchyroll membership primarily for the manga rather than the anime. Looking on their site, Crunchyroll does not have anyway to organize and parse through their manga library other than alphabetically. They do not have a way to search by genre or anything like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the mobile app for Android any better? Does it have sorting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-07-31T19:23:03.883" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T19:23:03.883" Title="How can we sort manga (by genre) within Crunchyroll's manga utility or mobile app?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41649" CreationDate="2017-07-31T19:08:24.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Android mobile app there looks to be two main filters &lt;em&gt;featured&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;newest&lt;/em&gt;, other than that you can search for manga in their manga store. This allowed me to find what looks like all the Attack on Titan manga. It looks like it also has most of the Fairy Tail manga too. (I don't want to check all 50+ books) It however doesn't have One Piece, Naruto, or Bleach in their store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I have Crunchyroll prime all the manga, seem to, have to be bought. The majority of Attack on Titan is selling for $10.99, which also isn't localized to the GBP on my app.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19948" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T19:08:24.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41649" CreationDate="2017-07-31T19:22:19.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the &lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crunchyroll.crmanga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll Manga app&lt;/a&gt;, you have the ability to sort...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJ3d7.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJ3d7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and sort by a specific genre you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mW4Jh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mW4Jh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kicker here is that the genres &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; may be thinking of &lt;em&gt;might not&lt;/em&gt; be the same ones that Crunchyroll supports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qnpSD.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qnpSD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T19:22:19.563" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41648" CreationDate="2017-07-31T19:58:01.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/CodeGeass/comments/4ndd6h/whats_the_song/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this reddit thread&lt;/a&gt; the song is &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/mikazuki-anisa/code-geass-masquerade-insert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Masquerade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vocals, lyrics and composition seem to be all done by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2635&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuroishi Hitomi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a great song, it's a shame they seem to have all been taken down off of youtube. If you want a physical copy, Masquerade is the 13th track on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-62187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this album&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastActivityDate="2017-07-31T19:58:01.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41643" CreationDate="2017-07-31T20:31:27.000" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my research, &lt;strong&gt;many sources point to the normal anime approach. It's not really different than a normal anime &lt;em&gt;with occasional ero scenes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pinkpineapple.co.jp/?p=2053&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A blog from Pink Pineapple (Japanese, &lt;strong&gt;possibly NSFW!&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; mentioned how the voice recording session for its adult anime, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/25667/Boy_Meets_Harem_The_Animation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Boy Meets Harem THE ANIMATION&lt;/em&gt; (MyAnimeList, &lt;strong&gt;possibly NSFW!&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, was done:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] Even though it's not targeted on purpose, other than the sound director who had to direct the acting, the main character Naoki Shindou's seiyuu and 4 female seiyuu entered the recording booth, surrounding him just like the original work harem situation, and then the voice recording was done (LOL).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(...however, the wording of &quot;not targeted on purpose&quot; and the existence of &quot;recording booth&quot; seem to give a hint that it's not the usual way they do it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some pictures of the recording studio, although it didn't show the process of the recording (&lt;strong&gt;censored images behind links, &lt;em&gt;potentially NSFW!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MUOK3.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Title screen&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DxuH2.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scene 1&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/npYth.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scene 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://damage0.com/articles/34259.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;: the site itself is probably not NSFW, but the current topic is NSFW as per above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, I could only take some info from Japanese online discussions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1435795454&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How does seiyuu record their voices in adult anime?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;akatsukinops&lt;/strong&gt;: It's the same as normal anime (everyone stands in front of the mike), even for hentai anime. Well, there's also 1-by-1 recording just like eroge approach.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Actually, a female seiyuu who performed a bed scene in a certain normal anime stated that even though she was quite embarrassed because there was a voice actor beside her and co-actor behind her, she performed it precisely in the end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1115191991&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How is the mental state of the seiyuu in hentai anime and eroge?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;akatsukinops&lt;/strong&gt;: Here is a comment from a female seiyuu on an H-scene of a normal anime:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) at the time of recording, she wore a hat until eye level because she was so embarrassed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) There was an H partner's male seiyuu just beside her and they recorded the voice together.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3) She could only face the front (the script and the monitor), she couldn't see co-actors (beside) and staffs (behind) totally. (Now she has passed the audition for H-scene and appeared on adult works anonymously/on different name)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mamastar.jp/bbs/comment.do?topicId=2249301&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How does seiyuu record their voices in H-anime?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mamastar.jp/bbs/comment.do?topicId=2249301&amp;amp;commentNo=9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;comment #9&lt;/a&gt;: I'm a (female) seiyuu. Because there are also non-H scenes, they're done just like other (normal) anime, but there are also those who record the voice 1-by-1. When it's the H-scene, each stand in front of their own mike. [...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it's not asked, I'll put info about eroge voice recording too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;(Also, it's because I couldn't find much info about the actual hentai anime's voice recording. It got mixed up with AV with seiyuu theme, &lt;em&gt;which I believe is not how they actually do&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned before, for eroge, it's (almost?) always done alone inside a booth with only a script book and a mic. The reason is, compared to the (hentai) anime, there's no detailed animation timing to be followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excite.co.jp/News/game/20100802/Kotaku_201008_eroge_voice_satoyuki.html?_p=2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;On an online Q&amp;amp;A Twitter session with a female eroge seiyuu, &quot;Satou Yuki&quot; (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, when she was asked how she recorded the voice, she answered that it was done inside a booth. Answers on &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1060944365&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt; also agree with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcFONU1R72A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 1-hour variety show in Japanese about eroge's seiyuu on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;. It's rated R-15+ by them but &lt;strong&gt;definitely NSFW (occasional explicit graphic &amp;amp; explicit sound)&lt;/strong&gt;. Although there's no caption, it's still worthy to watch since they actually demonstrated how they performed the sound/voice... &lt;em&gt;on a straight face&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Bonus: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA9ffY9hY64&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a compilation video of NG scene when doing eroge voice recording on YouTube&lt;/a&gt; (still image and sound only, &lt;strong&gt;NSFW: explicit sound&lt;/strong&gt;). It shows that they don't feel uncomfortable when performing such voice.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal conclusion is, whether the scene is H or not, it doesn't seem to seriously obstruct the seiyuu's performance even if there are other people. It's their job, after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-01T11:17:10.333" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T11:17:10.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41654" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-07-31T23:26:56.970" Score="2" ViewCount="3242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just finished re-watching &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; and the movie where we find out Light becomes a shinigami, and realised that Ray Penber also used the Death Note to write down names of his FBI colleagues in Episode 5 whilst on the train.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, does Penber also become a shinigami like Light? And if not, does he go to heaven or hell, as Ryuk stated that a human who uses the Death Note can't go to either. So is he like in some sort of void?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34915" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T03:44:21.503" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T02:17:02.877" Title="What happened to Ray Penber when he died since he has used Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41654" CreationDate="2017-07-31T23:54:18.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Ray Penber will go to nothingness when he dies, like all other humans. He will not exist anymore. This is related to the (mostly) Buddhist concepts of &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.ca/books?id=smNM4ElP3XgC&amp;amp;lpg=PA229&amp;amp;ots=ZKAxX8v0ho&amp;amp;dq=joshu+dog+rinzai&amp;amp;pg=PA229&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=joshu%20dog%20rinzai&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mu&lt;/a&gt; and Nirvana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually the original shinigami owner will write Ray's name in their death note and he will die. Ryuk states this at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/PWB6Db1y2iw?t=144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;beginning of the series&lt;/a&gt; (Ryuk's first appearance, english dub).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T16:40:03.187" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T16:40:03.187" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41656" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-01T03:51:35.197" Score="1" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ryu Yamada and other members of Supernatural research club found out that witches gained their power due to their desires. How about for Ryu Yamada, how did he get his copy power and what was his desire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22300" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T00:35:43.593" Title="How did Ryu Yamada get his copy power?" Tags="&lt;yamada-and-the-7-witches&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41657" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-01T06:32:12.487" Score="0" ViewCount="2706" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Charlotte Cracker ate &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bisu_Bisu_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bisu Bisu no Mi&lt;/a&gt;, that make him can create and manipulate biscuits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, at first of his appearance, he have a power to make nearby Homies to death just using his glare. As noted by Luffy, this power isn't haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is this power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also read manga, and so far I don't get the explanation about this power, or maybe I am missing something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17975" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T15:04:32.440" Title="What kind of power does Charlotte Cracker have?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-01T11:48:58.100" Score="2" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Rin in blue exorcist have an eye bigger than the other when uncontrollable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also happens in Naruto, when he doesn't want to use his powers to fight Amaru when Amaru is possessed for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34925" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T13:02:52.867" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T10:03:40.417" Title="Why does Rin in blue exorcist have an eye bigger than the other when uncontrollable?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36911" CreationDate="2017-08-01T16:12:25.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know I'm late to this question, but here's a perhaps simpler explanation. I just got to this problem in the anime and wanted to solve it before they revealed the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok. You have a cube with an atom in the middle. What you'll want to do is break the cube into eight pieces. Take one of these pieces. There are two atoms on opposite corners (vertexes). One of these atoms is the central atom [A]0 and the other the atom on the edge. It goes by simple logic that exactly half of this eighth of a cube is closer to one atom than the other. This goes for all the other 8 pieces, so the volume of the cube closer to the central atom is simply half the total volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is much simpler than it appears and I admit computing the volume by geometric pieces before I realized I was being dumb. It doesn't require very much math. Just a solid grasp of logic and a bit of cleverness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34928" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T16:12:25.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41657" CreationDate="2017-08-01T17:38:26.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is implied in both in the anime and the manga that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Soru_Soru_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soru Soru no Mi&lt;/a&gt;'s power involves fear...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Big Mom's first shown tantrum, Mascato had lifespan taken partially because of fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is explained in the anime that if the person subjected to the Soru Soru no Mi attack had any trace of fear he or she would have his or her life span taken away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, although it wasn't explicitly stated in the manga or anime, Cracker probably did a power gush to induce fear in the soul implanted objects, causing them to lose the implanted &quot;soul&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34929" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T15:04:32.440" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T15:04:32.440" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41633" CreationDate="2017-08-01T22:47:11.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The examiners aren't there to teach the hunter candidates anything, they are meant to observe those hunters who haven't yet gained nen for a limited period (I forgot the duration, but its a few years iirc) to see if they succeed in progressing and then give them the actual Hunter License.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Kurapika learns it from someone other than his examiner. Also of course there are others like Hisoka who already know it and are qualified (provided they pass the earlier exam) as hunters already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I don't think the hunters &lt;strong&gt;have&lt;/strong&gt; to learn nen by themselves, they just have to understand its existence and then search for teachers. I do believe that all examiners have the capability to teach the candidates. Whether this is also an &lt;strong&gt;obligation&lt;/strong&gt; if they're approached for guidance, I'm not sure ( &lt;em&gt;I think not, need to re-read Wing &amp;amp; Gon's interactions to recheck&lt;/em&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="255" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T22:47:11.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41529" CreationDate="2017-08-01T22:56:27.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He said that because he was emotionally tired. He was confident that he couldn't do anything more than what he has done so far. At the moment, he didn't want to accept that he was going to die again and again, so he just wanted a little moment of relax with someone who really cares about him, in this case Rem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34933" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T13:24:34.947" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T13:24:34.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-02T03:14:18.857" Score="3" ViewCount="16181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, during Orochimaru's fight with the 3rd Hokage, there's a little girl whom Orochimaru possessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was that girl? What is her ability, or why did Orochimaru choose to possess her? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried browsing the net and replaying the sequel but still can't find that little girl in the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34937" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T08:37:21.153" LastActivityDate="2019-05-13T11:42:36.043" Title="Who was the little girl being possessed by Orochimaru during his fight with 3rd Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41670" CreationDate="2017-08-02T13:10:35.413" Score="8" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OP starts out with this list of symbols that look like a table of kanas, except that some of those symbols are used more than once:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s3ntF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s3ntF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Symbols used in the OP that resemble kana/kanji characters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many later scenes in the opening sequence can also be found to have a single, repeated symbol accompanying them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mPN3P.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mPN3P.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OP thumbnails 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmTnW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmTnW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;OP thumbnails 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the first image spell out an intelligible sentence in any language? And do the single, repeated symbols accompanying the later scenes signify anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T16:51:18.527" Title="Do the symbols that appear in the OP of Sasami-san@Ganbaranai mean anything?" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;sasami-san-ganbaranai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41669" CreationDate="2017-08-02T14:43:11.190" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The characters look very similar to Jindai moji &lt;a href=&quot;http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=1225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Encyclopedia of Shinto link)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A5%9E%E4%BB%A3%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Japanese Wikipedia link)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Japanese_Wosite_Base_48_table.svg&quot; alt=&quot;Woshite base table&quot;&gt;&#xA;(Image taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jindai_moji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Talk:Jindai moji&lt;/a&gt; page on Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These characters are theorized to have been Japan's character system before Chinese characters were introduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I go through that table for the first image you show and match the characters (with help from the matching done by the article that @senshin posted), that gives me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;ツ(tsu) ヰ(wi)  ヲ(wo)  ソ(so) マ(ma) ？     カ(ka) 〜      エ(e)&#xA;ノ(no)  ゴ(go)  ト(to)  ハ(ha) ア(a)  ク(ku) テ(te) ロ(ro)  コ(ko)&#xA;エ(r)   タ(ta)  ナ(na)  ソ(so) ル(ru) イ(i)  ア(a)  シ(shi) サ(sa)&#xA;サ(sa)  メ(me)  ゴ(go)  ハ(ha) ク(ku) ロ(ro) フ(fu) ツ(tsu) ヲ(wo)&#xA;リ(ri)  ヰ(wi)  ソ(so)  ？     〜     ミ(mi) ス(su) ウ(u)   ガ(gu)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Japanese is not very strong, but I don't get any relevant results when looking any consecutive substrings of those characters up on &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jisho&lt;/a&gt; (a Japanese-English online dictionary) or Google Translate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe that the characters have any special meaning here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T16:51:18.527" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T16:51:18.527" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41497" CreationDate="2017-08-02T17:43:07.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well.. it is not stated anywhere by Oda himself (as far as i could search), but there is an ongoing rumor that the arcs in the New world are counterparts of their respective arcs in the beginning of the grand line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we have Dressrosa as the first big arc since the straw hats entered the New World as a counterpart to Alabasta and Punk Hazard as the New World's counterpart of Drum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the similarities, there is still no confirmation by any official source that Dressrosa was based on Alabasta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annex: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2p85wt/list_of_similarities_between_dressrosa_and/?st=j5vaa7nn&amp;amp;sh=2ad73aaa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of similarities between Alabasta and Dressrosa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34946" LastEditorUserId="34946" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T17:51:10.080" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T17:51:10.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1940" CreationDate="2017-08-02T22:15:27.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Comparison of tailed-beast power levels has not been explicitly stated in manga, or the anime. But following things have been mentioned in the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) 10-Tails is the origin of all of the chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) 9-Tails is stronger than all other beasts combined (Of course, not counting 10-Tails).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) 9-Tails, with only half of it's total strength, was able to counter 5 other tailed-beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on those three observations, I have a theory that seems to fit in fairly well with manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since tailed-beasts aren't the only beings with chakra, it is safe to assume that 10-Tails has more chakra than all the other tailed-beasts combined. Also, Hagoromo created 1 to 9-Tails by dividing 10-Tails chakra, and he made 9-Tails stronger than other tailed-beasts. He must have followed the same pattern for all the tailed beasts, unless he randomly chose to make 9-Tails overpowered, which seems very unlikely. So, that leads to my assumption that 8-Tails must be have more chakra that the combined chakra of all tailed-beasts having less tails than 8-Tails, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, using the following classic geometric series:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let the amount of chakra of a tailed-beast be denoted by 'x/[2^(10-n)]'; where x is all of the chakra, and n is the number of tails of the particular tailed-beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on that formula:&#xA;10-Tails has 'x' amount of chakra, which is all of the chakra, and is consistent with observation 1. 9-Tails has 'x/2' amount of chakra, 8-Tails has 'x/4', and so on. This way, each tailed beast will have slightly more chakra than combined chakra of all tailed-beasts with lesser tails. And that is consistent with observation 2. Also, according to the formula, 1 to 7-Tails' combined chakra would be less than half of 9-Tails' total chakra, and that explains observation 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32105" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T22:15:27.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40966" CreationDate="2017-08-03T03:23:20.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've heard the third movie covers episodes 21-25 and X episodes of the 2016 anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, no, the third movie doesn't cover any episodes of the 2016 anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3-part movie covers the whole &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 3-14), while the 2016 anime &lt;strong&gt;omits the whole &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc&lt;/strong&gt; and starts/continues from &lt;em&gt;Conviction&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 14).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The final part of the movie goes beyond episode 25 of the original anime. My question is what is covered there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original anime covers the &lt;em&gt;Black Swordsman&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 1-3) until &lt;strong&gt;just before the end of &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc&lt;/strong&gt; (volume 3-&lt;strong&gt;13&lt;/strong&gt;). As mentioned before, the movie covers until volume 14. Thus, the final part of the movie covers the end of &lt;em&gt;Golden Age&lt;/em&gt; arc (volume 14), which is not adapted anywhere else (movie exclusive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on &lt;em&gt;Berserk&lt;/em&gt; adaptation's storyline, you can refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7335/how-much-of-the-berserk-storyline-do-the-anime-and-ova-cover&quot;&gt;How much of the Berserk storyline do the anime and OVA cover?&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T03:29:52.450" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T03:29:52.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41575" CreationDate="2017-08-03T04:30:19.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is made clear that the Sailor Senshi were all princesses associated with the celestial bodies attached to them. Thus, Haruka and Michiru were indeed princesses in their past life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not recall ever seeing an indication that Uranus and Neptune were lovers in their &lt;em&gt;past&lt;/em&gt; life. [I have watched &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon S&lt;/em&gt; and both seasons of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;, and I have also read the &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; manga (albeit not very closely).] In contrast, a relationship between Endymion (who is later Tuxedo Mask) and Princess Serenity is well attested. Moreover, I was unable to find any discussion of this issue in fan wiki pages for &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Sailor_Neptune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sailor Neptune&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Sailor_Uranus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sailor Uranus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Haruka_Tenou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haruka&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Michiru_Kaiou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Michiru&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that we simply do not know if Uranus and Neptune were lovers in their past life. That other relationships from the past (between Mamoru and Usagi, or between Usagi and the Inner Senshi) have been preserved suggests that they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But canon plot material does not &lt;em&gt;actively&lt;/em&gt; suggest that they were together, and the absence of this in the wiki suggests that there is no supplementary material indicating it. We do know that the Outer Senshi led lonely lives in their past existence, which is difficult to reconcile with a serious relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also possible that the issue is completely up in the air, in the same way the birthday dates for &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; characters are up in the air: it is possible that Naoko Takeuchi had not thought through the specifics of this, particularly since the focus of &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; is ultimately on Usagi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T16:08:47.720" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T16:08:47.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41677" CreationDate="2017-08-03T05:37:20.767" Score="14" ViewCount="1404" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ta3q.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1ta3qm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nerv Logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, in the logo there is something covering parts of the text. It sort of looks like half of a maple leaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it and why is it in the Logo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T13:53:53.470" LastActivityDate="2017-08-06T13:53:53.470" Title="What is that covering part of the Nerv Logo?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41676" CreationDate="2017-08-03T07:03:06.207" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The glossary contained within The End of Evangelion - Theatrical Program states the leaf to be a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_leaf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fig leaf&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The expression &quot;fig leaf&quot; is widely used figuratively to convey the covering up of an act or an object that is embarrassing or distasteful with something of innocuous appearance, &lt;strong&gt;a metaphorical reference to the Biblical Book of Genesis, in which Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their nudity after eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as the highlighted text emphasizes, besides hiding or covering something up. It also references to the original sin of eating the forbidden fruit, the fruit of wisdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T07:03:06.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41685" CreationDate="2017-08-03T11:16:52.500" Score="11" ViewCount="3043" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I find art like these on Pixiv&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/th6B9m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/th6B9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ｃ８２おつかれさまでした&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5T4G0m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5T4G0m.png&quot; alt=&quot;C88サークルカット&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ek5QVm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ek5QVm.png&quot; alt=&quot;C91サークルカット&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/funblm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/funblm.png&quot; alt=&quot;夏コミ受かりました&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=29538975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=29538975&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=51254835&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=51254835&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=60499300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=60499300&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=63393567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=63393567&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The little box on the top left is usually blank and something is written in the square box next to it - sometimes it's the artist name and sometimes it's not. And usually the picture's title starts with 'C' and is followed by a two-digit number, although not always (see links). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of drawing format is this? What's the little box on the top left for? And what's the meaning of 'C..' in the title? And what does the number stand for? Sometimes the title starts with 'C..' but doesn't have the same format, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=54097934&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that two of the five links I provided are from pro artists. They are Akio Watanabe, the character designer from the Monogatari Series anime and Shinobu Shinotsuki, the illustrator of the Youjo Senki light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T16:42:33.183" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T16:42:33.183" Title="What kind of drawing format is this? Pictures with litle box on top left" Tags="&lt;doujinshi&gt;&lt;comiket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-03T13:45:55.643" Score="1" ViewCount="8114" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to watch Fate/Apocrypha but I didn't watch Unlimited Blade Works. So, is Fate/Apocrypha the sequel to Unlimited Blade Works? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="2044" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T14:14:07.573" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T14:14:07.573" Title="Is Fate/Apocrypha sequel of Unlimited Blade Works?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-08-03T16:29:08.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41645" CreationDate="2017-08-03T13:50:06.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the Female titan and Beast titan do not have &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; coordinate ability. The major difference is that Eren can fully control a titan, he can do everything that the Female and Beast titans do, but more exact. The Beast and Female titans can guide and take a general control as if telling them what to do like a parent to a child. It is pointed out in the manga that Zeke Yeager's ability is special to him and he is the only Beast titan to have it. The reason for Zeke's advanced ability is his blood, he is directly related to the original titan, as for Annie, it is believed that she is also directly related, but it isn't yet proven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33434" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T13:50:06.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41682" CreationDate="2017-08-03T14:05:11.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/34662/Fate_Apocrypha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; page, Fate/Apocrypha is set in a parallel world to the Fate/stay night series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(First sentence of the synopsis):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The setting is a parallel world to Fate/stay night where the Greater Grail mysteriously disappeared from Fuyuki after the Third Holy Grail War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You only need to have watched the original series, in this case. Apocrypha is not particularly important to the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/12835/1458&quot;&gt;Senshin's answer&lt;/a&gt; for the full order)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T14:05:11.490" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-08-03T14:05:11.490" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41680" CreationDate="2017-08-03T14:23:00.483" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What kind of drawing format is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Circle Cut&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, &quot;Circle&quot; means &quot;Doujinshi circle&quot;, and &quot;Cut&quot; means &quot;Cut-out&quot;. It's exclusively used in a doujinshi market place such as Comiket, Comitia, etc to be used in the catalog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The format is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A little box on the upper-left: Indexing/Stall location (to be explained later)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Text inside the box on the upper-right (or none): Circle's name&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rest of the area: Free image, can be a unique image for identifying the artist, or anything related to the circle's current merchandise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What's the little box on top left for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The little box on the top-left is used for Indexing/Stall location. Inside the catalog, there's a list of circle-cuts with their stall location, as shown for example in the Comiket 90 catalog:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0PSe8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0PSe8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Comiket 90 catalog&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Catalog for Comiket 90, date 12 (Friday), East Hall 4-6. Left page showing stall モ43-モ60, right page showing stall ヤ1-ヤ17&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, this is the map of Tokyo Big Sight for East Hall 4-6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLJvR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLJvR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Map of Tokyo Big Sight&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Map of Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall 4-6&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what's the meaning of 'C..' on title? And what does the number stand for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the identification of the n-th Comiket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned before, it's used in a doujinshi market like Comiket. Comiket is done 2 times per year (summer &amp;amp; winter) and each event is always identified by its serialization/number, such as Comiket 92 (&lt;strong&gt;C92&lt;/strong&gt;) in this Summer 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://plastic-pleasures.com/2010/01/13/what-the-heck-is-a-circle-cut/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;What the heck is a &quot;Circle Cut&quot;?!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://manga.tokyo/report/comiket-event-report-part-2/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Comiket Event Report Part 2 - Guidelines for Comiket&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T14:32:29.317" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T14:32:29.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27939" CreationDate="2017-08-03T14:39:42.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blight occurs when Shinki commit a sin and they know it's wrong. Yukine, as example, regardless of how much he screamed in his Ablution that he did the right thing, HE knew it was not. That's why Kugaha didn't affect Bishamon in all his mad plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there's another point: Nora won't hurt their master. Including, that's why Ebisu used so many in his quest to control the Ayakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user34959" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T14:39:42.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8213" CreationDate="2017-08-03T15:49:32.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though considered motherly figure &amp;amp; often laughing of watching others' stupidity, she did do some weird stuff, including: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sanji's Docking suggestion, while in Thriller Bark.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oars' getting stuck in ground &amp;amp; helpless scene.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Coat scene in Punk Hazard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tontatta Headquarter's scene in Dressrosa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Post Birdcage scenes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although they are few, they actually do exist. Therefore, it makes them even more special, because, they are so rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34962" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T16:12:17.043" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T16:12:17.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41688" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-08-03T15:59:45.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sasami-san@Ganbaranai&lt;/strong&gt; is supernatural, romantically comedic light novel series written by the novelist Akira. It was adapted into a 4 volume manga starting in 2012, and a 12 episode anime in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aBnSB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aBnSB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anime promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasami Tsukuyomi is a hikikomori, someone who refuses to leave their homes for weeks or months, currently in high school. When she observes how the three strange Yagami sisters interact with her brother and teacher Kamiomi, things start to get really weird.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T16:33:27.817" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T16:33:27.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41689" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-08-03T15:59:45.517" Score="0" Body="Sasami-san@Ganbaranai is supernatural, romantically comedic light novel about the hikikomori Sasami Tsukuyomi and her brother and teacher Kamiomi. An anime adaptation by the studio Shaft aired between January and March 2013." OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T16:33:40.147" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T16:33:40.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41692" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-08-03T17:21:35.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Comiket is a dōjinshi fair founded in 1975 by Yoshihiro Yonezawa and friends with only around 600 attendees. That number has since grown to 550,000 people.&#xA;It is held in August and January every year in Tokyo. It is a convention primarily for selling self-published works ranging from musical covers to stories to art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sellers are referred to as 'circles', and are listed in the convention catalogue in circle cuts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/graph/png/Comiket/0/4700dabd3e54dd8b1dd802bc83257c035397427f.png&quot; alt=&quot;A graph comparing Dōjin circle count over 17 Comikets&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dōjin circles counted by the original work being made derivative works of (parodied), from Comiket 84 (August 2013) to Comiket 91 (December 2016)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Links:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/41685/34906&quot;&gt;More information on circles and circle cuts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T17:42:34.090" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T17:42:34.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41693" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-08-03T17:21:35.660" Score="0" Body="Comiket is a semi-annual dōjinshi fair, held in Tokyo, Japan. It is a convention for selling dōjinshi and self-published Japanese works. The attendance in winter of 2016 was over 550,000 people." OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T17:42:39.360" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T17:42:39.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41694" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41711" CreationDate="2017-08-03T18:38:50.373" Score="3" ViewCount="5041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sarada Uchiha is the daughter of Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke has Karin's Chakra (through Uzumaki blood line, being the descendants of Asura Ōtsutsuki) too, since he had used her ability to heal himself by drinking her blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Karin wore glasses and the fact that Sarada needs to wear glasses, may be a hints to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if Sarada possess Indra's and Asura's Chakra, can she awaken the Rinnegan, as the way Sasuke had did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28698" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T18:48:57.260" LastActivityDate="2020-10-04T15:26:42.060" Title="Can Sarada Uchiha activate the rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41755" CreationDate="2017-08-03T21:00:33.977" Score="5" ViewCount="11945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of the mangas that are part of the Corpse Party franchise, what order should they be read in? Which of the series are one-shots/not relevant to the main plot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Release order seems to be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood Covered&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musume&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another Child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Book of Shadows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sachiko's Game of Love – Hysteric Birthday 2U  and Cemetery 0: Kaibyaku no Ars Moriend (released on the same day)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should they be read in release order, or is there a chronological order that should be used instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-03T21:07:29.323" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T18:10:06.363" Title="What is the proper reading order for the Corpse Party mangas?" Tags="&lt;corpse-party&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-04T02:16:21.117" Score="4" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've looked around but can't seem to find one. Does anyone know when the dvd will be released in the US?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34973" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T06:32:50.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T17:32:34.047" Title="Is there a set date for Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale to be released on DVD?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41703" CreationDate="2017-08-04T02:27:27.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know about an international release, but the movie will be released in Japan on September 26th or 27th, 2017. CDJapan has both the Japanese &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANSB-14001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVD&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANSX-14001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blu-ray&lt;/a&gt; versions available for pre-order now. The Japanese copies have been confirmed to have English subtitles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/06/30/34460.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese source on AnimeAnime.jp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://otakumode.com/news/59560184a5f8449412d3ce48/Sword-Art-Online-Ordinal-Scale-Blu-ray-DVD-On-Sale-Sept-27!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English site using the AnimeAnime.jp site as a source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T02:35:44.617" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T02:35:44.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32008" CreationDate="2017-08-04T03:21:28.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an act called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hooding&lt;/a&gt; (Wikipedia). It is often used as a form of torture, but also be for the purpose of hiding the prisoner's facial expressions to try and dehumanize the prisoner, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/40708/34906&quot;&gt;user30104 said&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the International Committee of the Red Cross:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 12 of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20091016005519/http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/us/doc/icrc-prisoner-report-feb-2004.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ICRC report on the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[This report contains rather graphic descriptions of violence]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hooding is used to disorientate and prevent the victim from breathing freely. Hooding can increase the anxiety of the prisoner, and it also allows the prisoner escorts/interrogators to remain anonymous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T03:33:45.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41709" CreationDate="2017-08-04T11:06:09.207" Score="0" ViewCount="925" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I'm really confused right now. I think maybe I'm subject for the Mandela effect or something, because I could have sworn that season 1 of Attack on Titan ended with the smiling titan eating Hannes and Eren using his founder titan power to control the other titans to eat her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now when I've started watching Season 2, that's what ends season 2? I don't understand that at all. I remember that I started reading the manga at chapter 50 and onwards, because that's how far the anime had come. And that was a couple years ago! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about this scene right here. &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mb25C.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mb25C.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like I clearly remember having seen this, but Season 1 doesn't seem to end this way. So how the hell can I remember it from season 1? I haven't even come that far into Season 2 yet so I can't have mixed it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34981" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-05T05:42:00.277" LastActivityDate="2017-08-05T05:42:00.277" Title="Are the ends of Shingeki no Kyojin season 1 and 2 the same?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-08-04T12:52:05.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41708" CreationDate="2017-08-04T11:51:19.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Next time you have a question like this, think first about looking on Wikipedia for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Attack_on_Titan_episodes#Season_1_.282013.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of episodes&lt;/a&gt; (that works for every anime). Anyway, here's your answer :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is not the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's how the first season ended :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Annie is revealed to be the Titan Female. Eren and Annie fight in the inner walls in their titan forms, causing great destructions. Using the hand-to-hand moves Annie teached him, Eren defeats her. Eren, by compassion, doesn't kill Annie who protects herself in an unbreakable crystal shell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Erwin attends a government inquiry, where he reveals that he kept his plans secret to prevent leaks. He further explains that despite the deaths and casualties of his plan and how they cannot get any information from Annie now that she is encased, she is proof there are humans that can turn into Titans living within the walls and he plans to find and use them to launch a counterattack against the Titans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Erwin's name is cleared, Eren stays with the Survey Corps, Annie is put under the Survey Corps's custody and the rest of the 104th Top Trainees go on their different missions. In the epilogue, a piece of Wall Sina crumbles, revealing the face of a Titan within the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Directly after the epilogue, the first episode of the second season starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T11:51:19.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41694" CreationDate="2017-08-04T13:28:21.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sasuke has Karin's Chakra (through Uzumaki blood line, being the descendants of Asura Ōtsutsuki) too, since he had used her ability to heal himself by drinking her blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all I would like to correct this misconception. Sasuke obtained his rinnegan powers After receiving half of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's chakra, not by drinking the blood of karin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ninjutsu haven't been shown to have any form of lingering chakra effects, making it highly unlikely this one would have had. The chakra would likely be used up immediately to heal said critical wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming back to your original question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is, if Sarada possess Indra's and Asura's Chakra, can she awaken the Rinnegan, as the way Sasuke had did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if she has both types of chakra, which is highly likely due to Sasuke having both, she could. But not in the same way as Sasuke did, as this would require Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's to sacrfice his chakra to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the likelihood she will active the rinnegan is close to non, as this would require larger amounts of Asura and Indra's chakra. Which even took Madara decades while actively producing the chakra through DNA infusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T13:37:47.357" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T13:37:47.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44740" CreationDate="2017-08-04T15:29:05.603" Score="4" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series, most names are puns on something. Saiyans are named after vegetables, Gods of destruction are named after alcohol beverages, Bulma and Bura are names of girl clothes, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it's been revealed in a Jump magazine (Japanese magazine) that the last 2 members of Universe 6 are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Namekians, and their names are サオネル (Saoneru) and ピリナ (Pirina)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these names a pun on something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T16:57:41.857" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T18:17:04.720" Title="Are the new fighters' names a pun on something?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41713" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-08-04T17:59:00.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Hajimeta_no_Gal%2C_Volume_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Manga cover art&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My First Girlfriend Is a Gal&lt;/strong&gt; (Hajimete no Gal, はじめてのギャル) is a romantic comedy/harem manga written by Meguru Uen, and was initially released in November of 2015. The manga is ongoing with 4 volumes to-date, and an anime adaptation by the studio NAZ started airing in July of 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story focuses on Junichi, a highschool student who finds it harder to find a girlfriend than he thought it would be. His friends force him to confess to a gal, and things don't quite go as expected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A gal (gyaru) is a Japanese fashion involving things like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tanning/darkening the skin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wearing lots of shiny makeup (traditional Japanese culture is very modest with makeup)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wearing lots of jewelry and has lots of accessories (fake nails, excessive nail/toe polish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;More Info:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/41516/34906&quot;&gt;Makoto's answer&lt;/a&gt; describing the 'gal' fashion trend&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gal &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/98938/Hajimete_no_Gal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/34403/Hajimete_no_Gal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T18:45:58.877" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T18:45:58.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41714" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-08-04T17:59:00.167" Score="0" Body="My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (or &quot;Hajimete no Gal&quot;) is a romantic comedy manga written by Meguru Ueno, with an anime adaptation that started airing on July 2017. Junichi is a highschool student who finds it harder to find a girlfriend than he thought it would be, and his friends force him to confess to a gal." OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T18:20:03.270" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T18:20:03.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21923" CreationDate="2017-08-04T18:04:59.763" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the door, there is a lot of Hebrew on it. On the bottom, it says 'Adonai' which translates to 'god' and 'Elohim gibor' means 'god is strong' or 'god is brave'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, on Alex Armstrong's fists, 'chasak' is written in Hebrew which means 'strong'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like this show is more related to Judaism than any other religion by all the Hebrew and Jewish beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34985" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-04T18:11:53.883" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T18:11:53.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-04T18:58:53.093" Score="3" ViewCount="828" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a song playing in &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 114 at 06:37.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the flashback scene focusing on Orochimaru, where he watches Itachi and is impressed by the power of the Uchiha, ponders about the length of time it would take to master all the Jutsu in the world, ponders about the limited lifespan of humans, and gets caught by Sarutobi doing shady things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34987" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-12T06:22:45.137" LastActivityDate="2019-05-12T06:22:45.137" Title="What song is playing in Naruto Shippuden episode 114 at 06:37 on Orochimaru's flashback?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41730" CreationDate="2017-08-05T12:04:17.727" Score="9" ViewCount="3055" Body="&lt;p&gt;In every single anime I've watched that features a native English speaking character (usually American or British), they usually say a few lines in (heavy) Japanese-accented English before switching to full-on Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't they hire a native speaker for those few lines? Or even hire a native English speaker to voice act American / British characters. I'm sure there are quite a lot of English-speakers in Japan with excellent Japanese pronunciation such that it wouldn't bother the anime's main target audience: Japanese people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T05:36:27.453" Title="Why don't anime studios hire native English speakers?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-05T14:53:43.970" Score="3" ViewCount="800" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 28 of HxH 2011, Wing extends his aura into a piece of paper and easily cuts through the tin can. By the look of it, the strengthen paper seems to have some &quot;touch&quot; on it. It looks similar to Killua's ability to transmute his aura into electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image below shows the scene on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; HxH 2011&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt; HxH 1999&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(3)&lt;/strong&gt; HxH original manga&lt;/em&gt;. Which surprisingly the electrical-charged effect can also be seen on the manga, but nothing on the 1999 anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ToQCZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ToQCZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wing is a typical Enhancer, the closest Nen types he could potentially master besides his main Nen type are Emission and Transmutation. The effect can be easily differentiate as Transmutation type, Killua is the perfect example. But it is practically impossible to develop this technique without spending years of special training and exercise. Is it just an additional &quot;effect&quot; to show the power of Nen during the starting of the arc, or he really had developed this ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T19:21:31.900" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T19:21:31.900" Title="Does Wing also developed the ability to transmute his aura into electricity?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41721" CreationDate="2017-08-05T14:56:19.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, and by what I've heard, seiyuu's credit is pretty much too cheap. It takes too much cost to make a good animation but the return value is not so much. Therefore, I think they don't want to have a native English seiyuu unless that guy does the job because of anime passion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35000" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T07:16:18.187" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T07:16:18.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-05T18:13:07.317" Score="2" ViewCount="3000" Body="&lt;p&gt;By reading the manga and rewatching the anime I reached to this conclusion - &#xA;Rain didn't fall in Alabasta for 3 years, but before that it did only in the capital and not in the neighbouring regions. &#xA;When the artificial rain powder is used, the location where it is used gets more than average rain and nearby areas don't get any. &#xA;Since by good faith we know the king wasn't using the powder or had any knowledge of it being used, could it be that Crocodile was using it in the capital from some hidden location which resulted in such a phenomenon and after he stopped using it, say the 3 years that no rain happened was the time natural weather was reconstructing itself and whether or not Crocodile was defeated, it would have rained nonetheless??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And secondly if Smoker had used artificial rain machine from a ship after the fight (couldn't figure out whether it was the case or not as he says when asked, he will never break the law but it is shown such a ship is there in the back) , how was he able to make rain the whole island?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28141" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T01:47:09.440" Title="Did both Crocodile and Smoker use the artificial rain powder in Alabasta?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40719" CreationDate="2017-08-05T18:47:33.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because he needs Nangou to cooperate.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RIJv4.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RIJv4.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nangou ready to abandon Akagi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cops are literally knockin at the door, looking for him and Nangou doesn't seem too happy to go as far as lying to the police. I don't know how he knew they were coming, but I'm guessing they were rather hot on his heels as he was running in the rain. He needs Nangou to give him an alibi, so he forces his hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll notice that after ignoring the calls, he miraculously has not just &lt;em&gt;Daisangen (big three dragons)&lt;/em&gt;, but &lt;em&gt;Suu Ankou Tanki (four concealed triplets, single wait)&lt;/em&gt; as well. Well, it's not so much a miracle as him ruthelssly cheating by stealing the tiles from the pools when the others were distracted by the cops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of ways the way he did this makes it a better plan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He has a better hand to get the point with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hand is concealed, so nobody knows to be careful with their discards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When (no, it's not even an &quot;if&quot;) the yakuza notice that he has chated, the police are still there. They do not want to cause a scene in front of the cops, so they will &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; to let it go.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And most improtantly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hand is &lt;em&gt;ruinable&lt;/em&gt;. This is important to get Nangou to cooperate. Had he called the tiles, he couldn't threat to discard them. To keep the insanely valuable hand, Nangou has to cover for him by lying to the cops.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, a nice plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastEditorUserId="8182" LastEditDate="2017-08-05T20:28:26.100" LastActivityDate="2017-08-05T20:28:26.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41721" CreationDate="2017-08-05T21:49:13.237" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;From time to time non-native Japanese speakers are employed as voice actors in Japan, but it's very unusual. A more ambitious anime production might use native speakers of other languages to voice minor roles whose only lines are not in Japanese. It's even rarer for a recurring or major character whose lines are mostly in Japanese to be voiced by someone whose not native speaker, even though the character is supposed to be a foreigner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there are two main reasons for this, both from a &quot;supply&quot; and &quot;demand&quot; side of things. The first the Japanese public don't appear to be used to hearing their native language spoken in foreign accents as people in the United States and other western countries are. It not something they see in movies and TV shows, and rarely in their daily lives. Even a slight to moderate foreign accent, as you would expect from a foreigner in Japan, would be off-putting and risk being incomprehensible in parts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is that while there are unquestionably large numbers of native speakers of foreign languages in Japan, very few would be willing to work for the low wages voice actors get in Japan. There is an endless supply of native Japanese wannabe voice actors, with over 100 voice acting schools to train them, all desperate to get jobs in the industry. By comparison, the supply of would be foreign voice actors is all but non-existent. I know a number of people who moved to Japan, got jobs and became fluent in Japanese but they'd all be taking massive pay cuts to work as voice actors. In most cases hiring a native speaker of a foreign language would be much harder and probably more expensive than hiring someone born in Japan would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a slight hope that things might change. The currently airing anime series Sakura Quest has handled foreigners and foreign accents better than any anime I've seen (which admittedly isn't saying much). Their's a recurring character from a foreign country that speaks Japanese with a foreign accent voiced by an apparent foreigner (Vinary Murthy). In a couple of episodes there were Spanish tourists who were apparently voiced by native Spanish speakers as they spoke convincing Spanish and terrible Japanese. But I don't know if this is really a trend and I can't see the expectation of Japanese viewers that foreign characters speak fluent and accentless Japanese being changed so easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2017-08-05T21:49:13.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-06T00:22:52.340" Score="5" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Murderer's Tribe doesn't appear in the battle / make a contribution. They are non-existent in the diagrams displaying how both sides are positioned as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this something the author missed or did I miss something along the way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems strange as each tribe is meant to contribute to the war effort in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've finished LN Vol. 17 and just noticed it. Judging from the plot, I don't find it likely they'll have a chance to appear later on either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22403" LastEditorUserId="22403" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T17:13:29.803" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T22:59:43.540" Title="LN Alicization - no appearance of Murderer/Assassin Tribe in battle?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41667" CreationDate="2017-08-06T08:48:34.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you are talking about the girl Orochimaru &quot;became&quot; during the fight with the 3rd Hokage on the roof during the Chunin exams (Ch. 121). I just went back and read that part of the story and I don't believe her identity was ever stated. This is the episode in the anime where he rips his face off and reveals this girl's face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/z1MgG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words this is the girl he used as his vessel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-01T08:10:31.620" LastActivityDate="2018-07-01T08:10:31.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41726" CreationDate="2017-08-06T08:53:43.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, only Crocodile used the rain powder. Smoker was specifically asked by Hina if he used the dance powder and he said no (chapter 212). I know you stated this but it's firm proof until it's said otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34809" LastEditorUserId="50667" LastEditDate="2019-12-24T01:47:09.440" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T01:47:09.440" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42280" CreationDate="2017-08-06T12:51:25.530" Score="6" ViewCount="3099" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, there are four generals: Lucifer, Alciel, Malacoda, and Adramelech, and they all work under the devil. I'm wondering which group of 4 these demons are based on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've mostly thought that the 4 princes: Satan, Lucifer, Belial, and Leviathan can be counted out because Satan is included in, but I'm not 100% sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also the four horsemen of the apocalypse: Pestilence, Death, Famine, and War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also the 4 demons at the Euphrates, but I don't know too much about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about any other groups, but I'm sure they must be based on something, the anime was great with tying in the Christian faith into the mix, so I can only assume that they'd include the four generals as some sort of a reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33434" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-06T13:43:22.043" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T20:14:02.087" Title="Who are the Four Generals based on?" Tags="&lt;hataraku-maou-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41751" CreationDate="2017-08-06T13:39:42.060" Score="18" ViewCount="553" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, the voice actors for the protagonists of the anime film &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUvXV_i-42c&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; are Suda Masaki and Hirose Suzu, who are best known for their acting careers. Compared to other professional seiyuus in the industry, both of them have much less experience in voice acting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, famous seiyuus (i.e. Miyano Mamoru, Hanazawa Kana, and Kaji Yuki) were given a supporting role in the film.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of their performance in the film (cause it's not out yet), I was curious if there are any reasons these anime films tend to use film actors? Since there are a huge pool of seiyuu working in the industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Kamiki Ryunosuke and Kamishiraishi Mone got a leading voice acting role in &lt;em&gt;Kimi no Na wa.&lt;/em&gt; They both did a great job and even received an award for it. However, it seems to me that they only do voice acting for anime films (especially Kamiki Ryunosuke). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a particular reason for this? Or is it just a marketing strategy to use these big actors' names in the film? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35010" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-07T15:39:58.843" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T11:08:04.047" Title="Why do anime films tend to use film actors to voice the anime instead of professional seiyuu?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27440" CreationDate="2017-08-06T19:15:42.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto. He has already outrun the 4th Raikage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People say Naruto is only as fast/strong due to the Kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be fair, I think 9 Tails Chakra Mode is a part of Naruto. Just because they can remove it or grant it doesn't mean it's not a part of him. Same as Uchiha, just because they can remove the Sharingan doesn't mean it isn't a part of their abilities. A lot of people exclude the Nine Tails Mode from the list of Abilities Naruto possess which is unfair. Although it's not a Natural ability that he inherited from birth, there are a lot of abilities from strong characters that came from outside sources (ie. Kakashi, Bee etc), or Jinchuriki's that didn't reach anywhere near the Skill and Chakra Control Naruto possesses.&#xA;I would understand the assumption that he's just some noob if you would take scenes from the early days (Orochimaru vs Naruto) who simply used the Chakra Leakage from the Kyuubi once in a while without really developing/controlling/mastering/enhancing it, but that's definitely not the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Episode 282-283 Naruto Shippuden (Naruto vs Raikage). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35011" LastEditorUserId="35011" LastEditDate="2017-08-07T19:25:04.330" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T19:25:04.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41740" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41782" CreationDate="2017-08-06T22:32:56.103" Score="0" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; So there are rumours that the super saiyan god (red) is going to return to the Dragon Ball Super anime series. There is a text from a japanese magazine which supposedly says so, and even though I can't assert it's true, I indeed can read &quot;super saiyan god&quot; written in japanese in the text. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone confirm it or deny it by reading what the japanese magazine says in this text? (or through other source?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FZ9xS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FZ9xS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T12:01:19.053" Title="Does the super saiyan god return to Dragon Ball Super ? (possible spoilers)" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41512" CreationDate="2017-08-07T07:36:36.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He simply transformed back to base form. If he was knocked out or seriously injured he would start being a lot more serious as based on his past actions throughout dragon ball(z/super). Instead when he got back he didn't look injured at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T07:36:36.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40678" CreationDate="2017-08-07T13:57:10.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series is set to release in October 2017 sometime. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/07/14/the-black-clover-anime-series-is-coming-to-crunchyroll-this-october&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not too far away, but still a while away. Can't wait for it though. Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Side note: This show is going to blow up after its first season. The manga is already pretty big.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35018" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-07T14:12:50.223" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T14:12:50.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41723" CreationDate="2017-08-07T18:35:20.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm inclined to say that that's not actual electricity, but just a visual presentation of Wing imbuing the paper with &quot;energy&quot;. A visual flare added as extra clarity for the viewers/readers, who are not yet that familiar with Nen and what all it can do. (Except for the 1999 anime. Even in the manga the &quot;electro-likeness&quot; of the effect is arguable, as it could be seen as more general representations of &quot;energy&quot; or &quot;power&quot; or even a &quot;shock wave&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could go on about Wings nen-type, the likelyhood he'd learn transmutation powers, spesifics that would go to learning this spesific power, if Wing would be skilled enough to do this and if he even wanted to. But I think there's a more simple way to conclude that it's not actual electricity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the visuals, &lt;em&gt;it doesn't actually act like electricity&lt;/em&gt; in any way, shape or form.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The paper hardenes, cuts clean through a can and embeds itself to a wall. Nothing in the way it or the objects around it act indicates a presence of electricity. (They don't exactly dismiss it either, but then again, what would be the point of electricity, if it has no use.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8182" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T18:35:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41747" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41901" CreationDate="2017-08-07T21:55:15.287" Score="1" ViewCount="28690" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm having trouble matching the 3 opening themes to Attack on Titan to tracks available to purchase in various digital outlets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the avoidance of confusion, I'm looking for the long versions of the three tracks featured on this YouTube video &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKbbMsvyOpo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKbbMsvyOpo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to other questions and answers on the site I'm confident that the first one is Guren no Yumiya by Linked Horizon, but while I think the 3rd one should be called Shingeki no Kyojin, I'm struggling to match it to an artist and I'm exactly nowhere with the 2nd one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35026" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T16:52:38.970" Title="Attack on Titan Opening Themes" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41645" CreationDate="2017-08-07T22:36:34.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; (or avoiding spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Beast Titan and Female Titan have shown &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; control over the titans, but they have limitations and do not provide they same control over the Titans as The Coordinate does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Titans submit to the will of the user with The Coordinate. The Beast Titan requires verbal commands and the Female Titan can only attract through her screams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beast Titan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Zeke's Beast Titan is able to exercise some control over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability. Through vocal commands, the Beast Titan is able to direct the actions of mindless Titans and can command them to refrain from eating humans and stay in place if necessary. Titans under Zeke's control are even able to function using only moonlight without falling into fatigue. However, this ability is evidently imperfect in comparison to the Founding Titan. Titans under the control of the Beast Titan either seem to be capable of ignoring orders or occasionally do not receive or comprehend orders given. Furthermore, Titans under the Beast Titan's control cannot act upon the unspoken will of the Beast's user, unlike the Founding Titan, and must be given some sort of direct verbal signal before taking action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Female_Titan#cite_note-m27p27-33-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Female Titan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the Founding Titan and the Beast Titan, the Female Titan is able to exercise some influence over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability; it possesses the ability to attract mindless Titans over long distances. It has been theorized that this ability was used by Annie Leonhart to gather all the Titans on the island of Paradis to the Walls during the fall of Wall Maria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Founding_Titan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Coordinate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The Founding Titan, also translated as Progenitor Titan) is the first of the Nine Titans, granting its user the unique ability to control the actions of the Titans, modify the memories of others in the majority bloodline of the Walls, and inherit the memories of those who previously possessed the ability. It is commonly known to the Marley military as the &amp;quot;Coordinate&amp;quot;, the point where the &amp;quot;paths&amp;quot; of all the subjects of Ymir, including Titans, converge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T22:45:32.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41738" CreationDate="2017-08-08T07:58:53.323" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two aspects we can discuss on this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some directors like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miyazaki&lt;/a&gt; prefer to hire film actors.&#xA;He said anime seiyuu is too optimized for anime and does not sound natural.&#xA;Seiyuu is good when the target audience is anime fans,&#xA;but if they want to get a broader audience, actors are the best choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another aspect is getting attention by using famous actors.&#xA;Producer &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Suzuki_(producer)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toshio Suzuki&lt;/a&gt; is known to always use actors instead of seiyuu.&#xA;For example, he used &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuya_Kimura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takuya Kimura&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Howl's Moving Castle&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Takuya's acting is not good, but it gets more audience because of his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-08T11:08:04.047" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T11:08:04.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26639" CreationDate="2017-08-08T11:49:29.943" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it's a filler arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Canon story, they meet dragon for the first time in Punk Hazard. Having said that, it's a mythical creature which never existed in Pirate era, but it was an artificial one created by Genius Vegapunk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="338" LastEditorUserId="338" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T09:14:18.540" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T09:14:18.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41696" CreationDate="2017-08-08T15:08:55.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.scribd.com/doc/157761684/Corpse-Party-Manga-Order&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; document uploaded to scribd, there is no 'true' order. Some of the manga are concurrent or they follow their own timeline. This is the (scribd document) author's suggested reading order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party CEMETERY0 ~The Genesis of Ars Moriendi~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This manga gives you Naho Saenoki's backstory&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party: Musume&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; A separate timeline from Blood Covered. It is based off of the PC-98 version of Corpse Party with influences from the remakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party: Blood Covered&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mainly based off of the PC and PSP versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party: Another Child&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This manga is possibly concurrent with Blood Covered's timeline. It is recommend people read Blood Covered first before read Another Child in order to not be spoiled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party: Coupling x Anthology&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This manga is a collection of random stories that does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after Blood Covered since it is based off of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party: Book of Shadows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This is the sequel to the Blood Covered manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love? Hysteric Birthday 2U&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The events in this manga does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after CEMETERY0, Blood Covered, and Book of Shadows to understand the cast of characters better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-08T18:10:06.363" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T18:10:06.363" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42412" CreationDate="2017-08-09T03:13:17.957" Score="3" ViewCount="7145" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some instances seen in the anime, Jotaro and Dio, stand users who both can stop time can stop time without having to verbally stop time, such as when Jotaro fights Josuke and stops time after Josuke's stand breaks his stand's guard and yet some other times they are seen having to verbally say it in order to stop time, like when Dio attempts to stop time but fails since Jotaro managaes to get his heart working again quick enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Dio or Jotaro have to verbally stop time in order to stop time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T08:02:59.917" Title="Does Dio or Jotaro have to verbally stop time in order to stop time?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-09T03:22:01.380" Score="1" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to suggest &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki&lt;/em&gt; (Future Dairy) to a friend but they really don't like cannibalism but they're cool with the killing and all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there any cannibalism in &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35045" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T04:20:32.980" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T04:57:41.460" Title="Is there any cannibalism in Mirai Nikki (Future Dairy)?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-09T06:02:51.520" Score="3" ViewCount="960" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Jiraiya used Rasengan on a tree, it shredded part of it and trees are not soft. They are so much harder than human flesh. However, the first time Jiraiya used it on a gangster, he didn't die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that? He should have been torn to shreds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35049" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T07:03:41.040" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T07:30:49.400" Title="How does Rasengan do so less damage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41760" CreationDate="2017-08-09T08:26:53.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having read the manga and watched the anime, I can say with some certainty that there is no cannibalism in &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your friend might have suspected such thing due to the fanbase surrounding &lt;em&gt;Mirai Nikki&lt;/em&gt;, which often creates AMV's and tributes using the song &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp0o3xjmHnQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Cannibal&quot;&lt;/a&gt; by Kesha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T04:57:41.460" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T04:57:41.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-09T10:26:55.613" Score="5" ViewCount="1545" Body="&lt;p&gt;At one of the intersections of Grand Line and Red Line are both Mariejois and the Fishmen Island. I believe it is the only way to go to the &quot;New World&quot;. Since we don't know much about it, I was wondering what kind of secrets it could hide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is Red Line and what is on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3njl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l3njl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T16:06:09.743" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T18:19:27.527" Title="What is on Red Line?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41769" CreationDate="2017-08-09T10:37:13.073" Score="7" ViewCount="2179" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to give .hack a go, however I have very limited time in my schedule so I often avoid picking series with too many episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much time does it take to watch &lt;strong&gt;everything&lt;/strong&gt; ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much time does it take to watch &lt;strong&gt;main part&lt;/strong&gt; of the series?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="8111" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T20:00:24.487" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T20:00:24.487" Title="How much time will it take me to watch the .hack series?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41767" CreationDate="2017-08-09T11:58:30.030" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;To watch everything including ova's, movies and the likes would take you &lt;strong&gt;2091&lt;/strong&gt; minutes &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(34.85 hours)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; spread over 83 epsiodes. This would cover:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack roots&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Sign&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Gift&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Unison&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Quantum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Liminality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Returner&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Trilogy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Intermezzo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//G.U. Trilogy: Parody Mode&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//The Movie: Sekai no Mukou ni&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Versus: The Thanatos Report&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu: Offline de Aimashou&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Quantum: Sore ike! Bokura no Chimuchimu-chan!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if we take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13645/how-to-start-the-hack-series-and-its-viewing-order?rq=1&quot;&gt;How to start the .hack series and its viewing order?&lt;/a&gt; we can determine that the only true cannon series are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//SIGN&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Liminality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;.hack//Roots&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is only &lt;strong&gt;1380&lt;/strong&gt; minutes &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(23 hours)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; spread over 56 episodes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T11:58:30.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41762" CreationDate="2017-08-09T12:51:00.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rasengan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rasengan&lt;/a&gt; makes impact, there are two effects that take place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first effect is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On contact, the Rasengan grinds into its target, propels them along the Rasengan's trajectory - either away from the user or into the ground beneath them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Jiraiya used the Rasengan against the gangsters, this what we saw. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second effect is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and at some point bursts, causing severe damage at the point of contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The burst is what truly deals the damage. Jiraiya mastered the technique of the Rasengan and more than likely had control over it for it to not burst.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, he was trying to make a point and get the gangsters off of his back - there was no need to kill them. &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Zr3PFfh3Uw4?t=60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya even says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I was holding back. You guys are hardly worth the trouble&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T17:34:55.083" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T17:34:55.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41773" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41775" CreationDate="2017-08-09T12:53:19.120" Score="5" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I had a discussion with friends about how hard they find it to follow anime/manga series due to the sheer amount characters that get featured in a series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They claimed &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/detective-conan&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;detective-conan&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;detective-conan&lt;/a&gt; featured more than 3000 characters (roughly 5 per episode), which I debunked as most of those characters are never mentioned again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This statement was followed by &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/bleach&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;bleach&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;bleach&lt;/a&gt; having around 250 characters, where it was even important to remember the weapons names, as it might be important. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Legend of Galactic Heroes which had 660 named characters, of which many where regularly re-occurring or even considered main characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that my curiosity followed, which series features the most re-occurring named characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T14:26:59.673" Title="Which series features the most re-occuring named characters?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41773" CreationDate="2017-08-09T14:26:59.673" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most I could find was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpanman#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anpanman&lt;/a&gt; which is a Guinness World Record Holder for a having cast consisting of 1768 characters introduced over the first 980 episodes of the TV series and the first 20 films. That doesn't include the entire cast, apparently the producer nominated even more characters but they weren't accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-characters-in-an-animation-series&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guinness World Records&lt;/a&gt; entry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T14:26:59.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41766" CreationDate="2017-08-09T14:36:36.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Red Line is basically a group of islands connected together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that it has it's own season islands, as explained by Nami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Red Line that crosses the Grand Line has its own Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall &quot;islands&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_604&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 604&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is 10,000 meters deep, bears the world capital &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mariejois&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mariejois&lt;/a&gt;, as stated by Hachi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Red Line bears the world capital, Mariejois, and is said to be 10,000 meters deep from ocean level to Fishman Island &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_496&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 496&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the same height, it is also considered impassable, all though this has been proven to not be the case as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Fisher_Tiger&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fisher Tigre&lt;/a&gt; Managed to climb the redline to attack Mariejois as told by Boa Hancock in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_521&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 521&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Germa66 passed it with an amphibious ship in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_841&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 841&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides the sheer height, it is also considered indestructible, as demonstrated by Laboon in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 104&lt;/a&gt;, as he had been ramming the red line to no avail for a considerable amount of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T19:18:44.463" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T19:18:44.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41789" CreationDate="2017-08-09T15:53:07.817" Score="0" ViewCount="9154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am up-to-date on every &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; episode, but I have never watched any of the animated movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they necessary to watch to understand what happens in the anime/manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32177" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T19:03:51.207" LastActivityDate="2020-12-11T17:52:58.537" Title="Are One Piece movies necessary to watch to understand what happens in the anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41780" CreationDate="2017-08-09T17:02:47.377" Score="1" ViewCount="2209" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is where the letter by Miyazano Kaori is being read out. The English subtitles said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;P.S. I'm enclosing something that I've always treasured.&#xA;  If you don't want it, feel free to tear it up and throw it away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/stxEg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/stxEg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The enclosed object&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't understand Japanese; I don't know if she was being more descriptive there. All I can see is a part of a picture of two females in skirts, and one or two little kids. One of them appears to be an adult or an older girl, and the other, a young girl. But I can't recall such a scene in the series. What exactly was she talking about, and what was the picture that was enclosed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the voiced description in Japanese was insufficient, does the manga shed more light on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35014" LastEditorUserId="35014" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T17:10:35.150" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T17:29:29.197" Title="In the last episode of &quot;Your Lie in April&quot;, what was enclosed in the envelope?" Tags="&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41779" CreationDate="2017-08-09T17:23:06.037" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the episode, the photo that you mention can be seen sitting on Kousei's desk. Kaori treasured it because it was probably her only photo containing her and Kousei or even her only photo of Kousei.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ll2BK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ll2BK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a photo of &lt;strong&gt;young Kousei and Kaori plus another unnamed girl&lt;/strong&gt;(most possible  Kaori's friend), probably after one of Karima's contests. Kaori was, most likely, there for her friend which probably participated in the said contest. There is a chance that this is the contest in which Kaori saw Arima for the first time, the one that motivated her to start pursuing music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20048" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T17:29:29.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41740" CreationDate="2017-08-09T22:07:07.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been confirmed by a Dragon Ball Super writer, Super Saiyan God will return to Dragon Ball Super.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3lTtx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3lTtx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T22:07:07.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41784" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-10T00:03:05.510" Score="12" ViewCount="3499" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the opening of season 2, there are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals there. Why?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSoPi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSoPi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Animal Outlines&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35066" LastEditorUserId="35026" LastEditDate="2019-07-19T04:37:59.727" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T04:37:59.727" Title="Why are there dinosaurs and prehistoric animals in the opening of season 2?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-10T00:26:06.940" Score="1" ViewCount="5999" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a while, Naruto hosted all the tailed beast and when they left him their powers should have stayed. When Gaara came back to life he lost Shukaku but he still had the power to control sand. Another example is when the Gold and Silver brothers were reincarnated they still had their powers just like the 7 Jinchuuriki that were reincarnated. So how did Naruto lose his powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35069" LastEditorUserId="20270" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T00:44:42.573" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T12:52:10.120" Title="What happened to the power of the tailed beast that was inside Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40134" CreationDate="2017-08-10T02:46:41.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It reached its perigee at 7:50. At 8:52 it impacted. In the light novel, it was written that everyone stood in awe until it was to late. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35071" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T03:01:52.347" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T03:01:52.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41777" CreationDate="2017-08-10T04:03:04.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; is mainly manga-based. Now, movies do not actually follow the storyline. However, for entertainment purpose, they are ok. By the way, before a movie release, the anime's storyline suddenly does not follow the main (manga's) storyline for at least 3-4 episodes. Those episodes are actually to connect the next movie with the anime's storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you want to follow the main story, you may ignore those movies and filler episodes. But for enjoyment, they are good enough. Some of those movies are actually good too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is, the movies are not necessary to follow the storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34745" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-20T19:04:52.830" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T19:04:52.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38846" CreationDate="2017-08-10T04:07:12.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the creators' intentions, so it may be have been a mistranslation. But &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger#Claims_of_invention&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two of the claimants of the invention of a hamburger&lt;/a&gt; served the patty between two slices of bread. In the last hundred years, the meaning of &amp;quot;burger&amp;quot; may have changed to exclude preparations made with sliced bread, except for the fact that the descendants of one of the original inventors still serve it that way, and still call it a &amp;quot;burger&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r0EX7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r0EX7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://louislunch.com/menu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://louislunch.com/menu/&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The birthplace of the hamburger sandwich, Louis’ Lunch is a family-owned restaurant located in the heart of New Haven, CT. Currently run by the 4th generation, our restaurant has been satisfying customers’ hearty appetites since 1895. We have served customers from across the U.S. and are proud to be recognized by The Travel Channel, The Food Network, and many other television and print organizations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Louis’ Lunch is committed to serving a classic hamburger that is hand-rolled from a proprietary blend of five cuts of meat, ground fresh daily. All of our burgers are cooked to order in the original cast-iron grills dating back to 1898. We want you to experience the meat’s true flavor, so &lt;strong&gt;we serve it on white toast&lt;/strong&gt; with only cheese, onion, and tomato as garnishes. [emphasis mine]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, their usage of the word &amp;quot;burger&amp;quot; may get them funny looks by most people. But historically, people may not have found their usage odd. And there are still people around who would serve (and accept) sliced bread for burgers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35014" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T04:07:12.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28156" CreationDate="2017-08-10T05:23:55.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, all Dragons of 1st and 3rd generations Dragon Slayers had shown themselves in the anime. Igneel againts Acnologia, while the other 4 (Metallicana, Grandine, Weisslogia, Skiadrum) helped in destroying Face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35076" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T07:14:55.667" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T07:14:55.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36668" CreationDate="2017-08-10T05:36:12.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's because of illegal parking at the bridge. If i remember it correctly, Hiratsuka sensei brought Hikigaya there to talk about the service club, i think it's between ep. 6-8, (because Hikigaya and Yukino had an argument/ misunderstanding) there was a sign that says parking is not allowed at the bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35076" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T05:36:12.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41802" CreationDate="2017-08-10T08:43:54.610" Score="5" ViewCount="6743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which music theme is it at the timestamp 1:15:10 in this YouTube Link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhktk8eXiU&amp;amp;t=1h15m10s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto vs Sasuke Full Fight English Dub&lt;/a&gt; ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2528" LastEditorUserId="15542" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T08:45:41.997" LastActivityDate="2019-01-28T23:35:07.460" Title="Which music theme plays at the end of the Naruto vs Sasuke fight?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41740" CreationDate="2017-08-10T09:13:57.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We currently have 6 Saiyans still in the ring: Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Caulifla, Kale, and Cabba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they were forced to work together, you could see them use their power to turn one of the group into a SSJ God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the red form aura highlighted in this question (in the 2nd picture):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38814/what-is-gokus-red-aura-form-in-the-new-dragon-ball-super-opening&quot;&gt;What is Goku&amp;#39;s red aura form in the new Dragon Ball Super opening?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caulifla is the only current Saiyan with the correct hairstyle to potentially look like that while a SSJ God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32196" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T09:13:57.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41785" CreationDate="2017-08-10T12:52:10.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are misunderstanding the premise of the situation. Naruto was not a host of the other tailed beasts, he only had their chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Uzumaki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Naruto had also received chakra from the other tailed beasts during the Fourth Shinobi World War, which made him a human pillar for the power of Ten Tails. This allowed him to access their unique abilities himself, or infuse them into his Rasengan and its variants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto still has the chakra of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tailed Beasts&lt;/a&gt; within him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The tailed beasts spread out through the world, free to live as they want; both Gyūki and Kurama decide to return and stay with B and Naruto. However, though they are apart, the tailed beasts' chakra fragments remain within Naruto, allowing his body to act as their &quot;meeting ground&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To expand on your examples, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gold_and_Silver_Brothers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gold and Silver brothers&lt;/a&gt; ate the flesh of the 9-tails and inherited large chakra reserves and similar abilities to the tailed beasts. This become a part of their being, thus maintaining these powers when resurrected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The brothers survived inside Kurama for two weeks by eating the beast's flesh; this would eventually lead to the fox regurgitating them. This left them with unusually large chakra-reserves and abilities similar to those of a jinchūriki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @Akira Mahisaseru stated, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gaara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gaara&lt;/a&gt; did not get his ability control sand by the 1-Tailed. Even the Fourth Kazekage wrongly assumed this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gaara's ability to manipulate sand remains even after Shukaku is removed from his body. Indeed, the Fourth Kazekage, upon seeing how much sand Gaara can control at once, wrongly assumes it is Shukaku itself doing so, not Gaara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T12:52:10.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-10T14:01:50.517" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga series &lt;strong&gt;The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kurosagi_Corpse_Delivery_Service&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia link&lt;/a&gt;) by Eiji Ōtsuka, the 5 main characters are young graduates from a Buddhist college (with special skills pertaining to the supernatural or to dead bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering how accurate the buddhist practices in the manga are to real life. There are a lot of supernatural elements to the story, but more specifically disposing and treatment of the dead, mantras/prayers, clothing, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the series portray one sect/school of Buddhism more than others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T14:49:26.603" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T14:49:26.603" Title="Is the Buddhist practice in The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service accurate?" Tags="&lt;kurosagi-corpse-delivery-service&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41798" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-08-10T14:16:59.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service&lt;/strong&gt; (or 黒鷺死体宅配便, Kurosagi Shitai Takuhaibin) is an ongoing horror manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and drawn by Housui Yamazaki initially released in 2002. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp14;&amp;emsp14;&amp;emsp14;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lx8CI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lx8CI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Volume 1 Cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series focuses on 5 young Buddhist college graduates each with their own unique skill, either supernatural or pertaining to the dead in some way. Together they form the company 'The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service' to deal with the dead and their final wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;More Information:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kurosagi_Corpse_Delivery_Service&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/1161/Kurosagi_Shitai_Takuhaibin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T14:20:11.913" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T14:20:11.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41799" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-08-10T14:16:59.640" Score="0" Body="The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is a horror manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka. It focuses on 5 young graduates of a Buddhist academy who form a 'corpse delivery service', dealing with the dead and their last wishes." OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T14:19:13.383" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T14:19:13.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-10T16:06:08.060" Score="5" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XRe612LFvs&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;, Digibro argues anime's international appeal is that, whereas Western TV including its animation is designed for financial reasons to meet a target demographic's existing interests, anime can be more diverse and give us &quot;something that we never would’ve known we wanted&quot;. I'm sure I've simplified the argument (transcript &lt;a href=&quot;https://myswordisunbelievablydull.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/what-is-the-appeal-of-anime/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), but my understanding is that Digibro feels financial motives haven't homogenised anime as much as they have the animation of other nations. But why would that be so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19227" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T16:06:08.060" Title="Funding and anime diversity" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41794" CreationDate="2017-08-10T17:26:02.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find the &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; version of the track during the scene you linked, may have been an unreleased variation of the official track. This is also played &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhktk8eXiU&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=2590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;during Sasuke's flashback when he's pinned down by Naruto&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title of the official track is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNHrZbPLY5g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Oh! Student and Teacher Affection (Aa, Shiteiai)&lt;/a&gt; and appears on Naruto OST 3, track 9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-08-10T17:31:25.613" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T17:31:25.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41762" CreationDate="2017-08-10T18:02:20.107" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto hasnt taken the full amount of time to gather the energy needed in order to fully hand out the highest amount of damage possible with his Rasengan. As he progresses through his practices he grows stronger because hes learning how to fully use his Rasengan. The more he learns, the easier and stronger it becomes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35086" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T18:02:20.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41813" CreationDate="2017-08-10T18:11:08.420" Score="3" ViewCount="56" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you guys tell me the name of the tune which starts at about 9:40 in episode 10 when The Blue King comes and visits Anna in Homra's Bar. The tune starts when Kusanagi lights Blue King's smoke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35087" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2018-06-08T19:39:47.683" LastActivityDate="2018-06-08T19:39:47.683" Title="What's the music that plays on episode 10 when The Blue King comes and visits Anna in Homra's Bar?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30441" CreationDate="2017-08-10T18:48:30.100" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are all memes, or else a progression and mutation of a single meme. There's no requirement to censor vomit, but it's done both for comedic effect and to maintain the aesthetic (no visceral imagery).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mosaic barf was an extension of the meme where mosaics are used to hide or even just imply something too gross to look at. That meme is still used for bad cooking sometimes. That in itself isn't really funny, but eventually someone came up with colored sparkle barf (I think it was korezom first?) and full on rainbow barf followed very soon after, rapidly becoming a successful meme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35089" LastActivityDate="2017-08-10T18:48:30.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-10T19:21:38.393" Score="5" ViewCount="358" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me about the instrumental played in Episode 92 of Dragon Ball Super after 19:05 minutes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34883" LastEditorUserId="34883" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T18:25:56.893" LastActivityDate="2021-02-11T10:26:47.910" Title="Instrumental Played in Episode 92 DBS" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39444" CreationDate="2017-08-10T23:36:16.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Feel free to look past the information given in the filler episodes. In Bleach, some of the filler episodes are original to the anime and some are adapted from the manga. Regardless of the source, crucial information isn't given in these episodes, I promise. If any information is referenced it's unimportant to the main plot and can usually be understood through context. If not, the confusion will be brief and fleeting. (Understanding these few moments is not worth the wasted time on the filler episodes.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more specific to your situation, there aren't that many filler episodes before episode 111 anyway except the Bount Arc. It's mentioned a few times afterwards, but not in a way that will confuse you. (You'll understand through context that they were a group of people that attacked the Soul Society.) Some characters are introduced, like &quot;the people with Kon&quot; but as I'm sure you've noticed, they don't do much. You'll get the gist just by watching the non-filler episodes. Watch out though, as you get further into Bleach, you'll be skipping more and more episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35094" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T00:50:30.920" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T00:50:30.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28156" CreationDate="2017-08-11T02:11:52.660" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember it correctly, I think it was showed between the last four episodes(86-90) of Fairy Tail (2014).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A link stating that their dragons help them - &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_263&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, his celebration is cut short as the Dragon King crashes down near them, the Fire Dragon King holding him down with one claw and encouraging the humans not to give up hope. The ones who help humanity in this dire predicament are none other than the guardian Dragons of Wendy, Rogue, Gajeel and Sting, the powerful beasts easily demolishing the seemingly indestructible pillars by flying through them at great speeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35097" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T02:18:14.823" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T02:18:14.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20134" CreationDate="2017-08-11T09:39:13.643" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having a fight with a powerful Apostle is risky, exhausting and difficult. Putting his Dragonslayer and knives aside he gave her false sense of security. While she felt confident and let her guard down he fired a cannon into her mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He knew she was an Apostle, his brand responds to demonkind. There was no other choice to make her vulnerable than to have sex with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line: &lt;strong&gt;he was aware and he did it to trick her and kill her the easiest way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35104" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T11:12:30.787" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T11:12:30.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41804" CreationDate="2017-08-11T10:24:45.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's the song from the movie &lt;em&gt;K: Missing Kings&lt;/em&gt;. It's the 2nd track of the OST, titled &quot;New Kings&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35107" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T11:29:00.973" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T11:29:00.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41806" CreationDate="2017-08-11T13:54:26.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;15 min searching, the closest thing I could find is &quot;A Break in the Battle&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the YouTube link for the piano cover: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQYoYYLFs3o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQYoYYLFs3o&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35114" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T14:19:32.710" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T14:19:32.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39362" CreationDate="2017-08-11T13:58:59.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He mastered controlling him and also dark Kurama had no reason to not help his other half since his existence was under threat of getting back to being a part of the juubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35114" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T13:58:59.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41818" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-08-11T16:11:18.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid&lt;/strong&gt; (or 小林さんちのメイドラゴン) is an ongoing manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyoushinja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cfdfj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cfdfj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anime promotional art&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kobayashi, a programmer working at a normal office life, suddenly encounters a dragon outside of her front door on her way to work. The dragon transforms into a busty young girl dressed in a maid outfit and introduces herself as Tooru. Apparently while out drinking the night before, Kobayashi has met this dragon in the forest and offered her a place to stay. Kobayashi hesitantly agrees, as Tooru offers to be her personal maidservant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime adaptation was produced by Kyoto Animation, starting in January of 2017. A spin-off manga by Mitsuhiro Kimura focusing on the young dragon girl Kanna began in December 2016. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;More Info:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Kobayashi%27s_Dragon_Maid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; Page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/33206/Kobayashi-san_Chi_no_Maid_Dragon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; Page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T18:13:14.783" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T18:13:14.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41819" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-08-11T16:11:18.713" Score="0" Body="Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (or 小林さんちのメイドラゴン) is an ongoing manga series written by Coolkyoushinja. Kobayashi, a programmer working at a normal office life, suddenly encounters a dragon outside of her front door on her way to work. The dragon transforms into a young girl dressed in a maid outfit, already ready to move into Kobayashi's apartment. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation started airing in January of 2017." OwnerUserId="34906" LastEditorUserId="34906" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T18:13:18.460" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T18:13:18.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24490" CreationDate="2017-08-11T16:17:36.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since your question has two parts, I will do my best to explain them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It turns out when Pain assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, it pretty much was the end! So why did he say these things would not be in the Naruto universe when in fact they were?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manga and Anime industry are like comics in western culture. Unlike those from DC, Marvel and other publishers, most of Manga artist (Mangaka) decides how the show is going on. I assume on Marvel or DC, they would need to discuss a lot with plotline for comics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you may have heard about Naruto pilot Manga, which is quite different from current implementation of series. What I am going to say is the &quot;Mangaka&quot; is king of the manga and whatever he says is not planned and will do anything as he desire in his manga, without considering things such as plot holes and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus with &quot;Boruto&quot; and Ootuski clan being from outer space will make these into making things like it is planned from beginning of series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, what exactly are the powers for people who've wielded the Rinnegan at some point, like Obito, Madara, and Sasuke, regarding the Asura Path? Can they even use it since it involves constructing your own weapons? Or is there something they do to summon these weapons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well for this one, I have some scene from a book I read earlier. A guy asked &quot;DO you know how strong is batman?&quot; and his friend replied &quot;As far as the author wants to&quot;. The same could applied here. I rarely doubt Kishimoto would really planned Obito to imitate as Madara at first place. He may have planned for him to be part of an arc, but not this deep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to question, the only Rinnegan user who extensively use Asura path is, for what I believe,Uzumaki Nagato. Other Rinnegan users are listed but I have never seen any of them using such. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For constructing own weapons, I believe is part of Yin and Yang combined release, not from abilities of Asura path. With ongoing &quot;Boruto&quot; series, your questions will be answered in more detail, so just keep patience. (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35115" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T16:17:36.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-11T17:21:25.727" Score="5" ViewCount="287" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sagrada Reset&lt;/em&gt;, one of the main characters possesses the ability to reset the world to a point in the last three days she has 'saved' at, which includes resetting her own memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until she meets Kei, nothing changes after the reset as she is unable to know it ever happened. Yet she does understand how her power works despite never being able to witness it and she has been using it unsuccessfully for years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I thought everyone with an ability would just know what their ability is due to the setting, but in later episodes we hear of an incident where someone was injured using their ability for the first time, not knowing what it was, which suggests this is not the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; Haruki know what her power was before meeting Kei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35116" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T17:25:39.927" LastActivityDate="2021-04-23T12:12:46.403" Title="How does Haruki know what her ability is?" Tags="&lt;sagrada-reset&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40033" CreationDate="2017-08-11T17:52:58.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the Sand Village and Leaf Village were in different nations, Shinobi are able leave and go to different villages as long as they do not abandon their duties in their previous village. Otherwise, they would be considered &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Missing-nin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Missing-Nin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the 2nd Great Ninja War, Tsunade retired from the Shinobi life and left Konoha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Leaving the village does not necessarily automatically make one a missing-nin. Tsunade withdraws from life as a ninja and departs from Konoha following the Second Shinobi World War&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temari and Shikamaru is not the first time we see Shinobi marriages from different villages. Naruto's Mother, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kushina&lt;/a&gt;, was originally from Uzushiogakure (Land Hidden in the Whirling Tides)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kushina Uzumaki was a Konohagakure kunoichi who originated from Uzushiogakure's &#xA;  Uzumaki clan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born into the famed Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure, Kushina lived most of her youth being caught up in war, making her seek for a daily peace. At a young age she was sent to Konoha and enrolled in the Academy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzushiogakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzushiogakure&lt;/a&gt; was also apart of the Land of Fire, they were different villages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; see other instances where Shinobi immigrated into other nations. One example is when &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Zr3PFfh3Uw4?t=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya first used Rasengan against some gansters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The boss use to be a Chūnin from Hidden Village of the Stone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Iwagakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidden Village of the Stone&lt;/a&gt; resides in the Land of Earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T18:04:13.417" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T18:04:13.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41824" CreationDate="2017-08-11T19:03:07.253" Score="3" ViewCount="2469" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy displayed Gear Four for the first time against Doflamingo and called it a specific form.  Via Funimation subs I thought this form was called Bounce Man.  The wiki calls it Boundman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is one of these two names offically correct? If Boundman is correct, what is this referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T19:30:12.393" Title="Is it Boundman or Bounceman?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41823" CreationDate="2017-08-11T19:30:12.393" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not watched One Piece, but after reading the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi/Gear_Fourth_Techniques&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gear Four Techniques wiki&lt;/a&gt;, both Boundman and Bounceman are appear correct - it is just a matter of how it is translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boundman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy's first Gear Fourth form is called Boundman (弾む男 (バウンドマン) Baundoman?, literal meaning &amp;quot;Bounce Man&amp;quot;; Viz and Funi subs: Bounce Man):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When plugging in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=japanese%20to%20english&amp;amp;oq=japanese%20to%20english&amp;amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...6439.8419.0.8506.19.8.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..19.0.0.chemjugbtEU&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;弾む男 (バウンドマン&lt;/a&gt; into Google's Japanese to English, it translates the text to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bouncy man (Bound man)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T19:30:12.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41821" CreationDate="2017-08-11T22:22:11.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because the time travel girl explains to her. That is the only explanation I could think of, but yeah, the time travel girl we meet at the first episode tells her about her ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35118" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-09T05:33:01.790" LastActivityDate="2018-05-09T05:33:01.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-12T22:05:26.167" Score="1" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what is the piano piece that was played before the OP starts in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WewsgJewJfw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this episode&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The duration is approximately between 0:00 - 0:19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that it was not included in the Oh Sketra!!! album, but it may be included in &lt;a href=&quot;http://yurionice.com/discography/detail.php?id=1014957&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this album&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35010" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T22:30:20.127" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T22:30:20.127" Title="What is the name of this piano piece from Yuri on ICE!!! in episode 1 before History Maker?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2017-08-13T09:38:55.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because the TV slots for long running series are already filled. To get something new one of the existing ones would have to stop, otherwise it would have to compete with what is already there for viewers. Shorter anime run at night lots of the time or in the early morning hours. Not much of a chance to reach a broader audience in those slots and even if they do, more often than not the story just isn't made to go on indefinitely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, maybe they save long running source material for when one of the existing long running series eventually stops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22562" LastActivityDate="2017-08-13T09:38:55.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-13T19:38:05.070" Score="2" ViewCount="417" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am asking this because I could not find a related post anywhere. From what I infer from the source material, Sensei is a woman who is unusual for her age and gender. Not only does she have childish tastes, she is tomboyish. Even when acting like an adult, she resembles an old man, in Hikki's words. Hikki himself wonders about it when hanging out with her, esp. when driven by her in her aston martin.&#xA;She also had several failed marriage interviews from what I read in Volume 5 and seems to attract &quot;hobos&quot; who took away her furniture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is her tomboyish/masculine nature the reason for putting off potential suitors? Does her nature also clash with the expectations of femininity in Japanese culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35136" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T04:41:52.693" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T04:41:52.693" Title="Why can Hiratsuka-sensei not get married?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;oregairu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41844" CreationDate="2017-08-13T22:54:00.357" Score="1" ViewCount="832" Body="&lt;p&gt;From japanese magazines, dragon ball super staff twitter accounts and Dragon Ball Super episode 104th preview we know that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Goku is going to use super saiyan god again                                 &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/THQBz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/THQBz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which advantages does it have using super saiyan god instead of super saiyan blue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T16:01:33.783" Title="Which reasons are there to use super saiyan god instead of super saiyan blue?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39018" CreationDate="2017-08-14T00:36:38.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 4th Great Ninja War, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mifune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mifune&lt;/a&gt; was apart of the 5th Division. This division was designed to support any other company that was in need of assistance. So he sent units to both Darui's and Kitsuchi's divisions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mifune is placed in charge of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fifth_Division&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fifth Division&lt;/a&gt;. Because the Fifth Division is intended to reinforce the other divisions as the need arises, Mifune sends portions of his division to support the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Division&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Second Division&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/First_Division&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First Division&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Mifune fought Hanzo in the past and lost the battle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During their battle Hanzō's kusarigama broke through Mifune's sword and struck his head, poisoning him. With the battle finished, Hanzō expressed his beliefs to him, and, acknowledging his faith and strength, gave Mifune the antidote for the poison and left&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mifune wanted to battle Hanzō in the efforts to bring down the enemy that originally defeated him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wishing to fight Hanzō by himself, Mifune instructs his samurai not to interfere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T00:36:38.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43221" CreationDate="2017-08-14T07:27:43.413" Score="1" ViewCount="507" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the early episodes of Future Trunks Saga, we remember that Trunk's Time Machine created a distortion in space/time which gave an opportunity for Goku Black to follow Trunks to the past using the Ring of Time but in a limited time.&#xA;After a few minutes of fighting with Son Goku, we have seen that Goku Black was being pulled by the distortion because it fixes itself. I wonder if Son Goku kills Goku Black before the distortion fixes, would he be brought back to life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T06:15:04.940" Title="What if Goku Black is killed before forcefully pulled back by the Space/Time Distortion?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41837" CreationDate="2017-08-14T16:01:33.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Manga, Goku and Vegeta both thought up methods to conserve stamina when using SSB. They demonstrated these in their fight against Zamasu. Vegetas in particular is what we want, but understanding both is important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku, in chapter 24, around page 33, sealed his power in his body. By doing so, the SSB aura disappeared. This is exactly what what he and Gohan did in the Hyperbolic time chamber for SSJ 1. The aura they release costs them power, draining stamina. By containing that aura in their body, they reduced the stamina drain down to almost nil, and so were able to stay transformed for extended periods of time. Goku replicated this with SSB, and so it can drain little stamina to keep active. As Vegeta put in, he was &quot;fighting at a constant 100% of his power&quot;. He was able to fight on near equal footing with Fused Zamasu for a while at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta had a different solution, one that I think addresses the question quite nicely, albeit indirectly. On the same page as the quote I just said from Vegeta, he also noted &quot;the fact that its only able to output full power for a very short time is blues greatest weakness&quot;. Vegeta's solution to this was displayed a few chapters earlier. In chapter 22, around page 15, Vegeta transformed into SSG, the Red form. He then revealed that that was his answer to the stamina problem. Red drains far less stamina than Blue, and so he used Red which he had mastered (He managed to contain the aura like Goku did for Blue), and then would transform into blue right as he attacked for an instant. His attacks had all the power of Blue, but the stamina drain of Blue was only in effect for an instant at a time, so he could maintain his max power for longer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why is Goku using SSG, probably because its his most powerful form that doesn't cut his power in half after a minute of use. He has not mastered Blue yet in the anime that we know of, but it is known that the Aura they release when transformed is a huge drain on stamina. Red just drains less than Blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T16:01:33.783" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41853" CreationDate="2017-08-15T00:08:21.490" Score="5" ViewCount="1132" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Hitagi Rendezvous&quot;, Araragi speaks to Ononoki after Senjougahara proposes a date for the next day. Ononoki is shown reading something while lying on Araragi's bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AsD3e.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AsD3e.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ononoki with cover of volume&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know what she is reading? Does it correspond to any work that exists in real life? I tried Googling アガジソ, which I believe to be the correct order of the katakana on the cover and spine, but there weren't any results that made sense to me. (It makes more sense for the katakana on the cover to be read right to left than for the identical string of katakana on the spine to be read bottom to top.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T00:19:41.077" LastActivityDate="2020-10-02T08:04:33.547" Title="What is Yotsugi Ononoki reading in &quot;Hitagi Rendezvous&quot;?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-15T00:26:22.140" Score="7" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Action Heroine Cheer Fruits&lt;/em&gt; is one of those shows where the names of the lead characters contain names of colors, and those names match up to some color theme that the character has (in this case, it's the characters' hair colors). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except... it only does it for some of the main characters, which is weird.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Characters that are &quot;color-coded&quot;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uvpNe.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uvpNe.png&quot; alt=&quot;Akagi An&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GdBEq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GdBEq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Midorikawa Mana&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Wjpt.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Wjpt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Aoyama Genki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAbdp.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAbdp.png&quot; alt=&quot;Momoi Hatsuri&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akagi An (&lt;em&gt;aka&lt;/em&gt; = 赤 = &quot;red&quot;); Midorikawa Mana (&lt;em&gt;midori&lt;/em&gt; = 緑 = &quot;green&quot;); Aoyama Genki and her sister Aoyama Yuuki (&lt;em&gt;ao&lt;/em&gt; = 青 = &quot;blue&quot;); Momoi Hatsuri (&lt;em&gt;momo&lt;/em&gt; = 桃 = &quot;pink&quot; / &quot;peach&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Characters that aren't &quot;color-coded&quot;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vTeKf.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vTeKf.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shirogane Misaki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XcULx.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XcULx.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kuroki Roko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MwqF5.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MwqF5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kise Mikan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sfne8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sfne8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shimura Kanon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirogane Misaki (&lt;em&gt;shiro&lt;/em&gt;, written differently = 白 = &quot;white&quot;); Kuroki Roko (&lt;em&gt;kuro&lt;/em&gt; = 黒 = &quot;black&quot;); Kise Mikan (&lt;em&gt;ki&lt;/em&gt; = 黄 = &quot;yellow&quot;); Shimura Kanon (&lt;em&gt;shi&lt;/em&gt; = 紫 = &quot;purple&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess there might not be a deeper answer to my question than &quot;because that's how they decided to write it&quot;; I just can't help wondering if I'm missing out on some next-level punnery or something. (Seeing as we already have nonrealistic green- and blue-haired characters, as well as yellow- and black-haired ones who aren't the characters with those colors in their names, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to add purple- and white-haired characters into the mix.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-03-27T13:00:15.020" Title="Why are only some of the characters &quot;color-coded&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;action-heroine-cheer-fruits&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-15T04:11:01.950" Score="9" ViewCount="1836" Body="&lt;p&gt;Girls make contracts with Kyubey - they will have a wish granted in exchange of fighting witches using their new powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, what is the consequence of simply not doing it? What if magical girls simply ignore Kyubey?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It somehow doesn't seem like Kyubey even has the power to kill them, otherwise he could just kill off Homura who keeps ruining his attempts to make a contract with Madoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that occurs to me is that their magic will deplete overtime and they need to kill witches to recharge - but then again I imagine that if they never fight witches they'd never deplete their magic in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T09:31:58.490" Title="What are the consequences of ignoring Kyubey's contract?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41854" CreationDate="2017-08-15T04:49:56.813" Score="5" ViewCount="332" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 2 of &lt;em&gt;Orange&lt;/em&gt;, Hagita tells his friends that he has go home to watch &lt;em&gt;Evening Get&lt;/em&gt;. The text outside the speech bubbles explains it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Evening Get&lt;/em&gt;! It's a Nagano TV show that starts at 4:30. Ryuta Mine's gonna be on today's show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryuta Mine appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://asianwiki.com/Ryuta_Mine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a real Japanese actor&lt;/a&gt; from Nagano prefecture. Similarly, in ch.5*, Naho and Kakeru's friends give excuses for why they cannot walk home together with Naho and Kakeru. Hagita's excuse that he is going to watch &lt;em&gt;Evening Get&lt;/em&gt;. Outside the speak bubble is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They're doing a story on Mino Monta's son &amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mino Monta also appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monta_Mino&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a real-life personality&lt;/a&gt; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these two instances in mind, does &lt;em&gt;Evening Get&lt;/em&gt; correspond to a real-life television show? I have tried a bunch of internet searches but have no found anything of use so far. Perhaps someone who can read the original Japanese text might have more luck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T15:49:52.670" Title="Does &quot;Evening Get&quot; correspond to a real-life television show?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;orange&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41849" CreationDate="2017-08-15T06:19:42.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do we know what she is reading?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're correct, she is reading アガジソ (&lt;em&gt;Agajiso&lt;/em&gt;) magazine. No doubt about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it correspond to any work that exists in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like you, I googled アガジソ and there's no obvious result if it's a real magazine or not (no official site, no Wikipedia link, etc). However, it's interesting that it's sometimes referred in 2channel (Japanese BBS) on unrelated topics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toro.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mental/1331710869/l100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Since there's a free time, should we talk? (part 8436)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;951 ：優しい名無しさん：2012/03/14(水) 21:30:35.84 ID:JVhZ/yD/&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  サッカー飽きた (I'm bored with soccer)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  マガジソよむお (Let's read Magazine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;958 ：優しい名無しさん：2012/03/14(水) 21:31:40.53 ID:dTAPK6Vg&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &gt;&gt;950&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  こんばんは～&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &gt;&gt;951&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;アガジソ読めお&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Let's read Agajiso&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anago.2ch.sc/test/read.cgi/yahoo/1476896724/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to earn money by resale (part 1903)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;937 ：名無しさん（新規）：2016/10/28(金) 10:39:23.84 ID:7o+oUknk0.net&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  週間ザンテー 週間シャンプ &lt;strong&gt;週間アガジソ&lt;/strong&gt; (Weekly Sunday Weekly Jump &lt;strong&gt;Weekly Agajiso&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  どうぞ (Go ahead)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ameblo.jp/junsb/entry-11971901707.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the site&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/41849/what-is-yotsugi-ononoki-reading-in-hitagi-rendezvous#comment56520_41849&quot;&gt;Senshin mentioned on the comment&lt;/a&gt; also has this caption on the image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;アガジソ（マガジン？）&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Agajiso (Magazine?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, there's a magazine called... &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Magazine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (週間少年マガジン)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a Japanese word play involving similar kana substitution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;アガジソ (A -ga-ji-so)&#xA;マガジン (Ma-ga-ji- n)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;マ (ma) and ア (a) have the same top stroke and similar voicing (ending in -a)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ソ (so) and ン (n) are almost identical, and it's a popular character pair to be substituted&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is, &lt;strong&gt;no, there's no &lt;em&gt;Agajiso&lt;/em&gt; magazine, but it seems to be a parody of &lt;em&gt;Magazine&lt;/em&gt; magazine&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Even Google seems to know the reference... googling &lt;code&gt;週間アガジソ&lt;/code&gt; (Weekly Agajiso) shown the result for &lt;code&gt;週間マガジン&lt;/code&gt; (Weekly Magazine) instead&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T06:19:42.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41852" CreationDate="2017-08-15T08:43:47.080" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%86%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9FGet!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ゆうがたGet!&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Yuugata Get!&lt;/em&gt;, Evening Get!) is a real-life TV show.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's broadcasted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV._Shinshu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV. Shinshu&lt;/a&gt;  located in Nagano prefecture since April 5, 1999. Based on the broadcast schedule list on the Wikipedia, the show started at 4:30 on the weekdays in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;April 1999 - September 2000 under the name of 「陽司★美恵子 ゆうがたGet!」, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;March 2010 - March 2014 under the name of 「情報ワイド ゆうがたGet!」&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As already mentioned on the question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B0%E7%AB%9C%E5%A4%AA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryuta Mine&lt;/a&gt; is also a real-life person. Based on the list of appearance on the Wikipedia, he appeared once every month on Wednesday in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「情報ワイド ゆうがたGet!」, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「ゆうがたGet!」&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means the story took place in between 2010-2014 instead of 1999-2000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the episode of Mino Monta's son, I couldn't find the specific date/episode. &lt;s&gt;but it's probably regarding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the arrest on 13 September [2013] of his 31-year-old son, Yuto Minorikawa (御法川 雄斗), who was charged with stealing a man's bag on the street in Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monta_Mino&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Monta Mino&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&#xA;&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the publication month of chapter 5, the episode (if it existed) should be broadcasted before August 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;P.S. it might be possible that the author took the events that had occurred recently at that time since the manga was serialized in 2012-2015.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T15:49:52.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41851" CreationDate="2017-08-15T09:16:22.973" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing, the end result has always been Magical Girls becoming witches regardless if they fight or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a Magical Girl is made, their Soul is removed from their body and made/placed into the Soul Gem. As they use their magic, the Soul Gem clouds in which they need Grief Seed to purify. If it's not purified, it will become a Grief Seed and the Magical Girl will become a witch, shown when Sayaka transformed in Episode 8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Sayaka became a Witch, in Episode 9 Kyoko is seen using her magic to preserve Sayaka's body. We can speculate that without a soul, the body starts to rot and the Soul Gem is actually preserving the body on its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat hinted in Episode 10 in the timeline Homura and Madoka defeated Walpurgisnacht and Homura was asked by Madoka to kill her (the final timeline of Moemura). In this timeline, we see that both of their Soul Gems haven't been fully tainted as they didn't have the same pattern as Sayaka's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VeNYR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VeNYRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka&amp;#39;s and Homura&amp;#39;s Soul Gems&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gRebR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gRebRm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sayaka&amp;#39;s Soul Gem&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since all Madoka and Homura was doing was laying in the ruins not using any magic themselves, we can assume that the Soul Gems continue to taint as they maintain a Magical Girl's body until it starts creating those strange patterns in the blackness that Sayaka's Soul Gem did just before she transformed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, since a Magical Girl's body just stops responding when they are separated from their Soul Gem (as demonstrated when Madoka threw Sayaka's off the bridge and it landed in a truck that drove past), one could also assume that the ability to control their body also slowly taints the body, including talking which is what Madoka was doing before Homura kills her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, even if you tried reneg on your side of the contract, I speculate that the end result would still be the Magical Girl becoming a Witch&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What about after the series?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post Series: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Madoka's Universe, still had Magical Girl's purifying their Soul Gems though those black cubes Wraiths drop (shown when Homura is talking to an Incubator about the witch system)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post Rebellion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In Homura's Universe, we aren't 100% as to what has changed with Magical Girls, but given that Homura has given the Magical Girls normal lives and stripped them of their memories (and power as evident with Sayaka's confrontation) and that she had the power to erase the Incubator's from existence but chose not to instead re-purpose them to do Madoka Universe Magical Girl Work (dealing with Earth's Curses), I would assume that she has made it so that so that Magical Girl's won't become witches via inactivity, otherwise this might cause the Law of Cycles of act and reclaim Madoka to deal with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T09:31:58.490" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T09:31:58.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31983" CreationDate="2017-08-15T17:32:16.850" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Medwyn Goodall - Inside the Dragons Lair - &#xA;A Wooden Door Opens onto the Balcony That Overlooks the Monks at Service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35163" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T17:32:16.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36920" CreationDate="2017-08-15T18:42:15.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what we've seen, Kiyoshi clearly had some issues with his knee before Hanamiya injured him. However, we have &lt;strong&gt;no canonical evidence&lt;/strong&gt; to tell us how serious that injury was. We know it wasn't bad enough to keep him from playing, but we don't know if it was something he'd been dealing with for years or if it had just started in that game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34620" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T18:42:15.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-16T09:25:30.857" Score="1" ViewCount="1250" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been watching the anime and reading the manga of One Piece for 2 years and I found out some strange and good things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the things I found out recently is that all three Admirals have different(opposite) powers from their behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Akainu has the power of magama but is cold hearted&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aokiji has the power of ice but is warm hearted&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kizaru has the power of the speed of light but is a slow talker&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any back story on these traits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35177" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-16T10:28:35.080" LastActivityDate="2021-03-22T12:03:40.293" Title="Why do the three admirals of One Piece Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru have different(opposite) power from their character?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41867" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-16T11:06:54.593" Score="1" ViewCount="799" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read somewhere that there was a scene where Shouyou was released from jail and Gintoki cries upon his return, I've watched all episodes but I don't remember this, can someone tell what episode was it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35180" LastActivityDate="2018-05-20T05:15:25.883" Title="What Gintama episode had this scene?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="435" CreationDate="2017-08-16T16:40:04.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%87%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B3%E4%B8%83%E5%A4%89%E5%8C%96_(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the main differences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kyouhei becomes the main character. Sunako is listed as the 3rd cast in the credit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Kyouhei, Takenaga, Yukinojou, Ranmaru, and Noi are high school students in the original work, but they are undergraduate students in the TV drama.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mine (Sunako's aunt; the landlady) doesn't have children in the original work. However, in the TV drama, Takeru is introduced as an original character playing the role of her son. He self-proclaims to be the keeper of the mansion while she is away.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Shinichi, the master of the coffee shop (&lt;em&gt;Meykuu Iri&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Unsolved&quot;) that Kyouhei and his friends like to go, appears as a regular cast in the TV drama.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Compared to the original work, Sunako's personality is sharply changed. Even with the usually timid and negative personality, when Kyouhei calls her &lt;em&gt;Busunako&lt;/em&gt; (Extremely ugly Sunako, from &lt;em&gt;busu&lt;/em&gt; + &lt;em&gt;Sunako&lt;/em&gt;), she will display her paranormal-thingy and high fighting power and also her personality becomes stronger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T22:04:44.437" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T22:04:44.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-16T21:28:57.600" Score="6" ViewCount="784" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shounen, transformations are an important part of the character developpment as he often gets stronger through them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are Naruto's different transformations ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T06:37:53.283" Title="How many transformations does Naruto have?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2017-08-17T04:19:44.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would most likely because that she is a Zanpakuto who had split herself and physically manifested as a spirit. Kenpachi and Coyote Starrk are similar as they have their souls/powers split resulting in Yachiru and Lilynette.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like many people who already mentioned it, when Yachiru disappeared, she most likely fused back into Kenpachi's Zanpakuto just like Starrk did with Lilynette.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35196" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T11:18:38.640" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T11:18:38.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-17T05:00:52.010" Score="3" ViewCount="126447" Body="&lt;p&gt;How come that the manga of &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generation&lt;/em&gt; is different than the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35190" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T08:41:39.190" LastActivityDate="2019-03-29T11:36:50.750" Title="Why is the Boruto manga different than the anime?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41880" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41882" CreationDate="2017-08-17T05:28:24.710" Score="2" ViewCount="157649" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; movies, but I don't know in which order to watch, means after how many episodes should I watch each movie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece: The Movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clockwork Island Adventure&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dead End Adventure&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Cursed Holy Sword&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece Film: Strong World&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece Film: Heart of Gold&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece Film: Z&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One Piece Film: Gold&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and which movies are filler?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;any answer will be helpful. thank you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-02-24T05:04:55.257" LastActivityDate="2019-04-20T16:09:11.163" Title="When and in which order should I watch One Piece movies?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41887" CreationDate="2017-08-17T06:14:24.173" Score="0" ViewCount="1355" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzo notices young Shino when strolling along with Shino's father and demands that a member of the Aburame clan be donated to the foundation, and he also mentions that an Uchiha member has been confirmed to join the foundation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to Ep. 317 &quot;Shino vs. Torune!&quot;, is he/she in any way be this one mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/41445/who-is-this-other-uchiha-member&quot;&gt;Who is this other Uchiha member?&lt;/a&gt;? The reasoning is because when Shino is young, Naruto and Sasuke are young too... so I'm sure that Sasuke's the only Uchiha alive at that point and the foundation always wished to kill all the Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it simply that the timeline is just before Uchiha massacre? and the Uchiha member being mentioned is just an ordinary member not worth mentioning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32349" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T04:00:22.447" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T04:00:22.447" Title="Who's the other Uchiha Danzo mentions while recruiting Torune into the foundation" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41880" CreationDate="2017-08-17T07:05:33.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking, none of the movies is considered canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are all unrelated to the story that we can follow in the manga. Maybe one of the exceptions is &lt;em&gt;Strong World&lt;/em&gt; because the main villain does exist in the manga storyline, but the event itself is not placed into it. So from a storywise perspective, you can watch them as/when you want, nothing major from the storyline will be spoiled for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only things that can be &quot;spoiled&quot; are new character that join the crew later on or some mentioning of events that have already happened in the manga (the latest &lt;em&gt;Gold&lt;/em&gt; movie is an example of that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't mind, you can watch them in any order you want, but because of joining character, maybe you should start in the order they were released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-20T16:09:11.163" LastActivityDate="2019-04-20T16:09:11.163" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41879" CreationDate="2017-08-17T08:32:53.180" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: the manga is one arc ahead of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer: Actually that's a little bit more complicated than &quot;the manga and the anime are different&quot;. They are actually mixed up and follow different timelines. Also, there isn't one manga or one anime but actually two different mangas, a film and an anime entering his second arc. Let's get right into it :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: all release dates are Japanese dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of Boruto starts &lt;strong&gt;on August 4, 2015&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring#Chapters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/a&gt;, an independent book published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump. Along with this book, a movie called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/a&gt; is released on &lt;strong&gt;August 7, 2015.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character of Boruto is then added to the original manga on &lt;strong&gt;October 6, 2015&lt;/strong&gt; in the 700th and final chapter of Naruto, when he becomes Hokage.&#xA;An OVA of two episodes called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_Naruto_Became_Hokage_(OVA)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Day Naruto Became Hokage&lt;/a&gt; is also released on &lt;strong&gt;July 6, 2016&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, a whole new series called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_Next_Generations&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/a&gt; started on  &lt;strong&gt;May 9, 2016&lt;/strong&gt; for the manga and &lt;strong&gt;April 5, 2017&lt;/strong&gt; for the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, we have 1 short book, 1 chapter, 1 manga, 1 anime, 2 OAV episodes and 1 film dedicated to Boruto. That's a lot, isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So what about the history?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To follow the timeline, it starts with, of course, the &lt;em&gt;700th chapter of Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and the OAV &quot;&lt;em&gt;The Day Naruto Became Hokage&lt;/em&gt;&quot; which basically recount the day when Naruto became Hokage and show us the Naruto's main characters' children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, we have the first arc (18 episodes) of &quot;&lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt;&quot; the anime. Boruto and his friends are yet applicant ninjas at the Ninja Academy. The anime emphasizes Boruto's journey &lt;strong&gt;BEFORE&lt;/strong&gt; the Chūnin Exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, we have a special arc dedicated to Uchiha Family with the short book &quot;&lt;em&gt;Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and the second arc of &quot;&lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt;&quot; the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, comes &quot;&lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt;&quot; that takes place &lt;strong&gt;DURING&lt;/strong&gt; the Chūnin Exam and &quot;&lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt;&quot; the manga which recounts the film's events but also emphasizes Boruto's life &lt;strong&gt;AFTER&lt;/strong&gt; the Chūnin Exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is a little complicated so I hope it was clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-17T08:46:41.593" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T08:46:41.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41881" CreationDate="2017-08-17T17:58:40.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Canon&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No clue.  The episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shino_vs._Torune!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shino vs. Torune!&lt;/a&gt; is a filler episode during the 4th Great Ninja War. As such, there is no canonical information who the Uchiha member is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Non-Canon; Speculation Only&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible the Uchiha member Danzō mention was actually Itachi. In the episode, Danzo says to Shino's father&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you know, The Foundation is where ANBU agents are developed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While The Foundation lead by Danzō, it is a subdivision of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANBU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Konoha, there exists a special branch of the Anbu known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Root&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Root&lt;/a&gt;. It was created and led by Danzō Shimura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Itachi&lt;/a&gt; joined the ANBU at age eleven, and Torune looked roughly the same age when joining The Foundation. Despite Itachi being apart of ANBU, and not The Foundation, Danzō still had influence over ANBU memebers and &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uchiha_Clan_Downfall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;their missions&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi reported the mission's success to the Third Hokage. The Third, having been unaware of Itachi's assignment from Danzō, regretted to hear the news&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-17T17:58:40.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-17T21:23:09.980" Score="2" ViewCount="4541" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; series (I've only ever watched &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; anime, never played the game), I understand that servants are essentially just a reflection of their former self. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the case of Arturia (Saber) that actually &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; her, to my understanding, before she died she made a pact with The World to be able to be summoned as a Servant to seek the Holy Grail. But during the conclusion of the anime, she speaks of a dream and dies. I assume the dream she speaks of was about having met Shirou, but what about her participation in the fourth Holy Grail war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just very confused about this scenario as a whole, can someone please help clarify this for me? After watching the series I feel that there's no real closure with her character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35202" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T02:54:24.810" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T03:05:38.227" Title="How does Saber's summoning to the Fifth Grail War work?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-18T00:12:22.623" Score="3" ViewCount="481" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Rikka gives the members a &quot;uniform&quot; which is a black shirt with 2 kanji on the front. Hers reads &quot;Evil Eye&quot; (jagan), Yuuta's reads &quot;Dark Flame&quot; (yami honoo), Kumin's reads &quot;Black Dream&quot; (kuro yume), and &lt;strong&gt;Dekomori's reads &quot;Purgatory&quot; (rengoku)&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think they never mention what Kumin's or Dekomori's say, so I had to translate them myself, and Kumin's made sense, but I don't understand Dekomori's. Is there any other reference to her as &quot;purgatory&quot; or anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T00:12:22.623" Title="Why does Dekomori's shirt say &quot;Purgatory&quot; in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai?" Tags="&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42056" CreationDate="2017-08-18T00:26:40.470" Score="0" ViewCount="976" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read on the wiki that he:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;gives up his demon element to Anastasia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I haven't watched that far in the series yet, I'm curious to know the extent of his power loss and if he becomes much weaker from then on? Does he ever get his powers back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4227" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T23:22:02.393" Title="To what extent does Arata become weaker?" Tags="&lt;trinity-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42047" CreationDate="2017-08-18T02:49:39.083" Score="3" ViewCount="3238" Body="&lt;p&gt;So a new photo of a Goku transformation has been released by a japanese magazine, a transformation we havent seen in the series yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rz9pf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rz9pf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But before, we got another picture of a possible Goku transformation from a Dragon Ball Super producer, he stated it was &quot;Goku as he tries to break new ground in order to face off against the mightiest of foes in the midst of the fierce battle that is the Tournament of Power! &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sNrEW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sNrEW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are these 2 pictures supposed to be Goku new transformation or one is and the other isnt? They have the same hair but different aura, what does that suppose to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T01:46:45.380" Title="Goku new transformation grey eyes light blue aura is it related with the other picture released?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41888" CreationDate="2017-08-18T03:05:38.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;How Summoning normally works is that a clone of a Servant is made from the Throne of Heroes and this Clone, and their memories/experience/changes in nature (ie. corruption) are discarded so the original remains the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with Arturia's case she made her contract with the World before she died to obtain the Holy Grail in exchange to becoming a Heroic Spirit as such she's not being summoned from the Throne of Heroes but from the moment before her death. When Saber's nature as a Servant is discovered the Visual Novel shows a couple of images to explain how her contract works&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hijxG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hijxGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber&amp;#39;s Current Nature&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/taRRH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/taRRHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber after Contract Fulfillment&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the first image shows how Saber will return to the point in time before her death after each attempt at getting the Grail. the second image is what will happen when she completes her contract in which when she completes it she'll proceed to her death rather than before she died before then going to the Throne of Heroes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to her memories in Fate/Stay Night, regarding her memories of the 4th War she does have them as on her Wikia page under her Role of Fate/Zero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With the Grail gone and unable to maintain her form, Saber is sent back to the battlefield of Camlann, as she remembers the words of Lancelot and Rider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)#Fate.2FZero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber (Fate/Stay Night) - Role - Fate/Zero (Second Last paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also in the Heaven's Feel Route after their run in with Ilya and Beserker, Shirou is confused as to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/18467/1587&quot;&gt;Ilya's hostility to him&lt;/a&gt;. Saber contemplates as to whether to explain this to Shirou but instead telling him to seek out Kotomine despite wanting to have as little contact with him as possible due her own personal dislike for her former Enemy Master. before Shirou enters the church (leaving Saber outside) she suggests not to reveal that she's been summoned again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while is a different route which -Last Episode- wont occur one can speculate that in the Fate Route she stayed outside for the same reason (even though at this point it had yet to be revealed who she is) as such if she remember Kotomine then she remember's Lancelot's and Rider's words. but ofcause as apart of her &quot;dream&quot; it wouldn't be a fond part as it involved Kiritsugu forcing her to destroy the Grail with his remaining Command Spells&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what other memories she would have in -Last Episode- we can assume that it's only what she would remember by the end of the Fate Route (including her previous attempts) as since in the Fate Route her contract is terminated due to it being her choice to destroy the manifested Holy Grail and accepting her appointment as King any further attempts would not be known to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However because the Nasuverse is a huge multiverse with alternate timelines which is all connected via the use of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Second Magic&lt;/a&gt; the ending of the Fate Route would create it's own timeline, as such the ending of the other Routes would create their own timelines including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - One where her her corruption in Heaven's Feel is carried to future attempts at the Grail &lt;br&gt; - One where she lives a full &lt;strike&gt;shoujo ai/yuri&lt;/strike&gt; life with Rin after the Good Ending of Unlimited Blade Works &lt;br&gt; - One where she continues going for the Grail after the True end of Unlimited Blade Works (as it was not the complete Grail that was summoned) &lt;br&gt; - One unknown ending of Fate/Stay Night which leads to Fate/Hollow Ataraxia in which she was corrupted yet the Greater Grail wasn't shut down/destroyed by Shirou or Ilya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;since the Throne of Heroes is disconnected from the rest of the universe allowing the summoning of &quot;heroes&quot; from other timelines (Archer in Fate/Stay Night is the perfect example) there is a high probability that an Arturia would end up there. however since she would have memories of previous Holy Grail Wars/Attempts probably the only way to tell you have summoned Arturia herself or a clone is to ask if she ever got a Holy Grail before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as a final note, since Fate/Labyrinth was made well after Fate/Stay Night and without knowing when in Arturia's own timeline she would have shown up there (ie. would she have remembered Waver from the 4th War as Waver would remember her?) i would speculate that in the Fate Route she wouldn't have any memories of the events in Fate/Labyrinth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T03:05:38.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3095" CreationDate="2017-08-18T06:56:26.980" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For me they did to them what they did to their queen. &#xA;Saki asked to Satoru in the anime &lt;em&gt;if they do something like this to a human&lt;/em&gt; (and give up on questioning). But I don't understand why in the end she neither mentions it when talking with Squealer. When it is said that they are really dead, she should have realized that squealer was involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35206" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T08:44:56.650" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T08:44:56.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22888" CreationDate="2017-08-18T07:07:49.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was done in jest; Hijikata's female form was depicted as ugly and swinelike, so they decided to keep his original male voice actor to make it even funnier. This is the most likely explanation, although there could have been some other reason like casting issues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35207" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T07:07:49.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41891" CreationDate="2017-08-18T09:45:21.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Happy to update this when &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; tells us, but I'd have to go with the new form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair is the same as you've pointed out &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;New Style&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Grey-ish streaks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also quite importantly his eyes have changed to Grey, and we have &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gMzC7l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PXYaEl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan God&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oO1wwl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Blue&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pGta5l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Rose&lt;/a&gt; as evidence of new eye colour meaning a new form!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the aura, that could be just a choice made for the images to make it look good in advertising. If I had to pick one as the actual Aura, I'd pick the top image as it makes more sense for the Aura to be a close colour match the hair and eyes. I expect it may look closer to grey in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; than it does in either of the images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32196" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-08-26T01:46:45.380" LastActivityDate="2019-08-26T01:46:45.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41747" CreationDate="2017-08-18T16:52:38.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan#Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, they're the 1st (Guren no Yumiya) and 2nd (Jiyuu no Tsubasa) opening of season 1, and the 1st (Shinzou wo Sasageyo!) opening of season 2, all by Linked Horizon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Aki Tanaka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35026" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T16:52:38.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43043" CreationDate="2017-08-18T18:06:03.760" Score="0" ViewCount="1709" Body="&lt;p&gt;So since the battle with Zamasu Dragon Ball Super manga introduced the concept of mastered super saiyan blue, which it would be a stronger version of super saiyan blue, I guess similar to as super saiyan full power is a stronger version of super saiyan. Now they've used again in the last manga chapter, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; making Vegita being able to land a punch on Beerus when using it, and getting Beerus to say may be he could be a god of destruction in another universe, but not in this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, does this concept of the mastered super saiyan blue exists in the anime? People were arguing before than super saiyan god transformation &quot;at will&quot; from Goku only existed in the manga, but now we've seen super saiyan god transformation will appear again in Dragon Ball Super anime episode 104th. Does this mean mastered Super Saiyan Blue will also exist in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T15:56:13.960" Title="Does the mastered super saiyan blue exists in the anime?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-18T19:29:54.360" Score="4" ViewCount="703" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;RWBY&lt;/em&gt;, all the teams get their names by using the initials of all the team members first names. But on team JNPR, the members are &lt;strong&gt;J&lt;/strong&gt;uan, &lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ora, &lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;yrrha, and Lie Ren. So, shouldn't L be the initial for &lt;strong&gt;L&lt;/strong&gt;ie Ren?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though everyone calls him Ren, the team name should use his first name for the initial, so why is he the only one whose last name gets used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T20:53:30.837" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T23:28:33.377" Title="Why is it team JNPR if Ren's name is Lie?" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41903" CreationDate="2017-08-18T20:40:59.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd guess because &lt;strong&gt;he is culturally Chinese&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Lie_Ren#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, Lie Ren is based on Hua Mulan, a historical Chinese person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ren alludes to Hua Mulan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monty Oum stated that each member of JNPR alludes to someone who crossdressed in their story. Mulan had to disguise herself as a man to sneak into the Chinese army.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Despite Monty stating that real-world countries don't exist in RWBY, Ren is still based on Chinese culture as his clothing is reminiscent of traditional Chinese clothing and his habit of resting a coffee mug on his palm instead of holding it by its handle, a style seen more often in Eastern cultures, as Eastern-style mugs have no handles.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_name&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Chinese name&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the name order is surname - given name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modern Chinese names consist of a surname [...] which comes first [...], followed by a personal name [...].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given_name#Name_order&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Given name&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; states the different order between Western order and Eastern order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The order &lt;em&gt;given name – family name&lt;/em&gt;, commonly known as the &lt;em&gt;Western order&lt;/em&gt;, is used throughout most European countries and in countries that have cultures predominantly influenced by Western Europe (North and South America, North, East, Central and West India, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The order &lt;em&gt;family name – given name&lt;/em&gt;, commonly known as the &lt;em&gt;Eastern order&lt;/em&gt;, is primarily used in East Asia (for example in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysian Chinese, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam), as well as in Southern and North-Eastern parts of India, but also in Hungary. [...].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if his name is written in first-last name order, it will be &lt;strong&gt;R&lt;/strong&gt;en Lie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, it's not that simple, because a new question will arise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Yang Xiao Long's initial Y instead of X then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically, I admit it's hard to counter this counter-argument. Its &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Xiao_Long#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia article&lt;/a&gt; also mentions a trivia on her name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite having a Chinese name, Yang's given name and surname are inverted. &amp;quot;Yang&amp;quot; would be the surname and her given name would be &amp;quot;Xiao Long&amp;quot;. Furthermore, Chinese surnames are usually only one character. This can be explained by Remnant not following real-world customs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can argue that because her family is not fully a Chinese family (hint: her mother), that her name might &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be in the Eastern order, but instead follows the Western order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T20:40:59.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41908" CreationDate="2017-08-18T22:29:39.603" Score="1" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have seen quite a bit of change from battle of the gods to the universal tournament arc in super. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far as I know some supreme kai, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and gods all can use god ki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku has both red and blue ss forms. While the other saiyans can use or halfway use blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is blue just kind of becoming the next level of evolution for ki? Or are there specific requirements that need to be met in order to tap into god ki? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has the show or manga elaborated on this at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T10:43:19.553" Title="What are the requirements to wield God ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41903" CreationDate="2017-08-18T23:28:33.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Teams&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;teams&lt;/a&gt; are formed, the letter of the either first or last name may be used for the team's initials&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(emphasis my own)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Names&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first letter of the each team member's name is used to form an acronym that stands for the name of the team. &lt;strong&gt;In some cases, the first letter of a member's surname may be used&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that information, Ren is not the only character to use their last name has their initial for their teams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under most circumstances, all letters in a team name consist of their members' first initials. However, there are three cases in which the last initial is the one in the team name: &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Lie_Ren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lie Ren&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Sky_Lark&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sky Lark&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/May_Zedong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;May Zedong&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Choosing between either their first or last name may be due a few factors - please note this is speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Personal preference. Lie Ren was known simply as Ren, so it would be odd for him to his first name as the initial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pronunciation of team names. Based on the Sky Lark wiki, he is apart of &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/CRDL&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Team CRDL&lt;/a&gt;, which pronounced &amp;quot;Cardinal&amp;quot;. Sky was accordingly named after named the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alauda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alauda, a genus of larks&lt;/a&gt;, making &amp;quot;Cardinal&amp;quot; a fitting pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sky Lark is named after a genus of larks known as Alauda, also known as Skylarks. This fits the bird theme for Team CRD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had he chose S for his initial, it wouldn't be as fitting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T23:28:33.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41905" CreationDate="2017-08-19T00:13:03.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What we've seen in the anime is Goku first got god ki when he became super saiyan god (red) after making the ritual where 5 saiyans of pure heart surrounded him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta first got god ki only (not in super saiyan) when he was sent to train to another dimension by Wiss along with Goku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNpUK5n9bHg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNpUK5n9bHg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there Vegeta tells what they call god ki is ki which doesnt overflow from his body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this other video, after being told by Wiss not to overflow their ki, both Goku and Vegeta get a taste of super saiyan blue, which supposedly is &quot;having the power of a super saiyan god (god ki) and then becoming a super saiyan&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxrFIuWsaVg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxrFIuWsaVg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, a requisite to have god ki is to learn how to control ki for it not to overflow from the user's body. Personally, I also believe you need a certain minimum power level to attain god ki, otherwise why Wiss made Vegeta train and raise his power level before telling him how to use and get god ki (Additional note: Wiss also mentions &quot;he is reaching the &lt;em&gt;level&lt;/em&gt; where he can sense god ki&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you are a special case, such as Kamisama (Dende) or Supreme Kai, who can feel other's god ki and therefore have god ki, because they were assigned gods or they were born gods, when they have a low or not so great power level (it's stated than only gods can feel god ki) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the manga, I dont remember anything relevant about god ki. Usually Toyotaro in the manga tries to fix the mess done by the anime or movies regarding different contradictory concepts with some additional explanations , but this wasnt the case. (sometimes he also makes more mess than coherence)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-08-19T10:43:19.553" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T10:43:19.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-19T02:21:17.847" Score="2" ViewCount="7079" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was rewatching the episode when Guy fought Kisame. Kisame said that taijutsu fighter like Guy is rare, but he knows two more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he talking about?&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Episode 250 at 19:25 to 19:43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35216" LastEditorUserId="35216" LastEditDate="2017-08-19T14:10:57.457" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T19:32:04.620" Title="Who are the other 2 Taijutsu fighters that Kisame acknowledged?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39688" CreationDate="2017-08-19T05:10:18.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Viktor Nikiforov yells the word 'Vkusno' (вкусно), which is the Russian word for 'delicious'. If you notice, he only yells it when eating Pork Cutlet Bowls (not a euphemism) and Hot Pot!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35221" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T05:10:18.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41919" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41946" CreationDate="2017-08-19T18:36:40.710" Score="2" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure when she became afraid of birds. Does it involve something from her childhood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35225" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T07:08:04.730" LastActivityDate="2017-08-21T10:40:49.433" Title="Why is Touka Kirishima afraid of birds?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41953" CreationDate="2017-08-19T19:45:06.647" Score="0" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like the title says, what caused Hide's stomach wound? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35225" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T03:09:28.773" LastActivityDate="2017-10-21T09:50:36.633" Title="What caused Hide's stomach wound?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29285" CreationDate="2017-08-19T19:51:42.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's possible we didn't see the future with the 10000 dragons because Fro didn't die. Think of it, if Fro died, that means that Rough will kill Sting. That leads us to the war vs Zeref. Maybe Natsu didn't win since Sting was dead, so Rough probably did some stupid thing (that didn't lead to the manga place).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that, maybe Zeref lost to Acnologia after he defeated Natsu and Acnologia controlled the world, or Natsu defeated Zeref but lost to Acnologia because Sting wasn't there, and Rough probably fought Acnologia and all the other dragon slayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well maybe this thing is my theory but it sounds like something that would happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35228" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-19T20:31:29.243" LastActivityDate="2017-08-19T20:31:29.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41924" CreationDate="2017-08-19T21:59:51.840" Score="1" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 of &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, we get to see Lisbeth's smithy. On the announcement board, there is a pinned photo of her with three other people, but in that photo, she is a little kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know how this happened?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35229" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T03:13:15.210" LastActivityDate="2021-02-10T14:28:09.153" Title="Does anyone know about the photo on Lis's wall?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41923" CreationDate="2017-08-19T22:41:17.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's supposed to be her old crew where she worked as a blacksmith. However, as the series went on, a lot of people died, so I suppose those 4 or 5 people were the ones who died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35230" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T03:13:29.217" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T03:13:29.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34175" CreationDate="2017-08-20T00:54:52.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The same thing happens to Welfin when he's in the precense of the King. For Nen users, Nen is an expression of their physical and mental condition so it makes sense that if their Nen gets disrupted, or if they're under a lot of stress, both the quality of their Nen and the appearence of their body can change. This also happened to Gon when he was so enraged and determined that he made an unconcious covenant with his Nen and his physical apperance changed. Knov is the same thing but more similar to Welfin than to Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35232" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T00:54:52.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41933" CreationDate="2017-08-20T02:14:05.883" Score="1" ViewCount="1530" Body="&lt;p&gt;is there any reason why Goku uses all the transformations he has in the tournament of power except super saiyan 3? So far he has used,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super saiyan . Against Caulifla for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super saiyan 2. Against Kale for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super saiyan blue. Against the trio de dangers for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super saiyan god. Against Dyspo for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does super saiyan 3 has a disadvantage over all the other transformations or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:16:52.583" Title="Why Goku uses all the transformations he has except Super Saiyan 3 in the tournament of power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41052" CreationDate="2017-08-20T02:33:14.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe so because I remember Wiz-san mentioning that Universe 6 and 7 are parallels that have a lot of similarities, one of which was there being saiyans and having an Earth; albeit the Earth in universe 6 was restored later after having been restored by the super dragon balls. Other universes seem to complement each other in a binary pattern, but I don't believe any more than two universes have commonalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35234" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T03:15:03.617" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T03:15:03.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40288" CreationDate="2017-08-20T02:37:05.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since shadow clones are a remote mass of chakra essentially and their form is dependent on the ninjutsu user's ability to manipulate it, I suspect that any injury a clone may have would be due to their own injuries accrued during battler or the ninjutsu caster's inability to create a perfect form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35234" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T02:37:05.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-20T07:46:00.840" Score="1" ViewCount="601" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know what happened to Touka and Ayato's dad, but what about their mom? We don't hear anything about her at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35225" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T07:51:49.580" LastActivityDate="2017-08-21T07:22:40.313" Title="What happened to Touka's mom?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41927" CreationDate="2017-08-20T11:56:52.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because SSJ3 suppose to drag a lot of energy and it was shown when Future trunks came however I think it is not shown because we await for new form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35230" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T11:56:52.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46207" CreationDate="2017-08-20T20:28:14.190" Score="8" ViewCount="1012" Body="&lt;p&gt;Greed mentions in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 33 (Al, Captured)&lt;/strong&gt; that he wants to know how to bind a soul to an armor so that he could also be &quot;immortal&quot; like Al. But since Greed is a Homunculus, he doesn't even have a soul, as mentioned by Lust (probably in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 21 - The Red Glow&lt;/strong&gt;) as the reason why Homunculi can't perform alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain Greed's intentions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35246" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T03:56:03.773" LastActivityDate="2018-03-23T09:53:58.187" Title="Why does Greed in FMA (2003) want to know how to bind a soul to an armor?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41931" CreationDate="2017-08-21T05:35:51.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo ghoul:re ch. 70-71 it is revealed that Touka's mother (who was also Renji Yomo's sister) was killed by Arima. I believe the exact incident was not shown, but presumably she held off Arima while Arata (Touka's dad) escaped with the kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29987" LastEditorUserId="29987" LastEditDate="2017-08-21T05:42:12.220" LastActivityDate="2017-08-21T05:42:12.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41919" CreationDate="2017-08-21T10:40:49.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touka suffers from Ornithophobia, most likely due to being pecked near her eye in her youth by &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Chunta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chunta&lt;/a&gt;. Which is also the reason why she covers her right eye with her hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Chunta (チュンタ, Chunta) was an injured bird that was found by Touka Kirishima and Ayato Kirishima. They nursed the bird back to health, keeping it in a cage at their apartment and feeding it worms they dug up. After their father, Arata Kirishima, disappeared and Touka and Ayato were on the run from Ghoul Investigators, they turned back to release Chunta from his cage. After being freed, he pecked Touka in the eye. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-08-21T10:40:49.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41920" CreationDate="2017-08-22T09:31:16.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming you are talking about the anime version, which is different from the manga version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it was not shown on screen, it is &lt;strong&gt;highly&lt;/strong&gt; suggested that Hideyoshi was caught in the fight between &lt;a href=&quot;https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/tokyoghoul/images/b/b4/Seidou_Takizawa_anime_design_front_view.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/282?cb=20141227001608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seidou Takizawa&lt;/a&gt; and the ghoul &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Noro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noro&lt;/a&gt;. In fact, we last time we see Hide before he meets Kaneki, he had been noticed by Noro right after he ate Takizawa's arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T09:31:16.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41954" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41955" CreationDate="2017-08-22T11:45:33.203" Score="0" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the OVA &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film_Strong_World:_Episode_0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Film Strong World: Episode 0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, Gold Lion Shiki says something to the Straw Hat crews (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/WypW_gw9p08?t=35s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube reference&lt;/a&gt;), which a certain fansubber refused to translate since they considered it as a spoiler to the related movie &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece_Film:_Strong_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece Film: Strong World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Gold Lion Shiki say at the beginning of the OVA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32177" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T15:47:50.383" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T15:50:36.920" Title="What does Gold Lion Shiki say at the beginning of &quot;Strong World: Episode 0&quot;?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41954" CreationDate="2017-08-22T11:57:18.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no spoilers. Shiki is basically saying Nami cannot save her friends by sacrificing herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it was quite easy to find a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlphYS23su0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video with English subtitle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T15:50:36.920" LastActivityDate="2018-04-08T15:50:36.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41958" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41960" CreationDate="2017-08-22T14:25:55.403" Score="19" ViewCount="4684" Body="&lt;p&gt;When attending anime/manga/pop culture conventions, is there any guidance or any good manners I need to observe?  Is there something specific I need to observe, or is it just like the other &quot;normal&quot; conventions? For example, when you meet with a cosplayer or meet and greet with your favorite author, should we get hyped up, or do we have to have a poker face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="1530" LastEditDate="2017-08-22T16:15:57.493" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T07:23:23.533" Title="Social etiquette in anime/manga/pop culture Japan conventions" Tags="&lt;conventions&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41958" CreationDate="2017-08-22T15:21:05.697" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of the things that I've done when attending conventions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cosplay doesn't mean consent.&lt;/strong&gt;  I realize that's more catch-termy than anything else, but it translates to something very simple; just because someone's dressed up for the event doesn't mean that they want or have to take a picture with you.  Some conventions even have specific areas for this to take place; should you want to get a picture anyway, see if they're going to make their way to that area and arrange a time to meet with them there instead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be mindful of where you are on the convention floor, and avoid stopping in the middle of it.&lt;/strong&gt;  This is especially true of larger conventions, but if you stop in the middle of the floor to look at a particular artist or particular thing, you run the risk of someone running  into or tripping over you, which would be an undesirable experience for everyone involved.  It's good to have a healthy interest in the stuff around you, but please be sure to pull off to the side and look at it, instead of stopping right in the middle of ped traffic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't be a jerk.&lt;/strong&gt;  Artists, actors, mangaka and creators alike are all people, and should be treated with some level of respect and courtesy.    Don't get upset if the thing you want is sold out, and don't decide to pitch a fit right in the middle of the shops because you felt like their prices are too high.  Most importantly, if you're meeting them in person, please don't act any other way than with how you'd want someone to act if you met them in person.  This means, you can't complain about how long it took for them to get there to meet you, and you can't make unreasonable demands of them just because you're a paying customer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you're ever confused, read the site/ask information.&lt;/strong&gt;  The site usually posts what's acceptable months in advance for cosplayers, and what they expect of guests, so it's important to be peruse this listing.  Additionally, this can provide guidelines/rules for expected con behavior, which has to be observed for everyone to be safe.  Failure to do so can and often will result in you being moved to the back of the line or removed from the convention floor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-08-22T15:37:32.500" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T15:37:32.500" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41958" CreationDate="2017-08-22T15:24:59.877" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;The etiquette shouldn't differ much, if at all, between cons. But here's just a short checklist for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be sure to respect the rules. Most conventions have a set of rules on their websites, more often even several. Take for example the dutch animecon which has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecon.nl/rules/house-rules-huisregels&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;general house rules&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animecon.nl/rules/photography-video-rules&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;recording/photography rules&lt;/a&gt;. Most of these are updated every year, so be sure to re-read them before you visit again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some special events, such as concerts might also feature a special subset of rules. These often can  be found on the  events website, or will be told at the beginning of such a show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides those, there are some good practices:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't take pictures of cosplayers without asking.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They try hard to look and act like their character, and often have special poses which make their characters look better/more appealing. Taking pictures without asking could annoy and sometimes even anger them. So be sure to ask them if it is OK first!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If handed &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrical_property&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;props&lt;/a&gt;, be gentle.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some occasions, for example if you asked, you might be handed props to feel. Those props may look like sturdy broad swords, but are often not made to be swung around. Be gentle and careful, they put a lot of time in those things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free hug signs don't equal free grope signs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often you will see guys and girls alike walk around with a &quot;free hug sign&quot;. When hugging said people, keep your hands level. No butt squeezes, no groping. (Yes, these things actually happen.) Also be sure to show your intention to hug them! Hugging them without them expecting it could end painfully for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't randomly hug, grab, or touch people.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is often considered normal practice, at cons this somehow seems to be forgotten quite often. Just don't do it; keep it fun for everybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't be too pushy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If people tell you to back off, back off. You may be very enthusiastic and happy, but some people might not like such behavior. And if they tell you so, just stop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unsure? Ask first!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If for whatever reason you are uncertain about rules or behaviour, you can always ask the convention grounds about it through an email. Or once on-site you can always ask the staff/gofers of said con.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides that, you are free to enjoy the conventions as you wish. No need for poker faces, but being too excited can be a bother to people as well. Just try to maintain some common sense throughout all the excitement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-23T07:23:23.533" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T07:23:23.533" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41958" CreationDate="2017-08-22T15:58:02.957" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;One rule that is heavily emphasized at the cons I've been to is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;please, please, please&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Observe basic hygiene practises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conventions can smell really, really bad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lots of people --&gt; Heat to enduce sweat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lots of costumes made of unbreathable material --&gt; Sweaty cosplayers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Close proximity of seats --&gt; Your nose being close to the sweat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime fans and general geek culture aren't known for great hygiene --&gt; unwashed beards, clothes, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some venues do not have air conditioning &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hygiene doesn't start at the venue - If you are taking public transport, you may end up squished against a wall under another con-goers armpit (I speak from experience).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some conventions will actually kick you out if you smell too bad (although, I'm sure if it is a medical reason it is okay).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wash each morning of the convention (don't be tempted to skip) and bring some deodorant, you should be fine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eat healthily and enjoy the con.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1530" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T15:58:02.957" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41910" CreationDate="2017-08-22T19:32:04.620" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on a bit of Googling, that line is a mistranslation. The actual intended meaning of Kisame's line is, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.narutoforums.org/posts/36922634/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Though this is the third time I'm facing you...&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (It literally translates to something like &quot;For me, it's the third time,&quot; but the intended meaning is clearer in context.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three times they fight:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kisame_Hoshigaki#Search_for_Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;When Itachi and Kisame show up to first try to kidnap Naruto&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kisame accompanied Itachi to Konoha to help kidnap Naruto Uzumaki. After the two gained attention due to their unusual clothing, they were stopped by Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yūhi. Asuma and Kurenai found themselves outmatched, but Kakashi arrived to help balance the odds. Asuma was able to distract Kisame while Itachi fought Kakashi. He waited patiently for Itachi's fight to finish, but before Itachi delivered the final blow, Kakashi remembered Jiraiya's warning and recognised the duo as members of Akatsuki from their black cloaks. Itachi changed his mind and ordered Kisame to kidnap Kakashi and kill Asuma and Kurenai. Before he could do so, however, Might Guy showed up and kicked an attacking Kisame in the face. Following Guy's arrival, Itachi ordered Kisame to retreat, not wanting to start a large-scale battle. Kisame seemed quite annoyed with Itachi's idea, as he desperately wanted to fight the Konoha shinobi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kisame_Hoshigaki#Kazekage_Rescue_Mission&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;While Akatsuki is extracting Shukaku (the One-Tailed Beast) from Gaara's body&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; While Akatsuki extracted the One-Tailed Shukaku from Gaara's body, they learned that Team Guy was nearing their location. Remembering his last encounter with Guy, Kisame volunteered to keep them occupied while the sealing was completed. Nagato used the Shapeshifting Technique to make a duplicate of Kisame's body that would be remotely controlled by Kisame. The clone located and confronted Team Guy, but was disappointed that Guy didn't remember him. He converts the surrounding desert into a lake to give him a battlefield advantage and attacks Team Guy. After numerous attempts Team Guy made attacking Kisame, Guy managed to separate him from Samehada, leading to the rest of his team launching an assault. Kisame swiftly made water clones to block their attacks and immediately used the Water Prison Technique to imprison them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Guy then attempted to attack Kisame with his own sword but Samehada intervened and returned to its owner. Now that it was a one on one fight, Kisame directed all his attention towards Guy leading him to use his nunchaku. After exchanging blows with each other, Kisame overpowered Guy, launching him to the bottom of the newly formed lake. Seeing that he had the geographical advantage, Kisame repeatedly attacked Guy until he was forced to open the sixth gate. Doing so, Guy forced away the surrounding water and immediately attacked Kisame, sending him flying into the air, giving an opportunity for him to use his Morning Peacock technique to end the fight, resulting in Kisame's clone being killed. Afterwards Kisame voiced his regret to Itachi that their clones only had 30% of their chakra and thus were not as powerful as their actual selves. Ultimately, however, the two accomplished their task of delaying the two teams long enough for the rest of the Akatsuki to extract Shukaku from Gaara. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third time, of course, is the scene you're talking about. Kisame pretends to have been defeated by Killer B, and hides inside his sword Samehada (which Killer B takes as his own) to infiltrate the Hidden Cloud Village (Kumogakure), but &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kisame_Hoshigaki#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Countdown&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;he is discovered&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; To protect them from Akatsuki, B and Naruto Uzumaki were sent to the island in the Land of Lightning. After B helped Naruto to tame the Nine-Tails, Naruto was able to sense Kisame's hatred within Samehada, despite his and Samehada's identical chakra. Discovered and outnumbered, Kisame took Samehada and tried to escape, but Naruto used the new speed granted to him by the Nine-Tails to stop him. Naruto was so fast, in fact, that his foot got stuck in a wall, allowing Kisame to continue his bid for freedom. As soon as he exited the Falls of Truth he ran into and was attacked by Might Guy, who believed Kisame was his inner self. Although Guy realised Kisame was not his inner self, he still didn't remember him, instead believing him to be a blowfish. Samehada abandoned Kisame and returned to Killer B. Kisame stole some chakra from the both of them to revitalise him after being within Samehada for so long. Aoba Yamashiro tried to neutralise him with Secret Technique: Stone Needles, but this only enabled Kisame to absorb his chakra as well.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Kisame then swam away and tried to make it off the island, and when he reached the shoreline, Kisame summoned a shark and gave it a scroll filled with the information he had gathered. Guy tracked him down and, seeing what Kisame was doing, tried to stop the shark. Kisame then used Water Release: A Thousand Feeding Sharks to conceal it and overwhelm Guy. When Guy's Morning Peacock couldn't destroy all of the sharks, he opened the seventh chakra gate, blocking the sharks' route. To get rid of Guy, Kisame used Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique, and Guy countered with his Daytime Tiger. Although the Great Shark Bullet grows stronger when used against chakra-based attacks, Daytime Tiger was composed of &quot;youthful&quot; air pressure. It overpowered and defeated Kisame, as well as destroyed all of the remaining sharks. Though defeated, Kisame was annoyed that Guy still could not remember him and tried to continue fighting, but was knocked unconscious by Guy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; After returning to the island, Yamato restrained Kisame to allow Aoba to read his mind in order to gather intelligence on Akatsuki. When Aoba came across memories of Tobi's face and his promises of ending the &quot;world of lies&quot;, Kisame bit his own tongue to force himself awake and broke free of his restraints. The Kumo and Konoha-nin tried to subdue him, but Kisame trapped himself with the Water Prison Technique. Before he was completely immobilised, he summoned three sharks and allowed them to devour him. Within his final moments he remembered his first meeting with Itachi and realised that he was not as terrible as he once thought, as he was willing to give his life to protect the cause he believed in and died with a smile on his face. This act of conviction caused Guy to gain new respect for his adversary and vowed to always remember him. He and the others then attempted to read the scroll that Kisame tried so hard to send, but found that it was booby-trapped; they were each caught in a Water Prison with a shark. Another shark took the scroll and swam away with it, which eventually found its way to Zetsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2266" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T19:32:04.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-22T21:52:55.500" Score="1" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;The Irresponsible Galaxy Tylor&lt;/em&gt;, a narrator tells the story of Justy Ueki Tylor. He begins by describing the events of &lt;em&gt;The Irresponsible Captain Tylor&lt;/em&gt;, before stating:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[…] He returned Goza XV to Raalgon, and brough about a temporary peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However … Ceasefires are easily broken. Tylor and Ru Baraba Dom had a battle for control of the galaxy. Tylor won the battle completely, but the Grand Duchy of Ashuran conquered the galaxy. Raalgon and the United Planets put together a joint front, and in the final battle with Ashura, used their ultimate weapon, Suou to win, and bring about eternal piece. Tyler [sic] became president of the Raalgon Republic!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tylor declared war on the United Planets, and had a final battle with Makoto Yamamoto. Tylor won, uniting the galaxy, and became the pan-galactic emperor! Ensured by Tylor's success, the Pan-Galactic Empire flourished. But now, humanity is in its twilight on the sidereal mega-structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Text taken from the current version of the Crunchyroll subtitles. There may be mistakes: I hear what appears to be ゴザ十六世 in the audio, rather than ゴザ十五世. The narrator is also clearly referring to Azalyn, who is Goza XVI. Paragraph breaks are my own.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the events described here actually happen in the &lt;em&gt;Irresponsible Captain Tylor&lt;/em&gt; franchise, or was this all something that the narrator made up (or alternatively, something that was made-up for this spin-off)? Such events do not seem to happen in the OVA, and I also cannot find any reference to a confrontation with Ru Baraba Dom on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tylor.wikia.com/wiki/Ru_Baraba_Dom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his wiki page&lt;/a&gt;. But it seems possible that there may be light novel content that non-Japanese fans may be unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T01:01:57.250" Title="Is the episode 6 history of Justy Ueki Tylor in &quot;Irresponsible Galaxy&quot; canon?" Tags="&lt;the-irresponsible-captain-tylor&gt;&lt;the-irresponsible-galaxy-tylor&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35895" CreationDate="2017-08-22T21:56:26.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because his hollow power and quincy power are ripped of by ywatches. So all he is left with is his shinigami power. I think that is why he used his original zanpakto zangetsu in his shikai form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35277" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T21:56:26.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41966" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-22T23:50:41.763" Score="0" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bleach &quot;Episode 45&quot; S3 E4 time: 10:00 On &lt;em&gt;Netflix&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;During Bleach EP45 S3 E4 at 10:00 on Netflix there plays a song. Which is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35281" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T07:23:51.597" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T16:35:17.027" Title="Which song plays during Bleach episode 45 around 10:00" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41970" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41977" CreationDate="2017-08-23T09:19:47.810" Score="8" ViewCount="9342" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been watching anime &amp;amp; reading manga since 2 years ago. There are so many good anime and manga, but I find it somewhat strange that there is so much nudity in Japanese TV shows, anime, and manga. Why is that? Is this a cultural thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in kids shows, there are some adult scene. Not proper nudity (like adult thing), but like &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-Chan&lt;/em&gt;. In India, &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-Chan&lt;/em&gt; is censored by cutting the adult scene, but when I see the actual (without censoring) &lt;em&gt;Crayon Shin-Chan&lt;/em&gt;, I find some adult things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T13:56:56.697" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T14:15:47.813" Title="Why is there so much nudity in anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41974" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41975" CreationDate="2017-08-23T11:17:08.137" Score="3" ViewCount="377" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to read the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga at the moment and I realized, that it was seemingly split into three (?) parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! ???&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the third part of the manga? Why was it split up in such a fashion? I can imagine that they wanted to separate out all the &quot;Duel Cards&quot; parts, because that's what the kids were most likely interested in, but still? Why leave out the last 100 (or so) chapters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35291" LastEditorUserId="7579" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T01:40:00.207" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T01:40:00.207" Title="Why is the American version of the manga split into three parts?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41974" CreationDate="2017-08-23T11:55:43.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World&lt;/em&gt; then according to Wikipedia &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Viz released the first volume of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga up to the end of the Monster World arc under its original title. Starting from the last chapter of the seventh Japanese volume, the Duelist Kingdom, Dungeon Dice Monsters, and Battle City arcs are released under the title Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, while the Memory World arc was released as Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! - Manga (Second Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means is that the Viz Media release using the original name &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; finishes at &lt;strong&gt;Millenium Enemy 10: The Last Die Roll&lt;/strong&gt; which is Chapter 59 of Volume 7 of the Manga in Japan (according to the chapter list &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist&lt;/em&gt; starts from the next chapter and continues to the end of &lt;strong&gt;Volume 31&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World&lt;/em&gt; is the final Arc which starts at Volume 32 and finishes the at the end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why? it seems to be a decision by Viz Media. while i don't know for sure i would suspect that it was because in the beginning there was several games portrayed in the manga with &lt;em&gt;Magic &amp;amp; Wizards&lt;/em&gt; only appearing a couple of times in the first seven volumes. at the start of the Duelist Kingdom Arc &lt;em&gt;Magic &amp;amp; Wizards&lt;/em&gt; returned and became the main game that the series focused on (with the exception of &lt;em&gt;Dungeon Dice Monsters&lt;/em&gt;). the Memory World Arc however focused on a Table Top RPG (the precursor to &lt;em&gt;Magic &amp;amp; Wizards&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the first Viz Media release &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; featured multiple games. after that &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist&lt;/em&gt; focused mainly on Magic &amp;amp; Wizards while &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World&lt;/em&gt; focused on a entire different game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Viz Media however has also been re-releasing the series as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-3-in-1-edition/all&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3-in-1 edition&lt;/a&gt; as the currently listed volumes of it (as of 23/08/2017) have covers from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/read/yu-gi-oh/section/25695/more&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T11:55:43.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41970" CreationDate="2017-08-23T12:49:44.243" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;To start, you're not really going to see full-frontal nudity in anime. If you look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4940/what-are-the-anime-censorship-laws-in-japan&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, you can read about censorship laws in Japan and about how--through self-censorship as much as through legal restrictions--genitalia and public hair aren't generally shown even in pornography.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a fairly vague rule called the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths that is used to restrict access to &quot;harmful material&quot; to people under the age of 18. The relevant part is in a change called Bill 156 which was passed in 2010. From the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Ordinance_Regarding_the_Healthy_Development_of_Youths&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the original bill's defeat, Tokyo governor Shintarō Ishihara announced his intent to submit a new revision later in the year. This revision, informally referred to as Bill 156, was submitted by the government in November 2010. It removed the controversial &quot;non-existent youth&quot; term but still proposed a number of significant changes to the law:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Metropolitan government is given the authority to propose controls on internet access for children of different ages, although it is required to consult with the telecommunications industry, parents' representatives and educators.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The definition of harmful material is expanded to include &quot;any manga, animation, or pictures (but not including real life pictures or footage) that features either sexual or pseudo sexual acts that would be illegal in real life, or sexual or pseudo sexual acts between close relatives whose marriage would be illegal, where such depictions and / or presentations unjustifiably glorify or exaggerate the activity.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Any publisher who has more than six works declared harmful under the new criteria in a 12-month period can be referred to the relevant industry self-regulation body. If the publisher breaches the criteria again within the next six months, the Governor can publicly identify the offender and comment on the reasons for declaring their work in breach.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Metropolitan government is authorized to &quot;encourage the establishment of an environment where child pornography could be eliminated and prevent its creation.&quot; The bill specifically mentions &quot;any sexually arousing posing on the behalf of children under the age of 13 wholly or partially naked, or wearing swimwear or only underwear, published in books or featured in film,&quot; although as with its other provisions this only applies to drawings and animation, not to photography or film of real children.&lt;/strong&gt; (Emphasis mine)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unlike in a number of other cultures, there is no particular religious or moral opposition to sexuality as a whole. From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan#Censorship_laws&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The gods and goddesses of Shinto are not repositories of morality or perfection; instead, they exist within nature and thus, sexuality is an innate part of life itself. Therefore, religious attitudes are no obstacle to the presence of pornographic material in Japan's secular society, nor is pornography blasphemous in any way, not even when it depicts religious persons (mostly shrine maidens) or mythological beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nudity, sexual implications, and similar things tend to be used as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_service&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fan service&lt;/a&gt; in anime. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japaninc.com/article.php?articleID=972&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Debbi Gardner&lt;/a&gt; cites this as a cultural difference in comparison to places like America. While sexual or at least sexualized content may be considered inappropriate in the US--likely due to the much more puritanical Christian-based morality system--it isn't, at least not to the same degree in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T06:54:11.390" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T06:54:11.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41981" CreationDate="2017-08-23T13:58:03.763" Score="9" ViewCount="11072" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hito_Hito_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki about Hito Hito no Mi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hito Hito no Mi is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to&#xA;  transform into a human hybrid and a full human at will. It was eaten&#xA;  by Tony Tony Chopper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By consuming the fruit, Chopper has been given human intelligence,&#xA;  allowing him to understand and communicate in human language. The&#xA;  fruit has also given Chopper the ability to perceive concepts that a&#xA;  reindeer would not comprehend, such as medicine. It also allows him to&#xA;  transform into human/reindeer hybrid forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how about if the fruit were eaten by a human being? Would the effects of Hito Hito no Mi kick in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it looks like Chopper ate that fruit by accident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" OwnerDisplayName="gagantous" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-10-04T04:01:30.923" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T04:01:30.923" Title="What would happen if Devil Fruit that Chopper ate were eaten by a human being?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="41981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41980" CreationDate="2017-08-23T14:26:23.933" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most likely nothing would happen, that person would lose the ability to swim but would not gain anything by the fruit itself. This was also answered by Oda in one of the sbs questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;D: WHAT HAPPENS IF A PERSON EATS A HITO HITO NO MI?[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O: I suppose I should say they &quot;BECOME HUMAN&quot;. Uh, I guess you could&#xA;  say that means like becoming an adult, or finding your true spirit or&#xA;  something. So basically, people will live more human-like. Well. I&#xA;  guess you could say that. Or not. Basically, not. Goodbye. (runs&#xA;  away).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_20&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: maybe, the only thing a human would gain is the ability to ascend(&quot;to get to a higher state of consciousness&quot;) so one would be happy with himself, so to say. However this is just a speculation, and my take on it if something like that would happen and Oda would come up with a &quot;power up&quot; for the user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T14:26:23.933" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41984" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41991" CreationDate="2017-08-23T19:10:01.630" Score="1" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dressrosa arc there is a scene where Luffy is carrying Law and Fujitora steps in front of him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy then drops him, coats his right arm and takes a stance. During this scene there is a track that plays but I can't seem to find it anywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll be back later to add the following information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode name and number&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Youtube clip of the scene I am referring to&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if anyone knows off hand, please let me know? I'd like to find an OST version of it but I can't seem to locate the track name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's episode 683 &#xA;&lt;code&gt;With a Rumbling of the Ground - The God of Destruction, Giant Pica Descends&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;Here is the youtube clip &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rorWM9d5F9g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rorWM9d5F9g&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music plays from 0:55-1:21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T03:31:14.850" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T12:45:26.097" Title="Music when Luffy first used haki against Fujitora?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41970" CreationDate="2017-08-23T22:09:13.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no nudity, but they display a lot of soft fetishes and sexual remarks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe marketing is the main reason, but also because sexual behavior is highly unacceptable in Japanese culture so they have to rely on animations to experience such thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is amusing, but they are well aware that such degeneracy leads to no good, so they keep it at animations and drawings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35299" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T14:15:47.813" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T14:15:47.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41937" CreationDate="2017-08-23T22:53:25.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He might not be speaking literally and is praising Al for being unable to die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greed has insatiable greed and shows the desire to want something he doesn't even need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35299" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T03:58:17.420" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T03:58:17.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26880" CreationDate="2017-08-24T05:29:33.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone who is from Tamil Nadu, I'd say it's very evident that he really is from South India. Was extremely surprised to see Kozhi Varutha Curry as one of his dishes because it's a purely Tamil-based dish. &#xA;Even in one of the pages in the manga where they show him living in the slums, I could see a board at the edge of the panel that had Tamil writing, I think it's enough proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35304" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-24T06:50:01.087" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T06:50:01.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23314" CreationDate="2017-08-24T10:55:03.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's Azala from Chrono Trigger &lt;a href=&quot;http://chrono.wikia.com/wiki/Azala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://chrono.wikia.com/wiki/Azala&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;I think Beerus make a few other Chrono Trigger jokes like he destroyed the time ship Epoch. That's why I think he's talking about Azala the dinosaur guy with a rude disposition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35308" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T10:55:03.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41984" CreationDate="2017-08-24T12:45:26.097" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track is called Preemptive Strike you can find it here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpt9sSs4qOA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpt9sSs4qOA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have pasted the website that allowed me to find this OST below, it could be useful to use in the future:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiecetracklist.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiecetracklist.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10931" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T12:45:26.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41994" CreationDate="2017-08-24T19:28:56.820" Score="2" ViewCount="403" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the result of KEY 10th MEMORIAL Popularity poll (KEY 10th MEMORIAL 人気投票)? An official source is expected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35311" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T20:59:48.457" Title="What is the result of KEY 10th MEMORIAL Popularity poll?" Tags="&lt;key&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41993" CreationDate="2017-08-24T20:12:51.803" Score="4" Body="&lt;h1&gt;There are 4 popularity polls&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Famous quotes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Infamous&amp;quot; quotes (famous due to its wackiness)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Favorite products&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Favorite characters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ameblo.jp/kakushidama/entry-10313968871.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ameba Blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Famous Quotes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2522 「…もうゴール、してもいいよね」(&lt;em&gt;...mou Goal, shitemo iiyo ne&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1926 「…この町と、住人に幸あれ」 (&lt;em&gt;...kono machi to, jyuunin ni kou are&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1677 「起きないから、奇跡って言うんですよ」 (&lt;em&gt;okinai kara, kiseki-tte iu-n desuyo&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1105 「俺のほうが、ずっとずっとおまえたちのことが好きなんだよ！！」 (&lt;em&gt;ore no hou ga, zutto zutto omae-tachi no koto ga suki nandayo!!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;988 「ゴールっ…」 (&lt;em&gt;Goal...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;949 「…ボクのこと、忘れてください…」 (&lt;em&gt;...boku no koto, wasurete kudasai...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;819 「さあ、いこう　世界は美しく　そして　人生はかくも素晴らしい It's a Wonderful Life!」 (&lt;em&gt;saa, ikou  sekai wa utsukushii  soshite  jinsei wa kaku mo subarasashii  It's a Wonderful Life!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;650 「夢を叶えろ、渚ああぁーーーーーーーーっ！　子の夢が親の夢なんだよっ！」 (&lt;em&gt;yume wo kanaero, nagisaaa----! ko no yume ga oya no yume nandayo!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;624 「ふざけるな…　茶番だあぁぁぁーーーーーーーーーっ！！　恭介ぇぇーーー！！」 (&lt;em&gt;fuzakeruna... chaban daaa----!! Kyousukee---!!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;585 「もし、よろしければ…　あなたを…　あなたを、お連れしましょうか　この町の願いが叶う場所に」 (&lt;em&gt;moshi, yoroshikereba... anata wo... anata wo, otsureshimashouka kono machi no negai ga kanau basho ni&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「…さなえさんが、ないていいのは……おトイレか…パパのむねだって…」 (&lt;em&gt;...sanae-san ga, naite ii no wa... otoire ka... papa no mune datte...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「…飛べない翼に意味はあるんでしょうか」 (&lt;em&gt;...tobenai tsubasa ni imi wa aru-n deshouka&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「コールドゲームだ」 (&lt;em&gt;Cold Game da&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「春がきて…ずっと春だったらいいのに」 (&lt;em&gt;haru ga kite... zutto haru dattara ii noni&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「チーム名は…リトルバスターズだ」 (&lt;em&gt;Team na wa... Little Busters da&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「リトルバスターズは不滅だ…」 (&lt;em&gt;Little Busters wa fumetsu da...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「この学校は、好きですか」 (&lt;em&gt;kono gakkou wa, suki desuka&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「人生の宝物を探しにいこう―――」 (&lt;em&gt;jinsei no takaramono wo sagashi ni ikou&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「永遠に続いていく愛はある、絶対に」 (&lt;em&gt;eien ni tsuzuite iku ai wa aru, zettai ni&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;「はい、町も人も、みんな家族です　だんご大家族です」 (&lt;em&gt;hai, machi mo hito mo, minna kazoku desu dango daikazoku desu&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Infamous Quotes&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2834 「それと便座カバー」 (&lt;em&gt;sore to benza cover&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1594 「うぐぅ」 (&lt;em&gt;ugu&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1248 「筋肉筋肉ー！！」 (&lt;em&gt;kinniku kinniku-!!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1040 「いやっほーぅ！　国崎最高ー！」 (&lt;em&gt;iyahho-u! kuzaki saikou-!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;637 「んまっ　つぁ　ちょぎ！」 (&lt;em&gt;n-ma tsu-a chogi!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Favorite Products&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;17147 CLANNAD&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;11739 Little Busters!: EX&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4797 AIR&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4069 Little Busters!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2743 Kanon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Favorite Characters&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4160 Tomoyo Sakagami (CLANNAD)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3822 Nagisa Furukawa (CLANNAD)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3315 Saya Tokido (Little Busters!: EX)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2938 Misuzu Kamio (AIR)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2782 Kyou Fujibayashi (CLANNAD)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2652 Kudryavka Noumi (Little Busters!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2392 Kyousuke Natsume (Little Busters!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1833 Fuko Ibuki (CLANNAD)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1703 Rin Natsume (Little Busters!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1534 Kanata Futaki (Little Busters!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no &lt;em&gt;full online&lt;/em&gt; official source, but it's listed in the &amp;quot;KEY 10th MEMORIAL BOX OFFICIAL BOOK&amp;quot; inside of &lt;a href=&quot;http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/10thfes/memorialbox.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Key 10th Memorial BOX&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DrTB6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DrTB6.png&quot; alt=&quot;character popularity ranking&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hit4.blog4.fc2.com/blog-entry-288.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Image source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Jun Maeda explicitly stated that Saya Tokido won the third place in the popularity poll and gave hints to the top 2 in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/angelbeats/blog/2009/06/post_4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official KEY blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/41993/what-is-the-result-of-key-10th-memorial-popularity-poll/41994#comment56678_41994&quot;&gt;Thanks to Gao's comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T20:59:48.457" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-08-24T20:59:48.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36940" CreationDate="2017-08-25T01:03:21.273" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any explanation or any theory on this matter?&lt;/strong&gt; Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi discovers Obito's weakness, to which he explains how &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obito's&lt;/a&gt; space-time justu works in the manga chapter 597, and utilizes it against him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although Kakashi cannot use Kamui against Obito directly, he can use his own access to the other dimension to negate the advantages Obito makes use of: by teleporting attacks or allies to the other dimension at the same moment that Obito's body resides there for defence, he can be attacked successfully&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi states that attacks &quot;passing through&quot; is Obito is incorrect - Obito sends his body into a different dimension; where he is completely tangible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi begins to understand how this justu works when he sends a kunai into the other dimension using his own Kumai ability at the same moment Obito teleports his head to dodge an attack from Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HYfgll.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HYfgll.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EF6wjl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EF6wjl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdnDil.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdnDil.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wPIO3l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wPIO3l.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ULbul.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ULbul.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T01:03:21.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-25T04:27:30.147" Score="4" ViewCount="448" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Naruto and Pains were fighting, Naruto turned into Naruto's six-tailed version 2 form and he held Pain's head. As we saw with Orochimaru's fight, his snake melted off when he touched Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't he at least get a burn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35316" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-08-25T05:07:21.023" LastActivityDate="2019-03-07T13:31:50.103" Title="Shouldn't Pain's head have melted off during the fight with Naruto as 9-tails?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42002" CreationDate="2017-08-25T07:28:20.187" Score="5" ViewCount="3251" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through out the series so far we have seen several ways people can manifest multiple quirks. Such as Todo, which has Fire and Ice powers or Noumus power to steal quirks, allowing for multiple quirks, all though only 1 can be used at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that Nana had her own quirk, and still could receive One for All. Making it a case of literally 2 quirks in 1 body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is there a limitation known to how many quirks can be fused into 1 body/person? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2021-04-18T22:13:37.417" Title="How many quirks can one have?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13600" CreationDate="2017-08-25T08:36:20.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; does exactly this. The first main character (Keiichi) is still alive but the series completely shifts focus later on to one of the supporting characters which turns out to be the one the whole story have been circulating around the whole time. I won't say who because I would spoil it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35317" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-25T10:05:56.703" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T10:05:56.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42000" CreationDate="2017-08-25T09:23:37.557" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga has an answer to this question - and it was mentioned already in the anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The quirk All for One allows its holder to &lt;strong&gt;steal&lt;/strong&gt; as many quirks as they want, as well as forcibly give those quirks to others (this is how the Nomus have been created).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; No limit has ever been mentioned, though having many quirks given to most people will cause a mental breakdown (explaining why Nomus act as mindless beasts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1649" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T09:23:37.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42006" CreationDate="2017-08-25T09:39:36.483" Score="13" ViewCount="14214" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a world of self-published manga/anime/other related stuff, there are doujin, doujinshi, doujinshika and doujinka. What's the difference between those four?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, are these term used exclusively for anime and manga related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T08:56:03.993" Title="Doujin, doujinshi, doujinshika and doujinka. What's the difference?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20202" CreationDate="2017-08-25T10:13:55.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nine mountains and eight seas ［九山八海］ ( kusen-hakkai): The mountains and seas that constitute the world, according to ancient Indian cosmology. The nine mountains are Mount Sumeru at the center of the world and eight concentric mountain ranges that surround it. Eight concentric seas separate these mountain ranges. According to The Dharma Analysis Treasury, the eight circular mountain ranges are, from the innermost out, Yugamdhara, Īshādhāra, Khadiraka, Sudarshana, Ashvakarna, Vinataka, Nimimdhara, and Chakravāda-parvata. All these mountain ranges are made of gold except the outermost, Chakravāda-parvata, also known as the Iron Encircling Mountains, which is made of iron. Mount Sumeru and the eight mountain ranges are each separated from one another by a sea. The distance between Mount Sumeru and Mount Yugamdhara is eighty thousand yojanas. The inner seven seas are of fresh water, while the outermost sea, just inside the iron mountain range, is salty. In this sea are four continents—Pūrvavideha in the east, Jambudvīpa in the south, Aparagodānīya in the west, and Uttarakuru in the north. See also four continents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/N/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/N/68&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35319" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T10:13:55.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42003" CreationDate="2017-08-25T11:23:21.173" Score="11" Body="&lt;h2&gt;TLDR;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doujin&lt;/strong&gt;: Fandom created works&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doujinshi&lt;/strong&gt;: a (Broader)category of Doujin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doujinshika&lt;/strong&gt;: A very, very limited form of Doujinka&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doujinka&lt;/strong&gt;: A Doujin creator&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Now In more details&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Doujin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doujin&lt;/a&gt;, actually stands for a group of people that stand to achieve something, or share the same interests/hobbies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it also depicts the work they make. Which in Western cultures, is often perceived to be derivatives of existing work, or analogous to fan fiction. Which is often true, as works are based upon popular games/manga/anime, but is not limited to. As there also exists original works within the Doujin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Doujinshi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doujinshi&lt;/a&gt; stands for self published work. It is often considered a broader category of Doujin, as it covers Anime, hentai, games but also art collections. Where as other sub categories of Doujin, such as Doujin music/soft/game/H cover far more specific areas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doujinshika / Doujinka&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both these terms stand for creators of Doujin. These terms are often used interchangeably in both english and Japanese a like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The usage of Doujinshika is said to be so limited that is often even considered to be incorrect. So the generally preferred term is Doujinka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doujinka often reffer to themselves as sākuru or in case of single artist kojin sākuru. Which in place, reffers to the original meaning of Doujin, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;a group of people that stand to achieve something, or share the same interests/hobbies.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So are these terms limited to Anime and Manga?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, no. These terms strike a larger category than just A&amp;amp;M and it's related contents, and could be used out of it's context all together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, they are so often used in context of A&amp;amp;M and it's related works, that especially in Western Cultures they will be considered A&amp;amp;M related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T11:23:21.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42007" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42162" CreationDate="2017-08-25T12:26:19.670" Score="2" ViewCount="2243" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; anime series, Light instructs Teru Mikami to confirm that his Death Note is not tampered with. He does so by examining his Death Note with a microscope to confirm it's genuine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't he just write someone's name to confirm that the notebook works and use that page at the end to be sure that it works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35321" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-01T11:46:11.090" LastActivityDate="2018-04-01T11:46:11.090" Title="Why did Teru Mikami confirm Death Note's validity by examining the pages with a microscope?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-25T13:20:29.293" Score="6" ViewCount="1171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Eren loses his equipment after being Titan ?&#xA;And why Annie doesn't lose the equipment after being Titan ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35322" LastActivityDate="2021-02-01T18:04:30.463" Title="Why does Eren loses his equipment after being Titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42487" CreationDate="2017-08-25T15:19:56.490" Score="2" ViewCount="35" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Aphorism several different types of eclipses happen, which to the characters seems to be the most common thing in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to that explanation of the types of eclipses seems to lack somewhat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which types of eclipses exist? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T07:14:13.467" Title="Which types of eclipses are there?" Tags="&lt;aphorism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42011" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-25T15:41:39.970" Score="3" ViewCount="10868" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime, i always seen some item rarity that classified like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;S (super)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;SS (super super (?) ) maybe... i dont know&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many alphabetic words. Why did they add like &quot;S&quot; for super on the classified of rarity item like that ? Why they dont use like &quot;A+&quot;,&quot;A-&quot;,&quot;B+&quot; just like score result of an exam ? What is the story behind it ? What's the first anime/literature that used this kind of method ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ex. &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Greed_Island_Card_Lists#List_of_the_40_Spell_Cards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Classified Greed island Card Rarity in Hunter x Hunter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T06:59:35.863" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T12:34:46.800" Title="What's the meaning behind the rarity item's classified in Anime/manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48621" CreationDate="2017-08-25T20:22:33.957" Score="6" ViewCount="2905" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, during the events in the Research Lab 5, Edward Elric is severely hurt. Later in the hospital, he writes down everything he had come to know, and he discusses with Alphonse, Hughes, and Armstrong about what to do with the information to continue the investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, King Bradley arrives with lemon into the room. He finds out what they are doing but acts very calm and chilled out and allows them to continue investigation while being careful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he not get Hughes and Armstrong killed at that point? Or at least tell them to not investigate at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14873" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-04-23T14:28:04.653" LastActivityDate="2019-05-29T12:08:46.727" Title="Why did King Bradley allow the Elric brothers, Hughes, and Armstrong to continue investigating the military?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42018" CreationDate="2017-08-26T04:49:20.127" Score="10" ViewCount="6273" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently gone through Sword Art Online and I must say it is by far&#xA;one of the greatest anime I've seen.&#xA;But there's one thing that bugs me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After SAO was cleared by Kirito and Asuna was found in ALO, why didn't they just take her NerveGear off? After all, it's ok to die in ALO and the NerveGear shouldn't fry the brain of the user after they die in-game anymore. So Asuna should've been completely fine right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35326" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-26T05:46:57.000" LastActivityDate="2021-01-03T09:06:45.793" Title="Why didn't they take Asuna's NerveGear off?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42016" CreationDate="2017-08-26T12:22:14.657" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem was that they didn't know what was wrong with Asuna at first and certainly didn't know that she was on ALO, if they did then they probably would have found about Sugou's experiments. even when Yui confirmed she could detect &quot;mommy&quot; up in the tree there was little time before Asuna's and Sugou's wedding. so at that stage Kirito's proof was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;a blurry picture which has someone who looks like Asuna, easily explained away by ALO's developer as being a Titania NPC who is apart of the Grand Quest (remember that Oberon's supposed to be waiting at the top and Titania is his wife in Shakespeare's play &lt;em&gt;A Midsummer Night's Dream&lt;/em&gt; so it would make sense that Titania would be waiting aswell)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;a Navigation Pixie saying that her &quot;mommy&quot; is up in the tree, again could be explained off as a game object's bugged reaction to possible future content given that Kirito's Character is already bugged having it's SAO stats.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;given that in the past when the NervGear was removed the player was killed I would think Asuna's parents would err on the side of caution. even if Kirito explained who and what Yui is it, it might be too unreal for them to accept the risk of Asuna's brain getting fried, at least not before the wedding, which I would think Sugou would get called in to give his thoughts, where we know Asuna waking up works against him (remember that she hates him and if she was to wake would call off the wedding).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, aside from what I said above, how Sugou could explain away Kirito's evidence that Asuna was trapped in ALO, he also has inside knowledge of the NervGear having not only access to the technology as being the head of Rect Progress but he also worked under Kayaba. He could easily add more worry to Asuna's parents that there could be possible brain damage because of how the NervGear works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And up until this point there was no indication that the NervGear still wouldn't fry her brain if removed. Clearing SAO only allowed (if not by force) players to log out. While yes, Kirito did die in ALO, this can be argued that Kirito didn't technically die, as his Remain Light was still there and was resurrected by Leafa. One can compare this as being the same as one using the Divine Stone of Returning Soul (resurrect item Kirito got hoping to revive Sachi) while in the Death Game, just with a much longer timer (in ALO it was 10 minutes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-08-26T20:59:46.430" LastActivityDate="2017-08-26T20:59:46.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41966" CreationDate="2017-08-26T15:47:38.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song played is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW8QbLjZbF8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Requiem For The Lost Ones&lt;/a&gt;, from the first OST of Bleach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastActivityDate="2017-08-26T15:47:38.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-26T22:05:14.173" Score="6" ViewCount="69531" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the point of asking Kaneki the question 1000-7 at several points during his torture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some character development behind the reason hid did that? Or is it a known method of torture? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35334" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T17:24:15.257" LastActivityDate="2018-11-02T08:13:07.880" Title="What is the point of Jason asking Kaneki to count backwards by 1000-7?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42023" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42024" CreationDate="2017-08-27T01:43:43.243" Score="5" ViewCount="2028" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every episode of &lt;em&gt;Little Witch Academia&lt;/em&gt; begins with a card that says &quot;A Netflix original series&quot;. I don't remember any such card on the two OVAs, and as far as I know the creative work was all done by the same people as the OVAs, Studio Trigger and its staff. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly did Netflix do on the series to make it a &quot;Netflix original&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T02:22:28.580" Title="What makes Little Witch Academia a Netflix original series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;little-witch-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42023" CreationDate="2017-08-27T02:22:28.580" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It just means that Netflix is the first-run exclusive broadcaster of the content in the regions where Netflix describes it as a &quot;Netflix original&quot;. In its &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_distributed_by_Netflix#Exclusive_international_television_distribution&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of original programs distributed by Netflix&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia lists Little Witch Academia in the &quot;Acquisition&quot; section as an &quot;Exclusive international television distribution&quot;. It gives the following description of these types of shows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These television shows, even though Netflix lists them as Netflix originals, are shows that have been aired in different countries, and Netflix has bought exclusive distribution rights to stream them in other various countries. They may be available on Netflix in their home territory and other markets where Netflix does not have the first run license, without the Netflix Original label, some time after their first-run airing on their original broadcaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the US, for example, Little Witch Academia is a Netflix original, while in Japan it would just be another old TV show in its catalogue. It can happen the other way too, where a show originally broadcast in the US by different broadcaster becomes a Netflix original when shown by Netflix outside of the US. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T02:22:28.580" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-27T06:46:20.377" Score="7" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Gamers!&lt;/em&gt; has a scene where two characters go to an arcade. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kxBiC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kxBiCm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gamers! episode 4, 14:06&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Off to the right side of the scene is a poster that is unmistakably from &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UIc69.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UIc69.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;meguca&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I consider myself something of a fan of &lt;em&gt;Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt;, but I don't think I've ever seen this poster. What, specifically, is this a poster for? One of the video games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T13:27:49.077" Title="What Madoka Magica poster is this?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;gamers&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42025" CreationDate="2017-08-27T13:27:49.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the characters are at an arcade and the assuming the shape in the bottom right is an arcade cabinet I believe the poster is trying to represent Madoka Magicard Battle, a card battling game based on the series and films.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not been able to find a poster, though the text and annotated images make it look more like a magazine or advert page than a movie poster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key art may also be images put together from individual shots as no key art has the group of five in that order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My best guess that if this is based on an existing poster, it is for the Madoka Arcade card game and is an instructional poster designed to be displayed outside the arcade itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35116" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T13:27:49.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42020" CreationDate="2017-08-27T14:28:24.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a method of real life torture said to be used in combination with strong drugs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Note, some of these things might be considered brutal, graphic to some viewers. So discretion is advised&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgewood_Arsenal_human_experiments&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edgewood arsenal human experimentations&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;or &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/lastpodcastontheleft/episode140-edgewood-part-2-disco-soup&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They go quite in-depth on how this is useful in torture, and what the side effects are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T14:41:48.143" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T14:41:48.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42044" CreationDate="2017-08-27T15:51:24.567" Score="1" ViewCount="2630" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Shippuden, Danzo has a sharingan with powers that allows him to control the mind of his victims as it is shown in the 5 Kage Submit. In the 197th episode, after Pain's attack, some of the heads of the Land of Fire meet to decide what to do next and who should be the next Hokage. Kakashi should have been chosen but Danzo made the Daimyo to change his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Danzo use his sharingan's powers to become Hokage or was his speech good enough to convince the Daimyo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T16:31:38.283" Title="Did Danzo use Shuisui's eye to become Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-27T17:38:24.660" Score="1" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know all the heroes not named in the Stain arc? Episodes 16 - 17 in the anime and chapters 51-53 in the magna. e.g. the guy that is like a minotaur, the two ninjas, etc &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35344" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T17:38:24.660" Title="Boku No Hero Academia: all heroes / sidekicks in stain arc" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42020" CreationDate="2017-08-27T19:33:14.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been able to locate the source, but Kaneki said it was to make sure he didn't go insane, and Jason developed that from his torturer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-06T20:47:08.653" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T20:47:08.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42008" CreationDate="2017-08-27T19:40:22.123" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it wasn't explained so it's probably just a mistake in the animation.The only other reason could be it melted but, that would make no sence at all because, he was wearing clothing still.The reason i said it melting was because one of his titans abilities lights it's self on fire.Meaning it's body temperature rises until it lights on fire.But even so his clothes would have burned off if that was the reason.So it must be a minor mistake that was overlooked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T19:40:22.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42032" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-27T19:41:45.033" Score="1" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japan, there are machines used for hand-drawn animation. Not drawing tablets but, the machines used to scan the drawings, color them, as well as do the effects. Also, the machine that brings everything together in the end. That includes character's, backgrounds, sound and effects. I believe that process is called 3D compositing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the names of any of the machines used in Japan for hand-drawn animation? You don't need to know every machine, just 1 would be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T10:42:49.763" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T13:17:34.757" Title="What are the machines used in Japan for hand-drawn animation?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28166" CreationDate="2017-08-27T19:44:45.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the glove is used when fighting special logia types like Akainu and Ace because normally if you try to punch Akainu you're bound to get burned but when using the black glove you can protect yourself from the magma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the black glove was not only made after the time skip because during Zorros training the king monkeys sword was not black and it was said that he copied the sword from Mihawk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35347" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T05:34:14.110" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T05:34:14.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41740" CreationDate="2017-08-27T20:11:55.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it does. It's in the episode where hit fights the pride troopers, episode 104 or 103.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T03:26:37.533" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T03:26:37.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41610" CreationDate="2017-08-27T20:22:25.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well in the dub for anime some one has to come up with the words for the script to the best of their ability.So it's just their choice in words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T20:22:25.860" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41465" CreationDate="2017-08-27T20:31:32.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say they call him the attack titan or the coordinate.Realistically speaking all titan shifters shown within the show turn out to have been at risk of getting eaten according to the manga.In the anime when the female titan first got captured it took advantage of that.It roared to attract titans, and used the smoke from them eating her body and the titans dieing to escape.Not to mention when she appeared from the right titans attacked the scouts as well.likely following her until they decided to eat the humans.The same thing happened when erwin leads the titans into the armored titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T20:31:32.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40641" CreationDate="2017-08-27T20:59:46.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The entire wall is not aligned with equipment and they usually don't have enough freedom from combat to take the time to set up, raise and, lower equipment. Not to mention they have no way of telling people on the wall exactly where to bring the equipment when they need to. The flares don't give messages like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29629" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-24T10:14:22.607" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T10:14:22.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42042" CreationDate="2017-08-28T03:54:18.297" Score="1" ViewCount="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt;, when Mireille is identifying Yuri Nazarov to Kirika, a shot where his photograph is clipped to some papers with English text appears. Two different pages are shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2bset.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2bset.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nazarov&amp;#39;s photograph, over other pages&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text in the papers contains references to 1990's American politics, with the mention of Gore, the Democrats, and Congress. Does the text come from any real-life publication from the period? Also, do the two different pages belong to different pieces of writing, or to the same one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T07:35:40.187" Title="Do the pages to which Yuri Nazarov's photograph is clipped come from real publications?" Tags="&lt;noir&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42041" CreationDate="2017-08-28T03:54:18.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ran two different internet searches for text that I could identify from the two different pages. Both searches led me to the 2000 article from TIME, &lt;a href=&quot;http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2047560,00.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;May It Please The Court&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text copied in left page in the &lt;em&gt;Noir&lt;/em&gt; shot begins at:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The embarrassing admission didn't change Hengartner's overall point that there were serious problems with punch-card voting, but it may have damaged his credibility with Sauls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text shown follows that of the magazine article through the next paragraph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text on the right page begins at:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&amp;hellip;] remain skittish and ready to bolt - and if they abandon Gore this week, he will almost surely have to concede.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But note that in an actual magazine article, this division of the pages would not make sense, as this would duplicate text that is already on the left page (e.g. &lt;em&gt;ready to bolt&lt;/em&gt;). The most likely interpretation is that the &quot;page&quot; was duplicated, and the text used in a &lt;em&gt;Lorem ipsum&lt;/em&gt;-like manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something similar happens in ep. 10, where a prosecutor is shown with &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1sR2D.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a volume&lt;/a&gt; that presumably contains case details, in French. The two open pages contain identical text. The French does not make sense as a whole, but an internet search with the bits that do make sense leads to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tni.org/en/archives/act/447&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this &lt;em&gt;Le Monde diplomatique&lt;/em&gt; article&lt;/a&gt; from 2001. Evidently, some words have been cut out; I do not know why. The beginning of the text of same article is also shown later on &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w8vVy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the front page of Libération&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-09-02T07:35:40.187" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T07:35:40.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-28T04:07:45.607" Score="10" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both LWA series and OVA, I only saw female wizards. The most likely to be a male wizard are Lotte's dad and the magical shop owner but I never actually see them perform any magic. There are also several non-human male character like  the Dragon Fafnir, but every human male seems to be a muggle. Is there any human male wizard in LWA world? If there are none, why all of them is female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T04:27:53.427" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T20:21:59.787" Title="Is every human wizard a female?" Tags="&lt;little-witch-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42028" CreationDate="2017-08-28T12:34:28.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Danzō, rather than using the sharingan's ability, used the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Daimy%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daimyō's&lt;/a&gt; indecisive characteristic to his advantage - knowing he would side with whoever convinced him the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Fire Daimyō has a fickle and indecisive nature and is easily swayed in his decisions through biases as well as external influences. When situations call for fast, important decisions, he makes his advisers do the whole work: the one who convinces him most is the &quot;winner&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Danzō convinced  the Daimyō that Kakashi, who was initially considered for becoming the 6th Hokage, maintained the same ideology that put Konoha in it's current state of crisis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, Danzō points out that the teachings that were passed down to Kakashi were the cause of Konoha's problems and current crisis. The Konoha Crush, the frequent confrontations with Akatsuki, the defection of Sasuke Uchiha, and the destruction of Konoha's infrastructure, all stemmed from the ideology that kindness and unity would lead to peace. Danzō believed the ideology simply made Konoha appear weak and left them exposed to attacks &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Daimyō believed and agreed with Danzō&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The daimyō, persuaded by Danzō's words and reasoning, appointed Danzō as the Sixth Hokage Candidate, just in time for the Five Kage Summit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T16:31:38.283" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T16:31:38.283" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-28T13:04:47.363" Score="6" ViewCount="1891" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes in anime/manga, I see some scene's where the MC flip the skirt of the heroine, or even some random character with a cute face. I know there are many kind of fan-service's like groping breast, yuri scene's, etc. But why is it almost always skirt flipping ? Like it is the standard of fan-service. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there story behind it? Where does this originate from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorDisplayName="anon" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T09:54:27.393" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T02:03:54.973" Title="Why always &quot;skirt-flipping&quot; fan-service's (mini-skirt blowing up.)?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27279" CreationDate="2017-08-28T13:12:41.430" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think one actually stated he still trained and that was one of the reasons he beat Boros (as Boros himself had broken his limiter like Saitama but had stopped training.) Which explains quite a bit as he doesn't have infinite power, he's just limitless and thus can keep training on forever to increase his power. Its like the hulk and how its been stated he has limitless power, he doesn't start with infinite strength but he can grow forever without a limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35358" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T15:15:17.337" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T15:15:17.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41891" CreationDate="2017-08-28T13:29:42.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toei released a trailer yesterday for a TV special of Dragon Ball Super and One piece and they showed an animation of Goku's new form. So both pictures are related, and the actual Goku new form features a combination of the blue aura seen in one of the pictures, and the orange aura seen in the other picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FI3n6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FI3n6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T17:03:22.037" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T17:03:22.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-28T13:48:00.413" Score="2" ViewCount="1428" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can the owner of Death Note be killed if another random person knows their face and name, writes the owners name in the owner's own Death Note? with a sheet torn out from it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35359" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T13:57:14.913" LastActivityDate="2019-05-31T06:24:51.673" Title="Can a Death Note Owner be killed with their own Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-28T15:02:03.703" Score="-2" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gintama i would said the The most epic Anime with Parody ever made. Here's some example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One Piece Parody&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oIVgLm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oIVgLm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naruto Parody&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YmiXXm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YmiXXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Binbougami Ga anime sure have many episode that contains parody. Ex:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragonball Parody&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/brhnSm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/brhnSm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hokuto No ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wqwfrm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wqwfrm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;strong text&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Death Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DC56sm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DC56sm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why this kind of episode became so popular in anime? I know the episode that were made for a parody is a Joke episode to entertain. But What is the first anime Parody that were found in anime hitory ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T06:52:04.210" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T06:52:04.210" Title="The first Anime/Manga with a parody's genre ever created" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42028" CreationDate="2017-08-28T17:47:43.077" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was activated until the fight with Sasuke, I don't remember why but it shuts for 10 years after being used for powerful genjutsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35299" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T17:47:43.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42048" CreationDate="2017-08-28T18:33:51.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no rule currently known which prevents any person from killing the owner of a death note under normal circumstances.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only reasons a death note will not work on a person assuming that the victims name and face are known are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the victim is very young&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the victim is very old (124 years old or older)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the victim is already about to die in the next few seconds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;someone already misspelled the victims name too many times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the victim's name was written in a second death note simultaneously (victim still will die)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the victim's name was already written in any death note in a valid way (time of death before end of natural life span).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please edit if I missed any.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I almost always have to note on these questions that the rules available to us about the Death Note are not complete. In fact, the rules themselves state that even the shinigami do not know all of the rules about how a death note works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="33164" LastEditDate="2019-05-31T06:24:51.673" LastActivityDate="2019-05-31T06:24:51.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-28T18:44:03.290" Score="0" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that so far in the series we have only had subtle hints at how powerful Mihawk is is it reasonable to assume that he has power equivalent to that of a yonko say Kaido since parallels between him and shanks are done quite often?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user35363" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T00:13:09.143" Title="The power of Hawk Eye Mihawk" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41890" CreationDate="2017-08-28T23:22:02.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He gives up his Magic King Element in order to let Anastasia-L remain in their world, so he's not a Magic King Candidate anymore, but since he had been training in Magic for a while by then he can still use magic, since the Magic King Element was more of a mana tank, so he's considerably weaker but not powerless. In order to overcome this he goes with Ana and Arsha to the Akasha Academy and studies to become a Magic Swordsman since he still had Judecca and learns to harness it's power. After a 300 day training period it proves enough to overcome the loss of the MKE, and so far, it seems he's got even more powerful, at least enough to instill fear into the Astil Raddix (a grimoire powerful enough to fight both Levi and Akio at the same time without much trouble pre-timeskip).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T23:22:02.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41621" CreationDate="2017-08-28T23:37:40.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are all spin-offs of Digital Devil Story, an old horror novel series about a guy who develops a computer program that can summon demons. The original Megami Tensei game was based on the story told in the novels, then came Shin Megami Tensei as a spin-off of this, with no relation whatsoever to the original story aside from the demon summoning program, and then the other games got produced with that premise in mind but all with stories of their own. So the only point in common they have is the fact that you can summon demons through a technological device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T23:37:40.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42053" CreationDate="2017-08-29T00:13:09.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Marineford, he fought Vista (one of the top officials of the Whitebeard Pirates) to a draw, also Jozu, another of Whitebeard's top brass, was able to deflect his attack unharmed. I don't think he is on par with the Yonkou, although he was Shanks' rival when they were younger, he lost interest on dueling him after Shanks' lost his arm, but that doesn't mean he's as strong or stronger. He respects him enough to pull back from the war once he showed up on Marineford saying fighting Shanks wasn't part of the agreement. So I'd say he's pretty much a little bit under Yonko level, probably on par with Admirals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T00:13:09.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23978" CreationDate="2017-08-29T02:55:42.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are aware that Ainz and the other supreme beings are not from Yggdrasil, but they believe the place that they are from is similar to a divine realm. In the light novel there is a moment where Shalltear (vampire) and Sebase (butler) are talking about what she heard from the supreme being (players).  Shalltear heard that one of the supreme beings is a voice actor, someone how gives life to characters.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is just a saying, but Shalltear took it literally.&#xA;In her defense, the supreme beings did create the NPCs, so if they created you, (which is something you can't do and you don't understand)... It isn't a far off statement to say they can do it with their voice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although something else brought them to life (which we don't completely know, there is a theory about wild magic) Their are a few other moments which the NPC's completely take things out of context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35368" LastEditorUserId="35368" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T06:39:54.450" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T06:39:54.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23980" CreationDate="2017-08-29T03:02:21.893" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narberal gamma is a doppelganger, her normal appearance is different than that of a human.  She looks similar to Pandora's Actor.  Oddly between a human and a skeleton, but none the less she is able to use her ability to change her form and look like a normal human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A secondary reason not really mentioned in the Anime and mostly only a supporting reason after the fact, but it is hinted at a few times in the light novel.  She is a battle maid, most of the times that Ainz leaves Nazarick or even the new capital of the Sorcerer Kingdom the maids complain saying that Ainz should always have a maid, blah blah blah basically they think he needs a maid to do everything for him because he is a supreme being and he shouldn't have to worry about the little details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35368" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T03:02:21.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24161" CreationDate="2017-08-29T03:14:16.597" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ainz was transported to a new world, some say he was transported because of wild magic, but the wild magic for some reason believed his avatar was his real body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some hints as this in the beginning of the light novel that leads you to believe that it isn't like SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is mentioned that there are laws against stimulating senses in games.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ainz was in the New world for a long time, he would have died already.(Ainz wasn't very known and didn't have many friends in real life, no one would have checked on him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;NPC and people show human emotions, fears, world history and other complex matters which are hard to explain in a game world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other parts that explain this a lot better than I can. &#xA;Not only is there a Light Novel, but there are a lot of secondary or mini Arcs that have other details.  There is one which is some time after the game ended with a few of Ainz old guild mates talking in real life and some other details.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check with the overlord community on reddit and it is common understanding that Ainz is in a real world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theories about how players got there:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/overlord/comments/6q9g3i/yggdrsil_shutdown/dkvnj5y/?context=3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/overlord/comments/6q9g3i/yggdrsil_shutdown/dkvnj5y/?context=3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wild magic and how it might work:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/overlord/comments/6tfawd/speculations_of_yggdrasil_and_nw_magic_possible/dlkxqwh/?context=3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/overlord/comments/6tfawd/speculations_of_yggdrasil_and_nw_magic_possible/dlkxqwh/?context=3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35368" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T03:14:16.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28964" CreationDate="2017-08-29T03:24:08.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lvl 100 was maxed level in the game, but the New world has different laws and something from the game manifest differently.  This is because the new world isn't a game, but instead, an actual world that is trying to make sense of the game mechanics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the game, the minimum amount of experience a monster could give is 1 and also Ainz had 100% experience to level if the game allowed him to become level 101.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ainz should have leveled already if he was gaining experience points, the only caveat is that what if the New world is giving humans or other monsters less experience.  For example, if the new world gives humans 0.001 experience then it could still be possible, but there isn't anything that suggests that Ainz can level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last note, the author himself said Ainz is maxed level and he won't be able to level.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference to the translation, which has a reference to the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/overlord/comments/6fcxi6/kugane_maruyama_interview_kono_light_novel_ga/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/overlord/comments/6fcxi6/kugane_maruyama_interview_kono_light_novel_ga/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35368" LastEditorUserId="35368" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T06:37:41.223" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T06:37:41.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37853" CreationDate="2017-08-29T06:01:00.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;Before going to the moon, Hamura's bloodline on Earth continued, which eventually would become the Hyūga clan and the Byakugan was also passed down to them.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of Hamura's love life or his children, but at this point the only logical explanation would be that his lineage continued through someone (who's never shown in the anime) and thus formed the Hyuga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is a direct descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki mentioned in &quot;Naruto: The Last&quot; movie belonging to the same clan, Toneri Otsutsuki not exactly someone who is responsible for creating the Hyuga clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's more about Hamura Otsutsuki, his lineage and abilities: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hamura_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamura Tsutsuki wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35371" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T06:49:18.117" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T06:49:18.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40002" CreationDate="2017-08-29T10:17:41.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would agree that Naruto still owns it. These special eyes first appears after naruto got the sage power by the RS. The truth-seeking balls are a combination of all chakra natures, that only persons with the six paths power can create that's true, but they don't have too. Why naruto chooses not to in boruto the movie is not clear but sure he still can. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35376" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T10:17:41.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42050" CreationDate="2017-08-29T15:25:14.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oldest Manga/Anime that's considered &quot;Parody&quot; I could find is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennin_Buraku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sennin Baraku&lt;/a&gt; which started serialization in October 1956 and the 23 episode anime started in 1963.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sennin Buraku takes place in Taoyuan, a small Edo period village, populated solely by Taoist ascetics. The eldest, Lao Shi, conducts research into magic and alchemy, while his disciple Zhi Huang remains more interested in pleasures of the flesh. He has fallen for three pretty sisters who live nearby, much to Lao Shi's annoyance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No idea why parody is popular, but like most genres, it's probably helped significantly by the general popularity of anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T15:25:14.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37022" CreationDate="2017-08-29T18:28:14.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chi's Sweet Home&lt;/em&gt; started as a (wonderful and highly recommended by me) manga by Konami Kanata. It ran from 2004 to 2015, though nobody seemed to age in those 11 years. :3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was adapted into an anime series (of 2.5 minute episodes) called &lt;em&gt;Chi's Sweet Home&lt;/em&gt; in 2008. This basically adapts the first book of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a follow-up, &lt;em&gt;Chi's New Address&lt;/em&gt; (2009) further adapts Kanata's manga, but takes some serious deviations when it outpaced the source. It tries to bring some of that together by the end of the series. For some reason, this &quot;season&quot; is on Crunchyroll, but the previous one is not; however, both are available to buy on Region 1 DVD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, a 13-minute special adapts Chi's first meeting with Cocchi (&quot;Chi Meets Cocchi&quot;, 2010), another kitten character who hadn't otherwise appeared in the animated version. As far as I can tell, this hasn't receive a North American release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2016 series is itself a reboot of the original series, or, more appropriately, a re-adaptation of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35385" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T18:28:14.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33792" CreationDate="2017-08-29T20:41:37.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, when she wanted to name the story book, she wanted to translate it in English, but she translated it to Polish instead by mistake. However, she was still attracted to the Polish version, and hence she named it &quot;Zawsze in Love&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's not any translation error mentioned. It's actually an error done by the author by choosing a different language by mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35388" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-27T12:03:15.440" LastActivityDate="2018-08-27T12:03:15.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-29T22:19:00.837" Score="2" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1, episode 18, around 4:40 timestamp, there's a piano song in the background whilst Suguha is changing and placing the device on her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the title of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35390" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T10:39:34.013" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T11:17:30.527" Title="What is the piano song played when Suguha is changing and placing the device on her head?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13382" CreationDate="2017-08-29T23:48:34.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's the symbol for the Sturmabteilung, or Storm Division of the Nazi Party. They always wore the brown uniforms, and were the main tool used to strike fear into political enemies of Adolf Hitler. It was in fact used during WWII by the SA, so it's not a Neo-Nazi creation. It's not a reference or an attempt to avoid Swastika bans as this was a genuine symbol used. They didn't use the symbol on their armbands. I'm 99.99% sure all armbands worn had the Swastika on them. The Waffen Schutzstaffel took their place after the Nazis REALLY kicked in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35391" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T23:48:34.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41180" CreationDate="2017-08-30T08:11:22.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;On one hand, she was literally &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;made&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to appeal to her audience raised on anime and sugar-coated J-pop. Her look, manners and expressions where scientifically designed to be loved. That's more than just being &quot;cute&quot;. It is possible to custom or cosplay her and as she is virtual, it is even possible to basically have a little Hatsune Miku in your house. That means a lot for fans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Vocaloid opens up a whole new dimension of music lovers. Generally, music are hidden behind big cooperate names with lots of people behind every song. Vocaloid, on the other hand, is generally created by 1-5 persons and is uploaded straight to the internet or is sold at local markets in Japan, which means it's way easier for the fans to &quot;connect&quot; with the producers and other fans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To go further :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/observations/2017/03/crowd-sourced-pop-singer-hatsune-miku-reveals-true-nature-stardom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/observations/2017/03/crowd-sourced-pop-singer-hatsune-miku-reveals-true-nature-stardom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerou_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerou_Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T08:11:22.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-08-30T08:15:30.010" Score="0" ViewCount="2778" Body="&lt;p&gt;When i was staying in a hotel i was watching NHK World and there was a show called &lt;em&gt;Japanology Plus&lt;/em&gt; which was talking about the origins and evolution of Japan's Anthropomorphism (the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities. ie. the OS-Tans and Hatsune Miku).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there was a bit where during an interview the interviewer asked about perception problems because the Anthropomorphic Characters are generally&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kinky women&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to which the guest said that this was something about japanese culture which would seem strange outsiders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the example he used was in &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; in that there is a scene where the 2 children in it are bathing with there father but the guest said that the scene had to be removed for the overseas distribution. the reason the guest gave for why it was in the movie was that in Japan this would be very normal for parents to bathe with their children regardless of sex even citing that along time ago there was mixed sex bathing in spas (onsen)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i know that with initial screenings of an anime series the DVD/Bluray wont be as censored as the TV version like in &lt;a href=&quot;https://jlist.com/blog/featured/eromanga-senseis-blu-ray-reveals-more-plot/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the third Bluray Volume of &lt;em&gt;Eromanga-sensei&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (JList - Possible NSFW Ads)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i am wondering. Does the US, UK or Australian Localized DVD/Bluray of &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; have the bathing scene?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: i ask about US, UK and Australian release as i am looking to get it in English, whether dubbed or subbed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T05:48:59.597" Title="Does the US, UK or Aus Localized DVD/Bluray of My Neighbor Totoro have the bathing scene?" Tags="&lt;my-neighbor-totoro&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42073" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42079" CreationDate="2017-08-30T12:35:39.480" Score="1" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;Near the end of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/tsukigakirei/episode-1-spring-and-hard-times-734075&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 1 of Tsukigakirei&lt;/a&gt;, beginning around @21:45, we see Akane and her sister in their room. Akane gets a text from Azumi as her sister is doing something with her own smartphone. Her sister gets up, sees the text and teases Akane, asking if that is her boyfriend. This slightly embarrasses Akane. When her sister leaves the room, Akane picks up her sister's smartphone.  She says to herself, &quot;I'm going to mess with her.&quot; At that point she presses something multiple times.  The smartphone is on, but it appears no app is active. So what did Akane do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW, I'm sure there was nothing malicious involved. It was just two sisters being playful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I checked the next episode, but there is no clarification. Maybe I'm just clueless about Japanese smartphone usage. The common communication app they all use appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_(software)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LINE&lt;/a&gt;.  It is a real app, very popular in Japan.  It combines texting, telephony, and instant messaging (over the Internet, not telephone lines). We didn't see if this is what her sister was using before she left, but that would be my best guess.  Yet how would one mess with it without it being open and active?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T00:11:56.390" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T00:11:56.390" Title="&quot;I'm going to mess with her.&quot; -- but what did she do?" Tags="&lt;tsuki-ga-kirei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42074" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-08-30T12:45:17.490" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T12:45:17.490" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T12:45:17.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42075" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-08-30T12:45:17.490" Score="0" Body="Tsuki ga Kirei (As the Moon, so Beautiful) is an anime-original series produced in 2017 by studio &quot;feel&quot;. It is a romance story with the two main characters being third-years in middle school (&quot;ninth grader&quot; in American English)." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T17:59:33.727" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T17:59:33.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42073" CreationDate="2017-08-30T18:48:01.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her sister's phone appears to be a recent-model iPhone. Pressing the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously is &lt;a href=&quot;https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200289&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how you take a screenshot&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So she now has a bunch of photos of her lock screen taking up space on her phone. Take that, Akane's sister!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T18:48:01.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41109" CreationDate="2017-08-31T02:36:07.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I recall, Chen Guo did not believe Ye Xiu when he told her that he really is Ye Xiu, The Battle God of Glory, and Tang Rou has no idea who Ye Xiu really is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;!!! &lt;strong&gt;This is a spoiler from the Light Novel&lt;/strong&gt; !!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; No worries though, because they will soon find out during the All-Star Weekend and from there Ye Xiu will tell his story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34563" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T06:07:05.057" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T06:07:05.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41998" CreationDate="2017-08-31T05:54:07.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is because orochimaru had infused himself with other's blood, making him basically a patchwork of chakra. When naruto grabbed him he melted the bonds between the chakras. Pain had a chakra that can from several points on his body (the metal rods), and thus by grabbing a part, naruto could not destroy the chakra there, since it was still flowing in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35408" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T05:54:07.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2017-08-31T06:31:53.823" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Itachi poked Sasuke's forehead, you can clearly see blood running into Sasuke's eye, the same eye that casts the (black fire jitsu, extremely hard name). The blood was probably from Itachi's eyes, therefore resulting in a possible transfer of visual-based jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35408" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-23T16:46:04.750" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T16:46:04.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42091" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44582" CreationDate="2017-08-31T11:51:47.997" Score="13" ViewCount="26302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, I think that most people have heard of this strange title of the anime movie which is due to come out... I've read the novel and the manga. But I just don't understand what the title actually means. The characters mention it at the start and at the end... I know that it shouldn't be taken literally but can anyone explain me the meaning of the title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user45179" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T12:01:27.207" LastActivityDate="2019-02-02T04:38:30.710" Title="What is the true meaning of &quot;I want to eat your pancreas&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;i-want-to-eat-your-pancreas&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42094" CreationDate="2017-08-31T16:25:59.060" Score="3" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;And Gamamaru’s Magic Ball, how it records everything that happened in any ERA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nm6F9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nm6F9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T16:36:47.637" Title="Third Hokage’s Magic Ball, how you can see anywhere through the Magiball?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42093" CreationDate="2017-08-31T16:36:47.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Magic Ball&quot; that the Third Hokage and Gamamaru use is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Telescope_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Telescope Technique&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A technique that uses a crystal ball to track a particular individual anywhere they are. There are a few restrictions about the person that is subjected to pursuit. The user must know that person's chakra pattern. If someone can be targeted for pursuit, they may be very far away, the crystal ball will be able to confirm their position. As this technique is infallible for intelligence purposes, the Third Hokage used it to maintain public order in the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T16:36:47.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42096" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42097" CreationDate="2017-08-31T20:53:26.897" Score="-1" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to read the complete Kiteretsu Daihyakka manga free online in English. Can anyone provide me a link for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35309" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T21:43:36.117" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T21:43:36.117" Title="Where can I read the Kiteretsu Daihyakka manga free online in English?" Tags="&lt;kiteretsu-daihyakka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42096" CreationDate="2017-08-31T21:43:19.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With some Googling, it appears that there is no &lt;em&gt;licensed&lt;/em&gt; translation of the manga (and thus, no way to legally read it for free online). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteretsu_Daihyakka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; does not list any English publisher for &lt;em&gt;Kiteretsu Daihyakka&lt;/em&gt;; in contrast, it does for &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt; (of which I've personally read licensed translations of certain chapters) or any number of other licensed manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was also unable to find any promising results when I Googled &lt;code&gt;kiteretsu daihyakka manga english translation&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T21:43:19.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-01T04:52:00.230" Score="2" ViewCount="361" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I just realized the conundrum of Goku Black and Vegetas stubborn namming sense. Since the arc is a while away from being dubbed, I don't want to binge the entire arc again just to find any instance of Vegeta saying Goku Blacks name. So what does he call Goku Black? And does he call him something different after it's revealed who he really is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35425" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T08:58:41.180" Title="What does vegeta call goku black in dragon ball super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18480" CreationDate="2017-09-01T07:40:16.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps Yukiji is Nanami's ancestor so maybe the Dragon King's Eye went through her when she was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35426" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T07:51:16.183" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T07:51:16.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2017-09-01T07:50:01.913" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Length of the anime highly depends on who sponsors (提供) the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 common sponsored types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sponsored by TV station&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Closed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Case Closed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pokemon&lt;/a&gt; or many &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_broadcast_by_NHK&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NHK animes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This business model is:&#xA;TV station pay money to anime studio&#xA;and get money from commercial.&#xA;The copyright of anime is held by TV station.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this model, TV station can decide to continue current series or not.&#xA;But even if they stop the current series, they need to find a new series.&#xA;In most cases, they decide to continue the current series&#xA;because they don't want to get risk that the new series can't get enough attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then many anime in this business model have very long series like more than one years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sponsored by one (or few) company.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pretty Cure&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardfight!!_Vanguard&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cardfight!! Vanguard&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This business model is:&#xA;One company pays money to an anime studio to create an anime&#xA;and also pays money to a TV station to air it.&#xA;Usually, the copyright of the anime is owned by the company instead of the TV station.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why company does it depends on case,&#xA;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gundam&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bandai&lt;/a&gt;, the main goal of the company is selling toys (plastic model).&#xA;They create the anime itself for commercial purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the case of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toshiba&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;they just want to sell the name of the company,&#xA;but they keep the anime series for more than 50 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they create an anime for commercial purpose of toy,&#xA;they finish the series based on the renewal of toys.&#xA;Usually, they renew the series each year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sponsored by committee (制作委員会)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: most 12-24 episode anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This business model is pretty new, but become very common these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Multiple companies create and join a committee.&#xA;Each company has different interest area,&#xA;like: one company want to sell music CD, one company want to sell manga, etc.&#xA;They agree to create one anime series.&#xA;Companies then pay money to create the anime and share the copyrights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this model, the committee doesn't need to air the anime by default.&#xA;But usually, they try to air for commercial.&#xA;For commercial aspect, shorter is better because the committee needs to pay by miniatures to the TV station.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the length of the series depends on business model and length for each model is not changed.&#xA;But the ratio of the business model was changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T08:23:33.203" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T08:23:33.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19946" CreationDate="2017-09-01T07:57:57.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a fairly tough question to answer, as most changes did not just apply to Anime, but to how movies, series and even advertisements as a whole, and the way they got made. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is however an interesting time period you picked, considering the economic slump of the 90's, which they only started to recover from in 92&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A slump in advertising revenue, dwindling birthrates, and the popularity of alternative forms of entertainment like video games and cell phones have led to sluggish prime time ratings and a decline in the number of anime since the peak in 2006... ...The Japanese anime industry is at a turning point.&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nippon, 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Rise of 3D animation and CGI&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All though &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_animation#3D_animation_software_in_the_1990s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3D animation&lt;/a&gt; was already existent around the 1940's. It had a 'said' &lt;em&gt;breakout&lt;/em&gt; year in 1991. As more and more studios started to adapt the technology, we can slowly see it replace older, more &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Traditional Animation&lt;/a&gt; techniques throughout the 90's and during the beginning of the millenia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to these changes, there where also significant advances in the field. Such as the 2000 breakthrough in capturing the reflectance field over the human face, being the final breakthrough to making digital look-a-likes of actors, Or the 2001 Motion capture, photorealism, and uncanny valley.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The later of which was applied on the 2001 Japanese-American &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within&lt;/a&gt;, which was the first photorealistic computer-animated feature film and remains the most expensive video game-inspired film of all time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides obtaining a &lt;em&gt;first&lt;/em&gt; in Photorealistic computer animation, Japan can also claim the title for being the &lt;em&gt;first&lt;/em&gt; in using &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_shading&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cel-shaded animation&lt;/a&gt;, with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleseed_(film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Appleseed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;innovative use of out-of-the-box animation software to create Hollywood-style effects at a tiny fraction of Hollywood budgets.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mark Schilling, The Japanese times &amp;amp;&lt;br&gt; Toshio Suzuki president Studio Ghibli&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Death of traditional animation&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Traditional Animation&lt;/a&gt;, also known as hand drawn animations, or cel animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the 90's as more and more studios started to adapt digitalized animation, the art of traditional animation started to slowly die out. Some studios dived straight into the deep, leaving traditional animation behind almost immediately, while others started by mixing the digital and traditional ways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would continue till &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FujiFilm&lt;/a&gt;, one of the major cel production companies, announced they would stop cel production, leading to a industry panic, hastening the switch to digital processes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around the early 2000s most studios left behind traditional animation for the more modern, digital animation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was however 1 exception to this, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sazae-san&lt;/a&gt;. But even though it was the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-29/sazae-san-is-last-tv-anime-using-cels-not-computers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sole survivor&lt;/a&gt;, they also gave in to the modern age in 2013. When even they said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.japanator.com/sazae-san-says-goodbye-to-traditional-animation-29800.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;goodbye to cel animation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;It's the culture of Japan. We want to continue making the paints even if that cuts into our profits.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taiyō Shikisai head Shigeji Kitamura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;begin 90's turning point facial animation&#xA;Historically speaking, the first SIGGRAPH tutorials on State of the art in Facial Animation in 1989 and 1990 proved to be a turning point in the field by bringing together and consolidating multiple research elements and sparked interest among a number of researchers&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_animation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_animation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T07:57:57.163" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42136" CreationDate="2017-09-01T08:27:23.187" Score="14" ViewCount="15596" Body="&lt;p&gt;After watching the Netflix Death Note movie I was left with a interesting question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the movie (from memory)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Light&lt;/strong&gt;; What if I write your name into the death note?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Ryuk&lt;/strong&gt;; Ha! I would like to see you try. Furthest someone got was two letters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this also a possibility in the original manga/anime series? Or this something totally original to the movie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There already seems to be a similar question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14888/is-there-a-way-to-kill-shinigamis-with-a-death-note&quot;&gt;Is there a way to kill Shinigamis with a death note?&lt;/a&gt; . This however only covers indirect usage of the Death Note and not directly writing it down (which the op of that question seems to debunk without a source)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T08:39:23.523" LastActivityDate="2019-06-18T21:45:08.530" Title="Can Ryuk be killed with the Death Note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42107" CreationDate="2017-09-01T08:51:28.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can't kill a Shinigami by putting down his/her name on a Death Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated on the anime/manga, the only &lt;em&gt;known&lt;/em&gt; way to kill a Shinigami/Death god is for him/her to kill an human with a Death Note in order to expand another human's life span. That's why Gelus died by expanding Misa's life span :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rem recalls Gelus watching over a younger Misa Amane in the human world. Knowing that it was Misa's final day, she watches with him. Having fallen in love with Misa, Gelus uses his Death Note to kill Misa's destined murderer, against Rem's protests. Gelus is reduced to a pile of dust as punishment for extending a human life, leaving behind only his Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami#Gelus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Death Note Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the clip of the episode where Rem explains to Misa how a Shinigami dies :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzt4IL6AjXA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzt4IL6AjXA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T09:16:40.120" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42003" CreationDate="2017-09-01T08:56:03.993" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ka in Dojinshi-ka have two corresponding Japanese. I'm not sure which one you talk.&#xA;I want to describe literal meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doujin(同人) : 同=same 人=person, so 同人mean people/group who have same interest. originally used for group of writing poet, painting area. but now almost only used for subculture area include A&amp;amp;M.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doujin-shi(同人誌) : 誌=magazine. so dojin-shi mean book or magazine from/for people who have same interest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doujin-ka(同人化) or doyjinshi-ka(同人誌化): suffix 化 means -nize. so doujinshi-ka means doujinshi-nize. create doujinshi based on something.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doujin-ka(同人家) or doujin-sakka(同人作家): 作家 = creator, dojin-sakka means creator who create doujin-shi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T08:56:03.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42230" CreationDate="2017-09-01T09:24:10.543" Score="8" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5, at around 5:13 mark, we see the car driving away from the camera. On the right the &quot;HOTEL&quot; sign is drawn horizontally flipped. Could it be that in real life such sign exists, or is this just a drawing error?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CQeRZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CQeRZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8154" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T22:12:55.637" Title="Hotel sign horizontally flipped" Tags="&lt;kaleido-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37727" CreationDate="2017-09-01T15:03:34.000" Score="7" Body="&lt;h3&gt;It's another mark commonly worn by homunculi.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This a remnant from Selim being a homunculus. The &lt;strong&gt;ouroboros&lt;/strong&gt; tattoo is a recurring mark of a homunculus, but there are other common themes that at least &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; homunculi share.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look for the &lt;strong&gt;red lines and circles&lt;/strong&gt;, most notably found on Sloth, Gluttony, Lust, Envy (only in his true form) and Greed (when he has his shield up).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CtrS3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CtrS3l.png&quot; alt=&quot;the homunculus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRt55.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRt55m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ouroboros tattoo 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VDTyz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VDTyzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ouroboros tattoo 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;nipple&quot; you see on Selim's forehead is a continuation of this same mark. The tiny baby already had this mark:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLsBkm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLsBkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Baby Selim&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;old&quot; Selim (the one who was destroyed) wasn't the actual homunculus. It was a container (&lt;strong&gt;the true homunculus was the little baby&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why don't all the homunculi have these marks?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, first of all, these marks are never explicitly mentioned (at least not in the shows, I haven't read the manga) and not plot relevant. Therefore, it's possible that these are not &lt;em&gt;required&lt;/em&gt;, but rather a design choice (or a consequence from their creation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe Father managed to improve his later homunculi so that they don't need the mark anymore, though GreedLing still has the red marks and he is the newest addition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two homunculi who actually bear the marks, but are able to hide them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(as per the other answer) &lt;strong&gt;Pride&lt;/strong&gt; (Selim as we initially meet him) is nothing but a &lt;strong&gt;container&lt;/strong&gt; for the true homunculus (the tiny baby which later grows up to be &quot;nipple Selim&quot;). Since the baby survived when the shell died, that proves that the container is not connected to the homunculus itself, and therefore the container does not need these marks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt; is a shapeshifter, thus he is able to hide the marks by choosing his humanlike form. Since the big green monster is considered his true form, that means that his humanlike appearance is his own preference. Note that Envy's headband still carries a similar mark, so that means he &lt;strong&gt;chooses&lt;/strong&gt; to display the mark though not on his body as a tattoo. This strongly suggests that the mark itself is optional (but preferred).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So actually, there is only &lt;strong&gt;one homunculus&lt;/strong&gt; who does not have the mark: &lt;strong&gt;Wrath&lt;/strong&gt; (Bradley). But Wrath is also unique in other ways, e.g. the only homunculus that ages. It stands to reason that there is a very good reason for Wrath to hide his homunculus marks: because he is a &lt;strong&gt;deep agent&lt;/strong&gt; who needs to stay anonymous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are two possibilities here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All&lt;/strong&gt; homunculi have this mark (in different forms), we simply haven't seen Wrath's. Maybe it was under his clothes, we never see him naked or even undressed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All&lt;/strong&gt; homunculi except Wrath have this mark. Wrath is a specially designed homunculus in many ways (he ages too), so it's not impossible that his mark was hidden because he needed to go undercover as the Fuhrer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34778" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T07:15:18.163" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T07:15:18.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7765" CreationDate="2017-09-01T15:47:54.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation, as it is given to the viewer, isn't so much that this world exists for the purpose of alchemy. Rather, the other world is being &quot;tapped into&quot;. Alchemists think they are following the principle of Equivalent Exchange; but there is a hidden cost that they are not aware of. This hidden cost is &quot;stolen&quot; from the other world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine running a cable from your neighbour's house to your house, so you can steal their electricity. Every time you use an electrical device, you steal some of your neighbour's electricity. That's basically what it is for alchemy too.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You put two slices of bread in your toaster. Two pieces of toast come out. That's equivalent exchange, right? To you, living in your house, it may &lt;strong&gt;seem&lt;/strong&gt; that way. But you're simply not aware of the additional cost (the electricity bill) because you're not the one paying for it (your neighbor is paying the cost)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not mean that I &lt;em&gt;forced&lt;/em&gt; my neighbour to come live next to me so that I could steal his electricity (which is what your question boils down to). Alchemy was simply constructed in a way that it takes the additional cost from another (pre-existing) world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm aware, &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt; the other world exists is never discussed, because then you must also ask yourself &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt; the original (alchemist) world exists, and ponder what existence truly means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34778" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T15:47:54.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36805" CreationDate="2017-09-01T16:02:29.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that Al's alchemy tends to always revolve around the &lt;strong&gt;displacement of material&lt;/strong&gt;. Comparatively, Mustang's alchemy revolves around chemistry (igniting materials) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al may be using the same circle which allows him to use a form of &quot;telepathy&quot; (for lack of a better word) to piece things together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From many instances of alchemy being used, you can see that the &lt;strong&gt;intent&lt;/strong&gt; of the alchemist changes the effect of the transmutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mustang's glove carries the same symbol, but Mustang has many fire transmutations up his sleeve.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armstrong's glove is the same (for earth and metal related transmutations) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a recurring pattern for many alchemists. Their circle limits their alchemy to a specific &lt;strong&gt;realm&lt;/strong&gt; (fire, earth, destruction, displacement, ...) but they use the same circle to perform many different transmutations within that realm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alchemy seems to be &lt;strong&gt;a combination of the circle&lt;/strong&gt; (method of transmutation =&gt; Al's circle displaces material) &lt;strong&gt;and the alchemist's intent&lt;/strong&gt; (how to apply that method =&gt; Al puzzles the thing together again).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34778" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T16:02:29.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42842" CreationDate="2017-09-01T18:35:38.403" Score="3" ViewCount="80077" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've searched everywhere online and can't find any recent pages but does Izuku control his One-For-All? Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35283" LastActivityDate="2018-12-20T10:15:40.837" Title="Does Izuku control his One-For-All?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42116" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-01T21:08:43.377" Score="5" ViewCount="6251" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bwSNO.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bwSNO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been thinking about his Mangekyo and how it seems to have had no impact on his eye sight and how he could have escaped the effects. After much thought on the topic I think I might have the solution and am wondering if this is a valid theory or not. My theory is you need both Mangekyo to hurt your vision. Since he had only 1 eye this effectively allows him to use part of its power for no effect compared to people like Itachi and Sasuke who do have both and had issues with this. Basically if I didn't make it clear enough with only 1 eye he couldn't get Susanoo or the other great abilities but also didn't have the downside of losing his sight. So do you think this is a valid theory? I know its unprovable either way just trying to see if I'm the only one who thinks this is a possible solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastActivityDate="2021-04-12T12:50:33.793" Title="How does Obito not lose his eyesight after excessive use of the mangekyo?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2021-05-09T07:35:12.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42173" CreationDate="2017-09-01T23:28:23.253" Score="1" ViewCount="1334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where can I buy the digital version of Gantz manga? I searched in Dark Horse Comics site but they don't have the digital version. Amazon also just has the Physical version. Does Gantz not have a digital version of the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35431" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T15:45:33.220" Title="Where can I buy the digital version of Gantz manga?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;gantz&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-02T01:34:00.953" Score="1" ViewCount="4039" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Ballroom e Youkoso&lt;/em&gt;, when Tatara learns to dance from Kiyoharu, what song is playing? I'm referring to the backward-Jazz-piano music &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/wPDPuESUW8I?t=1m17s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;that starts at 1:17 in this YouTube clip&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only songs I can find from this anime are things like OST/OP/ED, not those transitioning instrumentals used whenever someone dances. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35432" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T07:35:52.873" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T07:35:52.873" Title="What is the music being played when Tatara learns to dance from Kiyoharu?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;welcome-to-the-ballroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-02T05:20:06.793" Score="2" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 3 of &lt;em&gt;Chargeman Ken&lt;/em&gt;, a Juralian speaks to some of the flesh-eating butterflies that have been plaguing Japan (and perhaps, elsewhere):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, my lovelies. The Earthlings are in a panic over you. According to the Earthlings, you went extinct 50 years ago. My lovelies, until that day comes, be my power!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody knows that I saved you 50 years ago, and that I improved you to eat human cells and multiply! All so that you would destroy the Earth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Text taken from Crunchyroll subtitles; paragraph breaks are my own.] What does the Juralian mean by &lt;em&gt;until that day comes&lt;/em&gt;? Normally, it would seem to refer to the day 50 years ago when the Earthlings thought that species of butterfly extinct. However, this is not a good reading, since the Juralian indicates that this day has not come yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it perhaps refer to the day when that species of butterfly &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; in fact become extinct, or to the day when the Earth will be destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T19:00:35.207" Title="What is the Juralian referring to by &quot;that day&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;chargeman-ken&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-02T12:42:19.487" Score="0" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;He used Izanagi to survive losing his battle with Hashirama and swiping his DNA, shouldn’t his other eye be permanently sealed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jttfr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jttfr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T13:44:53.653" Title="Why did Madara’s second eye exist at all?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42127" CreationDate="2017-09-02T13:43:52.240" Score="3" ViewCount="4594" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uudoF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uudoF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Ysh4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Ysh4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Headbands Ninjas Wear Symbolize who they are Loyal to.&#xA;Then why Jiraiya, a leaf shinobi has different headband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T13:55:00.063" Title="Why is Jiraiya’s headband different from that of other Leaf Shinobi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42126" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-02T13:50:21.357" Score="7" ViewCount="28650" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuk1x.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuk1x.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Does Boruto and Himawari Have one less Whisker than naruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto Uzumaki (3 Whiskers) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto Uzumaki (2 Whiskers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Himawari Uzumaki (2 Whiskers) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastActivityDate="2018-09-10T17:01:52.820" Title="Why Does Boruto and Himawari Have one less Whisker mark than Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42124" CreationDate="2017-09-02T13:55:00.063" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The symbol on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiraiya's&lt;/a&gt; headband translate to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;oil&quot; (油, abura)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Jirayia wears this symbol on this headband rather than the leaf symbol is to show his affiliation with the toads on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_My%C5%8Dboku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mount Myōboku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He often carried a large scroll on his back, and had a tattoo on his left palm, and he wore a horned forehead protector with the kanji for &quot;oil&quot; (油, abura), which denoted his affiliation with Mount Myōboku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T13:55:00.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-02T14:09:46.127" Score="6" ViewCount="127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;em&gt;Aoi Bungaku&lt;/em&gt; episode 9 &quot;Run, Melos&quot; plot when I saw this scene which reminded me of an episode of &lt;em&gt;Mouryou no Hako&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cKztil.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Aoi Bungaku Run! Melos&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phZcfl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mouryou no Hako&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that it's the same room and painting on the upper right. They are both in Showa era and the protagonists are look-a-like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this related or a real place? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35438" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T17:41:09.723" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T17:41:09.723" Title="Are the rooms in &quot;Aoi Bungaku&quot; and &quot;Mouryou no Hako&quot; related or a real place?" Tags="&lt;aoi-bungaku&gt;&lt;mouryou-no-hako&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4457" CreationDate="2017-09-02T18:18:46.177" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did the math. According to Google, an average donut is 0.99 dollars. I am going to use the amount of donuts that another person who answered above that Vash bought for $$30. He said 10-15 but for some reason he didn't go for the average of 12 so using that you can find out that $1 is worth $$2.50. If you divide our $$60000000000 by 2.50 to get the amount of real world currency, it is $25000000000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35444" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-09-02T21:40:36.797" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T21:40:36.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42121" CreationDate="2017-09-02T20:09:20.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the answer to your question but you can't find it because Yuuki Ayashi, the composer of the background music, hasn't released an OST yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was searching for background music too... ^^ Not that particular one, but several pieces of music in the score of this anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guess we have to wait a little more before finding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35450" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-09-02T21:41:53.480" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T21:41:53.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42122" CreationDate="2017-09-02T21:53:53.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;That day&quot; means the day when they will go extinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pulling together the two sentences:&#xA;&quot;My lovelies, until the day you go extinct comes, be my power&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would probably be much more obvious if it said &quot;until that day ACTUALLY comes&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's Crunchy, they aren't really the best translators, even though they improved a lot during the lase few years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T21:53:53.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42107" CreationDate="2017-09-02T22:31:20.797" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no definitive information in the anime or manga on this particular question. So &lt;strong&gt;it MAY be possible, theoretically&lt;/strong&gt;, to kill a Shinigami with a Death Note. However, regardless of that, &lt;strong&gt;in practice, it is impossible for a human to do it&lt;/strong&gt;, for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You don't have their name.&lt;/strong&gt; Humans have no way of verifying a Shinigami's true name, much less its spelling. Correct spelling using the script in which the name is &quot;officially&quot; written does seem to be required. Shinigami vision, which always shows the name needed to kill, always shows the &quot;official&quot; spelling. For example, when Misa views Light's name, it shows up not as the English word it comes from, and not as the kana approximation, but as the official kanji character, presumably because that's the way it is on his documents/how he likes to spell it, etc. Even though this spelling makes her confused as to how to pronounce it (she initially reads it as &quot;Tsuki&quot; in the anime). On the other hand, the names of Western characters always show up in Western script, not in Japanese approximation. The Shinigami would have their own way of spelling their names as well. According to the manga creators, each Shinigami has their &quot;own written language&quot;, and some even use pictures (says the wiki here: deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami). And misspellings are not allowed: after 4 misspellings the target becomes immune from that Death Note, and misspelling it knowingly more than 4 times (such as deliberate trial and error) kills the Note's owner (Rule XXXV.1). Even with the Shinigami eye deal, Shinigami names don't seem to show up, from what I've seen in the anime. So &lt;strong&gt;even assuming the Shinigami is stupid enough to tell you their real, full name, good luck explaining to them why you need it spelled, in their native language&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You don't have their face&lt;/strong&gt;. You need to visualize a face to kill. Many Shinigami seem to wear masks/makeup that cover most of their faces. Who knows if that's their actual true face or just a costume? Again, good luck asking them and getting an honest answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No cause of death.&lt;/strong&gt; Ok, this one is a little complicated, but here goes... The conditions of death must be &quot;physically possible&quot; (Rule VI.1). If an impossible cause of death is listed, or if none is specified, the cause reverts to the default: a deadly heart attack (Rule I.4). In other words, the person's blood is no longer being pumped and they quickly suffer brain death, organ failure, etc., from lack of oxygen/nutrients. But we know for a fact that it is physically impossible to kill a Shinigami this way. They are spiritual beings that are able to phase in and out of the material world and don't need to eat, so assuming they even have such an organ as a heart, lack of physical pumping from it would not kill them. Thus &lt;strong&gt;it is physically impossible to kill a Shinigami with the known DEFAULT cause&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So you have to SPECIFY some other cause&lt;/strong&gt; that is actually known to kill Shinigami. The only way we know is to make them kill someone with their Note to extend another human's life (Rule XVII.1). &lt;strong&gt;But that won't work either.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Here's why:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A. Bystander deaths are not allowed.&lt;/strong&gt; If you make the Shinigami write down a random human's name, you&#xA;   run into Rule X.2, which prevents your Death Note entry from being&#xA;   the &lt;em&gt;direct&lt;/em&gt; cause of death of anyone other than the people you&#xA;   &lt;em&gt;specifically listed by name&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B. Double entries are not allowed.&lt;/strong&gt; If you try to work around that by &lt;em&gt;specifying&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;   the name of the human the Shinigami is to kill, you run into Rule&#xA;   XV.1, which states that if a name is written in 2 Death Notes, only&#xA;   the first entry written takes effect. So the Shinigami's attempt to&#xA;   re-enter the person's name will be void, no harm no foul, the&#xA;   Shinigami lives. Even if you try to force them to do a split entry with&#xA;   you (allowed in Rule XXXII.1), YOU initiate the split entry, the&#xA;   human becomes YOUR victim, the Shinigami's Note is NOT the cause of&#xA;   death (yours is), so the Shinigami is still not responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR Only someone who knows the Shinigami's true face, true name, and how their body works, can possibly kill them with a death note&lt;/strong&gt; (or maybe even without it). &lt;strong&gt;That would most likely be the Shinigami king&lt;/strong&gt;, possibly some of the higher ranking Shinigami. &lt;strong&gt;Your only real option is tricking the Shinigami&lt;/strong&gt; into doing something stupid like giving up their life voluntarily or getting into big trouble with their higher-ups (they do have a death penalty, per Rule XLVI.1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(All Rules are here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Incidentally, the same basic idea applies to the Netflix movie version of Ryuk.&lt;/strong&gt; We don't know anything pertinent about him either. He may threaten to kill anyone who writes his name, just because he's miffed, but that doesn't mean they have the ability to actually do it. In fact, someone did write &quot;&lt;em&gt;don't trust Ryuk&lt;/em&gt;&quot; on the actual parchment pages of the Death Note, so &lt;strong&gt;technically he should be dead, because his name was put down in the Note. So apparently it doesn't work on him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35453" LastEditorUserId="35453" LastEditDate="2019-06-18T21:45:08.530" LastActivityDate="2019-06-18T21:45:08.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42068" CreationDate="2017-09-02T22:48:59.397" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That song is the the piano only version of &quot;Is this love?&quot; by Kajiura Yuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the 18th track on the Sword Art Online Original Soundtrack vol.2 which was bundled with the limited edition SAO vol. 7 DVD and Blu-ray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_Original_Soundtrack_vol.2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;, you can also listen to the song there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T22:48:59.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42043" CreationDate="2017-09-02T23:01:11.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series never states the existence or non-existence of human male magic users.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we can assume from the setting that wizards likely don't exist, the best answer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't really know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T23:01:11.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39794" CreationDate="2017-09-03T01:26:30.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the task force did not know about this rule. They only knew what was written on the notebook's inside cover. The additional information that Light pried out of Ryuk or discovered through experimentation are known only to him, not the taskforce. He would not reveal to them the things he learned, for obvious reasons (he doesn't actually want to make them immune to the Death Note, and also doesn't want to make himself look suspicious). Since the taskforce members didn't use the Death Note to kill people, they would not have discovered this rule. L, who was the only one willing to experiment with the Death Note, died before he got the chance. (I don't remember if this was true for the manga, so not speaking for that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, keep in mind that the rule you are referring to (rule XXXV) gives a person definite immunity to the particular Death Note where their name was misspelled. They might still be vulnerable to all other Death Notes out there, it's really not that clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35453" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T01:26:30.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42140" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-09-03T02:57:11.443" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T02:57:11.443" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T02:57:11.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42141" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-09-03T02:57:11.443" Score="0" Body="The Gamer is an original manhwa, published online by Naver. " OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T08:46:15.310" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T08:46:15.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-03T04:55:39.833" Score="1" ViewCount="431" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it in almost every anime when there is a male main character, Everytime a female main character comes on to him he gets all flustered, scared, or runs away? I mean through a whole series we see tons of huge boobs, panty shots, etc. But when a hot girl or mainly the love interest, tries to hold hands with the guy or kiss or anything of that nature. He always chickens out, or thinks that it's inappropriate or they are interrupted or he's to stupid to get the situation. They can fight monsters and demons but when can't do that? It won't make the character any less Noble. Any why is there the need to ALWAYS have other characters interrupt it or make him to dense to understand the female loves him. Why can't anime creators for once let romance start near the beginning and go smooth instead of towards the end and super hard to get to? It's been this way since anime first started and it's not funny or entertaining anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35454" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T06:56:34.223" LastActivityDate="2018-05-18T14:18:07.123" Title="What's with awkwardness/fear with romance?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42032" CreationDate="2017-09-03T06:02:40.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have studied this kind of course. Tools for animation have many, you asked traditional animation question. There was no machine to work all-in-one. In this kind of animation, you need at least 2 machines to work. At least a computer, and a hand-drawn animation scanner (for paperwork) &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; a graphic tablet (for digital).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The production steps are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First, the machine producers need a hand-drawn animation scanner for their cel-work to make it more accurately. For digital artists, they just need a graphics tablet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After that, into the second machine is a computer having programs such as RETAS' all products, Celsy, western Anime Studio, Pencil 2D, TVPaint, toonboom and others. Don't forget Adobe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deep into scanning, cleaning art, or drawing or (you can use a mouse and line/pen tool on your scanned work), coloring, animate, effect, background. All completed by one in this steps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or to answer your &quot;3D composition&quot;, it means into 3D Software add-on animation, the technique is for video production or 3D artists. 3D animation major work on Mac/OS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the second machine working-in-progress, the production has a third machine, that is a sound-recording machine to input sound in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After complete the above steps, an animation is come out. It can take more than thousands/ten-thousands hours.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35455" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T10:56:09.270" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T10:56:09.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42011" CreationDate="2017-09-03T06:29:52.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It not generally used in reallife. It is originally come from Japanese Animation &amp;amp; Games, is generally come from games. In real life school ranking mark only A, B, C is credit marks, this will feel not enough for high ranking. In Games, is freely to input A+, A-, B+, B- rank system, but games generally put on SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F, make players feel more happy on their result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means Super or Superior or alike surprise. Superlative classification. Super x3, Super x2, is weird to put Sx2, Sx3, so it is SSS, SS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of games you can see R, SR, SSR, UR. R is meaning &quot;Rare&quot;, mostly in card games. That means you get a rare card. SR is Super Rare. SSR is Specially Super Rare sometimes. UR is Ultimate Rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dbs-cardgame.com/cardlist/?search=true&amp;amp;category=428001&amp;amp;rarity=Super%20Rare[SR]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rare[R]Super Rare[SR] Card Sample&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Ultimate_Rare_cards&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultimate Rare[UR] Card sample&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember I learned about this game s-ranking system, but I don't remember who is the author of making this system, sorry. I remember have origin author who make this s-rank, but not remember the name, this is minor title in history. &#xA;Such as statement &quot;The atom bomb S-Ranked Hiroshima&quot; from Urban Dictionary: S-Rank. And, SS-Rank is by The early rank system of 1926, insignia of the Schutzstaffel. Early military.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Information is here:&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.giantbomb.com/s-rank/3015-2962/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giant Bomb: S-Rank&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/6cav1j/s_rank_origin_in_japanese/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;S-Rank_Japanese&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35455" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2018-10-27T12:34:46.800" LastActivityDate="2018-10-27T12:34:46.800" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42142" CreationDate="2017-09-03T07:16:41.237" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this question then I can know you have watched Anime and Drama from others country did you? Most of this same story is come from same company, I watched many these kind of same story because I lazy to search anime, most of time I searched using keyword by company name. They are the same company's anime, most of them story look like this. This is the first point. The second point is their ways of thinking, cultures, their life, their research, rules, inspire make them having story inspiration look like this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35455" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T07:16:41.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42045" CreationDate="2017-09-03T07:36:46.373" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the rule. This is the one of animation's principles. Follow Through and Overlapping Action. &#xA;The artist is to make animation look like living motion, when character move, the skirt need to follow up and move.&#xA;Follow Through and Overlapping Action is one of principles. Originate from Disney. Animator all having this concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For fan-service, Anime when skirt-flipping, it increase charm of the character, it also is fan-service. Cute, Cute poses, Smile, kawaii, sexy, charming, eye contact more is all fan-service. Behind the story is  is the fact and originate from Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://injapan.gaijinpot.com/play/culture/2012/11/09/why-japanese-people-are-comfortable-with-nakedness/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The fact, behind of story, fan-service because... (read more)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/07/Rapunzel.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/07/Rapunzel.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35455" LastEditorUserId="35455" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T09:45:17.570" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T09:45:17.570" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42149" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-03T09:17:32.687" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Shoukoku no Altair&lt;/em&gt;, Mahmut travels to the village of Tughril, his hometown. After disembarking from the wagon on which he arrived, he empties a bottle of liquid onto the earth (in a rather showy manner) and then kneels down, seemingly to pray or to mourn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqQ2k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqQ2km.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mahmut emptying a bottle - Shoukoku no Altair, episode 4, 1:24&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he do that? This gesture appears to be portrayed as having some kind of ritual significance, but I don't know what to make of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2021-04-16T12:53:42.527" Title="Why does Mahmut empty a bottle of liquid upon returning home?" Tags="&lt;shoukoku-no-altair&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42045" CreationDate="2017-09-03T11:43:08.440" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have made some research and this is what i got (and sorry about my grammar )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it called &lt;code&gt;Panchira (パンチラ)&lt;/code&gt; refers to a brief glimpse of a woman's underwear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Panchira (パンチラ) refers to a brief glimpse of a woman's underwear. The&#xA;  term carries risqué connotations similar to the word 'upskirt' in&#xA;  English usage. The word is a portmanteau of &quot;panty&quot; (パンティー pantī) and&#xA;  chira, the Japanese sound symbolism representing a glance or&#xA;  glimpse. It differs from the more general term &quot;upskirt&quot; in that&#xA;  panchira specifies the presence of underpants (the absence of which&#xA;  would more accurately be described as ノーパン; nōpan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traditionally, Japanese women did not wear underwear.&lt;/strong&gt; On December 16,&#xA;  1932, there was a fire in the Tokyo Shirokiya department store. Legend&#xA;  has it that some of the female staff tried to use their kimonos to&#xA;  cover their privates as they climbed down ropes from the higher&#xA;  floors, and accidentally fell to their deaths. Japanese newspapers&#xA;  began agitating for women to start wearing 'drawers' (ズローズ zurōzu),&#xA;  but seemingly had little impact at the time. In a 1934 survey by a&#xA;  Fukuoka newspaper, 90% of the women surveyed were still not wearing&#xA;  'drawers' a year and a half after the fire.&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.id/books?id=WkJ9AgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT446&amp;amp;lpg=PT446&amp;amp;dq=skirt%20flipping%20culture%20in%20japan&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=LhGN8iCxnu&amp;amp;sig=O9j3-t-mDOaf34vLQxM_4gRj4cE&amp;amp;hl=id&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwip8PHEyoHWAhWIL48KHdqPDc0Q6AEIWzAL#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=skirt%20flipping%20culture%20in%20japan&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As noted below, the development of panchira in Japanese popular&#xA;  culture has been analyzed by a number of American and Japanese&#xA;  writers. Many observers link the phenomenon to the Westernization of&#xA;  Japan following World War II.&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7&lt;/a&gt; During the occupation, fashions,&#xA;  ideas, and media previously unavailable were accessed by the local&#xA;  population, leading to a slight relaxing of earlier taboos.&#xA;  Western-style clothing (including women's underwear) gained popularity&#xA;  in the post-war period, reinforced through numerous media outlets —&#xA;  magazines, newspapers, films, journals, and comics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At least one Japanese source traces the beginnings of panchira to the&#xA;  release of The Seven Year Itch in 1955.[8] The media coverage&#xA;  surrounding Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene fueled the emerging Japanese&#xA;  craze. According to architectural historian Shoichi Inoue, the&#xA;  practice of &quot;scoring&quot; a glimpse up young women's skirts became&#xA;  extremely popular around this period; &quot;Magazines of the time have&#xA;  articles telling the best places where panties could be viewed&quot;.[9]&#xA;  Inoue also writes that actress Mitsuyo Asaka spurred the popularity of&#xA;  the word 'chirarizumu' (チラリズム 'the thrill of catching a brief glimpse&#xA;  of a women's nether regions') by parting her kimono to show off her&#xA;  legs in her stage shows in the late 1950s.[10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 1969, the Japanese oil company Maruzen Sekiyū released a television&#xA;  commercial featuring Rosa Ogawa in a short mini-skirt that gets blown&#xA;  up by the wind with her forming her lips into an 'O' in surprise. This&#xA;  led to children imitating her line &quot;Oh! Mōretsu&quot; (Oh！モーレツ, too much,&#xA;  radical), and a fad for sukāto-mekuri (スカート捲り flipping up of a girl's&#xA;  skirt).[11] Ogawa subsequently appeared in a TV show Oh Sore Miyo (Oh!&#xA;  それ見よ, literally &quot;look at that,&quot; but actually a pun on 'O Sole Mio,' a&#xA;  neapolitan song 'my sunshine') that again featured scenes of her&#xA;  mini-skirt blowing up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime/Manga&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For anime/manga culture,  it's 'partially' answered from this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28469/where-did-the-anime-trope-of-clothing-damage-clothes-being-torn-originate&quot;&gt;Where did the anime trope of Clothing Damage / Clothes being torn originate?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was from this manga, Shameless School &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wiki Explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Harenchi Gakuen (ハレンチ学園, lit. &quot;Shameless School&quot;) is a Japanese media&#xA;  franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen was one of the manga&#xA;  serialized in the very first issue of Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly&#xA;  Shōnen Jump. The series was the first big success for Go Nagai. It is&#xA;  also considered as the first modern erotic manga, sometimes considered&#xA;  the first hentai manga, though Nagai never used explicit sexual&#xA;  situations in the original run of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from the same wiki, it was written &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the late 1960s, panchira had&#xA;  spread to the mainstream comic industry, as fledgling manga artists&#xA;  such as Go Nagai began exploring sexual imagery in boys' comics&#xA;  (shōnen manga).[12] Adult manga magazines had existed since 1956 (e.g.&#xA;  Weekly Manga Times), but it is significant to note the introduction of&#xA;  sexual imagery into boys manga. Millegan argues that the ecchi genre&#xA;  of the 1970s rose to fill a void left by the decline of Osaka's&#xA;  lending library network:[13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and i read an article about Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump came under fire for running a busty spread on Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san (Yūna of Yuragi Manor). The illustration sparked conversations about ecchi works in a magazine that is largely seen as reading material for kids under 14 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what i could tell, the originate of &quot;skirt-flipping&quot; is from short mini-skirt that gets blown up by the wind ). There is a book with titles, &lt;code&gt;Perversion and Modern Japan: Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture&lt;/code&gt; that explain about this topic, but i couldn't copy the reference's, since its licensed. You could read the book online &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.id/books?id=WkJ9AgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT446&amp;amp;lpg=PT446&amp;amp;dq=skirt%20flipping%20culture%20in%20japan&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=LhGN8iCxnu&amp;amp;sig=O9j3-t-mDOaf34vLQxM_4gRj4cE&amp;amp;hl=id&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwip8PHEyoHWAhWIL48KHdqPDc0Q6AEIWzAL#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=skirt%20flipping%20culture%20in%20japan&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.id/books?id=WkJ9AgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT446&amp;amp;lpg=PT446&amp;amp;dq=skirt%20flipping%20culture%20in%20japan&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=LhGN8iCxnu&amp;amp;sig=O9j3-t-mDOaf34vLQxM_4gRj4cE&amp;amp;hl=id&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwip8PHEyoHWAhWIL48KHdqPDc0Q6AEIWzAL#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=skirt%20flipping%20culture%20in%20japan&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Perversion and Modern Japan: Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Panchira (パンチラ)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorDisplayName="anon" LastEditDate="2018-07-22T02:03:54.973" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T02:03:54.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42151" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42199" CreationDate="2017-09-03T11:46:14.623" Score="14" ViewCount="5265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometimes see this glow in the old stuff. Curious if this technique has a name, and how this was made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3AoN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3AoN.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot from Golden Boy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have something like documentary about technical and business aspects of anime, it would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few extra examples, all from rurouni kenshin second opening:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MYIMp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MYIMp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/flYAw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/flYAw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztjVQ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztjVQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aeIRp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aeIRp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1a7aC.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1a7aC.png&quot; alt=&quot;from Words Worth&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35457" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T12:35:27.700" LastActivityDate="2021-01-23T21:17:01.880" Title="How this glow effect was created in cel-shaded anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42152" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-03T11:54:52.860" Score="3" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;During episode 22, we see a test between Sarada's DNA and Karin's preserved umbilical cord. I can understand Orochimaru being the type of person to keep DNA on all his staff, but is there any symbolism, cultural significance or plot reason why in particular an umbilical cord?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35116" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T20:41:51.180" Title="Why does Orochimaru's Laboratory have this item to hand?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42153" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-03T12:46:40.670" Score="1" ViewCount="81" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut&lt;/em&gt;, Arcadia became the kingdom suffered the most from coup which was done majorly with the help of the Black Hero. But Lux was shown as the prince of Arcadia even though someone who is related to him was the Black Hero at that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why in the beginning the Lisesharte was shown as being in the castle in the incident?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20937" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T13:02:18.333" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T13:02:18.333" Title="Why Lisesharte shown in the initial incident?" Tags="&lt;saijaku-muhai-no-bahamut&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38126" CreationDate="2017-09-03T12:53:35.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like it has been confirmed in the Boruto anime that konohamaru does indeed summon toads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL0H98TM96I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18618" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T12:53:35.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42159" CreationDate="2017-09-03T19:34:13.080" Score="3" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the music that plays in the movie &quot;Bonds&quot; during the determination rasengan.I hear this in a lot of scenes it also plays again when sauske and the 4 kages meet naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35461" LastEditorUserId="35461" LastEditDate="2017-09-04T13:48:18.573" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T13:48:18.573" Title="Naruto Music Determination Rasengan" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42152" CreationDate="2017-09-03T20:34:31.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is, my guess is that it's just a real life reference to the medical field where umbilical cords are kept, as they have stem cells that are helpful to treat some conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those cells can differentiate into different types of cells, which would give some scientific base to some actions he has done, as injecting Hashirama's cells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35464" LastEditorUserId="35464" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T20:41:51.180" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T20:41:51.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-03T20:57:05.177" Score="3" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Knight's &amp;amp; Magic&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/59087/Knights___Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight%27s_%26_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;), Silhouette Knight (mecha) development takes a long time, which is why Ernesti is making such waves.  However, it seems that commanders have more powerful units.  For example, Knight Commander Morten Fredholm's Haimerwort in episode 5.  The Earlcumber, and the King's unit also come to mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes these units special and/or more powerful? Could they possibly be using&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; custom ether reactors from demon beasts, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;rather than the standard, mined, ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-02T15:15:26.123" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T15:15:26.123" Title="What makes the hero/commander units better if development takes so long?" Tags="&lt;knights-and-magic&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42155" CreationDate="2017-09-03T21:16:06.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since this is regards to Naruto Shippuden: Bonds, the music that plays during the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laUoslw-xtU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Determination Rasengan&lt;/a&gt; scene is title as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QEB5CZwfRY&amp;amp;index=29&amp;amp;list=PLA705C60B610D62D2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Snowflakes&lt;/a&gt;. This is track #29 on the Naruto Shippden: Bonds OST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-09-03T21:24:08.940" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T21:24:08.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42149" CreationDate="2017-09-03T23:00:28.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the series, but it sounds like a &lt;strong&gt;libation&lt;/strong&gt;, or ritual pouring of liquid.  See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation&lt;/a&gt; . It is an ancient practice of many cultures, usually as an offering to a god or in remembrance of those who have passed on. If the series takes part in Japan, it may specifically be a Shinto or Buddhist practice, but if in an anonymous fantasy world, they probably generalized the custom.  What you describe certainly fits with what the article states. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-09-03T23:00:28.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42007" CreationDate="2017-09-04T02:21:15.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you're talking about Light's explanation of his plan in Episode 36 (1.28), see spoiler below.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you're talking about Episode 35 (Malice),&lt;/strong&gt; where we see Mikami check the Death Note with a microscope and call Takada to say that he confirmed something... &lt;strong&gt;Even without knowing Light's end game, the microscope still makes sense.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; If you remember, Light had Mikami hide the real Death Note, create a fake notebook and carry it around with him, writing names in it. He also had Mikami send Takada some real Death Note pages so that she would be the one doing the actual killing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So if Mikami is verifying something about the fake DN, writing in it is pointless. If, on the other hand, it's the real one he's checking--Light told him not to use it.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't know Light's reasons and isn't likely to risk disobeying him if there are other ways to perform the verification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Light reveals in his little mental monologue that he had Mikami check every day if the notebook had been tampered with. This is because Light knew that Near was onto Mikami and anticipated that the SPK might do something to it. &lt;strong&gt;When Mikami uses the microscope, he's doing it to verify the fact that the fake notebook HAS been tampered with (not the other way around)&lt;/strong&gt;, and lets Takada know, so that she can in turn notify Light. Thus Light is not surprised or worried when Near invites him to a showdown--he knows what is about to happen, and is ready. He lets Mikami know that he should come to the &quot;showdown&quot; as well, but with the REAL Death Note.  &lt;strong&gt;So why doesn't Mikami just write a name on the questionable pages to see if they're real or not? Because he knows that the SPK is following him and that they might look at the notebook at any time.&lt;/strong&gt; Light had him routinely leave it in the gym locker ON PURPOSE to lure the SPK into tampering with it. If he breaks the routine the SPK will be suspicious. If he writes names on the back pages instead of writing in order, and the SPK sees this, they will be suspicious. If he writes something and then uses an eraser, etc, they might still have ways to see this. It's too risky, especially if whatever Mikami wants to check can be easily seen by other means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35453" LastEditorUserId="14599" LastEditDate="2017-09-04T18:57:09.943" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T18:57:09.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-04T02:47:39.577" Score="2" ViewCount="525" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got her from a mystery bag. Anybody has any idea who this character is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BD1c8m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35469" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:11:34.707" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T22:43:19.980" Title="Who is this figure of an orange-haired schoolgirl?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42163" CreationDate="2017-09-04T03:22:52.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Erina Nakiri from &lt;em&gt;Food Wars&lt;/em&gt;. Figured it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35469" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-04T03:46:21.997" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T03:46:21.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41494" CreationDate="2017-09-04T03:46:21.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Light actually relinquished ownership of the one Death Note he had back in Episode 29.&lt;/strong&gt; Right before that point, Misa was the owner of Gelus' Death Note, Light was the owner of Rem's and Mello's mafia underling was the owner of Sidoh's. After giving up ownership, Light has Misa lend him her DN so that he doesn't lose his memories. She is still the owner since she still has her Shinigami eyes. &lt;strong&gt;Light never takes back ownership of any DN for the rest of the anime.&lt;/strong&gt; I guess we can assume he keeps some sliver of a DN page on his body somewhere to make sure he has all the memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Light is not currently an owner of a DN is not relevant. At the very end of the last episode of the anime, no human is actually in ownership of any of the Death Notes. However, &lt;strong&gt;Ryuk still has to write the names of the original owner in his DN.&lt;/strong&gt; according to Rule LXIV:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If nobody claims the ownership of the Death Note [...] gods of death&#xA;  are [still] obliged to confirm the death of the first owner and write&#xA;  down that humans name in his/her Death Note even when he/she is in the&#xA;  world of gods of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35453" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T03:46:21.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42163" CreationDate="2017-09-04T06:11:06.670" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anime: &lt;em&gt;Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character: Erina Nakiri&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the anime scene which resembles the figure in the photo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EZ9OSl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;scene from anime which resembles the figure&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:12:44.393" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T10:12:44.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2017-09-04T09:27:16.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light Yagami was a Villian. He killed innocent people such as the dead investigator's wife, Naomi Misora, who he enjoyed killing. He kills the fake L immediately on live TV in his prefecture after the Fake L's speech that he would bring Kira to justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He kills L, L's guardian, kills Naomi Misora's husband, kills Naomi Misora and enjoyed the horrified expression on her face as she knows he killed her. After the Death Note takes hold of her he then taunts her and revels in his &quot;victory&quot;. Light Yagami is a villain and is a case course on how showing people what drives a killer will bias themselves and argue the immorality of a murder was somehow just an argument over ethics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35474" LastEditorUserId="35474" LastEditDate="2017-09-04T21:41:31.380" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T21:41:31.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42158" CreationDate="2017-09-04T14:33:39.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Casadesus Fort incident, the commander mentioned that the Tellestarle had strenght equivalent to his own machine, but they were smaller (Karrdator-sized) which gave them more mobility. So, and this is purely speculation on my part, the commander machines (and the king's by extension) probably have a bigger Ether reactor (made of better materials or whatever) to support a larger frame, but this in turn means you can't mass produce them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting Skythewood's translation of Vol 2. Ch. 16:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Hmm, so this is the power of the new model, to think it could match my Hymerwort. Although I want it to be part of my Knights, it is a hindrance right now!!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new models that fell into the hands of the opponents were troubling. With the size of a Karrdator and as powerful as the Hymerwort, it was like a bad joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T14:33:39.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42118" CreationDate="2017-09-04T15:45:33.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer, NO, there's no digital version of the US release of the GANTZ manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer, some authors and publishing companies in Japan back in the day were against publishing their works digitally (like Nishio Isshin, Kawahara Reki, Log Horizon's author whose name keeps evading me, Kadokawa back in the day), I don't know for sure if that was the case with Hiroya Oku or Shueisha (I believe Shueisha was against it but don't quote me on that), but the fact is the Japanese digital version wasn't released until February 18th, 2014&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n897B.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n897B.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot from the the GANTZ vol. 37 bookwalker.jp site&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is 6 months AFTER the last volume was physically released in Japan, which came out on August 19th, 2013.  All the volumes were released in bulk on bookwalker that very same day. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://bookwalker.jp/series/12483/list/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link here&lt;/a&gt; will take you to the full list of the GANTZ releases (site is in japanese). Nowadays, more and more older series are getting digital releases in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means that there was NO digital release of GANTZ in Japan back in 2007 when Dark Horse made the license deal. IF their original deal had contemplated the future possibility of digital releases in Japan, Dark Horse could legally sell the digital version, but there's been no such release so far so either they don't care or they can't release digitally without another deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T15:45:33.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37130" CreationDate="2017-09-04T16:01:29.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Throne of Heroes exists outside of the world and the time axis. This interpretation is taken from Fate/complete material III: World material - Records of Heavens Feel - Servant System: Difference between Heroic Spirits and Servants, p.012, you can check a fan-translation from that excerpt &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Heroic_Spirit#cite_note-CM3Diff-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. So there's only ONE Throne of Heroes, which is linked to the Root which is also cut off from the world and the time axis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T16:01:29.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42178" CreationDate="2017-09-04T16:02:55.940" Score="8" ViewCount="859" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 20 of &lt;em&gt;Re:Creators&lt;/em&gt; features something marvelous: real-world fanart of Altair from Pixiv appears in the show-world as fanart of Altair on &quot;Piclive&quot;. For example, this screencap...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NZPJi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NZPJim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Re:Creators, episode 20, ~14:22&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...depicts &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=62962983&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this piece of fanart&lt;/a&gt; uploaded to pixiv back in May by artist Mochizuki Kei (望月けい).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few seconds prior, a number of other pieces of fanart are shown:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ghCOk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ghCOkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Re:Creators, episode 20, ~14:19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These, too, are actual pieces of fanart from Pixiv (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=63411723&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;#6 by itsia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=62329126&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;#9 by TOH&lt;/a&gt;, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that while all the linked images are SFW, Pixiv itself contains heaps of NSFW content.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question: how did these pieces of fanart come to be integrated into the anime? Were they &quot;planted&quot; ahead of time (i.e. did the artists have a prior arrangement with the producers to draw and release this art earlier in anticipation of episode 20)? Or was this art drawn &quot;organically&quot;, with the artists only later being contacted about using it in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T20:32:49.167" Title="What's the story behind the Altair fanart in episode 20?" Tags="&lt;re-creators&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-04T18:53:44.437" Score="4" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;On this scene and other bookshelves of &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/EglGDGi_JNI?t=23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Psycho-Pass AMV&lt;/a&gt;, there are some Japanese books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35482" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T12:10:06.623" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T12:10:06.623" Title="What Japanese books/piece of literatures that are shown in Psycho-Pass?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;psycho-pass&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-09-07T05:29:09.633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41290" CreationDate="2017-09-04T19:46:28.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably this is not totally explicit, but, according to this Website (and many others): &lt;a href=&quot;http://aminoapps.com/page/shonen-amino/4316391/alerta-spoiler-primera-parte&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://aminoapps.com/page/shonen-amino/4316391/alerta-spoiler-primera-parte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are hands from Grisha and Zeke. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35483" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T19:46:28.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42175" CreationDate="2017-09-04T20:32:49.167" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just found an interview with Tomoyuki Arima, a member of the art direction team of the show on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixivision.net/en/a/2534&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pixivision&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;--By the way, I heard some illustrations that appear on Piclive were actually posted on pixiv. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arima&lt;/strong&gt;: it's true. We commissioned those pictures in order to add them to Piclive. I don't know much about those commissions, but the original illustrators were allowed to post their work on pixiv, I think&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer the actual question: The pictures weren't planted and the they didn't contact the owners of existing artworks either. They simply asked a bunch of pixiv artists to create some artwork for them which they could put in the anime to give Piclive a more realistic Pixiv feeling, and the artists were allowed to upload these onto their own Pixiv.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T20:32:49.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-04T23:34:15.407" Score="13" ViewCount="4110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Death Note Rule LXIV states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;gods of death are obliged to confirm the death of the first owner and&#xA;  write down that humans name in his/her Death Note&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Misa was the first human owner of the Death Note that was brought into the human world by Rem.&lt;/strong&gt; Misa then gave up this Death Note, and then picked it up again later, and this time the Shinigami owner was Ryuk (Light made him and Rem switch notebooks). Obviously the responsibility of killing Misa would normally be Rem's, since she was the first to &quot;drop&quot; that DN in the human world. &lt;strong&gt;But then Ryuk also &quot;dropped&quot; it after he got ownership of it, and Misa &quot;picked it up&quot; and became the owner for the second time. Rem is dead, so she can't kill Misa. Does this mean that the responsibility transfers to Ryuk?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that the anime makes it look like Misa was about to commit suicide. And it looks like it's her idea, too--I seriously doubt Ryuk would have made her go through all that trouble (wearing the &quot;handmaiden of death&quot; outfit and fancy makeup, traveling to the place where Light died,etc). But we don't actually see her die. Would Ryuk be the one to kill her, now that her life is about to end due to her own intentions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know of anything in the manga, creator commentary, etc., that might clear this up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Rule is from the wiki here &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35453" LastActivityDate="2021-04-20T02:44:21.317" Title="Is Ryuk required to write Misa's name in his Death Note at the end of her life?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42182" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42183" CreationDate="2017-09-05T04:55:33.287" Score="1" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel an urge to watch &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Comet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Comet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (aka &lt;em&gt;Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet&lt;/em&gt;) again which I watched once when I was a child. But the thing is that I know this anime has 43 episodes and in all anime providing websites I have looked at can only find 22 episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I find all 43 episodes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35489" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T05:04:39.253" LastActivityDate="2018-06-05T05:19:55.390" Title="Where can I watch all 43 episodes of Princess Comet?" Tags="&lt;princess-comet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42182" CreationDate="2017-09-05T05:34:51.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that Amazon has the Japanese DVDs still listed for sale.  For official releases, that's probably your best bet; to my knowledge no &lt;strong&gt;official&lt;/strong&gt; source for English of this anime would exist, since it hasn't been licensed for physical distribution in America or any other English-speaking country (as far as I can tell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T07:12:17.193" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T07:12:17.193" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-05T14:26:25.660" Score="7" ViewCount="11189" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time I ever saw Oppai Loli is Hestia from &lt;em&gt;Danmachi&lt;/em&gt;. But, is Hestia the first Oppai Loli in anime and manga? Was there an Oppai Loli before her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T14:45:01.767" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T21:56:56.487" Title="Who is the first Oppai Loli ever featured in anime and manga?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25827" CreationDate="2017-09-05T19:41:41.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;to be honest I believe that the idea was that there use to be a common tongue so what the creator ended up doing was combining some random languages to make a form of common language to fill the gap left by the fact that we couldnt possibly know what a common language would even sound like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35499" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T19:41:41.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42189" CreationDate="2017-09-05T19:57:25.477" Score="13" ViewCount="6511" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original Japanese &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; title:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dd96vm.png&quot; alt=&quot;DN Logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the first E is backwards (or, equivalently, rotated through 180 degrees)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the A and Ts are rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the N is rotated a few degrees clockwise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do any of these stylistic choices have a known significance, or were they chosen at random?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19227" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T07:21:32.010" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T08:02:41.763" Title="What do the oddly positioned letters in &quot;Death Note&quot; title mean?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42188" CreationDate="2017-09-05T21:57:12.367" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're definitely not random. From an artistic perspective, this typographic choice accomplishes 3 things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 90 degree rotation of the Ts and the A form the shape of an arrow or a knife tip. The E in front of this &quot;tip&quot; is reversed to make sure this can be seen easily--the back of the letter forms an uninterrupted surface that the &quot;arrow&quot; is striking. If the E was the right way, it would look a little like a knife fighting with a fork, so kinda silly. Overall, the design has the letters of &quot;Deathnote&quot; form a weapon. This echoes the mechanics of the plot, where the letters you write in a Death Note are literally the weapon that kills someone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The title has &quot;death&quot; in it, and the show in general has people being killed off. In fact, one of the main points is to see who is smart or lucky enough to survive. The typography cleverly suggests this theme. Some of the letters are already &quot;horizontal&quot; because of reason #1 above. Tilting the N slightly makes it look like the letters are keeling over one by one, connecting the typography to the theme of people dying off. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why is N specifically chosen to be tilted? a) because it's in the middle of a 3 letter block, so for compositional reasons b) it also might be the artist being cute by hinting at the character N and trying to foreshadow his role by drawing attention to that letter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, one answer is that typography is being used as an artistic device in many ways to suggest themes in the show. There may be other, non-artistic reasons that I'm not aware of, so additional answers are possible. That's the beauty of visual art, it can do many things at once on many levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35453" LastEditorUserId="35453" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T22:21:07.133" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T22:21:07.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30582" CreationDate="2017-09-06T10:46:27.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently doing both, having watched both series of the anime only last week, and now reading the LNs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The LNs have more information in them, but the anime is definitely funnier, as the physical jokes and expressions gain from the visual aspect, and you get a VA performance that gets across the tone of the dialogue (there's a lot of scenes of characters crying out in comic distress that come across much funnier seen than read). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a close adaptation, the benefits of it being a LN are that the character design is straight off the picture pages of the LN; and the dialogue was between close and exact from what was in the LN. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will miss out on some extraneous detail - a certain recurring character has their introduction done in a flashback as opposed to the full chapter it gets in the story - for example, but very little from the first LNs that the two series are based off was missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, I'd go with the anime first. It won't take long to do, and you'll get the full impact of the visual jokes that you'd know were coming due to having read the LN. If you then go back and read the LNs, you'll receive a little more backstory on certain characters, but you won't have missed out on anything important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32196" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T10:46:27.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-06T11:26:39.670" Score="1" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the manga revolving around the Eldian Military, how they have Ironclad Warships that are in regard very similar to modern day Warships. I do not understand though, because I didn't think it was explained well enough, how they came into possession of such ships, as well as their Airships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35508" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-06T11:44:05.670" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T10:45:07.330" Title="Why are the Eldian's in possession of Warships?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-06T12:20:11.963" Score="8" ViewCount="785" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which is the first pokemon to have been born or formed or created. Some say it is Archeus. Is it the right answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35509" LastActivityDate="2020-01-07T14:26:40.133" Title="What is the first Pokemon to exist?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42194" CreationDate="2017-09-06T12:39:07.720" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the information on &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/History_of_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_world&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;History of the Pokémon world&lt;/a&gt;, legends go to say that &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Arceus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arceus&lt;/a&gt; is the first Pokémon to exist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a vortex of complete chaos and nothingness, a single Egg comes into being, which then hatches into Arceus, the first Pokémon in existence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, based on the Pokédex entires from Platinum and Heart Gold &amp;amp; Soul Silver&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Platinum&lt;/strong&gt;: It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heart Gold/Soul Silver&lt;/strong&gt;: According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This information is derived from &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sinnoh_myths#Arceus.27s_Myth&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sinnoh Myths&lt;/a&gt;, which is learned from a Hiker at Oreburgh Mine, and then at Canalave's library in Pokémon Platinum after catching Arceus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it all starts with Arceus, the first. It is known as the Original One.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Original One breathed alone before the universe came.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T12:44:24.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42151" CreationDate="2017-09-06T16:56:09.603" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;All your screenshots look like conventional cel animation, but done with various different techniques. The first image the &quot;glow&quot; looks like it was painted with an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbrush&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;airbrush&lt;/a&gt;, probably on its own cel sheet overlaying the rest of the image. The lens flare effects in your second and fourth screenshots look they were painted on separate cel sheets and then optically faded in and out to animate them and then combined with the background using multiple exposures. The glow of the candles in the third image was probably airbrushed on the same cel as the candle flames. I'm not sure how the animated sunlight falling on the water in the fifth image was done, but my guess it was simply hand painted. The last image with the glowing bar was probably done with an airbrush similar to the previous examples, though it could be that a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuser_(optics)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;diffuser&lt;/a&gt; was placed in front the camera lens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7861" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T16:56:09.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42180" CreationDate="2017-09-06T18:10:54.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That rule is an expansion on the rules which state cases when Gods of Death are allowed to return to their own world (more specifically it's the second part of &quot;How to Use: LXIV&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point one of those rules start with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The following situations are the cases where a god of death that has brought the Death Note into the human world is allowed to return to the world of gods of death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is true that at one point Ryuk had ownership over Misa's Death Note he wasn't the one who brought it to the human world, so in Misa's case those rules don't apply to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T18:10:54.253" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2017-09-07T02:13:54.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think we all can agree that Light is the central character. All the events in the story surrounds him, but although his way of reaching his goal of becoming the new god isn't really heroic, he had good intencions, such as cleaning the world from criminals. All the innocents killed were a threat to Kira's identity being exposed. So yeah, Light was an antihero. Also i noticed a lot of people misusing the term &quot;villain&quot;, because a villain CAN be the main character and a hero also can be the antagonist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35516" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T02:13:54.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="665" CreationDate="2017-09-07T05:10:57.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the major ones have already been brought up, but there are several small ones that make things change in ways you wouldn't expect. The easiest to see  example is that Mello (in the manga) had a cross, both on a necklace (potentially a rosary or a fifteen-decade rosary) and hanging off his gun, in the anime the gun has nothing hanging off of it and there is no horizontal bar on the necklace. To most, these are minor, &lt;strong&gt;but&lt;/strong&gt; the connotations are huge. Death Note had, over and over again, shown that there is no afterlife, that everyone returns to nothingness. We, as viewers, accept that that is the way it is in Death Note, but to the other characters, they would have no way of knowing. To me, such little things made a big impact from a lore and world building perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35517" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T05:10:57.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-07T05:36:31.977" Score="2" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;p&gt;someone knows the exactly name of the song that is hearing in this video? The creator says that is a remix from Touhou called Eletric Cat but I can't find any song related, hope its okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the video &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nERXaTVy9fU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nERXaTVy9fU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, one person told me that he doesnt know the song name but he's sure that is an arrange from Chen's Theme, So based in this, someone knows who could be the Circle/Artist made this?. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35518" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T18:21:44.557" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T14:08:54.787" Title="Touhou Song Identification Request?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;touhou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42128" CreationDate="2017-09-07T06:04:01.043" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The painting on the upper-right is just a cover for a fictional magazine, 近代文藝 published by 稀譚舎, from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%8Dry%C5%8D_no_Hako&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source novel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the background art and the music that plays during that scene had been reused and recycled. In fact, if you compare the staff/cast behind &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mouryou no Hako&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11096&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aoi Bungaku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (for episode 9–10), you see they have a lot in common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Staff&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Director: Ryosuke Nakamura&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Art Director: Hidetoshi Kaneko&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sound Director: Yasunori Honda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Music: Shusei Murai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Cast&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tatsumi Sekiguchi/Takada (the protagonists): Hidenobu Kiuchi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yoriko Kusumoto/Melos' Sister: Mikako Takahashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which explains the protagonists looking and sounding alike, and the recycling of the room design as well as the fictional magazine. However, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run,_Melos!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Run, Melos!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; has got nothing to do with &lt;em&gt;Mouryou no Hako&lt;/em&gt;, so the similarities might only confuse people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T06:04:01.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2017-09-07T09:24:39.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kira (Or Light Yagami) is definitely an anti hero. By definition, anti hero means the central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. Heroic attributes are the qualities like strong sense of justice, striving for others rather than his own existence, compassion for others etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light had his own way of justice, he many times murders people to protect his own identity(existence) and also manipulated innocent people to do his bidding. Which are all the qualities that are &lt;strong&gt;opposite to a hero&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even L and N, can't be classified to be heroes, as L stayed till half and is killed. Then N enters from second half.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I say may be, he shows some villain characteristics, but not classified to be a villain. :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35521" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T09:24:39.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39777" CreationDate="2017-09-07T09:41:08.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku is not about optimization or not concerned regarding the tournament. He is only looking forward to meet people with great power and test his limits against them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, many times it was shown many times (&lt;em&gt;I know I'll get roasted for this&lt;/em&gt;) that Goku has become &lt;strong&gt;over confident of his power&lt;/strong&gt; and even becoming vulnerable to attack during battles.  Also, its fun to fly around at high speeds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, he doesn't use instant transmission until its absolutely necessary and doesn't think he needs to train in the mean time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35521" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T09:41:08.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39496" CreationDate="2017-09-07T12:06:54.383" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kayaba had his own adventure aswell. Full of love, and heartbreak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kayaba loved his wife, but was so driven to make his dream of the steel castle real that he ruined his marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kayaba met someone in game who made him happy named Minami, and she knew from the start about Heathcliff being Kayaba, and she saw beauty in his world, but she was killed in an off screen boss fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when he smiles it's because not only did he want to die, but he saw how fitting it is for his own game to kill both his marriages, and himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35524" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T12:06:54.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40705" CreationDate="2017-09-07T16:46:57.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the series that since Lucy and her spirits share a &lt;em&gt;strong bond&lt;/em&gt;, the spirits can summon themselves without Lucy initiating it. It doesn't matter if it is a zodiac key or a silver key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover as her magic power increases, the time that they can remain in the real world also increases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35526" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T16:46:57.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42204" CreationDate="2017-09-07T17:38:52.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From The wiki, The name of this ost sure is from Stage 2 Boss - Chen's theme&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Diao Ye Zong (withered leaf)&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;ティアオイエツォン(withered leaf)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Perfect_Cherry_Blossom/Music#Stage_2_theme&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chen's Theme Song Explanation Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I composed this title with the image of an energetic youkai girl in&#xA;  mind. This song is based purely on improvisation, because I found that&#xA;  if I think too much while composing the music tends to end up strange.&#xA;  Well, with the help of more than a little booze... All in all, this is&#xA;  an honest song (^^;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4pzWVS5wk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4pzWVS5wk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T17:38:52.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-07T23:48:50.910" Score="10" ViewCount="2967" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the internet knows, in &quot;How To Use&quot; XXXVI, the following rule is stated:&#xA;&quot;There are male and female gods of death, but it is neither permitted, nor possible for them to have sexual relations with humans. The gods of death also cannot have sex with each other. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this rule isn't to prevent romantic interaction, as a shinigami can be in love and act like it, he will only die when he steps in to save his love interest. In other words, love isn't forbidden, purposefully saving lives is. No, the obvious would be that this rule addresses breeding. Nobody wants half-shinigami running around in either worlds. Or at least, the shinigami king doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if something is not possible for a shinigami, why is it also forbidden? It's a pretty awkward catch: in humans (and supposedly also in creatures as sophisticated as shinigami, who have a culture and a personality) sexuality goes way beyond reproduction. We guys in the human world have hundreds of ways to spend a steamy hot night without actually doing the deed. So what is &quot;sexual relation&quot; supposed to mean?&#xA;Here are the two options that seem obvious to me, but neither feel entirely satisfying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) If &quot;sexual relations&quot; are both forbidden AND impossible, can a shinigami behave as lewd as he wants, with humans or peers, since none of it can be called &quot;sexual relationships&quot; (they're impossible) therefore everything sexual he does is by default allowed? (In which case, the interdiction would only exist in case it somehow became possible for shinigami to get laid, I guess?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Or, is the rule twisted/badly worded, and implies that intercourse is not possible but also that all and any sexual behaviour is forbidden, despite being completely feasible? If that was the case, it begs the question why this rule exists in the first place, since it won't cause any offspring. That would also be the first time a Death Note rule is so imprecise and ambiguous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole question could be dismissed by saying that shinigami just won't be interested in it in the first place, but I ruled it out, given how diverse their personalities are and how much some of them like to mess with humans in every way possible out of sheer boredom &lt;em&gt;am I right&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both solutions seem problematic. Is there any info out there that I missed, or any thinking I got wrong? Thank you a lot for helping me solve this mystery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35532" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T10:45:28.160" Title="In Death Note, how far could &quot;sexual&quot; interaction go with a shinigami before it broke rule XXXVI?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39796" CreationDate="2017-09-08T08:17:05.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said in the linked post, the hand signs are for the manifesting chakra, while weaving hand signs. More the shinobi's skill and chakra control increases, less the hand signs he needs to use. While techniques may require a number of hand seals to work, a skilled ninja can use less or even one to perform the same technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the whole series, we've seen shinobi using hand signs with two hands, one hand and even no hand signs, which requires a very precise control of chakra. As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hand_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;, at various instances shinobi of great skill like Itachi, Minato, Sasuke or Naruto used even one hand signs or no hand signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But When using hand signs with another participant, they both need their chakra to be in perfect sync with each other and should have a great control over it. That's why Naruto and Sasuke could accomplish some jutsu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there were instances, like in  Obito Uchiha using Kakashi Hatake's hand for the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique or  Anko Mitarashi using Orochimaru's hand for the Twin Snakes Mutual Death Technique. For these instances, a shinobi needs to have a great amount of chakra, which he forces to make it flow into other participant's body and gains control of other's chakra (momentarily) to get his jutsu done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this answers your doubt. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35521" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T08:17:05.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2017-09-08T09:59:29.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kira is &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; the &lt;strong&gt;antihero&lt;/strong&gt; and a &lt;strong&gt;villain&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the definition given in Ankit's answer he is an antihero (being not really a hero, but still the main character).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the evil he has done (murder of innocents and even enjoying it, examples in Amira's answer) he is a villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other answers try to exclude one option by arguing that he already is the other one. However, the concepts of an antihero and a villain do not exclude each other. Therefore he can be both if he fulfils both requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user35106" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T09:59:29.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38814" CreationDate="2017-09-08T12:17:46.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a spoiler from a japanese magazine about the fight between Goku and Jiren&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Aparently it's kaioken times 20, which is told Goku uses against Jiren without effect on his adversary. But there is no mention if it's Kaioken in base form, on top of Super Saiyan Blue or what. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T12:17:46.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40548" CreationDate="2017-09-08T13:16:58.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were worried, I guess. In Chapter 96 (don't continue to read if you avoid spoiler)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It was showed that Bertholdt's face was kinda shock when he saw Dina Yeager's titan. Reiner seemed worried either. But somehow Dina didn't get any closer to him (or she did? I don't know, the drawing looked ambiguous) and went straight pass to the the wall. Then Reiner quickly rescued Bertholdt and climbed up the wall while some mindless titans desperately trying to reach them from the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35539" LastEditorUserId="35539" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T13:56:18.477" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T13:56:18.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42204" CreationDate="2017-09-08T14:08:54.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to video OP, it's from this album:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://touhourecords.blogspot.fr/2016/03/kyandoru-raito-no-konran-emotional.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://touhourecords.blogspot.fr/2016/03/kyandoru-raito-no-konran-emotional.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Title: Electric cat &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Album: Emotional Catastrophic Wind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Circle: Kyandoru Raito no Konran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I'll go against Gagantuous and saying that the original is not &lt;code&gt;Withered Leaf&lt;/code&gt; but &lt;code&gt;Fantastic Tales from Tohno&lt;/code&gt; (遠野幻想物語):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FE5mEg-Mg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FE5mEg-Mg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14929" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T14:08:54.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2017-09-08T14:38:43.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, I think Light is an anti-villian since he always talk about justice. However, Light is ready to kill an inocent man just because he object and call him evil. &quot;An Anti-Villain is the opposite of an Anti-Hero; while the anti-hero often fights on the side of good, but with selfish motives; the anti-villain plays a villain's game, but for a noble cause...at least in their eyes. They may be more noble or heroic than an anti-hero, but the means to achieve their ends are often considered exploitative, immoral, unjust, or evil&quot;. So yeah, I think Light is not an anti-hero but the oposite, an anti-villain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35540" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T14:38:43.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36939" CreationDate="2017-09-08T15:26:20.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert. In the story, it is said that Zeke ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... was brainwashed by Marleyan government when his parents, Grisha dan Dina Yeager, sent him to be a spy by joining the training to be a warrior. Zeke ended up believing what their father told him was untrue and ended up betraying them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think he told something like that to Eren because ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... he believed what the Marleyan told him was true and he wanted to tell Eren that everything he knew from their father was wrong. Perhaps he wanted Eren, the current holder of The Founding Titan and The Attack Titan to be Marleyan allies. That's their goal that we know so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Since the story hasn't ended yet, another possibilities might happen later. Zeke is surely full of secrets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeke still wanted Eren even he can control and transform titan perhaps because ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... the power of the founding titan or what they called as the coordinate is considered thousand times more powerful when it comes to control people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember back then when Zeke ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... confronted Mike in Wall Rose? The titan still crushed Mike even Zeke told it not to. His titan's controlling power was so much weaker compared to the founding titan when the first king managed to command millions of colossal titan to make the wall and modified the memories of people those living inside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I guess Zeke's power of controlling titans ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ... has something to do with the royal blood that flowing inside him, since it's said that the previous holder of beast titan didn't have that kind of ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35539" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T15:26:20.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2017-09-08T17:48:26.143" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In modern works, we are not limited to Greek archetypes. Light is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;villain protagonist&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the stories of the Greeks were written to follow great heroes, that does not limit us to their archetypes.  The central character can be a villain -- and Light is clearly one such person, as he steps off the deep end shortly into the series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anti-hero is a &lt;em&gt;hero&lt;/em&gt; who lacks heroic features; Light is a &lt;em&gt;protagonist&lt;/em&gt; who &lt;em&gt;performs villainous actions&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good anti-hero example would be the modern take on Batman.  He is dark, foreboding, and a lawbreaker.  He does things (like attacking policemen to stop them from accidentally attacking disguised hostages in &lt;em&gt;The Dark Knight&lt;/em&gt;) that aren't considered heroic, with the direct intent of performing a heroic duty -- that is, saving lives. The presence of heroic intent with unheroic actions makes Batman an anti-hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light, on the other hand, quickly steps off his original goal of removing dangerous known bad actors, and begins killing people -- both innocent and guilty -- for the sake of glorifying himself. This is, both in action and intent, the opposite of an archetypal hero.  In this way, Light steps over the anti-hero line directly into villain territory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18894" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T17:48:26.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42110" CreationDate="2017-09-08T20:15:10.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, this scene isn't happening in Japan, it's in Los Angeles, where Kaleido Stage itself is located, so it makes sense the car is on the right side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I do not have a definitive answer, there are two likely explanations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During the production, while creating the scene they realized midway&#xA;or after its completion that it isn't in Japan, so they flipped the&#xA;background or the whole scene around.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The background was originally meant for cars coming towards the&#xA;viewer, not for ones going away from us, so they flipped it around&#xA;and didn't notice the sign or didn't have time to correct it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual answer is more likely to be (or to be closer to) the latter, as the cars parking on the right side are actually on the wrong side of the road, their fronts are pointed towards the screen (If you don't have a driving license: in most countries this is considered illegal, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.californiadriving.com/parking/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;including Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;). Also, their driving wheels are on the right side instead of the left, while it's on the correct side in the police car a few seconds earlier. (But of course, this could be a production error too.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1AXsM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1AXsM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;x&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T22:12:55.637" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T22:12:55.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22345" CreationDate="2017-09-09T03:18:44.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;And if you're asking whether he is a member of the royal family&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Technically, yes. Because he is son of Dina Fritz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35539" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T03:18:44.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42239" CreationDate="2017-09-09T03:58:11.277" Score="5" ViewCount="3818" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, the titans wandering around the walls seem to live longer than 13 years, bypassing the curse. We know for sure that the normal titans live longer because of the Smiling Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why aren't the wandering titans affected by the curse? Shouldn't all the titans have died just because of this curse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33434" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-21T11:15:38.760" LastActivityDate="2018-09-22T23:56:54.990" Title="Why aren't the normal titans affected by the 13-year curse?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39903" CreationDate="2017-09-09T03:58:46.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you think about it logically, many enhanced sensory abilities would counteract tunnel vision and allow you to use Chidori effectively. Byakugan totally eliminates any notion of tunnel vision. That's one of its main purposes. Sensor techniques, including Sage mode sensing, Mind's Eye of the Kaguya, and Mu's technique would provide the same advantage. While Karin was unable to take full advantage of her technique, due to her incompetent taijutsu, someone like Kakashi in possession of the technique would be quite capable of using it in combat to eliminate any possibility of tunnel vision. Mu actively demonstrated his ability to avoid attacks from his blind spot. Naruto's and Kabuto's threat perception both demonstrated this ability against high speed attacks. If they possessed Chidori, they would have no trouble utilizing it. If Ranmaru's Kekkei Genkai were cannon and in the possession of someone like Kakashi, tunnel vision would instantly cease to be an issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33179" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T03:58:46.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42279" CreationDate="2017-09-09T06:35:51.740" Score="2" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Vatican Miracle Examiner&lt;/em&gt;, the main characters are often addressed as Fathers Roberto and Hiraga. Thus, Roberto is addressed by his personal name, whereas Hiraga is addressed by his surname. (Hiraga's full name, using English-style ordering, is Josef Kou Hiraga. Josef seems like a name taken upon entering the priesthood.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there such a discrepancy? What I've seen in the past (e.g. in &lt;em&gt;The Brothers Karamazov&lt;/em&gt;) suggests that at the very least, it's not unusual for priests to be addressed as Father + $personal_name, and Hiraga's form of address does not fit that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T00:01:40.270" Title="Why &quot;Father Roberto&quot; but &quot;Father Hiraga&quot;?" Tags="&lt;vatican-miracle-examiner&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23809" CreationDate="2017-09-09T06:37:46.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 96 of the manga&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It is showed that Reiner climbed up the wall in his titan form while bringing Bertholdt and Annie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35539" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T06:37:46.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42233" CreationDate="2017-09-09T09:43:36.087" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following answer contains spoilers from chapter 88 and after. &lt;em&gt;(For those who don't read the manga: it's WAY beyond the anime)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know from chapter 88 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;among the &quot;subjects of Ymir&quot; there are always up to 9 people who inherit the power of the titans, a piece of Ymir's &quot;soul&quot; or power, which allows them to transform into one of the nine &quot;special&quot; titans. Along with this power they inherit the curse of Ymir, which is the reason they die 13 years after awakening to their powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand the &quot;normal&quot; titans were originally &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;subjects of Ymir&quot; who were transformed into titans by injecting titan spinal fluid into them. But they did not inherit the original titan power, so they didn't inherit the curse either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T09:43:36.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42240" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-09T09:43:47.843" Score="0" ViewCount="425" Body="&lt;p&gt;during the Zanpakuto Rebellion Muramasa is shown to be able to throw is opponents around and hold them with a form or telekinesis but when he is fighting Ichigo's Inner Hollow in his Inner World he sees a bunch of arms in the reflection of the skyscraper windows which is invisible otherwise and it was them Muramasa was using to hold his Inner Hollow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VumSg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VumSg.png&quot; alt=&quot;Muramasa&amp;#39;s Invisible Arms&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when Ichigo and Muramasa fought in Koga's Inner World in Episode 255 Ichigo worked out that Muramsa's ability with those arms only worked where he had a reflective surface like the still water's surface in Koga's Inner World and when the surface was broken by the ripples cause by rubble or Ichigo's attack Muramasa's ability couldn't work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but when Ichigo first fought Muramasa in Episode 233, before he reached into Ichigo and Zangetsu was put under his control, Muramasa used the same technique to hold Ichigo down, but the main streets of the Seireitei where they fought didn't have any reflective surfaces from what i saw as generally the windows in the barracks and store houses don't have glass but are just holes in the wall with wooden bars sometimes in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OT849.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OT849.png&quot; alt=&quot;Where Ichigo was fighting Muramasa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ffhzK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ffhzK.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ichigo being held down&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where was the reflecting surfaces for Muramasa to use when he ability to hold Ichigo down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T10:37:45.113" Title="Where was the reflecting surfaces when Muramasa fought Ichigo in Episode 233" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42240" CreationDate="2017-09-09T10:37:45.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't actually any kind of reflective surface in episode 233. In sight of this, if we want to avoid the possibility of this being a plot hole there's only one possible explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The creation and usage of the threads doesn't actually require any&#xA;kind of reflective surface, but in case there's a reflection of them&#xA;they can be disturbed through that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On a side note, this might actually be a plot hole. The whole Zanpakuto arc is an anime-only filler arc, and filler arcs tend to be more likely to have or create plot holes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T10:37:45.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18363" CreationDate="2017-09-09T11:11:44.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I forget which chapter when it happened. Spoiler alert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When the Marleyan army went to Paradis Island to turn the members of Eldian Restoration Movement into mindless titan, I thought they said that the serum can determine which class of titan they will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35539" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T11:11:44.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-09T16:01:40.593" Score="6" ViewCount="631" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this statement in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vinsmoke_Sanji/Personality_and_Relationships&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Franky acknowledges that Sanji's strength is greater than his own, claiming that Sanji was one of &quot;the strongest guys on the crew&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but I can't find where or when does that (Franky's claim) happens. The Wikia doesn't give any citation there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Franky say that? If so, where and when did he say it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13932" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-08T16:22:27.297" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T00:01:40.133" Title="Where and when does Franky say that Sanji is one of the strongest guys on the crew?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42244" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-09T17:56:59.950" Score="1" ViewCount="13271" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the fact that even after using the Izanagi Madara's other eye got revived after activating the Rinnegan. But when he met Obito for the first time, he had one Sharingan on the left eye. How can this be? He implanted both of his eyes onto Nagato, so where did that Sharingan come from? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though only one eye of Nagato is always exposed I noticed he actually has Rinnegan on both eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UKcPTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Though only one eye of Nagato is always exposed he actually has Rinnegan on both eyes &quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29730" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T07:01:01.310" LastActivityDate="2020-08-02T23:46:59.487" Title="If Nagato has both of Madara's Rinnegan, how did Madara still have one Sharingan when he met Obito for the first time?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42250" CreationDate="2017-09-09T23:11:43.830" Score="2" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a free write for my essay and I want to write about the history of anime because I am really thankful for anime. I have been reading that the godfather of anime was Osamu Tezuka, but I'm not too sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the father or godfather of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35556" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T06:31:50.930" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T06:31:50.930" Title="The Father or Godfather of Anime" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42333" CreationDate="2017-09-09T23:24:42.667" Score="2" ViewCount="2495" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that Minato was able to use sage mode, but when the nine-tails attacked the hidden leaf, why didn't Minato go into sage mode and destroy the &quot;Masked Man&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2019-07-15T12:08:20.290" Title="Why doesn't Minato use Sage mode against the &quot;Masked Man&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41129" CreationDate="2017-09-09T23:45:35.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hypothesis is for this question is that sasuke took in too much of Karin's chakra when healing himself. You can obviously hear her say on the episode of capturing the eight-tails&quot;He took in too much chakra&quot;. We know that chakra may influence living beings, so it is possible that Karin's chakra may affect Sasuke's child. Or because Karin helped deliver Sakura and Sasuke's baby, so she might've just kept it. (We know how obsessed Karin can be with something.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="35558" LastEditDate="2017-11-09T13:45:29.257" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T13:45:29.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42246" CreationDate="2017-09-10T00:40:24.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tezuka is considered to be the father of the post-war anime. The concept of anime exists in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3409/14929&quot;&gt;early XXth century&lt;/a&gt; but there were no real standardization. I think Tezuka was the first ever to define some rule and above rule, the first one to be able to have a mass production as stated here (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tofugu.com/japan/anime-vs-cartoons/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the conquest of the television&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I guess it would also be interesting for you to find out per your favorite genre. For instance, if you like mecha, clearly Tezuka is a name to quote. If you are more into romance, well...  once you have found your focus, you can highlight some masters and their productions. Afterwards, you can make the relationship between those productions and you have your history :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But looking for the father of anime is like looking for the father of science-fiction to me: you can almost say whatever you want as it is pretty hard to define it objectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your essay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your essay, I did some myself when I was a student. My favorite topics were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Comparison of anime and Japanese history. A good example is why the anime in the 90s are somehow apocalyptic (&lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ghost in the Shell&lt;/em&gt;). Without entering into the detail, I made the parallel with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decade_(Japan)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;economic crisis&lt;/a&gt;. If you follow this axis, and I recall properly, you can split into big period: post war (50s), the early stage (70s, early 80s), golden age (80s-90s), democratization (2000s)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Comparison of mecha and Japan's past. You find a lot of symbol in the mecha etiquette and it somehow reminds the formerly glorious samurai (e.g. the Lancelot launching procedure in &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;). You can develop either toward the &quot;Japanese are looking for their golden past&quot; (once again &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; is a good example but &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt; series is like a golden mine) point or &quot;Human always wanted to overcome their condition thanks to the technology&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt;...). Well, I'm not a mecha expert ._.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Impact of Japan culture in the anime and impact of the anime in the Japanese culture. Unlike in the West, anime is fully part of the Japanese culture, regardless if they are happy with it or not. And the dependency is on two ways. A good example for me is fashion where sometimes the border between cosplay and clothing is pretty thin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14929" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T03:16:59.437" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T03:16:59.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7352" CreationDate="2017-09-10T05:14:39.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because he will die if his spinal cord is badly damaged. He could also die if he was eaten by another titan. And also a titan shifter could only live 13 years after becoming a shifter. This is called The Curse of Ymir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35539" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T05:14:39.737" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-10T05:27:36.327" Score="11" ViewCount="1213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoken Japanese has a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dialects&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;number of dialects&lt;/a&gt; that vary regionally throughout the country. From my (moderately limited) Japanese language experience, most of what is spoken in anime is Tokyo-ben (aka Standard Japanese). I'm not great at telling the difference between dialects, however, so I was wondering, are non-Tokyo accents/dialects common in anime, or used at all? In shows like Yuri!!! on Ice, which is set in Kyushu, is a Kyushu accent being used or a Tokyo one? Do shows set in Kyoto use a Kyoto accent, or is everything standardized to a Tokyo-ben?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2019-06-02T23:10:28.343" Title="Are non-Tokyo dialects common in anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-10T16:06:47.450" Score="3" ViewCount="2068" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it was only mentioned one time in the pilot of the manga, one interesting detail about Death Note is that there was originally a way for the user of the note to reverse any of the deaths they carried out. Just as writing a name in the Death Note notebook would eventually kill a person, a special eraser existed that could not only physically get rid of the name written in the book, but even restore the life that was taken as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T20:21:15.373" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T16:57:15.597" Title="Is it true that there's an eraser for the Death Note that can bring people back to life?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43513" CreationDate="2017-09-10T16:12:20.600" Score="1" ViewCount="758" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because, if it’s the same soul basically being reborn over and over…how exactly were Madara and Sasuke able to be alive at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fvzi8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fvzi8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35178" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T05:35:15.700" Title="How does the reincarnation thing work exactly?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-11-27T21:08:03.680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42256" CreationDate="2017-09-10T16:59:07.303" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Death Eraser appeared exclusively in the Death Note Pilot chapter, which isn't canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the pilot chapter was considered canon several things would contradict themselves, like how the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rules of the Death Note&lt;/a&gt; contain that there are infinite number of pages in the Death Note, while in the pilot version it is stated that it has 60 pages with 38 lines per page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T16:59:07.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-10T18:47:59.550" Score="2" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;I managed to find the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/73053729#msg_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list for the first season&lt;/a&gt; but I haven't found anything regarding the second. Does somebody here know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user35569" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T11:44:47.720" Title="List of Ushio to Tora anime (2015) 2S skipped manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;ushio-to-tora&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42184" CreationDate="2017-09-10T19:15:30.630" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: this answer uses the term &quot;loli&quot; as defined by Japanese anime fans: it's either age-related or appearance-related (AniOta), or to the extension of either childlike face, short height, no waist, loli voice, or even deformed (pixiv).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hestia is &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; the first character that's called &lt;strong&gt;ロリ巨乳 (&lt;em&gt;LOLI kyonyuu&lt;/em&gt;, big-breasted loli)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;in-universe&lt;/em&gt;, which is a famous term characterizing her physical trait, but there were many oppai loli before her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are articles on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www49.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/31324.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniOta Wiki (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E5%B7%A8%E4%B9%B3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nico Nico Pedia (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E5%B7%A8%E4%B9%B3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv dictionary (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; that list oppai loli characters with their traits. Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b2qmxKHIKNmPzVRmOR9OEJH6vWXF-LwYfHtz2HbjMSU/edit?usp=sharing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Sheets&lt;/a&gt; made by me for compiling a list of oppai loli characters based on those sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on AniOta Wiki, Nico Nico Pedia, pixiv Dictionary (+ some YouTube videos), &lt;a href=&quot;http://saintseiya.wikia.com/wiki/Saori_Kido&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saori Kido&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a 13-year old girl from &lt;em&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/em&gt; (December 1985) is the earliest oppai loli character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7S22B.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saori Kido&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_(Saint_Seiya)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T21:56:56.487" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T21:56:56.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42256" CreationDate="2017-09-10T19:39:52.823" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the netflix version, where one of the rules states that the death must be possible, ie no shark coming out of a toilet to bite the person, bringing back to life is not allowed.  So, if it can't happen under normal circumstances, it can't happen via Death Note.  It seems then that Death Note drives probability but it can't reach infinite improbability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit addition:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thus eraser is not possible as there is no probabilistic way to bring someone back from the dead.  Once someone is dead, they stay dead.  Also Gorzius agrees that it is the same in the manga/comic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35571" LastEditorUserId="35571" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T17:19:45.293" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T17:19:45.293" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2017-09-11T00:24:03.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why Hashirama has such an powerful and enormous amount of chakra reserves (estimated to be even larger than that of Naruto Uzumaki) is partly because of both his Senju heritage as he is full-blooded and because he is the reincarnation of Ashura Õtsutsuki the younger son of Hagoromo Õtsutsuki (And the younger son of The Sage of six paths was blessed with his fathers body &lt;em&gt;Yang energy/Physical energy&lt;/em&gt; granting him both a strong life force/stamina and powerful chakra) which makes Hashirama in a way in both body and spirit pure and royal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To go even further with this, its possibly also the same reason why he is the only one able to unlock the Wood release among the Senju's. As we know Wood release is a combination of both *Water and Earth releases but as the story goes on you'll also learn that it also heavily consist of Yang release which basically makes it a tessei kenkai so to speak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the reason why Hashirama Senju is the only one able to use the Wood release is because of his body itself which was said to be &quot;brimming with vitality&quot; as he could battle on for days before finally showing signs of fatigue and as he would heal from wounds without even waving seals surpassing technique in even that of Tsunade known as the greatest medical shinobi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35576" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T00:52:36.510" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T00:52:36.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41726" CreationDate="2017-09-11T01:43:51.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crocodile had been using the rain powder to control the climate and preventing rain from falling in the kingdom, whilst making it seem the capital was using the rain powder to monopolize the rains. Crocodile admits to this when taunting Koza in chapter 197.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, with both Crocodile defeated and the rain maker ship captured, the rain started falling once more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not made clear if Smoker used the rain powder or not, and I don't have access to the original japanese text, but checking the narration from chapter 212, on both internet scanlations and my brazilian edition of One Piece, both imply that the rain that fell on the kingdom was the natural bounty that could finally rain since nothing was preventing it anymore. So it can be understood that Smoker did not use the rain powder to cause the rain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T01:43:51.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41573" CreationDate="2017-09-11T04:50:45.433" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question is not in the anime.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's one of the main plot points in the work, and fully explained in the manga. Actually, MOST of what Shiro is is explained in the last chapters of the manga. So, you are NOT supposed to get her from the anime.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some spoilers ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiro is not a prisoner. She is actually a test subject from a research laboratoryy, the reason why the Branches of Sin exist, and the responsible for the earthquake that destroyed Japan. The prison was built later, above the lab she was experimented on, as a facade for the testing on people who developed Branches of Sin after the earthquake.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;She escaped the prison simply because there is no real way to contain her at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, she killed all of Ganta's classmates out of jealousy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extreme spoilers ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past, Ganta knew Shiro, because his mother was on of the chief researchers at the laboratory, extremely involved in the inhuman experiments the girl was subjected to.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Gantas cared a lot for Shiro, and she liked him a lot too. They pretended to be each other's hero, &quot;Aceman&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But in one experiment, a broken Shiro decided to kill some researchers to show her control over her developing powers, and Ganta ended up witnessing it. The shock made him forget what he saw, and forget about Shiro. He was then sent away to live in the city.&#xA;Some time later, Shiro would cause the earthquake trying to die. She still survived, and Ganta's mother built a system to seal the girl's powers to an extent, so she would not be able to try that again. She also gave the girl a small red stone she had developed in the laboratory. It was a substance that could null Shiro's powers. Ganta's mother then killed herself so no one would be able to deactivate the system and free Shiro's powers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The years went on, and one day, due to the school's scheduled visit to the prison, Shiro found out that Ganta was living in the city and where he studied. She ran away from the laboratory to find Ganta.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;She ends up killing all Ganta's classmantes for jealousy, and inserts the power to null her powers into Ganta, hoping he will then become her hero and save her, by killing her. She wanted to be killed by the boy she loved.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T04:50:45.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18910" CreationDate="2017-09-11T05:40:29.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that it was after Naruto got the half of the sage of six path Chakara, mainly because in part one (ep135) he had the cloak of the nine tails to help him, so he wasn't conscious of it. I think he was conscious of it when he fought Saskue because he did multiple shadow clones with Rasengan. Also because of the half he received he could naturally learn Chakara control (Thus how to use Rasengan with one hand). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Chapter 642, sage mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35579" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T06:23:18.853" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T06:23:18.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23149" CreationDate="2017-09-11T06:33:28.573" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sleigh Vega is correct. Everything is about her being the lone star. Sleigh Beggy is a very interesting Manx spirit, but she isn't a spirit, she's an actual human girl, so the Sleigh Beggy translation is altogether incorrect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35582" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T06:33:28.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42273" CreationDate="2017-09-11T07:17:08.340" Score="11" ViewCount="19916" Body="&lt;p&gt;She seemed embarrassed to go barefoot and to be watched when she took her boots and gloves off. Since we can see when she is wearing those pieces of clothing does this mean she is constantly walking around naked?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T10:49:54.697" Title="Is Toru Hagakure constantly naked?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42272" CreationDate="2017-09-11T08:19:08.137" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know she can't make anything she has on her - including her clothing - invisible, so if she's totally invisible she's naked. We've seen her taking off her battle uniform (yes, the gloves and the boots) for tactical advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T08:19:08.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42274" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-11T09:36:53.890" Score="4" ViewCount="489" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;, Ciel is immortal because she was Michael Roa Valdamjong's previous incarnation called Elesia (on the left). [Slightly NSFW]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/US1HN.png&quot; alt=&quot;Elesia and SHIKI&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering which is her birth name, Ciel or Elesia? Who was it that decided on the name change? why did they change it from her birth name? and how did they get the other name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T04:56:29.657" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T15:48:01.430" Title="Was it Ciel or Elesia?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42277" CreationDate="2017-09-11T12:16:47.930" Score="6" ViewCount="7600" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Koe no Katachi, Shouko Nishimiya uses hearing aids. She's deaf, so can she actually hear something or not? I have read the manga but didn't watch the movie, so I haven't seen any clue about why she is using hearing aids. For what purposes did she use hearing aids in the first place? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AHDJL.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AHDJL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T10:17:35.030" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T16:52:05.973" Title="Why did Shouko use hearing aids even though she's deaf?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42275" CreationDate="2017-09-11T14:51:21.323" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shouko uses hearing aids &lt;em&gt;because&lt;/em&gt; she's deaf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_aid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;They're meant to assist&lt;/a&gt; anyone with hearing loss of specific kinds to allow them to better identify sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're looking for a clue, in the first chapter of her introduction, she plainly tells the classroom that she's deaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MQ3AQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MQ3AQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Picture taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/a-silent-voice-koe-no-katachi/volumes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 1 of &lt;em&gt;Koe no Katachi&lt;/em&gt;, available for free from Crunchyroll.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T15:17:35.860" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T15:17:35.860" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42275" CreationDate="2017-09-11T15:04:08.917" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's never mentioned exactly, but the only reason she is using hearing aids can be that she can hear some sounds, but her hearing is bad enough to be considered clinically deaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can actually see her several times in the manga reacting to loud shouts and noises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some pages in chapter 51 that show speech bubbles from her point of view (one of these pages below), so this also might prove that she isn't completely deaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WYKna.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WYKna.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;x&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T15:04:08.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36789" CreationDate="2017-09-11T15:11:00.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Spoiler Warning&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the summary of this answer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark can be symbolized as &amp;quot;Not My Friend&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;No interest to interact with them&amp;quot;. When Ishida feels pissed off because of an act or the attitude of someone/something, the &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark would be put on their faces. And when would the &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark be taken down? When Ishida thinks like &amp;quot;I like him/her, such a nice person&amp;quot; about someone or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because Ueno is so hypocritical, that make Ishida so pissed and happy at the same time. The X mark on Ueno's face was first marked in volume 3, and it came off in Volume 7 (the last volume), when Ishida tried to change himself. In volume 7, all the 'X' marks that everyone had in Ishida's perspective have already come off&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The content from this point on contains spoilers. Read it at your own risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I could figure, the most accepted answer for this kind of question is one where you can find in the manga version.  Although I have not watched the anime in full, the anime version seems lacking in explanation. And of course I have finished the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. What is the significance of the X on people's faces from Ishida's perspective?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The X's first appeared in Volume 1, Chapter 5, page 2-6.&#xA;Here are some of the pages (read from right to left)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 2-3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hLVBP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hLVBP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 4-5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DVLYP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DVLYP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/as4hW.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/as4hW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; anxiety disorder being with other people.&#xA; He feels pissed off because of his own negative thought about the others. Look at the yellow marker, he hates everything, even the friend of friends that he hated. The &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark can be symbolized as &amp;quot;Not My Friend&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;No interest to interact with them&amp;quot;. So that's the reason why the entire class have &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark on their faces. For Nagatsuka why he got &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark from the first, there is something that Ishida hates about him. For the other people like Sahara that doesn't have &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark when they met on the train, because Ishida has no reason to hate Sahara for some reason (exclude his classmate nor neighborhood that he hate). He will put the &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark down when someone wants to acknowledge him more and he trusted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Why does Ueno get the X on and off?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's explained in Volume 3, Chapter 18, Page 12-17 (read from right to left).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 12-13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y3FQ1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y3FQ1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 14-15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ua1Bm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ua1Bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 16-17&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phqDc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/phqDc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishida said that he doesn't care about his ex-friend (aka all his  elementary school friends) in pages 12-13, but when he met Ueno for the first time since junior high school, he did care. At first, Ueno's face didn't have the &amp;quot;X&amp;quot; mark but in chapter 21, pages 9-10, Ueno did something terrible to Shouko, and that made Ishida really pissed of with Ueno's attitude. So that's why Ueno got the 'X' mark on pages 15-16.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 9-10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CPSVi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CPSVi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 15-16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sw0il.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sw0il.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T23:00:33.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42235" CreationDate="2017-09-11T15:35:36.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems this is a highly speculative question.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;From research, I found out that the formal way to speak to a priest is  &lt;strong&gt;Father + Name + Surname&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Still, as is, those are not mandatory rules, and the priest might prefer to be called a specific way and say so to his congregation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the discrepancy between Father Roberto and Father Hiraga could be because of his personal choice.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or because people read his name in the japanese order and see Hiraga as the first name.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It also might the decision of the writer to apply japanese adressing etiquette to the way people call the character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think a definitive in scenario answer will be possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T15:35:36.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41737" CreationDate="2017-09-11T20:14:02.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lucifer is based on the fallen angel Lucifer, who was banished from heaven for revolting against God. (At least in the Hebrew and Christian mythology, but he also appears in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other mythologies&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arsiel is another name for &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.hu/books?id=NCBVAgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA77&amp;amp;lpg=PA77&amp;amp;dq=Arsiel&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=NIWay0wWcd&amp;amp;sig=D46fazffcxA1AC1YYbNdTsgUFuM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwjk-oum853WAhWIL1AKHWfJCrEQ6AEIZzAP#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=Arsiel&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Azazel&lt;/a&gt;, at least according to the satanist bible, The Bible of the Adversary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malacoda is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacoda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;character of the same name&lt;/a&gt; who appears in Dante's Inferno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adramelech is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adramelech&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;deity&lt;/a&gt; mentioned in the Hebrew bible and is considered a demon, like many other pagan deities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how the four of them have almost nothing to do with each other it is likely that the author just picked some random demon names from the western culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T20:14:02.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42287" CreationDate="2017-09-12T04:12:07.377" Score="5" ViewCount="927" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Koe no Katachi&lt;/em&gt;, volume 1, chapter 2, page 37, first panel, Ishida said that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because her ears don't have &quot;H&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Ishida mean by that? While his teacher did laugh too. What's funny with that joke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Indonesian version, he said (I have translated it to English using Google translate)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because Her ears hadn't been written with the sutra &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sutra in this context refers to Buddha or Hindu religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's with the translation? Is the Licensed Indonesia translation not the true sentence? Which one is the correct sentence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MHpKO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Koe no Katachi chapter 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T14:12:40.157" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T14:12:40.157" Title="Where is the joke that Ishida said came from?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42284" CreationDate="2017-09-12T04:25:15.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the girl in the third panel says, she can't &lt;code&gt;'h'ear&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;code&gt;ear&lt;/code&gt; with the letter &lt;code&gt;h&lt;/code&gt; in front of it spells &lt;code&gt;h + ear = hear&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to what the original Japanese joke was? Probably a similar joke about her. Often times, translations will change jokes if they don't make sense in the translated language- either because it's a pun in the original, or because it references something particular to that culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26389" LastEditorUserId="26389" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T04:30:32.573" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T04:30:32.573" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42284" CreationDate="2017-09-12T06:45:27.280" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the original page in Japanese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wAcUt.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wAcUt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Vol 1, page 102&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;耳【みみ】にお経【きょう】書き【かき】忘れ【わすれ】たんだよ！&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Her ears hadn't been written with the sutra!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;耳【みみ】なし芳一【ほういち】？&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Hoichi the Earless?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As hinted in the 3rd panel, it's referring to the story of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoichi_the_Earless&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hoichi the Earless&lt;/a&gt;. The relevant summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realizing that Hoichi had been bewitched by ghosts, the priest vowed to save his friend from further trickery. &lt;strong&gt;He painted Hoichi's body with the kanji characters of the Heart Sutra&lt;/strong&gt; for protection and instructed him to remain silent and motionless when he is called upon by his ghostly audience. That evening the samurai called for Hoichi as before, and was angered when he received no response. &lt;strong&gt;The ghostly samurai approached Hoichi but was unable to see anything but his ears. The sutra had rendered the rest of Hoichi's body invisible&lt;/strong&gt;. Attempting to comply with his orders, &lt;strong&gt;the samurai ripped Hoichi's ears off&lt;/strong&gt; as proof that they had been the only portion of the lute player that was available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the ghostly retainer had left, Hoichi was still too frightened to react, despite the blood gushing from the wounds on his head. When the priest returned, &lt;strong&gt;he realized in dismay that he had neglected to write the sutra on Hoichi's ears&lt;/strong&gt;, which had left them vulnerable to the spirit. Despite his injury, Hoichi's ordeal had freed him from the spirit's power, and he went on to recover from his wounds and become a famous musician.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could see that the Indonesian version tried to be faithful with the translation, but unless they also provided a hint about this story, then unfortunately the joke got lost in translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T06:55:21.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42256" CreationDate="2017-09-12T07:43:11.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is true that there is a Deathnote Eraser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This occurrence can be found in a Short story in &lt;strong&gt;'Death Note 13: How to Read Death Note'&lt;/strong&gt; book where Ryuk hands over an eraser to a new owner of the book, who happens to be a kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whereas in the actual Deathnote plot the Eraser isn't mentioned.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35598" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T07:43:11.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42291" CreationDate="2017-09-12T13:58:44.297" Score="2" ViewCount="1090" Body="&lt;p&gt;Were there ever any instances of something taken from outside of Japan (book, comic, literature) that was turned into anime or manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32314" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T14:20:01.850" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T03:19:06.670" Title="Is there any Anime/Manga adaptation with source material from outside of Japan?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42290" CreationDate="2017-09-12T14:31:59.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course there are.  I would give you some examples&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Les Miserables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Les Misérables (French pronunciation: ​[le mizeʁabl(ə)]) is a French&#xA;  historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is&#xA;  considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the&#xA;  English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its&#xA;  original French title. However, several alternatives have been used,&#xA;  including The Miserables, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor&#xA;  Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims and The Dispossessed.&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris,&#xA;  the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters,&#xA;  particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his&#xA;  experience of redemption.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uFtwx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the&#xA;  history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris,&#xA;  politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the&#xA;  types and nature of romantic and familial love. Les Misérables has&#xA;  been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage,&#xA;  television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of&#xA;  that musical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uFtwx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uFtwx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Les miserables cover&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a manga and anime adaptation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/1695/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables__Shoujo_Cosette&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Les Miserables Anime&lt;/a&gt; (aired in 2007)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pjpun.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pjpun.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/55301/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables?q=les%20miser&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Les Miserables Manga&lt;/a&gt; (was published from 2013 to 2016 )&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jTYHx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jTYHx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many more ( this one that cross my mind, so i couldn't give more )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update answer based your request&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_(series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deltora Quest&lt;/a&gt;(based wikipedia, it was published around 2000 to 2005 )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Deltora Quest series is the collective title for three series of&#xA;  children's literature fantasy books, written by Australian author&#xA;  Emily Rodda. It follows the adventures of three companions as they&#xA;  journey across the fictitious land of Deltora, endeavoring to recover&#xA;  the seven gems stolen from the magical Belt of Deltora and defeat&#xA;  allies of the evil Shadow Lord. The series was first published in&#xA;  Australia in 2000, and has since been published in more than 30&#xA;  countries. As of February 2010, the series has sold over 15 million&#xA;  copies worldwide, including 2 million in Australia. It is published&#xA;  by Scholastic in Australia and the United States. In most countries,&#xA;  the series is illustrated by Marc McBride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The series consists of fifteen books: the first eight comprise the&#xA;  Deltora Quest series, the next three comprise the Deltora Shadowlands&#xA;  series (also known as Deltora Quest 2, Deltora II or Deltora 2) and&#xA;  the final four comprise the Dragons of Deltora series (also known as&#xA;  Deltora Quest 3, Deltora III or Deltora 3). There are also six other&#xA;  official bonus books to the series: The Deltora Book of Monsters,&#xA;  Tales of Deltora, The Authorised Ultimate Deltora Quiz Book, How to&#xA;  Draw Deltora Monsters, How to Draw Deltora Dragons and Other Creatures&#xA;  and Secrets of Deltora. An anime adaptation of the series aired on&#xA;  Japanese television from 6 January 2007 to 29 March 2008. An anime&#xA;  adaptation also aired in Australia for a short time. A Nintendo DS&#xA;  game for Deltora Quest has also been made in Japan. In 2011 Emily&#xA;  Rodda announced in an interview as part of the Australian Council of&#xA;  the Arts Get Reading! Program that she had sold the movie rights of&#xA;  the Deltora Quest series to a &quot;prominent Hollywood production&#xA;  company.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ValY3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ValY3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Picture taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4b/80/c2/4b80c22711098a58127da9b1137f4ed2--artemis-fowl-percy-jackson.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pinterest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a manga and anime adaptation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/9482/Deltora_Quest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deltora Quest manga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Es4kj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Es4kj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/1826/Deltora_Quest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deltora Quest Anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rnZBD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rnZBD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to see more about this kind of topic, you could find it on &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=593237&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL Discussion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T03:19:06.670" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T03:19:06.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39068" CreationDate="2017-09-12T15:46:38.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I never noticed him using any jutsu using any other chakra nature. But in the latest Boruto chapter he is shown using earth style (mud wall), to block Boruto's water style attack when they were sparring. And he is the Hokage so it seems he would have picked up a few jutsu along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35603" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T15:46:38.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42274" CreationDate="2017-09-12T15:48:01.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her birth name was Elesia. After she was defeated by Arcueid her body was retrieved by The Church, she somehow survived even after Roa left her body and her link with him made her immortal. The Church &quot;killed&quot; her repeatedly throughout a month as an experiment to research her immortality, and then she was taken y the Burial Agency, there she was given the codename Bow for her preference with proyectile weapons. According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tsukikan.com/misc/staff-roundtable-the-second-night.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TYPE-MOON Staff Roundtable&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Ciel&quot; is taken from &quot;L'arc en Ciel&quot;, &quot;BOW in the sky&quot; or &quot;RainBOW&quot; in French, though Ciel = Bow (Ciel means sky, it's the L'arc part that means &quot;the bow&quot;) was a mistake on part of the scenario writer but it was already too late when the demo was released, so they ended up having Ciel being good at air combat as well so it didn't feel out of place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T15:48:01.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42325" CreationDate="2017-09-12T17:02:09.713" Score="5" ViewCount="3232" Body="&lt;p&gt;The show requires us to suspend disbelief to the point where Roy Mustang can alter densities of gases or induce some chemical reactions, but not necessarily change elements themselves. It argues the energy required to generate 'real' transmutations is much higher, so you need something like the philosophers stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the animes claim he generates explosions by altering oxygen density profiles in the air and triggering a reaction by creating a spark. See under 'Abilities' here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fullmetal-alchemist-database.wikia.com/wiki/Roy_Mustang&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fullmetal-alchemist-database.wikia.com/wiki/Roy_Mustang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, while oxygen assists combustion, it is not flammable by itself. Hence, the flame needs to travel along a path of oxygen &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; combustible material from Mustang to his target. The show offers no explanation for where this combustible material comes from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps flammable gases or water vapor (that could be converted to hydrogen) in air could be utilized to create explosions. However, these gases are present at levels lower than 1% in the atmosphere, and concentrating them sufficiently to create an explosive needs volumes several orders of magnitude larger than what Mustang has access to in the show. (intuitively, the atmospheric water vapor in the volume contained by a large living room will not fill a glass of water).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given what I have argued so far, and without having to suspend disbelief further, how does Mustang's flame alchemy even work? It feels like the authors of the show are (erroneously) assuming oxygen is combustible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35604" LastEditorUserId="35604" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T18:16:28.477" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T20:48:19.387" Title="Why does Roy Mustang's flame alchemy work?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33603" CreationDate="2017-09-12T19:06:48.417" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like already stated the quote was &quot;About 10 People&quot; keep in mind the series has changed multiple times. Oda originally planned for One Piece to be around 5-6 Years and now its past its 20th Anniversary and Oda already stated in an interview they are planning for the 30th. We also been told that the Series was mostly complete which gives us the impression the show may end with its 30th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alot of people stick with the crew of 10, they use Blackbeard as the reason saying there gonna fight at the end. Problem is if you count Blackbeard they are 11 and hes been openly seeking new members as seen with Kuzan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most popular theory is that they will end up being a crew of 13. with 4 members joining every milestone of the adventure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starts in EAST BLUE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usopp&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make it in the GRAND LINE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chopper &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Robin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Franky&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brook&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Headed into the NEW WORLD&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinbei&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many comparisons have been drawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro was first seen chained to a post, Chopper was first seen chained to a sled, and Jinbei was first seen chained in jail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nami was a traitor working for Arlong one of East Blue's Big Three, Robin was a traitor working for Crocodile one of the Seven Warlords. (Because of this people think Pudding) She was also an traitor who works for Big Mom one of the Four emperors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usopp is tech based he came with the ship Going Merry, Franky is also tech based and brought along the ship All Sunny. Although we dont think the main ship will be replaced we assume the pattern will continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally Sanji and Brook are speedsters, in suits that are known perverts. We can assume the following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal favorite is the Alphabet Theory and ill also mention the Country Theory due to its popularity due to Oda practically confirming it to some degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AB - Brook - Austria&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CD - Chopper - Canada&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EF - Franky - America&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;GH - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IJ - Jinbei - China&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KL -Luffy - Brazil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MN - Nami - Sweden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP - (Pudding?) - India&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;QR - Robin - Russia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ST - Sanji - France&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UV - Usopp - Africa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WX -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;YZ - Zoro - Japan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the Country Theory that leaves Germany and England&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35608" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T19:25:07.087" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T19:25:07.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-13T00:05:46.967" Score="1" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail 2014&lt;/em&gt;, there is a common battle song that plays. An example is when Juvia fights Aries in the desert in episode 37, when Aries makes fun of Juvia while she is on the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35612" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T01:42:23.600" LastActivityDate="2021-04-18T14:52:39.773" Title="Identifying the most common battle song in Fairy Tail 2014" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23070" CreationDate="2017-09-13T00:19:49.367" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many anime or Japanese pop culture, a cat-person's tail and ears are extremely sensitive and considered a &quot;place only touched with permission&quot;. I think you get it now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35613" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T00:19:49.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42302" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42308" CreationDate="2017-09-13T00:47:30.770" Score="2" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really would like to know what this is from if possible? But I might be buying them and I want to know what I'm getting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDfCF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDfCFl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;keychains&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35581" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T02:39:47.113" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T14:36:04.097" Title="What anime are these keychains from?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42290" CreationDate="2017-09-13T06:58:20.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of Heidi is well-known in Germany (as in other countries), but most of the children that watched the series on tv did not know they watched an anime:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fo53S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Reference Picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Heidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji) is a 1974 Japanese anime series by Zuiyo Eizo (now Nippon Animation) based on the Swiss novel Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning by Johanna Spyri (1880). It was directed by Isao Takahata and features contributions by numerous other anime luminaries, including Yoichi Kotabe (character design, animation director), Toyoo Ashida (co-character design, animation director), Yoshiyuki Tomino (storyboard, screenplay), and Hayao Miyazaki (scene design, layout, screenplay).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi,_Girl_of_the_Alps&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples (from German TV) are &quot;Wickie und die starken Männer&quot; (&quot;Vicky the Viking&quot;) or &quot;Die Biene Maja&quot; (&quot;Maya the Bee&quot;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OlEwA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OlEwA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wickie&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ioVxi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ioVxi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Maja&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://manga-reviews.de/anime-unserer-kindheit-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35597" LastEditorUserId="35597" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T07:29:42.480" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T07:29:42.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42311" CreationDate="2017-09-13T11:58:44.830" Score="6" ViewCount="1155" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fate/Grand Order, Alter Mysterious Heroine X's 3rd stage looks like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vwWfJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Alter Mysterious Heroine X 3rd stage&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to me she looks very much like a Sith Lord from Star Wars because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Sith often wore black hoods&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alter Mysterious Heroine X's Excalibur looks like a Red Light Saber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She looks like she is using Force Lightning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She has eyes like that of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ok5mR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Emperor&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/73UIU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anikin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, was Alter Mysterious Heroine X's third form inspired from Star Wars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T17:30:07.130" Title="Was Alter Mysterious Heroine X's third form inspired from Star Wars?" Tags="&lt;fate-grand-order&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30481" CreationDate="2017-09-13T13:45:37.873" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think think it's likely that boruto will get the byakugan because as you can see in the manga and the anime that he has a new dōjutsu be as in the anime he could see chakra points but he could also open a portal with his new dōjutsu and the byakugan can see chakra points and the rinnegan can open portals so I say borutos prowess is stronger and better than a byakugan and sharingan so it's unlikely from him to have two dōjutsu &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35617" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T13:45:37.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42309" CreationDate="2017-09-13T14:31:56.337" Score="4" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just saw some anime that are based on western literature. I was just wondering how is it done. I mean, does the anime production company have to ask permission from the author of the books? If so, what if the author has passed away? And what kind of permission do they have to take? Like some anime that are based on western-books have modifications to the real story, so do they inform the author about all the modifications? Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30802" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T15:00:12.713" Title="How is an anime based on western-literature made?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42302" CreationDate="2017-09-13T14:36:04.097" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blue one is &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/c37666&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aki Hasumi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from the otoge visual novel for PS Vita called &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v15577&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Root∞REXX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88-ROOT%E2%88%9EREXX-%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E3%81%B5%E3%82%8A%E3%82%80%E3%81%8D%E3%82%85%E3%82%93%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC-%E8%93%AE%E6%B0%B4%E7%A7%8B%EF%BC%88%E5%8D%98%E5%93%81%EF%BC%89/dp/B01A6UZCWY&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link to item&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The red one is &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/19329/Kiriya_Etou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kiriya Etou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/1051/Kiniro_no_Corda&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kiniro no Corda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; anime and manga series.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n172878590&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link to item&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T14:36:04.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42307" CreationDate="2017-09-13T14:58:50.930" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the piece of literature is not part of the public domain, they will have to obtain the rights either at the original author or publisher, as the author may or may not hold actual rights over the product after publishing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of a deceased author whom holds the rights, it might get a little bit more complex. Considering &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-dead-authors-are-making-840289&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dead artists can be kept alive, and make a killing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual permissions / allowed modifications are usually decided upon during the inquiring of a license. Here they can either determine that no changes are allowed, or they are free to do as they please. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually if somebody wishes to obtain said rights, they would hire a lawyer, as obtaining the rights, setting the terms and options, and the costs that come with it are surrounded by a lot of legal rump slump &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T14:58:50.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42305" CreationDate="2017-09-13T17:30:07.130" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fategrandorder.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Heroine_X_(Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mysterious Heroine X (Alter)&lt;/a&gt;, this form is indeed based on being a Sith Lord!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;オルト・ライトニング (Alter Lightning) and her double-bladed lightsaber is a parody of Red Lightning and the double-bladed lightsaber used by Darth Maul in Star Wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/SOXVDpR-I00?t=20&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;double-bladed attack&lt;/a&gt; on Youtube&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is due to the fact that, prior to the English release in June 2017, there was a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fategrandorder.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Wars_Event&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber Wars Event&lt;/a&gt; in January 2016 for the JP release. This appears to be a parody based on the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December 2015&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dkvag.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dkvag.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T17:30:07.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3" CreationDate="2017-09-13T17:34:38.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Ikaros likes watermelon not just because it is round and reminds her of herself when she is being pet, but she also is in a situation where she might be under a lot of stress without even knowing it (she is trying to get taken back to her original master), and this is her way to cope with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is a more realistic theory, so this probably isn't even close to the idea the producers had when making this decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35618" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T18:07:56.870" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T18:07:56.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27440" CreationDate="2017-09-13T18:00:34.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fastest ninja is actually Might Guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch the fight with him and Madara and you'll see. Minato does have anything on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35619" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T18:11:16.453" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T18:11:16.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42317" CreationDate="2017-09-13T18:34:17.223" Score="13" ViewCount="4127" Body="&lt;p&gt;So sometimes in Anime and Manga when someone is acting crazy or out of character when on a rant they wear a headband with two flashlights or lit candles pointing up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g6zYr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g6zYr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anime&amp;#39;s Character wearing headband with flashlights &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what the reason for this is or if it symbolizes something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35620" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T20:18:50.083" LastActivityDate="2018-08-01T23:52:46.070" Title="Why do people wearing a headband with two flashlights or candles when acting crazy or out of place?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36271" CreationDate="2017-09-13T22:00:17.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They can walk through it, but probably there is some kind of metal barrier or something that allows water but not titans. In fact, if this is true, boats couldn't be possible and they couldn't pass, except if there it was some kind of mechanism that allows to up or down the gate, but just a theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35623" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T03:07:53.613" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T03:07:53.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23070" CreationDate="2017-09-13T23:55:28.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suppose it likely causes extreme discomfort or a strange feeling, due to actual humans not having these body parts, but the Amusphere still transmits that feeling. Much like a real-life cat getting their tail pulled, but perhaps less painful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35624" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T23:55:28.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42314" CreationDate="2017-09-14T01:04:10.877" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It originates from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushi_no_toki_mairi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ushi no toki mairi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxqm7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxqm7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Picture taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SekienUshi-no-tokimairi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wikipedia Explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ushi no toki mairi refers to a prescribed method of laying a&#xA;  curse upon a target that is traditional to Japan, so-called because it&#xA;  is conducted during the hours of the Ox (between 1 and 3 AM). The&#xA;  practitioner—typically a scorned woman—while dressed in white&#xA;  and &lt;strong&gt;crowning herself with an iron ring set with three lit candles&#xA;  upright,&lt;/strong&gt; hammers nails into a sacred tree of the Shinto shrine.&#xA;  In the modern-day common conception, the nails are driven through a&#xA;  straw effigy of the victim, impaled upon the tree behind it.&#xA;  The ritual must be repeated seven days running, after which the curse&#xA;  is believed to succeed, causing death to the target, but being&#xA;  witnessed in the act is thought to nullify the spell. The Kibune&#xA;  Shrine in Kyoto is famously associated with the ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The woman performing the curse is generally portrayed as dressed in white, &#xA;  with disheveled hair,wearing an iron &quot;crown&quot; that holds three&#xA;  burning candles&lt;/strong&gt;, suspending (from her neck) a mirror upon her&#xA;  chest (which lies hidden) and wearing a pair of tall&#xA;  clogs (geta), She would then nail a straw doll representing her&#xA;  target to a sacred tree (神木 shimboku) at the Shinto shrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The iron &quot;crown&quot; that she wears is actually a tripod (五徳 gotoku) (or&#xA;  trivet, a stand for setting cooking pots, etc., above a heat&#xA;  source) which she wears in inverted, slipping the iron ring over&#xA;  her head and sticking candles on its three legs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Anime and Manga, this kind of action tells the Audience of the current genre. Usually this action in Anime/Manga is a joke (for entertainment purposes) not to mention the character you showed us wants to curse someone (except the genre of the manga/anime is a thriller or horror).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T23:18:29.130" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T23:18:29.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41515" CreationDate="2017-09-14T01:22:27.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is also a bit of a deeper meaning and as to why this trend came about. It goes way back to the World War 2 and a bit before. After occupation to make money, girls would well prostitute themselves, so a tanned girl was also a sign that they were out on the corner a lot. In the rebellion days of youth, in the 80s, it was a way to rebel in Asia, so it became a popular trend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why you also get that &quot;gals&quot; are sluts or whores. In the west though, tanning became a positive thing while in the east it became a negative thing. Also why in the anime and the manga of &lt;em&gt;Hajimete no Gal&lt;/em&gt;, the ex calls her a &quot;slut&quot;. Also, &lt;em&gt;Hajimete no Gal&lt;/em&gt; directly translates to &quot;first time gal&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35625" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T03:05:45.307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T03:05:45.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37149" CreationDate="2017-09-14T02:55:10.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;em&gt;Pokemon Sun and Moon&lt;/em&gt; season 1 episode 34 (subbed). In the middle of the episode, the subtitle said that Ash told Pikachu to use Volt Tackle.&#xA;Either this was a mistranslation or that he can use more than 4 moves now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35627" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T03:10:50.453" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T03:10:50.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41879" CreationDate="2017-09-14T14:09:33.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I agree with everything in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/41883&quot;&gt;Nevios' answer&lt;/a&gt;, from another lens, I would also say that the manga and anime are different because the manga only comes out once per month and the anime would be ahead of the manga which is a no go because the manga is typically looked at as &quot;canon&quot; or &quot;the actual story line&quot; while animes have the luxury of having &quot;fillers&quot; or &quot;story lines separate from, and in some cases, alternative to the actual story itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the creators of Boruto made a brilliant decision to go back and fill in the gaps between Boruto starting his ninja journey and the Chunin Exam. By doing so, they brought back some of the nostalgia of the Naruto series while also allowing us to understand Boruto beyond what we saw in the movie which was a character that was really bratty but redeemed himself at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through the anime, you get to see that Boruto has a strong moral compass and that he isn't just looking for the easy way out. Conversely, unlike Naruto, Boruto has had everything he would have ever needed from jump. He doesn't know struggle like Naruto or Sasuke did. It's a poetic commentary on our technological generation vs the generation before. Boruto has a mindset of &quot;why do things the hard way when I can get the same result with an easier path&quot; while his elders are trying to teach him that there is something very important about going through a process.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35634" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T14:34:59.423" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T14:34:59.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42324" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-14T17:28:11.567" Score="0" ViewCount="853" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Orochimaru fight Madara in 4th Great Ninja War?&#xA;I think Orochimaru was strong, like the other Kage, if not stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35631" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T17:39:46.907" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T05:05:53.103" Title="Why didn't Orochimaru fight Madara?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42294" CreationDate="2017-09-14T20:42:48.483" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All we know about how Flame alchemy works is described in the question.  As you note the description is incomplete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, we do know that creating flames in this way is a very complicated process and is a closely guarded secret.  This secret was tattooed on the Hawkeye's back by its creator and entrusted by Hawkeye only to Mustang.  A full explanation in-universe would, therefore, not make much sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We might never know what the exact mechanism is and it is not necessary to understand the story.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can come up with several head-canons to justify this physics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mechanism does not necessarily involve chemistry. The Crimson&#xA;Alchemist creates explosions by combining contradictory alchemical&#xA;symbols.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An unstable explosive such as tetranitromethane or nitroglycerin could be formed in gaseous state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My preferred one is for Mustang to produce large quantities of nitric oxide (NO). There is a slow reaction where 2NO -&gt; N2 + O2 which is exothermic but NO is considered non-flammable. This is because the reaction is slow without a catalyst because the NO molecules have to collide to react.  At very high concentrations with other chemicals, a spark, and magic (alchemy), I like to imagine Mustang can induce a suitable violent reaction which I couldn't get to working in a lab.  The actual difficulty is finding a high heat of formation molecule containing only N, O, and C stable enough to disperse harmlessly without decomposing if he can't ignite it.  Several such compounds probably exist but it isn't necessarily something that if familiar or can even has been synthesized in the real world.  I suspect NO is too stable but is a starting point. NO (nitric oxide) explosions have been observed and require a spark to get started but also require some other fuel to be present.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further speculation would constitute a fan theory so would be off topic on this site. I hope, however, this is enough to show you that an explanation is conceptually possible if not available (or possibly even known by the creator).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="3561" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T20:48:19.387" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T20:48:19.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42326" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-14T21:04:02.670" Score="6" ViewCount="8390" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kakashi had double Sharingan, he was able to use Susanoo. However, he lost the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can he still use Susanoo without Sharingan now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35631" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-20T14:31:17.850" LastActivityDate="2020-12-17T01:41:41.160" Title="Can Kakashi still use Susanoo after losing his Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42328" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-15T03:11:37.593" Score="3" ViewCount="14474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt;, which episode was Saber bounded up and was in a white dress being raped by Caster?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9EWD3l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber in white dress being bounded&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35639" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T03:20:00.130" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:50:00.610" Title="Which episode is this where Saber dress in white and bounded?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40818" CreationDate="2017-09-15T08:54:15.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; and its precursor, &lt;em&gt;Aqua&lt;/em&gt;, came about because the author, &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;mano Kozue, wanted to write a story about her experience in Venice and her favorite pet cat at the time, &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;ria (title drop!). In fact, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)#.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81.E8.A7.A3.E8.AA.AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, the manga was introduced as 「水と猫の物語」, &lt;em&gt;a story about water (aqua) and cats&lt;/em&gt;, in its early serialization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Amano loves cats so much, she incorporated many cat-related elements into her story: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cait Sith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad#Animated_film&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Night on the Galactic Railroad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and Alice Carroll as a homage to &lt;em&gt;Alice's Adventures in Wonderland&lt;/em&gt; which features the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_Cat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cheshire Cat&lt;/a&gt;. There, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/14703/Cat_Sith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another character&lt;/a&gt; whose name doesn't start with あ; the cat mascot of Himeya also doesn't have a name that starts with あ (Hime happens to be the name of one of Amano's cats).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yea, sharing the same initial with her favorite pet cat, as well as having Alice as a main character and aqua and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acqua_alta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;acqua alta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; as an important theme, are probably enough to set the mangaka on &lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt; naming craze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ariapokoten.sakura.ne.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ariapokoten.sakura.ne.jp/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T08:54:15.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42326" CreationDate="2017-09-15T09:57:27.730" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he can't now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the battle with Kaguya, Obito lent Kakashi the full power of the Mangekyo Sharingan which gave him the ability to use Susanoo. But after the battle, Kakashi lost his Sharingan along with Susanoo. So, I don't think that Kakashi can use Susanoo after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35645" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-20T14:32:23.907" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T14:32:23.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42247" CreationDate="2017-09-15T10:04:39.327" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 4th great ninja war Minato himself says that he can't use sage mode efficiently. This because it requires a lot of time to gather that much chakra, and he is not adept at using sage mode. &lt;img src=&quot;https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-a74029013c45cdaeae61dd5873d2d1e4-c&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35645" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T11:28:57.107" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T11:28:57.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-15T12:11:45.583" Score="12" ViewCount="917" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Japanese voice actors watch an anime episode for free after an anime episode is finished because they did contribute their efforts in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user32849" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:43:01.470" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T06:30:10.143" Title="Can Japanese voice actors watch anime for free after an anime episode is finished?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;&lt;japan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42328" CreationDate="2017-09-15T13:50:00.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saber wears - or more exactly is made to wear - those clothes in Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works episode 13, 14, 17 and 18. (Or season 2 episode 1, 2, 5 and 6, if you count the series as two seasons.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The screenshot itself is from episode 13 (or S2 episode 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way she isn't being raped (not even in the visual novel). Caster just tortures her to make her lose her mind so she would want the pleasure by herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:50:00.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42336" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42445" CreationDate="2017-09-15T13:57:55.347" Score="11" ViewCount="1100" Body="&lt;p&gt;In manga cover pages for the tankoubon version, I find it funny that the cover page always/often is not related to the content of the book.  Usually there is a big event of sorts that are drawn on the cover, but nothing in the book tells the reader about that event or even describes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some series, like One Piece, Maruto, Magi, Toriko, etc., the cover of the manga would be present in the current chapter or at least be about the events of the current arc or plot line.  But in other series, like Hayate, Zettai Karen Children, Kurosagi, the pattern of irrelevance is consistent, with most of the cover art showing events that never happen in series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a some sort of marketing reason for this trend? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-12-21T04:11:47.377" LastActivityDate="2018-12-21T04:11:47.377" Title="Why are manga cover pages not relevant with the current arc?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41703" CreationDate="2017-09-15T17:32:34.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/11-1/aniplex-of-america-outlines-plans-for-anohana-monogatari-and-sword-art-online-blu-rays&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aniplex of America has announced Ordinal Scale for December 19th.&lt;/a&gt; (The details are roughly halfway down the page.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T17:32:34.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-15T21:48:40.533" Score="3" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;is there any connection between the movie, the original series and the newer series of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_(manga)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Space Adventure Cobra&lt;/a&gt;?&#xA;and if so, what's their chronological order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35649" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T22:05:38.033" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T22:05:38.033" Title="Is there any connection between the movie, series and ova?" Tags="&lt;cobra&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-15T22:52:13.437" Score="4" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Koe no Katachi manga, volume 3, chapter 23, Shouko said that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&#xA; She like Ishida&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since when that Shouko feel that way about Ishida? In Volume 1, Shouko got bullied. Did she feel this way about Ishida back in elementary school? Did the author ever mention it on manga/anime ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T00:47:56.790" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T16:52:54.963" Title="How did Shouko initially feel about Ishida?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42324" CreationDate="2017-09-16T05:05:53.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two reasons:&#xA;1)Orochimaru was busy reanimating the four dead hokages to bring strong reinforcements.&#xA;2)Even if he was as strong as the Kages or even stronger, but we see in the fight between Madara and the Kages just how strong Madara was. He singlehandedly annhilated all the five Kages. So if Orochimaru decided to face him alone then I am sure he would have died instantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35645" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T05:05:53.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42193" CreationDate="2017-09-16T11:51:11.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about the Eldians outside of Paradis Island (the one's where [Spoiler Alert] Reiner come from), &lt;strong&gt;that was because of the Marleyans. Due to the Marleyan's fear of the Eldian's titan transformers, they created weapons, technology capable of destroying these Titan transformers.&lt;/strong&gt; That's how the Marleyans got into possession of four of the original nine titan transformers (wont explain it here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Manga. It was mentioned by one of the Marleyan higher ups. Forgot the chapter. But besides that, it was heavily implied. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35632" LastEditorUserId="35632" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:31:41.840" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:31:41.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42351" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-16T14:50:52.677" Score="12" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the video of &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/VIg5HkyauoY?t=575&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vsauce2&lt;/a&gt; it is mentioned that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prussian blue ... it reinvigorated Japanese wood block painting, which went on to influence manga which led to Japanese animation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrasing makes it sound like the invention of this Prussian blue is one of the key factors towards the development of Japanese animation or anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But was this invention really a key factor towards the creation of anime? Or did this Prussian blue really have a an effect to the creation of Anime at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2019-03-24T17:35:55.873" Title="How important was the invention of blue towards anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21312" CreationDate="2017-09-16T14:57:17.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read some of the reasoning on why Minato had kyuubi chakra mode straightaway and one of them stated the yin half combined feelings with the yang half. I agree with this because Minato felt Naruto's chakra when he was reanimated. This could be kyubi sensing his other half, triggering Minato to sense Naruto as jinchuriki of the same beast, but just a yang half of it. This is only a theory though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35664" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T14:57:17.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42354" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42457" CreationDate="2017-09-16T17:09:13.637" Score="3" ViewCount="6288" Body="&lt;p&gt;What did Shouko sign to Shouya in Koe No Katachi volume 7, chapter 54?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:  the below images are the signs that she used, in the order that they appear (right to left).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXtVA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXtVA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eight images of Shouko signing a specific message, from right to left.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T02:11:58.537" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:45:12.460" Title="What does Shouko said to Ishida on the bridge in chapter 54?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;&lt;sign-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-16T19:01:22.247" Score="1" ViewCount="2222" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 216, at around 7 minutes, there's a song when Sasuke and Naruto fight with Rasengan vs Chidori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35668" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T08:34:26.367" LastActivityDate="2021-05-15T01:31:54.970" Title="What's the song that plays when Naruto and Sasuke fight with Rasengan and Chidori in episode 216?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42356" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42357" CreationDate="2017-09-16T21:47:45.303" Score="2" ViewCount="229" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of anime that have a lot of filler, such as Naruto or Bleach. However, there are a lot of filler episodes that fit completely in the storyline, and could easily have happened.  Wouldn't it make sense for the mangaka to declare some of these as canon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would clearly satisfy the audience as it kills a lot of people to see good content that didn't really happen. But building on this, would it be plausible for the mangaka to create a new category of episodes in between filler and canon that simply labels episodes as correct so people can watch them, but skip over them since they don't contribute to the plot? This would seem like a step up since there is a clear distinction between outrageously impossible filler and filler that could actually have occurred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T22:47:55.167" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T22:52:42.057" Title="Would it make sense for there to be a new category of episodes between filler and canon?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42356" CreationDate="2017-09-16T22:52:42.057" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often times, when it comes to the filler, the original creator or mangaka has &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; say in it.  They may have the ability to influence designs, but that's probably it; much of that would get written by someone other than themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is largely borrowing &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/34275/102&quot;&gt;from an earlier answer of mine&lt;/a&gt;, but I want to highlight a few key points from it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Studios in charge of the more popular anime series don't really have&#xA;  this liberty; generally, one of these things could happen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The author treats it as non-canon and progresses forward (ignore it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The author incorporates it into canon (think Hayate no Gotoku and the addition of Kayura Tsurugino after the movie) (embrace it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The author decides to reboot the series entirely, which may include some components of the original one and may not, with the liberties&#xA;  largely removed (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood vs Full Metal&#xA;  Alchemist) (allow both to exist)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Effectively, there's really not much wiggle room between what is and isn't canon.  It either gets adapted into canon, or it gets ignored.  No one outside of the original mangaka can decide this, and there have been examples of both happening in different works.  Series like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; likely didn't get to exercise options of adopting it into canon due to the fact that Kubo Tite was working so hard on it, &lt;em&gt;he had to go to the hospital&lt;/em&gt; several times during &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;'s run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T22:52:42.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42354" CreationDate="2017-09-16T23:07:19.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I watched the limited theatrical release today.  While I can't say that I recall anything &lt;em&gt;verbatim&lt;/em&gt;, I'll be updating my answer from here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouko &lt;em&gt;says&lt;/em&gt;, not &lt;em&gt;signs&lt;/em&gt;, in the movie, that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; She believed that if she weren't around anymore, everything would be better, which is what led her to attempt suicide in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tears into the heart of the matter:  the immense guilt and discomfort that Shouko feels about the entire situation, which is what led her to make that decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this highlights a point in which the film diverges from the manga, so take this with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I can't interpret JSL very well, we can infer what happened through the use of context clues a few chapters earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; This happened after Shoya effectively saved Shouko's life, when she attempted to jump off her balcony into the river below.  Recall in an earlier chapter, Shouko and Shoya swapped positions, effectively keeping her on the balcony, and him plummeting to the water below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that, what we can infer is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Shouko thought that Shoya was dead, and was feeling incredibly remorseful for attempting suicide, and that Shoya had been badly injured due to her actions.  She's frantically apologizing and is grateful that he's alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T04:45:12.460" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:45:12.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42360" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42387" CreationDate="2017-09-17T03:12:09.313" Score="7" ViewCount="104218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tsunade is the granddaughter of the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju. She served as the fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf but where is she now in Boruto? Is she dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35631" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T17:53:45.130" LastActivityDate="2018-06-06T22:53:33.363" Title="Where is Tsunade now?" Tags="&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24092" CreationDate="2017-09-17T03:28:45.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Essentially it is because it is not his fight, this is the symbolic end of Kenshin's arc as an assassin.  Kenshin knew this and that is why he only asked Hiko to make sure his loved ones were safe.  For the story it would be boring because he would just waltz in and kill everyone in a couple minutes, maybe seconds.  Hiko Seijuro is the best swordsman in this universe by far, he is superman.  He is stronger, faster, more skilled and more experienced than Kenshin.  Kenshin hit him with Amakakeru because Seijuro forced him to in order to teach him how to do it.  The only area where Kenshin measures up is heart, he may even surpass Hiko in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35672" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T03:28:45.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="241" CreationDate="2017-09-17T03:47:41.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It isn't a split personality, something which we now believe doesn't exist and isn't used as a diagnosis anymore.  I believe that his eyes change color for artistic/symbolic effect.  His soul is fractured so he must shed parts of himself in order to become a better fighter.  When he is truly in danger he reverts back to the man slayer, a killer above all others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After he finishes his training with his master his soul is mostly at peace and he doesn't need to bury himself to become stronger and can thus reach a higher potential then he ever could as a man slayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's said that eyes are the window to the soul, and in fiction, their color is often the first way to hint at a character's true nature. In particular, characters who have gold and yellow-colored eyes tend to have some form of supernatural origin or powers that place them above normal humans.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35672" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T03:47:41.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13266" CreationDate="2017-09-17T04:01:15.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Isika the guy who cleans up after Kenshin's assassinations is a spy.  He knows everything about Kenshin.  He also tries to weaken Kenshin emotionally to get him killed when he goes after Tomoe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35672" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T04:01:15.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19461" CreationDate="2017-09-17T04:04:44.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sakabatō holds a deep meaning, as a blade that is not meant to kill.  This is the philosophy that Kenshin wants to be true. Although it is symbolic it is also practical.  A wooden sword would just get cut in half against a skilled opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35672" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T04:04:44.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3414" CreationDate="2017-09-17T04:19:13.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He took a vow to never kill again, and that forms the core of his being.  During the war his psyche became extremely fragile from killing as he is naturally a kind and good person.  Killing required him to bury those parts of himself.  When the final battle is over he disappears from the world vowing never to kill again.  He heals mostly but he is not stable.  If he kills again there is a chance that his mind would break and he would no longer be able to find the parts of himself that were good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaoru is able to appeal to Kenshin's good side as he loves her, which gives him the strength to fight the killer in his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35672" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T04:19:13.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42072" CreationDate="2017-09-17T05:48:59.597" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently bought the Disney Blu-Ray release of &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; from 2013, and the bath scene is in it. Here's screenshots:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S1ZY4m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S1ZY4m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satsuki, Mei, and their father in the bath&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4iUx0m.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4iUx0m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satsuki dumping water on herself&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ClCJm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ClCJm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satsuki and Mei, their father&amp;#39;s knee visible in foreground&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nifmbm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nifmbm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Satsuki, Mei, and their father making a huge commotion in the bath&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Disney release is rated G, which means the MPAA considers it suitable to be watched by anyone. It has both subtitles and a dub starring a young Dakota and Elle Fanning as Satsuki and Mei, and Tim Daly, who is best known in fandom for voicing Superman in the DC Animated Universe, as their father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was about 13, I rented the old Fox Video VHS release with the Streamline dub from Blockbuster Video, and I distinctly remember the bath scene also being in that version. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20080/7579&quot;&gt;answer I wrote to the linked question&lt;/a&gt; presents evidence that Miyazaki refused to allow edited releases of his work after the travesty that was &lt;em&gt;Warriors of the Wind&lt;/em&gt;, which would also have applied to the Streamline release of &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)#Warriors_of_the_Wind&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Warriors of the Wind&lt;/em&gt; was released in 1985&lt;/a&gt;, three years before &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; came out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds like someone didn't do their research before they made claims about what had or hadn't been cut from international releases of the movie, and made unfounded assumptions about what was and wasn't acceptable. This reminds me of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-07/nymphet-creator-u.s-publisher-blog-on-cancellation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaworu Watashiya's utter cluelessness&lt;/a&gt; about just what it was that American publishers found objectionable about &lt;em&gt;Kodomo no Jikan&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T05:48:59.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6245" CreationDate="2017-09-17T07:55:14.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By searching about this it makes me think, She probably didn't get this from Madoka or whoever it is, She got the bow through her wish as she said &quot;Those are my feelings towards Madoka! That's why, once more, lend me power! Not as the shield that protects Madoka but as the power that smites anyone who threatens her!&quot; since her shield was obtained by wraith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35676" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T07:55:14.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42411" CreationDate="2017-09-17T12:07:52.433" Score="5" ViewCount="10825" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Great Ninja War, Naruto's right arm was replaced by an artificial arm made up of Hashirama Senju's cells. To perform Wood Style, user requires a vast amount of chakra and Naruto can easily manage that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35681" LastActivityDate="2020-10-23T22:25:04.740" Title="Can Naruto use Wood Style?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42326" CreationDate="2017-09-17T12:16:52.553" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe he can! While fighting with Kaguya, Obito lent his both eyes to Kakashi (although Kakashi's eye was already taken by Madara and he was given a new eye by Naruto) and that's why he was able to use Susanoo. In same way, he can do that again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35681" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T12:16:52.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42375" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42490" CreationDate="2017-09-17T17:12:15.173" Score="2" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Rewrite&lt;/em&gt;, Sakuya, Chihaya's butler, is nothing but antagonistic towards the protagonist Kotarou from the moment they first meet. He calls him insulting names and is generally just a bit of an asshole. It later turns out that both he and Chihaya are working for Gaia, the eco-terrorist group who want to destroy all human life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (and who ultimately succeed in the final episode of Season 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, around Episode 8 or so, he randomly shows up in the magic forest and saves Kotarou's life. He announces he's now working with Kotarou and friends against Gaia, offers to train Kotarou, and becomes considerably less antagonistic towards him. &lt;em&gt;Absolutely no explanation is given for this&lt;/em&gt;, and to me it seemed to come completely out of left-field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What prompted Sakuya to change sides like that so suddenly?&lt;/strong&gt; I think Chihaya may have already defected by this point, but surely that can't be the only reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35679" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T13:17:00.263" Title="What made Sakuya decide to switch sides?" Tags="&lt;rewrite&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42360" CreationDate="2017-09-17T17:56:53.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right now it's too soon to definitively say; she was still alive at the end of Naruto Shippuden so we can assume that she will become a more significant character later in the series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all characters from Shippuden have been brought into Boruto yet in the anime or manga. Give it time and we will see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-06-06T22:53:33.363" LastActivityDate="2018-06-06T22:53:33.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33826" CreationDate="2017-09-17T19:20:49.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It usually happens when he's willing to do the extreme:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first instance in SAO he has the will to kill Kayaba and free everyone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second time it happens is when he's trying to fly up the World Tree in ALO and he's empowered with the will to save Asuna.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He also gets it in his final battle with Death Gun or Sterben in GGO.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned by him in the &lt;em&gt;Extra&lt;/em&gt; (1-hour special that takes place between &lt;em&gt;SAO&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAO2&lt;/em&gt;), but I don't remember exactly what he says though. It also happens in the movie, &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale&lt;/em&gt; at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35685" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-11T13:19:57.213" LastActivityDate="2018-10-11T13:19:57.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-18T00:30:08.497" Score="1" ViewCount="1997" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the climax scene of the episode 11 of Ballroom e Youkoso there is a english song playing on the background. Do anyone know the name of this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35692" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T16:58:43.650" Title="Song in episode 11 of Ballroom e Youkoso climax scene" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;welcome-to-the-ballroom&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42397" CreationDate="2017-09-18T03:08:27.417" Score="1" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard some rumors saying that all events in &lt;em&gt;Mekakucity Actors&lt;/em&gt; (all 13 episodes) happened in just one day (in Mekakucity Actors universe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:20:28.553" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T02:16:00.223" Title="Did all events in 13 episodes of Mekakucity Actors happen in just 1 day?" Tags="&lt;kagerou-project&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42386" CreationDate="2017-09-18T08:22:45.280" Score="13" ViewCount="13360" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the meaning of the crayon painting picture just after Shinji choke Asuka ? The picture below is some of the crayon-painting in The End Of Evangelion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unknown Guy&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGopK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lGopK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Unknown Guy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A boy inside a house?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lemiU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lemiU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;unknown kid inside a room ?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wth is that ?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHb8n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHb8n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;wth is this&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boy and woman ?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mw33a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mw33a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; Boy and woman ?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bucket of fish&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AOEdC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AOEdC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Summer vacation, i guess ?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dog Corpse&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IFw4s.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IFw4s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dog Corpse&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Murder Case&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HJo7T.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HJo7T.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Murder Case&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T12:19:40.437" LastActivityDate="2021-01-03T02:10:21.343" Title="What's the meaning of the crayon painting that appear in End Of Evangelion?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42385" CreationDate="2017-09-18T12:44:07.573" Score="15" ViewCount="4369" Body="&lt;p&gt;In multiple fanarts and fanfic websites of Full Metal Alchemist, I have seen mentions of the &quot;503 day&quot;. Here's an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9X4VNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9X4VNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Edward &amp;amp; Winry 503&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did read and watch Full Metal Alchemist and Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and I do not remember any mention of such a date. It does not match with the date Ed engraved into his State Alchemist Pocket Watch either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the &quot;503 day&quot; refer to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15542" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T14:01:25.173" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T14:01:25.173" Title="What does the &quot;503 day&quot; refer to?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42384" CreationDate="2017-09-18T13:12:52.427" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;503 day is supposed to be the 3rd of May (5/03), which is the Edward x Winry day, or Edwin day in short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two reasons for this coming into existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, there's a jeans brand called Edwin and one of their logos contains the number 503.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eAZNy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eAZNy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, when Winry goes to Central City she's in room 503 of the hotel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T13:12:52.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42383" CreationDate="2017-09-18T13:26:08.733" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the general consensus is that it's up to your own interpretation. They are a mix of actual children's drawings and some that were made to look like children's drawings but were actually created by the staff (e.g. the gutted dog and the bucket of fish). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is commentary that's part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Eva_Fan_Club&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Eva Tomo no Kai&quot; (Eva Fan Club)&lt;/a&gt; newsletters that supposedly mention that these drawings were created by children who went through abuse/traumatic experiences and were drawn as part of some sort of therapy. I can't provide the actual source or the scan, though, so take that tidbit with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's possible that the sequence alludes to that of a child (or children, as in the Evangelion pilots) who went through traumatic experiences (piloting, fighting, general psychological struggles from the events of the series) and attempting to cope with them. Sort of like the idea behind the therapy children's drawings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T13:39:51.160" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T13:39:51.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42360" CreationDate="2017-09-18T17:56:11.033" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as we know, Tsunade is still alive. After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade retires as the 5th Hokage, and she may have continued her tradition with leaving Konoha after the Second Shinobi World War when she retired as a Shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While details to Tsunade's whereabouts in the Boruto series have not been fully released, we &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; know she is still alive during the 5 Kage Summit in Naruto Chapter 700. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Five_Kage_Summit&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 Kage Summit&lt;/a&gt; occurred 15 years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, which was called by the 7th Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fifteen years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, another Kage Summit is convened in Konohagakure by the Seventh Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this summit, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsunade&lt;/a&gt; reunited with the other retired Kages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsunade attends Naruto's marriage to Hinata Hyūga. Yamato runs around prior to the ceremony making final preparations, which Tsunade occasionally offers advice on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Era&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Twelve years later, while a Five Kage Summit was being held in Konoha, Tsunade and the other retired Kage visit the Third Tsuchikage to, as Tsunade puts it, get drunk and complain about things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwCmV.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iwCmV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T18:01:52.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42389" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42390" CreationDate="2017-09-19T02:29:14.790" Score="6" ViewCount="16015" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm starting the series Re: Zero on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; and I noticed theres an episode 1A and 1B, what is this about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2020-10-20T00:17:42.440" Title="Why is there an episode 1A and 1B on Crunchyroll?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;&lt;crunchyroll&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42389" CreationDate="2017-09-19T02:29:14.790" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/s3nsi/status/716737246662148096?lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;twitter post&lt;/a&gt; answering this exact same question and it appears that Crunchyroll merely split the one-hour episode in two parts. You should start with A, then continue to B, and then continue chronologically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T02:29:14.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33826" CreationDate="2017-09-19T05:51:26.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's when his system-overriding willpower thing is active apparently. It doesn't necessarily mean he's angry, like during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sao-movie.net/us/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ordinal Scale movie&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Maybe it's something intrinsic to Kirito or something. Something in his brain or something supernatural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35707" LastEditorUserId="35707" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T11:46:33.380" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T11:46:33.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42394" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42396" CreationDate="2017-09-19T13:12:22.103" Score="0" ViewCount="1415" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Anime/Manga One piece, when straw hat pirate had finished explore the entire island ( or beat the bad guys ), straw hat pirate will continue their journey to the next adventure ( a.k.a next island ). They travel around grand line using Going Merry soon will be replaced with Thousand sunny. The manga/anime never mention how long they have been in sea ( cause using a boat to travel in sea would be take a month maybe a year ). In anime/manga it's like the distance between previous island and the next island only take an hours to make it. Is the distance of island in one piece not really that far ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T16:44:02.210" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T16:44:02.210" Title="How much time did straw hat pirate need to travel to the next island?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-09-19T13:47:38.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42394" CreationDate="2017-09-19T13:33:25.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, usually it takes them few days to reach that destination, why that is not shown is because nothing interesting is happening. We usually are only shown the stuff that is happening or when there is some important crew interaction ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the earliest examples i can think of is when Luffy has recruited Ussop and they meet the two bounty hunters(Joni&amp;amp;Yosaku). They are talking about a chef and they tell Luffy that he can find one on a sea restaurant, but it will take them 2-3 days to reach it from the place where they currently are (the chapter in question is 42, page ~19).&#xA;Another example is the travel time between Dressrosa and Zou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most islands require some time to pass, but since nothing interesting is happening there, Oda just skips those days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is another relevant question:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26735/how-much-time-have-the-straw-hats-spent-with-each-other&quot;&gt;How much time have the Straw Hats spent with each other?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some general one piece timeline(although you did not ask for this, but it cannot hurt):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T13:33:25.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42381" CreationDate="2017-09-19T14:00:03.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes all the events took place in 1 day. There is no day night switch during the episodes after the moment he spills his drink on his keyboard. It is the 14th august. He then wants to order a new one, but due to the festival going on all shops are only available to deliver at the 17th as earliest date. However one shop is open despite the festival. He thinks he is unable to survive 3 days without his computer so he decides to go outside on the 14th of august. After this choice all the other events happen. Due to the flashbacks it looks like it all happened over a span of time, but in reality it was only 1 day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below I have linked the sources I used, along with my memory of the anime. I watched it when it aired so the only part I was confused about was when he spilled the drink and the time between him going to get outside. Hence the second source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source 1: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerou_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerou_Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source 2: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kagerouproject.wikia.com/wiki/Mekakucity_Actors_-_Episode_01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://kagerouproject.wikia.com/wiki/Mekakucity_Actors_-_Episode_01&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T14:00:03.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42409" CreationDate="2017-09-19T14:50:41.637" Score="2" ViewCount="2253" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's my impression that the Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors as a group are loosely organized, or are at least affiliated with each other in some way. They're also generally hostile to both The Church and the Mage's Association. Furthermore, Dead Apostles in general have proven to be extremely antagonistic towards humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This begs the question: why is Zelretch seemingly tolerated by both groups? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also worth noting here is that he is described as an ally of humanity and True Ancestors in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kischur_Zelretch_Schweinorg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Type Moon Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. This begs a more general question - how can he be all of these contradictory things at once?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35717" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T05:32:03.750" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T06:06:15.187" Title="Why is Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg both a Dead Apostle Ancestor and Wizard Marshall of the Mage's Association?" Tags="&lt;tsukihime&gt;&lt;nasuverse&gt;&lt;type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40418" CreationDate="2017-09-19T18:17:41.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether Ryūzetsu's eyes are related to her &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%ABzetsu%27s_Kekkei_Genkai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kekkei Genkai&lt;/a&gt; or not is unknown, as she is the only person seen with this ability&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This unnamed kekkei genkai apparently allows the user to perform Reincarnation Ninjutsu as it allowed Ryūzetsu to perform the Dragon Life Reincarnation technique. It was seen only in Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison and Ryūzetsu was the only known user. Other details, such as whether it was common or rare and whether any other technique could be performed using it, are unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And while &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%ABzetsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ryūzetsu's&lt;/a&gt; eyes look very similar to the Rinnegan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ryūzetsu had fair skin, waist-length white hair that is covered by a green bandana that has a long curved white stripe which had belonged to Muku and &lt;strong&gt;grey eyes with multiple circular patterns much like Pain's Rinnegan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they are not the same. We know the ways to obtain the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rinnegan&lt;/a&gt; are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Rinnegan can typically be awakened by gaining Hagoromo's chakra either by reproducing it from combining the chakra of Hagoromo's sons, Indra and Asura, or by directly receiving chakra from Hagoromo himself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;As with any dōjutsu, the Rinnegan can be transplanted into others&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional, those with the Rinnigan can master any jutsu and all 5 chakra natures&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One who possesses the Rinnegan can easily master any jutsu as well as all five nature transformations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However Ryūzetsu is only shown using Fire Style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T18:17:41.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42401" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42402" CreationDate="2017-09-19T18:55:19.880" Score="1" ViewCount="1946" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't get how Julius tarnished his career. Also it was not mentioned how he went out of his way to save Subaru?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20937" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T19:10:20.733" Title="How Julius tarnished his career after fighting Subaru?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42401" CreationDate="2017-09-19T19:10:20.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Julius challenged Subaru, someone who is clearly below his rank, then during the fight he practically started bullying Subaru, who was obviously greatly inferior to him regarding fighting abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Julius is a knight, meaning he should live by the Knights Code of Chivalry, but his actions mentioned above are clearly violating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The duel had a lot of witnesses, so these events ruined the public view about him while leaving a stain on his whole knighthood for a really long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T19:10:20.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42423" CreationDate="2017-09-20T00:22:00.893" Score="3" ViewCount="2991" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the first time Shouko change her hair style to ponytail. What's the reason ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mu0eR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mu0eR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T01:34:20.137" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T14:16:24.093" Title="Why did Shouko change her hair style?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42398" CreationDate="2017-09-20T02:13:22.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this you have to take into account the origin of the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestor. They were the original Dead Apostles who rebelled and escaped from the True Ancestors (who were based on Brunestud the Crimson Moon, the Ultimate One of the Moon). With time, due to being sealed by the Church or being defeated by other Dead Apostles, their ranks were filled with suitable succesors, including bloodsucking creatures other than vampires and magi that obtained immortality through their Magic Research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zelretch is a unique existence, he is a Magician (not a magus), wielder of the Second True Magic, Kaleidoscope, and this was BEFORE he turned into a Dead Apostle, since the 2nd Magic was his trump card in his fight against the Crimson Moon. Before being defeated, Brunestud managed to suck Zelretch's blood, turning him into a Dead Apostle, effectively making him a DA born from the basis of the True Ancestors (and the 3rd seat of the 27 DAA himself). But, even having become a DA, he still behaves as an ally of humanity and the True Ancestors', having been invited even to Arcueid's birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget that the 27 DAA is a loose organization, which counts as part of its members beings such as Primate Murder, the Forest of Einnashe and ORT. And neither Zelretch nor the Mage's Association are actively antagonistic to them. Also, I wouldn't call them extremely antagonistic to humankind, they see humans as merely cattle and slave material, and have their own political agendas to worry about to be concerned with human extermination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T02:13:22.430" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42398" CreationDate="2017-09-20T02:56:40.483" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg is a Dead Apostle because he fought Brunestud of the Crimson Moon who created the True Ancestors who in turn created the Dead Apostles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brunestud is the Ultimate one of The Moon and this one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Aristoteles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aristoteles&lt;/a&gt; called Type-Moon. In the beginning over four thousand years ago he responded to a call from the collective will of the Earth, Gaia, to protect it from human corruption and in exchange Brunestud was allowed to live on the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brunestud created the True Ancestors based off his image as a natural protective system for the planet and to return it to it's natural state which is why Alaya does not act against them (remember that Alaya is the collective will of humanity which will deploy Counter Guardians to save humanity from destruction). after this he went around challenging other being on Earth and amassing followers in an attempt to eventually take the Earth as his own kingdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he eventually attracted the attention of Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg who was already a Sorcerer wielding the Second Magic. in a battle which Kiniko Nasu likes to keep to himself the 2 fought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was eventually defeated by Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg wielding Second Magic. He tried to pull the moon to collide with Earth but it was pushed back by Zelretch's magic, so it was unable to affect the planet. With all of his power, Brunestud did not foresee being defeated by a human, but lost to Zelretch due to being too late in understanding the power of Magic, &quot;a rule outside of the rules.&quot; Before his defeat, he sucked Zelretch's blood converting him into a vampire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Crimson_Moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crimson Moon - Profile - Background (2nd paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They're also generally hostile to both The Church and the Mage's Association. Furthermore, Dead Apostles in general have proven to be extremely antagonistic towards humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you are right that there is hostility it should be pointed out that the Association wont do anything unless the Dead Apostles risk exposing Magic to the public (as been their stance with their own Magi who can do the most inhuman thing so long as it's not publicly exposing magic) and given what's been happening with Aylesbury the Chruch, knowing full well what the Aylesbury Valesti is for, isn't going to make a movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to the development being funded and developed entirely by human means, the Mage's Association and Church are unable to intervene until the advent of the ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/The_Twenty-seven_Dead_Apostle_Ancestors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors - Attributes - Aylesbury Valesti (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously though when the ritual starts thew Church will probably get involved and if it's too public that's when the Association will get involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for being antagonistic to humans, not entirely so. for the most part &quot;human&quot; in this case is anyone not either in the Church or a Magus. The Church hunts them down because they don't see them as Human and if they aren't human and can't be controlled they should be destroyed. Also within the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors there are some who weren't even human to begin with and their origins explain why they would be against humans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Primate_Murder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Primate Murder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a Beast of Gaia and has the absolute authority to kill humans. it's counted as a Dead Apostle Ancestor because it's under Altrouge Brunestud's control and started to drink blood like it's mistress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/ORT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ORT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is one of the Aristoteles like Brunestud of the Crimson Moon but he is Type-Mercury having crashed on Earth 5000 years before the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Common Era&lt;/a&gt; in preparation for the event that would occur in &lt;em&gt;Notes&lt;/em&gt;. it's counted in the number of the Dead Apostle Ancestors because it was discovered to have vampric abilities&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;though there are some Dead Apostle Ancestors who aren't our enemies in a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Merem_Solomon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Merem Solomon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was turned by Brunestud of the Crimson Moon himself back in the day yet he and Merem feels an immense sense of gratitude towards him since Brunestud actually helped him by turning him into a Dead Apostle, of which he has directed his gratitude towards his golden princess, Arcuied, since Brunestud destruction. also Merem like treasures and joined the Church to access their relics and became the fith out of eight executioner of the Burial Agency and thus hunts vampires. the Church knows he's a Dead Apostle however he is &quot;a non-human who can be controlled&quot;, so to speak&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gransurg_Blackmore&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gransurg Blackmore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was a Magus who fought and was defeated by Brunestud but survived. Brunestud made him his personal Magus and Gransurg became a Dead Apostle on his own though his magical research. after Brunestud's destruction he's worked with the Association like how Merem works with the Church though at one point the church had sealed him but we was able to escape. unlike Merem he only kills other Dead Apostles if they stray from the teachings or wishes of Brunestud.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while Dead Apostle Ancestors, Merem and Gransurg would oppose Altrouge who generally leads the rest. both worship Crimson Moon as a god and see Altrouge was an impostor and that Arcuied is the true reincarnation of Crimson Moon with Merem even helping her out at times (though Arcuied doesn't know how to respond to his unconditional affection). one of them even hates Altrouge for taking Arcuied's hair (i think Merem).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we also know that Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg is also Dead Apostle and he's willing to help out Magi having appeared during Rin Tohsaka's trail at the end of Heaven's Feel and created Magical Ruby and Saphire for Rin and Luvia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Zelretch's allegiance, it's stated on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kischur_Zelretch_Schweinorg#Background&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt; that it's to humanity and the nearly extinct race of True Ancestors. while his friend Caubac Alcatraz is a Dead Apostle Ancestor (who like Gransurg became one though his own research rather than being turned) they were probably friends before hand and the 2 were at &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ax7VR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arcuied's Coming of Age Ceremony&lt;/a&gt; (only Zelretch and Arcuied is shown). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though whether he'll fight against Aylesbury Valesti is yet to be seen. his wiki page does state that he is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;surprisingly meddlesome in worldly affairs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and given that in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt; the state of the world is suspected to have been the Aylesbury Valesti occurring earlier it might be bad enough for him to interfere. he could also just have the same sorta reason as Merem and Gransurg to fight it just because Altrouge is involved because he acts as a surrogate grandfather to Arcuied though it's not stated what his opinion on Altrouge is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T06:06:15.187" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T06:06:15.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42372" CreationDate="2017-09-20T15:29:23.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wood Style requires water and earth affinity as it's a combination of these, while Naruto has wind affinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using Combined Styles also requires Kekkei Genkai, which Naruto doesn't have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unless the author comes up with something in the future (like somehow forming his own chakra into the one he received from Hagoromo or into the chakras he received from the tailed beasts) Naruto is highly unlikely to be able to use Wood Style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T06:37:11.413" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T06:37:11.413" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41759" CreationDate="2017-09-20T17:53:26.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the two of them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;three if you count Diego from another universe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;don't have to say &amp;quot;The World&amp;quot; whenever they want to stop time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the reason why they said &amp;quot;The World&amp;quot; to stop time on this question:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2886/what-is-the-purpose-of-characters-shouting-out-the-name-of-their-attack/2887#2887&quot;&gt;What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the answer section, it's stated that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a tradition where it was intended for young audiences to yell the&#xA;attack names with the character. The tradition began with Mazinger Z,&#xA;which is considered the first Super Robot anime. The producers of the&#xA;show felt that if the main character, Kouji Kabuto, shouted out the&#xA;attack names each time the mecha did them, then it would give the&#xA;target viewers, who were aged around 3 to 10 at the time, the ability&#xA;to literally join along in the fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logic behind this is if the kids were to directly interact with a&#xA;show they already liked, then they'd like it even more and would stick&#xA;with the show in the long run. Needless to say, the strategy worked,&#xA;and literally all other mecha anime in the '70s (sans First Gundam in&#xA;late, late '79) copied the trend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the tradition was born and still anime shows, regardless of&#xA;whether they are mecha themed or not, use it, regardless of their&#xA;target audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the user's answer, it's stated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, It seems that it was also done to make the shows feel more&#xA;intense. Something about the characters yelling their attacks just&#xA;makes the action better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what you said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when Dio attempts to stop time but fails since Jotaro manages to get&#xA;his heart working again quick enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why JoJo could reach Dio's head even though Dio had verbally said &amp;quot;The World&amp;quot; to stop the time is that JoJo had a new ability to stop time &lt;em&gt;at that time&lt;/em&gt;, but not that much, just about milliseconds. To prove that, these are some clips where JoJo tried to move when Dio stop the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/oURw11sSjp4?t=10s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;0:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/mO4z_2J2mmU?t=2m22s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples to prove that Dio/Jotaro didn't have to say &amp;quot;The World&amp;quot; to stop time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Polnareff attacks Dio with Silver Chariot at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/skjIgOAGa7I?t=58s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;0:58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Polnareff met Dio for the first time at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/UQP5jktm0GQ?t=1m39s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Hol Horse tried to kill Dio at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/G6UsDWEwtH0?t=3m44s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the Stardust Crusaders tried to open Dio's coffin at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/1NuB-Icu_kg?t=21s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;0:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chase scene where Dio tries to beat up Joseph &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Z07GWchndjI?t=22s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;0:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scene 1 &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/mO4z_2J2mmU?t=23s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;0:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scene 2 &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/mO4z_2J2mmU?t=51s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;0:51&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jotaro vs Josuke &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/QuTi6zYYuig?t=4m17s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jotaro vs Rat 1 &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/TlVDLb_FZ4w?t=2m35s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jotaro vs Rat 2 &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/TlVDLb_FZ4w?t=3m25s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="56835" LastEditDate="2021-04-10T08:02:59.917" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T08:02:59.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7889" CreationDate="2017-09-21T05:00:35.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to the premise of the question, I'm doubting that the lyric is in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling for combinations of 儀礼+歌詞 (&lt;em&gt;Girei&lt;/em&gt;+&lt;em&gt;Lyric&lt;/em&gt;) with ペイン, ナルト, and/or 疾風伝 (&lt;em&gt;Pain&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, and/or &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;) didn't return any convincing result that the lyric is in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the top results was &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14160604139&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; asking the same question, which was answered with a link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://yamuralife.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-629.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yamura Life's FC2 Blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; with the same lyric mentioned on the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11831799&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NicoNicoDouga (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; video also doesn't contain commenter's lyric (not even 空耳/&quot;misheard lyric&quot; which is usually popular with song with unintelligible lyric)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence&quot;, but seeing that Japanese people didn't even notice if the lyric is in Japanese (in addition to it being poetic, or even archaic) could be a strong evidence that the lyric is not in Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &quot;lyric&quot; itself... probably the only one who knows is the composer, Toshio Masuda. Considering the song is like a chant/hymn, an unintelligible lyric is a possibility, or maybe it's actually a puzzle like &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Hymn_of_the_Fayth_(song)#Lyrics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy 10's Hymn of the Fayth&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T05:00:35.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4031" CreationDate="2017-09-21T05:42:27.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The comments on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4032&quot;&gt;SingerOfTheFall's answer&lt;/a&gt; is on the right track but not quite got it yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, when new coins of lower purity are introduced to circulation, all coins of that type will lose value. It's due to the people using the coins having less trust in said coins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While that is the first step to understanding the scheme, it goes much deeper. &#xA;When Milone Trading company starts collecting the Trinni Silver Coins, they are not doing so because they want them to be recycled in exchange for exclusive deals. First, you have to think about why that particular country would be lowering the purity. It's because the country of Trinni doesn't have the silver to continue making coins of such high purity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, in the short view Trinni can make more coins, but this also means that outside of their own borders, the coin will be worthless. In addition, within their borders, the coin is not valued on how much silver is in it so much as it is by how much the government says it is worth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, let's say you have one pure 1 gram gold coin. Let's also say these pure gold coins are the common currency in your country. That means even though it is just 1 gram of gold, the government can say that the 1 gram is worth 2 grams. This is something called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seigniorage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seigniorage&lt;/a&gt;. Now, this only works to a certain degree, which depends on how much faith the people have in the coins purity and the government manufacturing the coins. So, it is in the country's best interest to keep purity high. However, when they decrease the purity, while it will make a lot of money really fast and put more in circulation, it does decrease the faith that the people have in the coin. Meaning that even with a small decrease in purity, you may see a drastic increase in how many coins any given item is worth due to people not having faith in the purity of the coins. Therein lies why it isn't a good idea to reduce the purity so drastically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Government is reducing the purity, you can assume this means their funds are getting low. Meaning that they would be more than eager to trade exclusive deals for coins they can recycle. In that, the commenters were correct. But, think. If Trinni were to suddenly come into a large amount of silver they wouldn't &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; to recycle all these coins into lower value ones. They could slowly reintroduce them into circulation and therefore solve the problem of having such low funds. That is why this deal was so valuable and the land of Trinni would be willing to sacrifice quite a bit for the older coins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Milone's goal was not to trade for deals. No, instead they traded all the older higher purity coins for land, large area mining rights, tariff control, and other privileges generally held solely by the government. Meaning they could move their goods without paying tolls, resale the land at a higher price, and sell individual mining rights for a small area to smaller companies for a higher price per acre. For that matter, they could even further use the land and mining rights for future income by leasing the land and mining rights for certain areas in segments. Though it would be a little longer before you made your money back, you would in the long term have a potential to earn much more than you would just by selling it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now considering they were able to pay Lawrence back the next morning, I would assume they resold all or at least some of the privileges they acquired, which is the least risky way to play it since if they were to lease the land, there is no guarantee that people will be willing to lease it. That leads to the risk of actually losing money. It's my guess they sold the risky investments and kept the privileges that would lead to the saving money in the future as their portion of the profit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or there is a second option in which they could have kept all the assets and privileges they gained and gave Lawrence Trinni coins out of the Companies pocket based on the estimated value of the assets they'd acquired. That way, Milone Trading still has the potential gain from the mining rights and such. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then there's yet another option where they sold just enough of the assets to make sure they hadn't suffered a loss in addition to the amount needed to pay Lawrence. This, in my opinion, would be the smartest play considering it would mean there is no risk of loss and their debts are settled. In addition, they would have the leftover assets to do what they wanted with them. In theory, this option is almost no risk with high potential gain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to tackle why Medio would be spreading words of raising purities, and truthfully, compared to the rest of all this, it's quite simple. If the community believes the purity is going to raise, then they will begin getting rid of older coins and trying to acquire these newer &quot;thought to be more valued&quot; ones. This gives Medio to act as if they are a third uniformed party and give the people newer coins in exchange for older coins. Likely they had the same goal as Milone, this was just their way of collecting the coins. Unfortunately, the direction they chose to collect the coins also requires them scamming all the people that they tell into having the newer less pure ones. That part of it really is quite simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35743" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T06:11:22.677" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T06:11:22.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42425" CreationDate="2017-09-21T06:47:27.027" Score="3" ViewCount="3187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand what they are saying. Could someone translate this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yRVQF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yRVQF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T01:12:45.363" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T01:12:45.363" Title="What did Shouko say to Ishida in the coming of age ceremony that made Ueno jealous?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;&lt;sign-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42438" CreationDate="2017-09-21T09:59:49.417" Score="6" ViewCount="7975" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it's already been stated in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/42275/why-did-shouko-use-hearing-aids-even-though-shes-deaf&quot;&gt;similar question&lt;/a&gt;, Shouko's not completely deaf, but it's still very severe as she wasn't able to understand people clearly. It seems to be very blurry as shown in chapter 51 of the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But e.g. the scene on the Ferris wheel in which Naoka talks to Shouko, it seems that Shouko is able to understand what Naoka's talking (I'm not sure though, as she only answered &quot;I'm sorry&quot; which Shouko says a lot). Naoka deliberately talked very slowly. So, is it safe to assume that Shouko is and has always been able to understand people when they're talking slow enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it wasn't the case when she was still a child, has her sense of hearing been improved until now to the point in which Shouko's able to understand people clearly when they talk slow enough? If I'm not mistaken, depending on the type of deafness, it is possible to stimulate the regeneration of the hearing ability through medicaments, clinical interventions or sometimes even without any interventions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why is she only wearing one hearing aid? Is it a repercussion of the time where Shouya damaged her ear? If yes, how badly injured is that ear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15475" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T20:51:53.767" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T16:10:33.973" Title="Actually how deaf is Shouko in Koe no Katachi and is it revealed why she is only wearing 1 hearing aid?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36054" CreationDate="2017-09-21T13:16:44.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Do Noragami anime and manga follow the same storyline?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, mostly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami Ep 1-9 and beginning of 10 are canon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami Aragoto Ep 1-6 are canon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noragami covered around the first 3 volumes of the manga, which covers the introduction of the 3 main characters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Where should I start to read after episode 12 of Noragami?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering Noragami covers roughly 3 volumes, you could start at chapter 12, the first chapter of volume 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full canon view/reading order as told by &lt;a href=&quot;https://blessedyuki.tumblr.com/noragami-guide&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;blessedyiki's tumblr&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami (Ep 1-9 and beginning of 10)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami Aragoto (Ep 1-6 (you might want to read Chapter 23 for the full Kazuma/Ma clan backstory) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami Aragoto Episode 7 right until the opening &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami OVA 2 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami OVA 1 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami Aragoto Episodes 7-13 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 40 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noragami Aragoto OVA 2.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T13:34:12.203" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T13:34:12.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26976" CreationDate="2017-09-21T13:49:38.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned in my answer over at &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/42309/1458&quot;&gt;How is an anime based on western-literature made?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usually if somebody wishes to obtain said rights, they would hire a lawyer, as obtaining the rights, setting the terms and options, and the costs that come with it are surrounded by a lot of legal rump slump &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this depends quite a bit on what your 'end goal' is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise the above in almost any scenario, as the lawyer can keep you 'save' can help you set up the license, prevent loopholes, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you prefer not to use a lawyer, or find it too much of a hassle/ expensive &lt;em&gt;(in which case you might just stop here, a license does not come cheap)&lt;/em&gt; you can use the following steps to obtain it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Determine the copyright licensing company&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4365/1458&quot;&gt;LoganM's answer&lt;/a&gt; on finding reliable information regarding licenses for anime/manga is a good starting point to determine this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Call the copyright owner to order the copyrights&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take note that it might take a few calls, as the 'mentioned' authority may not be the authority to give you a license in the country you wish to stream from/live in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Complete payment, and store your license somewhere safe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Retain paperwork from your copyright licensing in your files to enable you to prove that you purchased a license for the public showing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some more 'detailed' insight in these actual steps, you can take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-06-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network post&lt;/a&gt; which covers the above points quite in-depth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T14:09:48.400" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T14:09:48.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42406" CreationDate="2017-09-21T15:49:13.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find the answer in Volume 4, chapter 24 ( &lt;strong&gt;read from right to left&lt;/strong&gt; or look at the page number )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 4, chapter 24, page 6,7,8&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L4Od4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L4Od4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 8&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/usDWB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/usDWBm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 7&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i8f0Y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i8f0Ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishida realized that what Kawaii do to her appearance is clearly the same with Shouko at &lt;strong&gt;chapter 23&lt;/strong&gt;. It's pretty obvious that Kawaii like Mashiba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So The reason why Kawaii change her appearance is because &lt;strong&gt;she want to look attractive in front of Mashiba&lt;/strong&gt;. It's same with Shouko case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just my speculation but from the interpreter of the story at chapter 23 said that &lt;strong&gt;Shouko want to look attractive&lt;/strong&gt; ( she want to looks different ) in front of Ishida, and after that he confession to Ishida but it didn't go so well. But Ishida still didn't know what shouko feel toward him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-03-01T14:16:24.093" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T14:16:24.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42434" CreationDate="2017-09-21T16:39:02.600" Score="10" ViewCount="7132" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are clips in EoE that look like this. I wonder where these clips come from. What are they watching/listening to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuEoX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uuEoX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T19:01:02.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T05:01:43.833" Title="The audience scene in End Of Evangelion" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42418" CreationDate="2017-09-21T16:49:19.503" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Four fingers raised, thumb pulled in is &quot;ke&quot;, while full fist means &quot;sa&quot;.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HiE8Z.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HiE8Z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D7BAn.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D7BAn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Together they are &quot;kesa&quot;, which means &quot;this morning&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouko is referring to the hardships they had that morning with putting on their kimono, doing their hair, etc. We know Ishida knows about it because Shouko's mother has shown him a picture about the girls getting ready,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/92HAh.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/92HAh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so he reacts with &quot;beautiful&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation for the sign he makes :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xJWie.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xJWie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T16:49:19.503" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41980" CreationDate="2017-09-21T17:29:31.147" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think nothing will happen as such apart from one losing the ability swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I believe it will only be for the base form. If the users use the fruit to its full potential, I believe a variation of Chopper's monster point can be achieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;em&gt;maybe&lt;/em&gt; (a possibility a speculation), depending on how the fruit works, they might be able to transform into dwarfs, giants, long arm, long leg, etc. because all these are different races of the humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also since there is awakening, which though has not been explained completely, it will be one more power obtained from the fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-21T17:37:36.427" LastActivityDate="2017-09-21T17:37:36.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-21T18:46:22.297" Score="6" ViewCount="2305" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the hardest things to wrap my head around in the Nasuverse has been what events belong to what timeline, this is just one example of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like F/SF isn't contradicted by anything that happened in the F/SN timeline (that is if you consider the unusual 'rules' of the Fake Grail War to be permissible in the same universe as the normal Fuyuki GW).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it more or less the same timeline? If not, does it belong to any other timelines(like the KnK one for example)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35717" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T05:40:18.343" LastActivityDate="2018-08-16T18:04:24.787" Title="Does Fate/Strange Fake take place in the same timeline as any of the Fate/Stay Night routes?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;fate-strange-fake&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8017" CreationDate="2017-09-22T00:20:36.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be the straight line in the D is the straightaway and the semicircle is the drift. That's what I always thought. It could represent the repetition of drifting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35765" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T02:59:43.100" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T02:59:43.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38650" CreationDate="2017-09-22T01:08:26.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trunks always had Super Saiyan Rage but he couldn't fully harness its power, not until he absorbed Goku's Genki Dama (spirit bomb) like when Vegeta did the same thing in fusion reborn (I know that it isn't canon but it is to prove a point) and Goku absorbed a Genki Dama in Super Android 13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that when a Super Saiyan absorbs a Genki Dama, their dormant Super Saiyan energy is released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35766" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T03:18:19.733" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T03:18:19.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24161" CreationDate="2017-09-22T06:06:21.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Momonga we see in the new world (new game) is an AI version of that player. Why bother with the far future? Why the differences he has noticed in his emotional make-up? My theory? He isn't &quot;real&quot;. Free beta testers! – RichF&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is a great answer! It also explains so many other things, for example, the new setting appears to run on many of the same basic rules...with new options added, like marshal arts (and rune magic) that didn't exist (or weren't implemented, or were largely unknown to the players), in Yggdrasil. Also, there is mounting evidence...we even see plenty of it in the anime, that there have been other players in the new World...many, many years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Momonga could have been sitting, as lifeless data on a hard drive, along with the rest of Nazerick, for all the years it took for true AI to come into being, finally, after loads of history takes place, often using rules that came into being long after Momonga was recorded, the Great Tomb is awakened and the Supreme One orders Sabas to scout the perimeter...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he were still thinking using his human brain, back in his apartment, he would have passed out from low loos sugar and lack of sleep days before he even goes outside for his fateful Moonlight talk with Demugure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, maybe it is all just magic. Maybe when the Wild Magic event that created the currently popular forms of magic occurred, it copied the rules for how the system of spells would work from a computer game on a different World. When the game was copied, it was copied complete with the popular dungeons, like Nazarick. Another popular story, in the same genre (&quot;Isekai&quot;), which should also get an anime,&quot;Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?&quot; (high school class becomes heroic princes and princesses...our hero, friendless gamer-girl becomes mook tier monster in a dungeon) eventually deals quite well with the often ignored question of why a real-seeming World would so closely resemble a game. I, personally, am very fond of how &quot;Re:Monster&quot; (govenment assassin becomes goblin, in goblin clan) handled it, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very, very common, right now, in Isekai stories, to have the new world the hero is reincarnated into be bizarrely similar to a &quot;RPG&quot; video game, to the point where everything runs on &quot;Dungeons and Dragons&quot; style rules, even when they seem ridiculous for a &quot;realistic&quot; fantasy world...when they seem like an approximate model of reality, that skips a certaint level of detail, rather than anything that would ever naturally develope. While this seems really odd to most readers/viewers who aren't used to it (English speakers), it is so much a convention, that the vast majority of the stories don't even question it, some of the best ones do. The two I just mentioned, and others; &quot;Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku&quot; is a parody, and acts like a parody, &quot;Youjo Senki&quot; has divine intervention as part of the basic premise, &quot;ErfWorld&quot; had a magic spell looking for someone, somewhere in the multiverse who had a required aptitude with the way the World worked (so it grabbed a game designer who had made a similar game)...SAO tries to explain why people are &quot;trapped in a game&quot; and is EXTREMELY popular...but I feel it falls far short of Tad Williams' &quot;OtherLand,&quot; but apparently popular audiences wanted a quick explanation, rather than clues dribbled out over five long novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overlord might just leave the question unanswered, as so many do, and we will have to decide for ourselves. Momonga is certainly better off as Ainz-sama, than as &quot;Sezuki Satori&quot; in his crapy, distopian Japan, and I'd enjoy his story, in his New World, even if he, and we, never find out how it happened...I just hope we get more than just 12 new episodes, in this story (second season is happening, I'm so happy) because our World really needs the few truly great isekai stories, of which Overlord is definitely one, to become well known...because there are quite a few stories that aren't as good, and the genre is very popular, in some languages. The potential audience needs to see that modern popular isekai can be great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35769" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T06:14:38.327" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T06:14:38.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42424" CreationDate="2017-09-22T06:07:07.670" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The theater is a shot from one of the screenings of Death and Rebirth. I vaguely recall someone somewhere identifying which theater it was, but I can't find the post. This was part of an entire sequence of live-action shots near the end of the instrumentality portion of &quot;End of Evangelion&quot;, the panning shot of the inside of the theater is both kind of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4th wall&lt;/a&gt; as well as fitting in with the motif of the theater within instrumentality. Recall also from the last two episodes of the TV Series where instrumentality is heavily depicted as part of a theatrical set, like on a stage. Likewise, in EoE, we have a few shots, including a sequence in a sandbox, where there are those folding chairs seen from the end of the TV series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another related note is that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/End_of_Evangelion_Death_Threats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Death Threats&quot; sequence&lt;/a&gt; during a similar live-action portion of instrumentality has some of the letters mention seeing Death and Rebirth at the theater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T05:01:43.833" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T05:01:43.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42424" CreationDate="2017-09-22T06:08:29.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Partial answer: the footage was shot at &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%BFTOKYU_MILANO&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shinjuku Milanoza&lt;/a&gt;, a cinema hall. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kflw4TfGSnQ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;, you can hear the establishment's proprietor speaking prior to a screening of &lt;em&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; (one of the last screenings at the hall before it closed in 2014) and mentioning this. This detail is apparently well-known among Japanese &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; fans. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to ANN&lt;/a&gt;, the hall was credited as a collaborator on &lt;em&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was unable to find information on what, specifically, the audience was watching when this footage was taken, but it's presumably some movie that was in Japanese theaters in 1996 or 1997.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T06:08:29.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6876" CreationDate="2017-09-22T10:47:13.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They used thread as an example for world lines, all are slightly different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attractor Field Example:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when thread frays and unravels strands can get separated, thus creating a divergent would line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/95P8X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;fraying example&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35771" LastEditorUserId="35771" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T10:52:34.817" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T10:52:34.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42420" CreationDate="2017-09-22T15:49:01.527" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.Actually how deaf is Shouko ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, it's already been stated in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/42275/why-did-shouko-use-hearing-aids-even-though-shes-deaf&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;. Well, just some part of it that answered your question. But from your state on the question above comes out a new topic to discuss. But there's another topic to discuss deriving from your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it wasn't the case when she was still a child, has her sense of&#xA;  hearing been improved until now to the point in which Shouko's able to&#xA;  understand people clearly when they talk slow enough? &lt;strong&gt;If I'm not&#xA;  mistaken, depending on the type of deafness, it is possible to&#xA;  stimulate the regeneration of the hearing ability through medicaments,&#xA;  clinical interventions or sometimes even without any interventions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, this is kind of true, but in chapter 32.5 there was a scene in which Shouko practiced a lot to improve her sign-language with her grandmother. She is doing this because of Yuzuru. Here are the pages in which Yuzuru confronts Shouko with her voice. (Read from right to left)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 1-2&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vS0CR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vS0CR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shouko : Uyuu!(Yuzuru!)... Ah oohh(???)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yuzuru : I don't think you should speak in front of other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Yuzuru told her has (somehow) motivated Shouko to improve her pronunciation and sign language so it will make her sound not so bad for other people. You can see her practicing a lot with her grandmother. While Shouko was learning the sign language with her grandmother, we can see that they faced each other. I think the reason behind it is that Shouko wants to learn to understand people talking normally and how they pronounce certain words by reading their lips. The result of those practices can be seen on page 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NK2UV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NK2UV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, i.e. after the time skip, she's almost able to say &quot;Yuzuru&quot;. Her pronunciation has improved a lot. You can mostly understand what she's saying, but it's neither grammatically correct nor phonetically correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on page 6 you can see her practicing JSL with Yuzuru just like her grandmother did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FuJyj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FuJyj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, is it safe to assume that Shouko is and has always been able to&#xA;  understand people when they're talking slow enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Ferris Wheel scene (chapter 27-28), Ueno said that she will speak slowly, AND she said that &lt;em&gt;she will make sure that Shouko will understand what she's going to say&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G8Rc6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G8Rc6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, did Shouko really understood what Ueno said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 28 Shouko writes a letter for Ueno. This scene happened just after the Ferris Wheel scene. If Shouko didn't understand what Ueno said in the Ferris Wheel, she wouldn't have been working that hard to write the letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4SiWim.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4SiWim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OQ9tzm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OQ9tzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the content of her letter on chapter 44, page 11-12. The content of that letter really fits with Shouko's conversation with Ueno back then, so it is likely her response to that conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6hl3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/u6hl3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, it is correct to say that Shouko did understand what Ueno said in the Ferris Wheel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Is it revealed why she is only wearing 1 hearing aid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not revealed officially, &lt;em&gt;yet&lt;/em&gt;. I don't know if it has been revealed, but a user said on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1556088&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL forum which discusses a similar topic&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm surprised that no one knows the answer, considering how obvious it&#xA;  felt. Near the middle of the movie, there was a scene with Shouko and&#xA;  her grandmother talking with a doctor. After that scene, we see Shouko&#xA;  crying with one hearing aid taken off. This basically means that&#xA;  Shouko lost hearing capabilities completely in one ear. That's why she&#xA;  doesn't use a hearing aid on that ear anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the anime so I can't prove if this is true or not, yet in manga versions, they never mention anything concerning why Shouko only uses one hearing aid. And I think it's a bit different between the manga and the anime version since there was no scene in the manga in which Shouko and her grandmother were talking with a doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="15475" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T16:10:33.973" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T16:10:33.973" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42439" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42463" CreationDate="2017-09-22T15:49:13.713" Score="2" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder if there is any explanation in the anime or manga about the origin of the Black Phoenix Army and Black Saints clothes, since they are not constellations (as far as I know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35775" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T21:08:31.777" Title="Origin of Black Saints Clothes" Tags="&lt;saint-seiya&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-22T20:29:31.027" Score="-5" ViewCount="2740" Body="&lt;p&gt;So this boy in my class said to me, &quot;notice me senpai&quot;.  What does it mean? &#xA;   I think they like me, so does that have anything to do with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35779" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T20:44:44.363" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T21:12:59.863" Title="What does &quot;notice me senpai&quot; mean, when a boy says it to you?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-09-23T04:12:22.883" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42440" CreationDate="2017-09-22T21:12:59.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He wants you to notice him because he has a great admiration for you ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Senpai is an honorific used for experienced or older colleagues in a organization, like clubs, businesses or even schools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this maybe means that this person considers you as a more important person and hopes to get attention from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/meaning/notice-me-senpai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.dictionary.com/meaning/notice-me-senpai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35775" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T21:12:59.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29812" CreationDate="2017-09-22T22:39:02.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because everyone of the adult leaf village are terrible people. Both Kakashi and Hiruzen knew that Minato sacrificed himself and the future of his baby boy to protect the village and yet left Naruto to fend for himself both emotionally and materially. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shippunden Ep 480 Naruto meets Hiruzen for the FIRST TIME while gathering wild mushrooms and fishing to supplement his diet, he didn't have enough money to buy ramen. At the time Naruto seems to be about 5-6 and he didn't know what THE SUN was! There was obviously a serious lack of support and education up until then. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Kakashi didn't do ANYTHING, as far as we can tell he just avoided Naruto like the plague. Sure he had no formal relationship with Naruto but you couldn't help out an orphan? Much less the orphan of your beloved student?!?!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto was being neglected by the entire village so obviously he needed someone to step in and help him out. That someone ended up being Iruka sensei, someone without any connection to Naruto. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If i was Minato's ghost I would be rolling in my grave if i knew how Kakashi and Hiruzen just left my orphaned child to suffer the abuse of the ignorant villagers, loneliness of having no family, and lack of financial support (the poor kid was hungry and had to scavenge for food) after I died to save the village. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The writers wanted to isolate Naruto and portray his growth by having him establish relationships with everyone so he couldn't have any support at the beginning. But the set up was just too unrealistic. Ninja welfare services would have been called years ago. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35780" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T22:39:02.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42336" CreationDate="2017-09-23T04:45:06.500" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some sort of marketing reason for this trend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is based on general book publication, not to manga book (&lt;em&gt;tankobon&lt;/em&gt;) specifically, but I believe this also applies to tankobon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main purpose of a cover art is &lt;strong&gt;to promote the product&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e., &lt;em&gt;to promote the product it is displayed on&lt;/em&gt;, but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product, such as with art by the creator of the product. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_art&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Godin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seth Godin&lt;/a&gt; wrote &lt;a href=&quot;http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/07/the-purpose-of-a-book-cover.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a blog article&lt;/a&gt; about this, focusing on the physical form,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the purpose of the cover to sell books, to accurately describe what's in the book, or to tee up the reader so the book has maximum impact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the third because if the book has maximum impact, then word of mouth is created, and word of mouth is what sells your product, not the cover.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tactically, the cover sells the back cover, the back cover sells the flap and by then you've sold the book. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, this is what &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Henkel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guido Henkel&lt;/a&gt; thought on &lt;a href=&quot;http://guidohenkel.com/2015/09/what-is-the-real-purpose-of-a-book-cover/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his blog&lt;/a&gt;, focusing more on the digital form,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, let me ask you this question… &lt;strong&gt;what is the purpose of the cover?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of a book cover &lt;em&gt;is not to perfectly illustrate the story down to the smallest detail or to showcase every aspect and facet of the plot&lt;/em&gt;. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sole purpose of a book cover is &lt;em&gt;to help sell the book&lt;/em&gt;. A book cover is a selling tool! Nothing more, nothing less. It serves the purpose to attract eyeballs and then get those people intrigued enough to click on the cover thumbnail and learn more about the book, which, hopefully, will then result in a sale. If visitors on Amazon do not notice a book cover because it is easily overlooked and disappears among other covers, it serves absolutely no purpose and is actually detrimental to the author because uncounted potential sales are lost right there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You always have to keep in mind that for the most part you are trying &lt;em&gt;to sell books to people who are not familiar with you and who do not know the book or the story—at all&lt;/em&gt;. It is the cover that will hopefully draw them to it. It is the cover that will hopefully connect with them and intrigue them enough to find out more. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While both had a contradicting view, &lt;em&gt;neither mentioned that the purpose of a book cover is to illustrate the content of the book&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; cover page was always/often not related to the content of the book (well just some of it) &lt;em&gt;in the past&lt;/em&gt;. But now, the cover's always related to the current chapter. Why did they change that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't researched about cover art on serial books, but I have a hunch that on later volumes, the more important thing is to retain current readers. By this time, current readers already have an idea about the story. That's why by using the story plot as the cover, the author can draw more attention to the current readers, while hopefully still attracting new reader's curiosity (to buy earlier volumes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, Guido Henkel mentioned this on his blog,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only then will you be able to tap into new readers. Readers who are essential for growing your customer base not only for this book, &lt;em&gt;but also for your next&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anecdotally, unless I've already heard/known about the work (in which, I don't care about the cover at all and just buy the tankobon), I only look at the cover art (and the title, if browsing online), and if it's interesting enough, then I'd read the detail (online)/synopsis (back cover)/if possible, read some of the early chapters. By this time, I won't care if the cover art is related to the story/content or not, nor do I expect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T04:45:06.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19632" CreationDate="2017-09-23T10:10:07.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunako and the monk got away. And probably began spreading their disease from there. They will most likely stick to low level feeding rather than the full village conversion. Since that turned out really bad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vampires were clearly aggressors as they preyed on the villagers. We start out really hating the vampires. In addition to that, we also hate the villagers too for being so docile and complacent. They had numerous warnings that they were being attacked by vampires, but no one took it seriously. Eventually the doctor and the monk figured it out but the doctor quickly turned into a blood feud. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the season, we no longer feel sorry for the villagers as they have now banded together and have turned the tide of the war. Instead, we feel sorry for the vampires since only a small handful of them actually attempted to fight back. The vampire faction were simply not prepared for a united front. Ninety percent of the vampires were simply running away with white flags over their heads. And the villagers pretty much demolished them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The writers wants us to feel sorry for the vampires especially how sad music kept playing whenever one of them died. The story was pretty tragic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was definitely a better way to settle this. But that would make an uninteresting story. Like authorities could be called in. Police, soldiers, and helicopters could gun the vampires down and then strap their immortal bodies to a stretcher. And then send them to some underground military clinic to run experiments on them. lol. Help find a cure and also produce new vampires without the bloodsucking and daylight phobia drawbacks. lol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways. Watching the villagers go vigilante was definitely an interesting turn. Just bodies everywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35788" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T10:10:07.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14205" CreationDate="2017-09-23T17:12:43.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito was 12+ when Madara found him at age 110, and during the ninja war he was 30+. Your birthday doesn't stop coming after you die though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35790" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-02T15:46:27.027" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T15:46:27.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21931" CreationDate="2017-09-23T22:00:13.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This information isn’t from the F/SN-UBW but rather the Fate/Extra game.&#xA;In there almost close to the end of the game you talk to Archer (if he’s your servant) and he tells you that there was a nuclear meltdown that was going to kill tens of thousands of people.&#xA;He also says he needed someone to help him with the job. Yet he didn’t ask for help.&#xA;So what happens is Archer goes past security and everything and deactivates the melt down alone and manually. But it causes him to die. And become a heroic spirit. (I think that’s the glowing giant ball in the anime.)&#xA;Also as for him not knowing the exact past, you can consider him from an alternate future. Because the Throne Of Heroes contains heroic spirits form all times and parallel universes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35792" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T22:00:13.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5370" CreationDate="2017-09-24T06:35:22.760" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5370/is-the-manga-in-episode-3-of-the-everyday-tales-of-a-cat-god-based-off-a-real#comment7536_5370&quot;&gt;кяαzєя's comment&lt;/a&gt; is right on the spot: &lt;strong&gt;Yes, it's from 大凶ちゃんとしあわせな世界&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Daikyo-chan to Shiawase na Sekai&lt;/em&gt;, Misfortune Girl and the Lucky World), a 2-chapter &lt;s&gt;special&lt;/s&gt; spiritual one-shot by FLIPFLOPs on &lt;em&gt;Champion RED&lt;/em&gt; magazine edition 2007-12 ~ 2008-01. It's also included in the 1st volume of &lt;em&gt;The Everyday Tales of Cat God&lt;/em&gt; manga (Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/10617/Nekogami_Yaoyorozu/moreinfo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rhKYL.png&quot; alt=&quot;cover page&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.xuite.net/dk.miki/trans/21084422-%E5%A4%A7%E5%87%B6%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%82%E3%82%8F%E3%81%9B%E3%81%AA%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Image source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story, as it has been mentioned in the question, is about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyouko, a test-taker who came to Tokyo and is living alone.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Shinigami Karin, Kyouko's roommate.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The story about their certain Sunday life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miruto.org/archives/1120.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, we can see Shamo reading the &lt;em&gt;RED&lt;/em&gt; magazine,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAJFD.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shamo reading the RED magazine&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nikkananilog.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-23.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Image source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is the scanned page of the last picture in the question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ovflu.png&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Let me pray for your own sake&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miruto.org/archives/1120.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Image source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T06:35:22.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39447" CreationDate="2017-09-24T07:47:43.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both shows are quite confusing at first. Chaos Child is six years later after Chaos Head. The NewGen events in Head has connection to Child as well as about turning delusions to reality. The characters from Head will have no role in Child so don't wonder where they are. They would have very likely have left the city and went to live somewhere else since it was six years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35795" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T07:47:43.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7314" CreationDate="2017-09-24T08:08:07.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagato was one of Jirayaya's students. Nagato inspired the hero of the story, and so the character was named Naruto, after him. Naruto's father then named his son after the character of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35796" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T08:08:07.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42354" CreationDate="2017-09-24T13:56:07.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a good sources to answer this question&#xA;These are from the chapter 54, page 9,10,and 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 9, third panel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You - Fall Down&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;You Fell down&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 9, fourth panel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Me - Bad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;My Fault&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 10, first panel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;(At that time) same&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 10, second panel. ( Not sure about this one )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Minimum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I think that it is the lowest&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 10, fourth panel ( Not sure about this one too )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Relationship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I messed up my relationship with everyone&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 10, fifth panel ( and this one too )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Past - Same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;At that time (when I was in elementary school) and I have not changed&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Page 10, seventh and eight panel ( and this one too )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Important&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Everyone is Important ... &quot;Based on(?)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References(Japanese's site) : &lt;a href=&quot;http://los-endos.hatenablog.com/entry/20160915/1473950095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;los-endos.hatenablog.com(Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T13:56:07.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23048" CreationDate="2017-09-24T14:25:28.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought she said she finally got the courage to speak to Yuki when they had that survey, which implies she had feelings for him before that event. I don't see why she wouldn't still end up with Yuki in the third iteration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35801" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T14:25:28.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42460" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-24T18:01:06.050" Score="4" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why would Bomber be hanging out with two weaklings? Neither of them even had nen power that they used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why didn't Kilua fight Bomber? It seems like his abilities would've been better to use against Bomber since he was using ranged attacks but had a good way of defending himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see why Biske didn't want to fight him but honestly, Gon seems like the weaker of him and Kilua so wouldn't it make more sense for him to fight Bomber?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T19:25:00.447" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T06:54:48.690" Title="Why are Bomber's friends so weak?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42439" CreationDate="2017-09-24T21:08:31.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The origin of the Black Saints (暗黒聖闘士) was revealed in the data book Saint Seiya Cosmo Special published in 1988 (and re-edited in 2001), but it's canonicity is debatable. While it was aproved by Kurumada himself at some point, it wasn't directly written by him, and was published during the middle of the Poseidon arc weekly release, so there's plenty of later retconning that has some contradictions to what's shown on this data book. I don't think there's a full translation of said databook, but there's quite a few summaries around the internet, the one I'll be taking most info from is &lt;a href=&quot;http://snk-seiya.net/guiasaintseiya/Hipermito.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, while the introduction is only in Spanish, the actual content of the summaries are mostly both in Spanish and English, though there are some pieces that are exclusively on Spanish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around the time the Gigantomachia took place, the Continent of Mu (where the Saints Cloths were made) sank to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, with it, the knowledge of the crafting techniques along with the lives of the alchemists that created the Cloths were lost. But circa 1500 AD, an island was discovered by alchemists rebel to the Sanctuary that was apparently what remained of the Continent of Mu and was called Death Queen Island, there they started working on creating new Cloths, but since the knowledge was lost by the ages they could only craft imitations of existing ones, the most copied one being the Phoenix Cloth, the only real Sacred Cloth that still remained on that island and the strongest Bronze Cloth ever made. While their power could not compare to the originals, they were still powerful enough to be a worrying issue to the Sanctuary, especially since the warriors that claimed them were not Saints, but the warriors who were denied Saint status for they only gained a superficial understanding of the Cosmo and rebelled against the Sanctuary. As such, the island was sealed by the Sanctuary, and a keeper sent to guard the island and supress the Black Saints. By the time of the original Saint Seiya series, this keeper was Guilty, Ikki's master and Esmeralda's foster father. When Ikki killed him and broke his mask, the seal was broken and the Black Saints released&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T21:08:31.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26618" CreationDate="2017-09-25T02:23:14.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;She accessible, but not in the way the video assumes.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Death_Note_Episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia episode plots&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Malice:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizawa thinks to himself that the reason this is happening is so that Light can either be exposed or kill Near. As Light accepts, Near lays out some ground rules: all members of the Task Force must be present, as all members of the SPK and Mogi will be there while &lt;strong&gt;Misa will go elsewhere.&lt;/strong&gt; Near then gives the meeting location: an abandoned warehouse he purchased known as the Yellow Box, and also forbids the Task Force from leaving the Death Note behind, thinking to himself that this is what Light would want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.28&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The day finally arrives, and as Stephen Gevanni is on his way, Near announces that &lt;strong&gt;Misa has been moved to a luxury hotel&lt;/strong&gt;, essentially freeing her. After Light confirms this, he asks Near to contact Mogi, who is with Lidner on their way, as to unlock the Death Note from a secure safe, each member has to put in a pin number that only each of them know individually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misa at that moment is a normal civilian girl, and there was no way for Light to &lt;strong&gt;safely&lt;/strong&gt; get &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Teru_Mikami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Teru Mikami (x-kira)&lt;/a&gt; contact Misa in the &lt;em&gt;luxury hotel&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Near himself chose to placed her at&lt;/strong&gt; whithout Near knowing. We can safely assume Near has a bug/tracker on Misa's cell phone (or can get a copy of the data). Or Mikami. Even if Misa is completely cleared, there is no way Mikami is not completely under electronic surveillance by 1.28.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having Mikami contact Misa would have the same effect as not having his name written on the notepad. Light had very few pieces of DN left, if any by that time. It would be hard to find a piece where all those names could've been written (specially foreign names, with all those scribbly letters). And even if Misa was to text the picture of the names back to Light in 1 hour, it would give Near that much time to check the tracers and shut Misa down before she can forward the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the real problem was not assuming that Near would not find the DN inside a bank, the video gets that wrong. The unraveling of Light's plan was when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Mikami broke his character, took the initiative (instead of just doing mechanically what he had always done) and went to the bank &lt;strong&gt;out of his schedule&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Kiyomi_Takada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kill Kiyomi&lt;/a&gt;. Nobody expected Mikami, a creature of absolute habit, to do something so spontaneous. Had he kept to his schedule, Near would not have found the DN in the bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL.DR:&lt;/strong&gt; He could have done that, but it would give away proof of his alter ego as Kira to Near all the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T02:29:35.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-25T02:27:28.403" Score="12" ViewCount="2911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to purchase the original Japanese manga in digital form but prefer in PDF format as I don't want to be tied down to using a particular website or even losing my purchased manga (I remember buying a digital manga a couple years ago but when I logged into my account recently it was no longer there.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastEditorDisplayName="user24016" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T06:17:22.430" LastActivityDate="2019-09-08T05:53:02.500" Title="Where can I buy raw manga in PDF format?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-25T05:00:06.480" Score="2" ViewCount="3719" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my sadness, I enjoyed the anime and the OVA very much but I cannot seem to find where the anime left off in terms of the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone tell me what it left off on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35817" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T08:54:26.813" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T16:08:15.460" Title="What chapter of the light novel does the anime Mondaiji-tachi end on?" Tags="&lt;mondaiji&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13010" CreationDate="2017-09-25T11:18:29.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He realizes they are dead. If you notice, he keeps popping one last pill. Zebra the gay guy eat several pills, but nothing happens to him. Both inhale smoke but they are still alive. However, the 3 of them died when the building collapse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zebra sees the train jumper coming out bloody, but other people are staring in the direction of the rail. When they are in the bathhouse already, in bed, Zebra said &quot;did you say something&quot;, a man runs screaming. That's because they are a ghost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Little slugger or the boy of the golden bat is not real. It is a mere representation of the solution of what afflicting you. In Japan, they said when people commit suicide they are stuck in eternity pursuing their goal. They are going around thinking they fail to commit suicide when in reality they are dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In real-life Japan, there are internet forums where people bra e meet for the purpose of suicide. &lt;em&gt;Welcome to the NHK&lt;/em&gt; mentions forum suicide groups. The girl chooses suicide instead of being alone because her parents work and don't even pay attention to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old guy carries a bag of candy that is given to children. That represents his children, can be that he doesn't have a relationship with them or he was abandoned by his children. Zebra is gay, probably his lover left him and that's why he is choosing suicide. It is really sad especially when Japan is the second with highest rate suicide compared to the rest of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35823" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T12:08:12.863" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T12:08:12.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13548" CreationDate="2017-09-25T13:19:43.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eren doesn't have any titan power during that 1st dream. He didn't get his powers until he had his 2nd dream (which wasn't a dream, but a memory). When Eren and the others evacuated Shiganshina, his dad found Eren and took him out to the woods to pass on his titan powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like everyone posting about his 1st dream are overlooking that fact. That dream had no significant meaning for the past. As for the future.... it wouldn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32072" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T13:41:10.697" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T13:41:10.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42469" CreationDate="2017-09-25T16:08:15.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The animation covers vol. 1 and 2 so you can safely start from Vol. 3 onwards. Though it would be in your best interests to start from the beginning since as any adaptation, there's a lot more world-building in the novels and it can help explain some of the stuff that was a bit dodgy in the anime adaptation. But all in all, it was quite a decent adaptation with very little pacing issues in my opinion so you can safely start from Vol. 3, I started reading from there back then but it was more of a compromise since they didn't translate the first 2 volumes until later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T16:08:15.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-25T16:49:18.880" Score="1" ViewCount="515" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Oda say when he will finish his work One Piece? Why has it been going on for so long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-12-08T02:16:50.510" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T02:16:50.510" Title="When will Oda finish One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-09-26T01:54:49.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42477" CreationDate="2017-09-25T17:26:29.930" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the time the ending date of a serialized manga can't really be known until the last few chapters, alternatively the start of the last Arc of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as Oda enjoys drawing it and it keeps being a cash cow for both him and Shueisha it'll likely keep going, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://comicbook.com/2016/12/31/one-piece-creator-hints-when-manga-will-end/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;last year Oda said&lt;/a&gt; that as of now the story is about 65% done. Doing the math it should be going for about 5 more years. But of course this is just a very rough estimate, it will depend on the length of the future arcs, while there's also the possibility that Oda will decide (or will be forced) to add filler arcs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;As for why it's been going for so long, there are two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oda enjoys doing it (and didn't die yet)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's a cash cow for Shueisha (so it hasn't been cancelled)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, One Piece isn't even that long, there are ongoing series with &lt;a href=&quot;https://honeysanime.com/top-10-longest-running-manga-best-recommendations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;over a hundred volumes out there&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;The longest running Shounen Jump series, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochira_Katsushika-ku_Kameari_K%C5%8Den-mae_Hashutsujo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kochikame&lt;/a&gt; finished last year, it was running for a solid 40 years and has 1960 chapters in 200 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T17:26:29.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42482" CreationDate="2017-09-25T21:24:02.097" Score="2" ViewCount="503" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ren and Nora are arguing about what their new team name should be Nora wants it to be JNRR (Junior) but Ren's like but that's not a color so how is RNJR (ranger) any better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T21:27:14.167" Title="How is RNJR a color" Tags="&lt;rwby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42481" CreationDate="2017-09-25T21:27:14.167" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/RNJR&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;RNJR&lt;/a&gt; team wiki, Ren says the team name should be RNJR because Ranger is actually a shade of green&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Color_Naming_Rule&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Color Naming Rule&lt;/a&gt;, the color that RNJR brings up is a shade of green called ranger green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T21:27:14.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21054" CreationDate="2017-09-25T21:50:16.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toei does consider Cutie Honey a magical girl although it was a shounen series and although her transforming powers aren't technically &quot;magical.&quot;  Despite being a shonen series Honey's influence on later, more traditional magical girls was immediate, as it was followed by Majokko Megu-chan in 1974 which was sort of an amalgam of the traditional Sally/Chappy &quot;witch comes to earth&quot; storyline and the ecchi humor of Honey. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were several other magical girl series between Akko-chan and Cutie Honey, by the way. Toei (which also produced Sally and Akko) made another four between 1970-73 (Mahou no Mako-chan, Sarutobi Ecchan, Mahou Tsukai Chappy, and Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan, which was on the air contemporaneously with Cutie Honey but premiered a few days earlier). Although Chappy was the only &quot;witch&quot; among those four (Ecchan's only magical power is the ability to jump high, Mako-chan had a magical pendant a la Akko, and Limit-chan was, like Honey, a cyborg), all of them are classified as magical girls by Toei. Many also consider Osamu Tezuka's Marvelous Melmo a magical girl series. Melmo and Limit also had transforming abilities - Melmo transformed into older and younger versions of herself by eating candy, and Limit had a sort of magical compass which in addition to allowing her to transform by saying &quot;Change face!&quot; gave her &quot;miracle powers&quot; such as the ability to run fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the first magical girl series to include &quot;stock&quot; henshin sequences a la Sailor Moon, I believe that was Mahou no Princess Minky Momo in 1982 (also a nude henshin, although only seem from behind). I don't think Honey included any stock transformations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35828" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T21:50:16.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42485" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-26T05:26:19.857" Score="1" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Blame!'s manga version, Shibo's first appearance was in chapter 9.2. She looks ugly and more like a walking corpse. (read from left to right)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pYwTT.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pYwTT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But surprisingly, in chapter 9.3, she was able to take her true form. &#xA;(read from left to right)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8pApC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8pApC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did she do to re-make her physical form? On the Blame! &lt;a href=&quot;http://blame.wikia.com/wiki/Cibo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, it is stated that she used backup data, but do they ever mention how they created the physical body using 'data'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T08:18:12.897" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T08:18:12.897" Title="How was Shibo able to take her true form?" Tags="&lt;blame&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42486" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-26T07:03:23.823" Score="1" ViewCount="3571" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Blame&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://blame.wikia.com/wiki/Gravitational_beam_emitter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, explained GBE (Gravitational Beam Emitter) as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Gravitational Beam Emitter is a powerful gun used by Killy, other special Safeguards, and Silicon Creatures. It has immense destructive capacity, able to blow through multiple walls with a single blow, causing perfectly round holes within them, followed by explosions. The weapon emits so much force, that with a single shot it would stagger it's users backwards due to the incredible gravity of the weapon. It can blow everything it touches into bits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dqldOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;GBE picture&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any scientific explanation about this weapons? Like, how can we use the weapon, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-20T02:12:28.750" LastActivityDate="2019-02-08T21:03:15.517" Title="How does Killy's weapon in Blame! universe work?" Tags="&lt;blame&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42010" CreationDate="2017-09-26T07:14:13.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 73 there was a translator reminding readers that there was a page in chapter 44, speaking in detail about the different types of eclipses/blights. Reading this chapter again&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Normal Types&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Banquet&lt;/em&gt; for example. They are simple blights, which can be resolved by a single student. These blights are also canceled if it rains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fixed Types&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obon&lt;/em&gt; for example. They only occur on special days, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obon&lt;/a&gt; or the first day of school. These blights are also canceled if it rains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Separation Types &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon&lt;/em&gt; for example. Separation type events occur only when the student body becomes divisible by 3. If a group fails to complete the given task, they perish. These blights are also canceled if it rains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Special Types&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kingdom&lt;/em&gt; for example. Special types last several days, and get stronger each day. It won't stop till it's completed, or the student body is completely obliterated. This event won't be affected by rain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T07:14:13.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-26T12:07:48.477" Score="7" ViewCount="2094" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt;, Kouta and Yuuka own a grandfather clock that, if I recall correctly, has been broken for quite some time prior to the start of the series. At the very end of the final episode, Kouta and Yuuka sit down (with Nana and Mayu, I believe) to start their new life... only for the grandfather clock to mysteriously start chiming, apropos of nothing, just as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; a figure implied to be Lucy approaches the front door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never understood what the deal was with the grandfather clock, and why it suddenly began working again at the end. I'm guessing that it must be symbolic of something, but I can't think what it might be symbolizing. If it's meant to symbolize Kouta moving on with his life, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lucy apparently showing up again rather ruins that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the significance of the grandfather clock in &lt;em&gt;Elfen Lied&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35679" LastActivityDate="2018-08-25T17:07:30.740" Title="What's the significance of the grandfather clock in Elfen Lied?" Tags="&lt;elfen-lied&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42375" CreationDate="2017-09-26T13:17:00.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember what exactly happen in anime, so I will talk about Sakuya in VN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakuya's loyalty lies completely with Chihaya. And Chihaya is not that loyal to Gaia. In her VN she gives up on Gaia few times. And Sakuya always follows.&#xA; And while Sakuya does insult Kotarou, it is mostly playful messing around. He never really endangers him. He is basically trolling him, because he knows he gets reaction out of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Sakuya doesn't like Kotarou is explained in the VN:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Sakuya is same as Kotarou, having the Rewrite ability. And like Kotarou, he abused it to the point he lost his humanity and became a familiar. And he simply sees himself in him and doesn't like to be reminded of his past. But when situation gets serious enough, he puts all joking aside and begins treating Kotarou properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;tl;dr; Read the VN. The anime is terrible, TERRIBLE, adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T13:17:00.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42489" CreationDate="2017-09-26T13:18:50.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My personal interperation of the clock was always that it symbolizes the start of a normal live for Kouta and company. Which in place would fit really well with the ending of the rhyme &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfenlied&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;elfenlied&lt;/a&gt; which insinuates the 'elf' observing, hitting it's head on a stone with Cuckoo sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;What are those bright windows?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There must be a wedding inside;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The little people are sitting at the feast,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And make merry in the hall.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So I'll just take a peep inside!&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  — Fie! he hits his head on hard stone!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Well, elf, had enough, have you?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Cuckoo! Cuckoo!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people however, also suggest that it might be Nyu, as opposed to Lucy. With the clock chiming in the &lt;em&gt;start&lt;/em&gt; or maybe even &lt;em&gt;birth&lt;/em&gt; of Nyu, into the world of normal humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I think this was left open in a way it could be interpreted both in a positive and a negative ending. This both to drive people to read the manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/779/1458&quot;&gt;which has a slightly different story&lt;/a&gt; and to stay in line with the rhyme, as this can be interpreted in both a negative and a positive tone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T13:18:50.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5580" CreationDate="2017-09-26T15:12:07.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OVA, titled &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/9471/Baka_to_Test_to_Shoukanjuu__Matsuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Matsuri&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Matsuri&lt;/em&gt; = festival), is based on the school festival episode in the 2nd volume of &lt;em&gt;the original source, which is the light novel&lt;/em&gt;. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%AB%E3%81%A8%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%81%A8%E5%8F%AC%E5%96%9A%E7%8D%A3#.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OVA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] 原作2巻を元にした学園祭のエピソード。 [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional info: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%AB%E3%81%A8%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%81%A8%E5%8F%AC%E5%96%9A%E7%8D%A3#.E7.89.B9.E5.BE.B4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; also mentions that the story development between the original source and anime's 1st season is different, and even included a lot of anime original story. The 2nd season continues the 1st season's setting while also adapting the original source more faithfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;特徴&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;第1期は原作とは異なるストーリー展開、及びアニメオリジナルの展開が多い。第2期は第1期の設定を引き継ぎつつも、原作を忠実に再現している。 [...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T15:12:07.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20411" CreationDate="2017-09-26T16:00:16.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've made my comment into an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, the graffiti has been there at the beach all along since episode 1. As people have pointed out, the yellow part could be a stylized &quot;wash&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xp4Fd.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xp4Fd.png&quot; alt=&quot;wash&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you rotate the image 180 degrees, it now reads like &quot;Asian&quot; (and the signature-like part &quot;RMdVd&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cjobG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cjobG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Asian&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, no racism or anything, just making an observation. There is a term in Urban Dictionary (I know, it's written by random people) that is exactly this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=asian%20wash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asian Wash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Asian%20Washed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(ed)&lt;/a&gt;, which means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some one of non-asian decent who is highly confused and believes they were born into the wrong race and are truly asian. They obssess over the people, food, and language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't even try to claim that it defines those (Asian) humans/Diclonii who wants to live as (Asian) Diclonii/humans. It might just be what is written in the graffiti, which could be anything, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, I won't try to claim that the symbol on Kouta's shirt defines who he is. But it is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%E2%91%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;baka symbol&lt;/a&gt;, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7dfko.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7dfko.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Baka Kouta&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T16:00:16.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-26T17:25:15.050" Score="3" ViewCount="341" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you write instructions to take out a big loan, convert it into cash (or a nontraceable valuable), take out all your other cash and then drop it off a predetermined location and then die somewhere else by 'insert random cause here' could you become extremely rich off of dying criminals?  (Or anyone if you are without scruples.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33494" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T23:21:58.517" Title="Can you get rich off of the Death note?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32507" CreationDate="2017-09-26T18:23:03.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He became a hero to help people, not for someone's appreciation. He joined the hero club just for fun. He had a desire inside him to help people, not for name or something. He just needs to help people that are helpless. He is someone who thinks about problems of people and helps them, but he will not tell anyone about it. He knows what he was doing. He seems as funny, but deep inside him, something let him do it for no matter what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35840" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T18:34:31.437" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T18:34:31.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42494" CreationDate="2017-09-27T04:52:24.117" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the experiments Light did with criminals, as long as what is written in the death note is humanly possible it will happen. Like the criminals who wrote suicide notes and drew figures on the wall before they died. But if it is not possible they simply die of heart attacks, like the guy who was supposed to die in Paris but it was impossible for him to escape from prison and flee to Paris and then die there in the limited time that was written for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you carefully plan the robbery and the timing and placing is not impossible for the victim to arrive at, it will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T23:21:58.517" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T23:21:58.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-27T05:37:32.050" Score="5" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 8 of &lt;em&gt;Hajimete no Gal&lt;/em&gt;, at around 12:59, Ranko mentions that there's tight security around the women's bath at the inn they're staying at, and then there's a cut to this sign:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xOZN4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xOZN4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It reads 完全被甲混乱, and was subtitled by Crunchyroll as &quot;Full Metal Jacket&quot;. Is this right? If so, how does &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full Metal Jacket&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; have anything to do with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T11:05:25.247" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T11:05:25.247" Title="What's on the sign behind the guy with all the weapons in episode 8?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;hajimete-no-gal&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42499" CreationDate="2017-09-27T05:37:32.050" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surprise - it's a subtitling error! The first four characters (完全被甲) certainly mean &quot;full metal jacket&quot; (in the sense of a bullet with a full-metal jacket). But the last two (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B7%B7%E4%B9%B1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;混乱&lt;/a&gt;), which seemingly went untranslated, mean &quot;confusion&quot; or &quot;disorder&quot;... or, perhaps, &quot;Panic&quot;. You know, as in &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what does &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic!&lt;/em&gt; have to do with anything? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a pretty good guess: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqR4mKGLFMU&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; features the cast visiting a hot springs resort. Once there, some of the men (led by military man Kurz) attempt to spy on the girls in their party as they relax &lt;em&gt;au naturel&lt;/em&gt; in the open-air hot springs. Like Junichi's friends in &lt;em&gt;Hajimete no Gal&lt;/em&gt;, Kurz-and-co's efforts are indeed foiled by rather tight security. I suppose this was a homage of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T05:37:32.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7568" CreationDate="2017-09-27T06:58:10.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the existing answers. I do have a theory that the 4 Hokages' father, Minato Namikaze's father is the Second Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also thought the same thing about what actually happened. He had an off relationship with a woman with the last name of Namikaze. Now, one of these three possibilities could happen and I know it's kind of unusual:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He died before he can be told about the baby, so she put the child up for adoption, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She put a child up for adoption before he died, possibly to keep it send me from getting to it, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She died in childbirth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be interesting if we could get the creator of one of those opinions on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35847" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T10:59:14.037" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T10:59:14.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42486" CreationDate="2017-09-27T08:23:37.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This kind of weapon also appeared in &lt;em&gt;Knights of Sidonia&lt;/em&gt; by the same author. KoS's Wikia page has slightly more information regarding Gravitational Beam Emitter a.k.a. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Graviton_Radiation_Emitter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Graviton Radiation Emitter&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The Graviton Radiation Emitter (sometimes called the Gravitational Beam Emitter) is a futuristic technology conceived by Ochiai, and first used by the chimera Kanata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The first Graviton Radiation Emitter was grown into the chimera Kanata, installed as his right eye. Grown using Gauna placenta, it is strongly hinted that the structure of the emitter was grown from the second Placental Hoshijiro, and then installed into Kanata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; After the Mizuki's shakedown cruise, construction of the second and third Graviton Radiation Emitters was completed. Made entirely from mechanical parts, they no longer relied on placenta for their construction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the two series are, to my knowledge, not related; Tsutomu Nihei probably just recycled the same conceptual weapon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this weapon is so blue-sky theoretical, there's no way there's gonna be a scientific explanation about its workings for the coming centuries or even millennia. There is a related &lt;a href=&quot;https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/170215/in-theory-could-gravitational-waves-be-used-to-make-a-gravity-laser&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt; on Physics.SE which you can peruse at your leisure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T08:23:37.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-27T12:36:26.773" Score="8" ViewCount="361" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have Professors Oak, Elm, Birch, Sycamore, etc,  in the games.&#xA;We also have Professor Ivy, etc.---in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35851" LastActivityDate="2019-07-21T17:58:43.510" Title="Why are Professors named after trees?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="489" CreationDate="2017-09-27T17:58:30.357" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Dark type is an embodiment of dirty tactics. The original Japanese translation is 'Evil' type, and this is shown as giving the Pokemon of this type underhanded or sneaky ways of fighting. Examples of this are shown in various Dark type moves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pursuit : Dealing more damage on an enemy trying to retreat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sucker Punch : Attacking before the enemy is ready&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fake Tears: Pretending to cry to put an enemy off guard&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beat up: Attacking with the whole team in an unfair 6v1 fight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Culturally in Japan, the villainous dark character must be beaten by the virtuous hero character. That is why Fighting types are super effective. They embody this heroism trait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why also Bugs?&#xA;This is probably a reference to the series Kamen Rider, a show that has existed continuously from the 1970s to the present day and is a cultural phenomenon large enough that every child in Japan would know it.&#xA;In this series, the usual premise is a Masked Hero riding a motorcycle fights the forces of evil with the Main character always using an Insect themed costume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the Bug type move Signal Beam(シグナルビーム) is pronounced as English in the original Japanese versions, reminiscent of many Kamen Rider 'special moves'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This insect association with heroism actually goes back further, with stag beetles representing the honourable samurai and becoming the basis for many real samurai helmet designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hint towards this connection exists before the Dark type was ever introduced. In generation 1, the villains often used Poison types. This is the only Generation where Bug types were super effective against poison!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35116" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T17:58:30.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33872" CreationDate="2017-09-27T19:38:56.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; is about the possibility and other timelines in the same Universe, and it says that Amakusa Shirou and how he was discovered are wrapped in mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it be said that Shirou could be set as a deterrent force sent back in time with wiped-off memory to save people, or maybe he wished to be a hero of justice and the grail made him be reverse reincarnated into a boy who had the same wish. Then he was killed, used as a Servant and repeated the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel that given what happens in &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt;, nothing seems impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35856" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T19:49:38.583" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T19:49:38.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35758" CreationDate="2017-09-27T20:24:04.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Charmander was Damien's Pokemon first. Ash didn't catch a wild Charmander. True, Charmander was abandoned by Damien, but it was still loyal to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Ash didn't earn all of his badges fair and square. He got some because he defended gyms from Team Rocket. The anime badges don't make Pokemon obey, unlike the games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35851" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T20:24:04.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28725" CreationDate="2017-09-27T20:32:01.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the different colors of narutos fox eyes means how much the fox is present like how much the fox is possessing him when his eyes were fox blue it was him but eather he was borrowing chakra but had more control of him or the fox was just present like looking out thru naruto eyes keeping an eye on the battle &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35857" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T20:32:01.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-27T20:44:52.743" Score="3" ViewCount="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of &lt;em&gt;Michiko &amp;amp; Hatchin&lt;/em&gt;, Michiko and Hatchin go to what looks like a restaurant so that Michiko can ask about Satoshi's current whereabouts. This sign appears on the exterior wall of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q6viN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q6viN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;restaurant sign&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is written on this sign? I think it's supposed to contain Latin characters &amp;mdash; I can see an A and an R, maybe an S &amp;mdash; but the whole of it is so distorted that I can't make sense of it at all. It's also possible that this is something in Portuguese (keeping with the rest of the setting), which isn't a language I know either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T20:44:52.743" Title="What does this restaurant sign in episode 5 say?" Tags="&lt;michiko-to-hatchin&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31816" CreationDate="2017-09-27T20:49:33.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was an early episode in which Ash, Misty, and Brock go to an old city called Pokemopolis. There was some mumbo jumbo with giant Pokemon(long story). At on point, our Trio, Team Rocket and the scientists were trapped in an ancient object which might have been a Pokeball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35851" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T20:49:33.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20941" CreationDate="2017-09-27T22:48:39.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the images given, I can't imagine his sword to be any less than 180 kg, even if it was high-carbon steel it should weigh more than that.  Also, since he doesn't unsheathe basically any of his swords and just keeps it hung on a couple of loops by the crossguard (if I remember correctly), he doesn't need extreme reach to use it but only about a foot or two to get the thicker base of the blade free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35858" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T22:48:39.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42504" CreationDate="2017-09-28T09:19:41.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no real reason to why they're all named like this, but rather they primarily do it to just follow a fun naming scheme. Naming schemes are common in a lot of media. The most common use of this is the use of the 7 Deadly Sins as names, found in several pieces of entertainment. You never know though, Game Freak might run out of trees eventually!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35862" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T09:19:41.720" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33921" CreationDate="2017-09-28T12:22:01.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Island of Paradis is on the country of Madagascar, which is then followed by Africa and the other continents, (Look at bottom of the page) &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Eldia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Eldia&lt;/a&gt;. As it's said that Titans were created by The subjects of Ymir, outside of The Walls. As the population of Titans wiped out more than 99% of the current world population today, leaving us to 1 million, yes, their are Titans outside of The Walls, just stranded outside of Paradis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are even Titans still on the island but outside of the actual walls, before Wall Maria was knocked out by the Colossal Titan. Oh yeah, you also wanted to see if theirs anything else besides Titans. Of course. After humanity had shrunk off to the walls, the cities like New York, Tokyo, London, Sydney, Beijing, all gone. They have been in the wreck by the destruction of the Titans. Their is also still remains of forests, and Roman cities from the BCs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: Their are Titans beyond the regions of the walls, and outside the island of Paridis and off Globaly, but without human society with them. Shown that the amount of Titans outside The Walls is prodigious. The cities and towns of Earth is all wiped out, except for dead monuments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35865" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T12:22:01.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38888" CreationDate="2017-09-28T12:45:28.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There weren't 2 Satou's in there, the one with the scar was Satou in the past. He was dreaming about the time when he was still part of the American military, and captured the first demi-human known. We already knew about this in the earlier episode when the Americans were discussing the email that was sent to them by Nagai who posed as the two Americans sent by the US. Samuel T. O'Brien was the registered name of Satou and you can see the big red stamp of &quot;Dishonorable Discharge&quot;. I could guess that he took the &quot;SA&quot; from Samuel, the &quot;T&quot; from his middle initial and the &quot;O&quot; from his last name to form Sato/Satou. This is just my assumption though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only ones in the plane are Satou and Tanaka which were placed in an astronaut suit I guess and as we can see there was a slight vibration which Satou felt before the plane exploded. So we can assume that the vibration within Satou was what caused the explosion. We still don't know how Satou did it but it may be planted inside his body but some dismissed the thought because we saw with the fight with Nagai's &quot;flood&quot; and him that his body was completely stabbed and hurt which would cause the possible bomb inside him to explode but if ever he found a way to put a bomb inside him within the time frame of when he was given to the Americans and the time he was transferred to the plane then that might explain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the scar that was seen in his dream, this might be because of the fact that he already died which then removed his scar completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35866" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T13:27:15.803" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T13:27:15.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-28T14:18:30.497" Score="2" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Chtholly in the literal sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 7 (Home Sweet Home), it is shown that Chtholly undergoes some changes due to her meeting with Elq Hrqstn. She is proven no longer a Fairy (Leprenchauns) as Silver test fails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a Fairy is basically part of Elq's soul that still large enough and becomes an independent entity, does this make Chtholly a Visitor? Or is she a human? But a human requires the 'beast' aspect which she does not have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19333" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T17:14:18.670" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T17:14:18.670" Title="What is Chtholly?" Tags="&lt;worldend&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-28T15:06:05.217" Score="6" ViewCount="7358" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the gift that Shouko gave to Ishida? Based on the manga, it’s for decorating plants, but what exactly is it called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it be a marker for flowerbeds or something? Is it something entirely unknown except to the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N.B : Does anyone know what did shouko said in panel 2 ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5wdYO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5wdYO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;flowerbeds&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="31618" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T05:44:28.473" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T05:44:28.473" Title="What was the present that Shouko gave to Ishida? What did Shouko say after that?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;&lt;sign-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42521" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-28T16:00:21.793" Score="4" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found that when I watched &lt;em&gt;Sore ga Seiyuu&lt;/em&gt; anime, the ED songs seems from the other anime. For example, in ep. 1, they sang &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt; OP, and in ep. 2, they sang &lt;em&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt; OP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/z6G_16zh510?t=23m19s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Evangelion OP ( Ep. 1 )&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/HykGVek1rzU?t=23m18s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OP ( Ep. 2 )&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the reason they are doing that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T12:41:02.123" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T12:41:02.123" Title="Why does &quot;Sore Ga Seiyuu&quot; play other anime's OP/ED as its ending song?" Tags="&lt;sore-ga-seiyuu&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42523" CreationDate="2017-09-28T16:27:09.460" Score="1" ViewCount="772" Body="&lt;p&gt;Frieza pretended to work with Frost only so he could cheap shot Frost for an easy elimination. However, Frieza is very powerful in his golden form, much more than Frost. Why did he go through the trouble of tricking Frost if he could've just easily eliminated him the traditional way? Did Frost really pose such a threat to Frieza?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32314" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:29:33.793" Title="Why did Frieza trick Frost?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42522" CreationDate="2017-09-28T17:14:27.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Frieza is playing to win, simple as that.  And the prize here is both survival and the Super Dragonballs.  And using Frost helps accomplish that goal, along with being very much in-character for Frieza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, Frieza loves torture and just screwing with people.  As far as he is concerned, others are just tools for him to use.  And once the tool has lost it's usefulness, it can be discarded.  In DBZ, Frieza didn't need any of the races he enslaved to be able to conquer a planet.  He was more than capable of doing that on his own.  He did it for ease, simplicity and just being a sadist.  He enjoys it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, in order to survive, the other universes need to lose more fighters than U7.  By allying, even temporarily with Frost, he effectively adds another fighter to their side.  This just makes it easier to ensure U7 can win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, a theme we've seen come up quite a few times is the notion of conserving stamina.  Frieza has tremendous power, but using it drains stamina.  Using Frost doesn't.  So by getting Frost to do some of the dirty work lets Frieza conserve power for later when he needs it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, having an out-of-team ally plays to the desire to get the Super Dragonballs.  While I can't find specifics on who from the winning team gets to make the wish on the Super Dragonballs, presumably if there is only one person left, they would get the wish.  Using Frost would allow Frieza to eliminate members of the U7 team without earning the wrath of Goku, Vegeta, etc, who could potentially eliminate him.  (Think about what happened when Frieza killed Krillin on Namek.)  And I am sure Frieza wants that wish.  Badly.  And this helps him to become the last man standing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all is simply a means to an end.  And a means that Frieza particularly enjoys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;From a story telling perspective, this also serves as a reminder of who Goku has been forced to ally with.  The stakes are high.  And when even Goku recognizes the need for Frieza's help and tolerates his brutality, it further shows the direness of the situation.  It also sets up a possibility of betrayal later, reminding the audience that Goku's only threats aren't just Jiren and losing the tournament.  He also has to watch out to avoid being back stabbed.  Imagine what could happen if Frieza were to win &lt;em&gt;and get a wish on the Super Dragonballs&lt;/em&gt;.  That's a terrifying thought.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T17:14:27.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6009" CreationDate="2017-09-28T18:20:01.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some rules have been changed in How to Read from what was mentioned in the manga. For instance, Sidoh states in the manga that for him to get his notebook back, he would have to wait for the owner to die or use up all of the pages, whereas in How to Read, it is stated that there are an unlimited amount of pages in the Death Note. In contrast, the rules listed in the manga pilot chapter, included in How to Read, state that the notebook has 60 pages with 38 lines per page, and that when the owner runs out of space to write in the notebook, they &quot;may ask the original Shinigami owner for another.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35871" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T18:20:01.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2017-09-28T18:25:37.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those dark circle around Gaara's eyes are not from sleep deprivation. I was constantly looking at his face to learn about this, but in the translated anime, he had lines under the dark circle just a little poke of a line beside his nose where bags pop out the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the anime, Naruto said what's up with him wearing eyeliner. Since he always had it, it's probably a part of his being, like a trait that was passed down or it could be like a birthmark or scar-like Naruto's whiskers. It's something like a scar of being exposed and I can't help but note Naruto has whiskers close resemblance to the fox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, fox and dogs do have whiskers as being the shape of an animal, but Gaara has trouble with sleep. His demon could take over in his sleep. I just looked at a picture of the one tail to look at his eyes. He has like raccoon eyes, just a black patch with pupils, so these marks have a close resemblance to the tail beasts they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the guy that said the black is just the eye shape, eyes aren't shaped like that. It is way too thick unless you're telling me the edge of his eyeballs is just that big. I don't think it is shoot. I just noticed he doesn't have any eyebrows. Someone also said it stayed on his sand armor. Great job on noticing that. This just might help with the answer that it's a scar-mark of some sort because if you look at Naruto, his whiskers grow when he starts to form. I'm positive his eyeliner is a resemblance to the one-tailed eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35872" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T19:03:41.760" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T19:03:41.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35816" CreationDate="2017-09-28T18:39:14.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Even though he is not of royal blood and doesn't remember about the coordinate, but shouldn't he still remember memories from his father as the attack titan at the very least?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Ymir ― even though she was still a teenager at the time and might not (or might, I might be wrong on this) have sufficient knowledge on the actual happenings of Marley and Eldian affairs and plus being a mindless titan for 60 years ― seems very aware of the current situation and Reiner and Bertholt's mission after eating Marcel. So, it's still not clear why Eren doesn't remember anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35873" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T18:55:29.420" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T18:55:29.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26331" CreationDate="2017-09-28T20:08:50.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The boat wasn't in Shinganshina District, it was in Wall Maria. The people living in Shinganshina had to run through the inner gate to get to the boat. In the anime a Garrison Regiment person yells for everyone to go through the inner gate and that there will be a boat on the other side that will take them to safety. Then the Garrison Regiment sets up cannons in front of the inner gate to protect the people trying to get onto the boat. A couple minutes later the Armored Titan appears, and breaches the inner gate. All the people see that the inner gate has been breached and they realize that their only option is to try to jump onto the boat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35876" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T20:08:50.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-29T02:27:34.810" Score="9" ViewCount="2708" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, Shigemura is the creator of Ordinal Scale and is trying to recreate his dead daughter Yuna as an AI. Now, during the movie, we see two versions of Yuna. The first one wears an idol costume and appears at event battles to sing (I will call her &quot;idol-Yuna&quot;). The second one wears a hoodie and appears to Kirito to point him in the right direction (I will call her &quot;hoodie-Yuna&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the movie, I was under the impression that idol-Yuna was a throwaway data collection AI created by Shigemura. I thought that her purpose was to collect information so Shigemura could create hoodie-Yuna, who would be the true recreation of his daughter. However, in discussions and reviews other people have told me that idol-Yuna was the daughter AI, and that idol-Yuna and hoodie-Yuna were the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were there two different Yuna's, a data collection program and a copy of the daughter? Or was there one Yuna and she only changed appearance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35880" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T12:48:44.640" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T23:22:33.660" Title="Who is the idol Yuna in Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42218" CreationDate="2017-09-29T10:04:46.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that some of the meaning of the rule is lost in translation. Trying to translate the rule myself using my limited Japanese based of &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note?file=Rules_XXXVI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki image&lt;/a&gt; I came down to (&lt;em&gt;feel free to correct me if I am wrong&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a male / female in the god of death, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Human book point descendants with humans are not allowed or impossible,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The death god Same as above does not mate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which implicates &lt;em&gt;OR&lt;/em&gt; rather then &lt;em&gt;AND&lt;/em&gt; leaving the ambiguity. But also explicitly states &lt;em&gt;descendants&lt;/em&gt; and not specifically &lt;em&gt;sexual relationships&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But lets assume the translators know better what they talk a bout then I do. In that case I would assume that the rule covers the aspect of interaction using genitalia being impossible, but other sexual relationships are also not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets first take a look at the definition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sexual%20relations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sexual relationships&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sexual relationships&lt;/strong&gt;: Interactions involving sexual behavior with another person, or other people including, kissing, petting, humping, making out, sex, anal sex, oral sex, rimming, t bagging, fucking, licking, hickeys, sucking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading through these, lets assume that relations which requiring the genitalia are &lt;em&gt;impossible&lt;/em&gt;. All though this never is explicitly stated, the rule does some what insinuate this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would leave us with things such as : Kissing, petting, humping, making out, licking etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shinigami does have a mouth, hands and perhaps a tongue. Quite a few of these &lt;em&gt;sexual relationships&lt;/em&gt; remain possible to the Shinigami, without actual &lt;em&gt;intercourse&lt;/em&gt; or chance of creating demi-god off-spring. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we interpretation it in this way, it would make sense to cover the broader aspect of &lt;em&gt;sexual relationships&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T10:04:46.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40042" CreationDate="2017-09-29T16:39:11.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The illusionists that could actually pull it are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mukuro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daemon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kawahira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Viper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tyl Chrome (Probably)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For starters, they didn't count Flan. Flan was unknown generally. He was Mukuro's trump card and that worked on both Vindice and Byakuran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, they said, &quot;in this world&quot;. That part is very important. Viper and Daemon are not of that world. Viper was dead and I'm guessing Daemon was dealt with or was never known to Vindice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the remaining ones are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mukuro&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kawahira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chrome&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35231" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T16:53:38.807" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T16:53:38.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-29T17:27:09.763" Score="2" ViewCount="603" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Hiyori calls Yato from Yomi, he used Yukine to cut the &quot;Pacification Ring&quot; and they played a song that is so nice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35887" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T08:20:23.203" LastActivityDate="2019-09-28T22:33:53.390" Title="What is the name of the song when Yato uses Yukine to cut through the Pacification Ring to rescue Ebisu in episode 13 in Noragami Aragoto?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42676" CreationDate="2017-09-29T19:16:30.190" Score="1" ViewCount="288" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nami clearly has no way of aiming her lightning since all she really does is make a lightning cloud, so how does she never get hit especially since she's always holding a long metal stick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T08:14:49.843" Title="How does Nami never get hit by her own lightning" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2017-09-29T23:42:53.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dark circles around gaara eyes are probably because of kohl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kohl is basically just eyeliner. The peoples from sunny/desert regions - hence &quot;sandy&quot; - from around the world used to use this for eye protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quik wikipedia search gave me following info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kohl (Arabic: كُحْل‎‎) is an ancient eye cosmetic, traditionally made by grinding stibnite (Sb2S3) for similar purposes to charcoal used in mascara. It is widely used in the Middle East, North Africa, the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, South Asia, the Horn of Africa, and parts of West Africa as eyeliner[1] to contour and/or darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes. &lt;strong&gt;It is worn mostly by women, but also by some men and children.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also interesting is this:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, mothers would apply kohl to their infants' eyes soon after birth. Some did this to &quot;strengthen the child's eyes&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;and others believed it could prevent the child from being cursed by the evil eye.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question. I think its just a cosmetic/cultural thing they gave to gaara. To make him look like the desert tribe peoples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35889" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T23:42:53.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-30T00:04:05.863" Score="1" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone tell me the song that plays when Deku and Todoroki were talking in season 2 episode 6? It sounded like 'you say run' but it's not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35890" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T02:43:33.890" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T22:28:35.587" Title="What is the song played when Deku and Todoroki were talking in season 2 episode 6?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-30T03:52:03.527" Score="4" ViewCount="222" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the latest installment of Digimon Adventures Tri., we witness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Taichi becoming buried in a seismic fissure caused by the fights, and Hikari &lt;strong&gt;reacting&lt;/strong&gt; to her brother's apparent death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this particular instance is strange, because we notice something...unusual about Hikari.  From the looks of it, she's covered in DigiCode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1I9Mp.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1I9Mp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This feels a little familiar, because a long time ago in Digimon Adventure 02, something &lt;em&gt;somewhat&lt;/em&gt; similar happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7gxpi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7gxpi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;The above is taken from Digimon Adventure 02, episode 13.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm getting my memories mixed up here since I last saw &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; show something on the order of 17 years ago, so I don't know if this is &lt;em&gt;entirely&lt;/em&gt; similar, but it feels incredibly familiar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...But given all of this, and given the fact that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; ...thanks to that DigiCode coming from her, &lt;s&gt;Tailmon&lt;/s&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ophanimon Fall Down Mode&lt;/strong&gt; and Meicoomon have fused into some... &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;thing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which seems to play right into the hands of the over bad-guys...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...what role specifically is Hikari playing in all of this?  Is it possible that this could've been forseen by Ygdrasil or Homeostasis, and was Hikari preconditioned for something like this to happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or...am I overthinking this and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; was it just a reaction to her witnessing her brother's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T03:52:03.527" Title="What role is Hikari playing?" Tags="&lt;digimon&gt;&lt;digimon-tri&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42545" CreationDate="2017-09-30T08:32:18.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're talking about the flashback scene that starts around 4:59, this is &quot;Reincarnation&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/56225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; OST&lt;/a&gt;, disc 1, track 8). &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/yxlnpudo?token=61228a1f5f7746efb9c0de9a34e35ece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an extract from the track (0:45-1:00).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T08:32:18.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14563" CreationDate="2017-09-30T12:32:27.560" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the ending was poorly written and was rushed. I also didn't much care for Near either. That's probably why everyone wanted it to end after L's death. The fight between L and Light was truly amazing and both of them were fighting for their beliefs and standards for what was right. I don't think either one was truly evil and I was beyond sad when L died (he was so young).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do think that plot and story-wise it was an amazing choice, but it definitely was not a stopping point by any means. Light was still a prime suspect. There were many people that disagreed with Light's/Kira's actions, and he wasn't finished using the death note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like I said before, L and Light's battle was amazing, but it still had flaws; nothing is perfect. Now Near/Mellow's ark was sloppy and almost wasn't worth finishing, but I did just because I wanted to see Light's fate. L never did pick Near or Mellow to be his successor, which I can tell why. Near treated everything like a game and Mellow didn't think with his head, and honestly, he was more villainous then Kira himself. However, that didn't make them any less of a genius. I think at the point in the series when the duo joined that, Light was overconfident due to the fact that he defeated L and had years to himself to do as he pleased. A rational person would have said he let his guard down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it was clearly shown that the writer wanted to end the series because it was missing his beloved character L. So honestly, I believe that Light could have and should have beat Near, but that doesn't mean he should have won. I think that he should have been taken down by a more superior detective. Anyone who thinks that Light should have won isn't stupid or wrong, but in my opinion, you're not 100% right either. Even if he did win it all, it would have only been a temporary victory. When he chose the hand of Kira or (x Kira as Near stated) he chose the wrong person and that's not because his judgment was bad but because there wasn't a good successor at the time. Plus, he was in a rush because Near was hot on his tail. Someone would have messed it up after Light's passing or it would have been stolen or returned to the death gods causing all crime to return after the fear of Kira was vanquished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35893" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T12:55:42.040" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T12:55:42.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34249" CreationDate="2017-09-30T14:41:21.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digivolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digivolution&lt;/a&gt; wiki, Agumon and Gabumon didn't quite perform a Mega Digivolution - they performed a &lt;em&gt;Warp&lt;/em&gt; Digivolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Warp Digivolution is a digivolution process where a Digimon can reach a higher level directly bypassing any intermediate phases&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Tai and Matt were shot with the Angelic Arrows, Agumon and Gabumon wrap digivolved to their Mega forms. During the digivolvution scene, they say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Agumon/Gabumon &lt;strong&gt;warp&lt;/strong&gt; digivolve to WarGreymon/MetalGarurumon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Warp Digivolution and Mega Digivolution are not the same thing. While see Mega forms in season 1, regular Mega Digivolution is actually not seen in Season 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mega Digivolution is a Digivolution method that allows an Ultimate Digimon to digivolve to Mega. &lt;strong&gt;It is initially used by Paildramon to digivolve to Imperialdramon in Digimon Adventure 02.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode &lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Determination&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Determination&lt;/a&gt;, the digidestined were also shocked to see the fact that Gomamon was able to achieve his Mega Digivolve of Vikemon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Joe realizes that his relationship with Gomamon is the more important thing, and so he charges back to the battle. This rebirth of confidence allows Gomamon to achieve his Mega level, Vikemon, &lt;strong&gt;much to everyone's surprise&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explained in Season 2 a strong bond between two individuals is required to perform DNA Digivolve, and it is possible such bond is able to achieve Mega Digivolution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seeing Joe's resolve, Mimi regains faith in herself as well and helps Togemon her own Mega level in Rosemon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we see in the following episodes, there is a continuation of strong, emotional connections between the digimon and digidestined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Confession&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Confession&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Izzy pleads with Tentomon to enter the shield, but Tentomon refuses to do so while his friends are suffering. He digivolves to his Mega form, HerculesKabuterimon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Loss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Loss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sora risks her life to protect Biyomon from Machinedramon, digivolving her into her Mega form, Phoenixmon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T02:52:30.490" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T02:52:30.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42569" CreationDate="2017-09-30T17:44:06.370" Score="3" ViewCount="13589" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rock Lee is very strong and he's been trained by Maito Guy but can he open the 8th gate now in Boruto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35631" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T20:54:37.410" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T18:15:11.053" Title="Can Rock lee use the 8th gate now?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29979" CreationDate="2017-09-30T21:30:11.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming you mean the music that starts at about 18:18 in episode 11 and 16:25 in episode 12, that is &quot;Distortion&quot; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/56225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; OST&lt;/a&gt; (disc 1, track 4). &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/zzzwah0a?token=c8d4232e1743b82f9e2cf6e1160364b0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T21:30:11.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37197" CreationDate="2017-09-30T21:48:45.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming you're talking about the piece that plays right when Manabu shows up, this is &quot;M03&quot; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/56225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; OST&lt;/a&gt; (disc 2, track 10; only found on the second version, not &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/54799&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the first version&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/ughaqbv4?token=d5d34a4a8ac22ef7678f7fccfbc137bc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a 15-second extract from the beginning of the piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T21:48:45.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36585" CreationDate="2017-09-30T21:57:47.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &quot;M28&quot; from &lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; OST (disc 2, track 15). However, this track &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; only on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/56225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reprint version&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/54799&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original version&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/umojfmhk?token=c567833bb105fdaef6892be509396324&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-28T07:19:29.120" LastActivityDate="2018-06-28T07:19:29.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-09-30T23:50:10.070" Score="1" ViewCount="2973" Body="&lt;p&gt;An example of the song being played is in episode 107, timecode 4:38. This is played a lot throughout this arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am thinking that it could be an unknown track, as I can't find it in the soundtracks when searching through them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what this song is called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35897" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-06T05:09:07.843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T05:09:07.843" Title="What is this particular song that is played a lot throughout the Chimera Ant arc?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42654" CreationDate="2017-10-01T11:46:37.723" Score="3" ViewCount="5441" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 26 of &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt;, we saw a new character named Kagura. He looks like Yagura so much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mXsOfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kagura and yagura&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32031" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T12:24:01.570" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T02:32:00.847" Title="Who is Kagura from Boruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42562" CreationDate="2017-10-01T13:23:51.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming you're referring to the 2011 version of the series, the song you're looking for is called &quot;Mystic Land&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/YGmACxoYDjE?t=3760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/YGmACxoYDjE?t=3760&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link I shared should link you to the song in question, as proof of my finding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T13:23:51.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24142" CreationDate="2017-10-01T13:43:17.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could mean &quot;Hunter of Hunter&quot; as x, as a multiplication symbol is often replaced in equations with the word &quot;of&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;b&gt;&quot;5 of 12&quot;&lt;/b&gt; means &lt;b&gt;5 lots of 12&lt;/b&gt;, and &lt;b&gt;5 x 12.&lt;/b&gt; Thus, the x in Hunter x Hunter could also follow the same pattern, and mean &quot;Hunter of Hunter&quot;, which would also line up with Gon's goal to search for his father. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's a hunter, hunting for his father, another hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23564" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T13:43:17.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42557" CreationDate="2017-10-01T16:47:07.013" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the age of 17, Lee was able to open six gates, and later as an&#xA;  adult in the anime, he was able to open the seventh gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to open it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Gate of Death (死門, Shimon), located at the heart, requires the&#xA;  user to stab their chest with their thumb to direct the chakra to the&#xA;  tenketsu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if Lee can open 7 gate then he can stab his heart to open 8th gate. So yes it is possible to open it unless there is an exception which has been not told yet but with given information available we can say that it is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T16:47:07.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42577" CreationDate="2017-10-01T18:52:14.527" Score="1" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is something bothering me. Slicer and his brother died after being stabbed with a sword, but Alphonse Elric didn't die after getting his body broken apart by Scar. How did this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward looked so confused learning Slicer was still alive after he chopped Slicer's head. I mean he knows that his brother's body has experienced much worse damage and gotten his head chopped too and still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29313" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-11-11T07:52:22.830" LastActivityDate="2018-11-11T07:52:22.830" Title="Why was Al still alive after getting his body broken apart by Scar?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42590" CreationDate="2017-10-01T19:18:22.043" Score="1" ViewCount="2641" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question that comes to my mind every time I watch &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; or talks to someone else about &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; and it is bothering me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, Light went out of his way to kill that one FBI agent on the bus and therefore caused L to suspect him and started the whole sequence of events of eventually discovering the existence of the death note. If Light hadn't killed that FBI agent and just kept writing names down in the notebook in his room, &lt;em&gt;nothing&lt;/em&gt; would have happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the killing of the FBI agent something that the creator put in just to progress the story or is there an actual legit reason why Light had to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, guys, don't give a theoretical answer like &quot;It was because of Light's personality&quot; or &quot;Light wanted to tell the world to not follow L&quot; or something like that, if it is because of this then the creator just did it to advance the plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35338" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T20:31:57.140" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T18:10:00.277" Title="Are there any reasons why Light killed the FBI agent?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44703" CreationDate="2017-10-01T21:24:21.797" Score="3" ViewCount="1950" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the war, Naruto received all of the chakra natures along with the lava, magnet, and boil releases (and yin, yang, and yin-yang release). I've watched Naruto Shippuden completely and Boruto (to the current episode) but I haven't read any manga, so I was wondering if it was ever revealed if Naruto still has those chakra natures or if they were only because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he had all of the jinchuriki in him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what chakra natures does he currently have access to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T13:07:48.687" Title="What chakra natures does Naruto have in Boruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42572" CreationDate="2017-10-01T22:44:55.550" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Slicer's blood runes were destroyed, which is what killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slicer had two souls in one armor, so he had two blood runes.  Ed didn't know that at first.  He only knew of one blood rune in the helmet, and thought that cutting off the head would stop the body.  But there was another blood rune in the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al's blood rune is not in his helmet, so his head can be cut off without hurting him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as the blood rune is intact, the soul survives. The rest of the armor can be severely damaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3407" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T22:44:55.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5899" CreationDate="2017-10-02T02:42:51.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not clear whether this woman is someone whom the viewers have met. However, with the flow of the episode around this point, &lt;em&gt;it is not unthinkable&lt;/em&gt; that this is someone whom we know; if it were not, I might expect this scene to be structured differently. (For instance, it might make more sense for Hatchin to hear someone yelling for help, &lt;em&gt;along&lt;/em&gt; with the silhouette.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is indeed someone we know, the most likely answer then is that this is Anastacia. There are only two women who appear in this episode: Michiko and Anastacia. Michiko's hair extends far beyond shoulder-length, and in this part of the episode, she is wearing trousers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wIPC3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wIPC3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Michiko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Anastacia is wearing a skirt in this part of the episode, and her hair is a lot closer to shoulder-length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VogJk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VogJk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Anastacia&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anastacia's appearance thus matches that of the silhouette a lot better: notice that there is no space between its legs, so the woman in question is probably wearing a skirt or a dress. The hair-length also matches that of the silhouette, which has something like a bob, somewhat. (It is less important that the hair-length of the silhouette and of the character match up entirely. Hatchin could well be seeing the silhouette of someone bent over, looking into the water. When someone bends over, a good portion of her hair may shift downwards, if her hair is both long enough to fall forward and short enough that it will not stay on her back. This would lead to a silhouette with shorter hair than that of the woman to which it corresponds.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T02:42:51.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42573" CreationDate="2017-10-02T03:15:40.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To deter any other FBI agents from pursuing him in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, Light had always intended to lure L to him at his own pace, so he could worm his way into the Japanese task force, see L for himself, and somehow find out enough information about him (he says that he was somehow going to make L/Ryuga &quot;trust him&quot;) that he could learn his name and kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35912" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T03:15:40.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2549" CreationDate="2017-10-02T05:33:03.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By the time he is likely a jounin by &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt; 2 years after the Kaguya fight, he can form a rasen shuriken with a single hand. His control was so great and progressed so much during the war, he was able to share chakra with everyone. Basically, the Kyuubi was in the way and when he was no longer in the way, his abilities shot up and his control became so much greater because he had to train in 'higher gravity'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion, he was constantly improving his control, but the Kyuubi was interfering throughout most of his life so he had to gain more control than the average person to make up for it. When he no longer had interference, it was no longer a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35913" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T10:47:18.753" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T10:47:18.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42581" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-02T07:58:59.373" Score="1" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga &lt;em&gt;Noblesse&lt;/em&gt;, wolves' main attribute is their regenerative abilities (like Wolverine). Same with Ban (fox) from &lt;em&gt;Nanatsu no Taizai&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there some explanation on why fox or wolves are associated with healing or regeneration abilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24240" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T10:49:12.287" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T07:38:22.600" Title="Why are wolves associated with regeneration?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;&lt;noblesse&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="56408" CreationDate="2017-10-02T10:14:58.157" Score="1" ViewCount="6011" Body="&lt;p&gt;I researched and found Monkey D. Dragon to be worth 850,000,000. But what about Roger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2020-01-09T09:22:35.673" Title="What is the bounty of Gol D. Roger?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42588" CreationDate="2017-10-02T14:31:35.893" Score="2" ViewCount="1670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Say Sarada wants the Mangekyou Sharingan, would this mean she would have to kill Boruto? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35885" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T14:38:33.513" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T08:57:21.467" Title="Would Sarada have to kill Boruto to obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42584" CreationDate="2017-10-02T17:38:59.263" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;She wouldn't have to kill anyone herself, she just needs to go through a traumatic event like seeing someone close to her die e.g. Boruto, Sakura, Sasuke, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how Madara got his Mangekyou Sharingan, but he didn't kill his brother himself. Izuna gave his eyes to Madara on his deathbed to awaken the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan#Overview&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone close to the user. Uchiha has historically misunderstood these criteria as the user needing to be responsible for the person's death, and for that reason, they developed the practice of killing their closest friends in order to gain the Mangekyō Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35920" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T17:42:20.247" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T17:42:20.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42592" CreationDate="2017-10-02T17:52:43.040" Score="4" ViewCount="3654" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime many times but in the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;, both Vodka and Gin never mentioned their names. But later as the series continues, it looks like he knows their names even before Haibara appeared in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T18:45:57.773" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T18:18:38.330" Title="How does Conan know the names of Vodka and Gin in the anime?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42573" CreationDate="2017-10-02T18:10:00.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was a move to try and destroy the entire investigation against him as well as prevent crucial facts from being reported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, L had used some tactics to determine a few things about Kira.  Among them that Kira lived in a certain region of Japan and that he had access to police information.  Given that, the list of suspects was short.  And given how L deduced that Kira was probably a student, given the timings of killings, etc. that list was only going to get shorter.  Light needed to eliminate L and the investigation as soon as possible so he could kill freely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light, through Ryuk, found out that someone was following him and investigating him.  But he was unaware who it was.  He then concocted the bus scheme to force his follower to reveal his identity, learning that he was an FBI agent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now knowing that the FBI agents were in Japan, Light followed a similar path in logic to what L took, that they must be investigating those close to the Japanese police.  He also correctly assumed that the police did not know about the FBI's investigation.  He then determined that if the Japanese police became aware of the FBI and thus L's investigation into them, it would cause distrust between L and the police.  This would then hopefully remove any local help L would get.  In addition, it could also scare off anyone else from the international community from interfering with Kira.  At any rate, reducing the number of people Light had to contend with increased his chances of coming out of all this alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Light knew he would be under greater suspicion after the FBI agent revealed himself.  Those FBI agents were never supposed to reveal themselves as FBI agents at all.  It would be somewhat suspicious, especially to L, that one was forced to do so.  As such, if L were to find out that the FBI agent had to reveal himself to Light who was already a suspect, it would further increase the suspicion of Light as Kira.  Light knew this and thus needed to kill the FBI agent prior to that information being reported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by killing the FBI agent Light accomplished a few things.  One he put the police at odds with L.  Second he reduced the number of people investigating.  And third he was able to prevent critical information from getting reported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T18:10:00.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42589" CreationDate="2017-10-02T19:10:14.670" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conan never learned about their codenames in the anime due to the plot modification, which makes a big plothole&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Black_Organization#Manga_to_anime_differences&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Detective Conan World's Wiki&lt;/a&gt; stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first season of Detective Conan rarely featured the Black Organization because the anime writers wanted to downplay their presence. Two of the episodes at least, were altered heavily in light of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 5, The Shinkansen's Bomb Case:&lt;/strong&gt; The episode replaces the two men who shrunk Conan with lookalikes unrelated to the Black Organization. In the manga version of this case, Conan runs into the real pair and learns their code names (Gin/Vodka in the Japanese Version, Melkior and Kaspar in the English Version). Their replacement creates a continuity error in &lt;strong&gt;Episode 54, Game Company Murder Case&lt;/strong&gt;. Conan recognizes their code names when Tequila speaks to them, yet Conan never learned their code names in the anime version of events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As already mentioned, in the manga version, Conan first learned about their codenames in &amp;quot;The Shinkansen's Bomb Case&amp;quot; (vol 4, files 4-6) where he ran into them inside the train.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xdDW6l.png&quot; alt=&quot;first meeting&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There, using the microphone bug gadget by Professor Agasa, he eavesdropped on their conversation and learned about Gin and Vodka, their codenames.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sUhtsl.png&quot; alt=&quot;codenames revealed&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T19:19:39.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-02T20:42:14.143" Score="2" ViewCount="1324" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their vision can be restored by transplanting the Mangekyō Sharingan of an Uchiha with strong blood ties — ideally a sibling — thus awakening the so-called Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Sarada doesn't have any siblings, this means that the closest relative to her with the Uchiha blood would be her father. Apparently, since this is not ideal, does it mean that Sarada will never obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-06-26T16:26:59.920" LastActivityDate="2020-06-26T16:31:55.510" Title="Is it impossible for Sarada to get an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto-gaiden&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42597" CreationDate="2017-10-02T20:50:25.600" Score="4" ViewCount="18926" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Part 1, Naruto's headband was blue. In Naruto Shippuden, his headband was black. In one of the movies, it was red. A shinobi's headband symbolized who you are loyal to, so is there any significance to the headband's color, and if not, why was it repeatedly changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2020-03-14T21:12:37.077" Title="Why does Naruto's headband change color?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42594" CreationDate="2017-10-02T21:02:54.660" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Forehead_Protector&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikia&lt;/a&gt; page, there isn't any particular significance to the colors, though some of the variation is based on location/loyalty. Navy and black seem to just both be common colors. Other characters switched color after the timeskip, such as Sakura and Choji, both of whom switched to red. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theories on why various characters' cloth color changed include &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.narutoforums.org/threads/the-explanation-about-the-color-change-of-sakuras-forehead-protector.100927/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;that it's to match their new look&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080818221009AAxq8mi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;that it's based on rank&lt;/a&gt;, but there doesn't seem to have been anything specifically said by the creator (that I can find), and neither of those theories are particularly consistent with the rest of the show. It seems more likely that the changes were just done as a part of the stylistic/look changes post-timeskip. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T21:02:54.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42594" CreationDate="2017-10-02T21:27:07.353" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Kuwaly state, there does not appear to be any significance in the color of their &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Forehead_Protector&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Headband's&lt;/a&gt; strap. The most common of all colors are either the blue or black&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Navy Blue: The most common colour of forehead protectors. Many ninja keep this colour for the entirety of their ninja career.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black: The second most common colour of forehead protectors. Some, such as Naruto Uzumaki, even switch from blue to black after the timeskip&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the reason to why they change colors can be due to either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; need to be replaced from time to time, especially after difficult training&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They simply out grown of them, and want to change the color&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shippuden episode 6, when Naruto is talking with Iruka over ramen, Naruto says to Iruka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cloth on the precious Headband you gave me got all tattered&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So given that information, Naruto changed his headband due to the fact that it was simply torn and needed to be replaced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T21:27:07.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-02T22:50:10.827" Score="3" ViewCount="1582" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realized as I was finishing up the anime that they never showed the actual reattaching of Naruto's arm unless I missed it somehow. Or did they skip all that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35925" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T04:49:38.783" Title="Did they ever show in the manga or anime the reattaching of Naruto's arm?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-03T00:08:36.333" Score="-1" ViewCount="3833" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know that &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; episode when Hidan attacks Naruto and Naruto goes down because he doesn't have enough time to react? Sasuke and Sakura were both with him at the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35581" LastEditorUserId="35581" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T03:00:49.683" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T03:00:49.683" Title="Which Naruto episode shows Hidan attacking Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42599" CreationDate="2017-10-03T02:38:21.410" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original Naruto series, the only Akatsuki members that are shown are Itachi and Kisame. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hidan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidan&lt;/a&gt; isn’t shown until later until the Shippūden series, and, as a matter of fact, Hidan and Naruto have actually &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; encountered each other except for in the Infinite Tsukuyomi &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hidan is the only member of Nagato's Akatsuki to have never met Naruto Uzumaki. However, in the anime of Tsunade's Infinite Tsukuyomi dream, Naruto encounters Hidan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The filler episode for Tsunade's Infinite Tsukuyomi is &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Search_Mission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shippūden episode 433&lt;/a&gt;, which does take place in the time frame of when Team 7 are kids. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T02:50:32.820" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T02:50:32.820" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37253" CreationDate="2017-10-03T06:54:30.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He does eventually get his sword back. Just under 12 minutes into the OVA for season two, Kyouya appears briefly with the sword on his waist. &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://imgur.com/tB8bXdD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot of this scene&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35928" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T06:54:30.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37161" CreationDate="2017-10-03T07:17:40.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most recent explicit Type-Moon content I'm aware of is the scene from 10:00 to 11:20 in the &lt;em&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!&lt;/em&gt; OVA (the hot springs episode). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this would be considered explicit by the definition you gave, but it's explicit enough that I'm not willing to post a link or screenshot, or describe the scene in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35928" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T10:36:54.613" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T10:36:54.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42608" CreationDate="2017-10-03T07:23:01.083" Score="4" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the 'Hitagi Crab' story of &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series, Senjougahara says the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So you say, Araragi-kun. But I'm afraid I only half trust him. I have been tricked too many times. Five people had said the same thing.&#xA;  They'd all been liars. And... That did not seem like the end of it. Even the hospital -- I only go out of inertia. Honestly, I've pretty&#xA;  much given up. This world may be bizarre, but it has neither Mugen Mamiya or&#xA;  Kudan Kumiko. The best it can manage is Touge Miroku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I could not find either description of these characters nor at least where they are from (with exception of Mugen Mamiya) while googling. So, who are they, and why exactly does Senjougahara means by saying that this world does not have them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35929" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T10:34:55.773" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T10:34:55.773" Title="What does Senjougahara refer in the first novel?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;monogatari-series&gt;&lt;symbolism&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42605" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42629" CreationDate="2017-10-03T09:58:15.577" Score="1" ViewCount="835" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does Kaito Kid figure out the true identity in the 3rd movie of &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;The Last Wizard of the Century&quot;? I googled this and find that maybe when Kaito was disguising as a police officer, he could hear Conan talk to Agasa who calls him repeatedly Shinichi but I am not convinced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="35921" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T17:43:07.970" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T20:23:01.280" Title="How does Kaito Kid know the true identity of Conan in the 3rd movie?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42603" CreationDate="2017-10-03T10:25:09.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I haven't read the Japanese edition, and don't have a copy laying around to reference with. I can't say it with 100% certainty. But it seems to be a play of words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mugem Mamiya (無限 間宮) &lt;em&gt;Infinite Momentum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kudan Kumiko (件 久美子) &lt;em&gt;Matter Forever&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Touge Miroku (峠 みろく) &lt;em&gt;pass (to) Maitreya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which would turn the sentence into&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This world may be bizarre, but it has neither Infinite momentum or matter(s) forever. The best it can manage is pass (to) Maitreya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maitreya&lt;/a&gt; being &quot;The Buddha of the Future&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One mention of the prophecy of Maitreya is in the Maitreyavyākaraṇa. It implies that he is a teacher of meditative trance sādhanā and states that gods, men and other beings:&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Will lose their doubts, and the torrents of their cravings will be cut off: free from all misery they will manage to cross the ocean of becoming; and, as a result of Maitreya's teachings, they will lead a holy life. No longer will they regard anything as their own, they will have no possession, no gold or silver, no home, no relatives! But they will lead the holy life of oneness under Maitreya's guidance. They will have torn the net of the passions, they will manage to enter into trances, and theirs will be an abundance of joy and happiness, for they will lead a holy life under Maitreya's guidance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where the (to) pass Maitreya might refer to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Ages_of_Buddhism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three ages of Budhism&lt;/a&gt;, (to) pass the age of Degenerates&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T10:25:09.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3982" CreationDate="2017-10-03T14:55:58.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some titles in the UK iTunes store, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/the-castle-of-cagliostro/id914600854?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Castle of Cagliostro&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/grave-of-the-fireflies-1988/id917750274?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grave of the Fireflies&lt;/a&gt;. Not so much, but is something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1987" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T14:55:58.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37273" CreationDate="2017-10-03T17:16:26.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally think a better translation would be &quot;loyal dog troupe&quot;.  Not a literal translation, but makes more sense in english.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35932" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T17:16:26.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44998" CreationDate="2017-10-03T19:40:43.473" Score="4" ViewCount="236" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever Playmaker performs a Link Summon in &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS&lt;/em&gt;, he starts by saying &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;アローヘッド確認！！！&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Arrowheads confirmed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that mean? I know that some characters in the &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; series have their own catchphrases they sometimes say during special kinds of summons, but what is the meaning behind this one specifically? Does it have something to do with confirming summoning conditions? What does the &quot;arrowhead&quot; have to do with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23338" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T23:35:41.817" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T13:08:42.357" Title="What does Playmaker mean when he says &quot;Arrowheads confirmed!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42605" CreationDate="2017-10-03T20:23:01.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kid just stumbled the phone conversation accidentally Conan had with Agasa. And there he finds the phone conversation pretty weird for a kid. The way Conan talks on the phone is not like an elementary grader. And confirms it even further from the way he deduce things from the murder case and why he knows and understands high-level infos - Kid got it all with just few clues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are looking for Boy Shinichi's Adventure Chapters 570-573, Episodes 472-473. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20346" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T20:23:01.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42733" CreationDate="2017-10-03T22:00:43.707" Score="1" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragonball Movie, Super Android 13 Goku absorbs the Genki Dama to become more powerful and defeat his rival. Apparently (not sure), something similar could happen in Dragon Ball Super for a preview from the following episodes which was released. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That leads me to the question, who can absorb the Genki Dama? Is only the creator the Genki Dama who can absorb it? Or can someone else with good ki absorb it too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We've seen in the first Genki Dama Goku made that someone with good spirit like Gohan could bounce the Genki Dama, may be someone with good ki can absorb it too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T22:03:59.620" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T14:11:41.287" Title="Who can absorb the Genki Dama?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42659" CreationDate="2017-10-04T07:30:06.680" Score="5" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, Nami became a straw hat pirate to draw a map of the whole world. Doing so forces the implication that the whole world hasn't been traversed yet, in spite of the claims of Gol D. Roger the King of Pirates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to believe that there is still a part of the world untraveled by any pirate. Because if there wasn't, then there wouldn't be a driving goal behind her character development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, can we really trust the current layout of the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; world? Or, has Oda made any announcements or claims that the world of &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; as we know it is complete in its design?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-04T10:34:38.270" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T05:58:00.580" Title="Has the world in One Piece's world map been fully defined?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:02:04.093" Score="10" ViewCount="3149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked this question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://movies.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Movies &amp;amp; TV SE&lt;/a&gt;, but was requested to ask here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 29th episode of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0877057/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Death Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Father&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Father&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), a third Shinigami (&lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Sidoh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sidoh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) arrived at Los Angeles to get his notebook back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He needed the current owner (&lt;em&gt;which was one of the Mello's subordinates, &lt;strong&gt;Jack Neylon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) to touch the Death Note in order to see him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did &lt;a href=&quot;http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_Neylon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jack Neylon&lt;/a&gt; become the owner of the note if he didn't touch it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when Sidoh arrived, the Death Note was in the hands of Mello, but he didn't see Sidoh. Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35945" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-10-04T09:34:41.547" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T09:05:52.040" Title="Why didn't Mello see Shinigami after touching the Death Note in Episode 29?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42638" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42643" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:24:55.323" Score="3" ViewCount="2071" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I found this image highlighting the difference between an Otaku and a Weeaboo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8DY2S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Otaku VS Weeaboo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 4th point says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Has &quot;fangirl moments&quot; at anytime, anywhere, and infront of anyone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what are &quot;fangirl moments&quot;? and what are their origin? (Is it actually from anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-04T16:38:22.960" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T16:38:22.960" Title="What is a &quot;fangirl moment&quot;?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42641" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:31:17.240" Score="1" ViewCount="4367" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Katakuri is one of the sweet generals in big mom army and the strongest one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we saw him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;growing extra limb or moving them like an octopus. At some point he even performed the Elephant Gun move that is a signature move of Luffy with rubber body. He can also predict the future to some degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is his powers exactly? is he a devil fruit user or this is just some other race in One Piece world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T08:46:42.510" Title="What is Katakuri's power?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42644" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:37:23.780" Score="-1" ViewCount="3948" Body="&lt;p&gt;So i found this image highlighting the difference between an Otaku and a Weeaboo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8DY2S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Otaku VS Weeaboo&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 7th point says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enjoys the &quot;sugoi kawaii desu!!!!!11&quot; guys/girls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my understanding of japanese (which isn't impressive, still learning) is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;kawaii&lt;/strong&gt; = cute, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;sugoi&lt;/strong&gt; is like extreme or in the extreme&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;desu&lt;/strong&gt; = yes (going by Suiseiseki's translation of &quot;desu desu&quot; being &quot;yes yes&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and going by the first point i could assume it actually says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enjoys the &quot;Extremely Cute Yes!!!!!11&quot; guys/girls&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what are &quot;sugoi kawaii desu!!!!!11&quot; guys/girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-04T11:47:22.903" LastActivityDate="2021-01-07T06:07:06.543" Title="What are &quot;sugoi kawaii desu!!!!!11&quot; guys/girls?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;meme&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42639" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:46:42.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;His power comes from a devil fruit, a &quot;special&quot; type of the paramecia called Mochi Mochi no Mi. Although this fruit is a paramecia type, so far its characteristics have been more inline with the Logia, as the user can become &quot;intangible&quot; to avoid attacks. An example is when Ichiji tried to hit Katakauri&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kmW4K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kmW4K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also worth of nothing is that in the first translations, the fruit type was labeled as Logia but was later changed to a special type of paramecia(i would say because mochi is not a natural element).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding to his ability to predict the future, its just a further developed observation haki. Usually this type of haki was shown to enable the user to perceive what kind of attack the enemy will use, so its a natural extension to be able to predict the movement of your surrounding in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Info about mochi mochi no mi:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mochi_Mochi_no_Mi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mochi_Mochi_no_Mi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki about mochi, if you want to eat some cake &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T08:46:42.510" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42665" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:48:19.163" Score="3" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the first season, when Ai-chan meets Akatsuki, she says that Salamanders work to keep Aqua warm by fighting one another inside the floating building seen in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I can't really believe that Salamanders just fight one another all day and night to keep the planet warm. So what is it Salamanders actually do and why does Ai-chan think they fight one another? (because Akari can't have been the one to put that in her head.... right?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-04T10:42:01.347" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T17:44:37.870" Title="How do Salamanders keep Aqua warm?" Tags="&lt;aria&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42638" CreationDate="2017-10-04T08:53:52.490" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/fangirl&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fangirls&lt;/a&gt; have been around for quite a while. The term having it's first recorded use in 1934 in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10015082-holy-deadlock&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;novel by humorist A. P. Herbert called Holy Deadlock&lt;/a&gt; which is about the struggles of a divorce. The first behavior which now a days is commonly described as Fangirl-moment or Fangirling is also used in this book, effectively making it the origin of the term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fangirls are closely related to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/fanboy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fanboys&lt;/a&gt;, which is the male edition of fangirls, which has been around since 1919.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fangirl%20moment&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fangirl-moment&lt;/a&gt; or sometimes called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fangirling&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fangirling&lt;/a&gt; usually occurs when a subject of interest is mentioned, or comes closely related to current topics. There from out they will either &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;waste endless amounts of time ogling, discussing/arguing, stalking, etc. the object of their &quot;affection&quot;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;or&lt;br&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;React with shortness of breath, fainting, highpitched noises, shaking, fierce head shaking as if in the midst of a seizure, wet panties, endless blog posts, etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All though the terms themselves aren't that old, the &lt;em&gt;behavior&lt;/em&gt; it self is. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/idolization&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Idolization&lt;/a&gt; has been around since the 1590's where rulers, kings and the likes where Idolized and probably had quite some &lt;em&gt;fangirls&lt;/em&gt; fangirling as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T08:53:52.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42640" CreationDate="2017-10-04T13:07:05.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dloEw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dloEw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fourth point :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;will often use Japanese words like &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kawaii&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; to sound &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;cool&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/gallery/c4oKNNO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A list of commonly used weeaboo words for normal people&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weeaboos are people who think they know Japanese, but they really only know a few words/phrases and know jack about syntax and grammar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kawaii = cute&lt;br&gt;&#xA;desu = lit. &amp;quot;it is&amp;quot; but weebs use it to make sentences sound cute/authentic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It suggest that a Weeaboo is someone who knows only few words and dont know correct meaning,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the phrase &lt;code&gt;sugoi kawaii desu!!!!!11&lt;/code&gt; doesn't have a correct meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the mean could be as &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2516/aki-tanaka&quot;&gt;Aki Tanaka&lt;/a&gt; said in the comments&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is what it is. Compared to the Otaku-side where they enjoy the whole element of the anime, weeaboos only watch the anime to see their idol: cute/handsome characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be read as &amp;quot;Enjoys the Extremely Cute guys/girls&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35945" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T13:07:05.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42646" CreationDate="2017-10-04T13:13:21.177" Score="3" ViewCount="1643" Body="&lt;p&gt;Amaterasu is powerful. Sasuke just had to secretly, when Kaguya was busy with Naruto, cast it on her. She would have burned to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why didn't Sasuke use Amaterasu on Kaguya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-04T13:17:36.580" LastActivityDate="2021-03-30T22:04:13.773" Title="Why didn't Sasuke use Amaterasu on Kaguya?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42645" CreationDate="2017-10-04T13:48:13.210" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given she be the first to wield chakra, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaguya&lt;/a&gt; can absorb any technique; including the Amaterasu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the first person to ever wield chakra, she can absorb any technique that she encounters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, towards the beginning of Naruto's and Sasuke's battle with Kaguya, Sasuke &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; use the Amaterasu on Kaguya to distract her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To create an opening, Naruto convinced Sasuke to attack Kaguya with Amaterasu, which allowed him to get close to her and use his Sexy: Reverse Harem Technique. The technique was successful in distracting Kaguya long enough for Naruto to strike her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this occurrence on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV0jopqEeCY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T01:30:28.973" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T01:30:28.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42663" CreationDate="2017-10-04T16:18:39.523" Score="3" ViewCount="1503" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trying to determine if this originated with GT, in a manga, an interview or I just missed hearing it in DBZ. As far as I'm aware the only discussion in DBZ and earlier referred to them simply as moon light. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T22:57:47.587" Title="Where does the term &quot;Blutz Waves&quot; first come from?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-04T19:03:21.043" Score="1" ViewCount="66" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently reading &lt;em&gt;D.Gray-man&lt;/em&gt;. I have heard about the 14th Noah. I was wondering when he/she will appear. I am at chapter 145, how close am I to the appearance, or does the 14th Noah even appear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35953" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-05T02:31:18.197" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T02:31:18.197" Title="In what chapter the 14th Noah have its first appearance?" Tags="&lt;d-gray-man&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4167" CreationDate="2017-10-04T23:11:59.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is none of the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mito wasn't chosen to be a host. She sealed the nine tails in herself of her own accord when it was freed from Madara's control. This is the reason that she, an Uzumaki, was the first Jin of the 9 tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kushina was chosen because even among the Uzumaki clan, her chakra was said to be special and unique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Naruto's case, Minato chose his son so that he could be a hero, also selfishly, so that he and Kushina could see him when it's needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only one Uzumaki was ever chosen and that was Kushina. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35959" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-05T02:25:57.677" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T02:25:57.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42565" CreationDate="2017-10-05T02:32:00.847" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kagura Karatachi is a shinobi of Kirigakure, who works as an aide to the Sixth Mizukage. He is in line to become one of the seven swordsmen of the mist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He looks like Yagura so much. Are they related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Kagura is Yagura's grandson. Tsurushi Hachiya said so in episode 27 of the Boruto anime as he also mentioned that when Kagura drew his sword he became a different person and killed his classmates which Kagura obviously regrets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T02:32:00.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7310" CreationDate="2017-10-05T05:08:19.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;None of the Youkou Bounties have been shown so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Since Charlotte Katakuri's bounty is 1057 million bellies, You can expect Big Mom's bounty to be in the range of 1.5 Billion to 2.5 Billion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming BM's is close to 2 Billion, Shanks and Kaidou might have a bounty close to 2.5 to 3 Billion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Black Beard is still new, we can expect his Bounty to be close to Big Mom at around 2 Billion. But expect his bounty to surpass Kaidou and Shanks once both are defeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T05:08:19.730" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42635" CreationDate="2017-10-05T05:58:00.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One Piece world I think is more or less explored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Nami's dream is not to explore the unknown reaches of the world, but rather to map them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She wants to draw a map of the world which includes all the 5 oceans, redline and maybe even the sky islands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why finding the one piece is important for her is because the One Piece is supposed to be in Raftel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Gol D Roger and his crew have visited it, the location of the Raftel is unknown to the world and is not charted yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Nami's dream is to draw a map of the world which has everything including the location of Raftel, Sky islands and all the other places for which proper maps do not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T05:58:00.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39841" CreationDate="2017-10-05T06:43:32.200" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it's &quot;So Ist Es Immer&quot;. It appears when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Farlan and Isabel died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears to be telling Levi his choice is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35964" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-05T06:59:01.880" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T06:59:01.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42666" CreationDate="2017-10-05T12:59:09.377" Score="1" ViewCount="1645" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw that Naruto got very angry and unconscious when Hinata was hit by Pain. This made him lose control and Nine Tails took over. Still Pain looked happy as if he wanted that to happen. Naruto on the other hand has to get back control in order to defeat Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35967" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T20:21:59.963" Title="Why nine tails's power could not help Naruto beat Pain?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42647" CreationDate="2017-10-05T16:45:45.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add a bit of backstory. &lt;strong&gt;Blutz Waves&lt;/strong&gt; are defined as the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Blutz_Waves&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An energy source emitted by large celestial bodies such as a full-moon or the Earth when it reflects rays of sunlight. They are alternatively called Bruits Rays, Fruits Rays, or Green-spectrum Radiations (in the English manga). When a Saiyan absorbs at least 17,000,000 zenos (ゼノ Zeno, unit used to measure waves of full celestial light) through the retina,[1] a reaction occurs in the tail that causes the Saiyans to transform into ruthless Great Apes. If a moon is not present, the Saiyan, if he/she knows how to use it, can also create an artificial moon to allow themselves to absorb the necessary amount of Blutz Waves needed for them to go Great Ape to compensate.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this concept of B.Waves existed in the manga, of DBZ in the saiyan arc. It was explored a bit heavier in GT and the term &lt;strong&gt;Blutz Wave&lt;/strong&gt; was only used in GT but the concept was introduced as early as Dragon Ball but unexplored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z Gohan and Goku both had adverse reactions to seeing the attack ball(&lt;em&gt;the ship Goku came to earth on&lt;/em&gt;) in the first arc against Raditz. Goku mentioned it felt familiar and Gohan flat out cried on site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The attack balls used a similar form of the technology to produce artifical moons to trigger the reaction in combat. This is elaborated on further here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spaceships used by those under King Cold, Cooler and Frieza for interstellar travel. When the Saiyans were a part of the military, these vehicles also sent low-class Saiyans to distant locations, so that they would one day conquer and destroy worlds throughout the galaxy.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short the moon simulator was kind of a last ditch defense given that the saiyans they send around flying at Faster than light speed for between 1-3 years are kept in suspended animation. If they were to be attacked immediately after exiting their ship they may have a hard time defending themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The saiyans were also known for sending infants to conquer planets,the moon simulator for the transformation helps to aid that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In summation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept has been around since the original DB and is cannon the concept being that &lt;strong&gt;moon light from a full moon makes saiyans transform&lt;/strong&gt;, the term &lt;strong&gt;blutz wave&lt;/strong&gt; came out of GT and is not cannon but it extends the concept with a term and definition. The story of why the ships had simulation engines to product moonlight/blutz waves is cannon and given that it comes with different details from Vegeta and Bardock. Bardock being a movie character but confirmed as cannon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though with super out and more saiyans on the scene. There might be a new term and explanation that comes out making Blutz waves a full on full non-cannon detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-10-05T17:44:47.213" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T17:44:47.213" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42642" CreationDate="2017-10-05T17:44:37.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aria_(manga)#Terms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salamander (火炎之番人 Saramandā)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;      A person working at controlling the weather and adding heat to the atmosphere as part of terraforming Aqua. Salamanders live in floating islands tethered at high altitude. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the Salamanders live up in large floating islands and use some kind of technology to regulate the weather of Aqua. Since Aqua used to be Mars, it's naturally colder than Earth (Manhome), so regulating the weather mostly comes down to adding heat to the planet. Akatsuki, the only Salamander we see in the show, lives up in Ukijima, which floats above Neo-Venezia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the technology used by the Gnomes, who regulate Aqua's gravity, in Volume 2 of the &lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; manga, but I'm pretty sure we never actually saw how the Salamanders create heat; we just got a few oblique references to their role when Akari met with Akatsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7579" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T17:44:37.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42661" CreationDate="2017-10-05T18:10:12.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it all depends on who is in control and what their objective was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Hinata was stabbed in front of Naruto, he became angry and due to his anger, he went out of control. He was in need of power to save Hinata and would have done anything to get it. Which is the very reason why he gave up the control of his body to Kurama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Kurama took control of Naruto's body, Kurama was not trying to defeat pain. Rather he was trying to break out of Naruto's body. Which is generally the trend to any tailed beast and Pain knew that. Since the beast will be busy breaking out, capturing the beast would be much easier. Which is why he pushed Naruto to go berserk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why Minato stopping Kurama's seal to be broken at the end and giving him the control of the body back to Naruto was that important. Because by that time Pain had exhausted a large amount of Chakra doing his planetary devastation attack. So it was the ideal time for Naruto to take the counterattack before Pain could regain his complete power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T18:10:12.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42707" CreationDate="2017-10-05T20:51:22.103" Score="8" ViewCount="25672" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt;, does Boruto have Sasuke's headband (from the original &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series)? If so, why does Boruto have Sasuke's headband? Or will Boruto abandon Konoha sometime in the future, and put a missing-nin slash on his headband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XdhIX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XdhIX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Boruto with slashed headband&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question was inspired by the above image. Also, what does the extra scar (which matches with Boruto's eye scar) mean? If that is Sasuke's headband, why would Boruto wear it instead of his own? Also wasn't Sasuke's headband blue, not black?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would appreciate any canon references that explain this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T02:24:14.063" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T19:52:39.803" Title="Does Boruto have Sasuke's headband?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-06T00:36:07.460" Score="2" ViewCount="167" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hashirama Senju, a reincarnation of one of the sage of six paths son (Asura) and the only kage who Madara didn't ignore is one of the most overpowered characters in Naruto. Being so powerful (the authors had to make it so that) he had to die of a disease (as anyone who could beat him would have to be stronger than Madara). This is not just a theory as it is confirmed further by one of the data books, can someone help me find where exactly that is stated and what exactly was his disease?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastEditorUserId="35843" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T23:44:57.960" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T23:44:57.960" Title="What was the first Hokage's disease?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-12-20T22:54:51.720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-06T05:27:38.330" Score="1" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the Bando Spiders team music in Eyeshield 21 anime? This music is played just before the match between Bando Spiders and Deimon Devil Bats. To be more precise Episode 79 from 9:12 to 10:04&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35979" LastEditorUserId="35979" LastEditDate="2017-10-07T00:14:23.977" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T00:14:23.977" Title="Bando Spiders Team music" Tags="&lt;eyeshield-21&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41875" CreationDate="2017-10-06T06:37:53.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto has like 2 or 5 transformations depending on how you count it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uncontrolled Jinchurichi mode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Controlled Jinchurichi mode, where he steals Chakra from Kurama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Kurama in Sync, transform together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sage mode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sage, Jinchurichi Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can count it as two if you consider All Jinchurichi transformation as one and Sage transformations as other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T06:37:53.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42547" CreationDate="2017-10-06T08:14:49.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is largely opinion-based, but the answer is most likely control. Nami is an excellent navigator to begin with, she's used to her own attacks, and she's always careful to let lightning fall exactly where she needs and steer clear of it. After the timeskip, she was even shown to be able to aim where her lightning falls in a few attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, on a more comical note, she almost did strike herself down with lightning by accident in the Enies Lobby arc due to her weapon being &lt;em&gt;too&lt;/em&gt; powerful (And whacked Usopp/Sogeking over the head for it), but she quickly adapted to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &quot;metal stick&quot; part, it was never adressed so only speculation can be used, but Usopp most likely designed it so as to not conduct lightning. Making a weapon that can create thunder but keeping it as standard metal would be heavily impractical and dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T08:14:49.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5599" CreationDate="2017-10-06T08:50:20.270" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are definitely talking about months here, if not year(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets first take a look at what has to be done to produce a anime to begin with. The image as found &lt;a href=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;washibi's blog&lt;/a&gt; will help with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TxuqG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TxuqG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here we can see that there are 4 mayor factors to the production of a anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pre-production (planning)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Script/Scenario writing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in-production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;post-production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Pre-Production (1 Week / 2-3 Months)&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aminoapps.com/page/anime/3796840/how-anime-is-made-preproduction-very-detailed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pre-Production is usually quite short. It covers obtaining sponsors, planning the costs and who they want to work with, such as the voice actors/artists&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially bigger studios, whom already have a basic set of people to work with, and money available it will take shorter then for say an upcoming animation studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Script/Scenario writing (1-2 days / 1-2 weeks per episode)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Script/scenario planning covers the planning of an episode, here they roughly produce sketches about what scenes should look and feel like, design characters, pick colors, plan dialogues etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often novels or manga are used as a basis for this, reducing the requirements. But for an original anime, or diverging stories the time needed might even go up as far as 1 month per episode, to plan things out in more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The size of the used team is also important to how long this takes in total, as bigger studios will be able to plan several episodes at the same time, as opposed to smaller studios, which will be able to plan 1 or 2 at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In-production (1-2 weeks / episode)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the part where all the fancy stuff starts. The process of animation, cleaning rendering and everything relevant to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Post-production(+- 1 week / episode)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where voice actors start to come in. They will have to record the required audio, add music and sound effects to the scene, and do a final round of editing to clear out some of the left over mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So a cour takes +- 6 months?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yep, in the most positive scenario it will take about 6-7 months to create a 'cour' from scratch. And with a bit of bad luck, it can run up to 1~2 years even. Which all depends on the team size, how efficiently they can work together, and how much of the production can be done side by side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 week pre-production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2-3 weeks pre-production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;+- 12 weeks in-production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;+- 12 weeks post-production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;thus 27 weeks or ~7 months total&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T08:50:20.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42582" CreationDate="2017-10-06T10:07:19.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to that question, as far as I know, hasn't been revealed yet. His bounty from when he was alive is unknown for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For that matter, Dragon's bounty being 850,000,000 is a false rumor, as no official sources have revealed his bounty either. Besides, a bounty this comparatively &quot;low&quot; would contradict Dragon's status as the most wanted man in the world, as Jack and Charlotte Katakuri both have bounties that equal or exceed a billion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T10:07:19.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2017-10-06T11:38:27.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do believe so yes. Light (that being the Light who didn't realize he was Kira), did like L and considered him a friend. But Kira (that being, the Light who has Kira's memories) considered L his enemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is interesting and what I feel is not really considered by fans, is that Light and Kira are the same person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light without his memories, is STILL Kira.&#xA;Kira WITH his memories, is STILL Light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I mean is, just like how Misa would still remember her feelings for Light even while losing her memory, likewise, I do believe Light would still remember considering L a friend during their investigation together (after he'd lost his memories). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His Kira self is more dominant, but based on how Light was seeing L when he looks at the empty chair, and laments on how things aren't interesting without L, and even cut scenes to Light's blank looking face when he's on a date with Misa right after his lamenting about L being gone, it gives off the idea that Light, somewhere deep down, misses L. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He misses the challenge, he misses his &quot;friend.&quot; Even though L was Kira's enemy, Ryuuzaki was Light's friend. They had much in common, they were equals, literally no one could match up to them the way they did to each other, so no matter what, Light found something unique in his relationship with L. I do not believe he never cared at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just that he cared about being God of the New World far more, and thus was willing to throw away everything else for it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35984" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T11:38:27.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-06T15:15:31.043" Score="3" ViewCount="55282" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have completed watching &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; anime series completely, but Hinata's and Naruto's wedding is not shown properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which movie should I watch to see their wedding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35987" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-06T16:36:36.667" LastActivityDate="2021-01-12T13:32:51.583" Title="Which movie shows Naruto and Hinata's wedding?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42684" CreationDate="2017-10-06T18:44:51.580" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Last: Naruto the movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the movie in the credits, you can see the images of the wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also see the events leading up to the wedding, till the bride and groom come out to the ceremony, in the last few episodes of Naruto Shippuden. Episodes 494 to 500.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we cannot see the actual happenings anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T18:44:51.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42690" CreationDate="2017-10-06T20:25:35.030" Score="5" ViewCount="819" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one episode, tired of Konohamaru showing off, Boruto steals the summoning scroll and tries to summon a summoning animal, but it doesn't work since he hasn't signed a summoning contract. However, Jiraiya didn't sign a contract and in a flashback in Naruto Shipppudden, he was teleported to Mount Myoboku. Why wasn't Boruto teleported to an Animal world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T21:27:09.677" Title="Why didn't Boruto teleport to the animal world?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-06T20:36:41.873" Score="2" ViewCount="1005" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's a designated term for this kind of character. Usually they use their own money to purchase foods during lunch in a school setting for the bullies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35991" LastActivityDate="2018-06-30T09:35:11.587" Title="What's the term for the bullied kid who delivers bread and sandwiches to the bullies?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42688" CreationDate="2017-10-06T21:27:09.677" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The episode you are referring to when Jiraya was teleported to Mount Myōboku, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_a_Gutsy_Ninja_~Jiraiya_Ninja_Scroll~_Part_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~Jiraiya Ninja Scroll~ Part 1&lt;/a&gt; is actually a filler episode, so I'm not sure if teleporting to the animal's home after performing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summoning Technique&lt;/a&gt; without a blood contract should be considered canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the anime, it was shown that if a user attempts to summon an animal without first signing a contract, the user will be teleported to the home of the animal they have a natural affinity for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other side, nothing happened when Boruto performed the Summoning Technique because, not only did he not have a blood contract, he also did not use the hand signs required to perform a summon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However in Boruto's case, he neither used a blood sacrifice nor did the necessary hand seals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without the hand signs or blood sacrifice, Boruto just kind of slapped his hand on the ground. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T21:27:09.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42689" CreationDate="2017-10-06T22:10:14.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=bread+shuttle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bread Shuttles&lt;/a&gt;. Korean. Not Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;빵셔틀&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[ppang-syeoteul]&#xA;Term literally meaning ‘bread shuttle.’ Usually used at school, where one student is picked on and/or bullied to do the errands for people who are in a stronger position than they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.koreabang.com/glossary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.koreabang.com/glossary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-06T22:10:14.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28678" CreationDate="2017-10-06T22:58:31.927" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Plot-holes. I love Naruto but if there was ever a real Akatsuki, Kishi would be in it as a S-class plot hole creator. Anyway Sasuke could copy the Sasengan just as Kakashi did; plus he made Boruto learn it so that he can master shape manipulation at it's best. Before thinking why Sasuke didn't go to learn the Rasengan is due to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two contrasting teachers (Jiraiya - work hard type &amp;amp; Orochimaru - genius type)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke's god complex (thinking he's right in everything)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasuke intent from the beginning was to kill Itachi and Chidori is the best type for him with his speed and Sharingan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if we consider all this criteria and as Boruto learns from Sasuke, we might as well assume that as both has six paths power they (both Naruto and Sasuke) can use Rasengan and Chidori. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assumption of course but it is plausible considering they have mastered yin/yang styles and five elemental natures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35992" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-07T01:08:51.817" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T01:08:51.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42693" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-07T06:24:05.037" Score="3" ViewCount="1459" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Madara was near death he gave the Rinnegan to Nagato, and Nagato's eyes were stolen. You can say &quot;DNA&quot; but in that case Nagato wouldnt have it so why did the reanimated Nagato and Madara have Rinnegan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35995" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-07T06:34:02.717" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T17:30:38.527" Title="Why did the reanimated Nagato and Madara have Rinnegan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42702" CreationDate="2017-10-07T16:50:25.903" Score="6" ViewCount="38694" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/em&gt; and on the episode where Jonathan dies, Erina takes a random child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Part 2 started, how did Joseph &quot;inherit Hamon from Jonathan&quot; if he isn't directly related to him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-26T06:40:55.270" LastActivityDate="2021-04-09T21:52:23.073" Title="How did Joseph inherit Hamon from Jonathan?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42693" CreationDate="2017-10-07T17:30:38.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://googleweblight.com/i?u=http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&amp;amp;grqid=d9vmeyBp&amp;amp;hl=en-IN&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Summoning: Impure World Reincarnationbinds the soul of a deceased person to a living vessel, restoring them as they were when they were alive in order to do their summoner's bidding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A reincarnated individual will have all the abilities they had during their life, including kekkei genkai and kekkei tōta. They are physically restored as they were at the time of their death, including any physical handicaps they may have possessed, such as Nagato's damaged legs. Exceptions exist: illnesses they had will not be preserved, nor will any physical damage that contributed to their death. There is some inconsistency of whether or not foreign body matter will be restored as well: Hanzō retains the poison gland of the black salamander, but Madara Uchiha does not have access to Hashirama Senju's genetic material and thus Kabuto must artificially reproduce it for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Nagato had his eyes at time of death, so as at reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T17:30:38.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42698" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42710" CreationDate="2017-10-07T17:48:34.450" Score="6" ViewCount="81" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw &lt;em&gt;GTO&lt;/em&gt; a while ago, and now I need to find out in which episode of the anime he writes a kanji wrong (辛, spicy, instead of 幸, happiness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that in the manga there is an episode in Lesson 51 / 52 where he writes like &quot;tax sex&quot; instead of &quot;best of Japan&quot; after scoring top grade in the public tests, which should be around episode 15 - 16 in the anime, but the scene got deleted and anyway the setting I remember is quite different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the scene I remember takes place on the school roof, with the boys correcting him. I have nothing more than this, besides a few hypothesis. Can you help me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36003" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T06:49:04.310" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T08:29:16.917" Title="Which episode has Onizuka getting the kanji wrong?" Tags="&lt;great-teacher-onizuka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-07T22:02:54.827" Score="0" ViewCount="1765" Body="&lt;p&gt;So from the previews from the following episodes we get to know that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(spoilers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; 18 and 17 donates energy to Goku's Genki Dama. People speculated that since they have unlimited energy, Goku could get to form an extremely powerful Genki Dama thanks to their energy but no, because it's been said by some fans that ki energy (attack energy) is different than Genki energy Goku uses for the Genki Dama bomb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does Genki (from Genki Dama) mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-07T23:35:18.217" LastActivityDate="2019-06-10T13:04:15.803" Title="What does genki (from genki dama) means?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42700" CreationDate="2017-10-07T22:32:28.760" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Spirit_Bomb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Spirit_Bomb&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Spirit Bomb (元気玉 Genki Dama, lit. &quot;Energy Sphere&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%83%E6%B0%A3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/元氣&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Middle Chinese compound 元氣 (ngjwon khjɨjH, literally “first, fundamental, source + vapor, spirit, energy”) In Chinese cosmology, this represented the fundamental force that permeates all matter and life. Early Japanese borrowed this word and meaning. Later, this spelling was conflated with the meaning of homophone 減気 (genki, “recovery from illness”), adding in the modern senses related to healthy and wellness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T01:31:23.473" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T01:31:23.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42696" CreationDate="2017-10-07T23:01:43.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;He inherited the Hamon ability from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; His mother, Lisa Lisa. She is an expert in Hamon. Well, since they have another Hamon's user other than Joseph in his family, the percentage Jonathan inherited the Hamon's is quite huge. Also his father, Goerge Joestar II was the son of Erina Joestar. However, George Joestar II did not inherit Jonathan's Hamon ability. Instead, his son, Joseph Joestar, had the ability of Hamon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But from &lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Joestar/History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, it stated that he got Hamon's ability from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Jonathan Joestar.&#xA;&#xA; The young Joseph developed early an ability to use the Ripple inherited from his grandfather, first displaying it when Speedwagon was being kidnapped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwT1iZV7FD4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; when he used Hamon for the first time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A user from the JoJo's Wikia page explains that too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; His father is Jonathan and Erina's son, George II. Lisa Lisa is the one who isn't related. Though I expect having some of Lisa's blood helped with learning it faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="56835" LastEditDate="2021-04-09T21:52:23.073" LastActivityDate="2021-04-09T21:52:23.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42696" CreationDate="2017-10-07T23:04:45.610" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joseph &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; Jonathan's descendant. Erina was already pregnant when they boarded that ship, the random child she saved later married her son and gave birth to Joseph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-26T06:46:47.103" LastActivityDate="2018-08-26T06:46:47.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42533" CreationDate="2017-10-07T23:22:33.660" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to an interview made to the movie staff:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miki: On a related note, about Black Yuna and White Yuna being separate beings……&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itou: Surprisingly, that didn't go through well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miki: The Black and White Yuna. Both of them are separate existences. The White Yuna was that white ghost who made her request to Kirito by pointing with her finger. The Black Yuna is an AR idol diva.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itou: Until midway through through the movie, you'd expect them to be the same being, but they're actually separate…… everything was explained by Shigemura in the climax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miki: The Black Yuna is an AI crawler with limited emotions meant solely to drawn in players to 《OS》. Singing was her only purpose. The White Yuna was an existence born with the activation of an AI program midway. She continuously received upgrades through deep learning and was about to be reborn as Shigemura Yuuna. This Shigemura Yuuna was the yellow-haired girl in plain clothes that appeared before the professor as a phantom in the end. Oh, and she was also shown in the researcher's picture frame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, they are separate beings, originally, the Black Yuna was used for OS as an AR-idol, later on, the White Yuna was created when the memories of the SAO survivors were stolen and she was the one supposed to become Shigemura Yuuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link for a full translation of the interview along some extra lore of Aincrad &lt;a href=&quot;http://dreadfuldecoding.blogspot.pe/2017/06/os-spoiler-book.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. It's part of a booklet given out to moviegoers in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T23:22:33.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2017-10-08T00:06:41.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is: density. Titans are not light, they're just not dense.  That is to say, they're light for their size or relative volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They still probably have a mass of thousands or tens of thousands of kilograms, but they're much lighter than normal biomechanical physics would dictate for an organism that size. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typical flesh generally has a density of around 1000kg/m^3, where whatever a titan is made out of might have something closer to 400kg/m^3 or 300/m^3.&#xA;This does not mean titans are light, it means an equal volume piece of human would be heavier than that equal volume of a titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, titans are huge. An average human male weight around has a mass of around 80kg, so we'll call that a volume of 0.08m^3  (assuming the 1000kg/m^3 density)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, a 15-meter titan might have a volume of (lazy guess) 8m^3&#xA;Which even with a much lower density like 400kg/m^3 that's 3,200 kilograms, or about 3 and a half US tons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36012" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T06:08:20.803" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T06:08:20.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42667" CreationDate="2017-10-08T00:14:45.020" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Boruto movie (which was released way before the Boruto manga/anime), after Boruto cheats on the chuunin examination, Naruto disqualifies him and takes his bandana from him. Later on, after Naruto is abducted, when Boruto shows determination to rescue his father, Sasuke is shown to give him &quot;something&quot;, the scene cuts without showing what it is but in the next scene, just before they go through the portal Sasuke made, Boruto puts on a &quot;scarred&quot; bandana so it's implied it IS Sasuke's rogue ninja bandana. Later on he's shown with a normal bandana though, no clue whatsoever wether it was returned or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bandana shown in that pic is one that you have to tie in the back, while the bandanas shown in the current series are mostly elastic ones (including Boruto's), which prompts me to believe that it's not Boruto's own bandana but an older ninja's, it very well may be Sasuke's given Boruto's attachment and admiration for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T00:14:45.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46857" CreationDate="2017-10-08T01:36:35.533" Score="6" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that this is already asked before in&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5599/how-long-does-producing-a-cour-take&quot;&gt;How long does producing a cour take?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I assume that it's only related to the seasonal anime that appear once per season (except when it already has a sequel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the production of the long run anime series like &lt;em&gt;One piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;HunterxHunter&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Toriko&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; take the same amount of time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this question is different from the question I mentioned before. As it only covers cours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T17:17:22.487" LastActivityDate="2018-05-03T17:32:06.727" Title="How long does the producing of long run anime take?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42698" CreationDate="2017-10-08T08:29:16.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from episode 23, &quot;Superstition&quot;. The summary from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Great_Teacher_Onizuka_episodes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eikichi receives a cursed chain letter, but he dismisses it as superstition. After a series of misfortunes, he begins to believe in the letter and does whatever he can (including suggestions from Kanzaki to write spells all over himself) to dispel the curse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, the &quot;cursed chain letter&quot; is infamously known as 不幸の手紙 (&lt;em&gt;fukou no tegami&lt;/em&gt;, misfortune letter), usually begins with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;これは不幸の手紙です。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This is a misfortune letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in this episode, Onizuka instead wrote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;これは&lt;strong&gt;不辛&lt;/strong&gt;の手紙です。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This is a &lt;strong&gt;non-spicy&lt;/strong&gt; letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The setting was actually inside the classroom, not on the school roof, and the boys (and girls too) were mocking Onizuka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T08:29:16.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42711" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42753" CreationDate="2017-10-08T12:11:37.047" Score="2" ViewCount="5775" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watched the first season of &lt;em&gt;Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders&lt;/em&gt;, I have never seen Jotaro fly with his stand, but suddenly in season 2 of Stardust Crusaders when Jotaro confronted DIO, he did fly. You could see on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Jh-H4Dwv5GQ?t=1m57s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scene&lt;/a&gt;, they did fly when they punch each other. Is this a new ability of their stand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="56835" LastEditDate="2020-11-02T08:05:15.593" LastActivityDate="2021-03-24T22:15:49.673" Title="What's the reason DIO and Jotaro could fly in Stardust Crusaders?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26829" CreationDate="2017-10-08T14:00:05.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it refers to the metal mercury (水銀)　which is silver as Suigintou's hair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is fragile, it breaks easily (think of thermometer) and when it breaks it is very poisonous. Just like her. She's not bad, just a bit unfortunate and later became evil and poisonous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to guess why the kanji for lamp is there though, but during the victorian era, there were lamps with mercury glass reflectors, so it would emit more light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36022" LastEditorUserId="36022" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T14:24:18.323" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T14:24:18.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42721" CreationDate="2017-10-08T17:48:03.073" Score="2" ViewCount="1448" Body="&lt;p&gt;The First Hokage sealed the shadow clone jutsu &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Scroll_of_Seals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the Scroll of Seals&lt;/a&gt;. If this is true, how was Kiba able to learn it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZkaBDm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZkaBDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kiba using shadow clone jutsu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T12:26:06.730" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T12:26:06.730" Title="How did Kiba learn the shadow clone jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-12-04T03:26:27.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41927" CreationDate="2017-10-08T19:16:52.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku was probably trying to save his power so he wouldn't tire himself out.The reason he used super  saiyan blue is so he would have enough power to win&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36027" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:16:52.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41902" CreationDate="2017-10-08T19:24:43.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think super saiyan blue mastered will come up if goku does like he did with ssj. If this is possible then goku could teach super blue to gohan or vegeta could teach it to future trunks &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pc66t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36027" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:24:43.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42522" CreationDate="2017-10-08T19:29:33.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well goku said he would bring frieza back to life if he helped and they won so he was probably trying to win so he wouldn't be in hell much longer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36027" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T19:29:33.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42715" CreationDate="2017-10-08T23:53:57.447" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The jutsu sealed in the scroll is the Mass Shadow Clone Jutsu which allows Naruto to create multitudes of clones. The shadow clone jutsu that he is using is the regular version and is commonly known throughout the leaf village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36033" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T23:53:57.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42723" CreationDate="2017-10-09T00:40:26.073" Score="0" ViewCount="767" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyDuKaykyKI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;When Whis was training Goku and Vegeta&lt;/a&gt;, he told them they should try to acquire the ability of having each part of your body moving independently without thinking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Whis talking about Migatte no Gokui, ability Goku got in the last episode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T09:32:12.467" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T02:46:35.613" Title="Is Migatte no Gokui the same ability of moving without thinking, as Whis explained to Goku and Vegeta when training them?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42722" CreationDate="2017-10-09T02:26:32.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is the same thing as explained &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Mastery_of_Self-Movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Whis it is not a transformation, so there is no change in his appearance. Goku obtained this &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct_%22Omen%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ultra Instinct'&lt;/a&gt; for a short while in the episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36034" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T02:46:35.613" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T02:46:35.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42598" CreationDate="2017-10-09T04:36:21.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They inferred the part where they grew him a new arm. Naruto states that he got a new arm, from the 1st hokage's &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/32502/how-does-narutos-right-arm-work&quot;&gt;cells&lt;/a&gt; But no they do not show it in the anime. I also do not believe they showed it in the manga. He was in the hospital, then an episode or two later he is showed talking with Sasuke, where Sasuke deigns not to get a new arm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36037" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T04:49:34.930" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T04:49:34.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5925" CreationDate="2017-10-09T06:18:00.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, there's another Black Neuroi Hive that was destroyed at the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Strike Witches 2.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a more general question asking the total number of hives on &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12100997307&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, which was answered by mr_hungry01:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new hive that occurred at the beginning of season 2, episode 1 is right above Venezia facing the Adriatic Sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, the destroyed hive was displayed on the screen as if it was on the city facing the sea, &lt;strong&gt;but in setting it is said to be &amp;quot;Hive of the South Karlsland&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Together with the fact that the 504th use this strategy against Neuroi crossing the Alps mountains until it was destroyed, &lt;strong&gt;it seems it's around in the inland north of the Alps mountains&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt; (partial answer focusing on the 2nd season only, emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://strikewitches.wikia.com/wiki/Neuroi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; also mentions this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of 1945, Neuroi hives have been confirmed in the following regions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;South Karlsland&lt;/strong&gt; - apparently located near the Rhine river, destroyed by a stronger hive that later established itself in Venezia;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T06:58:29.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10027" CreationDate="2017-10-09T09:03:24.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I probably think that Titans produce alot of energy, and some of that energy goes into the surface, creating a small quake. Objects don't need size to create large forces of energy to create a shake on the ground. You could just drop a 1 ton coin I guess and it will shake the ground. You can even drop a building around 100 meters tall constructed out of aerogel and it will create NO force at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35865" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T09:03:24.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42729" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-09T10:51:04.080" Score="1" ViewCount="585" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Episode 459 what is the background music that plays about 20:00 to last?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32902" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T11:03:15.097" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T01:12:50.183" Title="What is this song in Episode 459 of Naruto Shippuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42630" CreationDate="2017-10-09T14:11:41.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far there has been no reference to another person who can absorb the Genki Dama other than the creator, which happens accidentally in the latest Dragon Ball Super episode. Hypothetically speaking, I don't think a person with good ki can absorb it, although they aren't harmed, A Genki Dama Bomb is still an attack used to defeat foes who's ki isn't 'good', So it is safe to assume that Goku will only use it against people he knows it'll harm. Having someone with good ki absorb it would most probably make them OP so it is probable that it is introduced later in order to defeat a strong character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36034" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T14:11:41.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42593" CreationDate="2017-10-09T14:18:14.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is definitely not ideal to give Sarada Sasuke's eyes for an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan while he's alive. It is possible that she gains it while Sasuke is about to die (kind of like how Kakashi got the Sharingan from Obito). Another way would be to have a genetic clone (which would satisfy the condition of close blood ties) awaken a Mangekyou Sharingan and transplant it to Sarada. (Although the latter is highly improbable)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36034" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-06-26T16:31:55.510" LastActivityDate="2020-06-26T16:31:55.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42759" CreationDate="2017-10-09T15:26:06.900" Score="2" ViewCount="1394" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Fate/Zero when Gilgamesh asks Kirei that is he satisfied, Kirei makes a remark that although he was handed the solution to his problem he will keep searching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirei then adds the following:&#xA;&quot;The formula that yielded this strange, unsettling answer should exist somewhere. As a greater, clearer principle one can understand.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the aforementioned dialogue supposed to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can search for this dialogue in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://animetranscripts.wikispaces.com/Fate+Zero+25+FateZero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36044" LastEditorUserId="36044" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T11:33:15.290" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T23:33:05.470" Title="What is Kotomine Kirei's new raison d'être?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38861" CreationDate="2017-10-09T15:41:39.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, it is not mentioned anywhere that Madara doesn't have two Mangekyou abilities in his Sharingan. It is simply not revealed just like Izuna's Mangekyou abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, as mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once a user awakens the Mangekyō in both eyes, or the ability of both of their eyes, they are able to perform Susanoo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is not necessary to have any abilities specific to their Mangekyou Sharingan in order to perform the Susanoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36034" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T17:14:53.240" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T17:14:53.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42739" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-09T17:49:44.960" Score="1" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've searched everywhere to find it but unfortunately, I only found OP or ED. &#xA;The song plays in episode 13, from 10:41 to 11:45 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ZH12YVjwHS0?t=10m42s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the song when Koko appears? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36048" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T01:18:43.363" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T01:18:43.363" Title="What's Koko's theme song in Enmusubi no Youko-chan?" Tags="&lt;hu-yao-xiao-hong-niang&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29227" CreationDate="2017-10-09T18:13:05.787" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is &quot;JUST AWAKE&quot; from &quot;FEAR, and Loathing in Las Vegas&quot;.&#xA;Here a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP0Ej28JeCs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube link.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32902" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T18:36:45.653" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T18:36:45.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27848" CreationDate="2017-10-09T18:35:04.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that Naruto had to forcefully take Kurama's chakra in order to get chakra mode. But after that, my assumption is that after gaining cooperation with Kurama, Kurama gave him an upgrade to chakra mode to make him even stronger. So I think all jinchuriki could have a chakra mode if they did the same thing as Naruto. It has nothing to do with the yin and yang sides&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36050" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T18:35:04.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42772" CreationDate="2017-10-09T21:23:01.013" Score="2" ViewCount="1945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some months ago appeared an official preview picture of Goku's new form. It looked just like migate no gokui, but not only with grey aura but also red. Is this picture Goku using migate no gokui with kaioken on top of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L0BXJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L0BXJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2019-07-05T18:59:13.007" Title="Is this picture migate no gokui with kaioken?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-09T22:01:39.380" Score="3" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it was ever explained but, how did Nagato learn about how to create the Paths of Pain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36053" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T09:27:12.537" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T09:27:12.537" Title="How did Nagato learn about how to create the Paths?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42729" CreationDate="2017-10-10T00:06:15.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exact version your asking about was an unreleased OST, but it is known as Kaguyas theme. The full song begins ~18min mark on episode 459 and you can listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2NyvBjj378&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credits to a user on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/4hze5d/naruto_shippuden_episode_459_links_and_discussion/d317tkw/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Naruto discussion board&lt;/a&gt; for finding it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T01:12:50.183" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T01:12:50.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2852" CreationDate="2017-10-10T01:07:18.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently making an Otaku Culture club in my school. This club will have everything from anime, manga, gaming, cosplay, cons, music, culture and more. Some of the things you can do are ordering things like JBox items or OtakuUSA/Neo magazines to help find new anime to talk about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36056" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T04:06:26.087" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T04:06:26.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-10T03:20:48.787" Score="2" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F&lt;/em&gt; many times and I love the music that plays when Frieza powers up from base form to his &quot;Final&quot; form in the dub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone could point me to the song used it would be greatly appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36060" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T04:46:33.110" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T11:06:57.847" Title="What's the music when Frieza powers up from base form to his final form in the dubbed version of &quot;Revival of F&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42745" CreationDate="2017-10-10T06:37:20.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obito was responsible for the creation of Akatsuki in it's current state. he manipulated Nagato and those around him and formed the ideas and ideals he needed in Nagato's head. After Yahiko, Nagato's friend and initial leader of Akatsuki died, Nagato gave in to Obito's temptation and it's reasonable to assume Madara explained how the Rinnegan works for Obito to help him resurrect Madara better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T13:42:46.507" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T13:42:46.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42749" CreationDate="2017-10-10T11:06:57.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is part of the Revival of F OST. It is called &quot;Merciless Frieza&quot;. Do note that this differs to the DBS version of this sequence. You can listen to it here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvoeZ9vO9FY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvoeZ9vO9FY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35862" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T11:06:57.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42711" CreationDate="2017-10-10T11:14:08.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They aren't flying, but rather a consecutive set of &quot;Stand leaps&quot; combined with The World's ability to stop time. This is basically when the stand uses its power to perform a very powerful jump by either jumping or punching walls and the floor. For example, in Jotaro's fight with Dio we see him punch a wall with Star Platinum to propel him in another direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The instance where The World and Star Platinum attack each other and both Stand users start to &quot;fly&quot;, it is like lots of mini Stand leaps as they propel off each other. The 2 Stands punch each other so fast they begin to rise, because the forces acting on the other are equivalent to Stand leaps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35862" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T11:14:08.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27848" CreationDate="2017-10-10T15:03:45.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only the form shown in the question is unique to Naruto. Killer B has been shown to have cloaks similar to Naruto's 1 - tailed cloak (as in the picture I've uploaded). The first time Naruto got the Nine Tails Cloak shown in question was when Naruto was training with Killer B. Naruto fought with the Nine Tails and forcefully extracted the chakra from it. So, this is a form that appears when Naruto taps into that reserve of chakra he stole from the Nine Tails. None of the other Jinchuriki have this form because they either have complete co-ordination with their tailed beasts (like Killer B) or don't have any such reserve of chakra. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hI58.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Killer B using the chakra cloak&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36034" LastEditorUserId="36034" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T15:12:24.947" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T15:12:24.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42735" CreationDate="2017-10-10T23:23:56.257" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What Kirei Kotomine is talking about is allowing Angra Mainyu to be born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first off, Kirei Kotomine feels nothing out of life and it has been like this since birth. he even tried to start a family to gain a true sense of self but even after fathering Caren Hortensia he remains unchanged. to quote is &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kirei_Kotomine#Personality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Personality on the wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unknown to all those around him, Kirei was born defective, possessing a warped mind since birth. He is an evil person, but not a villain. He is deviant, but not inhuman. He is not sane, but neither is he insane. Despite his personal accomplishments, he never felt satisfaction. Despite his best efforts he could not enjoy what other people found happiness in, and instead found himself drawn to negative emotions like the pain of others. He is able to act like a normal person, even bringing pride to his father, but he intrinsically cannot understand others or things they see as &amp;quot;beautiful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;his talks with Gilgamesh in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; make him realize he takes &amp;quot;joy&amp;quot; from the misery of others but this questions why someone like him was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the scene you link and describe appears to be at the end of the Forth Holy Grail War after the the grail &amp;quot;spilled&amp;quot; dumping the black mud on top him and Gilgamesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirei: Hahahahaha! This is it?! What the hell does this make me?! What manner of dark evil! What manner of cruelty! This? This is my wish?! This horrible destruction and tragedy?! This is the joy I sought? Could something so twisted… so corrupt… have truly sprung forth from the seed of Father Risei Kotomine?! Hahahahaha… No way! It is impossible! Did my father sire a soulless demon more evil than the Devil himself? Hahahahaha…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer: Are you satisfied now? Kirei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirei: No… no, not yet. This isn’t merely enough. Yes, it is true that my life of questions has finally found its answer. However, the problem solving process itself was skipped over and the solution was just simply handed to me. How is it that I’m supposed to accept all this at face value? &lt;strong&gt;The formula that yielded this strange, unsettling answer should exist somewhere. As a greater, clearer principle one can understand.&lt;/strong&gt; No… Not should, it must. I must question… I must search… I must dedicate the remainder of my life... to fully understanding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archer: You know, you never fail to bore me… As you like. Your questions would slay the very gods. I shall watch you seek out your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kirei&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Hm... Angra Mainyu… I will reach it again. And next time, I will see it to the end. Its birth, the proof of its existence.&lt;/strong&gt; Hm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before this Kotomine had been killed but the black mud from the grail which is caused by Angra Mainyu having corrupted the grail (as shown by Kiritsugu's encounter with it in the form or Irisviel and Ilyasviel) was spilled when Kiritsugu ordered Saber to destroy the grail vessel. the black mud washed over Kotomine corpse and Gilgamesh (who is still around because of the Archer Classes Independent Action), the result was Kotomine being resurrected  with a new fake black heart and Gilgamesh was given a real body increasing his A Ranked Independent Action to A+ allowing him to not even need a Master (but hangs around Kotomine for entertainment and a source of prana).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the Heaven's Feel Route of Fate/Stay Night, near to the end he reveals why he's showed up to  stop Shirou stopping the Greater Grail which also explains why in the previous routes he tried to summon the grail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Shirou eventually frees Sakura from Angra Mainyu's grip, Kirei suddenly resurfaces to stop Shirou from preventing the dark entity's birth. He bitterly recounts to Shirou how his lifelong inability to find salvation and happiness has led him to question why someone like him was born. &lt;strong&gt;In pursuit of the answer to his lifelong question, he explains that he has dedicated his entire existence to bringing about Angra Mainyu's birth even if it causes his own death and the world's destruction.&lt;/strong&gt; By witnessing the behavior and stability of an entity born of all the world's evil, he is convinced that he will gain a deeper understanding of not only himself but the world that saw fit to give him life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kirei_Kotomine#Heaven.27s_Feel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kirei Kotomine - Role - Fate/Stay Night - Heaven's Feel (2nd last paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so his new raison d'être is to allow Angra Mainyu to be born to then understand why himself was born&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: the site says Kiritsugu here but it's a mistake as Kirei sees Kiritsugu and speaks about him in the next couple of lines.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T23:33:05.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-11T00:26:12.357" Score="5" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13915/1587&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, I pointed out how Kiritsugu planned to use dynamite and the ley-lines to stop the Holy Grail War from occurring again. However, the plan failed because there was an excess amount of Prana in the Grail which caused the next Holy Grail War to occur earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that regardless of the ending, the Greater Grail would be stopped (either by the events of Heaven's Feel, or Lord El-Melloi II and Rin dismantling it 10 years later), what happened to Kiritsugu's explosives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fuyuki_Holy_Grail_War#Fourth_Holy_Grail_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; says is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The premature occurrence of the Fifth Holy Grail War and the subsequent destruction of the ritual means that it no longer has a purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet it also said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The process involved utilizing stocked dynamite and the manipulation of ley-lines to ensure a severe localized earthquake in the targeted area within thirty to forty years of the Fourth War&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how big the localized earthquake would be, but since the targeted area would be where the Greater Grail is, and it is under Mount Enzou which according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Fuyuki#Mount_Enzou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; is where Ryuudou Temple is and doesn't look all that far from the school &lt;a href=&quot;https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/a/a8/Fuyuki.png/revision/latest?cb=20111010011339&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to a Fate/Hollow Ataraxia map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives? If not, do we know if they pose a threat to Fuyuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-04-09T14:08:20.287" LastActivityDate="2018-10-09T17:00:22.930" Title="Did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;nasuverse&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42760" CreationDate="2017-10-11T02:21:02.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Fate Complete Material III: World Material - Record of Heavens Feel - Holy Grail War: History of the Holy Grail War, p.007&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2010s - The taking apart of the Holy Grail War.&#xA;  Ten years after the Fifth War. Lord Emelloi II (real name, Waver Velvet. One of the Masters of the Fourth War) arrived in Fuyuki and together with the head of the Tohsaka line, set out to completely take apart the Great Grail. The Association was planning on bring back the Greater Grail, so the two sides were completely opposed. After the end of the great turmoil of the same magnitude as the Grail War, the Greater Grail was completely dismantled. The Grail Wars of Fuyuki came to a complete conclusion here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Greater Grail is connected to the leylines, a thorough analysis of them would take place before dismantling. Remember that Waver was able to locate a Caster servant's lair as a teenager, he should be able to discover whatever Kiritusugu set there, this is just speculation though. At the very least, the meddling with the leylines should be taken care of, but I don't think there's any mention anywhere about the explosives' fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T02:21:02.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40718" CreationDate="2017-10-11T06:57:58.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the Makkachin tissue box was inspired off of Johnny Weir's old Russian cartoon themed tissue box.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many elements from the show were inspired by him as well from the tissue box, to the flower crowns Viktor wore, Viktor's custom gold blades, and right down to Viktor's feathered costume. All of those things were known and inspired by Johnny. The feathered costume came from his first Olympics as a swan skating to Swan Lake. Every time he won a comp. Johnny got a flower crown, and Johnny's favorite color was gold so he got custom made gold blades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these were inspirations from Johnny Weir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36080" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T12:04:51.187" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T12:04:51.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37898" CreationDate="2017-10-11T09:37:11.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the examples is, in episode 18, the scene where Haku died is censored. They didn't show how Kakashi's lightning stricken him to death. The blood is also removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36083" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T11:57:33.613" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T11:57:33.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42770" CreationDate="2017-10-11T14:33:46.917" Score="1" ViewCount="582" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this scene where it's only Yukko who's laying on the ground and they just like petting the &lt;em&gt;Nichijou&lt;/em&gt; character just like that, but the one who did that in the different scene is just only the big dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the reason these two dogs doing this? And, why a dog?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRzYS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRzYS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the dogs petting the characters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T02:57:29.000" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T02:57:29.000" Title="Why do the dogs pet the characters in Nichijou?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-11T14:57:43.897" Score="1" ViewCount="457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always seen this kind of clip in every of Nichijou episode (but with different movement). You can see them doing that on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/pVbCCHbYGNw?t=2m24s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scene&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just some random movement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gnEuQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gnEuQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T15:43:57.133" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T15:45:47.180" Title="What is this dance that characters in Nichijou do during the episode breaks?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42765" CreationDate="2017-10-11T15:41:29.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked up that video by googling the title, and the answer appears right next: Grandpa appears and does the same hand gesture as the dogs are doing with their paws − touches &quot;Takashi&quot; on the shoulder. Grandpa then explains that humans console each other, and dogs do the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T15:41:29.523" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42766" CreationDate="2017-10-11T15:45:47.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it's just an original dancing choreography designed to look endearing, cute and fun. Kids on the streets don't usually perform a dance while playing rock-paper-scissors (or jan-ken-pon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T15:45:47.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42744" CreationDate="2017-10-11T15:50:50.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The form seen in the picture is called &quot;Ultra Instinct&quot; in English which indeed is Migatte no Gokui, something that even the gods have difficulty with to attain. This was shown in the last episode of DBS (episode 110).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what I read in the wiki (link below) and what Whis said during the episode, it is when your body responds without your brain having to progress the impulse. This is a state of the body which isnt based on ki. That's why they detected no ki during the fight. Going by that logic it is possible to attain this state while maintaining a SS form, or maybe even a SSG form. It is possible that Goku used Kaioken in the picture since his aura is indeed red. His hair style also seems to be from a non SS form, otherwise I'd suggest that it could also be the SSG form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on the aura color the only option left is Kaioken in combination with Ultra Instinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiki source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct_%22Omen%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct_%22Omen%22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T15:50:50.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2017-10-11T20:49:30.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Yachiru is a physical manifestation of Zaraki's power. When Gremmy said that &quot;he would imagine a world without imagination&quot;, Yachiru also vanished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36093" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T02:44:38.633" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T02:44:38.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42778" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-12T02:20:59.490" Score="2" ViewCount="10170" Body="&lt;p&gt;Killer B is able to transform into the 8 tails at will and be in control as he befriended the 8 tails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QlvKvm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QlvKvm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Eight tails transformation by B&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto has befriended the 9 tails too, but we never saw him transform into the Nine Tails like he did when he was fighting Pain and lost control of the Nine Tails (made of bones and muscles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3cwbm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3cwbm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Nine Tails With flesh and bones&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now all we get to see him transform into is a kind of Susanoo like Nine Tails cloak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpYCym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpYCym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s Transformation&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't he transform into the actual Nine Tails(made of flesh and bones like in picture below)?&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wT4SYm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wT4SYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;The Nine Tails&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36034" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T15:31:47.670" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T01:46:44.263" Title="Why can't Naruto transform into the Nine Tails?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2017-10-29T00:48:10.277" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-12T04:54:01.017" Score="10" ViewCount="1596" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the song matches perfectly with the opening like the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Little Witch Academia&lt;/em&gt;, so I was wondering if the art for the opening was done then the song was made to match the art, or if the song was created, and the artists made the opening based off the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36097" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T08:28:43.770" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T16:03:50.410" Title="Is the art made for anime openings made first or are the created vocals done first?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="280" CreationDate="2017-10-12T06:07:37.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each Gate requires immense Physical strength, this is why Lee and Gai train their body without using chakra but using weights, punching logs/trees. This training increases the strength of their bones and muscle so when they do open the gates the limit release that comes with the increase chakra does not rip them apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every gate once opens releases a restrain in the physical body along with immense chakra. Any ninja besides Gai, Lee or the Raikage opening the gates would be rip apart because instead of using 10-30% of there max muscle/bones they are using 100% thus breaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsunade/Sakura power comes from perfect chakra control not actual physical training this is why Sakura goes from being not able to lift anything at 12 years old to breaking dozens of meters of ground in just 2 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference in this is that Gai and lee posses more durability, defense, endurance, stamina, than both Tsunade and Sakura because they tain their body but they don't posses anywhere close to the amount of chakra control they do, no one in the series does. &#xA;while it may seem like chakra strength vs physical training strength is no difference in reality it is, if Gai and lee run out of chakra they still posses their superhuman like physique to somehow get away, but if Sakura losses chakra/runs out she would become fodder and would be kill easily, because 100% of her power comes from chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read any Wuxia/Xinxia novel a physical refinement character using weights/gravity/water pressure can increase his strength in bones, muscle, flesh, organs to reach a degree where his skin is hard as diamond. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No ninja in the series besides the Raikage has anywhere close to even having skin/bones as hard as a rock as majority of the ninja can be hurt by normal sharp kunais, there are ninjutsu that increases the body defenses like Kakuzu earth ninjutsu and sage mode but these are once again chakra depended, while the body is 24/7 on, requires no chakra and requires no energy to sustain besides food. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32865" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T07:33:19.387" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T07:33:19.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44757" CreationDate="2017-10-12T06:25:17.750" Score="0" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't been able to figure out who this character is; I don't think they mention her name during the movie at all.  I find it kinda strange because she is a pretty prominent character.  Does she appear in the manga?  I haven't read any of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eb3Va.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eb3Va.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36098" LastActivityDate="2019-01-29T19:09:23.203" Title="Who is the blond woman in Blame?" Tags="&lt;blame&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42783" CreationDate="2017-10-12T07:34:05.210" Score="2" ViewCount="1195" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kakashi used Kamui on Deidara, his hand was cut off since it was wrapped to the Kamui dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is Obito able to warp his body parts in and out of Kamui without dying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a valid explanation for this? Or is this a plot hole?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9J25M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9J25M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kamui cutting Deidara&amp;#39;s hand&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T12:25:37.533" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T12:25:37.533" Title="Why didn't Kamui kill obito?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42782" CreationDate="2017-10-12T10:09:19.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After researching in the Naruto wiki I got this explanation that the left eye and right eye have similar but not identical abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Left Eye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kamui&#xA;  Obito's left eye is able to utilise a long-range version of Kamui, which can transport targets anywhere in the user's line of sight. The target is surrounded with a barrier space, the location and size of which can be specified at will, and when the user concentrates on the target within, the space at the barrier's centre distorts and draws everything within into another dimension.&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; The size of the barrier can be expanded, as Deidara was forced to fly further away in an effort to escape its effects.[13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right Eye&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobi Chains&#xA;  Obito's right eye uses a short-range version of Kamui, which can only transport targets in close proximity to the user; physical contact with the target is seemingly required.[14] However, this eye can utilise a unique variation of teleportation akin to intangibility. When activated, any part of the user's body that overlaps with another object is seamlessly warped to Kamui's dimension, making it appear as though the user can phase through solid objects.[15] By overlapping their entire body, the user can completely conceal their presence and erase all traces of their chakra. This also allows the user to freely travel through the ground, enabling them to ambush opponents from below.[16] This intangibility can be extended to anything the user is touching at the moment of activation,[17] so long as they are able to maintain physical contact with at least a portion of the desired object.[18] This ability also allows the user to bypass even the strongest barrier ninjutsu.[5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Picture that I attached with the question is the ability of the left Kamui eye that Kakashi had. It had the ability to only teleport and hence Diedara's hand was cut off. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; for reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24320" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T10:09:19.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40704" CreationDate="2017-10-12T14:51:40.743" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's most likely that he used her power purposely to make sure she couldn't summon Ares. With Lucy he doesn't want to make her weaker so he uses his own power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36103" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T14:51:40.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42786" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42788" CreationDate="2017-10-12T15:58:18.830" Score="0" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anybody remembers in which episode did Rukawa explained the reason that he wanted to join Shohoku was simply because - it's closer to his house!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36106" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T16:02:10.663" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T18:15:46.410" Title="Which episode did Rukawa explain why he wanted to join Shohoku?" Tags="&lt;slam-dunk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-12T16:21:31.190" Score="1" ViewCount="1580" Body="&lt;p&gt;The manga &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/92627/Ad_Astra_Per_Aspera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ad Astra Per Aspera&lt;/a&gt; is currently on hiatus. The author, Kenjirou Hata, according to the internet (I forgot the source), stopped working on &lt;em&gt;Ad Astra  Per Aspera&lt;/em&gt; because he wanted to focus on &lt;em&gt;Hayate No Gotoku&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why didn't Kenjirou Hata continue Ad Astra Per Aspera, even after he just finished his other work &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/696/Hayate_no_Gotoku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/a&gt; in April?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read this news: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-20/hayate-the-combat-butler-hata-has-already-drawn-6-chapters-of-new-manga-series/.122944&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hayate's Author Has Already Drawn 6 Chapters of New Manga Series&lt;/a&gt;. Does anyone know what that new manga series he's working on would be? Is it possible that it is &lt;em&gt;Ad Astra Per Aspera&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 05/11/2018&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manga that been talked about on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-20/hayate-the-combat-butler-hata-has-already-drawn-6-chapters-of-new-manga-series/.122944&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/112589/Tonikaku_Kawaii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tonikaku Kawaii&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; a new manga series by Hata kenjirou on Shounen Sunday Magazine, that was first published on Feb 14, 2018. The manga still on going. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RNLZJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RNLZJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ad Astra Per Aspera&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T23:23:46.200" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T23:23:46.200" Title="Why didn't Kenjirou Hata continue Ad Astra Per Aspera?" Tags="&lt;ad-astra-per-aspera&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42786" CreationDate="2017-10-12T17:18:25.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was during Shohoku vs Ryonan which happened in Episode 67 during the last 7 minutes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36089" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-10-12T18:15:46.410" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T18:15:46.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42791" CreationDate="2017-10-12T18:51:44.703" Score="6" ViewCount="12735" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, Super Saiyan Rage, Legendary Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Berserker, Super Saiyan Evolution, etc. are all Saiyan transformations, they can only be achieved by Saiyans. But what about Ultra Instinct? Could a human, a Namekian, a frost demon, etc. attain it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-11-05T02:21:32.340" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T02:21:32.340" Title="Is Ultra Instinct a Super Saiyan transformation or can anyone attain it?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42789" CreationDate="2017-10-12T20:16:27.370" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not very keen on the Dragon Ball franchise, but based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultra Instinct&lt;/a&gt; wiki, there are three individuals who use the Ultra Instinct - Only 1 of them is a Sayian &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ultra Instinct (身勝手の極意 Migatte no Gokui, lit. Key of Egoism) is a mental state used by &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Whis&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Whis&lt;/a&gt; and his disciples, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Beerus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beerus&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goku&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to each individuals wikis, Whis is of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Angel&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel race&lt;/a&gt;, Beerus is of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Beerus%27_Race&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beeru's Race&lt;/a&gt;, and Goku of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayian race&lt;/a&gt;. Seeing how the ability is a mental state of the individual, it is quite possible that other races are able to obtain this ability as well - although the prerequisites are not entirely clear, even to Goku&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not completely clear how this form is attained, not even to Goku himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this ability is also apparently extremely hard to master, even for gods&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is notorious among the Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction for being exceptionally difficult to master, even for gods. Goku attains this state during the Tournament of Power&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-10-12T20:16:27.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42789" CreationDate="2017-10-12T20:18:32.670" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question can be drawn from a few scenes from Episode 110 of Dragon Ball Super:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lord Beerus saying what transformation Goku might have gone through:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J8ehh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Ultra Instinct...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lord Champa in shock after hearing what Beerus said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8fKD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Supreme Kai realizing how Goku's movements linked to what he knew:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PLsnE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I see. Those movements...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Supreme Kai doubting Goku's ability to reach that transformation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R2wdE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;But, for a mortal like Son Goku...?&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JALcN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;That is a state not even a god can easily attain.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Gods being pressurized by Goku's transformation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5GfJa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;It seems to be something rather well-known amongst the gods.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this would mean that it's not an exclusive Saiyan trait or transformation, but an extremely powerful and difficult ability that the Gods and other Omega level fighters are known to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="28631" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T06:15:55.700" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T06:15:55.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42808" CreationDate="2017-10-13T04:32:48.790" Score="4" ViewCount="6105" Body="&lt;p&gt;About midway through &lt;em&gt;Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance&lt;/em&gt;, Kaji notes that the dummy plug system being introduced is considered more humane than the use of children, after Misato tells him that she distrusts it. But this raises the question: why are children even used as EVA pilots in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, from a storytelling perspective, the use of children probably better allows for some of the ideas in the series, such as Asuka and Shinji's parental issues, to be developed. But I do not remember seeing any official, in-universe explanation for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T04:38:30.843" Title="Why are child pilots used in the first place?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;&lt;rebuild-of-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21281" CreationDate="2017-10-13T04:53:12.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the sake of the topic, I won't go into full detail to the symbol of the apple in human culture as a whole. I will only focus on one point, and that's the fact that the apple symbolizes Knowledge (due to the bible, with the forbidden fruit and all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can easily find a lot of pictures of apples being associated with books or pencils, being used as a graphic for schools (mostly kindergarten, or primary school), and because of that, you can loosely associate them with children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the two examples mentioned in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Hello Kitty's case&lt;/strong&gt;, it is a show aimed for children; so it makes sense for them to use Apples as an alternative over using actual units of measurement, you could say that they did it for the &quot;Cute&quot; factor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Mekaku City Actor's case&lt;/strong&gt;, Marry Kozakura is a somewhat child-like character (and Kawai too); so you can use THAT as a reason for using apples to state her weight. Or simply, it's rude to state a lady's weight; so the creators did it like this as a &quot;joke&quot;, and the reason they chose Apples instead of other fruits is the same as in &lt;strong&gt;Hello Kitty&lt;/strong&gt;, for the &quot;Cute&quot; factor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;another factor could be that, an apple's weight and size is common knowledge; but that's just secondary at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T07:13:12.960" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T07:13:12.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40556" CreationDate="2017-10-13T05:08:42.123" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the meaning of the word &quot;Re:&quot; in the title, depends on the Anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(there seems to be a lot of explanation in the comment section of your answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the reason on why there's an influx of it being used is the fact that it currently sells when used in a light novel, manga, or anime title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like how in gaming after &lt;em&gt;DayZ&lt;/em&gt; was out, there was an influx of zombie survival games.&#xA;or if you want an Anime comparison, it's like how after &lt;em&gt;Sword Art Online&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;Trapped in another world&quot; anime popped up each season (starting the 'isekai' genre craze).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not saying that everything with the word &quot;Re:&quot; in it is a cash grab, it's not; but it's more of a marketing strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earliest usage (that I can find) of this is in &lt;em&gt;Re: Cutie Honey&lt;/em&gt; (2004) and later &lt;em&gt;Re: Hamatora&lt;/em&gt; (2014) which is an OVA, and a second season respectively. The most impactful usage of &quot;Re:&quot; though is in &lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastEditorUserId="33212" LastEditDate="2018-04-26T01:49:52.290" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T01:49:52.290" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42794" CreationDate="2017-10-13T11:24:46.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Heavy spoilers for the original series:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if after a decade you haven't still watched the original series, blame on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Because their &lt;strong&gt;moms' souls&lt;/strong&gt; are what makes the EVA alive. And the EVA activates when the &lt;strong&gt;child&lt;/strong&gt; (pilot) is placed inside the &lt;strong&gt;womb&lt;/strong&gt; (entry plug).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the background story is the same for the rebuild movies, we can assume this is unchanged for rebuild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2808" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T11:24:46.877" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41740" CreationDate="2017-10-13T12:01:19.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan God (the red haired form) appeared during episode 110. It was when Goku was testing the forms against Jiren in order to know his power and effectiveness as opposed to Jiren. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T12:01:19.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41510" CreationDate="2017-10-13T12:15:45.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was referring to the legendary super saiyan form. It is the Legendary Super Saiyan form that Broly basically used, but I thought he wasn't canon so I am not really sure how Vegeta can refer to the form Broly used. However he probably as the Saiyan prince posses more knowledge than others when it came to being a super saiyan. By calling it the true form he most likely verbally meant to the form giving an infinite amount of stamina. The form Kale used was Berserker Super Saiyan though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Legendary Super Saiyan: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Legendary_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Legendary_Super_Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Berserker/Uncontrollable Super Saiyan: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_Super_Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T12:15:45.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42816" CreationDate="2017-10-13T12:39:06.423" Score="2" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many episodes, Conan sees a tree branch or a rope and after a quick look, he states that it is recently cut which means it is done by the culprit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does he know that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T14:08:08.630" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T23:21:11.477" Title="How does Conan know that something is cut recently?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-13T14:27:18.577" Score="6" ViewCount="1576" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the manga, all of it, and I have watched the first 13 episodes of NGE. And it surprised me, because the plots were different with the manga (well, just some of it). Especially the ending in manga. I wonder why the ending and the plot were different? What's the reason for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how was the manga made in 1994, while the anime aired in 1995? Which one came first? Was Evangelion based on manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="191" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T16:46:54.833" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T23:08:30.773" Title="Why does Evangelion manga's plot diverge from the anime?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-13T14:40:14.090" Score="5" ViewCount="5116" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime tells us that Madara-Hashirama and Naruto-Sasuke are the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they get reincarnated? For fulfilling what purpose? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36119" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T14:55:30.103" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T12:43:44.170" Title="Why do Indra and Ashura reincarnate?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42825" CreationDate="2017-10-13T22:33:37.557" Score="2" ViewCount="1495" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the finale of season 1, did Saitama's serious punch physically touch Lord Boros or was it just the after-effect of the punch that hit Boros?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33226" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T13:23:49.593" Title="Did Saitama's serious punch physically touch this character?" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42794" CreationDate="2017-10-14T01:57:51.260" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Mother-Child Bond&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within the universe Shinji and Asuka both have &quot;souls&quot; or some meaningful part of their mother inside the Evangelion, presumably in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Core&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Core&lt;/a&gt;. This is pretty obvious in Shinji's case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1, Unit-01 moving by itself to protect Shinji, something Ritsuko immediately notes should have been impossible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 16, While trapped in the Sea of Dirac, Shinji manages to (whether he realizes completely or not) make contact with his mother right before the Eva goes bonkers and breaks out of the Angel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 21, Flashback: Yui, while at Gehirn, takes part in a contact experiment with a then partly constructed portion of an Eva and disappears inside it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end of End of Evangelion, Unit-01 is floating out into space as Yui talks about the loneliness of existing forever.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among other little hints here and there. In Kyoko's case, Asuka's mother is less explicit but we see the same sort of things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 22, Flashback: Kyoko undergoes a similar Contact Experiment as Yui, she doesn't get absorbed but's clearly crazy and commits suicide&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Near the beginning of End of Evangelion, Asuka is in Eva Unit-02 at the bottom of the lake, has a similar little discovery as Shinji from Episode 16, except this time Asuka is well aware that her mother was in the Eva&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toji and Rei: they're not so explicit. Rei is a special case because she's in some sense an Angel. With Toji, there's some possible indications that his mother, who has been dead since at least the beginning of the TV series, had some connection. The entire class had family that worked for Nerv.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than any sort of in-universe explanation, the idea of the mother-child bond actually came from Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the author of the original Evangelion Manga. From the Deluxe version of &quot;Der Mond&quot; a Sadamoto artbook that contains a lot of Evangelion related work, &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Yoshiyuki_Sadamoto:_Interview_with_Yoshiyuki_Sadamoto_.28Der_Mond.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;there's an interview&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the very first meeting was held before the title had even been decided, Anno had already provided the theme of &quot;a battle between gods and humans&quot;. Both Anno and I -- our generation -- was influenced by Go Nagai, so making something on a grand scale meant it ended up like &quot;Devilman&quot;. The character design request from Anno was that &quot;the lead character is a girl, and has an older-sister type figure like Coach next to her,&quot; so it was structurally similar to &quot;Gunbuster&quot;. So I first designed an Asuka-type girl as the lead character, but after &quot;Gunbuster&quot; and &quot;Nadia&quot; I felt some resistance to making the lead character a girl again. I mean a robot should be piloted by a trained person, and if that person just happens to be a girl then that is fine, but I couldn't see why a young girl would pilot a robot... So I remember saying to Anno, &quot;It's a robot story, so let's make the lead character a boy.&quot; And just about that time, I was watching the NHK [public TV channel] program &quot;Brain and Heart&quot; and learned about the existence of the A10 nerve, and I told Anno about the idea that popped into my head at that time. That was the idea where &quot;&lt;strong&gt;the dead mother is inside the robot, which is operated by mental/psychical bonding with the child. Moreover, parent-child relations are parched/strained due to the death of the mother at a young age.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; As soon as I had this idea I was filled with confidence that &quot;This will work!&quot; and I just whipped out a setting drawing. That setting drawing became the character chart for the Planning Papers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastEditorUserId="91" LastEditDate="2017-10-14T04:38:30.843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T04:38:30.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6002" CreationDate="2017-10-14T04:03:39.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She was turned by an unnamed &lt;em&gt;jinrou&lt;/em&gt; (werewolf).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to her backstory in episode 16, when she was still a normal human, her father's friend brought a guess to visit her house. He was a foreigner/westerner and turns out to be a &lt;em&gt;jinrou&lt;/em&gt;. In the end, she was bitten and her blood was sucked by him and she died. However, after she was put into a coffin and buried, she woke up and came back to life, as a &lt;em&gt;shiki&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Researching further about her attacker, there's no more insight other than &quot;a &#xA;westerner &lt;em&gt;jinrou&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, as shown on Wikia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shiki.wikia.com/wiki/Sunako_Kirishiki#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunako Kirishiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was a Jinrou.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shiki.wikia.com/wiki/Jinrou#Creation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinrou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are of course jinrou overseas as well, such as the one that turned Sunako.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and other sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E6%A1%90%E6%95%B7%E6%B2%99%E5%AD%90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv dictionary (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;その正体は幼少期に西洋人の人狼に襲われ、蘇生した起き上がり。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her real form is that she came back to life after she was attacked by a westerner &lt;em&gt;jinrou&lt;/em&gt; when she was in her early childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1046870225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;, asking the difference between the novel, manga and anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;沙子は元々は人間で、（おそらく明治、大正時代と思われる）必ずしも火葬されない時代に異国から来た人狼に襲われ屍鬼になりました。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunako was originally a human (probably since Meiji, Taisho period), certainly not from an era with cremation, and was turned into &lt;em&gt;shiki&lt;/em&gt; by a &lt;em&gt;jinrou&lt;/em&gt; coming from a foreign country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's certainly not Seishirou because he is a human, even though the attacker looks really similar to him, as noted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://antiotaku.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/shiki-episode-16-%E2%80%93-family-matters/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;antiotaku's review&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The vampire who killed Sunako all those years ago bears a striking resemblance to Seishirou Kirishiki. They even dress alike. I'm guessing this isn't a coincidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-14T09:35:16.850" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T09:35:16.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7668" CreationDate="2017-10-14T05:31:14.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Or maybe while they're out in the world, they did give birth to boys but was like 'oop! You're a boy; orphanage for you' and just only took home the girls. Remember, them getting pregnant requires them to leave the island OF WOMEN to go into the world OF MEN. So only people who left would know for sure. Who says they have to tell anybody they had a boy? Or that they were pregnant at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36129" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T05:31:14.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3018" CreationDate="2017-10-14T15:55:29.427" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several sources online that show which episodes are filler and which are canonical. Here is a link to one that I know for sure covers all of Bleach, they also have other anime as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/bleach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/bleach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following are the filler episode numbers that you need to skip:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;33, 50, 64-108, 128-137, 147-149, 168-189, 204-205, 213-214, 227-265, 287, 298-299, 303-305, 311-341, 355&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;List of filler episodes, by arc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;033 Karakura Heroes Omake 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;050 Karakura Heroes Omake 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;064-108 Bount arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;128-137 Stolen Hogyoku arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;147-149 Rukia side story. Plot&amp;amp;Character designs by Kubo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;168-189 New Captain arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;204-205 Random one-episode fillers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;213-214 Karakura Riser Omake&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;227-265 Zanpakutou Rebellion arc. Character designs by Kubo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;266 Hueco Mundo Recap&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;287 Magic Lamp Gaiden&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;298 Hell Chapter Movie Promotion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;299 Hell Chapter Movie Prologue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;303-305 *Random one-episode fillers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;311-316 *Random one-episode fillers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;317-341 *Gotei 13 Invasion arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;355 New Year Special&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36131" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2021-02-23T12:27:12.277" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T12:27:12.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42802" CreationDate="2017-10-14T23:21:11.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A cut rope or branch (or any piece of wood) will start to discolor almost immediately.  If you know what a fresh cut and non-recent cut look like it is not difficult to spot anything in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36120" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T23:21:11.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30857" CreationDate="2017-10-15T00:47:52.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I'm understanding the first one is called, &quot;If The Afterlife&quot; in English and the second translates to, Dream Back Also.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36136" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T00:47:52.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-15T06:25:28.990" Score="0" ViewCount="5236" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; episode 148, we can clearly see that Meruem and Komugi's body holding each other hand, found already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't the hunter associate search for Meruem's body? Did the bunker that Meruem located at is really invisible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yGXTy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yGXTy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-16T04:48:38.053" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T13:00:34.410" Title="Why didn't the hunter associate search for Meruem's body after his death?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42520" CreationDate="2017-10-15T09:15:29.150" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Putting my whole answer in spoiler as their purpose is explained in chapter 61.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Those are indeed flower pot decorations. They don't have any specific name, they're usually called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/plant-pot-sticks&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;plant pot sticks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.made-in-china.com/products-search/hot-china-products/Flower_Pot_Stick.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;flower pot sticks&lt;/a&gt;, simply &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/497204081/wine-cork-plant-stick-wine-cork-plant&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pot sticks&lt;/a&gt; or something along these lines depending on the website. &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n3A7N.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n3A7N.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T09:21:39.967" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T09:21:39.967" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42806" CreationDate="2017-10-15T13:43:11.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope, it was simply the shockwave that hit him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CHPKl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the shockwave&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boros hits Saitama with his Trump card from far away and Saitama does the same with his own trump card from far. So, it's just the shockwave from Saitama's punch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36089" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T13:53:16.157" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T13:53:16.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42827" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42828" CreationDate="2017-10-15T15:39:14.453" Score="2" ViewCount="1333" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of episode 128, Conan said that he knew Misami, Haibara's sister. However, we have never seen them meet before, how is that possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the next episode, Misami told her sister that she suspects Conan to be Shinichi. I do not think she would think that unless she knew Conan well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T15:58:32.467" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T15:58:32.467" Title="When did Conan first met Haibara's sister?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42827" CreationDate="2017-10-15T15:56:16.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akemi Miyano actually was in a previous case, in episode 13, &amp;quot;The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that the anime didn't do that episode according to the manga, so they had to change some things later to make the show follow the correct storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a summary from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/The_Strange_Person_Hunt_Murder_Case&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Detective Conan World Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga version of the story Gin and Vodka are the masterminds of the case (rather than Okita), and they end up killing Masami Hirota/Akemi Miyano who informs Conan of the organization's existence and that they dress in black. Her death is the motive of Shiho Miyano's defection which leads to Ai Haibara's appearance later in the series. Furthermore, Shiho makes a silhouetted appearance when Akemi is demanding for herself and her sister to be free of the organization, which is also omitted. To repair the storyline, Episode 128 The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case was written with a similar ending to the manga version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T15:56:16.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-15T17:31:43.647" Score="2" ViewCount="222" Body="&lt;p&gt;After his body shrank, Conan attends school in order to look like a normal child especially in front of Ran and Kogoro, but why does Haibara attend school? Why does not she dedicate her time trying to redevelop the APTX drug and trying to find an antibody to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T17:33:13.470" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T13:09:08.467" Title="Why does Haibara attend school?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10047" CreationDate="2017-10-15T17:56:55.193" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, Senketsu is the only one that can talk because it was specially made for Ryuko and probably only people like Ryuko and Ragyo who are part of Life-Fibers can wear them because they are in sync. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36148" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-15T18:10:41.720" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T18:10:41.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42114" CreationDate="2017-10-16T07:20:42.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, no. It is for this that he continues to injure himself so badly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In chapter 41 after his match in the sports festival, it becomes an immediate need that he learn to control his power because Recovery Girl declares that she won't heal him anymore. In fact, this is one of the main problems in the beginning of the series, the fact that he can't control his power. Most of the second season is dedicated to his progress at controlling his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in season 2, Midoriya has an internship with Gran Torino and comes to learn that he shouldn't focus so much on trying to activate the power, as much as make the power completely part of all his actions. Always active, but at the level which he can control. Which at that point, is 5%. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes he is slowly learning to control his power. That is a main struggle he faces within the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T07:20:42.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42114" CreationDate="2017-10-16T09:24:18.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He learned to control One for All but it's only 5%. He learned to control it when he's interning for Gran Torino. He got the idea from when he made a mistake in heating the taiyaki (because the taiyaki was not rotating inside the microwave) that they will had for breakfast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He figured that he should use One for All not just when he needs it to&#xA;  and what body part he will use it to but he needs to activate it to&#xA;  his whole body &lt;em&gt;all the time&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference for this are episodes 14 and 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36161" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T09:24:18.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42114" CreationDate="2017-10-16T09:42:19.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean 100%, then the answer is no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At the end of the second season of the anime:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He could use up to 5% of its power. He used it to fight the hero killer Stain. (Ep. 14-18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As of chapter 156 of the manga:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; In the fight against Chisaki, he could control up to 20% of his power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-05-02T16:27:48.840" LastActivityDate="2018-05-02T16:27:48.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42819" CreationDate="2017-10-16T13:00:34.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So after some research I was unable to find canon material relating as to what actually happened to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meruem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meruem's&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; body after his death. However, it would be safe to say that the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Hunter_Association&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunters Association&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; probably is: aware of it/has it/destroyed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/13th_Hunter_Chairman_Election_arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13th Hunter Chairman Election Arc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; it was stated that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Pariston_Hill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pariston Hill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; managed to get all of the unhatched Chimera Ant eggs and wants to play with them. ( Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 331).This indicates the Association has been there since the final battle and have handled some of the aftermath. The Hunters Association also had knowledge of the layout of the entire facility thanks to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Palm_Siberia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Palm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; going under cover, so I doubt that they would over look the secret bunker. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it is good to remember that Meruem was poisoned by the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Poor_Man%27s_Rose&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Poor Man's Rose&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; bomb after his fight with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Netero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and that led to his death. One of the properties of this bomb that made it so deadly was the fact that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The poison catalyzes the production and emission of new poison until the victims finally succumb to death.(Hunter × Hunter - Volume 28, Chapter 298)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not stated whether the body keeps emitting the poison after death. So it wouldn't be outlandish to say that Hunters Association don't want to go near it for fear of the poison spreading. So the could easily be biding their time until it is save to retrieve the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15660" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T13:00:34.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42844" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42845" CreationDate="2017-10-16T13:03:35.030" Score="6" ViewCount="3578" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does one miss out from not watching either versions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T13:03:35.030" Title="How different are the OVA and movie versions of Time of Eve?" Tags="&lt;time-of-eve&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42844" CreationDate="2017-10-16T13:03:35.030" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Contents that are exclusive to the OVA&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are mostly shown at the beginning of the following episodes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 2: dori-kei commentary in the news&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 3: Koji leaves his room and the discussion about sexroids on TV&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 4: talk at Rikuo’s home about fuzzy logic and complaints at his dad’s office, and a short scene at the school with a girl classmate of Masaki making some cameo appearances&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ED song 「やさしい時間の中で」 is the vocal version of the piano piece played by Sammy at the Time of Eve. The epilogue following the ED has Naoko decorating Sammy's hair with flower petals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Contents that are exclusive to the movie&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Setoro reporting to Dr. Ashimori at the beginning of the movie&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first Time of Eve android customer seen by Rikuo and Masaki enters a room, which is later revealed to be Shiotsuki and Nagi's home&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sammy making her hair in front of a mirror&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sammy's chkdsk slideshow scenes following the events of episode 3 of the OVA&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sammy holding a sheet music and looking at the sleeping Rikuo before going off to play the piano at midnight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A different ED song with accompanying sketches of Nagi's past&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nagi talks to Shiotsuki in the epilogue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T13:03:35.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-16T21:08:08.490" Score="4" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know what would happen in a situation like I'm describing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I renember correctly it was needed to both write correctly the name of the person to die and have his image on head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if that person has an identical twin with the same name I think those rules wouldn't be enough to determine which of them would die, although maybe with image it also meant the intent of killing that particular person I find that far fetched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe there are some other rules that would apply and would determine which of them dies, I don't renember all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen in that situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35464" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T19:55:02.743" Title="Effects of writing the name of a person who has an identical twin with the same name in the death note" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-17T00:13:16.127" Score="3" ViewCount="1506" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Natsu was 7 (or so speculated) when the dragons left. I know he was sent forward in time when that happened. However why doesn't Natsu remember what the world was like 400 years ago? I mean I think he would notice a difference... even if he was only 7. Was his memory altered or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36168" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T02:25:41.730" Title="How old was Natsu when he was sent forward in time?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-17T04:06:04.070" Score="2" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know its a flute song that plays in the end of the episode. It has a nice melody to it but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I hope I can find the song cause it's pretty soothing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiAv_MG3V38&amp;amp;t=1035s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiAv_MG3V38&amp;amp;t=1035s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts around the 16 minute mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36171" LastEditorUserId="36171" LastEditDate="2018-02-17T04:46:24.740" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T04:46:24.740" Title="What is the name of the Naruto song that plays at the end of &quot;Battle at sea: The power unleashed&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42861" CreationDate="2017-10-17T04:06:15.063" Score="9" ViewCount="43393" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of episode 7 of season 2 (episode 32 on Crunchyroll), around 1:48, the colossal titan eats Ymir and one other person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9u231.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9u231.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two people being eaten by a titan&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;You can't see their face in any part of the episode.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given who the colossal titan is, it seems strange to me that he would have eaten someone without a purpose, but only Ymir is seen later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, they run off on the armoured titans back and the second person is not with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely they could not have been digested in the short time the colossal titan was present, and they were swallowed whole. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, when we see them in human form in the giant forest, no one besides Eren and Ymir are with them. Do we know who this person was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T04:13:24.650" LastActivityDate="2020-12-08T14:50:15.237" Title="Who was the other person the colossal titan ate?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29104" CreationDate="2017-10-17T04:10:37.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If so, what's the exact date?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/25777/Shingeki_no_Kyojin_Season_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second season&lt;/a&gt; of Attack on Titan was released as of April 1, 2017. It aired until June 17, 2017. It contained a total of 12 episodes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T04:10:37.860" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-10-17T04:10:37.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42868" CreationDate="2017-10-17T04:22:10.777" Score="1" ViewCount="1395" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second season of the anime several members from the 104th training regimen are detained without their gear and are forced to wear street clothes. It is said that it was because they were suspected to have titans among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did they come to this conclusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T08:30:49.933" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T19:49:03.970" Title="Why were several members from the 104th training regimen suspected of being titans?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42869" CreationDate="2017-10-17T04:25:40.167" Score="1" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pictured are 6 members from the 104th training regimen, but they seem somewhat randomly selected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5YGjh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5YGjh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Members from the 104th training regimen&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least, that is until:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We find out that the two on the left are the armoured and colossal titans, and then Eren, who is also a titan, appears to be center-left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there some significance or implication to this picture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T20:16:49.090" Title="Is there significance to this frame from the season 2 opening?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42855" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42859" CreationDate="2017-10-17T05:04:32.813" Score="4" ViewCount="8071" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I thought that you must hurt yourself in order to transform into a titan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We see that Reiner and Bertholdt transformed without self harm, because they transformed immediately after Mikasa cut them in episode 6 of season 2 (episode 31 on Crunchyroll).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, thinking back, Eren did not commit self harm when he transformed from within the belly of the titan in season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see also that sometimes Eren is hurt and he still cannot transform, even though the injury &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; self induced. What &lt;strong&gt;exactly&lt;/strong&gt; must take place in order to transform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2021-01-13T15:45:38.460" Title="What is the catalyst necessary to transform into a titan?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-17T06:21:38.707" Score="0" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why aren't there anime like &lt;em&gt;Ninja Scroll&lt;/em&gt; anymore? Anime like &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; came out and they were huge hits. But then each season, anime studios do more romance and slice of life animes.  With shows like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, why are studios so hesitant to make an action anime series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36173" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T14:06:10.373" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T14:56:08.053" Title="Why is there less action anime every season?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42803" CreationDate="2017-10-17T06:53:53.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the manga is by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto not Hideaki Anno. I think he talks about it somewhere. Sadamoto simply had a more positive view of the story, so you see Shiji talking more. Not even Anno himself sticks that much to the story as the fans do, see Rebuild series. So, relax and enjoy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36175" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T06:53:53.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42855" CreationDate="2017-10-17T08:31:45.233" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Attack on Titan &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Power_of_the_Titans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order to transform, a human with the power of the Titans must&#xA;  suffer an injury that draws blood (often self-harm) while having a&#xA;  solid goal or belief in mind at the moment of injury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check when Eren was training with Levi in the castle, he discovered that only injury is not sufficient. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;when he transformed from within the belly of the titan in season 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In that scene you can find that all the above conditions are met.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. Eren was injured( his hand was cut)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. He has solid goal in mind. i.e to defeat the titan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more cases/conditions in the wiki link I provided&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14063" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T06:59:57.030" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T06:59:57.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42851" CreationDate="2017-10-17T12:57:18.823" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was an unnamed, unlucky poor individual who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. If you watch &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/go3KVXM-fgg?t=19&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Youtube&lt;/a&gt; video, they aren't entirely sure who the Colossal Titan ate either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It got Ymir!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they got somebody else, too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, while reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/attackontitan/comments/6gwxm6/does_anyone_know_who_the_second_person_the/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this reddit&lt;/a&gt; post, people say the Colossal Titan ate him to steal his ODM Gear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a random person. They didn't care about the guy, only about stealing his gear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is confirmed by seeing the Colossal Titan wearing the ODM gear in it's human form in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/kZGBY8v-GGU?t=29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;scene&lt;/a&gt; when they were camping out in the forest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T13:06:17.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42863" CreationDate="2017-10-17T14:14:10.480" Score="5" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the console that Sasahara used to play with it when Tachibana Misato bombed him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M69NTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T14:19:05.853" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T14:36:28.347" Title="What is the game console that Sasahara used?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42862" CreationDate="2017-10-17T14:16:48.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That looks like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Virtual Boy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xhltEm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Virtual Boy&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Virtual-Boy-Set.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from Wikipedia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit table-top video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Released in 1995, it was marketed as the first console capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D graphics. Virtual Boy is also the first video game system ever to display in widescreen; [...]. The player uses the console in a manner similar to a head-mounted display, placing their head against the eyepiece to see a red monochrome display. The games use a parallax effect to create the illusion of depth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T14:36:28.347" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T14:36:28.347" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43014" CreationDate="2017-10-17T14:47:03.300" Score="3" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;I rarely have seen this guy in other manga. First time i saw it in &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Know&lt;/em&gt; manga,  volume 2, chapter 13 and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/11353/Kunimitsu_no_Matsuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kunimitsu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; manga, chapter 4. Does anyone know where is this guy come from ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JdY0Lm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JdY0Lm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p6lQDm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p6lQDm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T16:52:25.913" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T16:52:25.913" Title="Who is this person from commercial break &quot;The World God Only Knows&quot; manga?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42865" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42872" CreationDate="2017-10-17T15:06:44.273" Score="2" ViewCount="1082" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Himouto Umaru-chan, Umaru Doma has two distinct &quot;states&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U2vPC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U2vPC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vk4RD.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vk4RD.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering how do both English-speaking fans and Japanese-speaking fans call these two &quot;states&quot;. Is there an official name given?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I observe, when she changes from the &quot;small&quot; state to the &quot;big&quot; state, the text &quot;うまうーん&quot; appears behind her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JGdkX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JGdkX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I suspect that the big form is called うまるーん.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33156" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T23:01:14.410" Title="How to refer to the two states of Umaru?" Tags="&lt;himouto-umaru-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-17T17:07:58.213" Score="0" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the soundtrack (probably violin) that plays in episode 47 of Hunter x Hunter 1999 when Gon receives Ging's tape?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P3w2C.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36183" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T17:55:16.713" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T08:26:55.880" Title="What is the violin soundtrack that plays in episode 47 when Gon receives Ging's tape?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42864" CreationDate="2017-10-17T17:43:15.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The image you posted is from volume 2, chapter 13 of &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not by any means a concrete answer, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nyarth.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/the-world-god-only-knows-07-09/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog&lt;/a&gt; mentions that it could be the mangaka &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiki_Wakaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tamiki Wakaki&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This advert too happened in the manga but was advertising the first tankobon volume release of the series, supposedly the old man is Wakaki-sempai himself, otherwise some old Japanese veteran…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find a real photograph of Wakaki to compare this drawing, but here are some other self-depictions of him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tUV2X.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tUV2X.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wakaki self-depiction&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vjBbu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vjBbu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Second self-depiction of Wakaki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T17:43:15.687" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42853" CreationDate="2017-10-17T19:49:03.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This detainment of the 104th recruits began during the last few seconds in the last episode of Season 1, right after the dusts settles &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; after the battle between Eren and Annie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Wall:_Assault_on_Stohess,_Part_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 1, Ep 25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As Annie is being kept deep underground, a group of the former 104th Cadet Corps soldiers are nearing an unknown location, not knowing of the dangers awaiting them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, they are also wearing regular civilian clothing and no ODM gear. And as we see, they are being held in the beginning of Season 2 due potential of titan spies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan_(Episode)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2, Ep 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;12 hours before this, the 104th recruits are kept at a southern outpost in Wall Rose under suspicions of a Titan spy among them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to the titan attack in season 1, the idea of Titan Shifters was unknown to a majority of the population; very few actually knew about them. At the end of season 1, both of the (currently) revealed Titan Shifters were from the 104th recruits. As Henjin and Nevious stated in the comments, a lot of the 104th cadets were refugees from the initial titan attack and there was little known of their history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Warrior_(Episode)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Season 2, Ep 6&lt;/a&gt;, which occurs only three days later (according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline#Story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;timeline&lt;/a&gt;), it shows that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eren thinks back to twelve hours earlier at Ehrmich District where Sasha's report revealed that Reiner and Bertholdt were registered as originating from the same region as Annie Leonhart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on this information, the 104th cadet contained 2 confirmed and 2 suspected Titan Shifters. Given that 2 others came from the same region as one of the Titan Shifters, and with no knowledge of how many Titan Shiters there could be, it was better to isolate them then draw attention to specific individuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T19:49:03.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42854" CreationDate="2017-10-17T20:16:49.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The significance is more than likely representing the lyrics of the song. When comparing the actual intro &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/LKP-vZvjbh8?t=52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and the translated lyrics &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/yW_MCSEAsiw?t=51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, the lyrics during that moment of the intro are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dedicate! Dedicate! Dedicate your heart!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T20:16:49.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42866" CreationDate="2017-10-17T20:56:27.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about the music that is playing in the background while the tape recording of his father is being played then it's not a violin but a harmonica.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the harmonica version of the song &quot;Ohayou&quot; (Composed by Keno) which is part of the soundtrack in the first anime adaptation of Hunter x Hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to it on &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/FFDzHLeSFc8?t=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18762" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T08:26:55.880" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T08:26:55.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42865" CreationDate="2017-10-17T23:01:14.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;うまるーん is not the name of either form, it is the sound effect of Umaru shifting into her grown-up/outside form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not 100% set in stone, but she often uses the name 「こまる」 (&quot;Komaru&quot;) when she's smaller, typically when one of her classmates meets her in that state. Otherwise, the common names for the two states are outside and inside, since she typically changes when she crosses the threshold of their apartment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, also, her third persona, &quot;UMR&quot;, which is grown-up like her outside form, but wearing a costume to hide her identity so that she can go to arcades without being spotted. It's also the form in which she becomes friends with Sylphynford Tachibana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T23:01:14.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42856" CreationDate="2017-10-18T01:12:48.297" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty old article but useful to you understand it.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://getnews.jp/archives/36798&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://getnews.jp/archives/36798&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Manga magazines are boring, so they attract no fresh blood.&#xA;  Competition    subsequently slackens. New artists are tried&#xA;  vigorously, but none are able to be       serialised for long.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a result experienced authors are called in out of necessity, but&#xA;  though their books may sell the magazines themselves become dull –&#xA;  this attracts even less new blood, and so the cycle continues.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the past new artists were a dime a dozen, but now no matter how&#xA;  hard you   search they are scarcer and must be nurtured carefully.&#xA;  Especially now in the    era of lower birth rates, nobody can fail to&#xA;  notice this, the new artists are    gradually decreasing in number.&#xA;  Both the mangaka who can sell a million copies  and their fanbases are&#xA;  aging…  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It’s going to be especially difficult to make a living for the kind of&#xA;  authors    who can’t pen ero/parody/bishonen/bishoujo manga (in fact&#xA;  it is right now).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quote is from The Wolrd God Only Knows's Mangaka, Tamaki Wakaki.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Romance, slice of life, comedy and seinen is easier since they have tons of eroge, light novels, manga to work with, plus as long as the character is cute and is slice of life/comedy/ecchi/romance will be a success since people usually care more about waifus in this genres of animation. Shounen lacks as hell since deppends only on manga, making harder to get any triple-A title to animate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;edit: About &quot;people usually care more about waifus in this genres of animation&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I know was pretty vague but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://goboiano.com/heres-money-actually-made-anime/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://goboiano.com/heres-money-actually-made-anime/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Main profit for animation studios will rarely be from ads, but from merchandise and barely, from dvd sales.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main selling point for merchan will always be Cute/erotic wich is mainly great for long-term selling&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&quot;rad&quot; image is kinda dead in Japan, Mecha is a good example). &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.1999.co.jp/ranking/week/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.1999.co.jp/ranking/week/101&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main selling point in DVD's are uncensored releases/moeblob&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-27/anime-studios-success-calculated-based-on-10-years-of-disc-sales/.88558&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-27/anime-studios-success-calculated-based-on-10-years-of-disc-sales/.88558&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To resume, Japanese consumer will always prefer &quot;moe&quot; and &quot;eroi&quot; which is my point &quot;as long as is cute will be a success&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For animation studios is safer to attempt what is mainstream and easier to work with. And &quot;Cute&quot; is the main trend nowadays, plus the issue from above (lack of triple-A shounen). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check 5ch most popular boards as well (former 2chan).&#xA;And a recommendation that you could check as example would be Mahoujin GuruGuru(2017).&#xA;Great animation, but not going well(financial wise) due character design.&#xA;Sorry for engrish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36185" LastEditorUserId="36185" LastEditDate="2017-10-19T14:56:08.053" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T14:56:08.053" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2017-10-18T07:43:47.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ruby Rose is Qrow's (crow, Raven's brother Ruby's aka uncle...) and Summer Rose's daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was adopted by Taiyang Xiao Long because of his semblance to bad luck, which causes bad luck to people he cares about but also bad luck to people he faces in battle, making him the ultimate undercover agent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T16:02:27.607" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T16:02:27.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42856" CreationDate="2017-10-18T08:14:25.670" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the MAL Lists for 2017 by their definition of action genre:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2017/winter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;49 of 243 anime released were action genre (20.1%). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2017/spring&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/a&gt; was 43 of 237 (18.1%). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2017/summer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/a&gt; was 37 of 249 (14.9%). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt; is 36 of 206 (17.5%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2016&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2016/winter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/a&gt; was 52 of 252 (20.1)%.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2016/spring&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/a&gt; was 51 of 235 (21.7%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2016/summer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/a&gt; was 56 of 241 (23.2%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2016/fall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt; was 61 of 278 (21.9%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2015&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2015/winter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/a&gt; was 58 of 227 (25.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2015/spring&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/a&gt; was 55 of 222 (24.7%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2015/summer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/a&gt; was 54 of 249 (21.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2015/fall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt; was 64 of 265 (24.2%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets jump to 2010&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2010/winter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/a&gt; was 42 of 177 (23.7%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2010/spring&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/a&gt; was 37 of 171 (21.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2010/summer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/a&gt; was 41 of 171 (24%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2010/fall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt; was 50 of 181 (27.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another jump to 2005&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2005/winter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/a&gt; was 24 of 138 (17.4%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2005/spring&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/a&gt; was 27 of 131 (20.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2005/summer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/a&gt; was 34 of 147 (23.1%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2005/fall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt; was 29 of 154 (18.8%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Final jump to 2000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2000/winter&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/a&gt; was 14 of 88 (15.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2000/spring&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/a&gt; was 15 of 87 (17.2%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2000/summer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/a&gt; was 15 of 103 (14.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2000/fall&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt; was 21 of 107 (19.6%).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From looking at these lists - and I'm probably going to look into the time between 2005 and 2015 in more detail when I'm not at work, it seems more like we got an upsurge of about 5-10% in action anime that's either taken a slight blip now, or has trended back towards year 2000 levels. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the main things to happen between 2000 and 2005 is the anime releases of both Naruto and Bleach. Their take off and massive surge in popularity both in the east and west could have sparked an anime boom in getting action manga (and just action ideas) to production; however this is just conjecture without sources to back this up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be interesting to know if this was a trend followed when Dragonball  first went to anime too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just in general though, we've seen a large increase in the amount of anime being released. When the most popular (and safest bet) action anime stems from the adaptations of shows from Shonen Jump and other shonen manga, who only have space for a certain number of different manga in their magazines, then it would follow that an increase in total manga should see a decrease in the percentage these manga adaptations take up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I get time I'll also look into whether I can find any stats on take-up of anime outside of the &quot;teenage boy&quot; demographic, and look to the success of the non-action genre releases (such as the stand out hits that came from the Slice of Life genre). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32196" LastEditorUserId="32196" LastEditDate="2017-10-18T08:23:41.363" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T08:23:41.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2017-10-18T13:06:32.220" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I would like to say, &#xA;Otonashi did pass on, there is an evidence when he was about to go after the boy that can control people with his eyes. That means that he can pass on but there was just no scene of him passing on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36193" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T13:06:32.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42881" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-18T15:11:35.490" Score="0" ViewCount="9687" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Clover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; it's 13 eps, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/34572/Black_Clover_TV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; hasn't said anything and some say it's 50/51 eps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone really know how many episodes the series is going to be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the slow pacing, I think it's going to be longer than 12/13 episodes... but I may be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36194" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-10-18T20:57:47.777" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T17:55:04.493" Title="Has the episode count for Black Clover been announced?" Tags="&lt;black-clover&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-10-19T19:09:12.630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19281" CreationDate="2017-10-18T16:09:20.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, I have an idea. This was the beta, right? So wouldn't there be bugs? What if he wasn't lying about advancing past other beta testers? What if he found a glitch a way to pass floors with nothing stopping him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also what if he fought the bosses, but merely got them low and claimed he beat them. But just before killing the boss he would leave, but not without reward. Because that reward would be knowing how to fight and beat the bosses. The boss would live to continue keeping the gate closed for other testers. So perhaps he did go to other floors farther above. And since it's the beta, the bosses may be easier to fight. They may have the same abilities in the alpha but their attack damage and maybe attack speed had increased. Or maybe more HP and less damage but maybe the room itself worked against you. Like hidden traps for the boss to push or somehow get you into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in conclusion, I believe that he &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; make it way higher than other beta testers but in a way that made it impossible for them to progress without finding that glitch. Being able to advance levels just before killing the boss. Maybe even acquiring new items. I don't believe that you'd get a plethora of items at the start of the game. But seeing as he said previously that he was imagining item builds means that he may have more items then just beginner items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36196" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-18T16:21:44.107" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T16:21:44.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42881" CreationDate="2017-10-18T16:11:07.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing &quot;official&quot; has been announced yet, it was assumed that it's going to have 13 episodes because that's kind of the norm nowadays and Funimation did list it at one point as having that many episodes, but they were wrong about episode order before so, who knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently though, Yonkou_Prod, a fan-site that was responsible for several anime leaks in the past, &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/YonkouProd/status/918330085412716544&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;claimed that the anime's episode order has been expanded to 51 episodes&lt;/a&gt;, and as unlikely as that sounds, they seem confident about their claims...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether and who you want to believe is totally up to you, but the fact of the matter is: we don't know anything official yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36195" LastEditorUserId="36195" LastEditDate="2017-10-19T17:55:04.493" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T17:55:04.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43201" CreationDate="2017-10-18T22:37:16.960" Score="2" ViewCount="5764" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been several references to a mortal that might be stronger than a God of Destruction, both in the anime and manga. Is this person supposed to be Jiren and if so, is he indeed stronger than a God of Destruction, or is it still unknown exactly how strong he is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T16:34:56.360" LastActivityDate="2019-10-21T07:18:17.940" Title="Is Jiren stronger than a God of Destruction?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42894" CreationDate="2017-10-18T22:40:14.903" Score="4" ViewCount="1608" Body="&lt;p&gt;Supposedly gods of destructions and angels can use ultra instinct, but they dont get the aura and eye colors Goku gets. Why is that? Is Goku using something else in this transformation, such a super saiyan transformation on top of it, god ki or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-10-19T12:29:17.127" LastActivityDate="2018-07-24T05:25:39.097" Title="if Beerus, Whis, and other gods of destructions and angels can use Ultra Instinct, why they dont get Goku's aura?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36384" CreationDate="2017-10-19T00:06:05.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is another I'm aware of, although probably not what you were after: Kochikame for the most volumes published for a single manga series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a different category (interesting nonetheless), Yu-gi-oh is the highest selling trading card, and 1995 third volume of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is the highest selling comic magazine. Weird, but fun facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36198" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T00:06:05.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42891" CreationDate="2017-10-19T06:14:22.280" Score="7" ViewCount="2830" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that One Piece is anime and not real, but come to think of it, how come &lt;em&gt;everyone&lt;/em&gt; speaks the same language. In the Punk Hazard Arc, Kin'emon exclaimed about foreign lands from where the straw hats came. But still, &lt;em&gt;everyone&lt;/em&gt; with no exclusions speaks the same. Any indications or anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T07:18:43.283" LastActivityDate="2018-07-14T18:37:31.683" Title="Language in One Piece" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42889" CreationDate="2017-10-19T06:53:39.997" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the evidence that's currently present, it seems like this is a side-effect of the world having a single government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance the phoneglyphs aren't in Japanese, since only Robn can read them. If they were a simple alphabet change, then someone would have figured it out already. This means, that there were different languages back then (at least one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there's a chance the world was as diverse in terms of language as ours, but then the void century ended when the current world government defeated the others. Just think about it, if Japan would take over the whole world, then everyone would speak Japanese here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bigger question is, that why didn't they develop accents. The islands make the people isolated into small groups. This is a perfect enviroment for that to happen. Even half a century should be enough to result in at least some small changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T06:53:39.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42889" CreationDate="2017-10-19T08:45:03.833" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was answered by Oda in SBS Vol. 25:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reader:&lt;/strong&gt; I have a serious question for Oda-sensei. How come, in manga, no matter where you go, everyone always speaks the same language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oda:&lt;/strong&gt; Because manga is something where everyone's dreams are depicted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_25&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides this, I remember another statement from Oda where he said the offical language in the series is english (no source, sorry). This is indicated when you see an english name for an attack or a character. (e. g. &amp;quot;Nations Might&amp;quot; is not written in kanji in the manga.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35035" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T08:45:03.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42881" CreationDate="2017-10-19T12:17:15.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though Wikipedia says 13 episodes, I have a gut feeling it ill be longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because the third episode was mainly a filler in many ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think if the anime was 12-13 episode season or 24-25 season, there is no way they would have added a filler this early into the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm thinking a good 50-60 episode series or it might even be like One Piece and Naruto a long running series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T12:17:15.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42886" CreationDate="2017-10-19T20:02:23.563" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The biggest thing is that Ultra Instinct is not a power up, but a technique. It is literally just your arms and legs thinking for themselves, defending without you needing to be involved. There is no transformation or power up associated with it. It's implied that mastery of this technique means being able to have it always active. Whis talks about how his feet think for themselves but not his shoes when he stepped in poo, implying that it was active at the time, but since he cant feel through his shoes, his feet couldn't think to avoid it the instant he came into contact with it to prevent stepping in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku's transformation was triggered by the Spirit bomb, and he reached a new level. This is the new form he obtained. While in this form, he had, as Whis put it, broken through his shell to the greater potential within him. It was by breaking through to that new form that he was able to use Ultra Instinct. Its unlikely, but possible that Goku can still use Ultra Instinct even now in his base form. It could be the same principle as with his god form in his first fight against Beerus, how just obtaining it made his base form a lot stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, TL;DR, Goku obtained a new God like form, and while in that form, was able to comprehend the secret to using Ultra Instinct. They are separate things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2017-10-19T20:02:23.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42900" CreationDate="2017-10-19T22:11:32.350" Score="4" ViewCount="2703" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end, who is the girl with a black ribbon who's running down the stairs? She can be seen at the last still shot in a weird pose holding/being held by Kanbaru. It's not Ougi, as she has a tie instead of a ribbon, and can be seen to the right of them in that still shot when it pans out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DOvGR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DOvGR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/armVt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/armVt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rLbCF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rLbCF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5S0lA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5S0lAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q97cz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q97czm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T22:48:32.410" Title="Who's the character at the end of the last episode of Owarimonogatari season 2?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42895" CreationDate="2017-10-20T02:49:01.957" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Higasa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Higasa&lt;/a&gt;, who is on the basketball team and in the same year as Kanbaru. In the anime productions, she first appears at the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d1Roy.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/d1Roy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Higasa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanamonogatari&lt;/em&gt; opens with a section where Kanbaru talks about her parents, before she wakes up on the morning of her first day of her third year of school. She runs into Ougi on the school's athletic grounds. Ougi asks Kanbaru if she has heard of Devil-sama. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We then see Kanbaru is sitting in her classroom that same morning. Higasa, being now in the same class as Kanbaru, walks into the room, and Kanbaru identifies her by name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is then a time-skip to the afternoon of the same day. Higasa suggests to Kanbaru that they should go home together, but Kanbaru demurs. She then asks Higasa about Devil-sama as Higasa is leaving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-10-21T04:18:51.337" LastActivityDate="2017-10-21T04:18:51.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42904" CreationDate="2017-10-20T06:35:05.757" Score="7" ViewCount="1365" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/371/Ichigo_Mashimaro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ichigo Mashimaro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was first published in 2002. There is no information about the author except on Wikipedia. His last published &lt;em&gt;tankobon&lt;/em&gt; was on March 2013, 2013, stuck at volume 7 (according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Marshmallow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what happened to him and his works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2019-01-20T09:08:30.600" LastActivityDate="2019-01-20T09:08:30.600" Title="What happened to Barasui ( Ichigo Mashimaro's author )?" Tags="&lt;strawberry-marshmallow&gt;&lt;barasui&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-20T08:39:05.540" Score="3" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 14 of &lt;em&gt;Attack of Titan&lt;/em&gt; season 1, there's a man in a white robe whom Eren calls him the wall cultist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36215" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T09:47:47.523" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T14:51:57.300" Title="Who are the wall cultists?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42902" CreationDate="2017-10-20T09:40:59.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ichigo Mashimaro&lt;/em&gt; is still being published, albeit slowly and irregularly&lt;/strong&gt;. The author, Barasui, was on hiatus &lt;em&gt;due to a sudden illness on 2015-08-29&lt;/em&gt;, but the rest of hiatuses were due to &amp;quot;the author's circumstance&amp;quot; until recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the serialization on &lt;em&gt;Monthly Dengeki Daioh&lt;/em&gt;, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengeki_Daioh#In_Dengeki_Daioh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the title is still on-going. It's hinted clearer on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E5%88%8A%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E9%9B%BB%E6%92%83%E5%A4%A7%E7%8E%8B#.E9.9B.91.E8.AA.8C.E3.82.AA.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B8.E3.83.8A.E3.83.AB&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese counterpart&lt;/a&gt; since it's included in the 現在連載中の作品 (currently serialized title) category instead of 休載中 (on hiatus).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the author, Barasui, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%B0%E3%82%89%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC#.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81.E3.81.AE.E7.89.B9.E5.BE.B4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, there's a remark about his irregular publishing time (or, &lt;em&gt;hiatus&lt;/em&gt;) because of his unusually slow writing pace:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was on hiatus from edition &lt;em&gt;2009-5&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;2010-2&lt;/em&gt; (10 months)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if he did publish it, it was only an average of 5-6 pages including the cover page. However, the illustration was so detailed and each chapter could stand alone, making it a short-story manga&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In edition &lt;em&gt;2015-12&lt;/em&gt;, he only published 8 pages compared to his previous usual 18 pages (also, compared to &lt;em&gt;Yotsuba to!&lt;/em&gt;'s 28 pages)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the title itself, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8B%BA%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8D#.E5.8D.98.E8.A1.8C.E6.9C.AC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipeda&lt;/a&gt; about the published date of the &lt;em&gt;tankobon&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 5: 2007-04-27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 6: 2009-02-27 (1 year and 10 months later)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 7: 2013-03-27 (&lt;strong&gt;4 years and 1 month later&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(parentheses mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, according to the specialized wiki on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www37.atwiki.jp/mashimaro_wiki/pages/38.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;atwiki (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2017-05-27: Chapter 78 (4 pages) was published in edition &lt;em&gt;2017-07&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2017-06-27: Chapter 78 (12 pages) was published in edition &lt;em&gt;2017-08&lt;/em&gt;, no plan for next chapter's number and announcement&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2017-07-27: Barasui is on hiatus &lt;strong&gt;to work on the next &lt;em&gt;tankobon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2017-08-10: &lt;strong&gt;The 8th volume appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048933949/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon Japan&lt;/a&gt;, to be released on 2017-11-27&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2017-10-18: The author mentioned the release for the next &lt;em&gt;tankobon&lt;/em&gt; on 2017-11-27 (on &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20171020093845/http://bara.sakura.ne.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barasui's image storehouse (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T10:18:26.057" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42925" CreationDate="2017-10-20T13:14:12.257" Score="2" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last manga chapter of Dragon Ball Super,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We've seen Beerus fights all the other gods together against him and do pretty well, and he and Kitela remains as the last standing up in an exhition match where all gods were present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the anime, we never see this, plus when Beerus and Champa fight each other they seem to be in the same level, and when Goku shows his Ultra Instinct state or transformation, almost all gods who participate in the tournament are sweating (except for Mosco who can't sweat because it's a robot) but those in the top 4 are worried but not sweating (this could have to do with the fact they arent participating in the tournament too, but I thought it could be because Goku could be a threat to themselves too). Plus I dont remember if something was directly stated, but for some reason I assumed the 4 gods who were left out of the tournament were the 4 strongest gods of destruction (specially Geene who refused to participate in the exhibition match of the anime I assumed he was the strongest of all) . Therefore, my question is, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are the manga and the anime portraying Beerus as having the same strenght compared to other gods?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T13:42:10.387" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:42:25.290" Title="Are the manga and the anime portraying Beerus as having the same strenght compared to other gods?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42927" CreationDate="2017-10-20T13:35:35.497" Score="5" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question could seem as an opinion based question, but let me try to explain why I think it is not. In Dragon Ball, Goku was supposed to be completely pure-hearted to be able to ride the Flying Nimbus, to the point he needed to have no bad intentions at all, otherwise he couldn't stand in the top of it, he had to be a sort of Super Saiyan Jesus. At some point in the Dragon Ball series, Vegeta emphasizes this by saying Goku never dared to kill someone (because of this). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at some point after that, Goku indeed kills someone, that is kid Bu. With Piccolo before, someone could argue he didn't actually finished him because he immediately reincarnated or so, but this isn't the case of kid Buu. And now, in Dragon Ball Super, Goku is doing something different to what he always did. When someone threatened the Earth or the universe, no matter how strong he was, he at least tried to defeat him. But with the case of Zeno, he didn't even try. Someone could argue Zeno is so powerful that he knew he couldn't defeat him, but is Zeno that powerful? He isn't almighty because several Zenos were created by Trunks and Zamasu when messing with time, Zeno isn't unbelievably strong because he can't follow Dyspo's moves. At some point I thought this &quot;destroying all universes&quot; thing was a fake, but now the manga has shown that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; indeed Zeno destroys all universes permanently and the great priest doesn't care, he only acknowledges Zeno whims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Goku didn't even try to defeat Zeno by training and merging with Vegeta or whatever, and he doesn't care much about all the universes which are being destroyed every time he defeats them? Is Goku still pure-hearted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T16:38:06.433" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T16:38:06.433" Title="Is Goku still pure-hearted?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-20T14:13:03.253" Score="1" ViewCount="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, i have &lt;em&gt;gomu gomu no mi&lt;/em&gt;. I already know that this is a devil fruit that whoever eat this fruit will gain a new power. I want someone of my crew/friend gain this ability too so i cut the fruit in half and at the same time we ate the fruit. Is this possible ? Did the author ever mention about this somewhere before ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T14:13:03.253" Title="Can we share our devil fruit to someone else?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-10-20T14:21:23.550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42914" CreationDate="2017-10-20T14:34:40.387" Score="3" ViewCount="52087" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching season 1&amp;amp;2 of &lt;em&gt;Konosuba&lt;/em&gt;. I want to start reading the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From which volume should I start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T17:08:45.990" LastActivityDate="2020-08-15T23:04:40.060" Title="Which LN volumes are covered in season 1&amp;2 of &quot;Konosuba&quot; anime?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-20T15:43:20.273" Score="1" ViewCount="757" Body="&lt;p&gt;He can almost do everything: eat, drink, poop (Luffy asked him when they first met), etc. Brook even says by drinking milk, his broken bones heal faster. So it seems food has effect in his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was just wondering that after a certain age, all the straw hats will retire and have a family. Will Brook also be able to do so? Can Brook marry a real woman and have real kids (human kids)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36219" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T15:54:40.100" LastActivityDate="2018-05-13T13:52:41.390" Title="Can Brook marry a real woman and have real kids (human kids)?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37330" CreationDate="2017-10-20T15:57:26.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This more into &quot;Eroge&quot; game, but mostly Eroge game is kinda like a visual novel but with extra content, H content. SO here they are. And it cost much more rather than an indie game development. &lt;em&gt;Yamato Tamaki&lt;/em&gt;  is the one who made this explanation. He is not that popular. We can say, not that popular person rather than &lt;em&gt;Ryukishi07&lt;/em&gt; (higurashi, umineko vn ) . His works are mostly nukige and it's pretty short game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Eroge industry veteran Yamato Tamaki had written a detailed eroge&#xA;    production cost breakdown on his site a while back. Yamato Tamaki had&#xA;    done a variety of jobs in the eroge industry for 10 years (mainly as a&#xA;    project planner and scenario writer), and this is info that he is&#xA;    giving based on his experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This list does not include costs from advertising or manufacturing,&#xA;    because he has never been involved in that area. Advertising refers&#xA;    stuff like handing out flyers, putting ads in magazines, providing&#xA;    articles to magazines, setting up the website, etc. Manufacturing&#xA;    costs refer to costs incurred in stuff such as producing the box,&#xA;    pressing the DVDs or CDs, copy protection, printing the game manual,&#xA;    etc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;People involved in the development staff&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Director&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similar to a movie director, but in the eroge industry the director is&#xA;  usually also involved in one of the other jobs listed below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Artist&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Draws the original art&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scenario writer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Writes the story, many of them also double as a scripter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Programmer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Writes the program, many also double as a scripter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scripter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scripts the game according to how the program works, does the&#xA;  presentation too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CG Supervisor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makes sure the art is consistent, does the finishing touches, works on&#xA;  the improving quality of the art, etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CG colouring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Colours the CG art and makes small graphics such as buttons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background artist&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makes the background art used for bust shots and sometimes also for&#xA;  event art&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;9&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Composer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The team who arrange the compose the music inside the game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;10&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound Effects&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makes the sound effects, this part is usually done by the composer&#xA;  too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;11&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seiyuu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one who Voiced the character in game ( but if the game is a&#xA;  non-voiced game , it would not listed on the team )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;12&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound director&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Directs how each seiyuu should be speaking like and explains the&#xA;  intonations needed etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;13&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Animator&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guys that do the anime parts or filming etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;14&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enshutsu&lt;/strong&gt; ( cant find about this one )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one who made the storyboards for the trailer movies or anime&#xA;  scenes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;15&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Debugger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Checks for bugs and QA etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;16&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Production manager&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makes sure everything is going according to schedule, usually done by&#xA;  the director or producer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Production costs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are two ways to calculate prices in the industry, one is where&#xA;  the price is calcuated on a per unit basis and another is by having&#xA;  the company stating the total amount required and calculating the&#xA;  total price from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is believed in the industry that you get a cheaper price via the&#xA;  2nd method. That is because even if there is a sudden need to increase&#xA;  the amount required, the price usually does not change. The 2nd method&#xA;  is usually paid on a per project basis, so a small increase in the&#xA;  amount needed will not change the price. There are also instances&#xA;  where it is in the contract that additional fees are required if the&#xA;  amount needed increases, but it’s usually very vague in this area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event line art&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8,000 ~ 15,000 yen or 50,000 ~ 80,000 yen per image&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Event art refers to art that takes up the entire screen and is used to&#xA;  represent a certain scene. The cost on the left is for a normal&#xA;  artist, and the cost on the right is the cost when a popular artist is&#xA;  used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Event CG colouring&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10,000 ~ 30,000 yen per image&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The price changes according to if the background has to be coloured,&#xA;  and also according to the colouring style used (such as anime style&#xA;  colouring), and if the shadows are already designated in the line art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bust shot line art&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3,000 ~ 10,000 yen each&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are the images used to represent the characters in the normal&#xA;  parts of the game. Variations in the character expressions doesn’t&#xA;  change the cost, but different clothes and poses will count as&#xA;  different images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bust shot CG colouring&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;approximately 1/2 ~ 1/3 of the cost of colouring the Event CG&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The colouring style will be done in the same style as the Event CG, so&#xA;  the cost of colouring the Event CG will directly affect the cost of&#xA;  the Bust shot colouring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bust shot backgrounds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15,000 ~ 50,000 yen each&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are the backgrounds used to depict where the characters are.&#xA;  All sorts of backgrounds from TV anime level to movie level of art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scenario&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1,000 yen for every 1kb&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The story. Basically 1 yen for every 1 byte of the scenario. Outline&#xA;  and background settings do not count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Programming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;150,000 ~ 2,500,000 yen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The computer program that’s needed to run everything on the PC.This is&#xA;  the cost for ADV games, the price can get higher if it’s stuff like&#xA;  Action games or Mahjong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scripting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;150,000 ~ 300,000 yen per 1MB&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scripting refers to the scripting that’s done to present all the&#xA;  relevant materials (art, backgrounds, bgm, etc) in order as the&#xA;  scenario progresses. The 1MB refers to the size of the scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;BGM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10,000 ~ 50,000 yen each&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most of them have been 25,000 yen or below recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Song&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100,000 ~ 1,000,000 yen each&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stuff like the theme song, insert song, ending song, image song etc.&#xA;  Using a famous singer can cost a ton.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sound effects&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1,000 ~ 5,000 yen each&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It’s pretty tough for the sound effects guys because when they sell a&#xA;  sound effect to a company it tends to get used across all their games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100,000 ~ 10,000,000 yen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The more sophisticated the movie, the more it costs. It can cost a&#xA;  fortune if there’s anime or stuff like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1,000,000 yen and above&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For comparison, a 30 minute TV anime costs about 8,000,000 ~&#xA;  15,000,000 yen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cut-in&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This refers to small graphics such as items and stuff. It’s usually&#xA;  done within the company itself, but if it’s outsourced, it’ll cost&#xA;  several thousand yen each.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Voices&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It’s hard to give a range for this because the costs are completely&#xA;  different depending on the person that is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interface&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100,000 ~ 200,000 yen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically the graphics and design for the GUI. This is also usually&#xA;  done in-house, but this is the average cost to do it if they&#xA;  outsource.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Debugger&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5,000 ~ 10,000 yen per day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It’s usually done in-house with everybody doing it together, but they&#xA;  get part-time staff when there isn’t enough manpower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other fees that may occur:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Direction fees 100,000 ~ 300,000 yen per month&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;CG managing fees 100,000 ~ 300,000 yen per month&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Project fee 300,000 yen and below&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Event CG variations&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the same scene a character’s expressions may change or the&#xA;  character’s hand may move slightly. These variations can have&#xA;  additional charges depending on how big the change is compared to the&#xA;  total area of the image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Additional charges will not apply if the change is smaller than&#xA;  approximately 1/3 of the total area. If the change is bigger than&#xA;  that, there will be an additional charge (approximately 1000 ~ 5000&#xA;  yen for event line art), and if there are many different variations of&#xA;  the same piece, the additional charges will keep increasing. Yamato&#xA;  Tamaki has personally seen a case where an image costed 15,000 yen for&#xA;  line art and 25,000 yen for colouring (total 40,000 yen), but because&#xA;  of the variations it became 250,000 yen in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Royalties&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There may be royalties given to the artist or scenario writer, usually&#xA;  between 0.5% to 3%. In many cases the royalties are only given on&#xA;  condition that the game manages to sell a certain number of copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seiyuu also need to be paid when the voices recorded for the game are&#xA;  used in other applications such as when a game is ported to consoles,&#xA;  when a game and its sequel are packed together and sold in a set, or&#xA;  when there is a remake etc. The price is usually a percentage of the&#xA;  original cost for when the voices were originally recorded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Art used for advertising&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Art that is used in advertising materials such as posters, telephone&#xA;  cards, magazine spreads etc need to be done in a higher resolution&#xA;  than the game art so the prices are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Line art – 15,000 yen and above&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Colouring – 25,000 ~ 80,000 yen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prices can go crazy when using a popular artist for the line art.&#xA;  The highest that Yamato Tamaki has seen is where it cost 350,000 yen&#xA;  for a single piece. But popular artists on this level can make the&#xA;  game sell over 10,000 copies just with their name alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;How many copies need to be sold to make a profit?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The distributors get &lt;strong&gt;approximately 40% ~ 60% of the selling price&lt;/strong&gt;. How&#xA;  much the distributors get is usually determined by the power balance&#xA;  between the maker and the distributors, recently there have been&#xA;  distributors that provide funding to the maker for the game’s&#xA;  development, so in these cases, the distributors hold more power.&#xA;  Whereas the more stable game makers that constantly make games that&#xA;  sell consistently or when the maker has a famous artist, they can have&#xA;  more power than the distributors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, when a game maker sells a game directly themselves, they do not&#xA;  have to go through the distributors so the distributors do not get a&#xA;  share of the money. A game maker that is able to get good sales from&#xA;  direct sales basically gets double the income as compared to going&#xA;  through a distributor.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;strong&gt;for a game that is 8800 yen, if the distributor takes&#xA;  50%, that means 4400 yen goes to the game maker. The distributor will&#xA;  then sell the game to stores at 6500 yen a copy, so the distributor&#xA;  really makes 2100 yen per copy. Then when it comes to the stores, the&#xA;  amount they make will change depending on how much they sell the game&#xA;  for. If they sell it a the fixed price of 8800 yen, they make 2300 yen&#xA;  per copy, if they sell it at 7200 yen, they make 700 yen per copy.&#xA;  ** &#xA;  **On the game maker’s side, if they make 4,400 yen per copy, that means&#xA;  they get 44,000,000 yen when 10,000 copies are sold. If 3,000 copies&#xA;  are sold then they make 13,200,000 yen.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the cost of production was 50,000,000 yen (including advertising&#xA;  and manufacturing), it means they will need to sell 11,400 copies&#xA;  before they can start seeing profits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This means that in the case where they use a famous artist that is&#xA;  able to sell 10,000 copies of the game just by his name alone, it is&#xA;  possible to break even, even if it costs 40,000,000 yen to use his&#xA;  art. (Though it’s not a really good deal at that price)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So basically the big titles that manage to sell over 100,000 copies&#xA;  made 440,000,000 yen, but the game makers that can make sales on that&#xA;  level will probably be able to demand a bigger cut of the sales from&#xA;  the distributors so the amount that they actually get is probably&#xA;  higher.&lt;/strong&gt; # &lt;strong&gt;(there are only 3 companies that have games that sold more&#xA;  than 100,000 copies in recent times)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Just in case anybody is getting the wrong impression about sales&#xA;  numbers, getting 5000 copies sold in the eroge industry can be&#xA;  surprisingly hard for many companies, so many try to keep the&#xA;  break-even point lower than that)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According that, cost production that stated above is for &lt;strong&gt;AVERAGE&lt;/strong&gt; game. The game is more like 10-30 hours to play with it. YOu can compare that with the big title that take alot of time to finish the game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources : &lt;a href=&quot;https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/6437-visual-novels-budget/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/6437-visual-novels-budget/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T15:57:26.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-20T16:11:40.657" Score="4" ViewCount="1056" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a con in Japan called Comiket. This con is held twice a year. There are like a hundred of circles/booths that sell their merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder how much cost for the production of their fan-made manga and artbook/illustatrion book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The price for a doujinshi manga is around  $20 - $40 based on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://otakurepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=468744&amp;amp;type=header_tab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The price for illustration book is around $15 - $50 based on this&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://otakurepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=405&amp;amp;type=header_tab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according that, how much the production cost ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2019-12-16T15:42:01.450" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T15:42:01.450" Title="Cost for doujinshi in Comiket?" Tags="&lt;doujinshi&gt;&lt;comiket&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42909" CreationDate="2017-10-20T17:15:37.400" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E6%99%B4%E3%82%89%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%81%AB%E7%A5%9D%E7%A6%8F%E3%82%92!&amp;amp;oldid=74900389#%E5%90%84%E8%A9%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 1 covers Season 1, Episode 1 (S1E1) - S1E6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 2 covers S1E7 - S1E10 &lt;em&gt;and S2E3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 3 covers S2E1 - S2E5 &lt;em&gt;except S2E3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 4 covers S2E6 - S2E10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you might want to start from Volume 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, take a moment to read &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/30582/is-the-konosuba-anime-a-close-adaptation-of-the-light-novel?rq=1&quot;&gt;Is the Konosuba anime a close adaptation of the light novel?&lt;/a&gt; to decide whether you want to read from the beginning instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-07-19T11:19:33.263" LastActivityDate="2020-07-19T11:19:33.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42946" CreationDate="2017-10-21T00:13:00.810" Score="10" ViewCount="2323" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of manga that never had an ending for many reasons. For example, &lt;strong&gt;High School of the Dead&lt;/strong&gt;'s mangaka, Daisuke Satou, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-26/high-school-of-the-dead-manga-creator-daisuke-sato-passes-away-at-52/.113968&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;has passed away&lt;/a&gt;. Some mangaka also cannot continue their work because of health problems, as well as other reasons. Say the original mangaka either prepared or did not prepare an ending himself/herself, can another mangaka continue their work? Has this ever happened before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T20:23:24.557" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T20:23:24.557" Title="Can a mangaka continue another mangaka's manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42919" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-21T00:29:08.550" Score="3" ViewCount="1115" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes a manga went hiatus for quite long time, for example HxH was on hiatus from 2014 to 2016&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i3Vt8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i3Vt8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;HxH hiatus chart&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;https://hiatus-hiatus.github.io/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://hiatus-hiatus.github.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are no health issue or any major problem, since it can't be helped if that was the case, how long can a manga or any other work go on hiatus? What if the mangaka didn't show any interest on continuing their work? Would they, the publisher, dropped it even if it was popular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-10-21T00:29:08.550" Title="How long can a manga (or other work) can go hiatus" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="9" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31979" CreationDate="2017-10-21T01:55:32.270" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason as to why it's different is never really stated, but we can infer why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, there are three different eyes in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;. From the weakest to the strongest, they are Byakugan, Sharingan, and Rinnegan. So the byakugan will stay a byakugan forever, but it can turn into a Tensaigan (I can't remember how, but that doesn't matter). Now for the most important Rinnegan and Sharingan,  Sharingan can evolve into Rinnegan. However, before that, there are 3 things needed: a fully developed Sharingan, 3 Tomoe Mangekyou, then eternal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as for what the Rinnegan is, it's basically a mixture of a Sharingan and its own traits, but the Sharingan aspect is only useable to Uchihas. That's why Nagato can't use Sharingan's effects, but Sasuke and Madara can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for why Sasuke's looks different, Madara took Hashirama's Senju chakra and combined it with his which caused the Sharingan to evolve which is sort of the only way to make a Sharingan evolve and Sasuke does something similar, except the sage of sixth paths gives Sasuke half of his chakra which is much more than Hashirama's. Thus, his eyes seem to almost turn into a Rinne Sharingan. Also, the reason for their abilities being different is because that's just how Rinnegans work as Mangekyou Sharingans do the same thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36230" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-21T07:05:59.457" LastActivityDate="2017-10-21T07:05:59.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-21T05:42:38.143" Score="0" ViewCount="2277" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started reading &lt;em&gt;Sergeant Keroro&lt;/em&gt; manga, but few volumes from 17 to 20 are not available. Is there any other site where I can read the missing volumes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36233" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-21T07:08:16.073" LastActivityDate="2020-03-06T06:01:45.253" Title="Where can I read Sergeant Keroro manga online?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;sgt-frog&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42921" CreationDate="2017-10-21T06:36:33.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5577&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt; there are 27 volumes in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however. while licensed in English, Manga Updates lists that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.viz.com/sgt-frog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Viz Media&lt;/a&gt; has dropped the series at Volume 20 but &lt;a href=&quot;https://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_KS01000004020000_68/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kadokawa ComicWalker&lt;/a&gt; is listed as Ongoing but is only on Volume 17 but the website lists the ebooks up to volume 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the link to Stg. Frog on ComicWalker has a Read Latest button this only shows 8 pages and i don't know what volume it's from however i would suspect this is Volume 20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at the date this answer was posted (21/10/2017) there is no localized copy of Volumes 21-27. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it should be noted however that ComicWalker and &lt;a href=&quot;https://global.bookwalker.jp/series/23391/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BookWalker&lt;/a&gt; (which ComicWalker links to) are English services of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kadokawa Shoten&lt;/a&gt; who are the ones who publish Sgt. Frog in Japan as such they would be your best place to find out where and when new volumes come out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for reading them online if future volumes come out, both sites seem to only have a preview button while at the bottom of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://global.bookwalker.jp/deefe7a321-0ce3-4e4a-ad17-b686f93bae85/?adpcnt=7qM_SasK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;product page on BookWalker&lt;/a&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please check your device (iOS, Android) supports the BookWalker app before purchasing by downloading the app when you will use the app.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as such i don't think there is any website where you can read Sgt. Frog legally&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-10-21T06:36:33.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42926" CreationDate="2017-10-21T15:24:27.187" Score="0" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the battle of Vegeta vs Trunks, when Trunks goes ultra super saiyan, Vegeta states: &quot;are you still relying on that sluggish transformation?&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc1dfGll0ak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc1dfGll0ak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That leads me to think ultra super saiyan is indeed a (useless) transformation and not a state, but now in the manga Wiss states Goku has 5 transformations, 1,2,3 god and blue. Since Goku was also able to go Ultra Super Saiyan, what does this mean, is Ultra Super Saiyan a transformation or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:47:59.887" Title="is ultra super saiyan a transformation or a state?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42906" CreationDate="2017-10-22T04:42:25.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well firstly, you have made a couple of incorrect assumptions which need to be clarified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reason you see all the Gods shocked and surprised once goku uses ultra instinct is because this a technique which even a god can't master perfectly and this was mastered a mere mortal. We have seen this inferiority complex shown by the gods towards the mortals multiiple times whenever they are astonished with a mortal's strength. We even see Sidra and Belmod shocked when goku turns SSJB. This is because of the mortal having the powers of a god.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beerus is stronger than Champa both in the anime and in the manga. This was stated explicitely by Vados. That doesn't imply Champa is weak by any means. Also the fight between Beerus and Champa wasn't really an actual fight between 2 gods of destructions. Neither of them were utilising any of their skills and it was more or less like 2 angry kids throwing a fit and punching each other.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Beerus is indicated to be a lot stronger than most of the god's of destructions(Including those of the high mortal ranking universes). So In the manga at least we could conclude Beerus is among the top 3 or at least, top 5 strongest gods of destructions across the multiverse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As far as the anime goes, Gene not taking part in the intial match doesn't necessarily for a fact indicate that he is the strongest. It might be for a number of reasons. Perhaps, he knew the grand priest would have them fix up the damages or perhaps  the match would be very destructive and not be concluded or maybe there was another god among those 3 who was the strongest of the 4 and he knew that he would end up winning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You do bring up an interesting point about the gods of the higher mortal ranking universes not seeming as nervous compared to the gods of the one's taking part in the tournament. However, like you said , it could possibly be because they aren't taking part in the tournament of power or maybe they have mastered the technique already.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we do know for a fact is Jiren is as at the least as strong as Beerus or possibly even stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:42:25.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42923" CreationDate="2017-10-22T04:47:59.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Ultra Super Saiyan transformation, is a forced increase in the power output of the Super Saiyan transformation and is not a new transformation. You could compare it to a Super Saiyan 2 transformation. The only difference would be that the Ultra Saiyan transformation increases muscle mass at the expense of speed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:47:59.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42907" CreationDate="2017-10-22T04:54:47.700" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as far as at the end of DBZ, we can concluded that all of the saiyans including Vegeta are pure hearted. This is because one of the condition of the Super Saiyan God transformation was that 5 pure hearted Saiyans needed to come together and since the transformation worked, it can be concluded all of them are pure hearted post Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, The Omni king isn't powerful in terms of raw power. What makes him terrifying is his position and the ability to erase anything from existence. Even the angels and  the grand priest and of course the gods, the strongest beings of the universe bow down before him so what makes you think Vegito blue could stand up to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku on the other hand has no evil in him. The only reason for him wanting the tournament is his addiction to battle and at the same time his rather naive and careless nature could be considered at fault for the tournament of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it was implied that goku did actually do the other universes a favour(Although he didn't intend to) as Zeno was about to erase the rest of the universes with a lower mortal  ranking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T04:54:47.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6652" CreationDate="2017-10-22T04:59:22.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Mai-HiME&lt;/em&gt; series is the principal anime where Hime, an ancient power that is born inside chosen people that will fight to determine the master of the new millennium (between good vs evil) and a foreign organization trying to sway the results by mimicking that power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Mai-Otome&lt;/em&gt; series is supposed to be set a millennium later after human have migrated to another planet. The technology that was used by humans to be able to finally reach the stars is the exact tech develop after trying to mimic the Hime ability. And as to a millennium have passed... the Hime users was reborn a new, and the darkness follows behind them in a different form.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36245" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T08:39:43.443" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T08:39:43.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42937" CreationDate="2017-10-22T15:02:05.233" Score="3" ViewCount="781" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far we've seen 3 saiyans from universe 6 with an important role in Dragon Ball Super. In a short period of time, less than 48 hours for Kale and Caulifla if I recall correctly, and less than a year for Kyabe, they've mastered more than one transformation. Kale mastered super saiyan berserker and super saiyan green, Caulifla mastered super saiyan , ultra super saiyan (not sure if this is a state or transformation) which chances to master super saiyan 3 in the tournament according to Goku, and Kyabe mastered super saiyan and super saiyan . Why is so? Do universe 6 saiyans transform naturaly more easily than universe 7 saiyans or is there another reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T07:23:40.033" Title="Do universe 6 saiyans transform more easily than universe 7 saiyans?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42977" CreationDate="2017-10-22T15:04:45.390" Score="2" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Dragon Ball Wikia, this transformation of Kale is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Green&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Super Saiyan Green&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. Is this an official name or it was made up by fans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T15:50:07.883" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T02:39:30.613" Title="Is Super Saiyan Green an official name or not?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3021" CreationDate="2017-10-22T18:15:25.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably because Mei (the Mizukage) has the blue hat (water is most commonly associated with the color blue), so they changed Gaara's hat to green (2 blue hats would've looked weird...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36253" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T18:15:25.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-22T19:35:40.027" Score="1" ViewCount="1182" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash is currently in Alola and he is currently travelling &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; with the legendary Pokemon Cosmog. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This made me wonder, what legendary pokémon has Ash encountered over the years and where(location and episode/movie)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36253" LastActivityDate="2019-05-05T10:02:30.477" Title="Ash's encounters with legendary pokémon" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42931" CreationDate="2017-10-22T20:32:26.660" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Officially the original super saiyan transformation was triggered by pure anger and enough raw power to transform. The only possible explanation this is that U6 saiyan have the power but they are not that interested in fighting so they never really explored their power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing that you can't expect a story to be perfect and with no plot armor because the mangaka has to make the story interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31861" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T20:32:26.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12992" CreationDate="2017-10-23T06:51:07.033" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Damian is not Charmander's trainer. The reasons are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Professor Oak or any other professor gives trainer a Pokemon with five Poke Balls and a Pokedex. In &quot;Mystery at the Lighthouse&quot;, Misty says a trainer can have a maximum of six Pokemon and the others are automatically transported to the place where they got their Pokedex. Now Damien had over 6 Poke Balls and he said all Poke Balls contained Pokemon. So if he had been a trainer who got a starter Pokemon, he would have a Pokedex which would have directly transported all other Pokemon to Oak.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It makes no sense, but in episode 4 &quot;The Challenge of Samurai&quot;, he says that all three trainers have passed and he lost to all three. At Cerulean Gym, one of Misty's sisters says that they lost to all trainers from Pallet. So it means they are on the same way. Now, Pewter Gym is before Cerulean Gym or Vermilion Gym. If all three were ahead of Ash from Samurai till Cerulean Gym, surely they passed Pewter before Ash. So Brock should have known them and Damien. But why did Brock act like it's Damien's first time he is meeting?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36258" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T09:55:51.627" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T09:55:51.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-23T07:47:18.163" Score="1" ViewCount="596" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there steps for a doujinka to take when making fan-made manga that would be sold at Comiket? For example, the Comiket would be held in April. When will they start making the doujin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the production process of fan-made manga similar to that of regular manga? I mean the doujinka had to like print the doujin themselves, while the mangaka don't. And they need to advertise their work. Do they have deadlines, too? What preparations do they need to make first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the timesheet of &lt;em&gt;Nurarihyon no mago&lt;/em&gt;'s author:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJVQn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vJVQn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hiroshi Shiibashi&amp;#39;s timesheet&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they manage the production and distribution of their fan-made manga? Or do they just print the manga and sell it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T00:52:45.620" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T00:52:45.620" Title="What is the production process like for a doujinshi to be sold at Comiket?" Tags="&lt;doujinshi&gt;&lt;comiket&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2017-10-23T12:11:57.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many animes I have come across that have characters with split personalities. I think this is the case with Light. I believe Light is not truly evil, but his other persona (Kira) is. I think this is also the case for Light and L's relationship. Light does consider L as a friend whereas Kira sees L as his enemy. Although many fans think Light acted a lot, I think there were plenty of moments where Light and Kira were in conflict inside Light. As I read elsewhere, If Light had never found the death-note and became Kira, he would have become a detective alongside L and the two would be friends. I've also come across many scenes where Light seems to miss L.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36262" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T12:11:57.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42918" CreationDate="2017-10-23T19:51:31.667" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it can. It is usually up to the publisher if they want to pursue continuing a series, depending on who owns the rights (family member tend to have a say in it as well). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that for HotD, the plot creator was known to be a slow writer to begin with (2 years between vol. 6 and 7), and the manga was on hiatus for quite a while before his death (2011). While his death was the nail in the coffin, I don't think anyone really expected the series to ever be completed. The artist moved on to create Triage X, which basically was written as a replacement for HotD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are some examples (though I'm sure there are more).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cases where the author died, and his team took over:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayon_Shin-chan#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crayon Shin-chan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cases when the author changed, even when the previous is still alive (though it is technically a new series or spin-off):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lupin_the_Third_manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lupin the 3rd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saint Seiya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cases where the artist died, but the original author was still alive:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8B%E3%83%89&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Catapillar&lt;/a&gt; (They replaced the artist with another one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cases where they had someone else fill in for the dead author:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Familiar_of_Zero#Light_novels&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Familiar of Zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="23565" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T20:00:53.857" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T20:00:53.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42951" CreationDate="2017-10-24T07:23:50.450" Score="1" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the chapter 882 of One Piece (&quot;Beyond the Expectations of a Yonkou&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We see Luffy at the moment he'll use his Gear 4th, trapped in the Flowing Mochi, and his opponents reacts in this way:&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cFsrA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cFsrA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This assumes that he has knowledge of both Luffy's Gear 4th technique and the mecanism to activate it. However, Luffy never mentionned it in his fight against him, so it is the first time he sees both Luffy and his technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How so ? Is it something that is known over Devil Fruit users, and everyone who ate them has &quot;gears&quot; like Luffy ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T07:29:38.653" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T07:50:31.980" Title="Knowledge of Gear 4th through the world" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8525" CreationDate="2017-10-24T07:26:35.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yukio didn't know that Rin was going to be sacrificed. As you can see in the second last episode of Season 1, Yukio was surprised that Rin's blood was going and he had said yes because he wanted to protect Rin by turning him back into a human, but when he saw that Rin was going to die, he stepped in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36278" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T07:26:35.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42949" CreationDate="2017-10-24T07:50:31.980" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You forgot that Katakuri can see few seconds into the future with his observation haki, so he already &quot;saw&quot; Luffy transform into his new form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has nothing to do with other fruit users, so far Luffy is the only one who can use &quot;gears&quot; as a transformation mechanisms and it will most likely remain like that through the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T07:50:31.980" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36615" CreationDate="2017-10-24T11:32:57.747" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching &lt;em&gt;91 Days&lt;/em&gt;. The 12th episode is little confusing, although this pineapple can was bought during flee along with some other food, like in the restaurant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During their sea walk, Avilio said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you know why you are still alive?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Cause I didn't want to kill you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then with the same expression of rage, confusion, and happiness on his face, Nero pulled a shot as a reply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now you know, why you are still alive?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Cause I didn't want to, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, while coming back in the car, the type of happy expression Nero made was of recent meeting with a new friend or of a recent new relationship (just friends in this case).Those who know facial expression reading can easily judge it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the new Don asked Avilio to kill Nero as a favor. So it might be a play between them. As we can see, our new Don's man crossed Nero and stopped. Maybe he would notice Avilio's wound as his failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, out of 91 only 12 days have been completed. So the anime will likely continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36280" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T11:31:51.243" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T11:31:51.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-24T11:42:03.580" Score="4" ViewCount="916" Body="&lt;p&gt;As most of us know by now &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Sat%C5%8D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daisuke Satō&lt;/a&gt; passed away. However, the series he worked on such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/669/Highschool_of_the_Dead&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HOTD&lt;/a&gt; is yet to announce its discontinuation and thus &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13032/1458&quot;&gt;remains on an indefinite hiatus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This however made me wonder, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;what will happen to a series when the author passes away?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the franchise pick the series up with another mangaka instead? Silently let it linger on 'publishing' as memento? Discontinue it after a XXX amount of time? Or does this differ from publisher to publisher? Or maybe even mangaka to mangaka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of HOTD it already was on an extended hiatus, and the same thing could just happen to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Togashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yoshihiro Togashi&lt;/a&gt;, the author of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/a&gt;, as he is in quite bad health as well. But &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eiichiro Oda&lt;/a&gt;, the author of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece&lt;/a&gt;, could also be next. In which case supposedly nobody knows the ending besides Oda himself and the diseased &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/33654/20140818/one-piece-ending-spoilers.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hinati Fujinami&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T14:33:38.947" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T14:33:38.947" Title="What happens to a series after its author dies?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-10-25T11:16:42.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40220" CreationDate="2017-10-24T13:41:04.213" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, we don't know who they are, although there is some evidence on who the black-haired adjutant might be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Seven Warriors&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ionioi Hetairoi means &quot;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_cavalry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Companions&lt;/a&gt; of Ionia&quot;, so I would expect some, if not all, of these important-looking soldiers to be Alexander's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatophylakes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bodyguards&lt;/a&gt;, which&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;consisted of seven men, drawn from the Macedonian nobility, who also acted as high-ranking military officers, holding command positions such as general or chiliarch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, included in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vgmdb.net/album/18087&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sound Drama Fate/Zero Vol.2 &quot;The Orgy of Kings&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is this image (with some text edited out) of Iskander, and around him, seven men whose designs stand out from the crowds in the back:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wYDLn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wYDLn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ionioi Hetairoi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here's the problem: none of Alexander the Great's bodyguards were much older than his master, so who is that old man wearing a turban? Furthermore, six of these outstanding men are easily recognized as having appeared in the &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; anime, so if the seventh one, the guy in the middle wearing a black armor, has also appeared in the anime, he is most likely &lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Mithrenes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mithrenes&lt;/a&gt;, who is not a Somatophylax. So it seems futile to try to match them to the Somatophylakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Designations by Fans&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Immediately after the airing of episode 11 of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, someone, possibly from 2chan, posted this fan-annotated image that names these important-looking people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rAY1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rAY1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Notable people in Alexander&amp;#39;s army&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From left to right, top to bottom: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumenes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eumenes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmenion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Parmenion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hephaestion&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ptolemy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's actually quite an educated guess. Eumenes was known for his loyalty to his master and his role as the private secretary of Alexander. In this sense, it can be said that Eumenes and Waver are quite similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parmenion was an experienced general who killed to ensure Alexander's succession to the throne was a smooth one. Being Alexander's second in command and also 40-50 years older than him puts Parmenion as the number one candidate to the identity of the man in turban.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hephaestion's and Ptolemy's names are on there probably just because they are more well-known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Eumenes in &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; Derivative Works&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Faker_(Lord_El-Melloi_II_Case_Files)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hephaestion&lt;/a&gt;&quot; does actually make an appearance in &lt;em&gt;Lord El-Melloi II Case Files&lt;/em&gt;, and she has this to say about &lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Waver_Velvet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lord El-Melloi II&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「ケチ。せせこましい。暗くて偏屈。寝起きが悪い。黴びた書物ばかり読んでる。卑屈なくせに傲慢。さも苦労人でございって顔をしてるくせに、終わってみれば一番事態を搔き回してる。どうだ、全部当たってるだろう」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「気に入らない。まったく気に入らない。そんな偏屈な顔はエウメネスで見飽きてるというのに、この時代でも見せられるのか」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't provide a faithful translation, but she's basically saying she hates to see that perverse, arrogant and miserly face of Lord El-Melloi II even though she has seen enough of them already from Eumenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Grand Order&lt;/em&gt;, if you have both Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II) and Iskander as your Servants, then talking to a Bond Lvl 5 Iskander in My Room will trigger &lt;a href=&quot;https://fategrandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Sub:Iskandar/Dialogue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dialogue 4&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hm? You have a strategist with a stern countenance. I’d like to see him compete with with Eumenes- Ah, he’s still an immature youth on the inside. How amusing it would be if he met Hephaestion!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two derivative works seem to corroborate the fact that Eumenes gives off the same vibe or even the same look as an adult Waver, and we have one such person in Ionioi Hetairoi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Eumenes or Waver?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know, and for all we know, Eumenes might just be one possible future of Waver. After all, time warping is not an alien concept in the &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Nicknames in &lt;em&gt;Sensha Otoko&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's regrettable to say that we aren't able to identify the subjects in question with confidence. But if nicknames satisfy you, &lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Sensha_Otoko#Iskander_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these&lt;/a&gt; are what they're called in &lt;em&gt;Sensha Otoko&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/laRZ7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/laRZ7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Iskander Family in Sensha Otoko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Other Remarks&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The design of &quot;Erect Member&quot; is really peculiar: he seems to be wearing a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paludamentum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;paludamentum&lt;/a&gt; and a helmet with a Sphinx on it (absent in the one-shot manga).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why is the world of Ionioi Hetairoi a desert with no cavalries but only &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pezhetairos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;foot companions&lt;/a&gt;? The simplest explanation is that to draw horses and sceneries more complex than sand dunes is to create more work for the animators. However, I can't help but think that it is depicting Alexander's feat of crossing the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedrosia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gedrosia desert&lt;/a&gt;, of which one theory argues&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was an attempt to punish his men for their refusal to continue eastward at the Hyphasis River.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most animals perished in this sixty-day death march. Iskander's final fight with Gilgamesh, where his Ionioi Hetairoi got destroyed by Enuma Elish and he hears the sound of the ocean upon his death, resonates with a passage in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livius.org/sources/content/arrian/anabasis/alexander-in-the-gedrosian-desert/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The horses soon began to succumb to the heat, so he left most of his party behind and rode off with only five men. At last they found the sea, and scraping away the shingle on the beach came upon fresh, clear water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2020-02-02T14:39:36.477" LastActivityDate="2020-02-02T14:39:36.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21371" CreationDate="2017-10-24T14:24:56.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Track 02 &lt;em&gt;Ningen... Mitai na ~Rinne no Theme&lt;/em&gt; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/53352&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kyoukai no RINNE original sound track&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T14:24:56.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42958" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42961" CreationDate="2017-10-24T15:35:17.410" Score="4" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 17, Yukko trying to stop &lt;em&gt;tsukkomi&lt;/em&gt;-ing Mai. At the end of this scene, there is a part where Yukko made an &lt;a href=&quot;http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia26/en/topic/index02.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ayatori&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a traditional Japanese game for children) like below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JOGGam.png&quot; alt=&quot;ayatori&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after that, Mai-chan seems to be shocked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VXdHKm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What pattern is this? What's the meaning of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXNYAJLxHFE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T12:56:51.073" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T12:56:51.073" Title="What ayatori pattern did Yukko make that made Mai-chan shocked in Episode 17?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41495" CreationDate="2017-10-25T00:14:29.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a slightly modified version of &quot;Sendai no Meiyuu&quot;, track 10 of disc 2 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://vgmdb.net/album/69367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV ANIMATION MY HERO ACADEMIA 2nd ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T00:14:29.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42958" CreationDate="2017-10-25T00:38:37.250" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This apparently the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/about/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gunma prefecture with the shape of a soaring crane&lt;/a&gt;&quot; （鶴舞う形の群馬県）. You may not know this but the shape of the prefecture somewhat resembles a crane flapping its spread wings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose is likely to add absurdity as so many people heard the tsukkomi she put all of her heart in. Take note that the school is based on the high school the original creator attended, Isesaki Commercial High School &lt;a href=&quot;http://nichijou.wikia.com/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;located in the Gunma prefecture&lt;/a&gt;. This seems to be a meta joke on how the tsukkomi was loud, everyone in the Gunma prefecture heard her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QqhIam.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QqhIam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;鶴が飛んでいるようなカタチ&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rY0Bem.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rY0Bem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ご当地ゆるキャラを勝手に考案して、きせかえにしちゃっても面白いかな、とか思ってます&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctTOB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctTOB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;県の形についてである。 群馬県の人たちは、自らの県の形が鶴に似て.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T00:38:37.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42832" CreationDate="2017-10-25T01:00:01.670" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haibara is still in the form of a child and is not hidden from society, so people know who she is. If she doesn't go to school, people will question what is going on, and she can probably keep better tabs on Conan and make sure he doesn't accidentally reveal his identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Ai_Haibara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Detective Conan World Wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because she occasionally works overnight on the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an &quot;evil-eyed yawny girl&quot; on one occasion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is likely that school can also function as a sort of break for her. Also, it's not like she isn't working on it a lot. The files on the drug were all deleted so it is difficult for her to create a permanent antidote and as such, makes progress slow on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36287" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T13:09:08.467" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T13:09:08.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32387" CreationDate="2017-10-25T01:28:53.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Distress of Decision&quot;, track 22 of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/45062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T01:28:53.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42964" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42972" CreationDate="2017-10-25T01:53:31.510" Score="3" ViewCount="2479" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 18, Yukko and Mio trying to order at a cafe which is probably &lt;em&gt;Starbucks&lt;/em&gt;. Mio's order was &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'd like grande white chocolate, mocha frappuccino, also I want a&#xA;  short single-shot, caramel sauce, hazelnut syrup, chocolate chip, and&#xA;  extra-whip espresso&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5Jebl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mio&amp;#39;s ordering the drink&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the order really exist, or she just said random a coffee's name in her order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAzTxzEeptM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-08-13T10:27:56.023" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T10:27:56.023" Title="What does the drink that Mio ordered look like in Episode 18 of Nichijou?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="42965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26796" CreationDate="2017-10-25T02:14:26.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more of a reference to achieving your dreams. Although Hitler established himself as a dictator and as a result gained a lot of power, the author suggests that he still has a longing and regret for not getting into the art academy. Taking &quot;Billy Bat&quot; back into their own hands is more of a symbolism for having the ability to succeed and conquer your dreams. In this entire manga, &quot;Billy Bat&quot; is viewed as a real thing but I believe that the author is simply using that as a form of symbolism when he wants to make a point. If you have watched the &lt;em&gt;Truman Show&lt;/em&gt;, it is like the giant physical barrier that keeps Truman within but actually is symbolism for being trapped in the psyche from all the advertisements, propaganda, and control blinding you from the truth. To clarify, this example is not the symbolism the mangaka is using but the idea behind the type of symbolism he is using. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only weird part to this is when Chuck says, &quot;If you can do that, then his legacy...&quot; Hitler's legacy isn't exactly peachy and it trails off. Because of this, I am not sure if he was going to say something like &quot;then his legacy would be saved&quot; or &quot;then his legacy would be understood&quot;. I believe that this would imply that Hitler's legacy is not actually the atrocities he committed but his ability to follow through on his dreams. However, I cannot confirm this last part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's look at three instances &quot;Billy Bat&quot; is shown in a clear and defined manner (whether in a corporeal form or just a symbol). The first is with Neil Armstrong (&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 9: Bat Boy's Great Adventure pages 24 and 25&lt;/strong&gt;). He is the first person to step on the moon and finds a symbol of &quot;Billy Bat&quot;. This is because he had achieved the dreams that he and several other people had and therefore has the &quot;Billy Bat&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is with Einstein (&lt;strong&gt;Chapters 70: Opposing Billies &amp;amp; 71: Time Travel and Infinite Earths&lt;/strong&gt;) as he apparently met with &quot;Billy Bat&quot;. Einstein was close to achieving his dream as he delved deeper into theories of time and the like but after meeting the &quot;Billy Bat&quot; decides to no longer pursue time travel and admonishes Zofu Sensei for pursuing it instead. Einstein never actually has &quot;Billy Bat&quot; as he did not succeed but because of his potential is able to meet it. Deciding not to complete his dream is most likely because his intellect allows him to see that although with the &quot;Billy Bat&quot; he can achieve his dream, perhaps that isn't the best thing in the long run. It's also where Einstein brings a distinction between the two bats, suggesting that not all dreams are always as great as they seem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, we can look at Hitler himself. He uses the &quot;Billy Bat&quot; to realize one of the major dreams he had, but upon achieving it, realizes that perhaps that isn't what he truly wanted. I believe that the whole &quot;destruction of the earth&quot; is more of an idea that stems from the terrible power and evil that can come from the same foundation of what is believed to be good. That is why there are two &quot;Billy Bats&quot; both with an apparently different agenda. I believe that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 102: Adolf and Hitler&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; puts a lot of what I am trying to say into context. Sorry for this long answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36287" LastEditorUserId="36287" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T02:35:17.443" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T02:35:17.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38101" CreationDate="2017-10-25T03:57:48.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't really know what created the Hollowfication process. To quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hollowfication#Unknown_Infection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is unclear how the other Visored gained their current status. What is known is Sōsuke Aizen was instrumental in the Hollowfication process, though whether he knew of the full potential of the results is left to be questioned. The process used seems to spread as some form of possible infection through wounds which has the desired effects on souls with high-level Reiryoku, as compared to souls with low-level Reiryoku. The infected experience great sickness and fatigue, eventually vomiting up Reishi in the form of a white liquid, which forms the beginnings of their Hollow mask before proceeding to transform their bodies and warp their minds. Other than that, all that is known is the process is accelerated by increased stress. The conclusive result makes a Shinigami into a primarily Hollow-like humanoid, which is a highly unstable transformation causing mindlessness and aggression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that all members of the Visored except Shinji and Hiyori were cut by Tousen, and Hiyori was wounded by Hollowfied Kensei and Shinji was cut by Hollowfied Hiyori, so Wikia's claim that the Hollowfication process is probably caused by infection through wounds is sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is almost certain that the source of the Hollowfication process is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/H%C5%8Dgyoku#Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hougyoku&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hollowfication/Arrancarification&lt;/strong&gt;: While not truly an ability of the Hōgyoku itself, the orb took on this property because it is what Kisuke Urahara desired when he invented it. Through this power, the Hōgyoku could be used to bypass the barrier which separates Shinigami and Hollows. As such, it can cause Shinigami to undergo Hollowfication and Hollows to undergo Arrancarification. These processes lead to the creation of a Hollow-Shinigami hybrid and an Arrancar, respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T03:57:48.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-25T06:37:51.430" Score="1" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know which video game depicted this but I think it's the one where Janemba possessed Super Saiyan 2 Teen Gohan. I don't know if this is true, but to subdue or possibly knock out Gohan, Goku used the Kaio-Ken to attack. I checked the Dragonball wiki but I think it was edited out by someone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36288" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T06:37:51.430" Title="Did Goku use the Kaio-ken to stop Gohan in a what if scenario?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39416" CreationDate="2017-10-25T06:38:28.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;One Blow&quot;, track 8 from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/61951&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;March comes in like a lion Original Soundtrack 3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T06:38:28.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42981" CreationDate="2017-10-25T13:04:19.987" Score="3" ViewCount="9272" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guren was a powerful, I mean crystal release? She was arguably stronger than the Sound Four. WHy didn't Kabuto bring her back to life when he was the one that killed her? He had her DNA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2021-03-30T22:00:39.140" Title="Why wasn't Guren reincarnated by Kabuto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42964" CreationDate="2017-10-25T13:30:54.597" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bjqsa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bjqsal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mio&amp;#39;s special drink&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can order the &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; customized drink that Mio ordered at Starbucks, given if the additives are available. The receipt says (the price is in Yen):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;- 1 Grande White Mocca Frappuccino   510&#xA;- Shot                                50&#xA;- Hazelnut Syrop                      50&#xA;- Caramel Sauce                        0&#xA;- Chocolate Chips                     50&#xA;- Extra Whip                    (custom)&#xA;- Total                              660&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/laisser/archives/52073325.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://blog.livedoor.jp/laisser/archives/52073325.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T13:37:46.253" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T13:37:46.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39168" CreationDate="2017-10-25T15:55:31.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What Netflix labeled as &quot;Season 2&quot; isn't exactly a new season, but rather special episodes from the Manga that aired on TV in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T15:55:31.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26932" CreationDate="2017-10-25T16:11:53.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess it ties in with the fact that he wasn't looking for a way to revive her back before they were disbanded. It seemed as if he was looking for a way to keep her off his mind, while we tries to keep himself together. I agree with you though, it does seem a bit out of character if he were to be relaxing and slacking off. I believe at some point he does mention that being with Meliodas did help him keep his mind off of Elaine and helped him get himself together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as a side note, being part of the 7 Deadly Sins was a huge time commitment. He probably did not have enough time to go looking around for the &quot;Horn of Cernunnos&quot;. It would also make sense that he avoided the Horn if he knew it was in the Capital since he is wanted. As for why he locked himself up instead of looking for alternatives ways? It could just go back to getting himself together and being in the right mental state to cope with his loss. Ban is surprisingly very nonchalant when it comes to all of this, and it could be an effect of him training himself during this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T16:11:53.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33793" CreationDate="2017-10-25T16:25:42.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Suzuha_Amane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, she dies cause of an illness due to her time travelling in 2000 at the age of 43. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It just seems like the time traveling had a physical toll on her body which caused her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T16:25:42.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42932" CreationDate="2017-10-25T19:40:36.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan Green was never official.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The transformation Broly makes is called Legendary Super Saiyan, which has some background since that's what it was called in the movies featuring Broly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Kale resembles that transformation, it's better to call it that, but if I recall correctly, no official name was given yet. Or it's Berserk Super Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36299" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-26T02:39:30.613" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T02:39:30.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43247" CreationDate="2017-10-25T20:09:36.900" Score="7" ViewCount="1633" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is derived from Suigetsu's dialog to Mitsuki in &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt; episode 30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Boruto is your &lt;em&gt;sun&lt;/em&gt;, isn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We both see the sun and the moon has been associated with Hagoromo and Hamura Otsutsuki. They can be reincarnated since both are dead, and Naruto and Sasuke are reincarnations of Indra and Asura respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28698" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-11-09T18:58:30.317" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T19:53:12.540" Title="Hagoromo Otsutsuki reincarnation" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42971" CreationDate="2017-10-25T21:25:59.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Guren was never killed &lt;strong&gt;(Though unable to perform any hand signs (with her hands busy holding back Rinji's arms), Guren still managed to use the Crystal Release and crystallized herself and Rinji. The two fell into the water below. Gozu later saves her.)&lt;/strong&gt;, in fact, she is even seen later in Naruto Shippuuden: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the final battle between Naruto and Sasuke, Guren, Yūkimaru, and Gozu can be seen in the crowd at the entrance to Konohagakure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Guren&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Guren&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T21:25:59.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-25T22:26:46.763" Score="3" ViewCount="741" Body="&lt;p&gt;just finished bursting into tears, along with finishing the anime.&#xA;There's this one song that destroys my heart every time it plays, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It plays in the very first few seconds of the 1st episode.&#xA;And a few times with violin in the last episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First episode: 00:00- approx. 01:00&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36303" LastEditorUserId="36303" LastEditDate="2017-10-25T22:37:10.757" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T00:21:45.617" Title="What is the name of the violin song during the first and last episode?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;toradora&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42983" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43086" CreationDate="2017-10-25T22:40:25.163" Score="1" ViewCount="1065" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seemed that Master Chen refused to teach Lee the Leaf Dragon God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on in the series, it appears that Lee was able to use the move anyway. How is this possible? Did he learn it from somewhere else? And is this move part of Lee's cannon? Or is just me getting filler mixed up with cannon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="18404" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T15:31:41.663" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T07:46:43.250" Title="Did Rock Lee learn the Leaf Dragon God?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-26T02:08:48.383" Score="-3" ViewCount="2179" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if a shoujo manga is made commonly by female mangaka are there male mangakas who do shoujo mangas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T05:53:30.180" Title="Are there male mangaka who do shoujo manga?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-26T05:37:21.223" Score="1" ViewCount="10564" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the anime because on MAL its written that the anime is romance drama.. Etc. The thing is Tatara seems to like Hanaoka so, is the romance between them? Because I like a romance which starts to grow from the beginning. Not in the mid a new character comes and ruin things up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be precise I want to know if Tatara and Hanaoka will end up together or not so I know I should watch and read ballroom e youkoso&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I don't care about the spoilers so feel free to say what you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36309" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-26T05:44:15.773" LastActivityDate="2021-05-16T19:08:36.043" Title="Do Tatara and Hanaoka end up together?" Tags="&lt;welcome-to-the-ballroom&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42986" CreationDate="2017-10-26T05:53:30.180" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is trivially yes. I offer as evidence &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himitsu_no_Akko-chan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Himitsu no Akko-chan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (quite a seminal work in its genre), which is written by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujio_Akatsuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AKATSUKA Fujio&lt;/a&gt;, who is by all appearances a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People of all genders write all kinds of things. This should hardly come as a surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T05:53:30.180" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-10-26T05:53:30.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="42996" CreationDate="2017-10-26T07:16:31.477" Score="2" ViewCount="546" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently in Luffy's new move,the Red Hawk, he catches fire. Is his haki immune to fire? Even Sanji's leg would catch fire in his Diamble Jamble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T09:22:43.700" Title="Is Haki fire proof?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42994" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43059" CreationDate="2017-10-26T08:02:38.463" Score="1" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Wholecake island arc, Reiju was able to suck out poison from Luffy's body. How come? Wasn't Impel Down's Magellan the one who ate the Poison-Poison fruit? So what are Reiju's powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2017-10-26T20:55:28.233" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T12:24:33.360" Title="What are Reiju's powers" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42993" CreationDate="2017-10-26T09:22:43.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you are talking about is &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Busoshoku Haki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Busoshoku Haki is a form of Haki that allows the user to use their&#xA;  spirit to create, in essence, an invisible armor around themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy/Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luffy used Busoshoku Haki combined with Gear Second to perform &quot;Gomu&#xA;  Gomu no Red Hawk&quot;, which causes his fist to ignite into flames and&#xA;  create an explosion after it hits the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with the help of Busoshoku Haki one can create an invisible armor to protect themselves and then use it. That's the possible explanation I can come up with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19221" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T09:22:43.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43000" CreationDate="2017-10-26T12:49:44.850" Score="1" ViewCount="480" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ibiki tried to torture one of the six paths of pein, why doesn't she(?) feel the pain? Isn't the pein a living being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2017-10-26T13:50:45.343" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T13:50:45.343" Title="Why don't the 6 paths of Pein feel pain?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42999" CreationDate="2017-10-26T13:10:05.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ibiki_Morino&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibiki&lt;/a&gt; tortured the Animal Path, he realized his techniques were not working&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibiki attempted to torture and interrogate the Animal Path, but soon realised that it was unable to feel pain, and seemed to be cold like a corpse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nagato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;real Pain&lt;/a&gt; is the only one that is living. The different paths are all corpses and controlled though the black roads that are in them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nagato created the Six Paths of Pain &lt;strong&gt;out of corpses&lt;/strong&gt; that he controlled remotely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T13:10:05.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43010" CreationDate="2017-10-26T15:14:24.637" Score="3" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why wasn't naruto adopted when he was young, I mean if he is by himself, the 9 tails power might come out without anyone realizing. If he had a family unit, he would have been able to control his loneliness and therefore maybe helping him control his 9 tails power better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T00:48:37.967" Title="Why wasn't Naruto adopted?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43003" CreationDate="2017-10-26T17:01:19.050" Score="1" ViewCount="3330" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did Fuu die in the &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; anime? Was she killed by the Akatsuki during the bijuu extraction or was it somewhere else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35461" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-22T12:35:43.473" LastActivityDate="2019-10-22T12:35:43.473" Title="How did Fuu die in Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43002" CreationDate="2017-10-26T17:03:46.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fu&lt;/a&gt; was captured by the Akatsuki, her death shortly followed after the extraction of the tailed beast within her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fū was subsequently captured, and had her tailed beast extracted from her body and sealed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, resulting in her death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-10-26T17:03:46.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43001" CreationDate="2017-10-27T00:48:37.967" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general stigma of Naruto having the 9-tails made people fear him. It's a core point of his character development and central to the story of how he travels the path of deliquent ninja - Hokage and the villages strongest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality it would make sense for him to be adopted but in actuality it would ruin the plot entirely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T00:48:37.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44679" CreationDate="2017-10-27T02:01:21.517" Score="3" ViewCount="1286" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know she gets fat and eats a lot of Dango, but does anything else show up to let us know what happens to her after the war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T11:51:39.833" Title="What happened to Anko after the war?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42372" CreationDate="2017-10-27T06:11:44.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that Naruto has access to Six Paths Sage Mode - a power that gives him instantaneous mastery over the five basic Changes in Chaka Nature + that of Yin-Yang Release, is a reincarnation of Indra Otsutsuki - a power that grants him access to his ultimate form, Asura Kurama Mode, as well gained the affinity of the remaining tailed beasts and was thusly able to master Lava, Boil, and Magnet Release, as seen in Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken, I see no reason why Naruto - now also in procession of an arm grafted from cells of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who, despite not being a member of the Otsutsuki clan, mastered Wood Release - should (in theory), be able to use Wood Style were he to meditate on the earth- and water-based nature combination Kekki Genkai using the Six Paths' power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36327" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T06:11:44.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42864" CreationDate="2017-10-27T10:21:27.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is a famous &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;advertisement for Oronamin C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. The advertise ment is very iconic and most readers would know where it is from, similar to the Uncle Sam ads in the United Stats. In the World Only God Knows, the ad is being parodied, advertising the book instead of the drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Kunimitsu no Matsuri, it is just an advertisement in the background. I am not familiar with the story of Kunimitsu no Matsuri, but I do believe it takes place in relatively recent years, so I'm assuming the ad was placed in the background to show the area is old and dead (because that ad campaign ended in the early 70s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI, the man in the ad is &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E6%9D%91%E5%B4%91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kon Oomura&lt;/a&gt;, a comedian and actor. While most Japanese people know the advertisement, many probably don't know exactly who the man is, since it is such an old ad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oRBP1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oRBP1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T14:32:06.427" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T14:32:06.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34184" CreationDate="2017-10-27T10:52:04.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ginjo was the first fullbringer in the series, his fullbringer is the ability to steal or take, he killed many shinigami and took their powers, a substitute shinigami doesnt need to be a actual shinigami, ginjo acted as a subtitute shinigami for SS but he himself did not have a shikai nor bankai as he was not a shinigami but a fullbringer, he obtain shikai/bankai when he took ichigos powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36335" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T10:52:04.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38238" CreationDate="2017-10-27T10:57:33.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Quincy are not stronger. In fact, Shinigami are overall higher level beings as they don't possess human bodies while Quincies do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Quincy without spirit power is no different than a regular human, but a Shinigami without a spirit is still a shinigami which is a soul being injuries that kill humans would not kill them easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Ishida and Chad are both humans with spirit power. Even though they have a superhuman-like ability, their actual physical body without the use of Spirit power is no different than a human. On the other hand, Chad is a world champion boxer, without using his powers, just his sole human physical body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36335" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T15:28:49.403" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T15:28:49.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21601" CreationDate="2017-10-27T11:17:54.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Renji has always been stronger than Rukia in every arc as he possesses bankai and even in base form Renji would still slightly ahead of Rukia.&#xA;Obviously, after their training with the zero squad, if they all get the exact same treatment, Renji would be stronger and Byakuya would be stronger than Renji.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In SS arc, Byakuya was stronger than Renji with bankai in just his base/shikai state. even with shikai, Byakuya could have easily defeated Renji's bankai at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Blood war arc start Byakuya's shikai was also stronger than Renji's by a lot. Renji was not even able to injure as nodt while Byakuya could.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the fullbring arc, Ichigo's shikai was stronger than Renji's bankai as seen from his feats against a Mid tier SR opie Ichigo was dominating while he stayed in shikai but Renji could not even injure a mid tier as nodt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we say that Rukia after the 2 year time skip was a Peak/Top level Vice captain and Renji a Low tier captain on the same level as SS Byakuya/Bankai Ichigo then the power boost they all receive is 1 tier +.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rukia would go from Top Vice captain to Top Tier Captain level same level as Gin Ichimaru/Shinji&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Renji would go from Low Captain tier to Low Elite/Senior Captain about as strong as Stark/ulquiorra R1, bleach has confirm that Vasto lord are stronger than captain which infact they are, that is why Captain level and Senior captain are different&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Byakuya would jump from Mid-high captain tier to Mid Senior captain tier which is about the same level as Shunsui/Unohana&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichigo in the fullbring arc should be in the same level as top Tier captain so Shinji/Gin while Kensei should be a Mid tier captain, Soi Fon a high tier captain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aizen would be a high-top Tier Senior Captain while Yamamoto would be Top tier Senior captain or shinigami Limit absolute limit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ichibei would be a transcendent Level tier fighter as he in shikai was superior to Yamamoto by a landslide given that he gave Yhwach a good beating with ease before plot device came in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36335" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-10-27T12:01:10.083" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T12:01:10.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43079" CreationDate="2017-10-27T13:00:33.430" Score="1" ViewCount="1080" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zenkai boosts are given to Saiyans for near death experiences that they survive. What happens though if they actually die and are revived?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9017" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T15:46:45.743" Title="If a killed Saiyan is revived does he/she receive a zenkai boost?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43037" CreationDate="2017-10-27T15:04:23.560" Score="2" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;ok, so there are so many transformations and states in Dragon Ball already, that now it's hard to tell what's an official transformation and what's not. According to a japanese magazine spoiler of the upcoming episodes a new one could be just right on the way,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Super Saiyan 3 for the super saiyan green/super saiyan berserker of Kale, which I assume it isnt the same transformation than the regular super saiyan 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how many official super saiyan transformations are there already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T08:53:11.423" Title="How many official super saiyan transformations are there already?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43023" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43050" CreationDate="2017-10-27T15:08:22.947" Score="1" ViewCount="1415" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, Goku was almost offered to be a god of destruction. I dont recall for Vegeta, but this might have happened to him also somewhere in the series  or the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the Dragon Ball Wikia, Super Saiyan Rosé (超スーパーサイヤ人じんロゼ&#xA;  Sūpā Saiya-jin Roze) is the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan&#xA;  transformation of a Saiyan who is an actual deity, as such it matches&#xA;  Super Saiyan Blue in strength. This form can only possibly be accessed&#xA;  by Saiyans who have proper god status&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so could Goku, Vegeta or Trunks become super saiyan rosé by becoming a god of destruction or a kaioshin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T06:24:05.600" Title="Could Goku, Vegeta or Trunks become super saiyan rosé by becoming a god of destruction or a kaioshin?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-27T17:04:50.503" Score="6" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many episode of doraemon (oldest and newest) or even the movie, he always buy so many tools from department store, mostly his &quot;magical&quot;/future gadget that will be used by Nobita. Where did he got all of the money ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never seen him working since his duty and goal was to make Nobita have a happy future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2020-02-13T01:57:02.247" LastActivityDate="2020-02-13T01:57:02.247" Title="How could Doraemon make money?" Tags="&lt;doraemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14132" CreationDate="2017-10-27T17:05:55.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After doing a bit of research, it seems that they both did survive. In the same regard as to when Daichi fired the Boostedmagnum at the debris, supposedly killing Teppei, Daichi's Livlaster pulled the two into the same place, that Teppei was taken that let him survive the blast. It isn't very well explained, but I believe that the little girl with blue hair is Daichi's Livlaster in human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36338" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T17:05:55.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16737" CreationDate="2017-10-27T21:55:10.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the same from episode 1 to 18, but after that, they did many shortcuts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Borik's assassination became &quot;easy np&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They skipped the Wild Hunt Arc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transformed many awesome combats and just ruined it. Most of them are short silly combats, removing most of the meaning et deap of some characters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The adaptation was quite disappointing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36344" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T01:44:27.480" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T01:44:27.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42778" CreationDate="2017-10-28T00:49:43.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know for sure, but I think Kurama cannot appear in that statue because Naruto has half of his power. If we retrieve when Minato sealed the Kyuubi (on the early incident of the masked man, Obito), Minato sealed the Kyuubi twice: once in himself and another in Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36346" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T01:46:44.263" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T01:46:44.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43023" CreationDate="2017-10-28T08:36:56.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the answer would be no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, the SSJR transformation was indicated to be an alternate version of the SSJB which was used by Goku Black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the manga it was indicated that the change in color was because Zamasu was a deity. As of now the only 2 Saiyans who have mastered the Super Saiyan god transformation would be Goku and Vegeta(Trunks has a rage transformation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SSJB is the transformation when a mortal surpasses the god transformation which is why they have a blue aura. When a deity does the same, he has a pink aura which is SSJR.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to be a kaioshin, you need to be born naturally divine. They are a separate race called Shinjin and all Supreme Kai's come from there which is why you see a resemblence between the supreme Kai's across the multiverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the gods of destruction, you notice that every universe has a god of destruction who looks completely different and obviously don't come from the same race. So I think the sole determining factor for god of destruction is mainly own strength and obviously possessing God ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Super Saiyan god and blue transformation already make  both Goku and Vegeta deities, hence them becoming a god of destruction would have nothing to do with them having the ability to turn into Super Saiyan Rose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T08:36:56.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43022" CreationDate="2017-10-28T08:53:11.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ascended Saiyan(Super Saiyan 2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 4(Not canon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Legendary Super Saiyan (Not canon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan rage(Future trunks)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Berserker(Kale's transformation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Rose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;// Additional&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mystic/ Ultimate Gohan ( I wouldn't call it an actual super saiyan transformation.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ultra Instinct Goku (His new aura seemed to indicate it was a new transformation).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T08:53:11.423" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42101" CreationDate="2017-10-28T08:58:41.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a really interesting question. Vegeta has never called his name out in person but whenever he refers to him to the others, he calls him Black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T08:58:41.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40002" CreationDate="2017-10-28T13:31:03.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto doesn't possesses Truth Seeking orbs. So, there's no chance he can have sage of six paths sage mode. Also, Naruto wasn't able to use the six paths sage mode against Toneri while fighting on Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35681" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T13:31:03.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41902" CreationDate="2017-10-28T15:56:13.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the anime isn't going to have a literal &quot;Mastered SSJB&quot; transformation. I think it's fair to assume that both Goku and Vegeta have mastered it to an extent to which it can be considered as Mastered SSJB. We see them being to efficiently use the transformation without much stamina loss. Also, the SSJB transformation is mainly about ki control and we see goku efficiently utilising this while even fighting someone as weak as Krillin. In the tournament of power, we see goku being able to use Kaioken+SSJB a lot more easily without it having any effect on his body now compared to the Universe 6 vs 7 tournament arc. So I think it is fair to assume that at least goku has mastered it. If Goku had to reach the state of UI, he obviously would require perfect ki control and he would have had to use SSJB to it's full extent to survive the spirit bomb. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T15:56:13.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14462" CreationDate="2017-10-28T16:12:31.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Expanding &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21656/2516&quot;&gt;Astral Sea's answer&lt;/a&gt;, the story described in the question is about &quot;Kaguya Robot&quot;, originally from manga volume 37 (under &lt;em&gt;Tentoumusi comics&lt;/em&gt; label). The theme is based on &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Tale of Princess Kaguya&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 1979 version anime (episode 736) with the same title &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/168512-Kaguya-Robotto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaguya Robot&lt;/a&gt;&quot; adapted the story faithfully. (&lt;em&gt;This is the one that's described in the question&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2005 &quot;renewal&quot; version (episode 103B/195) titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/Nobita_Raises_Princess_Kaguya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nobita Raises Princess Kaguya&lt;/a&gt;&quot; has a different story development while using the same &quot;Princess Kaguya&quot; theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the differences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Volume 37 &quot;Kaguya Robot&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - The 22nd-century department store mistakenly delivered &quot;Kaguya Robot&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Doraemon hid it, but Nobita used it&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Nobita hid the newly-born Princess Kaguya from his mom and everyone&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Doraemon was very angry when he saw Kaguya Robot. Even though Nobita insisted to hide and raise her, Doraemon pointed his lack of plan cool-headedly&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - When a wealthy person saw her daytime, he said &quot;(she is) &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/search/%E7%93%9C%E4%BA%8C%E3%81%A4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as alike as two melons&lt;/a&gt; as her late daughter. Please let her be adopted daughter.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - When Nobita bod farewell to Kaguya, he muttered: &quot;A welcome from the moon came.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anime &quot;Nobita Raises Princess Kaguya&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - The 22nd-century department store delivered a new product &quot;Experience Folklore Set - Princess Kaguya Version&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Nobita hid it from Doraemon and used the tool&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - A newly-born Princess Kaguya befriended with Nobita's parents, his friends, and also Doraemon&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Princess Kaguya was making a sad face when she saw a full moon&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - &quot;Messenger from the moon&quot; came and Nobita &amp;amp; co.'s repellance was in vain, then Princess Kaguya had to return&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - When Princess Kaguya bod farewell, the letter she passed was the bill from the 22nd-century department store.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1979 version episode number: &lt;a href=&quot;http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Doraemon_(1979_anime)_episodes#1983&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doraemon Wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gouda1973.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-580.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gouda1973's FC2 Blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2005 version episode number: &lt;a href=&quot;http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Doraemon_(2005_anime)_episodes#2007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Doraemon Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%81%88%E3%82%82%E3%82%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A8%E3%83%94%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7_(2005%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%88_-_)#2007.E5.B9.B4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The differences between each version: &lt;a href=&quot;http://star.ap.teacup.com/i-93/97.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iseyan93's teacup Blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T16:17:53.400" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T16:17:53.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43023" CreationDate="2017-10-29T06:24:05.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer to your question would be &lt;b&gt;yes&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Super Saiyan Rosé as is said in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, is the Super Saiyan Blue form of a true deity having his Super Saiyan 1 form exceed the power of a God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What led me to believe this is this statement by Future Zamasu: &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So this is what happens when a Divine being surpasses Super Saiyan God, instead of turning blue they turn pink.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, considering the fact that a Kaioshin's apprentice is the successor to a Kaioshin, we can say that if Trunks would have become the next Kaioshin, he would have been able to access this form, given that he has achieved Super Saiyan God or has exceeded it's power with his Super Saiyan 1 form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking about Goku and Vegeta, if either of them would have become a God of Destruction, having transformed into a real deity, they would have been able to access this form and the Blue counterpart would have ceased to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, these statements of mine can be backed up from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Future Zamasu gives a possible explanation of the form's color being due to a Saiyan possessing proper god status when they surpass Super Saiyan God, implying that it is likely that Goku, Vegeta, Vegito, or any mortal Saiyan Beyond God, could have obtained this form instead of Super Saiyan Blue had they held the position of a God such as Guardian (a position which Kami had once offered to Goku) or God of Destruction (as Whis considers them both to be candidates to replace Beerus, if he were to die) when they surpassed Super Saiyan God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To discuss a bit on the comments posted on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/31104/gary-andrews30&quot;&gt;Gary Andrews30&lt;/a&gt;'s answer,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even though it was in a game, there are cases of non-Shinjin becoming Supreme Kais. An example being, &lt;em&gt;Majin Ratopa&lt;/em&gt; being a &lt;strong&gt;former&lt;/strong&gt; Supreme Kai in &lt;i&gt;Dragon Ball Fusions&lt;/I&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This can be verified in the wikia &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Supreme_Kai_(position)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There would be a lot of difference in either of the aforementioned saiyans using Super Saiyan Blue or Super Saiyan Rosé. I'd like to back up this statement of mine using a few excerpts from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This form, like its blue counterpart, provides Black with precise ki control, needed to properly use the form. Unlike its Super Saiyan Blue counterpart, the ki control of Super Saiyan Rosé is so precise and efficient, again due to Black's status as a true god, that this allowed him to create various weapons of energy at will. Unlike Super Saiyan Blue, which needed additional training to fully master it, this form does not display any sort of stamina decrease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19592" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T06:24:05.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43052" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-29T10:22:27.937" Score="2" ViewCount="1351" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the TV animation of No Game No Life, before every game, the players who join the game would shout out loud a word that sounds like &quot;assent&quot;. I once thought it was assent, as the story make it seems like it is saying &quot;I agree with the game contract under the 10 rules&quot; (where the subtitles says the word means &quot;swear under the 10 rules&quot;, which sounds no contradiction with the word &quot;assent&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until I watch the new movie No Game No Life Zero, which tells the story of where the creating of the game world we see in the TV animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the movie, when the man sacrifice himself to let Riku runs away, he shouts a word that sounds like &quot;assent&quot;. I thought, so this is the origin of the word, but I was wrong. When later Riku and the ghosts started their plan to finish the war, Riku corrects their pronunciation. According to the subtitles, the meaning was changing from &quot;swear to the former brave&quot; to &quot;swear to the rules&quot;, but both words to me still sounds like &quot;assent&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what actually were those words they were shouting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. I was watching the movie in Hong Kong and the subtitles are in Traditional Chinese. The subtitle decided to show the meaning instead of putting the actual word in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20834" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T03:47:27.387" Title="What is that word that sounds like &quot;assent&quot; in No Game No Life?" Tags="&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;&lt;madhouse&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-29T11:50:04.140" Score="2" ViewCount="2665" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Harribel is killed, during her flashback Apacci comments saying that Harribel was a Vasto Lorde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering who of Aizen's Arrancar were Vasto Lorde&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-07-11T15:52:11.037" Title="Who of Aizen's Arrancar were Vasto Lorde?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43417" CreationDate="2017-10-29T11:58:04.957" Score="2" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the Visord showed up a Garganta opens up with Wonderweiss and a creature Gin calls Hooleer later on. seeing it Captain Komamura says that it was the same eye he saw when Aizen was estracted from the Soul Society by the Menos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is Hooleer? it doesn't have a Hollow's Mask or any fragments of one nor does it have a hole on it's body (at least from what i have seen). is it even a Hollow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T18:02:27.543" Title="What is Hooleer?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-29T12:20:29.690" Score="1" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the manga recently because I was watching the anime and I am a little confused about the game and the virus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone please explain the Ousama Game? Not the manga but &lt;em&gt;the game in the manga&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36366" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T14:22:53.857" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T01:06:44.540" Title="What exactly is Ousama Game in this titular series? How does it work?" Tags="&lt;ousama-game&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43053" CreationDate="2017-10-29T12:46:14.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was implied that top 4 of the Espada were all Vasto Lorde level as they were far superior combatwise than a Soul Society Captain. However, out of the four, only Tier Harribel was confirmed as a Vasto Lorde.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36089" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T12:46:14.890" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-29T12:55:10.423" Score="1" ViewCount="845" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Durarara SH a sequel to Durarara X2? do I need to read Durarara X2 to understand it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36367" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T13:00:52.123" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T18:52:46.740" Title="Is Durarara SH a sequel to Durarara x2?" Tags="&lt;durarara&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42994" CreationDate="2017-10-29T13:44:34.530" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Till now(manga chapter 883) we don't know about the devil fruit that Reiju ate, but as described in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Vinsmoke_Reiju#Abilities_and_Powers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one piece wika&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Possibly resulting from her genetic enhancements, Reiju wields considerable poison-based powers, which garnered her the epithet of &quot;Poison Pink.&quot;She can suck poison out of people via mouth-to-mouth and ingest it, while having exhibited immense immunity to the most virulent of poisons, such as extremely lethal doses of the poison from an Armored Stonefish's skin, as shown when she saved Luffy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reiju is also capable of secreting poison from her body and combining it with physical attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That may be the reason why Reiju was able to suck out poison from Luffy's body and had no effect on her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T12:24:33.360" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T12:24:33.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43057" CreationDate="2017-10-29T18:52:46.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Durarara SH is set 1.5 years after the end of Durarara!! A majority of the main cast returns. You probably do /have/ to have read all of Durarara to understand it, but I'd recommend it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36369" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T18:52:46.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43055" CreationDate="2017-10-30T01:06:44.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konpa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Konpa&lt;/a&gt; (which are basically alcohol-fueled &quot;get to know each other&quot; events) describes it. Basically, the rules are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone gets a piece of paper which either has a number on it, or identifies them as the king.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The King reveals themselves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The King issues a decree/dare, including some of the numbers (for example &quot;Number 2 has to kiss number 3's index finger&quot;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people whose numbers match the decree reveal themselves and do the dare.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit like a semi-anonymous version of Truth or Dare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T01:06:44.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-30T01:14:21.450" Score="3" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fullmetal Alchemist (manga and Brotherhood), there was a time where Al learned from Barry, before the battle with Lust, that a body could reject a soul. Hawkeye and Al arrived to where Barry was standing over his own (supposedly) dead body, and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems a body can't hold up with another person's soul inside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Which worried Al enough to start thinking about how long he has left in his armor body. The thing that seemed to be overlooked is that after the fight with Lust, Barry's human body &lt;em&gt;got back up&lt;/em&gt; and erased the seal to kill the soul and the body. So, it seems the body didn't reject the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the next episode/part, Al spoke of the body that he and Ed transmuted in their basement rejecting his soul when it was transmuted into it. But that wouldn't be so much a rejection as the body being unfit to sustain life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is just that: Was body rejection ever really a threat for Alphonse, or any other person with a soul fused elsewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36371" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T01:41:04.093" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T03:12:17.477" Title="Was body rejection even a possibility?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43052" CreationDate="2017-10-30T02:04:38.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only word that closely resembles the word you're asking for is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://no-game-no-life.wikia.com/wiki/Ten_Pledges&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aschente&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. It's pronounced more or less like: &quot;A-shen-te&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means one pledges to the ten 'rules' made, and placed by the one true god Tet of Disboard. They state it at the start of every game that uses the ten rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I've linked more about the ten pledges and such in the link above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T02:04:38.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42931" CreationDate="2017-10-30T08:58:30.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this is more complicated than it seems. Because the answer is yes and no at the same time. Due to proper guidance they were able to achieve higher forms easier but they simply &quot;unlocked&quot; it they didn't master it. As shown in episode 114 Goku has mastered the movements and can withstand 2 saiyans on his own in a lower form if he wants. They are able to have a higher power output but in terms of effieciency they lack a lot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlocking the Saiyan state(s) require strong emotions and pushing yourself to the utter limit. Kyabe's anger unlocked ssj1, his desire to show his master around on his planet in his universe unlocked ssj2. Due to the high stress levels caused by the punishment for losing the tournament their emotions are affected majorily resulting in an easier way to unlock states if used properly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girls had similar experiences, one desire strength and power while the other desires to protect her sister and to fight beside her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku unlocked his states when he was pushed to his limits with the desire of becoming stronger. Gohan had the desire for justice and Vegeta the desire as his duty as the Saiyan prince and ofcourse his jealousy towards Kakarot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I only want to emphasize on the difference between unlocking a new saiyan state AND mastering a new saiyan state. SSJ2 has more raw power than SSJ1. A mastered SSJ1 is stronger than SSJ2 due to knowing the limits and how to use his body with the stamina output etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question. Feel free to comment if you would like to know more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: if I dive into it I can provide all episodes to back up my statements but that would require a lot time. If you wish I can provide a list of episodes but I don't think it is needed for this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T07:23:40.033" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T07:23:40.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40002" CreationDate="2017-10-30T18:27:10.250" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wrong. He still has it because of the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also stated that once a user uses up the truth seeker orbs, they cannot create more, which means he would still have sage of six paths mode just without the truth seeker orbs. Same thing that happened with Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36382" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T23:36:54.307" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T23:36:54.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-31T01:11:26.837" Score="4" ViewCount="1136" Body="&lt;p&gt;When L captures Misa and Light puts himself in prison and gives up the death note, L and the task force suspect that both of them have 'Kira powers'. Murders stop, which makes them believe Misa and Light were the only ones with Kira powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When murders return there could be three reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Light and/or Misa were not Kira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Powers were transfered&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are more than 2 kiras.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, they don't consider the third option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see there's a leap between thinking of a single Kira and multiple Kiras. However, given they were already working with the hypothesis of 2 Kiras, why not consider the option of a 3rd Kira (without any power transfer)? This wouldn't discard Light and Misa of still having powers and thus keeping them in custody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36388" LastEditorUserId="36388" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T13:47:18.750" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T14:04:15.577" Title="Why not consider possibility of 3rd Kira when Misa and Light in prison?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-31T01:30:42.703" Score="10" ViewCount="17967" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Taki meets Mitsuha by the shrine, just before the meteor strikes the town, Taki tells Mitsuha that they should write each other's names on their hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of writing his name, Taki instead writes &quot;I love you&quot; on her hand, leaving Mitsuha with no way to remember his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why didn't Taki write his name on Mitsuha's hand?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4RI6B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4RI6B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;I love you&amp;quot; written on Mitsuha&amp;#39;s hand&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31618" LastEditorUserId="31618" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T01:36:42.977" LastActivityDate="2018-10-03T04:21:44.930" Title="Why didn't Taki write his name on Mitsuha's hand?" Tags="&lt;kimi-no-na-wa&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41469" CreationDate="2017-10-31T01:41:06.493" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;em&gt;Amazon&lt;/em&gt;,  &lt;em&gt;Your Name&lt;/em&gt; will be releasing &lt;strong&gt;on Blu-Ray &amp;amp; DVD in America on &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B074R4KSTM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;November 7, 2017&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can pre-order the &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B074R4KSTM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DVD + Blu-ray combo pack&lt;/a&gt; for $20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMdax.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JMdax.png&quot; alt=&quot;Amazon Listing&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31618" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T07:09:34.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T07:09:34.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-31T10:13:55.147" Score="10" ViewCount="4758" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you try to google &amp;quot;hentai definition&amp;quot; most result would define hentai as a Japanese genres of manga and anime with sexually explicit images and plots. But Wikipedia explains it otherwise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Japanese&lt;/strong&gt;, the term describes any type of perverse or bizarre sexual desire or act; &lt;strong&gt;it does not represent a genre of work&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Internationally, hentai is a catch-all term to describe a genre of anime and manga pornography.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/44360&quot;&gt;And from this question we know that the word hentai never means anime porn in Japan.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, hentai is a typical &amp;quot;英製和語&amp;quot; that has gained a totally different meaning outside of Japan. It never means anime porn in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From that question, OP mentioned that it was originated from 4chan, but from some comment on that question, the word it self was already in use for Japanese animation porn long before 4chan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how come non-Japanese refer to anime and manga pornography as hentai? And when did it start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-04-15T22:01:55.000" Title="Why is pornographic anime and manga referred to as &quot;hentai&quot; by non-Japanese sources? And when did it start?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43077" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-10-31T10:39:11.473" Score="3" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to know the watching order. I've been wanting to watch all of them for awhile but not unless it is in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the intended watching order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36391" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T10:52:00.867" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T10:52:00.867" Title="What is the watching order for Tenchi Muyo?" Tags="&lt;tenchi-multiverse&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-10-31T18:53:52.933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43020" CreationDate="2017-10-31T13:22:58.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A zenkai boost is given by damage received so not neccesarily a near-death experience. But near death is probably one of the highest possible boosts obtainable. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Saiyan_Power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I highly suggest reading this for more info about zenkai.&lt;/a&gt; So to come back at your question it depends on how they are revived. For example if they are still damaged and in a near-death state their zenkai boost will be extremely strong. But if they are revived fully recovered with almost no damage then their zenkai boost will be very low. If they are recovered with no damage at all then they wont have a zenkai boost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T15:46:45.743" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T15:46:45.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43072" CreationDate="2017-10-31T14:04:15.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it was never explicitly stated (to my knowledge) why they discounted the possibility of a 3rd Kira, I can come up with some educated guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, there was no evidence of a 3rd person acting as Kira while the first two were active.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that the investigation started by looking into a single Kira.  The second Kira was discovered when Misa sent the video broadcasts as a way to contact the first Kira.  It was also further cemented that the second Kira was different from the first in the way they acted.  The second acted more recklessly (with less well thought out and deliberate actions), killed people that the original Kira would not have and was also shown to be able to kill without a name.  The only way they found out there was a second Kira is because the evidence showed there were two people independently acting as Kira at the same time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;3rd Kira&quot; (Higuchi) acted in the same way as the first Kira.  This was intentional.  Light wanted to use this to alleviate suspicion that he was Kira.  By having Higuchi act the same way, there was no reason to believe that he wasn't the original Kira.  Meaning that when Higuchi was caught, Light should be (theoretically) cleared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, L already had a plethora of evidence that implicated Light as Kira.  As far as L was concerned, Light was Kira.  He just needed a few more details (how Light was killing people, for instance) before he could arrest Light.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Light comes up with the prison scheme.  L is immediately suspicious.  Light was trying hard, almost too hard, to prove his innocence.  And L obviously couldn't take any evidence Light offered at face value.  So even while Light was in prison, L was working on the assumption that Light was Kira.  And when Light's personality underwent a drastic change when he gave up the notebook, it threw a wrench in L's theory.  Light when from a calm denial of being Kira to having a fanatical, emotional denial.  This evidence contradicted the Light-is-Kira theory.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L is now stuck between a rock and a hard place.  On the one hand, everything points to Light being Kira.  On the other, Light's behavior along with the continued killings seemed to exonerate Light.  And since the behavior change coincided nicely with the killings resuming, the idea of the power transfer was born.  And given that theory, why investigate a 3rd Kira that may not exist (and of which there was little if any evidence of)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, let's play devil's advocate and assume L considered that there was a third Kira.  How did this person get in contact with the first two Kiras?  As far as the task force knew, there would be no special way for one Kira to find another (as evidenced by the second Kira needing to send the broadcasts to locate the original).  Also, how did they communicate and coordinate with Light and Misa?  Light and Misa had been under surveillance for quite a while.  Surely something would have come up that would have raised a few eyebrows, especially given the nature of Misa's messages when trying to find Light?  Additionally, if there was a third Kira, why did he show up now?  Why would he just resume what Kira was doing without making any changes?  (Remember that the connection between Kira (Higuchi) and the Yotsuba group hadn't been discovered yet.)  Every person is different (especially in their values, thinking and reasoning), so there should be at least some subtle differences between two Kiras.  And none of that showed up (yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given all of this, there was no reason to assume a third Kira existed.  Investigating every anomaly by assuming it was a separate person would have led L on a hundred wild goose chases.  L was the best detective in the world.  His experience and knowledge would tell him that something else was going on.  Given that he knew Light and how smart Light was, he could very easily presume that every inconsistency could be Light's doing.  And until proven otherwise, that's what L did.  You don't throw out everything you know to be true because the accused offers an (unverified) piece of evidence of their innocence.  And given the mystic powers of Kira, anything was possible, and equally difficult to verify as being impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T14:04:15.577" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43084" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43091" CreationDate="2017-11-01T06:36:53.653" Score="4" ViewCount="4794" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a scene in EoA where Asuka's Eva sank into the deep down of the lake. Inside the Eva, Asuka was muttering words like these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I dont want to die, I dont want to die, I dont want to die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, Asuka's Eva &quot;probably&quot; went berserk. And she saw her mother figure, in her sight. And after that she said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mama, now I know the meaning of A.T Field. You were always protecting me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XzPOl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XzPOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why all of a sudden her mother figure appeared and Asuka was able to beat the special force? Was her mother the Eva 02 itself? What's the meaning of &quot;now I know the meaning of A.T Field&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2019-02-02T14:42:07.767" LastActivityDate="2019-02-02T14:42:07.767" Title="What's the meaning of A.T field that Asuka said in the End of Evangelion movie?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-01T07:38:56.927" Score="-1" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone tell me the names of all the songs in &lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt; anime? Only the songs like the opening, ending, and background songs, not the piano pieces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36405" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T07:43:27.693" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T05:59:29.533" Title="Regarding OSTs in &quot;Your Lie in April&quot; anime" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42983" CreationDate="2017-11-01T07:46:43.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a filler episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Dragon_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; you can see that it is present in the anime only, with no reference in the manga. Also can you specify in which episode of naruto/boruto Lee used that move. Apart from the filler there is no mention of that move in any other episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see which episodes are filler and which are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33332" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T07:46:43.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-01T09:46:48.803" Score="7" ViewCount="3021" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon a &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1662038&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MAL&lt;/a&gt; post. Which had a nice graph which displays that after a small peak in 2010, bleach had a significant drop in rank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This same post also claims that this data was biased, as the ranking is determined per chapter. Aka, people didn't like the arc bleach was at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This drop was also visible in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1289667&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;yearly sales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;November 23, 2009 to November 21, 2010: 5th place by selling 5,204,193 copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nov 22nd 2010 - Nov 20th 2011. 8th place by selling 4,187,258 copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;November 21, 2011 to November 18, 2012. 12th place by selling 2,974,750 copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unlike in the below chart, the sales popularity seems to remain consistently above 2.5 Mil, until 2016, where it dropped to 2.2 Mil. Suggesting it's popularity just normalized, instead of really 'dropping'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what really happened to Bleach? Did it really suffer from a significant drop in popularity as shown in the graph below? Or is this just misinterpreted data by a user?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ONVJf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ONVJf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T02:59:14.043" Title="Did Bleach drop in popularity from 2010 onwards?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29205" CreationDate="2017-11-01T12:56:46.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, without a doubt half blood Saiyans are stronger than full blood Saiyans because even Goku had to admit that Gohan was stronger than him and Vegeta in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention half blood Saiyans have more feeling which can lead to a greater or earlier chance of turning Super Saiyan that is exactly why SSJ Rage Trunks beat merged Zamasu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36407" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T13:17:37.990" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T13:17:37.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43092" CreationDate="2017-11-01T13:01:12.080" Score="0" ViewCount="1494" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean i know that gohan beat cell and all but in dragon ball super ssj rage trunks beat merged zamasu which technically is considered two gods(goku black and zamasu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36407" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T10:38:59.103" Title="Who is said to be stronger future trunks or cell saga gohan" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43084" CreationDate="2017-11-01T13:12:45.603" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's some info about this posted in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/42794/why-are-child-pilots-used-in-the-first-place&quot;&gt;&quot;Why are child pilots used&quot;&lt;/a&gt; question, but specifically, Asuka's mom Kyoko has always been in the Evangelion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 22, we see the flashback of Asuka's mom having gone through a contact experiment similar to what Shinji's mom, Yui, went through with Unit-01. Similar to how Shinji's mom is &quot;inside&quot; Unit-01, Asuka's mom is &quot;inside&quot; Unit-02. I've put &quot;inside&quot; in quotes as it's probably not in a literal sense. Maybe it's their &quot;souls&quot; or &quot;impressions&quot; or something that's inside the Evangelions. It's not entirely clear why this mother-child bond is required in the show, although we do know the idea &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Yoshiyuki_Sadamoto:_Interview_with_Yoshiyuki_Sadamoto_.28Der_Mond.29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;came from Sadamoto, the original mangaka&lt;/a&gt;. We also know it's somewhat an important functional requirement, until Gendo (and eventually Seele) managed to get the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/Dummy_Plug&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dummy Plugs&lt;/a&gt; to work (e.g. Unit-03, Mass Produced Evangelion series from End of Evangelion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as the &quot;meaning of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://wiki.evageeks.org/A.T._Field&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A.T. Field&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, there's a good bit of speculation on how that all works. The first hint is from Kaworu during the end of episode 24 where he does a rather cryptic infodump on the mechanics of Evangelion, souls, and A.T. Fields:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Kaworu: Eva is made of the same body as me.&#xA;    Because I'm also born of Adam.&#xA;    When the unit doesn't have a soul, I can unite with it.&#xA;    The soul of Unit 02 is shutting itself up now.&#xA;&#xA;Shinji: AT Field!&#xA;&#xA;Kaworu: Yes, you Lilims call it that.&#xA;    The holy region that must not be invaded by anyone.&#xA;    The light of the soul.&#xA;    You Lilims are aware of that.&#xA;    Aware that the AT Field is the wall of the soul that everyone&#xA;    has.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So A.T. Fields are generated by a &quot;soul&quot; (again, probably not something that is literal), and a &quot;soul&quot; is inside every Evangelion, and in this case, specifically Unit-02, Asuka's Evangelion. I you also recall, Unit-02 was previously unresponsive after the immense psychic attack from Arael which affected both Asuka and the Evangelion (e.g. her mom). This made it possible for Kaworu to take control of Unit-02 during episode 24 and why he says that the soul has &quot;shut itself up&quot;. Asuka has come to the realization that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her mom has been in the Evangelion this whole time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her mom issues were all for naught because her mom has been with her this whole time, she wasn't alone afterall&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That her mom was using her soul to create Unit-02's A.T. Field which was protecting Asuka &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that point, Asuka goes into kick-ass mode with/because of her new understanding; a renewed bond with her mother/Eva's soul, a new understanding of what the A.T. Field really is and probably an enhanced control of how to use it (as evidenced by her fight with the Mass Produced Evangelions)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="91" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T13:12:45.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43089" CreationDate="2017-11-01T14:03:15.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cell was supposed to be the perfect being in terms of abilities and power. At the time he was the strongest villian. The god of destruction and the universe hierachy was introduced in DBS with Zen, Beerus, Whis etc. So therefor it is pretty difficult to tell if Cell would've had a chance against Beerus; a god of destruction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was said in DBS that Zamasu killed ALL the gods of destruction in the future timeline. Cell was defeated by Saiyans, from which they are in DBS still weaker than a god of destruction. Keep in mind that during DBZ they were significantly weaker (apart from Gohan since he was still training a lot), but he was never close to the strength of Goku; not to mention Beerus. Beerus was defeated by Zamasu in the future timeline which means that cell is weaker than Beerus and therefor weaker than Zamasu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zamasu being beaten by someone means that that certain someone is stronger than all that Zamasu was able to beat (going by logic). But we know from experience between son and father; Vegeta and future Trunks, that future Trunks is still way too weak for that level of strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I recall during the arc of Zamasu, Trunks didn't beat him. He simply survived a brawl so now and then. As shown in the battles against Goku and Vegeta compared to that with Trunks he was never serious towards Trunks, so Trunks never really beat him. If he did he wouldn't go through so much sacrifices and trouble in order to get Goku and Vegeta. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all I remember, Zamasu was so far the most powerful villian. Goku had to call Zen-Oh in order for Zamasu to be eradicated. Hence the reason why there are 2 Zen-Oh's in the current timeline. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all in short, Zamasu was only ever defeated and properly beaten by Zamasu. Therefor it is unknown how &quot;actually&quot; powerful DBS future Trunks is compared to DBZ Gohan from Cell-saga. Due to major differences in plots and storyline it is also hard to guess. There is lack of information about Trunk's full strength in effect in DBS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dont quote me on this, but I'd call DBS future Trunks stronger than DBZ Gohan if it was based on opinion. Let me explain why. First of all, age difference essentially means difference in experience for combat. Trunks has been fighting for several years in the timeline where there is no Goku meaning he had a lot more time to train. Gohan was still young in DBZ and therefor lacked the years of experience Trunks has. As for Saiyan states during cell-saga Gohan attained ssj2. His ultimate saiyan form is basically ssj2 with more power at the cost of speed. So as for saiyans both are equally strong. But due to experience I'd say that Trunks would win. As shown in the most recent dbs episode (114), Goku ssj1 was able to withstand ssj2 due to his fighting experiences and Trunks is no fool while gohan still was at that age, that's why my vote goes to Trunks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T14:03:15.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43107" CreationDate="2017-11-01T14:21:57.207" Score="20" ViewCount="95540" Body="&lt;p&gt;The credits for &lt;em&gt;My Hero Academia&lt;/em&gt; add &quot;plus Ultra&quot; after the series name.  Occasionally All Might shouts &quot;plus Ultra!&quot; as sort of a battle cry when he is about to strike a foe.  From context, I guess it means &quot;extra power&quot; or &quot;boost&quot;, but &quot;plus ultra&quot; seem so random. Is there more meaning to the two words than this? Is this just something which does not translate well from Japanese?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2020-12-29T19:00:45.413" Title="What does &quot;plus ultra&quot; mean in My Hero Academia" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43093" CreationDate="2017-11-01T15:57:11.347" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even in Japanese they say &quot;Plus Ultra!&quot;. It is more a reference to when All Might saved many people despite being tired, while having a smile in his face, because he always goes beyond his limits. Plus Ultra is (as far as I concluded from Season 1) when he does something with all his power and more. When he gives his all doing something and even a bit more is when he shouts it. Going beyond his limits. The others adapted to it as their favourite slogan from their almighty hero. That's why they always shout it too. It reminds them about All Might and gives them courage to push forward or to give that little extra more that's needed. But yeah at the end of the episode it can be compared to fanboy/fangirl behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-05-28T18:38:55.497" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T18:38:55.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-01T16:27:23.017" Score="5" ViewCount="1213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Refer to episode 31, boruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hiramekarei stores chakra and then release it in shapes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why then, Samehada don't just absorb all that chakra? How could it defeat Samehada at all? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="26084" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T08:11:25.447" LastActivityDate="2018-12-05T02:39:04.347" Title="How could Hiramekarei defeat Samehada?" Tags="&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42661" CreationDate="2017-11-01T16:34:09.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply,  because Rinnegan is powerful and nine tails lacks combat experience and is just most of times good with beast bombs and chakra. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chakra without mind is useless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T16:34:09.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-01T16:39:51.813" Score="1" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a song from the title screen from &lt;em&gt;Resurrection F&lt;/em&gt;. I think it is in the Bluray version, but I'm trying to figure out what the name is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anybody know what it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36410" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T16:54:03.067" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T18:42:06.710" Title="What is the song on the title screen of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43098" CreationDate="2017-11-01T18:42:06.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title song for Resurrection 'F' is: &quot;Z no Chikai&quot; (a.k.a &quot;Pledge of Z&quot;) &#xA;by Norihito Sumitomo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36411" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T18:42:06.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43093" CreationDate="2017-11-01T19:47:33.873" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means &quot;Above and Beyond!&quot; which is All Might's motto and his ideal vision for all heroes to aspire to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the English words &quot;plus&quot; and &quot;ultra&quot; sound kinda cool to the Japanese audience already, and combining them together is &lt;em&gt;double trouble&lt;/em&gt; :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T19:47:33.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5037" CreationDate="2017-11-01T21:24:30.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another explanation could be that during the OVA, Yin told Hei that one way they could be together is when they become one, while she hugged him in the white form, which could be referred to his particle manipulation ability which could be used to fuse them together just like Bai and Hei did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Izanagi's words where he said (in last OVA's last 10 minutes) that he would grant Yin a wish when Hei arrives, I suspect it could be that he makes Yin's body human so that one day Hei could reverse the process of the above-mentioned fusion and bring Yin to her now converted Human body, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--or-- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he granted a wish by giving a human body to Yin but instead, it turned out to be a boy (which is due to Shion's ability's flaw that the copy he creates has one major difference) and now Yin is forever fused with Hei as the bright light of Hei's particle manipulating power indicated at the end of season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36420" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-15T05:03:44.103" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T05:03:44.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43093" CreationDate="2017-11-01T22:10:54.073" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Plus Ultra&quot; is actually a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_ultra&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Latin&lt;/em&gt; Phrase.&lt;/a&gt; It translates to &quot;Further Beyond.&quot; In My Hero Academia, it has been adopted as the school motto of U.A. High. It's uncertain in-universe whether or not the motto was around before All Might, or if he's the one who came up with it, and his alma mater adopted his personal motto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-context, it is an extremely gung-ho statement that tells you to push past your limits and go further than you think you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also happens to be the national motto of Spain, previously the personal motto of King Charles V. Which he adopted as a rejection of the words inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules &quot;Non Plus Ultra&quot; (Nothing Further Beyond) after the discovery of the Americas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even IRL, it carries that same sort of gung-ho &quot;You told us there was nothing beyond this point...let me prove you wrong!&quot; sort of sentiment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that it sounds cool to Japanese Ears by using a pair of English-adopted words that they like is bonus points. But this phrase is not, in-fact, &quot;English&quot; gibberish as anime/manga occasionally produces on account of their writers not being entirely fluent in English. It's a Latin phrase with real-world history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14466" LastEditorUserId="14466" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T22:26:03.063" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T22:26:03.063" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-02T01:15:03.360" Score="10" ViewCount="4367" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been frustrated recently when I watch the last existing episode of a given anime only to find out that the story is not over yet, and I will have to wait for another season (and who knows when that would be). Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Made in Abyss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakusen Toshi Asterisk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Checking &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/19815/No_Game_No_Life&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;, for example, I can see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Status: Finished Airing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;No other anime listed as &quot;sequel&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I went to watch it, thinking it would be a full story in those 12 episodes, but guess what? The story is not over at all. Now here I am waiting for another season, that I don't even know when will come, if at all...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that whether a next season will be produced or not can't be predicted. The producers might decide it's not worth it for whatever reason. But some animes simply frustratingly end &lt;strong&gt;in the middle of the story&lt;/strong&gt;. I was hoping that there was a place I could search for this information (if the anime is currently completed or &quot;paused/canceled&quot; in the middle of it). For example, I wouldn't have watched &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; if I knew beforehand it was like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since MAL's status of &quot;Status: Finished Airing&quot; is not what I want, &lt;strong&gt;how can I check that an anime is really over?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes: for my purposes, animes like &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt; are to be considered complete, even though both of them have a new season coming, the already existing story is 100% complete (of course I only know this because I already watched them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36424" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T12:28:46.907" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T14:38:09.283" Title="How can I check that a given anime is really over?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43108" CreationDate="2017-11-02T02:38:29.590" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;My suggestion would be to look if there is source material. While I am not 100% sure, I think all the anime you list in the first list are based off the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This process would involve a lot of wild speculation as such it may or may not be accurate and as such would only be served to guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start using &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; as an example, look on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Game_No_Life&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; to see what it's first media form was, in this case &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No Game No Life (Japanese: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ Hepburn: Nōgēmu Nōraifu) is a light novel series by Yū Kamiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as such it's very likely it would be following the Light Novels. Next, in the infobox on the right, look for the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Original run&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. If it's officially finished, it would have listed an end date. In this case, the Light Novel has&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;April 25, 2012 – present&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if possible, see also if you can find another source. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=101992&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baka Updates Manga&lt;/a&gt; has info on the Light Novel and under &lt;em&gt;&quot;Status in Country of Origin&quot;&lt;/em&gt; it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9 Volumes (Ongoing) + 1 Gaiden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;'s anime will not be the end of the series as its source material is still ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what happens if the source material is complete? Or you want to know if the anime is up to date with the source material? Well, this is simply looking up to the Anime airing dates to the source material's release dates. While not accurate, since anime takes time to produce and the source material could be coming out while it's being developed, it can help you see how much of the story isn't going to be told.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; as an example, we see the anime's run-time was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;April 9, 2014 – June 25, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;looking at the list of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Game_No_Life#Volume_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Light Novel Volumes&lt;/a&gt; we see that Volume 6 came out April 25, 2014, the only volume to come out in 2014. Since it also came out after the anime started airing, we can assume that there won't be any content of Volume 6 in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But can we narrow this down expecting 5 volumes of the light novel? Yes we can. For &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;, Wikipedia has information on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Game_No_Life#Anime_adaptation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On July 27, 2013, Monthly Comic Alive announced the anime adaptation for No Game No Life was green lit. It is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and animated by Madhouse. The series premiered on April 9, 2014 on AT-X;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;going back to our volume list for the Light Novel, it seems we can rule out Volume 5 as it was released after the announcement of the anime, so now we have 4 volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;'s anime at most should cover 4 out of 9 volumes that have been released to date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind however that the story content might be less, or it might deviate from the source material (e.g. the 2003 series of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist&lt;/em&gt; and fillers in long running anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another title you mention in your question is &lt;em&gt;Steins;Gate&lt;/em&gt;. It's a bit more complicated because its source material is a Visual Novel with multiple endings and routes. These tend to be a bit more complicated as sometimes an Anime inspired from a Visual Novel with multiple endings will only adapt one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other times the source Visual Novel (or game) is linear, like &lt;em&gt;Tears to Tiara&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Utawarerumono&lt;/em&gt;. But if there are multiple games, it will only adapt one game, i.e. currently the &lt;em&gt;Tears to Tiara&lt;/em&gt; anime only adapts the first game (particularly the PS3 release) and not the second game while there are multiple &lt;em&gt;Utawarerumono&lt;/em&gt; anime as there are &lt;em&gt;Utawarerumono&lt;/em&gt; games (some of the later games I think were inspired by the more recent anime. However, I'm not 100% sure)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, sometimes this is made easy like with &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; with each route having been named and the more recently anime being named the same, such as &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works&lt;/em&gt; by Ufotable. We can assume it follows the Unlimited Blade Works route of the game while the upcoming &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel&lt;/em&gt; movies, also by Ufotable, will follow the Heaven's Feel Route. While this won't tell you which ending they may choose, knowing that there are 3 routes in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;, you can get a rough guess that each of these is really just 1/3 of the whole story you have in the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above however only works if your anime is based off a source material like a Light Novel, Manga or Game and can still be inaccurate without knowing the content of the source martial and the anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can, however, ask a question here. For instance, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/5495/1587&quot;&gt;I asked if &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; followed the manga&lt;/a&gt; and learned that it actually follows the Light Novel and it adapts 1,2,3 and 5, skipping Volume 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for original anime like &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;, you can assume that it has finished. However, there are times where you can ask a question if it does continue but not asking when it'll come out. For &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt;, while there was no &lt;em&gt;R3&lt;/em&gt; manga, there was &lt;em&gt;Jet Black Renya&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Akito of the Exiled&lt;/em&gt; manga which, while not &lt;em&gt;R3&lt;/em&gt;, did expand on the &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; Universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, this comes down to doing research on the release, airing and announcement dates, and making assumptions based on these and asking here if you want a definite answer on things like how loyal an anime follows its source material, exactly where it adapts to and which are filler content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T14:36:49.557" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T14:36:49.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43108" CreationDate="2017-11-02T03:35:24.423" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/43110/2516&quot;&gt;Memor-X's great answer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/strong&gt; tends to have more info about this on their anime articles (and I have used it often as the source when &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A2516+japanese+wikipedia+cover&quot;&gt;referencing my answers&lt;/a&gt; here). Almost all anime articles on Japanese Wikipedia has テレビアニメ (TV anime, if it's media-mix) section and its 各話リスト (List of episodes). &lt;em&gt;Sometimes, it also includes the original source cover on that table&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: on the last column (使用原作), it shows that the last volume of the original source (Light Novel) is &lt;strong&gt;Volume 3&lt;/strong&gt;. However, since the LN goes beyond Volume 3, it concludes that the anime doesn't cover the whole story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%92%E3%81%AE%E7%A5%93%E9%AD%94%E5%B8%AB_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: on the second-to-last column (原作), it shows that the last volume of the original source (Manga) is &lt;strong&gt;Volume 9&lt;/strong&gt; (including some anime original story). However, since the manga goes beyond Volume 9, it concludes that the anime doesn't cover the whole story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again, this is just another alternative, since it doesn't always have this information (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Made in Abyss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%A6%E6%88%A6%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF#.E5.90.84.E8.A9.B1.E3.83.AA.E3.82.B9.E3.83.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakusen Toshi Asterisk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, apparently &lt;strong&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/strong&gt; itself sometimes has this information on their &lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt; section:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/19815/No_Game_No_Life&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; adapts the first three volumes of Yuu Kamiya's light novel series of the same title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/9919/Ao_no_Exorcist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the fact that the source material is on-going, the anime adaption of &lt;em&gt;Ao no Exorcist&lt;/em&gt; diverges from it at key points, leading to an anime-exclusive ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/30544/Gakusen_Toshi_Asterisk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gakusen Toshi Asterisk&lt;/em&gt; (1st season)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It adapts the first three volumes of its light novel source material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it doesn't mention the latest volume, at least it gives some clues that can be completed by researching about the current volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it can also be used to make an assumption, such as &amp;quot;the 1st season of &lt;em&gt;Gakusen Toshi Asterisk&lt;/em&gt; adapts the first 3 volumes, the 2nd season might adapt the next 3 volumes&amp;quot; (might be true or not, but if the current volume already went far enough, then the anime will &lt;em&gt;probably&lt;/em&gt; not finish)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, of course this only applies to animes that have finished airing unless there's already an official statement beforehand. For on-going series, it would be more difficult to guess if the anime will cover the whole story or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T14:38:09.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43093" CreationDate="2017-11-02T03:46:33.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have said, the phrase relates to giving it more than your most, rather than just &quot;more power&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is personified in All Might's fight with Nomu, as Deku notes that each of All Might's punches are &lt;strong&gt;more than 100%&lt;/strong&gt; of what he can give.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36426" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-05-28T18:39:49.767" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T18:39:49.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36694" CreationDate="2017-11-02T04:38:57.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track that plays in E43 around 03:08 is called &quot;Tragic&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Youtube link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54U3fnY2uEI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54U3fnY2uEI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31825" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T04:38:57.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40812" CreationDate="2017-11-02T05:49:29.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some sort of blank round most likely, a ten gauge round half full of powder would have a recoil like a 12 gauge. Also all the unburnt powder would make an explosion like that seen in game, and the primer going off would provide the noise. Without projectile = less recoil and noise per gram of powder. As for the powder, probably a custom mix that would resemble pyrotechnic powders.&#xA;Also: all it needs is a twelve gauge barrels strength and you are good to go.&#xA;Although the recoil would force the gun back lightly. The weapon is so overbuilt that the overall recoil would be low, as it is many times heavier than even the most overbuilt 12 gauge. Heavier weapon frame=less recoil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36428" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T05:49:29.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43085" CreationDate="2017-11-02T05:59:29.533" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's the VGMdb page for the soundtrack album: &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/49046&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://vgmdb.net/album/49046&lt;/a&gt;. Knock yourself out. If you happen to want the piano pieces, I believe all of them are on this album: &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/47707&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://vgmdb.net/album/47707&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso.wikia.com/wiki/Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The wikia&lt;/a&gt; that @Zereges linked in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/43085/regarding-osts-in-your-lie-in-april-anime#comment57822_43085&quot;&gt;this comment&lt;/a&gt; appears to contain much the same information, if you prefer that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T05:59:29.533" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-11-02T05:59:29.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43073" CreationDate="2017-11-02T07:45:18.980" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it was a sweet gesture that showed a little insight into Taki's character. It shows that he is young, in love, and struggling to find a way to share his feelings with Mitsuha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that moment when an opportunity presented itself for him to confess without having to say it out loud (the horror! :D), he foolishly thought it was more important to tell her how he feels than what his name was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very frustrating, probably done on purpose by the writer but not completely baseless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-04T07:23:20.460" LastActivityDate="2018-06-04T07:23:20.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43089" CreationDate="2017-11-02T08:34:50.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, your question isn't very accurate. At the end of the cell saga, SSJ2 Teen Gohan was a lot stronger than future trunks. Also, it is fair to assume that by the end of the Buu saga in Dragon Ball Z, Gohan was superior to future Trunks. We know this because Future Trunk's mention's how he turned SSJ2 to fight off Dabura while Gohan's Mystic form had made him a lot stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now with respect to Dragon Ball Super. Future Trunks had mastered SSJ2 and he was strong enough to push back Goku SSJ2, however, 1 hit from SSJ3 Goku was enough to knock him out. Gohan, on the other hand, had slacked off on training and was a lot weaker. Future Trunks was stronger than Gohan even then, we can confirm this based on an event which happens later which I will mention. Trunks SSJ Rage transformation is an extremely powerful transformation which puts him even above SSJ3 Goku but not as strong as SSJB Goku. It's a transformation which would more or less make him even stronger than Super Saiyan God because he was able to hold off Black who was making sport of 2 Super Saiyan Blues. Also, he was able to hold his own against Merged Zamasu(Despite the spirit sword, he still did manage to hold his own). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now before the tournament of power, we see Gohan train with Picollo. We see Picollo being stronger than SSJ2 Gohan at that time. So it is fair to assume Trunks was easily superior to Gohan at the time he arrived. After Gohan regained his Mystic form and trained further, you could say even he crossed the Super Saiyan God level but isn't as strong as Super Saiyan Blue Goku or Vegeta. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves us with a question as to whether current Mystic Gohan or Future Trunks SSJ Rage is stronger. Without a doubt, it would be Future Trunks' SSJ Rage. However, we haven't seen Gohan fight at full power. I'm pretty sure once we see him fight someone strong in the tournament of power, we can clearly determine whether he surpassed Trunk's in terms of power or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T08:34:50.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43089" CreationDate="2017-11-02T10:38:59.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cell Saga Gohan is stronger than Future Trunks during the Cell games. He was a transformation level over him (SSJ2 vs SSJ1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Future Trunks in Dragon Ball Super was more or less in the same level than Cell Saga Gohan (SSJ2 vs SSJ2) but later he got a new transformation (Super Saiyan Rage) which is equal or over than Super Saiyan Blue, which is 3 transformations ahead than SSJ2 (SSJ3, SSG, and SSB) . When Trunks became Super Saiyan Rage, Yajirobe states that he might be equal to Black's Super Saiyan Rosé, which by the time was beating badly Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan Blue. Later Vegeta trains and Goku and Vegeta get zenkai boosts so they get able to overpass Black's Super Saiyan Rose, so their versions of SSB get stronger than Super Saiyan Rosé (which is equal or stronger than Super Saiyan Rage). But later Trunks gets more furious and he's able to almost hold his own against a beam struggle with merged Zamasu (which again became stronger than Goku's and Vegeta's Super Saiyan Blue) later Goku's Super Saiyan Blue is able to hold his own against a beam struggle against merged Zamasu and finally it's Trunks who defeats merged Zamasu (though at some point he gets genki dama energy from all people) so it looks like Super Saiyan Rage is surpassing and being surpassed by Super Saiyan Blue in cycles all the time, and SSB is a transformation 3 stages above SSJ2, so Super Saiyan Rage is clearly above Cell saga Gohan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T10:38:59.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-02T12:14:13.583" Score="1" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the song that plays in episode 6 of season one at 19mins in (19:01). &#xA;It plays under Hatori speaking to Chiaki in his apartment. (Also appeared in the previous episode, S01E05 at around 20mins in.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've tried searching online and listening to some of the uploaded tracks of the &lt;em&gt;Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OST&lt;/em&gt; but I am unable to identify or find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36432" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T12:53:29.177" LastActivityDate="2018-10-25T20:33:48.257" Title="What is the song played in episode 6 when Hatori is speaking to Chiaki in his apartment?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;sekai-ichi-hatsukoi&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43163" CreationDate="2017-11-02T13:14:30.890" Score="1" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kale's first transformation (the bulky one with blank eyes) was officially called super saiyan berseker. Now from Broly's movie, we knew a similar transformation was called the legendary super saiyan transformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was a non canon name, but in the last Dragon Ball Super episode preview they made a reference to that name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know Kale has at least 2 transformations, her berserker transformation, and her calm transformation (also known unofficially as super Saiyan green) and last episode preview hinted Kale could have more transformations (another calm transformation where she controls her full power, something she supposedly didn't do with super Saiyan green apparently ?  maybe a super saiyan 3 for her coming) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, are the super Saiyan berseker and the legendary super Saiyan transformation the same transformation, or are they refers with legendary super Saiyan transformation to another transformation from Kale (not the first one we've seen from her) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T14:43:24.853" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T04:57:45.797" Title="Are the Super Saiyan Berseker and the Legendary Super Saiyan transformation the same thing?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14102" CreationDate="2017-11-02T18:41:55.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;most likely weather after touter by Jason or not the mask is basic his gate way into his monstrous Side because of the fact several times through the manga he showed extreme compassion towards all his friends and even some people of the shady sort but as an example when he had it on tearing apart the ghoul restaurant he has absolutely no moral even though the fact there could have bean several there how did not deserve death and even encountering Amon in the anime after he TOOK OFF the mask his abilities were greatly decrease so basically the entire time he still tried to hold on to being at least civil to others and be some one but once the mask was put on he went all out on more than one occasion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also it is a possibility that he was trying to restrain hi urge to eat but it was on several times uses such as his first encounter with Amon that drove him crazy. also he used the mask as a symbol of his true nature for it was designed directly for him with the eye-patch,liples mouth, and bolts in the neck all to show that he is a monster and as the look says a half bread&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36437" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T18:41:55.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19131" CreationDate="2017-11-02T19:03:18.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The left hand picture, is the exact original Hebrew text from the ten commandments in the bible, but only the first two or three words from each commandment. It is very usual to depict only the first few words on Hebrew drawings of the Tablets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;I am the L-d your G-d&#xA;You shall not have another god over me&#xA;You shall not carry G-d's name [in vain]&#xA;Remember the day of [Shabbath...the rest is off the photo edge]&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The right hand picture is complete gibberish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36436" LastEditorUserId="36436" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T19:14:48.697" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T19:14:48.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41157" CreationDate="2017-11-03T01:41:09.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After being tasked with collecting as many rocks as possible, and then splitting up, the group mentality was that while collecting scissors and paper was not the goal, there was nothing wrong with it. I can't remember whether or not Alix's answer is specifically how it happened but it may very well have been. I can however remember that it was insinuated that they were collected after they split during one (or multiple) trades in their mission to collect rock cards. There did not need to be a specific time or reason they got those cards as the writers covered their bases in the montage of trading/collecting cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T01:41:09.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14304" CreationDate="2017-11-03T02:27:16.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a website called &lt;em&gt;Animefillerlist&lt;/em&gt;. They list all the canon and filler episodes of certain anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/detective-conan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Canon Episodes for Conan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1-5, 7-13, 15-16, 18, 20, 22-23, 27-28, 31-32, 34-35, 38-40, 42-43,&#xA;  46, 48-50, 52, 54, 57-58, 60, 63, 68-70, 72, 75-78, 81-82, 84-86, 91,&#xA;  96, 98-105, 110, 113-118, 121-122, 128-134, 136-139, 141-142, 144-147,&#xA;  153-154, 156-157, 162-164, 166-168, 170-174, 176-178, 188-195,&#xA;  199-200, 205-206, 212-213, 217-224, 226-231, 233-234, 238-244,&#xA;  246-247, 249-250, 253-254, 258-259, 263, 266-272, 274-275, 277-280,&#xA;  284-293, 301-302, 304-313, 316-317, 323-327, 329-336, 338-341,&#xA;  343-347, 350-351, 354-356, 358-359, 361-362, 366-367, 371-372,&#xA;  374-375, 381-383, 385-387, 390-391, 394-396, 398-402, 406-408,&#xA;  411-412, 415-417, 421-422, 425, 427-432, 435-436, 438, 443-447, 449,&#xA;  453-455, 457-458, 460, 462-467, 469-470, 472-474, 476-477, 479,&#xA;  481-482, 484-485, 487-488, 490-511, 513-517, 521-526, 528-535,&#xA;  537-538, 542-543, 545-546, 549-552, 557-561, 563-564, 568-569,&#xA;  571-576, 578-581, 583-587, 589-590, 592-593, 597-598, 600-601,&#xA;  608-628, 632-633, 642-657, 659-662, 667-668, 671-676, 681-685,&#xA;  690-691, 699-706, 710-715, 722-725, 727-728, 731-732, 734, 738-741,&#xA;  744-749, 751-752, 754-756, 759-760, 763-766, 770-773, 779-783,&#xA;  785-788, 792-793, 808-812, 814-815, 822-823, 827-828, 830-832,&#xA;  836-837, 843-844, 847-850, 853-854, 861-864, 866-867, 872-874, 878-879&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T23:24:29.450" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T23:24:29.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-03T02:51:44.653" Score="8" ViewCount="668" Body="&lt;p&gt;On avatar the last air bender, how does the earth-bender work ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if they use their bender to control earth/ground, like making a wall using their bender, does it make an empty room below the wall ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it make the ground unstable or possibility of erosion ? In my mind, the earth/ground is like a puzzle that, or am I wrong ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some demonstration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/26e7Xm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/26e7Xm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FSwkCm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FSwkCm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or when they trying to close the pit from the result of their earth bender ability, does it make more complicated ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmRTAm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LmRTAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N42l1m.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N42l1m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23x00x4WcHw&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, watch at 1:20 - 2:05&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T15:44:57.297" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T04:39:44.077" Title="How does the earth-bender's ability works?" Tags="&lt;avatar&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43130" CreationDate="2017-11-03T04:56:37.987" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the exception of some aspects in &lt;em&gt;fire bending&lt;/em&gt;. All bending abilities in avatar work under the premise of manipulating the {%insert element here} that already exists. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this is in the water benders drawing moisture from the air, or better yet, the way &lt;em&gt;blood bending&lt;/em&gt; was explained. It is said to be possible because a persons blood contains water (the bender cannot simply create water from nothing). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also why water benders like to carry around waterskins. In earth bending it is less obvious since there is earth everywhere, but there are a number of episodes where they are stranded somewhere away from their element and become somewhat handicapped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether the ground becomes unstable after earth bending would be entirely up to the bender themselves, although I would say there is such a thing as &quot;best bending practices&quot; where they would learn to use the existing earth in a way that doesn't deteriorate the structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not have to create a mirrored empty space like the image of a puzzle you are imagining, but if the bender wanted to they certainly could! Instead they would perhaps use a smaller depth of the earth spread out across a larger space along the caves wall/floors to create their new earth wall. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would result in the existing space in the cave expanding, its just unnoticeable because of how spread out it was. The point is that there are soooooo many earth bending styles shown that although we can confirm that they &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; use existing earth, we can not confirm &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; any potential bender would use it because everyone bends a little differently! The large wall would indeed require to be made out of existing earth, however as a nation-wide project I would say that it is fairly self explanatory that they would have collected earth from a place that would not make the entire ground unstable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAlcF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAlcF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit for linkable reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Prison_rig&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prison Rig&lt;/a&gt; is a perfect example of this. The fire nation constructed this prison to hold earth benders and the reason it works is because &lt;strong&gt;it is made entirely out of metal and is miles away from any rock or earth so the earth benders have nothing to control&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus, it is canon that earth benders must use the existing earth to control/manipulate. The way they escape this prison &lt;a href=&quot;http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Imprisoned&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 1, Episode 6&lt;/a&gt; also confirms this point. The entire reason the last fight I am showing in the picture below was dramatic is because the earth benders had just the small amount of stolen coal to use in their fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jl5QG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jl5QG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Epic Fight&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;side note: avatar is no anime :P&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2018-05-12T04:39:44.077" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T04:39:44.077" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-03T08:10:05.710" Score="3" ViewCount="711" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nora attacked him several times with Ayakashi, seeming with intent to kill. However, we find out later that if Nora really wants to kill Yukine, she just needs to rekindle his curiosity about his former life. That makes all her attacks seem kind of pointless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2018-12-29T23:01:05.347" Title="In Noragami, why does Nora attack Yukine?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5993" CreationDate="2017-11-03T11:07:28.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if this is considered canon, as I stopped reading the manga and am not sure if further details were revealed, but... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On episode 3 of the anime, when Touta and Kuromaru meet Jinbei Shishido, he tells 'em he's number 2, and Kuromaru says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpgk6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mpgk6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, not sure if this is canon. Also not sure if Kuromaru is just making an assumption, or if this is a given in the anime — there are some different things in the adaptation, and I don't remember this bit of conversation from the manga. But, if this is not an assumption, then the numbers are attributed according to how powerful the characters are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T11:07:28.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43136" CreationDate="2017-11-03T12:27:27.763" Score="2" ViewCount="738" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dreamworld, Naruto sees his mom and dad again. They both seem normal and like how we see them when they were sealing the nine-tails into  Naruto. WHy didn't their personalities change? Shikamaru turned dumb, Kiba became a cat lover so wouldn't that make Kushina have a gentler mom personality and Minato to be a terrible ninja?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T12:50:30.813" Title="In the Dreamworld, why was Minato and Kushina like how they were when naruto first met them" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43135" CreationDate="2017-11-03T12:50:30.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on your description of Kiba being a cat lover, I am assuming you are referring to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Road_to_Ninja:_Naruto_the_Movie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Road to Ninja movie&lt;/a&gt;. While some characters do contain alternate personalities, not everybody's personalities changed in this world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The majority of the movie takes place in an alternate dimension known as the Genjutsu World, where almost the entire cast has different personalities and behaviours compared to their actual selves. &lt;strong&gt;Despite this, however, some still possess their own personalities and behaviours.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genjutsu_World&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genjustu World&lt;/a&gt; was created by Tobi's Limited Tsukuyomi in hopes to capture Kurama. While Minato's and Kushina's personalities did not change, their &lt;strong&gt;roles&lt;/strong&gt; change with Sakura's parents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The illusion is a prototype of the Infinite Tsukuyomi and was influenced by both Naruto's deep desire to have parents and Sakura's desire for freedom from parental control. Their desires, in turn, create a scenario where Minato Namikaze, who never became Fourth Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki are alive and Sakura's parents, Kizashi and Mebuki Haruno, died defending the village&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T12:50:30.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6552" CreationDate="2017-11-03T19:56:22.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of spells:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tactics&lt;/strong&gt; (戦術, &lt;em&gt;senjutsu&lt;/em&gt;) to control Yaya's magical circuit, &quot;Herculean Strength&quot; (金剛力, &lt;em&gt;kongouriki&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Absolute skills&lt;/strong&gt; (絶衝, &lt;em&gt;zesshou&lt;/em&gt;) based on the tactic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Tactics&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spell is &lt;strong&gt;Pattern (magical nature) + Number (magical power) + Formation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 &lt;strong&gt;patterns&lt;/strong&gt; which are comparable to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%ABrinkazan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fuurinkazan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;吹&lt;/strong&gt;鳴 (&lt;em&gt;suimei&lt;/em&gt;, blowing [a whistle]) / whistle: increase the agility/speed, &quot;&lt;em&gt;as swift as wind&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;森&lt;/strong&gt;閑 (&lt;em&gt;shinkan&lt;/em&gt;, stillness): strengthen the defense, &quot;&lt;em&gt;as gentle as forest&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;光&lt;strong&gt;焔&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;kouen&lt;/em&gt;, light &amp;amp; flame) / flare: increase the number of attacks/power, &quot;&lt;em&gt;as fierce as fire&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;天&lt;strong&gt;嶮&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;tenken&lt;/em&gt;, natural defenses) / stronghold: increase the attack power/durability, &quot;&lt;em&gt;as unshakable as mountain&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(However, according to an interview on &lt;em&gt;Monthly Comic Alive 2012-9&lt;/em&gt; with Reiji Kaito, the author of the series, he mentioned that &lt;em&gt;suimei&lt;/em&gt; is for speed, &lt;em&gt;shinkan&lt;/em&gt; is preserving magical power with things that aim for counters, &lt;em&gt;kouen&lt;/em&gt; is for both speed and attack, and &lt;em&gt;tenken&lt;/em&gt; is for defense)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;number&lt;/strong&gt; represents the power. The higher the number, the more powerful it affects. As for now, it seems the number is always a multiple of 12 with the highest being 48.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;formation&lt;/strong&gt; is separated into 2 types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;衝 (&lt;em&gt;shou&lt;/em&gt;, thrust): Yaya attacks independently&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;結 (&lt;em&gt;ketsu&lt;/em&gt;, bind): Yaya attacks first on a cooperative attack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;吹鳴二四衝: 吹鳴 (&lt;em&gt;suimei&lt;/em&gt;) + 二四 (&lt;em&gt;ni-jyuu-yon&lt;/em&gt;, 24) + 衝 (&lt;em&gt;shou&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;光焔十二結: 光焔 (&lt;em&gt;kouen&lt;/em&gt;) + 十二 (&lt;em&gt;jyuu-ni&lt;/em&gt;, 12) + 結 (&lt;em&gt;ketsu&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Skill&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spell is &lt;strong&gt;Pattern (magical nature) + &quot;Absolute&quot; (絶衝, &lt;em&gt;zesshou&lt;/em&gt;) + Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;pattern&lt;/strong&gt; follows the previously mentioned pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;name&lt;/strong&gt; is just a proper noun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The skills from the first 4 volumes corresponding to each pattern are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;天嶮絶衝&amp;lt;破却水月&gt;: 天嶮 (&lt;em&gt;tenken&lt;/em&gt;) + 絶衝 (&lt;em&gt;zesshou&lt;/em&gt;) + 破却水月 (&lt;em&gt;hakyaku suigetsu&lt;/em&gt;, destruction of the moon reflected on the water) / Final Stronghold &quot;Razing Moon Reflection&quot;: By striking a blow against an opponent in a hardened state, Yaya can interfere with the opponent's magic and cause it to lose control.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;吹鳴絶衝&amp;lt;ひさぎ太刀影【たちかげ】&gt;: 吹鳴 (&lt;em&gt;suimei&lt;/em&gt;) + 絶衝 (&lt;em&gt;zesshou&lt;/em&gt;) + ひさぎ太刀影 (&lt;em&gt;hisagi tachikage&lt;/em&gt;, silhouette of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalpa_bungei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Catalpa&lt;/a&gt; long sword): By sending several ten times of the magical power, Yaya jumps to the air in a flash, almost looks like disappearing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;光焔絶衝&amp;lt;乱れ夜桜&gt;: 光焔 (&lt;em&gt;kouen&lt;/em&gt;) + 絶衝 (&lt;em&gt;zesshou&lt;/em&gt;) + 乱れ夜桜 (&lt;em&gt;midare yozakura&lt;/em&gt;, disturbance of cherry trees at evening): By sending out the magical power to the whole body, Yaya does a super rush attack by punching &amp;amp; kicking relentlessly while in that state. Even if each attack may be light, the attack rush can be continued while maintaining the magical power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;森閑絶衝&amp;lt;神機御雷【しんきみかづち】&gt;: 森閑 (&lt;em&gt;shinkan&lt;/em&gt;) + 絶衝 (&lt;em&gt;zesshou&lt;/em&gt;) + 神機御雷 (&lt;em&gt;shinki mikazuchi&lt;/em&gt;, miraculous thunder): Attack the downed opponent by hitting using the fist in the manner of &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5mFlEl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tile splitting&lt;/a&gt;. A single blow that has enough power to sink the opponent's body to the ground by as much as 10 meters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the 8th volume introduced 光焔絶衝&amp;lt;月影紅蓮&gt; (&lt;em&gt;kouen zesshou tsukikage guren&lt;/em&gt;, moonlight crimson lotus flower) and thus, there's a high possibility that other skills also exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(by the way, the previous skill does a reddish, intense rotation kick that can cause burning due to the air friction.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note from Nico Nico Pedia&lt;/strong&gt;: the original source (light novel) itself doesn't explain the detail for both the tactics and skills and thus, it can only be interpreted by the reader/viewer from the given evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A9%9F%E5%B7%A7%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%AF%E5%82%B7%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84#.E4.B8.BB.E4.BA.BA.E5.85.AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%A4%9C%E3%80%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nico Nico Pedia (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hissatuwaza.kill.jp/setume/masindo-ru.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hissatsu Waza Jiten (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12117027332&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wikia&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kikoshojowakizutsukanai.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Circuit#Types&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magic Circuit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kikoshojowakizutsukanai.wikia.com/wiki/Yaya#Powers_.26_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yaya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T19:56:22.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="48" CreationDate="2017-11-04T04:34:06.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vincent Law is Ergo Proxy, who is Proxy 1. Proxy one divided himself into two. That which is divided must become one. So Proxy 1 splits into 2, and one half leaves the dome, the other half remains. The half that leaves gets rid of their memory... who are they now? They are no longer the true Proxy Project creation. They are now gaining self-awareness and forging a new identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is perhaps because they rejected their imperfect origin that they decided to dump their memory, and become Vincent Law. Victory over Law. He has claimed victory over the rules. He is no longer just a proxy. The amnesia effect allows us to follow him on his journey against the strongest enemy he'll ever face... himself. A journey we all must take if we strike out against what we were planned to be and instead seek out our own destiny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Proxy 1 is Ergo Proxy... He is both one and the same, and he must embrace every aspect of himself if he is to truly choose his own future. It's not an easy thing to do, but he has Re-l, or reality. He also has pino, and &quot;in vino, veritas&quot;, or &quot;in wine there is truth&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So moving forward with reality and truth, the lab project known as Proxy One will eventually embrace that he is Ergo Proxy, and yet overcome his origins and finally reach happiness by redefining himself as Vincent Law, victorious over the laws his very cells were programmed to follow. He felt the pulse of the awakening, and instead of dying, he awoke. He is the agent of death... or was... not anymore... He is Vincent Law, and Vince is in full control as he sails off with truth and reality, and a new autorave who perhaps represents the discipline he has finally achieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36455" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T04:42:54.897" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T04:42:54.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3100" CreationDate="2017-11-04T06:38:44.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing I don't see mentioned anywhere is the fact that bandaging is also used to tether items to ones body. Apart from providing protection, some parts of the body can simply be wrapped to be used as some type of pocket. Blades can be hidden on the inside of one's forearm, pouches attached to the leg, and many items from weaponry to medic kits to the main torso underneath ones clothing. Where do you think the ninja in Naruto pull all their weaponry from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36456" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T06:38:44.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41806" CreationDate="2017-11-04T11:06:28.463" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After searching so long, I finally found it is Mirai Bulma's Theme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;YouTube link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5fKlMGuV8o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5fKlMGuV8o&lt;/a&gt; (piano version)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36457" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T11:08:04.127" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T11:08:04.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-04T18:08:47.710" Score="2" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 177, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Reunion_with_the_Black_Organization&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reunion with the Black Organization&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, Conan asked Haibara to drink the liquor which made her restore to her original size, but why did not he tell her that the first time he met her or at least after he trusted her? This is a very important information which cannot be delayed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-10T16:29:38.130" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T16:30:40.440" Title="Why did not Conan tell Haibara about the liquor that made him restore to his original size as soon as possible?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43130" CreationDate="2017-11-05T02:59:53.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it is correct that earth and water benders can only really manipulate material that is already there, I assume, because of the fact that rock is so dense, that an earthbender could extract rock from the ground, making the ground a little less dense as they do so (Leaving little tiny holes in the ground) and use the rock for whatever they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36413" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T02:59:53.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43063" CreationDate="2017-11-05T03:12:17.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that yes, body rejection was possible, but we only ended up seeing situations where it hadn't happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Barry was number 65 (or something). I think it's possible some of the other 64 failed in their soul transpositions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We did see Al loose consciousness a couple times - I assume that's when his armour was rejecting his soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that Alphonse was protected by plot, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36413" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T03:12:17.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42847" CreationDate="2017-11-05T03:28:24.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there was much of a difference between the world where Natsu went to sleep, and where he woke up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the most part, he spent his time with Igneel in the woods - as I assume a dragon wouldn't be welcome in towns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Natsu grew up in the wilderness, went to sleep in the wilderness, and awoke in the wilderness 400 years later, not noticing a change because the wilderness couldn't have been different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36413" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T03:28:24.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43146" CreationDate="2017-11-05T04:30:19.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember that once your body develops an immunity against &lt;em&gt;baiju&lt;/em&gt; thus you can't grow twice. Conan was probably thinking that it might be useful in the fell clutch of circumstance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plot-wise, if Haibara already drank &lt;em&gt;baiju&lt;/em&gt; and so, if Haibara wasn't in adult form, Conan and Haibara will be unprotected and might die. Since they have this &lt;em&gt;plot immunity&lt;/em&gt;, then that won't happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33322" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-10T16:30:40.440" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T16:30:40.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43154" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-05T06:57:30.740" Score="6" ViewCount="1639" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;Naruto's Birth&quot;, why didn't Minato just use Eight Trigrams Sealings? Instead, he used it on Naruto to seal the Yang-half, but used the Reaper Death Seal, which ultimately cost him his life, on himself to seal the Yin-half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm kind of a noob about this, but I don't see any reason why he wouldn't just do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36462" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T07:52:20.043" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T17:00:33.940" Title="Why doesn't Minato use the Eight Trigrams Sealing on himself?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6686" CreationDate="2017-11-05T08:22:10.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trifolium-garden.net/amaranto/chara/11.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Troy's profile from the official site's character introduction.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SQle8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SQle8l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Troy's profile&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Troy's appearance is like a boy, Troy is a &lt;strong&gt;she&lt;/strong&gt;. From the last paragraph of Troy's description:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;口数が少なく、常に行動を共にする双子も&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;彼女&lt;/strong&gt;のことはよく知らない。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does not talk much, and even the twins whom Troy usually act together with&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;do not know much about &lt;strong&gt;her&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;http://vndb.org/c11438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;VNDB&lt;/a&gt; claims that she is also a transgender, I don't have any proof to support or counter it. However, from the sample dialog on the image,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「そんなの、&lt;strong&gt;ボク&lt;/strong&gt;には関係ない。&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;　　君たちの好きにすればいいだろ」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;she refers to herself as &lt;strong&gt;ボク (&lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt; which defines her personality as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bokukko&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;bokukko&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Warning: TV Tropes link&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Bokukko is, literally, a girl who uses the first-person Japanese Pronoun &lt;em&gt;boku&lt;/em&gt;, primarily used by boys and young men. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most bokukko are tomboys, but not all; sometimes it just indicates that the user is a Plucky Girl or unaware of social norms. [...] Although none of this has to be reflected in her appearance, bokukko are usually either flat-chested or extremely well-endowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This speech pattern can also be used to keep a character's gender obscured—is she a boyish girl, or a girlish boy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, Kisaki Kotori ― the voice-actor herself ― &lt;a href=&quot;http://littleconcert0.web.fc2.com/work.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;listed her role on her official site&lt;/a&gt; as female for Troy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;トロイア役 (Troy)　♀&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the name トロイア (&lt;em&gt;toroia&lt;/em&gt;) as Troy, most possibly it refers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Troy&lt;/a&gt;, a city used as the setting of the famous Trojan War. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; lists トロイア (&lt;em&gt;toroia&lt;/em&gt;), トロイ (&lt;em&gt;toroi&lt;/em&gt;) and トロイアー (&lt;em&gt;toroia-&lt;/em&gt;) as the possible pronunciations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T08:22:10.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-05T15:19:49.933" Score="5" ViewCount="713" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found two previous similar questions (and tons way off), see below, but mine is distinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31583/what-is-song-played-when-ken-is-being-tortured-on-seaons-1-episode-12&quot;&gt;What is song played when Ken is being tortured on seaons 1 episode 12?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/24477/what-is-the-song-in-tokyo-ghoul-with-the-discordant-piano&quot;&gt;What is the song in Tokyo Ghoul with the discordant piano?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about the atonal music played during Rize and Kaneki's dialogue and his torture in season 1 episode 12 from roughly 0:00–13:13, &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Rize's Melody&quot; / Original Sorrow&quot;, which starts at 14:00 after 40 seconds without music. What's this atonal music called? Is it released or named?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It evidently isn't &quot;Unravel&quot;, and it does not feature strings as much as &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/nIG6tGSdONE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Die Verwandlung&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. I have gone through the two OST disks and not found it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbouo2X8egpLA_H-ScT14vbquKu7AUTHR&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ost list 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbouo2X8egpLunT1OwJmPxgWcP6iyyTCK&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ost list 2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36467" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T15:36:39.230" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T07:06:32.887" Title="Name of Discordant Piano Music in Beginning of Tokyo Ghoul Season 1 Episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43154" CreationDate="2017-11-05T17:00:33.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason to that is because Minato knows that &quot;Uchiha Madara&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (in quote as it was actually Tobi/Uchiha Obito)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;will definitely pose danger, and Naruto would need extra power to fight Madara. Thus he planned to put the less dangerous part of Kyuubi (the Yin part) into Naruto using &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sealing_Style&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hakke no Fūin Shiki&lt;/a&gt; (Eight Trigrams Sealing) on Naruto because he wanted Naruto to slowly get accustomed to Kyuubi's power. This was done by deliberately designing so that the seal would weaken overtime, so that slowly, bits of Kyuubi's power would leak and be accessible by Naruto. Of course as a safeguard, he also gave the key to strengthen the seal into the toad &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gerotora&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gerotora&lt;/a&gt; and left it with Jiraiya. Other than that he added an extra security measure by sealing part of his chakra into Naruto and make it so that it would activate if Naruto was about to turn into Kyuubi and re-seal the Kyuubi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As noted by Killer B, the seal used on the Kyuubi was of greater quality, thus better sealing strength than &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Iron_Armour_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tekkou Fuuin&lt;/a&gt; used on the Hachibi. It is reasonable to say that Hakke no Fuuin Shiki was the strongest sealing technique that Minato knows that he can modify so that it weakens a long period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the reason why Hakke no Fuuin Shiki was used with Naruto was clear. Now, to the meat of the question. &lt;strong&gt;Why didn't Minato seal the other half of the Kyuubi that he sealed into himself with the same seal and instead opted to use &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shiki Fuujin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiki Fuujin was a very strong sealing technique. It was thought to be unbreakable since the technique seals the life of the intended target and caster into the Death God's belly. It was only after an extensive research by Orochimaru that he finally discovered the way to unseal it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minato used Shiki Fuujin to seal the more evil, thus more dangerous part of Kyuubi into himself using Shiki Fuujin was probably because he believed that no one can/would be able to discover how to unseal it. Since he was dying and the Shiki Fuujin doesn't weaken over time, the seal was perfect to be used to seal the Kyuubi, making sure that the Yang part of Kyuubi would never shows up on the world ever again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As can be seen with &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rin_Nohara&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nohara Rin&lt;/a&gt;'s case, if a Jinchuuriki was killed, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bijuu&lt;/a&gt; would also die and would be revived at a random location after a while. This is also consistent with the fact that Akatsuki would only weaken and not kill the Jinchuuriki before extracting the Bijuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Minato used Eight Trigrams sealing to seal the Kyuubi into himself, as sealing the whole Kyuubi into Naruto was not possible since Naruto was an infant, the sealed half of Kyuubi would return to the world after Minato's death, which is should be avoided, as that half would likely to target Naruto to get the other half back. That Yang half would also be in danger of being hunted by other ninja villages and the Akatsuki. That is why Minato opted to use Shiki Fuujin, so that it would be sealed permanently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T17:00:33.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-05T17:00:48.873" Score="3" ViewCount="2077" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching the anime and I noticed in the episode where the meteorite was about to hit earth, Silver Fang or Bang still standing beside Genos. As far as the animated serial goes, just before Saitama is about to enter the scene, Bang's expression changes slightly as if he is about to do something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in some later episode, he hypothesizes what would have happened if he used the fist of flowing water on the meteorite? How much exactly is Bang's power and could he had destroyed the meteor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36470" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T17:38:45.843" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T12:55:55.927" Title="Power of Silver Fang (Bang)" Tags="&lt;one-punch-man&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43159" CreationDate="2017-11-06T04:53:42.207" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you're trying to compare Saitama and Bang's power it's pointless. In one of the specials when Saitama goes to his Dojo, Bang admits himself that Saitama is way more powerful. Plus we don't know the limitations of Saitama's power. On the other hand, he's very likely stronger than Genos based on the fact that he's rank 3 in the S class of Heros and his experience and technique. Also if you watch the last episode where the S class Heros fight the monster, Bang seemed to be slightly stronger and fair slightly better than the other Heros like Atomic Samurai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say Bang is very likely stronger than all the S class Hero's below his ranking. However, Tatsumaki appears to be stronger than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T12:55:55.927" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T12:55:55.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43121" CreationDate="2017-11-06T04:57:45.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was mentioned in episode 114 that the Berserker state was basically an uncontrolled version of the LSSJ. We see Kale being able to control this enormous power and go toe to toe with SSJG Goku. So the answer to your question would be a yes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T04:57:45.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43167" CreationDate="2017-11-06T08:50:35.230" Score="4" ViewCount="4560" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the most recent episode of dragon ball super (episode 115) we were shown the new fusion; Kefla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fusion was achieved by the use of Potara earrings. But from what I remember items and such weren't allowed. Otherwise universe 7 would bring a lot senzu beans for survival. Potara earrings aren't items that belong to the fighters and are therefor external. Isn't the use of this against the universal tournament rules? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T19:19:24.593" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T19:19:24.593" Title="Potara earrings allowed in universal tournament?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43166" CreationDate="2017-11-06T11:40:40.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently they are allowed in the tournament. Otherwise Zen-Oh sama would have erased Kefla instantly for cheating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tournament_of_Power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DBZ wikia&lt;/a&gt; states it openly in the rules of the Tournament of Power:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fighters cannot be killed, use weapons, or use healing items (e.g. Senzu Beans) during the match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However items that are not dangerous by themselves such as the bottle Master Roshi uses as part of the Evil Containment Wave were permitted by the Zen-Ohs, though it is implied that was because they thought the technique was cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Potara Earrings are permitted as well thus Potara fusion is allowed and the items are not dangerous weapons that can directly harm an opponent.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If someone is killed by their own attack being deflected by someone else or by a inherit flaw in a fighting technique, it's not considered a violation of the rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T11:40:40.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43166" CreationDate="2017-11-06T12:54:17.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the best answer to this would be that anything that Zeno finds amusing or entertaining can be considered safe. Even though Roshi used the bottles and Krillin used the sunglasses and the shoe, Zeno was likely entertained by the same and he didn't have any issue with it. It's obvious he's going to be very amused by the fusion so all though they did break a rule, they aren't going to get disqualified. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also certain of the fact that suppose Zeno were to believe that the fighters eating the Sensu bean would probably make them stronger and fight harder, they honestly wouldn't care as long as it entertains them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T12:54:17.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37386" CreationDate="2017-11-06T13:05:20.513" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, there is a drastic change in art style compared to the XY&amp;amp;Z series. Also, Ash is depicted more as a comedic character compared to his character in XY&amp;amp;Z. One interesting factor to note here is that unlike all the other series before, anything related to Kalos or Ash's adventure there hasn't been mentioned even once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, based on Pikachu's move set, we know for sure that it's post Unova. And another interesting thing to note is during the episode where the characters visit Kanto, during the battle between Brock and Kiawe. Ash had prior knowledge on Mega evolutions while the rest of the characters didn't know what it was. Ash came to know of the same during his time in Kalos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it's up to to the writers to decide based on how they want to continue the series in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T13:05:20.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43173" CreationDate="2017-11-06T14:30:29.367" Score="0" ViewCount="20322" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard from my friend that there is this anime called &lt;em&gt;Boku no Pico&lt;/em&gt; and he said it was really nice. However, I can't find it anywhere online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it legally streamed somewhere online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36481" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T15:46:37.877" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T15:46:37.877" Title="Where can I watch &quot;Boku no Pico&quot;?" Tags="&lt;boku-no-pico&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43179" CreationDate="2017-11-06T14:54:48.213" Score="2" ViewCount="1892" Body="&lt;p&gt;We already saw &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vegita break out of the bottle when he was sealed with Mafuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is not a definite technique to get rid of powerful foe.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My question is that, can Jiren be sealed even for a moment so they can toss him out of the field? Or is he simply too powerful to be effected by Mafuba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2018-07-27T13:39:22.597" Title="Could Evil containment wave defeat Jiren?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43171" CreationDate="2017-11-06T15:12:04.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can purchase the Boku no Pico dvd bundles on Amazon or eBay. Due to search history at office I will be not providing urls for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also google streaming services for yaoi hentai that provide the episodes, or simply just google Boku no Pico. Once again due to search history at office I can not provide urls for this. There are plenty of legal streaming services that can be found on google for yaoi hentai. I also recommend looking up the definition of yaoi hentai incase you aren't aware about the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incase you are an innocent one, please be advised to watch this while fully being aware that your friendship might be ruined after 5 minutes (if not less). I also do advice not watching this at public places or places with other human beings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incase you know what you are looking for... have a good one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T15:12:04.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43172" CreationDate="2017-11-06T15:24:26.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Master Roshi freed Vegeta from the container by direction his &quot;missed&quot; attack towards the container. Vegeta was in his super saiyan blue form, but was able to get free &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; master roshi broke the seal from outside. Meaning it is strong enough to at least hold a super saiyan god captive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that Zamasu was &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; able to break free because Goku forgot the seals for the container. Zamasu was strong enough to kill all the gods. This basically means that someone stronger than the gods can be sealed as well when sealed properly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum it up, yes Jiren can be sealed. Mafuba has no limits as it forces an entity into the container. The only way to get out of it is by breaking the seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Evil_Containment_Wave&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Click here for more info about the Mafuba.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T09:39:35.057" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T09:39:35.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43176" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43177" CreationDate="2017-11-06T15:40:07.670" Score="1" ViewCount="1036" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean Kurama is in Naruto so wouldn't it be pretty awkward for the former to be present in all of the latter's intimate moments, be them romantic or physiological in nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T16:14:22.130" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T16:15:28.237" Title="Does Kurama see every intimate moment in Naruto's life?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43176" CreationDate="2017-11-06T15:47:30.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Kurama knows and sees the same things as Naruto so this is included. As he is an old being he has probably seen his own fair share of naked ones and those making love, meaning this is something normal to do for human beings in his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It being awkward? No I don't think so. For Naruto they have been together since his birth 24/7. They can be considered as one essentially (of course they aren't, but having one without the other would make both someone different). Because Kurama knows the ins and outs of Naruto it is something that isn't awkward for him. For Naruto it would be weird to discus it with Kurama, but not awkward as he is aware that Kurama knows and sees all that he does to since his entire life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going by Kurama's personality I don't think he even cares enough to consider these moments awkward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T16:15:28.237" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T16:15:28.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38211" CreationDate="2017-11-06T21:52:39.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was not much left of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Tsunade was explaining the circumstances to Naruto when he returned from a mission, he wanted to bring the body back. However, because of Konans' explosion jutsu and the dangers of going to retrieve it and the boiling oil jutsu he himself used, there wasn't much left to salvage and bring back to the Hidden Leaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto would have had even less time as the remains were decomposing by the time he realized Jiraya was indeed dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36485" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T23:37:24.543" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T23:37:24.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43172" CreationDate="2017-11-06T21:53:09.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isnt any official data to say yes or no. There are arguments to sustain it could or it couldnt. For example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why it could: as you mentioned Vegeta was sealed in the jar and if it wasnt for Roshi's small kamehamehameha wave, he wouldnt have been freed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why it couldnt: Hit tried to inmobilize Jiren with a technique of his own which is a &quot;time cage&quot; and Jiren broke it. It would seem in Dragon Ball any trapping technique can be broken with enough power, other example is Kale breaking the Cocotte zone that traps the victim in another dimension, and as far as we know Jiren's power seems to be much greater than Vegeta by now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T21:53:09.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-06T22:00:38.320" Score="0" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Dragon Ball Wikia (which isnt an official Dragon Ball Source) claims Kale have 3 transformations,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Berserker Super Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_(perfect_energy_control)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Perfect Energy Control&lt;/a&gt; (this name isnt even mentioned in the series) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/True_Legendary_Super_Saiyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;True Legendary Super Saiyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the supposed transformations 2 and 3 look very similar, personally I cant really tell if they are different transformations. The Dragon Ball Wikia claims they are slightly different in color at least (green vs yellowish brownish green) This difference could even be simply a different animator. My question therefore is, does Kale have 2 or 3 transformations already? Can you tell differences between the supposed transformations 2 and 3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T06:36:57.153" Title="Does Kale have 2 or 3 transformations already?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43696" CreationDate="2017-11-06T22:50:16.393" Score="-1" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this video with Spanish subtitles about Kefura's fight vs Goku, Vados says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;her power (the power of Kale and Caulifla fused) isn't the double, it is at least ten times bigger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSnjm2I0-U0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in this other video with english subtitles, about Kefura's fight vs Goku, Vados says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.. and their power increases tens of times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sifsLXZlYMs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did Vados truly say in the original Japanese dialogue? Is it what the Spanish subtitles say or is it what the English subtitles say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T06:55:07.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T13:40:56.723" Title="To what degree does Vados say Kale and Caulifla's power increases when fused?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11206" CreationDate="2017-11-07T01:36:28.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always thought it referred to the Bible verse Luke 17:2 &quot;It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.&quot; The millstone is sometimes restated as an anchor and isn't the devil fruit supposedly giving super powers because of a demon inside them? The devil fruits weakness would be better viewed as an anchor that is pulling the user down and that is why it makes them feel weak and unable to swim. That's why it normally only effects the user when it is in more than knee deep of water versus rain, it is literally trying to drown the user. Just my thought on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36491" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T01:36:28.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42847" CreationDate="2017-11-07T02:25:41.730" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Natsu was just an Kid when he joined fairy tail but it never mentioned his age at all so natsu age is an unknown &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36493" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T02:25:41.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43180" CreationDate="2017-11-07T04:52:43.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kale has 2 transformations.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first would be Super Saiyan Green: This is a variation of the regular SSJ transformation where there is a tinge of Green in Kale's hair. In terms of power, it pretty much is identical to the SSJ transformation because in the earlier stage of the battle, SSJ2 Caulfifla did appear to be stronger and Kale was also intimidated by the SSJ3 transformation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second transformation would be The Legendary Super Saiyan transformation: The reason I'm not mentioning the Berserker state is because, it is an uncontrolled version of the fully mastered Legendary Super Saiayan. The Bereseker state only resulted in a tremendous power increase but Kale was not able to control it and once she did it evolved into this transformation. This transformation is significantly stronger than an SSJ2 regular transformation. This is because we see her going toe to toe with SSJG Goku and SSJ2 Caulifla on ther hand was completely outclassed by SSJG Goku.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note: The names aren't officially confirmed apart from Super Saiyan Berserker which seemed to be an uncontrolled state of LSSJ. Since Broly isn't Cannon, we can not conclude with certainty. However, the 2 kinds of transformations and the information mentioned above with regard to the power and kind of transformation and the number of transformations Kale has is indeed accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T06:36:57.153" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T06:36:57.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43181" CreationDate="2017-11-07T04:58:16.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It needs to be pointed out that what Vados said is completely inaccurate and was a flaw from the writers contradicting facts stated before and what Vados said can easily be debunked. Vados stated that the transformation made the fusion (several 10s of times stronger), which absolutely doesn't make sense. As this would imply that the fusion is even weaker than SSJ2 Caulfila because it has been confirmed that the SSJ2 transformation is beyond a 100 times stronger and Kale's transformation is significantly stronger than SSJ2 as we see her going toe to toe with Super Saiyan God Goku while Caulifla is completely outclassed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T04:58:16.457" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6251" CreationDate="2017-11-07T05:34:39.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pencak silat is a Malaysian martial art (Featured in the The Raid movie). Lucha Libre is Mexican wrestling (best reference is Rey Mysterio IRL).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the anime, I have to agree that 80-90% of it is based on real life martial arts. Judging how Kenichi performed and trained, he is equivalent to our MMA fighters following the rule of Krav Maga (survival)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36495" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T05:34:39.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43197" CreationDate="2017-11-07T09:49:45.797" Score="2" ViewCount="3016" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that there are 2 possible ways of performing a fusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Potara earrings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fusion dance&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it possible to combine these 2?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example we have 4 individuals. They form 2 pairs which are perfectly synced with each other for the fusion dance. Once fused they wear each a potaro earring resulting in the second fusion. Is this actually possible? If potara earrings can't be used on a fused body then we can have 2 sets of earrings for the pairs. The fused ones perform the dance for the final fusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T10:03:25.010" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T13:16:10.920" Title="Is a double fusion possible?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-07T10:53:53.267" Score="3" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the theme song that plays while Subaru embraces Rock Lee?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36499" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T16:24:59.110" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T17:40:02.697" Title="What is theme music that plays in episode 181 at 07:37 minutes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43668" CreationDate="2017-11-07T11:24:00.753" Score="2" ViewCount="854" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently writing a fiction about Lucy Heartfilia and Zeref. I believe that she doesn't know what he looks like and that they didn't meet during the Tenrou Island Arc but I'm not 100% sure of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they meet before the Eclipse Gate arc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-30T05:10:26.357" LastActivityDate="2020-03-14T01:14:19.560" Title="Did Lucy Heartfilia and Zeref meet before the Eclipse Gate arc?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42990" CreationDate="2017-11-07T12:30:01.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some scenes where Tatara feels attracted towards Hanaoka, but I think not in romance-kind of attraction, but kind of respect for her in the dance field, a similar thing which Mako had for Tatara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe this will end up like you said, in romance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35536" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T14:09:15.427" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T14:09:15.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43193" CreationDate="2017-11-07T13:16:10.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Well this question is something which cannot be answered definitely as the actual answer completely relies on the authors.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First combination(Potara fused characters do a potara fusion after) : It was stated by the Old Kai in the manga that the potara earring cannot be used more than once. In other words, 2 fused characters cannot fuse with potara fusion. This is because, one fused character such as Vegito cannot take off a potara earring as both the characters would both need 2 have 1 potara earring on.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Second combination(Potara fusion followed by fusion dance/Fusion dance followed by potara fusion/ Fusion dance followed by another fusion dance): Although dragon ball GT is not canon, It was indicated that even the fusion dance can only sustain a fusion powerful to a certain extent because we see SSJ4 Gogeta defuse before the time limit. We know for a fact that the potara fusion is a lot more powerful and with 2 potara fused characters (Match their power level's and fuse), the power would be enormous and they wouldn't be able to sustain the fusion. The only other option would be a bunch of weak characters first doing the potara fusion and then followed with the fusion dance. So lets say a very weak race(Humans), do the potaro fusion, for instance krillin, tien, yamcha and roshi. In the Buu saga, Base goku and base vegeta were no where as strong as Super buu Yet alone buu han. Yet  we see base vegito completely owning him. So even if these 4 humans do a potara fusion followed by the fusion dance, the probability of the fusion of their fused character lasting would be very low and they would very likely immediately split back to their potara fused characters. We see goku willing to fuse with Hercule before his fight with Buuhan(Before Vegeta showed up). So goku did believe that even fusion with hercule would've made him stronger to an extent. So that leaves us with the possibility of someone as weak as Hercule and say his students doing the same. They would be able to attain the potara fusions but wouldn't have the necessary skills to perform the fusion dance. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;This would apply in case of all the 3 other possibilities listed in the second combination. This answer would be making an assumption such that fused characters can fuse. However, let us consider another possibility. In the Saiyan Saga, once Goku arrives to fight Vegeta and Nappa, we see him split a senzu bean and give half of it to Krillin and the other half to Gohan. We notice that this doesn't completely heal their energy. So let's say the effects of the Senzu bean were cut down to 50%? So what if Goku ate 2 successive senzu beans, instead of 1 when he's out of stamina. His body is not going to create an additional energy source after the energy from the first Senzu bean is depleted. So in other words, one could say a body is capable of only adapting to 1 fusion and another fusion wouldn't be possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T13:16:10.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42806" CreationDate="2017-11-07T13:23:49.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K1tO4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K1tO4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was right after Saitama's serious punch and Boros's final attack collided. Hence, we can clearly see there is sufficient amount of the distance between the two and there was no physical contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T13:23:49.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43303" CreationDate="2017-11-07T13:43:05.500" Score="2" ViewCount="447" Body="&lt;p&gt;Didn't orochimaru know the edo-tensei jutsu? Why did he use the hidden sound and sand. Couldn't he have just summoned the third raikage and wrecked everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T05:02:01.033" Title="Why didn't Orochimaru use the Edo-tensei in the Konoha Arc?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43194" CreationDate="2017-11-07T14:55:26.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soundtrack name is &lt;code&gt;Nervous&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen it here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRyohGCjdVU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRyohGCjdVU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36483" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T14:55:26.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42885" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:11:00.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt; The answer to this question would be a yes and a no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;li&gt;Firstly, it has to be noted that all gods of destruction are equally strong. In the anime, it was stated by Vados that Beerus is stronger than Champa and right before the tournament, Whis stated Vermouth might be stronger than Beerus although Beerus said that he only lost a wrestling match.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Even in the manga, when we see the exhibition match square off, we see Beerus being able to fight off multiple gods of destruction at the same time and he along with Quitella were the last 2 standing(It has to also be noted here that in the manga, Quitella is the fighter who defeated Beerus in the arm wrestling match). Vermouth also didn't seem that injured at the end of the fight.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;According to the official description release on Jiren, it states that he is at the level of a god of destruction. In the anime, while Jiren was effortlessly pushing off the spirit bomb, it was stated by Whis that Jiren is as strong as a God of destruction or possibly even stronger than his.  So by this, we can conclude that Jiren is &gt;= Vermouth, definitely not way stronger but it is indeed possible he is stronger.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;At the same time, there do exist multiple gods of destruction and Jiren might not be stronger than the strongest god of destruction across the multiverse.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So I think the best way to represent Jiren's power is to state that it is at the level of a god of destruction. Just like we see Champa hold his own against Beerus despite Beerus being stronger, Jiren would easily be able to hold his own even against the stronger God of destruction across the multiverse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T15:11:00.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39879" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:20:05.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, during the android saga, 16 was stronger than 17 who happened to be stronger than 18. Although the power difference between the 3 is certainly not a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Goku goes to recruit Android 17 to enter the tournament of power, it was stated by 17 that he spent that time gap training and had gotten a lot stronger. It's easily been over a decade or maybe even 2 since the cell games and while Android 18 hasn't really pushed herself and trained as much, 17 has spent his time training. We see 17 being able to fight SSJ2 Goku very easily and he also seemed to fair pretty well against SSJB Goku(Suppressed) very well. We know when Goku is not going all out because once he's forced to go all out, he immediately uses Kaioken just like he did with Toppo, Jiren, Hit etc. It was also stated by Goku that even Android 17 was holding back. So at the moment, Android 17 is high up on the ladder and very likely the fourth strongest fighter in Universe 7. Android 18, on the other hand, has received a relative power boost which all the characters, in general, have received to make them relevant in the tournament of power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see Piccolo easily defeat SSJ2 Gohan. Android 18 is very likely on the same level as Piccolo or maybe slightly stronger or weaker. Android 17 on the other hand is definitely stronger than SSJG Goku but not stronger than SSJB Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T15:20:05.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37243" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:24:12.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was stated during the fight between Beerus and Goku that Goku had absorbed god ki into his base form which had indeed made him significantly stronger. Gohan, on the other hand, hadn't trained and his base form at the time was nowhere close to even teen Gohan who fought Cell. So his SSJ multiplier to his base form would've been very low. Freiza's first form was most likely stronger than Namek saga SSJ Goku. However, Goku has gotten substantially stronger since than and he was completely dominating the fight against final form Freiza who had gotten a lot stronger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Golden Freiza multiplier is a lot higher than the Super Saiyan Blue multiplier. This is why Golden Freiza was a lot stronger than Super Saiyan Blue Goku despite Goku's base form being a lot stronger than Freiza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T15:24:12.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40928" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:31:13.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on Goku's and Freiza's double K.O. I think it can be concluded that SSJB Goku is as strong as Golden Freiza. Goku on the other hand,  has the ability to stack kaioken *20 on top of SSJB which would make him significantly stronger than Freiza and UI Goku manhandled toppo and dyspo like it was nothing. Toppo is stronger than SSJB Goku and Dyspo is almost at the level of SSJG Goku. So I think it's fair to assume Goku is stronger than Freiza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T15:31:13.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43207" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:34:35.310" Score="4" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was only mentioned once or twice in the show. Did different villages have different Bingo Books or did everyone share information on the wanted ninja? Was there a price for their heads? Or was it just a book about wanted targets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T16:23:11.580" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T16:23:11.580" Title="What is a Bingo Book?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38172" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:58:24.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Saitama was able to even attempt to do his physical training regimen of 100 pushups/ 100 situps and 10km run, he had to be physically capable to a certain extent to even attempt something as vigorous. So even at that time, he might've been as strong enough to be a high ranked C class hero or low ranked B class hero perhaps. Also, Crablante is only a Tiger threat level monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T15:58:24.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43205" CreationDate="2017-11-07T15:58:52.857" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Bingo_Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bingo books&lt;/a&gt; are designed to contain a list of names, along with all known information, that are to be targets for various reasons; whether it be for the price on their heads or to be killed on sight due to being a threat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bingo Books are black books used by ninja that contain any and all information on black-listed ninja they are to target. There are multiple versions of the Bingo Books, the most common being those based from the Hidden Villages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A majority of the time, Bingo Books put together by high ranking officials to have intel on Shinobi ranging from either missing-nin or deadly Shiboni from other villages &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Normally, Bingo Book entries are compiled by a village's high ranking officials, usually the Kage, that are then distributed to its jōnin and Anbu members. Those listed are typically dangerous ninja from rival villages, missing-nin, or potential security threats that are to be eliminated given the opportunity. A unit of Anbu from Kirigakure, the hunter-nin, have the sole purpose of eradicating missing-nin so that no physical trace of their body remains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other versions of Bingo Books that are seen are by the Akatsuki that contain the list of jinchūrikis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Akatsuki, on the other hand, use their Bingo Book for the more sinister purpose of listing their jinchūriki targets and certain ninja from the villages who have potential use to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Kakazu, which contain a list of Shinobi with bounties on their heads&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Kakuzu's case, he lists his Bingo Book with information on various ninja with large bounties on their heads so that he can claim the bounty on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T16:04:07.983" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T16:04:07.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40350" CreationDate="2017-11-07T17:30:10.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer would be yes. Holding his own doesn't imply him being able to straight up defeat Goku. I'd say Full power mystic Gohan might be stronger than SSJG Goku and can probably hold his own against SSJB like android 17. Although, it's likely Android 17 might be stronger considering Gohan had to ask Goku to use SSJB while Goku went SSJB on his own against 17. Also the fact that Gohan managed to survive an attack from SSJB Kaioken which is strong enough to easily kill Gohan and destroy him shows that he can clearly hold his own against SSJB. Although, If Goku were to go all out right from the start while using SSJB, Gohan wouldn't stand a chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T17:30:10.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-07T18:57:57.323" Score="2" ViewCount="702" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch&lt;/em&gt; episode 11, around 16:00 mark, there is a song that starts to play when Lelouch sees the memories of C.C. Again, in the same episode at 19:50, the same song plays for the second time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't recall hearing this song before episode 11, and episode 13 at 7:35 as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find the soundtrack from OSTs. What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28589" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-10T13:24:15.877" LastActivityDate="2018-07-05T16:57:41.283" Title="What is the song that plays when Lelouch sees the memories of C.C. in episode 11?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43210" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43211" CreationDate="2017-11-07T19:19:34.880" Score="1" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently had a strong argument with my friends about the last version of Super Saiyan Goku can transform into, but we argued that the last super Saiyan is Super Saiyan God and one of my friends mention like Super Saiyan Rose. Now in our defense we haven't watched a lot of the DBZ series of late, but does this SS Rose even exist and what are the powers or features of the character at that phase? thanks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user36501" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T19:55:02.877" Title="What is the last Super Saiyan version Goku can reach currently?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43210" CreationDate="2017-11-07T19:48:30.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan Rosé is a transformation achieved by Black Goku (who is an evil kaioshin from another universe who stole Goku's body from another timeline)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Rosé&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last transformation Goku can achieve is either Super Saiyan Blue (also called super saiyan god super saiyan) or Ultra Instinct , depending if you consider Ultra Instinct a transformation or a state (because Ultra Instict can be achieved by non saiyans too). In Ultra Instinct Goku has a white aura, black hair and grey eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The transformation called super saiyan god, where Goku has red hair and red eyes isnt the last transformation of Goku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan Blue (also known as Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultra Instinct&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Super Saiyan God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T19:55:02.877" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T19:55:02.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43217" CreationDate="2017-11-08T00:44:03.563" Score="0" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean, after all, they grew up together and one might refer to them as &quot;brothers&quot; (though they are not biologically related), but why is Vegeta always so cruel towards Goku is the maybe underlying reason or story behind I am missing (history) it's just how he is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that Vegeta might be extremely competitive at times. But does anyone really knows why the series producers decided to portrait Vegeta as a &quot;semi-villain&quot; or Goku's other enemy (if you may) or maybe something Goku might have done in the past to Vegeta?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do have common enemies after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user36501" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T05:01:46.953" Title="Why don't Vegeta and Goku not getting along most of the times?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43214" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43705" CreationDate="2017-11-08T01:10:09.560" Score="1" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;This video from a Spanish speaking dragon ball youtuber with close to 900,000 subscribers mentions Toei has said in a Trailer Caulifla potential is infinite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoOICOm3SzA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube video 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This another video from a spanish speaking dragon ball youtuber with close to 600,000 suscribers also mentions Toei released a video 3 months ago saying than Caulifla has an infinite potential. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YMxbflr5Tc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube video 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I havent found the original video which is in japanese, but this screencapture from the video shows in japanese the word &quot;power&quot; and the word &quot;infinite&quot; next to an image of Caulifla&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7NFic.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7NFic.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Caulifla infinite power/potencial&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that original video from Toei says, have anyone seen it? Or at least this japanese text? is it Caulifla power infinite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T01:22:22.997" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T10:13:30.300" Title="Is it true that Toei mentioned 3 months ago that Caulifla has an infinite power/potential?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43214" CreationDate="2017-11-08T04:50:09.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's too much of a stretch to assume Caulifla's power is infinite. What would've possibly been implied is that she's got so much potential she hasn't tapped into. I believe Caulifla and Cabba are the counterparts of Goku and Vegeta in Universe 6, however with opposite personalities. Cabba like Vegeta is gifted, however not as gifted as Caulifla and needs to work a lot harder but at the same time has Goku's personality. Caulifla on the other hand, is like Goku who is a lot gifted and doesn't need to work as hard to get stronger and she has Vegeta's cocky and arrogant personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words,  what I believe is that Caulifla good quite possibly be the fighter across the multiverse with the highest potential. That doesn't imply she has infinite power. Vegeta stated Gohan was the fighter with the highest latent ability he's come across. By that he implies gohan's potential exceeds his and Goku's. So if Gohan were to train as much as his father and Vegeta, he'd end up becoming a lot more stronger faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, what Caulifla has is infinite potential, not infinite power. Hence the harder she trains, she could end up becoming stronger at a very rapid rate(Maybe even faster than golden freiza and Gohan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T04:50:09.333" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43213" CreationDate="2017-11-08T05:01:46.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegeta and Goku have a very close relationship. I'd say they share a bond even stronger than what Goku share's with someone like Krillin. They might not be friends that hang out together, laugh and have a normal conversation but they see each other as source of motivation to help better themselves and become stronger, that makes them more ambitious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might look as though Vegeta hates Goku but in reality, it's just his personality and the way he is which also brings a comedic aspect to the show. Vegeta has a very cocky and arrogant personality and also him being the Saiyan prince is responsible for the same. He considers his race to be superior to all other beings and he's the kind of guy who likes to assert his dominance over all other beings by using his power. Goku on the other hand, trains purely out of love for combat and doesn't share the same motivations as Vegeta which is one big difference between their personalities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta always had a mutual respect for Goku but I recommend you watch the fight between Kid Buu and Goku where Vegeta acknowledges Goku's superiority and has a new found respect for him. Even in Dragon Ball Super, it might appear as though Vegeta doesn't like Goku but if Goku's life were at risk, Vegeta would step in and help him. This is seen when he catches Goku after Beerus knocked him out. Also when Freiza was about to kill him, Vegeta steps in. Even during the tournament of power, we see Vegeta step in to help Goku while he was being attacked by Universe 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple words, Vegeta is jealous of Goku's strength. He has admitted this a couple of times, although his arrogance and massive ego doesn't want him to accept him being weaker than another saiyan which is why we see him display some form of anger when he sees Goku and not cause he hates him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T05:01:46.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-08T05:12:25.403" Score="1" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Goku was hit by his own Genkidama and then he emerged in the ultra instinct state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beerus or whis said that he absorbed the energy of the Genkidama.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So is the aura being emitted from the ultra instinct or Genkidama energy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T06:18:15.730" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T06:18:15.730" Title="Ultra instinct aura" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43172" CreationDate="2017-11-08T05:21:01.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see there have been pretty good answers for the same however, I would like to differ and say No. &#xA;This would be my explanation for the same.&#xA;&lt;li&gt; Jiren is at the level of a God of destruction. His power could possibly even surpass a few Gods of destructions(Like Vermouth, Beerus etc). &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The two times we've seen Jiren fight as of now is against Goku and Hit where he didn't even go all out and didn't even show any signs of tiredness or him being exhausted after these 2 fights.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Firstly, we need to note that the mafuba way can be deflected and since you're referring to dragon ball super, I'm gonna refer to Frost who easily deflects Roshi's mafuba the second time.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It was noted by Vados that Jiren is a fighter who never lets his guard down. This is seen when he dodges UI Goku's kick which Toppo and someone as fast as Dyspo didn't even see coming. Also when hit attacked him once he knocked out goku, we see Jiren immediately react and block it. Jiren's reaction time is near to perfect. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jiren was able to fight UI Goku when every part of Goku's body was acting on his own. Even at the same time, Jiren wasn't even fighting at full strength and seemed pretty heavily suppressed.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Even during Hit, unlike goku who took a while to adapt to time skip. Jiren didn't take a single hit from time skip even from the start he was able to keep his guard and block and strike Hit. Once he adapted, he was perfect. Even when Hit created a shadow clone and tried to attack Jiren, we see Jiren immediately react and block it. Even when Hit used an attack which binds Jiren in a cage of time which completely inhibits movement, we see him effortlessly break out of it and block hit's attack with just his eyes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; He effortlessly controlled and pushed back a spirit bomb from SSJB + Kaioken *20 goku with just his eyes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We also see Jiren effortlessly block hit's invisible shockwave, which is known for killing fighters with a single hit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every attack has its limitations and I strongly believe the mafuba wouldn't be effective against someone as strong as a god of destruction. As of now we know the mafuba is strong enough to contain SSJB Vegeta. However, Jiren's power is way beyond Vegeta's. Based on his display of power in his fights with Goku and Hit , I believe it can be concluded with certainty that this technique wouldn't work against someone like Jiren.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of 3 possibilities might happen:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;The wave might not be strong enough to contain Jiren's power&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Jiren might deflect the wave&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jiren would end up dodging it&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T05:21:01.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43218" CreationDate="2017-11-08T05:24:09.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The aura being emitted is not because of the Spirit Bomb. Goku had to surpass his current limitations to survive the spirit bomb which resulted in him gaining the transformation. The heat emitted from his body was acting like an energy source which he gained from the spirit bomb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T05:24:09.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41842" CreationDate="2017-11-08T06:42:14.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The answer to this would be yes and no!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Goku destroyed black when he followed Future Trunks, He wouldn't have been brought back to life. However, since Future Zamasu in future trunks timeline has a time ring, He could use it to go back to Goku's timeline and possibly replicated what he did before, so in theory Goku black would still be alive but it wouldn't be the same Goku Black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;When goku and Vegeta wen't to Future trunks's timeline and fought black, when Goku was injured and came back to the timeline, he wasn't automatically alright. So in other words, if goku had tied or had been destroyed by Black, he wouldn't have come back to his actual timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;When future trunks was killed by super perfect cell in the main timeline, they needed to use the dragon balls(of that timeline), to bring him back to life. Also future trunks uses the time machine to go back to his time line and only one of him exists. So in other words, an alternate of him wasn't created in that timeline.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Also, we know all the Kaioshin's have time rings, and it's something which is only owned by them. Future zamasu had killed all the Kaioshin's and had access to these time rings so irrespective of whether black was destroyed along with his time ring, he'd still be able to go to another time line.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We also know that when future trunks destroyed the super dragon balls in trunks's universe, it didn't affect the super dragon balls in the mian time line as the prize for the best warrior in the tournament of power, is the super dragon balls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-09T06:15:04.940" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T06:15:04.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41615" CreationDate="2017-11-08T06:45:45.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Dragon Ball Hero has nothing to do with Dragon Ball Super. There are many fighters such as Omega Shenron, SSJ4 Gogeta, Broly etc in dragon ball heroes who aren't considered to be canon. Even if Freiza, Goku and Jiren happen to be the last 3 standing in dragon ball super, it would only be a coincidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T06:45:45.153" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43223" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43225" CreationDate="2017-11-08T13:05:09.857" Score="4" ViewCount="1184" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cmwbu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cmwbu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;saint oniisan chapter 11&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this chapter Buddha got cold, so Jesus tried to cook something for him. So he came up with a miso soup, and a joke. Or so it seems. But I don't understand this joke. &quot;Only God knows God's miso soup&quot;. Is this a pun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-11-09T10:26:16.300" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T10:26:16.300" Title="&quot;Only God knows God's miso soup&quot;. Is this a pun?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;saint-oniisan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43224" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43226" CreationDate="2017-11-08T14:25:17.253" Score="4" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that people that were edo-tenseied were never out of chakra, would they have a limit on how much chakra they can use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T14:37:53.180" Title="Do Edo-Tensei ninja have infinite chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43223" CreationDate="2017-11-08T14:31:11.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, this is a Japanese pun&lt;/strong&gt;. Unfortunately, this pun doesn't translate well to other languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original phrases in Japanese are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zDmqJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;kaminomi s/zo shiru&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://buzz-manga.blog.jp/Saint-Oniisan.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;buzz-manga.blog.jp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;神【かみ】のみぞ知る【しる】 (&lt;em&gt;kami nomi zo shiru&lt;/em&gt;, only God knows)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  神【かみ】のみそ汁【しる】 (&lt;em&gt;kami no miso shiru&lt;/em&gt;, God's miso soup)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, both have the same reading: &lt;em&gt;kaminomi[s/zo]shiru&lt;/em&gt; (except &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;zo&lt;/em&gt;, which only differs by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakuten_and_handakuten&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a voicing mark&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the one that Jesus does in that scene is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dajare&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;dajare/oyaji gag&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which usually employs the same reading for different meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T14:44:47.967" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T14:44:47.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43224" CreationDate="2017-11-08T14:37:53.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is indeed one of the benefits of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt; Justu. Their chakra reserves are always refilled, allowing them to perform tasks and cast justus endlessly without having to worry about running out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A second benefit is the limitless refilling of their diminished chakra reserves that the reincarnated individuals have access to; they can fight eternally and perform ordinarily physically demanding or chakra-intensive jutsu without issue, knowing their current reserves will infinitely refill&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T14:37:53.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43229" CreationDate="2017-11-08T15:46:23.657" Score="4" ViewCount="1139" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the edo tensei had unlimited chakra, couldn't they use the rinne rebirth on themselves without risks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T15:39:26.967" Title="If the Edo-Tensei had unlimited chakra could they use rinne rebirth to revieve themselves?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43227" CreationDate="2017-11-08T16:42:50.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply put, the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu uses the user's life force to breathe life into another body. The user of this Jutsu inevitably dies after the completion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Edo Tensei reincarnation is just soul and chakra bound to a body. The soul is bound until the contract ends and the chakra is limitless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Thanks to @Henjin for pointing it out):&#xA;Since the Edo Tensei reincarnation does not have life force within them, they wouldn't be able to perform the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt;, considering the possibility that they have unlimited chakra and the life force requirement is overlooked, this situation would become a paradox. The user has to first deplete his life force and die, to bring himself back from the dead, all while being a reincarnation. This would mean the user wouldn't be able to complete the Rinne Rebirth jutsu, because of the limitless chakra and contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(note: this question sides on the &quot;opinion based&quot; area. But I've tried answering with the facts from the series)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T15:39:26.967" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T15:39:26.967" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43230" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="53236" CreationDate="2017-11-08T18:14:44.883" Score="1" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Yhwach, the original Gotei 13 were &quot;defenders&quot; in name only, comprising nothing less than a brutal mob of killers, but it was for this very reason they were a force to be feared, especially because Yamamoto was a ruthlessly pragmatic leader whom would hold even his subordinates as expendable. It is noted the Gotei 13 underwent dramatic changes after the extermination of the Quincy, mellowing out in the ensuing peace, having now found a sense of justice upon discovering things to protect and treasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this  mean Gotei 13 is acting as private organisation in Soul Society or is it an authority or law maker than can judge souls. If Gotei 13 is govermental authority, How can they exterminate Quincy if they act on behalf of Soul King? I know Soul King doesn't directly control Soul Society. And I believe what Gotei 13 has done was unjust. Therefore, I conclude that Gotei 13 is not ultimate source of justice. Therefore,  every soul can do whatever it wants in Human World, Soul Society, or Hueco Mundo without disobeying anything since authoritive figure doesnt exist among souls. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the only thing that makes Gotei 13 an authoritative institution is because they have group of Bankai users that are willing to punish other soul on behalf of Yamamoto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23139" LastEditorUserId="23139" LastEditDate="2019-05-23T18:02:11.967" LastActivityDate="2019-06-13T23:23:24.603" Title="What kind of institution is Gotei 13? Authority? Justice? Policy maker?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7888" CreationDate="2017-11-08T19:25:00.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I think happened is that since ALO is made off of SAO, and the place you log off in ALO is the place you stay unless in a safe spot or a hut, and the SAO game ended with him in the boss room that maybe the place he got moved to is the same spot he was last in at SAO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36511" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T23:27:53.903" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T23:27:53.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-09T01:15:27.280" Score="2" ViewCount="8799" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did some digging and found that Natsu, or atleast the Natsu we know, is around 20 years old but I want to know his birthday which I can not yet find an answer for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36514" LastActivityDate="2019-02-01T19:21:06.090" Title="What is Natsu's Birthday?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43402" CreationDate="2017-11-09T01:30:32.397" Score="6" ViewCount="9659" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro has trained with Santoryu for basically his entire life, and has completely perfected it by this point. But, just from a fighting perspective, it would be quite difficult to get enough leverage/support with a sword in your teeth to actually do effective damage to anything (at least, without Haki). Unless this is just a classic case of &quot;this is a fantasy world with fruits that give people magical powers, so it's possible for Zoro to have a strong enough neck to use a third sword effectively&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the times we see him fighting, it's usually only with his two swords in his hands, and we barely ever actually &lt;em&gt;see&lt;/em&gt; his third sword do anything. We often see implied strikes after he finished Oni Giri or other big finishing moves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems Nitoryu would be just as effective as Santoryu in most situations.  What exactly does his third sword do in a normal fight, that is so important for his style to hinge on it? Did the third sword become more useful in normal combat after the timeskip (not including the use of Haki, because if that was included, obviously it would be more useful), or is it still basically the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36513" LastActivityDate="2020-12-04T02:00:02.190" Title="What purpose does Zoro's third sword actually serve?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43234" CreationDate="2017-11-09T07:32:45.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It serves multiple purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoro's main style is santoryu (three swords style), it comes with it's fair share of unique power techniques, including his strongest one, the pound cannon (He used 1080 pound cannon against Pica).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can also be seen moving his head to attack with the sword during closeups and he also uses it to parry attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23841" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T07:32:45.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43234" CreationDate="2017-11-09T10:24:05.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zoro's third is for defense, not offense. Yes, it does damage. Ever since Zoro was a child, he was training with with dumbbells in his mouth. Besides, Zoro's ability to lift weights is beyond normal humans, even in One Piece. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as he can hold it firm, then he can defend himself with it, and consider attacking with 2 swords and forcing the victim into the third sword. It would be inconvenient to try to slash with the neck, not because of lack of power, but because of lack of flexibility; you can't turn your neck too far to the side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the reason he has 3 swords is that after Kuina dies, he asked her father to gift him with her sword. Since he couldn't beat her with 2 swords, he figured that 3 would be stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as Zoro can firmly grab the sword, then it serves its purpose . Note that this was before he learned haki, because since then only that sword is probably stronger than maybe a thousand of his normal 3 sword attacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T06:23:18.843" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T06:23:18.843" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-09T12:00:19.217" Score="0" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kale in berserker mode was able to take a kamehameha wave from Goku undamaged or almost undamaged. Now most fans didnt like the idea of Kale being as strong as a super saiyan blue and started to argue Kale wasnt as strong or stronger than a super saiyan blue because Goku said &quot;I'm going to use a little more power&quot;, what they say it means Goku wasnt using his full power in super saiyan blue. I dont buy this idea for 3 reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Goku really said &quot;I'm going to use a little more power&quot; (some subtitles translates it as &quot;I'm going to use more power&quot; without the &quot;little&quot;, if Goku really said so, he could be refering to him not using kaioken on top of blue. By using Super Saiyan Blue in full power, Goku is still using 5% or 10% of his power (he can use super saiyan blue kaioken x10 or x20 where he increases 10 times or 20 times his power from Blue)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta mentioned Kale is &quot;a monster&quot;. Why would he call a monster someone who isnt as strong or stronger than him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jiren didnt bother to fight Goku or Vegeta super saiyan blue, but he bothered to take Kale as a challenge, this actually is a hint than Kale showed more power than Goku and Vegeta at the time, who already fought in Super Saiyan Blue. And by the way, Hit was also around and Jiren didnt bother to fight him, and we know Hit's power is around a Super Saiyan Blue. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said all that, later Kale in her controlled stated wasnt able to hurt Goku in super saiyan god, though she could handle an energy blast from Goku in super saiyan god (something Caulifla in SSJ2 couldnt do) . This to me shows Kale's power in her controlled stated is close to a super saiyan god, or at least stronger than a SSJ2, but not equal or stronger than super saiyan god. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then my question is, are there reasons or arguments to believe Kale can use her full power when she isnt in berserker mode?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-09-05T22:01:17.880" Title="Can Kale control her full power when she isnt in berserker mode?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36464" CreationDate="2017-11-09T14:13:36.470" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok here's the real answer taken straight from the 5th light novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Aincrad was on the verge of collapsing, her core program was saved to&#xA;  Kazuto’s Nerve Gear and was spared from being deleted. Currently, in&#xA;  Kazuto’s room, she was «living» inside a dedicated stationary-type&#xA;  machine prepared by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But, direct contact with Yui was only possible exclusively under a&#xA;  full dive environment - in other words, within ALO only. Although in&#xA;  the real world you could use a mobile phone and have her there, the&#xA;  battery capacity was not long enough and they could not «always be&#xA;  together».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it was meant to be Kirito going into GGO alone without risking anyone else so of course Yui stayed with Asuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36525" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-11-09T23:59:29.060" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T23:59:29.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43238" CreationDate="2017-11-09T15:34:59.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt; You made a lot of incorrect assumpitons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;li&gt;Firstly, You need to note that All of Goku's fights until his fight with Jiren was him just goofing off. He was not fighting anyone seriously. Also you are right about him holding back and he did hold back a significant amount when he hit Kale with the Kamehameha. If goku had gone all power, then he would've used Kaioken which he didn't.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;Li&gt;Secondly, a monster doesn't imply the other person is stronger. You might perhaps me referring to this based on Freiza's reference to Jiren as a monster. It was just because of her rather vicious nature and aggressive behavior firing ki blasts all around had Vegeta refer to her as a monster. Not because she was stronger than him &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jiren didn't fight Kale as a challenge. He did it to just stop the rampage she was on and you see her disturbing the entire tournament and she even knocked one of his teamate out. This is also seen when Universe 2 fire the hearts. Jiren was about to fire a beam attack at Ribrianne but Vegeta did it right before. Does this mean Jiren was interested in fighting Ribrianne? The only fighter Jiren has been interested to fight is Goku because we see him looking at him interested and approaches him for battle. Even hit attacked him and he responded.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally, Kale's controlled state is just as strong as she was in her Berserker state. Possibly even stronger because she gets to control her power this time. Also, Goku was fighting very seriously when she fought with Kale the second time around, which is why we see Kale trying a little harder. She wasn't injured after deflecting that Ki blast&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kale LSSJ mastered is just as strong as her using her berserker mode and it's very obvious she's stronger than SSJG and this is why. We see Jiren blocking punches from SSJG goku with a single finger and he had to try a little to block attacks from SSJB Goku. This indicates SSJB is significantly stronger than SSJG. Kefla in her base form was completely dominating SSJG Goku. SSJ2 is nothing compared to SSJ3 and SSJG is a much higher multiplier than SSJ3. Hence Caulifla's power isn't that high. Kale, on the other hand, must be exponentially stronger than SSJG Goku if base kefla is capable of fighting so easily with SSJG Goku. Also based on the title, SSJB Goku is not strong enough to beat Kefla. I think with that we can establish the fact that Kale LSSJ Is &gt; SSJ Goku&lt;/li&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, it has to be noted, that goku was just fooling around against Berserker Kale. Unlike his current fight with Kale and Caulifla where he has been very serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T15:34:59.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43242" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43630" CreationDate="2017-11-09T16:04:00.690" Score="6" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Ichigo Mashimaro&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Strawberry Marshmallow&lt;/em&gt;), right after Ito Nobue went into her sister Chika's room (that is, at around 3 minutes from beginning), there was several seconds of music that seemed to come from Chika's headphone, and the CD player was shown to display &quot;CD track 2 time 01:19&quot; on its screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GasWg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GasWg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;CD track 2 time 01:19&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not really know if this is significant, but I remember reading somewhere that &lt;em&gt;Ichigo Mashimaro&lt;/em&gt; (the manga version, at least) is known for its reference to western music. It would be great to know if someone here, who may be familiar with the western music as well, could actually identify the piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundcloud.com/user-2675881/mystery-music-in-ichigo-mashimaro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SoundCloud link&lt;/a&gt; to the music that I was referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23823" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T12:26:35.697" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T13:26:41.157" Title="What is the song that Chika was listening to in the first episode of Strawberry Marshmallow?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;strawberry-marshmallow&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43244" CreationDate="2017-11-09T16:07:41.730" Score="4" ViewCount="2368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are they all just called anbu or do they have special divisions like the hidden leaf anbu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T17:18:30.613" Title="What are ANBU called in other villages" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43243" CreationDate="2017-11-09T16:20:36.363" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;ANBU means Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai(Special Assassination and Tactical Squad). It is a common name for any village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As described in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANBU wikia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ANBU are covert operatives dispatched by their Kage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anbu are recruited from their village's standard shinobi forces, hand-picked by their Kage for their individual capabilities and special skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As described in &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Anbu#Uniform&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ANBU's uniform&lt;/a&gt;, the outfit are different but not what they are called. It is more like Kage which like post or title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes they do have special division like &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hunter-nin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hunter-nin&lt;/a&gt; from The Village Hidden in the Mist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T17:18:30.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-09T16:22:38.487" Score="-2" ViewCount="298" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;'s episode, Obito ―after becoming a Ten-Tails' jinchuriki― was able to stop a reincarnated (Edo Tensei) ninja (4th and 2nd Hokage) from recreating its body once it was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the special thing that allows a Ten-Tails' jinchuriki to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35681" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-10T16:25:20.343" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T16:25:20.343" Title="Why can Ten-Tails jinchuriki stop the reincarnation of Edo Tensei ninja?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43246" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-09T18:59:47.573" Score="0" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kazuha first appeared in &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; series, she notices that Ran and Heiji wear the same clothes each time they met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the idea of this? They are not in love. Is their strong relation with Shinichi related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-10T09:37:00.850" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T20:35:09.050" Title="Why do Ran and Heiji wear the same clothes?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42980" CreationDate="2017-11-09T19:05:11.273" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto is your sun, isn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This dialogue is a figure of speech. Here Boruto is &lt;em&gt;Mitsuki's&lt;/em&gt; sun, meaning, he brightens up Mitsuki's day. Or to put it simply, Boruto brings joy to him. The context of the scene is crucial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, the Otsutsuki brothers do not reincarnate. Indra reincarnated to fulfill his mission of a perfect world, under his reign. Ashura reincarnated to stop Indra and save him from the blindness, with his love. Hagaromo entrusted Ashura with Ninshu, thereby clearing all his goals. Whereas Hamura entrusted his will to his clan. Both had no reasons to be reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a much more detailed answer from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Boruto/comments/6hvnw1/boruto_is_mitsukis_sun_to_his_moon/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; (credits to @Wondercricket):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Naruto Gaiden: The Road Illuminated by the Full Moon we get to see a bit more of Mitsuki's backstory and how he is related to Orochimaru, as well as how he is different from Orochimaru. Orochimaru runs the same test on Mitsuki several times, wiping his memory each time it fails. The test revolves around Mitsuki gaining 2 options, if he chooses either, he fails. He only succeeds upon finding a 3rd option for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he does this, he is rewarded with information about Boruto. Whom he, at that time, decides that Boruto is his &amp;quot;sun&amp;quot;. His &amp;quot;light&amp;quot; in the darkness that will shine a bright future for him if he is to follow him. Hence, he holds respect for Boruto as well as hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T19:53:12.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42851" CreationDate="2017-11-09T21:27:40.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other soldier that Bertoldt ate along with Ymir was killed and used by Bertholdt for the soldier's 3DMG to help Reiner and Bertoldt escape with Eren and Ymir in tow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is Armin explaining it to Mikasa in chapter 45 of the manga:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSUHk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attack on Titan chapter 45 page 24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: While I have seen the Attack on Titan anime, I prefer the manga version of the series so my answer is based on the manga version of the events as opposed to the anime. But it doesn't really make a difference here because season 2 of the series did a a fantastic job of keeping most things exactly like they happened in the manga.)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36531" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T21:27:40.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27315" CreationDate="2017-11-09T23:04:36.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Mikoto used his Sword of Damocles, it crumbled because of his Weismann levels were raising. His Weismann levels were so high because he had killed two kings at once. (The Silver, and Colorless king) His Sword of Damocles crumbles also because of his personal emotions, like his anger when Tatara Totsuka was murdered. He only died because his Weismann level went over it's limit, causing the Sword of Damocles to fall. Munakata's Sword of Damocles does crumble, too, but only because he had killed a king, as well. That king was Mikoto Suoh. (I'm not happy about that, by the way.)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36532" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T23:04:36.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32502" CreationDate="2017-11-09T23:31:08.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is mad of completely hashirama cells and because of that it is technically not a prosthetic arm. If you want to know why it glows continue reading. I think Naruto's arm glows because of chakra absorbing cloths that are on it (examples of it glowing are when he puts his arm in Hinata's body and undose the jutsu that Toneri Ōtsutsuki put on Hinata) Toneri Ōtsutsuki is the second person to have the Tenseigan the first person was Hamura Ōtsutsuki but all of that is another story that you can find here on Narutopedia!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36534" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T23:31:08.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-10T09:04:35.120" Score="1" ViewCount="414" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reincarnation is the philosophical or religious concept that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death. It is also called rebirth or transmigration, and is a part of the Saṃsāra doctrine of cyclic existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, since Ashura has reincarnated into Naruto, and Indra into Sasuke, how can Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama (their previous reincarnation) be summoned using Edo Tensei?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="36601" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T18:54:46.190" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T18:54:46.190" Title="How can reincarnated souls be summoned using Edo Tensei?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43245" CreationDate="2017-11-10T15:29:33.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Truth-Seeking_Ball&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gudoudama or Truth-seeking ball&lt;/a&gt; which was gained by Obito after being Ten Tailed Jinchuriki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth-Seeking Balls are hand-sized orbs of black chakra that users can use to alter its shape to serve for a variety of purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one awakens Six Paths Senjutsu, Truth-Seeking Balls appear and float behind their back. This can be done by becoming the jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails or by entering Six Paths Sage Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And stated in its &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Truth-Seeking_Ball#Usage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;usage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth-Seeking Balls are composed of all five basic natures, in a way similar to yet surpassing kekkei genkai and kekkei touta. If imbued with Yin–Yang Release, they can be used to neutralise ninjutsu and by extension become impervious to it; this negates the regenerative qualities of the Impure World Reincarnation, making it possible to kill or permanently damage those who have been reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T15:29:33.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43283" CreationDate="2017-11-10T18:05:53.213" Score="4" ViewCount="663" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adventurers, for obvious reasons, never tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Landers, very conveniently, never ask - or never ask &lt;em&gt;too much&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not even the ones depicted as knowledge-hungry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not even when Adventurers let slip terms such as &quot;NPC&quot;, &quot;real life/world&quot;, &quot;game&quot;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Landers can be very curious sometimes, but I don't remember hearing them asking embarassing questions about the Adventurers' world, questions that may lead to the unspokable topic. Not even Regan, Lenessia, or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Rudy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are there, in the &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/em&gt; franchise, Landers which [discovered | were told | figured out | whatever] about &lt;em&gt;Elder Tale&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do some of them know the &quot;uncomfortable truth&quot;? I.e. that, &lt;em&gt;in the world where Adventurers come from&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Adventurers&quot; are not &quot;Adventurers&quot; at all, they don't have special powers, they just played a game in which they killed monsters for fun, sitting on a chair and clicking buttons on a machine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Theldesia is just the fictional setting of that game, where Landers are  fictional, computer-controlled characters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be interesting to see how they reacted to this shocking revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 1&lt;/strong&gt;: I only watched the two seasons of the &quot;&lt;em&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/em&gt;&quot; anime. &#xA;If the answer would contain spoilers for additional material, please direct me to that additional material (if it is available in English, since I don't speak Japanese).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 2&lt;/strong&gt;: just realize that &quot;&lt;em&gt;Adventures don't treat us like real people&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is necessary but not sufficient for what I'm looking for. This because realizing this is not so hard: in fact, before the &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Catastrophe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Catastrophe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Adventurers did not look like real people to the Landers as well&lt;/em&gt; (so probably the &quot;Welcome to the village of Arb&quot; joke in season 1 episode 5 could be true also from the Landers' POV). I'm looking for at least a Lander who knows something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;Adventures don't treat us like real people because they used to see us as fictional characters in a game, the so-called heroes were just playing make-believe to escape boredom&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. This is a completely different animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 3&lt;/strong&gt;: The fight between Papus and Elias Hackblade goes near to what I'm looking for, but I still don't think that's what I'm looking for. Papus says to Elias that he (Elias) is fictional, Elias is horrified, but it's not clear if he's horrified by the revelation, by that ugly monster or by the magic the monster he's casting on him. Anyway, Kanami treats Elias as real, but then the scene is cut and we don't know what happens next (at least in the anime).&#xA;According to the wiki entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://log-horizon.wikia.com/wiki/Papus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Papus&lt;/a&gt; (beware of spoilers!!!), he has a special power that causes Landers to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; they are fictional. I don't care about what the Genius &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; about Landers, and I don't care if Landers &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; fictional or real people. I care if there are Landers who will believe what the Genius say, and if this will bring them to discover that Adventurers were just roleplayers, and how this will change their relationship with Adventurers. (Note that Elias is a perfect example of Lander that did not react or ask questions when Kanami and her friends used words like &quot;NPC&quot;, &quot;playing&quot;, &quot;game&quot;, &quot;real life&quot;, etc. No, I don't think he already knows the truth about Elder Tale just because he's on the Elder Tale box).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36545" LastEditorUserId="36545" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T14:45:02.480" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T07:03:12.317" Title="Log Horizon: do some Landers know that their world used to be just a game where they were NPCs?" Tags="&lt;log-horizon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43540" CreationDate="2017-11-10T22:57:27.667" Score="3" ViewCount="2090" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the instrumental that plays in the majority of the season 2 intro scenes when Midoriya is explaining the origin of heroes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's in season 2 episode 3 at the very beginning before the opening theme song plays. It sounds more like a choir/alternate version of &lt;em&gt;I Am Here&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36553" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-31T18:07:31.883" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T18:07:31.883" Title="What is the song that plays when Midoriya is explaining the origin of heroes in season 2?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-10T23:36:33.343" Score="2" ViewCount="9403" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've kept up with the Fairy Tail lore and I know that Natsu is end. I also know that the series ended with Natsu kind of killed his brother Zeref while also killing Acnologia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after everything's said and done, I was wondering at the end of the manga if he could still tap into his etherious form. Also, can he still use Fire Dragon King Mode or did he lose both of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36554" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T07:23:08.503" LastActivityDate="2021-04-18T11:48:42.483" Title="Does Natsu still have access to his etherious form and can he still use Fire Dragon King Mode?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43278" CreationDate="2017-11-11T02:16:08.393" Score="4" ViewCount="1196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout the anime, especially in the first few episodes, Moriko Morioka makes reference to being a NEET on purpose.  At the beginning of the anime, she walks home with some flowers.  Later on in the anime, there are comments and innuendo suggesting she did not quit, but was fired.  At least, she is embarrassed the same way someone who was fired would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she purposefully quit her job, or was she let go for some reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T01:36:06.540" Title="Did Moriko Morioka quit her job or was she fired?" Tags="&lt;recovery-of-an-mmo-junkie&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43266" CreationDate="2017-11-11T05:04:28.780" Score="11" ViewCount="34390" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, it was stated that Uchihas have the best eyes in terms of &lt;strong&gt;sight&lt;/strong&gt; and visual prowess. If Uchihas have the best sight then why does Sarada Uchiha wear glasses? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there was the whole 'who is Sarada's mom' arc but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it was revealed that Sakura is Sarada's mom, not Karin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so then why does she have glasses? Even though her glasses are a gift, we know that she legitimately needs them (she doesn't wear them for style) and neither of her parents wear glasses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the manga so if there are any canon reasons as to why Sarada has glasses can you please give me the source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T20:34:22.637" Title="Why does Sarada Uchiha wear glasses?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43253" CreationDate="2017-11-11T05:43:39.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I've mentioned in the comments, there seems to be several fallacies in the base assumptions taken in the question. However, to answer the questions just based on the information in the Narutoverse, we've to see what exactly do Resurrection and Reincarnation means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation of the Resurrection and Reincarnation techniques is quite similar in usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/strong&gt; binds the soul of a deceased person to a living vessel, restoring them as they were when they were alive in order to do their summoner's bidding. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Edo_Tensei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Pedia: Edo Tensei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edo Tensei is a summoning technique that summons a &quot;soul&quot; residing in the pure land. Thus the so called &quot;Resurrection&quot; is a reincarnation of a soul binded to the impure land through its DNA marker and a sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reincarnation&lt;/strong&gt; is a process through which the chakra and will of a deceased individual are reborn in a new living vessel, referred to as a &quot;reincarnate&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia:Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence though the souls, i.e. the actual individuals would go to the pure land in the Narutoverse, their Chakras and Will would be &quot;inherited&quot;  by individuals in the next generation. These individuals would hence be their &quot;reincarnate&quot;. In a single generation their can only be one Reincarante of an individual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note, through the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation technique, both &quot;reincarnation&quot; and &quot;resurrection&quot; can be found; the sacrificed body is reincarnated into the body of the summoned shinobi, while the reincarnated shinobi is resurrected from the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tl;Dr&lt;/strong&gt; In the Narutoverse, both techniques are independent of each other. Through Edo Tensei souls residing in the pure land can be summoned, irrespective of the fact that their reincarnate exists in the current world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T05:43:39.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43264" CreationDate="2017-11-11T05:59:29.873" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are actually multiple reasons for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Manga, Sarada's eye condition was explained as an illness as a child, post which she had to wear glasses. I can't find the exact panel, but Narutopedia kind of corroborates this. She has perfect vision while activating the Sharingan, while her vision is no better or worse &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During her father's absence from the village while gathering information on Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, she became ill with a high fever and afterwards, began wearing glasses, which unknown to her were a gift from Karin. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarada_Uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sarada Uchiha: Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharingan enhances her vision, but only while activated and the normal vision is just like everyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the real reason is out-of-universe. It was &lt;strong&gt;Design Aesthetic&lt;/strong&gt;, plain and simple. Kishimoto felt like giving her glasses, so he gave them to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interviewer:&lt;/strong&gt; How is Sarada? [Or what about Sarada? T/N: In the context of design.]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Kishimoto:&lt;/strong&gt; Rather than cuteness, I wanted to project a slightly dark but strong hearted sense to Sarada. In my head, she is like a girl version of Sasuke. However, as it would be scary to have a Sasuke-like girl, I gave Sarada elements of Sakura as well. Although spectacled people are commonly given the image of “cute without glasses”, &lt;em&gt;in Sarada’s case I aimed to make her cute even with her glasses on&lt;/em&gt;. Her clothes have a sense of Sakura, don’t they? &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chennyyeo.tumblr.com/post/117315142456/source-ch1p-of-narutoforum-and-purely&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kishimoto Interview Excerpt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T05:59:29.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38569" CreationDate="2017-11-11T05:59:50.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He allowed himself to be captured because he knew the Blue King, Resei Munakata, wouldn't let any disaster happen, and if it did, he would try to fix it immediately. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also didn't want to have to fight anyone, or draw any more power from his slate, because of the bad shape his Sword of Damocles was in. Mikoto wanted to get some rest in the custody of Septer 4 so he wouldn't worry about getting over worked, or getting so angry he destroys everything around him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36532" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T05:59:50.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-11T06:08:19.870" Score="2" ViewCount="1682" Body="&lt;p&gt;During season 1, Yata and Fushimi have mini confrontations. I learned later in the season that they only hate each other because Fushimi joined Homra's most hated clan, Septer 4. Why does he do this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36532" LastActivityDate="2021-04-21T02:06:55.553" Title="Why did Saruhiko Fushimi cross over to the side of the Blues?" Tags="&lt;k-project&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27956" CreationDate="2017-11-11T06:50:17.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a theory as to why Father was able to name her Nora: because he killed her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of it this way: Usually, Regalia are souls of humans. The only stray we know (that I remember) is Nora. What if Nora was a god? And Father killed her to take control of her like she was interfering and so he got rid of her and turned her into a slave? That would explain why she has no free will like some Regalia do. She's jealous of Yukine because something deep inside her wants to protect Yato from Father and from danger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a weird theory but I bet later in the manga we'll finally get her backstory and discover more about her. Possibly that she is actually Father's daughter and he killed her so he could keep control of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36560" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T07:04:29.880" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T07:04:29.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43272" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-11T07:44:22.607" Score="3" ViewCount="808" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have twice seen Mr.3 open seastone cage/cuffs with his wax powers, once in Alabasta and once in the war of the summit. How can his wax key not melt once inside the keyhole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2018-07-15T21:01:14.740" Title="How can Doru Doru work against seastone" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-11T09:49:35.730" Score="2" ViewCount="9201" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Hunter x Hunter's chapters between 334-338 look this bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Togashi had several illnesses, but is the illness that he had getting worst at those chapter? (I didn't resize the image so everyone could see the picture very clearly at the first glance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has Shueisha ever made a clarification regarding those chapters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have the physical books/compendium version of Hunter x Hunter that have relevant chapters on it (chapter 335-338 are included in vol 32 of HxH). But the art is still the same (my physical books of HxH are translated to Indonesian language and it's published through legal sources). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It happened in the &lt;em&gt;13th Hunter Chairman Election Arc&lt;/em&gt;, started on chapter 334. why the art suddenly/constantly changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 19, chapter 334&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s0Rvz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s0Rvz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The audience looks are not drawn well, it looks like that scene was still a draft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;chapter 335&lt;/strong&gt;, it looks worse than &lt;strong&gt;chapter 334&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 7, chapter 335&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iax6U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iax6U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page 7, chapter 335&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And worse in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 336&lt;/strong&gt; (it looks like a rough sketch, look at Killua's hair and body, Nanika's inked hair, also the bench....)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 12, chapter 336&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IMWlb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IMWlb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Page 12, chapter 336&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The worst in &lt;strong&gt;chapter 337&lt;/strong&gt; (What's wrong with you Kaito... and also the background... just what... )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 12, chapter 337&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9xiM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c9xiM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, chapter 337 is the worst that I have observed so far... They started to change the art frequently starting from chapter 338, but I would say, it's still bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 12, chapter 338&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cYuEG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cYuEG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and finally, in chapter 340, we can have the fine art from Togashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Page 17, chapter 340&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fesvO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fesvO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T18:18:55.740" LastActivityDate="2020-06-02T09:30:52.497" Title="Is there any clarification from the publisher/author of Hunter x Hunter regarding the quality of chapters 335 to 338?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13986" CreationDate="2017-11-11T10:12:29.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the scene, it seems implied that Yui had worked out a plan with Kirito to turn into the Gleam Eyes monster (&quot;Do it now Daddy!&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It obviously isn't an illusion - he was killing other players with it.  The only possibility you're left with is that although Sprigins normally have only illusion magic, he had a special ability which gave him access to transform into to this beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Yui could not hack the systems as was mentioned earlier, the best we can say is that she recognized that he had higher level magic skills in his inventory that could be used to his advantage.  And although Leafa was generally aware of what Sprigins were capable of, she may not have been aware of what one at Kirito's power levels were capable of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus I'd say he had the ability to transform into a real monster, given his ability, and perhaps Yui pointed this out to him and he made use of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36562" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T10:12:29.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43263" CreationDate="2017-11-11T16:03:09.353" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She quit on her own.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Moriko's introduction &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comico.jp/detail.nhn?titleNo=27&amp;amp;articleNo=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the beginning of the story in the original source (web manga, Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; doesn't explicitly state that she quit,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHJYOl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Moriko&amp;#39;s introduction&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;高校卒業から名前の通りモリモリ働いて説サラニートになった。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  After graduating from high school, as her name suggests, she worked hard (&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E3%82%82%E3%82%8A%E3%82%82%E3%82%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;morimori&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), then became a rumored &quot;salary(woman) NEET&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;その辺の無職とは格が違う。&lt;strong&gt;自らその道を歩んだのだ&lt;/strong&gt;。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The unemployment is different from the usual. &lt;strong&gt;She chose that path on her own&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://netoju.com/menu/character&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her character profile in the anime's official site (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; does, instead of &quot;fired&quot; or other reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;高卒から&lt;strong&gt;働いた会社を辞め&lt;/strong&gt;、ニートになった30歳、独身。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Single, 30-year-old NEET, &lt;strong&gt;left a company she worked at&lt;/strong&gt; after graduating from high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T00:37:26.050" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T00:37:26.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43272" CreationDate="2017-11-11T17:13:55.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Seastone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seastome wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seastone only works upon direct and constant contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means it works only on devil fruit user not on the power or material they produce using power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been shown that although a Devil Fruit user loses his/her powers when in contact with the Seastone, said powers can still be used on and affect the Seastone. Example is when Mr. 3's candle wax key could open Seastone cuffs and cell doors, though this may be because the locks themselves are not made of Seastone or &lt;strong&gt;because the wax has no Devil Fruit powers inside it&lt;/strong&gt;, as shown when he unlocked Ace's Seastone handcuffs. Another example is when Shiki levitated battleships in Marineford, despite the hulls being lined with Seastone. Trafalgar Law was also able to switch Seastone chains with regular ones, using his abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is Aokiji Kuzan's ice formation power, which he uses it to make ice road on the sea to travel in his bicycle. Here the ice doesn't melt just because it came in contact with the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is just the guess but seastone might melt if comes in contact with Akainu's lava where the temperature of lava is greater than melting point of seastone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T15:48:01.967" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T15:48:01.967" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43260" CreationDate="2017-11-11T18:42:28.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must be talking about  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Watashi ga kita&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Find a youtube link to it &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/FYy_QS0xKBA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Got you buddy. As you mentioned episode 3 of season 2.&#xA;It is one of the variations of the &lt;em&gt;All Might&lt;/em&gt; theme. Updated my answer. :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36569" LastEditorUserId="36569" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T20:05:26.997" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T20:05:26.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43258" CreationDate="2017-11-12T02:29:36.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched the &lt;em&gt;Log Horizon&lt;/em&gt; anime twice, but I haven't read the original material.  It's been awhile, though. What I remember is that the Landers (People of the Land) have memory of times before the gamers got trapped in their world, and even before that. In their understanding, there was no pre-conscious &quot;NPC&quot; existence, just a continuum of life.  They knew the Adventurers were different, in that they didn't seem to die permanently. But as far as they realize, they themselves have not changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether that understanding is an actuality or not in unstated. It could be implanted/programmed memories of the Landers. Another possibility is that the Adventurers had a limited understanding of the &quot;MMO&quot; world, as if they had only been experiencing it in a sort of &quot;slide show&quot; or veiled fashion instead of the full world it had actually been.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;::add::&lt;/strong&gt; A year after originally answering, it occurs to me that the most likely possibility is that the game itself had been incapable of representing the true agency of the &quot;NPC&quot;s.  The complexity of modeling actual intelligence for these in-game characters was simply beyond what could be programmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that the character whose name you ghosted now realizes that the Adventurers had not thought of his people as &quot;real&quot;. I think it likely he has greater insight due to his focus on becoming like them. But I don't remember the anime series explicitly stating that anyone but the Adventurers now realized they had previously existed as part of a game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2018-10-28T18:07:01.043" LastActivityDate="2018-10-28T18:07:01.043" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-12T03:18:44.863" Score="0" ViewCount="831" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Moriah takes sailors shadows he puts them on a boat and sends them out to sea. But he says that if the person who the shadow came from dies the zombie they gave the shadow to will die. So why does Moriah send the originals back out to sea? Wouldn't it make more sense to just lock them up so they don't die? Otherwise their zombies would just keep dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T21:35:10.763" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T21:47:06.330" Title="Why does Gekko Moriah set sailors back out to sea if their zombie version will die?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43284" CreationDate="2017-11-12T04:28:08.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand this situation we need a bit of context into Gecko Moriah. One of the Shichibukai, major antagonist of the Thriller Barque and the user of Kage Kage no Mi. His Devil Fruit power allowed him to manipulate shadows in a physical and tangible form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moriah maintains a very relaxed and laid back stance at all times. He rarely fights against his opponents directly, preferring to use his doppelman to outmaneuver them and then steal their shadow. (Luffy and Robin both lost this way). Or he may order his crew to take care of it. &lt;strong&gt;In general, he will avoid a conflict all together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His tendency to avoid conflicts shows how he collect shadows for his Zombie Crew. He ambushes pirates in the Florian Triangle, steals their shadows and leaves them adrift at sea. His crew of Abasolom and Perona also have powers of the kind which can defeat an opponent without fighting head on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, keeping the pirates whose shadows he has stolen would prove counter productive. One of the reasons Moriah was defeated was because of the pirates whose shadows he stole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zombie's Weakness&lt;/strong&gt; - Brook was able to discover the weakness of Moriah's Zombies because he was left on Thriller Bark&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rebel Alliance&lt;/strong&gt; - The survivors on Thriller Bark banded together and plotted to bring down Moriah. They understood his powers as well as stole over hundred shadows. They used the shadows to power up Luffy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Handicap&lt;/strong&gt; - Due to a weakness to the sun, a Shadowless person would have a great handicap and once set adrift would not be able to search for Thriller Bark properly. However, due to extreme fog in the Florian Triangle, this weakness is negated somewhat. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tl;Dr&lt;/strong&gt;. There is a greater chance of Pirates rebelling and stealing their shadows back if they stay on Thriller Bark, rather than if they're sent away because of their instinct of Self preservation. It is also in line with Gecko Moriah's nature to avoid conflict until necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T04:28:08.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43289" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-12T04:29:58.580" Score="8" ViewCount="557" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, to originally script dialogues in English and set the story in a country of any and the characters are non-Japanese.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anime became world-renowned, why can't animation studios bother to create animes that target foreign audiences rather than its own Japanese audiences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the video game &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil&lt;/em&gt; is produced by Capcom, a Japanese video game developer, but the game was created for American audiences because originally the English acting was recorded. Also, &lt;em&gt;Afro Samurai&lt;/em&gt; which was animated by Gonzo was an anime that originally recorded English voice acting, so I would presume that anime was catered to American audiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I find it strange why Japanese animation studios can't even produce animes to target non-Japanese audiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T09:40:35.007" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T11:04:20.930" Title="Why can't anime studios create animes for foreigns audiences?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43275" CreationDate="2017-11-12T08:22:44.537" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(expansion to my comment above, which would have been an answer if I could have found the image below)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are your images from the weekly manga or the compendium volumes? When time pressure hits, Togashi's art will tend to suffer, as he does what he can to make delivery of his weekly art. But when the HxH volume is published, he tends to clean it up so that it looks a lot more like his usual artwork.  – RichF 5 hours ago&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't identify the page, chapter, or volume, but here is an example image I built to answer a completely unrelated question (&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31114/what-defines-the-art-style-of-japanese-manga/38882#38882&quot;&gt;What defines the art-style of Japanese manga?&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AFCwS.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AFCwS.png&quot; alt=&quot;weekly and volume view of same HxH page&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the left is Togashi's original page as it appeared in its weekly form.  On the right is his final version of the page which appeared in the associated volume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on Gagantous' reply to my comment, apparently Togashi didn't always clean up sloppy weekly pages for the follow-up volume.  Maybe for the volume used in the Question to show us examples, Togashi's health (and/or deadline pressure) didn't allow for the cleanup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T08:28:01.257" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T08:28:01.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48360" CreationDate="2017-11-12T13:45:50.740" Score="3" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;p&gt;This will make sense if you've seen the material, but I phrased it this way to avoid spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, power levels go off the charts.  Which is cool to watch in the fight scenes.  However, episode 27 showcases (&lt;code&gt;spoiler&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4_Q1KRpamA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;) how easy it is for someone of such a high level to cause an irreversible catastrophe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we later learn that our usual heroes and villains aren't especially powerful in the grand scheme of things, and that there are numerically many more beings with such high power levels, how do all these inhabited worlds protect themselves from such powerful beings?  Having a planetary defense network is one thing, but if any one person could cause such a catastrophe, how do you defend against that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this just how the story/plot works, or are do all these planets have defenses against this sort of thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="13647" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T15:06:32.000" LastActivityDate="2019-01-03T20:29:45.240" Title="How do all the planets defend themselves?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7180" CreationDate="2017-11-12T13:46:37.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rule 1. Shinobi must always show allegiance to their Kage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 2. A Shinobi must not value himself but rather adhere to his village's ideals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 3. hone your reflexes, they often react without you realising it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 4. A Shinobi must always put the mission first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 5. A Shinobi must always put his village before himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 6. Misdirection is the sharpest blade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 7. A Shinobi should be able to prevail without fighting, only if there is no other choice but to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 8. A Shinobi must abstain from overindulging in the three vices: sex, alcohol and money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 9. A Shinobi must always carry out the mission assigned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 10. There are times when information is more important than lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 11. A Shinobi must see the underneath under the underneath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 12. A Shinobi world is a world of shadows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 13. Hesitation is death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 14. When in danger you must not reveal anything involuntarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 15. Only through experiencing the confrontation of danger, the transcendence of fear or injury or death can you acknowledge individual personal powers and limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 16. Turn your weaknesses into strengths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 17. Death to traitors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 18. A Shinobi must prepare before it is too late to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 19. Shinobi have no honour, they take their village's honour as their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 20. A Shinobi must never question their commander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 21. The failures or successes of one affect the whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 22. A Shinobi must never show attachment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 23. A Shinobi must endure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 24. Forgiveness is a luxury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule 25. A Shinobi must never show emotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure if these are the actual rules but they seem pretty realistic, so yeah. Here is the source if you wanna check it out: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10924400/1/Shinobi-Rules-Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10924400/1/Shinobi-Rules-Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36585" LastEditorUserId="36585" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T00:32:57.217" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T00:32:57.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43297" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43311" CreationDate="2017-11-12T14:44:26.653" Score="0" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I want to know is the writers reasons.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does he say why he did it?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I would assume he wanted the innocence of child but the moodiness and lack of any logical behavior doesn't go well with all that power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:38:07.930" Title="why is Zen-Oh portrayed as child?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43295" CreationDate="2017-11-12T16:27:10.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well the answer to your question would be &quot;Mr. Satan&quot;, with regard to the earth in Universe 7. Ever since the Cell arc where Mr. Satan took credit for Gohan's win, he has been considered as the savior of the earth. Hence the population are under the impression that his power is rivalled by none and he is strong enough to defeat any beings that would put the risk of the planet or life of mankind at stake&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main story of Dragon Ball revolves around the Earth in Universe 7 and since the Z fighters happen to live there, they more or less keep the earth safe. With regard to universe 11, we, later on, learn about a group of fighters called the &quot;Pride Troopers&quot; who basically do what you described. With regard to the other universes, we don't know whether they actually have any organizations or any form of defense against these beings&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You have to also remember that there is Jaco//the Galactic patrol which tends to keep an eye on this regard, however they obviously do not have the strength to fight against beings at that level. Also, every universe as a Supreme Kai who happens to have multiple Kai's under him.(Like King Kai under Shin). They usually would watch over these planets and keep a check with regard to this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T16:27:10.107" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43297" CreationDate="2017-11-12T16:32:36.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's mainly to incorporate humor into the plot. This is not the first time we have seen characters like this. We've seen Majin Buu back in the Buu saga who acted like a child despite being insanely powerful. Toriyama is known for creating characters of this manner. The fact that we get to see the strongest beings in the universe, the gods of destruction be terrified of these kids, incorporates a lot of humor into the storyline&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T16:32:36.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41194" CreationDate="2017-11-12T17:58:59.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since every episode of the anime is very short, a lot of details are left out. In the game it is mentioned by others and Houou himself that although they are brothers, they don't live together and didn't see each other much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36587" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T17:58:59.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43301" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43305" CreationDate="2017-11-13T02:35:30.893" Score="0" ViewCount="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far I remember 6 characters in Dragon Ball firing Kienzan-like discs. Who are all the characters who can fire them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T18:22:47.920" Title="How many characters in Dragon Ball can fire Kienzan-like discs?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15392" CreationDate="2017-11-13T04:51:28.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The true inventer is Ashura.  Yes, Minato worked so hard to make it but he was sadly not the person who invented it.  Around episodes 400-500 there is an episode where Ashura and Indra fight; Indra has the full Susanoo and Ashura has the Truth Seeker Orbs.  After about 7 minutes, Ashura makes a Rasangan with like 4-5 mini Rasangans in it.  So the part that Minato &quot;invented&quot; it is false, he just happens to have revived a really old ninjutsu.  So in his way he &quot;invented&quot; it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36592" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T08:38:51.133" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T08:38:51.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43199" CreationDate="2017-11-13T05:02:01.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru was not perfect at using edo-tensei .He was only able to call third kazekage that too failed.So I think he preferred not using edo-tensei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even kabuto took a lot of time after Orochimaru's death to perfect in using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28311" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T05:02:01.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43312" CreationDate="2017-11-13T07:18:12.640" Score="6" ViewCount="2536" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nE42K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nE42K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hands&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this scene, Shouya tells something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ore wa saa...&lt;/em&gt;&quot; to Shouko, which I believe translates to something which the subtitles show as well, &quot;You see, I...&quot;. But while completing the sentence, he falls, which leads to him being unable to complete it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere in the movie further, is mentioned about this thing (at least I haven't noticed it :B).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any sort of official statement on what he might've wanted to say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastEditorUserId="15768" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T08:14:19.983" LastActivityDate="2020-05-26T11:07:46.143" Title="What did Shouya want to say to Shouko?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43301" CreationDate="2017-11-13T08:05:53.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Destructo_Disc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, these characters have used this or similar technique:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krillin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frieza&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amond (Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cell Juniors&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Android 18&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Baby Vegeta (Dragon Ball GT)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Buu (The result of Evil Buu eating Good Buu in a chocolate form)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Master Roshi (Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokū Wārudo)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Future Warrior (Dragon Ball Xenoverse Game)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T18:22:47.920" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T18:22:47.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3961" CreationDate="2017-11-13T08:13:45.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instead of &lt;em&gt;tsundere&lt;/em&gt;, it's &lt;em&gt;haraguro&lt;/em&gt; (腹黒).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means a character who is &quot;two-faced&quot;, acts nice but vicious with certain people or in secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example of haraguro character: Maki from Seto no Hanayome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36596" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T13:32:24.307" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T13:32:24.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43310" CreationDate="2017-11-13T09:18:11.453" Score="1" ViewCount="1906" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the dragon ball universe there are plenty of methods to significantly boost the power level of the user. We have things such as Potara earrings, saiyan power ups etc. But more recently we were introduced to Ultra Instinct. As this is said to be a form attainable by anyone but mostly used by gods (which is even difficult for them to attain) how strong is it actually? Like how much does it power up an individual that uses it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is mainly based on the episode of 115 where Goku used Ultra Instinct against Kefle as well as against Jiren in an earlier episode. In SSB form Goku was eventually outmatched even with Kaioken activated. We know for a fact that SS forms basically boost power and speed significantly at the cost of stamina and ki over time. Ultra Instinct is a state of the body, making it respond without having to process the thoughts; making the body capable of an instant perfect reflex to anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goku was able to dodge all of Kefla's attacks which seemed like slow motion to him most likely. But he wasn't powered up. Ultra Instinct doesn't provide ki and such it simply is a state of the body making your reflexes perfect with no time delay. So where does the power output come from? How come his punches and such are stronger with Ultra Instinct compared to all his other forms? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand each time he was in his none powered up form, his base form. This means his power level is a lot lower than even kaioken in base form. How come he is capable of having such a damage output? Does this mean a designing flaw in Ultra Instinct? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the &lt;strong&gt;actual&lt;/strong&gt; power of Ultra Instinct apart from making muscle reflexes perfect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T19:00:17.107" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T06:41:31.450" Title="Power of Ultra Instinct" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43308" CreationDate="2017-11-13T09:28:47.130" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I dont agree Ultra Instinct doesnt provide power. Piccolo states that as Goku continues fighting Jiren in Ultra Instinct he keeps evolving, being his punches faster, sharper and &lt;strong&gt;stronger.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This state is achieved by breaking the walls of one's limits and&#xA;  getting to the deeper potential within. This state while initially&#xA;  increasing the user's capacities vastly more than even X20 Super&#xA;  Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken, the equally augmented mental parameters allow&#xA;  the user to quickly and noticeable imprint on the battle, &lt;strong&gt;steadily&#xA;  evolving their power&lt;/strong&gt; and efficiency with each exchange&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct_%22Omen%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct_%22Omen%22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kU7IX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kU7IX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRZcB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IRZcB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSoWJ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSoWJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lSwFn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lSwFn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T10:00:37.683" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T10:00:37.683" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43308" CreationDate="2017-11-13T09:36:20.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One very important factor which was mentioned multiple times in the episode was that Goku was fatigued. This was mentioned a lot of times by Champa and including Beerus. This is very likely the writers trying to say that if Goku was at full power, he would've been able to face Kefla. So I think one can't jump to a definite conclusion whether Kefla is stronger than SSJB+Kaioken Goku. The last kick landed on him by Kefla was obviously not as strong as her previous attacks so, in other words, you could assume that Goku was extremely fatigued which resulted in him losing his form&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All Super Saiyan forms are multipliers to the base form. We know for a fact that the SSJG multiplier is superior to the SSJ3 multiplier and obviously, the SSJB multiplier is a lot higher than the SSJG multiplier(Based on Goku's fights with Jiren and Kefla). The multiplier would remain the same whether Goku is fatigued or not but what would change is his initial base power. The UI transformation is also a power multiplier which also makes him reach a state with complete mastery of self-movement. This is because we see Android 17 remark on how goku managed to overcome the drastic power difference and go toe to toe with Jiren. Also, we see Picollo state how he was growing stronger with every blow. Finally, when Dyspo and Toppo attacked, we know for a fact that full power Toppo is superior to SSJB but UI Goku was easily able to push him back and not just dodge his attack. So it is obvious that even the UI transformation acts like a power multiplier.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lets say Kefla manages to achieve Super Saiyan 3 during the course of battle with UI Goku or if we see Jiren fighting seriously at full power against UI Goku, we can gauge it's power. As of now, we don't exactly know how strong the transformation is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:36:20.750" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43297" CreationDate="2017-11-13T09:38:07.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Toriyama can answer this question 100% accurately. But thinking logically wise I can provide you with some reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say you are an almighty creator and extremely powerful, maybe even god. In religions god isn't bound to time. Making it so that god doesn't age at all. Or god ages so slowly that his creations won't even notice it. Zen-oh being a child is probably either being because he ages extremely slowly or maybe he doesn't even age at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in Hinduism there is a demi-god called Brahma. He is the creator of an universe and responsible for it. Throughout 1 day in his life is equal to several hundreds of thousands human years on this planet. Meaning that if we ever met him right now and in 80 years it would be for him like no second has even passed. That same thing might apply to Zen-oh. I am a hundi myself so I used my knowledge in this religion to provide this as an example. If you want a source I'd suggest reading the Srimad Bhagavatan about the creation of the universe. But I don't think that is necessary as I simply used it as an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another simpler sample might be science based. An atom has a lifespan that is extremely short. A fly has a lifespan ranging from 1 day to a few weeks. Animals can live up to several dozens of years. Each creature being mightier than the previous one. Compared to cats for example we age very slow. 1 year for them is like 12 years for us to reach the same body-age. Let's say there was a being known such as Zen-oh. He might've had a lifespan that is comparable to humans when we are comparable to that fly that lives max 1 day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again I don't know if Zen-oh is immortal. Biologically wise aging is based on cells replacing themself and the brain making less and less tissue. Perhaps Zen-oh is able of perfectly replacing those tissue and not losing anything at all, making him nearly-immmortal due to perfect cell replacement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were able to not age at all, then the most pleasant age would be that of a child. The reason behind this is because a child doesn't have any form of stress. It doesn't need to care about responsibilities and such. Everything is provided for a child. That is why older people always tell the younger ones to enjoy their youth. Because when they grow up, they will have so many responsibilities that they can barely enjoy life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps a combination of the above is what inspired Toriyama to make Zen-oh look like a child. But I don't know his thoughts at the time. If I were to create a god, I'd make it look like a child as well. It shows eternal youth, bliss and a cute way of ignorance. If it were an old person It'd look wise and way too serious, to go against this you'd end up with a King-kai type of personality, which is still in the dragon-ball standards of humor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:38:07.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43304" CreationDate="2017-11-13T10:56:34.993" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga version, Ishida said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;It's cold... and it's warm&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sentence didn't look fit with what Ishida said before. Rephrasing it a little bit,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;By the way/You see, I... feel cold and warm&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, my thought about what the meaning of these words are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's cold&quot; refers to the cold of the river&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;it's warm&quot; refers to the blood starting to surround his body when he's in the river. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS763US763&amp;amp;q=average%20temperature%20of%20blood&amp;amp;spell=1&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiTgfnJu-bXAhXPRN8KHYh-BqUQvwUIJigA&amp;amp;biw=1868&amp;amp;bih=1109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The average temperature of blood&lt;/a&gt; is pretty high, and when it's escaping your body that quickly you can tend to feel the warmth before it has time to cool off. You can see in the frame where Ishida mentions &quot;It's Warm&quot; is the same frame where he begins to bleed out. Same goes for in the movie, its voiced over as soon as he begins bleeding out as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 6, chapter 43: page 15, 16, 17&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BlKYrl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;by the way,...&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TcOr3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TcOr3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;it&amp;#39;s warm... it&amp;#39;s cold&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="36295" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T14:19:53.503" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T14:19:53.503" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-13T12:24:05.437" Score="6" ViewCount="492" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keima is a Capturing God, we all know that. After finishing the manga, I'm still confused by the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please enlighten me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36599" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T13:35:16.323" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T13:42:38.360" Title="What is the meaning behind the anime title &quot;The World God only Knows&quot;?" Tags="&lt;the-world-god-only-knows&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39775" CreationDate="2017-11-13T15:15:17.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's impossible to say which is better because it is a matter of personal opinion. The idea of Dragon Ball Z Kai is to take the best parts of Dragon Ball Z (there was A LOT of filler) and put them together in a better art style (the art &quot;quality&quot; was not as good in the 80's; Kay was made in the 2000's). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea was that Dragon Ball Z continually got ahead of its source material, the manga, because it had to make a 20 minute episode every week going along with only 15 pages of manga a week; they would compensate for this by adding in filler episodes to allow the manga to catch back up. So, when they finished Dragon Ball GT, they decided to go ahead and remaster Dragon Ball Z. This time they had all of the source material, and animation technology was better, allowing for a &quot;higher quality&quot; animation. This allowed them to cut out all the filler and just have content that pertains to the story, all in great animation and music. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I put higher quality in quotes is that quality is subjective. I personally like the old style better because I think that the characters are more expressive and the animation has more character; however, the new animation looks really slick and the music is awesome in Kai. It is worth trying out both and seeing for yourself which you prefer, and you can always skip the filler in Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T15:15:17.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38242" CreationDate="2017-11-13T20:42:51.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the title of his blog post was something along the lines of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Good News] I am a Ghost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image quality wasn't that good so I may be wrong (also, my Japanese isn't that good)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36602" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:04:28.937" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:04:28.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-13T20:51:15.817" Score="3" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here it is in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://imgur.com/bjFn5fh.png&quot; alt=&quot;Miss Kobayashi&amp;#39;s Dragon Maid ED&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here it is in Blend S:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://imgur.com/ASSUJ7g.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blend S ED&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Blend S just referencing Dragon Maid or is there an earlier instance of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36603" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-13T20:57:44.413" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T20:57:44.413" Title="What's the origin of characters flying through the night sky during the ED?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;miss-kobayashis-dragon-maid&gt;&lt;blend-s&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-13T23:05:04.480" Score="2" ViewCount="628" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the battle of Vegito vs merged Zamasu we saw Vegito fused lasted very little because Vegito was so powerful that the power of the earrings were consumed to keep Vegito together. If Goku and Vegeta would use the earrings in the tournament of power to fuse and become Vegito, and after a very short time they defused again, could those potara earrings be used to fuse other warriors, like for example 17 and 18?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2020-02-08T13:53:14.063" Title="Can the same potara earrings be used to fuse other warriors after a fused warrior defused?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43324" CreationDate="2017-11-14T01:52:42.627" Score="1" ViewCount="2519" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the tournament of power the flying technique was disabled so only characters with wings could fly. But after the fight with Goku , Jiren started meditating in the middle air flying. How is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JnTOR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JnTOR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T06:39:05.530" Title="How can Jiren fly when meditating in the tournament of power if flying was disabled?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-14T02:08:52.913" Score="3" ViewCount="2283" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where does season 4 of High School DxD start in the reading? I watched seasons 1-3 of the anime, High School DxD. If the light novel has more story or less story in it please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36607" LastEditorUserId="36607" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T02:19:14.010" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T02:19:14.010" Title="Highschool DxD Anime to Manga" Tags="&lt;high-school-dxd&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43322" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43338" CreationDate="2017-11-14T02:46:29.543" Score="6" ViewCount="1789" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading a recent email from Viz Media about Pokemon Season 1 I was reminded of something. in the first season when Ash is traveling his home region of Kanto they refer to the Pokemon League as the Indigo League but when Ash goes to the other regions like Johto, Shinnoh and Hoenn the League name is that of the region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P9kDa.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P9kDa.png&quot; alt=&quot;Viz Media Image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the Kanto League called the Indigo League and not the Kanto League?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2020-03-11T21:29:04.200" Title="Why is the Kanto League called the Indigo League?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3501" CreationDate="2017-11-14T04:00:45.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kage bunshin isnt a popular jutsu..its actually one of the lesser known jutsus because it requires high level of chakra and not everyone can do it..even most jonins dont prefer doing it unless they go on jnfiltration or spying mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36608" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T04:00:45.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43320" CreationDate="2017-11-14T06:25:05.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To be fair, some of the fighters like Jiren and even UI Goku are fighting at the levels of a god of destruction. The world of void is infinity and Jiren's mere presence caused infinity to shake and even when Goku emerged during his UI transformation, it was stated that the world of void is shaking. I think when their power is as enormous to ripple across infinity, such rules wouldn't apply to them&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was stated that time itself meant nothing against Jiren's strength so I don't see why a rule like the no flight would apply to him when he is at the level of strength.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;P&gt;*An alternate explanation: We see android 17 use his energy to create a form of footing and he stands on that to eliminate Kakunsa. The special force or special gravity responsible for stopping flight, should have in theory stopped that layer of footing from existing but it didn't. So in other words, android 17 could've sat on that for as long as he wanted and it would appear even as though he was floating. Jiren's energy is obviously a lot superior to android 17 so whatever special forces of gravity responsible to prevent flight aren't strong enough to hold Jiren in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T06:39:05.530" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T06:39:05.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43318" CreationDate="2017-11-14T06:33:12.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fKDeG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fKDeG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This image is right after Goku and Vegeta defuse vs Merged Zamasu. We see the Potara earring on Vegeta's right ear and Goku obviously has it on his left ear. Also, even during the fight between Vegito and Buuhan (Super Buu with ultimate Gohan absorbed), there is a scene where Goku and Vegeta defuse inside him and Vegeta breaks the Potara earring. So Goku and Vegeta could give the Potara earrings to say someone like Android 17 and 18 right after and have them fuse if they wanted to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has never been mentioned that the Potara earrings require a time limit to be used, like the fusion dance. If the time limit were to apply, it would be on the warriors themselves and not the Potara earrings as the earrings themselves don't provide any additional energy to the warriors and it only acts as some form of a multiplier which fuses the energy between the two warriors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T18:25:16.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T18:25:16.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43322" CreationDate="2017-11-14T06:44:17.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt; Firstly, you can refer to it both as the Kanto League or the Indigo League but the main reason it's called the Indigo League is that it is situated on the Indigo Plateau. There isn't any other reason why it's called the same. Also, the Kanto grand festival happens at the same location so it isn't explicitly a location for the Pokemon league. I believe the main reason for calling it the same and not doing it in the later on seasons is probably because this was the first iteration of the anime and the writers could very likely have put more thought into it as it was the first time the concept was introduced. In the later on seasons it was just a recycled concept, which could possibly explain the simplicity with the names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T06:44:17.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-14T14:15:23.033" Score="4" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is this thing that Mio's cloud refers to? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what does this text on the screen mean (The text on the screen, it's like an old Japanese font-style) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;15:40  1-Q in front of the podium&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based from the word &quot;sunk&quot;, is that like boat or something ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p3cDL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p3cDL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1-k11Utk5A&amp;amp;index=95&amp;amp;list=PLkdHUAEWslpj0KVZ1IFVOfxhjgWNChf52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;, check at 0:39.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T05:05:56.277" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T07:15:02.857" Title="Where is this scene originate from in Episode 5 of nichijou?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27819" CreationDate="2017-11-14T18:20:12.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's before the tower of heaven happened. He was in a village or something and they did a ceremony for the most powerful child (most magical energy) and they gave that child a special mark to note that he is the strongest; maybe they were going to use him to fight wars (until he was taken by the people at the tower of heaven).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that it's also a reference to Rave Master which was made by Hiro Mashima, the author of Fairy Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36614" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T22:08:18.670" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T22:08:18.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43330" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43331" CreationDate="2017-11-14T20:00:49.907" Score="1" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Tournament of Power, why does Goku's team have Roshi, Krillin, Tien, etc. in it, even though most characters are much more powerful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are Broly, Goten, Trunks, Majin Buu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24039" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T10:12:53.923" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T10:12:53.923" Title="Where are the more powerful characters during the Tournament of Power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43330" CreationDate="2017-11-14T20:48:55.140" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Broly isn't canon and hence doesn't exist in the Dragon Ball anime series. He only exists in the movies, videogames, Dragon Ball Heroes etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Goten and Trunks were considered to be too inexperienced and young for the tournament of power and hence, were disregarded in favor of more experienced fighters such as Roshi, Tien, Krilin, etc. Currently, Goten and Trunks are looking after the island where Android 17 works as a park ranger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majin Buu was chosen to be part of the team, however, he fell asleep right before the tournament and didn't wake up and Goku decided to recruit Freiza to join their team for the tournament of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T08:56:20.073" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T08:56:20.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="62825" CreationDate="2017-11-14T22:04:17.127" Score="1" ViewCount="12002" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ultra Instinct is sometimes refered as a transformation and sometimes as a technique/state. Now apparently there are thousands of fans who believes Ultra Instinct can be used on top of another transformation, just like kaioken can be used on top of Super Saiyan Blue and make Super Saiyan Blue kaioken, they believe you can have a Super Saiyan Blue Ultra Instinct or a Super Saiyan God Ultra Instinct. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I dont believe this is possible, but there are thousands who thinks so and this situation already has consequences in the Dragon Ball fandom, for example there is a videogame mod of Dragon Ball Xenoverse which allows you to use &quot;Goku Ultra Instinct Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXHuC2d-0-c&amp;amp;t=9m18s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXHuC2d-0-c&amp;amp;t=9m18s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8qKbu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8qKbu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Goku Ultra Instinct Super Saiyan Blue&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are also fan arts made about it like this one,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FBGPK6OZsZU/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FBGPK6OZsZU/maxresdefault.jpg&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are all these people just wrong or is there any hint/explanation in Dragon Ball Super that states this is possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T22:51:14.490" LastActivityDate="2021-05-21T23:00:30.323" Title="Can Ultra Instinct be used on top of other transformations, like Super Saiyan Blue Ultra Instinct?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-14T22:21:09.860" Score="2" ViewCount="1277" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;.hack//ROOTS&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;.hack//G.U&lt;/em&gt;, the guild Raven is actually the CC Copr Organization &quot;Project G.U&quot; who's focus is on AI, partially the AIDA, the Morgana Mode Gone Epitaphs and Aura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what does the G.U stand for anyway? i am well aware that in Terminal Disk each &quot;episode&quot; is named using the letters G and U like &lt;em&gt;Graceless Unison&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Guide to an Uprising&lt;/em&gt; but it it was never stated which one of those (if any) was the G.U used by CC Corp. the only 2 letter Acronym they explain is RA which is Rebirth Aura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does G.U stand for in Project G.U?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T23:55:08.447" Title="What does G.U stand for?" Tags="&lt;.hack&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43332" CreationDate="2017-11-14T22:35:25.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an interesting question, however, as of now I think the answer would be a no, with regard to stacking it up on top of SSJB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the anime, The UI transformation was indicated to be a massive power multiplier, even a lot stronger than SSJB+Kaioken*20, which is a reason why we see Goku being able to block Jiren's hits despite his god of destruction like power and also overpower high tier characters like toppo without any effort. Also, despite the Self movement ability being a skill, we see Goku undergoing a transformation and he doesn't utilise it naturally like Whis or the other angels. However, it is possible to stack kaioken on top of it as kaioken is a special technique and not really a transformation. Hence goku would be able to utilise Kaioken with the UI transformation assuming his body is capable of handling it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now  there is a possibility Goku might be able to adapt this transformation into his base form where he is capable of utilising his self-movement ability without undergoing the transformation. Maybe something like the SSJ transformation during the cell arc, where Goku mastered it and managed to stay in it for a prolonged period of time as though he was in his natural stage. Also this can also refer to him absorbing the god form into his base form or him utilising god ki in his base form.&lt;/p&gt;Although, this doesn't seem practical as the UI transformation multiplier seems to be significantly higher than SSJB based on Goku's fight with Jiren so I don't see why goku would wan't to stack the skill with SSJB. Maybe utilising kaioken with the UI transformation might increase his power humongously. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T22:35:25.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43333" CreationDate="2017-11-14T23:55:08.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack//G.U.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;.hack//G.U.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Matsuyama has stated that the acronym &quot;G.U.&quot; has twelve meanings related to the plot of the games but the central theme is &quot;growing up&quot; in many respects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16731" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T23:55:08.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-15T01:05:24.900" Score="1" ViewCount="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, right after all the members of the game are told to swallow their crystal, it's explained that it's really a long-release poison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't the members immediately initiate their gag reflex to throw the crystals up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, by that point in the anime, there's no way to know if the announcer would or could follow through with his promise of an antidote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T01:05:24.900" Title="Why not just puke up the crystal?" Tags="&lt;juuni-taisen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-15T01:08:44.270" Score="1" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been building a list of the &lt;em&gt;shoujo ai/yuri&lt;/em&gt; manga &amp;amp; light novels so that I can have an idea of where to get them and how much does they cost. On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/tag/yuri/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seven Seas Entertainment's site&lt;/a&gt;, they have a &lt;em&gt;yuri&lt;/em&gt; tag&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not &lt;em&gt;shoujo ai/yuri&lt;/em&gt;, when I added &lt;em&gt;K-On&lt;/em&gt;, I was reminded about &lt;a href=&quot;http://yenpress.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press&lt;/a&gt;, but there's no tag system on their website. When I do a search for &quot;yuri&quot;, I only get &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.b2c.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/eclair/9781975326166/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eclair&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Under sub-genres, they have &quot;Gay &amp;amp; Lesbian&quot;, but looking up &quot;lesbian&quot; returns nothing (since I'm not looking for &lt;em&gt;shounen ai/yaoi&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I find a list of Yen Press &lt;em&gt;shoujo ai/yuri&lt;/em&gt; titles? This way, I can search the title up on Yen press to find where I can buy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: If &lt;em&gt;Eclair&lt;/em&gt; is actually the only &lt;em&gt;shoujo ai/yuri&lt;/em&gt; title Yen Press has localized, then a resource is still useful in case searching for &quot;yuri&quot; on the site fails later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T06:45:07.177" LastActivityDate="2019-05-23T14:03:05.390" Title="Where can I find a list of Yen Press shoujo ai/yuri titles?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43322" CreationDate="2017-11-15T04:01:20.573" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it is more commonly known as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Indigo_League&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Indigo League&lt;/a&gt;, the names &quot;Indigo League&quot; and &quot;Kanto League&quot; are simply synonymous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Depending on the context, the Indigo League can also be called the Kanto League or simply the Pokémon League&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, after doing some research on Bulbapedia, I found the reasoning to why &quot;Kanto League&quot; is known as the &quot;Indigo League&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Generation I games, the final area of the game is called &quot;Indigo Plateau&quot; which lead to many players assuming the Pokémon League for this region was called the &quot;Indigo League&quot;. The reason why the name &quot;Kanto League&quot; wasn’t considered was because &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kanto&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kanto&lt;/a&gt; wasn’t commonly known at the time. “Kanto” was only ever mentioned once in the Generation I games, and not mentioned outside of Japan until Generation II games. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Kanto's name was seen only once in the Japanese Generation I games: upon viewing the Town Map at Blue's house. It was never mentioned in the Generation I games outside of Japan, and thus many fans assumed the region was called &quot;Indigo&quot;, based on the name of the Indigo Plateau. By the time the Generation III remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, were released, Kanto's name was firmly established and appeared regularly in-game&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T23:28:17.450" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T23:28:17.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13533" CreationDate="2017-11-15T06:11:31.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miki uses her stopwatch during certain conversations with the other members of the student council, mostly while they are in private. I believe she is timing moments of significant things that they say to one another that has an alternate meaning than the physical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The themes in this story are very abstract and metaphysical but all interconnected, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The symbolism of the staircase spiraled straight to heaven is the character's feelings of hope about important memories and feelings they all have and wish to keep eternal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The shining castle in the sky is just a mirage to signify that shining everlasting hope that some keep close to their hearts and hope to attain once again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But everything has cause and effect and is on an eternal clock of action and reaction. A spiral of spira mirabilis, times and moments stacked upon one another to create the reality we live in now. These moments are algorithms in the universe and everything plays an important role in this grand play, and we are all actors playing our parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36622" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T06:35:34.637" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T06:35:34.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22624" CreationDate="2017-11-15T06:49:12.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Everyone can relate to&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more basic a face looks, or the less it looks like anyone in particular, the more relateable it will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might notice in many series &lt;em&gt;(especially within the Shounen genre)&lt;/em&gt; this trope really only applies to the main cast, where sameface will be applied equally regardless of race. If a villain is supposed to be cute, or sympathetic in some way, they will be granted sameface. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, more and more distinguishing features will be added the more a character is to be viewed as either unimportant or an unredeemable bastard. &#xA;Other examples of breaking the trope include trying to visually push a &lt;em&gt;character&lt;/em&gt; trope. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the tiny but relateable girl will be given less of a nose than the other main cast, or the strong guy of the bunch will have a more defined nose or squared shin tip, but they will both have generally the same structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36625" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T18:18:01.037" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T18:18:01.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-15T15:12:59.397" Score="1" ViewCount="3330" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Yuno and Yukiteru end up together, but I was wondering if it was 2nd-world Yuno (the &lt;em&gt;yandere&lt;/em&gt; Yuno) or 3rd-world Yuno (the sane Yuno)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36630" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T15:30:18.013" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T14:26:41.060" Title="Which Yuno ends up with Yuki?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-11-20T18:03:02.663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-15T15:14:43.447" Score="2" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crunchyroll and Funimation, websites that provide legal streaming for anime series, had licensed some anime like &lt;em&gt;The World God Only Knows&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Gansta&lt;/em&gt;, D&lt;em&gt;eadman Wonderland&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Ergo Proxy&lt;/em&gt;. All of those anime were made by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglobe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ManGlobe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Studio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the production house that created these anime, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglobe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ManGlobe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.id/search?q=Man%20globe%20wen%20t%20bankrupt&amp;amp;rlz=1C1GKLB_enID715ID715&amp;amp;oq=Man%20globe%20wen%20t%20bankrupt&amp;amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.5386j0j7&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;has gone bankrupt&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What will happen to the anime series that had been licensed on streaming site like Crunchyroll and Funimation in other regions? Will they be removed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or do they have to obey the agreement/contract which has been previously agreed upon by both sides?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2020-07-21T17:57:21.930" LastActivityDate="2020-07-21T20:03:33.160" Title="What will happen to some specific anime if the studio who made those animes has gone bankrupt?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-15T15:29:05.827" Score="2" ViewCount="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hayate No Gotoku&lt;/em&gt; series have a move, &lt;em&gt;Hayate no gotoku: Heaven is a place on Earth&lt;/em&gt;. The movie also got adapted into a manga version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What make the manga version of Hayate movie interesting is the title. It was written in the cover:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hayate No Gotoku: Vol 99&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they used &quot;99&quot; as their number format for only this tankoubon ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason behind it ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hayatenogotoku.wikia.com/wiki/Hayate_no_Gotoku!_Volume_99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hayate No Gotoku: Volume 99 Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T07:25:36.253" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T07:25:36.253" Title="Why they use &quot;99&quot; for their number format in hayate the movie manga ver?" Tags="&lt;hayate-no-gotoku&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43345" CreationDate="2017-11-15T21:40:35.777" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TL;DR: the anime studio doesn't own the complete rights to the anime, so in most cases there will be no problem in the case the studio goes under.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The owner of the rights to an anime in modern times is almost always a 制作委員会, which I usually translate as &quot;production partnership&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a partnership that is set up in order to fund the anime, while splitting the risk with other sponsors. This includes companies like the publisher of the original work, the music company, figure companies, advertising companies, TV stations, etc. This may or may not include the anime production studio itself. Either way, in the case the studio ceases to exist, this would not affect any agreement with foreign publishers, as the rights are still being managed by the production partnership.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that just because a company goes bankrupt doesn't necessarily mean it loses all capability to create anime (depending on the type of bankruptcy). There have been several cases like this, for example Tatsunoko Production. Mangrove, whose anime you have mentioned, has ceased to exist as of 2016, but there has been no removal of the anime (and Mangrove has never opted into the partnership, so they never had any rights to the anime itself anyway). It does seem that Mangrove's bankruptcy affected Gangsta's BD release, but I would assume that had more to do with the common practice for anime studios to brush up and fix TV anime for the disk releases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been cases where studios go bankrupt and production partnerships enlisted a different studio to produce the sequel. Strike Witches and Saki are examples of this (in the case of Saki, Studio Gokumi is a studio founded by former Gonzo employees).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources (all in Japanese):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Structure of production partnerships&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2135531133463372401&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naver&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A3%BD%E4%BD%9C%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E4%BC%9A%E6%96%B9%E5%BC%8F&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1706/18/news001.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netolabo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anime (&lt;em&gt;includes production studio and production partnership participants&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4%E3%83%86%E3%81%AE%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8F!_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hayate no Gotoku&#xA;series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%92%B2-Saki-&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Strike Witches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studios &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio%E4%BA%94%E7%B5%84&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studio Gokumi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangrove&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gonzo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bankruptcy-related (&lt;em&gt;I can't find the official statements, if there were any made public&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;10&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mantan-web.jp/article/20151010dog00m200009000c.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangrove&#xA;article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://darekare.jp/kaigaianime/anime-studio-bankrupt&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;List of anime studios that went bankrupt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T14:13:08.237" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T14:13:08.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-16T00:13:49.543" Score="1" ViewCount="248" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found it interesting that in the Keijo title are eight &quot;!&quot;, written like &quot;Keijo!!!!!!!!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the author ever tell what's the reason behind its title besides &quot;for making the title eye-catching&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T01:23:49.203" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T01:25:07.077" Title="Why does the Keijo anime/manga title have eight &quot;!&quot; characters?" Tags="&lt;keijo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41654" CreationDate="2017-11-16T01:21:23.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This idea (not pertaining to Raye, but to Light) was actually a  big dramatic device used in the story, as the use of the DN keeps people from Heaven or Hell is hinted at in the beginning of the story and is later to be revealed that death is the same for all, DN users or no. As mentioned before, the Shinigami we see in the movie is hinted to be Light, but this is most likely an Easter egg rather, than canon. As such, we can conclude that Raye probably also went to Mu, and would have whether he used the note or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ohba has stated multiple times that his work is really up to the reader's interpretation, so I'd say go with whatever sounds the coolest to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T01:21:23.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43350" CreationDate="2017-11-16T01:25:07.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exclamation points in anime/manga titles is somewhat of an ongoing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/52amjn/best_shows_with_exclamation_marks_in_the_title/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;trend&lt;/a&gt;, and because of the ludicrous themes in keijo!!!!!!!! they jumped on the trend in a similarly extreme way as a sort of publicity stunt/way to attract attention. Some more toned back shows may use it to denote seasons (like K-ON!!) but for shows like keijo!!!!!!!! they are instead used to show a self aware, extreme and ridiculous nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T01:25:07.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42008" CreationDate="2017-11-16T06:53:19.153" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Titans do not lose their equipment when they transform. The only reason Eren lost the gear once in S1 is because he had been partially eaten, sitting in another titans stomach. Showing him without clothes is more of a creative choice implying that before he changed, he was so damaged that he didn't have clothes/gear still attached to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T06:53:19.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43365" CreationDate="2017-11-16T08:02:18.043" Score="12" ViewCount="45037" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1 of &lt;em&gt;My Hero Academia&lt;/em&gt;, Todoroki looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNiyAm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cNiyAm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Season 1; Todoroki appearance&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In season 2, he looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/avwihm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/avwihm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Season 2; Todoroki appearance&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As can be seen from the first image, his &lt;em&gt;left&lt;/em&gt; side (and &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; his right side) is his ice side. His left eye is also round and red. I believe there is only 1 short instance in season 2 when he activates his fire power where his left eye becomes round and red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another difference is that in season 1, Todoroki's left side is always encased in ice, but never in season 2. Even when he uses his ice Quirk extensively in season 2, he is only seen with a little ice on himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q7Sfxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/q7Sfxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Season 2 Todoroki 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for the difference between season 1's and season 2's Todoroki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user24016" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T14:09:01.960" LastActivityDate="2019-03-20T00:50:21.867" Title="Why does Todoroki look different between the 1st and 2nd season?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43332" CreationDate="2017-11-16T10:28:44.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on some research on Ultra Instinct I'd say yes. However there is no factual data showing that it happened or is about to happen (yet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me explain why it is possible. First of all, what actually is Ultra Instinct? &lt;strong&gt;It is a state of the body where it reacts without the brain having to process the thoughts of responding.&lt;/strong&gt; Making reflexes instant since the muscles respond without the brains having to process it. You can look at it as the muscles being capable of thinking on their own. Now this is simply a state of mind for the muscles (it sounds weird, but it is most accurate way to describe it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now powering up&lt;/strong&gt; (with things such as super saiyan, kaioken or maybe even another form such as Freeza's forms), &lt;strong&gt;affects the stamina, ki and power.&lt;/strong&gt; These 3 are unrelated to the state of the muscles. And we know for a fact they do stack with each other if different techniques are used. For example kaioken+any saiyan form. So if the same &quot;buffs&quot; can stack, why can't different ones? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the muscles do and what the ki does are 2 seperate things.&lt;/strong&gt; Muscles need calories (stamina) and input from the brain to act (normally). Energy attacks require ki. Eleminating the input from the brain is what Ultra Instinct does, meaning the ki and stamina remains unaffected. By this logic it is completely possible to have a ki related buff active while having Ultra Instinct active. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main source about Ultra Instinct is DBS itself and the episodes where it was shown as well as the episode earlier on when Goku and Vegeta were training with Whis and where Whis gave the example about his body being able to avoid the poop when it isn't wearing shoes. It was described as a state where the body can think for its own. &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Other than that you can find a lot information in the dbs wiki about ultra insinct.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T10:28:44.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43358" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43370" CreationDate="2017-11-16T10:42:09.550" Score="3" ViewCount="16874" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Goku first activated Ultra Instinct Beerus looked pretty worried. Is this because he has yet to unlock Ultra Instinct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whis described that is even for gods difficult to attain it. Beerus is a god of destruction. Meaning that it is difficult to attain &lt;strong&gt;even&lt;/strong&gt; for gods indirectly indicates that not all gods have Ultra Instinct unlocked &lt;em&gt;yet&lt;/em&gt;. If this is true, is Beerus one of them then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T23:56:36.863" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T23:56:36.863" Title="Is Beerus able to use Ultra Instinct?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9545" CreationDate="2017-11-16T13:58:16.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only site I found that provides the English version of &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt; series is &lt;strong&gt;Fakku! (Warning: R-18 site!)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either you can:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;subscribe to Fakku! &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fakku.net/collections/music-box-of-memories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to read each volume&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on the long-running yuri franchise &lt;em&gt;A Kiss For The Petals&lt;/em&gt; by Fuguriya, &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt; contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;purchase the digital version on &lt;a href=&quot;https://store.fakku.net/products/music-box-of-memories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fakku! Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on the long-running yuri franchise &lt;em&gt;A Kiss For The Petals&lt;/em&gt; by Fuguriya, &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt; contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://petalsgarden.axypb.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Petals' Garden&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This includes all 3 chapters of &lt;em&gt;Music Box of Memories&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Disclaimer: I don't have any affiliation with the site at all.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T12:28:22.447" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T12:28:22.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42594" CreationDate="2017-11-16T14:05:35.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly Naruto’s head band changes to match his new color scheme from navy to black. Ino and Sakura both were training in medical ninjutsu so maybe that’s why it’s red.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36640" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T15:27:33.710" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T15:27:33.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43344" CreationDate="2017-11-16T14:26:41.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the 3rd world Yuno, as I have described &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/12972/6345&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, in the first paragraph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; As the 1st world Yuno die stabbing herself. It is 1st world Yuno not the 2nd world Yuno because she was killed by 1st world Yuno(&lt;em&gt;correct me here if i am wrong&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T14:26:41.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-16T22:01:47.040" Score="1" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the tournament of power if time is out the universe with more fighters in the arena wins. They have 3 fighters left when other universes have more, for example universe 7 has 7 fighters. They have the most powerful fighter for now, Jiren (Goku might surpass him eventually but for now he doesnt) and 2 other fighters who might be at the level of Vegeta or Freezer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why Jiren is meditating if it's obvious Toppo and Dyspo wont be able to reduce all other universes to 2 or less fighters, universes which includes fighters in their level or above, like Vegeta, Freezer, 17, Gohan, Kale, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does universe 11 expect to win with their current strategy? is there any way they can win going like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T00:53:29.083" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T08:35:28.120" Title="How does universe 11 expect to win with their current strategy?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-16T22:31:52.767" Score="0" ViewCount="1672" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for Juvia to be a Water Dragon Slayer to be in Fairy Tail? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's honestly making me feel like it and it's now a theory I'm asking myself now if Juvia could be a Water Dragon Slayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36646" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T02:04:14.033" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T01:37:14.733" Title="Is Juvia a Water Dragon Slayer?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43355" CreationDate="2017-11-17T00:22:05.683" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first picture, it was Todoroki wearing his hero costume. In episode 6 to 8, they had mock battles wearing their costumes. It is also explained that the students can give their own design for their costume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one, it's in the Sports Festival where they cannot wear hero costumes because they will have an advantage to their enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding freezing and shivering, if you're referring in the 1st picture, no, he won't freeze because that is just his hero costume, not his quirk at work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you're talking about his quirk, then the answer is still no, because he uses the other half of his quirk which is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; half hot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to keep himself from the effects of his half cold and vice versa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36648" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T01:17:44.700" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T01:17:44.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43363" CreationDate="2017-11-17T00:54:29.980" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, she's not a water dragon slayer. Here is why:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She never &quot;eats&quot; her element to power up, she only drinks water like normal people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not from any generation of Dragon Slayers:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not a first generation Dragon Slayer. She has never learn her Magic from an actual Dragon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not a second generation Dragon Slayer. She has never had Dragon Lacrima implanted into her body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not a third generation Dragon Slayer. She has never both learn her Magic from an actual Dragon and had Dragon Lacrima implanted into her body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not a fourth generation Dragon Slayer. Not an artificial beings created from Dragon Lacrima. (From the movie)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;None of her skill something like &quot;Roaring Magic&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;None of her magic use the word &quot;Dragon&quot; unlike all Dragon Slayers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never has seen to have motion sickness like Natsu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never has seen to have dragon scales.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When fighting Dragons, her magic didn't have any effect on them. (the only magic that can hurt dragon is Dragon Slayer magic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like I said in the comment, the premises is to have 7 dragon slayers in FT side and they are Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Laxus, Cobra, Sting and Rogue. There's no chance of an 8th Dragon Slayer. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="37283" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T01:37:14.733" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T01:37:14.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43362" CreationDate="2017-11-17T01:53:31.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think their best strategy is get Dyspo and Toppo to eliminate all the relatively weaker fighters from different universes, while Jiren eliminates the likes of Goku(with no UI), Vegeta and Frieza and the best time to implement such srategy would be near the end of tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34737" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T01:53:31.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-17T02:37:22.577" Score="2" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just rewatched the original Blade Runner and noticed that in one of the scenes where the police sirens are heard (starts roughly at 01:26:30) is the exact same sound as the sirens from the track 08 - Velveteen of GITS:SAC soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty much common knowledge that Ghost in the Shell universe and aesthetic was inspired in a large part by the previous works in sci-fi genre, Blade Runner especially. Is there any trivia about this specific sample being included into the track? As far as I know, clearing legal right for using audio clips from copyrighted works (like songs and movies) takes a lot of work. Was there any notable publicity about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a video of the moment in the movie matched up with the track:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58pBi1PfoEA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58pBi1PfoEA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T02:37:22.577" Title="What's the story behind the intro of GITS:SAC soundtrack 08 - Velveteen borrowing a sample from Blade Runner (1982)?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;ghost-in-the-shell-sac&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43358" CreationDate="2017-11-17T06:12:19.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the manga,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he is shown to use Ultra Instinct when all the Gods of Destruction were coerced into fighting each other. Everyone ganged up on Beerus because they didn't like him for various reasons, and he was able to successfully fend them all off for a short period of time. It should be noted that he is not at Whis' level, and still training his Ultra Instinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36651" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-17T06:23:35.660" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T06:23:35.660" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38096" CreationDate="2017-11-17T07:27:13.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime version, it &lt;strong&gt;isn't&lt;/strong&gt; stated that Super Saiyan Rose is another version of Super Saiyan Blue. But in the &lt;strong&gt;guides&lt;/strong&gt;, it is stated that it is Goku Blacks version of Super Saiyan 1. Which is in my opinion... really cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36653" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T07:27:13.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-17T07:42:36.793" Score="2" ViewCount="829" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the anime version of &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt; but I couldn't remember where or when I have seen this cat, who is this cat? Does the cat ever appear in the manga/anime ver. ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nUK9Zl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jin &amp;amp; Cat&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-06-30T13:14:44.273" LastActivityDate="2019-01-09T07:10:14.587" Title="Who is this cat on Hunter X Hunter volume 32's cover?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43362" CreationDate="2017-11-17T08:35:28.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well it actually doesn't make sense because the most logical thing would be to have Jiren possibly wipeout everyone which he could more or less do and end up winning the tournament. However, Dragon Ball has always been a &quot;Macho, power&quot; based show and the most logical explanation as of now is that Jiren is only interested in fighting someone who is worth is time and is not interested in fighting anyone weak.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think the only possible shot Universe 11 have to win the tournament is by the sheer intimidation of Jiren's power. Dyspo is possibly on the same level as Mid-tier fighters like say Android 17 or Gohan and possibly even weaker but is no way strong enough to face some of the high tier characters like Vegeta and Golden freiza unless he manages to utilise his speed and counter their power. Toppo, on the other hand is a lot more powerful and we see him push Goku into using kaioken and Toppo was suppressed and wasn't fighting at full power. So ideally speaking, Toppo is strong enough to take out most of the fighters but might have trouble with the other high tier characters like Vegeta and Freiza.  We have seen someone like Kale being able to rattle the whole stadium when she released her ki and also knocking out a few fighters in the process. So even if toppo and dyspo were to be eliminated, Jiren could possibly unleash his god of destruction level energy which is undoubtedly strong enough to wipe out every fighter there except (UI Goku).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even after toppo fought goku during the Zen exhibition match and Vermouth asked him whether he could defeat goku; He responded that he wasn't sure and if he were to fall, Jiren would still be there. I think Universe 11's strategy would be, to take out as many fighters as possible and even if they were to fall, there isn't anyone capable of taking out Jiren or even strong enough to put up a decent fight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T08:35:28.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43358" CreationDate="2017-11-17T08:42:37.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Actually the answer to this question would be No!&lt;/p&gt;The Ultra Instinct transformation Goku utilizes, is exactly similar to something used by Whis. Where every part of Goku's body moves 100% on its own and eliminates reaction time. Unlike Whis, Goku gains a transformation which also acts a power multiplier while attaining this state. Just like in the cell games, post Hyperbolic time chamber, we see Goku utilizing the SSJ transformation as though he was in his normal state. Goku does not have a similar ability where he can utilise this skill in his normal state without taking up a lot of energy.&lt;/p&gt;All the gods of destruction on the other hand are yet to master this skill are in the process of mastering the same. In other words, Beerus has not mastered it to the same level as Goku or Whis. We see Beerus utilise the same in the manga where he dodges attacks from multiple God's of destructions but at the same time, it is not 100% as he does get caught off guard in the process. This could possibly be another reason why we see him rather annoyed like the other gods when we see Goku utilize this transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T08:42:37.343" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43373" CreationDate="2017-11-17T08:59:44.120" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Particularly just a nameless cat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to follow the previous &amp;quot;character &amp;amp; animal&amp;quot; volume cover series on volume 17-19:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Volume 17: Killua (wolf)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dz2U8l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Killua &amp;amp; Wolf&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Volume 18: Kurapika (owl)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mYHnTl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Kurapika &amp;amp; Owl&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Volume 19: Leorio (goldfish)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yyfEgm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Leorio &amp;amp; Goldfish&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T08:59:44.120" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43313" CreationDate="2017-11-17T10:46:14.153" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's because Keima is the god  his own world of dating simulator games  and it is stated that Keima is the god of conquests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36657" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T10:46:14.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42020" CreationDate="2017-11-17T13:00:22.390" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;2 reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First one being so that Kaneki doesn't go insane&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To keep him mentally aware so that he constantly feels pain instead of trying to ignore it. By keeping him mentally engaged it prevents Kaneki from ignoring the constant pain cycle (although he later goes on to say that it helped him keep his mind on something else besides the pain - linking back to bullet 1, keeping him sane)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8nCS_B4eNw/WAL-kSds4gI/AAAAAADkbLI/Xy6Akhf23hY/w1900/MR-23454-452618-9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 61 page 9&lt;/a&gt; :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T13:00:22.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-17T13:11:54.017" Score="5" ViewCount="716" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen it translate to both in different sources when reading the manga. I think in the Anime it was &quot;Aogiri Tree&quot; but I can't quite remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T18:50:02.610" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T18:50:02.610" Title="Is it &quot;Aogiri Tree&quot; or &quot;Aogiri Wood&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18480" CreationDate="2017-11-17T20:43:54.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yukiji is Nanami's ancestor. When she had a kid, the dragon's eye was passed down to her daughter and so on till Nanami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36662" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T14:13:13.193" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T14:13:13.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17102" CreationDate="2017-11-17T23:46:37.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mephisto knew Yukio and Rin were twins and Satan was their father, Yukio just couldn’t handle it and proved too weak to show any signs of being a demon. So yes Mephisto knew Satan was Yukio’s kin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36666" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T00:04:19.213" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T00:04:19.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="49573" CreationDate="2017-11-18T01:09:26.937" Score="4" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned earlier on that she was her father's only legitimate child, but then it's shown in chapter 252 that she has 3 more brothers, not including Serpico.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone clear that up, please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: if it's explained beyond chapter 252, please explicitly mark it with a spoiler warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34737" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T02:50:56.140" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T18:03:55.813" Title="How many brothers does Lady Farnese have?" Tags="&lt;berserk&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43385" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-18T07:26:54.337" Score="3" ViewCount="7294" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Nakiri is waiting for Jōichirō Yukihira to come, why is that? Is it possible that Nakiri is related to Soma? Because we don't know anything about their mothers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30229" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T09:09:20.580" LastActivityDate="2020-01-31T23:25:30.473" Title="Are Erina Nakiri and Sōma Yukihira relatives?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18358" CreationDate="2017-11-18T07:43:58.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, because titans can't absorb people when they eat them because they don't have a digestive system. They just vomit the people back up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36672" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T08:43:06.920" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T08:43:06.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43385" CreationDate="2017-11-18T09:50:42.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because Joichiro is like an influence to Erina and he is really dear to her and also he agreed to taste her cooking when she becomes a good chef. And also no, Yukihira Soma and Erina Nakiri are not relatives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36657" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T10:45:26.633" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T10:45:26.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11540" CreationDate="2017-11-18T13:34:25.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Rouge is Gajeel's younger brother since there is no other explanation I can think of. As we all know, when Gajeel was in Phantom Lord, he was feared so much. Therefore, he is respected but never admired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that Gajeel knows Rouge's real name since they were brothers and this would explain why Rouge respects Gajeel so much. Even Gajeel says that he is his disciple since they were brothers but with Gajeel as the older sibling and with Rouge as the younger sibling in the family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36678" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T13:48:01.937" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T13:48:01.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-18T14:52:00.130" Score="3" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many scenes of &lt;em&gt;Monogatari&lt;/em&gt; series, sometimes a character's art style changes because they were acting like other anime characters. Examples are given in the images below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXnrem.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xXnrem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;img1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hrElVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hrElVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;img2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Motsim.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Motsim.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;img3&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DIkjxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DIkjxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;img4&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these scenes described in the original source (light novel) when their faces changed into other anime/manga characters? For example, when Araragi (left-bottom image) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't fail to pay it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he is parodying &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kaiji.wikia.com/wiki/Kaiji_Itou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaiji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;'s face from the anime &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/3002/Gyakkyou_Burai_Kaiji__Ultimate_Survivor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6xZp4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6xZp4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kaiji Itou&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then does the light novel have a passage like this (for example):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I didn't fail to pay it&amp;quot;, while my face turned into Kaiji's serious look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or were these scenes originally made just for the anime version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why I think about this is that there is a scene in &lt;em&gt;No Game No Life&lt;/em&gt; that matches between the anime and light novel like below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;I refuse!&amp;quot; Blurting out these words caused her eyes to widen in response.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Could you...... tell me your reason?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hehe, that's because.....&amp;quot; Sora hugged his little sister who was watching with an expression that could not be discerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;One of our most favoritethings for 『 』 is—&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Standing in a position where the opponent has an advantage and denying it with a 'NO' !&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiro combined together. Originally unclear of the plot, Steph and Kurami could not arrange this reasoning properly. Only looking at the excited siblings while feeling stunned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Wahaha! 'I always wanted to try and say the number four lines[19] ' —and I really said it out!&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;.......Nii, nice, good job.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's similar to the anime version. They also made this scene which is described in the light novel. (Sora said a phrase which originally came from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Rohan_Kishibe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kishibe Rohan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;'s statement, a side character of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Diamond_Is_Unbreakable&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9bKb3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9bKb3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lUIgxm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lUIgxm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-03-22T22:51:35.347" Title="Are parodied scenes in the Monogatari anime described in the light novel?" 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  <row Id="43395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27247" CreationDate="2017-11-18T17:52:56.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading the manga, I have determined that this is the artist's way of depicting each fighter's aura or bloodlust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not for a specific fighter or occasion and appears constantly throughout the anime and manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:09:47.117" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T10:09:47.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26949" CreationDate="2017-11-18T18:46:41.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime &lt;em&gt;Gungrave&lt;/em&gt; was made off a game from what I can tell, it doesn't have much thought into its original setting or a place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based off of how the anime is set up, I'd anticipate 70's or 80's era in some part of Japan or Italy, but there isn't a real answer to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:06:13.057" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T10:06:13.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-18T20:32:44.200" Score="3" ViewCount="57822" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've watched part one and part two of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, but when I came across episode #96 and after, I couldn't find anymore (dub) episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they stop giving dubbed Shippūden episodes on Hulu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36684" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T10:10:56.097" LastActivityDate="2019-12-01T22:04:51.503" Title="Why did they stop giving dubbed Shippūden episodes on Hulu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43419" CreationDate="2017-11-18T20:38:55.000" Score="8" ViewCount="2354" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this clip from the new movie &lt;em&gt;I choose you&lt;/em&gt;, it appears that Pikachu speaks natural language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a clip of it in English on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5COB13How7U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; (speaks around 35 seconds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm interested to know how is the ability to speak explained? I remember that there was one time where the Unowns were dubbing the Pokemon, is this something similar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2017-11-24T05:35:32.220" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T16:54:38.610" Title="How can Pikachu speak now?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43284" CreationDate="2017-11-18T21:31:53.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luffy is strong, probably the strongest shadow Moria caught, but we can all agree that if he went to sea alone and shadow-less he would die instantly.&#xA;I think the best for Moria is to keep the originals prisoners in a Seastone prison, but keeping all of them is counter productive like you said and fodder shadows are easily replaced but general zombies are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sanji had a 77 million bounty and he was made into that penguin but Zoro was 120 million and was made general zombie, so I think general zombies are &#xA;all 100+ shadow bounties or just special bodies like Ryuma and maybe Captain John, etc, so it's better to capture these shadows in a Seastone prison and send the others. Having 20-50 prisoners isn't that bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36685" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T21:47:06.330" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T21:47:06.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35765" CreationDate="2017-11-18T22:14:32.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the first reason that came to my mind is that aho means stupid or idiotic in Japanese.  For example, ahoge is hair on dumb characters, and Aho-Girl is a show about a stupid girl.  So she probably hates her name because it sounds like idiot in Japanese.  The Okinawan people have unique names not found in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36686" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T23:07:38.713" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T23:07:38.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43234" CreationDate="2017-11-18T22:26:06.113" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tl;DR&lt;/strong&gt; Zoro's Third sword serves a critical and crucial purpose in his ability to use the &quot;Three Swords Style&quot; which is exponentially more powerful. The synergy between the multiple swords is what makes his sword style more complete and usable in an effective form. The difference lies in &quot;between using (just) three swords and &lt;em&gt;three sword style&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detailed:&lt;/strong&gt; For us to understand the use/purpose of Zoro's Three Swords you've to assume that One Piece exists in a separate universe and our understanding of things are not the same. This simple assumption allows us to remove a bias when trying to explain &quot;Fantasy Universe Physics&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a young age Zoro has been shown to be shown possessing unnatural strength, capable of besting opponents far beyond his age. He used Two Swords because he assumed, two were better than one. However, being bested in a thousand duels to Kuina made him rethink. Post her death he decided to use her sword (Wado ichimonji) as one of his primary weapons, just to fulfill both their dreams of being the strongest swordsmen. To this purpose he trained his mouth and neck to extreme lengths to attain the strength, accuracy and flexibility required to use the sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since no one else has been shown to use Santoryuu in OP universe, I think we can safely assume Zoro invented and developed the style and its techniques while growing up. This chapter front page shows how his juniors are trying to imitate and learn his style in his old Dojo Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_807&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 807: Cover page&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j95Wyl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Zoro&amp;#39;s Old Dojo[1]&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what makes this viable his Zoro's effort and training to develop a comprehensive &quot;Three Swords Style&quot; aka Santoryuu. He is not using just Three swords, he is using the &quot;synergy&quot; between the three swords to gain more power and use techniques which are impossible to use with one or two swords. This was explained early on by Zoro himself in his battle against the NyanNyan brothers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We've seen numerous instances of this throughout One Piece. Zoro talking about his (in)ability to fight with one sword against Nyan Brothers, his surprise when Mihawk blocks his attack or him mastering new moves. (Pound Cannon, Asura etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPOof.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPOof.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="6368" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T20:05:53.750" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T20:05:53.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43358" CreationDate="2017-11-18T22:38:21.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently it isnt exactly the same in the anime and in the manga. In episode 18th of Dragon Ball Super Wiss tells to Goku that exists an ability of moving without thinking that he dominates and that even Beerus hasnt dominated yet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Qp4Z.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Qp4Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6TkYc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6TkYc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5hHAU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5hHAU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T22:38:21.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43404" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-19T00:48:00.970" Score="2" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;What character did Araragi parodying at this scene ? is this a mascot of japan or something ? or maybe a character from anime/manga ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GxhfA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GxhfA.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T00:48:00.970" Title="What anime's/manga's character that araragi parodying?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-19T03:21:33.773" Score="1" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are episodes where the 5-year-old Himawari appeared from a dark cloud. She often visited the &quot;Lavender&quot; coffee shop at the end of each episode, and I wonder what's the relationship between the manager and her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who's the &quot;Lavender&quot; coffee shop manager?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36689" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T11:25:25.593" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T11:25:25.593" Title="Who's the &quot;Lavender&quot; coffee shop manager?" Tags="&lt;crayon-shin-chan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43410" CreationDate="2017-11-19T03:33:11.387" Score="0" ViewCount="363" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &quot;Future Trunk&quot; arc of Dragon Ball Super, Vegito didnt last an hour fused because he had so much power he consumed all the energy to stay together. But now we've seen Kefura released a huge amount of power, probably close to Goku Ultra Instinct, and probably over Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken since we've seen her having an even match with Goku in that state and now she turned into super saiyan 2 meaning she multiplied that power by 2. Then why Kefura didnt defuse after releasing so much power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ay2Be.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ay2Be.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T08:40:31.593" Title="Why Kefura didnt defuse after releasing so much power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43409" CreationDate="2017-11-19T08:40:31.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are comparing the power of Vegito Blue to Kefla. We know from the start that Goku is extremely fatigued so he wasn't at full power when he was using SSJB. Also Goku didn't have the power in him to use SSJB+Kaioken*20 which would've been sufficiently enough to defeat Kefla. Vegito SSJB Is a lot more power than SSJB + Kaioken*20 Goku and is on a completely another level compared to Kefla. Vegito SSJB was sufficiently strong enough to force a god of destruction to fight seriously based on Whis's comments where she said that Goku and Vegeta together could go toe to toe with Beerus. Kefla, on the other hand, is not at the same level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T08:40:31.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43411" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-19T10:21:43.143" Score="1" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Junior High spinoff episode 8, there are scenes where Reiner and Bertholdt climb the school stairs endlessly. Bertholdt keeps trying to suggest to Reiner that something is wrong but Reiner dismisses it each time with the same phrase: &quot;you're imagining things&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was nothing similar in the anime as far as I could tell. What is this a reference to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36693" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T18:59:58.100" Title="What is the scene where Reiner and Bertholdt climb the stairs endlessly refer to?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43416" CreationDate="2017-11-19T13:33:03.570" Score="1" ViewCount="1251" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kefura super saiyan 2 transformation doesnt look exactly the same than a regular super saiyan 2 transformation. Is it supposed to be the same kind of transformation aside the differences? Besides the different hair color, to me Kefura SSJ2 seems to have more sparks than a regular SSJ2 transformation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caulifla super saiyan 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l7XUu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l7XUu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kefura super saiyan 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8vj77.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8vj77.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MpzzV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MpzzV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/te5Ib.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/te5Ib.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T12:39:48.940" Title="Is Kefura super saiyan 2 a regular super saiyan 2 transformation?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43414" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43415" CreationDate="2017-11-19T13:48:47.150" Score="0" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, when a fighter changes his ki color usually means a transformation. The only exception I remember for this are Vegeta's different ki colors like the lilac ki color when he makes the Galick Ho attack, or the yellow color he gets at some point when he first fought Goku, or the light blue color he got a couple of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mGUw5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mGUw5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Kefura's red ki means something more or did she just get that color because she was performing a strange attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3WrI9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3WrI9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T10:48:59.623" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T10:48:59.623" Title="Does Kefura red ki means something more?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43414" CreationDate="2017-11-19T15:21:20.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Kale's ki was shown to be green in color during her transformations, when she transformed to her Berserker state and mastered LSSJ state. Also, Caulifla had a Ki base attack which was red in color. Kefla is a fusion of both Caulifla and Kale, so I wouldn't really think much of it. The colors don't really represent anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T15:21:20.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43413" CreationDate="2017-11-19T15:26:38.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kefla seems to utilize Kale's powers over Goku. Kale's initial SSJ transformation seems to have a tinge of green just like Kefla's did. Also, Kale in her SSJ state was shown to be on the same level as SSJ2 Caulifla despite the SSJ2 multiplier being a higher one. We know Kale in her mastered LSSJ form was a lot stronger than SSJ2 Caulfila. I believe the two transformations Kefla used aren't exactly the regular SSJ transformations like the one Vegito used in the Buu Saga against Buuhan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vegito SSJ2 is weaker than SSJG Goku. We know this from the battle of gods arc where Goku stated that he couldn't defeat Beerus even if he were to fuse with Vegeta. Base Kefla was a lot stronger than SSJG Goku. So I would say, the SSJ and SSJ2 transformations used by Kefla are special variations of Kale's LSSJ Transformation which is the reason she seems to be a lot more stronger &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T15:26:38.950" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43054" CreationDate="2017-11-19T17:13:55.513" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Hooleer (Fūrā) is a large Hollow in the service of Sōsuke Aizen.&quot; This is what say in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hooleer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bleach wikie&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Appearance&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hooleer has a bulbous body, long tufts of hair on its back, and a single, large eye it is purple inside of the Garganta and yellow outside of it. Its hair is to be the same or a similar color to its skin.It has Gillian masks for fingernails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hooleer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bleach Wikie&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ifRHt.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ifRHt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hooler&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30229" LastActivityDate="2017-11-19T17:13:55.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="53238" CreationDate="2017-11-19T18:32:42.017" Score="3" ViewCount="787" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not that interested in automotive (aviation all the way DC-3) but after seeing &quot;Pimp My Reich&quot; (I strongly suggest you to watch it, the ending is great) I learned there is a manga and an anime called Initial D. As I learned, there were 3 AE86's in the whole series but what about the modifications? Were &quot;performance&quot; modifications ever used in the series? They can be simple engine part replacements or whole engine/aspiration type replacements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put: did anyone of the AE86's had any kind of performance mods? Also I want to make a replica of it in racing sims. So should I use carbon fiber or black painting for the hood? What is the history of hood part replacement throughout the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36697" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-19T18:45:20.587" LastActivityDate="2019-06-14T07:37:14.627" Title="What kind of modifications the AE86's have had in Initial D?" Tags="&lt;initial-d&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43398" CreationDate="2017-11-19T23:33:05.230" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the movie (English-dubbed). The movie gives no explanation of why Pikachu is suddenly shown speaking a human tongue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However - and this is just my impression - I don't think that Pikachu &lt;em&gt;actually did&lt;/em&gt; speak a human tongue here. The astute &lt;em&gt;Pokémon&lt;/em&gt;-watcher will recall that there are many scenes in the anime where a Pokémon is able to convey complex thoughts to its trainer just by making its species' noises. This happens particularly often with Pikachu/Ash. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this scene felt to me more like a &quot;translation convention&quot; for the benefit of the audience, who, unlike Ash, cannot understand what &quot;pika pi pikachuuuu pika&quot; means. Typically, when the audience needs to be apprised of what Pikachu is saying, Ash will reiterate what Pikachu supposedly said to him (you know, along the lines of &quot;What's that, Pikachu? Team Rocket's giant Meowth-shaped balloon is over thataways?&quot;). But I think that approach wouldn't have worked very well in this particular scene, so we get Pikachu &quot;speaking&quot; a human tongue instead. This works fine here, because the only character who witnesses Pikachu's &quot;speech&quot; is Ash, who would understand Pikachu just as well even if Pikachu were speaking Pikachu-ese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As supporting evidence, I note that Ash doesn't seem even mildly surprised by this turn of events, which suggests to me that Pikachu was still speaking Pikachu-ese at him. (Though, I suppose, he might have had other things to worry about, like the gang of mind-controlled Pokémon that are about to beam-spam him out of existence.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T07:40:10.343" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T07:40:10.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-20T00:07:47.497" Score="7" ViewCount="4196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've already kind of sorted out all the other mysteries of this movie but only this painting thing is killing me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tq1d6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tq1d6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The painting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that painting? What's the story behind it? Why does it actually exist in the first place? And most importantly, what is the relationship between Chiaki and that painting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36699" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-01T06:49:50.543" LastActivityDate="2018-08-08T02:24:25.877" Title="What is the significance of the painting in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time?" Tags="&lt;the-girl-who-leapt-through-time&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43427" CreationDate="2017-11-20T01:19:47.993" Score="1" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song that plays at 12:40 in Noragami Aragoto episode 12? It has a distorted female(?) voice and a flute themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36701" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T01:27:58.057" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T07:36:25.337" Title="What is the name of the song that plays at 12:40 in Noragami Aragoto episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43087" CreationDate="2017-11-20T01:29:53.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the MAL post itself, that graph was actually made by a YouTuber by the name of Super Eyepatch Wolf. He uses it specifically in a video where he goes in depth as to why Bleach had such a massive fall in popularity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ACq7tgjHdGA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Fall of BLEACH: How it Happened&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly recommend watching the video, but I will give a summary of the main points brought up in the video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of Wolf's points is in regards to the author (Tite Kubo) of Bleach's drawing ability and it's deterioration in quality due to the difficulties of being a manga author. The start of Bleach really showcased Kubo's talent in drawing which really brought people into the the world of Bleach. However, the fatigue from the grueling schedule and the like had caused the drawing quality to suffer. This fatigue and frustration was also in part to relationship issues with his editor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point was that Kubo's Story was not really cut out for the long term. He pointed out that several of the characters started out strong but was never really developed. Some even regressed. For one, the main character starts off as this interesting character but regresses to a less expressive reactive type character - compared to Naruto and One Piece where they are proactively going after their well-established goals. Also, at one point, the story stops shifting constantly (going from a typical monster of the week to the introduction of the Soul Society arc which tapped into teenager's feelings as the became a part of the foreign adult world to the amazing Aizen arc) and started recycling several of its previous tropes. This leads to the main problem of nothing really changes as pretty much after each arc everything gets a factory reset. The backlash from the fans and editorial department when these problems began to show really pushed it down in rankings, leading to its rushed three chapters to end it before it got canceled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In essence: Drawing and Drafting (drawing panels/ panel structure) quality diminished, the extremely difficult schedule of a mangaka and issues with his editor wore him down, and his story plot quality lost what gave it its wide appeal in the first place especially since it was not written for the long term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36287" LastEditorUserId="36287" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T02:59:14.043" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T02:59:14.043" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-20T03:58:16.757" Score="2" ViewCount="2398" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't understand what the reveal of Ougi's true nature meant. There were many words, but I only got the sense that she's a (apparition) manifestation of some part of Araragi which he rejected sometime early in the series. I understood that at the end Meme decided to &quot;officially recognize&quot; her existence, but that's not important here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly does Ougi represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastActivityDate="2018-07-19T01:39:03.387" Title="What did Oshino Ougi signify?" Tags="&lt;monogatari-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43421" CreationDate="2017-11-20T07:36:25.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &quot;Misogi&quot;, track #11 from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/43077&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;season 1 OST&lt;/a&gt;. The piece starts right after the eyecatch. Here is a 15-second extract from the beginning of the piece: &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/i1altiyi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://clyp.it/i1altiyi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T07:36:25.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43428" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43429" CreationDate="2017-11-20T07:50:12.247" Score="2" ViewCount="400" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on discussions, questions and answers, Goku achieves the UI state when he is at his limit.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But when he achieves it, is he aware of that?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does he feel different?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If so, then why doesn't he recreate the changes and feelings to control the state and use it more efficiently? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T14:54:39.230" Title="Is Goku aware that he is in the UI state?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43428" CreationDate="2017-11-20T08:10:47.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If he was aware the first time he entered  is kind of unsure, however the second time he definitely was. We see him casually talking with Kefla(she asked him if that was ultra something, he responded its called ultra instinct). Further into the fight he mentioned he is getting the hang of it(meaning he is somewhat in full control) however, as Whis has mentioned it, he still thinks about his attack thus limiting his full potential in the state.&#xA;There is still room for improvement in this state, but he is gradually mastering it. I think when his rematch with Jiren will happen he will be in full control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T08:10:47.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-20T08:35:10.130" Score="3" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that using Kaio-ken damages your body as you are forcing it to go beyond its limits. But is it also increasing your potential for the higher power? I mean as the body is facing the forced power up it will try to improve and endure that power the next time, right? I guess it works kinda like muscle training, the more you push your muscles the more they develop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can't Goku stay in the Kaio-ken mode for an extended period of time (while not fighting) to increase his capacities and go beyond Kaio-ken X20?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:16:10.867" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T14:04:10.393" Title="Is Kaio-ken increasing Goku's potential?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43432" CreationDate="2017-11-20T11:08:21.420" Score="4" ViewCount="137095" Body="&lt;p&gt;What did Jiraiya write on Fukasaku's back? How can we decode this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uaJjP.png&quot; alt=&quot;fukasaku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9,31,8&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  106,7&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  207,15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32031" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T12:16:56.680" LastActivityDate="2019-08-03T06:45:55.273" Title="What does the code message Jiraiya wrote on Fukasaku's back mean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43431" CreationDate="2017-11-20T13:58:11.990" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answering this question would spoil a key turning point in the anime for you, it makes more sense and would be way more thrilling if you watched the episodes of that arc all the way through. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you really, REALLY want to spoil it.&#xA;Hover the spoil tag below.... You have been warned!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The numbers are a code, a code meant only for Naruto to decipher as he is the person closest to him. It's a cipher based off of his book series that he's been working on that gives some critical insight on how Pain works. In his last dying moments he fought like a true shinobi and ensured his enemies demise. The full message reads &quot;The real one's not among them&quot;. And to resolve this conflict Naruto must train under the Toads and master sage mode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Decryption&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Decryption&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:188892&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:188892&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T16:19:56.637" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T16:19:56.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34389" CreationDate="2017-11-20T16:28:15.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, right now I think we can say almost. Due to Whis' explanation of the Ultra Instinct transformation. In the battle between Kefla and Goku. Whis states that Goku's attacks are ineffective because he still hasn't mastered the art of the  unconcious attack and also states that it is very hard to learn and that even Beerus hasn't mastered it's use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Goku is able to complete it then for sure he will be stronger than Beerus for a moment. He still doesn't have stamina to maintain the form (a common thing now with every transformation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But given the nature of how it works. I think Beerus wouldn't be able to land an attack on him at full power even with Ultra Instinct active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still it's only speculation at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18404" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T16:28:15.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43430" CreationDate="2017-11-20T18:21:46.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of such thing in the series but it makes sense. What it is mentioned in the series it is, saiyans get stronger with every fight they have (zenkai boost), they get stronger when they are about to die and they recover (zenkai boost) , Piccolo also mentions he can't keep the pace of training of saiyans (and this is later re-affirmed when Goku, Gohan, Trunks and Vegeta and Piccolo go to the time chamber and all the saiyans become stronger than Piccolo who was superior to them after fusing with Kami) . So everytime saiyans push or hurt their bodies they become stronger, much stronger than other races after training. So if kaioken takes Goku's body to its limit he should get stronger after recovering it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T18:21:46.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43430" CreationDate="2017-11-20T19:57:39.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kaioken is not a state or transformation. It is a special technique which multiplies Goku's power. Assuming Kaioken doesn't have a limit and you could reach a multiplier beyond 20, Goku doesn't necessarily need to keep utilizing the same to get used to the state. This is because Goku has to train his body to be able to adapt to the physical strain imposed by Kaioken. This requires excellent Ki control which is why Goku was able to stack it on top of SSJB and we never see him stacking it on top of SSJ2 or SSJ3 when he fought Beerus or Back in the Buu Saga against Kid Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, it's been stated by Whis to Vegeta that God level training involves excellent Ki control and not just putting your body through a lot of physical strain. Also, Kaioken acts as a multiplier to Goku's current level of power and not his Base form unlike his other transformations. So in other words, if someone were to train and achieve a stronger transformation which is a higher multiplier, having a higher multiplier of kaioken wouldn't make a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suppose there existed a transformation which was a lot superior to SSJB(Not gonna use UI here), which is a significantly higher power multiplier than SSJB, then even 30 times SSJB, will not be able to stand up against that power.&lt;p&gt; The best way to illustrate the same would be with an example. Let us assume Goku has a power level of 2 and let there exist one transformation which is a 100 times multiplier and another transformation which is a 200 times multiplier. If Goku utilises the first transformation and is capable of using Kaioken * 3/ his power would be : 2*100 * 3=600. Incase of the second transformation, let's say he can only use Kaioken * 20, but his power would be : 2*200*20=800. (Please note these are not actual power levels and it's only an example to prove the same)&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T19:57:39.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42520" CreationDate="2017-11-20T20:32:37.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are Garden Gnomes, just on a stick lol. In Japan they like to make everything all cartoony and cute so they aren't gnomes in Shouko's case, but that's what they are. Here are some pics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WhzSI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WhzSI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vej7n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vej7n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AjbC0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AjbC0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-21T01:28:21.357" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T01:28:21.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24142" CreationDate="2017-11-20T22:20:48.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 'X' probably means &quot;cross.&quot; In math it can be seen as &quot;vector X vector.&quot; Which is to cross-multiply two vectors, the result is a vector 90 degrees to both vectors. To &quot;cross&quot; someone is to challenge them. So the title is read as, &quot;Hunter Cross Hunter.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'X' has been used in other titles such as:&#xA;&quot;X Multiply&quot; as NES game which I think is just a clever way to say &quot;Cross Multiply&quot;&#xA;&quot;Street Fighter X Tekken&quot; a multi-platform game(PS3, Xbox360, PC, etc.) which is also said as, &quot;Street Fighter Cross Tekken.&quot; Because it is a crossover game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &quot;XX&quot; would be &quot;double-cross.&quot; Also, title ending in an 'X' may not mean anything, just to look and sound cool. Such as &quot;Castlevania: Dracula X.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36716" LastEditorUserId="36716" LastEditDate="2017-11-20T22:28:54.093" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T22:28:54.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43428" CreationDate="2017-11-20T22:25:29.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He's aware because right after he got it he looks at his aura, also because in screencapture #2 he says &quot;I'm starting to learn how ultra instinct works&quot; (sorry, the subtitles are in spanish) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SNykr.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SNykr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2lqGX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2lqGX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and about this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If so, then why doesn't he recreate the changes and feelings to&#xA;  control the state and use it more efficiently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he's actually learning how to control it better because Piccoro says he's evolving and every punch he makes is faster and more sharp and stronger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yo3Dj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yo3Dj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZodCV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZodCV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-20T22:25:29.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43451" CreationDate="2017-11-20T23:18:26.010" Score="0" ViewCount="640" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Universe 6 lost their potara earrings, and the 2 warriors left are namekians, and it would seem they might eventually fuse considering Champa tells them &quot;you know what you have to do, don't you?&quot; and they say &quot;leave it to us, Champa sama&quot; &quot;We will defeat Universe 7&quot; which would be a very optimistic thought if they rely in their current power level only which is close to Piccoro or Gohan, if they eventually fuse, how much stronger could they become? is namekian fusion stronger than potara fusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T13:08:51.437" Title="Is namekian fusion stronger than potara fusion?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43443" CreationDate="2017-11-20T23:55:41.327" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Namekian fusion is very weak. Its boost is roughly x300 ~ x400 (i.e ~3,500 PL -&gt; ~1,210,000 PL).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas Potara fusion is at least x(400 + unknown constant) boost. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36717" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-21T06:16:55.777" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T06:16:55.777" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-21T03:32:18.117" Score="1" ViewCount="1843" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the battle of Aizen VS Shunsui, Soi-fon and Toshiro, at the end when Toshiro impales Aizen on his sword the barrier that was protecting Izuru and the injured Soul Reapers came down and Momo started to walk off in like a trance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;at that time Ichigo yells out what everyone was doing revealing that the entire time Aizen had activated Kyoka Suigetsu and Toshiro had just impaled Momo while the Momo that was with Izuru was in fact Aizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when did Aizen switch with Momo? because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/12987/1587&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; says that Kyoka Suigetsu was activated from the start&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ichigo wasn't under the hypnosis of Kyoka Suigetsu which is why he could see that they had just stabbed Momo&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Momo had been in the barrier getting treated by Izuru&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There didn't seem to be any signs that Aizen had broke though the barrier to switch places with her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the Garganta opened and Ichigo returned he didn't hesitate to attack Aizen (though he did hesitate to use his Hollowfication but that was a different matter)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do we know or can work out when Aizen switched with Momo to escape being stabbed by Toshiro?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T03:32:18.117" Title="At what point did Aizen switch with Momo?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="236" CreationDate="2017-11-21T04:51:24.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapika is powerful because he is a part of the Kurta Clan. Whenever his eyes turn red it boosts his physical and nen capabilities, and changes his nature into a specialist instead of a conjurer. His specialist ability(Emperor Time) enables 100% usage of all nen categories without limits. Making him a jack of all trades whom can master anything based on his characteristics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the condition part, every nen ability can be enhanced with a condition, how much stricter the condition the more powerful the ability. His chain jail is only applicable to the Spiders, which isn't something you'd want to survive in the HxH world. Good thing for him he's a kuruta with an extremely hax ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2020-09-17T10:48:39.077" LastActivityDate="2020-09-17T10:48:39.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43449" CreationDate="2017-11-21T05:36:58.563" Score="0" ViewCount="8190" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapika is so powerful with his Scarlet Eye. We already know that all Kurta Clan has the Scarlet Eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to that, why did all the other members of the Kurta Clan get massacred by the Phantom Troupe? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Couldn't they use the Scarlet Eye to fight back Phantom Troupe? Is there no &quot;hero&quot; in Kurta clan, or in this context, a person that has improved and mastered his Scarlet Eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-07-18T19:04:28.970" LastActivityDate="2019-07-18T19:04:28.970" Title="Why did all Kurta Clan get beaten up even though they have the Scarlet Eyes?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-21T06:17:36.493" Score="3" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a bunch of manga magazines like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shonenjump.com/j/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://websunday.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Sunday&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shonenmagazine.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and many more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://urasunday.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Urasunday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultra Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and many more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a different of the total amount of page for every series that published in each of manga magazine in japan every week/month. The total amount of page  for weekly serialization, has about 18-20 pages for a one chapter each week. For a monthly magazine, they have around 30-50 pages each month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According that, what started this format to be a common in a manga industry?  I mean, since when this a mount of page for weekly/monthly manga magazine used ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional info : There is already a question that similar with this kind of topic, but it didn't answer my question &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related Topic : &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6708/what-was-the-first-manga-magazine&quot;&gt;What was the first manga magazine?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T12:33:32.653" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T12:33:32.653" Title="Who started the format 18-36 pages in weekly and 36-60 pages in monthly manga magazine?" Tags="&lt;manga-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43447" CreationDate="2017-11-21T07:15:44.700" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an inherent assumption in the question, &quot;IF Kurapika is so powerful with his scarlet eyes...&quot;. Yes it is true that when a member of Kurta clan becomes enraged they gain an increase in physical strength, however they lose their rationality and revert to a primal form. We do not know if the &quot;Scarlet Eyes&quot; causing Kurpika to become a specialist is unique to him or the Kurta clan. Your other question regarding the so called &quot;hero&quot; has simply no base or answer at all because the Manga gives no information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you've to understand that the Phantom Troupe themselves are very powerful Nen Users. They can easily go against numerous &quot;physically powerful&quot; people, they can easily kill them. This is what Nen brings to the table and all members of The Phantom Troupe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurapika was able to bridge the gap by utilizing his &quot;Scarlet Eyes&quot;. He was able to turn his eyes Scarlet at will. By utilizing the conditions of Limitations and putting his own life at stake he greatly boosted his Nen abilities. He is a skilled Nen User, has high combat prowess, genius level intellect, and enhanced speed, perception and reflexes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To end, as far as we know Kurapika is strong BECAUSE of his clan massacre and his innate skill and not because of his clan. The Phantom Troupe is an elite group of Nen Users who can take on any other high level fighters. We don't have enough history about Kurta clan to know if there was another &quot;hero&quot; for the clan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T07:15:44.700" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43443" CreationDate="2017-11-21T08:40:54.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Correct me if I am wrong, but considering Champa's actions, words and behaviour so far I am pretty sure that he was trying to tell them to not lose. Which could either indicate to destroying the enemies (which seems very unlikely) or waiting it out. I think he meant waiting it out since it was said in earlier episodes that if at the end of the time multiple universes have warriors left then the one with the most warriors would win. Considering their power level + max power level with any given form of boost they wouldn't come close to Kefla. Even if they used Potara earrings. This is because of the fact that they have a fixed power level due to not having saiyan blood. They can power up a little with a ki boost, but nothing close to super saiyan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Champa is no fool. He sure as hell acts dumb and crazy but his decisions are spot on and based on the current situation. That's why he told Kale and Califa to attack instead of hiding when their power levels were raising in order to destroy Goku. Their initial strategy was to wait it out and hope to be the universe with the most numbers at the end of the tournament after Hit was fallen. But Potara happened which drove Goku to UI. The 2 Namekians will never even reach the power level of SSJ2 Goku when they fuse. With Potara they might be able to force Goku to use SSG, but they can't boost themself more and more like a saiyan, so they will stay at that level while Goku keeps evolving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Champa knows this as well based on what he had seen. He can be pretty sly as well so he might want them to use nasty strategies in order to reduce the enemy numbers. But it is either this or waiting it out. He definitely didn't mean to tell them to fight as that would mean the loss of his universe due to Jiren and Goku still being alive. Even with depleted stamina Goku requires only a couple of taks in order to recover again to use UI. This is based on the time that passed in the tournament (not episodes) between the first and second UI. Champa knowing this as well would not tell his warriors to fight against such a threat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I just noticed that I had never answered your question and was simply just explaining the situation. The answer is no. Namekian fusion isn't stronger than Potara. Based on Piccolo x Nail fusion with the power levels before and after we can conclude that this formula is &lt;strong&gt;fusion power = (A+B)*7(raw estimate)&lt;/strong&gt;. Potara earrings scale far bigger and are known as the strongest type of fusion. When Vegito was introduced in DBZ we could see that it was far stronger than SSJ3 Goku. SSJ3 in general has a rough multiplier of x400 (some sources say x1000) from the base form. Since we have to consider Vegeta as well in the fusion we can conclude that the actual multiplier is &lt;strong&gt;at least&lt;/strong&gt; x100 with Potara earrings. I couldn't find any credible source to explain the multiplier but based on before and after scenes and known multiplier for SSJ states we can give a raw estimate. Anyway Potara is far stronger than a namekian fusion. The most reasonable formula that I found for it was baseform A x baseform B. Some others said that it draws out max potentional achieved by each user and multiplies that by 400. But these aren't official sources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all in short, &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, Namekian fusion isn't stronger than Potara fusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T13:08:51.437" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T13:08:51.437" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43456" CreationDate="2017-11-21T08:54:47.257" Score="0" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Potara fusion, fusion dance etc. The dragon ball universe knows many fusion types from which some are considered an absorbtion such as Buu and Cell consuming some to become stronger. Information on those do count as well for the answer I am seeking as it is mainly about the power multiplier and not the 2 minds controlling 1 body thing. I want to know all the fusions (or absorbtions) to have a nice list from strongest to weakest based on the multiplier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what I would like to know is which fusions are available and what their power multiplier is. For example I know that Namekian fusion is x7 (based on Piccolo x Nail) and Potara fusion about A x B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-11-21T14:23:26.447" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T16:12:55.853" Title="All possible fusions/absorbtions and their multipliers" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43413" CreationDate="2017-11-21T12:39:48.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kefla's SSJ2 form is indeed &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; your regular SSJ2. This is because a lot variable factors are used which we should keep in mind. These are caused by the fusion of 2 Saiyans with different forms. Kale is using her Legendary/Berserk SSJ forms which emit a green aura. These forms bring a close to infinite pool of power and ki. Caulifla on the other hand is able to utulize SSJ2 pretty well. This form can be recognized by the lightning sparks and the violent aura that covers the whole body and clothes. SSJ itself has a rather calm aura without any lightning sparks, with ofcourse almost the same hairstyle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to get back to Kefla in the screenshots you provided we can see 3 important things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Green aura (Kale's LSSJ/BSSJ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lightning sparks (SSJ2 in general)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violent covering aura (SSJ2 in general)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with these observations it is safe to assume that the most accurate name to this form would be LSSJ2. This is because Kale was able to master her BSSJ, making it the LSSJ. This in combination with the SSJ2 from Caulifla delivers us the breathtaking LSSJ2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T12:39:48.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43458" CreationDate="2017-11-21T13:54:59.530" Score="3" ViewCount="742" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Nichijou there is a scene where a random character says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The coffee isn't very coffee coffee&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a pun? What's the meaning of these sentences? Even her friend asks too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hTLOu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hTLOum.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;This coffee isn&amp;#39;t very coffee coffee&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Q0y8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Q0y8m.png&quot; alt=&quot;What does not coffee coffee even mean?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OK4DTm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OK4DTm.png&quot; alt=&quot;It&amp;#39;s not coffee coffee!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIfigZMdwuQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-21T20:28:57.107" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T00:00:39.703" Title="What's the meaning of &quot;The coffee isn't coffee coffee&quot;?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43453" CreationDate="2017-11-21T16:06:45.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; I am not going to state any actual multipliers, but I think I can try to create a list of different kinds of fusions and why one form of fusion is stronger than the other. I'm going to take into consideration, the Namekian fusion, The fusions when Cell/Buu absorb another character, the fusion dance and obviously the potara fusion.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In terms of power, I believe the correct order would be &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Potara fusion: The potara earrings are worn by the Supreme Kais, the supreme ruler of the universe and its something which is not possessed by any mortal. It was stated by the Elder Kai himself that the Potara fusion was stronger than the fusion dance. As for the kind of fusion where a character is absorbed, the potara fusion is still superior to the same. This can be explained by going back to the Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z. Ultimate Gohan was the strongest unfused character than and a lot stronger than Super Buu. Super Buu was a lot stronger than SSJ3 Goku. The SSJ3 transformation is undoubtadly a lot superior to the SSJ2 transformation and Vegeta in his SSJ2 state(Without majin) was slightly weaker than Goku. With the potara fusion, Base Vegito was able to fight Super Buu with ultimate Gohan like it was nothing. Even the recent Dragon Ball Super episodes where Kefla reached new heights managing to rival the power of SSJB + Kaioken Goku and possibly even surpassing it, indicate how powerful the potara fusion is. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Fusion Dance: It has already been confirmed that the Potara fusion is superior to the fusion dance, however, I believe the fusion dance is superior to the kind of fusion where a character is absorbed. Since Gogeta is not considered canon, I'm only going to use Gotenks to prove my point here. Firstly, we know for a fact that Base Goten and Trunks were no where as strong as Base Goku, Vegeta or yet alone Gohan(Who was rusty at that point in time). Fat Majin Buu was considered to be one of the strongest characters at that point in time and the only character who was capable of defeating it was SSJ3 Goku which is a 400 times base multiplier. Once Evil Buu absorbed the fat majin Buu, he was a lot superior to SSJ3 Goku. We've seen android 18 being able to fight trunks and goten together while they were using SSJ during the tournament.  Even after training in the HTC, it's obvious that base trunks and goten were no where close to base goku, gohan or vegeta in power. However, Base Gotenks was a lot stronger than Base Goku such that SSJ3 Gotenks was equal to super Buu in strength. We haven't seen such a massive power increase by just absorption. If you go back to the cell saga, Cell absorbed Android 17 and 18 and let's say the two of them were as strong as Super Namekian Picollo(After he fused with Kami). However, Goku in his Mastered SSJ state, just a (50 times multiplier) was able to put up a decent fight against cell.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Absorbtion based fusion / Namekian Fusion: Based on power levels from the earlier seasons,&#xA;we know for a fact that the namekian fusion is (Namek A+Namek B)*7.09.&#xA;The absorbtion based fusion seems to be of this nature with a very low multiplier, or probably only of an (A+B) nature. My proof for the latter would again be based on the the fight between Buuhan(Super Buu+Ultimate Gohan) and Vegito. Super Buu was a lot stronger than 400 time's Goku's base strength. And Ultimate Gohan was a lot superior to Super Buu's strength. Even if the potara fusion is an incredibly high multiplier,&#xA; compared to the absorption based fusion, there is no way possible for Base Vegito's power to be comparable to Buuhan's if there was a higher multiplier incase of the absorption based fusion. We know after Kibito and Shin fused, (Just before Goku went back to earth to assist Gohan fight Super Buu), the old Kai stated that Kibito was still a lot weaker than Buutenks. So the potara fusion multiplier is not astronomically high which would only imply that the absorption based fusion has a low multiplier which is why Buuhan was completely dominated by Vegito. With regard to whether the Absorption based fusion or the Namekian based fusion being stronger, we can't really say with a certainty. This is because, we would be comparing Picollo to the likes of Buu and Cell(Who were technically the strongest characters in their respective arcs, until they were surpassed by the Saiyans). Also the characters who were absorbed were a lot stronger than the characters picollo fused with, so I don't think there is sufficient information to distinguish the two   &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-21T16:12:55.853" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T16:12:55.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43455" CreationDate="2017-11-21T18:26:11.667" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no pun. She is using &quot;coffee-coffee&quot; as a made-up adjective to describe that the coffee she is drinking doesn't have properties of coffee, and as you can tell from her friend's response, it's not standard Japanese (she could've just said something like &quot;This doesn't taste like coffee.&quot;). The subtitle uses the phrase as-is, but something more English could be something like &quot;This isn't very coffee.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gag of this skit is that Girl B drinks and agrees with the fictional word, despite no description of what it means. I feel this isn't supposed to be funny, but more closer to something the viewers can agree to, like when eating out with friends and trying to describe what you just ate/drank, but cannot find the right words for it (thus just saying something like &quot;coffee-coffee&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T18:26:11.667" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43455" CreationDate="2017-11-21T20:27:44.030" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jimmy's answer is good, but I want to offer one clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To an English speaker, &quot;coffee-coffee&quot; sounds an awful lot like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrastive_focus_reduplication&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;contrastive focus reduplication&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;this is coffee, but it's not COFFEE-coffee&quot; might mean &quot;this beverage has some but not all of the essential properties of coffee&quot;. However: Japanese doesn't &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; contrastive focus reduplication! That's not what's actually being said here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reduplication in Japanese is used primarily for mimetics (onomatopoeia, basically). Unlike with English's contrastive focus reduplication, you can't really apply &quot;mimetic reduplication&quot; to arbitrary Japanese nouns, so &quot;&lt;em&gt;kōhī-kōhī&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (which is sort of a weird adjective-ified form of &quot;coffee&quot;) sounds stranger to the Japanese ear than &quot;COFFEE-coffee&quot; sounds to the English ear. If I were to attempt an analogy, this might be somewhat like forming a strange derived adjective from coffee, as in &quot;this coffee isn't very coffile&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T00:00:39.703" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T00:00:39.703" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7665" CreationDate="2017-11-21T21:08:38.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the implication was that V.V. needed a Geass user to open the Thought Elevator and Lelouch was the closest one. Or he did for laughs, as C.C. assumed in Episode 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although less likely, I personally like that other theory that the &quot;impervious observer&quot; C.C. was talking with is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Caretaker_of_Spacetime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caretaker of Spacetime&lt;/a&gt; that appears in &lt;em&gt;Code Geass: Akito the Exiled&lt;/em&gt; OVAs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36727" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T21:08:38.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43461" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43463" CreationDate="2017-11-21T21:17:00.743" Score="3" ViewCount="4087" Body="&lt;p&gt;At which point was it shown that Shanks and Buggy were in Gol D. Roger's crew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched the One Piece Wikia and it was not clear. My friend is in Alabasta arc and I am afraid of spoiling. I don't know if this was already shown...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36728" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:11:37.813" LastActivityDate="2020-08-25T07:28:35.187" Title="When was it first shown that Shanks was in XXX's crew?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43461" CreationDate="2017-11-21T21:58:38.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been many subtle hints about Shanks and Roger connections throughout the story. Afaik, it was first confirmed to the Straw Hats in the Sabaody Archipelago Arc. They meet the Vice Captain of Roger Pirates &quot;Dark King&quot; Silvers Rayleigh, who talks about Shanks and Buggy being apprentices as part of Roger's Crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NICRe.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NICRe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there have been many hints thrown around throughout the series about this. Here in the Buggy's Arc we see Rayleigh telling off Buggy and Shanks&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jjOrJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jjOrJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual confirmation of the Hat was much later. We know that Shanks gave Luffy the Strawhat, but it was Roger's was confirmed much later, post time-skip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MvUPC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MvUPC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-11-21T21:58:38.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43465" CreationDate="2017-11-22T00:48:39.777" Score="5" ViewCount="828" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 there are several pieces of Miss Monochrome cosplay fanart with the main character in swimwear, cat ears, race queen clothes, nurse, doctor, and shrine maiden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0mBTb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0mBTb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome swimwear&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5fqP7b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5fqP7b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome nekomimi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V6bRgb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V6bRgb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome race queen&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nrfZZb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nrfZZb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome nurse&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcXl6b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcXl6b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome doctor&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TfeSEb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TfeSEb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome miko&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where did this fanart come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T07:44:37.783" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T08:05:20.107" Title="Where did the fanart in episode 5 come from?" Tags="&lt;miss-monochrome&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43464" CreationDate="2017-11-22T00:48:39.777" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/info.php?id=1919&amp;amp;lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;contest in Pixiv regarding that episode&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f3E1ym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f3E1ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;pixiv contest poster&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starting September 9th, TV animation, Miss Monochrome, are looking for fresh new cosplay designs with the main character in clothing such as swimwear, cat ears, race queen clothes, nurse, doctor, shrine maiden, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The winning entry or entries will have their work show up in the 5th episode of the Miss Monochrome animation along with a signed poster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They gave credit to the winner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jCPSZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jCPSZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome credit&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are the winner (click to get bigger image):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qiHcm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qiHcmb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome swimwear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pv1PX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pv1PXb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome nekomimi&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kg4Os.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kg4Osb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome race queen&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a4vkL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a4vkLb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome nurse&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EknLi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EknLib.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome doctor&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JLcX4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JLcX4b.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;miss monochrome shrine maiden&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are the original fanart post on pixiv:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38685552&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38685552&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38774657&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38774657&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38735824&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38735824&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38822738&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38822738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38818662&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38818662&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38833155&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=38833155&lt;/a&gt; (the shrine maiden art apparently been made private by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1096314&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the artist&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pixiv.net/contest/monochrome.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;all submitted entry&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/info.php?id=1993&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the contest winners from Pixiv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T08:05:20.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43959" CreationDate="2017-11-22T03:48:29.553" Score="6" ViewCount="2767" Body="&lt;p&gt;She knows advanced magic, and everyone knows she knows advanced magic because she's a Crimson Demon. She posted a note on the adventurer board at some point, but for some reason the only people she attracts aren't looking for a qualified mage, even though Crimson Demons are in apparently high demand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T13:57:24.780" Title="Why can't Yunyun find a party to join?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40493" CreationDate="2017-11-22T07:06:40.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's shown in the anime... After the credits I believe. There is always something after the credits of each episode and I'm not talking about just the preview for the next episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36737" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T07:06:40.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43470" CreationDate="2017-11-22T07:17:28.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yunyun is indeed a very capable magician that would be far more useful in any party compared to Megumin. Her inability to find a party is instead, essentially because of she is a shy chuunibyou that doesn't fit in with anyone and struggles with the &lt;strong&gt;social&lt;/strong&gt; aspect of finding a party rather than the physical capabilities. Also, she has a very different personality to the intense demeanour the crimson clan is associated with so I guess the people who would seek a crimson magician are not the sort to ask her. Possibly could be a little bit of bad luck too, I don't think her poster has been up for &lt;strong&gt;that&lt;/strong&gt; long. Lastly, and probably the most important reason... its funny :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T07:17:28.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36108" CreationDate="2017-11-22T08:05:37.043" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing confirmed, but there are a lot of possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Darkness is a status effect in Final Fantasy, which is also known as Blind. It makes the affected miss their attacks. So her nickname could be a reference to this.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could refer to her masochism, her inner &quot;Darkness&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could be a slightly modified Dustiness. &#xA;Dustiness in Japanese is ダスティネス. Darkness is ダクネス.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping the first and the last two katakana of Dustiness, changing the &quot;su&quot; ス into a similar looking &quot;ku&quot; ク and discarding the other two katakana, and you have Darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="36342" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T00:06:59.617" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T00:06:59.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="49518" CreationDate="2017-11-22T08:27:48.457" Score="2" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If someone from the royal family was to inherit the Founding Titan, then the predecessors' and future successors' memories would transfer to him/her as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eren's father steals the Founding Titan and then passes it down to Eren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, are the memories gone? Or will they come back if a true member of the royal family &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;retrieves the Founding Titan back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2018-11-11T18:31:20.417" LastActivityDate="2019-06-05T07:39:52.213" Title="Are the memories still there?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35895" CreationDate="2017-11-22T08:43:15.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the final battle, Yhwach has absorbed Mimihagi, the right arm of the soul king, which governs stagnation (around 619). This means that Mimihagi is present during the final battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two mysteries within the final battle: how did Ichigo actually defeat Yhwach, when Yhwach could simply future shatter the sword, and why did Ichigo's sword regress to his original Shikai? The answer to both is Mimihagi. And we must answer the first before we can answer the second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mimihagi does not ever appear within Yhwach's future visions. We see Yhwach freaking out in 617 when Mimihagi intervenes. This makes sense: Yhwach can see the future, not the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Almighty fully activates, Yhwach's visions do not fail. Yet during the final battle, he gets shot by Uryu and cut by Ichigo. Obviously, he didn't foresee these events since they proved fatal. From what we know, we can deduce that Mimihagi is interfering with the powers of the Almighty. Yhwach cannot see visions involving Mimihagi, and since he absorbed Mimihagi, the Almighty will not behave perfectly when used on situations that he is in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before he is shot, Yhwach attempts to envelop the Soul Society in darkness. However, the power of Quincies isn't darkness. They wield weapons made of literal light. In employing Mimihagi's power so recklessly, he weakened the influence of the Almighty, allowing Uryu to fully disable it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the answer to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Yhwach reached out his hand enshrouded in darkness to shatter Ichigo's blade, he accidentally employed the wrong power. He couldn't use the Almighty's power in that situation, so he inadvertently used Mimihagi. But Mimihagi doesn't destroy, it stagnates, it regresses. So instead of shattering Ichigo's blade, Yhwach forced it to return to the original form&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="36342" LastEditDate="2017-12-14T08:14:58.497" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T08:14:58.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43443" CreationDate="2017-11-22T09:11:20.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;li&gt;Firstly, Gohan seems to be stronger than the two Namekians as he was fighting in his base form and his mystic/ultimate form makes him significantly stronger and might very likely bring his power probably to the same leve as Kale and maybe even close to the level of android 17.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What Champa was trying to say was that, he hoped the Namekians knew what was at stake and would do whatever necessary to survive.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Them saying &quot;We will defeat Universe 7&quot;, is more or less similar to Ribrianne claiming to be stronger than Goku, or the Universe 9 fighters trying to challenge Universe 7.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assuming they do happen to fuse, they still wouldn't be on par with any god tier character(UI Goku, Jiren) , or even high tier characters like (Vegeta, Toppo, Freiza). I highly doubt they'd even be stronger than mid tier characters like 17 and Gohan, based on the fact that base gohan was able to easily keep up with them. So ideally speaking, the only 2 fighters they would be able to over power from Universe 7 would be, Picollo and Android 18.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to the comparison between the Namekian Fusion and the Potara fusion, I recommend you have a look at my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/43453/all-possible-fusions-absorbtions-and-their-multipliers/43456#43456&quot;&gt;All possible fusions/absorbtions and their multipliers&lt;/a&gt; . Where I  have explained as to why the potara fusion is a lot superior than all other fusions. And also why the namekian fusion is possibly the weakest form of fusion out of all the ones we have seen on the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T09:11:20.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43461" CreationDate="2017-11-22T09:43:07.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides what Arcane has said, I think the first &quot;confirmed&quot; instance was in chapter 434, when Shanks had arrived at Whitebeard's ship. Whitebeard was talking about how they had a lot of fights with Roger's ship, and asked Shanks if &quot;red nose&quot; is still alive, which confirms that those two were on Roger's ship as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K4A3w.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K4A3w.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:13:25.690" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:13:25.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12905" CreationDate="2017-11-22T10:16:30.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what i remember from the light novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In DxD a set of chess pieces are granted to &quot;high class&quot; demons, demons are a tiered class society, so if Issei managed to climb the social ladder he will be granted his set of chess pieces despite he being a human born demon. Demons are extremely elitists so climbing is really hard, that's the reason that most sets of pieces are in possession of pure blood demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also after the war there were 72 surviving houses &quot;the 72 pilars&quot; not just 3, but their numbers were scarce, so in order to increase their numbers they came up with the chess piece system (minor spoiler: heaven will do something similar), those 72 clans are what is considered pure blood, because of desesperate measures taken to increase numbers after the war&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34898" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T10:16:30.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43385" CreationDate="2017-11-22T10:59:30.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained in chapter 168 of the manga. It is stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://shokugekinosoma.fandom.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dichir%C5%8D_Yukihira#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the age of 28, Jōichirō was summoned to the Nakiri Mansion by Senzaemon to discuss a matter of importance. During his visit, he met a young Erina Nakiri. Though Senzaemon told her to go back to her room so he could continue to discuss something with Jōichirō, Erina's stomach growled. Jōichirō immediately prepared a dish just for her and with a single bite, Erina was completely enthralled not just by the unique taste of his dish, but also by Jōichirō's charm. This event became a turning point in Erina's life and she requested for a photo of the two together, a notion Jōichirō happily obliged. She also asked for his name and if he would ever taste her dishes. Jōichirō promised he would only do so when she becomes a great chef herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36674" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-01-31T23:25:30.473" LastActivityDate="2020-01-31T23:25:30.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38630" CreationDate="2017-11-22T11:10:13.113" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three different ways to become a Gotei 13 captain &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To take the captain proficiency test which requires the ability to perform the bankai. Presumably, most Soul Reapers become captains using this method. At least three existing captains, including the Commander-General, have to witness the test. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To have personal recommendations from at least six captains and approval from at least three of the remaining seven. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To defeat a captain one-on-one with at least 200 witnesses from the captain's division. Kenpachi Zaraki is the only known captain to have achieved his rank using this method&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;note: This answer is from toddfroggs in yahoo answers and not my answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36674" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T11:10:13.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43327" CreationDate="2017-11-22T14:32:37.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this scene Mio is being referred to as a boat that exploded, or was hit by a bomb (of embarrassment :P) and sunk. The image intended as a visual pun based off the combination of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a mushroom cloud (from explosion) + Mio's head/signature blue hair&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kPbIm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kPbIm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text on the screen furthers this as it refers to the time and location Mio was sunk in a similar way that one might talk about a ships time and location when it was sunk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T14:38:36.320" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43483" CreationDate="2017-11-22T14:40:18.543" Score="3" ViewCount="755" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6, there is a scene where Daiku, a former team member of Igo soccer, is getting bored with their inactivity in their club room. The conversation follows like this (read from left to right): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7KqHX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uxhMlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Daiku: And you&amp;#39;reno fun, Sekiguchi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QQCDz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7KqHXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Daiku: Don&amp;#39;t you go to cram school, Sekiguchi?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A89BZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QQCDzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;... Sekiguchi with embarassed f ace&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfVlQBSex0U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A89BZm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Daiku: You&amp;#39;re joking&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Daiku: Oh come on, everyone said they had cram school and left...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Daiku: And you're no fun, Sekiguchi&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Sekiguchi is reading a book silently&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Daiku: Don't you go to cram school, Sekiguchi?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Sekiguchi flips a page, looks at Daiku, then continues reading the book silently while being embarrassed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Daiku stares at Sekiguchi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Sekiguchi is getting more embarrassed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Daiku: You're joking!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Daiku surprised all of sudden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant video on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfVlQBSex0U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T22:39:08.273" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T22:39:08.273" Title="What made Sekiguchi embarrassed when she was asked about cram school?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43482" CreationDate="2017-11-22T14:55:39.337" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;She skipped cram school so that she could stay at the club. When he, being the last person left, asked about it and she blushed it implies she has a crush on him and wanted to spend time specially with him, he realised this and was shocked  &lt;em&gt;~ooh young love&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2017-11-22T15:07:55.910" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T15:07:55.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43474" CreationDate="2017-11-22T15:05:55.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No matter how many &quot;others&quot; it passes through, the original memories will remain&lt;/strong&gt; This is at least what is implied if we are to believe the royal families current understanding of titan-inherited memories. They view the &quot;will of the original&quot; as a sort of curse they can't escape from if they eat the key titan and the prospect of it being temporarily in Eren and his father did not change this mindset so we can only assume that the memories would still be there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: This quote is just the most recent example (chapter 115) where they state that if the founding titan were to fall back into the hands of someone with royal blood then the memories &lt;em&gt;IE. THE VOW&lt;/em&gt; would come back in effect. When I originally answered this was just the royal families understanding, now with later story arcs its pretty much everyones understanding.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XSPR3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XSPR3.png&quot; alt=&quot;AOT_MANGA&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2019-06-05T07:39:52.213" LastActivityDate="2019-06-05T07:39:52.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43485" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-22T20:33:15.233" Score="-3" ViewCount="1234" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen many anime but faced with a word I could not find the meaning of -  anime &quot;franchises&quot; such as &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;franchises&quot; mean in this context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36746" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T02:25:08.067" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T02:26:46.657" Title="What does &quot;anime franchises&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43501" CreationDate="2017-11-22T20:46:09.760" Score="0" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Dragon Ball Wikia mentions Zarbuto is a Tsufurujin just like the creators of Baby in Dragon Ball GT or Dr Raichi from the OVA &quot;Plan to eradicate all saiyans&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zarbuto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zarbuto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3RWGn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3RWGn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this known? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T21:08:13.077" Title="How is it known Zarbuto is a Tsufurujin?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43485" CreationDate="2017-11-22T20:54:49.153" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Franchise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means in the context of anime is that someone has an original idea, usually a manga, and has given the right to make anime, merchandise, extend the idea/story as they see fit, etc. to a second person/entity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://animeyume.com/blog/2012/05/30/anime-franchises/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This blog post&lt;/a&gt; talks extensively about what a franchise means to an anime fan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They’re an anime but also a manga, light novel, video game, trading card game, collection of toys, or any number of mediums. I wonder how many anime fans get into all the franchise branches of a particular series, or whether they’re content to just watch the anime and nothing more…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T20:54:49.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43485" CreationDate="2017-11-22T22:00:36.657" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definition #11 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/franchise#Noun&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;franchise&quot; at en.wiktionary&lt;/a&gt; is what you want:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would dispute the notion that this sense of &quot;franchise&quot; necessarily involves &quot;an authorization granted by a government or company&quot;. This is certainly true of franchises in the legal sense (the McDonald's sense), but in common parlance today, we would refer to &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; as a franchise even if all of its component works were produced by the same corporate entity (Type-Moon, say). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that a defining feature of a &quot;franchise&quot; in this sense is the existence of a wide variety of media constituting the franchise. For example, it would be odd to describe a standalone novel as a franchise, but if there was also an associated manga or anime or something, it would be more &quot;franchise-esque&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T22:00:36.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43485" CreationDate="2017-11-23T02:13:39.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The more general term for this is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_franchise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;media franchise&lt;/a&gt;&quot; which is also famously known as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_mix&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;media mix&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting Wikipedia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;media franchise&lt;/strong&gt; is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japanese culture and entertainment, &lt;strong&gt;media mix&lt;/strong&gt; (wasei-eigo: メディアミックス, mediamikkusu) is a strategy to disperse content across multiple representations: different broadcast media, gaming technologies, cell phones, toys, amusement parks, and other methods. The term gained its circulation in late 1980s, however the origins of the strategy can be traced back to 1960s with the proliferation of anime with its interconnection of media and commodity goods. It is the Japanese equivalent of a media franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude and reiterate, it is when an original work (e.g. anime) has derivative works on other media (e.g. manga, game). Recent media includes manga, anime, light novel, game, music CD, TV drama, movie, web radio, figures, talent (&lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt;), trading card (&lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt;), plastic model (&lt;em&gt;Gundam&lt;/em&gt;) and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tenchi Muyo!&lt;/a&gt;: an OVA spawning TV anime, game, radio drama, light novel, manga, etc. (considered as the pioneer of media mix in Japan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Code Geass&lt;/a&gt;: a TV anime spawning manga, game, light novel, drama CD, radio, live-stage and musical performance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Crown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guilty Crown&lt;/a&gt;: a TV anime spawning light novel, manga, game, web radio&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Some references were taken from Japanese Wikipedia counterpart&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T02:26:46.657" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T02:26:46.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3780" CreationDate="2017-11-23T03:20:58.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are based on kuji-in. Similar to, but not mudras.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mudras are learned around peace and happiness while kuji-in are developed to handle danger and battle. &quot;Mudras is to qigong&quot; as &quot;kuji-in is to budo taijutsu or karate&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36747" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T03:26:44.323" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T03:26:44.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34551" CreationDate="2017-11-23T07:29:33.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chrollo successfully had his chain removed by the Greed Island Exorcist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't need to pay a price except whatever he paid to hire the exorcist to help him. Gon only lost his Nen because he violated a Contract, and even then it isn't confirmed that he is completely nen free. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chrollo can still wield his book, and he used so very efficiently when fighting with Hisoka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T07:29:33.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43497" CreationDate="2017-11-23T10:23:37.480" Score="0" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball many races have a name, for example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Humans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiyans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Namekians&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsufurus&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yardrats&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frost demons&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Metamorans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many other alien races are mentioned/ have a name in Dragon Ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T12:44:13.720" Title="How many alien races have a name in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43496" CreationDate="2017-11-23T10:51:57.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The list of races is rather extremely huge, so please do have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_races&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the wiki&lt;/a&gt; which sums most of them up. Do note that &quot;humans&quot; are referred to as &quot;earthlings&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few major common ones are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Android&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Demon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Demon Realm race&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dragon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Earthling&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Frieza race&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Majin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Namekian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saiyan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shinjin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tuffle&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T12:44:13.720" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T12:44:13.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43541" CreationDate="2017-11-23T15:57:53.650" Score="3" ViewCount="3345" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Detective Conan series, Kaito Kid first appeared in episode 76.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conan acted like he's never met him and he was looking forward to meeting him and putting him in prison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in episode 219, it seems like Shinichi has already faced Kaito Kid even before his body shrank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is that even possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-11-24T00:02:34.140" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T21:17:26.463" Title="Who did Kaito Kid meet first: Conan or Shinichi?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;&lt;kaito-kid&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43486" CreationDate="2017-11-23T21:08:13.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it was mentioned in the character descriptions and apart from that, there isn't any exact reason why. We also see the Yardrat in Universe 2 and we know for a fact that Yardrats exist on Universe 7 and there is no exact explanation as to why there are Yardrats on Universe 2. Maybe, they brought back another race which was previously mentioned while adding the Yardrat character to Universe 2? We know that Universe 6 is the parallel universe of Universe 7 and technically, all races found in Universe 7 should have a counterpart in Universe 6. Yet, we see the Yardrat and the Tsufurujin from Universe 2. I guess the best explanation which I believe would be that while creating new characters for the tournament of power, a couple of previously mentioned races were brought back such as the Yardrat and the Tsufurujin while designing characters for Universe 2. I don't really think we are going to get any more of an explanation with regard to the same because it's been already established that Ribrianne is the main important character in the Universe left on the stadium, and the yadrat was already given a decent amount of spotlight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T21:08:13.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-23T21:24:26.587" Score="3" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both anime and manga, Clementine (the crazy girl) helped Kajit (the priest) by bringing corpses and also bringing Enfrea (The boy) and even the item that she used Enfrea for   (I forgot the name of it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did she do that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean whatever she needed, she could just steal Enfrea and use that item on him if she liked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T21:24:26.587" Title="Why Clementine was helping Kajit" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30783" CreationDate="2017-11-23T23:21:53.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not really explained, but it's known to be a picture of his mother Kanae.  She gave him the locket before she died, which he keeps as a memento.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may seem strange that she would have a picture of herself in a locket, but in the second movie, &lt;em&gt;Adieu Galaxy Express 999&lt;/em&gt;, it is revealed that Faust (implied to be Tetsuro's father) has a second identical locket with a picture of Kanae and a young Tetsuro, which he leaves to Harlock.  So it seems that they were a set, perhaps exchanged by Tetsuro's parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36762" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-24T01:32:51.313" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T01:32:51.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-24T10:53:28.780" Score="0" ViewCount="587" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to find this soundtrack for the past 2 days and haven't been able to find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36767" LastActivityDate="2018-07-11T20:47:13.940" Title="What is the music that plays in Bleach Episode 280 at 4:15 until 4:50?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-24T15:08:44.803" Score="0" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 12 lord Ains (Momon) tells Albedo to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;hand over her ring to Pandora's actor because the golems and avatara will automatically attack anyone wearing the ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why they didn't attack lord Ains himself and how can this improve security. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qdXJu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T15:08:44.803" Title="Why golems and avatara in Mausoleum didn't attack lord Momon?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50208" CreationDate="2017-11-24T18:40:21.133" Score="6" ViewCount="1035" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nano Shinonome and Sakamoto are among the most interesting characters in Nichijou. The portrayal of daily life of a human-like AI with a condescending talking cat is something special in it's own respect, let alone Nichijou's humorous tone!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Jb6X.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Jb6X.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually, Sakamoto calls Nano 「むすめ」: &quot;Musume&quot;, which translates to &quot;girl&quot; and calls Hakase as 「ガキ」: &quot;gaki&quot;, which roughly means &quot;kid&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is there any episode where Sakamoto actually talks about Nano being a robot or directly addresses Nano about it? Further, is there any incident where Sakamoto is present when Nano's hand opens up or something similar happens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it only Yukko who &lt;strong&gt;fully&lt;/strong&gt; acknowledges the fact that Nano is a robot and respects her feelings throughout the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not in the anime, I'm curious if it happens in the manga!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30867" LastActivityDate="2018-12-25T20:45:41.560" Title="Does Sakamoto know that Nano is a robot?" Tags="&lt;nichijou&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32270" CreationDate="2017-11-24T18:55:17.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are from a feared and highly known clan that produces arch-wizards that are feared - the comments made in the anime are as if telling a legend or myth about this group who can eliminate towns and their name is something childish like what two close young friends would use to call each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine if trumpets were blaring and messenger boys would ride upon horses, rolling out a red carpet then throwing rose petals, opening a proclamation made from a rolled scroll and announcing that SillyBilly has arrived. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36772" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-25T00:34:26.850" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T00:34:26.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2017-11-25T02:31:04.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like Naruto was given Uzumaki was because of these reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hiruzen just didn't want another attack on Konohagakure involving Naruto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main character would be killed/taken hostage by groups (Akasutki, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto would be constantly on the run (making the story intense yet boring)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Naruto wouldn't have met all the characters besides Akatsuki members (when Masashi Kishimoto made them)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36778" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-25T02:41:21.947" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T02:41:21.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43508" CreationDate="2017-11-25T04:57:23.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sakamoto has had too many interactions with Nano to &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be aware that she's a robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From an informal sense, the fact that Nano has a screw on her back is giveaway enough for Sakamoto that she's not a normal human being.  The fact that it spins often enough is evidence enough in the sense that Sakamoto has at least &lt;em&gt;seen&lt;/em&gt; her act as a robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, when they first meet, her age (1 year old) belies her size, maturity and responsibilities around the house, in spite of the fact that Nano still acts a bit like a kid.  Sakamoto could infer that she's no normal human from that, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In spite of the fact that Sakamoto has never &lt;em&gt;directly&lt;/em&gt; talked about Nano being a robot, he has a very gruff and overbearing manner of speech, him being older than everyone else.  He hasn't used honorifics with anyone, and has only provided the professor and Nano with nicknames, since...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; he calls his previous owner, Nakamura by her last name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T17:38:09.757" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T17:38:09.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42257" CreationDate="2017-11-25T05:35:15.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The official translation uses the word: “vessel”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Naruto pointed out after the whole reincarnation scenario was presented to him, he was Naruto, and not Asura, which was true. Rather, he was a vessel for Asura, or at least the essence, or the will of Asura. So, he will have the will, and by extension, the same fate as the originals and the reincarnations before him. (although Naruto does break the cycle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, Masashi gets a little bit vague as to what this actually does for our heroes. He implies that the reincarnations are imbued with the power of the originals, although this is never stated outright. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to how Madara and Sasuke could both be inheritors at the same time, once Madara uses the Rinne Rebirth on himself, he doesn’t actually become a vessel for Indra once again, but rather is already powerful from when he was. As Kabuto stated, he is a copy of when he was in his prime, and that Madara did have the soul of Indra within him. So, even if he wasn’t necessarily a vessel during the war, he was very like his former, vessel self, they don’t both have Indra residing within them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T05:35:15.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-25T05:41:45.907" Score="2" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the final battle between Naruto and Sasuke, Kurama says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sasuke] might just become the next vessel for Susano'o.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the series, Masashi has never mentioned a &quot;vessel&quot; for Susano'o.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this just a translation error; what did he mean by this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastEditorUserId="36601" LastEditDate="2017-11-25T16:00:20.193" LastActivityDate="2018-03-15T18:58:52.273" Title="Vessel for Susano’o?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-25T08:14:14.050" Score="4" ViewCount="44928" Body="&lt;p&gt;In his earlier transformation form, Koro-sensei had a humanoid and white-colored body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLs33.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But later on, his body had undergone a drastic change and his body became like an octopus with a large smiley face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oy096.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did his body transform? And could he revert back to his humanoid-tentacle like body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36780" LastEditorUserId="13647" LastEditDate="2019-05-05T03:20:16.657" LastActivityDate="2021-01-10T10:23:08.153" Title="How did Koro-sensei's body change from humanoid to an octopus-like creature?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43519" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43528" CreationDate="2017-11-25T15:38:11.320" Score="2" ViewCount="1431" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super in the battle of gods saga when Vegeta fights Beerus, Beerus says fighting him was more fun than fighting Goku super saiyan 3. In the movie Battle of gods, master Roshi says Vegeta's power has finally surpassed Goku, and in the manga Vegeta could power up super saiyan 2 to a level above super saiyan 3. So everything indicates Vegeta enraged SSJ2 was able to surpass the power of a SSJ3. But what about Gohan's mystic form? Did Vegeta SSJ2 against Beerus surpassed Gohan's mystic form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T17:17:04.300" Title="Did Vegeta SSJ2 against Beerus surpassed Gohan's mystic form?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-movies&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36776" CreationDate="2017-11-25T16:23:32.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the left hand, it’s a kanji (chinese character) ‘receipt’ ; on the right hand, it’s a reversed kanji ‘heart’.  When you put both hands together, these two kanjis form another kanji ‘Love’.  Indeed, love is the feeling received by the heart.  You got to have the heart in order to feel love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36786" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T16:23:32.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-25T16:40:05.307" Score="6" ViewCount="10252" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto cut his hair first in &lt;em&gt;The Last: Naruto the Movie&lt;/em&gt; and kept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have sentimental value, or does he just not want to look like his dad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36787" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-15T15:53:24.223" LastActivityDate="2019-11-19T19:48:23.243" Title="Why did Naruto cut his hair?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43531" CreationDate="2017-11-25T17:18:57.030" Score="6" ViewCount="3947" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi&lt;/em&gt;, the main character's nickname is &quot;Kyon&quot; (キョン). From the novel, the origin of the name is explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the way, Kyon would be me. My aunt was the one who first called me&#xA;  that. A few years ago, my long-time-no-see aunt suddenly said to me&#xA;  &quot;My goodness, Kyon has grown so big!&quot; My sister thought it was funny&#xA;  and also started to call me Kyon. After that the rest is history— my&#xA;  friends, upon hearing my sister calling me Kyon, decided to follow her&#xA;  lead. From that day on, my nickname became Kyon. Damn it, my sister&#xA;  used to call me &quot;Onii-chan&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon does not seem to like the name very much. Also, his sister &quot;thought it was funny&quot;. This makes me wonder what &quot;Kyon&quot; actually means. It it has no meaning at all, why would Kyon's sister find it funny?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;Kyon&quot; mean anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33156" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T08:59:48.460" Title="What meaning does the nickname &quot;Kyon&quot; has?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;haruhi-suzumiya&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43524" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-25T18:05:41.880" Score="4" ViewCount="1731" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Gakkou Gurashi, a person finds one of the letters that were carried by the balloons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was that? Is it someone random or is it someone we know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user36783" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2017-11-25T18:23:23.153" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:57:57.837" Title="Who finds the letter at the end of Gakkougurashi?" Tags="&lt;gakkou-gurashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-25T18:26:52.680" Score="9" ViewCount="3678" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the 104th cadet corps walked out when they were given choice to join the scouts. But how many of them actually joined the scout regiment?. Plus how many of them are still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36791" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T14:54:44.507" Title="How many 104th corps cadets joined the scout regiment?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43524" CreationDate="2017-11-25T19:15:42.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;She appear only in manga. She's &lt;a href=&quot;http://gakkou-gurashi.wikia.com/wiki/Touko_Deguchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Touko Deguchi&lt;/a&gt;. She's an university student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zlkLY.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zlkLY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touko Deguchi manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bszNH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bszNH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Touko Deguchi cameo in anime&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Touko made a cameo appearance in the anime, where she picked up Yuki's letter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She appear in manga (Chapter 37). After the School Life Club left the school, they decide to go to university and Touko is one of the main character in this arc. She's the leader of their group. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In manga the letter was found by someone else, not her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EpUpnm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EpUpnm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chp 24 page 02&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aYqTlm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aYqTlm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;chp 24 page 26&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T15:57:57.837" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:57:57.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-25T20:56:30.683" Score="9" ViewCount="55971" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen some comments and speculations about the robot having an off switch or whatever. But I want to know if there is any source material or comment from the author on how they managed to pass the exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have only seen the actual author's comment on Mineta: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXQk1l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXQk1l.png&quot; alt=&quot;author&amp;#39;s comment on Mineta&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I was wondering if there are author notes for the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36793" LastEditorUserId="36793" LastEditDate="2019-09-12T22:27:34.730" LastActivityDate="2019-09-12T22:27:34.730" Title="How did Toru and Koji pass the entrance exam in My Hero Academia?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43519" CreationDate="2017-11-25T21:57:07.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt; Well, Gohan was the strongest unfused character at the end of the Dragon Ball Z saga. Also, 6 months after the Buu saga, the memories of Majin Buu was erased using the dragon balls. The Battle of Gods arc was 4 years after. We know there was a massive time jump because Gohan and Videl were just classmates at the end of the Buu saga but Gohan was married with Videl and also was a (Going to be father), at the start of Super. Let us assume the mystic gohan multiplier is an immense multiplier &gt; than the SSJ3 multiplier. Base Gohan wouldn't have trained during the 4 year period up until the battle of gods and obviously Goku and Vegeta would've trained a lot during that period. So I'd say at that point in time, SSJ3 Goku was possibly as strong as Mystic Gohan or at least stronger than Super Buu and almost as strong as Mystic Gohan. Vegeta on the other hand, might've been as strong as Kid Buu in his SSJ2 form or maybe slightly stronger. Unfortunately, when Gotenks fought Beerus, he was in his base form so we cannot use Beerus fight with Gotenks and Vegeta's initial fight with Beerus to gauge Vegeta's power level. I believe during the battle of gods arc, Ultimate Gohan (Dragon Ball Z) &gt; SSJ3 Goku &gt; Super Buu &gt; Vegeta SSJ2 &gt; Ultimate Gohan (Dragon Ball Super)&gt; Kid Buu. I believe Gohan became didn't train and was a lot weaker than he was in Z. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings us back to your question as to whether Vegeta's rage SSJ2 transformation surpassed Gohan's mystic form in Z and my answer to the same would be a yes! I believe SSJ3 Goku wasn't as far behind Mystic Gohan(Dragon Ball Z) during the battle of gods arc. Goku definitely wouldn't go four years without trying to surpass or at least approach  the power level of someone stronger. So it's very likely SSJ3 Goku might've even been stronger than Mystic Gohan , however for argument sake lets say he was slightly weaker. Vegeta in his rage transformation was a lot stronger than Goku in his SSJ3 form and I'd say very likely surpassed Gohan's Mystic form in Dragon Ball Z. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Note: The list I made with the power difference was with the worst case scenarios. Vegeta and Goku might be a lot stronger than where I placed them on the list. It might even be possible that SSJ3 Goku was at the level of Mystic Gohan during the battle of gods arc and Vegeta might've been on the same level as Super Buu or possibly even stronger. Vegeta and Goku would've definitely gotten a Zenkai boost after their fight with Kid Buu and the two of them would've obviously trained and gotten a lot stronger post Buu saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-11-25T22:02:31.703" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T22:02:31.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43515" CreationDate="2017-11-25T23:39:19.193" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;While in the laboratory, as the experiments were performed his body slowly became almost completely made of tentacle cells. If you look at other tentacle wielding humans like Itona and Kayano, their limbs don't become tentacles normally. This shows that even while still maintaining a mostly human appearance, most of his body was already tentacles just before his escape (Chapter 138)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he made his escape, his body lost most of his human characteristics and took on the appearance of being full tentacles (still 138), explaining that the tentacles are influenced by the host's emotions. He underwent a grotesque transformation because he felt that he was giving up his humanity and becoming a monster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, his transformation to yellow occurred after he escaped in 140, underground. This lovable yellow form was because of his emotional change. He desired to be lovable, and he was happy (as demonstrated by the smile and the yellow coloration). He saw himself not as a master assassin human or a killing machine, but as a happy lovable teacher, so the tentacles shifted to accomodate these thoughts,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on what we know about the tentacles, Korosensei's body has the capability to revert to his human appearing form. The tentacles have been shown to simulate a human body before, and they can take any form. However, this transformation is based on an emotional state. That means the user must feel or believe that they are the human they take the appearance of. Korosensei cannot do this because he no longer sees himself as the man that was the world's greatest assassin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="36342" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T07:58:10.847" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T07:58:10.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2017-11-26T02:14:36.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Natsu, on one episode Igneel did tell Natsu that he was always in Natsu's body and that tell us that well Igneel is definitely older than 80 years old and if he is in Natsu's body, Natsu's age would definitely be Igneel's age and same thing with Gajeel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36796" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T02:14:36.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43523" CreationDate="2017-11-26T02:20:24.770" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;RomajiDesu&lt;/a&gt;, it's a species of barking deer. It's humorous because the &quot;n&quot; on the end makes it sound feminine. Onii-chan is a token of respectful affection,  in contrast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the contrast from being called (in all sincerity) &quot;dearest big brother&quot; and &quot;Bambi&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36797" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T16:18:26.593" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T16:18:26.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7620" CreationDate="2017-11-26T03:34:55.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is that the dragons are sealed inside of hem. Their dragons are over 80 years old. The enchantment is not allowing the dragons to go through, not Natsu and gajeel. But since they are combined, that’s why they can’t go through either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36798" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T03:34:55.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43537" CreationDate="2017-11-26T10:09:27.267" Score="-3" ViewCount="443" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the difference between the Leam Empire and the Goi? Who are the people who live in 5th District or 5th level?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the difference between The Kou Empire and the Organization, Are they the same? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Morgiana went to see her family &quot;Fanalis&quot; in Dark Continent but there was a Magician told her that he can send her there &quot;Another Place&quot; but she can't get back, On the other hand How The Fanalis Corps where helping Leam Empire during the war with Magunoshutatto?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29877" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T10:51:56.333" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T14:33:36.400" Title="What's the difference between the Leam Empire and the Goi" Tags="&lt;magi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-11-26T16:18:38.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43527" CreationDate="2017-11-26T11:49:19.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A partial answer for Toru Hagakure and an &lt;em&gt;unsupported&lt;/em&gt; thought for Koji Koda. Bottom line is we don't know, but we can make some pretty good guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with Mineta's case, it is pretty straightforward to score points. As mentioned in the author notes you've provided,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember that the rules of the Entrance Exam was to immobilize or render the villain-bots unable to function anymore, not necessarily destroy them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IIRC, there was a switch off button on the Villain Bots, which Hagakure used to disable them and hence pass the entrance exam. Will try to find the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, her quirk is more than transparency/invisibility and is some sort of light manipulation as seen in the Provisional Hero Licences Arc, where she &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; blinded a group of participants using the light from Aoyama's Laser.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/daAzil.png&quot; alt=&quot;Toru using concentrated refraction&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Koji can talk to animals and order/request them to help. In a city setting, while it may be tough, I think he would communicate with animals such as rats/birds to help him immobilize the Villain Bots. Birds attacking sensors or rats eating through the wires. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing that we may be missing is &lt;strong&gt;Rescue Points&lt;/strong&gt;. Each individual's overall score is unknown, but we do know that everyone but Bakuro (Only Destroyed) and Midoriya (Only Rescue Points) scored a combination of both points. Since both these individuals are shown to be very &quot;nice&quot;, I'd assume they got their fair number of rescue points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-08T04:17:59.933" LastActivityDate="2018-07-08T04:17:59.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43534" CreationDate="2017-11-26T14:33:36.400" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Humans who are not magicians and have little magoi are basically &quot;goi&quot;. It is a derogatory term used by Matal Mogamett. Magnostadt's 5th district consists of the non-magicians, also known as &quot;goi&quot;. &#xA;The kou empire is an empire/country. It's just that the organisation is sort of affliated with kou empire.(I won't explain much if not it may be spoilers) hence they are different&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Morgiana went to see her family &quot;Fanalis&quot; in Dark Continent but there was a Magician told her that he can send her there &quot;Another Place&quot; but she can't get back, On the other hand How The Fanalis Corps where helping Leam Empire during the war with Magunoshutatto?]--------------------&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first of all, it's a MAGI who told morgiana that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SPOILER ALERT&gt;&gt; &#xA;.&#xA;.&#xA;.&#xA;I think the leader or someone from fanalis corps (maybe Muu?) insisted on going to &quot;that place&quot; and he started to realise that he belonged there, and started reverting to his original form as a fanalis. Once he completes it, he probably can't change back (I forgot why though) &#xA;but the magi who talked to morgiana found him, and said that he was &quot;too young&quot; and sent him back, away from &quot;that place&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do read the manga for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36805" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T14:33:36.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43260" CreationDate="2017-11-26T18:10:36.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song is called &quot;Avant Title&quot; in the second season original soundtrack! I was looking everywhere for it too. It's so beautiful, my heart is about to burst :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36807" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T18:10:36.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43500" CreationDate="2017-11-26T21:17:26.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no contradiction between the two episodes: in episode 219, Shinichi never saw Kaito Kid (even during the &quot;duel&quot; with the guns, Kid was hidden behind the sheet) and he didn't even hear the name &quot;Kid&quot;: he did ask Megure what's the thief's name at the end, but Megure was so focused on the code that Shinichi gave up asking, while still thinking &quot;but then, one day...&quot;, foreshadowing that the two may meet again in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode 76 is adapted from manga chapters 156-159, while the Clocktower Heist segment of episode 219 is adapted from the Magic Kaito manga chapters 23-24 (beware a faulty fan translation of the these two chapters in which Shinichi calls the thief &quot;Kid&quot; all the time, which doesn't happen in the original as I said above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shinichi vs Kid showdown was an afterthought, as in it wasn't planned when the first Conan vs Kid case was written (Aoyama said so in his comment for the book &quot;Detective Conan vs Kaitou Kid Perfect Edition&quot;) and yet when he decided to write a prequel Aoyama was clever enough to find a way around this, by preventing Shinichi from seeing Kid and learning his name. A similar trick was used by Aoyama for the prequel encounter between Shinichi and Heiji three years before the current timeline: neither of them manged to get a clear look at the rival detective or to learn each other's names; that prequel also had the trick of Shinichi and Heiji both solving the case while thinking it was solved by the other detective, thus avoiding a contadiction with a previous story that showed Shinichi solving his first case one year before the current timeline. Another thing is that Shinichi briefly interacted with Heiji's mother in the 3-year old flashback even though he doesn't know her when she first appears in the series: this can be easily explained by the fact that she did nothing to stand out and had her face partially obscured by a cap and ski glasses, plus their interaction was very brief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gosho Aoyama likes his work to be coherent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36808" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T21:17:26.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43543" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-27T00:29:02.450" Score="3" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed in older anime (70's-early 90's), before each cut a black line on the bottom (or white scratches on top) would appear in the picture, and I've noticed this in tokusatsu as well. Does anyone know what this is?&#xA;I've mainly seen anime and toku from Toei, so I'm not sure if this was a thing unique to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHRca.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHRca.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Transformers: The Headmasters&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4HLYs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4HLYs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Jetman&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPeRh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPeRh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From Transformers: Zone &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36810" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T19:40:12.090" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T19:40:12.090" Title="Why do black lines appear at the bottom of older anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;transformers&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42460" CreationDate="2017-11-27T08:22:41.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the &quot;weaklings&quot;: Considering how Genthru (the Bomber) wanted to heal his friends first means they're friends and not just allies. So it doesn't matter if they're weak, he wants them by his side because he trusts them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gon as of from the start wants the hardest challenge (Hisoka, Pitou), so it makes sense that he takes the leader. Also Genthru is at least high level which means even if Gon and Killua take him head on, he would still win. The reason Gon is the right choice is because of the plan. They need a powerful attack (Janken), enough to go through Genthru's defense. And Killua doesn't have that kind of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="27877" LastEditDate="2018-09-29T06:54:48.690" LastActivityDate="2018-09-29T06:54:48.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43447" CreationDate="2017-11-27T08:32:09.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kuruta are not a warrior born people. They are reclusive and peaceful and prefer to be left alone. This is the only reason why they were massacred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no backstories to support why they chose to be so, however, their scarlet eyes does lean towards them being highly aggressive in the past. And must've been the foremost reason why they chose to live outside of other's reach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are inherently strong creatures due to their nature but as I've said they are peaceful beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's easy to assume they do not use nen, because if they did they would have been extremely powerful as Kurapica is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for Uvogin to say that it was a hard job taking their eyes and have stated that they were really strong. One could only assume that like Kurapica, most of them has the ability of Emperor Time as well, giving them nen and boosting their power levels at a considerable level. Because Specialist ability is hereditary(blood line), the Kuruta having the Emperor Time is a very likely probability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="25940" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T09:52:04.530" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T09:52:04.530" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41259" CreationDate="2017-11-27T08:36:16.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; suicidal....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply because Hisoka has never challenged anyone that are physically stronger than him despite the fact of it's availability. i.e. Uvogin, Franklin, Silva and Biscuit. People who's raw power are way above his. Therefore his attacks are meaningless unless he has more than just bungee gum in his arsenal. Razor has the same build as the characters I mentioned, and is capable of destructive power well above Hisoka's defenses as well(Shown in their volleyball game). Meaning Hisoka does not have the ability &lt;strong&gt;YET&lt;/strong&gt; to pierce through their defenses, unless he has an extremely hax ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rationale: His fight with these people would look the same as Uvogin's and Kurapica's. Unless he has an ability like Chain Jail, there is just no way he could harm them, because they are physically and nen wise more powerful than he is. If he is stronger or atleast at the same level, then that volleyball(not full power) catch wouldn't have broken his fingers. Imagine what Uvogin's fist would do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight Availability:&#xA;Silva - Hisoka can pay the assassin to kill him, and we have a fight.&#xA;Buscuit - A dozen opportunities and he does not take it.&#xA;Razor - He could've attacked him on the spot after the game.&#xA;Franklin - a simple duel between teammates&#xA;Uvogin - same reason as Franklin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My thoughts are that Hisoka targets potentially cerebral fights, i.e. people who could give him that must not have that much overwhelming power Chrollo, Killua, Illumi, Ging and Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, just to add. Chrollo as evidenced by his fight with the 2 main heads of the Zaoldyecks, did not show any feat basic nen wise that could pierce through Zeno's and Silva's defenses, which is why he used a specialized dagger. Which means in pure combat without Hatsus both he and Hisoka are not in Zeno's and Silva's level and therefore Razor. The only factor that both Zeno and Silva were being careful in their fight with Chrollo is that Chrollo has the advantage of many unknown abilities. Which one of them could possibly be hax, like an ability to put some1 in a cage regardless of their power. Or teleport like we've seen Chrollo did once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="25940" LastEditDate="2017-12-03T02:25:21.070" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T02:25:21.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36432" CreationDate="2017-11-27T08:53:14.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kurapica does not have that kind of ability.&#xA;Although he could train to get that since nen is tied to character/personality and his nen ability(Emperor Time) gives him 100% use of every category, which means his personality/character would be able to process anything he wishes to. Which ultimately means it's possible if he spends the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Key Word: Time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurapica does not have the time or the luxury to train for another skill. He already has 5 chains with different abilities, which speaks for his immense talent. Therefore those abilities take most of his time, polishing them, mastering them into perfection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although he has 100% use of manipulation, there's no indication that he trained for it. One can only assume that Kurapica deemed all the 5 chains more worthwhile than the ability to manipulate people like slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="25940" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T10:31:19.657" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T10:31:19.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35659" CreationDate="2017-11-27T09:00:04.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will just clarify: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hisoka doesn't have the firepower to beat Meruem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chrollo doesn't as well, although considering his ability he can use Sphinx's Cyclotron and some of his friends abilities to aid him, and he will need to set up an environment where he can win. However, in a straight up 1v1 no planning? He gets wrecked.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No other Hunter has displayed Meruem like powers even Gon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, none have shown as of yet at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T13:13:08.097" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T13:13:08.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43525" CreationDate="2017-11-27T11:31:14.513" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following are the top ten of the 104th training regiment, southern division:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mikasa Ackerman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reiner Braun&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bertolt Hoover&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Annie Leonhart  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eren Yeager&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jean Kirstein&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marco Bott&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Connie Springer   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sasha Blouse &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krista Lenz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of these top ten, 8 of them went to join the survey corps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  The only ones that did not were Annie Leonhart, who joined the Military Police, and Marco Bott who died before he chose his division. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the known members are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Armin Arlert - Survey Corps&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ymir  - Survey Corps&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thomas Wagner - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hannah Diamant - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Franz Kefka - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Samuel Linke-Jackson - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nac Tias - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mylius Zeramuski - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mina Carolina - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daz - Unknown division&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tom - No division chosen (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Floch  - Survey Corps&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gordon - Survey Corps (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sandra - Survey Corps (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following three were in the 104th training regiment, but in another division, hence why two of them were able to join Military Police:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marlowe Freudenberg - Survey Corps (deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hitch Dreyse -  Military Police&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boris Feulner  Military Police&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these numbers we see that the answer to your question is: &lt;strong&gt;14&lt;/strong&gt; members of the 104th training corps joined the Survey Corps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the anime I count 18 bodies at the &quot;true salute&quot; scene in episode 16:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OA5SJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OA5SJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;True salute 18 cadets&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastEditorUserId="3820" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T14:54:44.507" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T14:54:44.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43313" CreationDate="2017-11-27T13:42:38.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it means &quot;the world only god knows&quot;. &quot;God only knows&quot; is an old way of language. So, I infer that since the setting (plot device) of this anime is about &quot;capturing girls&quot; , it is sort of a world that only Keima (god of capturing) knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36815" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T13:42:38.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30151" CreationDate="2017-11-27T22:59:49.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She purposely jumped to different parts of the song - not to make it shorter - but to instead show us that she will play the music the way she wants to. (This is stated in her letter to Kousei.) She is a very intense person and this is shown through her performance by her playing the intense parts of the piece. (I also think that she may have avoided the slower and calmer parts of the song because slow/calm music can be associated with the sadness that she secretly feels about her illness) &#xA;Kaori plays the upbeat and loud/exiting parts of Kreutzer because she wants to portray the loud and exiting parts of herself and not show her vulnerable side.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36826" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T22:59:49.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43559" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-27T23:14:27.847" Score="-9" ViewCount="5668" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finished season 2 of attack on titan but I don't know how far ahead the manga goes in comparison to the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36827" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T23:27:24.057" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T23:45:24.500" Title="Is the attack on titan manga complete?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43559" CreationDate="2017-11-27T23:45:24.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the manga is still being published. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to start reading it, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/40922/17758&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; asks about where the second season of the anime leaves off in relation to the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T23:45:24.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26880" CreationDate="2017-11-27T23:48:01.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the ethic side of things, I do agree that he must be of a South Asian origin. Doing thorough research into the main spices and dishes he specialises in are from Sri Lanka. So another option for his Ethnicity is Sri Lankan (Sinhalese). Judging by the amount of detail I gathered up about the character clearly states that Yūto Tsukuda did his research. His skin tone is faily light brown which suggests that Sri Lanka may be more of a valid option than Tamils (Indian). Some of his dishes are Indian based however being one of the highest ranks in the school, it is likely he is fluent in a multitude of dishes world wide. So my bet is on Sri Lankan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36829" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T23:48:01.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36790" CreationDate="2017-11-28T05:07:05.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;So strictly speaking the original and unaltered timeline is the future Trunks came from the first time, with a dead by Heart-attack-Goku, everyone killed by androids,&#xA;then Trunks destroying the androids and eventually being killed by Cell who abandones the timeline afterwards, i.e an Earth with no superbeings at all. So Kaioshin has no one to hire for stopping Babidí.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cell travel forced Trunks to stay in present time and train with Vegeta so he forged a diferent future were he stomped everyone (even Cell) until Black appeared, this fucked-up time-line was eventually erased by Zeno-sama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36831" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T05:07:05.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-28T07:26:40.220" Score="5" ViewCount="15046" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 10 of Sword Art Online, Kirito was attacked by Kuradeel. Kirito's hand was cut off by Kuradeel while saving Asuna.&#xA;Later in this episode, Kirito was shown to have both of his hands undamaged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could have Kirito regrown his severed hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14153" LastActivityDate="2020-07-23T02:10:15.927" Title="How did Kirito regrow his hand in episode 10?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37893" CreationDate="2017-11-28T07:33:22.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the end L won because it was his successors who proved Light was Kira.  Kira being caught was the end goal, regardless of L being alive when it happened which is why from the beginning he said he had to prove he would risk his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also told Soichiro that if he were to die, Light is probably Kira meaning he considered the possibility of dying and believed that Kira could be stopped.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;L was considered to be slightly evil by the creator, I agree only in the sense that he was willing to do necessary evils, he was only bad in that Makeaveli way, by means to an end. If that meant dying so be it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Remember he considered the murders to be atrocious and could not go unpunished.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Light had been punished and died before he could face trial, by the will of Ryuks Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from personal beliefs, it was a draw. They both died from the hands of a shinigami because of the actions of people close to them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Misa is the reason Rem chose to kill L, because she would have been executed or sent to prison. Near is the reason Ryuk chose to kill Light, because he would have been executed or sent to prison.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I love L so it is my own personal opinion that he won.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36834" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T09:11:02.150" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T09:11:02.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43564" CreationDate="2017-11-28T08:44:01.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sword Art Online is a video game. Because it is a video game, there are areas you can regain lost health. Traditionally, entering an Inn or Home automatically heals all damage and status effects, and &quot;maiming&quot; is a status effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Kayaba Akihiko was feeling generous, he could have made it so entering any town instantly heals you too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T08:44:01.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15209" CreationDate="2017-11-28T08:49:38.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pair is the pair of testicles of a Ballboon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Monkey King Bambina's Pair is the hardest to get, and also the most delicious because it is fresh off the monkey. The Ballboons hang their Pairs from the Birth Cry Tree as a mating ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Retrieving Pair from the Birth Cry Tree can be accomplished with 2 means: Eating someone of similar power to yourself, or having a Ballboon pluck them off the tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originally, Pair's capture method was much much different, but one of Bambina's ancestors ate the original source of Pair, and this drastically altered its obtaining method&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T08:49:38.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43571" CreationDate="2017-11-28T10:55:52.933" Score="1" ViewCount="4525" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently watching &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and I'm at the part where Luffy is trying to escape Impel Down. Blackbeard appears at the entrance to Impel Down when Luffy and Co. starts the escape from Level 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't understood what Blackbeard is looking for at Impel Down. In the first place, I thought he wanted to fight Magellan but after been poisoned, I think his goal wasn't this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Blackbeard's purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36600" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T10:59:15.163" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T15:11:42.577" Title="Why is Blackbeard in Impel Down?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43570" CreationDate="2017-11-28T12:33:02.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you really want to know, you can watch the arc to the end since everything will be &quot;explained&quot; there, or you can read the spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really want to know ahead, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/43570/why-is-blackbeard-in-impel-down#comment58411_43570&quot;&gt;Darjeeling's comment&lt;/a&gt; told you what happened:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The whole reason Blackbeard took the title (Shichibukai) is so he can gain access to Impel Down and recruit some new members. He descended to the last level (6) where the most dangerous criminals are held (for the info, even the existence of this level is unknown to the general public) and recruited the members there. However, he made a competition. He told the prisoners to kill each other in their cells and he will rescue the winners (take them into his crew). At the end, there were 4 prisoners left: Vasco Shot, Avalo Pizarro, Sanjuan Wolf and Catarina Devon. Alongside them, another person joined the crew,  the former chief guard of Impel Down, Shiryu (Shiliew). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Blackbeard_Pirates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I recommend you watch the anime/read the manga and find out this on your own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="27678" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T15:11:42.577" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T15:11:42.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21687" CreationDate="2017-11-28T14:34:02.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Death Note: How to Use It I, the second rule is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important part of the rule to look at is the first part. This means that since you were meaning to kill John Doe, and this death won't cause the death of Jane Doe, then you were probably only thinking of John Doe's face, and thus, Jane Doe won't die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T14:34:02.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43575" CreationDate="2017-11-28T16:57:10.747" Score="4" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fPZMb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fPZMbl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;senryuu-shoujo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the third koma on &quot;As Is&quot; chapter, Nanako wrote,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eighty and a five&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Prolly about fifty five&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Eighty plus a two&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Eiji figure that it was about the president's breast size?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-05T08:16:07.457" LastActivityDate="2018-07-05T08:16:07.457" Title="How did Busujima Eiji figure that it was about boobs?" Tags="&lt;senryuu-shoujo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43574" CreationDate="2017-11-28T17:16:56.217" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This relates to how clothing manufacturers measure &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust/waist/hip_measurements&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the bust, waist, and hip&lt;/a&gt; of women, also known as a woman's &quot;three sizes&quot;.  From this, Nanako is basically reading off [what she thinks are] the club president's sizes are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T17:16:56.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37864" CreationDate="2017-11-28T21:01:13.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Took me a bit of time to track it down, but managed to find it.&#xA;The song is called &lt;strong&gt;FUKUROU&lt;/strong&gt; off the Tokyo Ghoul Root A soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmIa4ScvqZo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23590" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T21:01:13.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-29T04:29:46.110" Score="2" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the &quot;Bounty System&quot; in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; really necessary? I mean I have never really seen anyone get the bounty reward after capturing and handing the Pirate to the Marines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any episode where someone actually claimed the money after catching some pirates? What I know is Zorro's previous occupation was &quot;bounty hunting&quot;, but did Zorro ever get the money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any episodes in &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; that interpret how the procedure of taking the bounties from Marines work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="42685" LastEditDate="2018-12-01T04:06:58.933" LastActivityDate="2018-12-01T04:06:58.933" Title="Have the Mugiwara pirates ever cashed in a Pirate for a bounty reward?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36516" CreationDate="2017-11-29T05:37:42.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he was born there. His mother is Abe no Seimei. But I think he is the light side of her. And she only gave birth to him to destroy her at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36859" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-29T06:27:31.083" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T06:27:31.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43579" CreationDate="2017-11-29T06:40:42.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Zorro received money and lived this way though this was not his intention or occupation, he simply wanted to fight strong guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bounties are based on the level of threat that person is for the world government.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if you have a bounty on your head and you kill or defeat another wanted pirate probably wouldn't be a good idea to take it to the marine force and ask for the prize cause you're actually turning yourself in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T16:33:20.497" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T16:33:20.497" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43522" CreationDate="2017-11-29T12:36:00.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is now the Hokage and the father of two children. I think the designer wanted to give Naruto a mature old look with all of his responsibilities and stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also don't forget that there is a main character (the new main character), &lt;strong&gt;Boruto&lt;/strong&gt;, which looks like exactly like old Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the new look has removed the mischief smile I loved about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36871" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-02-15T15:53:21.613" LastActivityDate="2019-02-15T15:53:21.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-29T15:04:52.377" Score="5" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we have seen in the popular series like Naruto and One piece where protagonist can't remember the name of opponent and even if they do, they mispronounce it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I searched for the tropes and got to know about &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MaliciousMisnaming&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malicious Misnaming&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person dislikes another person and repeatedly, intentionally calls them a name to rile them up, specifically a mutation of their own name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This definition might hold true for some part, where protagonist intentionally use it. Which doesn't for the series like mentioned above. They do actually forget or mispronounce the name unintentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only protagonist but other character do show these characteristics, like in Gintama where most of the time they are for gags(&lt;em&gt;gags jya nai katsura da&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want know about the tropes if there is any one. And why they have these characteristics. Are they only for the gags or for the other reason. Like protagonist remember opponent's name when protagonist finally accept as real opponent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T22:35:08.813" Title="Why do protagonist usually mispronounce or forget the name of opponent or others?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43246" CreationDate="2017-11-29T17:40:33.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was a coincidence, but it served as a plot point to showcase Ran's personality: when Kazuha accused her of purposely wearing the same clothes as Heiji, she replied by removing her shirt even though she was sitting in a car in a public space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36808" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T17:40:33.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43584" CreationDate="2017-11-29T22:35:08.813" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You only have a limited amount of mental capacity for stuff, right? So what do you do when you've got too much to remember? You forget the stuff that's less important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The joke in having a character regularly forget another character's name is usually a sign that they don't consider that character important enough to remember. It's also a huge sign of disrespect, even moreso when it happens enough to become a running joke. And then, when they do remember, it's a sign that they finally consider that character important enough to make the effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T22:35:08.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-30T00:24:11.107" Score="4" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a bunch of manga magazines like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shonenjump.com/j/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Jump&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://websunday.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Sunday&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shonenmagazine.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Weekly Shonen Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and many more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://urasunday.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Monthly Urasunday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ultra Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and many more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a question about this topic:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36456/how-does-a-mangaka-get-paid/38004#38004&quot;&gt;How does a mangaka get paid?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on that question, i can assume that the answer was only based on &lt;strong&gt;mangaka that worked for manga magazine&lt;/strong&gt;. What about web manga, like Mob Psycho 100? Is there any difference in wages between &lt;strong&gt;mangaka whose works are published in magazines&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;mangaka whose works are published on the web?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the rule &quot;Paid by the total amount of page per chapter&quot; still apply on the web? How many pages do web mangaka have to make for a weekly/monthly serialization?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related question : &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/43448/who-started-the-format-18-20-pages-in-weekly-and-30-50-pages-in-monthly-manga-ma&quot;&gt;Who started the format 18-36 pages in weekly and 36-60 pages in monthly manga magazine?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2019-12-16T15:36:54.420" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T15:36:54.420" Title="How much wage difference between mangaka who published in magazines and on the web?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43859" CreationDate="2017-11-30T06:04:36.123" Score="11" ViewCount="43150" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember exactly which episodes they were, but there were several points where Sasuke clearly indicates that he thinks Naruto is his best friend. &lt;strong&gt;Why is that?&lt;/strong&gt; They never really come off as close friends - more as co-workers with a competitive spirit (and eventually straight up enemies). Sasuke always seems to be focused on Itachi rather than Naruto and constantly expresses jealousy for Naruto. I can kind of understand why Naruto would be so fixated on Sasuke (they have similar backgrounds and he is the first boy that Naruto can get to know and have constant interactions with) but Sasuke seems to show this fixation later when Naruto suddenly gets good. At no point does Sasuke ever treat him like a best friend or close person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36287" LastActivityDate="2018-07-26T21:10:52.867" Title="Why does Sasuke consider Naruto to be his best friend?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43592" CreationDate="2017-11-30T06:28:46.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sasuke feels that there is no one else like Naruto in the whole ninja world who has felt the same loneliness and pain as he had. Hence, he considers him to be his best friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30491" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T06:53:00.860" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T06:53:00.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-30T07:03:42.700" Score="6" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vagabond&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vinland Saga&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ichigo Mashimaro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Made in Abyss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Planetes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am Hero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gantz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inuyashiki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yotsubato&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  have such a surrealist and detailed background style. Did they get paid more than a regular one? Or the wages for every chapter they made are same with the other mangaka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;These&quot; mangaka have put a lot of effort for like adding detail to the background and such, the character, the environment, and so. I know other manga had some detail for their own style like &lt;em&gt;Akame ga Kill&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Toriko&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; (in this context, the monster illustration in all of &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; cards).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare it with &quot;other mangaka&quot;, I thought they should get paid more but, but did they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T01:57:44.070" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T10:14:29.560" Title="Does the detail in a manga affect the mangaka's payment?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29277" CreationDate="2017-11-30T10:44:55.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's suggested that they they happened to like the duo and feel grateful for what they have done for Pakunoda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there's also an alternative way of looking at it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuroro thinks Kurapica's weakness is his friends.&#xA;However by that time he also knows their backgrounds. Freecs and Zaoldyeck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To attack them while the Spiders are incomplete is counter intuitive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They all know most of them will die, and to provoke a confrontation without their Leader is out of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will leverage Kurapica's weakness in the best time Kuroro thinks is possible. Also considering the implications of having killed 2 offsprings of arguably the most well known names in the world of HxH. Possibly forcing the prediction to come true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chrollo isn't as sentimental as the others when it comes to preserving their group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25940" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T10:44:55.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43599" CreationDate="2017-11-30T12:29:23.750" Score="5" ViewCount="6296" Body="&lt;p&gt;In My Hero Academia, chapter 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Midoriya throws the ball, and Aizawa erases his Quirk, making him fail a first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this time, he grabs the student with his scarf, while &lt;strong&gt;not touching it&lt;/strong&gt;. The drawn version is ambiguous, but the anime version is clear about that statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How so ? His quirk is only quirk erasing, not something about gravity or scarf controlling. Is there even a valid reason about that ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links to evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nrEfS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nrEfS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ambiguous hold over the left shoulder ?&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RMhjQZUQqg&amp;amp;t=57s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video extract (sorry for the commercial channel)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T13:42:47.053" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T13:46:26.593" Title="Exactly what is Aizawa-sensei's quirk?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43598" CreationDate="2017-11-30T13:46:26.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aizawa-sensei's quirk is &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Shota_Aizawa#Quirk_and_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erasure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shota's Quirk gives him the ability to nullify anyone's Quirk by looking at them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cloth like material is not a quirk nor is it quirk controlled. It is called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Capturing_Weapon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capturing Weapon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Capturing Weapon is a cloth-like equipment made from carbon fibers and a special metal alloy. Shota Aizawa wears it around his neck at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is able to manipulate the weapon to ensnare his targets and immobilize them&lt;/strong&gt;. He uses the weapon as a powerful combo with his Erasure Quirk and as a precaution for Mutant-type Quirk users who are immune to his nullification power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T13:46:26.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43661" CreationDate="2017-11-30T13:46:32.770" Score="2" ViewCount="814" Body="&lt;p&gt;On chapter 92, there's a conversation between Yoshimura and Roma inside Anteiku that goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yoshimura: What do you have to be careful about in both &quot;the coffee you served to ghouls&quot; and 'prostitutes on street corner'?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Roma: ??&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yoshimura: &quot;Sugar&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Roma: ...... what? (&lt;em&gt;confused&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yOy61l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the conversation inside Anteiku&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This joke went right over my head when I read this chapter. If someone could explain it to me that would be great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastEditorUserId="36295" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T16:50:38.930" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T16:50:38.930" Title="What does Yoshimura mean by &quot;sugar&quot; in chapter 92?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43242" CreationDate="2017-11-30T20:20:48.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am unable to identify the exact piece of music used in the sample. This is simply because the given audio samples are way too short. I tried using apps that have over 10 million pieces in the database, but none had a single result. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am able to provide some information though based on the samples with the knowledge I have about music. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the very least I can say that the genre is either Jazz from the late 80s/early 90s or it is a sped up Soul track from the 60s. It contains drums and a very clear saxophone. The era is based on the playstyle of the saxophone. This playstyle was very popular during the 80s/90s. That is when the hiphop/jazz become popular in plenty of countries. While it is unclear if the actual audio sample used by the studio (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daume&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daume&lt;/a&gt;) has been tampered with is unclear. I looked up their history from around 2000-2005 and their connections to pinpoint a certain band that might've been used, but this provided no results. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the second we can at least say that this soundtrack is from a legitimate piece of music and not made on the fly in the studio. This is because of the instruments used in the sample and the mixture of the instruments. This would be too expensive for such a short sample and would be too much hassle for a studio. There is a clear beat and the instruments dont conflict with each other; this indicates that the composer was aware of what he/she did; an experienced composer. If anything I'd honestly love to listen to this piece myself as well as it is a master piece based on what we were given to listen to during the episode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the genre and the airing of the series I'd say that it is from the early 90s. This is due to the big world wide hit on the genre Jazz at the time. But it might've been some Japanese Jazz as well, which would date to LP's from as early as the 70s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe with the information provided above someone might be able to pinpoint the track or LP. I don't think it will be found on the internet as not all music from the 90s and earlier are online. There are still some hobby stores around that sell LP's. Perhaps someone there can identify the piece. All you need to do is cut the first 10 seconds from the soundcloud track and then from 22s to 26s. Boost up the volume and you will hear the instruments clearly. But if the original file has been tampered with and for example boosted in speed then it is highly unlikely that even someone of that level will be able to identify it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T20:20:48.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38724" CreationDate="2017-11-30T21:55:17.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ash goes back to school because he wanted to. In the first episode of the &lt;em&gt;Sun and Moon&lt;/em&gt; series, Ash and his mother go on vacation to the Alola region. There, Ash gets excited about seeing new Pokémon and visiting the Pokémon School. Since he loves Pokémon so much, the idea of learning even more about Pokémon appeals to him, so he decides to stay in Alola to learn at the school. There was no need for him to go back to school, but Ash always gets caught up in the excitement of whatever is going on and whatever interests him. So the reason he went back to school is because he wanted to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it may seem unusual, there isn't anything terribly out of character here. Ash routinely gets caught up in excitement about competitions and festivals, particularly ones that have to do with Pokémon (which is most of them, if not all). One need only examine all the contests he's eagerly entered, which includes a bug-catching contest, various aerial sports, various races, a firefighting contest, filmmaking contests, and many more. In &lt;em&gt;Sun and Moon&lt;/em&gt; Ash has already entered a pancake race, played a game of Pokémon Base, done a scavenger hunt, and competed in a Charjabug race. So other than the time commitment school takes, it isn't much of a change for Ash to get excited about school and enroll (and anyway, he apparently still has plenty of time to train, explore Alola, and take the island challenges).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T21:55:17.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43605" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-11-30T23:04:22.507" Score="11" ViewCount="7553" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm considering the following facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Japanese people have few spare time, with their jobs taking a lot of their time usually, even kids or teenagers have intense schedules.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are lots of anime series each year, we can easily expect at least 100  series with maybe an average of 20 chapters per each series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most anime don't get out of Japan, even if we consider either worldwide legal or illegal services that offer anime, what is seen most are the most well-known series.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime is not cheap to produce, we can consider that each anime episode is about 120000 US dollars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anime is pretty time consuming to watch in general.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm making up the previous quantities but I don't think I'm that far from the real ones).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these facts I wonder how it's profitable in general as my guess is that with those conditions most series would not cover their costs, so it looks somehow strange that people are willing to spend much in something that's hardly going to be profitable (although if the anime is successful and moreover, exported worldwide, it can be truly profitable, that's true, maybe it's just that with their big hits they cover all the rest of the unsuccessful series).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought that maybe it was subsidized by the government but with an internet search it looks like this doesn't happen often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is missing or faulty in my reasoning, or is anime really profitable? Maybe it's what I've said earlier that their successful series cover the costs of the unsuccessful series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, could it be that it's not usually profitable but they still try to do it just because anime is so big in Japan and they love it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35464" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T17:47:57.043" LastActivityDate="2020-12-11T23:42:27.623" Title="How is anime as a whole profitable? (If it is)" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31684" CreationDate="2017-12-01T01:06:37.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now this question has a definitive answer. This is new information. The first super saiyan was Yamoshi. Akira Toriyama gave an interview recently and he stated the first super saiyan and the first super saiyan god was a saiyan named Yamoshi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Yamoshi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Yamoshi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T01:11:45.347" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T01:11:45.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43609" CreationDate="2017-12-01T01:21:21.387" Score="2" ViewCount="2127" Body="&lt;p&gt;All saiyan names are pun on vegetables. Kakaroto (carrot), Vegita (vegetable), Tarble (vegetable), Bardock (Burdock), Totepo (potato), Broly (broccoli), Cabba (cabbage), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Akira Toriyama gave recently in an interview the name of the first super saiyan and the first super saiyan god, Yamoshi. Is this a pun on something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-03-22T17:02:08.197" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T17:02:08.197" Title="Is Yamoshi a pun on something?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43608" CreationDate="2017-12-01T01:43:12.733" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamoshi is indeed a pun for &lt;strong&gt;Moyashi&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(もやし)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moyashi is the Japanese term for Bean Sprouts. Bean sprouts are a common ingredient in many Japanese dishes such as stir fries and soups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T01:43:12.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T03:21:13.413" Score="1" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Komatsu isn't shown eating God, he has to have eaten it at some point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Toriko lore, eating Acacia's Full Course causes the appetite demon to manifest (see chapter 387). This is how Neo and Toriko's Red Demon manifested. Komatsu has also eaten the full course, since he shares with Toriko, so his appetite demon should physically appear in the world. However, this does not happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="36342" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T09:30:42.077" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T23:13:36.140" Title="Why didn't Komatsu's Appetite Demon fully manifest after eating Acacia's Full Course?" Tags="&lt;toriko&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T03:34:51.633" Score="1" ViewCount="60" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end when the core of Seyfert's ring is destroyed the platform that Reid, Farah, Meredy and Keele were on split into 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now given what Keele said about how Inferia and Celestia would drift apart with the ring's destruction and we see Reid and Farah end up on Inferia and after the first credits we see them with Chat saying how they were off to see their friends i assumed that Meredy and Keele ended up on Celestia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i didn't see where Chat and Max ended up. yes Chat was shown on Inferia before picking up Ried and Farah but her ship was further upgraded to make the trip between the 2 planets so it doesn't exactly confirm where she ended up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where did Chat and Max end up after Seyfert's Ring was destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T02:57:51.277" Title="Where did Chat and Max end up?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-eternia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T03:48:35.600" Score="1" ViewCount="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the game we see a clear image that both Inferia and Celestia are spherical worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before Seyfert's Ring was destroyed it, Seyfert's Observatory and Aifread's dock were sitting on the Orbus Barrier. from Aifread's dock you could sail on either side of the Orbus Barrier such as if you entered the dock from Inferia and went onto the barrier (or entered from Celestia and rotated 180 degrees), the Observatory would be upside down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yet you can loop around if you go in one direction. if it was like the water barrier that surrounds Ephinea (Tales of Graces) it would make sense since it's spherical around the planet. but both Inferia and Celestia are spherical and Seyfert's Ring sits between the 2 worlds on the Orbus Barrier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does sailing all around the Orbus Barrier work? how does the Van Eltia not fall off an edge of the Orbus Barrier?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T02:21:33.760" Title="How does sailing all around the Orbus Barrier work?" Tags="&lt;tales-of-eternia&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T05:16:15.613" Score="2" ViewCount="2903" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched the entire video of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/601/Nekojiru-sou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nekojirou-sou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (a.k.a &lt;em&gt;Cat Soup&lt;/em&gt;) anime, but I still don't understand the ending of &lt;em&gt;Cat Soup&lt;/em&gt;, neither the plot. It started from 2 siblings cat, well I don't know how to describe the entire story, but at the end of the story, why is everyone &quot;gone&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T02:01:57.233" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T07:10:04.923" Title="What's the meaning of &quot;Cat Soup&quot; plot and ending?" Tags="&lt;cat-soup&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43615" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T06:28:25.017" Score="5" ViewCount="1530" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the fourth great ninja war, when Obito makes the ten tails transformed into God Tree that devoured the chakra of all the shinobi it touched(or its branches), where you will see Sarutobi Hiruzen cutting/destroying the branches of the Ten-Tails' tree form, and he does that with the help of Enma's transformation - Adamantine Staff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Sandaime Hokage is summoned using &quot;Impure World Reincarnation&quot;, you aren't supposed to have any blood in you to summon Enma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ayr5K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ayr5K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, now if you check the naruto wiki, to summon a contract animal, first of all we would need to have a blood contract with the summoning animal, Afterwards they only need to offer an additional donation of blood on the hand they signed the contract with, mould their chakra with hand seals and then plant the hand they signed the contract with at the location they wish to summon the creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, was it a flaw to show Sandaime Hokage with Adamantine Staff or is there any other technique this is used to summon a contract animal.&#xA;Or was this explained in Manga.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36923" LastEditorUserId="36923" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T07:16:15.250" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T19:02:02.937" Title="How did Hiruzen Sarutobi summon enma when he was a reanimation?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43594" CreationDate="2017-12-01T08:00:47.540" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think a mangaka gets paid according to how popular his/her manga is, but new manga artist get paid +- $100 per page. They don't care if it's more detailed or not, they only care about how popular the manga is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the manga &lt;em&gt;Bakuman&lt;/em&gt;, it will answer all your questions on manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36929" LastEditorUserId="36929" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T10:14:29.560" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T10:14:29.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43605" CreationDate="2017-12-01T08:04:15.867" Score="10" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Merchandise, DVD &amp;amp; Blu-ray sales. If the predicted net profit from the sales of Merchandise, DVD &amp;amp; Blu-ray is low then some studios will hire freelancers. For example, Madhouse is known for hiring Freelancers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some studios are already powerful and big enough such that they could themselves invest certain amount of money in the anime rather than the production committee giving them a budget. Thus they would get a larger chunk of profit. Example, Kyoto Animation and Sunrise studios.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some studios are directly owned by big and well known production committee members who have produced not only anime but also video games, soundtracks, merchandise &amp;amp; food companies. All of which can act as a source of money for the production of a anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example, A1 Studios -&amp;gt; Aniplex -&amp;gt; which in turn is owned by the Sony Music Entertainment Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;International licensing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, some anime may perform poorly initially, but, several years later they might do well in the international market or during the re-runs. By which the studio and the production committee can get back their lost money. Remember how Gundam 0079 had very low ratings initially? Or how Serial Experiments Lain was a flop in Japan but not so much in US? Or how Ghost Stories utterly failed in Japan but did comparatively well in US?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point is, even if some shows don't make profit in the initial run, doesn't mean they will always not make a profit later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36717" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T06:17:52.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43608" CreationDate="2017-12-01T08:18:06.907" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yamoshi's name is a pun on &quot;Moyashi&quot; (もやし), the Japanese term for bean sprouts. This not only fits with Saiyan nomenclature, but also the legends of both Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God as a whole (with Yamoshi being the &quot;seed&quot; that both legends sprouted from).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36929" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T08:18:06.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T11:15:35.683" Score="1" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had recently watched Air and I couldn't understand what did the little girl and boy mean to show? I searched about it but couldn't find any answer. What are winged beings and why did people kept them in prison? What do the little boy and girl mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36936" LastEditorUserId="36936" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T19:09:45.040" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T19:09:45.040" Title="What does the ending of anime 'Air' mean?" Tags="&lt;air&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-12-01T21:21:05.373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43073" CreationDate="2017-12-01T11:48:33.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taki knew that all the things which were happening to him from the past few days, like how his soul went into Mitsuha's body and all other things, would not remain like that for a long time. I think he could understand that after the end of the twilight, they would forget each other, like people forget dreams after waking up. It is obvious that he knew because Mitsuha's grandmother had told him that she also had the same experience when she was young and the same thing had happened to Mitsuha's mother also. But none of them remember much about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on all these things, according to me, Taki wrote 'I love you' instead of his name because he could feel that this was the last chance for him to convey his feelings. After the twilight ends, nobody knows whether they would meet again or not, whether they would remember each other or forget everything. So Taki thought his feelings were more important than his name at that moment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There can be other explanations of this questions too, but I have written what I think about this topic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36936" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-04T07:26:16.200" LastActivityDate="2018-06-04T07:26:16.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T15:21:48.690" Score="2" ViewCount="2022" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;When the Dragon Ball Z anime was released, a filler scene in the episode &quot;Goku's New Power&quot; was added showing the Super Saiyan as what looks like a Great Ape with yellowish colored fur instead of the standard brown&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8WYa8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8WYa8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the non canon Dragon Ball GT we saw a more detailed version of a golden great ape, plus &quot;The GT Perfect Files note that the Golden Great Ape form appears to be the Super Saiyan form from the legends, further implying that the original Super Saiyan utilized the Golden Great Ape form.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2e3DL.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2e3DL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the original super saiyan a golden great ape in canon Dragon Ball?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T18:16:03.933" LastActivityDate="2020-04-25T15:52:37.840" Title="Was the original super saiyan a golden great ape in canon Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T15:26:04.503" Score="0" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Akira Toriyama said recently in an interview that Goten and Trunks transforms so easily in super saiyan, because saiyans have some &quot;S cells&quot; for becoming a super saiyan, those who has more transform more easily, and Goten and Trunks inherited them from Goku and Vegeta so that's why they transform more easily than Goku and Vegeta. But Goten and Trunks are half saiyans meaning they should have less &quot;S cells&quot; than Goku and Vegeta, no more. Then how does the &quot;more S cells&quot; explanation for becoming a super saiyan makes sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T18:16:25.223" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T08:01:19.590" Title="How does the &quot;more S cells&quot; explanation for becoming a super saiyan makes sense?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40492" CreationDate="2017-12-01T15:40:25.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the only reason she never went Super Saiyan in GT was because Akira Toriyama stated that Pan and Bulla never had the incentive to go Super Saiyan and that at the time he did not know how a female Super Saiyan would look. Since we now have female Super Saiyans, Caulifla and Kale, Toriyama would be able to make Pan a Super Saiyan. Especially since she was exposed to all that power when doing the ritual for Goku to go Super Saiyan God, she could definitely go Super Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was so much power that Videl herself had blonde Super Saiyan-like hair. Videl herself didn't go Super Saiyan but probably from all the energy surrounding her and the energy from Pan inside her she had blonde hair. Since Toriyama now has a way for female Saiyans to go Super Saiyan I believe that both Pan and Bulla will be able to go Super Saiyan. I believe that Bulla has a higher chance since she is coming directly from Vegeta himself and would be half Saiyan and half human like Goten, Trunks, and Gohan. Since Pan is only like a quarter Saiyan it would be harder for her to achieve Super Saiyan. This is all just what I believe and I believe that Pan and Bulla has more than enough potential to go Super Saiyan just like Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale. Even in GT Goku Jr. was able to go Super Saiyan and he was like 1/16 of a Saiyan which is way less than any of the other half-breeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all depends on if Toriyama decides to go past the ending of Z in Super or if he just decides to leave the end of Z the ultimate end to Dragon Ball itself and whatever happens after we'll never know. I'm hoping that they go past the ending of Z especially since the whole purpose of the anime is to sell merchandise like toys and video games. I don't know about toys but I do know that games like Xenoverse 2 and the new Fighterz that is coming out soon is making them a ton of money. And since Bandai Namco themselves said there will be more Xenoverse games we know that those will rake in a ton of money. The series as a whole depends on us as the fans in order to continue the anime and manga. We just need to keep supporting Dragon Ball as much as we can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36944" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T16:10:14.827" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T16:10:14.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43629" CreationDate="2017-12-01T15:57:09.163" Score="1" ViewCount="3092" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; series, I've heard the term &amp;quot;the Village of the Bloody Mist&amp;quot; when referring to &amp;quot;the Hidden Mist&amp;quot; many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it represent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-11T13:04:27.073" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T13:04:27.073" Title="Why was the hidden mist called the village of the Bloody Mist?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43627" CreationDate="2017-12-01T16:39:26.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kirigakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kirigakure&lt;/a&gt;, the Village Hidden in the Mist, is know as Bloody Mist Village due to the cruel nature of their academy’s graduation exam. In order for their academy student to graduate, they had to fight to the death and only those who survived would move on to being a shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Village of the Bloody Mist&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over time, the village became infamously known as the &amp;quot;Village of the Bloody Mist&amp;quot; (血霧の里, Chigiri no Sato) for a cruel reason — in the Kirigakure Academy, students wishing to graduate (only members of the lowest caste in the novel)had to fight to the death, and only those who survived could advance to the ranks of the ninja&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this gradation method was eventually discontinued after Zabuza slaughtered an entire graduating year of students&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Academy's graduation methods were discontinued after Zabuza Momochi, not yet a student himself, killed an entire year's graduating class&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T16:44:57.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43242" CreationDate="2017-12-01T17:23:50.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://westarmusic.sourceaudio.com/#!details?id=6851980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this song&lt;/a&gt; that is playing in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Song name:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Popping&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Artist:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Kelly Richmond&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Album:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Free &amp;amp; Funky WSR148&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T01:22:42.903" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T01:22:42.903" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43623" CreationDate="2017-12-01T17:53:34.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt; Yamoshi was the first Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball. If you recall, way back in the Saiyan Saga, it was stated by Vegeta that it was very common for Saiyans to utilise their great ape transformation to gain an extraordinary amount of power and control the form for combat. Yamoshi obviously utilised the same transformation in Combat and when he attained the Super Saiyan transformation, he was in this state which is why his Super Saiyan transformation seems to be the golden great ape. Goku on the other hand, had his tail cut off and he managed to tap into the transformation without transforming to the great ape. So in other words, Goku managed to attain the amount of battle power necessary in his base form without the great ape transformation which is why his SSJ transformation was possibly different. Yamoshi on the other hand, probably needed the great ape transformation to attain the amount of battle power necessary to turn Super Saiyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T17:53:34.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-01T18:16:54.747" Score="5" ViewCount="1178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched the latest Net-juu no Susume and there's the stereotypical caught-in-the-rain scene, and then usually accompanying shower scene.  Since this anime makes a point to be more similar to the real world than others, it made me wonder if this sort of thing actually happens in Japan.  I recognized &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaughtInTheRain&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the trope&lt;/a&gt; from anime, but in researching this question, it seems that it's also common in other mediums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the rain that cold over there?  Do people usually take showers at other people's houses after a downpour takes them by surprise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T02:42:27.757" Title="Do people in Japan really shower all the time after a rainstorm, or is that just an anime thing?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;&lt;recovery-of-an-mmo-junkie&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43615" CreationDate="2017-12-01T19:02:02.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can recall two instances where Shinobi who are under the influence of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Impure World Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt; are shown to bleed while when performing a justu that requires blood or causes them to bleed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While those reincarnated by Impure World Reincarnation do not bleed, it would appear reincarnated Shinobi do bleed as long as the injury is self applied (&lt;em&gt;speculative and don't have a reference, somebody correct me if I am wrong on this&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first instance is the Summoning Justu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reincarnated bodies do not bleed, except in those cases where blood is needed to perform the Summoning Technique&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in reference to Naruto Chapter 548, when we see the reincarnated &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gengetsu_H%C5%8Dzuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2nd Mizukage&lt;/a&gt; biting his thumb to perform the Summoning Justu against the Allied Shinobi Forces&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2fZif.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2fZif.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second instance is using the Mangekyou Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Other side-effects may still manifest, as when Itachi Uchiha's eyes bleed from using his Mangekyō Sharingan, but he is not inhibited by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in reference to Naruto Chapter 550, when Naruto and Killer B are fighting against the reincarnated Nagato and Itachi. Itachi uses the Mangekyō Sharingan, causing his eyes to bleed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jo3Fi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jo3Fi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T19:02:02.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42016" CreationDate="2017-12-01T19:40:23.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason they didn't remove Asuna's NervGear is because it would still fry her brain. In the beginning of the anime, Kayaba explained that the NervGear will create an electrical shock if it is removed while in use. When SAO was beat, the players were able to log out of the system. If instead of logging out, the players had their NervGear removed while in use, they would die. Asuna was one of the few that couldn't log out because she was trapped in ALO. If you watch the ALO arc, there is a scene where Asuna tries to log out using the administration console. If she was successful, she would have been able to remove the NervGear without a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, there was still the case where dying in SAO caused the player to actually die in the game. This was caused by the game itself having that in its program. Proof of this is in Kirito's death within ALO. He still had the NervGear on, but he didn't actually die. In this case, he could die all he wanted in-game as long as no one removed his NervGear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum it up, removing the NervGear while still in use would kill the user. The issue with dying in-game was just a SAO specific program. With the creation of ALO, the dying-in-real-life program was removed. Along with ALO came the AmuSphere, a safer alternative to the NervGear. The AmuSphere was designed to eliminate the die-when-removed risk. That's why you don't die if you have the AmuSphere removed during gameplay. So, basically, AmuSphere and ALO are safe, but the NervGear and SAO are programed to kill you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36955" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T19:40:23.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43600" CreationDate="2017-12-01T20:10:22.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the sugar is a reference to cocaine. If you look at pictures of crack cocaine, it kind of looks like an off color sugar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="36342" LastEditDate="2017-12-01T20:25:31.467" LastActivityDate="2017-12-01T20:25:31.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14245" CreationDate="2017-12-02T01:21:25.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ban loves food as evidenced by his cooking skills.  Ban had never met anyone who enjoyed food as well as Hawk. Ban respects Hawk for this reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36959" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T01:21:25.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43605" CreationDate="2017-12-02T03:31:11.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's usually not. Art is not profitable. You may find facts and stats around but some of the process isn't really holding up anymore now, the industry is not doing that well. That's actually a good thing because now it'll be forced to adapt to the new climate and cut off on bad industry practices like making fifty generic book adaptations every year that only gets made because of marketing and no one will care enough to watch half of it and yet talent is being wasted on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime is a luxury. This means you buy it because you want it, not because you need it. Figurines, goods and spin-off works are hugely marked up because something has to pay it off, but sales are largely tacked onto the random number generator of &quot;which show gets popular&quot; and so the business doesn't really have a good idea of what they should focus on. Sometimes it's blu-rays, sometimes actual merchandise, or even hosting events and selling tickets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stuff is made because some book company decides they want to fund a show, so they take money and pay a committee / studio to make one. That's one way money could come in. It could also be some investment that the studios is doing, because they want a try on that random number generator. Sometimes your project strikes gold and your project turns out to be profitable. Other times they're not and it doesn't net a profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The inherent problem of trying to find profiting points of anime production is that anime production is not a consistent field to study. There are studios that work closely with game companies and get paid by the game company to turn some of that gacha money into a marketing opportunity, there are studios that make original works that very likely won't make it into mainstream attention and profit but are still made because it's art and the team is fueled by artistic passion, sometimes it's just because a project can be done for very cheap so let's roll the random number generator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard gainax is going to fund their projects through patreon soon. Anime might find a living on new-age media along with content creators who make their living off the internet. This may not necessarily be the vision I am aiming for, but either way something will probably happen on that note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;25/07/18 addendum: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/iKbSzCW8fsM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;No, TRIGGER's Patreon Won't Save Anime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10647" LastEditorUserId="10647" LastEditDate="2018-07-25T03:56:26.513" LastActivityDate="2018-07-25T03:56:26.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-02T07:07:54.363" Score="1" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime when there is a break in the episode we have scenes that look similar to the &quot;How to Use&quot; pages of the manga. except they aren't titled like &quot;How to Use XVI&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, are there any rules that were in the &quot;How to Use&quot; Pages that were not shown in the middle of the episodes? if so which ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T05:16:09.980" Title="Were there any Death Note Rules not shown mid episode of the anime?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43644" CreationDate="2017-12-02T07:10:43.833" Score="4" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; Ryuk says that there were other Death Notes falling to the human world in the past and Light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was the first to write so many names&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was the first to think of a way to hide the Death Note&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happened with these other Death Notes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T13:49:28.563" Title="What happened to the other Death Notes?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43642" CreationDate="2017-12-02T13:49:28.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shinigamies probably collected them after the user died.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ryuk mentioned that he will stick by lights side until he dies or the pages run out of space, I guess this was the case with the previous Death Note owners as well. It is also considered a great crime to lose your death note and return to shinigami world without it, as we see the third shinigami is seeking his note and can't get it back because it is in a humans possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T13:49:28.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-02T18:13:58.437" Score="0" ViewCount="750" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Dragon Ball Minus manga which is part of Jaco the Galatic Patrolman if I understand correctly, Frieza knows super saiyan god. But in the anime series he seems to know anything about him, since he feared super saiyan and not super saiyan god, which doesnt make sense if he knew super saiyan god who is much stronger. So my question is, is what Dragon Ball Minus says canon? Did Frieza know super saiyan god? Sure not all official Dragon Ball mangas are canon, because some contradict the series like the Dragon Ball Heroes manga or the Dragon Ball Gaiden manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-03-17T22:52:42.037" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T09:08:02.837" Title="Did Frieza know super saiyan god?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-03T10:36:52.533" Score="1" ViewCount="356" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 319 page 3, &quot;Kaka&quot; (Atom in disguise) shows Terry, Kiss, and Quinn a piece of skin or fur of an animal that makes the three scared. What is this skin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2021-04-16T09:58:51.467" Title="In Toriko, what animal's skin does Atom show Terry, Kiss and Quinn?" Tags="&lt;toriko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43242" CreationDate="2017-12-03T13:26:41.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the screenshot, the CD player displays the title of the track, DAIJOB. There are two songs I could find with that title and track number (02): one is from the 1980 album &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsale_(album)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Landsale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; by P-Model, and the other is from Digimon in 2000, either the vocal version in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://vgmdb.net/album/70598&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Digimon Adventure 02 Best Partner 2 Yamato Ishida &amp;amp; Gabumon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or the karaoke version in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=collection&amp;amp;collectionid=7010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Collection: Digimon Adventure 02 Best Partner Original Karaoke: Digimon Hen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Japanese internet bloggers&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/mahodobackyard/diary/200509210000/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://37a.blog123.fc2.com/blog-entry-144.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; seem to relate it to the 1980 one as it was written by the famous &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susumu_Hirasawa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Susumu Hirasawa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10562&amp;amp;page=22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;after whom Yui Hirasawa from &lt;em&gt;K-On!&lt;/em&gt; is modeled&lt;/a&gt;. However, to a non-musician me, none of the two sounds like what is used in the episode, so I don't know if this answer is satisfactory or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for those interested, I'll leave this URL by one of the authors linked above where he scienced the shit out of &lt;em&gt;Strawberry Marshmallow&lt;/em&gt; trivia: &lt;a href=&quot;https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/mahodobackyard/diary/?ctgy=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/mahodobackyard/diary/?ctgy=7&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T13:26:41.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-03T14:56:30.827" Score="1" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 23 of Shakugan no Shana Second at 1:50s into the episode? I appreciate your reply. sample audio: &lt;a href=&quot;https://vocaroo.com/i/s1baGRn7NU2s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://vocaroo.com/i/s1baGRn7NU2s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36994" LastEditorUserId="36994" LastEditDate="2018-05-25T10:26:12.857" LastActivityDate="2018-05-25T10:26:12.857" Title="What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 23 of Shakugan no Shana Second at 1:50?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;shakugan-no-shana&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43651" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43655" CreationDate="2017-12-03T16:39:42.147" Score="1" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first, I believe that Dio Eraclea and Lucciola were female due to their appearance and voice. However, at some part, people refer as &quot;he&quot; (English subtitle).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikia mentioned that both &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Dio_Eraclea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dio Eraclea&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Lucciola&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lucciola&lt;/a&gt; are male. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are Dio Eraclea and Lucciola gay/homosexual (with explicit evident in anime/manga/novel)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do people in &lt;em&gt;Last Exile&lt;/em&gt; always acknowledge that Dio Eraclea and Lucciola are male (without even mistaking them with girls due to their appearance or voice)? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14943" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T04:23:15.080" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T22:09:20.567" Title="Are Dio &amp; Lucciola gay?" Tags="&lt;last-exile&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-03T18:29:36.650" Score="5" ViewCount="8111" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Episode 118 of Dragon Ball Super, just after Champa and Universe 6 is erased, Beerus says &quot;Say something.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could this mean that Champa will continue to live on in Beerus' mind? Or did they previously have a connection that allowed them to communicate telepathically? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36984" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-12-03T18:57:30.073" LastActivityDate="2020-10-07T22:39:20.993" Title="Why did Beerus say &quot;Say something.&quot; at the end of Episode 118 of Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43652" CreationDate="2017-12-03T22:39:42.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think the answer to this could be interpreted in many ways. I have an alternate answer than the one which has already been stated. I believe Beerus was talking to the narrator which happens in a lot of anime. This is because Beerus doesn't know what to say after what happened and asks the narrator to speak which is probably why we hear the narrator speak right after followed by Vegeta's interaction with Katopesla.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; Beerus, a character who never shows emotion on screen, is feeling legitimate sadness for the first time on screen. He just lost his brother and is being focused on by the camera. Beerus obviously being conflicted with how he felt probably wanted to be left alone (audiences eyes off him) and out of the spotlight and as OP says thats why he says &quot;say something&quot; because he's telling the narrator to hurry it up. This might be considered as disrespect just because of its 4th wall breaking, I'd say it's more emotional. We have a character like Beerus who wants to be left alone and out of site due to the erasure of his brother, he wanted the episode to end because his brother had been erased.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwdcvYc8flo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gohan breaking the 4th wall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlk9arVKSs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vegeta breaking the 4th wall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T16:19:08.507" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T16:19:08.507" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43651" CreationDate="2017-12-03T23:19:55.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dio and Lucciola are both male and definitely share a special relationship, but they're &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in any kind of romantic or physical relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To wit, Dio and Lucciola were friends as children growing up.  This continued until they reached maturity.  In fact, Dio holds Lucciola in such &lt;em&gt;high&lt;/em&gt; regard that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Even after Dio is initially brainwashed by the guild (and Lucciola snaps him out of it by effectively sacrificing himself before Delphine), when he realizes that Lucciola is dead, he keeps the rear seat of his Vespa empty out of respect of the memory of his fallen comrade.  (Note that initially Dio demanded it stay empty because he was still a &lt;em&gt;little&lt;/em&gt; distraught behind the loss of his friend.  He somewhat mellows out in &lt;em&gt;Fam, the Silver Wing&lt;/em&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, make no mistake:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They're &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; male,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They're &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; romantically involved, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They were &lt;em&gt;definitely&lt;/em&gt; close friends.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;You don't have to be sexually attracted to someone to have a close relationship with them.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T23:19:55.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43657" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-04T07:31:30.807" Score="1" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how much time does it take to translate a manga volume (e.g. &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;) to another language, for example English or Spanish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36447" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T07:42:52.683" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T07:42:52.683" Title="How much time does it take to translate a manga volume/tankobon?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-12-06T15:50:42.783" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43652" CreationDate="2017-12-04T12:14:59.120" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Due to their brotherly bond, he wished to have heard some goodbye words.&lt;/strong&gt; Beerus deeply cares for Champa as does Champa for him. They are like siblings. They always fight, cause drama but at the end of the day they want the best for each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the fight between the Namekians and Gohan &amp;amp; Picollo. Whiz was asking Beerus why he was silent for a while and is he worried that Champa's universe might be erased. Nobody knows Beerus like Whiz does, so if he asked that question then it implies that Beerus was genuinely worried about Champa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the episode of the tournament before this where Beerus's universe won from Champa's universe? They were awarded a wish with the universal Shenron. What did Beerus wish for? To restore the planet earth in Champa's universe, so that Champa could enjoy the good food as well. He could wish for selfish things or to strengthen his warriors or whatever else, but he did it so that his kid brother could be happy and enjoy the food as well. This indicates that Beerus cares about Champa the same way as an adult brother cares for his kid brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So back to the universal tournament; the stakes are high and while they enjoy fighting each other we can conclude that both want to win, but they don't want their brother to lose either. If anything Champa wishes deeply that if he doesn't win then his Brother Beerus should and vice versa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the final moment Champa called out to his big bro and would've probably said something but he isn't a fool. Due to his troubled face he resorted to making a funny face instead, indirectly telling Beerus to not worry and rather to focus on winning. Beerus on the other hand... wanted to hear some parting words. A &quot;good bye!&quot; or &quot;good luck!&quot; would have lifted his spirits a bit, but knowing Champa he didn't want to resort to a touching goodbye, so he acted accordingly to his behaviour. &lt;strong&gt;Beerus wish to hear some final words was what made him say that.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is simply the bond of an elder brother losing his younger brother while both are aware that one is going to vanish... and at the moment of vanishing you would want to hear your brothers voice doesn't matter what it is. &lt;strong&gt;This is more something emotional and sensitive rather than some beyond-human-level form of communication.&lt;/strong&gt; This was the feeling of losing someone close to you while being unable to do anything about it at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Off-topic; Vegeta was pretty pissed about it as well. And remember what Vegeta said to Cabba? He would win the tournament and wish Cabba's universe back so that Cabba could show him around in his universe. At the current episode and ending I think that Beerus has a similar feeling right now. He wished planet earth back for his brother previously. It is quite obvious what his next wish will be (if they are granted a wish at all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="31492" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T10:21:41.107" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T10:21:41.107" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-12-05T10:21:41.107" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7471" CreationDate="2017-12-04T12:17:56.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have read, this also includes the epilogue they may release more but perhaps under a different name since the Rosario was destroyed and the name &lt;em&gt;Rosario + Vampire&lt;/em&gt; is no longer able to be referenced due to that simple fact, and Tsukune is a vampire now and the outer Moka is gone. Perhaps the name would be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also said that &quot;Yoshii Kiria took over fairy tail&quot; and then state &quot;but let's save that story for another time&quot;. At least from what I understand of the wording, it is passable for a continuation of &lt;em&gt;Rosario + Vampire&lt;/em&gt;, but would most likely no longer be called that anymore. This comes from &quot;Dawn of the Dark&quot; arc of the manga as Tsukune is being trained by Moka's father, Shuzen Issa in the after story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37009" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T14:20:42.907" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T14:20:42.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43600" CreationDate="2017-12-04T15:37:18.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, the original joke is about &amp;quot;serving coffee for ghouls&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;man on a (baseball) base&amp;quot;. The original script goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「&amp;quot;喰種&amp;quot;へ淹れるコーヒー」とかけて「鈍足な出塁者」ととく――「トウルイは控えるように」。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yamato676.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-230.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Serving coffee for ghouls&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;slow-footed man on a (baseball) base&amp;quot;... is &amp;quot;to refrain from &lt;em&gt;tourui&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, &lt;em&gt;tourui&lt;/em&gt; is either &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E7%B3%96%E9%A1%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;糖類&lt;/a&gt; (saccharides; sweeteners) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E7%9B%97%E5%A1%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;盗塁&lt;/a&gt; (base stealing; steal; stolen base), which basically means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not consuming sugar on coffee for ghouls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Resist stealing a base for slow-footed man&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this Japanese wordplay is almost impossible to be translated properly (and the joke itself is quite technical), I believe the translator changed it so that joke can be understood easier while trying to preserve the nuance for &amp;quot;sweetener/sugar&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;serving coffee for ghouls&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... as for the meaning of &amp;quot;sugar&amp;quot; in the translated version, it probably means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sugar, a prostitute that appears on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Petal_and_the_White&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Crimson Petal and the White&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (or alternatively, a general/famous codename used by a prostitute)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sugar baby (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_baby&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Brown sugar, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;heroin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T15:37:18.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43662" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-04T15:41:14.543" Score="0" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is purely out of curiousity and based on some ecchi/borderline hentai shows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a fact we know that plenty of japanese content gets cencored in japan, but why is this applied to adult content? Such as a hentai manga. Once someone purchases it the final goal of the user is pretty straightforward. A minor won't be able to purchase one due to their strict laws and such. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with this in mind it is pretty straight forward that your audience are adults. How come that the content still gets cencored? Some apply stripes, other apply pixelated art while others completely cencor certain parts of a body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen this applied to both manga and anime. The only shows and manga that didn't have any cencorship were unofficial stuff; essentially fan-art. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a law in japan against nudity overall that prevents studios and official sources from implementing full nudity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't require samples on full nudity anime/manga if there are any. I do wish those that answer to keep it as polite as possible so that if any youngster around us might read this it won't be against a law or the rules and regulations of this website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am simply curious about why this practise is implemented by (from what I know, not a fact) every studio out there in japan. Perhaps it is to make the show able to be aired on tv? I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This doesn't only apply to manga and anime but can also be applied to actual movies in Japan. In America cartoons haven't reached the level of 18+ due to nudity and explicit material, but plenty of shows have such as Spartacus and Game of Thrones (as examples) have. They are aired without any cencorship at all.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-06T00:22:45.673" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T00:22:45.673" Title="Censorship in Japan" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-12-04T17:16:39.143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43645" CreationDate="2017-12-04T18:35:18.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Super Saiyan transformation was considered to be Godly and legendary as it was something which was considered to be nearly impossible for a saiyan to attain. This was what Freiza knew off and also what Vegeta knew off. This is the transformation Vegeta kept referring to and knew Goku had become one, once he saw him on Namek. The concept of God Ki and the new transformations are things which have been introduced very recently. Also, since Freiza hadn't trained with either Whis or Beerus, he has no perception of what God Ki is, as it's been stated multiple times that God Ki cannot be sensed like other forms of energy.&lt;br&gt;Freiza's golden transformation is an immense multiplier which makes him as strong as Super Saiyan Blue Goku, however, it's not utilisation of God Ki as many fighters like Krillin, Vegeta, Tien and Roshi were able to sense Freiza's energy. I think it's fair to assume The Super Saiyan transformation was something which was considered to be very godly then and it was that what freiza was afraid off. He had no idea about any other Super Saiyan transformations, not even SSJ2 or SSJ3 which happen to be weaker than SSJG. We know this because Freiza asks Goku to turn SSJ during their rematch in the ROF arc and Freiza was only aware of that transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T18:35:18.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42300" CreationDate="2017-12-04T23:31:33.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on which part of the battle scene you are talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towards the beginning (When Aries first arrives) is unknown to me. It is possibly one of the 2016 versions of the song that I still haven't listened to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the end (when Juvia smashes the coolant on the magic mobile) that song is &quot;Titania Mau&quot;. It is also played when the returning of the dragons in the Tartaros chapters (Grandeeney (could also be spelled Grandeena), Igneel, Metalicanna, Weisslogia and Skiadram)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37016" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T01:40:33.517" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T01:40:33.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40707" CreationDate="2017-12-04T23:40:40.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The spirits are their own people. Loki (Loke) says this when he has a flashback to his previous owner. They share feelings with one another (Demonstrated when Loki and Aries are both hit; they tried to grab each others hands).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are under the same &quot;can't disobey my master&quot; rules, however they can stand up for what's right (Loki did this with his former master, Karen Lilica). They can inhibit the wizard's ability to summon another spirit since they know that summoning 2 spirits at once is taxing on the user's magical abilities. This would be considered rebellion, the contract (still vague on the community) is a bond that states that a spirit is under the wizard's control until their key is broken. It never once was stated in the manga and anime series that the spirit can't rebel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37016" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T01:39:18.733" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T01:39:18.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43261" CreationDate="2017-12-04T23:46:45.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Natsu can tap into his etherious mode, But not whenever. We caught a glimpse at his etherious mode in Fairytail: Dragon's Cry. He was only able to trigger this mode whenever he felt a strong wave of emotion. In the manga series he triggered his etherious mode after seeing (what I can presume as an illusion) of Lucy dying. The anime series hid this mode when future Lucy died (Episode 194-198.) He can also still use his Fire Dragon King Mode, but as he said in the manga, He will use the power given to him by Igneel. He was able to use his mode again without Igneel's power but the results weren't the same. All in All, Yes he can still use both modes, but he needs to obtain that power to activate them by himself (half the way there; already can activate FDKM)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37016" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T23:46:45.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43195" CreationDate="2017-12-04T23:51:25.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Lucy never got the chance to look at Zeref.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Natsu, Elfman, Evergreen, Happy and Gray (in chapter 522, &quot;Gray's Trump Card&quot;) have seen him. Lucy has heard of Zeref but never got a chance to see him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, towards the end of the manga series, Lucy &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; meet a Zeref look-a-like in chapter 545 (way after the Eclipse Gate Arc), &quot;Friends you Can't do Without&quot;. The way he is portrayed was that he was a young writer attempting to meet with Lucy Heartfelia after her award ceremony. He picks up the handkerchief dropped by, what looks to me, Mavis Vermillion. They both engage in a conversation then leave, never to be seen for the remainder of the chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37016" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-30T05:10:28.550" LastActivityDate="2018-09-30T05:10:28.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35827" CreationDate="2017-12-05T05:00:13.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;And he specifically mentioned Eren in his speech to the 104th Trainee Corps, plus he mentioned his basement having the secret behind the Titans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He suspected it must have been one of those who saw Eren at Trost, in the 104th&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing it was helping set the bait for the traitor, and spook them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37025" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T05:00:13.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-05T15:11:56.673" Score="2" ViewCount="2445" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it's never a rule, it seems the standard throughout Naruto that Ninjas married within their own clan so as to preserve their Kekkei Genkai (Hyuuga) or just to preserve the blood lines (Uzumaki). (This can still be broken as is the case between Minato and Kushina.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems though, that in the final chapter, all the Ninja of the 'Konoha 11' seem to marry outside of their clan, like Naruto and Hinata (Uzumaki and Hyuuga) or Shikamaru and Temari (Nara and Sand). I understand that this was more of a fan service chapter, but is there any in-universe explanation as to why none of the Ninja of Naruto's generation decided to marry in-clan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastActivityDate="2018-05-01T20:05:41.957" Title="Inter-Clan Marriage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43672" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-05T15:35:26.343" Score="-1" ViewCount="1147" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that Lee could only open the 6th gate even with the training that Guy did with his dad. So why can't Lee open the 8th gate yet? He said when Guy opened the 8th gate, &quot;AMazing, I can only open to the 6th gate.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T13:05:48.770" Title="What does the 8 inner gates require to use?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43730" CreationDate="2017-12-05T17:14:39.090" Score="5" ViewCount="3826" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 61, when the fight goes on between Edward and Pride, Kimblee interferes with the mind of Pride. Edward uses this moment to attack Pride by getting into his mind (or body maybe). However, as this occurs, the dialog of Pride to Edward is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he turned himself into a philosopher's stone to infiltrate me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean and how it is possible as Edward is not in possession of a philosopher's stone (not sure whether he can do it with a philosopher's stone)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35833" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2017-12-06T15:50:38.053" LastActivityDate="2018-09-01T18:12:23.700" Title="What does it mean when Pride mentions about Edward turning into a philosopher's stone to infiltrate him?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30909" CreationDate="2017-12-05T17:36:27.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got the answer but it's in the Indonesian languange and it's from an Indonesian publisher's perspective. Feel free to edit and improve my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elexmedia.id&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elex Media&lt;/a&gt; is one of the most popular publisher companies for a manga/manhwa in Indonesia who licensed many popular manga series for decades such as &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One piece&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Toriko, Hayate no Gotok&lt;/em&gt;u and many others. Elex Media has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elexmedia.co.id/forum/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;discussion forum&lt;/a&gt; which allows manga reader/enthusiasts in Indonesia who want to see the progress of the manga that would be sold in Indonesia (planned/on-going/etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The admin who took control of the forum is also the editor who works for Elex Media, that means, the answer that are all in in this discussion website are mostly a &lt;strong&gt;fact&lt;/strong&gt;. Apparently, the admin always got the same question from users, similar to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When will Manga B available in bookstores?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did Manga C take forever to have a next volume ? It's been years since the last volume (e.g D-Grayman, Katekyo Hitman)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why didn't Manga B that &quot;was&quot; popular back in Japan get licensed yet? It's been 10 years since Japan had published this manga.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they made a FAQ page for answers to all of those similar questions. Some of them are able to answer the OP's question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FYI: an Indonesian edition for a manga is around Rp 20.000 - Rp 50.000 ($1.5 - $4.5), while in Western edition it costs as far as I know around $10, but the Western quality is better than Indonesian edition.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The publisher also mentions about &quot;ILLEGAL&quot; scanlations: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS: Never compare with mangascan that circulated ILLEGAL on the&#xA;  internet because&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(1) Illegal means without a permit process, obviously&#xA;  faster than the legal sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) Mangascan (illegal sources) is the usual source of comic magazines, not&#xA;  tankoubon (see paragraph 3 above on the length of the process from&#xA;  comic magazine to tankoubon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;TL;DR&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;New comics can be confirmed as soon as they get their license from the original publishers.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elexmedia.co.id/forum/index.php?topic=14103.msg601650#new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QI.01: When does Manga A release in Indonesia?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A : If it is not listed in the weekly schedule (Forum or Blog), it means that it is still in process, either in Japan (in its comic&#xA;  artist / Japanese publisher) or in Indonesia, therefore the exact date&#xA;  can not be accurately informed.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Relevant Image: &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gde1I.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gde1I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Explanation about the relevant image : &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why it takes forever for Japanese to decide: This is based on true story from my Japanese friend, that they need meetings to discuss when to hold the next meeting! Consensus from everyone is important but this delays making decisions...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taken from : &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/BCqBr2IQQHa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Evacomics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The process of publishing comics is relatively long because many of&#xA;  the processes require the approval of the original publishers, either from the process for each chapter.&#xA;  in Japanese comic magazines or tankoubon forms (comic units), especially if the comics are published in &quot;Comic Magazine, Indonesia version&quot;, then the process will be a little longer ( In indonesia, the title that &quot;soon&quot; would be licensed were included in Comics Magazine. Indonesia have their own comic magazine that published once a month. The content of this comic magazine were a bunch collection of many manga title that appear one chapter only per one comic magazine ). &#xA;  (This is why it's sometimes informed that the title pauses are published in&#xA;  Japan, to illustrate the density of comic and publisher activity&#xA;  against the title).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Japan itself has a break between the volume, normally an&#xA;  average of 4-8 months, sometimes more. Depending on this series how&#xA;  many pages per chapter are published in Japanese comic magazines and&#xA;  depending on the Japanese comic magazine is published weekly, biweekly&#xA;  or monthly. If 1 chapter of 32 pages and 1 comic takes approximately&#xA;  200 pages, then 1 tanko (short for tankoubon / comic unit) takes 6&#xA;  chapters. If 1 comic magazine only published 1 chapter / month, then&#xA;  at least 6 months new enough material collected for tankobon version;&#xA;  and the fastest 1.5 months if the magazine is published weekly. And&#xA;  remember, that if 1 chapter 32 pages, there are some comics that the&#xA;  number of pages less than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then after that, this material will be their new process of licensed as&#xA;  a tankobon in Japan. Note that This new comic status in Japan are currently on-going manga series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia 1: Do you know that there is a publisher requesting to submit approval repeatedly simply because the comic-panel retouch should be&#xA;  done in such a way that it should not be about the objects they&#xA;  specify a semilimeter?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Indonesia, after the Japanese tankobon is issued, the raw material is sent to Indonesia and then still processed here, including the process of permitting the contents to be printed which must get Japanese permit every volume (which is the MOST LONG process, ie waiting for the print / approval of contents &amp;amp; cover from Japan). Because once the permit is there, all will be done smoothly, Elex Media just takes 2-3 weeks process and your favorite comics are already spread nationwide to all bookstores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia 2: Do you know that there is a publisher who can request to submit &#xA;  approval repeatedly only for color control of only one certain illustration image?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In addition, the Japanese publisher representative agency and the responsible editors in Indonesia do not only handle the 1 title or 1 publisher only, but there are so many other series &amp;amp; publishers handled. So the handling of manuscripts and the preparation of the published schedule also lapse with other series. Elex publishes 50-90 titles each week, just imagine .. more than 200 titles are published every month! ^^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia 3: Do you know that there are editors who have to outline around every single comic strip, just to check the comic edges should be a distance of a certain millimeter size, so that the results can meet the standards of one of the Japanese publishers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes there are also comics that are stagnant in Japan itself for one reason or another, for example a vacuum comic for research (such as Naruto, One Piece, etc.), comic artist / injury (such as Crayon Shinchan, Princess, etc.), internal problems (such as Topeng Glass, etc.) and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the western Audience, they have discussed on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elexmedia.co.id/forum/index.php?topic=261.msg567817#msg567817&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thread&lt;/a&gt; (Indonesian language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Anon: ... let alone see a neighboring country that can release the latest one piece volume in just 2 months after japan releases its latest volume, with price below 20 thousand rupiah and thicker paper which somehow how &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;for this one seems to have been discussed on the previous page. The&#xA;  greatest possibility can be analyzed from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elexmedia.co.id/forum/index.php?topic=4851.msg566355#new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thread&lt;/a&gt;. There it&#xA;  is seen that in Indonesia, either because of online pirated read&#xA;  prefer or what, the sale of the results received by the Japanese&#xA;  publishers to the OP (One piece) as a condition of publication is not&#xA;  as good as in other countries. In the thread it's even clear OP does&#xA;  not even reach his 1/2 of Naruto's report card and is still far behind&#xA;  compared to Detective Conan's report card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The usual practice is that the better his report card (after being&#xA;  sent to Yen, so the exchange rate also affects), the fair is&#xA;  increasingly prioritized in Japan. So if you compare the other titles&#xA;  with other publishers that you call, it would be much the opposite is&#xA;  also the titles in Elex licensed is faster than other country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is also possible that in other countries, the comic title published&#xA;  by the publisher is not as massive as Elex, which currently publishes&#xA;  about 15,000 comics with its current cycle of about 100-150 comics&#xA;  every month. If the info on &lt;a href=&quot;http://comicsdirectory.com.my/shop-by-publisher/comics-house&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt;, the number of titles dealt by the&#xA;  publisher is much less (only 8.5% of Elex) so reasonable that the&#xA;  bureaucracy, the total title held by the editor, and the process at&#xA;  the publisher is slimmer, a little queue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;FYI if before the permit process, there are many other processes that&#xA;  must be passed such as the process of payment of royalties, taxes,&#xA;  sales proceeds, delivery of materials, etc., where the process is not&#xA;  all per title but there are per batch. :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For example the process of permission of comic title I can not be&#xA;  processed because waiting process X which processed in batch Y along&#xA;  with title of comics II, III, IV, etc which still queue up in other&#xA;  process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elexmedia.co.id/forum/index.php?topic=14103.msg601699#new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elex Media F.A.Q page&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="14883" LastEditDate="2019-03-19T10:32:25.627" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T10:32:25.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-05T20:54:03.730" Score="2" ViewCount="651" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 119 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, especially at 15:28, there's a song that sounds like &quot;Lightning Speed&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Denkousekka&lt;/em&gt;) but with another instrument and another song playing over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37033" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T08:38:19.647" LastActivityDate="2020-08-01T12:03:50.357" Title="What song plays at Naruto Shippuden episode 119 that sounds like Denkousekka?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17000" CreationDate="2017-12-06T04:13:27.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking around in Google Maps, I have determined two likely locations for Mihama Academy. Starting in Mishima, because of the name of Mishima Cape in the VN and anime, I found a lake on the south end of the city, just north of the Kano river. It is also conveniently right on the border of Ohira, whose border looks kind of like a cape. This would make the &quot;Mishima Cape&quot; a geographical name, not a city or town name, or perhaps a district name. However, being a lake, I don't see why it might have a lighthouse as in the anime (I don't think there is a lighthouse in the VN).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other place I have found is on the north end of the city, around the Ashinoko Country Club. Google Maps shows the area around the club to be quite barren of infrastructure and &quot;civilisation&quot;, though I do not know quite how accurate this is. My reasoning behind this place is because Mihama Academy is mentioned to be quite a ways away from the city itself, on the outskirts, which would make the sparsely populated area up north an ideal place for it. Also, Lake Ashi is just to the north, and while it is not in Mishima City (it is located within Hakone in the Kanegawa Prefecture), there are plenty of protrusions of land for there to be the cliff that we see Michiru visit multiple times, and the lake is a closed cruise destination (the cruises only go around the lake because there is no sea or ocean access), which would provide a need for light houses so the cruise ships don't run aground. It is never mentioned that the cliff Michiru frequents is in the same city as Mihama Academy, and we know Yuuji runs 15(?)km every morning, so this is well within the realm of possibility. The only thing missing from this location is the river Sakaki gets attacked by, but since it appears to be a man-made river (because of how straight and &quot;square&quot; it is), that could possibly be forgiven, especially since it appears to be a fictional river.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37039" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T04:13:27.347" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43680" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-06T14:15:10.803" Score="2" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Isekai Shokudou (Restaurant to Another World) does the door connects only between 2 worlds (let's call it world A and world B), or does it connects to more than 2 worlds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, does all the other world customer come from the same world, or do they come from many different worlds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I notice that some do come from the same world, like the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/153403/Victoria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Princess Victoria&lt;/a&gt; and the Great Mage &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/151886/Altorius&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Artorius&lt;/a&gt;. But does Princess Victoria share the same world with &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/151884/Kuro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuro&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T08:57:37.927" Title="Does the door connects only between 2 worlds or does it connects more?" Tags="&lt;restaurant-to-another-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-06T15:21:53.860" Score="4" ViewCount="3806" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the scene where Shouko tries to give a plant pot decoration thingy, she tried to confess her feeling to Shoya, but it was rather interpreted as '&lt;em&gt;tsuki&lt;/em&gt; (moon)'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering now why Shouko didn't confess her feelings later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-06T15:53:37.267" LastActivityDate="2019-10-29T17:02:50.383" Title="Why didn't Shouko confess her feelings to Shoya afterwards?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43652" CreationDate="2017-12-06T17:53:45.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beerus had been silent the entire time champas universe started loosing aces as said by whiss. However when universe 6 was about to be deleted and champa called out to him; it looked as though he had decided to still stay silent until that moment his brother called out to him. Beerus looks out of the corner of his eyes to see his little brothers silly but somewhat content face at him during his own erasure and says TO HIMSELF, say something. As to imply to himself not to be silent suring his brothers erasure, to say something before you never see eachother again but wanst able to manage anything but that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37048" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T17:53:45.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6430" CreationDate="2017-12-06T19:07:40.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: &lt;em&gt;RWBY&lt;/em&gt; is not an anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's all based on the demographic you watch. You appear to watch most of the shonen anime, but that's understandable as most of this kind of anime is popular because people like this kind of things. If you don't think action suits you, I'll list a few from their demographics and you can go check them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kodomo: for young children (&lt;em&gt;Doraemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pokemon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Inazuma Eleven&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shojo: for girls aged 8-18 (&lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ouran Highschool Host Club&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shounen: for boys aged 8-18 (&lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seinen: for older men over 18 (&lt;em&gt;Tokyo Ghoul&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Parasyte&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Josei: for older women over 18. I don't have any picks apart from &lt;em&gt;Boku no Pico&lt;/em&gt; and I seriously don't want you to watch that, so... nah...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emotional/Romance anime series that will make you cry: &lt;em&gt;Clannad&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Clannad: After Story&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Erased&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Your Lie in April&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37050" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-07T00:20:26.723" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T00:20:26.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-06T19:33:14.970" Score="3" ViewCount="684" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hit is a powerful opponent for Goku because he can use time skip and manipulate time and space.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Could this be said for Jiren, or is he simply an overpowered character?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; comparing the two, I'm simply providing an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T06:12:05.753" LastActivityDate="2019-01-09T21:57:49.570" Title="Does Jiren simply use brute force?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-06T21:45:51.810" Score="6" ViewCount="3864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who taught Boruto the shadow clone Jutsu? In the anime, episode 36 Kakashi asks if Boruto's father (Naruto) taught him the jutsu, but he replied no. If Naruto didn't teach Boruto, then who did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35843" LastActivityDate="2019-12-29T05:39:11.980" Title="How did Boruto learn the shadow clone jutsu?" Tags="&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43688" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-07T00:25:29.073" Score="1" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I heard this song in &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt; towards the end of season 2 episode 12 and when I compared it to the soundtrack, I found out it was called &quot;Attack on D&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the song in the actual episode (episode 12) has a piano part in it and the 'la la la' part only comes in towards the end of the song.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a different song? If so, is it available in the OST?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37053" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-07T01:58:09.277" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T01:58:09.277" Title="A different version of &quot;Attack on D&quot; from near the end of season 2 episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43684" CreationDate="2017-12-07T01:18:55.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiren is just overpowered that's all. But Goku (or even Vegeta) with ultra instinct can maybe win against him somehow... Its hard to believe that this beast can be beaten but yes... it is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37055" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T01:18:55.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43684" CreationDate="2017-12-07T06:15:11.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt; Let me make something clear, Hit isn't a character strong for his power(If compared to the power of these high tiers and godly tier characters). What makes him strong are his dangerous assassin techniques which allow him to manipulate time and space &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Even during the first fight between Goku and Hit during the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 arc, we need to realize that both of Goku's very powerful attacks didn't actually touch Hit. Hit's timeskip allowed him to dodge both the attacks which is why he managed to survive.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Even during the rematch between Goku and Hit, we see Goku capable of tanking multiple blows from Hit and even surviving a shot which almost killed him. However, one powerful Kamehameha in his improvised SSJB form, was capable of taking out Hit (a double K.O), during the match. &lt;li&gt;Even during the match between Hit and Dyspo, we see Dyspo's punches actually hurting hit a lot at the start. We see Goku on the other hand taking 2 back to back punches from Dyspo like it was nothing. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I were to distinguish the current strongest characters(mortals), I'd put them on the God Tier and the High Tier Scale :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;God Tier&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jiren: He is the strongest mortal in the anime at the moment and his power is said to rival that of a Hakaishin. He obviously possesses a lot of techniques and experience like Goku but ultimately, what makes him unbelievable strong is just his brute strength and power. We do know that technique can sometimes counter power. (We see hit being able to do this with goku), However,  Jiren's power rivals that of Beerus (at 100%). So his power is off the scale and even Hit's best technique wasn't sufficient enough to subdue him. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UI Goku: This transformation is Goku utilising a skill which the Gods strive to master. At the same time, it certainly does act as a power multiplier which makes him very strong and he's definitely not in his base form or his attacks wouldn't even touch Kefla or Jiren. One's he manages to attack perfectly in this state, and match Jiren's power, it would bring him closer to the power of the gods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt; &lt;h1&gt;High Tier&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Goku SSJB + Kaioken*20&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Kefla SSJ2 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Toppo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta SSJB = Golden Freiza&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hit&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;In terms of power, Hit is a lot weaker than the rest of the high tier characters. He is certainly very powerful, but even a mid tier character like 17, gohan or dyspo (Fighting at full power) might be able to give Hit some trouble if they manage to counter his special abilities which they very likely wouldn't be able to because of Hit's superior experience and complex level of skill. Also, you need to realize that Goku wouldn't struggle with Hit's time skip anymore in his UI state. Unlike Goku who needed some time to adjust to time skip, Jiren was able to completely dodge all of Hits attacks and even counter most of the time initially simply because of his amazing reaction time. The UI transformation makes Goku's reaction time perfect, so technically, Goku would be able to dodge hit's time skip and overpower him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T06:15:11.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43684" CreationDate="2017-12-07T10:10:05.213" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overpowered&lt;/strong&gt; is the correct description for Jiren. So far what was shown was pure raw power from Jiren. We weren't introduced to any special ability yet (in the anime, I don't know how it is in the manga). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was rumored that a mortal was living in an universe with power that exceeds the god of destruction. I don't know the exact episode but Whis and Beerus were talking about it when Jiren showed his raw power for the first time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Jiren has any special/unique abilities it will still have to be presented. Which will make him significantly stronger or weaker if an ability might be the reason for his insane raw power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just the way saiyans and different species are able to power up through different forms Jiren might be possessing a similar treat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what we have been shown yet Jiren is simple overpowered. The punch of his fist alone causes enough force to destroy surrounding areas. None of the other characters in the tournament so far are able to have a similar force in their base form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T10:10:05.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43672" CreationDate="2017-12-07T13:05:48.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you wanna know the require to open 8 gates? or Lee can open 8 gates? etc..Questions...Right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many gates can rock Lee open?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through Guy's teachings, Lee learned to open the first five of the Eight Gates at age 12, the sixth age 17, and the seventh at age 20. He is recognised as a genius for this feat by Kakashi Hatake, who notes it is highly difficult for even the most talented ninja to open even one gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the conclusion he can also able to open 8 gates.But the reason to avoid the 8th gate probably known as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Gate of Death&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.You will get end of fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The require to open is basically it's based on opponents will power.No one would like to open the death gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; would be useful to know more about gates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36522" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T13:05:48.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43181" CreationDate="2017-12-07T13:40:56.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What Vados said was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;数{すう}十{じゅう}倍{ばい}にも膨{ふく}れ上{あ}がります&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Sū jū bai ni mo fukureagari masu)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which literally means &lt;strong&gt;(something) will expand tens of times&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T13:40:56.723" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22297" CreationDate="2017-12-07T17:02:57.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding ontop of the other points these people have made which I'm going to take from this post &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.senpaiwares.com/blogs/news/how-to-spot-a-bootleg-products-figurines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Spot Bootleg Figurines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst MyFigureCollection is a great place to source these figurines, it's worth noting it's not 100% guaranteed to stop fakes from filtering through, one common issue at Comic &amp;amp; Anime conventions is that stalls which sell official figurines will also sell fake figurines for a much lower price with the illusion that you're getting a discount. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My biggest tips I've read about are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check the figurines Hair; Hair is typically the easiest way to&#xA;determine the quality of a product. If it feels cheap or is easy to bend and morph, you've likely got a bootleg. For Nendoroids, shiny elements in the hair and faceplate are usually a giveaway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you can look prior to purchasing, check the underside of the&#xA;figurine if the logo looks off or not smooth it's likely a bootleg.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37066" LastEditorUserId="37066" LastEditDate="2017-12-07T17:12:17.027" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T17:12:17.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43704" CreationDate="2017-12-07T18:05:51.047" Score="5" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pet of Kyuuta (Ren) is a fluffy ball of hair-like animal. Though Kyuuta thinks and says it is a mouse, I didn't find anything to confirm that Chiko is a mouse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what animal (&lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; it is an animal) is Chiko?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mAX5Al.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chiko&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-08T06:41:38.543" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T06:41:38.543" Title="What kind of animal is Chiko?" Tags="&lt;bakemono-no-ko&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11736" CreationDate="2017-12-07T20:42:55.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sages use nature energy.  Tsunades &quot;100 healings technique&quot; uses her own stored chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Hashirama does not use the same healing technique.  His is called &quot;Mitotic Regeneration&quot; in his sage mode and it works by increasing the speed at which his cells replicate through mitosis which replaces the damaged or dead cells.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm too lazy to find the exact episode, I just watch/read a lot of Naruto..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37068" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T20:42:55.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-07T22:06:42.043" Score="6" ViewCount="607" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know in one of the episodes while Goku, Vegeta, Whis and Beerus sat down to eat, Whis stated that there were 18 Universes before and Zeno erased 6 Universes while he was in a bad mood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Zen Exhibition match, we know for a fact that if Zeno were to erase a universe, even the gods, The kaioshin and hakaishin would also be erased. We also know that the angels are not related to the universe and their duty is to only serve the god of destruction, which is again mentioned by Whis when Beerus questioned as to why he wouldn't get erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also mentioned by Shin during the Future Trunks arc that if Beerus were to die, Whis were to leave the universe as his sole duty is to only serve Beerus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these events, shouldn't there exist 6 more angels of the erased Universes? Why aren't they watching the tournament of power (When the exempted universes are watching the same)? We know these angels don't cease to exist once their universe is erased as we see some of the angels of the erased universes seated and watching the tournament of power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are your thoughts on the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2020-06-01T16:04:00.397" Title="Where are the remaining Angels?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-07T23:26:22.580" Score="8" ViewCount="573" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that in the beginning of the anime Kirito was downloading something on his computer, and then played SAO with the NerveGear after it was finished downloading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so my question is how would you get a game for the NerveGear and install it on/in on the NerveGear in the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37070" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-07T23:39:02.690" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T10:58:07.490" Title="How do you get games on a NerveGear?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43699" CreationDate="2017-12-08T06:38:21.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Officially, Chiko is &lt;em&gt;a mysterious&lt;/em&gt;, small animal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bakemono-no-ko.jp/character/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official site (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; lists Chiko as,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;チコ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;九太と【渋谷】の路地裏で出会って以来、いつも一緒に行動している&lt;strong&gt;不思議な小動物&lt;/strong&gt;。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chiko&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;A mysterious, small animal&lt;/strong&gt; that always with Kyuuta after their meeting on a back alley in &amp;quot;Shibuya&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, the official site lists some characters with their animal characteristic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kumatetsu: Bear (&lt;em&gt;kuma&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tatara: Old monkey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hyakushuubou: Slim pig&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out-of-universe, it looks like a &lt;em&gt;Kesaran Pasaran&lt;/em&gt;, a Japanese mythical creature (&lt;em&gt;youkai&lt;/em&gt;) that looks like a white fluffy furball. While it has many renditions, one of them looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7yVjfl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Random Kesaran Pasaran&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Image posted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?/topic/25546-do-you-want-a-kesaran-pasaran/&amp;amp;do=findComment&amp;amp;comment=1516600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ein on Serenes Forums&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;PS: I only found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_Kesaran-pasaran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Answers.com&lt;/a&gt; as the best definition in English, but it doesn't conflict with &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T06:38:21.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43214" CreationDate="2017-12-08T10:13:30.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That was a trailer teasing the fight between two new female super saiyans from universe 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbtmijf9tWg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Clip from Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;潜{せん}在{ざい}能{のう}力{りょく}&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(senzai nōryoku)&lt;/em&gt; translates into &lt;strong&gt;hidden potential&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context it's simply says that Caulifla has infinite hidden potential waiting to be awaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T10:13:30.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43701" CreationDate="2017-12-08T10:36:36.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to present my personal viewpoint regarding this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, there is a common assumption that just like Whis serves Beerus, Daishinkan also serves Zeno and therefore by this analogy, just like Whis is stronger than Beerus, Daishinkan &lt;em&gt;&quot;could&quot;&lt;/em&gt; be stronger than Zeno. The problem with this analogy is it doesn't consider the differences regarding the services provided by the Angels and the Grand Priest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whis serves as a mentor trains Beerus in combat. But Zeno is not a fighter. So there is no need for Daishinkan to train Zeno. Thus Daishinkan plays a role which could be considered akin to a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;secretary/butler/advisor/minister&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to Zeno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since Daishinkan is Whis's father and much much stronger than Whis, the question is &lt;strong&gt;Why would Daishinkan serve the Omni-king if not to train him?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only plausible explaination then would be that he was created to serve Zeno in an advisory role &lt;em&gt;(that is the Grand Priest's purpose)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, nowhere in Dragonball Super it is mentioned that the Angels are indestructible or free from Zeno's wrath. It is only mentioned that &lt;em&gt;the angels will not be wiped out after the TOP.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe because, Zeno didn't feel like it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe Daishinkan talked him out of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the other angels are also related to Daishinkan and he doesn't want to see his kin erased like the previous 6 universes, so he persuades Zeno. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the angels have been kept alive because there is a chance Zeno might ressurect all the wiped universes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know. We only know that there are too many maybe's here and no definite answer. The only safe option here is to assume that the &lt;em&gt;previous angels were also probably erased along with the previous 6 out of 18 universes&lt;/em&gt; but this time the remaining angels have been spared this fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37076" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T10:36:36.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43707" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43709" CreationDate="2017-12-08T17:54:39.323" Score="3" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second half of the episode shows a wordplay on wisdom teeth (alternatively read as &quot;teeth which parents don't know about&quot;) and during the entire gag, voice actors change around for every character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the joke in that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="191" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T01:59:56.983" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T02:01:41.527" Title="What's the deal with rotating voice actors in episode 6 of &quot;Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&quot;?" Tags="&lt;sayonara-zetsubou-sensei&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43703" CreationDate="2017-12-08T18:59:43.540" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not read the light novels, but based on two very quick scenes in the anime, Sword Art Online, even Alfheim Online, does not get installed into the NerveGear itself. The game is installed or inserted into a secondary device to which the NerveGear is connected to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Towards the beginning of episode 1, Kirito is getting ready to log into SAO and we can see the title &quot;Sword Art Online&quot; on a console shortly after putting on the NerveGear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7wXOHm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7wXOHm.png&quot; alt=&quot;SAO game in console&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the exact same type of scene later in episode 16, after Agil gives Kirito a hard copy of ALO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TJCaam.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TJCaam.png&quot; alt=&quot;ALO game in console&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-12-08T19:06:36.640" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T19:06:36.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43707" CreationDate="2017-12-08T21:59:49.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original manga chapter this was based on (ep. 97) was the first chapter published after the announcement of the first season of &lt;em&gt;Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei&lt;/em&gt;, along with the staff and cast working on it. In this episode, whenever a character appeared, a subtitle with the character name and voice actor was also displayed, to drill the information into the heads of the readers (which at the time everyone thought &quot;I know you're happy about the anime. I get it already.&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime studio took that joke and played it reverse, since it was a joke that only made sense in textual form (and we've listened to their voices for 1.5 seasons, so it would just sound like stating the obvious).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically it's a twist on a joke that only worked in the manga, which was published right after the announcement of the first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T02:01:41.527" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T02:01:41.527" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-08T23:52:31.083" Score="4" ViewCount="3976" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently stumbled upon the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6574146/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame!&lt;/a&gt; movie on Netflix. I eagerly watched it, enjoying every minute of it - not least for the underlying amazing world. I realized that it was based on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;manga of the same name&lt;/a&gt; and looked it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there's more than just the manga, to my knowledge there is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame!&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame! (Manga)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blame!² (Oneshot?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOiSE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NOiSE (Manga)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame!#NSE:_Net_Sphere_Engineer&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NSE: Net Sphere Engineer (Manga?)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1166&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame! (ONA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11305&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame! Prologue (ONA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6574146/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame! (Movie, 2017)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what order should I best consume these works? And am I missing any more of them in this list?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35700" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T12:51:33.400" Title="In what order do I consume the Blame! universe?" Tags="&lt;blame&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43711" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43714" CreationDate="2017-12-09T00:25:15.653" Score="7" ViewCount="80353" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; is a very long saga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which series should I start with?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any of the new ones the reboot of the old ones?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I start with &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, will it be continuing the others, or is it a reboot of the first one?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T14:19:45.893" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:22:36.983" Title="From which series should I start watching Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43711" CreationDate="2017-12-09T02:22:47.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; is the latest iteration of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; (as of current writing). I recommend starting with &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, followed by &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt; and then watch &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; if you wish to watch all the episodes in order and in succession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt; which isn't canon with the original series. You could perhaps consider it as something which happens in an alternate timeline and watch it after &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;. Please note that &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; is the actual continuation of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T14:22:36.983" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:22:36.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43713" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-09T02:49:51.487" Score="5" ViewCount="17316" Body="&lt;p&gt;If E.N.D is the strongest Demon in the Books of Zeref and if Acnologia can slay countless dragons, is it possible for E.N.D to slay Acnologia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, when you think about it, Natsu's dad couldn't slay E.N.D, so is it possible for the Demon to slay a dragon like Acnologia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37084" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2019-08-01T21:19:54.773" LastActivityDate="2019-12-27T20:04:10.593" Title="Can E.N.D slay Acnologia?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43711" CreationDate="2017-12-09T03:00:14.873" Score="7" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to start with the beginning, start with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. If you want to start with the most popular segment (probably the most entertaining segment, but this is a matter of opinion), start with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Many people haven't seen &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; and yet they understand most of what follows it without watching &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z Kai&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; counts exactly as a &quot;reboot&quot;, but it is a modified version of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, in HD, with new color, new lines, new backgrounds, re-recorded voices and sound effects, new openings and endings, new background music, deleted scenes and episodes, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a continuation of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-25T14:20:59.570" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:20:59.570" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43715" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43728" CreationDate="2017-12-09T06:20:40.317" Score="1" ViewCount="5211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiren was able to dodge Hit's time skip attacks and predict his movement pattern.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He also appears to be as strong as a God of destruction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Many Gods try to achieve Ultra Instinct and some of them still struggling to master it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there an indication of Jiren achieving or even mastering UI?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T02:30:37.160" Title="Is Jiren able to use Ultra Instinct?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-09T09:04:24.757" Score="-1" ViewCount="1434" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the villains to most of the kages were reincarnated but Why wasn't Jiraya reincarnated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kabuto reincarnated almost everyone from the past during the war and the presence of Jiraya could've been too helpful for him.But my question is what was the reason for reincarnating him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28311" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T10:22:31.897" Title="Why wasn't Jiraya reincarnated?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-12-09T20:02:18.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43716" CreationDate="2017-12-09T10:22:31.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reincarnation done the way Kabuto chose to do it requires the body of the person being reincarnated and a host body. This is told to the third hokage by Orochimaru in the Naruto series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jiraiya dies while fighting pain and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Since his body was never preserved and buried, Kabuto could not revive him along with the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4607" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T10:22:31.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43710" CreationDate="2017-12-09T11:21:22.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can start reading the original sources. The other works is just like a side-story, not really canon (as far i know, the side story is just an &quot;explanation chapter&quot; or a filler chapter about the Blame! universe that never explained before in the original &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blame!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; manga, based on Wikipedia and myanimelist. I have never read those side-story, nor try it ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Main story&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/149/Blame&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame! (manga)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side-story (not recommended, but you can give it try)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/465/NOiSE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NOiSE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/17368/Blame_Gakuen_And_So_On&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blame Gakuen! And So On&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Blame! movie only cover some part like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cibo first appearance : Volume 2, Chapter 9.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the rest : Volume 5 - Volume 6, Chapter 26 - Chapter 34.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your question, you put the ONA version of Blame!, and looks like it's a clip of Blame! anime but i never heard about those ones. There is no anime adaptation of Blame! until Netflix made one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T12:51:33.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T12:51:33.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-09T15:25:38.000" Score="1" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Inuyashiki manga chapter 82&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Inuyashiki was not able to hear the voice of Hiro when they were standing on meteor far from earth in space. So Hiro called Inuyashiki (via some telecommunication mechanism).&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/g3V9Nm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; When Hiro was going to blow himself up, he heard the voice of Watanabe Shion. And the same thing happened to Inuyashiki - when he was going to self-destruct he also heard the voices of his family and dog.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uGA4Wm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uGA4Wm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w0bULm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/w0bULm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can they hear voices from the earth? Given that they were not able to communicate so Hiro had to call Inuyashiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Anime is still going on and I don't know how they're gonna show these parts.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T07:24:22.790" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T08:20:35.567" Title="How can Inuyashiki and Hiro hear voices from Earth?" Tags="&lt;inuyashiki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43720" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-12-09T15:37:35.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SmybEm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SmybEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is about the old man Inuyashiki Ichiro who is gonna die from the cancer. But one fateful evening, he is struck by a mysterious explosion in a public park, which is of extraterrestrial origin, and his body is replaced by an incredibly powerful, but still outwardly human, mechanical body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyashiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T20:13:39.437" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T20:13:39.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43721" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-12-09T15:37:35.257" Score="0" Body="Inuyashiki (いぬやしき) is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It also has an anime adaptation by MAPPA." OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T16:39:48.717" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T16:39:48.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43729" CreationDate="2017-12-09T16:34:36.293" Score="1" ViewCount="1231" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the background music themed in &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 297 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-297-a-fathers-hope-a-mothers-love-615351&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link to Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;) at time 19:29 when Gaara cries out? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very heart touching. I really need it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LnGewl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31493" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T17:07:02.113" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T03:20:14.097" Title="What's the song when Gaara cries out in episode 297?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-09T19:42:26.567" Score="2" ViewCount="27604" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have seen that Madara had awakened his left eye to a Rinnegan. But Nagato's both eyes have Rinnegan when they are transplanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Madara Uchiha give his Rinnegan to Nagato?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37091" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T04:09:14.677" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T04:26:08.517" Title="How did Madara Uchiha give his Rinnegan to Nagato?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-01-31T18:48:43.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-10T00:39:41.563" Score="4" ViewCount="8971" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second episode of &lt;em&gt;Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, we can see that Shinji's Eva's right eye is injured by the Third Angel, but nothing happens to his right eye. But when it comes to Asuka's Eva getting her right eye injured by a Lance of Longinus in &lt;em&gt;End of Evangelion&lt;/em&gt;, it also injures her right eye. How can this happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTr8rm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VTr8rm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shinji&amp;#39;s eva&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNoUMm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eNoUMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Asuka&amp;#39;s Eva&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T06:02:38.953" LastActivityDate="2020-10-15T03:06:25.643" Title="Why did Asuka get her right eye injured but Shinji didn't?" Tags="&lt;neon-genesis-evangelion&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18500" CreationDate="2017-12-10T00:51:57.487" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's simple, you need extensive training to use Conqueror's Haki. Only certain people like Luffy, Rayleigh, Shanks, and Doffy trained their Conqueror's Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37094" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T01:46:34.763" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T01:46:34.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43715" CreationDate="2017-12-10T02:30:37.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The main concept of Ultra Instinct, is cutting down reaction time &lt;b&gt;significantly&lt;/b&gt;. We know this based on Whis's comments while training Goku and Vegeta. Also, Vados's comment during Goku vs Kefla.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was also stated by Vados, that &lt;b&gt;Jiren's&lt;/b&gt; reaction time is near to perfect. We can conclude the same based on the last comment she made when Hit attacked Jiren after Jiren defeated Goku. She said that most warriors are open immediately after fighting an enemy and Jiren didn't even have that weakness and he reacted immediately to block hit. We also see Jiren being able to dodge the first &lt;b&gt;Kick&lt;/b&gt; from &lt;b&gt;Ultra Instinct Goku&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We also see in the Ultra Instinct state, Goku was doing fairly well with Jiren despite Jiren's physical power being significantly higher compared to Goku's. So in other words, the transformation made Goku's reaction time better than Jiren which is why Jiren had trouble landing attacks.  However, Jiren's &lt;b&gt;reaction time&lt;/B&gt; is extremely good enough to easily react to &lt;b&gt;Hit's time skip&lt;/b&gt; and his attack which Goku couldn't that easily.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I believe every &lt;b&gt;God Tier fighter&lt;/b&gt; , ie God's of destructions and Jiren have require very minimal time to react and hence have UI mastered down to an extent. However, it is not to the same extent as that of Whis and the other angels and Goku has possibly mastered the dodging part, to the same extent as Whis.  The reason why I believe Jiren hasn't perfected it as much as Goku has is because of something said by &lt;b&gt;Whis during the UI Goku vs Kefla fight &lt;/b&gt;. Whis said that Goku's attacks were pretty weak and this was even after he powered up. During his fight against Jiren, we know Jiren in terms of raw power is comparable to a God of Destruction's power. Hence if &lt;b&gt;Jiren's reaction time was better than Goku's or even equal to Goku's&lt;/b&gt;, he wouldn't even have struggled a little against UI Goku.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This brings me to my conclusion that Jiren &lt;b&gt;has not mastered self movement&lt;/b&gt;. I believe he has a reaction time which is very comparable to that of a God. However, Goku is ahead of him with regard to that. Jiren's raw power on the other hand, is superior to Goku and comparable to Beerus and the other Gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T02:30:37.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43722" CreationDate="2017-12-10T03:20:14.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an unreleased soundtrack called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdGZccggstI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;A Mother's love&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. I've linked the name to a youtube video of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T03:20:14.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43673" CreationDate="2017-12-10T04:38:41.220" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to remember that philosopher's stones are merely the souls of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched the episode in a while, but I'm fairly certain Edward explains it as using part of his own soul/life force to generate a philosopher's stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: found this on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_61:_He_Who_Would_Swallow_God_(2009_series)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Breaking free of his bonds, Edward takes hold of Pride's head and, turning himself once more into a single-souled Philosopher's Stone, forces his way into the Homunculus' psyche. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34591" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T04:38:41.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-10T05:21:39.410" Score="2" ViewCount="839" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the beginning of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, I know that the fourth Hokage (his father) had sealed the nine tailed fox into Naruto. But now I am at the part where Madara Uchiha comes into play and I understand that he used his Sharingan to control the beast and attacked the leaf village.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So was the nine-tailed fox used 2 times to attack the leaf village, during the first and fourth Hokage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37096" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T08:48:36.450" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T17:55:32.763" Title="How many times was the nine tailed fox used to attack the leaf village?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43731" CreationDate="2017-12-10T14:55:58.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can use deduction to answer this with a few givens: the Leaf was created by Madara so it didn’t exist before him, and extracting a Bijuu kills its host, even Uzumakis (it just takes a little longer). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, so going from that, we know that Madara was the first attack, that makes one. In response to the Madara attack, the first Hokage put the Kyuubi into his wife, Mito Uzumaki. We also know that it was directly given to Kushina Uzumaki from Mito. This means it never left Mito because she would’ve already been dead. While Kushina was in possession of the Kyuubi, it was extracted by Madara again, the second attack. Immediately after, it was given to Naruto, and 12 years later the events of Naruto began. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we can conclude that the Nine Tails was used to attack the Leaf exactly 2 times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastEditorUserId="36601" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T04:37:00.730" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T04:37:00.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43733" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43734" CreationDate="2017-12-10T17:25:40.950" Score="0" ViewCount="1129" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Dragon Ball wikia article &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Priest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Great Priest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vados, Whis, Cus, Marcarita, Martinu and Korn are children of the Great Priest. What about the other angels? Are they also children of the Great Priest or who's his father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T21:18:33.393" Title="Are all the angels children of the Great Priest?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43733" CreationDate="2017-12-10T23:37:56.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well as of now, it has been confirmed to a &lt;b&gt;certainty&lt;/b&gt; in the anime that &lt;b&gt;Whis and Vados&lt;/b&gt; are siblings. As for the other angels, the reason you see them being linked as sisters on the wiki page is because of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imgrum.org/media/1538779276920221160_2128220734&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;(linked here) posted on Instagram by Toyotaro listing &lt;b&gt;Vados, Whis, Cus, Maracarita and Marinu&lt;/b&gt; as siblings. &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; The post translates to &lt;b&gt;&quot;4 Beautiful Sisters&quot;&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Personal Opinion: I personally believed at the start that it was very likely that all the angels are kids of the grand priest. However, after episode 118, my opinion of the same has changed. After Universe 6 is erased, we see Vados immediately going towards Whis as seen in the picture below. We also know that this isn't temporary as Vados is seated next to Whis in episode 119. We don't see any of the other angels joining another Universe or being seated next to another angel once their universe is erased. &lt;b&gt;Please Note&lt;/b&gt;: There is a very high possibility that this doesn't mean anything and it was only because&lt;b&gt; Vados and Whis might be very close since they are from parallel universes&lt;/b&gt;, or they might be two siblings &lt;b&gt;who get along and don't get along with the others&lt;/b&gt; or &lt;b&gt;only the two of them might be siblings&lt;/b&gt; and we don't know for sure.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hj9dd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hj9dd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vados immediately going to Whis after the Universe 6 elimination&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dri43.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dri43.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vados seated next to Whis.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Hence, there is no actual answer to your question and it's personally up to you to decide what you believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T23:37:56.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43725" CreationDate="2017-12-11T02:51:31.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember, Madara awakened Rinnegan in both his eyes. He used Hashirama's cells to achieve the result, which affected both his eyes. The reason it seemed only his one eye had Rinnegan was because of his hairstyle which covered his other eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37077" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T02:51:31.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43687" CreationDate="2017-12-11T03:18:05.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now this is just my opinion, but I believe that the kids of Boruto's generation are much more talented as compared to people of Naruto's. When Naruto was in the academy, all he had to do was perform Shadow Clone technique to graduate. However, with the current generation, everyone already knows the basics. So we can safely assume that nearly everyone knows how to perform the basic shadow clone technique. But Boruto might have seen Naruto perform the Multi-Shadow clone technique (since he uses a lot of them to perform his duties as a Hokage effectively) and would've tried to replicate it on his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37077" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T03:18:05.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43739" CreationDate="2017-12-11T04:23:13.833" Score="7" ViewCount="2033" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Pixiv, sometimes I saw that as title. Here is the example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;amp;illust_id=61353466&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ COMITIA119 ] 星の花束&lt;/a&gt;. Seems like it's a doujin. This is the first image (cover) - if anyone interested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BhwXk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BhwXkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;COMITIA119&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found from Google that Comitia is a legal assembly of the people from ancient Republican Rome (seems like totally unrelated). At first I thought it's Comiket, but there's only 92 Comiket so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's COMITIA and what does the number represent? Seems like it's related to comiket after all. So how does it different than comiket?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T04:33:21.817" LastActivityDate="2020-06-25T15:49:07.513" Title="What is COMITIA? Is it different than Comiket?" Tags="&lt;terminology&gt;&lt;conventions&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;&lt;comiket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43738" CreationDate="2017-12-11T04:23:13.833" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Comiket and COMITIA are &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; conventions held in Japan. Both conventions are generally the same event with several differences. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22858/2869&quot;&gt;What events usually happen at Comiket?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Main Focus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While both Comiket's and COMITIA's main focus is socializing and exchange &lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt;. COMITIA is the largest &lt;em&gt;dojinshi&lt;/em&gt; convention focused completely for the exchange of &lt;strong&gt;original &lt;em&gt;dojinshi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in all genres. So unlike in Comiket, any &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;doujinshi&lt;/em&gt; based on an existing work are not allowed&lt;/strong&gt; in this convention. And unlike in Comiket where there are large numbers of cosplayers participate, there is &lt;strong&gt;no cosplay&lt;/strong&gt; at COMITIA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frequency and Location&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comiket is held twice a year in Tokyo, in August and December. Generally referred as NatsuComi (Summer Comiket) and FuyuComi (Winter Comiket), in Tokyo Big Sight convention center. While COMITIA main convention is held &lt;strong&gt;four times per year located in various convention sites&lt;/strong&gt; in Tokyo  depending on the size of the edition in question. And associated COMITIA cons are held in other parts of Japan as well. There are smaller editions are held throughout the year, 2 times per year in Osaka, Nagoya, and Niigata.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participant&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comiket is way larger than COMITIA. In Comiket, the number of circles that can participate is limited to 35,000 where there are more than 30.000 circles participants in recent years. Where in COMITIA, &lt;strong&gt;about 2000 to 3000 circles&lt;/strong&gt; have participated in every COMITIA in recent years. The hundredth edition of the main con, is set to welcome about 5000 circles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some professional mangaka also participate in COMITIA, selling their pro works directly to fans. But they must participate as individuals; &lt;strong&gt;company booths are not allowed&lt;/strong&gt;. While in Comiket there are more than 100 companies, ranging from manga publishers to anime production houses to dojinshi resale shops and other fan-oriented companies, like Pixiv, can participated in Comiket. These company booths are located on a separate floor and have a separate catalog. Companies at Comiket generate publicity for existing and upcoming projects, and sell goods, often limited editions that are distributed exclusively at Comiket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inaugurated Date&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first Comiket was held on 21 December 1975. While the first COMITIA was held later on 18 November 1984.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar to Comiket, the number is the identification of the n-th edition of the COMITIA. Currently they have COMITIA122. The hundredth edition of COMITIA took place on 5 May 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi_convention&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi_convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fanlore.org/wiki/COMITIA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://fanlore.org/wiki/COMITIA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fanlore.org/wiki/Doujinshi_Convention&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://fanlore.org/wiki/Doujinshi_Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fanlore.org/wiki/Comiket&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://fanlore.org/wiki/Comiket&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comitia.co.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.comitia.co.jp/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="19948" LastEditDate="2020-06-25T15:49:07.513" LastActivityDate="2020-06-25T15:49:07.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43731" CreationDate="2017-12-11T17:55:32.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spoiler: Madara did not attack the second time. The attacker was someone using his name. You could say he was acting on his behalf. So, twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5157" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T17:55:32.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43725" CreationDate="2017-12-11T17:58:25.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eye transplants before his death. He choose an Uzumaki because he believed that they were able to wield it as well as an Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5157" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T17:58:25.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43592" CreationDate="2017-12-11T18:05:20.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto and Sasuke have something closer to brotherhood not friendship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Naruto plot needed there to be an underline friendship between the two of them(to facilitate the underling Asura and Indra plot). I always felt that their brief time together could never have fostered such a great bond. But, I guess they could have each seen each as the other but for a different set of circumstances. They both have the same origin story; their paths just diverged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5157" LastEditorUserId="5157" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T18:39:46.437" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T18:39:46.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43684" CreationDate="2017-12-11T18:23:30.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jiren is not overpowered.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;tl;dr More Power (KI) ≠ Stronger Fighter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of the character is to illustrate the difference of strength between powerful mortals, gods of destruction, angels and others we probably haven't seen yet. &lt;em&gt;Jiren could be at a level between god of destruction and angel&lt;/em&gt;. The fact that he seems overpowered means we still have a long way to go until Goku reaches a level where he is considered the strongest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt; and even &lt;em&gt;GT&lt;/em&gt;, Goku seems to be near to the level of all of his opponents before finally surpassing them. &lt;em&gt;Super&lt;/em&gt; is taking a different approach. Goku and the others are struggling to even perceive the strength of their opponents. Other techniques and skills throw a monkey wrench in the idea of &quot;more power = stronger fighter&quot;. Time skip, ultra instinct, and the energy of destruction are all examples of technique trumping raw power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new anime is changing power scaling and what it means to be a powerful fighter. &lt;em&gt;DBZ&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;GT&lt;/em&gt; relied on transformations to show a character was at a higher level. &lt;em&gt;Super&lt;/em&gt;, like the original &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt;, is pivoting to strategy and use of different techniques to show a fighter's skills are advancing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5157" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T01:59:25.947" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T01:59:25.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-11T19:42:55.847" Score="1" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Assassination Classroom&lt;/em&gt; season 2 episode 7 starts with Nagisa saying he wants to save Koro-sensei. It sounds like a piano.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what song is playing? I've looked all over for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37122" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T03:50:23.333" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T03:50:23.333" Title="What is the song when Nagisa states he wants to save Koro-sensei in S2E7?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43713" CreationDate="2017-12-11T23:56:20.903" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I highly doubt it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, we have no evidence to suggest that any slayer magic is of a higher tier than any other slayer magic. Wendy and Chelia were about equal when they fought, and Natsu actually defeated Zancrow in combat despite Zancrow's God Slayer magic. Therefore END's Demon Slayer magic isn't necessarily better than Natsu's Dragon Slayer magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, Natsu is END. That means that we don't have any evidence to suggest that END is anything more than Natsu wielding Fire Demon Slayer magic as effectively as he wields Fire Dragon Slayer magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So looking at the matchup, I would argue that Natsu is actually better suited to 1v1ing Acnologia as a Fire Dragon Slayer than as a Demon Dragon Slayer. You see, slayer magic is designed to defeat the entity they are named after. That means Fire Dragon Slayer magic is more effective against dragons than Fire Demon Slayer magic. (Chapter 301, Zealconis states that humans were given the magic to slay dragons. That's logically Dragon Slayer magic, and you can deduce that X Slayer magic means magic to slay X). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Zeref designed END is because he wanted to get hit with the most powerful Demon Slayer Magic that existed, since Demon Slayer magic is more effective against his demon body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At any rate, if Natsu with his super-effective-against-dragons magic can't beat Acnologia without the power of friendship, I doubt he could do so with less effecive magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T23:56:20.903" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41412" CreationDate="2017-12-12T00:41:52.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &quot;Irina no Koigokoro&quot;, which is track 5 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/58512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the special CD bundled with S2 BD2&lt;/a&gt; (EYXA-10829B). &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/tglyjy1y?token=31658c13c0ac8a4c89607aa067e697ce&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a 15-second extract from the beginning of the track. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like an odd piece to be playing in a sequence where Karma and Manami are talking (not about Irina), but it is what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T00:41:52.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35757" CreationDate="2017-12-12T03:10:03.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Slight Correction to the 8th movies time frame. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Mew and the Aura Hero: Lucario)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Between AG 082 and AG 018. May gets Combusken at 082, Ash gets Snorunt at 108.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth this actually occurs later in the series&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After AG134: A Real Cleffa-Hanger where Brock leaves his Ludicolo at the Pewter Gym.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before AG147: where James drops Chimecho at a family mansion to recover and catches a Mime Jr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more easily noticed by the fact that May has Squirtle and Ash has Phanpy; which both happen at the beginning of Battle Frontier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 9th Movie Time frame - Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After AG182: Channeling the Battle Zone! where Ash Catches Aipom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before AG191: Once More With Reeling! where Mays Combusken evolves into Blaziken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37127" LastEditorUserId="37127" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T03:51:10.277" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T03:51:10.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-12T04:39:57.363" Score="9" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question pertains to One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I know that Skypians, Birkans, and Shandorians came from the moon. But they should've been technologically advanced right? But Shandorians like Calgara seem to be a small tribe with zero knowledge of poneglyphs etc. Also, they seem to believe in rituals/superstition etc even though they were once an advanced civilization that lived on the moon. Also, they seem way too backward in terms of science and technology. How did that happen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if that's true, then are Poneglyphs a way to find out the story about earth or moon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37130" LastEditorUserId="37130" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T08:28:19.223" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T08:28:19.223" Title="Was Shadorian Civilization technologically advanced?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43725" CreationDate="2017-12-12T05:16:43.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara gave both his rinnegans to Nagato and when he was revived with Edo Tensei, the jutsu gave him some fake eyes to make him appear as he was before death (or when the sample for the jutsu was collected). So when he was actually revived and came back to life, He was revived the way he died( without his own eyes). Then he takes back only one of his rinnegans because the other one is being used by Tobi. He steals the eye back from Tobi later on to complete his state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T05:16:43.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43802" CreationDate="2017-12-12T05:45:50.580" Score="2" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I watched the anime &lt;em&gt;Bodacious Space Pirates&lt;/em&gt;, I learned that it was based on the Light Novel series &lt;em&gt;Miniskirt Space Pirates&lt;/em&gt;. However, there was also a sequel movie planned called &lt;em&gt;Abyss of Hyperspace&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I was looking at the Yuricon website, I found a listing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yuricon.com/product/bodacious-space-pirates-abyss-of-hyperspace-vol-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace&lt;/em&gt; Vol. 1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering what is the connection between the manga and movie of &lt;em&gt;Miniskirt Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace&lt;/em&gt;? Are they an adaptation of one another or are they continuing their own media (the manga follows the light novel while the movie follows the anime)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T07:01:45.550" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T07:04:42.023" Title="What is the connection between the manga and movie of &quot;Abyss of Hyperspace&quot;?" Tags="&lt;bodacious-space-pirates&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43754" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-12T08:35:33.060" Score="3" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 19, at roughly 12 minutes, there's a song playing. I looked through the OST album and couldn't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song, and where could I possibly find it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37133" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T08:41:52.043" LastActivityDate="2021-04-14T10:47:45.033" Title="What is the name of the song in episode 19 at roughly 12 minutes?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;welcome-to-the-ballroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43680" CreationDate="2017-12-12T08:57:37.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, all of the customers came from the same world. And all of the characters share some kind of connection. Some met each other in their world, some are from same country, some know about others from books or tales. Most of them also know same language, which allows them to read the menu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuro is easy one, as she lives on the broken moon, which is visible from the ground shots. And she knows Aka, who obviously lives in same world as Aletta, who personally knows Ms. Minced Meat Cutlets, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One character who is unrelated to most is the Lizard man. But Lizard men and their tribes living in marshes were mentioned by other characters, from what I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Another reason to believe the door doesn't open to different worlds, is that the door was created and linked by Yomi the Hero, using artifact from that world.  And there would be no reason for her to link it to different worlds, she didn't knew about or cared about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="115" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T08:57:37.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43774" CreationDate="2017-12-12T18:59:24.987" Score="8" ViewCount="10640" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding Madara's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, there are three canon stories on how he obtained it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first version is mentioned by Itachi, while explaining the Mangekyou to Sasuke. In this version, he tells that Madara took his brother's eyes. Itachi shows the scene to Sasuke through Genjutsu, where Madara places his fingers over Izuna's eye and Izuna is surprised by the action. This would mean a forceful extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second version is told by Obito, acting as Madara. He explains to Sasuke that Izuna willingly gave his eyes to him (Madara), to protect the clan from the dangers of the fame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third version is told by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, when he was reincarnated by Orochimaru. He tells that Izuna succumbed to the wounds (during the warring period) caused by Tobirama Senju. And it is assumed that Madara took his brother's eyes after he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which version is the actual one? Or is it a mix of all three?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T03:10:58.900" LastActivityDate="2020-11-30T20:31:30.547" Title="How did Madara really obtain his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-12T19:20:17.557" Score="2" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the ROF arc, we see Gohan powering up to his maximum (to an extent capable of almost of destroying himself), to allow Goku to detect his energy and use the instant transmission and get back from Beerus's world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 47 right before the Future Trunks arc, while Goku and Picollo are picking lettuce off the field, when Goku tries to go to Beerus's world, we see him not being able to detect Vegeta's energy until he turns SSJB. Him not being able to the first time, when he found out that Vegeta had gone off training on his own makes sense because Vegeta had gotten a lot stronger and it was stated that his ki was completely different. This time around, it didn't. It's obvious base Vegeta was a lot stronger than what Gohan powered up to during the ROF arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To top it all off, once Bulma contacts Vegeta and Goku regarding Future Trunks, we see Kid Trunks turning SSJ and barely powering up which was sufficient for Goku to find. Kid Trunks wasn't obviously stronger than Gohan or powered up to the extent Gohan did during the ROF arc. Which again doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many might argue that this is because Goku is now used to travelling to and fro and he wasn't then but you have to realise that instant transmission has nothing to do with being familiar with the place. It has to do more with detecting ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this in general bad writing and inconsistencies? Or is there a particular reason for the above listed events?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-06-17T05:50:17.133" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T09:01:50.347" Title="Inconsistency with regard to an event in the Resurrection of Freiza Arc and the Future Trunks arc" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43765" CreationDate="2017-12-12T19:58:35.250" Score="3" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to buy &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://store.steampowered.com/app/658620/Wonderful_Everyday_Down_the_RabbitHole/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wonderful Everyday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; VN. I know that this VN is an old one. The CG was made around 2000-2010 in 480p. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Steam version of this VN have the CG upscaled from 480p to 720p? Or do  they still use the 480p CG like the Japanese version? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, I saw the CG on the internet, the VN still have the black bar for both side like it was made around 2000, is this same with the Steam version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T09:25:34.120" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T21:46:00.263" Title="Does the Steam version of Wonderful Everyday VN have upscaled CG?" Tags="&lt;visual-novel-production&gt;&lt;wonderful-everyday&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43762" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43764" CreationDate="2017-12-13T01:43:16.497" Score="9" ViewCount="2685" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the running gags in Cowboy Bebop is that the crew never seems to get paid for their bounty for increasingly outlandish reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asimov Solensan was killed by his wife&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abdul Hakim was caught by the police&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Faye Valentine became a member of the Bebop&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maria Murdock was trapped in hyperspace and was transformed into a primate by her own virus.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all of these missed bounties, and with all of the times the crew mentions their lack of funding, I'm starting to wonder whether the crew has ever been paid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have the crew of the Bebop ever been paid for a bounty?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31618" LastActivityDate="2020-04-06T06:22:23.607" Title="Have the crew of the Bebop ever been paid for a bounty?" Tags="&lt;cowboy-bebop&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37983" CreationDate="2017-12-13T02:29:02.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not only it's a good translation, but it's also the correct translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/37983/is-the-title-tanaka-kun-is-always-listless-a-good-translation#comment51774_37983&quot;&gt;Logan&lt;/a&gt; has already explained the construction of the word&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;けだるげ is technically a combination of けだるい and 気 using &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/4768/using-%E3%81%92-to-turn-adjectives-and-nouns-into-adverbs&quot;&gt;this somewhat uncommon construction&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using this as the base, searching for the definition of けだるい returns:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E6%B0%97%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jisho&lt;/a&gt;: languid; listless&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%91%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wiktionary&lt;/a&gt;: listless, lazy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is, echoing &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/37983/is-the-title-tanaka-kun-is-always-listless-a-good-translation#comment51738_37983&quot;&gt;Senshin's comment&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The English title is a literal translation of the Japanese title; there's nothing to read into here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T02:29:02.073" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2017-12-13T02:29:02.073" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43762" CreationDate="2017-12-13T02:30:37.877" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Episode 8:They catch a group of thieves trying to steal a spaceship.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Episode 10:(It's never actually explicitly said if they got the money for this one. The guy was caught despite him probably going to get off with a self-defense plea.)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Episode 15: They technically collect a very small bounty at the end of this&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Episode 16: It was never stated as to whether they received anything for helping out with stopping the prison shop. However, if you were to assume they did.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Episode 22: They do end up catching the teddy bear bomber here.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T03:07:13.760" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T03:07:13.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43759" CreationDate="2017-12-13T04:00:08.120" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, the CG images have been upscaled to 1280x960.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frontwing/a-wonderful-welcome-for-visual-novel-wonderful-eve/description&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;official Kickstarter page&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the English release has been newly upscaled to 1280x960 from the original 4:3 assets, by the same team at KeroQ that worked on the original Japanese release, to ensure maximum faithfulness to the intended product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://operationrainfall.com/2017/08/30/frontwings-wonderful-everyday-steam/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Operation Rainfall&lt;/a&gt; also confirmed it,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All of the CG images have been increased to 1280 x 960 resolution [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the black bar, it's because the CG's aspect ratio is still in 4:3 (16:12) while most screens are in 16:9 or 16:10 nowadays. Since the aspect ratio is not the same, the CG won't fit the whole screen and thus &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_(filming)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;letterboxing&lt;/a&gt; is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T04:00:08.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="233" CreationDate="2017-12-13T07:09:34.153" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a Q&amp;amp;A session with the anime director on the Twitter regarding the last episode of &lt;em&gt;GOSICK&lt;/em&gt; in July 2011, and one of the question was about the changing in hair color:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;@namimi_sanjyo: アニメ版GOSICKの質問をいただいてます。少しお答えしますね。お付き合いよろしくです。&#xA;  「最終回でヴィクトリカの髪が銀髪になったのはストレスからなのか？それとも自ら脱色したか？」です。&#xA;  hyankhさん　GNT_0000さん　からいただきました。続く #gosick&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;@namimi_sanjyo: ずばり！銀髪になったのは演出意図です。って答えじゃないかｗ&#xA;  コルデリアやブライアンの死のショックで自然と色が抜けたのですが、&#xA;  彼女の心象を表すためにも色を変えました。&#xA;  ヴィクトリカは金色の妖精でもあり、&#xA;  その金色でなくなることは妖精ではなくなった事も意味しました。&#xA;  ショックぐらいで色が変わるはずがないと思うでしょうが、私の中でヴィクトリカは妖精でした。&#xA;  いにしえの生き物です！&#xA;  その彼女が力を失い人間になっていく過程（命乞いをするとか）が、あの逃亡中におこったのです！&#xA;  その表現として髪の色も変わったと思って下さいませ。 #gosick&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;@namimi_sanjyo: [...] &quot;Was the reason for Victorique's hair color changing to silver due to the stress? Or was it losing color naturally? [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;@namimi_sanjyo: [...]. The color naturally lost due to the shock from Cordelia and Brian's death, but it's also changed to express her mind. Since Victorique is also &quot;The Golden Fairy&quot;, her hair not being golden means that she is not &quot;The Fairy&quot; anymore. While I don't think that it's possible for hair to change color due to shock, she is still a &quot;Fairy&quot; in my mind. An ancient creature! The process (begging to die) when she lost the power and became a human being happened while running away! Please think that as the expression by the change of her hair color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ironically, as it has been mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2046/2516&quot;&gt;looper&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/233/do-the-novels-explain-the-sudden-hair-change-near-the-end-of-gosick#comment312_233&quot;&gt;кяαzєя&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_syndrome&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marie Antoinette syndrome&lt;/a&gt; actually exists. Also unfortunately, I failed to locate the tweets directly. Either they have been deleted or not indexed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://otanews.livedoor.biz/archives/51803967.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otanews (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:09:34.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43096" CreationDate="2017-12-13T09:42:17.507" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who says Hiramekarei has to defeat Samehada?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is similar to asking how can Fire defeat Water? It cannot (under normal circumstances). Fire has an advantage against other elements which are in turn stronger than water. Similarly, Hiramekarei could be stronger than other swords, which in turn could be stronger than Samehada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37077" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T09:42:17.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43769" CreationDate="2017-12-13T13:00:04.550" Score="6" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the start of the series L hides behind a computer screen which draws criticism by members of the Japanese Police who were assigned to track down Kira. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while in the context of the Kira Investigation in how the Death Note works and L's correct reasoning that Kira needed a face and name, hiding his face initially is a good defense against the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she was saying about how she met L, Naomi Misora said she worked under L by taking orders from a computer screen. this sounds just like how L was working at the start of the Kira Investigation and since the BB Murder Cases (which L comments is where he remember Naomi from when told she was missing) had nothing to do with the Death Note this means he was hiding his face not as a defense against Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why was L hiding his face before taking on the Kira Investigation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T13:41:25.767" Title="Why is L hiding his face?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43768" CreationDate="2017-12-13T13:41:25.767" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Presumably to both keep himself safe and give himself business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;L has presumably put away a lot of people.  Probably incredibly smart people, given that it required someone at L's level to catch them.  It's easy to see at least one of these people holding a grudge or having friends who would want revenge.  Keeping his name and face secret offers him protection.  Good luck trying to kill a garbled voice coming from a computer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember other measures L used to keep safe.  Anyone wanting to contact L had to first go through Watari (who also used an alias).  This further cements the idea that L just wanted to stay safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, by keeping his identity secret, it allowed him to move freely.  He could live a normal life, possibly fit in at a college (say to try and trap Kira, for instance).  If he was publicly known, this would have been impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of all of this, he used other aliases for himself (also for safety and possibly for business reasons).  Remember Eraldo Coil, the number 2 detective in the world that the Yotsuba group hired to find out who L was?  That was L too.  It gave him a way to deflect someone looking into who L really was.  It also was a good way to generate business.  If you couldn't afford or get the interest of the almighty L, maybe the number 2 guy would be good enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;I don't currently have access to the shows or wiki to be able to confirm some of this, but this is what I remember from having re-watched it somewhat recently.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T13:41:25.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43504" CreationDate="2017-12-13T16:18:28.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song is not present in any Bleach OST, as it has never been officialy released. You can find it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMJIk9Yas_o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; as a fan remake close to the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20648" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T16:18:28.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43772" CreationDate="2017-12-13T17:19:01.520" Score="9" ViewCount="5447" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know of a few times Vegeta was stronger than Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before arriving to Earth, prior Goku learnt kaioken (This shouldn't count as surpassing, since he started being stronger)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first time he went out of the time chamber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The time Beerus slapped Bulma. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there were other times, I'm sure, and there are some dubious ones, like the first time he became super saiyan, if I recall correctly, it was Piccolo who stated Vegeta might have surpassed Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore my question is, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many times Vegeta has surpassed Goku in power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-07-22T18:33:55.403" LastActivityDate="2019-02-27T06:15:43.647" Title="How many times Vegeta has surpassed Goku in power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43771" CreationDate="2017-12-13T18:50:44.290" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta has surpassed Goku on a few occasions! Only for a short duration though. Here is a list of all the times Vegeta surpassed Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Android Saga(When Vegeta First turns SSJ)&lt;/b&gt;: It was mentioned by Picollo when Vegeta turned SSJ that he was notably stronger than Goku. This was the same time Goku was infected with the heart virus. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cell Games(Post HTC)&lt;/b&gt;: Once Vegeta and Future Trunks came out of the HTC just before Goku went in with Gohan, Vegeta was obviously stronger than Goku then.&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Battle of Gods(vs Beerus)&lt;/b&gt;: This is notably the highest margin by which Vegeta has surpassed Goku. Base Vegeta was definitely as stronger or weaker than Base Goku at this time. The SSJ2 transformation is a 100 times multiplier while the SSJ3 is a 400 times multiplier. Vegeta surpassing the same with his rage boost, made him a lot stronger than SSJ3 Goku.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;6 Months of training with Whis&lt;/b&gt;: We do not know this to a certainty, however, it was stated by Goku once he went to Beerus's world to train with Whis that Vegeta might be as strong or possibly even stronger than him. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rematch against Goku Black(Note: Kaioken is not considered here because it is a special technique)&lt;/b&gt;: While Goku was mastering the mafuba, Vegeta trained in the HTC and surpassed Goku. Vegeta overwhelmed Black until he converted his ki blade to a scythe.(Black was slower, yet his power had surpassed Vegeta's again). Also, note that this might not be very accurate because we see Goku pushing back a holy wrath from  Merged Zamasu and fighting him on his own while Future Trunks(SSJ Rage)+SSJB Vegeta together struggled to push back a beam attack from Merged Zamasu. My only explanation for the same is that Goku got a Zenkai Boost which made him as strong as Vegeta was by the end of this arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T23:28:18.863" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T23:28:18.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42846" CreationDate="2017-12-13T19:55:02.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would probably depend on two things. One of which is the fact that you would only be thinking of one face, not both. The way it works is if you thought of the first twins face, but wrote the name and though of the name belonging to the second, nothing would happen. Even if they had perfectly identical faces, you wouldn't be thinking of both, just one. Identical twins are two separate people, and as such, the death note would still treat it like such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This idea is based on my personal though about the subject that I've actually thought about for at least a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19371" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T19:55:02.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43757" CreationDate="2017-12-13T22:11:24.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the data that is provided by the story, we don't have enough information to make a deduction. The only witnesses to the event were Madara and Izuna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this means that Madara's account has greater credibillity than anyone else, Madara has a reputation for deceiving people, such as Obito, with complex webs of lies and staged events. As a result, we cannot consider him a reliable information source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, based on information provided in the Naruto Data Book (Number 4, page 37) on Izuna, Izuna gave his eyes willingly. So we can conclude that Madara was telling the truth, at least in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For access to the Japanese data book I reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2l976c/spoilers_the_complete_4th_databook/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2l976c/spoilers_the_complete_4th_databook/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the translation:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/naruto-data-book-izuna-uchiha/WltX_uRVgmj1rLGwaPw7envXJ0MEjo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/naruto-data-book-izuna-uchiha/WltX_uRVgmj1rLGwaPw7envXJ0MEjo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="36342" LastEditDate="2017-12-14T01:49:36.190" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T01:49:36.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43233" CreationDate="2017-12-14T09:16:39.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Author hasn't provided an official birthday yet. All we know is that he was born some time in the X300 century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37160" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T09:16:39.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43776" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43778" CreationDate="2017-12-14T13:27:10.570" Score="3" ViewCount="2522" Body="&lt;p&gt;He had some gains from this, as Law used his medical abilities and the power of the devil's fruit to restore the limbs in the inhabitants of the island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Law told him to not inform Doflamingo of the fact that he is staying there.&#xA;(Later i would see that Doflamingo an Law had been enemies for years)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Didn't this alarm Caesar? What are the reasons that Caesar believed, Law would want to stay in Punk Hazard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't question Laws agenda or motivations at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36728" LastEditorUserId="36728" LastEditDate="2021-05-27T11:36:11.420" LastActivityDate="2021-05-27T11:36:11.420" Title="Why did Caesar let Law in Punk Hazard?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43776" CreationDate="2017-12-14T15:55:31.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reasons Law told Ceasar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm looking into research that the government is carrying out. This facility should contain valuable traces of research that is still going on to this day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(chapter 666, page 5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ceasar's exact reaction was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I don't see how I can trust you, but I suppose your proposition can't hurt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(chapter 666, page 6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Law's story checked out, he didn't seem like a threat, and even though he wasn't trusted, Ceasar thought he would benefit from keeping Law around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastEditorUserId="1377" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T08:31:45.667" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T08:31:45.667" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3817" CreationDate="2017-12-14T19:07:15.003" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Changing names is quite usual for translators/publishers when it comes to foreign works. Apparently their idea is that people couldn't possibly buy something with &quot;foreign-sounding&quot; names because that would be too confusing for our little brains. It's all about marketing. This is why &quot;Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone&quot; has been changed to &quot;HP and the Sorcerer's Stone&quot; for the American market: because the publisher feared that people would run away if they saw the word &quot;philosophy&quot; in the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you'll have to explain to me why it is the case here but not in Europe: for instance I know that the French version of Yukito Kishiro's works has kept every names and it's been a huge hit, not just among the &quot;hard-core manga and anime crowd&quot; as Burke thinks it would be. At some point it would be nice to see publishers and translators respect the work of the author and the intelligence of the readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37164" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T19:07:15.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18494" CreationDate="2017-12-15T00:02:29.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They would be in their 30's with Naruto at 31-32 and Hinata at 29-30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the war, they were 17 and 16. Skip two years to the last movie and they are 19-20 and 18-19. Twelve more years where Boruto is 12, that would make them 32 for Naruto and 30 for Hinata. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37169" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T00:57:28.017" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T00:57:28.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43784" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43788" CreationDate="2017-12-15T01:36:34.887" Score="1" ViewCount="5028" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super episode 25th, Golden Frieza power can be felt by Tenshinhan, who says his power is amazing, something that couldn't happen if Golden Frieza would have God Ki, because God Ki can't be felt by those who can't use God Ki. But at the same time, Golden Freezer says that based in the energy he can feel from Super Saiyan Blue Goku, he can say he's clearly superior (to Goku), something he couldn't do if he didn't have God Ki, because only people with God Ki can feel other people's God Ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, does Frieza have God Ki or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T02:59:18.570" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T22:30:44.250" Title="Does Frieza have God Ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-15T03:44:17.783" Score="1" ViewCount="7237" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second to last episode of the &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt; anime, Death the Kid connects all three Lines of Sanzu. According to the lore, the Lines of Sanzu only connect when a person is ready to become the next Grim Reaper.  Since only one Grim Reaper can exist at a time, this usually means the current Reaper drops dead immediately.  There came a crack in Lord Death's mask when Kid did it, but he survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why, then, doesn't Lord Death die? Is it because Kid only &lt;em&gt;unconsciously&lt;/em&gt; connected the lines?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37171" LastEditorUserId="37171" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T03:59:09.477" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T03:59:09.477" Title="Why doesn't Lord Death die even though Death the Kid connects all three Lines of Sanzu?" Tags="&lt;soul-eater&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41202" CreationDate="2017-12-15T03:50:33.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also, as for the humanoid part, it is implied by Death the Kid that his dad has a face.  He says early on in the series that he &quot;rarely takes off his mask.&quot;  This is supported by the fact that Kid has his own Death mask and cloak that he wears on the way to retrieve Eibon's magic tool from the eternally-running train in the desert.  When he wears them he looks just like Lord Death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be assumed that upon becoming a fully-fledged Lord of Death, a person foregoes his human form for the black, shadowy form Lord Death takes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37171" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T03:50:33.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5271" CreationDate="2017-12-15T03:58:10.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime Crona is exclusively referred to as a &quot;he.&quot;  However, in the manga &quot;his&quot; gender is purposefully kept unsaid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37171" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T03:58:10.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43784" CreationDate="2017-12-15T04:52:12.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer your main question, Does Freiza have God ki? &lt;strong&gt;The answer would be No&lt;/strong&gt;. However, only &lt;strong&gt;God Ki people can feel other people's ki is incorrect&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God ki is mainly perfect ki control. You could compare it to something that happened back in dragon ball where they were capable of masking their ki and used to power up while engaging in battle with a foe. This is a much more complex version of the same where Goku and Vegeta have mastered energy control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Goku is in the God transformation, since Frieza couldn't &lt;strong&gt;directly sense his energy,&lt;/strong&gt; we see him strike Goku in his final form and tells him that he was gauging his power. Even after he turns to Golden Freiza, Freiza could feel the pressure of Super Saiyan Ki and managed to gauge the difference in strength based on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Freiza is a very experienced fighter. He's also a fighting prodigy. So him assessing Goku's power based on the &lt;strong&gt;Pressure&lt;/strong&gt; from SSJB, is not something impossible. Also, Freiza &lt;strong&gt;wasn't able to gauge Goku's power exactly&lt;/strong&gt; both during their first fight and a later on fight. Goku initially was holding back against Golden Freiza, &lt;strong&gt;(Not by a substantial amount. Also please note that Freiza was holding back as well)&lt;/strong&gt;. Freiza hence didn't use enough energy to destroy Goku when he had the chance. It was after Goku figured out the stamina drain that the two of them powered up to full power. During their second fight, Freiza was shocked when he realised &lt;strong&gt;Goku in his SSJB state was as strong as Golden Freiza&lt;/strong&gt;. We see this by the expression on his face when the two of them exchange punches. When Goku fought Krillin and When Vegeta fought Future Trunks, they both stated that they could feel an immense amount of pressure even if they aren't able to sense the exact amount of energy.&lt;p&gt; Now take Caulifla and Kale during the tournament of power. Since they are neither aware of God ki and are very experienced as fighters, they were more startled by the Super Saiyan 3 transformation than any of the God transformations despite those being a lot Superior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, let us consider the mighty &lt;strong&gt;Jiren the Gray&lt;/strong&gt;. We know Jiren doesn't have god ki as his energy is felt by all the other contestants. Yet, in the start, when Goku punched him in his SSJ forms, he didn't move. When Goku turned SSJG at struck him, how did he &lt;strong&gt;detect the power of the transformation and raise his finger&lt;/strong&gt;? His experience as a fighter allowed him to sense how strong Goku was. Jiren was holding back immensely against SSJB Goku and even SSJB+ Kaioken*20 Goku. If Jiren couldn't sense Goku's energy, he probably would've sensed more energy from someone like &lt;strong&gt;Maji Kayo&lt;/strong&gt; and attempted to punch Goku out using the force of his fist. Very experienced fighters can gauge the amount of power a user has while he or she is utilizing God Ki. We also know Goku only attains God ki during his SSJB and SSJG transformations. However, when Goku fought **Beerus in his base form aka(Monaka), **Goku said that his ki felt like Beerus's ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe utilizing God ki is a lot different from being able to sense it. God ki basically involves energy control where you mask your ki a lot. Even fighters who do not possess god ki can do the same. We see Hit doing the same initially during his fight with Vegeta and even his rematch with Goku. Even Jiren does the same until his fight with Goku as the Universe 6 Kaioshin was curious about Jiren's' power and wanted to Maji Kayo to help reveal the same. Even Goku knew he was strong but didn't know he was that strong as he was surprised with Jiren being able to push back SSJB+Kaioken * 20 and push back the spirit bomb effortlessly. Even the gods and Angels obviously can guage a fighters strength when god ki is being utilised. We see this based on Whis's suggestion that Goku and Vegeta would need to fight together to defeat Freiza and Vermouth suggesting that Jiren was a lot stronger than the SSJB transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Some Snaps of the events described earlier&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yowH4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yowH4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Krillin&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QbiCL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QbiCL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Trunks&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rPMxs.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rPMxs.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vermouth&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pressure felt while facing off against SSJB: &lt;/b&gt;I believe this can be compared to a scenario where a fighter is in the gravity chamber but doesn't know where he is. He feels this unmeasaurable force of power against him. On the other hand, when energy can be sensed, you can compare it to the fighter setting the level of gravity in the chamber and this would allow him to know how strong exactly his opponent(Which here is the gravity) is, and use sufficient amount of energy necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T00:08:33.393" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T00:08:33.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43792" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-15T08:36:02.013" Score="1" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am relatively up-to-date with the manga (have read up to around chapter 40-50). I don't remember what chapter exactly, but this scene happened when Sato used a plane to bomb the building. As he confronted the S.W.A.T team, he got shot right through his head with bullets many times, after which his Ajin ability would automatically regenerate his body with the bullets still inside his head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could his Ajin regenerate his body while the bullets were still inside his head?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vah2Jm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vah2Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ivyoMm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ivyoMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T17:36:53.960" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T17:36:53.960" Title="What happened to the bullets inside a human with Ajin ability?" Tags="&lt;ajin-demi-human&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-15T08:40:39.537" Score="2" ViewCount="3918" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched &lt;em&gt;Kaichou wa Maid-sama!&lt;/em&gt; anime and read the manga. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a one-shot &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/103988/Yukiochimura_ni_Ojousama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yukiochimura ni Ojousama!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; where Misaki and Takumi have children. When I read it, I think it is about some kind of detective and investigation. However, I don't even understand the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have someone read the story, please kindly explain it to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37177" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-15T09:39:03.677" LastActivityDate="2021-05-02T18:04:05.303" Title="What is the plot in &quot;Yukiochimura ni Oujosama!&quot;?" Tags="&lt;maid-sama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-15T09:24:35.147" Score="3" ViewCount="3510" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Hisoka's character in Hunter x Hunter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot describe his character from Hunter X Hunter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37177" LastEditorUserId="37177" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T07:42:01.523" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T07:42:01.523" Title="Hisoka role in Hunter X Hunter" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-12-16T17:53:53.160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43794" CreationDate="2017-12-15T13:24:56.517" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By our real-world definition of evil, yeah, he is. But Hunter X Hunter morality is pretty grey, so in-universe he's not really &quot;evil&quot; per say.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't say he's an anti-hero or even evil, though. He is selfish, a hedonist. He took the hunter exam for his own benefit and entertainment; he spared Gon, multiple times, so he that could grow into a stronger opponent(can be compared to a farmer feeding his cattle); he helped Kurapika so that he could fight Chrollo, and he fought alongside Illumi to protect Gon and/or fight strong opponents along the way. He has also killed a lot of people who weren't challenging enough for him throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; He is a bloodthirsty hedonist who lives almost entirely in the moment and is always looking for stronger opponents to challenge himself. He is selfish, nothing more, nothing less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T13:24:56.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43794" CreationDate="2017-12-15T16:43:52.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a Dungeons and Dragons alignment matrix, Hisoka might be best defined as &quot;chaotic evil&quot;. Gary's characterization of Hisoka as a bloodthirsty hedonist fits well as a description of this alignment.  (Note that one can be evil without being bloodthirsty; but Hisoka is certainly that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;chaotic&lt;/strong&gt; part of his nature is shown in the way he does what he wants when he wants.  He feels no need for subtlety or lies. In his mind, the world must adapt to him, not he to it. He will conform to rules when they serve his purpose.  Otherwise, rules are made to be broken. He has a sense of honor, which is seen in how he joined Gon's team and assisted them in the dodge ball game on Greed Island. He could have betrayed the team at any point, or get tired of it and not care any more. That would have been dishonorable, however.  Plus, he was having fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His &lt;strong&gt;evil&lt;/strong&gt; is shown in the manner in which he defeats enemies.  He doesn't incapacitate temporarily, but humiliates them, usually resulting in painful death. He is driven to break them to a point of hopelessness, to see the look of defeat in their eyes, before finally disposing of them.  At the same time, he desires a challenge, which is why he allows Gon and company to continue to train and improve.  They are &quot;unripe fruit&quot;, and will not be devoured until succulent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-12-15T16:43:52.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-15T23:42:25.443" Score="6" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 11 of &lt;em&gt;Net-juu no Susume&lt;/em&gt; (the OVA), a tense moment between Moriko and Yuuta is interrupted by someone ringing the doorbell. And, uh, it turns out to be these peculiar people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azqfMm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/azqfMm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Net-juu no Susume, ep11, 07:26&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask Moriko if she believes in aliens before she slams the door in their faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from the distinctive costumes, I'm guessing this is some sort of common door-to-door annoyance in Japan, kind of like Jehovah's Witnesses in the US, but weirder. Are these people a representation/parody of some existing Japanese alien-proselytism group?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: the guy in the middle, who is the only one who speaks, is not listed in the credits. That was clearly Nakamura Yuuichi's voice, but he's only listed as Kanbe's voice actor.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T02:29:10.737" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T02:29:10.737" Title="Who are these strange people at Moriko's door supposed to be?" Tags="&lt;recovery-of-an-mmo-junkie&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-16T00:19:07.823" Score="4" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;In hunter x hunter, Hisoka, who was one of the antagonist villains, has shown a very psychologically weird behavior, especially towards really strong opponents. Hisoka is always looking for stronger opponents who can challenge him (or opponents who he thinks might get strong enough to challenge him, given the right amount of training). Sometimes, if the opponents that he wants to fight with seems really strong, Hisoka gets turned on and that just seems super weird. (Usually the logical thing is to get rid of all possible obstacles but rather he loves the challenge, and the stronger the opponent, the more excited he gets [even if the battle might be the end of him]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is this behaviour natural in the real world&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or is it just an anime/manga villain characteristic? Because I have noticed that other anime characters have shown this behaviour and most of the anime characters were villains (examples are the pillar men from Jojo). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="42685" LastEditDate="2018-12-07T22:07:36.947" LastActivityDate="2018-12-07T22:07:36.947" Title="What &quot;Psychological symptom&quot; makes a person turned on because of very strong people?" Tags="&lt;anime-history&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43725" CreationDate="2017-12-16T04:26:08.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara had activated Izanagi in his right eye. Using this forbidden jutsu, he came back to life after Hashirama killed him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he used Izanagi, the light/sight of the right eye was removed. Because that's the price you have to pay when you use Izanagi or Izanami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madara had bit off a piece of Hashirama's flesh during the battle. After he came back alive, he went into hiding, planting a clone in his tomb. Then he surgically attached the flesh onto his body and waited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near the end of his natural life, he awoke the Rinnegan in both eyes. This awakening restored the sight in his right eye, a unique property of the Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he was nearing death and was unable to complete his plans, he transplanted his eyes to a Senju descendant, Nagato. The technique he used is not mentioned anywhere, but it would be a piece of cake for him, because of his intelligence and the help from Zetsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11083" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T04:26:08.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11342" CreationDate="2017-12-16T05:06:48.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because the anime got canceled while in the middle of broadcasting due to receiving continuing protest from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)&lt;/a&gt; in Japan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AD%81!!%E7%94%B7%E5%A1%BE#%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アニメ独自の解釈が折り込まれているが、放送当初からPTAの抗議が絶えず、中盤以降は放送取り止めを叫ぶほどに激化したという。結局、大威震八連制覇編で放送は終了することになり、&lt;strong&gt;第31話にて第2戦途中から最終対決までの経過をダイジェストで進める強引な手法が採られている。&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the original interpretation of the anime was folded in, PTA's protest continued since from the beginning of the broadcast, then got intensified until reaching to the point of &amp;quot;shouting&amp;quot; to stop the broadcast while in the middle of the story plot. In the end, since the broadcast was decided to end after &amp;quot;Great Trembling Conquest of the Unified Eight&amp;quot; arc, &lt;strong&gt;the battle from the middle of 2nd round until the final round in episode 31 was cut and summarized heavily to advance the progress.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Emphasize mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T05:06:48.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43753" CreationDate="2017-12-16T06:59:08.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For &lt;em&gt;Abyss of Hyperscape&lt;/em&gt;, the manga is an adaptation of the movie.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodacious_Space_Pirates#Manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; mentioned about this in a brief,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A manga adaptation of the film illustrated by Chibimaru began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive from February 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the confusion between the continuity between the manga and the anime might arise because the anime overtook the original source (light novel)'s progress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E6%B5%B7%E8%B3%8A#%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;原作の第3巻がまだあらすじしかできていない時期にアニメ化の企画が動き始めたため、第1話から第18話までは原作の第1巻から第3巻までに準拠した内容となっており、第19話以降は時系列的に現時点ではアニメオリジナルエピソードとなっている（原作10巻巻末時点で、まだ2年目の6月末）。また、当初は2011年後半に放送が予定されていたものが2012年にずれこんだ。そういった時間的余裕もあり、第1話の放送前に全26話の制作を完了した。制作に余裕を持てた状況も、前述のような異色の展開や実験に寄与している。原作のスペースオペラ的側面はやや薄められており、異星人的な種族などは登場しない。ただし最古参の海賊が存命しているなど、原作の要素は残っていたり、アニメ版からの逆輸入設定も有る。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the anime's production planning was about to start when the 3rd volume of the original source (light novel) had only a summary, episode 1-18 would be based on volume 1-3, and episode 19 and later would be anime original story based on the present time chronologically. However, while the broadcast was planned to start in the second-half of 2011, it was delayed until 2012. Because of the time allowance, the production for the whole 26 episodes has finished before episode 1 was broadcast. Moreover, the time allowance made it possible for the production to contribute to the different plot development and experiments. The &amp;quot;space opera&amp;quot; feeling from the original source was reduced, and alien-like races were not introduced. However, regarding the oldest pirate being alive and more, some plot from the original source still remained, but also some of the settings from the anime got adapted into the light novel too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The light novel was adapted into a manga, and partially into an anime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The anime continued with an original story while the light novel was still in progress.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The movie continued the anime, and a new manga adapted it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T07:04:42.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36920" CreationDate="2017-12-16T11:26:38.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I watch it again, maybe it was caused by overworking. When a flashback happened while in the middle of the match between Yosen and Seirin, while he was practicing back then in Shoei Middle School, he said to his playmates that he would protect them while dunking the ball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it is like the case of Kise as of overworking for the match of Toou. But as slightly different, Kise injured his foot while Kiyoshi injured his legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's my theorem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37190" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T13:49:33.770" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T13:49:33.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43805" CreationDate="2017-12-16T11:28:09.470" Score="9" ViewCount="7432" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the original of &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; series ( The First Generation ). It surprised me that the first chapter ( about 1 to 10 chapters of &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; ) it's not about a &lt;em&gt;TCG&lt;/em&gt; (Trading Card Game) which people nowadays familiar with. Formerly, the main story is about &lt;em&gt;Yugi&lt;/em&gt; and his penalty game, beating some bad guy, compare it with &lt;em&gt;GX, 5D, Zexal, and Arc V&lt;/em&gt; which are already about &lt;em&gt;TCG&lt;/em&gt; and Duel from the very first chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/em&gt; actually not a series about &lt;em&gt;TCG&lt;/em&gt; from the first ? Why did they change the concept of story all of sudden ? if it's not,  Why the first chapter of the story is not about TCG ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T05:10:37.073" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T05:10:37.073" Title="What's true main story of &quot;Yu-Gi-Oh&quot; series before it was about TCG?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43804" CreationDate="2017-12-16T11:53:18.777" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the initial stages of the manga, Yu-Gi-Oh was more or less supposed to be a &lt;b&gt;horror manga&lt;/b&gt;. Although the end result was a manga about games, it was clear that some horror elements influenced certain aspects of the story. It was later decided that &quot;battle&quot; be the primary theme. Since there were a lot of &quot;Fighting/Combat&quot; based manga, it was in a way difficult to come up with something original. Hence it was decided to create a fighting based manga where the main character does not hit anybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the early chapters of Yu-Gi-Oh feature a variety of different games; but from &lt;b&gt;chapter 60 (volume 7) onwards&lt;/b&gt;, the most common game that appeared as a plot device was the &lt;b&gt;Duel Monsters card game (formerly known as Magic &amp; Wizards)&lt;/b&gt; through the Duelist Kingdom and Battle City tournament arcs; receiving elevated plot relevance in the latter arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other games still appear during the DDD and Memory World portions of the manga and gaming, in general, is often referred to; the modern card game being a recent fad in Japan imported from the United States within the original story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T12:10:25.637" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T12:10:25.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43804" CreationDate="2017-12-16T12:12:21.683" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It started out as being a manga about a kid who became possessed by an ancient spirit residing in the Millennium Puzzle who fought evil games&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was originally a horror manga. In order to make the fights original, the author made the fights Shadow Games that reveal the dark nature of players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why the story deviated from the original, that's what happens when an episodic type changes to a continuous storyline type. Having a bunch of quality short stories will keep readers interested for a time, but what makes readers really starve for your next chapter is a long story. Resolving a conflict doesn't make readers want to read more. Loose ends do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to make a transition in this manner, you need to focus on a specific aspect. The manga could have gone a number of ways. Role playing games, live action deathtraps, game-Batman, capsule monsters, chinese dragon cards. They settled on the Duel Monsters because apparently the readers really liked the card game. Duel Monsters was originally only supposed to appear twice: both of them duels with Kaiba in the original series. But the author decided to go all in with Duelist Kingdom and the rest is history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the premise became based on a card game, having guns and panty shots in a trading card game based anime would be a recipe for utter disaster since they would clearly detract from the story. And since the friendship theme was already there it made sense to market to kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original source material for the story of Yugioh's growth will be found in the forewords and chapter notes of the manga volumes. I sourced this answer from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T12:12:21.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37537" CreationDate="2017-12-16T12:31:29.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bleach, when a Whole becomes a Hollow their heart leaves their chest (forming a hole) and transforms into their mask. (Chapter 433)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The powers that a hollow develops and very body arise from the mask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the mask is removed, it would logically follow that the Arrancar would lose all of their power. We know that removing the mask from a normal hollow forces them to temporarily revert to their form as a Whole (the Ichigo vs Orihime's brother arc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we can't be sure this would happen to an Arrancar, the fact is that stripping an Arrancar's mask would strip away their very identity as an person. It's a horribly cruel thing to do, even for someone like Nnoitora or Syazel Aporro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T12:31:29.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-16T17:07:48.070" Score="7" ViewCount="702" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if you had to say anything to activate a NerveGear. I remember Kirito saying something before he went into the SAO world but I can't remember what. I thought he might have said something to activate the NerveGear, but I don't know if he actually did or if my memory is playing tricks on me. Can someone please help me figure this out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37194" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T17:56:38.197" LastActivityDate="2021-01-08T10:04:49.593" Title="Do you have to say anything to activate a NerveGear?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43810" CreationDate="2017-12-16T18:06:05.720" Score="14" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To use the NerveGear, the player wears the game console over the head. Then it is recommended for the player to find a comfortable position to station the body, commonly a bed. Afterwards, &lt;strong&gt;the game will load upon utterance of the initiation words, &quot;Link Start&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/NerveGear#Usage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T18:06:05.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-17T01:23:58.563" Score="1" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;The series Dagashi Kashi is like an advertise manga, it's promoted many snacks for children from japan. Does DagashiKashi's mangaka getting paid for promoted all of those snack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean did all of those snacks which appear in DagashiKashi series (manga and anime) have been affiliated before between the mangaka and many snacks company ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T03:42:54.770" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T06:01:17.223" Title="Does Dagashi Kashi author getting paid for advertise snack in her manga?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;dagashi-kashi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-17T04:27:21.410" Score="1" ViewCount="256" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Spoilers Dragon Ball Super episode 120)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Gohan fights against Koichiarator to allow Goku and Vegeta to recover their energies, so them who are presumably stronger than him can fight stronger opponents from universe 11. But then Goku and Vegeta in Super Saiyan Blue have an even beam struggle against Koichiarator, which makes Koichiarator looks stronger than a Super Saiyan Blue, but later Gohan alone (who was accumulating energy for a Kamehameha) has a beam struggle with Koichiarator and wins (the struggle, not the match) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, How strong is Koichiarator then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T07:51:37.997" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T07:51:37.997" Title="How strong is Koichiarator?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43814" CreationDate="2017-12-17T05:12:22.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Koichiarator is strong, however, you have to note that he has been designed specifically for &lt;b&gt;combat&lt;/b&gt; and has a lot of &lt;b&gt;additional features&lt;/b&gt; which make him very strong. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;His &lt;b&gt;body is extremely hard&lt;/b&gt; and he has very high defenses. Hence he's strong enough to tank those powerful attacks from Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You missed something out with regard to the beam struggle between Goku-Vegeta and Koichiarator. Goku and Vegeta didn't go all out and only bought Gohan some time to charge up his Kamehameha and strike. It was stated from the start that Gohan wanted Goku and Vegeta to &lt;b&gt;save their stamina&lt;/b&gt; to square off against Universe 11.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;With regard to Gohan's Kamehameha,&#xA; Koichiarator &lt;b&gt;didn't actually fire a beam attack&lt;/b&gt; against him. He is designed to resist strong attacks which is why he managed to survive so long.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Also, Paparoni used his special abilities to give Koichiarator an attack, speed and defense boost. So in other words, you could compare it to &lt;b&gt;Basil being given the special drug&lt;/b&gt; during the Zen Exhibition match.&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question with regard to its strength, you can't really gauge or compare its strength and this is why. I want to refer to an incident which happened in Dragon Ball Z where Gohan was training on the Kai's planet with the Z-Sword. We see Gohan struggling to use the Z-sword at the start and to even pull it out. Neither Kibito nor Shin was even strong enough to Pick it up. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, the &lt;b&gt;Block made of Katchin&lt;/b&gt; was strong enough to break the sword into 2. That doesn't imply the block of Katchin is stronger than Gohan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In terms of strength, as, in actual power, I'd say it's at the level of Super Saiyan 2  Goku at max. &lt;b&gt;(Assuming it didn't have those special features designed to help it in combat)&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Some pictures Supporting what I said&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8o9z5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8o9z5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegeta and Goku trick Paproni&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfRVO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfRVO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gohan right before unleashing his Kamehameha&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r2HzV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r2HzV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Additional Reference&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MsN2y.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MsN2y.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Direct contact with Koichiarator&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ftg2S.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ftg2S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Koichiarator defense&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T06:06:50.747" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T06:06:50.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-17T09:47:33.920" Score="1" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the name of the soundtrack played in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; season 1 episode 13? It's played around 15:35 when Naruto talks to the little kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37205" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T10:24:05.250" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T10:36:01.003" Title="What's the song when Naruto talks to the little kid in episode 13?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43816" CreationDate="2017-12-17T10:36:01.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a variation of the main theme slowed down. The closest I was able to find of the same would be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-VbuN0kLs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Skip to  :50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T10:36:01.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-17T12:09:27.673" Score="1" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the OST from &lt;em&gt;Noragami&lt;/em&gt; episode 12 around 14:36 when Yato &amp;amp; Hiyori are hugging under the rocks when battling Rabo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37208" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T12:30:33.743" LastActivityDate="2021-04-01T08:01:30.140" Title="What's the song when Yato &amp; Hiyori are hugging under the rocks when battling Rabo?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43818" CreationDate="2017-12-17T12:23:02.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure the one you're looking for is this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UKQ85d328&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;b&gt;&quot;Wild Speech&quot;&lt;/b&gt;. You can check it out here -&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Noragami_Original_Soundtrack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;track 3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T12:23:02.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29974" CreationDate="2017-12-17T15:35:23.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does says &lt;strong&gt;忍愛之剣&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(nin-ai-no-ken)&lt;/em&gt;. It appears in manga 673 and in anime episode 424. Not quite sure what it mean, and why the talisman changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gqYHt.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17814" LastEditorUserId="17814" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T09:48:43.330" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T09:48:43.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-17T16:41:40.577" Score="11" ViewCount="2835" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people say it's in the Grand Line, but I can't find anything on how they knew. In the opening with his last words, Gold Roger only says he left it in one place, not that he left it in the Grand Line. Did I miss something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37209" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T11:34:19.467" Title="How did people even know that the One Piece was in the Grand Line?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43821" CreationDate="2017-12-17T17:58:06.467" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as we know the only people who has actual information about One Piece are the former Roger pirates. Everyone else, both readers and characters, are only guessing about One Piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every new piece of information that turns up (Crocus explaining navigation, the poneglyphs, the Whitebeard-flashback, etc.) points to Raftel, so it seems like a pretty good guess. But it's still only a guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T17:58:06.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43824" CreationDate="2017-12-17T18:51:22.563" Score="-4" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't watched to the end of &lt;em&gt;OreImo&lt;/em&gt;, but someone told me that Ayase is actually Kyousuke's sister, not Kirino. Is this true? Can anyone lend credence to this theory? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37210" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T19:18:25.330" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T19:18:25.330" Title="Is Ayase actually Kyousuke's sister, not Kirino?" Tags="&lt;oreimo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-12-23T11:52:17.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43823" CreationDate="2017-12-17T19:18:01.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No? This notion is just false. Kirino and Kyousuke are siblings; Ayase is unrelated to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Can't really prove a negative, I guess, but there is zero evidence to suggest that Ayase and Kyousuke are related. Would've been quite a twist if they were.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T19:18:01.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43818" CreationDate="2017-12-17T21:18:14.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This track is &quot;M14&quot; (disc 2, track 13) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://vgmdb.net/album/56225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the second version of the &lt;em&gt;Noragami Aragoto&lt;/em&gt; soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;. Here is &lt;a href=&quot;https://clyp.it/25pnjqmt?token=17c202ed0a82d9dcba2542b2cbdf7e17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 15-second extract&lt;/a&gt; from the beginning of the piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T21:18:14.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8127" CreationDate="2017-12-17T22:14:48.813" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Talk no Jutsu&quot; is one &lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt; Naruto's abilities. It is not an actual Jutsu. It is basically a joke on how Naruto can talk people out of their evil ways and make them join his side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37211" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T02:03:55.623" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T02:03:55.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29768" CreationDate="2017-12-18T03:53:00.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi did love Rin, but due to his self aware attitude, having a girlfriend is less important than completing missions and working as a team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakashi loves Rin the same way Sasuke loves Sakura, but being a ninja comes before having a relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37214" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T05:00:22.873" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T05:00:22.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43821" CreationDate="2017-12-18T06:53:41.120" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one piece in itself is a guess. If you remember, Luffy even yelled at Ussop in  Shabody for asking such a question, and for once Luffy was actually trying not to think about the possibility of the one piece being nonexistent. However, we know that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; There are 4 Red Poneglyphs, and each one points to a certain location. Once they are laid out, these four locations will have Raftel in the middle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we do not have actual evidence that Raftel is in Grand Line. Now that you mention it, probably, just maybe, it is somewhere else. (The irony; people were looking for it for so long in Grand Line and if it's not there then really, what a disappointment.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as we know, it could be anywhere, even on top of the Red Line, we don't know. Note, at times Rayleigh's facial expressions really did suggest wild thoughts in readers, like the one piece does not exist or that the Void Century is such a simple puzzle after all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The people assume it is in Grand Line because Gol D. conquered it, and short after that, he got executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T06:53:41.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43835" CreationDate="2017-12-18T07:00:00.153" Score="4" ViewCount="3117" Body="&lt;p&gt;Part of Kakashi's reputation was that he was a ruthless teacher at the academy; refusing to pass even one student because they didn't qualify as ninja in his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, ever since Team 7 passed, I've not known Kakashi to personally fail any other teams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has Kakashi reversed course and passed &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; team that he's encountered since?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T06:29:29.903" Title="Has Kakashi ever failed any other students after Team 7?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43830" CreationDate="2017-12-18T07:35:16.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kakashi became part of team 7 and so he could not take another team to teach until team 7 has become Jonins and would not need a teacher as much as before.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All the other teachers also take care of one team at a time (Guy, Minato, third Hokage...). It would be a rational procedure because we often see teachers accompany their disciples on missions and if they have several teams to look after, they would fail to take care of all of them properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T07:35:16.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-18T11:39:38.393" Score="6" ViewCount="9304" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering about this for a while now. With how perverted some anime and manga are without ever crossing into pornographic content territory, were there ever any anime or manga with &lt;strong&gt;official&lt;/strong&gt; pornographic media? Example: a little spinoff series of sorts of a regular anime/manga, with one or two episodes focusing on characters bumping uglies mostly. Bonus points if those &quot;interactions&quot; are officially canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, I'm not talking about something like Dragon Ball or Pokémon. That's just weird. I'm talking about anime and manga that are already adult oriented, which already have some light sexual elements or sexual overtones, where it would make sense for official pornographic content to exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't be surprised if some companies already tried to squeeze some extra bucks from the more fanatic and perverted parts of the fanbase, while those uninterested in the content never have to see it if they don't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm specifically talking about series(es?) that started out relatively non-perverted and whose main source stayed relatively tame - no intercourse is ever shown directly, but it could be implied. VNs that had perverted elements and were turned into anime/manga later do not count, but feel free to give some examples if you want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32314" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T03:13:41.987" Title="Has there ever been official pornographic media for an anime and/or manga series?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43832" CreationDate="2017-12-18T12:32:35.227" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, sorta. there is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Sora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aki Sora&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; however i wouldn't really call it tame. quoting the Reception section&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chris Beveridge commends the OVA for &quot;good character designs, some good eroticism&quot;. He further comments, &quot;While we get a fair bit of upper body nudity, there’s no genitalia involved for those that are looking for that aspect of it ... it’s not hiding the sex, but it’s also straddling the line in a way to try to appeal to more people while not going all hardcore.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the &lt;em&gt;Aki Sora&lt;/em&gt; wikipedia page doesn't actually say if the manga was hentai the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wish_of_my_Sister#See_also&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Wish of my Sister&lt;/em&gt; (Wikipedia: NSFW Warning)&lt;/a&gt; under See Also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aki Sora - another hentai manga by the same author, which characters (Sora and Aki) are similar in appearance and actions with Keisuke and his older sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and while i haven't read it myself, a friend who suggested it to me &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; (for the shoujo ai/yuri elements in it at the end)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;said that the graphical nature of the intercourse isn't like that if what you would expect from h doujin and in fact you don't actually see genitalia much like the OVA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however neither one of these are a spin off like the first example you suggest. generally a hentai adaptation comes from an adult source like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Angel_Escalayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beat Angel Escalayer&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the opposite way a Visual Novel with adult content generally gets it removed such as with &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Utawarerumono&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tears to Tiara&lt;/em&gt;, though all of these had all ages equivalent releases and future releases weren't eroge (&lt;em&gt;Fate/Extra&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Tears to Tiara 2&lt;/em&gt;). the closest i have ever seen is in the &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; which had H Scenes&gt;sup&gt;1 in it with the Heroines yet in the anime which adapts only the Arcuied Route&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; shows a scene where it's implied that Tohno Shiki and Arcuied had intercourse (Arcuied is covered but you can tell she's naked) and it's place in the plot lines up to when the H Scene involving them would take place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but with series like &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; where it's evident that characters must have had intercourse to have their children (ie, Naruto and Hinata having Boruto and Himawari), as these series are generally aimed at a younger reader/viewerships the creation of hentai anime/manga to bridge these gaps for when children were conceived can't be marketed to the same demographics of the original works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: I am unsure if this is retained functionality or new functionality but the installer of the Mirror Moon English Patch for &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; had an option to remove H Scene which was also in game. the same trigger was also found in-game in it's squeal &lt;em&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T12:32:35.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43821" CreationDate="2017-12-18T15:24:14.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people guessed that it was there, but it seems Roger was implying it was in Raftel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One translation I read was exactly: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Want my ultimate treasures? It's possible... I will give them to&#xA;  those who can find them. I have gathered everything in the world and&#xA;  already hidden them in &quot;that&quot; place&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another one read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;in that one place&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a third:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;in one place&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While literally these are identical, there is an insinuation with the word &quot;that&quot;.  It implies that the speaker has already indicated where he is talking about or you already know where he is talking about.  As the former is not the case (he didn't say it), people understood it to be the latter.  As everyone knows Gol D. Roger and his crew were the only ones ever to reach the end of the Grand Line and Raftel, the legend quickly became that the One Piece was there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot tell from the kanji, whether or not this implication was conveyed in the same way in the original Japanese. The reaction from his statement, however, is that he was implying Raftel and everyone understood this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however,the process of elimination as well, as people searched everywhere for it but no one was able to check that one rumored place just yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T11:34:19.467" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T11:34:19.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43830" CreationDate="2017-12-18T16:11:52.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakashi&lt;/a&gt; did not fail any students after Team 7 in the original and Shippuden series, but he came very close in the Boruto series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Boruto series, Kakashi offers to be the proctor during the graduation exam and the only student to pass is the one who takes the bell from him. Kakashi states this because he does not want an entire generation of students with defiant attitudes to become shinobi during the time of peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruka suggested that Kakashi not be too hard on the students come the final exams. Kakashi clarifies that even in peaceful times, they can't allow students with contemptuous attitudes to become shinobi, and as such will be as challenging as ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that, Kakashi stated during the exams that only one student will pass - the others will fail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the practical test of the exams, the students were left awe-stricken that he was to be their head proctor. It was explained that while Shino Aburame, Anko Mitarashi, and Konohamaru Sarutobi would be evaluating the students' respective performances in a 24 hour field combat, &lt;strong&gt;ultimately only one student could pass&lt;/strong&gt;; that student would be the one who takes the single bell from Kakashi's hip&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, much like the original series, they all learn the true lesson of the exam and Kakashi passes every student&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ultimately, time ran out before anyone could get the bell. Despite Boruto's plan failing, Kakashi passed everyone, noting that they succeeded in the true goal of the test: team-work and loyalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2017-12-18T18:54:39.477" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T18:54:39.477" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="175" CreationDate="2017-12-18T16:27:42.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's to increase ads revenue&lt;/strong&gt; and reduce production cost at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically, this happened &lt;em&gt;at the same time&lt;/em&gt; when the timeslot for &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; on Fuji TV was moved from Sunday 19:00 JST (Golden Time, the Japanese equivalent to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_time#Japan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prime time&lt;/a&gt;) to Sunday 9:30 JST (Local Sales Time -- timeslot for procuring program sponsors at each broadcast stations &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E6%9E%A0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;) on October 2006. The reason for moving the timeslot was said due to the removal of anime timeslot during Golden Time and replaced by variety shows instead (in-effect until now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also went into some structural changes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Before episode 279&lt;/strong&gt;: OP (1:50) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - B part - ED (1:10) - preview (30s) - sponsor (10s). Total time beside main content and CM = 3:50 minutes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 279-283 (morning timeslot, no ED)&lt;/strong&gt;: OP (1:50) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - sponsor (10s) - B part - &lt;em&gt;Mugiwara Gekijou&lt;/em&gt; (extra from manga, 2:45-4:25) - preview (30s) - end card (5s). Total time beside main content and CM = 2:45 + extra = 5:30++ minutes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 284-now&lt;/strong&gt;: OP (2:30) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - sponsor (10s) - B part - preview (30s) - end card (5s). Total time beside main content and CM = 3:25 minutes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since the duration of the main content (A &amp;amp; B part) didn't change, the remaining time was added for CM. Also, since the ED removal, the main part starts around 9:35:40, so there were around 3:10 minutes of CM (minus the OP) before the viewers can enjoy the story. It's also said that the CM between A &amp;amp; B part was also lengthened to more than 3 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why the duration of the CM was increased was said that it's harder to receive sponsorship on morning timeslot compared to Golden Time (less viewer → fewer ads revenue) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ONE_PIECE_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)#%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E6%9E%A0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese): &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1056305710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1069010995&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1074398245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10117589510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T16:27:42.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43830" CreationDate="2017-12-18T17:34:16.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He nearly failed Boruto in the Boruto anime though, which is considered canon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, I don't think he has gone about leading teams. I think team 7 was his only team. So to too with Kurenai, Asuma, and Gai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But before team 7, the anime showed Kakashi failing 2 teams of 3 genins. But I am not sure if this is canon though as the anime tried to squeeze in as many episodes as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T06:29:29.903" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T06:29:29.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17167" CreationDate="2017-12-18T21:48:33.617" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps what is kind of opposite of not showing nipples in Japanese anime/manga is actually having anatomically correct nipples on Batman's costume starting in the Tim Burton movie era and later.  Ask yourself, why are there nipples on Batman's costume?  Maybe the intention here is to go more for the sexual &quot;eye candy&quot; appeal in the character even though no clothes or costumes that I know have either have nipples or have a need for nipples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37222" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T21:48:33.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43832" CreationDate="2017-12-18T23:09:26.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kite -&gt; Mezzo Forte&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically it is, &lt;strong&gt;Hentai(official) -&gt; Hentai(official)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it &lt;strong&gt;doesn't&lt;/strong&gt; perfectly follow your flow of, &lt;strong&gt;Anime(Softcore official) -&gt; Hentai(official)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in case of &lt;strong&gt;Kite&lt;/strong&gt; you can approximate the equation to, &lt;strong&gt;Anime(Softcore official) -&gt; Hentai(official)&lt;/strong&gt;, depending on what version of Kite you saw.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original Version(16+) : &lt;strong&gt;Anime(Softcore official) -&gt; Hentai(official)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Director's Cut(18+)   : &lt;strong&gt;Hentai(official) -&gt; Hentai(official)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short, there is not &lt;strong&gt;yet&lt;/strong&gt; any perfect case for this,&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Anime(Softcore official) -&gt; Hentai(official)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37224" LastActivityDate="2017-12-18T23:09:26.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43832" CreationDate="2017-12-19T03:21:03.660" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the question as posed:  &lt;strong&gt;largely, no.&lt;/strong&gt;  A work will make its intentions clear up front.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An anime or manga creator typically shies away from playing both sides, and will either commit to having their work be either tame or explicit.  That is to say, on one side, you'll have a work which is largely non-sexual and then has a few fanservice scenes &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/The_Electric_Tale_of_Pikachu#Controversy_and_censorship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(for example, &lt;em&gt;The Electric Tale of Pikachu&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, or work which is largely dedicated to pornography (examples omitted, for...reasons.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To call some attention to a point made here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I wouldn't be surprised if some companies already tried to squeeze some extra bucks from the more fanatic and perverted parts of the fanbase, while those uninterested in the content never have to see it if they don't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakimakura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dakimakura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/17-2/konosuba-my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-and-girlish-number-hug-pillows-ready-to-warm-up-the-winter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some of the designs you get with them&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;largely&lt;/em&gt; fill this void, even if the work is non-pornographic (as is the example prior with &lt;em&gt;KonoSuba&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Oregairu&lt;/em&gt;).  The same is true of other fan-oriented goods, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.crunchyroll.com/store/p/194491/Rem-Wedding-Version-Non-Scale-Figure-ReZERO-Starting-Life-in-Another-World-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;figurines in various poses and attire&lt;/a&gt;, and sales of certain articles of clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I think at one point, &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; had released a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/08/20-1/second-wave-of-official-sailor-moon-lingerie-teased&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;line of lingerie&lt;/a&gt;.  I neither judge nor ask questions.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do want to highlight though, that this is likely being driven &lt;em&gt;largely&lt;/em&gt; by the companies and not necessarily the creator themselves.  I don't deny that some element of the creator's participation is necessary, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T03:21:03.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-19T10:24:03.563" Score="13" ViewCount="12006" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been hearing people talk about how the 2003 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/lunar-legend-tsukihime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsukihime anime&lt;/a&gt; &quot;does not exist&quot;, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/60258238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qcyn3/do_any_of_these_anime_exist/cdblnfm/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I wonder why that is, when the anime had great art and music for its time. On the other hand, I don't hear people saying Studio Deen's &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; anime does not exist, even though it has had its fair share of criticisms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why has the Tsukihime anime acquired this hate? How and when did the saying start to spread, and do the Japanese audiences also echo this phrase online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-07-29T04:15:57.870" LastActivityDate="2018-07-29T04:15:57.870" Title="Why is it said that the Tsukihime anime &quot;does not exist&quot;?" Tags="&lt;meme&gt;&lt;tsukihime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43843" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-19T14:43:09.357" Score="3" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know about &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Kazakiri_Hyouka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kazakiri Hyouka&lt;/a&gt;, nobody has seen her and knows about her appearance.In &lt;strong&gt;episode 21 at 16:15&lt;/strong&gt;, Yomikawa tries to confirm the existence of the 2nd outsider with Tsukuyomi Komoe. Later, in &lt;strong&gt;episode 22 14:25&lt;/strong&gt;  Tsukuyomi Komoe states that Hyouka didn't appear on any surveillance cameras in the school, but later, in Game Center, she appears in a photograph taken in the photo booth, with Index. It might be possible because she manifested in the real world when she touched Index. But she should have before after that, while getting leaving the school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tsukuyomi Komoe does say that nobody knows how she entered the school, but doesn't talk about how she got out without appearing on camera. But Yomikawa's question does imply that she didn't appear at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yomikawa might have viewed all the footage and looked for info about the outsiders but didn't find anything on Kazakiri Hyouka. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why wasn't she seen in the surveillance camera footage after she manifested in the real world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="6345" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T04:10:52.540" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T04:10:52.540" Title="How can Kazakiri Hyouka appear in a photograph but not be seen in surveillance camera footage?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43843" CreationDate="2017-12-19T15:10:02.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, she's unstable, so her qualities change every once in as while, making it possible that she was observable by a surveillance camera at one point and not another...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surveillance cameras may also work differently from photographs, making her able to be seen in the latter, even if her qualities were the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, the surveillance cameras are likely monitored by Aleister, especially the ones in &lt;strong&gt;That School&lt;/strong&gt;, and he erased Hyouka's presence because he didn't want her revealed or something, but a photo camera isn't connected, and so he can't hide her presence there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your question is &quot;Why didn't Yomikawa find any info on Hyouka?&quot;, perhaps its just because there was no information to find. She's totally new. There wouldn't be much, if any information on her generated in less than a day out in public?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="14229" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T04:35:54.987" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T04:35:54.987" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43842" CreationDate="2017-12-19T16:22:27.510" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It certainly comes from the fans who have played the visual novel (VN) and set the expectation too high for the anime adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some background, the original &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; VN was stated as an exceptionally big hit for a &lt;em&gt;doujin&lt;/em&gt; game in Japan and drew big attention when an anime adaptation was decided. The VN itself also seemed to receive global recognition. Note that it also consists of multiple endings and many backstories and may take more than 30 hours (according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://vndb.org/v7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;VNDB&lt;/a&gt;) to finish all the routes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting aside opinions, the anime was broadcasted for 12 episodes based on a certain character's route:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;Arcueid's True End&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, due to the limitation on episode counts and the staffs having troubles in trying to incorporate &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; elements from the original source, many unimportant settings were left out. Some settings and characters' personality were also changed partially. Moreover, some voice actors were not experienced in anime voice acting, including Nabatame Hitomi (Arcueid's voice actor) making &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; as the debut in TV anime voice acting. Additionally, all of the voice actors were different compared to the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melty_Blood&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Melty Blood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; which had been released before the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the manga adaptation following the same anime's route was also released at nearly the same time and &lt;em&gt;was serialized for 7 years&lt;/em&gt;. While the story development was interwoven with multiple routes, the manga also integrated some references from &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime Tokuhon&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagetsu_Tohya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kagetsu Tohya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; without feeling out of place and losing the original source's atmosphere. Even words of acclaims from the original author were written on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_(publishing)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;obi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, back to the fans' opinions, there were many reasons why they didn't want to &quot;acknowledge the existence&quot; of this anime. To summarize it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; - Plot development: all over the place, slow pace, wrong focus, under-/unexplained details, bizarre use of flashbacks&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Bad presentation: too many non-subtle dialogs instead of actions&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Characters: modified personality and roles&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Visual: too many close-up shots of faces/upper torsos, stiff/stilted/ motionless, unremarkable action scenes&lt;br&gt;&#xA; - Audio: over-the-top sound effects, poor translation &amp;amp; dub&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many concluded that it's okay as a standalone work but terrible as an adaptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, &lt;em&gt;Japanese fans also didn't want to acknowledge the anime's existence&lt;/em&gt;. Most of them assumed the anime as &quot;a dark history&quot; and &quot;there's no anime adaptation&quot;. Since they had the same opinion as with the global audiences, it's probably safe to say that it has spread since the original TV broadcast in 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9C%9F%E6%9C%88%E8%AD%9A_%E6%9C%88%E5%A7%AB&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reviews: &lt;a href=&quot;http://anitay.kinja.com/grexs-lunar-legend-tsukihime-review-1780509201&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AniTAY&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/169/Shingetsutan_Tsukihime/reviews&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyAnimeList&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/326.142352.3191327&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the escapist Forum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://finalcrosmaycry.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/tsukihime-anime-review-i-wish-it-didnt-exist-either/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;FinalCrosMayCry's WordPress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/users/roriconfan/reviews/32293&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;anime-planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://typemoon.wiki.cre.jp/wiki/%E7%9C%9F%E6%9C%88%E8%AD%9A_%E6%9C%88%E5%A7%AB#.E8.A9.B1.E9.A1.8C.E3.81.BE.E3.81.A8.E3.82.81&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Typemoon Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T16:27:45.163" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T16:27:45.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2017-12-19T19:44:11.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is not even that complicated a much as you guys make it seems...So let's break down and compare the skills of the four to Kakashi's skills...i be starting from the weakest to the strongest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the weaker of the four would obviously be Tsunade...Taijutsu, well in this department Kakashi outclasses Tsunade by a long shot...Strength, Tsunade would make Kakashi look like childs, Offensive capabilities Kakashi takes this aswell, Ninjutsu, Kakashi has more than her and with both Mangekyou Sharingan kakashi would stomp her completely...So its pretty much Kakashi is stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second weakest I would say is Orochimaru...Orochimaru is on a different level when it comes to Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu...Plus its impossible to killed the without sealing him...Remember his fight with the naruto's four tails...he got cut in two about a hundred (not literally) but he just shed his skin and he's good as knew...Sasuke tried to kill him, Itachi tried to kill him...crying out loud the entire Narutoverse tried to kill him...and he's still alive to date...he's impossible to kill...the dude has impure world resurrection, immortality to a huge extent, eight head serpent jutsu, a million and one jutsu, large chakra reserve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third weakest of the four would be Itachi...just like how Orochimaru wasnt debatable this is the same...Itachi wins...Itachi has Izanami, Susanoo'o (Sword of Totsuka and  Yata Mirror), Amateratsu, Tsukuyoumi...so there is no chance of winning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last Jiraiya...I just got one word for you sage mode...the man can summon a million and one toad to fight along side him...he has sage mode...that sealing justsu that can seal away anything (the one he use to seal Itachi's black flames), he has a wide range of jutsu aswell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from my observation of reading every single manga and watching all anime episode (Cannon and filler)...i can completely say the Kakashi is stronger than Tsunade with or without both Mangekyou...However the other three is just out of his league, they all have jutsu's and abilities that makes him look like child's play&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37233" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T19:44:11.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43634" CreationDate="2017-12-20T02:42:27.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regardless of whether the rain was cold or not, taking a shower after a downpour has a health related reason. The rain is not a very clean source of water with the factories and other pollutants in the air. Taking shower was meant to wash away the dirts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to offering shower to non-household members, it is a show of hospitality. As Dimitri MX and you said in the comment, it would differ from one people to another. Some would offer shower, while others might offer just some towel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a comparison, in Indonesia (another Asian country), we were taught to have shower, or at least wash our head after we got wet by rainwater. The believe was that if you let it be, you will get headache after some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T02:42:27.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43850" CreationDate="2017-12-20T05:12:41.400" Score="11" ViewCount="2659" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know, who in the &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; world has the max bounty declared against them till date? Note that the bounty amount has to be mentioned in either anime or manga or in the movies. I am assuming it is Katakuri? But I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37077" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-09-27T12:56:41.360" LastActivityDate="2020-11-02T18:31:30.410" Title="Who has the highest bounty in One Piece?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43849" CreationDate="2017-12-20T05:20:25.407" Score="13" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The current highest active bounty is that of Charlotte Katakuri, one of the Three Sweet Commanders of Yonko Big Mom with a bounty of 1,057,000,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Bounties&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;One Piece Wikia&lt;/a&gt;. One Piece Manga — Vol. 86 Chapter 860 (p. 14) is given as reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T05:20:25.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40769" CreationDate="2017-12-20T05:44:56.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think, that there is a reason given, but considering how much the bathhouse workers, which are spirits of various animals, despise humans, it is pretty obvious, why they don't want to look too much like humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most male workers are frog spirits, most female workers are slugs. Lin is a weasel spirit and Kamaji is a spider spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you were asking about Japanese mythology, the only folklore tale, which I could think of and find, which had men change into frogs and women change into slugs, is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiraiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya&lt;/a&gt;. It is a pretty popular tale, which is also used as a source for other manga/anime(i.e. Naruto). But I don't know, if Miyazaki really used this tale as an inspiration for the workers in the bathhouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T05:44:56.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42334" CreationDate="2017-12-20T05:52:05.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Voice actors usually only see the parts of the anime/movie and script, which they record. Their might be special occasions, when they are able to see the complete episode, but that is definitely rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T05:52:05.563" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43813" CreationDate="2017-12-20T06:01:17.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there aren't any candy companies in the production committee or officially listed in the sponsor page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the main purposes of the manga is to talk about Dagashiya and their decline in Japan, as their role is taken over by more general convenience stores and supermarkets. It's a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Not naming specific candies would destroy that purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T06:01:17.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43856" CreationDate="2017-12-20T07:03:50.623" Score="6" ViewCount="27385" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 700 of Naruto manga (last chapter) it was shown that &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uzumaki Naruto&lt;/a&gt; finally reached his dream of becoming Hokage. It was also shown that he didn't achieve it immediately after the 4th Shinobi War ended as &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hatake Kakashi&lt;/a&gt; was the 6th Hokage and Naruto was the 7th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, even when fighting &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kaguya_%C5%8Ctsutsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otsutsuki Kaguya&lt;/a&gt;, Naruto was a Genin as he never passed the Chuunin nor Jounin exam (as far as the manga is concerned). There is an anime where &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1eWFKjFdtU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto took the Chuunin exam&lt;/a&gt;, but he failed after disqualified due to using Sage Mode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was shown in Naruto the Movie &quot;Road to Ninja&quot;, that to become Jounin, one must become a Chuunin first. However it is also to be noted that &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19371/is-it-possible-for-a-genin-to-become-a-jonin/19479#19479&quot;&gt;double promotion is also possible&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4th, 5th, and 6th Hokage were all Jounin prior to being Hokage. I'm not sure about the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Hokage, although strength-wise they are stronger than your average Jounin. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hokage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;next Hokage&lt;/a&gt; was chosen either by the current Hokage, or the Daimyou of the Land of Fire. No other requirements was listed on the Wikia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to the question, has Naruto reached the rank of Jounin when he was selected as the 7th Hokage? Or was he still a Genin, since it didn't actually matter much considering that everyone knows who he is, that he was the hero who saved Konoha from Pain, and more importantly the world from Infinite Tsukuyomi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-05-31T11:29:37.500" LastActivityDate="2019-08-12T14:13:37.623" Title="At the end, did Naruto skip Chunnin and Jounin rank before becoming Hokage?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43855" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43884" CreationDate="2017-12-20T07:26:36.573" Score="2" ViewCount="1534" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://hxh.wikia.com/wiki/Nen#Types_of_Nen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6 types of nen&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conjuration&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emitter&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Enhancement&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manipulation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transmutation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Specialization&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if all types occur equally, or if all types except specialist occur equally and specialist is less common, or if all of them occur at different rates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have attempted to research this question for an RPG I intend to run, however I have not found any information on this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the distribution of nen type users? Information from any official source is welcome including all of the anime &amp;amp; manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35175" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T10:11:57.310" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T06:09:11.723" Title="What is the distribution of nen type users?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43854" CreationDate="2017-12-20T07:55:13.220" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In regards to Naruto's rank which remains as the lowest one, Genin, due to Naruto spending most of his Part II's time fighting and training, Kishimoto decided Naruto would skip the following ranks to become the Hokage, which he felt was appealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, which references  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cinematoday.jp/page/A0004639&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cinema Today: &quot;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&quot; (in Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T07:55:13.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43854" CreationDate="2017-12-20T08:37:50.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing that he studied for the written test was a very long time ago. Don't forget that he did take the exam as a kid but it got cut short by orochimaru and only shikamaru got promoted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TBH Naruto didn't need to; Kakashi admitted that he had already surpassed all the past Hokages and he saved all the villages. If he takes the Chunin exam he would be way too overadvantaged over everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chunin exam only tests the abilty, and naruto has shown that he has a lot more than the capability of any chunin or jounin. He didn't need the exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T08:37:50.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43854" CreationDate="2017-12-20T10:02:17.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it is true that we never see him get promoted even to chuunin, notice that in one of the episodes after the end of the fight between him and Sasuke (around Shippuuden 490), Kakashi tells him that he would be promoted to jounin after studying hard for it, since Naruto already proved that he had enough strength and skill, but lacked knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We're shown that he became Hokage, but we're not shown that he finally became a jounin. Maybe I've skipped something though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37241" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T10:02:17.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43592" CreationDate="2017-12-20T11:03:22.353" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naruto is Sasuke's best friend because he is actually his only real friend. I'm going to cover the initial character development and the final leading upto shippuden and try to explain the crux of the relationship between Sasuke and Naruto. This is going to be a long answer, hence apologies in advance if I go off rails a bit. :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From his childhood he was as much of a loner as Naruto was. Both had no real kinship to anyone. Naruto's fixation towards Sasuke was a similar hindrance as that of the girls' crush on him. He cares only for strong and it can be seen as his interest in only the strong Genin such as Lee, Neji and Gaara. This changed with Team 7. From their first real mission (Land of Waves Arc), he realized what the &quot;teamwork&quot; could do that Kakashi talked about. Nothing helps forge kinship in a way than facing an adversity together. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at the Land of Waves we see Sasuke's Character development:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. Disdain for Naruto&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CmuIe.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CmuIe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Realises Teamwork and Synergy: Defeating Zabuza 1st time&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DxVON.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DxVON.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. Training Together: Satisfaction&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VfZMW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VfZMW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4. Saving Naruto's life by sacrificing his own (He doesn't know he has plot Armor)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4SYuk.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4SYuk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first three images, we can see Sasuke has a very similar facial expression, but through the context we can see that his attitude has changed a lot! For the first time in his life he is experiencing the feeling of camaraderie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part of Naruto is Sasuke's journey as much as that of Naruto. We see Sasuke form actual bonds with Team 7 before they deteriorate again. Sasuke had always chased &quot;strength&quot; to defeat and kill Itachi. When he saw Naruto's growth he tried to break his &quot;bonds&quot; by belittling him and trying to undermine his self respect. Naruto however never gave up and followed him even when he left with the Sound Four. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The battle at the valley of the end is actually a realization on Sasuke part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He finally accepts that Naruto is his friend (Best by being virtue of only because he accepted no one else, even Kakashi or Sakura). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He makes a conscious decision of &quot;breaking&quot; the friendship for fulfilling his self proclaimed destiny of revenge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He leaves Naruto alive because he didn't want to follow Itachi by killing his &quot;best friend&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the flashback we know the significance of &quot;friend&quot; for Sasuke and his final decision&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/caoBz.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/caoBz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/93vnn.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/93vnn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is interesting to note he finally acknowledges Naruto, and faces his own feelings for him as a friend. This brings an end to the first part of Naruto leading upto Shippuden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OOctp.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OOctp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fPQOd.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fPQOd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2JYnI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2JYnI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T11:03:22.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43860" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43861" CreationDate="2017-12-20T14:36:10.747" Score="2" ViewCount="7048" Body="&lt;p&gt;Silly question, but how many people do you need &lt;em&gt;at minimum&lt;/em&gt; in a love-triangle (or love-polygon, whatever) for something to be classified as a harem manga/anime? If &quot;only&quot; three people are involved, and not even at the same time, would that already be a harem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32314" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T19:05:34.860" Title="Minimum amount of people for harem?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43860" CreationDate="2017-12-20T14:53:13.613" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harem_(genre)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Harem (ハーレムもの hāremumono; &quot;from harem&quot;) in anime and manga is an emphasis on polygamous or love triangle relationships characterized by a protagonist surrounded amorously by three or more members of either the same and/or opposing gender, sex, and/or love interests&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So three people is enough to be classified as harem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T14:53:13.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43863" CreationDate="2017-12-20T16:11:54.333" Score="6" ViewCount="55481" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shokugeki no Soma&lt;/em&gt; season 3 just ended. How many chapters from the manga does this season cover?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T16:14:18.203" LastActivityDate="2020-11-17T17:36:28.417" Title="How many chapters does &quot;Shokugeki no Soma&quot; season 3 cover?" Tags="&lt;shokugeki-no-soma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43862" CreationDate="2017-12-20T16:20:55.897" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E9%A3%9F%E6%88%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)&amp;amp;oldid=74674774#%E7%AC%AC3%E6%9C%9F%E3%80%8E%E9%A3%9F%E6%88%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E_%E9%A4%90%E3%83%8E%E7%9A%BF%E3%80%8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the 3rd season has 2 cours which cover chapter 120-217(?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first cour (&lt;em&gt;The Third Plate&lt;/em&gt;) covers chapter 120-166:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 120-121&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 122-125&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 125-127&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 128-130&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 131-134&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 135-138&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 139-142&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 143-148&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 148-149, 151-155&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 155-159&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 160-163&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 164-166, 149-151&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second cour (&lt;em&gt;The Third Plate: Toutsuki Train&lt;/em&gt;) covers chapter 167-217(?):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;13&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 167-171&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 171-175&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 176-179&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 179-183&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 184-187&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 188-192&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 192-194, 199-200&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 201-205&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 194-199, 205&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 206-209&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 210-211, 215-217&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-11-17T17:36:28.417" LastActivityDate="2020-11-17T17:36:28.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43866" CreationDate="2017-12-20T23:16:55.003" Score="4" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;What did Osaka mean by this 4-koma manga ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/duXv0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/duXv0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T23:51:02.783" Title="What did Osaka mean by &quot;floaties you get in your eyes&quot;?" Tags="&lt;azumanga-daioh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43864" CreationDate="2017-12-20T23:51:02.783" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;floater&lt;/a&gt;, you know the thing that look like worm and when you move your eyes they also move away (usually done by a kid or childish person, they're chasing the floater). They look like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c103A.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c103A.png&quot; alt=&quot;Floater&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T23:51:02.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43869" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43871" CreationDate="2017-12-21T07:51:44.200" Score="7" ViewCount="4042" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Armin approaches Annie in an alley to ask her to help Eren escape, Annie agrees but puts on her ring (with the blade). Armin later realizes that she knew from that moment that he was lying. How?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37260" LastActivityDate="2019-11-18T21:13:47.087" Title="How did Annie know Armin was lying?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39687" CreationDate="2017-12-21T10:19:43.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know sasuke had the intent to kill, on the contrary Naruto was there to get sasuke back rather then killing him there with a full-fledged chidori&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37262" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T10:19:43.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43869" CreationDate="2017-12-21T14:50:13.257" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is in chapter 31.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wtzH5.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wtzH5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Annie noticing Armin&amp;#39;s look on her changed.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annie noticed that Armin is not looking at her like before. Maybe she detected hints of fear on Armin's eyes, which means Armin knows that Annie is the Female Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T14:50:13.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43876" CreationDate="2017-12-21T17:16:53.707" Score="2" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/tsuritama/episode-1-panicked-fishing-595873&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;episode 1 of Tsuritama&lt;/a&gt; Grandma Keito has a new job and she moves to Enoshima with Yuki.  She now works here (time mark 7:11):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nN0E9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nN0E9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old-timey font defeats me, and I can't read it.  The best I can do is &lt;em&gt;Gnolhima Samuel Cocting Garden&lt;/em&gt;. She is obviously a horticulturist of some sort. What is the actual name of the place?  I'm pretty sure &quot;Samuel&quot; and &quot;Garden&quot; are right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T14:01:35.487" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T14:01:35.487" Title="So, where does Grandma work?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;tsuritama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43874" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-12-21T17:24:19.590" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T17:24:19.590" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T17:24:19.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43875" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-12-21T17:24:19.590" Score="0" Body="Tsuritama (&quot;fishing ball&quot;) is a 12-episode anime original series which was first broadcast in 2012. It was written by Toshiya Ono, directed by Kenshi Nakamura, and produced by A-1 Pictures. It has elements of adventure, comedy, and science fiction." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-12-21T20:37:49.407" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T20:37:49.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43872" CreationDate="2017-12-21T18:06:28.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuritama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsuritama Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the store Grandma Keito works at is the&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Samuel Cocking Garden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kate (ケイト Keito)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yuki's grandmother. She's French, and has a warm&#xA;  and cheerful personality. She allowed Haru to live with her and Yuki.&#xA;  She often gives Haru advice concerning his relationship with Yuki and&#xA;  human social interactions. She works at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Cocking_Garden&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samuel Cocking Garden&lt;/a&gt; in&#xA;  Enoshima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This garden, also known as the Enoshima Tropical Plants Garden, is an actual botanical garden in Enoshima, Japan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T18:06:28.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22763" CreationDate="2017-12-22T05:50:21.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logically Speaking,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luffy would be the person most vulnerable to lightning attacks, as rubber, being a resistor, cannot channel a high concentration of electricity away like metals can. Fortunately for Luffy, this means that a lightning strike would rarely ever hit him, and if he were struck, it's unlikely it could kill him, as the electricity would not have a chance to pass through his internal organs, but would cause severe damage to the location of the strike. High voltages and lightning will usually just melt rubber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Funnily enough, the character most logically capable of facing Enel would be Gan Fall, as though lightning would be more likely to hit him, any strike would be channeled by his metal suit of armor around his body, into the ground, never passing through any internal organs, preventing damage.&#xA;See: Faraday Cages; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the world of One Piece were governed by Earthly physics, Enel would be easily beatable by a knight in (shining) armor. But for us to suspend disbelief by believing in all the crazy stuff that happens in One Piece-Land, I assume we must also accept this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36413" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T05:50:21.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43096" CreationDate="2017-12-22T10:51:00.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It all depends on the wielder. A true strength of any weapon always does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Boruto and Kagura had fought Kisame instead of Shizuma, they would have definitely lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kisame brought out the true power of the sword that is why any chakra based attacks was useless on him and Gai needed to open the seventh gate to defeat him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shizuma had just got the sword and could hardly bring out it's true power.On the other hand Kagura had a better understanding because he had been training with the sword for a while now. So he brought a little bit of it's true power. Which is the reason why Shizuma lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The winner hear was not Hiramekarei it was Kagura and Boruto&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T10:51:00.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43855" CreationDate="2017-12-22T13:13:02.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this is like DNA, you only know that specialists are the rarest and least common,as they explain in the episode &quot;Desire x and x Promise&quot;. But the other categories are random. It is assumed that the enhancers are the most common, but there is nothing that says this with real certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37273" LastEditorUserId="37273" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T13:40:31.120" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T13:40:31.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43719" CreationDate="2017-12-22T17:31:02.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My opinion:&#xA;They are very advanced machines, and as we know, they can communicate with all the networks on earth. The phone network doesnt reach the space but they on the space can reach the earth. That is why they even have their phones inside them.&#xA;Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37275" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T17:31:02.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-22T19:33:05.470" Score="3" ViewCount="6581" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started watching the Fate series but I watched it in the order of Fate/Zero then Fate/Stay. But, thats's not the thing that concerns me. While I was watching Fate/stay, this question kinda popped into my head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do Servants contain memories of their past Masters?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People keep telling me to read the visual novel but I can't find it online. I would really appreciate if someone could answer the question for me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37277" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T19:54:00.643" LastActivityDate="2019-06-10T08:58:11.627" Title="Do Servants retain memories of their past Masters?" Tags="&lt;fate-stay-night&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;fate-series&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34379" CreationDate="2017-12-22T19:47:55.483" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the class's atmosphere was awkward and heavy, so Bakugou decided to make the class (or just his friend Kiri) laugh through Kaminari's derp faces (this is implied from him staring at Kirishima's sullen face before dragging Kaminari off).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37278" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-22T20:09:00.103" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T20:09:00.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43888" CreationDate="2017-12-22T20:35:56.940" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Servant that has been summoned and then returned to the Throne of Heroes will not remember their first summoning during any subsequent summonings. Under normal circumstances, each time a Servant is summoned, it is actually a copy of the Servant derived from the Throne of Heroes that manifests into the world, and changes to that copy do not affect the version of the Hero stored in the Throne of Heroes. (Servants have copy semantics, so to speak.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;, Saber and Gilgamesh do not follow this general rule. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gilgamesh remained in the world from the start of the 4th Grail War until at least part way through the 5th Grail War, and hence has memories of this entire time period (but he would not have memories of other summonings).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saber, having not yet died at the time of her summoning to the 4th and 5th Grail Wars, was not copied from the Throne of Heroes in the first place. She retains continuity of memory between the two wars. (Saber has move semantics, if you will.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T20:35:56.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21399" CreationDate="2017-12-22T20:45:25.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did you ever experience being cut or injured and you notice it later because the cut or injury was insignificant that you fail to notice it until it's pointed out to you or you feel pain later due to a movement that depends on the place where you get injured or cut?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is probably inspired by these kind of situations in real life but with a little exaggeration (being that the cut is critical that you can't possibly be that stupid that you can't notice and you can pretty much predict the exact moment that the victim will feel the injury every time without fail)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33231" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-23T06:07:52.640" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T06:07:52.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43855" CreationDate="2017-12-22T21:24:18.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has not been stated in the anime or manga, but something that might help has been stated in the manga. The difference in aura type according to personality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reinforcement: pure and simple &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transformation: liars and unstable &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conjuration: nervous &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emission: impatient, emotionally disturbed &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;manipulation: reasoners, advance at their own pace &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;specialization: individualistic and charismatic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33231" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-23T06:09:11.723" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T06:09:11.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42910" CreationDate="2017-12-22T21:58:19.653" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, his organs are fully operative but they don't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you need &quot;that organ&quot; in physical form to have kids, then I assume he can't have kids (his genitalia can't be touched). But he can still pee since he doesn't need to touch his genitalia to pee (like he can have a nosebleed without having his blood circulating his body)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33231" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-23T04:42:48.403" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T04:42:48.403" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="56257" CreationDate="2017-12-23T08:38:45.597" Score="18" ViewCount="220947" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the short Nero in a Santa outfit sings a &quot;Jingle Bells&quot; with some rather casual lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hashire sori yo, kaze no you ni, tsukimihara wo, padoru padoru&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lyric is a song of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkWk0Nq5GjI&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;clip&lt;/a&gt; (for the full clip, &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/nZxChjukSlU&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;). The song sounds like a &quot;Jingle Bells&quot;, but the subs don't seem to match up with the spoken dialogue (&quot;Laughing all the way&quot; as a translation for &quot;padoru padoru&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched on &lt;a href=&quot;http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/padoru#fn1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Know Your Meme&lt;/a&gt;, but I couldn't get the meaning of &quot;padoru&quot; from the lyrics. I have also tried google translate, and this is what I got:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peeling as Tsukurei Sled Like a cold&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of &quot;padoru&quot; in the context the short or song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2020-02-06T03:35:51.000" LastActivityDate="2020-12-29T15:59:36.590" Title="What does &quot;padoru padoru&quot; mean?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;culture&gt;&lt;meme&gt;&lt;fate-extra&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2017-12-23T16:23:18.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This had probably meant for showing love and affection = Itachi to Sasuke. This could not have been some type of jutsu or funny way of saying &quot;not right now&quot;. For Itachi maybe, but it states in season 3 that since Sasuke had tapped Sakura, I'm sure he didn't mean to give her any chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stating above, this could not have been a jutsu. Personally, I think it's just a nice way of telling somebody how much you care for them without doing their bidding because Sasuke had asked Itachi to help him and he wanted to say no in a caring way, just as Sakura told Sasuke to stay, and as Sakura does to their child Sarada to show her caring as shown on these images on &lt;a href=&quot;http://photobucket.com/gifs/itachi%20poke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PhotoBucket&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tumblr.com/search/making%20sarada%20uchiha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tumblr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:47:32.260" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:47:32.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4257" CreationDate="2017-12-23T19:17:20.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Katsuhiro Otomo-designed &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Project&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Freedom&lt;/a&gt; OAV series is a particularly fun viewing experience for product placement, since it came into being as part of a Nissin Cup Noodles promotional campaign.  In it, remnants of humanity live in a lunar colony where -- incidentally and inexplicably -- Nissin Cup Noodles are a primary food source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37284" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T19:17:20.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43899" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-23T22:18:25.130" Score="1" ViewCount="1609" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been bugging me for a while. I'm very interested in Shisui's story of his life, but the real question is why was Donzo after his eye? Was it because of his sharingan? and &quot;how is Donzo supposed to use this&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:51:45.360" Title="Why was Danzo after Shisui eyes?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43900" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44008" CreationDate="2017-12-23T22:36:01.740" Score="3" ViewCount="2845" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seriously, they just look like their owner. For example, Robin talked to Zoro through one in Dressrosa, and even the snail had a scar on its left eye. That is just weird. We even saw Kaidou talk to Scratchmen Apoo, and we know because the snail had braces. Trafalgar Law contacted Donflamingo through one as well, and this one had a hat just like his. Let's not forget Doflamingo himself had one for himself in Vergo's pocket, which was also wearing pink sunglasses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A long time I came to the hypothesis (because I read the manga only) that with the Den Den Mushi you don't hear the actual guy's voice, but rather, the snail can imitate it perfectly to you with his facial expressions so that it is like an actor, with face and voice. Am I right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am starting to think my hypothesis was wrong because of this similarity thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T13:46:17.657" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T01:42:43.310" Title="Why does the Den Den Mushi look so much like their owner?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31390" CreationDate="2017-12-23T22:54:13.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say yes because clearly if you have magic you can enter a guild, but saying you can also use magical weapons. So it depends on what type of wizard you would want to be. Of course, you can get trained by a dragon like the dragon slayers, but also you can also get the weapon to your liking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lucy had gotten her powers from her dad or from her mom even with a bit of training. Of course, since she's a celestial wizard, she needs her keys. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, I'm pretty sure everybody is able to become a wizard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="37283" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:05:31.830" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:05:31.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43233" CreationDate="2017-12-23T23:05:02.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;His birthday is July 7th concluding to Hiro Mashima. The year has not been specifically been said yet, but it is some time in when dragons disappeared. Since Natsu was trained by Igneel, he must have been born before this date, presumably several years before to allow time for training and such. So around X777.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastActivityDate="2017-12-23T23:05:02.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43910" CreationDate="2017-12-23T23:16:38.947" Score="2" ViewCount="8266" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I know there are a lot of keys. &#xA;I always get mixed up on how there are silver, gold and other colors. &#xA;It's all confusing! I don't get how Loke used his own magic to get in all the time. &#xA;It's to confusing, I can't keep track. Help me please?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-05-18T16:54:17.737" LastActivityDate="2021-01-14T01:56:30.540" Title="What are the names of all the keys Lucy has?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43905" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-24T00:24:52.090" Score="2" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of the 1st episode of season 1, there is a soundtrack playing in the background that gives off sort of calm and mysterious vibe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually, if I encounter an interesting music theme, I am able to find the author of the composition or even the OST itself with enough persistence and searching. However, this one has been a real struggle for me, probably the hardest one to find so far. None of the known methods of identifying music names were crowned with success in the instance with this piece of music, so I really would like to know if anyone knows something about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this OST was played at the very end of the 2nd episode of season 1, when Karma was introduced to the audience for the first time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have provided a link below to the video of what the soundtrack sounds like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX18JNa91-Q&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX18JNa91-Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction because I don't know what else to do to get the answer at this stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37289" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:21:23.277" LastActivityDate="2021-04-09T08:06:00.580" Title="What is the song when Karma was introduced for the first time in episode 2?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43592" CreationDate="2017-12-24T00:46:29.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says in season 3 that Naruto is Sasuke's best friend. Naruto saw that Sasuke was alone at the time just like him. Instead of talking to Sasuke becoming his friend, he became a rival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;However&lt;/em&gt;, as the time passed through, they started becoming friends. Just like at the dock when they smiled back at each other. It's just that since they were getting along better through their time together in team 7, they had become friends. In this episode, he clearly states that Naruto is his best friend because of the time they spent together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Showing that Naruto is his real friend, he didn't kill him. Instead, he left him behind. From what Itachi had said, &quot;kill your best friend for the Mangekyou Sharingan power&quot;. He had to kill a friend, which in his reaction he had to choose Naruto. Instead, Sasuke walked away telling himself there had to be another way other than killing his best friend (Naruto).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how they became best friends is through what they did in team 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:25:25.183" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:25:25.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40705" CreationDate="2017-12-24T01:12:19.420" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They all have magical power. It's like chakra in &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;. It can't be used a lot, but also can't be overused. Their magical power can help them go through the world. Helping them enter the world takes a value amount of there so called magical ability. Therefore they like Lucy as their master to save her or do it at their own will to be there. Even Aquarius sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than Loke, he had no master. Before the time, he just has a lot of this power to enter the world. As I said, it all goes to waste for too long. I don't know if Loke had used his power on the ladies or if he just gets it. That's another question to be answered. Other than that, the answer is a sort of magical power, or if you want to say chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T02:59:27.497" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T02:59:27.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43911" CreationDate="2017-12-24T01:24:24.677" Score="2" ViewCount="17126" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is he his dad or mom? Does it have to do with Kabuto? Is Kabuto his dad since Orochimaru can switch bodies? Did Orochimaru turn to a girl and have Mitsuki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastActivityDate="2020-02-14T00:52:20.980" Title="Who are Mitsuki's parents ? Is it just Orochimaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43904" CreationDate="2017-12-24T01:35:11.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gold Keys&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the water bearer key: Summoned the water Bearer, Aquarius.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Golden Bull Key: Summons the Golden Bull,Taurus.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Giant Crab Key: Summons the Giant Crab, Cancer.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Maiden Key: Summons the Maiden, Virgo.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Archer Key: Summons the Archer, Sagittarius.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Lion Key: Summons the Lion, Loke.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Twins Key:Summons the Twins, Gemini&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Ram Key:Summons the Ram, Aries.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Scorpion Key: Summons the Scorpion, Scorpio.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Goat Key: Summons the Goat, Capricorn.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Silver Keys&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Souther Cross Key: Summons the Southern Cross, Crux.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Clock Key: Summons the Clock, Horolgium.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Lyre Key: Summons the Lyre, Lyra.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Canis Minor Key: Summons the Can is Minor, Nikora(Plue).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gate of the Compass Key:Summons The Compass, Pyxis.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Artifical Keys&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Celestial Spirit Banishment Key(former): Banishes the Maiden, Virgo.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T01:35:11.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43909" CreationDate="2017-12-24T01:43:15.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mitsuki was created as a synthetic human by Orochimaru. It has been revealed in &lt;b&gt;Boruto: Naruto the Movie&lt;/b&gt; that, Mitsuki is Orochimaru's son.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;I&gt;In the movie, Boruto questions Mitsuki about his parentage to which Mitsuki replies that he is the son of Orochimaru. Sarada is surprised by the same and asks whether Orochimaru happens to be his father or Mother while Boruto asks who Orochimaru is, and Mitsuki replies that it doesn't matter which leaves Boruto and Sarada confused.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T01:47:17.190" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T01:47:17.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43914" CreationDate="2017-12-24T02:09:40.913" Score="0" ViewCount="7794" Body="&lt;p&gt;For now, we know that Sarada &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; Sakura's daughter and Sasuke is the father. Leaving Karen as the deliverer. Sasuke at the beginning showed caring to Sakura for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also since their married now, can we say that Sasuke even liked Karen? As many times as he had bitten her... I'd say if they even had a relationship that it wouldn't have been as strong as what he had with Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:38:23.397" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:38:23.397" Title="Did Karin even have any &quot;romantic&quot; relationship with Sasuke?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26446" CreationDate="2017-12-24T02:16:49.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Goku has been able to survive in space since OG Dragon Ball. He went to the moon using his power poll and had no problem being in a vacuum.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2uWj1.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37290" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T02:16:49.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43912" CreationDate="2017-12-24T02:39:06.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;li&gt;When Karin was introduced, she was shown to have feelings for Sasuke&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It is confirmed in Karin's memory that she began to have feelings for Sasuke after he saved her during the second phase of the Chūnin Exam.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tobi pointed out Karin to be Sasuke's &quot;favourite&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Suigetsu pointed out Karin to be the girl Sasuke was &quot;About to hook up with&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kabuto pointed out Karin to be the girl Sasuke &quot;knows quite well&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Karin blushed before being able to take a look at Sasuke after he saved her, which implies that was the first moment she started to like him.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The latter has saved one another numerous times&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Karin is one of the people that Sasuke has apologized to&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Orochimaru stated that Sasuke is &quot;Karin's soft spot&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Karin stated that she &quot;doesn't like anyone biting her, with the exception of Sasuke&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Karin stated that she only wanted Sasuke's happiness as well as forming a friendly relationship with Sakura and also delivering their child, Sarada.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether she still has romantic feelings for Sasuke is not confirmed, but the following lines she had stated &quot;connections come in all forms&quot; suggests that she still holds him in endearment, even if it's not romantic in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T02:39:06.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43899" CreationDate="2017-12-24T02:47:32.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shisui was one of the few members in the clan's history that was able to awaken the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;. It granted him access to a very powerful genjutsu, a unique technique noted to be of the highest caliber, Kotomatsukami. This technique allowed him to enter a person's mind and manipulate him or her by creating false experiences and illusions making it seem as though they were doing things of their own free will. The victim wouldn't be able to notice that they were being manipulated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Mangekyō Sharingan  are noted to be the &lt;I&gt;&quot;heavenly eyes that see the truth of creation without obstruction&quot;&lt;/i&gt;. Hence Danzo was after Shisou's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/g00/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLmluLw%3D%3D&amp;amp;i10c.ua=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:51:45.360" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T03:51:45.360" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43916" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-24T02:55:24.007" Score="0" ViewCount="2396" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie, it is stated that he threw the Rasengan and was able to make it vanish and reappear. Also while watching the movie, in one of his fights in the third match, he was in the form of the Hyuga's family Gentle Fist's way. At the point in the movie where he throws the Rasengan at the Hyuga's member, he had made it vanish to reappear and explode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it possible at his age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T03:44:44.517" LastActivityDate="2021-02-18T17:15:26.337" Title="How was Boruto able to throw the Rasengan and use Gentle Fist?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36260" CreationDate="2017-12-24T04:09:29.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The biggest key lies in the role of the witch - the witch of &lt;strong&gt;Envy&lt;/strong&gt;. She is altogether not at all keen on him sharing just about anything with others, but most especially anything he shares with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19011" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T05:06:06.483" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T05:06:06.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2618" CreationDate="2017-12-24T07:40:47.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technically, they are テレパスファー (&lt;em&gt;Terepasufaa&lt;/em&gt;, Telepasfer?), a peculiar parasitic creature on planet Blancmanche.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Mint's character introduction on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9#.E3.83.9F.E3.83.B3.E3.83.88.E3.83.BB.E3.83.96.E3.83.A9.E3.83.9E.E3.83.B3.E3.82.B7.E3.83.A5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the original work, the parts that resemble animal ears on the head are parts of the body, organs for telepathy, and grow on all of her (Mint's) relatives regardless of their gender. In addition, &lt;em&gt;GA2&lt;/em&gt; made it public that the reason why Mint can use telepathy is the effect of &lt;em&gt;Terepasufaa&lt;/em&gt;, a peculiar parasitic creature on planet Blancmanche. In the anime, they are ear attachments and react based on Mint's feeling. [...]. Also, just like Ranka, all of her family wear the same headband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/em&gt; (original work)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Mint) has a telepathic power and even able to read another, hidden, dark side of someone's thought, [...]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/em&gt; (anime)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Mint) doesn't have a telepathic power, [...]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original work (game/manga/LN) for &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel&lt;/em&gt;, it's only mentioned that the ears were parts of the body and capable of telepathy. However, &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel II&lt;/em&gt; expanded the setting by introducing &lt;em&gt;Terepasufaa&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2V4jDm.png&quot; alt=&quot;*Terepasufaa*&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Terepasufaa&lt;/em&gt; as first introduced in &lt;em&gt;Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryōiki no Tobira&lt;/em&gt; (PS2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the game, it's described as a fluffy, parasitic creature living on planet Blancmanche. It doesn't attach to a human (most possibly, it &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; attaches to people from Blancmanche), and it rarely moves. It has a telepathic power and can be used by gripping it lightly, closing eyes, and thinking about people (unknown for other living things/non-living things). The user can see/know the targets' whereabouts &amp;amp; feelings, and even can suggest the targets to think about the user (to let the user know how they feel about the user).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Related video: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24434387&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Let's Play on NicoNico Douga&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24434387&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mirror for accountless viewing&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;, starts at 0:33&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/mint_mamiya/status/836147833589772288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese tweet by @mint_mamiya&lt;/a&gt; stated that Blancmanche conglomerates from generation to generation &lt;em&gt;intentionally&lt;/em&gt; attach the &lt;em&gt;terepasufaa&lt;/em&gt; to the newborn children. However, I can't confirm its reliability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, in the anime, they are just ear attachments. There's a scene in each season 3 &amp;amp; 4 where Mint doesn't put its animal ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oAbyrm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Mint without animal ears&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Season 4, episode 26; image courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livedoor.jp/normadtype3/archives/50114705.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Normad Type 3's Livedoor Blog (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the anime doesn't really follow the original work and thus there are some differences in the detail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T14:31:05.067" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T14:31:05.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43860" CreationDate="2017-12-24T15:42:54.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not counting the protagonist …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;… if it’s one person, it is a simple love anime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;… if it’s two people, it’s a love triangle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;… if it’s three people, it can become a love polygon, but calling it a harm is simpler.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T15:42:54.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-24T16:29:33.790" Score="2" ViewCount="1537" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since she's a Dragon Slayer, she needs to eat her power to help her. So, if she ate air around non-polluted areas, she could use her wind power more often than Natsu or Gajeel. As said, if she were able to perform this eating process it would be pretty amazing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does Wendy eat air to help her with her power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T01:45:33.510" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T01:46:28.123" Title="Does Wendy eat air to help her with her power?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43922" CreationDate="2017-12-24T17:14:01.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Carla said so (From &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; chapter 136, &amp;quot;Coffin&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GbADjl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;What does she eat?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Air&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu : The &amp;quot;Sky Dragon Slayer&amp;quot;. What does she eat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Carla : Air&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Natsu : Is it delicious?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Carla : Yes...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T01:46:28.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43929" CreationDate="2017-12-24T17:50:10.177" Score="1" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;So three robots fused somehow with an apparent humanoid alien. The result is a giant humanoid looking alien that we dont know if it's a robot, and android, a humanoid or what. He has an energy reactor according to what android 17 said, though he has this big aura. 17 has showed in this episode to have aura but he has also said he doesnt have ki, making humanoid androids possible to have aura and not ki. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what kind of entity is Aniraza exactly? Does Aniraza have ki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T02:59:33.967" Title="Does Aniraza have ki?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39918" CreationDate="2017-12-24T17:57:58.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, this question have been answered in the last episode (121), Android 17 states he and 18 dont have ki, in spite of he can have an aura when fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T17:57:58.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43926" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43933" CreationDate="2017-12-24T18:02:40.110" Score="1" ViewCount="835" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball, aura always meant ki. Recently, however, fighters without ki have been shown to have an aura. First 17, which now it's been explicitly stated he doesn't have ki. Kochiarator, which is a fusion of 3 robots, has been shown to have a sort of aura. And Anisa which is a fusion of 3 robots with a humanoid form definitely has an aura that isn't distinguishable from any other fighter's regular ki aura. So if 17's and other robots' aura aren't ki, what are they supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="8486" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T16:16:23.833" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T16:16:23.833" Title="If 17's aura isn't ki, what is it then?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31064" CreationDate="2017-12-24T18:24:28.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much all Uchiha except for the women that marry into the clan are related. So when an Uchiha marries another Uchiha then he or she is marrying a relative. But take note that since the Uchiha clan and other clans in the Naruto universe are quite large many of the clan members are distantly related, with the most recent ancestor or ancestral pair being generations and generations before their time, so it's most probably the case that the clans from Naruto don't suffer the issues of inbreeding since in most cases the closest relative an Uchiha or Hyuga is marrying is a second or third cousin, with more distant relatives being more common marruage partners, which doesn't cause the problems of sibling or first cousin inbreeding but does continue the progeny at an almost as steady rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37296" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T18:24:28.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-25T02:26:00.660" Score="2" ViewCount="968" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1, ep 22, around 16:35, a sad piano music plays when Levi gives Ivan's patch to Dieter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the song title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37298" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T03:08:21.903" LastActivityDate="2018-11-20T07:03:00.643" Title="What's the sad piano music that plays when Levi gives Ivan's patch to Dieter?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43924" CreationDate="2017-12-25T02:59:33.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no &lt;b&gt;exact&lt;/b&gt; answer to this question. 17 despite being called an android, is &lt;b&gt;technically a cyborg.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;I&gt;Cyborg: A fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; So their main source of energy has been replaced with a futuristic energy source such that they have &lt;b&gt;unlimited energy&lt;/b&gt;. Hence they do not have ki like a normal human being. The robots, on the other hand, have ki which can be sensed. We know this when &lt;b&gt;Dr Paparoni uses his staff and the androids begin to powerup&lt;/b&gt;. The increase in power is &lt;b&gt;felt by the 3 Saiyans&lt;/b&gt;. However, after Dr. Paparoni fused with the Robots, his energy &lt;b&gt;isn't felt&lt;/b&gt; by the other characters like they did with &lt;b&gt;Kefla(Despite Aniraza being stronger)&lt;/b&gt;. Vegeta needed to use his &lt;b&gt;Big Bang attack&lt;/b&gt; to even gauge its power. Then again, even &lt;b&gt;Goku didn't know how strong Jiren exactly was&lt;/b&gt; because he never expected Jiren to be able to handle SSJB+KK*20 or the spirit bomb the way he did. Also, we see Goku using the &lt;b&gt;instant transmission to save android 18&lt;/b&gt; and the instant transmission mainly requires &lt;b&gt;finding someone's key&lt;/b&gt;. It was revealed early on in the episode that the androids don't have ki, so it is very likely Aniraza does have ki.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's either one of the 2 possible options. Aniraza has ki and has the ability to mask his energy &lt;i&gt;(We've seen fighters like hit, Toppo, Jiren do the same)&lt;/i&gt; or Aniraza has a special energy source (&lt;i&gt;The reactor broken by 17&lt;/i&gt;) which is very mechanical and not exactly ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Images supporting some of the statements made&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ad30S.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ad30S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegeta unsure of the strength of Aniraza&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1r40n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1r40n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegeta Big Bang attack&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7fHKm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7fHKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Goku saves 18&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T02:59:33.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-25T03:05:33.487" Score="2" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;What kind of dragon slayer magic did Acnologia use to slay 10,000 dragon 400 years in the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37084" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T03:05:33.487" Title="What kind of dragon slayer magic Acnologia Wields" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-12-27T15:04:34.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43928" CreationDate="2017-12-25T03:13:51.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a track called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWK9HjWYWfc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Omake-Pfadlib&lt;/a&gt;. I've linked a youtube video to the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T03:13:51.020" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43926" CreationDate="2017-12-25T03:41:42.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;What is ki?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's a form of life force energy used by characters in the Dragon Ball Universe.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; We consider the aura to be a form of ki and yes it is! Rather than ki, you should look at it as energy. They might both sound very similar but look at it this way. The ki blast fired by a character is different from the ki used while flying. So the aura has to do more about powering up and using energy. A good way to look at the same is if Android 17 were to have unlimited ki in terms of strength, he would technically be stronger than even the Grand Priest because of his unlimited strength, however, the androids only have unlimited stamina(life-energy source).Think of Android 17's power up to him using all his strength. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; We know all living beings in Dragon Ball have ki. We also know that the amount of ki can be increased or by &lt;b&gt;training&lt;/b&gt; and altered by  &lt;b&gt;transformations&lt;/b&gt; or special skills like the &lt;b&gt;Kaio-Ken&lt;/b&gt;. We also know that this &lt;b&gt;Ki&lt;/b&gt; is not unlimited irrespective of who the being is. There have been many instances where a character (&lt;b&gt;Didn't have enough energy to fight&lt;/b&gt;) or didn't have sufficient amount of energy to power up etc which is why they consume &lt;b&gt;Senzu beans&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Androids, on the other hand, have a special or unnatural energy source such that their ki capacity is unlimited. Unlike the other species(All species shown on Dragon Ball as of now). Due to the same, androids also have difficulty in sensing ki the way other species do and need special modifications to help locate a particular fighter.&lt;p&gt; There is not definite available answer but this is what I believe. I think the amount of ki associated with stamina and energy has nothing to do with one's strength. In other words, when Goku uses his Super Saiyan transformations and alters his ki, I don't think he gains more life support or more stamina(as a matter of fact, he loses more stamina), yet his ki is altered. The same applies with regard to the androids. The only difference is, the androids have an unlimited source of life-energy(Stamina associated ki). We know Android 17 and even 18 obviously have gotten a lot stronger since the android saga. If they had a fixed capacity of strength ki, they wouldn't have been able to get stronger. &lt;br&gt;Also, Koicherator, Aniraza, and the Androids shouldn't be confused with.&lt;li&gt;Koicherator is a robot. They are 100% mechanically designed. They can power up or gain energy only by physical manipulation i.e(By designing them that way or by using a special power-up like the one Dr.Paparoni used).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Aniraza is a fusion between Paproni and the Robot. It is not technically a modification like in case of the androids. I would compare it to the Potara fusion and fusion dance. We know Kefla's ki increased both strength wise and even stamina wise after the Potara fusion. Aniraza could be compared to that.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally, Android 17 is a cyborg. He was a human-modified with mechanical parts. He has a special modification in him which gives him unlimited stamina. Since he's part human, he does have an unnatural source of Ki and also has the ability to get stronger with training, unlike Koicherator and Aniraza. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T03:41:42.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44402" CreationDate="2017-12-25T03:50:05.913" Score="5" ViewCount="7904" Body="&lt;p&gt;She looks cute and all, but why does she have wings sprouting from her roots. Are they supposed to help her with something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2Kw9igdzpnI/maxresdefault.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;mavis&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T18:58:35.820" LastActivityDate="2019-03-27T23:11:02.973" Title="Why does Mavis have wings in her hair?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40702" CreationDate="2017-12-25T03:58:52.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gemini has the power to copy things. So since Gemini can copy the keys doesn't mean that lucy would be able to use them. Duplicating doesn't mean to copy. Copying something like on a printer isn't the real design. It's a &quot;copy&quot; of the real thing. Meaning that she wouldn't be able to use the copy, but she would be able to use the duplicate. Saying that Gemini only uses copies not duplicates. So lucy would not be able to use the fake keys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37283" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T03:58:52.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43934" CreationDate="2017-12-25T08:37:23.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I believe it is an additional accessory which is worn by her not for any explicit purpose. Perhaps to resemble an angel or fairy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Here are some pictures of Mavis Vermillion young without the wings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QXXiV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QXXiV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mavis Vermillion young&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IKp59.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IKp59.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mavis Vermillion&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T08:37:23.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43938" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-25T11:31:24.037" Score="6" ViewCount="3896" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tales of Berseria and Tales of Zestiria took place in the same world. As shown in the anime, Tales of Zestiria the X, Sorrey and his companions mentioned the story of Artorius Collbrande, the first Shepherd and Velvet Crowe, which is the protagonist of Tales of Berseria, which means that both story happens in the same world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to the question, this is the world map of Berseria&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GEw87.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GEw87.png&quot; alt=&quot;Berseria World Map&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the world map of Zestiria&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jd9gw.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jd9gw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Zestiria World Map&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are nothing alike!&lt;/strong&gt; AFAIK, 1000 years are not enough time to cause a massive enough continental drift that would change the shape of the world that much. So to the question, where is Glenwood (the world of Zestiria) in Berseria?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T19:15:24.387" Title="Zestiria vs Berseria map comparison" Tags="&lt;tales-of-zestiria&gt;&lt;tales-of-berseria&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-25T18:18:33.567" Score="1" ViewCount="1287" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched black-bullet and read the light novel quite some time ago. But just recently watched it again because I got bored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something got to my mind all of a sudden after episode 4, Why is the Tricycle the catalyst for a stage 5 Gastrea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked around on the wiki etc, but couldn't really find it. But I have my speculations, like if the human soul or something remains a little and this is used as a triggering factor for a lot of emotions that it would form an stage 5 or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, I'm really interested if I missed it and there is an actual mention of this or other's speculations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31827" LastEditorUserId="57813" LastEditDate="2021-02-10T17:11:30.413" LastActivityDate="2021-03-12T18:01:35.197" Title="Why is the Tricycle the catalyst?" Tags="&lt;black-bullet&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-25T18:25:15.410" Score="2" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tamers&lt;/em&gt;, we see Renamon disappear or fade out after she is no longer needed several times. (For instance, she disappears at the end of episode 7, after Rika, Henry, and Takato have rescued Guilmon.) Meanwhile, Guilmon and Terriermon do not seem capable of this: Takato has to take pains to hide Guilmon (ep. 2), and Henry has to pass off Terriermon as a stuffed animal when he is at home (ep. 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this the case? Does it have something to do with the monsters themselves, or is it an issue of the abilities of the Tamer? (But Henry seems knowledgable enough to me, so I am not entirely convinced by that theory.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T21:30:18.570" LastActivityDate="2020-05-15T02:36:06.640" Title="Why can Renamon disappear, while Guilmon and Terriermon can't?" Tags="&lt;digimon-tamers&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43900" CreationDate="2017-12-25T22:12:44.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a person calls or speaks through a Den Den Mushi, the Den Den Mushi will mimic the person's speech and display their emotions as well as take on the distinctive physical traits of the person on the other end. In other words they don't take the appearance of their owner but rather the one that is calling, and then return to normal once the call has been terminated. Think of it like adding a picture to your contacts to know who is calling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24161" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T22:12:44.470" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42244" CreationDate="2017-12-26T00:04:39.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused, I thought Madara told Obito to implant his Rinnegan (both of them) into Nagato's eyes after his death. I'm not sure if Madara did it himself, but if that's the case, it could be he implanted later a Sharingan eye (it could be two) on him if he possessed them (which is possible that he possessed other Sharingans, like the case of when Obito used Izanagi on his left eye against Konan, it wasn't his). But I insist on my first opinion and let me tell you why. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the fourth Shinobi War, when Edo Tensei Madara used Rinne Tensei on Obito to revive himself (Rinne Tensei is a Rinnegan technique that allows the user of the Rinnegan to revive another one in exchange for his life, this is the technique that Madara wanted to be revived with in the first place, Madara said it to Obito before he died, said it again when he was revived with the Edo Tensei that he should be revived with the Rinne Tensei, and even Obito said it to Konan while battling her that Nagato's body was ment later to revive him in case he died) so when he did the technique, Madara was revived (came back to life literaly) and his eyes started to somehow vanish until they are gone, which makes sense, he was revived means that he will come back as he was like when he died, and he died with no eyes so he was revived with no eyes and started to get the originals back (because the ones that vanished were fake, an Edo Tensei Rinnegan, when he got his original right Rinnegan, a Bijuu monster said that this is an original Rinnegan and not a fake one like he had before).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Returning to my first point, I think it's obvious that Madara died with no eyes at all, and therefor Obito is the one who implanted the Rinnegan (both of them) in Nagato's body. Your answer isn't here yet, this is just for clarifying things, your real answer is that you are mistaken in the timeline because when Nagato had the Rinnegan, Madara was already dead and Obito already did the job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37305" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T06:35:33.440" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T06:35:33.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43905" CreationDate="2017-12-26T00:39:46.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find the fact that this particular soundtrack is not listed anywhere quite interesting too. I have scouted various databases along with other forums, but to no avail. If I eventually discover the name of the OST,  I will post it her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37306" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T00:39:46.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43946" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-26T05:30:05.680" Score="3" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/DD_Girls&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;DD Girls&lt;/a&gt; named such?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their name in katakana: [ディーディー・ガールズ], has no meaning, other than just being &quot;DD Girls&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do we even know that they're called the DD Girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T12:35:31.500" Title="Why are the DD Girls called that?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43946" CreationDate="2017-12-26T08:50:40.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=DD_Girls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DD Girls&lt;/a&gt; only appear in the original anime; they are not in the &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon&lt;/em&gt; manga or consequently, &lt;em&gt;Sailor Moon Crystal&lt;/em&gt;. In their first appearance in the anime (in the first half of ep. 45), they identify themselves as the DD Girls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Queen Beryl: In moments, Queen Metalia will be fully resurrected. I will allow no one to interfere. Anyone who can finish these girls [the Sailor Senshi] off, step forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DD Girls: Please let us, the DD girls, take on the task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(For reference, the line spoken by the DD girls sounds roughly like その役目、我がデイーデイー・ガールズに, but my Japanese skills are extremely lacking and I may well be wrong.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There does not appear to be an official explicit explanation for their name; if there were, I would have expected someone to point it out already somewhere. However, if I had to take a guess, I would suggest that it is simply a matter of themed naming: consider that the &lt;em&gt;DD Girls&lt;/em&gt; show up when the Sailor Senshi are at &lt;em&gt;D Point&lt;/em&gt;. (They also work for the &lt;em&gt;Dark&lt;/em&gt; Kingdom, but the correspondence between the letters is less overt there, so that seems less likely.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T09:24:09.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43938" CreationDate="2017-12-26T09:19:22.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the same part of the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Following the awakening of the four Empyreans, the next 1,000 years saw a great change in the landscape of the former Holy Midgand Empire. The islands of Northgand, Westgand, Midgand, Eastgand, and Islegand shifted with the movement of tectonic plates, and by the time of Tales of Zestiria, they formed the continent known as Glenwood.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Glenwood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Source&quot;&gt;Aselia Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is also a skit in the game regarding the cause of the changes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eizen: With the four Empyreans revived, the land has awakened.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Eizen: Changes in the earth that once took eons will now happen in a few hundred years.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Skit &quot;No Eruption...So Far&quot; in Tales of Berseria&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T09:19:22.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4754" CreationDate="2017-12-26T10:38:01.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK, here's the deal short and sweet, all that technical babel is just that. jargon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a dual citizen Japanese and American. I speak both languages. The term &quot;waifu&quot; is &quot;wife&quot; in the English language on both sides. Meaning, when Japanese people speak, we put a vowel at the end of our words almost all the time. So when learning to speak English , it's natural to add a vowel at the end of what we are trying to say in English. Ergo: &quot;Wife&quot;, comes out to sound like &quot;waifu&quot; when speaking English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual Japanese word for &quot;wife&quot; depending on who you are speaking to is &quot;tsuma&quot;. As far as why its usage is so popular, who knows. It just got popular because of how we speak with our accent. And for the record, there are many more words in English like this, that are not in any way shape or form uses in the Japanese language &lt;em&gt;because&lt;/em&gt; it's an English translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37308" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T11:20:37.797" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T11:20:37.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43951" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43953" CreationDate="2017-12-26T17:29:02.577" Score="2" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess they'd be unsuable but would a new set need to be made then? Would the past set simply vanish or turn to stone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37313" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T21:28:36.030" Title="Can a single dragon ball be destroyed? What would happen to the rest of them?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43957" CreationDate="2017-12-26T19:08:03.197" Score="1" ViewCount="67032" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently finished watching the two seasons of Owari no Seraph. A new season seems unlikely to happen, so I want to pick up the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the story continue in the manga, after the 12th episode in the anime (second season)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31538" LastActivityDate="2020-10-21T14:40:54.143" Title="Where does Owari no Seraph leave off in the manga?" Tags="&lt;owari-no-seraph&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43951" CreationDate="2017-12-26T21:28:36.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks fought Super Buu, Piccolo stated that if a single ball was destroyed the entire set became useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes sense to think that the set just stays there looking like pretty trinkets. The balls turn to stone because (I assume) their magic was used up, but breaking a ball doesn't affect the magic of other balls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This only applies to the Namekian copy balls. For the planet sized super dragon balls, we don't really have enough information&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T21:28:36.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43960" CreationDate="2017-12-26T23:48:54.990" Score="1" ViewCount="926" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the earlier episodes of little buster. he said that he has an illness called &lt;em&gt;Narcolepsy&lt;/em&gt;. Actually, from the beginning of the little buster series, he already in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kyousuke's world where all of his friends died on car accident&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we ca assume that Riki only had his illness, when he got into &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kyousuke's World &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what happen with the Narcolepsy that Riki had before he enters &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kyousuke's World ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he still got this illness ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T10:54:05.027" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T11:23:07.713" Title="Does Narcolepsy that Riki had really exist?" Tags="&lt;little-busters&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-27T01:04:44.670" Score="1" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;It starts to play when Chidori is holding the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37320" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T01:04:44.670" Title="What's the music name in Full Metal Panic in episode 6 at 13:15? (OP included)" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;full-metal-panic&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43952" CreationDate="2017-12-27T01:40:17.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8A%E3%81%AE%E3%82%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95#%E5%90%84%E8%A9%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Seraph_of_the_End_(Episode)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt; and many Reddit threads (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/OwarinoSeraph/comments/4deslg/where_does_the_manga_connect_with_the_end_of/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;the anime ends at chapter 41 (volume 11).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of completeness: season 1 ends at chapter 25 and season 2 ends at chapter 41.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as it has been mentioned on Reddit and explained on Wikia, the anime adaptation has some differences compared to the original work (manga).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T01:40:17.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43470" CreationDate="2017-12-27T09:28:07.100" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like Yunyun because I'm about to answer my own question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are large light novel spoilers forthcoming. You have been warned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;  She can't make friends or join a party because &lt;strong&gt;she's an idiot&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  As revealed in the Mask spinoff, Yunyun frequently goes on high level solo quests. In addition, when other adventurers get in trouble, Yunyun frequently rescues them. Every time the party tries to thank her, she says &quot;Sorry for doing something unnecessary&quot; and runs away.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Because of this and the fact that she's always solo, and extremely powerful, rumors have spread through the guild that she hates associating with people. It is believed by the general population that she is a powerful loner player, like Kirito from SAO basically.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Added to the fact that she is good looking, most of the beginner adventurers in the town believe that she is too good to be friends or party members with them, because she is a beautiful and powerful mage who doesn't like to associate with others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T13:57:24.780" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T13:57:24.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43955" CreationDate="2017-12-27T11:00:02.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riki's parents died when he was around ten years old, leaving him in a state of depression. Around the same time, he was diagnosed with narcolepsy, a disorder causing Riki to uncontrollably lose consciousness at random intervals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New constructed worlds would be formed again and again, with Riki repeating events, becoming stronger each time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://littlebusters.wikia.com/wiki/Riki_Naoe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Little Buster's Wiki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me, that in the beginning he definitely still had narcolepsy, but he might have overcome it at the end through the process of becoming stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T11:23:07.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-27T14:39:27.440" Score="4" ViewCount="2531" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we see the list of Shichibukai, almost all of them have some reason to become Shichibukai. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boa Hancock became shichibukai to protect Amazon Lily from marine. Gekko Morai, Doflamingo, Crocodile etc had their black work or evil deeds, which needed to be protected from marine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't remember anything about the Mihawk. He is alone but strong, so he don't need to fear from marine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is his real intention to become warlord? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T18:46:50.990" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T14:47:25.603" Title="Why did Dracule Mihawk become a Warlord/Shichibukai?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43965" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43968" CreationDate="2017-12-27T16:33:15.703" Score="0" ViewCount="5978" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the genre of this anime, however after watching &quot;Your lie in April&quot; and &quot;Plastic Memories&quot; in a row, I feel I need to tread very very lightly before watching a new anime, as they had a significant emotional impact on me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it romantic is there a serious romantic theme. Or is it more aimed at funny and/or sarcastic relations (lighthearted romance), such as in D-frag or Prison-school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible I would like to avoid the more serious romantic/drama series for now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37333" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T18:39:16.970" LastActivityDate="2019-12-13T03:02:16.903" Title="Is there any serious romance in No Game No Life?" Tags="&lt;no-game-no-life&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43981" CreationDate="2017-12-27T16:54:07.470" Score="8" ViewCount="5064" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt;, Yugi manages to assemble all five pieces of Exodia, to which Kaiba says in shock:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Exodia! It’s not possible! Nobody has ever been able to call him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/RfqNH3FoGi0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/RfqNH3FoGi0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was it so tough to assemble Exodia, to the point where nobody had &lt;em&gt;ever&lt;/em&gt; been able to summon him? I mean, we see a Rare Hunter do it in the Battle City arc, without really using the new rules Kaiba created. And given the number of people playing Duel Monsters, I would think &lt;em&gt;somebody&lt;/em&gt; would have tried and succeeded before, despite the odds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why has nobody been able to summon Exodia before Yugi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27906" LastEditorUserId="27906" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T23:40:21.437" LastActivityDate="2020-05-18T18:51:31.200" Title="Why has nobody been able to summon Exodia before Yugi?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43965" CreationDate="2017-12-27T18:37:26.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, No game no life is not 'romantic' in the way plastic memories and your lie in April where, the emotional touching way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No game no life focuses a lot more on a 'comedic aspect' of romanticism, and over the top brother sister love. And all though this is a red line throughout the series, the games they play have the bigger focus in the 'serious' parts of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T18:37:26.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-27T19:42:05.753" Score="1" ViewCount="380" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its the song when the kids are in front of the hospital first thinking then trying to come up with excuses to Koro-Sensei. The one that gives a dismal feeling upon hearing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37338" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T23:30:50.557" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T04:29:49.380" Title="Trying to find a Song on Assassination Classroom Season 2 Episode 6" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43965" CreationDate="2017-12-27T21:37:00.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime kinda glosses over it, but the light novels have a very light running romance. Steph sincerely feels something for Sora beyond the feelings that she is coerced to feel. There shouldn't be any problem watching the anime, since not only is the romance less pronounced, it doesn't gain any significant developments since the anime is only 3 light novels of source material&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T21:37:00.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43647" CreationDate="2017-12-28T02:15:28.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unknown creature's skin: ATOM possesses a mysterious piece of skin that appears to have belonged to a creature of tremendous power and vicious bloodthirsty ferocity. Just showing this little piece of skin could invoke paralyzing fear in the hearts of Terry, Kiss, and Quinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://toriko.wikia.com/wiki/ATOM_(Nitro)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toriko Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it seems never to be resolved from what kind of creature this skin was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T02:15:28.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43614" CreationDate="2017-12-28T02:25:35.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess, the plot itself is explained fairly easily:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A cat named Nyatto embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AnimeNewsNetwork&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the movie contains a lot of surrealistic parts and has many underlying themes, which makes it difficult to completely understand it. Many people see it more as a kind of art than just an anime movie. So, the interpretation of certain parts differs greatly from person to person.&#xA;As far as I know, there is no official explanation about it, which makes sense, since it would take away a lot from the fascination, which the movie can provoke inside the viewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T02:25:35.120" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43611" CreationDate="2017-12-28T02:57:51.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the end of the story, Chat, along with Reid Hershel and Farah Oersted, prepare to travel to Celestia to visit Keele Zeibel and Meredy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Chat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aselia Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it seems to me, that Chat ended up on Celestia, even if it was only for a temporary visit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But after his perceived victory against Balir, Max asserts himself as the de facto ruler of Celestia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Max&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aselia Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which makes me think, that he would also end up in Celestia. Especially, since it seems his wife wanted to join him again:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At Jini, the artist tells Reid that she completed her sketchbook and that she can finally offer it to the sea to the childhood friend of her memories. By doing so, she says she can now return to her husband to resume their lives together, revealing herself to be Max's wife, Lesitia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Max&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aselia Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37235" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T02:57:51.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="61094" CreationDate="2017-12-28T08:04:24.290" Score="1" ViewCount="2218" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/shin-atashinchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt; streams &lt;em&gt;Shin Atashin'chi&lt;/em&gt; (2016), but where can I watch the original &lt;em&gt;Atashin'chi&lt;/em&gt;, at least with English sub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in India if it's relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37348" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-11-22T03:06:25.560" LastActivityDate="2020-11-22T03:06:25.560" Title="Where can I watch the original Atashin'chi with English sub?" Tags="&lt;atashinchi&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43979" CreationDate="2017-12-28T08:44:26.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You probably won't find anything for English. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime News Network&lt;/a&gt;, there are no associated English companies listed with &lt;em&gt;ATASHIn'CHI&lt;/em&gt;, unlike, say, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?ann-edition=au&amp;amp;id=10196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bakemonogatari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which was subbed so the website shows which English companies have licenses for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the same thing with the 2 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4950&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ATASHIn'CHI&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;movies&lt;/a&gt;. But as you probably already know, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shin ATASHIn'CHI&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is streaming on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/shin-atashinchi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crunchyroll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this, I would say that the original &lt;em&gt;ATASHIn'CHI&lt;/em&gt; was never officially localized in English so you're out of luck if you're looking for any official subs for it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2019-03-05T01:03:25.537" LastActivityDate="2019-03-05T01:03:25.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="43981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43966" CreationDate="2017-12-28T09:09:08.827" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two reasons: Rarity and plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exodia is supposedly the strongest monster and summoning him means you win. In normal circumstances, summoning Exodia is very hard, and decks that can are hard to pull it off: You draw a starting hand of 5 cards out of a minimum deck of 40 cards. This means you need to draw 5 specific cards in the entire deck, which is roughly 0,00000152 or a 0,000152% chance to pull it off in the starting hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Decks that can achieve win safely by turn 1 need to resort in some sort of tutoring and drawing out those 5 pieces. Cards that used to help were Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity, the first drawing 2 cards (a 2:1 ratio) and the second drawing 3 but forcing you to discard 2 (1:1 ratio), yet they were both way too powerful and eventually got banned, forcing Exodia to be a random winning condition for certain rare decks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's only if you actually OWN those 5 pieces. The Rare hunter owns counterfeits, and the other owners of the cards opt for other ways to use them, such as Exodia Necross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difficulty alone is why Yugi was most likely the first person in the future world known for summoning Exodia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other fact is that it is a plot point. Yugi needs to become notorious in the card game community by being essentially a rising star that is strong enough of a challenge for many. This draws more people towards Yugi, like Seto Kaiba (who was considered the strongest duelist), Pegasus and pretty much everyone else that challenges him in the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24189" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T09:09:08.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43991" CreationDate="2017-12-28T20:12:20.167" Score="3" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm rewatching the whole &lt;em&gt;SAO&lt;/em&gt; series and I go to the manga whenever I want to clear things up for the show but I thought about something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Aincrad novels, there are specific chronological Arcs for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Silica, Lizbeth, Yui, Sachi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the second season, we see Sinon, a &quot;main?&quot; character. But isn't there a specific Arc for her? or some more backstory than what we see in the Anime? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The fact that she gets scared of guns but in-game she isn't, and her past at the bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any Arcs for the characters of the second season so if there are where can I find them or what are they called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31827" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T01:37:40.207" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T04:34:28.290" Title="Is there a specific arc for Sinon in the anime?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43985" CreationDate="2017-12-28T21:55:58.787" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;One could say that the two &lt;em&gt;Phantom Bullet&lt;/em&gt; novels are her arc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for Sachi whose story is shortly summarized, the other characters you named don't appear at all in the original story in the first light novel. They first appear in those character specific stories in the second light novel, which were then integrated with the first novel into the first anime season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There isn't another Sinon specific story and the anime adapts basically the whole backstory of her from the novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T01:39:13.783" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T01:39:13.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29217" CreationDate="2017-12-28T22:49:20.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime, Virgo called Lucy a princess so then you could hear Coco say &quot;so she's a princess &lt;em&gt;too&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, so it might be possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37358" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T01:13:13.480" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T01:13:13.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-29T00:07:03.830" Score="1" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the song that starts playing at 5:26 of Fairy Tail episode 9?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37359" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T01:24:03.720" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T00:04:11.503" Title="What is the song in episode 9 at 5:26?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43985" CreationDate="2017-12-29T04:34:28.290" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole &lt;em&gt;Phantom Bullet&lt;/em&gt; arc &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; Sinon's arc, in the same way the &lt;em&gt;Fairy Dance&lt;/em&gt; is mostly Leafa's arc, for the most part. Neither character has another side-story outside of these arcs, seeing as most of their past is expanded within them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Light Novels, this is Volumes 5 and 6. Most of what you want to know about Shino/Sinon will be in those two volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4071" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T04:34:28.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44002" CreationDate="2017-12-29T14:08:29.717" Score="6" ViewCount="22914" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Chimera Ant arc of Hunter x Hunter,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Netero and the Chimera King Meruem have a showdown, which leads to Netero's death, and later on, Meruem. The fight was pretty one-sided, considering the final state of Meruem compared to Netero, but it was to expect considering the former events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We learn later that there are powerful adventurers out there (the Zodiacs), that have a seemingly tremendous amount of power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;strong&gt;why didn't Netero call them for help?&lt;/strong&gt; He knew the enemy had a tremendous power, and he may have avoided what happened to him if he was helped during the mission (not even the showdown). So why did he call &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; those who are part of the mission in the Chimera Ant Arc? This could have been way less dangerous for them to have more firepower and capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T14:22:17.493" LastActivityDate="2019-10-26T18:35:10.610" Title="Why didn't Netero call the more powerful adventurers for help in Chimera Ant arc?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43995" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43997" CreationDate="2017-12-30T09:33:00.650" Score="3" ViewCount="1028" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are tons of different beam attacks like the Masenko or Galick Gun, why does everyone seem to go for the Kamehameha instead? Going as far as to have Cell use it as his ultimate move instead of the Final Flash he witnessed not so long ago, is it the best ki blast beam? Why? Buu also copied it as soon as he saw it, he didn't seem to bother with the other beam attacks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37313" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T03:58:10.357" Title="Why is the kamehameha so widely used? Is it the best ki blast beam?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43995" CreationDate="2017-12-30T13:39:40.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the answer to the same would be very opinionated and not factual. Some of these may be interesting reasons why the same is popularly used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toriyama wasn't sure as to what to name his Kame attack and it was his wife who came up with the same and it was named after the Hawaiian King.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, the same attack is very iconic and it was introduced  even early in the Original Dragon Ball Series by Master Roshi which was immediately mastered by Goku in a few seconds. Unlike the other mentioned attacks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, this attack has always been considered as a signature move of the main character Goku.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Franchise&lt;/em&gt; is indeed very popular and even those who haven't watched the franchise have an idea as to who Goku is. Hence it makes a lot more sense for people to remember the signature move of the main character.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another fun fact is that Akira Toriyama did a lot of different poses until he finally decided on something which he considered cool and I think the hand movement made while launching this attack is also very iconic and popular and emulated by a lot of Dragon Ball fans. Hence this attack is easy to identify by simply looking at the hand movement which is probably why it is used a lot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kamehameha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragonball Wikia - Kamehameha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T03:58:10.357" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T03:58:10.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43988" CreationDate="2017-12-30T17:12:57.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As you haven't specified I'll assume you meant episode 9 of the first series.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's Fairy Tail's take on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Diu2N8TGKA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can Can&lt;/a&gt;, which is part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEnW5_GTooI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Overture&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_in_the_Underworld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Orpheus in the Underworld&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jacques Offenbach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the whole song &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/VLTTNzkjWhs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T22:35:20.683" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T22:35:20.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44012" CreationDate="2017-12-30T17:23:30.870" Score="0" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;So now there are 3 strong candidates to be the strong namekusei in Dragon Ball Super. Piccolo (as always), Saoneru and Pirina. Which one did the show shown to be the strongest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T02:30:42.673" Title="Who is (was) the strongest namekusei in Dragon Ball Super?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43992" CreationDate="2017-12-30T18:27:11.930" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe this question was directly answered in the anime.  (I don't know if the manga provided an answer or not.)  So I'll describe my understanding from context.  The extent of the problem was not understood immediately.  I believe Kite was the best hunter to face the ants originally.  The other hunters tended to be new, such as Gon, Killua, and Pokkle. That ... didn't go well (for the hunters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kite and Pokkle were killed. Nen information was gathered from Pokkle's brain, and Kite's reanimated body was used for training of the ants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, new hunters were kept away, and more experienced hunters were sent to gather information and make a plan. They seemed to have been led by Morel and his crew, Knov, Knuckle, and Shoot. Gon and Killua were not allowed to reenter until they could prove themselves to Knuckle and Shoot.  I think they were given a month. In the end, those four and Palm were allowed entry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A plan was accepted and modified by the Hunter Organization, and we saw what part the aforementioned folks did within the ant-claimed territory. We didn't see the whole plan, though. Not even Morel knew the full extent of the plan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Netero prepared himself with a poisoned nuclear device (&quot;rose&quot;) implanted within his body, and he hired Zeno Zoldyk to make a grand entrance with him at the ant King's castle. Netero probably knew he would have to use the rose, although I'm sure he hoped he could beat the King without it. Netero intentionally gave up his honor in his fight. The only honorable thing he did was tell Mereum his name. Mereum made multiple attempts to discuss co-existence with Netero, and in their fight he only acted defensively. Netero ignored that for fear of losing his resolve to win at all costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe members of the Zodiac would have been helpful. They were indeed powerful, but their talents did not fit the plan. Ging may well have been rejected from consideration outright, being thought a loose cannon. He could not be depended on to follow the plan as events on the ground evolved, especially if a peaceful resolution should present itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T18:27:11.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44037" CreationDate="2017-12-30T19:04:49.750" Score="7" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime series &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.funimation.com/shows/big-windup/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Big Windup&lt;/a&gt; has a full English dub, and it does it does something interesting with its openings and endings. (I just checked, and the same thing occurs in the sub.) By &quot;full dub&quot;, I mean even the credits are translated. The interesting thing is that in odd episodes, the opening and ending songs are shown in English subtitles. However, even episodes show the song text in Hepburn (Japanese with Latin characters). At least I think it is an odd:even pattern; I'm only on episode 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can think of a sort of practical reason to do this.  For English speakers who want to know what the songs mean, they see that in the odd episodes.  For English speakers who would like to sing along, they can do so in the even episodes. Is that the reason, or is something else going on? Have other series done this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;----- added next day -----&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I completed season 1, and have begun season 2.  It isn't on Funimation, though, but it &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8xIQM_vjNY&amp;amp;index=1&amp;amp;list=PLrrh84y760v9po595DAfcZqNeutpZiA3G&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;legally streams&lt;/a&gt; on YouTube on Nozomi Entertainment's channel (Japanese dub with English sub). They continued the subbing of opening and ending songs.  &lt;strong&gt;This time, though, both the English and Hepburn text are displayed each episode.&lt;/strong&gt; (Nozomi licensed season 2, Funimation season 1.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T17:13:49.740" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T05:39:06.187" Title="English, Hepburn, English, Hepburn, alternating in OP and ED. Why?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;big-windup&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44004" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-12-30T19:17:11.533" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T19:17:11.533" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T19:17:11.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44005" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-12-30T19:17:11.533" Score="0" Body="Big Windup (おおきく振りかぶって or Ōkiku Furikabutte, often shortened to Ōfuri) is a manga by Asa Higuchi beginning in 2003. An anime series was produced by A-1 Pictures from 2007 to 2010. It is sports genre, about a high school baseball team in Japan whose pitcher (main character) suffers from a social anxiety disorder." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T01:44:42.770" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T01:44:42.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43900" CreationDate="2017-12-31T01:06:05.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch the anime, you will know that they only change appearances when &quot;online&quot;. That is, if I talk to Zoro for example, the Den Den Mushi will look exactly like he does while talking; copying his facial expressions as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Den_Den_Mushi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Literal Meaning:&#xA;  Electric Transmission Bug&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are used for radio communication &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They have the ability to communicate with each other telepathically through radio waves. The people of the One Piece world take advantage of this ability by attaching buttons and receivers to them. According to Franky, this process is quite simple&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how they work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Den Den Mushi will mimic the person's speech and display their emotions as well as take on the distinctive physical traits of the person on the other end. For example, when someone screams, the snail will scream as well. They also seem to be able to change their eye color and even if they lost some teeth (ex. Caesar talking over Law's Den Den Mushi) whenever someone is talking through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the wiki yourself, there doesn't seem to be a logical explanation on how they transform so much. I tried looking through the SBS but couldn't find anything useful. So right now it will have to stay a mystery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37380" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T01:42:43.310" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T01:42:43.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44011" CreationDate="2017-12-31T01:54:54.097" Score="4" ViewCount="2795" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the original &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; series (English dub), the Heart of the Cards is very important to Yugi. By believing in his cards and having faith that they will provide him with what he needs when he needs them, he can &lt;s&gt;stack the deck&lt;/s&gt; draw the right card when he needs it the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a number of episodes, Yugi tells other people that they should trust in the Heart of the Cards. Joey is the only one who seems to take this advice seriously, but I don't recall it ever working for him (unless his ridiculous luck worked for him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Heart of the Cards work for anybody?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27906" LastActivityDate="2020-05-29T13:48:49.933" Title="Does the Heart of the Cards work for anyone or just Yugi?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44010" CreationDate="2017-12-31T01:54:54.097" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes, everyone can come to use it&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, the definition of Heart of the Cards is a little hazy. The best definition I can come up with is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having something worth dueling for besides yourself (e.g. friendship)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having faith that your cards will come through for you when you need them to&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; 1x22 &amp;quot;Face Off, Part 1&amp;quot;, Seto Kaiba comes to an understanding of what the Heart of the Cards is, focusing on the first definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaiba: Yugi, you said you won [last time we dueled] by tapping into the Heart of the Cards. And for a long time, I didn't know what that meant. But now, I think I do. And it took Pegasus to show me. &lt;em&gt;[Kaiba pulls out a necklace with a picture of Mokuba as a kid]&lt;/em&gt; He gave me a reason to put my heart in the cards. […] For the first time, Yugi, I can duel with fire and passion in my heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yugi: I can feel it. &lt;em&gt;[Yugi thinks to himself]&lt;/em&gt; Kaiba has changed. I can sense it. He's fighting for more than just himself this time. There's a new belief…in the Heart of the Cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that Kaiba later mocks Yugi for the Heart of the Cards, but in this scene at least, Yugi flat out agrees that Kaiba is believing in the Heart of the Cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh! GX&lt;/em&gt; two-parter &amp;quot;The King of Copycats&amp;quot; (1x18 and 1x19), Jaden Yuki duels a copycat duelist who steals Yugi's deck and pretends to be him. Naturally, the copycat starts talking about the Heart of the Cards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Draws a card] Perfect! The Heart of the Cards has served me again!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jaden starts lamenting that he can't beat a deck with the Heart of the Cards before he gets insight from Winged Kuriboh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yugi's deck is just so powerful. I thought I could win, but now, I don't know. Huh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Winged Kuriboh's spirit appears]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuriboh. Sorry, but what can I do? He's got the Heart of the Cards on his side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Winged Kuriboh starts poking Jaden, then points towards his opponent]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uhh! Ow! Oh! What do you mean &amp;quot;no&amp;quot;? Come on, that's Yugi's deck! Oh! Wait a sec, that's it! That's Yugi's Deck! There's no way the heart of the cards can be on Dimitri's side! The Heart of the Cards come from believing in your own cards, not someone's you stole!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Winged Kuriboh nods in approval]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I believe in my deck. So if the Heart of the Cards is on anyone's side, it's on mine!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then draws the card he needs to turn the duel in his favor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My interpretation of these events is that the Heart of the Cards does work for anybody, but not everyone has an equally strong faith in it, or is attuned to them using it. There have been cases where the person dueling for the right reason wins, and there have been times when someone draws the one card they need without necessarily relying on the Heart of the Cards. Heck, I even saw one fan theory saying that Mai's supposed psychic powers was her using the Heart of the Cards and not realizing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But given that apparently anyone can use it, even Seto Kaiba, I think that yes, anybody can use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27906" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T05:37:50.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44000" CreationDate="2017-12-31T02:30:42.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The answer to the same would be both &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Saonel and Pirina&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;p&gt;We don't know for sure as to &lt;b&gt;which of the two is stronger&lt;/b&gt; as they fought as a team more or less. However, I think it's fair to assume they are &lt;b&gt;equally strong as superior to Picollo in strength.&lt;/b&gt; There might have been a couple of instances or statements made in the episode where Picollo might have appeared to be stronger than the two, which mustn't be confused with. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of my supporting arguments: (Please Note: We don't see Saonel and Pirina fighting at full power in their first match against Picollo which is why I'm going to only make reference to the second episode they fought&lt;i&gt; (Episode 118)&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Once Picollo fires &lt;b&gt;multiple Ki Blasts at Pirina&lt;/b&gt;, he is complete unfazed by it and pushes back Picollo with ease. We see Picollo struggling to &lt;b&gt;push back Pirina's hand with both his hands, while Pirana doesn't even seem to be trying.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Picollo is &lt;b&gt;terrified of their strength&lt;/b&gt; as he senses a lot of absorbed namekians.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gohan turns &lt;i&gt;Ultimate Gohan&lt;/i&gt; to save Picollo. Also note that despite Gohan training for a brief period, based on the recent episodes, I think it is safe to assume that &lt;b&gt;Ultimate Gohan is definitely significantly stronger than he was during the Buu arc. He's most definitely stronger than Super Saiyan God Goku and around the same level as Android 17 who is very powerful indeed.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gohan fights at full power and seems to be doing very well. However, what made &lt;b&gt;Pirina and Saonel a lot more powerful&lt;/b&gt; was their &lt;b&gt;teamwork&lt;/b&gt; and combinations.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gohan also stated that since the two of them were very strong, they would be able to tank the &lt;b&gt;Special Beam Cannon&lt;/b&gt; which is more of a killing move.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We see &lt;b&gt;Pirina tank the first attack&lt;/b&gt; which shocked Picollo. An argument might be made that &lt;b&gt;Picollo didn't charge the attack enough&lt;/b&gt;. However, he did have a decent amount of time to charge the attack.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Making a reference to an old nostalgic moment in the Dragon Ball Z, where Raditz fought Goku and Picollo, we see Raditz impressed by the attack the first time around when it shatters his armour and barely dodges it. The second time around it was strong enough to both kill him and Goku. I'm not stating that this attack is unblockable. Some of the high tier fighters like Goku, Vegeta and obviously the God tier characters like Jiren wouldn't have any trouble. We see Jiren even block Hit's killing shockwave which was strong enough to almost kill SSJB Goku in one shot.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In the end, it was obviously because of Picollo's attack which gave Universe 7 the win and one of the two Namekians after getting hit by the special beam cannon said &lt;b&gt;&quot;So that's the true power of a Universe 7 Namekian&quot;&lt;/b&gt;. Many might assume this implied that Picollo was stronger. However, this was just a &lt;b&gt;remark made on the powerful attack&lt;/b&gt; which Picollo had enough time to charge his attack without engaging in battle. This can be compared to Goku and Vegeta's beam struggle with Koichierator and Gohan's attack after. &lt;b&gt;Goku and Vegeta didn't give it their all and didn't charge up their attack enough&lt;/b&gt; while Gohan charged his attack enough and his beam attack was stronger than the combined attack of Vegeta and Goku, which again doesn't imply Gohan being superior in strength to the two.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hence if it wasn't for Gohan and Picollo had to face a Namekian by himself, I would say Picollo wouldn't stand a chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Images supporting the arguments made.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LGcZU.jpg&amp;lt;/li&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LGcZU.jpg&amp;lt;/li&quot; alt=&quot;Picollo&amp;#39;s ki blast attack&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eakaM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eakaM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Blast destruction&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kcfwN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kcfwN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;No damage&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3Sey.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/y3Sey.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picollo pushed back with ease&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uxp7H.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uxp7H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ultimate gohan fighting at full power&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5XRL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5XRL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tanking the special beam cannon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T02:30:42.673" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20851" CreationDate="2017-12-31T04:25:58.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Other than the good theories everybody else have already listed, my guess is: except Madara, Uchiha clan only focus on abilities and knowledge that came from their doujustu rather than look outside of their clan's specialties. This limit was something that made Madara, then later Obito, Itachi, and Sasuke stronger and different from their clan history later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, the whole length of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; has been the creator wanking out powers for the Uchiha whole way 700 chapters through. Did he really need to give them &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; power they really don't need?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37382" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T04:58:21.007" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T04:58:21.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6009" CreationDate="2017-12-31T04:49:23.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well in the pilot manga, it states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is 60 pages and 36 lines on each page, if you write small you can write as many names as you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning eventually it would run out. But! It also says you can ask the shinigami for a new Death Note. However, this doesn't happen in the anime, meaning the pages must regenerate, somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37383" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T05:02:59.577" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T05:02:59.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44015" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-12-31T05:20:39.400" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T05:20:39.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T05:20:39.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44016" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-12-31T05:20:39.400" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T05:20:39.400" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T05:20:39.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-31T09:17:36.957" Score="1" ViewCount="319" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming the anime follows the manga, how many chapters does the first season span?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37388" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T09:17:36.957" Title="How much of the manga does the first season of Attack on Titan cover?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-12-31T09:35:17.967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34397" CreationDate="2017-12-31T11:41:59.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the Mangekyo Sharingan. When Hagoromo &quot;kills&quot; Hamura and gains his Rinnegan, he also gains the &quot;third eye.&quot; It doesn't really look like an eye, but more of a marking representing the Mangekyo Sharingan. When Sasuke gains his Rinnegan, his Rinnegan manifest in his left Mangekyo Sharingan eye. In Sasuke's Rinnegan, there is tomoe which shows when he is at full power and that there used to be a sharingan in that eye. It also shows that he still has the power of his left Mangekyo Sharingan. Though an issue with this hypothesis is that Madara did not have tomoe in his Rinnegan and did not get the Rinne Sharingan till late in the series. And I'm pretty sure he still had the power of his Sharingan, even when both his eyes were Rinnegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all, the red mark probably represents the Mangekyo Sharingan in order to show that Hagaromo has both the power of the Sharingan and the Rinnegan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37390" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:41:59.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44019" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-12-31T12:00:15.683" Score="2" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that the wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WorldEnd&amp;amp;oldid=814238745#Characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? / SukaSuka / WorldEnd&lt;/a&gt; is simply inaccurate. It states that &lt;strong&gt;Willem Kmetsch (&lt;em&gt;Willem Kumesh&lt;/em&gt; in FgilanTranslation) wields Senioris and Insania&lt;/strong&gt;. However the statement does conflict with the following facts in the Novel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 4 Chapter 4: It is stated that Willem specifically only capable of activating &lt;em&gt;mass produced&lt;/em&gt; Carillons/Dug Weapons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He wields Lapidemsibilus temporarily on the novel. Specifically at Volume 4.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Willem never wields Senioris / Seniolis in his active day as Quasi-Brave. &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He does wield Senioris at the end of Volume 5 of the novel - albeit also temporarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is shown in the anime that he wields Percival and another Carillon / Dug Weapon. As shown on the scene below showing Willem in the aftermath of fighting against Eboncandle:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dXfp2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dXfp2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Willem Fighting Eboncandle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, &lt;strong&gt;what is the other Carillon broken at the background of the scene above?&lt;/strong&gt; I can't remember the name of that sword and where it was stated in the novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19333" LastEditorUserId="19333" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:10:17.263" LastActivityDate="2019-07-27T01:43:47.813" Title="What is the other Carillon broken at the background?" Tags="&lt;worldend&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44021" CreationDate="2017-12-31T12:04:42.727" Score="1" ViewCount="3522" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; and come up with some words like Haki and Conquerors Haki, but I failed to understand what is the difference between them, and if there are other kinds of Haki, what are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35489" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T18:49:57.993" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T18:49:57.993" Title="What is the difference between Haki and Conquerors haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44020" CreationDate="2017-12-31T14:03:39.110" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Conqueror's Haki is a subcategory of &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haki&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Broadly speaking, there are two types of Haki available to everyone, given the proper training; however, there is a third type that only a certain group of &quot;chosen ones&quot; are said to possess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Kenbunshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Observation Haki&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kenbunshoku Haki, also known as Mantra on Skypiea, is a form of Haki that allows the user to sense the presence of others, even if they are concealed from view or too far to see naturally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Busoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armament Haki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Busoshoku Haki is a form of Haki that allows the user to use their spirit to create, in essence, an invisible armor around themselves. Notably, this form of Haki can be used to injure Logia Devil Fruit users. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki/Haoshoku_Haki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Conqueror's Haki&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haoshoku Haki is a rare form of Haki that cannot be attained through training. Only one in several million people have this ability. This type of Haki allows the user to exert their willpower over others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T14:03:39.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44023" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44024" CreationDate="2017-12-31T22:37:19.920" Score="-1" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aCggal.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shinpachi is apologizing with Okita and Kagura&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently watched episode 252 of &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; and in the &quot;sorry montage&quot; (around 15:06) the first scene was this clip with Shinpachi apologizing with Okita and Kagura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone tell me which arc or episode this was from? I can't seem to remember and it's driving me crazy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16007" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:40:37.083" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T23:00:59.510" Title="What arc/episode is this from where Shinpachi is apologizing with Okita and Kagura?" Tags="&lt;gintama&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44023" CreationDate="2017-12-31T23:00:59.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reverse searching the image, somehow I found a single site with the exact scene (but Chinese subtitle) on &lt;a href=&quot;https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1771710197959894940.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baidu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't read Chinese, but with the help of Google Translate, it seems all of them answering with episode 20*, &quot;Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gintama_episodes_(season_1)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Gintama&lt;/em&gt; (season 1), episode 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T23:00:59.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48685" CreationDate="2017-12-31T23:43:31.907" Score="4" ViewCount="800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Acording to &lt;a href=&quot;http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Caster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magic Caster&lt;/a&gt; link from the Overlord wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All tier spells in YGGDRASIL could be categorized in &lt;strong&gt;four great systems&lt;/strong&gt; of magic, each one with some exclusive spells and characteristics; &lt;strong&gt;at the same way, magic casters are categorized&lt;/strong&gt; by the system of magic that they use. Magic role players gain access to this systems through specific job classes like:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that &lt;strong&gt;magic casters&lt;/strong&gt; are one of the four magic systems in YGGDRASIL. I'm looking for the another three... Which are?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen the first, second and now seeing the third season of the anime, but I don't have any problem if you need to make a spoiler of the novel or manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37399" LastEditorUserId="37399" LastEditDate="2018-08-12T14:01:47.600" LastActivityDate="2018-09-05T19:13:42.383" Title="Which are the magic system of YGGDRASIL?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44027" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44029" CreationDate="2018-01-01T02:42:18.907" Score="2" ViewCount="1701" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it's legally possible for an anime to be spoken in the English language only. Sure a Japanese dub can be optional, but in terms of main dubbing, can anime have English as the main dub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know such anime may not even exist, but I'm wondering if there's any law or regulation preventing anime from being dubbed in English only. And when I say anime, I mean actual made-in-Japan anime, not anime-styled cartoons produced anywhere else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37401" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T07:41:17.327" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T10:25:19.397" Title="Can an anime be in English only?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44027" CreationDate="2018-01-01T04:42:56.520" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;absolutely no law&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that specifies that an anime can only be in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will state that this is incredibly rare, given that most anime are actually made in Japan for a Japanese audience (hence why they're in Japanese), but given that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai#Anime&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Afro Samurai&lt;/em&gt; anime&lt;/a&gt; was released in English-only, and it and its original manga source work was &lt;em&gt;originally&lt;/em&gt; made in Japan, this only goes to demonstrate that there can be no law against this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T04:42:56.520" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44034" CreationDate="2018-01-01T06:41:29.780" Score="3" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;The worlds of &lt;em&gt;The Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; seem to overlap. But it's never been clear to me if the &lt;em&gt;The Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; (aka: &quot;Lovely Angels&quot;) were actually a part of the &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; universe or were they just a parody entertainment film in the Crusher Joe universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/xftaqm398S4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this clip in the film &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; (1983)&lt;/a&gt;, the team is clearly watching a film of the &lt;em&gt;The Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;. Is this all just a layer of meta-reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20254" LastEditorUserId="20254" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T02:41:29.383" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T02:41:29.383" Title="Are “The Dirty Pair” actually a part of the “Crusher Joe” universe? Or are they just a film parody in that universe?" Tags="&lt;dirty-pair&gt;&lt;crusher-joe&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44032" CreationDate="2018-01-01T10:04:36.817" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, both &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; are in the same universe/continuity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from the fact that both were written by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruka_Takachiho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haruka Takachiho&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; took place around 20 years before &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9A%E3%82%A2#%E4%BB%96%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8C%E3%82%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This work which was also written by the same author who had written &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; shared the same universe and linked to &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; 20 years later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/dirty-pair-ova-series-review/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; OVA series review by Otaku USA Magazine&lt;/a&gt; also states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series was created in 1979 as a set of novels by Haruka Takachiko, starting with the publishing of &lt;em&gt;Great Adventures of the Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;, released in the U.S. by Dark Horse comics. The novels were done in connection with another of his works, &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt;, [...]. &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; is similar, though a bit more serious, fare about a group of galactic mercenaries who have their adventures a couple decades after the &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LightNovel/DirtyPair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TV Tropes on &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Warning, TV Tropes link&lt;/em&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Novelist Haruka Takachiho first created the Pair in 1979, in a series of stories published as Light Novels set in the same continuity as his other series &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; (which debuted 2 years earlier).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dirtypair.wikia.com/wiki/Crusher_Joe#Connections_with_Dirty_Pair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; article on Wikia&lt;/a&gt;  described the connection in more detail (in accordance with the Japanese Wikipedia counterpart):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes place in the same general universe as the &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; light novels with cameos between the two franchises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; The two series officially crossover in the light novel &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair's Rough and Tumble&lt;/em&gt; where Kei and Yuri meet Crusher Dan, the father of the series protagonist Joe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe: The Movie&lt;/em&gt;, A movie of the &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; is shown at a scene taking place at a drive-in movie theater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; In &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair: Project Eden&lt;/em&gt;, the four main characters are shown briefly on the monitor in the Lovely Angel while Mughi is controlling it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, the drive-in &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; movie on &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; was adapted from &lt;em&gt;The Great Adventure of the Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;, the first series of the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9A%E3%82%A2#%E4%BB%96%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8C%E3%82%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first appearance was in &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt; movie's scene on &lt;em&gt;The Great Adventure of the Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; movie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6#%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E7%89%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the middle of the movie, there's a scene where Joe watched &lt;em&gt;Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt; movie. It's the movie about &lt;em&gt;The Great Adventure of the Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[10]&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[10]&lt;/sup&gt; From &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6%E5%A4%A7%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-23/dp/4257600233&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Great Research of the Crusher Joe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, page 118 about &amp;quot;Drive-in theater&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T13:09:00.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44003" CreationDate="2018-01-01T18:14:50.567" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This isn't unheard of and this is actually an older tactic than you may think.  Funimation's dub of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.funimation.com/shows/outlaw-star/outlaw-world/uncut/?lang=english&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Outlaw Star&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, for example, &lt;s&gt;does the same thing&lt;/s&gt; has in the past done the same thing with its opening and ending songs, alternating between English and Hepburn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;For whatever reason, the dub on their site for free users no longer alternates.  Some older DVD releases &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt;, though.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You surmise correctly in that this helps the English speakers follow along with the song, and understand the meaning of the lyrics, too.  The Hepburn addition allows non-native Japanese speakers to at least get a feel for how the words are pronounced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T05:39:06.187" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T05:39:06.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6649" CreationDate="2018-01-02T06:46:28.933" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen something online that led me to believe that the meister in exception of Maka's parents follows their partners. I haven't seen anything about Marie or Azusa, but I've seen it in the other cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Justin Law is just a badass and can do it on his own so he's exempted, but the other 4 should have some info on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37418" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T06:58:29.337" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T06:58:29.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44043" CreationDate="2018-01-02T07:55:32.917" Score="13" ViewCount="3779" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime and manga where the setting is a school, there often is a school festival event. In such events, many would feature the students running a maid cafe - for example, Hanasaku Iroha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this also often happen in real life? Do students in Japan also make maid cafes for their school festivals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T08:35:09.037" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T08:35:09.037" Title="Do real-life schools have maid cafes at their school festivals?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-02T08:06:02.750" Score="2" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lord Yato has Yukine (Sekki) as his blessed vessel aka. his exemplar and Lord Bishamonten has Kazuma as her blessed vessel aka. an exemplar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a god have more than one blessed vessel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36780" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:40:42.603" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T17:03:50.370" Title="Can a god have more than one blessed vessel?" Tags="&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43132" CreationDate="2018-01-02T08:20:12.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In reality, Nora wanted to infuse fear in Yukine's mind, as she was trying to remove all Yato's connections which connect Yato to goodwill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, she wanted to break Yato's connection with Yukine, him being Yato's (Yaboku's) exemplar. She was continuously trying to make Yukine leave Yato (in fear), so that she can awoke the previous Yato, whose intention was to kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As that would have left Yato in enraged and mentally weak state (easy to control) that the death of Yukine (which could have resulted in fall of Yato).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36780" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T08:40:09.827" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T08:40:09.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44040" CreationDate="2018-01-02T08:34:03.580" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are some data points, none of which I can verify the veracity of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1284690792&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a user on chiebukuro&lt;/a&gt;, some class at his school ran a crossdressing cafe, and some of the boys who would look decent in a maid uniform were put in a maid uniform. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14115010629&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this chiebukuro question&lt;/a&gt;, one user reports that they will be running a maid cafe at their school festival, and another user reports that she and the rest of the girls in her class dressed as maids for her class' cosplay cafe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://absurd.blogo.jp/archives/46087364.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This thread&lt;/a&gt; (beware: Japanese blogcancer) contains posters reporting that they had run maid cafes at their school festivals; some of those posters report having attended boys' schools.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hazuki_mbsp/status/774457297128919040&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Twitter conversation&lt;/a&gt;, the replying user reports having done a crossdressing cafe where all the boys dressed as maids.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hinative.com/ja/questions/4745044&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Over here&lt;/a&gt;, one writer indicates that they have never actually seen a maid cafe being run at a school festival, but would not be surprised to come across one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusion: school festival maid cafes exist, but they appear to be quite rare. School festival maid cafes clearly show up more often in anime than in real life. (Unsurprisingly - you can dress cute anime girls up in maid outfits and they can't complain; real life people not so much.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not have enough information to address the question of chronology - that is, which came first? Anime school festival maid cafes, or real-life ones? While it is well-established that maid cafes were first observed in real-life Akihabara (c. 2001), I don't know whether they propagated from there to otaku media, and then from otaku media to real high schools, or whether high schoolers replicated Akihabara's maid cafes in real life, and otaku media then picked up on them. My gut-feel is that the former is more likely, but either explanation seems plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T08:34:03.580" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44054" CreationDate="2018-01-02T12:21:14.747" Score="7" ViewCount="1317" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt; and realized that Lotton is a bit like a chuunibyou. He called himself &quot;The Wizard&quot; and he always wanted to make a cool entrance before a fight but usually got his ass kicked quickly. In my opinion, he's a chuuninbyou. But no one ever mention that he's chuunibyou. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or probably he's not chuunibyou after all, but keep that for another question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being the earlier anime (&lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt; was aired in 2006 while &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt; was aired in 2012) it got me thinking about whether the word &quot;chuunibyou&quot; actually originated from this anime. Or probably it was not just as popular as now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T06:23:37.790" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T06:23:37.790" Title="Does the word &quot;chuunibyou&quot; originate from the anime &quot;Chuunibyou&quot;?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29833" CreationDate="2018-01-02T16:41:43.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, for a god, a regalia is like clothes. Without a regalia, a god is considered &quot;but-naked&quot;. A regalia is necessary for a god's survival as the regalia is a god's sole weapon to protect themselves from blight (pain caused by darkness either dark-thoughts of their regalias or physical contact with phantoms).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the time of war (Yato being a war of god or god of calamity), the only motive was &quot;to kill or to be killed&quot; and that's why a regalia is important to protect their master's (god's) life. Most of the times (for calamity gods), it is necessary to kill to fulfill wishes, therefore a weapon i.e. regalia is needed. Plus, there is a need of regalia to kill phantoms too, to fulfill wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A god with no regalia cannot survive for long in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36780" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:18:36.877" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:18:36.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21375" CreationDate="2018-01-02T16:59:41.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koro-sensei and Itona are not blood related at all, it's the tentacles that make them both fall in the same category &quot;family&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brother relationship was first mentioned by the official guardian, as to make Itona confused about his relationship with Koro-sensei. He intended to kill Koro-sensei with the help of an enraged Itona, but as obviously failed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36780" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:02:35.543" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:02:35.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44047" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-02T17:09:23.893" Score="6" ViewCount="1888" Body="&lt;p&gt;Koro-sensei and tentacle-having humans (e.g. Itona) have a drastic difference in their bodies: Koro-sensei's body is made up of tentacles wholly, whereas Itona has his human body along with a tentacle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any differences between the no. of the tentacle cells infused? If yes, it's a fact that even a single tentacle cell can cause death like pain, then how did Koro-sensei survive that much pain? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36780" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:13:32.840" LastActivityDate="2018-04-16T17:07:37.653" Title="What are the difference between Koro-sensei and other tentacle creatures?" Tags="&lt;assassination-classroom&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21530" CreationDate="2018-01-02T19:05:13.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He first goes badass mode on episode 25. But he doesn't truly actually start getting &lt;em&gt;stronger&lt;/em&gt; until they start training in the Varia arc, which is the entire second season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, the whole 1st season is dedicated to building up relationships so that the family bond is solid and powerful so that they can really go crazy in season 2. However, after it starts getting crazy, it never stops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37428" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T02:21:05.897" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T02:21:05.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39965" CreationDate="2018-01-02T20:07:59.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The anime will definitely adapt the manga storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The so-called anime original characters, the e.g class president has been shown in the manga, also Boruto mentions the school trip in the manga while that's an anime arc. Finally, those Otsusuki guys have been shown to be on their way with Toneri sounding a warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anime is like a prequel that will gradually come into the manga storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37432" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:38:11.880" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:38:11.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-02T20:14:40.067" Score="5" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;The languages used in displaying anime credits varies from series to series. The second season of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrrh84y760v9po595DAfcZqNeutpZiA3G&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Big Windup&lt;/a&gt; brought my thoughts on this issue to a head. It is Japanese dub with English sub. The credits during the opening are in Japanese, while the credits in the ending are fully in English. From my experience, this is rare. Subs tend to credit in either the subbed language or Japanese plus other languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter appears to be the most common choice, at least nowadays.  In this case credits tend to be given in the language of the person or company being credited. Japanese nationals will be credited in Japanese, Korean folks in Korean, Filipinos (and other countries using Latin alphabet) in English, etc. I'm not sure about Chinese folks, because I haven't learned to tell the difference between Chinese, and Japanese with a lot of kanji. If a Thai graphics studio worked on the CGI, their credits might well be given in Thai. Anyway, frequently one sees multiple languages on one page of credits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a style for giving credits that is developing over time, or are they portrayed however the individual studio (or licensee) feels at the time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T00:01:49.753" LastActivityDate="2019-12-28T07:14:05.130" Title="language consistency in anime credits" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5706" CreationDate="2018-01-02T22:27:52.453" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;ACTUALLY, in order to properly answer the posters question, it goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the JAP version of SAO had 2 seasons containing exactly 55 episodes (25 in season 1 and 30 in season 2), but for the NA dubbed version, all 55 eps were condensed down to 25 only for North American audiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THEN, there is &quot;Sword Art Online 2&quot;, which, in Japan, also ran for 1 season containing 24 episodes...and this, too has been dubbed for NA and, somehow, is 25 dubbed episodes for North American audiences. (1 more than Japan this time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALSO, there was a &quot;special&quot; episode that aired xmas of 2013 titled &quot;Sword Art Online Extra Edition&quot;, which is 101 mins long so is actually more of a movie than an episode&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALSO, there is a &quot;Sword Art Online Offline 1 &amp;amp; 2&quot;, which were companion series developed for the special edition Blu-Ray versions of SAO&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and last, but definitely not least we have the movie that came out in 2017, &quot;Sword Art Online The Movie Ordinal Scale&quot;...and if you're a fan like myself, trust me, you NEED to see that movie!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37435" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T22:27:52.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44044" CreationDate="2018-01-03T01:09:19.263" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the word &quot;chuunibyou&quot; was not coined by the anime &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt; (nor by &lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt;). The term is attested back to 1999. (For further reading, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Chuunibyou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;TVTropes article&lt;/a&gt; linked in &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/44044/is-the-word-chuunibyou-originated-from-the-anime-chuuni#comment58985_44044&quot;&gt;Aki Tanaka's comment&lt;/a&gt; seems good.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&amp;amp;q=%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85,%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E6%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Data from Google Trends&lt;/a&gt; seem to indicate that searches for this word were low but slowly rising until October 2012, when searches spiked (because that's when &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt; premiered). Search volume for &quot;chuunibyou&quot; has since fallen off, but is somewhat higher than it was just before October 2012, even after you subtract out searches specifically for &lt;em&gt;Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!&lt;/em&gt;. My point here is that in 2006 (unlike now), the word &quot;chuunibyou&quot; had very limited purchase and it is hence unsurprising that it would not be used in &lt;em&gt;Black Lagoon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T01:09:19.263" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2018-01-03T01:09:19.263" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44058" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-03T11:46:58.527" Score="2" ViewCount="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;The contest involves twelve warriors that have some sort of power (some supernatural). Though the concept of common sense will fade away with elements like Necromantic and flying people in the show. One thing that stuck in my head was the part about the one wish to be granted to the winner.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the end, we see the Rat warrior going through 99 wishes that most of them are impossible to grand (like gaining another superpower or world peace). So what is the nature of the contest? Who is holding these contests and what kind of power do they have to grant such wishes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T11:46:58.527" Title="What is the nature of the Juni Taisen?" Tags="&lt;juuni-taisen&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42636" CreationDate="2018-01-03T12:13:33.950" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Death Note owned by Jack Neylon (his real name being Kal Snyder) was the one Light Yagami picked up in the first episode of the Death Note Anime Series, the one with some rules written on the inner side(s) of its cover. This is the very Death Note Light had in his hand when Kyosuke Higuchi (the person from Yotsuba) died of a heart attack. Since Higuchi was its previous owner, the ownership passed back to Light. Also, the Shinigami in possession of the Death Note before Higuchi was Rem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when, Light knew that Soichiro Yagami (his father) gave the Death Note to someone from Mello's gang (who they called Y462), he gave up the ownership of that Death Note. So the ownership now passed to Y462. Since this Y462 guy was eventually killed by the leader of the gang, the ownership must have passed to the next person who touched the Death Note, that logically being Kal Snyder. It is never mentioned that Kal Snyder never touched the Death Note. He must have. That is why he became its owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two logical ways in which the ownership of a Death Note can be affected after the 'death' of the Shinigami who owned it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case I:&#xA;Let's suppose that if the Shinigami who owned a Death Note 'dies', the Shinigami who owned the Death Note previously, again becomes it's owner. In this case Ryuk becomes the owner of the Death Note, not Sidoh, as it was Ryuk who owned the Death Note before Rem. So in this case, Kal Snyder can see Ryuk, not Sidoh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case II:&#xA;Let's suppose that if the Shinigami who owned a Death Note 'dies', the Death Note is no longer owned by a Shinigami. So, there is no Shinigami associated with the Death Note from the point when Rem 'died' to the point when Sidoh snatched the Death Note away from Mello. So in this case, Kal Snyder could only see Sidoh when he snatched away the Death Note from Mello and threw it at him. Not at any point before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By considering either of the above two cases to be true, we conclude that though the Death Note originally belonged to Sidoh, he was not currently it's owner. That is why Kal Snyder, or for that matter, anyone in contact with the Death Note (such as Mello) couldn't see Sidoh before the Death Note was thrown at Kal Snyder and touched by the respective person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30611" LastEditorUserId="30611" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T09:05:52.040" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T09:05:52.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37161" CreationDate="2018-01-03T16:40:11.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: this answer assumes that &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;graphic or deeply detailed sexual content which would be restricted to adults only&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; means &lt;strong&gt;R-18/CERO Z&lt;/strong&gt; in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Games&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surprisingly, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/TYPE-MOON#%E5%95%86%E6%A5%AD%E7%A7%BB%E8%A1%8C%E5%BE%8C%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E5%B1%95%E9%96%8B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; mentioned this,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2005年10月28日発売の『Fate/hollow ataraxia』以降アダルトゲームの新規発表は行われていない。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the release of &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; on 28 Oct 2005, there's no announcement on new adult games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, at least that's the answer to the last game containing explicit content: &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; (the original PC version, not the PS Vita one).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, they started releasing console games only (except &lt;em&gt;Mahoutsukai no Yoru&lt;/em&gt; for PC as mentioned on the question) with &lt;em&gt;Fate/EXTRA CCC&lt;/em&gt; having the highest rating of CERO D (R-17, no international release).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Anime, Movie &amp;amp; OVA&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since almost all of them were broadcasted on the TV, then they could be considered as 一般向けアニメ (&lt;em&gt;ippan muke anime&lt;/em&gt;, anime for the general public) even though they might include heavy ecchi scenes (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya&lt;/em&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also true for movies such as &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night UBW&lt;/em&gt;, and also &lt;em&gt;Carnival Phantasm&lt;/em&gt; OVA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Manga &amp;amp; Light Novel&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some manga were published by Kadokawa, and as far as I know, Kadokawa doesn't publish adult manga (aka. hentai) although, again, they &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; include heavy ecchi scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't comment on books under Type-Moon label itself though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Music &amp;amp; Drama CDs&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt; all music CDs are clean, but I can't comment on drama CDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact, only &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/hollow ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; games require age checking on &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.com/game/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the official Type-Moon website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Regarding &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Kinoko Nasu first started Type-Moon as a doujin group, so I also include any Type-Moon released doujinshi they may have released (if there are any) which contained explicit content.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, Type-Moon stopped being a doujin circle and instead became a game company in 2003. As a doujin circle, they only released &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; and its extra contents. &lt;em&gt;Fate/stay night&lt;/em&gt; was the first work as a game company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T17:01:57.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8319" CreationDate="2018-01-04T02:55:22.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The guild mark will not really disappear unless the person is banished from the guild.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's true about future Lucy not having one because Fairy Tail didn't exist, like when Wendy found out about her guild Cait Shelter didn't really exist, her guild mark disappeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Laxus was banished from the guild but still had his guild mark when he was allowed back, so it doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, I say it's really only something the master can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37458" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T03:23:54.517" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T03:23:54.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43916" CreationDate="2018-01-04T08:11:39.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Boruto has the Hyuga blood within him therefore he has been trained in the art of the gentle fist by his mother and grand father. Being a prodigy he has already learned it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto's Rasengan is not like Naruto's Rasengan. Boruto accidentally added added a change of Nature transformation along with the change of shape transformation needed for a pure Rasengan. This makes his Rasengan more like Naruto's Rasenshuriken. But unlike Naruto's Rasenshuriken which adds the wind element to the Rasengan to transform it into a shuriken and attack the target, he subconsciously adds Lightning Release to it resulting in the technique disappearing from sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2019-03-15T05:08:36.507" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T05:08:36.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5037" CreationDate="2018-01-04T15:28:19.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hei didn't kill Yin, he used his power to separate Izanami and Yin. In the picture where Hei is carrying Yin, she just faints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He chose to save Yin instead of killing her, so the person who we saw in the &quot;coffin&quot; is who will bring destruction according to the documents written by Amber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37468" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-15T05:03:58.050" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T05:03:58.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14048" CreationDate="2018-01-04T21:06:06.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Kirito went onto ALO it said that his apearence will be randomised, however, since all of his data was transferred from SAO he looked the same as he did in SAO which was exactly how he looks in real life but when Sugu saw him she would not have thought it was her cousin because all the looks had been randomised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37472" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T21:06:06.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-05T02:44:55.800" Score="3" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhat &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/35729/20254&quot;&gt;inspired by this other question the phone keypad design&lt;/a&gt;, does the keyboard pictured below—as seen in the first TV episode of &lt;em&gt;The Dirty Pair&lt;/em&gt;, “How to Kill a Computer”—have any real world analog? I don’t recall ever seeing a keyboard that was in a &lt;kbd&gt;Q&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;P&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;A&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;I&lt;/kbd&gt; and &lt;kbd&gt;T&lt;/kbd&gt; arrangement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AZRHF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AZRHF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Computer keyboard from “The Dirty Pair.”&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20254" LastEditorUserId="20254" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T03:44:46.240" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T03:44:46.240" Title="Is this computer keyboard on “The Dirty Pair” based on a real world keyboard?" Tags="&lt;dirty-pair&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-05T04:03:36.417" Score="5" ViewCount="7076" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, &quot;Sis Puella Magica!&quot; from Madoka OST. The title itself is Latin but when I read the lyric, it's not! Here's the first part of the song&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;samia dostia&#xA;ari aditida&#xA;tori adito madora&#xA;&#xA;estia morita&#xA;nari amitia&#xA;sori arito asora&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the lyric seems like Latin, for example &quot;aditida&quot; or &quot;adito&quot; is bit similar to Latin &quot;aditio&quot; which mean &quot;right of approaching&quot; or &quot;acceptance&quot; in English. It also doesn't seems like Japanese. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is the lyric for &quot;Army of the King&quot; from Fate/Zero. The title is English but again, the lyric is not something I can recognize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;esarta mirifo&#xA;kontiasa mia&#xA;&#xA;arta mita iya ah&#xA;amia sortita&#xA;aria&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What language is used by Kajiura Yuki here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T04:03:36.417" Title="What language used by Kajiura Yuki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero OST lyric?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;fate-zero&gt;&lt;kajiura-yuki&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44080" CreationDate="2018-01-05T04:03:36.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually it's not from any language. Kajiura Yuki (the composer of this song) is often used a made up language for any of her soundtrack song compositions called &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://canta-per-me.net/lyrics/about-kajiurago/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kajiurago&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;. The word itself doesn't have any meaning and all Kajiurago songs is meant for open interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From AnimeGiga video interview (link above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interviewer: What is ｢Kajiurago｣?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kajiura: This so-called “Kajiurago” is actually a constructed language I frequently use, meaningless language fabricated by myself. It’s only that I arbitrarily named it “Kajiurago”. It’s entirely meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interviewer: Not even a bit of meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kajiura: Yeah. Fabricated only for its pronunciation. One thing is that when I wrote insert songs and other songs for anime, I had initially used Italian, Latin, and the like before. Even if it were a non-Japanese song, for scenes whose meaning I cannot match, to use lyrics not matching the work, I don’t like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kajiurago lyrics are usually never officially released unless otherwise specified. Most Kajiurago lyric we can find is something people write from what they hear. But for Madoka OSTs, the lyrics are actually an official release, although it's not happen very often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost every song from Madoka OSTs used Kajiurago, and Kajiurago is used in many of her compositions, not only for Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero but also in several other OST like &lt;a href=&quot;https://canta-per-me.net/lyrics/storm-and-fire/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;A Song of Storm and Fire&amp;quot; from Tsubasa Chronicle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T04:03:36.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:06:10.950" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone has any idea where I can buy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Princess Sarah (Purinsesu Sēra)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Downloadable is fine or DVD that can be shipped to the Philippines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36649" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T00:40:47.340" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T00:40:47.340" Title="Site / Store where Princess Sarah (Purinsesu Sēra) can be downloaded or bought" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;princess-sara&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21567" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:24:50.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Mihreia said above, I also believe the little Dwarf in the flask to be a piece of the gate. Partly because of it's vast knowledge and the very easily recognizable little black hands that strech out to grab things. Though I want to add that the people of Xerxes may have had alchemy skills and methods that the modern people of Amestris are unable to grasp hold of. Maybe it was a lost skill. It's like how we still have mysteries of people and events of the past. Till now, we dont know how the pyramids were built. Maybe it's something of that sort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, all the other sources I've read do not give much information as to who,where or how the first homunculous came to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37481" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T13:24:50.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44085" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44090" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:28:59.233" Score="0" ViewCount="589" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super show Gohan and Vegeta's power levels were above and behind of each other several times. A few times I recall from the top of my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Freezer attacked Krilin, in an attack of rage Gohan surpassed Vegeta's power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Vegeta got a zenkai boost by being hit by Krilin and healed by Dende, he was beated to death easily by Freezer 4th form, but Gohan later was able to land some punches in that form. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Gohan came out of the time chamber. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm sure there are other times when this happened. How many times Gohan has surpassed Vegeta in power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T23:31:55.953" Title="How many times Gohan has surpassed Vegeta in power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44086" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44092" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:30:26.637" Score="0" ViewCount="859" Body="&lt;p&gt;So Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Freezer and 17 had to join to defeat Aniraza, but it took Goku ultra instinct to defeat Kefura. Who shows the series to be stronger, Kefla or Anilaza?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T17:11:53.030" LastActivityDate="2018-07-20T18:31:41.987" Title="Who is stronger, Kefla or Anilaza?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44085" CreationDate="2018-01-05T15:58:23.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I add when Gohan fought against Cell to the previous answer, my answer is 4 times. For more infomations &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Go,_Gohan!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; a link the dbz chap 404&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Freezer attacked Krilin, in an attack of rage Gohan surpassed Vegeta's power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Vegeta got a zenkai boost by being hit by Krilin and healed by Dende, he was beated to death easily by Freezer 4th form, but Gohan later was able to land some punches in that form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After Gohan came out of the time chamber&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gohan fight against Cell.Here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Go,_Gohan!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; a link to dbz chap 404 referring to Gohan more powerful than everyone&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37483" LastEditorUserId="37483" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T22:46:46.990" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T22:46:46.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44088" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-05T16:22:29.710" Score="3" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just learned that Anime Strike just got absorbed into Amazon Prime! I just watched the first episode of &lt;em&gt;Made in Abyss&lt;/em&gt;. For Amazon Prime members like me, who were too stubborn to pay extra for Anime Strike, what series which were not available on other streaming services are now available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I live in the USA and subscribe to Crunchyroll and Funimation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T16:52:56.653" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T20:36:31.980" Title="Anime Strike just got absorbed into Amazon Prime. What high profile series just opened up there?" Tags="&lt;streaming-sites&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44085" CreationDate="2018-01-05T16:45:15.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would have to disagree with Gohan being stronger than Vegeta on Namek. It was more of Freiza being caught off guard and Gohan giving it his absolute all. I would say his sudden increase in power might have rivaled that of Vegeta's but he didn't surpass him. When Vegeta came back to earth while Goku and Freiza were fighting on Namek, we see him make quick work of Gohan. &lt;br&gt; I believe, the reason Gohan did better was because Vegeta was psyched out over the fact that he was facing Freiza, having known how powerful he was, he sort of gave up on both occasions which is why he was defeated so handily. Gohan on the other hand, didn't care and put all his power into a single barrage of attacks against Freiza. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only times where I'd say Gohan surpassed Vegeta would be:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post HTC training with Goku during the Cell arc&lt;/b&gt;: Gohan came out even stronger than Goku and Vegeta in his Mastered SSJ state.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;During the battle against Perfect Cell:&lt;/b&gt; When Gohan attained the SSJ2 transformation, he obviously surpassed all the Z fighters which include's Vegeta.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;After potential unlocked by the Elder Kai:&lt;/b&gt; When Gohan attained the &lt;i&gt;Mystic Transformation&lt;/i&gt;, he obviously was way stronger than SSJ3 Goku who was way stronger than SSJ2 Vegeta. Hence Gohan Surpassed Vegeta here once again.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Super, Gohan hasn't been that relevant until now in the tournament of power and as of now, Vegeta is stronger than Gohan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-01-05T17:16:04.497" LastActivityDate="2018-01-05T17:16:04.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44088" CreationDate="2018-01-05T16:50:47.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Decided to search again. The first time I searched on their site with &quot;prime video anime&quot;, there were 400 result pages.  I just searched again, and it is giving me 20 pages of &quot;most relevant results&quot;. Here are some series that stuck out for me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Land of the Lustrous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Re:CREATORS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Welcome to the Ballroom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dive!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Great Passage&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Made in Abyss&lt;/em&gt; (retyped here so they in one spot)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are recent series I don't remember being available on Crunchyroll or Funimation in the USA. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;// 6 Jan 18&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A new YouTube video posted today which includes mention of a lot of good Amazon Prime titles, even ones not super-recent.  See &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIsBsWjOB58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ding-Dong! Anime Strike is Dead. What Now?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T20:36:31.980" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T20:36:31.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44086" CreationDate="2018-01-05T17:11:38.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The answer to this is very simple. It's &lt;b&gt;Kefla&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This might seem a little hard to believe at first because of the final beam exchange where Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Freiza and 17 powered up and gave it their all. However, here's my argument for the same:&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Whether Goku is stronger than Vegeta and Freiza in his blue form or vice versa is very debatable but either way I think it's &lt;b&gt;fair to state without any shadow of a doubt&lt;/b&gt; that, Goku SSJB + Kaioken * 10 is stronger than all the 5 fighters together.  We know the Kaioken multiplies Goku's power as we see Hit state that Goku's power has doubled, tripled, quadrupled, during the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 fight. Hence, &lt;b&gt;Goku SSJB + Kaioken * 20 is without a doubt, way stronger than the 5 of them combined.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Goku vs Jiren, when Goku used Kaioken*20 and charged towards Jiren, he used his &lt;i&gt;Eye attack&lt;/i&gt; which in my opinion is one of his strongest moves consider he only bothered to use it against a powered up Goku twice, against Hit after he was trapped in the Cage of time etc. This attack was &lt;b&gt;strong enough to flick away SSJB+ Kaioken * 20 Goku like it was nothing&lt;/b&gt;. After Goku attained the &lt;b&gt;Ultra Instinct&lt;/b&gt; and Charged towards Jiren, we see him being able to not just dodge, but also block and push back these attacks as we see &lt;b&gt;Goku pushing Jiren back&lt;/b&gt;. If Goku was only dodging the attacks, he wouldn't have pushed Jiren back. When Goku used the UI against Kefla, we figure out that Goku had grown stronger and powered up even more. Whis also remarked that UI Goku's attacks in aren't that effective (This was in his powered-up state hence his attacks against Jiren would've very likely been even weaker).  Still, Kefla was strong enough to take hits from UI Goku, get back up and put up a fight. This shows Kefla in her SSJ2 state is way stronger than SSJB + Kaioken * 20 Goku and hence superior to Anilaza. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Whis stated that &lt;b&gt;SSJ Kefla's power was comparable to that of the Spirit Bomb&lt;/b&gt; used by Goku against Jiren. The spirit bomb is certainly very comparable and might even be stronger than the combined beam attack from the 5 remaining warriors. Let us say for argument sake that it is weaker than the combined beam attack. The power was compared to SSJ Kefla. SSJ2 Kefla is a lot stronger than SSJ Kefla as the SSJ2 is a 100 times multiplier while the SSJ is a 50 times multiplier. So it is very obvious Kefla's powers again surpass that of Anilaza. Even though Anilaza had the upper hand in the beam struggle until Android 17 broke the energy reactor, the Universe 7 fighters were holding their own and it wasn't completely domination.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kefla's potential and Saiyan abilities make her stronger than Anilaza. Goku stated that he senses no limit to her energy and Kefla certainly had a lot of potentials and if she hadn't had to fight a god-tiered fighter like UI Goku, she would've very likely had more time to draw more and more of her power and probably even attained the SSJ3 transformation. &lt;b&gt;Also, Saiyan's attain Zenaki Boosts when pushed to their limits&lt;/b&gt;. The &lt;b&gt;final attack unleashed by Kefla &lt;/b&gt;against UI Goku was indeed a lot &lt;b&gt;stronger than a basic SSJ2 attack&lt;/b&gt; as Cabba remarked that her power is growing exponentially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T16:31:36.893" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T16:31:36.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-05T20:28:44.247" Score="6" ViewCount="3918" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was wondering if doujinshi can get an anime adaptations and become real manga that are officially sold by companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37486" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T02:28:48.397" LastActivityDate="2020-05-22T22:57:40.813" Title="Can doujinshi get anime adaptations? Also can they become &quot;real&quot; Manga if good enough" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;manga-production&gt;&lt;doujinshi&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44093" CreationDate="2018-01-06T00:36:20.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: Yoshitoshi Abe's, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haibane_Renmei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haibane Renmei&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37488" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T00:36:20.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44093" CreationDate="2018-01-06T00:54:34.830" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;doujinshi&quot; you mean &quot;self-published manga that parody other published works&quot; (probably the most restrictive definition), the answer is yes. Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nyoron Churuya-san&lt;/em&gt; (a &lt;em&gt;Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu&lt;/em&gt; doujin)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you loosen the definition to &quot;self-published manga&quot;, there are even more examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sore ga Seiyuu!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Getsuyoubi no Tawawa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go further and consider &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; self-published works (including webcomics and text-only media), there are even more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maoyuu Maou Yuusha&lt;/em&gt; (originally a series of posts on 2ch)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni&lt;/em&gt; (originally posted on &quot;Shousetsuka ni Narou&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Re:Zero&lt;/em&gt; (likewise)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;One Punch Man&lt;/em&gt; (originally a webcomic)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is by no means a rare phenomenon. Self-published stuff that becomes popular gets commercialized pretty often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T00:54:34.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-06T01:48:41.650" Score="6" ViewCount="2328" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something I noticed while watching a number of English dubs is that characters talk... the best way I can describe it is as a dialect. The scripts and voice acting are done by native (mostly American?) English speakers, but use odd vocabulary and turns of phrase that sound like part of its own dialect. It is difficult to describe, since it sounds nothing like any real English dialect I am familiar with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the English dub of &lt;em&gt;Devilman&lt;/em&gt; on Netflix uses the word &quot;human&quot; (and at one point &quot;mortal&quot;) instead of &quot;person&quot; or &quot;man&quot; in English sentences where those would be expected instead. The phrase &quot;go to hell, you mortals!&quot; comes across as distinctly stilted and unnatural to my ear (as a native General American English speaker).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an actual phenomenon or am I imagining it? If it is real, why does it exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33486" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T03:20:09.323" LastActivityDate="2018-08-19T16:59:26.473" Title="Why do English dubs have a unique dialect?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-06T02:48:20.660" Score="0" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a specific song from the soundtrack of Eureka Seven, but I'm having a hard time finding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song plays usually during the most intense parts and most cool parts of the show, like when something whimsical happens. The song has vocals and is very smooth to the ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example is in episode 6, a song with a really nice guitar riff and vocal around 14:16 minutes in. It's like J-rock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37489" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T04:07:41.897" LastActivityDate="2021-04-20T23:48:36.907" Title="What's the song usually used on the most intense parts and most cool parts in Eureka Seven?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;eureka-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-06T05:13:51.157" Score="-2" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was wondering if anyone could find the name of the piano song &quot;Another Side 02 - Track 4&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37492" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T05:27:52.993" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T05:36:03.877" Title="What is the real title of a piano song &quot;Another Side 02 - Track 4&quot;?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;guilty-crown&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44098" CreationDate="2018-01-06T05:36:03.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Another Side 02&amp;quot; is actually the album title, and with this information, it's quite trivial to find a site with the tracklist, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://vgmdb.net/album/32069&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;VGMDB&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Album: GUILTY CROWN SOUNDTRACK ANOTHER SIDE 02&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Composed by Hiroyuki Sawano&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tracklist:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Disc 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pF-AdLibⅠ (Pianoforte-AdLib I)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;gT→pF (Guitar→Pianoforte)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pF-AdLibⅡ  (Pianoforte-AdLib II)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;fUE+p@D+hArP→pF (Flute+Pad+Harp→Pianoforte)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sT+hRN+tRB+tUba (Strings+Horns+Trombone+Tuba)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pF-AdLibⅢ (Pianoforte-AdLib III)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1616 (Various)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;gT→sYnTH (Guitar→Synth)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pF-AdLibⅣ (Pianoforte-AdLib IV)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As for why the song title seems strange, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/24400/confusion-about-the-naming-of-aldnoah-zeros-ost-opening-ending-song-titles&quot;&gt;it's Sawano's quirk&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T05:36:03.877" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2018-01-06T05:36:03.877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2587" CreationDate="2018-01-06T06:18:19.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with Demietra95. It is a custom in Japan for prestigious families to have more &quot;weight&quot; when it comes to last names (E.g. A samurai family is given preference over non-samurai ones), so it would be natural for the Uzumaki clan to be given priority over the Namikaze clan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37493" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T06:18:19.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-06T06:38:53.527" Score="0" ViewCount="2657" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 2 episode 1, Rin's friends are still mad over the fact that he is the son of Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't this already over/resolved in season 1? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37494" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T06:56:53.310" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T00:54:59.043" Title="Why are Rin's friends still mad over the fact that he is the son of Satan in season 2?" Tags="&lt;blue-exorcist&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-01-08T21:21:01.510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44097" CreationDate="2018-01-06T12:35:51.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the song you are looking for is Storywriter. It's the main theme of Eureka Seven. You can find it on youtube very easily by searching &quot;Storywriter&quot;. Don't hesitate to go further in the song because the beginning can be misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T12:35:51.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-06T12:58:00.330" Score="5" ViewCount="1616" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched the first few episodes of Devilman Crybaby on Netflix and the animation was really awesome. I know the series was directed by Masaaki Yuasa, a really good animator and director. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I think we can all admit the quality of this show is above average. Netflix was part of the production committee and they certainly made a big contribution to the budget to the studio Science Saru. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to have sourced data on the total budget of the series and the amount Netflix has given. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31839" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T22:14:35.840" LastActivityDate="2018-03-23T06:25:49.693" Title="How much did Netflix contribute, as part of the production committee, for Devilman Crybaby?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;devilman-crybaby&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7269" CreationDate="2018-01-06T13:13:48.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The saying &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;No Blood! No Bone! No Ash!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; can mean a few things like the power that the red clansmen have or just the sheer strength that they have, but I think  it means that they leave nothing when they pass or that they have no regrets (I have no idea if any of these are correct)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37498" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T13:22:20.177" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T13:22:20.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31737" CreationDate="2018-01-07T01:34:59.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;16 does not have ki, hence he uses laser eyes and arm cannons. 17 and 18 do, that is why they are able to use ki blasts. Just look at how 18 learned destructo disc. It's really simple, they use the suppression technique so the Z Warriors wouldn't sense them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37508" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T01:34:59.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44114" CreationDate="2018-01-07T05:46:14.760" Score="1" ViewCount="2821" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, Naruto had Yang Kurama, said as the physical form or so. It gave him certain chakra and abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in war he had Yin Kurama, the spiritual form, like genjutsu I believe. It must have given him some different abilities other than those given by the Sage of Six Paths. What are these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what were Naruto's post-Sasuke fight powers when he had both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-02-06T20:51:08.407" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T20:51:08.407" Title="Differences in Yin Naruto and Yang Naruto?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-07T05:49:48.783" Score="-2" ViewCount="1856" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before final fight with Sasuke, Naruto had half of Kurama (Yin). The two friends were equally powerful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the fight, Naruto received the other half (Yang), as given in manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean Naruto's powers doubled, making him stronger than Sasuke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26084" LastEditorUserId="26084" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T06:57:25.293" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T06:57:25.293" Title="Does Naruto has double power than Sasuke after ep 477?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44112" CreationDate="2018-01-07T06:41:46.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yin is the power to create form out of nothingness. It is related to spiritual energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yang breathes life into form. It relates to physical energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Naruto had a Yang Nine Tails, it follows that he would gain access to the Nine Tails physical benefits and overflowing life energy. This manifested in super strength, rapid healing, and overflowing stamina. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at how Nine Tails chakra was employed, you can see that Naruto had trouble giving it form. That's because he had massive power (Yang) but he wasn't given the power needed to shape it efficiently (Yin). When he did gain access to the Yin power, he found it much easier to manipulate changes in chakra nature and vary his types of Rasengan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T06:41:46.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-07T06:58:55.500" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought Kasumigaoka enjoyed being with Tomoya? And Sawamura was his childhood friend...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37510" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T03:55:28.933" Title="In Saekano S2, why does Kasumigaoka and Sawamura leave Tomoya?" Tags="&lt;saenai-heroine-no-sodatekata&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44125" CreationDate="2018-01-07T09:41:43.973" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the music playing in the background at 13:58 in episode 2 of &lt;em&gt;Your lie in April&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37513" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T10:42:26.637" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T22:45:10.583" Title="What was the music playing at background at 13:58 in episode 2 of Your lie in April?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;your-lie-in-april&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-07T16:46:51.653" Score="0" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since transplanting a relative's Mangekyou Sharingan gets you an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, will transplanting a regular Sharingan get you an Eternal Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37518" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T21:12:50.770" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T21:12:50.770" Title="Is there such a thing as Eternal Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44121" CreationDate="2018-01-07T17:44:57.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Mangekyou Sharingan is an eye that makes you gradually go blind when after a long periods of use. The Sharingan does not have this side effect. Therefore, the &quot;Eternal&quot; part of the Sharingan, which denotes an eye that will not get progressively blinder overtime, does not apply to a normal Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the only real benefit to transplanting a normal Sharingan (given that you already have one) is so that you can use the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izanagi&lt;/a&gt;. This technique makes the eye lose its light in one go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; It can be seen during Obito's fight with Konan, that he transplanted an eye which he then used for the purpose of reviving himself with the Izanagi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T17:44:57.600" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44113" CreationDate="2018-01-07T18:03:19.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not necessarily. We could say that this does increase Naruto's powers drastically in comparison to Sasuke, but there are a few things to consider:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The second half of Kurama only increases chakra&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important thing here is that by getting the other half of Kurama, Kurama doesn't necessarily become a stronger tailed beast, he merely gains more chakra. This is, of course, very drastic, but it does not allow Naruto to fight any better with Kurama. He can still use the same abilities, and infuse the same amount of chakra into them, he just has more stamina now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Naruto already has massive amounts of chakra&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto is an Uzumaki, which is a clan famous for their large chakra reserves. On top of that, Naruto already had the first half of Kurama which gives him an overwhelmingly large amount of chakra right off the bat. The addition of the second half of Kurama will increase by a lot, but not in comparison anymore. It's like trying to make an already blue flame even hotter. Maybe you can, but by comparison, the difference is minute since it was already so hot to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Naruto pools his power from sources other than Kurama too&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is pretty simple. Naruto's power never came fully from Kurama to begin with. While we could say a good deal does, he still had and has various other abilities that make him an extremely strong shinobi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Naruto and Sasuke were not &amp;quot;equal&amp;quot; at their final fight&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Naruto was being severely hindered by two things. The first being that he had been fighting in this war for much longer than Sasuke, and was much more tired out. The second thing is that Naruto was unwilling to fight to his fullest (especially in the beginning) for fear of killing Sasuke, whereas Sasuke did not hold back. So even if the second half of Kurama did make Naruto twice as strong as before, it would not make him exactly twice as strong as Sasuke as they were never on equal ground to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Where are their power levels at now?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The simple answer to this is we don't and can't know. We can merely speculate. As we see in the Scarlet Spring, we know that Naruto's combat instincts have dulled whereas Sasuke's could have only sharpened. This means that the two have probably leveled out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T18:03:19.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44117" CreationDate="2018-01-07T22:45:10.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an original song made for this anime called &quot;Kimi wa Haru no Naka ni Iru&quot; (You Exist in Spring).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfe44kMDfDo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link to song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T22:45:10.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44127" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44133" CreationDate="2018-01-08T06:08:19.163" Score="0" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Shizuku, who is the 8th member of the Phantom Troupe use her Nen ability to absorb a detonated or/and a non-detonated nuclear weapon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can it suck the radiation caused by such weapons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31579" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T06:21:51.567" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T18:32:07.223" Title="Can Shizuku's vacuum cleaner suck nuclear weapons?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44103" CreationDate="2018-01-08T06:21:40.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is resolved in Season 1 but Season 2 is not a direct continuation of Season 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To go into further detail: Season 1 of &lt;em&gt;Blue Exorcist&lt;/em&gt; becomes anime original starting from episode 17. There was a lot of backlash from the fans and if they wanted to make a Season 2 it would be impossible to continue from Season 1's end. So, the studio completely ignored all the parts from Season 1 that deviated from the manga in Season 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36287" LastEditorUserId="36287" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T00:54:59.043" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T00:54:59.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7640" CreationDate="2018-01-08T11:28:46.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7641/25160&quot;&gt;Dimitri mx's answer&lt;/a&gt; has explained about the origin of the screen: it is &lt;em&gt;Dragon Quest 2&lt;/em&gt;'s password input screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why she mistypes, the input was actually part of a real, valid &lt;em&gt;DQ2&lt;/em&gt; password that's famous for its effect (in short: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC4Yg85lU0o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;new game plus (Japanese YouTube link)&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;ゆうて　いみや　おうきむ&#xA;こうほ　りいゆ　うじとり&#xA;やまあ　きらぺ　ぺぺぺぺ&#xA;ぺぺぺ　ぺぺぺ　ぺぺぺぺ&#xA;ぺぺぺ　ぺぺぺ　ぺぺぺぺ　ぺぺ&#xA;&#xA;YUUTE  IMIYA  OUKIMU&#xA;KOUHO  RIIYU  UJITORI&#xA;YAMAA  KIRAPE PEPEPEPE&#xA;PEPEPE PEPEPE PEPEPEPE&#xA;PEPEPE PEPEPE PEPEPEPE PEPE&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It needs proper spacing to understand the background of the password:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;ゆうて　　い■みや　おう■きむ&#xA;こう■ほ　りいゆ　　うじ■とり&#xA;やまあ　　きら ...&#xA;&#xA;YUUTE  I|MIYA OU|KIMU&#xA;KOU|HO RIIYU  UJI|TORI&#xA;YAMAA  KIRA ...&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ゆうてい/ゆう帝 (&lt;em&gt;yuu tei&lt;/em&gt;): Pen name for one of &lt;em&gt;Weekly Shonen Sunday&lt;/em&gt;'s game introduction corner staff.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;みやおう/ミヤ王 (&lt;em&gt;miya ou&lt;/em&gt;): (same as above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;きむこう/キム皇 (&lt;em&gt;kimu kou&lt;/em&gt;): (same as above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ほりいゆうじ/堀井雄二 (&lt;em&gt;horii yuuji&lt;/em&gt;): Yuutei's real name&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;とりやまあきら/鳥山明 (&lt;em&gt;toriyama akira&lt;/em&gt;): &lt;em&gt;Dragon Quest&lt;/em&gt;'s character designer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;It's also parodied in &lt;em&gt;Dragon Quest 11&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhUw1dXaX8o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese YouTube Video&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;em&gt;Gamers!&lt;/em&gt; (light novel, volume 2, chapter 6).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiwiki.jp/dqdic3rd/?%A1%DA%A4%E6%A4%A6%A4%C6%A4%A4%A4%DF%A4%E4%A4%AA%A4%A6%A4%AD%A4%E0%A4%B3%A4%A6%A1%C4%A1%DB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Quest wikiwiki (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T11:45:43.347" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T11:45:43.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44127" CreationDate="2018-01-08T18:32:07.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hunter X Hunter &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Shizuku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, Shizuku's vacuum (Blinky) can inhale nuclear weapon because it is not a living object, but if it is a conjured object Blinky can't inhale it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30229" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T18:32:07.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44096" CreationDate="2018-01-09T03:26:01.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adapting the Japanese script of a show for an English dub goes through a few different steps and throughout these steps there is plenty of opportunity for the original script to be altered/adapted/interpreted in a way that results in the dub to be noticeably different from the original, but can also still be far away from ordinary english.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the script is translated. In language, there are many cases where there is no direct translation or where a word can be interpreted in multiple different ways which could lead to a case like in your question. Also, there are many cultural words and references where even after translation, most english speaking viewers would simply not get it which is why it is necessary to have the translations adapted and re-scripted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In adaption and re-scripting, writers attempt to make the translation flow naturally when spoken in english while keeping in mind the voice actors and the time it takes them to say it and the time allowed for said lines in the animation itself and also ensuring to mention all the essential plot points. This process allows for plenty of artistic interpretation and I think that is really the answer to your question. This dialect you notice is just how the writers adapted the translated script... an unnatural dialect could be due to artistic choice, an attempt to convey something that doesn't really exist in english or it may even just be bad writing. I would say however, that more often than not the unique dialect you notice is not so much unique, as it is Japanese idioms being kept in the english dub. Some examples are &quot;obento&quot;, &quot;shiritori&quot; and adding suffixes like &quot;-chan' which to someone unfamiliar to Japanese things, may seem at first like an odd or unique dialect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your specific example I would say it was an artistic choice, but I would also say it is not unnatural, and it even fits well with the theme of the show. The word &lt;strong&gt;mortal&lt;/strong&gt; may not be very common in your everyday conversation but it &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; very common in dramatic dialogue about gods, angels, demons and the battle between good and evil. There are ample famous books, movies, quotes, poems where humans are called mortals and the setting of those books and movies will usually be similar to that of Devilman. &lt;em&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; If this was not the case, and from your comment it seems as though it isn't, then it would be because of one of the above mentioned reasons. Possibly just bad writing?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T15:49:56.547" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T15:49:56.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44156" CreationDate="2018-01-09T03:35:27.650" Score="4" ViewCount="946" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 2, when Eto is wondering what she could do for Iono-sama (seeing how everyone has unique skills that served her and she didn't have anything), Iono-sama suggests reading fairy tales to her at night, which prompts Arge to call Iono-sama a Horny Queen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now at first I would have thought it was the suggestion of Eto being with Iono-sama at night which the explicit nature of the suggestion, but Eto asks Arge if &quot;fairy tales&quot; has that sort of meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OidKll.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OidKll.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Iono is horny&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later when Eto and Aida are talking, Aida mentions reading fairy tales to Iono-sama and Eto gets all flustered and says she looked it up suggesting that it's not the fact that it's at night but that Eto would be reading fairy tales which makes it lewd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gAXiAl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gAXiAl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;fairy tales are lewd&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading the liner notes of &lt;em&gt;Maria Watches Over Us&lt;/em&gt; some time ago, I know that some humor in Japanese language comes from puns on how words look very similar but have vastly different meanings only because of one character of the placing of a space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am wondering, why is fairy tales so lewd? Is this some sorta of Japanese language pun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T09:45:43.463" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T15:19:32.323" Title="Why are reading fairy tales so lewd?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;iono-sama-fanatics&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44140" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2018-01-09T12:42:52.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listen_to_Me,_Girls._I_Am_Your_Father!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!&lt;/em&gt; on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:42:52.757" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T12:42:52.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44141" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2018-01-09T12:42:52.757" Score="0" Body="Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! (aka &quot;Papakiki&quot;, &quot;Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!&quot;) is a slice-of-life romantic comedy light novel by Tomohiro Matsu and anime by studio Feel." OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:42:52.757" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T12:42:52.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18703" CreationDate="2018-01-09T13:40:07.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%91%E3%81%AE%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%82%92%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E3%81%95%E3%81%84!#%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;strong&gt;volume 1 &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; volume 7&lt;/strong&gt; (the episode where Yuuta's doing daily life with the three sisters at an apartment in Hachioji) from the original work (light novel) as the base for the &lt;em&gt;anime's original story&lt;/em&gt;, original characters were also added. Also, there are some different settings between the anime and the light novel, like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; the Takanashi couple died instead of missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Emphasis mine)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since volume 7 is a collection of short stories and the anime's story is considered original, I can't really suggest continuing from volume 2, but instead just start from volume 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the 2 OVAs, I think both of them are original stories. Both OVAs were included as a bonus for the limited edition of volume 13 and 18 (the last volume), but Wikipedia doesn't mention if they adapted from them instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-11-06T03:49:48.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48325" CreationDate="2018-01-09T17:20:42.733" Score="1" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In This Corner of the World&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kono Sekai no Katasumi&lt;/em&gt;) anime movie was adapted from a manga of the same name. The manga has 48 chapters and the anime is about 2 hours and 6 mins long. However, I felt like some of the scenes were cut, or the flow of the story was disturbed and another scene was brought up so that the duration won't be too long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did read some chapters and found that the scene where Mizuhara drop Suzu's pencil in the hole was not in the anime. I want to read the manga if there are big changes or parts which affect the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the anime movie really follow the manga? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-08-13T15:23:45.220" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T15:23:45.220" Title="How closely does the anime movie &quot;In This Corner of the World&quot; follow the manga?" Tags="&lt;in-this-corner-of-the-world&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40099" CreationDate="2018-01-10T00:11:22.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you said about Tatsumaki sending him to the sun in the webcomic it says about how he is to heavy also in the webcomic Tasumaki attacks him constantly while Saitama doesn't fight back and Tatsumaki ends up getting tired from overdoing herself and if Saitama fought back he would win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37549" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T00:11:22.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-10T02:24:33.667" Score="1" ViewCount="40" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is happening during the opening titles of &lt;em&gt;Crusher Joe: The Movie&lt;/em&gt; (1983)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not talking about the pre-credits chase, but rather the action that happens right during the opening credits where the Crushers seem to be swooping in on an asteroid/starbase combo, burst through some airlocks and then send—what appears to be—a malfunctioning/failing part of the asteroid into space where it explodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what is shown, I am assume that the thing exploding was some reactor connected to the starbase, but I am not clear about the action past what we see on screen. Was this an event straight out of one of the original Haruka Takachiho’s novels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screenshot below of the scene in question with the Crusher ships—Minerva and those other ships Alvin and Crusher Joe pilot—flying towards the hunk of rock in space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vMSRS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vMSRS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Crusher Joe team in action!&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20254" LastEditorUserId="20254" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T15:11:23.963" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T15:11:23.963" Title="What exactly is happening during the opening titles of “Crusher Joe: The Movie” (1983)" Tags="&lt;crusher-joe&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44149" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-10T04:21:01.343" Score="12" ViewCount="14478" Body="&lt;p&gt;Konoha is said to have a long history and is one of the strongest villages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am wondering, How old is Konoha?&lt;/strong&gt; i know it's older than 30 years old (Boruto) as Naruto's lived most of his life in Konoha and it was around before Naruto was born so to attacked the the 9-Tailed Fox&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35631" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T04:40:41.003" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T17:46:01.320" Title="How old is Konoha?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44710" CreationDate="2018-01-10T06:12:34.503" Score="2" ViewCount="1643" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKHq6zYnNrk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this show&lt;/a&gt; and they're singing the Korean version of an OST, and although it's familiar, I can't recognize it. Seems like it's from Naruto though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone remember the title of this song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37555" LastEditorUserId="37555" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T06:53:29.200" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T00:59:36.330" Title="What is this song from Naruto song sung in Korean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22385" CreationDate="2018-01-10T09:29:03.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 530 around 22:41 Hody Jones says that &quot;We will take the center of the world, Fishman island&quot;. Fishman Island should be all blue, but then again Fishman island is deep down...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37560" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T09:29:03.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44652" CreationDate="2018-01-10T09:37:07.863" Score="4" ViewCount="6102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://kawacy.deviantart.com/art/How-you-play-it-705038217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this piece of short comic remake titled &amp;quot;How you play it&amp;quot; illustrated by Kawacy&lt;/a&gt; and it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji from Fate/Grand Order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a.k.a the GUDAGUDA ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I search about it, it seems like an &lt;a href=&quot;http://fategrandorder.wikia.com/wiki/GUDAGUDA_Honnouji_Event&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;event from Fate/Grand Order called GUDAGUDA Honnouji Event&lt;/a&gt;. From &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/dictionary/entry_details.cfm?entry_id=343&amp;amp;element_id=6569&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I know gudaguda (ぐだぐだ) mean exhausted; tired. But the event summery says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something like a &amp;quot;GUDAGUDA Honnouji&amp;quot; suddenly appeared in Chaldea, and Oda Nobunaga is ready for action!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which suggests it's an object rather than a state&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is GUDAGUDA exactly in relation to Fate/GO? And why did the Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji pairing get called GUDAGUDA ship? I tried to Google GUDAGUDA ship and I got lot of Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji pairing so it's not something only from Kawacy above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I have zero knowledge of Japanese language and I never play Fate/GO&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T13:34:37.230" Title="What is the so-called &quot;GUDAGUDA ship&quot; involving Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji?" Tags="&lt;culture&gt;&lt;type-moon&gt;&lt;fate-grand-order&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44136" CreationDate="2018-01-10T09:43:42.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The original dialog use お伽話 (&lt;em&gt;otogibanashi&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;em&gt;commonly&lt;/em&gt; translated as &quot;fairy-tale&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RQCPwl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RQCPwl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Iono-sama suggested otogibanashi to Eto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Japanese-English online dictionary, &lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8E%E8%A9%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jisho&lt;/a&gt; only states 1 meaning which is the most common usage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;fairy-tale; nursery-tale&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when referring to the Japanese-Japanese online dictionary, &lt;a href=&quot;https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%BD%E8%A9%B1-453283#E3.83.87.E3.82.B8.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.B3.89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kotobank&lt;/a&gt;, it states 2 meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A story (legend, folklore, etc.) for children to listen to. &quot;&lt;em&gt;Momotaro&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Kachi-kachi Yama&lt;/em&gt;&quot;-type. Alternatively, as a trope, a fantastical story that ignores realism.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A story which takes place while doing &lt;em&gt;otogi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, when Aida told Eto about &quot;doing &lt;em&gt;otogibanashi&lt;/em&gt; at night&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;Eto was surprised, realizing it's about &lt;em&gt;togi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. (The translation is wrong, Eto didn't shout &lt;em&gt;otogibanashi&lt;/em&gt;, only &lt;em&gt;togi&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhHh9l.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhHh9l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Aida suggested otogibanashi to Eto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what is &lt;em&gt;(o)togi&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;em&gt;Otogi&lt;/em&gt; is basically &lt;em&gt;o&lt;/em&gt; (honorific prefix) + &lt;em&gt;togi&lt;/em&gt;. Jisho states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otogi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: attending (upon); keeping another company​&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jisho.org/word/%E4%BC%BD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Togi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer​&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Kotobank states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%BD-453274&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Otogi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Accompanying other to kill time during the night. Alternatively, the person who does that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Attending someone's bedroom. Alternatively, the person who does that. Concubine; mistress​.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%BD-456305#E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.9E.97.20.E7.AC.AC.E4.B8.89.E7.89.88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Togi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Become a chat partner, humoring and entertaining them. Alternatively, the person who does that. &lt;em&gt;Otogi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Attending someone's bedroom. Alternatively, the person who does that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, it means Iono-sama invites Eto to accompany her at night, possibly also in her bedroom as a concubine, which is Iono-sama's objective from the beginning. Considering the nature of Iono-sama, it's not really surprising if it has something to do with lewd things...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T15:19:32.323" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T15:19:32.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="49202" CreationDate="2018-01-10T12:12:40.327" Score="7" ViewCount="679" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Black Clover, at least in the anime, Asta frequently shortens します (shimasu) into しゃす (shasu). Is that supposed to be indicative of an accent or dialect, or is there some other reason for him to do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T19:31:49.763" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T16:20:32.287" Title="Is Asta speaking a specific dialect?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;black-clover&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44166" CreationDate="2018-01-10T17:21:05.693" Score="1" ViewCount="1564" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Dragon Ball Z ep.54, (this is during the Namek Saga), the Elder Guru unlocks &#xA;Krillin's sleeping potential, and so Krillin reaches his full potential, at a power level of 14,000. By the time Krillin fights Goku who was being possessed by Captain Ginyu (ep.71 I believe), he has a power level of 22,000, and by the time the Z fighters fight Android 18 (ep. 135 I believe), Krillin has a power level of 450,000!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Krillin's true potential was really unlocked way back in the Namek Saga, then how could it have risen, wouldn't that mean that his true potential wasn't really unlocked? His power should have either been as high as it became at the start, or it shouldn't have been able to rise. Is there an in-universe explanation for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36601" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T04:07:03.157" Title="How Did Krillin Get Stronger After Potential Unlock in DBZ?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-z&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44216" CreationDate="2018-01-10T17:24:55.950" Score="4" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Tokyo Ghoul, each ghoul is provided a mask to hide their identity from the CCG. And although I've yet to watch the entire series (currently on season 2), it appears that ghouls always wear the same mask. Doesn't this cause a major disadvantage during battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a ghoul wears the same mask all the time, then upon first look, an opponent will know the capabilities of the ghoul, should the ghoul have been encountered before. But, if different masks were worn, and/or traded around, this would provide uncertainty when beginning a fight, and would be much more advantageous for ghouls.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there any particular reason a ghoul will wear only one mask? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user35188" LastEditorDisplayName="user35188" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T15:28:31.167" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T15:28:31.167" Title="Do they always wear the same mask?" Tags="&lt;tokyo-ghoul&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44162" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-10T20:51:23.993" Score="2" ViewCount="16557" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found many mangas and some novels about devilman and got confused about it and don't know where to start so can anyone help me about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T08:22:42.437" Title="Devilman manga and novels reading order" Tags="&lt;devilman&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44149" CreationDate="2018-01-10T23:31:12.477" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the comments, Konoha was founded by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact age of Konoha. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narutopedia&lt;/a&gt;, Konoha was founded right after the Warring States Period. The Warring States Period being a time when the countries of the world were uniformly small, constantly battling each other for land, power, and opportunity. During this period, the Senju and the Uchiha emerged as the strongest clans. The war was ended after the two clans united. However, we do not know any concrete chronological information of that period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The age can be estimated though, guessing at ages of all the Kages all the way back to Hashirama Senju. The wiki doesn't seem to provide and accurate account of the ages of the Kages or the village either. I believe that is just as close as we can get to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is, it has to be around 150 years if not a little more than that. Adding up ages of the Third (he died while serving) and a few years from the life of the Second (he was already an adult when Konoha was found) should make roughly a 100 years. Adding up Naruto's age and all, it should add another few years but not more than a 50 (just a guess). So the village should be more than a 100 years and less than 150 years old. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T16:34:59.170" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T16:34:59.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44167" CreationDate="2018-01-11T00:16:29.953" Score="0" ViewCount="463" Body="&lt;p&gt;So the japaneses are calling &quot;Ultra Blue&quot; to the supposed state Vegeta is going to have according to japanese magazines, where he will release his full Super Saiyan Blue power. And at the end of the last episode in the ending if I recall correctly, his Super Saiyan Blue had pupils, which the regular super saiyan blue doesnt have, and some people were speculating that was &quot;Ultra Blue&quot; Vegeta. And a Xenoverse 2 mod already incorporated &quot;Ultra Blue&quot; to the game. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1xENIdwFo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1xENIdwFo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is there any official picture of &quot;Ultra Blue&quot; Vegeta?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T05:32:23.287" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T05:32:23.287" Title="Is there any official picture of &quot;Ultra Blue&quot; Vegeta?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44160" CreationDate="2018-01-11T02:52:03.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well the same could be said about &lt;i&gt;Ultimate Gohan&lt;/i&gt;. The Elder Kai basically brought out Gohan's untapped potential. However, the  Ultimate Gohan in the Universal Survival arc is a lot stronger compared to the Ultimate Gohan in the Buu Saga. Even during the course of training, Picollo stated himself that Gohan could get a lot stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I believe a good explanation or the way to look at it would be this way. Fighter A is only using 75% of his power X when there is 25% of untapped power. However, the X can be modified by training. A good analogy would be comparing it Cell vs Gohan. Gohan's wasn't using all of his true power while fighting Cell in the start until he tapped into SSJ2. However, SSJ2 wasn't obviously the maximum level of strength Gohan could attain as he grew a lot stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T02:52:03.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44164" CreationDate="2018-01-11T03:01:59.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ultra Blue is not an official name. It's just similar to Goku's transformation being called as &quot;Limit breaker&quot; etc, in the early stages of the tournament of power before the Ultra Instinct was mentioned.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As for pictures, one picture like you said is at the end of the DBS ending which looks different from a traditional SSJB transformation. Also, if you were to look at the final shot in the preview of Episode 123, Vegeta's hair appears to be Darker than the usual SSJB color. It was stated by Goku in the preview that Vegeta wakes up with a power beyond Super Saiyan Blue. It is very unlikely this is the supposed &quot;Ultra Blue&quot; transformation, however, it perhaps could be a starting point for the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3LLxI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3LLxI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;123 preview&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Ab6l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8Ab6l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DBS new ending&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T03:01:59.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44160" CreationDate="2018-01-11T04:07:03.157" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no official power level for Krilin when the z fighters fought 18. The power level of 450,000 is fan speculation, the last power level given by Krilin was 75,000   in the V-Jump magazine which I doubt is a canon power level, and the last confirmed canon is 13,000 in the Daizenshuu 7 which has listed Toriyama as author. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However we can assume Krilin raised his power level by the time the z fighters fought 18. Krilin raised his power level from 206 to 1,770 by training one year, so having 3 years of training for the android arrivals, we can safely assume he increased several times his power level&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T04:07:03.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42885" CreationDate="2018-01-11T04:41:02.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen in ep. 109 and 110, his power just terrified even Beerus the God of Destruction and Goku after that Ultra Instinct form was not able to defeat him.&#xA;Just going toe-to-toe and dodging, but he hardly took hit which was nothing for Jiren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say Jiren will take this fight as he is insanely, monstrously strong. He didn't even increase his power to the final limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it. &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/-QjLk-IjlMQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jiren's true Power (on YouTube)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37576" LastEditorUserId="37576" LastEditDate="2019-10-21T07:18:17.940" LastActivityDate="2019-10-21T07:18:17.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44149" CreationDate="2018-01-11T05:10:01.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Konoha was founded during the warring clan era by Hashirama and Madara. Now, to have the power and get acknowledged by the other clans to create Konoha, they have to have been somewhere between age 25 to 35. Hashirama's brother, the 2nd Hokage, would have been around the same age too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a flashback, we can see that the 2nd Hokage was just around 30 years old when he was killed by the Gold and Silver brothers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the 3rd Hokage has been his disciple since being a genin. From this, we can say that Konoha was created just around the same time as when the 3rd hokage was born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he was 68, I think, when he was killed by the Snake sennin. Add another 30 years when Boruto takes place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Add some 5 years for the 1st Hokage's term.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Add another 5 years for 2nd Hokage's term.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Add around 55 years for 3rd Hokage's term.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And another 5 years for 4th Hokage's term.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Start of canon) add 13 years till Naruto is gennin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then add 3 years for the time skip&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; starts) Then add 30 years for the skip to when Boruto takes place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So totally Konoha is around 110 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37577" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T06:45:57.813" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T06:45:57.813" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43308" CreationDate="2018-01-11T05:46:31.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all &lt;strong&gt;Ultra Instinct&lt;/strong&gt; is not a power. It's a state of mind as explained by Whis, which allows to move with purpose, batting away powerful attacks with ease and dodging them effortlessly. This was the introduction of the technique known as Migatte no Goku'i, a.k.a. Mastery of Self-Movement, or Ultra Instinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Instinct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37576" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T06:41:31.450" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T06:41:31.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6843" CreationDate="2018-01-11T09:24:19.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's far into the future on Earth and information about the past is misconstrued and only some things were carried on throughout the years like technological ideas, values, traditions, myths, phrases, etc. I also think that there was some sort of apocalypse hence the devil fruits, Giants, fishmen, angels on sky island, and the part about Cerberus during thriller bark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The events leading up to the blank era were basically the rebuilding of humanity but much was forgotten after the apocalypse, and a group of people worked to recover that lost history and were successful. The government that was created soon after covered up those 100 years of revival because of fear that humanity would have to endure another apocalypse due to unknown reasons. The people who found out about the past before the apocalypse created the poneglyph to be indestructible using information found in the past in hopes of a full recovery for humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My hunch also grew when Sanji asked Brooke if he ever heard of TMI, which is an acronym typically used in texting. Plus the Earth looks like it does due to geographical changes and the water between heaven and hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37579" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T09:45:36.607" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T09:45:36.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44176" CreationDate="2018-01-11T14:17:15.697" Score="4" ViewCount="2251" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can all types of devil fruit like Paramecia Type, Zoan type, and Logia be used in the awakening mode that Doflamingo mentioned and used against Luffy? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For e.g. let's take an Ancient Zoan type &lt;strong&gt;DF&lt;/strong&gt; user like captain X-Drake, can he achieve an awakening stage for his type of &lt;strong&gt;DF&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31579" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T11:14:58.220" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T10:00:39.127" Title="Can all types of devil fruit be awakened?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44175" CreationDate="2018-01-11T14:56:07.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this point it is still unknown if all DFs will be able to unlock an awakened state. Right now we only know of Donquixote Doflamingo (Paramecia) and the Impel Down guards (Zoan). There is one more but this might still be manga-only (I haven't watched the anime in a while) so I put it at the bottom of my answer and marked it as a spoiler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would assume that an awakened ancient zoan DF user, like Drake-X, would still enjoy the same benefits as an awakened regular zoan DF. These benefits are increased strength and durability which also leads to a higher recovery rate. This information can also be found on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit#Awakening&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, please keep in mind that this article contains spoilers so thread carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There haven't been any logia devil fruits shown to have an awakened state yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Charlotte Katakuri has an awakened devil fruit as well but this is a paramecia DF that acts like a logia DF. The benefit he got from awakening his DF power is the same as Doffy's i.e. turning his environment into the element he can control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10931" LastEditorUserId="10931" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T10:00:39.127" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T10:00:39.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-11T15:13:17.733" Score="2" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Apathoia usually have dark brown to black colour, but some people in the Falaina have light brown, green, purple and blue-ish colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the colour of Thymia have any meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5154" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-01-11T15:37:38.500" LastActivityDate="2019-03-18T02:57:41.083" Title="Does the colour of thymia have any meaning?" Tags="&lt;children-of-the-whales&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44178" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44191" CreationDate="2018-01-11T15:37:51.250" Score="3" ViewCount="8152" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked at MyAnimeList, there is a classic series, it's Devilman, had an anime adaptation in January 5th, 2018. I am interested to watching this series. Quick search for these series, it has a lot of adaptations since 1970's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have to watch all of those serieses before started to watch &lt;em&gt;Devilman: Crybaby&lt;/em&gt;? Are these series unrelated to the past series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I have never watched or tried to watch this series, so I have no idea about this franchise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="31618" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T05:14:00.173" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T05:14:00.173" Title="Is &quot;Devilman: Crybaby&quot; related to the 90's or the older Devilman series?" Tags="&lt;devilman&gt;&lt;devilman-crybaby&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40765" CreationDate="2018-01-11T16:46:20.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like the pumpkin head (the king) was the referee for the Grand Magic Games that we see, but generally, the guilds that compete aren't Dark Guilds, so they don't have a reason for sabotage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raven Tail was just an exception, and one of the judges (the former council member) told the guest judge (council lacky) to keep a close eye on Raven Tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are no rules about torturing, so Lucy vs. Minerva fight was considered a Minerva's win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35558" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-12T02:49:13.977" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T02:49:13.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36092" CreationDate="2018-01-11T17:18:03.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uh I know you guys might already know by now but in episode 5 when Rem and Subaru are walking back they start talking about demons and gods then Rem asks Subaru if he likes demons or whatever and he basically said how gods never really do much and that he likes demons which witches are usually acquainted with which leads to Rem killing him at the end of episode 5. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37584" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T17:18:03.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43713" CreationDate="2018-01-11T18:05:50.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bryan Tan &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/43747/6345&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; has described most of the part. I am going to add some part where they actually fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Natsu_Dragneel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Natsu Dragneel&lt;/a&gt; is E.N.D, Etherious Natsu Dragneel, brother of Zeref Dragneel, died 400 years ago and resurrected as Etherious demon but not from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Books_of_Zeref&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of Zeref&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If E.N.D is the strongest demon in the Books of Zeref and if Acnologia can slay countless dragons, is it possible for E.N.D to slay Acnologia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, E.N.D(Natsu) can't win &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Acnologia#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Acnologia&lt;/a&gt; if they fight one on one. Natsu uses Dragon slayer magic. Acnologia was a dragon slayer too, who turned into a dragon because he overused his dragon slayer magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 540-44, when all the dragon slayer are trapped in Ravines of time, they all together fight with Acnologia. If we see the fights between all the dragon slayer and Acnologia, he is overwhelmingly powerful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His dragon body was sealed by Lucy in Fairy sphere with the help of combine power of whole continent which made his body in Ravines of time freeze. Taking this as a chance Natsu defeats Acnologia with the help of the power received from all the dragon slayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CKhrf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CKhrf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so is it possible for the Demon to slay a dragon like Acnologia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, magic has no effect against him. So slaying Acnologia is impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/udpd3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/udpd3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Somebody might be thinking that if magic can't kill then how Dragon Slayer magic can? Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Slayer_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Slayer Magic&lt;/a&gt; thoroughly for better grasp&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T18:05:50.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44683" CreationDate="2018-01-11T21:13:08.613" Score="1" ViewCount="2181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find the name of the song in this particular video: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klUlGDTjvbU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klUlGDTjvbU&lt;/a&gt; about 16:30. It's from episode 373 while the squad fights the spawns of 10 tailed beast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37589" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T18:08:44.880" Title="Name of the Song in Naruto 373" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;theme-song&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-11T23:14:43.090" Score="5" ViewCount="1807" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does it seem like Edward can never create large blocks or large weapons to kill his enemies? I'm only on season 2 so so far, but it seems he always creates spears and arm blades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37590" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-10-24T15:50:38.933" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T15:50:38.933" Title="Why doesn't Edward transmute any large blocks or weapons other than spears and a blade?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44210" CreationDate="2018-01-11T23:18:08.973" Score="1" ViewCount="2606" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 21 of Alicization,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; when Sheyta's sword breaks, it appears they are doomed as the red army closes in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Leafa comes to save them with the orcs. When she kills everyone and collapses from exhaustion, no other mention of Iskahn (and Sheyta) that I know of appears in the rest of Volume 17 and Volume 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happens to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37539" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-12T04:06:34.863" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T13:33:24.073" Title="What happens to Iskahn and Sheyta?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44149" CreationDate="2018-01-12T00:03:54.680" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As other answers have stated, we do not know enough of the entire history to pinpoint exactly how old Konoha is, but we do know some time frames to narrow it down. It would appear Konoha is younger than it appears, and I would say Konoha is no more than 80 years old in Shippūden and barely 100 years old in the Boruto series. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These timelines are not 100% accurate due to guesstimating, but they’re pretty close in regards to the entire timeline as a whole and all 3 points of view line up to support each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hashirama and Tsunade&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hashirama died during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/First_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First Shinobi War&lt;/a&gt;, which occurred not long after the founding of &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Konoha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The war started not long after the system of one shinobi village per country was established by the founding of Konohagakure after the Warring States Period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At some point, Hashirama came to bind most of the tailed beasts and sold them to other villages during the First Shinobi World War, to promote peace and tranquility ... However, this peace was short-lived. Hashirama died during the war shortly after the village began to flourish, and the mantle of Hokage was passed onto his brother, Tobirama Senju, who became the Second Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok, we have a start. All it says is &quot;not long&quot;, so I would put this time period no more than a few years. During the period of the Warring Ages and the First Shinobi War, as shown in Chapter 619, Hashirama was alive when Tsunade was very little. I would say she is roughly 6 years old at this point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TlWCl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TlWCl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At this point, Konoha is ~10 years old.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next comes the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Second Shinobi World War&lt;/a&gt;, taking place 20 years after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/First_Shinobi_World_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First Shinobi World War&lt;/a&gt; ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even then, the peace only lasted another twenty years until the Second Shinobi World War erupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the First War's wiki, the final moments of the war mimicked the actual World War I, which leads me to assume the First Shinobi War lasted 4 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The conclusion of the First Shinobi World War mirrors the events that followed the real-life First World War. World War I was ended with armistice, before a treaty was finally signed. ... Nevertheless, within twenty years after the signing of the treaty, World War II would begin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we account for that timeframe, this puts Tsunade at ~30 years old during the events of the Second Shinobi War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At this point, Konoha is ~34 years old.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not know much about the events between the Second Shinobi War and Third Shinobi Wars, but if we skip ahead the beginning of the series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsunade&lt;/a&gt; is stated to be 51 years old; 55 in Shippūden. This is roughly a ~25 year time skip&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At this point, Konoha is ~59 years old.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hiruzen Sarutobi&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sarutobi clan was one of the first clans to settle in the newly founded Konoha, to which &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruzen_Sarutobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiruzen&lt;/a&gt; was one of the first generations to come it and even be trained by the First Hokage himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sarutobi clan was one of the first clans to settle in the newly-created Konohagakure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hiruzen was part of the first generation of ninja produced by Konoha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hiruzen early on displayed prodigious talent in the ninja arts, earning him additional training from Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means Hiruzen was alive, but young during the founding of Konoha. Using the same deduction as earlier, Konoha is ~10 years old at the start of the First Shinobi World War and during this war, &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruzen_Sarutobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiruzen&lt;/a&gt; is appointed to be the 3rd Hokage by the 2nd Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tobirama volunteered himself instead, and before going to his death he appointed Hiruzen as Third Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, based on his wiki, Hiruzen was 68 years of age at the start of the series, which is 17 years older than Tsunade at the start of the series. Based on the guessimated age of Tsudande from the above, Hiruzen is only 23 years old during the First Shinobi World War, which (again) starts not very long after the found of Konoha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of Hiruzen's death, it is stated that he is 69 years of age, which leads to the assumption that he maintained a life of 46 years after being appointed as the 3rd Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we add the starting ~10 year span at the beginning, &lt;strong&gt;Konoha is ~56 years old.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakuzu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kakuzu&lt;/a&gt; is the oldest known shinobi who age is known at a whopping 91.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age&lt;/strong&gt; - Part II: 91&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia&lt;/strong&gt;: Kakuzu is the oldest shinobi whose age is known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kakuzu originated from the village &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Takigakure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Takigakure&lt;/a&gt;, and during the founding of the villages, he was sent to assassinate Hashirama. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Around the time of the village's formation, the village tasked Kakuzu with assassinating Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given how Hashirama was a high valued target, it’s likely Takigakure sent somebody they could count on; somebody older and more experienced. I guess Kakuzu was 20 - 40 years old. Since Kakuzu was killed at the age of 91, and having fought Hashirama around the time of the villages’s founding, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This puts the timeframe of Kakuzu’s battle with Hashirama and Kakuzus death anywhere between 50 - 70 years.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T17:46:01.320" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T17:46:01.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44041" CreationDate="2018-01-12T06:36:40.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer, yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that it is possible for a god to have more than one hafuri, because to be a hafuri only means to attempt to sacrifice one's name for their master. I don't believe there is a limitation on that, however as far as I know there can only be one exemplar/guidepost. Exemplars and blessed vessels are different though (as Takemikazuchi reminds us frequently).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one arc (&lt;strong&gt;warning: manga spoiler!&lt;/strong&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Bishamon makes Nana, who was a legendary blessed vessel imprisoned by heaven, her shinki, so it is possible for a god to have more than one hafuri. However, Nana changed and became a hafuri for her original master and not Bishamon, so there is no definite proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37593" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-12T07:52:11.333" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T07:52:11.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44178" CreationDate="2018-01-12T07:31:05.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Devilman Crybaby roughly follows the plot of the original devilman manga (1972) which started the &lt;a href=&quot;http://devilman.wikia.com/wiki/Devilman_(Franchise)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devilman Franchise&lt;/a&gt; where there are sequels, prequels, remakes, new plot lines, crossovers ect... Essentially a continual flow of new content from the 70's to date, see the above link for details on which series fit where.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;EDIT: Just commenting on the other answer saying No. My answer was really intended to respond to the title of those works being &lt;strong&gt;related&lt;/strong&gt; where it seems you are responding specifically to if OP should watch something else first. While I agree Devilman Crybaby stands on its own as a story and there is no content that is &lt;strong&gt;necessary&lt;/strong&gt; to see before or after watching... There are plenty of story connections to be found other works such as the manga titled &quot;Devilman Shin&quot; and &quot;Devilman Lady&quot; which are official sequels, or the prequel &quot;Demon Knight&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2018-01-12T13:23:04.320" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T13:23:04.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44178" CreationDate="2018-01-12T08:51:10.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't need to watch any of the older series to watch crybaby. Crybaby is the main story from start to finish which follows the main Devilman manga. It has no storyline connections to the other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37560" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T08:51:10.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31522" CreationDate="2018-01-12T08:56:47.393" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was sent to reincarnation. Why I think so? Because we could get to see the reincarnation sign over the elevator, right  after it closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the mannequin that was shown later, it was, I think a fake one that Decim made. I am a little bit confused about that, but if we think that she was sent to void, then that sign over the elevator would be shown to be kinda meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37594" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-12T09:08:14.860" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T09:08:14.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-12T11:13:12.627" Score="3" ViewCount="849" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I completed the Spice and Wolf anime, seasons yesterday. And found the ending unsatisfying, so incomplete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I want to complete the story, so I tried looking for the manga on some websites online but I could only find the manga up till Volume 6, which is part of season 1 of the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did find out that the light novel is way ahead with 15 volumes (anime completed at 5th excluding 4th volume) but I don't like reading light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later I did find  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&amp;amp;field-keywords=spice+and+wolf+manga&amp;amp;rh=n%3A133140011%2Ck%3Aspice+and+wolf+manga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;something on amazon&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;It claims its volume 13th of the manga, but I am not sure it really is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I want to buy the manga, but where can I buy them? And does the manga really extend beyond the 6th volume I already managed to find?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33386" LastEditorUserId="1458" LastEditDate="2018-01-12T11:28:52.150" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T11:58:39.663" Title="Information about Spice and Wolf Manga" Tags="&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5495" CreationDate="2018-01-12T11:45:40.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5507/2516&quot;&gt;SingerOfTheFall's answer&lt;/a&gt; has covered the relation between anime and light novel: &lt;strong&gt;volume 1-3 &amp;amp; 5, skipping 4&lt;/strong&gt;. For the detail, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%BC%E3%81%A8%E9%A6%99%E8%BE%9B%E6%96%99#%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 1 adapts volume 1 &amp;amp; 2 of the light novel almost faithfully (+ volume 7's &amp;quot;The Red of the Apple, the Blue of the Sky&amp;quot; on the DVD-exclusive episode 7)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Season 2 adapts volume 3 &amp;amp; 5, skipping 4 (+ volume 7's &amp;quot;The Wolf and the Amber Melancholy&amp;quot; on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/6007/Ookami_to_Koushinryou_II__Ookami_to_Kohakuiro_no_Yuuutsu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OVA episode 0&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the above fact, &lt;strong&gt;the anime covers volume 1-8 of the manga &lt;em&gt;with quite heavy modification&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%BC%E3%81%A8%E9%A6%99%E8%BE%9B%E6%96%99#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beginning of light novel (LN) 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Middle of LN 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of LN 1 - Beginning of LN 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beginning - mid of LN 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Middle - end of LN 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of LN 2 + LN 7's &amp;quot;The Wolf and the Amber Melancholy&amp;quot; (anime season 2's OVA episode 0)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Part of LN 3 + Beginning - mid of LN 4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;End of LN 4 - &lt;strong&gt;Beginning of LN 8 (LN 5-6 are simplified&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the manga, you might start from volume 7 instead, for the skipped volume 4 of the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Note: as of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spice_and_Wolf_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;July 2017&lt;/a&gt;, the manga is still on-going and consists of more than 8 volumes. The above list ends at volume 8 which covers volume 5 of the light novel because that's the last volume that got adapted into the anime.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T13:37:07.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44196" CreationDate="2018-01-12T11:58:39.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And does the manga really extend beyond the 6th volume I already managed to find?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes. according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_and_Wolf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; in the Manga part of the Info Box&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Manga&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Written by: Isuna Hasekura&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Illustrated by: Keito Koume&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Published by:   ASCII Media Works&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  English publisher:  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;   - NA: Yen Press&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Demographic:    Seinen&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Magazine:   Dengeki Maoh&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Original run:   September 27, 2007 – December 27, 2017&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Volumes:  16&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and while incomplete (as of 12/01/2018) &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spice_and_Wolf_chapters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the list of Manga Chapters&lt;/a&gt; shows 15 volumes. you can also see a list of volumes and where you can buy them on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.b2c.hachettebookgroup.com/series/spice-and-wolf-manga/?yen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yen Press's Website&lt;/a&gt; (if you are looking for the English release)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T11:58:39.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44186" CreationDate="2018-01-12T11:58:50.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put it simply: &lt;strong&gt;time&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alchemists, decompose matter, reorganize it, and then recompose the way they want, this requires deep knowledge of the item to transmute/create, in the heat of battle you need something to hit or defend yourself and you usually need it NOW, so, alchemists prefer simple transmutations, that don't require much time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't remember much but there are battles where Ed has some prep time and makes some complex devices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mild spoiler&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Put scar for example, his arm tatoo is a transmutation circle, and he only uses it to decompose matter so he destroys everything, and since he doesn't reorganize nothing, his transmutations are really fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: mostly remembering the manga that I read about a year ago&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34898" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T11:58:50.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44200" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-12T13:42:51.603" Score="4" ViewCount="6630" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Annie hardened her leg and kicked Eren in the face, Eren started to bite down on the crystal until Annie started beating him in the head. However, when she was done, she just ran away. That was the perfect time to take him out of his nape and if she'd done so, I believe the female titan would've succeeded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what was going through Annie's mind? Why didn't she take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37451" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-12T14:29:47.147" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T18:23:58.687" Title="Why didn't Annie take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44186" CreationDate="2018-01-12T16:31:23.820" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two reasons (one in-universe and one out-of-universe): character definition and familiarity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Character definition (and easy identification) are part of a good story.  Say you see an image from an FMA:B episode and you see flames shooting across the screen but can't see who's attacking.  Any guesses as to who's lighting it up?  If you didn't guess Roy Mustang, well, we need to educate you in the ways of FMA:B.  See pink sparkles and muscles, who is it?  Major Armstrong.  Red lightning and explosions?  Kimblee.  The list goes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By giving each person a distinct fighting style, it does a few things for the story.  It helps people to differentiate characters.  It helps people to find someone they can admire / relate to / enjoy watching.  It also keeps things interesting.  Mustang is an absolute terror to fight against.  Until you get him wet, then he becomes the laughing stock of the show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as in-universe reasons, I'm sure it has to do with familiarity.  For example, Major Armstrong is always shouting about his &quot;alchemical style that has been passed down the Armstrong line for generations&quot;.  That's how he was trained to fight.  And he's good at it.  It plays to his strengths.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But think about it.  Could Armstrong create a sword if he needed it?  Sure, draw the appropriate circle and poof, sword.  But I doubt he would be terribly efficient with it.  Look at the way he moves.  He moves like a boxer and wrestler.  Trying to do that with a sword just wouldn't work.  Fighting with swords is different from hand to hand combat.  Which is different from using guns or throwing fireballs or ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One other thing to consider is the need for transmutation circles.  Most alchemists keep their favorite one handy.  Armstrong's gauntlet things or Mustang's gloves have a circle on them to enable their preferred alchemy.  I doubt most people keep a plethora of those handy for whatever they need.  That would also imply they have the knowledge to use multiple types of alchemy.  While most alchemists can handle the basics, they tend to specialize.  There are multiple mentions of alchemists who specialize in things like medicinal alchemy, chimeras, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know you've asked about Ed specifically and I'll address that now.  Ed is a special case.  He doesn't need a circle, so he should be able to theoretically do whatever he wants.  But, as stated above, he may not know enough about a particular type of alchemy to use it effectively.  Just because he wants to use a gun in a fight doesn't make it a good idea.  Does he know how to make a good gun?  Ammo?  Can he hit the broad side of a barn even if he had the gun?  No, Ed is going to use what he knows he can be good with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure if you are there yet, but Ed was trained by Izumi Curtis.  And part of that training was hand-to-hand sparring.  So Ed is trained in and comfortable with close quarters combat.  So his choices in weapons are going to reflect that.  So an arm blade or spear are going to suit him nicely.  A gun or cannon aren't going to make good weapons.  Too much potential for collateral damage, hurting yourself, etc. especially if you aren't proficient with them.  Could he try blowing stuff up like Kimblee?  I suppose, but he's just as likely to wound himself as his opponent if he can't control it well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL/DR:  Ed is trained in close quarters combat.  So he picks weapons that play to that strength.  Anything else would like be a burden or liability if he tried it out in real combat for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T16:31:23.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41660" CreationDate="2018-01-12T17:49:49.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;because his evil side is taking over and besides in every anime when their mad one of their eyes get smaller than the other &lt;img src=&quot;https://media2.giphy.com/media/o7C2BKtp6gSd2/giphy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Image result for natsu getting mad&quot;/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37566" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T17:49:49.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44587" CreationDate="2018-01-13T16:08:34.930" Score="-2" ViewCount="2550" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished the &quot;Fishman Island&quot; arc and there are some unexplained things like, who is Joy Boy? Is Joy Boy the one who wrote all the poneglyph?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35489" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T06:02:33.413" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T11:25:03.770" Title="Who is Joy Boy?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44206" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2018-01-13T20:37:15.333" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T20:37:15.333" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T20:37:15.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44207" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2018-01-13T20:37:15.333" Score="0" Body="Net Ghost PiPoPa (Netto Gōsuto Pipopa, aka Web Ghosts Pipopa) is an anime original series by Studio Hibari. It is comedy/SciFi, concerning an 11-year old boy who gets trapped in the Internet. It had 51 episodes running from April 2008 to March 2009." OwnerUserId="19670" LastEditorUserId="19670" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T09:19:48.837" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T09:19:48.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-13T22:50:34.400" Score="4" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can hear it in episode #032, &quot;The Flying Fortress Vanished&quot; at around 16:17. It starts at the scene when Pilaf and his servants start escaping (as they start running out the room). You will notice that the previous track stops and the next one start then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I listened to a lot of playlists on YouTube to find this one with no luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will add a screenshot of when the music starts just in case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/00ml2l.png&quot; alt=&quot;screenshot&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37614" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T02:36:47.110" LastActivityDate="2021-03-30T13:05:50.680" Title="What is the BGM where Pilaf starts escaping from the fortress in episode 32?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44187" CreationDate="2018-01-14T09:19:18.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They appear in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Moon Cradle, the sun-arc after Alicization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the arc personally but from looking at illustrations,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; they help out zkititi within the story. Also, they have a baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37618" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T13:33:24.073" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T13:33:24.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44211" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-14T13:02:06.267" Score="0" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm dying to know the name of the chorus music that plays when major demons are presented such as Deliora and the flute demon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried looking through some soundtracks on YouTube but can't find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37620" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T13:27:32.697" LastActivityDate="2021-03-30T06:03:25.327" Title="What is the chorus that plays with each new major monster in Fairy Tail called?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7455" CreationDate="2018-01-14T17:28:10.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's true that this manga lacks any dialogs, there are actually 2 pages at the end (pg. 196-197) that describe the whole scenes from the beginning until the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For page 30-31,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NOFi9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;pg. 30-31&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;30-31&lt;/strong&gt; 鞄の中にファクシミリ用感熱紙、コピー用紙、ファイルブックなどの文具又は書類が覗いている。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;30-31&lt;/strong&gt; Thermal papers for facsimile, copy paper, filing book and other stationaries or documents are peeking through the bag.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Researching those things returned these images:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zyhr9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zyhr9m.png&quot; alt=&quot;thermal paper for facsimile&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xe56i.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xe56im.png&quot; alt=&quot;copy papers&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Thermal papers for facsimile by Fujifilm | Copy papers by Super Echo&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, I believe &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7455/what-are-these-a2-and-a3-stickers#comment8858_7455&quot;&gt;spiel's comment&lt;/a&gt; was actually right: &lt;strong&gt;they are standard paper size labels&lt;/strong&gt;. The A3 thermal papers are rolled into a cylinder, and the A2 copy papers are showing their shorter side. (Which means that the filing book is also A2-size, &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rr3tg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;which also exists&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T17:28:10.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44211" CreationDate="2018-01-14T18:14:59.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the name of this song to be &lt;strong&gt;Akuma Deliora&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;It could be found on the OST Vol. 1 as song no. 30. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Fairy_Tail_Original_Soundtrack_Vol._1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;For more information, please visit ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37625" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T18:14:59.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44209" CreationDate="2018-01-14T20:11:58.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find it here (unless i heard bad and its a different song :P) &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7bVjtScRtQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7bVjtScRtQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the song is  Koroshi-ya Tao Paipai (&quot;killer tao paipai&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27678" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T20:11:58.673" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44161" CreationDate="2018-01-14T20:16:33.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the website : &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Mask&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Mask&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masks (マスク, masuku) are worn by ghouls to prevent their identities as&#xA;  &quot;humans&quot; from being discovered by the CCG. Several masks bear a&#xA;  symbolic attachment or representation to their owner. They heavily&#xA;  influence the alias of some ghouls filed under by the CCG.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghouls wear those masks because they want to live alongside with the humans without the fear of getting caught by the CCG. This is the &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; reason for wearing the masks. They aren't afraid of being identified as specific Ghouls while fighting the CCG. Changing the mask will be like changing your very identity. It will be clever for a Ghoul to change masks from time to time but as mentioned earlier, it's difficult to change your identity (and everyone is proud of being themselves).&#xA;This seems to be the only explanation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37628" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T20:16:33.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44972" CreationDate="2018-01-14T20:51:35.747" Score="0" ViewCount="1783" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta got a new transformation/form. He eyes has pupils, he's super saiyan blue aura is darker and it has more sparks. Does this new transformation/form has an official name already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bTGf9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bTGf9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xnWKz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xnWKz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlbY4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlbY4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T18:51:38.577" Title="Does Vegeta new transformation/form has an official name already?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-14T22:19:07.267" Score="4" ViewCount="1149" Body="&lt;p&gt;In season 1 episode 20, Armin figured out that Eren might be in the rear of the centre rank after the fight with the female titan. After that, he and Mikasa never met up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, about 15 minutes into the episode, Mikasa was thinking about something in the forest and recalled that Armin mentioned that Eren would be in the rear centre rank. But that makes no sense given they never met up after Armin figured it out and so Armin could never have told her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how could Mikasa know that Armin figured out that Eren was in the rear centre rank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9396" LastEditorUserId="9396" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T14:23:43.747" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T20:11:21.293" Title="S1 EP20: How did Mikasa know Armin said Eren might be in the rear of the centre rank of the formation?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-14T22:42:15.983" Score="4" ViewCount="3480" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm only up to episode 5 in the &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; anime but the intro instantly implied what I thought and after watching the first few episode it certainly suggests that Boruto is a brat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this point/suggest that Naruto might be too blame for this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10653" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T01:51:18.833" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T12:23:41.403" Title="Is Naruto an awful parent because Boruto is a brat?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44219" CreationDate="2018-01-14T23:09:06.853" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, and no. &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto_Uzumaki&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto&lt;/a&gt; acts rebellious and resentful towards Naruto as he felt that his father being Hokage took him away from his family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Initially nonchalant in his duties as a member of Team Konohamaru and is resentful of his father and the office of Hokage because it left him with no time for his family&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually Boruto and Naruto do come eye to eye in this aspect &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Boruto eventually comes to respect and reconcile with his father and his role as Hokage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, most of Boruto’s arrogance comes from his lineage and believes he is better than everyone else&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For these reasons, Boruto has a high opinion of himself and freely brags about his abilities, but his arrogance has made him put no value in teammates or teamwork, believing he can do anything on his own&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T23:15:01.657" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T23:15:01.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3162" CreationDate="2018-01-15T01:59:00.557" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok so i may be wrong and this might be already writen down so please bear that in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Im acually listening to lyrics and i believe its saying how the person &quot;aka&quot; the singer is saying how she's nothing she's nor good or bad she is in between and she is saying that its pain full &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It will never change&quot;,this is one of the lyrics saying that no matter what she does she will stay the same &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the english lyrics she asks&quot;who are you idk what this is but i think that the &quot;you&quot; is the bad apple &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also have another theory the theory is that she is a vocaloid and the creator aka the one that is controling she is telling her to do certen tasks and she is being abused i think but pls dont hate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway i thing that the person singing the song is in the middle the ying yang represents &quot;other people&quot; and the other people in video is her and it changes constantly that meaning she is not black or white &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You can tell me what to say you can tell me where to but i dout that i would care and my heart would never know&quot;,is on of the lyrics but like i said before who is &quot;you&quot; thats up to you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37632" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T01:59:00.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-15T02:45:37.250" Score="16" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been watching a lot of anime recently and realized whether the music fits a scene or not affects a lot in how much I like it, so... who's in charge of doing so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it the Episode Director, the Series Director, the Sound Director or someone else? Or maybe it depends on the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2019-08-09T10:03:10.423" Title="Who from the staff is in charge of selecting the music for each scene?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-15T06:01:33.877" Score="5" ViewCount="1258" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PWDNmm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yuno and Yuki are creating a world together&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the picture, Yuno and Yukki are creating a world together, but what's this about? I don't know if it is an episode from the anime or from the manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still searching for it in the internet but can't find anything about it. I'm so confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37634" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T06:35:31.630" LastActivityDate="2019-02-03T03:28:23.747" Title="What is this picture about in Mirai Nikki?" Tags="&lt;mirai-nikki&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44224" CreationDate="2018-01-15T07:50:04.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you watch the OVA (&lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/16762/Mirai_Nikki_Redial&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Redial&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which adapts a &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/50205/Mirai_Nikki__Redial&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2-chapter manga&lt;/a&gt;), it'll make more sense. In brief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Yukiteru-2 has been deified in world #3. Yuno-3 is initially unaware that Yukiteru-2 exists, the whole Future Diary thing, etc., but Murmur-2 eventually transports her to Deus-3's metaphysical space where Murmur-2 is imprisoned, whereupon Murmur-2 imbues Yuno-3 with Yuno-2's memories. She then goes and finds the now-deified Yukiteru-2. The OVA ends with Yuno-3 and Yukiteru-2 meeting, but I imagine the implication is that they create a new world together afterwards, as at the end of episode 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Er, at least, I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; I have all the world numbers right, but it's been a while. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T07:50:04.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42667" CreationDate="2018-01-15T11:07:42.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally, I feel like it's Naruto's. In &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, Sasuke's headband cloth was never that long, but Naruto's was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not completely caught up so I could be wrong but so far that's my assumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37643" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T11:15:47.943" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T11:15:47.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44219" CreationDate="2018-01-15T12:23:41.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, I wouldn't call Boruto a brat. I'd term him stubborn. Being the son of arguably the greatest shinobi/Hokage, Boruto is always known and accepted as his father's son. He feels that he has no identity for himself apart from being the 'Seventh's Son...!!!' which is why he despises his father. Naruto, who can take down an entire Zetsu army, fails at being a father because he himself had no father (Iruka, Jiraiya, Kakashi were close to father figures) and doesn't know how to acknowledge his child. Boruto despises that fact. He wants to rise above than being his father's son which he mistakes to be better than his father. Not only in terms of nature, but also in strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto, like any kid, has a lot of love for his mother and Himawari and cannot stand to see them unhappy. So it's natural for him to feel that his father doesn't have time to spend with his family at important occasions like Himawari's birthday. He doesn't understand what it's to be a Hokage, at least until the later episodes where he remarks that he still hasn't understood his father yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his mindset, he feels that becoming stronger than Naruto would be a great way to get back at Naruto. Knowing that his father has only one person who can match up to his level. He tries to learn from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T12:23:41.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17149" CreationDate="2018-01-15T13:26:49.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure Musashino Animation is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsunoko_Production&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tatsunoko Production&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the anime, there is a poster parodying the anime &lt;em&gt;The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee&lt;/em&gt; which is the anime produced by Tatsunoko. Tatsunoko itself resides in Musashino, Tokyo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37647" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-10-08T16:23:26.160" LastActivityDate="2019-10-08T16:23:26.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44231" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-15T18:41:55.893" Score="15" ViewCount="49211" Body="&lt;p&gt;When watching Pop Team Epic on Crunchyroll, each episode plays twice in a row. Both times the episode is nearly identical, only with the main characters voiced by male actors instead of female actors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does each episode of Pop Team Epic play twice? Why re-record the show with different voice actors?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31618" LastEditorUserId="31618" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T01:02:03.800" LastActivityDate="2018-11-29T01:53:36.193" Title="Why do Pop Team Epic episodes repeat with different voice actors?" Tags="&lt;pop-team-epic&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-15T21:07:27.997" Score="2" ViewCount="1349" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime series &lt;em&gt;Date A Live&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Date A Live II&lt;/em&gt;, there was this clone of Kurumi that had feelings for Shido. In seasons 1-2, the same clone was killed twice by Kurumi. The first was on the school rooftop and the second was in the festival. I finished the anime a while ago and there was some question that is bugging me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can the same clone be killed twice? Had the first death didn't kill her fully? If the first death killed her fully, then how did she manage to come back to meet Shido? And is it possible that the same clone will come back again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37654" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T03:57:04.810" LastActivityDate="2019-08-20T17:03:10.363" Title="How can Kurumi Tokisaki's clone be killed twice?" Tags="&lt;date-a-live&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44239" CreationDate="2018-01-15T22:18:59.170" Score="3" ViewCount="651" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Light's sister is kidnapped by Mellow's gang and the Kira Task Force goes to the US to do the trade for her with the Death Note, when things start getting out of control Light yells at Misa to keep writing in the Death Note.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Light:&lt;/strong&gt; MISA! Just shut up and do like I told you, all right?! Look! &lt;strong&gt;I need you to keep killing Japanese criminals&lt;/strong&gt; so just do that! This guy’s obviously investigating Kira and he won’t give up. If the killings are delayed, we are in trouble. Don’t you understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as shown when L was investigating, Light focusing on an area is what lead to L's conclusion that Kira was Japanese and at this moment Light knew of Near's SPK in the US, not to mention Kira targets criminals around the world and gets a lot of the information from the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soichiro:&lt;/strong&gt; But still, it’s impossible for us to sensor everything on the Internet. And we haven’t had any new leads in a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matsuda:&lt;/strong&gt; But posting names with faces online, I’m sorry, but if you ask me, it’s the people doing that who deserve to die. But I guess, that’s never gonna happen. Kira gets a lot of his information from the Internet so he’s not gonna kill those people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get why Light doesn't want the killings to die down but why is Light targeting Japanese criminals while he was in the US?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I'm watching the English Dub released by Madman in Australia which I assume is the same Dub released by Viz Media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T05:46:56.557" Title="Why was Light only targeting Japanese criminals when he was in the US?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44222" CreationDate="2018-01-15T22:19:04.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might want to read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2017-05-31/.116809&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article by Justin Sevakis&lt;/a&gt; because it really varies and depends on the type of production committee. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Director or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Production Committee or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A music publisher (which is part of the production Committee) or &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An entirely separate business unit within the production Committee.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anime opening and ending themes are a big deal not only for fans, but&#xA;  for the creators, and the companies producing anime. Opening themes&#xA;  are a show's &quot;best foot forward,&quot; and the staff will usually put quite&#xA;  a bit of effort into coming up with an impressive sequence for&#xA;  whatever song is chosen. Anime production committees, the group of&#xA;  companies putting up money to produce the show, often include a record&#xA;  label or music publisher, and so those theme songs are valuable places&#xA;  to promote their artists. Ads by Kiosked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In some cases, the director will go into the project already wanting a&#xA;  certain existing song, or wanting to work with a particular artist to&#xA;  compose something specifically for their new project -- regardless of&#xA;  whether that artist has anything to do with the companies on the&#xA;  production committee. That's how we very occasionally get English&#xA;  artists doing opening or closing themes. Other times, the production&#xA;  committee will insist on using the songs to push a specific artist,&#xA;  and the director just has to deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The business of anime vocal tracks is nearly always facilitated by the&#xA;  main production company or another business on the production&#xA;  committee. Many major anime producers also have affiliated record&#xA;  labels -- for example, Bandai Visual owns the record label Lantis,&#xA;  while Aniplex itself is a division of Sony Music Japan. At an early&#xA;  stage, the production committee has a meeting with the director of the&#xA;  anime, and presents him with a pile of pop songs that are in&#xA;  production. These songs are at &quot;demo&quot; stage -- meaning, they're not&#xA;  done, and usually have a temporary vocal track. The director usually&#xA;  just picks a song from that pile and uses it. They might tweak the&#xA;  lyrics a little bit to fit the show better. The record label will then&#xA;  go back and finish the song with the artist of their choosing, who may&#xA;  or may not be a voice actor featured in the show. If a famous&#xA;  (expensive) composer is doing the music for the show, they will often&#xA;  be asked to contribute the theme songs, as they're likely to be hits&#xA;  no matter who sings them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The business of anime songs is a huge one, and operates as a market&#xA;  separate from the rest of the Japanese music scene. The selection of&#xA;  song and artist is therefore usually a business decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37655" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T04:03:10.623" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T04:03:10.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44231" CreationDate="2018-01-15T22:46:14.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a couple of answers, unfortunately they're all a bit speculative because I have no sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It feeds into the main premise of the show, which is surrealist humour. It's not meant to make any kind of sense, and it has a slightly unnerving result because it triggers a deja vu in the watcher.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It lets them try different approaches to the same premise. In the first episode, in addition to the change in voice actors they also subtitled the French segment in the second half. In the second episode, there were different ad libs in the storyboard segment, and the live action section was completely different.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Relatedly, it helps them find the target audience. Given the weirdness of the show, there will definitely be people who watch half an episode, see that it's repeating, and switch off. But the people who keep watching get to join in on the joke, and as a reward they get a few nuggets of new content mixed in with the apparent re-hash. You could compare this to the second season of Haruhi with the &quot;Endless Eight&quot; - eight episodes covering the same nearly-identical time loop, which were directed differently so that they wound up being both repetitive and distinct in a way that really divided the audience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T22:46:14.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44237" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2018-01-15T22:51:18.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pop Team Epic&lt;/strong&gt; (ポプテピピック) is a 4-panel webcomic filled with surreal and non sequitur humour. Its main characters are the schoolgirls Popuko and Pipimi, and the series features many pop culture references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An 12-episode anime series started airing in January, 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8843" LastEditorUserId="8843" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T12:06:37.340" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T12:06:37.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44238" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2018-01-15T22:51:18.803" Score="0" Body="For questions about the surreal 4-panel webcomic Pop Team Epic (ポプテピピック) and its associated anime series." OwnerUserId="8843" LastEditorUserId="8843" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T12:06:49.730" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T12:06:49.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44234" CreationDate="2018-01-16T05:46:56.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Notice the &quot;keep killing Japanese criminals&quot; part; this seems to suggest that (mostly) Japanese criminals were being killed by Kira during the time right before this incident. L had already previously established that Kira was operating from Japan on live TV. Any aberrations in killing behavior during Light's time in the States would appear highly suspicious to Near, who already distrusted the Japanese Kira investigation team at the time. Light could just be getting paranoid and probably wanted to reinforce the idea that Kira is operating from Japan during his visit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13068" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T05:46:56.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39573" CreationDate="2018-01-16T09:25:55.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. As an avid fan of the OST of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, I can say that the soundtracks you mentioned don't cover all the BGM's in the anime. They only include tracks that are played regularly in stereotyped sequences. Like 'Will of Fire' is only played during flashback/sad sequences and 'Morning' is played all across filler episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, there are indeed few BGM's which are not a part of the 3 collections you mentioned. Like the BGM from Naruto episodes 210-212 where Naruto and Todoroki are chasing to find Todoroki's brother and the Shinobazu hideout. The soundtrack played during those episodes is rarely repeated. So, it didn't make the cut into those volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T09:25:55.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43671" CreationDate="2018-01-16T09:41:32.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that shinobi clans married within their respective clan so that their Kekkei Genkai would remain in the family. But it was around the time when all the nations were at war with each other. Once Hashirama Senju decided to distribute all the tailed beasts among the hidden villages, the majority of attention (of bad people) shifted from obtaining bloodline limit techniques to obtaining/controlling tailed beasts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in case of interclan marriages, it was not sure that the offspring would awaken his/her Bloodline Limit. It was evident in the case of Tsunade's parents who were half Senju and half Uzumaki because very little is known about them, but it was certain that they were no shinobi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of not having interclan marriages was high when nations were at war and having a technique unique to only one family/clan meant that their country would have an advantage over the enemy. Like in the case of Kimimaro's Clan. But since it was evident that every offspring couldn't awaken their bloodline limit, interclan marriages were often held.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the Uchiha, there was never any protocol to marry within Uchiha. Because their Kekkai Genkai was not easy to awaken, even for those who were descendants of great Uchiha shinobi. Even if someone from outside their clan awakened the Sharingan, it would do a great deal of damage to one's body and eventually lead to death (as in Kakashi's case where he was paralyzed for an entire week after using his Mangeky Sharingan to save Gaara. Luckily by the end of Kaguya's Arc Obito helped him control his Sharingan but it drained out his stamina quickly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T09:41:32.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42126" CreationDate="2018-01-16T11:55:32.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no guaranteed answer to that. But judging from various traits of different characters that they have acquired through parents, I can say that children of Naruto have inherited the trait of having whisker scars but not the number of scars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is evident from the creators of the manga giving part father and part mother traits to their children. Like in case of Naruto, he inherited his father's hair color although Kushina's hair had a distinctive red unlike other Uzumaki's. On the other hand, Naruto got his whiskers because of being exposed to Kurama's chakra while he was in his mother's womb because Kurama was sealed in Kushina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, in case of Inojin (son of Sai and Ino), he inherited his father's face and his mother's style. In Boruto and Himawari's case, they got the whiskers because Naruto had and inherited the Jougan (Pure Eye - Boruto) and Byakugan(Himawari) from their mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This I how I feel Boruto got his whiskers. It also may be as simple as the fact being that Naruto and Boruto have been created by different people, and they might want to distinguish Boruto from Naruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T11:55:32.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44244" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-16T13:05:37.610" Score="2" ViewCount="797" Body="&lt;p&gt;So now , depending how you count them and which sources you count, there are among 10-20 transformations/forms can attain. (counting Oozaru, non exclusive saiyan forms, etc.) Which saiyans transformations are the result of rage , which are the result of training and which are the result of something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2020-05-15T12:40:45.013" Title="How is each saiyan transformation/form achieved?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21931" CreationDate="2018-01-17T00:15:51.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK Archer is a version of Shirou from a very specific timeline. He comes from one of the bad (arguably) ending of the third route of the visual novel, Heaven's Feel(it's the one where the main romance interest is Sakura). I don't remember if this still stands in the anime adaptation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37669" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T00:15:51.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44244" CreationDate="2018-01-17T05:10:03.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Transformations&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan: Any Saiyan with a sufficient amount of S-Cells and increase their battle power, they gain more S-Cells. Once the Saiyan attains enough S-Cells, a feeling of strong anger or sadness can trigger the Super Saiyan transformation. After the transformation is attained once, they can transform into it any time by focusing their energy into their back to make it tingle. Saiyans with a very high amount of S-Cells can do the transformation without requiring a trigger.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 2: There are multiple ways to attain this transformation. Firstly, a Saiyan must be strong enough to generate a lot more energy compared to the Super Saiyan form. The first way to attain this transformation is when the Saiyan experiences a powerful emotional upheaval, much like the Super Saiyan transformation, but to a greater extent. The second way is through harsh training. The third way is out of instinct from a desperate need such as when someone's life is at stake. Finally, the fourth method is for the Saiyan to feel out the tingly feeling in their back. The power output emitted by this form is greatly increased.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 3: This form is obtained generally after harsh training and usually under out of the norm circumstances. Goku was able to achieve this form while he was dead and training in the other world. Goten and Trunks managed to achieve it only during fusion. It's basically a transformation that increases the amount of ki utilised.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Important Fact&lt;/b&gt;: Akira Toriyama stated in the Saikyō Jump's June 2014 Interview that the SSJ2 and SSJ3 transformations are nothing more than powered up variants of the SSJ transformation. Hence you could potentially surpass the power of SSJ3 or SSJ2 while using the SSJ transformation by either training or through rage like in the case of Future Trunks and Vegeta. Although Trunks's Transformation is referred to as Super Saiyan Rage or Super Saiyan anger, it's basically a powered up variation of SSJ2 which was caused because of rage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence to answer your question, there isn't necessarily a regular Super Saiyan transformation which can only be attained by either rage alone or training, it can be attained in both ways.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However, the Super Saiyan God transformation can only be attained via the ritual and not by anger. (Based of the manga), training vigorously with a Deity and practicing extensive Ki control could also help you attain this transformation as we see Vegeta use the same against Goku Black in the Manga. The Super Saiyan Blue, on the other hand, can also only be attained by training vigorously and absorbing the ki of a god and then transforming into a Super Saiyan. Super Saiyan Rose is basically the Super Saiyan Blue transformation when done by an actual deity (Zamasu). Apart from the God transformation, all the regular Super Saiyan transformations can be attained through training, rage or even when you are in a life or death situation. Based on the recent episode, we see Vegeta reach a level beyond Super Saiyan Blue without actual training but while feeling a strong urge to protect someone(Keep up his promise made to Cabba), which could be compared to Gohan attaining the SSJ2 transformation when Cell the Baby Cells were beating up the Z fighters. So if you possess God ki and can use the transformations, attaining a level beyond through rage and emotion like the Super Saiyan transformations seems plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: dragonball.wikia.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T05:10:03.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7587" CreationDate="2018-01-17T06:26:00.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the sharingan transplanted to the new user recognise the bloodties and therefore grants the new user some new abilities like the perfect Susanoo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37675" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T06:26:00.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-17T10:11:59.173" Score="2" ViewCount="4718" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is a spoiler itself, you are required to be in/past Alvarez arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Why would anyone think that Zeref is dead? He is right there in Alvarez a king as obvious as the sun, so how could the people in Ishgar seriously miss such a fact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Put simply, that's all I want to know. Many people thought he was dead, others that he was simply dormant because of his low profile. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; But we know that Zeref said that he wasn't dormant at all himself. So why would people even think that? He was right there all along in Alvarez&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-04-27T01:57:56.990" LastActivityDate="2019-08-20T09:01:40.167" Title="Why would anyone think that Zeref is dead?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44244" CreationDate="2018-01-17T12:14:21.647" Score="-1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oozaru: seeing the moon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;False Super Saiyan: getting mad, having a high power level&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan :  getting mad  , having a high power level&#xA;(explained in the series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 2: gettind mad , mastering super saiyan already , training (seen in the series)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 3: training and looking energy deep inside you (Goku's words)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 4: training for a high power level and having a saiyan tale, become a golden Oozaru and regain consciouness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Rage: having a high power level, mastering super saiyan 2, getting really mad, probably having some knowledge of god ki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Berserker: Being a special kind of saiyan who can get it and getting mad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Legendary Super Saiyan: Being able to regain consciouness after becoming Super Saiyan Berserker&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan God: ritual of 5 pure hearted saiyans surrounding a saiyan or internalizing this power&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Blue: becoming a super saiyan after becomig a super saiyan god&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Rose: becoming a super saiyan after being a god&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beyond Super Saiyan Blue: Getting emotional after being a super saiyan blue, breaking a shell of power&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ultra Instinct: breaking a shell of power, prolonged stress against a stronger opponent&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Golden Oozaru: turning super saiyan after becoming oozaru.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mystic form: power unleashed by the elder kai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37581" LastEditorUserId="37581" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T12:20:30.433" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T12:20:30.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20852" CreationDate="2018-01-17T17:47:06.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sincerely think Shanks had the gum gum no mi for his personal consumption. As we know, Shanks knew everything about the fruit and its ability of gum. Now we all know that gum can be modified into anything as we see the straw hat's gears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So imagine someone like Shanks with tremendous Haki ability having to be able to use the gum gum power. For all you know, he could have already been the king of the pirates by now with that ability. And if you think it over, Shanks left the previous Kings straw hat with Luffy probably because he knew that with that determination, ability, and haki (as he was friends with Garp), Luffy would actually have the potential to be the pirate king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37681" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T17:55:12.243" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T17:55:12.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44261" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44278" CreationDate="2018-01-17T18:56:34.590" Score="2" ViewCount="1022" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a child in Naruto inherit both abilities from his parents' clans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if Ino and Sasuke had a child is there a possibility for it to have both Uchiha's Sharingan and Yamanaka's mind transfer jutsu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37683" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T21:21:08.960" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T21:55:40.720" Title="Can a child inherit both their parents' clans jutsu?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22952" CreationDate="2018-01-18T03:41:48.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To give you a proper answer to this question, Archer stated during his battle with Shirou that he had heard of magecraft that allowed mastery of skills by invoking them from a previous life and letting them possess them, and that every time they crossed swords, Shirou's skill kept improving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof to this theory would be when Archer next charges him and showed his past self, his future, and the path he'd be taking. That would explain how he learned to fight and use the Rho Aias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37690" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T04:12:15.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T04:12:15.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44261" CreationDate="2018-01-18T04:15:09.540" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is possible. And an example of it is given in Boruto.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you haven't watched Boruto yet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Inoijin, son of Ino and Sai possesses the ability to use both his parent's jutsus. Sarada can use Sharingan like her father Sasuke and has an awesome strength that she displays when she punches, just like her mother Sakura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37077" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T04:15:09.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22385" CreationDate="2018-01-18T05:31:27.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most predictable location would most likely be reverse mountain. After all, that is the only viewable location in which all the Blues meet. It instead could also be a deep lake that has underwater currents moving through it from the Blues through caves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37693" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T06:50:23.807" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T06:50:23.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36834" CreationDate="2018-01-18T06:12:18.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the Netflix release One Punch Man season 2 should be released in August 2018. This is according to:&lt;a href=&quot;http://otlsm.com/when-will-one-punch-man-season-2-be-on-netflix-netflix-release-date/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://otlsm.com/when-will-one-punch-man-season-2-be-on-netflix-netflix-release-date/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of our reliable sources has informed us that One Punch Man season&#xA;  2 should be released on television by the end of August 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, sometimes release dates get pushed back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37694" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T06:12:18.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44162" CreationDate="2018-01-18T08:40:37.550" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, if we are going to go into &lt;em&gt;Devilman&lt;/em&gt; and the reading order for it, we have to get into semi-spoiler territory for the ending of the original manga, so you are gonna be warned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keep in mind this is predominantly for the manga&lt;/em&gt;, which forms the baseline you need to have to get into this series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Start with the original &lt;em&gt;Devilman&lt;/em&gt; series, which ran for 5 volumes. The series ends, with a time loop, and I won't go into circumstances, but it is barely touched upon in the Netflix &lt;em&gt;Crybaby&lt;/em&gt; Adapation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shin Devilman&lt;/em&gt; is a side story that happens sometime in between the main series, before Akira is betrayed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Devilman Lady&lt;/em&gt; is a series that has to deal with fallout from the events of the original series timeloop and the aftermath of it, but that comes closer to the end of this storyline.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neo Devilman&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Amon: The Darkside of Devilman&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Devilman: Strange Days&lt;/em&gt; are &quot;what if&quot; and side stories that pertain to OG, SHIN, and LADY storylines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lastly, we have &lt;em&gt;Demon Knight&lt;/em&gt;, which is a prequel to &lt;em&gt;Devilman&lt;/em&gt;, and finally &lt;em&gt;Devilman Saga&lt;/em&gt;, which partially concludes it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go Nagai's other series, &lt;em&gt;Violence Jack&lt;/em&gt;, also has ties to Devilman as well, but I won't go into that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, the order would be &lt;em&gt;OG, SHIN, LADY, SAGA, JACK&lt;/em&gt;. Everything else (&lt;em&gt;Neo, Amon, Strange Days, Demon Knight&lt;/em&gt;) can be read later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These answers were provided from my knowledge and a bit of fact checking from &lt;a href=&quot;http://devilman.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Devilman Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37697" LastEditorUserId="37697" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T10:35:54.330" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T10:35:54.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44158" CreationDate="2018-01-18T10:02:26.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asta's manner of speaking isn't dialect and moreso shortened impolite slang rather than an actual dialect change, which would be visible with differences in vocabulary and verbage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37697" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T10:02:26.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-18T10:11:47.180" Score="4" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;Got back into watching Outlaw Star, and always wondered about Caster Bullets and their numbering. Anyone got a complete list/set of the number. Do the numbers have meanings besides the bad luck shells?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37697" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T11:22:48.547" LastActivityDate="2018-04-18T19:22:50.543" Title="Does Anyone Know/Have A List of Caster Shells and Their Effects?" Tags="&lt;symbolism&gt;&lt;outlaw-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44261" CreationDate="2018-01-18T10:13:55.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, a child can inherit both clans' jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was officially explained by Masashi Kishimoto(the creator of Naruto)&#xA;The child with an Uchicha and a Hyuga as parents will have both the clans' eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Inojin is not a good example as the techniques of his father Sai were taught to him.The Ninja art techniques are not passed via genetic inheritance.&#xA;Also, Ino's clan techniques are classified as Hidden techinques which use Yin/Yang release which are also taught/learned not passed via genetics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good example would be an Uchiha + Hyuga child as answered by Kishimoto himself -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i5QtB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i5QtB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Interview with Kishimoto&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="28276" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T10:13:55.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44093" CreationDate="2018-01-18T10:22:26.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afro Samurai was a Doujin before being produced into an animated series, being self published through the magazine &lt;em&gt;Nou Nou Hau&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any production company can pick up any work, regardless of who published it, as long as the right people give consent and are paid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37697" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T10:22:26.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44027" CreationDate="2018-01-18T10:25:19.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Afro Samurai, Akira, Blade Runner Black Out 2022, and Space Dandy are all examples of anime that were produced and dubbed in English during their production overseas. Some of these titles listed have Japanese Dialogues, but all of these were released with English Dialogue as a priority for those areas that will receive them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37697" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T10:25:19.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44277" CreationDate="2018-01-18T18:16:04.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The numbers of the shells used in the show were 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, along with a shell that was unnumbered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Outlaw Star Wikia has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://outlawstar.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_shells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nice page&lt;/a&gt; all about Caster shells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Caster shells are numbered by the wizards who create them. Their numbers appear to define the varied effects of each shell. Shells that are numbered #4, #9, and #13 are the rarest kinds, as they were only created by wizards of Tenrei, Ark Manaf, Hadul and Urt.&lt;a href=&quot;http://outlawstar.wikia.com/wiki/Caster_shells&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most shells just draw on the mana stored within them, but those particular shells were special because they consumed some of the lifeforce of the user. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17758" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T18:16:04.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44261" CreationDate="2018-01-18T20:50:35.220" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt;, Sarada has the Sharingan as his father's Sharingan and also possesses the monstrous strength his mother Sakura possesses. According to the manga, Shikadai is also said to possess both the jutsu as his father (Shikamaru) and mother (Temari). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37707" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T21:55:40.720" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T21:55:40.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43810" CreationDate="2018-01-18T21:11:51.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first time Kirito dove into the SAO world, he did say something like &quot;link start&quot; but it has nothing to do with it. Afterwards, when he dove into ALfeheim, he did not utter anything, so that was just a way for the anime developer to make that scene cool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Accel world&lt;/em&gt; (another anime, partially similar to SAO), players have to shout &quot;link burst&quot; to get into the gaming world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37707" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T21:52:45.943" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T21:52:45.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44288" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44811" CreationDate="2018-01-18T21:17:46.047" Score="3" ViewCount="2875" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much percentage of Full Cowling Midoriya was using when he was fighting against All Might in the practical exam? At the last moment when he grabbed Bakugo and made his escape, I am pretty sure he was using more than 5%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37707" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-18T21:57:28.107" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T02:08:37.820" Title="Midoriya's power level against All Might" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44289" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-18T22:46:54.417" Score="4" ViewCount="1768" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Sarada possesses Sharingan, but since her mother isn't an Uchiha, was there any chance that she may not have inherited Sharingan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37683" LastEditorUserId="19307" LastEditDate="2020-08-19T14:34:46.597" LastActivityDate="2021-05-16T17:02:10.203" Title="Are the chances of a child inheriting Sharingan smaller if one of the parents isn't an Uchiha?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44105" CreationDate="2018-01-18T22:49:29.920" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting as it may seem, we likely will never know the specifics, due to the reasons &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/%d0%ba%d1%8f%ce%b1z%d1%94%d1%8f&quot;&gt;кяαzєя♦'s&lt;/a&gt; comment already pointed out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non the less, I figured, why not try and ask Netflix themselves?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gVrqv.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gVrqv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fDNvq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fDNvq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All though it is not much information, we did however pin down the fact that Netflix only pays for &lt;em&gt;exclusive rights&lt;/em&gt; and nothing else.&#xA;As the support also suggests, it is somewhat of a trade secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't personally tried to mail them as support suggested. However I don't think it is likely that a more descriptive/precise price would be mentioned by the pr team.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T22:49:29.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44310" CreationDate="2018-01-19T06:22:16.663" Score="2" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been on my mind for a while. In Lucky Star Episode 18, Tsukasa Hiiragi lightly expressed her desire for having a pet dog. But she quickly got her dream crushed by her sister Kagami, who warned her about all kinds of problems that would be faced by a dog owner. At that point, Tsukasa had to agree with Kagami, and said something along the lines of &quot;you really know much about this, sister.&quot;  On hearing that, Kagami suddenly became bashful, turned her head away and said: &quot;In the end I am also a simple-minded person, that's why I looked those things up&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is this reaction of Kagami that does not make sense to me. Of course, I know that Kagami is a Tsundere kind of person, but I still see no reason to feel ashamed, or to emphasize your simple-mindedness here. After all, the difficulties of dog-raising that Kagami mentioned (walking, feeding, difference between a puppy and a grown-up dog etc.) do not seem like something that a high school student should &lt;em&gt;look up&lt;/em&gt; to know, and no one would say that knowing these things stop you from being simple-minded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I missing something deep here, or is it just Kagami designed to be over-reacting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUN4x.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUN4x.png&quot; alt=&quot;Lucky Star Ep. 18&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23823" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T04:44:28.950" Title="Why does Kagami feel necessary to emphasize that she is a simple-minded person?" Tags="&lt;lucky-star&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35765" CreationDate="2018-01-19T07:54:50.660" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting point that may be a clue: 阿波根 in Chinese is translated to Apollo. You know, the sun god. Sun god - sun tan? Also the first NASA space mission burst into flames on the launchpad. Burnt. Like her skin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the name in too many ways refers to her dark skin, as a result of her name sounding like the sun god's name in Chinese. And the mainland Japanese speakers are probably butchering the pronunciation of her name in Okinawan, which has roots in Japanese and Chinese... apparently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqGt0l.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chinese Translation of 阿波根&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37714" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-19T08:11:34.143" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T08:11:34.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27684" CreationDate="2018-01-19T08:27:06.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first &lt;em&gt;Tri&lt;/em&gt; movie, it's mentioned that it had been a year since the close of the digital gate, and that it had not opened since. If anyone remembers during &lt;em&gt;Adventure 02&lt;/em&gt;, the premise was that the loss of the Destiny stones caused the digital world to merge, but BlackWarGreymon sealed the gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's at this point that time becomes alternate for &lt;em&gt;Digimon Tri&lt;/em&gt;. Rather than the dark spires reappearing, Himekawa is trying to get her digipartner back, much the same way that Oikawa had lost his partner. She sent Ken, Youli, Davis, and Cody back to the digital world, but they lost to Alphamon. As in dead, both they and their digital partners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why Himekawa is aware that these kids are 'offline' as shown in the computer screen. She purposefully infected Meicoomon with the dark power that Ken as the Digital Emperor had used in the form of control bands. The assumption is that she figured if she corrupted the digital world, it would force a reset to create homeostasis between the digital and real world. But she also has to deal with the original DigiDestined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other possibility is that Himekawa intended to get her partner back by recreating a digital partner, but instead got Meicoomon who wasn't a perfect digital creation, hence the infection, figured out that she would have to force a reboot and began eliminating the DigiDestined, starting with Ken, Davis, Youli, and Cody, and it was in fact Meicoomon who killed the kids. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37715" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-19T08:44:03.917" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T08:44:03.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44288" CreationDate="2018-01-19T08:39:51.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be 8%. Because, during the training with Gran Torino, Midoriya was able to improve his power up to 8%. Midoriyai has different percentage level moves, you can get more knowledge about them by referring the &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Izuku_Midoriya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;. He can increase the attack power percentage but it will affect his body and do a lot of damage to himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30229" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T08:39:51.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-19T10:39:42.643" Score="3" ViewCount="13305" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm fairly new to the Fate series, and I've been seeing a ton of art of 'Alter' characters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen a lot of fanart of King Arthur (the one you'd regularly see in the FGO game), and that makes sense. But then I see art of Alter Arthur, where the character has silver hair, but I can't seem to find any information on this character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get that 'Alter' generally means 'Alternative'. So I'm assuming that these are alternative versions of the characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are all of these Alter characters coming from? Are they official? What should I take a look at to get filled-in on this sort of info?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37717" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-19T11:16:29.777" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T11:53:48.977" Title="Where do the Alter characters come from?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44297" CreationDate="2018-01-19T11:48:28.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;all the Alter characters are, as you say, alternate versions of their originals with some having alternate legends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however the idea of Alter extends from a canon character which is Saber-Alter from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; who makes her appearance in the Heave's Feel Route after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Saber is consumed The Shadow. by returning to the Greater Grail she is corrupted by Angra Mainyu and first appears when Shirou, Rin and Ilya are fleeing Blackened Berserker and operates as an alternate Servant for Sakura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; Alter Saber acts as an &quot;alternate form&quot; of Saber which comes out when Saber's ahoge is plucked in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;despite being an antagonist in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; Gen Urobuchi saw Alter Saber as a Dark Hero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; What I imagine is that for the Saber Lily storyline, in Fate/stay night, Saber was completely beaten by Caster, and so she became one of her Servants. Like, she thought &quot;I'd be way better off with Caster than with Shirou.&quot; (Laughs)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; I never thought of that. Interesting. So in other words, the white dress represents how both her body and soul have been tamed by Caster. So Lily is truly like a &quot;lily&quot; to Caster... you crazy bastard, you did it again...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Takeuchi:&lt;/strong&gt; Lily's design was inspired by the dress she wore when Saber was captured by Caster. Then, we just filled it with feminine qualities that Saber lacked and it became what it is now. So basically, I think Urobuchi really hit it close to the mark.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; Really?! Lily looked like a villain to me from the moment I saw her. Imagine her appearing from behind Caster, really working those heels! Just thinking of it gets me excited!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Takeuchi:&lt;/strong&gt; But in terms of villains, don't we already have Alter?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; No, she isn't a villain, she's a dark hero.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; Alter is an idealist who clings to her own values even though she's been blackened. In that respect, she isn't a pure villain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Uro:&lt;/strong&gt; For example, Alter's like how Hakaider was in Mechanical Violator Hakaider (*8). And Lily is the enemy she would face. The wrinkles in the corners of her eyes are proof to that. She'd shine as a villain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Nasu:&lt;/strong&gt; Then after defeating Lily in battle, Alter would jump on a motorbike in the last scene and ride off into the sunset. Then the narration would come in: &quot;She is a modern knight, who lives in a world of darkness!&quot; (*9)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Takeuchi:&lt;/strong&gt; Motorbikes aside, (laughs) I do think it'd be interesting to add meat to Lily's character in that manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_Alter#cite_note-Special_Forum-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber Alter - References 5 -  TYPE-MOON Ace 7 - 10 year Anniversary interview: Nasu Kinoko X Takeuchi Takashi X Urobuchi Gen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before &lt;em&gt;Fate/Grand Order&lt;/em&gt; other characters got Alters were sort of jokes created by Takashi Takeuchi and sometimes weren't even separate people such as Sakura Saber who's &quot;Alter&quot; was her Nobel Phantasm &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Coat_of_Oaths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coat of Oaths&lt;/a&gt; but after &lt;em&gt;Fate/Grand Order&lt;/em&gt; the started becoming real&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alter is actually one of 3 variations of a hero themself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alter&lt;/strong&gt; (オルタ, Oruta?) - Servants greatly altered from their normal selves through various means are often given the title of &quot;Alter&quot; after their name. True Archer, an altered Heracles, rejects being called &quot;Heracles Alter&quot; and instead chooses his &quot;human name&quot; of &quot;Alcides&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lily&lt;/strong&gt; (リリィ, Riryi?) - Servants who take on a more youthful appearance compared to their older selves are often given the title of &quot;Lily&quot; after their name. This title is normally only applied to female Servants, but those like Child-Gil and Alexander are referred to as Lily Servants elsewhere.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Santa&lt;/strong&gt; (サンタ, Santa?) - Servants acting as Santa in the Fate/Grand Order Christmas events are given the title of &quot;Santa&quot; after their name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Alter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Servants - Alter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as such shouldn't be confused with &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20Gilgamesh&amp;#39;s%20Potion%20of%20youth%20to%20become&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Joan of Arc Alter Lilyquot; and then gaining the title of quot;Santaquot; while aiming to become quot;Santa Joan of Arc.&quot;&gt;Alter Egos&lt;/a&gt; which are a separate Servant Class where Alters can be any class&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current list of Alters (as of 19/01/2018) aside from Alter Saber from &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/Grand Order&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_EMIYA_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alter EMIYA&lt;/a&gt; - a disgraced heartless version of the Counter Guardian EMIYA who's cast off his name&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Artoria_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alter Lancer Arturia&lt;/a&gt; - an Alter form of Lancer Arturia who, before changing into the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Goddess of the Holy Lance&quot;&lt;/em&gt; chose to insated become the tyrant known as the &lt;em&gt;&quot;King of Storms&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_C%C3%BA_Chulainn_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beserker Cu Chulainn&lt;/a&gt; - a version of Cu Chulainn reflecting the wish made upon the Holy Grail by Queen Medb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_MHX_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mysterious Heroine X Alter&lt;/a&gt; - a villain from the Servant Universe who has sworn to defeat Mysterious Heroine X&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Avenger_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Jeanne_Alter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Avenger Jeanne d'Arc&lt;/a&gt; - a fabrication of Jeanne d'Arc created by Gilles de Rais via the Holy Grail after her death &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/Grand_Order_-_Jeanne_Alter_Lily)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily&lt;/a&gt; - Avenger Jeanne d'Arc after drinking  Gilgamesh's Potion of youth (becoming &quot;Joan of Arc Alter Lily&quot;). gained the title of &quot;Santa&quot; when she was aiming to become &quot;Santa Joan of Arc.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate/strange fake&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/True_Archer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;True Archer&lt;/a&gt; - the human side of Hercules who lost his divinity after  Bazdilot Cordelion used his Command Spells to awaken memories from the 5th Holy Grail War and his corruption in it. he refuses to be called an Alter Servant and takes the name Alcides instead&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as explained above, &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Saber&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sakura Saber's&lt;/a&gt; Alter appearance is actually her Nobel Phantasm, Coat of Oaths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-19T11:53:48.977" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T11:53:48.977" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-19T12:23:39.437" Score="2" ViewCount="1977" Body="&lt;p&gt;Urahara Kisuke's Bankai is &quot;Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame&quot;, which means &lt;strong&gt;Modification of The Crimson Princess' Dissection at the Doors of Avalokiteśvara&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the name have any meaning/significance to its ability to dissect and restructure virtually anything (either organic or inorganic)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18903" LastEditorUserId="18903" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T02:12:03.887" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T14:21:22.447" Title="What was the relation of Urahara's Bankai's name with its ability?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2852" CreationDate="2018-01-19T18:44:01.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally have an anime club at my school that I am the president of and it has around 20 people, and it is very successful. The activities we do in the club are doing games, watching anime, learning some Japanese, and show our favorite gifs for different anime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37727" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T04:05:33.283" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T04:05:33.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35765" CreationDate="2018-01-19T19:57:19.747" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I had a feeling it was because it sounded like a kaijuu monster, I had no official confirmation until now. If you look at page 111 of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MU07KJF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;btkr=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;New Game! illustration book Fairies Story&lt;/a&gt;, it has an introduction of Umiko's setting, where it specifically states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she has a complex about her name sounding like a kaijuu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Ahagon is a relatively rare name that comes from Okinawa. Most people would not be familiar with the name and if they've ever watched something like Ultraman as a kid, they might first think it's a kaijuu name, which is probably why it's become a complex for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation about kaijuu&#xA;If you look at the list of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E6%80%AA%E7%8D%A3%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;kaijuu of the Ultraman series&lt;/a&gt;, you will see there are 98 monsters that end in &quot;-gon&quot;. (Others include &quot;-don&quot;, &quot;-ton&quot; &quot;-mon&quot; &quot;-ron&quot;, and I believe it stems from how many dinosaurs end in &quot;-don&quot;, so these endings give that same feeling of something large and powerful.)　It is a common game to add or change the end of a name to make it sound like a kaijuu. In English, I suppose it would like like adding &quot;-(s)aurus&quot; so the end of names to make them sound dinosaur-like&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;matching her appearance&quot;, I believe so because it she is Okinawan, and has a deep suntan. Okinawa is a tropical area of Japan, where it is warm most times of the year and with beautiful beaches, therefore it is full of heavily-tanned people. A bit stereotypical, but that's what a person would expect to see from an Okinawan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T05:28:51.353" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T05:28:51.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44303" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-19T20:52:56.070" Score="2" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the title might wound weird but were the first two arcs BOG and resurrection F and the episodes between the Champa tournament and Goku black arc filler untill the manga gave enough info to start the main arcs? Sorry if it doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:I know that the battle of gods arc was in the manga but the resurrection F arc was just summarized and in the anime Ginyu was somehow added into the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37486" LastEditorUserId="37486" LastEditDate="2018-01-19T21:03:55.977" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T21:03:55.977" Title="Is the Dragon Ball Super anime mostly filler?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44303" CreationDate="2018-01-19T20:56:39.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, those arcs were also in the manga. Both the manga and the anime are based in Akira Toriyama main ideas and guidelines, though both the anime and manga have more room for the writers to put their own ideas because there isnt a manga fully made by Akira Toriyama like there was in Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWLOvBIWlA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWLOvBIWlA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T20:56:39.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44320" CreationDate="2018-01-19T21:07:53.330" Score="2" ViewCount="9517" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there might not be a conclusive evidence about which technique/form-transformation is stronger, but how do they compare over all? Are there any features of one which are known to be superior to the other (speed, endurance, stree that puts in the body, etc.?) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lSVnH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lSVnH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-03-15T10:47:34.463" LastActivityDate="2021-05-05T16:52:14.797" Title="How does Goku's super saiyan blue kaioken compare with Vegeta's super saiyan blue evolution transformation?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44746" CreationDate="2018-01-19T21:11:51.933" Score="3" ViewCount="1573" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 21 of Dragon Ball, an old warrior called Jackie Chan (a fake name for master Roushi) was introduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dragon Ball is from 1985 and this is one of the earliest episodes, was Jackie Chan even famous back then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a joke that only a few have understood or was it understandable to everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26411" LastActivityDate="2020-12-30T05:29:11.810" Title="Why Jackie Chan is on Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44293" CreationDate="2018-01-20T00:53:14.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Kagami sees her simple-mindedness as something desirable&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain a bit more, in that scene Tsukasa very innocently expressed her desire for a pet dog and didn't even consider the possible down-sides because of her air-headed character and the fact she was excited about owning a dog and single-mindedly chased after what she wanted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Kagami's character throughout the series has been established as the more forward thinking of the two sisters, but she doesn't want to be! When she reacts this way it is expressing how she wants to be like her sister, she tries to stave off the comments about how responsible she is by saying that she was just the same as her sister and innocently wanted a puppy too! And she was only the voice of reason here because she had been enthusiastically and innocently thinking about it for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout &lt;em&gt;Lucky Star&lt;/em&gt;, it is a running gag that the sisters both envy the others personality traits, and this scenario seems to be an example of that. (you can also see here how Tsukasa also wishes she was more responsible like Kagami)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T04:44:28.950" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T04:44:28.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-20T05:41:28.860" Score="2" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;I googled their &lt;em&gt;Wind Rises&lt;/em&gt; storyboards and noticed that many of the panels were painted in with watercolor. Does anyone know what kind of paper the studio used, when planning for their films?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mainly would like to know the fiber/acidity, medium (this one might be redundant though the paper might be multi-media?), dimensions, texture, absorbency. Any approximate answer based on knowledge of common practices in the industry, or specific knowledge of Ghibli's processes (aside from &lt;em&gt;The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness&lt;/em&gt;, are there other resources to learn more about the production details behind their films?), would be enormously helpful.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And out of curiosity, does anyone know if there are similar kinds of paper, that one could paint over with oil? Or is it just oil painting paper? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37735" LastEditorUserId="37735" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T06:06:57.590" LastActivityDate="2020-08-15T16:58:09.483" Title="What kind of paper did Ghibli use for their storyboards?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;&lt;studio-ghibli&gt;&lt;the-wind-rises&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6561" CreationDate="2018-01-20T05:52:43.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a playlist on YouTube&lt;/a&gt; that includes all the tracks excluded from the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track you are looking for is &quot;Out of the Ordinary&quot;. It is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQuknKy0ZU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the 5th video&lt;/a&gt; in the playlist I mentioned before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35806" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T00:19:11.940" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T00:19:11.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-20T06:19:23.770" Score="5" ViewCount="1427" Body="&lt;p&gt;In All Around Type-Moon spin-off manga. It was mentioned that Saber from Fate/Stay Night, Arcuied from Tsukihime and Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai are the three main heroine of Nasuverse and they meet each other there, saying long time no see. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have these three ever met before in their original story? Or if they weren't, is there any character, preferably the main characters, from their representative story meet each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by original story I mean in Fate/Stay Night visual novel, its prequel Fate/Zero and its sequel, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Tsukihime visual novel and Kara no Kyoukai light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T16:23:56.213" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T18:48:27.357" Title="Has Saber, Arcuied, Shiki or any other Typemoon characters ever canonically meet one other within their respective story?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;nasuverse&gt;&lt;type-moon&gt;&lt;all-around-type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44318" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44468" CreationDate="2018-01-20T08:07:37.043" Score="1" ViewCount="1587" Body="&lt;p&gt;What would have happened to Gon, Killua, and Kurapika if they had lost the coin game against Gotoh? Would Gotoh really have killed them, or was he bluffing all along?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T09:13:51.037" LastActivityDate="2020-07-04T09:00:06.253" Title="What would have happened to Gon, Killua, and Kurapika if they had lost the coin game against Gotoh?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42584" CreationDate="2018-01-20T08:57:21.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not necessarily.&#xA;To awaken the Sharingan, the person must go through a trauma or extreme emotional feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Sarada kills Boruto, she does have a strong chance of gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan considering their relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sarada can gain the Mangekyo Sharingan if she&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kills a friend or a close family member or someone whom she trusts and loves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Witnesses the death of someone very dear to her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goes through something more traumatic or emotional.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T08:57:21.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44305" CreationDate="2018-01-20T09:00:11.980" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well firstly, this question can't be answered with complete certainty as we haven't seen Vegeta utilize it to its full extent. However, based on episode 122 and 123, SSJB Goku was shown to be stronger than SSJB Vegeta, probably cause of the Multiple Zenkai Boosts throughout the tournament of power.&lt;br&gt;Hence SSJB+Kaioken*20 Goku is a lot stronger compared to the time he initially used it against Jiren. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kaioken obviously puts a very heavy strain on the body. So even if Vegeta's new transformation happens to put a greater strain than SSJB, the probability of it straining the body more than Kaioken*20 is very unlikely. Hence Vegeta has the upper hand here.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;During the course of transformation, The Grand Priest stated that &quot;Vegeta also broke through his shell&quot;. The &lt;i&gt;also&lt;/i&gt; used here indicates that the grand priest is comparing it to Goku attaining UI. Based on episode 123, it's nowhere close to the power of UI Goku, however, based on the grand priest's statement and the spectators referring it to Vegeta's limit breaking power, I think it's fair to assume that it is going to be stronger than SSJB + Kaioken*20 Goku when used to its full extent.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally, The Kaioken times 20 is just a 20 times multiplier. So to increase the power of the form, Goku will more or less have to increase his strength while utilizing SSJB. SSJB is all about ki control and utilizing God Ki. A superior form of SSJB must definitely have better Ki control and a better utilization of God ki. So Vegeta might very likely be able to get a lot stronger in his new form compared to Goku getting stronger in SSJB making Vegeta relatively stronger.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally,this isn't a definitive factual evidence, however, SSJB + Kaioken is a powerup given to Goku in the Universe 6 vs 7 arc which was ages ago. The Universe Survival saga has seen a lot of characters being given massive powerups making them a lot stronger. It wouldn't make sense to give Vegeta a new transformation which is weaker than something Goku potentially unlocked a long time ago. Also, the ending shows Vegeta in his new form next to UI Goku, so I would think Vegeta's new form should indeed be superior to a form Goku attained a long time ago &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Additional Proof: Spoiler&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The provisional title of episode 126 is &lt;i&gt;&quot;Surpass Even a God! Vegeta's life-risking blow!&quot;&lt;/i&gt;. This could perhaps be hinting that Vegeta's new transformation is also God tier just like UI Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T09:00:11.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43909" CreationDate="2018-01-20T09:02:47.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mitsuki is a synthetic human who was developed by the scientific powers of Orochimaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mitsuki does question Orochimaru about this. Orochimaru states that he is his parent, he doesn't reveal the gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown in the anime that Suigetsu helps Orochimaru create and help form Mitsuki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Source: Episode 39 &quot;The Path Lit By The Full Moon&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24321" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T09:02:47.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23480" CreationDate="2018-01-20T17:51:22.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Between 24-28. We know he is younger than Kondo who is 28 and we know he should be older than Mutsu who is revealed to be 24 in her episodes.&#xA;I like to think he is the same age as Hijikata (who he has many parallels with) so around 27 (the same should be the case with Takasugi and Katsura who were his classmates and Sakamoto who may be a year older at most) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37744" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T17:51:22.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44318" CreationDate="2018-01-20T18:22:22.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gotoh would have killed them. He's a butler charged with ensuring a clan of assassin's aren't annoyed by petty visitors and don't have to kill anyone unless they're paid to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and the series would have been much shorter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36797" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T18:22:22.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4403" CreationDate="2018-01-21T02:13:50.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because of its &quot;psycho-pop&quot; art style. They used pink blood for their art style type, and also censorship probably. Also, they coined the term &quot;psycho-pop&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, fun fact, the blood at one point was planned to be red (it was in &lt;a href=&quot;http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/DISTRUST&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;DISTRUST&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the beta version) but when Monokuma's art design was chosen, everything was changed, even the blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37749" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T03:04:14.020" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T03:04:14.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34250" CreationDate="2018-01-21T05:16:09.717" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, you have to think about how much time money and effort it takes to make an anime. It's like a manga, only with more pages, and it has to be coloured in and edited to fit smoothly into a video format. It has to have voice-overs and for people who can't speak Japanese, they need to either dub it or sub it, making it take a good couple of days and you have to pay everyone. Plus, they have to have inspiration to build something from, because let's be honest, some of the long anime have filler episodes like in &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!&lt;/em&gt; when they have certain flashbacks that recap recent events instead of unknown information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say it's just that my generation has a short attention span (and I'm one of the ADHD members so mines even shorter). My sister says, with short animes, you can watch more, but if there are only say 5 animes in existence with 12 half-hour episodes, even if you watch only the recommended 2 hours of TV a day, that's only 4 episodes a day and you would run out fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37751" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T08:24:51.707" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T08:24:51.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-21T08:50:04.553" Score="7" ViewCount="22040" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far, two episodes are out, and the following observations about Violet Evergarden are made:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She wants to learn what &quot;I love you&quot; means, a common trope among AI and other robotic characters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She used to have human arms, but lost them during the Four-Year War.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 2 when she was having dinner, we only saw her cut the fish awkwardly, but not eat or drink even once.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She's used to work long hours and her choice of word for eating and sleeping, &quot;recharge&quot;, is not intended for humans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is she, exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2019-05-20T07:40:57.513" Title="Is Violet Evergarden a robot, a cyborg or a human?" Tags="&lt;violet-evergarden&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-21T09:16:30.523" Score="5" ViewCount="4451" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't mean just the times when she bit the gloves to pull them off her hands, which may be done easier than with her prosthetic hands, but also these two moments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After she received a puppy doll from Hodgins, she held it with her mouth. When asked why she chose the puppy doll, she replied she was called &quot;Gilbert's dog&quot; by Gilbert's brother, which may be interpreted as an apt nickname for her biting-like-a-dog behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Gilbert's brooch was bought back from the black market by Hodgins and returned to Violet, she again held it with her mouth while lying on her bed at night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/7pjiou/spoilers_violet_evergarden_episode_1_discussion/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;discussion on Reddit&lt;/a&gt;, in which one redditor said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From what I understand it's because Violet's hand can't grip hard enough to put the glove on properly so she used her teeth instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't completely agree. After all, Violet performed a rear wrist lock on a customer, so she can grip hard enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another viewpoint is that Violet did it because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she lacks feeling in her hands, but she still has feeling in her mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seem more plausible, but I still think she could feel more by touching with her cheek, which she did initially with the puppy doll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a better explanation to this curious behavior of Violet-chan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2021-02-02T17:32:40.230" Title="Why does Violet Evergarden seem to have a habit of biting things?" Tags="&lt;violet-evergarden&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44332" CreationDate="2018-01-21T09:17:50.247" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is indeed a human, but her awkward social skills are due to her being in the army from her very childhood (since she was 10 y/o). She lived as a soldier and never really got to experience the world as a normal girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T09:17:50.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43895" CreationDate="2018-01-21T10:11:59.907" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've actually questioned this myself in the past, here's what I've basically found so far&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After digging for a while on Japanese Q&amp;amp;A sites and forums, most people seemed to have concluded that it's referring to a &quot;Paddle&quot;, as in an implement to whip the reindeer with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However like the Western community, they have about as much of an idea as we do on what it's actually supposed to mean as I don't think there's even been an official comment on its meaning, there's even a difference between how people think it's supposed to be written, as パドル or パドる, the difference being the later is a verb and the former being just a noun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way, this song is completely made up, it's just for TYPE-MOON ACE, so it could just as easily be utter nonsense gibberish to fill in the tune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add more context, here's a thread about this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88-fate-grandorder%E6%94%BB%E7%95%A5%E9%80%9F%E5%A0%B1.com/lite/archives/50387834/comments/5642764/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://フェイト-fate-grandorder攻略速報.com/lite/archives/50387834/comments/5642764/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OP opens up asking what the Padoru (パドル) part means and some correct him that it's normally パドる, some say otherwise, however as far as I can see, パドる is more a widely accepted way of writing it, with &lt;a href=&quot;https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pixiv dic&lt;/a&gt; and many YouTube videos seeming to have this spelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post #5 on the thread sums it up kinda well: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「パドル」ではなくて「パドる」であって、パドる＝パドリング するってことなんだろうと解釈してた&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's not the noun &quot;Paddle&quot;, it's the verb &quot;Paddle&quot;, as in the act of Paddling, or at least that's how I interpreted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37754" LastEditorUserId="37754" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T01:23:26.563" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T01:23:26.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44336" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44337" CreationDate="2018-01-21T22:12:55.637" Score="4" ViewCount="7016" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime All Might tells in a fight half of his respiratory organs were destroyed and he lost his complete stomach. How can All  Might live without his stomach? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T22:30:25.273" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T22:30:25.273" Title="How can All Might live without his stomach?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44336" CreationDate="2018-01-21T22:28:50.897" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Living without a stomach isn't as impossible and absurd as it first sounds as removing the entire stomach is currently one of the more common treatments for stomach cancer too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find a short explanation how part of the small intestine turns into something like a pouch to take over the role of the stomach in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRqUJy_xFY8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;, while there are numerous articles written by doctors, patients and their relatives on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just linking the first few hits Google dropped for me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nostomachforcancer.org/about/life-without-a-stomach&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&#xA;Life Without a Stomach&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nostomachforcancer.org/news/blog/167-how-to-live-without-a-stomach&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to live without a stomach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/can-you-live-without-a-stomach.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can You Live Without A Stomach?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/one-mans-choice-life-without-a-stomach-or-dying-from-stomach-cancer/2017/12/27/f2c05928-ce13-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.da6fc27cbdda&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt; One man’s choice: Life without a stomach, or dying from stomach cancer? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T22:28:50.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44317" CreationDate="2018-01-21T22:53:42.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've played through Tsukihime and most Fate games and have never seen (or never noticed) Saber appearing in Tsukihime or Arcuied in the Fate games, even though according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukihime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tsukihime page&lt;/a&gt; on the TYPE-MOON wiki &quot;the end of the story of Tsukihime takes place around the beginning of Fate/stay night&quot;. (On a side note, there is almost no chance of Saber appearing in Tsukihime as Fate/stay was released 4 years after the release of Tsukihime (2000 &amp;amp; 2004).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Kara no Kyoukai I've only watched the anime adaptations, but the chance of either Saber or Arcuied appearing is even lower as in the previous case as this light novel was released in 1998-1999 and according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kara_no_Kyoukai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kara no Kyoukai page&lt;/a&gt; on the wiki mentioned above the whole setting takes places in a parallel universe to TYPE-MOON's other series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T22:53:42.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44317" CreationDate="2018-01-21T22:55:52.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe they have but not in a way which lines up their individual timelines. this is because i would suggest they have met in &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ahnenerbe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahnenerbe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahnenerbe is a shop with two entrances located beside a cinema, and it exists in multiple locations, often appearing and disappearing. &lt;strong&gt;It also appears as a regular shop within different series, such as in Fate, where it is located near the large bridge in Fuyuki City.&lt;/strong&gt; There is a rumor that people who under normal circumstances cannot meet each other are able to meet inside. It is the frontier where the worlds of Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai meet. Shiki Tohno and Shiki Ryougi, and Arcueid Brunestud and Touko Aozaki, are all related people that cannot be inserted together in a formal time axis without causing inconsistencies in the workings of either world. &lt;strong&gt;When characters from different works meet in this shop, any time discrepancies are eliminated so that they can appear at the age that they were introduced.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;aside from the location in Fuyuki i recall that is it also located in Misaki Town (location of &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt;) as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The menu includes strawberry pie recommended to Akira Seo by Fake Shiki for its fine taste&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i recall in the Tsukihime PLUS-DISC story, &quot;Alliance of Illusionary Eyes&quot; this recommendation was the Fake Shiki taking Akira Seo to a coffee shop and having the pie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as for when they could have entered Ahnenerbe. while there are times in &lt;em&gt;Kara no Kyoukai&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tsukihime&lt;/em&gt; where Ryougi Shiki and Arcuied could just be wondering about and have entered off-screen, in regards to Saber's at the very most i don't recall her entering the coffee shop during her date with Shirou in the Fate Route of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; and she she didn't go on any &quot;dates&quot; with Irisviel during &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt;. haven't not played &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; but understanding how it's played it's possible she may have went there off-screen during then since the Servants in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Hollow Ataraxia&lt;/em&gt; have a bit more freedom around Fuyuki (ie. Lancer going fishing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T00:51:48.810" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T00:51:48.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44340" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44358" CreationDate="2018-01-21T23:04:06.853" Score="4" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I enjoy watching anime episodes based on which manga chapters I read. I couldn't find any source on exactly which &lt;em&gt;Cardcaptors&lt;/em&gt; episodes are based on which chapters? I am only asking about the original series and not the currently airing Clear Card Arc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone tell me like they did with the &lt;em&gt;Aria&lt;/em&gt; Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35671" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T04:23:15.667" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T04:41:42.163" Title="Which anime episodes of Cardcaptors correspond to which manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;cardcaptor-sakura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-21T23:33:03.093" Score="0" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;The beat/song/tune starts at 16:20 in episode three (the past before the girl gets attacked at the train tracks).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that song? I was curious if there was a longer/full version of if it was just made up by the editors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tune is also played on season 2 episode 2 at 17:09&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37757" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T23:17:03.293" LastActivityDate="2021-04-11T19:04:00.300" Title="What is the song in episode 3 when the girl gets attacked at the train tracks?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;noragami&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35755" CreationDate="2018-01-22T03:11:00.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Ash went to challenge the Anystar Gym, he and his friends were attacked by one of Olympias assistant's [Carrie]. Ash battled her with Frogadier and Pikachu and won the battle. As she was about to use another Pokemon, Olympia stopped her in her tracks. Olympia's other assistant [Charlene] tells Carrie off for her actions towards the Ash and his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After they find out that Olympia is the gym leader of the Anystar gym, she has a vision of Frogadiers future. So they then go to gym and Olympia explains &quot;Its power will become greater and greater&quot;. Then when Ash asked &quot;Does that mean Frogadier will become Greninja?&quot;, Olympia says &quot;Umm, that.. I don't know. However I do know this it will reach new heights that no one has never seen before and the two of you will reach those new heights together&quot;. Professor Sycamore asked &quot;Could you mean Mega Evolution?&quot;, everyone gasp in surprise and Ash asked &quot;Mega Evolution?&quot;. Professor Sycamore states &quot;Though no one has ever seen a Greninja that could mega evolve&quot;. Clement says excitedly &quot;That's  incredible! A new power that no one has ever seen before is a really BIG deal!&quot; Serena says &quot;Not just a BIG deal it's a HUGE deal!&quot; Bonnie cries out &quot;I can't wait for that to happen&quot; Then Ash says confidently to Frogadier &quot;Then lets go the future is out there just waiting for use!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash' Greninja is a very important character in the &lt;em&gt;XYZ&lt;/em&gt; series and it's when Ash and Greninja's emotions are in sync that Ash-Greninja appears. When Ash and his friends reunite with Sanpei and his Greninja, they all go to Sanpei's home, Ninja Village, and go over to Sanpei's room, then Dedenne and Squishy go down a trapdoor and Ash, Sanpei and the others follow and find themselves in a secret room. Sanpei's older brothers Ipai [the oldest] and Niai [the 2nd oldest] show Ash and his friends a temple with a picture of the ninja hero [A Greninja]. Bonnie states &quot;But that Greninja is different then other Greninja I've seen before!&quot; Clement said &quot;Yeah, that's true&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash Greninja is a very special pokemon and one of a kind, but sadly Ash-Greninja has left Ash to get read of the rest of the vines in kalos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37760" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T06:43:48.157" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T06:43:48.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44332" CreationDate="2018-01-22T03:51:39.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Violet is human, however, she doesn’t really know how to act around people nor socialize properly due to being raised in the military.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37761" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-05-20T07:40:57.513" LastActivityDate="2019-05-20T07:40:57.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44332" CreationDate="2018-01-22T05:20:28.383" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is human. This can be further proven by the fact that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She can bleed. As seen during the flashbacks of the war from several episodes, namely one and two. If it was oil, it would've been black; which it wasn't. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She has emotions. She was worried about Major Gilbert and was curious about the meaning of the phrase, 'I love you' and how it made her feel. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She only looks like a robot because of her mechanical arms. She lost her human arms during the war. She is only awkward, because she never understood how to interact with other individuals in a normal society. She only knows how to act like a soldier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37763" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T05:20:28.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44115" CreationDate="2018-01-22T05:24:37.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Originally; both were content just to be with Tomoya, but after being scouted out by professionals far more experienced than them (in the last arc); they realized that they had more to go in terms of experience/skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding to the fact that a rare opportunity to work in your desired field (being scouted no less) is just too good of an opportunity to pass on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the reasons why I liked the second season, it's because the theme: &quot;We can't stay the same forever&quot; or that &quot;Nothing lasts&quot; was very well executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In summary&lt;/strong&gt;: Katsumigaoka, and Sawamura felt that their skills won't improve any further by being with Tomoya, so they left in an effort to improve their skills so they can make even better games with Tomoya in the future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33212" LastEditorUserId="33212" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T03:55:28.933" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T03:55:28.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-22T06:42:38.450" Score="2" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking around on Netflix and I thought that Devilman Crybaby looked interesting. I looked it up and there's a 39 episode Devilman anime. Do I need to watch that before I watch Crybaby?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37765" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T06:42:38.450" Title="Do I need to watch the original Devilman anime before I watch Crybaby?" Tags="&lt;devilman&gt;&lt;devilman-crybaby&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-01-22T23:40:59.933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44333" CreationDate="2018-01-22T12:14:26.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;She has trouble writing with a pen and in the second episode we see her adjusting her fingers to type better. This means that her prosthetics are not perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I disagree with point 1, it's much more likely that it refers to her following Gilbert around and obeying him like a loyal dog rather than anything biting related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For point 2 it is very likely the feeling related reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9142" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T12:14:26.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42982" CreationDate="2018-01-22T16:44:10.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that is &quot;Yasashisa no Ashioto&quot;, the 28th track from the &quot;Toradora Original Soundtrack&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T00:21:45.617" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T00:21:45.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38560" CreationDate="2018-01-22T16:51:22.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/sWU5qYaF3nI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Keith Jarret's interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude and Fugue n. 12 in F moll&lt;/a&gt; on his album &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/m6jrDtXNn_s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch II&lt;/a&gt;. The piece is not included on the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37771" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T16:51:22.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-22T21:29:14.253" Score="1" ViewCount="574" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the shoujo ao/yuri serialized comic, Comic Yuri Hime is released on the 18 of each month according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/yurihime/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;their website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;コミック百合姫&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  毎月18日発売&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  本体780円+税&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Google Translation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Comic Yurihime&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  released on the 18 th of every month &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Main body ¥ 780 + tax&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however one thing i noticed which is strange is that they seem to release 2 months ahead of time than what is labeled. ie, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jbox.com/pap920?utm_source=newsletter&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;January 18th 2018 issue&lt;/a&gt; is labeled as March 2018&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PM0PN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PM0PN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Comic Yuri Hime Marcher 2018&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;since this was released in January, why was it released (or at least labeled) as March rather than January?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T21:29:14.253" Title="Why does Comic Yuri Hime release 2 months ahead of time?" Tags="&lt;manga-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44340" CreationDate="2018-01-23T04:41:42.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89#%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (the unlisted episode is anime original),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Clow Card&amp;quot; arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1: Vol. 1, ch. 1&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 3: Vol. 1, ch. 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 6: Vol. 1, ch. 4-5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 8: Vol. 2, ch. 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 9: Vol. 2, ch. 9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 10: Vol. 2, ch. 6-7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 16: Vol. 5, ch. 19&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 17: Vol. 4, ch. 16-17&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 18: Vol. 4, ch. 18&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 25: Vol. 3, ch. 11-12 &amp;amp; Vol.2, ch. 8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 26: Vol. 3, ch. 14 &amp;amp; Vol. 4, ch. 15&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 35: Vol. 6, ch. 23&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 39: Vol. 8, ch. 33&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 41: Vol. 5, ch. 20&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 42: Vol. 5, ch. 20-21&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 44: Vol. 5, ch. 21&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 45: Vol. 6, ch. 23-25&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 46: Vol. 6, ch. 25-26&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Sakura Card&amp;quot; arc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Season 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 47: Vol. 7, ch. 27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 48: Vol. 7, ch. 28&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 49: Vol. 7, ch. 29&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 50: Vol. 7, ch. 29-30&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 51: Vol. 8, ch. 31-32&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 52: Vol. 9, ch. 36&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 54: Vol. 8, ch. 34 &amp;amp; Vol. 9, ch. 35&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 59: Vol. 9, ch. 37-38&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 65: Vol. 9, ch. 38 &amp;amp; Vol. 10, ch. 39&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 66: Vol. 10, ch. 39-40&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 67: Vol. 10, ch. 41-42&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 68: Vol. 10, ch. 40&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 69: Vol. 11, ch. 43-44&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 70: Vol. 11, ch. 45 &amp;amp; Vol. 12, ch. 46&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T04:41:42.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-23T05:36:11.097" Score="2" ViewCount="150" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like watching anime episodes based on which manga chapters I read. The wiki doesn't tell exactly which Yu Yu Hakusho episodes are based on which chapters and is also very incomplete? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone tell me like they did with the Aria Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35671" LastEditorUserId="35671" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T18:27:19.823" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T18:27:19.823" Title="Which anime episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho are based on which manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;yu-yu-hakusho&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44360" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44365" CreationDate="2018-01-23T13:35:41.473" Score="9" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rewatching the series again with my kids and I noticed that they persistently introduce Pokemon battles this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This Pokemon battle will be between Ash and PersonChan. Each trainer will use 3 pokemon. &lt;strong&gt;There will be no time limit&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've yet to see a battle that &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; a time limit. Does one ever happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37788" LastActivityDate="2018-11-22T05:48:50.173" Title="Has there ever been a Pokemon battle with a time limit?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4938" CreationDate="2018-01-23T14:15:22.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Gateway of Truth is the meeting point of infinity, which was theorized when the being inside of it describes himself as God, The Truth, and yourself. Edward comes to discover that the gateway you see is actually your perception of the truth, explaining why Alphonse's and Izumi's gates look different. You can also see all of Edward's memories when he was inside the truth. However in the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime, the gateway is access to all universal knowledge, explaining why you can see John F. Kennedy and moments from World War II. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37790" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T14:15:22.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44364" CreationDate="2018-01-23T14:29:17.760" Score="1" ViewCount="2151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following the events of &lt;em&gt;Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt;, Edward lost his ability to perceive the Truth in order to rescue his brother, and in doing so lost his ability to manipulate its alchemic energy. However, they left through Alphonse's gate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean he could regain the ability to perform alchemy if he entered through someone else's gateway by using human transmutation? Perhaps he might have to pay another toll to reopen his? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37790" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-11-11T07:53:24.677" LastActivityDate="2018-11-11T07:53:24.677" Title="Could Edward regain the ability to perform alchemy after the events in Brotherhood?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-23T15:29:14.173" Score="3" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Father activated the nation wide transmutation circle, every soul in Amestris was absorbed into him and used to grasp the moon's gateway. He also opened the Earth's gateway and accessed all of Earth's alchemic power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does all of this suggest that all celestial bodies have a gateway, such as Mars or Saturn? And if so, how much power do you think you would obtain from said gateways? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37790" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T15:40:54.540" LastActivityDate="2021-04-07T03:02:05.307" Title="Do all celestial bodies have a gateway?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44362" CreationDate="2018-01-23T15:30:05.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Theoretically, he could.  Since all alchemy is based on the idea of equivalent exchange you should be able to trade something of equal value for something else.  So far though, the only thing we know that is equivalent in value to a person's alchemical gate is a human life (from when Ed traded his gate for Alphonse's body and soul).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to get his gate back he would need a couple things.  First would be some way to get to the Truth so the exchange could be made.  Al could provide this since he still has his gate and knowledge from his encounter with the Truth.  Second, someone else would need to help perform the exchange.  Since Ed can't use alchemy at all, someone else would need to perform the transmutation.  While it is unknown if someone else can sacrifice something to re-create someone else's gate, I am assuming it is possible.  Nothing in the show has shown that a successful transformation cannot be reversed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last part is the toll to be exchanged for the gate.  Given Ed's character, all the struggles they went through to avoid using philosopher's stones / human transmutation and the character growth that led to him being ok with sacrificing his gate in the first place, this becomes the biggest sticking point.  Ed won't do it.  Nor would he allow someone to do it for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL/DR: It seems to be possible but Ed would never let it happen.  Life is too precious to him for him to allow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T15:30:05.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44360" CreationDate="2018-01-23T15:56:45.300" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The main concept of Pokemon battle is to fight the opposition's Pokemon until his or her Pokemon is unable to battle (Which is usually determined by a referee). A time constraint is only seen in Contest Battles. In Contest Battles, there is a bar which decreases based on the appeal of the opponents attack more than the actual power. So in other words, it is no technically a HP bar. However, in regular Pokemon battles, a time constraint wouldn't technically  be possible because:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;There's not actual HP Bar to determine which Pokemon has more health.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Battles generally allow trainers to switch Pokemon and hence one Pokemon might start off with lesser health compared to the other and the time constraint wouldn't be fair while determining which Pokemon has more health left.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally, most anime battles(Ash's battles), involve Ash having trouble in the start and then overcoming the difficulty and beating his opponent. This concept wouldn't work again with a time constraint&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, in the games, a time limit exists because trainers could potentially keep stalling, keep spamming the same moves etc in a repetitive manner causing the battle to go on for hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T15:56:45.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44372" CreationDate="2018-01-23T17:12:49.267" Score="4" ViewCount="16384" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are Ainz Ooal Gown troops attacking lizardmen in Overlord II (currently ongoing)? Please explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14192" LastEditorUserId="1908" LastEditDate="2018-01-23T17:59:31.683" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T05:13:50.233" Title="Why are Ainz Ooal Gown troops attacking lizardmen?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-23T17:57:42.120" Score="2" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like watching anime episodes based on which manga chapters I read. The wiki doesn't tell exactly which Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo episodes are based on which chapters? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone tell me like they did with the Aria Manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35671" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T15:14:30.500" Title="Which anime episodes of bobobo-bo bo-bobo are based on which manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;bobobo-bo-bo-bobo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39280" CreationDate="2018-01-23T21:12:27.453" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through your inquiries, i can be sure that you got already be caught up watching a NSFW anime!&#xA;More seriously, yeah in durarara! x2 there have a certain scene &lt;em&gt;cough&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;cough&lt;/em&gt; but don't worry this is really short!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37796" LastActivityDate="2018-01-23T21:12:27.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19632" CreationDate="2018-01-24T00:40:36.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was interesting to say the least but as many people have said it seems incomplete&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending of shiki was an open ending where the viewer has to imagine for him/her self what happened &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end it does show that the monk survived and had a briefcase (with the girl inside) driving down what we can only assume is the national road spoken of in the anime &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kind of ending also allows a continuation of it Mabey a shiki2 or season 2 Mabey from the vampires perspective who knows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since it was ended in 2010 8 years ago its unlikely of animators to make another season (as sad as that may be) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One real question is how did the boy get back when he was tied up for the vampire (Mabey it was explained and I missed it but if not I'd like to know)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37799" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T00:40:36.477" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39717" CreationDate="2018-01-24T06:23:21.543" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What I'm asking here is what most seiyuu do after they are no longer&#xA;  famous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the assumption that other professions with an early retire age generally have a following job that most workers transition to is not entirely accurate. For your NFL example, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000383420/printable/report-19-percent-of-nfl-coaches-have-experience-playing-in-league&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, only 19% of coaches were former players and when you consider the much faster player turnover rate and the fact that there is far more players than coaches, it is clear that most players do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; become coaches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the respect of what seiyuu do after their peak, they are just like other professions of a similar nature. &lt;strong&gt;If someone needs money, they try to get the 'best' job they can with their skillset and connections.&lt;/strong&gt; What someone's connections are, and what they view 'best' to mean is &lt;strong&gt;so&lt;/strong&gt; subjective, and varies so much from person to person that it is impossible to point to a specific job as what most seiyuu do after fame. (and thats before bringing in the ever-changing job market)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next job is still &lt;em&gt;likely&lt;/em&gt; to be at least partly related to seiyuu work, since that is their skillset and they probably made some connections along their career that could offer them some other work. However, this is not necessarily true and because of the variation of job market and each person's circumstance, it seems meaningless to point to any specific examples of working ex-seiyuu's... Someone could probably make a very long list, but hopefully this should answer your question to satisfaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T06:33:22.110" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T06:33:22.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44366" CreationDate="2018-01-24T06:41:04.223" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They want to subjugate them&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ainz Ooal Gown is trying to expand their power, so gaining the extra land and bringing the lizard-men under control (or annihilating them) beings a small degree of extra security and power to Ainz Ooal Gown. Admittedly it is a huge amount of effort for essentially no reward (the lizard-men are very noticeably inferior). But it is also being used as an experiment/training exercise for Cocytus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T06:41:04.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44373" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44384" CreationDate="2018-01-24T08:55:23.497" Score="4" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;In All Around Type Moon spin-off, the cafe Ahnernebe is run by George.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QlWSY.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QlWSYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;George&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has the main antagonist aura behind him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pLQP4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pLQP4m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;George&amp;#39;s aura&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who is George? Is he a reference to anyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-01-25T15:12:00.163" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T15:12:00.163" Title="Who is George, the manager of Ahnernebe?" Tags="&lt;all-around-type-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44377" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44380" CreationDate="2018-01-24T21:13:10.680" Score="1" ViewCount="1007" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eijiro Kirishima's rival, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu hardens his body into steel. Eijiro seems to be very similar to him, but I dont remember it was mentioned which does he harden his body into. What is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T00:30:27.353" Title="What does Eijiro Kirishima harden his body into?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44378" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-24T22:56:39.557" Score="3" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Kisame breathe under water? He's still a shark. He has lungs but those things on his face are branchiae, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37683" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T23:39:33.883" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T05:35:11.340" Title="Can Kisame breathe under water?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44378" CreationDate="2018-01-24T23:46:09.410" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kisame_Hoshigaki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kisame&lt;/a&gt; having gills on parts of his body means he is likely to be able to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has small, round, white eyes, 3 sets of curved facial markings under his eyes, &lt;strong&gt;gills on his shoulders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I don't believe Kisame was ever shown being able to inherently breathe underwater (somebody correct me if I am wrong), a majority of fans are speculating that he is able to due this factor and his overall shark-like appearance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, later on in the Shippuden series, Kisame is shown being able to breathe underwater when fusing himself with his sword&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When fused with Samehada, he gains the ability to breathe underwater using gills which form on his neck&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T23:48:30.420" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T23:48:30.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44377" CreationDate="2018-01-25T00:30:27.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Possibly, just hardened skin (and body as well), but as hard as steel as his quirk is comparable with Tetsutetsu steel body. Here we see his hardening quirk allowed him to hardening his body, but still we see it with skin color&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/thVyR.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/thVyR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Eijiro&amp;#39;s Hardening&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to his hardened skin, his whole body seems to be able to hardened (also changed its shape - see picture) as well, as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Hardening&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ability not only protects Eijiro from physical attacks, but also from heat and shock waves. This Quirk is strong enough to protect its user from several tons of metal falling on him as well as multiple explosions through an extended amount of time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T00:30:27.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42107" CreationDate="2018-01-25T02:57:01.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it shouldn't be possible to kill a Death God with a Note, since the very first rule states that the &lt;em&gt;human&lt;/em&gt; whose name is written in this note shall die, and Death Gods aren't human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37815" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T02:57:01.417" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31590" CreationDate="2018-01-25T05:26:10.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The powder (and the ball) is called 'uchiko' and, while it is mildly abrasive, it is used to absorb moisture and acidic grease (from fingers) on the blade. I teach iai, and after each session I will inspect the blade, tsuka etc for any loose items, wipe the blade with very soft paper, tap with the ball to coat both sides and the back of the blade with powder, wipe ONCE with paper to remove the powder, and then oil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37819" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T05:26:10.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44366" CreationDate="2018-01-25T05:33:17.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just adding to the excellant answer given by @Jesse since I don't have the reputation here yet to comment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ainz said that his greatest power is his ability to control the dead, I think that was in episode 1 of this season.  So, by annihilating the lizardmen he will be able to raise them from the dead to add to his troops, i.e. total subjugation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all part of the plan to increase forces to deal with the pending conflict with the slain Theocracy, this was alluded to in episode one as well. This is ultimately why he is going after the lizardmen.  There are other factors like spreading the name and reputation of Ainz Ooal Gown and the lizardmen villages are relatively close and their numbers and strength expected to be low enough to easily overwhelm.  It didn't quite go as Lord Ainz had planned he said in episode three.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37818" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T05:33:17.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44373" CreationDate="2018-01-25T08:12:38.723" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my guess he refers to the voice actor &lt;strong&gt;Jouji Nakata&lt;/strong&gt;, the CV of Kirei Kotomine(in Fate), Souren Araya(in Kara no kyoukai) and Nero(in Tsukihime). When he is angry the image of the three characters will show up behind him. Besides, Jouji in Japanese sounds very similar to George in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPD8em.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPD8em.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Jouji Nakata&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QlWSYm.png&quot; alt=&quot;George&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37823" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-25T12:01:18.367" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T12:01:18.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44388" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44697" CreationDate="2018-01-25T12:35:36.317" Score="3" ViewCount="4011" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ever since I finished &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;, something has always bugged me. I understand Kaguya supposedly came from a dimension of Otsutsuki warriors, but I can't just believe that the seed for the God Tree came from a random meteorite. It had to have been created by someone or something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to find out who created it or if it was created in &lt;em&gt;Boruto: Naruto Next Generations&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37790" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-25T16:53:56.733" LastActivityDate="2019-03-27T10:05:14.490" Title="Where did the God Tree come from?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24324" CreationDate="2018-01-25T16:58:02.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Black Zetsu is a shapeless manifestation of Kaguya's will, created before she was sealed by Hagoromo and Hamura. It planned to manipulate Indra Otsutsuki and his descendants to one day wield the Rinnegan and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Madara activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi and trapped everyones chakra inside the God Tree, Black Zetsu then stabbed Madara while he was sapped of his chakra, and uses his Ten Tail Jinchuriki body and combined his will to create a pseudo Kaguya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37790" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T16:58:02.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39921" CreationDate="2018-01-25T17:45:33.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people hide their actual name, face, etc, and it just so happens that Ishida Sui is one of those people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there may not be much information on his wiki an so on - by looking deeper into all the controversy surrounding him, I discovered other important facts. For example, his name 'Ishida Sui' is most probably a pen name. I know this as 'Ishida' is written in kanji, but 'Sui' is written in Katakana. While &lt;em&gt;sui&lt;/em&gt; means 'water' in kanji, it is, however, the beginning of 'watermelon' in katakana (&lt;em&gt;suikawari&lt;/em&gt;). He also used to use a watermelon as his profile picture on &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/sotonami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and the signature &quot;Melü:)&quot; in some of his drawings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37832" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T00:58:20.357" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T00:58:20.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44396" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-25T23:55:22.127" Score="1" ViewCount="571" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hunter X Hunter&lt;/em&gt; episode 83, when Netero received &quot;orders&quot; from one of the world leaders to exterminate the Ants, there were insects moving on the window facing the leader as well as the one beside Netero while they were talking. Since those insects were given significant &quot;screen time&quot;, I thought they signified something that I hadn't figured out yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I thought they could be connected to Ponzu (but the insects didn't look like bees), Ponzu's bees had already done their job anyways and why would one fly to meet a supposedly 'Muggle' president anyways? I've searched a bit online already but couldn't find anything. Is there anything here directly related to the story or is it just some metaphor/symbolic thing regarding how the Hunters were about to confront Insects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Coj2Zl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ladybug with the world leader&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVmpel.png&quot; alt=&quot;ladybug with Netero&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37840" LastEditorUserId="37840" LastEditDate="2018-10-22T12:57:49.520" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T12:57:49.520" Title="Any particular significance to the insects in episode 83 when Netero and one of the world leaders are having a discussion?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30078" CreationDate="2018-01-26T00:40:42.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anima was indeed the final aeon. As for why Seymour didn't use it, well, Seymour started the pilgrimage when he was still very young with his mother and he was not aware of the final aeon and the final summoning back then. When his mother finally revealed her plan to become the final aeon so for the sake of Seymour, it left him devastated. He broke off the pilgrimage there and didn't proceed any further and thus didn't fight sin. This can be verified from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Seymour%27s_mother&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T00:40:42.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44398" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-26T00:55:28.147" Score="0" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean, I know Itachi was able to do it to Kakashi, but Kakashi only has (er, had) &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; Sharingan, not two. So, I guess my example would be if Itachi and Sasuke were fighting, both with their Sharingans blazing, could one pull the other into a Genjutsu just like they could do to anyone without Sharingan, or does both users having their Sharingan activated cancel it out? I can't find any information on this despite looking for a few hours!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37841" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T18:13:52.000" Title="Can someone with activated (in use) Sharingan be pulled into a genjutsu by another person with activated Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2018-01-26T01:41:09.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Brotherhood, it's alluded to in Episode 14 that Alphonse's soul was within the body that he and Edward had created in an attempt to bring back their mother. Essentially, Alphonse lost his body to properly construct a new body (which was deformed because it didn't really have all the elements that make up a human) and Edward lost his leg in order to transmute Alphonse's soul into that new body... and then Edward lost his arm to transmute Alphonse's soul before the deformed new body completely died, transferring it over to a suit of armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of this is explained properly because you're meant to come to your own conclusions via context clues and theorycrafting. It's the mark of a good story when people actually care so much about the protagonists' backstory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37843" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T01:41:09.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44401" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-26T02:35:09.157" Score="0" ViewCount="5890" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ed gave up his alchemy, so when Ed and Al lost there bodies (Al's body and Ed's left and right are), he received both his limbs and Al's previous body, Al's body was attached to the armor with a blood seal so Ed sacrificed his left leg and Al's body to bring there mother back to life. Here's where I'm at so after Ed lost his limb and they brought their mother soulless body back, he used his right arm to bound Al's bodyless soul to the armor, at the end of brotherhood Ed gave up his alchemy to bring their bodies back (Ed's arm and leg and Al's body) So how was his soul rebound to Al's original body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37844" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T02:49:41.160" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T14:45:37.313" Title="How did Alphonse rebound his soul to his previous body?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43934" CreationDate="2018-01-26T05:44:56.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would have to vote for the hair accessory theory.  And, we know from the &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt; arc that she always wanted to meet a fairy. So, fairy wing headband, with the headband part hidden in the hair? For most of the &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt; arc, she is shown with her hair wings. But in episode 97, shortly after learning magic, she re-introduces herself as &quot;Black Magic Mavis&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMzCem.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMzCem.png&quot; alt=&quot;Black Magic Mavis&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After casting &quot;Law&quot; in episode 98 and 99, she is unconscious and in bed with her tattered clothes having been changed and no hair adornments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s88Jjm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/s88Jjm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Unconscious Mavis&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After she regains consciousness, I don't believe we ever see her again without her hair wings as far as I can recall except in some flashbacks to her youth in the last episode of the &lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail Zero&lt;/em&gt; arc, episode 100.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37818" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T07:13:07.457" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T07:13:07.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44403" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2018-01-26T06:22:19.790" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T06:22:19.790" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T06:22:19.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44404" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2018-01-26T06:22:19.790" Score="0" Body="&quot;To You, The Immortal&quot; is a manga written by Ooima Yoshitoki, who is the author of the critically acclaimed manga &quot;Koe no Katachi&quot; or its award winning equivalent anime movie, &quot;A Silent Voice&quot;. The story is about the journey of an immortal through earth and all the experiences he feels within it." OwnerUserId="37705" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T07:11:16.517" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T07:11:16.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44299" CreationDate="2018-01-26T08:45:01.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; Buddhas. This bodhisattva is &lt;strong&gt;variably depicted&lt;/strong&gt;, described and is portrayed in different cultures as either female or male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the Avalokiteśvara part in its name relates to the Bankai's ability to restructure everything into anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key here are the words bolded above. Avalokiteśvara or Kanon, as I would refer to her from this point on, was known in many-many form. But all of those forms are her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things have different appearances, called by different names, but they are all formed of atoms, of matter. From the most simple to the most complicated, they are in core are made of matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bankai's ability is to restructure the matter so that one thing becomes another thing. Or if we are to use Kanon, from one appearance of Kanon to another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="7866" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T11:03:31.263" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T11:03:31.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8679" CreationDate="2018-01-26T14:08:48.800" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They did gain something. The fact remains the thing they get it was not in the exact form they wanted. &quot;Sometimes not everything is in our hands&quot;, that is what the author's main idea was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37847" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T14:52:56.973" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T14:52:56.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42804" CreationDate="2018-01-26T14:11:18.670" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's just that the seal that they applied on their mother was not fully perfect, as they knew a day will come when their mother Kaguya will revive, so they had to revive as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37847" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T14:55:15.800" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T14:55:15.800" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44401" CreationDate="2018-01-26T14:45:37.313" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;So here's a summary of the timeline/trades:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ed trades his leg for their mother. The leg ends up with Truth in the white space outside the gate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al trades his body and soul for their mother. Body and soul end up with Truth in the white space outside the gate (different white space than Ed's).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ed trades his arm for Al's soul. Al's soul comes back to the real world. Ed's arm ends up with his leg in the white space.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of the series happens here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ed's automail arm is destroyed. Al trades his soul for Ed's arm (reversing the trade in 3). Al's soul goes back to the white space and merges with his body, Ed's arm comes back to the real world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ed trades his alchemy for the entirety of Al that's still in the white space with Truth: Al's body and soul.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Ed never gets his leg back (you can see he still has the automail leg at the end post time skip). Al does a trade himself in 5, which merges his body and soul and gives Ed his arm again, and then Ed brings all of Al back by trading his alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37849" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T14:45:37.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44251" CreationDate="2018-01-26T18:04:14.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Zeref_Dragneel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zeref Dragneel&lt;/a&gt; is 400+ years old, very few people know him and fewer than that who know his face or has seen him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 208: Death Preying, neither Elfman nor Evergreen recognize Zeref. Even Natsu doesn't remember him. Marijane seems to know a little about Zeref.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Vwx3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Vwx3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But we know that Zeref said that he wasn't dormant at all himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know where did you find this information but, for some years he was inactive or in sleeping state. He awaken in Tenrou Island arc when he realizes Acnologia is coming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Alvarez_Empire&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alvarez&lt;/a&gt;, He is known as Emperor Spriggan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zeref created this empire for the sole purpose of defeating Acnologia, obtaining Fairy Heart, and annihilating Ishgar.&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ten_Wizard_Saints&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; His plans regarding with Fairy Heart once captured was to relive his life with the Time Magic, Neo Eclipse. A plan the Spriggan 12 were not aware of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Makarov_Dreyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Makarov&lt;/a&gt; visit Alvarez to visit the Emperor Spriggan, he get shocked seeing Zeref as Emperor. Which also shows that how little the information of Zeref is available in present world. Makarov is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ten_Wizard_Saints&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ten Wizard Saints&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ylZDn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ylZDn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image is from chapter 444: Emperor Spriggan, shocking face of Makarov when he sees Zeref as Emperor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6345" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T18:04:14.700" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44398" CreationDate="2018-01-26T18:13:52.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they can do that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The best example for it is probably the final &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fated_Battle_Between_Brothers#Sasuke_vs._Itachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Wiki&quot;&gt;fight&lt;/a&gt; between Sasuke and Itachi where the whole first part of it was just a genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27875" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T18:13:52.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-26T18:37:40.117" Score="2" ViewCount="336" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, the God Tree produces chakra fruit once every thousand years by absorbing the natural chakra in the earth. After arriving on Earth, Kaguya bit into the chakra fruit and gained immeasurable power, using it to liberate all war and conflict. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the fruit was produced by the God Tree, does this mean that Kaguya ate a fruit of natural chakra? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37790" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T03:01:26.357" Title="Are Kaguya's attacks fueled by Natural Chakra?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2018-01-26T22:19:13.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yachiru was Zaraki's true spirit. As for Nozarashi, it was the Zanpakuto of a dead Shinigami that Zaraki took the sword from. It's explained by Ōetsu Nimaiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that Zanpakuto's real name is Asauchi. If he dies there, Zanpakuto and the spirit inside still reside there. So, Zaraki had two spirits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37858" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-27T02:47:35.223" LastActivityDate="2018-01-27T02:47:35.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44424" CreationDate="2018-01-26T22:24:36.270" Score="3" ViewCount="12059" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 5 of the anime Subaru experiences the first Return by Death at Roswaal's mansion: after he runs away from his bedroom, he meets Beatrice, who remembers him even if that should be the first time they meet in that &quot;loop&quot;. How can she remember him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10644" LastActivityDate="2021-01-30T23:55:53.263" Title="How does Beatrice remember about Subaru?" Tags="&lt;re-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44341" CreationDate="2018-01-26T22:29:55.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is the song &quot;Shadow Dancing&quot; from the Original Soundtrack (15:56).&#xA;The next song in episode 3 is &quot;Wild Speech&quot; (17:26).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Noragami_Original_Soundtrack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;, you can listen to it (and the other songs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've added the times where the music starts with the version that I have because nothing starts at 16:20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37856" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-27T02:49:38.347" LastActivityDate="2018-01-27T02:49:38.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44420" CreationDate="2018-01-26T22:54:31.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the &quot;save point&quot; for that part of the story is not the point when Subaru wakes up for the first time, but when he wakes up for the third time. That's also when he first meets Ram and Rem. (His first waking is before the opening in episode 4, while his third is right after the opening.*)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*At the start of episode four &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Subaru wakes up, notes that it's an unfamiliar ceiling, walks around a bit, finds the library, talks with Beatrice then falls unconcious because Beatrice suck some of his mana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T22:54:31.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44233" CreationDate="2018-01-27T00:33:12.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the same clone can be killed twice. This is based from her ability, the eight bullet: Het, which creates a clone of a target object or subject. The clones she makes from herself are her past selves. As said from the wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Combined with the power of the 8th bullet, she can create a clone that has all her experiences, memories, abilities, etc. These clones can take the form of long white hands with red outlining when they are in Kurumi's shadows. However, as these are her past selves, they sometimes may contain feelings which the current Kurumi no longer possesses and as such, Kurumi will not hesitate to kill these clones if they choose to disobey her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very concept of her abilities are not very specific in my opinion. But, so far, this is what I've observed based from the show, and from those who've read the light novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check out her full set of abilities here if you have any doubts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://date-a-live.wikia.com/wiki/Kurumi_Tokisaki#Powers_and_Abilities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kurumi's Powers and Abilities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37763" LastActivityDate="2018-01-27T00:33:12.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-27T05:56:07.770" Score="2" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the name of the woman who sings the ending song for &quot;In the Beginning: The Bible Stories.&quot; It is very hard to find detailed information about this show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37866" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-27T06:04:21.543" LastActivityDate="2018-01-27T08:55:15.877" Title="Who is the woman who sings the ending song for &quot;In the Beginning: The Bible Stories.&quot;" Tags="&lt;theme-song&gt;&lt;in-the-beginning-the-bible-stories&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-27T08:02:26.153" Score="14" ViewCount="17254" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can easily see the resemblance here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eN9wm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eN9wm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arturia&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WVxeym.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WVxeym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Violet + Ahoge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the left: Saber from Fate/Stay Night, on the right: Violet Evergarden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And her usual blue outfit is somewhat similar to saber&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wNOL3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wNOL3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Saber Blue&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/crqk0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/crqk0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Violet Evergarden&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top: Saber from Carnival Phantasm, on bottom: Violet Evergarden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the original violet didn't have the ahoge, it's edited on her first picture here with her blue necktie. So is Violet design inspired by Saber from Fate Series here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-01-27T08:36:05.120" LastActivityDate="2018-12-15T13:41:48.473" Title="Is Violet inspired by Saber?" Tags="&lt;fate-series&gt;&lt;violet-evergarden&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39909" CreationDate="2018-01-27T08:03:45.837" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's also from the game Yandere Simulator. Where the main character's crush is a guy she calls Senpai, and her main goal is for him to notice her, and in order for him to do that, she wants to kill all the other students because they have crushes on him too. It's a pretty dark game. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37868" LastActivityDate="2018-01-27T08:03:45.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44428" CreationDate="2018-01-27T08:55:15.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find the information either in the Japanese Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%8B%E5%A1%9A%E6%B2%BB%E8%99%AB%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A7%E7%B4%84%E8%81%96%E6%9B%B8%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E#%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%AD%8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;In the Beginning: The Bible Stories&lt;/em&gt; or the corresponding &lt;a href=&quot;https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&amp;amp;aid=3184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;aniDB entry&lt;/a&gt; under the Songs tab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending theme is &lt;em&gt;Rainbow Blue&lt;/em&gt; sang by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reimy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reimy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8486" LastActivityDate="2018-01-27T08:55:15.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44459" CreationDate="2018-01-28T04:37:53.170" Score="2" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second round of the tournament, the students are split into groups of four. However, one group is made up of Minoru, Sue, and Mezo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who's the fourth person on their team, or why don't they have a fourth person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T05:21:46.947" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T10:54:28.050" Title="Who is the fourth person on Minoru's team?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-28T09:37:55.293" Score="1" ViewCount="625" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a music that plays in Episode 1 at the 07:14 mark, just as Alucard walks in the forest. Could anyone identify that song and the OST?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37881" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T13:26:20.413" LastActivityDate="2018-04-29T12:25:14.227" Title="Which song plays when Alucard walks in the forest in episode 1 of Hellsing original?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hellsing&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44415" CreationDate="2018-01-28T09:49:04.893" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every individual on Earth has chakra. That chakra initially originated from the Shinju (a.k.a Ten-Tails). However, Natural chakra (or Senjutsu chakra) is the ever-present unlimited energy on the planet. Its usage depends on the shinobi's ability to draw and maintain it during battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaguya's chakra is not the same as natural chakra but it is the same chakra that is present in all the shinobi or rather, the &lt;em&gt;original form of chakra present in all the shinobi's&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo's chakra is a combination of the Ten-Tails as well as Senjutsu chakra. Which was why, when he shared it to Naruto and Sasuke, they were able to inflict damage to Madara, who was the host of Ten-Tails at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37881" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:38:53.420" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:38:53.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-28T12:26:20.957" Score="1" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Inuyashiki, how does Hiro know that pressing both eyes would result in self-destruction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9524" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T12:26:20.957" Title="How did Hiro know that pressing both eyes results in self-destruction?" Tags="&lt;inuyashiki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44446" CreationDate="2018-01-28T13:04:18.580" Score="-1" ViewCount="1303" Body="&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru is a twisted man who only thinks of himself, kills anyone on the whim and uses everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why then people (like Kimimaro) follow him and are ready to give their lives for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34895" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T13:29:24.253" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T20:55:02.133" Title="Why did people follow Orochimaru?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-28T15:59:21.670" Score="1" ViewCount="1098" Body="&lt;p&gt;When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the Straw Hat Pirates crew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37886" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T16:04:12.223" LastActivityDate="2019-05-07T10:17:21.343" Title="When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the crew?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44443" CreationDate="2018-01-28T16:25:40.410" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On second thought, I think all followers of Orochimaru are in it for their own gain with the exception of the few he has manipulated ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34895" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T16:25:40.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4447" CreationDate="2018-01-28T18:16:36.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Jon Lin said in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4447/why-did-the-strawberry-panic-manga-end#comment3769_4447&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt;, the serialization got canceled after a long break.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Panic!#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, the manga was serialized in &lt;em&gt;Dengeki G's&lt;/em&gt; magazine since edition 2005/11 and it continued until edition 2007/2. On the edition 2007/4, the table of contents listed the series as on break:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;コミック『ストロベリー・パニック』はしばらくの間休載いたします&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comic &amp;quot;Strawberry Panic&amp;quot; is on break for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since there's no sign of continuation for a long time, the serialization got canceled instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason behind the break/long hiatus, it's not stated anywhere (it's a common case). However, I doubt it's &amp;quot;because Sakurako Kimino was sick&amp;quot; since:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The light novel has finished (Sep 2005) before the manga serialization (Nov 2005), and the manga follows the light novel quite faithfully&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mangaka is Takuminamuchi, not Sakurako Kimino, and the story material already existed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sakurako Kimino still continued writing: &lt;em&gt;Baby Princess&lt;/em&gt; (2007-2012) and &lt;em&gt;Love Live!&lt;/em&gt; (2010-)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T18:16:36.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44445" CreationDate="2018-01-28T19:14:02.833" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 152 &quot;Full Moon&quot;. On the last double page Luffy shouts &quot;Just shut up and come with us!&quot; and Chopper answers &quot;OK&quot;. That's the moment when Chopper joined the crew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1377" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T19:14:02.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-28T21:35:01.960" Score="2" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the anime series, when Madoka remade the Universe for Puella Magi to be saved before becoming Witches, Homura says that with Witches being gone Wraiths take their place because Madoka only stopped the Witches from being born and not eliminated the Curses of Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the Rebellion Movie when Homura transcended and becomes a goddess too, she chooses not to erase the Incubators from existence but rather give them the purpose of managing Earth's Curses (thus seemingly eliminating the existence of the Wraiths and what work Puella Magi needed to do)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that the Curses of Earth were manifested in Witches first, are these curses natural? or is it a result of the Incubators? (ie. bring them to earth or a result of having created Puella Magi/Witches)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T21:35:01.960" Title="Are the Curses of Earth natural?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44453" CreationDate="2018-01-28T21:46:24.403" Score="6" ViewCount="10439" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Nagato used Yahiko's body to become 'Pain' but can anyone please tell me why and how he did it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37683" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-01-28T21:51:08.647" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T22:08:47.320" Title="What happened to Yahiko's body after he died?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44452" CreationDate="2018-01-28T22:08:47.320" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nagato had an ability called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Outer Path&lt;/a&gt; using which he could revive the dead, transmit chakra to receivers. Using this ability of his, he created his &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Six_Paths_of_Pain&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Six Paths of Pain&lt;/a&gt; technique. He used the technique to embed some chakra rods into certain corpses (including Yahiko's) and transmitted his chakra to the rods to control the bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why he did it, there are several reasons. Nagato got badly injured and damaged during his battle with Hanzo (the same one when Yahiko died). He was unable to move after that. Hanzo was still alive though. Nagato wanted to avenge Yahiko and he also wanted to continue their dream previous dream of peace (although his sense of peace got distorted). So Nagato still had to fight. That is why he created the Six Paths of Pain technique to allow himself to continue fighting and use his Rinnegan abilities. Secondly, he was very fond of Yahiko. He used Yahiko's body to form the strongest Deva Path. In terms of abilities, he was superior to the other paths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what happened to Yahiko's body afterwards, well after Nagato died in the Hidden Leaf after the battle with Naruto, Konan retrieved the bodies of both Yahiko and Nagato and buried them in the Hidden Rain Village. And that is where Yahiko's body rests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T22:08:47.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36494" CreationDate="2018-01-29T00:06:52.567" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is &quot;Sentiment actuel 02&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the 17th track from the album &quot;MAGI SOUNDTRACK~Up to the volume on Balbad~&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37891" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-29T02:14:29.577" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T02:14:29.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44456" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-29T04:51:23.693" Score="4" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Aiura opening there's a lot Steve Job and crabs reference&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4WUXm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4WUXm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Steve Job phone crab&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVmtvm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVmtvm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Steve Job think crabing&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are still lot more than this. And the whole opening song is all about crab, and sometimes Steve Jobs make some appearance like two pictures above randomly. The anime it self has nothing to do with crab. What's with that? Why Steve Jobs? Why crabs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T19:04:25.013" Title="What's with Steve Job and crabs reference in Aiura opening song?" Tags="&lt;aiura&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44231" CreationDate="2018-01-29T09:54:02.567" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure as to why they've repeated this in further episodes, however it might be due to contact obligations with the voice actors needing them to have a full length run of work or not at all, perhaps cost-wise it was also more effective, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the reason they have Male VAs in the first place is due to a gag within the manga where they ask two very famous male VAs to voice them in an anime adaptation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z4mT8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z4mT8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter in reference&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we got an anime, what would you do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd be dreaming lolololol&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My VA would be.... Ebara Masashi-san! I look forward to working with you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ah so cool!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about you Pipimi-chan! How about you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ootsuka Houchuu-san! I look forward to working with you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37754" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T10:01:12.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44440" CreationDate="2018-01-29T10:19:59.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezL1fGxjibI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kannouteki Yuuwaku No Wana Ni Hamatta Hidariashi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(trans.: Left Foot Trapped In A Sensual Seduction)&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasushi_Ishii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yasushi Ishii&lt;/a&gt;, also called as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSbxmAfoTA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alucard's Theme&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the 6th song on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discogs.com/Yasushi-Ishii-Raid-Hellsing-Original-Soundtrack/release/2586914&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first OST CD&lt;/a&gt; titled Raid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T10:19:59.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44437" CreationDate="2018-01-29T10:32:09.510" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are mistaken about your initial information: the students were not split into groups of four but into groups of two to four (see screnshot below). That means each team could have either 2, 3 or 4 members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Minaro's team could have &lt;em&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Minoru_Mineta#U.A._Sports_Festival_Arc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;and actually did have&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; 3 members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R8Tdp.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R8Tdp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2018-01-29T10:54:28.050" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T10:54:28.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-29T14:59:04.190" Score="3" ViewCount="544" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the OVAs of &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood Specials&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;The Blind Alchemist&lt;/em&gt;, there's a blind alchemist who also attempted human transmutation, but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; it actually turns out to be the girl he brought back to life, his master's dead daughter is just bones and a bit of flesh. The weird thing is that she actually moved her jaws when Al went to see her, and this is years after the transmutation was performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if human transmutation isn't possible and what comes back is just a few organs, how is she able to live, or at least move her jaw for this long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37903" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-10-24T15:48:22.287" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T15:48:22.287" Title="In the OVA &quot;The Blind Alchemist&quot;, how come the subject of human transmutation live so long?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-29T19:54:43.107" Score="4" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember &lt;em&gt;NieA_7&lt;/em&gt; being streamed legally by the broadcaster's a week after the episode was released and this was like back in 2000ish. But, I am not sure if there were any other anime series before this that was also legally streamed online by their original broadcasters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the first anime to be legally streamed online by it's original broadcasters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32419" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T02:33:50.597" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T02:33:50.597" Title="What was the first anime to be legally streamed online by its original broadcasters?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;anime-history&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44461" CreationDate="2018-01-29T22:03:51.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not that Human Transmutation is impossible in the sense that it doesn't work, it's just that it very very rarely goes the way people want it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as with any other Transmutation, Human Transmutation is still governed by the law of Equivalent Exchange where the input must be equal to the output, failing to do so results in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22296/1587&quot;&gt;rebound&lt;/a&gt; where the transmutation forces are thrown out of balance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the manga, it is determined that resurrective Human Transmutation is impossible because a soul that has left the mortal coil has passed on into the afterlife and can never be called back by human means. The attempt will cause a rebound due to both the inherent lack of any particular substance able to match a human soul in value and the fact that the initiated transmutation is reaching for an unattainable goal. Of the known attempted Human Transmutations, the rebound has been the &quot;taking&quot; of parts of the initiator's body out of the living world and into the void of the flow (in the case of the Elric brothers' attempted transmutation of their mother, Edward's left leg and Alphonse's entire body were taken and in the case of Izumi Curtis' attempt to revive her dead child, several of her internal organs were taken). It should be noted that the size of the body parts taken are generally equal to the size of the human being transmuted, in accordance with the law of Equivalent Exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Transmutation#Resurrection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alchemy &gt; Human Transmutation &gt; Resurrection (2nd paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that with both Trisha Elric and Izumi's child both showed signs of &quot;life&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for how the body was still alive years after, we can suspect it was more because of a Soul Binding or something similar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rosalie leads Al to a room with what appears to be a little girl's shriveled corpse inside. She reveals this as the result of the real Rosalie's transmutation, while she herself is a girl named Amy, who was adopted due to her similar appearance to Rosalie. Alphonse is surprised to learn that it is not in fact a corpse, but is alive, &lt;strong&gt;in a way similar to him&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Bonus_Episode:_The_Blind_Alchemist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bonus Episode: The Blind Alchemist &gt; Synopsis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in the manga, when Ed exhumes Trisha's body which Pinako buried, Ed learns that what it wasn't Trisha that he and Al resurrected as her hair colour and bone structure were different, so the &quot;life&quot; in Rosalie may have not really been her but some other soul if the body was comparable to a suit armor like Al's (in this case, a suit of fleshy armor)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcause there's also the possibly that what &quot;life&quot; there was in Rosalie was not even human as showing signs of life doesn't equal being human as the Homuncli aren't human and Father's/Dwarf's body is described by Van Hohenheim has being a Leather Bag no different from his original flask&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T22:03:51.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-29T23:59:02.123" Score="0" ViewCount="1425" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started watching the anime, and it's really interesting so I wanted to read the original, the light novels, but I can't find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37912" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T02:27:53.543" LastActivityDate="2018-04-10T10:16:15.547" Title="Where can I find &quot;Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens&quot; light novels in English?" Tags="&lt;hakata-tonkotsu-ramens&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44318" CreationDate="2018-01-30T04:48:33.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gotoh never had the intention to kill them. He had spares in his hand and was just toying with their emotions. Gotoh would never harm killua's friend over a game of heads or tails. Killua would go godspeed in a instant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37915" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T04:48:33.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44318" CreationDate="2018-01-30T06:41:09.900" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, this is speculation, since you asked about 'what if'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe to answer your question, we first need to understand Gotoh's personality. From what the story depicted, we can fairly well assume that Gotoh cared deeply for Killua. With that in mind, we can say that regardless of the outcome of the game, Killua would not have been killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Gon, Kurapika and Leorio, I believe he wanted to test them, probably by seeing how they would react to the different situations he created during the game. The reason for that would be because the Zoldyck are assassins, which meant that they for sure are hated by a lot of people (e.g. victims of the family's assassinations) and any strangers posed a threat, Gon &amp;amp; Co were no exception. The fact that they passed the Testing Gate and Canary was proof that they were no ordinary people and carried the potential of harming the Zoldyck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the game itself, he tried to see how far Gon &amp;amp; Co would go for Killua, as far as doing something that would not benefit them in any way; saying that he would kill Canary, a member of Zoldyck's household, if they lose (in the event Gon wanted to harm the Zoldyck and lost, resulting in Canary getting killed, it would be in Gon &amp;amp; Co's advantage to have less people to fight against, and thus would likely not take the game as seriously, but this is straying a bit too far).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that point, if Gon really lost, it can be hard to say what would have happened, but I would tend to believe that following Gon's reaction, Gotoh determined then that they meant no harm to Killua. Should Gon have lost, Gotoh could possibly have instead refused them meeting with Killua assuming that Gon was not strong enough to protect Killua if needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conversely, I believe that if the way Gon reacted during the game was different, hinting that Gon couldn't be trusted, only then, would Gotoh attempt to kill the three of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1772" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T06:41:09.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-30T09:14:52.827" Score="1" ViewCount="1346" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which song was played in Naruto Shippuden episode 378 at about 15:10, when Obito attacked Naruto and Sasuke?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37917" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T09:39:16.400" LastActivityDate="2021-03-29T15:04:55.483" Title="What is the song when Obito attacked Naruto and Sasuke in episode 378 of &quot;Naruto Shippuden&quot;?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6476" CreationDate="2018-01-30T12:39:38.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer contains spoiler from the Sabaody Arc: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; I suspect that he was never after Luffy's head to begin with. I'm thinking that Kuma did, in fact, go to Thriller Bark at the behest of the WG however he intended, first to test the Straw Hats (as someone above said) and secondly to send them off (as he eventually does later on Sabaody). However, he was touched by the way everyone tried to protect Luffy and, seeing their desperation/determination couldn't bring himself to do it. Also bear in mind the situation on Sabaody basically forced his hand (if he hadn't sent them off Kizaru would have owned them eventually) while on Thriller Bark, they would be okay even if Kuma didn't send them off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37918" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T13:10:36.373" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T13:10:36.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-01-30T12:50:18.647" Score="0" ViewCount="489" Body="&lt;p&gt;The World Government was worried enough about Moria to sent Kuma to Thriller Bark, but not inform the marines? That's weird right? Unless they knew the kinds of things Moria was doing on the island - but there are enough marines out there who would look away from that sort of thing at get the job done despite that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37918" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T04:42:39.990" Title="If the World Government knew that the Strawhats were on Thriller Bark, why didn't they inform the marines?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44366" CreationDate="2018-01-30T19:39:26.293" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to expand on Jesse's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed there was reason to attack them in regards to land, power, and fame among other things that taking over or destroying the Lizardman would bring, but there was one other pretty big thing Ainz wanted to achieve, Though it has not really been shown in the Anime just yet (The major clues should show up in the next few episodes), it was months ago in the manga and years ago in the light/web novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the followers in Nazarick follow Ainz's orders almost to the letter. Outside of ones like Demiurge and Albedo who are also quite intelligent and in Albedos case, somewhat rebellious due to her love of him, they take his words as absolute truth, and orders are to be absolutely followed. Their loyalty to him is too perfect, so its restricting and requires a lot of orders. The only time they would go against his words is if it was to make him seem more like the awesome and unbeatable leader they view him as. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cocytus was given orders to subjucate the Lizardmen, while at the same time given numerous restrictions that made it extremely difficult for him to succeed. Cocytus acknowledged that he was unlikely to win, but went ahead anyway and tried before failing. The goal was to help Cocytus realize his shortcomings with completely following Ainz orders every single time, and to help him grow as a commander by realizing why this situation was so difficult and how he could have solved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what his true goal was, was to both help Cocytus learn how to win a difficult battle, and secondly to help the guardians to better interpret and question his orders so that they would follow the intentions rather than the words themselves. Cocytus somewhat learns this by his suggestion to (not yet seen in the anime, but found in manga chapter 22/23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; To not exterminate the Lizardmen, but instead to subjugate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ainz knows he is not perfect, but the guardians do think he is, to a dangerous level. Though it may be a ploy, Demiurge constantly suggest good ideas that Ainz doesn't seem to think of, and then says that Ainz was implying it or waiting for someone else to come to that conclusion as a test. Regardless, everyone else seems to agree that Ainz thought of these ideas first, not Demiurge due to his praise. He wants to lessen that to some degree so that the Guardians stop saying his decisions are all that matters, and so that they contribute their own thoughts to discussions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a shining example, in chapter 27, Ainz has 2 options on how to deal with a specific issue with the Lizardman (see the next spoiler), and with only 2 options, he asks all of the guardians present what to do, and everyone says that they will agree with whatever Ainz decides to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The situation being on weather to test the Resurrection wand on any of the dead leaders of the Lizardman tribe, since Cocytus killed all of them except the White female Cruche in a duel to decide if they would be under Ainz's rule or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T19:39:26.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44474" CreationDate="2018-01-31T01:46:17.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The World Government didn't want the world to know about Moria's defeat. Moving the marine would probably attract too much attention. While the marine could probably move in silence, the World Government wanted to keep Moria's defeat a secret as much as possible, and besides, they thought Kuma is already enough to eliminate the straw hats (which he almost did).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="25695" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T04:42:39.990" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T04:42:39.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44443" CreationDate="2018-01-31T04:34:50.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons why Orochimaru has followers despite his character:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is one of the 3 Sannin, so some follow him to gain his mentorship. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saving people by giving them what they really want.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By manipulating them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the reason revolves around those two basic concepts, but in the end both Orochimaru and those followers require each other for their own personal benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orochimaru being stronger, his followers have no other choice but to follow him, learn things until they become stronger than him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there had been someone else other than Orochimaru in his place, maybe those followers might have had different endings or goals. In the end it's the cause and effect of their own personal ambitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20195" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T06:34:15.137" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T06:34:15.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44480" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44529" CreationDate="2018-01-31T04:54:44.613" Score="2" ViewCount="14426" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the closing credits of episode 10 of &lt;em&gt;Devilman: Crybaby&lt;/em&gt;, the series ends on an image of a reformed Earth with two moons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Earth have two moons at the end of Devilman: Crybaby?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31618" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T10:50:10.000" Title="Why does Earth have two moons after the season finale?" Tags="&lt;devilman-crybaby&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40370" CreationDate="2018-01-31T05:31:41.800" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eren's Berserk Titan form is an increased amount of rage forming in side him wanting to break out, but can only be accssesed in his tian form because if he was a human the power would kill him. The berserk titan is like super saiyan in some other terms they both require rage and they both increase power and they both create a monster that is all I have time for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37931" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T05:31:41.800" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40257" CreationDate="2018-01-31T09:28:35.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hatsune, like you have said, is already suffering from cancer. Did Yuzuru worsen it? Yes and No. We can take this in different point of view as everything like in the world, doesn't have just one answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Positive POV&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;Yuzuru helped Hatsune more than could have ever hoped for. As we all know, she was slowly dying from cancer and judging by everything, it might even be uncurable. I'm figuring, Yuzuru did help her...a lot. As you may know, living aimlessly and slowly dying is a painful experience more so than death. The little girl got cancer, something that, from her age, couldn't just begin to grasp. I'm wondering how she faced it, but we already know how she dealt with it. Yuzuru, giving her manga daily/weekly? was enough of a drive for her to keep on going. It doesn't matter if the mangas he gave had contuinity. Just the manga itself would suffice. What really sealed the deal was the promise.&#xA;Yuzuru promised Hatsune to go at the night of Christmas, something that she has always been looking forward for dearly and it became true. I think dying happily and achieving your dreams is a great kind of deal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Negative POV&lt;/strong&gt;: Yuzuru really did indirectly fasten her death. With her debilitating health and added up with the cold weather, even against the doctor wishes, he still did it. Yuzuru caused Hatsune's death is somewhat true. Even if her death is sooner or later that we can ponder upon, those prescious days/weeks? are still important.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All-in-all, we can go by these two POV. I'll go with a POV. The satisfaction was enough to give for someone he loved. Yuzuru gave the best memory Hatsune could ever wish for. Spend the night of Christmas with his older brother rather than dying a slow and painful death. &lt;strong&gt;So, it's up to you to decide&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastEditorUserId="37933" LastEditDate="2018-02-02T02:46:49.353" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T02:46:49.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21550" CreationDate="2018-01-31T09:38:09.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you think about it deeply, Gon really didn't lose his Nen per se.&#xA;He just lost the ability to &quot;use&quot; it. Remember what Killua wished for? &#xA;He wished Gon to return &lt;em&gt;back to normal&lt;/em&gt;. But what is normal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is heavily implied that Gon's Nen pores are just back to normal again.&#xA;Even his dad had said, that he became &quot;&lt;em&gt;normal&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and whether he wants to or&#xA;not is up to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gon just has to re-learn Nen again, the way Wing forcefully opened his Nen pores or the natural way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main problem here is the wish. That aura spread too far and that wish is &#xA;too powerful. I wonder who's gonna suffer.... ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T09:38:09.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39273" CreationDate="2018-01-31T21:33:34.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The track is titled &quot;The Tomb of Mavis&quot; or &quot;Mavis' Grave&quot; or &quot;Mavis no Haka&quot;.  It is song 12 on CD1 of the &quot;Fairy Tail OST Vol. 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://vgmdb.net/album/37513&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;VGMdb&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://gajeelxlevy.blogspot.com/2013/03/fairy-tail-ost-vol-4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gajeel x Levy Blogspot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37818" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-01T03:29:45.603" LastActivityDate="2018-02-01T03:29:45.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44470" CreationDate="2018-01-31T23:23:26.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that is a clip taken out of &quot;Shouryuu&quot;  or &quot;Rising Dragon&quot; starting at about 0:30 into the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is from Naruto Shippuden OST 2 and is Track 1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Music on Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37818" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-01T02:08:09.043" LastActivityDate="2018-02-01T02:08:09.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44515" CreationDate="2018-02-01T10:02:04.820" Score="5" ViewCount="5827" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are there no frontal battles between the Demon King and the Supreme Deity (the goddess)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a rule to prevent that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24390" LastEditorUserId="13228" LastEditDate="2018-02-03T10:52:30.010" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T17:09:40.820" Title="Why is Demon King not leaving purgatory?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44289" CreationDate="2018-02-01T11:25:25.443" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the question you ask is kind of misleading. You want to know what the chances are that a kid born to non-Uchiha parents (both) can awaken the Sharingan. The answer to that is NO. Sharingan is a blood-line limit found in the Uchiha clan. If two non-Uchiha individuals married and had children, then the children won't be able to awaken the Sharingan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Sasuke-Sakura, Sasuke is an Uchiha and Sakura is not. However, Sarada has the Uchiha gene in her DNA. Therefore Sarada is able to awaken her Sharingan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your EXACT question about a child inheriting the Sharingan from two non-Uchiha parents is damn near impossible. But if the child were to get an eye from an Uchiha member by transplant, it would then be possible if the child were able to control chakra perfectly and redirect maximum chakra to the eye. Having said that, it is a known fact that the Sharingan drains the chakra reserves considerably. So even if the child inherited the Sharingan he wouldn't be able to use it like an Uchiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastActivityDate="2018-02-01T11:25:25.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42804" CreationDate="2018-02-01T11:48:59.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of debate that the reincarnation cycle began because Hagoromo knew that sometime Kaguya would be free of the Planetary Devastation seal, and restart the Divine Tree ritual which would consume human-kind. But that is just in terms of giving the plot a direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scientifically speaking, energy can neither be created nor destroyed. All it can do is transform. Kaguya initially attained massive amounts of chakra/energy due to being a member of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/%C5%8Ctsutsuki_Clan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Otsutsuki Clan&lt;/a&gt;, and that energy exponentially grew larger after she consumed the Chakra Fruit. When she had kids, which were Hagoromo and Hamura, they inherited part of her energy. After they sealed Kaguya, the only people who wielded destructive energies were Hagoromo and Hamura. But, Hamura left Earth to live on the moon to keep guard on Kaguya, and the older brother Hagoromo stayed on Earth, and then had two kids, Indra and Asura, who also inherited part of their parents energy. They then grew up and became able-bodied adults who could use Hagoromo's power of Ninshu, &lt;em&gt;not Ninjutsu&lt;/em&gt;, as Hagoromo said. While Indra retained and focused the power to himself, and used it destructively, Asura, however, used it to help people, thus forming the earliest concept of Yin and Yang. They were beings wielding enormous power and when they died, their chakra/power were transformed into their reincarnates, and like how opposite poles attract, so were the reincarnates drawn towards each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also evident that Hagoromo could transcned his consciousness over time, as he did with Naruto and Sasuke. It was just that his chakra wasn't being transformed and remained as a silhouette over generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastEditorUserId="59761" LastEditDate="2021-05-01T12:43:44.170" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T12:43:44.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44815" CreationDate="2018-01-31T00:02:24.573" Score="4" ViewCount="285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a big fan of web comics, and have a question about a drawing or story-telling technique that I've seen. It seems effective, but I'm not quite sure what it's effective &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;for&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example, from the most excellent &lt;a href=&quot;http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3667&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Questionable Content&lt;/a&gt; by Jeph Jacques. First, a frame in his usual style:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XrCq2m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Jeph Jacques usual style, January 30, 2018&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's usually quite consistent, but once in a long while there's a frame where he uses a much simpler drawing style:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bOUt5m.png&quot; alt=&quot;Jeph Jacques simplified style, January 30, 2018&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3663&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this strip&lt;/a&gt;; compare...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sFQbkm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Couple, usual drawing style&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... to...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XrNqym.png&quot; alt=&quot;Couple, simplified drawing style&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an interesting and entertaining motif, but I'm not clear on just what he's communicating with it, and why it feels effective. Is it an ironic aside? Or is it a pause in the action to let the characters (and reader) consider?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, what is the history of this? Did Jeph make this up, or have previous cartoonists used it as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any ideas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37956" OwnerDisplayName="Daniel Griscom" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-22T08:41:24.447" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T08:41:24.447" Title="Story-telling technique where the drawing style briefly gets much simpler?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44496" CreationDate="2018-01-31T20:14:56.770" Score="-1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Breaking the fourth wall&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The fourth wall&lt;/strong&gt; is a name for the convention that in a play/movie/comic book, the audience can see the characters, but the characters are unaware of the audience and the world outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A way of &lt;strong&gt;breaking the fourth wall&lt;/strong&gt; is for a character to look straight into the spectator's eyes, showing that she is aware that she is inside a fictional story being watched by an audience. It involves the audience in the story and is often, but not always, used as a comic effect. It's used countless times in movies (Oliver Hardy, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers etc.) and in comics in particular (too many to mention).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first example enhances the effect of breaking the wall by simplifying the drawings. This makes it even more obvious that the illusion is broken - the character is aware that she is in a story. In that moment she sees her life simplified - as in a comic (which it is, but she's not supposed to know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the character speaks briefly to the audience (like in your first example), it can be called an &lt;strong&gt;aside&lt;/strong&gt;. This little comment is normally not heard by the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Fourth wall&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aside&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on &lt;em&gt;Aside&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="Wolff" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T20:14:56.770" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39111" CreationDate="2018-02-01T23:39:51.003" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was the real Pegasus, because later in the show, Pegasus and Yugi are in the same place they were in during the beginning of the show. I know that because the background was the same as the beginning scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37958" LastActivityDate="2018-02-01T23:39:51.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-02T08:44:55.777" Score="0" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only remember that Naruto was competing in some kind of competition (it's not an eating contest). From the start line, they have to get to a shrine, where some kind of prize has been placed, on the very top of a hill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; it was from &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37963" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-02T09:07:49.590" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T17:38:05.860" Title="Which episode shows Naruto competing in a race to a shrine on the top of a hill?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44504" CreationDate="2018-02-02T10:06:35.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the episode you are referring to is episode 240 of Naruto Shippuden: Kiba's Determination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episode you see a flashback where Naruto and his friends as kids competing to reach a tree in the village where they would race to for candy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find a summary of the episode on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kiba%27s_Determination&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naruto wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10931" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T10:06:35.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42158" CreationDate="2018-02-02T10:32:54.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I think that they mean is that developing a completely new Silhouette Knight is long. Think about the time taken from the development of the war chariot to the tank (I know it is not the best analogy but it works), but developing small incremental updates is not so hard (think on different variants of the same tank model).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where Ernesti is making a revolution, each of his designs is completely new and he is creating a lot of new tech from the ground up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's tackle the commander units. The base soldier is given a standard SK but commanders are given slightly better units, maybe a hunt provided some better demon beasts so they have some custom ether reactors on hand, so they make a more powerful version of the same unit, and they can carry bigger versions of the same weapons. So basically they are the same unit but slightly better (think a barebones car, and a full-equip one, they are the same, but the full equip one, is more expensive and has better performance than the barebones one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34898" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-02T15:13:23.457" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T15:13:23.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44504" CreationDate="2018-02-02T11:36:00.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about Naruto, you are probably talking about the Filler episodes 103-106.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33393" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T11:36:00.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-02T18:51:51.090" Score="3" ViewCount="906" Body="&lt;p&gt;I enjoy watching anime episodes based on the manga chapters I read. I couldn't find any source on exactly which Slam Dunk episodes are based on which chapters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35671" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-02-03T06:02:18.537" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T06:02:18.537" Title="Which episodes of the Slam Dunk anime correspond to which manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;slam-dunk&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-03T05:32:21.097" Score="1" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Fairy Tail anime, what was the purpose behind Daphne collecting data on the wizards? Was it just to keep them busy fighting the Lizardmen while she destroyed Magnolia, or was she planning on using the data in some other way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22782" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-02-03T05:33:59.663" LastActivityDate="2018-04-07T03:09:45.640" Title="What was the purpose behind Daphne collecting data on the wizards?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44538" CreationDate="2018-02-03T07:01:55.813" Score="6" ViewCount="3854" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the anime,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Zone, in this state of extreme focus, all unnecessary thoughts disappear and the athlete becomes absorbed in his play. Only those who have practiced and practiced, earn the right to stand before the door and it'll open up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it's shown that Kise and Midorima have practiced more than Aomine and were the members of Generations of Miracles, they were still not able to get in the Zone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-26T18:52:06.490" LastActivityDate="2020-04-28T14:17:01.727" Title="Why weren't Kise and Midorima able to get in the Zone?" Tags="&lt;kuroko-no-basket&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39950" CreationDate="2018-02-03T07:11:26.750" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is because on ancient Asia (Japan, China, Korea and probably some other Ancient cultures) symbolizes being banished or rejected from there home, Hinata cuts her hair short because of the reason on how she has been rejected from her father Hiashi Hyuga.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37974" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T07:11:26.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44491" CreationDate="2018-02-03T11:09:50.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a great war between the clans 3000 years before the current time in The Seven Deadly Sins. The two main clans on each side were the Demon and the Goddess clan. There indeed must have been battles between the Demon King and the Supreme Deity at that time however none of that is shown in the anime or the manga. At the end of the war, the Goddess clan basically ended up defeating the Demon Clan by sealing them away for good using the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Coffin_of_Eternal_Darkness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coffin of Eternal Darkness&lt;/a&gt;. The seal was eventually broken partially by Hendricksen freeing the Ten Commandments and many other demons but it was not enough to revive the Demon King himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, Demon King cannot leave the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanatsu-no-taizai.wikia.com/wiki/Purgatory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Purgatory&lt;/a&gt;. The Purgatory is a space between the living and the afterlife. It is similar to how Meliodas didn't move go to the afterlife and instead went to the Purgatory. So the Demon King isn't really dead but not much of a living being either. He is simply waiting for someone to revive him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13228" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T11:09:50.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44518" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-03T14:18:52.647" Score="3" ViewCount="4196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just can't figure out what he said. My biggest assumption is &quot;I love you&quot;, but that would be too mainstream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r8Rbil.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Kirito and Asuna while stargazing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37979" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-03T15:11:48.640" LastActivityDate="2018-08-26T15:39:03.783" Title="What did Kirito say to Asuna while stargazing in the movie &quot;Ordinal Scale&quot;?" Tags="&lt;sword-art-online&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33826" CreationDate="2018-02-04T00:22:01.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't see his eye turn when he fights Oberon. Why? I don't think it's that he's pissed or pushing his limits. It's also only in the virtual world. When he fights Suguo, it doesn't happen. So why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, we get a hint that the server to SAO is similar to Alfheim. GGO would be the same with stats and such. We saw him say he deleted his stats but not skills. Yui also explained the seed uses the cardinal system, meaning GGO included. This means that he has dual wield and everything else skills related. I think his golden or yellow eyes are a skill he learned after beating gleam eyes. He never had them until after that battle. Maybe he obtained it on a mission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just an idea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37986" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-04T00:58:03.890" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T00:58:03.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38094" CreationDate="2018-02-04T04:45:05.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Light is both anti-hero and villain, though him being villain outweighs overall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first hint of him being more villain was when he killed fake L without thinking as if it was too normal for him to do. Second time which was decisive of him becoming more of a villain was the FBI and his fiance. Hints of him realizing that he is doing wrong were first shown in this case. At this point onwards, he started to have more of villain qualities while the anti-hero pretty much was gone. He had the one villain quality stuck to his mind, i.e. he believes he is a good guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is, being anti-hero doesn't mean it's a good or bad thing. An anti-hero is a protagonist who doesn't have good qualities like normal ones, but he can do either good things or bad things, and he will be either a hero or villain. Here, Light started as an anti-hero, but since he started doing bad things he became a villain instead of a hero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37988" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-04T05:03:38.513" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T05:03:38.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13259" CreationDate="2018-02-04T15:06:01.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe because of the potential consequences of changing the past, Gintoki may not have met Shinpachi, Kagura and others at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if you believe in the &quot;parallel world&quot; interpretation of time traveling, it can be said that the past cannot be changed, but only forked into alternative futures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus maybe going to the future is the best choice here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37993" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T15:06:01.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18358" CreationDate="2018-02-04T19:49:16.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the regular titans, not the titan shifters, were humans who were injected in the back of their nape with some sort of liquid, most presumably titan spine fluid, by the nation of Marley. It's kind of like a punishment, for example Ymir was taken in by a religious group and got turned into a mindless titan as a punishment due to the religion going against certain things that are classed illegal. However, the beast titan can turn people into mindless titans so he also plays a role in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Titans don't weight that much because technically they're a fabrication of the normal human anatomy, meaning they only use what they have, the human body, to make a titan out of it, so as the human body doesn't weight as much as a titan would look to weight, they don't look their weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess would be that when you would be turned into a titan, your body will change and become something new, a titan, and this is reversible due to the fact that if a titan eats a human who possesses one of the (now 8) titan abilities, it will turn back into a human but it will possess that titan ability. The only reason titans eat humans is because all they know is that eating humans is the only way to pretty much end what they're going through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37997" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T02:38:21.093" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T02:38:21.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44480" CreationDate="2018-02-04T22:23:23.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new moon seems to be a chunk of the old earth, the first episode's introduction scene where God is destroying earth we see this pretty easily illustrated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earth Before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kk8Zz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kk8Zz.png&quot; alt=&quot;Earth during God&amp;#39;s first attack during the opening of Episode 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earth After:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c1V3D.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c1V3D.png&quot; alt=&quot;Earth after God&amp;#39;s first attack during the opening of Episode 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since this same event occurs during the end of Devilman: Crybaby, it's safe to assume this is the cause of the second moon during the post-credits sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a reasoning on showing this with such prevalence (&lt;strong&gt;light spoilers ahead&lt;/strong&gt;): a lot of elements from the Devilman: Crybaby adaptation actually come from the &quot;fleshing out&quot; (or more accurately &quot;hinting at&quot;) of the timelooping themes of the later Devilman Series works, namely the few Devilman &quot;sequels&quot;, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_Jack&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Violence Jack&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Lady&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devilman Lady&lt;/a&gt; (simply Devil Lady in English).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37754" LastEditorUserId="37754" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T00:29:12.043" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T00:29:12.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43527" CreationDate="2018-02-04T22:48:54.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is all guesswork, but another thing we could consider is the fact that some of the students could steal some points, such as something like Bakugo blasts one, and Koji, who can control small animals, could have them deactivate the robot in its slowed/weakened state, instead of destroying them with brute force of their quirk or strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that some of the characters, while having powerful quirks, aren't as used to using them. Eraser Head did a lot of training with them that first class, so some of the stronger characters might not be as adept to using them, such as Froppy. If they're not as adept in using them, it makes it easier for weaker quirk users to take some points, unless you're Deku, and you take rescue points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all really just me guessing, so don't take it to heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37999" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T02:35:34.923" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T02:35:34.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44480" CreationDate="2018-02-05T02:31:14.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The two moons are the two halves of the old moon split apart in the final battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened during the season finale but can also be seen in the ending credits and is alluded to in the opening. It holds symbolism for the main conflict of the show between Akira and Ryo. It also ties in with other works in the series &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/44526/31618&quot;&gt;as mentioned by @Sn0wCrack&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rwDUB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rwDUB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The moon being split in half&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastEditorUserId="36431" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T10:50:10.000" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T10:50:10.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-05T05:34:48.480" Score="3" ViewCount="5193" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, after Light is revealed as being Kira, Mikami goes on a little rant after their plan failed thanks to Near having switched the real Death Note. After that, however, Light denies knowing anything about Mikami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Light is shot several times by Matsuda Mikami then stabs himself with his pen, the fountain of blood and yelling grabs everyone's attention and as everyone goes to try to treat him, Light escapes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However when Light denied knowing Mikami, Mikami looked depressed as if he had just been betrayed by his &quot;god&quot;, but his suicide gives Light a distraction to flee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So before Mikami committed suicide, was he still having faith in Kira?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T08:05:47.957" LastActivityDate="2020-10-11T12:35:01.040" Title="Before Mikami committed suicide, was he still having faith in Kira?" Tags="&lt;death-note&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-05T05:45:47.890" Score="1" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a manga titled &lt;em&gt;Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix&lt;/em&gt; written and illustrated by the original artist. However, it is said that it is not official (I haven't read it). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there ever any official background story about Miku? It doesn't have to be like any kind of manga, just a background story of her or her personality. All I know (from wiki) is that Hatsune Miku is a 16-year-old girl (or android). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Miku is a vocaloid, means she's a software. But as a character is she human or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T05:45:47.890" Title="Has there any official background story of Miku? Is she human or android?" Tags="&lt;hatsune-miku&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44551" CreationDate="2018-02-05T07:01:06.527" Score="0" ViewCount="611" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see a lot of the girls trying to impress Katakuri and they get embarrassed when he looks at them and their hearts will race if they think he is going to praise them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think this is normal if they look at him only as a brother. Maybe I'm wrong to think that way (I'm an only child, not much experience with siblings) but was there ever any indication that a romantic relationship is possible between siblings in the Big Mom family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there ever any indication of siblings getting married in the Big Mom family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T08:03:20.633" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T10:47:17.177" Title="Sibling relationship in Big Mom family" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44535" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44542" CreationDate="2018-02-05T08:29:21.650" Score="1" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately Inoue Marina has been tweeting about Independence Day. For example 2018-02-05 she tweeted,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;独立記念日全公演全て終了！&#xA;  今回は女子2人が交互にストーリーテラーとなっていく構成でかなりの集中力を要しましたが大変にやり甲斐のあるものでした。回を追う毎にキャスト皆の絆が深まって行って、とても素敵な空気感の中で幕を降ろす事が出来ました。&#xA;  来て下さった皆様、有難うございました！ &lt;a href=&quot;https://t.co/CMlzcoSb7B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://t.co/CMlzcoSb7B&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2018-02-04 she tweeted&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;独立記念日1回目終わりました〜！&#xA;  あと2回！集中していきます！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;本日は砂岡事務所プロデュースリーディング公演、「独立記念日vol.2」です！ なんか今雪降ってきてビビってます。おそらくすぐ止むと思いますが。&#xA;  いらっしゃる皆様、お気をつけて！&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2018-01-23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;砂岡事務所プロデュースリーディング公演『独立記念日』Vol.2の稽古が行われました。&#xA;  石川由依ちゃんと井上ってそれどこの進…というのは冗談として一緒に出演するのが由依ちゃんなのでめっちゃリラックスして臨んでおります。&#xA;  男性キャストの代永ウィング、福井貴一さんも滅茶滅茶素敵です！ &lt;a href=&quot;https://t.co/Z1W6hVYdak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://t.co/Z1W6hVYdak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this &quot;Independence Day&quot; thing is about? Is it a Live movie? Does this means that she will become an drama actress now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T20:01:27.460" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T20:01:27.460" Title="What is the Independence Day that Inoue Marina has been tweeting about lately?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44530" CreationDate="2018-02-05T09:21:47.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He had a lot of faith in Kira. So much so that he was even willing to sacrifice himself because he considered Kira as &quot;god&quot;. Like Kira, he also has a &lt;em&gt;strong sense of justice&lt;/em&gt; to punish &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;evil&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the warehouse scene, he had complete faith in Kira's plan. He was 100% sure that Kira would succeed and reign as the &quot;God of the New World&quot;. But as all viewers who have finished Death Note know, Near outsmarted Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Near asked one of his colleagues, Gevanni, to replace the Death Note in Mikami's locker. Because Mikami had a very predictable schedule pattern, this in turn, was also the downfall of Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing Near outsmart him, Kira snapped and began to disown Mikami.&#xA;Showing his incapability to turn the situation, Mikami began to doubt Kira... that he was just indeed, Human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fun fact&lt;/strong&gt;: Mikami's death is very different in the manga. In the anime, he was shown to stab himself with a pen and died of blood loss. In the manga, he was imprisoned and then suddenly died. Matsuda began to suspect that Near &lt;em&gt;killed&lt;/em&gt; Mikami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;TL;DR&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Mikami had 100% trust in Kira before the warehouse scene. Kira snapping out/disowning him/being unable to turn the situation made him lose faith in Kira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-06T01:14:58.080" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T01:14:58.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44513" CreationDate="2018-02-05T09:38:52.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kise &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; has already been shown to enter the Zone in the fight against&#xA; Jabberwock. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Read: Kuroko no Basuke: Last Game)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During his state, he can freely copy all moves including moves that he wasn't capable of using, which were moves by Generation of Miracles-tier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; He used the Zone in conjunction with his Perfect Copy Ability amping&#xA; up all the skills he currently has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stated in the manga that those who have a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;passion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for the game can enter the Zone. This is shown that even though it appears that Murasakibara had shown a dislike for basketball, that he also, indeed loves to play basketball too. This is &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; of the &lt;em&gt;pre-requisite to enter the zone&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing Midorima, he can't enter the Zone as he is as of now. He thinks of basketball as nothing more than just a game that he's good at. There's a probability that he can enter the Zone considering he is already is a GoM. All he has to do is to have strong passion/love for Basketball.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T09:38:52.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44544" CreationDate="2018-02-05T09:39:04.687" Score="3" ViewCount="3917" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the previous episode God of Destruction Toppo absolutely destroyed Golden Frieza &lt;em&gt;(who is supposed to be as powerful as Super Saiyan Blue)&lt;/em&gt; and Android 17. His Hakai was also much more powerful compared to the Sidra's Hakai. Goku even with SSB Kaioken struggled against Sidra's Hakai ball whereas Frieza could easily control it. So Golden Frieza just before the Tournament of Power can be considered as strong as SSB Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Vegeta's new found power is not as strong as UI Goku because UI Goku could go toe-to-toe and even gain up on Jiren. So if Vegeta's new found power is considered close to or slightly greater than SSB Kaioken then how did Vegeta manage to defeat Toppo in the very next episode so easily?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37076" LastActivityDate="2020-04-25T00:22:44.540" Title="How could Vegeta defeat Hakaishin Toppo so easily?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44540" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44541" CreationDate="2018-02-05T09:49:59.467" Score="7" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the websites like MyAnimeList, animePlanet, etc. pay for using anime posters to identify and review the anime? Does it come under fair use or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they have to pay, does anyone has any idea, how much they end up paying (approximately).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38008" LastActivityDate="2021-03-10T00:10:49.250" Title="Do websites have to pay for using anime posters on their websites?" Tags="&lt;copyright&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44540" CreationDate="2018-02-05T13:18:08.057" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming that with posters you mean the manga cover images and/or anime cover images. Then no, they do not have to pay for displaying these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often these images either fall under the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#Fair_use_on_the_Internet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fair use of thumbnails on the internet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Use thumbnail images (150 pixels). These small images are generally considered fair game for artwork and photography, so a book cover in this size should be legal under copyright law based on precedence set in court cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in cases where they are bigger than 150 pixels, they often still fall within &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.copyrightlaws.com/legally-using-images/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fair use&lt;/a&gt; policies for myanimelist and animeplanet .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T13:18:08.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44535" CreationDate="2018-02-05T16:11:27.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;独立記念日 (&lt;em&gt;Dokuritsu Kinenbi&lt;/em&gt;, Independence Anniversary*) is a live reading event produced by 砂岡事務所プロデュース (Sunaoka Creative Artist Agency, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunaoka.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official website (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A short introduction on &quot;what is a live reading?&quot;, it's a live staged reading event where voice actors and actresses read a story script live in front of audiences, or to put it simply, &lt;em&gt;live audio drama&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Read&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Live Read&lt;/a&gt; is one of such internationally-acclaimed events that can be found on Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to &lt;em&gt;Dokuritsu Kinenbi&lt;/em&gt;, it's a 2-day live reading event which took places on Saturday and Sunday. There were 5 scripts: 2 scripts on the first day and 3 scripts on the second day. Each script consisted of 4 casts and took around 75~80 minutes without breaks. As it could be inferred from the tweet, it has been produced 2 times (as of Feb 2018):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dokuritsu Kinenbi&lt;/em&gt;: 12-13 Aug 2017 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunaoka.com/stage/idd/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official site (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dokuritsu Kinenbi vol.2&lt;/em&gt;: 3-4 Feb 2018 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunaoka.com/stage/idd02/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official site (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how the stage for &lt;em&gt;vol.2&lt;/em&gt; looks like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vi0JH.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vi0JHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;stage for vol.2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/sunaokaoffice02/status/959956414784356352&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunaoka Jimusho&lt;/em&gt;'s official Twitter account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*The English name is taken from these Facebook posts: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/kaijinkun/photos/a.1494377364136083.1073741827.1481137862126700/1917590275148121/?type=3&amp;amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ishikawa Kaito&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/hanaecchi0626/photos/a.1402693760031388.1073741828.1402484613385636/1732971917003569/?type=3&amp;amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanae Natsuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-05T16:25:20.633" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T16:25:20.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40979" CreationDate="2018-02-05T17:31:08.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My guess is that Lelouch might have been on the cart as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think so because Lelouch had got his father's code since he said he was to give Geass to all people in the world. Since only a person with Code, for example C2, could give Geass, it could mean that Lelouch had to die so he could come back immortal like C2 and give the code to everyone. In that way, the two could live happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, in the last episode, we see C2 a little bit worried for Lelouch saying, 'Lelouch, the price for what you are about to do' [referring to killing himself]. I think she was worried about Lelouch attempting to become immortal.&#xA;So Lelouch lives on, though I doubt Suzaku Kururugi knows about this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38011" LastEditorUserId="38011" LastEditDate="2020-04-05T21:39:39.557" LastActivityDate="2020-04-05T21:39:39.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44539" CreationDate="2018-02-05T18:00:53.807" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are a few inaccuracies in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Firstly, Goku was in his base form when Freiza hit him with the Hakai energy and he didn't turn SSJB or Kaioken. In episode 125, we see the Destruction energy capable of destroying all forms of energy, so it is very likely Goku couldn't turn SSJB while he was stuck inside the energy ball. Freiza, on the other hand, was in his golden form and strong enough to break out of it.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Based on the fight after, we see SSJB Goku per tournament was on the same level as Golden Freiza. It has to be noted that Goku in his SSJB from grew substantially stronger because of multiple Zenkai boosts.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UI Goku was fighting against a very suppressed Jiren. UI Goku against Kefla was a lot stronger and she was strong enough to take blows from him(Which remarked by Whis weren't powerful as Goku hadn't mastered the attack portion of UI yet). Current Jiren is using a lot more power than he did then.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vegeta's new form before his fight with Toppo, was relative in power to SSJB+Kaioken*20 Goku(The stronger SSJB Goku), hence making him a lot stronger than Golden Freiza. Freiza in his golden form is even weaker than characters like Anilaza and Kefla in terms of strength. Toppo in his God of destruction form, was stronger than Kefla who was at that time the third strongest(With 1 being Jiren and 2 being Goku). This is why we see Vegeta overwhelmed by Toppo during the initial stage of his fight. When Vegeta powered up after, he reached a level of strength a lot stronger than Kefla and Toppo but weaker than UI Goku and hence was able to knock out Toppo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the fight between Universe 7 vs Anilaza(We see 3 SSJB tier characters (And let us assume Gohan and Android 17 are even SSJB tier which they definitely aren't), so 5 SSJB characters being able to hold their own in a beam struggle with Anilaza. Kaioken * 20 SSJB Goku is the same power multiplied 20 times and UI Goku is immensely stronger compared to Kaioken Goku. Vegeta's form is relative to this(initially) and he was a lot stronger than Freiza when he first fought Toppo which is why he wasn't completely Toyed around with.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T18:00:53.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44533" CreationDate="2018-02-06T07:02:33.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this moment, there are none sibling relationship between Big Mom Pirates' crew. However, we know that marriage for big mom only mean the expansion of their crew, for example, Pudding have to get married with Sanji because Big Mom want Germa66 technology, and Chiffon got married with Bege so they would join them. Considering this, even if they like each other, it's quite unlikely for her children to have some serious relationship among them unless it increase crew strength in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Wiki there's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Charlotte_Family#Members&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list of Charlotte family member&lt;/a&gt;, and there's only two known in-laws so far: Capone Bege and Aladine. Both are not Big Mom's children&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T07:02:33.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44550" CreationDate="2018-02-06T08:19:51.990" Score="4" ViewCount="3423" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed, they have a peculiar relationship. Towards the end of the battle at Marineford, he had a fashback to some time he spent with Roger, and how he was not interested in Raftel at all even if Roger told him where it was. How come then, that earlier than that, when Shanks confronted him about stopping Ace from the pursuit of Blackbeard, he admitted that they used to fight a lot with Roger's ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes we know no pirates have any proper relation, but would someone like Doffy have a cup of tea with Crocodile at all? Not to mention the enormous secret Roger was just about to reveal so casually.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T08:54:40.133" Title="What was the relationship between Whitebeard and Roger?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44549" CreationDate="2018-02-06T08:54:40.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're just &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;friendly rivals&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Similar in vein to Shanks and Mihawk.&#xA;Knowing Roger (he had a similar personality as Luffy, noted by Rayleigh and Shanks himself) he was free spirited. If there was a Yonko at that time that would be Roger, Whitebeard, and Shiki. The only difference was Roger rose to the top and became Pirate King before his execution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being the top dogs during their era, it's without question that they would engage each other in fights against each other but end up settling it with a laugh after the fight. Roger trusts WB and likewise, WB trusts Roger hence the drinking scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T08:54:40.133" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44533" CreationDate="2018-02-06T10:47:17.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was no mention about a romantic relationship or a marriage between siblings of the Big Mom Family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't tell yet why his (female) siblings are behaving like that. Maybe it's because of Katakuri's past (which is unknown except for last chapter), or maybe because he's considered the strongest member of the BM Crew/Family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We see a lot of the girls trying to impress Katakuri and they get&#xA;  embarrassed when he looks at them and their hearts will race if they&#xA;  think he is going to praise them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you're talking especially about Flambe. When she was first introduced, I thought she was representing the one-piece-community. I've read many posts about Katakuri and how cool, awesome, badass [...] he is. &#xA;Just like Bartolomeo representing all strawhat fans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35035" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T10:47:17.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-06T11:49:14.680" Score="1" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Toriyama didn't have on start in its mind the idea of Goku's origin being that of a saiyajin alien or even something similar, it doesn't match at all with the concepts shown in the first Dragon ball series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's based on Sun Wukong from Journey to the West, but I think it's just an inspiration for the character, not that the character origin was going to be the same than that character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has Toriyama ever stated what was his original idea for the origin of Goku? If so, which was it? Or didn't he think about that until the Raditz Saga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16483" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T11:49:14.680" Title="What was the original idea for the origin of Goku (if there was)?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-06T14:58:04.710" Score="3" ViewCount="38058" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of season 2, named &quot;Scream&quot;, Eren Yeager was unable to transform into a Titan to save Hannes from the Smiling Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why couldn't he transform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really read the manga, although I do look at it from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there already been an explanation for this in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38021" LastEditorUserId="3407" LastEditDate="2018-02-06T21:24:49.840" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T00:10:09.490" Title="Why couldn't Eren Yeager transform into a Titan in the last episode of season 2?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44200" CreationDate="2018-02-06T15:04:39.220" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at the Female titans facial expression when she bangs her hands on Eren's head; The look on her face is &quot;fear&quot;. As we have seen her mess up from time to time in her titan form; She was too scared to stand up to the Rogue Titan (is what i like to call him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38021" LastActivityDate="2018-02-06T15:04:39.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11446" CreationDate="2018-02-06T15:53:17.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in in the process of getting my own Manga, &lt;em&gt;Seeds of Arcadia&lt;/em&gt;, funded. Aside from creating a fanbase, which may not lead to much, you really want to focus on a detailed portfolio for investors and production companies to decide if your story is worthwhile. You'll mainy need (give or take):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Complete script of first season&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Character illustrations, descriptions, and backstories (if necessary)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Illustrated chapters (at least some, if not all)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Illustrated action pages&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sketches&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Promotional posters (the more the better)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Possible overview of any continuing season&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any free printouts for viewers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course most if not all of this stuff may have to come out of your own pocketbook. I suggest getting family or friends to help with the initial startup so that you can hire help with the illustrations, or else you'll be doing a lot of drawing and digital enhancements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important thing is to have hard substance which is both professional in appearance, unique, and intriguing. The fans will NOT fund your project, but with a professional looking portfolio you can present it to investors, or sell your story. If you do plan on keeping the rights to your story, never hand the complete script to anyone, only segments. You should still have the completed script ready with digital backups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38022" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-07T01:55:40.143" LastActivityDate="2018-02-07T01:55:40.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44565" CreationDate="2018-02-06T16:38:52.893" Score="2" ViewCount="14047" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is known that there are 10 members in the Zoldyck family. But do you know something about the grandgrandfather and the grandmother? Zeno Zoldyck is the grandfather. But father of who he is? From the father or mother of Killua. I think it's from Silva Zoldyck (the father) But in the episode Gon, Kurapika and Leorio go to find Killua, Killua's mother calls him father. Then how to know who the father really is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37273" LastActivityDate="2018-08-28T04:02:19.070" Title="In the Zoldyck family is something known about the grandmother and the grandgrandfather?" Tags="&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44559" CreationDate="2018-02-06T18:29:41.150" Score="4" ViewCount="6014" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering why the lifespan of Giftia is only 10 years, is there any specific reason for that? Something happens to their OS or what when their lifespan is complete?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastActivityDate="2018-11-24T11:31:01.117" Title="Why the lifespan of Giftia is only 10 years?" Tags="&lt;plastic-memories&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44557" CreationDate="2018-02-06T21:52:08.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://plastic-memories.wikia.com/wiki/Giftia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Plastic Memories wikia&lt;/a&gt; the Giftias' programming becomes corrupt as it fails to overwrite old information after 81,920 hours of service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There aren't any specifics for why this happens, but from an IT viewpoint this could happen either because the data storage in Giftias are designed to work for this long and it starts to break down (in today's terms, the drive starts to have bad sectors), or the storage can only be written once while the data fills it up at a steady pace over 81,920 hours, and after it's full the OS makes attempts at overwiting old data which isn't possible, but this process might the old data or even the storage itself. But of course, this is just guesswork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2018-02-20T08:29:35.440" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T08:29:35.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44556" CreationDate="2018-02-07T00:44:14.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maha Zoldyck, was stated to be the father of Zeno Zoldyck but this was &lt;em&gt;retconned&lt;/em&gt; later on. Maha Zoldyck is stated to be the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;grandfather&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of Zeno.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maha Zoldyck is the only known &lt;code&gt;Enhancer&lt;/code&gt; in the Zoldyck family. He was the one-sided rival of Isaac Netero and the only one known to survive a bout with him. Isaac Netero even once said that Maha was once the strongest fighter during his prime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's still no confirmation on who Maha's son is but we can assume that he is the very first Transmuter in the Zoldyck lineage, likely as a result of Maha's wife. And likewise, no confirmation about the grandmother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeno &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the father of Silva Zoldyck. (see their similar nen-type.)&#xA;Killua's mother calls him father because Zeno is her &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;father-in-law&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastActivityDate="2018-02-07T00:44:14.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44562" CreationDate="2018-02-07T00:59:31.307" Score="1" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we look at the title for &lt;em&gt;Mai-HiME&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mai-Otome&lt;/em&gt; it's written in 2 ways&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mai-HiME/Otome&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My-HiME/Otome&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manga Updates&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/98/Mai-HiME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Anime List&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/my-hime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Planet&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My-HiME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; where either they list the alternate names showing both Mai and My to making a choice between My or Mai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we look at the list of Associated names on Manga Updates it shows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;舞-HiME&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dancing Princess&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mai HiME&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My HiME&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Princess&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My-HiME&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Princess Mai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;considering that one of the characters (the main one in Mai-HiME) is Tokiha Mai and the Japanese used for the title is 舞-HiME with &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com.au/#ja/en/%E8%88%9E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;google translate&lt;/a&gt; showing 舞 is pronounced as &quot;mai&quot; which it translates to &quot;dance&quot;, the associated names have different 3 different meanings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Possession of a Princess/Hime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Referring to Mai as a Princess/Hime&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;matching the google translation of 舞 (mai)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering why does sites associate &quot;My&quot; and &quot;Mai&quot; for the title? to me it seems both &quot;My&quot; and &quot;Mai&quot; give the title different meanings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-02-07T02:41:33.150" Title="Why is it both &quot;Mai&quot; and &quot;My&quot; used for the title?" Tags="&lt;mai-hime&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44561" CreationDate="2018-02-07T01:17:56.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any official word on why both romanizations are used. However, Funimation's official name for the show is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.funimation.com/shows/my-hime/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My-Hime&lt;/a&gt;, while the technical romanization of 舞 is mai. As such, it seems as though sites use Mai-Hime because that is the technically correct romanization of &quot;舞 Hime&quot; and use My-Hime because that's the title that companies such as Funimation and Bandai use for the show (just as how Attack on Titan is also listed as Shingeki no Kyojin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: to add/expand on what Aki Tanaka mentioned from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%9E-HiME#%E6%A6%82%E8%A6%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, it seems the name is also a pun, where because it's about moe characters, the creator wanted people to &quot;please find (My) princess (HiME) for oneself&quot; (approximate translation, because my Japanese is rusty and direct translations are hard). &lt;a href=&quot;http://mai-otome-hime.wikia.com/wiki/Mai-HiME_terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HiME&lt;/a&gt; is also a backronym for Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment, which is the ability that the main characters have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-02-07T02:41:33.150" LastActivityDate="2018-02-07T02:41:33.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="48380" CreationDate="2018-02-07T06:04:13.507" Score="1" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where is the source that says that Stiyl looking like an adult was due to art direction mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember something about &quot;old&quot; vs. &quot;new&quot;, being interpreted wrong...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm not sure...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastActivityDate="2018-08-16T19:43:00.217" Title="Where is the source that says that Stiyl looking like an adult was due to art direction mistake?" Tags="&lt;a-certain-magical-index&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-07T06:38:29.697" Score="5" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;In anime, Giftias are shown just like humans, showing the same attitude and behavior but they aren't humans. They are retrieved after their lifespan is complete. So basically, those are basically humanoids, if they're not humans then why isn't they were shown with some high intelligence just like other humanoids which are currently present on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastActivityDate="2021-03-31T23:06:25.563" Title="Are Giftias more intelligent than humans?" Tags="&lt;plastic-memories&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44556" CreationDate="2018-02-07T10:56:04.823" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zeno Zoldyck is the father of the Silva Zoldyck. It is clearly stated in this family chart which in the HxH &lt;a href=&quot;http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Zoldyck_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;. In the family tree, Maha Zoldyck is the grandfather of Zeno, also he is the oldest living person in Zoldyck Family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8JNg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8JNg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no mentions about Zenos' wife (mother of Silva). Below image shows the family of Zoldyck but Zenos' wifes' image is missing there also. Also, Kikyo is the only women that have mention and appeared in the HxH from Zoldyck family (apart from Silvas children). I think that mainly because of they joining Zoldyck family from the other families. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aPKH8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aPKH8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30229" LastActivityDate="2018-02-07T10:56:04.823" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44566" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44571" CreationDate="2018-02-07T15:43:15.770" Score="6" ViewCount="16290" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Fate/Zero&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;, while Saber was referred to as 'king', she was always a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, watching &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt;, we bring in Saber of Red: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Mordred, who keeps saying they are King Arthur's (who is still the woman from &lt;em&gt;Zero&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Stay Night&lt;/em&gt;) 'son'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above character even refers to King Arthur as father and calls themselves 'his' son... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't get it... why did they gender swap these characters to women, just to have them refer to themselves as men (father, son, etc...). What did they want the audience to do with this? Is there any purpose to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38029" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T00:14:56.640" LastActivityDate="2019-07-05T02:30:54.340" Title="What is the purpose of the weird gender swaps of certain Sabers they throw in in &quot;Fate/Apocrypha&quot;?" Tags="&lt;type-moon&gt;&lt;fate-apocrypha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44573" CreationDate="2018-02-07T15:56:33.773" Score="1" ViewCount="448" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is Pluton and regarding that, what is so special about the Void Century?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-07T16:03:17.423" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T00:59:59.823" Title="What is Pluton and its relation with the Void Century?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-02-08T05:13:55.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44566" CreationDate="2018-02-07T22:54:03.807" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why did they gender swap these characters to women&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;originally the roles of Shirou and Arturia were the opposite genders as the original concept for &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; (now as &lt;em&gt;Fate/Prototype&lt;/em&gt;) had &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ayaka_Sajyou&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayaka Sajyou&lt;/a&gt; as the Master of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/Prototype)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arthur&lt;/a&gt; with Gilgamesh also vying for Ayaka's heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however it was Takashi Takeuchi, the artist of &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; who convinced Kinoko Nasu to change Arthur's Gender&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kinoko Nasu's original story of Fate, Saber and Shirou were opposite gender to now. Takashi Takeuchi convinced to Nasu to change the gender of Saber but the essential theme had not been changed, it's the story about legendary heroes and &amp;quot;a boy meets a girl.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)#Creation_and_Conception&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber (Fate/Stay Night) &amp;gt; Development &amp;gt; Creation and Conception&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to Mordred, originally when Mordred first appeared in one of the Type-Moon Character material books Kinoko Nasu originally hadn't decided what Mordred's gender would be until &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt; and originally was siding on keeping Mordred male, however after Takashi Takeuchi put the idea of adding Mordred into the lineup it was thought 2 feminine male characters would be too much&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mordred first made an appearance in Type-moon's Character material book, with Takashi Takeuchi responsible for the character design. At that time Kinoko Nasu hadn't decided on Mordred's gender until Fate/Apocrypha. It was Takeuchi's idea to put Mordred as a new addition to Fate/Apocrypha. As Saber of Red Mordred was originally going to be male like the legend, but it was thought that having two male characters look feminine, the other being Rider of Black, was too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mordred#Concept_and_Conception&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber of Red &amp;gt; Development &amp;gt; Creation and Conception&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nasu: &amp;quot;Mordred is a girl, definitely. A man with that sort of outward appearance is... well, I guess a certain kind of person would consider it a prize, anyway.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (laughs)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Higashide: Saber was originally going to be male like the legend, but it was thought that having two male characters look feminine, the other being Rider of Black, was too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Mordred#cite_note-TMA-3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saber of Red &amp;gt; References &amp;gt; Citation 4: TYPE-MOON Ace Vol. 8 - Fate/Apocrypha interview with Yuichiro Higashide &amp;amp; Nasu Kinoko, p.080&#xA;What's Mordred's gender?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why, in universe, Mordred refers to herself as Arturia's &amp;quot;Son&amp;quot; she could be well aware of her own legend. the Arthurian Legends in the Nasuverse is still closely related to ours and in &lt;em&gt;Fate/Stay Night&lt;/em&gt; when Shirou discovers Arturia's identity as King Arthur he does talk about how the Legend of King Arthur wasn't clear on who the King was pointing out that some legends suggested that King Arthur was a group of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;since we know that when a Servant is summoned they are given extra knowledge to adapt to the time period (ie. Arturia's abilities to ride a Motor Bike, not thinking that the Airplane she flew in on was magic) we could suspect that Mordred is made aware of her Legend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the fact she wanted to be King and the King is generally the Son of the previous King but aside from that still male. Merlin helped create the illusion Arturia was male by making into a &lt;strike&gt;futanari&lt;/strike&gt; psudo-male so she could conceive a child with Guinevere so Mordred may keep saying &amp;quot;Son&amp;quot; to keep the idea and she can replace her &amp;quot;Father&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the fact that she abhors any discussion of her gender and displayed clear killing intention even towards her own Master, saying with no uncertainty that the topic is never to be brought up before her. though haven't not seen &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt; or read it properly i do not know what the discussion entailed and what she abhors about it (is it people referring to her as a woman or man? or that she could be like Nero and doesn't consider Gender an issue)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of Universe, we can probably speculate that either&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Takashi Takeuchi just has a thing for it which is why so many of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saberface&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saberfaces&lt;/a&gt; using Arturia's design are Gender Reverse from their historical basis (Nero, Okita) and is projecting that in the Nasuverse (do we really believe he didn't suggest Female Mordred for the &lt;em&gt;Fate/Apocrypha&lt;/em&gt; lineup when putting the idea into Kinoko Nasu's head)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simply people like cute girls. Taro Yoko, the creator of &lt;em&gt;Nier: Automata&lt;/em&gt; said it himself &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.fo/d8dMy&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;when being asked&lt;/a&gt; why he designed 2B like he did. &lt;strike&gt;Medea&lt;/strike&gt; Takashi &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qVoX2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;loves how cute Arturia looks&lt;/a&gt; and obviously the fans love them too, more so when you consider that the manga's target demographic is Shōnen and Seinen which are both male audiences which we can probably attribute to having been the same for the original Eroge Visual Novel and character design often is influenced by target audience (ie. why most Vampires in female oriented works (Kaname Kuran in &lt;em&gt;Vampire Knight&lt;/em&gt;, Angel and Spike in &lt;em&gt;Buffy&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Angel&lt;/em&gt;) are handsome men)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: i believe he's talking about Takashi here give &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Takashi_Takeuchi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his noble phantasm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T00:32:34.560" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23007" CreationDate="2018-02-08T01:20:16.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/23007/#comment56247_23007&quot;&gt;Aki Tanaka's comment&lt;/a&gt;, it doesn't look better, but it looks cuter. Also, the big eyes make it look cute because of all the highlights in the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; style works for the anime because of the genre and theme of the show. It is a dark and gritty show. You don't want see happy anime girls killing a bunch of people with a notebook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also helps the animation. If the animator is drawing the face of Light Yagami &#xA; from &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt; or Jotaro Kujo from &lt;em&gt;JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&lt;/em&gt;, then it would take longer frame by frame. However, if the animator is drawing the face of Maka from &lt;em&gt;Soul Eater&lt;/em&gt;, it would not take that long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the mouths are like for the same reason to draw it faster. The references probably from young girls because their lips are not that big. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38034" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T02:15:33.120" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T02:15:33.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44567" CreationDate="2018-02-08T01:28:44.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pluton is one of the 3 Ancient Weapons capable of mass destruction. The other 2 are Poseidon (currently &lt;strong&gt;Shirahoshi&lt;/strong&gt;) and the ancient ship, &lt;strong&gt;Pluton&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uranus is not shown yet but if &lt;em&gt;speculations are to be considered&lt;/em&gt;, it is said that it is a giant machine that can eradicate a single country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Void Century as its name implies, a &lt;code&gt;century&lt;/code&gt; that is hidden by the World Government to the public. It is a century where the 20 kingdoms fought against the &quot;D&quot; and won. After the War, they've joined together and formed the World Government as their acting police and their descendants are the Celestial Dragons. The only exception was the Nefertari family who refused to join them in &lt;em&gt;Mariejois&lt;/em&gt;, the holy land of the Celestial Dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much is known what happened during the void century because it is clouded in mystery. Only a few people are known to have knowledge about it, including the Ohara people where Robin came from, and Roger himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is heavily implied that the Void Century, &lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt;, and Poneglyphs are heavily connected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastEditorUserId="37933" LastEditDate="2018-02-14T00:59:59.823" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T00:59:59.823" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42576" CreationDate="2018-02-08T03:33:50.450" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He has all of them because he is powerful and is the sage of six paths son and nine tails chakra. With that, it can absorb nature energy with the six paths. Since the six paths is the creator of ninjutsu, he probably had to have all the chakra releases. Also, nature energy is all element of nature, fire, water, sand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38034" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T03:37:51.767" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T03:37:51.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31970" CreationDate="2018-02-08T05:19:21.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jack is a half breed, like the fighting fish half-breed in Doflamingo's crew. It would explain his human appearance and his teeth changing just like Doflamingo's crew mate, and being a DF user, it restricts his movement in water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38036" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T06:27:06.003" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T06:27:06.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44920" CreationDate="2018-02-08T08:54:23.200" Score="2" ViewCount="867" Body="&lt;p&gt;As in like Lucy, Wendy, Natsu and all, their edolas friends had the same name. How come, then, that Makarov and Gerrard were different? There are official sources (can't remember where I saw that) that their Edo-characters were named &quot;Faust&quot; and Mystogan repectively. What makes these 2 different than everyone else, whose Edo-name was the same? (Natsu, cana, lucy, elfman, sugarboy, hughes, coco, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T06:47:15.320" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T06:26:20.547" Title="Weren't the names in Edolas and Earthland the same?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42091" CreationDate="2018-02-08T09:02:25.680" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, this relates to the fact that in Japanese culture, and various other Asian cultures as well, mothers use a phrase along the lines of '&lt;em&gt;I will eat up your disease X, so that you can get all better...&lt;/em&gt;' to their children; the title here refers to the fact that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haruki wants Sakura to get all better from the disease she is suffering, which is some sort of pancreas disease&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastEditorUserId="15768" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T09:16:33.740" LastActivityDate="2018-02-08T09:16:33.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-08T16:50:59.833" Score="-1" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/35134/Koukyoushihen__Eureka_Seven_-_Hi-Evolution_1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1&lt;/a&gt; was announced and released, or even before &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/12471/Eureka_Seven_AO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eureka Seven: AO&lt;/a&gt;, there was a Japanese website for Project Eureka hosted by one of the artists that contained all of the concept art for Eureka Seven, as well as art from other projects of that artist. I thought the website was &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20170415000000*/http://eurekaseven.jp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EurekaSeven.jp&lt;/a&gt;, but Wayback Machine shows this to be a new URL, not the old website from 2006-2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one with the concept art didn't have flash, or if it did it was only in the header. It had a beige textured background. I thought it was Kenichi Yoshida's old website. A cursory glance through my bookmarks and I couldn't find it. I'm hoping someone else remembers what I'm talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastEditorUserId="2492" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T16:25:26.750" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T16:25:26.750" Title="What was the old Eureka Seven concept art/animator's website?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;eureka-seven&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44586" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-08T17:10:10.380" Score="4" ViewCount="2977" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw the episode in which Law had a fever and was about to die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just by eating the Ope Ope fruit his fever was cured. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understood, it makes you a genius doctor, but how was he cured instantly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T19:46:56.047" LastActivityDate="2018-02-10T02:19:03.310" Title="How was Law's fever cured by eating Ope Ope fruit?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44204" CreationDate="2018-02-08T17:23:56.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Joy Boy was a man from the surface world who made the promise with the people of Fishman Island. He tried to raise the Noah with the help of Poseidon but he broke his promise. On Poneglyph, he wrote an apology to Poseidon. That's the only info available about Joy Boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastEditorUserId="37933" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T11:25:03.770" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T11:25:03.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44754" CreationDate="2018-02-08T22:52:56.237" Score="3" ViewCount="975" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the music track or OST that appears every time Kikyo appears with Inuyasha? The music only plays for a little while and has a sad ring to it. I tried looking for it for month but I couldn't find it anywhere. It plays at Episode 47 at 16:27&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38051" LastEditorUserId="38051" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T23:59:17.827" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T10:18:50.070" Title="What is the song that plays every time Kikyo appears with Inuyasha?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;inuyasha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44586" CreationDate="2018-02-09T00:51:29.323" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating Ope Ope no Mi does not guarantee a &lt;strong&gt;cure&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;per se&lt;/em&gt;. Remember the scene when Law tried to heal Rosinante? Rosinante &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;laughed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; at him and said it doesn't work that way. Ope Ope no Mi is simply a tool/means to heal someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Law had to &lt;strong&gt;study&lt;/strong&gt; being a doctor and medicine to cure himself with said &lt;strong&gt;knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the wiki has said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ope Ope no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to create a spherical space or &quot;room&quot;, in which the user has &lt;strong&gt;complete control&lt;/strong&gt; over the placement and orientation of the objects inside, making the user a Free Modification Human (改造自在人間 Kaizō Jizai Ningen?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the description has said, the Ope Ope no Mi is indeed a powerful devil fruit but more powerful if the user has &lt;strong&gt;medical knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ope Ope no Mi has been described as having &quot;&lt;strong&gt;miraculous&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; properties, having the &lt;em&gt;ability to cure any kind of illness&lt;/em&gt;, but at the same time still &lt;strong&gt;requires some extent of medical knowledge in order to be utilized effectively&lt;/strong&gt; as the fruit's influence only &lt;strong&gt;bends&lt;/strong&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;not fully defy&lt;/strong&gt; biological aspects of those recipient to its life-saving applications and its miraculous healing is actually &lt;strong&gt;focused on spatially extracting disease-causing impurities such as bacteria and viruses directly out of the patients' bodies&lt;/strong&gt;. As such, if a &lt;em&gt;doctor of prodigious&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;medical expertise&lt;/strong&gt; were to obtain this fruit's power, their medical abilities would be second to none.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T00:51:29.323" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44585" CreationDate="2018-02-09T01:16:34.713" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of them, TV series and movie, were originally a Flash sites that have since closed, so you won't find an actual archive online. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20121226233805/http://www.eureka-prj.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20121226233805/http://www.eureka-prj.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The NA site was Flash, too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20120607035717/http://eurekaseven.bandai-ent.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20120607035717/http://eurekaseven.bandai-ent.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the TBS broadcasting site&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20081014172530/http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/eureka7.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20081014172530/http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/eureka7.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What glorious times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T01:16:34.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44581" CreationDate="2018-02-09T03:22:15.090" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gerrard and Mystogan were not two persons but a same person who came to earthland a long time ago and fake named Mystogan. He wasn't an earthlander duplicate of Edolas's Gerrard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38056" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T04:51:56.470" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T04:51:56.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16686" CreationDate="2018-02-09T07:06:00.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sounds like &quot;Mirai Dorama, Aldnoah&quot; vocally stylized as &quot;Mi-Rai Du-Ra-Ma, Ald-No-Ah&quot;, Or, &quot;Meer-Haii Doo-Rah-Mah, Aald-Noh-Ahh&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, in English, maybe something like: &quot;Future Drama Aldnoah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38058" LastEditorUserId="38058" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T07:51:40.883" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T07:51:40.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44586" CreationDate="2018-02-09T07:26:05.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it has nothing to do with the fruit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think a more logical reasoning would be that when he saw Corazon's body, his adrenaline levels pumped up a lot. Even in real life (if you want to relate) when you are really sick and can't get out of bed, you could get up and run if something like that happens in front of you. In this case, Law developed a liking to Corazon, and seeing get all bloody like that could have killed him. By now you know how Luffy felt in the Marineford arc, especially at &lt;em&gt;that moment&lt;/em&gt; (you know what). As a kid, it is a shock he didn't faint or something. Not to mention he was sick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2018-02-10T02:19:03.310" LastActivityDate="2018-02-10T02:19:03.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44599" CreationDate="2018-02-09T08:48:00.287" Score="0" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which of the &lt;em&gt;Nanoha&lt;/em&gt; TV series and movies do I have to watch before watching the third movie (&quot;Reflection&quot;)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that the first season and &quot;A's&quot; are a necessity, given that &quot;Reflection&quot; appears to be a sequel to the first two movies (which themselves follow the plot of the first season and &quot;A's&quot;). What about &quot;StrikerS&quot; and &quot;ViViD&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, do the first two movies diverge from the first two seasons in any significant way that would necessitate I watch them before &quot;Reflection&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please place any spoilers in spoiler blocks.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T10:42:31.663" Title="What do I have to watch before watching &quot;Reflection&quot;?" Tags="&lt;nanoha&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2018-02-09T09:56:37.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Japanese culture, everyone defers to titles if one applies, unless you have a special relationship with the person in question (ie, a family member, childhood friend, etc.).  Social structure/strata rules in Japanese society. Even within a family, younger siblings call older siblings by their titles, the kids call the parents by their titles. Employees ALWAYS defer to their managers by their titles. Even strangers are addressed by titles when you don't know them because it's rude to just say &quot;you&quot;, so depending on your age in relation to their age you use titles like &quot;uncle&quot;, &quot;auntie&quot;, big brother/sister&quot;, &quot;young man/lady&quot;. You've probably already experienced this from old, poorly sub'd kung fu movies. Yes, it's not just a Japanese thing - it's an Asian &quot;respect your elders&quot;, Confucian kind of thing. You might not always observe this in translated Japanese manga/anime/movies/TV shows because translators switch titles to the characters' names because titles are a little too unwieldy/confusing for Westerners to get use to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How to address those outside/inside/above/below your particular place in society and how to navigate it is a big deal and that gets reflected in manga/anime/movies/TV. Japanese aren't standing around scratching their heads trying to figure out what to call the other person every time they meet someone by any means - it's ingrained and becomes natural. Just like when you call someone you don't know (or even if you do) &quot;sir&quot; or &quot;ma'am&quot;, or when southern folk call you Mr.~ or Miss~ even with your first name. There's a standard of politeness ingrained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38060" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T11:10:52.250" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T11:10:52.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44596" CreationDate="2018-02-09T11:16:30.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: i have yet to see Reflection myself. the information provided is what i have looked up on the Wikia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's advisable to watch the first and second movies. while they are sorta retelling of the Original Series and A's there are some design and story elements changed. while to my understanding the first movie is much the same in the second movie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Lindy uses Durandal instead of Chrono and the Book of Darkness's Defense Program is revealed to be called NachtWal having it's own will and new forms not shown in A's, this changes the battle between it and the Mages (Nanoha and Fate) from A's up until Hayate reprograms the Book of Darkness renaming it Reinforce where afterwards it mainly follows what happens in A's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this separates the movies from the original 2 series (primary continuity) in their own continuity (movie continuity)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is part of the movie continuity, continuing with the history and designs in The MOVIE 2nd A's. However, as the primary continuity has zero coverage about what has happened between the early spring and winter of 0067, the story of Reflection may somehow be seen as a re-telling or supplement of this blank period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_Reflection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection (2nd Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as such chronologically there should be no appearances of characters from StrikerS, ViVid, ViVid Strike and Force&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also while the plot for Reflection takes some ques from the Nanoha PSP Games, &lt;em&gt;The Battle of Aces&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Gears of Destiny&lt;/em&gt;, it adds original storylines and characters as such isn't a requirement to play or understand their plot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T11:16:30.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44602" CreationDate="2018-02-09T12:05:06.067" Score="1" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the spanish Dragon Ball Wikia, the name of this saiyan is Panpukin (the one who fought Tien, Yamcha, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4X7IN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4X7IN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also according to the same Wikia, this another saiyan who was a friend of Bardock is also called Panpukin &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ag9hm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ag9hm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is this right or it's a mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T14:26:44.173" Title="Are there 2 saiyans called Panpukin in Dragon Ball?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44600" CreationDate="2018-02-09T14:26:44.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First one is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Scarface&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scarface&lt;/a&gt; (パンプキン Panpukin, lit. &quot;Pumpkin&quot;) and second one is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Shugesh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shugesh&lt;/a&gt; (パンブーキン, Panbūkin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1527" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T14:26:44.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44968" CreationDate="2018-02-09T15:15:22.693" Score="1" ViewCount="800" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching episode 126 - &quot;Surpass Even A God! Vegeta's Desperate Blow!!&quot; of &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt; on Crunchyroll. I want to know the music that plays when Android 17 is about to fight with Toppo god of destruction after saving Freiza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode time when that music plays: 4:35 to 6:10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Episode link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchyroll.com/dragon-ball-super/episode-126-surpass-even-a-god-vegetas-desperate-blow-760341&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.crunchyroll.com/dragon-ball-super/episode-126-surpass-even-a-god-vegetas-desperate-blow-760341&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38067" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T16:17:20.500" LastActivityDate="2019-05-01T09:15:18.203" Title="Which music plays in episode 126 on Android 17 vs Toopo?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-09T17:15:08.647" Score="2" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thought Minato kept Yin-Kurama because I heard that Minato gave Naruto most of his nine tails chakra, but not all of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if Minato still has some of the Yin-half Kurama. If not please explain it to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38069" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T23:56:15.110" LastActivityDate="2018-02-10T04:11:21.213" Title="Does Minato still have Yin-Kurama?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44539" CreationDate="2018-02-09T17:49:31.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sidra seems to be one of the weakest gods of destruction. His kai mentions that it might be not so easy for him to destroy Freezer. Freezer also could handle Sidra's hakai energy ball, and he couldnt with Toppo's hakai. I agree with you that Freezer is in the level of Goku in super saiyan blue because that is mentioned in the series. And I agree that Goku super saiyan blue kaioken and Vegeta ultra super saiyan blue might be in a similar level (though we dont know which kaioken Goku was using, ie, x5, x10, x20, etc.) 17 is close to a super saiyan blue, so for Toppo to overpower Freezer and 17 he has to be more powerful than 2 super saiyan blue. But between the power of 2 super saiyan blue, and the power of 20 super saiyan blue (which might be the power of ultra super saiyan blue Vegeta, since he's similar to Goku who might have been using super saiyan blue kaioken x20) there is a lot of room. So for example, Toppo could have the power of 10 super saiyan blue, and Vegeta still being superior to him having the power of 20 super saiyan blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I dont agree Vegeta defeated Toppo easily. He was depleted of energy and some of his attacks failed awfully. Toppo and Vegeta seems to be close in power, personally I think Toppo is close to the power of 20 super saiyan blue since he's close to Vegeta and he's close to Goku who probably was using the super saiyan blue kaioken x20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T17:49:31.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44443" CreationDate="2018-02-09T20:55:02.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many reasons for why people follow Orochimaru, but I think they follow him for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is the founder of Otokagure (Hidden PERSONAL village Orochimaru used to experiment ninjas he collected)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is really powerful and one of the Legendary Sannin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He might of convinced his followers to join him for more power as he did with Sasuke when he was a little kid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38072" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T20:55:02.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44388" CreationDate="2018-02-09T21:16:26.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So from what I read, the God Tree landed on Earth from a meteorite several millennia ago. Basically landed before man kind. It also said that people were praising it like a sacred pillar from the gods but in reality it was slowly killing the earth by draining the natural chakra in the soil, rocks, water, and air. It also said that every thousand years, the God Tree produced a 'Chakra Fruit' which humans were suppose to stay away from. Members of the Otsutsuki clan searched through dimensions in search of the God Tree so they could eat the chakra fruit and obtain powerful chakra for themselves. It also said that once Kaguya Otsutsuki ate the God Tree's chakra fruit, she enslaved part of the humans population with the Infinite Tsukuyomi and bound those affected by the God Tree with it's life transforming them into White Zetsu. When Kaguya had her two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, they were born with their own chakra, so she merged herself with the God Tree to take back their chakra and becoming the Ten-Tails itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I gathered this information from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God_Tree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God_Tree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38072" LastEditorUserId="37790" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T16:40:11.043" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T16:40:11.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44603" CreationDate="2018-02-09T21:50:31.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After a bit more search I found it. Its the &quot;Theme of Gohan&quot; by Norihito Sumitomo.&#xA;Can't find the original OST but there is a recreation which is quite close to it by a guy named &quot;PokeMixr92&quot;on Youtube.&#xA;Here is the link : &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guuVnTQavSc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guuVnTQavSc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38067" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T21:50:31.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44604" CreationDate="2018-02-09T21:54:49.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe he does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the final battle, Madara largely succeeded in his goal of extracting Kurama out of Naruto.  This meant that Naruto was going to &lt;em&gt;die&lt;/em&gt; if something weren't done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enter Minato and Yin Kurama.  A transfer of Yin Kurama was made into Naruto &lt;em&gt;from&lt;/em&gt; Minato so that he would survive having Yang Kurama extracted from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It isn't the case that Minato contains Kurama any longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T21:54:49.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-09T22:41:59.167" Score="2" ViewCount="1120" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Boruto&lt;/em&gt; manga, Boruto got a curse mark for killing/defeating an Otsutsuki clan member (Momoshiki). Why did Naruto not get a Mark for killing/defeating Toneri?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37830" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T22:00:53.070" LastActivityDate="2021-04-12T12:17:35.087" Title="Why does Naruto not get a curse mark?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-10T03:49:27.790" Score="7" ViewCount="504" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Danzo neglect to place his curse mark on Kabuto's tongue?  It seems even more important considering he was Danzo's spy and could have been captured and tortured for information.  As far as I'm aware, all other members of &quot;Root&quot; had the curse mark except maybe Orochimaru, so perhaps Danzo didn't have curse mark jutsu at that point in time, but I thought I'd ask in case one of you fine manga readers had the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37871" LastActivityDate="2021-04-01T10:07:00.667" Title="Why didn't Danzo give Kabuto a curse mark?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44613" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44629" CreationDate="2018-02-10T09:46:25.050" Score="2" ViewCount="1277" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, Sato mentioned if The Head of an Ajin was severed from the body and a new one was allowed to grow, a New Person would be born. So why does Sato remember everything he did, also mentioning about phase 2 of the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16448" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-10T11:57:31.320" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T19:04:42.490" Title="Why does Sato not lose his memory in season 2's last episode?" Tags="&lt;ajin-demi-human&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44660" CreationDate="2018-02-10T22:12:50.497" Score="1" ViewCount="4067" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inside the Infinite Tsukuyomi world, Naruto's parents are still alive, but Naruto is still a jinchuuriki. How is that even possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even for an Uzumaki, extraction means death, so why would Minato transfer the Nine Tails to their son?&#xA;Can someone explain what's going on here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38083" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-02-10T22:52:25.033" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T22:41:42.060" Title="How Naruto can be a jinchuuriki if his mother is still alive?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-11T00:28:33.783" Score="2" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a guitar song that plays in the beginning of &lt;em&gt;After the Rain&lt;/em&gt; episode 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38086" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T00:45:18.270" LastActivityDate="2019-01-07T10:02:05.430" Title="What is the name of the guitar song plays in the beginning of After the Rain episode 2?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;after-the-rain&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43461" CreationDate="2018-02-11T09:38:01.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first Buggy tells to Luffy that he knew Shanks and they were members of the same crew, when Luffy and Buggy were fighting in Anime episode 7 and 8.&#xA;Later in episode 316 Whitebeard confirms that Shanks and Buggy were part of Rogger's crew as Cabin Boys.&#xA;Luffy gets to know about this when straw hat crew meets Rayleigh in Sabaody Archipelago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38094" LastEditorUserId="38094" LastEditDate="2020-08-25T07:28:35.187" LastActivityDate="2020-08-25T07:28:35.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44603" CreationDate="2018-02-11T12:43:19.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's &quot;Theme of Android 17&quot;. Gohan's is very similar, just kinda different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the song recreated by PokeMirx92 on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRR2TJLbfgY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38095" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T13:43:14.000" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T13:43:14.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-11T14:30:58.123" Score="1" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to go through the story as fast as possible so I can watch &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;. I watched some of it when I was a kid but I forgot almost everything. However, episode 26 shows the recap, so will I miss anything important if I start there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38097" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T15:16:46.610" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T17:29:06.490" Title="What will I miss if I start watching Naruto from episode 26 (recap episode)?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-11T15:13:17.187" Score="3" ViewCount="7983" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 122, the bleachers are shrunk and we can see all the remaining Kaioshins, angels, and participants.  Looking at ~5:43, I see many more than 2 remaining Kaioshin and their Gods of Destruction.  There is a total of 6 sets, and 2 universes are left in the tournament.  I thought that when a universe got erased, the Kaioshin and the God of Destruction went with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eka7g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eka7g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are there so many left in the bleachers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I thought about marking the pic as a spoiler, but anyone who has watched enough Dragon Ball knew that it would end up at this point.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T03:51:36.110" Title="Why do only some of the Kaioshins &amp; Gods of Destruction get erased with their universe?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30767" CreationDate="2018-02-11T15:21:54.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definitely their fight styles, Mugen is more energetic and wild, Jin flows with the water like a fish, Mugen learn some flow in the series when he fights the samurai killer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38098" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T15:21:54.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-11T16:14:08.100" Score="4" ViewCount="29266" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't get how Jotaro can launch his &quot;oraoraora&quot; against the road roller (7 seconds since time was stopped) and also stop time at the 9th second of Dio's &quot;The World&quot; ability (i.e. just before getting behind Dio).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, Jotaro is able to move for 2 seconds in Dio's stopped time because Star Platinum is also able to stop it and they end in the same &quot;stopped time dimension&quot; together. So, I think Jotaro shouldn't be able to stop time after facing Dio's as he has already used his 2 seconds to stop the road roller between 7 and 9 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If instead &quot;counterattack&quot; and &quot;stop time&quot; are different ability, shouldn't Dio be able to fight back Jotaro?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38100" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T16:17:10.130" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T17:35:04.087" Title="Jotaro vs Dio: How can Jotaro both move and stop time in road roller fight?" Tags="&lt;jojos-bizarre-adventure&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42244" CreationDate="2018-02-11T16:33:29.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madara gave his both Rinnegan eyes to Nagato, and he implanted later a Sharingan eye after it in the left side (not two but just one, he said it to Obito when he met him, and he didn't say where or from who he got it, he even tells Obito to take his right Sharingan eye and transplant it in him if he gonna die due to his try hard to escape because he was badly injured).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see all this in episode 344.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38101" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-11T16:40:17.240" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T16:40:17.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44645" CreationDate="2018-02-11T17:12:46.687" Score="4" ViewCount="1456" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite familiar with the soundtracks of many anime, yet, especially for bigger anime, like &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt;, I notice that there are many soundtracks that are never officially released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand it if that soundtrack was very similar to another that &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; released, meaning it doesn't need any attention of its own, but there are plenty of amazing soundtracks that remain unreleased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they do this, especially after composers put so much hard work into them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22142" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-12T02:22:07.603" LastActivityDate="2021-05-02T13:19:06.893" Title="Why are there unreleased soundtracks?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44613" CreationDate="2018-02-11T19:04:42.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;New Person&quot; you are referring to is more of an existential idea than a practical issue of memory. Sato threatens that he will cut off the main characters head and show him his body as the body regenerates a new head.  When this happens, the stream of consciousness splits in two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The original head will be alive and witness the existence of the new head.&#xA;The new head will witness the old head die&#xA;The new head will remember seeing the old head but not watching the new head form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old head will have a stream of consciousness in which it lived, generated new memories after the branching, and then died without that stream of consciousness going somewhere else. Clearly the old head actually permanently died.  The fact that the new head has most of the old head's memories is largely irrelevant.  The old head died which is the head Sato is talking to and a new head/Person took its place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically, the new person would pretty much be the same person but this is an existentially terrifying idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The irony here, of course, is that this happens to Sato at the end giving the viewer a level of satisfaction watching the villain... in some way... dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3561" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T19:04:42.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-11T19:14:36.137" Score="2" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yuri on Ice covers one entire Grand Prix series, but the viewers only actually watch the three parts (the Cup of China, the Rostelecom Cup, and the Grand Prix Final) that Yuuri competes in. However, different characters compete in all of the different competitions in it. I was wondering, what are the rankings for each of the Grand Prix competitions in the competitive season that the show (thus far) covers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T05:58:19.453" Title="What were the Grand Prix rankings in Yuri on Ice?" Tags="&lt;yuri-on-ice&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44623" CreationDate="2018-02-11T19:38:09.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not necessarily, although you will miss the character building stuff and some content that may be referenced in the future, so make sure you atleast read the synopsis or summary of the episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T19:38:09.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44624" CreationDate="2018-02-11T21:53:29.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of the entire Dragon Ball multiverse, only 8 universes were marked for destruction by both Zenos due to failing to maintain or exceed an adequate quality of life, otherwise known as their 'mortal level.' The 4 sets of Kaioshin &amp;amp; Gods of Destruction circled in the photo (circle the fox, not the clown) are exempt from participating in the Zenos' twisted game of survival because they have met or exceeded the minimum mortal level required to continue existing in peace. The only ones participating are Universe 7, represented by Beerus the cat and company, and Universe 11, represented by Belmod the clown and company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38104" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T21:53:29.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-12T02:26:45.697" Score="2" ViewCount="925" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the name of the song playing in &lt;em&gt;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; in episode 6 at 9:40 ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38107" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-03-24T17:44:17.927" LastActivityDate="2018-03-24T17:44:17.927" Title="What is the name of the song playing in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in episode 6 at 9:40?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-12T03:37:50.103" Score="15" ViewCount="1117" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Bulbapedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=EP068&amp;amp;oldid=2742876&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article for EP068&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Make Room for Gloom&quot;, the Trivia section says this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash mentions that Brock will find plenty of more girls that will reject him. To be exact, Brock found over five hundred more girls that rejected him in his tenure in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this accurate? How many times did Brock get rejected by women over the course of the anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27906" LastActivityDate="2021-04-17T03:44:03.960" Title="How many times did Brock get rejected by women?" Tags="&lt;pokemon&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43687" CreationDate="2018-02-12T04:47:01.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's most likely Konohamaru, as in Boruto the movie, before Sasuke takes Boruto as his pupil, he already knows how to preform that jutsu. And in Boruto episode 36, he states that his father didn't teach him the jutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T04:47:01.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44628" CreationDate="2018-02-12T05:46:12.673" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this you have to understand how the anime market works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naruto and many long running series sell terribly on DVD, and for a lot of things the production company never even bothers to make Blurays. These shows are marketed to teenagers, and teenagers aren't spending $80 for three or four episodes of Naruto. The series is made to drive sales of the manga, and the action figures, and the fighting games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not about the popularity of the series, but the collector's market. The people who spend money on this stuff in Japan are largely not into Naruto. For example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Boruto is averaging &lt;strong&gt;745&lt;/strong&gt; copies sold for each volume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last year's big hit Yuri on Ice is selling an average of &lt;strong&gt;69,520&lt;/strong&gt; copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no Japanese record label is likely to go all out and publish the complete Naruto soundtrack. They'd never earn what it costs to press the CDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why don't the American distributors who sell Naruto put out the soundtrack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's a separate license, and few are willing to pay. Since the days of Geneon going out of business, the anime soundtracks you CAN buy outside Japan are usually just imports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T05:46:12.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44624" CreationDate="2018-02-12T06:16:55.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Tournament of Power was for those Universes whose mortal level was too low. They are :-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 2&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 6&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 7&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Universe 11&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other Universes are exempt from the Tournament of Power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the wikia article for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tournament_of_Power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tournament of Power&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38113" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T06:16:55.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44650" CreationDate="2018-02-12T06:43:31.013" Score="2" ViewCount="1665" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Dresrosa arc, past of Senõr pink was shown and in that Russian was shown on hospital bed which was around 14-15 years ago. After that it wasn't shown what happened to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T08:15:02.553" Title="Is Russian still alive?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44553" CreationDate="2018-02-12T06:53:37.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there is an upper limit to how much time and energy you can spend in the transformation. And not to mention his exhaustion from the previous fights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T06:53:37.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44647" CreationDate="2018-02-12T08:14:47.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems Russian is no more. Here is the article on wikia:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is unknown what happened to her afterwards but, during a short conversation with Franky, Senor Pink has implied that Russian had passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read everything about Russian on her &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Russian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It clearly says that she is Senor Pink's late wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38113" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T08:14:47.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44647" CreationDate="2018-02-12T08:15:02.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was never revealed but Senor Pink hinted that she passed away. From &lt;em&gt;One Piece&lt;/em&gt; chapter 775 &lt;em&gt;Putting all my love into Lucian&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CHv9M.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CHv9M.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Senor Pink : The sky isn't looking great today but.. if I go higher, I just might be able to meet Lucian (Russian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless Russian is on Sky Island it sounds like she passed away&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T08:15:02.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44624" CreationDate="2018-02-12T13:27:01.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a quantified value called as &lt;i&gt;The Mortal Value&lt;/i&gt; which Zeno and the Grand priest use to rank the twelve universes based on the quality of mortals existing in that particular Universe. The Mortal level of a universe is linked to the job of the Supreme Kai and God of destruction. Universe 1, 12, 5 and 8 and have a very high value with regard to this and hence were exempted from entering into the tournament of power! Hence, the Supreme Kais and Gods of destructions you see sitting there are the Gods of these Universes. Out of the 8th competing Universes, 6 gods of destructions and supreme kais along with their respective universes have been erased as of episode 127.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T13:27:01.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44155" CreationDate="2018-02-12T13:34:37.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some time ago, there was this parody manga written by Keikenchi called Koha-Ace, featuring Kohaku from Tsukihime as an main character of sorts, along with several characters of the Nasuverse. Although it's a joke-series, it's still considered official, some of it's segments were part of the Carnival Phantasm animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the stories that ran in this manga was Fate/KOHA-ACE, an alternate Third Holy Grail War, where Oda Nobunaga (Demon Archer) and Okita Souji (Sakura Saber) were summoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the mobile app based on the Nasuverse, Fate/Grand Order, was announced, Keikenchi was asked to author a short series to be released on the game's website some time before the game even released. It was supposed to be a showcase of the servants that would be available on the game, though it kind of degenerated into random shaenaenigans. The web series was titled Fate/GUDAGUDA Order, and the MCs of sorts were Nobunaga and Okita, and they ended up being shipped by the fandom. Eventually, they actually made it to the game during an event around 4-5 months after the game was released, which was called the GUDAGUDA Honnouji event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can legally read this manga on the F/GO (US) site &lt;a href=&quot;http://fate-go.us/gudao/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T13:34:37.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44654" CreationDate="2018-02-12T14:30:38.690" Score="6" ViewCount="5527" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aimer is known for singing quite some big anime series, most notably &lt;em&gt;Fate&lt;/em&gt; series from Ufotable. And from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the age of 15, she lost her voice from an unfortunate accident; however, as she recovered, she acquired her distinctive husky voice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found in her interview that she's still recovering but she decided not to go for surgery because it will change her vocal length and she loves her voice now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did she injure her vocal chord?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-12T15:58:50.057" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T02:15:25.393" Title="Was it ever revealed how Aimer lost her voice?" Tags="&lt;aimer&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44653" CreationDate="2018-02-12T15:52:32.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She sang too much, to the point of abusing and damaging her vocal cords.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/ipn/Arch/aimer/profile/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Her official profile on Sony Music Entertainment Japan&lt;/a&gt; mentioned this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;15歳の頃、歌唱による喉の酷使が原因で、突如声が出なくなるアクシデントに見舞われる。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the age of 15, she underwent a sudden voice loss accident due to overusing her throat from singing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was also mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://natalie.mu/music/pp/aimer/page/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her interview with natalie music (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;──「15歳のころ、喉に異変をきたし」という記述が公式プロフィールにありますが、[...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ── The description &quot;at the age of 15, an accident to the throat happened&quot; is written on the official profile though, [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;歌の歌いすぎが原因でした。[...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The cause was too much singing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, more detail was in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000083564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her interview with BARKS (Japanese)&lt;/a&gt; about her 1st album, &quot;Sleepless Nights&quot;, especially on the song &quot;夜行列車～nothing to lose～&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Yakou Ressha-&lt;/em&gt;, Night Train-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;――で、今回、これまでのシングル曲全曲に加えて、新曲が3曲入っていますけど、「夜行列車～nothing to lose～」は、Aimerさんのアーティストとしての出発点を感じさせる内容になってますよね。これは実話？&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ――Then, this time, in addition to the inclusion of all the singles until now, there were 3 new songs, but the substance in &quot;&lt;em&gt;Yakou Ressha~nothing to lose~&lt;/em&gt;&quot; feels like the starting point for Aimer as an artist. Is this a true story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aimer：基本的に歌詞は、自分の体験もちりばめながら一つの物語を書くようなイメージで書いています。なので、この曲もそういう感じですね。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Aimer: Basically, I wrote the lyric that includes my experience, with an image to write a single story. Therefore, this song is also like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;――“さよなら　夜の教室/ここで私は声を失した”というフレーズがとても印象的でした。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ―― The phrase &quot;&lt;em&gt;goodbye　night classroom / here I lost my voice&lt;/em&gt;&quot; was very impressive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aimer：ああ……声が出なくなってしまったというのは実体験なんです。私は常に音楽が流れているような家で育って、物心つく前から歌うのが好きな子供で、気づいたら歌手になりたいと思っていたんですね。で、いつも一人で歌っていたんですけど。15歳の時、朝起きたら突然声が出なくなっていたんです。それで、声帯を診る専門の耳鼻咽喉科に行ったら「とにかくしゃべらないでください」って、沈黙療法というのを勧められて、そこから半年間ずっとしゃべらずにいて……。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Aimer: Ah... the voice loss was a real experience. Because I was grown up in a family that constantly playing songs, being a kid who likes singing before reaching the age of discretion, and when I realized, I thought I wanted to be a singer. I was always singing alone, though. At the age of 15, when I woke up in the morning, I suddenly lost my voice. After that, when visiting vocal cords specialist in a department of otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat), they said &quot;in any case, please don't speak&quot; and recommending a silent treatment, since then I didn't speak for 6 months at all...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T02:15:25.393" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T02:15:25.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44655" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-12T18:10:27.343" Score="2" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Fishman arc, it was told that there used to be three weapons – Pluton, Uranus, and Poseidon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We already know Poseidon is Shirahoshi, then what about Pluton and Uranus? And if those are weapons, then are they related to Void Century or way past from that time like Garden of Eden time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-12T18:44:48.307" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T17:39:20.153" Title="Are Pluton and Uranus weapons too?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29863" CreationDate="2018-02-12T18:41:22.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The vectors are unable to be used when the Diclonius is in pain. That's why the scientists keep them in pain. They won't be able to use their vectors to escape. The reason why #35 can't use her vectors after #7 hits her in the head has a lot to do with this weakness. Maybe the blow affected her frontal lobe in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38121" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T18:41:22.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29473" CreationDate="2018-02-12T18:57:32.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All 500 episodes have been dubbed since October 7, 2019.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For region 1 (North America), all 500 episodes have been released since &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PW6ZRZ3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;June 11, 2019&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For region 2 (UK), all 500 episodes have been released since &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Box-Episodes-487-500/dp/B07W3RQJ2G&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;October 7, 2019&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For region 4 (Australia/New Zealand), all 500 episodes have been released since &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/47793/naruto-shippuden-collection-38-eps-487500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;August 7, 2019&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes#DVD_releases&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-01-25T07:26:35.193" LastActivityDate="2020-01-25T07:26:35.193" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2018-02-12T18:57:32.600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44655" CreationDate="2018-02-12T20:37:13.680" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You've answered yourself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During Fishman arc, it was told that there used to be three weapons –&#xA;  Pluton, Uranus, and Poseidon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are all &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ancient_Weapons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(ancient) weapons&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time an ancient weapon was mentioned was in Alabasta.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb1CyDOwYy0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crocodile asked King Cobra&lt;/a&gt; where he hid the Poneglyph containing information about &lt;strong&gt;Pluton&lt;/strong&gt;, an &lt;em&gt;ancient weapon&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in the show, we get more information about Pluton: It's a warship with the capabilities to conquer the world. The blueprints for this ship were passed down in a line of shipwrights for centuries, until they fell into Tom's hands - the legendary shipwright. Later they're burned by Franky to prevent the World Gov. (Spandam) from building the ship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing we know about &lt;strong&gt;Uranus&lt;/strong&gt; is that it's an ancient weapon, nothing else. &#xA;We could assume its an aircraft or something similar, according to the other weapons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Poseidon = Mermaid Princess = Underwater&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pluton = Ship = Surface&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uranus = ? = Air?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35035" LastEditorUserId="35035" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T07:00:35.567" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T07:00:35.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-12T21:03:22.083" Score="2" ViewCount="1154" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Jiren and Frieza don't have godly ki, we are able to understand that you &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; attain the power of a god through regular training; that regular ki can go as high as divine ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on existing knowledge, how much roughly is Jiren's full power level? (the power he plans to use on Beyond Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta and 20+ Kaio-Ken Super Saiyan Blue Goku). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is based on Super Gogeta's power level of 2,500,000,000 that Jiren's full power level is 189,000,000,000,000,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38123" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T02:24:13.030" LastActivityDate="2021-03-01T05:04:30.460" Title="Is there no limit to power levels?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44616" CreationDate="2018-02-12T22:41:42.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you need to remember is that the Infinite Tsukuyomi and Limited Tsukuyomi are very advanced illusions trapping people in a dream world where everything is possible and it is designed to make them happy. One of Naruto's dreams is to have his parent's with him so while in this illusion it does not matter that in reality his mother would be killed by the removal of the tailed beast because the illusion would prevent that from happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember it is just an illusion designed to trap the victim with their own happiness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8231" LastActivityDate="2018-02-12T22:41:42.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44662" CreationDate="2018-02-13T01:24:45.777" Score="4" ViewCount="7835" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;A Silent Voice&lt;/em&gt;, Shoya lives with his mom and a little girl named Maria. He refers to Maria as his little sister, but the two have different skin colors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are Shoya and Maria related?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFfIy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFfIy.png&quot; alt=&quot;Shoya and Maria&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31618" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T01:45:16.773" Title="How are Shoya and Maria related?" Tags="&lt;koe-no-katachi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44661" CreationDate="2018-02-13T01:45:16.773" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It explain pretty well in manga and anime. She's not his sister, but she's his niece. Her mother is Shoya's sister and her father is a Brazilian. &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/character/97943/Maria_Ishida&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maria's MAL page&lt;/a&gt; also mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ishida's young niece who lives with Ishida and his family. Maria is half-Japanese from her mother's side and half-Brazilian from her father's side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is her father&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3vNI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3vNI.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maria&amp;#39;s father&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T01:45:16.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44659" CreationDate="2018-02-13T02:16:54.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, no.&#xA;The multipliers were devised to keep in account how power scaling would work, in case the character undergoes any power up or transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The multipliers assumed are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaioken = x1.5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaioken x10 = x10&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaioken x20 = x20&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan = x50&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 2 = x100&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan 3 = x400&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan God = x15,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Super Saiyan Blue = x25,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ultra Instinct &quot;Omen&quot; = x150 Super Saiyan Blue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The numbers calculated can be assumed to be partially correct because no track of power level was kept after Dragon Ball Z.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Suppressed) = 50,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiren (Extremely Suppressed++) = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Super Saiyan) = 2,500,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Super Saiyan 2) = 5,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Super Saiyan God) = 750,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Super Saiyan Blue) = 37,500,000,000,000,000,000 (Qaudrillion)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken x10) = 375,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiren (Less Suppressed+) = 400,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken x20) = 750,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiren (Less Suppressed+)=1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Piccolo = 32,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gohan (Suppressed) = 5,500,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vegeta (Suppressed) = 25,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;True Form Frieza = 5,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Krillin = 740,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Genki Dama/Spirit Bomb) = 900,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku (Ultra Instinct) = 3,500,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jiren (Less Than 30%)=12,000,000,000,000,000,000,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dragon Ball Wikia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T03:12:43.680" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T03:12:43.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44612" CreationDate="2018-02-13T02:19:06.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are right, it was negligence from Danzo's side, not having cursed Kabuto. That's why he brainwashes Nonō and sends her to kill him. When she fails, Orochimaru was sent to finish him off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T02:19:06.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44611" CreationDate="2018-02-13T02:21:30.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is that Toneri is not dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He just went into self imposed exile, and he also makes an appearance in Boruto anime series.&#xA;When he sees a comet passing into a constellation, he predicts that Boruto will play a key role in the fateful events to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="32156" LastEditDate="2018-08-30T01:11:13.430" LastActivityDate="2018-08-30T01:11:13.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33582" CreationDate="2018-02-13T02:29:04.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This actually changed the Shinigami attached to the notebook. Rem left with Light's original notebook. And Light buried Misa's notebook that Ryuk became attached to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why he needed Rem to be attached to his notebook really wasn't clear. Ryuk would have never given up the fake rules, and since Misa went and got her notebook back as well she had Ryuk following her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that really made the difference I think, is that when Rem wrote down L's name in her death note, everyone saw that Rem was dead. (Maybe that was the point.) Light needed his notebook to be the one that was recovered so he could write someone's name quickly and get his memories restored fully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38127" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T02:34:05.197" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T02:34:05.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41305" CreationDate="2018-02-13T06:06:35.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, a person who makes the eye deal with a shinigami gets their natural lifespan halved regardless of weather or not they technically use the Deathnote itself. By this logic Soichiro Yagami was only going to live a natural life of about three days max. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38129" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T06:06:35.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41016" CreationDate="2018-02-13T07:35:12.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I did some digging, and this is what I found out. Shazam identified the song as: &#xA;進撃st-Hrn-Gt-Pf20130629巨人&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by 澤野弘之.You can also find it under the title&quot; Rittai Kidou Remix&quot;.&#xA;Plz listen and correct me if I am wrong because I have also found other tracks as well. But this one was the most accurate, according to my listening experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T07:35:12.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44672" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44695" CreationDate="2018-02-13T07:46:07.540" Score="8" ViewCount="17851" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recall that a shichibukai needs to have quite a good bounty, and be very strong. So why was Luffy never offered the position? I mean his second bounty was higher than Crocodile and Hancock, so if we say he offended the World Government in the Enies Lobby arc, then before that, he was eligible, and even afterwards, we can't say he's not eligible; let's not forget Doflamingo threatened tenrybito with revealing some information, and his status was not revoked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2021-02-01T20:20:20.517" Title="Why was Luffy never offered a Shichibukai position?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44289" CreationDate="2018-02-13T08:58:34.937" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inheriting, yes. As this a bloodline limit, it is possible that the daughter of an Uchiha marries into another clan, and her child receives the gene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T12:40:30.720" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T12:40:30.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44672" CreationDate="2018-02-13T09:21:04.140" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Blackbeard made a deal that he'd bring them Luffy's head to become a warlord. By the time Blackbeard had renounced his position, Luffy had already declared war on the world government, defeated another warlord, destroyed their judicial island, led a mass prison break from their prison island, and partook in a war against the government at the marines's headquarters, punched a world noble, and completely defeated their secret assassination squad CP-9. By that point, they didn't want anything to do with him besides bringing him to justice. Now they even revoked Law's status just for allying with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T09:21:04.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44672" CreationDate="2018-02-13T10:17:04.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, for starters, despite being eligible for the position, he gained that meaty bounty after defeating a former Shichibukai, and while that may qualify him for the position, Luffy also thwarted Operation Utopia, which was covered up by the &#xA;World Government to give the credit to Smoker and hide the fact that the whole Shichibukai system is flawed and prone to abuse. Luffy becoming a Shichibukai would make the public question what deeds he had done in order to earn the position, and may expose the truth that it was a pirate that saved Alabasta, not the Marines. Also, while it is the World Government's decision, I doubt the Marines will agree with the decision of making Luffy a Warlord post-Alabasta, especially Smoker.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38134" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T10:17:04.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44676" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-13T10:54:08.453" Score="4" ViewCount="730" Body="&lt;p&gt;As in like Whitebeard had his own &quot;territory&quot;, Fishman Island, and so did Bib Mum, &quot;Wholecake Island&quot;. So why doesn't Shanks, a fellow younkou, do the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38135" LastEditorUserId="30811" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T16:39:50.767" LastActivityDate="2018-07-15T20:53:36.587" Title="Why has shanks never claimed any island?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44676" CreationDate="2018-02-13T11:08:58.363" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;These pictures shown Shanks claimed at least one unknown place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I373cl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I373cl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shanks&amp;#39; flag&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AyCWkl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AyCWkl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shanks&amp;#39; flag&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-02-14T14:46:41.177" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T14:46:41.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44218" CreationDate="2018-02-13T11:25:19.207" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well most probably because they could have noticed that the flank formation they both received had no location marked for Eren, and Armin could have figured it out before they went for the expedition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, there is no such mention in the manga, so we can only speculate what might have happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T18:24:25.850" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T18:24:25.850" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43011" CreationDate="2018-02-13T11:51:39.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well in Boruto's anime series, set 10 years after the Fourth Shinobi War, she is part of three arcs till now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1)Academy Arc :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is shown to be a instructor at Konoha's academy.She is shown to be yelling at Boruto's class, after they skip Shino's lecture to see the fight between Boruto and Iwabe (another student).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) School Trip Arc :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a class trip for Academy is set for Kirigakure (Blood Mist Village),she decides to accompany Shino to look after the students.&#xA;They meet Kagura, chosen to be the seventh Mizukage, and Chojuro the sixth and current Mizukage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They later meet Mei, the fifth Mizukage, and discuss the growing conflict between the land of water and neighbouring countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Graduation Arc :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For graduation, it is decided that in the practical/ final test, the class would have to face off against Shino, Anko &amp;amp; Konohamaru.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anko was seen to be putting many students under genjutsu. She also faced up Ino- Shika- Cho trio, testing their willingness to work together, as only one of them would be allowed to pass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of these three arcs, there has been little development of the character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T11:51:39.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20634" CreationDate="2018-02-13T12:17:47.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First and foremost, the Logia devil fruits are not the rarest anymore. The Mythical Zoan are. (Only two mythical Zoan confirmed, Marco's Devil fruit and Sengoku's Hito Hito no Mi: Model Daibutsu, versus 11 Logia Devil Fruits confirmed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, there's a reason why Oda added Haki and Rokushiki. Everybody can learn Busoshoku and Kenbushoku Haki to the point that all Vice-Admirals can use both Colors, and any person that trains hard can learn Rokushiki (a good amount of Vice-Admirals complement their fighting styles with Rokushiki techniques, hell even Coby can use Soru and Rankyaku).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Logia devil fruit user has to train a lot in order to properly harness his power (remember that Luffy had a lot of problems with controlling his body after he ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi) and to reflexively turn into the respective element (although Kenbushoku Haki may help in this regard), and then train and improve both his Busoshoku Haki in order to be able to defend against Haki users and his Kenbushoku in order to be able to predict incoming attacks. This takes a lot of training time. At the same time, a regular rank-and-file marine can train himself to become the next Garp in terms of raw power and strength of Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, your statement holds true if we're talking about the Paradise part of the Grand Line, because in the New World, Haki is common knowledge. (Hell, even Haoshoku Haki is way more common in the New World than in Paradise: Dolflamingo, Don Chinjao, Big Mom and Charlotte Katakuri, all have it so far.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in summary, Logia Devil Fruits' seemingly overpowered-ness is balanced by the common knowledge of Haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38134" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T14:01:14.063" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T14:01:14.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44659" CreationDate="2018-02-13T16:55:03.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have no idea which are the multipliers for super saiyan god and super saiyan blue, and we have no idea which is the current base power level of Goku and Vegeta, so it's impossible to give power levels with figures (numbers). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we try to determine with a number the base power level of Goku and Vegeta (which seems to be about the same for both of them for the fights and sparrings they had in Dragon Ball Super) we find a lot of incongruences or very hard to fit situations. Also with the other transformations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fake Vegeta in base form (which is as strong as Vegeta) was able to defeat SSJ3 Gotenks. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goku in base form was able to overpower Freezer 4th form, Freezer 3rd form was able to almost kill super saiyajin Gohan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In one movie Beerus says Goku in base form isnt as strong as Freezer (4th form) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to some data, Goku or Vegeta base form could be weaker than a super saiyajin, and according to other data it could be stronger than a SSJ3. Situations like those can only be fixed with speculation, no with the dialogue or things said by the authors because they just didnt try to fix those inconsistencies. So, being us unable to give number estimations since they could vary very widely, I believe this is the only thing we can say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan Blue Kaiokenx20 of Goku, plus Ultra Super Saiyan Blue Vegita which seems to be in a similar level than Goku Super Saiyan Blue Kaiokenx20 , gave some fight but no damage to Jiren. This tells us that Goku (who is using the power of 20 super saiyan blue) plus Vegeta who is using a similar power (who together has a power around x40 super saiyan blue) are weaker than Jiren. Then Jiren power level has to be somewhere between x50 to x100 super saiyan blue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T16:55:03.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-13T17:39:40.133" Score="2" ViewCount="2044" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before Trunks became super saiyan rage (super saiyan hikari), he had a battle where he was able to hold, hit and take apart Black Goku super saiyan rosé from super saiyan blue Goku. How was this possible? We know by that moment Black Goku super saiyan rose was stronger than Goku Super saiyan blue, which is a transformation stronger than super saiyan god, which is a transformation stronger than SSJ3, which is a transformation stronger than SSJ2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the manga Toyotaro made SSJ2 Trunks to be &quot;mastered&quot; and become as strong as SSJ3 Goku, but in the anime, Goku SSJ3 Goku knocked with one punch SSJ2 Trunks (even though Beerus commented Trunks was a good fighter) . Did Trunks become much stronger after this, because of a zenkai boost or something? Did his sparring later with super saiyan blue Vegeta and the mental training he had made his SSJ2 much stronger (to the point where he could fight in SSJ2 against Black Goku SSJ Rosé) or is there any other explanation to the situation of SSJ2 being able to fight SSJ Rosé?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-04-15T00:56:24.787" Title="Did Trunks SSJ2 become much stronger after the sparring with SSJ3 Goku?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44184" CreationDate="2018-02-13T18:08:44.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This song originally appeared in the episode where Chiyo &amp;amp; Sakura fight Sasori.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the song is Reverse Situation.Sonetimes also read as Turn the Tables. ( Kesei Gyakuten.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is track number 26 in Naruto Shippuden original soundtrack (by Yasuharu Takanashi).&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/naruto-shippuden-original-soundtrack/1006254330?l=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also has a remix version called Spin and Burst from the soundtrack of the movie &quot;Boruto- Naruto the Movie&quot;.This is an amazing song as well.&lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00YAZ90BG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Boruto : Naruto the Movie Original Soundtrack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T18:08:44.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44684" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44692" CreationDate="2018-02-13T18:20:44.863" Score="4" ViewCount="75398" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Big Mom afraid of Shanks? Is it because of his ultimate Haki? Or is it because of the fact that he even survived after clashing with Edward Newgate and getting in a war with Kaido?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-09-06T01:58:11.583" LastActivityDate="2021-02-13T00:47:11.683" Title="Why is Big Mom afraid of Shanks?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43514" CreationDate="2018-02-13T18:28:45.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's clearly a translation error. from what I read, Kurama says that he's merging the disseminated chakra into one.And since there is no Gedo Statue, he's using the Susano'o as the receiving vessel.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yi65n.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yi65n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The manga panel from volume 696 of Naruto&amp;#39;s manga&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T18:28:45.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44682" CreationDate="2018-02-13T18:36:34.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, he was in a rage. It has been seen in the anime and movie (Battle of Gods), that when a Saiyan is enraged, their power increases manifold, usually you can understand it like the Hulk. We see Vegeta, in SSJ2 form, beat up Beerus for some time, and although Beerus wasn't serious, that's still an amazing thing to pull off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is plausible to assume that in the moment of his enraged anger, he for some time, became stronger than Super Saiyan Blue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T18:36:34.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44734" CreationDate="2018-02-13T18:59:26.450" Score="3" ViewCount="914" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the ANIME, it was mentioned that before coming to marineford, Shanks clashed with Kaido pirates. How come Shanks and crew were able to survive the war with Kaido pirates without being much damaged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T06:44:59.017" Title="How Shanks and his crew were able to survive a clash with Kaido pirates?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44672" CreationDate="2018-02-13T19:14:00.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One answer can also be that the World Government considers all D's as the enemy of world government or just the fact that luffy is the son of Dragon is enough reason to not to make luffy their ally by making him a Warlord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T19:14:00.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44682" CreationDate="2018-02-13T23:36:44.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trunks in his SSJ2 state was definitely stronger than Goku and Vegeta SSJ2 in the Buu saga. However, weaker than SSJ2 Goku and Vegeta in super. I would say, his SSJ2 transformation is more or less relative to that of Caulifla's towards the end when she began to master it during her fight with Goku.&lt;br&gt;Trunks attained another transformation called &lt;i&gt;Super Saiyan Rage&lt;/i&gt; during the course of battle with Goku Black. This transformation made him strong enough to at least hold his own against SSJR Black and made his power slightly relative to Blue. He easily surpassed SSJ3 Goku at this point. His power would be relative to current Mystic Gohan and Android 17 who are stronger than SSJG and more or less relative to SSJB tier(Not stronger).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for trunks getting stronger,  No, his fight with Goku or Vegeta didn't give him any Zenkai boosts. A saiyan attains a Zenkai boost when he is in a situation where his life is at stake. Goku merely took him out with one shot and Vegeta obviously didn't try to kill his son! The fight against Goku was Super trying to show where Trunks's power stacks up to the Z fighters now, as he hasn't come on for a very long time. His fight against Vegeta, was very likely a throwback to their training in Z and to create a father-son moment between a newly changed Vegeta(In terms of character) and Future Trunks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We know the SSJ transformation is generally caused by rage. We've also seen powerups in SSJ transformations by characters when they are angry or someone's life is at stake. Example: Vegeta in his SSJ2 form against Beerus, Goku in his SSJB form against Black and Zamasu, Vegeta in his SSJB form against G.O.D Toppo. Trunks similarly, attained a very powerful rage transformation in this manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-02-13T23:43:10.593" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T23:43:10.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44684" CreationDate="2018-02-14T03:29:26.870" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Big Mom is &lt;em&gt;arguably&lt;/em&gt; the weakest Yonko, but she makes up for this by forming allies with different nation. Hence, the numbers of her offspring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shanks is definitely a force to be feared for good reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He has only 1 ship&lt;/strong&gt; - As we currently know, Shanks only has a caveat of a crew in 1 single ship and that says a lot. Numbers in the OP world can mean a lot and him being in the New World with just a single ship and exceptional crew members who are known to be great at Haki (Beckman, Lucky Roo and Yasopp).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Former Cabin Boy of the Pirate King, Roger&lt;/strong&gt; - He was known to be a part of Roger's Crew with Buggy, although this doesn't mean much because of the latter's credibility, being part of the crew might help him develop his Haki.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haki Strength&lt;/strong&gt; - Shanks is shown to be a master of 2 types of Haki, Armament and especially Conqueror's Haki, greatly depicted when he boarded Whitebeard's ship. He also used to occasionally fight with Mihawk, the World's Greatest Swordsman before his arm got severed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just these three alone would make you fear the red-haired Pirate. Also, he interrupted Kaido's attempt to attack Whitebeard during the &lt;code&gt;Battle of Marineford&lt;/code&gt; and stopped said battle by just announcing the war is over which prompted Sengoku to do it which proves that Shanks is definitely someone you don't mess with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he can stop Kaido, the World Government/Marines, and make Blackbeard shiver then this just proves my point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; Big Mom is afraid of Shanks because he's just too powerful for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastEditorUserId="50667" LastEditDate="2020-01-11T04:39:57.010" LastActivityDate="2020-01-11T04:39:57.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44672" CreationDate="2018-02-14T06:11:37.247" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;First time around when Luffy took down Croc, BB offered to take the position of Shichibukai by presenting the marines with Ace. It was an offer the Marines could not pass up on, so they did not think of any other suitable candidates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, since the credit for taking down Croc was given to Smoker, Luffy was relatively unknown. This further emphasized the reason as to why he was not considered because Shichibukais would generally be selected from feared and notorious pirates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the war of best, there were three vacant positions for the Shichibukai. But none of them were offered to Luffy. This is because Luffy by then has declared war against them by burning the flag of WG. He attacked Ennis Lobby, Impel Down and Marineford the three symbols of the Marines, he punched a Celestial Dragon and he rung the Ox bell 16 times which declared the coming of a new age of pirates. All this made Luffy as someone who would be an enemy to the world government not some random pirate like the other Shichibukais who were even though notorious pirates did not directly meddle with the affairs of the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the reason he was not offered the position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also considering Luffy, like Ace he would have never accepted that position because that would limit his freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35756" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-14T07:00:13.247" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T07:00:13.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24188" CreationDate="2018-02-14T06:18:35.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usopp's name was inspired by Aesop. Aesop told made up stories called fables, much like Usopp. Also, Aesop is the author of &quot;the boy who cried wolf&quot;, the story of the boy who lies to the villagers about a wolf appearance in order to alarm the villagers for fun, but because of his history of lying, the villagers don't believe him when the wolf actually appears. This is parallel to Usopp lying about pirates arriving in order to prank the villagers, but they don't believe him when he's telling the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38145" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T06:18:35.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44388" CreationDate="2018-02-14T07:21:08.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Kaguya's anime backstory, we came to know that a meteorite holding the seed crashed on Earth then Kaguya appeared for then unexplained reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that the Boruto anime series tells us that Kaguya was sent to Earth by her clan to wait for the harvest. It could mean that either Kaguya planted the seed herself or that the seed came from a meteorite and her clan found out about it then sent her to monitor the tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T07:21:08.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44152" CreationDate="2018-02-14T07:29:15.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song's name is Gliding by Buzz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T01:17:06.730" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T01:17:06.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44702" CreationDate="2018-02-14T09:07:17.320" Score="1" ViewCount="6298" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any notions of his final choice in the manga, and I think he does not mention it anywhere. Is there any reliable source for his hero name, or it has not been decided / revealed yet ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastActivityDate="2019-12-05T20:02:59.010" Title="Do we know Bakugou's actual hero name?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-14T09:19:27.330" Score="3" ViewCount="1321" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl1RRl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 249, page 5&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Nanatsu to Naizai&lt;/em&gt;, it is said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; The supreme deity bestowed the child [Merlin] divine protection able &lt;strong&gt;to nullify any and all manner of&lt;/strong&gt; dark curses and &lt;strong&gt;commandments&lt;/strong&gt;. (Emphasis of mine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZYqbl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter 121, page 8 and 9&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We can see that Merlin is getting turned rock solid by Galand's Commandment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those two facts contradict each other. Is that a plothole, or is there a reasonable explanation somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-04-21T18:00:40.353" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T18:00:40.353" Title="Is there a plothole in Merlin's character development?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44699" CreationDate="2018-02-14T10:07:35.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hiroshiki's first draft has a name, that roughly translates to Ground Zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9vsFe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9vsFe.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bakugou First Draft Codename&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in my opinion, Kachhan is not too bad either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T09:46:38.400" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T09:46:38.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42576" CreationDate="2018-02-14T10:48:39.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of now, in the Fourth Databook, which contains all data of Naruto by Kishimoto himself, lists following aspects of Naruto as a Shinobi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.)Fire Element&#xA;2.)Wind Element &#xA;3.)Lightning Element&#xA;4.)Earth Element&#xA;5.)Water Element&#xA;6.)Yin- Yang Release&#xA;7.)Yang Release&#xA;8.)Kekkei Genkai user&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a pic for reference :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iEqRL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iEqRL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;How to read this panel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mO8Fu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mO8Fu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s Databook Entry 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C1jkF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C1jkF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Naruto&amp;#39;s Databook Entry 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation : ( Not 100% accurate)&#xA;&lt;em&gt;All credit to OrganicDinosaur&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.narutoforums.org/members/organicdinosaur.246513/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OrganicDinosaur&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 1: (pic 2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ninja ID # = 012607&#xA;Birthday: 10/10 (Age 17, Libra)&#xA;Height: 166.0cm&#xA;Weight: 50.9 kg&#xA;Blood Type: B&#xA;Personality: 負けず嫌い (Hates to lose)、目立ちたがり (Exhibitionist (/someone who's a show-off, doing things to catch other people's attention)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Favourite:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;木の葉の名店,一楽ラーメンが大のお気に入り。とんこつミソチヤーシューがブーム!&#xA;As a well-known restaurant in Konoha, Ichiraku Ramen is his most favourite thing! The 'Tonkotsu Miso Chiyashu' is a boom! (/All the rage!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Village Affiliation: Konoha&#xA;Rank: Kage&#xA;Natures: All five basic elements + Yang&#xA;Icons: Jinchuuriki, Senjutsu, Kekkei-Genkai (Bloodline Limit), Kuchiyose (Summoning)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Splash Text:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;オレはどの先代も超える火影になる！！それがオレの夢だ！！！&#xA;I will become a Hokage who will even surpass all the previous generations of Hokage!! That is my dream!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Splash Text:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;うずまく乱世に凛と立ち戮力同心、平和を目指す！！&#xA;Standing united for a common cause. Bracing himself amidst the whirling and turbulent times: aiming for peace!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;『里の奴ら全員に、オレの存在を認めさせてやるん だ！』。。。第七班の結成時に、仲間達に誓った大いなる夢は、今や現実のものとなりつつある。自来也との修 業や「暁」と の激闘を経て、ナルトは確実に成長を遂げた。元来の豊かな発想力に加え、師と 同じ「仙術」や、尾獣とリンク した「完全なる人柱力」の力も 手に入れた。だがナルトの真価は別にある。それは仲間を信じ、 認め合い、共に戦う「絆」の力。 火影になるために最も重要な力 を、ナルトは身に着けたのだ!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I will make everybody in the village acknowledge my existence!!&quot;.When Team 7 was formed, he swore a great dream to his comrades. Now, he was in the process of making it a reality. By training with Jiraiya and battling fiercely with &quot;Akatsuki&quot;, Naruto certainly achieved growth and maturity. In addition to primarily being full of expressive power and inventiveness, he also possessed the same &quot;Senjutsu&quot; as his master. Naruto even obtained the power (of being a)&quot;Perfect Jinchuuriki&quot; because of being linked to his Tailed-Beast. However, the true value of Naruto is apart from (those qualities). (The real worth of Naruto is from having) the power of faith in his comrades, mutual acceptance (/respect for one another), and the strength of Bonds while fighting together. These were the most important powers for Naruto to have within himself in order to become the Hokage!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ナルトの援護に忍び五大国の強者が集う! これぞ史上最強の忍術なのだ 。&#xA;In support of Naruto, the strongest shinobi from the Five Great Nations assemble! They will (surely be unleashing) the strongest ninjutsu in history! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Right Caption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;自来也譲りのド根性。 どんな困難な状況でも、 決して希望は捨てない。&#xA;Inheriting Jiraiya's utter gutsiness: No matter how difficult the situation will be, never abandon hope. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Left Caption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;歴代人柱力の中でも、九喇嘛と同調できたのはナルトだけ!&#xA;Although he had been inside successive generations of Jinchuuriki, Kurama could only sympathize (and conform) to Naruto!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Special Box&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4年前: 終末の谷での大激戦！！&#xA;Four Years Ago: A huge, fierce battle at the Valley of the End!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;抜け忍になったサスケを連れ戻すべく、決死の説得！！&#xA;With persuasion that prepared him for death, Naruto (fought) in order to bring back Sasuke, who became a nukenin!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side Splash Text&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;師より授かりし唯一二の「名」と「心」。。。&#xA;He was given two unique things from his master: a &quot;name&quot; and a &quot;heart&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;痛みと憎しみ&#xA;Pain and Hatred&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;妙木山の修業で?仙術?を修得したナルトは、その力を以て、師・自来也の仇ペインに挑む！！強敵相手に善戦 するナルトだが、戦いの最中にペインの抱えた痛みを知る。復讐。。。親しき者を殺された怒りは、師を失った ナルトにも理解し得るものだった?&#xA;By training at Mount Myoboku, Naruto learned Senjutsu. With that power, Naruto challenges his master's enemy: Pain!! He put up a good fight as a formidable enemy against Naruto. However, in the midst of battle, Naruto understood the pain that Pain possessed. It was for revenge. Pain was angry that someone close to him had been killed. Naruto was also able to sympathize (with him and his anger), since he had lost his master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;厳しい修業の末、ナルトは自来也以上に ?仙人モード? ?を極めた。&#xA;At the end of his relentless training, Naruto had mastered a &quot;Sennin-Mode&quot; beyond that of Jiraiya's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;戦闘力は大幅に向上。たった一人でぺイン六道と渡り合う。&#xA;His fighting power had greatly improved. All by himself, Naruto exchanged blows with the Six Paths of Pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;託されしもの&#xA;Something Entrusted to Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;仲間を倒されたナルトの怒りに呼応し、九尾が暴走。混濁する意識の中、現れたのは父だった。ナルトは自身の 迷いを吐露し、 父に問う。憎しみの連鎖を止める方法を。 答えは?出なかった。 だが授かったものはある。 それは「信頼」だった?。&#xA;Naruto's comrades were defeated. In response to his anger (about that situation), the Kyuubi rampaged. Within Naruto's clouded consciousness, his father appeared. Naruto expressed his own hesitations. He asked his father for a means to stop the chain of hatred. No answer came forth (from Minato).However, Naruto received something (from his father): Trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「お前ならその答えを見つけられる」。 父は木ノ葉の未来を、 ナルトに託した?！！&#xA;?If it?s you, you?ll be able to find that answer?. His father entrusted the future of Konoha to Naruto?!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ド根性忍伝&#xA;The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Ninja&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;最後のペインを打ち倒し、 ついにナルトは本体・ 長門に辿り着く。仇を前に、 選択を迫られるナルト。復讐を成すか、それとも?！？長門が受けた「痛み」を聞き、その上でナルトが出した 結論は。。。「和解」。どんなに「痛み」が伴なおうとも、どれほどの障害が待ち受けようとも、真の平和を諦 めない。それが「ナルト」と言う名に師が込めた想いだから。 ナルトの強き意志は、憎しみに満ちた長門の心をも動かした。&#xA;After defeating the last (path of) Pain, Naruto finally manages to arrive at the true body (of Pain): Nagato. In front of the enemy, Naruto was forced to make a choice: to either achieve revenge, or (to do something else)?.!? Naruto listened to the &quot;pain&quot; that Nagato had experienced. In addition, Naruto made a decision about (how to) conclude (the situation): &quot;Reconciliation&quot;. No matter how much &quot;pain&quot; would certainly accompany him, and no matter how many obstacles awaited him?. Naruto would not abandon (trying to achieve) genuine peace. Those were Jiraiya's thoughts (for the meaning behind) the name &quot;Naruto&quot;. Naruto's strong will then swayed the heart of Nagato, who was filled with hatred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;人々が本当の意味で 理解し合える時代 。真の平和を疑わず目指す。&#xA;Aiming for an era when everyone would truly be able to understand each other: Naruto had no doubts about genuine peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ナルトの真っ直ぐな眼と言葉は、 新たな未来の可能性を予感させた。&#xA;With his direct gaze and words, Naruto foreshadowed the possibility of a new future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;英雄&#xA;Hero&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;師匠からは「名前」と 「諦めないド根性」を。 兄弟子からは、「痛み」を。 数々の想いと信頼を受け、ナルトは前へと歩む。そして、里に戻ったナルトを待っていたのは、 思わぬ歓迎だった?。 いたずらで皆の気を引く少年はもういない。 皆に信頼される、本物の英雄がそこにいた。&#xA;From his master, Naruto was given his &quot;name&quot; and &quot;the utter gutsiness to not give up&quot;. From (his master's) senior disciple, Naruto was given pain. As Naruto accepts the trust and thoughts (of many people), he walks forward. And so, when Naruto returned to the village, the people were waiting for him. It was an unexpected reception(/welcome back)...He was no longer the boy who caused mischief (in order to) attract everyone else's attention. (Naruto was now) a true hero who was trusted by everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Right Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;小南は平和を願った弥彦と長門の想いを、ナルトに託した。&#xA;Konan entrusted Naruto with the thoughts of Yahiko and Nagato. They had all desired peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Left Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;誰もに認められたい。ナルトの想いは皆に伝わり始めた。&#xA;He wanted to be recognized by everybody. Naruto's thoughts and feelings began to reach everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PART 2: (PIC 3)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side Splash Text&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ナルトを強く。。。眩く。。。輝かせる&#xA;繋がり拡がる「絆」の輪。。。&#xA;Powerfully and brilliantly shining for Naruto…&#xA;A connected and extended circle of “Bonds”…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sakura// サクラ&#xA;ナルトがサクラと交わした「一 生の約束」。それは、サスケを里 へ連れ帰ること。だが今や、そ れは二人の共通目標でもある。サスケのために切磋琢磨する二人の間には、希望も絶望も共に分かち合える、「 第七班の絆」 が確かに存在しているのだ。。。！！&#xA;Naruto exchanged “The promise of a lifetime”with Sakura. That pact was to bring Sasuke back home to the village. But now, it was also a common objective for the two of them. In order to (bring Sasuke back), both of them diligently applied their skills and cultivated their own personalities by working hard. While (they were training),they could share in their hope and despair with one another. “The bonds of Team 7” certainly exist…!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;サクラの突然の告白。だが、ナルトはその奥に隠された想いに気づく。&#xA;It’s Sakura’s abrupt confession of love. However, Naruto noticed those feelings that were concealed behind (her words).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gaara // 我愛羅&#xA;ナルトにとって、我愛羅は同じ痛みを知る者であり、里の垣根を超えた友でもある。そんな彼の言葉はナルトの 心に深く響く。 友として、サスケのために何が できるか。戦友の心からの助言を、ナルトは強くかみしめた。&#xA;Since Gaara was someone who understood the same pain as Naruto, (their friendship) transcended through the boundaries of the village. The words of such a guy deeply resounded within Naruto’s heart. As (Naruto’s) friend, what could he do for Sasuke’s sake. Naruto strongly reflected upon the advice from his fellow comrade’s heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;サスケの「友」として、自分は何ができるのか。。。答えはナルト自身が出すしかない。&#xA;As Sasuke’s “Friend”, what could he personally do for him?... Naruto had no choice but to give that answer on his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sasuke // サスケ&#xA;「終末の谷」「大蛇丸のアジト」 ――幾度かのナルトの説得も、 サスケには届かなかった。一流の忍になったニ人が拳を合わせ、 そして見えた心の内...!! もはやニ人は拳で分かり合うしかない。 ナルトはサスケと戦い、憎しみ全てを受け止める覚悟を決めた。&#xA;At “The Valley of the End” and “Orochimaru’s Hide-out” ――(No matter) how many times Naruto persuaded him, (his thoughts) did not even reach Sasuke. The two of them had become top-notch shinobi. By joining fists, what were they then able to see within (eachother’s) hearts…! (By exchanging blows), already the two of them had no other choice but to understand (one another). As Naruto fought with Sasuke, he prepared himself to receive all of his hatred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Right Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;大切な繋がりを守るため、命を懸ける。。。！！&#xA;In order to protect their bond, he risked his life…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Left Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;サスケとは自分が戦う! ナルトの中には、揺るぎない覚悟ができていた。&#xA;He fought with Sasuke by himself! Within Naruto, he was able to uphold a solid resolution (to shoulder Sasuke’s burdens).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killer Bee// キラービー&#xA;人柱力のナルトにとって、理想の姿はビーと八尾の関係そのもの。互いに心を通わせ、冗談を言っ て笑いあう。 ナルトはビーとの修業で人柱力の力の使い方と共に、目指すべ き「絆」の育み方も学んだ。&#xA;Since Naruto is a Jinchuuriki (he should strive to have the) relationship as (the bond between) between Bee and the Hachibi. Their connection was the ideal figure itself (of what should be between the host and Jinchuuriki). Going back and forth with each other in their minds, they tell jokes and laugh together. By training together with Bee, Naruto learned about the usage of the power of his Jinchuuriki. In addition, Naruto aimed for a way to elevate their “Bond”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ノリノリで拳を合わす、 奇妙な師弟関係が生まれた ...!!&#xA;In high-spirits, they bump fists. A strange teacher-student relationship was born...!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iruka // イルカ&#xA;ナルトにとって、イルカは初めての理解者であり、常に心に在り続ける存在。 戦場へと向かうナルトへ贈られたイルカの言葉は、数々の激闘の中でナルトの支えになった！！&#xA;Iruka was the first person to be understanding towards Naruto, so (Naruto) always continues to keep (Iruka’s) being within his heart. As Naruto headed towards the battlefield, Iruka conferred a few words to him. During many fierce battles, (Iruka’s thoughts) became support for Naruto!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Right Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;恩師の想いを胸に、いざ戦場へ！！&#xA;With his former teacher’s thoughts in his chest, (Naruto) now heads towards the battlefield!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kurama//九喇嘛&#xA;幼少期、周囲に拒絶されてきたナルトは、九尾の憎しみが理解できた。今はもうバケ狐じゃな い。ナルトは「九喇嘛」の名を呼び、呪われし心の封を解いた。&#xA;Since Naruto was rejected throughout his childhood (by the village), he was able to understand the Kyuubi’s hatred. Now, he was no longer the ‘Bakekitsune” (Monster Fox). When Naruto called out the name“Kurama”, the seal of the cursed heart would then become untied. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;もはや駆け引きは不要！ 真に心で分かり合えたのだ。&#xA;Haggling is no longer necessary! They could truly understand each other’s hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kushina//クシナ&#xA;人柱力の修業中、ナルトは精神の中で母と会う。 母は修業の手助けと共に、大切なものを遺した。 それは愛。 強き想いは ナルトに、大いなる力を与える。&#xA;During his training with his Jinchuuriki, he met his Mother within his soul. Along with helping him with his training, his Mother left behind something important (to Naruto): her love. Those strong thoughts granted Naruto a huge (amount of) strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;感極まる母との邂逅は、ナルトの心を晴れやかに！！&#xA;He had chance meeting with his Mother, who was overcome with emotion. Naruto’s heart was radiantly refreshed!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Itachi//イタチ&#xA;仲間を忘れ個に執着すれば、 必ず失敗する。 戦いの業を全て背負おうとしていたナルトは、イ タチの戒めの言葉を、深く胸に刻む。&#xA;‘If one forgets comrades, and becomes attached to “the individual”, one will certainly fail.’ Naruto was trying to be burdened with all of the aspects of the battle. He then engraved Itachi’s words of caution deeply into his chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Left Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;仲間に認められてこそ火影なのだ。&#xA;If one is recognized by his comrades, (that person) will surely be the Hokage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side Splash Text&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;託されしものを一心に受け「和」を以て悪夢を払わん&#xA;They wholeheartedly accept the things that were entrusted to them. They then dispose of the nightmare through &quot;Peace&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;仲間と共に&#xA;Together with Comrades&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;波乱うずまく第四次忍界大戦。 「個」の力が突出したマダラとオビトに対し、ナルトは「絆」の力で立ち向かう。 仲間達との「繋がり」こそが、巨大なる力に打ち勝つ術だと信じるからだ。仲間達の 援護、そして伝わる熱き「想い」が、ナルトに大きな力を与える ――ナルトを以て＂無限月読＂をも超えると言わしめた、 ”忍連合の術” が、ここに完成した。&#xA;The Fourth Great Ninja War was tumultuously whirling. Facing the power of the“Individual”that Madara and Obito pushed forth, Naruto opposed them with the power of “Bonds”. With his“Connection” to his comrades, he surely believed in them (in order for them to unleash) a jutsu to overcome a huge force. With the support of his comrades and through the feverish “Feelings” that they conveyed to him, Naruto granted them a great power. Naruto he made them say that (they could) even surpass the“Infinite Tsukuyomi”with the “Shinobi Alliance Jutsu”. It was completed (on the battlefield).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ナルトの盾となり散ったネジの想いも一緒に！九喇嘛チャクラを仲間に渡して、一丸となり戦う！ ！&#xA;Neji became a shield for Naruto and died a noble death! As well as dispersing Neji’s thoughts and feelings, Naruto was transferring Kurama’s chakra to his comrades. They will fight as one with solidarity!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;目指すものは違えど敵は同じ！久方ぶりの共闘が実現した。&#xA;Their objectives were different, but their enemy was the same! They became a nostalgic, united front!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;第七班 再び&#xA;Once Again, They Become Team 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;大蛇丸の ”穢土転生” で復活した歴代火影と共に、うちはサスケが戦線参加。ナルト、サクラ、 そしてサスケ…約四年の時を経て、木ノ葉の第七班は復活した。 それぞれの思惑はありつつも、 里を守ることに変わりはない。 力を合わせて共闘する第七班は、 空白の時を感じさせぬほどに、 絶妙な連携を見せるのだった。&#xA;Together with the former generations of Hokage, who were resurrected by Orochimaru’s “Edo-Tensei”, Uchiha Sasuke participated on the war-front. Naruto, Sakura, and then Sasuke….approximately four years had elapsed. It was the comeback of Konoha’s Team 7. Even though each of them had their own opinions, it didn’t change (their will to) protect the village. Team 7 joined forces for a united front, to the extent where they could not feel that a blank space of time (had elapsed). They showed superb cooperation (with one another).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;第七班に木ノ葉の同期達も出揃って、 懐かしき光景に。。。！！&#xA;Team 7 also appears all together with their peers from Konoha: it was a nostalgic scene…!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side Splash Text&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;九匹のケモノの名を呼ぶ「予言の子」&#xA;戦いの果てに望むものは――&#xA;The “Child of Prophecy” calls out the names of the nine beasts.&#xA;It’s someone who wishes for the end of conflict ――&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;忍道&#xA;His Ninja Way&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;仲間は裏切るかもしれない。戦争は再び繰り返されるかもしれない。それなのに、なぜ命を懸けてまで戦うのか ！？茨の道と知りながら、なぜそこを進むのか。 世に絶望したオビトの問いに、ナルトは己の「忍道」を示す。 自分の言葉は曲げない――その言葉通り、ナルトはどんな困難があろうとも、夢を諦めない。。。 ！ ナルトがめざしている「火影」 とは、その道のりが険しいと分かっていても、先導を切って歩いていく者だからだ！！&#xA;Perhaps your comrades may betray you. Perhaps wars may be repeated again. However, why do you risk your life to that extent for battle!? While knowing that it will be a thorny path, why do you advance (to the battlefields). Obito proposed a question as he was in despair about the world. Naruto pointed out his own “Ninja Way”. ‘I won’t go back on my words’――(He would quote it) verbatim, no matter the difficult (situation that he faced). He would not abandon his dream…! Naruto was aiming to be “Hokage”. Even though he knew that it would be a precipitous journey, Naruto was someone who would continue to walk (towards his goal) by cutting through with his leadership!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;夢は自分で掴むもの。ナルトは逃げないッ！！&#xA;A dream is something that he seizes by himself. Naruto will not run away!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middle Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;幼き頃から貴き通してきた忍道は、今もなおナルトの根幹にある。&#xA;Even since when he was young, he nobly continued with his Ninja Way. Even now, it’s the basis for Naruto (and his beliefs)!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;選択&#xA;A Choice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;「この戦いの果てに何を望む？」 六道仙人の問いかけに、ナルトは 「仲間を守りたい」と答えた。 目指す未来は見えている。 後は戦いに勝つだけ！力を授かったナルトは、再び戦場へ戻った！！&#xA;&quot;At the end of this battle, what will you wish for?&quot; The Rikudou Sennin posed this question. Naruto answered: “I want to protect my comrades”. He could see it as a future goal. After he just wins this battle! Naruto was bestowed with the power (of the Rikudou Sennin) . Once again, Naruto returns to the battlefield!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Right Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;アシュラと同様、仲間がナルトの力。&#xA;Just like Ashura, the strength of Naruto is through his comrades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bottom Left Caption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;六道仙人の力を授かっ た「二人一組」で決戦へ！！&#xA;Having been imparted the powers of the Rikudou Sennin, the”Two-Man Cell (/Two-Man Team)” heads towards the decisive battle!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T13:07:48.687" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T13:07:48.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43758" CreationDate="2018-02-14T14:37:53.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe it was to show how out of touch Gohan had become with Martial Arts and fighting, that he had to power up to the point of self destruction for Goku to detect him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also helps because of the fact that he knew where he had to look for the ki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like you, I think it is lazy writing. Like Krillin going up against SSB, however much Goku was holding back, that was just pure bs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T14:37:53.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16767" CreationDate="2018-02-14T15:21:59.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a sense, Soru Soru no Mi. It's not logia, but paramecia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other answer already provide how logia can beat haki user but this devil fruit power can make haki useless against them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The devil fruit user them self aren't automatically immune to haki but the objects with soul fragments inside them are immune to haki attack. Surely homies (objects and animals that have been anthropomorphized by the Soru Soru no Mi) like King Baum can be cut easily with simple sword attack. But with powerful enough soul like Prometheus, a mass of compressed flames, is completely immune to Luffy's busoshoku haki attack&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOWTl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOWTl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Prometheus against luffy&amp;#39;s haki&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Powerful as it seems, even Prometheus can get injured by Brook. Supposedly, not because of his haki but because of devil fruit incompatibility. Brook, a soul king, can attack soul directly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T15:21:59.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43075" CreationDate="2018-02-14T20:14:06.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by Krazer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue12/mclelland.html/%22Relevent%20Reading%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Short History of 'Hentai ' by Mark McLelland &lt;/a&gt;&#xA;provides an excellent in depth analysis of the word's origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For people who do not want to read such a lengthy article, its gist is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Meiji period, the use of the term hentai has had a parallel history in both science and psychology, but the sense that hentai communicates of something being unusual or abnormal comes from the latter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was first used in the middle of the Meiji period in the context of the developing science of psychology to describe disorders such as hysteria as well as to refer to paranormal abilities such as telepathy and hypnosis.It had the connotation of something outside or beyond the normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the term originally circulated only among medical specialists, by 1917 it was being popularised via such journals such as Hentai shinri [Abnormal psychology]. However it did not have any particular sexual connotations in this context. Hentai's sexual reference was to come not through its connection with hentai shinri but through its juxtaposition with another, related term, hentai seiyoku or 'abnormal sexual desires'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technical term seiyoku or 'sexual desire' was introduced into Japanese via German sexology which began to be translated by medical doctors such as the army physician and novelist Mori Ōgai from the middle of the Meiji period.The notion of hentai seiyoku or perverse or abnormal sexual desire was popularised via the translation of German sexologist Krafft-Ebing's text Psychopathia Sexualis which was given the Japanese title Hentai seiyoku shinrigaku [The psychology of perverse sexual desires].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T20:14:06.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22465" CreationDate="2018-02-14T21:27:53.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Kaneki's hair turns back to its original hair color, I think that means  he's getting his personality. Notice when his hair turns white he is completely insane, but when it turns back he gets his old self again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In season 3's trailer or &quot;release&quot;, Kaneki was shown with black and white hair. This means Kaneki has a split personality but not with the girl that was in control before but with his ghoul and human personalities. Since these are mixed and he is a half-breed, sometimes the ghoul personality is in control and his human personality is in control. Notice when he first becomes a ghoul, he says no to eat human meat but the ghoul side wanted to. That means due to the stress he had before and then the torture he went through much more, the ghoul side took over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think somewhat the human Kaneki was fighting his way past the ghoul because he wanted to take control and be his regular self. If you were being controlled, I think you would fight to take control. That's what he was doing. In season 3, he will be in control but the thing is that the ghoul is still in his personality and the instincts will come back and he will have a split personality that will be stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38160" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T03:20:23.957" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T03:20:23.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44152" CreationDate="2018-02-15T00:56:08.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugu4C3pIquU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;i found it&lt;/a&gt;?? it's called Gliding by Buzz and this is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOOabRjfo-Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original version&lt;/a&gt; of the song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37555" LastEditorUserId="37555" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T00:59:36.330" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T00:59:36.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-15T01:05:25.837" Score="1" ViewCount="420" Body="&lt;p&gt;The divine tree eventually becomes the ten tails, and the ten tails gets split into the tailed beasts. So, the divine tree is basically the tailed beasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, how is the divine tree still there in episode 467 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38143" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T02:21:49.080" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T06:51:52.140" Title="How is the divine tree still there in episode 467 of Naruto Shippuden?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43233" CreationDate="2018-02-15T06:05:02.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that Natsu is a year older than Lucy. The year they came from was 377 to be exact, if you then add the year 777 it's exactly four hundred years so Natsu would have been 11 years old as Lucy was 10.&#xA;So if Lucy was born 767 that means Natsu was born 366, as to the exact day it's unknown but because his parents named him &quot;Natsu&quot; (summer), as the first day of summer is around the middle of June and not July we could say Natsu's birthday is June 20th 366.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lucy_Heartfilia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Lucy_Heartfilia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;↑ Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 465, Pages 11-13&#xA;↑ Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 468, Pages 2-14&#xA;↑ Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 468, Pages 14-18&#xA;↑ Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 400, Pages 15-19&#xA;↑ Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 414, Pages 8-17&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38163" LastEditorUserId="38163" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T06:20:43.733" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T06:20:43.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44711" CreationDate="2018-02-15T06:46:11.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Episode 467 is a flashback episode, where Asura and others go discover about what the God Tree really is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no reason why the God Tree shouldn't exist, as this episode happens many thousands of years in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="38103" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T06:51:52.140" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T06:51:52.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28803" CreationDate="2018-02-15T08:16:30.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to the other answers, there is also the Comic Con India, where you can procure different types of anime merchandise including Manga Volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going from personal experience, you can purchase multiple volumes for &quot;good&quot; discounts/offers at such conventions (Though most popular volumes may be sold out). They also allow you to place order, which will be later shipped to the given address. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typically these happen once a year in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check out below for more details and events.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://comicconindia.com/#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://comicconindia.com/#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6368" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T08:16:30.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44564" CreationDate="2018-02-15T10:01:01.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so. Giftias, however accurate description of human life they may present, they are still just an imitation of how close an Android can be to a human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question can turn out to be philosophical, as we cannot discern what's the true difference between natural and artificial intelligence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, what Giftias can do is all thanks to programming and limited to processing and storage, that still hasn't surpassed human capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T10:01:01.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44778" CreationDate="2018-02-15T14:03:20.263" Score="0" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any link between being a D and emperor's haki?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T06:31:07.150" Title="Why can only Luffy and some few characters can use Emperor's Haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-15T19:04:29.140" Score="3" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find a source that tells exactly which episodes of You're Under Arrest are based on which manga chapters. I would like someone to tell me with a source because I like watching anime episodes based on which Manga I read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35671" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T19:04:29.140" Title="Which anime episodes of You're Under Arrest correspond to which manga chapters?" Tags="&lt;youre-under-arrest&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2018-02-15T19:31:36.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qrow being Ruby's dad has been debunked by RT. And besides, it'd be an unnecessary plot twist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They confirmed that Tai and Summer had Ruby. Qrow was just her teacher and mentor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though RWBY takes place in a fictional world called Remnant, it's basically a more awesome Earth, with the same calendar type, and possibly the same legal systems as Earth. It's possible that if it follows domestic laws, that the parents may choose the last name for their child, and the wife doesn't have to take the husband's name after marriage. It's possible that they loved the name 'Rose' for their daughter Ruby, due to it sounding a bit better than 'Ruby Xiao Long' (and Yang Xiao Long translates to 'Sunny Little Dragon', and 'Ruby' doesn't fit the chinese theme, lol).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38174" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T19:31:36.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19540" CreationDate="2018-02-15T21:00:03.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For body size her breasts are far too large to have not been enhanced. They get so large due to maturity, but usually only going up a cup and a half to two cups in size, and a lot of this is also determined by body mass. With her body size and figure she would have not naturally grown breasts that large without outside aid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted I am speaking from a real life perspective, and with a toon you can do all sorts of illogical body proportions. I think this is mainly to attract male readers who for the most part don't care unless it has boobs and a tight butt. XD &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38175" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T21:00:03.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14685" CreationDate="2018-02-16T00:53:53.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have a direct source, but Miles and Monty stated that the &quot;Qrowdaddy&quot; theory is false. First time was in an RTX panel (forgot the date, but it was before Monty passed, because Monty said so himself that Qrow isn't the father), and second I know was in a Reddit post by Miles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the domestic laws in real life (at least in America where I live), even though it's the norm, the wife after marriage doesn't have to take the husband's name. They can keep their names, and in some cases the husband may take the wife's name, but those are somewhat rare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the child's last name, they can choose whether they want the child's surname to be the husband's or the wife's. So, if the countries of Remnant have the same laws and policies as our world, my speculation is that Tai and Summer may have named her 'Rose' because of this, as well as 'Rose' complimenting the name 'Ruby' quite well (Just a theory on that one). And as I've stated before, 'Ruby' doesn't really fit the Xiao Long name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I learned these laws from my history teacher, who used to go to law school (he could be a lawyer, but instead he chose to be a teacher. lol)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38177" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T00:53:53.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23515" CreationDate="2018-02-16T03:50:21.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because being delicate in handling the relationship between other humans and Giftias &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a part of their job&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The terminal services is not an elite group of armed forces even though that would be more efficient/guaranteed of a way of doing things. This fact tells us that the company wants the more delicate approach, in an effort to respect peoples feelings during this difficult time. A best case scenario of a bitter-sweet parting of ways is hugely encouraged, and although it may not seem like it, that has &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt; to do with pairing the teams with a human and a Giftia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When on various assignments, workers will need to deal with a large range of different relationships between people and Gifias, and having a (working) relationship of their own between human and Giftia means they will be able to relate, understand and empathise with each case and have a better understanding of how to handle the situation with respect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also beneficial because of how people will react when the Terminal Service shows up. A group of humans, or a group of Giftias showing up would be more likely to lead to them becoming upset and thinking &quot;you don't understand!&quot;. Of course the employees may not understand every situation, but having an openly displayed working relationship between Human and Giftia promotes the idea that they are understanding and caring and would mean people are less likely to react in this way when the pair show up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, there are situations on the job where specifically a human may be required or specifically a Giftia. For example, if someone is hostile to all Giftias, then naturally having the capacity to send in just the human (or vice-versa) is very valuable, not to mention the different capabilities humans and Giftias have which are useful in different circumstances (as said in @SWard's answer) and this would not be possible if they were not paired purposefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T03:50:21.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44733" CreationDate="2018-02-16T04:39:17.773" Score="0" ViewCount="1424" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo said he is back to his old kingdom. Why did he said that and what was the point of choosing Dressrosa as his kingdom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T10:00:36.870" Title="Why Doflamingo chose Dressrosa?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44732" CreationDate="2018-02-16T06:33:48.750" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Donquixote Family&lt;/a&gt; ruled Dressrosa 800 years ago. Here is the  &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; article for that:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Donquixote Family is a royal bloodline which ruled the Dressrosa Kingdom eight hundred years ago and one of the twenty royal families which founded the World Government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is reason for him saying that he is back to his own kingdom as his ancestors were the original rulers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were replaced by Riku Family when they shifted to Marijois. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; article for that:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dressrosa was one of the 20 Kingdoms that fought the Great Kingdom. The Donquixote family originally ruled Dressrosa but the family moved to Mariejois and were replaced by the Riku Family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo was a World Noble when he was born but his Father left that position when Doflamingo was young. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Forty-one years ago, the child Donquixote Doflamingo was born in the noble bloodline, and two years after, the second child Rosinante was born. After enjoying eight short years of the Celestial Dragons' privileged lifestyle, Doflamingo was evicted from such luxuries when his father, Donquixote Homing, abdicated their status as World Nobles in order to live a normal life with his family of four; Homing was always considered by his compatriots as blasphemous and disgrace to the title of World Nobles. However, Doflamingo was still clinging onto his heritage by asking his father to buy more slaves and demand subservience from commoners, an attitude that Homing intended to reform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The family took residence in a country in the North Blue, which has no ties to the World Government. As a last favor, the Government has prepared an adequate manor and financial assets for the family to live with. Although Homing wished for a humble and peaceful life with his family among humanity, away from Mariejois' spoiling nature, little did he knew at the time that the island they resided on was filled with people who bear deep grudges against the Celestial Dragons, which would, in the future, become a stepping stone to Doflamingo's descend to darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shortly after taking residence in the country, when it became known that the Donquixote Family are former World Nobles, their manor was burned to the ground by angry victims of the Celestial Dragons, and the family was forced to hideout in a small shack in the junkyard, much to Doflamingo's disgust. Barely escaping from constant pursuit, Homing tried to contact Mariejois to save his sons and wife, but the Celestial Dragons retorted how the family cannot return from their choices and coldly hung up. Consequently, the family was stuck living in poverty and on the run, and the two children were beaten up when they tried to steal food; they resorted to eating out of trash bins, and though they brought some food for their mother, she died from illness brought by the deplorable household, much to her family's broken hearts. Eventually, the three remaining Donquixote Family members were found and caught, and then hanged onto a wall above flames, tortured and beaten. While Homing and Rosinante were screaming for mercy, Doflamingo viciously blamed his father for condemning the family to such a hellish life, and snarlingly swore to kill all the commoners in revenge, turning the citizens' hatred to horrified shock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doflamingo killed his own Father for doing this. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Family&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; article for that:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two years later, Doflamingo's suffering drove him over the edge, awakening his Haoshoku Haki, knocking out the citizens. Trebol, a knowledgeable 18-years old, saw this as the advent of his new king, gifted Doflamingo with a Devil Fruit and an ornate flintlock. Armed with a viable weapon, Doflamingo killed his own father, for whom he holds with contempt for condemning the family into the life of outcasts. The child then took his father's head back to Mariejois, hoping to return to the privileged life as a Celestial Dragon. Unfortunately for him, the World Nobles already considers the Donquixote Family as a &quot;family of traitors&quot; for fraternizing with commoners, and refused to let him return. However, armed with the knowledge of Mariejois' national treasure, Doflamingo was considered a threat and the World Nobles tried to kill him; they failed and the former Celestial Dragon escaped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doflamingo became a pirate with the goal of revenge against the World Nobles who refused to reinstate his status by destroying the world they lord over, and he gathered various recruits whom became a new incarnation of the &quot;Donquixote Family&quot;, whom he saw as his new, treasured family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38113" LastEditorUserId="38113" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T10:00:36.870" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T10:00:36.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44688" CreationDate="2018-02-16T06:44:59.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a speculation, but no official source, that no war actually happened. Kaido was going to stop Whitebeard from goving to Marineford, but Shanks stopped Kaido from doing so instead. What some people think, is that Shanks merely stood in his way. If had been a war, then it &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; have been mentioned. I could be, maybe, that Kaido tried to start something and sent some people stir up something but Shanks stopped them. In that case, Kaido would not go to war with Shanks because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaido is a pirate, so he obviously wanted to kill Whitebeard when he had the chance at that point,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He had a &lt;em&gt;chance&lt;/em&gt;. That was the fact that Whitebeard was not ready for battle with someone else meant that a surprise attack could do him serious damage and make him late for Ace. In Shanks' case, red hair was ready for Kaido. That meant that a war much worse than all of Marineford battle would happen. Kaido was not ready for that. In other words, when Shanks stopped the ships (like I said that was a guess) Then Kaido backed off knowing that this was not the time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, the same reason could explain why the Yonkou don't have fights everyday with each other. They would wear down, all 4, too soon for the marines to stop them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T06:44:59.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-16T11:09:41.043" Score="1" ViewCount="228" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does having a large chakra supply for a child indicate one can potentially gain large chakra supplies for an adult? Does Rock Lee, have the potential for large reserves? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38186" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T11:53:47.657" Title="Does having large chakra reserves for a child ninja indicate what one can achieve as an adult?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44735" CreationDate="2018-02-16T11:53:47.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly, no. It also has to do with training, but given that almost every ninja gets good training,  and some are just born smart like Sasuke, I think yes. Look at what happened to all the Jinchūriki, despite having those massive chakra reserves, they were killed ( but they had Akatsuki members as enemy, so uhh.?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it does gives a ninja a good head start if they have large chakra reserves, as that person, if dedicated enough, can practice and excel at any jutsu because they don't have to worry about depleting their chakra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just look at Naruto.He practiced and mastered every jutsu not only because of his incredible dedication, but also because he had Kurama's chakra as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rock Lee doesn't seem to have an exceptional chakra reserve. However, he is an amazing Taijutsu user, having opened 6 gates while being a teenager is an incredible feat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He might have even surpassed Might Gai, and that is saying something, considering Might Gai fought well against Madara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T11:53:47.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44684" CreationDate="2018-02-16T13:06:35.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think Big Mom is afraid of Shanks. She was just being very cautious about him, and any other Yonko. She had a plan to take him down and any other Yonko by getting Lola married a giant Elbaf prince but failed to do so because Lola ran away from her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WbHvYl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WbHvYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She want the giant army, Germa 66 technologies, and all her alliance not because she's afraid with Shanks or any other yonko. But because she want a certain victory against them. She's not Luffy who would run against stronger opponent without thinking ahead...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T13:06:35.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44738" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-16T15:33:05.593" Score="2" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime &lt;em&gt;Monster&lt;/em&gt; by Madhouse, lots of the scenes are set in either Germany, the Czech Republic, or France. I was wondering if the locations were based off of real places or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike with  other anime like K-ON, Higurashi and Hyouka, I wasn't able to find anything about anime pilgrimage locations for Monster on the Internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where the locations are based off of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33156" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T15:33:05.593" Title="Where exactly did they base the locations in Germany and Czech off of in Monster by Madhouse?" Tags="&lt;monster&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41712" CreationDate="2018-02-16T18:17:04.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wiki page, they are named after mollusks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Saonel#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saonel's&lt;/a&gt; name could reference snail, while &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pirina#Trivia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pirina's&lt;/a&gt; name come from pilina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T18:17:04.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38015" CreationDate="2018-02-16T18:25:12.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The dragonball manga is still canon for the original series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Dragonball super, both the manga and the anime can be considered canon. They are simply two continuities. You can talk about the manga continuity and the anime continuity. One is not more canon than the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T18:25:12.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18444" CreationDate="2018-02-16T18:41:05.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a theory that Otonashi is actually the creator, so &lt;em&gt;Another Epilogue&lt;/em&gt; could actually be a prologue and the ending was that shortly after Kanade leaves, Otonashi leaves as well as his final regret was not meeting her again. Shortly after he was reincarnated and hears reincarnated Kanade humming the song she created and Otonashi realists and taps her on the shoulder. The end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38192" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T15:23:36.173" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T15:23:36.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44743" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44752" CreationDate="2018-02-16T20:30:58.190" Score="0" ViewCount="6117" Body="&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan 4 vs Super Saiyan Blue is being reported to appear fighting in Dragon Ball Heroes. Dragon Ball Heroes it's an official non canon Dragon Ball videogame and manga. Which transformation is stronger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: before marking the topic as &quot;opinion based&quot; notice most transformations in Dragon Ball are officially ranked in order of power through the anime, manga and official guides and websites. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(with the exceptions of Super Saiyan Rage and Legendary Super Saiyan / Super Saiyan Berserker that nobody can assure exactly where they are)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Oozaru &amp;lt; SSJ1 &amp;lt; SSJ2 &amp;lt; SSJ3 &amp;lt; SSG &amp;lt; SSB / SSRosé &amp;lt; UI) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7cLU3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7cLU3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2021-05-12T13:46:49.577" LastActivityDate="2021-05-12T13:46:49.577" Title="Super Saiyan 4 vs Super Saiyan Blue in Dragon Ball Heroes, which transformation is stronger?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-heroes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44744" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-16T20:56:53.057" Score="1" ViewCount="585" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; ep. 456 at around 14:48-15:35, there's a music which plays after Juzo sacrificed himself to save Itachi. The music &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/VCNSY5JC1JA?t=5m9s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;starts at 5:09 in this YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38194" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T15:40:35.977" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T15:44:12.207" Title="What is the music that plays when Juzo sacrificed himself to save Itachi?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44306" CreationDate="2018-02-17T00:31:47.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia notes that Jackie Chan's first breakthrough was the 1978 film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was already well known in the 1980s. His first Hollywood film was The Big Brawl in 1980.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, we should note that dragonball is a Japanese series. From wikipedia,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Back in Hong Kong, Chan's films began to reach a &lt;strong&gt;larger audience in East Asia&lt;/strong&gt;, with early successes in the &lt;strong&gt;lucrative Japanese market&lt;/strong&gt; including The Young Master (1980) and Dragon Lord (1982).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty clear that he was at least somewhat well known in Japan at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T00:31:47.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40118" CreationDate="2018-02-17T00:36:54.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roughly a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Timeline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Timeline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Resurrection F happens in Aug 779, and Tournament of power occurs in December 780&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T00:36:54.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43519" CreationDate="2018-02-17T01:07:58.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on what you mean, there is no way to know for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two difference interpretations to your question. However, no matter what, there are a lot of assumptions we must make. Indeed, Dragonball Super often ignores consistent power scaling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comparing Vegeta vs Mystic Gohan at his prime&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feat-wise, we know that Mystic Gohan at his prime was significantly stronger than Gotenks SSJ3, and Super Buu absorbed. However, he was not stronger than Super Buu with Gotenks absorbed. Gotenks is roughly equal in power to Super Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Super Saiyan 3 Goku was, according to him, stronger than Fat buu, and even possibly Kid Buu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The relative strength of Super Buu and Kid Buu is unknown. However, it is likely that Super Buu absorbed is roughly on the same level as Kid Buu if not a bit stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Goku in Buu Saga is roughly as powerful as Super Buu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we assume that absorption increases Super Buu's power by the absorbee's power, then Super Buu with Gotenks absorbed is roughly twice as powerful as he originally was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Mystic Gohan was less than twice Super Buu's Power, and thus less than twice the power of Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, The time between Buu Saga and Battle of Gods was 4 years. The relevant question is whether or not 4 years of training made Goku twice as strong. It is like that it did, and as such, it is likely that Vegeta did exceed Mystic Gohan at his prime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comparing Vegeta vs Mystic Gohan at battle of God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that Gohan was extremely weak in Resurrection F due to lack of training, and that Resurrection F was 1 year after Battle of Gods, while Battle of Gods was 4 years after Buu saga, it is likely that Gohan at Battle of Gods was way weaker than even Buu saga goku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, it is very likely that Vegeta was stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T01:07:58.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40143" CreationDate="2018-02-17T01:15:42.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the introduction of Kefla, Fusion is definitely allowed, even with Potarra earrings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Techniques which causes fusion are definitely allowed, as seen in the example of Aniraza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30114" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T01:15:42.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35615" CreationDate="2018-02-17T04:21:42.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dr. Gero starts at 8 because it's a reference to &lt;em&gt;Dr. Slump&lt;/em&gt; (Toriyama's 1st Hit). The main villain of the manga (Dr. Mashirito, a reference to Toriyama's editor) created 7 androids called &quot;Caramel man&quot;. (Later he modified himself to caramel man 8 and 9).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Toriyama decided to continue from 8 for constructed androids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38197" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T05:19:50.290" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T05:19:50.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44743" CreationDate="2018-02-17T06:54:28.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Japan, the &lt;i&gt;Dragon Ball Heroes&lt;/i&gt; website did a poll on who fans thought were the strongest characters and forms in the game. You can view the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carddass.com/dbh/event/strongest_dbh_lineup/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. As per the source, SSJB Goku is considered to be the &lt;b&gt;third&lt;/b&gt; strongest character in the game while SSJ4 Goku is considered to be the &lt;b&gt;ninth&lt;/b&gt; strongest character. SSJB Vegeta is considered to be the &lt;b&gt;eleventh&lt;/b&gt; strongest character while SSJ4 Vegeta is the &lt;b&gt;seventeenth&lt;/b&gt; strongest character on the game. So based on &lt;i&gt; the poll only&lt;/i&gt; SSJB is &gt; SSJ4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, certain characters in the anime like Whis , Beerus and even Omega Shenron, who are clearly superior to SSJB/SSJ4(In Super, GT) Are a lot lower down the list(Even below Yamcha). So there isn't really a perfect answer to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Final List&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Time Breaker Bardock&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ4 GT Gogeta&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJB Goku&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;LSSJ4 Broly&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Darkness Towa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ3 Time Patrol Bardock&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Tarble&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ4 GT Gohan&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ4 GT Goku&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Super 17 (18 Absorbed)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJB Vegeta&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Super Mira&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Golden Frieza&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;LSSJ Broly&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ3 Vegetto&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Majuub&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ4 GT Vegeta&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Towa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJ2 Teen Gohan&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;SSJG Goku&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Yamcha&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Supreme Kai of Time&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Syn Shenron&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Whis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Runaway Mira&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Amond&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Resurrected Dabura&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;LSSJ3 Broly&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Omega Shenron&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;Angered Beerus&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-02-17T17:03:21.147" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T17:03:21.147" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44590" CreationDate="2018-02-17T10:18:50.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That Kikyo theme song is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw8-xsF8X5w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Miko Kikyo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song was released as the 30th track of &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000BD2TYQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Inuyasha OST 1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T10:18:50.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-17T10:28:40.120" Score="2" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;No doubt &lt;em&gt;Kichikuou Rance&lt;/em&gt; is a timeless classic and arguably the best in the &lt;em&gt;Rance&lt;/em&gt; series (maybe just not as well known to the western audience as Sengoku Rance). I just wonder whether it's true that Alicesoft was on the verge of bankruptcy at that time, so they threw every remaining idea into &lt;em&gt;Kichikuou Rance&lt;/em&gt;, whose sales revived the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember reading that on some Wiki but I can't seem to find it now, at least not via Google. I just found some forum posts on the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any source (e.g. interview with Alicesoft people) that explains the matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38204" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-17T11:35:47.357" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T11:35:47.357" Title="Did Kichikuou Rance really save Alicesoft from bankrupcy?" Tags="&lt;sengoku-rance&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42781" CreationDate="2018-02-17T12:47:59.847" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this site (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.anisearch.com/anime/10968,blame/characters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.anisearch.com/anime/10968,blame/characters&lt;/a&gt;) her name is Fuku. Is the only info I found about her.&#xA;T&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38206" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T12:47:59.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44759" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-17T17:05:49.027" Score="-2" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Sarada and Boruto got married, would their child get both Sharingan and Byakugan together, or would they get a fusion of these two instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38209" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-17T19:14:54.443" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T19:14:54.443" Title="What would happen to the offspring of a Sharingan user and a Byakugan user?" Tags="&lt;boruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-02-17T19:43:31.663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44759" CreationDate="2018-02-17T17:26:37.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no fusion that we know of between the Byakugan and Sharingan. There have been instances where a mixed Hyuga awakened the Byakugan (Himewari) but none exists for the Sharingan. So it's hard to say but I'd put my money on the child have one or the other but not both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38167" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T17:26:37.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17176" CreationDate="2018-02-17T18:52:52.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The truck diverts in the end, thus running over Shirashi senpai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is shown in the end with her hand filled with blood crushed in the truck, thus by pushing Juu on the road, she actually saved him (unintentionally) as the driver tries to avoid hitting Juuzawa and loses control over the truck and rams it into the girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thats the divine retribution talked about in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38210" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-17T19:05:04.403" LastActivityDate="2018-02-17T19:05:04.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44766" CreationDate="2018-02-17T22:52:21.283" Score="0" ViewCount="2276" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;V Jump&lt;/em&gt; magazine has released a picture of Goku with silver hair and a lot of people in the web is talking about &quot;Super Saiyan Silver&quot; and that it has to be mastered Ultra Instinct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any official confirmation or refutation that mastered Ultra Instinct is Super Saiyan Silver?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PDr7b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PDr7bm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;low-res image of silver-haired Goku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZhBfe.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZhBfem.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;another image of silver-haired Goku&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T11:37:50.127" LastActivityDate="2020-04-17T07:40:28.927" Title="Is mastered Ultra Instinct the same as Super Saiyan Silver?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44765" CreationDate="2018-02-18T00:57:01.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question would be &quot;yes&quot; and &quot;no&quot;! The transformation is called Mastered Ultra Instinct and not Super Saiyan Silver, while the color of Goku's hair is Silver (can be compared to the Super Saiyan God transformation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Akira Toriyama's original designs for the same have also been released. Also, the designs of new figurines of this Mastered Ultra Instinct transformation have been released. Scans also indicate that Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku is also going to be included in the new DLC for &lt;em&gt;Xenoverse 2&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5jh9a.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5jh9am.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Akira Toriyama&amp;#39;s design of Mastered Ultra Instinct&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T11:39:10.040" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T11:39:10.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44773" CreationDate="2018-02-18T01:00:36.130" Score="8" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Please no spoilers beyond the start of the 6th novel.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the very end of the 5th &lt;em&gt;Spice and Wolf&lt;/em&gt; novel, Lawrence says &quot;I like you&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hlxwp.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hlxwp.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Love is never once used by Lawrence toward Holo so far in the story. I even ran the search function to check the PDF, I'm certain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, in the next book, at the very start, on the same day that the previous novel left off, Holo teases Lawrence about saying &quot;I love you&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oBH7v.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oBH7v.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best I can tell, the author meant to write &quot;love&quot; in the previous novel, or else my PDF copy is simply wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the explanation behind this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid to do a Google search on the topic since I'm only starting the 6th novel and searching &quot;love&quot; in regards to a romance that I'm 6 of 17 books through is just begging to run into all sorts of spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18008" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2018-02-18T13:46:59.560" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T15:15:09.697" Title="At the start of 6th Spice and Wolf light novel, what's up with the discrepancy between “like” and “love”?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;spice-and-wolf&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-18T11:21:05.823" Score="2" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there are other mangakas like Eiichiro Oda who make an illustration cover of a specific chapter to be like a side-story, and it's really like a &lt;strong&gt;canon story&lt;/strong&gt;, even it just a side story, for example, this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/CP9%27s_Independent_Report&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CP9 Side story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Buggy%27s_Crew:_After_the_Battle!&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Buggy's After battle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this really common in manga industry? If yes, is there another mangaka that is making this kind of &quot;unusual&quot; side-story? And is Eiichiro Oda the one who started this kind of thing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-02-18T15:12:14.327" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T15:12:14.327" Title="Did Eichiro Oda the first mangaka that make a side-story of certain character in his cover chapter?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;&lt;mangaka&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40092" CreationDate="2018-02-18T12:47:10.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, when Mecha Naruto went berserk, he was discovered by Akatsuki the next day and brought to Pain, who modified it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe he put in a chakra network, or something involving chakra, that allowed the Akatsuki to easily control Mecha Naruto. Maybe that's how Itachi placed Mecha Naruto under a genjutsu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T12:47:10.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44767" CreationDate="2018-02-18T15:15:09.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the same word 好き is used in both instances in Japanese version of the light novel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the same lines from Page 345 of Spice and Wolf 5 (&lt;strong&gt;emphasis mine&lt;/strong&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;それでも、ロレンスはホロを抱きしめて、そして。&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  「俺は、お前が&lt;strong&gt;好き&lt;/strong&gt;なんだ」&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  それから、右頬に軽く口づけをした。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the same line from Page 29 of Spice and Wolf 6 (&lt;strong&gt;emphasis mine&lt;/strong&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;「わっちゃあ嬉しかった。そう。ぬしがわっちを&lt;strong&gt;好き&lt;/strong&gt;じゃと言ってくれて。じゃからー」&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of whether &quot;like&quot; or &quot;love&quot; is the correct translation, the same word should have been used in both places, since Holo was simply quoting Lawrence's confession to her the night before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T15:15:09.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42895" CreationDate="2018-02-18T19:57:27.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, this is some mistake, there's the difference between the girl running down the stairs with Higasa. And I know it clearly since I'm writing this answer by seeing both scenes of &quot;the girl&quot; and Higasa holding Kanbaru. The girl is brown-haired and I believe it and Higasa is black-haired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bIYD3l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;girl who&amp;#39;s avoiding and running down the stairs&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YS8fIl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;my bad, stupid camera phone. This the next scene of girl who&amp;#39;s avoiding and running down the stairs&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C2gGWl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;and this is higasa&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38221" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-18T22:48:32.410" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T22:48:32.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38242" CreationDate="2018-02-18T22:10:50.020" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gamon Yuta (a kid who was rather pathetic when he was alive), after his own death, in the last episode of this series, thanks to the advice of a fellow ghost who explain to him how to take advantage of his hidden potential, becomes Gary Stu (maybe even better) as a ghost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38223" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:05:05.533" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:05:05.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-18T23:06:24.180" Score="3" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 4 of &lt;em&gt;Dennou Coil&lt;/em&gt; Yuko Amasawa is ambushed by the Daichi's Hackers Club and during the inital ambush Yuko is hit by a bullet from one of the Hack Clubs Straiters (the machine guns), much later Yuko ends up defeating the club by having the Mojo steal a bunch of Straiters and ambushing the club in the Science Room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following that while Fumie is trying to get information on Yuko she fires a beam at the back of Yuko's head before Yuko starts to push it back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;considering that these bullets and beams seems to be apart of the virtual world visible only though Glasses, what happens to a person when they get hit by these? Yuko seems like she was hurt when her hand got hit by a bullet but all what happened was a distortion of the graphics of her hand which i assume she wouldn't see if she wasn't wearing her glasses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-07-27T01:01:01.150" Title="What happens when you get hit by an attack?" Tags="&lt;dennou-coil&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44721" CreationDate="2018-02-19T02:43:05.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conqueror's Haki&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;em&gt;very rare&lt;/em&gt; ability that &lt;strong&gt;only 1 in a million can get&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;Unlike &lt;strong&gt;Armament&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;and Observation&lt;/strong&gt; which can be &lt;strong&gt;gained&lt;/strong&gt; through &lt;em&gt;training&lt;/em&gt;, Conqueror's Haki &lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt;. You must be &lt;strong&gt;born with it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those with Conqueror's Haki are said to have a &lt;strong&gt;qualities of a King&lt;/strong&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Queen&lt;/em&gt; if female). Which the show has shown with Roger (Pirate King), The YONKOs (Emperors), Hancock (Empress), and Doflamingo (Celestial Dragon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastEditorUserId="37933" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T05:21:41.557" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T05:21:41.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44788" CreationDate="2018-02-19T11:50:42.380" Score="0" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, in the Dragon Ball Heroes videogame appears the legendary super saiyan 3. Is this character in the Dragon Ball Heroes manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/APDN6.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/APDN6.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZD1I.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZD1I.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-05-02T07:20:09.613" Title="is the legendary super saiyan 3 in the Dragon Ball Heroes manga?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-manga&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-heroes&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44781" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-19T12:01:35.800" Score="3" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really messed me up when Konakawa keeps seeing himself in dreams again and again and is haunted by his friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm hoping that someone could explain me that segment about his dreams and his friend who gets killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it exactly mean? Is it his past and present getting interlinked or is it just a dream?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38233" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T12:32:08.187" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T12:32:08.187" Title="Why does Konakawa keep seeing himself in his dreams, why is he haunted by himself?" Tags="&lt;paprika&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-19T13:30:00.007" Score="2" ViewCount="6691" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Hyouka manga still ongoing? Which chapter of the manga version of Hyouka corresponds to the last episode of anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38235" LastEditorUserId="1398" LastEditDate="2018-02-19T14:36:45.077" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T15:25:22.350" Title="Which chapter of the manga version of Hyouka corresponds to the last episode of anime?" Tags="&lt;hyouka&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44783" CreationDate="2018-02-19T15:25:22.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of 26 October 2017, the manga consisted of 11 volumes and was still on-going.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the corresponding chapter to the last episode of the anime (episode 22: &quot;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&quot;), as of February 2018, the answer is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not yet&lt;/strong&gt;, but possibly will be in volume 12&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact, &lt;em&gt;Hyouka&lt;/em&gt; is originally a light novel series. Both the anime and the manga were based on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, these are the current 6 volumes of the light novel (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dka#Novels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Closing Credits of the Fool&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Order of Kudryavka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (compilation of short stories)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Approximation of the Distance of Two&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Even Though I'm Told I Now Have Wings&lt;/em&gt; (compilation of short stories)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anime's order (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%88%E5%8F%A4%E5%85%B8%E9%83%A8%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA#%E5%90%84%E8%A9%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 1:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Part A: &lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt; (1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Part B: &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 2-5: &lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt; (1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 6-7: &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 8-11: &lt;em&gt;Closing Credits of the Fool&lt;/em&gt; (2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 11.5 (OVA): anime original story&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 12-17: &lt;em&gt;The Order of Kudryavka&lt;/em&gt; (3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 18: &lt;em&gt;Even Though I'm Told I Now Have Wings&lt;/em&gt; (6)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 19-22: &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the manga (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%88%E5%8F%A4%E5%85%B8%E9%83%A8%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 1: &lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt; (1), &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 2: &lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt; (1), &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 3: &lt;em&gt;Hyōka&lt;/em&gt; (1), &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4), &lt;em&gt;Closing Credits of the Fool&lt;/em&gt; (2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 4-5: &lt;em&gt;Closing Credits of the Fool&lt;/em&gt; (2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 6: Anime ch. 11.5 (OVA), &lt;em&gt;The Order of Kudryavka&lt;/em&gt; (3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 7-9: &lt;em&gt;The Order of Kudryavka&lt;/em&gt; (3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 10: &lt;em&gt;The Order of Kudryavka&lt;/em&gt; (3), &lt;em&gt;Even Though I'm Told I Now Have Wings&lt;/em&gt; (6), &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Volume 11: &lt;em&gt;The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/em&gt; (4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For comparison, volume 11 consists of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 43: Christmas in the Box&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 44: Sappy New Year (1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 45: Sappy New Year (2)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapter 46: The Homemade Chocolates Case&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the last 4 episodes (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dka#Episode_list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 19: Anyone Who Knows&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 20: Sappy New Year&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 21: The Homemade Chocolates Case&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Episode 22: The Hina Doll that Took a Detour&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2516" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T15:25:22.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44787" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44790" CreationDate="2018-02-20T00:34:20.307" Score="1" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the final chapter of yugioh, yugi have to defeat atem so the after life door will open, they fight with their own decks. Short story, yugi finally defeated his other self. When other yugi disappear, what's happen to other yugi's decks ? Since they bring their own deck... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-02-20T01:29:17.963" LastActivityDate="2020-05-20T12:10:32.637" Title="What's happen to yugi's otherself deck when he disappear?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44780" CreationDate="2018-02-20T01:52:10.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The character only appears in the &lt;i&gt;Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2&lt;/i&gt; Game. In the &lt;i&gt;&quot;Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory mission&quot;&lt;/i&gt; manga, Broly appears as an antagonist under the command of Genome, however in his &lt;b&gt;Super Saiyan 4&lt;/b&gt; state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T01:52:10.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44787" CreationDate="2018-02-20T03:22:00.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was implied that &lt;strong&gt;Atem&lt;/strong&gt;'s (Yami Yugi's) deck and the Millenium Puzzle were left inside his tomb in Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the Movie, &lt;em&gt;Yugioh: The Dark Side of the Dimension&lt;/em&gt;, it was shown that the Millenium Puzzle got reassembled again, but nothing happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Episode 086&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Yugioh GX!&lt;/em&gt; (which is set years after &lt;em&gt;YGO: TDSotD&lt;/em&gt;), Pegasus said that the Egyptian God Cards are gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, how did Kaiba summon Obelisk in &lt;em&gt;YGO: TDSotD&lt;/em&gt;? The Power Vision disk didn't utilize actual cards. Instead, it created holograms from his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yugi &lt;em&gt;uses&lt;/em&gt; his &lt;strong&gt;own deck&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TL;DR Atem's Deck is in his tomb. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastEditorUserId="43199" LastEditDate="2019-06-17T00:32:19.443" LastActivityDate="2019-06-17T00:32:19.443" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38503" CreationDate="2018-02-20T06:13:13.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aside from what was already mentioned, experience levels and items are also an issue. Remember the first time that Kirito confronts a group of PKs? He regenerated faster than they could damage him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's a huge gap in power that can not be bridged through any real life swordsmanship skill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the game started, the former beta testers went for the easiest, most lucrative quests, snapping up quickly the best items and the most experience producing quests available. It gave them a huge head start while at the same time denying those same quests to other players. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A really good swordsman who wasn't part of the beta test would have been left behind at the start trying to figure out how to do the most basic things like loading up his strikes, using the menus, finding quests, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While actual sword skills could be an advantage, it would be nowhere near as significant as having the experience levels and the right items, and catching up with the players who cleaned out all the easy early quests and who kept fighting in the front lines would be almost impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And catching up with Kirito would have been simply out of question, given how much of a head start he managed and the fact that he kept leading the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another issue is that in-game swordsplay is obviously different enough from real world swordsplay that it requires a significant amount of adaptation. Take for instance Kirito's infatuation with large, heavy swords. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Completely impractical in the real world. In the real world, you would be very hard pressed to find a longsword weighting more than 4 lb, and forget about cutting through one sword with another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In game however, strength and other physical attributes are not as limited as they are in the real world, as can be seen by all the in game leaping around and the way concrete walls and floors tend to break upon impact with player bodies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are so many differences that real life swordplay experience is largely irrelevant, and might in fact get one killed because the expectation of what is and isn't possible are massively different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Kirito himself had some real life kendo experience. He might very well have been one of the best real life fencers in the system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, there is nothing to indicate that the top players weren't also good at real life swordplay, so even the premise of your question can not be verified: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do you know that SAO was not in fact dominated by good real life fencers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38237" LastActivityDate="2018-02-20T06:13:13.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44289" CreationDate="2018-02-20T16:00:17.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a problem though regarding the way Kishimoto-san has built the world of Naruto, the said problem being the fact that the Kekkei Genkai don't seem to have any regard for Mendelian rules of genetics. As far as I know there are no known members of the Uchiha clan that don't possess the Sharingan(and by that I mean shinobi belonging to the Uchiha clan that have been explicitly stated that they don't possess the ability), so I suppose we can assume that every Shinobi with a parent belonging to the Uchiha clan possess the ability to awaken the Sharingan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;TL;DR: As far as we know so far there hasn't been any member of the Uchiha clan without a Sharingan, so I think it is safe to assume that Sarada having the Sharingan is pretty much guaranteed as long as one of the parents is an Uchiha. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38134" LastEditorUserId="38134" LastEditDate="2018-02-21T08:56:35.040" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T08:56:35.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44842" CreationDate="2018-02-20T16:40:38.417" Score="5" ViewCount="3094" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is how I interpret the story of &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The bathhouse represents the society. People work with each other towards a common goal. Every night, 8 million gods come to the bathhouse and workers serve them, worship them. In a way they deal with them, do business with them. In Asian cultures, fire, air, earth, water, food, etc. are represented as gods, so bathhouse very accurately represents a working society. The 'spell' breaks if they stop working.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yubaba is the culture. She manages the bathhouse. She is tyrannical and rules over people by taking there real name and giving them a new name.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chihiro was given a new name by Yubaba, 'Sen', which means 'one thousand', similar to how a person is given a roll number or employee number in an organisation. That number becomes his new identity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haku has forgotten his real name. Similar to Islamic terrorism, he's become a slave to the tyrannical culture. He'll do anything the culture tells him to do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The baby is the belief system of the society. Yubaba is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=spirited+away+yubaba+angry+fire&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;overly&lt;/a&gt; protective of him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing I can't understand is, who is Zeniba, Yubaba's twin sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba and Zeniba are two parts of a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba keeps baby locked in a room, afraid that he might get sick because of germs. Zeniba turned baby into a mouse so that he might have a little freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zeniba lives in swamp bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There used to be trains running between bathhouse and swamp bottom in old days, but the return trains from swamp bottom have stopped. Now it's a one-way road towards swamp bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The tickets to swamp bottom Kamaji gave to Chihiro had been with him for 40 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Zeni' has &lt;a href=&quot;https://shokubutsujin.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/kanji-mumblings-from-spirited-away/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt; meanings in Japanese, 'money' and 'ancient'. 'ba' means 'old lady'. The meaning of Zeniba which seems to fit the story is 'ancient old lady.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba wanted to steal a seal from Zeniba, which was supposedly very precious.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does Zeniba represent in this story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36679" LastEditorUserId="36679" LastEditDate="2018-02-20T21:29:44.110" LastActivityDate="2018-12-27T05:57:13.203" Title="What does Zeniba represent?" Tags="&lt;spirited-away&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44802" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-20T18:33:47.947" Score="0" ViewCount="982" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the name of the song in &lt;em&gt;My Hero Academia&lt;/em&gt; episode 3 that starts at 22:30 just before the ending song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38255" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-21T01:46:33.173" LastActivityDate="2018-03-21T01:46:33.173" Title="What song plays just before the ending song of My Hero Academia episode 3?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5474" CreationDate="2018-02-21T02:52:39.917" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chronological order would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows Zero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows Zero 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows&lt;/em&gt; (manga)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crows Gaiden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38261" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-21T04:18:15.543" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T04:18:15.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42910" CreationDate="2018-02-21T08:03:58.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find any verified references as to which of the two possibilities listed below is correct, but based off the fact that he is non-existent parts can &lt;em&gt;interact&lt;/em&gt; with the things around him&lt;a href=&quot;http://anime.stackexchange.com/a/38568/35035&quot;&gt; [relevant AAM question]&lt;/a&gt; I am leaning towards the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&#xA;Brook just acts like most people when reproducing and via the Yomi Yomi no Mi fruits powers, somehow it all just works. The sound waves in his chest bounce off &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt;, his urine is aimed by &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; so it seems probable that if he just went through the motions, (whether or not his wife could feel anything) then his non-existent organs would also operate normally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&#xA;This is to cover all bases, and explain why it would be &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt;, although admittedly not &lt;em&gt;practical&lt;/em&gt; if he was unable to become aroused or physically respond down there. Because Brook has other liquids, it is fair to say that he does have sperm and we know that if nothing is happening, eventually Brook would have a wet dream. I would like to refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://nypost.com/2017/06/10/scientists-learned-how-babies-are-made-by-dressing-frogs-in-pants/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article about frog underpants&lt;/a&gt; that was placed on the frog in a very early experiment to learn about the basics of reproduction where they placed specially made underpants on the male frog, placed him with a female, waited for them to mate and then collected the frogs sperm and analysed it. Well in theory, brook could wear a similar apparatus to collect and preserve his own sperm, which could later be used by his wife to produce a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus there is always adoption&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36431" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T08:03:58.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43964" CreationDate="2018-02-21T08:52:12.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing how there is no motivation stated in the canon for Mihawk becoming a Shichibukai, I assume his reason to ally with the Government was to be able to access assets that would be reserved for members of the World Government only, such as the Tarai Current or passing from Paradise to New World via Mariejois, thus allowing him more freedom of movement. Mihawk reminds me of the wandering swordsman, so more freedom of movement sounds like something he might be interested in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38134" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T08:52:12.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-21T08:59:03.607" Score="17" ViewCount="2305" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgtXg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgtXg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RL8d7.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RL8d7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pjD2M.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pjD2M.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its a kind of hairstyle that has two hair strands hanging down from the top of the head maybe at the center of it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32925" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-02-21T09:12:53.847" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T10:29:40.667" Title="What is this type of hairstyle?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44808" CreationDate="2018-02-21T18:43:20.127" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a sub-trope of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeHair&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anime Hair&lt;/a&gt;, which is known as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HairIntakes&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hair Intakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sub-trope of Anime Hair, this hairstyle resembles the hood scoops on a muscle car and also looks a bit like cat ears, allowing for the visual appeal of the Cat Girl in series that are too &amp;quot;realistic&amp;quot; to actually feature such a supernatural creature. Seems to be more common among females, though male examples are plentiful as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems to be especially prevalent in Visual Novels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T18:43:20.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6802" CreationDate="2018-02-21T21:54:03.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, it is revealed that the 'mastermind' behind the whole thing was Junko Enoshima. The reason she was still alive was because she switched positions with her twin sister Mukuro Ikusaba, but unfortunately, Mukuro met her end shortly. The last trial was to find out who killed Mukuro... but the remaining students find out the truth through this. Junko reveals herself and explains why this was even happening in the first place, the reason being because she wanted to spread despair to the entire world. Upon showing them the outside world, she shows them that her plans have worked, and that the world is meeting its end. Why? The whole world was watching what the students were doing in Hope's Peak. When they saw that the killing game had begun, they were influenced...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's my best summary of the end of the game. I'm currently playing Danganronpa 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38278" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T21:54:03.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44288" CreationDate="2018-02-22T00:42:53.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Midoriya already has all of All Mights power, however he is only able to use 8% of it at the moment otherwise it would destroy his body (shown during the early episodes when his limbs would break using the power because he didn't know how to only use a percentage of it, it was 100% or nothing). That is why Gran torino was teaching him about being an egg in a microwave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38280" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-22T02:08:37.820" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T02:08:37.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44636" CreationDate="2018-02-22T01:39:37.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the song playing in that scene is &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/jJqk-olK2mI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Entr'acte&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38281" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T01:39:37.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43652" CreationDate="2018-02-22T03:12:30.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beerus said &quot;say something&quot; because he can speak with Champa through his mind. He doesn't believe that Champa is actually gone so he says &quot;say something&quot;. But Champa can't answer because he is erased from existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38282" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-22T04:12:12.047" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T04:12:12.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44496" CreationDate="2018-02-22T08:38:38.027" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called an &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtShift&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Art Shift&lt;/a&gt;, traditionally used in western media for homages, parodies, or flashbacks; &lt;em&gt;e.g.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1991/02/26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tracer Bullet&lt;/a&gt; or when Calvin and Susie &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/7/9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;play house&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Calvin and Hobbes&lt;/em&gt;. These art shifts usually last for one or more scenes, often for the duration of a specific subplot. The Japanese use art shifts in a very different way-- single-shot/panel shifts are quite common in anime and manga, and are used for comedic emphasis. &lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/em&gt;, for example, uses this &lt;a href=&quot;https://imgur.com/a/bMdPq&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;quite frequently&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Kimi ni Todoke&lt;/em&gt; vol. 10 / ch. 42 spoilers). It is often used in conjunction with other anime/manga tropes (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossPoppingVeins&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cross Popping Veins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DullEyesOfUnhappiness&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dull Eyes of Unhappiness&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GivingUpTheGhost&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giving Up the Ghost&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoseBleed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nosebleed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SnotBubble&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Snot Bubble&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SweatDrop&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sweat Drop&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VisibleSigh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Visible Sigh&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KewpieDollSurprise&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kewpie Doll Surprise&lt;/a&gt;, etc.) to convey emotion humorously, or on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NonStandardCharacterDesign&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;specific character&lt;/a&gt; to show that they're acting in a way that's different from the rest of the world. It can also be used on a group of characters to show a sudden (and usually temporary) shift in tone.  Shifting into a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperDeformed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;chibi&lt;/a&gt; art style usually implies a comedic or &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Moe&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;moe&lt;/a&gt; tone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your specific examples, the art shift creates an emphasis on joke-- in the first example, how Faye is forced to &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SubvertedTrope&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;subvert&lt;/a&gt; her usual &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IneffectualDeathThreats&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;threats of violence&lt;/a&gt;, and in the second example, how Faye &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicallyMissingThePoint&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;completely misssed the point&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26389" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T08:38:38.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="40702" CreationDate="2018-02-23T05:36:12.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Gemini &quot;fake&quot; keys use the power of the actual keys. That means if Gemini summon Tauras then Lucy can't summon him for the time being since he is already &quot;summoned&quot; and she can't force close because she didn't summon him herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T05:36:12.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31979" CreationDate="2018-02-23T11:40:04.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think what happened is, the Tomoe represent the charge of Sasuke's Rinnegan. When he overuses it, they disappear and he can't use its full power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hagoromo gave part of his power to Sasuke so he could activate the Rinnegan. Madara used Hashirama's cells to make himself fully as Hagoromo was, which means that Madara got the full portion of the Rinnegan power while Sasuke had only a small amount since he was given part of chakra to activate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, Madara can use his eyes almost forever and at extreme levels, but Sasuke's needs to charge to be fully functional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is proof of that in the mangas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38304" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T13:26:04.617" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T13:26:04.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-23T13:00:24.513" Score="3" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat related to the question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7756/why-cant-the-homunculi-perform-alchemy&quot;&gt;Why can&amp;#39;t the homunculi perform Alchemy?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alchemy is an essential part of life in the series, where not only have the State Military weaponized it, but seems to be at the center of religion and priesthood of neighbouring countries. And yet, only a handful of people practice it. If it's so essential, why can't everyone work with it? We are not experts at all the fields we use, but we use them in some limited capacity anyway. For example, we are not all doctors, but when we have fever, we pop antipyretics; we are not all computer scientists, but we can use computers in our own ways, and so on. In the FMA-universe, alchemy seems to practised by just experts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We already know that sin-essenced homunculi can't perform alchemy, but Father is a Homunculus (the original one), and yet he can perform alchemy. Ordinary doctors (eg. the Rockbells) have the smarts for advanced study, but don't seem to use any alchemy. Skilled automail mechanics have specialized technical knowledge, but none of them use alchemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are exceptional circumstances where Father blocks tectonic alchemy for everyone, or Edward giving away his portal. But why can't everyone else perform some simple alchemy? Is there an explanation for this in the manga, that is similar to Star Wars' &quot;midi-chlorians&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35014" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T18:35:21.093" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T18:35:21.093" Title="What does it take to be an alchemist, besides knowledge and technique?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="55683" CreationDate="2018-02-23T14:32:00.563" Score="7" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently watching the FMA live action movie, which has Reole on its maps/subtitles. It seems as though this might also be true in the manga, at least according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Reole#cite_note-m-0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikia&lt;/a&gt;. However, Liore or Lior is the standard transliteration that I've seen for it, and I'm pretty sure that's what was used in the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are technically (more or less) correct transliterations of リオール, but also somewhat unusual, given rs and ls are the same, and so it would usually either be Rior(u) or Liol(u). Reading from English, they also (at least to me) imply somewhat different stressing of syllables, Ree-ohl vs Lee-or.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an official Hiromu Arakawa-approved way of writing it in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-10-30T23:00:18.593" LastActivityDate="2019-10-26T02:57:51.057" Title="What is the official name for Liore?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;japanese-language&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44825" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-23T14:43:10.797" Score="3" ViewCount="1486" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/24356/if-you-had-two-automail-arms-could-you-still-use-alchemy?rq=1&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; establishes that all that's needed for a person who's seen the Gate to perform alchemy is to be able to make a circle with their body. However, Ed doesn't seem to be able to perform alchemy without his automail arm working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't he, for example, make a circle between his flesh arm and his shoulder/port and do alchemy that way? Or, alternatively, why can't he make a circle between his functioning flesh arm and his non-functioning automail arm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any canon explanation for this, or does it seem to be just a plot excuse for his automail arm being broken stopping him from doing alchemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T15:09:56.507" LastActivityDate="2018-08-30T16:14:14.487" Title="Why can't Ed perform alchemy without his arm?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13033" CreationDate="2018-02-23T15:00:39.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seem to be a couple of related issues when it comes to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are a large number of Korean animation studios (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_animation#Animation_industry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;~120&lt;/a&gt;), a lot of those studios do largely work contracted from Western companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Animated Korean characters have also been becoming &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_animation#Market&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more popular&lt;/a&gt; in recent years (particularly since about 2010, when the market share was about 28%). By 2014, the market share of domestic characters was 40%, which shows a massive increase. However, that still shows less than a 50% market share of domestic characters, indicating that within the country domestic animation is not as popular as Japanese and Western animation. A few Korean animated shows &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_animation#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;did become popular&lt;/a&gt; in East Asia in 2011 when the animation technique was improved, meaning that if that trend continues we may start seeing more animated adaptions of manhwa when demand increases for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing to consider is that manhwa are still being adapted, just not generally into anime/anime-like shows. Instead, K-dramas and movies have been made from manhwa, and their success likely encourages Korean companies to continue making live-action adaptations rather than attempting the riskier shift of switching to animated adaptations. Should there be some major successful animated adaptations, that may change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="35452" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T19:17:43.187" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T19:17:43.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44823" CreationDate="2018-02-23T16:31:43.950" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alchemy is a combination of chemistry and magic, and it requires both knowledge and technique to make a transmutation happen. Though you're correct that alchemy is an important part of the series, for the people of Amestris, it's still something that's exceptional and out of the norm. (Remember how often citizens are impressed when Ed or Al use the simplest of alchemy to restore broken objects.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your analogy of pills and computers isn't totally accurate. Yes, we take pills when we have a fever... but do you have any idea how to make one of those pills? I'm sure you've got a general idea of how to start (you take some chemicals and put them together), but the actual specifics are much more complicated. Same with computers - we can use the programs on them easy enough, but do you know how to code one of those programs? This is how people view alchemy as well - they see a tool that can be used to fix/create, but the actual process is far too complicated for most people. After all, Ed and Al have studied almost their whole life, and most of the state alchemists have also spent a great deal of time honing their craft. (As a side note, this is probably the reason alchemists tend to specialize in one type of alchemy, such as Roy's fire or Tucker's chimeras - they learned all the chemistry related to that field, and would be much less effective doing something else.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Rockbell doctors can't perform alchemy because although they are very smart (and probably have some chemistry training as well), they don't know the alchemical techniques necessary to make a transmutation happen. Similarly for automail mechanics - they have a ton of knowledge of which parts make up a functioning mechanical limb, but they don't know alchemy. (Likewise, this is why Ed needs Winry to fix his automail all the time - he doesn't know how it works on a technical level. He can transmute some parts of it like making a blade out of the aesthetic parts of the arm, but he is unable to to fully repair the arm on his own... he needs specialized knowledge for that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38308" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T16:31:43.950" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44832" CreationDate="2018-02-23T21:56:25.800" Score="2" ViewCount="2813" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right now I'm watching the 139th episode and I'm wondering why they are always in need of money. I don't remember exact cases when they got a jackpot, but I have a feeling that there were some cases; I just can't remember them. Do they really engage in such bad ass affairs but then remain out of money?&#xA;Examples that I remember where they showed a lack of funds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zoro in Loguetown buying swords&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Luffy in Alabasta talking to old man with dance powder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36167" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2018-02-24T01:15:12.620" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T01:15:12.620" Title="Why do the Straw Hats never have money?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44830" CreationDate="2018-02-23T23:27:52.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They always hit jackpots. I am not sure what arc you are up to, but they make lots of money on Alabasta, Thriller Bark, and so on. The problem is that they always have to spend it; buying the Sunny, etc. So they end up broke again. In fishman Island, they got lots of treasure but spent it all before they even left because &lt;em&gt;something&lt;/em&gt; happened (You're not up to there so I won't say&quot;. The same process pretty much repeats every arc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T23:27:52.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44830" CreationDate="2018-02-23T23:28:37.857" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mostly it's because Luffy always spent their money on food. Almost after every major battle Mugiwara Pirate always have a party and use almost every food they have. This will leave them with no food so they spent their money on food in the next town. For once they won a jackpot. They got 300mil belly. But it was used for their new ship, Thousands Sunny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other crew are not so loyal but they also spent a good sum of money. Nami on clothes, Robin and Chopper on book, Sanji on ingredients, and Ussop on miscellaneous stuff. (We know they did on Logue town and Water 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T23:28:37.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-24T00:37:21.267" Score="2" ViewCount="363" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to cosplay as Roy Mustang for Halloween but as I was looking at the costumes online I noticed the cosplay pocket watches are tiny! The biggest one is 5cm. But in the anime, they look like a full palm-sized pocket watch. I was wondering if anyone knows the actual dimensions of the State Alchemist pocket watch?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38314" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2018-02-24T01:21:35.387" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T15:00:50.467" Title="What are the dimensions of the State Alchemist pocket watch?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;cosplay&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44047" CreationDate="2018-02-24T11:57:19.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most important point is that Koro-sensei told his tentacles that he doesn't want to be powerful, so they became like they now look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other tentacle monsters only wanted power and told the tentacles, so their tentacles became hard and strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38311" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-24T12:07:02.933" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T12:07:02.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44333" CreationDate="2018-02-24T14:00:14.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A part of it could be that, because she's lost her arms, she defaults to her mouth. It's also pretty explicit that Violet is autistic.  Something called &quot;mouthing behavior&quot; is fairly common to autistic children (Violet is only 14, remember).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cwtherapy.com/mouthingbehaviors/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.cwtherapy.com/mouthingbehaviors/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Violet can also be seen chewing her stuffed puppy in her sleep in the shot shown in this video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9selmtBzwEk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9selmtBzwEk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think it's a combination of what myself, OP, and Ratchet Freak mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38321" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T14:00:14.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-24T14:42:53.273" Score="1" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was searching the music which plays in &lt;em&gt;Bleach&lt;/em&gt; episode 283 at 10:33 but couldn't find anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38323" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-24T14:46:37.403" LastActivityDate="2019-06-12T04:30:47.293" Title="Which music plays in Bleach episode 283 at 10:33 mins?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46143" CreationDate="2018-02-24T15:08:55.963" Score="1" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the song used during Shikamaru's fight with Tayuya, when he first uses the Shadow Strangle Technique on her? I've tried to look through OSTs, but I haven't been able pinpoint the exact one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Q9-UBzSS4zM?t=658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/Q9-UBzSS4zM?t=658&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38324" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T02:18:10.027" Title="Music during Shikamaru's fight with Tayuya" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-24T17:55:44.440" Score="5" ViewCount="2736" Body="&lt;p&gt;Upon rereading a few earlier chapters of My Hero Academia, I noticed an oddity regarding Tomura Shigaraki's Quirk. Later in the story, it is revealed that whatever he touches with all five fingers decays uncontrollably until it's reduced to dust, with Tomura needing to be careful not to use his five fingers when manipulating objects he doesn't want to decay; much like Ochako's Quirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, during the attack on the USJ, when Tomura used his power on professor Aizawa, only his elbow was affected, even though his entire body should have decayed. Is there an in-story explanation I missed for this discrepancy, or had Tomura's power not been cemented at that point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2019-07-20T22:13:27.307" Title="Is there a discrepancy about Tomura's Quirk?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-24T19:39:48.717" Score="5" ViewCount="980" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/27676&quot;&gt;Is each transmutation circle unique? (SciFi.SE)&lt;/a&gt; where the flame alchemy circle is explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any rule to build the transmutation circles? Are there other symbols? What do squares, pentagons, pentagrams, hexagons, hexagrams, etc. mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38329" LastEditorUserId="36222" LastEditDate="2018-08-07T18:09:35.543" LastActivityDate="2019-01-04T21:01:05.417" Title="How are transmutation circles built?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44838" CreationDate="2018-02-24T22:28:17.227" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As seen with different quirks as well, the user does not always have full control over it. Something which is also seen very well with &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Eri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eri's&lt;/a&gt; quirk &lt;a href=&quot;http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Rewind&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rewind&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So much rather than assuming it's a discrepancy in the plot, the assumption that Shigaraki has no/clumsy control of his quirk is more likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another factor at play might also be the speed at which the decay works. Through out the manga we have seen that the decay can set in almost instantly, but at occasion also act's slowly. Both of which might also be the case due to him not having proper control of his quirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1458" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T22:28:17.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-24T01:52:03.477" Score="1" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is how I interpret the story of &lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The bathhouse represents the society. People work with each other towards a common goal. Every night, 8 million gods come to the bathhouse and workers serve them, worship them. In a way they deal with them, do business with them. In Asian cultures, fire, air, earth, water, food, etc. are represented as gods, so bathhouse very accurately represents a working society. The 'spell' breaks if they stop working.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yubaba is the culture. She manages the bathhouse. She is a tyrant and rules over people by taking their real names and giving them new names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chihiro was given a new name by Yubaba, 'Sen', which means 'one thousand', similar to how a person is given a roll number or employee number in an organisation. That number becomes her new identity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haku has forgotten his real name. Similar to Islamic terrorists, he's become a slave to the tyrannical culture. He'll do anything the culture tells him to do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The baby is the belief system of the society. Yubaba is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=spirited+away+yubaba+angry+fire&amp;amp;tbm=isch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;overly&lt;/a&gt; protective of him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing I can't understand is, who is Zeniba, Yubaba's twin sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba and Zeniba are two parts of a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba keeps the baby locked in a room, afraid that he might get sick because of germs. Zeniba turned the baby into a mouse so that he might have a little freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zeniba lives in the swamp bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There used to be trains running between the bathhouse and the swamp bottom in old days, but the return trains from the swamp bottom have stopped. Now it's a one-way road towards the swamp bottom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The tickets to the swamp bottom Kamaji gave to Chihiro had been with him for 40 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Zeni' has &lt;a href=&quot;https://shokubutsujin.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/kanji-mumblings-from-spirited-away/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two&lt;/a&gt; meanings in Japanese, 'money' and 'ancient'. 'ba' means 'old lady'. The meaning of Zeniba which seems to fit the story is 'ancient old lady'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba wanted to steal a seal from Zeniba, which was supposedly very precious.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do Yubaba and Zeniba represent in this story? It looks like they might represent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;culture and nature&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;tyranny and individuality&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;life and death&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;interdependence and self reliance&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but none of these seem to elegently fit all the points I've mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36679" OwnerDisplayName="saga" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T00:25:46.707" Title="What does the twin witch pair in 'Spirited Away' represent?" Tags="&lt;hayao-miyazaki&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-02-25T10:58:40.653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44801" CreationDate="2018-02-24T16:10:16.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;For me, it was old money vs new money. Yubaba keeps rushing to make money, accepts tourists etc. Money became not the means to an end but the end itself. Her bathhouse is modern corporation, Zeniba's house is old school mom and pop store. Chihiro gets her first job in a large corporation, gets treated as disposable, grows up... But it is no way to live, to truly be adult, that is not the true meaning of adulthood. There has to be more to life than money. And it is Zeniba which shows her true grandmotherly kindness and gives her some peace and respite from the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a way, Zeniba is at peace with nature. She takes what she needs from it, but no more than that. Yubaba uses nature to gain money and she only cleans the river god for gold. And Zeniba doesn't do much, maybe because she is retired; in modern world, people don't search for her, her ways are not wanted anymore. Her entrance in the story can be seen as reaction to Yubaba's actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You and your corporate thinking are not all powerful and all good, Yubaba. I will show you the different way to do things. The old way!&quot; Zeniba says with her actions. And it turns out that there is value in old ways, in traditions long forgotten. That is my interpretation at least. They represent old ways to do business and grow up and new ways to do that and you need to understand both to be a complete person and live in modern society which at the same time has long traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, an interesting thought and a way of looking at the story:&#xA;Sen didn't search for Zeniba until she has seen naked greed of her coworkers, until she has seen them consumed by it. A lesson can be seen as this: As long as you spend all your time at work, you will not see your parents again. If that is what you truly want, then stop working, visit your grandmother and your parents will return to their senses and see you again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38335" OwnerDisplayName="jo1storm" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T16:16:34.460" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44801" CreationDate="2018-02-24T20:19:40.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yubaba is the culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that even mean? It's so vague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spirited Away&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.buzzfeed.com/katherineolivia/the-hidden-meaning-in-miyazakis-spirited-away-1wcr9?utm_term=.sdE96NoQq1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;is often interpreted to be about sex work&lt;/a&gt;. Yubaba is the owner of the brothel. The characters have their names changed because that was a common practice for sex workers in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chihiro was given a new name by Yubaba, 'Sen', which means 'one thousand', similar to how a person is given a roll number or employee number in an organisation. That number becomes her new identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;One thousand&amp;quot; is a price, not a meaningless word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do Yubaba and Zeniba represent in this story? It looks like they might represent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;culture and nature&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;tyranny and individuality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;life and death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;interdependence and self reliance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but none of these seem to elegently fit all the points I've mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is so vague. I could say that any character represents &amp;quot;individuality&amp;quot;. Doing so wouldn't tell me anything useful about that character beyond a few superficial insights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Art is about experiences. Experiences are detailed and specific, not vague &amp;quot;I'm going to be an individual in the face of an oppressive society.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="Blah blah" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-24T20:29:57.553" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44845" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-25T10:42:19.630" Score="1" ViewCount="2760" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently watched season 2 of Konosuba and now I want to carry on the story by reading. I was wondering how many LN vol 1 of the manga covered and if the manga is up to date with the anime. Should I read the light novel or buy the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38336" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T12:53:37.007" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T06:35:08.107" Title="How many LN is covered in one manga vol?" Tags="&lt;konosuba&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-25T20:44:18.680" Score="1" ViewCount="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've loved anime for a while now and have recently started exploring manga. It's super expensive to buy, and I was wondering if there is anywhere I can pick some up cheap, or trade, or whatever. Also, libraries have been suggested; are there any libraries in Norfolk with decent manga selections?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38340" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T20:48:00.610" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T20:48:00.610" Title="What’s the best way to pick up manga in Norfolk?" Tags="&lt;resources&gt;&lt;england&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37849" CreationDate="2018-02-25T21:32:59.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My first point, which is the most obvious, is that Naruto is 17 at the end of the fourth shinobi war. During episode 491 of the anime, while on a mission Shikamaru says &quot;I'm only 19!&quot; Presuming that Naruto and Shikamaru are the same age, this would mean Naruto is 19 as well; which would ultimately mean that between the end of the fourth shinobi war and the beginning of epsiode 484, 2 years has passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38341" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T21:32:59.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44836" CreationDate="2018-02-25T21:38:53.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Morning Remembrance, from Bleach OST. If I got the correct song. It happens during the fight of Stark and Kyoraku, right? Link down there&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZl5rEKCk9g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38335" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T21:38:53.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-25T21:50:00.107" Score="1" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which one is the longest anime ever created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not just episodes, the duration of each episode is also important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38342" LastEditorUserId="38342" LastEditDate="2018-02-25T22:02:56.523" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T22:02:56.523" Title="Which one is the longest anime ever created and how long is it hourwise?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-02-26T00:02:12.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44845" CreationDate="2018-02-25T22:05:03.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, the light novel has 4 translated volumes (the fifth is slated for release on April 24th) and the manga has 5 (May 22nd for the sixth). The anime (two seasons) covers the first four volumes of the light novel and the first six of the manga-- so the anime has covered all translated material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to continue the story immediately, you can search for fan translations of the LN, although most translating groups don't do licensed content. Otherwise, you can wait for vol. 5 of the LN, or wait until fall when vol. 7 of the manga is released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommended starting over from the beginning with the LN, as the anime does skip some parts and you'll likely have to wait some time before reading new content either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26389" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T22:05:03.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44872" CreationDate="2018-02-25T22:39:14.347" Score="3" ViewCount="697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there definite proof that Beerus is stronger than Champa? I mean beyond someone saying that Champa is fat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38342" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T19:08:41.700" Title="Is there definite proof that Beerus is stronger than Champa?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44853" CreationDate="2018-02-25T22:44:17.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the manga, I would say there is. Beerus participates in a fight with all the other gods of destruction. He's attacked by all the other gods of destructions together, and he manages to be one of the 2 last remaining fighters along with Kitela. For the anime, I can't comment since I dont recall statements or hints that shows he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZUySo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZUySo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T22:44:17.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44900" CreationDate="2018-02-25T23:49:15.150" Score="1" ViewCount="3293" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been searching for that song for a &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; long time but I can't find it. It's kinda sad (?? for me at least) and it has a violin or cello or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38344" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T02:28:46.803" LastActivityDate="2020-11-17T04:36:35.970" Title="What is the song that plays in Naruto Shippuden when Deidara fights Gaara?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44871" CreationDate="2018-02-26T00:45:44.390" Score="1" ViewCount="8895" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the movie &lt;em&gt;Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of The Dimensions&lt;/em&gt;, the true Yugi fainted because the result of the last battle. After Yugi fainted, the other Yugi appeared and he drew a card, summoning one of his priests in Egypt, Mahaad. And surprisingly, he could beat his &quot;last boss&quot; with just one card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the card the other Yugi drew at the final battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F25ilm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yugi drew the card&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctVDzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yugi declared the card&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3ffOm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Last boss defeated&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="35019" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T11:47:48.660" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T15:34:50.363" Title="What is the card that other Yugi draw in the end of the Yu-Gi-Oh movie?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44553" CreationDate="2018-02-26T03:01:38.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eren was still recovering from his previous fight, therefore all of his energy was still going into his regeneration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38346" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T03:29:40.640" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T03:29:40.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44856" CreationDate="2018-02-26T04:06:11.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called Deidara's theme. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kd4mOSrTh8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kd4mOSrTh8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 0:42, the strings start playing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33084" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T04:06:11.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-26T05:15:20.127" Score="4" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;in &lt;em&gt;Gakuen Polizi&lt;/em&gt; Chapter 3, Sasami Aoba comes across a girl who's looking through the trash, looking for something she lost which she can't buy again, similar to what happened to Aoba herself the day before, but rather than her badge, it's an anime figure phone strap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gEaH4l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 3 - Page 69 bottom&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DEJhXl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 3 - Page 70 top&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, given that the girl's description says that the figure had pink hair and we see what the figure was, it looks very much like Madoka Kaname from &lt;em&gt;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&lt;/em&gt; with the bows and style of dress&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Uh9Iqm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madoka Kaname Magical Girl form&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this figure supposed to be Madoka?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T07:09:08.627" LastActivityDate="2018-02-27T14:17:22.897" Title="Was the figure Aoba found supposed to be Madoka?" Tags="&lt;madoka-magica&gt;&lt;gakuen-polizi&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-26T08:01:37.527" Score="3" ViewCount="13763" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song currently has no official title. But the first two words are &quot;Iruna Etelero&quot;, thought it is often called &quot;Flower Song&quot;. Some have theorized it's Finnish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it just random syllables?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Song link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLky9RjDXoY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLky9RjDXoY&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2019-08-08T20:30:05.243" Title="What is Lindel's song from Ancient Magus Bride based on?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;the-ancient-magus-bride&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44867" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-26T12:55:12.133" Score="1" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished watching its anime, got curious about its ending, and found out by searching that the last 2 volumes are cramped in the last episode (so they skipped some scene).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got to know that Ritsuko got a boyfriend when Kaoru was in Tokyo, so Kaoru breaks all his ties with Ritsuko. So I'm wondering if the manga stated if Ritsuko has sex with her boyfriend, because in the anime when Kaoru try to have sex with Ritsuko, she refuses (and that's when Kaoru starts ignoring her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Kaoru the first person who had sex with Ritsuko? Is it ever answered in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31259" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T14:54:18.067" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T14:54:18.067" Title="Is Kaoru the first person who had sex with Ritsuko?" Tags="&lt;sakamichi-no-apollon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44864" CreationDate="2018-02-26T13:55:30.143" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is. Pink hair in bangs, dress similar to Madoka's. It is supposed to be Madoka. You can see example of Madoka keychain which serverd as an inspiration here&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7LVQF.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7LVQF.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or actual phone strap here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/icZpf.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/icZpf.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38335" LastEditorUserId="38335" LastEditDate="2018-02-27T14:17:22.897" LastActivityDate="2018-02-27T14:17:22.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26594" CreationDate="2018-02-26T14:32:37.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sitting down in an enclosed box that displays holograms of a small size doesn't spruce up the intense battle scenes that the manga wants to convey to the audience. Also sketching huge monsters as holograms in manga comics is difficult keeping in mind that the dueling field needs to showcase both the monsters and the duelists. It would take up a large space on the page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when the anime was being created, the emphasis was made to make duels more interactive than just showing monsters screaming. Like monsters could now be launched from canons, Gaia the Fierce Knight could now gallop and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37644" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T14:32:37.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44859" CreationDate="2018-02-26T16:57:11.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only card he appears to draw is &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Palladium_Oracle_Mahad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Palladium Oracle Mahad&lt;/a&gt;. As this portion of the duel is not narrated, nor is the 'card's' effects described in any way, there is no guarantee the in-movie card matches its real-life counterpart exactly, but the real card's effects suggest they are played similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DnU7f.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DnU7f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Variation of Palladium Oracle of Mahad&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Picture taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://krysfun.deviantart.com/art/Palladium-Oracle-Mahad-Gold-Ultra-ScR-638022196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deviant art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updated answer based on wikia summary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's all explained in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_The_Dark_Side_of_Dimensions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;, see the summary section on that link.&#xA;Below is the recap when Yugi fainted on turn 4, until he summoned Mahaad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Turn 4:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;face-down &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold the Moving Blockade&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, letting him target any&#xA;number of Level 4 Machine-Type monsters he controls and Special Summon&#xA;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; as a monster (0/0) in Attack Position, then equip those&#xA;monsters to it to increase its ATK by the combined ATK of the equipped&#xA;monsters. &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Silver Gadget&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Gold Gadget&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; are equipped to&#xA;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (0 → 3200).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; prevents other monsters from being&#xA;targeted for attacks, so the attack is redirected to &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;. As a&#xA;monster he controls would be destroyed by battle, Aigami activates his&#xA;face-down &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Cubic Defense&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, preventing its destruction and letting him&#xA;Special Summon two monsters from his hand with the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He Special Summons two more &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Novas&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (3000/0) in Attack Position.&#xA;The second &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Nova&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; attacks and destroys &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Pandemic Dragon&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&#xA;(Kaiba: 4500 → 2000). As it was destroyed, the effect of &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Pandemic&#xA;Dragon&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; activates, reducing the ATK of all monsters on the field by&#xA;1000, but the &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Novas&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; are unaffected as &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Pandemic Dragon&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; had&#xA;less than 3000 ATK (&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;: 3200 → 2200). The third &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson&#xA;Nova&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; attacks and destroys &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Metalhold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (Yugi: 5000 → 2800).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As two of his &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Novas&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; destroyed monsters by battle this turn,&#xA;they may both attack again via their effects. They attack directly,&#xA;but Yugi activates his face-down Continuous Trap Card &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Spiritual&#xA;Swords of Revealing Light&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, letting him pay 1000 LP to negate an&#xA;attack. He pays 2000 to negate both attacks (Yugi: 2800 → 800).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aigami activates his face-down &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Unification of the Cubic Lords&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, letting him&#xA;Fusion Summon a &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Cubic&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; Fusion Monster using monsters from his hand&#xA;and field as Materials. He fuses his three &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Novas&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; to Fusion&#xA;Summon &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Nova Trinity the Dark Cubic Lord&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (4500/3000) in&#xA;Attack Position. &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Nova Trinity&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; attacks Yugi directly, with&#xA;its effect activating as it attacked, halving his opponent's LP (Yugi:&#xA;800 → 400; Kaiba: 2000 → 1000). As an opponent's monster declared a&#xA;direct attack with a monster whose ATK is greater than or equal to his&#xA;LP, Kaiba activates his face-down &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Krystal Avatar&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, Special Summoning&#xA;it as a monster with ATK equal to his LP (1000/0), then changing the&#xA;attack target to it. &amp;quot;Krystal Avatar&amp;quot; is destroyed (Kaiba: 1000 → 0).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The effect of &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Krystal Avatar&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; activates as it was destroyed by&#xA;battle, inflicting its ATK as damage to the opponent. (Aigami: 5000 →&#xA;4000). Aigami activates the effect of &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Nova Trinity&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; to&#xA;inflict damage to Yugi equal to the damage he took, but Yugi activates&#xA;the effect of &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Clear Kuriboh&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, sending it from his hand to the&#xA;Graveyard to reduce the damage to 0. Since it destroyed a monster by&#xA;battle this turn, the effect of &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Nova Trinity&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; lets it attack&#xA;again. &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Crimson Nova Trinity&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; attacks directly, with its effect&#xA;activating, halving Yugi's LP (Yugi: 400 → 200). The attack continues,&#xA;but Yugi activates the effect of the &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Clear Kuriboh&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; in his Graveyard&#xA;as an opponent's monster is attacking directly, banishing it from his&#xA;Graveyard to draw a card. If it is a monster, he can Special Summon&#xA;it, then the opponent's monster will be forced to attack it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At this point, Yugi cannot continue, but Atem returns to the world and takes over.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Atem draws &amp;quot;Palladium Oracle Mahad&amp;quot;, then Special Summons it (2500/2100) in Attack Position via the effect of &amp;quot;Clear Kuriboh&amp;quot;,&#xA;redirecting the attack to it. &amp;quot;Crimson Nova Trinity&amp;quot; attacks &amp;quot;Mahad&amp;quot;,&#xA;with the effect of &amp;quot;Mahad&amp;quot; activating as it battling a DARK monster,&#xA;doubling its ATK (2500 → 5000). &amp;quot;Crimson Nova Trinity&amp;quot; is destroyed&#xA;(Aigami: 4000 → 0).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user38352" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T15:34:50.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44853" CreationDate="2018-02-26T19:08:41.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beerus is stronger than Champa. We know this definitely in the episode where Goku and Vegeta meet Vados and Champa for the first time. When Goku asks Vados as to which of the two was stronger, Vados clearly replied that &lt;i&gt;Champa was completely out of shape&lt;/i&gt; and hence implying Beerus was stronger.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I have attached a clip of the same &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo5XDtxsZqg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the manga, Beerus is shown to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest &lt;i&gt;God of destruction&lt;/i&gt; across the multiverse in the Chapter where all the Gods of Destructions had to fight each other.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T19:08:41.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44873" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-26T23:16:38.357" Score="1" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ghibli's &lt;em&gt;When Marnie Was There&lt;/em&gt;, there's a scene around 27:00 where&#xA;Anna calls Nobuko a &quot;fat pig&quot;. Pretty rude, but Nobuko does provoke her&#xA;quite a bit. Later, around 35:00, Nobuko's mother is complaining about&#xA;this to Anna's aunt and uncle ... but she also says that Anna &lt;em&gt;pulled a&#xA;knife&lt;/em&gt; on Nobuko! (&quot;Knife&quot; in the English dub, &quot;cutter&quot; in the sub.) I&#xA;certainly didn't see her do that, nor do I see anything suggesting a&#xA;scene was cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's the deal here? Did Nobuko simply fabricate the whole thing?&#xA;Seems like a pretty strong accusation to invent ... Nobuko comes off as&#xA;a jerk, but that's really over the top. Is it a mistranslation?&#xA;Unfortunately, my ear for spoken Japanese is not up to transcribing what&#xA;Nobuko's mother says. Also unfortunately, my library system does not&#xA;have the book the movie was based on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10888" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-02-26T23:25:44.677" LastActivityDate="2020-06-22T03:09:40.970" Title="What's with the claim that Anna pulled a knife on Nobuko?" Tags="&lt;japanese-language&gt;&lt;when-marnie-was-there&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5037" CreationDate="2018-02-26T23:52:17.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My opinion is simpler. The main topic of the second season is &quot;copies&quot; or, better, &quot;clones&quot;. Copies of sex and character opposed to the original, but with the same power and memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yin is the most striking example. Yang is inside her. She represents Ying and Yang, the two opposite eternal and primary, without which world wouldn't exist. The last scene shows Hei carrying Yin's body, that body which is now an empty shell. Hei looks at a star falling from the sky. A contractor is dead. I believe the dead contractor is Hei. He lost his power, those he loved, and if we exclude Yin's research, he is forced to work for others without being motivated. In the end, he must also kill Yin, the woman he loves. Why should he still be around? I think he dies together with Yin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, copies of Yin and Hei were created with same powers. Basically, in the end, we witness the birth of a new syndicate, with &quot;old&quot; faces. So, for me, it makes sense there are clones of Hei and Yin. Mao also has a new body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38354" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-27T02:33:51.937" LastActivityDate="2018-02-27T02:33:51.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13610" CreationDate="2018-02-27T01:26:28.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I figured it was because Hohenheim was not willing to use the stone's power to cure Izumi. He was a pro with medical alchemy, so it was just highly advanced Alkahestry. He said he made contact with all of the souls, then asked permission. He could only use them to kill the dwarf in the flask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had no idea Izumi would be part of the final battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38357" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-27T02:35:05.060" LastActivityDate="2018-02-27T02:35:05.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44876" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44899" CreationDate="2018-02-27T13:21:27.440" Score="1" ViewCount="805" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched all episodes of &lt;em&gt;Detective Conan&lt;/em&gt; anime, and I want list of manga chapters that haven't been made as anime yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38361" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T02:53:06.983" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T20:31:08.027" Title="Which chapters from the manga that haven't been made as anime yet in &quot;Detective Conan&quot;?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44911" CreationDate="2018-02-27T18:38:17.127" Score="5" ViewCount="6335" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished season 1 and started the still ongoing season 2 from the anime and I loved Shalltear's character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I wonder, were there any quotes in the light novel where it is shown Shalltear loves Ainz? Either through verbal or physical acts? Like blushing when Ainz's nearby, or fighting Albedo to marry him... I take it that the light novels might include more moments like these than the anime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that what I've watched so far covers volumes 1-4, so I am mainly looking for occurrences from those 4 volumes. Any other suggestions are still welcome as long as they don't include spoilers. Namely, all quotes are accepted if they don't spoil the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38342" LastEditorUserId="38342" LastEditDate="2018-03-02T20:59:21.073" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T16:05:29.943" Title="How much does Shalltear love Ainz? (All quotes from the source material)" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42188" CreationDate="2018-02-27T21:56:27.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing it's for aesthetic purposes, but here are two things I noticed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Horizontal Line of Symmetry&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All of the letters except 'A', 'T', and 'N' have a horizontal line of symmetry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After rotating the 'A' and 'T's 90 degrees, they also have a horizontal line of symmetry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'N' doesn't get a line of symmetry, but the tilting brings it closer to having its center line be horizontally symmetric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't explain why the first 'E' is flipped and 'N' remains an exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Imagery&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's easy to see people or objects (i.e. weapons as mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/42189/2516&quot;&gt;filistinist's answer&lt;/a&gt;) in the letters after tilting them sideways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38365" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2021-01-01T08:02:41.763" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T08:02:41.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="355" CreationDate="2018-02-28T01:38:04.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think BK-201's star in the end of 2nd season means someone with Hei's power  appeared. I think a new Contractor which is Hei's copies appeared. In the end, there is a new syndicate, a new Yin, new Contractors... why not a new Hei? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38354" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T03:09:20.520" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T03:09:20.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44879" CreationDate="2018-02-28T01:42:33.220" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Together with Albedo, Shalltear madly fell in love with Ainz. In the Overlord world, there is a great number of quotes where it is shown Shalltear loves Ainz, so making a complete list would be a very difficult task to deal with. But I can quickly search for 3 quotes from the volumes you asked for, one for each volume, to comply with your request in a reasonable way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official translation made by Yen press. Author: Kugane Maruyama. Official translator of the Overlord series: Emily Balistrieri. Quote from volume 2, just before the first part of “two adventurers” starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“The reason for their conflict was that they were rivals in love. Both Albedo and Shalltear had fallen for Ainz—i.e., he was loved by two incomparable beauties. What guy wouldn’t be happy about that?”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shalltear and Albedo want to become Ainz’s wife, spending the rest of their lives in a romantic relationship with him. I’ll skip their insults to one another and just point out their final agreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official translation, volume 1. Intermission before chapter 3 starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“The fight…is over. Now they’re just—”&#xA;“The issue is simply who will be his first wife.”&#xA;“We concluded that it would be bizarre for the absolute ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick to have only one queen. But now we have to decide who his primary will—”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They start rallying allies from Nazarick that will support their love for him. No other servant wants to marry him, but some of them take sides, supporting either Albedo or Shalltear’s love for Ainz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official translation, volume 3, chapter 1, just before part 4 starts. Shalltear says this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Yes, I will do a splendid job carrying out the duties Lord Ainz bestowed upon me, and my praises he will sing: ‘Nice job. You’re my most precious slave.’ And then he’ll say, ‘You are the one most fit to stand at my side.’”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, Shalltear likes to daydream that, one day, he’ll choose her, and then they will get married, spend the rest of their lives together and become a happy family with their sons and daughters. She doesn’t want to marry anyone who’s not Ainz, she’ll wait her whole life to become his wife and she’s very loyal to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N2z4g.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N2z4g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36138" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T01:42:33.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43523" CreationDate="2018-02-28T03:03:41.960" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;Kyon&quot; mean: Young warrior&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Origin: Irish&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-kyon-512965.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-kyon-512965.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon's nickname was given to him by his younger sister. But if we accord it to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-kyon-512965.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baby Center&lt;/a&gt;, the #1 pregnancy and parenting digital destination whom reaches more than 45 million parents a month in every corner of the globe, Kyon means Young Warrior. It doesn't appear that much but if we look it closely, Kyon really appears like a young warrior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon face life in a cynical manner, in an adult manner, like that of a young warrior yet has a soft and good nature. To start though, Kyon never believes in supernatural. A quote from the transcript of Episode 1, &quot;But aliens, time traveler, ghosts, monsters, espers, and anime, manga, live-action heroes that fight them, it wasn't till later in my life that I realized they all don't exist.&quot; It is not like he don't believe in them, in fact he even mentioned that it would be nice that they could exist. But that just how the normal life goes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon had a fateful, extreme encounter with the supernatural yet he faced it like a man. He had Yuki Nagato, a bibliophile humanoid interface; Mikuru Asahina, a time traveler; and Itsuki Koizumi, an esper in the same club room yet they continued their days as a student like normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon, thanks to Haruhi's sudden decisions, was also brought to many critical encounters yet he surpassed all of it like a man. He is even the one who make awesome decisions to save the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kyon also saved the world as he and Haruhi Suzumiya were trapped in a parallel world. The creatures created by the powers of Haruhi Suzumiya has started destroying the world to create it anew. And the strength of Kyon's and Haruhi's buddies is not enough to intervene. Only Kyon can make a change to save the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, Kyon was also trapped in a time paradox as conveyed in their movie, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. There's more tell to this. But I want you to see it for yourself. Watch the move and have some fun. Enjoy~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trivia: A man somewhere in the world was hit by a car and was put to coma. After years of coma and recuperation in the hospital, he recovered his consciousness. The first thing he asked is, &quot;How's the new episode of Suzumi Haruhi no Yuutsu?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38368" LastEditorUserId="38368" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T04:42:30.930" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T04:42:30.930" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44581" CreationDate="2018-02-28T08:01:03.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jellal's Edolas counterpart is named Jellal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He says in chapter 167 &quot;My name is Jellal&quot; to Wendy. Mystogan is a fake name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why Faust is not named Makarov, that could probably be because of the different birth situations. The idea for the name Makarov came because he was born to one of the founders of Fairy Tail and Mavis named him (Chapter 450). However, Faust was never related to the Fairy Tail guild, so the Edolas Mavis wouldn't have a chance to name him. There's a reason why he isn't the guild master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since someone else named him, his name is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T08:01:03.597" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39428" CreationDate="2018-02-28T09:28:27.667" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, having just watched the series, I think they have the right of it, in that Tohru hopes that by having Miss Kobayashi &lt;em&gt;eat her tail&lt;/em&gt;, she will gain her power, thus allowing her to keep their little family together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only is there the concept in parts of Asia and most early tribal civilizations of &lt;em&gt;eating mythical beasts to gain their power...&lt;/em&gt; but then there it the &lt;strong&gt;Ouroboros myth, the dragon eating it's own tail representing eternity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's also &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; likely, given Tohru's feelings for Miss Kobayashi, and also knowing that her sexual advances have been rebuffed so far, that it also would represent a kind of physical bond between them, a way for a little part of her to be &lt;em&gt;inside&lt;/em&gt; Miss Kobayashi, and therefore have some bit of intimacy through that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, I believe the reason is twofold: a combination of a &lt;strong&gt;desire for a physical bond between them&lt;/strong&gt; and a way to &lt;strong&gt;share her immortal lifespan with her&lt;/strong&gt; so try to be together, if not &lt;em&gt;forever&lt;/em&gt;, then for a long, long time to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit odd from a human perspective, but in Tohru's mind it would be a bit romantic. Like a mate that kept a lock of your hair in a locket around their neck all the time so they'd always have a piece of you with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;grin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38371" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T09:28:27.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44890" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-28T09:36:42.383" Score="2" ViewCount="809" Body="&lt;p&gt;Supposedly, the nature of Edolas prevents magic from being stored in the user's body or wielded. That means all Zeref needs to do to avoid killing everyone is to find a way to get to Edolas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the immortality remains (which is unlikely in my opinion) the death aura is a form of uncontrollable black magic (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ankhseram_Black_Magic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ankhseram_Black_Magic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36342" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T08:01:15.183" Title="In Fairy Tail, why couldn't Zeref just go to Edolas?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-02-28T13:08:02.860" Score="5" ViewCount="441" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220218/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cyber City Oedo 808&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; happens to be a favourite of mine and I was wondering where I might be able to buy such titles, or what online services might host them for streaming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last time I tried was some shifty guy (or girl) selling what looked like a real DVD published but turned out to be terrible copied DVDs on Amazon a long time ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38373" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T14:03:45.320" LastActivityDate="2018-07-05T20:57:41.603" Title="Where might I buy/stream &quot;Cyber City Oedo 808&quot;?" Tags="&lt;cyber-city-oedo-808&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44744" CreationDate="2018-02-28T15:10:16.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enD0LhHJ8Gw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sai's theme song&lt;/a&gt; or Danzo's or Konoha's root. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38374" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T15:41:01.003" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T15:41:01.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44744" CreationDate="2018-02-28T15:44:12.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's 100% Sai's Theme Song. The bit you hear in the Juzo death scene starts at 0:27 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enD0LhHJ8Gw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enD0LhHJ8Gw&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38167" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T15:44:12.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39500" CreationDate="2018-02-28T16:01:13.453" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Kishimoto wanted the anime to be 500 episodes long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Casting genjutsu and killing him just as Cee did it in Raikage vs Sasuke fight, it would have taken at most 10 mins including filler. So not an option for an anime which has half of filler episodes, it would imbalance the ratio :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38374" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T16:08:02.777" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T16:08:02.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44553" CreationDate="2018-02-28T19:05:08.727" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Power_of_the_Titans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Power of the Titans&lt;/a&gt; wiki (&lt;strong&gt;disclamer, this page contains heavy spoilers from the manga)&lt;/strong&gt;, the ability to transform into a titan may be hindered if an injury occurred after a recent transformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ability to transform into a Titan can be hindered by injuries inflicted on the human body. A human can transform into a Titan with injuries as severe as a missing limb, but only if a previous transformation has not occurred recently. &lt;strong&gt;If a human emerges from their Titan form and receives severe injury, this person cannot transform into a Titan again until said injuries have healed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the episodes leading up to this event&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; We see Eren face off with the Armored Titan, but ends up being captured along with Ymir. They soon awaken with their arms severed off to prevent from the escaping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Opening_(Episode)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;S2, E9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;Reiner informs the two that neither of them could transform into Titans in the first place while still recovering from their injuries&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Eren attempted to transform in the final episode, his body was still recovering from this injury inflicted on him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastEditorUserId="20275" LastEditDate="2018-03-01T17:00:33.570" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T17:00:33.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44879" CreationDate="2018-02-28T19:44:16.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shalltear loves Momonga and would easily give her life for him no matter what the situation is. But what's really interesting is that she would put anything at risk to build a romantic relationship between her and Ainz. Albedo and Shalltear are his most devoted servants, and this is shown in situations where servants are asked what they would be able to give to be close to Ainz etcetera. All servants would like to hang around with Momonga, but no one can beat those 2. If need be, they will sink to an incredibly low level because, as stated in the series when talking about them, women in love will do anything. Shalltear loving Ainz does not have to entail reciprocal love, but let's hope Momonga becomes at least a little more bold in the volumes to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30137" LastEditorUserId="30137" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T19:43:31.843" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T19:43:31.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44876" CreationDate="2018-02-28T20:31:08.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Anime#Manga_chapters_not_yet_scheduled_to_animate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt; the anime adaptation of chapter 975-980 is scheduled to air in the next four weeks (March 3, March 10, March 17 and March 24), while chapter 984 and above are not scheduled as animation yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To go the other way around as of now the following manga chapters have aired as anime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everything up to chapter 974 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chapters between ch. 981 and 983&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: My answer shows the state of releases on Fepruary 28, 2018. I'm also assuming the asker has watched every episode released as of this date, so up to episode 893.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35452" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T20:31:08.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44856" CreationDate="2018-02-28T20:44:43.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the track is actually called &quot;Stalemate&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN5sj6Wpas4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN5sj6Wpas4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38324" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T20:44:43.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38234" CreationDate="2018-03-01T07:21:04.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because Joseph Joestar is growing senile.&#xA;Stands are the manifestation of the user's spirit.&#xA;Remember that episode when Polnareff became young because of &#xA;Alessi's Stand? Silver Chariot was weak when he was a kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Durability&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Permanence&lt;/em&gt; is a category in a stand stat which also affects stands as they age too or when not in practice. (A great example would be Star Platinum's initial 1.5 second Timestop turned 2.0 seconds by the middle of Part 4. After the events of Part 6, Jotaro trained himself again to protect those he needs as he have learned in Part 4. He later regained his 5 second time stop, the maximum seconds the human body can achieve.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in a sense, if a stand user grows &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;old&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, it affects also their stands. Likewise, if a stand is not used that much, it gets weaker. Hermit Purple is the stand manifestation of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hamon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. As there are no more threats, vampires, and Aztec demigods, Joseph Joestar didn't use it that much (also Joseph Joestar isn't the kind of person to practice. He relies on his cunning). Should he still practice it, I bet he'd still look young even on his 50s in Part 3 just like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisa Lisa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a hindsight, Hermit Purple's ability to search Stand Users was hazy because there are a lot of Stand Users in Morioh. Just like when he tried to divine Kira but found Angelo instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; Joseph Joestar can't use Hermit Purple efficiently because he is old and doesn't practice it that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37933" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T07:21:04.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44902" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44905" CreationDate="2018-03-01T10:57:03.730" Score="5" ViewCount="1607" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many anime and JRPGs have Hot Spring/Bathhouse/Onsen scenes and in many of these, when it opens up there is this sound of like something hitting hollow wood, an example of which can be heard at the 4 second mark in these video of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBNys7c-uw4&amp;amp;t=4s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what exactly is this sound? and does this sound actually exist in japan? particularly in Hot Springs/Bathhouses/Onsen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T11:23:31.713" Title="What is that noise when an onsen scene opens up?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;culture&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29166" CreationDate="2018-03-01T11:04:17.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It makes perfect sense that they're 4 years older than Kakashi. If you become a genin upon graduating the academy and the 3 of them graduated together. That means they're older than Kakashi by atleast 4 years. Kakashi became a genin at 5 while Obito and Rin were 9 meaning they were 4 years older than him when they all graduated the academy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38384" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T11:04:17.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44902" CreationDate="2018-03-01T11:23:31.713" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing which makes these sounds is a type of 鹿威し (&lt;em&gt;Shishi-Odoshi&lt;/em&gt;) or &lt;em&gt;scaredeer&lt;/em&gt;, it acts similar to as what a scarecrow does, and the sound it makes scares away the wild animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for what device specifically makes that sound in Japanese gardens and onsen, is 添水 (&lt;em&gt;sozu&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hsq8k.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hsq8k.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Sozu&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishi-odoshi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sōzu is a type of water fountain used in Japanese gardens. It consists of a segmented tube, usually of bamboo, pivoted to one side of its balance point. At rest, its heavier end is down and resting against a rock. A trickle of water into the upper end of the tube accumulates and eventually moves the tube's centre of gravity past the pivot, causing the tube to rotate and dump out the water. The heavier end then falls back against the rock, making a sharp sound, and the cycle repeats. This noise is intended to startle any herbivores such as deer or boars which may be grazing on the plants in the garden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T11:23:31.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44906" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:47:31.573" Score="0" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, when an opponent used a &lt;a href=&quot;http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Card_Destruction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spell card: Card Destruction&lt;/a&gt;, the instruction on that spell card says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each player discards their entire hand, then draws the same number of cards they discarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen to the duelist if they didn't follow the instruction of that card? Would they get disqualified for that, or else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-01T14:05:47.210" LastActivityDate="2020-05-20T11:52:25.193" Title="What would happen if a duelist didn't follow the instruction on the card?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38891" CreationDate="2018-03-01T14:16:16.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a playlist on YouTube&lt;/a&gt; that includes all the tracks excluded from the OST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The track you are looking for is &quot;Path of Decisions&quot;. It is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi88NrNYA1I&amp;amp;index=30&amp;amp;list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf&amp;amp;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the 30th video&lt;/a&gt; in the playlist I mentioned before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35806" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T14:16:16.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44995" CreationDate="2018-03-01T17:23:01.060" Score="1" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;On season 1 episode 12, there's a song when Mikasa talks to her squad leader while on a mission helping Eren to seal the wall with a rock, as shown on the following picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eBZjtl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mikasa talking to her squad leader&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38388" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-07T06:35:48.697" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T06:35:48.697" Title="What's the song when Mikasa talks to her squad leader while on the mission helping Eren to seal the wall with a rock in episode 12?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44879" CreationDate="2018-03-01T18:03:38.000" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Revision&lt;/code&gt; - I had already finished writing the documents a while back, but I now thought that giving a general overview would be good. Once you click on either the word &lt;a href=&quot;https://pastebin.com/6XCWndr5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pastebin&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RkUhqncZhr6SMu8mKPKQ4REro45-poUAAPso9KaUH-U/view&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Docs&lt;/a&gt; you’ll be redirected to the main page, which contains very relevant instructions, so please read it first. This will lead to a complete understanding of the heart of my answer to your question: Quotes from Drama CDs, Quotes from Side Stories, Quotes from light novels (volumes 1-4), Quotes from light novels (volume 11). After that, there are the final conclusions on Shalltear’s love for Ainz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, I recently answered another question in this forum about Overlord’s translation, so I decided to also edit these files so that they include the comparison between the official translation and the fan translation in more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you just wait for a few days, I'll give you many pages worth of such sentences as well as a full analysis on Shalltear's love for Ainz. I'm linking my own &lt;a href=&quot;https://pastebin.com/6XCWndr5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pastebin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RkUhqncZhr6SMu8mKPKQ4REro45-poUAAPso9KaUH-U/view&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Docs&lt;/a&gt; for that purpose. (Right now they're visibly empty, but it will take me very few days to gather enough material to create a very long document)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, I will explain one of quotes from Bhavin as it's quite revealing. I'll also quote a conversation between Shalltear and a death knight from the side story &quot;Emissary of the king&quot; that the author wrote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;この二人の対立は恋敵であることに起因している。&#xA;  アインズはアルべドとシャルティア、両者から惚れられていた。絶世の美女二人に愛される。これ を喜ばない男はいないだろう。&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sentence that Bhavin mentioned (from volume 2 of the light novels) is very beautiful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;この = These&#xA;二人 = two people&#xA;の = possessive marker&#xA;対立 = opposition&#xA;は = subject marker&#xA;恋敵 = rivals in love&#xA;であること = the fact that&#xA;に = from&#xA;起因している = originates&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All together...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two's opposition originates from the fact that they are rivals in love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;アインズ = Ainz&#xA;は = subject marker&#xA;アルべド = albedo&#xA;と = and&#xA;シャルティア = shalltear&#xA;両者 = both&#xA;から = from/by&#xA;惚れられていた = to be in love with&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All together, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Ainz, to be loved by both Albedo and Shalltear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;絶世の美女 = peerless beauty&#xA;二人 = 2 people&#xA;に = from&#xA;愛される = loved&#xA;これ = this&#xA;を = grammar marker&#xA;喜ばない = not be happy&#xA;男 = man&#xA;は = subject marker&#xA;いない = doesn’t exist&#xA;だろう = most likely&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All together,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Loved by two peerless beauties, to not be happy of this, most likely there doesn't exist a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason the sentence is so beautiful is because the author used a different kind of love each time, showing how complete Albedo and Shalltear's love for Ainz is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;恋敵 (&lt;em&gt;koigataki&lt;/em&gt;) = it uses &lt;em&gt;koi&lt;/em&gt;, which can only mean romantic love. They fell in love with Ainz in a romantic way, the way you would feel for your boyfriend /girlfriend. It is always 100% romantic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;惚れる (&lt;em&gt;horeru&lt;/em&gt;) = to be in love with/to be infatuated with or consumed by (romantic.) The romantic feeling is very strong on all occasions. The usual translation would be to &quot;fall in love with&quot; but context should be taken into consideration. The next love word used makes it clear it means “to fall in love with” with a very strong feeling of infatuation as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;愛される (&lt;em&gt;aisareru&lt;/em&gt;) which means a very deep type of love (to be loved by.) The word &quot;愛&quot; is the standard word for love in Japanese. However, Japanese VERY rarely say this word, and some people go their whole life without saying it. So it has come to have quite a deep meaning, you will almost always see &lt;em&gt;suki&lt;/em&gt; used in the place of &lt;em&gt;ai&lt;/em&gt;. Unlike the other 2, this type of love doesn't necessarily have to be just romantic when referring to another person, though it's even rarer to use it for family or a friend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, Albedo and Shalltear are the only floor masters that have shown the first 2 kinds of love. The third type of love should also include romantic love in their case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the conversation I said I was going to quote, it is from the side story &quot;Emissary of the King&quot; that Maruyama wrote. Ainz sends one of his servants, a death knight, to ask the floor masters what it is they really desire. Shalltear is a bit skeptical at first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Then… Is the reason you came to me first because I am the furthest away from Ainz-sama? Was it purely a matter of distance?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It wasn't like that. The Death Knight told her what his master had said, that &quot;Shalltear is a very important person.&quot; The mood changed in an instant.   Something that felt like hot air roiled in front of him. There was no change in Shalltear — no. Her crimson pupils glowed like lava.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;—Forgive me. I must have gone deaf for a moment, so I didn't hear what you said just now. Do forgive me. Could you please tell me  what Ainz-sama said, one more time?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was hard to believe that undead, with their immunity to biological status effects, could go deaf. But he had no reason to deny Shalltear's request. So, he repeated himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The corner of Shalltear's mouth turned up. &quot;—Ha! Hahaha! Ahhh, if only Albedo was here to listen to this! Hahaha!&quot; After having a good&#xA;  laugh, Shalltear continued asking the Death Knight  other questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Did Ainz-sama say anything about Albedo?&quot; After hearing that Ainz hadn't mentioned anything, Shalltear was all smiles. ...  Conversations were like passing in basketball. If the exchange ended after only a couple of rounds, something was wrong. … Seeing Shalltear's discomfort, the Death Knight asked the final question, &quot;What do you want?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shalltear's smile was bewitchingly beautiful as she made her reply. &quot;I want Ainz-sama's love. I don’t mean to say it only has to be me. After all, it's normal for a great man to claim many women for himself. It would be surprising if any woman could resist an absolutely amazing man like Ainz-sama. However, I want to be the first in his heart.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Later, Ainz-sama’s servant goes back to Ainz and tells him what happened and what she desires.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Very well. Then let me hear the answer to the last question.&quot;   As he heard Shalltear's answer, Ainz sagged like a puppet whose strings had been cut. &quot;... Besides Ainz. Append that to the last question the next time you ask it. Understood?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Later, the death knight servant goes to Cocytus and asks)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;What do you want… besides Ainz-sama.&quot; Cocytus seemed to grin at the addition. &quot;…I. See. Someone. Asked. For. That. It. Must. Have been. Albedo. Or. Shalltear.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Each servant wants a different thing: Aura wants magical beasts, Mare wants plants… On the other hand, Albedo and Shalltear love Ainz too much, and they may never get their wish granted.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38389" LastEditorUserId="38389" LastEditDate="2018-04-14T16:05:29.943" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T16:05:29.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44915" CreationDate="2018-03-01T20:02:24.213" Score="3" ViewCount="5792" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently started rewatching FMA brotherhood, and noticed some things I was confused about concerning &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Father&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Father&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He uses the pipes to spread the Philosopher's Stone beneath the nation of Amestris. The purpose behind this is to act as a barrier between the tectonic energy of the earth's crust, &lt;strong&gt;where Amestrian Alchemy gets its energy from&lt;/strong&gt;, so that he can stop others from using Alchemy at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he placed himself under what would become Central Command and used himself as a buffer against tectonic energy so &lt;strong&gt;alchemists would actually use energy derived from the souls of Xerxes&lt;/strong&gt; contained within himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is Father able to stop people from performing alchemy? And if the people in Amestris were partly using a philosopher's stone, wouldn't they be able to bypass the laws of equivalent exchange?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37427" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-11-11T07:54:13.683" LastActivityDate="2018-11-11T07:54:13.683" Title="How does Father prevent the use of alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39932" CreationDate="2018-03-01T20:32:15.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do remember reading that the Author, Ishida Sui, is a very big fan of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ling_Tosite_Sigure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ling Tosite Sigure&lt;/a&gt;'s lead singer &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Kitajima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TK&lt;/a&gt;, who was asked to sing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unravel_(TK_song)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the opening&lt;/a&gt; for the Anime debut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Sui_Ishida&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Sui_Ishida&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He personally requested TK to sing the opening song for the anime's first season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He actively promoted TK's (lead singer) Tour 2016 &amp;quot;Signal to Noise&amp;quot; by illustrating fan articles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishida seems to be a fan of the Japanese rock band 凛として時雨 (Ling tosite sigure) given he has named Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 74 after one of their songs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to support my previous claims as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's pretty common to see Sui promote others via fan drawings and stuff through his Twitter, check it out sometime!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T20:32:15.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39810" CreationDate="2018-03-01T20:57:39.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite some time has passed since you asking this question, and with the progression of the manga Tokyo Ghoul;Re there are some spoilers that do answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Kishou Arima (the reaper guy) takes in Ken Kaneki after defeating him in battle. This battle makes him temporarily forget his memories, in which time Arima takes him in to the CCG with the nickname Haise Sasaki. He then trains &quot;Sasaki&quot; to &quot;Become his new quinque&quot;. Armia's motives are revealed later on, but do not relate to your question. So in a way, yes he does use Kaneki's kagune as a quinque but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, Kaneki still keeps his Kagune.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the spoiler, here is the source from the manga:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o8Jrx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o8Jrx.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blockquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 83 Tokyo Ghoul;Re&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36295" LastEditorUserId="36295" LastEditDate="2018-03-01T21:02:50.843" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T21:02:50.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44912" CreationDate="2018-03-01T22:36:01.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scar draws a picture in one episode. Imagine philosophers stones Father had seeded all over the place as sort of inactive circle (Or open door.)&#xA;You can walk into the circle, you can draw on that circle, you can dig into the circle. It is not active. You can use the energy from below the circle. Less than you normally would, but you can do it. Only after Father activates the circle, the flow stops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine open submarine door. Fishes swim in, fishes swim out (fishes are alchemists here). They have to pass through the doorway into the interior and there is not as much water inside the submarine as in the sea, but fishes can still swim and they can continue to lead their lives. Those hatched in the submarine which never left it don't even know it can be done the other way. People from Xing noticed that something is wrong (they are humans that swam into submarine from the sea) but they can't do anything about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day, the door of the submarine closes and pumps start pumping the water out. In a few moments, the interior of the submarine is completely dry. What happened? Father activated his circle made from philosophers stones and cut access to alchemy to all alchemists. The fishes can't breathe! They can't live! But people of Xing and Hohenheim can, because they know the way to breathe air, not water. They have lungs, not gills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38335" LastActivityDate="2018-03-01T22:36:01.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44916" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-02T00:13:35.950" Score="2" ViewCount="1211" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 121, it starts playing at 0:40 or so when Itachi and Kisame are walking together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38393" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-02T02:24:59.847" LastActivityDate="2021-05-15T22:01:10.320" Title="What is the song playing in Naruto Shippuden episode 121 when Itachi and Kisame are walking together?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44916" CreationDate="2018-03-02T00:37:16.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The song you're referring to is Itachi's theme song. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXLfg2ry_F4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXLfg2ry_F4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38167" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T00:37:16.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44581" CreationDate="2018-03-02T06:26:20.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that is a plot hole. The thing is, there is no way everything can be opposite in Edolas. Like you said, Faust really is Makarov and Mystogan really is Gerrard, but in Earthand Makarov is not the father of Gerrard. You assume that the names are coincidences for everyone (even that is very unlikely) and do not forget that some characters were not so different in Edolas, like Gajeel. They were very similar in personality, and also Coco seems very similar in both cases. (Note: Earthland Coco was a filler in the anime. Along with Sugarboy, Hughes, and Byro) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember how in Fairy Tail Battle with Laxus Natsu and Gajeel were for some reason considered &quot;over 80 years of age&quot;? Well the reason for that is revealed up ahead in the plot, which is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are actually over 400 years old. Including Wendy as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see things this way, there is no way Edo-Natsu (or Edo-Wendy or even Edo-Gajeel) would have been there when Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla visited Edolas, since we are sure that with Edo-people, they don't have the same circumstances as the actual Fairy Tail members. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; I think that is an unplanned mistake; unless it is intended, but say if Gajeel, Natsu, and Wendy weren't in Edolas then that would raise a question too early, since the answer is revealed quite a long time after. Perhaps Hiro had to make things that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37380" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T06:26:20.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44942" CreationDate="2018-03-02T13:28:14.837" Score="2" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the first episode, we see Eita talking with Nakajima (supposedly his friend from the previous school) via a chatting application on his phone when he moves to Fukuoka and transfers to a new high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IKByi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IKByi.png&quot; alt=&quot;school&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, during the last episode, that is Episode#12 at the ending sequence we see Eita hanging around with a person talking about stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SsejP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SsejP.png&quot; alt=&quot;college&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, were they the same person, as in Nakaji took admission in the same college as Eita. In the short lived conversation in the ending sequence there is no reference as to what his name might be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My skepticism arises due to the fact that both in the avatar of the chat and the conversation during college, their eyes were kinda closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T20:19:10.330" Title="Was the person hanging out with Eita at college, Nakajima?" Tags="&lt;just-because&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27382" CreationDate="2018-03-02T14:22:42.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Tanaka is quite a knowledgeable person and Butler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He knows about the many secrets residing in the Phantomhive manor and so perhaps that's why he still remains in the Phantomhive manor as the Butler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like he would've just retired but perhaps, just like everyone else on Ciel's side, he's hiding some secret. Maybe for himself or of Ciel's. &#xA;It's quite difficult to explain without spoiling the plot - read the manga, it should be updated tremendously by now and you should probably understand the significance of Tanaka's character. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might just be making his character seem more important than it is, but all of Ciel's old family and his past in general have some sort of hidden agenda - they all know something that we don't: Elizabeth, her family, Tanaka, obviously Sebastian knows it all, but Ciel's family comes into play and Tanaka was there from the very start of it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although he's ill and perhaps a bit forgetful, he was Ciel's father's Head Butler (which is a huge deal!) It proves to me that he has some knowledge about many secrets, and that he probably acknowledges that Sebastian is a demon and that Ciel isn't who he says he might be...  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he holds Ciel very close to his heart, seeing as though Ciel still sees Tanaka as his grandfather - and he provides him a place to stay even though he has no use to Ciel's &quot;game&quot; (revenge). Sure, he's strong, but he's still old and human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's obvious that Tanaka will have a part in Black Butler, maybe not soon - but later it will all come through. If you've watched the anime, it shows him recapping the episodes in one episode and he mentions that Sebastian will go through a &quot;challenge&quot; in the end of it all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah, this is very early on in the season. But it's a foreshadowing of events. And I'm believing that Tanaka is somewhat the narrator to Ciel's life - as if, he already knows his revenge being played out and that he knows Ciel's biggest fear... and he knows everything because he survives it all (maybe not on Ciel's side...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38401" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T14:22:42.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11719" CreationDate="2018-03-02T14:39:33.850" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm late to this, whoops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the tarot cards, I assume, are just a foreshadowing of the uprising events.&#xA;If the Death tarot card appears: what happens in the episode?&#xA;Well, obviously, death. Either, on Ciel's side or the opponent of Ciel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other cards are harder to explain but you could search up &quot;insert tarot card here&quot; on Google and then find the meaning there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if this wasn't much help. I tried! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38401" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T14:39:33.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38795" CreationDate="2018-03-02T18:07:30.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bon/Ryuji is mad at him because he didn't tell him he was the son of Satan. The others are afraid that his fire will get out of control and burn them just like he did in season 1 when he lost control and his powers took over him. But in the end, they are still kinda in the middle, but they gained trust like when they went on that little trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HWpk5l.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38404" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2020-12-01T18:03:37.387" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T18:03:37.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44932" CreationDate="2018-03-02T20:48:04.383" Score="2" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 9 of &lt;em&gt;Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho&lt;/em&gt; (宇宙よりも遠い場所), an icebreaker is shown breaking the ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I saw, the ship seems to lift itself up over the ice by shooting water out, as seen in these screenshots:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V4e4zl.png&quot; alt=&quot;water gushing out from the ship&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cjNXHl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;water gushing out - front view&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the ship is trying to reduce its weight so that it floats and goes above the ice, then it can crush it with its weight. However, in an earlier shot, I saw that the ship is already partially on the ice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nynm6l.png&quot; alt=&quot;plowing through the ice&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does it still need to shoot out water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I know that the icebreaker in the anime is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_icebreaker_Shirase_(AGB-5003)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shirase&lt;/a&gt; icebreaker, so I looked up videos on YouTube to see how it breaks ice IRL. As you can see at the beginning of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQPBNUdPXC4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;, there isn't any water coming out of the ship. It just runs over the ice and the ice just breaks automatically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there a need for the water anyway? Is this just to make the scene more dramatic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33156" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T05:04:40.030" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T05:04:40.030" Title="Why is water coming out of the icebreaker?" Tags="&lt;sora-yori-mo-tooi-basho&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-02T21:43:43.417" Score="1" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akai, Jodie, and Vermouth notice the similarity between Haibara and Sherry and I think this is mainly due to her hairstyle which she didn't change after her body shrank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't she change it as a disguise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35921" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T05:07:55.280" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T05:07:55.280" Title="Why doesn't Haibara change her hairstyle?" Tags="&lt;detective-conan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44930" CreationDate="2018-03-02T23:25:02.820" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very beginning of that video, it isn't breaking any ice, it's just pushing the small fragments aside as it moves forward. If you watched more of the same video, you will see that &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/rQPBNUdPXC4?t=229&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;it does shoot water&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is equipped with what is known as a snow-melting water-sprinkler (融雪用散水装置). It is not a device to lift the ship up, but a device to melt snow. It shoots out pumped-up sea water to melt the snow on top of the the ice, reducing friction (and cushioning) between the ice and the ship, making it easier for the ship to break the ice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some references I used.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/operation/nankyoku55.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;JMSDF Shirase page (JP)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kamome-propeller.co.jp/ships/shirase/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kamome propeller company, makers of the sprinkling system&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23565" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T23:25:02.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44931" CreationDate="2018-03-03T00:35:59.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's in-universe answer regarding this. The reason would be similar with the answer to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6397/2869&quot;&gt;Why do characters always wear the same clothes?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's so we can recognize her easily with her older self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside, Aoyama is known for using tons of character. Saving one hairstyle means saving one totally different character. Who know if he will use different hairstyle with Haibara's face for new character that intended to be similar to Haibara for plot reasons. (We know he did for Shinichi and Kid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside she did try to disguise her self several times already. Sometimes she use a cap or Conan's glasses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2869" LastEditorUserId="2869" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T01:35:57.157" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T01:35:57.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-03T15:23:04.793" Score="5" ViewCount="1538" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/19815/No_Game_No_Life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;No Game No life&lt;/a&gt;, the borders of the characters and man objects are red lines.  In &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/31404/Netoge_no_Yome_wa_Onnanoko_ja_Nai_to_Omotta&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta&lt;/a&gt;, the borders of the characters and objects in the game world are blue.  Almost all other anime have black lines around the characters and objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this phenomenon called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;No Game No Life:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HAHiZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HAHiZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWztI.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWztI.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T17:18:09.410" Title="What is it called when anime is drawn with nonblack borders?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31522" CreationDate="2018-03-03T15:25:26.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She was sent for reincarnation. However, because Decim had an experience with her, he made a dummy to represent her because she was sent to reincarnation and her reincarnated body would look different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38419" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T15:32:05.707" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T15:32:05.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44922" CreationDate="2018-03-03T20:19:10.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the credits of episode 12, TAKANASHI Kengo is credited as voicing Nakajima. The character who speaks to Eita at the end of the episode could not be any of the other credited characters (the only unnamed ones are &quot;wind band junior A&quot;, &quot;wind band junior B&quot;, and &quot;track-and-field junior&quot;, clearly none of whom are this character), so unless this character's voice actor went uncredited, he's Nakajima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T20:19:10.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-04T00:57:45.823" Score="2" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the end of the movie, Homura and Shizuku are giving their goodbyes to Rukia before appearing to pass away. But what happened to them? They are half soul, half hollow, so did they reincarnate to The World of the Living due to their soul half or was their existence completely wiped away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38423" LastEditorUserId="38423" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T07:29:34.677" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T12:09:29.497" Title="What happened to Homura and Shizuku in &quot;Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black&quot;?" Tags="&lt;bleach&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44949" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-04T09:50:42.323" Score="-5" ViewCount="3493" Body="&lt;p&gt;When did Sasuke awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan? What is his actual MS ability before Itachi's death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38429" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T12:55:39.930" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T20:20:44.657" Title="When did Sasuke awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44949" CreationDate="2018-03-04T20:12:31.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before itachi’s death, sasuke could show a powerful genjutsu to his enemies with his sharingan, and before he defeated itachi and killed him, itachi transfered his power to sasuke. and then sasuke learnes the truth about why itachi betrayed the hidden leaf villiage, and then he gets mad and sad, and Then Sasuke awkens his mangekyo sharingan, and then he learnes how to use his new power, and then he obtaines the amatarasu and the susano’o&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38422" LastEditorUserId="38422" LastEditDate="2018-03-04T20:20:44.657" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T20:20:44.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44964" CreationDate="2018-03-04T20:24:09.810" Score="-1" ViewCount="7168" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jiren was able to fight Goku and put him in trouble when he was using half Ultra Instinct. Does Jiren also have Ultra Instinct? This is a shot from the preview of the next episode, where Goku using complete Ultra Instinct fight against Jiren. Dont both Goku and Jiren have the same kind of aura? If so, does this mean they both have Ultra Instict?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9bRUb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9bRUb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/daFIo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/daFIo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2019-02-23T11:10:40.950" Title="Does Jiren use Ultra Instinct to some degree?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44965" CreationDate="2018-03-04T22:08:53.383" Score="3" ViewCount="995" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 70 of the original Dragon Ball series, Krillin fights one of Fortuneteller Baba's minions, who is a vampire. After he's defeated, Oopa and Puar jump in, and they manage to defeat him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To do this, Oopa stands like a cross, stating that vampires can't stand crosses. In the next angle, the vampire is shown panicking, as he pictures a crucifix over Oopa, which starts to radiate light with organ music playing, as the words &quot;Jesus Christ!!&quot; and &quot;Oh God!!&quot; scroll across the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order for a vampire to be afraid of a crucifix, then the religious aspect of it must exist in universe, and the scrolling text seems to confirm this. Therefore, I'm wondering: &lt;strong&gt;Does Jesus Christ exist in the Dragon Ball Universe?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hWXqU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hWXqU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YFuA9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YFuA9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38439" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T14:41:46.673" Title="Does Jesus Christ exist in the Dragon Ball universe?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44958" CreationDate="2018-03-04T23:00:50.387" Score="2" ViewCount="5180" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the ED song, it seems like the Princess has dark/other personality which we all don't know about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true? Is there any story of hers to begin with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The specific scenes from the ending:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BFJFkl.png&quot; alt=&quot;Princess Renner from ED&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37628" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T02:11:25.673" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T20:38:38.137" Title="Does Princess Renner have other hidden personality as depicted in the 2nd season's ending credit?" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44957" CreationDate="2018-03-04T23:23:18.473" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems Princess Renner &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; have another personality. You can also confirm from the anime (Season 2 episode 09)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Renner's Personality:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Renner is known publicly as the Golden Princess for her benevolence and kindness. While Renner is believed to be a saint, in reality, she has a &lt;strong&gt;psychopathic personality&lt;/strong&gt; and doesn't care about the feelings of others. The only exception to this is Climb. When Climb was wounded, she declared that anyone involved would be ruthlessly killed. After being &lt;strong&gt;secretly affiliated to Nazarick&lt;/strong&gt;, she doesn't hesitate to betray her family, her bloodline and her people without a shred of regret. Renner is a human yet inhuman and she's described as a spiritual heteromorph. Her mind comprehended both good and evil; she is the type who was not bound by the petty constraints of morality, but who calmly worked to advance her own agenda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Renner's relation with Climb:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Renner treats Climb like a pet dog and loves him greatly, as he is the reason she started to act innocent, kind and caring greatly about the country in front of him after picking him up. When Climb is not around, she reverts back to her &lt;strong&gt;psychopathic personality&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Renner's relation with Albedo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Aside from secretly being her subordinate, Renner is in a particularly friendly relationship with Albedo, openly talking with each other about the obsessive love they hold for the men they love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly a dialogue which will sums it all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;&lt;em&gt;Yes, it would indeed be difficult to do while putting up a front as Princess. Plus, there is no use if it's done by force. His gaze, I want to chain him up completely and raise him like a dog.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - Renner to Marquis Raeven about Climb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Renner_Theiere_Chardelon_Ryle_Vaiself&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Wiki&quot;&gt;Renner Theiere Chardelon Ryle Vaiself - Overlord Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37628" LastEditorUserId="37628" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T20:38:38.137" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T20:38:38.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44962" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44963" CreationDate="2018-03-05T02:49:56.753" Score="-4" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if I  wanted to experience Fullmetal Alchemist where should I start; should I watch the live-action movie in one go or start the anime series on the long road.&#xA;I'm not sure if it will be a waste to watch either one of them before the other.&#xA;And the movie is easy to get too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38436" LastEditorUserId="2213" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T03:28:20.377" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T03:28:20.377" Title="Would it be better to watch the live action movie or the anime series to experience the original manga?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-03-05T04:23:48.260" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44962" CreationDate="2018-03-05T03:08:34.683" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're picking between the anime or the live action, the anime is probably your best bet, specifically Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as it is the closest adaptation of the original manga.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2213" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T03:08:34.683" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44955" CreationDate="2018-03-05T03:10:38.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; No. Ultra Instinct a state which allows the body to completely react on its own, in other words, &lt;b&gt;it helps maximise reaction time&lt;/b&gt; but in case of Goku, the transformation seems to act as a power multiplier which makes him absurdly strong. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jiren on the other hand, has a &lt;b&gt;Very good reaction time and an absurd amount of strength.&lt;/b&gt; This is what makes him strong enough to take blows from Ultra Instinct Goku and him being able to dodge some of the attacks. We see this during the fight between &lt;b&gt;Jiren and Hit&lt;/b&gt;. Even when Hit tried attacking from a different dimension and even during his time-skips, Jiren was still able to immediately react without much effort. This is why he was able to dodge a few attacks from Ultra Instinct Omen Goku. The only fighters who have Ultra Instinct currently would be the Angels and Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T03:10:38.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44956" CreationDate="2018-03-05T03:19:33.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The answer to your question would be a &lt;b&gt;no&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus Christ doesn't exist in the Dragon Ball Universe. &lt;i&gt;However&lt;/i&gt;, there are multiple &lt;b&gt; Real Life references/ Fictional works that exist in reality&lt;/b&gt; which have been referenced on the show. A few other examples apart from the one you stated would be:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The entire Pilaf Saga being a loose adaptation of &lt;i&gt;Journey to the West&lt;/i&gt;, a famous Novel from Ming-era China.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;When Krillin kicks General Blue in the face without enough force to make his nose bleed and Blue complains about the Bleeding and compares it to the action of &lt;i&gt;throwing red paint on the Mono Lisa&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There's a grocery bag which says &lt;i&gt;&quot;Super Mario&quot;&lt;/i&gt; on it, in Chapter 71 in the manga when Krillin and Launch come back to the Kame house.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have attached a list &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_real_life_references&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; with more similar references with regard to the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T14:41:46.673" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T14:41:46.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-05T04:48:36.997" Score="1" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to buy anime merchandise at Anime Expo this past summer and I bought it from the these vendors. I went to the Asian American Expo and met them again. I forgot to ask them for their website but they said for the upcoming Anime Expo, they will go by the vendor name Shamoe US as stated here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anime-expo.org/explore/exhibitors/?letter=S&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on Anime Expo listing page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked up Shamoe US in the Anime Expo 2017 list and didn't find them so I guess they went by a different name this past summer. They were the vendors in the front who for some reason, had to shut down their vendor area and leave at around the 2nd or 3rd day of Anime Expo.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any contact info of Shamoe US, like their official website?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38447" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T06:39:12.107" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T06:39:12.107" Title="Contact info of Shamoe US, a vendor on Anime Expo" Tags="&lt;conventions&gt;&lt;anime-expo&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44603" CreationDate="2018-03-05T06:44:47.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The actual soundtrack that plays is - Strongarm Battle, DISC 2, Dragon Ball Super Original Soundtrack Vol.2. You can check that here - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhqzFhTyLCg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhqzFhTyLCg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38448" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T06:44:47.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41806" CreationDate="2018-03-05T06:49:20.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're looking for the soundtrack - A Mother's Love, by Norihito Sumitomo, Dragon Ball Super Original Soundtrack Vol.2, DISC 1. :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1nbGqkJJgM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1nbGqkJJgM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38448" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T06:49:20.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-05T15:16:03.130" Score="9" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maika and Kaho both are highschoolers, but they work in the morning. I assume so since when Maika comes to work, she says &quot;good morning&quot; in most of the episodes. It most likely morning than afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's confusing as in the first episode itself, Maika doesn't go to school after work and instead went to an arcade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watching the last episode, I'm more or less convinced they work in the morning as Maika and the manager bump into each other at the train station and the time shown on the board was 10:23 AM. So perhaps she goes straight to work after homeroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in one of the episodes, she did say being held up at homeroom and being late for work. So either Maika was skipping school after doping in for attendance or they have a strange curriculum where they let students do jobs during school hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when do they go to the school? Don't they have daytime school, or is it evening classes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38452" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-07-19T16:13:49.860" LastActivityDate="2019-08-03T06:00:25.480" Title="If Maika and Kaho work in the morning, when do they go to the school?" Tags="&lt;blend-s&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="44971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44976" CreationDate="2018-03-05T17:50:57.500" Score="0" ViewCount="1244" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last episode of Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta tells Vermouth that he can't be sure Goku won't master Ultra Instinct as he has seen how the Saiyans have evolved in the tournament of power. In that moment, they show scenes of Vegeta's new transformation, Cabba turning into Super Saiyan 2, Kefla performing her final attack, and Gohan fighting Koicherator. Did Gohan's power evolve during the tournament of power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T15:17:33.393" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T15:17:33.393" Title="Did Gohan evolve in the tournament of power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44217" CreationDate="2018-03-05T18:51:38.577" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, official name from Dragon Ball Heroes (which is non canon but official) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEbu0YH8Wpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vegeta new form official name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T18:51:38.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21670" CreationDate="2018-03-05T23:00:11.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When translating, they need to find words that fit the amount of syllables the mouths show. They keep it as accurate as possible while still keeping with the mouth flaps. So even though &quot;Tyrant's Eye&quot; may be the most accurate translation, with the amount of mouth flaps in the anime it may be harder to fit and still make sentences that make sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38461" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T23:00:11.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44866" CreationDate="2018-03-06T02:16:59.203" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just looked up info for the soundtrack for Season 2 and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VTCL-60469&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CDJapan has it on preorder to be released on March 28th&lt;/a&gt;. I also looked around at other sites and all of them say the 28th, so I am going to say unless we hear otherwise, this &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be the official release date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, pertaining to the lyrics, I ran them through Google Translate and it tagged them as Finnish, but the only words that were translated to English were Satoa (Harvest) and Toimessez (Actress)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I am running each word (Japanese) through to see if I get anything. Here is what it gave me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruna (Bengali) eteruro (Japanese)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Please obtain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruna eteruro&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Please obtain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nadia, ēzeruvu~ōte (Swahili)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nadia, wisely ~ ok&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reizeruko, (Swahili) mikemesuta (Igbo)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Resurrection, lightning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruna eteruro&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Please obtain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iruna eteruro&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Please obtain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sātoa, (Swahili) aimeltewa (Swahili)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Offer, beautifully&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reizeruko, mikemesuta&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Resurrection, lightning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Āmeru, mikerumo (Igbo)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Eat, slide &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Toimesesu, (Latvian) mikerumo (Igbo)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  For the better, slide&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maseri, (Swahili) īmekuu~ōze (Latvian)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Masters, you know &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tōwa~ana, (Igbo) Mizaimesuta (Latvian)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Drums, peeling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kesera, (Swahili) Kesera (Swahili)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The trial, the trial &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kesera, (Swahili) Setoru (Japanese)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The trial, settle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Āmeruvu~a, (Igbo) Eterurovu~o (Japanese)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Activate ~ a, Get it now ~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mītetevu~a, (Swahili) Maria, (Latin) Ezeruvu~ōte, (Swahili)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Defense, Maria, Wisdom ~ Oto &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reizeruko, mikemesuta&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Resurrection, lightning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yeah, it makes some sort of sense, but who knows if that is what it actually is saying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38459" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T06:12:23.640" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T06:12:23.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44971" CreationDate="2018-03-06T02:40:51.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gohan did get a lot stronger during the short period before the tournament. He could barely turn SSJ during the exhibition matches, however, we see him turn Ultimate Gohan and get even more stronger compared to the Buu Saga and his current power level is very likely superior to even SSJG Goku.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the course of the tournament, Gohan didn't really have as much of a chance in getting a Zenkai boost unlike the other situations because he's never been in a life or death situation like the others. However, him managing to overpower &lt;i&gt;Koicherator&lt;/i&gt; by himself, holding his own against Saonel and Pirina, also taking out &lt;i&gt;Dyspo who was indeed a threat&lt;/i&gt;, indicates that he did have an evolution in power. Considering what he was from the Start of Super, in the Exhibition Matches and now in the Tournament of power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T02:40:51.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34539" CreationDate="2018-03-06T09:03:47.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is true. Though IMHO, this was not necessary for Zamasu to hate Goku and the other humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In dragon ball super episode 57, Zamasu sees Goku fight in the universe 6 tournament and realizes that Goku, though a mortal, can reach the level of Gods. This enrages him and is the immediate trigger for him to find Zuno to get knowledge about Goku and the Super dragon balls. This subsequently led to the creation of Goku Black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Trunks coming to past and Goku meeting Zamasu was just a effect of the time travel but did not lead to the cause. Thus there is no time loop. This is more evident in the manga, where Goku does not meet Zamasu in the present. Instead Zamasu just hears about Goku defeating Majin Buu from Shin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38468" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T09:03:47.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44981" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44983" CreationDate="2018-03-06T10:38:19.220" Score="2" ViewCount="511" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even innocent foolish children will grow up in the face of pain, until their thoughts and beliefs are same as their doubts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can one's thoughts and beliefs be same as their doubts? I can't seem to understand this sentence. One of the biggest reasons I watch Naruto is because of its extraordinary philosophical background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reasoning on this quote: Children who grew up in war prone areas always doubt if they deserve to live on this planet or some form of source that ends the suffering. So, here their doubts are, &lt;em&gt;is there really a chance for me to live without pain?&lt;/em&gt; An intuitive assertion being that, such a form of life will be impossible and cannot exist and the only way to live is to try and survive against all odds and doing whatever it takes. This enters their belief system and intern imparts their thoughts making them accept the fact that life is not fair for them. Is this interpretation correct or is there a different one? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38469" LastEditorUserId="38469" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T11:33:54.450" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T13:22:35.710" Title="What does the following quote by Nagato mean?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44981" CreationDate="2018-03-06T13:22:35.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just another manifestation of Nagato's bitterness towards the world.  He faced pain, repeatedly and more so than he deserved.  That experience planted the seed of doubt, doubt that pain could be avoided unless power was attained.  And that doubt entrenched itself more firmly in his mind until it stopped being a doubt.  It morphed into a surety.  It became belief.  That innocence where pain was an unfortunate hardship was stripped away.  Pain became an unyielding reality, unavoidable unless enough power could be consolidated to end all war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what Nagato meant.  That what began as a doubt in an optimistic view of the world reaffirms itself so forcefully and repeatedly stops being a mere doubt and affirms itself as belief, as reality, as truth.  That there is an inevitability in losing an idealistic innocence and facing a harsh reality, changing from an optimistic attitude to one of cruel realism / pessimism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And herein lies the fascinating contrast between Nagato and Naruto.  Both lead a life filled with pain, disappointment, sadness and grief.  One embraced positivity, optimism and hope while the other succumbed to negativity, pessimism and despair.  One chose to be built up by his trials.  The other was destroyed by them.  The evident lesson here is one of choice, of choosing a positive attitude and seeing the divergent paths to which a choice in ideology can lead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1778" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T13:22:35.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36337" CreationDate="2018-03-06T14:24:40.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are translations of the scenes if you care to read them yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://remonwater.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/rezero-web-novel-translation-of-rems-proposalconversation-with-subaru-under-the-flugel-tree/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arc 3: Rem Feigning Her Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://remonwater.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/rezero-web-novel-translated-scene-of-rem-feigning-her-death/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arc 3: Rem’s Proposal/Conversation With Subaru Under the Frugel Tree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to whether they're platonic or not, the scene kind of ends with Subaru leaning in for a kiss before being interrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38472" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T16:40:05.327" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T16:40:05.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45053" CreationDate="2018-03-06T18:16:05.953" Score="2" ViewCount="708" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is kinda spoilers if you haven't watched all episodes, but my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wasn't Dr. Marco one of the few sacrifices? Envy didn't want Marco to die, but in the end wasn't used by Father. &#xA;Or did I miss something? Was Marco only captured to create stones? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38476" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T23:57:06.737" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T00:04:23.963" Title="Wasn't Dr Marco a sacrifice?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44624" CreationDate="2018-03-06T20:52:32.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was also confused by this since i started watching the tournament later on. From Eps 102+ so i didnt know all the gods but I didnt know the other universes were invited to watch. &#xA;Also, I dont see Toppo in this picture maybe the shot was taken eps. 126 or -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38473" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T20:52:32.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21592" CreationDate="2018-03-06T23:51:50.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think to obtain certain haki, you have to do special training or learn some kind of technique, for armament haki you would have to boost your strength and fighting spirit to concentrate enough power to learn armament haki. For observation haki, i think you would have to learn to concentrate on listening, hearing, seeing and smelling. Or(For people who want to learn it the easy way)you could meditate and begin to be more at peace, so you would be able to not only see, but also hear your surrounding better, so it's harder for your opponent to hit you. To learn conquerers' haki...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know, that's really never been cleared before. Well hope this info helps those who want to learn haki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38483" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-06T23:52:54.400" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T23:52:54.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44909" CreationDate="2018-03-07T05:16:47.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It’s Vogel im Kafig. It’s on the OST or you can find it on YouTube here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/M2LdF1RlSL0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/M2LdF1RlSL0&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25508" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T05:16:47.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-07T07:58:33.850" Score="0" ViewCount="1209" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking that a certain category of Anbu black ops takes children at birth and trains them in codes, deception and subterfuge so thoroughly that they actually don't name the kids and they just grow up with their identities constantly being changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My theory is that Captain Yamato/Tenzo doesn't have one. And neither would Sai if my theory works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone confirm this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38485" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-07T08:39:12.533" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T17:02:11.453" Title="Are Yamato/Tenzo their actual names, or only code names?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42627" CreationDate="2018-03-07T12:47:21.233" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number of arrow heads on a Link Monster corresponds to its link number, so I've always taken this as a declaration that Playmaker is about to perform a Link Summon and that he has the correct materials to do so. Other characters use the phrase as well. From what I've seen of VRAINS, Playmaker sometimes follows the &quot;arrowheads confirmed&quot; statement by saying what link materials he needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is like in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal and onwards, how some characters when performing an Xyz Summon will say &quot;I'll overlay level X monster1 and monster2 to build the overlay network&quot;. It could just be for our clarification and the duellists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user38352" LastEditorDisplayName="user38352" LastEditDate="2018-03-07T13:08:42.357" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T13:08:42.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36270" CreationDate="2018-03-07T15:59:41.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically, neither of them were easy. It took 5 kages + Sasuke to defeat Momoshiki &amp;amp; Kinshiki. As for Toneri reducing production cost's technical factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Transplanted Byakugan and evolved it into Tenseigan minutes before starting to fight Naruto. Even assuming he knew about its powers, he won't have instant mastery over it.   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was fighting BSM Naruto even if part of Kyuubi was separated, he was actually powering golem that it was fighting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was trying to ram Moon into Earth all while fighting Naruto.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, people mostly forget to mention that guy is in similar age group as Naruto &amp;amp; co. So, no help there. Well, he seems quite knowledgeable (Otsutsuki factor), but still no extra time to develop chakra.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38493" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-07T16:09:59.380" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T16:09:59.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45004" CreationDate="2018-03-07T16:46:39.120" Score="9" ViewCount="7381" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard a lot of horror stories about how animation studios don't treat their employees very well (or just Japan's corporate culture in general), giving animators poverty wages, overworking them and stressing them out to the point where some commit suicide (there's even a word for that, which I don't remember). Apparantly, animators are treated like dirt over there, even though the bulk of the work comes from them. Is there any truth to that? And if yes, are there any studios with good working conditions? I'm talking mainly about pay, reasonable work schedules and good compensation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32314" LastActivityDate="2018-03-24T23:58:01.327" Title="Are there any studios with good working conditions?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44996" CreationDate="2018-03-07T17:02:11.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Sai and Yamato are code names. In the anime and I believe manga as well, we even watch both of them get assigned those names by Danzo and Tsunade respectively at around the same time right before they go to meet Naruto for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sai was orphaned as a child and recruited into Root, a secret branch of the Anbu under the leadership of Danzō Shimura. There, he was raised and conditioned to have no personality, personal connections, or a name; &quot;Sai&quot; being given to him for the purposes of joining Team Kakashi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and 3 snippets from &lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was soon afterwards found by Danzō Shimura. Having lost all memory of who he was, the boy was taken in by Danzō, where he was recruited into the Anbu's Root division under the codename Kinoe (甲, Kinoe)........Later, Kinoe was re-assigned to Team Ro under Kakashi's command. Joining his new squad, Kinoe was given a warm welcome to his new allies and insisted by Kakashi that he go by his chosen name of &quot;Tenzō&quot;, which he happily agreed to......... &quot;Yamato&quot; and &quot;Tenzō&quot; are actually codenames given to him, reflecting his time as Team Kakashi's captain and an Anbu member, respectively; his real name is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T17:02:11.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44891" CreationDate="2018-03-07T19:43:38.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haven't seen that in ages! Because it's a little older you'll probably have a hard time finding a place to buy or stream it these days. In the US it is indeed distributed by US Manga Corps. However, their parent, Central Park Media, filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Some of their licenses were sold off to other distributors, but this one has expired and has not been picked up again so far as I can find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think I have my DVD any more to give you a product number but an eBay search might net you someone looking to offload their copy. Of course, be careful where you buy from as with anything on eBay. The usual places I would go to buy (Right Stuf, CDJapan) did not have it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38495" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2018-03-07T19:55:35.023" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T19:55:35.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44512" CreationDate="2018-03-08T01:35:46.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that she was collecting data on wizards so she can find a dragon slayer worthy of her invention (the fake non-working dragon, i'd like to call it) to make it work and show the people back in her village that dragons are real and that she was not lying when she told them that she saw one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the lizard men, I believe that she used them to distract the Fairy Tail wizards and focus on putting Natsu in her invention using Gray, so it can work. And I believe that she did not want to destroy Magnolia and do some evil stuff. She just wanted to prove that dragons are real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38500" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-08T02:44:47.233" LastActivityDate="2018-03-08T02:44:47.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45000" CreationDate="2018-03-08T01:35:54.167" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ANN there is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-07/nhk-program-discusses-anime-industry-financial-working-condition-problems/.117144&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt;, written by &lt;em&gt;Jennifer Sherman&lt;/em&gt;, which talks about the financial and working condition &#xA;issues present in the Anime industry. More specifically, the article talks about a specific episode from a NHK program called &lt;em&gt;Close-Up Gendai+&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are quotes from the ANN article which talk about the financial and working condition issues that were aired on that specific episode,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;NHK's Close-Up Gendai+ program aired an episode about the dark side of the anime industry on Wednesday. The episode discussed the&#xA;  financial  problems of the industry and exposed animators' subpar&#xA;  working conditions&lt;/strong&gt;. Anime director Yasuhiro Irie (Fullmetal Alchemist:&#xA;  Brotherhood,  Code:Breaker), Toray Corporate Business Research&#xA;  representative Naoki Atsumi, and announcers Shinichi Taketa and Izumi&#xA;  Tanaka appeared on  the program.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The episode showed a graph of increasing annual profits in the anime industry. The small yellow bars represent the portion that&#xA;  anime&#xA;  studios  receive. Because production committees hold IP licenses, as&#xA;  well as merchandising and distribution rights, profits from anime&#xA;  productions fail  to reach studios.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SAoYl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SAoYl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A 30-minute work requires more than 3,000 illustrations. In-between animators receive about 200 yen (US$2) per illustration&#xA;  and can&#xA;  produce  a maximum of 20 pages per day. Therefore, they can only&#xA;  expect to earn about 100,000 yen (US$911) per month.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) reported in 2015 that animators averaged 11 working hours per day, and they had just&#xA;     four&#xA;  days  off per month.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;An animator who left his job due to work-related depression kept an overtime log. He reported having 100 overtime hours in one month. &#xA;  The&#xA;  below image shows that the animator started work at 11:30 a.m. on May&#xA;  22 and finished at 5:10 a.m. on May 23.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v5xxN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v5xxN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Production I.G co-founder, president, and CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa remarked that the anime industry lacks people with the business&#xA;  skills&#xA;  to  successfully monetize the system.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;20-year veteran anime technical director Taiki Nishimura reported in May that his monthly income is 100,000 yen (about US$900) for each&#xA;  anime  that he works on. He said that he wants to concentrate on one&#xA;  anime at a time, but he has to work on two television anime to have&#xA;  enough income.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;JAniCA reported in 2015 that 759 animators it surveyed earned an average of 3.3283 million yen (about US$27,689) per year in Japan in&#xA;  2013.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting point to note from the article is following,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The program presented Polygon Pictures as a studio with better operations&lt;/strong&gt;. The studio, which focuses on 3D animation, turns off its&#xA;  lights at 10:00 p.m. to encourage workers to go home.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WFhFq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WFhFq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also &lt;a href=&quot;https://kotaku.com/an-insider-s-look-at-working-in-the-anime-business-1796312543&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;another article&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Brian Ashcraft&lt;/em&gt;, from &lt;em&gt;Kotaku&lt;/em&gt;, which details an interview with &lt;em&gt;Thomas Romain&lt;/em&gt;, a french animator, and his experience in working in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are quotes from that article that I thought might be useful. Note, I have also highlighted the ones that are relevant to help you answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What’s your advice for people who want to work in anime in Japan?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The first advice I usually give to people is: learn Japanese. Unfortunately finding Japanese production staff who can understand&#xA;  English is very rare. You won’t be hired if you cannot communicate&#xA;  with them, so if you want to go live in Japan, YOU need to make the&#xA;  effort of learning the language.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Second piece of advice is that the sooner you start, the better. Japanese studios prefer to hire young and inexperienced people. You&#xA;  don’t need to have a master’s degree in animation; a couple of years&#xA;  of basic artistic training is enough to start as junior animator. But&#xA;  the consequence is that the pay is very low. It’s better to consider&#xA;  this period as a long internship during which you will be taught by a&#xA;  senpai while working on ongoing productions. It’s good to be aware&#xA;  that drawing skills are not required to work in this industry. You can&#xA;  work as a production assistant, editor, or compositing artist for&#xA;  example. None of these jobs require knowing how to draw, even if you&#xA;  want to become a director. Lots of anime directors started as&#xA;  production assistants and never went to art schools.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The third piece of advice is to not come with empty pockets. You will not earn enough to make a living out of it until you become good&#xA;  enough. This can take a few years.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What surprised you about making anime in Japan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I was surprised by how humble all the anime staff in the studio were, and how terrible their living conditions were, compared to the&#xA;  situation in the animation industry in the West. In a nutshell, the&#xA;  money don’t flow back to the animators (and other workers)—they are&#xA;  poor. Most of them spend most of their lives sat at their desks and&#xA;  are single because they have either not enough time or not enough&#xA;  money to build a family. Some of them are also extremely shy, like&#xA;  they cannot even answer you when you say hello. It can be disturbing&#xA;  at first.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But people are very friendly and intrigued to have foreigners amongst them willing to live a similar life. &lt;strong&gt;Most of them don’t&#xA;  understand&#xA;  why we want to work in anime because they are aware that it is a very&#xA;  difficult job with low pay and lot of (unpaid) overtime. For us, anime&#xA;  is exciting because it’s exotic, but for them it’s just work as&#xA;  usual&lt;/strong&gt;. I do not think they can truly understand our feeling as&#xA;  foreigners working in Japan unless they have experienced the fact of&#xA;  living outside of Japan themselves, or even travel abroad from time to&#xA;  time, which most of them never did because they cannot afford it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I was also surprised to realize that all the Japanese animators weren’t geniuses. You know, because only masterpieces like Ghibli&#xA;  movies or series like Cowboy Bebop were released in France before I&#xA;  went to Japan, I thought that every Japanese animator could draw like&#xA;  a god. I was wrong. There are animation gods like Toshiyuki Inoue, but&#xA;  there are also lots of low-level animators who can only survive in&#xA;  this industry because too many shows are produced and studios that are&#xA;  desperately looking for staff have no other choice but to offer them&#xA;  jobs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The good thing is that if you are not too bad and have a good work ethic, you will never be unemployed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What’s the most difficult thing about working in the anime industry?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Definitely the large quantity of work to deal with in a short time period. I was surprised by how short the production schedules&#xA;  are and&#xA;  how scarce the teams are due to the shortage of artists. Studios are&#xA;  open 24/7, and people are also working on the holidays most of the&#xA;  time. You get emails during the night. It’s totally normal to have&#xA;  meetings during the night or the weekends. You really have to be ready&#xA;  to work hard, to reach the same level of commitment as your Japanese&#xA;  co-worker, otherwise the risk is that they may not accept you as one&#xA;  of them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I was surprised by the number of production miracles. Japanese have the ability to achieve impossible tasks very quickly, only when&#xA;  they&#xA;  have no other choices left. Although it would be more reasonable to&#xA;  refuse those conditions, everybody complies. This is actually how it&#xA;  works all the time. Nothing moves according to the initial planning.&#xA;  It’s only when everybody thinks that there is no time left, that the&#xA;  project will never be completed in time, that production speeds up.&#xA;  People work day and night without wasting a single minute until the&#xA;  very last second. When you go see a movie on its release day or watch&#xA;  an anime on TV, people were still working on it a few days ago, or&#xA;  even a few hours ago. Sometimes it’s not even finished, and the&#xA;  drawings are polished for the DVD/Blu-ray release.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What industry horror stories have you heard?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;It’s not only that I’ve heard horror stories, I’ve seen them. Basically, most of the people are overworked. The problem is that in&#xA;  the traditional Japanese way to behave in society, people tend to say&#xA;  yes when they are asked to work under impossible conditions. For the&#xA;  sake of the studio and the project team, they will do the impossible,&#xA;  even stay several days at the studio in a row, and therefore put their&#xA;  own health at risk. I’ve seen people going home only once per week, or&#xA;  working 35 hours in a row. I’ve even met an animation director who was&#xA;  going home only once per year to their parents—she wasn’t renting an&#xA;  apartment. She was living at the studio, using the public bath and&#xA;  manga cafes to rest a little bit from time to time. A married couple,&#xA;  a director and his wife character designer, were camping in a corner&#xA;  of the studio, sleeping in sleeping bags until the production was&#xA;  finished. Some people also don’t allow themselves to take a break even&#xA;  if they are sick, because they don’t want to spend their small wage on&#xA;  health care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Life expectancy amongst animators isn’t very old. I’ve seen people passing out at work. The worst has been people dying from&#xA;  karoshi&#xA;  (death by overwork). One of my colleagues died from a stroke 10 years&#xA;  ago while he was working in a different studio (staff working for&#xA;  several companies at a time is rather common). Another one barely&#xA;  recovered from a severe stroke as well. Recently I’ve heard of the&#xA;  death of an animator working on a pretty famous show in another&#xA;  studio, but everybody kept it secret, probably not to damage the&#xA;  company.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This said, people are very friendly to each other, because basically everybody knows they are more or less experiencing the same&#xA;  very hard conditions. People share the same fate, working in this&#xA;  terrible industry but doing a work that they deeply love. Work&#xA;  meetings are fun. We are laughing a lot and enjoying creating&#xA;  anime.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I have researched, I can somewhat say that there are probably only some studios which have a bit more better working conditions than other studios. But, overall, I think most studios have subpar working condition and some even lower. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32419" LastEditorUserId="1987" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T20:02:28.143" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T20:02:28.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20549" CreationDate="2018-03-08T06:37:25.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As revealed during Epic of Remnant within Fate/Grand Order (An alternate timeline), Pseudo-Servant Sengo Muramasa uses the body of Shirou Emiya as they are compatible. Muramasa later states that there is a possibility of Shirou being his descendant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38503" LastActivityDate="2018-03-08T06:37:25.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45010" CreationDate="2018-03-08T14:18:41.873" Score="1" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if the criteria to get the Super Dragon Balls is to be the best fighter in the tournament of power, or the last man standing. Could you please clarify and at the same time link me to the episode number (with timestamp, if possible) where the Grand Priest States who get the Super Dragon Balls as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38448" LastActivityDate="2018-03-08T18:36:56.797" Title="What is the criterion to get the Super Dragon Balls in the TOP?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45009" CreationDate="2018-03-08T18:27:16.107" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;criteria&lt;/b&gt; for the same hasn't been stated clearly. The Grand Priest only stated that the Universe with the &lt;b&gt;Most fighters&lt;/b&gt; remaining in the end would be the winner and the &lt;b&gt;Best performing fighter&lt;/b&gt; would receive the Super Dragon Balls. Generally, the last man standing would most likely be the best fighter. However, this might not be true considering Freiza who is weaker than Goku and Jiren is still standing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, it is most likely that the Super Dragon Balls are going to be given to the last man standing because the other scenarios aren't possible.&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;The fighter with the most eliminations get the Super Dragon Balls&lt;/i&gt;:  This is not possible as if the fighter happens to be from a Universe which is eliminated, he would be erased. Example:(Suppose Jiren wins and Universe 11 wins, Goku and Vegeta would still have the most eliminations but they wouldn't get the super dragon balls as they would be erased.)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;The strongest fighter&lt;/i&gt;: It is fair to assume that the strongest fighter wouldn't be eliminated as there isn't anyone strong enough to eliminate him. The only way he wouldn't obtain the Super Dragon Balls is if the other team has more fighters remaining. Then the Super Dragon Ball would most likely be given to the strongest/ best-performing fighter on the opposing team. Example:(Suppose Jiren is still stronger than Goku and doesn't get eliminated. Also, Goku and Freiza remain in the end. Jiren wouldn't get the Super Dragon Balls even if he happens to be stronger as Universe 7 would have more fighters).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;The last man standing&lt;/i&gt;: This is most likely the criteria as there aren't any special cases like the other 2 scenarios where someone who doesn't clearly fit the criteria isn't rewarded the Super Dragon Balls. This only problem with this case would be if equal number of fighters from more than 1 Universe remain. However, it could easily be solved by having them fight until only 1 fighter is left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-03-08T18:36:56.797" LastActivityDate="2018-03-08T18:36:56.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45011" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-09T01:19:16.900" Score="4" ViewCount="81" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the first few episodes, for the rest of season 1, we see Ranma's father in his panda form almost exclusively.  For comparison, we see Ranma in both of his forms about equally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Ranma's father prefer his Panda form?  Is this for comedic effect?  Or was it a budgetary thing (ie less voice acting)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T01:19:16.900" Title="Does Ranma's dad prefer to be in Panda form?" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-09T01:23:59.337" Score="2" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a flashback that starts at 15:45 on episode 14 of season 1. I've been watching &lt;em&gt;Ranma&lt;/em&gt; over the past few days, and I don't think this scene was in a previous episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I recall, the information in the flashback came out as part of a comedy routine. Anime back in those days often had continuity errors like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this flashback referring to a deleted/modified scene, or is something else going on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T07:06:44.550" LastActivityDate="2018-08-28T02:55:39.183" Title="What is the flashback in episode 14 of Ranma referring to?" Tags="&lt;ranma&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24400" CreationDate="2018-03-09T07:10:30.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the title &quot;Chikyuu wo Kasei&quot;, has a minor meaning to the shown &quot;&lt;em&gt;Aldnoah.Zero&lt;/em&gt;&quot; because they mention &quot;&lt;strong&gt;19&lt;/strong&gt; of the 32 Mars Floating Castles are landing.&quot; So if &quot;&lt;em&gt;kasei&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is to be read as &quot;Mars&quot; or &quot;Reinforcements&quot; as previously mentioned, then the title could be read as &quot;Mars, to the Earth&quot;, or maybe &quot;The 19 Reinforcements&quot;. These are just rough translations from gathering what others have said. I claim no statements as 100% my own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;aLIEz&quot;, that could be maybe how it is telling how the title of the show is meant to be read. &quot;Aldnoah.Zero&quot; can be seen as &quot;AlnoahLIEZero&quot; or &quot;Aldnoah between Zero&quot;. Just a stupid opinion I thought I elaborate on more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38514" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T07:35:35.300" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T07:35:35.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45015" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45016" CreationDate="2018-03-09T07:33:45.477" Score="3" ViewCount="14754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently haki does not always need training to achieve; since we have seen Doflamingo and Luffy awaken it unconsciously. But &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21714/50667&quot;&gt;I read&lt;/a&gt; that Ussop and Ace had the same unexpected, brief &quot;awakening&quot; of conqueror's haki, so when did that happen? Is it also in the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastEditorUserId="50667" LastEditDate="2019-12-24T16:32:25.727" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T16:32:25.727" Title="When did Ussop awaken haki?" Tags="&lt;one-piece&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45015" CreationDate="2018-03-09T09:24:35.463" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usopp has awakened his Kenbunshoku Haki which significantly increases the range of his detection radios,during the latter half of the Dressrosa revolt, as he was able to see auras of Luffy, Law, and Sugar, who were in the royal palace, from the old King's Plateau near the Corrida Colosseum. With this, he was able to pinpoint Sugar's location and snipe her down from such a distance. Usopp does not yet have control over it as he just awakened it during his attack to knock out Sugar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anime: episode 697&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manga: Chapter 758&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wbh0n.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wbh0n.png&quot; alt=&quot;this is how he can detect their auras&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33474" LastEditorUserId="33474" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T09:59:19.963" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T09:59:19.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45018" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-09T12:44:28.697" Score="1" ViewCount="10648" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood&lt;/em&gt; episode 27 &quot;Interlude Party&quot;, Hohenheim is seen talking to a very young Pinako Rockbell, much younger than she ever was when Ed and Al are around. And still, she talks about them not only as if she knows them, but also as if they have already committed the taboo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did she age from that beauty to a grandma in 4 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38520" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-10-24T15:47:37.040" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T15:47:37.040" Title="Is the timeline messed up in episode 27 of FMA: Brotherhood?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45018" CreationDate="2018-03-09T13:58:24.437" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Interlude Party&quot; is a recap/clip episode designed to catch up viewers who may have missed the preceding episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The episode is structured as a dream Hohenheim has in his travels, where he revisits past timeline events through interaction with a very old friend of his (Pinako). He knew her when she was much younger, so it is not unreasonable that, in a dream, he would see her as her younger self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing about the timeline is messed up; dreams, in both fiction and reality, don't necessarily maintain temporal consistency, and the same is true here. Hohenheim knew Pinako as a young woman, and he knows what his sons have done. Therefore, in a dream, a young Pinako can indeed talk about events that occur when she is an old woman, with no damage whatsoever to the timeline of the waking world's timeline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dream nature of the events are made clear several times throughout the episode (characters abruptly changing age, or knowing things that would not yet have come to pass at their depicted ages); furthermore, it is emphasized at the end, when Hohenheim wakes up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36222" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T13:58:24.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22404" CreationDate="2018-03-10T07:54:29.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Alabasta Arc, Smoker revealed that Seastone has &quot;Sea Power&quot; and therefore nullifies abilities just like salt water. In other words, vegapunk discovered its usage, this was revealed by Smoker and confirmed by Coby after Water-Seven Arc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegapunk was able to coat ship bottoms with seastone, enabling them to pass through the calm belt without alerting the Sea monsters to their presence. He discovered a way which is yet unrevealed but confirmed by Coby back then to make tools, handcuffs, and weapons, out of seastone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30811" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T07:54:29.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-10T10:20:33.897" Score="1" ViewCount="853" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime, as we all know, departed significantly plot-wise from the manga. The mangaka for FMA is Hiromu Arakawa. Did she have any input on the plot or production of the 2003 anime, or was it written by other people just based on the manga?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-10-16T03:51:52.037" LastActivityDate="2018-10-16T03:51:52.037" Title="Did Hiromu Arakawa have any input on the 2003 FMA?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-2003&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45025" CreationDate="2018-03-10T11:02:04.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was directed by Seiji Mizushima, written by Shō Aikawa and co-produced by Bones, Mainichi Broadcasting System and Aniplex. Character designs by Yoshiyuki Itō. During the making of the anime, Arakawa was present in meetings to advise the staff about the world of Fullmetal Alchemist, though she did not write for the television series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_(anime)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T11:02:04.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3685" CreationDate="2018-03-10T18:00:49.250" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have two theories&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He either is a state alchemist and it is never spelled out or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't want to follow orders and become a &quot;dog&quot;, and since Ed joined he really didn't have to so he just didn't.&#xA;I have not seen the entire series yet, so please tell me if there are problems with my ideas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38535" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T18:00:49.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45029" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45034" CreationDate="2018-03-10T18:54:47.187" Score="2" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;em&gt;Death March&lt;/em&gt;, a swarm of flying ants attacks the town Satoo is in. Immediately prior to their arrival, he tells some of the military people (Zena's coworkers) about them. When he does so, he's shown to have used the skill &quot;Fabrication&quot; (詐術):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUldz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUldz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ep06, 12:48&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was he fabricating (or going to fabricate)? His statement appears to me to be truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T06:48:15.290" Title="Why did Satoo use &quot;Fabrication&quot; when the flying ants attacked?" Tags="&lt;death-march&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44456" CreationDate="2018-03-10T19:04:25.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Transcluding &lt;a href=&quot;https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5659/&quot;&gt;bcy's answer&lt;/a&gt; from the previous instance of this question, under the assumption that the answer wasn't what triggered the DMCA complaint:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It may actually be a layered joke on the title referring to a Japanese battle. First &quot;Aiura&quot; is pronounced the same way as &quot;iUra&quot;, like an apple product, hence Steve Jobs in the OP. On the other hand the Tale of Heike says that the spirits of samurai who fell during the battle of Dan-no-Ura are carried by Heike crabs, and that's why their backs sort of look like a human face. That explains why there are crabs everywhere in the OP, which happen to also be linked with Steve Jobs since he died from cancer.&#xA;  Thanks 4chan for this explanation : &lt;a href=&quot;https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/87335497/#87336503&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/87335497/#87336503&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/87872828/#87880558&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/87872828/#87880558&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Note: I updated the 4chan archive links to point to an archive that is still alive. archive.foolz.us went down quite some time ago.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1908" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T19:04:25.013" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2018-03-10T19:04:25.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45029" CreationDate="2018-03-11T06:48:15.290" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a problem with the translation. In the LN, Satoo says &quot;A giant flying ant like this would never act on its own. Most likely, more will follow. You should send out as many scouts as possible…&quot; (this comes from the Yen Press translation of the novel). He's coming up with an feasible explanation with the Fabrication skill as to why he's sending the girls to find their weapons since he can't reveal that he has a radar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scene, the dialogue gets cut short, managing only to say &quot;Kono flying ant wa mure de...&quot; which would be roughly be &quot;This flying ant... the swarm...&quot; which in a complete form I guess he wanted to say &quot;A flying ant doesn't go far from its swarm&quot; which would be along the lines of what's said in the YP translation, YP's translations are quite liberal so it could just be a rephrasing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T06:48:15.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6843" CreationDate="2018-03-11T15:19:42.303" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it takes place during the 19th century, seeing as how the ships match up to those during the 1800s, the first gas operated stove was made during the 1820s and Sanji smokes cigarettes, which were invented in 1865 and mass produced across the world in 1881. This is saying IF one piece took place on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38549" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T15:19:42.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-11T16:08:04.427" Score="2" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Usagi's initial transformation called &lt;strong&gt;Moon Prism Power&lt;/strong&gt;, instead of &lt;strong&gt;Moon Power&lt;/strong&gt;, which would follow the pattern of the other initial Sailor Senshi transformations, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mars Power&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mercury Power&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jupiter Power&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venus Power&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T16:08:04.427" Title="Why is it Moon Prism Power, instead of Moon Power, which would follow the pattern of the other initial transformations?" Tags="&lt;sailor-moon&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2515" CreationDate="2018-03-11T20:43:20.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Souls without spirit power do not age in soul society. They also don't hunger and there is no evidence they are doing anything but waiting for the allotted time they must spend in Soul Society to pass before they are reborn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter 0, the pilot chapter of Bleach that was later reprinted in Book of SOULS, the &quot;magic number&quot; was 80 years. But Kubo has not stated how many years a soul must spend in Soul Society in the proper Bleach storyline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, that aside, the point is that Rukia and Renji aged, because they had spiritual power. It was also why they could become hungry and could become Shinigami. &quot;Shinigami&quot; can and do age. They also give birth, die of old age and basically do everything humans do. Except that their lifespan is usually measured in hundreds of years and not decades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-11T20:43:20.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-12T02:00:41.753" Score="3" ViewCount="2320" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excluding Zeno because he is the king of everything, who is the strongest character in each &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/em&gt; series, like &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball Universe&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/em&gt;, ...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for fact-based answers, like using logical based such as comparing Ki and lot more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38555" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:59:23.687" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:59:23.687" Title="The strongest character in each Dragon Ball series" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42667" CreationDate="2018-03-12T09:27:04.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The headband Boruto puts on is actually blue. Compared to his black jacket and his blue cloak, the cloak matches the headband so its most likely Sasuke's headband and not Naruto's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38562" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T09:34:17.227" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T09:34:17.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45044" CreationDate="2018-03-12T14:04:28.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each of the series introduces multiple characters of increasing strengths during different arcs so I'm going to answer the question with the strongest character at the end of each series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball&lt;/strong&gt;: The strongest character at the end of Dragon Ball was &lt;em&gt;Goku&lt;/em&gt;. Piccolo was the next character along with Kami in the race. However, Piccolo addressed Goku as being the only real obstacle that stood in his way and that Kami had neglected too much on his training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reasoning&lt;/strong&gt;: In Episode 148, we see Piccolo and Goku fight where the both of them seemed to be pretty even in strength until Goku finally rung him out. Also, Picollo had wounded Goku to such an extent that he was in a life or death situation and it is obvious that he would've gotten a Zenkai boost after their fight. The only other fighter in the race is Kami but because of Piccolo considering only Goku to be a threat, I think it is fair to assume that he was the strongest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Z&lt;/strong&gt;: Dragon Ball Z saw the introduction of fusions. So the strongest character including fusions would be &lt;em&gt;Vegito&lt;/em&gt; which is a Potara fusion between Goku and Vegeta. The strongest unfused character, on the other hand, would be, &lt;em&gt;Ultimate/Mystic Gohan&lt;/em&gt;. The other characters in the race would be Super Buu(Who was even stronger with Gohan, Gotenks absorbed), Goku and Gotenks who weren't as strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reasoning&lt;/strong&gt;: The final antagonist at the end of Dragon Ball Z was Majin Buu and we see multiple iterations of Majin Buu. We know the SSJ3 transformation is a lot superior to the SSJ2 transformation. Majin Buu in his fat form was slightly weaker than Goku in his SSJ3 form who was initially the strongest at the beginning of the series. Then we see Super Buu(The strongest iteration of Buu), who was about the same level as strength as SSJ3 Gotenks (Who was a fused character). Fusions are more powerful. Gohan in his Ultimate Form, was strong enough to Toy around with Super Buu in episode 267. Gohan was also able to hold his own against a Buu with an absorbed SSJ3 character in the following episodes. Finally, we see Potara fused character Vegito, completely Toy around with a Buu who absorbed the strongest unfused character Ultimate Gohan, making him the strongest. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball GT&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;Note: This series isn't canon&quot;. However, this series also contained fusions hence the strongest character at the end of the series was &lt;em&gt;SSJ4 Gogeta&lt;/em&gt;, which is a fusion between Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan 4 transformations. However, the strongest unfused character would be the last villain they had to face, that was &lt;em&gt;Omega Shenron&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasoning: This one is fairly easy. Omega Sheron was the last Antagonist of the series. He was strong enough to push back SSJ4 Goku, Vegeta, Majuub, Gohan, Goten and Trunks.It was only after Goku and Vegeta fused into Gogeta, they managed to completely Toy around with Omega Sheron. The last few episodes of the series between 57-63 would indicate the same.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dragon Ball Super&lt;/strong&gt;: So this show saw the introduction of Gods/ Angels and took power scaling to a multiversal level. The strongest character in terms of power is the &lt;em&gt;Grand Priest&lt;/em&gt;. &quot;Note: The Omni King doesn't have physical strength as stated by Beerus and Whis. He has the ability to erase anything from existence solely out of will which makes him powerful&quot;. If I were to consider only mortal's, the strongest character currently is yet to be determined, however will be soon in the next few days between &lt;em&gt;Goku and Jiren&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reasoning&lt;/strong&gt;: Unlike in the previous series, this series introduced many characters stronger than the main characters by &lt;em&gt;huge&lt;/em&gt; margins, without actually revealing their power in actual combat. We got introduced to Gods of destruction and Angels. Gods of destruction are technically the strongest fighters in every Universe(With the exception of Jiren and maybe even Goku now as of episode 129). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There also exist Angels who are substantially stronger than the Gods of destructions, to a degree that they could take them out without any effort. One such Angel who is friends with the protagonist is Whis. Whis said to Goku in Episode 55 that even he could barely keep up with the Grand Priest in terms of combat. Note Whis himself at that time is strong enough to knock out Goku and even the God of Destruction of his universe Beerus(Who is substantially stronger than Goku at that time) without even trying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the strongest mortal, After Episode 129 and 130, it has to be Goku in his Fully Mastered Ultra Instinct Form with Jiren not Far behind! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T18:43:47.790" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T18:43:47.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-12T15:01:55.593" Score="1" ViewCount="1471" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 34 of &lt;em&gt;Vinland Saga&lt;/em&gt; manga, Canute seems to realize something, and starts narrating with &amp;quot;this snow is love&amp;quot;. From page 33-36,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RdBff.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 33&lt;/a&gt; I understand. It is as though a fog has lifted from my mind. (&lt;em&gt;While holding a snowball&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;strong&gt;this snow is love&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MUO0m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 34&lt;/a&gt; This sky... this earth... the blowing wind. The trees, the mountains...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/syz10.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 35&lt;/a&gt; ...... but... how must I express it... though this world... though the work of God holds so much beauty...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/axtqb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 36&lt;/a&gt; Is there no love in the heart of man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't quite understand what the chapter means. Is this referring to the Christian religion? Could anyone explain to me what's this chapter's wisdom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="35019" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:17:53.303" LastActivityDate="2020-12-14T02:30:19.703" Title="What did Prince Canute mean by &quot;is there no love in the heart of man&quot; in chapter 34?" Tags="&lt;vinland-saga&gt;" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45051" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-12T23:38:23.033" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 1 around 9:14, there's a song playing when the army returned from outside the wall defeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the song title?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38572" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T02:01:45.010" LastActivityDate="2021-03-28T22:04:35.503" Title="What's the song when the army returned defeated in episode 1 of Shingeki no Kyojin?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23571" CreationDate="2018-03-12T23:43:17.793" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/manga/85773/Fate_stay_night__Garden_of_Avalon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Garden of Avalon&lt;/a&gt;, only Merlin, Uther (before he died), Ector (her foster father that raised her from the age of 5), Kay (her foster brother), and Guinevere once they married. Closer to the end of Artoria's kingdom, Guinevere reveals this to Lancelot as well once they start getting closer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Camelot chapter in Fate/Grand Order, &lt;a href=&quot;https://img.fireden.net/a/image/1469/66/1469662060125.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Agravain reveals that he found out about it when he discovered the affair&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While not explicitly stated anywhere I'm aware of, the circumstances of &lt;a href=&quot;http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mordred's conception/raising&lt;/a&gt; imply Morgan must have known as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2816" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T23:43:17.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44987" CreationDate="2018-03-13T00:04:23.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Tim_Marcoh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Full Metal Alchemist Wiki&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Knowing this, the Crystal Alchemist attacks Envy using his hidden &lt;strong&gt;transmutation circle&lt;/strong&gt; to critically damage the Homunculus' core stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing this, he likely has not seen the truth. And as such, would not have been a sacrifice, &lt;em&gt;right away.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's not unreasonable to think that the homunculi may have forced him to see the truth once they were ready, (similar to Mustang.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34591" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T00:04:23.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44765" CreationDate="2018-03-13T09:56:25.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is actually a simple reason why Mastered Ultra Instinct cannot be &quot;Super Saiyan Silver&quot;: Ultra Instinct is not restricted to Saiyans. Theoretically, any of the Z Fighters could learn it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38516" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T09:56:25.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44765" CreationDate="2018-03-13T10:22:29.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not Super Saiyan Silver, because Ultra Instinct can be used by anyone. Whis also said Gods of Destruction were striving to reach this state which is currently the most difficult thing to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37041" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T11:39:41.900" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T11:39:41.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-13T10:53:11.983" Score="1" ViewCount="1936" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fairy Tail&lt;/em&gt; has ended, but I realize that Wendy doesn't seem to have a relationship with a man as a couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's logical because she's too young to get a couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my reasoning true? Otherwise, is there any reason why she doesn't have a couple?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38581" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T11:12:07.013" LastActivityDate="2018-05-19T03:35:46.353" Title="Does Wendy Marvell have a couple? If not, why?" Tags="&lt;fairy-tail&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44701" CreationDate="2018-03-13T12:16:42.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, so basically thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/NanatsunoTaizai/comments/7y6g4e/merlins_plothole_in_the_story/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fellow Redditors&lt;/a&gt;, that &lt;em&gt;sounds&lt;/em&gt; like a little plothole. The main reasons expressed there are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not an immunity, it is an &lt;em&gt;ability to nullify&lt;/em&gt; Commandments.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She forgot that she had this protection on her (the blessing happened 3000 years prior to the main story), which explains why she still suffered the effect.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;Is it a valid reason to explain something that should have not happened&quot;, it is an open question on which everyone might have his opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30093" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-04-21T15:41:42.000" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T15:41:42.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43762" CreationDate="2018-03-13T12:23:44.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very rarely, and if they do most of it usually has to be spent on repairs for the damage they did during the chase and maintanance on their Ships. Basically, they tend to come up empty simply because of bad luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38516" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T12:23:44.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="60801" CreationDate="2018-03-13T14:04:04.413" Score="4" ViewCount="4564" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know Goku in Super Saiyan God and in Super Saiyan Blue uses God ki. And apparently, he can also use God ki in base form. So, my question is, is Goku using God ki when he uses Ultra Instinct? Does the anime show something about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BLzc3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BLzc3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-05-13T05:41:32.007" LastActivityDate="2021-04-28T12:58:54.080" Title="Is Goku using God ki when he uses Ultra Instinct?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45063" CreationDate="2018-03-13T16:18:06.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;No&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br&gt; Goku is not using God Ki while using Ultra Instinct. We know this definitely based on Episode 110, 116 and 129. In Episode 110, When Goku used &lt;i&gt;Ultra Instinct Omen&lt;/i&gt; in his fight against Jiren, Roshi and Tien were able to sense Goku's energy. Even Piccolo was able to sense his energy as he made a statement that he was becoming stronger during the course of battle.&lt;br&gt;Also, during Goku's fight with Kefla, we see Kefla being able to sense Goku power up increase his energy and hence responded by doing the same and even Jiren was able to sense this energy and wake up from meditation during their course of battle. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;i&gt;&quot;heat&quot;&lt;/i&gt; which has been mentioned during all the times Goku turned Ultra Instinct , is a rise in Energy. We know this definitely in Episode 129  after Whis talks about the same. Also, When Goku pushes back Jiren's barrage of attacks, Jiren mentioned that Goku had generated this tremendous amount of heat to land a decisive blow on him and defeat him for which he must respond.(This was when Goku was powering up). When Jiren powered up before launching his attack on Goku, Toppo remarked that Jiren was &lt;i&gt;&quot;Getting way too heated up(Generating a lot of heat)&quot;&lt;/i&gt;, which in other words is a lot of energy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We know the Super Saiyan God transformations are all about Ki control and Energy levels can't be sensed. Hence the above mentioned occurrences confirm without a doubt that Goku is not utilising God Ki during the Ultra Instinct Transformations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-03-13T16:24:35.267" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T16:24:35.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45066" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45072" CreationDate="2018-03-13T17:22:56.690" Score="2" ViewCount="1793" Body="&lt;p&gt;The new Dragon Ball movies (Battle of gods, Resurrection of Freezer, and the new Dragon Ball Super movie coming in December 2018) have directly involvement of Akira Toriyama, unlike the original movies which were made by Toei and had no involvement of Toriyama at all. Are these new Dragon Ball movies canon unlike the original ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T21:05:25.690" Title="Are the new Dragon Ball movies canon?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-13T17:47:51.180" Score="1" ViewCount="695" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Capital of the Dead, King uses Chastiefol's Form Three, Fossilization on &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; Ban the immortal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it works effectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't King use Fossilization on Hendrick and The Albion then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T14:19:29.617" LastActivityDate="2021-03-15T02:42:54.560" Title="Why doesn't King use Fossilization on Hendrick and The Albion?" Tags="&lt;seven-deadly-sins&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-13T18:29:00.637" Score="2" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Attack on Titan&lt;/em&gt;, the blades of the 3DMG weapon are swapped many times. What button/lever do they use ex; thumb button, trigger 1, trigger 2?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38588" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T01:34:37.390" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T04:06:43.147" Title="How does the blade of the 3DMG get changed?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24142" CreationDate="2018-03-13T20:55:43.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is so funny to watch people attempt to answer this with logic and sound so confident! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a branding expert, it is a stylistic choice to imply 'and' but more of a 'with' implication. So a partnership in business, either temporary or permanent you will see this sometimes, more often than not, in fashion cobranding partnerships. Like if Marvel partnered with JCPenny, you'd most likely see both logos with the x between them. Some confused this with a pipe, but that is meant more for further explanation of a division or group within the same parent company. It isnt really logical other than simply a stylistic choice that someone came up with and others ran with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38591" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T20:55:43.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45066" CreationDate="2018-03-13T21:05:25.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;i&gt;&quot;Battle of Gods&quot;&lt;/i&gt;  and &lt;i&gt;Ressurection of Freiza&quot;&lt;/i&gt; were both implemented in the anime, hence they are obviously canon. However, certain aspects of the movies have been retconned in the anime for example&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Beerus utilising &lt;b&gt;10% of his power&lt;/b&gt; against an SSJ2 enraged Vegeta.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SSJG Goku being equal to &lt;b&gt;70%&lt;/b&gt; of Beerus's Power.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More emphasis has been laid on Gohan being weaker in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Piccolo is killed by Freiza in the anime.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;The new movie coming out in December is supposed to be set after the end of the &lt;i&gt;Tournament of Power&lt;/i&gt; i.e Dragon Ball Super. We know this based on recent comments from Akira Toriyama. Hence it is obvious that the new movie might very likely be canon as well. I've attached a source with regard to the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kanzenshuu.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T21:05:25.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="45094" CreationDate="2018-03-14T02:05:53.637" Score="8" ViewCount="93804" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the very end of Season 2, Episode 10 of Overlord, Albedo is spending time with her Ainz dolls, when Ainz orders her to prepare for a raid to save a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, the camera panned over to where she was looking, a banner of what I believe is the Guild symbol torn off the wall and thrown on the ground, then a banner in the background behind her, and Albedo is showing disgust towards her orders. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on those banners, so what exactly was going on in that scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastActivityDate="2019-12-21T16:31:50.390" Title="What was the meaning of the scene of Albedo at the end of Overlord season 2 episode 10" Tags="&lt;overlord&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42043" CreationDate="2018-03-14T02:21:15.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pZqlU.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pZqlU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nope, we see a wizard who is pretty clearly male in episode 25 at timestamp 21:26. (Behind Croix, wearing glasses.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastEditorUserId="30687" LastEditDate="2018-03-17T20:21:59.787" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T20:21:59.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33884" CreationDate="2018-03-14T04:45:20.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In episode 10, they go to a Frost Fair on the Thames, the last of which was in 1814.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jack the Ripper's murders were in 1888.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Queen Victoria reigned from 1839-1901.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, some research either wasn't done, or 100% historical accuracy was ignored in favor of including all the elements the author wanted in the series.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a pretty silly series too, so what does it matter? Can't complain about dates not lining up when people run through stone walls and get consumed by fire for several seconds without lasting burns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38596" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T11:10:46.847" LastActivityDate="2018-04-21T11:10:46.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45074" CreationDate="2018-03-14T05:16:26.487" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's showing contempt over the Ainz Ooal Gown banner, and worshipping Momonga's personal banner. She was made to love Momonga through her settings, so she's not really happy with him dismissing that name. She wants him to be Momonga, not Ainz. Another factor of her discontent is the fact that the rest of the NPCs of Nazarick would obey their creators orders before Ainz' (she questions them about this), so aside from Pandora's Actor, she's the only other one that would place Ainz above any other of the 41 Supreme Beings. Ainz taking over that name was done to raise awareness of the name to lure any potential comrade that might have been transported to that world, a prospect that Albedo seems to not be too fond of since it would lower Ainz authority in her eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say for example Peroroncino ends up being in the new world and joins Nazarick. If he were to order something to Shalltear that would conflict with an order from Ainz, Shalltear would comply with Peroroncino's order. This is not acceptable for Albedo. Momonga's authority should be unshakable in her eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33307" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T05:16:26.487" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39475" CreationDate="2018-03-14T05:27:57.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is in accordance with Hanayo's statement that upon three losses, the Selector will lose her memories associated with being a Selector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is half true; Hitoe specifically lost her memories of being a Selector. Memory loss is not a consequence of losing three battles; the consequence is that the selector in question's wish becomes corrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Hitoe specifically, this corruption involved the loss of her memories of her friends and of being a selector (as well as experiencing pain from anything that would remind her of those memories), because her wish was to make friends, and she had already done so via WIXOSS battles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Akira, whose wish was for Iona's modelling career to be ruined, the corruption caused her own modelling career to be ruined via a facial scar preventing her from modelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://selector-wixoss.wikia.com/wiki/Selector_infected_WIXOSS_Episode_5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: WIXOSS wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T05:27:57.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43675" CreationDate="2018-03-14T07:26:12.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;em&gt;Kouchaku&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;Stalemate&quot;) from &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; OST 1, track 21. The part at the timestamp you refer to appears about midway through the track.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, another memorable scene where this track plays (or at the very least, a variant without drums) is during the Kakashi vs. Deidara fight (at 6:30 of &lt;em&gt;Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 29). Whenever I hear this track, I'm always reminded of that scene in particular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18352" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-07-13T04:53:54.933" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T04:53:54.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42355" CreationDate="2018-03-14T07:53:20.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds to me like Samidare (Track 28 of Shippuuden OST 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that parts of this track also sound vaguely similar to Ochibabune (OST 2 track 26), Yamagasumi (OST 2 track 22), and Utsusemi (OST 1 track 7), so it can be easy to confuse them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, Utsusemi was playing in the immediately preceding scene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18352" LastEditorUserId="18352" LastEditDate="2018-05-31T05:33:06.067" LastActivityDate="2018-05-31T05:33:06.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-14T12:59:22.720" Score="1" ViewCount="1458" Body="&lt;p&gt;From rewatching the &lt;em&gt;Code Geass&lt;/em&gt; series, I understand that Charles zi had used his geass to cause Nunnaly to believe that she was blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did his geass cause her to become a cripple too? When I checked the Wikia, it was not made very clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38587" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T13:10:33.277" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T12:46:53.530" Title="How does Nunnaly get crippled?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38116" CreationDate="2018-03-14T13:08:10.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Start with R1 then R2 and later Exile of Akito.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the code geass Universe, while Japan kept up some rebellions against Britannia, Europe was also in constant war with them. &#xA;Exile of Akito is all about the wars in Europe, and in the time period between R1 and R2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38587" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T13:08:10.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-14T13:09:12.103" Score="9" ViewCount="786" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeing the &lt;em&gt;Citrus&lt;/em&gt; anime that aired in Winter 2018 got me thinking. This anime has so many ecchi scenes. Yuzu and Mei kissed and did so many perverted acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had this been a boy-girl kissing scene, it might be considered okay and normal enough. Problem is, Yuzu and Mei are both female, thus their kissing scenes are ecchi. Taketatsu Ayana (Yuzu's seiyuu) and Tsuda Minami (Mei's seiyuu) would have to make lots of perverted noises for those scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reminds me that &lt;em&gt;High School DxD&lt;/em&gt; also has Itou Shizuka (Himejima Akeno's seiyuu) and Hikasa Youko (Ria's Gremory's seiyuu) make lots of similar noises for the recording.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Itou Shizuka is known to be a seiyuu for eroge, even she was embarrassed when she had to do many perverted noises during recording in front of many other seiyuus (I read it somewhere but forgot where, will update with link if I can find the article again). Itou-san went as far as crying to Asakawa Yuu (voice actress of the Megurine Luka vocaloid, and seiyuu for many eroge) due to the embarrassment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that both Itou-san and Asakawa-san used pseudonyms for their eroge VA work. This suggest that such work is not really desirable, or at least, it definitely is not at the top of desirable jobs to do. Hanazawa Kana doesn't do eroge voice acting, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, returning to &lt;em&gt;Citrus&lt;/em&gt;, Taketatsu Ayana and Tsuda Minami were not fresh, newly-graduated seiyuu. They have worked in the industry for quite a long time and have built names for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this means that anime with many perverted scenes pay their seiyuu more?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: To make things clear, by &quot;ecchi&quot; I mean the perverted noise(s) the seiyuu has to make for the scene, and not the perverted images that go with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="27875" LastEditDate="2020-05-15T20:28:51.120" LastActivityDate="2020-07-31T10:08:47.577" Title="Do anime with more ecchi scenes pay their seiyuu more than non-ecchi anime?" Tags="&lt;voice-acting&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45083" CreationDate="2018-03-14T13:25:54.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Nunnally was injured by V.V's attack as indicated in her &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Nunnally_vi_Britannia#Character_Outline&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Character Outline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When her mother was assassinated, Nunnally was paralyzed by bullet wounds on her legs, and went blind due to the geass of her father making her believe that she is blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and infact her physical injuries were planned but not by Charles but by V.V&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Lelouch converses with Charles and Marianne in The Ragnarök Connection (episode), it is revealed that &lt;strong&gt;Nunnally's injuries were orchestrated by V.V., who set her up to be a witness to the murder of her mother.&lt;/strong&gt; Her blindness, which was thought to be psychological, was actually the result of Charles' Geass, done to protect her against possible reprisal by V.V. Charles then chose to send them both away, arguing that he was doing so to protect them from V.V., whom he felt he could no longer trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Nunnally_vi_Britannia#Second_Season&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nunnally &gt; Character History &gt; Season 2 (4th Paragraph)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also if you look at all the Geass Abilities none of them caused any outward physical damage to their targets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charles could manipulate Memories and seal Nunnally's Eyesight (by what we could suspect would be manipulating her memories thinking she was blind)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lelouch could control people's minds and make them obey him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mao could read minds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rolo could affect people's perception of time making them think time had frozen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;C.C could make people fall in love with her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see, all of these could actually be linked to only affecting a person's mind or how they thought and ofcause with the exception of Mao's power all of these powers were temporary as such Charles's Geass couldn't have caused any permanent physical damage to any other part of the body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T13:25:54.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-14T16:43:01.310" Score="14" ViewCount="3116" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some anime/manga characters (&lt;strong&gt;OR&lt;/strong&gt;, those inspired by anime/manga) have those weird three-line blushy things on their cheeks. These characters tend to be cutesy and childish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are those lines called (a Japanese term would be appreciated)? What exactly are they for? Are they just blushes or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v7Mwg.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/v7Mwgm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tenchi Muyo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fqrlk.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fqrlkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Totally Spies&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37975" OwnerDisplayName="Vun-Hugh Vaw" LastEditorUserId="37975" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T06:09:51.183" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T06:09:51.183" Title="What are those weird three-line blushy things on some anime/manga characters cheeks?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-15T03:13:33.870" Score="2" ViewCount="5137" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm am currently at volume 42 of &lt;em&gt;Naruto&lt;/em&gt; and I would like to know the differences between all the Sharingan techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/What-are-all-the-Sharingan-powers-in-Naruto&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quora&lt;/a&gt;, I have heard there are 6, like the Amaterasu-something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between all of the Sharingans and the types?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38609" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-15T03:23:00.663" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T11:30:03.167" Title="What is the difference between all of the Sharingans?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45090" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-15T03:58:41.127" Score="3" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's this scene in &lt;em&gt;Seitokai Yakuindomo&lt;/em&gt; (8:55 in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/1HljXeQTYm0?t=8m55s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;) where Shino holds a baby above her head with lightning in the background and exclaims 'This is my son!'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/71JAXl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Shino holding a baby&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen this reference elsewhere but I'm not sure which show its referencing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this scene refer to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38610" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-15T06:45:10.737" LastActivityDate="2019-05-25T16:02:20.710" Title="What does the scene where Shino holds a baby above her head refer to?" Tags="&lt;seitokai-yakuindomo&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45089" CreationDate="2018-03-15T05:12:31.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharingans&lt;/strong&gt; in their base form all have the same abilities and are no different from one another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if a Sharingan evolves into a &lt;b&gt;Mangekyo Sharingan&lt;/b&gt;, then the new shape and abilities and techniques will differ based on the user. There is no way to say what someone will gain after evolving to Mangekyo Sharingan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mangekyo Sharingan has a drawback and decays the vision of the user little by little until they are blind. which is why there is another evolution to Mangekyo Sharingan and that will be achieved through transplanting a blood relative's eyes (usually brother) and achieving &lt;b&gt;Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan&lt;/b&gt;. And with that, you will gain some other new abilities. &lt;strong&gt;Amaterasu&lt;/strong&gt; was achieved with Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, for Sasuke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="25695" LastEditorUserId="11083" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T06:15:50.383" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T06:15:50.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45074" CreationDate="2018-03-15T11:24:34.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Albedo is playing with the Ainz dolls when she's interrupted by Ainz, but she's happy that Ainz will be talking with her or giving her an order. But her mood suddenly changes when Ainz mentions that Tuare has been abducted, she's fast at reading the situation and knows that Ainz will be ordering her for preparations to save that girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She still does raise an objection whether there is any value in saving an &lt;em&gt;inferior&lt;/em&gt; creatures such as a human. She's also shocked after hearing that Ainz promised Tuare (an inferior creature according to Albedo) protection under his great name. She accepts the order but we can see that she's unsatisfied and not happy about this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Still I don't understand, &lt;strong&gt;Ainz Ooal Gown&lt;/strong&gt;. This is ridiculous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's probably about the fact that AOG was originally the name of the guild. So she probably just doesn't like the name, because it also refers to the other supreme beings that &lt;strong&gt;abandoned&lt;/strong&gt; them. She hates that Momonga changed his name to that of the guild which abandoned him and all of Nazarick. She hates it because they not only abandoned the NPC's but they also left Momonga all alone (That's why the flag hung at the back is the Momonga's personal flag and the one trampled is that of AOG). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ainz is incredibly lonely. It is just not showed that well in the anime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Today is the last day Yggdrasil's servers will run. Why not stay until&#xA;  the end - Momonga after Herehero-san logs out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Albedo created an elite group in order to search for players in the new world, but it is also implied that she made the group so that she could kill the other supreme beings if they ever showed up (this follows up according to the @paul's answer above and makes sense)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Momonga loves his comrades dearly and knows their situation (about the server being shut down and their personal lives at stake). He knows that they didn't betray him but Albedo (being an NPC) is unable to comprehend it at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, that's not it. No one betrayed me. The guild weapon, Staff of Ainz&#xA;  Ooal Gown. We played recklessly to make it. Some members used their&#xA;  paid vacation and others fought with their wives to make time and get&#xA;  the materials for this... That's right, everyone's livelihood was at stake.... It can't be helped that they all chose real life in the end&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37628" LastActivityDate="2018-03-15T11:24:34.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27686" CreationDate="2018-03-16T07:39:47.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mustangs door is from his flame alchemy which is also the seal of solomon&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WB8nr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4uymn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L2g3s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38623" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T07:39:47.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6876" CreationDate="2018-03-16T10:30:02.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the Steins;Gate world line has a divergence number 1.048596, the Steins;Gate world line is between the 2 attractor fields - the alpha and the beta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This allows it to not converge to either of the converging points of the alpha and beta attractor fields, in this case, Mayuri dying/SERN dystopia or WW3, and therefore the Steins;Gate world line can have a different future than either of them, i.e, a peaceful one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33127" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2019-05-17T14:38:40.963" LastActivityDate="2019-05-17T14:38:40.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="45100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45089" CreationDate="2018-03-16T11:08:45.267" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharingan is a dojutsu, and a kekkai genkai that can be accessed (naturally) only by the Uchiha clan when an Uchiha experiences strong emotions. The design of the Sharingan is having 3 tomoe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two basic abilites that the Sharingan offers are - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dōsatsugan - The techniques being copying jutsu, seeing chakra, and advanced eye movement to detect anything.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saimingan - Genjutsu, taking complete control over a person's body. (Even tailed beasts can be controlled), and also the user of the Sharingan is able to predict an attacker's attacks by careful observation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other two powerful and forbidden jutsus are - Izanagi and Izanami. Izanagi allows the user to warp reality and switch between illusion and reality, allowing the user to escape death is certain cases. Izanami traps the victim in an infinite loop of illusion. Each of these leads to the user going completely blind in one eye, each time he uses either of the techniques (Although Madara retained his vision due to him awakening the Rinnegan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan can be evolved into Mangekyō Sharingan by experiencing the trauma of loss, although the repeated use of the Mangekyō will render the user blind. To overcome this, the user can transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan of a sibling into his, thus awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The design of the Mangekyō is unique and specific to a person, and the Eternal Mangekyō merges the designs of the two Mangekyōs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the abilities that the usual Sharingan offers, the Mangekyō also offers a wide range of abilities specific to users, like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Susanoo (common technique) - gigantic, humanoid avatar made of the user's chakra which surrounds them and fights on their behalf.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amaterasu in the case of Itachi - black flames that cannot be extinguished at all, and it is the highest form of Katon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tsukuyomi, in the case of Itachi - a very powerful genjutsu technique,requires eye contact and traps the target in genjutsu which feels like an eternity for the user but it lasts only a second in the real world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kamui, in the case of Obito and Kakashi - a powerful space time technique, allows the user to teleport anywhere (also to the unique Kamui's dimension) and allows the user to be intangible (the user teleporting himself into the dimension partially) and also the Kamui can synchronise with another space–time ninjutsu, granting the user access to the synchronised technique's dimension (in the case of Kaguya and Obito).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And in Uchiha Shishui's case, the Kotoamatsukami, an extremely powerful genjutsu technique, that manipulates the victim's thoughts completely without anyone, including the target, having the slightest idea that they were being controlled. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Choku tomoe, in the cases of Madara and Sasuke, grants them fluidity in their movements when fighting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kagutsuchi, in the case of Sasuke, applies shape transformation to the flames of Ametarasu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sharingan, Mangekyō, and the Eternal Mangekyō can be transplanted to another non-Uchiha, but would not be very efficient as it would demand a great deal of chakra and it could not be deactivated. (Which is why Kakashi wears an eye patch)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia - Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naruto Wikia - Mangekyō Sharingan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Myself, a huge Naruto fan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33127" LastEditorUserId="33127" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T11:30:03.167" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T11:30:03.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-16T15:10:30.727" Score="2" ViewCount="1542" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where were Levi and the scouts during the original attack in episode 1 when the titans first broke through the wall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38632" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T15:59:46.910" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T01:45:03.007" Title="Where were the scouts when the titans attacked in the beginning?" Tags="&lt;attack-on-titan&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="57627" CreationDate="2018-03-16T22:30:44.747" Score="4" ViewCount="1027" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean the damage done outside duels with supernatural elements or with some device that causes the players to get damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in normal duels the holograms cause some damage to the players, although one far from a serious one, which looks pretty dumb, as an hologram in reality is not going to hurt you in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know first 4 seasons of Yu-gi-oh only show holograms, this changes in the 5th season as solid things are created from the holograms, so in this one it makes sense that they could hurt, and I don't know for the sixth one as I didn't watch it yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ever explained how holograms cause damage to the players?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16483" LastEditorUserId="16483" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T22:57:07.163" LastActivityDate="2020-05-20T11:40:01.007" Title="How do holograms damage players in Yu-gi-oh?" Tags="&lt;yu-gi-oh&gt;" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7272" CreationDate="2018-03-17T12:09:07.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;亀     Kame        Turtle&#xA;破滅   Hame(tsu)   Destruction, Ruin&#xA;波     Ha, Nami    Wave&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turtle for Roshi's Turtle school. (It's the kanji on all their gi) Then hame and ha for what the ability is. (A destruction wave.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38643" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-17T12:33:00.837" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T12:33:00.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46113" CreationDate="2018-03-17T14:37:51.213" Score="0" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no idea where to find Kotori Habane figurines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where can I buy them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37705" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-17T15:01:29.927" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T17:08:50.857" Title="Where can I buy Kotori Habane figurines?" Tags="&lt;merchandise&gt;&lt;if-my-heart-had-wings&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46112" CreationDate="2018-03-17T17:08:50.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple search for 羽々音 小鳥 フィギュア on Google shows that there is no official figurine for this character (or any of the other characters from this game). There are trading cards (used good) and dakimakura (which are all sold out), though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1398" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T17:08:50.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-17T18:09:51.573" Score="2" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking at collecting the novels for &lt;em&gt;Ousama Game&lt;/em&gt;. I ended up getting all of the published novels. However, when I was looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E6%A7%98%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0_(%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC)#%E3%80%8E%E7%8E%8B%E6%A7%98%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%80%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%91%BD%E4%BB%A4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Japanese Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, I found a few things I couldn't find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says something about the original online version having differences, an extra edition, and eVista first edition. I did find the novels on the website &lt;a href=&quot;https://estar.jp/publish/osamagame_lp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;estar.jp&lt;/a&gt; but I was unsure if those were just the published volumes or original web version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering if anyone knew what the differences were between the different versions, and where to find them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39650" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T03:01:09.490" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T03:01:09.490" Title="What are the differences between each novel version of Ousama Game?" Tags="&lt;ousama-game&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45107" CreationDate="2018-03-17T19:36:35.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My best guess is immersion, like if you're playing a vr game and you're about to get attacked or something and flinch a bit, let's be honest here though it's just to make the duels dramatic. (I'm talking about the first and second series')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24317" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T19:36:35.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45059" CreationDate="2018-03-17T20:42:20.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Potential spoilers for the end of the Fairy Tail manga (chapter 545) below.]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, Wendy is not shown nor implied to be in a canon romantic relationship at the end of the series.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is simply that the author chose not to officially pair Wendy with anyone. However, we as fans of the series are entirely free to headcanon as we like!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="30687" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T20:42:20.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-18T02:33:36.713" Score="1" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;In episode 6 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://myanimelist.net/anime/32827/B__The_Beginning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;B The Beginning&lt;/a&gt;, we learn that a group of researchers: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &quot;Without a particular plan, they began an inbreeding program which produced malformed, insane offspring the called the Promising Ones&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the incest/inbreeding probably wouldn't be relevant, especially because the researchers didn't have a clue how to work on the material (the stuff they were researching), nor how to determine if one was more or less qualified to work with it.  Why then, is it included?  What purpose does the inbreeding have?  Or is it just to feed into anime's obsession with incest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I tried to word the question such that it wouldn't be one giant spoiler.  To anyone who is familiar with the source material, this should make sense.  To others, it's just more common tropes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastEditorUserId="63" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T23:10:36.110" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T23:10:36.110" Title="What is the point of the incest in the research group?" Tags="&lt;b-the-beginning&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46122" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46124" CreationDate="2018-03-18T04:26:17.957" Score="1" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I've heard this song with the previous fight of Goku with Kefla and Jiren.&#xA;It also is featured in Episode 130 and begins at around 9:40. And for the record, I've tried Shazam and other similar services.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible, plz link the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T04:32:35.067" LastActivityDate="2019-02-21T16:27:53.743" Title="What song is playing in DBS Episode 130 at around 9:40?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23413" CreationDate="2018-03-18T04:26:51.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess Inori gives her soul to Shu before she died as the red strings in the anime represent a person's soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it's not correct that Shu and Inori will never be able to meet again. They can still meet at that place called as 'spirit lobby', the place where Shu talks to Jun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39658" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T05:01:44.507" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T05:01:44.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46122" CreationDate="2018-03-18T05:09:35.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found the song, from the original soundtrack vol. 2. &quot;The Power to Resist&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38103" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T05:09:35.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46125" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-18T06:16:41.610" Score="1" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/em&gt;, when Gon goes away from his home to take the hunter exam, I think there's a music in the ship when Gon says &quot;a storm is coming&quot; and the captain says &quot;I have only seen one guy who can do that&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39659" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T06:21:17.133" LastActivityDate="2018-10-14T11:00:09.520" Title="What's the song when Gon is on the ship to take the hunter exam?" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;hunter-x-hunter&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46125" CreationDate="2018-03-18T07:18:08.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Ohayou Harmonica, you can check the scene here : &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/PyBL4ak4GhQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ohayou Harmonica - Gon Predicting a Storm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="37973" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T07:18:08.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-18T08:10:03.040" Score="5" ViewCount="2212" Body="&lt;p&gt;The eyes of characters in anime always disappear when they're upset or when they're going to get serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a name for when a characters eyes disappear like that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWe4A.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Character&amp;#39;s eyes hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39661" LastEditorUserId="17758" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T03:05:23.050" LastActivityDate="2019-09-17T00:36:53.360" Title="Is there a name for when characters eyes are hidden from the shot when emotional?" Tags="&lt;tropes&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44944" CreationDate="2018-03-18T11:26:24.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As explained by Rukia using &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPerkS3hrQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her Chappy drawings&lt;/a&gt;,  hollow are souls who have been corrupted by sorrow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shinigami's job is to purify these negative souls so that they becomes plus. A plus soul can enter Soul Society and wait for their turn for reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, to answer your question, Homura and Shizuku was purified (forget whether it was Ichigo or Rukia). Thus, they would become plus and wait for their turn for reincarnation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T11:26:24.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8075" CreationDate="2018-03-18T13:39:32.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's important to remember that alchemy in FMA follows the Law of Equivalent exchange... Essentially a more lenient version of the 2nd law of thermal Dynamics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mass is not the only ingredient conserved, energy must be conserved as well. Transmutation of rocks into differently shaped rocks can be accomplished with the geothermal energy available in the environment or Philosopher's Stones but changing the composition of elements would take orders of magnitude more energy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps why such exact ingredients are required for human transmutation is to avoid a rebound... Or make them less likely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course any mining castoff should contain a large enough amount of Iron and Sulphur to produce loads of Pyrite, if that energy wasn't available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39663" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T13:39:32.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="45087" CreationDate="2018-03-18T14:28:36.913" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what is implied to be a blush or flushed cheeks. Its meaning outside Japanese media may be a bit skewed depending on the source. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A blush is a still called a blush in Japanese. Rarely are there specialized terms for common expressions such as blushes.  There may be specific types of blushes for specific circumstances. The nature of using lines to depict blushed is a stylistic, and varies between artists. Some use shading, others use lines, some use ovals. The reason for the blush is usually an implicit one, where the audience is intended to read to mood. It might not always be as clear to the audience, but that's a matter if execution by the author or artist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The type of blushing often seem on separate cheeks is what can be referred as a &quot;persistent red-face(i.e. flushed face)&quot; (終始赤面) as with many manga and anime iconography, their meanings are implicit based on the context of the situation. The character may be blushing or have flush cheeks for a variety of reasons.  The blush might be because they are a cheery person with rosy cheeks, there character maybe slightly embarrassed, the character maybe have a flushed face to to being happy about something, or the character might be flushed have a high temperature from a fever or running around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no set rules, as it often at the whim of the style of the author or artist. Good authors and artists are able to better convey thing to their intended audiences. There is no &quot;one size fits all&quot; solution here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's implicitly understood by Japanese reader as such, because its an often seen trope in anime and manga-related media and has been for many generations. To Western audiences, not well versed in the iconography, theses seem to be weird, quirky, and/or exotic bit that may be hard to grasp for those not well in inferred literary devices certain authors use to convey context or emotion. Not everything is black and white and set it stone, especially if you want a deeper characterization and plot from your preferred form of media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T14:28:36.913" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-18T16:35:37.767" Score="2" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole premise of &lt;em&gt;A Place Further than the Universe&lt;/em&gt; is that Shirase's mother disappeared on an Antarctic expedition a number of years ago, and that Shirase is going to Antarctica to find her. Of the rest of Shirase's family, only her grandmother seems to be mentioned. After Kimari asks her in ep. 1 if she can really go to Antarctica, she says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That's what everyone says. My grandma, my friends, my teachers, my upperclassmen, and my neighbors &amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a brief appearance of Shirase's grandmother in ep. 3, towards the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we know anything about Shirase's family beyond her missing mother and her grandmother? For instance, do we know anything at all about Shirase's father? There are flashbacks to Gin's past interactions with Takako and Shirase in ep. 9, but other than that, there is not much to go upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T16:35:37.767" Title="What do we know about Shirase's family?" Tags="&lt;sora-yori-mo-tooi-basho&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-18T19:32:12.567" Score="1" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the tournament of power we've seen Freezer giving energy to Goku to restore Goku's power, after he run out of energy when he used for the first time incomplete Ultra Instinct &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddhkm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddhkm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in Dragon Ball Z we've seen how 17 gave energy to Goku for him to create a Genki Dama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7KpPi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7KpPi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since 17 has infinite energy, why cant he give energy to Goku to restore his energy just like Freezer did before?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T21:35:05.453" Title="Can't 17 give energy to Goku to restore Goku's power?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43332" CreationDate="2018-03-18T20:45:57.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the anime episode 129 actually for a brief moment Goku is on his SSJform during Ultra Instinct... &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ginz8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ginz8.png&quot; alt=&quot;SSJ Ultra instinct&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Don't know if it's just a mistake or a spoiler but it does happen so the answer is yes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39668" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T20:45:57.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46133" CreationDate="2018-03-18T21:35:05.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the Energy given for the &lt;b&gt;Spirit Bomb&lt;/b&gt; is different from the Energy given by Freiza and Vegeta to Goku. Goku can gather this energy from &lt;I&gt;inanimate life forms and surrounding objects&lt;/I&gt; as well for the spirit bomb. Hence, in other words, Goku can't gather energy from a rock and regain stamina.&lt;br&gt;Secondly, the androids have infinite &quot;Stamina&quot; which prevents them from getting tired like a normal individual. This might be because of mechanical part fitted inside Android 17. So it would be impossible for Android 17 to share his energy with Goku. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A better analogy would be something like this.&lt;li&gt;Let us assume there exist 2 human beings and 1 robot.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Human beings need x amount of blood to survive while the robot has a fitted energy source which is different from blood but always keeps them alive.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If one human is deprived of blood, he needs to rely on the other human and can't ask help from the robot despite him having an infinite energy source because the human has a different anatomy compared to the robot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T21:35:05.453" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46141" CreationDate="2018-03-18T23:17:55.103" Score="1" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Be aware that this question contain spoilers from episode 127, 128 and 130.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in episode 127 it was shown that 17 self sacrificed in order to save Goku and Vegeta. This resulted in referee saying that they could &lt;strong&gt;assume&lt;/strong&gt; that he self destructed which resulted in Jiren getting no penalty. Is this correctly translated from japanese? Hence meaning that the referee indicates that 17 wasn't officially eliminated. In the godpad he was also never removed by the Zenos. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 128 when Vegeta dropped out we were only shown a part of the godpad, the top row. 17 is on the bottom row, meaning there is no official status about it yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In episode 130 he makes a return. Were the previous episodes made like that in japanese as well (text wise) in order to indicate that 17 is still in the tournament? Or was he officially eliminated making his current status exactly what? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find this extremely confusing as in the past there had been some translation errors meaning that a sentence can hold a different meaning from the original intended one. As far as I can tell he was never officially removed, meaning referee and Zenos were aware of this and didn't remove him. Or are they surprised and were they perhaps unaware, meaning that there was an error of judgement on their side?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T12:11:14.270" Title="No. 17 official status" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-super&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46149" CreationDate="2018-03-19T00:01:40.913" Score="2" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am unable to verify if official legal streaming services have the same ending theme as illegal ones since this show is unavailable in my country through legal services, if someone could verify this for me I would appreciate it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as for non legal one I used gogo. I won't put any links or such in here as I encourage everyone to support the studios as much as they can. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the ending of episode 13 there is a different song being played as outro as opposed to all previous and future episodes. This is simply the odd one out. This song is extremely relaxing and has a lovely overal soundtrack. However I am simply unable to identify this piece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts at episode 13 (22:07 if you use most of the streaming services) right where it shows the episode number (see screenshot). This lasts for almost 2 minutes with plenty of vocals. I don't understand japanese so writing down the lyrics is a no go for me. It might even be written in the credits shown during the song.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dzwnm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dzwnm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of where the song starts&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the soundtrack would be the most ideal outcome. However after extensive research I wasn't able to find the slightest hint about it. I might have looked at the wrong places, but simply stating the vocalist and maybe even group/band would be accepted as well if after a couple of weeks no results are found. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T00:03:50.240" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T12:15:22.923" Title="Ending song episode 13 Moretsu Pirates (sub)" Tags="&lt;music&gt;&lt;bodacious-space-pirates&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-19T01:03:21.687" Score="1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;What song plays in the back in episode 217 of Naruto Shippuden while Yamato realizes that Naruto tricked him with a shadow clone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39672" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T01:04:36.403" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T01:04:36.403" Title="What song plays in the back in episode 217 of Naruto Shippuden while Yamato realizes that Naruto tricked him with a shadow clone?" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46138" CreationDate="2018-03-19T01:03:55.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, The Omni Kings marking off fighters on the Godpad is only a formality and doesn't really have to do with a fighter being completely eliminated. The reason I make this argument is because of &lt;b&gt;Episode 110&lt;/b&gt;. After the &lt;i&gt;Spirit Bomb &lt;/i&gt; clash between &lt;i&gt;Goku and Jiren&lt;/i&gt;, Goku was presumed to be dead and there was a scene where the Omni Kings were right about to push the button, the world of void began to shake because of Goku. If Goku was a few seconds late, the Omni Kings would've pushed the button and would have to redo the same if Goku hadn't actually died because it was an &lt;b&gt;error on their parts and not the contestant's part.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We also know by this that a contestant doesn't necessarily have to &lt;i&gt;only be knocked out to get eliminated. &lt;/i&gt;If he or she is either disqualified for violating a rule or dies or is in any position where the fighter cannot continue to fight in the tournament of power, the fighter is considered to be eliminated.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So to answer your main question. &lt;b&gt;Yes! Android 17 was presumed to be dead just like Goku was which as a result, meant elimination.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for the other questions, The Omni Kings and even The Grand Priest were under the impression that &lt;b&gt;Android 17&lt;/b&gt; did die during the self-destruction. We know this based on what he said right after, where Jiren wasn't going to be disqualified because Android 17 chose to kill himself. Even in Episode 110, the Grand Priest &lt;b&gt;initially assumed that Goku died after the Spirit Bomb Struggle&lt;/b&gt; as he clearly stated that Jiren wouldn't be disqualified as &lt;b&gt;Goku died as a result of his own attack&lt;/b&gt;. With regard to them not showing the official elimination of Android 17(ie Marking him out on the God Pad), is something only the staff and writers would know. Perhaps there &lt;b&gt;wasn't sufficient time&lt;/b&gt; in the episode to include this bit of animation or maybe because Android 17's &lt;b&gt;death was confirmed by multiple characters&lt;/b&gt;(Based on Goku's, Vegeta's, Universe 7 fighters, Jiren's, Grand Priest's etc comments) and there wasn't really a reason to indicate the same or perhaps they left this out &lt;b&gt;because of what which happens in episode 130.&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Based on my Initial Argument, I personally believe it honestly d wouldn't make a difference if they were to have marked Android 17 out. It would've just been considered an error in judgment which they would have redone. It would only matter if pressing the button on the Godpad causes the character to get erased or creates some form of restriction that prevents them from fighting in the tournament of power. As of now, it is solely there for the entertainment purposes and as a list for the Omni Kings to keep track of the fighters remaining.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31104" LastEditorUserId="31104" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T12:11:14.270" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T12:11:14.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-19T01:44:24.620" Score="5" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Harara Hagakure have boobs?  We see them from the beginning of the OVA (meaning, there is never a time that he doesn't have boobs), and the boots of his armor have heels like a set of female armor would.  He's constantly referred to as Kakugo Hagakure's older brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back in those days, strange production things happened, so was it a sudden change in story after the animation had been completed?  Or is this a translation issue? Like &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSmoking&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sanji's lolipop&lt;/a&gt;, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13647" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T01:44:24.620" Title="Why does Harara have boobs?" Tags="&lt;apocalypse-zero&gt;" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="44837" CreationDate="2018-03-19T02:18:10.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found it, it was an unreleased track called Dangerous! at abot 37 secs in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBVeRzjWqq8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBVeRzjWqq8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38324" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T02:18:10.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46146" CreationDate="2018-03-19T02:42:31.940" Score="6" ViewCount="2387" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching the Co-Optional Podcast (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsgoqualIAI&amp;amp;t=1h47m50s&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Episode 209. after 1:47:50&lt;/a&gt; when it says &quot;anime thing&quot;), when talking about &lt;em&gt;Dragonball Fighters&lt;/em&gt; and how Broly and Bardock were the only 2 confirmed to be being released in future TotalBiscuit said that the names sounded like vegetables. in response Dodger said that the names of Saiyans were supposed to be vegetable puns like how the names of Bumla's family were jokes on underwear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I admit Broly sorta sound like like Brocoli but not sure how Bardock is a joke on a vegetable, nor how Nappa or Goku (or even Kakarot) are jokes either (Gohan might since i know Gohan is sometimes used in Japanese for &quot;food&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are these jokes/puns and are they categorized/themed as Dodger said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1587" LastEditorUserId="1587" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T02:50:56.030" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T14:47:10.707" Title="What is the jokes in regards to Dragonball Character names?" Tags="&lt;dragon-ball-series&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46145" CreationDate="2018-03-19T03:10:27.417" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The puns are in japanese. &#xA;Nappa is a japanese term for greens in general. &#xA;Kakarot is carrot. &#xA;Bardock is a japanese root vegetable &quot;Burdock&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a full list &lt;a href=&quot;http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Origins_of_character_names&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Origins of character names&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, they are categorized as she said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T14:47:10.707" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T14:47:10.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42142" CreationDate="2018-03-19T11:29:27.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I talked about this a little bit with my friends at school. One of them said to me that showing public affection is considered rude or embarrassing in Japan. So this is the reason why some couples are hesitant to hold hands at first. One example can be found in Clannad: The couple once walks to school alone. One of them suggests, embarrassed, to hold hands. The other person replies &quot;But what if someone sees us?&quot; They are close to finally holding hands but they get interrupted by a friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is probably only one of many reasons why this happens. A guess of me would be writer laziness. But I wouldn't take my word for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39678" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T11:29:27.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46139" CreationDate="2018-03-19T12:15:22.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With thanks to Memor-X I was pointed to the right direction in order to pinpoint the soundtrack used. Due to it being unavailable in my country I can't get my hands on the original album. I was able to verify this with the instrumental version, preview samples and a non legal version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the soundtrack is &lt;strong&gt;Toumei na Yozora&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;~Mabataku Hoshi ni Tsutsumarete~&lt;/em&gt; covered by &lt;strong&gt;Komatsu Mikako&lt;/strong&gt; which had the street release date of April 25th 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T12:15:22.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-19T12:23:25.073" Score="5" ViewCount="1007" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Zero (Lelouch) asked for a private meeting with Euphemia, there was a scene where Suzaku was able to see C.C. in the cockpit. C.C. was curious how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;looks like he can see me [...] is it because of what happened in Narita and Kamine?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; Then she said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;or is he also? [...] if that's the case&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does she mean by &quot;&lt;em&gt;is he also?&lt;/em&gt;&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way Suzaku saw her is also the same as when C.C. was still inside the tank in the pilot episode.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39680" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T14:11:32.540" LastActivityDate="2018-08-17T21:02:09.480" Title="Why is Suzaku able to see C.C. through the Knightmare?" Tags="&lt;code-geass&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46151" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46206" CreationDate="2018-03-19T13:43:57.573" Score="3" ViewCount="1167" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, more and more &lt;em&gt;Netflix original series&lt;/em&gt; (anime) pop up in my feed and so far, all of them are of extremely high quality. This goes in audio, visuals and usually story as well. Most of them are fairly unique compared to the mainstream ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what I am curious about is if these are different from &lt;em&gt;normal&lt;/em&gt; series. Like, do they have limitations for publication? For example, most series in Japan are for Japan only and are only able to leave the country through shipping DVDs or illegal streaming services. Is a Netflix original basically the same without any limits for publication? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about production costs? Are those covered by Netflix and is the cast for example appointed by Netflix or does Netflix maybe have their own teams behind the shows? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally I wouldn't be bothered by this, but I have noticed a significant difference in quality from the big hits in Japan and Netflix original series. For example, most shows tend to forget about background characters, surround audio etc. In Netflix originals, I have yet to encounter these minor quality flaws. So what is it that makes the major difference between them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do am aware that legally the Netflix originals can &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; be found on Netflix. Does this mean that Netflix might be a new competitor in the anime industry? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31492" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-23T12:59:30.370" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T06:55:56.323" Title="Are there any differences between normal anime compared to Netflix original series's anime?" Tags="&lt;anime-production&gt;&lt;netflix&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="46127" CreationDate="2018-03-19T13:47:37.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never known this by a specific name, but the closest you may come to is just &lt;a href=&quot;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenEyes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'hidden eyes'&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is usually used to describe someone who is trying to hide their face because they're upset, hurt, not drawing attention to themselves etc. Other terms might be used for characters whose normal hairstyle obscures their eyes, regardless of the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user38352" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T13:47:37.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-19T23:10:31.200" Score="1" ViewCount="3070" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Naruto Shippuden&lt;/em&gt; episode 6 &quot;Mission Cleared&quot;, there is a song at about 8:20 where Iruka treats Naruto to a bowl of ramen. The music plays when there is a flashback to Naruto asking Iruka to try on his headband. The song sounds instrumental and happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same song is at the beginning to episode 2 before the title scene/Japanese rock music plays. The song I am looking for plays during a happy flashback. I have spent an hour looking for this song but I can't find it anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39693" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-20T01:54:49.087" LastActivityDate="2019-12-08T23:08:51.493" Title="A happy instrumental song which plays during a flashback in Naruto Shippuden" Tags="&lt;naruto&gt;&lt;music&gt;" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-20T03:37:19.800" Score="5" ViewCount="3108" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the defeat of Selim Bradley (aka Homunculus Pride), his true form is revealed to be a tiny baby in a fetal position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes me wonder, is Selim Bradley's true form is actually an aborted fetus, found later by The Father and given new life as Homunculus Pride?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This will explain a lot about his psychology (ex: Unconditional obedience towards his Father).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39697" LastEditorUserId="2604" LastEditDate="2018-03-21T13:56:29.507" LastActivityDate="2019-08-20T08:02:05.247" Title="Is there any explanation about Selim Bradley's true form?" Tags="&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-series&gt;&lt;fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46163" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46168" CreationDate="2018-03-20T15:32:28.987" Score="2" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned and shown in the anime that Noumu has shock absorption, regeneration and it's as strong as All Might. Are those all the powers it has? Or does it have other powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T10:38:56.550" Title="Which powers/skills does Noumu have?" Tags="&lt;my-hero-academia&gt;" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30987" CreationDate="2018-03-20T16:28:01.720" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The words have a dual meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Senjougahara, when they talk about the problem of weight and feeling, it is interesting because in Japanese, &lt;em&gt;omoi&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;weight&quot; and &quot;feeling&quot; at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Araragi, that new weight that he won is a metaphor for his new feeling for Senjougahara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="39711" LastEditorUserId="2516" LastEditDate="2018-03-20T17:18:48.477" LastActivityDate="2018-03-20T17:18:48.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="46166" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2018-03-20T19:10:43.270" Score="1" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;My Hero Academia&lt;/em&gt; season one episode five, the song starts around the 12:57 mark and it sounds beautiful. It sounds like the song &quot;My Hero Academia&quot; but it sounds like some sort of alternate version of 